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Evening star., 1939-10-22
~ YHERE are all the crap games one
" hears so much about in the
Nayvo" asked

~" HERE are all the crap games one
w hears so much about in the
w Navy" asked.
We were seated at table in what had
once been small yacht club, now gay but
respectable night club. There were four of us
in port after spending week pursuing marlin
and tuna along the New Jersey coast. We
were dressed in rough clothes, and we needed
shaves no one would suspect our identity.
We decided to remain incognito. 1t would
have spoiled things for everybody if we had
not, for the place was full of bluejackets on
"liberty.' Everybody was having a good
time. 1t was no time for an Assistant Secretary
of the Navy to show up Unexpectedly. These
sailors had come to relax and have a little
decent fun. So had We
My inquiry about the crap games was
addressed to two clean-cut young Navy
aviation mechanics at the next table
There are some occasionally - not often,
though" one answered. Its not like it used
to be. The boys save their money these days."
They do? didn't think sailors ever saved
cent. What do they save it for?'
well, for myself, I'm buying farm in
Kentucky. I'll retire in few years and then
I'll have something to fall into
Retire? looked at him hard He seemed
very young.
BY this time the ice was broken. A little
more chatter, then we pushed the tables
together Everything was moving along easily.
Have beer?" came from the companion
as he reassured himself by secretly counting
over his change.
Thanks, but you join US - we're four and
your re only two
Evening star., 1939-10-22
The machine age has developed the machine
battleship - fighting mechanism that is
efficient beyond imagination - and with it
has come new type of enlisted man, who
is both a sailor and a skilled fechnician
by Charles Edison
The Seuso of Novy

He had done the graceful thing Why
argue?
OK"
We talked over many things that night. 1t
was all off the record - natural, Illuminating.
caught glimpse of the New Navy" that
has nothing to do with guns, ships and planes
but which exists in the hearts and minds of
the men who man them.
Time was when the chief qualification of
sailor in our Navy was muscle, physical
stamina and brute courage of the cutlass and
grappling-hook type. But time marches on in
the Navy as we'll as elsewhere. No longer do
the police in the port of visit shine up their
billies and prepare for action when the word
arrives that cruiser is in port and sailors on
shore leave. The staggering. carousing,
swashbuckling tar is out. That type is no
longer needed or desired. New conditions
has been boon to the Navy. The personnel
standards have been raised to new high, but
selection can be made from broad field of
applicants. The answer is, the finest enlisted
men this or any other navy has ever known.
The Navy hasn't gone sissy has it,"
asked
Sissy, my eye! You've never been in the
Navy, have you buddy? There's more honest
to-God red blood in the Navy now than there
ever was, only they've got some sense to 60
with it and they know what they're doing and
why. Knowing something doesn't make fel-
low sissy if he keeps fit - and, boy, do they
keep US fit!'
Why the Navy needs men that rate high in
intelligence is a long story of progress and
transition. A fighting ship of the old days
Evening star., 1939-10-22

old John Silver would look on such ship and
of what little use he would be. Dramatic and
picturesque : yes, but 50, too, were the
Changing fire engines drawn by magnificent
galloping horses that pounded down Main
Street. That was sight to stir anybody's
blood. How matter-of-fact the modern fire
engine in comparison - but how vastly more
efficient.
Life moves swiftly on the California, how
ever. Little time for daydreaming.
The Admiral on the bridge wants to know
whether good flying weather may be expected
at eight o'clock the following morning, as he
desires to catapult plane from the ship An
enlisted man brings the information promptly
and makes an intelligent explanation He has
been to the theological school.
The Captain wishes to broadcast message
to the other ships in the division Enlisted
men send the message by radio, semaphore,
flashing lights, flag hoists or blinker tube.
They have been students in the school of
communications.
After dinner there will be movies in the
ward room. An enlisted man will be the
operator. He has been we'll trained in the
Navy's school for his speciality.
Tomorrow there will be gunnery competi-
ton. This is an important event. The gun
crew making the highest mark will win one of
the coveted medals. Enlisted men are the gun
crew. They are as alert and eager as any
football team the night before the big game.
They have received education in ordnance
A big red "E" is on the stack. This is the
honor award for engineering excellence
throughout the ship. Enlisted men are re-
sponsible for the operation of the prodigious
number of technical machines and gadgets
that make battleship tick. Large numbers
of them have been to schools that train them
for their particular jobs.
John Silver would find himself hopelesslv
outclassed nowadays.
This is an article about enlisted men. Space
will not permit telling about the officers as
well, but do not think for moment that
they have not kept pace with the improve
ment in the quality of the enlisted men. Thev
we'll realize that they are not only dealing
with muscle and Drawn but with intelligence
as well. They must be smarter than the men
they command if they are to hold respect. To
the authority of command has been added
the quality of leadership. As far as officers are
concerned, they are as fine group of men az
you will ever meet, and they know their Jobs.
is-72-ss
Evening star., 1939-10-22

was a thing of ropes and sails, of short-range
guns and wooden hulls. Brawn and endurance
were at premium. The ship was worked by
straining backs and bulging muscles, and
battles were often hand-t to-hand encounters
1t is far cry from this to the modern
fighting ship. The machine age has developed
the machine battleship. There is greater
amount of science and engineering within the
narrow dimensions of our latest destroyers
than can be found in any other equivalent
space anywhere. Science has equipped these
little ships, 800 feet long, with more power
than a mighty ocean liner Gunfre and
torpedo fire are controlled mechanically by
precision instruments of almost human intel
ligence. The gyrocompass has replaced the
magnetic needle compass. Electric hoists,
pumps, gun-loading apparatus, automatic sig
nails, lights, range finders, catapults and
countless other devices have replaced strain
ing backs and bulging muscles and put brains
at premium over muscle.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and metal
lurgy, in fact the whole gamut of technical
sciences, have contributed their shares in the
ship. 1t is entirely possible that a great
naval battle could be fought and an entire
fleet destroyed without either sides ever see
ing each other. The precision with which a
projectile may be sent hurting to its mark is
amazing. Even the smallest part on the ship
is designed to accomplish this end
The ship and all its parts must work as
smoothly operating, co-ordinated unit From
the observation plane, high above the ship,
down to the lowest point in the engine room
there must be continuous chain, not only of
command and authority, but of perfectly CO.
ordinated machines and instruments. Each
device must do its appointed task without
chance of failure, without hesitation, instantly
and correctly No wonder the Navys stand
ard of intelligence has had to be raised no
wonder the present-day enlisted man has
replaced the old swashbuckling tar, and that
this picturesque but untutored figure has
passed from the seas.
Inmy boyhood days remember how stirred
l was by the exploits of the characters in
Stevenson's Treasure Island" To me these
were men who were men. They had glamour
But last summer when stood on the deck of
the battleship U.S.S California and watched
that giant descendant from the brain of John
Ericsson steam its way over the broad Pacific,
could not help but think how out of place
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Werber 10 Join Reds
In Good Trim After
Drills With Terps
Former Tech, Duke Star
Signs With Cincinnoti
At His Own Terms

Bill Werber. resident of nearby
College Heights, Md. will 60 to the
Reds training camp at Tampa, Fla,
pretty we'll advanced in training, as
he has been working out with the
University of Maryland squad at
College Park His speed on the
bases has amazed the Terps.
Werber, who finally signed at his
terms, at one time last night thought
the deal that sent him from the Ath-
letics to the Reds was of However.
a number Of long-distance calls from
Florida from Connie Mack of the AS
and Manager Bill McKechnie and
General Manager Giles of the Reds
ironed out matters.
Werber. who went from Berwyn,
Md, and Tech High of Washington.
to Duke University, where he was
a basket ball and baseball star, broke
into base ball with the Yankees in
1890 and later served at Albany, To-
ledo and Newark before returning
to the majors.
11e UdtCcO 100 III LII games Wltll
the Yankees and Red Sox in 1888
In 1884 and 1885 he hit .321 and. 255,
and in 1886 went to the Athletics in
deal involving Pinky Higgins.
In 1913 games in 1887 he hit .292
and stole IS bases and in 1874 games
last year batted 259 and stole 10.
His lifetime batting average is .279
and total bases pilfered, 1862.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Armstrong Repeats
Against Fe|dman
In Less Time
Requires One Instead
Of Five Rounds to
Finish Veteran
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 17.-Harvesting
Henry Armstrong is doing right we'll
in keeping a new axiom of cham
pions rolling along-that the child
VINO sticks its fingers in the fire the
second time gets burned plenty.
Moving swiftly and surely like a
moving machine. the lightweight
and welterweight champion took just
2 minutes and IL seconds to reap
Challenger Lew Feldman of Brooklyn
here last night. proving he's a be-
lever in heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis treatment-"knock 'em out in
the first round"
A year ago, Hammerin' Henry
needed five rounds to knock out the
war-worn Brooklyn lightweight.
Sizing up his opponent, the cham
pion drove in with sharp jabs, then
smashed powerful right to the
chin that dropped Feldman.
Getting up at the count of nine,
the Brooklyn fighter ran into a
furry Of punches that sent him
dazed against the ropes. He was
counted out in a semi sitting posi-
ton.
Armstrong weighed 135 pounds,
the lightweight limit, to 1874 for
Feldman.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Poverty-Hit Friends
Save Their Coin 10
See Davis Fight
By the Associated Press.

HS lut ASSOCldtcu TIcSS.
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE noisy
streets of this town always are filled
with kids. Kids playing stickball
or handball or shinny. kids that
grow up to be great lawyers or vi
olinists or gunner, kiSs that occa-
sionally develop into great athletes.
AL Davis, the lightweight, is one OF
the latter. Before he is through he
may be one of the greatest.
Tonight he fights AL Farber, an
other New York boy, at Madison
Square Garden.
We went over to see AL in Browns
vile where he lives. It is a very
tough section of Brooklyn where, as
kid, you have to fight or get out.
AL must have had a thousand fights
then. The fellows with whom he
fought and shot craps and snitched
apples from the corner fruit stand
are his friends now. They call him
BUNNY"
Over at Bleecker's Pool Hall, where
Davis trains. they were taking bets
Not for much. Two dollars, a dollar
even four bits. They don't have
much money over there and a lot OF
the fans are saving for their trip to
the Garden. Like most neighbor-
hoods of New York, it is as tightly
insular as any mountain village and
Madison Square Garden is as far
away as Milwaukee.
"A lot of them people never have
been that far from home" a cabby
told us. They go to the shows here
and buy everything they need. But
they'll go over there to see Al fight.
And them buck bets are the same
as 10-grand bet to a big gambler
It'll be q sad Saturday in Browns
vile If the kid gets licked
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Golf Sensations Meet
In Amateur-Pro Best
Ball Tournament
Quorter-FinoIs Pit Ford
And Picard Against
StohI and Hurbert
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PRESS.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March II
The two hottest teams in the ma
tional amateur professional best
ball golf tournament collided today
in match which promised to turn
into record-scoring spree.
Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa. who
played one of the best rounds of his
professional career yesterday when
he turned in 10 brides and eight
pars. called upon all the skill of his
amateur partner. Frank Ford OF
Charleston. S. c.. to help combat
Marvin Stahl of Lansing. Mich. and
Chick Harbert of Battle Greek
Mich.
The medalists with an amazing IT,
under-par 1877 for SO holes, Stahl
and Harbert. upset the 1898 winners
in the first round yesterday. They
defeated Frank Moore of Mamaro-
neck, N. Y, and Bobby Dunkelberger
of High Point, NJ c.. on the 10Th hole
after the defender scored three
brides hand running to even the
match on the 18th.
Finishing their round to card a
best ball 81. Picard and Ford out
classed Paul Bell of Torrington.
Conn, and Mel Alexander of New
York. and S. Picard's own score
was g..
He and Ford were the only former
winners remaining in the running.
Two 18-hole matches we're ar
ranged today to cut the field to the
semi-finalists. The semi-finals to-
morrow and the finals Sunday will
be played over the 36-hole route.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Shore League lengthens
Card, Raises PAY Limit
By the Associated Press.

6y tDE Associated Press.
CHESTERTOWN, Nd, March II.
The most ambitious schedule yet
undertaken by the revived Eastern
Shore Baseball League-a card that
will carry the eight teams through
126 games With few double headers
this summer, has been announced
by Harry S. Russell, president
The schedule, opening May 4,
includes IA more games that last
year. The season will continue
through Labor Day, after which
the four top teams will compete in
a playof for the pennant.
The league for the first time will
play seven days a week.
The league has increased its player
limit from IA to Is men and also
raised the monthly salary limit
from $1,05o to $1,000.
The opening day schedule is:
Centreville at Salisbury; Easton at
Cambridge; Dover at Milford; and
Pocomoke at fredericksburg. The
home towns will be reversed on the
following day.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Elite Of College Mat
Open Tourney for
National Honors
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, March H.
The elite of the Nations 1899 college
wrestling crop answered the timers
bell here today for the start of a
2-day elimination tournament which
offers national collegiate titles to
eight survivors and promises hours
OF thrills to followers.
More than 100 outstanding grap-
piers from 80 colleges and universi-
ties were bracketed.
In addition to individual titles
for weights ranging from the ban
tam 121-pound class to the behe-
moth heavyweight division, there's
team championship contest, but
the presence of Oklahoma's Aggies
give the latter a dried
aspect.
Only Lehigh, Eastern champion,
and Indiana, Big Ten Conference
titlist, are conceded any chance of
giving the cowboys a run.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Bouqh Can Field, but He Cont Throw

Taking testimony wehy and decidedly to the
point Blades at the moment
studiousy regarding his nheld.
hortstop said Ray There's chance TINS
Doesn't he look like Tommy 1heve
thought"
cracked accident and had his nose
wanted from Blades who managed
makings of a bgeague infeder
Mr. Baugh, Washington Redskn
months of September November He the boy from
burned National Football League 1887
both bgeague football
baseball succession He according book the best forward
pped football than occasion he
impressed Wasingonans the fastest pitcher to in Griffith
Stadium since Walter johnson.
fielder admitted Mr. Blades who ought to know but
think he'll hit we'll enough to be major Lacquer
mood argumentaive The Cards need shosop
Blades drawing the line because Baugh
hit Shuck didn't hit much either and
good enough to play short for the Cards
WELL" Blades could have strung along with
Baugh don't Of those fellows What
need is shortstop"
Navey, hortstop
After ALL Mr.. Blades, said he could field.
Ye answered Ray aonicany e could field But hts
wasn't good enough"
You figure that out We can't.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Mats 10 Hur| Ortiz,
Tigers Hutchinson
In Series Start
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ORLANDO. Fla, March H.
The two prize major league base
ball rockies of Central Florida.
Pitcher Roberto Ortiz of the Mats
and Pitcher Freddie Hutchinson
of the Tigers, will be unveiled in
formal competition and in the
same game here tomorrow when
Washington's exhibition game
schedule is opened.
Manager Del Baker of the Ti-
gers today announced that he
will pitch Harry Eisenstat, the
left-hander, and Hutchinson, the
$4,000 rookie from Seattle,
against the Griffmen. Bucky
Harris will counter with Alejan-
dro Carrasquel, Joe Haynes and
Ortiz.
On Sunday the Mats will b
given their first look at the new"
Schoolboy Rowe, who is slated to
divide the Detroit pitching with
Archie McKain at Lakeland,
where the Tigers train.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
California Dribb|ers
Head Title Charqe
In A. A. j. Event
Foee Missouri Valley
Teams in Semi-Finul
Round at Denver
By the Associated Press.

DENVER, March 1.-Two Cali
fornia teams led the charge for the
National A. A. U. basket ball cham
plonship into the semi-fnal stages
today.
One of them swept into the next
to-last round after delivering the
most hair-raising overthrow in this
33d renewal of basket balls "World
Series" in which 48 teams from all
corners of the Nation have bumped
into defeat since Sunday.
Missouri Valley VS.. Coast.
Two teams from the powerful
Missouri Valley A. A. U. League,
the champion Denver Nuggets and
the Bartlesville, Okla, Phillips, are
left to battle with the Pacific Coast
troupes for the title which will be
handed out tomorrow night.
In tonights semi finals, the Holly
wood Metros, who perpetrated the
upset that had 1000 spectators roar
ing last night, will meet the Phillips.
The Nuggets will play the San
Francisco Olympic Club. Northern
Oo@AAA "a AAAo "a. "a ". LllS
second encounter.
Metros Trim Favorites,
The outfit from the movie colony,
hurried along by Forward Jack
Hupp and Center Vide Kristie, de-
posted on the tournaments cutting
room floor the title dreams of the
Oklahoma City Parks, one of the
select threesome of pre-meet fa-
vorites, by winning, 44-38.
The Phillips fought down a thrill-
ing challenge by the Colorado
Springs Antlers for 1924 upgrade
victory.
Denver outclassed hard-trying
| Seattle, Wash, Alpines team, 50
to 81.
In the most hopelessly uneven
game of the tournament, the San
Francisco Olympics dealt the Chi
cago Harmons a 1919 shellacking.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Consolation Battle Listed
For Roanoke, n. N. State
Ry the Associated Press,

Py the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March II LP.-New
York liked them and they liked New
York-so the basket ball teams of
New Mexico State and Roanoke Col
lege, Salem, Va are going to stick
around until Monday night to play
again in Madison Square Garden.
Both were defeated in the first
round of the Metropolitan Basket
Ball Writers national invitation
tournament and their meeting will
be special consolation match.
This will result in a triple -header
Monday with the second round tour
nament games bringing together
Long Island U. and Bradley Tech Of
Peoria, ILL.,. in one game and st.
Johns of Brooklyn and Loyola of
Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Eastern Quintet Favored
To Reach Duke Semi
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DURHAM, N. c., March IT,
Eastern High, Washington public
school and metropolitan interscho-
lastic basket champion, is favored to
reach the semi-f1nals round of the
Duke-Durham invitation tourna-
ment this evening.
This morning it was to play Pet
ersburg, Virginia State runner-up.
In other first round games Durham
High, undefeated for two years and
twice winner of the South Atlantic
tournament, was to meet Charles
ton Is. c. High; Mossville was to
play Greenville and Macon to tackle
Charlotte.
Victors this morning meet in the
semi i-flnals tonight. The final is to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Senor Gonzales Touts Alexandra CorrosqueI

We Blades who talking quietly and
seriously of his clubs Senor Mike Gonzales Cuban
walked the
Cardinals He fair of catcher back the
when the little rough tougher aide Onkel
frankie Frh he fell in spitedy with the tenor of the times
shifted fearful
10 yards with squirt fluid,
Alexandra Carrasque Ha
guide peecher, si?'
We sad S for all After ALL the vast
pitched innings game
other matter Gonzales probably would
about him than this side of the island
We'll said Snor Gonzales struggling SHOULDERS hees guide
peher Hee best peetcher sideam overland
hees peech all and get ball plate
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Varied Sports
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
8 Intercollesiate Basket Ball Tourney.
Southwestern Kans.). 50; Northwestern
Missouri Teachers, 81.
Glenville State. So: st. Ambrose. ~.
Peru Teachers. As; Central Missouri
Teachers, 81.
San Diego State. 40: Manchester. a.
A. A. U. Tourney.
Denver Nuggets. 80: Seattle Alpines. 81.
Bsrtlesville Phillips. 20; Colorado
Springs Antlers, "a.
HOLLYWOOD. Calf. Metros. a: Okla
homa City Parks SO.
National League Hockey.
Montreal. 8; Chicago. l.
New York Rangers,11; New York
Americans. 5.
Internationsl-Am American Hockey.
Providence Reds. 4: Syracuse Stars, 3.
Hershey. 4; Pittsburgh, 2.
American Association Hockey.
st.. Louis. 4: st. Paul, 3.
Tulsa. 8; Minneapolis 2.
College Swimmins.
Cler1son, IS: Tennessee. 20.
College Fencing.
Long Island o.. 14h; North Caro-
lima. 12h.
Evening star., 1939-03-17

Y. State nght-heavyweight
champ will toss a victory dance"
in Poughkeepsie next week.
Note to Joe Louis: Your double,
Buddy Moore, is called the most
sensational heavyweight prospect
ever developed in the New York
Golden Groves. Mebbe you'll be
a-seeing him, huh? . Some
weeks back Russell Harris bet a
pal in Peoria 10 cents against
five bucks at least one Peoria
bowler would roll a 800 game this
season. The other night Harris
got hot and turned the trick him.
self ). Pal Moran, the old light
weight, Is seriously i'll in New Or
leans and Nick Camarata and
Jimmy Lancaster will headline .
benefit for him April 10.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Mile Mark Is TARGET
Fenske Shoots for
On Chicago Track
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March II. Chuck
Fenske's bid for a new indoor mile
record will highlight the 18th an
nual Armour Tech relays tomorrow
at Chicago Field House
Fenske's best time for the dis
4:08.9-was made in last
years Tech relays. Last week. how
ever, he defeated Glenn Cunning
ham, holder of the indoor record,
and tomorrow he will be after the
record itself-4:044.
Pacing the former Wisconsin run
ner in the special matched race will
be another Badger, Walter Mehl,
who holds the Big Ten mile and the
intercollegiate 2-mile champion
ships, and Tommy Deckard, former
Indiana runner.