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Evening star., 1940-02-19
Downtown Stores Open
Half Day Thursday

Downtown retail stores will close
at l pm. on Washington's Birthday
Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, announced today.
Coal dealers who are members OF
the association also will keep their
Offices open in the morning to make
deliveries, but will close at noon.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Dr.. U. S. Homo Dies

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 10 (R.
DIR. Ulysses Sherman Hanna, Is.
professor emeritus of mathematics
at Indiana .UniverSity. died yester-
day after . two-year illness. He was
& faculty member from 1894 to 1885.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Destroyer Sunk
By Nazis With
Loss Of Isl
The Daring Is 18th
English Worship
Sent to Bottom
Sy the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Great Brit
ain and Germany traded blow fol-
blow today in furious naval warfare
While the British pridefully count
ed two captured German merchant
ships as prizes of their sea blockade
the admiralty disclosed the British
destroyer Daring had been torpedoed
and sunk with a loss of 157 lives.
The Daring was the sixth de-
stroyer lost by Britain since the out
break of the war. In all, the British
fleet has lost Is vessels, of which II
were capital ships, destroyers OF
submarines.
Where or when the 1,375-ton Oar.
Ing was sunk was not disclosed.
Sistership of Duchess.
She was a sistership of the de-
stroyer Duchess, lost earlier in the
war, and carried four 4.7-inch guns
seven smaller guns and eight 81
inch torpedo tubes. She was COM
pleted November "a. 1882, at cost
of about SLIPS 900 and could at
tain the exceptional speed of 3S1
knots.
Among those lost were her mas
ter, Comdr. S. A. Cooper.
The German high command com.
munique in Berlin reported the
sinking of a destroyer and an un-
disclosed number of conveyed mer-
chant steamers and tankers 'in vari-
Gus sea areas" yesterday.
1t said the merchantmen wert
In three conveys, and the destroyer
was part of naval forces guarding
q fourth.
Convoy Attacks Denied.
The German statement that -four
allied conveys had been successfully
attacked by submarines was au-
thoritatively said to be las fantas-
tic as German claims usually are. ,
Two of six German ships reported
to have gambled against the British
naval Gordon in a dash from Vigo
Spain, were brought into a British
west coast port-the 3,OO0-ton
Morea. loaded with Manganese ore
and the ASHTON Rostock, the
British announced.
The Morea's crew of % men and
seven officers were British prisoners
The French admiralty announced
that the Rostock was captured al
sea and brought to port after being
intercepted by a French warshil
while trying to reach Germany with
q cargo of 1000 tons of bauxite and
turpentine. The capture was first
announced February IA without CIV
ing the name of the vessel or details
Six Ships War Casualties.
Six merchant snipsEtwo British
and four neutral-were week end
casualties of the war at sea or
regular wartime hazards.
The British ships were:
The Baron Ailsa, 1856 tons, sunk
In North Sea after an explosion
Captain and firemen died in open
boat after rescue.
The Cheldale, 4,218 tons, sunk of
South African coast after collision
with another British vessel. Cap
tain and IS crewmen missing.
The neutral ships were:
The Llama. 1.646 tons, and the
Osmed, 1926 tons, both Swedish
sunk in North Sea. No further de-
tails
The Ameland, 1887 tons, Neither
lands, sunk by mine in North Sea.
Several crewmen injured.
The Banderas, 2,140 tons, Spanish,
sunk of Spain. Cause unexplained.
Twenty-Five believed lost.
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Summary Of Todoy's Stur

Page. Page.
Amusements, Obituary AS
B-16 Radio -----B-10
Comics Bills Sports --A-1o-12
Editorials - AS Society - BIS
Finance ALB Woman'S Page,
Lost, Found B-12 Bill
Foreign
Another Red division annihilated.
Firms report. Page Al
Altmark release up to Norway; arms
possession question. Page Al
Russian troops hammering at VIII
puri defenses. Page Al
Nazis sink British destroyer Daring;
157 lost. Page AL
Estigarribia makes self Paraguayan
dictator. Page Al
Japanese bomb Chinese lifeline rail-
way twice more. Page Az
Britain orders 80 q. S. securities
surrendered. Page A-lS
Fascist gold shirts" thwarted in re-
volt, Mexico reports. Page Bile
NotionoI
Republican leaders hail Frank re-
port as constructive. Page Al
Jones would aid Finland "as long as
they're still fighting" Page Al
Washington and Vicinity
Three deaths caused BY Lord Fair
fax Clubhouse IRE. Page b-1
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Reorganization
Plan, Revised,
Given Congress
D. G. Heads Refuse
To Yield to Some
Federal Officials
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Bill to reudmp District govern.
ment under city manager was in
troduced at last session OF Con-
gress by Representative Kennedy
OF Maryland after study by Grit
tenhdgen experts. Citizens at
hearings last fall urged that sut-
trage for Washingtonians in form
OF electiDe city council be includ-
ed in measure. Commissioner
formulated plan to substitute for
Mr.. Kennedys, advocating paid
advisory council to be appointed
by Commissioners despite sug-
gesttons for an elective one.
Evening star., 1940-02-19

Rain causes several traffic accidents;
one man killed. Page B-1
President approves promotion OF
Navy medical officers. Page B-1
Wine cup owner believed found
through Star story. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-02-19

Continued on Page "A, Col. H.
Evening star., 1940-02-19

(See ALTMARK, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-02-19

(see CONGRESS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-02-19

(See FINNISH LOAN, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-02-19

(see REORGANIZATION, Page A-3l
Evening star., 1940-02-19
Notionol
Woshinqton and Vicinity

Three deaths caused BY Lord Fair
fax Clubhouse IRE. Page b.1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23

once ran a mile In i;3s. won tire.
Of five starts and never finished
out Of the money. His races. how
ever. were cheap affairs. Howard
became interested IN him iats last
year and finally bought him Al
Santa Anita this past Februar,
for $4,000. Already he has Won
$4,000 back.
This year sftoiand has cap
tured two 81 six stafts an1
finished out of the nssnsy
fhree times. In the ssa tin.
esnts hssdlcsp be never got
started. In ths ssnf. Anita
derby he MAS isth n ihs first
turn. yet sen foarth money By
ciosiHg nj NEST aox~n
lsngths. The neat time Out. In
the san Juan CapisfFass. be-
came from behind with . rush
and whipped bic former een-
atserors gsing away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Stadium Defeats
Gulls al Tennis

atsdium's minor sports tsamr
hroks even with the Everett high
seaguIis last Saturday whsn the
Tiger tennis team downed the duil
nstfsrs On the Everett eourts 10
o. the ouils. however. came back
In the golf matches 70 even the
score by defeating ths Stadium
divot-dixgsrs III 70 81.
The stadium net win was ths
second against no losses. IN down.
ing tina Everett squad. Stadium
lest but two sess.
Meth Arthur. Everett fir~f
maa. ~. Bsedafsst ultb . -
In the tee match. whii< Bsm-
mie Wan a. Mark. Tiger Fourth
man. and kssretf's seessd
mar. Zoe rurceIf wsre sis>e
m his heel. uifh Te,s.
Tennis results; Richard cfom-
well tsl defeated Art rnlsy ~.
90. s-s Glenn Murray 90
downsd sob Myers fEl. so. 80
Bob Simpson taJ Won from Dim
Lufx iEl. e.. s-2 John Brudis
fsD defeated Eston clsrk 10, ga.
so Don Brown 90 wen over
Lloyd Warner fEl. ca. Ga. cron-
vel and Murray 90 defeated
Felsy and Myers fEl. 81 ga
Brown ard firudis Cd defeated
Lutx and jim ROmsrdahi lEl, ~.
81. ga
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Abe METERS Win
Bremeri1n Match

Lincoln highs tennis squad
opened their 1e4o season by de-
cisioning the Bremerton meters
AS Saturday at Bremerton.
In singles play, Etten tB) de-
feated Don Carstens IL, 2-6, So,
6-4; ocky schendel U) downed
Layton (B). Ga, 6-3; Cohen OBJ
downed Pohrman IL, 6-s, 6-3,
rs; HOLSTER Gee Ill downed
Lettiler OBJ, As, 81, SO, and Mel
Jorgenson ID downed Naon OBJ.
rs. Is, SO. Carstens and Schen-
del teamed up in the first doubles
match to down Bremerton's Etten
and Lettiler, 6-3. Us, while Layton
and Naon OBJ downed Pohrman
and Jorgenson IL, SO, rs. in the
other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23

WA0e-A WAt1>A - 4 FunH<f
~he ssm<<isr msy m - trnen
shces a Glenn cnmufnansm. ~
tIr~ls~s Marsha wss heltsv~t
fsand today u IL r~r&nn q Mar
ste~ rItwsmmenx rem<fe1. Wasa
hlsh srhsni miller.
offirisis rs<s~xk<s FsnsIfs ~ ,
nile rsc< n speed casnivnt NJ
ssay and teaa1 gstsntmmene -
run ths distanzs b tl1e - -
snds faster thsn ~ slste hsRn
sehsal record ana snly thfee go
ossas slewss Tran ths wo9ds mtss.
scholastic reeofsi
me rum~rcy senior w1li mass .
ny ~ TIE wurid's record b ~
ants srhsins1l< nse<ias n F,slI.
man. wash Hext montA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Local Tel-Tel
In Pin Event

Two teams made up of Tacoma
telephone men will bowl Tuesday
evening in the Annual coast-Wide
Bowling tournament of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company
from San Diego to the Pacific
Northwest.
A total of $50 teams will COM
pete. Spokane has entered eight
and Seattle six. The entries. based
on their season standing. are d.
vided into four groups-A, b, c
and d. In 1888 and 1889 a Seattle
team won In class B.
Tacoma bowlers will roll at the
Play-Mor alleys. Scores OF all
teams will be posted as the meet
progresses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
industrial SoffbuIi
Loop Calls Meeting

Tbs Industrial BGffh@li isagus
managers wiii meet Mon8ay niEht
~ o'cls<k n ths para bard
office 7iz CITY Man Anasx
Business ain ~ % drsu 40 m
seasons scheaais. pas Oh players
sns elect . president 70 tee lntsr.
league cosfDeli
Teams IA thts circuit are. chsme
ieai Workers Psterman Mr. ca,
Pest offtes No. 2. Pulp = sulphits
NO. 100. F1our . Cereal Workers.
Garage Kmpioyes. Musicians Unleu
and 100 Tavern Inc.
me National Boftbafi lesgss viii
meet Tuesday nlsht st ths sans
time and place
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Henry McLenlOre Says. ;.

enable the teams To start the
season 10 days or two weeks
later than AZ present, when the
elements normally provide sun
shine, clear skies and the other
hits Of natural trivia that are
supposed To 60 along with base
bail.
have talked "a baseball
men abenf this and They
have n stock answer. n n
thisi We eant possibly
make any money ~ We play
fewer than iSs games. Our
Investment require. that We
start early and eiose late.
This doesn't make sense and !
say II without access IN their
books. The clubs spend thou
sands OF dollars In training
camps TO build up an interest
In the fans who have been with
out baseball all winter.
There isn't team that doesn't
stay In . training camp twice
A. long as actually In necessary
just To get the boys back home
hoped up. Then what do the
owners dog Nothing. except ar
rive In the midst of . gentle
blizzard and spend their time In
hotel Hobbies and cigar stores
until they have ~ many games
postponed because u bad
weather that soon nobody cares
II they play at all.
Some Of the boider owners.
who refuse TO worry about their
players dying Of exposure. 60
ahead and play in weather that
no thoughtful slamese would
bring his twin out 10 eat In.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23

YNklma hlxh sehoal srexNeeere
ehsikea 70 go retnss = r1n ~
win first pi4es n ~ spen>1 -
nzzsl cxsss-1 Stale b~asne re<a1 60
rival n<ia 4@far1ey - uv>xef<
sex~Fmtf rx<ps hes6s - ~ a
atbeF lo1p &qsa1s see<e6 - re1Nte
- sia s<eeed piz<<
fx1<o1n fees THIRD witn - -
pssntsI foie~<s ~ n<<m<F<eu ~1ln
zzs4. ntsdznm with - - nN1l1nG-
ham wish 10 - Nsiis walls ~<tn
fuaF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Eight Earn Expert
Medals In Match

Eight members Of the Tacoma
Rifle 4 Revolver club qualified for
an experts rating In the spring
qualification shoot Sunday az the
club range. Six members earned
sharpshooter awards and five
baRged marksmen medals.
High man was Chef Pauison.
who took the Fisk trophy and
medal with a score OF 240 out Of
$50. High tyro was Ed Anderson.
while high man with service rifle
was Milo Hansen.
The scores
EXPERTS: Chef Paulson. gao W
Spuriock. 73e. ~ Leisy, z37. irene
Palson. 232. i Tsfti. 23i; WallY lay
bourne. x2s' Milo Hansen. 27s, y
sHARPsHooTERs A L Thomp-
son. 2i0, Roy BaYwell as, p Ander-
son. 2i2 Charley horrell 400 Bill
hummer 100 Ar DunawaY 7o7
MARK1MEN. George Scott 3Os
Dave oatcf 20i y n slker 70l
Or Mstthiss 1919 Jim Dyer isa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Signo Chi First
In u. OF w. Meet

PARADfsE tALf-Et-Al 8 d )
Chi fraternity ana ths 7. W G.
A. skI teams held the msn's and
womsn's championship. rssp>e.
tiysiy. u The University sf WASH
ington today following s..sir vic
tories Sunday II the foufh annual
Husky skl carnival hare
Tom cushman of Psl upsllon
usn individual honofs IN the sia-
iom. beating > fisia ~ more than
20 entrants whiis harr Ana Fiesf-
WOOD. T1-Dsit. tFiumphsd esss
more than 50 ssminlne faesra
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
BY JACK GUENTHER
United Press Racing Editor

NEW YoRK-The hottest tip
horse in the Kentucky Derby Is a
long running, stretch-loying giant
from out Of the West His name
il Midland. his home IL Oregon and
his record is just fair. Yet In the
short space of a month he has
tumbled from i00-l 10 40 10 30 20
Is and now to II and third place
in the future books.
Niioiand's hackers are bet
ting potentially rather than
performance. some Of them
like him because he IL owned
by {. =. Howard and trained
by Silent Tom Smith. the
magical combination which
pariayed seabiscuit and Kay
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Wild Contest
Won BY Tigers

Taeoma's Tigers ssaEFs1 out Z
- 30 10 victory aver Tzssms prep
srhooi Alumni In wlla snFf a.
sssnnybrook Wind ~ snus Nnn.
day aftssnoon Al Athlsls PARK.
And then. IN = game that wns
more IN f,n. than atherwiss. with
pstrbsrs playing lnfisid pamttons
ana Manager fiai rihvne. ! snort.
stop. dolns souss hafIlns. ~
Tigers defeated the ninth Avsnus
ola. Timers In . five.innIne nisnl-
cap.
Tnlnss lssh~1 pt~etY h1neA
fsv ~ TIsess \ - lIsu9
ssDs. Ihey ts.lIr1 ~ ~ snss
fsr . tlnse. bas I'd - ~
Whit~. wis h Ilat1e - nss1s
sulfs = maxss fsS klauspsf ~
snmns~s. they bewnn hnnn1aa
out hifs 90 rsss sseash -
wsa.
white. who probably Win botd
do~n third base fer Tsaems shls
season. laced cut homs run. win
t~o runners On bese. a8d siss
ratified the hs~fds an snsth~r o.
ssslon with the bases iesaea.
George wlz< - sh< Prep siamnl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Pin Slary
Roll Haze
Wednesday
l.soo Dowlsps -
compole = -
lopuY Iournoy

newr u .I1sv~ a - 49,
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- 49, -
:. ca ~ Mn14ey cptNMIln1o9~p<
lsnlnsss N&slwun1 60 - l1nuc1~
.u>~s~-- f.<~w~~e1~~.x $50
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~hafh sim~~s - se~sen
eampsts w4Ez - II na11 fIIxn<
~ np~n1w~v n11u14 n1~1y
s1leA>e - ~ - srenn1~a
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t.wsm~ws~t W~msne - ~
1. = sepspoee mr~G = -
pssy toss n11eyA s1ns1too
fAnr~1nS.
ne m~n IN ~ kHne&lnn 1nwH
rlns fnr ein<<. M n nnen11s9 snane
nia oo0 Il rrss&a Ana sN1xo's -
rrn~imsfeiY n1.nfo - - - -
~ wsmen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Athletic
Park Scene
OF Battle
Bsnguls Fovored
To Win. Have Not
Yet Lost q Connie

E4acaln sna Stadium n~z<tAiisxs
open their issa series tAiz ross.
a. night wA<a they m<<s under
- lights =, AsAiesis PARA - .
o'elcek
STADIUM. Win : string - eight
wsa. without = lo~s = > heavy
fssoFsts 10 cop the CIR h@ahis fer
tHs third straight year rh<y
epened the city c2mpsl1n last
Tuesday ~ dswninx HslisFmsns
81. Another feather wsnt Int
thelr cap when thsy eerp<d .
iuuhls header from ae<ttie PREP
50 and "a. l.ss saturday nsy
came from behind birth times -
bat the highly teutsd ssattie
nine
tlsceis spenea tn~tf Cr~ss-
state xesssn - Fv&eay naniNse
sef~sdins rAampsewH. ksssp>A
ard isss hssA ends ~ . asunis
hlii. 80 and 81. n Aees
displayed seme seea pstrhise
ard stfsy fieidinx IN ~ csa.
s~sss. bas theis ssfesss - ~
plate were we~k. Ceerh
Lersa naipA'. cs~w h iuupssv-
iax vita eeeh ssnse. hswsvss.
and should d<vessp inss . sss-
usdahs~ nina - ne seasee
pregre.s~e
Pitching selections for 18th
teams are unknown. but Mentor
John Heinrich win probably ~
either Lyman Andersen o. nay
Hagen, who hsndcuffed the Ab~s
with three hits last year Ralph
win send either Tony u.ich. BERT
Thorpe or Chuck Wallace. Al right
handlers, 10 the hiii In IN effort
70 stop the Tigers
Ralph viii uss Hal Lesser IN the
catching slot II usieh Eets The
chueking assignment. vhils Ray
spurEeon win don the mask n
Thorpe or Wallace hurf co-cap-
tain John natt wiil probabiy com.
plote the Stadium battery,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23

NEW YORK - Major league
baseball owners apparently
don't have enough sense even 10
come out OF the rain.
They are proving this now,
and proving 1t vigorously.
The baseball season, their
baseball season because II was
arranged by them. opened on
April IS From the shelter Of
the ivory tower in which they
dwell they fixed schedule that
called for the playing Of IS
games between April i6 and
April 81, which was yesterday.
My staff mathematician,
whose initials are II. Mel,
Just informed me that % Of
these scheduled games have
been postponed because Of
rain or cold or sleet or hall
or snow or just plain lousy
weather.
This is nothing new. The
weather always is bad this time
of the year In the east and mid
west where major league base
ball games are played. You can
thumb old almanacs until both
your thumbs and the almanacs
ask you to lay off without find
ing nice weather this time OF
year for the past 10 seasons.
Everyone knows this except
the baseball owners. Either they
can't read or they are suffering
under the delusion that Mother
Nature Is a red-hot baseball fan
and is keenly interested IN taxi
ing a box seat along third base
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23

line. It's pretty obvious now
that Mother Mature doesn't care
one whit about baseball and Ia
not going To readJust the wealth
er solely for the convenience Of
a handful Of athletic promoters.
1t has long been suggested.
not only from this pillar Of
truth. honor and fairness. but
from countless other sources
just as no-aceount, that baseball
owners stop being greedy and
cut their season from tb4 games
to. say, f4o games. This would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
rs COMBINED
RACING Pigeon Club
Holds Initial Race

Howard Olsen's bird, flying at
a rate Of 1921 yards per min
ute, won the inaugural race of the
Tacoma Racing Pigeon clubs 1910
season Sunday. The race was run
from Easton, Wash, a distance Of
so miles air line.
The Tacoma club. along with the
clubs in Seattle and Everett. are
flying the new eastern race course
for the first time this season.
Next Sunday. the club will fly
race from Gle Elum.
Restflts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Nav Tops Shooters

Fred May topped the 16-yard
shooters in Tacoma Gun club
match at the club range Sunday
afternoon. Lester Hurst was high
in the handicap event while DR..
C. E. Griffiths and ]. d. Irwin
tied in the skeet shoot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Tacoma Ski
Club Title
To Taylor
Wode Perrow Next
In Races Sunday
At Porodise
BY ED MEAGHER

PARADISE VALLEY Bill
Taylor, the College of Puget
Sound freshman. whose progress
In tournament ski racing this sea-
son has surprised his most ardent
rooters, skied off with the Tacoma
Ski clubs perpetual trophy here
Sunday.
Taylor. who earlier had tri-
umphed In the Seattle slxi car
niyal's four-in-one race and
placed 18th In the grueIling
Silver Skis test tied for sec
ond In the downhill and finish
ed In the number two spot In
the slalom TO win combined
honors with 1s1.4 points.
Bob Robinson won the downhill
race, negotiating the more than
half-mile course In 80 seconds flat.
while Wade Perrow outclassed the
field in the SALON event. tipping
through the gates In ass and 40.3
seconds.
Marjorie jacobson climaxed her
first season of competitive skiing
by winning combined honors with
q cup to go With in the feminine
championships. She won the
slalom, finished second behind Dor
othy O'Keefe In the downhili race.
The mems downhill race
was run from the top Of PIANO.
rama, finishing in Edith Creek
basin. II was tightening fast
with = layer Of powder snow
covering the course. Robinson.
as well as Taylor, Pete Leon
ard, Burr Anderson and Elof
Void, attained speeds of more
than a mile a minute during
portions Of the race. Leonard
tied Taylor for second place,
while Anderson and Wbld each
covered the course In 50 sec
onds, tying for fourth.
Races were run under ideal con-
ditions. The sun bathed Paradise
valley all day and the snow, until
late in the afternoon. was of the
spring variety at its best.
Summary:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
Midland Hottest Derby Tip Hoss

Following IL one Of q series ~
IL dispatches highiiEhtinK the
prominent eontsnders for the
kentucky Derby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23
ODD BACKGROUND

Around thr barn Midland IL
known a. the Rome Berlin axis
colt or a one-horse international
incident The phrases may be trits.
but still they're true. The new
Howard star has the oldest back
ground Of all Derby contenders.
his sire was the descendant Of an
Italian dam and . German stall
lion. Mo D'Arezzo was one Of the
best horses In German records
when he was imported to Hills-
boro. Ore. in 1884 by n. ". Ray.
Oregon horses seldom are out
standing but Miolsnd may BE- an
exception. AZ a two-year-old he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-23

ak n into ssso. 600.

Others like him for his habits
Midland IL q tremendous finisher
along the line Of stagehand and
many critics believe that IL Bime-
lech IL beaten. only a stretch-run-
ner will beat him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-24

scrhomol e-and a mothers help.
 Lack in April, Mary was a de- pressed youngster tossing about on a hospital bed, thinking an appen- dicitis operation had wrecked her gwimming chances for this year at least.
 Teammates Get Start
 When she finally was permitted to enter the water next on June 27 her teammates were far advanced in their training and she was dis couraged
 !, With some encouragement from her mother and a determined tTain- ing program on her own part, Mary rounded into shape in time for the nationals.
 Mrs. Ryan's goodbye to her daughter as Mary left Tor the cham pionships:
 You won one title last year, Mary This year let's m ake it three
 Mary brought back three and Mrs. Ryan is satisfied = that is, if it weren't for all the publicity.
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This boxing ex-eoIIeeisn rang up non-titIe decisions over two reeoq. nized middIeweigbt champions in i94o. is hot after . title bottle.
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to race in the national junior half mile.'
 Mary surprised everyone but her coach by winning the event in record time and becoming junior cham pion at II.
 The next year Coach Sawin took her to San Francisco for her first chance at national senior title. She finished third to Katherine Rawls in the same event. And Kath- erine had to set a new record to win. Last year, 14-year-old Mary won the scnoir mile at Des Moines.
 This summer. she not only retained the mile title but added the half mile and quarter-mile crowns as she shattered three American rec crds in the national AAU. swim ming championships at Portland, Ore.
 Her success wasn't just an easy as-pie business, though. Behind her l94O trump is story of the courage of 15-year-old high school