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Evening star., 1940-02-29
Red Cross Benefit
Reservations
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"st. Joan," the Red Cross benefit
starring Luise Rainer. Is drawing 4
list Of notables and dignitaries tc
the Belasco Theater for its gala
premiere Sunday evening, March 10
'Mrs. Roosevelt has made reserva-
tions and members Of the diplomatic
corps who have subscribed include
the Ambassador Of Belgium and
Countess van der Straten-Ponthoz
the Ambassador Of Poland, Count
jerry Potocki; the Ambassador of
France, Count de Saint Quentin; /;
the Ambassador Of Japan and Nine.
Horinouchi, the Ambassador Of
Great Britain, the Right Honorable
the Marquess Of Lothian: the Min
lister of Yugoslavia and Mime. Fotitch,
the Minister Of Bulgaria and Nine.
Naoumoff, the Minister Of Egypt
and Mime. Hassan, the Minister Of
the Netherlands and Nine. Loudon
and the Minister Of Finland, Mr..
Hjalmar j. Procope.
Other new subscribers are Senator
Theodore r. Green, Gen. and Mrs.
Edwin M. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs
George Angus Garrett, Mrs. Thomas
Richard Cowell, Mr.. and Mrs
Dwight F. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Parsons Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence M. c. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Wayne
Chatfeld-T Taylor, Mrs. Donald Rich
berg, Mrs. G. c. Birdsall, Mrs. r. H
Tatlow, Sd; Mrs. Demarest Lloyd
Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Countess
SZechenyi, Mr.. and Mrs, Forrest S
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attending the dance, which win be
held from . to l o'clock.
Roy st. Lewis Is president Of the
Oklahoma Society.
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ID. A. r. Unit to Hold
Musicale Tonieht

Mis- Maxwell Galloway, vice
chairman Of the District Committee
for the Advar cement OF American
Music, Society Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, Will be
heard IN q group of songs by Ameri-
can composers at the musicale
which will be held tonight at $3.50
o'clock by the committee at the
Chapter House, 1882 Massachusetts
avenue NV. There viii be II
young performers on the evening
program, which will include q varie-
ty of selections from American COM
poSers.
Mrs. Lois Marshall Hicks, chair
man Of the committee, assisted BY
members OF the committee, has
done considerable research work In
connection with listing District com.
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Miss Joy Towers Of Leeds, England,
has been elected Miss A. r. P. Of
104O."'
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Mrs. Carl Zoller, Jr.,
Entertains Board

Mrs. Carl A. zoller. jr., entertained
the Women's Board of the National
Homeopathic Hospital at luncheon
Tuesday.
Preceding the luncheon there was
short business meeting, during
which plans were made for q benefit
luncheon to be held early in April.
Among those present were Mrs.
Clarence Phelps Dodge, president:
Mrs. w. Calhoun Stirling, treasurer; i;
Mrs. Edgar Elias Quayle. secretary;
Mrs. Bessie Edison, Mrs. Tomas
Cajigas, Mrs. M. Webster Dawley,
Mrs. Joseph H. Branson, Mrs. E.
Flavelle Koss, Mrs. Wirth Post
Baker, Mrs. John r. Sharp, Mrs. G.
Roland Gable and Mrs. Nelson
Harrison.
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s.-e.9t e,
State Society
Reception Tonight

The Pennsylvania Society OF
Washington will give q reception
and leep year dance this evening in
the Willard room suite Of the VIII
lard Hotel. Honor guests include
Senator James j. Davis and Senator
Joseph F. Guffey Of Pennsylvania,
members Of the Pennsylvania dele
cation and officers of several other
State societies. Among these are
Representative Hugh Peterson, pres
ident Of the Georgia Society, and
Mrs. ]. w. Thurston, secretary; Mr..
Dan Mularkey, president of the
Florida Society, and Col. Heber H.
Price, president Of the West Virginia
State Society.
Other special guests will be Mr..
and Mrs. James McGranery, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Russell Leech, MIR.
Robert r. Rich, Mr.. Robert p. Smith,
Rear Admiral william r. Furlong,
Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold and Mr..
Joseph F. Garland.
Following the reception there will
be dancing from 10 to / o'clock.
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Visitors to Return
To St. joseph, Mo.

Mrs. Madison L. Let's and her
daughter, Miss Marguerite Let's,
will leave the end of this week to
return to their home in st. Joseph,
Mo. The visitors came to Wash
ington to attend the wedding OF
Miss Dorothy Let's and Mr.. Ollie
Roscoe Mcguire. jr., which took
place Saturday. Mrs. Let's and her
daughter, who were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Guthrie be-
fore the wedding, are now staying
with Judge and Mrs. F. Dickinson
Let's, uncle and aunt Of Mrs. Nc
CURE.
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Mrs. Bradford
Back From Mexico

Mrs. Morgan Bradford has re-
turned to her home at 2051 Park
road after spending a month in
Mexico. Mrs. Bradford sailed from
New York and stopped in Havana en-
route to Yucatan, where she visited
the interesting ruins Of Chichen-
Itza. She spent a fortnight in
Mexico City, making short trips to
nearby places of interest, and sailed
from Veracruz to return to New
York.
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Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop
Stoddard, Mrs. Woodlief Thomas,
Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Greene, Mr..
Alberto Nonis, Mr.. Edward B. VII
bur, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Mcclure
and Mrs. G. s. Bardwell.
The play will continue throughout
the week Of March 10, with two
matinees scheduled. Tickets for all
performances are now on sale at the
ofices of the Washington Civic The
ater, 9l8 Fourteenth street.
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Suburban
Social
Notes
Mrs. Oliver Busby
EntertainS at
Luncheon.Bridee

Mrs. Oliver F. Busby entertained
at a luncheon today followed by
bridge at her home in Chevy Chase
Terrace, Md, in honor Of Mrs. Cert
rude Bolles and her daughter, Miss
Louise Bolles, of Cleveland, Ohio,
who have been visiting relatives in
Chevy Chase and Washington for
several weeks.
Additional guests at the luncheon
were Mrs. Bolles' daughter, Mrs.
Phillip Baldwin; Mrs. Ida May Pow
ell, a former resident of Livingston,
KY, who now lives with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Raymond Lewis, In Bethes-
da. Md; Mrs. Warren Bailey and
Mrs. Julian Pollard.
Mrs. Gordon H. Sears Of West
moreland Hills, Md, entertained at
buffet supper last night in honor
OF Miss Lucy'beth Carbon, whose
marriage will take place next
month.
Mrs. Sears was assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Frank Hodge, and there
were 18 guests at the party.
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D. A. Wynonds

Il years upholsterine expert
snee in Washington. Estimates
ond suggestions on decorations
to fit your color scheme mode
IN your home.
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Mrs. Carey E. King
Gives Surprise Party

Mrs. Carey e. King, jr., entertained
at . surprise party Friday evening
in honor Of her husband, the occa-
sion being his birthday anniversary.
The party was given at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. King, II Sycamore
avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Among the guests were Mrs. M.
Warfield, Mrs. Carey E. King, ST.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip johnson, Mr..
Jack Shumate, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Hanscomb, Miss Hazel King. Mr..
Dick Rutter and Mr.. Robert RAN
dolph.
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Oklahoma Society
Will Dance

The Oklahoma State Society Of
Washington will hold q reception
and dance at the Mayflower Hotel
tomorrow.
Senators Elmer Thomas and Josh
Lee and members of the House OF
Representatives from Oklahoma will
be on hand to greet all Oklahomans
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SharrOnS Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell A. Sharon
Of Plattsburg, N. Y, have arrived In
Washington for their annual visit
and again have taken an apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel. They are
accompanied by their children, Miss
Janet Sharon and Master William
Sharon, and expect to remain
through the spring.
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Mrs. E. T. Meredith
Ill With Grippe

Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith, widow
Of the former Secretary Of Agri-
culture, has Cancelled her i'm
mediate social engagements ow-
ing to 3 serious attack of the
grippe. Mrs. Meredith's daughter,
Mrs. F. o. Bohen, has arrived
from Des Moines to spend some
: time with her mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert l.. Horton, who spent
the week end with Mrs. Meredith,
have returned to their home In
Des Moines.
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Battles for Crowns
Are Hot in Three
SandIot Loops

Sandlot baseball championships
are at stake right and left in games
this week as teams swing into the
final parts of their schedules.
Railroad Retirement Board has
one leg on the Government League
title after winning the first game
of the playof series with Library
of Congress. 7-6 r. R. B. picked
up only seven hits off Griffin. the
losing pitcher, but the margin of
victory was decided when he mixed
seven walks in with his offerings.
The Industrial League title is on
the fire today in the game sched-
uled between Heurich and O'Don-
nell's. The Brewers, winner of the
first-half crown. need a victory to
tie with Cameo Furniture for the
second-half title. A victory for
ODonnell's, though, will give Cameo
undisputed possession of first place
In case that happens, Heurich will
have one more chance to knot the
standings when it meets Cameo to-
morrow.
Things also are close in the United
States Government League, with
Pepco half game in front and
with but two games to go. Pepco
went into the lead yesterday by
defeating F. B. l., l0-7.
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Senate, I.B. N. Teams
Seeded in SoftbaI|
Title Tournament

Senate Beer and international
Business Machine teams are seeded
in the city softbau championship
series which begins Saturday with a
double header at Ballston Stadium
Two other teams also will be seeded
depending on their showing in
scheduled league playofs.
Nineteen teams. pick of the crop
in and around the District, are in
the tourney, winner of which goes
to Chicago to represent the District
in the national tournament. The
complete schedule of the city title
series will be announced following
several league playof1s this week to
determine champions.
Saturdays double-header will be-
gin at 2 o'clock, with Irish War Vet
erans, champions of the Columbia
League, against the Commerce De-
partment League winner, which will
by either Bureau Of Standards or
Census.
The second game pits Senate Beer,
defending champion, against winner
in the Government Printing Office
League.
Sunday afternoons double-header
has Cameo Furniture, winner in the
Dixie League, against the winner in
the Metro B League, which is in the
midst of a playoff, and Posner's of
the Army-Navy League against
Greenbelt of the Prince Georges
County loop.
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Triple Tie to Exist in City A
Loop if Packard Is Banned
For Using Ineligible Men

Give it enough rope and every
team in Section A, National City
League, will hang itShopes of win
ming the second-half honors. At
least President Vic Gauzza feels that
way today as he probes the use Of al
legged ineligible players by Packard
Washington last Sunday when it
bowed to J. c. Flood Plumbers, l0-4.
Gauzza carefully checks box scores
Of all games every Monday morning
and in looking over the Packard
Flood line-ups noticed the name Of
one Lacy, p, no hits, no runs and no
errors among the Packard athletes.
Lacy, Lacy" murmured President
Vic, mulling over the name. Il
don't recall any Lacy's name on the
Packard contracts. I will look into
the matter"
Well, quicker than you can earn
81 900 he had the documents before
him and no Lacy was listed therein.
Moreover, a certain J. Thomas Fow-
Ter, who cracked out two hits for
Packard, was recorded as released by
Manager Sam Collie at the end Of the
first half. This was quite blow to
Prexy Gauzza, who expected fair
play, sportsmanship and all that sort
of thing from his managers, espe-
cially after booting out three clubs
earlier in the season for similar in
fractions.
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Nowaskey Takes Third
Salary Bid Offered
By Chicago Bears

Bob Nowaskey, crack George
Washington end of the past sew
eral seasons, is following the foot
steps of an another illustrous G. w.
son, Tuffy Leemans, into profess
sional football.
Nowasky finally has come to terms
with George Halas, owner of the
Chicago Bears, and will work out
with that team in the Windy City.
He went TO Chicago after receiving
third offer from Halas bettering
two previous ones he had turned
down. Before leaving he worked
as an engineer at the Mckinney
pool this summer.
In accepting the Chicago offer.
Nowaski received permission to play
with the Eastern AlI-Stars III game
against the New York Giants in
New York on September 4. He
turned down a bid for another all
star job with the team which will
play the Redskins in Boston next
month.
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'Bombing' Duel Promised When
ANStors Battle Packers

Sammy Baugh, then Of T. c. o.,
tossing a touchdown pass to Gaynell
Tinsley, Louisiana State end.
Two drills daily are on tap for
all of this week.
The Packers, who won their fifth
national championship last fall,
also began practice yesterday In
their home stadium.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10 0PD.-Nile
Kinnick, Iowas all-America half
back Of last season, still has an
open mind on this pro football
business.
Kinnick left the impression he
would join the Brooklyn Dodgers
by whom he was drafted last Dec
ember If a satisfactory contract Is
offered him. Otherwise, he will re-
turn to Iowa to begin his studies
In law.
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1t was a blow to Gauzza, but much
more of one to Manager Mortar
Littman of Flood, who had visions Of
nosing out Miller Furniture for the
second-half flag. AS it is now, If
Packard is proved guilty of violating
the rules the Flood game will be
thrown out along with a Packard
victory over Klein's Tavern and that
will pave the way for another three
way tie for the bunting among
Klein's, Flood and Miller.
Gauzza is expected to hand down
a ruling in the matter today and
unless Cole has an awfully good
alibi Packard Washington is going
to get the tramp's exit. Ironically
enough, only one game remains on
the regular league schedule.
Games Sunday:
Section A g PM)
Klein's Tavern VS.. Miller Furniture, South
District orocers VS.. J. C. Flood, East
Frank small Motors VS.. Packard-washins
ton lpendingj west Fllpse.
Orange Disc VS.. Marvins Credit, North
Ellipse.
Section B (UI AMI P.M).
St Francis Xavier VS., Plaza Tile and
Marble; South Ellipse tplay-oi Of pre-
Junior Division Il P.M).
Cardinal A, C. VS.. Uline Ice, East Ellipse.
Naiman Photosraphers vs.. Kneesi Cubs,
soSf6.sst Boys Club VS.. woodridse A. c..
Police No. VS.. Friendship. West Ellipse.
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Catcher PAGES Bucs
To 10Th Victory in
Last Is Contests
Champion RedIees, Led by
Bueky Walters, Victims;
indians Rout Tigers
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

-
He's listed in the box score as q
catcher, but AL Lopez's Pittsburgh
Pirate mates all call him winning
Pitcher AL" and they point to him
as the sparkplug in baseballs most
sensational winning drive.
The Bucs, who have known the
dregs of last place, but now are
only a game and half behind the
third-place Giants. were paced to
their goth win in their last Is starts
last night by Lopez-a AZ victory
over the Cincinnati Reds and Bucky
Walters.
The experts, digging into the
Pirate performance, have come up
with this excellent answer to the
why's and wherefores Of that sue
cess: It's Lopez's handling Of the
pitchers-young Ken Heintzelman,
John Lanning, Dick Lanahan and
Rip Sewell-that has made the Bucs
the hottest club in the big leagues.
Lopez Credits Fielding.
Lopez modestly credits the teams
fielding as the reason for the up
swing. Manager Frankie Frisch
says its because the club "is hustling
and getting the breaks" But the
ball players, who ought to know,
thank AL for their inspiration.
Last night, for instance, AL scored
the first Pirate run in the sixth
inning, which he opened with a
single. He singled frankie Cuisine
home with another In the seventh
after the young second sacker per-
sonally had pounded Elbie Fletcher
home, to the great delight OF 42,254
fans who, incidentally, brought the
attendance for seven night games
to 167,93O.
Big Max Butcher had the Reds in
control all the way, parcelling out
only nine hits, including a four
Dagger by Schnozz Lombardi,
Walters, losing his eighth game OF
the year, was touched for 10 hits.
Meanwhile the Cleveland Indians
whacked out IL hits, including three
homers, to hand Master Bobby Feller
his goth victory of the year and take
undisputed possession of first place
in the American League with an 9-5
victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Feller held the Bengals to seven
blows and brought his strike-out
total for the year to 1877 with seven.
Bobby was in trouble in the seventh
when he walked three men in a
row-and the Tigers capitalized on
it and scored three runs.
Three Indians Hit Homers. 80
Hal Trosky, Beau Bell and Roy
Weatherly hit for the circuit to keep
the Indians victory torch alight, and
Ben Chapman paced the attack with
three singles.
Hal Newhouser. the Detroit starter,
was chased in the first inning and
charged with his ninth defeat Of
the season.
A crowd Of 23,720 saw the game
one of the biggest weekday gather
ings in Cleveland history.
In the only other major league
game, Jimmy Webb doubled in the
ninth to score Bob Kennedy and
give the Chicago White Sox 6-5
victory over the st. Louis Browns
in a night game in st. Louis. The
Sox left II men stranded, one short
| of the league record.
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Hunt Is Among Three
Tennis Aces Upset
AT Newport
BY the Associated Press.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. l3.-The
oath annual Newport Casino 1nvi-
tation Tennis Tournament, already
marked by several upsets in singles
matches. moved into doubles play
this afternoon after a morning draw.
Three Of the 10 seeded players
were eliminated in the first round of
singles. Fifth-seeded Welby Van
Horn of Los Angeles was belted out
by a fellow resident Of that Call
fornia city, Edwin Amark, 6-s,
60, 6-1, and Gil Hunt, jr., of
Washington, ninth-seeded, met the
same fate at the hands Of Earl
Bartlett of New Orleans, La, IS,
60.
Henry Prusoff, fourth-ranked in
the tourney, was forced to default
to John Palfrey Of Boston, when
he broke his glasses while leading,
5-3, in the first set.
Galleryites were beginning to
favor Frank Kovacs of Oakland,
Calf, who romped through the first
two rounds without once exerting
himself. In his second-round match
he disposed of Wilmer Allison of
Austin, Tex, SO, 6-3.
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Grey Stars Can Gain
Star Carrier Boys
Title Tomorrow
Beot Purple Stors, 8-5,
In PIuyoff Opener in
Big League Setting

Lindsey's Grey Stars have one leg
on The Evening Star Carrier Boys
League baseball championship and
will attempt to add the clincher to-
morrow when they again tangle with
Fales' Purple Stars in the big league
setting of Griffith Stadium.
The boys supplied some bangup
baseball yesterday as they opened
the playof series at the stadium,
with the Grey Stars under Capt.
Bob Fielding coming through on
top, 8-5.
Uncle Clark Griffith, president OF
the Washington Baseball Club, was
on hand to watch the boys, as were
several of the Washington players.
Griff tossed out the first ball and
then stayed around for several in
nings to get line on some prospects
for future Washington teams.
Adding more to the big-league at
mosphere were the umpireS for this
important occasion. Joe Judge, for
mer steller first baseman for the
Mats, was the base umpire, while
George Watt. president OF the Dis
trict Baseball Umpires Association,
called balls and strikes.
The Grey Stars collected is hits
of Pitcher Clarence Randolph, while
the Purple Stars nicked Bob Field
ing, the winner, for an even dozen.
Both hurlers went all the way.
Donald Ford was the batting star
for the winners, collecting four hits
in five official trips to the plate
The Purple Stars made big bid
for victory with a last-inning rally
that netted two runs, but their
efforts were nipped when they tried
to stretch their hits into extra bases
Evening star., 1940-08-13
Lopez Cited by Teammates Sppg of bmghs Sensational
District SondIot Organization
Facing Coin Crisis as u. S.
Title Event Trip Neors

means devised for raising funds, but
the sandlotters fell down on ad-
vance ticket sales and a stormy
night reduced gangplank sales to
virtually nothing Two tickets were
sold in the United States Govern
men. League. Pepco Of the Indus
trial sold 1l6 at so per copy and the
Militia League, under Sergt. Grif-
fith's direction, disposed of approx
mately $85 worth. Without the
latter leagues assistance, the night
would have been a complete wash
out. The Industrial League sold
$l2 worth.
Action Now Is Essential.
Only nine sandlot ball players
made the trip, and nine of these
were sailors. 1t was enough to dis
courage more faint-hearted officers.
but Williams and his cohorts
blamed it on the weather and kept
plugging along. Now they are at
the point where a final decision
must be reached. and that calls for
action. Either Washington will send
team TO Birmingham or simply
forget the matter
1t has been suggested that II
Heurich. 1889 city champion, wins
the flag the firm sponsoring the
Industrial League will stake it to
the tournament trip. If Pepco, an
other Industrial League outfit, wins,
its company's athletic association
may pay its expenses. But if any
other team wins, it'll have to hitch
hike if the federation can't foot the
bill.
Williams, who, incidentally. pur-
chased $3.50 worth of moonlight boat
trip tickets, has offered to put up
the $50 National Association fran
chise fee, and several other officers,
including Reilly, are winning to
donate to the fund. But he can't
send the team to Alabama
Thursday will tell the story, and
the five directors who attended the
last meeting fervently hope they'll
have the company and advice Of
more co-workers this time.
Evening star., 1940-08-13

Affairs Of the National Capital
Amateur Baseball Federation have
come to a pretty pass-a pretty dis
NAL pass, officials agrfe, and unless
q remedy is quickly kound Wash
ington may have no representative
in the national tournament at Bir-
mingham next month.
Saddled with a sizable debt from
last year when the tournament was
played at Griffith Stadium, the or
ganization has been in the doldrums
all season, the victim of a myste-
rious inertia. Most Of the boys have
been willing to "let George do it"
in the little matter Of raising the
freight for the Birmingham trip
and precious few are worried about
last years debts.
Officials Interest Says.
A sudden decline in interest on
the officials part hasn't helped the
situation. Only five members
showed up for a special meeting of
the Board of Directors last Thurs
Ody dl4O tillo oliidll tuIll leu W d
proposal to disband. Secretary J.
Francis Reilly suggested paying of
creditors 80 cents on the dollar and
calling 1t day. He had been writ
ing and mailing letters and con-
tacting folk all summer trying to
put across the program, but to no
avail. He was ready to give it up
as a bad job.
But Wash. B. Williams, president,
decided on a last-ditch fight. He
decided to call meeting for Thurs
day at which time eleventh-hour
ways and means Of digging out of
the financial abyss will be sought.
If this emergency confab fails
Washington very likely will not send
a team to Birmingham
The federation owes approx
mately $500 and has a treasury bal
ance of about $3.50. Sending team
to Birmingham will require $3.50.
which means the organization needs
about $500 cash to see it through.
A moonlight boat trip was one
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are plentl1ul ana tQe OIlIy Gull
clusion is that the epidemic nearly
cleaned them out. Most of the fish
being caught are small ones, show
ing that the big ones probably were
hardest hit.
1t has been suggested by some
anglers that sportsmen unite to
raise funds for restocking Middle
River with bass. No State funds
from the Game and Inland Fish
Commission are available as that
group has Jurisdiction only over
non tidal waters and Middle River
is in a tidal section. Live bass
over the l0-inch legal limit may
be purchased for a fat rate Of Is
cents from commercial fishermen
In other sections such as North
East, Perryville and Swan Creek.
Some anglers are opposed TO this
plan, saying that it is nothing but
sending good fish after bad. The
fish still there probably are immune
to the disease, they say, but any
new fish from other waters prob
ably would be affected and it would