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Evening star., 1940-08-04
The Redskins Appreciate Hospitality Of Spokane


ae M @ , m Ms ore % pp na d 1" @ Th m few Uo @ f in
MR. MARsHALL-where my Say Ray maybe you
here geat you everything Ray2
FAHERTY-we folks think it's going to be great race this
We going to have very young team this year. Young and
full Of spirit and hustle What's the matter Erny'
I going walk the cabs? I.
MARsHALI-Ahem Thank Ray Flaherty, and thank
good people Spokane want the splendid city OF Spokane
know that appreciate that $4,000 harmph that
the opportunity and invitation train out here where the
air alone tonic beats his chest and nh Starts coughing
exposure fresh air.
ERNIE IA1N-How long go eat?
G. Presto Insists on Touch Of Showmunship
FLAHERTY-An right fellows before moving to
ssa m at the afternoon Now want every man w
MARsHALL-Jus minute,
MR. MARsHAI-wel you'd just morning pra-
wetha is Mrs Marshall and myself and Espeyw be
field afternoons practice those
F1AHERrY-Ah
Mr. MARsHAI1-Ye sir as telling Billy day.
the that give the people show There's
little bit showmanhp told Roosevelt back
FLAHERTY-Excue me- morning practice
MARsHAIL-what time you say
figured we'd be the field dressed and ready
MR.. MARSHALL (shuddng>-But definitely may
field to yourselves. Ten o'clock in the morning!
Hooron's Decision Still RdnkIes Mr.. Marshall
30 RUssEIL-say Mr. Marshan
.1d MR. MARsHAII-Yes yes What is it. Bo?
about that kick made the Giant You know ida
it good.
MR. MARsHALL-Good Why, of it good Listen,
Russell Haloan
Every
the other day. still think the F. should have looked into the
matter
SPOKANE Observation-Disclosures me Marshall, m from
the Daily Bmgle. I'd like to know
MR.. MARsHALI-Why certainly But first I want to
the West Coast beyond doubt
telling Adolph Ochs not long
LAIN-Food! Hey, don't eat on this ball club?
MR.. MARsHAIL-Whos that fat guy yelling?
the back from Rice Weighs 230,
but he's kind of of shape.
MR. MARsHALI-ou shape? Here practically
of shape?
Listen,
LAIN-Yes, Mr. Marshall
MR.. MARSHALL for-hey what did you say?
Marshall
MARsHALI-Thats what I thought said. Young
S a organization.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
By the Associated Press.


MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. s.
Coming in with a brilliant second
round card of IS, which gave him
the years lowest 36-hole total in a
P. G. A.-sanctioned tournament, big
Johnny Bulla of Chicago captured
the halfway point lead in the 5000
72-hole Milwaukee Open today with
a total of 131 strokes, II under par
for the North Hills course.
Working on an opening round 66,
Bulla went out today in 81 shots,
four under par, and came home in
"a, two under regulation figures.
His 36-hole aggregate missed by only
one stroke Of tying the all-time
Professional Golfers Association
mark of 100, made last year by
Byron Nelson in the Phoenix Open.
Gains Only Stroke Lead
Bulla, whose biggest single acom-
plishment in golf was the runnerup
position he gained last year in the
British Open, had i've brides going
out, dropping puts Of from inches
to 20 feet. He bogied the fifth by
three-putting. Coming in he never
was over par and clipped a stroke
of regulation figures on the thir-
teenth and eighteenth holes.
His remarkable performance, how
ever, gave him only a one stroke
edge over Ed Oliver of Hornell, N.
Y, as the field of 60 low scorers and
ties headed into tomorrow's 36-hole
final.
Oliver, hottest" player of the
summer and recent winner of the
st. Paul Open, had a second straight
66 today on mines of 33-33 for 1872
aggregate.
Snead and Fotlis Shoot 1877.
One Of the closeSt stretch" drives
in the games history was in pros
pect for the final two rounds, with
\ veritable pack bf stars in pur-
Evening star., 1940-08-04
McNein 0verpowers
Kovacs in S|ugging
Meadow Final
Don's Experience Tells
In Stroieht-Set Win;
Riggs Minor Victor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug s.
Don McNeill of Oklahoma and
Frank Kovacs slugged it out on the
grass courts of the Meadow Club
here today, and Don. the more expe-
rienced, won the 50th annual tour
ney with graceful ease by Ga,
6r3, e3.
The two. who perhaps are the
hardest amateur hitters in the Ma
ton, were meeting for the first time,
and the brand of tennis they dis
played must have caused Bobby
Riggs, the national champion, to
wonder what's in store for him at
the nationals at Forest Hills in Sep
tember.
McNeill, the national clay courts
champion, kept the pressure Oil and
the nationally unranked Oakland
(CalifD star was helpless to stem the
stream of placements that flowed
from McNeills racket.
After breaking each others serv-
ice in the first set, McNeill ran the
set out by forcing Kovacs into nu-
merouS errors.
Don opened the second set by
cracking Kovacs' smashing service
twice, while holding his own for a
ST. lead in games before he let down
and Kovacs took the next game,
which went to deuce -four times.
Kovacs held his own service in the
eighth game and Don ran the set
out on four stunning placements.
+ In the. final set McNeill kept the
pressure on all the way, refusing
to let down once. Kovacs, down
SO as the result of some inspira-
tional tennis by McNeill, rallied
and STAYED of match point four
times, but on the fifth he was forced
into an error to lose.
Kovacs, who heckled the ball boys,
threw his racket into the air and de-
layed play all he could, appeared
below the peak he attained yester-
day when he ousted Riggs.
Riggs, winner of the singles here
for the past three years, gained a
half share in the mixed doubles
title by way of consolation. He
paired with Mrs. johnson Gens!er of
Southampton to defeat Mrs. Sidney
B. Wood, jr., of New York and
Henry Prusoff of Seattle in the
final, 60, IS.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Malone Roots for High School
Pal as Skins See Griffs Bow

in the first inning, when Gee Walker
hit home run of his old team
mate, and again in the third inning,
when Knott struck out, but he was
on his feet yelling Alta boy, Jack"
when Knott doubled across two runs
in the fourth.
But Charley was spared sharing
Knots igNominy when the latter
was taken out Of the box in the
eighth-in fact, he didn't know any
thing about it. He was asleep. None
of the other Redskins lost con.
sciouSness.
Five more veterans and four
rockies were to join the main party
when their Spckare-boAnd train
pulled out at midnight. Wilbur
Moore will be picked up IN Minneap.
oils, making a total OF 81 players
General Manager Jack Espey will
turn over to Coach Ray Flaherty
upon arriving at their destination
Monday night,
Evening star., 1940-08-04
BuIIo Sets Seasons Pro Golf
Record to Lead at Halfway
Point in Milwaukee Open

suit of Bulla and Oliver. Ralph
Guldahl, famed for his finishing
power. had 81 today for 135 total,
the same aggregate as Frank Moore
of Detroit, who had second-round
TO-.
Sam Snead, for years one of the
games big money winners, and the
veteran Jim FOULS. of Chicago we're
in the 1877 class, Snead on a second
round 68 and FOULS on g.. Ben
Hogan, years leading money winner,
had a 68 for 1873 total, with Dick
Reinsma, Muskegon,, Mich. stroke
back on his second-round 68.
Low amateur for the first two
rounds was Jim Ferrier, open and
amateur champion of Australia, who
had 10 today for a 141 aggregate.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Twelve
Redskins watched the Mats lose to
the White Sox as they stopped over
here today en- route,to their Spokane
training camp, but Charley Malone
got special kick Out of the pro-
ceedings.
Malone received an unexpected
thrill when he heard Jack Knott
announced as the Chicago starting
pitcher, for he and Knott were high
school teammates in Dallas. Malone,
incidentally, also was a hurler.
But it always was Knots ambi-
ton to be a big league pitcher" !"
recalled Malone, "and he concen-
trated on baseball almost to the
exclusion of other sports. He played
q little basket ball. Mrs. Knott and
my wife became friends long ago
and we have kept up our relation
ships ever since"
Malone didn't have. much to say
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Leonard and Chase
Slated to HurI
Star Staff Correspondent.

Star Staff Correspondent.
CHICAGO, Aug 3. - Dutch
Leonard and Ken Chase will pitch
for the Nationals here tomorrow
as they climax their Western
journey by playing a double
header with the White Sox, who
will counter with the veteran Ted
Lyons and Johnny Rigney.
Chase, who has registered three
of the Mats five victories on the
road, will be striving ~for his
fourth straight win, while the
portly Leonard will oe seeking his
18th triumph of the season.
Washington has lost six decisions
on its current trip.
The Mats, who will idle Monday,
will return to Griffith Stadium
on Tuesday to face the Athletics
in the first of a three-game series.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Plenty Wrong,' Hershberger
Said Before Suicide; Blamed
Self for Reds Defeats

tenna. Gee. he was a bug on
radio"
Great guy for collecting guns,
too." said another.
McKechnie Sensed Trouble.
The keys tapped Big Slug"
rustled his paper to make it look
good. Bill McKechnie moved to
another chair and threw his leg
over it. He had tried all the empty
chairs in the place.
Because Bill knew all Of the story
and he had had to tell it to every
one, the players, the boys from the
newspapers and all the rest.
Yes. said Bill, he, had an idea
something was wrong yesterday
when Hershy was catching the
nightcap of the double-header.
There was a swinging bunt that
Hershy could have fielded himself" !"
he said, but he let it roll and the
pitcher had to field it,"
"Afterward, I put my hands on
his shoulders, and his eyes were just
popping out Of his head.
II said to him 'Hershy, d'ya see
that tuft of grass? That's where
Moore had to field that ball. Any
thing wrong? And he said to me
Yes, Bill, there's plenty. I'll tell
you tonight"
Worried by Reds Losses.
And Bill could remember, he said,
how he took "Hershy" into the
grandstand after the game when the
fans had gone home and tried to
get the story. But no dice.
He didn't tell me until last night
just before dinner" said Bill. He
cried like a kid. Seemed he cried
like an hour. And then he told me
he was worried about the club losing
the games that he had caught.
THE poor kid. He was worked
up particularly about that game
we lost to 4 to New York Wednes-
day night. He said he thought he
had called for the wrong pitches. I
told him everything was okay, and
he seemed all right.
Then, he went downstairs and
ate a heiuva dinner. Roast beef
and everything.
Bill said all the boys knew that
"Hershy" kind of worried about
colds and things. Carried a lot of
medicine around with him.
But shucks," he said, outside of
that you'd think he wouldn't have
a care in the world. He'd have been
first string in many another ball
club. He just bought swell home
for his mothegaSut in that mountain
country where he lived. He had
plenty of money. just one of those
things, I guess -"
Evening star., 1940-08-04
(Ne,Us Story on Page All
BY FRANK E. CAREY,


BOSTON, Aug 3-The big Slug"
made believe he was reading the
newspaper. But he wasn't kidding
any one. The boys all knew that
he was thinking-as were they-of
the Little Slug"
The Cincinnati Reds baseball
players were sitting. in the hotel
room of Bill McKechnie, their man
ager. That is. they were all there
but one, Willard Hershberger, their
second-string catcher.
He had committed suicide few
hours before. Slashed his throat
with razor blade, the coroner said.
Hershey" was the Little Slug"
He got that monicker out in Cincy.
the boys said. where the town loved
him as a scrappy pinch-hitter.
They called him that to distinguish
him from Ernie Lombardi, the first
string catcher. Ernie's the big
Slug"
Teammates Are Doleful.
Yeah, the big Slug" made be-
lleve he was reading a newspaper.
He must have known the weather
report by heart because his eyes
we're on it about 10 minutes. But
then. the big Slug" had something
to do with his hands. The other
boys didn't.
Big, bronzed Hank" Gowdy, the
Reds coach, just fiddled with his
f1ngernails. and shook his head. A
couple of the other boys seemed to
be memorizing the numbers on their
hotel keys. They tapped the keys
on the sides of their chairs during
pauses in the talk. And the pauses
were long ones.
Remember whens? Sure
Some one mumbled something
about the time "Hershy" was all
excited about getting that new an
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Win, Lose or Draw
Reunion in Spokane
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

REUNION IN SpOKune
resigned
band ofkey rendition of
Redskins"
Marshall waiting
(beamng)-Weu to-
gether again. telling day.
happy am
EDWARDS-Haw Specially
TURK-Pardon
MR. MARSHAIAnyway, telling Hedy Lamar the other
day, big family Why like only last
putting
WAYNE kidding either, Presto I'm still
healing from 1899
this promises
pastime professional
the Redskins Giants
Cardinals Lions and Packers Epey the latest
Evening star., 1940-08-04

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Chi. at Brook. t2). N. Y. at Bkl. (niRht).
Slnci. at Bost. f2l. Only game.
St L. at N. Y. CO.
Pitts. At Phila (2).
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Sunk Cox u.s. Travis Blow 9th Barely Misses Benq Home,

ORATORICAL STUFF-Wh the stance September poiti-
can Umpire Reardon points skyward apprse questioning
was cut of route home and in trying scramble back
third tagged by Third the Bees
CURED in the sixth inning opener twin Boston
yesterday Freys demise wasn't costly the Reds this
3d. but lost the next So They added National
League lead the Dodgers took mming-A wrephoto
Evening star., 1940-08-04
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Evening star., 1940-08-04

NATIONAL
Results Yesterday.
st. Louis. 8; New York. 3.
Chicago. .; Brooklyn. l.
Cincinnati. 3-2: Boston. 1-5.
PITTSBURGH. 8; Philadelphia. O.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Evening star., 1940-08-04

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash. at Chi. (2). Clev. at Chi.
Phila. at ST. L. 2). Det. at St. l.. (2).
Bost at Det. N. Y. at Bost.
N. Y. at Clev. Only games.
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Ierry's Record Not Hot

Pitcher Yank Terry, bought by
the Red Sox from Louisville, won
seven and lost eight for the Col
onels, allowing 100 hits in 1877 in
nings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Answer The Roll Call

The cry of distress which the oppressed OF
the earth are sending forth is answered by
the call of mercy issued by the American REQ
Cross.
Tomorrow the Wilmington chapter of the
Red Cross. in conjunction with local chapters
Call for members.
Part of the money SO secured will be sent
to national headquarters that the great work
OF the organization may go forward in war
torn lands. where medical units and nurses are
doing what is humanity possible to ease suf-
fering and heal the sick.
All other funds created by the response to
the Roll Call will remain right here.
The price Of membership is but one dollar.
OF this dollar, fifty cents stays at home. Con-
tributions, however, are not limited to one
dollar. They may be for any larger amount.
When they are, only fifty cents is sent away.
The balance goes into the local Red Cross
funds for application to one or another of the
chapters many benefcencies or projects.
The Red Cross in Wilmington contributes to
many worthy enterprises. 1t is administered
economically. The overhead is exceedingly.
small. There is no large staff of paid en-
ployes, no costly publicity bills, no wastage of
funds.
For this reason as well as because the
work it does is strictly humanitarian, it comes
before the citizens with a doubly lust appeal
for support.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Armistice Day

America today celebrates the signing of an
Armistice which was to have established last
ing peace in the world. No one needs to be
reminded that it failed. Much of the world is
again at war a war of hate. The dictators,
who seek to establish a new ORDER and
whose principal ambition is to dominat and
rule the world, have already made terrible
gains gains marked by ruins which once
were beautiful cities, governments once free
now in the puppet class, whole peoples in bond
age and millions homeless and hungry.
Only in this country, among the major ma
tons having a part in the last World war, is
it possible for the people to observe Armistice
day in peace. And even in this country the
shadow of rearmament hangs low over the
celebration. Even in this country we do not
know how long the peace we now enjoy may
continue. We have no means of knowing how
soon the same warmakers who have brought
about the present tragic situation in Europe
will attempt to spread their wars to the West
defend. In the drum beat setting the march
ing time for celebrants in today's parades is
a sinister hint of possible drunfire on our
shores on some future, maybe not far dis
tant, day.
This is the inevitable thought that must
spring spontaneously to every mind today. 1t
is not necessarily depressing b e c a e we
know that the nation is doing a good job in
rearmament; the defense program is well ad-
vanced and its pace will pick up steadily. 1t
is right to believe that we will succeed in max
ing the United States i~mpregnable, and that
with the increased help for Britain which the
President has decreed the threat of attack will
grow fainter as Britain's success, with our
aid, grows surer.
Armistice day, therefore, seems to bring
a picture of continued security for America
and for regained security for our sister de-
Britain, if we persevere in our de.
termination to remain free and do our part
efficiently both in arming ourselves and re-
arming Britain for the fight that still must be
won.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Editorial Comment
RIDICULOUS PROCEDURE
Raleigh News and Observer

ordinarily an election is a poor place for
PRACTICAL jokes. But pranksters in Wake
County on last Tuesday served a useful DIR
pose. By writing in the names of IS persons
in Raleigh township alone for the office of
justice of the peace, these jokers emphasized
the righteousness of the procedure by which
justices OF the peace are elected in North
Carolina. TIL unnecessary labor entailed for
members OF the Wake County Board of Elec-
tons will prove to be labor we'll expended,
If the 1941 General Assembly takes heed and
gives the State a long overdue reform.
The ballots themselves invited the joke. So
many justices Of the peace are provided for
by statute that in Raleigh township, as in
nearly all others in the State, there were not
nearly as many candidates as there were
places to be filled. Therefore, the official bal
lots contained blank lines, on which were writ
ten In the names of persons who were not
only not candidates out who would not think
of serving if elected.
The situation would be bad enough if that
was the whole picture. But in addition to pro-
vldlng for the election of many times the
number of justices of the peace as are actually
needed, present laws provide for creation of
thousands upon thousands of others in two
ways. The Legislature itself names them by
the hundreds, and usually by the Thousand,
at every session.. The Governor is permitted
to appoint an unlimited number in addition.
Governor-elect Broughton would perform a
useful service if he would announce before
taking office that he will not appoint a single
Justice OF the peace to office while in office.
The Legislature should then follow suit, and
reduce the number to be elected. There is
already provision for appointments to fill va
cancies by Superior Court clerks.
The present procedure should be ended for
the very good reason that it is a ridiculous
procedure. Another and better reason for re-
form is that the present procedure by pro-
vlding for far more justices than there is
any conceivable need leads invariably to the
selection of incompetents. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Foreign Reactions

Foreign reactions to the results of the ma
tional election ran, on the whole, true to form.
In various countries the commentators said
about what they were expected to say.
The British took the outcome as a vote
against Hitler-and if Mr.. Willkie had been
elected instead of Mr.. Roosevelt they would
have said much the same thing, for Mr..
Willkie was committed to all possible aid to
Britain, too.
In Germany, naturally enough, the empha-
sis is placed on the Presidents pledge, a
pledge also made by his opponent, that the
United States will not become involved in a
foreign war.
AS for the Italians, they are described as
being cold and restrained in commenting on
the outcome.
Whatever any foreign commentator, official
or unofficial, may say, we may take it as GER
tain that the election created a profound i'm
preston everywhere.
The very fact that this nation went about
the business of choosing a President and a
congress in much the usual way, despite the
state of the world, is a testimonial to its
strength. The further fact that the result has
been accepted is proof of our basic unity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
WILLKIE WORKING
ON RADIO SPEECH
Will Be Speaking For N.Y.
self But May Chart
Course For Followers
MA SepaA tk

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-LR-Wen.
dell L. Willkie, defeated republican
presidential candidate, worked today
on a radio address to be given TO-.
morrow night while his personal
headquarters reported that he had
received more than $4,000 postelec-
ton letters and kilograms urging
him to continue his Crusade"
There was no indication Of tie
precise subject of his address, to he
given from 1880 to II (EST) over
national hookups of the three major
broadcasting companies.
When he revealed plans last week
for the broadcast he said 1T is both
the duty and an obligation on my
part to state my views While he
said he would be speaking for N.Y.
SELF" political circles expressed be-
lief he would chart the course he
believes his followers should take
during the next four years,
Willkie said he and Mrs. Willkie
probably would leave shortly after
the broadcast for the latter's home
town of Rushville, Ind, to start q
vacation.
Willkie's headquarters iSSue0a
statement quoting a number OF com
munications received since Tuesdays
election and citing as a typical lei
ter mi from an Iowa publisher Who
declared:
This unity talk which is no"
being promoted is nothing more thaa
a plan on the part of the totalNa'
rians to crush all opposition to ls
New Deal party. If it succeeds .
will thoroughly effect the death Z"
our two-party system in this coOA'
try"