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Evening star., 1939-03-20
Strangers 10 Boxing
Fame PromiseHot
Contest Tonight
Willing GoIiono Meets
Tough SiIvo; Wills
Faces Finuzzo

Pete Galiano and Mexican Joey
Silva, journeyman lightWeights who
never have tasted of fistic fame,
will exchange Wallops tonight in
the l0-round feature bout at Tur-
ner's Arena.
Originally slated to swing against
Lou Gevinson. who was forced to
pull out due to an eye injury, the
rugged Galiano will be on the wrong
end Of 75 odds, chiefly because
Silva recently knocked out Everett
Rightmire, who later trimmed Leo
Kodak
Galiano, a Baltimore boy who Is
willing to slug it out with any foe,
has right which may disturb Silva,
but the Mexican also is reported to
be a tough customer, and. if so, a
good fight should materialize.
Frankie Wills. local welterweight,
will stack up against Eddie Finaz-
70 Of Baltimore in the Ground semi
final. while 4-rounders list Dixie
Cornbred facing Battling Zuzu,
Johnny Pickeral meeting Billy Saw
age and Peewee Franklin tiffing
with Billy Hatcher.
The first bout will start at $50
o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
ID School Teams Asked
To Hoyu Rifle Match

Fourteen high and prep school
rifle teams have been invited by
Georgetown University Rifle Club to
compete in a special match here Sat-
urday as part of the university's ses-
quicentennial celebration.
st. Johns, Tech, Roosevelt, Cen
trail, Eastern and Woodrow Wilson
Of Washington: Georgetown Prep,
Garrett Park, Md; George Wash
ington High, Alexandria; Fork
Union, Staunton, Fishburne, Rand
dolph-Macon and Augusta Military
Academies of Virginia, and Xavier
High School of New York City are
those asked to the match. It will be
fired at the National Rifle Associa-
ton range, 10 G street NE, and the
N. r. A. will present medals to the
winners.
N. R. A. rules will prevail. The
match, which will be fired at so feet
from prone, kneeling and standing
positions, with 10 record shots at
each position.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
zdharias and mcCoy
Will Renew Rough
Stuff Thursday

Babe zaharias and Bibber Nc
Coy, rather rude individuals who
stirred local mat followers last
week at Turner's Arena with an
exclusive riot of their own, will
pick up where they left off this
Thursday night.
Promoter Joe Turner, with a fine
disregard for peace and the arena
furniture, has rematched the snarl-
ing twisters in another feature
bone-bending episode.
The blubbery Mccoy was defeated
by Zaharias in their first collision
after % minutes of unorthodox
graphing, Mccoy making the mis-
take of tossing Referee Benny Bort
nick from the premises before un-
officially pinning Babe. BY the time
the rotund Bortnick had scrambled
back in the ring Babe had con-
nected with right to Bibber's jaw
and Topped on him for the triumph.
Evening star., 1939-03-20

Rut,alo Buffalo N: Y: Marty Simmons. SAGINAW.
Mich; Larry MIDDIEWrlsa1ss,: Ii2si WHICH ::
CHAMPIONSHIP Krieaer. New York
o''l I, Freddie Aposton. San Francisco. ? Al
Hostsk: Seattle: :. Waller ter woods. ise New YORK
City: 4. Ceferino Garcia. Philippines: 5,
Teddy Teddy Yarosz Pittsbursh: g.. Fred Henne-
s ,Attillo sabatino. Puerto Rico; 9. Tony
as,s, daie Chicago; 10. Gene Buffalo, Phila-
HONORABLE MENTIoN-Allen Mathews
81 LOUIS; Walter Franklin. New York City:
Zen Oyerlin Decatur. III: Ben Brown. At
Isnta tsh,,eas Glen Lee Edison, Nebr Billy soose.
FlltspurRh; Ossie Stewart. Pittsburgh
cHANP1oN"Henry Armstrong. Lo. An
z,Ji. j. chsr,es Burley; Pittsburgh: 2 rr.zis
Canada; T. Milt Aron, Chicago: S Holman
NJ NWHlllIams. Chicago; g. Steve Mamakos.
Kid Azteca. Mexico: .. irish Ed Eddie r polan'
Waterbury. Conn: 10. Sonny Jones. Can.
>. HONORABLE MENr1oN-M,k. rrst.ir,.
Italy Make Berger. Canada Red Coch-
rane. Elizabeth N J.
LIGHTwEIGHTs.
.CHAMPlON-Henry Armstrong. Los An.
~ l. Lew Ambe5ss. Herkimer. N Y:2. Dave,
Pay, Pay Chicago; n g. Sammy Aneott. Louisville.
M Larfn Rsalo osIsd mfeidn; p pusrS g. sse ss,o
spodi Italy q joey Ferrando taJn Jersey ci,y A,9o
~; u68D dony canzoner, an New York City
YORK City; Mickey Farber New York City:
rent', rerey sarron BIRMINGHAM, Ala; Enrico
n Nick Camarata. New Orleans Biliv
harouardt Canada Wesley Ramey. Grand
RAPIDS: Joev Bozcarino. Rochester.
FEATHERwEIGHTs.
GHAMPIONsHIP-Vac
- l. Leo Kodak. CHICAGO; . Petey SraI7o
rev YORK City; 3. joey Archibald Paw
Eucket, r 4; Freddie Miller Cincinnati:
Wr,Se u DsVe Castllloux' Canada 8, Chalky
YORK City; s. Everett Rightmire Sioux
City Iowa; o, Al Reid New YORK City: io.
= HONORABLE MENT1oN-Abie penne-
Boston; Frankie Covelli, Chicago: All Man
Ginl, S ProVidence: Jimmy Glligsn. Ham
tommy Hutchinson. Philadelphia
BANTAMWEIGHTs.
GHAMPION--Sixto Escobar. Puerto Rico,
!. Johnny *. o. Morgan. Detroit; 2.
Georgie Pace, Cleveland: g. Henry Hook.
indIanapolis; 4. Lou Saica New York City:
5. Kid Tanner British Guiana: q Little
Pancho, Honolulu; T. AureI Toma Ru.
mania: s.. Lefty Gwynne Canada: Q,
Pancho, Villa. Mexico: 10 Johnny Gaudes,
Milwaukee.
FLYWEIGHTS.
MPIONSHIP-Vacant.
J.; Peter Kane. England; 2 Little Dado.
philippines: g.. Jackie Zurich. San Jose.
Raoul Degryse. Belglum; s. Freddie Ten
nant, Eneland. 7. Billy Tansey England E.
Enrico Urblnati. Italy: o. Tommy Stewart,
England; 10. Tommy FaErcker. ENGLAND
Evening star., 1939-03-20
u. 5. Court Loop Trio
Playing Off Second
Half Deadlock

A play-off series to decide the bas-
ket ball championship of the second
half schedule of the U. S. Govern
ment League will be held this week
with Army Medical Center, Boiling
Field and Marine Barracks involved.
The three are tied with seven VIC
tories and two losses each.
This evening at $3.50 o'clock at
the Boiling Field gym Army Med
ical Center meets Marine Barracks,
with the winner taking on Boiling
Field tomorrow evening for the
championship. Preliminary games
by some of the city's best girls teams
are to be scheduled, starting at :
both nights.
The winner of the play-off series
then will meet F. B. l., winner of
the first half, in three-game set
for the league title. The first game
of this series will be Friday at $50.
with the second game the following
Monday The third game. if neces-
sary, will be held on Wednesday,
March 30.
Standing of Clubs
Evening star., 1939-03-20

waters and had to be tfansplanted
to California and planted in the
Pacific. They found conditions ideal.
and to coin a phrase, took to it
like a duck to water.
Only sports fishermen NAV
catch them, however, and there
are size and creel limits on them
the same as on our fresh water
fish.
Under these conditions they thrive
and common catches out there seem
to be better, at least as to size.
than even good catches down in
Chesapeake Bay, one of their orig
inal holes and still a favorite hang
out. Their rapid growth and large
size seem to be due to plenty of
food in the way of sardines and to
the protection from commercial
fishing.
Our Stripers Are Smaller.
Here in the East stripers are an
important commercial fish and are
caught by the tons up and down
the coast. They don't seem to get
much chance to grow big, and as a
result the average rockf1sh we catch
is between 3 and S pounds or pos
sibly 10, and a fellow with a l5-
FOUNDER or better gets his picture
in the paper.
Maine is making q bid for the
sport fishing trade, and recently
passed a law prohibiting COM
mercial rock fishing in its waters.
That almost is radical move
here in the East where rock have
been the mainstay of netters for
generations. It would be unfair to
the commercial men to suggest
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Crack Western Fives
Face Unbedten Foes
In Garden Tourney
Ey the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2o.-Tvo Of
the strongest Midwestern basket ball
teams step into the New York Bas-
ket Ball Writers national invitation
tournament tonight.
Bradley Tech Of Peoria. III. and
Loyola of Chicago. which drew byes
through the first round of the Steam
event, take on pair of metropolitan
rivals which won the opening
matches. Bradley faces unbeaten
Long Island University, while Loyo-
Ia, also undefeated this season, PLAYS
st. Johns of Brooklyn. The win
ners will meet in the final game
Wednesday night. while the losers
will play off for third place.
Roanoke College of Virginia and
New Mexico State, which lost to
st. Johns and L. l. u. respectively,
appear in consolation game to-
night
Bradley, winning 18 of 20 games,
conquered such rivals as New York
University, Pittsburgh, Duquesna
Nebraska and Oregon. Loyola won
20 straight.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Free Toss AfterG Gun
Gets Sloan TiNein
Mid-At|antic PLAY

Alex Sloan cagers of New Kensing-
ton, Pa. today hold the Middle
Atlantic amateur basket ball cham
pionship, title won last night by
defeating Regal Clothiers, 1898, in
a two-day tournament at Heurich
gym.
A converted technical foul gave
the Sloans victory after the final
gun. With seconds to 60 and the
score tied, 1888, Bob Faris of the
Royals protested ruling by Referee
Tony Latona and a technical was
called. Ostrowski, Alex Sloan for
ward, made good with the free toss.
The Royals were off to good
start, leading l0-1 in the first period.
Alex Sloan, however, staged a rally
to jump in front at the half and
remain there most of the way in.
Regal won its way into the title
game by defeating Delaware and
Hudson, 3l-29, in the morning round
and the Hyatt Stars, 53-45, in the
afternoon. Sloans semi final game
was 57-37 victory over Pearson
A. c. In other games yesterday
United Typewriters defeated Hyatt
Stars, 56-28; Railroad R&tirement
eliminated Rinaldi, 4l-30; Coffev
Sales won over Plaza Beverage,
1927: Atchinson-Kelle Plumbers
conquered Mclean. 1920 and Pear
son overcame Bethlehem Steel, 27-23
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Casino Roller Hockeys
Outrouqh Trentons

The Capitol Casino roller hockey
team today is celebrating another
victory over an out-of town sextet,
a AZ decision earned yesterday over
the Garden Roller Club of Trenton,
N. j.
Two goals each by Severine Leoffler
and George Graham featured the
rough game that several times was
disrupted by fights.
Evening star., 1939-03-20

Ring Bosses Borrow Trouble
In Letting Escobor Ignore
Rule Against |dIeness

The National Boxing Association,
made famous, or notorious, through
its recognition of blubbery Tony
Galento as the leading challenger
for Joe Louis heavyweight crown
is perfectly willing to allow the COM
paratively insignificant bantam
weight situation to remain undis-
cussed.
Its quarterly ratings released to-
day, the N. B. A. still lists Sixto
Escobar as world bantamweight
champion, despite the fact some IA
months will have slithered into
oblivion by the time the coffee
colored Escobar places his title on
the line against Kayo Morgan at
Puerto Rico on April 2.
Escobar has ignored the N. B. A.
rule that champion must defend
his crown every six months and he
has gotten away with it. The N.
B. A. thus has established a prece-
dent which may, as time roles on,
become exceedingly embarrassing
when that swat body seeks to CEN
sure titleholder for not leopard
izing his laurels within the specified
time.
Otherwise the ratings are not ex-
actly startling. Galento still is in
the No. / challenger's spot among
the heavyweights, while Steve
Mamakos. a local lad, has been
showed into sixth position among the
welterWeights. Following are the
ratings:
HEAVYWEIGHTS.
CHAMPION-Joe Louis Detroit
], Tony Galento. Orange, N j .. Bob
Pastor New York City; 3. Lou Nova, Al
meda Ta,s Salt; 4; Max Baer: Livermore.
s: Maurice Strickland. Australia; 7, Nathan
Mann. New Haven, Conn: 3, Roscoe Toles.
Detroit: 8. Johnny Paycheck. Des Moines,
iowa: q. TONY Music. Chicago
HONORABLE MENT1ON-Tommy Farr
Wales: Patsy Perroni. Detroit: Buddy Baer.
Llyermore Calf: Willie Reddish. Phila-
LIGHT T-HEAvYWEIGHTs.
CHAMPlON-John Henry Lewis, Phoenix
/, Melio Bettina. Beacon. N Y: .. Dave
Clark. Detroit: 3. Billy Conn. Pittsburgh;
q Ron Richards: Australia; 5. Gus Lesne-
vich. Cllnside. N J.; g. Len Harvey. Eng
Terry Warrington. Nova Scotia: Q Eddie
N J. -'@ a. =
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Soccer Cup Play Draws
Brewers, Sports Club

A three-game cup series between
Heurich Brewers soccer team and
Washington Sports Club will begin
Saturday afternoon at Gonzaga
Field on Benning road NE. The
Brewers already have won the cham
pionship of the Washington Soccer
League with Washington Sports
Club as runner-up.
The league schedule closed yes
terday, when the Sports Club de-
feated La Plata, 20, at La Plata
field. Both goals were kicked by
l.. Keonnel.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Skibo Athletic Muss
NOT 10 Gust Kern
From Grid Post
Coach Eager to Remain;
Gridmen Want to Know
Their Real Stotus
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 2O.-Ath-
letic troubles that echoed through
Pitts skyscraper schoolhouse and
onto Duquesne's bluff campus the
past two weeks today spread to Car
negie Tech, but Bill Kern said he
wouldn't complete the cycle of
coaching changes.
Reports spotting him as the next
to go in Pittsburgh's rapidly chang
ing intercollegiate sports picture CO.
lncided with requests of Is Car
negie sophomore gridders for "a
clear understanding of their status"
College officials, denying there had
been revolt, admitted liberal
plan of President Robert E. Doherty
for alumni financial help to worthy
athletes had not operated as they
hoped it would.
Lack of alumni contributions
forced the sophomores to supplement-
the support by work program. They
complained they were overburdened
with football practice, the necesisty
OF work and keeping up with their
studies.
Kern Eager to Stay.
This caused speculation over fu-
ture grid material in the wake of a
threatened depletion of players
through stiff scholastic requirements
that brought about dismissal of one
varsity performer and two freshman
prospects.
Kern, blond former Pitt tackle. only
recently signed for another year at
the job where he broke into national
football spotlight last season. He
refused an offer from Boston Col
lege to stay at Tech, saying he owed
the school that because it gave him
MS frst blg-time assignment.
Ihls is his reply to reports he
would not renew his contract.
I like it here. I want to STAY.
It's silly to think of things like that.
I've got a lot of things to worry
about before that time-spring foot
ball, getting boys eligible. putting
them on the field next fall and so
forth.
Il haven't thing to 4av in answer
to the report that In. thinking of
quitting because the time Is too
lar of to even think of such a DOS
sibility."
Across the street from Tech the
Pitt board of trustees gathers to-
night in the Cathedral of Learning
with indications it will pick a sue
cessor to head football coach, DR..
John B. dock, Sutherland.
Charles Bowser. former coach at
Bowdoin and Grove City College,
is conceded the inside track. He
served under Sutherland on two
occasions and was a star center and
quarterback on Pop" Warmers old
panther squad.
Jocks resignation following SIM
liar action by four assistants cli-
NAKED two years of wrangling over
Pitt athletic policy. A strictly anna
teur basis has been established by
Chancellor John G. Bowman.
Corr. Swim Coach, Quits.
Swim Coach Pat J. Corr, Is years
at Pitt, like Sutherland, is the
latest to withdraw. He joined Jock
IN expressing dissatisfaction with
the Panther athletic administra-
tion, asserting Il feel I can be of
more service to the university on
the outside"
In the midst of Pitts turmoil.
Little Clipper Smith stepped out
OF the head coaching place at
Duquesne. He said it was for the
best interests of the university" A
graduate system of coaching was
lnaugurated, and Aldo T Duff
Donelli. assistant at Duquesne
since 1880, succeeded Smith.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Rod and Stream
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Old Roccus Lneaus the
section rockish, getting
of the current fishing
r1pe caught the Pacific
30 pounds -
Ihls Is rather remarkable when within the
memory OF you and when the first
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Hunting Trip Bribe
Enouoh for Grove

Nose Grove, Red Sox-Agrees to
sign a contract at any figure if
his owner will take him out hunt
ing.
Vito Tamulis, Brooklyn-Loves to
chase fire engines. A strong Wad-
dell trait.
Cliff Melton, General
southpaw characteristics, including
love of hitting, wire ears and
periodic melancholia.
Wander Nicer, Reds-Prac-
ideally normal.
On the whole, it is a soft and
docile sort of list, possibly because
many modern southpaws eat and
sign autographs right-handed. Mr..
Gomez, though, the secretary treas
urer of the club, does good deal to
restore the average.
After years of betting Van Lingle
Mungo, the Brooklyn southpaw, who
throws with his right arm, that he
would outhit him with a handicap
of from SO to 100 points,, Mr.
Gomez has just discovered a system
of gambling on hits which cannot
fail to make money. Gomez is a
slugger who often gives tips on hit
ting to Joe Di Maggie when Joe
doesn't see him coming. and he now
Is offering to bet Red Ruffing or
any one else who crosses his path
that the middle digit of his batting
average will be higher than his
: adversary's.
How about it?" said Lefty to Mr..
Ruffing the other day.
"It sounds all right to me-" said
Ruf1ng. MY whole batting aver
age will be higher than yours, SO
why not the middle number?"
Because always hit 1901" barked
Mr.. Gomez joyfully, and went off to
look for fresh suckers.
Mr.. Gomez now is conducting a
campaign to make John Broaca of
Cleveland pitch with his left arm.
HE worked with the Yankees two
years when we were in second place. u
explains Lefty, And then, when we
had the pennant at our mercy, with
the World Series money just ahead
he quit us cold. A guy like that
never should pitch with his right
arm. He belongs to the lodge!"
copyright, 1889, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1939-03-20

Three years ago-Tony Scar
patti, %, lightweight boxer, died
from fractured skull suffered in
fall when knocked out by Lou
Ambers.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Varied Sports
American LEAGUE Basket Ball

American League Basket Ball.
New York Jewels. 81 Philadelphia Spas.
"a
Kingston coloniaIs 2s; Jersey Reds, "a.
American League Soccer.
Trenton Highlanders. 8; Baltimore
s C.. .
New York Americans. 6: Baltimore
Germans, g.
St. Mary's Celtics, 3; Kearney IN. ~
Irish Americans. J.
Philadelphia Passons, 3: Bethlehem
Hungarians, |.
Philadelphia German Americans. 8:
Brooklyn Hispano O.
National Cup Soccer
Brookhattan, !; Kearney Scots-Amer!.
cans. Q.
Evening star., 1939-03-20

Five years ago-Gallant Sir,
favorite. won $4,000 derby at
Aqua Caliente.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
D. C. LegiOnnaires Lose.

Richmond American Legion bowl
ers defeated the Washington Le-
gionnaires by 30-pin margin in
the final three-game block at the
Lucky Strike yesterday to triumph in
both ends of a six-game inter-city
series. Lohman's 1851 was tops
for the victors, with Tom Courtney's
342 best for the losers.
Evening star., 1939-03-20

Charley Williams and George
Francis won the afternoon block of
the Evelyn Gay-Ruth King Blind
Pig doubles at Takoma with a COM
bined score of 657, while Mac Shell
ings and Mort Burger copped the
night block with 724. Betty King was
tops with 1874 among the fair rollers.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Sports Program
For Local Funs

TODAY.
Boxing.
joey Silva VS.. Pete Galiano.
10-round feature. Turner's Are
ma; first bout $50.
TOMORROW.
Ice Hockey.
Baltimore Orioles VS.. Atlantic
City Sea Gulls, Riverside Sta
dium, 8.
WEDNESDAY.
Baseball.
washington VS.. Minneapolis,
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Boxing.
District A. A. U. tournament.
Turner's Arena, $3.50.
Today a year ago Tiny
Thompson. Boston goalie, was
awarded Georges Vezina Trophy
as outstanding goal tender of
1878 National Hockey League
season,
Evening star., 1939-03-20
From the
Press Box
Gomez Supports Claim
'Lefties Are Doffy
BY JOHN LARDNER,

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
20.-Even before the days of Rube
Waddell, there was theory in base
ball that all sinistral pitchers
southpaws, as it were-in fact, left
handers-are daffy.
. Waddell gave the theory his
wholehearted support. 1t was helped
along by Plank, Rucker, Marquard,
Ruth and Williams. Now and then,
though, a man of enormous sanity,
a Pennock or a Hubbell, raises his
sober head among the portside
hurlers and Furnishes the hypothesis
severely. It's hard to tell what the
truth is.
Mr.. Lefty Gomez, the pride of
Aragon and the toast of CASTLE, a
loyal member and booster of the
southpaw club, insists that you must
not Judge Pennock and Hubbell
too harshly. I
They look pretty sane on the
surface. I admit" says Mr.. Gomez,
But they deserve the benefit OF
every doubt you can give 'em. Take
that Pennock, for instance. Did you
know he raised silver foxes? What
in h is the sense of raising silver
foxes? You can't eat EN-"
No Food in $40 Bills,
Gomez Mointoins
But you can sell them for their
weight in $40 bills" somebody tells
Mr.. Gomez. That amt dumb"
"Why not?" demands Lefty. you
can't eat $40 bills"
Which only goes to show that the
Castilian still is a paid-up member
OF the lodge.
"And maybe you think Hubbell
amt goofy," continues Mr.. Gomez
'Why, he's a genuine screWball. Do
you know why he wears the pants
of his uniform down to his ankles?
Because he thinks it gives him
color"
On the whole Gomez's case is
pretty weak. There is a feeling in
major league circles that Pennock
and Hubbell are not true southpaws.
When they throw with their left
arms. its just a technicality They
are right-handed in their hearts.
AS for the rest of the modern
field of left-handers, we will give
them quick survey:
Bob Weiland, Nothing
radically wrong here, except that he
once played the jug in Pepper Mar
tain's Missouri Mudcats.
4 Lee Grissom, Cincinnati-A south
paw by birth and disposition. true
disciple of Waddell. We will deal
with Grissom at greater length some
other time. For the moment it's
enough to say that he cost the Reds
the pennant last year by trying to
steal second with nobody out.
Chubby Dean, Athletics-Just a
reformed first baseman
Ken Chase, Washington-Set his
career back two years according
to Clark Griffith, by milking COWS
all winter.
Thornton Lee, White Sox-Con-
fuses the Yankees with the Ath-
letics and beats them five or six
times every year.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
SantiniS Crack Record.

Posting a game of 723, the leading
Cuff and Santini team cracked its
own District League season record
by "a pins in a sweep over Tru-Blu.
Ed Blakeney's 154-429 and Tony
Santini's 404 featured. Tru-Blu had
a rough day of it in losing a 80 de-
cision in the afternoon to the run
ner-up Marlboro Hotel.
The Marlboros came back in a
night tilt with 81 win from Lucky
Strike as Astor Clarke pummeled the
naples at Chevy Chase for top
counts Of 151-417. Diamond Cab
won the odd one from Arcadia with
Bub Guethler's 424 as high set.
On the scene three days early for
their national title bids. the Wallace
Barnes team of Bristol, Conn,
swamped Eddie Lakes Wayne Oil
Burners by 194-pin margin at the
Lucky Strike yesterday. The Nut
meggers, after trailing in the first
three games. finished with 671 and
649 as Engels' 159 and Alkas' 642
and Gregor's GAO climaxed a 3.O95
team count. Nick Rinaldi's 155 and
Dave Groth's COG were high for the
locals.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Macarthur Approves
Air Base at Guam

MANILA, Jan. 4 (R.-Douglas
Macarthur said today recommended
tions of special naval board that
q major advanced fleet and air base
be established at Guam could not
fail to have the profoundest favor
able fleet upon the Philippines"
Gen. Macarthur, former chief of
staff of the United States Army
sind now military adviser to the
Philippine Commonwealth, said
such a base would immeasurably
strengthen the position of the
United States in the Far East and
in addition would solidify the bonds
CT mutual cooperation in Filipino
american relations.
With establishment of a base of
this character no effective blockade
OF the island could be maintained
by any hostile fleet and no success
full invasion could take place." he
said.