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Evening star., 1940-03-15
Quick yank Sale
Is Not Planned
By Rupperts
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-The New
York Yankees, a nice bauble in
financial as well as baseball figures,
are for sale. but it looks as If they
will be at the same old stand for the
same owners when the American
League season opens next month.
Many prospective purchasers have
been mentioned in recent months
and there was quite scurry yester-
day over reports that Gov. Francis
P. Murphy of New Hampshire vir-
tually had completed a deal for a
syndicate
The Governor admitted that he
had inquired into the possibility of
the sale several weeks ago, but de-
MED that negotiations now were
under way or that he had submitted
an outright proposition.
Edward G. Barrow, president of
the club and one of the trustees of
the late Col. Jacob Rupert, said
that two or three legitimate offers
had been made within the last year.
but that none now was under con-
sideration.
George Rupert, another trustee
and head of the brewery family since
his brothers death January 13, 1889,
asserted, THE Yankees have not
been sold and there is no indication
they will be sold for some time to
come. When and if the club is sold
the deal will require a considerable
length of time"
The stock in the club is held in
trust for two nieces of Col. Rupert,
Mrs. Joseph Holleran and Mrs. j.
Basil Mcclure, and a friend, Helen
Winthrope Weyant, former actress.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Woodruff Acclaimed Greatest
Hof-MiIer With Two Marks:
Eiqht Fall at Hanover

able 625-laps track by John Borican
last year, Woodruff was caught in
LAT fiat at the 800-meter point.
That clocking wiped out Borican's
1:492 record for the metric distance.
Another Negro star shattering two
records in one event was New York
University's Jimmy Herbert, who
scratched two 27-year-old records
from the indoor list when he ran 400
meters in 479 seconds and the quar-
ter-mile in 48.4. He wiped out the
marks of 1876 seconds which have
stood for both of those events since
Tom Halpin of the Boston A. A. set
them at Buffalo q years ago. Since
then, however. those distances have
been attempted but seldom indoors.
Shortly after Borican, and about
500 others, watched Woodruff crack
par, the Elberon, N. j., Negro, SEN
sation of last years Dartmouth meet,
stepped out on the lightning-fast
boards. When he stepped off, he
had lowered his own month-old in
door q a-mile mark from 3:02.6 to
3:01.2 without exerting himself
greatly.
An hours rest so revived Herbert
that he anchored the New York
University's mile relay team into a
hard-won 3:15 victory over a strong
Boston A, A. quartet. The time was
tWo-tenths of a second faster than
the record that has stood for the
1,600-meters as we'll as the mile
team events since Fordham team
turned it in here last year.
Shatter Team Record.
Stanford Braun, Jim McPoland
and Harold Bogrow ran with Her
bert and they were joined by George
Hagans, Negro, to set up a new in
door mark of 1917 against a Dart
mouth four in a 1a-mile team race,
bettering the old figures by 43 Sec
ends.
During the three years Harry Hill
man, the Dartmouth track coach,
has been conducting this high
powered invitation meet, he has
chalked up an even dozen indoor
records for his beloved track, in
Guiding Glenn Cunninghams fast
est-in- world 4:04.4 mile.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
BY BILL KING,
ee1niotoI nraeo o~1,4z = xrr,,G =

HANOVER, N. H., March 15.-
After being denied admission to
trackdom's select circle of record
breakers for five years, John Wood
ruff the great Negro Olympic cham
pion, gloated over two indoor marks
today and the world hailed him as
the fastest half-miler in history.
The long-striding Columbia grad
uate student dominated last nights
third Dartmouth record breaking
carnival, whose five-event program
provided eight new indoor marks, by
racing $50 yards against a handi-
capped field in 1:47.7. That time
was is seconds faster than the fast
est half-mile ever run outdoors, for
which England's Sgd Wooderson has
been awaiting official credit for two
years.
Wipes Out 800-Meter Mark.
While erasing the half mile record
of 1:49.8 chalked up on this remark
Evening star., 1940-03-15
MCay ASta Selections 7OH Contempt for Most Yank Rivals
New York k-Boston Combination
Is Tough to Pick to Pieces;
|Griffs Take on Indians

No Nat infielder was named to the
squad, which is just as well, be.
cause none figures to break into the
combination of Jimmy Foxx, first
base; Joe Gordon, second; Joe
Cronin, shortstop, and Red Rolte,
third base.
Leonard and Ferren are the only
other Nat players on the team.
Whether they will be used is prob
lematical.
Griff Says 'Tain't Right.
President Clark Grifith, who will
meet the Mats tomorrow in Winter
Haven, where they play the Giants,
and then proceed to Tampa for the
Finnish relief game, weighed in
with a mild protest when he heard
McCarthy's team.
""Tain't right" he said. INC
Carthy should have mixed up the
players. He can get a team that
away good enough to lick them
fellows"
Two players originally picked on
the American all-star squad have
been forced to bow out because Of
injuries. Charley Gehringer of the
Tigers is out with a bad back, and
Dominick Di Maggie of the Red
Sox has a sprained ankle. Nc
Carthy, selecting replacements,
promptly picked another Yank,
George Selkirk, and another Red
Sox, Bobby Doerr.
Chase Still in Bed.
AS the Mats arrived here to play
the Indians today and start a week
end calling for three consecutive
games, with the Giants and Tigers
as the other foes, Manager Bucky
Harris pitching plans were a little
upset due to Ken Chase's toe in
jury.
The southpaw star, who apparent
ly was off to a fine start In condi-
tioning himself, still was in bed in
Orlando today and is not expected
to be ready for action until some
time next week.
Trainer Mike Martin, after exam
lining the toe, which he was forced
to lance, refuses to allow Ken on
his feet, and so Chase, originally due
to face the Giants tomorrow, prob
ably will have to wait until next
Wednesday, when the Indians come
to Orlando.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Score|ess Hockey Tie
With Rangers Gives
Bruins Crown
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-Ine
Boston Bruins did it again.
Playing before 1880 New YORK
fans, they clinched the Nationai
Hockey League title last night py
holding the desperate New York
Rangers to scoreless overtime tie.
And that completely blasted the
chance of the New Yorkers for the
title they tried so desperately to win
all year. For the tie left them one
point behind last years Stanley
Cup winners in the standings-and
their season has ended. The Bruins
still have game to play.
The Bruins, who refused to let
the Rangers gain the title in spite
of a new league record of 10 games
without defeat, have frankie Brim-
SEX, their smart goalie, to thank
for the stand against the Rangers.
Frankie was superb when he STAYED
off drive after drive.
The best seven Stanley Cup semi
finals between the Bruins and the
Rangers will open in New York next
Tuesday and last nights tie assured
the Bruins of home ice for the Sec
ond and third games.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
By q stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY 5tau correspondent OF The star.
FORT MYERS, Fla, March 15-
The Mats and Indians met here to-
day in Grapefruit League competi-
ton, and, as two American League
clubs with certain ambitions, they
were in a position to compare notes
on Joe Mccarthy and ask them
selves where they stand.
Mccarthy, manager of the world
champion Yankees and pilot of the
American League all-star team
which on Sunday will play the Ma
tional all-stars in Tampa for the
Finnish relief fund, apparently
doesn't think highly of the Mats,
Indians, Tigers and the rest of his
rivals. Announcing his starting
lineup, Marse Joe has selected five
Yanks and three Red Sox.
Mccarthy did not give any pitch
ing selections, but he made it plain
that Bob Feller of the Indians
would not start. It also was indi-
Gated that Dutch Leonard would
not start, either, because it is popu-
larly believed that if Mccarthy in
tended to open with Leonard he
would have put Rick Ferrell, his
battery mate, down as the catcher.
McKechnie Mixes His Up.
At that, it is hard to pick Nc
Carthy or his starting team apart.
The Yankee-Red Sox team is a
natural at almost every position.
1t is the team, probably, which
would be chosen by anybody, al
though again comes the question of
whether this all-star game is to be
considered a contest or as a gaudy
baseball circus.
Mccarthy chose his club from
among the five American League
teams training in Florida. McKech-
ME. with players from six National
League clubs at his disposal, Sc
lected at least one from each team
to take the field at the start.
George Case, only Washington
outfielder chosen on the squad by
sports writer's covering the Florida
camps, was unable to break into
McCarthy's lineup. This is not
surprising, though, for in the Ameri-
can League outfield are Charley
Keller, left field; Joe Di Maggie,
center, and Ted Williams, right.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Al-
ready the Cincinnati papers are
telling the fans not to let those
Grapefruit League beatings get
'em down. Davey O,Brien will
marry Miss Frances Buster as
soon as she graduates from Texas
Christian In June. Bill Hayes,
the millionaire umpire, dropped
IS pounds toiling In the Piedmont
League last summer-and won't
be back. The colorful Fordham-
st. Mary's football rivalry with
two years to go) will be dropped
as q result of the Slip Madigan
custer. The South will get a few
peeks at Bill De Correvont, the
grid star, when the Northwestern
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Sports Program
For Locul Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.
Basket Ball.

Basket Ball.
Roosevelt VS.. Harrodsburg, XIV,
and Bethesda-Chevy Chase VS..
Lanier, Ca, in scholastic tourney
at Duke University, Durham,
N. c.
District A. A. U. tournament,
Heurich gym, 7::30.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Jersey
Skeeters, Riverside Stadium, $3.50.
Swimming.
District A. A. U. indoor
championships, Shoreham Hotel
pool, 8.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
washington VS.. New York
Giants, Winter Haven, Fla.
Basket Ball.
District A. A. U. tournament,
Heurich gym, 7:30.
Swimming.
District A. A. U. indoor cham
pionships, Shoreham Hotel pool,
8.
Badminton.
District A. A. U. champion
ships, first round, Kensington
Armory, 2.
Racing.
Warrenton Hunt Point to
Point, Warrenton, Va.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Mudiqun Custer to End Fordhum-St Murys Rivalry
Millionaire Ump IS Pounds Kompou 249 Three

Tech, the baseball school Bill
Terry ran at Pensacola in 1886, is
trying out with Jersey City.
Louis VS.. Galento in Philly during
the G. o. P. Convention is strictly
q fairy tale. Louis fights only
three more times this year
against Paychek in the Garden
and in the Yankee Stadium in
June and September.
Today's guest star. Jack Miley,
New York Post: Finland has
signed and so has Dizzy Dean.
Peace, brother, it's wonderful"
Representative Ambrose Ken
nedy, who blasted boxing in
magazine piece, has been invited
to sit in on meeting of the New
York Commission and observe
how the game is run here. Hawi
Joe Hernandez, ace Coast race
Evening star., 1940-03-15
indianapolis Hockey
is Sectional Ruler
In Debut Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 15.-For
a gang of freshmen" in the Inter-
national-American Hockey League,
the Indianapolis Capitals did pretty
well for themselves.
In their first year in the league,
the hard-skating, hot-shooting Caps
made off with the championship of
the Western Division in convincing
fashion.
The "clincher" came last night
when the Caps skated to a 80 vic
tory over Syracuse.
That gave them a seasons record
of 26 victories, 10 losses and 10 ties.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Maxi Must Increase
Speed 10 Conquer
Deckard TONIGHT

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March Is. Taisto
Maxi, Finnish distance runner, will
be out to slice Is seconds off his
first American track effort when
he faces Tommy Deckard of Indiana
tonight in a Smile match race.
Proceeds will 60 to the Finnish
relief fund.
In his first appearance at San
Francisco Maxi ran the distance
in IA minutes 1873 seconds.
Tonight's race will be over a clay
oval at the University of Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
U. baseball team begins a Dixie

U. baseball team begins q Dixie
tour next week.
One-minute interview. Leo
Durocher:: Red Evans and Boots
Podenberger are two Of Gods
noble creatures whom couldn't
know how to dislike. They were
both alike except in one respect.
That was in their arithmetic. II
each had 18 beers, Evans would
admit 10. But Boots never could
remember more than four"
Paavo Nurmi and Taisto Maxi
don't ride in taxis Ito save dough
for the Finns), but neither will
pass an orange-juice stand with
out stopping for at least two re-
fuels. Jimmy Braddock heads
West soon for refereeing dates in
Cleveland and Des Moines. Bob
Carpenter, sole survivor Of Terry
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Win, Lose or Draw
The Fellow Whose Name Should Be Mcclure
BY FRANCIS (. STAN.
Star stan Correspondent.

TAMPA, taking batting
practice and the bench
silence until built
took his stance Williamsburg
FULLY and then he sad Il wish that
thing Anything Maggie"
The blackhared fellow the
pennant winners is the D
story hasn't been printed
D Maggie the
in the Cincinnati club
house.
Vince is the Di Maggie Fodas West
Coast 1t almost fashionable Maggie
oe whom even the conservative baseball
long since as the greatest bayer
Sox have Dominic bpectacled
bearcat
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Joe and Dom Always on His Mind

Joe made good from the beginning
man in baseball 1885, AS sophomore
ranked above the rest and as
senior last he led the majors batting
valuable player in the American League
vince tries too hard McKecne explained
Tor high inside pitches He strikes
When ne hits he belts long ball.
pitch must be his kind Instead waiting though
overanxous He's had Joe his
hes always got to remember that he's Di Maggie"
Vince slapped couple Of pitches laid
nave sent 400 feet cluster
even try to chase it, pell-mel, in hope a
Power repeated the down
here mes been laying of those hh inside pitches
can do when the real
Dom are busting 'em is something answer.r9is8s
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Hockey Results
BY the Associated Press.

zaSSOVIdUCU
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston, O; New York Rangers, O lover
time tie).
Toronto. 8: Montreal, 4.
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Indianapolis, 8; Syracuse. 2.
Hershey, 2; Pittsburgh, /.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Vince Can Run, Field and Throw

Four
great rockies OF all times and he from the although
with an uncertain knee and later handicapped
burned through too much
comes up hailed in quarters
VINCE though hailed When
him up in 1897 after
but he amentab weak the
Bees tolerated capitalize
6 that year and tried dropped
let him go and Vince dropped back
1he only thing went on s that he
Is Dl Maggie He's good baplaye He
as well better than
think he's hitter
big league balpayer wish repeated Mcclure
Anything but Di Maggie"
Evening star., 1940-03-15
One Day He Took Brother Joe in Tow

There peculiar twist Magg because
Vince the Red rookie is the Oldest of
started Joe and Dom their Oldest
though he won't be % until next September
Vince first put the D a
into professional Pacific Coast
League He played SO of ball and baed
him walk Office Joe
in tow Vince explained ability
recommended that
Seals to
So Joe got his chance last three
Francisco played him ortsop
the otfed
batting
.341
Vince? San Francisco let him shipped him Hollywood
club year
Evening star., 1940-03-15
He Whitfield II Times in ID Trips

said $4,000 Nino Bongovann
him. valued
aren't This though didn't matter to
Vince All he another chance.
In the fight McKechnie tried Vince
tried him in eight games bat struck out IL times
promptly the ancient Simmons but he didn't give
up the oldest of the D Magos down here getting
nrobab]y his and fighting uphill fight.
McKechnie doesn't think it would be an uphill tight
vinces last weren't Di Maggie
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Price for Two Kid Brothers Was 100000

Vince knocked the minors until 1887 the took
him tried with tried
with led National strkeouts
the bushes He Kansas City, And in the
time young Dommy coming
with Like and
ou1elder throwe Like natural hitter
the with 1854 and 1856 total
He third in hits with 239 and his .361.
Yankees anywhere between 5000 $4,000
ball players Dominic cost the Red
Along lines Vince strictly stuff until
obscuriy last fall The Reds winning the
oued
field this let him The Reds
with City the Oldest the D Maggo had
Cincinnati
bought him.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
President Expected
To Return Saturday

President Roosevelt is expected to
return to Washington late Satur-
day, it was said at the White House
today, after his vacation cruise In
southern waters.
Carrying out an annual custom,
the Chief Executive will attend q
special church service at St. Johns
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and H
streets NV, Monday. Members
of his cabinet. of the Supreme Court
and congressional leaders have been
invited to attend the service, held in
observance Of the seventh anniver-
sary of Mr.. Roosevelt's first inaugu-
ration as President, on March 4,
1888. At that time Mr.. Roosevelt
attended such special service at
st. Johns.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. T.-Repub-
licans Of President Roosevelt's home
State railroaded through the Legis-
lature today q Democrats resolution
memorializing Congress to forbid .
third term for any President.
Assembly action completed coup
begun last night when Democratic
Senate leaders were caught sleeping
and permitted the resolution to pass
without protest on voice vote.
Republicans, controlling the. As
sembly, Is to IS, approved the
action today, 81 to n, amid cheers
from the majority and boos from
the minority group.
"It is the hope and prayer Of Re-
publicans throughout the Nation
that Mr.. Roosevelt won't run again" I"
shouted Democratic Assembly Mi
nority Leader Irwin Steingut, plead
ing for dismissal Of the resolution.
'sThey know he can't be defeated"
But I hope and pray he viii de-
eide to run for q third term, because
not only the Nation needs him, but
the entire world"
Republican Assembly Majority
Leader Irwin Ives denied Republican
fears Of the Presidents prospects Of
reelection and declared the resolu-
tion should be passed to settle once
and for al this third-term question =
Assemblyman Irwin D. Davidson,
Evening star., 1940-02-27
BY LELAND STOWE.


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
HELSINKI, Feb. 27.-Behind the
Finnish announcement of the
abandonment of the Koivisto
Islands, near the western coast of
the Karelian Isthmus, lies remark
able story Of heroism and sustained
military accomplishment against
enormous odds. For almost three
months the Firms Koivisto batteries
held the Russians to an absolute
standstill in the western shore Of
the isthmus. Now 1t Is learned, for
the first time, that the Koivisto
Islands garrisons were amazingly
small and that approximately loo
expert Finnish artillerymen held up
the extreme left wing Of an army Of
SOC, 900 for three months.
In typically Finnish fashion, these
heroes are still nameless, but today
they are the pride of Ill Finland,
nonetheless. Even after some Of
them had been compelled to evac-
uate the coastal village Of Koivisto
about q week ago, the hearts Of all
were intent upon defending the bat
teries on two islands OF the shore at
whatever the cost.
Batteries Blown Up.
Last Friday or Saturday, KotHsto's
gallant 100" finally received strict
orders to blow up their batteries and
withdraw. b
Reluctantly, the aartillerymeu
obeyed, although officers ana men
had pleaded to be allowed to remain.
But the Finnish high command wise-
ly decided to make no gestures of
folly when men Of such esta1 1oished
Evening star., 1940-02-27
100 Koivisto Gunners Held off
Red Army Almost 3 Months

capacity could be far more useful
elsewhere. It is understood that vir-
tually the entire garrison escaped by
night across the ice to the southern
coast Of Finland.
The Firms are renowned in Eu-
rope as the worlds most accurate
artillerymen and the picked gunners
on the Koivisto Islands had already
set q record which gunner have
rarely equaled in modern times. A
tiny and isolated little band, they
had not only held the Red Army's
extreme left wing at bay since the
end Of November. They had sur
Wved the combined assaults Of Soviet
naval. air end land forces, which
tried desperately again and again to
silence their guns.
Protected Finns' Aikht.
During December and January
Kotyisto's indomnitable 100. with
stood a days Of uninterrupted bonn
bardment, including aerial raids
from hundreds OF Red bombers.. As
long as the right center of the Man
nerheim Lines held, the Koivisto Is
lands batteries kept the Firms ex-
treme right untouchable. When the
RUSSIANS cut through to the west
coast between Johannes and Viipuri
last week. the task Of the Koivisto
artillerymen was finished. The enemy
had carved q wide circle beyond
Koivisto9s range.
There was nothing left to do but
destroy their guns, which were in
fixed positions and much too heavy
to be moved At the required speed.
The islands Oh Koivisto- Turin.
(eee dUNNlRA Paee A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-02-27
Hitler Believed Unlikely
To Give WeIIes Peace Plan

BERLIN, Feb. q R.-Informed
German circles expressed the belief
today that Adolf Hitler would tell
Sumner Welles in no uncertain
terms that the Reich demands
hegemony on the European CONT
nent and return of her World War
lost colonies.
The Fuehrer, 1t was generally be-
lieved, would propose no peace plan
to President Roosevelt's envoy.
From the insistence of recently
inspired press articles that nom
belligerents maintain complete neu-
trality rather than mere official
neutrality. the opinion was advanced
that Hitler and the American
Undersecretary of State would dis
cuss the preservation of more COM
plete neutrality" by the United
States.
The view was expressed in in
formed quarters that Germany
would insist on such more complete
neutrality" before there could be
any Improvement in relations be-
tween the Reich and United States.
In November, 1898, the ambassa-
doris of both nations were called
home, presumably to report on con-
ditions arising from the intensified
Nazi anti-Jewish campaign Of that
time,
Evening star., 1940-02-27
8 Porisiuns Hurt
By She'll Fired
At Nozi Planes
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Feb. 27.-Six Parisians
were wounded by an anti-aircraft
shell fred last night at German
planes scouting the environs of
Paris for massed squadrons that
followed them over the capital area
early today.
The AFRAID incident, most seri-
Gus Of its kind since three persons
were wounded November 13, sent
one Of the victims, Leon Manach,
80, to a hospital for an amputation
Of his right leg.
When the massed NaI planes
followed the scouts later this morn
ing, 1t prompted the first air-raid
alarm of the year.
The exploding shell, digging q
hole 2 feet deep in the street, pelted
surrounding buildings with frag-
ments. It fell near the Left Banks
Censier- -Daubenton subway station.
The persons wounded were in the
Rue Mirbel, . Latin quarter thor
oughfare.
AL were hospitanzed, but only
Manach remained.