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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-08
SAILOR HELD
in JAIL HERE
JOE WILLIAMSON HELD ON
SUSPICION OF GRAND
LARCENY

Joe Brown Williamson, sailor at
the navy air station, today was
held in county Jail on suspicion of
grand larceny in the alleged theft
of an automobile from Emerson
Russell, officer aboard the tug
Willet.
Williamson was picked up yes
terday afternoon walking on
Overseas Highway about five
miles north of where Russell's car
was found overturned in a ditch
near Saddle Bunches bridge
Franklin Arenberg, justice of
the peace from the district where
the car was taken, will hold
hearing this afternoon at 5
o'clock.
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new NAVIGATION
COURSE PLANNED

Boat operators and owners in
terested in a state-sponsored
course in coastwise navigation
will be registered at the office of
!. L. Murray, state defense-educa-
ton co-ordinator, it was an
nounced today.
Murray, who maintains an of
flee at the courthouse in conjunc-
ton with Melvin Russell, county
superintendent of schools, said en-
rollments for the navigation
course will be taken throughout
this week. The new course is ex-
pected to start Tuesday of next
week.
Fourteen Key Westers last week
completed the course eight weeks
of study, and a new class of at
least 10 members must be enrolled
to continue the trainings
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Authorization For Key.
West Naval Hospital.
Goes To White House
Program Calling For Ex-
penditures By Public
Works Unit Passed By
Senate
my Associated Press,

tBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. July s.-The
Senate passed. and sent 10 the
White House yesterday authori-
zaiions iotalling ssl.lls.ooo for
Naval Public Works.
The measure also would give
The Navy authority TO negotiate
all Public Works contracts on a
ccst-plus- fixed,fee basis. this
procedure now being limited TO
projects beyond continental
United States limits.
a Limitation Of six percent
would be placed on contractors
fees.
Among projects authorized
was construction of Naval Hos
pital al Key West. calling for an
expenditure of $l.0o0.oOo.
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Examination For
Guards To Be Held Tonight

Capt, Fred Marvil, newly elect
ed commanding officer of Monroe
county's defense force, today or
dered all members of the organiza-
ton who have not taken their ply
steal examinations to report for
inspection at the national guard
armory tonight.
DR.. j. B. Parramore, county
health officer, will handle the ex-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-08
ICELAND occUPATIoN
MAY OPEN WAR-RoME

ROME, July 8-Occupation of
Iceland by the United States
means actual intervention in the
European war, Italian government
spokesman warned today.
Italian leaders and newspapers
in Rome said the extension of
American naval activities into the
German war zone will result in
'incidents" which might easily
bring the United States into the
conflict.
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Six building permits issued yes
terday by Building Inspector Yg
naeio Carbonell boosted July to-
tails by another $1,000
Two of the permits We're issued
to L. P. Artman, $500 for general
repairs to The Citizen building,
and $500 for general repairs to his
home at 1909 Whitehead street.
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LITvINoFF ON AIR
tBy Associated rress,

y
NEW YORK. July 3D..
Maxim Lityinoff. former
Russian foreign commissar
who was depcsed when Mos
COW completed her alliance
with Berlin al the start of
the war. will speak today on
world wide radio hookup.
ii was announced here To-
day.
"A bitter enemy Of Germany
and an advocate of q Hus-
sian alliance with Britain
before the war. Litvinoff will
be making his first public
appearance since he was
ousted from the government.
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Six Building Permits
Issued Here Yesterday

Others went to David Ogden,
l406. Petronia, 500, general re-
pairs; Mrs. v. Shepard, 44s
Southland. 500. general repairs;
Ed. G. Griffith, 1902 Reynolds.
500, general repairs, and to J, r,
Valdez, Louisa and Duval, 500,
general repairs.
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aminations, starting at 1880
o'clock.
Marvil explained that all men
must qualify physically before the
arrival here Monday of Maj. j. B.
Rousseau from the adjutant gem
erals office at st. Augustine, who
with muster in the guard members.
Guards who have passed their
physical examinations are How
Continued on Page Fo,irD
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HOW ABOUT SOME HAM?

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Six
year-old Joseph Arlo, Jr., of this
city not only rescued his two pet
hens when his chicken coop was
destroyed by fire, but also saved
freshly-lai egg.
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NOTICE, GUARDSMEN!

All members of the STATE
GUARD who have not yet under
gone physical examination are
ordered to report to the Armory
tonight, 7;30 o'clock. DR.. ]. B.
Parramore. examining physician.
You will be indicted into serv-
ice on Monday, July H.
FRED MARVIL.
jly8-1t Captain.
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Triumph In All-Star
Game By Score IS
Especial TO The Citizen,

BRIGGS STADIUM,
Detroit, July S.-Ted
Williams, smuggling star of
the Boston Red Sox, with
two men out i'm the last
half of the ninth inning,
two men ON base and the
National League leading
by a run, smashed a home
run over the right field
wall to win the ninth an
nual All-Star game for
the American League, Z
to 5.
Williams story book homer
came after the Americans had
come back from almost certain
defeat TO fill the bases in the
ninth. Joe DiMassso. wiah ihe
bases loaded; hif into q double
play. so there were two men left
for Williams drive.
Arky Vaughan. veteran short
stop of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
had put the game on ice for the
Nationals when he cracked out
homers in both the seventh and
eighth innings. each time with a
man aboard. to put his Team out
in front by a fiye.two count.
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IS. ~ So aw.- ~ ~ a
DONATES
USE OF HIS AUTO
TO HOME DEFENSE

]. Ellis Phillips. one of the
purchasers of Boca chica, has
joined the county's home de-
tense organization. and has of
fered his l6-cYlinder car for
use by the organization. Capt.
Fred Marvil announced to-
day.
Phillips said he would do
nate his car for any use to
which the organization might
wish to put il.
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Moscow Reports 5000 Nazis
And 50 Tanks Wiped Out In
Counter Attack By. Soviets
t8y Associated Press)

German losses I'M men and
equipment continued to sky
rocket up today as Red Army
units hurled themselves into new
counter offensives along the en-
tire length OF their northern
fighting front.
Moscow reports said 1900 Ger
mans and SO tanks were wiped
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Score by innings: n. n =.
Nationals 600 DOL 22o-slI 3
Americans COO i0l ol4-7 10 2
Starting hneups, in batting
order:
National League
Stan Hack, Chicago Cubs, third
base, $40;
Terry Moore. St Louis Cardin-
ais, SIT;
Pete Reiser, Brooklyn Dodgers,
centerfie1d, $3.50;
Johnny Mize, ST. Louis Cardin-
ais. first base. SAB,
Bill McNicholson. Chicago Cubs,
rightfield, .256;
Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh Pr
rates, shortstop, 800;
Lopnie Frey. Cincinnati Reds.
second base, 238;
Mickey Owen, Brooklyn Dodgers,
catcher, .257;
Whitlow Wyatt, Brooklyn Dodg-
els, JltluSAt ID
American League
Bobby Doerr, Boston Red Sox,
second base, .258;
Cecil Travis. Washington Sena-
tors, third base. .357;
Joe DiMaggio, New York YAM
KEGS. eenterfield, .357;
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox,
leftfield, 405;
Jeff Heath, Cleveland Indians,
rightfield, .37l;
Joe croniu Boston Red SOFA.
shortstop, .S38;;
Rudy York, Detroit Tigers. first
base, .293;
Bill Dickey, New York Yankees.
catcher, $50;
Bob Teller. Cleveland Indians.
pitcher, 16-4.
Play bv-play account of the
game follows.
First Inning
NATIONAL Hack struck out,
swinging Moore flied out to
short center. Reiser struck out.
swinging. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
AMERICANA oerr flied out
to second Travis flied out to
centerfield DiMaggio fouled out
to catcher. No runs. no hits. no
errors.
Second Inning
NATIONAL-Mize flied out to
centerfield. McNicholson struck
out. Vaughan flied out to left
field. No runs. no hits, no ef-
rcrs.
AMERICAN Williams walk
ed. Heath hit into double play.
Vaughan to Frey Cronin flied
ont to rightfleld. No runs, no
hits. no errors.
Third Inning
NATIONAL Frey singled to
rightfield. Teller threw to York.
trapping Frey between first and
second. Owen flied out to short
left. Mel OFT came in to pinch
hit for Wyatt and went Gown
swinging. No runs. one hit. no
errors.
AMERICAN = Derringer went
in to pitch for Nationals York
flied out to left center. Diekey
grounded out, second to first
Keller. pinch-hitting for Teller,
grounded out, second to first
No runs. no hits no errors
Fourth Inning
NATIONAi~--Lee went in to
pitch for Americans. Hack sin
gled to leftfield. Moore flied out
to right Reiser bit into double
play, short 10 second to first No.
runs, one hit, no errors
AMERICAN Doert grounded
out, second to first Travis doubled
to left center. DiMaggio hit tra
mendous drive into deep ces1fe1
Reiser making great catfhl Ira
Wis goes to third after catch
Williams doubled to right. scor
ing Travis. Heath struck out.
One run. two Tits. no errors.
Fifth rnning
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WANTED Couple 70 run small
hotel. Navy Or civilian. Box
GIL. The ciaizsn. ilYe-lo
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COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY.

TUESDAY
Stone Church Service Club. 800
pm.
THURSDAY
Rotary Club meets 1915 p. m.
st. Paups Parish Hall
Lions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den, Seminary Street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-08

out in a thanking counter attack
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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their own power from Newfounc
land to Greeland to Iceland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-08

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1941-06-01

vania, center field; Senator Robert
M. La Fayette, jr, Wisconsin, right
field; Senator Joseph C. OMahoney,
Wyonming, short field.
observation-disclosures, Represent
ative lanes P. Richards. South
Carolina; Representative Karl E.
Mundt South Dakota; Represent
ative Earl Wilson, Indiana. Catchers
Representative Donald L. O'Toole,
New York; Representative Estes
Kefauver, Tennessee; Representative
William T Pheiffer, New York.
Shortstops-Representative William
P. Lambertson, Kansas; Representa-
tive Clarence E. Hancock, New York;
representative Eugene J. Keogh,
New York. First base-Represent-
ative James w. WadsWorth, New
York; Representative Eugene Wor-
ley, Texas; Representative Evan
Howell, Illinois. Second base-Rep-
resentative Emmett O'Neal, Ken
tucky; Representative James E. Van
zant, Pennsylvania; Representative
Leslie c. ArendS, Illinois. Third
base-Representative Warren G.
Magnuson, Washington; Represent
ative Matthew j. Merritt, New York;
Representative C. w. Bishop, Illi-
nois. Outfelders - Representative
James M. Barnes, Illinois; Repre-
sentative Vincent F. Harrington,
Iowa. Representatiye Ralnh
Gamble, New York; Representative
Leonard w. Hall, New York; Repre-
sentative Edwin A. Hall, New York;
Representative James A. Wright,
Pennsylvania; Representative Cor
don Garfield, New Jersey; Repre-
sentative Lawrence J. Connery, Mass
achusetts; Representative Thomas
Evening star., 1941-06-01

so cents for adults, 25 cents for
children.
Babe Ruth, Tunney and Dempsey
Among Nine Old Men"
Among the well-known figures on
the Nine Old Men team are Babe
Ruth, Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey,
Jim Farley. Believe Bob
Ripley, Col. Stoopnagle, Lanny
Ross. Graham McNamee, Lew Lehr.
Ted Shane, Frank Buck, Father
Flanagan, Eddie Eagan, James Mel
ton, Gene Sarazen. John Herman
and Prosper Buranelli.
The list of umpires, coaches, base
line coaches and bat boys will be
announced in few days, but it
is already we'll known that Repre-
sentative George Holden Tinkham
will coach when the Statesmen get
on the bases.
A tentative lineup for the States
men is as follows: Senator James
NJ Mead of New York, third base;
Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, and
Representative Joseph w. Martin,
jr., of Massachusetts, shortstops;
Senator Monrad c. Wallgren of
Washington, second base; Repre-
sentative Leo E. Allen, Illinois,
pitcher; Representative James A.
Stanley or Representative Albert
Thomas, Texas, catcher; Senator
Robert A. Taft, Ohio, left field;
Senator James j. Davis, Pennsyl-
Evening star., 1941-06-01
NineOldMen
To Play Here
For Charity
House and Senate
Ball Players Drill
For Big Game

Continued From First PageO
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Record Number of Aliens
File Citizenship Papers

A record number of aliens filed
first citizenship papers here during
May.
Mrs. Helen T. McGraw, naturali-
zation clerk at District Court, said
los declarations of intention had
been filed at the close of business
yesterday.
The previous high for the Wash
ington Office was rs, established in
Evening star., 1941-06-01
British Twins Stoy
United Despite War

Dennis and Kenneth, twins, of
Fleetwood, England, sat next to each
other at school, played football and
tennis in the same teams, and joined
the A. F. S. together. When they
heard they were posted to the Scots
Guards they resigned together. They
left Fleetwood on the same train,
but Dennis was taken i'll and sent
to hospital. On his discharge he
went to a military center new to
him. The first person he met was
Kenneth.
Evening star., 1941-06-01

Pauline A. Shadid, 20. 1887 Mass. ave.
Sc. the Rev. John A. Koury.
Walter E. Lee. 80, and Susie Stewart, 80.
both of 1ll4 N. H. ave. NV; the Rev.
William r. Jones.
Rockville.
Daniel Selerno. 22. Fort Myer. Va and
Mildred C. Combs. 30. Arlington, Va
c. A Strosnider. jr. - Washington.
and Flora NJ. Schoolfeld. - Mount
Rainier, Md
Norman R. Edwards, "a Washington
Grove. Md, and Mary z. Hughes. is,
Frederick J. Walker, jr. 2i. chillum
Heights. D. c.. and Helen L. Brooks,
Is Brightwood. D. c.
Robert E. Craver, 90, Olney. Md, and
Jessie e. Peddicord. 81, Gaithersburg. Nd.
Carlos p. Marcum, SO. Washington.
and Leocade Leighton. %. Lawrence.
For the first time in Japan's his
tory rice is being rationed.
Evening star., 1941-06-01

June, 1910, as France was collapsing
before the German drive.
A new high also was set for the
number of petitions for citizenship
filed at the office. The number was
104, compared with 80 last June.
Evening star., 1941-06-01

E. Scanlon, Pennsylvania; Repre-
sentative John E. Fogarty. Rhode
Island; Representative Hale Boggs
Louisiana, and Representative j
Harry McGregor, Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Mckinley Class Of 81
Plans Reunion Friday

The 1881 graduation class of Nc
Kinley High School will hold its
10th reunion at pm. Friday at
the school. The class now reports
308 members. Elbridge Jones. 1929
Evening star., 1941-06-01

Nineteenth street NE, is in charge
of the reunion.
bers Of the class are expected back
except Gertrude Allen, a missionary
in China, and Edward Thrasher, in
consular service in South Africa.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
MISS WINIFRED LOUISE
ROGERS (abODe)

MISS WINIFRED LOUISE
ROGERS (dboUe).
Her engagement to Mr.. Nor
man Dewitt Gore of Wash
tngton has been announced
By her sister, Mrs. George
Wallace FeSSenden of Wood
side Hills, Md. The 1Uedding
DtH take place August 9.
Benson Weeks Photo
MISS EVELYN BRANIGAN.
(Center.J
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. C. Branigan, hare an
nounced her engagement to
Mr.. Jack o. WuSchinq. No
date has been set for the
Uedding. -Albee Photo
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MISS MARY VIRGINIA
MCCARTHY Lrinhtl

WCO HNI II VIgUD.
Her 10edding to Mr.. John A.
K. DonoDan OF Falls Church,
Va, 1CW take place late in
July. The bride -to-be is the
daughter of Mrs. Mary L. Nc
Carthy OF Fairtar, Va.-Un-
derDood & Underwood Photo.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Initial Scared School Desks
Repaired by N. Y. A. Workers
Corvines by Generations of Charles County
Pupils Are Removed at Leonordtown

and then shellacked over by the
so boys working on this project,
and the old desks could not be
recognized as this project, and the
old desks could not be recognized
as the originals sent here a few
days ago.
So a new group Of boys and girls
will be able to carve their initials
on these desks If they wish to be
among those who have done so in
the past and present In Charles
County schoolrooms.
In some instances the whole top
of the desk has to be removed and
a new one put on as the original
Evening star., 1941-02-10

was beyond repair. Mr.. Wathen
said.
The ~. W." "P. W." &c. S."
H. w" and all the other initials
are being chiseled out and pieces
of wood put in to make the desks
new, smooth and shiny again. The
boys and girls who carved them
will have to find another place to
carve their initials Days of desk
Immortality" are over, as far as
the Charles County School Board
and Supt. B. F. Gwynne are con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
ADVERTISEMENT.
Never Let Colds Hang On!
But Don't Experiment

Colds that linger may expose you
to more serious sickness. Take no
chances by neglecting them.
STRAIT at once using Father Johns
Medicine. For 85 years it has been
fighting colds successfully.
Rich in vitamins. it supplies pure
nourishing elements that aid the body
In throwing off" colds sooner.
And it helps restore normal bodily
resistance and strength.
Evening star., 1941-02-10
By G. MORGAN KNIGHT, JR.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Feb. 10
The Immortality" Of the past and
present generation of Charles County
school children, is rapidly being
eliminated in Saint Mary's County
by the N. Y. A. boys at their work.
shop here. The Charles County
Board of Education has just sent
so desks to be repaired at the
NY. A. center under Victor Wathen,
master carpenter and furniture
worker.
The desks, bearing initials. scars
and hicks, are being chiseled out,
new pieces of wood fitted in. and
sand -papered down, and vanished
Evening star., 1941-02-10

State zoning Of roads and invites
the cooperation of individuals and
organizations working in the inter-
est of the orderly development Of
the country's highways.
Thomas P. Henry of Detroit. presi-
dent of the association, declared
that the most promising method yet
advanced for dealing with the
problem is "the zoning of roadsides
following careful study by State
planning commissions.
Since zoning is a rather compli
Gated matter" he said, "it would
be practically impossible to design
a model zoning bill which would be
accepted by all the States.
However, the A. A. A. has de-
veloped a Roadside zoning Legisla-
tive Guide outlining the type of
provisions suitable for inclusion In
roadside zoning acts. The guide is
contained in a new booklet, Road
side Protection" now being dis
tributed through A. A. A. clubs.
India has made war risk insurance
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Ban on Highway SIums'
Is Advocated by A. A. A.

The American Automobile Asso-
citation announces it has begun Ma
tion-wide distribution of suggested
legislation to halt the spread of
highway slums" through the adop-
ton of Zoning regulations for the
country's highways.
The literature urges a program of
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Universal Aluminium
Cooking Ware
Reduced 25%, 4Oq6 :s: :ss

-ofered at these reductions because
Landers, Frary G Clnk-the makers for 20
years-haye decided to discontinue manu-.
featuring aluninumpare
Evening star., 1941-02-10

India has made war risk insurance
compulsory.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Griffs Lose Catcher
Instead Of Game
As Guerra Quits
Tired of Warming Bench,
Cubun Deserts; West
Gets Appendectomy

BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ENROUTE TO CHICAGO, May
31-The Mats lost something today.
but (surprise) it wasn't baseball
game. They lost the services of
catcher-outfielder Fermin CMike)
Guerra. who jumped the club ap-
parently to return to his native
Cuba.
The loss was no great blow to the
floundering Mats, since Guerra, re-
Gently imported from the Glass A
Springfield CMass) team had seen
no action with Washington. He was
imported about a week ago as in
surance against injury to catchers
Jake Early and Al Evans.
Guerra complained to president
Clark Griffith of the Mats yesterday
that he would rather return 10 Cuba
than continue to squat on the WASH
ington bench. Guerra was paid with
other Mats yesterday, but was mis-
sing when the club entrained at
Washington for Chicago late this
afternoon.
The experience was not new one
for Guerra, who has deserted minor
league clubs on several occasions.
Guerra, a 155-pounder who hit
.3l5 with Springfield, will be placed
on the suspended list.
The Mats squad also was reduced
further today when outfielder Sam
my West submitted to an appendec-
tony at Doctors Hospital in WASH
ington. He will be out for a month.
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GHffmen, Hoping to End Losing
Streak Today, Are E Expected
To Land Talent on Road
ng. inept fielding and moder.

pitching, inept fielding and moder-
ate hitting.
Almost certain is it that the Mats
will return from the West equipped
with new faces. The club will re-
turn to Washington on June IA, a
day before the dealing deadline. and
it isn't likely President Clark Grif-
fifth will stand pat with his base
ment boys.
Virtually assured of remaining
with the Mats are Third Baseman
Cecil Travis and Outfielder Buddy
Lewis. who aren't likely to lure bid
ders due to their IA draft claSsi-
fication. No other players. though,
are guaranteed to survive the jour-
ney.
Griffith, incidentally, figured in
fracturing Washington's 1904 rec
ord chain of defeats. 1t was against
the New York Highlanders, then
managed by Griffith, that the Mats
won their first game that year on
May 5. 1t was a gift affair, with New
York contributing eight errors in
absorbing a ga whipping.
The Highlanders then were
equipped with such stars as Willie
Keeler, Kid Elberfeld and Chick
Camel, while Washington remained
in the cellar with such talent as
Charley Moran, Bill Coughlin, Bar
rv Mccormick, Jake Stahl and Lew
Drill.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
By BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

EN- ROUTE TO CHICAGO, May
31.-The Nationals, who are con-
ducting business as usual despite
alterations, will attempt to divorce
themselves from a l2-game losing
streak tomorrow when they clash
with the White SoX in a double
header at Chicago.
Upon the slim shoulders of youth
full Sid Hudson will fall the burden
of attempting to prevent the Mats
from tying a 37-year-old Washing
ton record for futility. Should john
ny Rigney stop the Mats in the first
game of the twin bill Washington
will equal the Mats 1904 mark Of
13 consecutive defeats.
Chicago Creased Skids.
Should the White SoX, who have
captured five of six games from
Washington this season in soaring
to second place, win both engage
ments the Mats will own the dubious
distinction of having compiled the
worst record in that respect in the
41-year history of the club.
1t was Chicago that launched
Washingtons losing streak on May
10, sweeping 3-game series at a
time when the Mats were only two
games off a 500 pace. Now nestled
in the cellar, Washington has been
shackled by a succession of poor