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Evening star., 1942-10-06

firm double grip on the knife
and bored with the point
Finally, after considerable exer-
ton. I got small cut started. Then
I jammed the knife in to the hilt.
Using both hands, pulled toward
me as If I were hauling on a saw
handle, and thus I managed to split
the length of his belly.
Where are those pliers?" I said.
We'll skin the devil"
Easier said than done.
With all our ingenuity and pa
tience, we found it impossible to skin
the shark with the tools we had,
I gave up skinning, and cut out
his liver. I recalled reading some
where that sharks livers store up
vitamins, 50 I thought we'd better
eat that first, before something hap
pened to it.
The liver was quite large. I cut
1t into three equal pieces, and we
devoured it before exploring the
sharks possibilities any further. We
had eaten just enough fish the day
before to stimulate our appetites.
and we were consumed by hunger
at this time.
After getting the raw liver down. I
looked into the sharks stomach.
There we're two herring there, one
whole and one bitten in two at about
the center Of the body.
Herring in Sharks Stomach.
"Aldrich caught the shark. 50 he
ought to have the whole one for
himself" I proposed. Tony assented.
Gene. delighted, ate his fish hap
PLY, and Tony and feasted on the
other, which had been fairly divided
for us by the shark.
have never in my life tasted bet
ter. fish than that was. The herring
must have been worked little
already by the sharks digestive
juices, for 1t tasted as ii 1t had been
cooked. ~
This was = royal banquet. We ate
all the other organs that appeared
at all edible, which was everything
that we could chew into condition
for swallowing
Then We started taking the meat
from inside the skin. 1t was not
q case of cutting this leathery flesh
but of tearing it, viciously, from the
anchoring tissues.
We ate perhaps two-thirds Of the
meat at this one sitting. None OF
US had mind to deny ourselves a
good bellyful. The meat was tough
and had peculiar flavor, sort Of an
ammonia taste. It was not at al
pleasant or palatable. It tasted like
well, like shark, If you've ever
imagined how q shark would taste
It was not like any fish I had ever
had before.
When we had eaten our I'LL o1
meat, we held up the tail and head
forming \ pocket in. the +center Of
the carcass in which = large guam
tity Of blood collected. The blood
was thin and watery and strong.
favored, but We downed 1t manfully
every drop.
/ I would not care for shark mea1
rs steady diet. -
i Optimism Returns.
The sun was very hot. today.
was afraid the remainder OF tn,
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Central W. L. Football Battle Season High Light May Be Made Night Affair
Twice-Thworted Indian Spring
Again After State Golf Title
Bottles Rolling Rood in Maryland Finol
Sunday; Mrs. MeckIey Kenwood MedoIist

lantic championship final round.
Soon after that she resigned from
the Manor Country Club and has
not competed In any tournament
since.
At Washington Mrs. Charles F.
Lynch, twice winner of the club
title. also won the playon OF 4 tie
for the qualifying medal. She scored
86 against 90 by Mrs. G. H. Bailey,
jr. The two had tied last Monday.
Columbia Announces Pairingx.
Washington's biggest mems club
championship saw its match rounds
inaugurated today as seven flights
of golfers squared away at the Co.
lumbia Country Club in the opening
round. Nearly 100 linksmen played
in the qualifying round. won by Ray
Swearingen, last years champion,
with 76. The pairings:
First night-Gen. r. L. Parks ts2). vs..
R. H. Pickford tsIl. Martin F. Mccarthy
S.fso. l5sS . y. f.s{s siinE.! !so}; cS%SI: i,'I;
Rice (sO), Don Buckingham (SW vs.. DR..
scrm.n n smith n r1e,t 1s' t1 p weo0' H. 's'' Vs.
W. 1. woodward, Jack Batham vs.; Don
Mackenzie. w. c. Evans VS. Dr. " M
e'nsss Ss od: onn bess Rsury
Hsey:aele Hseyea u. " COL 'ofn P:ttsrson. as JACK
Hanna VS.. A. 8. Gardiner.
Third nisht-E. M. Thayton vs.; John
II Gilmore
pr. Sm NJ anfS Fsiis Ss s. n n. Miis Vi Is pr. rrani
Hussey;, L. s. Julien vs.. Comdr. M. M
Maxwell.
ram,D,tsr rGurth hEhtM! RI.n,! xni Reilly vs., .rR
i: i. i. Thomson v.: ,, 81: Yale Iy.l aoosmsn
simpich vs.. Dr., Cobb john R.dd IS
sch.sf %td'Ri Fred Rita Ss Ss. 4. ~ NJ. Psrter. . .
Fifth aisht-H. c. Friek vs; W L. Kinr
Charles Char. D. German vs. Ray Du -Four Ton
Fnt Mc: Al PhDs ref v HATH T1sR
snds " s. pr Graham. NJ bieP aePs%:n ARsT
! VS.. H. A. Allan.
,,s s1tR ,sh5 ;:ns r Boyd ays vs. L.
:. M WINS vs.. {. Z. sekles: L. fie1 N. scitoI
vs.. Fred Hitler, 3. =. skinker VS.. 3. T
m seattJ Dy VS. D v kRT zs sfSt sa
Seventh fieht-w H. Matthews v.
E. NJ. Pusey, Bruce Allan vs. William Bray
Elmer Flather VS.. w. D. Barkdull, H. c
Fisher VS.. Thomas s. Shipp. H. s. Toy
vs.. Morris Foote,. c. J. Lenard vs. W. T
Hall. e. J Mack vs.: 6. I. James, jim
The former Virginia Guilfoyle
one of feminine COLTS top players,
living in Washington. The win
some girl from Syracuse, a .forme
winner of the Mason and Dixol
tourney, now is Mrs. Phillip H. Al
len, wife of Navy ensign.
Mrs. Meckley Kenwood Medalist.
Mrs. Betty P. Meckley, medals
and favorite in the Kenwood WON
ems championship. met Mrs. Harr
Sharpe in the first round today
Mrs. Meckley spreadeagled the fiel
with an s..
I Pairings: -
First hight-Mrs. Meckley 1850 vs. Mr.
vs.. Mrs. r ". Evans (a5, MIS-. RichsI
knreusburs !SSl VS.. Mrs }. H. Bulloc
X. NJ. Davidson (9s).
Second fiEht-Mrs: j. T Powell '
IS. MRS A.: A. Morril1 Mrs. Walter ;
VS.. Mrs. r. K. Benner
Third nisht-Mrs. Allan Laing. jr.. '
Mrs. v. G. Myers, Mrs. L. H. Hedrick '
Evening star., 1942-10-06

the river when the season opens
November 2. Initial reports were
optimistic, but in the last 10 days
there were apparently fewer birds
coming in. That means little or
nothing at this time, although in
the old days we have seen the river
literally black with birds in mid
September.
Eel Grass Attracts Birds.
The temperance of heavy patches
of eel grass in the Potomac is assur-
ance enough that large fiocks will
feed here this fall, and in larger
numbers with each succeeding fall
In some sections 1t has taken hold
right in the midst OF heavy growth
of chestnut. If 1t can do that there
is no doubt that below the point OF
infestation the grass will be abund-
ant.
Along the Jersey coast there are
larger number of brant flying than
at any time since 1885. So many
In fact. that hunters are finding
fault with the limit Of two that the
regulations allow this season. But
that is the only way the great fiightl
Of the era before the disappearance
Of the eel grass will be seen again.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

Indian Spring Country Clubs golf
team, victor in the Washington half
OF the Maryland State Golf Associa-
tion team championship. will clash
Sunday over an unspecified neutral
course near Baltimore for the title
with the Rolling Road Club OF Bal
timore its opponent. State asso-
ciation oficials will announce the
course in q few hours. Some Indian
Spring players wanted the playon
course to be Rolling Road. but that
cannot be because Rolling Road is
4 flnalist.
It will be the third straight year
Indian Spring has been in the final,
following two years Of victory in the
State team classic. Last year the
Four Corners clubmen lost to Bonnie
View, and in 1910 they lost to Balti-
more Country Club on a debatable
decision.
Mrs. Stokes in Hospital.
MRS. Walter r. Stokes, District and
Maryland womens champion, is in
Doctors Hospital, recovering from
an emergency appendectomy per-
formed a few days ago as she was
on the eve of leaving the Capital to
join her husband in Las Vegas, N.
Mex. Reports from the hospital say
Mrs. Stokes is out of danger and will
be out In a few days. The husband
Of the feminine champion-Capt.
Walter r. Stokes, U. s. Ais on
duty at Las Vegas.
Mrs. Stokes played in her last
tourney OF the year at Congressional
in August. where she was beaten by
Mrs. Leo Walper in the Middle At
Evening star., 1942-10-06

This epic of ,udr in the South
Pacific 1Dds told to Robert Trn1n-
bull by Harold F. DIXON, bomber
pilot and aviation chief me-
chanic's mate, U. S. ~, in the
current best seller, "The Raft"
Dhich is no1o being brought to
you in serial form, of Whict
this is a chapter. Diron-,Dith
Gene Aldrich, Aviation radioman
and gunner, and Tony Pastula,
Aviation ordnance man - ,Dds
forced to land scout bomber in
the ocean ,Dhen its gas gaze out
on the eDening OF January IS,
1912 The craft sank almost inn
n1ediately, but they managed to
escape on an Sr4-toot rubber raft.
They ,Dere ,Dithout provisions
and 1Oith scant equipment. Yet
this heroic United States Nauy
trio managed to surpipe, battling
an Inferno OF seas and Wedther
for 81 days oDer course that
covered about thousand miles
until they finally reached safety
on an obscure atoll. The nerpe-
tingling details of this ertraordi-
nary experience are being related
here as told to Robert Trumbull.
Evening star., 1942-10-06

Mrs. G. g. Zimmerman. Mrs. T. N. Beav.
ers VS.. Mrs. D. D. Fronheiser. Mrs. Fred
Berouist VS.. Mrs L. B. Sharp
Mrs L. A. Meyer, Mrs A. c. Paul. Mrs.
w. w. Greenway and Mrs. L. H. WhitteN
drew byes.
Ho Hum, Worsham Wins Again.
Lew Worsham is on the rampage
again. The husky young man from
Burning Tree won another top
gross award in a Middle Atlantic
PGA-Maryland State Association
tourney at Baltimores Elkridge Club
yesterday with card of 10, sweep
ing the pro sweepstakes. George
Diffenbaugh of Kenwood and AL
Houghton of Prince Georges were
"a. Diffenbaugh and Allan Laing,
jr. of Kenwood tied for second in
the pro-am with 66. winners being
Andy Gibson and Mason Bartlett
of Baltimore with IS. Bartlett won
the amateur sweepstakes with II
7-67, with Spencer Overton grab
bing the gross award at 73.
Worsham. while going without =
title this year, has won first or sec<
ond place in many pro-am Journeys.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
81 Days Adrift on a Raft
Hunter Becomes Hunted as Flyer
Stobs Shark for Food

lesser fish rat played innocently
about the raft.
Some of the smaller fish would
hide beneath the boat. when these
voracious monsters came near, but
there were always plenty who failed
to escape. It was an absorbing
drama, this life of the sea. It was
cold and cruel and we were part
of 1t now.
Gene, for q while this morning,
studied the play that was going on
around us. Then he conceived the
idea of trying to stab q shark.
There was a group of small sharks
preying around the boat, now and
then swapping at the gay little fell
lows that ventured from their
sanctuary underneath. There were
five or six sharks darting all around
us. They were about 1 feet long,
and yellowish brown in color. They
looked like sand sharks.
AS the morning wore on and the
sharks became more familiar with
the boat, they grew bolder.
Gene was leaning intently over
the side, his knife held ready, dag
ger fashion.
Finally, a shark swan bravely up
to him.
The knife flashed out and down,
ard there was q sound like punch
Gene turned pale.
IL think I hit the boat" he
said. He held his hand in the water
where he had struck. ..
Jeve Lands Shark.
There was quick, convulsive
thrash and Genes arm was yanked
like line.
wait! I got him." he yelled.
He had been fortunate enough to
strike the shark in the gill. That,
we learned later, was the only spot
vulnerable to the little knife.
Quickly, but with care. Gene
hauled the shark into the boat,
using the knife like . hook.
Tony again was dozing in the
bottom of the boat. The shark
landed right on top of him.
haven't had the experience yet
Of having 4 live shark, wet and
bleeding. thump me in the ribs while
was half asleep. 1t nearly scared
the wits out Of Tony.
The yelp of surprise was hardly
out of Tony's mouth. though. when
he grasped the whole situation.
Like . wrestler, Tony, tipped over
and slammed all his weight on the
struggling sea beast. He concen-
trated every ounce Of his energy
on holding down the sinewy, slip
perry thing.
In about 10 minutes the shark lay
still. Tony slipped on carefully. on
deadly guard, ready I'd pounce again
II the shark 20 much Is quivered
"Okay. let's cut him." he said
after catching his breath.
The sharks hide was rough q
sandpaper. Examining 1t closely, ]
! discerned I pattern Of small circle,
on his skin, that looked like scalel
but weren't. It resembled linoleum
A Tough Lob.
I tried to cut him, but his hids
was too tough. It was like workinl
on cured leather with . butter knife
Hold his head, Gene" I sug.
gested. 'Tony, you better sit Of
his tail. Looks like this ID gonna
be . job"
- With both my hands frss, teol
Evening star., 1942-10-06
BUNNY Ain't No Bad
Egg, but Hes Tough
Hombre in Ring
Dem Scribes Got Him All
Wrong on de Monieker;
Puts Snore on Rosa
BY LEWIS ATCHIsON.

Yuh got Bunny Davis all wrong,
mister. Honest, he amt . bad
egg-at least not rs bad as some
Of dem sports writer's say. He's a
good kid, an honest pigeon and he'd
60 to choich every Sunday and drop
his dime in de pastors take i'm
he had oney half . chanel. Bum
my's solid, he's square. He'll level
wit yez any time.
One Of dem sports writer's give
Bunny his bad name. He hears de
mob chinning and he hears one OF
lem say BUNNY. It's a poifectly
good name, Bunny. What Cat
sports writer don't understand is
dat it's regular lingo for his real
handle, Abraham, in Jewish. Dey
got a lot OF Bummys in Brooklyn,
oney de sports writer's amt heard
about 'em.
Well, BUNNY has not only got 4
nickname, but an inferiority COM
plexion to 60 with it. He gets
showed around when he's kid and
he don't like it none, but he takes
it, see? Then one day he discovers
he's got q case of second-degree
moider in his right mitt and he
stops taking it, see? He starts
slapping down some of dem smart
Johnnies what have been giving him
the shove, see? But BUNNY don't
smack no guys his own size or
under. He picks on de big ones
de 2O0-pounders. He likes do noise
dey make when dey drops.
Jibes Help to BUNNY.
Well, de sports writer's get wind
of BUNNY betting desc babies and
right away dey say he's gutter
snipe, a Hell's Kitchen kid who
won't come to no good. Bummy's S
friends read all about 1t and think
it's great stuff. Bunny reads it,
too, and it puzzles him. He don't
like that stun, but he's beginning
to cash in on it. He's q headliner
in the ring and he's knocking down
plenty cabbage on the publicity. So
he amt no dumbbell and he goes
out and tries to live up to de nick
name. Instead of shakin' hands
with people he slaps 'em down.
even some of his best friends.
Sure, sure. Bunny can be dirty
in a fight. but he fights honest If
the other guy does. If de other feller
wants to thumb, heel and butt
Bunny can go along wit him. Geetz
yez shoulda seen the job he done on
that Fritzie Zivic. although Fritzie's s
a cutie and he done a pretty good
job with them thumbs hisself. He
started 1t and BUNNY finished it
Right now Bummy's so honest in q
fight it hoits to watch i'm. But he ;,
got to be careful or right away the
wolves will howl he's a dirty fighter
what can't win on the level.
BUNNY 4 Meal Ticket.
Yeah. BUNNY was in the Army a
! year. but dey didn't kick him out
De Army found out he has about
Evening star., 1942-10-06
CupitoI Setter Scores
In Loudoun TrioIs
NJ th~ A~soriatAd presa

By the Associated Press.
ROUND HILL, Va. Oct 6.-An-
other large field is running today
in the all-age and shooting dog
stakes, closing events of the annual
fall field trials Of the Loudoun Gun
and Dog Club.
A local record was set yester-
day when u puppies ran In the
derby stakes. The winner was
Wares Lou, a white and lemon set
ter owned by A. H. Ware of Rich
mond and handled by Elgin Ninin-
ger of -Pravilians, Va. English set
ters also swept the other places,
second going to No Delay, owned by
DR.. Irwin Brotman of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-10-06

In mid~SeptemOer we saw HedVy
flights Of black ducks, greenwing teal
and. pintails in the marshes along
the Ohio lakefront, and for the last
three weeks have had reports OF
birds coming In on the upper Chesa-
neake. Because we had seen the one
we expressed no skepticism OF the
other. A little look around last week
proved these early reports not only
justified but short by far OF actual
conditions.
Ducks in Abundance.
Grebes and cormorants are feeding
everywhere in the upper bay; the
black ducks in their flocks of five to
seven are seldom out of sight; larger
strings Ct scaup were flying con-
tinously:: there was an occasional
trio Of teal and pintail Strangely
absent were the usual large flocks
of native mallard up the rivers and
creeks, which proves that the tough
going cf 194l took heavy toll here
lust as In most every State to the
south OF us. But with the brand of
shooting apparently in store for
hunters this season this grand bird
will make the usual comeback within
q year Or two.
More birds and fewer hunters
marked the Northern zone opening
week, out limit bags fulfilled pre-
season estimates that the flights
this fall were the largest in a decade
Fishermen up the Potomac report
quite few mallard, and more wood
duck than usual. The next two
weeks will give local hunters some
Adea Of what they may expect down
Evening star., 1942-10-06

uclcdtS III lOLlf previous ScdSOLS-
seemingly isn't hurting the Hoyas,
who have registered triumphs over
Temple and Mississippi thus far in
testing the T.
I'm sold on the T." says Hagerty.
Its flexible and it takes less out
OF our players. Last spring when I
sized up the squad I realized we
wouldn't be strong numerically, but
that we had lot of backs and most
of them were fast.
Finds T Ideal for Hoyas.
''The T seemed ideally suited to
our club. We had to find a way
to get those backs through the line
and the T seemed the answer. ANY,
way, we decided to experiment with
1t in spring practice and the more
I saw of it the more I liked it.
Now I'm glad we made the
change. We haven't an abundance
of material at Georgetown, but I'm
satisfied we can get more out of the
boys with the T than with any other
style. It's more fun for them be-
cause it's less exhausting and it's
more fun for the spectators. 1t has
crowd appeal"
Against Temple and Mississippi
the Hoyas used the T almost ex-
clusively, with rare dash of spread
plays tossed in. Apparently aban-
doned are the single wing and short
punt formations and nobody is COM
planning.
Two years ago Grantland Rice,
noted sportswriter, cited Hagerty's
football as being two or three years
ahead of the game. I'm my opin-
ion," said Rice, "Hagerty belongs
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Glover Parks Gridders
Join $50 Winners

That 1910 football score just about
has run the gamut in Washington.
It's a well-remembered pro score Of
several seasons ago; the high schools
did it earlier this season and now
comes the sandlots as Glover Park
A. c. announces it defeated Clover
dale A. c., 1910, in game at West
ern Stadium.
It's up to the collegians now.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
CHAPTER x.

After destroying all our food sup
ply we were worried about getting
some more. Until those meager
bites of fish and bird gave our
stomachs something to work on we
hadn't known what real hunger
meant. Today we learned.
Evidently yesterdays few mouth
fuls started our digestive juices to
working. I began to think that I
had read somewhere that when the
stomach was left empty for a long
time these acids would begin to
work on the walls of the organs
themselves. so that one would lit
orally be digesting his own insides.
This idea persisted in my mind.
It was most disQuieting.
Being the eldest and captain. I
felt it my duty to keep to myself
any thoughts that might lower the
morale of the boys, though 1t was
hard to deny myself the common
solace Of sharing my misgivings.
This was the eighth morning. We
were making fair time, on nothing
the nearest islands were hundreds
Of miles to the south, by my reck-
oning. but we were heading in their
direction. There were weary, plod-
ding leagues to 60. but II the wind
was kind We would get there-we,
or what was left of US.
Physically we were not in bad
shape at all, yet. We were coast
ing. as it were, on the stamina we
had started with, thanks to the
hard regimen Of the man-o'-wars-
man, Our faces were drawn. under
the boards and flecks of shielded
skin, but our muscles were still
hard despite our almost entire lack
Of exercise. My orders were strict
that no unnecessary movement must
be made, to save the fabric Of the
boat from friction wear. We couldn't
swim for fear OF sharks, which were
thicker about the boat every morn
ing.
Plenty Of Sharks.
We could see their black fins In
the water everywhere. We watched
them lie In wait, then rush and
close their long jaws On lucklesl
Evening star., 1942-10-06

know what that would entail for US,
and firmly shut my imaginings.
Then. figured. the chances were
good that after they questioned us
they would do away with us in one
or another Of several ways.
Certainly they wouldn't care to
take us on the submarine, haul us
back to base and put us in prison.
I decided then that rather than
take chance on a sub, we would
take a chance on an island.
Continued Tomorrow.
Copyrtsht. 1912. by Henry Holt h Co. Inc,
D1strlbuted by King Features, Inc
Evening star., 1942-10-06
B'noi Birth Tokes Title

B'nai Birth softball team won the
Fraternal League championship by
defeating Cardosa, S-4, In the final
game. The tilt went into two extra
innings. Norman Freedenherg was
the winning pitcher with three hits.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
With BILL 4cxEsn4p
Waterfowl Weeks Ahead With Migration;
Ducks Abundant on Chesapeake

in the nohland that dates
mgrations waterfowl ponds and
that the birds find safe night they
are the lush feeding in Canadian grain fields
so numerous
sity southern migration begun weeks early.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
high up in the list among the very
best that football knows"
Manhattan Rated Strong.

DcSI lIldG 1OOGDdll KNOWS.
Manhattan Rated Strong.
Hagerty was risking that sort of
reputation when he went over to the
T, but he didn't hesitate. He saw
something he liked and he took it,
for better or worse. Those who
viewed the Mississippi game will
agree Georgetown has come up with
one of its more interesting clubs.
A third straight strenuous test
awaits the Hoyas on Saturday night
at Griffith Stadium, when they tan
gle with Manhattan. Yesterday
Hagerty studied the reports of
Scouts Mush Dubofsky and George
Murtagh, who viewed the Jaspers'
PIT win over Muhlenberg. and he's
convinced Manhattan will give
Georgetown all it can handle.
Today the Hoyas were to journey
to Fort Washington and stage an
intra-squad scrimmage to entertain
the soldiers and polish their own at
tack. Georgetown's reserves were
to initiate Manhattan's OF attack,
whatever that is.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Hoyus' T Game Meets Another
Tough Test in Manhattan Tilt
Saturdays Foe Highly Rated by Scouts;
Flexible New Attack Helpful to G. U.
By BURTON HAWKINS.

With single wing, short punt and spread formations Coach
Hagerty Georgetown lofty level Eastern
football then suddenly most of for the stream
lined T formation. He isn't regretting the switch
Hagerys willingness gamble-he enjoying
with his style play with 81 victories only
Evening star., 1942-10-06

Copyrisht 1912 by Henry Holt S Co., Inc.
Distributed by King Features, Inc.
Evening star., 1942-10-06
Plenty 81 Sharks.

We could see their black fins In
the water everywhere. We watched
them lie In wait, then rush and
close their long jaws On luckless
Evening star., 1942-10-06

The sun was very hot today. !
WAS afraid the remainder OF the
Evening star., 1942-04-12

It's easy to take good,
sharp pictures with this
inexpensive box camera.
Takes pictures in the
popular "a by 3i4 inch
size.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
Thunderstorm Gets
New Contract

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX
has torn up the contract of Direc-
tor II. Bruce Thunderstorm, direc-
tor of many of the studios biggest
hits in the past year, and has given
him a new ticket on much more
advantageous terms.
HumberStone's option was picked
up three months ago for a period
of two years. The new deal is for
the remainder of that period, one
year and nine months
Thunderstorm recently completed
the Sonia Henie starrer, Iceland,
and before that did ITO the Shores
of Tripoli," Sun Valley Serenade'
and others. His next assignment is
Hello. Frisco. Hello"