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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Sports Parade

tn cash In m the last NJ his
Philadelphia wonder teams.
Foxx cost yswkey s150.oO0
and two players.
In return old Double-x brought
his boss several American league
records. He led the circuit in
runs batted in at the end of the
1888 season and was acknowledged
as the leagues most valuable
player. And he pounded home
runs-my, how he pounded home
runs-41 in 1886, 36 in 1887. so in
1888, 35 in 1889 when he led the
league, SO in 1910 and 10 this
past year.
But 19 wasn't enough SO now
the Sox have asked waivers.
Grove preceded Foxx to
Boston from the city of
brotherly love by two years.
He cost around Sl25. OOO-if
you exclude the four players
who figured In the deal, hut
he never paid off like old
Double-N. In his last six
years with the Athletics, he
won 152 games while losing
only al for one NJ the most
remarkable averages ever
run mp, hut he couldn't carry
on for the Sox.
Arm trouble prevented him from
ever again reaching his peak. He
tried and tried hard and substi-
tuted guile for speed but the best
he could do in Boston was the
record of Ia victories and four
losses in 1888 when he still re-
tanned enough stuff to finish with
the highest percentage in the
league. This season Nose won
only seven games while losing the
same number and he went to
Yawkey and told him he was all
through.
Cronin was bought by Yawkey
in between Foxx and Grove and
he came from Washington instead
of Philadelphia. His price tag
was S150,000 and Lyn Larry and
he was great player and a good
enough manager TO twice boost his
team to second place-but never
TO the top Cronin has announced
he has benched himself and won I
be seen on field again unless
the Sox break apart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Heads North

SAN FRANCISCO - War or
blsokout. the Moffet Field Flyers
will meet the Arkansas Travel
ers' of Fort Lewis at Seattle Sat-
urdsy in football game to decide
the Pacific Coast service cham
pionship.
The Flyers left last night for
the Northwest. accompanied by
Lieut.. r. J. BUTCH Morse, assist
ant coach, who was an all-Amer-
lean player at Oregon and for
years a professional with the De-
troit Lions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12

SALEM. Ore.-The willamette
oregon State college basketball
game Thursday viii start at s
.. m. to enable the Beavers to get
back to Corvallis in advance Of the
blackout hour. Bearcat Coach
Howard Maple said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Louis Named Year, Best

NEW YORk-Joe Louis. heavy
weight champion. has been
unanimously named the fighter
Of the year" by the New York
Boxing Writer'S association and
will be given the Edward J. Neil
memorial award Jan il. five days
after he defends his title against
Buddy Baer.
Points considered are
sportsmAnship. inspiration to
yeuth. cleanliness Of private
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12

life and achievement In the
ring. Previous winners were
Jack Dempsey. 1888: Billy
Conn. 1899. and Henry Arm
strong. 1910.
The boxing writers named the
leading challeneers in the feather
weight division as follows:
Champion, Chalky Wright. Los
1, Pittsburgh Jack"
Wilson. Pittsburgh; 2, Richie
Lemos. California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Seek
Lands Peace
Chdin Systems to
Offer Agreement

CHICAGO-owners of basebsll's
great farm systems hoped today
to place before Commissioner
kenessw Mountain Lands a sim
plified agreement designed to
bring long sought peace between
the judge and chainstore baseball.
Along with a hint of peace
In the ranks was the additional
possibility Of a new policy to
he followed through the war
time emergency. Since they
assembled Monday for their
annual sessions. league and
club officials have spoken Of
the war only In general terms,
struggling off suggestions of
Il, night baseball blackouts.
schedule curtailments or revis-
Ion Of training camp plans.
The chainstore amendment is
more battling than simplifying
player transfers among affiliated
teams. 1t may be international
law to the average major league
fan but 1t may mean the life or
death of clubs depending on major
league cash for existence.
The proposal provides that
player may he moved To an af-
filiated club in league of higher
or lower classification without
having a year of option charged
against him but once his contract
u acquired by a major league club
he may be optioned only for two
years. The two year provision
does not appear in the present code
although each transfer is charged
as year of option.
Sam Breadon, president Of
the st. Louis Cardinals organ
ization. raised one objection to
the two year provision, indi-
eating IL did not allow time
enough TO determine whether
. player WAS worth keeping.
at might not even he worth
while to operate In Glass g
and ID leagues II n player has
only two years 10 make good"
Breadon said. That's "a long
Jump from \ low class to the
majors"
Others, however, placed diff
ferent Interpretation on the pro-
posal. pointing out the two year
rule is In effect only when the
parent club acquires the players
With nothing actually
settled in either league chamber.
Lands will take hand.
: Trading continued as Washington
shipped Pitcher Vern Kennedy to
Cleveland for cash. first acquisition
by Manager Lou Boudreaux. who
IL desperate for pitchers since the
naval enlistment of Bob Teller.
Kennedy, who pitched a, no-hitter
for the Chicago White Sox in 1885,
won three and lost IL for st. Louis
and Washington last year.
Larry Macphail. of Brooklyn,
still hopes to dispose of First Base
man Dolph Camilli. although his
best purchasing prospect, the New
York Yankees, considered the price
too high.
He wants enough cash to
buy Johnny Mixe from the
Cardinals and have enough
left over 10 pick mp two or
three other players" said Ed
Barred. Of the Yanks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Chomps Already So Soon

Margaret Clarke laN year the Junior Pacific Coast
championship and will enter the 1912 junior Northwest and
Pacific Coast novice events
Katheryn Mcdonald and Tommy Gilshannon, Tacoma 3
pair. runners up in the 1910 novice events.
Caroh Kennel and Peter Kennedy, the Olympia twins
viii enter members Of the Lakewood ice team
Ice skating locally Is just in its infancy
short time
don't have worry the modern youth
have everything needed the pinch.
And parents want and daughters
take athletics mind to skating the
your child becomes 4 that child becomes a huge
money
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
On Ohe lam =!
Win ElLlorT MErcALF

Rig GAME hunters of Tacoma and district veterans
who have learned TO handle highpowered rifles along the
game trails might put that skill and experience to
use.
This with the Japs and the Huns has brought out
the value Of such riflemen
Rifle clubs being formed in other sections why
not Tacoma district?
The city boasts the rifles
men and countless World
So here suggest the Tacoma sportsmen's club
the Rifle club the Pierce County sporsmen
ton for instance take the
Men like frankie
hunters could lend valuable
They mountainous district every . every
They would b invaluable aiding the laying
tng pima extEeme plans.
1oere ISN'T mans the Of apOrfsmen who
weu11nt take In for country
Some of them old for
Some have dependents families
needed
Some might physical requirements
But all Of them might found valuable for rifle
ct home
Men Of the rifles hunters
the pacifs individual control rifles
We sportsmen fought these attempts
sportsmen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Park Hoop Play

Monarchs defeated Latter Day
Saints. % to rs: PHkland won
over Messiah Luthersps, So to "a
while jefferson won by default
from the Garagemen in the Park
Recreation Bas Ike t ball league
games Wednesday uight on the
Bellarmine and FARMLAND school
naples.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12

Now the time believe, for rifle experts Of the sports
mems ranks to prove the value of their argument
definite organization well disciplined well
drilled and prepared is possible here.
Uncle Sam might find comfort bit such
organized sportsmen IN the field of home action.
Right Tacoma police officers unselfsh patriotic and
being taken their beats important
duty. And At l2hour shifts constantly their feet
Every police officer ia needed regular work.
police officer
feet constantly II hours to efficiency
Ae city far policemen today Has needed them
Our police department for has done gold letter job and
under handicaps.
With virtually 100000
suburbs counting military the situation
No matter how efficient the department
II o work
Not only is 1t unfair 1t is unsound policy
Thus regular officers the
Immediately
sncy rifle unit reliable sportsmen them relief
Don't enforcement officers
load though they their patriotic duty, object
And listen scattegun shooters. who
shotguns through bird shooting also do their share
They be organized against parachutists.
That's what m being done England TO fine purpose
We Americans long taken things granted.
We have sluffed assuming
s Dut we're In this world clean through.
And thsre
Uncle Sam f arduous effort under intelligent Leadership
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
Junior Shelters Have Class +.

Women with exception, seldom graceful in ath
letics
The exception is ice skating And then, folks they
really graceful
Gave eye to the Tacoma Junior Figure Skating club
out lakewood ice the other day and guravey
Knocked off my broad dogs by the performance.
Those youngsters glide through with the
swaows They'd the the flying look like
stumbling
The club 3 growing
Peter Tarsh giving the children advanced
They practicng junior show spring.
They practcng become potential entrants
northwest junior. juvenile
Ten leadership Edge
Lakewood entering
Northwest finals c..
Berkeley Calf
right after the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-12
S u N RISE

Friday. Dec. 1s..............7:47
You help yourself when you buy
L. s. Defense Bonds.
Evening star., 1941-12-14

IRONING starched clothes will be lot
L pleasanter-when you use Satina!
All you have to do is dissolve little
Satina in your tbiek or thin starch and
wheee! Satina gives clothes such slip
perry, satin-smooth finish that your iron
simply floats along! There's no stick
ing" or pulling" No need to tug and
coax until you're ready to drop. Instead,
your starched pieces are ironed quickly
and easily! And so beautifully, too, for.
Evening star., 1941-12-14

Satina gives clothes that "like.new" fin
ish! From dresses to shirts collars to
curtains. you'll find everything comes
out fresher and crisper! And as deli
cately fragrant as flower garden!
So don't tackle another starched IRON
ing job without Satina's wonderful help.
Easy directions are on the package. n
sOboie months supply costs just q tesv pen
mics at your grocer's.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
By the Way
Beth Blaine=


visitor rather series
staying with
visit Senator and Mrs Hoter
Senator Tas law firm CncnnaD, the Richard Winners
short visit and then
Richard Wggeworth
ellsworth has just by the returned from visit to the Christian
He OF Boston at ne Shootng place IN North Carolina The wig
geSwohs spending the Ruth Mccormick
Simms lovely old yellow brick
pied by prominent and charming tenantsMs Dwight Davis
Harold Walker beautiful Kendall Hamilton before
marriage the former chairman of the Republican National Committee
Another great favote with Washington society who here
visit feeng oneis the Aia Mellon
Bruce, present
spent night George
old friends honor She return Washing
tonagain to with the Gareor the opening of the Ma
tonal Gallery of Art March IT,
at
Hotels Henry who the three famous Deacon sisters
respectively Count Palfy
and the Duke of Marlborough
society will consumed nnumrable
cups before the winter-au
Yesterday afternoon there "tea" committee
Air Benevolent Fund
the at Embassy gracious
Martins gathered together her enthusiastic workers
derf March 27 for the benefit of the Red Cross
The old Sugrave Club is getting aceftng these days in
than Ma" Williams interest this exclusive sanctum
exceedingly great and
already
results Right after the installation of the Mexican patio which
popular the eligible
junior members of the club and almost Immediately the junior members
planned which held Saturday
Williams making plans make the club attractive
by having the downstairs windows open onto Veranoa
gatherings popular
F Street Club, will be a pleasant addition.
Way
parties the order Of the day Latest and
will the cocktail which the John
Warren Deano Robbins her birthday
anniversary February g.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

-Four babies are born every minute
in Japan, according to latest govern
ment reports.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Many Take Boxes
For Town Hall
Meeting Tomorrow

The Town Hall meeting 10 be held
at Constitution Hall tomorrow at
8 O'Clock, with Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt presiding, and Miss Dorothy
Thompson as principal speaker, bids
fair to outdo all previous Town
Hall meetings as a social function.
In addition to Mrs. Roosevelt, who
is a boxholder, the following Wash
ingtonians have also reserved boxes:
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcclure, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce Smith, Mrs. Huston
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Tompkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Meyer, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, Mrs.
John w. Studebaker, Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld. Mrs. Emile Ber-
liner, Miss Bessie Kibbey, Miss Mary
B. Adams.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Bohn. who
will have as guests in their box
the Turkish Ambassador and Nine.
Mehmet Munir Ertegun; the South
African Minister and Mrs. Ralph
William Close, the Portuguese Min
lister and Mrs Joao Antonio de
Bianchi and their daughter, Miss
Silbilla Skidelsky, and Representa-
tive and Mrs. Sol Bloom and daugh-
ter, Miss Vera Bloom Mrs. Richard
V. Oulahan, who will have as guests
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Clancy. Mrs.
Howell Morehead is also taking a
box for the meeting and will have
as guests Mrs. Henry A. Wallace,
wife OF the Vice President. and the
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads
PatrOnesses for
Mardi Gras Ball

Mrs. Roosevelt heads the list Of
patroneSses for the Mardi Gras Ball
which the six member organizations
of WaShington's Thrift Shop are
giving next Tuesday evening at the
Sulgrave Club.
Others on the list include Nine
Martins, Sonora de Espil, the Wis
countess Halifax. Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes, Mrs Cordell Hull,
Nine. Bostrom, Nine Loudon, Nine.
de Kaufman. Mrs. owen J..
Roberts, Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone,
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., and
Mrs. Jesse Jones.
Also, Mrs. Millard E. Tydings, Mrs.
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mrs. War
rem R. Austin, Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, Mrs. Warren Barbour, Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, Mrs. James Wads-
worth, Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Mrs
Breckenridge Long, Mrs. Joseph E.
Davies, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Lady Lewis, Mrs. George T. Marye,
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss, Princess
Boncompagni, Nine. Cantacuzene,
Mrs. James Clement Dunn, Mrs.
Dwight F. Davis, Mrs. George Pet
tengill, Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins, Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt,
Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, Mrs.
John F. wilkins, Mrs. Eleanor Pat
terson. Mrs. Snowden A. Fahne-
stock, Mrs. George Angus Garrett,
Mrs. Milton King and Mrs. Joseph
Letter.
Mrs. William Beverly Mason, jr.,
chairman of the Decorations Com
mittee, has secured authentic Mardi
GraS robes and jewels for the king
and queen of the ball. Loaned by
Mrs Charles Seyburn Williams of
New Orleans, the costumes were
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Miss Townsend
To Be Bride of
Mr.. Rogers

Mr.. and Mrs. Effingham Lawrence
Townsend announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Margaret
Graham Townsend. to Mr. John
Bond Rogers, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Alexander Rogers, formerly of
Boston, now living in New York
City.
Miss Townsend is the grand
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Townsend of Philadelphia
and the late Mr.. and Mrs. David
Edward Graham of Danville, Va.
She is the great niece and god
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend of Washington, the former
a distinguished career diplomat. who
has represented this country at
various times as Minister to Brussels.
Lisbon and Vienna. Miss Townsend
is graduate of Holton-Arms School
Following her graduation she made
her debut during the winter of
1889 at a tea given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend in their
home here.
Mr. Rogers is a grandson of the
late Col. and Mrs. w. Mulliken
Rogers of Plymouth. N. H, and the
late philanthropiSt, Charles H. Bond,
Evening star., 1941-02-19

McCeney Werlich, Mrs. James L.
Houghteling, Mrs. Randolph Miner,
Nine. Karl Vessel and Mrs. Rush
more Patterson.
Col. and Mrs. Hall have recently
returned to Washington and have
taken an apartment at the st.
Nicholas.
Several Are HonOred
At McIlvaine Party.
At the party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. McIlvaine and Miss Huide-
koper, honor guests included Miss
Nancy Letter and Mr.. Thomas
Claggett, who also were honored at
Mrs. Williams dinner. Mrs. Nell
vaine herself was celebrating a
birthday anniversary. The party
also bid farewell to Mr.. Amory
Lawrence, who will leave soon for
Texas. 1t was also a housewarming
for Mr. and Mrs. McIlvalne and
Miss Huidekoper have recently
moved into Mr.. Lawrence's house on
Q street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward's party
honored the soloiStS, Enid Szantho
and Edna Phillips of the Philadel-
phia Orchestra, and Conductor Eu-
gene Ormandy and Composer DR.
Harl Mcdonald, whose suite for harp
and orchestra was part of last
nights program at Constitution
Hall. Earlier, Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
ward had as their guests in their
box the Minister Counselor of the
Netherlands Legation and Baroness
van Boezler and Mrs. Edwin NJ
Watson.
Mrs. Bruce Smith entertained at
dinner before the concert. Her
guests included the Chinese Ambas-
sador, DR. HUI Shih; Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Harlan Fisk Stone and the
Counselor of the Chinese Embassy,
Mr.. Liu Chieh.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Miss Ruth Walton
Will Be Married
To Capt. Clifford

Mrs. Joseph William Walton Of
Jacksonville, Ill, announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Ruth Walton. to Mr.. Robert Lam
ing Clifford of Evanston, Ill, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clifford
of Washington.
Miss Walton attended MacMur-
ray College and was graduated
from Mount Holyoke College in
1887 and has more recently been
engaged in graduate work at the
University of Chicago.
Mr.. Clifford prepared at Mer-
cerSburg Academy for Princeton,
where he was a member of the
class of 1888. He is a graduate Of
the Harvard School of Business
Administration and has been en-
gagged in the banking business in
Chicago. He is a captain in the
Officers Reserve Corps and is cur
rently on duty at the War De-
partment in Washington in the
Office of the administrator of ex-
port control.
The wedding will take place
this spring.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Senhora de Martins Fetes
Benefit Committee in One
Of Days Many Parties
British Ambassador and Viscountess
Halifax Hosts at Dinner and
Oscar Chapmans Entertain

Yesterdays partieswth benefits
welcome being the
parties with special
and pleasant n height of the
the Brazilian Ambassador hostess
IN benefit
invited for O'Clock and
fashion
fashions models will be imported
metropolis beand in addition there will be
photographer,
will be there.
guests the large dining where
tea Senhoa Konde Senhora de Aen
Gauh wives OF members Of the
Embassy aternated in pouring.
senhora a wool
shade which harmonzed with the tiny golden
bows in explained that all the furniture will be
the second floor Of the
Embassy hail. and about the walls Of these will
Patrons and they will be limited to 300
will the models stroll through the
will ample for dancing
Morgenthau and
Miss BOardman Attend.
Mrs Morgenthau r, who honorary patrone was
costume Of
committee who present Baroness
the Belgian Embassy bit
disturbed selling tickets and discarded the
She declared the telephone much
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Women Groups Meet
In Joint Session

The Central Iota Sigma Women's
Christian Temperance Union met
jointly with the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society of the Church of
the Nazarene for a program last
night at the E street Y. w. C. A.
Miss Katharine Whitley addressed
the group in behalf of the w. C.
T. u. while those who participated
on behalf of the society included
Miss Anna Hyatt. Miss Mary Speake
and Mrs. Ernest Crosse. Mrs. Claire
Miller Day gave a vocal solo.
The unions next meeting March
18 will feature child welfare with
Miss Eta Mai Russell as the guest
speaker.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

and Isabelle Bacon Bond Of Swamp
scott, Mass.
He is direct descendant. on his
fathers side Of Gov. Bradstreet of
Massachusetts, and John Rogers,
president of Harvard University His
great uncle was the late William
Jewett Tucker, president of Dart
mouth College. He attended Mid
dlesex School at Concord, Mass,
and is a graduate of the Hun School
at Princeton.
Mr.. Rogers has recently completed
instruction in the candidate school
of the 2l2th Coast Artillery Anti
Aircraft Service and definite plans
will be made for the marriage after
his assignment to post.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Mrs. Marvin to Speak
At PROGRAM Tea

Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin will be the
guest speaker Friday at the Congress
sional Club program and tea. She
will discuss plays and give excerpts
from Life With Father"
Presiding at the tea table follow
ing the program will be Mrs. Oscar
Black, Mrs. Wright Patman, Mrs
Martin A. Morrison and Mrs. Frank
Keefe.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
Mrs. Stevens to Sneak

The education group of the
Woman's National Democratic Club
will meet at II am. tomorrow at
the club, with Mrs. Leslie Clark
Stevens, wife of a former naval at
tache at the American Embassy in
London, as guest speaker. Mrs.
Stevens will discuss the war work
EnglishWomen are doing. Mrs.
Thomas Settle, group chairman, will
preside.
Evening star., 1941-02-19

those worn by the king and queen
at the 1910 carnival there. The
ballroom of Sulgrave Club will be
decorated with the green, yellow
and purple traditional Mardi Gras
colors.
Members of Mrs MaSon's COM
mittee are Miss Kitty Hill, Miss
Eleanor Meem, Mrs F. Moran Nc
Conibe, Miss Billie Byrd West, Miss
Peggy Lansdowne and Mrs. B.
LauriSton Hardin, jr.
Evening star., 1941-02-19
State Society Dance

The Washington State and Alaska
Society will celebrate Washington S
Birthday with dance which is to
be held at the Cairo Hotel Friday
evening at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Jack
Underwood is president of the So
ciety.
Special entertainment will be fea-
tured during the intermission. Mr..
Earl S. Haseltin is chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements, as
sisted by Miss Della Bogue, Mr.. D..
Harold McGrath and Mr.. Roy Tor
case.