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Evening star., 1942-07-06

tournament, Putt Mossman Of FL
dora, Iowa, and Bert Duryee of
Wichita, Kans., topped each others
double ringers for eight consecutive
innings. each player racking up Is
consecutive ringers without scoring
point.
Such pitching as that would have
won practically any tournament in
our day, even in the Sangamon
Valley.
Delivery Is Different.
Another thing changed since we
were young is the method of deliv-
cry. The Illinois expert, we recall,
placed his index finger on the calk
with the open end facing the peg,
gripped the side Of the shoe with
his thumb and other fingers, and
then sent it spinning through
the air
The shoe whirled 10 to IS times,
often landing on its side or one calk
and the momentum sometimes sent
it rolling off toward the corn crib.
Now the experts have the delivery
down pat, so the shoe turns either
one and one-quarter or one and
three-quarters revolutions, and al
ways lands fiat with the open end
facing the peg.
The modern shoe, too, is a bit
different. Instead of using dis
carded footwear from pillow horse,
the moderns have a. special shoe,
with a wide opening, and with
slight hooks extending from each
front calk to prevent it from slip
ping off the peg. The modern shoe
never saw horse, and it's possible
some of the modern players haven't
either, many of the best coming
from metropolitan centers.
So good are some of the experts
at tossing ringers that they do it
blindfolded, from racing motorcy-
cles, through burning barrels and
over blankets hiding the peg from
view. It's just automatic, that's
what it Is.
Never Has Pitched a Shoe.
Mr.. Howard, who has been pub
fishing the Horseshoe World for
about % years, never has pitched a
horseshoe. He attends all the ma
tional tournaments, and four times
he has been asked to toss the first
shoe as the events were launched.
Each time, he said, he was prevent
ed from complying because Of a
sprained wrist.
"I always wrap bandage around
my wrist before going to the tour
nament grounds. TT saves lot Of
explanations"
Not so long ago Mr.. Howard
found in a medical journal long
treatise by a physician, declaring
that horseshoe pitching was one of
the finest methods of preventing
appendicitis.
mo horseshoe pitcher ever has
appendicitis, the doctors article
declared, so Mr.. Howard clipped it
out and republished it in his Horse
shoe World.
The next month Mr.. Howard had
his appendix out!
Evening star., 1942-07-06

getterS among the pros arOunQ Town,
jokingly says he and Mrs. Hyler are
going on tour to sell more golfers on
the idea of contributing to the Red
Cross.
1--WE are a little restricted at one
club" grins Jocko. Il think we'd
do all right touring the country on
this job"
Congressional topped all the clubs
around town in the second and
latest Hale America Tourney for
Red Gross benefit. turning in a
two-day total of 1901 to make its
total for the week ends of May 30
and July exactly s585.50 If this
isn't a national record for a single
club it must be close to it.
Columbia Is Second.
Certainly it tops the reported re-
turns at any club in this area.
And nearly every one who left the
first tee at Congressional kicked in.
There were 331 golfers and 1901,
which gives you an idea of how
Mrs. Hyler and Jocko cajoled the
boys and girls into parting with
those dollars.
Columbia, trying to lick the Hyler-
Miller-Cox combination at Con-
gressional, did all right, with
contributions Of $202. Kenwood
members contributed around $100
Woodmont raised s135, Washington
raised $119 and Manor raised about
S100. Other clubs turned in totals
around the same mark, while some
did not report. All in all, the Red
Cross had a good week end in golt
around the National Capital.
At Army Navy, Pro Allan Burton
raffled set Of clubs and gave the
clubs plus a $25 War bond to the
lucky winner. Victors in blint
bogey tourney at the service club
were F. M. Elliott, 88-15-73; B. Q
Wright, 86-13-73; Frank Reagan
8O-7-73, and R. D. Hoyt, 97-l5-82
McArdle Is Busy Golfer.
F.. E. McArdle and John Agul
scored IT'S to tie for the gross aware
in the Hale America Tourney a.
Congressional, while McArdle's IT
8-69 tied the 84-i5-69 recorded
by DR.. o. U. Singer for the ne
award. Mrs. F.. J. Godfrey and H. )
Klossner won the gross prize in {
mixed foursome affair with 83, with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Norman an
nexing the net at 90-19-71. F
E. MeArdle had busy day, fol
Evening star., 1942-07-06

WQdG, we asked n. .. f1OWdIu,
editor of the Horseshoe World, will
the war do to horseshoe pitcning?"
The London (Ohio) gentleman
who publishes the official organ for
the games 100000 addicts, headed
by Harry w. Woodfield of Washing
ton, D. c., president of the National
Horseshoe Pitchers Association, put
his feet on his desk and answered.:
The war will help the game.
After all, the first mention we have
of horseshoe pitching in this coun-
try show it was the favorite sport
of the soldiers on both sides in the
American Revolution.
with tire rationing in effect and
other travel restrictions right around
the corner. it's probable the national
tournament will be upset for the
duration. But the backyard variety
which is the backbone of the SPORT
should prosper.
Game Popular Among Military.
They are pitching horseshoes at
every military camp in the country,
and backyard courts are springing
up everywhere. After all, to pitch
horseshoes, you need only plot OF
level ground 40 feet long. couple OF
steel pegs, and some horseshoes.
I'm addition to using every muscle
in your body every time you toss a
shoe, you'll walk at least a half
mile for a 100-shoe game. You'll
get plenty of exercise"
With what we thought was par
donable pride, we told Mr.. Howard
of our prowess as a pitcher out there
on the prairie, but he said the game
had changed quite bit since the
days when we were the No. boy at
the family reunion tournaments.
Back there. when we were going
strong, the shoe closest to the peg
counted a point, no matter how far
away it was. A "leaner" was good
for two points, and that rarity, the
ringer" was three.
Under modern rules, the closest
shoe still counts point, but it must
be within inches of the peg
which was pretty fair country
shooting in our day. There is no
present-day "leaner," that oddity
Just counting as CLOSE" now.
Ringers More Prolific.
The ringer still is three-pointer,
but it's a bit more prolific in these
notwithstanding times. And where
81 points constituted a winning score
for the farm hands of the teens, so
are required now, although there is
an alternative scoring method under
which each player tosses 100 shoes
with the nod going to the one with
the most points.
Back home, if one player got
ringer" and his opponent topped"
It, the topper" got points. That's
out now. for topped ringers just
cancel each other and neither player
gets a point for the perfect tosses.
The same goes for double ringers
which are topped-and four ringers
draped around peg at the same
time are not unusual, it seems.
In fact, Mr. Howard said that back
In 1925, in the final of the national
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Sailors Of Corinthian,
CAPITAL Clubs Share
Laure|s in Regatta
Orme 20-F Footer, DonieI
Comet, Lowson Penguin,
Weiser Craft Leod
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
Sailors Of Capital and Corinthian
Yacht Clubs shared evenly in prizes
awarded late yesterday at the former
club as Potomac River Sailing Asso-
citation shippers ended their first
July 4 regatta in weather that gave
all hands . variety OF sailing.
The winners, at the close Of the
three-race series, were Robert Ormes
Blue Water, 20-foot class; Clarke
Daniels Robert E. Lee. comet class;
Walter Lawson's Potlatch, penguin
class, and Bud Weiser's Gypsy, han
dicap class. Orme and Lawson hail
from Corinthian, the others from
Capital
A baffling southwesterly greeted
the fleet OF % starters-four less
than the day before-for the first
event of the day, and times accord
ingly were slow. In between the
second and third races, however, a
squall threatened. but instead OF
breaking, the wind picked up just
enough to make it good sailing.
hACC8 lnfSH NuBHs
Members OF the Race Committee
on board the cruiser Caravan had
their hands full as boats in nearly
all classes came up to the finish
with a rush in the final event OF
the day.
Orme and Warren Mitchell In the
new 2O-footer Vanguard staged an
other duel similar to Saturdays
race, but each time yesterday young
Orme came out ahead. Vanguard
was second In the finals.
The Robert E. Lee, sailed by the
Danied brothers, won both races,
after a third on Saturday. Second
to them both times was Ed Brad
dock in the Toby. This gave Brad
dock, former Barnegat Bay skip
per, a second place prize.
Lawson also came back, after q
! poor showing on Saturday, winning
both races and the Commodore's
Trophy, presented by Mac Lam
borne, head of PRSA. It was close
race in this division, with George
bankers finishing only one-third OF
a point behind Lawson. Third place
was taken by Writ Gill. This was
the largest single class, eight boats
turning out.
Gypsy Is Handicap Victor.
Weiser's Gypsy and the Corinthian
Sea Scouts in their Bobcat were tied
for first place in the handicap class,
but because Weiser had finished
ahead Of the catboat in two races
the Capital sailor won the prize
which was sponsored by Secretary
Treasurer Arthur Clephane.
First place prizes, as q departure
from the usual silverware, were
books on nautical subjects. while
second place prizes were sailor
knives.
Ken Kierst OF Capital Y. c., han.
died the running OF races. Sum-
maries:
% pona By v.naa.Hd nau Wt'g W.Tfel
seI@nssIi's; s@Is !. Lynn E'dfid's' s; Iris Gaines
cap. G9.is D.nl: s:iWer Tobey ey E9Gsr.
1a. Gha:er wnes Assr Gsnsn sm. TD.h 5ess Hss
Penguin class-won by Potlatch, walter
Lawson, 213s: Cats Paw, George bankers
21b: skeptic. Writ Gin, -: Anneks J,n
Seabiscuit, Ralph Youngs, 9: Butch, Eric
Nordholm.- 8; Murgaes. Charles Runyon. Z;
Handicap class-Won by Gypsy, BUD
Weiser, l2h Bobcat. Sea Scouts II
wildcat, Sea Scouts. IL: Lightning. Ar.
and Puddin-Tame, Fred Shields. 3.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

easily obtained while there just
aren't any madtoms to be had.
One house boatman on the north
shore of Hunting Creek occasionally
has choice" assortment of bull
minnows, mill-roaches and smelt,
but the supply isn't steady. Follis,
on the Potomac where the road dips
down under the canal, is dependable
but unable to keep up with the de-
mand. Give him a ring first
Ordway 0880-to learn If he has
smelts on hand or can get them.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

team is going to look mighty
funny without Jimmy Foxx out
there. But it would look even
funnier if Jimmy we're playing on
the other side.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Var Brings Boom to Horseshoe Ptcng With Every Military Camp
Greater Number of Back Yards
Also Are Being Put Into Use
20-Yeor Editor Of Ringer Magazine, Comes
Biggest Booster, Never Has Tossed an Iron
By FRITZ HOWELL,
tPinch-Hittins for Whitney Martin }

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6orseshoe ptchingabou the only
sport in which ringer cheeed instead of being ruled of for
ne-is doing despite the prores
There time in the Sangamon River Valley in Illinois,
when considered pretty hot stuff at tossing Dobbns dis
peg. Being old the game
reached the semna in the Logan County Fair tournament In
today of the
yard golf tne
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Golfers at Congressional Lead
In Hale America Contribution
Other Clubs Of Capital Give Generously
To Red Cross in Holiday Journeys
By WALTER McCALLUM

When the Red Cross out medals to the unsun
helped the organization the
hump Norman Davis and his associates should toss
the of Mrs Inez er and Jocko Miller that has
outstanding of separating the golfers of
Country Club from their loose dollars for the benefit OF humanity
So good that Jocko of the main laugh
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Close One to Sligo

Sligo A. C. baseball team nosed
out Manor Park, 7-6, yesterday after
Manor took an early edge with two
home runs In the first inning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-03
1926

Beautiful. dutiful coats
with lovely soft dress
maker details in Forst-
mann's MiIateen, Males
teen and Sandrosa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-03

Beautifully styled coats
with soft dressmaker de-
tails trimmed with stun
ming fur collars. A big
selection Of new eolors.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

completed q 16-week course last
week at the Great Lakes Gll)
School for Aviation Mechinists
Mates.
Grover Coe Advanced.
At the 10th Naval District, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, Grover w. Coe
of Clifton Terrace has been pro-
NOTED to corporal.
Two executives of Pennsylvania
Central Airlines here have been
given leaves of absence to enter
the service to Frederick r. Craw-
ford, executive vice president, and
James D. Henry, assistant to the
president, have joined the Air Serv-
ice Command of the Army Air
Forces as captain and first lieu
tenant.
The following men from the
Metropolitan area have received
commissions after completing train
ing at the Air Forces Officer Train
ing School, Miami Beach, Fla:
Capts. George E. Wagner, 1910
Kennedy street NV; John L. Dow
rick, 1914 First street NV; Ruth
ven K. Smith, 3726 Connecticut ave-
nue.. First Its. James G. Orborne,
5210 Andover road. Chevy Chase,
Md; James D. Griffin, 5000 Con-
nectcut avenue; Robert M. Snyder,
1902 Forty-first street NV. Second
Its. Grier C. Bovard, jr.. formerly
of the Mayf1ower Hotel, and Charles
T. Barnes, COL South Carlin Spring
Road, Arlington, Va. @
Evening star., 1942-07-06

sanction" He said this nom
violence would express itself In
her ambassadors going to the
Axis countries not to beg for
peace, but to show them the
futility of wary
Despite Indian complaints OF sup
preston of free speech. India Is one
of the few belligerent countries
where it is possible for any one to
own short-wave radio set and
listen in to enemy broadcasts. The
consequence is that the Japanese
are now directing programs to India
from Toxic. Bangkok, Singapore,
Penang, Saigon and Batavia while
the Germans and Italians also are
making noisy contribution to the
torrents of Axis propaganda pour
ing into this country over the ether
channels. The tenor of the Japa-
nese broadcasts is that Gandhi is
doing a swell job and that everybody
should support his anti-British cam
paign and that in any case India's
day of freedom will come with Axis
victory.
Denounce Grady Report.
The Japs picture the Grady re-
port (made to President Roosevelt
by DR.. Henry F.. Grady, chief OF
the United Sites Technical Mission
to India on his return home early
last month"; on Indian industry as
an insidious American plan to ex-
plot India's national wealth for
Americas profits. The Japs seem
to be playing for Hindu sympathy,
the Italians to be doing their best
to win over the Moslems, while Ber-
lin is fixing a radio bait for both.
This Axis propaganda doubtless
pains Gandhi, Indian Congress
Leader Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru
and their colleagues who frequently
have affirmed that they will oppose
any Axis invasion, but it does not
deter them from steadfast refusal
actively to cooperate in the war
effort until India has an independent
government.
During the last week Congress
leaders in speeches have warmed the
people to prepare for the test and
have limited as darkly as possible
renewal of the civil disobedience
program.
Copyright, 1912, by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1942-07-06

to fund headquarters in Jerusalem.
"The Jews of Palestine" he said,
"are prepared to give their all in
defense of their frontiers. We must
do what we can to strengthen their
hands.
I'VE hope that the force of events
will persuade Prime Minister
Churchill to grant at long last the
right of the Jews in Palestine to
fight as a Jewish military force
under British command in defense
of their home and of their SOIL"
He said that on the basis Of
Jewry's faith in the future, the
fund was increasing it's Palestine
land holdings "and thus helping the
United Nations in maintaining not
only the Jewish population in Pales-
tine but in providing foodstuffs for
the armed forces in the Mediter-
ranean."
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Air Raid Morgues Set Up,
La Guardia Announces

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 6.-The estab-
lishment of emergency reception
centers to receive the bodies of air
raid victims was announced yester-
day by Mayor La Guardia.
Declaring that he hesitated to
speak of it, the Mayor advised New
Workers in his weekly broadcast to
file their names with the Emergency
Welfare Bureau to expedite the re-
union Of families separated by en-
emy action, and to be fingerprinted
by the Bureau of Emergency Identi-
flcation to assure identification.
"You see," he said, part Of our
task is to locate and identify those
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Three Nuzi Worplones
Shot Down Over MoIto

b. the Associated Press.
VALLETTA, Malta, July 6.-One
German bomber and. two fighters
were shot down and several others
we're damaged over Malta during
the previous "a hours, 1t was OF
ficially reported last night.
The British said bombs fell over
a wide area during three raids Sat-
urday night.
Two attacks were made on an
airdrome, one In the morning and
the second in the afternoon. 1t was
during the second attack that the
two fighters were destroyed.
While chasing these fighters to
the sea, the communique said,
pilot attacked formation Of Ger
man bombers and destroyed one.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
India Congress Chiefs
Begin Talks Today
On independence
Discussions on Possible
Showdown With British
To Be Held at Wordhu
BY A. r. STEELE,
Foreign Correspondent of The Star ar


Chicago Daily News.
NEW DELHI, July 6.-To the
accompaniment of embarrassing &C
claim from Axis radio commenta-
tors, leaders of the India National
Congress are due to begin delibera-
tions today on plans for a new and
perhaps decisive showdown with the
British on the issue Of Indian in
dependence.
Members of the Standing Com
mittee of the Congress have con-
verged on the Central Indian town
of Wardha for their deliberations
which are expected to continue for
several days. Wardha is the head
quarters of Mohandas K. Gandhi,
whose grip on the Congress is still
so strong that his views are certain
to prevail. 1t may safely be assumed
that in the end Gandhi will au-
thorize and carry out any move
ment which may be decided on.
But what that movement will be
and whether it will be drastic or
mild, Gandhi has not disclosed.
Views More Moderate.
Gandhis attitude lately has be-
come progressively more moderate
on the matter of the presence of
British and American forces in
India. However, he has weakened
not one whit on his fundamental
stand that the formation of an
independent Indian government is
necessary prerequisite to Congress
cooperation in the Allied war
effort.
CWriting in his weekly news
paper Harlan, Gandhi today
proposed that India be made
free and that United Nations
troops be allowed to remain to
defend the country against the
Japanese.
(According to the Associated
Press, he proposed that India
be relieved of British taxes, au-
thority and financial obligations
so that she would be able to
start a new national life with
violence as its predominant
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Nazis Report Sinking
Nine Ships in Convoy
Bound for Russia
Tonk-Loden U. S. Vessel
Declared Among Victims.
10 Damaged, Berlin Says

(This dispatch was sent from an
enemy country, whose motive in releas-
ing news is likely to be propaganda.
Axis claims should be credited only
when confirmed by American or Allied
sources)
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Caucasian Oil Fields
Exceed Output Schedule

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, July 6.-Russia's CEN
trail Caucasian oil fields in June
produced scores of thousands Of
tons" in excess of their charted ma
tional defense program, Tass said
yesterday. Output was up sharply
over May.
Besides supplying the Russian
military uninterruptedly, the wells
also produced sufficient quantities
for mechanical farming, the agency
said.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

NEW YORK-IT WAS ALL MISTAKE-Louis Tartaglone and
his wife youngsters reunited yesterday after Louis
had served five months in the Army by mistake He showing
them his discharge issued when the Army discovered he had
dependent family An in his draft QUESTIONABLE
blamed the xup Tartaone holds daughter Conce and
his wife holds son Nicholas children john Anna
Louis jr, and Anthony. A. P Wrephoto
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Quake 1900 Miles Away
Is Recorded at G. u.

Georgetown University reported
yesterday that it recorded Slight
to moderate" earthquake beginning
at 6:37:11 am, reaching maxi
mum at 6:55 and ending at 7:30.
The certer was estimated to be
$500 miles from Washington, but
the direction was uncertain.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

TO win cOmmlS-
S l ons, reports
from camps over
t he coun try
show.
Camp Davis,
N. c., announced
that James A
Stoutenburgh,j ,jr.
2006 Colum b l q
road NV, has
b e e n commits
stoned lieutenant
after coming up
t hrou 6 h the
ranks in the
260th Coast Ar
tillery, National
Evening star., 1942-07-06
Jews in Palestine Held
Determined 10 Halt Foe

Ps the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6-The Jews
of Palestine are calm and deter
mined, and they will not permit the
enemy to pass" DR.. Israel Goldstein,
president of the Jewish National
Fund, declared yesterday in an
nouncing 100000 had been cabled
Evening star., 1942-07-06

1s ships, but all but six ships Of this
great convoy reached Russia safely.
The Nazi exaggeration, as the
British put 1t, was more than ITS
per cent.
Evening star., 1942-07-06

who may be killed in air raids, a.
well as the injured. The plan is now
complete. Emergency reception
places for the bodies Of persons
killed have been selected Already"
Evening star., 1942-07-06

fThis dispatch was sent from an
ins news is likely 70 Be prop.rands.
Axis claims should be credited only
when confirmed By American or Allied
sourcesD
Ry the Associated Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, July 6.-German planes and
submarines have sunk nine ships
and damaged 10 others in Russia
bound convoy which was attacked
Saturday in Arctic waters, German
sources reported last night.
The high command first an
nounced that six ships were sunk
and 10 damaged In the air and sea
assault on the convoy between Nor
ways North Cape and Spitzbergen.
The Berlin radio later broadcast
DNB report that one submarine
which sank one of the ships was
seen later sinking three other vessels
in the convoy north of Bear Island,
just below the Arctic Circle.
The high command communique
said the six ships it reported sunk
totaled So 900 tons, including 1000
ton tank-laden American transport.
1t listed four ships of $4,000 tons
destroyed by planes and the other
two mentioned in the connmunique
as sunk by submarine.
There was no confirmation Of
these German claims from any other
source, but they recall a Berlin &C
count of five-day air and U-boat
attack on British h-American con-
voy in the Arctic late in May. Then
nn al Il Il IL l. L.
Evening star., 1942-07-06
D. {. Area Men Win
Army Commissions;
Several Promoted
Woshinetonions Advanced
In Several Branches
Of Armed Services

Servicemen from the District
area won promotions in the armed
forces last week and several COM
pleted office candidate school courses
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-27
THEY LIKE QUEEN
Jops HurI
Air Armada
At MoresbY

UNITED NATIONS HEAD
QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA,
June u INS).-Eighteen Japa-
nese heavy bombers, accompanied
by a strong escort of fighter
planes, made an unsuccessful at
tack on the United Nations ad-
vance base at PortoMoresby, New
Guinea, it was announced today
at General MacArthur's head
quarters.
Six to 10 enemy planes were
damaged so severely that they
probably did not return to their
base, the communique stated.
Four Allied planes were lost, but
two of the pilots were saved.
The japanese attack was di-
rected at the air field and some
bombs fell nearby without causing
serious damage.
Additional details on the re-
suits of Thursday nights raid on
Lac and Salamaua, japanese bases
on the northeast shore Of New
Guinea. disclosed that damage
was much heavier than first re-
ported. An enemy supply ship
approaching Lac was bombed and
machine-gunned in a low-level at
tack and two bomb hits were
scored.