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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
Pro Net Champ
in Sd Set
Against Riggs
Big Four Of Tennis
Start so-City Tour
Before II,237 in N. Y.
By BOB CONSIDINE
International News Service Sports Writer

Intefnatlnhal news NfENl'f SP"f'H "'''t
NEW YORK, Dec. Fired
Perry, worlds professional ten
MS champion, was in the hos
ptal today after a painful spill
at Madison Square Garden last
night that caused him to default
10 Bobby Riggs, in the third set
OF the latter'S pro debut.
The astonishing ending of this
hotly contested match came with
the score 15-all and Riggs lead
ing 5-4 in the deciding set. 1t
stole the spotlight from the bris-
Ting earlier singles match in
which Frank Kovacs. also making
his pro debut, upset Don Bulge,
his fellow townsman from Oak
land. Cal, Ga. 90, Ga.
Perry's spill began when his
foot caught in the faulty stretched
green canvas court which covered
the Gardens stone floor, while
he was racing across the back
line after a sharp Riggs volley.
He plunged head-first toward the
court, saved his well-groomed
skull by going into a somersault.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
GridderS
Etching tO
Slap u Jap

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. p
GNS) THE taste of war given
the football squads of San Jose
State College and Willamette
tOre.b College when Honolulu
suddenly was raided by the Japs
December I will send them back
to the firing line. seeking revenge,
Coach Ben Winkelman of the San
Jose gridderS predicted today.
Most of the members of the two
squads returned in the convoy
which brought war wounded 10
the mainland. Seven of the San
Jose State students, however,
signed up as regular Honolulu
police officers and remained be-
hind.
After what my boys saw at
Honolulu and on the way back
home / doubt If third of them
report back TO classes until this
thing is over" said the Spartan
coach They'll be i'm the army
or navy of their own volition.
And that's right where I'm
going, back TO the army, as soon
aS l can put my affairs i'm order"
Wlnkelmdn was a sergeant ir
the first World War. He said the
Spartan squad first heard the
sounds of battle while eatine
breakfast. but thought that ma.
neuverS were in progress and con.
tinued with their meal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
l remember that. ! liked that,
Joe Louis Gracious in Victory

liked Joe Louis the night Billy Conn had given him such
grand fight.
th lucky to win said Joe And he meant H. lie was
showing alt then that ne greater champion out OF
ring then possibly he could have been IN the ring
forget that afternoon early in the baseball
when il Hank Greenberg's time 10
Hank dgey and extremely sensitive always had really h
this He but he resented that
had made against him. He didn't like the idea tina
had limited that he wanted to dodge the issue.
He gave storytod that his salary $4,000 with
Tigers Told he got that salary the switch from
first base TO outfield.
The hours We left Greenbeg al his hotel suite Al
morning He seemed happy then He seemed
laxed
He than happy that he had hit two home runs
last day lie All Of would De
himself because he had struck out his last time at bat
with this the cards this day and
at a the following morning saw Hank Greenberg walk
across Cadillac Square and his countrys service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

streamer type 10 some people.
But all rate banners in my heart.
got a tremendous kick that
Sunday when Bobby Jones came
out of retirement TO beat Henry
Picard at the Detroit Golf Club.
The occasion wasthe Ryder Cup
matches. Winning or losing
didn't mean so much, because all
were Americans. No cup OF
trophy was to leave this country.
But loved seeing Jones do
the trick. and | liked still more
seeing him stand there and auto
graph for those caddies for al
most an hour. Somebody made
away with his putter, but il was
returned faster than it left. An
other person in the crowd SAY
that putter leave via hungry
autograph seeker. And perspir-
Jack. | think. too, he had poked I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
Diver Hits Swimmer,
Both in Hospital

F'T. LAUDERDALE, Fla, Dec.
y GMS).-Lou Schemman, 19,
North Carolina backStrokerl and
Chuck Batterman. 10. Ohio State
diver. were hoSpitalizcd today. re-
covering from injuries suffered
while practicing for the seventh
International Aquatic Forum here.
Battcrman Inadvertently dVed on
Schcinman. and the former SUI
fcred back injuries, while the
Southcrncr incurred a nose frac-
ture. a 49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

well, good old Hank, like the
rest of US. won't be too likely to
hold his sharp edge that long.
In football we saw some
marvellous happenings. But none
more inspiring and none more
pleasing than the success that
came TO two local lads-Bob
Westfall Of Michigan and Vince
Banonis Of the University of De-
troit.
incidentally, you better get
yourself on the pipe this day.
For Brother Vincent is going 20
do a job on the Southern boys
in the annual North-South game
at Montgomery, Ala. this after
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
To Play Monday
NEW YORK. Dec. "a (INS

NEW YORK. Dec. u QNS).
Fred Perry. painfully injured
in a fall spill that caused him
TO default TO Bobby Riggs in
the opening of an 80 match,
coast to coast tennis tour, will
be able to rejoin the troup
Monday night in Washington.
He will not play at Trenton to-
night.
This was the promise made
TO Perry today at Polytechnic
Hospital, where he was taken
after being carried off the court
on a stretcher-suffering from
a severe confusion of the radial
nerve in his right elbow. X-rays
showed no damage to the bone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
Church Cage League
TONIGHT,S SCHEDULE
SoRJuFRN DIVISION

NORIIERN DIVISION
A. Westminster Church minister Ns.
Finnish Lutheran. Z. Highland PARK Pres
hyterian vs. 81. Andrews
At Metropolitan Church Metropolitan vs.
Highland Park Baptist, 7, Trinity NJ. r
VS. 81 Luke. 5,
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
Nardin PARK Church-Grace vs.. Scovel
(Whues1 Dexter W Nazarene 5,
Nardin Park vs. Scovel tBluest
Fisher whitfield vs Northwestern
Psptist. 30. Grand River Baptist vs.
Strathmore = 30
SOI THEASTERN DIVISION
Jackson Intermediate school tnOrth cvwl
Fasfmirster presnvtcrian/ vs. Cadillac
Prcshytertan 80 ST. Marks NJ p vs..
Reformation Lutheran 80.
Jackson Intermediate SCHOOL tsputh GYM
Mack Avenue Evan VS. Rethany Evan
eriicai Z 30. Covenant Prtsbltersn vs.
jefferson Methodist $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
ALL THE DETAILS


in the press box.
ALL THE DETAILS
The Englishman writhed in pain
as he lay fiat on the court. Pho
ltographers. accustomed to snap
ping Garden gladiators in the last
throes of a CORY knockout, saun-
tered across the court and popped
away at him, while Perry kicked
his legs in agony.
In the ensuing quiet. Harold lie
Bair. a tennis umpire, stepped
up TO the microphone and in the
best traditions of the sport po-
litely inquired, rs there an osteo-
path in the house,"
There was. And he came
Understanding down from the
$3.50 section and after pulling at
Perry's injured member ordered a
stretcher brought out. Perry was
carried off by six stalwart Pinker-
tons, his hand clapped to his fore
head. his wife still trying to get
close to him.
Perry's place as Budge's part
ner in the doubles match, which
ended the night of bizarre tennis,
was taken by John Nogrady, a
New York pro who happened to
be in the gallery. Nogrady APP
peared in the dark trousers OF
his business suit and one of
Budge's shirts, plus a pair Of
Kovacs' shoes. and used one of
Riggs racquets.
Nogrady teamed,eXcellently with
Bulge TO beat Kovacs and Riggs,
6-3, 1913.
Riggs, who forfeited his national
iamateur championship last night,
Won the first set, 6-3, from Perry.
But Fred. putting on steam and
Icrowding the net more than in
the first set, won the second. GA.
The third set was brilliantly
fought for, with Perry going to
3D. in games after trailing Oh.
But Fred stopped rushing the net
at this point and the sturdy little
Riggs untiringly outsteadicd him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
Sorry Hank Didn't Belt No. ;

always have just little regret What story that
would just old Henry belt that into TIC
stands bat. And I'm almost he won't
nke back batting any bascbals for Detroit.
has said re-enering service OF his accord
And Nh Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill talk OF our
plans and the Job have 1913 possibly years later
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

towering snapper-back from the
far north has been the revelation
of workouts. Fast on the trigger
when it comes 10 firing the ball
back 10 the backfield men-he has
boon eNen taster on dnlenSe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
J !,;
IL BY BOB mup(y
Oh NJ. pazfaeI:s. psLL.. lIs.l. -
Old Man Perfection Bobby Jones, Heads List
Of Sport Thrills for Iq4

This is about the time of year when either some guy
quiz somebody starts asking
you to name 1941's biggest story"
think all could that Ii happened Sunday
morning when lot of deah-dealng brown caught
suspecng people mapping at Pearl TIarbor.
But what about 1871 in sports? What would name
your personal big story?
think Of a things. and Of them would
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27
BALLHAWK ON PASSES

He follows the ball like a hawk
so that takes care of pass de-
lenses. He can smell what back is
Juggling the leather on a running
play and for that reason he has
come up with more tackles than
any one else on tho ground. and
once or twice he sifted through to
block a punt and that made him
Just about tops a. a centerplece
for the Blue line.
Vince Will have plenty Of help
for the game tomorrow IN the
Blue line At ends he Will have
Bob Freidlund of Michigan State
and SquireS Of DuqueSne. tackles
will be- MoelinC and Cohen Of
Pennsylvania guards Wolf. Cor
ncll. and ZoriCh. Northwestern
These fellows are all heavy and
capable They have shown this in
workouts AZ Cramton Bowl here
the scene OF the game But BanoniS
is the StandOut of the Blue line.
on TWO SQUADS
Coaches Waldorf and Snavely
have proved this because they have
had Vince working out with both
squads. and then picked the best
team that fitted in with Banonis.
The big fellow has been such an
inspiration not only on defense but
offenSe that he has almost worked
Demo, DuqueSne center, off both
squads.
The two teams were feted at a
banquet last night and Vince,
called upon for a speech. said
I'VE didn't come down for the
train ride. We came down to
play football. And, although we
know that according to the
records this Is the South'S time
To win. We hope to break the
record"
That IS how the bte fellow feels
He is down 10 play "a football
game Detroit may have been his
Alma MatcC, but today the Blue,
will be his team.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

but his right arm buckled under
him with a crack that was audible
in the press box.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-27

CONTINUED on Page l:)
Evening star., 1941-10-22
Philippines Called Key
To Miqht Of U. 5. Fleet
Hv IN. Associsted press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, Oct. 22.-
Rear Admiral John Wills Green
slade, 18th Naval District Com
mandant. told the American Society
of Civil Engineers yesterday that if
war breaks out in the Pacific the
might of the Pacific fleet will depend
greatly on whether the United
States decides to abandon the
Philippines.
The United States would be called
on at once to decide whether its
distant insular possessions were to
be defended or abandoned, the
admiral declared
I'm a decision to abandon the
Philippines. the strategical problem
would be reduced to simple form" 3"
he continued, "and the United
States Navy would be entirely ade-
quate to fulfill the duties which
would then devolve upon it.
But if the passive surrender of
the Philippines and Guam were held
to be incompatible with the interest
and prestige of the Nation, very
different situation would arise. And
since neither the history nor the
traditions of the American people
lead us to suppose that they would
tolerate such humiliation, it is safe
to assume that retention of the
islands at all costs would be de-
termlned upon as matter of
course"
Evening star., 1941-10-22
Kearny Victims S Friends
Demand u. 5. Destroy Nazis
BY the Associated Press

bS l1t AsSOCIdteO fIeSSs
GILLESPIE. Ill, Oct. 22.-Twenty
Gillespie residents today told Presi-
dent Roosevelt that George Alexan-
der Calvert. fellow-townsman and a
victim of the Kearny torpedoing,
was murdered as Hitler openly de-
clared war on the people of the
United States and we call for ac-
ton now"
The group, which included Mr..
Calverts survivors, sent a telegram
to Mr.. Roosevelt, which said, in
part:
I'VE turn our faces to the East
with the grim determination that
the Nazi menace to our freedom
must be destroyed. that the Nazi
attack against America must be an
swered and smashed.
Yes, we call for action now. Arm
our merchant ships. Repeal the
Neutrality Act Use the full force
of our Navy to sweep the bandits
from the seas. Help open a western
front. Rush immediate and all-out
aid TO every country fighting Hit
Ter.
America is ready. We pledge our
full and unconditional support to
you as our President and as our
commander in chief to mobilize
every resource of America for
the final destruction of Nazi ty-
ranny. ."
Evening star., 1941-10-22

efforts to obtain collective bar
gaining rights.
Airplane Disputes.
C. I. o. officials declared a strike
vote would be taken at the Ryan
plant if the management refused to
grant wage increases and equal
rights for women employees. The
firm employs 1,750 and has SIS ,00O,-
900 in defense orders.
A joint peace conference at the
Bell plants was held last night un-
der the sponsorship of Federal Con-
ciliator Thomas M. Finn. C. I. o.
members already have authorized
a strike, but decided to withhold
action until all means of arbitra-
ton had been utilized. The union
seeks a blanket wage increase of 20
cents an hour, an increase in mini
mum pay from so to rs cents an
hour, union shop and the check
of system.
A fact-flnding board appointed by
President Roosevelt prepared to end
its hearings at Chicago on a
threatened general railroad strike,
after spokesmen for 1,260,O00 rail-
road workers rejected the board's S
offer to arbitrate their wage dis
put.
President John L. Lewis of the
c. I. o. United Mine Workers for
mally notified the Defense Media
ton Board that a 30-day strike
truce in the captive mine" dispute
would end at midnight Saturday
About $4,000 workers in the captive
mines (diggings owned by steel cor
porations) struck last month for q
union contract.
Evening star., 1941-10-22
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY,
Argentinian Charges
Effort 10 Make Nazi
State Of Americas
Legislator Tells Dies
Extraordinary Sums
Were Spent by Reich
BY the Associated Press.

4
DR.. Raul Damonte Taborda, pres
ident of the Argentine Legislative
Committee Investigating Antl-Ar-
gentine Activities, conferred with
members of the House Committee on
IN American Activities today and
told them Germany had been spend
ing extraordinary sums" il fur
therance of an old German dream
of making South America Ger
man state.
Arriving almost half an hour late
for the conference as a result of a
mixup over the meeting place, DR.
Taborda presented Chairman Dies
a bound copy Of his committees
report and spent considerable time
discussing its details.
DR.. Taborda was accompanied by
Jack MCFall, a clerk of the House
Appropriations Committee, who re-
Gently toured South American cap
itals with members of that group
In addition to Representative Dies,
the Argentinian met Representatives
Starnes, Democrat. of Alabama and
Voorhis, Democrat, of California,
who questioned him at length on
the work of his committee.
Argentinian Tells of Work.
DR.. Taborda told the group of how
his organization examined the bank
accounts of foreign embassies in
Argentina, including those of the
American Embassy, and discovered
in that way the vast sums being
spent by the Germans for propa-
ganda purposes.
He said the chief propaganda of
the Germans was directed against
the United States and Great Britain
and that it charged that the United
States was "imperialist" and. there
fore, more to be feared than Ger
many.
The young Argentinian expressed
surprise at the size Of the Dies
Committees staff as he was con-
Quoted on a tour of its Offices.
Dies Work Helped Argentinians.
Robert Stripping, the committee
clerk, showed the visitor the files
containing thousands of names of
persons suspected of n-American
activities or connections, the mailing
lists of such organizations as the
German Library of Information and
others.
DR.. Taborda said the report of the
Dies Committee had been helpful to
his committee, particularly as it
aided them in investigating the
activities of Manfred Zapp, who was
connected with Trans-Ocean News.
an organization described by the
Dies Committee as Nazi agency.
Evening star., 1941-10-22
ShipbuIding Boom at Newport News Passes
High Mark Reached in World War Days

days in the shipbuilding industry
after the World War shake their
heads with concern over what the
future may hold when peace comes
again to the world
Yard Completely Idle.
After the first disarmament treaty,
the Newport News yard did not have
a ship in the ways. Skilled work.
men who had spent almost a life
time in their trades we're idle. The
pay rolls thinned to a trickle and
Newport News felt the nip of de-
preston.
Only the dogged tenacity of
President Homer l.. Ferguson held
the company's organization together.
He knew that some day the Gov
ernment would need ships again,
battleships and ships for the mer-
chant marine.
But few people in Newport News
have time now to give much thought
to the future. They are too busy
with the vital present. They know
there's plenty of work yet to be
done. The Nation needs ships. They
know how to ouild them. Their COM
pany has a backlog of s40O,0 900
in orders for ships.
Housewives say it is becoming
harder and harder to get servants.
The menfolk are making such good
wages their women feel they don't
have to work.
The wife Of Newport News ship
yard official was discussing the do
mestic situation with British naval
captain recently.
My Negro maid left me-" she
said. because her husband is max
ing $50 week in the shipyard"
Twelve pounds" exclaimed the
captain. That's as much as !
make"
Painstaking Task.
While there is gigantic effort
under way here to build ships, the
results of the labor necessarily are
slow in taking form. A ship can't
be turned out with the mass pro-
duction method of the automobile
industry. 1t is slow and painstaking
work, with virtually every piece of
a vessel fashioned by hand.
A battleship is first built on pa
per in stacks of blueprints. When
the plans finally are approved, full
sized working drawings are laid out
on the floor of the mold loft and a
pattern is cut from wood which
forms the pattern for the ships
steel plates. Each hull requires hun
dreds of these forms.
The Newport News Shipbuilding
Evening star., 1941-10-22
Housing Contract
Continued From First PageD

Wayne tMich) award to Mr.. Cur
rier. who has testified he employs
C. I. o. labor and uses prefabrica-
ton methods.
This advice" Mr. Hillman stated,
was based on my belief that the
award would provoke union war
fare between the building trades
"a. F. L. and the teamsters "a. F.
L. on the one hand and members
Of other labor organizations on the
other hand.
There is little doubt that the
A. F. L. would have regarded the
award TO Curriers' company as
threat TO working standards and
means of livelihood of A. F. L.
workers.
My judgment was and still Is
against any award which would
make for industrial strife. In our
policy, defense must come first. We
dare not gamble with defense. Any
such award as was proposed in this
case would have jeopardiZed the
basic requirements of our defense
program not merely in construction
in Detroit but throughout that en-
tire industrial area"
Was Long Nom Union.
Mr.. Hillman said the Currier COM
pany had long been operated on a
non-union basis. except for a brief
interval, and that Mr.. Currier had
refused during most of his business
career to make contracts with either
the A. F. of L. or the c. I. o.
The lumberman has been en-
gagged in bitter controversy with the
teamSters' union in Detroit regard
ing organization of truck drivers
and as a result member of the
teamSters' union was killed on MAY
IL, 194l," Mr.. Hillman said he had
been infromed by the A. F. of L.
This act of violence led to STOP
page of several important defense
construction projects in Detroit. Mr..
Hlllman told the committee, and
there was grave fear that there
would be a general trucking strike.
1T required the greatest patience
and persuasion and resourcefulness
on the part of labor leaders and
civic officials to allay the anger
aroused by this killing" Mr.. Hill
man said.
Denies Monopoly.
"All these facts" explained Mr.
Hillman, indicate to the Labor
Division that the experience of the
Currier Co. in their labor re-
lations was such that serious con-
sequences might result should this
award be made to the Currier Co."
The o. P. M. director denied
emphatically that the sterilization
agreement harbors or fosters any
monopoly, He insisted also that
the agreement does not prohibit use
of prefabricated materials on
project employing A. F. of l..
workers.
He declared there is nothing in
Evening star., 1941-10-22
Britain Is Returning e
15U. ). Oil Tankers,
Ickes' Office Confirms
Ships Will Be Available
To Lift Shortage in East,
Co-ordinutor Announces

From 10 to Is oil tankerS are being
returned by the British to the United
States and soon will be available to
relieve the gasoline shortage in the
East, it was announced today at the
Office of Defense Petroleum Co.
ordinator, administered by Secretary
of the Interior IckeS.
This confirmed a report which the
Associated Press sent from New York
late yesterday saying oil circles had
been informed that Is tankers were
being released by the British, who
had borrowed them to transport oil
to England.
The tankers, it was said at the oil
co-ordinator' Office. are in process
OF being transferred back to this
country and some actually have been
returned. Through an arrangement
with the Maritime Commission, 1t
was added, the tankers will be re-
turned to their former owners,
American firms, and will be available
for whatever use Mr.. Ickes may
designate.
worked out, it is regarded as likely
that they will be, placed in service
between Gulf ports and Eastern
cities to relieve the oil tranSporta-
ton shortage.
1t was pointed out that on october
7 Secretary Ickes said Britain, with
in a short time, would turn back 10
to IS American tankers. At that
time Mr.. Ickes attributed the i'm
pending release of these borrowed
vessel to the more favorable situa-
ton on the Atlantic, with British
shipping losses greatly diminished,
The tankers which are being re-
turned we're said to have COM
bined capacity Of more than 1900
900 barrels.
A few days before Mr.. Ickes pre-
dicted return of a portion of the
tanker feet James A. Moffett, for
mer Federal Housing administra-
tor, now chairman of the board of
the California Texas Oil Co., said
that he had learned from an
authoritative source that the
British had offered, and we're eager,
to return the tankers they borrowed
from this country. He added that
Co-ordinator IckeS had caused these
tankers to be sent to the Neither
lands East Indies, South America
and Australia, which automatically
continues the threat of an oil
shortage"