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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Joe Doleski Wins
Ping Pong Title

Joe Doleski defeated A Nc
Nalley last night at the Medical
Arts building to win the city ping
pong title. Scores were PILL,
1921, PILL, 21-19.
In the preliminaries Doleski won
over D. Stewart, Pills and PHO,
over Smith PIT and 21-6. and over
Miller Pills. 1921 and 24-22
r. Johnson won the trophy in
the consolation tournament by de-
feating c. Galbrraith 21-12. 14-21
and 2l-14. Johnson beat n Stew
art and P. Brown in the prelim-
inaries.
In the doubles Smith and Fisher
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Rubenstein S Win
Basket Contest

PORTLAND - The defending
champion Rubenstein oregoniar
basketball team advanced in first
round A division competition OF
the Oregon A. A. u. hoop tourney
last night by defeating the Jack
4 Jill Portland team, 60-47
Signal Oil, Portland city
champions, downed a Simmons
Insurance five from Salem,
4O-s2.
Other results: Multnomah Inter
mediates Al, Chemswa All-Ameri-
cans 80; Sisters Independents 2,
Medford o fforfeiD Reliable
Shoe 80 Modern Cash 80.
Bruno Studios Il. The Dalles
Townies 40; Bradford Clothiers 40.
Richfield oil %; Westport as,
Portland Firemen 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Jim Flanagan
Best Bowler

Jim Flanagan, a member Of the
1941 champion Tacoma Amuse-
ment team, is the all-events cham
pion of the City Association tour
nament, which came to grand
close with the awarding of medals
and prizes to long list Of con-
testants at the Broadway alleys
Wednesday night.
Shooting $40 in the team event,
532 in the doubles and 5T$ in the
singles, Flanagan captured the
coveted all-events honor with a
score of 2l02, including handicap.
The Wednesday night meeting
closed the business Of the 1871
tournament. II goes into the rec
ords as the largest meet conducted
by the City association in the six
years IT has functioned.
Secretary Mcclure ANNOUNCE
ed that more than sl,1O0 was
paid out In prise money. There
were 10 teams In the five-man
event. 126 sets of doubles and
32S singles contestants.
The tournament was city-wide,
teams and bowlers from all Ia
coma alleys and from Ruston TAX
ing part, and the prizes We're
shared by pinmen from many diff
ferent leagues and establishments
Serving with President Collins
and Secretary Mcclure in staging
the big meet were ocky Seidelmar
and Bill johnson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Training Camp Briefs

winter. A stiff two hour work
out is expected to help do the
trick.
SANTA MONICA. Calf
Less than two complete teams
were on hand today for the
second long practice session
Of the Portland Beavers. The
squad consisted Of eight
pitchers, five catchers and one
cutfielder, hut Manager Oscar
VIII expects his full contin-
gent IN the train Saturday.
ONTARIO, Calif.--Jigger STATE
the Los Angeles Angels boss, gave
his youngsters q chance during
spring practice today. A tentative
first string infield consisted OF
Wimpy Quinn al first. Mel Mallory
At second, Jack Hanson at short
and Peanuts Lowrey at third.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Gene Walters
Glove Champ
Wins Light HeovY
Title at Washington

Seven all-universit,
boxing champions were crowned
at the University NJ Washington
today. with seattleites taking the
major share.
Only knockout on the card At
the University pavilion last night
was in q non-title challenge match.
Jim Carter Of Seattle flattened Joe
Fitterer of Ellensburg in the third
round.
Championships.
100 pounds Watson. Sc
attic. deoisioned Hartley Wilson,
Ellensburg.
1877 pounds Charles Warner,
Seattle. decisioned Gilmore Kop-
chell. Okanogan.
1855 pounds-James Hargiss, Sc
attic, decisioned William Mattson,
Tacoma.
145 pounds - Arnold Thumlert,
Seattle, decisioned Howard Gallo
way, Shelton.
1855 pounds-Angus Sneden, Spo-
kane, decisioned Jerry OMahoney,
Great Falls. Mont.
16b pounds Jack Ford, Ed
monds. decisioned Dave Shepard.
Lakeside.
IT'S pounds-Gene Walters, Ia
coma, deoisioned Frank Hiscock,
Seattle.
Challenge matches:
Paul Shepard, Lakeside, deci-
stoned Glen Marriott, Seattle,
James Carter, Seattle, kayoed
Joe Fitterer, Ellensburg ts).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Dick Barrett
Signs l94l
Contract

sEATTLE-The sound and the
fury We're over today. and Dick
Barrett headed for the Seattle
Rainiers training camp to take
his place on the mound for another
season.
Barrett. who won "a and
lost five last wear and then
capped it by pitching three
wins to one loss in the play
offs, signed last night for an
unrevealed raise.
Earlier in the day. Rainier
headquarters let it be known they
were dickering with Eastern minor
clubs to sell their star hurler
rather than meet his demands
And Barrett had insisted he would
quit baseball before accepting any
thing less.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
BY JACK GUENTHER
United Press staff Correspondent

NORTH HOLLYWOOD. CsIf.-The young man
with the cameo profile rested lightly the steps
and 1ounced his young his knee as he talked
Down the way deep golden slants brushed
the lawns and streaked the f-tops
The only sound breaking the stiffness the
rattle OF dishes inside the house
The setting was 50 far removed from the throsty
roar Of fight crowds and the sharp tang Of resin
that IL might have been laid in another world.
Yet the young man quietly saying he
ready for comeback and that he wouldn't NJ sat
isfied until the name of Freddie Steele linked
again with the familiar ACKNOWLEDGMENT
champ
Those who remember Freddie Steele In action
don't associate him with North Hollywood or a
suburban home even with ,gife and child.
They recall him a raw husky from out Of
the far Northwest.
lie was hailed a the Tacoma Terror and in
the ring he was slashing young savage with
meat-ceaver fists and a Justly love OF brawL
Well disregard the furbishments of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Lincoln Water
Squad Scores
Defects Stodium in
Title Swim Event

Churning up whitecaps in the
Abe pool, Lincoln swimmers de-
feated Stadium natators, 81 to Is,
yesterday afternoon to retain the
city splash honors for another
year Previously the Abes had
won, 40 to 20
Lincoln midgets also coppe6
swimming honors when they de-
feated Stadium midgets, 80 to 16
5O-yard free style: Whalen ID
Davis Isl. Rohr Ill Time 27e.
l00-yard breast stroke; B Ford ~
D Ford IL. Massie Isl Time Ill
220-yard free style: BOYLE 49,
Rohrs 10. Sines IL Time 2:421
1o0ysrd back stroke: Rembsugh
Ll, Sswhill IL, Stamford Isl. Time
1876
1o0-yard free stvle. Dowsett %
Brasier Isl Terrien s.. Time ;03
Diving Sswhill ID Brothertor
IL. Hitler Isl
l50-yard medley relay: Lincoln
tRembaush, 3. Ford. Whalen). Time
:3o1.
2oo-yard relay: Lincoln (Rohrs
Solum, Rohr, Dowsett) Time, ISIS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
N UNITED PRESS

n UNITED PRESS
San ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
training for the San Francisco
Seals was impeded today by rain
and the illness of Manager Lefty
O'Doul. Regular practice opens
next Monday at Boyes Springs
SAN FERNANDO, Calf
uspas Faa high today In the
training camp 81 ~ Seattle
nAiniors - word arrived from
theis houe tswn that Kew
pc" Dtnk barrett, tie Pacific
Coasts iaaAing pitcher last
season. ~ signed his lsSl
contract.
ELSN0RE, Calf. - Manager
Bill Sweeney today was scheduled
to run part Of the excess poundage
off some Of his Hollywood stars
who have fattensd up during the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Longacres Gets
As Racing Days

SEATTLE - The Washington
Horse Racing commission an
nounces applications for racing
dates In the STATE have been
granted as follows;
Washington Jockey club, Long
acres. seattle-June 20 10 Sept. /
~ racing DAYS.
spokane Racing and Fair ssso-
ciation-Plsyfsir. Spokane-Sept.
8 10 Oct. s; Is racing days.
Wilbur Meadows race track, VII
bur-Oct. 10. II and 12.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
BY HENRY McELMORE

Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES-This is the
time of year when any fellow
with enough milk of human
kindness in him to make one
beaten biscuit cannot help but
feel sorry for baseball players.
Because this is the time Of
year when the wrangle over
contracts brings to light that
baseball players, insofar as
their relations with the club
owners are concerned. have no
more right than q Guernsey
COW patch OF real estate. or
= tipsv driver going the wrong
way down n one-way street.
The hsllplayers' contract is
y mysterious document. and
few laymen have ever laid
eyes on one. But II IL pretty
generally known that the
party Of the second part,
meaning the player. geta
about rs many breaks Ax q fox
st n hounds homecoming.
Take. for example. the pres
ent negotiations going on be-
tween the Chicago Cubs and
Lou Novikoff. a prize Rookie
outfielder who is known in
his family circle as the Mad
Russian" No one knows for
sure what the club paid the
Los Angeles Angels for Novi-
koff, but reliable guessers
place the purchase price in the
neighborhood OF 100000.
The first contract the Cubs
sent Ncvikoff suggested
salary of something like $4,000
for istl. He sent This one
back unsigned. by air mail.
The next one boosied the paw
. trifle, and Noyikof returned
II not only unsigned and nv
air mall. hut with . special
delivery stamp On IL.
This sort Of thing scarcely
adds mp, does it, II Novikoff
is good enough to warrant a
$1,000 outlay by the Cubs.
then he must be good enough
10 draw a salary Of. say. al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Conzaga Viciors

PORTLAND - Frank Watson
guard, led Gonxags university 10
a s7-so victory over Portland
university last night.
Watson scored is points and
also sank the winning basket in
the last minute of play. Portland
led st hall time. 2o-l5.
The victory gave Gonzsga uni
versity the Northwest Independent
College basketball championship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
McChord Hoopsiers
Plav Five Games

All 10 McChord field teams saw
action at Robert Gray gymnasium
last night. The results were :
239th ONO 3s, 95th Bombarment
Squadron 10; ssth ONO Al. 54th
Ordnance 81; saith Bombardment
Squadron al, 10th Air Base Group
21 73rd Bombardment Squadron
So. 255th ONO "a: Headquarters
and Headquarters Squadron. 18th
Group 20, seth Reconnaissance IS.
STANDINGS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Sports Parade

least 10 per cent of that
amount. You would be hard
pressed to name any other
business where a similar sit
uation could arise.
Too. Novikoff has this argu-
ment On his side. He is the
most publicized rookie of the
year. There isn't baseball
fan in the country who hasn't
read of his eccentric habits
and his terrific hitting.
The Cubs are pretty well
sold IN Novikoffs ability rs =
player, rs the purchase price
aud he comments of officials
prove. Manager Jimmy VIII
son says the big fellow who
led the Coast league in batting,
home runs and runs batted in
last year appears Ia be n cinch
10 start In left field.
This is, of course, If Novi-
koff signs. And he will, be-
cause he hasn't any more
choice Of what he will do than
Jonah did when he was room
ing with the whale. II he resrs
back and gets stubborn he'll
just have to stay out OF base
ball. The Cubs own him body,
soul and sliding pads. Just as
the Yanks own DiMaggio and
the other clubs own the other
players who are holding out.
Some day this situation will
be remsdied. probably by Judge
Lands, who has the player at
heart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Lew Jenkins
Bout Favorite

NEW YORK - Lew Jenkins,
hsrdest-hitting lightweight cham
pion since the hey-dey Of Benny
Leonard, tests his Texas dynamite
again tomorrow night on rugged
Lou Ambers, who-not so long
ago-was considered the toughest
man in any division.
The betting is 1875 that scrawny
Jenkins will register his second
victory over Ambers, and 80 that
he knocks him out again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Bells Defeat
Roy, 80 to 26
Move Into Top Gear
In Second Holt

FARMLAND Bellarmine Lions,
strengthened by the return of Cliff
Schiesz. rosred to q 1926 victory
over Roy Lynx here last night
with Schiesz grabbing high point
honors.
The Bells only held 2l-1s half
time score but holding Roy to one
basket in the third period, the
Lions moved into a commanding
advantage.
Friday night the Bells conclude
their home season when they en-
terrain Lincoln Abes in the final
CitV series tilt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Park Basketball
Park haskethAll games fn

Park basketball games for to-
night al Gault jr. high gym:
:. knapps Business College vs.
Mormons! Woodmen Of World
VS.. Manitou Community church: 3
First Congregational church VS..
Messiah Lutheran.
Fridays games will not he
played at Bellarmine as originally
carded and because no other gym
nssium is available. the entire Fri.
days schedule has been cancelled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Whats All the Fuss?" Hank

NEW YORk-Hank Green
berg, Detroit Tigers smuggling
left-fielder and central figure
In the military drafts biggest
baseball problem. emphstical-
" denied today that he was
asking deferment from service
In the army.
Il can't understand what all
the settlements about" said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

Greenberg. I'm not the only
guy going in the United states
army, but from all the fuss
you'd sure think ! was"
The husky ball player, most
valuable player In the Ameri-
can league last season and
home run champion OF the cir
cult, arrived by alrplsne last
night for n visit with his
family.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

won the crown by defeating Stew
art and Cartwright 20-22, PILE
and 21-1q
The tournament was sponsored
by the Tacoma Ping Pong club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
FACE ARMY NINE

BLOOMINGTON-The Univer-
sity of Indiana baseball team will
open its annual spring training
tour with three games to be
played at Fort Benning, Ca, with
the camp nine. Two more south
ern contests with Auburn are
scheduled before the Hoosiers re.
turn 10 begin their regular
schedule.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
IDAHO BEATS MONTANA

MOSCOW, Ida dahos swim
ming and fencing teams heat the
University of Montana here yes
terdsy, 4l-34 and to s.
Idaho's Jim Dick and George
Hackney and Montana Glen
Cameron were undefeated in
fencing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
ON THE LAM
with ELLIOTT MErcALF
Officials and Their Skins

OHicidls and Their Skins -.
THLETIC officials in varied types
Like the human in general, some have tough
hides, deaf
Others have misy-thin skins. rabbit
The tough hded deaeare boys take their praise along
with criticism wrap all in package and call il part
Of a days work
The thin-sknned rabbit eared officials appreciate only
the praise condemn their critics and resent Criticism
The magned official in American sports 49, OF course 'he
baseball
up verbal assault of them
together.
a not rabbit
listening traps every about him He doesn't
complain mild
what the great American
printed his work not coincide
the opinions the critics
he takes the bitter with the sweet and calls
II . job completed
hockey add the wrestling official to
gesher with the basketball floor bosses.
their share Of the great American
raspberry
Such a goodly, well jammcd share
The football official takes his criticism too
generally that criticism
a
The thnkinned minority keeps himself in sorry stew
Mostly through his mental state complaining nature
trail lasts longer
puts his foot his mouth and
trouble.
eye-to-eye complaining
fans
anything should be his He
places himself high personal pedestal.
And when he falls he falls the harder
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27
Browne Thrills Hong .

Allan Browne widely known in Tacoma sports circles
bugs TO radiators collected his first thrill when fiery
matched kid in short pants.
He knocked IN agate out Of ring in game for keeps
and big stakes.
Later he gathered another to him when he learned TO
swim and finally good enough to swim the island in
what then was Hoodum lake, hole of the gang.
Then baseball and him a member of his school team
What thrill Uniform spiked shoes oiled gloves burnt bat with
tapped
The semipro ball of calbsr that high Right with the
crack players. Thrill? Certainly.
rolled thrilled other thrill
world
o Fappy Time
I to Allan the sdelnea
b
That q thrill in but still q thrill.
Allan watched the parade spectator the
of the his efforts pride his family
watchsd junior along tall, upright manhood
Bright him with his
youth like daddy
a that dads all dads
should
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

And Allan watched the youngster come up and fol-
lowed the sports parade he took golf became fair
mddin in the links game. but a standout.
dreamed the day when he'd
the
golfer
for 20 pped his club and smots the pmped pill
hut holes-n-one.
That is recently Fircrest he musged
ne m 18th
Andw n bianched. ra>ped
inches He He
rampage vecaily.
companion yes and Junior
came along trail with parpy
oAss greater thrill for him.
Friday will the Of honor the Fircres'
Hols-In-One clubhouse.
the guest Of for his accomplishment he'll
the
Is like
20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-27

If you're not using IL, sell IL with
a Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Evening star., 1941-11-24
IS Killed in Virginia
In Week-Efd Traffic
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Fifteen deaths from highway acci-
dents in Virginia were reported over
the week end. Nine deaths reported
yesterday brought to 21 the number
killed during the Wednesday Sun
day Thanksgiving holiday period
and to 929 the number so far this
year.
There were 13 highway deaths re-
ported during the 1910 Thanksgiv-
ing holiday period and the State
Division of Motor Vehicles recorded
total of 1853 deaths from highway
accidents in Virginia during 1910.
Deaths reported yesterday and
Saturday included: Margaret A.
Spindle. 9-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Spindle of near
Fredericksburg, fatally injured yes
terday when car overturned near
McHenry in Spotsylvania County.
Thomas King, %, of Banner, N. c..
who died Saturday in an Inde-
pendence (Va.) hospital of injuries
received Thanksgiving when his car
overturned. Mr.. King was the third
victim of this accident. His sister,
Miss Kathleen King, II, and Mrs
Jesse D. Summey, "a, of West JEFF
ferson, N. c.. were killed.
A man listed by police as Douglas
Hawkins, 38. of Middleton, was killed
Saturday in an automobile truck
collision on Route 7, five miles east
of Winchester.
Evening star., 1941-11-24
Suspect Seeking He|E
Arrested by Justice
In Virginia Shooting
Former Washington
Policeman Wounded
In Tovern Argument
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

by Sldll Correspondent v! lHe Ctdi.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. Nov. ga
farmland. who made the mistake
of asking justice Of the peace for
assistance in freeing his stalled
automobile. was being held by police
today on charge of shooting a
Lorton Reformatory guard.
Daniel o. Justice. 40, who lives
near here. was being held without
bond at the Prince William County
Jail at Manassas for hearing next
Monday in connection with the
shooting of James Frank Phelps,
jr., 80. of Occoquan, Va. who has
been a guard at the reformatory for
five years and is former member
of the Police Homicide Squad in
Washington.
Mr.. Phelps was said by police to
have received five bullet wounds in
the body and was carried to the
Alexandria Hospital. where his cop-
dition today was reported as fairly
good
Mr.. Phelps was shot during an
argument at the Yellow Lantern
Inn on the Washington Richmond
highway Saturday night, police said.
Shortly afterward police broadcast a
lookout for Justice. whose car be-
came mired a short distance from
the scene of the shooting.
The householder reused by Justice
and asked to telephone for a tow
truck was Charles c. Wittner, a
justice of the peace. who recognized
the visitor Instead of calling a
garage, Judge Wittner called police
and then returned to the porch with
pistol. where he held Justice under
guard until police arrived.
Evening star., 1941-11-24
Maryland Will Open
New Sanaforium Jan. !
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Nov. "A new
building at the Henryton Sana-
torium, with facilities for 50 tuber-
cular patients, will open January /.
1t is termed by Gov. O'Conor the
first step In a program to expand
the States medical facilities.
The building was built with pro-
ceeds Of a bond issue. Maintenance
costs will be paid through use Of pa =
tents fees, estimated at SIS 900,
plus a provision OF $4,000 from the
Board of Public Works, Gov.
O'Conor said.
The additional building will give
Maryland "the greatest number Of
beds for the tubercular in the his
tory of the State"
Gov. O'Conor said Maryland was
ranked 45th among the States in
facilities for medical care in q De-
partment of Commerce survey.
The report showed. however, that
Maryland exceeds the minimum re-
quirements for mental diseases, and
has almost twice the facilities. per
10000 units of population, for tu-
berculosis cases, as does the average
State In the Union"
Evening star., 1941-11-24
Maryland Citizens Name
Celebration Committee

E. A. Nelson, jr.. has been named
chairman of special committee of
the North Woodside- Montgomery
Hills Citizens Association Christmas
celebration, with Mrs. ]. G.. Pratt,
who has headed the committee for
several years, appointed honorary
chairman.
Members of the association, meet
ing at the home of the president,
T. A. Titus, were urged by Joseph
B. Matre, president of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation, to
enroll in civilian defense activities.
Mr.. Matre led a discussion on the
Brookings Institution report on the
county government. It is planned
to continue the discussions during
the winter meetings. James w. Gill,
Delegate to the Maryland State As
sembly. who is member of the
association, was asked to speak on
the functions Of the Legislature at
a future session.