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Evening star., 1940-12-14
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The Rose Bowl is a great show
But so is the Sugar Bowl, and the
others are not far away. For eX-
ample, there is the keenest sort of
interest throughout the East and
North in the Southern inVasions Of
Fordham and Georgetown, two
teams Of high class ranking. The
Rose Bowl or the Pacific Coast Con-
ference doesn't like to commit it
self in advance. That is, outside of
its proposition to the Western Con-
ference
So there is the chance next year
that Sugar, Cotton and maybe
Orange will corral most of the bet
ter teams before the Rose Bowl
invitation can be sent out.
There isn't always Nebraska on
hand to help solve the intricate
problem.
Out here it isn't so much mat
ter of the gate. The Rose Bowl
still Is a quick sell-out. But no
one can say that the winner of the
Stanford-Nebraska game can be
ranked over the winner of the Bos-
ton College-Tennessee meeting.
These four major bowl contests
should all be loaded with action,
for all eight teams are exceptionally
strong.
But the intersectional argument
always must 60 where West meets
East or North meets South. It IS
here that arguments are born and
nourished.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Basket Ball

Wilson Teachers, 81: Gallaudet, 40.
Gonzaea SO; woodrow Wilson. 35.
George Washington. 81: St Johns 20.
Eastern. %; Washington-Lee, is.
Bethesda Chevy Chase. 33: Central, "A.
Roosevelt. 81: Baltimore City. 22.
Roosevelt reserves, 90: Greenbelt, IS.
Hyattsville 25: Anacostia 20.
Charlotte Hall. AZ; Friends, %
MARYLAND School for Deaf, 33; Monteom-
cry Blair 80.
iowa. A.; Wabash. 80
Fordham, a.. Vermont -
Harvard a.: WESLEYAN comm. -.
Southern Methods. 81: Oklahoma. 50.
WASHINGTON U. tSt. LOUIS, 35; Mis-
Texas Tech 80; Texas Christian, "A
GeorRia. 65: Clemson. 81
Colsate 20: Lafayette, 20.
Villanova. 81 UpSala, 80.
Moravian. 81; Susquehanna, 40.
Blue Ridge. 36, KutZtoWn Teachers %
Missouri Mines, "a; Westminster tMo)
waynesburg, 64; West Virginia wes-
leyan, As.
New Hampshire, 3s; Massachusetts 1nsti-
tute Of Technology, 81
Arkansas, So: Drury. IT.
Southeastern Oklahoma State Teachers,
40: Louisiana State Normal, %.
Kentucky, 50; Maryvllle, Il.
Southwestern (Kansl, 33: Warrens-
burg sM0D sH6ma TsaehsEs' rfsS ss E1lend, sis %
Drake. 81: Maryville (Mo) Teachers 22.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Fovorites Come THROUGH
Most in Tennis

Yes unused the professor, re-
placing a logarithm which had
slipped out of his buttonhole. even
at 70 per cent, football ranks pretty
high. l think tennis is highest. The
favorite wins about 80 per cent of
the time. That figure doesn't apply
to whole tournaments. but to each
single match. This years national
tournament for men was more wide
open than most, but still the fa-
vorites won close to 30 ger cent
of the matches.
The boxing game is less con-
sisent. There the percentage of
winning favorites is about IS. Fa-
vorltes win more often than that
in championship fights. because the
champion almost always is the ia
vorite and the champion usually
holds on to his title for a while.
But take the sport as a whole. and
its no higher than 65. At one time
last winter. six straight underdogs
won fights at Madison Square Gar
den.
For the average college sport,
excluding football, the percentage
is about So People who bet should
learn to know that you never can
tell about a college game of any
kind. The elements of team spirit.
and tradition. and so forth always
are knocking pure form to hi,
and a good thing, too"
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Blair Quint Defeated
But Gives Promise
OF Title Scrap

Montgomery Blair cagers promise
to be a real threat to Bethesda
Chevy in Montgomery County title
competition this season despite their
loss yesterday to Maryland School
for the Deaf. 1898, while the Barons,
playing Central, were winning their
third straight.
Except for a weak fourth period
the Silver Spring quint showed
championship caliber as Ford Kelley
led a drive that netted it an 8-point
lead going into the final. School for
the Deaf however, bounced back to
hold Blair scoreless while ringing
up II points. with Scott Snyder
doing most of the shooting. Goals
by Snyder and Billy Harris just
before the final gun supplied the
3-nOint margin of victory
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Fire. Crippled Boy Made Grid Great by Dad
Elder Behms Efforts Save Burned Leg for Husker Ace

For months the two went
through their twice-daily tor
lures. So bad were the burns
the father padded his fingers in
cotton to avoid bruising the raw
flesh; so piercing were the cries
of the son the mother and the
other Benin children were sent
from the home
But the practice brought results.
A pair of crutches gave way to a
single cane, that to a pair of
braces Finally they, too. were
discarded, and Forrest, jr., be-
came football candidate at Lin
coin High School. 1t was there
that he was able to rest his full
weight on his right heel for the
first time since the accident
Now feet 4 inches tall and
weighing 205 pounds, the all-Big
Six tackle closes his grid career
at Pasadena New Year Day on
tWo stardy heA.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Bowler Achieves Double Feat lying for Top Score Star
The
SPORTLIGHT
Rose Bowl Feels Pinch
OF Keen Rivalry
Bv GRANTLAND RICE,


PASADENA, Calf. Dec. IA (NA
N.AD.-No CHE would think that
the Rose Bowl first of all the bowls,
Offering from $4,000 to 100000 re-
ward, would have any trouble in
this merry or morbid life. But it
has. It's main trouble started with
the rise and growth of other bowls.
and its main trouble increased when
the Western Conference voted down
any Pacific Coast bowl hookup.
1t is spilling no part of secret
to announce that the Pacific Coast
Conference was all huffed up over
this decision. 1t was sorer than
two bears, both grizzlies.
Today the Sugar Bowl, looking
for an interSectional game between
North and South. can pay each
participant close to $4,000 for
New Orleans visit.
And there is no better city to
visit. Also the Cotton Bowl at
Dallas is willing to guarantee a
respectable chunk of cash for the
right teams And Dallas is packed
with hospitality
A year ago I was in Dallas
meeting where a group of public
spirited oil men offered Tennessee
and Texas A. and M. about $4,000
each for New Year Dav.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
By HAROLD CLAASSEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 14.-Fif-
teen years ago a mother and a
father sobbed at the crib of a
fire. tortured boy as doctors told
them their 5-year-old son couldn't
live.
On January l some 10000 spec
tatOrS will cheer as the Nebraska
Huskers, with Right Tackle For
rest Benin among them, take the
field against Stanford in the
Tournament of Roses football
game.
That will bring to an athletic
climax the careers of a father
and a son.
When Forrest, jr., was 5, he was
the victim of a backyard bon
fire. Doctors at first were posi-
tive he couldn't live. Then, when
Evening star., 1940-12-14

he survived, they were equally
positive he would be a cripple.
But Forrest, ST., refused to let
the surgeons amputate and was
equally positive his son would
walk normally again.
After a discussion with the
medicos about the mechanical
effects of the burns on the muscle
structure, the father asked if it
would be possible to overcome
the trouble by manipulation.
The doctors were doubtful
the burns covered almost the en-
tire right leg, and they didn't
believe a 5-year-old child could
stand the pain.
But I explained to Forrest
what We were trying to do" the
senior Benin says in telling Of the
ordeal.
"1t's all right. dad, 60 ahead"
the Lincoln CNebr) telephone ex.
ecutive quotes h1s son - oAyang.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Mrs. Thompson Of Brook|ond
Over|ooks Significance Of
Big Set in League Match
S9-Averoge Performer, Enthused Over FIoshy
Game, Finds Self Deod|oeked for Lead
In YuIe Event; PreIim Ends Tonight

man, 39l from scratch; Frank But
Ter, 54-381: Allan McMullen, 30
37l; Denny Williams. 54-370;
women. Mabel Swan, 54-3l3;
Frances Dahl, 54-3O8.
Chevy Chase Ice Palace-Men, G.
w. McCambridge 30-4l9; T. Oates,
5+407; Albert Bichen, 38-406; R.
c. Stokes, 46-406; women, Eve
Dubuc, $500; Ruth Sewers, 54-
306: Louise Evans, 54-302.
Columbia-Men, H. j. Kelin. 80
1892; M. Shubert, $3.50: w. P.
Stanton, 5O-384; women, Nellie
Huff, 30-36O; V. Punter, 54-35l;
M. Walker, 48-347.
Georgetown Recreation - Men.
Knoc Newberry. 1880; Frank
Benedetto, 34-398; R. L. Perryman,
46-393.
Convention Hall-Men. Ralph
Boyd, $3.50; T. l.. Green, 46-4l6;
Oscar A. Olson. 38-416: Richard H.
Hart, 42-414; E. w. Simpson, 40
405, Jack Lasover. 44-404: Sam
Simon. 1882; women. Nita Rem
sen, 54-371; Pearl Scherich. "a
37l; Lillian Copeland, 22-369: Lo-
retta Taylor, 42-366; Anne Kule-
nick, 52-362; Ida Falconer, 42-358;
Corinne Hauser, 26-357; Irene West,
1856; Goldie Southern, 52-353;
Lucille Wootton, 46-352.
Lafayette-Men, Gregory. 54 421:
H. T. Amy, 54-404; F. s. Blaisdell,
50-403; Smithers, 40-3e3.
Arlington-Women Marion But
Ter, 44-354 Dorothy Butler, 54-
344 Margaret Molloy, 54-333.
Silver Spring-Men, Kenneth
Ford, 1870; Fred Prentiss, 48-
413; Henry Prentiss, 54-411: Will
liam Farran, 54-4o0; Werner Maske
38-400.
Silver Spring Is Oiled.
Silver Spring, incidentally, is the
first establishment to turn in re-
capitulation plus announcement of
roll-off dates. Manager Earle Stock
ing today reported 388 man entries
and 204 woman for total of 592,
which topped by far Silver Springs
field of last year, and that was large.
Stocking said his qualifiers would
shoot the final on December % Sat-
urday> at 2:3o pm and December
80 and 81 at 7:30 pm.
Elmer Marcy, who tried for Is
years to shoot a 400 set. got it last
night at Clarendon with games Of
l3l, 145 and 124 in the Clarendon
Major League at Clarendon. He
likely had qualified for The Star
tournament roll-of Wednesday at
RoSslyn with 40-379 Also last night
on the Clarendon drives, Gait Davis.
Rosslyn bowling promoter, who
rolled in the tournament earlier in
the week and probably failed to
qualify, chalked up 2O-45o. Other
Clarendon hot shots last night were
Joe Weakley with 2O-409 and Allen
Kelly with 30-384.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Capitals Woman Duckpin Stars
Seek Old Dominion Luureis

Included among Washington
bevy of top-f1ight woman bowlers
competing in the fourth annual
Old Dominion tournament tonight
at Richmond's Health Center will be
Lorraine GULL of King Pin, Lucy
Rose of Rosslyn and Lucille Young
of the Chevy Chase Ice Palace. the
Capitals three leading candidates
for the women's No. national duck
pin ranking.
Already the winner of the Amer
lean Classic and Meyer Davis stake
events. Miss GULL will strive for her
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Soose Takes Every
Round in Victory
Over Casino
b. tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 14.-win-
ming every round, Billy Soose, l65.
Farrell, Pa, captured an easy de-
cision over Jimmy Casino, 1917,
Los Angeles, before a crowd of
5000 at Hollywood Stadium last
night.
Casino was no match for the
sharp shooting Soose. The former
Penn State boxer dropped his hard
hitting foe for a 9-count in the
third and almost finished him, but
Casino staggered up and weathered
the round.
From then on Soose contented
himself with battering the local
aSpirant.
Referee Charley Randolphs de-
cision at the end of 10 rounds was
not contested.
Evening star., 1940-12-14

third major conquest of the season
against a field that will include
practically every star woman roller
of the East. Bill Haskins, Health
Center bowling proprietor and
sponsor of the tournament, predicts
record entry. Last year when Nor
folks Ida Simmons won 96 rolled.
Also attempting to give the Dis
trict its first winner in the affair
will be Caroline Hiser, Margaret
Lynn, Evelyn Windsor, Blanche
Wootton, Evelyn Naylor, Marie
Spates, Eleanor Bark, Mabelle Her
ing and Marian Workman.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Fine, Expulsion Won
Make Parker Play
Again Until Al
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 14.-If Presi-
dent Carl L. Storck of the National
Football League doesn't see fit to
excuse Clarence (Ace) Parker from
playing with the All-Stars against
the Chicago Bears in the Pro Bowl
at Los Angeles on December % be-
cause of ankle and shoulder in
juries, the Brooklyn ace is ready to
face any resultant fine or expulsion
from the league.
Stating that he was through with
football until 1941 and that he would
withdraw from scheduled appear
ances here Sunday and in Richmond
on New Year Day as we'll as the
Pro Bowl. Parker explained that
he ended the regular league cam
paign with an injured ankle and
separation in his shoulder.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Go|Ioudet Nosed Out
BY Wilson Teachers

Wilson Teachers College won its
hrst game Of the season last night
defeating a hard-ighting Gallaudet
basket ball team, $3.50, on the
Kendall Green floor.
Hal 1fshin and Ernie Cole hit the
CORDS with clocklike regularity to
total 81 of the victors' points.
Ludovico. Butler and johnson car
'lde the scoring honors for Gallaudet,
each tallying four baskets.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Another Basket Title
Appears in 0ffing
For Roosevelt
Riders Keen in Victory
Over B. c. c.; Eastern
Reveals Strength

Roosevelt, building for defense of
its title in the public high basket
ball series next month, looms as
repeater with the strongest competi-
ton expected from Eastern. The
Rough Riders came back after a de-
feat by Bethesda-Chevy Chase to
flash real championship form yester-
day in downing combination of
6-footers from Baltimore City Col
lege. 27-22, while Eastern's green
outfit hit its stride by winning over
Washington-Lee, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Central, Anacostia
and Wilson, the other teams in the
interhigh race, who saw action on a
busy cage schedule yesterday, were
losing.
Ciango Is Riders Star.
Frank Ciango, the games top
scorer, hit the cords four times in
the last period with spectacular
shots to get the Riders across. Hymie
Perlo and Tommy Robertson paced
the victors to a l1-6 halftime lead
after breaking SIS deadlock at the
close of the opening stanza. The tall,
fast-moving Baltimoreans, however,
came back strong to take a 17-to-15
lead at the end of the third period
and 1t was not until the final min
utes of play that Ciango came
through to upset them.
In a preliminary, the Roosevelt
reserves topped the Greenbelt five,
20-l5.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
B.-C. c. Routs Central.

Central put up battle in the first
half against Bethesda Chevy Chase.
but was unable TO match the Barons'
speed and stamina during the Sec
ond part and was beaten. 1924. 1t
was the third victory in a row for
SC. c.
Dick Poerstel and Bob Lebling led
the second-half drive for Bethesda.
each counting points Sam Di-
Blasi and Charles Kligman were the
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Kenwood Elects Five
To Governors Board

Election of five new members Of
the Board of Governors of the Ken
wood Golf and Country Club has
been announced. They will serve
three-year terms.
Elected were Charles D. Wright,
E. S. NARROW, T. Mel. Davis, DR..
Charles E. Coulon and Henry G.
Thielscher.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Busketers Would Invade

Waynesboro Pa0 Independents,
composed of schoolboy basketers,
would like to schedule games in
Washington Interested managers
should write Terence E. Flanagan,
20 North Potomac street, Waynes-
boro, Pa.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Goodyear Quint Plays
Brewers Tomorrow

Professional basket ball as played
in the Midwest will be displayed to-
morrow night at Riverside Stadium.
when the Washington Brewers en-
tertain the Akron ohio Goodyear
Wingfeet. A preliminary game starts
at 8:15.
This will be non-league game
for the Brewers, who have won two
and lost two in American Pro
League. The Wingfeet belong to the
rival National League in the Mid
west.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Ping Pong Is Listed

A city-wide ping-pong tourna-
ment will be conducted by the Mer-
rick Boys Club during the Christmas
holidays to include boys from 6
years up. The tournament will be
divided into three age groups. 6 to
II, II to IA, and Is on up. Entries
must be in by December 16.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
St. Johns RifIers Win

ST. Johns High rif1ers yesterday
won their third consecutive match,
defeating George washington High
Of Alexandria, GIT to 546. Bob Bowers
and Robert Hayes paced the john
nieA
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Stors Of North, South
Like Bio Guarantees

Star teams from the North and
South hardly can be blamed for
taking the Rose Bowl gamble-for
waiting in the dark-when other
bowls are quite keen to offer them
important money on much shorter
notice by way of an advance guar
antee in case they skirt the reefs
and sail safely into harbor
For example, neither Tennessee
nor Boston College could turn down
a sure-fre $4,000 guarantee and
run the risk of remaining unin-
vited to the Far West.
The Western Conference is out.
The Ivy League is out. Rose Bowl
officials are none too keen about
inviting non-conference teams. This
limits the selective field. Columbia
was the last Far Eastern team from
any conference to play here.
Pittsburgh was the last of the
Eastern teams to make a visit.
This last season, know, both Min
nesota and Michigan were anxious
for Rose Bowl trip, but faculty
rulings barred the way There al
ways is the chance that the ban
might be lifted, but this chance is
much thinner now than it was a
year ago.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Rec CoIIeeiotes Win

Recreation Collegiates swamped
the Alpha Club quint of Newark.
66-47, last night on the Banneker
floor. In the preliminary Cardozo
High topped the Recreation Juniors,
41-35.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Woodward Five Beaten

Franklin Day School of Baltimore
defeated the woodward School five,
Al to as, last night at the locals
gym. Norton's II points paced the
victorA
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Horses Are Something
To Sidestep

Your agent inquired about horses.
"Ah, yes, horses" said the pro-
fessor. Four legged fiends. young
man. Eschew them. Over the years,
the favorite has won just about 81
per cent of all races That means
running horses. In trotting. the
percentage is higher. about 43 per
cent. The pari-mutuel system, with
the crowd making the odds instead
of the bookmaker, has done Moth
ing to change that. The fdvorites
still win about 81 per cent of the
time"
Your agent started for the door,
tripping over a cube root on his
way.
And as for badminton-" Prof.
Doyle called after him. "Oh, well,
skip it."
So we will skip badminton. My
own notion is that the rercen.ag
of winning favorites in badminton
is about the same as in weight
lifting
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Charlotte Hall Quint
Nicks Friends, 43-22
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, Dec
14-Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
emy basket ball team won its third
victory of the season yesterday as
it downed >Sidwell Friends of Wash
ington, 1922. Frank Cady, former
st. Johns star, was leading individ-
ual scorer with 13 points,
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Anacostia Lacks Reserves.

Anacostia Lacks Reserves.
Anacostia displayed green team
that lacks reserve strength in losing
to HyattSville, 20-25. William Leuk-
hardt was the only consistent In
dian as he scored II points. Ana
costa took an early lead and held it
at the half, but couldn't stem the
late Hyattsville rally led by Paul
Vesperman and John Frayder.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Eastern Reveals Class.

Eastern's victory over Washing
ton-Lee was its second over nearby
Virginia quintS, and like its win over
George Washington High it proved
that Coach Phil Fox is making
real title contender of his group.
The Ramblers started to make the
game a complete rout by running
up a l4-0 lead before Sterling Gud-
ger sank a basket for the Little
General near half time Dick Pos
ten paced the attack with II nnints-
Evening star., 1940-12-14

5O-yard freestyle-Won by l. Jarboe
Reinhardt CHI Time, O.27.9
l00-yard breaststroke-Won by Greene
(CHD second Redman tSED; third,
Rogers tS.ED. Time. l:IS1.
22O-yard freestyle-Won by White
(SED: second. Bishop tC.H): third,
Thomas ,SE0 Time. 2:5a.9
1O0-yard backstroke-Won by Adams
(SED; second Cation tSED: third, Smith
(CHD. Time 1928.
10O-yard freestyle-Won by Benson
tS ED: second, Greene tC.H0: third, Bel
cher (CH). Time, 1:04.3.
l5O-yard medley relay-Won by South
east B. c. Early. Rogers, Hughes): second.
Charlotte Hall NJ; A. Time, 500.
east (White, Jarboe. Redman Benson; /;
second Charlotte Hall. Time 1:54.4.
Fancy diving-Won by Thomas tSE);
second, Fagg (C.H). Winners points,
0:56.3.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Boys Club Southeast
Swimmers 0utcIass
Charlotte Halls

The Boys Club of Washington,
Southeast branch. natators defeated
the Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
emy swimmers. As to 20, in a dual
meet last night at the club pool.
Results.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
Y. N. {. A. Gymnastic
Team Conquers "
From Baltimore

Washington Y. M. c. A. gynlnasts
defeated a team from the Baltimore
"Y," 26-l6, here last night in an
intercity event.
Results we're as follows:
Parallel bar-Gaither (Wl. 26s In
dritz CWD, "6.5 Mssureck OBJ. 26: Bere-
shan tW.l. Biddle tB). 25.1; Martin (B },
% 5: Winso O.. .: 3; Kreps (W). 81 s.
Rine-Gaither tWD, "6.2; Beneshan
(W1 o3.S: Indritz IVY, o3o Biddle (Bl,
s:S: Mssurerk CB1, 20; Wingo oBI' 29.3:
Velebir CWl. 1ss. Schmidt IVY. 1s7
Side hs9rseMBiddIss O. O. "a Martin Martin
(WD, 160
Horizontal bar-MaSureck OBJ. 255;
Gather CW), 234: Wingo tB), 22s
Tumblinr (men)-Burser CwD, o7s;
WInstesd fwo. 2ea Lein Cw). ga Ross
Tumbline teirls,-McDonald ls). s1.T;
Heatwood tBD. $50; Wiegand (W), AZ:
Thesis OBJ 4oa; Weigand (w). 400;
Kralick (BD. 3s.2
Total score-washington. 90; Baltimore,
Evening star., 1940-12-14

ANFIVI IF|--TI4 CIIIl IFN-
Score al half: Anacostia. 1913.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20

The warnings were conveyed in
personal letter from Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, foreign minister,
to Georges Bonnet, then French
foreign minister.
The letter was published today
in answer to a French diplomatic
yellow book" on origins of the
European war.
In publishing the Ribbentrop
letter, the official news agency
accompanied 1t with an official
statement which explained that
when Ribbentrop visited Bonnet in
December, 1888. Bonnet agreed to
definitely fix the French frontier
and excluded any from
Frances sphere of interests. In
return, 1t was said, Ribbentrop
had been given to understand that
France would not disturb Ger
many's vital interests" in CEN
trail and eastern Europe.
Then on July ! Bonnet, In
n note 10 Ribbentrop, said
France was determined to full
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-20
STRIKES TEMPORARILY
CLOSE KOL AND KIR0

SEATTLE-Two Seattle radio
stations were operating on normal
schedule today after nine technic-
ians struck for a closed shop and
wage increases. The walkout
temporarily closed KIRo tCBS)
and KOL (MBS) Thursday even
ing.
After 20 minutes KoL was re-
opened by the stations chief
operator. not member of the
union. At KIRo union technicians
returned to work. as management
and union representatives began
a conference.
Both stations had been put on
the unfair list by Seattle Central
Labor council at the request Of
w. w. Kelly. international orga-
nicer OF International Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers.