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Evening star., 1940-03-26
Tu|one Vols, Duke Seen as Dxie's 94O Grid Leaders
Mats 3o1 Shots A. Race With

given a terrific buildup by the
fight mob. First step was to ap-
point the sauve Lew Burston as
his manager. Paavo Nurmi says
the royal welcome Taisto Maxi
is getting from Finnish folk all
along the line is taking lot out
of Taisto's galloping.
Here are the figures. Sam
Boston, one of the better Broad
way handicappers, is the first out
with figures on the major league
races. In the American League
the Yanks are 1-3; the Red Sox,
5-1; the Indians, 81; Detroit,
10-l; White Sox, 12-1; Washing
ton. SOL; Philadelphia, SOL, and
st. Louis, 200-1.
The Cards are quoted 81 In
the National, followed by the
Reds, 6-2: Cubs 81; Dodgers,
Evening star., 1940-03-26

6-1; Giants, 81: Pirates, 10-1;
Bees, SOL, and Phillies, 200-1.
Sports cocktail. The New York
papers are taking turns selling
the Yanks again. Ten days ago
one had 'em going to Gov.
Murphy Of New Hampshire. Yes
terday another came up with q
double -header bite from Post
master General Farley and for
mer Gov. Cox of Ohio and Co
Joseph Patterson, New York
publisher and an associate.
Who's next?
Lightweight Lew jenkins flew
to Texas to be near his mother,
who is Ill. Mrs. Ben Hogan says
Ben (who ran away from the
North and South OPEN always
said he'd win his first big tour.
uamsnt By getting 20 far out
Evening star., 1940-03-26
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, March 26.-Our
operatives report the three best
football teams in the South
next fall will be Tulane, Duke
and Tennessee. Wallace Wade,
Dukes head man, is going around
the Carolina golf tournaments
looking as if he had just swal-
lowed an entire aviary. (And it
isn't his golf score he is so proud
of, either.
Clydell Castleman's poor show
ing is the biggest disappointment
of the spring to Bill Terry.
Young AL Davis, who is not In
very good repute with polite f1stic
society because Of his candy.
store smackings, etc., viii be
Evening star., 1940-03-26
By a Stat, CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla, March 26.-Clark
Griffith expected no pennant from
his 1910 Nationals, nor great pitch
ing and defensive perfection. But
he thought his new Washington club
would hit hard.
IF we don't start getting some
hits and runs soon." Griffith pro-
nounced today, well have to make
some changes. Not even Dutch
Leonard can win ball games if we
can't score any runs"
The BOSNIAN is disappointed and
little perplexed by the clubs lack
of punch. Twice in nine exhibition
games the Mats have been shut out.
Cleveland did it once and Detroit
hung a 12-to-0 sinner on them
earlier in the week Twice against
minor opposition they have been
beaten, Milwaukee taking a 2-to-1
decision after only three days of
training, and Kansas City winning
a 22-to-5 verdict.
No Sluggers on Bench.
"The slump of some of the fel-
lows doesn't bother me much,'
Griffith added. Buddy Lewis, for
instance, is one fellow I know can
hit. But Case and Gerry Walker
and Pofahl aren't a-hitting a lick.
Case has fallen into a bad habit
this spring and I don't know about
the others. We never had them on
the club before"
Griffith did not go into detail
in explaining what he meant by
making some changes" but the
inference seems to be plain. The
Mats have nobody on the bench
capable of knocking down any
fences, so apparently he is talking
about players with other teams.
Case, particularly, is bothering
Griffith. "I had a long talk with
him last night" Grif said. George
has got the wrong idea about stand
ing at the plate. He's been trying
to hit to right field this spring and
he's done something to his stroke
Well get him Strengthened out, but,
in the meantime, he's lost some time
he might have spent in helpful prac-
tice."
In his last eight times at bat
George has gone from bad to worse
Against Milwaukee he famed three
times and grounded to second base
Against Detroit last Sunday he
bounced to the pitchers three times
and once to the third baseman. His
average for the spring is .218.
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of the picture, and even Alex
Carrasquel is on the ragged edge.
The rest of the Cuban dele
cation has been farmed out to
Springfield, Greenville and Or
lando.
Clark Griffith was a happier
man today. -. His brother, Earl,
who suffered a stroke recently,
improved so much yesterday that
when Griff called Washington
it was Earl who picked up the
receiver. . He is rs, or five years
older than Grif. Of their
GRAPEFRUIT, League record to date
the Mats belong in the National
League. In two games with
National League clubs they have
broken even, but against other
American League teams they have
lost three out of four games, and
against American Association
Evening star., 1940-03-26

clubs they have been beaten two
out of three.
Manager Harris not only is rid
ing the James Henry Dean band
wagon but he is driving it. ,. He
goes strong for the 6-foot 4-inch
lad who won 81 last year for
Sanford. A scout for a rival
major league, incidentally, insists
that Griffith did not pay $4,000
for the pair, Dean and Hudson,
last summer. .. "He gave $1,000
for Hudson and $2,50O for Dean,"
he reported.
Tip-off on the Mats is that
Hudson, Dean and Walter Mas
terson, to name three young
pitchers, all could Use a season
in the high minors. But so
spotty and scarce are the pitch
ers here that one and possibly
all will be retained.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
hGir|s' Court Teams
Challenge Anicos
In 4. 4. j. Meet
Little Rock Held Main
Threat to Galveston
Clubs Supremacy

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 26.-In
spring even young woman's fancy
often turns to things other than
basket ball.
The Women's National A. A. u
Tournament opens today and the
guest of honor will be-a boys
team.
The high-geared quintet from
nearby Tarkio College, which
swished to the national intercol-
legiate title at Kansas City 10 days
ago, has promised to attend the
opening ceremonies.
There isn't a girl on the q teams
entered who isn't preening for a
peek at intercollegiate All-America
Capt. Mel Waits and his co-champs
Twenty-six of the teams are after
the crown held by the Galveston
(Tex) Anicos and it may be that a
traffic mishap on an icy highway
near lola, Kans., Sunday will ac-
complish what none of the 1899
contenders at Wichita, Kans., could
do.
Phyllis White, 20, regular forward
for the champions, suffered broken
collarbone. Her loss may weaken
the court queens just enough to let
the persistent Little Rock (Ark. }
Flyers move onto the throne.
The two clubs are expected to
meet in the finals again Saturday
night. Lobby opinion is divided as
to which will triumph.
-Four members of the Flyer sextet
which lost year ago are back
Chief absentee is Lucille Thurman
all-America forward and for nine
years tournament star. She mar
ried and retired.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

Today a year ago-Peter Rad
acher won all-around crown of
national ski championships at
Sun Valley; Erna Steuri cap
tured both women's events.
Three years ago-Dit Clapper,
Boston Bruins hockey star, fined
500 for striking Referee Clarence
Campbell in playoff match
against Maroons at Montreal.
Five years ago-New York
Rangers won third-place hockey
playoffs from Montreal Cana
diens; Montreal Maroons beat
Chicago Blackhawks in second
place series.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Reds Glad to Quit Cuba

TAMPA, Fla, March 26 (P.-The
Cincinnati Reds may return to
Havana next year-there is a $4,000
guarantee-but the players say If
they never see Cuba again it will
be too soon. In addition to getting
only draw in games, the voyage
back was rough.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
GEORGES Art Was q Boon to Lewis

Mr. Mercury from another justify
Buddy Lewis tell you he explained Buddy hit
than he did in his He3l9 told
many fast balls pitched to him while first
pitchers afraid throw giving
too good start"
We asked him whether he could Chapmans
modern record of 81 hef had injured
o. the And what he expects to steal this
Il figured to beat 61 the Il only lost three
weeks the of the but there
of the when hurt leg and didn't
have four
might
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Cronin Now Hos Bod Ankle

SARASOTA, Fla, March 26 R.-
Manager Joe Cronin of the Boston
Red Sox, who recently was laid up
with a severe cold, is out of the
lineup again for today's game with
Newark. This time it's q bad ankle.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Ex-Dodqer Facing Them

BRADENTON, Fla, March 26
R.-Sailor Bill Posedel, who once
pitched for Brooklyn, was scheduled
to try TO 60 the route for the Bees
against the podsefs today.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Attention, Lon Dyer

A communication of interest to
Lon Dyer District grade school ath-
lete, is being held in this office.
Communicate with the sports editor
of The Star.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
A's Scouts to Be Comerdmen
So Mack May See Movies
OF Their Finds in Action

in camera technique and Mr.. Mack
can lean back and see on screen
the reasons they recommend
rookie.
Evening star., 1940-03-26
Brooklyn Fans Are Given Early Warning They Must wait Until Next Season.
:W'in> Lose or Draw
sBose Stealing Is q Business
By FRANCIS (. STAN,
Star Stan Correspondent.

eBuse Stealing Is Business
ORLANDO speaking,
stands out in specific department
We D walks winning
games ETC. But the champion base eae Washington
on top because he tried to 100
That's all
I didn't could steal I
wanted 100 and justify
And so?
And not being Di Maggie
work around the bases
plus three extra. and the base stealing we'll"
Out for Robbit, He Begged Beor
What happened rabbit hunting
coming back with bear The stealing
Nat fy-chaser with 81 hef the
Georges above the rank and file oufe
with the best hitter power.
fans it.
a.star teamsto played the National League
the club which gathered IT, suddenly
gate attraction adjunct the Mats Most ALL and being
practical George likes believe
Washington
undoubtedly has been reflected already
Ipobably sound prejudced he
definite ranking
that writing
by the other clubs
to second without giving through sacrifice haven't
baseball
second than from
Evening star., 1940-03-26

(See BROOKLYN, Page abb
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CHAPTER v

Kate reused, opened her eyes,
blinked at the light coming in
through the window beside her bed.
She had forgotten to draw the shade
when she had retired, she thought.
She had forgotten to undress, too,
apparently, since she seemed to be
fully clothed. That was little care
less, to say the least. She stretched
under the blankets, blinked again
and remembered.
Her eyes, wide awake now, flew
to Gays bed at the opposite end of
the room. The counterpart was
drawn smoothly over the pillows and
Gays white wool robe lay flung
across it as it had lain since yester-
day afternoon. Kate glanced at her
watch. Nearly half-past seven. She
threw back the blankets, sprang
from the bed, stood listening.
She glanced in the mirror above
the low chest of drawers. Her face,
colorless from anxiety and fatigue,
glared back at her in the morning
light. What a fright she looked !!
Not that it mattered. She was glad
she'd done what she had. She'd
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wondered, last night, how she would
feel about that this morning. Gay
would be furious. Let her. There
were limits to patience and toler-
ance and being a good sport. Last
night, at least, she hadn't let her
sympathies run away with her COM
mon sense.
How treacherous sympathies were!
Kate, brushing her long sandy hair,
felt hers stir beneath anxiety and
evaporation as she thought of Gay
and John. They were so obviously
in love with each other, romantic
cally in love which was more dam
gerous than mere physical attrac-
ton. Not that he wasn't physically
attractive. He had charm and good
breeding. His characteristic CRAWL
ty, Lit by flashes of humor, was APP
pealing. He was sensitive, but Gay
couldn't dominate him, which. for
her, must be unique and intriguing
In that quality, call it strength Of
character or stubbornness as you
please, lay, she supposed, his strong
attraction.
What was that? Kate dropped her
brush on the top of the chest. They
were here. They were laughing to-
gether, somewhere, close at hand.
Her first reaction was light-head-
ed sense of relief. She opened the
bedroom door into the main por-
ton of the cabin.
The sound of laughter reached her
more clearly. She smelled bacon
frying and toast and coffee. Relief
sharpened into indignation. They
were laughing, were they, having
breakfast, while she worried. Kate's
back stiffened. AS she walked
through the living-room, she glanced
at the telephone against the wall.
She was glad she had done it, she
told herself, steeling her sympa-
thies, resentfully forcing from her
mind an unjustified feeling of guilt.
But she wasn't so sure she was
glad when she came to the doorway
of the kitchen. Sympathy, for a
sentimental moment, took prece-
dence over indignation and anxiety.
They had built a roaring fire in the
wood range and were cooking break
fast together. Gay, wearing his
sweater, too large for her, the
sleeves rolled back to free her
hands, was toasting bread. John,
standing beside her, turned bacon in
the skillet. Steam rose from the
coffee-pot, curled in wreath above
their heads. Sunlight streaming in
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step on MS way 10
being perhaps the greatest pitcher
we have ever looked at.
''Let me tell you about this kid.
You hear all about his fast ball and
his curve ball-you'n find the ball
players will talk more about his
curve ball than his fast ball because
that's what he strikes them out with
in the clutch-but you don't hear
much about how hard he works to
improve himself. And that, if you
ask me, is the greatest asset he
has-or that any ball player has.
He Practices Bunting
Here's one detail: I rounded all
the pitchers up one day and talked
to them about bunting. don't
mean fielding hunts. I mean doing
the bunting themselves.
"tWhen I send you up there to
sacrifice / said, what do you do?
Most of the time you bunt the ball
right back to the pitcher for force
play or you pop the ball in the air.
Anybody can learn to bunt if he'll
only give a little time to it. And
remember this: You're working for
yourself when you're at the plate
just as much as you are when you
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are In the box. You can help your
self-or you can wreck your ball
game. Do you realize that by learn
ing to bunt, SO that you can move
runners along when you're up there
trying to sacrifice, you might win
two more games year? Two more
games won might make difference
in your record for a season and
might make a difference in the
standing Of the club
"'They all agreed with me. They
had to, because I was right. But
you know who has done most about
it, don't you? Sure. You guessed
it. Teller. He came to me after
practice that day, when everybody
else was heading for the club house,
and asked me If I could get a couple
OF fellows to throw to him.
Throw to your / asked him.
What do you want them to throw
to you for?'
so I can practice bunting he
said.
"'You bet your life I'll get some
body to throw to you,' I said.
81 got a couple of strong armed
young fellows out to throw to him
and he practiced bunting for an
hour. He's been at it every day
ever since. The other pitchers have
been practicing, too. But not like
this kid.
All He Had to Say
"You see, told him If he could
hunt, it might win two more ball
games a year for him. That's all
I had to say. He'd do anything to
win two more games year. He'd
stand on his head in the box il he
thought it would help him that
much.
"It's the same way with pitching
with men on the bases. That was
his big wealmess-but 1t isn't any
more. They might steal on him
once in a while, just like they will
steal on any pitcher once in while.
But if they think they are going to
run on him this year like they used
to, they're crazy. ! hope some of
them try it. He was sucker for
them once-but he's laying for them
now.
'It's a great thing to see in a kid
like that. The average kid breaking
in as young as he did-why, I was
looking at him the other day and
thinking to myself he still looks like
a baby--and getting all that pub
licity-the average kid would have
got a swelled head and you wouldn't
have been able to tell him any
thing. But this kid just hangs
around waiting for you to tell him
something or asking questions Of me
or some Of the older players on the
club-and he Is q cinch to wind up
as one Of the greatest pitchers we
ever had-maybe the greatest"
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one pattern; note that these COM
bine into distinct sets of three
each.
A pastel waterlily fanked by
two lily pads of green is the basis
of one lovely set. Sunfower,
morning glory and wild rose mo-
tifs make up the second set; the
third set is a clever group con-
sisting of two pup panholders
which slip into a doghouse holder
when not in use.
So if you're in need of inexpen-
sive shower gifts, order this pat
tern, then get out your scrap bag
and start to work. You could give
no more practical nor appreciated
gift than one of these attractive
sets. And, of course, the several
stanpings of this NUMO transfer
will enable you to make sets for
yourself, too. Send order to-:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
Liquid Helium Is Puzzle
To Scientific Observers

Liquid helium II, one of the most
peculiar substances ever observed
by scientists, acts as if it defies the
laws of gravitation that apply to all
other substances. Entirely under
its own powers it can rise against
the pull of gravity and flow into a
vessel at a greater height than its
own solution.
This phenomenon was described
by Prof. H. Grayson Smith of the
University of Toronto, at the Boston
meeting of the American Chem
ical society. 1t was first OBJ
served at Oxford university. If the
closed end of test tube is dipped
into the liquid helium II it will flow
up the sides of the tube, over the
opening at the top and fill the tube.
1t will creep over any solid surface
with which it comes in contact. It
leaks readily through solid materi-
ais through which gas can be forced
in small quantities only at very high
pressures.
This fluid has from 100 to 1000
times the heat conductivity of sill
yer. Liquid helium II exists only
at very low temperatures, near alb
solute zero. Helium at ordinary
temperatures is gas, well known
as the non-infammable balloon filler.
1t can be changed to liquid by
cooling. Further cooling should
change it to a solid as is the case
with other gases, but instead it
changes to another liquid with prop
critics that are battling to the scien-
lists ~
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through the two east windows lay
over them, a promise, seal Of APP
prevail, benediction.
They were not aware of KATE
standing in the doorway. Their faces
bent over their separate tasks were
absorbed and smiling. AS she
watched, their glances lifted and
met. They broke into soft laughter
though no word was exchanged.
Leaning toward her, his lips brushed
across her hair.
The light caress, significant of q
new relationship, banished sympa-
thy and sentiment. Kate stiffened.
: WE'LL" she said crisply. ''For
two people who've been out all
night"
.We didn't expect to be so long,"
Gay interrupted. John had baby.
It took all night"
what" Hates hands grasped the
sides of the doorway.
IA Mrs. Whitaker had a baby"
John said. II merely assisted"
Kate drew a steadying breath.
Sand what did you do?" she asked
Gay.
81 waited for John outside in the
car"
''I'm surprised you didn't-as-
sist."
81 wanted to. John wouldn't let
me-"
Kate felt her lips twitching in spite
of the very real dismay that weight
ed her spirits. "I'm glad he had
that much sense" she said. "You
couldn't have telephoned, ] sup
pose"
'There wasn't phone"
81 am sorry, Kate" John reused
from the trance-like state so alarm
ing to Kate. "You must have been
frantic. I tried to send Gay back.
But you know how she is"
"Just spoiled brat" Gay glanced
up at him, smiling.
The toast is burning" Kate said.
Heavens, yes!" Gay snatched the
GIN ny 44OAAA tAAC 0bOtCs
z sCan't you keep your mind on
your work." John took the rack
from her. Their hands touched, re-
luctantly parted. Gay gave a laugh
ing cry.
''Can't you? The bacon is burned
to crisp"
s'Good Lord!" The rueful smile
widened into his engaging grin.
"Will you cook this breakfast.
Kate?"
''I'n have to, I suppose" she said
grumpily, "if I'm to have anything
fit to eat" She took the skillet from
Johns unresisting hand and
marched to the sink. "After you've
had breakfast you'd better get some
sleep. We can't start for New York
today"
"A sudden hush fell upon the room.
Kate could not see their faces. She
was scraping burned bits of bacon
from the skillet into the sink.
''The Mortified garage couldn't
cope with the generator" she went
on. 81 left the car there and that
boy with the teeth brought me back
here last night. They kindly offered
to take the car in to Machias TO-
day. That means, suppose, that it
won't be ready before night. I'll
be glad to get back to civilization
again where it doesn't take forever
to get something DONE" She turned.
where's the rest of the bacon or
have you"
(TO BE CONTINUED
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
WNU-4
Happy Memory

Mankind are always happier for
having been happy; so that if you
make them happy now, you make
them happy 20 years hence by the
memory of it.-Sydney Smith.
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ence and the way
he has been round
ing into shape, ev-
erybody expects
the Van Meter fire.
ball pitcher to have
a great year. So, I
discovered, d o e 8
Witt.
"He can't miss"
the manager of the
Indians said. "This
will be his best year
up to now-another
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
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the Oliver idea
the identity OF the mysterious opam
in
than godfather high handed with
that he win Looking him the doorway ner
leave The next
while he
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Gay Panholders for
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I ET'S make some bright new
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I5oi1!1li3u
,MWWAW
RHE(

I RAN across Oscar Witt the other
L night and we stopped to talk
about Bob Teller. Based on his
natural ability, his gain in expert
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together on the small secure island
of the present. ''I've wanted you
So" he said in shaken phrases. "Ive
ached to hold you like this.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-14
East Orange

Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Heldman,
Mrs. lilo Agin were callers in the B.
J. Boutwell, home the past week.
Mrs. J. D. Cummins called on
Mrs. Nina Burnett and Mrs. Nora
Wolfley of Ada, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell,
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Amstutz and son
James.
Mrs. Russell Ream will entertain
the Women's Missionary society of
the Riley Creek Baptist Church on
Wednesday, March 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Boehm and
son David spent Friday evening in
the C. NJ. Heldman home.
Mrs. C. E. Agin called on Mr.. and
Mrs. JOINT Agin Wednesday.