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Sportlight
Golfing Nomads Start
On Tortuous Trail
By GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent of The Star
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6 (N.A.N.A.).
—The nomads are on the trail
again. From Florida to California
—from California through Texas.
Arizona and Louisiana and back to
Florida again—winding up at the
Master’s in Augusta around April 4.
This is a long distance to hit a golf
ball, whale an iron shot or tap a
putt. It is somewhere around 10,
000 miles—a tour on which the pros
pay their own expenses and collect
only what they win. where less than
15 of the 200 ever break even or
come close to this mark.
Tlie.se nomad golfers, including
the pick of the game, started their
1940 season on Friday in the $5,000
Los Angeles Open over the testing
course of the Los Angeles Country
Club.
They face well over three months
of terrific competition where a
fellow can equal or break par for
72 holes and still finish in 10th
place. Sammy Snead had to set off
a final round 64 in the recent Miami
Open to reach for the main kale as
66s and 67s against a par of 70 were
popping all around him.
Snead's Victory at Miami
Is Boon to Links
Sam Snead's victory at Miami was
a big boost for competitive golf.
The Hill-Billy Hurricane is about
the finest all-around shotmaker
golf ever has known. There will be
long, loud and indignant rebuttals
to this statement, but at least I
never saw a golfer get such magnifr
icent results with so little effort.
There was a widespread feeling
that his blow-up at Philadelphia in
the last United States Open might
wreck his winning career. For golf
is a game of haunting memories. It
is a game in which leering ghosts
follow one around. Snead's famous
and fatal 8 when he had his
first National Open practically won
stood out as the greatest single
crash of 1939. He left that cham
pionship broken in spirit. His
nerves and his nerve were badly
shot.
But his blazing 64 in the Decem
ber Miami Open must have been a
lifting tonic. He was facing one of
the best fields in golf history. Nel
son. Picard. McSpaden. Armour,
Guldahl, Revolta—an all-star field.
And he came from behind down the
stretch to wreck par by six strokes.
I have a hunch that Snead will
be a hard young man to stop this
next season and that he will be all
set mentally again for the next U. S.
Onen.
Horton Smith Ignores Cup
In Putting Proctice
I have been watching most of the
leaders work out around the putting
greens lately.
I have been trying to find out
what makes for good putting—and
also for poor putting.
“The main idea.” Horton Smith
tells me, “is to get the right putting
stroke. When I am practicing
around some practice green you
never see me putting for the cup.
I just keep trying to stroke the ball
smoothly—to make this smoothness
a habit. If you keep doing this over
and over it finally begins to feel
natural, even in a big tournament, j
I've been working a long time on
the habit of taking the putting
blade back smoothly, without any
hurry, and then stroking forward
in the same way. Jabbing or stab
bing is fatal.”
“Of course, one of the main faults
in putting.” Johnny Revolta. an
other fine putter, says, “is tension.
Mental and physical tension. Most
golfers tie themselves up around the
greens. This leads to jabbing, stab
bing, head lifting and body motion.
I believe first in talyng a comfort
able, natural stance at the ball. No
tice how many golfers are twisted
all out of shape on a putt. I be
lieve in standing fairly straight, with
the ball close by the feet, so that the
eye is directly over it. You can get
a much truer line that way. Too
many golfers stand too far away
from the ball on a putt. Don't do
any leg or body bracing. Just keep
comfortable—as comfortable as you
can.
"You can divide good putting into
three separate departments—the
speed of the green, the right line,
and then the stijjke. First you must
establish the two opening points—
green speed and the line. After that,
concentrate only on stroking the
ball. Thousands of putts—maybe
millions of putts—are missed because
• the golfer still is wondering about
the speed of the green and the right
line, and then forgets about strok
ing the putt smoothly and firmly.” j
Dosic fundamentals borne
To All Good Putters
This is only too true. How many
times have you, in concentrating on
the speed of the green and the right
line, forgotten all about correct
stroking?
The speed—the line—the stroke
make up your mind definitely on
the first two—and then concentrate
finally on the third.
Why do so many fine putters have
entirely different methods? They
have—but all fine putters know
exactly what they are doing. And
their basic fundamentals are the
same, anyway—that is, when it
comes to establishing speed, line
and stroke in order.
These basic fundamentals are a
comfortable position, a still head,
the ball close in, a relaxed body.
Also a lack of mental worry. Any
golfer who starts worrying about
his putts is headed for trouble in
a big hurry. The putting green is
the nightmare land of golf, but It
shouldn't be if the order of thought
and movement is followed correctly.
Above all. there must be a feeling
of ease and comfort in the action
of feet, legs and body. The tempta
tion to look up or move the head
on a long approach putt is the
deepest temptation in golf. In fact
many able golf students rate the
long approach putt as the' hardest
•troke in golf.
I am speaking of approach putts
that range from 40 to 70 feet. Here
Is one golf stroke for which it is
essential to establish green speed
• and the line, and then to con
centrate only on stroking the ball
with an unmoved head. It is the
one golf stroke that leading pros
fear more than any other.
—
Grid Champs to Rely
On Lot That Lifted
Title From Giants
Many Redskin Stalwarts
Apt to Face Packers
In Coast Tussle
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.—Foot
ball comes out for its final encore
3f the 1939 season here tomorrow,
the occasion being the meeting be
tween the mighty Green Bay
Packers, champions of the National
Football League, and a star-studded
all-star team at Gilmore Stadium
in the second annual professional
post-season classic.
A capacity crowd of 18.200 spec
tators, most, of whom are more
familiar with Hollywood pre-views
than they are with football post
views. will witness the struggle.
It is the only post-season game
now permitted under National Foot
ball League rules. Last year, the
then champion New York Giants
came up with a brilliant last-quar
ter rally to triumph, 13 to 10.
The contest will climax the Los
Angeles district's series of three
after-season football extravaganzas,
which saw the local high school all
stars beat a picked team of Chicago
players in a prep-combat and
Southern California vanquish Ten
nessee in the Rose Bowl collegiate
classic previously.
Fans Pick All-Stars.
The Packers’ all-star opponents I
were selected by a fan poll from 1
the rosters of other league teams.
Every team in the circuit, except
the Packers, is represented by one,
or more, of its top-flight players
on the squad.
The team, coached by Steve
Owen, mentor of the 1939 runner-up
Giants, has' been working out at
Griffith Park for the past two
weeks. Green Bay re-assembled at
the same time and trained at the ;
Riviera Country Club, with Coach
E. L. "Curly’’ Lambcou directing its
activities.
Parker Hall, Cleveland's brilliant
triple-threat freshman; Andy
Farkas. Washington’s all-league
halfback: Ward Cuff, the New York
Giants’ talented blocker, and John
ny Drake, Cleveland's battering
ram fullback, will be the all-stars’
starting backfleld.
Davey O’Brien, the Philadelphia
Eagles' mighty mite, will alternate
with Hall. They are expected to
match the Packers’ brilliant passers.
Arnie Herber and Cecil Isbell. Fred
Vanzo. the Detroit Lions’ rugged
blocker; Ernie Pinchert, another
top-flight blocker from the Red
skins: Pug Manders, Brooklyn's
freshman star; Frank Filchock.
Washington's passing wizard, and
Nello Falaschi, the Giants’ hard
hitting fullback, also are available
fnr HanlrfiplH Hntv
Perry Schwartz. Brooklyn's pass
receiver wizard, and Bill Smith, the
Chicago Cardinals’ ball-hawk, will
be the starting ends. Jim Benton,
Cleveland's high scoring wingman,
and Joe Carter, veteran Philadel
phia flanker, will be their alternates.
Joe Stydahar, the Chicago Bears’
giant all-league tackle, and Tony
Blazine of the Cardinals have been
named as the starting tackles, with
Turk Edwards of Washington and
Ray George and Jack Johnson of
Detroit ready to relieve them.
George Musso. captain of the
Bears, and Byron Gentry, Pitts
burgh's power-boy, have been se
lected to start at the guard positions.
Orville Tuttle of the Giants and
Bruiser Kinard of Brooklyn will be
their relief men. Capt. Mel Hein of
the Giants will start at center. Ki
Aldrich, Cardinal freshman star, is
his alternate.
The Packers’ starting lineup, as
announced by Coach Lambeau, is
the same, with one exception, as it
was when Green Bay trounced the
Giants, 27 to 0, in Milwaukee, De
cember 10, to win the league cham
pionship. Paul Engebretsen will
start at left guard to replace Russ
Letlow, w’ho suffered a painful knee
injury in the title game.
How Teams Will Start.
The starting groups:
Pos. Green Bay. All-Stars
L.E. Hutson - Schwartz
LT. Ray Stydahar
LG. Engebretsen_ Gentry
C.. Svendsen _ Hein
R G. Goldenberg_ Musso
R.T. Lee Blazine
R E. Gantenbeln_ Smith
QB Craig - Hall
LH Uram - Farkas
R H. Herber_ __ cuff
F.B.. Hinkle _ Drake
Bladensburg Boys Win
Bladensburg Boys’ Club 120-pound
basketers trounched Northeast Boys'
Club, 37-27. yesterday at the North
east gym as Bale led the winners
with 13 points.
HOYA STAR—This is George
Pajak, one of G. U.’s high
scoring forwards, who will be
pitted against the G. W. U.
quint tonight at Tech gym.
-i
Dozen Capital Stars
Seek Big Prizes in
U. S. Pin Stakes
Clarke, Heading Group,
Out for Fourth Win
In $3,000 Event
With Washington represented by
a dozen sharpshooters, a field of
approximately 60 leading bowlers of
the East and South today and
tonight were to compete in the
$3,000 United States Sweepstakes
at Waterbury, Conn.
Heading the Capital squad was
Astor Clarke, the Nation's No. 1
duckpinner. who seeks his fourth
victory in the richest bowling event
of its kind.
Whalen Only Other D. C. Winner.
The Rosslvn team captain of the
Men's District League won here in
1934 and then walked off with the
championship in 1937 and 1938 at
Waterbury's Mattuck Recreation
Alleys, scene of today's grueling
battle for gold ar.d fame. Jack
Whalen is the only District pinman
besides Clarke to triumph in the
classic. Whalen won the inaugural
affair here at the Lucky Strike in
1931.
Among Washington bowlers seek
ing the $1,000 top prize were Ed
Blakenev. Hokie Smith, Joe Harri
son. Perce Wolfe. George Demeres.
Bill Krauss, Tony Santini, Ollie
Pacini and Milton Walker.
Anderson. Parsons May Roll.
Johnny Anderson and Howard
Parsons also were possible entrants.
Paul Fitzgerald of the Arcadia staff
and Chilly Barnard of the G. P. O.
were to be chief rooters for the
Capital rollers.
According to George L. Isemann.
executive secretary of the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress and di
rector of the tournament, the South
was to have approximately 25 rollers
entered. Richmond, Norfolk and
Baltimore were to be represented.
Sub for Hurt Miller,
Extra Bout Sought
For Ahearn Bill
The first “break” in his ring pro
gram scheduled Monday night at
Turner's Arena today sent Match
maker Goldie Ahearn scurrying for
new talent to round out the card.
Excused from action was Buster
Miller, District bantamweight, who
suffered a sprained back when he
fell during a sparring session. He
will be on the shelf at least 10 days.
Ahearn also is seeking an “emer
gency" bout to help pad out the
card which was summarily cut two
rounds yesterday by the District
Boxing Commission, which ruled the
main bout between Maynard Dan
iels and George Brescia will be an
8-round affair.
A dispute over the distance arose
when Eddie Ross, Daniels’ manager^
complained to the commission that
although he signed for eight rounds
Ahearn was trying to make him go
10. He won his point.
■ AERIAL HOCKEY—The Eagle shown In mid-air is Paul Courteau
just after a desperate but futile lunge goalward in the first
period of the hot battle staged against New York’s Rovers in the
chilly Riverside Stadium last night. Later Courteau success
fully negotiated two goals and was credited with as many assists,
but Washington’s total of 7 points was just topped by the in
vaders. —Star Staff Photo.
Heat Promised Hockey Crowd
Is Not Needed as Rovers Nip
Eaales in Sizzlina Session
By BURTON HAWKINS.
Those sturdy souls who have fol
lowed the fortunes of the Washington
Eagles while bundled in blankets to
I shield their frames from the oftimes
bitter cold of Riverside Stadium
will be heartened to learn an electric
heating system will be installed
there immediately.
S. G. Leoffler. Eagles' owner, has
ordered a test of the system Tues
day. when the Washington outfit will
stack up against the Baltimore
Orioles. Only one section of the
stands will be equipped electrically
in the tryout, but the entire stadium
will be toasted within three weeks.
The system, Leoffler explains, will
be installed under the stands and
, the heat will rise, warming spec
I tators without damaging the ice. If
i it is everything its backers say. fans
will be enjoying hockey in comfort
for the first time since the exciting
sport wedged its tway into the local
athletic setup.
Tight Tussle Warms Crowd.
Last night, as the temperature
flirted with zero, much of the misery
due to weather was offset by a hectic
battle In which the league-leading
New York Rovers slapped the Eagles
deeper into second place by dealing
the local team an 8-7 defeat.
There was a sneaking suspicion
officials neglected to include several
sections when releasing attendance
figures of 2,672. Anyway, one of
the largest crowds of the year
relished the dramatic game and ieit
the impression hockey is zooming
into favor. When the heating sys
tem becomes a reality Riverside's
capacity of 4.400 doubtless will be
taxed.
Washington spurted into a 2-0
lead in the first period on goals by
Bill Davies and Paul Courtcau as
i the Eagles' goahe. Gordon Lee. pro
duced a half dozen spetacular saves,
but Frankie Boucher reduced that
margin to 2-1 late in the period.
Eagles' Lead Whittled.
After Hal Dewey poked the puck
past New York's Harry Braithwaite
to boost the Eagles to a 3-1 ad
vantage early in the second period,
Ice Hockey
EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE.
—Goals—
W L. T. For Agt. Fts.
New York 15 8 2 133 101 32
WASHINGTON 14 11 0 113 95 28
Baltimore_ 12 12 o 97 SH 24
Atlantic City 10 13 2 75 98 22
River Vale __ H 18 1 59 115 13
Results Last Night.
New York. 8; WASHINGTON. 7.
River Vale. 5; Atlantic City, 3.
Coming Games.
Tonight—Baltimore at River Vale
(originally scheduled for Thursday. Janu
ary 4): New York at Atlantic City.
Tomorrow—River Vale at Baltimore;
Atlantic City at New York.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
I St Louis. 2: Minneapolis. 1.
Kansas City. 4; St. Paul. 3 (Overtime!.
the Rovers bounced back for a tie
within a span of 27 seconds. Davies
again sent Washington into the lead
with a tally midway in the period,
but the Rovers’ Joe Patrick matched
that later and the clubs left the
ice knotted at 4-4.
It was while Len Burrage, crack
> Washington defense man, was con
fined to the penalty box for trip
ping that New' York touched off a
rally. Murdo McKay and Mitchell
Pechet fired the disk into the net
to give New York a 6-4 edge. Alan
Kuntz, Eagles' wingman. whittled it
to 6-5, but Pechet scored unassisted
| to give New York a 7-5 advantage as
the game entered the final four
minutes.
Classic-featured Mike Germann
located the net at that point, and
Riverside housed its most enthusias
tic crowd to date when the colorful
Courteau whipped the puck past
Goalie Braithwaite 22 seconds later
I to tie the count at 7-7.
Collings’ Score Tells.
With less than three minutes re
maining, Albert Collings, the East
ern Amateur League's most prolific
| scorer, slipped through the Wash
■ ington defense, however, snatched
; the puck on passes from McKay and !
Len Loree and rammed the winning ;
goal into the gigantic snood.
Washington now trails New York ,
by two triumphs, with the Rovers i
possessing 32 points to the Eagles’ 28.
Pos. Eagles. Rovers, j
G -Lee -Braifhwaite 1
L. D-Davies _ Godfrey)
R D-Burra?* _ Patrick
C. _Ramsftv _ Copings :
L -Courteau _ MrKav
R W-Germann _ Loree
Snares.
Eacles-—McTeer. Knipfel. partis Cairns. .
K im*7 Covert Dewey. Foster. Rovers-- i
Pechet. Parker. Foley. Rimstari. Boucher.
Eagles _ __ 2 2 3—7
Rovers __ _ _ 1 3 4—8
Scoring.
First period—Davies (Courteau and
Ramsay). 11:22: Courteau (Ramsay and i
Burraec. 13:12. Boucher (Pentiand and
Foley >. 18:32. Penalties—None.
Second period—Dewey (Foster and Cov
icrt». 3:5.3: Parker (Boucher and Pechet).
5:21: Roucher (unassisted*. 5:48: Davies
(unassisted). 8:22: Patrick (Godfrey and
McKay*. 11:40. Penalty—Davies.
Third period—McKay (Collmgs and
Loree*. 12 55: Pechet (unassisted'. 13:31;
Kuntz (Covert and Dewey). 15:23: Pechet
(unassisted*. 15:30: Germann (Courteau).
16:02; Courteau (Ramsay). 16.30; Col
lings (McKay and Loree). 17:36. Penal
ties—Burrage (2) Pentiand. Godfrey.
Referee — Pat Reilly. Linesman — Phil
La Batte.
Young Cub Catchers
Eager to Snatch
Hartnett's Job
No Time Is Wasted by
McCullough, Collins
In Accepting Terms
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—The Chicago
Cubs may have their share of hold
out trouble this spring, but none
of it will come from their ambitious
young catchers.
Both of their young backstopping
prospects—Clyde McCullough and
Bob Collins—already have signed
and anxiously await a chance to put
some youth into the team's receiv
ing corps.
McCullough, a Kansas City prod
uct. drove in yesterday from his
Nashville, Tenn., home and signed,
Collins' signed papers arrived in
the mail from Pittsburgh, his wintei
home. Collins played last season
with the Cub farm. Los Angeles.
For years the Cubs have been
looking for some one capable of tak
ing over the catching chores when
Manager Gabby Hartnett retires
And Gabby's about ready to dc
just that right now after 19 years
with the team. Hartnett is 40 years
The Cubs obtained another sea
soned catcher last month—A1 Todc
of Brooklyn, but he's 34 years ole
tomorrow and beginning to show
the wear and tear of a long diamonc
career.
The time is ripe for a youngster
or maybe two. to make the grade
as a Cub catcher—not as a baftmc
practice receiver, but on the firing
line from day to day.
Anacostia Faculty Bows
To Wilson Jayvees
The Anacostia faculty isn't what
it used to be. judging bv results o
yesterday's basket ball game with
Wilson Teachers Junior Varsity
which the latter won. 43 to 18.
Despite the presence of such
former stars as Lund, Slattery anc
Kramer, and the fact that the fac
ulty team had been undefeated ir
four years. Anacostia never was ir
the running. At the half the scon
was 22 to 11 against them.
Howard Sorrell and Irving Schatt
man, who had done most of the
scobing for the winners In the firsl
half, did practically all of it in thi
last half and their side all but car
ried away the baskets near the end
Between them Sorrell and Schatt
man scored 30 points, 19 of whirl
were made by Sorrell.
Boston's H. W. Pierce1
Named President
Of U. S. G. A. '
<
Britain Yet to Accept
Walker Cup Matches
Dated in August ;
£
By the Associated Press. .
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The United v
States Golf Association, at its an- j,
nual meeting today, elected Harold j
W. Pierce of Boston president to
succeed Archie M. Reid of New g
York. t
Pierce was chairman of the 4
Championship Committee, a mem- r
ber of the Executive Committee and ^
a vice president of the U. S. G. A. c
in 1939. Mr. Reid, son of the late f
John Reid, one of the association’s j
founders, was its president in 1938 j
and 1939. I
Only one other new officer was
elected, Morton G. Bogue «< New r
York being named to a vice presi- c
dential vacancy. The other vice c
president, George W. Blossom, jr.,
of Chicago was re-elected, as were }
Frank M. Hardt of Haverford, Pa., j
secretary; Jess W. Sweetser of New t
York, treasurer, and Charles W. •,
Littlefield of Montclair, N. J., j
Ouimet and Ballinger Elected. I
Two new members were elected to !
the Executive Committee—Francis j
D. Ouimet of Boston, former U. S.
open and amateur champion, and (
John H. Ballinger of Seattle.
The Executive Committee re
ported its decision to continue the'
trial stymie rule, in effect the last t
two years, and stressed the success 1
of the public links championship. 1
This tournament was conducted for l
the first time with sectional quali- 1
fying rounds, similar to those used 1
in the open and amateur, and drew j ]
2.401 entrants. The winner was •
Andrew Szwedko of Pittsburgh.
The list of the 1940 championship
dates and sites also was approved.
The open will be played June 6-8
at the Canterbury G#lf Club. War
rensville, Ohio, with sectional quali
fying rounds May 27; the amateur
September 9-14 at the Winged Foot
Golf Club. Mamaroneck. N. Y.. with
sectional qualifying August 27; the
women's tourney September 23-28
at the Del Monte (Calif.) Golf and
Country Club, and the public links
at the Rackham golf course, De
troit, July 22-27.
Walker Cup Matches in Air.
The biennial Walker Cup matches
with Great Britain still are booked
for August 30-31 at the Town and
Country Club. St. Paul. The U. S.
G. A. has submitted the customary
invitation to the Royal and Ancient !
Golf Club of St. Andrews, but as
yet the latter neither has accepted
nor declined the invitation. But in
view of the cancellation of the 1939
Ryder Cup matches and the 1940
women's Curtis Cup matches be
cause of the war, there is little
I chance the Walker Cup contests
will be played.
-[ . ~ ■ -
[Goal Shooting Stars
Face as Heurichs
Oppose Barons
A battle of high-scoring stars is
’ expected to materialize tomorrow
at Heurich gymnasium when the
Heurich Brewers battle the Wilkes
Barre Barons in an important
American Basket Ball League game
at 2:30 p.m.
Heading the Barons will be Allie
Schuckman and Jules Bender, who
i recently accounted for 23 of their
i club's 32 points as Wilkes-Barre
whipped the Brewers, while the
I Heurich quint will counter with Moe
Dubilier and Mike Bloom, now in
the league’s select circle of the 10
leading scorers.
Mickey Schonfeld, the former
George Washington star, will not be
with the Barons, the little court
flash having requested and received
his unconditional release.
The Jewish Community Center j
and Regal Clothier club will square
off in a preliminary at 1:15.
Basket Ball
By the Associated Press.
Tempie. 38; Georgetown. 28
R I. State. 59: Maryland. 53.
Kansas. 46: Oklahoma. 26
Missouri. 53: Colorado State Teachers
'Greeley) 34.
Drake. 47; St. Louis U. 29.
Washburn, 47: Washington (St. Louis'. 37.
Maryville iMo.) Teachers. HO; William
Jewell. 26
Bethanv (Kans ). 37: Baker. 33.
, Grinnell. 39: Monmouth. 32.
Missoup Valley. 38; Culver Stockton. 31.
, Simpsna, 54: Iowa Wesleyan. 51.
I Omaha. 55: Nebraska Wesleyan 18
. University of California at Los Angeles, 34:
| St. Mary's (Calif.). 33.
Kearney iNebr.) Teachers. 37: York. 35
Colorado College. 38: Colorado Mines. 31.
Oregon State. 48: Idaho. 36.
. Brigham Young. 47: Montana State. 33.
, Denver. 51: Colorado State. 49.
Montana. 38: Eastern Washington Col
lege. 30.
Texas Tech. 43: New Mexico. 28.
[ Washington. 39; Washington. State, 38
(overtime).
i San Francisco State 54: Nevada. 44.
I Sam Houston. 52: Howard Payne. 35.
: Stephen F Austin. 49; Henderson (Ark.)
! State. 2P.
Upper Iowa 34: Loras. 31.
, South Dakota. 34: North Dakota. 30.
; West Texas State. 72: McMurrv College. 35
; East Central (Okla.), 63: Northeastern
: (Okla.). 28.
i Southeastern (Okla.). 31; Oklahoma City
; I u.. 20.
j Northwestern (Okla.). 24; Central (Okie.).
; South Dakota State. 46: Morningside. 3fl.
> Louisiana State. 50: Auburn. 39.
Evansville. 66: Centenary, 45.
Wavnesburg tPa.), 73; West Virginia
Wesleyan 55.
Dickinson (Pa ). 42: Delaware. 41.
St. Francis. 38: William and Mary. 32.
■ Ricks College. 67: Carroll (Mont). 32.
Delta St»te Teachers iMiss.). 43; Arkansas
State Teachers, 38.
. Morehead <Ky.) Teachers. 48; CedarvlUe
(Ohio) 43.
! Mississippi State. 45: Howard (Ala.), 86.
Wabash. 39: Rose Polv. 34.
Milwaukee School of Engineering. 89;
; Chicago Tech. 25.
Georgia. 47; South Carolina. 31.
Louisiana Tech. 43: Louisiana College. 24.
. Chattanooga. 44; Mercer. 35.
I Grove City (Pa.) 55; Earlham, 54 (two
i overtime periods).
) lue Ridge (Md.), 35; Rutstown Teaeh
1 ers. 30.
> Winona (Minn.) Teachers, 88: Oustavus
I Adolohus 35.
> Alma. 50: Kalamazoo. 28.
) Oshkosh (Wis) Teachers. 53; Platteville
) Teachers. 27.
• Stevens Point Teachers. 25; Whitewater
' (Wis.) Teachers. 23.
Eastern Kentucky Teachers, 52; Louisville.
o7
Newark. *9; Upsala (N. Y). 24.
Davis and Elkins. 61: West Liberty (W.
Va.). 38.
, Glenville. 64: Fairmont (W. Va.). 40.
, Superior (Wis.) Teacher? 40; Eau Claire
Teachers. 37.
Indiana Central. 59: Taylor. 35.
Duluth (Minn.) Teachers, 40: Moorhead
; Teachers. 27.
1 Carleton (Minn.). 4?: Lawrence. 26.
; Central (Mich.) Teachers. 41; Grand Rap
ids U.. 22.
| De Sales (Toledo). 48: Ferris Institute. 34.
1 Butler (Ind.). 46; La Salle (Pa ). 37.
Rlpon (Wis.). 38: Cornell (Iowa). S3.
; Villanova, 49: Ohio. 44.
St. Lawrence (N. Y.i. 65; Toronto, 29,
Macalestw. 42; Concordia (Minn.). 41.
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rom the
Press Box
'anks to Give Grissom
Chance to Develop
By JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (N.A.N.A.I.—
gill McKechnie, as shrewd a judge
f pitchers as you will find on any
aseball payroll, was ready to give
p on Lee Grissom, his big and un
ashful southpaw, as long ago as
938.
Over and above his eccentricity
nd his busted leg. one of which led
0 the other, Grissom had a qurik
1 his pitching arm which McKech
ie suspected was permanent. But
he mild mastermind of the Cin
innati club did not like the idea
f relinquishing Lefty to another
rational League team and seeing
dm boomerang back to clip the
teds beneath their left ears.
The McKechnies always were the
lost cautious citizens in the county
f Aberdeen, to say nothing of the
ounty of Ayr.
So William waited patiently until
e had waivers on Grissom from all
rational Leaguers. Then he sent
he southpaw away to a safe place
/here he never can bother Mr. Mc
lechnie again—at least, not often,
le got him out of the National
jeague and clean into the camp of
he New York Yankees. William
las no regrets now. and I don’t see
iow Grissom possibly can have any.
same to Suffer Real Loss
f Grissom Fails
It’s hard to guess at the ultimate
echnical results of the waiver deal
ehich sent Grissom to the Yanks
or Joe Beggs, of Newark, a pretty
:ood right-hander w’ho had the mis
ortune to be just one pitcher too
nany on the Yankee payroll. Beggs
nay do all right in the National
..eague. If he doesn’t, it will be too
>ad, but not a tragedy to anybody
jut Joe. Grissom, on the other hand, •
vill be a real loss to baseball if he
’ails to come back.
For Grissom promised a few years
igo to become one of those old
ime, throw-all - day - and - like - it,
colorful, brash pitchers of the stamp
>f Rube Waddell and Dizzy Dean.
3e could bum the ball through. He
oved to work. And he thought well
)f his work, no one better.
In his first full season with Cin
:innati. Lefty was the work-horse
3f the National League. Charley
Dressen, then managing the Reds,
nay have had his doubts about
pitching Grissom so often, but Lefty
tlamored for assignments.
“I can pitch every day,” he as
5ured Dressen. “Just tell 'em to give
ne a little support out there, and
nobody’ll ever score on me.”
Lee Couldn't Understand
How "McCarthy" Hit
Not much interested in the
psychology of the individual. Gris
som paid no attention to the who's
who of enemy hitters. He just aimed
to throw the ball past them. One
day when Cincinnati arrived in New
York for a series with the Giants,
Dressen took his left-hander aside
to go over the hitters with him.
“Now, this fella McCarthy at first
base.” said Chuck. “How do you
figure to pitch to him?”
"McCarthy!” barked Grissom.
“Listen. I know McCarthy better
than my brother. I used to pitch
to him in the minors, and he never
got a hit off me. I'll take care of
him.”
When the game came up. Will
Terry had replaced McCarthy at
first base with Sambo Leslie, as wide
and chunky a.s McCarthy was long
and thin. Grissom pitched non
chalantly to Sambo, and Leslie belt
ed the ball for two bases. When the
inning was over. Dressen accosted
Grissom on his way to the bench.
“What's the matter?" asked Chuck
gravely. “I thought you told me
you knew how to pitch to that Me
CJflrt.hv ”
Grissom removed his cap and
scratched his head.
“I can’t understand it.” he said.
“He never got a hit off me before
in his life!”
Really Good Against Yanks
In Training Games
Grissom fell from grace with Mc
Kechnie. Dressen's successor in Cin
cinnati, in the 1938 season, when he
elected to employ a bit of original
strategy—always fatal for left
handed pitchers. The young Red
team was hustling along with a good
chance for the pennant, Grissom
reached first base one day in Sep
tember. Looking the situation over
(there were none out>, he con
founded McKechnie and his team
mates by trying to steal second base.
He thunderstruck them further by
breaking his ankle in the process.
The Reds failed to win the pennant,
and Grissom has had little luck
since.
But he’s pitched well against the
Yankees in spring training now and
then, and he turned in a good trick
against them—short, but competent
—in the World Series last fall, and
Manager Joe McCarthy thinks he
can do something with this long,
strong, and loquacious character.
I hope he can. Not that I like
to see the Yankees strengthened,
but Lee Grissom has something on
and off the field which the public
enjoys in its pitchers.
Bill Kern Undecided
On Job at Carnegie
St the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. Return
ing from the West Coast, Coach Bill
Kern said he hadn’t decided
whether he would stay at Carnegie
Tech next season.
Reports he was slated for the
coaching vacancy at West Virginia
U. or a professional club job drew
the assertion “I haven't made up
my mind yet.”
Tom Harrison Stars
Tom Harrison stole the show yes
terday at the Y. M. C. A. court as
he scored 20 points to lead Y. M. C.
A.’s basket ball team to an easy
48-18 victory over Procurement.
I_I
ft
Standings in Pin Leagues
ODD FELLOWS’ LEAGUE.
Team Standing.
Teams. T P. H.G. H S. W. L.
Amit.v No 2_in.2.15 SR:t 1.839 28 10
Golden Rule_ 19.470 599 1,691 24 12
Eastern_ 17.679 581 1.690 21 12
Columbia No. 1_ 19 219 597 1.644 21 15
Amity No. 1_ 18.963 585 1.717 20 16
Mt. Pleasant __ 16.166 590 1,669 16 14
Brightwood _ 18,600 563 1.662 19 17
Columbia No. 2. 18.565 50R 1.6.33 18 18
Friendship _ 17.401 595 1.729 14 19
Metropolis _ 17.098 515 1.503 14 22
Amity No 3_ 17.068 645 1,521 10 26
Loyalty_ 16.697 551 1.564 7 29
HEBREW LEAGUE.
End of First Half.
W. L. T.P. H O. H S.
Olympians 28 17 23.521 595 1.655
Steph s All Stars 27 18 24.063 606 1.702
Milton's Ser. Sta 26 19 25,597 627 1.799
Cronies _ 26 19 23.513 596 1.608
Nurim_ 26 19 22.957 598 1.598
Mardelle _ 25 20 23.884 689 1,661
Mosean_ 25 20 23.201 591 1.685
Sport Center— 24 21 24.944 637 1.811
Vista_ 24 21 23.357 680 1.619
Bantam Press.. 23 22 24.822 652 1.763
Heiberg's Deli... 23 22 21.090 558 1.560
Hayman’s C. R- 22 23 23.814 682 1.689
Selskv Bros_ 21 24 23,181 588 1,629
Madisa _ 21 24 22.499 582 1.896
A Z A. I_ 19 28 20.782 647 1.698
•Ronnies_ 0 45 9.369 575 1,613
•Dropped out. .
High team game—Bantam Press. 652.
Sigh team set—Sport Center. 1.811.
igh average—J. 8inger. 123-25.
High individual game—Berman. 175.
High individual set—Weinberg. 438.
High striges—D. Singer. 43.
High spares—J. Singer, 155
High flat game—-Routt and Hayman, 95.
TAKOMA DUCKPIN ASSOCIATION.
W. L. W. L.
Dome Oil Co. 32 16 Americans_ 23 22
Youngb's Hdw. 3117 Takoma Mot.. 20 28
Takoma BIHV20 19 High s I. C—16 32
Takoma F. H._ 27 21 Stevens Deco. 14 24
High individual game—Skinner (Amer
icans). 168. .
High Individual set—W. Parks (Stevens
Decorating Co.), 402.
High team game—Youngblood s Hard
ware. 662. .
High team set—Youngblood s Hardware,
1.760.
High strikes—J. Burger (Takoma Fu
neral Home), 36.
H)gh spares—J. Burger (Takoma Fu
neral Home), and "Dutch Sherbahn
(Youngblood’s Hardware), 138.
High average—J. Burger (Takoma Fu
neral Home). 11>-A>
A
NATIONAL CAPITAL LEAGUE.
W. L. W L.
Shaffer Flow’s 20 10 Jalepes Rest . 29 10
Red Circle Rest 22 14 Milton's Scrv. 17 19
Chaconas Mkt.22 14 Lucky Strike 10 20
Diamond Cab 22 17 Benmacks_17 2ft
Portner Grill 22 17 Master Barb 112ft
Wayne Oil Bu. 21 1R Sun Dial Rest. 9 21
Hiah averages: King 123-2R; Keith.
122-24: Ouethler. 1”2-17: Wright 122-17:
Murphy. 122-5: Hauser. 121-1R: Rav
Parks. 121-14: Benson 120-32: Jenkins.
120-14: Hopkins 120-3: Pantos. 120-3.
HieV. individual sets: Goldberg. 44ft:
Lambert. 434.
High individual games: Goldberg. 182;
Benson. 17S:
Hieh snares: Stott and Ripe. 27 each
High strikes: Guethier. 129: Davis. 121.
High team earn®': Red Circle, fifth; Ja
lepes Restaurant. 04ft
High team sets: Diamond Cab. 1.857:
Jalepes Restaurant, 1 837.
FIRE DEPARTMENT LEAGUE
No. 2 Platoon.
Team. Won. Lost. Pintail.
Stooges_ 27 15 21.407
First _2fi lfl 2L.669
Rebels __ 20 16 20,408
Helmets _2ft 17 21.096
Sixth _ 25 17 20.355
Wildcats _ 24 18 21.138
Scrubs _ 21 21 20.601
Be-rcats _ 19 20 18.196
3-E-lst T._ 19 23 20.903
Filth B_ 19 23 19.330
Fourth _1ft 24 19.2R0
Second _1ft 24 17.951
Axes _ 13 23 15.525
Hooks_ 8 25 12.030
High team sets—Stooges. 1.639; First,
1,636.
High team games—Sixth. 617: Wildcats,
5go
High individual sets—Schwirert, 388:
Galottn. 383.
High individual games—Diehl. 160;
Brown. 155.
ELKS’ CLUB LEAGUE.
W L W. L
Justice_26' 13 B'therly Love 19-20
Esquires _2ft 14 Trustees IS 20
Tilers _23 16 Stewards 14 2ft
Antlers_23 16 Entertainment 14 25
Band _ 23 16 Secretaries 13 25
Charity__ 22 17 Fidelity 13 26
High team game—Esquires. 626.
High team set—Antlers, 1,690.
High Individual game—McGolrick. 182.
High Individual set—Heffelflnger. 429.
High strikes—Waldrop. 25.
High spares—Heffelflnger. 111.
High averages—Heffelflnger. 116; Thorpe.
115-26; Schroth. 116-13; Mulvey. 116-12.
Basket Double-Headers Jinxes
To St. John's, Gonzaga; Blair
At Last Bows to Western
Basket ball double-headers being I
staged this season by St. John’s and !
Gonzaga continue to draw large and I
enthusiastic crowds, but neither
sponsor has been able to break into
the win column while playing a twin
bill. St. John's, in fact, has not
been able to win anywhere this
winter, while Gonzaga has managed
to capture only two outside games.
Each was beaten at Tech gym last
night. Both teams put up enough
fight to make it interesting, but
there seems little chance for either
to beat any of the interhigh series
fives to be met in the next eight
weeks.
St. John's suffered its fifth loss,
bowing to Bethesda-Chevy Chase in
a 27-21 tilt. John Shumate and Fran
cis Hughes led the Maryland boys
to victory.
St. John's. G.F Pts. Bethesda. G.F.Pts
Cady.f_ 3 3 8 Shumate.f.. 6 010
Broean.f_ 10 2 Hashaeon.f. 10 2
Munhall.c_1 4 B Janof.c-0 0 0
Corrado.*... 1 1 3 Barnsley.c.. 2 16
O'Brien.*.._ 0 0 0 McClure.*.. Oil
Hathaway,*. Oil Kinsman.*.. Oil
Hunhes.*-3 2 8
Totals ~6 ~8 2l Totals...11 6 27
Refereee—J. Mitchell-Mr. Enrleht (A.
B).
Eastern Rallies (or Game.
Gonzaga led 20-17 at the half In
its clash with Eastern with Lane
O'Donnell and Francis Counselman
sparkling, but Bob Custer and Joe
Essex started a rally that got East
ern the decision, 36-31.
Eastern. G.F.Pts. Gonzaga. G.F.Pts.
Cical.f_OOO Mulvihill.f.. 1 2 4
Adrian.!_ 113 Rice.f- 3 1 7
Earhardt.f._ 10 2 ODonnell.c. 4 19
Custer.f_ 7 2 18 Dulles g_ 2 1 S
Craig,f_ 0 0 0 Rowzee.tr_0 0 0
Hartley,c_ Oil Cnselm'n.g. 3 0 8
Essex.c_ 3 0 8 B. GLone.g. 0 0 0
Schulman.g. 0 1 1 J. O’Lone.g. 0 0 0
Di Pietro,g_ Oil
Piggott.g_10 2
Dl Megllo.g. 2 0 4
Bobb.g_ 0 0 0
Totals.. 15 6 38 Totals...l3 5 31
Referee—Messrs. Keppel-Doran (A. B.).
Two undefeated teams took the
court at Western yesterday and in a
bitter fight Western took the meas
ure of Montgomery Blair, 31-23. It
was Western's fourth straight wir
and Blair’s first loss in six games.
Western. G. F. Pts.' Blair. G. F. Pts
Schcnker.!.. 5 0 10 Kelly,f- 2 0 ■
Karas!_2 1 5 Carter f_ 0 0 1
Mitchell.!— O 0 O Bacon-f_0 1
Barry !_ 0 0 0 Norris.c_ 1 1
Lumpkin.c__ H 0 12 Tabbutt.c__ 0 1
Cross.c_ 0 0 0 Reynolds.*-. 1 1
Billeary*_10 2 Cassidy *-0 0 (
Pencil *_ 10 2
Murnhy *_o o o
Leach*-0 0 0
Totals 15 131 Totals-., 10 4 2‘
Referee-—J. Mitchell tA. B.l.
Washington-Lee scored its fourtl
win in a 25-10 game with Moun
Rainier at Ballston.
Mt. Rainier. G.F.Pts. Wash -Lee. G.F Pti
O'Connor,!_0 0 o Mahoney !_3 2
Bowlin.!_ 0 1 1 Sterner.!_0 0 '
Bugent.I_ 10 2 Nthand.!_ 0 1
Kander.c_ 1 0 2 Gaunmitz.I- 0 o
BruK'man.c. 0 0 0 McNabb.c_1 o
jilbert.g_ 0 0 0 Harnest.c-- 1 0
Miller.*_ 0 0 0 Kichner * 1 1
■todriguez,*- 2 15 Alexander,*. 3 1
Gud*er.*_1 0
Jones.*_ 0 0 i
Totals_~4 ~2 10 Totals— 10 6 2i
Releree—Shirley.
woodward provides upse*.
The day's biggest upset was pro.
vided by Woodward Prep, which foi
the second time in two years whip,
ped Charlotte Hall Military Acad
emy, 25-17. Led by Alan Procisi
and Kay Kelly, Woodward tool
the lead at the outset and held i
safe margin throughout.
Woodward. G.F.Pts. Chari. Hall. G.F.Pti
Proslse.f_ 3 0 fl Wise.f_ 1 0 :
Cicala.f_ 2 0 4 R.Watson.f. 2 0 ■
Burns.f_ 2 0 4 Fernandez,f_ 0 0 i
Selly.c_3 17 Gruezer.c_4 0 i
rierney.*_ 2 0 4 Grippln.e_0 0 i
Uoyes.*_ 0 O 0 Burch *_ 1 1 :
Bowersox*. 0 0 i
J.Watson.*. 0 0 i
Chesley.*_0 0 i
Totals.. 12~25 Totals_~8~II
Referee—Butler.
Hyattsville surged in the last quar.
ter to win its fourth game in sfa
starts, beating National Traininf
3chool, 29-17.
Hyattsville. G. F. Pts. N. T. S. O. F. Pts
yesperman.f. 5 0 10 McNally.f_2 0 ■
Oameron.f_ 0 0 0 Moore.f_ 0 O (
Clark.f 10 2 Locke.f_0 O (
Wilson.c_ 4 0 8 Mikus.c_ 3 1 ’
Cullen.c_ 10 2 Seipps.*_ 1 2 <
rraschke.*-. 2 1 5 Hines.*-1 0 1
freeman.*_10 2
Totals_TVl 29 .Totals_.”V5 V
Ref ere*—Brown.