Joerang Stef Sports Year Dawns for Race Horses With Pinnacles in Washington, D. C., Monday, January 1, 1945—A—9 Gloomy Sight

a" HAPPY NEW YEAR?? —By Crockett Five Grid Games Lose or Money Record Likely East Given Slim Edge Win, Draw On Radio Today By LEWIS F. ATCHISON. Is Denied the IOver West in Shrine Running descriptions of five Tear, major football bowl battles were Mail of D. C. Athl^es in Service to be aired by radio networks this Brings Tidings afternoon beginning at 1:45 with There was a time when it was fashionable to slide in Now 4 Years Old behind the IHospital Benefit the Orange Bowl game at Miami desk on New Year morning with a head two sizes too a large, plus By WILBUR JENNINGS* By the Associated Press. between Georgia Tech and Tulsa. nogginful of well-meant resolutions beginning with the old the standby, Associated Press Sports Writer. SAN 1.—Star- Station WTOP will carry “never again ." it's different. FRANCISCO, Jan. Today MIAMI, Jan. 1.—New Year broadcast locally. You don't feel Fla., studded; football outfits, picked from i much like celebrating when the old gang is scat- At 2 WOL was to its Day ordinarily is a time for hope the cream of America’s p.m. begin tered all over the face of the AVe had some times and pigskin globe. gay and around a sta- description of the Cotton Bowl m happiness racing crop, hook up before an expected turning back memory's leaves to some little incident that stands between Oklahoma ble, but there’s only gloom today. crowd of 60,000 in Kezar Stadiiim fray Aggies oui in upper case letters you find and w-on- yourself day dreaming It's a universal for and Texas Christian, while what the “birthday” today in the 20th anuual Shrine dering boys are doing. WMAL was to follow at 2:45 thoroughbreds, all horses becoming East-Wdst game under the banner M ell, let's see. The Star's Overseas Edition has been a veritable a older on 1 under with the Sugar Bowl duel be- detection machine in year January of charity. digging up some long lost friendships. Here's rules. tween Duke and Alabama at one racing Off past performances of individ- from Maj. Dick Hall, a former Gonzaga star who won his spurs New Orleans. No birthday ever was less wel- ual stars the East held a at the I street school when Nolan. Dick Joe and slight edge Tommy Fitzgerald, comed the rac- The Rose Bowl, at Pasadena, Carl because Government in favoritism, but the Westerners Mills were wearing the purple. Dick is in a base hospital some- and East-West at San ing ban is effective after tomorrow were in condition and game where in France, from an attack of flu. top promised recovering and the outlook for Francisco, will start at 4:45. the turf's darl- a sharp aerial assault with UCLA’s! Comes another from Maj. Bob Boucher, who was a mere WRC will the Rose Bowl ings is just as black as for the cheap quarterback, Bob Waterfield, carry when he sat down at his mill and punched out a neat note in his doing! while WOL will air platers. much of the pitching. happenings bombardment squadron headquarters. Bob was a fraternity broth* the East-West. There's no certainty now that The East boasted such noted ball- of Lt. Francis E. Stann, original toiler in this space, at Central Higli there'll be a Kentucky Derby, hawks as School, and rounded out his education at Maryland. He almost rented Halfback Les Horvath of Preakness or Belmont Stakes for the Ohio his home in Silver Spring to Sammy Baugh when called to active State; Jimmy Walthall, sen- new class of 3-year-olds, and it ir sational duty in 1942. then “envisioijed skull and in freshman fullback from Rose Bowl to Present practice running plays'’ just as doubtful that there’ll be any the so leased the to a West Virginia, and Earl Girard, the living room, place non-athletic tenant. rich for handicaps the older per- 17-year-old frosh from Wisconsin, formers. Well as Marine Shavetail all crackerjack passers in their own Two Hengstler Doing Twilight Tear. 1944's horse o#the Only Undefeated right, but the Westerners had con-, From the nearby marine base at Cherry Point. N C. (well, it's year, was brought to Florida this fidence in Waterfield’s right arm, nearby, considering the origin of the rest of the mail), comes a note winter to after go Top Flight’s which pitched ULCA into the Rose from Mike Scanlon with the information that Jake Hengstler. who was money record for fillies of Gridiron winning Bowl two years ago. Antagonists a well-known official and coach around town, is a leatherneck shave- $275,900 but now Calumet Farm With the lines stacking up about By the Associated Press. tail at the base and doing well. Mike inquires about Jim McNamara Trainer Ben Jones is doubtful that even in strength, the backfields PASADENA. Calif., Jan. 1.—The and Gene Houghton and sends along the gentle reminder that sports she’ll reach the mark. Her ap- present peared to be the determining factor, only two undefeated football teams news at Cherry Point arrives rather late and that possibly something winnings total $202,000. j and for the first time in the of the 1944 season to face each can be done about it. history; Twilight Tear 4 Today. of the classic the two sides were: other in a New Year Day bowl Most of the we don't know or boys apologetically explain probably The Tear was 4 years old today using the T-formation as well as! game, the University of Tennessee remember them, then go on to identify themselves as having played and Jones explained that “we plan the single wingback. and the University of Southern for certain teams, such as Corpl. Charles Mason, a pitcher for the old to retire her after this year. She The players, from California, provided the juicy grid- \ Corinthian Club, Stanley A. C. and Petworth A. C. Our only answer hand-picked isn’t worrying as much about her each side of the have iron menu today for a sellout to that is there are lots of people who don’t know us. either, and some- Mississippi, birthday as we are. She's good had just two weeks of crowd of some 90,000 in the 29th body always pops up with the well-worn refrain, “Golly, I knew that practice, and sound, runs well and we will hampered somewhat rain. The renewal of the Rose Bowl classic. guy, and could he curve a horseshoe around your neck!' by continue to gallop her to keep her West was in its final The Southern California Trojans, Pvt. Joe Gould saw a note about Joe Perna’s “Daisy Mae" winning impressive in shape, but the suspension prob- workout—a the West and installed some field and it him two-hour, slam-bang representing trials, prompted to write and ask about Ralph will ruin her ably chances at the scrimmage on Friday. by some experts as 17-point favor- Benny, Huck Hillear.v and Bobby Stevens. If we knew we'd tell him, mark.” money The West has won 10 and the ites, are in quest of their eighth, but somehow they seem to have dropped fron* the sports scene. Per- Possibly the hardest hit by the East 6 of the last 19 with 3 in Rose Bowl starts. haps some kind friend can supply the information for relay to Joe. games, victory eight ban are the former juveniles which in ties. Last The Tennessee Volunteers, winner* Capt. Carter M. Edmonas "in Burma'’ wants to know why the resulting year they are entering their all-important ended up at 13-13. of seven games this season and tied Army can't get sports movies overseas. Blamed if we know, but the 3-year-old year. Proceeds go to the Shrine Hos- only once, by Alabama, are out to captain, who used to play ball for Staff Cassell at American U., has a Among the horses which may miss record with a beef when he writes: pital for Crippled Children. ruin the Trojan pow- legitimate their chance for fame are such “* * * erful attack led by Buster The average soldier is a nut and show he running sports every beauties as Walter M. JefTord's attends hopes to see .some action shots of hockey or baseball or foot- Stephens. Pavot, unbeaten in eight starts as The Southern California eleven ball or basket ball. Instead, he looks at the usual stuff Bears Hollywood a 2-year-old and winner of $179,000. Open Season has a weight advantage. The and, like Brooklyn, waits until next time. Or maybe the screen does strong and William Hells’ Pericles, which 1 with an of 16 come w'ith a Short" What does he see? bunch of hefty line, edge pound* up “Sports A cost $66,000 at the sales. * * • yearling per man, is anchored by 285-pound females breaking ice to go swimming or struggling up a ski run. With Pericles has great breeding and is Uphill Victory John Pehar and 235-pound John one of the No How best prospects today but The Lichtman basket ball Bears Ferraro. In the backfield Coach Jeff Football Film, Matter Old, Would Do never run a has race. are off to Cravath’s have the " another promising year of Trojans gen- “What a mob would turn out to see the film story of 'Bama vs. Others new’ in the ^ 3-year-old class Tulsa Mentor Fearful T. C. U. of campaigning for the world's profes- eralship and brilliant passing of Tennessee or vs. Minnesota. It wouldn’t make differ- Michigan any and their last year's winnings are Champ Jim And on the line Underdogs sional title, displaying a powerhouse Capt. Brady. ence if the shots were old. Nineteen hundred and would John Free thirty-eight Marsch's for All. un- five came Jim's brother Don and * * * that from behind to de- George do as well as 1944 wre in this neck of the woods surely beaten in five guys races, winner of Of Ga. Tech's Oklahoma feat the Troy (N. Y.) Haymakers, Callanan excel in the pass-receiving would any of the above to a snappy fishing film or a wild $109,557; Fred W. Running Against Aggies prefer Hooper's Alabama, 33 to 27, in the season's at department. By the Associated Press. most of the customers to the opener animal act.” bought for $17,500 and has shown big The of fair .skies was a Jan. Turner's Arena yesterday. promise There's one for the to handle and we're good DALLAS. L—Accorded a saucer, were rated from 14 to ‘.'l = Army certainly surprised promise; Calumet's Pot O' Dan Caswell of the break for SC. whose T formation As Well as chance of a Haymakers on victory only by better than to hear the brass hats haven’t been up their toes in this depart- Luck, winner of $53,180: Calumet's Passing possibly points T. C. U. by those is sod. few close friends and sank a foul shot to put the visitors hampered by slippery ment. The request certainly is reasonable enough. What about it, Hail one of the best of the By the Associated Press. relatives, who make the betting odds. Victory, ahead. 7 to 6. as the first end- Left Halfback Stephens scored 64 Texas Christian’s Horned Oklahoma A. and M. hasn't a period Army? lot at the end of the season. MIAMI. Fla., Jan. Progs lost for the Vols this season to 1.—Everybody meet the ed, and the New’Yorkers widened points Some time a letter arrived from “the little kid that lived Oklahoma Aggies today as game to a college team this year. It ago Other Topnotrhers Hit. else figured that Georgia Tech would the margin in the early part of the become the Southeastern Confer- across the street from Dick Lanahan.” He was identified as the champions of the underdogs in is noted for its its versatile Also, Edward J. Lasker's Flood- have to connect with a lot of speed, ence’s second highest point maker. passes Cotton Bowl attack ! next heat, before Pop Gates and scion of one of the town's oldest sports clans. William “Butch” Hutch- town. history. featuring Fenimore’s running the ball on winner of four races and today or else lose the Orange Bowl iZach Clayton opened up for the He packs tricky reverses. inson, whom a lot of folks will remember for his own feats as well Already the odds and his passing to Back Ceci' Han- $30,035; T. D. Buhl's Air Sailor, football game—but Tulsa Coach carrying longest Bears to knot the count at 13-13 Other specialties of Coach John as the son of Chris wTio make sandlot of team to here in the nine kins and End Neill and being Hutchinson, helped winner of $32,019; Maine Chance Frnka wasn’t so sure. any play Armstrong, i Barnhill's VoLs are power drives off Henry for its Johnny Isaacs and Sugar Cain history some years back. Farm’s War winner of years of the gridiron classic, T. C. U. f^st-moving hard-hittnig line :the tackles and around the wings, Jeep, $39,065. “Tech’s got not only a fine passing staged a counteroffensive in the; A more recent epistle came from Lt. Comdr. John R. W. McIntyre, and stock skidded even more with events paced by ponderous Ralph Foster. | Iwith the C. C. Tannner's Best Effort, team but a good running attack closing minutes of the middle stanza j Stephens following expert who is on no pleasure cruise in the Pacific, harkening back to a couple of the three which saw the Only defensively can T. C. U. winner of $37,855. also,” Frnka insisted. past days to hold the to I interference of Mark Major. Casey boast a fighting Haymakers j of years ago when he was handling the athletic affairs of the 260th While Tear regular center taken ill and both better record than the Ag- and Bevins. Twilight heads the "Those who say all we have to do a 19-all deadlock, and the Bears 'Stephenson Capt. Billy District of Columbia National Guard. in his not ever are Coast Artillery. Mac. new there are starting ends hobbling about with gies—but many points The bowl will be and 4-year-olds other to beat Tech is to halt the came back strong in the closing jammed came Pat a tackle on ’39 passing scored while a team is on defense, travels, upon Brady, Georgetown's great such as Jim- injuries. have tuned up walkie-talkie top thoroughbreds By are wrong. It s a better balanced stanza to register a 33-to-22 tri- police eleven, and no doubt was surprised to hear that the Hoyas’ stanch the betting folk argue. The Frogs minx. Alfred P. Parker’s horse which team than that. All three—Center Jim Cooper and radio sets to help control traffic. old had whole for the Redskins lost two games and tied one in a 10- umph. supporter, George McGurn, gone hog many considered last 3- Ends Merle Gibson and Mul- year's top “I think the are better Harry OFG.P in the absence of at the Georgians game schedule. Seldom were they Bears. G.FG.P Haymakers. sports Hilltop. year-old, even though Pensive won lins—have recovered sufficiently to Yancey, f ft Ii 0 Cugas.f 4 1 3 than were last and •’ " they year, you It favored to win but when were f! 4 Vetters! ! four times with notes from the over there. We they then the lost. The fact that the but three and boys A. and M. team they Frogs n n n <> in Whirlabout, Louis B Mayer's win- Su Bowl. enjoying its best Jeckson.f Diekelman.c 5 to see a Most of them ,ar They have Frank were in the familiar role of under- Brown.!