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LuSuIIe Officials
Interview Pollard
utCouchinqJob
BY the Associa ted Press

PHILADELPHIA, April 7 up.
Big Jim Pollard, veteran star
of the Minneapolis Lakers, ar
rived in town today to talk with
LaSalle College officials about
their vacant basketball coaching
job.
Ken Loeffier, who directed
LaSalle to six tournaments in
six years, including a National
Invitation Tourney title, an
NCAA crown and an NCAA rum
nerup berth, resigned recently to
take a job as basketball coach
at Texas AIM.
Pollard has been a standout
in the pro basketball league
for many years. although he
played in nthe shadow OF the
great George Mikan. It was
Loeffler who said on many &C.
casions that he'd rather have
five Pollards than five Mikans
any day.
A LaSalle spokesman said
there are about 20 applicants
for the job and that Pollard has
not been signed.
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Fort BeIvoir Five
Ousted in Tourney

FORT BENNING, Ga, April
7 R.-Camp Chaffee. the de-
Tending champion and the ALL
American studded Fort Eustis
(Va.) team clash today for the
right to enter the championship
round of the All-Army basket
ball tournament.
The stage for the meeting OF
these pcwerhouses was set last
night as Fort Eustis knocked off
Camp Gordon. Ga, 85-74, and
the Chaffee All-Stars overpow-
cred a spirited Alaska team.
104-80.
The 9Th Armored Cavalry Uni
corns from Europe dumped the
Far East Command. 87-76. and
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo-, re-
bounding from a surprising de-
feat by Alaska Tuesday, handed
Fort Belvoir. Va. an 1871 de-
feat. The two losers became the
first to be dropped from the 10
team field.
Four other teams will fall by
the wayside in the losers brac-
ket today. 1t will be Fort Dix,
N. j., VS.. Fort Leonard Wood;
Europe VS.. Fort Lewis, WASH:
Camp Gordon VS.. the winner of
the Europe-Lewis game. and the
Dix-Wood winner VS.. Alaska.
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after they got him from Cleve-
land in a trade, he proved to
be one of the greatest money"
pitchers in the clubs history.
In addition to winning 131
games while losing only 60 dur
ing the regular seasons, Allie
captured seven World Series
games to equal the record estab-
lished by Red Ruffing, another
former Yankee.
Although it was quite unin-
territorial on his part, Reynolds
himself gave the tipoff on just
how much his loss would be
felt by the Yankees when he
picked the Indians to retain
their championship.
In a recent interview Rey-
nolds said he liked Cleveland's
chances because they have just
about the greatest mound corps
I've ever seen assembled in my
time.
I'D never think Of counting
out the Yankees" he added
quickly, but look at the Cleve-
land pitching-Wynn. Garcia
and Lemon, with Houtteman
and Feller behind them, Mossi
and Narleski bound to be much
better after a years experience
and Herb Score virtually a
cinch to become a regular win
ner." VA.
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STENCILS DREAM BLASTED
Allie Reynolds Makes
His Retirement Definite

NEW YORK, April 7 (P.-
Casey Stengel is a disappointed
man today, for Allie Reynolds
has made it definite that he is
through as player.
THE Chief" asked to be put
on the voluntarily retired list yes
terday, as he had announced he
would last January. Up to the
last minute, the Yankee were
hoping the 37-year-old Okla
homan would change his mind.
Throughout the training per-
Tod in Florida, Stengel kept hint
ing to reporters that Allie would
spring a surprise and show UP
before the Yankees broke camp.
when Vic Raschi went last
year. Casey said, 1--WE were
fortunate enough to come up with
Bob Grim as a replacement. But
who the heck is going to take
the Indians place? His kind
come to you once every 20 or 80
years"
Allies decision to quit was
made after months of thought.
A back injury, suffered in a bus
collision at Philadelphia, two
years ago, was mainly response
BILE. Pressing business interests
was another reason. The final
decision was made on the advice
of his doctor who convinced him
a continuation of his career
might lead to a major operation
and possible permanent injury
to his back. Although his back
hurt on and off last year, Rey-
nolds turned in a creditable 1874
record as a starter and reliever.
In the eight years that Rey-
nolds toiled for the Yankees
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bonus players to be farmed out
but count them against the
major league clubs player limit
Under the present rule. bonus
youngsters must remain with the
parent club two years, learning
little due to inactivity.
Harmon Killebrew is a striking
example of the bonus rule oper-
ating against the player as well
as the club He won't develop
if he doesn't play, but Dresser
can't risk sticking him in the
lineup Too many promising
bonus kids are sitting on major
league benches when they should
be in the minors sharpening the
talent that could make them
future stars.
y y v
Hottest hitter in the world at
the moment is Brooklyn's Sandy
Amoros, with nine hits in his last
IL tries, including three home
runs and three doubles The
familiar public address system
horns atop the centerfield fence
at Griffith Stadium have van
ished :. That's a new, improved
p. a. system now barking at you.
Ball park officials report their
downtown and suburban ticket
Offices are doing thriving BUSH
ness. :. The Senators have filled
the bases with none out twice in
their last two games and they've
produced one lonely run out of
those situations. That de-
veloped on Jerry Snyder's meek
twister back to the pitcher.
4 X y +
Griffith Stadium scorecards are
one-third larger this year.
Vernon's half swings are night
marish for umpires. Mickey
beloved early in the game last
night when Plate Umpire John
Flaherty called one of them a
strike and Catcher Roy Cam
PAMELA beefed loud and long in
the eighth inning when Flaherty
decided Mickey had checked his
swing in time.
Dresser has obtained one
single from his last IL pinch
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BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

The standings: Greenway, So
"a; King Pin, 1898; Weight.
47-40; Justine Nicholson, 46-41;
Goetz, 44-43; Miller, 43-44;
Leary, 42-45; Mann's 40-47; Full
ford's 39-48; Easy Method.
| 1854.
When Milo Iaconini fired 419
last night he led the Aviation
Chart team to the highest set
recorded in IA years in the Navy
photographic Office League
1906.
Scores of the other members
were: Steve Madosik, $50; J. L.
McDonough, 1853; Bob Barrett.
300, and Mike Fowler, 366.
X 4 Il X
No roll-off will be necessary
to determine the champion of
the United States Chamber of
Commerce Mixed League. Edu-
cation Department prevailed in
both halves of the schedule, the
lineup including Carol Mitchell,
captain; Paul Good. Carl Foster.
Bob Miles, Walter Petravage and
Tim Hayes.
Individual honors went to
Terry Rice with an average of
106; Elizabeth Clark. with 100:
Elmer James. 1893 for mems
high set, and Frances Norris,
with BAT for the women's high.
81 y
I 1t seemed a little strange to
find the name of Polly Pitcher
dominant in the city champion
ships of the Washington Wom-
ems Tenpin Association. For
several years it's been 1t. Olive
Marsh.
Miss Pitcher carried off hon
ors in singles and all-events in
both scratch and handicap COM
petition. Miss Marsh's best was
a share in the scratch doubles
title with Claire Kozel. Miss
Pitcher averaged 1911 in the
all-events.
X X X X
It'll be all quiet on the bowl
ing front Easter Sunday, the
first Sabbath of the season with
out a tournament.
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When the Greenway Bowl
women's team shot to the front
IN the National duckpin cham
pionships at Pawtucket, R. L..
an absent member was Mrs.
Genevieve Link, whose two
youngsters unknowingly vetoed
her presence despite an expenses
paid trip. But Mrs. Link was
consoled last night. In the
teams first appearance since
the Nationals, she rolled a set
of 402, the first 400 of her
career. Her previous best was
1874, rolled four years ago.
Mrs. Links games of las, l21
and 1856 helped the Greenways
to a sweep over Easy Method
Driving and boosted their lead in
the Capital Women's Major
League to four games.
The race for the individual
championship of the Capital
Major League, which amounts
to supremacy in women's duck
pins here, has become desper-
ate duel between Mile Stadtler
of Mann's Decorators and
Dorothy Nickels of Easy Method.
Neither, has been able to hold
her average in the last several
matches. Last night Miss Stadt-
Ter rolled 325 and Mrs. Nickels
298 to leave their averages lie
IS and 1924, respectively.
Second high to Mrs. Link last
night was Ruth McClintic of
William c. Voight, who rolled
1886 while her team was being
edged by King Pin. Lorraine
GULL, King Pin captain, cele-
brated a return to action by
shooting a $50 medal game. An
injury in mid-season sidelined
her. Alice Beall was high for
King Pin at 372.
Another noted bowler, Frances
Wilson, just returned from a
State Department assignment at
Geneva. rolled $40 to pace the
Goetz Co. team. but 1t lost to
H. B. Leary, led by Marian Ham
ilton'S 373.
Justine Nicholson dropped
dropped two to Miller Furniture
despite Nell Huff's 1856.
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EXHIBITION GAMES

IODAf'S SCHEDULE
Brooklyn at Washington, : pm.
Baltimore VS.. Pittsburgh at Danville,
Boston VS.. Philadelphia at Ports
ST. Louis VS.. Chicago at Memphis
New York tAi VS.. Richmond at Rich
mond
Kansas City vs.. Norfolk at Norfolk.
New York M VS. Cleveland at Knox
Milwaukee VS.. Detroit at Toledo, rain.
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Brooklyn, d, WASHINGTON, u.
Kansas City VS.. Fayetteville, N. C..
Cincinnati VS.. Richmond. rain.
New ss' York IN, 100 100 DO DO 900 900 .! I .
Ns ssS5s Nf aasrn 'I mb MGss % s and
Grasso. Winner-Narleski. Loser--Wil-
Home runs: New York, Hesrn.
Detroit 100 900 0Q0--i 5 /
zu Ser 1 IS and WILSON, Mne Wnn erl
sp aome L 9sa: MiiWsukee, Aaron.
philadelphia 9oI 55GoIi o999o-3 g 9
Susce % and White.
Home runs: Phiiadelphia, ,TorgesOn.
Ennis. Boston. White, Hatton. Jensen.
Chicago (A) - ia a05 l00-l3 10 2
st. Louis 0l0 030 00o--3 IA
Harshman, Fornieles 90 and Lollar;
Haddix Raschi 90. Jacobs ga and
Sarni Winner-Harshman. LoSer--Had-
dix.
Home. runs. Chicago, Dropo 2. St.
Louis, RepulSki.
Baltimore 600 u20 0OI--3 Z
90u zoo OuO--a Il
KretloW. Miller I9) and Bats; Law,
Bowman and Mangan. Winner--KretloW.
Loser--BoWman.
New York (A) 005 $40 101--1Q Is 2
Lynchburg oI0 900 100 = ]
Bryne and Silyera; Rauber, Lawrence
"a, Dewey "a, McCombie ~ and
Ramsey Troxe t4). Donnelly tSj. Win
ner-ByTne. Loser-Rauber; Home runs
New York, RiZzuto. Mantle, Slaughter,
Carey,
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AL SCHACHT'S
My Own PortieuIor Screwbull

semipro ball where I could make
as much as $25 in one day. I
felt / was moving up fast in the
financial world. Soon it was no
longer the question of money
that bothered me, but how long
my arm could hold out pitching
so much.
First Try at Glowing
It was at Walton. by the way,
that I first tried professional
Glowing. Shortly after the sea-
son opened. the town announced
a social, honoring the ball club.
I was asked to put on a one-man
act. I did this in pantomime,
giving my impression of base
ball pitcher who is getting
slammed all over the lot but re-
fuses to leave the ball game.
They laughed so hard, it oc-
CURED to me I might have some
thing in the way of comedy
routine. After that, every time
the town had a social function,
they asked me to perform. And
I gradually came to be known
around the league as a clown
pitcher.
That season we played an i'm
portant game against the Cuban
Stars, team from Cuba. Their
ace pitcher was Negro named
Mendez. The day before the
game, ! was told a scout for the
Cincinnati club of the National
League, a Mike Kehoe, was going
to watch me.
Realizing my 1872 pounds and
slight build would never impress
any one at first sight, I decided
to add some weight Immediately.
So I appeared wearing two thick
sWeatshirts, two pairs of stock
ings. bulky sliding pads and
anything I could find that would
blow me up to look $50 at least.
It was brutally hot that day,
but I never worked so hard. Pic
ture a baseball-crazy kid whose
one ambition is to get to the big
leagues, knowing he has two
strikes on him because of his size
and youth, sweating away and
with every pitch imagining him
self in the Polo Grounds against
the Giants. This could be it, I
told myself over and over.
A Call From Griffith
I pitched quite ball game
that day and beat the great
Mendez, 20. Kehoe never spoke
to me. For two weeks I moped
around. Then a wire arrived
from Clark Griffith, then man
ager of the Redlegs. 1t read,
please report Cincinnati team
at Washington Park, Brooklyn,
earliest date"
The train couldn't get me to
Brooklyn fast enough. I grabbed
a trolley to Washington Park and
dashed into Cincinnati's dress
ing room.
MIR. Griffith" I grinned,
breathless. I'm Schacht."
He looked me up and down.
ooh, yes. Well, when is your
brother going to report?" ''7
I'm Schacht the pitcher"
I murmured.
He did a double take.
''Kehoe said you weighed about
$780," he said gruf1y.
IT usually weigh 140," I lied,
"but I lose a lot when I pitch.
and just pitched yesterday.
It'll come back"
I could see he was disappointed,
but finally he told the clubhouse
boy to give me a uniform. was
so excited, it wasn't until after
I mad the uniform on that I saw
two of me could have gotten into
it and maybe sneaked my brother
il too.
I never got to play. After
about a week. Mr.. Griffith
called me to his Office and said
he wanted to farm me out. I
could make more money pitching
semipro ball. So I went back
home.
CFrom the book: MY Own Particular
Screwball" Copyright, 1855, by Al
Echacht Distributed by Doubleday
Syndicate)
TOM OR r o W-Playing in
Onxrf1a xvD 0tua
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GREEK TOURNEY TO OFEN

CHICAGO. April 7 (P).-Ypsil-
anti Sons of Pericles. a Chicago
team and defending tournament
champion, tops a field of II en-
tries in the 25th annual National
Hellenic (all-Greek) Basketball
tournament starting tomorrow.
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automatically baseball master
mind. For example, a farmer
who MIXED cows all week was
supposed to be able to judge if
a player was good enough to
make the team. When I arrived
at Walton. l got into uniform
and walked out on the field, ready
to dazzle everybody with my
stuff. Sitting together behind
first base were the club directors,
IS of them. And they We're de-
Gliding right then and there
wouldn't do.
After the workout, the directors
called Manager Abe Goldberg
over and said I was too young
and two light, but Goldy stood
up for me. II saw this kid
pitch" he said. land know he
can make the team" So
stayed. I even got to pitch the
opening game.
1t was then the practice of the
Walton townspeople to present
the winning pitcher, or the hero
of a game, with a $3-mear ticket
from Evans Dining Car and a 10
cent ice cream soda at McLean's
Drug Store, free. But after I
beat Oneonta that day, didn't
get either. The directors must
have figured I'd been lucky. I
won IS straight before they
broke down and gave me one
meal ticket and free soda. After
that, they came through regu-
larry.
BY the time the season was
nearly over, I was the hero of
Walton. I recall one of my big
thrills was standing on Main
street one Saturday night and
seeing a wagon pass by with a
fellow on the back changing a
bell. A big sign on the wagon
read, AL SCHACHT WILL
PITCH TUESDAY. That wagon
went up and down the street five
times, and you can be sure I
didn't miss it once.
Sought Out by Joe Judge
When I returned to New York
early in September, was feeling
very independent, having saved
all Of $12 over the season-I'd
sent 81 home each week, but
even so I'd managed to save S12.
I proudly presented this extra
loot to my parents, and while
Nom didn't exactly turn hand
springs, I could tell she was
pleased. Dad Rugged her and
smiled. See. he's not in such a
bad business. eh, Mama?"
Apparently my fame had pre-
ceded me to New York, because
right away I was approached to
pitch for a big Semipro team
managed by Joe Judge, who later
would be a teammate of mine
with the Washington Senators
and who would become one of
the all-time great first basemen.
Joe offered me IS, plus dinner
at his home. I held out for Sc
and got it. We played on a
bunny field under the Fifty
ninth street bridge in Manhat-
tan.
That winter I got a job in a
razor blade factory in downtown
New York, sharpening blades on
an electric machine for Sc a
week. After I quit the blade
factory. got better job with
an exporting firm where a
cousin of mine was general
manager. For $12 a week, l
sorted merchandise to be shipped
to Europe. This plainly was much
header work than sharpening
razor blades.
The next baseball season, 1911.
I returned to Walton. They'd
offered me $40 with board, plus
the freedom to travel to New
York every Sunday to pitch
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CIV HIGH WINS IN TRACK

George w ashington High
School, scoring 871s points, won
a quadrangular track meet yes
terday at CIV. Fairfax was Sec
ond with 40 points, followed by
Falls Church. 62a. and AMMAN
dale, which didn't score.
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hitters. One victory in their
last four exhibitions will assure
the Senators a winning spring.
81. Their record now is 1881.
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This is the fourth Of IA excerpts from
Al Sehoehts my Own Particular
SerewbolI." published by Doubleday 6
Co,
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CAPT. TOWNSEND SHINES AS HORSEMAN
start Nemrod Carl Hanna of
-
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Walton, N. Y. was in a league
composed of small towns. Each
team in the league was financed
by local merchants. Whoever
bought $25 worth of stock in
the club became a director and
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TOM ORRO W-Playing in
"Outlaw" League
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Brother Bus Drivers Honored
For l Million Safe Miles

Two interstate bus drivers.
both brothers from Virginia. were
honored last night by the Ma
tional Safety Council for driving
more than a million miles each
without an accident.
Clyde Nethers, 27O5 Arlington
boulevard. Arlington. Va. and
his brother. Robert. of 933 L
street NV, received the Coun-
ellis National Safety Award at
ceremonies in the Burlington
Hotel. In addition, they received
plaques and special commenda-
tons from L. C. Jaynes, presi-
dent of National railways Bus
System. The Nethers brothers
drive for Virginia railways.
Both were born in Washington
County. Va. Also honored at the
safety dinner last night was John
Brooks, of railways Charlottes-
vile division. who was cited as a
million miller.
The secret to safe driving. the
Nethers brothers said, is courtesy
and learning to hold your tenn
Iper.
"If we keep our tempers and
stay courteous" Clyde Nethers
said, I'VE Just don't have any
trouble on the highways"
Three drivers for Virginia
ITrailways were presented with
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 20
R-The divorce case Of former
Gov. Johnston Murray became
engrossed in personalities yes
terday with the testimony in
"a District Court deposition that
there was another woman in
Mr.. Murray's life.
Highway Patrolman Jim Carl
baldi identified Mrs. Helen
Shut, former member of the
University of Tulsa faculty, as
Mr.. Murray's companion on
numerous occasions. The troop
er, who actec as official driver
and aide to Mr.. Murray during
his four years as Governor. testi-
fled at the deposition hearing.
Mr.. Garibaldi was questioned
for two hours by State Senator
George Miskovsky, attorney for
Mrs. Willie Murray. She Is con-
testing Mr.. Murrayis applica-
ton for divorce and seeks sep
arate maintenance on grounds
that include public drunkenness
and adultery.
Reluctant Witness
The trooper was a reluctant
witness who was subpoenaed for
the deposition. He said he had
told Mrs. Murray he didn't want
to be questioned. but that she
insisted.
Mr.. Garibaldi told Of one in
stance where Mrs. Shut drove
up from Dallas to meet Mr..
Murray at an Ardnore hotel. He
also testified that on several oc-
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Ex-Convict Held
In Child Assault

George Lightfoot Cole, IT., 90
Iyear-old ex-convict charged with
|raping a 31a-year-old Silver
Spring girl. today was held with
out bond for action of the grand
Jury by Judge Einar B. Christen-
sen of Rockville Peoples Court.
Cole, of the 600 block of Gist
avenue. Silver Spring. was picked
up by Montgomery County de-
|tectives on December 2 after an
intensive. three-day investigation
|of the attack. The child was
attacked on November 20 in a
house under construction near
Philadelphia avenue and Piney
Branch road, Silver Spring.
Police said Cole was released
in August from the Maryland
House Of Corrections, where he
had been serving a two-year SEN
tence for auto theft.
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Lee, Mr.. Murray's attorney. Mr..
Garibaldi said about all he actu-
ally knew about any affair was
what he had heard.
Its something somebody else
told you, isn't it?" Mr.. Lee asked.
That's right" the witness
said.
He said he had never actually
seen Mr.. Murray and Mrs. Shut
together except at the Dallas
Airport and at Ardmore.
did you know Of the Governor
INDUCING in affairs with any
lady on any Of his trips?"
Most of my knowledge came
from common gossip" Mr.. Carl
baldi replied.
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|Stote Trooper Testifies
In Murray Divorce Suit

Icasions he and the former
Governor drove to McAlester,
checked into a hotel, then flew
to Dallas, where Mr.. Murray was
met at the airport by Mrs. Shut.
Mr.. Murray was succeeded as
Governor last January and Is
now a vice president for a Texas
oil firm. He was not immedi-
ately available for comment.
On cross-examination by Tom
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Turkey Brinas ST.

MOOSE JAW, SaSkatcheWan,
Dec. 20 R.-A turkey which won
first prize for Mrs. v. linn of
Tuxford, Saskatchewan, in a
turkey show here is going to
make expensive yuletide eating
for somebody. A Moose Jaw
meat market paid Mrs. linn ST.
$3.50 a pound-for the bird.
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company safety certificates. They
were: w. G. Norcross, Alto Tenth
street NE. for driving is years
and 978.622 safe miles: Wilbur
Brooks, Falls Church. Va. 10
years and 625,861 miles and J. G.
Parr. Warrenton. Va, 10 years
and 603.88 safe miles. Presenta-
tons were made by B. A. Rey-
nolds, railways director Of safe
ty and personnel.
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Red Chino Co-operutives

LONDON. Dec. 20 (R.-Fifty
million peasant households in
Red China are on cooperative
farms. the Peiping radio reports
1t said they represent 40 per cent
of the peasants on the mainland.
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