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Evening star., 1941-08-03
Richard HotteIet Tells
Of -Four Months in
Berlin Prisons
Newsmon, Back in U. S.,
Is Thankful for Doors
He Can Open Himself
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Richard C..
Hottelet, United Press foreign COR
respondent who arrived here yes
terday aboard the West Point after
spending almost four months in
German prisons, wrote today that
"doors which can open myself are
something to be thankful for and
not to be taken for granted"
The United Press man, who was
charged with suspicion of espionage,
was released by the Germans in an
exchange of prisoners in the United
States. He had been imprisoned
from March Is to July 8.
In a story of his daily prison
existence which was distributed by
the United Press, Mr.. Hottelet wrote
that while he was confined to the
old police presidium at the Alex
anderplatz:
'I was not allowed to sit or lie
on the cot from $50 in the morning
until 4::30 in the evening. This
at first was annoying. After weary
weeks of solitary confinement, how
ever, I came to welcome this pro-
hibition. 1t gave me something to
look forward to every afternoon,
when even the unexpected opening
of the cell door was real pleasure.
Black Bread and Ersatz Coffee.
''In this prison the daily break
fast was a piece of dry black bread
and ersatz coffee. Lunch consisted
of bean, noodle or barley soup or a
sour brew of dehydrated carrots.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

ris lCafritz, president Of the club.
The growth and development Of
the Police Boys Club make 1t i'm
perative that a full-tine executive
of thorough sexperience . be OBJ
tained to direct apd integrate the
affairs Of the five clubs now oper-
ating and to plan for the estab-
lishment of more" Mr.. Cafritz said.
"Mr. Harrington knows boys and
he knows men. He knows how to
get them together to get the best
out of this movement for the good
of the community His wide ex-
perience and complete knowledge
of Washington's needs and facili-
ties will undoubtedly lead to period
of greater service on the part of
the club
Mr.. harrington is superintendent
of swimming pools in the city and
directs swimming program for
the Red Cross, the Welfare and
Recreation Association and the
Community Center and Fairgrounds
Department. He is a member OF
several national organizations Of
coaches and athletic directors.
He will continue as director Of
athletics at George washington but
will be succeeded as head of the
physical education department by
William Reinhart. head coach at
the school,
Evening star., 1941-08-03

Dinner was again dry black bread
and ersatz coffee, with piece OF
cheese added as a special treat on
Saturdays only. Occasionally jam
or margarine was spread on the
bread.
Sessions with the secret police
became less and less frequent dur
ing the last few weeks in Alexander
platz. They never mistreated me.
But shortly before I was transferred
to another prison l was told f1atly:
You will sit until you confess. You
will soften up. You'll be soft as
butter. We've got plenty of time.
Mr.. Hottelet wrote that on May 3
he was moved to the Moabit prison
where prison routine was much
more strict. There was no possible
ity of clandestine exchanges with
other prisoners. We were not al
lowed to smoke. But the food was
better.
Two Visits From Officials.
ct was known that I was an
American and the TRUSTEES who
handed us Our food as we stood
in the doorways of our solitary
cells frequently gave me large num-
bers of potatoes. which l would
save and eat over a period of sew
eral days when I felt particularly
hungry"
THE days routine" Mr.. Hottelet
wrote, consisted of getting up at
5 minutes to 7. washing, eating
breakfast and then being taken out
for a half hours exercise every day
except Sunday. Exercise was taken
in a courtyard which had trees,
grass, flowers and growing vege-
tables. Half the time we marched
in circles, the other half we did
calisthenics."
Describing the two visits he had
from consular officials, Hottelet said
'the first during my first week in
Alexanderplatz, the second during
my last week in Moabit-took place
in the presence of German officials
and we were allowed to talk moth
ing but German and were forbidden
to discuss my case.
THE only other outsider I saw
during my four months in prison
was an attorney retained by the
United Press and the American
Embassy who called twice"
Evening star., 1941-08-03

tobacco Price Pegging
Welcomed in Virginia
Nv the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-The
Federal Governments announce
ment that fiue -cured tobacco prices
would be pegged this year at 1876
cents a pound was received favor
ably in Virginia today as a well
come aid to farmers, although the
State Department of Agriculture
said the gain over last years prices
would be partly Offset by the in
creased cost of farmers consumer
goods.
The 19.6-cent figure represents a
$15l per hundred increase of last
years average of Sl5.55, according
Evening star., 1941-08-03

to figures of the State crop report
ing service. There is always wide
variance in the prices paid for the
various grades.
A large quantity of the Virginia
leaf normally goes to English buy
ers. which until two years ago were
the largest exporters of Virginia
bright tobacco. British buyers have
continued to purchase in Virginia
markets, but on a somewhat reduced
scale, through funds loaned by the
Commodity Credit Corp.
The Federal 1941 tobacco program
Evening star., 1941-08-03

ated post of ex-
ecutive Secre.
tary of the Met
ropolitan Police
Boys Club, it
was announced
last night.
In his new
post he will be-
gin work irnme-
diately on an
expansion pro-
gram for the
club as well as
assume general
direction of all
activities, ac-
1~~ly~~ %@ Ma
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Harrington Of 6. ".
Named Secretary
OF Boys Club
Continues as Athletics
Director; Coach Reinhort
Heads Physical Education

Max Harrington, director of phys
ical education and athletics at
George Washington University, has
been appointed to the newly ere.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

provides for 80 cents a pound In.
crease over the national fiue-cured
average received last year.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
RESPONSIVENESS stronsHand Barmen Gain Lead
OwL Forfeit Game to Cive Johnnie s Tie
for First; Miller;s, 7dilors,
Smokers Win Games

OTollowing three days Of rest
softball teams will swing into
action again Monday on four
city diamonds.
Independence Day called 4
temporary halt to the attack on
percentages, but three games
were run off Thursdays night
which changed the picture in the
four city leagues a bit.
First of all Johnnie's Bar
backed into tie for first place
in the Twilight league with Gil
bert's Cut Rate when the Owls
Club forfeited game. The
score goes down in the record
books as q 100 victory for John
MES, who have now won eight
Of their first 10 starts. The Owls
club Is in fifth place with two
victories In 10 starts. Only two
Owl players showed up for the
game at st. Mary's Stadium
Thursday.
Miller's Creamery took q six
inning 1913 decision from Bilrus
Cafe after the umpire Eddie
Taylor called the game when
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Howard
Lucky
Again
BY ROBERT MYERS

CLOS ANGELES. July SIP,
THAT man Howard. is back
again. Lucky Charley" How
ard, he's called sometimes, and
nary a peep has been heard
from him or his stable since q
disastrous invasion of the east
this spring. His horses took
lickings right regularly, and he
headed back for. the west.
The silence was. broken yes
terday. Midland, successor to
Towards great Sea Biscuit and
Kayak III, captured the fourth
running of the $4,000 American
Handicap at Hollywood Park,
and today shapes up rs the horse
to beat in the $4,000 gold cup
event July 1o-the biggest race
in the country this summer.
Challedon, Big Pebble, Wool
Wool. Sweepida, Sir Jeffrey
these and four other horses fell
by the wayside as the Howard
speedster turned on the heat
heading into the stretch and
Numbered on In TO win.
II was q hne Held Midland de-
feated. It was virtually the
cream Of the field he'll meet In
the big cup race: Midland was
all out to win over . lighting
Wool Wool in this, his arst start
Of the meeting -,
4. Jockey Leon Haas admitted
Midland used about oil he had "a
win, but the Oregon-bred four
year-old should be better. than
ever July 10.
ChAlledon, .favorite of the
crowd Of $4,000. Anished. eight.
Veteran George W6olf said the
Maryland ex-champion ran IN
even race. But" he ldded,
.'he needs something; It's pro-
baby speed" Whether Challe-
don can acquire Il remains TO Be
seen. .lt. was his ElrSt rsce since
two detects at Santa Anita
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Fisher Girls
Schedule
Three Games

nFisher Towers Girls softball
team has scheduled three games
for next week, according to Bill
LaCroix, manager Of the team.
On Wednesday night the. local
girls will play Port Huron under
lights ut Port Huron. On Thurs
day they will travel to St. Clair
to engage the Crystal Salt
block team in the fourth of a
series of games. Fisher won
the first three games this year.
The local nine dropped its
second game in II starts this
year to the Carlton club Of st.
Clair Thursday evening, %.
The girls were leading until
On error by the centerfielder let
IN q three Dun homer In the sixth
inning.
Lillian Sahrow, second base
man; paced the Fisher team.
She hit safely two times In
three tries. II was the third
game in which she accomplish
ed this.
On Tuesay the team will
practice at Shadyside park.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Johnny Boritan Wins
j. ). DetamIon Title

oBRIDGETON, NJ. July s.
R-Johnny Borican, q mud
runnerye II ever the Bridgeton
native, competing for the As
bury Park, tN.J.l A. c.. there
was one, won the declathelon
title yesterday in . rain-swept,
muddy 1,500-meter run that
provided q sensational finish to
the two-day event.
Trailing Uyval G. Jones, OF the
University. of Michigan. In total
points, Borican splAshed his way
TO victory in the metric mile in
4:17.2 to hang up . total Of s.
0o3 points. Jones compiled S.
500 points TO capture .runner-up
isenors for the title left unde-
lenAsd by Bill Watson Of the
University of Michigan.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

ODETROIT, July 5-(R-Fist-
les experts who contend that Joe
Louis has slowed down had the
word Of the heavyweight champ
ion today that II amt near the
fighter / used TO be-"
Between rounds of golf, before
he left yesterday to play in q
tournament at Pittsburgh, the
negro battler who has defended
his title ID times since acquir-
ing 1t in 1887 took stock of him
self.
II guess Use slipped pretty
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

the Bilrus hurler walked off
the field claiming poor support.
At that point two Miller bats
men were on base.
Norman Bobcean, Miller's
leftfielder, paced his team with
three hits In four official trips to
the plate. Bur Vernier, Jack
McIntrye, and Walt Mrosewske
each got two for four. Ed Kur-
kowski got three hit in three
times up to pace Bilrus Cafe.
Barney's Tailors widened its
lead In the tumble league with
10-7 victory over Johhnie's Bar.
Tubbs did the chucking for
Barney's J. Kepsel for Johnnie's
Klein, Barney's catcher, paced
the Tailors with two doubles.
Johnnie's catcher, H. Kepsel and
Tubbs led the Barmen with two
for two, Klein with q single and
triple and Tubbs with . single
and double.
Smokers Inn blasted the Con-
tractors 17-6 to gain . tie with
Leander Cafe at the head of the
Junior league race. The defeat
dropped the Contractors from
Arst to, second place.
While Bates, Smoker twirler.
held the Contractors 70 three
hits his mates slammed out II
safeties off the chucking Of Rein
holdt and Petitpren. Sierens and
Roberts led the barrage with
three hits in four trips to the
bag.
Scarna.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

! trained In had Z tin root. i
was awful hot there. ] noticed
that In my sparring ! was GET
ting tired after two rounds.
Figured IL was the heat that
done II. Anyhow, know !
amt as good a fighter as ! used
to be.
II figure IL can't knock Nova
out fast, with the openings he
always leaves, then Use slipped
too far. Will be time to quit
and I'll do it right away"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

far" he said with deadpan ser
iousness. Wont know how far
until my next fight with Lou
Nova in September"
Then, without batting an eye.
he added:
IF / find then Use slipped too
far, I'll give it all up. Amt no
use goin' on just to get punch
ed around"
His reason for thinking he
had lost some of his ring acumen
and dynamite punch?
Why" he answered, what
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

happened in the (Billy) Conn
fight. ! have him in the third
round and again in the hfth. but
I can't finish him. I knew then
that Use slipped. Chappie (Jack
Blackburn. his trainer) kept tell
ing me that no little fellow
should beat me. especially no
little fellow who was Is pounds
lighter'n me.
But / can't stop him till the
thirteenth round. Then, I
think it was Conn who beat his
self. He fight hisself out in the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Final Monogram
Meeting Monday

. George Rastingue, president Of
the Mount Clemens High school
Monogram club, Is expecting the
sale Of tickets to the clubs an
nual picnic Tuesday, July 3. will
pick up over the weekend and
Monday.
The picnic II 70 be held ut
Shadyside park and will start ut
$50 pm. A friendly get-together
OF old time and recent Mount
Clemens star athletes II prom
ised with many . rehashing Of
old times. Walter Olson, former
athletic director Of the high
school, u expected to attend.
Final plans for the affair will
be laid at . meeting in the Mount
Clemens Beer store, Monday at
2 pm.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Ward. Sets
Sizzling Pace
Four Under Por
in Western Amateur
BY LOUDON. KELLY

OCOLORADO SPl1IN S,
COLO, July 5-(R)-If that IT.
year-old Jinx that has wayiaid
western amateur golf champions
SO long hasn't been frightened
into hiding in some mountain
canon near Broadmoor by now
it Is stronger than the three op-
ponents titleholder Bud Ward
has faced so. far.
The blue-eyed Spokane, Wash.
slugger, seeking to become the
first two-time winner since
Chick Evans in 1923, swept in
to today's 36-hole semi-finals
on a wave of sizzling shooting
, over the 6,622-yard Upland
course.
Ward, national amateur
champion two years ago, is four
under par for 81 holes, includ.
ing the 36-hole qualifying
rounds. No other player in the
field boasts this sort of record
Good-looking John Kraft
Denver school teacher. and form.
er Iowan, challenged Ward in TO-
days matches, opening ut 0:3C
m MISTY
The second Semi-final tossed
one Texan against another
medalist Harry Todd Of Dallas
1889 western winner, opposing
Morris Norton, a steady-shoot-
ing oil man from Wichita Falls
Ward opened yesterdays play
by overcoming Warren Berl, 20
year-old Stanford competitor
from San Francisco, 2 up, with
one-under-par golf. .-
In the afternoon, with light.
ing flicking through . downpour
Ward ratified off four birdie.
and eight pars for an Sand 4
triumph over Bill Tucker Of
Dallas.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

Pete Reiser, just n will be
the youngest player ever to
represent the National League
in the oIl-stor game -. The
cor injury received in the Conn
fioht may prevent Joe Louis
from going through with q July
~ exhibition with Jim Robin
son in Minneapolis -. Mel
OF, CorI Hubbell and Horry
Donnine, who'll represent the
Giants in the oll-stur oome, go
to Detroit by plcne Monday
night.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

twelfth and then finish him In
the thirteenth"
What has caused him to slip?
Dunno for sure said Louis.
Guess 1t was . couple OF
things. I been working too hard.
! been in training since Novem-
Der Is and amt had but one
little vacation of two weeks be-
teen fights.
II guess my training for
Buddy Baer in Washington
helped some, too. The building
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
THE WRONG PLACE

CHICAGO-The Jail, Judge
Oscar Caplan told William
Gregg, Is Q. poor place for Him.
Tanning folks.
Gregg was released q few days
ago after serving II months Tor
operating q confidence game.
But Investigators averred that
before he left he convinced 9
cell block mate that he could GET
him out for SIS and soon there
after collected the fee from . re-
lative Of his "client.
Now Gregg Is back In jail serv-
ing 90 days on . charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pre-
tsnsss.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Detroit Youth Wins
Novak School Cameo

oPHII.ADELPHIA. July B.
R-George Cenker Of Datroit
Mich, was favored today % win
the all-around championship q
the 18th annual Slovak Cstholic
School games % the two-day
competition entered the anal
round. ~
George won the long hoesa.
eide horse and hori1ontal ~
titles and his brothee. Joo. Won
the caIlsthenics crown h IL II.
door events yesterday. Nike
Coley Of PittsburOh va ~
parallel bar title.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Hogan Favored
in PEA. Meet.
Three Outsiders
Seen conts ndsrs
BY RUSS NEWLAND

ODENVER, July 5-(R-While
the country's topflight profess
SIGNALS continued to sharpen
their games today for their pri-
vate golfing party. the PEA.
championship opening Monday,
the sideline experts searched
the entry list for q darkhorse
capable of wedging into the win
ner's circle.
Three outsiders were turned
up in the pre-tournament size
up whose talents were judged
sufficiently high to give the big
boys a fair run for the money
when the field of more than q
hundred gets off in the first
qualifying round at Cherry Hills.
They were Charley Sheppard,
who shifted from Philadelphia
to Omaha q few months ago;
Lean Mark Fry, California open
champion, and Henry Ransom, q
straight hitting Texan not so
we'll known to the general golf
ing public because such notables
as the Ben Hogans, Byron Mel
sons, Jim Demarets and Ralph
Guldahls have claimed the head
lines.
Sheppard, blessed with a bril-
liant short game, and Fry, from
Oakland, are noted as unusually
fine position players. Ransom en-
joys q similar reputation in his
area. Their games are made to
order for a course like Cherry
Hills, scene of the 1888 national
open, where almost every shot
must be played to a spot.
The trio, however, were
among the majority Of. entrants
on hand whose chances were
held so slight they were
classed as so to / shots.
Top favorite's role belonged to
Little Ben Hogan, the ex-Texas
caddy who has gone on to bigger
jobs in the New York sector.
Hogan was the country's lead
ing money winner last year.
Tomorrow at Cherry HILLS he.
will be presented with the Harry
vardon trophy, ,emblematic Of
the nations low scoring golfer
for 1910. The trophy. weighs
140 pounds and incidentally II
two pounds heavier than Little
Ben. go,
A. 8 to / choice. with one
over par for seven practice
rounds to date, Hogan's chances
were liked better than those Of
the defending champion, Byron
Nelson. and Craig Wood win
ner last month OF the lo41 ma
tional open crown. They were
placed ct I'll, pending arrival
and whirl at the course.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
TopAY's GUEST STAR

Jerry Mitchell, N. T., Post !;
Luke SeweII has been around
the American leoeuo long
enouoh to know that the future
Of q St. Louis monoeer is o'-
woys behind him.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Sports Roundup

ssvee Wsl, folks. it glorious Fourth-for Jupiter
Plus " Mox Beer wants onother wh at punch tossing
he have Red Burnon in Cleveland in August Thots
Larry MoePho incoming account Of having to give out oil those
rain checks and the big noise Roy Core hitting the cell
no when Nike Jocobs threatened to Toxic the Joe Louis
Novo oht TO Detroit The eoy Birds at Denver have in
stoled troo Wood fovorite in weeks p G. A. gold
toUrnev ,..t-.'-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

CENTRALIA, ILL. - There
was q BIT of irony in this bath
ing beauty contest. II was won
by Betty hoffman, . lifeguard
at the city pool. One Of her
prizes? A season ticket to the
pool. +
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

The "ieh's" really have il
On a Pueblo, Colo, bose
bsjl team 80. The line up:
Jshn kieksieh, Jack fens-
ieh, John orsskov::eh. Mike
Niehsieh, vssse zisie'h,
Nick Simonieh, Jack esrI-
'ieh, Pete orssiovieh. Shosy
Yenaieh.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05

Runner Feundsy working
overtime, Just like munitions
plents =. Says the Meioss
will double their nisht-seme
quote next ssoson-l4 TO
each club -. 1het Bsoneh
Hickey 10 fed up ct s.. Louis
end vii! Join the Cubs when
his contract expires -.
And that sIussins Johnny
Mixs 10 pleyins his last sea-
con with the cerdinels.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-05
Tigers Invade
81. Louis
for Twin Bill
Gorsieo, Thomos
Nomed for Mound:
Tigers Split with Sox
BY WATSON SPOELSTRA

OST. LOUIS, July 5 -R =
While almost everyone relaxed
into the July Fourth holiday
weekend, the Detroit Tigers ar
rived here today to oppose the
st. Louis Browns in a pair of
d o u b e-headers that will run
their thr e e-day total to six
games.
The elusive fourth place spot
now occupied by the Chicago
White Sox was Detroit's goal as
Luther (Bud) TIL o m a s and
Johnny Corsica were named to
face on the mound Denny Gale
house and Bob Muncrief of the
Browns. Manager Del B k r
plans to pitch Paul Trout and
Bobo Newsom tomorrow.
The Tigers divided the first
of their successive double bills
yesterday before 40,068 specta-
tors at Briggs Stadium, Detroit,
and thereby were unable to over
haul the White Sox, who chung to
their first division berth by half
q game.
Behind the five-hit pitching
of Southpaw Thornton Lee, who
is likely to work an all-star hitch
here Tuesday, the Sox won the
opener, 8 to 2. Detroit,s batting
power was rediscovered in the
nightcap, however, as Rip Rad
cliff led 4 1O-hit assault on three
pitchers by driving in five runs
and enabling young Harold New
ho1ser to win his seasons fifth
game. 10 to 6.
Lees mastery over the Tigers
in the opener was destructive to
Tommy Bridges designs on his
first victory since May II. Tom
my yielded only six hits but one
of them was Bill Knickerbock-
er's fifth home run in the second
inning that provided the margin
of victory.
Bridges was wild in the first
frame, issuing three passes, and
Chicago cashed in on singles by
Taft Wright and Moose Solters
for . pair of runs. When Knick-
erbocker homered, Lee had suffi-
cient margin Tor his enth vic
tory Of the season against five
losses.
In the nightcap N~whouser
spotted Jimmy Dykes hustlers
two runs but limited them to
three hits for seven innings. The
Tigers went ahead With one run
in the fourth and two Llore in
the fifth. Then in the sixth Rad
cliff belted INTO the upper right
field stands his third homer of
the year with two aboard.
Bruce Campoell tripled and
scored on an error in the seventh
and Newhouser had a z to 2 lead
going into the eighth. He retired
the first Two batters but ran into
four straight hits topped by Sol
ters' three-run triple.
Manager Baker put in a rush
call for big Al Benton, who came
in to retire Ben Chapman, and
the Tigers preserved Newhous-
er's victory with three more runs
in their half of the eighth on
triples by McCosky and Rad
cliff.
The crowd, Detroit's thir d
largest of the season, seemed to
enjoy every minute of the five
hour program that included q
broadcast Of President Roose-
velt's address and presentation
to owner Walter O. Briggs of an
award by the Sporting News,
baseball publication, as the
games outstanding executive Of
1910"