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Evening star., 1942-12-30
|ntromuroIs Likely to Get Play in New Navy Setup
Just Coll Ne Joe Says Sergeant Champ uough

ton rule If it has to rely upon
oid-timers and teen-age kids to
keep the game going. Thus a
manager could use a vet when
he was needed and let him rest
for an inning or two when his
legs begin to weaken Might
even recall Babe Ruth to do the
hitting and hire a couple of
lively high school boys to run for
him. The possibilities, in fact,
seem limitless-which probably is
what's wrong with the idea.
One minute sports page-Sergt.
Joe Louis, in town on furlough
from Fort Riley, Kans, didn't
know until he called on Mike
Jacobs that Mike is in Miami.
Asked whether he preferred to
be called Champ" or Sarge"
Louis replied: Just call me joe
Evening star., 1942-12-30
GeorgiaBackinq
In Coast Clash
On Upsurge
Bulldogs Should Hold
Command All IWoy,
Says Head Trojan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PASADENA, Calf, Dec 30.-Ex-
pert opinion seems agreed there
really is sound logic behind those
81 odds that Georgia beats U. c..
L. A. in the Rose Bowl New Year
Day.
There is no yardstick Of comparl-
son. The Bruins and Bulldogs met
no common foes. Georgia, team
of veterans that won 20 of its last
% games, established numerous
yardaee and scoring records In 1912
BY many it is regarded AS the great
est passing outfit in the history of
Southern football.
Dixie newspapermen with the
belief Georgia rates decided edge.
They take into consideration. too,
that the Pacific Coast champion
always gives a good account of it
self, even to the point Of winning
the last five Rose Bowl games.
Sees 1t Georgia all Way.
But nearly everywhere this was
an off" season in football. Many
players whose presence in the line
up would have been the difference
between victory and defeat an
swered the call for the biggest scrap
of all time. Upsets were the rule
rather than the exception. Most
observers agreed the two best teams
in the Nation were Ohio State and
Georgia.
jeff Cravath. University Of Sou
thern California coach, takes the
floor for the instant. Jeff's team
scored two touchdowns against OHIO
State, one against U. c. l.. A. Says
jeff:
This game figures to be Georgia
all the way. If Babe Horrell can
come up with a winner he deserves
to be called the miracle coach of the
year. I am not trying TO allbt for
him. I know his material pretty
We'll, DuI also nave SeSIl 1ccI Ed
work. There is no question but that
Wally Butts has the better material
and the records show he has made
the most of it. Sure, Id like TO
see u. c. L. A. win. but l pick
Georgia, unhesitatingly."
Butts in Rebuttal.
Butts. confronted with this fiat
terry, had this to say:
Il wish I had Cravaths confidence
I only hope he is 100 per cent right
Butts said decision on his starting
backfeld might not be made until
the toss. If Georgia receives Frankie
Sinkwich and Charley Trippi both
may be in there, Sinkwich taking
over the fullback spot and Trippi
the tailback.
Horrell's starting backfield also
hinges on whether the Bruins win
the toss. If they do. Ken Smelling
will be at full. Al Solari and Vic
Smith at the halves with Bob Water
field at quarter.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Mosterson and Hodges
Win Bowling (?) Match

Redskin Bob Masterson and Radio
man Russ Hodges today held a
duckpin decision over Walter Weight
Haight, sports scribe, and Vic Car
roll, Redskin, won by 58l TO 528 last
night at Rosslyn. but they wondered
if they got fair break in the pres
entation of tokens before the battle.
Haight presented Masterson with
ham-in a basket Hodges handed
Haight hunk of fatback.
Carroll gave Hodges a dog and
Russ still is trying to figure out that
one. Certainly he didn't dog it
when, with his first ball, he hit the
headpin, albeit the key stick was
Illuminated by a pair of candles
placed by Host Gait Davis.
In another match Lucy Rose and
Billy Stalcup won from Madge Lewis
and AL Wright. l,227 to l.146 Lucy
was high among the quartet with
go.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Win, Lose or Draw
'Bomo-B. G. Game Seen os Toughest Bowl Tilt
BY 0RANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec, 80 N.ANA).-What will be the howl
nigh spots for Fridays four stretching from Pasadena to
Miami What Will be the best gamehe game-the
thriller?
hh route 10 this bayou country for the
steve owen the Giant coach Oklahoma boy who knows
his football here is the Pullman dialogue took place
o"e1-Whlch do you think will the toughest foot
ball game of the let? " ~
Rlce-l can't the
college and Alabama at Miami the
he oeer material and the big psychological
and his Alabama outfit ch are
down. Look
oget THIS Alabama
lha can make big difference the
square mat Holy Gross What
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Barred al Home, Bobo
Wins Duration Title
With Ohio Victory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 30.-A
6foot 4-inch giant who is barred
from fighting in his own State be-
cause of poor vision, today held the
Columbus Boxing Associations des-
ignation as duration heavyweight
champion of the world
He's Harry Bobo. 207-pound hard
punching Negro from Pittsburgh,
who last night decisioned Jack
Buddy Walker, l9l, Columbus
Negro, in a 10-round slugfest.
Big Boy Brown of Detroit,
named duration champion by the
Maryland State Commission, Chal-
lenged the winner and local pro-
moters said the Bobo- Brown bout
probably would go to Baltimore
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Coach Frank Keaney whose
Rhode Island State basket ball
teams run up those huge scores.
says; I've been called los names
so far-the incest was 'unsound'"
Jimmy Johnston. who has seen
'em all, is preparing discussion
of the heavyweight champs from
Sullivan to Louis to be recorded
and sent to the soldiers and
sailors overseas. Probably no.
body will agree with me-" says
Jimmy, but it will give them
something to argue about" DR..
William Stark. who plays hockey
for the New York Rovers, also is
a staff M, D. at local hospital.
So far he hasn't had to practice
on any teammates.
Today's guest star-Ed Dam
forth, Atlanta Journal: The
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Eost's Gridmen Still
Favored Over Vests
By the Associated PreSs

BY me AsSociate0 PreSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30
Nodded into two distinct units dur
ing 10 days of intensive prepara-
ton, the East's all-star football
squad knocked off practice at its
Santa Clara University training
grounds today still favorite to de-
feat the Vests all-stars in Fri
days charity game.
Evening star., 1942-12-30

ment. wrote Brooklyn officials he
already had been inducted Camilli
declared recently he found it too
difficult to transport his family from
California to New York for the
summer and had decided to give up
major league baseball.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
OD1 Boss Eastman ndoe Beba Cooperation as Pattern for Nao
Cub Field May See
Opera and Rodeo
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 0.-Baseball
fans may even see grand opera
or rodeos at Wringley Field next
season-should l943 baseball at
tendance decline sharply.
Asked If placing other enter
tainment in the park while the
Chicago Cubs were on the road
would help protect his invest
ment, Owner P. K. Wrigley re-
piled:
There are lots of things we
could do to take up the slack.
Nothing definite has been decid-
ed upon but we're consider
ing everything from grand opera
to rodeo."
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Garden January 8, needed SPAR
ring partners at their training
camp yesterday and were willing
to pay the sock markets highest
price. But none was available. so
they fought each other-for
nothing.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Boxers Fight Each Other in Tune-Up

BY the Associated Press.
: NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-There's
manpower shortage in fistic
circles. too.
Chester Rico and joey Peralta,
who meet Bob Montgomery and
Make Shapiro In Madison Square
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Short Of 6. U. Among Threats
To Beat Sugar Bowl Marks
Quorter-Mi|e Dash and l20-Yord Hurdle
Records for Meet Mostly in Danger
BY MAX PATRICK.
ASSOClated Press Snnrtk Wrlfer

NEW ORLEANS Dec 3O.-Dont be surprised if couple of
records dumped into the pile the
track New Year
Star cndermen from Is and representing
entered in the 5eVen it's the l20yard high
hurdles and the quarter that
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Troinina Easy for Klein

Bill KLEIN, chief of the National
League umpires, has started his
spring training by attending the
races at Tropical Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
2 Detroit
ABC Stars
Winners
BY HAROLD KAHL

Only three of the eight men who
boast a 200 average, or better, for
American Bowling Congress COM
petition for the last 10 years, 1882
through 1871, have won a cham
pionship in any Of the four events
They are Johnny Crimmins and
Fred Breckle of Detroit and Hank
Marine OF Milwaukee. Crimmins
third behind Ned Day of West
Allis, Wis, and Walter Ward oil
Cleveland, and Breckle. sixth
were members of Len Dettlof's
Five that won the five-men will
1851 at Cleveland in 1889.
As leadoff Breckle led the team
with 693, while Crimmins an
chored for SO. Crimmins' 10
year average is 20244 anc
Breckle's 2O1.35.
Marino, then of Chicago, paired
with Frank Thoma for 1879 al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Hearst
Rifle Class
Pays Off
BY DON GILES

Watch out for Hamtramck.
That's the warning sent along
as more than $50 boys, girls, men
and women opened their fourth
week Of craftsmanship training at
Hamtramck High School prepare
tory TO firing in the William Ran
dolph Hearst Citizens Rifle
Workmanship finals at the Detroit
Fair Grounds in May.
Russell p. Brumbaugh. rated
one OF the best rifle instructors in
the country, is in charge of this
enthusiastic group. Already they
are showing signs of becoming ex-
perts in their newly adopted sport.
Brumbaugh's method of teach
ing beginners Is patterned after
the National Rifle Associations
small arms school. During the first
two nights Brumbaugh lectured
on safety precautions, discipline,
names OF parts of the rife, prin-
ciples of holding. aiming. trigger
squeeze. calling the shot and
sight adjustment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
HAMrRAMCK HIGH SCHOOL

Team No. /: Carl skibieki. o; NJ. Con.
dek. so; r. Pswlowski, ~; L. Bieszka
II; C. Pesta, IL. Team No. 2: w. Pesta
o; F. Parrish, q; r. Wolas. 80; r. Kush
nereit. O.; J. Morswski. As. Team No. 3
J. Krzyezowsk. "a: 8. Chester IL: C
Kotovich. 81; r. Dobrzanski. o; w. shypa
81 Team No. 4: r. PaluszkiewicE. 70: c
saeha, Is: Il. soloyiez. 30 J. Minick. ~
sky. A ss s. soboiswsR S g. e. zien ayis2 2Y
70 s1cIsrp s.o 81 a. HisssSs H. TssT
". Googger, Is: r. Osikowicz, SO; A
Domln. 5. Team No. Z: H. Brzysh SO
c. sehemansky, "a: J. shiemke. So d
Bloom, IL; A., Rosinski, II. Team No. s
v. Nowicki. Al. c. Hill. SO L.. shiemke
81: NJ Palescuk. so; r sadowsk. IS
Team No. o: A. Rosinski, u; c. Kless. AZ
n. Newman. 81; b. Newman. "a w. Mar
fey 81. Team No 10: s. Miskiw. 10: J
sEpyra. TO: ]. shypa, So: s. Macisk, IS
&c. AmeJka, ~. Team No. II: H. Roma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Title Is PrediCted
For Penn Boxer

PHILADELPHIA. April g
tINSD-PennSylvania has another
potential Intercollegiate wrestling
champion in the person of Richard
Bensen of Bellemore, n. Y. a
sophomore who has never lost a
bout in college Last year Dick
DiBattista won the IT'S pound
Eastern intercollegiate and ma
tional intercollegiate champion
ships as a sophomore.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
MAMTRAMck mon SCHOOL

Team No. / H. Bezyski, so; c Koto.
wich. 81 J. Morawski 80. a, Domin. IS
s Chester. s. Team No 2: V. Nowick
80; A. Iugorsk 10. c. Sacha. "a. G.
kless, 40 - Bloom, ST. Team No. 3: r
Zienty. So ] Minnck. 10 =. szczerba. az
/. Mierzwa, So G Hin. So. Team No
W Narfee rs. y Newman. 40. r. New,
man, 3d. J. KrYyckOwsli. 80. = ZlbolaW
ski. 81. Team No. 8: NJ. Paliscvk. 1903: f.
Sadowski 70. j. Szpyra. 50 A Roszyn,
ski Jr 81 A. Roszynsh sr.. ia. Team
No. 8 NJ. Gondek, S.; r. wolas, 46 r
Kushneriet. 10; S. Hapski. 70; G. Sche-
mansky, SO. Team No. Z: r. SocOwiel. 70
K PaNszkieWicz, 46; A BiernatA 100 w
Shypa. ~ S FoltanOwicz, 81 Team No. 4
r. Lappek 80. v Goodger 33. J. Shypa
l07; J. Palen, 81: L. shemke, SO. c
AmeJka, 81 +. Osikowicz, 3,
SOUTHWESTERN HIGH
Team No. /. Ray Calvin. 1872. Walte
~, LemicuX. 40. DR. AdOlph w Lowens
tive, $685. Claude semus, i73. James sale
3OS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08

Toledo in 1916. Thomas fired 65S
and Marine 62l. The latters 10
year average is 200.76.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08

...or Hirum Walkers Reputution7 No doubt
Hiram Walkers reputation for making great
WHISTLES persuaded people to try IMPERIAL the
first time. But it certainly takes more than
reputation to keep EN- sold as enthusiastically
as they are on IMPERIAL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
DETROIT SPORTSMEN's, CONGRESS
SCHMARI RANGE

Team No. Floyd Catheld 1855 C. Bra
zier i5s: Bob Rodda, 40. Lee Radke,
$50. Mike Radke l6l. Team No 2. w.
Butler. l59; L. Ridinger. 100 l..
woiciechowski, 127: r. Albrecht, il6; r.
Tabensks, li2: J. Gupdel 80 3. Gehz.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08

Toledo in 1916. Thomas fired 658
and Marine 62i. The latter'S 10
year average is 20076.
With three weeks remaining, any
one OF six teams may cop the
championship Of the Grand Central
House circuit as only three points
separate them. Silver and Bison
No. are deadiocked for first
with IS.
William Meyers tied for third
high single Nth 26S as Byron CUl-
len collected e16-2fO-2I2 for 66S jn
the Orient House.
Nine four-man Detroit teams
will leave Friday 10 compete in
( the second annual Printcraft Bowl
7 ing Congress TO be staged in New
York City Saturday through next
Tuesday. Employees of all branches
of newspaper work and printing
are included in the field of $50
teams.
HRS tTlIlPN are
ionicS-CRpt. Jack Bickinr. Charley Rup-
now. Earl Dodt. Leroy Jefferson. Headlines
Mel NeumAnn Bill Thorburn R.u Soper
Pressmen--Henry Meisenbaeh Chris Hanne-
Iines-War TomczyE. Page Maven. Harry
Boehmer. Lincoln Barr stereos--John Sig
norelh. Howard Storm Free Press Press
menBill Horie. Newspaper Drivers
Ralph Wilson.
Ohrns took three points from
Hi-Way To increase It's lead to six
over AIS Five I'm the Beacon House.
George Bolton rolled 245 and Fred
Garry 2i2-2I7 in 63l.
Gilbert Lights Els and Sherman
La mbiy's Ell IN 567 took the hon
ors in the Nightingale Club.
Stan Coss tipped 257 and Eddie
Brinker 253 as Ternstedt, Faust
No. 3 and Legion News continued
their battle for the championship.
in the American Legion. Only
three games separate the trio.
Charles Baker and Bill Llttman
were the leading scorers In the
Twentieth Century House with pa
and 210 In 592.
Katherine Mathis fs5 uns tors
ia the NeO Garfield Ladies House
No. 3.
Garfield Williams OF the Steel.
crs. 135-average man. stole the
spotlight in the Chevrolet Super
vision loop when he fired 257 as an
opener. He started with a miss,
spared in the second and went the
rest of the way. He dropped TO 17S
and 120 for 555. This league is
paying off its prize money, $500,
in defense stamps.
Schroeder Five took over first
place from Emke, first half win
ner. with a sweep In the First Eng
lish Lutheran Brotherhood. Frank
Wiethoff led with 2O3 In $40.
Ted Look came up 2s5-215 IN
677 in the knights Of Columbus
circuit Wherc WUrm's Fire is en-
joyiUg l0-gdme margin orcr Mar
UcH.
John Farkas, sponsor Of the
team under his name in the Fort
Boulevard House league. shows up
his boys every now and then.
Latest were games Of 197-233-223
for $50. Earl Benton's Gerisch
leads the House by only three
games in the battle for the title.
Bill Bolt powered 245-237-223 for
705 In the Detroit Board OF Edu-
cation. In contrast, Jack Thomas
dipped 10 127-73-116 for 316. Boost
ers hit 27i9 for a new third high.
Mel Doris 235 and John Girl
mdldTs 2I6-2f5 IN 623 Uere the
best in the Oldbru.
r. Phillips and w. Rowe cap
tured the Victory" doubles tour
ney in the Motors Metal by going
It's pins over their average. Charles
Snyder and w. Dunn were second
with 50 and r Groh and J. Millage
third with 81. Allen Gundlach
ffnyNoI DED
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Hearst Workmanship
Citizen Rifle Results

DETROIT sPORTsMEN's CONGRESS
MACKENZIE HIGH
Team No. /: Bob White. 1877: Hal Nc
Cormiek. 100; Roland Louttlt. 1871: Doug
Ramsay. 1913; James Louttit. las. Team
No. 2: VIM. A. Neikart, 1872 Harold
wareham. 1871: Louis Mixter. 1O1; Dale
wheelock. 124: Melvin Miner. 1874.
ST. MARY's OF REDFORD
Team No. 1: Glenn Hadiey. 1873: John
g. sprague. l7s; Steve SpitZa, l72: Don
Stocks. 172: Lee Apple. 1853. Team No 2:
John Moore, 1859; Doctor Mars, 1872; Harry
Renton, ISL; Dick Zoya, 1875: Walter st.
onge. Joe Mecarron. l3i; Mrs. d. Mars,
ia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
BREWSTER CENTER

Team No. 1 Archie Burgett, ls6 Cyrl'
Cassells. las. John Knox. 10 Fred Pear
son. lls: willard Richard, 1872. Team No
II: Wesley Brooks, 1886 Leroy Johnson
IFS: James willis. ii2: Talmadge Holiday
100. John Skeens. los,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Sam Pedr|stein
Picks His Best
Fight in Plural
Barbarian's Manager
Thinks His Boxer
Was Tops. However
By CLAYTON HEPLER

Sammy Pearlstein's only asso-
citation with fights these days is
In the name of the bar he owns
and operates, Ringside. He's too
attentive to business TO attend
more than an occasional show.
But il takes little to carry him
back to the days when Sid Bar
barian was in the thick OF the
battle for the lightweight title
relinquished by Benny Leonard
when he retired undefeated. Those
were the days when Sammy was
as we'll known for his managerial
escapadeS as for his immaculate
dress.
For it's the same, quiet-spoken
Sammy who threw a towel at Joe
Sarno when he gave Harry Kahn
the decision over Barbarian. He
threw $500 right after that towel,
too, for that was the amount he
was fined by the commission.
THEY'RE PALS, NOW
And it's the same Pearlstein
who strenuouSly objected TO Slim
McClelland as referee for Bar
barian's fight with Sammy Man.
dell He won his point only to
find Slim at the ringside as a
judge. They're good pals, now,
and work together.
So it's not unnatural that. in
stead of selecting one bout, he
elected to choose the best bout
he'd seen in Detroit in each divi-
sion. Here they are:
Observation-Disclosures TremaineI
and Young Montreal.
Observation-Disclosures Suggs'
and Danny Frush, European
champ.
Lightweight-Irish Patsy Cline
and Richie Mitchell sharing hon.
ors with Tommy Grogan and Ray
Miller.
ADMINISTRATIVE O'Dowd,
the champion, and Frank Car
bone.
Heavyweight-George Lampsonl
and Jack Burke.
NO COMPETITION
"I left out the welterweights
and light heavies because there's
never been much competition
around here In those divisions"
he explains.
And why leave Barbarian out?
Every fight he had was
good one. They had 10 lick him
to beat him. and I'm not leaving
him out. His fight with Sailor
Friedman at the Fair Grounds .
was tops, and he was robbed
when he fought Jack Zivic down
in New York In the elimination
series for the title.
He put up a great tight and
won the referees decision, but
tho judges voted against him
and he lost. But even that fight
wasn't as good as the battle he
had here at DanceIand with
Danny Dillon, however.
FINISHED AND WON
Danny was a stablemate Of !
Jack Perry. who came In To
fight Johnny Grifflths. IL was
what you call a "cut Ate" Both /
men were bleeding all the way. |
Then In the fourth round Sid
broke his thumb.
He asked the referee, Harry
Tuthili, what he should do about
u, and Harry told him to do "a
he pleased. told him he |
couldn't lick Dillon with one
hand and 10 stop.
He didn't stop. He finished (
the 10 rounds and he won the
decision. That's the kind Of
fighter he was. IL WAS the great |
ast di~nlay NJ roura0a I've nxor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Let's of Steam

Basketball Coach Ed Diddle of
Western Kentucky State College
throws towels in the air whenever
his team makes a good scoring
play. He says il helps him Let off
steam.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
RREwsryR CENTER-WOMEN

Team No. I; Ida Burgett, 1886; Helen
cassels 1884,: Norma Gatliff 1885, Pauline
Jackson, 124; Ernestine Postles, 1872. Team
No. q Idell Hudson. 10: Nellie Walker
III; Frances Leonard, 81; Julia Benford
81. Beatrice Shreves, 1928
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08

sara. IS: r. Barnes. IS; A. Passiak, As
s. Fslton0wicE. So; A. Jezowski, so. Team
No. ~: T. Ptasymsh, as; A. Rak So
Helen Garlak, o: Jean Godlewski, o; r.
Biemat, 20. Team 10: Pete Kanas. % n
Pushkow, 10.
4. \, ARMY AIR CORPS
Team No. 1: Tom Kloss. 1870. Whitman
Msr s9 PCS a Frank ss
Libmsn. 49, Durwin Peel. lis. Team
No. q Virginia Elnick, 1874; Mary Sic
pax. 1873: Letha Ward. 1853; Doris VIII
loughby. i75; Rose Wizer, 1873; Mildred
Willoughby. 1886; Phyllis Buschke, lOl.
DETROIT sPORTsMEN's CONGRESS-
COOLEY HIGH
Team No 1: ]. Corrunker. 121 r. Rich
ards. l45 NJ. Bliven, SO. Team No 2 l.
Jackson. IT; NJ Hodell, us; w Haupt
III. Team No. 3: r. Paige, i42: o.
Chisolm, ~; d. Martin. SO. Team No 4
II. seppaia, 100. L. Hurtibise, II, +. Pull
liam, a..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-01-28
American Pliers Make Sud- den Raid, Score Direct
 Hits on Ships
TRANSp0RTS, CRUISER
 SENT DOWN, DAMAGED
Thousands of Nippon h.
 vdders Die in Shark Infested Waters
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Giant American four motored bombers, smashing anew at the Japanese invasion armada in Ma cassar Strait. sank 8 big Japanese transport. set another afire and strafed Japanese cruiser with sticks of bombs.
 The official announcement of the War Department in Washing ton said formation of eight Unit ed States Army bombers were en- gagged in the attack but admits that one bomber was lost.
 The official communique further says that the bombers scored di- rect hits on the transports and cruiser, pounding home Japans greatest naval disaster of the present war.
 The U. s. fliers thus boosted to at least 36 the number of Japanese ships sunk or badly damaged in the five-day battle in Macassar Strait, the roadway to Java, where the headquarters of Gen. Wavell are at present.
 Lured Into Trap
 The communique from Gen. Wa yell acknowledges that the Japa- nese have apparently occupied the burned out oil center at Balik Papan, East Borneo, on Macassar Strait.
 It is officially stated that the Japanese were lured into the death trap by the Dutch more than week ago when they announced the Balik Papan oil fields were de- stroyed and implied the land de- lenses had with drawn.
 Into Hornets Nest
 In accepting this invitation" the Japanese armada unwarily sailed into a hornets nest of AL lied submarines. bombers and sur face craft.
 No immediate estimate Is avail- able as to the loss of Japanese lives but presumably the toll has run into the thousands.
 While the Dutch listed 30 Japa- nese troopships and warships as sunk or badly damaged, the Amer ican accounts put the fiye-day toll to 36 vessels. including one battle ship.
 Dispatches from Batavia, up to noon today, did not disclose wheth- CT the battle in the shark infested Macassar Strait still continued after yesterdays smashing blows by the United States Army bombers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-01-28
OSCAR HART FOUND DEAD
 IN HIS BED
Veteran Travelling Man Passes Away Suddenly
 in Ketthikdn HoteI

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 28- Oscar Hart. travelling man who has been a familiar figure throughout Alaska during the past two decades, died as the result of sudden at- tack of the heart in his sleep. The body was found in his bed in his hotel room this morning. Hart only arrived here two days ago from Seattle on his first selling trip of the year.
 Hart was about 55 years old and made his headquarters in Seattle. He is survived by a daughter, Jean Hart, who resides at 2543 Shore- land Drive, Seattle.
 Hart apparently never wakened after retiring last night.