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Griffmen, Hot Against
MI. Clubs, Cooled
By Loop Rivals
Win 6 Of 8 From Senior
Leoeuers, 2 Of 6 From
American Teums

Not that 1t means anything as
far as American League records go.
but the Senators, moving into a new
championship campaign tomorrow,
hold a nine-game winning streak
in exhibition competition.
In the wake of a bizarre 12-to-l1
victory yesterday over the Orioles
in Baltimore-a game which wound
up the Nationals preseason cam
paigning-Clark Griffith's ball club
was able to show the following
record:
1-Sixteen games won and eight
lost, dating back to March 10.
Six wins in eight games against
National League opposition. (And
once they were leading the Cards,
20, when rained out in the fourth
inningD
Eight victories in 10 games
against minor league clubs Gnclud-
ing teams from the American As
sociation, International League,
Southern Association and Florida
State League.
@(Sotto voce). Two wins in six
games with American League clubs.
Pofahl, Early Hit Homers.
For eight innings yesterday in
Baltimore it looked as If the Griff-
men didn't feel like playing ball.
They went at it halfheartedly and,
going into their half of the ninth,
the Orioles held 1912 lead. Tommy
Hughes, Baltimore pitcher, had
given only two hits and no runs in
the four innings he had worked
when the storm broke.
Before Hughes and his successor,
Orlin Collier, could retire the side
the Nationals had made 10 runs and
10 hits in the ninth inning. Eight
OF the hits came in succession and
included in this string were home
runs by Jimmy Pofahl and Jake
Early.
Pofahl's, coming with two on base,
tied the score at 1910 and Early's,
with one man aboard, brought the
winning runs.
The Orioles came back in their
half of the ninth against the quickly
warmed-up Rene Monteagudo. With
one down Nick Etten, first baseman,
hit a home run, but Monteagudo
finally retired the side.
Leaders in Washington's 17-hit
attack were Jimmy Wasdell and
Cecil Travis, who accounted for
four hits apiece. One of Wasdell's
was a f1rst-inning homer.-F. E. S.
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ably Herb Hash from Minneapolis,
and a corps of in-and-outers COM
plete the staff.
AS run-manufacturing club the
Red Sox are unsurpassed. Three
members of the infield and at least
two in the outfield are established
.300-plus hitters. The third base
man, Jim Tabor, is expected to join
the 300 hitters, thereby leaving only
the batterymen out of the extraor-
dinary class.
Foxx First in Homers.
AS the Red Sox, with Grove pitch
ing, trot onto the field tomorrow to
face the Nationals and Dutch Leon
ard, here is a brief list of last years
accomplishments:
First Baseman Jimmy Foxx, with
IS home runs, led both major
leagues in this highly vital depart
ment. In addition he was runner
up to Joe Di Maggie for the Ameri-
can League batting title with a 800
average. He knocked across los
runs, scored 100 and made 1853 hits.
Bobby Doerr, no home-run hitter,
ranks with Joe Gordon as one of the
two best second basemen in base
ball. He batted .3l8. Cronin, still
one of the best money hitters" in
the business, hit for 1903 and drove
home LOT runs. Tabor, as a rookie,
batted only .298, but he knocked
over 95 runs and made 167 hits.
Young Di Mag Due Spotlight.
Rated even more dangerous now
than Foxx is Theodore Francis Will
liams, the lanky right fielder. who,
as a rookie last year, batted 1927,
scored 13l runs, made 185 hits and
led both major leagues In runs
batted In with the staggering total
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with this in mind, ordered . doz-
en- taxicabs to await the Mats ut
this time outside the Orioles
park.
The game was going along in
good time and then came the
10-run rally in the ninth inning
This consumed time BY
the time the players had dressed
1t was going on 6 o'clock and
when they stepped into their
cabs the meters read 81 before
the drivers had shifted into first
gear :. The taxi company simply
ordered the meters to be turned
on at 5 O'Clock and 80 the aver
age cab fare for the trip to the
railroad station ran over 81,
whereas on the way to the park
the meters only read Is cents
apiece. --~
0eedl Travis q the Gifts NO.
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of 145. In center is the defensively
brilliant Roger Cramer, a .311 hitter
last year and scorer of 10 runs.
Center of attention tomorrow
likely will be Dominic Di Maggie,
the bespectacled rookie from San
Francisco. No major circuit is the
Pacific Coast League, but Dom's
record cannot be dismissed lightly.
Not the record that he hung up.
All he did was hit 800, with 165
runs scored and 235 hits made.
Gene Desautels, a consistent $50
hitter, is the weakest of the regu-
lars on offense, but Gene may we'll
be carried by a club otherwise
packed with powerhouse swingers.
With pitching of the same caliber
the Red Sox would stand out, even
above the Yankees. But last year
they had no such pitching. They
ranked only slightly above the Mats,
whose hurting was sixth best in the
circuit. As result, the Sox were
II games off the pace of the Yanks
in 1899 and this seems to be too
great a margin to overcome this
year, even allowing for improve
ment In the Boston club and slow
ing up on the part of the champs.
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Were Better Than Last Year. Chorus Big League Pilots Bell Time Na
No Club Can Catch One Ahead
If All Have Improved as
Much as They Boast
Pennont Predictions Out Of Style Following
FIops Of Terry and Hortnett as Prophets;
Fons Will Like Griffs, Says Harris

Mccoy has strengthened US at sec.
ond and Rubeling at third. Our
outfleld compares favorably with
any in the league and our catching
is adequate. The only drawback.
and this is most important. is our
pitching. This may be weak at the
start, but will improve as we go
along"
Haney Hopes TO Leave Cellar.
Fred Haney, St. Louis Browns
I'VE have an improved ball club and
hope to finish higher than last year.
The addition of Walt Judnich in
center field and Alan Strange at
shortstop will tighten our defense
and naturally also will help our
pitching. If a couple Of other clubs
are no better than last year, know
we won't end up in the cellar"
Del Baker, Detroit Tigers-"I ex-
pect the Tigers to return to the
first division this year. This opinion
is based on the assumption that
Charley Gehringer will be able to
play second base for us. Our OUT
field is stronger and Hank Green
berg has given it added punch. The
pitching also looks q little better"
Bucky Harris. Washington Sen
ators-"We have one of the
fastest teams I have ever seen.
1t will hit, too, but not many home
runs. However, when you have as
much speed as we have you don't
miss the power too much. If our
pitching holds up we'll be a good
team. Anyhow. it will be the kind of
a team that the fans like to watch"
Oscar Witt, Cleveland Indians
"At no time have I had the entire
squad in shape to play at the same
time. How can make predictions
about a team that, in a sense,
haven't seen? We're not ready in
the way I'd like to club to be ready
this close to the opening game"
National League.
Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs
I'm convinced we have a better ball
club than a year ago-how much
better remains to be seen. Sturgeon
is faster than any shortstop we had
last year and helps us defensively.
AL Todd has improved the catching.
I look for Augie Galan and Hank
Leiber to have fine seasons and
Dominic Dallesandro has caught on
in great style"
Bill McKechnie, Cincinnati Reds
I'VE are ready to start the season
with a ball club stronger than the
one We won the pennant with last
year"
Ray Blades, St. Louis Cardinals
I'VE think We have a pretty good
club. but as to just where we will
finish am unable to say. However,
1 think our club will give q good
account of itself"
Leo Durocher, Brooklyn DODGERS
I'm not making a preseason pre-
dlctlon on my team or any other
team in the National League. But
I will say this: 1t was hustle. not
luck. that gave the Dodgers third
tSee BASEBALL, Page A-l7J
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s batter, but he's still the best
lead-on man In the game
The first three times he walked
to the plate he led of innings.
and singled each time The
run he drove across during that
wild ninth inning was his first
in q coon's age Eddie COL
Inns, jr., son Of the general man
ager Of the Red Sox, looked good
He collected q single and
q double in five times at bat and
in the fifth inning he stole Sec
oad and third and scored on an
1nfield out. .
There was q special usher at
Oriole Park to help newspaper
men to the upstairs press box
-. the steps were coated with
ice It's fashionable now to
throw . muckler while wearing
. Nat uniform and % ead Hud-
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Game Won From Orioles With 10Run Ro Laughing Mumbinq
cSn

The Nationals still were laugh
ing, and alternately mumbling,
over their weird 1911 game
with the Baltimore Orioles yes
terday-laughing over their 10
run rally in the ninth inning and
mumbling against Alphonse
Thomas, their old teammate who
manages the Orioles It was
Thomas who insisted the game be
played, although before they ar
rived in Baltimore attendants at
the park played hoses over the
grandstand seats to wash away
the snow and, stepping from their
train, new snow f1urries fell on
the Griffs at noon.
Maybe this will clear up the
great mystery Pitcher Ken
Chase was to have led OF the
Mats ninth inning yesterday,
when the score was i0-2 Ia favor
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of the Orioles Instead, Man.
ager Bucky Harris sent Charley
Colbert to hit for Ken The
pinch-hitter promptly doubled
and scored on George Cases dou-
BILE, making it 1913. Hits began
to rain of the Washington bats
and, finally, the side batted
around . But when Colbert was
due at bat again Sammy West
walked out of the dugout to
pinch-hit.
What happened was that Gel
bert, after scoring, figured his
work was done, and the Orioles
lead was unsurmountable, and
left the premises to take a shower
=. Thus Harris had to substi-
tute West on the next bat
Sambo was an awful bum
Whereas. Gelbert had doubled,
Sammy only singled West
Evening star., 1940-04-15
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Maybe
you don't think 80 and maybe the
standings won't show 1t after the
season starts tomorrow, but every
club in baseball's two major leagues
Is stronger this year.
No less an authority than the word
Of the 16 managers can be accepted
for that statement and you will have
to admit that they ought to know.
The only fault with the managers
survey is that II each club has i'm
proved as much as they say, no
team can catch the club ahead
None Of the managers publicly is
picking his own club to win the
pennant-which goes to show what
cagey characteristics have been bred
into the present pilots and perhaps
explains how all but one of the man
ayers who finished the 1899 season
are back again for 1940
DR.. j. Thompson Prothro of the
Philadelphia Phillies even goes 50
far as to say, Il don't think we will
finish in the first division"
Keep Away From Flag Predictions.
There was a time when nearly
every manager dutifully. If not par
ticularly confident, predicted a
pennant for his charges. But last
year only Bill Terry of the New
York Giants and Babby Hartnett of
the Chicago Cubs were so venture
eov,,a ord fhoir avnar;aoen ,,eou 10 ,,o
served as lesson.
As Casey Stengel of the Boston
Bees declares: Tin not picking my
race this year. I did 1t last year
and wound up seventh"
This reluctance Of the managers to
commit themselves. you understand,
is just strategy. All the clubs are
stronger.
Take a look:
American League. Jimmy Dykes,
Chicago White Sox-"We1l have
more power this year with Julius
Solters and Taft Wright in the out
field. Bob Kennedy at third appears
to be a coming star and has one OF
the finest arms I've ever seen. If
we hit consistently we'll make trou-
BILE and be hard to beat all the way
Joe Cronin, Boston Red Sox-"If
our pitching. which has looked good
stays that way, we're going to be a
much improved ball club. I feel
personally that Cleveland. Detroit
Chicago and Washington have i'm
proved. Well all be in there trying
to knock of the Yankees"
Joe Mccarthy, New York Yankees
The Yanks look as good as last
year. No major league club ever
won five straight championships, yet
most every one has picked us to do
it. That is tribute to our players
skill. My team is well balanced and
has batting and pitching strength.
1t is ready to meet any challenge" p"
Connie Mack, Philadelphia Ath-
letics-"1m quite satisfied the Ath-
letics will be much stronger this
season than last. although I can't
predict where we'll finish. Certainly
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son has come up With one :.
Joe Haynes definitely will start
the second game Of the season On
Wednesday against the Red sox.
The Orioles are an Athletic.
Ph1lly farm Bill Nagel, Nick
Etten and Skeeter Newsome, tn
the infield, once belonged to the
AS At second base, round
ing out the quartet, was Gene
Corbett, formerly of the Phillies
-. Young Collins, In center, also
belongs to the AS, and Art Gra-
ham, in right, once was the prop
erty of the Red Sox.
Clark Griffith braved the foot
ball weather to see the start Of
the game He left for WASH
ington with the International
Leaguers ahead, 10-2, and didn't
hear Of the Mats victory until
Secretary Smith phoned him
from Uniou Station. ~ E.e.
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Long Last Inning Rolls Up Waiting Toxis' Bill

scored q moment later when
Jake Early whacked a home run
-. Sans run, and Jake's, proved
to be the winning ones.
Before the game the Griffs,
with Gerry Walker taking up the
collection. Clipped in to buy
Pitcher James Henry Dean q city
hat The one Dean is wear
ing has a brim an inch wide, is a
size six, and has country store
written all over 1t .. Jim's new
felt is due today.
There may be nothing new
under the sun but you can't
prove it by Billy Smith, the
keeper Of the Grifhth Stadium
hot dog who yesterday completed
his yearly stint as road secretary
Of the Warrington club Billy
figured that Z 3 o'clock ball game
should md around 3 o'clock and.
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Box Score

Totals :3717:7 8 Totals 4o1l2 27 10
'Batted for Dean in fifth
tBatted for Chase in ninth
tBatted for Chelini in fourth
Slated for Collier in ninth.
WASHINGTON. ~ 10 600 0OlO-12
Baltimore OO4 l12 COLL
Runs-Case. Wasdell (2). Lewis Travis
20; Bloodworth. Pofahl, Early. Welaj
Colbert West. Collins t2l. Graham. NJ.
Howell, Etten t2l. Nagel 2l. Corbett. H.
Howell. Chelini Errors-Lewis. Bloodworth.
N Howell -. Hamilton, Hughes, Newsome:
Il Howell Case, Travis, Early (2). Pofahl
CD: Etten. Two-base hits-Collins, Hughes.
Colbert. Case; Three-base hit--Levis
Home runs-Wasdell. M. Howell, Pofahl.
E1nrly; Far Etten ste Stolen basesGNewsome Col,
.iE;aa.. to Ett.n; Left on bssss.washinston, :;
Dean: 2; Oh chelini. !; Oh Hushes:, .; 81
Montesuedo. l: Struck out--By Chelini. 2:
81 Collier, 2. Hits.on chelini, in :
ninSs: ra3s... Of Hughes in ~ innings; Of!
innings; of Monteguedo, / In / inning.
Hit BY pitched ball-By MonteRuedo (Cor-
betp. Passed ball-H. Howell. Winning
pitcher-Chase. LOSING pitcher-Hughes.
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Alexandria Skeet Shoot
Honors Won by Deyoe

Missing only twice in 100 shots,
George Deyoe won the most impor-
tant prize yesterday at the Alexan-
dria Skeet Clubs first registered
shoot of the season. Deyoe's SO was
two better than the score of Victor
Frank.
H. E. Stuart, L. A. Singer, D. M.
Grady and Fred Hunt were first in
Glasses A, B. c and D, respectively,
with only the last failing to score
above 80. Stuart had a "a, Singer,
80; Grady, "a and Hunt, n.
Evening star., 1940-04-15

MATS NEW COMEDY TEAM-since he phn with AL schacht
some 10 years ago. Nick Atrock looked in for cownng
partner until Benny Bengough joined the Grmen this year
Their first routine barber shop sk staged Orlando
training camp finds both wearing wigs Benny seated in
the chaira wheel barrow Nick administers massage
ICES lawn for shears gives sloppy shampoo
and then holds the mirror Benny survey esua
shiny bald pate The their efforts
in Florida may encourage them plan acts
Star Staff Photos
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Exhibition Games
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Washinston (Ao. 12; Baltimore UD, II.
Detroit tAD. 6; Cincinnati IN. 8 Go
innings.
St. Louis A.l, Z: st. Louis (No.
New York tA.). 5: Brooklyn IN
chicago (N), q: Chicago (A). s.
Boston tN). :: Boston (A.D. 8.
Philadelphia (No, 8: Philadelphia
Pittsburgh tN;), IL; Evansville t3-I). g.
new york (NO, VS.. Cleveland tA), can
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Francisco. 9-3: Seattle, 81
Oakland, 4-2: San DIEGO, IS.
Los Angeles, So: HOLLYWOOD, as.
sacramento, So; Portland. ii.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Chattanooga, 10-3; Knoxville, "a.
Memphis, Q: Little Rock. 4.
New Orleans, 4: Birmingham, O.
Nashville, 6: Atlanta,
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of the major league
expected attendance,
e Eastern standard) +:
Pitchers.
Grove VS.. Leonard
Runng VS.. Dean
Feller vs.. E. Smith
Kennedy vs.. Newsom
Pitchers.
Lee vs.. Derringer
Klinger. VS.. Davis
Hisbie vs.. Hubbell
Wyatt W. Posedel
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TEXAS LEAGUE.
Houston, 8: Dallas, g
Fort Worth. 3; Beaumont. /.
Shreveport. 10: Oklahoma City, I,
San Antonio. q: Tulsa. 6.
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Win, Lose or Draw
The Master Baseball Clown Goes TemperomentoI
By FRANCIS {. STAN.


clown gone
into the box a emperamena star,
adamant points For instance he insisted
best with supporting cast In short he has lacked
Today there Seventh
Aock long last logical
freplug build stretch the
show Benny Bengough is natural But Uncle Nick we'll the
Maybe the weather has given Uncle Ncks old bones the miser
Anyway
running at his elbow Uncle Nick reluctant
walk out from the wings and take his bows
kcks HuIcyon Doys With Al Recalled
in Pitching Bengough first pulled a
Washington uniform the old roupe took look Bengough bald
head something within him stirred Pail! exclaimed Nick
embracing bald Benny. "lemme
He studied the orntoogt
planned You my son. have possibilities"
offering him chance to study under him. Old Ncodemus indeed
seemed to hint that he adopt Benny.
Bystanders hacyon
he with Wills still
winning
ridiculous off Lengen
when played third base and Nick played first in mhed practice
Evans, Meredith and Barton View With Alarm
Nick and Al there believe Nick and
day.
off Orlando photograph the Nationals
in training the great clown Atroc oong ham from every pore wskd
and Mr..
Bengug posed the He sat the chair and asked for
Arock whipped comb then
finally shampoo the
behold Customer Bengoghs bald enough spot
call for the No 10 ball in the side pocket
Maurice Burgess Meredith
the act with alarm and pdaton
Atrock a supporting in tow
Kerr Claimed Qualifications but Was Spurned
stayed backstage Bewdered
Bengough his his head and concentrated
coaching the pitchers the Sid
and the rest Anything to keep his
mind off his lost opportunity
opening Mr. Bengugh has declared
temperament he announced
taking direct slap at the old master
Aock the doldrms too good minstrel man
Uncle Nick hnd
with Shach has the great
Johnny Kerr at
lure Atrock back Mr. Kerr
the strength OF particularly
acceptable qualification but Uncle
spurned but with
Opportunity Now Pounding, Claims frustrated Benny
juvenile promise and terrific anbi
seou with standing
of the United States attendance
like trock
opportunity" Is criminal It's shameful waste
Opportunity knocking it's pounding
silent. the
theatrical great sometimes get that
1{ "
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juvenile promise and terrific amb
assured of se-out house with standing
room the United States attendance
great like Atrock suc
opportunity Is criminal It's shameful waste
Opportunity only knocking it's pounding
Arok remains silent He has drawn upon the
The theatrical great sometimes get that
solution Bengougn
and offer the maestro his choice OF Hedy
Lamar Ginger Rogers partner.
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Here's Dope on Opening Tilts
In Majors omorrow
Sy the Associated Press

Oy t4AC ASooSldtCo 100
NEW YORK. April
baseball season tomorr'
probable weather and (
;
Boston at Washington
IN. Y. at Philadelphia
! Cleveland at Chicago
st. Louis at Detroit
Chicago at Cincinnati =
Pittsburgh at st. Louis =
! Philadelphia at N. Yt---
Brooklyn at Boston,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
Here is List of I.v. Men
Whose Names Were Drawn
.1130 to 7qb0th for Draft

The following nearly 300 names of
Imperial Valley men are those to
whom the numbers 1880 to 1860,
drawn in the national conscription
lottery this week, applied.
This completed the list up to
the 1960th pellet drawn from the
goldfish bowl, as previous names
and numbers have been published.
The serial numbers are given in
the order in which they were
drawn, followed by the name of
the man in the southend district
to which it applied. Second men,
toned name was that of the man
in the northend district of Imper-
ial county who will be considered
for military service.
Selective Service officials have
estimated that the first 1900 num-
bers drawn will be more than suf-
ficient to fill the 100000 man draft
army contemplated for the first
year of the training program.
2685, Saturnino Haros Preciado
James M. Owen.
6, James ODell Crowell, Charles
D. Davis.
1924, Albert Jackson, Ernest A.
McFadden.
122, Lloyd Edwon Dyer, no north
end number.
3541, No southend number, Henry
D. Graham.
2872-Glenn Douglas Haskell, Ia
keso Taniguchi.
3217-Emilio Zuganay, Frank A.
John Demele.
3673-(No number in southend
De Lois G. Scheuer.
/ 2906-Arthur Sigrist, Jesse c.
Hunter.
3O22-Cispriano Obriso, Suguru
Nakamura.
Suguru Nakamura.
2725-Lee E. Burchett, Dioniso
G. Favela.
83-Marciano Ochoa, Dave d.
Jones.
3O43-Victorino z. Corpus, ALL
gustin C. Aguilar.
1368-Ray A. Valenzuela, Norris
j. Lorton.
246O-Aurelio Garcia, Jesus Her.
nandez.
3479-(No southend number, Da-
vid N. Martinez.
3335-Jose P. Baca, Miguel M.
Negrete.
19O5--Ponciano Morales, Ben B.
Mullings.
28O-James Richard Ryerson, Fe-
lix Flores Flores.
1886 -Lorey Cachora, Jacinto
Gotta.
3472-(No southend number, Fe-
| liciano Cells.
3348-AureliO Valdez, Jesus Con-
zales.
3428-Eugene P. Aspa, Augustin
S. Elera. - 49, -.
2523-Dexter B. Babcock, George
Collins.
169 = Richard Eugene Brown
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31

Ralph w. Sprague.
195O-Cecil Willingham, Chester
r. Lee.
2778-Mauro Hernandez, Refugio
A. Guerrero.
N13-Henry j. Maxwell, Tisakrl
T. Hamashima.
2678-Richard H. Flores, J. B.
Forest.
304O-Joseph M. Yount, william
8. Kinkead.
414-Alfred Nieman, (No num-
ber in northenO.
41O-Manuel ]. Casellas, Willie
Moss.
246S-Leland H. Corley, George
j. Kunesh.
1398-Herman r. Robbins, (No
number in northend.
3194-Phillip c. Calderon, Frank
Herrera.
328O-Dale H. Taylor, Alfonso B
Perez.
3138-Gavino B. Julian, Jordan
OdIllcS d.
3O64-William A. Kennedy, James
R. Tennison.
3OO6-Clive H. Clark, Macario A
Ramones.
2942-Ray Lee Crowell, Rafael
Morales.
26lO-Benjamin M. Aguillon, Ar
mold F.. Chavez.
31O4-Granville Lee Duggins, John
Kubish.
145-Richard T. Ransdell Maur-
ice G. Smith.
3222-Victor E. Standifer, How
ard j. Brubaker.
3697-(No southend number), Leo
pold Garcia Mata.
2973-Joe Wayne Teton, Castor O.
Costales.
2946-James A. Hockett, INC
number in northend.
9-Fred Y. Jerez, Chester A
Holleman.
1852 - (No southend number)
Jose Rodriguez.
GOOo-I diih Il. SdlbWCii, SLdl lcS
Frank Maynard. -.
2555-Ramon Flores Fix, Carl
William Ford.
3517-(No southend numbeD John
Guerrero, jr.
2578-Kenneth Wesley Crow, N
G. Ben Sin. -
765 Dubois MCGEE, Theodore
Chaues.
121-Juan V. Ruiz, Nevin L
House.
37O5-(No southend number Ben
jamin L. Quiroz.
2793-Donald David Bonar Ed
! win v. Langford.
3551- (No sout h en- d number)
Hood G. Littlefield. ..-..
1891 - Wayne Kenneth Preece
Herman Glen Hanks.
625-Alfred j. Allger. Wong Kowk
Chong.
! 1S1-Alberto Amador, Jack E
Gilliland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-31
Improved Fighter
; Plane Delivered

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. (UP)-
The army air corps announced to-
day that an improved model of the
Bell Airacuda, powerful multi-place
fighter plane which carries two
cannons, has been delivered to
Wright Field, Dayton, O.
The new model, known as YFM-
Ia, is similar in most respects to
two previous planes of the same
series, except that the latest ver-
sion is equipped with retractibie
landing gear and its two motors
develop greater power. The first
model of the series, the XFM1, was
delivered to the air corps in 1887.