THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. ** SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, I»A4 C-3 Field for Star Games Bolstered by Flood of New York Talent ? Lack of Any Conflict TV Board Renamed, Golden Gloves Entries Byrd Guest Speaker Jan. 23 Makes D. C. gfl w Emphasizing NCAA's Indicate Battle tor At Home Plate Event Dr. H C. (Curley) Byrd, presi- Track World Capital Stand-Pat Policy Heavyweight Honors & beat dent emeritus of Maryland Uni- « versity, guest By BURTON HAWKINS will be speaker at By Rod Thomas By Ik Auociatad Pratt Early entry lists indicate the the third annual banquet of the For 35 years, as boy man, CINCINNATI. Jan. 9.—The accent will be heavyweights and on For the first time since he be- and Dick Kokos of the Orioles, Dorsey J. Griffith, the old George- Council of the National Collegi- Home Plate Club at 7:30 pm. and light-heavyweights in the came affiliated with the Sena- . Any significance in the fact town sprinter, steeped ate Athletic Association reap- | Saturday at the National Press has been boxing years ago. that five of the eight are in track and field. Few men pointed its television committee Golden Gloves tourna- tors more than 40 have Clark Griffith won’t stay at the pitchers? Club. so today with only one change. ment opening January 19 at been closely same hotel Baltimore officials apparently Also expected to attend are identified with Wilbur V. Hubbard of San Turner’s Arena. Jose State College replaces M. I. no longer are proud of their pre- Senator Johnson of Colorado, Seldom before in the history ! . Signer of Colorado Mines. season ticket sales. 1 Indica- president of the Western League; of the tournament have so many tions that they’re de- com This action was taken as a lagging jKjjjfr jK pet i t or, big men indicated their inten- veioped the Clark Griffith, Calvin Griffith, further indication that the basic ; tion of j when Orioles failed seeking championships. last week\o present a tabulaticn Bucky Harris. Mickey Vernon policies of the NCAA in regard Almost every club and military to televising games as they had regularly in previous and several other Senator play- football will establishment has one or more weeks. undergo little change fighters ers. Sports announcers Jim Gib- in 1954. weighing 175 pounds ** * * Although the 1954 committee ; and up getting ready for the bons. Bob Wolff. Arch McDonald free follow Griffith Stadium sections have mmm.i is to its own judg- tourney. relettered, with and Jim Simpson have been ex- ment in setting up TV been the result fk thusiasm over the new One of the big men who there may some tended invitations. plan, the resolution passed by will that be confu- well . H be remembered from last sion opening day. Section A mpanin *r The fm the NCAA convention yesterday Vernon will receive a certifi- year is Len Kanthal, a is in right Section X VBtll Star Games several strong sugges- former field. in cate as the outstanding player in 4.| embodied Coolidge High School by left field, with choice seats v to bo held M Hr# tions and recommendations from football jprovided mm..- jUgS the American League last player who competed for Coach tooting around the infield year Dancy Griffith. January 23 at the 1953 committee. trains XmmUt running from Paddy Kane of the Catholic Burton Hawkina. Section F (first base) in the opinion of the Home Plate Armory. near the Or- to Section the Group Favors Limits. Organization. R (third base). Entries closed Friday. Yester- Youth Kanthal ange Court Hotel, where the Club. Awards also will be pre- The group returned to office indicated he had real natural . day, as director of the meet, Is I Senators stay. "Shucks,” The greatest American League sented to Eastern High School, on record as favoring the one- ability, and the coaching re- mind the year, according Griffith pored over the names he | Griffith said. “I don’t hit of the to a Interhigh baseball champion; St. like his appearance limit on television ceived from Kane helped him ! noise, I’ve lived by the side of poll of sports writers and sports- a miser counting gold. reach the John’s, Catholic League cham- "This,” said the usually con- for any football team and a novice final where he ' the road all my life.” casters by Baseball Annual, was lost a disputed split pion, and Washington Boy's servative Griffith, “is something 1 wide geographical distribution of decision. Spec Shea, the Senators’ Mickey Mantle’s home-run shot games appears 1 I've dreamed about.” ¦pp ' • televised. It un- Marine Fighter Now. beefy right-hander, has been over the leftfield bleachers here Club, champions of the Boys' ¦pin likely that the members will go This year Kanthal will be seen asked by Griffith to spend two off Chuck Stobbs April 17. Club of Washington It's the seventh annual edition against limited of The Star Games, and for once their own recommenda- under new colors, those of the weeks at Hot Springs, Ark., at Best fielding feat was by Jim league. tions, although they may be in- Quantico Marines, and the Ma- expense of the ciub before Piersall of the Red Sox in rob- Griffith and Howard P. Bailey, the reservations may be fluenced somewhat by the spon- rines are making much their reporting to Orlando. 'Cy bing Mickey Vernon, of a home Ticket chairman of the meet, have en- over made by calling Charley sors and the television networks, new "find.” Young, myself lot of other run at Fenway Park August 15. Reyn- countered none of the harassing and a club, . tops olds, president of the at problems that beset promoters which were unhappy about some Although Kane won’t be in ball players used to keep in . The in pitching per- phases program. hiking the Eastern Branch Boy’s Club, of such affairs. of the 1953 Kanthal's corner this year, he shape by up those moun- formance was Mel Parnell's The committee will be fourth shutout of Lincoln 6-0945. There 1954 still has a lot of praise for the tains and taking the baths,” the Yankees, is no conflict with im- composed of Eugene F. Flynn. said, be a 5-0 four-hitter September 25 portant meets elsewhere to scat- fPlr youngster. "Kanthal is one ot Griffith "and it would a Holy Cross; Robert J. Cor- fine for Shea take which made him the first pitcher the talent, any Kane. the finest young heavyweights idea to off ter nor affair on nell; Jeff Coleman, to blank the Yankees four times Uhl Leads Dayton to the Washington nick IN TOUGH SPOT—Charley Capozzoli, former Georgetown Alabama: I have seen.” said Paddy. "He some weight there." Win scene to in one season since Walter the attendance. Washington will University star, now representing the New York A. C., will H. O. Crisler, Michigan: Reaves iis very quick to learn, a good Sherry Robertson, assistant to John- Peters, Big Seven Conference; Bluese, son did it in 1908. be the track capital of the world be up against it in defense of his two-mile title in The Star 1 boxer and puncher and with a Farm Director Ossie left Over lona in Garden E. L. (Dick* Romney, Skyline for Cuba Friday to impress First ** * * on January 23. Games January 23 at the Armory. Among his rivals will be real fighting heart. He's going By the Associated Press Rich Ferguson of lowa IT. who beat Capozzoli for the 1953 Conference, and C. Harvey Cas- to go pieces.” Bosemtjn Julio Becouer and Out- The Senators will conduct a Flood of Talent. sill, Washington, as representa- fielders Annel Scull and Juan noble experiment in preseason NEW YORK. Jan. 9.—Big Billy NCAA championship; John Kelley, Boston U., IC-4A cross Kanthal is up in the senior Uhi’s scoring and rebounding, Heretofore, a conflict with the tives of the eight NCAA districts: Delis that they'll be expected to exhibition games here. ... In country champion, and Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic 3,000,- division this year, and while Metropolitan AAU champion- Hubbard and J. Shober Barr of report to the Senators' train- order to ease the parking jam plus Mickey Donohers defensive meter steeplechase champion. —Star Staff he is one of the play ships in New York has Photo. Franklin and Marshall, small better-known ing camp on time . Chico at the stadium, they’ll run buses gave Dayton enough of a prevented fighters listed, he lias no easy to preserve victory many of brightest stars from college representatives, Asa , Marrero, Cuban cutie. will from fringe areas before the lead a 68-64 the and task ahead of the despite rally competing here. The New York Bushnell, Eastern College Ath- him. Quite a be allowed to report late, as game, returning fans to then- over lona a frantic number of other hefty fighters ... by the losers in the second game event was held last night, so a Metropolitan letic Conference commissioner usual. "We know what Mar- cars after the game. If Cap- Duke Rally will be seeking the title that of college basketball double- (Continued from C-l.) Defeats and 1953 TV program director, ! rero can do," Calvin Griffith ex- ital Transit judges the experi- a veritable flood of talent has been Page sends the winner to the diverted to The Star Games. and Walter Byers, NCAA ex- Eastern plained. "but we want to take ment a success, it will be con- header at Madison Square Gar- Eddie Conwell—and held his finals in New York next month.