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Evening star., 1941-04-10
Few Players Give Up on Themselves

sold Griffith The Tigers; he
little
Carolina
Same couldn't throw, why hang
around?"
ball
They hope hide injuries
shortcomings Poah whom Gf claims he the
fool the My
this spring. that could hardly comb my hair
hit $40 II
argue that he
the there is OF
throw good"
would like minor league
especially" he answered.
How coming big pinch hitter?
wouldn't mind he replied.
he hits when
belongs something else The
that
out of style?
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Cliffs Runout at Price of Newsom

he left Hogan
finished
would
handed NeWSom who had cost him
would pitcher
h Ferrell
verge Griffith felt it,
eventually traded he became
Feer the ranking pitcher in the American
boted but the doesn't seem to
when Tony Pe crashed into at the
of bad
shoulder couldn't spring shoulder
still So packed and left
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Lee, Leibe4r Are Ready
After Long Holdouts
To Join Cub Fold
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoCls tea Press.
CHICAGO, April 10.-The Chi
cago Cubs Office was tuned in at
"holdout" wave length today for
anticipated broadcasts from Pitcher
Bill Lee and Outfielder Hank Leiber.
Lee, who is baking at salary cut,
arrived from his Louisiana home
yesterday to campaign on face
to-face" basis. Jim Gallagher, Cub
genera! manager, said the big RIGHT
handlers request for an appointment
today have been granted.
I,eiber. involved in similar
sola bible, remained at his Phoenix,
Ariz., home, but indicated that he
would communicate by telegraph
today. Any announcement, he SAID,
would have to come from Gallagher,
adding, however, that he had not
yet signed contract.
Lee and Leiber are the only hold
outs remaining from an imposing
list that confronted the Cubs at the
start of the spring training season.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
By GEORGE HUBER.

A skinny, awkward looking fell
low who rattles around in potato
sack uniform is giving early indica-
tions he will be one of the batting
stars of the high school baseball
series. Don Hillock, Woodrow Will
sons rangy first baseman, bellies his
angular, jerky appearance by turn
ing in a sweet fielding job and an
even sWeeter job at the plate and
is sporting a solid 1000 average fol-
lowing the series opener yesterday
in which Anacostia triumphed over
Wilson, 6-5.
1t was no fault of Hillock's that
the Indians triumphed. He had the
game won for the Tigers in the first
half of the ninth when he hit the
longest home run schoolboy fans
have seen in years, but the Indians
came right back in their final half
with a trio of triples good for two
markers and the ball game.
Big Day for Hillock.
In five trips to the plate yeSter-
day Hillock drew three walks, a
single and his homer and scored
twice. 1t wasn't just fluke that
he hit, either, because in two pre-
vious practice games he got three
for four and three for five. His
homer cleared a 15-foot fence 1926
feet along the right-feld foul line.
1t was the first time a ball ever had
gone over that distant wire.
Real hero of the game was Ana
costia's Gene Nunnally, who pitched
the route and got his only hit Of
the game in the last inning to
score Joe Soresi ahead of him with
the winning run. Wilson had heard
of Soresi before. In the recent baS-
ket ball season he scored his only
point against the Tigers to send
their game into overtime, with Ana
costa finally winning.
Play by both teams was spotty,
with numerous errors, and indica-
tions are that neither will go far
in the race. Memo Briscuso, Will
sons hurler, had the edge in the
early going, but he weakened to-
ward the end. Also hurting the
Tiger cause was the ease with which
Anacostia runners we're able to steal
on Catcher Dick Schwab. They
scampered down to second seven
times.
Wilson combined four hits, two
of them doubles, for three runs in
the third inning and scored again
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Dead Heat Between Indians Yankees Forecast Baseball Writers Vote
Win, Lose |: .:':,': o, or Draw
BY FRANCIS E. STAN
Cliff Bolton; Still BoseboII's Mystery Man
By FRANCIS {. STAN,
Star staff Correspondent

GOLDSBORO, April 10-FIere turpentne
has found We sitting while
Mats Tigers played ball He said he wouldn't
back
getting along all
Cliff Greenvile the
Sally wherein the stands wooden and
time he laughed One OF the teams
Greenvle
to rumble
headed brilliant
walked
going Point grocery he had
spring training 1887. And he did
Evening star., 1941-04-10
He Skipped, Leaving Hogan and Miles

Bottoms
This
make 1t fully clear why regular
jumped O.
There
clned think the fellow spring
SeWel Berg him
Griffith did rid himself
he permitted sonnlaw shifted
Bolton Walter
wa a
Griffith would him,
although the Old indirectly because GreenVe
is
40 from his old boss but he didn't
m enough" grinned.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
PofahI SparkIes
Against Tigers
At Third Base
Looms as Successor
To Lewis; Detroit
Series Swept

GOLDSBORO, N. c.. April 10
Little Jimmy Pofahl, the big shot
and big flop of 1910 and the for
gotten guy of l94l, is hot stuff
again with the homeWard- bound
Nationals.
Jimmy was bought from Mime
apoliS for players and cash valued,
according to President Clark Grif-
fifth, at $4,000. He was bought as
shortstop, but he previously had
played second base. That is where
he started as an American Legion
baseball kid-second base.
AS a rookie he played shortstop
diSappOintingly. He was no ball Of
fire at second base. where he was
used once or twice Today, after
one game at third base. he found
himself being hailed as the possible
successor of Buddy Lewis should
the latter be inducted into the
army, as expected.
Arm Better at Third.
Little Mr.. Pofahl took a crack 1T
it yesterday during an otherwise
routine afternoon, during which the
Mats defeated for the seventh time
in as many games the Detroit Ti-
gers, who repeatedly were cham
pions of the American League in
1910 He batted 1893 for the day,
drove across a run. scored another
himself and handled five hard
/ chances in excellent fashion.
Now, nobody is fooling himself
about P0fahl. He is not as good a
| ball player as Lewis. He doesn't
/ hit in the same league with Buddy.
He can't replace Cecil Travis at
/ shortstop nor Jimmy BloodWorth or
/ Buddy Myer at second. but if Lewis
/ is claimed by Uncle Sam and there
is sudden vacancy at third base,
that job may we'll be filled by Po-
| fail for reasonable period.
| Pofahl'S arm is better this year
than it was y months ago This
/ is not saying much. Jimmy has no
/ throwing arm, and that's that. But
| WHAT he uses for an arm got the
/ ball across the diamond better from
| third base than it ever did from
shortstop. Three of his five
chances were fairly difficult, but
Pofahl handled them easily.
Still Eye CrOucher.
The Mats would like to land an
/ other inhelder, preferably Frank
Croucher o. the Tigers, but Man
ager Bueky Harris and President
Clark Griffith are not as hySterical
as they were when it first was
| learned that Lewis might be drafted
| into the Army late this month or
early in May.
Meanwhile the Mats are going
their merry way toward winning
the Grapefruit League champion
ship. They defeated the Tigers
again at Greenville, S. c., by a score
of 4-2. and they now have won
seven straight from the Tigers and
IA out of 90 starts against all COM
ers. In short, they have been ter
rife.
Here today they were to tackle
the Phillies in a rubber game. In
two games the clubs have split, and
this was to be decisive. In case
anybody was upset about it, Dutch
Leonard was the guy who was to
pitch the first seven innings.
The complete conquest of the IT.
gers was threatened chiefly by rain.
1t drizzled at the start, downpoured
| (Caa DnEAIJT Daua ndA
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Sugar Bowl Committee Plans Free Program for Soldiers
Smith Of Sponsoring Ido G Puts Himself on Spot With Mats Form Clubs

coaches will be on hand with
eyes wide open Saturday when
Duke runs off it's annual invita-
tional interscholaStic track and
field meet. Newport News High
from Virginia will be defending
its team title and the $50 boys
in competition will include the
cream of the seaboard crop.
Jackie Flack, with letters al
ready won in football and bas-
ket ball, is competing in baseball
and tennis and apparently is
slated to become the first four
letter man in several years at
Mississippi. And he does 1t all
at 142 pounds.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Diz Dean Will Attempt
To Go Route Today
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WICHITA. Kans., April 10-The
fact that the rival Chicago clubs
are in the midst of a battle of home
runs holds no terror for Dizzy Dean.
He expected to try to last the full
nine innings today for the Cubs
against the White SoX.
In the last five games the Cubs
have blasted 19 homers and the
Sox Is Bill Herman of the Cubs
hit three yesterday for the second
time
Evening star., 1941-04-10
NunnoIIy's Hurting, Lone Swat
Count Heavily as Anocostio
Takes Measure of Wilson

in the fourth. Anacostia countered
with a run in third, another in the
fifth and two more that tied the
game in the seventh. Hillock's
homer gave Wilson and edge in the
first of the ninth, but the Indians
reached Briscuso for their three hits
and two runs to win in the last half
of the final inning.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Barons Choices Over
Injured Bears in
Hockey Final
By ttt Associated Press.

By ttt Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. April 10. - The
Cleveland Barons, fighting for their
third title in II years of professional
hockey here, are favored over a
valiant but crippled band of Her.
shey Bears tonight in the final
playoff game for the American
League championship.
Cleveland won the first two games
of the series here by scores of to
and 3 to l and the Bears took the
next two on their home ice, to
and to g.
The final victory in Pennsylvania
was a costly one for the Bears as
they lost the services of Defense
Man Jack Shewchuk and Left
Winger Gordon Bruce, two of the
teams sparkplugs.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

Baseball gleanings-Washing-
tons Clark Griffith has talked
himself into a position from
which he will emerge either
hero or a goat for baseball fans
in both CarolinaS. He advised
hopeful customers in Greenville
IS. c. that Washington will be
able to spare plenty of player
talent to make the Spinners
tough in the South Atlantic loop.
And he also figures to make
Charlotte IN. c. hard to live
with in the Piedmont.
If AL Jurisich of New Orleans
is even tougher on Southern As
ISOLATION batxmsn than he was
Evening star., 1941-04-10
No-Hitters FeIIer,
Dietrich to Face
by the ASSOCIATED Press

by the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April 10-A
pitching duel between no-hitters
Bob Feller and Bill Dietrich looms
for the Cleveland Chicago Amer
lean League baseball opener here
Tuesday.
Feller won 27 and lost II for
the Indians last season after
blanking the White Sox without
a hit in the inaugural game at
Chicago.
Dietrich registered his no.
hitter over the St. Louis Browns
in 1887. Last year he won 10 and
lost 6, getting one decision in
three starts against Cleveland.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
F. B. |. Lussies to Play
GEORGETOWN for Title

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lassie5 will meet Georgetown A c.
next Wednesday to decide the bas-
ket ball championship of the Wom-
ems Recreation League.
Georgetown is undefeated in the
Civic Section, while F. B. 1. won the
Government Section crown last
night by downing Agriculture, 1915.
at Central.
Evening star., 1941-04-10

last year you can credit it to
Cor blame it on) a gadget Man.
ager Ray Blades had the young
ster practicing with. It's a wide
mesh net of twine suspended be-
tween two poles over home plate
in such a way that only a ball
thrown as a strike passes through
the cords. It's supposed to have
helped his control greatly.
The Georgia Florida League
will try out a weekly league
magazine to be distributed free
to the customers in the parks by
pretty girls. 1t will contain
schedules, dope on players. latest
loop gossip, etc.
Hers and thexe-Colses track
Evening star., 1941-04-10
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April l0.-New Or
leans Sugar Bowl Committee
may set an example to the other
groups by using its organization
to present an expanded program
of free entertainments for SOL
diers visiting New Orleans. DR..
Wilbur C. Smith of Tulane is
sponsoring the idea, pointing out
that municipalities owe it to the
Nation to do all they can to help
build morale and such a per-
manent, non-proflt group as the
Bowl Committee would provide
an efficient means to organize
the shows.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
NogeI, Castoff by AS,
Is Shining for PhiIs

GOLDSBORO, N. c., April 10
(P).-Bill Nagel, whom the Phillies
acquired from the Athletics, is prov
Ing a sparkplug to Doc Prothro's ag-
gregation.
He has provided extra base hits
In the last four games, three Of them
home runs.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
No Lonqer News
Totals 90 9211O Totals - 92I1I

.Batted Tor NeVhOuscr IN fourth.
tBatted for McKain in seventh.
Washington lOl Ill 0-5
Detroit O@0 0IO %
Runs-Case t2l. Chapman. Travis,
Eve rs. Stainback. McNair. Higgins. Err
rorS-McCosky. Higgins Runs bstted in
Chapman, CrameT. Two-baSe hitS-Teb-
be Is. Travis, Sullivan. BloOdworth. Stolen
baee-CaSe Sacrifice-HUdson Double
plGys-McNair to Gehrlngcr to York, Travis
10 5loodworth 10 Vernon. Potshl TO Blood
worth. Left on baSes-Washington l.;
Detroit, ). First base on bals-Of Hud
son. /; of Newhouser. Il: of McKain. >.
Struck out-By Hudson. >: by NewhoUser,
! Hits-Of Hudson. : in ) innings; of
Dean. : IN > innings of NeWhouSer.
in innings: of McKain, in , innings.
Hit by pitched ball--By Hudson Stain
back Wild ptch-Newhouser. Winning
pitcher-Huoson. Losing pitcher-New-
houSer.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Werber on Sacks Five
Times, Scores Thrice

CINCINNATI, April 10.-All Bill
Werber of the Reds needs is some
one to knock him home. The Reds
stellar lead-off man got on base
five times yesterday and scored
thrice, but only once on a hit.
The other two times he was ad-
vanced by three walks and an error.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Nine Anxious to TruveI

Don Goodman's Village Motors
baseball team wants Sunday and
holiday out-of-to games with un-
limited mines. Contact Norman Out
cault at 1910 Sixteenth street NV.
or phone North 1477.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
As Assigned to Cellar.

The White Sox were considered
for all stops between first and
seventh, except second, and the
Browns were rated from first to
last, except second and third.
The only club that wasn't named
for four or more different posi-
tions was the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, which received votes only for
the last three inches and ended
in the cellar two points under the
Washington Nationals.
For the first time in years the
Boston Red Sox not only were not
mentioned for the pennant, but were
beaten out of a f1rst-division rating
by the White Sox, 377 to 1863.
Results of the poll, including the
number of votes for each team for
each place and the total number of
points figured on an 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-l
basis:
Evening star., 1941-04-10

Totals 81 1926 l. Totals 81 - Is
two out when winning run was scored
IRAN for Henry in eighth.
+Batted for Smith in seventh.
Wilson " O03 100 00l-5
AnacoStia ~ 5000 00l 900 302-6
Runs-vinson, Hillock (2) Lemerise (2D,
Nolte t2l, Leukhardt (2l. Soresi, Blaine.
Runs batted in--Vinson. Farnham. Schwab.
Hllock, Polhamus, Nolte, Leukhardt Schaf-
fer, Soresi. Nunnally Errors-Hillock.
Briscuso. Polhamus, Faust C2l. Nolte,
Leukhardt, Schaffer, Soresi. Blaine. Two
base hitS-Vinson. Schwab. Leukhardt.
Home run-Hillock. Stolen bases-Nolte,
SoreSi 81, Henry, Benner. Blaine t2).
Double play-Nolte to Soresi to Leukhardt.
Left on bsses-WilsOn. Q; Anacostia. 10.
Bases on halls-Cf Nunnallv. e: off Bris-
cuso. ) Struck out-By Briscuso, -: by
Nunnslly. > Wild pitch-Nunnally Passed
ball-Crawford. Umpire-Mr Oertel.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Griffs Left Out
Of Cellar Only
By 7 Ballots
Red Sox Not Figured
As Pennunt Outfit,
But Browns Are
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, April 10.-To the
sports Scribes, who are accustomed
to living out on limb, the American
League pennant race looks to be a
dead heat between the Cleveland
Indians and the New York Yankees.
Seventy-nine of the 63 writer's in
major league cities who participated
in the annual Associated Press
checkup tabled one or the other of
these teams to finish first.
Not even an expert could sum up
the experts conclusions any closer
than that, however.
Forty chose Cleveland to come out
on top and 80 liked the Yankees, but
on the basis of points for first
place, for second, 6 for third, ETC..
New York wound up l point ahead,
6l2 to Gil.
1t would only be fair to the average
fans around the country to point
out that these same experts, when
canvassed last spring, voted 66 to
IL that the Yankees would win their
fifth straight pennant and even the
hardy disSenterS could envisage
nothing worse than second for the
Bronx BomberS.
Evening star., 1941-04-10
Two Pick Tigers to Repeat.

This year all but eight writer's con-
ceded the Yankees at least would
finish second and the others spotted
them third. One scribe, perhaps
with a longer memory than the
others, put the Indians down for
fourth. But otherwise everybody
agreed they would land one-two-
three.
Of the four "wishful thinkers
who cast their first glances beyond
this pair, two picked Detroit to re-
peat, one went for the Chicago White
Sox and the other singled out the
ST. Louis Browns, of all people!
The substance of this sentiment
seemed to be that except for the bat
tie for first place, the American
League struggle would be battle
royal.
Some of the boys might have felt a
little more certain about ticket
for the Tigers if they could have
known Hank Greenberg's draft
status, but failing this Detroit was
picked everywhere from first to
sixth place. The consensus was
third
Evening star., 1941-04-10

(See POFAHL, Page DAD
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-06
D|GNAN SELECTED
Ne " FIRE CHIEF
HAD SERVED DEPARTMENT
AS ASSISTANT CHIEF
STARTED IN 1921

appointment OF James Dignan,
former assistant fire chief. az Tire
chief TO fill the position left va
cant by the late AlonZo ii. Miller.
was announced by Ypsilanti ire
commission today. Fire commits
sioners are Harry Baker. William
Waidner, and George l.. Ennen.
Chief Dignan, who has been with
the department here since Deem
Der 1921, took a civil service ex-
animation for the position on Jan.
3 and was recommended for APP
pointment by the civil service COM
mission. He made a score or oz'5
cut OF a possible so on the examin-
alton.
The chief served as a fireman
until June, 1928, when he was ap-
pointed assistant chief under Chief
Miller. He is a life long resident
Of Ypsilanti, and was engaged in
home decoration here before start
Ing his career as fireman.
Seven members Of the depart
ment have petitloned for permits
sion to take competitive examina-
ton for the position OF assistant
chief Wednesday. They are Rus
sell NJ. Forsyth. Ralph d. Handy,
Julius J. Wagner. Sumner II. Cole
man, Charles X. Green, Gerald II.
Kelly. and John C. Hadley. The
civil service commission will rec
commend the winner 10 the fire
commission for appointment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-06
Tragedy Hits
u. Grid Star

indianapolis Jan. Gins David
Allerdice, Jr., 22-year-old Princeton
University football star. and his
father were under treatment today
for severe burns they suffered in
heroic but futile efforts to rescue
young Allerdice's mother and Z
year-old brother from their burning
home.
Mrs. Allerdice, 40, and the boy,
Tony. died OF suffocation in the
blaze. Their bodies were removed
from the family's duplex apartment
by firemen who also had to remove
the young football star as he drove
yainly to reach his mother and
brother, disregarding his own pain
full injuries. Both he and his father
were. burned severely on their
faces. heads and arms.
Young Allerdice. who played as
a member of the Eastern Football
Stars in the East-West charity
game in San Francisco New Years
Day, returned home early Sunday
to find the house in flames. He
burst into the apartment and there
found his father in a weakened
condition. trying to save the mother
and son. The football star first
helped his father out of the house
and then returned. Firemen who
brought him out said he was nearly
overcome.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-06
NaZis Destroy
French Books

Washington, Jan. - Az
Widespread raids on Paris librar-
les and bookstores by the German
Gestapo, highly-placed education
al quarters disclosed today, have
swept their shelves clean OF anti
Nazi writings and much philo-
sophical and historical literature.
The raids began, authoritative
sources reported. when the Ger
man secret police visited book
shops. stalls and newsstands along
the Seine late last summer and
ordered the proprietors 10 hand
over within half hour all copies
OF 143 books on a list which was
presented.
The American library in Paris
was described as among the insti-
tutions served with such an order,
but Information received here
said that the Gestapo removed
no books, accepting a promise
that all those Objectionable from
the Nazi viewpoint would be with
drawn from circulation.
Since those first raids, supple
mental lists OF banned books
copies OF which have reached
Washingtonians-have been pass
ed out TO Partisan Libraries and
booksellers. In general, the order
Is that nothing OF an "anti-Ger-
man character" may be sold.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-06
WAR NE JAMS NEW
DAWN FOR WORLD
so SAYS REV. r. 3. BAR IN
ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF
ROTARY CLUB

The chaotic state Of world affairs
signifies new dawn. the Rev.
Raymon y. Bair told Rotarians and
guests at their regular meeting
today. History may repeat Itself In
a general way. but never the same.
he said. for conditions are constant
" changing. Hitler is a boil on
the neck Of civilization" Like Ma
poieon he has taken into his own
hands the power OF Dictatorship
which does not belong to him and
cannot endure.
Pointing out the law OF the uni
verse that has and always will pre-
vail the speaker visioned a new
order growing out Of the war and
urged closer attention OF all people
to the fundamentals OF good re-
ligion. No plan can succeed II the
rights Of others are ignored, he
said.
Fred Nissly introduced the
speaker and close attention Of the
club indicated deep interest in the
message.
Frank Moww. Royal Oak, was
guest and announced plans OF the
Royal Oak club for their annual get
together meeting which will be
Thursday. February S.
Other guests were Leonard a.
Wells. Detroit. Ralph NanHoesen
and Edgar F. Down. Ferndale.
Three new members, Leonard
Menzi. George Marshall and Jack
Lockwood. we're introduced.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-06
Government Will
Operate Mexican
Railway System

Mexico, City, Jan. ---AP-
Worker administration of Mexico's
national railways drew to an end
today after more than two years
OF much-criticized operations
since the private lines were ex-
propriated during President La
caro- Cardenas' administration
and turned over to the $4,000
employees.
Government management, COM
mitted to an economy effort. to
liquidate the systems deficit OF
13,000.000 pesos (nearly $2,700,-
000). is the plan to be tried.
President Manuel Avila Camac-
no has appointed General Enrique
Estrada as the new general mana
ger. The general was reported pre-
pared to undertake drastic
shake-up OF the lines administra-
tive and operation personnel to
solve financil problems and i'm
prove the speed and safety OF
railway service.
Four general managers held
office during the worker admins
tration but all were forced TO re-
sign by employe opposition when
they sought to enforce economies.