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Evening star., 1942-07-07

They took the mellerdrammer out
OF country barns and put it atop a
fashionable downtown hotel. For
no longer was it possible for the
barn theater devotee to pack his
beloved ones under a tonneau and
disappear countryward in precious
cloud of gasoline exhaust. The
soul-saving melody of the cricket
and whip-poor will were to him
lost for the duration, insofar as
their obbligato is interrelated with
summer theatricals. And heighten-
ing the incongruity Of the barn-to-
hotel move, these sounds Of Natures
sweetness are replaced by the dis
tant chirpings of police whistles
calling to their mates, the constant
uneven growl of traffic punctuated
by the changing streetcar bell and
the whooping newsboy.
1t is matter of paradise. of
necessity, being misplaced at least
until several international misplace
ments can be set Alright once again.
But local lovers of the straw-hat
meller needn't mourn too deeply
over this pain -tinged development.
The actual melodramatics are in ca
pable hands on the Willard Roof
these days. What's more, every one
involved in the production is keen
respecter of tradition-from the ar
tiste who thumps School Days" and
such on the piano to the persons
hustling beer pitchers about the
Music Hall" high above Fourteenth
street.
Nor have the audiences which so
far have attended the first Willard
Roof barn" performances proved
any different from those to which
the crickets are accustomed. The
curtain gets hardly a chance to open
and the villain to set foot upon the
stage before the traditional cascade
of boos descends. These penthouse
spectators, too, have not shown any
inclination to boo such heroes and
heroines as may happen before
them, which is good sign.
Added luster to the atmosphere
moreover is provided in the form
of a geographically hoary program
which declaims resoundingly: mo
restraint upon your applause. The
audience will be permitted in due
measure to give vent to its natural
impulses at all times during the
play, although 1t is respectfully
urged to reserve it's principal out
bursts for the fall of each curtain.
Ladies and gentlemen do not need
Evening star., 1942-07-07

what should emanate from Muzac's
cultivated loudspeaker but a move
ment from Tschaikowskys "Patheti-
que"-symphonic, unvarnished and
unswung! Fortunately it lasted but
brief terror ridden moment.
J. T. Richards, Louisiana, out
Georgetown way, will reverberate
to the music of Washington first
native all-girl band which will be
led by Rae Scott, also girl and
blond. There will be seven Of them
in all, three Of whom will share
vocal honors. They open next
Monday.
Bob and BERTHE Hellman have
replaced Andy Padova's Stream
liners in the Neptune Room. They
are pianists, much travelled and
capable of playing many neat
arrangement of tunes hackn.yed
or somewhat out of the ordinary.
The Novachord-organ team Of
Collins and Arlo remains, and Nep-
tune Room music reaches extra
VACANT proportions when both teams
gang up on given number in q
four-man, eight-hand, 40-flnger ar
rangement. Figures through the
courtesy Of the Brookings Insti-
tute)
X X
Lou Breese is back with his band
in the Victory Room Of the Hotel
Roosevelt. That means solid week
Of solid swing for those Of you de-
sirous of same.
\ X
The Lotus is featuring a winsome
Chinese girl named Princess Chic.
And that is Chic" not "Ohio"
which would Of course make the
situation incomprehensible There
are also the Eight Beverly Hills
Lassies.
Patriotic note: All the employees
Evening star., 1942-07-07
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
BY the Spectator.
Trade Z. s.
by Lne spectator.

to be cautioned concerning the
cracking of peanuts during the per-
formance. Others will refrain from
doing So And, at the bottom of
the 2-footlong program sheet:
Although East Lynn is per-
formed with all due restraint
patrons are requested to carefully
consider the introduction of minors
to this theater, because of the
delicate subject matter of the play
And so on in that nostalgia vein.
Lyrics, incidentally, to 20 ancient
chansons are to be found on the
reverse of this paper
Dick Midgely is the fellow in
charge of the dramatics, perpe-
trated by New York company
The drawing room melodrama, East
Lynne is his and their current
concern. Time: 8:45 pm. sharp
g pmD Tuesdays through Thurs
days. And Bibi Osterwald will be
on stage, too, fellow citizens and
fans!
On the reasonable supposition
that everybody in this land of music
and laughter collects, or has col
lected. phonograph records at one
time or another, we enthusiastically
recommend that you cooperate with
Records for Our Fighting Men. A
new organization, RFOFM is also a
non-prof1t outfit indorsed by every
big name in the entertainment in
dustry you can think of. Commenc-
ing July II it will conduct Nation
Evening star., 1942-07-07

and import American bank notes.
the Commerce Department reported
today.
Purchases and sales to persons
travelling to and from the United
States are limited, under the decree,
to $100 per person. Present holders
of United States bank notes we're
required to declare their holdings by
July 4. After examining declara-
tions of holdings, the Bank of
Uruguay may, with the approval
of the Treasury Department, con-
vert United States currency into
Uruguayan pesos, but only for the
Evening star., 1942-07-07

MARIO HURTADO
OF the famous Hnrtado tam-
ily OF marimba specialists,
Who 1,ou has his o1Dn trio in
the Madrillon.
wide drive for old records in con-
junction with the American Legion.
proceeds from which will buy new
discs for our armed forces all over
the world. Cooperate!
Johnny Longo, operator Of El
Patio, seems to have been smitten
by the same virus which claimed
King Cole Rooms Vim Gallagher
many years ago. Punitis. Now that
Johnny's place is remodeled and
otherwise dandied up he grabs you
by the arm and points to the bar,
whispering in your ear: ''The best
potions in town-BARRING none. "
All hope has been abandoned.
X X X \
The Madrillon's Trio Lyrico Is no
more, but don't let that fool you,
and above all don't become panicky
It's just that Marimbawise Mario
Hurtado, who has always been there,
recently organized his own trio
with himself as head. And Marta
will still remain as songstress. To
say nothing of the band of Carr
and Don, with Junie Sothern.
X X
A fine state of affairs was precipi-
tated the other night by Muzac In
the gray-tinted confines Of the Hi
Hat. Every one was quietly sitting
about devoting attention to their
schnapps and kippers while Johnny
Meals energetic rhythmists were out
recovering for the next set, when
Evening star., 1942-07-07

purpose Of transmission to the
United States on q collection basis.
Need for such . program in
Uruguay and other Latin American
countries Is shown by reports that
refugees arriving in Latin America
from Spain and Portugal are bring
ing large amount of United States
currency believed to have been
routed through Madrid and Lisbon
by Nazi offlcials," the Commerce
Department said. such measures
are also being taken, in advance, to
block a large quantity of United
Evening star., 1942-07-07

States currency, captured BY ths
Japanese. from being used In Latin
America to establish . dollar black
market"
Evening star., 1942-07-07
Uruguay Acts 10 Bar Axis
From Usinq u. 5. Money

To prevent the use by the Axis
of United States currency acquired
by conquest, the Uruguayan govern
ment has issued a decree comforting
upon the Bank of Uruguay the
exclusive right to buy, sell, export
Evening star., 1942-07-07

Of Herb Sachs Del Rio now are
buying IS worth Of war bonds and
stamps each week
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Western A||-Stars Aiminq
To Better Their Aerial
Defense Against East
BY TIE Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.-Both
Eastern and Western all-star foot
ball teams scheduled additional
workouts on pass defense today, but
there was greater note of urgency
in the tactics of the Westerners.
The teams, training for the annual
East-West Shrine charity game New
Year Day, drilled on aerial maneu-
vers yesterday before adjourning
early for sightseeing trip.
The Eastern team, working out at
Santa Clara pleased Co-coaches
Andy Kerr of Colgate and George
Hause or Minnesota with hurting by
Paul Governali of Columbia. Steve
Filipowicz of Fordham and Bill
Daley of Minnesota. Receivers who
looked best were Dave Schreiner, all
America Wisconsin end; Bob Dove,
Notre Dame end, and Les Horvath,
Ohio State right half.
Conversely, Co-coaches Don Fau-
rot of Missouri and Orin Hollingbery
Of Washington State found the
Vests pass defense lacking. The
exception was Allyn Beals, Santa
Clara end. Best passing combina-
ton to show up at yesterdays work.
out on the Stanford field was COM
posed of Bob Kennedy. backfield ace.
and Nick Susoeff, end, both of
Washington State,
Evening star., 1942-12-28

wich. Grover Klemmer. who
successfully turned from track to
football this fall. now is out for
the California basket ball team.
Bep Guidolin. the aggressive
little guy who makes the Boston
Bruins "Sprout" line go, spends
most of the $40 weekly allowed
him by the Canadian govern
ment on new clothes. He says he
likes Boston, because "it's a good
place to buy shoes. Gar Wood,
the speedboat king, and Johanna
de Tuscan, the women's fencing
champ, ale members of the same
civil air patrol squadron.
Today's guest star-Bill Reddy,
Syracuse IN. W Post-Standard:
Its cold business, of course,
but some hockey players are said
to be afraid their Jobs won't be
frozen
Christmas jeer--For several
years Ray Dumont, president and
official gag man" of the National
Semi-pro Basketball Congress,
invited sports editor Clyde Nc
Bride of the Kansas City Star to
be his guest at the opening of the
national tournament at Wichita,
Kans. And each year Mcbride
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Tropical 10 Garry On,
Although Hard Hit
By War; S Impact
Transportation Difficulties
May Necessitote Porinq
OF Costs Is Hint
BY the Associated PreSs


MIAMI, Fla, Dec 28-Tropical
Park went into its second week of
winter racing today with assurance
from Gerald Bradley. director of rae
ing. that we're going through with
our season"
Smaller crowds and less betting. as
compared with last year, gave the
track few wallops the first week
Brady said if the going is too slow
there will be some pairing of costs
but mot if we can help it There
already has been some reduction in
the number of employees
The principal trouble has been the
transportation problem. Every pa
tron is required to drive his heavily
rationed private automobile or ride
for-hire cars to the track, which has
no regular services nearer than a
two-mile distant bus line. Many
fans have doubled up for the ride.
Pari-mutuel wagering during the
first week totaled Sl0583l9. as COM
pared with Sl,364731 in the same
period last year. The daily average
decreased from s227,455 to $l76,386
Attendance for the week was 23,006
whereas year ago it was 40,830.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Barrow's Suggestion
For Home Traininu
Leaves Griff Cold
Washington President
Says He's Against
Shorter Season

The suggestion of President Ed
Barrow of the Yankees that major
league baseball teams train at their
respective home parks has struck no
responsive chord in President Clark
Griffith of the Mats.
I'm not in favor Of shortening
the season. said Griffith and that
would be the result of training at
home. The weather wouldn't permit
us to get in shape as rapidly and
consequently we'd have to open the
season later.
There's possibility we might
train at home anyway continued
Griffith. If the majority of club
owners vote for it that's what
we'll do"
Griffith currently is planning a
shift from Orlando. Fla, to Char
lotte, N. c., as the site of the Mats
spring training. but is awaiting
further developments which include
a conference with Joseph B. East
man, director of the Office of De-
fense Transportation.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Marquette Star Doesn't
Mind Rouqh Rivals
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.-And now it's
Honest John Strzykalski! When
motion pictures showed Marquette's
great sophomore halfback obviously
had been roughed after making a
punt in recent game, Coach Tom
E. Stidham, like all good mentors,
told the Polish youth to protest in
such cases and that he might draw
penalty "Aw. COACH" chirped
Johnny, they didn't hurt me-"
Evening star., 1942-12-28

suitable defense against Tulsa S
passes.
Barnhill is keeping his starting
lineup intact and it appears now
that Ends Hust and Lloyd, Tackles
Huffman and Crawford, Guards
Price and Myers. Center Fisher and
Backs Offers. Gaffney, Mitchell and
Nowling will take the field
The Tulsa Hurricanes took a long
boat ride yesterday, but got back to
work at Bay ST. Louis, Miss, today.
The squad about at full strength.
will taper off with a light drill
Wednesday.
Merle Daniels, freshman end,
pulled a rib ligament Saturday. but
Bill Dost, fullback, and Jerry Darcy,
center, are improving from their
minor injuries.
Near Dead Heat in Rowing.
The Sugar Bowl rowing race here
Yesterday wound up in such a close
finish that Associated Press Photog-
rapher Horace w. Cort's picture was
used to determine the winner.
The oarsmen of the Naval Aviation
Cadet Selection Board we're declared
vlctOrS over the Aviation Yeomen.
Both crews were from the 9th Naval
District.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr..
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-The
more we read about baseballs
confused efforts to concoct a
sensible spring training program.
the more we suspect that the club
owners are afraid of being hit
where it hurts the moSt-in the
bankroll. The strongest point
we can find m favor of Ed Bar
rows proposal to delay the sea-
son long enough to train at home
is that it would save dough-the
saving in travel would be negli-
gible now that transforming and
camps in congested military areas
have been ruled out. The plan
also would create new problems
for instance how to boil off 40
pounds from an athlete who had
spent the entire winter within
reach of the cracker barrel in the
village store, when the guy is too
cold to raise sweat. Our guess
Is that both leagues will okay
camps. in the mid-South and that
if they do postpone the opening,
they'll eventually decide that it's
patriotic to end the season early,
too-about the time the late
Evening star., 1942-12-28

failed to attend. So when Du-
mont recently sent Mcbride his
1943 pass, he inclosed a note that
he was sending Christmas gift
that would remind Clyde to be in
Wichita next August. A few days
later it arrived-a beautifully
wrapped Christmas box contain
ing bottle of pop and a sack of
peanuts.
Service dep't.-Example: The
Greater Detroit Bowling Pro-
prietors' Association is putting up
the dough to maintain six bowl
ing alleys in the new USO CEN
ter for free use by servicemen.
1t. Comdr. Ben Lee Boynton,
former athletic director at the
Georgia Pre- Flight School, now
is co-ordinator of physical train
ing and welfare activities for the
Navy's new air operational bases,
where flying ensigns learn COM
bat tactics. Jim Christensen,
former Utah quarterback now
flying for the marines, claims
that all flyers should wear foot
ball headguards. He says he
wouldn't have received a skull
fracture in a recent air crash
If he had worn one.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Rosur Picked Bad Time to Toke Examination

rough parallel Pearsons but much
emphatic point
young healthy He brought in the Yankee
candidates Yankee
Yankee he
would following the footsteps of Joe Gordon Red Roe Charlie
Bon1am other Yankee products
Bill Dckey slowed down
his replacement
Rolie Hemsley
conditions when older have their
the valuable
Yankee of December 1912
when Dckey injured and the heat
police candidates
all
Yanks beside the point
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Writer Sees Cash Angle to Baseball Problem
Near South Irone Camps VIII

season attendance slump shows
up.
Ersatz ballroom the Jack
sonville CFlaD Naval Air Station
comes the sad story of sailor
and marine teams that spent
three weeks practicing for the
basket ball season without hav-
ing basket at either end of the
court. Priorities kept them from
obtaining the iron rings and the
supports for the backboards until
just before the opening game.
The cagerS spent their time prac-
ticing floor work and yelling two
points when a teammate would
cut loose at the blank wall 1T
sure cramps our style" walled
Chief Specialist Bill Borcher,
former Oregon eager who coaches
the sailors, but we'll be in per-
feet condition and able to run all
night"
Monday matinee-The Atlanta
and Birmingham Quarterback
Clubs both voted for Monk Gaf-
ford of Auburn. who looked so
good in Saturdays Blue Gray
game, as the Southern Confer
ence's outstanding football player
instead of Georgia's Frank Sink
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Bench Warmer Rates
High in Tide's Bowl
Football Strategy
Freshman, Who Runs Like
B. C.'s Feared HoIovok,
Invaluable in Drills
By the Associated Press.

by INT Associated PreSs.
MIAMI. Fla, Dec. 28.-If Hosea
Rodgers didn't run so much like
BoSton'S fullback. Mike Holovak, he
probably wouldn't be the first fresh
man player ever to make a bowl trip
with an Alabama football team.
The 6foot1-inch youngster had
to take some hard knocks in eX-
change for coming TO Miami for the
Crimson Tides Orange Bowl date,
but he's here.
Fourth string fullback and the
only freshman on the squad, Rodgers
has little chance of getting off the
bench New Year Day He was
brought along for the help he can
give before the game, not during it,
Is "Holovak" in Practice.
Rodgers is Holovak," explained
Coach Frank Thomas today. He is
about Holovak's size, and his run
ming is similar.
so the freshman has been playing
in Holovak's position in our defen-
sive scrimmages against Boston's
plays
Rodgers himself figures all
America Mike might have some
trouble if he starts running against
Alabama
It's been pretty rough up there at
Tuscaloosa lately" he sighed. telling
about the Tide lines slam-bang
tackling and its efforts to solve Bos-
tons T-formation plays from which
Holovak operates.
L couldn't make much headWay.
The line really has been on to that
IT up there in scrimmage."
At BreWton, Ala, last year,
Rodgers was an all-Southern high
school back. He played a total of
six to eight minutes for Alabama
during the season just closed and
compiled a nifty individual record.
He carried the ball three times
from Scrlmmage. averaging 26.6
yards an effort, and ran back one
punt 20 yards.
Alabama supporters say he is one
OF the most promising players to
enter the school in recent years.
Tide Resumes Practice.
Along with "a other squad men,
bers, Rodgers limbered up yester-
day in the Tides first practice after
reaching Miami-a brief session
called by Thomas for the sole pur-
pose of letting the team work out
the stiffness acquired in a 24-hour
train ride.
The coach said he hopes to have
the team in fine fettle for the Fri
day game after letting the players
work up sweat in two or three
more snappy drills.
Boston College players spent Sum
day surf bathing at Miami Beach
and sightseeing through the area.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Fans Want Sports to Garry On,
Poll at Grid Battles Shows

ern-Notre Dame. Texas-Texas A.
and M. and many other major con-
tests.
The fans were asked to fill out
questionnaires distributed among
them. That some $4,000 of them
signed was entirely satisfactory to
the major. There lies a flaw in this.
though. The major in a way was
dealing from braced deck in poll
ing those already sold on the game.
But why pick at any of the
activities of a man whose expert
ence in training soldiers in bayonet-
ing and other lethal exercises in
World War I has imbued him with
an ardent belief in the value of
competitive athletics not only as
preparation for actual fighting. but
the inculcatiOn in those not in serv-
ice Of spirit of military bulwark-
ing war effort in all respects?
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Odds on Cotton Bowl
Game Narrow; Edge
Still With Tech
Plaster and CostIeberry
Both Reported Ailine;
Texans Are Pinned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 28-Betting odds
narrowed today on the outcome OF
the seventh annual Cotton Bowl
game with arrival of both participat-
ing teams-Georgia Tech and Texas
Tech remained a slight faVorite
Along betting row they quoted 6 and
7 and that's as close as any of the
bowl battles of the past.
Plaster, Castleberry Hurt.
Word came. when the Georgia
Tech team pulled into town. that
Ralph Plaster, regular fullback,
might not be able to play because of
a knee injury and that Clint Castle
berry, the sensational freshman star,
would be performing with his knee
in a brace.
On the other hand. not an
injury hampered the Texas squad.
strengthened through addition of
several fine freshman prospects.
This is being done since the South
west Conference voted to make first
year men Immediately eligible.
Coach Bill Alexander and 18 of his
Georgia Tech players came in Satur-
day. The two units. though travelling
separately, held Joint workout at
Memphis last week
Longhorns Filter In.
The Texas squad filtered in by
ones and twos. the Longhorns COM
ing after holiday visits to their
homes There will be no official well
come for the teams until tomorrow
when program will be held in
downtown Dallas.
First practice sessions were sched-
uled this afternoon, with both squads
working out at the same field Most
of the time will be given over to
photographers who, after today, will
not be admitted TO the field.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Oklahoma Ag Bosketers
Flock Into Service

BY the Associated Press
Nine Oklahoma A. and M. bas-
ket ball players of last year are
now in the armed forces.
They include Lonnie J. Eggles-
ton, Charles Scheffel. Jackie Tay-
lor, Eugene Bell, George Durham
Ralph Clovis, Roy Gardner, J. T
Newman and Bud Millikan.
The Aggies are also proud of 1t
John Hopkins, first athlete injured
at Pearl Harbor. and 1t. Cleo Dob
son, first of the Cowboys to win the
D. S. G. for sinking a Jap sub.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.
Speclai CnrreSnnndant of The Star

NEW YORK, Dec 26.-Latest
report of the activities in behalf
of continued intercollegiate athle-
tics by Maj. John L. Griffith.
athletic commissioner of the West
ern Conference, relates to results
OF a poll concerning public attitude
about the continuance of college
football in wartime. OF the $4,000
polled, 96 per cent wanted the game
to go on
Football and other sports will go
on as nearly normal as can be if
his pertinacious and indomitable
efforts count.
Maj. Griffith's poll was taken
among spectators assembled at var
ious gridiron contests throughout
the country, such as the Northwest
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Wants Basket Ball
Played by Mail
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont, Dec. 28.-
"It was tough game. Ma, and
when the mail man gets here
we'll see if We won. :"
Sports Editor Frank Hyde pro-
posed in the Billings Gazette to-
day that basket ball competition
be carried on by mail in Mon
tana, Northern Wyoming and
Western Dakota areas where
transportation troubles are up
setting regular schedules.
He'd have each team toss free
throws, exchanging scores by
mail.