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Evening star., 1940-03-19
Winnipeg Prices.
'EG. March 10 tPl.-Grain
Auto Industry Keeps Lead
In Steel Consumption

NEW YORK, March 19-The au-
tomobile industry in 1889 for the
eighth consecutive year was the
largest consumer of rolled steel
products. the Iron Age reported to-
day. The construction industry
maintained its position as second
largest user of steel. followed by the
railroads in third place.
Reports from integrated steel
companies having 964 per cent Of
the Nations ingot capacity indi-
Gated export shipments for the year
increased to 2,066,80O tons from
1853 600 tons the previous year, but
in 1889 amounted to only ga per
cent of total output. compared with
7.3 per cent the previous year.
Shipments of sheets. excluding tin
plate and black plate for Timing.
amounted to 7,832,6O0 tons, or 242
per cent of all shipments. Bars
formed the second largest category
with 4,313,0OO tons, or 16.4 per cent
of the total.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Stock Averages
CO. Stock Range Since 1927.
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

ASeOSio ttU ItSS IuduCldI WllLeI.
NEW YORK, March l9.-Peace
talk Waned in Wall Street today.
and stock market issues with a war
time tinge bounded up l to more
than 2 points
Steels put on display of strength
at the last. along with coppers and
specialties Earlier rallying trends
were held by aviations. mail orders
and selected industrialS. although
most climbers in all groups ended
under the best.
A late burst of buying in COM
modities notably wheat. which shot
up above the dollar mark. was a
heartening factor for the stock de-
partment.
Prices were we'll mixed at the
start, but aircrafts. particularly
passenger transports. soon stepped
out in front and steadied quotations
generally. Dealings picked up on
the revival, with transfers approx
imating $4,000 shares.
Thoughts in financial quarters OF
lntensificatiOn of the conflict abroad
were aroused by word from the Off
clal German news agency at Berlin
that Hitler had made his last peace
APPROACH in October in a ReichStag
speech. Consequently boardrooms
dedUced that the Fuehrer's confer
ence yesterday with Mussolini had to
do with extending the Rome Berlin
axis to Moscow and a possible new
thrust at the allies.
Among stocks at new tops for
1910 were American Airlines and
United Air Lines. Prominent on
the comeback were United States
Steel, Bethlehem. Douglas Aircraft,
Glenn Martin. United Aircraft,
Pan-American Airways Lockheed,
Anaconda. kennecott, Chrysler,
Montgomery Ward, Sears -Roebuck,
Dow Chemical. Great Northern,
American Telephone and Loft.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

D. iIlt ~ $SOHialed Press.
CHICAGO. March 19.-Wheat fu-
lures advanced to new highs for the
session in late trade today, extend
ing net gains to around cents a
buShel.
Prime Minister Chamberlain's
statement to the House of Commons
defining British war policy brought
some buying into the market. much
OF it short covering. May contracts
advanced to 1885,, up Is from the
previous close
Wheat closed 1l4-l5a higher than
Yesterdays close. MAY lO3-1O27s,
July LOO, - corn. ls-'s up. May
81 a-56, July 56".; oats, 14-as
higher.
Cash wheat prices were s.-l cent
higher and the basis unchanged.
Receipts were four cars. Corn prices
were steady. basis unchanged to 4
lower and receipts SO cars. Ship
ping sales totaled $4,000 bushels.
natc
Evening star., 1940-03-19
Diesel Buses Ordered

CHICAGO, March 10 (P,.-The
Burlington Transportation Co., SUBJ
sidiary OF the Burlington Railroad.
reported last night that it had
placed $350,000 order for three
Dlesel-powered buses to be used in
regular service between Chicago,
Denver, Salt Lake City and Cali
iornia' The contract was awarded
to the General Motors co.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
U. S. Lead Production
Declines in Februuv
3Y the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March 19.-United
States lead production in February
declined to 43,317 tons from 1858 in
January, the American Bureau of
Metal Statistics said today. Do
mestic shipments during the month
slipped off to 39,176 tons from 39,875
in the preceding month, while stocks
on hand increased to 72,65S from
8,539.
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Is were UNCHANGED.

ChleagO Cash Market.
Wheat. No. 3 red. o4i2, sample grade.
hard. l.0oat. Corn. No. mixed. 59i,:
No; ! yellow. 50: No. y. 57-5si,: No. 3.
56'4-'s. Oats. sample grade mixed 81 Z.
No > white. 42a4-43: No 3. iIi.-4Hi,:
sample grade, white. 3slo-40. Sow beans,
No. 3 yellow, %. Barley mailing. S.
~ nominal: feed. 1880 nominal No "
mailing, -: No ,. 80 Field seed per
hundred pounds tnominan Timothy, 4 90
5.',5: sweet clover. 4 5O-5.25 red clover.
12.50-l5 500: red top. S.50-9o 90; alsike,
Is ou-lS.OO: alfalfa. lS00-23.OO.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG March 10 P,.-Grain
Evening star., 1940-03-19
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, March 10 ,P.-Cotton
day with trade buying offsetting foreign
and domestic long liauldation At noon
prices were 5 points net higher to / point
net lower.
Evening star., 1940-03-19


In oankruptcy reorsanized
BANKRUPTCY Act securities
Rates Of dividend are annual dis
oased on the last quarterly
~ - '"'' '''''e'"' .ie "o
~ dividend extras
9
lar ths year Payable stock Cash or
Evening star., 1940-03-19

District motor accidents during
January and February of 1910 fell
off 467 from the 2&86 accidents dur
ing October and November In 1889.
Evening star., 1940-03-19
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. March 19.-The cot
ton market displayed a steady un-
dertone in limited turnover to-
day.
Early declines due to foreign SELL
ing following lower overseas markets
were quickly recovered on buying by
spot houses. trade accounts and New
Orleans.
After making small net gains the
market quieted and held in routine
trading. Late prices were / lower to
3 higher. May (old) at 1046 was off
l, october new, 968. was up and
March new, 9.38, was higher.
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures rallied
several points from early setbacks today
Around midday the list ruled 3 to & points
Elgher On sales Of 9S contracts. May. 6 ST
July. $50: September. 64} July and
october deliveries headed into new low
around for the season. The subsequent
upturn was associated with steadineSs in
lard and grains Crude. oil, declined Is
cent a pound to 5i2 bid in the Southeast,
while light sales were reported in the VAL
ley at 5l2 cents Texas quoted 5l4as
nominal, depending upon location.
Evening star., 1940-03-19

Living costs for workers in Shang-
hal, China, jumped 7 per cent in
one month. .|
Evening star., 1940-03-19

approximate Soies OF Stocks the N Y Stock Exchonos
Nv an Zoo ooo l2:oo Noon 300
l:oo I'M 100000 goo P NJ - $50 OOo
Evening star., 1940-03-19

Cottonseed oil opened steady: March.
o."I: May. 500: July $40; September,
6,41b October. 6.14b. Bid.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
3-Cushion Kinq,
Hoppe al Peak
Of His Career
81, Declares He Never
Played Better After
10Th Win in Row
BY TOM SILER,
Associated Press Sports writer,

CHICAGO, April 3.-The ''boy
wonder" of billiards "a years ago
no longer is boy but he's still a
wonder.
His name is Willie Hoppe and he
has been making the big leaguers
Of 3-cushion billiards resemble a
bunch of platers running against
Seabiscuit.
Hoppe, now So years old and gray
haired, clinched the world 3-cushion
title last night, defeating Defending
Champion Welker Cochran, so to 43
in 46 innings, for his 18th consecu-
tive victory in the current tourna-
ment without a defeat.
The tournament has four more
days to run and Hoppe has four
more games to play but none of the
other 10 players in the f1eld-in-
cluding five former title holders
has chance to catch him. He
started off fast in the tourney and
ran away from the others, playing
superb billiards all the way.
Hoppe Reaches His Peak.
I'm playing the best game of
my life" Hoppe said after winning
the title. II never before hit the
shots as well nor was as confident
of attempting difficult shots as I am
a present"
And that's saying a good deal.
Hoppe won his first world title at
the age of 10, when he was known
as the "boy wonder" of the game
Since then he has won all the bill
iiards titles at least once and many
of them several times. But last
nights triumph was his first g.
cushion title gained in tournament
play. He last held the 3-cushion
title when he defeated Cochran, the
incumbent, in challenge match.
Hoppe began playing as lad Of
z and three years later he could
beat his instructor-his father. The
elder Hoppe ran small hotel at
Cornwall, N. Y, in which there
was billiard table. Young Hoppe
learned the game so rapidly he was
country before he owned long trou-
sers.
Schaefer in Second Place.
He gained experience in exhibi-
tions and tournaments until he was
18, when he went to Paris and won
the 1872 balkline championship.
Jake Schaefer of Cleveland in
trenched himself in second place
last night with a 50-to-49 victory
over Joe Chamaco of Mexico City
in As innings.
Aller Hall of Chicago broke even in
two afternoon games. He defeated
Tiff Denton of Kansas City, so to
Al, in so innings Then Otto Reiselt
of Philadelphia conquered Hall,
who was subbing for Jay Bozeman
of Vallejo, Calf, so to 20, in 80
innings. Bozeman was unable to
play because of an attack of food
poisoning.
The standings:
Evening star., 1940-04-03
One Down 10 Rangers,
Toronto Banking
On lis Stamina
Figures to Wear Out
Enemy Then Win Cup
On Its Home Rink
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The To-
ronto Maple Leafs plans for the
Stanley Cup hockey playoffs appear
to be to hold New York's Rangers
down and year them down in the
first two games in New York. Then
they'll cut loose with their own
defense when they get back home
Saturday to finish the series.
It appears good plan, too, on
the basis of their showing last night
in the first game of the best-of-
seven series for hockey's most VAL
ued trophy. The Rangers won, 2 to
l, but they had to play 15k min
utes OF overtime to gain the odd
goal that just about measured the
difference between the two teams.
They meet again tonight, and an
other victory seems imperative for
the Rangers if they hope to beat
the Leafs as decisively as they did
the Boston Bruins in the first
round of the National Hockey League
playoffs.
The Leafs are counting heavily
on the advantage that goes with
home Ice. The wider center zone
at Toronto IS more suited to their
highrspeed style, and they'll get to
use 1t for five games If the series
goes to the seven-game limit. Last
night they turned on the speed only
in bursts, concentrating on Stub
born, well-organized defense that
came close to breaking up the
Rangers streamlined methods but
not close enough.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Losing Hornets Tough
For Reds in Hockey
P|ayoff Opener
By the Associated Press.


PROVIDENCE, R. l., April g.
The Providence Reds aren't accus-
toned to losing games on their home
rink and the Pittsburgh Hornets ap-
parently don't care whether they're
at home or away, as long as they
win.
For that reason the current final
series of the International American
Hockey League playoffs promises to
be one of the best on record even
though the Reds led the Eastern
division during the regular season
while the Hornets came out third in
the Western group.
Although they lost the opening
game here last night, to 3, the
Hornets served notice that they
aren't going to be overawed by un-
familiar Kinks, unfriendly crowds or
the fact that Pittsburgh never was
in the finals before.
The second game of the best-of-
five series will be played here to-
morrow, and on the basis of last
nights showing, the Hornets may
prove lot tougher than they were
during the regular season, when
they failed to beat the Reds in six
attempts.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Sees Giant Farm
As Giving Him
Real Test
Wynn and Holland Go
To Minors, Gehrmon
On His Way Out

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star
ORLANDO, Fla, April 3.-The
last of the Job fights on the WASH
ington ball club was settled today
as the Mats, with only a meeting
with the Cardinals ano a date tomor-
row with the Bees, prepared to leave
Florida and head northward.
First Baseman Jimmy Vernon, al
though never given ar equal chance
with Jim Wasdell still was trying to
win the post when he was shipped
yesterday to Jersey City of the Inter-
national League.
This move on the part of President
Clark Griffith doesn't mark the
permanent passing of the fancy
fielding boy who jumped from the
Villanova campus to the Sally League
to the majors in less than two years.
On the contrary, Vernon's stock rises.
1t isn't often that Griffith goes out of
his way to feed somebody's elses
farm team instead Of his own.
To Try New Stroke.
Jersey City is a part of the New
York Giant farm and Griffith felt
that year in the International
would do more good for Vernon than
a campaign with Springfield of the
Eastern League, highest classification
club in the Washington chain.
"Wasdell was entitled to first crack
at the job Griffith explained today.
Hes been knocking around now for
few years as member of the
Washington chain. Last year at
Minneapolis he did good work.
Vernon, he added, "can afford to
wait at least year. He's only 81.
He isn't even matured I figure that
if he makes the grade in the Inter-
national League this year he can
play major league bail in 1941.
Jimmy's got new batting stroke this
year, one designed to increase his
power"
Vernon is better fielding first
baseman than Wasdell according to
those in authority, but he isn't able
to hit the long ball that Wasdell oc-
casionally pounds. Nor has he hao
the experience of Wasdell, who
previously has played in the South.
ern Association as we'll as the
American.
Both Jimmys Are Wanted.
In the back of Grifhth's mind is
the hope that by next year both
Wasdell and Vernon will be in the
Washington lineup. This can be
done because Wasdell can play the
outfield as we'll as first base. If any
thing. he is better fy-chaser.
AS the Mats began to pack for the
jaunt north, Pitcher Paul Gehrman
was on the spot When Griffith an
tSee GRIFF. Page AID
Evening star., 1940-04-03
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

A lone left-hander, young George
Oertel, will be in the lineup when
George Washington comes to bat
against Dartmouth tomorrow on the
Elnpse in its first varsity baseball
game in several years. Master Ger
tel heads the batting order, an
nounced today by Coach Ed Morris,
and will HE himself to center field
when not welding the big stick.
Following the former Western
High youngster in turn come George
CARRIER, third base: Bobby Gilham,
shortstop: Roy Mcneil, first base:
Ralph Zelaska, right field; Harry
Gray, left field; Lee Lusby, second
base; Toby Taylor or Lud Urick,
catcher and Jack Redinger, Lefty
Kushner and my Goodness" Nc
Ginnis, pitchers.
Morris is saving Toby Bright and
Joe Conner for mound duty against
Vermont on Saturday and wouldn't
be surprised If he didn't have to
call on one of the three slated to
work against Dartmouth for addi-
tional emergency duty. His pitch
Ing corps is far behind its schedule
and will need brilliant support to
make the game reasonably close in
his opinion.
Seven sophomores appear in this
array of talent and the coach has
an idea it may be too inexperienced
to cope with the brand of opposition
Max harrington booked for the boys.
They'll be in there swinging, how
ever, and may register an upset or
two.
Harvard Visits Georgetown.
Georgetown also will see action
tomorrow, going to bat against Har-
ward on the Medical School diamond
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Gduzza Has Evidence
National City Loop
Race Will Be Hot
Czor's Annual Prediction
Booked by Fine Mines
In Both Divisions

Vic Gauzza, the little fellow who
wields the big stick over Sunday
sandlot baseball in Washington
poked his head out from behind
a forest of baseball bats yesterday
brushed some dry flies of his
sleeves and issued his customary
statement about banner year fol
the National City Leagues.
This comes under the head OF
stock statements Kills and is issued
along about the time Ford Frick
says the National Leaguers will
finish in an eight-team tie and the
pennant winners will beat the tar
out OF the Yankees. But this time
Gen. Gauzza has. irrefutable evil
dence his diagnosis is in his favor for
nine teams are entered in section
A and section B, with six already
IN the fold, rapidly is filing up.
Nine teams-why they havent t
had that many in sandlot league
since the halcyon days of 1926-27
when everybody wanted to break up
FRANK Cinotti's st. Joseph's club.
1t really smacks of a hot time for
the old loop.
The league will open May 5, with
all clubs limited to 18 players. Three
new men may be added at the end
OF the first half, although the l8-
player limit rule must not be vio-
lated. The setup calls for split
series IN both sections with the
sectlonal winners to meet in a city
championship series if time permits.
Gauzza, however, is afraid the heavy
league schedule may run into Oc-
tooer and prevent a playoff.
Opening-game pairings find ]. c.
ROOD opposing Galliher-Huguely:
y. q. 5. VS.. Packard Motors; Klein s
Tavern VS.. Marvin's Credit; Frank
small Motors VS.. Gulf Oil. National
Guard draws bye. The latter won
the section B honors last year and
Is moving up into faster company
All OF last years team pilots are
DacK, along with a few new faces
one OF the newcomers is Buck Nc
Donald, veteran sandlotter. who will
handle Galliher-Huguely. Buck was
out OF baseball for few years, but
got back in last season. Gull Oil
q new team, was to elect a manager
at a meeting tonight. AL Stokes,
former Miller Furniture Co. catcher
will be at Marvin's Credit helm and
Sam Cole, who handled Cameo
Furniture last summer, is directinp
Packard Motors.
Veterans are Morton Littman. now
studying at North Carolina: Elmer
Luekhardt, D. G. s.; Dutch" Ger
hardt, Klein's, which won the pen
nant; Gilley Steele, National Guard
and Ed Bendure, the flying COB. who
has Frank Small Motors.
Miller Furniture, which was in the
league several years ago and wor
one pennant, which had first cal
on the vacant franchise in the In.
dustrial League, was to make a de-
cision in the matter tonight. Presi-
dent Bill Flester will draw up the
schedule tomorrow. Bill Ethridge
formerly managed the club. which
viii be under the able direction o1
either Carl or Freddy Wahler.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Sports Program

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. st. Louis Car
dinals, Orlando, Fla.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Boston Bees,
Orlando, Fla.
Georgetown VS.. Harvard, Hill
top Field, 3.
George Washington VS.. Dart
mouth, East Ellipse. 2::30.
Lacrosse.
Maryland VS.. Harvard, College
Park, 4.
Tennis.
Maryland VS.. William and
Mary, College Park, $3.50.
Wrestling.
= Jim Londos VS.. Joe Cox, feature
match, Turner's Arena, $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Abrams Meets Joe Sutko
In Chicago Saturday

Rapidly coming to the fore In
the middleweight division, George
Abrams, District gladiator, meets
Joe Sutka in one of four 8-round
bouts Saturday night at Chicago
Stablemates Jimmy webb, who boxes
John Krasky, and Irish Eddie
Dunno, who mixes with Young Kid
MCCOY, are on the same card.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
End McChesney 18th Redskin,
10th Vet, to Get Into Line

after captaining the U. c. L. A
team in his senior year in 1885,
McChesney's first year in pro foot
ball was the Indians last in Boston.
He made good from the start and
only four other Redskins exceed him
in years of service.
Currently employed by cigarette
firm, the ex-Uclan expects his
wife and year-old daughter to join
him here in the near future.
Evening star., 1940-04-03

Bob McChesney, one of a dozen
Redskins now living in Washington
and a consistently fine end since
joining the team in 1886, dropped in
to the clubs local Offices this
morning and signed his contract for
the 40 season. He was the 10th
veteran to come to terms and be-
came the 18th player now under
contract.
Coming direct to the Redskins
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Tribe InfieId Youthful

WAYCROSS, Ga, April 3 R.-
Oscar Witt of the Cleveland Indians
boasts that his team will start one
of the youngest infields in the
majors this year. Shortstop Lou
Boudreau is %, Second Baseman
Ray Mack and Third Sacker Ken
Keltner ARE both %, while Hal Tros-
ky at first is all of 27.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Spring Baseball
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Detroit tA.), 4; Washington tA.). Q.
Boston (AO. 6: Cincinnati (N). 8.
sI sroofIyn d4y1s tN N u 10; oShHsot Htanta @ l.,
Chicago fA.c 2: Chicago (N.). 3.
New York ny. 10; Cleveland (A), 3.
Syracuse a., 4: Philadelphia (N.), 8.
New York (A.), 8: Dallas (T), o.
Pittsburgh M, 10; Philadelphia (A.), 8
Games Today.
washington a. VS.. St. Louis (N.).
Brooklyn lN.) vs.. Atlanta Is. AZ.
Chicago tN.C VS.. Chicago (A.).
New York (N) vs. Cleveland (A.).
Boston (N.) VS.. Newark U).
Philadelphia (N) vs.. Rochester O.).
St. Louis (A.) vs.. Toledo "a. Al,
New York a. ", oklshoma CITY (T).
Evening star., 1940-04-03
How to Win Total of 80 Boil Games

In center George brittle peedser
him 300 hitter Here the question is: Will he hold
Gerald Walker late of the White He given
Wright hitter
indicate that in Jimmy Dykes book Walker downgade
the sordid
Harris Griffith lot
last IS This the hats Washington
counting Leonard win 20
to IS between them, Haynes pick
This would make 49, with other pitching
other pitchers games among
the Mats would equal the
80 victories
This then brighter picture this practically
the taken at this the
spring
timism and there's isolating anybody.
again: OF
Career?"
Evening star., 1940-04-03
CIV, .,OpeningW With Dartmouth
Tomorrow, Has Lone Leftie
Hitter; Harvard at 9. u.

at 2::3O. Although the Crimson is
violent Red today after its 40
no-hit, no-run shutout at Dukes
hands yesterday it usually manages
to give the Hoyas a run for the
marbles. Two years ago it carried
Georgetown 13 innings in rain and
mud before dropping 12-11 deci-
sion.
Coach Joe Judge of Georgetown
will use Bill Wixted, Winnie Powers
both orthodox hurlers, and South
paw Johnny Dieckelman against the
visitors. Harvard is expected to
counter with Tom Healey, 6-foot,
200-pound right handler. The Hill
toppers are cunning for the second
straight victory, having disposed of
Penn last week in the curtain raiser.
Friday Dartmouth visits the Hill
top on the final leg of its Southern
jaunt.
Jack Faber, Maryland's master of
lacrosse, plans no changes in his
starting lineup for tomorrow's
match with Harvard at College Park.
The Terps exhibited improvement in
slaughtering Dartmouth Monday
and Faber will stick to the same
team he started against the Indians.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Mats InfieId as Yet INFESTED

The Mats original Kkauskas
be Mes One, Two and Three the
now The rest Haynes Hudson Dean al fellows
ing personalities and willingness
pennant it will come a surprise to lot of
The Mats in6eld
successful the
league pitching big league player
Nor. they add is Boodworh
Judgment is being withheld quarters
the hortstop time there throwing
arm 1t safe to that barring further injury
well enough The big question whether
would make him a valuable acquisition.
The Washington outfd
siton. Buddy league pulled
year He is no Pete
Fox defense perhaps right main
problems the other garden posts.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Murphy Out of First Meet,

The Terps will be without Joe
Murphy's sprint services Saturday
when they peel off their sweat suits
and toe the mark for the opening
track meet of the season against
Virginia Tech at Blacksburg. Muir
ply, unable to shake of the effects
of an attack of flu. has done no
real training thus far and Coach
(see COLLEGES, Page A-ls.)
Evening star., 1940-04-03
5H Sure First Sacker Vernon Will Make Grade After Year With ,<ov @
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS {. STAN,
Star Stan Correspondent.

Headlines Nutz Due for Greatest Yeor Of Career
ORLANDO, Fla, league clubs tanned and
condition by the training Florida
heading norhward and regardless
Champion Yankees the Futile Phes good
out Of breaking camp
The balpayers get bang out OF it. This
who only hit 240 last leaves the South with his
fresh and this
the best shape he's been 1885 he tells
The managers filled with optimism proportion fellow
Joe Mccarthy excepted they
with all OF wild ideas No matter how long they've the
and matter how disapponments
them say their clubs are better than their 1889 teams