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Washington. D C . Saturday, September 14.1946—B—20 M
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By FRANCIS E. STANN '
A Skipper Who Scrapes the Hull
Something new has been added to the President's Cup RegattR.
which was to start this morning with the sailing races off Ha ins
Point. For the first time star class boats will appear in Washington's
first annual water classic since 1941.
We went down to the Capital Yacht Club yesterday to see a
Francia C. Stann.
star class Doai ana io nna Annul ueacun 01
Larchmont, N. Y.. who had been established
the favorite, to his surprise, chiefly because in
1943 he won the international star class cham
pionship.
Now a star boat is no toy or. if it is, it's an
expensive thingummy. But instead of finding
Mr. Deacon a middle-aged, well-to-do banker
sportsman or business executive-sportsman, we
found the gentleman squatting under a hull,
which in turn was resting on an ancient auto
chassis, and rubbing with wet sandpaper while
rivulets of brown Potomac River water ran down
his naked chest and drenched his worn dunga
rees.
When he emerged from beneath his craft he
turned out to be a medium-sized fellow with red
dish hair and only 25 years old. He graduated
from Princeton in 1943, entered the Navy and is just getting back
into sailing competition again.
Star Class Boats Might Scrape Bottom
The star boat, he explained, is one of the oldest, one-design
classes in international competition. He isn't sure, but it could be
the oldest and before the war practically every country entered boats.
In 1938 the international was held at Kiel, Germany, because a Ger
man was the defending champion.
Deacon was anxious to slick his hull and put his Armade in
the water so he could test the mud fiats the Army engineers are re
ported to have dredged, making it possible for star boats to race in
the Potomac.
"It's no fun running aground," he testified. "All you can do is
get out and push.” i
A star class boat is 22 feet 6 inches long, he explained, although !
one could be 22 feet 7 inches long and remain eligible. "Personal
ly,” he said, "I like the 6-inch hull better,” which goes to show what
an inch can mean. His Armade—a white boat named by contract
ing the first two letters of his names. Arthur Martin Deacon—draws
3 feet 8 inches. His mast is 33 feet high, his boat weights 1.500
pounds and his keel—these boats have keels—weighs nearly half a
ton. A star class boat has 300 square feet of canvas.
Deacon Insists It's Not a Rich Man's Sport
We asked Deacon how fast they can go and. reflecting, he guessed
maximum speed was 7 or 8 knots under good conditions. “But I
once had a speedometer,” he said, "and I’ve gone 10 knots several
times—once' wTith no sails. That,” he laughed, "was a day.”
He admits that owning and racing a star boat isn’t a cheap hobby,
but denies it’s a sport for the rich only. His boat, bought in 1942. cost
$1,200. Today it costs $2,300. and authority for this figure was Owen
Torrey of Scarsdale. N. Y., a 20-year-old Harvard student who is Dea
cons friend and rival.
"Mine cost $888.'’ said Torrey, pointing to a blue hull 30 feet away,
"but it's shot and I've ordered a new one. The price is $2,300, complete
with a varnished deck."
"But you can’t call star class racing a rich man's sport,” explained
Deacon. "Its all in the viewpoint. I hear friends tell me they paid
$200 for a set of golf clubs. I wouldn't give you a nickel for those clubs.
I don't play tennis, either. My fun is sailing and I spend my money on
boats. So, if I sacrifice here and there to race a sailboat, who's to con
demn me or call it a rich man s sport?”
South Americans Buying Mucho Star Boats
Each star class boat has a skipper and a crew of one man. Dea
con's crew is a ybungster named Hilary Smart of Noroton. Conn , whose
. dad is a long-time sailing advocate. While Deacon talked Smart sand
' papered abstractedly and listened, occasionally cutting in with remarks.
. = Torrey, whose less costly boat has broken even with Deacon in two
i races this summer, has for his crew a husky youth named Dick Rich of
j Stamford. Conn. At 25. Deacon is the oldster of the foursome He's also
* the only Princetonian, while the others go to Harvard. And hp was the
only one in the Navy; the others were in the Army. But all were en
listed men.
"I was just a radio technician and didn't do-anything, ’ said Dea
con. "but Torrey there was all shot up in Germany and he's got no
business scrambling under that hull and sandpapering with that busted
arm."
Deacon points out that elsewhere in the world, particularly South
America, the star class boats are becoming increasingly popular and
he hopes that Washington's first look at the craft today and tomorrow
will stimulate growth in the local fleet. "Before the war there were
only three star boats in Rio de Janeiro," he said. "Now there are 60.
' I hope we convince you people, too, that it's a good class."
' How Does One Keep Seaweed Slime Young?
With that he grabbed his soggy sandpaper and returned to work
on the hull, which was supported by the chassis of a 1926 Studebaker
which tags along behind Deacon's own car and "literally busts it up.”
• The sandpaper-and-water treatment is to remove the road grime
and make the hull slick. Oil and grease don't help, advises the ex
champion. “They say the best slickum is a thin coating of slime, made
irom young seaweed.
"But,” he concluded, grinning, "how is a guy going to keep seaweed
young?”
92,218 See Bears Rip Eagles;
Browns, Dons Also Cash In
By the Associoted Press
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 14.—Pow
wed by eight completions of 17 at
tempted forward passes by Sid
Luckm&n coupled with a crashing
218-pound line, the Chicago Bears
walloped the Philadelphia Eagles.
24-12 at Municipal Stadium last
night.
The Bears' forwards halted their
National League foes' running at
tack at wriD. The Eagles did manage
to shake Steve Van Buren, 1945
leading ground gainer, loose a few
times—Van Buren gained 68 vards
in eight tries, one of them a 51-vard
scamper for the Eagles first touch
down.
But the Bears, gave most of the
92.218 fans who watched the exhibi
tion contest, sponsored by the Phila
delphia Inquirer's Charities. Inc.,
the impression they could apply the
pressure whenever they wanted.
Two of Luckman's tosses were per
fect touchdown strikes to Left End
Ken Kavanaugh.
CHICAGO. Sept. 14 /jp)—The big
gest crowd ever to attend a profes
sional football game here turned out
last night to welcome Chicago s
third team—the Chicago Rockets
of the All-America Conference—
but the Cleveland Browns spoiled
the party by scoring a 20-to-6 vic
tory'
There were 51,962 fans at huge
Soldier Field for the Rockets' first
league contest, which opened with
Illinois Gov. Dwight H. Green kick
ing off. But the fans didn't have
very many chances to cheer for the
home team. The previous top crowd
at a pro game here was 45.553 be
tween the Chicago Bears and Green
Bay Packers in Wriglev Field in 1944.
Elroy (Crazy Legsi Hirsch, the
Rockets’ star halfback who last
month in the All Star game against
the Los Angeles Rams ran wild on
Soldier Field, wasn’t able to make
much headway against the Browns.
He had a minus 1 yard for nine
carries when he left the game in
the third period after he fractured
his nose. ■
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 (TP).—The
Los Angeles Dons made the All
America Conference opening an
artistic, if not a financial success
iast night by lacing the Brooklyn1
Dodgers. 20 to 14.
Only 19,500 fans were on hand as
the Dons, sparked by the passing of
Charley O’Rourke and the running
of Charley Fenenbock and John
Kimbrough, showed a fair balance
of power, plus a rugged enough de
fense to withstand Brooklyn's second
naif bid, sparked by the whiplash
pitching arm of Glenn Dobbs.
Two Big Aqueduct Stakes
NEW YORK. Sept. 14 (/Pi.—Fifteen
of the top 2-year-olds are entered
in the 6’i-furlong Cowdin, one of
two $25,000 stakes on today's Aque
duct program. In the 1’,,-mile
Edgemere, Gallorette w’ill meet nine
i rivals.
Major League Standings and Schedules
_SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1946.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tnttrtir’i R»tnlti.
8t. Louis, 7; Wash.. 0
Boston. 1; Cleveland. 0
New York, 5; Detroit, 4.
Chicago, 3—4; Phila., 1—2.
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New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
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Phila., 4; Chicago, 1.
Pitts., 4—10; Boston, 2—1.
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Bums Keep N. L. Race Hot as Bosox Nail A. L. Flag
Dodgers' Higbe Curbs
Cardinals; Williams'
Homer Nips Tribe
By Joe Reichler
Associated Press Sports Writer
One of the reasons Brooklyn has
taken the Dodgers baseball team to
its heart is because those unpre
dictable Bums never know' when
j they’re licked.
Knocked silly by the St. Louis
Cardinals in the opener of the
“fight-for-the-flag" series Thursday
afternoon, the Dodgers yesterday
| punched out a 4-3 victory over the
Cards, narrowing St. Louis’ National
League lead to a game and a half.
The “big one" comes up todav
with Brooklyn’s Vic Lombardi
primed to match lefthanded slants
wdth St. Louis’ Harry (The Cat)
Brecheen.
Higbe Saves Game for Bums.
Although Southpaw Joe Hatten,
the starter, was credited with the
victory, it actually was Reliefer
Kirby Higbe, Thursday’s “goat,”
who preserved the win for Brooklyn.
He replaced a wobbly Hatten on
the mound in the seventh with the
tying run on base and forced Pinch
Hitter Harry Walker to crack into
an inning-ending double play. Higbe
had no trouble in the remaining
two innings.
The Dodgers whaled the offerings
of George Monger for four hits and
as many runs before the Card
hurler was lifted.
Unlike the National, the Ameri
can League flag race is all over with
the Boston Red Sox the official 1946
champions. The Red Sox clinched
the flag yesterday when they eked
out a 1-0 win over Cleveland while
the second-place Detroit Tigers,
only team with a mathematical
chance to overtake the Boston club,
were beaten by the New York Yan
kees, 5-4. Ted Williams provided the
Red Sox margin of victory, an in
side-the-park home run.
Neun Pilots Tanks to Win.
Under the direction of Johnny
jNeun. newly appointed manager,
| the Yankees nosed out the Tigers
Ion Joe DiMaggio’s two-run seventh
| inning homer off Hal Newhouser.
The Chicago White Sox took both
j ends of a double-header from the
Philadelphia Athletics. 3-1 and 4-2.
Pittsburgh made it six victories
in its last seven game with a double
win over the Braves in Boston, 4-2
in 14 innings and 10-0. The Cincin
nati Reds downed the New' York
Giants, 4-1 and the Phils beat the
Chicago Cubs by a similar score.
Cuban, Indian Soccers Tie
By the Associated Prest
PITTSBURGH. Sept. 14—The
Pittsburgh Indians and the Cuban
All-Stars played a 1-1 tie in a soc
cer game at Forbes Field last night
before 2,500 spectators.
Columbus Picks Florida
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. 14 </p>.—
The Columbus Redbirds of the
1 American Association have ar
ranged for spring training at Dav
tora Beach, Fla., next year.
Bertelli Sent to Dons,
May Leave Pro Grid
By th« Associated Prit
SPRINGFIELD. Mass., Sept 14 —
Angelo Bertelli, the Notre Dame
passing flash who was tops among
college gridiron greats in 1943. thinks
a court order may have put him on
the sidelines to stay.
Enjoined by a Superior Court de
cision yesterday from playing with
the Bonton Yanks or any profes
sional football club other than the
Los Angeles Dons of the All-America
Conference for the 1946-7 season,
Bertelli said:
■'If I don't play this year I may
not play any more football."
The back, whose pitching arm
earned him the name ‘‘Springfield
Rifle." said he ‘‘didn't know" whether
he would play for the Dons, winners
against Ted Collins’ Boston Yanks
of the National League in a court j
scrimmage over the Bertelli con-:
tract.
Asked if he would go to the Yanks j
as coach, Bertelli answered: ‘Most;
likely, but not definitely.”
PBCr Baltimore Nines Tilt
In TD-Sponsored Benefit
Nine youngsters who have starred.
in the Police Boys’ Club No. 5 base
ball lineup for several years will see
action when the Police Athletic
League champion team tangles with1
Boys’ Brigade of Baltimore Wed- j
nesday night at 8 o’clock in Griffith
Stadium.
Billy Kallas, Joe Graves, Billy
Fitzpatrick. John Pohutsky, Danny
Halpert, Jimmy Gough, Audrey
Hite, Billy Raum and Buddy Wa- j
then are the veteran Police Club
men who will see action.
The game is being sponsored by,
the Touchdow n Club as a benefit I
for the family of the late Donald i
W. Downs, District policeman whoj
was killed recently while directing |
traffic.
Marlboro Meeting Opens
With Horses Plentiful
Special Dispatch to Th« Star
MARLBORO, Md., Sept. 14—The
final 10 days’ racing of Maryland's
summer season on tracks of less
than a mile got under way today.
Stationed here, or at the nearby
Bowie mile course are more than
600 thoroughbreds, ample for race
Secretary William M. Shrewbridge
to make up. each day's eight-race
card, especially as all fields will be
limited to eight starters.
When the current meeting here
ends, horsemen will have a few days
rest before Laurel ushers in Mary
land's major fall season on Oc
tober 2.
Gansett Special Lures
Top Hdndicap Horses
By the Associated 9ress
PAWTUCKETT, R. I., Sept. 14.—
The three top handicap horses In
training, Calumet Farms' Armed,;
Mrs. George D. Widener's Lucky i
Draw and Walter M. Jeffords Pavot.j
appear to assure New England racing
followers of their most exciting event
of the season today in the 13th run
ning of the $35,000-added Narra-1
gansett Special.
Five others have also been entered:
In the 13/ 16-mile race. 1
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V
BOSOX BOSSES BEAM—Joe Cronin, Boston manager (left),
attempts to take the phone away from Owner Tom Yawkey as
they receive the news at Cleveland of the Yankees’ win yester
day over Detroit’s Tigers, which clinched the pennant for the
Red Sox. following their 1-0 conquest of the Indians.
—AP Wirephoto.
Bosox Glad They Clinched Flag
In Tough Game, Williams Says
By Ted Williams
CLEVELAND, Sept. 14.—We're in
now. What a relief this is.
We caught the pennant spirt at
spring training and felt all along
that we were going to win. Now!
that it is over we hope to relax!
a bit and then get in shape fori
for the World Series. After all, I
that is another affair we wish to!
win.
I don't think that we have played
the same kind of ball since winning ,
the Labor Day double-header in!
Yankee Stadium as we have most!
of the season. It was a natural
letdown. We will get back into
our normal stride when we face
the National League champions next
month.
We're all glad of one thing. We
won the pennant by taking a tough
ball game here yesterday. We went
out and beat the Indians before
we knew what was going to hap
pen in Detroit. That's the way
we wanted to win the pennant. It
most certainly wouldn't have looked
good to be declared champions on
a day when we got beat.
U.S. Davis Clip Netmen
Easily Capture Initial
Round From Swedes
Bv th« Aisocioted *r»u
FOREST HILLS. N. Y„ Sept. 14 —
I Uncle Sam's Davis Cuppers stood
within one victory of the challenge
round today after capturing the
first two singles matches of the i
interzone final from a Swedish
tennis team that is toughest when!
its back is to the wall.
National Champion Jack Kramer
overwhelmed Torsten Johansson,
6—2, 6—2. 6—2, yesterday, and
Frankie Parker whipped Lennart
Bergelin, 6—0. 3—6, 6—1, 6—1, to
! send the United States into a 2-0
lead before a crowd of only 1,500 at
the West Side Tennis Club.
Bergelin and Johansson, who
handled both the singles and doubles
assignments in sweeping through
the European eliminations with vic
tories over Holland. Ireland and
Belgium, as well as Yugoslavia, will
team together once more today in
an effort to turn the tide.
Their opponents, in quest of the
one triumph the United States needs
to clinch the series, will be Billy
Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy, who
recently won the national doubles
' title for the third time.
! An American victory today would
■ send the United States team to
1 Australia to challenge for the big
silver bowl. December 26-28, regard
less of the outcome of tomorrow’s
two singles matches which pit j
Kramer against Bergelin and Parker
against Johansson.
The trophy, which the United1
States has won a dozen times since
the late Dwight Davis donated it.
as the symbol of international tennis;
supremacy in 1900, has rested at.
Melbourne since 1939, when the;
Aussies lifted It from this country j
in the last competition before a'
six-year wartime interruption. I
Star Trophies Sought
In President's Cup
Regatta Sailing
Sailboats took the spotlight today
in the second week end of the re
vival of Washington’s marine classic
—the President’s Cup Regatta.
The final showdown on who wins
The Evening Star trophies, to be
awarded tomorrow at 3 p m. at Cap
ital Yacht Club, comes tomorrow
morning, when the big fleet sails its
third and final race.
Boats are awarded points for each
race run and the high scoring sailor
for the three-act series is declared
the winner. To aid In breaking of
ties on points, a boat winning any
one race is given an extra quarter
point.
Sailing experts are looking for
close finishes when the tallies finally
are made.
Today's fleet included some top
notch sailors in the stars, comets,
Hampton one-designs, snipes, moths
and penguins.
The relative silence of the Potomac
River this week end will be shattered
beginning next Friday when the
fiery little outboards take over. The
next dav and Sunday, inboards have
their innings. First two qualifying
heats for the President's Cup are
scheduled for 12:10 and 2 p.m. next
Saturday. The second and third
heats will be held the next day at
1:40 and 4:20 p.m.
The sailing card for this afternoon
and tomorrow follows:
Today Tomor.
Start Start
P.M AM.
1. Star ... 2:00 10:00
2. Chesapeake 20s (roundi 2:05 10;06
3. Chesapeake 20s (chine) *
and Indian Landing 20s 2 10 10:10
4. Lightning 2:15 10:15
6 Hampton One-design 2:20 10:20
H. Sixteen-foot ....... 2:25 10:25
7. Comet . 2:30 10:30
8. Snipo . _ . 2:35 10:35
0. Pengnln 2:40 10:40
10. Moth _ . _ . 2:45 10:45
11. Sailing Canoes 2:50 10:50
Bishop One Up at Ninth Hole
On Quick in Amateur Golf
B', the Associated ?r*ss /
SPRINGFIELD, N. J„ Sept. 14.—
S. E. (Ted* Bishop of Dedham,
Mass., a one-time professional, led
National Public Links Champion
Smiley Quick of Inglewood, Calif.,
one up at the ninth hole of their
36-hole final match in the national
amateur golf championship at the;
Baltusrol Club tdoav.
Bishop won the seventh, eighth
and ninth holes to take the lead
for the first time after Quick had led
two up at the sixth.
The cards:
First nine:
Par out— 544 344 543—3fl !
Quick out— 444 ->44 565—37 i
BlshOD out— 444 345 443—,36 I
Quick, national public links titllst.i
made the grade with a 3-and-l win
over A. Fred Kammer, jr„ of Grosse
Pointe Farms, Mich., in yesterday’s
36-hole semifinals, the first time the |
Californian had not had to go to
the last green or beyond to win.
Bishop, New England amateur
champion and making his fourth
attempt at the big time, slipped in
much more easily with a 10-and-9
walloping of blond Bob Willits of
Kansas City.
Both contestants had extra incen
tives today. For Quick it was the
opportunity to become the first to
win both the national public links
championship and the amateur.
Bad Knee Shelves
Priddy for Year
Second Baseman Gerry Priddy
of the Nats is out for the rest of
the season with a chipped bone
in his kneecap. President Clark I
Griffith has been advised by
Manager Ossie Bluege. Dr.
Robert F. Hyland, who X-rayed
Priddy in St. Louis, has advised
him to go home and to forego a
barnstorming tour with Bob
Feller.
Priddy injured his leg sliding
into second base at Yankee
Stadium last Sunday, but he
continued to play until reaching
St. Louis. In Chicago last Tues
day he hit two home runs despite
his injury. I
i
Bishop was hoping to make up for
his three previous unsuccessful
cracks at the title. He, got as far
as the semifinals in the last na
tional amateur in 1941. but failed
to get beyond the second round in
two prior attempts.
Jacobs Contemplates
Ray-Walcott Scrap
By the. Associated Press
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.—Promoter
Mike Jacobs is thinking of match
ing Elmer (Violent) Ray, the long
armed Hastings, Ala., Negro, with
Jersey Joe Walcott, veteran Cam
den. N. J„ Negro heavyweight, in a
bout in Madison Square Garden on
November 15.
Mike has discussed the match with
the managers of both battlers, and
if it is made, it may produce the first
1947 challenger for Joe Louis' heavy
weight crown, provided Joe gets by
Tami Mauriello in Yankee Stadium
next Wednesday—and the Bomber
is 1 to 12 favorite to do that.
McWilliams Will Enroll
At Mississippi State
By th* Auociated Pr«t
MERIDIAN, Miss, Sept. 14.—
Thomgs (Shorty) McWilliams, mus
cular football star over whom West
Point and Mississippi State recently
staged a verbal tug o’ war, was to
enroll at the latter school today. J
McWilliams arrived here by plane |
yesterday, looked around the air-j
port a moment and said: “Home—I
thank goodness." And, later: “They!
didn't treat ine so good at West!
Point after my resignation was ac- .
cepted.”
Matron Keeps Golf Title
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 OP).—
Playing in her first tournament
since her recent marraige, Mrs.
Dorothy Germaine Porter annexed
the 10th anual Pennsylvania’s
women's golf championship by de
feating her fellow-Philadelphian,
Mrs. John G. Capers, jr., 5 and 4,
in the final yesterday at White
marsh Valley Country Club,
4
Vernon Adds to Lead
At Bat as Nats Bow
In St. Louis Tilt
Special Dispatch to The Star
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 14—The Nate
were to battle the St. Louis Browns;
; for the last time this season here
; today and the Nate were comforted
j by that thought. St. Louis’ seventh
j place- club had a 13-8 edge over:
•Washington for the year.
: Mickey Vernon, the Nats' leagtie
! leading hitter, continues to find j
consolation in defeat, for the lean
i first baseman has thumped at a .571
I pace on his club's current trip.
(Mickey collected two hits in four
'attempts last night as Washington
absorbed a 7-0 walloping from the
Browns.
Vernon, who has banged four
doubles and a triple among his eight
hits on the road, boosted his average
to .351 to maintain a seven-point
lead over Ted Williams of Boston’s
Red Sox. The battle for the batting
title now has narrowed to a two
man scrap, with Boston’s Johnny
Pesky fading to .337 and requiring
a spectacular finish—coupled with
a collapse by Vernon and Williams—
j to grab the crown.
Jack Kramer unleashed his sec- i
ond shutout against the Nats last j
night and virtually was assured vie-’
tory as early as the second inning
when the Browns pounced on Early
Wynn for six hits and five runs.
Walter Masterson yielded the other
St. Louis runs before Jake Wade
and Vernon Curtis checked the
scoring.
Kramer yielded 10 hits to the
Nats in rapturing his 13th decision,
but only- two Nats reached third
base. The Browns battered Wash
ington’s pitching for 13 hits, with
Mark Christman getting three.
Rav Scarborough was to hurl for
the Nats today, with Sam Zoldak,
slated to start for the Browns.
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Travis.Mb 4 1 1 2 Ju'nich.lf 4 2 3 0
Torres,2b 4 0 2 3 Witte.Ib 4 1 7 o
Early.c 4 15 1 B’dtno.2b 3 1 2 3
H’cock.ss 3 1 1 •’ Helf c 4 0 6 0
Wvnn.p 1 loo Kramer.o 3 101
M : rson.p o o o o
•Coan 10 0 0
Wade.o O 0 1 1
• Binks 1 O 0 o
Curtis,p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 24 T7 Totals 34 12 2? ~S
•Batted lor Masterson in fifth.
I ■•-Batted for Wade in eighth
Washington 000 000 000_0
St. Louis 051 loo oux—7
, Christman. Lehner. Stephens.
Judnich. Witte. Berardino, Kramer
Error—tvitte. Buns batted In—Witte,
Berardino (21. Christmas, Zariila. Ste
phens,. Lehner. Two-base hits—Witte,
Berardino. Zariila. Judnich, Spence. Three
base hits—Lehner. Vernon. Double plavs—
Berat-dino and Witte. Stephens. Berardino
and Witte. Left on bases-—Washington, 7 :
St Louis, 6 Bases on balls—Oil Master
son. 2: off W’ade, 1. Strikeouts—Bv
Kramer. 4: by Masterson. 1; by Wade
3: by Wynn. I Hits—Off Wynn. 6 in
2 inntn'ss. off Masterson, 3 in 2: off W’ade.
2 m 3: off Curtis. 1 in 1 Losing pitcher—
Wynn Umpires—Messrs. Rue. Berrv and
Weafer. Time—1:55. Attendance—2,955
(paid).
Snapback of Hanback
Wins for Presidents
lee Hanback. 165-pound halfback
who was slowed last season by a
back injury, has returned to peak
form and his three touchdowns that
gave George Washington High a
20-0 victory over Mount Vernon
last night show the Presidents are
ready to improve considerably on
last season's two-won. eight-lost rec
ord.
The Presidents came out of last
night's game at Alexandria before
a sellout crowd of over 8.000—half
of them standees—with hardly a
bruise. In addition to Hanback they
have several other talented players
who promise to make the going
easier this time, among them Bobby
Via, quarterback whose second-pe
riod pass interception and long run
set up the first marker; Pullback
Tommy Henderson arid Center Boyd
i Carneal, botlr of whom were stand
j outs on defense.
Hanback's first score, set up by
I Via. was a 5-yard plunge, and he
I further tallied with a 17-yarder in
| the third period and a final 26
| yard dash in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Jimmy Young provided
: most of Mount Vernon's punch.
fw- Se0„ wash Mount Vernon,
i L£ D. Hanback ___ Panagus
f-T Gallahan . Warren
LG Thompson -W Young
C Carneal _ Georae
§f:
lh Young
LH L Hanback - Jones
R H Potts ... - Thomas
EB Hanna Hartmap
Geo. Washington _ _ 0 6 7 7—2(t
Mount. Vernon __ 0 0 0 0— 0
Touchdowns—L. Hanback i3> Points
after touchdown—L. Hanback (plunge i.
Via (plunge).
... Substitutions — George Washington—
Weatherwax. Beach. Herman. Sweeney.
Grimm. Brown. Phillips. McDonald. Gor
ham. Henderson, Johnson. Anderson. Da
vis. Barker. Via Mourn Vernon—Beach.
.Gordon. Stewari. McCreary. Thompson.
Smith Stars on Hill, at Bat
As Kavakos Softies Win
By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Sept. 14.—Kavakos
Grill softball team. Washington
<D. C.f and Middle Atlantic cham
pion, safely is past the first round of
| play in the national championship
tournament with a 5-1 triumph over
.Monowatt Electrics of Providence,
R. I.
Jack Smith hurled for Kavakos,
i setting down the opposition with two
safeties and starting his club off to
i victory with a home run in the sec
ond inning. He also collected a hit
during Kavakos’ three-run uprising
that iced the game in the fifth
frame.
R H E
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Kavakos Oil 030 x— 5 12 1
Conti. Reilly and Cole; 8mith and Lamb.
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Golf Club Championships Won
By Kreuzburg and Franklin
MRS. RICHARD KREUZBURG.
MRS. LAFAYETTE FRANKLIN.
Mrs. Richard Kreuzburg left the
matter of a husband-and-wife club
championship combination at Ken
wood Country Club strictly up to her
husband in the men’s semifinals and
finals this week end. Mrs. Kreuz
burg won the women's title for the
third time yesterday to set up the
possibility of Keeping the club titles
in the family.
In the other final on yesterday’s
women's club championship week
schedule, Mrs. Lafayette Franklin
won the 17th hole and halved the
18th to defeat Mrs. Harold D. Smith,
wife of the ex-director of the
budget. 1 up, in the finals at Wash
ington Golf and Country Club.
Mrs. Franklin added her name to
the Mrs. Tom Moore Cup for the
first time. The Moore Cup is the
only major cup salvaged from the
fire that destroyed ^he Washington
clubhouse 12 years ago.
Mrs. Kreuzburg, who doubled as
medalist and cnampion at Kenwood,
also is a former Indian Spring
champion. In the finals against
Mrs. D. H. Henderson, Mrs. Kreuz
burg was out in 41 and 2 up and
ended the match on the 13th green
with par golf on the back nine.
The sixth women's club titleholder
to be crowned this week will be
either Mrs. Henry Goodman or Mrs.
Ralph Goldsmith at W’ootimont, who
; met in today's final round.
Results of club championship play
find the weekly womens events:
WASHINGTON—Finals
Championship flight—Mrs Lafayetta
Franklin defeated Mrs. Harold Smith, 1
up. Consolation—ter*. M Hale Pmneen
defeated Mrs. J. J. Corson. 1 up.
Second flight—Mrs. Lloyd W. Dennis
defeated Mrs. E. L. Duffles. 3 and 2. Con
solation—Mrs G. w Calvert defeated Mrs.
E. X. Murphy. 1 up.
..Third flight—Mrs. Roy Brister defeated
Mrs. A. M. Ferry. 5 and 3 Consolation—
Mrs J. R Hogan defeated Mrs, Samuel
Hauser, 0 and ».
KENWOOD -Finals
Championship flight—Mrs • Richard
Kreuzbers defeated Mrs D H Hender
son, b and ft. Consolation—Mrs. Rex How
ard defeated Isabelle Kelley 7 and «
Second flight—Mrs. Ed Widmayer de
feated Shada von Heim. 1 up. 19 holes.
Consolation—Mrs. Thomas Beavers defeat
ed Mrs A. A. Morrill, 3 and 2.
Third flight—Mrs. E R Ferguson. Jr ,
defeated Mrs Robert Keebler. 5 and 4
Consolation—Mrs G E Peterson defeated
Mrs. Philip Yager, 4 «nd 3.
Fourth flight—Mrs Marvin Wire d»
feated Mrs. A J Howard, i up. Consoia*
tion—Mrs. J. T. Sommes defeated Mts L.
A. Wells. 1 up.
WOODMONT—Semifinals.
Championship flight—Mrs Henry Good
man defeated Mrs. M S Kaufman. 4 and
3 Mrs. Ralph Goldsmith deteated Mrs.
Theodore Peyser. H and ft
Second flight—Mrs N'atnan Rafler de
feated Mrs. Morris Jaffe. 4 and 2. Mrs. H.
M. Sauber defeated Mrs 8am Brown, 2
and 1.
CONGRESSIONAL — (Weekly women'!
event, blind nine holes!.
Low gross—Mrs E. 8 Hanson. 42 Low
net—-Mrs James Hill. 43-9—34 Mrs H. A.
Knox. 43-9—34. Low putts—Mrs. R. E.
Burks. 29.
ARMY NAVY—(36-hole Tribby Cup
tournament,!.
Mrs Roy Johnson. Mrs W G Cooper
rnd Mrs Duncan Gibb finished in (hat
order in the net era; list and Mrs C. W
Oexle won low gross alter a playoff with
Mrs. S F, Little.
Redskins to Face Own
Grid Plays in Clash
With Shamrocks
By Lewis F. Atchison
Star Staff Correspondent
NORFOLK. Va . Sept. 14—The
Redskins will try to stop their own
plays tomorrow against the Dixie
League Shamrocks. Play for play.
! the two teams use the same terrific
! stuff and Joe Maniaci, who was
1 playing with the Chicago Bears
when most of the Btedskins thought'
a football game merely was a fash
ionable afternoon beverage, is
coaching the Norfolk eleven.
Larry Weldon, a Redskin last year. (
is the Shamrock's No. 1 quarterback
and leading passer. His favorite!
receiver is Pistol Pete Sachon, for
mer Catholic University halfback
who played under “Dutch” Berg
man several years ago. Sachon won
honorable mention on several all-}
America elevens and is a great j
favorite.with Norfolk fans.
Sachon has an outstanding war;
record. He piloted fighter planes:
while attached to the carriers |
Bunker Hill and Essex and brought
down several enemy ships in Pacific
aerial battles.
Ex-St. John's Star With Skins.
Still another District boy with the
! Shamrocks is Frank Cady, former
St. John's star. Cady, one-time
amateur heavyweight champion of
Washington, has not shown thej
form expected of him, but Maniaci
: believes he’ll start to click when the
Shamrocks swing into league action. :
Redskin Coach Turk Edwards will
have a weather eye on Frank
Holmes, speedy Shamrock fullback,
who is expected to come up for a
trial with the Skins next season.
Holmes only scales about 197, but in
practice last night he ran like a
scared jet plane and he knew how
to use his hips.
The Redskin Band, accompanied
by several hundred Washington!
fans, will arrive in Norfolk tomor
row by special train for the game.:
It will be the band’s first appear-;
ance of the season and it will per- I
form before a capacity audience if!
the weather is fair. I
Brisco Unlikely to Play.
The stadium has a seating capac
ity of approximately 20.000 and a
heavy advance sale indicates a
sellout.
The Redskins, delayed en route by
engine trouble, arrived here yester
day afternoon and went immedi
ately to the field for a lengthy
workout. John Brisco, who was
bruised in the Packer game, was
limping and probably will not be
ready tomorrow. But all of the
others—excepting Jack Jenkins and
Wilbur Moore—will be ready for
the whistle.
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D. C. Golfers Depart
For Delaware Open
Lew Worsham today led a District
delegation of five players to Wil
mington where they intended to
get in a practice round for tomor
row's $2,500 Delaware Open at the
Rock Manor Club.
Ralph Bogart, Harry Griesmer,
Charles Bassler and A1 Jamison \
j were included in the group.
Boston Keeps Lid On
Despite Pennant Joy
•y thb Associated Press
BOSTON. Sept. 14.—Boston had
its first major league baseball pen
nant in 28 years today, but its resi
dents failed to kick the lid off in
celebration of the Red Sox feat.
Bartenders in the downtown areas
reported that ardent fans were buy
ing their own drinks and showing no
outward display of emotions.
A Scolley Square newsboy—hold
ing up a morning paper proclaiming
that the Red Sox cinched the Amer
ican League pennant—shouted: “Ex
tra, Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Car
dinals!”
Mrs. Lena Vivona of Everett,
walking through the Faneuil Hall
market district, was asked what she
thought of the Red Sox. In answer,
she had a question of her own:
“Can you tell me where I can
buy some meat?”
“Bubbles” O’Dell, a stripteuse at
a burlesque house, said:
“The Red Sox, oh yes; excuse me
now, I've got to go get my makeup
on and my clothes off.”
Seattle to Retain White
SEATTLE, Sept. 14 UP).—Owner
Emil Sick announced that Outfielder
Jo Jo White will be offered a con
tract next week to continue as
manager of Seattle’s Pacific Coast
League baseball club in 1947.
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