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WASHINGTON, D. C„ FRIDAY, JAIpJARY 23, 1942.
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Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
TH« Old Fox Finds Another New Ally
It's going to seem strange to have the Yankees and Red Sox
playing an American League game in the Polo Grounds, or the
Cubs and Cardinals battling at Comiskey Park, but it may happen.
In fact, President Ed Barrow of the Yankees is quoted as saying
that if the fans back up President Roosevelt’s suggestion that
more night games be played, the world champions will rent the
Giants’ park, which is equipped with a lighting system.
This smacks of a bit of high-pressure salesmanship on the part of
Uncle Clark Griffith of the Nats, who wants night ball at Griffith Stadium
three months of the Summer, for Mr. Barrow was, and remains, a foe of
the arc lights. Griffith, however, interpreted the President’s suggestion
a week ago as a “command" and that precisely is the term Barrow used.
• The' next time Mr. Roosevelt runs for the presidency he Is assured
of at least the 16 votes of the major league clubowners for what he did
for baseball in his message to Judge Landis amounted to a favor without
precedent. For a while, you may recall, there W'as some talk of turning
off baseball lights to conserve power for defense needs. This was about
the time Mr. Ickes was rationing gasoline, too, in eyedroppers. Irked by
the pleas for reclassification on the part of some ball players, critics
were mumbling that baseball was no essential industry and why should
perfectly healthy, grown men be allowed to slide into bases and bat and
run at fat salaries while bank clerks and salesmen and printers were
joining the Army at $21 a month.
Griffith Justified in Taking His Stand
Had it not been for Mr. Roosevelt's message, Griffiths plan to
Increase night ball, he admits, would have been junked. At the last
winter meeting, when the Old Fox proposed to at least double the limit
of seven nocturnal engagements for each club, he was voted down even
by the usually sympathetic Judge Landis.
But now the boss man of the Government has okayed the use of
electric power. He has called baseball an aid to civilian morale. And he
has given baseball an out for. had daytime business fallen off this year
due to pressure of defense work, it would have been a lean year for the
owners.
Griffith is justified in his concern over the increase of night baseball.
Aside from purely patriotic reasons he has a sound selfish reason for
wanting to keep the moths flying. In Washington, hub of the Allied war
team, Griffith would be hit harder than any other clubowner. No longer
are Uncle Sam's nephews and nieces prone to close their desks early and
get to the ball game by 3:15. Not many will see their normal quota of
daylight baseball.
Night Baseball Helped to Save Browns and Athletics
Griffith has a large investment in the Washington ball club. His Is
a private business, no different from a department store or a picture
house or a factory. The old gentleman firmly is convinced that no en
tertainment can match baseball and in this he may be right. At least,
he has a great and influential ally now at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue.
Night baseball began to return dividends last summer on Washing
ton's $130,000 lighting system. It practically saved the Browns and Ath
letics and while heretofore not essential in cities like Detroit, Cleveland,
Chicago and New York it may well be of increased importance to these
industrial centers, also lined up stronger than ever in war work. Be
cause of sightseers, Broadway shows and night clubs. New York would
*eem to be the last to find artificial lights overlooking a diamond neces
sary. But with Mr. Barrow weakening it is obvious that he, too, forsees
• possible pinch.
Boston mav be the only major league city in which actual night ball
may not be played. Neither the Red Sox nor the Bees have lighted parks.
For one thing Boston is more or less geographically unfitted for much
night baseball. It gets too chilly along the New England coast, even of
Summer evenings. But both Bob Quinn of the Bees and Eddie Collins of I
the Red Sox have hinted they may play twilight ball. At any rate, more
light will be thrown on the subject at the forthcoming meeting in New
York when Griffith undoubtedly will open by firmly reminding his fellow
clubowners that Mr. Roosevelt's words were, "... I hope that night
games can be extended because it gives an opportunity to the day shift
to see a game occasionally."
Lacing by Schaefer
Blow to Cochran's
Cue Title Chance
Might Have Won Crown
In Struggle Tonight
With Champ Hoppe
B7 the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23 — If it weren't
for Jake Schaefer, Welker Cochran
could have ended Willie Hoppe's
two-year reign as king of three
eushion billiards by beating the
champ tonight.
But all because of Jake, Cochran
must down Hoppe not once but
twice straight to wrench away his
crown, and few in the cue experting
business think that’s apt to happen.
Cochran's defeat by Schaefer last
night prevented the San Francisco
artist from maintaining a tie for
first with the defending titlist, in
which case tonight's Cochran-Hoppe
match would have meant the crown
for the winner.
Because of the Cleveland player's
upset triumph. Hoppe can retain
his championship by a victory to
night, while the best Cochran can
do by winning will be to tie Willie
in the final standings, forcing a
playoff Monday.
Schaefer, runnerup to Hoppe in
1940 and 1941, raced away from
Cochran at the start and after 25
Innings was in front, 25-15. The
final margin, reached in 37 innings,
was 50 to 28, and only a cluster
©f seven bv Cochran in his last
turn at the table saved Welker
from defeat by a far more humiliat
ing score.
Willie kept his tournament record
In order last night by defeating Joe
Chamaco of Mexico City, 50 to 46.
In 42 innings, thereby eliminating
the Mexican from title considera
tion.
Today Arthur Thumblad of’Chi
eago faced Chamaco and Ralph
Greenleaf of Monmouth, 111., op
posed Schaefer in the final matches
for all four. The Hoppe-Cochran
bout was the only one on the evening
card.
Standing* (• indicate* completed
gchedule):
w L. H R B O
Willie Hoooe -7 1 a *25
Welker Cochran--— 6 2 g 39
Joe Chamaco -$ 8 2 vO
Ralph Greenlee! - 4 4 9 40
•John Fitzpatrick-4 5 g 41
•Earle Lookabaurh-4 S 7 45
Jake Schaefer_-_8 6 0 87
Arthur ThumbUd_3 5 * 35
•Otto Reiselt _8 6 10 3*
•Arthur Rubin_ 3 6 6 39
Army Gets V. M. I. Coach
LEXINGTON, Va„ Jan. 23 <*").—
Sam Barnes, Virginia Military In
stitute’s wrestling ccach, has depart
ed for service with the Navy. He
left behind six skilled lettermen
and a good-sized squad to carry the
Cadets through six dual meets and
the Southern Conference tourna
ment.
Piloting His Only
Hope, Says Pepper
By the Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE, Okla , Jan. 23 —
The Wild Horse of the Osage is
taming down.
Pepper Martin, one-time ring
leader of the St. Louis Cardi
nals' Gashouse Gang and now
manager of Sacramento in the
Pacific Coast League, puts it this
way:
"I know my days in baseball
are numbered unless I am suc
cessful as a manager, so I want
a good ranch where I can raise
fine cattle and perhaps settle
down and run for sheriff."
Martin was reported negotiat
ing for a ranch in Muskogee
County.
I
Guests at Umps' Fete
Could Lick Stuffing
Out of Their Hosts
If they decide to choose up sides
and play a game at the District of
Columbia Baseball Umpire Associa
tion’s annual banquet Thursday
night at the Continental Hotel,
the honored guests will kick the
stuffing out of the best team the as
sociation can muster.
They would have a pfetty fair
pitching staff in Clark Griffith, Doc
White and Walter Johnson, and a
better-than-average catcher in Rick
Ferrell. The infield would have Joe
Judge or George McQuinn on first,
Bucky Harris at second, Bill Werber
or Bozle Berger at shorstop and Os
sie Bluege on third. But the out
field might be weak with Arch Mc
Donald in left, Tuffy Leemans In
center and Bill McGowan in right
field.
All in all. it’s not a bad team, and
on second thought it might make a
respectable showing in either major
league this year if Griff and Doc
White could get the ball over the
plate on less than two bounces.
The umps, in a magnanimous
mood, inasmuch as the season is sev
eral months’ distant, also have in
vited sponsors and managers of all
teams In weekday and Sunday sand
lot leagues, in addition to the above
guests.
Chile Skiers Will Tour
U. S. for Good Will
B> the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Four skiers
from Chile and two from Bolivia are
expected here Monday to start an
eight-week tour of ski centers In
the United States.
The tour Is being sponsored as s
good will measure by the National
Ski Association at the request of
I the co-ordinator of inter-American
Affairs in Washington.
Long Tee Shots
By Kogan Cut 7
Off Frisco Par
.
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65 on Muddy Course
Gets Him 3-Stroke
Lead in Tourney
By BUSSELL NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif„ Jan.
23.—Texas-born Benny Hogan, set
ting a pace comparable to a jack
rabbi: in his native State, was out
in front today as the field teed olT
in the second round of the 72-hole
San Francisco Open Golf Tourna
ment.
The 137-pound dynamiter, lead
ing pro golfer of the country the
last two years and winner of the
recent Los Angeles Open for a flying
1942 start, knocked par dizzy yester
day with a first-round 65.
It lopped seven strokes off stand
ard figures for the California club
course. Par for the 6,520-yard,
heavilv-wooded layout is a pair of
36s. Hogan toyed with it to the
tune of 32-33.
The round would have been sen
sational in any circumstances. But
the Hershey iPa.i entry compiled
his score under adverse conditions.
Fairways were soft and in some
spots deep Jh mud. Water stood on
many greerts. Try building a re
spectable score with such handicaps
to overcome.
Hogan Hits Seven Birdies.
He hit such long tee shots that
his ball was on the edge of all four
of the par-5 holes. Each time he
chipped up for putts of not more
than 3 feet. Seven birdies were on
the card. Low scores are not ex
actly new to slender Benny. He
had 62 In the Oakland Open last
year.
As the leader, Hogan enjoyed a
three-shot advantage over his closest
rival starting today's second round
Veteran Harry Cooper of Minne
apolis came home with a 33—35—68.
Another old-timer, Horton Smith of
Pinehurst, N. C, crowded Cooper
with a 35—34—69.
Others among the nine stars
breaking par were Harry Bassler Los
Altos, Calif., 35—35—70; Dick Metz
Oak Park, 111., 33-37-70. and the
following 71 shooters: Lawson Little
San Francisco. 35—36; Denny Shute,
Chicago, 35—36; Ralph Hutchinson.
Bethlehem. Pa . 35-36. and Lloyd
Mangrun, 36—35.
Nelson Has Dismal 76.
Half a dozen tied par. Among
those who fell back to rear-guard
positions were such notables as
Byron Nelson of Toledo. Ohio, for
mer U. S. Open and national P. G.
A. champion. He had a 38—38—76,
a dismal showing after his 6-under
par 274 and victory In the Oakland
Open last week. Nelson was shaky
from tee to green much of the way
Sam Snead. Hot Springs, Va.; Jim
my Hines, Great Neck, Long Island;
Leonard Dodson, Kansas City, and
Clayton Heafner, Charlotte. N C
were grouped at 74. Heafner found
his trouble in a tee. Two years ago
in Oakland he had similar difficulty.
This time it cost him two strokes.
He batted at the ball, lodged 3 feet
above the ground. It bounced up
ward and stuck, but he got it out on
the fourth try and took a six on the
hole.
Bulvin, Hoya Halfback
Passed Up in Draff,
Is Signed by Rams
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 23 —Ben Bul
vin, 182-pound, triple-threat half
back from Georgetown, is one of
seven players passed up in the Na
tional Professional Football League
draft who have been signed by the
Cleveland Rams, it was learned to
day.
Four 220-pound tackles and a scat
tering of backs from various sections
comprise the group that is expected
to strengthen greatly the 1942 team.
Other acquisitions are Jos Pasqua
and J. R. Fawcett, Southern Meth
odist tackles; Joe Jeter, Oklahoma
City tackle; Bill Shoopman. Texas
Mines tackle; Forrest Covin. 195
pound North Texas State end, and
Jack Boone, 180-pound Elon College
tailback.
St. Cecilia's Winner
Catherine Tarleton set the pace
with eight points as St. Cecilia’s
Academy basket ball team defeated
the Sacred Heart girls, 34-27, in a
well played game.
WOULD JOIN UNCLE SAM’S TEAM—This group of former foot
ball stars appeared before Lt. Comdr. Qene Tunney In Chicago
yesterday and applied for duty as physical Instructors In the
Naval Reserve. Seated with Tunney la Joe Maniac!, for
merly with Fordham and the Chicago Bears, and standing are
(left to right) Tommy O’Boyle, Tulane; Joe Zeller, Indiana;
Chester Stabb, Michigan; Don Elser, Notre Dame; Edmund
Skoronski, Purdue; Joe Lokano, Northwestern.—A. P. Wirephoto.
Schroeder Is Next Net
Champion, Predicts
Lyttleton-Rogers
Great Irish Tennis Ace >
Declares Play in U. S.
Is as Good as Ever
By the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.. Jan.
22. — Towering George Lyttleton
Rogers. colorful Irish international
tennis figure for nearly two decades,
predicted today that hard-hitting
Ted Schroeder of California would
be the next United States singles
champion — provided the Army
doesn’t get him first.
“Schroeder hits very hard, has a
good, all-around game and is im
proving all the time,” declared the
6-foot 7-inch Lyttleton-Rogers. who
has won 15 Irish championships, a
number of European titles and has
been a member of 12 Irish Davis
Cup teams.
••Furthermore.” he asserted,
“Schroeder’s ability to play well on
grass gives him an advantage over
players like Frank Parker, Don Mc
Neill and Jack Kramer, who also
loom as strong contenders for the
title vacated when Bobby Riggs
turned professional.”
Lyttleton-Rogers expressed beUef,
too, that the standard of amateur
tennis in the United States Is as
high as ever.
“There are more good tennis
amateurs today than ever before,”
he declared, "and a lot of them are
grossly underrated. Schroeder and
Kramer and several other young
players now coming along probably
wiU become as good as Budge or
Perry, too. before they are finished.
"The tendency is to compare every
amateur who comes along with Bill
Tilden. They forget that players
like Tilden are the exception rather
than the rule in any sport.”
Lyttleton-Rogers, now following
the Florida winter circuit, said he
is making plans for “a super-ten
nis show which will play benefit
matches for the Red Cross,” but has
not yet lined up all the contestants.
Riggs Goes Into Lead
On Pro Tennis Tour
By thf Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.—Bobby
Riggs beat Don Budge, 6—2. 7—9,
6—4, before an estimated 1,200 on
lookers In Butler Fieldhouse last
night to take the lead among tour
ing professional tennis players.
Fred Perry downed Lester Stoefen,
6—3, 6—4.
In the doubles. Riggs and Budge
beat Perry and Stoefen, 12—14, 6—2,
8—3.
Gun Club Lists Shoot
Members of the Washington Gun
Club will gather at their Benning
traps tomorrow afternoon for their
regular weekly shoot starting at 2
o’clock.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ban.
Shepherd Teachers n. Colum
bus. Tech gym, 8:30.
Qallaudet va. Tow son Teachers,
Towson, Md.
George Washington Freshmen
vs. Maryland Freshmen, College
Parle, 7:00.
Anacostla vs. Wilson. Central
vs. Western (high school series)
at Tech, 3:30.
Xavier <N. Y.) vs. Gonzaga,
Turner’s Arena. 3:30.
Belmont Abbey vs. Georgetown
Frosh, Ryan gym. 7:30.
St. JohiVs at Bethesda-Chevy
Chase, 8:00.
James Monroe at Washington
Lee, 8:00.
Hockey.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Washing
ton Eagles, Riverside Stadium,
8:30
• Washington Liona vs. Pitts
burgh Hornets, Pittsburgh, PA.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
George Washington ve. Mary
land. College Park, 8:00.
Georgetown vs. Army, West
Point. N. Y.
Gallaudet vs. Bridgewater,
Bridgewater, Va.
St. Albans vs. St. James, Ha
gerstown, Md.
Hockey.
Washington Lions vs. Pitts
burgh Hornets, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Washington Eagles vs. Boston
Olympics, Boston, Mass.
Penn State vs. Georgetown,
Riverside Stadium, 8:30.
Boxing.
Western Maryland vs. Mary
land, College Park, following
basket ball.
Penn State Teachers (Lock
haven) at Catholic U.. 8:15.
Columbus' U. at Indiana (Pa.)
State Teachers.
English of Cards Plans
Return to Baseball
By the Auocteted Preu.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23. —Elwood
“Woody” English, former shortstop
with the Chicago Cubs, plans re
turning to baseball after an ab
sence of three years. He has been
reinstated by Baseball Commissioner
Kenesaw Landis. He had been
placed on the ineligible list in 1939
for refusing to report to the St.
Louis Cardinals.
English wrote Branch Rickey ask
ing lor an opportunity to play or
to be assigned to a coaching job.
He is 35.
Woman Finishes Second
In Big Trap Tourney
Br the Auocteted Preu.
PUNTA GORDA, Pla., Jan. 23.—
J. R. Johnston, jr., of Hartford City,
Ind., was top contestant yesterday
in the Collier Memorial trapshoot
here. He broke 194 of the 200 targets.
Mrs. Lela Hall of Strasbourg, Mo.,
broke 190 to place second.
Boy, 12, Nearly Pars Los Angeles Open Links
Henry Hunter, Son of Pro, Weighs 100 Pounds, but Slugs Golf Ball
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23 —
Henry Mac Gregor Hunter shot a
74 at Riviera Country Club the
other day over a course that is
long and a true test of champion
ship golf.
Just a year ago the Nation’s
leading professionals, including
Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Jimmy
Demaret and Porky Oliver, were
shooting 74s over this same course
In the Los Angeles Open, and were
glad to get them.
But Henry Mac Gregor Hunter
is just 12 years old. He weighs
only 100 pounds, or less, and
stands 5 feet 2 with the aid of the
spikes in his shoes.
So this 2-over-par .74 by a 12
year-old sprout is unusual.
It’s less unusual, however, if
you look closer at that name. Tor
Henry Mac Gregor, or Mac, Is the
son of renowned Willie Hunter,
former British amateur cnam
plon, captain of Scotland’s inter
national team and now a ranking
California player and pro at Riv
iera.
Son Mac shot his round in a
competition—in a monthly club
sweepstake—and played with old
er members who saw him hole out
every putt. *'
How long has he been playing?
“He started swinging a golf club
soon after he arrived,” Father
Willie said, “but he's been inter
ested keenly in playing less than
three years."
His son plays ’most every aft
ernoon after school, loves the
game and has the makings of the
champion his daddy proved to be.
His game is usually in the very
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low 80s .and he’s generally be
yond 200 yards off the tee. On his
74 round he had 28 putts, hit 12
greens and had a couple of whist
ling 250-yard drives. He had
three birdies, three bogles and
one six. That 2-over-par hole
made him “pretty mad,” but he
came to the 18th needing par for
a 37—37—74. He made it.
The youngster must be a tough
competitor. On the other hand,
with the blood of the Mac Oreg
on and hunters in his veins, he
couldn’t be otherwise.
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Survey of Sports Goods Asked
By Physical Fitness Leader
B7 Uj* Auoclited Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23— A re
quest to survey the Nation’s sporting
goods needs for 1942 went forward
today to manufacturers from John
B. Kelly, national director of the
physical fitness program, who said
he had been assured that production
of equipment considered vital for
morale would be continued if at all
possible.
Kelly said the results of the sur
vey would be presented to the new
War Production Board.
Kelly pointed out that England
curtailed all sports activities shortly
after entering the war. but later
found this was a mistake because
of its effect on civilian morale.
"In light of that experience, we
do not want to make the same mis
take." he said. "Sports activities are
essential in schools, factories, Army
camps and elsewhere, just as sports
spectacles, like baseball, are neces
sary for relaxation and recreation.
“It is necessary that we have cer
tain priorities on materials for
manufacture of sports equipment.”,
—
Purdue Retains Elward
As Grid Coach Only
BT the Associated Press.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Jan. 23.—The
board of trustees of Purdue has
voted to relieve A. H. (Mai) Elward
of his duties as athletic director, but
retained him as head football coach
until December 31, 1942.
There was no indication as to
whether Elward would be retained
after that date.
Vast Expansion
Of Intramural
Policy Is Due
Bigger Dixie Squads *
Planned, but Schools
Will Cut Expenses
- By ROMNEY WHEELER.
Associated Preee Sports Writer.
ATLANTA, Jan. 23.—Intercollegi
ate athletics In the South may get
down to the point of ham sand
wiches and day coaches, but you can
take it from the men in charge—
sports will carry on.
“The impression we’vs got," says
Veteran Coach Bill Alexander of
Georgia Tech, “is that the Govern
ment wants us to keep sports going.
We*re not Interested In quality, now,
but quantity. We're trying to get
more boys out for the teams than
ever before.
“Our teams may not travel in
style. But we can still give ’em a
ham sandwich on a day coach. The
buses still run. You can get around,
even though It may be necessary
to re-arrange schedules. Until the
Government tells us otherwise, well
carry on.”
Talk to any head coach or ath
letic director In the Southern or
Southeastern Conferences and you 11
get the same reply: No curtailment
until It’s absolutely necessary; ex
pansion of athletics wherever pos
sible.
Intramural Policy Expanded.
Most colleges have had elaborate
Intramural programs for many
years. All are continuing them with
renewed emphasis.
At the University of Mississippi,
where two years of physical educa
tion Is compulsory, Head Coach
Harry' Mehre declared in favor of
a full four years and said Missis
sippi would expand its program on
those lines. South Carolina sounded
a similar note.
In Virginia. William and Mary
announced addition of several phy
sical education classes; the Univer
sity of Kentucky, with all physical
equipment already in use, an
nounced plans for additional classes.
Stepped-up programs also were out
lined by the Universities of Florida,
Alabama, Tulane, Louisiana State,
South CaroUna. Clemson, Mary
land and Georgia Tech.
Some colleges expressed appre
hension for their minor sports.
Transportation difficulties drew re
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