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Evening star., 1942-08-28
Grand American Led
By Unsung Gunners
As Last Lap Opens
Addy, Amman Score 97s
IN VunduIiu's $4,000
Tropshooting Event
=, he Associated Press.

VANDALIA, Ohio, Aug. 2S.-
They'll decide the 10000 Grand
American Handicap today-and
Indications were that an unknown,
as IN the past ~ years, would cop
the clay target games biggest prize
Although 1876 Of the big field Of
o35 shooting stars failed to get q
crack at the targets yesterday, due
70 d late start, the performances Of
The sothers hinted that the experts
Eert no better OF than before q
schedule change was made in their
pavo..
The route was changed this year
from 100 to 200 targets.
Two practically unheard-of stars
headed the parade today as the
held hit the last lap. Out front
Were Everett Addy, 48. sheet metal
worker from Springfield, Ohio, and
o0-year-old A. H. Amman, duck
hun1er and recoil pad manufacturer
from Peotone, Ill.
The leaders, who may stay ou,
frort, scored 81 Of 100. Addy from
10 yards and Amman from %
Back Of them were nine marksmer
with scores of 96, and IA with 95s-
Ill u whom had chance to crash
the king row today.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

Second Is Irwin Carlberg, Wash
ington winner, whose only loss was
to Henson, in a memorable battle.
Fittingly, the two other title-winners,
Clair E. Lacey in Southern Mary
land and Ed Baranowski in Northern
Virginia, placed third and fourth,
respectively.
Only Henson and Carlberg beat 10
per cent in ringers. Lacey came next
with 63 and five others in the field
of is landed in the SOS. The general
average for the tournament was
53.4, highest in the events 14-year
history.
Henson turned in the nashiest per-
formance with IS straight ringers,
Evening star., 1942-08-28
0ne-Armed Gray Tops
Canadian-American
baiters With 1913
Gets Timely Hits, Stors
As on OutfieIder for
Three Rivers Club
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 28.-Out-
fielder Pete Gray cannot gestculate
as emphatically as most players who
complain that the baseball is less
lively in this season Of debated
batting averages. He has only one
arm.
So, Pete uses his good fipper in
the negative rebuttal-a nearly 400
average for Three Rivers, Ontario,
in the Canadian-American League.
Lost Arm When 6 Years Old.
Gray, from Nanticoke, Pa, is the
Glass G circuits nominal batting
leader with 1893 in 16 games. Pete
has appeared In only 16 because of
an early season inconvenience-a
shoulder fractured diving for a shoe
string catch.
Pete lost his right arm in an auto
mobile accident when he was 6
years old. He holds a bat in his left
hand and uses much the same stance
and style Of any player. His hits
usually are singles lashed through
the infield, sometimes fast enough
to sneak by the outfielders for extra
bases.
In his first 81 plate appearances
this year, Pete produced q singles
and a double, scored IL runs, stole
base and batted in seven runs.
Pete Is Powerful Thrower.
He uses a lefthand glove and as
soon as he catches a ball pulls of
the glove with the ball by clamping
them under the stub of his right
arm. He wastes little time and mo-
ton grabbing the ball with his left
hand and firing it to the infleld.
Pete has powerful throwing arm.
Gray is one of the few one -armed
players in the history of organized
baseball. Best known was Hugh
(One-armeO Daley, a great win
ming pitcher in the late 10th CEN
tury. Daley. however, wore a pad
attachment near the elbow of his
short left arm with which he
caught" the ball by breaking its
flight and Tipping it to his right
hand.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Sant League Pennan Winners Poised for City Championship Competition
-Four Teams Entered
IN Tournament for
Weekday Crown
Center Market; Marines,
rinters, FBI to Open
Struggle Monday

The city weekday sandlot base
ball championship series opens next
Monday, with the four winners Of
four leagues competing for the title
won last year by Heurich Brewers.
The Brewers will not be on hand
70 defend the crown, though, be-
cause they failed to win the title
this time in their league, the Indus
trial. Instead the Industrial will be
represented by Center Market, win
ner Of both halves OF the schedule
Other competing teams will be
Union Printers from the Depart
mental League, Federal Bureau of
Investigation from the Metro, or
EariIxed this summer, and Navy
Yard Marines from the Govern
melt.
The tourney will be directed by
Vic GauZza, president of the De-
partmental League and Judge Lam
dis of the sandlots here, who was
selected for the post by presidents
Of the four leagues and the mana
gers of the teams involved IN the
playoffs.
Protests, If any, will be decided by
James r. Green, former player and
umpire. The official scorer will be
Norman (Huck) Hilleary and the
umt1ring will be handled by IL men
selected from the list Of the District
UnIntres' Association. All the ON
cialS Of the series are veteran sand
lot baseball men.
The series win be . double
Knockout tournament, with q team
losing two games before being elm
mated. This does away with the
possibility Of . freak loss or bad
day putting out q good team. All
games will be played on the South
Ellirse, Monday through Friday, be-
ginning 1T Sis daily.
Meeting In Mondays opening
clash will be Navy Yard Marines
and Union Printers, while Tuesdays
ganie will be between Center Market
and Federal Bureau OF Investigation.
In ease Of rain or tie, the game will
be feplayed the following day and
rest Of the program set back q cor
responding period.
0Auzza, before the tournament
begins, will check the eligibility OF
Ill players. Players cannot compete
unlSss they have played In certain
number of games during the season
Or II they were signed by two or
more clubs without release from
earlier afiliations. This move to
check eligibility, Gauzza believes,
will do away with the protests which
have marked some previous cham
pionship series. Only last year the
Brewers backed into the title on a
protest Of the eligibility OF players
from Naval Air, which had the title
won until the question was raised.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

him last year, when he received
honorable mention on the Little
America" Gaining recognition last
season was quite a feather in his
cap, inasmuch as Appalachian was
hard-pressed to get an even break
in 10 games.
Watts popularity among the
students is attested to by his unani-
nous selection as the best athlete
on the campus. He polled all of the
schools 1000 votes.
Sparkles in Baseball.
A good outf1elder with fat bat
ting average in baseball, George
served as secretary OF the schools
athletic association.
His new teammates can call him
Country" but no grass grows under
his feet. In high school he is said
to have made more money than his
coach by toiling in the textile mills
on the night shift.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Henson and CoIberg Stondouts First Official Rankings
Of Metropolitan Woshington's Horseshoe Pitchers

FOR the first time Metropolitan
Warrington horseshoe pitchers today
received formal ranking from the
National Capital Horseshoe Pitchers
Association, the result Of . change
from the elimination system to
round robin play In The Stars
annual tournament. The rankings,
based entirely upon statistics, hardly
could be fairer.
A standout in the No. l spot Is
Clayton c. (Boo) Henson Of Arling-
ton. who won the Metropolitan
championship with clean slate Of
is victories and the tournament s
high ringer percentage Of 70.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
-Four Races 10 Be Run
Al MIA Horse Show
On Labor Day
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NORBECK. Md, Aug. 28.-The
program of the 10th annual horse
show and races of the Maryland
Foxhunters' Association, which will
be held Labor Day, September I, at
the farm Of Brooke Johns near
Norbeck, will include IA classes to
be shown and four races.
Beginning at 10 am. 1t will be an
all-day affair and will be in charge
Of a committee including George
Smith, Glenmont, chairman; A. c..
Pohlman, Hyattsville, assistant
chairman; Boyd Keys, Silver Spring;
Bernard T. Brosius, Washington,
and Whitney I. Aitcheson, Laurel.
The races which will be staged
in the afternoon will include a fiat
race Of / mile, a 2-mile timber race
and a 7-furlong contest over a turf
tagged course, all to be ridden in
colors and at catch weights, and a
pony race at about one-half mile
over a tagged turf course. No
race will start unless there are three
or more entries and only white
jockeys will ride.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
20 Years Ago
In The Star

George Mogridge weathered a
12-hit attack as the Mats topped
Detroit In the final game of the
series here, To.
-Four Yankee players and seven
Of the White Sox were fined
$25 each by American League
President Ban johnson for
"stalling" tactics in a recent
game. The game was ordered
replayed.
Gertrude Ederle, New York
swimmer, set world water rec
ord for women when she swan
the 220 yards in 2 minutes 492
seconds.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Ankle Sound, ,Doub|rab
Is Tuned for $500
|Aqueduct Race
B, the Associated Press.

oS tat AoSOCAdtCu fICSos
Doublrab, who developed from the
selling platter class into one of the
outstanding sprinters during the
New York summer season, has be-
come a likely starter for the Z
furlong Bay Shore Handicap, $500
feature OF Aqueduct's opening pro-
gram Monday.
The gray flyer developed a filled
ankle recently, but Trainer Harris
Brown says the injury has re-
sponded to treatment. Doublrab was
assigned top weight of 1872 pounds
in the Bay Shore, weights for which
were announced yesterday by Racing
Secretary John B. Campbell.
Next on the list are Swing and
Sway, Boysy and Pictor at 122 each /.
Omission at 100; Colchis, 119, and
Can't Wait, Mettlesome and Some
Chance at lit each.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

nave been more Wldely puDllclZeQ'
had he attended the larger school.
They're nice folks" he admitted,
"and some OF my buddies went there
to college, but don't know, kind
of had a hankerin' for the noun
tains, so I went to Appalachian.
They're mighty nice people, too, and
we sort of understand one another"
Won Berth When Freshman.
One of his alma matters greatest
gridmen and its first contribution
to pro football, Watts, as a fresh
man, won a regular berth on the
Appalachian eleven which went
through a 19-game schedule unde-
feated and unscored on. Later he
alternated at fullback, came out of
the line from his tackle position to
lead the interference, developed into
the best field-goal kicker on the
squad and its ablest downfield
blocker.
Opposing backs made an average
net gain Of exactly zero through
Evening star., 1942-08-28
NbA Planning 10 Give
Greater Recognition
To Novice Boxers
BS the Associated Press.

Because of the growing scarcity
OF prominent boxers caused by their
call to the services, the National
Boxing Association plans to give
recognition to some of the up-and-
coming fighters who are not cur
rently headliners, according to an
announcement by Abe Greene, presi-
dent of the NBA.
The plan, first suggested to him
by Charles F. Donmall, general Sec
retary Of the British Boxing Board
OF Control, hereafter is to list in
NBA rating ladders a group known
as promising novices." Member
States OF the organization will send
In a list of their promising boxers
and these boys then will be men
toned in the NBA regular rating
bulletin.
This plan, Greene said, will per-
NIT ring commissions in other States
to watch developments of up-and-
coming youngsters and also afford
these boxers the recognition they
previously have not had.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Devil Thumb RACINE
To Tie Spa Win Mark
In Hopeful Stakes
Needs Victory to Equol
Muedic's Five in Row
At Saratoga Track
By the Associated Press.

w. E. Boeing's Devils Thumb will
be seeking his fifth straight victory
and tie OF the record for consecu-
tive triumphs in the rich Hopeful
Stakes at Saratoga tomorrow.
Indications point to a field of
about 10 for the juvenile test Of 6h
furlongs, which will share the spot
light with the Saratoga Cup on the
closing program.
Winner of four features at the
current meeting, the favored Devils
Thumb can equal Maedic's record
of five straight Saratoga stakes
scores by taking the Hopeful.
Other probable starters are Hy-
perionion, Bourmont, Suncap, SUI
permont, Halberd, MONDAY Sun,
Picket, Whose and True Blue.
Trainer Cecil Wilhelm says the
Hopeful may be Devils Thumbs
final appearance under silks this
season. The son of Grand Slam
breezed 6 furlongs yesterday in lit.
Hyperionion, owned by Walter p.
Chrysler Jr., clicked furlongs in
1:27B' while the Foxcatcher Farm S
pair Of Suncap and Supermont COW
cred the same distance In 1:28ss.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Army Trims 50 Pounds
From Man Mountain

B, the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2S.-Re-
member Man Mountain Dean," ter
ror of the professional wrestlers?
He's Tech. Sergt. Frank Leavitt
now. and the Army has trimmed off
a bit Of the mountain"
Leavitt has lost SO pounds since
re-enlisting In the armed service
and bends the scales at 26O pounds.
He Is 81.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

for California, Richards looks as
though he may rate with the best
that State has produced. Which is
to say, the best.
Already Richards has won the dis
tinction Of being the first native
player ever to be seeded on his
first appearance in the national
championships. He was seeded No.
8 on the strength OF his play in
preliminary Eastern tournaments.
Brink Gives Wood Battle.
In his opening match yesterday
Richards swarmed all over one Of
the East's best junior players, Irwin
Dorfman of New York City and
Yale, 6-3, 6-3, Ga. Those who
saw him operate already were look
ing forward to his second d-round
match against George Ball Of FL
Paso, Tex, tomorrow.
Another West Coast youngster
who created a fine impression in
his first appearance was James
Brink, a lanky 17-year-old from
Seattle, who carried no less a CAM
paigner than Sidney Wood, jr., to
flve sets before he capitulated by
81, IS, 60, 3--6, 60.
The West Coast already had the
two tournament favorites, Ted
Schroeder Of Glendale, Calf, and
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills.
They won their opening matches
as scheduled, in straight sets, and
gave no cause for worry over their
welfare. Miss Brough looked slightly
magnificent as she swept through
Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn,
60, 60, and Schroeder sur
mounted strained tendon in his
racket wrist to pummel 1t. Russell
Bobbitt Of Fort Knox, rs, 60,
8-6.
Segura Makes Debut Today.
Today the fans had something
to look forward to in the initial ap-
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Wyutt's Hurting in Drill
Tunes Dodgers for Win
By the Associated Press.

By the ASsociated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28,-Credit
Whitlow Wyatt with an assist in
Brooklyn's triumph over the Car
dinals yesterday. At his own re-
quest, Wyatt pitched batting prac-
tice before the game for the first
time this year. to "get the boys
started"
After hitting against Wyatt, the
Dodgers, who had dropped three
straight to the Cards, went out and
salvaged the finale, Al.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Gets Gloss Office

Bill Helbock, fullback on the foot
ball team and hurdler at track at
the University Of Maryland, has
been elected president Of the junior
class. He succeeds Barnett Brough-
ton. lacrosse goalie. who left Mary
land to enter West Point.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Darkness Is Big Winner
In This Baseball Feud

By the Associated Press.
HAVERHILL, Mass, Aug. a.
Five tie games, all ended by dark
ness, have been played by the Casey
Paper Co. baseball team and the
Georgetown A. A. since they started
q best four-out-of-seven series on
August Z.
The Caseys won three other games
in the series; Georgetown, none
The teams renew their marathon to-
night.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Maj. Eronu, Todeo Win
In Filipino Tennis

Maj. Erana won the Filipino Com
munity Tennis Tournament, spon-
sored by the Filipino Executive
Council, by defeating Mathay in
the singles final. 6-1, 4-6, 81,
6.
The doubles title was taken by Maj
Erana and Tadeo with 6-3, rs,
- win over Mathay and Ares.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Sports Mirror
) the Associated Press.

Today a year ago-Crowd of
$4,000 watched Chicago Bears
turn back College All-Stars, 81
13, in annual football game.
Three years ago-Johnny Rig
ney of Chicago White Sox pitched
ninth straight victory, beating
Philadelphia Athletics, Sd.
Five years ago-Johnny Good
man defeated Ray Billows, 2-up,
in 36-hole final match OF Ma
tional Amateur golf tournament.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Cdumbiu's Slab Winner
AslWiId as Boil Come
=, the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 28-Colum-
bias right handler, Johnny Orphal,
blew hot, cold and every way but up
last night to beat the Augusta
Tigers, Ia. in the Sally loops screw
lest ball game.
He walked II batters, struck out
IL and allowed but three hits while
the cellar dwelling Tigers added to
the sjamboree with nine errors. The
win moved Columbia back into
fourth place ahead of Savannah.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Tuna Running, Boots Short

Some of the best tuna fishing OF
all time has been on tap at Bailey
Island, Me. However, the State
Publicity Department has played it
down instead Of heralding it, as
there have been very few boats avail
able for hire.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Athletics Tr HurIer

Don Black. ace pitcher for the
Petersburg Rebels. with a record of
II wins and 9 losses this season,
will be given trial with the Phil
Adelphia Athletics on September l.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

clerk. Harry Thorpe Woodfield
director OF play and Roy (Woody)
Wilson schedule-maker and statisti-
clan. Here are Wilson'S figures, the
result of q full evening of toll:
Evening star., 1942-08-28

~ out Of % shoes and % out of 80
in his game with Carlberg. He nearly
needed such pace to beat the
gritty District champ.
Mrs. Carlberg was the tournament
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Coaching FomiIy Affair

Virginia High School at Briston
has two brothers for coaches. Homer
Harris is the head football coach
and his brother. Youell, is assistant.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Southpuw Pitchers Lead

ATLANTA. Aug. 28 lP.-The i've
leading pitchers in the Southern
Association this season are left
handlers.
Only one highlander has won a.
many as Is games.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
CoIifornio's Prestige Is Upheld
By Richards at National Net
MontebeIIo l9-Yeur- Old Gives Dorfmon
Good Trimming; Seguro Sturts Today
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug 28-The national tennis championships
been going only day at Forest Hills but is obvious
that California not to let the interfere with Its
production of outstanding young stars
The latest that George
1syearold from Monebeo suburb OF Los Angeles Although
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Rookie Watts Enjoys Nickname
Of Country Pinned on Him
Big TockIe Passed Up North CoroIino u
For Rustic Life at Little Appalachian
y /. star CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug 2S-some Of the Redskins have
dubbed George Watts rookie tackle Country and it's perfectly
all right with the big quiet and Shelby
George likes the country much that he chose little Ap
palachan State College his pursuit higher education rather
than the University North Carolina Watts undoubtedly would
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Segura Makes Debut Today.

Today the fans had something
to look forward to in the initial ap-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12
Filipinos Hurt,
Blamed Themselves

The Filipinos were bitterly hurt
that they hadn't been able to de-
fend their homeland, and they
blamed it on themselves, not us.
Americans like myself had the
same sentiments, except we felt
that we'd been let down some
where along the line.
During every hour of every day
that we fought we were certain
that just over the horizon were
coming the reinforcements which
would help us to throw the Japs
out of the Philippines. Yet on
that April morning we knew the
cause for which we had fought
and for which we prayed for
months, and for which many OF
us had died, had been a lost cause
from the day the first guns were
fired in the Philippines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12
Officers Accept
Defeat Smiling

I can remember we'll the faces
I saw through the blur of defeat
that final morning on Bataan.
There was Colonel Young and
Colonel Hardee, still smiling even
in defeat, and there was my
friend, Capt. John Ely of Los
Angeles, who took the war and
the aftermath with his usual
philosophic calm.
Young 1t. Howard Hanson was
trying 10 console his Filipino
troops, who were still striving 10
comprehend the magnitude of the
disaster which had befallen them.
Clustered in a small circle was an
other group of my fellow officers,
among them Capt. Allen Cory,
Charles c. Foster and Bruce j.
Martin.
There wasn't much to talk about.
I remember they were sharing the
last American cigaret any of them
had, all of them realizing it would
be long time before they had
another. The last American Off
Ger l saw on Bataan was 1t. r. A.
Sellers Decatur. Ala.
For some reason, while sitting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12
Slip Through Lines.
Find Native Boat

I called over one of my Filipino
lieutenants and outlined my idea
to escape by boat to a neighboring
province and then into the noun
tains. He enthusiastically volun-
teered 10 take his chances with
me and ran off for hasty confer
ence with two Filipino privates
from my battalion. They favored
the plan, too, and promised to
guide whatever craft we could find
TO the safest spot they knew.
We slipped out of our regimental
assembly point within seconds OF
the arrival of the japanese con-
querors. There wasn't time for a
seconds delay, for the roads and
iurgles were becoming almost
alive with enemy soldiers.
We hid out near Linaay until
darkness while Japanese forces
stalked back and forth only a few
yards from our hideout. At
o'clock that night, we began zig
Tagging our way 10 the beach
where. after considerable fruitless
searching, we finally located a
small banca - native boat-which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12
Reports Indicate Fall
OF Bataan at Hand

/: Meanwhile. from our advanced
Units and from regiments defend
ing other sectors came dishearten-
Ing news. Capt. James Mcdonald
Of Powell, Wyo.. my closest friend
On Bataan. came 10 my foxhole
one night during temporary hull
in the enemy's bombardment pro-
gram.
He told me that our key division
as in retreat, literally blasted out
o its dugoutS by the undiminish-
ing fire OF the Japs. BY this time.
the enemy's ground troops were
Being brought up in tremendous
numbers to support their already
Overwhelming artillery power.
: japanese attacks against our
post important positions We're
Occurring hourly. Although the
enemy troops were being stead
lastly repulsed with tremendous
bsses to them, our positions were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12
No Time to Dig In,
Nor Build Barriers

Enemy artillery overwhelmed lis
with exploding steel constantly,
even as it had for days past, while
the Japanese airmen were merci-
less in their continued pounding.
Everything was too disorganized.
We had no time to dig in or to
make for ourselves the semblance
of a barricade. and japanese troops
were seemingly within inches of us
even as we arrived to begin the
.laSt-Stand defense.
Japanese tanks were brought
into use during those final days
too. and those of us in the front
lines had the satisfaction of seeing
one enemy coup fail dismally. For
weeks before we had built we'll
constructed tank traps throughout
the sector, and the Japs allowed
many of their mechanical units to
founder in our carefully conceived
pitfalls. 1t was at least moral
victory for us, and we cheered
Justify even as We ducked shells.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-12
DETROIT EVENING TIMES (PHoNE CHERRY $500,

there in the broiling Philippine sun
awaiting the arrival of the Japs, !
remembered an old adage of Ma
poleon:
"A soldier only surrenders To
the enemy when he Is individu-
ally taken prisoner"
The adage ran through my mind
for 10 minutes AS l tried to re-
construct all knew about Bataan
and the Philippines - how and
where / should strike if l wanted
to escape.