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Evening star., 1937-03-02
A. A, U. STEPS BRING
new DEAL IN HOCKEY
Ban on Orioles. Ending of Player
Transfers With Canadians
Due to Be Ignored.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March "A new set
I up in amateur hockey through
out the United States and Canada was
in prospect today as the result OF the
Amateur Athletic Unions action in
suspending the Baltimore Orioles Of
the Eastern Amateur League and
ending its agreement with the Cana
dian Amateur Hockey Association on
player transfers.
The Eastern League members ndi-
Gated they would continue their sched-
ule regardless of the A. A. u. ban,
which would mean suspension for any
team playing the Orioles.
A spokesman for the Hershey, Pa,
club said tonight's game with Balti-
more would be played as scheduled.
The New York Rovers and Atlantic
City Sea Gulls also indicated they
would continue, while Sam McCallis-
ter, general manager of the Orioles,
said he had received similar assur-
ance from the Pittsburgh Yellow
jackets.
There also were indications that
the c. A. H. A., which already has
split with the A. A. U. of Canada
over the eligibility question, would
string along with the Eastern League
in its virtual secession from the United
States A, A. u.
Evening star., 1937-03-02

He could tell the modern crop q
thing or two about big-league hold
ing out.
Reports from the East Coast say
Daytona Beach has fixed up a
swell arena for the Cards to do
their stuff in Champion Jim
Braddock, his family and Manager
Joe Gould are due in Miami this
week .. Later the champ will 60
into the Wisconsin woods to get
ready for Louis at Chicago
Funny thing about that scrap:
Two weeks ago everybody was try
ing to chizel in now they're
breaking their backs trying to get
out -. :. Floridians were given q
good jolt yesterday when the
morning practice Of the Boston
Bees was postponed because Of
cold" Ouch! >. Ole Al Lang,
one Of tho States original boosters.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
'BECCA[L, REACHING.
FORM, IS MENACE
Italian Runner Shows More
Improvement, Although
Beaten by Lash.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOcldteu flesS.
n EWARK, NJ j., March a.
nj Italy's Luigi Beccali, improv-
" ing fast, seems about ready to
challenge the crowned heads
of mile racing in the United States in
the final drive for indoor supremacy.
The trim little invader gave one
warning when he finished second to
! Archie San Romani of Kansas in the
National A. A. U. 1,500-meter cham
pionship Saturday. He sounded an
other last night in a brilliant mile
and-a-half race which topped the an
nual Seton Hall College games.
He lost again, this time to Hoosier
Don Lash, but he gave further proof
he rapidly is becoming acclimated to
this country and indoor competition
1t was his third race indoors, his first
on fiat board track. yet he gave Lash
terrific fight, losing by only a few
feet after a stirring neck-and-neck
sprint.
Lash's time was minutes 479 sec
onds, good for the armory boards. but
10 seconds off the 1O-year-old record
held by Swedish Edwin Wide.
Looks to Columbian Mile.
RECCALI aimed today for the Co.
lumbar mile in the Knights Of
Columbus games in New York's Madi-
son Square Garden March II. In that
event. barring unforeseen developments,
he'll be up against the Nations best
Glenn Cunningham. Sam Romani,
Gene Venzke and probably Lash.
Cunningham, who dropped out of
the A. A. U. 1500-meter race Saturday
because of a bad cold also pulled out
of the mile-and-a-half feature last
night in favor of an invitation 1000
yard run. He won this as he pleased
in the mediocre time of 218.6, beating
Ed Brown of the New York A. C. by
at least IL yards.
Jim Herbert, New York University
Negro freshman running for the New
York Curb Exchange, won the Wal
dron 600, beating Wesley Wallace of
Fordham by inches The time was l IT.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
TRACK ACES TUNING
FOR CHICAGO MEET
Allen and Rudeout Twins Already
on Scene for Affair That
Draws Other Stars.

By. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Track and
~ field stars Of the Nation began
workouts here today for the Chicago
relays to be held Saturday night at
the International Amphitheater under
the auspices of the Chicago Daily
News.
Sam Allen of Oklahoma Baptist
worked out at the University of Chi
cago fieldhouse with the Rideout
twins from Texas, Blayne and Wayne
The Rideouts, victors over Don Lash
of Indiana in the 2-mile run at New
Orleans. are hoping the Indiana ace
will enter that event. Lash, however
is reported anxious to drop from the
2-mile to challenge Glenn Cunning.
ham in the mile.
II Lash does compete in the longer
distance, Cunningham still is certain
to have plenty Of competition in the
mile from Archie San Romani oi
Kansas and Gene Venzke, former
Pennsylvania star.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
PLAYS F. A. A. FIVE AGAIN
K. of c. Wins Second-Half Title
From Tonight's Foe.

Winning the second-half champion
ship of the Roosevelt Community
Center's Basket Ball League by defeat
ing F. A. A., q to II, the Knights OF
Columbus court men will find them
selves opposed to that same aggrega-
ton at $50 O'Clock tonight as they
begin the play-off series to determine
the league title. F. A. A. won the
first-half title.
Crimmen, a forward, led the Caseys
attack which clinched second-half
honors for them He sent the ball
through the cords six times from the
floor and once from the foul line for
13 points The next highest scorers
were two teammates, Caspar and
Rosenbaum, each getting 6 points.
No F. A. A. player scored more than 4
points.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Basket Ball.
Long Island VS.. Catholic Univer-
sity. Brookland gym, 8:15.
Georgetown VS.. Pittsburgh, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Central VS.. Wilson, Tech High
gym final public high series
game), $3.50.
Roosevelt VS.. George Washington
High, Roosevelt gym, $3.50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
George Washington VS.. Long
Island, Tech High gym, $50.
Georgetown VS.. Penn State, State
College, Pa.
George Washington Frosh VS..
Y. M. C. A., Tech High gym, Z.
Bethesda a-Chevy Chase VS..
Georgetown Prep. Bethesda, Md.
Woodward VS.. Fork Union Mill
tary Academy Juniors, Y. M.
c. A., 3.
Boxing.
tOll AoAbA-
more amateurs, Turner's Arena,
8:15.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
George Washington Frosh VS..
George Washington High, Alex
andria. Va. $3.50.
Gallaudet VS.. Elizabethtown Col
lege. Elizabeth, N. J.
American University VS.. Virginia
Medical College, American U. gym,
8:15.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
George Washington VS.. Villanova,
Tech High gym, $50.
Alumni VS.. American University,
American U. gym, 8:l5.
KutZtown Teachers VS.. Wilson
Teachers, Wilson gym, 8:l5.
Track.
Maryland, Catholic University
and Georgetown in Fifth Regiment
games, Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
was just about f1t to be tied.

was Just about fit to be tied.
The Bees and Yankees sent tele-
grams of sympathy to Secretary
Phil Troy Of the Red Sox on the
death Of his father Nobody
here knew of it until Boston papers
arrived yesterday :. A year ago
Phil was called away from the Red
Sox camp at Sarasota by the
death of his mother .. Mickey
Cochrane, pounds heavier and
completely recuperated from last
Winters illness, is watching the
ponies run at Miami before start
ing his Tigers through their PAGES
at Lakeland next week The
Yankee holdout situation gives him
q iaf1 Those guys can't af-
ford to quit the Yanks any more
than Col. Rupert can afford to
lose them :. They'll al be around
opening daI.s ...-.---..-
Evening star., 1937-03-02

OuI Ill tIle CeIlCtT Vi Ine uldHOIlO
with fine disregard for the feelings
of Orlando's Chamber OF Commerce
folk, stood Griff wearing a topcoat.
hat and muffier. Next to him was
Bucky Harris and both turned their
attention first to Jack Salveson.
He's an important player to
the Washington firm and what
Griff and Bucky saw was pleas
ing 6-fo0t giant, thick
of shoulder and leg.
Jack says he weighs 205 pounds
now" said Shanty Hogan. bunting to
a group of rockies. Gosh. remem-
Der when he first came up with the
Giants in 1892 He stood feet and
weighed about 145 or $50 pounds. No
Evening star., 1937-03-02

Early and Harlbert Lee. They squatted
on their launches and Nick Altrock
guffawed when he looked at the
treckled face of Early. That's my
boy yelped Nick. "Gawd, when he
gets older there may be somebody in
the world I can beat in beauty con-
test. Say. kid. III give you a quarter
if you smile real wide
Harris later passed a different
sort Of comment on Early.
Great action" volunteered
Bucky. You can almost tell
that he can hit. Maybe we're
gonna have something in him
some day"
For the better part of two hours
Evening star., 1937-03-02
iOund-Up of Yankee HOldOuts Due Next Week
South Will

gio and Charlie Ruffing are on the
tough lists Bill Dickey and the
temperamental Lefty Gomez are
likely to be signed this week
A lot of folks here think Gehrig,
too, already Is under contract and
that they're only waiting the COL
onel's arrival to put on one of those
old Ruthian signings with grinding
cameras, sound machines and the
like.
You should see old Eddie Roush,
former Giant and Red outfielder.
Cutting up like q colt as he works
out with the Boston Bees just for
the IL" Of it .. Bill McKechnie
said: 'It is the first time in his
life the guy ever showed up on time
and he amt getting anything for
1t" :. Roush was tops as . hold
out In his prime =. Once he stayed
on ths farm IN entire season 30.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Bethesda Is Undaunted.
IN PREVIOUS Star tournaments

IN PREVIOUS Star tournaments Be
thesda-Chevy Chase has struggled
valiantly but fruitlessly against teams
of the District, but has held its own
or done better against suburban COM
petition. This time it will meet with
warranted confidence a big city" OPP
ponent in st. Johns.
A while back. Bethesda Chevy Chase
defeated ST. Johns by % to 20.
The Montgomery County lads see no
reason why they can't repeat. The
St. Johns Youngsters feel they have
improved since the game with Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase and both teams
are eager for another test. They were
to have had it this week in regularly
scheduled game. but their coaches,
Tony Kupka of Bethesda Chevy Chase.
and Irving Holbrook of st. Johns.
called a truce until the metropolitan
tournament.
The tournament will be played in
double headers on March Is. is, II
and 20, with probably girls game to
(See STAR TOURNEY. Page abb
Evening star., 1937-03-02
PARKER IS HELPED
BY TENNIS UPSETS
Mangin and Hendrix Erased
by Players Regarded as
Mere "Fodder."
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
"a YEW YORK. March 2-Frankie
Parker. the Nations second
VI ranking tennis player who is
4 making his first bid for the
national indoor title, is getting plenty
of cooperation from the lesser lights
Of the tournament.
Two members of the cannon fod-
der" brigade, players who usually go
out in the early rounds. helped Parker
yesterday by eliminating pair of his
most dangerous rivals, Gregory Man
gin, the defending champion, and
Arthur Hendrix, third-seeded player
from Lakeland, Fla. as a result only
about three of the survivors seem able
to give Frankie a run for the title
despite his lack Of experience on the
board floor Of the 7th Regiment
Armory.
Evening star., 1937-03-02

they went through their stunts. STEP
ping around with the exaggerated gin
gerness of all athletes who are warm
ing up. Finally Harris started to shoe
them of the field That's enough
base ball for one day." he said. Go
out this afternoon and shoot golf if
you want to-"
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Miles Is Still a Catcher.
THERE was a little furry of excite

ment along the first base line.
Miles, who weighs $50 pounds soak
ing wet, was battling 220-pound Frank
Peticolas with bare fists. They were
kidding, of course.
"I used to be a fighter" said Miles.
Fought once. I trained six months
for my ring career and got plastered
from post to post in my first bout.
After it was over ! walked to my cor
ner and said: Get these damn gloves
off me quick and throw them away.
If I'm going to be an athlete won't
be fighter"
Somebody walked by and
said: "You haven't changed.
Miles. You're still a catcher,
aren't yOu?" And there was
another tuSSle.
Thus ended the first practice; that's
about all there was. There wasn't
any more.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
BY EDDIE BRIETZ.
Associated Press Sports Writer

ut. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
2.-The big hold-out round
up is next weeks headline
- attraction here Col.
Jake Rupert is due with his
money bags and his fountain pen,
ostensibly for a couple of days Of
sunshine, but confldentially to see
what can be done about herding
the rebels back into the fold .
The colonel has sent word South he
doesn't care about being bothered
with base ball matters, but just the
same them as wants to can be
heard"
Col. Rupert doesn't propose to
see the boys personally, but will
conduct negotiations with the
trusty Joe Mccarthy as go-between
-. Herr Lou Gehrig. Joe d Mag
Evening star., 1937-03-02
ST. JOHNS DRAWS
RISING BETHESDA
Cadets Out to Square Loss.
Seedlings in Star Event
Are Intriguing.
BY ROD THOMAS.
BY ROD THOMAS.

yHAT promises to be series
M of basket ball explosions in
v " the annual Evening Star
tournament for the inter-
scholastic championship of metropoli-
tan Washington will open with
loud one. Pairings for the first round,
announced today, will bring together
st. Johns College and Bethesda Chevy
Chase on March Is at Tech High.
Unless you know your scholastic
basket ball, this may mean little. but
to the initiate the ST. John's-Bethesda-
Chevy Chase battle will mark the first
formidable attempt of a suburban
school to lay low one of high ranking
in the Capital proper-under cham
pionship conditions.
st. Johns recently won the Catholic
high title of the city by defeating
Gonzaga in a sensational series and
by its triumph in the deciding game,
"a to 13, pulled close, in prestige, to
Western now tied for the public high
crown.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
LELAND GIRLS SCORE
Take Second Basket Tussle From
st. Mary's Seminary.

For the second time in three days
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School girls basket ball team defeated
St. Mary's Seminary, 27-13, yesterday
at the Leland Junior High gym.
Once again Ray Lee led the winners
in scoring, with Is points. A team
mate, Kitty Gilleland, and Miss Black
stone of st. Mary's tied for second
honors, with points.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
F. u. M. A. FIVE INVADES
Lower School Team Will Tackle
Woodward Tomorrow.

Three Washington boys, Charles w.
Kolb, jr.; David L. Grim and Myron
Criswell. are on the basket ball team
of Fork Union Military Academy Lower
School, which will play Woodward
School courtmen at the Y. M. c. A.
at tomorrow. The visitors team
is composed of boys under IA years
of age.
The Cadets will arrive in the Capital
about noon, sightseeing until game
time. They will be accompanied by
their coach, Capt. F. D. Rollins, a
member of the faculty.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
R0MP FOR G. W. CUBS
Make Westinghouse Basket
Team l4th Victim of Season.

Running up 27-8 lead in the first
half, George Washington's freshman
basket ball team had little trouble in
making the Washington-Lee High
courtmen of BallSton their fourteenth
victim of the season yesterday, win
ming by 46-25 score in the Colonials'
gym.
George CARRIER, former all-high Sc
lection from New York City, led the
frosh in scoring, with II points. Karp
giving him a close race for scoring
honors, with less. The yearlings
have lost only one game this season,
that to the Maryland freshmen.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Varied edSpOrts
COLLEGE SWIMMING

COLLEGE SWIMMING.
Wisconsin, AZ; Michigan State, SO.
Purdue, "a; Depauw, 20.
COLLEGE TRACK.
Michigan State, "a; Marquette, 20.
COLLEGE WRESTLING.
Michigan, 1872; Indiana, l2l2.
Kent State, 1919; Nebraska, l2l2.
Cornell Qowa), 18; Franklin and
Marshall, II.
Evening star., 1937-03-02

Here's a general uie.D of Tinker Field at Or
lando, Fla, shouting the Nationals in full suing of
their conditioning grind activities opened yester-
day. And at the right is shot of Manager Harris
giving pep talk to a few of his rockies (left to
right) Jake Early, Jim Wasdell, Ken Chase, Dick
Lanahan, Bill Phebus, Frank Peticolas and Hal Lee,
-Photos BY Elluood Baker. Star StaF.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Watching the Curtain Go Up.


with dignihed whoops from the vet
from the rockies the Senators
officially opened training warm sun burned down on Tinker
Field and games" Old base ball
launching that
believe
Evening star., 1937-03-02

HOGAN patted the bay window he
owns and which he 'enveloped in
q rubber coat. Il didn't lose much
weight at Hot Springs" he confessed,
"but I told Bucky I'd weigh 225 when
we broke camp here and I meant it.
I don't think I'll ever go back to the
minors. Base ball is like lot Of other
businesses. If you're not tops it's
no use staying in it"
Harris strolled over, ducked a
foul off Pete AppIeton's bat and
studied Ray Phebus, a rookie
pitcher. Finally he walked up
to Appleton and said:
pete, I want you to do me favor.
Take care of Phebus, will you? I
think you're better qualified than any,
body to teach him. know the kidll
appreciate it and I'm sure the ball
club will, too." Appleton nodded and
turned to bat more grounders, but Joe
Kuhel, his playmate. was gone. Joey
had raced to first base, breaking all
precedent for progressiveness on the
part of a veteran on his first day in
camp. Maybe. you thought. that Jimmy
Wasdell's presence in camp had some
thing to do with it. Griff and Bucky
like W'asdell's looks.
Evening star., 1937-03-02
EARNEST CATCHER
HAS CLUB ON TOES
Shanty, Shedding Much Fat,
Guiding Spirit of Lot
Under Training.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
"a ct Tha Ct

~ RLANDO, Fla, March 2.-Who
is the key man" of the 1887
Nationals?
Bucky Harris, who man
ages the base ball firm, answered this
question today, some "a hours after
getting his first peek at the Washing
ton club he thinks has a chance to
finish "close up." whatever that means.
The key man" is j. Francis (Shanty)
Hogan.
Not many months ago. late in Au-
gust of 1886. to be exact, Mr.. Hogan
was pretty close to being in durance
vile with new boss, one Clark Grif-
fifth. At the time Griff couldn't be
too chooSey, for that was when Cliff
Bolton left without saying good-by
and the Washingtons we're hard
pressed for catchers. From Albany
was Grated j. Francis.
One look at him was almost too
much for Grif The affable Shanty
weighed 263. The general idea was
to tie the can on Hogan as soon as
another catcher could be gotten.
Now he's the key man"
He's Hardest Worker on Squad.
EVEN Griffith admits Hogans poten-
tial value. He was saying today,
looking with glee at the shrinking
waistline of Shanty, that Hogan may
be the man who will make our club.
If he plays good ball, we'll be tough
to beat
Much of Hogan's new Importance
was inherited yesterday, when the
Griffmen took the field for the OPEN
ing of Spring training He is no
nymph, be under no illusions, but
neither does he weigh 263 pounds. His
spirit has captured completely the
fancy of both Griffith and Harris.
On the ball field yesterday he was
the hardest worker on the squad Per-
spiration trickled down his face and
underneath his rubber coat it did more
than trickle. I'll move faster this
year." he promised II won't win any
foot races, but nobody will lap me
going around those base paths"
Name me ranking catcher who
Is fast" asked Griffith, discussing
the same subject. why, it takes that
Rick Ferrell week to get down to
first base The same goes for Dickey.
And how about Luke Sewell and
Bolton, for that matter? All of them
can be doubled up as easily as Hogan,
except that maybe they'll only be
out by 10 feet instead of IL. But the
fact will remain that they're out,
so what difference does it make by
how much?"
=. Who's Behind the Eight Ball?
HOGAN is one of the gentlemen in
camp who is being credited with
playing a major part in the Washing
ton club starting the training cam
paign so spiritedly. This club really
has spirit" spoke up Harris, in a
burst of pardonable pride. There
isn't single fellow in camp now
who is hard to handle. 1t did me good
to see the way the bunch went out
to work yesterday"
1t is to be regretfuily reported that
Harris was unable to include young
Mr.. Cecil Travis in his statement. The
23-year-old Georgia boy. a hard
(See HOGAN. Page A-l3)
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Shanty Speaks His Piece.

wonder he didn't have much of q
fast ball"
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Is Startling Inset.

Is Startling Upset.
MANGIN, who was seeking to equal
" the tournament record by win
ming his fifth title. fell before Ray
Palmer. jr, in one of the biggest up
sets the tournament ever has seen.
Palmer, beaten in the first round a
year ago, matched Mangin at his
sharpshooting volleying game and beat
him thoroughly, 6-3, 81, in the
second round.
Hendrix found the task Of playing
two matches in quick succession bit
too much and lost 8-6, IS. to
Morris Adelsberg, New York public
parks player.
OF the eight remaining players in
his own half of the draw, Parker's
strongest rival appears to be Dave
Jones, former Columbia and Cam
bridge captain, whose smashing game
works effectively on the boards. To-
days match sends Parker against Gill
bert Hunt, jr., of Washington, former
intercollegiate champion.
Palmer Plays Bowman.
IN THE upper half, Walter Senior
of San Francisco. seeded fourth,
faces Merritt Cutler of New York. j.
Gilbert Hall, Orange, N. j., veteran.
tackles George Seewagen. Hall Is
seeded fourth. Palmer may have diff
ficulty getting past Herbert L. Bow
man of New York.
Today's outstanding second-round
match in the women's division sends
Nine. Sylvia Heanrotin of Lyons,
France, the only foreign entry, against
Helen Grawn, promising young De-
troit player. Millicent Hirsh, third
seeded American girl, may have some
difficulty with Virginia Hollinger OF
Dayton, Ohio. None Of the other
seeded stars, Norma Taubele, Florence
Leboutillier and Helen Bernard, is
expected to encounter trouble. All
won their opening matches easily.
Evening star., 1937-03-02

Bucky Likes Young Early.
A PHOTOGRAPHER lined up the
= catching staff-Veterans Hogan
and Walter Miles and Rockies Jake
Evening star., 1937-03-02
Washington

Totals 10 8 46 Totals
Evening star., 1937-02-16
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
SHOW LARGE GAINS

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February l6.-Ameri-
can investment companies of the
management type, according TO Dis
tributors Group, Inc. showed impor-
tant gains in assets during 1886,
ranging in some cases to better than
so per cent.
OF So Of the more important COM
panies reporting. 43 showed greater
appreciation (after adjustment for
capital issued and repurchased and
for interest and dividends paid than
the 25.40 per cent gain showed by
the Dow-Jones 10 stock average.
Only one reported a decline in ad-
justed assets. and that one showed a
loss Of less than l per cent.
Nine reported gains of so per cent
or over. The average gain per COM
pany was IS per cent. During the
year the Dow-Jones 40 bond average
gained only 6.93 per cent.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
Washington Produce

BUTTER-a2 score. 1-pound prints. 3s:
A-pound prints. 80; tubs, ~: 90 score.
l-pound prints. 81: '.-pound prints. 49,:
MEATS-Choice beef 16; calves. 49,:
veal. T.: lamb Y: pork loin, 23: fresh
3i; slab bacon. @s; compound. IA lard.
LIVE sTocK-Pigs. sraaaH: light hogs
gi4a9a4: medium, a'4ald: heavy hogs.
; si2a9i:: roughs. 6as; calves. 5al0la;
lambs. 5aI0.
Prices paid shippers-net f. o. b. WASH
ington. BY the United States Bureau OF
Agriculi ural Economics.
EGGs-Market steady. Prices un-
changed: Current receipts. ola:Ilz hen;
and dated white eggs met prices paid
shippers. fob Washington: U. S. extras.
large. 33ia; U. S. extras. mediums. 81;
U. S. Standards. large. Oh
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Prices
UNCHANGED. Fowl: Colored. heavy. 15a
and d Crosse Crosses: 10 Fryers. eoa@I: broilers and
Guineas, young. > pounds and up. 40
each under . pounds. 25a3O each: old
guineas, e9a25 each. Turkeys: Young
pounds. l6al1: 20 pounds and over. 16;
No. IS. II: old hens. IA: old toms. II.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, February 16 (P).-Bar
silver steady and unchanged at 44s<