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Evening star., 1939-09-09
Yank HurIs 21st
Win Of Year as
Red Gets 23d
FeIIer Beots Browns
For 10th; Dodgers
Gain Top Bracket
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

If and when the Cincinnati Reds
and New York Yankees take the
field for the 1899 World Series, tf.s
opposing pitchers probably will be
William Henry (Bucky) Walters and
Charles Herbert lRed' Ruf1ng.
This prediction isn't made with
mirrors. The two blokes have earned
the assignment.
Walters, first hurler in the majors
in win 20 games this year, copped
his twenty-third decision yesterday
with So, five-hit workout against
the Pittsburgh Pirates Besides con-
tributing a sterling pitching per-
formance, the rangy right-hander
hit home run in the eighth inning
to break tie and start Cincinnati
clicking.
He has been stanchion for the
sometimes quavering Reds to tie to
all season. His 26 complete games
top all hurlers in both ma jor leagues.
He has popped up with victories
that snapped Cincinnati losing
spells no fewer than eight times and
he took the mound against the
Pirates yesterday on two days rest
Ruffing ROuts Red Sox.
Ruffing obtained his twenty-first
victory as the world champions
stopped Boston's bedraggled Red
Sox Al In game abbreviated to
seven innings by rain.
1t was New Yorks third straight
triumph over the Sox, but did not
increase the Yankees lead because
President William Harridge of the
American League took away a for
felt awarded them at Boston Sun
day when fans delayed the second
game of double-header by strew-
ing the field with straw hats and
bottles. The contest will be replayed
September g.
AS dean of the Yankee hurting
corps, Rulings right to start the
flrst series contest. expected to be
played at Yankee Stadium October
4, is unquestioned. He opened for
New York last fall and also in 1896.
This is the fourth consecutive year
he has won 20 or more games and
right now he appears as strong as
ever
Feller Gains Select Group.
The group of 2O-game winners was
joined Yesterday by Bob Feller, the
Cleveland fire-baller. who gave the
st. Louis Browns a fve-hit diet as
the Indians staged 12-1 massacre.
The ST. Louis Cardinals choked of
the Chicago Cubs for the second
straight day. 1913, to conserve the
| distance between themselves and
the Reds. The Cubs. who made four
errors Thursday, blundered five times
more yesterday.
Meanwhile. the Brooklyn Dodgers
| swept a double-he from the
Phlllies, 1l-2 and 81. to move into
fourth place. within a game and a
half of the third-place Cubs.
Rookie Bill Crouch. making his
first big league start, held the Phils
to seven safeties in the opener. In
the nlghtcap Hugh Losing Pitcher
Mulcahy walked six men in the five
innings before rain halted matters.
Three of these passes became runs
when Jimmy Ripple tripled twice.
The Giants and Boston Bees were
ralned out.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Stick Crown a Cinch,
Di Mag Now Shoots
For 400 Mark
Yonk 5 Points Over It
For 100 Comes; Mize
Boosts Average
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9-There's
only one question left about the
major league batting championship.
1t is whether Joe Di Maggie of the
New York Yankees will finish the
season at 400 or above.
Only time can tell, but right now
it appears he may.
Di Maggio's mark today was .405
for an even 100 games. His closest
pursuer was Jimmy Foxx of the
Boston Red Sox. whose 1853 per-
centage made him no threat at all.
In the National League, Johnny
Mize of the st. Louis Cardinals con-
tinued to climb steadily, boosting his
average during the week three
notches to 1863. He, likewise. was
not pressed, No. being Morrie
Arnovich Of the Phillies, still sink
ing at 1888.
The 10 leaders in each league:
Evening star., 1939-09-09
D. T.. National Guard
Seventh
In Militia Shoot
United States Infantry
Leading in Defense
Of Regulars Title
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 9.-At
the end of the fourth stage of the
national rifle team match yesterday
the United States Infantry team Is
leading the field of 127 teams with
a score of 1850 points. followed
closely by the United States Cavalry
team with 1.847. The United States
Engineers are third with 1882 and
the United States Marines fourth
with 1881.
At the end of the first stage-200
yards standing-the infantry team.
last years champions. led the field
with a score of 416 points. four points
ahead of the United States Engineer
team. and six points ahead Of the
cavalry team.
Scores in Various Stages.
At the 200-yard rapd-fire stage.
both the infantry and engineer
teams came off the line with 479,
while the cavalry made 48l to go
ahead Of the engineers on tie score
only four points behind the cham
pion infantrymen. At the 30O-yard
rapid-fi fire stage, the infantry team
made 47O, the engineers All. the
cavalry 46s and the devil dogs"
474. At the 600-yard stage, the
straight shooting cavalrymen came
off the line with q score of 488 to
the infantry's 484, with the marines
and engineers trailing with scores OF
ATS and 470, respectively.
The Ohio National Guard team
is leading for the National Guard
prize, the Hilton Trophy, in fifth
place with a score of 1910, nine
points ahead of the United States
Coast Guard team. The California
National Guard team is sixth with
a score of 1901 points.
DC. Guard Seventh.
The District of Columbia National
Guard team stands seventh among
the National Guard teams with a
score of 1,774 points. 16 points ahead
of the Maryland National Guard
team which won the Hilton Trophy
last year. The Virginia National
Guard team has 1,725 points.
The District civilian team stands
we'll up on the list with 1,737 points.
Today the teams Of 10 men each
will finish the fifth and final stage
of the match by firing 20 shots each
at the 1,O00-yard range.
The marines, with the exception
of last year, have won this match
every year since 1929 and are conf
dent of overcoming the 19-point
handicap at this stage.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Louritzen Passing Out
Cigars at BrookIund

Herman Lauritzen, Catholic Uni
versity's crack trainer, is passing
around cigars today, celebrating the
birth Of a daughter to Mrs. I.aurit-
zen yesterday in Sibley Memorial
Hospital. Both mother and the
young lady. who scaled a trim 71s
pounds. were reported doing we'll.
Lauritzen has another little
daughter. Selveig. who will celebrate
her Sd birthday September 81.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
RoIfe, Cronin Fill Out InfieId

the neutral fans and critics there lively battle for the
No baman 1t happens that the generally
American LeaguerBobby of Boston Joe
of the Yankees Both capable of the
whisker Gordon, but only because he
hits ball tfe longer But look at it, they rank ID
the shorsops Durocher Bill Eddie
they couldn't the
Croseti?
the
be Joe Cronin. Wagner
Duroher enough
we'll them
to be of keeping Joe off the team.
third
the
National Stanley Hack of the Cubs Bill Werb the
This
the circuit last winter and
tesimal And the meantime
Senator'S Pnky Higgins OF the Harond Cliff
BY something than close decision
which the League
Evening star., 1939-09-09
War Talk Taboo in Melting Pot Of Eagle Gridders
Florida Also Blocking Wrong Guys; Mat Revng

oukian, Halnden, Conn: In
baseball, the international situa-
ton is of minor importance; In
world affairs it is of major impor-
tance." Does he get the gong or
not, gang?
Dual champs. If what they say
of last years Pitt team is true,
the New York Giants now are
both pro and semipro champs.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Slim Crowd Sees Smith
Win Cycle Feature

Evidence that motor cycle racing
at the Capitol Speedway won't be
accepted by local sports fans as
wholeheartedly as they Endorsed
midget auto racing there was pre-
sented last night when only 1000
customers witnessed the 13-event
program.
Don Smith of Cabin John, Md,
captured the feature event, with
Bob Wells finishing second and
Forester Wilkinson taking third.
Ray Stone suffered the only injury,
receiving sprained ankle when his
machine slid from under him.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Horse Show at Fuirfux
Under Woy Today

The annual Fairfax horse and
pony show was to get under way
this morning at the show grounds
near Fairfax, Va, with 16 classes on
the program.
The show, sanctioned by the
American Horse Show Association,
was to be judged by Gen. Guy v.
Henry of Washington and Lodge
Bowles of Boyce, Va.
Special prizes for the champion
and reserve champion were to be
awarded.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Three years ago-New York
Yankees clinched American
League pennant by beating
Cleveland in first game of double
header, making lead over Chicago
White Sox 18 games.
Five years ago-Giants blank
ed, 10, by Larry French OF
Pirates, while St. Louis Cardinals
won two games to cut New York's
National League lead to 1--we
games.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Foxx Should Be the First Bosemun

From the oued the Sporting News bhe the nhed and
asks the first by of starting Two standous
This tough decision Mize leading the National
with approximately 1865 But right
close with 1862 mark which only for second the
there between
defensive Mze The muscular Maander well
the fielding first M ranks well
of despite MizeS
leading
League with "a
Mze? There should be the
fielder and the prolific homer hitter And he
what's all the about?
Evening star., 1939-09-09

Runs batted in-Travis. Lodigiani (2l,
Pippen. Hayes, siebert. Wright %. Blood
worth. Iwo-base hits-Wright (2). Three
base hits-HAyes. Lewis. Sacrinces-
Travis. Pippen. Double plays-West to Ver-
non, Gantenbein to LodiGiani to siebert.
Hayes to NeEpome. Left on bases-Phila-
balls-On Pippen. 9: OF Krakauskas. 3.
Struck out-By Pippen. 4. Hits-On
Krakeuskas. In 3 innings; Oh Carrasauel,
In innings: on Truman. In / inning.
Passed ball-Hayes. Losing pitcher
Krakauskss. Umpiree-Messrs. Rommel
Kolls and Hubbard. Ttme-2:13.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Why Not Charley Keller in Left9

number of things be considered discussion Of
etc The Sporting News asks first about the oute for and
how from thinking first about Joe D Mago
Well all deposited centerfeld?
leaves left and right fields to be considered doesn't it?
but Williams embul
lent rookie the Boston Red Sox Ted the Terrific hasn't the anciest
batting the to D Maggos 0
squirt
dynamite his bat All Teds done been to knock 127
Maggio 8 And the National League
candidate oufeder Mccormick first baseman
of the Cincinnati Reds, with 103
fairness ought take right field And left
Nationals solid
MedWck Muscle still
a kid like
Charley Keller?
the the Yankees
kid regular had D Maggie,
Dckey, Heinrich
begged that hitting
Keller who furnished it. full three weeks he
champions his shoulders and with batting
Keller center and Williams in right?
Evening star., 1939-09-09
2ng and Walters Slab Records Merit Starts in World Series INAUGURAL
Win, Lose or Draw
The SPORTING News Asks Some Questions
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Sporting getting nqutve SO times
interesting
about the alstar is
all the Baseball Writers
leading
top pitchers
a unlvey and this will be
eepon years
of National This depart
which been attacked the and it
Nationals the list
This balotng time thinking setting
q private precedent Why National Leaguers?
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Polo Tilt Here Tomorrow

War Department Blues and 18TH
Field Artillery will play polo match
at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on
the Potomac Park field.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Puqina Ed Mohoney

Manager Paul Akers of the York
Haberdashery nine is anxious to
communicate with Outf1elder Ed
Mahoney. He can be reached at
Atlantic 6948.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Berwyn Wants Come

Berwyn has an open date on its
schedule tomorrow and would like
to book a strong unlimited nine.
Call Lincoln 8412-M.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
League Statistics
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER .. 1899.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Philadelphia. g. Washington. T.
New York. 4: Boston, / tcalled In 7th.
rain).
Cleveland. -: st. Louis l.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

GAMES TOMORROW.
Cinci. at CHICAGO.
st. Louis at Pitts. (2).
N. Y. at Brooklyn.
Phila. at Boston.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Official Score

sBatted for Krakauskas in fourth inning.
tBatted for Carrasquel in eighth inninG.
Iran for Travis in ninth inning.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
City Will
Start Street
Work Soon
Opening and Crawling of
Main Street To Be
One Project.
MUCH OTHER WORK
BY WPA ASSISTANCE

Extensive work on some Of the
streets of Libby will be started on
December s, says James Harris, Jr.,
member of the street and alley COM
mittee of the city council. This
work will be done under a WPA
project and the work will be done
by WPA workmen.
The first improvement undertake
en- will be the opening of Main
street from its intersection with
Ninth street (Highway No. D north
ward to First street, or as far or
this street as will be possible under
present arrangements. Main street
is the one running just west of the
court house. The Improvement viii
include widening the street to the
full width and crawling.
The city has recently installed q
gravel screening plant at the gravel
pit north of the city and it will now
be possible to secure an unlimited
amount of gravel of sizes suitable
for street work
Other improvements include the
putting in of number of culverts
throughout the city, one of the first
of which will be at the American
Legion hall. The WPA provided
the eulvert free of charge and they
have cost the city nothing.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
PIT. A. To Sponsor
Purchase Movie Machine

An attendance of about hun
dred gathered in the auditorium of
the new grade school building Tues
day night for the PIT. A. meeting.
Mrs. Lenore Hafsted, the president,
presided.
The meeting was given over large
ly to discussing purchase of NOV
ing picture machine for the schools
A demonstration of one type ma
chine was given, and it is planned tn
have other machines demonstrated
at each meeting for some time. A
committee was appointed to in
vestibate this matter of movie ma
chine for the schools. consisting OF
Marshall Murray, chairman, Wayne
Shanahan and j. w. Farris. The
PIT. A. plans to sponsor purchase
of a machine so that 1t will be pos
sible to put on educational pro
grams before the school.
The meeting planned to give {
card party and Christmas dance ir
the near future Watch for date
announcements.
A program was presented consist
ing of two violin solos by Lorett;
May Baenen, accompanied on TIN
piano by Mrs. w. j. Darlington
Miss Ruth Loucks sang two mum
bers, accompanied by Miss Mar
burger
The pupils of Miss Carlson's sec
ond grade received the award TO
the largest number of parents in at
tendance at the meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Annual Christmas Seal
Sale Starts Tomorrow

Confidence in the success of the
Christmas Seal Sale which opens
tomorrow was expressed this morn
ing by Mrs. Timothy Miller, local
Seal Sale chairman, as final plans
for the campaign draw to a close.
Tuberculosis prevention pro-
grams depend upon the money
raised in each community" said
Mrs. Miller. THE splendid coop
Grafton shown in helping us draw
up preliminary plans gives us rea-
son. to believe that the problem of
Tuberculosis is well realized by the
public. 1t is a serious situation
that touches all of our lives. The
funds raised are spent among our
own neighbors and friends. Only a
small amount is passed on to finance
educational programs on a national
scale.
IF no one asks you to buy Christ
mas Seals, ask someone on our Seal
Sale Committee for as many as you
can afford to purchase. Show your
thanks for health by giving to this
life-saving campaign
Mrs. Miller also announced thai
pastors of Libby will urge Their
congregations to cooperate in the
fight against tuberculosis on De
cember 8, which has been namec
Tuberculosis and Seal Sale Sun
day" by churches of all demonina
tons throughout Montana.
The theme of the 1889 Christina
Seal campaign is Protect You
Home from tuberculosis, an ide;
of special significance to churches
which realize the Importance O
united family life. tuberculosis tor
often is a misfortune which separ
ates father or mother from thu
! family group.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Little Interviews

Its getting that time of the year
when the city should blossom out in
Christmas decorations" said Mayor
Parker yesterday, land in that con-
nection | should like to offer q
suggestion.
Wouldn't it be very nice If the
various civic clubs of the city would
all join in providing Christmas trees
for Mineral avenue? One club
could see to the erecting Of tree
on First street, another club to one
on Second street, still another on
Third, and Fourth and Sixth streets
and as far up the street as there
would be clubs to participate. Each
club to provide tree for one in
tersection.
with number of trees lighted
during the holiday season, it would
add greatly to the beauty of ouI
city and likewise would help to ere
ate the Yuletide spirit. The Libby
Commercial Club, the Lions Club
the two Women's Clubs, the Amer
lean Legion and other organizations
might like to join in this beautify
ing of our city during the Christ
mas holidays Let's pass the sug
gestion on and see what comes
from it,"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Is Counties Aided
By Welfare Boord

Thirteen Montana counties were
granted sums totaling $4,000 for
direct relief work this month when
the state public welfare board met
late last week in Helena. Counties
and amounts of the grants follow.
Cascade, $4,000; Daniels. $3.50. Deer
Lodge, 1000; Lake, $1,000; Nc
Cone, $500, Missoula, $500; Mus
selshell, $500; Ravall, $1,000,
Roosevelt, $500, Sheridan, $3.50; Sill
yer Bow, $500; Valley, $3.50 and
Yellowstone, $4,000.
Members of the board said it will
be possible to make general relief
grants averaging $4,000 month to
needy counties during the eight re-
naming months of this fiscal year.
Grants are expected to total as fol-
lows: December, $42, 100; January,
S6l,500; February, S54,700, March,
S48,350 April, $31, 450; May, $28,
800, and June, $25,l50 The board
said the state department still is
due $133,765.3l from counties as
their shares of the welfare pro-
grams cost.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
G.N.Ry.Pdys
Large Sum
Nearly Two Million Dollars
Comes Into Montana From
Big Rail System.
FIRST INSTALLMENT
HERE is $71,787.10

The people of Montana are now
paying the first installment of their
1889 taxes. In this connection it
is interesting to know that the
amount paid by the Great Northern
Railway Company as taxes in Lin
coin County--in the first install
ment--Was the large sum of SILL
1910 The sum paid /by the rail-
road company, as first installment,
throughout the state of Montana
was 1929. 33245. An interesting ar
ticle from Great Northern head
quarters gives further information
ON the tax question, as follows.
The equivalent of gross receipts
from transportation of 5000 car
loads of cattle from Great Falls to
South St Paul, Minn.-more than
the total interstate haul of live
stock from Montana by the Great
Northern railway in 1938-will be
returned to n counties by Novem-
Der 80.
And, the amount, $929,332.45, rep
resents only the first installment on
the tax bill levied against the Great
Northern and subsidiary companies
in Montana in 1889. The total levy
on the railway and subsidiaries is
ST., 852, $685. 8. Final installment will
be paid in May, 1910.
Montana schools receive approx
mately SO per cent of the taxes paid
by the railway. Ten per cent is
diverted to county and village road
and bridge funds, while about 40 per
cent is expended for other purposes
bv the state, counties, cities and viii
lagos.
Operating property taxes levied
against the Great Northern in Mon
tana this year totaled $1,769, 300
approximately the same as in 1885
while other railway taxes, assess
ments and leyies on subsidiary COM
panies. including Glacier National
Park were about $84, 600
Largest payments were TO Reese
welt, Flathead, Cascade, Lincoln
Valley, Hill and Phillips counties.
First installment payments or
taxes levied in 1899 against the
Great Northern Railway and sub.
sidiary companies in Montana were
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Top Court Refuses
PIeo From Simpson

Lee Simpson was one step nearer
the moose this week after the state
supreme court refused TO rehear the
case in which he was convicted of
numbering a Golden Valley county
deputy sheriff and was sentenced to
hang. The deputy was murdered in
April, 1898, when he and the sheriff
called at Simpsons ranch near Rye
gate to investigate charges he had
threatened various persons with a
gun.
After Simpson killed the deputy
he escaped and the next day sur
rendered to the sheriff of Fergus
county. Later, he confessed to kill
ing two ranch employees, whose
bodies were found on his land.
Simpson contended in his appeal to
the supreme court that member
of the district court jury had been
prejudiced before the trial began.
The condemned rancher's only
chances are for executive clemency
from the governor or appeal to the
II. S. supreme court.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
APPEAL NOT DISMISSED.

The state supreme court has de-
MED the petition of the. highway de-
partment for dismissal OF the appeal
of the bridge insurance case that
began more than year ago, when
Secretary of State Sam w. Mitchell
and Attorney General H. ]. Free
bourn, acting as majority OF the
board of examiners, voted to pay
$4,000 for a policy covering state
owned bridges for $l2,000,000. Gov
ernor Roy. E. Ayers opposed the
purchase but was voted down at
the board meeting. The highway
department brought suit to prevent
payment of the premium, and was
successful in district court. The
Minneapolis Fire and Marine In
surance company. sellers of the pol
icy, with Mitchell and Freebourn
as intsrvenors, appealed to the high
court.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Bound Over On
Assault Charge

EUREKA-At preliminary
hearing held at the town hall on
Friday afternoon before Police
Judge c. H. Belmont, Frank Rhodes
was arraigned and pleaded not gull
ty to a charge of second degree as
sault against Mrs. j. R. Buhmiller.
After hearing witnesses, including
Mrs. Buhmiller, j. r. Buhmiller, Leo
Gilman, Roy Livengood and Mary
Olt, County Attorney Thomas Long
asked that the accused be bound
over to district court and held un-
der $500 bond. Mrs. Buhmiller
was attacked ON the evening of No
vember 14th near tho Great North
ern track as she was returning
home from town. Her assailant
sprang on her from behind and
knocked her to the ground, beating
her cruelty about the head and face.
She still carries black and blue
marks and might have been killed
had Leo Gilman, young boy living
on the south side, not come along
and frightened the man away. Mrs.
Buhniller has identified Frank
Rhodes, age 81, as her assailant.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Butte Senator Wins
Suit To Hold Post

Mike Mulholland of Butte, senator
from Silver Bow county, won the
suit he brought in Lewis and Clark
county district court to have a 1887
law declared unconstitutional SO he
can still be a senator although he
was candidate for mayor in the
copper metropolis while holding the
state position. The 1887 law, in
troduced by Rep. Toomey of Lewis
and Clark, requires that state Of
ficers resign their positions when
they become candidates for other
posts,
Attorneys for the state announced
they will appeal the case to the
state supreme court. The district
Judge handing down the judgment
was George w. Padbury. Helena
politicians believe the suit was
/ brought by Mulholland to settle the
'Toomey law question once and for
all by prospective runners before
the 1910 race.