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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

Walter Mehl, winner Of the Killion
mile in the Catholic University
games, will toe the mark again Sat-
urday night in the Washington A. A
games at Uline Arena, and this time
he'll be shooting for what promises
to be one of the most priced trophies
of indoor foot racing, the Presi-
dents Cup"
Addition Of the event to the pro-
gram was announced today and
Mehl will be joined in competition
by Gene Venzke, John Munski,
Tommy Fields and possibly one more
crack hoofer, On paper it adds up
to a nip -and-tuck affair, an out
standing feature for the associa-
tons first attempt at indoor pro-
motion.
Kehoe, Beetham Clash Again.
officials of the organization hope
to have the cup presented personally
by President Roosevelt at the execu-
tive Offices Monday. but If he is too
busy with affairs of state to do SO
a member Of his staff will do the
honors.
But the mile, as exciting as II
promises to be, may have to play
second fiddle to the 1,0e0-yard run
which shapes up as another per-
sonal argument between Jim Kehoe
of the host association and Charley
Beetham.
They met in the Rector's 1000 a.
the c. U. games and Beetham beat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Leahy Sees Big Task
To Match Layden's
Notre Dame Mark
10 Lettermen Among 200
Slated for Spring Toll
Under New Mentor

By II t Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. March l2-
Frank Leahy, another pupil of the
immortal Knute Rockne, took charge
of football at Notre Dame today.
The 32-year-old coach, who left
Boston College to return to his alma
mater, expected squad of 200
players, including Is lettermen, to
report for the opening of spring
practice. Assisting Leahy are John
Druze, Ed McKeevera and Joe Nc
Ardle, all of whom came with him
from Boston.
Leahy was offered the job after
Elmer Layden, one of Rockne's
brightest backfield stars, quit to be-
come commissioner of the National
Professional Football League.
I'VE will be most happy if we can
come close to the wonderful record
made by Elmer Layden in the last
seven years." Leahy said, Forty
seven victories and three ties against
10 defeats. and with the hardest kind
of schedules, is a record Of which
any coach we'll could be proud"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
EASTERN LEAGUE.

industrial baseball, thus causing
more teams to be represented in
this phase of the game"
Local rivalries, johnson said,
made town baseball boom until
the late 1920s, however, the au-
tomobile has caused the towns to
become too close together, thus
eliminating a lot of rivalry and
decreasing the number of teams"
The Nationwide program will
begin Immediately, said Johnson,
now a Montgomery County
farmer. To stimulate interest, he
said, the National Congress will
award each town champion
trophy and the leading hitter
and pitcher in each league will
receive gold medals.
Further, the plan calls for plac-
ing players under national con-
tract system to prevent them
from jumping to other sandlot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Barring further disturbing infiu-
ences created by the alleged gentle
men of the press the Washington
Eagles hope to harness the Eastern
Amateur Hockey League champion
ship on Sunday night. That would
entail receiving every possible break
in the meantime, including the alb
sence of further festivities among
the typewriter tiCklerS.
Last night the Eagles spanked the
New York Rovers, As, before 2195
spectators at Riverside Stadium, but
not before the power of the press
had been demonstrated wildly. The
ink-stained clan delivered them
selves a roaring. highly successful
hotfoot, much to the glee of the GUS
toners and the momentary chagrin
Of the Eagles.
Blaze Pleases Eagles.
The Eagles were coasting along to
81 victory with less than three
minutes of action remaining when
one of the press box inhabitants
shifted and said, Smells like rags
are burning around here"
That's just youp cigar, bub,"
countered another of the gentry, but
it developed he was wrong. Very
shortly the press box had prosper
ing little blaze in its midst. The
patriotic bunting which hides their
feet from the populace was aflame
and the boys were hopping around
like iitterbugs.
The Eagles, some of whom had rel
ished the prospect of boiling por-
ton of the press in oil. ceased play
ing on the ice and watched, fasci-
mated and bit happy about it all.
Their expressions seemed to say, "Ah,
the heck with the championship
this is what we've been waiting for
all season"
Those Rovers, though, didn't seem
to catch the spirit of the thing.
They continued to play hockey and
by the time the Eagles had recovered
from their dreams of roasted press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Texas DribbIers Hold
Center Of Stage in
National Event
Only One Of Four Teams
From Lone Star Stdte
Is Erased EARLY
Hy the Associated Press.

| a
/ KANSAS CITY, March 12.-Like
football, basket ball now has its IT. y
But it doesn't designate a single
formation. 1t is the abbreviation for
a whole State-TeXaS.
Thirty-two teams from 10 States
started in the fifth annual national
intercollegiate basket ball tourna-
ment Monday but most of the eyes
witnessing the first round games
were upon the Texans.
The Lone Star State had four
entries. The School of Mines at FL
PaSo, border conference champion,
didn't last long But the others did.
Texas Wesleyan romped over
Evansville, Ind. College, II to 81,
West Texas State Giants, billed
as the worlds tallest, crushed Uni
versity Of Dubuque, Iowa, II to 80.
Stephen F. Austin Teachers from
Nacogdoches yesterday presented
Van Sanford, a 6-foot 3-inch center,
who stuffed in 81 points as the Texas
tutors won. "a to so, over Simpson
College. Indianola. Iowa.
Baltimore u, 52-35 victor over
Omaha u, today plays Appalachian
State Of Boone. N. c.
Other games today put the Texans
to stout tests. The West State five
collides with st. Mary's College Of
Winona, Mimi, conqueror of Tarkio
CMoD College, defending champion,
in the first round.
Wesleyan is pitted against Louis
lana Normal and the Austin Teach
ers are billed against Maryville (MoD
Teachers.
E. F. Kimbrell, director of athletics
at Westminster College of Fulton,
Mo, is the new president of the
national association sponsoring the
tourney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Smith Seeking Second
Successive Golf Win
At ST. Augustine
Enters Pro-Amuteur Test
After Beotine Nelson
In BeIIeoir PIoyoff
B. the Associated Press.

b. Tie Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March IL.
The National pro-amateur best
ball tournament opens today, with
Horton Smith of Oak Park, Ill, out
to defend the title he won here last
year with Marvin Ward of Spokane,
Wash, the 1889 United States
amateur champion.
Smith won the Florida West Coast
Open tournament at Belleair yester-
day, shooting a 3-under-par SO to
defeat Byron Nelson of Toledo, Ohio,
by one stroke in an 18hole playoff.
1t was Smiths first winter win
and he had to come from behind a
two-stroke disadvantage and run in
trio of brides to take top money
of $700. Nelson got $3.50.
Ends Winter Campaign.
Today's pro-amateur event is the
last major golf competition on the
Florida winter circuit. Smith is
teamed with Chuck Smith of Miami
Beach. Ward didn't enter this year
Two other previous winning pairs
we're in the starting field-Denny
Shute, who scored in 1889 with Bill
Starke, Florida amateur, and Henry
Picard, who won in 1887 with Frank
Ford, Charleston IS. c. amateur.
Sam Snead of Hot Springs, Va,
and MILFORD Wehrle, former Western
amateur titleholder, were rated as
one of the favorite teams. The two
were paired last year, but got no
further than the second round
Match play follows today's qualify
ing best-balI round of SO rounds.
Final Slated Sunday.
Eighteen holes will be played
Thursday, while the second-round
match will be played Friday morn
ing and the third round that after
noon. The semifnals, at SO holes,
comes Saturday and the 36-hole
final Sunday.
Last year Smith and Ward won,
1 and 2, from Henry Poe Of Reading
Pa, and Harold Mendley of
Weathersfield, Conn, then New Eng
land amateur champion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Top Mines Challenged
By Blues and Browns

Two District Reformatory base
ball teams, the Blues and the
Browns, are arranging their sea-
sons schedules.
Strong unlimited teams from
Washington, Virginia and Mary
land DESTROYS of booking either the
Blues or the Browns are asked to
write the athletic Office of the re-
fornlatory, Box Is, Lorton, Va, for
dates. All games must be played
on the reformatory diamond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
HurIer All Lonsburgh Softies
Need for Successful Season

According to the roster and at
tached informa ton supplied by the
Lansburgh Bros. Department Store
softball team, all the club needs to
win a spot in the city playoff series
this summer is one more good
pitcher
Last year the team played its first
season and finished second and third
in two sections of the District Recre-
alton League at Taft-Burroughs.
Most of the good players from that
team have returned for another year
under Manager Joe Adeski and Capt.
Al Hunt. Holdovers are Dick Pre-
gotti and Elmer Altman in the in
field. Chef Boranteski. Buffy Cottrell
and Bert HUNT in the outfeld and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

by Ln6 ASSOClaLeo Press.
GERMANTOWN, Md, March
12.-Walter johnson, former Big
Train" of the Washington Sem
ators and a member of baseball's
hall of fame, said today he had
agreed to head a Nationwide
movement to revive town" base
ball
"Sandlot baseball should enjoy
its biggest year this summer"
johnson declared, "but in the last
few years town baseball has been
neglected"
The appointment of johnson to
head the movement was made
by the National Semi-pro Base
ball Congress.
THE Army camps are expected
to produce no less than 10000
teams" johnson said, adding:
1.-THE manufacture of war ma
terials should prove q boon to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Johnson Heads Drive to Revive Town Ball.
Big Troin Named by semipo Congress- Sees Banner Yeor

teams and leagues without Of
fetal release. This will eliminate
an old problem of town baseball,
johnson said.
Municipal recreational d.
rectors, high school coaches,
sporting goods dealers and others
are being enlisted in the pro-
gram.
johnson himself began his
baseball career on a town team
at his boyhood home in Hum
boldt, Kans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

Pitchers Bill Davies and Buddy
Lazear, a southpaw Lazear may be
remembered as a hard hitting men,
Der Of the Columbus University box
ing team who won something like ID
of 20 fights over a two-year stretch
by knockouts.
New members of the team are Bill
Krebs, Johnny Aneska, Charley Dix
on, Bob Bayha, Leon Burnett, Jack
Wells and Teddy Lannon. The
team plans this season to enter both
a twilight league and night loop,
and will complete arrangements at
a meeting soon to be held. All 1t
needs is one more good pitcher, and
interested players should phone
Manager Adeski at Randolph 1549
after 7 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Conn Booked to Bottle
BorIund at Chicago

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March IL - James
Norris, jr,, secretary Of Chicago
Stadium, returned from New York
today with the information that
Promoter Mike Jacobs had released
Billy Conn of Pittsburgh for fight
here.
The former lightheavyweight king,
who is trying for shot at Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis, is
scheduled to meet Gunnar Barlund
of Finland in a 1O-rounder in the
stadium April 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
BIS Athletes From "a
Colleges in Butler
Relays Saturday
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. March Ia
Twenty-four colleges and universe
ties will be represented by 325 ath-
letes at the ninth annual Butler
indoor relays Saturday, -.r
Notre Dame, Illinois and Purdua
were the last schools to enter be
fore the lists we're closed last night.
Illinois is sending a single con-
teStant. Hurdler Don Olsen, willis
Notre Dame and Purdue will have
Is entrants apiece.
Others entered include:
Indiana, 10 men; MICHIGAN. a. Ohm
state, 10; Pittsbursh, -: Nebraska f.
Drake. l.; Michigan state : Miami,
25 Depauw. 20: Western tHichD state,
10; Kansas State, IA; Butler. IA. Earl
ham, II; Loyols tChicsgol. .; Michigan
Normal 8; St Joseph,s Indl. Ban
State 1ndD Teachers. b Ohio University,
:. and Prairie View, 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Blaze in Press Box Heightens
Eagles Enjoyment of Win;
Boost Lead in FLAG Race

a Ia Riverside, New York had locked
the score at 80, producing two goals
in Is seconds.
Norm Burns. who has been a
pretty hot article all season, must
have regretted the shift of atten-
ton from his sparkling play, so he
saved the situation by manufactur-
ing his second score of the evening
as the clock licked toward the final
minute.
Washington thus boosted It's adj
vantage 10 three points over the
Baltimore Orioles and now needs tc
win six of its remaining eight games
to snatch the pennant II the Orioles
sweep their last seven games.
Hope for Oriole Slump.
What the Eagles are hoping for
though, is a sudden slump by the
Orioles. who face the Rovers tonight,
the Eagles on Friday night, the
Boston Olympics on Saturday night
and the Eagles again on Sunday
night. Should Baltimore drop those
first three engagements and Wash
ington continue its winning way,
the Eagles could win the champion
ship by beating the Orioles on Sun
day night at Baltimore.
That's a remote possibility, but
the Eagles are eager TO grab that
title as soon as possible and would
like to make the grade by Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Boston, 8; Toronto, 2.
AMERICAN HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.
Kansas CITY &. st Paul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12

Washington spares-Germsnn, Schsrer,
Rossignol. McCurry, Courteau Mcbride
Pranschke, Dewey New York spares
Hamilton. Parker, Tilson. Brownridge,
Check. Ferens. Hollnger. Kreller.
Referee-Mr. Harwoord. Linesman-Mr
Reilly.
First-period scoring: ] New York-Til-
Pranschke, tripping
Second period scoring ., Washington
Macbeth tMailley), 20. 3. Washington
Dewey (Pranschke. Courteaul, 1886.
Third-period scoring: 4. Washington
Burns (Burragel 2:4S. 5. New YORK
Dartnell Wilson -Dotten), 1927. 8. New
York-Brownridge (Tilson-KrellerD. 11:40.
:. Washingtor-Burns (Mailley), 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
Title Tits

Referees-Mr. Shirley and \
Score at half-GonZaga, H.
Girls Game.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Another Powder Keg
Nozi Covetine Of Iroq's Oil and Possibility Of
Arab Holy War Present Unfolding Danger

upon just how much trouble 1t will
make the British, in serving the
Asiatic side of the pincers in closing
in with the African side upon
Egypt and the Suez.
We have a clearer view of Ger
man strategy in the Middle East
Reports which are credible, and
certainly appear logical, show that
the German command is already
withdrawing its shock troops and
mechanization from Greece back to
Rumania and Bulgaria, facing Rus
sia and Turkey. AS usual. the re-
serves and the horse drawn artillery
are left for the police duty of oc-
cupation.
Power Politics on Turkey.
Germany now holds chain OF
islands from the southern entrance
of the Mediterranean to the Dode-
canese as air bases, as threat tc
win Turkish assent to her plan. She
need not fly her planes over Turkey
but only over Syria and Palestine
in order to attack the Suez. Hel
troops need only pass along the
coast of Turkey in order to reach
Syria and Palestine.
The question is how superior In
number is the air force which Ger
many can bring to bear on the B. E
F. in Iraq. Will it have to suffer
the bitter experience of the B. E. F
in Greece, where the r. A. F.'s un.
protected field airdromes were
smashed by German bombs and
fighters could not rise to answer
the fury of the German air force
lashing the British in retreat?
Germany's present dispositions
and Britain's prompt action in Irao
put the decision squsrely up tc
Stain, dictator of Soviet Russia
Either he has to make a stand
against Hitler, assent to the further
expansion of Hitler~s power as q
threat to the Ukraine. or make 9
bargain with Hitler. if he can. Il
share spoils by moving through Irar
to the Persian Gulf.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Seven Prince William
SeIecfees Leave Monday
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

special DlSpatch 10 Inc otsrs
MANASSAS, Va, May 3.-Seven
men. less than half of the required
number of selectees called for in
duction in the eleventh State requi-
sition, will leave here for Richmond
Monday morning.
To complete the eleventh call
which requires 20 men, 13 others
will be dispatched to Richmond by
the Prince William County Selective
Service Board on May II.
Yesterday the board sent Austin
Brown Marshall to the Baltimore
induction center. c. C. Cloe, chair
man of the local board, announced
Harvey Luck will be sent to Balti-
more next Friday. Both Mr.. Mar
shall and Mr.. Luck are requirements
to the ninth call.
Tenth-call requirements who re-
ported yesterday were James Beav-
ers of Cherry Hill and Alfred C
Patton.
Those leaving Monday are Albert
G. Cooper, Louis R. Mayhugh. Bris-
tow; Selma G. Corder, Nokesville
Clinton S. Purcell, Hoadly; Pau
Baker. Thoroughfare: Upton Smith
Quantico, and Nicholas Katsarelis
Triangle.
Those leaving next Friday are
Wiley R Wood. James M. Martin
James S. Marshall, Wray T. Clemen
Isaac F. Posey. Charles M Beahm
Williama F. Schaeffer, Lloyd w
Hampton. Robert H. Smith, Ssmue
H. Leonard. William j. Green, jr.,
Thomas e. Woolfrey and John Will
son.
Evening star., 1941-05-03

the closer closer the United
them unwilling to face the facts
country supplies delivered Britain has
supplies There reason today
final Sphght
And of the national legislators today
writing prohloon
of New Hampshire
nonced the bill which is
the ships OF
ports That bill is to come before the
will made
Miss Rankin OF Mon
ease-lend
a while before the House
halfway
aboutas at all.
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Foirfox Spon Bids Asked

Bids were asked yesterday on a
Virginia State construction project,
which would provide for erection of
a bridge in Fairfax County, west of
Centerville, along with 2 miles of
reinforced concrete roadway, the As
sociated Press reported from Rich
mond. The highway construction is
part of a widening plan on Wash
ington road toward the Skyline
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Robert W. GoeIef Dies;
New York Financier
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Robert
Walton Goelet, 81, of New York and
Newport, r. l., a financier and ons
of New York's largest property own
ers. died yesterday in his old brown
stone house at Forty-eighth street
and Fifth avenue, one of the few
remaining private residences on the
famous street of department stores.
Real estate records showed that
in 1882 Mr.. Goelet owned As pieces
of property in ~ parcels which the
city assessed at SIS, 10000.
At his death he was senior di-
rector in point of service Of the
Chemical Bank & Trust Co, chair
man of the board of the Ritz-Carl-
ton Hotel Corp, director of Air
Reduction Co., Goelet Realty Co.,
Union Pacific Railroad. Metropoli-
tan Opera Real Estate Co. and the
270 Broadway Corp.
Evening star., 1941-05-03

the furthering of New Deal con-
cepts of price control and social
reform The Department of JUS
tice, which has shown little interest
in speeding defense production here
tofore, having used the antitrust
laws to harass important executives
at a critical time in the Nations
productive task, has the final say
as to whether the Office of Price
Control or the Office of Production
Management happens to have been
right in what it permitted industry
committees to do. These risks
should be removed by an explicit
authorize ton from Congress.
(Reproduction Right Reserved)
Evening star., 1941-05-03

are useless to her Col. Frederick Palmer.
if she loses the Iraq fields. From
Iraq she gets her supply of gaso-
line and oil for her East Indian en-
pire and for Australia.
She fights for the recovery of the
oil fields, not only for her own use
but to keep them out of German
hands. Think what access to the
supply of the 30,0oo,o0o barrels an
nually produced by 1raq would
mean to Germany.
Oil men who know the region say
that Germany could not realize upon
any large amount Immediately, un-
less control of the Eastern Medi-
terranean enabled her to get &C
cess to the pipelines which run to
Tripoli in Syria and Haifa in Pales-
tine. But with Turkish consent she
could avail herself of overland
truckage, transport on the Baghdad
Railroad and thence across the Dar-
danelles and the Black Sea.
Fight for Key Airport.
Britain fights for the control of
the famous Habbaniyah airport, now
more important than it has been as
a filling and way station on the air
route from Britain to India. Should
the Iraqians hold it, it will be at the
service of German bombers and
| troop transport planes.
If the possibility of a "jihad" or
| holv war is to be taken seriously,
| then Britain may be fighting in lraq
! to prevent insurrection in India. The
reputed appeal to Germany by the
new ro-German Premier OF 1raq,
Rashid Ali Gallant, for Axis mill
tary aid hardly came as a surprise
to Berlin or Rome For five years
before the war began, the Italians
were busy fomenting discomfort
among the Arabs. Since the war
began, German emissaries have
been nursing it with characteristic
fifth column skill and cunning.
Reports I have seen show how,
after the victory in France, the
Germans used the gold they took
from the Bank of France to put
KEY Arab agitators and leaders on
their pay roll. They have given
free showings of their film, The
Victory in the West" throughout
Arabia, as an example of their
diabolical, irresistible military power.
BY the very nature of their
religion of the sword, the Moham-
medans respect force. Germany
now has the prestige of her victory
in the Balkans to prove that she
has succeeded Britain as the strong
nation of the world. 1t seems
absurd, yet trustworthy reports
show that it is true, that German
propaganda is really aiming to
teach the Moslems that, while
Mohammed is their spiritual father,
Hitler is their earthly father.
Axis May Release Murder.
The old Sultans of Turkey had
the power, as caliphs. to summon
the Moslems to a holy war Under
the regime of the Republic. this
power was abrogated for the Presi-
dent of Turkey. Mohammedan
leaders have always feared to
exercise it. lest they arouse a
murderously mad and uncontroll-
able fanaticism in their people. This
the Axis may not hesitate to do.
Until confirmed, Axis reports that
the Moslem Indian troops with the
B. E. F. in Iraq have revolted must
be dismissed as sheer invention by
! those of us who know India. 1t
| would be an inconceivable breach
of traditional loyalty to their British
officers
The practical military interest Of
the German high command in a
Evening star., 1941-05-03
Boy, 5, Dies, Two Suffer
Burns in Bluze

James Mahoney, 5, colored, was
dead and his brother and sister were
in Gallinger Hospital with second
degree burns today as a result OF a
fire at their home at 1l2 Browns
court S. w. yesterday.
The surviving children, Shirley,
s, and Daniel, 2, probably owe their
lives to Morris Mickens, 1l8 Browns
court. who carried them TO safety
from the lower floor of the two-story
brick row house. Young James was
in bed on the second floor His
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mahoney.
Evening star., 1941-05-03

that the dictator nations will be con-
tent after they have overrun Britain,
if and when they do, and leave the
United States and other American
nations unmolested. They have come
around to the point of supporting the
idea that the United States should so
strengthen its defenses that no other
nation will dare to attack. 1t is
worthy of note, however, that some of
these isolationists were not so long
ago strenuous foes of the upbuilding