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Bang-Up Boxing and Basket Ball Shows on Tap for Washington College Fans
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN. -
Recording Another Drop in Temperature
There ought to be a law. Here the thermometer on the street was
pointing to six degrees and dropping fast and who should come walking
Into the office but a grim courier from the ball park. Before any restrain
ing legislation could be adopted he had deposited the Nats’ 1940 roster,
all done in red, white and blue, and fled.
It was deucedly thoughtless and unkind of Secretary Edward B.
Eynon, jr., to dispatch such nostalgic missive. “Spring exhibition
schedule,” it says on the back. Ah, spring! Ah, Florida! Orlando . . .
Fort Meyers . . . Winter Haven . . . Lakeland . . . Daytona Beach . . .
Bradenton . . . balmy breezes and a warm sun . . . waving palms and
a nice dip.
Pitchers working the kinks from their arms . . . perspiring players
trotting around the parks in rubber shirts . . . ethereal music from a
Jook joint box ... a cold beer to cool the palate ... a fairway where
the grass is green.
Where Are the Names of Yesteryear?
But now let’s be fair about this thing. Baseball is a business
and the business calls for a roster to be sent out at this time of the year.
The Nats’ is a very unusual roster this year. It has first names of the
various athletes. Indeed, at first glance it looks errorless. Only after
several glances does a flaw pop up . . . “Joe Krakauskas, won 11 and
lost 7 in 1939.” Here, here! Doesn’t Mr. Krakauskas wish this were so?
It should read, “Won 11, lost 17.”
But this is a minor matter. This is another year and the roster
fairly screams it. Where are the names of yesteryear? Here are 39
names listed on the 1940 booklet. A lot of them are new. Indeed, 19
of the 1939 names are removed to make room for them.
There is no Pete Appleton on this list. Nor a Monte Weaver. And
Harry Kelley is gone .. . and Jimmy De Shong. And whatever became of
Tom Baker?
The catchers held up best. All four of the catchers who were on
the roster a year ago still are listed. Rick Ferrell, the veteran. And
Tony Giuliani. And those rookies, Jake Early and A1 Evans. But nine
of the pitchers are gone, and five of the infielders of 1939 and four of the
outfielders.
Taft Wright’s name is missing. Instead, there is Gerald Walker’s.
You have to dig ’way back to find a roster without Ossie Bluege’s name
among the infielders. Ossie is listed as a coach. Bobby Estalella is an
other notable absentee.
Where Do Ball Players Find These Towns?
Where do you suppose ball players find the towns In which they are
bom? Bend, Oreg., is listed as the birthplace of Pitcher Paul Gehrman.
The Nats got him in the draft from Albany. Rossville, Ga„ produces
Pitcher Sidney Hudson. . . Jimmy Vernon comes from Marcus Hook,
Pa. . . Faribault, Minn., is listed as Jimmy Pofahl’s hometown. . .
Winooski, Vt., is credited opposite the name of Inflelder George La Point*.
As usual, the geographical department of the Nats’ roster extends
beyond the borders of the United States. Krakauskas still comes from
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Latin contingent remains as a small
and colorful minority. A leader was lost in Estalella but Poppa Joe
Cambria quickly filled the gap. From Havana comes Pitcher Gilberto
Torres. From Santa Clara, Cuba, comes (again) Pitcher Rene Mon
teagudo. From Camaquey comes Outfielder Robert Ortiz, last year
listed as a pitcher. And, of course, there is that prominent citizen from
Telares, Caracas, Venezuela. We mean, Alejandro Carrasquel.
Alejandro the Ancient grabs an honor. He comes from the far
thest point. Caracas is a far and a far warmer place from and than
our Capital. Brrrrr. The opposite honor falls to Louis Thuman, also
appearing under the pitchers. Louis comes from Baltimore. How
plebeian! _
The Roster Records Aren't Very Brave
The won-and-lost records and the batting averages don’t speak
very bravely for our 1940 Nats. Still, you never can tell, although
only 6 of the 15 pitchers won more games last year than they lost
and only one of them, Dauntless Dutch Leonard, accomplished the
teat in a Washington uniform. Dauntless Dutch won 20 and lost 8
and at press time was unsigned.
Here’s a fancy record. It belongs to young Mr. Hudson. Twenty
four won and only four lost! But he did it with Sanford and, like a
lot of the other boys, he’s probably going down for the ride. Gehrman
wrung out a 14-13 record at Albany; Monteagudo won 18 and lost 10
for Springfield; Early Wynn showed a 15-14 slate for the year at
Charlotte and Almon Williams, the ex-Athletic pitcher, grabbed 14 and
lost 9 at Chattanooga.
The catchers and outfielders didn’t do so well last year, either.
None of the catchers hit .300 The .296 average of young Evans was tops,
but Alfred did it at Charlotte. George Case batted .301—in a Wash
ington uniform—and the only other flychaser on the roster with a decent
mark was Alexander Pitko, who batted .343. This was accomplished
at Greenville. Later, when brought to Washington for an accounting,
Mr. Pitko proved a disappointment to Manager Stanley Raymond Harris.
Nats' Punch Lies Among the Infielders
According to the loose jaws of the roster figures the Nats’ punch
lies among the inflelders. For Charlotte last year Morris Aderholt batted
.300 and La Pointe hit for .319. For Greenville, Springfield and Wash
ington young Eddie Leip batted .322. For Minneapolis Jimmy Pofahl
hit .302 and for Charlotte and Greenville one J. Hal Quick whacked for .338.
A newcomer, a shortstop named Teddy Ratenski, batted .305 for
Springfield and Greenville and Buddy Myer (remember him?) wound
up with a .304 mark for the Nats. But the real hitter of the outfit
now don’t go bringing up his fielding—was our own Buddy Lewis. He
batted .317 for the Nats and belongs right up there at the head of the
class, along with Dauntless Dutch.
This seems to cover the hjgh spots of the 1940 roster. Of course,
one might go into minor details. For instance, from Hamilton, Ontario,
weighing 203 pounds and wearing purple trunks, is Klouting Krakauskas,
heaviest man on the team. And in this corner, wearing black trunks,
from Lawrenceville, Va., and weighing 155, is Pitcher Bucky Jacobs,
the lightest. One might search for the oldest man and find him in 36
year-old Sammy West and then discover that a tie exists between Walter
Masterson and Wynn, at 20 years each, for the three-cornered pants
title.
But our chief reaction to Mr. Eynon’s dastardly deed, summing up,
was that it brought on another cold wave. Orlando . . . green fairways
».. warm sunshine .. . gals in bathing suits.
Quickly, Jeeves, a small glass and that decanter on the left!
Basket Ball Games
Scholastic.
Roosevelt, 38; Eastern, 33.
Central. 23: Anacostia. 22.
St. John's. 50: Blair. 34.
Oonzaga. 20: Woodrow Wilson, 19.
London. 33; St. James, 5.
College.
Maryland 49: V. P. L. 41.
Kansas State. 32; Nebraska, 25.
Cornell. 36; Yale. 33.
Stanford. 55: California. 32.
outhern California, 50: University of
California at Los Angeles. 32.
Indiana State. 49: Loyola (Chicago). 35.
Baylor, 40; Arkansas. 24.
Drake, 47; Orlnnell, 33.
Alabama. 43; Vanderbilt. 31.
Washington. 39: Oregon, 31.
Oregon State, 40: Idaho. 28.
Georgia. 45: Mississippi, 41.
Tulsa, 37: Washington <8t. Louis), 23.
Duquesne. 42: Wooster. 40.
Phillips U.. 28- Oklahoma City, 20.
Utah. 47: Wyoming, 33. •
Beloit 40: Lake Forest. 37.
Colorado State, 40: Brigham Young. 32.
Greeley State. 35: Colorado College, 31.
South Dakota State, 40; North Dakota. 38.
Otterbein. 53; Oberlin. 48.
Mount Union. 37; Ohio Northern. 28.
Johns Hopkins, 48: Drexel, 38.
Carleton, 50: Knox. 29.
North Carolina. 53: Virginia Military In
stitute. 24.
Wafnesburg. 07: Fairmont (W. Va.)
Teachers, 33.
John Carroll. 36: Baldwln-Wallace. 27.
Writers Award
Yanks' Barrow
Service Token
Vet to Share Honors
With Reds' Walters
At Yearly Fete
By JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—New York’s
baseball writers decided today to
give President Ed Barrow of the
world champion Yankees a plaque'
“for meritorious services to baseball
over a long period of years.”
Such an award has been made
annually for a dozen years, and the
only surprise is that the selection
didn’t come sooner. He will share
honors at the New York Chapter’s
17th annual dinner February 4 with
Bucky Walters, the Cincinnati Reds’
pitcher, who will receive a plaque as
“player of the year.”
Barrow in Game 44 Years.
Aside from the fact baseball has
had several notable characters to
honor for valued services, the delay
in getting around to Barrow may
have been occasioned because he
remained hidden in reflected glory
many years and really came into his
own only upon the death of Col.
Jacob Ruppert a year ago this
month.
“Cousin Ed” has been running the
Yankees 20 years and has been in
organized baseball since 1896, when
he managed and won a pennant for
Wheeling, W. Va„ in the Interstate
League.
In the intervening years he start
ed Honus Wagner, the game’s great
est shortstop, on his way at Pater
son, N. J.; managed the Boston Red
Sox, won the world championship
in 1918, changed Babe Ruth from
a southpaw pitcher to an outfielder,
managed Detroit in the American
League and a number of clubs in
the big minors and was president
of the old Atlantic League three
years and of the International seven
Makes Yanks Model Club.
The award’s “services” phase is
apparent. The “meritorious” de
scription is just as obvious. For
one thing, under Barrow’s guidance,
the Yankees and their affiliates
never have run afoul Commissioner
Landis—they have become, as near
ly as possible, baseball’s model or
ganization.
The awards in the past went to
Miller Huggins. William B. Hanna
(pioneer baseball writer), Babe
Ruth, Wilbert Robinson, John Mc
Graw. Walter Johnson, Connie
Mack and Walter Maranville (joint
ly). Frank Frisch, Travis Jackson,
Kenesaw M. Landis and Joe McCar
thy and William J. Klem (jointly).
Two National Crowns
Spotlighted in D. C.
Swimming Meet
100 Tankers in Prelims
With 10 Finals on j
Tap for Tonight
With two national junior swim
ming championships the most cov
eted prizes, the District A. A. U.’s
annual winter meet opened with
preliminaries at the Shoreham
Hotel pool this afternoon with finals
in 10 events scheduled tonight.
Nearly 100 swimmers from the
Atlantic Seaboard were in the field,
with the spotlight on the men’s
national 50-yard freestyle and the
women’s national 220-yard breast
stroke championships.
Dot Evans of the Broadwood A. C.
of Philadelphia was thought to have
an edge on all competitors ih the
women’s race. Miss Evans being the
holder of several world titles. Last
year she established a District rec
ord for the event of 1:03.8.
The men’s field will be led by Bill
Waters of the University of Georgia,
Southeastern Conference record
holder in the 50-yard freestyle; Ted
Hobart of the ci;ack Massanutten
Military Academy squad; Otto
Schaffhauser, also of Broadwood
A. C.; Bob Monihan of the Penn A. C.
and George Gager of Franklin and
Marshall.
Gold, silver and bronze medals
will go to the first three place
winners of each event, with a team
trophy going to the men’s organiza
tion scoring the most points.
Today a year ago—Robin Lee
retained national figure skating
title for fifth straight year; Joan
Tozzer, 18, Boston, retained
women’s crown.
BASEBALL "EYES”—Dominic Di Maggio, youngest of the Di
Maggio baseball clan and latest to go up to the big leagues, as *'
the property of the Boston Red Sox, is seen being fitted by Dr.
Harold Jacobson of San Francisco for a set of special shatter
proof sun glasses, optically ground to correct his deficient vision.
Dominic wore glasses in the Pacific Coast League, his near
sightedness and slight astigmatism being no handicap in his
sensational outfield playing for the Seals.—Wide World Photo.
Galento's Cowboy Act
Saved When Aide
Rustles Pants
Discovers Bare Facts
About Chaps Shortly
Before Show Starts
By the Associated Press.
ORANGE. N. J„ Jan. 20—Two
Two-Ton Gun Tony Galento fanned
the hammer of his shootin’ iron and
vowed he’d “get dat bum who give
me a pair of pants with no seat in
’em.”
Galento, eminently successful as
a pugilist, made his debut last night
as leading man in “Two Gun Tony
and His Buckaroos.” a benefit show
which attracted 1,500 townsfolk to
the high school auditorium.
To add to the illusion that he was
an actor, Galento donned a pair
of chaps, the supposedly final touch
to his cowboy costume. He dis
covered. two minutes before his
entrance, that chaps do not cover
that portion of a cowboy which is
ordinarily settled in the saddle.
Surveying his figure, Tony an
nounced in awed tones:
“Say, dese cowboy tings need
sumpin’ underneath ’em.”
In the silence that followed one
could have heard Joe Louis drop.
Then:
“Holy Moses! Where’s me pants.
I go on dat stage in two minutes
and I can’t find me pants,” shouted
the eminent pugilist and tavern
keeper. “I’ll moider somebody!”
Underlings rushed away in search
of suitable covering for the perspir
ing heavyweight, while a stage man
ager pleaded:
"Keep quiet, please, those people
out front will hear you.”
“So what?” roared Galento.
“Dat’s what dey paid for dem tickets
for ain’t it? To see and hear me?”
Someone shoved’a pair of pants
in Tony’s hands. He went out and
spoke his nine-line part, each line
consisting of three one-syllable
words.
Maryland Fights
Game's Scourges
By tbe Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Md., Jan. 20.—War
in earnest against eight enemies
of wild life has been declared by
the Garrett County Sportsmen’s
Association.
H. C. Riggs, association presi
dent, said prizes will be awarded
hunters who take numbers of the
“enemy,” and rewards will be
given all contestants scoring as
many as 1,000 points.
Credit will be given on a point
basis for: Wild cats, 200; foxes,
100; weasels, 100; skunks, 25;
goshawks, 50; great homed owls,
50; crows, 50; water snakes, 25.
Lions' Sale to Outsiders Hits Sour Note in Detroit
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Demaret Nominated as No. 1 Playboy of Golf; Welter Champs Charmed in Garden
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Auoctated press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Sale of
the Detroit Lions to a Chicago
New York syndicate isn’t setting
very well with fans or press. Out
there H. O. Salsinger, the old
maestro of the Detroit News,
predicts pro football in the auto
city is doomed under foreign
ownership and that the franchise
likely will wind up back in Ports
mouth, Ohio.
Guessing here is Joe Di Maggio
will be offered $30,000—and that
he’ll sign without a squawk.
Such 2-year-old hot shots as Fen
elan, Andy K. and the filly, Now
What, will be missing from the
next list of Preakness eligible*.
Frank Leahy, who has been
offered a new 5-year contract at
around nine grand, is expected to
decide Boston College is good
enough for him.
Yes, how about ’em? North
western U. proudly proclaims its
swimming coach has been on the
job 31 years; the track coach, 20
years and the basket ball coach,
13 years. That’s fine, but what
about the football coaches, gents?
At the Garden last night La
Henie waved to Babe Ruth every
time she skated past the big fel
low’s box. The old Bam was
grinning all over himself. The
daily double feature will be intro
duced to California at the next
Bay Meadows meeting. The N.
B. A. is trying to bring Lou Salica
and Georgia Pace together to set
tle the bantamweight title dis
A
put*. Coast writers have nomi
nated Jim Demaret, Oakland
open, winner, to succeed Walter
Hagen as golf’s No. 1 playboy.
The Naional semipro Baseball
Guide for 1940 is off the press—
and a nifty job. Missouri and
Ga. Tech, Orange Bowl contend
ers, are trying to arrange regular
football dates.
Today’s guest star. R. G.
Lynch, Milwaukee Journal: ‘It’s
too bad Judge Landis is an old
man. He’s doing a Job for or
ganized baseball. The major
leagues don’t dare throw him out.
He’s in for life—and let’s hope
he lives to be 100. The judge is
the best thing that ever hap
pened to baseball.”
Note to the Messrs. Montanes
and Armstrong: The welter title
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never has changed hands In the
Garden. Herb Schwartz of the
Goshen (Ind.) News-Democrat
covered his 2,000th basket ball
game the other night. Arrivals
from Miami say every one has
given up on the luckless Gulf
stream Park racing plant re
opening. Rip Collins, Los Ange
les first sacker, is in town and the
tip is out he may land with the
Giants, making four first sackers
in all. Judge Bramham, the
minor league czar, is catching
the dickens from ball players be
cause of his ruling prohibiting
paying of bonuses for post
season series.
Break ’em up. Uncle Mike
Borselle and his nephew, name of
Joe, both play basket ball for the
New Britain (Conn.) Highs.
Wrigley Indifferent
To Howls of Cubs
Given Pay Cuts
Unsigned Papers Tossed
Back to Players With
Terms Unchanged
By TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20. — Philip
Knight Wrigley, it would seem has
turned “tough guy” on certain of
his Chicago Cubs who have designs
on larger hunks of his bank roll.
The dissatisfied Cubs are getting
large doses of indifference, despite
the fact at least four of the five
who have returned contracts un
signed are vital parts of the outfit
owned by Wrigley.
Dean Balks at $10,000 Ctat.
The dissatisfied players are out
fielder Auggie Galan and Hank
Leiber, Third Baseman Stan Hack
and Pitchers Clay Bryant and Diz
zy Dean. The club, as a matter
of policy, does not say what any
of them was offered or whether
their 1939 salaries were increased
or decreased. '
The irrepressible Dean cleared
the mystery regarding his contract.
He said he was slashed faom the
neighborhood of $20,000 to $10,000
and that he wants $15,000. Dean
won six games in 1939.
Leiber’s contract completed its
third round trip between here and
his Phoenix, Ariz., home yesterday
and quickly began a fourth trip
without any alteration. The club
asked Big Hank to explain why he
should have more than Wrigley
offered.
Cubs Have 25 Signed.
The same treatment was accorded
the others: Unsigned papers were
mailed back without any changes.
Bryant doubtless was given a
slash, since he couldn’t pitch last
year because of a sore arm. The
year before he and Bill Lee pitched
the Cubs to the flag, Bryant win
ning 19 games.
The Cubs already have 25 players
signed. They haven’t heard from
Bill Rogell, veteran shortstop ac
quired for Dick Bartell, but the
Cubs’ office explained his contract
was mailed late.
Terp, Hoya Aces Test
Cunningham Tonight
Over Mile Route
E} the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20—Glenn
Cunningham, yet to win his first
mile race of the 1940 track season,
will try to make it tonight when he
starts from scratch in a special lim
ited handicap mile run. The race
heads the program of the Grover
Cleveland-Osceola Club meet at the
7th Regiment Armory.
One of his rivals will be Luigi
Beccall, who won the Olympic 1,500
meter title for Italy in 1932, but
now runs for New York A. C. Bec
call will start from the 15-yard
mark, while others in the field will
be Mason Chronister of Maryland
and Phil Graves of Georgetown,
1939 winner.
Sharing interest will be the spe
cial limited handicap half-mile,
bringing together John Borican, in
door world record holder, and Char
ley Beetham, national indoor and
outdoor champion.
Rockville Visits J. C. C.
Jewish Community Center’s big
five will be host in a return game
with the Rockville A. A. tonight,
with action starting at 9:15 o’clock.
Rockville won an earlier game.
Dancing will follow tonight’s contest.
BENGOUGH BALMY?—No, but the newly signed Nat, who is
slated to tutor Washington’s pitchers, apparently enjoys his
coaching duties, if this shot of him in action at Newark is any
criterion. Benny isn’t ticketed to -coach base runners for the
Nats, but Prexy Clark Griffith may yield and capitalize on his
c°l°r’ —Handy & Boesser Photo.
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Lions Out to Trim Dartmouth
And Make Free-for-AII of
Eastern Basket ScraD
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20—Form
finally is beginning to show itself in
the Eastern Intercollegiate Basket
Ball League.
And since “form” in that oldest
of all college court circuits usually
means a free-for-all championship
battle, with at least half the league
teams involved, the next thing
seems to be for Dartmouth to drop
back to the rest of the field.
The Indians, champions the last
two seasons, are out in front again.
They go after their third straight
league victory against Columbia at
New York tonight. Cornell, picked
the leading challenger, finally lived
up to some of the predictions last
night by handing Yale its first de
feat, 36-33, and tying the Elis for
second place.
Columbia, though it hasn't shown
much so far, is rated another im
portant title contender, so now it
is up to the Lions. Playing on their
home court, they may be the team
to give Dartmouth its first setback
in league competition.
Yale, the circuit’s “surprise” team,
found last night’s game just about
10 minutes too long. The Elis built
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a 20-16 lead In the first half and
stretched it to 23-16 as the second
started. Then the Cornell attack,
uncertain all season, began to
smooth out. Jim Bennett and Wel
lington Ramsey began dropping
shots with mechanical precision.
The lead changed hands seven times
In the last half, but Cornell finally
drew away. Bennett and Ramsey
accounted for practically all Cor
nell’s scoring with 15 points apiece.
Whether last night's victory
means Cornell has settled down to
play fine basket ball may be dem
onstrated today when the Ithacans
play Army at West Point.
Pennsylvania, fifth in the league
standing, also takes on "outside”
competition tonight, facing Notre
Dame, a team the Quakers never
have beaten.
Non-league competition in the
East tonight covers a wide terri
tory, with a half dozen or more
standout teams in action. Prin
cipal games include Long Island
Newark, Brown-Lowell Textile, Vir
ginia Tech-George Washington,
Penn State-Navy, Villanova-Penn
iJilitary and Bethany-Washington
snd Jefferson.
Open Team Net Meet
In Place of Davis
Cup Play Urged
Harris Would Send 10
Ranking Pros Against
Leading Amateurs
Bs the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 20.—Promoter
Jack Harris fanned the fires of that
hotly debated open tennis problem
today wit ha suggestion that a pro
vs. amateur team contest be substi
tuted for the Davis Cup matches if
the latter are canceled due to the
European war.
“Why not send the country’s top
10 professionals against an amateur
team selected by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association?” inquired
Harris, manager of Don Budge, the
pro kingpin.
Would Aid Youngsters.
“We could put it on at Forest
Hills,” said Harris, "and I’ll guaran
tee the appearance of every profes
sional for his bare expenses. Let
the U. S. L. T. A. use the profits to
stimulate interest in amateur tennis,
and I’ll tell you how that could be
done. The money to defray the
expenses of kids, poor kids from
small towns who cannot otherwise
afford to play in their own sectional
tournaments. The sectional winners
and runners-up could be sent to the
national boys’ and junior champion
ships.”
Long an advocate of open tennis,
Harris said the pro line-up probably
would consist of Budge, Ellsworth
Vines, Bill Tilden, Lester Stoefen,
Bruce Barnes, Walter Senior, Berk
ley Bell, Vincent Richards, Dick
Skeen and Joe Whalen.
The amateurs might be Bobby
Riggs, Frank Parker, Don McNeill,
Welsby Van Horn, Bltsy Grant, El
wood Cooke, Wayne Sabin, Gardinar
Mulloy, Sidney Wood and Henry
Prusoff. *
“Think of what that would mean
to tennis generally,” declared Harris.
“There not only would be tremen
dous interest in the match itself,
but it would help the amateurs to
lift their game in competition with
some of the greatest players of all
time.”
Bensinger Ploys Johnsen
In Indoor Net Match
Bobby Bensinger, District boy ten
nis champion, will play his first
public match here tonight since
winning the national indoor title,
when he meets David Johnsen at
the Y. M. C. A. at 7:16 o’clock to
night.
Johnsen, former junior champUm
of the District, now is one of the
city’s ranking senior players.
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Rested Eagles Look
To Runnerup Clash
With Baltimore
Play Here Next Tuesday;
Orioles Out to Slash
New York Margin
The skidding Washington Eagles
today faced the prospect of scan
ning the Eastern Amateur Hockey
League race from third place when
they clash with the Baltimore
Orioles Tuesday night at Riverside
Stadium.
Should the Orioles whip the New
York Rovers tomorrow in New York,
the Baltimore outfit would grasp
undisputed possession of second
place. If New York wins the situa
tion may be more acute, however,
for the Rovers then would enjoy a
6-point lead over the Orioles and
Eagles, currently locked in second
position.
Dr. Rpy Dunmire, club physician,
today predicted the Eagles will re
turn from their brief rest at full
strength. Len Burrage and Bill
Cairns, nursing skate gashes, and
Paul Courteau, favoring a damaged
wrist, are expected to be back on the
Job.
Ten per cent of the gross receipts
will be donated to the Mile o’ Dimes
campaign for the Infantile Paralysis
Fund sponsored by The Star and the
National Broadcasting Co.
McGill Pitts Four
Fistic Champs
Against C. U.
Terps Play Generals,
G. W. Tackles V. P. I.,
Loser to Maryland
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
What’ll it be folks, basket ball or
boxing? We have both.
Over here—next performance at
3:30 this afternoon at College Park,
Maryland vs. Washington and Lee
in another stupendous extravaganza
of sizzling leather in the old South
ern Conference style. It’s an at
traction no man, woman or chee-ild
can afTord to miss.
Tonight—one time only—the first
and only showing in this city and
at no increase in regular prices,
Catholic University vs. McGill in
boxing and George Washington vs.
Virginia Tech in basket ball. Box
ing at Brookland and basket ball at
Tech High—both at 8:30. Hair
raising, spine-tingling, nerve-shat
tering feats that defy duplication.
Action positively guaranteed or
money cheerfully refunded—maybe.
Catholic University’s pillow-push
ers take on one of the strongest
teams ever to set foot in this baili
wick. McGill is loaded with cham
pions—each and every one loaded
with dynamite. They have four in
all. On their home grounds the
McGill boys are known as the orig
inal Mickey Finns—one punch and
you’re gone. But the Redbirds have
prepared a warm reception for their
guests and, unless it is stretching
District fire regulations too far, ex
pect to make it too hot for the
visitors.
Extra Bouts Fill Program.
Heavier classes will be featured
for McGill is shy of lightweights and
plentifully supplied with heavy hit
ters. To take up slack extra bouts
will be inserted in the welter and
light-heavyweight classes. The
change heartily was approved by
Coach Eddie La Fond of Catholic,
whose searching gaze failed to find
any Pancho Villas among his little
men.
The line-up, with McGill's repre
sentative mentioned first, is as fol
lows:
135 pounds—Shorty Shorteno
vs. John Tedder.
145 pounds—Harry Jay vs. Huck
Huges; Gordon De Blois vs. Gus
Gershin.
155 pounds—Pete Stanley vg.
Joe Bunsa.
165 pounds—Reggie Quart vi.
Gerry Strang.
176 pounds—John Bower vi.
Fred Stant; Peter Greenwood vi.
Jay Turner.
Heavyweight—Tom Hughes vs.
Julius Stanges.
tjcorge Washington, hitting a
merry pace since the turn of the
year, is a heavy choice over V. P. I,
although the Gobblers shouldn’t be
sold short after waging a hangup
battle against Maryland last night.
Tech has a small but smart team
that moves fast. The visitors missed
numerous shots last night that
ordinarily would have dropped and
they made a difference.
President’s Fund Gets Profit.
Coach Bill Reinhart intends to
use the same starting five in George
Washington’s lineup that galloped
over Navy to a 49-29 victory earlier
in the week.
Proceeds from tonight’s game will
be turned in to the Presidents
Birthday Fund for the fight on
paralysis. Stundent books will be
honored as usual and other tickets
will sell for 75 cents and $1.
Maryland uncovered a brand new
star in Artie Woodward as it came
from behind to record its 15th con
secutive victory over V. P. I. last
night, and on a basis of its show
ing is a slight choice over Washing
ton and Lee. Woodward led a sec
ond-half surge that enabled the
Terps to blot out Tech's 26-15 half
time advantage and win going away.
He chalked up 13 points, outscoring
reliable George DeWitt by one.
Maryland’s second-stringers start
ed the fray, but quickly gave way
to the regulars when V. P. I. ran
up a 10-0 lead in the first 6 min
utes. Pershing Mondorff broke the
ice for the eventual victory with
a field goal after 7 minutes.
V- P I. O.PPts. Maryland. O.P.Pts.
Haff.f _ 12 4 Ochs’relter.f 0 0 0
Ingram.!-o 1 13 Dewitt.!... 6 0 12
McCUster.c. 3 0 H DuvaU.!_ 2 4 8
Ross.c- 3 O H Vannais.f_10 2
Demuru.c.. 0 0 0 Weldlnger.c 10 2
Mastg-2 15 Woodward.c 6 1 13
Henderson.g 2 2 0 Mondorff.g. 5 010
Biggs.g Oil Wharton.g_ 0 0 0
Chamb laln.g 0 0 0 Garrett.g.. 0 0 0
Rea.g_ 10 2
Mullts.g_0 0 0
Bengoechea.f 0 0 0
Totals.. 17 7 41 Totals.. 22~6 49
Half-time score: V. P. I.. 20: Mary
land. !7. Pree throws missed—Mondorff.
DuvaU (3), McClister (3), Ingram. Ref
eree—Paul Menton (Loyola).
Roster of Nationals, 1940
Pitchers. B. T. Wt. Ht. Winter Home. - Club. 19*9. W. L.
*•„ R R 182 6-1 Cereces. Venex'la" Washington 6 9
Chase. Kendall R L .75 6—1 Oneonta, N. Y. Washington in in
Oehrman. Paul R R 195 6 Bend. Oreg. Alban, 14 ii
Haynes, Joseph R R 180 6—2 Columbia. 8 C. Washington 6 12
Holland, W. _ L L 190 6-1 Varlna N. C. CharlotU 7 10
Hudson. Sldne, R R 175 6—t Rossvllie. Oa. Sanford 2* 4
Newton R R 155 5-11 I^wrenceTllle. Va. Springfield 18 19
s b 522 2-1 Hamilton. Ontario Washington 11 17
Leonard. EmU. R R 195 8 Auburn. Ill Washington 20 8
Kasterson. W. - R R 170 6-2 Phlladdnhla. Pa. Charlotte-Wash. 2 2
Konteagudo. R. L L 165 5-7 Santa Clara. Cuba Springfield 18 10
rJm?.*nWlj0U1* 5 2 ?22 2"a Baltimore. Md. Oreenvllle 8 15
O.-R R 165 8 Havana. Cuba Charlotte 10 12
jUUllamg, A. — R R 200 6-3 San Aug tine, Tex. Chattanooga 14 9
*1M, lari,— R R 190 5—10 Hartford. Ala. Charlotte 15 14
S»rl7. Jacob L R 168 5-11 Kind ITfn. N. C. 5-19-16 Washlnaton *82
tjona. Alfred R R ||5 5-11 Kenl/. N. C. 9-28-16 Charlotte 298
ftrrell. Rlch’d R R 180 5-10 Guilford. N.C. 10-12-06 Washlnaton .281
Huliant A.— R R 170 5—11 fit. Paul. Minn. 11-24-12 Washlnaton .250
tderhoit.*jlf’rls L R 179 8-1 Hopewell. Va. 9-13-16 Charlotte-Wash 300
USSSS0*?’ J- - § 5 J05 6-11 Apalachicola. Pla. 7-28-18 Washlnaton 289
“ 9 8 3Z2 5—li. E,».Tett*^P5i pa- l-28-0e Washlnaton .264
°— & 8 325 5“i° Wlnooekl. Vt. 9-10-19 Charlotte .319
Rdaar R R 180 5-8 Trenton. N. J. 11-29-14 Or’nv'le-fip’afd-W’n 322
bSl- r>' *• ' T1 ft 325 §~3/>n. Si c- 8-10-16 Washlnaton 317
C. 8. - L K 165 Elllsvllle. Miss. 3-1 #1-04 Washington 304
5 5 fartbault. Minn. 8-18-17 MinneSKlU *02
*3?* ■' 9 8 3S§ 5~o?i Chat nooaa. Tenn. 10-4-19 Ch’rrte-Or'nv’le-W’n .338
Wk: sai esSR*Y- vitusass«
tea 'ft. it a fcu ssatsw- rail s
V>
w jT- 8 8 Jon Trenton. N. J. 11-11-15 Washlnaton .301
8 8 J00 Cleveland. Ohio 4-16-18 Orlando-Wash. .253
• Rouarto R g 2 Camasuey, Cuba 6-29-17 Charlotte .299
arSffi, ?f— 8 8 3 Burllnaton. N. J. 11-22-17 Greenville-Wash. .343
w«iffr j — 8 8 3 }}„ BalUcshura. Miss. 3-19-09 Chicaao Americans .289
wST’ r - - M^ST^A?* n J- 6-27-15 Washlnaton .274
West, Samuel- L 10 Lubbock. Tex. 10-5-04 Washlnaton .m
1836
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