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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13

Free land: One where $50 million
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13
BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS
TURE IN FULL COLOR

A timely, charming painting In
the Holiday spirit, by Henry Give,
distinguished American artist, re-
produced In full color Don't miss
this feature in the December ~
issue OF
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE SUNDAY
AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13
GREAT NEW SERIAL OF THE
STAGE
STAGE

1.-THE Poison Crystal. New serial
in which love and hate play drama
tic roles begins in the December az
issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE SUNDAY
AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13

Better not say anybody Is dis
loyal to his class. To have such an
idea is to be disloyal to all that
makes America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13

Don't condemn people for being
loyal to an awful man. Think OF our
wives.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13

Notice: Instead Of the previously
announced Parent Teachers Meeting
scheduled for December 10, 1t will
be held on Wednesday night, De-
cember Is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-13

Those who live BY the sword shall
perish by the taxes.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Many Stings Wins Widener With Fine Stretch
Speed, With Big Pebble Taking Second Place

ticket and won So, 900 for his own
er, Leo ]. Marks Of Columbus, Ohio.
Claim Of Foul Denied.
For several minutes after the race
the result board was splattered with
red lights, denoting a claim Of foul,
and the hackers of Many Stings
were held in suspense. But In the
end they collected, and the favor
ite was led into the winners circle.
Owner Marks heard the result from
his hotel, too i'll to visit the track.
Many Stings bore wide as he went
around the field entering the stretch
and continued to steer wide as they
came down toward the wire. Big
Pebble, outstanding surprise Of the
race. first tried to 60 past the leader
on the outside but found his way
partly blocked. Only q furlong from
home his rider, George Seabo, sud-
denly cut across behind Many stings
and then tried 1t from that side, but
1t was too late.
The objection was based o. the
claim that Ruperto Dmoso, little
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Chilean rider atop Many stinss, de-
liberately had borne out to hold OIL
Big Pebble, but the onicials wouldn't
agree. Donoso said he knew he
could win all the way and that he
never was worried by The Chiefs
early pace.
Big Pebble, owned by Mrs. E. s.
Moore of Wyoming, paid the hand
some price Of $3.50 for placing Sec
ond, while Supreme Sir and Day
on split the show price Of 1880.
Fifth 1T the finish was The Chief,
followed by Shot Put, Dolly Val,
Sandy Boot, Woof Woof, Memory
Book, Brown King. High Fidelity.
Sir Damion, Confiado, Inscoelda and
Technician. None of them ever hg-
ured seriously in the race except The
Chief and he had everybody worried
for 4 time.
A, great sprinter, The Chief
jumped right into the lead 4 fur
long from the gate and increased
his advantage steadily e the deld
(bss MANY 6T0loA Pase 1-li3
Evening star., 1940-03-03
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

MIAMI, March 2.-Stout-hearted
as his supporters thought he was,
Many Stings came up with q burn
ing turn Of speed in the final run
to the wire at Hialeah Park today
to win the colorful Widener Chal-
lenge Cup race by a half length
from field of Is other stake horses.
Far behind the flying leader, Max
well Howard's The Chief, when the
big cavalcade hit the final bend,
Many Stings, the favorite, flashed
ahead as they went into the closing
run and held the lead stubbornly
against the challenge of Big Pebble,
which finished four lengths ahead
Of Supreme Sir and Day on, dead
heated for third.
A crowd Of 16,093 paid to watch
the nth running of Florida's great
est horse race in fine, sunny weather
and bet Q record $40 $50 through
the mutuel machines. Many stings
repaid ts.1o on each - winning
Evening star., 1940-03-03
By BURTON HAWKINS,

Oft-beaten, but still formidable,
Glenn Cunningham suffered another
loss in a chain Of defeats in his
specially, the mile, last night at
Catholic University gymnasium, but,
take it from Glenn, don't hang him
out with the weeks wash tomor-
row. For Glenn says he isn't fin-
ished yet.
Cunningham trailed elongated,
somber Gene Venzke. former Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania star now
running for the New York A. c., to
the tape BY 3yards in the Maxi Mile,
feature event of the seventh an
nual Catholic University indoor meet.
Archie San Romani finished third.
Unknown to the overflow crowd
Of 1000, Cunningham was running
with a gashed left foot which panied
him at every step. The laces in his
left shoe ripped on the first turn
Of the initial lap when he vas
forced to twist suddenly to avert q
collision. Cunningham finished the
race with foot which was bleed
ing through heavy woolen socks.
Time Is Good for Track.
A dark crimson spot the size Of
half dollar over his toes offered mute
testimony to the amazing reservoir
of courage in the barrel-chested
Kansan. In some manner the shoe
clung to his foot, but twisted with
every touch of that to the boards,
drawing blood early in the race.
Cunningham. drawing the pole
position, was second entering the
first turn as Luigi Beccan took the
lead. He continued to hold that
spot as Joe McCluskey grasped the
front position to hold it for seven
laps. -.
San Romani made his bid on the
ninth lap, taking the lead, but fad
ed and the towering Venzke, pacing
himself well, took the lead on the
10th and STAYED of Cunningham s
bid to win in 4 minutes 226 seconds,
considered excellent time for the
narrow, treacherous track. This broke
the record of 4::34 made by Tom
Fields of Maryland last year.
McCluskey Sets Early Pace.
McCluskey set the early pace, cov-
ering the first quarter in 81 seconds
and the first half mile in minutes
IS seconds. Venzke was in COM
mand when they reached the three
quarter mark In minutes 80 Sec
onds.
Beccah, running third position for
five leads, finished fourth while Nc
Cluskey drifted back to nth place
and Mason Chronister, Maryland
distance runner, was sixth.
"Iu regain my form as soon as
I'm able to get in . couple Of weeks
of practice" informed Cunningham
after the race. 1--WE been travelling
1000 to 2,500 miles every week,
making as many as nine lectures a
day, eating banquet foed and, in
general, not living as an athlete
should.
I've lost my endurance, but It's
Just from lack Of proper training" I"
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Tar Heels Too Good
For Duke in Final
OF Basket Play

RALEIGH, N. c., March 2 Dr.
North Carolina, led by the high
scoring. 6-foot-5 center, George
Glamack,, won the Southern Com
ference basket ball championship
tonight by defeating Duke, 80 to 23.
It was the seventh conference
championship for the White Phan-
toms. It was also the first time
that North Carolina had faced
Duke, its traditional foe, In the
final game Of the conference tour
nament.
Glamack marked up 1S points In
tonight's game. In his three games
this week he scored q total Of 81
points to make him the high scorer
Of the tournament.
Chuck Holley Of Duke started
the scoring and the Blue Devils
led the first 10 minutes. A basket
put North Carolina ahead, 9 to 8,
and then the Phantoms never were
headed.
Duke was behind, Il to 20, at the
Evening star., 1940-03-03
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Although
handicapped by a sprained wrist, AL
Blozis, 250-pound Georgetown soph-
omore, came within 51z inches of his
own recent world indoor record and
carried of the intercollegiate A. A.
A. A. shotput championship tonight
before crowd Of 1000 at Madison
Square Garden.
In the qualifying trials this aft
ernOon Blozis heaved the l6-pound
ball SIS feet 81 inches and this
mark stood up through the final TO-
night. .-r a1z1
It was the third successive Sat-
urday that he has bettered' the
listed indoor record of 81 feet l0sz
inches, but was short his perform
ance In the national A. A. U. cham
pionships last week when he hit
IS feet 8A inches.
Tufts Hurdler in Front.
Ed Dugger, Negro hurdler from
Tufts College, created another meet
mark in the final Of the 60-yard
hurdles. His 7.3 seconds in a blanket
finish with Jay Shields of Yale and
Frank Fuller Of Virginia was a
tenth of a second better than the
former standard set by Shields in
1898 and equaled last year by Ted
Day, also of Yale.
A third I. c. "A record went by
the boards as Ed Burrowes, Prince
tons husky sophomore, took the
1,000-yard run by three yards over
Joe Zeitler Of Manhattan in 2:l38.
This knocked one and four-tenths
seconds of the 1899 time Of Frank
Slater of Fordham.
Herbert Near World Mark.
Jim Herbert Of New York Univer-
sity set the rafters rocking by run
ming the fastest 800 yards Of the
season, 1:l1.2, for another new meet
record. The Negro flash collared
Wes Wallace. of Fordham, the de-
Tending champion, in the 40-yard
home stretch and whipped him by
6 inches.
The time was only one-tenth Of q
second of Herbert's world record
and cut eight-tenths of the 1885
meet mark hung by Howie Borck Of
Manhattan.
Ewell is Double Victor.
Norwood Barney Ewell Of Penn
State became the meets first double
winner and joined the list Of record
breakers by adding the broad jump
crown to his sprint title.
The Negro sophomore cleared a
feet 8h inches to better the 1885
mark of Princeton's Anson Perins
by 6h inches.
Perina suffered his first I. c. "A
defeat in three years as he placed
fourth behind Don Blount Of Dart
mouth and Frank Oil of Pitt.
Hoya Freshmen Flashy.
An an-star Georgetown University
freshman team anchored by Miller
Phil Graves cracked a nine-year-old
record in the freshman medley relay
which did not count in the team
scoring.
Graves reeled OF 4:15.4 mile as
the Hoya foursome won by q round
100 yards over Manhattan in 1922
10 and 1/10 seconds better than the
Evening star., 1940-03-03

win brought his total t6 $437, ,730.
Sun Beau's record was $376,744.
Jockey Basil James, aboard
Whichcee, fired complaint at Sea-
biscuit, charging Jockey Johnny
Red) Pollard cut in on him at the
sixteenth pole. The protest was not
allowed, however, and the entry Of
Seabiscuit and Kayak II paid OF
across the board at the price Of
$40, $3.50 and $3.50. Whichcee
paid $3.50 to show.
The betting handle" for the
eight-race program broke all records
at Santa Anita Park. The pari mu.
tuel machines recorded 81, TOT 200 for
the day. The previous high figure
was s1,701,749. The amount bet on
the handicap today was $685., 100.
The roar of the record thronR
swept behind Seabiscuit and his
pal OF the saddle as they thundered,
one length back of the flying
Whichcee, into the first turn and
around the lightning fast track.
The sunlight played on the crim-
son red of the Howard silks, and
the echo Of the tumult surged back
from the nearby Sierra Madre
mountains on the charging horses
as they made for the far turn and
rounded it to start for home.
It was Whichcee three quarters
of a length over the mighty Bis
cult, with Wedding Call and Can't
Wait pressing close behind as they
entered the turn for the stretch.
Seabiscuit Takes Command.
The lead shifted back and forth
moment under the flying hoofs Of
Wedding Call, Whichcee and Sea-
biscuit, but suddenly the cry went
up:
"Seabiscuit in front" and the
shouting mounted. Jockey Leon
Haas, on the other color bearer,
suddenly doomed into the front
ranks, and it was Seabiscuit and
Kayak II running one, two, Just as
they did one week ago in the San
Antonio Handicap.
Wedding Call, owned by w. C.
CATERS and j. H. Sattler, of Los
Angeles, ran surprising fourth,
with Apprentice Doug Dodson In
the saddle.
Seabiscuit, accorded a rousing re-
ception as he trotted to the post q
few minutes before, heard another
deafening roar when he was led into
the winners circle for the floral
presentation. Twice before he had
been denied that honor; first, in
1887, when Rosemont beat him out
OF the top prize by nose, and again
in 1888 when rollicking Stagehand
scampered in to lift the prize by
another nose.
Among An-Time Greats.
The old campaigner, a papa, now
takes his place as one of the all-time
greats of the turf. Undisputed stake
king of 1888, out of the running with
an injury that threatened to end his
racing days forever in 1899, this hero
OF five years on the race tracks Of
the Nation was the idol of millions.
Seabiscuit ran the IL miles in
2:01A. The track record of 2:01as
was set in the big cap year ago
by Kayak II.
Kayaks second brought more
money to the Howard Stable. The
San Francisco sportsman won
$4,000 for second, Wichcee took
$4,000 for third and Wedding Call
5000 for fourth.
Finishing back of these in order
were War Plumage, fifth: Heelly,
sixth; Viscounty, seventh; Can't
Wait, eighth; Specify, ninth; Royal
Crusader, tenth; Don Mike, eleventh;
Ra II, twelfth, and Kantan, thir-
teenth and last.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Later They Decide Nick Is Pretty Swell

Milan outfed before he his around
the time of World War he established himself the best center fielder
Washington matched
It isn't likely start much Certainly the best
George Case stole 81 last Milan in
campaign and in another and he wasn't the heaviest hitter in
world, either.
zeb bombards the oued with fungoes swinging the skinny stick
until his hands hard caoused Running overweight
until their teaching Case Lewis
line dvesgvng tip to Walkerhowng Wasde how hook
slide.
Nick Aock is mis- middle COS and he doesn't clown much
used because it, but before became he
souhpaw pitcher White Soxthe less Wonderland
what he doesn't know about pitching written the head
Nick himself into uniform
leather ball collars pitcher like Chase
kauska he narl and until the hurler
searns someingand wants bang Nick the head with bat for
being conscientious and indeed testify personal hen when
t Nick pulls crack trick the hurer laughs
thinks the old pretty .l.Sa.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Joe Di Mag Calls
Self HoIdout
~ the Associated Press.

0y tue A80OcIHVQ FIetS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March a.
Joe Di Maggie, the betting Yankee
outfielder, still was In town today
instead Of being en- route to
Florida for spring training-and
he doesn't mind being called Z
holdout.
II don't call myself . holdout,"
Joe said, but II that's what you
wish to call it, It's all right. I
won't leave San Francisco until I
hear from him ed Barrow,
Yankee president)."
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Riggs Smart Tactics
Overcome mcneiI
Al Indoor Net
! Bobby First Ace Holding
/ Both Titles in Yeors;
Soroh Fobyon Wins
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 2.-Peerless
Bobby Riggs became the first ten
mis- ace since the great days Of
Big Bill Tilden to win both the
outdoor and the indoor national
singles championship when he
swept Don McNeill of Oklahoma
City OH the boards, a6, 6-1. Ga,
2-6, 60 in the indoor final today.
Riggs beat today's gallery favorite
in q match in which the smart
tactician outplanned and outgamed
the blond Kenyon College student
scoring heavily on a series of per-
fectly timed advances to the net.
The match was a grand display
on indoor tennis, but it wasn't half
as exciting as the women's singles
in which Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, the
Bostonian, defeated blond Pauline
Beta Of Los Angeles in three sets,
90, 1-6, Is.
Miss Betz, the defending cham
pion, was moving Mrs. Fabyan
down mercilessly when they took
q l0-minute intermissiop between
the second and third sets-and
promptly lost four straight games.
She courageously came back, but
the handicap was too much and
Mrs. Fabyan ran the match out.
Mrs. Fabyan, like Riggs. was win
ming her first indoor title.
Norma Taubele Of New York and
Gracyn Wheeler of Los Angeles
took the women's doubles cham.
pionship by defeating Louise Ray
mond of Scarsdale, N. Y, and
Patricia Cumming Of Westfield, N.
j., IS, Ga.
Miss Betz and Riggs concluded the
tournament by capturing the mixed
doubles title, defeating Mrs. Fabyan
and Cooke in the final round, SO.
e.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Roneers Go Ahead Aaoin

TORONTO, March 2 R.-The
New York Rangers moved ahead
again in their see-saw fight with the
Boston Bruins for the national
Hockey League leadership when
they held Maple Leafs to . IL tie
IN q hard checking argument to-
night.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
A Good Scout Is Cumbriu, the Buffer

Joseph a funny
where in baseball player got behind the 8ba
minor league cubowne who the with religious
that matches Gnth Mr. Cambria the Mats scout dscoverer
mediocre ability buffer
training camp jokes.
the balpyer he brings colossal tomatoes
They wouy inexperienced partly what Cambria
himself doesn't know about baseball would fill volumes
And here little who really is there He found Case,
asquadng pitcher made him outed furnished
with material with which the
business found Krakausa and Johnny Wela
Jimmy Vernon and Eddie Leip and Alexandra Carrasquel
Martin the best trainer IN according
Mike old bicycle
the bike boys their handbars
been rubbing Grifs balplayers SINCE
Mr. Martin is Dr. Jekyn-Ndr Hyde The rubbing the
his castle he his domain with hand
aueang bapayer spran stepping
playing shot from the sand turned
by Miguel dressed roasted And then
king whether he 100000 oufelder kid
Crck Neck, Ca
catcher world champions wrinked
stealing clustering comedian who takes life lightly pitching se
Unfolding magician still the
rabid who
lion a
aren't to be found in the box
win ball games just the same.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
-Ossie Coached Himself Out of Job

osse Buege is off the active list Of the Washington rosie,
tor the first time in 18 again.
because the master nelder Of them all play position fol
couple of weeks better tan Washingons regulars and better
than the regulars of most other team
Ossie like Milan He his quiet the ball
players like him. bahful
them illustrating
In the neld and make that will stand through the training
campaign the most sensational
Ossie fellow third all
winning teams in 1924 and in 1925 1888 When 1894
rolled the went training American
decided harderhttng Cecil rookie
Bueges job Ossie that
third with Travis and showed the gangng awkward kid
to play the taught himself right job Ossie did,
life the
Evening star., 1940-03-03

DOUBLE TRIUMPH-Here Is
Seabiscuit scoring the greatest
victory OF his racing career,
coming home in front in the
10000 added Santa Anita
Handicap to become the turf's
leading money winner of all
time. Running second Is
Kayak, II, his stablemate,
with Whichee third.
"A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
abc Bags Santa Anita Handicap Becomes m Top Money Winner
Win, Lose or Draw
Names Thot Don't Appear in Box Score
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
star stan Correspondent.

Nomes That Don't Appear in Box Score
ORLANDO in common except
baseball and the interests Of the quietly
eceny IN this training camp and watch them their
chores and 60 their unhade understand
eate OF the thought Of big league
his enterprise.
Six contrasting personality appearance
background rarely make the public prints Once time
them did That when their
the the fans who attention used
cheer thembeore they took the jobs hold
shadows by the find only reflected
Benny Bengough fat bald the field boisterous
thoughtful joking serious
the greatest ball all mehe 1927 Yankees
he coach He works with the pitchers and tells them
follow through their behind pitches
with the catches them
how to rip OF and high
When Mats Hit Jackpot in 1907
ndoes he catches than normal share of batting practice
then hits ungo fellows like Jake Early and Evans long after
the other players have quit And when he dresses in the almost
serted clubhouse he pats bung and scratches his bald
head that in the records that two he
caught SO ball the he managing
cye Milan is quiet and and the man who sits the
hotel lobby established like
Gerald Walker Buddy Lewis rockies fresh from the Florida
troubles and ask for advice
baked the and has the old bplayers Of
wrinkles especially Ask dad about
1907 rockies Joined the Nationals. One
Walter the other named Cdhey called him
Zeb-Mian.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
$437,730 Takes
Record From
Sun Beau
Thrills $4,000, Breaks
Track Mark; Kayak II.
'StobIemote, Second

fContinued From Page A-1.)
Evening star., 1940-03-03
BIozis Near Own Shot Record,
Although Wrist Hurt; Many
4. G.. IA Marks Bettered

1881 Manhattan teams time and
only "a seconds of the world record
held by the great North Texas State
Teachers College quartet of 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-01
Heavy Vote Seen
In California as
Election Nears

SACRAMENTO, Nov. |. (UP)-
Secretary of State Paul Peek today
predicted the California vote at
next Tuesdays presidential elec-
ton would come close to 3,500000,
or more than 80 per cent of the
states record total of 4,052,395 reg
iStered voters.
The voting percentage always
approximtes 80 per cent in a presi-
dental year. Peek said, but the in
tense interest in the closing weeks
of the campaign led him to be-
lieve it would go higher.
Rival political leaders pushed their
get-out- -the-vote campaigns an d
predicted success in the presidential,
congressional, legislative, judicial
and various local contests on the
ballot.
In contrast to the belief of Gov.
Culbert Olson that President Roose-
velt will win California by 100000
votes, Clem Whitaker, Republican
northern manager, today declared
that California has swung de-
'cisively away from the New Deal
and can now be placed definitely
in the Willkie column
Young Republicans of northern
California will meet tomorrow night
in San Francisco to hear State
Chairman Thomas Kuchel, senator
elect from Orange county.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-01

LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. l. CUP)-
Former president Herbert Hoover
last night denounced the foreign
policy of the New Deal as one of
"hysteria that might get this ma
ton into war, and put forward a
three point program to assure a
lasting peace for the United States
Mr.. Hoover called for election of
Wendell L. Willkie to offset "the
hundreds of acts which tend to drag
us toward war" committed uned
President Roosevelt.
He proposed:
Furnish all the support to Eng
land of which the United States is
capable within the law
2-Stop cultivating "hysteria" at
home and sticking pins in tigers
abroad
3-"Make Just Ole more talk
that would emphasize this nations
earnest desire for peace with the
world.
That last talk should notify the
"arming to the teeth, that we are
organizing its economic strength
in every corner. from the cellar
to the garrett; that after year or
two years or whatever time that
Job takes. we are going to talk
again. Then we are going to say
exactly what we expect the rela-
tions of other nations to be with
US and our interests. Then we will
be talking the one language which
they (dictators) understand"
Mr.. Hoover said tnat the pres
ent administrations foreign policy,
no less than its domestic program.
was a failure after seven years.
We are distrusted by most Of
the world he said. We have sue
ceeded in securing the enmity of
a very large part of it"
He criticized the President for
effecting American recognition of
Soviet Russia and then. referring
TO the German Italian japanese
agreement, said:
Thus for the first time in our
history we face a military alliance
directed TO bring pressure upon US
not on one flank but on both
flanks."
Mr.. Hoover laid the collapse Of
the London economic conference in
1888 at the door of Mr.. Roosevelt,
thus ending "the possibility of eX-
tinguishing those economic fire up
On which world conflagration has
burned ever since
Americas foreign policy, he said,
should be such as to leave no doubt
with powers abroad of our strength
Oh Of our determination te refrain
from Intervention. There should be
no illusions abroad. he said, "a
bout our position, else sofne nations