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Evening star., 1940-01-02
Eagles Host 10 Gu||s
Tonight; Seek Lead
In Hockey Race
BIost Rovers, 81; Tie
For Top Berth; Foe
Hos Series Edge

The Atlantic City Sea Gulls, only
Eastern Amateur Hockey League
outfit owning an edge over the
Washington Eagles in matches
played thus far this season, will
invade Riverside Stadium tonight as
the local puck pursuers seek to
inherit undisputed first place.
Locked in a tie for the top spot
with New York after dealing the
Rovers their most decisive defeat in
three years, 81, yesterday at Madi-
son Square Garden, the soaring
Eagles tangle with the surly. pugna-
cious Sea Gulls at an opportune
moment.
Forward Line Improves.
The Eagles have been fortified by
increasing displays of effectiveness
in the forward line, composed of
Paul Courteau, Les Ramsey and
Mike Germann. That aggressive
trio, most inexperienced of Wash
ington's three lines, has established
its right to mingle on even terms
with any line the league can pro-
duce.
Attlanic City, which has captured
three Of five games with the Eagles
this season, thus far has stymied
Washington bids to craps the league
lead. The Eagles otherwise hold a
80 edge over the Rovers. a AZ mar
gin over the Jersey Skeeters and q
Al lead over the Baltimore Orioles.
In Red Storey, a 6-foot-3-inch,
220-pound defenseman, the Sea
Gulls have produced a strong, rough
performer who has hampered the
Eagles considerably, while Phil vi
tale, rangy wingman, has spent
more time in the penalty box than
any other player in the league.
The crippled Rovers, who collide
with the Jersey Skeeters tonight at
River Vale still minus three key
players, gave the Eagles a battle
only for period, Washington leav-
ing the ice with a 81 lead after
Germann had fired brace of goals
past Goalie Harry Braithewaite.
Lee Busy In Cage.
Washington stepped up goal pro-
duction in the second period, manu-
featuring three more, and main
tanned that pace with another trio
in the final period. Meanwhile the
Eagles goalie, Gordon Lee, was
checking every threatening New
York shot.
Some 5000 spectators saw one of
the cleanest games of the season,
no penalties being inflicted.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Bensinger Bringing
Net Title and Half
Back 10 Capital
Coins National Singles
Grown, Shares Doubles
Honors With Dorfmun
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. BOBBY Ben
singer of Washington, D. c., was
returning home today with his big
gest tennis trophy to date, the ma
tional boys title. Half his and only
slightly less important was the dou-
bles crown in the same class.
Winning tennis trophies is no nov
city for the little District boy, be-
cause he's gained score of them
in and around Washington in the
last several years.
Forcing Game Turns Tide.
Yesterday Bensinger defeated Ir-
vim Dorfman, New York, 2-6, 8-6,
Ga, in the final singles and then
teamed with his victim to win the
doubles from Albert Shafer, Tar
rytown, and Fred Kovaleski, Ham,
tranck, Mich, 26, 60, 6-3.
AS can be seen from the score,
Bensinger had trouble winning the
singles and was forced to show
plenty of gameness besides abil-
ity. Dorfman had the first set in his
pocket and was threatening to run
away with the second when he took
a Al. lead. Bensinger, however,
dropped his cautious baseline tao
tics and stormed the net with quick
success.
The net game also came to the
rescue of Bensinger and Dorflnan
in the doubles. They lost the first
set but changed tactics to play a
forcing game in the final two and
won out with the loss of but five
games.
Umstaedter Junior Victor.
The national junior championship
found Bill Umstaedter of Milburn,
N. j., defeating his best friend,
Dick Bender of Westfield, N. j.,
e3, Is, 63, Ga. They lost the
doubles to Richard Shipp of Harris
burg, Pa, and Frederick v. Krais,
jr., of Pelham, N. Y, 8-6, IS,
ST, g.
Umstaedter, No. l netman of the
Louisiana State University team,
was the under dog.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Weidinger May Obtain
Third Terp Letter

Pershing Mondorff, Maryland
football, basket ball and baseball
ace, now the only varsity three-let-
ter man at the fold line university,
may be matched by Charley Weld
niger before the 1939-40 term is
over.
Weidinger, who has had his full
swing on the grid and diamond, has
earned the job at center in his first
shot at varsity basket ball and
seems certain to gain his m" In
the third sport.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Cornell Has Strong Five

Cornells basket ball team, coached
by Blair Gulnon, formerly of Ten
nessee, has one of the best squads
the Ithacans have had in years
Five veterans include Jim Bennett
Capt. Alan Vaughan, Ken Jolly
Wellington Ramsey and HOWE Dun
bar, the last named the 6 foot 3
inch guard on the undefeated foot
ball team.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Recalls All Gridders
Excepting Himself
By the Associated Press.

BY The ASSociated Pres.
OMAHA. - Herman Erhorn and
Jake Rachman, Omaha newspaper
men, met on q street corner and re-
viewed their high school days at
Rock Island.
Talk got around to the football
team of those days and they began
calling of the names Of the players.
They called OF all but one tackle.
Neither could remember that fel-
lows name.
When they met again q week later
Herman said, Jake, I know who
that tackle was. It was mel"
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Du Vail Has Keen Eye

Mearle Du Vail, who has won a
forward berth on the Maryland
quintet alongside George De Witt,
all-Southern Conference choice last
winter, scored 1913 points in l8
games for the Terp freshmeu last
season,
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Basket Title Threat
Is Seen in FIashy
Western Five

Western High School threatens to
give interhigh opponents the old
one-two punch. The schools grid
team won the championship and,
judging bv yesterdays overtime
triumph over Maryland U. freshmen,
the basket ball team has a good
chance to bag court honors. Yes
terday's score was Western, 26;
Maryland frosh. "a.
The score at the half was 11-all
and at the regulation finish was
22-all. Then Jimmy Karas and Bill
Lumkin hit the basket to get the
Western triumph,
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Penn Swim Star Goes
To War for Britain
By the Associate Press.

By the A310ci1ted Pf0t8.
PHILADEIPFIIA.-The European
war has struck q blow at Pennsyl-
vania's varsity swimming team, hav-
ing claimed Francis j. Gosling, jr.,
Of Paget West, Bermuda.
Gosling, who finished second In
diving In the Eastern intercollegiate
championships last year, is serving
as q private in the Signal Corps Of
the British Army.
He plans to return to school at the
finish of hostilties.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
College Basket Boil
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Maryland, SO; Clemson. 20.
Kentucky. So: Kansas State, 20.
Cornell 20; Ohio State. %.
Utah. 40: Chicago, 80 (two overtime
Michigan State. 80; Loyola (c'hicago). ~
Toledo, 81; Iowa, 80.
California, AZ; Dartmouth. 80.
Michigan. a; Pittsburgh 81 (overttmo
De Paul. 81: Santa Clara. 80.
Illinois. 81; Butler, 1S.
Rice, 6S: Bradley, IS.
Arizona. 20: Hardin Simmons. IL.
wichita. SO: Friends. "a.
Maryyills tMo.) Tssehers si' anpofaa
Penn etatA 81: Mount Union. -.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
a Disappointed Over Game With Arizona Sae Home Tonight
From the
Press Box
Reconditioned ApostoIi
Is Favored Over Bettinu
By JOHN LARDNER,

special COrTeSpoHoeil Va Ahe oeoi'
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (N.A.N.Ao.-
A reformed bellhop, if you ever saw
one, is fearless Frederick Apostoh,
formerly world middleweight cham
pion of Europe, San Francisco, New
York and the residential section OF
British East Africa.
Il have turned over new leaf"
says Mr. Apostoli.
Now, turning over new leaf is
said to be great stuff by those who
have tried it, 1 would do it myself,
but never have run across what
you could call a strictly new leaf.
Nothing but secondhand jobs. The
first time l find new one I will
turn it over on its back like a shot,
because Fred Apostoli looks to be
q better man for having done that
very thing.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

Sunday night-Baltimore 8; Atlantic
City. /.
Yesterday fternoon-Washington 8:
New York. l.
Coming Games.
Tonight-Atlantic City at Washington;
New York at River Vale.
Tomorrov-New York at Baltimore.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at River Vale.
Friday-New York at Washington; River
Vale at Atlantic City.
saturday-New York at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

Lahti. Kuntz Foster, Covert. Dewey
Cairns. PARTS; Rovers. Rechet. Parker
Foley, Patrick Boucher. Fountain, Pent-
land.
Oficials: ee-Frank Magafin
Linesman-John wilkins
First period: 1-Washington, Germann
rountsin SUnt.anu Gerees. '1s:ba WashinSton
Germann (CourteaU. 19:43. Penalties
None.
Second period: 4-.owashington; Foster
Ramsay (Germann), $40 6-Washins-
ton. Foster tBurrage-Psrtis). 1902. Pen
Third period: 7-Washington. Burrage
(Kuntz Dewey 6:34 Washington,
Dewey (Covert-BeurraRel. 7:59. 9-Wash-
ington Kunts (Knipfel-DeweO. S:2s.
Penalties-None.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

Five years Ago-1934 Sullivan
Memorial Trophy awarded to Bill
Bonthron, Princeton trackman.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Foxx Consistent CIouter

BOSTON R.-When Jimmy Foxx
finished the season with IS home
runs 1t was the seventh season he
had hit that many or more.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

New York Americans. 1; Montreal.
Chicago. /; Detroit, O.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
ct, Paul, 4; wichita, 3.
a.. Louis, 5; Kansas CITY, 3.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
S296.s31,O35 S2s7.7sO,711
10oO 10Q2

Total S1O.412,7O9.66 $685. .424.4 .46
sBy seasons.
Amount wasered unavailable; oral bet
ting only.
fSports writer's estimate.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
LEAC
EASTERN DIVIsION.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Philadelphia. 3; Hershey. 0.
Springfield. 4: Pittsburgh, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1940-01-02

relic, Krawczell. Schroeder, STANCES Guyon.
Shulman. Ksycewski, Miller, Bunsa and
sarelas Arizona State: Lakey. Campolo.
Hernandez, Henshaw, Mason. Kalastro. Fie.
Cosentino, Balshor.
Total nrst downs: Catholic University. g.:
Arizona State II. all by rushing; first
downs by penalties Arizona State 1. Total
net Yards gained from scrimmage: Catholic
University, 1913; Arizona State, 2O5. Yards
gained by forward passes: c. u. 10: Ari-
zona state Fe.ward passes attempted: ls
Interested: Arizona State. 2: G. D.. o.
Number Of punts: Arizona State, II; C. u.
IONA State, Is. Yardage lost by penal
ties: C u. So; Arizona State; Is:
Both teams were penalized 15 yards,
roughness. and Arizona State for clipping.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
Ice Hockey

EASTERN AMATEUR LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1940-01-02
he Terp-Tiger Score

Totals--25 3 SO
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
LORD LOTHIAN, So
CLAIMED BY DEATH
U. S. Warship May Trans
port Body OF British En-
voy To His Homeland

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-tR-
The unexpected death of Lord
Lothian in the midst of burden
some duties as British ambassador
created the possibility tonight that
United States warship might
transport his body through the At
lantic war zone to his embattled
homeland.
Both British and American Of
ficials, however, awaited word
from Lothian's relatives in Eng
land before arranging a funeral
for the 58-year-old bachelor diplo-
mat, who died of uremic poisoning
at 2 a. m. EST.
Secretary of State Hull, calling
at the sprawling red brick en-
bassy to extend condolences, of
fered "all facilities at our dis
posal." State department officials
declined to elaborate on the state
ment.
Customarily a warship is made
available for taking foreign
ENJOYS body home. In view of
wartime conditions, it was general
ly believed that a decision would
be left up to President Roosevelt
should burial in England be de-
sired.
The President, from his cruiser
in the Caribbean, sent King George
Continued on Page IL: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13

Lee Officials
Confer Here
Army Officers View Site;
Specs Says Dirt Will Be
Moving By Saturday
GRADING NECESSARY
Contracts Are Awaiting
Signature OF Assistant
Secretary OF War

Uncle Sans new anti-aircraft
firing center at Holly Ridge is soon
to be an actuality, with the break
ing of ground which will start the
construction of the $10,000,0OO base
scheduled for Saturday morning.
Lieut.. Col. Albertis Montgomery,
construction quartermaster VINO
will be in charge of building the
new post, arrived in Wilmington
yesterday morning and immediate
ly started work on getting the pro-
ject under way.
The base is to be completed with
in 80 days after work is started
and engineers on the job said last
night well do it in that time.
Confer
The w. S. Lee Engineering cor
poration, of Charlotte, will have
charge of the engineer work at the
camp and officials of the corpor-
alton conferred with Col. Montgom-
cry on plans yesterday.
Lieut.. Alden E. Specs, aide to
Col. Montgomery, said last night
that they looked over the Holly
Ridge site yesterday afternoon and
that "dirt will be moving by Satur-
day."
J. A. stewman, Jr., local repre-
sentative on the job for the Lee
Engineering corporation, said that
a large amount of grading will be
necessary before actual construc-
ton work is started.
Lieut.. Specs said that he was un-
able to give any information as
yet on the awarding of other con-
tracts for the camp construction.
From Washington, D. c., t
night came a report that con-
tracts for construction at the firing
center have been approved by the
uuartermaster corps and are
awaiting the signature of the as
sistant Secretary of War. Until he
signed them, however, officials
would not disclose any information
about them.
However, c. P. Street, a repre-
sentative of a contracting firm,
was in Wilmington last night for
conference with Col. Montgomery.
The contractor with whom he is
connected was not disclosed.
Temporary Office
Lieut.. Specs said last night that
they will open temporary office
in Wilmington until quarters can
be set up at Holly Ridge, but that
no definite location has been ac-
quired as yet
The Lee Engineering corporation
will set up a temporary office in
the Tide Water Power company
building. A. c. Lee, president OF
the corporation, was in Wilmington
yesterday to help make arrange
ments for starting work and for a
conference with Col. Montgomery
The Charlotte company will be as
sisted in the work by William M.
Piatt, consulting engineer of Dur
ham.
p. D. Davis will have charge of
engineering designs and Stewman,
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
IS MINIMUM FIGURE
Reports Improvement In
Numbers OF Efficiency Of
Marine Corps Reserve

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12- Up -
A marine crops force of at least
so, 1000 men was urged today by
Major General Thomas Holcomb,
marine commandant, in his annual
report.
Holcomb said he considered this
figure to be a minimum ''in view
Of the existing situation and the
projected expansion of the naval
establishment as a whole The
current strength of the marine
corps is about $4,000.
His report, covering the fiscal
year ending last July l, said there
had been satisfactory Improvement
during this period lin numbers
and efficiency of the marine corps
reserve"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
Greeks Crush Desperate
Resistance Near Tepeleni

army continue in the direction of
Chimara. More to the right the Ital-
MS are in retreat in the direction
Of Tel nj. In this region the re-
sistance has been stiff and some
times desperate but has been
crushed.
Further to the right the Italians
offered strong resistance. They en-
ployed Alpine troops. Nevertheless
our army was able to occupy one
after another of the heights which
select units defended, and we captur'
ed a considerable number Of them"
Two counter-attacks launched by
the Italians on the northern 'front.'
were declared thrown back and the
Italians to have lost even their orlg1-
nal positions. The capture of large
Continued on Page II; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
Marines Considering Base Near Here;
Holcomb Urges Corps Of $4,000 Men
u. S. Puts Armored
Division Into Field

ABBEVILLE, Ala, Dec. r.
R-The United States Army put
a full armored division into the
field today. writing new page
in Western hemisphere military
history with what officers called
the worlds most powerful strik-
ing force.
Ten thousand men moved out
of Fort Be1lning after a leisure
ly breakfast, roared ninety miles
in parallel columns by lunchtime
and settled down in bivouac
areas at BlakeIy, Ga, and Abbe-
Vile, Ala.
The troops making up the Sec
ond armored division, Travelled in
1902 vehicles, tanks, combat
trucks, motorcycles and a few
airplanes.
Commanded by Brigadier Cen
eral George S. Patton, Jr., the
march set several records.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
BOARD TO ENFORCE
AUTO CAMP LAWS
Creation OF Trailer Camps
Expected Here As Result
OF Defense Work

County health regulations for
trailer camps, which may be Great
ed in large numbers in the Will
mington section in providing space
for national defense project work
ers, in the immediate future, will
be rigidly enforced, DR.. A. H. El-
lot, health officer, told the board
of health in monthly session yes
terday afternoon.
DR.. Elliot said staff members Of
the county and state boards OF
health were now in the field ad-
vising store keepers and filling
station operators on highway lead
ing into the city in the matter of
proper health standards for any
trailer camps that may develop.
County health regulations, he
said, require that all trailer camps
have proper toilet facilities, ade-
quate disposal of garbage and
trash, and safeguards for prob
lens of sanitation in general.
The drinking water of any trail
er camps that may be established
CONTINUED on Page IL; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
contribute TODAY
TO STOCKING FUND
Only $485.92 On Hand AT
Date For Santa's Visit
But IL Days Away

If you are planning to contribute
to the Star-News Empty-Stocking
fund, please' do so today because
the amount now on hand is only
about one-fourth that which will be
needed and Christmas is but IL
days away.
Fourteen contributions yester-
day increased the fund to $485. 81
with donation of $50 by "A Bach
elor' being the largest of the day.
Creating much interest, was
the contribution of $3.68 in small
coins by George Bailey Autry, who
brought in that amount which he
had saved over the past year in
little monkey" bank.
The total so far, however, is far
short of the amount needed to fill
the many demands being made on
(Cca atinued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
Applies Today
For $635,000
For Project
To Be Built On Part Of
Shipyard Not Leased To
.Taylor-Colqu Co.
INCLUDES WAREHOUSE
Application Calls For Loan
To Be Repaid Ovver
Period OF Is Years

The City of Wilmington today
will file with the Reconstruc.
ton Finance Corporation an appli-
cation for a loan of $685. 1000 with
which to erect municipal port ter.
minals and a tobacco storage
warehouse.
The terminals, if the loan is
granted, will be erected on that
portion of the old shipyard proper
ty owned by the city and not
leased to the Taylor-Colquitt Gre
osoting company. They would be-
gin at the northern side Of the
southern slip on the property and
would extend across the northern
slip to the Bate Lumber company
p~0oerty line.
The tobacco warehouse would be
erected on property in the vicinity
of Fourth and Greenfield streets.
Self-Liquidating Bonds
The application calls for the
loan to be repaid over a period of
Is years and to be secured with
self-liquidating bonds. The bonds
would not be an obligation of the
City of Wilmington, though if the
terminals are constructed, they
will become the property of the
city.
The terminals would have 140,.
900 square feet of space inside and
$1,000 on the aprons and would be
of modern, fire-proof construction.
If built they will be available for
lease by any concern wanting to
lease terminal warehouse space.
The application names J. T.
Heirs, executive general agent of
the Wilmington Port Commission,
the engineering firm of Shourds
and Bean, c. D. Hogue, and ]. r
Benson as persons authorized to
give the RFC any additional data
that agency may require.
The application was worked up
by HERS under the direction of the
Wilmington Port Commission and
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13

ROME, Dec. 12.-R-Fascist
newspapers warned the Italian
people tonight against false news
of imaginary catastrophes" for
Italian arms, which, it was
charged, British agents inside Italy
are spreading in an attempt to
destroy morale.
Widespread publication was
given to news that Adelchi Serena,
secretary of the Fascist party, had
talked with the former leaders OF
Fascist faction squads" These
were the party's street fighting
forces in the early days OF Fas-
cism.
The Rome radio tonight con-
ceded the fall of Sidi Barrani, the
key Italian base in Egypt, although
the high command did not. The
speaker added:
"What of it?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
flames DESTROY
PHILLIPS HOME
Fire, Originating In Rear
Room, Levels The $780,
900 Residence

The residence of c. N. Phillips,
valued at more than $4,000, in
Higbwood Park was destroyed by
fire of undetermined origin late
Yesterday afternoon.
The blaze, originating in a rear
upper story room in the northeast
corner of the house, had gained
considerable headway when first
discovered about 4:3O o'clock.
] Well beyond control before fire
HEADQUARTERS could be notified, the
fire quickly leveled the house to
the ground and left only two Chin
ney stacks standing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips were at
Ocean Drive, Myrtle Beach, S. c.
on hunting trip at the time OF
the fire. Phillips said the house
was covered by $4,000 insurance
and the furniture by $1,000 insur-
anCe
The house, located on the old
Wrightsvite Beach turnpike just
beyond the Forest Hills section in
Highwood Park and ! ar Garden
City, was total loss as the result
Of the fire.
The flames were first noticed by
l'cqueline Hewett, II, daughter OF
Hontinued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
German BOmberS Attack
New Industrial Sections

LONDON, Dec. 13-(Friday)-R
German bombers, guided to their
targets by incendiaries, inflicted
damage and a number of casual
ties last night and early today in
raids on east midlands and north
eastern industrial areas which
hitherto had escaped bombings.
(The Germans reported that Shelf
field, worlds largest steel produc-
ing center, was singled out for the
nights heaviest raid.)
British fighter planes went up to
challenge the waves of Nazi craft
which poured across the east coast
and spread out to raid scattered
areas.
Additional waves came over the
southeast coast, and the midlands
again appeared to be getting it
hard.
Fierce anti-aircraft bartages fol-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13

r. AlHENS, Dec. IL. - Up - The
.S sletk southern army has crushed
,ss: s'pefate' Italian resistance in the
tbs s'UA OF Tepeleni and has stormed
t,r Helghts to the northeast Of that
A.n capturing a considerable num-
e,,. VI ltaly's Alpine troops, a gov
IT. hlent Spokesman said tonight.
II, 4e oflVe toward both Tepeleni and
vii, e0astal town of Chimara went on
m l0uI setback, he added.
tba+ D' We're unconfirmed reports
ho, ' an Italian colonel Of Alpine
In 'pS was one of those who had fall
am MI The days fighting.
&c lAs news" said the spokesman,
f,on. W good from all sectors of the
s6r ' and our army is continuing its
ID Everywhere the Italians attempt
g eounter-attack they have failed.
- 1hrusts against the Italian
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-13
Says British Agents
Spreading False News

Outward signs of alarm over the
British attack were lacking.
However, Virginio Gayda, tn e
frequent press voice of Premier
Mussolini, used three columns IN
II D'Italia to accuse British propa-
ganda agents inside this country
of combining with the foreign radio
to, retail ''insidious' reports OF
Fascist reverses.
These agents are more or less
Identified" he said, and are back
ing up an unusual concentra'
ton of armed forces with which
the British hope to break Italy.
Gayda declared this under
ground action was motivated by
the British need for good news,
British desire to increase Amerl-
can faith in a British victory and
a British design to impose "a war
of nerves" on Italy.