Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1942, Page 12

A-10 Win, Lose or Draw By FRANCIS E. STAN. A Clear Case of Probable Inflation Apropos of all the words lately spoken and written having to do with sports and its present and future relationship with national defense, it should be made known that Uncle Sam’s Army has & pretty good idea of the value of athletics and the ways to use them. Just the other day a week-long meeting at the War Department broke up as quietly as it convened. From all over the country morale | officers gathered to determine welfare and: recreation policy and in normal times it would have made a great story for eventually it may affect millions of American men in khaki. But with the Pearl Harbor report, the Navy dunking Jap ships, the saga of the Philippines becom- ing more dramatic by the hour and the Army's own reticence as con- cerns publicity, the meeting ended with no fanfare. We dropped down to see Maj. Ted Banks of The Special Services (formerly Morale), and the major apologized for not being able to spill the works at this time. “But sports in Army camps was a major sub- Jject,” he disclosed, “and the consensus seems to be that instead of play- ing down athletics, now that we actively are in the war, we should in- crease participation on the part of our soldiers. There are a few kinks to be. worked out yet, but it seems safe to say the boys are going to get their extracurricular daily dozens.” New Army Ahead of Doughboys of ‘17 Maj. Ted Banks is the old Michigan quarterback who played under | Fielding Yost, coached for 12 years at Tulane under Bernie Bierman and was head grid tutor at the University of Idaho before he was called up. He should know whereof he speaks, too, on these Army matters. He was in the last big fight and is in a position to make comparisons. “We're already so far ahead of the last Army that it isn't close,” he said. “A lot of our boys went up to the front in 1917 and 18 without knowing nearly as much about handling a rifle as these soldiers of ours today. This is a good Army and it’s going to get better.” The old signal-caller and his fellow-morale officers are a little afraid that priorities may curtail sports calling for rubber—basket ball and football especially. “But the best conditioning in the world, perhaps,” he said, “is cross-country. Wrestling and boxing are a couple of other good, toughening sports. They may not all be what you might call popular spectator sports but when you order troops to run half a mile over rough! terrain, set up a machine gun and start firing you are asking for a lot of | physical effort. And cross-country, wrestling and boxing can develop stamina.” Basket ball, he says, is an ideal sport if the court facilities are avail- able and referees slow on their whistles. Each company could have a team, thereby giving a lot of men chances to play. As for football, there re- mains & real soft spot in Maj. Banks' heart. “But a problem may be getting enough of the proper equipment,” he qualified. “It takes a lot of equipment to play intramural style football on a scale such as ours. I shouldn't think we'd want to try it with worn equipment—hand-me-down stuff, so to speak—so how far we'll go in football is something I wouldn't even try to guess.” Athletics Both Recreation and Military Training Like many other Army officers, Maj. Banks is convinced that ath- letics are important within the ranks. “Sports accomplish two purposes,” he explained. “Sports are relaxation and recreation and, again, sports represent real training. Not routine training like marching, but training that affords the same benefits. Personally, I'd like to see each camp have company teams, battalion teams, regiment teams and so forth. This in addition to a camp team ready to meet the other camp outfits. In this way practically every soldier would play & part.” Believe it or not, sports which some of the so-called experts only vaguely realize exist are tolerated and even welcomed by American troops. Volley ball is one. There are times when only 15 or 20 minutes of free time remains. It is the work of & moment to hook up a net and get in & quick game. In almost every major league ball camp volley ball is a confirmed part of spring training. Aside from sports within Army camps and the occasional spectacle of big league ball clubs playing an exhibition for the soldiers in the latter’s own back yards, wouldn't it be & good idea to promote an All-Star-All- Service ball game next Summer, say in Detroit, wherein the fans’ choice of the best American and National League players meet Greenberg, Feller, Williams, Travis, Lewis, Sturm and others who are in the service or sbout to join? This question was put to Maj. Banks, who wasn't sure about policy. “But it probably would make a lot of money, which could be spent for Army athletic equipment,” he conceded. “And,” Maj. Banks added, “I'd like to see that game.” lhe Foening Htar Fporls WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1942. Full Competitive Card, With More Intramurals Planned in-Southwest Conference Mary Garman At 19 Is New Golf Threat Only Child of Links Devotees Shoots 78 For Miami Medal By JOHN WILDS, Associated Press Bports Writer. CORAL GABLES, Fla,, Jan. 27— A stalwart youngster with a golf swing copied after that of her idol, the late Marion Miley, is the newest threat in the women’s winter tour- nament program. Nineteen - year -old Mary Jane Garman of Sarasota crashed the se- lect circle which dominates resort play yesterday by winning the medal in the Miami Biltmore event over such seasoned campaigners as Dorothy Kirby, Louise Suggs and Georgia Tainter. Parents Both Are Golfers. Proud of her 35—43—18, she vowed to “go as far as I can” in match play. She made her way to the semifinals against virtually the same fleld at Punta Gorda, Fla., last week. The only child of golfing parents —her father scores in the 70s and her ‘mother qualified in the third flight here with a 95—Mary Jane took up the game five years ago | and has improved steadily. “The only trouble is she won' | practice consistently,” declared her mother, Mrs. Louils Garman. Almost frem the start she tried to model her game after the stylish | play of the late Miss Miley, who was killed by robbers last summer. “Marion was Mary Jane's idol.” Mrs. Garman said, “she visited her at Lexington, Ky., last year. Long Irons Bother Her. ‘The tall, brunet player smacks & tee shot ’'way yonder. Her big trouble is accuracy on her long irons. “But I'm making shots this year I couldn’t have made last year,” she commented. “One thing,” Mary Jane explained. “I don't take the game as seriously as some of the girls” Nickname Belies Boxhead Jones LOS ANGELES (#).—Robert (Boxhead) Jones, star end of the Southern California football team for three seasons, will be graduated Saturday. Boxhead is the only Trojan in history to score 100 per cent on the football intelligence test. He diagrammed correctly each of the 11 players’ assignments on 76 dif- ferent plays. Boxhead is & numismatist, philatelist, rifle expert and a Phi Beta Kappa. Boxhead's unimaginative foot- ball playmates thought up his nickname. French Well Off, but Seeks 200 Mound Wins Before He Quits Dodger Southpaw With Rich Real Estate Holdings Needs 18 Games to Hit Goal LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27.—Larry French, at 34, is one of the most prosperous major league ball players. But Larry is ambi- tious to win 200 games in the big time, so he’s going back for two or three seasons. The good-looking southpaw needs 18 victories to reach 200. He figures he can pick up 14 of them¢—m——— next season. He'll have to reverse his 1941 record to do that, but he’s confident. “My arm wasn't any too good last season,” explained Larry. been taking regular treatments this winter and it feels fine now. I think I'm good for about 14 wins with the Dodgers this year. Inas- much as I'm only 34 I ought to be | able to pitch two or three more seasons.” Prepared for Rainy Day. French did very little last season toward hitting that 200 mark. He won only 5 games while losing 14. But then, he was with the Chicago Cubs until late August and they didn't give him or any of their other flingers much help. Larry doesn’t need to go back to the sun-baked mounds to insure his wife and 10-year-old Larry, jr., three squares a day. He owns several apartment houses, has a thriving used-car business, dabbles in real estate and is reported to “But I've | have salted down several of the lettuce leaves he picked up as salary in 13 years in the big time. French, always a willing worker, twice pitched in more games than any other National Leaguer—47 in 1932 and 49 in 1934, all for the Pi- | rates. He's gone to the slab 40 | games or more in each of nine seasons. Tops League in Shutouts. He led the loop in shutouts three straight times, in '35, '36 and '37, and tops the National in total white- washings with 36. Of current pitch- ers, only Red Ruffing of the Yanks, with 37, tops him in the majors. French's 13-year big league record is 182 victories and 167 losses in 532 games. Looking ahead, Larry hopes that if the Dodgers are in the '42 World Series, he’ll get in long enough that the customers know it. He was in two games last October, but so briefly that “if you turned your head, you missed me entirely.” Lee Insists Chisox ‘Must Pay Him for Great "41 Record PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 27—With the notation “Not enough money,” Thornton Lee, the American League’s leading southpaw of 1941, today returned the third contract sent him by the Chicag White Sox. The time has come, asserted Lee, for the White Sox to pay for those 22 victories he racked up last sea- son. “There realy isn't much difference in the terms offered and those I'm asking.” . Lee pointed out that in addition to topping the leagues in games won and lost—22 and 11—by a left- | hander, he led in earned runs “and did a pretty fair bit of hitting for a pitcher, with an average around .250.” Sports Program TODAY. Basket Ball Coolidge at Roosevelt (high school series), 3:30. Tech at Eastern (high school series), 3:30. St. Albans at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 3:30. ‘Washington-Lee at Fairfax, 8. H ockey. New York Rovers at Washing- ton Eagles, Riverside Stadium, 8:30. TESTED AND TRUE BUT...WHAT cssses Ole Miss and Tulane Tossers Do Betfer Than Their Fives Simpson, Duffy Deadlock For Second in Scoring; Adair of ‘Bama Leads By the Associated Press. basket ball games this season, but they're running up some fancy in- dividual scores. Loser in six out of seven South- eastern Conference games this sea- son, Mississippl nevertheless pushed Center Harry Simpson into a tie for second place in the individual scoring race, deadlocked with Sophomore Center Bob Duffy of Tulane at 65 points. Duffy, not even in the first 10 & week ago, zoomed up with a series of scoring sprees against Mississippl and Mississippl State last week, in which he aver- aged nearly 13 points a game. Still leader in individual effective- ness was Alabama’s Louis Adair, credited with 35 fleld goals and 10 free throws for 80 points in 10 games. His teammate, Johnny Hines, ranked fourth with 63 points. ‘Tennessee, sole unbeaten team in conference competition, held the lead in unofficial team standings for the first time. The Vols gained un- disputed first place with a decisive victory over Auburn last week. Alabama ranked second, Auburn third and Kentucky fourth, the lat- ter advancing from 10th place a week ago after wins over Georgia and Georgia Tech. Each has lost one game—to Tennessee. 'Bama has beaten eight of its possible 11 conference opponents and goes to Lexington a week hence for a two- game series with Kentucky which may have bearing on the teams’ ranking in the 1942 tournament at Louisville February 26-28. Basket Ball (".IS Well as Football Is Sour at N. Y. U. Giants to Keep Bartell as Infield Insurance; Bill Dudley Declared at Terms With Rams By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr., ‘Wide World Sports Writer. NEW YORK, Jan. 27—Laugh of the week: There’s nothing wrong with racing that words won't cure, according to Herbert B. Swope's report to his fellow racing commissioners at the Miami meeting. “The word ‘handle’ carries with it a very un- fortunate connotation,” Swope explained. “There is a low com- mercial sound in which the im- plication is very definitely ‘han- dling for your own benefit'.” Well? N e ‘When Bill Terry turned over the Giants’ reins to Mel Ott he didn’t volunteer any special ad- vice but said, “It’s your club. If you want to know anything or want me at the training camp I'm available any time.” P. 8.— ‘Terry will be in camp for at least the first few weeks. Football isn’t the only cause of N, Y. U.’s athletic troubles. At s recent basket ball game only 400 stu- dent seats were filled instead of the usual 2,000. Figuring out figures—After you've piled up enough compara=~ tive scores to prove that Abb Normal- could beat Minnesota’s football team 99-0, try this one: On January 14, Loyola of Balti- more beat Western Maryland in an over\me basket ball game, 39-38. Within the next week each one beat Catholic U. by the same score, 50 to 33, and the half-game score in each game was 26-20. Odds—and some ends—Johnny Risko, the old rubber man, tried to join Gene Tunney's corps of Navy athletic directors but found he wasn’t eligible. Probably neg- lected to have himself retreaded. ‘That ordinary sized guy who looks lost among the West Texas basket ballers is Jerry Malin, sports ed of the Amarillo News. You can count Dick Bartell out as a possible manager at Jersey City. He's wanted on the Giants because“he can play either short- stop or third and is in no danger of being drafted. Eddle Mead, ‘who is taking over fight promotion at Washington’s Uline Arena, al- ready has persuaded Ray Robin- son and Lem Franklin to show their wares there. Headline in ‘West Coast paper: “Army to Call Vandal Guard”—sounds like the best way to prevent sabotage. ‘Today’s guest star—Si Burick, Dayton (Ohio) News: “In his anticipation of that salary re- duction—whether it’s cut or slashed—Lombardi has proved that he can see farther than the end of his own nose . . . and that’s seeing a long way, chums; a long, long way.” Sportpourri—the next “fastest human” may be Jim O'Reilly, Southern California sophomore. Coach Dean Cromwell says he's “as good 8s any sprint prospect I ever had and may be the best of them all.” Report says that Bill Dudley already has come to terms to play for the Pittsburgh Steel- ers next fall, but the signing won't be announced until after graduation. Move is under way ATLANTA, Jan. 27.—Tulane and | | Mississippt may be winning few ... THEY TELL US WHAT FINE SOLDIERS OUR ATHLETES MAKE.. ABOUT THE TIME-TESTED CUSTOMER? BULLETS WOULD BE NOTHING NEW TO A HOCKEY NUT..... Handbook Suspension Expected fo Prolong + « AND FOR AN ARCTIC POST THE FOOTBALL FIEND IS PERFECTee. YANKS DON'T RESPECT NOTHIN, WHAT SWELL MORALE OFFICERS THE NATS’ FANS WOULD MAKE.... Great Jumpers, Prince Tex, Smacko, Exhibitors today are taking Thursday nights. stables in the land try out the sporty courses that will require the best efforts of both jumpers and hunters. Interest was the keenest when the top-flight steeds that will carry Fair Grounds Meet Increase in Patronage Of Track Also Brings Hope of Extension By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27—A sharp increase in patronage, and the expected shutdown of competing illegal handbooks after today’s mu- nicipal primary, has Fair Grounds officials talking about a possible ex- tension of the 42-day race meet here. Little more than a week ago they harbored fears they might not be operating next season, as bettors were wagering scarcely more than half what had been expected. But the daily play in the mutuels, which had averaged about $53,000 the first 18 days, soared to & new high of $95412 on Saturday, Jan- uary 17. Last week it averaged $70,729, climaxed by $124,270 for Saturday's nine-race “Texas Day” card. A stretch of bad weather and the post-holiday lull hurt the track early this montls Sylvester W. Labrot, Fair Grounds president, said | also, “we are a new organization and it takes people time to get used to @ new enterprise.” “Today’s election” said a Fair| Grounds spokesman, “may bring about a solution to the problem** *. It has been freely rumored and pre- dicted that the many handbooks ‘which have been and are flourishing through the city will shut down tight after today. Should this come about, then the Fair Grounds cer- tainly can hope for sharp increase in attendance and wagering. “Should the books close and busi- ness continue to improve as it has in the past two weeks, there is a strong possibility of the meeting being extended beyond the originally scheduled closing date of Feb- ruary 27.” 25 Points by Cady Tie Charlotte Hall Mark Special Dispatch to The Star. CHARLOTTE HALL, Md., Jan. 27.—An all-time individual scoring record was tled here yesterday by Frank Cady as his Charlotte Hall quint outclassed National Training School by a 56-22 score. Cady caged 10 fleld goals and 8§ foul tosses for a total of 25 points, equaling a six-year-old mark. Cady now now is averaging nearly 16 points a game. Sports Mirror By the Associsted Press. Today & year ago—Weak from aftereffects of pneumonia, Willie Hoppe made delayed start in three-cushion championships at Chicago and beat Herb Peterson, 50-15, in 32 innings. Three years ago—16,231 basket ball fans at Madison Square Gar- Rovers, Eagles fo Aid on for the equestrian fame of man- | kind and womankind were in the ring. The horse and rider that took | the fancy of the crowd was that | splendid combination of The Star’s team, Sara Bosley and her gallant Prince Tex. Prince Tex Is Good in Test. The 7-year-old son of Grenier- Queen Tex never before had been in | the Fort Myer arena, but he rounded | the tough course with all the assur- | ance of a veteran of the show ring. | | Prince Tex was owned by Mrs. | Throckmorton McLean, who entered the gelding in one race, which he won, then she presented the future great fencer to Miss Bosley as a Christmas present. Miss Bosley im- presed every one as one of the most finished riders ever to enter the Fort Myer ring, and with her clean- limbed mount should have a very low score for her team. Many were disappointed that the two flashy jumpers which arrived from Scarsboro, N. Y., today, the great Lew Dunbar and the equally noted Thunder Boy, were not here | for schooling. Lew Dunbar will be | ridden by Gordon Wright of Scars- | boro, one of the champions of the | | mens’ team. Thunder Boy is the| 18-hands mount that will carry Mrs. Hunters Shine In Fort Myer Show Schooling Rocksie in Fine Trim For Event Starting Tomorrow Night By LARRY LAWRENCE. stock of their entries’ prospects after last night’s schooling at the Fort Myer Rlding Hall for the President’s Birthday Horse Show, to be presented tomorrow and | A throng of horse fans was on hand to watch the superb horses from some of the greatest<- W. Haggin Perry of Cobham, Va., in the contest. Both animals seemed to have| stood their vanning in good shape | and look to be in excellent condi- tion for the ordeal ahead. | Black Caddy and Hi Ho, the‘ | mounts of Lt. and Mrs. Fred J.| | Hughes, jr., which will be opponents in the contest, were not out, but were reported by their owners to be in top form. Smacko, Rocksie Shine. | Smacko, under the expert pilotage of his owner, Maj. C. B. McClelland, leader of the men’s team, twice rounded the course with but a half- fault. ‘The reliable Rocksie, Margaret Cotter's national open champion, looked, as he always does, a likely | winner under the hand of his tal- ented rider. Jack Devereux, captain of the Landon School riding team and a nephew of the renowned Maj. Jim- my Devereux of the Wake Island marines, schooled for his last horse show before leaving next week to join the marines at Parris Island. Jack has just turned 19 and like his famous uncle will carry on with the corps. Also like his uncle, he is one of the best young riders ever devel- | oped in Washington. Some 50 prize hunters and jump- ers were in the paddock last night and htchere will be more schooling to- | night. Only U.S. Order Would Bring Reduction Schedules for Lesser Sports May Be Made With Nearby Teams By HAROLD V. RATLIFF, Associated Press Sports Writer, DALLAS, Jan. 27—Unless the Government rules otherwise, South= - west Conference will carry its full schedule of competitive sports in 1942. And not only that, most of the schools plan to enlarge substantially | the physical education program and expand intramural athletics. Of course, no one knows what cur- tailment may become necessary but thus far all plans have been made toward continuation of the ambi- tious program, although minor sports may be narrowed in scope. The University of Arkansas, for instance, plans to schedule its con- tests in track, tennis and golf with the nearest schools possible because these teams travel by bus and auto- mobile and want to conserve tires. What Schools Intend to Do. Here are the reports from the member schools of the Southwest | Conference: | Arkansas—No curtailment of schedules. Approximately 50 per cent of the male students not com- peting in varsity and freshman sports are taking part in the intra- mural program. The major losses to the Army have been Norman Green, football and basket ball player, and Joe Eason, football player, with Leslie Ross, star foot- baller, and Ott Young, basket ball regular, due to receive final orders soon. ‘Texas—No curtailment of sched- ules. D. X. Bible, director of ath- letics says the university physical education program has embraced more than 90 per cent of the boys and a large percentage of the girls and plans are under way to expand these efforts so that nearly all of more than 4,000 male students will participate. Leslie Croucher, bas- ket ball guard, has joined the Air Corps. Rice to Intensify Program. Rice—An intensification of sports participation. Outstanding athletes going to the armed services are Bar- ron Ellis, Buck Sloan, Jeff Brown and Wendell Garrett, all football players. Baylor—No curtailment. Begin- ning with the spring term, all male students will be required to have at least one hour per day of physical education. Weldon Bigony and Jim Bean, football lettermen, have dropped out of school to take fense courses. Jack Russell, star wingman in football, has quit to take a job in a defense plant. Texas Christian University—No change contemplated in the athletic program, although a football game with U. C. L. A. may be transferred to Texas. There is no new program for mass athletics, Texas Christian University officials believing their present program (compulsory for all students the first two years) is ade- quate. Lost to the armed forces are Fred Taylor, football end, who joined the Marines, and Dean Bagley, little running back, who is headed for the Army. Texas Ags Keep Athletics. Texas A. and M. College—No cur= tailment. No athletes have been called up by the draft because at this military school those with satisfac- tory grades hold contracts with the War Department calling for them to complete the advance course in mili- tary science and tactics, which auto- matically takes them out of the draft. Southern Methodist University— No curtallment of the sports pro- gram planned, with the physical education program to be materially enlarged. The only athletes lost were E. L. Keeton, football player, and Bryan Lloyd, highly-rated bas- ketball performer. Paralysis Fight Fund In Hockey Contest The New York Rovers, the East- ern Hockey League’s most gentle- manly outfit, will stack up against the Washington Eagles tonight at Riverside Stadium at 8:30 o'clock, with 10 per cent of the proceeds to fund for the battle against infan- tile paralysis. Despite their generally clean con- | duct, the Rovers are one of the| Eastern League's better drawing| cards. They seldom are involved in the loop’s numerous brawls, re- stricting their activity chieflv to hockey, and currently are notched in second place. The Eagles, too, usually are con- tent to shelve rough tactics in fac- ing the Rovers, and as a result their rivalry hasn't suffered. Seven York, 4-2. Bolstering the Eagles will Courteau and Tom McCormack, brace of their more capable formers who recently have been inactive due to injury. Still miss- ing due to a bruised shoulder will be Marty Madore, chunky winger. G. A. O. Basketers Hit Mark Joe Cawley and Marty den saw Long Island University beat Toledo, 46-39, for twelfth straight, and St. John's lose to De Paul, 40-26, for the first defeat of season. [} 14 of the Recreation League, defeated Bell- man Heating, 33-27, at Tech gym. 13 be donated to the Mile o' Dimes| ¥4 Basket Ball Scores LOCAL. | Western, 33: Gonzaga. 19. 6. 52;’ Woodward. %. A, 56: National MIDWEST. Indians. 64: Michigan. 36. Ohio State, 83: Chicago, 35. Minnesota, 46; Purdue. 39. “ml:l)chllln State. 40: Butler, 39 (over- Okishoms, 46; Tows State, 37, SOUTH. Auburn. 50: Vanderbilt. 45. Virginia Tech. 55; Hampden-Sydney, 27. WEST. Arizona Teachers (Flagstaff), 44: Ari- Ch Training, 22. fams State, 30; New Mexico Mines. 43. Semipros Are Insured Against Darkness by Daylight Saving BY the Associated Press. WICHITA, Kans, Jan, 27.—Day- light saving time will keep the blackout away from semi-pro games this summer. Ninety per cent of the games in semi-pro leagues are played at twi- light and it's usually a race with nightfall to get in the required in- Ray Dumont, president of the National Semi-Pro Asociation, says the extra hour of daylight this sum- mer will permit nine innings of leisurely ball instead of the usual seven. WANTED 1937 CHEVROLET QUICK HIGH CASH PRICE FLOOD PONTIAC Conn. Ave. WOudley 3400 'Bethesda-Blair Court Tilt Threatened by Foes' Vandalism Friday night's scheduled game be- tween Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Montgomery Blair, annually the big scholastic basket ball meetings of the season in Montgomery County, is in danger of being called off be- cause pre-game enthusiasm has reached the “excessive” stage. Bethesda students found their school yesterday morning decorated in white paint with such sentiments as “Yea, Blair” “Beat Bethesda,” and others along the same line. The situation was much the same at Blair with the addition that nearly 60 windows in that school were broken. Principals Thomas Pyle of Bethesds and E. M. Douglass of Blair are at- tempting to learn the identity of those responsible for the vandalism, and if they find many of the stu- dents implicated the game may be canceled. Junior Friends Victors victory mltoltfill ute' = et ) Y @ymmn 57 BOWLING ALLEYS CALL IN FOR ALLEY ERVATION NO LEAGUES ON SAT. 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