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Evening star., 1940-03-28
ManyChoosiing
Croniin Outfit
To Win Race
SIugging Club Needs
Bit More Pitching
To Make Drive
BY GAYLE TALBOT,


TAMPA, Fla. March 28.-A num-
Der Of baseball seers encountered
in final swing around the train
ing camps have about decided to
pick the Boston Red Sox to win the
American League pennant, partly on
hunch that the Yankees are over
due for some bad breaks, but mainly
because of the terrific way the Sox
are hitting the ball.
Joe Cronin's club is impressive,
at that. It won't need but a little
better pitching than 1t got last sea-
son to give the Yanks tussle. One
20-game pitcher would please Cro-
min. Gray-haired Lefty Grove
topped the staff with Is wins last
season.
Joe now thinks he might have his
20-game man coming up in young
Jim Bagby. Jim was a sensation in
his freshman year, but it went to his
head and last season he got shipped
back to the minors so fast he
couldn't catch his breath for a week.
The lesson apparently was not lost
on the youngster. He is back in
camp, working hard and pitching
some of the greatest ball seen in
the exhibition games. The other day
he held the Giants hitless for six
innings and issued only two walks.
Bosox Hot at Bat.
The Sox have been hitting at an
aWesome clip, even with Jimmy
Foxx slower than usual in getting
his batting eye. In only of their
first 10 games did they fail to make
three hits in succession at least
once. Against Lou Fette of the
Bees I watched them pound five
bingles in row.
Obviously, they won't maintain
such pace in the regular campaign,
but team with that much natural
power is bad medicine when it gets
any kind of pitching. If Dominic
Di Maggie proves a 800 hitter, that
will be so much gravy. The kids
fielding and speed on the paths
made a vivid impression before he
hurt an ankle. He is working out
again and will be ready for the
opening.
There is only one thing wrong
with the reasoning that the Yankees
might lose because they cannot
much longer escape some injuries
to their key men or at least have
one or two of their stars go sour.
They are loaded with crack re-
serves. An injury to one of their
inf1elders, for instance, would only
mean that Tommy Heinrich might
have to take over first base. Or
Bill Knickerbocker step in at second.
Both would be playing regularly on
most other clubs anyway.
Cronin Lacks Reserves.
The same cannot be said of the
Sox All they have is one very fine
infleld, and the moment anything
happens to FoXx, Cronin, Bobby
Doerr or Jim Tabor they will be in
a bad spot. The veteran Marvin
Owen. who is not in the best of
health, wdhld have to try to plug
the gap.
More will be known about Boston's
chances before the season opens.
They break camp at Sarasota and
come here Saturday to start 12-
game exhibition series against the
Cincinnati Reds. AS the two clubs
battle their way North through the
Carolinas and the Virginias the fans
should be afforded an excellent COM
parison between the Sox and the
Yankees.
Not that Cronin's gang will be
expected to slap the Reds silly every
single day, but unless they at least
win majority of games from the
National League champs they had
better delay ordering any World
Series tickets.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
By . stafY Correspondent Of The Star.

ORLANDO, Fla, March 28.-
Shortstop Jimmy Pofahl. the $40, 1000
rookie who may we'll be the key to
the 1910 Washington ball club. is
getting square shake from the Mats
and day by day making President
Clark Griffith glad he's getting it.
Pofahl, whose weak throwing dur
ing his first 10 days in camp aroused
widespread doubt that he could play
shortstop in the majors, gradually is
cutting loose with the ball and now
even those who condemned him in
the beginning are hopping on the
Minnesota boys bandwagon.
Harris, who liked Jimmy even
when he was looping his throws
across the diamond the first few
days, is confident that he'll make it
and today, in the wake of a 5-to-z
victory over Detroit-a victory in
which Pofahl played a major part
it is revealed that Griffith turned
down an opportunity to call off the
DEAL
No Thanks, Griff Says.
Joe Engel, former Nat scout who
okayed Pofahl for Griffith last sum-
mer and who was disturbed by re-
ports that the boys arm was weak
blew into Orlando yesterday with a
message from Owner Mike Kelley OF
the Minneapolis club.
Kelley says, sore arm or no. that
he'll call off the deal with Wash
ington." Engel announced. II just
left Kelley in Daytona Beach. All
the Washington club has to do is put
Pofahl on bus for Daytona and by
return bus Kelley will send the three
players and the cash he got from
Washington" The players are Out
fielder Bobby Estale.la, Pitcher Harry
Kelley and Shortstop Jerry Treshock
well call no deal off," Griffith
snorted I'VE own Pofahl and vel
keep him. There amt nothing wrong
with his arm. He's been cutting loose
better every day. He showed me
something yesterday against the
Tigers. I never had any intention
of giving up on Pofahl and I didn't
mention to Kelley anything about
calling off the deal"
Quick Is No Threat.
With both of his bosses confidently
backing him. Pofahl looks the part
of a good ball player He is cat ir
the field and gets his throws away
faster than any other infielder on the
squad. He probably won't hit much
but so far he has done nothing tt
disturb Harris original theory thai
he will be dangerous in the pinches
Hes a good competitor" Bucky ap'
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Hoppe latest Flash
OF Magic Amazes
Billiard Fans
Comes Close to Record
In Beotine ThurnbIod
For 18th Straight
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. March 23.-Willie
Hopes competitors in the world
three-cushion billiard tournament
are about ready to call on the Gov
ernment's Monopoly Committee to
restrain the New Yorker, who not
only is running off with the current
$4,000 cue event, but has started
to corner its best marks.
Accustomed as opponents have
grown to the 52-year-old veteran s
precision tactics and his string of
unbroken victories, the dispatch
with which he accomplished his 18th
in row last night nevertheless left
them gasping.
1t took the former Boy Wonder"
just Is innings, two short of the
world tournament mark held by
Johnny Layton, to trim Art Thurn-
blad, so to 81.
Jay Bozeman of Vallejo, Calf,
held the previous mark at 80.
Hoppe had high run of IL, scored
26 points in the last eight innings
and had an unfinished run of seven.
Tonight against Allen Hall, Hoppe
tries to bag his 18th game in row
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Bagy Looms % Help Red Sox Give Yan Great Te for Flag
Conn Is Willing
To Fight Louis
BY the Associated Press.

by I[le hSSUCldlcu 1ICoS
PITTSBURGH, March 28.-
Manager Johnny Ray is ready
for light heavyweight Champ
Billy Conn to challenge Joe Louis
for the heavyweight crown IF the
terms are satisfactory"
He's anxious that the fight be
held this year and will motor to
New York with Conn today for
a conference with Promoter Mike
Jacobs prior to tomorrow nights
Louis-Paychek battle.
The 23-year-old Conn still is
suffering from an attack of boils
which twice forced postpone
ment of his title defense against
Gus Lesnevich, but Ray said he
was willing to put him in the
ring with Louis as early as June.
The Lesnevich fight would be
carried out before that time.
Evening star., 1940-03-28

Griffith after Washington's 5-to-
2 victory over the Tigers yester-
day. mo club has a chance to
get Lewis from me. AS for Myer,
he's a-staying and he'll divide
second base with Bloodworth.
we're a-planning to play Myer
against right-handed pitchers
and Bloodworth against left
handlers. So far Myer hasn't
played but we're just giving him
plenty of time to get in shape"
Griffith denies that Detroit
even made an offer for Myer
and Lewis.
AS trade talk floats away from
the Nat camp 1t increases in
nearby Lakeland, where the Tig-
ers train. This was due to the
visit last night Of Owner Donald
Evening star., 1940-03-28
First Game Ticket
DeodIine Monduy

Reservations for the opening
game of the major league base
ball season here April 16 be-
tween the Nationals and Red
Sox will be held only through
Monday, it has been announced
by Secretary Edward B. Eynon,
jr. Tickets must be called for
or a check received by the Wash
ington Baseball Club by that
time.
Approximately 100 grandstand
seats remain unsold. There are
plenty of bleacher seats left,
however, and they're all reserved.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
indians Keep Six Rocks
As They Stort North

BY the Associated Press.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March 28-
The Cleveland Indians start North
today, taking along six players new
to Cleveland uniforms
They are Pitchers Don Pulford
and AL Smith, Outfieiders Beau Bell
and Clarence Campbell, Catcher
Jim Hogan and Shortstop Russ
Peters.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Win, Lose !:':.:: Q! or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
The Man on the Spot in 1910
By FRANCIS (. STAN.
Star Staff Correspondent.


28-PraccaIy all of the
training
the nhappest outlook
of the Cleveland Indians
ball players They principals in
creating unhappn discomfort Mr. Keltner They haven't
forgotten Kener applied for relief funds last
technically unemployed between October April after
ball
and ne-haf months
will Mr. Kelner his
Trained the their Fort Myers think fur
Tose Cleveland bitter relief
told recently Thousands haven't able
the that Kener applied for Ohio
likely make him popular"
Evening star., 1940-03-28

Runs batted in-Greenberg. Pofahl, Fer
rell Lewis. Bloodworth, York. Two-base
hits-Greenberg, Wasdell Travis, York.
Greenberg to Tebbetts. Bartell to Croucher
to York Haynes to Bloodworth to Wasdel
Quick to Bloodworth to Wasdell. Left on
base on balls-oH Newsome, i: of Smith.
1; off Chase. 3; of Haynes 5. Struck out
BY Newsome, l; by Smith. /; by Chase
in z innings a runsl; on Smith. in /
inning Il rum: of Chase 3 in innings
q rum; of Haynes. l in 4 innings Il rum
Winning pitcher-Chase. Losing pitcher
Newsome: Umpires-Messrs. Hubbard and
Geisel. Time-2:O5
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Ry a Staff Correspondent of The Star

ORLANDO, Fla, March 28.-
Second Baseman Buddy Myer,
dean of all the Nationals on the
active list, definitely will remain
with the Washington club and
is not being considered in a trade
with the Detroit Tigers, accord
ing to President Clark Griffith.
The Tigers, repeatedly inter-
ested in obtaining Myer in case
Charley Gehringer's lame back
Goes not respond to treatment,
were rumored to have approached
Griffith with a proposition en-
bracing Myer and Buddy Lewis
Of the Mats, and Pinky Higgins
and unnamed players belonging
to the Tigers.
That's ridiculous" sputtsred
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Klein Striving for Old
Berth With PhiIIies
Ry the Associated Press,

BY the Associated PreSs.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
March 28-Back with the Phillies
for the third time the veteran Chuck
Klein is cunning for his old right
field job.
I'm in great shape and was doing
all right with the Pirates, but you
can't buck the Waners and two
youngsters who look like they'll be
stars" he SAYS.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Terry Visions 90
Wins by Giants
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
WINTER HAVEN. Fla, March
28.-Bill Terry of the Giants is
speaking: 'If I could win II
games with the humpty- -dufnpty
team I had last year, don't see
any reason in predicting less
than 80 victories this year-and
thatll put me high up in the
pennant race.
why shouldn't we be a better
team? We're better at second
and third, have a chance of i'm
proving in the outfield and have
a better first baseman."
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Pitching Is Worrying
DYKES of White Sox

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 28.-Man-
ager Jimmy Dykes of the Chisox,
taking inventory, finds his attack is
dangerous and his defense improv-
ing, but is worried because he has
only three dependable pitchers-Ted
Lyons, Johnny Rigney and Thornton
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Myer to Stick With Mats, Griffith Insists
No Deal With Tigers Contemplated, Declares Club Prey

Barnes of the st. Louis Browns.
It is believed that Detroit will
ask for either Don Heffner or
Johnny Berardino of the Browns
in exchange for pitcher or
Catcher Dixie Parsons.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Loop Busketers Called

All players and managers in the
Heurich Amateur Basket Ball League
will be feted at a banquet in the
Heurich gym next Wednesday night,
starting at Z o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Seek New Units
For Marine Corps

WASHINGTON 49, A id / ional
units OF infantry. artillery and
snti-arraft will be- formed I'M
mediaiely by IA. Marine corps II
congress approves rejected
. 600 man increase ia It's eniistasi
strength under the emergency de-
Tense program.
The increase. which has besn
asked by President Roosevelt
would raise the enlisted strength
from 20. 900 10 - 900 men. ON
Gals said this would enable orga-
nization Of the Seventh Marine
regiment. which would be station
ed ~ Paris Island, = e.
The plan aino calls for organic
ing third battalion Of infantry ~
the Sixth Marines. a third lnfan-
Try battalion ~ the Eighth Ma
rlnes. and a second artillery bat.
talon Of the Tenth Marines. ali at
Ban Diego. Cal
Two more mobile Anti-aricrsft
defense battalions. whose locations
vgl BE- decided later. are % ts
organized. TIE marines have four
o. these units already.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Italian Language
School Exercises

Annual commencement exercises
for the Italian language school will
be held Wednesday evening at S
o'clock at the Stanley school.
The program arranged by Chair
man Nick Genna and his COM
mittee will include talks by several
guest speakers. by DR.. n Bovio
who has been instructor in the Ia
coma school for a number Of wears,
Rotations and a plsylet in italian
by students, presentation Of medals
and diplomas by DR. Bovio, and
musical features arranged by Louis
Nomellini.
DR. Arthur Nordi will serve as
master of ceremonies. Speakers
will include Rev. Achilles Bruno.
Attorney Hugh Rosellini. Albert
Rosellini OF Seattle. Mike Nigro,
president Of the Sons OF Italy: Mrs
Kate LAMA, president Of the Virtus
lodge Of Tacoma and Mrs. Arnade
Facilities OF the school for learn
ing the Italian language are avail
able TO anyone interested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05

Japan herself adds another Ia.
esfie cloud. n screen her aalnxs
In the Caroline. Mariana and Mar.
shall islands that muffie American
Guam. These islands she admin.
isterx under League II Nations
mandate consented % by Wilson.
ian idcaitsm, She must report
yearly on her administration =,
which 10 not supposed to include
fertilization.
This years report enits the
usual denial that she 10 fortlfylns.
Japan allows no American 10
come ashore
The American Gibraltar Of the
Pacific remains Hawaii. but there
too hroods smoke screen not
merely from tho celebrated vol
canoes. We have fortified. rosdsd
and NOW are dry,ioeklnE the
islands. mainly to protect the sea
and air fleets that would Use
them as jumping off place. TO
keep our Pacific shores clear OF
enemies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Licenseless Driver
Picked up by Police

Prowl car officers put criup
In Assato Tokis driving career
Monday night when the is-year.old
motorist admitted 10 Officers s
Lyons and Herman Schnugger that
he Rad been driving for two years
without obtaining drivers license
Toki. 1908 So X st. wa bookei
for having no license and 10
muffler. Police described his car
a. "JalOppy." minus norm.
handles on either door. in general
foriorn shape. and with wheels
that sweryed sharply 70 the right
when the brake was applied. Toki
was notified TO appear in court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Month Warmer
Than Averaqe
Fifteen Cloudy
Days During May

MAY took its place IN Tacoms
weather history as a better than
normal month in the behavior ~
the elements. the report II Fred
Myers. U, s local meteorological
disclosed Tuesday.
There were Is cloudy days. 10
partly cloudy and six clear provid-
ing "a per cent Of the possible
sunshine and California euuldn',
boast anything better.
Temperatures ranged from =
low Of - degrees on the morning
Of May 20 u the afternoon Of
the 18th. but the mean daily mark
Of SIS degrees was ~ degrees
warmer than the normal In fact.
since Jan. /. this year has yiehicd
better than normal daily average
temperatures by Just about that
much excess warmth.
There was only i6a inches Of
rain during the month. the normal
is 2i2 inches. There was measur-
able rain only on eight Of the
months 81 days.
Wind velocity Of 20 10 Is miles
an hour was recorded on 10 days
but the average hourly velocity for
the month was ss miles per hour.
Prevailing direction was north.
though the normal is southwest.
Solar halos were noted on seven
days Of May but no other unusual
phenomena occurred-no frosts
fogs. thunderstorms, sleet. snow or
anything OF the sort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Eight Auto Drivers
Get Police Tickets

Police faced with a minor buh-
ness boom in number of traffic
violations Monday ticketed eight
motorists on a variety Of charges.
Two motorcyclists were includ-
ed. Richard l.. Corey. 5i4 SO. 50th
st, drew tickets for having no
headlight and an inadequate muf-
fler on his machine. Glen ".
Northcutt. 22e So. 5sth st. for
having no tail light. Henry G.
Reinsch. 1901 SO. Sheridan ave.
was charged with failure 70 make
an arterial stop: Thomas G. Tsy-
Tor, Tacoma. with driving on the
wrong side Of the street. Charged
with speeding were Bert J. Dunn,
2l5 50. G 81: Elsie Lindskog,
31l5 No. Alder st. William Il.
Dickinson. r.. 3O4 Ia. s5th st,
and c. l. Pugh, 1913 No. Shirley
ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Five Injured
In Accidents
Girl Of Is One
OF Auto Victims

Two pedestrians. two car pas
sengers and hicyelist were in
Jured in quick series Of accidents
Monday. none seriously.
Fifteen-yesr-old Jacqueline Funk,
1905 No. 10th st, sustained a
broken right ankle and multiple
bruises when she was involved in
an accident al No. sth and Proctor
sts. Lenwood E. Davies. 2s, All
So. NJ st, told police he was driv-
ing north when the girl ran across
the street into the side of his car
She was to be released from Taco
ma General hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. V. S. Sifford, 81. 321s No
10Th st, drove a car that collided
with a machine emerging from an
alley on So. 9th near X st. George
J. Weller was the other driver.
Mrs. Sifford was treated by a ply
stefan for slight conclusion and
bruises.
A two-car crash at No. 18th and
Lawrence caused Beverly Jean
Clark, C. p. S. student, to suffer
face cuts and bruises. Drivers of
the cars were Jack Settler, 20. 4s34
So. NJ st, and Mrs. Elsie p. Olson,
1887 So. sth ST
An unidentified boy sustained
minor injuries when he was struck
by Rex X. Early's car at So. sth
and A SITS, where the boy was
walking across the street. Early
told police the boys father declined
his offer to take them to a hospital,
and left without leaving his name.
The fifth victim was Jack Kerth,
10, 1920 A St, whose bicycle collid-
ed with a car driven by Myrna
Malone in the early afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
nv THOMAS ". Jolt>s son
NEA Service Military Writer

A smoke screen dense with
question marks hangs low over
the United states fleet ss u
steams forth upon Problem II.
There arr iao ships. 500 air
craft. $4,000 officers and men
upon the ocean that Is called
Pacific" engaged In the least pa
cifio and most practical war game
We ever undertook in peaoe. For
the visibility of the future isn't
good just now. and At several
points. clouds gather.
A new one looms just off Alaska,
our weak defensive flank. our
Russian frontier" Come udings
that within bomber range OF our
new seaplanc and submarine base
at Unalssl<a. IN the Aleutians. Is
being prepared new base FOE
Red submarines or German
both.
In the Russian Kamandorsky
islands gather Naxi submarine
officers as guests OF the Soviet Pa
cific fleet which u mostly Sub
marines, U-boats using lnstalla-
tons now existing there. could
operate the year round against
allied shipping IN the Pacific, and
so they could from Whale bay.
southwest Of visdivostok, where
unoonflrmed reports say the same
thing goes on.
The Philippines are 1000 miles
south. but Japanese fish and oil
supply lines are well within
reach. Which may be hint 10
Japan not TO think OF fighting
Russia, or even 10 JOIN Russia and
Germany and Italy in that totai-
tartan alliance Admiral Stark has
told congress our navy must take
into calculations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Prof. Willision
Club S Speaker

Guest speaker at the dinner
meeting of the South Tacoma
Kiwania club at 9 80 y, m, Wed
nesday IN the Masonic temple,
56th IT. and SO. Tacoma way. viii
be Prof. Frank j Williston OF the
College Of Puget Sound. he will
discuss the present International
situation. with particular reference
10 the effect Of the European war
on the United States.
During the musical portion NJ
the program, Mas carman Hili
will he heard In vocal solos.
Don wolford. chairman ~ the
reception committee, will preside
at Wednesdays meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
II ERE'S MORE ABOUT
Churchill's Speech
II ERE'S MORE A ABOUT

establish lines protecting Dunkirk
and thus permit evacuation OF the
allied armies. Only 30 unwonnded
men were rescued from Calais.
1.-THE British need no longer
- withhold opinion on the pitt
ful capitulation of King Leopold
of the Belgians, which cut off the
allied line Of retreat Ia the north.
tCries Of "treachery" rang through
the house after this ststementD
1.-The British expeditionary force
will he Reconstructed and
built up once again under its gal
liant oommander-in-chi General
Viscount Gort, because there is
no reason why the losses cannot be
repaired in a few months"
Far heavier losses were In
- flicted on the Germans than
were suffered by the allies in the
battle of Flanders. and the German
force was frustrated in it's task
OF destroying the retiring allied
forces.
1.-The British empire and the
~ French republic will defend
to the death their native soil. aid.
ing each other like good comrades
to the utmost OF their strength
we shall never surrender"
7 Britain must expect another
blow TO be struck almost inn
mediately against us or France
We are told Hitler has a plan for
invading the British Isles. but this
has often been thought OF before .
He said we shall prove ourselves
again able TO defend our island
home . II necessary alone
O British munitions are being
v supplied with greater rapidity
than ever, there are now more pow
erfui armed forces on the British
Isles than AT any time In this war
or the World war. and we shall
not be content with a defensive
war"
O-The government intends 10
use our powers without the
slightest hesiisncy" against fifth
column elements in Britain until
this malignancy in our midst Is
effectually stamped out" Police
today rsided British fascist offices
throughout the country. srresting
more than so local leaders.
I0-Even II the British Isles were
~ subIugated in large part
which II viii not for moment be-
lieve"-the British empire. guarded
by the fleet. will carry on the
struggle until In Gods good time
the new world. with all It's power
and might, steps forth 70 the Iber-
alton and rescue OF the old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
.Here'sa New
Sd Term Boom

WASHINGTON - unesnfsrm>d
nss rels&s repsFss sircnlssed ~
the capitol tpssy nat rr~~td~us
Roosevelt nd Indicated n trusted
advisers within the psi few dnys
that ~ wcaid seespt > shsrd.term
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he unnsnx mate
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knew an political aev~Inpm~nts
..sa Rna~~v~is ard nyyn>s hsa -
es.s~d sss latter. vsre. psessss~ssiai
ressnslslisi<s dsrsn9 . fo<rmns
river erusss last weekend Bynss
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= have nssnsn9 10 say sarss any
matters sbaat wht<A taihs1 u ~
president rsysn<~ tnti F~psrtevnI
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Early said h~ hn~w netAinx shp<ss
the rsposss
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