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Evening star., 1942-07-18
Haegg Two Seconds
Under World Mark
For 1900 Meters
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 1s.-
For the third time In three weeks,
Gunder Haegg has shattered an ex-
isting world track record.
Competing last night in a dual
meet between the cities and the
provinces in the Stockholm Stadium,
Haegg ran the $500 meters in 3:45.8,
clipping two full seconds of the &C
cepted record set by New Zealands S
Jack Lovelock in 1896.
On July l, less than "a hours
after he was reinstated following an
eight-month suspension because OF
expense account irregularities,
Haegg ran the mile in 1862 and
two days later did two miles In
S.478.
Before his suspension. Haegg was
clocked in BATS for the $500 meters.
The times must be approved by the
International Amateur Athletic Fed
Grafton before being accepted as
world records,
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Coast Guard Ruling Eased
For Boaters Hereabout

In story appearing on the boat :
Ing and fishing page of The Star
yesterday it was stated that Coast
Guard identification cards are re-
qu.red OF all passengers on fishing
and pleasure craft.
While this may be true of other
sections OF the country, it does not
apply to craft operating on Potomac
River Chesapeake Bay and their
tributaries, according to the captain
OF the port Office here.
1t. Comdr. P. v. Mavor. head Of
the office here, points out that only
the captain and his crew of such
craft must carry identification cards
issued by his office.
Fishermen and other pleasure
hoatmen who go out on these boats
do not have to possess such creden-
tials, 1t was stressed.
The Star regrets the error.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Southwest Coaches
Nearly En- Masse
Join Services
Nv the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
DALLAS, July 1s.-Southwest
Conference coaches are departing
for the wars almost en- masse.
v. M. CPoss) Clark assistant ath-
letic director and track coach at
Texas Christian, joined the Air
Force this week to bring to Is the
number of conference mentors now
in the armed forces. Only 27 coaches
remain.
Texas A. and NJ leads in con-
tributions with four coaches In
service, Southern Methodist and
Texas Christian are next with three
each, Texas and Rice have given
two each and Baylor and Arkansas
one each.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Columbus, Staggering
Long Time, Closes
In on Leader
Ry tht Associated Press.

fS ire Associated fTeSS,
The Columbus Red Birds. de-
Tending champions Of the American
Association, staggered around a
long time in the lower regions of
the standings this spring before
hitting their stride. Now solidly up
In second place, they're trailing
Kansas City by only 2la games.
They gained a game and a half
on the Blues last night in spectacu-
lar fashion
While Kansas City was folding in
both ends of q double header with
last-place St. Paul, Columbus de-
feated Louisville, 2 to 0. on a one
hit pitching job by Red Munger.
The only Colonel safety came
with two out in the eighth inning
Then Pinch Hitter Stan Sperry
tapped twisting blow in front of
the plate. Neither Munger nor
Catcher Ray Blaemire could get it
in time and Sperry legged it to
first safely.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Women's City Net Meet
DeudIine Is Thursday

Entries for The Stars City of
Washington tennis tournament for
women, scheduled to open a week
from today on the Reservoir courts
at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
NV, have been slow in coming In.
but faster tempo is expected next
week.
Entries will close Thursday and
will be received until noon each day
at the Sports Department OF The
Star.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

GulA u tllc CClAtu1y, Will 4uo SdANJ
gambling and fighting and noise,
has regular f1at-racing track oper-
ated in the Garden State.
And as the vanguard OF an ex-
pected crowd of 10000 bagan to
reach this brand-new horse park
for the 230 pm. post time. in spite
OF transportation difficulties, the
old-timers sat around and marveled
at how times have changed.
For Eugene Mori, an automobile
salesman from Vineland, commun-
ity some 40 miles away known chief
ly for the eggs it matches, has built
an up-to- the minute layout for
which he can take a pat on the
back in spite Of criticism that this
is no time to be tossing money into
such things as race tracks.
Priorities cut heavily into the
available construction material since
he and his associates conceived the
idea back last November. And some
local opposition has provided a few
headaches.
But he went right along and
while workmen still were driving
nail here and laying piece of sod
there and sweeping up building
debris at another spot today, he has
a plant, constructed on Georgian
Colonial designs, that will be a
standout once it's polished up. Alto
gether, $1,500,000 has been tossed
into it up to now.
1t seats 10,500 customers. The pad
dock, fronting the white -columned
Evening star., 1942-07-18

course they please until they reach
the upper end of Lake Michigan in
the Beaver Island vicinity.
Once near Mackinac, the yachts
must pass certain lights and mark
ers to qualify for the victory.
Entry 10 Under 1941.
This years entry list was 10 less
than the 1941 total. Neither of
last years champions was berthed
along Chicago's lake. front. Otto
Dreher of Milwaukee having de-
cided not to race his Q-sloop, Lively
Lady, in the universal division, and
the ketch, Breeze. cruising divi-
sion defender, being out Of COM
mission.
Six Chicago area yachts and three
vessels we're in the race
for the first time. Charles Sorenson
Of Detroit entered his 60-foot cutter,
White Cloud, and Bob Herrman's
Curacao and Ken Campbell's Wen
delaar, both Of Macatawa Bay,
Mich, were midget entries.
The 92-foot cruiser. Marlyn, stood
by to accompany the fleet as it did
last year, in order to release Coast
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Mag Claims Batting Slump Due Poor Timing That Only Time Can Better
Prince Georges to Test MettIe
Of Golfers in Maryland Open
Course Will Be Fost for Field Tuesdoy;
Post Women's Meet Provides Surprises

whether 1t Is smart to play big tour
naments ir. the middle OF summer.
But the silver lining was that 1t
produced lot of work for the laun-
dries, for any one who couldn't work
up perspiration out in that hot sun
didn't play much golf.
The tourney was the flrst OF the
year in which two handicap classes
played on the same day on different
courses. Victor in class A at CO.
lumbia was Mrs. David H. Hender-
son Of Congressional, . newcomer
to the winning spot in Women's
District Golf Association Journeys,
but one who will win again. If her
game keeps improving. Mrs. Hen
derson. a pupil of Witty Cox and 4
hard worker on her golf. shot IS
with . handicap for a net Of 7s.
good enough to win by two strokes.
Betty MeckIey. Kenwood veteran.
won the gross award with SO. which
was no surprise. Betty is consistency
itself over any course, under any
conditions.
Another Surprise Winner.
Another surprise winner popped
up IN the class B affair at Kenwood
when Mrs. w. F. Kerr, another
woman who hasn't won q major
tourney. scored "a with a stroke
handicap for a winning net of 70.
At that she won only by a stroke, for
two more had net 74s. Mrs. Kerr
halls from Prince Georges.
Here were the top scorers In the
hottest tourney of the year so far:
s.iax Glass A ts, At Columei.: toros... Mrs.
Eres.ion.D. s5Isa5s; Mrs.. Fits FIT VII VII
" Marion Fails 1coiumSis1, ssDfiN4s;:
Mrs. NJ Charles VOORHEES, tcongressionaD.
ssWSM1bIImaa; sWa,bIn.tnn;, Hr.. ceoTcs I, bailey jr.
trey s1: consr:ssion.D. ssMs27a M1s y. aGa. Ms.
Norman No., 3 FROST icolymbia1. s1aoi2-,5S:
s5Ms1se; s57i1,7- sl: Ms: Frank Niith Indian
Y: w. r Kerr 'PsIne. a.e5ssst: s@siA4s; nshi Ad';
se7inst. sa,ssy ar. M:Esy afs as.d0P Under Hsa..a
rsyol rMisaipfsGns; Pfsn.: d.1l.:s Sss;:
Mrs. c. B. Hartman prince Georges), 9S-
2S-78; Mrs. ". W. southworth wash
sprises deorrsO. ssMSsS7s: sa Mr.. "
" southworth (washingtonJ. 10I-24-
~; Mrs. T. c: Dunbar CIndian Spring..
lumbia), 103-26-7s; Mrs John Thomas
Indian Spring., 101-23-7s.
Prizes, as is customary for the
Women's District Golf Association
nowadays, were in War bonds and
stamps.
Congressional women-a few Of
them-played in q selected hole
tourney, won by Mrs. Harold Web
ber. Mrs. Ralph W. Payne won the
putting prize with 80 strokes on the
green's.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

Guard vessels for wartime duties.
Seven Of the yachts-Revenge. Cap
sicum, Betty Bro. Stormy Petrol,
Wind Song, Wandelaar and Werch
are United States Coast Guard
auxiliary boats.
Servicemen in Crews
Among the 225 competing crew.
men were three Navy lieutenants,
two ensigns, a petty ofIicer and
two coast guardsmen, all yachts
men who received leaves for this
race. With more than IS per cent
Of Lake Michigan's yachtsmen now
In the armed services, many of the
regulars could not get here for
the three to four day event.
The Mackinac race has been In
light going since 1898. The elapsed
time record was set in 1911 by the
schooner Amorita, its mark being
81 hours IA minutes.
The vessels were scheduled to
leave downtown Chicago at half
hour intervals from to pm.
(CWT) today.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
By WALTER McCALLUM.

AL Houghton rates his Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club
course pretty high as a test Of golf,
but he thinks par will be broken by
the crack field due to start Tuesday
in the Maryland open championship
over the old Beaver Dam layout.
Here's the way figure It," said
the Prince Georges pro and prexy.
The fairways will be fast and the
boys will be teeing 'em up through
the fairways. The putting green's
are In perfect condition. Everything
is In favor Of low scoring. even over
such tough course as Prince
Georges, where we have some really
testing par-4 holes. OF course no
one can predict with certainty what
will win, but I look for the winner to
break par and possibly get 14o or
below"
Houghton Four time Winner.
AL should know about these
things. -Four times he has won the
Maryland crown, In his younger days
as a championship contender. and
he isn't too old now to win again.
But he figures that Rut Coffey. the
Hagerstown, Md, long hitter: Andy
Gibson of Baltimore and Witty Cox
will be the men he'll have to lick II
he is again to win the Old Line State
crown. "The competition Is very
tough nowadays. But 1t will be cas-
Ter with Worsham out Of the tour
nament," says Houghton.
He referred to Lew Worsham, the
24-year-old Burning Tree pro. who
will hop a train for Chicago to4nor-
row to get ready for the All-Amer-
lea tourney starting Wednesday. 1t
means that Worsham won't be
around for the Maryland tourna-
ment, which on the form he has dis
played this year he would enter as
the ranking favorite.
Entries we're to close today with
the Maryland State Golf Associa-
ton. and association officials won't
be surprised If so or more turn out
for the tourney. They've put out
some attractive bait in the form OF
War bonds for the amateurs. and the
simon-pure may crowd the entry
list anc make 1t one of the bigger
Marylacd open championship
events, just as it Is sure to be one
of the best.
Hot Golf in Post Journeys.
The gals played good golf in the
Post Cup tourney at Columbia and
Kenwood, but those twin devils
high temperature and high humid
ity-won the real battle. Few hotter
days have been chosen for a gol1
tourney than yesterday and a gooc
many women aren't sure today
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Dodgers Music Still to Plague
Afternoon Napier in FIotbush

Absolutely" Spencer said. "Es-
pecially II I were trying to sleep.
When don't try to sleep. I haven't
any objection to the organs play
ing"
Then you enjoy it," the court
asked.
mo, sir: not that organ. But
when I'm awake I just laugh it
off,"
Solomon said Complaint dis
missed" and Spencer staiked from
the courtroom swinging an umbrella
and cane, muttering that he would
seek an injunction from the State
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
AngyoI Goes for Three Titles
In National Rowing Regatta

ing's bigtime two years ago when he
shattered Joe Burk's great streak of
81 straight single sculling victories.
He'll have another competent op-
ponent in tomorrow's singles In
Theopheil Dubois of Winnipeg, Can
ada. the present titleholder. Angyal
holds recent triumph over Dubois
Eight championship races were on
today's program and seven more are
listed tomorrow.
Three Princeton University eight
cared crews were entered, the first
prominent collegiate entry In many
years.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Park Police Dedicate
New Ronqe Tomorrow

United States park police formally
will dedicate their new $4,000 pistol
range in Fort Totten Park tomorrow
with their first tournament. More
than 200 marksmen from police,
military and civilian ranks are ex-
pected to compete beginning at 8
am
The tourney is sanctioned by the
National Rifle Association. There
was 2 preliminary meet scheduled
this afternoon for park police, White
House police and local precinct
teams.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
By the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 18.-Sweet
music shall continue to float loudly
through Ebbets Field. citadel Of
Brooklyn's beloved Dodgers.
Magistrate Charles Solomon has
dismissed a complaint by J. Reid
Spencer. 10. retired music teacher,
who contended that the electric or
gan at the field had filled his after
noon maps with torture.
Spencer cupped hand to one
ear and shouted "Hey?" to Solo
mons questions, until the magis-
trate finally demanded:
Gould you hear me If were an
organ?"
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Iron Man. Pitches
Twin-BiII Shutout
nv III. Auori.tsd pr...

By the Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE, Okla, July ia
Young Jimmy Ramsdell, 4 new
conner on the Muskogee pitching
stan. gave the Reds a one-hit,
10 victory over Hutchinson In
the seven-inning opener Of a
Western Association double.
header last night.
Then he hitched up his belt.
wiped on a mild sweat and told
Manager Jack Mealey he was
feeling swell, and how aoout
pitching the seven inning second
game, too?
He did, and won 40.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, July 18.-Joe
Angyal, New York's rowing t4~-
man." now in the Navy, set his goal
at three titles in the two-day 10th
annual national rowing champion
ships opening on the Schuylkill
River today.
Angyal. heading an array of the
Nations top oarsmen here, defends
his 145-pound championship today
and he'll go after the senior singles
and the lightweight quarter mile
crowns tomorrow.
The New Yorker broke into row.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Sturs Yesterday
1y the Associated Press.

Buck Newsom, Senators-Blanked
Tigers on four hits.
Spud Chandler Phil Rizzuto and Red
Folfe. Yankees-Chandler held Indians
to six hits and Rizzuto and Rolfe
paced victory with homer and triple
-, Billy Sullivan, Dodger-Led way to
victory oyer Cubs by driving in four
, Chet Laabs, Browns-Walloped two
nome runs, triple, double and two
singles. driving in six runs in double
victory over Athletics
Billy Jurses. Giants-Drove in four
rms with four hits in one-sided tri-
lYnph over Pirates
reo Williams, Red Sox---His 12th in
ling single brousht In run that beat
VhitA eox
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Jonas Metoxen Dies;
Teommute of Thorpe
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
MENASHA, Wis, July 18.-Jonas
Metoxen, So, one-time great Indian
athlete, drowned in the Fox Rixer
here Thursday night. He played
football at Carlisle Institute, where
he was the blocking halfback for
Jim Thorpe, the great Indian full
back
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Fights Lost Night
- fhs A,Sorjafsd pr.s.

Ey the Associated Press.
MOUNT FREEDOM, N. j.
Bobby Jacobs, 100, Philadelphia,
won by technical knockout over
Bunky Wall, l60, Morristown,
N. J. %.
TTCHBURG. Mass. - Tommy
Jones. 155, Worcester, Mass.
knocked out Tony Vento, 1877,
Cambridge, Mass. 90.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

BY the A8s0clAted Press.
Year ago today-Bob Feller,
Cleveland f1reballer, defeated
New York Yankees. 2 to /, for
10th victory of season.
Three years ago-J. Louis
Comiskey, 81, owner OF Chicago
White Sox. died OF heart ailment.
Five years ago-New York
Yankees fined Johnny Broaca,
former Yale star, $3.50 and sus-
pended him for quitting club
without permission. The young
hurler had been troubled much
Of season with sore arm.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.

TODAY.
Baseball
st. Louis VS.. Washington, Grif-
fifth, Stadium, g.
Camp Lee VS.. Georgetown,
medical school field, 3.
Fort Myer VS.. Maryland, Col
lege Park, 2:30.
Lacrosse.
Penn State vs.. Maryland, College
Park, 2:30
Tennis.
Middle Atlantic Tournament,
Columbia Country Club, 2:3O.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Virginia Van VIE Quits
Tourney Golf for Work

DELAND, Fla, July 18-Virginia
an VIE, women's national amateur
golf champion for three years start
ing in 1882, says she is through with
tournament golf for good.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Ohio Official Dead

CINCINNATI, July 1S (P.-Gil-
bert Bettman. Judge Of the Ohio
Supreme Court and former Attorney
General OF Ohio, died yesterday after
q heart attack. He was 80,
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Cumden's Track Revives Rucinq
In Jersey After 5O-Yeor Lapse
Crowds Expected ot New 81 SOC, 900 Plant
Despite Transportation Difficulties
BY SID FEDER,
Wide World Sports Writer.

CAMDEN j. July 18The Gay Nneties modern In these
today beautiful spacious track
thrown the edge the South farmand brings
racing half
ury.
roaring meeting nearby Gloucester before the
Evening star., 1942-07-18
81 Yachts in Field for Years
Longest Race Of 333 Miles
Navy ond Coast Guard Lend Men to Crews
Of Craft in Loke Michigan Contest
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO July s-The longest now open on fresh or
salt water to competitive yach333 miles
ahead OF 80 sleek
start OF the 35th annual Macknac
Before they arrive at the finish Monday Tuesday
travel 450 500 miles negotiate
Evening star., 1942-07-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul. 11-3; Kansas City, O.
Columbus, 2; Louisville, @.
Toledo, 8. Indianapolis, g.
Milwaukee. Il; Minneapolis. s.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland, s; Seattle, q.
Portland. 4; Hollywood, 3.
los Anseles, +; San Diego, s.
Sacramento. q; San Francisco, 3,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Baltimore, 3: jersey City. /.
All other games postponed.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
Federal Agencies Blamed
For Scrap Iron Scarcity

A spokesman for the scrap iron
industry blamed Federal agencies
today for "the present scarcity of
scrap IRON"
Charles H. Lipsett of New York.
publisher of the Daily Metal Re-
porter and the Waste Trade Jour-
nal, told the House Small Business
Committee there was "a great short
age" of the metal, but said there
was no boarding by the industry
generally.
I'm my humble judgment" he
said, "the present scarcity of scrap
iron is due largely to the wrong ap-
proach to that industry by the o. P.
M. and the o. P. A., and to a lack
of understanding of the Importance
of a co-ordinated national collection
drive, and the failure to appreciate
its value.
AT a time when efforts should
have been made to bring out scrap
by q co-ordinated collection drive,
there was pickering among COM
mittees, lack of understanding,
opposition because Of selfish inter-
est, with the result that nothing
was accomplished"
Mr.. Lipsett told the committee
the scrap iron industry furnished
n SOC. 900 tons of scrap to the steel
industry in 1941 and hoped to fur
nish 80 ,000, 900 tons this year "if the
national collection campaign" Is
.s,'ccessful.
Evening star., 1942-01-26
$2,135,250 Works Bill
Is Sioned by President

( 4-s198.15o dncluding a $4,000
loan and a grant of sl39, 1907 for
construction and equipment OF an
eight t-room elementary school build
ing at Nichols avenue and Atlantic
street Sc. to serve as the first unit
of an extensible structure.
5-s273.OO0 dncluding a loan OF
slO9 900 and grant of sl64 ,000 for
construction of more than 2 miles
of water mains to give the Con-
gress Heights area additional water
supply.
6-s55O,0O Including grant and
loan of S275 900 each) for construc-
tion of additional chemical mixing
and focculating capacity to serve
the entire filtration system. This
project would include six new 4.0OO.-
600 daily capacity filter units.
which would increase the filtration
capacity by 24,OOo,0oO gallons daily.
Construction of additional reservoir
facilities also is included.
7.-$57,OO0 IA grant for extension
of the existing fire alarm system to
residential areas in the Northeast
and Southeast sections where such
fire protection facilities are not now
available.
Evening star., 1942-01-26

Mr. Roosevelt, in telegram to
Gen. Macarthur. who observed his
62d birthday today, told the general
that I'VE are watching with pride
and understanding, and are think
ing OF you on your birthday"
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah told the Senate today that
Gen MacArthur's courage and re-
sourcefulness in defending the
Philippines had never been sur
passed by military commander.
Senator Thomas said:
Seldom in all history has mill
tary leader faced such insuperable
odds. Never has a commander or
his troops met such situation with
greater and cooler courage: never
with more resourceful or brilliant &C
ton"
In the House. Gen. Macarthur
was honored as lone of the out
standing Americans of all time" D."
Majority Leader Mccormack told
a cheering House that Gen. Mac
Arthur was "a great military leader
and a brilliant strategist.'
Douglas Macarthur is one OF
the outstanding Americans of all
time" Mr.. Mccormack said. In
honoring him today. when he is
waging the greatest fight of his
career. we honor also every ofncer
Evening star., 1942-01-26
New Civil Service
Retirement Bill Is
Signed by President
Members Of Congress
Get Pension Privileges
Under Measure

President Roosevelt this after
noon signed the new civil service
retirement bill, liberalizing the
optional features for Government
employees generally, and giving
members of Congress pension
privileges.
The most important changes made
in the old law are:
Establishes a uniform age limit Of
10 for compulsory retirement,
whereas the present law had three
age limits-62, IS and 70-depending
on the type of work performed.
Gives employees the option of re-
tiring at so after 30 years OF serv-
ice, or at 81 after IS years of serv-
ice.
Allows employees the option to re-
tire at SIS after 80 years of service,
but with a smaller annuity.
Also gives the Government the
option of retiring an employe at
these earlier age limits where it is
deemed advisable, subject to hear
ing before the Civil Service Com
mission.
Increases the employe contribu-
ton to the retirement fund from
3la per cent to per cent of sal
ary to help meet the cost of the
more liberal age limits.
Changes the formula for comput-
ing the pension to give those in the
higher salary brackets more
equitable annuity in relation to
their contributions. Under the
present law, employees below the
l,600 level may retire on IS per
cent of their basic salaries after 30
years. while those between $1,000
and $2.400 may receive up to so
per cent. The percentage rate of
annuities to salaries in the higher
grades is as low as 20 per cent.
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas made last-minute appeal
to the President Saturday to veto
the bill because of the provision
for congressional pensions. and
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia tried unsuccessfully to amend
the bill to require member of Con-
gress to deposit back payments for
at least five years.
Evening star., 1942-01-26

President Roosevelt has ap-
proved a s2,135,25O public works
program for the District to pro-
vide for urgently needed expan-
sion of municipal water, sewer
school and fire protection facili-
ties, it was announced late today
Here are the projects authorized
under the program:
1-s23O,0O0 dncluding $115,000
grant and loan of the same
amount for construction of 30
inch water main from Eighteenth
street and Minnesota avenue to
Firth Sterling and Stevens roads
Sc, to provide, chiefly, for water
supply for some 8,700 homes OF war
workers in that Southeast area
@$798 900 "a grant, for construc-
ton of about 2 miles of storm sewers
to prevent flooding Of low areas in
Anacostia.
3L$28,0O divided equally in loan
and grant for installation OF a
10000 ,000- gallon-daily pump at the
Dalecarha Filtration Plant, includ-
ing motor, new foundation, installa-
ton of suitable control equipment
and necessary piping and valves.