ose or By FRANCIS E. STANN Without a Gun Jacobs Makes It Pay On the train from New York to Washington on the morning after the Louis-Maurielio fight I talked with at least a dozen strangers who witnessed the slaughter. They all occupied ringside seats, they said, for free. And they all said, “I wouldn’t pay a nickePto see such a fight. But this friend of mine had tickets and * * •” Yet, according to the New York State Athletic Commission, 38.494 people paid $335,063 to watch a fight which irom the beginning was increduously one-sided, sit was a monumental piece of effrontery on the part of Promoter Mike Jacobs to even suggest such a show. You could have counted on the fingers of one hand the spectators who were surprised that Louis knocked out Mauriello in the first round. But Jacobs used no gun to hold up customers i and relieve them of anywhere from $30 to $3. Indeed. Mike for once got a bad press. There was almost no local buildup, and even less nationally. The press had no stomach for the thing, coming so soon after the horrible Billy Conn * affair for which the writers traveled from Europe, $uba. Australia and South Africa. Jacobs in advertently had made the press and radio look pretty silly 4 l«l_48 59 65 75 78 80 80 97( j j | " NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yratrrdar’a R«*uita. St. Louis, 5; Boston, 4. Brooklyn. 7: Pitts., 0. New York. 1; Chicago, 0 Cincinnati, 2; Phila., 1. Games Today. Cincinnati at Brooklyn Only game scheduled. G»« Tomorrow. Brooklyn at Boston. St. Louis at Chicago. Cine, at Pittsburgh. New York at Phila. •.« 1 A m a it*,Ilfs' f si _Miliiii i is 1 P SI. Lull — 14 11 15 14 13:13 12! 92 : 54^6301 Brooklyn 8-11 14 15|13|14jl5j' 90 '55^621 ,T>* Chkogo 5 11' —19 12,13 10 17 77 66 ^538 13;$ 8w,#"_J J 12-14 1515i 11 77 _68 .53l i 14 V* PMI phio_8 4 10 8 —114,14!~8: 66 ~81 .449 26'., Clwtiwnoli j 7 8; 9 7 8 -; 8] 14, 61 j 83 .424 30^ Pittibarih_|_9| _8 8 7] 8 7 — 12' 59 84 .413(31 ^ New York 10' 7 5 8 10 8 10;—! 58 89 .395 34'$ LeP |54 55 66 68,81,83|84j89j j j j Army, Navy on Spot as Epic Grid Season Opens Talent-Filled Schools Out to Shatter Reign Of Service Teams By Austin Bealmear Associated Press Sports Writer Many of the Nation's collegiate1 football teams, including some of| the championship favorites, raise; the curtain tomorrow on a season j destined to surpass all of its prede-! cessors in the matter of interest.! excitement and quality of play as well as receipts at the gate. There is hardly a team in the ’land that isn't admittedly loaded to the locker room with playing talent and preseason ticket sales in dicate that the fans are going to turn out in record numbers to see the fun. This is the season when the 1 teams which have watched Army and Navy monopolize the spotlight 'in recent years can be expected to ! begin chopping the service acad ! emies down to their own size—a task made simpler by the departure of some players who no longer want to mix football with a military career. Army, still the top team of the country until proved otherwise, cracks open its tough schedule this w-eek end, as do a trio of West Point's most serious challengers for national honors—Alabama, Illinois and Oklahoma A. and M. Army Takes on Villannva. The Cadets will begin their search for a third straight all-victorious season tomorrow afternoon by en-1 tertaining a tough Villanova teamj j which stole a march on mast of the others last week by knocking off the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 40-6. Illinois, reinforced by the return of Buddy Young and a benchful of other service stars, will provide the first test for Wes Fesler at Pitts burgh in a game setting the stage for next month's anticipated thrill er between the Illini and Notre Dame. Oklahoma A and M.’s Sugar Bowl champions, candidates for a Rose Bowl bid as long as they have Bob Fenimore. go after their 20th straight triumph against Denver's invading Big Seven titleholders, while Alabama, Rose Bowi victor and Southeastern favorite, meets Furman at Birmingham tonight. At Austin. Tex., Texas University’s Southwest Conference favorites run smack into a Missouri outfit that, has been tabbed as the best in the Big Six loop. Another contest in volving title threats from the same two leagues sends Texas Christian into Kansas City to battle Kansas at night. Ole Miss Battles Kentucky. Mississippi and Kentucky, both in the process of rebuilding, get to gether at Lexington tomorrow night in the first Southeastern Conference game of the year. Other pairings in the South find Presbyterian at Clemson. Erskine at Davidson, Ran dolph-Macon at Richmond and Catawby at V. M I. Besides Illinois, four other teams from the Big Nine open against non conference opponents, all at home. These starters send Cincinnati to Indiana, North Dakota State to Iowa. Marquette to Wisconsin and Miami of Ohio to Purdue. Three other Southwest Conference teams also entertain nonleague op position, with North Texas State at Texas A and M., Southwestern of Texas at Baylor and Northwest Louisiana State at Arkansas. Other top games in the wide open spaces will find Tulsa at Wichita. Arizona State at New Mexico and West Texas at Texas Tech tomorrow night. Iowa State of the Big Six meets Colorado of the Big Seven at Boulder, while Colorado State will be at Wyoming and Peru State at Colorado College. In the East. Lehigh will be at Kings Point and Otterbein at West Virginia to round out a rather skimpy lineup. The Far West will delay its gen eral opening, although St. Marys tangles with Portland at San Fran cisco on Sunday. Col. Schriever Shoots 69 In Match at Belle Haven In the first round of match play for the Belle Haven club golf cham pionship, Col. Ben Schriever, medal ist and favorite, defeated Lt. How ard Sias, U. S. N., 4 and 3 with a 3 under-par 69 yesterday. Schriever was out in 34 and added a 35 on the back nine to miss a tie for the course record set by Tommy Ryan, Wiffy Cox and Lew Worsham. Other pairings for the champion ship flight this week end: Mike Duffy vs. C C Heath: Charles I Holden, tr.. vs. H B Shame. Paul Lipps i vs Frank Sinclair Alex Guyol vs. Jack ! Kurtz. .1 B Murphy vs Frank Clarke. I Gerard Edwards vs. Comdr. H Thompson i Jr . and Frank Voury vs. A1 Brooks Conn Seeks Third Louis Go To Prove He 'Didn't Quit' j By th© Associated Press PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20.—Billy] Conn, whose sorry showing in his second title fight with Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis last June turned the widely ballyhooed brawl into the “flop of the century,” to day asked a third chance—to prove "I didn't quit to Louis.” Billy sought to end his self-im posed retirement by telephoning Promoter Mike Jacobs in New York yesterday to tell him he would fight Louis “any time and at any place” and contribute his purse to charity for the chance. “Only this time I want to fight him my way, with no advice from my handlers,” Conn said. "I want to prove to every one I never quit to any man, any place. Nor did I freeze i up against Joe. I listened to too many people telling me this and | that—mostly to keep away from jhim, keep away from him. Well, I 1 did and look what happened.” “I’ll have to talk it over with Louis when he comes in to pick up his check for the Mauriello fight,” said Jacobs today. Soccer Strike Is Off i MANCHESTER. England. Sept. 20 (/P).—Threat of a strike by Brit ish soccer players to enforce their demands for higher pay apparently had been dispelled today. Approved Service Chrysler Products Genuine MOPAR Factory Port* WHEELER, INC Cbrytler-Plymoiith Direct Factory Dealer 4800-20 Wiicontin OR. 1050 Maximum Price for Your Cor PRESIDENTS CUP REGATTA PRIZES—Chairman Charles E. Pledger of the Trophy Committee is shown with' the President’s Cup while Miss Miriam Sarchet (left* and Miss Jean Elvidge of the 1800 block Mintwood place N.W. hold the Mexican and George D. Horning trophies, respec tively- —Star Staff Photo. . -— 1 -.. ■ .. ■ ♦ . . . ■ _ _ Red So* to Test Nats' Shortened Left field; Sunday ’Vernon Day' Boston's regulars, who have been resting recently, will oppose the Nats here in games tomorrow night and Sunday, it was announced to day by Clark Griffith, who will give local customers a peek at a new 1 seating arrangement which chops 30 feet off the distance to the left and centerfield stands. Tubular steel stands, installed In front of the bleachers for the two game series, will be welcomed by right-hand hitters. They'll be shoot ing at a 376-foot target instead of a 405-foot one down the left field line, a feature Griffith will adopt next season and continue to use, until construction costs decrease sufficiently to permit the erection of double-decked bleachers. All reserved seats for both games with the pennant-winning Red Sox have been sold, assuring the Nats of topping the million mark in home attendance. Tire games will be the last of the season here for the Nats, who will wind up the year with three games at Philadelphia and three more at Boston. Mickey Vernon returns to the Capital with the batting champion ship virtually in his grasp, for bar ring a sudden collapse by the Nats’ first baseman, he's in. Mickey, who will be honored in pre-game cere monies on Sunday, has a 12-point lead over runnerup Ted Williams of the Bosox. Vernon has eight games remaining to play, while Wil liams has only seven. Vernon could go hitless for the remainder of the season and finish with no worse than a .335 average If both Ted and Mickey average four times at bat in their remaining games,’ Vernon could hit .312 to Wil liams’ .500 and still edge Boston's shigger. .352 to .351. , The Nats, meanwhile, are happy , to escape the fast ball firing of Bob Feller, who achieved five victories at their expense this season. Bob notched his 25th triumph yesterday at Cleveland, beating the Nats, 5-1, but struck out only five. Feller’s strikeout total now is 320 for the season and with only three starts remaining he needs an aver age of eight a game to break the disputed Rube Waddell record of 343. Recent search of the files by the Associated Pi ess Indicated Wad dell fanned 350 batters in 1904. but American League headquarters says the record will be Feller's if he fans 344. Ray Scarborough gave Feller a tussle for eight innings. He was leading, 1-0. when the Indians sprayed five runs across the plate on four hits, a Scarborough error ! and a balk. Washington's only run off Feller.; who permitted four hits, came in I the first inning when Bob walked Sherry Robertson with the bases j loaded. B H. Wash. AB H O A Cleve AB H O A ! R Ison.2b 2 0 « 2 Moss.Ilb 5 1 2 1 i Lewis.r! 4 10 0 Price,ss a O 3 2 Grace,If 4 0 5 0 ‘Flemlna 1 o 0 0! Vernon, lb 3 1 5 2 Peters.ss o o 0 n Spence.rf 4 0 2 0 R'bson.lb 3 1 » 01 Travis,3b 4 10 0 Edw ds rf 4 2 10 Early.c 4 18 1 M’cheli.cf 3 2 2 0 H’cock.ss 2 0 12 Seerey.lf 3 0 1 0 S bugh.p 3 0 12 rBerker I o o 111 Case.If o O 0 oj Mack.2b 3 o 3 Hegan.c 4 3 5 I Feller.p 4 110 Totals 30 4 24 H Totals .14 10 27 til •Batted for Price in eighth r Batted for Seerey in eighth Washington oio non non ! Cleveland ooo non 05x—6| Runs—Travis. Robinson. Mitchell Beck-| a Mack Hegan Eriors—Hitchcock.! Scarborough Runs batted in—Robeitson, Edwards. Hegan. Frller Two-base hu«*—j Travis. Hegan. Robinson Three-base hits—Edwards Left, on ba.ses—Washing ton. b. Cleveland x Bases on balls -Off Scarborough. .T off Feller, 4 Strikeouts— By Scarborough. 7 by teller. 5. Balk—! Scarborough Umpires—Messrs McKinley. Boyer and Rommel Time. 2.01. Attend ance. 2.44 J. Horseshoe Pitchers End Qualifying Test Tonight Qualifying in the Recreation De oartment horseshoe tournament on the Commerce Building courts will end tonight, with the top 16 pitch ers to shoot it out in a round robin opening next Tuesday night. Joe Maloney, hailing from St. Al bans. N. Y„ is leading the qualifiers with 116 points in the 50-shoe test. The event is for medium and low average pitchers with recognized stars ineligible. Medal scores to date: Jot Maloney. 116: Willard Nellis. 10-’;, W. Haley, 09, Strgt J. Mains. 99 M Osfosky. 99: Woody Wilson, SS. H H Clift. 88: Prentis Mabry. 85 R Woodltv. H9: E. Clift, 89; Frank Felton, 80: Ed Henry. 79, Lew Mattingly, 75; L 8te nienski. 74; Charles Rosier. 69, W Hart <«»• «*: J- Harrington, 59; I. Bergstein. 54; J. Bahnsen, 49. _ Program for President's Cup Races Tomorrow and Sunday This is the program for inboard events, including the President's Cup races: Tomorrow. Startine time Event. Laps. Miles. Heat ! 12:10 PM •President’? Cup qualification (contingent) ...... 6 15 First J 4o PM Outboard runabout?, class C-E service (open) . 2 5 Final I #<)0 PM. Pl cubic inch hydroplane 2 5 First 1 20 PM Outboard runabouts, class C-F racing (open) 2 5 Final J 40 P M. ■» All inboards—racing and service runabouts, except E and K 2 5 First 2 00 PM Presidents Cup first qualification 0 15 First 2 20 PM Water ski race (short course' 2 2-3 Final 2 '»o PM Presidents Cup second qualification 0 15 Final 2 2o PM ,125 and 151 cubic inch hydroplanes 2 5 First 2 4<> PM. §225 cubic inch hydroplanes. A P B A championship 2 5 First 4 no PM 'All-Washington Sweepstakes. _ __ .2 5 Final 4 20 PM Wafer ski exhibition? 4 50 PM. tAII inboards—racing and service runabouts, except E and K *2 5 Final 6 10 PM §225 cubic inch hydroplanes. A P B A championship 2 5 Final •Will be run in the event oi more than 24 entries. tlf two or more racing, or two or more service runabout? start in any class, a first prize will be awarded the winner in each classification If two or more boats of the same classification do not start in any class, the boat will be considered racing in its classification In the next larger class A second prize will be awarded in each classification having four or more starters A grana prize will be awarded on the basis of all boats racing together Will "race together for separate prizes ‘American power boat championship—Palais Royal Trophv for Division I 225 cubic inch Division II boats will compete in this race for separate prizes •All-Washington Sweepstakes race for George Horning Trophv (Washington owned boats’. Sunday. S.'*r.!.l1nVw,er. «iPn' .. Lap- Mlirf H*a' 1 . 20 P M Pacific one design •» 5 First 1‘ to PM. • 225 cubic inch hvriroplane?. national < hampionship t ]•. Firs( 105 P M f»! cubic inch hydroplane •_* Final 1 2o pm Cia.s K inboard (open* Final 1:4" PM Pn-deni > Cup o j*5 Second 2 lo PM. 125 and 151 cubic inch hydroplanes 2 FL.ai 2 2o P M. Ladies’ free-for-all 2 5 Final 5o P M •225 c bir inch hydroplanes national championship 4 ] <* Second 2 I P M ‘Class F, inboard only, racing and service runabouts ° F’na' •• »5 P M *225 cubn imh hydroplanes national championship 4 to Final 4oo P M Pacific one design - \ p 4 2o PM President o Cup « 15 Final t 5o PM. 'American speedboat championship 4 Final 5 15 PM Cruiser ihance 'short course* 2 ?!3 Fina: •National championship 225 cubic inch hydroplanes for .John Charle? Thomas Trophy is for *he first 10 high-point scoring boats of the country. • Will race together for separate prizes, iFrench Line Normandie Trophy. • Mexican ReDubli Trophy •William Randolph Hearsr Trophy Law Rates Above Grid With Whizzer White Byron R < Whizzer* White, who packed the pigskin for the Pitts burgh Steelers several, years ago, will tote law books for5 Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson this season. Thr former football star's appointmeiv as a law clerk in the Chief Justice, office was announced today. . White, who won All-America foot ball fame at Colorado, as well as a Phi Beta Kappa key and Rhodes scholarship, studied law at Yale, but the Associated Press said he would withdraw from school to ac cept his new appointment. He will be one of three clerks assisting the Chief Justice. The "Whizzer” created a sensa tion by drawing $15,000 as a rookie with the Steelers in 1938. The fol lowing year he gave up football to study at Oxford and when the war broke out he returned to this coun try, entering Yale. He played briefly with the Detroit Lions in 1941. then accepted a Navy commission as an intelligence officer. He was deco rated while serving on the Bunker Hill. Two District Canoeists Enter 57-Mile Contest Two Washington paddlers. win ners of the half-mile national double-blade championships this summer, will compete In the second annual 57-mile Delaware River ca-! noe marathon October 12. They are Commodore Herman C. Vollmer of Washington Canoe Club, and William J. Rhodes. Vollmer invites other local canoe ists. not members of any club, to get in touch with him if they are inter ested in entering the event, which begins at Easton, Pa., and ends off the Trenton Yacht Club. His address is 4724 Butterworth place N.W. FOOTBALL Variety Club Charity Game Washington RED SKINS VS Chicago BEARS Baltimore, Sun., Sept. 22 £ Round Trip Coach Faro lad. Tax Ptnniylvonla fa»t electric train »or vict depart* ovary hour on tho hour from Wathington Union Station. Hourly departure* from Baltimore returning. Pennsylvania Railroad Major Leaders By tti« As»ocio*ed Pr«i AMffcKAN LEAGUE Batting—Vernon Washington. 355. Williams. Boston. 343 Runs—Williams Boston. 14"; Pesky. Boston. 113 Runs batted in—Williams. Boston. Ilf York. Boston. 118. Hits—Peskv. Boston. 200: Vernon. Washington. 195 Doubles—.Vernon. Washington. 45. Spence, Washington 44 Triples — Edwards Cleveland. 15 Lewis. Cleveland. 13 Homp runs—Williams Boston and Greenberg. Detroit. 38 Stolen bases—Ca>». Cleveland 29 3 mnweiss New York. ]', Pitching — Ferriss. Boston. 35-6 $06. Gumpert. New York. 11-3. 786 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Battmg—Musial. St. Louis. .373: Hodp. Boston. 343 Runs—Musial. St. Louis. 117. Slaughter. St Louis. 98 Runs batted in—Slaughter. St Louis. 125: W'alker. Brooklyn 111 Hits—Musial. St. Louis. 218: WTaiker. Brooklyn. 75. Doubles—Musial 8t. Louis. 48 Holmes. Boston. 32. Triples—Musial. 8c Louis. 18. Cavarretia. Chicago, in Home runs—Mize. New York. 22: Kiner. Pittsburgh. 31 Stolen bases—Reiser. Brooklyn 35; Haas. Cincinnati. 22 Pitching Rowe. Philadelphia 11-4. .733; Dickson. S’ Louis 13-5, 722 Irish Vets Play Plaza Irish War Vets and Plaza A. C open the sandiot football season here with an unlimited class game at Fairlawn Field on Sunday. Genuine LOCKHEED HYDRAULIC PARTS Weikert Jones, Inc. Wholesale Only 1917 I, St X W XA. ! Quality in hats, like j character in men, goes { deeper than the surface. • ICE SKATING • BOWLING •TABLE TENNjg CHEVY CHASE ICE PALACE Waihington’e Leading Recreation Center 4461 CONN. AVE. • EM. 8100 Williams Rates Musial N. L.'s Greatest After Stan Blasts Braves By Joe Reichler Associated Pr*ss Sports Writer Ted Williams. Stan Musial's chief rival for the title of baseball s most dangerous hitter today, believes that the St. Louis Cardinal clouter is— in Ted's own words—the "greatest player in the National League." The Boston Red Sox socker, who with his manager, Joe Cronin, and others of the team's top-flight stars were interested spectators at the Cards-Braves game in Boston, got a large eyeful of Mr. Musial in ac tion yesterday afternoon. While admitting he hadn't seen much of the National League ex cept for a few games in Brooklyn. New York and Boston, Williams said, "Musial has shown me more than anybody else with the stick.' Blasts Five Hits in Row. The clouter from Donora. Pa . currently leading the National League batters with a mark of .373. slammed out five straight hits in as many times at bat and drove in the winning run in St. Louis’ 5-4 vic tory with his final safety, a ninth inning single. Two of his hits were doubles, which boosted his league leading total in that department to 48 Musial also leads the loop in hits, runs scored and triples in ad dition to his 14 home runs and 97 runs batted in. The Musial-made victory enabled the Cardinals to preserve their first place margin of 1!- games over the Brooklyn Dodgers, who kept close to the leaders bv whipping the Pitts burgh Pirates, 7-0, at Ebbets Field. As matters stand now. the Car dinals need any combination of eight wins or Brooklyn losses to clinch the pennant. The Redbirds have eight games left to play as compared to nine for the Brooks, including today's playoff of the 19-inning 0-0 tie with Cincinnati. Giants' Koslo Blanks Cubs. Lefty Dave Koslo hurled the New* York Giants to a three-hit 1-0 vic tory over the Chicago Cubs. Clay Lambert outpitched Dick Maunev to give the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the Phils under the lights in Philadelphia. In the American League the Tigers outslugged the Philadelphia Ath letics, 14-7, for their 17th victory in 22 meetings with the Mackmen. After losing a 4-0 lead the St Louis Browns came back with two runs in the last of the ninth to defeat the American League Cham pion Red Sox, 6-5, in a night game. Lockbourne Eleven Subs Lockbourne Army Air Base eleven of Columbus. Ohio, replaces Mitchel Field on Fort Belvoirs football schedule for the game tomorrow afternoon at Fort Belvoir. Meade Wins Title On Disputed Play By A*soc»ated Pr#$* FORT KNOX. Kv.. Sept. 20 — Fort Meade. Md . is the baseball champion of the 2d Army, having edged Camp Campbell, Ky., 3-2, here last night as the result of a weird play in the top half of the ninth which was disputed, but not protested officially. A Fort Meade runner on third scored before a batter, trapped between home and first after a hard bunt, and another man on first were tagged for the second and third outs. Tire umpire held the disputed run from third legal for the winning score. Jumper Class Heads Shrine Horse Show Program Sunday By Larry Lawrence Best hunters and jumpers of ths Capital area will vie for champion ship honors at the second annual Shrine horse show next Sunday at Meadow’brook Show Grounds on the East-West highway. A feature of the program of 22 classes, which gets under way at 10 a m.. Is a skyscraper with $150 added This event is to mark a renewal of the fine timber competition of a few years ago when such celebrated jumpers as Rocksie. national champ; Black Caddie. Hi-Ho. Sandy of Fort Myer and a score of other noted horses were breaking records. Three of those famous competi tors still are in the ring and going strong Cateer, with a record of 7 feet and jumper championship win ner at Suitland last Sunday, Dr. Alvin I Kay's Smacko, twice winner of the Scott International, and Cherrie McKey's Applejack will compete. Also in the lists will be Mrs. Richard Hume's Tabu. J. B. Bland's Greystone, Bettie Hurst’s Greylark. Bobby Lee’s Bon Fille and W C. Viar’s Hi Jack. The hunter division of six classes has attracted a strong entry of fox chasers from the Virginia and Maryland hunt country Among the foremost hunters on the card are Mrs. Lee Counselman’s Kristi. Maryland hunter champ; Kav Stables’ Portmaker. conformation hunter champ at Warrenton: Ad miral and Mrs, Forrest Sherman's Beale Walk, George Mueller's Ba lella, Marbert Farm's Ferry Land ing. Morton ’Cappy" Smith's Bill Star. 3-year-old champion, and Anne Hagner's After Dark. The management expects over 70 top hunters will show. PACIFIC (OAST LEAGVE. Oakland. ; Sacramento. San Francisco. Portland 1 Sir Diego. H. Los Angeles C Hollywood. \. Seattle. FOUNDED IN 1894 This newspaper, through its past perform ance records and official result charts, chronicles a statistical history of every horse running on the North American continent. 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