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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
By UNITED PRESS

Young Larry Jansen, who came
down TO the San Francisco Seals
from the Salt Lake Bees, turned in
a three hit performance against
Oakland Friday highland lost, 2
to O, because he threw the ball
away on a tight hit-run play.
Nary hit did the Acorns get
off Husky Jansen until the seventh
inning, when Hugh Luby drilled a
single past aging Tony Lazzeri. But
in the eighth Marvin Gudat lashed
a double TO center and Dynamite
Dunn laid a bunt at Jansen's feet.
He overthreW third in his anxiety
and Gudat scored, Dunn going to
second Bill Raimondi then scored
Dunn with single. Jack Salveson
turned in a six hit performance for
the Acorns.
San Diego evened its series with
Sacramento by coming from behind
in the last of the ninth to win 3
to 2. SWede Jensens triple TO cen
ter and Eddie Pellagrini's fly ac-
counted for the winning run and
permitted Pitcher Wally Hebert to
chalk up his 18th victory of the
season. Tony Freitas was the loser.
Hal Turpin, Seattle pitcher won
his l4th victory of the season by
hurting and hitting the Rainiers to
a 7 TO 2 win over Portland. His
first inning single drove in two of
the six runs the Rainiers scored
in that frame, and he added two
more singles in later innings. Not
TO be outdone, Earl Reid, the Beaver
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
l.. A. STOCK5

LOS ANGELES, July 20 up
The Los Angeles stock exchange
remained steady today except 70
higher ground gained by aircraft
and defense Industries. six stocks
were up, two down and four un-
changed. Approximate trading was
5000 shares.
Quotations: Sontag Drugs 5i4,
Southern California Edison common
PAY, Southern California Edison
sn per cent 29h, Southern Pacific
I3 down a Universal Consolidated
7ts up ls Air Accessories rs, Cess
ma Aircraft Ga up Is, Consolidated
steel common IA up u, Vega Air
creft s% up h.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 25 UP)-
Japanee uncertainties brought fur
ther irregularity into the stock
market today, sent Japanese bonds
to new lows on losses ranging to
12 points and brought Sensational
gains in silk futures.
Stock sales were $4,000 shares
against 62O,O 900 yesterday. Curb
took sales were 10000 shares
against 1876. 900 yesterday.
Dow Jone preliminary closing
stock averages: industrial, 12806,
off O.53: rail. 29.9l, off O.44; utility,
1883, off O.12, and IS stocks, 1929,
off O.28.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
L. A. LIVESTOCK
Los ANGELES, July 25 CUI

Los ANG ELES, July % lUP)-
Hogs 100: choice butchers scarce.
sales barely steady; medium to
good lss-22O lb butchers 1I.9O-
1925, top 1926; few heavies II
down; sows $500; odd choice 270
lb 925; stags S.25; feeder pigs T.
1850.
Cattle $50; fat steers, heifers and
medium TO good cows lacking; some
feeder cattle unsold; sales steady;
dairy cows 5.75-G.s5; Gamers down
to 45O; odd bulls 85O-9; calves
80; steady: odd vealers u down;
choice quoted to around IA; deck
around 325 ID Brahma calves il.
sheep none: good to choice wool
ed lambs quoted around 1O.75-l1;
and good shorn ewes to 4.75.
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nuds'n.Henders'n
Truce Predicted

HYDE PARK, NJ Y, July 26 CUP)
President Roosevelt predicted to-
day that differences between Will
liam S. Knudsen and Leon Hender-
son on curtailment of automobile
production will be ironed out.
Henderson, director of the price
control office of price administra-
ton and civilian supply, has order
ed a so per cent cut in automobile
production. Knudsen, director gen.
eral of the office of production man.
agement, opposes precipitate re-
duction of car production, and is
seeking to reach the same general
objective by a gradual process.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
CHICAEH GRAINS

CHICAGO, July 25 UP)-Wheat
prices yielded small fractions OF a
cent today after showing moderate
gains in early dealings.
Scattered selling on the bulge
disclosed a limited demand and
prices receded quickly. The early
advance was due TO mill buying
and short covering influenced by
the action Of commodities and rel
atiyely strong tone at Minneapo-
lis.
wheat finished unchanged to =
cent a bushel lower; corn was up
,. TO off IS oats up u to ss rye
unchanged u up Is and soy beans
were D. TO Is higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
ITALIAN MOSQUITO
BOATS DESTROYED

LONDON, July 26 CUP)-At least
u Of the famous Italian motor tor
pedo boats were sunk today when
mosquito fleet attacked Valetta
harbor, capital OF the Island of NAL
ia, the armed British services said
in joint communique. The F.
boat attack was said TO have bee.l
repulsed and number of prisoners
were taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
Flying Cadet
Dies in Crash

CORNING, Calf. July 26 CUP)
The body of flying cadet Lowell
Redfield, %, Ogden, Utah, was re-
moved from the wreckage of his
army training plane today. 1t had
crashed late Thursday night in the
rolling hills six miles southwest
Of Corning.
Redfield was attached to the air
corps training school at Stockton,
Calf He is survived by his mother
Mrs Sylvia Rogerson. Odgen.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
Saints Win Again
In STATE League
By UNITED PRESS

Manuel Perez four hit pitching
gave the Santa Barbara Saints 3
to | victory over the Bakersfield
Badgers in California league game
Friday night, while Gus Hallbourg,
pitching for the Anaheim Aces,
blanked Stockton to 0 with an
other four hit performance.
Fresno had an easy time beating
Merced, 8 to 8, behind Warren San
dell's five hit hurling, although the
Cardinals booted four plays.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

pitcher, during his 20 year caree"
from 1911 through 1880, has been
living in New York for three years.
Several months ago he was dis
covered in the Veterans hospital
in the Bronx
Sports Editor Dan Parker of the
New York Mirror conducted a cam
paign and raised approximately
$2659 through contributions in a
couple of months. The money was
turned over to Alexander weekly.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
OPENING OF PIDS
ON DAM POSTPONED

SACRAMENTO, July 26 tUP)-
Opening of bids for Keswick dam,
aunt of the Central Valley project
about nine miles below Shasta dam
on the Sacramento river, has been
postponed from July % to Aug. l.
the local office of the bureau of
reclamation announced today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
rs All Mixup,'
Coach Declares

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, July &c
(UP)-Fred Earle, athletic directcr
at Modesto junior college, today de-
clined to comment on reports he
had withdrawn his request for a
leave of absence to become assistant
track coach at Stanford university
Earle said its all a big mixup'.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

was all of a dither because she
and her husband were leaving
tor Detroit next morning to pick
up new car.
X
"oh, rs lots of fun" she seid,
"ond we're SO busy pcekine our
two sUifeoses =. my, ! don't see
how we're going 70 Gerry olons
10 cans Of Triton on the train
without taking the trunk. -"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
BROOKLYN DESPERATE

Brookly'ns position became des-
perate as a result of the double
loss to the Pirates. Whit wyatt
was knocked out for the fourth
straight time and Curt Davis, who
had run off five straight, also was
kayoed, a 4-run rally in the eighth
with the score tied A won the
opener. John Lanning held the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

H ey, how's
that, again?" l
asked my Ms
beautiful w.
What do you
do, drink the
stuff Well,
an WV QN ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
PHILLIES WIN

The Phillies broke Z game los
ing streak by defeating the Reds
4-3. 1t was the tailenders' second
win in their last 18 games. Tommy
Hughes won his second game over
the Reds with Bob Bragan's double
driving in the deciding run.
With a 4-run rally in the first
the Giants blasted Vern Olsen to
cover and trimmed the Cubs, So.
Despite the win the Giants dropped
to fifth place.
The Yankees winning surge has
given everybody on the club shot
in the arm. Spud Chandler, who
started eight times without winning
until he beat the White Sox two
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

Sox. 13; (ND Frey, Reds, II.
Runs batted in-(A DiMaggio
Yankees, "a; CN) Nicholson, Cubs,
20.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

A gent in Johnstown. Pa, who
signs himself Romeo" writes in to
ask who is the best looking gal
athlete now that Eleanor Holm has
retired from swimming. Not wishing
TO get embroiled in a fight I can't
finish. l hereby decline to choose
one. However. two likely candidates
would be Miss Virginia Wolfenden.
the tennis player, and Miss Gloria
Callen. the swimmer. who is such
honey that Hollywood is inter-
ested.
A book that is bound TO be a best
seller among the kids is How to
Play, published by the Sporting
News. 1t contains articles by Paul
Derringer. Joe DiMaggio. Rogers
Hornsby. George Sisler, Ray Schalk
and others with each man writing
about his own position. Derringer,
for instance, reveals that in an
average game he throws 90 per cent
fast balls, 80 per cent curves and
10 per cent slow balls. DiMaggio says
that one of the toughest things TO
do is keeping his eye on ball when
a big crowd is in Yankee Stadium.
So many people are smoking that
a haze floats above the grandstand.
The summer heat Wits some rook-
les and raises others to the boiling
point of stardom. Last March the
most promising young ball players
seemed TO De Phil Rizzuto and Ger
aid Priddy Of the Yankees. Lou
Novikoff Of the Cubs and Harry
customed to. He was sent to the
Of the Cardinals.
Rizzuto, after an unsteady start,
is beginning to live up to his repu-
tation. both afield and at bat.
Novikoff. a terror in the coast
league where he batted in the in
credible number of III runs. found
that the curves thrown by major
league pitchers were somewhat diff
ferent from those he had been ac-
minors where he seems to be re-
covering his batting eye.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

Dodgers to eight hits in the night
cap. Van Robays' double with the
bases filled was the big punch in
the nightcap.
The pace setting Cardinals, how
ever, failed to take advantage Of
Broohlyns plight as they were
handed their third shutout of the
year, 80. by the Boston Braves
last night. Playing before 22,933
fans largest crowd to see a st.
Louis home game since the lights
were installed a year ago, the Cards
were held to three hits by Jim
Tobin. who retired the last % men
in order The Braves raked Harry
Gumbert and Ira Hutchinson for
all of their runs in the first two
frames, Clyde Shoun pitching shut
out ball over the last seven.
The defeat left the Cards a full
game in front of the Dodgers and
10l2 ahead of the surging Pirates.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
4. a. HAY

LOS ANGELES, July 25 tUP)-
IT : No. .. z1s.O0-13.00
II < ~ No. . leafy $16.50-17.50
m : No ? ..... SI4.5o-IE 50
RarleV Hay. new crop, $14.0l-I5.00
oar Hay. new crop :. $ls.00-20.00
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
IN
other
words
BY JOHN CLINTON

We were talk
ing over the
back fence
yesterday Y
morning my
n neigh b or 5
beautiful wife
and / and she
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
T. A RITTER Dc EGGS

LOS ANGELES, July 25 tuP)-
Butter. Extras SIC; Prime firsts
a6Nc: Standard 34c; undergrades
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANGELES, July % UP)-
Transa mefica ...,..,..... 44 a x
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
L. A. GRAIN

Los ANGELES. July "a UP)-
Wheat, No. .... S1.Tzz a. 1S2 u
Feed. Barley. bright $1.55 a leo
Mating Barley ...... $1.5212 1927
HPLS. FLAX FUTURES
Sept. observation-disclosures. Wiz
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

for the other guy. SooSe Is a mys-
terious character. The fight mob
thinks he got that way because he
went to college. Abrams will get
another shot at Soose in Madison
Square Garden Wednesday night
but it Will be a non-title fight.
What's the world coming to de-
partment-After the Findlay team
of the Ohio State league defeated
Fostoria. 7 to /. a crowd collected
around Umpires Bendigo and Ward
and congratulated them on the swell
Job they had done. The jumps were
struck speechless. Unless this dam
gerous and subversive trend is halt
ed. the first thing you know Jimmy
Dykes will be saying a kind word
about an umpire.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

seems that her husband is so sold
on Triton that he's taking not
only enough to start the car out
from Detroit, but enough for a
crank-case drain on the way
home!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

So, foke q tip
from your old
uncle John, and
try fhis Triton
Motor Oil In
Y o Or or. /
promise you
you'll like III
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

81. g
1885,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

J mention II here because II H.
tvssrofes the growing interest
people ore showing in ticking
soss Of their cars. For oil know,
new eors moy be pretty scarce
es time goes on, and II pays TO
piay safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

In case you want to use the finest
type of lubricant money can buy,
then suggest you, too, switch to
Triton. For Triton is refined by
Unions patented Propane-Sol-
vent Process and is 1000 pure
parafin-base. 1t not only gives
you top protection, but top per-
Torrance, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

their money possible possible it's action want his parted by the following of betting:
 Wn place. show place wagering
 of town tracks and get eull prices up Q s2O play. Above that it's 2O-SA
 Combination wager three horses at Successfu money plus automatically parayed the the meerand the quicker the Poor Farm gets you
 cuneh play Daily Double only they can be in one finish two-one, wn - s. Daily shouldn't happen to Fenelon.
 Open ring you the bOOkies Obnse by relieving you ot your dough-
 should patron st in his kick shell (no hddnO operating just outside the main exit o of this oversight.
 Falls spends his time doping when the reaches that planet bit that should revuonze the sport S2-2 At this point the left tackle rises from reclining position then cauon Hold guards the number As he this he sneak the and hands to the left hback who of on the while he calls the signals and all players check their their By Kernel Cuaw Marines has taken the public address system after with tn named Conb) mistaken lately anspanted into the evils fifth coumnis CToo babes the wood) all the confusion his touchdown but he's confused and Pgn Corigan for the opposing team Don't think this good play -or Is 1t too corny?"
 They're calling Yahe Dodgers of the Ivy League slogan is: "Wat tM year."
 Copyright 1884, King Features Syndcae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

HEARS NAVY AND TEXAS mentioned these days in con. but ear In vain TOT some whisper of Fordau Yet Fordham has one of e pest football s n Fall would be outstanding attraction at Pasadena
 Year year. good summed by the Rose Bowl Committee like debutantes with that nineetter anent ng wn
 with Fordham to their parents turning earnings them that earned at jobs during e). They play roughly is tue but not too much so
 record spOes and of the gdron Xet as
 mentioned connection with the and has already declined offering that would apply also Rose Bowl invitation.
 getting the big play in the Pasadena halyhoo way California Texas has great foot Thousands of tanpanted New gladly fracture a hustng Fordham Therefore ask along with Foda invitation to the Bowl2
 SINCE NoTRE DAME and Army made such huge financial haul settle question the their worth in value why couldn't the two December the under the auspices of the US0e
 . hypocrcal all in that while dedicated noble improving the breed of horses actually admire the fankness patrons it is separating them from much of delay in the arrival of inevitable bankruptcy Aga Caente is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
CHASE FORE AEN TONONOR GOLF
 CHAMPS OF 4l
Dinner Saturday Night at Chase Club; Seven TrO-
 plies Awarded

Male and female golf prize wif- ners at the Chase Country Club during the past 194l season will Do honored and presented with ade- uuate trophies of their skill on Tho links, at testimonial dinner scheduled for ?. Fn., Saturday evo- ming at the Chase Country Club, sponsored by the Chase Foremerl'a Association.
 No less than seven young men Rnd women will be presented by Toast master Richard D. Bensen, treasurer Of the foremen's association, .n- cluding the l941 club champion, James Osborne Gray and Miss Eleanor Kirschberger; the P. S. Chase Cup played for on 8 handi- cap basis and won this year by Jo- seph Stevens, with Maurice r. Fitz- gerald as runner-up.
 Leonard Rodamski was the r1fl- ner-up for the mems championship trophy, won by Gray, who was in- able to qualify for the first sixteen year ago.
 Conway Cup Retired
 Mrs. Helen Cluney, ladies club champion for the past several sea- sons, except in 1889 and this past season when she didn't compete, retired the Mrs. James V. Conway Handicap this year and will be pre- sented with 1t tomorrow night. She qualified as medalist of the champ ionship tournament this year, but did not compete in match play, with the new championship going to Miss Eleanor KirSchberger, who defeated Miss Barbara Fleming in the finals of the tournament.
 Frederick s. Chase, president og the Chase Brass and Copper Com- pany; Paul Peterson, new president of the Chase Foremen's Association. Miss Nina Blrs, president of ,ane Chase Ladies' Golf Association, Al Labutis, golf professional ct the club. and the local sports editors, William P. O,Donnell, Chick Kelley and John Cluney will be among tie speakers to be introduced. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
THREE PLAYERS TO SETTLE 1S4t
 'POOL' GROWN
MOsCOni, Crane, Rudolph Left; POnzi Defeated l25 to l23, Last Night

Philadelphia, Nov. 7.-(UP'-Irv. ing Crane Of Livonia, N. F., Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland and defend- ing champion Willie MoSconi of Philadelphia meet today in three- way playoR for the worlds pocket billiards championship.
 Crane and Rudolph reached the playof2s last night with victories over Andy Pond of New York and Jimmy Caras of Wilmington, Del, ending the regular tournament, Crane rallied to defeat PonEl, l2S. l2S, in IS innings, as Rudolph top- ped Caras, l26-S0, in l4 frames.
 Mosconi plays Rudolph today, the loser facing Crane. The winner of the first match meets Crane tonight. In event of another tie, the one with the most points will be the winner.
 Final tournament standings: Mos- conf, Rudolph and Crane, each eight wins and three losses; Ponzi, Caras and George Kelly, Philadelphia, each seven victories against four defeats; Ralph Greenleaf, Chicago, 6 and 8; Joe Procita, Gloversville, N. Y, 5 and 6; Onofrio Lauri, Brooklyn, { and 2: Babe Cranfield, Syracuse, N. r., 3 and 8; Harold Baker, Los Angeles, 3 and g, and Don Tozer, Decatur, H., 1 and 10.
 The standing prior to yesterdays play follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Harvard'S Wander Eb
 "In The Clear

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. T-CUS)-- Henry Wander Eb. Harvard's place. ment kick specialist. still is eligible to play for the Crimson football team though he has a paid job teaching football at North Shore Country Day school. Beverly, Ath- ietic Director Bill Binsns-. said tes day.
 "There is not even any question about it." Bingham said. "The kind of Job he has is the teaching of organized play. We put 1t on the same basis as that of camp coun- Selor in the summer.
 Wander Flo does nothing on the Harvard eleven except attempt his Saturday specially. He doesn't even work out with the squad during the weke though he stages his own practice sessions in the morning with Capt. Fran Lee who holds the ball for his kicks, He has three jobs to put him through his final year of college and to support his bride.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

S~AA N%~@AAkN should ke high for the game. The Middies arc gunning for an un- defeated season and Q possible Rose Bowl bid. The Irish undoubtedly are incensed by their tie with Army in the mud. A dry field will help Notre Danes aerial attack with Angelo Bertelli pitching, and I look for a real dog fight. But Navy's depth and power gets the nod.
 HARVARD SHOULD
 FIND ENOUGH PUNCH
 Army moves into Cambridge to tackle Harvard, and I'm stringing along with the Crimson. They have one of the finest defensive teams in the East and should find enough punch to win.
 Pennsylvania will be hopping mad when Columbia invadeS Philadel- phia. Despite the Lions fine vic- tory over Cornell, they haven't the man power to give the Quakers Q battle.
 one of the best games in the East finds Penn State playing host to Syracuse. OSsie Solem, reverse center and all has e powerful team at Syracuse. He has lost only one game-to Cornell. Syracuse whipped Wisconsin last week and should handle the Pennsylvanians.
 Temple and Villanova renew c neighborhod rivalry. I'll take Temple in close one.
 I like Brown over Holy Gross, Cornell over Yale, Missouri to wall lop N. Y. U., Fordham to do the same to Pitt, Dartmouth over Princeton, Boston College over Wake Forest and Williams over wesleyan in the Little Three. GRANGE GIVES 'BAN1A VOTE OVER TULANE
 I'm casting Q shaky vote for Ala. bama over Tulane in the South's game of the day. Tulane again showed power in knocking Van- derbilt out of the unbeaten ranks, S4.iA, while Alabama has been nov ing nicely since its early defeat by Mississippi State.
 Mississippi should handle L. s. Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
ASGAes RlDe MUSTANGS zee

Carolina against Hobbs Adams' team.
 I also like Detroit over Marquette and Purdue to whip Michigan State.
 Unbeaten Texas A. and M. will attempt to run Up as many points as Texas did (3D against Southern Methodist, while Texas tries to bet. ter the Aggies' total (4s) against Baylor.
 Both teams should ride through with victories in these hotly-con- tested sectional duels.
 Stanford should roll on against Southern California, although the TroJanS will be high for this one. Washington Is my choice over Cali fornia, Santa Clara over Oregon in another ArmistIce Day affair, Ore- gon State over U. c. L. A. and Du- quesne to take Saint Mary's Nov. Q
 It's Denver over Utah State, Brigham Young over wyoming and Colorado College over Greeley State in an ArTnistice Day game.
 Which leaves only the Sormality of playing the games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

and Texas Christian can handle Centenary.
 like Georgia Tech over Ken- lucky, Georgetown over Maryland, North Carolina State over Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia over Washington and Lee, West Virginia to win In intersectional tilt from Kansas and William and Mary over Virginia Military Institute. NORTHWESTERN BOUNCES BACK AGAINST INDIANA
 Northwestern figures to bounce back against Indiana. The Wild cats were outsmarted by Mime. sota but should be able to out-brawn the Hoosiers.
 Minnesota, which rarely lets down, should subdue Nebraska. Iowa, gaiIi- Ing momentum Is the choice over Illinois.
 Ohio State should take Wisconsin. The Badgers are scoring more points and are getting less results than any team in the country.
 Kansas State hit the heights in beating Nebraska, but I'll take South
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

e. How did Max Schmellng ac. quire the world heavyweight title9
 A. Gene Ttlnney retired n 1928 and the heavyweight division was without Q champion until 1880, when match was arranged between Schmeling and Jack Sharkey, out- standing contenders, the winner to be recognized as champion. Schmel- Ing won on a foul in four rounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

Have you a sports question you want answered? Write your ques. ton clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Question Man, Sports Service Bureau, The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 18th st., Wash ington, D. C., enclosing . Scent postage stamp for personal reply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07

the Mtddtes if om scoring their first t0ucla~ down that way and uncorking a rouslng grou nd attack to cona- pletely dominate the play.
 Navy m e c t s Notre Dame in Baltimore, Nov. Q, and I look for the Sailors to keep afloat, al- though the Irish may blow up a storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
Ponzi Conqueror Of GreenLea Edged Out OF World PIa
Grange Backs Navy In Notre Dame Gar
GObS Have Too Great An Edge In ManpOwer
BY RED GRANGE The Orlglnal Naturalization

Baltimore, Nov. T-If Navy's score. less tie at Harvard dampened your enthusiasm for Maj. Swede Larson's two-ocean fleet, you should have seen the Crabtown Sailors on ma neuvers against Pennsylvania In the muddy waters of Franklin Field.
 The fleet air arm was hampered by weather but that didn't stop