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The Washington times., 1939-01-10
White ARRIVES
At TOxFORD;M MAY
ENTER SPORTS

OXFORD. England, Jan. 10.
Unsung and unnoticed, Byron
"Whizzer" White, famous Colo,
RADIO University All-American foot
ball player and freshman with the
Pittsburgh Professional Pirates
last fall. might just as we'll have
been entering a monastery today
as Oxford, insofar as there being
any reception or fuss.
"Whizzer" didn't know what he
was going to study or whether he
would participate in any sports for
oxford. He'd learn about that
when he had talked with the Off
cials of the university.
At the customs depot OF South
ampton. White went through a
very rigid ordeal, what with hav-
ing to open all his bags and de-
clare his last carton of American
cigarettes.
The height of ignominy suffered
by him was when the customs in
spector asked him to spell White.
1t was raining here and "WhiZzer"
said he enjoyed the bleak weather,
being that he was a country boy,
anyway.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
OBrien Modest in GLOry's Hour

AND DAyEY oBRIEN WHAT OF HIM? AS modest in
contact formidable action the little prayed only
that HE PROVE WORTHY OF ALL THE PRAISE HEAPED UP
ON HIM by the who avished words the avShes
heat He spoke with sincerity that fairly when he
praised KI AIDRICH AND THE REST OF THE BOYS WHO
CONTRIBUTED so RICHLY TO HIS SUCCESS You loved
OBR1EN for his athletic greatness You from the
WILLARD respecting him for his level headedneSS You
seemed that OBREN fully all of the
highsounding phrases mlled get
o ride
MAYBE THE ANSWER TO THE EPIDEMIC OF SORE PITCH
ARMS found that the
trying to master trick deliveries such the slider the
saer and what have in effort to camouage the fact
that they didn't have enough by with pitching
JOHNNY ALIENS side fast ball which he called
Whpcracker terrific his pitching
wonder he developed trouble AL SIMMONS he expects
to regularly for five the National
II he's libeling the good old senior loop.
JACK DEMPSEY WILL. BE IN HAGERSTOWN TOMORROW
NIGHT, retereeng the rassn match between CHIEF
WOLF and the GOLDEN TERROR Dempsey promises to
cone MS efforts entirely judging the work the grapprs
ana WI not sock the boys unless it becomes absolutely
one hostile gesture and DEMPSEY
eary tn let go with IRON MIKE the deade fiStiana
JOHN HENRY LEWIS will depend right hand to check
@ uaqy 5o GEORGE GUNTHER SAYS John Henry has fine
cance 10 win because he thinks Thinking
doesn't do you much good when lodging hundebolts
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
ARMSTRONG 81
OVER ARIzMENDI
IN COAST BOUT

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 G.N.SD
Despite much current gossip that
Henry Armstrong, the only
fighter to hold three different
championships at the same time
will be far from his best when he
meets Baby AriZmendi in defense
of his Welterweight crown at the
Olympic Arena tonight, he was,
nonetheleSS, a heavy faVorite to-
day.
AS recognized by the California
State Athletic Commission, the
fight will be for the world cham
pionshlp, and it will be the fifth
meeting of the pair
To date. the score stands two
victories and two defeats each
the rivalry extending over a period
of five years.
It's unique fight in that it
finds a couple of natural 1872
Founders fighting for the lat
pound title. That means that both
will have to come in over 1875 tC
protect ArmStron's lightweight
laurelS
For Armstrong it will be the
chance to squelCh local gossip that
he has been skidding of late ano
that he is tired and weary from q
lot Of fighting during the past Il
months. But many of the boys ir
the know claim that such gos
sip should be taken with a large
! grain Of salt.
1t was true that Armstrong
loafed and seemed spiritlesS in his
training, but the training GRIND
is no longer novelty to the
champ which probably accounts
for his uninspired efforts.
If Arizmendi is in shape. it viii
be tough fight, as have the foul
previous fights.
The betting boys were making
Armstrong l to 2 faVorite to
down the challenger.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

Mac, will you ever forget that
day in Louisville?" And I usual
ly answer: Sure, I've forgot
ten about that"
We discussed that Louisville
Baltimore game with Tom Con-
molly that afternoon in the
hotel lobby, and then Mccarthy
said:
Let me tell you one about
this fellow MCGOWAN. We were
playing in Washington two
years ago, and MCGOWAN was
working behind the plate. Art
Jorgens was catching for us.
On a close decision at home
plate, Jorgens beefed to McGoW-
Continued on Page 20, Col. g.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Feel That Progress Is Made
VIZ HEN THE LAST HALFBACK HAD Fitted ACROSS THE
w MOTION PICTURE SCREEN and the last touchdown

VIZ HEN THE LAST HALFBACK HAD FITTED ACROSS THE
w MOTION PICTURE SCREEN and the last touchdown
had been thrown the of 400 guests the banquet
left the hall feeling that Washington objective
sports than has been at time since the agitation behalf
Of stadium first was launched THE WILL OF CITY WAS
by the representative that gathered sports
shrine erected in of citys outstanding hoseres
Around the board seated through
temples whose gesture watched
by observing world Rubbing elbows with them WE'RE
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY AND EDITORS OUR NEWS
PAPERS NOT A CONTRARY VOICE WAS RAISED TO THE
PROPOSITION THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CITY
DEMANDS that stadium with seating capacity of 10000
be built here with all possible support.
AND BEYOND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STADIUM it
stated forcefully by REPRESENTATIVE JENNINGS
RANDOLPH that official cooperation must be extended and that
the SERVICE GAMES BE PLAYED WITHIN IT'S WALLS
If the of the United States will cooperate is
hoped it will cooperate, WASHINGTON CAN BE MADE THE
CAPITAL WORLD IN SPORTS
SENATOR TOM CONNALLY, OF TEXAS, FAIRLY MADE THE
WALLS OF THE WILLARD TREMBLE with the thunders of
exto the superatve virtues of little
DAVEY OBRIEN don't know whether the of the Lone
its leading athletic for the evening"
but EARS THE LAND MUST HAVE TINGLED FROM
THE ORANGE TO THE RIO GRANDE as good old Tom rared
and made old time campaign speech Tom running
straight "OBrien for president" ticket believe HE
SWEPT THE FIELD
TTON ANON CARTER OWNER AND PUBLISHER THE
1 OBRIEN interesting table of statistics which
mand the attention football they're to the East
them along to Passes attempted, 1874 Com
pleted ITO. Intercepted T. Incomplete a. Percentage,
565. Passes touchdown Points kicked from touch
down. %. Field goals (the Sugar Bowl Yards gained
553 Total points scored 49, And the records show that
the little played only about the total time
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
7 roiner?
Kurtsinger May
Quit Saddle

LOUISVILLE. n.y., Jan. 10.
Like another famous jockey, Earl
Sande. the riding career of
Charley KurtSinger, who has
been riding War Admiral in most
all of his cOnqueStS, is expected
soon to merge into a career as
trainer.
Kurtsinger is reported here to
be piqued because story from
Berlin, Md. last week, quoting
Trainer Conway as saying that
another jockey is to ride War
Admiral in Hialeah. Too, Mrs.
KurtSinger has been urging her
husband to abandon the saddle
for training and an offer in the
latter field ha. come to Charley
from an unnamed breeder.
KurtSinger scored II triumphS
on War Admiral. winning the
Kentucky Derby on him, as well
as on Twenty Grand.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
SUb-Pdr Rounds Not
Easy to Get-Yates

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 10 1.NS.)
Charlie Yates, of Atlanta, British
open golf champion, doesn
agree with Gene Sarazen that
golf is not the game of skill thai
it used to be.
Asked to comment upon Sara
zen'S opinions, Yates said:
Well I am just a country
boy. and It is not for me to
say whether golfers now are as
good, better or worse than
golfers 10 years ago. There
were some mighty fine golfers
then. but on the other hand
those today are pretty good
themselves.
And Us far as Sub-par
rounds being such easy things
to get haven't found
them easy to get yet. Maybe
they are !or some people, but
not Tor Charlie.
Il honesty believe the courses
are about the same as they
used to bn l can't see that
golf is going to the dogs"
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Gu|fstredm Opening
Postponed II Days

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 10.-Because
of the delay in the steel construc,
ton for the grandstand, Gulf
stream Park, the third race track
to be licensed in the Miami area,
will not open tomorrow, as sched-
uled. The new date for the open
ing has been set for February /,
giving the operators of the track
81 more days in which to have
everything ready for the opening
of their gates.
Managing Director Letendre and
Vice President Joe Hurt, jr., ap-
peared before the Florida Racing
Commission and requested the
poStponement.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
DON BUDGE NOW
OUT IN FRONT

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10 G.N.SD
OutlaSting his veteran opponent
in prolonged finale. Don Bulge,
California'S gift to the tennis
world, was out in front again to-
day in his professional series with
Ellsworth Vines, of Pasadena.
Bulge, after taking two straight
lacings from Vines in Philadel-
phia and Chicago, came back last
night to win the fifth game of
the series, IS, 3-6, 12-1O, be-
fore capacity crowd in Duquesne
Garden. The victory gave the
lanky redhead 80 margin in
the series.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
By BILL MCGOWAN

veteran american League L mplFe
At the major league meeting
in New York not so long ago, l
noticed Tom Connolly, chief UNI
pire of the American League
staff, and Marse Joe Mccarthy,
Of the Yanks, in a corner of the
lobby of one of the hotels. They
were having quite a gabfest.
l passed by and in doing so
nodded the umpire's personal
sign, which might have meant at
this time: Watch out for Nc
Carthy."
Mccarthy and I-oh, we'll, it
was back in 1921, when the lead
er of the Yankees was manager
of Louisville of the American
Association. And he was win
ming championships in those
days, too.
We recalled the year that his
Louisville club defeated the ia
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

nous Baltimore Orioles in the
Little World Series. l worked
the game along with Tom Con-
nolly's brother, Francis. And
one game of the series was a
dandy. We were mobbed no less
than three times by the Louis
vile fans and we're forced to for
felt the game to Baltimore.
MCCARTHY COMES TO AID
Although most of the decisions
we made in that game broke
against McCarthy's club, he was
the first man at my side offering
to battle anybody who really
wanted to make trouble.
When meet Mccarthy off the
field he usually pops: Say
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Johnny Stone
WinNOt RejOin
Mats This Year

Joy and sorrow intermingled
at the headquarters of the
Washington Baseball Club to-
day; sorrow, because Johnny
Stone, Outfielder, stricken in
midSeasOn with a lung ailment,
will be unable to return to the
lineup this year-if ever,-and
joy at the signing of Third
String Catcher Jake Early.
Stones physicians have pro
hibited his joining the GriffS,
lest it interrupt the steady prog
ress he has been making at Sar
anac Lake, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
GOLDBERG MAY
Get PITT JOB

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10.-Mar,
shall Goldberg, Pittsburgh All
American back for two seasons,
may become backfield coach for
the University of Pittsburgh, &C,
cording to rumors current here
today.
Harold Josh" Williams, back
field mentor, has resigned and
Goldberg is being prominently
mentioned. Williams did not say
what his plans are, but campus
talk says he has an offer from a
prominent eastern college His
resignation is the second in recent
months at Pitt, Eddie Schultz haV-
ing previously withdrawn.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
.Aussies Challenge For
.Cup in American Zone

MELBOURNE. Australia. Jan
10.-The Australian Lawn Tennis
Association has announced that
Australia will challenge for the
Davis Cup this year in the Ameri
can zone.
Last year the Australians de,
feated Japan in the North Amer.
ican zone finals, defeated Germany
in the intcr-zone finals, later los
ing to the United States, three
matches to two, in the challenge
round.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
6. ". High Five 10
Play 7. Jefferson

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. 10.
On Saturday night the George
Washington High School basket
ball team travels to Richmond
where it will play the Thomas
jefferson High quint in the first
Conference A contest of the
season.
This afternoon, the Presidents
entertain the George Washington
University dribblers here, starting
at 4 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Armstrong Defends
Title in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. TO-
Henry Armstrong will defend his
Welterweight title here some time
next month, according to Promo
ter Herman Taylor His opponent
will be the winner of the Al Nettle-
ton-Tommy Cross fight here next
Monday night.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
COURSES TOO
EASY, LOSING
SKILL OF GAME
Soft Fairways, Spongy
Greens Are Reasons

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 G.NSD
Viewing championship golf from
the vantage point of 20 years of
successful participation. Gene
Sarazen, one of the all-time greats
of the game, today blasted away at
"softened up courses" and
"spongy green's" " which in his opin-
ion are alone responsible for the
spectacular sub-par golf played by
today's crop of tournament link
Sters.
Sarazen believes that the short
ened courses, and not better gof.
have caused the low scoring pre-
valent today. Says the golf mae
Stro:
SOFTENED- UP COURSES
Golfers TO-DAY are not better
than they we're few years ago,
but, on the contrary. definitely
less able artists. and the low SCor-
ing can be traced directly to
Softened-up courses. My warn
Ing is that instead of making
the courses two or three strokes
easier than they used to be they
should be left as true tests of
skill, or the game will suffer"
frankly" continues Sarazen,
there are no three PLAYERS
among the unger stars TODAY
who can compare in shot-mak-
ing with Bobby Ion F.. V alter
Hagen and Tommy Armour-to
name only three-of few years
ago"
Gene looks with nostalgia back
to the old days when the greens
were firm and fast and a golfer
mad to put something on the ball
to make his approach stick. Today,
anybody who can hit a ball 70
the green can make it stick in the
mud"
BLAMES GOLF MOGULS
This shortening of courses and
AiooulIlg oI greens SaraZen blameS
on the mogulS of the game who
hope to attract large galleries for
competition in which the modern
stars blaze around the course in
ridiculous figures. But he holds
the tournament player responsible
also, for he is no longer inter.
ested in Row he makes his shots.
He is concerned mostly with his
score and iron play is threatened
with becoming lost art"
1t is high time, Sarazen feels,
To give golf back to the golfer
and forget about attracting
crowds through synthetic low
scoring. Then they would see
some iron play like that of
Bobby Jones, Chick Evans, Wal
ter Hagen, Francis Quimet and
] the others of Is years ago."
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Leehy Named Sports
Head at Fort BeIvoiI

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Jan. 10
Capt. Donald Leehy, former West
Point athlete, has been appointed
athletic director of the Fort Bel
voir Army Post near here.
Plans are under war at the post
for an eight-team company basket,
ball league. Competition is eX-
pected to get under way next week.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Fire Destroys Is Racers

which Sanford acquired last
fall from Willis Sharpe Kilmer,
of BinghamtOn. N. Y, for
reputed price of $4,000, was the
most valuable of the thorough
breds trapped in the blaze. The
flames spread SO rapidly stable
hands were unable to liberate
the horses.
Also destroyed were Pharsalia
and Supply House. both of
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

ranking second
only to Ken
lucky in the
production of
renowned stock.
Th e records
S h oW t h a t
there are 101
stations n o W
S t a n d i ng in
this State, with
Ellerslie M or
ven Studs Pom
pey, a son of
S un B ri a r
heading t h e
list as leading
1i-o sc VT;-~;~sa
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

which raced with fair success
last year. HOllie Hughes, vet
eran trainer of the many San,
ford racing interests, estimated
the loss at 100000. He said
the fire seemed to break out in
an upper section of the 40
fOOt-lOng stable. Defective wir-
ing may have been the cause, he
said. Sanford was reported to
be in Florida.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Bonura, Ex-NationaI
First SaCker, Siqn5

NEW YORK. Jan. 10 G.N.SD.
The New York Giants today re
ported the receipt of signed con.
tracts for the 1889 season from
zeke Bonura, former Washington
and White Sox first baseman, and
Frank "PanCho" Snyder. coach.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Cardinal A. {. Wins
Over Y. NJ. {. A. Quini

Cardinal A. C. 13o-pound basket
ball team took hard-played game
from the Y. M. c. A. five yester-
day, 14-11. The game was
played on the Y. M. C. A. floor.
Hoffman Of the victors and
Hahn Of the losers divided scor-
ing honorS with five points each,
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
VA. ST. UPSETS
HOWARD QUINT

Virginia State basketball team
defeated Howard University, ST.
80, before 1900 spectators at
Howard gym last night. Briscoe,
a former Armstrong player, led
the scoring with Is points to his
credit.
The Virginians led, 29-16, at
the half and it was their third
victory Of the Colored Intercol-
legiate A. A. season.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

OOWN CLUB OF washington al IIle WILL
LARD HOTEL last night Under the
impetus of the oratory of the youthful and
aggressive statesman of our neighboring
State, the drive for a stadium here, Spon-
sored by the PATTERSON NEWSPAPERS
and ably seconded by the increasingly in
fluential membership of the TOUCHDOWN
CLUB. GAINED NEW MOMENTUM.
THE SPACIOUS BALLROOM OF THE
"RESIDENCE OF PRESIDENTS" rocked
with cheers as CONGRESSMAN RAN
DOLPH picked up the oratorical baton re-
linquished by HON FREDERIC A. DEL
ANO, of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, who advocated the
construction of stadium, BUT ESTAB-
LISHED NO TIME LIMITS FOR IT'S
COMPLETION.
HERE IN THE CAPITAL OF THESE
UNITED STATES is WHERE THE ARMY
NAVY GAME should be played" CON-
GRESHAM RANDOLPH said and the
diners arose enmasse to cheer his state
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Victory Post Plays
Community AI-Stars

Victory Post will be seeking its
second straight victory tonight
when Community Center All Stars
will be met in a playoff series in
the second half of the Center In
door Softball League at Tech gym
at 7:20.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Jan. 10
Q.N.SD.-Twenty-five thorough
bred horses were destroyed in a
100000 fire that left the main
stable of the famous Hurricane
breeding farm owned by John
Sanford, wealthy carpet manu-
facturer, a mass of charred
ruins today.
Support. six-year-oId sprinter
The Washington times., 1939-01-10


This undermining son of Sun Briar
has sent many useful horses to
the races, and they have proved
his ability to transmit to his pro-
geny his liking for heavy going.
The public will always remem-
Der such of his sons as Ladys-
man, Pomposity, Pompoon and
others of such caliber who looked
good horses in the eyes with sue
cess.
He sent ID 2-year-olds postWard
during 1888, who accounted for
seven winning races and $15.750.
Outdone and Birch Rod were the
two outstanding racers of his
young crop, while the entire
earnings of his get amounted to
S97 SIT during 1888.
SUN BRIAR SECOND
Standing second on the list Of
leading sires of Virginia is the
famous imported stallion, Sun
Briar, the daddy of Pompey. This
son of Sundridge and Sweet Briar,
by st. Frusquin, was bred in
France and imported to this coun-
try by Mr. William Sharpe Kilmer,
at whose stud he now stands at
New Market, Va. He was a very
fast race horse and like his illus
Continued on Page %, Col. y
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..-. . II
country where the NAVYNOTRE DAME
And have no doubt that the officials of the NAVY DEPART
MENT and of the UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY would
welcome opportunity to play least
games here annually AM NOT SPEAKING WITHOUT FACTS
AT MY COMMAND"
THE VENERABLE MR.. DELANO STATED THAT ANTICIPAT-
ING DEMANDS, such have been made PATTERSON
NEWSPAPERS and the TOUCHDOWN CLUB. land
acquired at the extremity EAST CAPITOL STREET, just
miles distant from the of the Capitol fenced with
discretion and observing the amenities of his official position
MR. DELANO took aggressive assumed
ship His remarks WERE MADE AS AN INDIVIDUAL and
carried commitments
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Roosevelt Bows

Anacostia High School
squad defeated Roosevelt
basketball team yesterday, SO
Steckstill scored 16 points
Anacostia.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Camarata Loses

NEW YORK. Jan. 10. - Nick
Camarata, 1894, of New Orleans,
dropped an eight-round main bout
to Mickey Farber, of New York.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
Watch Out for Mccarthy
Pushing Scene Revealed BY McG0wan

This is another in of stories concerning
scenes ncdte OF the American League BY Bill McGoan Ueran
FoloU McCoWdn and
Saturday the sports pages The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
VIRGINIA HIGH
IN STATIONS
BY RHODA CHRISTMAS

The State of Virginia has been
prominent in the thoroughbred in
duStry for more than a century,
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
KS. 4
| EPANk R(Ick"ONEIL]
FRANK B(JCKO'NEILL

66 A STADIUM FOR WASHINGTON, THE NATIONS CAPITAL
~ WITHIN FIVE YEARS The ArmyNavy football game
within six for the stadium in this city, the key
note OF the speech of CONGRESSMAN JENNINGS RANDOLPH
OF West Virginia at the third annual banquet of the TOUCH
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-06
ODD FELLOWS HOLD
 JOINT INSTALLATION
 SERVICELAST NIGHT
Juneau, Douglas 1 0 dges Install New Officers
 af Local Hall

Jcint Installation of the officers of Alaska Lodge No A and Sil- yer Bow Lodge No. A 2, was held last evening in the Odd Fellows Hall of Juneau.
 The Installing Officers were J. P. Christensen, District Deputy Grand Master for Juneau. assisted by Don w. Skuse, Grand Marshal; James Larsen. Grand Warden; Ed Christensen, Grand Secretary; l.. w. Kilburn, Grand Treasurer; J. D. Van Alta, Grand Chaplain, and Oscar Jenson, Grand Guardian.
 Officers installed for the Alaska Lodge No. A l were-George Fleek, Noble Grand; Sam Paul, Vice Grand; Jack Langseth, Recording Secretary; Carl Lindstrom, Treas urer; Sante Degan, Warden; L.. Rink, Conductor; Tom Rackich, R.SN.G.; John G. Joanson. L.S. NC; Gust Lunden, R.S.VG: Hans Loken, L.S.V.G.; Tom Sanford, Chaplain.
 Those installed for the Silver Bow Lodge No. A 3 include--Clifton K. Tisdale, Noble Grand: Tom Bareksten, Vice Grand; H. V. Cal- low, Recording Secretary; Charles w. Carter, Financial Secretary; John Beck, Treasurer; T. Hagerup, Warden; F. s. Laughlin, Conduc- tor; Edward Christensen, R.S.N.G.; Frank H. Foster, L.S.N.G.; J. P. Christensen, RSV,G; George Jor- genson, L.S.V.G.; Bernt MorK, R.SS.; J. A. Mclaughlin, L.S.S.; J. D. Van Alta, Chaplain.
 Twenty-Five Year Jewels were presented to w. B. Kirk and We'll man Holbrook by Charles w. Car
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-06
TWEETY-SIxG0 OUT YESTERDAY
 ON N0RTHL AND

Twenty-Six passengers went sotsh on the motorship Northland last night when that vessel sailed from here for Southeast Alaska ports and Seattle.
 To Seattle passengers were MT. and Mrs. R. NJ Collins and baby, sam Duker, H. V. Wahl, Peter Wahl, Mrs. Alice Rocovich, E. L. Peterson, w, H. Harkin, A. Hammon, D. B. Camp, Jack Dunn, Walter Harris, Rudolph Leppala, Lewis Garsuch, Lorraine Bell, R. c. Shippey, Mrs. Shippey and two children, Mrs. Chet Ellis, Jay Livengood, Oscar Clark.
 To Ketchikan-V. B. Wakefield, H. Cohn.
 To Petersburg-John Chappell.