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Evening star., 1942-11-20
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing
Stage.
National-''The Merry Widow"
Lehar's operetta modernized, with
Muriel Angelus: Tonight at $50.
Screen.
Capitol-"I Married q Witch,
Fredric March haunted by Veronica
Lake: II am, LAS, 4:35, 7:25 and
1910 pm. Stage shows: l2:45, 3:45,
6:35 and 800 pm.
Columbia-"Cairo," jeanette Mac
Donald singing in Egypt: l1:20 an,
1:25, $3.50, 5:35, 7::35 and $40 pm.
Earle-"My Sister Eileen" maga-
zine to stage to screen: II an. las,
4:35, 7:25 and l0:lS pm. Stage
shows: 1885. 3:45, 6:35 and S:25 pm.
Keith's-"Who Done It." legiti-
mate murder by Abbott and Cos
tello: 11:4o an, LAS. 3:45, $50, 7:5o
and 9:55 pm.
Little Shadows on Beacon Hill" /"
by Emlyn Williams with Emlyn Will
liams: IL, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 pm.
Metropolitan "Priorities on
Parades," with Ann Miller dancing
1880 am, 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and
$40 pm.
Palace-"For Me and My Gal"
all-out musical with Judy Garland: !:
11:50 am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and o:40
pm.
Pix-"Ballerina," the French hit,
with Mia Slavenska: 2:l0, $50, 7:30
and 1910 pm.
Traas.Lux-Neys and shorts: ec0.
ttnuous 3rona 10 An.
Evening star., 1942-11-20

scene there were many 1srge-scale
gypsy ensembles. But by far the
most pleasing to the eye were the
duets between the gypsy princess
(Alicia Markova) and her lover
Hugh Laing) and the general COM
pertinent of Anton Dolin as the
numbering lesser angle of the time
worn triangle.
The cameo-like qualities Of Swan
Lake" were further enhanced by the
Evening star., 1942-11-20

War Department Preview.
Producer Jack Warner will show
the War Department a preview of
Air Force" on December 7, Pearl
Harbor anniversary. This picture
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soon are immersed in first-degree
crime. An amateur HaWkshaws

they blunder in
to the most
amazing fun ad-
ventures, which
"a ge from
cruising up and
down In a high
speed elevator,
serving as aero
bats In a stage
show, dangling
In mid air from
one OF Manhat-
tan's sky towers,
and having 200,-
900 volts of elec-
t r i c ity S h 1T
through one of
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ADJUSTMENTS,
Evening star., 1942-11-20
Scope Broadens

Screen Star Bette Davis, winner
OF two Motion Picture Academy
awards for acting, will shortly enter
a new field in the picture business.
The busy Miss Davis, who cur
rently is being seen in Nov, Voy-
ager," is being considered to act as
editor of Woman at War;" special
feature
Evening star., 1942-11-20

Vic CUlIllCS.
Good Supporting Cast.
If some of the slapstick is vener-
able, more OF their tricks are new,
and the business of finding the cul-
prit Is played so fast that laughs
tumble on top Of each other. De-
spite the efforts of the scenario
to make it war mystery involving
radio, the hocus-p -pocus registers as
good burlesque of the mystery school
with the chubby Mr.. Costello eventu-
ally stumbling into the right solu-
ton. Two genuine detectives ap-
pear to be as feather-hea as the
comedians.
For all OF this high nonsense the
stars are supported by a cast which
includes Patric Knowles, William
Gargan, Jerome Cowan, William
Bendix. Mary Wickes, Don Porter
and Thomas Gomez. These princi-
pals get their opportunity when
Abbot and Costello pause for breath
taking purposes between whimsy-
WITNESSES.
On the supporting program is
'oAASAA oe AIlllS, dIl dDSOrDlng
tWo-reeler which shows how the
girls OF America and England are
backing the men at the fighting
front Disney's cartoon with Pluto
the dog, Universal short novelty
and the Pathe news reel complete
program notable for pure escape
laughter.
~
When Winter Comes.
The first casualty of winter hit
the Capitol stage show yesterday.
Bert Nagel, scheduled to a cat i'm
personAtlon with the Rhythm
Rockets, was delayed in arrival by
snowstorm which slowed up his
train in Pennsylvania. He made
Washington in time for the night
show.
Thornton Wilder's play, Skin of
Our Teeth which was rolally re-
ceived by the Broadway critics, ap-
pears to be the first dramatic smash
of the new season. AS Lewis Nichols
OF the New York Times said "As of
last evening the theater was looking
up. Definitely" Apparently Mr..
Nichols is the new Times critic,
vice Brooks Atkinson, who has gone
to be . war correspondent.
Movies Seek Edmund Gwenn.
Edmund GWeen. who is in Katha-
rine Cornell's Three Sisters" now
in rehearsal for an opening here
November 80, is being sought by
Twentieth Century-Fox to play
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
in new picture called Mr.. Bull
finch Takes Walk" same being
a character thinly disguised. but
recognizable through his bowler
and long cigars. Additions to the
Cornell cast include Amelia Muir
ply, Walter Craig Patricia CAL
vert and Kirk Douglas.
Cagney on Flying Visit.
James Cagney, the new president
OF the Screen Actors Guild, made
a flying visit to Washington, spent
two hours here with U. S. Treasury
two hours here with United States
Treasury officials and then hoped
back to New York. Between planes
he called your correspondent to re-
port that there are certain inequities
which he thinks Economic Stabilizer
James F. Byrnes will straighten
out or modify before the ruling is
enforced. Jimmy also announced
that the Hollywood Victory Com
mittee will go all out, as usual. for
the Presidents Birthday Ball cele-
bration In Washington in late
January.
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impeccable ballerina who danced
Odette. Baronova is an inspiration
for any cast. j. w. S.
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Veronica Lake, as a Witch,
Plays Haunt to March
Rene Clairs Il Married A Witch
Is lngratiating Comedy.Fantasy;
George NJ. Cohan Commemorated
BY J. w. sTEPP.

Rene Clair one OF Hoywoods most gratifying mportatons
nus mace sort INTO fantasy in his latest
assembled we'll fitted
Marc Connolly Robert Pros the same
who had furthermore
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Mrs. Mann Rallies 10 Win
First Match Of Golf Meet
Earlier Story on Page A-I4.)

Earlier Story on Page A-I4.)
B, the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1l.--Mrs. Russell
Mann OF Omaha. two down at the
turn to Betty Jane Haemerle OF St.
Louis. rallied sharply on the back
nine today to win her opening match
in the Womens Western Amateur
golf tournament. and l..
The l941 Western Amateur cham
pion and tourney medalist this year
shot poor IS on the outgoing nine
seven over par, bat on the second
nine she was only three over par
for eight holes
Georgia fainter, Fargo, N. Oak.
won 80 victory from Phyllis
Otto, Atlantic, Iowa, in one of the
first rounds feature matches. Mary
Agnes Wall, Menominee, Mich,
spilled Jeanne Cline, Bloomington,
Ill. l up in 10 holes
At the halfway mark in other
matches Ann Casey, Mason City,
Iowa, was one up on Betty Brown,
Texarkana, Ark; Mrs. Harry Press
Ter, San Gabriel, Calf, was three up
on Naomi Copic, Slyvania, Ohio:
Betty Jameson, San Antonio, Tex,
vas two up on Rena Nelson, Chi
cago; Arlene Tweet. Green Bay
Wis was one up on Mary Jayne
Garman, Hammond Ind.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Bomber Command Group
Moves In Near Ford Plant
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YPSILANTI. Mich, Aug ll-A
heavy bombardment group of the
Sd Bomber Command, Army Air
Forces. has moved in close to the
huge Willow Run bomber plant, one
of its sources of supply, its COM
manding officer disclosed today.
1t. Col. E. P. Mussett, native of
Memphis, Tenn. is in command of
the group which has set up quarters
at the Willow Run Airport, adjacent
to the bomber factory.
When the big plant operated by
the Ford Motor Co. gets into full
production, Col Mussett said today.
it may be possible to supply the
bombardment groups stationed at
the airport with bombers right off
the assembly lines.
He said men of his unit will 20
through final phases of combat
prepare tions at Willow Run. The
crews have a number of four-mo-
tored Consolidated B-24 bombers.
similar to those which soon will be
rolling off the Willow Run assembly
lines in quantity, as their operating
equipment.
The Air Force officer said his
group probably would be replaced by
another heavy bomber group when
It's final training phase was ended.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Brazilian General Begins
Defense ParIeys Here
By the Associated Press.

pS the Associated Press.
Maj Gen. Leitao de Carvalho of
Brazil opened conversations today
with Army. Navy and State Depart
ment officials preparatory to the
formal session OF the Brazilian
United States Defense Commission.
the War Department announced
today
The Brazilian general staff officer,
who arrived here Monday by plane,
met with Maj. Gen. j. Garescheord
OF the United States Army, chairman
of the commission and other officials
today, the announcement stated.
Gen. Carvalho is the senior mem
ber Of the Brazilian delegates to
the commission and other members
are scheduled to arrive in Washing
ton in the immediate future.
Describing Gen. Carvalho as
veteran officer up from the ranks
and IAN outstanding diplomat" the
War Department announcement
added:
He has now come to the United
States to lend his ability and broad
experience. his personal sympathy
and understanding to the imple-
menting of the principles of hemi-
sphere defense"
With Senhora de Carvalho, the
Brazilian general was honored at a
reception late today given. by Chief
Gen, George C. Marshall and Mrs.
Marshall at their home for members
of the Inter- american Defense
Board.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Move 10 Enlarge Fort Dix
Opposed in New jersey
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Protests of officials and residents
of Pointville, N. j., concerning pro-
posed Government acquisition of
1000 acres In that community for
enlargement of Fort Dix, have been
forwarded to the War Department
by Senator Smathers, Democrat. of
New Jersey and Representative
Powers, Republican, of New Jersey.
The War Department explained
that condemnation proceedings had
been started in Federal District
Court at Trenton and that the
problem was now before the court
The acquisition, it said, was in
tended to straighten out the forts
boundaries.
Residents and officials Of the mu-
nicipality had expressed concern
that the land would be taken before
their crops could be harvested.
Another objection was that with re-
moval of many residents from the
community few citizens might be
left with the burden of paying of
4 municipal bond Issue.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Mitchell in Chicago 10 Head
Inquiry on Midway Story
Ey the Associated Press.

S1 ire Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. ll.-William D.
Mitchell, New York lawyer and
former Attorney General Of the
United States, arrived today to take
charge of grand jury investiga-
ton of the publication by three
metropolitan newspapers of al
legedly confidential information"
about the battle of Midway.
I am not going to make any
statements, and youll have to get
along with that" Mr. Mitchell told
reporters.
He went Immediately into cor
ference with United States Attorney
J. Albert Woll.
Presentation of the case before
the grand jury could begin tomorrow
when the tribunal reconvenes Mr..
Wolls office has given no indication
of whether witnesses would be ready
tomorrow.
When Attorney General Biddle
announced last Friday there would
be an investigation, he did not iden-
tify the newspapers but Robert w.
Horton. head of the news bureau
of the Office of War Information,
said they were the Chicago Tribune,
New York Daily News and Wash
ington Times Herald. The inquiry
concerned story published June T..
Evening star., 1942-08-11
DR.. Townsend n Urges
.5Pct. Levy 10 Replace
Tax 'Hodge-Po
AGE Pension Advocate
Asks Impost on Incomes
Above S100 q Month
Earlier Story on Page A-6.)

Earlier Story on rage A-b.)
e tht Associated Press.
DR.. Francis E. Townsend, old
age pension advocate, today
urged the Senate Finance Com
mittee to replace the hodge
podge' of present revenue laws
with a 5 per cent gross income
tax on all earnings above s100 a
month.
Declaring that Hawaii had i'm
posed successful gross income tax,
the elderly witness asserted that
the American taxing system had
broken down" and was proving
totally inadequate to meet the re-
quirements of the times
IF you would uphold the morale
of the little people-the backbone of
this Nation-you will demand a
limitation on large incomes so that
no man can earn more than S25 900
per year for the duration of the war.
as suggested by the President" DR..
Townsend testified. adding:
You will direct your efforts
toward establishing a truly scientific
system of taxation to replace the
hodgepodge we now have. en-
bracing, as it does, tens of thousands
of separate local, State and ma
tional authorities, each levying and
collecting taxes. Let us start by the
enactment of gross income tax of.
say per cent
Estimating such a tax would raise
$40 600 100000 yearly. DR.. Townsend
said something of this nature must
be done TO halt the tremendous in
crease in the national debt.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Mrs. Vosters Wins Way
To Sd Round Of Net Meet
Earlier Story on Page A-14.)
By the Associated Press.

|LdIHcT StOTy on rage A-l4)
B. the Associated Press.
MANCHESTER, Mass, Aug. Ii
Mrs, F. A. C. Vosters. jr., of Lans-
downe, Pa. ranked No 10 on the
Nations listing, ousted Hope
Knowles of Avon. Conn, the Ma
tons No. star, 60, 6-1, while
leading the field into the third
round of the 18th annual women s
invitation tennis singles champion
ship today
Mrs Vosters, the former Madge
Bunny" Harshaw. won her victory
with smooth, stroking ease over her
favored opponent. who currently
holds both the New England out
door and Connecticut State cham
pionships
Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of
jackson Heights, N. Y, 1912 ma
tional indoor titlist, also gained en-
trance into the third round bracket
by defeating Dorothy Wight of
Chestnut Hill, ex-national girls
champion, 6-l, 6-3.
Top-seeded Pauline Betz of Los
Angeles, the Nations No player
routinely eliminated Louisa Moess-
ner OF Allentown. Pa, in straight
sets, while the defending champion,
Margaret Osborne of San Francisco
quelled the ambitious challenge of
Polly Kimball of Winchester. Mass,
60, IS, in her initial tournament
appearance.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Tennis Star Gives Cups
To Be Made Into Guns
ES the Associated Press.


PATERSON, N. j.. Aug. IL
Sergt. Jack Totten of Fort Ben
ming, Ga, former national junior
and boys tennis star, today pledged
his collection of trophies and medals
to help beat the Axis"
In letter to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John O. Totten of Pater-
son, Sergt. Totten instructed that
his entire collection be turned over
to the Paterson Salvage Committee
so the metal might be used in guns
and tanks.
Sergt. Totten was third-ranking
national boys player in 1888 and
the fourth-ranking Junior player in
1885.
Among the trophies he has Of
fered are the Metropolitan Junior
Championship Cup, Middle Atlantic
States Boys Championship Cup and
the Connecticut and Pennsylvania
Junior Championship Cups.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
U. S. Sues to Recover $4,000
Paid on FORGED Endorsements

The Federal Government filed suit
in District Court this afternoon
against the National Metropolitan
Bank in an effort to recover $l8.-
o60.83, said to have been paid on
Government checks fraudulently in
dorsed by Marine Corps paymas-
ter clerk four years ago.
Mrs Grace B. Stiles, assistant
United States attorney, who filed the
suit on behalf of the Government
said the money was paid on IA
checks fraudulently indorsed by
James H. Foley, g. a civilian en-
ploye of the Marine Corps here,
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Return Of Boot|egger Seen
In Higher Tax on Liquor

distilled spirits is the Illicit product
Of the bootlegger" He urged the
tax increase be only ST gallon in
stead of 81.
Pointing out that the manWac-
ture of beverage spirits would prac-
tically cease November l. when
most plants would be making alco-
hol for war purposes, Mr.. Cox said
that stocks would be SO depleted
after the war that the demands
then would have to be met by i'm
mature Installations just as it was
when the prohibition amendment
was repealed
"The condition we have pictured
would be made to order for the
bootlegger," Mr.. Cox declared, "a
$6 tax on the legal product made
quately matured will invite illicit
manufacture on a scale comparable
to the prohibition era"
Evening star., 1942-08-11
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tended to make the United States
her permanent residence.
They were married, she narrated,
in New York City in a civil cere-
mony, and shortly afterward in a
religious ceremony at MI Molzahn S
church in Johnstown. Pa, a pas
torate he held before taking his
present post at the Old Zion Lu-
theran Church in Philadelphia.
Her parents and younger sister
are In Germany, she added.
Asked if they were still alive, she
quickly replied, II hope So
Secretary TO Husband.
She said that after her husband
transferred to the Philadelphia pull
pit, she acted as secretary to Mol
zahn and handled his mail. but
never knew of his receiving a letter
from Gerhard Kunze, former chief
lllC 1Cl hIlSA Nail
The Government charged that
Molzahn allowed the conspirators to
use his parsonage as a mailing ad-
dress.
1t was custom among members
of the church's 'Pollyanna Club" to
send letters to one another, using
the church as a return address so
that recipients would not know the
senders' Identities. The purpose Of
the custom was not explained.
Asked by defense counsel whether
she ever discussed the German
American Bund with her husband,
Mrs. Molzahn replied that from
the beginning he was very much
opposed to having this thing going
on in this country"
Molzahn filed intentions Of be-
coming a United States citizen in
1927, she testified, but the papers
in connection with the application
were lost with their household ef-
fects in the wreck OF truck when
they moved from Johnstown to
Philadelphia in 1929.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Rosar Fails 10 Get Job
That Cost Him $3.50 Fine
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associa ted Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 11.-War-
rem Buddy Rosar, New York
Yankee catcher. who was fined $3.50
for leaving the club to take Buffalo
police civil service examination, was
unsuccessful in his attempt to gain
q position on the force.
The Buffalo Civil Service Com
mission announced today his name
was not among 100 on the eligibility
list OF l,034 candidates who took
the examination July 19.
Rosar was fined by Yankee Man
ager Joe Mccarthy for taking leave
without permission July 18. He re-
Joined the club in Cleveland three
days later. In the meantime. Nc
Carthy hired Rollie Hemsley as
catcher. During Rosars visit in
Buffalo, his wife gave birth to a
boy.
The Yankee catcher now will have
to wait until the current list of
police eligibles is exhausted or until
another examination is held next
year.
Rosar had informed the Civil
Service Commission, Mayor joseph
j. Kelley said, that he doesn't be-
lleye there will be any baseball next
year and that he wants a lob to
protect his wife and family"
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Marines
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twists and tricks to the training in
cluded shooting at surprise targets.
knocking sniper dummies out of
trees and attacking an objective
unde barrage of live ammunition.
During recent combat exercises
Marine lieutenants led their pla-
toons through and under barbed
wire against an objective while ex-
pert riflemen fired live bullets just
over the heads of the crawling men.
Hand to- Hand Practice.
The time aboard ship was any
thing but pleasure cruise. Hours
were spent in hand-to-hand COM
bat work, with knives. small arms
and jul jitsu prominent in the
rehearsals.
The marine headquarters here,
pleased with the results OF the Solo
mons landing, summed up the train
ing in this paragraph:
Now, today, in hand -to-hand
combat with the Japs in the Solo
mon 1slands-in close cooperation
with other Allied forces-the ma
rines have opened the door to an
Allied offensive in the South
Pacific"
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Commander Of Quail
Gets Navy Cross for
Saving Other Ships
1t. Comdr. J. n. Morrill,
Decorated for Heroism
At Covite Navy Yard

Secretary of Navy Knox today
awarded the Navy Cross to 1t.
Comdr. John H. Morrill, of Waverly.
Va, for the courage he displayed in
towing disabled ships to a safe area
during bombardment of the Cavite
Navy Yard on December 10.
Later. shortly before the fall of
Corregidor Comdr. Morrill, success
fully scuttled his ship, the mine
sweeper Quail, and then with an
other officer and Is men, made the
1000 mile journey from Manila Bay
to Darwin, Australia, in a 36-foot
motor launch in one months time,
The launch, commandeered by the
officer and stocked with fuel gath
cred from stores at the beach. was
within firing range of many Japa-
nese aircraft and ships during the
trip. Due to haSty camouf1age and
skilfull maneuvering, it escaped
harm
The citation accompanying the
decoration follows:
For distinguished service in the
line Of his profession as command
ing officer of the u S. S. Quail dur
ing the aerial bombarding of the
navy yard. Cavite, on December TO-
l94l, by enemy japanese planes.
Despite the fires and frequent ex-
plosion of auf1asks and warheads
at the navy yard at the time, 1t
Comdr. Morrill,. displaying extraor-
dinary courage and determination,
proceeded to the dangerous area and
towed disabled surface ships along
side docks to a safe area. thereby
undoubtedly saving the crews from
serious danger and the vessels for
further war service
Evening star., 1942-08-11
NINTH tsUBSTITUTE RACE-Purse
$1,000 claimlns: 3-year-olds and up: s
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Mrs. M. M. Maxwell Columbia, 4
and 3.
Second fight: Mrs E. S. Hanson
Congressional, defeated Mrs. j. T
Powell Manor, 2 up; Mrs. F, G
Await, Congressional, defeated Mrs
C. W. Tully, Indian Spring, up;
Mrs. Charles Voorhees,, Congression-
al, defeated Mrs. Marvin Johnston,
Congressional by default; Gerry
Weible, Kenwood, defeated Mrs. M
r. Paul, Congressional. up; Mrs,
Marty Gordon. Indian Spring, de-
feated Mrs L. H. Hedrick, Kenwood,
4 and 3: Mrs. W. S. Lunger, Country
Club of Maryland. defeated Marion
Warner. Baltimore County Club, 2
and /: Mrs. F. H. Powell. Prince
Georges. defeated June Vogel. Bal
timore Country Club. up; Mrs. A.
A. McEntee, Kenwood, defeated Mrs
Frank Mirth, Indian Spring, 8
and s.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
Michigan Farms May Get
Jdpanese-American Labor
By the Associated Press.

os the Associated Press.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. Aug,
l-Berrien County Agricultural
Agent Harry J. Lurkins said yester-
day that limited number of JAP
anese-Americans, now in Western
Government camps, may be relo-
Gated in the Benton Harbor fruit
belt under Government auspices and
supervision.
Plans call for employment of the
Japanese Americans on fruit farms
10 help alleviate the increasingly Sc
rious labor shortage.
Mr.. Lurkins said he had con-
1erred with Government reloca-
ton representative and was in
formed that the Government is de-
slrous of sending small number of
young japanese of United States
citizenship into Michigan for the
twofold purpose of relieving the
farm labor shortage and to get
those OF proved citizenship and 10y
atty away from concentrated groups
of lnterned elder japanese.
II the plan meets with public ap-
proval 1t will be tried out on a small
scale. The policy will be to avoid
concentration of the Japanese
Americans in large groups.
Evening star., 1942-08-11
HumbIetoniun
Continued From First Page

heat to Colby Hanover in the Ma
tional Stakes, and Leo C. McNa-
mara,s Green Diamond of Indian
apolis, victor in the opening brush
of the Old Orchard Stake. They
are quoted at and to l.
Completing the field are William
E. Miller's William E. of Washing
ton; Bill Strangs The Ambassador
from New York, George l.. Hempt's
filly. Follow Me, of Camp Hill. Pa:
Thomas Thomas Scotland's Comet
OF Cleveland, Mabel Hanover. one
of the two flllies in the race, owned
jointly by D. J. McConville of Og-
densburg N. Y, and Gaines Sher-
bourne, New York; Pay Up, with
whom r. H. Johnston of Charlotte.
N c., hopes to make it two straight;
Ebby Gerry's Seven Up of West
bury, N Y, and Cannon Ball,
George L. Benham's New York
owned colt who whipped Colby last
year.