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Evening star., 1941-01-23
Ruth Is Throuqh
With Baseball,
IAvers Wife
FIuttens Rumor of Job
With Seattle as Bube
WrestIes With Flu
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

4
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-From Mrs.
Babe Ruth came the surprising word
today that the Babe is through with
baseball for keeps, let the offers
fall where they may.
Talking for the one-and- only
Bambino, simply because his larynx
is so sore he couldn't talk for him.
self, Mrs. Ruth disclosed this bit
of news after revealing that the
flu bug has bitten the Babe and
has kept him in bed since Sunday.
There's nothing to the report
that Babe is planning to become
manager of the Seattle club Of
the Pacific Coast League" Mrs.
Ruth said.
In fact, the Babe isn't planning
to work in baseball any more at
all. regardless of what offers he may
receive. We feel he's worked hard
enough in baseball and he'll take
it easy now"
At the moment the Babe wasn't
much interested in baseball. his
golf. bridge, or even the size of
=.
explained two doctors have been
treating him and that day and night
nurses are helping them out.
It's not that Ruth is critically III.
but, as Mrs. Babe explained it, "the
| fiu's the flu" and you have to be
careful. His temperature, which hit
l0l yesterday (the Babe. speaking
in whispers, said this was not against
curve ball pitching) was back TO
normal last night His physicians
said, however, he probably would
have to stay in bed for most of
another week
! 1t was the second time this winter
! the eX-Sultan Of Swat came down
with a sore throat and allied all
ments. Returning from a Canadian
/ hunting trip last month. he drove
/ several hundred miles in a RAIN
storm and had touch Of grippe.
Last Sunday he wen. ice fishing
in New Jersey. Sunday night sew
eral friends returned to his home
with him, but not long after he got
back he was put to bed
Only a week ago Ruth was re-
ported to have said he had changed
his mind about managing ball clubs
and would even be willing to take a
minor league berth now After Jack
Lelivelt died Monday night, the Babe
was reported in line as his successor
as manager at Seattle.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
HoYa Quint Displays
Surprising Power
In Routing Navy
Marks Up 23-to-l Edge
At Half in Scoring
10th Win in Row
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. 23-
Navy was numbered among George
towns victims today, and the Mid
shipmen we're fully aware they had
bowed to one of the East's best
quints after taking 1918 shellack-
ing here yesterday.
Chockful of confidence after hold
ing Penn State to a 2-point mar
gin Saturday. Navy soon found it
self outdistanced by the hustling
Hoyas. who rolled up the well-nigh
unbelievable lead of 23-l in the
first half. Penn State had been
rated higher than the Washington
team.
Navy simply couldn't check
Georgetown's short passes in its
own territory and couldn't pene-
trate the foes air-tight defense.
1t was the 10th consecutive VIC
tory for the Blue and Gray, which
has gone undefeated since dropping
its first game to Loyola. and 1t es-
tablished Elmer Ripley's team as
one of the most powerful to appear
on the Annapolis court in years.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Marble Pro Net Play
Will Be Controlled
By Able Officials

Oficiating at the professional ten
mis- matches featuring Alice Marple
Friday night. January 81, at Rltchle
Coliseum at College Park, will be IN
capable hands with Tom Mangan
and Frank Shore selected to referee.
Both well known in Middle Allan
tic tennis circles, they will divide the
officiating in the various matches;
Mangan will handle the doubles
match in which Miss Marble Will
team with Don Bulge against Bill
Tilden and Great Britain'S No. l
star, Mary Hardwick. Shore VIII
referee either the Observation-Disclosures
feature match or singles between
Tilden and Bulge. ,,
Another local tennis player will be
selected as the third referee, Eddie
Bean, promoter for the SERIES
stated.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
LeoffIer, Like UIine, No Sports Oracle

arena an aooeo s1SoVo
is a Thus that
American hockey League
supposed the National and notch or SO ABOVE
said will cost $4,000
per and this plus any pro
be 30 home
Leofaers side of it. Like his new conlpet'oi MI
control he mas o
public golf but when he built ersloe
Stadium and acquired hockey he bravek was eadlg on u-
familiar ground
Jared only at the box ONCE II
was novelty hockey much else Mi Leoer MADE no
much because the ooyS
who whmsicay not average nuch more d
making PROPOSE
the class
all the aurel SO
which inspired Mr. Onle 10 20
.to the same business the Eagles have SET an az
tendance stadium normally capable OF seating 44oo
IJne dderenc
overhead ano
this is the whole thing may narro" oo"h 20 ie
whether the more most OF whom are laeo
better than the
clientele will be weaned away ana Wiling 10 pay
little to a
Evening star., 1941-01-23
BIodensburg Lossies
Shade Rockville Six

Bladensburg High School girls
basket ball team carried a narrow
margin all through its game yes
terday to defeat Rockville girls, 16-
Is. The winners had a 1-point edge
at the end of each period.
Martha Howard was the games
high scorer for Bladensburg with .
points, while Ella Mae Benson with
6 points was high for Rockville.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Hockey League @ Sponsored Une Arena Next Season
Win, Lose or Draw
New Warfare on Icy Fronts
By FRANCIS E. STAN.

stakes claim chops down the trees
builds SELL let mari
follows that his watched
profit somebody bound
the theory that there enough
o
Something that happening in Washington because
decided to enter the hockey
Ioeer concessonaire of local
through his
the American Hockey League
called the Washington Eagles
by this Mr. Loeflcr.
that MI UneS hockey practically skating and
this is only natural to speculate what will
Washington finds
o old other
bigger,
opposition Clark Grfhs
animosty
hand confirmed belief that there
the least is only
has
Evening star., 1941-01-23

year generally believed to have
been $4,000. His bonuses and
income from Endorsements added
something like $4,000 more.
Newsom was paid 100000 last
year, including bonuses, said Wal
ter o. Briggs, owner of the
Tigers.
And he has signed his 1941
contract" Briggs added, indi-
eating a raise in salary. although
nothing was said on that score.
The most optimistic estimates
placed the top possibility at
$35,000.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Extras Give Fe|Ier More Pay Than Newsom
Tribe Ace Goes Above $4,000 Mark Owner Bradley Hints

To this, Bradley retorted: Bob
Feller still is the highest-paid
pitcher in baseball; he was the
highest-paid last year, too"
To the assumption that New
SONS 1941 contract must call for
more than $4,000, Bradley
snapped: so does Bob's. Feller
still is the highest-paid."
Adding the $4,000 extras again
places F'eller's income above the
$4,000 mark-and on that book
keeping basis he apparently y
tops.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
COLLEGE Basket Ball Now Threat to Hockey

will chase little
Une his will play home Wednesdays and Sundays 1t
there will be plenty around
likely somebody will fold his and
quietly hockey Washington
college ball
making strides and with plenty of available the
the fighters who
fight
this hockey situation. Let examine Mr.
presumably in his mid-fieS and what he
would 8oot shelf the
which hockey player
to
he holds patents relating
financial
the public repeatedly
Mr Uine for most of
i of partners pulled out
OF S6OOOOO into venture he ma
traly going back with interest possible Thus the
himself he is
going take flyer in hockey
According know MI Ulnes original IN
nton was league hockey Washington The fellow
until learned
$4,000 keep team Ihat
"a home because
baseball and football Clubs DO not
collect when they playing away from nome
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Lewis Holds Out
For Garden Job
PS the Associated Press.

GASTONIA, N. c.. Jan. 23.-
Buddy Lewis has the distinction
of being 1941's most novel hold
out.
The Washington Nationals out
fielder has refused to sign his new
contract because he's afraid Man
ager Bucky Harris is going to
send him back to third base,
where he played before going to
the outfield last year.
Terms of the new document are
entirely satisfactory to the Gas
tonia star-but not the position,
He indicated he'd have a parley
with Harris before signing.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 23.-Alva
Bradley, president of the Cleve-
land Indians, maintains that
Bob Feller is the highest-paid
pitcher in the history of base
ball, despite Detroit's claims for
Buck NeWSom.
Methods of bookkeeping may
have something to do with it.
Neither club would reveal eX-
act figures, but here is how they
stack up today:
Feller received q salary last
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Phi|Iy Seeks American
Grid Loop Franchise

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-Jack
schafer, Philadelphia hotelman, said
TODAY that a group which he heads
is seeking a franchise for the city
In the American Professional Foot
ball League.
The league, which operated with
six clubs last fall, probably will be
expanded to eight.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Beaten by Baltimore
Friends, ST. AIbans
Tough for Half

st. Albans School is looking to
lighter competition today after
dropping a 26-14 decision to the
Baltimore Friends cagers on the
latter's floor yesterday. The local
team trailed almost throughout the
contest and although it tied the
count at Sail at intermission, was
held scoreless during the third
stanza.
The Baltimorians were paced by
Roberts and Trapnell with points
each. Forward Bony OF st. Adams
also tailed 8 points.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
fredericksburg Gets Pilot

FEDERALSBURG, Md, Jan. %
R).-Dr. w. K. Knots, general man
ager of the fredericksburg team OF
the Eastern Shore League, has signed
Joe ORourke of Philadelphia as
manager.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Gurvin's Grill Pressed
GarYin'S

Garvin's Grill fought off a last
period rally to nip Manassas Fire
Department five, 43-42, yesterday at
Manassas,
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Manassas Girls Booking

Manassas A. c. girls are seeking
games with local teams and can pro-
VIDE a court. Write Maxine Ball,
Manassas, Va.
Evening star., 1941-01-23

Totals 141O3S Totals 18
Score at half: GEORGETOWN. %: Navy, !.
Free throws mssed-Schmidli. >: Giebel
9: Bornheimer. Rizzi. Smith. 3; Huntemer.
Referee-Mr Paul Mention Loyola);
umpire Mr.. Tanzier PENN.
Evening star., 1941-01-23
Sherwood Sextet Ahead

Sherwood High girls defeated the
Greenbelt High sextet. It'll, yester-
dav at Greenbelt. Helen Zaellner
scored 10 OF Greenbelt's II points.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Court Rejects Data
On 6. H. A. Doctors S
Custer by Society
U. S. Barred From Using
Transcript on Action
OF {. Medical Group

Four big volumes of stenographic
transcript allegedly showing how
the District Medical Society ousted
from its membership DR.. Mario
Scandiff1o, a doctor on the staff of
Group Health Association, were re-
jected today by Justice James M.
Proctor as evidence in the District
Court antitrust trial of organized
medicine.
The juriSt, however, allowed the
Government prosecutors to use as
evidence from the transcript the
names of the defendant doctors and
the fact that they participated in
the proceedings of the Executive
Committee of the society before
which DR.. Scandiffio was tried. He
was later expelled from the society
for violating its rules.
The transcript also concerned an
other physician, DR.. Allen E. Lee,
who the Government charged was
induced and coerced to resign from
Group Health Association. 80
kirkpatrick Testifes.
The prosecution, continuing with
further evidence in the case against
the American Medical Association
the District Medical Society and
others. including 20 doctors, put on
the witness stand William G. Kirk
patrick, the second president of G
H. A In an effort to prove charges
of a conspiracy and boycott against
6. H. A. in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law, the prosecution drew
from the witness testimony concern
ing Washington hospitals.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick identified the first
a series of letters exchanged between
him and officials of Children's Hos
pital and finally admitted that G
H. A. doctors were never admitted
to courtesy privileges at that insti-
tuition. The next hospital put into
the record today was Columbia, from
which long list of correspondence
was read.
Justice Proctor. in rejecting the
transcript of the Scandiffio hearing
explained:
The Government offers this
transcript on the allegation in the
indictment that the defendants in
duced and coerced one doctor to re-
sign (from G. H. A. and brought
about the expulsion of the Other
drom the medical society.
Proceedings Admitted.
'The defendants instituted disci.
plinary proceedings against the two
doctors on the staff of G. H. A who
were members of the medical society
1t is not only proved by indisputablt
records, but admitted that proceed.
ings we're instituted against Drs. Let
and Scandiff1o. The proof shows thai
Dr. Lee resigned from G. H. A. ano
it is admitted that if the allegation
is intended to allege that DR.. Lee,
resignation was coerced, the evi-
dence of the doctor himself as tt
what influenced him to resign is the
most important, if not the only
proper evidence. of the state of minc
that Influenced him to resign.
"As to DR.. Scandifio, the records
Of the medical society show he was
expelled. That is indisputably
proven by the records of the society
(See MEDICAL, Page A-1O)
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Smashed German in Face to Protect Himself,
Earle Says Of Battle in Sofia Restaurant

a neutral country, that I intended
to do and say what I pleased.
His face become contorted with
anger. Then he reached for an
empty wine bottle on his table. I
quickly stepped back and threw up
my hands to protect myself. was
not afraid of being hit, but I have
always, in polo accidents and plane
crackups, had a fear of losing my
eyesight.
"The bottle, which the German
threw at close range, struck me on
the forearm. A bruise which later
appeared was more than six inches
long
This sudden, vicious, unprovoked
attack irritated me considerably. I
also faced the necessity of defending
myself against further vicious at
tacks, so smashed him in the face,
knocking him down and causing his
face to bleed. Earlier accounts said
the German was hit in the face by
a bottle, the thrower of which was
not disclosed0
my friends at this point suddenly
grabbed me and pushed me into a
small adjoining room. All Bull
garians present also rallied to my
side and helped protect me-, The
German was joined by a great many
(see EARLE, Page A-l0)
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Roosevelt Asks
S3,812,311,197
For Defense
$1,7l6,225, 900 Sought
In Appropriation,
Rest in Contracts
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt asked Con-
gress today for an additional So
1881 1877 for national defense pur-
pose for the balance of the current
fiscal year.
Of the total, $1,716,225 900 would
be a direct appropriation and ST.
096 ,086, 1877 would be in contractual
authority.
There were these specific items:
To expedite production of equip
ment and supplies, including erec-
ton of new plants and acquisition
of land, $292, 900 900, of which $107.-
100000 would be for payments un-
der contracts authorized in appro-
priation acts for this year In ad-
dition, contractual authority up to
S576 1896 900 would be given the War
Department.
Regular Army Supplies.
Regular supplies of the Army, $lo,-
100000, of which $3280,000 would be
in contract authority.
Clothing and equipment: s70,048,-
600, of which S50,7O0,00O would pay
off previous contract authorizations.
Army transportation: s139, ,130 900,
in addition to So, ,256 900 in contract
ual authority.
Military posts: Including con-
struction of buildings and acquisi-
ton of land, s32,000000, in addition
to sl13,237,868 in contractual au-
thority.
Signal corps: S46,714O00, in addi-
ton to s17,049, $50 in contractual au-
thority.
Air Corps: 1888 ,236 900 cash and
1924, O25,000 in contract authority.
Medical and hospital department
Contract authority up to s3,60l,-
819.
Hospital care, Canal Zone gar
risons-s335, 900.
Army engineering service-s18,-
okAsoOO AlA oA0Ab4OlA ~ S4G.OOOs0OO
in contract authority, for manu-
facture of engineer equipment, ex-
penses of railroad operation, and
other purposes.
Defense installations, corps of
engineers-$104, ,425,000 for con-
struction and installations at To-
cations to be approved by the Pres
ident, including housing. storage
facilities, Notifications, airdromes,
piers, roads, railroads and other
utilities.
Also today, the House Rules Com
mittee cleared the way for con-
Sideration, possibly tomorrow, of an
authorization for a SS4802, 1888 pub
lie works program, mostly for
expansion of existing facilities.
The bill taken before the commit
tee called for 1922 ,8O2 1888, including
S40,000,000 for a new marine base
ICao AnrFxT a
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Biz Sea Drive Due Next Month,
Hitler Warns, Claiming Sinking
Of 215,O0O Tons in Last = Days
Three German Raids
On Convoy Beaten
Off, British Say
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH MEDI-
TERRANEAN FLEET, Feb. "a.
British warships beat off at
tempts by German bombers to
smash a group of conveyed
ships and brought the vessels
safety through to a Central
Mediterranean port today.
German low-level raiders at
tackled the fleet units three
times. whitening anti-aircraft
barrages, aided by navy fighter
planes, accounted for five OF
the NaZi attackers.
The Germans attacked the
British warships while the con-
voyed vessels were nearing their
destination. None of the Brit
ish ships was hit.
The fleet units later made a
broad sweep on the Eastern
Mediterranean, hunting axis
warcraft, but none was sighted.
The German high command
announced today that in the
Mediterranean German combat
planes sank a 10,0O0-ton enemy
merchantmen" north of the
Libyan port of Derna and in
formed Berlin sources said a
4,000-ton freighter was believed
sunk in the same area.
Evening star., 1941-02-24
BY the Associated Press.


SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 24.-United
States Minister George H. Earle re-
lated today his version of a res
taurant argument early yesterday
over the British World War march,
ing song "Tipperary" in which he
suffered an arm bruise and said he
struck back at man he identified
as German.
Supplementing an earlier press
conference account of the incident,
Mr.. Earle gave the Associated Press
the following signed statement:
while was in a Sofia restaurant
with two American newspapermen,
I asked the orchestra to play Tip
perary,' song ! always have liked
very much. The orchestra did so.
Many people joined in singing the
song.
"A German at a table not far
from mine protested very furiously
and in very animated way to the
restaurant proprietor.
rAbout that time I had to 60 to
the washroom. AS I passed this
Germans table he suddenly growled
at me:
What do you mean by ordering
the orchestra to play that tune?
Don't you realize it is against Ger
many?'
"His face was live with rage. I
Evening star., 1941-02-24
US. Plane Output 10 Lead
In September, Cifrine SAYS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 24-Sir Walter
Citrine, general secretary of the
British Trades Union Congress, told
press conference today that
American and British production of
planes and war materials would
surpass Germany's output by Sep
tember.
Sir Walter, who has just re-
turned from a tour of the United
States, said. however, the peak
of American production would not
be reached until the middle or end
of 1912.
He said he believed that Amer
leans failed Ito approach the prob
lem of training workers in the
right way" and explained there was
mo real national effort of training
in the same sense as ours"
American defense production has
been hampered, he asserted, by
continuous rivalry" between the
C.. I. o. and A. F. of L,
Evening star., 1941-02-24
Bethlehem Workers
Vote for WaIkout
Al Lackawanna
Settlement Believed Neur
At AIIis-ChoImers os
Furnsworth Strike Ends
3. tteAssociated Press.

B. ire ASSOCIATED Fless.
Union officials backed by a strike
authorization vote held the threat
of a walkout today over operations
of the Bethlehem Steel Co.'S plant
at Lackawanna, N. y, where $4,000
workers have been maintaining
capacity production on defense
orders totaling millions.
Members of c. l. O.s Steel Work
ers Organizing Committee. contend
ing that the company had been re-
luctant to discuss a demand for a
25 per cent pay increase and other
grievances, participated in a strike
referendum which ended last mid
night.
Lorne H. Nelles. international rep
resentative of the S. w. o. c., said
the vote was GAIL to 1,001 to
authorize union officials to call a
strike Immediately if they see fit"
Van A. Bittner, regional director
of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committees Western area, which
includes steel firms from Cleveland
to the Pacific Coast, said meeting
Of S. w. o. c. officials today would
precede further action.
Says Ovens are Damaged.
Company officials have released no
comment, but a notice to workers
recently by Edward F. Eutwisle, the
plants's general manager, said work
stoppages by coke-oven department
employees had resulted in consider
able damage to the ovens. The
notice added the men would be sus-
pended indefinitely unless they
chose to work.
Mr.. Nelles contends the stoppages
were staged because of Bethlehem S
refusal to bargain" He estimated
that more than 900 men have been
suspended indefinitely" in the last
several weeks and accused the COM
pany of "lockouts."
United States Conciliator Thomas
M. Finn said he has taken no official
action, but was "in close touch" with
the situation.
Allis- Chalmers Settlement Near.
Settlement of a strike which has
tied up $45, ,000. 900 of defense pro-
duction for more than month was
believed in sight today after c. I. o.
unionists at the Allis- Chalmers
plant in Milwaukee agreed to mini
mum terms for calling of their
walkout.
International officers of the Unit
ed Automobile Workers Union,
meeting yesterday with Federal
labor conciliators, submitted their
basic demands in writing to Maj.
James P. Holmes for presentation
to the management. Maj. Holmes,
a resident Federal conciliator. said
he would transmit the terms to the
company Immediately.
The strike has made 5000 work
ers idle.
Weekend developments at other
plants with defense orders which
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