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Evening star., 1941-01-14

Firing four strikes and three
spares, Johnny Reid of the Carter
Lanhardt team banged out a season
record game of ITO last night in the
Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
League. His Ala set was tops,
Shearer's Mems Shop garnered
highs of 635-1,736 National Elec-
trio Machine, Hot Shoppes and San
fords, Inc, are the chief flag con-
tenders.
An obscure roller gained the spot
light at the Lucky Strike when
Louise Goubeau of F. c. A. chalked
up a season record of lat for the
What's In a Name Ladies League.
Her AS set, plus Eleanor Bark's
1888, enabled F. c. A. to sweep
Transportation The league-leading
Internal Revenues were swamped
when Gradijan's 125-344 featured
n. M. P.'s rout.
10 Biggs with 156 was the spark
plug as st. Johns chalked up counts
of 682 and 1877 at Chevy Chase Ice
Palace for two season team rec
ords in the Friendship Church
League. Corl of st. Andrews gar
nered top set of 1872.
Operations pinmen dominated the
Navy Department League rolling at
Arcadia when Jack Guillot paced
scores of 604-1770 with 1887.
Walter Burton with l48-361, was
the big gun as Signal Corps whipped
the Paymasters, 81.
Jack Simmons, with 143-407,
paced team scores Of 620-1,787, as
Washington Gas Light rollers had
top performances in Convention
Halls Merchants League.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Fons Will Not Forget
Beotinq Lou Took

For that very reason, and be-
cause they have their eyes set on
richer, greener pastures-like Louis
and Conn-they disdain the thought
of q rematch with stout Anthony
Galento, the brawling barkeep,
But it's going to cause talk. After
all, it's fact that back in Septem-
ber. 1899, in Nova's last big fight
before he returned 10 cruelty Pat
Comiskey, this same barkeep showed
Nova all around a Philadelphia ring
and stopped him in round IA.
Nova argues, possibly with justice,
that he already was sick that night
with the illness that kept him in
bed for most of 1940 But right now,
If he fails to land a quick match
with Conn or Louis, people Will
begin to say, Hes got time on his
hands. Why doesn't ne go back and
straighten out this Galento business
once and for all?" And the loudest
voice in the whole chorus will be
Mr.. Galento's.
It'll haunt this bum," promised
Anthony. "I may even move in
with him, so I can haunt him closer,
Where does he live?"
I didn't give him the address, but
he may get it anyway. Tony is not
the dumbest ha'nt that ever came
out of the spirit world at 240,
stripped.
Evening star., 1941-01-14

but although the hosts crept to with
in / point of their conquerors on
four occasions thereafter, G. w
always managed to pull away in
time.
A feature was the sinking of six
of his eight chances from the foul
line by Syl Barnett, captain of the
winning team. Altogether, G. w.
cashed in on II of Is chances from
the charity stripe, Maryland making
good on only four of TO-
The Terp youngsters will attempt
to get back in the win column to-
night when they meet the Catholic
University freshmen in preliminary
to the C. U.-St. Francis game at
RrOoEland
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Reid Rolls 10 Record Game
In League and Has 474 Set

Shining in the Federal League
was Frank Fisher of Treasury with
155 and Lee Brown of Government
Printing Office with 399 G. P. o.
had high game of 665, while the set
honors went to H. o. L. c. with 1927
The third-place Presbyterian No.
outfit fired new interest in the
Takoma Church League by swamp
ing the leading Catholic No. team.
Sidell of Christian led. with 1856
354, while the team highs of 564-
1894, were garnered by the Baptists.
Bill Krauss posted top set OF 389
in the Kilowatt League, while VIM
gate of Substation and Morgan Of
Distribution We'd for high game
with 146's at Penn Recreation.
Station Engineers registered 604-
1,749.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Il Tokes Is Minutes
To Look Tony Over

This would take conscientious
man Is minutes. Your correspond
ent was satisfied to look Tony
over from the front, and take the
south, east and west exposures for
granted. >,
"You look very ample, Tony"
said YOUR correspondent timidly.
"D-n right" snapped Mr.. Galen-
to. I'm doing fine. just oone
and muscle
Far from letting himself go to
uieces after his last oefeat. Tony
vigorously has restricted himself 10
20 cigars day and nothing stronger
to drink than booze. -,
ct am ready to fight right now"
he barked. 81 didn't have no plans
till tonight, but when I see this
bum Nova getting away with some
thing that left for dead down in
Philly, I see I have got to come
back and show the bum that l
wasn't kidding the first time. l
better 90 and fix it up. Do you
think he'll be ready to fight tomor-
row."
You can understand how this is
going to be a little embarrassing
for everybody. Mr.. Nova, the come
hack, kid, and his manager, Ray
Carlen, want no part Of Anthony.
I can honestly say that they do not
fear him, for they are confident
people and they figure Tony to be
all washed up.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Little Wilson Tosser
Shines as Team Goes
Above 500 Mark
Clark Makes 18 Points
In 45-26 Victory Over
Weak Randolph h-Moeon

The smallest varsity basket ball
regular in town today was respon-
sible for his Wilson Teachers Col
lege quintet being above the 500
percentage again, although the op-
position over which 1t gained the
right side Of the ledger probably was
the most inferior to be seen here in
a long time.
Nevertheless, little Charlie CLARK
Wilson'S threadlike captain, who
can't weigh much more than 140-
gained plenty Of glory last night at
Ritchie Coliseum when he scored 18
points against Randolph-Macon be-
fore being elected via the personal
foul route late in the game. The
Owls victory, by a 1926 score, was
their second over Randolph-M Macon
this year, the first coming by only 8
points on the Virginians' court.
Fourth Win In Seven Games.
And while it was Wilson's fourth
victory as against three defeats, it
was the fifth defeat in eight starts
for the Jackets. who were humili-
ated, 41-9. by Baltimore University
only last Saturday.
For a half last night the visitors
made a battle of it. During the
first 20 minutes Of play the lead
changed hands eight times and the
score was tied thrice, Wilson leav-
ing the floor with a 1920 advan-
tage at half-time. But during the
second half the Virginians could
do nothing right-passing into
their opponents hands, missing un-
numbered easy shots and going to
pieces generally. AS a matter of
fact, the Owls scored IA points be-
fore Randolph Macon player
could find the basket in the 18th
minute Of play.
Hottest In First Half.
Eleven of Clark's 18 points came
in the first half, but he wound up
his performance sensationally when
he sank two long ones which never
struck the blackboard. Erny Cole,
the Teachers elongated center,
played a bang-up game and was
second in scoring with 8 points.
Coach Doc White finished the
game with his entire second team
on the floor, with three more games
facing his charges in the next five
nights. Wilson resumes competi-
ton against Shenandoah tomorrow
Tooh num-
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-One of
the policies of the Chicago Cubs,
under new General Manager Jim
Gallagher. will be to buy ball players
instead of raise them. As result
the club may not have single farm
connection this year 1t relinquiShed
its working agreement with Moline.
Ill, only last week. Although Los
Angeles is owned by Phil Wrigley
Just as are the Cubs, the two work
entirely independent of each other,
as evidenced by the way L. A. held
onto Lou Novikoff through the 1910
season in spite of the desperate need
of the Cubs.
Joe Mccarthy, manager Of the
Yankees, will pay his first visit to
New York since the close of the
season today. He's coming for the
dinner the local baseball writer's are
giving to the Stevens brothers, who
glorified the hot dog at the Nation S
baseball parks and race tracks. Bob
Feller will get a contract for at
least $4,000 this year, making him
the highest-paid pitcher in baseball
history. So far as is known Lefty
Grove was the previous top man the
year he drew s27,500. Detroit ex-
poets young outfielder named Ned
Harris, up from Beaumont, to fill
tho oon loft nv pate F0y
The Chicago White Sox are among
the leaders in signing their players.
They've got "a out of "a names on
the line and the only biggieS missing
are Clint Brown and Larry RoSen-
thai. The Yanks are fearful Of all
the publicity being given Phil
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Purdue Has Ace Scoring
Pair, but Five Not Hot
BY the Associated Press.

by tne hSSuSidtco teoo'
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.--Purdue is go
ing nowhere fast In the Big Ten
basket ball race, but it obviously
isn't the fault of their goal shooting
twins, Forrest CFrosty) Sprowl and
Don Blanken.
The defending champions have
lost two of their first three games in
the Big Ten campaign but Sprowl
has taken over first place in the in
dividual scoring race and Blanken
is tied for second Sprowl's 18 points
against Wisconsin last night gave
him 3-game total of Al.
Two points back are Blsnhen, who
scored 16 last night, and Jim Mand-
Ter, Michigan center.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Marines Extend Medicos

Army Medical Center courtmen
had hard time defeating the Navy
Yard Marines, 41-40. in the Govern
ment Basket Ball League last night,
but Navy Yard Apprentices and
Federal Bureau of Investigation were
not so hard pressed. The Appren-
tices walloped Army War College
50-28, while the G-Men disposed of
Marine Barracks, 6l-42.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
6. u. Prep Five Stays
Title Threat With
Win Over Landon
Georgetown Prep's cagers re-

Georgetown Prep's cagers re-
a strong threat to the Catholic
school title of the Washington :
today, having defeated another .
their older rivals-Landon Schoo'
by 31-22 score on the Landon coW
yesterday.
The Little Hoyas took an earl
1913 lead in the first and preserve.
that margin thereafter. -
Jim DAILY was high scorer for tn"
victors with points. while Krine"
of the losers scored to lead his
team.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Grid Hoyos Court Victors

Six Georgetown football players
proved a successful basket ball COM
oinat1on last night as they tripped
the Cavalier five of the Recreation
League, 56-34. Playing for the Hoyas
were Lou Ghecas, Jules Koshlap,
Joe McFadden, Jim Castiglia and
Augie Lilo. McFadden and Castiglia
each scored is points.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
GoIento Needs Plenty
Shaking OF

Mr.. Nova stole a glance at this
specter out of the past, rubbed his
eyes as though to shake off the
D. T.'s, and proceeded to his dress
ing room, where he challenged Billy
Conn and Joe Louis-making no
mention whatever of Anthony
Galento, the skeleton in Mr.. Nova's
private closet.
I'm afraid, though that it won't
be as easy as that. Anthony's voice
is loud and his build is ubiquitous.
He will need plenty of shaking off.
You could have knocked the boys
down with a piano bench when
Tony appeared at the ringside to
haunt his old victim. 1t was all
very sudden. Nobody had thought
of the bold bartender since the
night last summer when Max Baer
was supposed to have polished him
of It looks as though Baer has
lost his grip. We will have to get
q new bouncer. We cannot have
Galentos popping back in our kissers
like pink elephants in the pain
Of a half-cured drunk.
Anthony reported that he is IN
excellent shape.
Just look me over" he urged.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Metropolitan Bowling Aces Threaten herba Barnard Open
From the
Press Box
Beer-Kee Tony Insists
On Haunting Poor Nova
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent Of The Star

NEW YORK, Jan. IA (N.ANA).-
There was slight drawback to Lou
Nova's handsome conquest of Pat
rick Edward Comiskey the other
night, and I wish to warn the citi-
sens about it, so that all good men
and true may be prepared to take
to their cellars at a moments notice
and pull their houses down after
them.
Anthony Galento, the spherical
man from New Jersey, is with us
again. No sooner had Mr.. Nova
flashed his golden smile of victory
from the middle of the ring than
stout Anthony bounded to the ring
side and fixed his eyes upon the
hero Of the hour.
Thank you, thank you, thank
you!" said Mr.. Nova to the crowd.
Remember me, bum?" said the
hoarse voice Of Anthony Galento.
And thank you again!" called
Mr.. Nova, staring hard at the
ceiling.
"Over here, sucker" said Anthony.
Here I am-the guy who knocked
your brains out in Philly."
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Greenbelt Wants Games

Games with 130-pound quints :
Saturday evenings are sought by I,
Greenbelt Church School five. Cs
Ben Goldfaden at Greenbelt 35s
between $50 and $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Little Merricks Ahead

Merrick Boys Clubs 105-pound
basket ball team whipped st.
Josephs, 1922, on the Merrick
court yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-01-14

Totals is 945 Totals - 2 s 20
Reierees-MesSrs. Sivisny and Taylor.
Evening star., 1941-01-14

Totals IL II 35 Totals IL 4 90
Referee-Mr. Shirley.
Evening star., 1941-01-14
Golden Rules Advance.

Featured by Harold Hodges l46-
400, Golden Rule sank Mount Pleas
ant with top scores of 639-1,797 to
move five games ahead in the Odd
Fellows League pennant race at
Brookland Recreation. The pace
settlers have lost only 9 games out
of As.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Censorship

Seizure and destruction Of 15 tons of foreign
propaganda mail by the postoffice department
raises ticklish point Under the American
conception of freedom of speech and press
people expect to be able to read what they
please and make their own appraisal of its
worth. The American public would be furiously
resentful if the government forbade them to
listen to foreign broadcasts and read state
tnents issued In foreign lands even though they
are obviously chocldul of foreign propaganda.
Americans want to hear both sides even Il
they are convinced that one is dead wrong.
At the same time propaganda is one Of the
principal weapons Of the present world con-
faict and it has been used to deadly effect
We do not relish the abuse of our own free
system by enemies Of democracy to gain
their ends and a guard against propaganda
must somehow be set up somewhere The
problem, and it is not an easy one, is how to
Offset the effects of insidious hostile propagan-
da without interfering with the basic right of
Americans to hear everything and make up
their own minds.
What the postoffice department has just done
does not it seems to us. involve any real
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Only Beginning

The very small extent to which selective
service has as yet affected the United States
is well shown by the official figures on the
army released by the War Department.
OF $4,000 officers and enlisted men, only
$4,000 thus far have come into the service
via selective service. The regular army, 49,
900, and the national guard in federal service
223, 900, are all volunteers. So are the navy
and marine corps.
Surely never in peacetime have anything
like so large number of young American
men voluntarily entered the armed forces. 1t
speaks well for their ability to understand the
need, and their willingness to do what need
requires.
These figures also make it clear that the
raising and training Of mass army has
scarcely begun. This first million is merely
the advance guard; it is to the army the
United States can raise if it must, what the
famous Germany "army Of 100000 sergeants
was before Hitler launched his "all-out'' arm
ament drive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Another Tide Reversed

For scores of years, America poured each
year into Europe golden tide. On it floated
the thousands of tourists who liked to summer
on the continent or make the grand tour
about which they could spend the rest Of
their lives talking.
But in 1s4o for the first time, receipts from
visitors to the United States from Europe and
the Mediterranean area exceeded what U. s.
tourists spent in those areas. OF course the
whole thing was very small last year, some
Sc, ,OOO, 900 compared to the quarter Of billion
which American tourists used to scatter over
Europe every year. The amazing thing Is
that there should have been any such travel
at all.
Such losses in trade and intercourse the
warning nations Of Europe and Asia have not
only brought on themselves, but imposed large
ly on the rest Of the world
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
Japan Vulnerable

In the present critical state Of affairs In
the Far East there is only one possible course
for the United States to take and that is to be
prepared for the worst that can happen there.
Japan is so plainly playing Hitler's game
with the familiar tactics which the Nazis en-
ploy that it would be the utmost folly not to
recognize the possibility of an early explosion
in this danger spot.
But, at the same time, it will help to clarity
the situation there if we take account also OF
the inherent weakness Of Japan's position and
the danger which Tokyo has to face if it pre-
cipitates a conflict there.
Japan's ability to engage in another war
with a major power is severely conditioned
by the heavy drains which three years OF war
in China have imposed on her economy and
military strength. Losses have been continuous
and severe and her people have suffered much
privation.
On TOP of this an attack on Britain would
Immediately bring far greater strain upon
the japanese economy and the japanese peo-
pie. A very great proportion OF Japan's Tor
eign trade is with the United States and with
Great Britain and her allies, and Japan IS
almost entirely dependent upon these nations
for her supplies of essential war materials.
The moment war breaks out in the Far East
all Of this trade and all of these supplies will
be cut off and Japan cannot look to the Axis
partners to remedy the loss.
Nor can Tokyo forget that while her fleet
is probably superior to any forces the British
can mass at Singapore the entry of Americas
Pacific fleet would leave the Japanese badly
outnurnbered.
Under these circumstances It is difficult to
believe that Tokyo would accept the heavy
risks of war unless the Japanese were conf
dent that the British were already defeated or
that the United States would not move to
help the British in the Pacific. A desperate
Japan might, of course, take these risks. But
the chance will obviously be less if the United
States makes it firmly and positively clear
that Amerca intends to use force if necessary
to protect its position and interests in the
Pacific against aggression.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25

fectiveness by such methods. Brit
ish air patrols haunt the CONT
mental coastal regions looking for
just such targets as plants for big
submarine construction.
There is another aspect of both
the Hitler and Mussolini speeches,
however, that might be more sig
nificant than the new intimation
from the Nazi leader that it is
upon submarines rather than air
power that Germany is relying to
match British seapower. It seems
clear beyond question that both
speeches were intended primarily
for home consumption. It is also
within the realm of reasonable
speculation that it was to bolster
Italian morale, badly shaken by
defeats in Albania and Africa, that
the Axis mates deemed it expedi-
ent to re-cement their bonds of
fellowship and unity in public.
Hitler scornfully dismissed sug-
gestions of wavering within Ger
many. Mussolini seemed less sure
of the effect in Italy of his ad-
mission that the Fascist army in
Africa had been smashed by the
British. Both dwelt most of all
upon the indissoluble nature of the
ties that bind them.
It is unquestionable that Mus
solini's figures for the size of the
Italian forces in North Africa be-
fore the British struck and the de-
tails of its powerful equipment for
battle were calculated to meet crit
icism at home. Those figures flat
ly contradict the explanation of
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25

FOREIGN Minister Anthony Eden and General
Sir John Dill, chief of the imperial staff, have
reached Cairo. And it may also be taken as
true that the British have occupied the Greek
island of Lennos.
The appearance Of Mr.. Eden and General
Dill In the Near East points to British de-
termination to hold their present favorable
nosition in the eastern Mediterranean. Last
summer Mr., Eden visited Cairo. Subsequently
IL was decided at London to reinforce the
Arnny of the Nile even though Britain at that
time faced an even greater threat OF invasion
than she does today. The world knows the re-
suits of that bold step. It is reasonable to
conclude that others are in prospect.
Indeed, one has already taken place in the
occupation of Lemnos, which will put British
bonnbers close to Salonika, close to Bulgaria.
and close to the Rumanian oil fields. This Is
an earnest of British intentions, and it hints
that if the Germans strike at Greece part Of
General Wavell's forces may be used to block
them.
The meaning of the non-aggression pact be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria is still unclear. No
one can be sure what Yugoslavia will do.
There may be disposition at Athens to make
peace rather than to face the German army.
But the British are digging in to meet any
thrust Hitler may launch against them. 1t he
means to eject them from the continent ne
will have to drive them out
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25

Italy's first African defeats-an ex.
planation given out in Rome and
credited to the Italian supreme
commander in Africa, Marshal
GraZiani.
He then contended it was lack
of adequate motorized equipment,
air forces and reinforcements
which led to disaster. He also
said the British had achieved great
numerical superiority, a statement
which impugned the effectiveness
of Fascist air and naval forces.
The Mussolini figures on Italian
military strength in Afrca before
the British onslaught started seem
a flat challenge to the GRAHAM
explanation of defeat. It looks like
an effort to make Graziani the
goat. He might find it more COM
Portable in a British prison camp
than to return to Italy in the face
of that. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
. War
Interprefive
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON

Herr Hitler, in his speech to the
Nazi faithful at Munich yesterday,
painted picture Of a spring war
to-the-death against Britain at sea.
1t would be more impressive, how
ever, if he had not painted it be-
fore. 1t was almost exactly the
same picture he presented last
January, although it had some add
ed, details as to the scope and
timing of the Axis victory drive.
The Munich version tends to
heighten expectation that a pro-
longed c m p a ign of attrition
against Britain's life lines in the
Atlantic, probably paralleled by a
stepped-up air attack on England,
Is to be expected rather than any
early attempt to invade England.
It is a tacit admission that Nazi
air power, Hitler's original major
weapon in risking the war, has
signally failed to achieve or to
promise decisive results.
Inadequate
Even the overwhelming German
air superiority when the battle of
Britain started more than eight
months ago has proved inadequate
to cope with British sea power.
Between the lines of the Hitler
speech at Munich and of Musso-
lini's outgiving from Rome can
be read the admission that the
British sea blockade is gripping
the Axis Allies even tighter on all
sea fronts than it did eight months
ago. That is certainly true in the
Mediterranean.
Hitler's reference to new type"
Nazi submarines to be thrown into
the counter siege of England in
March and April seems to refer
to pocket U-boats. A neutral naval
source recently estimated that the
Germans might have as many as
600 under-sea craft, all told, avail
able in the spring. It has been
figured that half of that force,
some 300 U-boats, might be kept
constantly on sea vigil about Eng
land as the weather improves.
Whether that is correct or not
would depend on several limiting
factors. The cruising radius of the
new type vessels and the distance
Of the continental bases from the
British shipping bottlenecks in the
Atlantic off the Irish coasts would
be controlling circumstances.
Small Subs
The Nazis have probably been
forced to resort to small subma-
rines by the necessity of pre-fab-
ricating them to a very large ex-
tent in Germany, then shipping
them by rail to selected assembly
bases on the Norwegian, low coun-
try and French coasts. It would
have been difficult to turn out
fuli-scale U-boats of long-range ef-