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Evening star., 1940-04-02
-Four Sure 10 Go,
Same Number
In Danger
Quartet Are SIubmen;
Will IPIuce Vernon
On 24-Hour Option
By 4 Staff correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
LAKELAND, Fla, April 2-For
the second time this spring the ak is
poised over the Washington ball
club as the Mats, with only three
Florida engagements remaining,
prepare to break camp and head
North.
Three pitchers are on the fence.
First Baseman Jimmy Vernon will
be sent out on 24-hour option
shortly to some double-A club.
Catcher AL Evans status is
mystery, with President Clark Grif-
fifth refusing to throw any light on
the subject.
Three more players, Pitchers Bill
Holland, Paul Gehrman and In
fielder Hal Quick, will be farmed
out again or released. indicating
that when the Mats reach Washing
ton on April 10 to be unveiled
against the Boston Bees, the roster
will be smaller than it has been in
some years.
Gehrman Is Disappointment.
Alexandra Carrasquel, Rene Mon
teagudo and Early Wynn, pitchers
all, are $3.50 bets to see the Capital.
They will be, tried again en- route
North, probably during a three
game series to start the end of the
week in Atlanta. 1t may develop
that Carrasquel and Monteagudo
will ha droprod ofF of croan,,;II. A.
join the Springfield farm of the
Eastern league and Wynn may be
left at Charlotte with the Mats
Piedmont league outlet.
Holland and Quick, two players
Judge Lands ordered to camp for
further trials, never figured In the
Mats plans. They are not big
leaguers. AS for Gehrman, he has
proved disappointment to man.
ager Bucky Harris, although Paul
has received only a couple OF brief
tests under fire.
Gehrman was procured for 5000
in the miner league draft. The prop.
erty OF the Birmingham club of the
Southern Association, he was play
ing with Albany when he was
drafted.
Jersey City Beckons to Vernon.
Griffith stands to get a sizeable
rebate on Gehrman. If a double-A
club claims Paul the Old Fox will
receive $4,000. In other words. he
would have cost him $500 to look
at the big right-hander in camp.
If no doublt-A club claims Gehrman
he will 60 back to Birmingham,
which put in a bid for him long
ago, and Griffith will get back
$500.
Grif is willing to send Vernon to
a minor league club with certain
stipulations. First, it must be a
double-a team which will play him
regularly Secondly, Mickey must
be subject to 24-hour recall by the
Mats.
The Old Fox would like to send
him to Jersey City for two reasons.
It is close to Washington and 1t
would be doing Bill Terry. a pal Of
Grlff's, favor. Minneapolis evil
denced interest in Vernon before its
first baseman, Phil Weintraub,
ended his holdout but whether the
Millers now want him, or would
agree to the 24-hour recall qualifica-
tions. is not known yet by Grifhth.
(See MATS. Page A-15)
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Pro Baseball Chance
Offered 100 Youths
By White Sox
Best 70 May Have Jobs
On Form Clubs After
Training Period
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April mo less than
100 boys from the bushes have a
chance to begin the climb to-
ward professional baseball success
through the rehabilitation program
OF the Chicago White Sox.
Farm Boss Billy Webb has COL
lected this horde of young ball play
ers from near and far for shot
at the pro game, most Of them from
the sandlots of the Middle West.
Webb will assemble his young hope
fuls at Jonesboro, Ark. between
April and II and begin drills. The
best 70 players of the lot will be
given jobs with White Sox-owned
clubs or with clubs working with
the American Leaguers.
All Prospects Secuted.
The White Sox own Lubbock
Of the West Texas-New Mexico
League. Jonesboro of the Northeast
Arkansas League and Waterloo.
Iowa, of the Three-Eye League.
Working agreements have been ar
ranged with Wisconsin Rapids of
the Wisconsin State League, st. Paul
of the American Association and
one is pending with st. Joseph of
the Michigan State League.
Webb and White Sox scouts beat
the bushes all over the country last
season and more than 44O kids re-
ceived look" by one or another
Of the club officials. The 100 being
sent to Jonesboro are what remain
of that group. Webb also received
400 applications for tryouts from
kids during the winter, but all of
these were rejected because the
club is opposed to signing any pros
pect without scouting him. All of
these 100 players have signed con-
tracts.
Almost All Sandlotters.
The boys will work out in Jones'
boro twice day under the direc-
ton Of Webb, and the three Sox
farm managers-Johnny Mostil of
Jonesboro, Charley Engle of Lib
book and John Fitzpatrick of Water
loo.
Almost all of the prospects ale
ambitious sandlotters. but the few
collegians sprinkled in the lot in
clude Tommy Nisbet of Illinois. Lee
Harris of Luther 1owa College
Oscar Broyer of Millikin. Decatur
Ill: Andy Riggs of Iowa, Joe Coatar
of Notre Dame and Gene Myers OF
Ohio State.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Detroit, Lake.
land, Fla.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. st. Louis Car
dinals, Orlando, Fla.
THURSDAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Boston Bees,
Orlando, Fla.
Georgetown VS.. Harvard, Hill
top Field, g.
George Washington VS.. Dart
mouth, East Ellipse, 2:30.
Lacrosse.
Maryland VS.. Harvard, College
Park, 4.
Tennis.
Maryland VS.. William and
Mary, College Park, $50.
Wrestling.
Jim Londos VS.. Joe Cox, feature
match, Turner's Arena, $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
By a Stan Correspondent OF The Star

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
LAKELAND, Fla, April 2.-The
hbeled and slandered Washing
ton pitching staff has the laugh
at the moment on all critics. In
the last five games the Nat
hurlers have given only 5 runs
and % hits Whoops, and
now what are the odds against
the Griffmen winning the pen
nant?
The Mats were here today to
play the Tigers, with Joe Haynes
and either Gilberto Torres or
Early Wynn scheduled to divide
the pitching j.. This is a hitters'
park . Washington never has
look good in Lakeland Last
time here Alex Carrasquel and
Torres were pounded to fare
thee-well, Detroit winning =
l2-to-0 decision.
That was quite q hitting show
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Bliss and Seven Seas
Win in Basket Loop

Bliss Electrical School and Seven
Seas Grill were victors in Roose-
welt division games of District of
Columbia Recreation Department
Basket Ball League last night.
The Electricians defeated Arling-
ton A. A., 1925, while the Grill
men walloped Bellman Heating
1929.
Thirteen points by Jones, Seven
Seas center, was the high total of
the night.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
A. A. U. Wrestling Lists
To Close Tomorrow

Entries for the District A. A. q
Junior and senior wrestling cham
pionships. to be held at the Y. M
c. A. Friday and Saturday, will close
at 8 o'clock tomorrow night with
R. B. Morgan, chairman Of the
A. A. US Wrestling Committee, at
the "Y".
Juniors must be weighed. in be-
tween 4 and 8 o'clock tomorrow, but
seniors will not be scaled until Just
before their matches on Friday and
Saturday,
Evening star., 1940-04-02
A Fellow Named Cobb Was Like Thot, Too

He looks all right too Dashng Dick the Mr. Perpetual motion
fielding
Charley Ghringer alongside him
figures make plays He hitting and running and
within $50 feet of the he'll out with shr
squeak chatter that is sngularly bellgerent in
The other ball players in the least the
talked with wondering about the little
Richard also called the alameda insect certain imaginative
American
little IN uniform.
His similar to that Cobbk. that ball beats
batting
spikes
throw.
Evening star., 1940-04-02

Bloodworth o. Wasdell (6). Two-base
hits-Welaj. Skeen co. Home runs-Was-
dell (2), Bloodworth. Double plays-C.
bell to c. Roberts to T. Roberts; Pofahl to
Bloodworth to Wasdell Left on bases
Sanford. g. Washington: 5. First base on
.; on Rantin 4. Struck out-By Nixon.
l. b. R.ntiS MHGhee & BY GhaSs @ Nxs q by Dean
nings, run; off Chase, 8 in s innings, no
runs: OF McGhee. in 3 innings. 3 runs;
OF Dean. ? in 3 innings. no runs; OF
Rantin, 8 in innings, II runs; off How
inston. 0 in. 1 inning. no runs. Balk-
McGhee. Winning pitcher-Chase. Los
ing pitcher;.Nixon. Umpires-Messrs.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Spring Exhibition Baseball
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Washington (A). Is; Sanford F. 81. 0.
Boston (A.). 9: Cincinnati (N), 6.
Columbus "a. Al, >; St. Louis tN), 1.
Chicago (AD. 8; Chicago (N.J. 6.
New York tN). 8; Cleveland (A.), 6.
Plttsbnreh No; s; Philadelphia (AD.
z tf1rst game).
Pittsburgh ,(ND, s; Philadelphia (A).
) (second game).
BROOKLYN IN J. 49,. Atlanta Is. AZ. 2.
Detroit (A);. 5; Indianapolis "a. Al, 3.
New York tA.). 9; San Antonio (T), 3.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Thirteen Years as Public Enemy-ond Intact

all depends which sdelne sit If Brother Barte
that looks the heroic
desperately the best sporting Those
to nothing heroic sporting
follows the fellow clever character
bitter battling behind him.
bigger and stronger than himself pitchers threw his
head shoops his when he slid
a Bareu
Thirteen long time to be public baseball
good P last. Cobb did and Rowdy Richard doing all right
Evening star., 1940-04-02
When Munqo Fired Four at His Head

the retired National
Barl
hate him. Joe said He little but admired
all fellows pick
When with Brooklyn and Bartel playing
Mungo hit
knocked getting
hed
foot the
other We got orders him. daned tried
okay
a a
Barte
1886 Powell Hank Geenberg
world
Evening star., 1940-04-02

Philadelphia (N). IS; Miami Beach
All Stars, O.
Games Today.
Detroit (A) VS.. Washington (A).
Cincinnati (N) VS.. Boston A.).
st. Louis (N) VS.. Rochester U.).
Brooklyn (N.) VS.. Atlanta Is. Al.
Chicago (ND VS.. Chicago (A.).
New York (N.) VS.. Cleveland (A.).
Philadelphia tA.) VS.. Pittsburgh (N.).
philadelphia (N) VS.. Syracuse Q).
New York (A) VS.. Dallas T).
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Grissom's Slide Cost the Reds Pennunt

Richard disneeed performing
i if
his and the a
pennan
And then there is Gissom. member
winning Cincinnati
1888 the Reds the Phiies Gissom
noiyduaist of decided to all
of his
out
Grssom they probably
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Foxx Quits Tobacco

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 2 (P.-
Jimmy Foxx, the Boston Red Sox
clouting first sacker, is quitting
cigars, cigarettes and "eatin'" to-
bacco in the hope it might allay
his chronic sinus attacks.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Mats Squad Due for Heavy Pruning Few Days. May Be Smallest in Year
Win, Lose or Draw
A Couple Of Cookies With Plenty of Color
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
~A ~.

II OUuPe OF OoUk1eS VIII rTeHty O010r
LAKELAND, Fla April 2-Thee
ment how much ability
let this
OF coou
Tigers took
him from the exchange
straight deal but those the know insist the
arhriis,
Barte talking the his
with the Na had plenty
didn't feel after awhile that
those to-heck-Witf-it complexe I'm all right
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Ball Pilots Meet

A meeting of Prince Georges
County Baseball League managers
will be held at o'clock tonight at
the Maryland Park Market.
Evening star., 1940-04-02

SCHOLARSHIPS STARTSpring officially arrived for Roosevelt
High damonders yesterday they held their initial
tice At right Second Baseman Ernie batting
and above Coach Herman Ltman giving some sage ad
vice to group Of his hopefu They right front
row. Frank Redinger, AL Buschlng Michaelson Curt
schwessnger Charlie Kuhel Glen Rear Tom Scan
Ian, Charlie Tucker Charlie Young and Bud Frestone.
Star Staff Photos
Evening star., 1940-04-02

(See MATS, Page A-l5.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
NOMINATION
 ACCEPTED BY
 SEN. MtNARY
Formally Notified, Veteran 0regonian Legislator,
 Makes His Reply

SALEM, Ore, Aug 28-Veteran Republican Senator Charles L. Me- Nary of Oregon, late yesterday. formally accepted the Republican Vice Presidential nomination.
 The formal notification was given by Gov. Harold Stassen of Min nesota at the ceremonies held at the State Fair Grounds.
 Sen. McNary, in his acceptance speech, severely criticized the New Deal trade policies of reciprocal treaties as they failed to alleviate the economic problems facing ag- riculture He said agriculture's in come was only seven billion dol lars annually under the New Deal compared to nine billion dollars under the preceding Republican Ad- ministration.
 Senator McNary endorsed the Governments public power pro- gram, stating that the records of the Boulder and Bonneville projects were most reassuring. He also touched on the foreign question by voicing opposition to what he termed "involvment in foreign military ad- ventures"
 In his praise of the power sys- tenn, McNary urged the Federal Government to continue develop ment of hydroelectric power, de- claring that power of navigable streams should be a common heri- tage."
 McNary also told the crowd of 12,000 persons that he opposed in volvement of foreign military but scored peace of appeasement or surrender of our national dignity, independence of action of our poli- tical freedom and civilized values we cherish"
 Following his formal acceptance, Senator McNary went into round of conferences with National and state Party leaders, including Rep resentative Joseph Martin, Repub- lican National Committee chair man. McNary will make six or seven major campaign addresses, the first somewhere in the mid west after September 20.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
SENATE MAY
 VOTE TODAY
 ON BIG ISSUE
Amendments 10 Conserip. lion Legislation Beat
 en df Night Session

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. The Senate last night defeated by a vote of 54 to 29 the Walsh pro- posal to make conscription opera tive only in case of war or when the country is threatened by in- yaSion.
 Later, floor leader Barkley se- cured consent to limit Senators to one 30-minute speech each on the bill or IS minutes on amendments.
 The leaders hoped the ruling will permit of final vote maybe some time today.
 Just at the close of last nights session, the Senate also defeated by a vote of 55 to g, the Taft substitute creating a volunteer army of 150,000 and eliminating the con- scription principle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Political Parties in
 Japan 0ui
TotaIitaridn Regime Is Set Up by Premier
 Konoye

TOXIC, Aug. 28-Japanese U- ficial, sources quoted Premier Prince Konoye as saying today that politi- cal parties have no place in the new Japanese scheme of national unity, regardless of their uses in other nations.
 Unlike Russia, Germany and Italy however, the Japanese New Nation alist Government has not outlawed political parties, but has merely discouraged them. All major Jap anese parties have dissolved them selves as units and pledged them selves to support Konoye's new to- talitarian regime.
 The Premier, late today, told the Japanese the nation must adopt q new national structure unit and all energies of the people must be extended to take part in the es- tablishment of new world order
 The Premier said all of Japan's old parties are in the wake of dis solution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
SHANGHAI NOW ABANDONED BY
 BRITISH FORCES
Last of Soldiers Leave In. ternafiona! Settlement
 -Board Steamer

SHANGHAI, Aug. 28.-The with drawal of British troops from the Shanghai International Settlement was completed late yesterday when 150 men, comprising the last re- maining unit boarded the steamer Anaconda.
 British troops have been stationed in Shanghai since the Boxer Re- bellion of 40 years ago. British au- thorities announced that they would be stationed elsewhere in the En- pire.
 The Commander of the British forces in Shanghai, Major F. Keith Simmons, sailed with his staff. Major Sir Hunt remained to clear up final details of the British with drawal.
 British troops also are being with drawn from Tientsin and Peiping.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Tension Between Greece and Italy
 Now Decreasing

ATHENS, Aug. 28.-Informed cir cles in Greece indicate that ten- sion between Greece and Italy is decreasing.
 The report is given as Greek gov- ernment officials continued to take precautionary measures in northern Greece against a possible outbreak of hostilities.
 The more optimistic viewpoint Of the Italian Greek situation is part ly based on a let-doWn of the Ital- ian press and radio campaign over the Albanian situation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
FOUR ARE FLOWN
 BY SHELL TO SITKA

Shell Simmons went out to Sitka in the Lockheed today, taking N. A. McEachran, l.. F. Taylor, E. E. Bromley and Mary Bromley to the Historic City.
 John Amundsen went out on the mail flight to Hawk Inlet, Todd and Tenakee, taking Sam Newman as a passenger to Chatham.
 Yesterday Amundsen brought in Margaret Wake, Tony Florendo, Robert Paul, from Tenakee, and Anna Berthold from Hoonah.
 Simmons yesterday brought in Mrs. I. zupan and Bob Daily from Hirst.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Flying Instructor
 Dies, Plane Crash

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Aug. 28.-Fly- ing Instructor Ralph Casteen of Los Angeles was killed when an army training monoplane crashed to the ground and burst into flames near here.
 Cadet flier J. A. Slaughter. of Edgewood Texas, was injured when thrown clear of the plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
AMERICAN LEGION IS IN
 N.Y.HARB0R
Ship with Many Refugees Aboard, Menaeed in War
 Zone, Makes Safe Trip

NEW YORK, Aug 28.-After a perilous voyage, during part of which death seemed to turk in ev- cry wave, the United States Army transport American Legion arrived in New York harbor today With more than 800 American refugees aboard
 The voyage began at Petsamo, Finland on August 16 and carried the vessel into the mine areas north of Scotland at a time when Ger many, proclaiming unrestricted war fare in British waters, refused to guarantee protection or any safety.
 It is unofficially stated, however, that several U-boats were seen near the vessel, but as a protec- tion, rather than as a menace.
 The commander of the ship, Capt. B. E. Forming, conferred with of ficials of the Navy Department shortly after landing Officials re- fused to issue any statemnet con- corning the conference.
 Royalty Aboard
 Among the passengers on. the American Legion is Norwegian Crown Princess M a I t h and her children fleeting from Scandinavia and also Mrs. Florence Borden Har- riman, United Sta tes Ambassador to Norway before that country was taken over by the Nazis. She, it will be remembered, gave the first information to the United States of the invasion of Norway by the Germans.
 Mrs. Frederick Sterling, wife of the American Minister to Sweden, is also a passenger.
 Princess Martha was taken from the steamer by Coast Guarder and landed at the Battery where arrangements were made for im- mediate going to the Waldorf As toria. Later this week she will visit President and Mrs. Roosevelt at their Hyde Park home.
 The American Legion had illum- mated Stars and Stripes on both sides.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
Time fused Missiles Drop ped Upon England and
 Elsewhere by Raiders
GERMANS UNABLE TO
 BREAK LONDON DEFENSE
Alarm Sounded Over Ber- lin as RAF Make
 Another Sortie

BULLETIN - LONDON, Aug. 28.-It is officially stated to- night that "A Nazi aircraft were destroyed in tOday's air battles
 A 20-minute air raid warning was sounded in one London area tonight and then an "all clear" warning was sounded but which was not heard in the heart of the city as residents remained in shelters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
COAL MINE
 EXPLOSION
 KILLS TEN
Men Are Victims of Unde- termined Accident as
 Night Sniff Reports

BATES, Ark. Aug. 28.-Ten men are dead following an explosion in the Bates Coal Corporations slope mine as the evening shift was just entering the tunnel last night. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
BARNEY" WATSON DIES

T. B. Barney" Watson, charter member of Anchorage Lodge of Elks, former agent for the old Pa- cific Coast Steamship Company passed away recently in Portland. Ore. aged 61 At one time he was stationed in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28

WASHINGTON. = On the wall behind the desk of Major General H. H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Corps, is a giant map of the British Isles splotched with chalk marks to indicate where the Ger man air raids have struck.
 It is one of the most closely ascrutinized maps in Washington. On it, in the lower left hand corner, is the score for the day 1000 planes in waves of 54 and 108," and so on, according to the Nazi operations for that particular day.
 U. s. Air Corps observers are hav- ing tough time finding out just exactly what is happening in Eng land. because of censorship which applies even to them. However they are full of admiration for the Roy al Air Force, and believe the odds now are almost 50-50 instead Of being one to ten against the Brit lsh, as they were two months ago.
 The fight actually boils down to one of machines versus men. For the Nazis still have at least three planes for every one the British put up in the air. Furthermore, there is every evidence that the Nazis have tremendous reserves at home = probably around 2O,O00 planes. At this rate they can af- ford to lose 100 day British claims frequently have been less than this) and continue raining death and destruction upon Eng land for some time to come.
 At present England is making her own airplanes at the rate of about 66 daily. and buying seven daily from the United States. It is con- servative to give Germany credit for making at least that many in fact, she is reported to be mak- i, ing around 100 planes daily. In other words, airplane produc- ton continues in favor of Ger many by about 27 planes daily.
 Meanwhile, the most important factor working in favor of England is the climate. Once the British fogs set in, England will have bet ter protection than all the anti-air- craft guns she can possibly mus ter.
 DIXIE INVASION
 Wendell Willkie is serious about invading the South. He is firmly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
AIR MAIL SERVICE E BRANCHING OUT; LATEST
 GADGETS WILL BE USED
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.-It looks as if the time will come when every whistle stop in the United States will have air mail service and I don't mean the kind that travels by some creeping mixed local from the nearest big air ter minal.
 mean the kind of service that picks it up and lays it down each day, right back of the general store or at least no farther away than Jones COW pasture.
 The Post Office Department and the Civil Aeronautics Board, af- ter experimenting year, have just issued new certificates to All American Aviation, Inc, Richard c. du Fonts company at Whining ton, Del. This extends the service to seven eastern states and gives the advantage of mail with wings to 131 small communities which haven't had it before.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
U. 5. Ships May Enter War Zone For Children

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Presi- dent Roosevelt has signed legisla- tion authorizing American vessels to enter the European combat war zone to bring refugee children to the United States
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
 5pearfish
 Is Overdue
Admiralty Announces Graft that Torpedoed Seheer
 Is Believed Lost

LONDON, Aug. 28.-The British Admiralty announces as overdue, and presumed lost, the little 6O0- ton submarine Spearfish which earlier in the war torpedoed and sunk the pocket battleship Admiral Scheer
 The Spearfish carried crew of 40 officers and men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
HAS SERVED 189 CITIES

If you think that isn't branching out in a hurry, just consider that after 22 years of air transportation, the mail has been flying into and out of only 189 cities, most of which are cities of 100000 or more or are natural stops on existing air passenger routes.
 The smallest town in the new set-up, according to Rep. Jennings Randolph, of West Virginia, Is Glenville, w. Va, where the popu- lation on the last count was 799 persons.
 In case you have forgotten, the new service is made possible by that pickup gadget that looks like a rope stretched between two football goal posts. The pilot hedge hopping, hooks the pouch as he glides over, at the same time releasing the pouch of incoming mail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-28
FEEDER SERVICE USED

It's obvious of course that the tiniest communities can not supply enough mail to justify service. The Post Office Department has gotten around this by feeding the smaller