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Evening star., 1941-01-21
Judges Are Chosen for Fort Myer Horse Show
From the
Press Box
FeIIer Headed for Best
Pay Ever Given Pitcher
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 N.AN.A0.
Robin Feller, the worlds most
rapid pitcher, is on his way to be-
coming the worlds richest as well.
Over and above what the Govern
ment takes away from him in taxes
and the traffic cops take away from
him in fines, Robin will manage to
make ends meet for several years
to come.
Wealth has come to this apple
checked urchin at the age of %,
when most college graduates of the
same age are groveling in squalor
In the bond business. at S1,500 per
annum. 1t shows what can be done
by throwing a baseball at target
six hours a day in your formative
years.
If Mr.. Feller gets $4,000 in salary
for 1941-and he maybe will be
the highest pitcher in baseball
history. 1 have letter from Red
Ehret, star pitcher with Louisville
in the 1905, recalling one season
when his pay was cut from 81 800
to s1,100 Ball players were slaves
then. and they are slaves today. but
it's a cosy kind of slavery now, if
YOU like money.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Gets Biggest Pay Ever
For 23-Yeor-OId Player

Most of the boys speak of Lefty
Groves S27 500 as the previous high
for pitchers. Thev forget Dazzy
Vance, the hulking idol of Brooklyn
who achieved the same figure one
year.
Lefty Gomez reached $4,000 in
his best season. Walter johnson
crept over $4,000 late in his career
or so some of his Washington COL
leagues testify. All these fellows
were noted for their speed, which
seems to indicate that the flrebal
is the key to the safe. Mr.. Feller
is the fastest pitcher since johnson.
No other ball player, George H.
Ruth included. ever earned a wage
of $4,000 as early as his 23d year.
At this rate. there is no telling how
high rapid Robin may soar RuthS
au-time record of 100000 probably
is out of his reach, because Feller.
after all. cannot attract customers
to the ball park more than couple
of times a week. But Robin is likely
to pass the Gehrigs, Greenbergs and
Cronins. the high men of the last
10 years.
I seem to have struck a sordid
note here. Still lots of people are
interested in lucre. for reasons best
known to themselves. and in spite
of the fact that I do not know a
dollar bill from sawbuck, I will try
IN carry on with the cold figures.
Lou Gehrig's top salary, s39 900.
was the highest paid to a mere ball
PLAYER in recent years. Joe Cronln
gets more, but Joe is a manager on
the side-no matter what some OF
the Red Sox fans tell you.
Rogers Hornsby went over $40 1000
one season. In the twilight Of their
playing lives, Ty Cobb and Trls
Speaker went very high indeed.
Thinking of their value at the box
Office. Connie Mack acquired Tyrus
and Tristram when they practically
were washed up and carried them
with his Athletics at enormous sal
aries. Cobb got s60,00O from old
Mr.. McGillicuddy one year, and
Speaker only a little less.
Above those brackets, there only
Is Ruth, and there always will be
only Ruth.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Axis
Continued From First Page)


servers say. might be German ef-
fort to obtain Dakar, chief port of
French West Africa. as a base for
operations against British or even
tual American operations in the At
lantic.
Land forces would have to be
moved across the Mediterranean for
any German occupation of North
African bases. but it was pointed out
that the Germans demonstrated
their ability to ferry guns. tanks and
men when they moved into Norway.
The newspaper II Piccolo de-
scribed the war council between
Mussolini and Hitler-believed to
have taken place at Berchesgaden-
as a technical meeting of the first
order" an indication that military
problems predominated.
This was interpreted in foreign
circles as meaning, possibly, that
Hitler has decided to act over the
head of the Vichy government to
bring conquered France into line
with the totalitarian program for
Europe
Brief. identical communicates
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Centers Hog Scoring Honors
In National Hockey League
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Jan. Ala good
way to break into the headlines as
a high-scoring hockey player this
season seems to be to play center
and do plenty of passing.
From the time Howie Morenz piled
up 81 points in Al games of the
1930-31 season until Boston's Milt
Schmidt won the title last year no
center-ice player had captured the
National Leagues scoring cham
pionship. But this year there aren't
any other players in the running.
Bill Cowley, Boston veteran who
has long been recognized as great
play-maker, still heads the scoring
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Green Hornet Booked
To Face Abe Yourist
In Mat Semifina

The Green Hornet, product of
somebody's imagination, will annoy
customers at Turner's Arena on
Thursday night when he returns to
reveal his repertoire of villainy in
meeting Abe Tourist in the semi
final of the weekly rasslng card.
The Hornet couldn't locate his
stinger here two weeks ago, when he
was disqualified in a match with
Milo Steinborn, but last week pinned
Tommy Rae in 20 minutes. He's the
latest in line which included the
Masked Marvel, Golden Terror, etc.
Clashing in the feature match will
be Ernie Dusek and Steinborn, while
Mildred Burke and Glady Gillian
will desert the pink tea set long
enough to pull hair In another bout.
Evening star., 1941-01-21

parade, as he has all season. Three
assists last week brought his total
to "a and his point total to 80. He's
made only nine goals. but he has
passed for six more tallies than his
nearest play making rival, Phil Wat
son of the New York Rangers.
Second place on the list goes to
another star center, Syl Apps of
Toronto, with 13 goals and Is assists
for % points. Watson is third with
q points and another Ranger center,
Neil Colville. fourth with Is.
Jimmy Orlando of the Detroit Red
Wings is the leagues bad man. He
has spent so minutes in the penalty
box.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
u. S. War Trends
Reported Topic Of
Hitler and MussoIini

By the Associated Press
ROME. Jan. 21. Virginio
Gayda indicated today that
United States activity -" the
sharpening of warlike trends
across the ocean" figured
prominently in the Hitler-Mus-
solini meeting.
The editor outlined these five
"well-defined phases" of the
war situation which be said
called for the meeting:
l. Intensification of German
air attacks on Britain.
2. Intensification of the axis
counter-blockade in the At
lantic.
3. Critical developments in
the Mediterranean.
4. The sharpening of warlike
trends across the ocean, which
do not pass without reactions
from the whole political and
military system of the war"
S. Vast international accords
of the axis"
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Three Will 0fficiate
At Big Two-Night
Benefit Event
Exhibitors Must File
Their Entries for All
Contests by Tonight
BY JACK ALLEN.

Offlcials at Fort Myer today an
nounced the judges for the Presi-
dents Birthday Horse Show to be
held there on Thursday and Friday
nights and at the same time warned
exhibitors that entries for the bene-
fit exhibition must be made by
tonight.
In the judges circle during the
two-day meet will be Maj. r. M.
Stewart Richardson, Military At
tache at the British Embassy; 1t.
Col. James T. Duke and Harry H.
Semmes. joint master of the Po-
tomac Hunt.
Maj. G. g. Elms, manager of the
show, and his assistant, 1t. Fred j.
Hughes, jr, received notification
this morning of the trio's accept
ance of invitations to off1ciate in the
lnfantile paralysis fund benefit,
which is to be held in the Fort
Myer Riding Hall. with the opening
ceremony at BIS O'Clock each night.
Judges Well Experienced.
Before coming to this country
MAJ. Stewart Richardson was an
ardent follower of hounds in Eng
land and also participated in Brit
lSh horse shows. 1t. Col. Duke is
we'll remembered as a highly sue
cessful exhibitor with the Fort Myer
horse show team before going to
West Point, where he has continued
to score in Northern show circles
Semmes has been officiating in
exhibitions in and around the Capt.
tai for several years and is highly
regarded as a competent judge of
both hunters and open jumpers.
Stll holding the center of atten-
ton In the show, of course, is the
special team jumping match be-
tween four women and four men.
but indications today pointed to-
ward the take-your- choice Jump
Ing class running a close second in
spectator interest.
Nine Obstacles on Course.
The take your choice event,
scheduled as the first competition
on Friday night, is open to all
horses and is to be judged as
fault-and-out competition, with any
fault except tips to disqualify the
errlng horse and rider.
1t will be run over an unknown
course which is to be set up for the
first time when the class is called.
Nine obstacles will be placed in
four lanes. and seven of these nine
must be taken to complete the
course. No fence may be taken
more than once.
Maj Elms said that obstacles
may be taken in any order and in
either direction desired. except that
once committed to a lane all OBJ
stacles in that particular lane must
be jumped, and a competitor may
not ride from one end of the arena
to the other more than once with
out jumping en- route.
Schooling Schedule Fixed.
Schooling over all of the courses
except that for the take-your-
choice class will be permitted in
the Fort Myer hall tonight and
again tomorrow night The sched-
ule for both nights will be as fol-
lows: Green hunters, TOO jump
ers' scurry, 7:45; working hunters.
$50, and open jumpers, 9:15 o'clock
Maj. Elms said that courses will
be held in readiness not to ex-
ceed 10 minutes after the last horse
has finished or after the time listed
for the schooling period to begin
and will not be reset for late ar
rivals, pointing out that the efforts
of approximately 10 officers and so
enlisted men are required for each
schooling period.
Evening star., 1941-01-21

issued yesterday in Rome and
Berlin told neither when nor
where the axis leaders met nor
what they discussed. The an.
nouncements said only they were
in complete accord on all ques-
tionSD
Political circles assumed also that
the two chiefs had agreed on a Joint
attitude toward developments in
United States aid to Britain. which
the Fascists say are leading toward
an anti-totalitarian war
Here again. observers say. occupa-
ton of Dakar would be a highly
practical move.
New Events Forecast.
New events on the eve of imrni-
nent spring" will blossom from the
meeting, II Piccolo commented. II
recalled that in their four previous
meetings since the blitZkrieg against
Poland, Hitler and Mussolini reached
decisions which had immediate and
profound repercussion on the prog
reSs of the war and development Of
joint action against the enemy"
With the German airforce aiding
Italy. the newspaper added. "the al
lance has entered into new and
more active phase
After a period Of rest and un.
certainty. which the English have
used as if Italy was already at the
end of her forces and resources" it
said, we now are facing an ener-
getic revival The initiative still is
in the hands Of the Fuehrer and II
Duce"
Confidence Expressed.
Expressing confidence Of axis
domination of the Mediterranean
II Piccolo underlined these words in
black: I'VE are not ones to hope
that the English do not pass through
1t any more-let them pass II they
have chosen those waters for their
suicide"
AS Mussolini. Italian Foreign Min
lister Count Galeazzo Ciano and
German Ambassadors Hans Georg
Viktor Won Mackensen returned
from the axis meeting, Fascist au-
thorities said such talks between
Hitler and Mussolini probably would
become more frequent.
The two leaders we're said to have
talked "a very long time" first pri-
vately and then with their aides.
High Fascists stressed the state
ment that the meeting was marked
by spirit of cordial friendship
calling it important in view of Brit
ish propaganda suggesting that axis
solidarity was weakening
Evening star., 1941-01-21
FeI|er Likely 10 Sign
Today for $4,000,
Record Slab Pay
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 21.-Bob Feller
paid Cleveland a one-day visit today
to sign his 1941 contract with the
Cleveland Indians at a salary ex-
pected by every one to be about
100000, making him the highest
paid pitcher in the history of base
ball.
Feller came in by airplane early
this morning and expected to return
to his Van Meter. Iowa, home after
this afternoons dotted line formali-
ties.
The boy wonder. baseball vet
eran at the age of % years, never
has been difficult for Vice President
c. c. Slapnicka to sign. His salary
has been raised every year.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Elicit Is Amity Star,

With his hook working well, Perce
Elicit of Amity No. / turned in top
game of $50, while Junior Dom of
the second-place Friendship No.
quint collected 38l pins for top set
in the Odd Fellows League. Glenn
Crossman of Eastern shot 367 and
Will Donaldson, who sports a 81
average. toppled 361 pins at Brook
land Recreation,
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Seek Unlimited Opposition

Immaculate Alumni cagers want
games with unlimited foes who can
furnish a gymnasium. Call Joe at
Emerson 1891.
Evening star., 1941-01-21

Thursday night at Lafayette. Dead
locked with a 1913 standing. the
leaders are two games ahead of
Southern Bus, with Western Bus
and Central Bus No. l five games
behind Len Orwicks 172 was the
loops latest high light.
Evening star., 1941-01-21

Stanley ODonnell was top walloper
in the Farm Credit League rolling at
Penn Recreation with l36-357.
Legal grabbed high game with 558
and Audit won out with 1921.
A season record went by the boards
in the Library of Congress Mixed
League when Mary Rogers of the
runnerup Redskins fired 1874 to boost
the mark two pins. Her 314 garnered
top honors among the fair rollers.
While Miller of the Bees and Moonan
of the Yankees we're sharing top
string of 124 for the men, Heelen of
the Dodgers finished strong to gain
set honors with 343.
Catholic No. Sparkles.
The league leading Catholic No. /
rollers stole the show in the Takoma
Church League when Gradys 143
and A. Cyris 800 paced team scores
of 579-1,716. Two games behind
the leader, Catholic No. 2 holds the
same margin over the third-place
Presbyterian No. club.
Gene Gordon of Manning's Service
with 402 beat Cletus Pannell out by
a stick as the latter featured the
pace-setting Franks Caterettes' high
of 1,756 in the Clarendon Major
League. Irwin Simon of Sunkrisp
Nuts posted the best single with 156.
While st. Johns gained a firmer
grip on first place in the Friendship
Church League with a shutout over
Eldbrooke Bible Glass, Hicks Baldwin
was the top set shooter with 365,
which enabled Chevy Chase Presby-
terian No. 2 to chalk up a high of
,646. Lee Beckwith of Presbyterian
No. l was tops with 145.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Tecumsehs Win Third

Tecumseh basketers now have
recorded three victories for the
season, defeating the Junior Simon
Atlas A. z. A., 20-10. at the Jewish
Community Center yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Virginia Stake Prizes
SPUR Star BowIerS
In RossIyn Loop
MitcheII's Radio Shines
In Georgia Avenue
League Shooting

With practically every leading
pinbuster in the loop out to win one
of several free entry prizes for Sat-
urdays Virginia State Open classic
at stake and Raybestos pinmen
striving to tighten their grip on
first place, bowling will be stepped
up tonight in the 2O-club Rosslyn
Independent League.
In recent matches the pacesetters
swept the H. J. Browns despite Lou
jenkins 389 to move ahead of
Manning's Service as the latter
dropped tilt to Kidwell's Senators
in a rip-snorting match in which
Gene Gordon starred for the win
ners with 163-427. while Ell Geib
was best for the losers with l60-
4O7.
Shaffer Flower Shop gained
second-place tie by swamping the
champion A. L. Kelly g. Son outfit
as Ernie Hauser with 16O-4O9 and
Ernie Burkhalter with 397 paced
team highs of 616-1.819.
Palmer Sets Scoring Pace.
Displaying form reminiscent of
Athletic Club League days at Con-
vention Hall when he was top
shooter for the Corby team, Joe
Palmer of the leading Dan-Dee
Bread team scattered the pins in
the Bakers League for highs of
152-405. Bond pinmen were tops
with 594-1,700. Eddie Hutchinson
came through with 1888 as Office
split even with Holmes in a double
header.
Sparked by Joe Spalding's 143 and
Henry Ehlers' 374, Mitchell's Radio
rollers after dividing high game of
500 with Hot Shoppes capped the
night at Silver Spring with set
honors of 1,743 in the Georgia
Avenue League. National Electric
Machine leads the flag chase.
Evening star., 1941-01-21
Weidman Mons Up.

Except for Chick ODaniels 155,
Tony Weidman with 402 and his
Engineering outfit with 623-1740
garnered al. the scoring honors in
the Kllowatt League at Penn Rec
reation.
Evening star., 1941-01-21

Undisputed possession of first place
in the Capital Transit League will
be the aim of General Office No l
and Northern Rail when these clubs
continue their hectic flag scrap
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY,, ss'
 PRoRATE COURT. June 2?rd,, 4;
 D. l94l. ESTATE of THOMAS
 in said District, deceased: .vvA
 upon the applieatiom of ANNA z. LouGHMAN TlrzMAuRIcE setting ns forth that more than ten years have Aiapaed since tho death of said deceased, and praying that after public notice given and que near fnF had tho Court make hnding that administration ought to DO granted on said estate, and upon such finding being made that Let ters of Administration may Do granted, as per application on hle more fully appears, 1t Is
 ORDERED, That said application bo heard and determined at the Probate office In Waterbury, Tn said District, on the S0th. day or June A, D. 194l at 9 o'clock In the Forenoon (Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pend- ency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishlng this order one time in some newspaper having 6 clrcu- iation In said District, also by leav- ing with or by mailing in register ed letters, postage prepaid from Waterbury, a copy of this order to aii parties interested and residing without tho Probate District of Waterbury on or before the gath day of June 194l.
 MARGuERITE NJ. FAHY,
 e-24.it, Asst. Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT, June gard. A. D. l941. ESTATE OF CATH
 BRINE LoUGHMAN GRADY, late
 of Waterbury, in said District
 Upon the application of ANNA LEE DEMENSKE and MARY PURDY LAWLOR praying that letters of administration may be granted on said Estate, as per ap- plication on tile more fully ap- peaIsi oRipEREp, F That said applica- ton be heard and determined at the Probate Onice In Waterbury, In said District, on the s0th day Of June A. D. 1941 at g o'clock in the forenoon (StRndard Ttme), ana that notice be given of the pend ency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing the same one time in some newspaper having a circu- iation in said District, also by leav- ing with or by mailing in register ed letters. postage prepaid rom Waterbury, a copy of this order to all particles interested and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury on or before the gath day of June le41.
 JOHN ,. HOWARD. BestSAN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE

DISTRICT of CHESHIRE. .gs.s.:
 COURT of PROBATE, June goth,
 i0@i. ESTATE of JOHN MURPHY,
 late of PROSPECT, In said Dis-
 triet, deceased,
 The Administrators. d. b. h. hay. ing applied for an order authorising z ana empowering him to sell certain real estate bclonking to said estate. as per application on fle more fuiiS tobRfpERED-That tho ,ssth day. of June i0@l, at 9:00 o'clock In tho foranoon, at tho Court of Probate in Cheshire bo and tho same is as- alRned for a hearing on the Tore !. going application, and this Court directs tho Administrator, q. D. n., 10 cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order or notice two times in some newspaper hay ing . circulation In said District, nnd by posting q copy on the pupuc siwn. post in tho Town of Prospect where the deceased last dwelt, at least three days before said day oL hearing, and return make to this Court of tho notice glYen.
 s.ss.at Judge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT NsnTICEn AN REPLICATION

LIQUOR PERMIT
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 This Is to give notice that | Joseph Tomkus, of { John St., Wa terbury, Conn, have filed an appii. cation dated june l7th, l94i, with the Liquor Control Commsision for a Tavern Permit for the sale oi alcoholic liquor on the premises, as The business Is owned by Joseph Tomkus, of { John St., Waterbury Conn, and will be conducted by Joseph Tomkus, of { John St. Wa terbury, Conn, as permittee.
 JOSEPH TOMkuS'o Dated June 17th, 1941. 6-17-s1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF REPLICATION
 patrick D. Brown. of s5 Chestnut Ave, Waterbury, Conn.,. have filed an application dated June 2Srd.. ie4i, with the Liquor Control Commission for a Restaurant Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the prem Conn. The business is owned by Patrick D. Brown, of sb Chestnut Ave, Waterbury, Conn.s and VIII be conducted by Patrick D. Brown, of s5 Chestnut Ave-, Waterbury, Conn, as permitted. -.
 Dated June 2srd, 1oAls e-s4.sl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT

NOTICE OF APFLICATIUN
 This is to give notice that I, Waiter s. Poviiaitis. of 30s Wash inEton Ave-, Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an application dated June l6th' i94i, with the Liquor Control Com mission for Tavern Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the prem bury Conn. The business Is owned by Walter Poviiaitis. of sos Wash: ington Ave-, Waterbury, Conn.,, and wiii be conducted by Walter s. Povilaitis, of sos Washington Ave-, Waterbury, Conn.,, as permittee.
 WALTER s. POVILATTIs.
 Dated June 18th, 1941. 6-l7-24
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
NOTICE

lgTATn of CONNECTICUT. DIS. TRlCT of WATERBURY,, as. PRO BATE COURT. June siss igti. MATARAZzo. late of the town of Waterbury In said district de- The Court ot Probate for the Dis. Nrlot Of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the. date hereof for the creditors. of said es. tate to exhibit their. claims for. set. present their accounts, properly at. tested, within said time, will Do dee barred a recovery. All persons In. debted 10 said estate are requested 10 make immediate payment to
 LUCIA MATARAzzO,
 R.2t.Sk Exeeutrix.