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Evening star., 1942-08-01
.Vosmik Retains Lead
In A. A. Batting Race
With .331 Mark
Peck Of Milwaukee Next
To Minneapolis Stor;;
korpeI Tops HurIers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The Ameri-
can Associations leading hitters re-
versed themselves after week Of
stepped-up slugging and their bat
ting averages suffered a mild, but
general decline.
None lost enough points to cause
a disturbance In the upper strata.
The first four leaders were the same
as last week, with Joe vosmik, Min
neapolis outfielder, the No. batter
with 1881.
Others in the top 10 are Hal
Peck, Milwaukee, .329; Joe Bestudik,
Indianapolis, 1873; Ed Stanky, Mil
waukee, 1924; Heintz Becker, Mil
waukee. .322; AL Powell. st. Paul,
1922; Wayne Blackburn, Indianapo-
lis, 318; Johnny Lazor, Louisville.
315 Will Norman, Milwaukee, .314,
and James Grant. st. Paul, .306.
In the departmental races. Stanky
added four more doubles to his
league leading total and now has
SO, but he had to share the leader
ship in total runs scored with John
Mccarthy of indianapolis. Each
had a total of 80.
Alb Wright Of Minneapolis con-
tinued to lead in runs batted in
with 81, but was tied for first in
homers with Norman. Both had 16.
Peck had the most hits, 131, end
Chuck Stevens OF Toledo the most
triples, IL. Ed Levy of Kansas
City, Bob Dillinger of Toledo and
George Myatt Of Columbus we're
deadlocked for the most stolen bases,
each with II.
The top pitcher still was Herb
Karpel, with eight victories and no
defeats.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Cannonba|| Smith Out
To Extend FIashy
Sohba|| Streak

Cannonball Jack Smith will at
tempt to extend his no-hit pitching
streak tonight at Washington Soft
ball Stadium when he leads he Kava-
kos Grill against the Navy Yard
Foundry ten.
Smith has tossed three no-hitters
In the last four games, and the
fourth game was q one-hitter.
Last nights double-header at the
stadium was called of after the
winds accompanying yesterdays rain
blew down 16 sections Of fence and
otherwise damaged the plant. Sta
dium Manager Long announced that
the damage would be repaired by
tonight, though.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Latsios, Kayo Winner
Over Cantwen, Set
To Try Pro Ring

Nick Latsios, popular st. Mary's
Boys Club welterweight, is ready
for a fling In professional boxing
after ending his amateur career
last night with a one-round kayo
over Steve Cantwell of the South
Atlantic Club of Baltimore.
The bout headlined card staged
by st. Mary's for the benefit of the
neighboring Alexandria Boys Club
and attracted some 900 fans to the
municipal stadium. A right to the
jaw sent Cantwell reeling to the
canvas and Referee Eddie LaFond
didn't even bother to count.
In the co-feature Kid Smith Of
the host club won q three-round
decision over Cotton Corbin. Dis
xict AAU lightweight champion.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Eleanor Fishburn, who carried her
to three sets the other day, has been
the only player to extend Mrs. Gray
thus far. and Miss Fishburn's steadi-
ness and accuracy, her chief stock in
trade, wasn't good enough to win.
Mrs. Herbert Main Hope.
Mrs. Herbert, while winning. has
been the principal hope Of the gall
leryites pulling for hometown
champion, but she was by nosmeans
certain of gaining the final. Miss
Dellinger had her heart set on tax
ing the No. l ranking player into
camp and on the form she displayed
in earlier matches seemed to have
the necessary strokes to do 1t.
Their match shaped up as one Of
the four-star attractions Of the
tournament, q duel worthy Of the
final round, and some observers
pointed out that long, tough match
might soften up the victor for the
winner of the Moore-Gray Tight.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
20 Years Ago
In The Star

-Four Washington pitchers,
starting with Tom Zachary, raye
up Is hits as the Indians won q
14-5 triumph over the Nationals
at Cleveland. iris Speaker Of
Cleveland hit q homer In the
second inning with one on.
John Black. veteran golfer and
runner-up In the recent National
Open tournament. was injured
seriously In an auto accident In
California.
Ken Williams Of the Browns
has hit five homers In the last
seven days to lead the American
League again with 26. Rogers
Hornsby Of the Cards Il best in
the major leagues with n.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Jack of-AN-Positions
Chapman Is Wonder
OF Piedmont Loon
Ex-OutfieIder Pitches
Shutouts, PIoys All but
Short for Richmond
by the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 1.-Fiery,
crafty Ben Chapman, who spent
more than half Of his IL years in
the major leagues with the New
York Yankees, has climbed down
out of baseball's big time to become
the Class B Piedmont circuits jack
of-all-positions, including pitching.
Now manager of the Richmond
Colts, he is doing spectacular Job.
. Chapman. who closed his big
league career last year when he hit
puny .240 for Washington, has
played every position for the Colts
except shortstop, and he adm,1s he
could handle that spot If the oc-
casion arises.
He has tossed shutouts his last
two times on the hill. The first was
a four-hitter against Charlotte.
Wednesday night, he whitewashed
Asheville, 20, in a seven inning af-
fair.
Chapman still knows how to bat
and steal bases, too. He's hitting
above q $3.50 clip and has pumped
out nearly 100 hits.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Radcliffe, HurIer and Catcher,
SpotIiqhted as Bdrons Visit

Bubber Gibson and Lefty McKin-
MES.
Tomolrow's twin bill, feature OF
the third annual athletic day spon-
sored by the Washington colored
Elks, will be preceded by a parade
from the lodge hall to the bal! park
Bands from Columbia Lodge No. IS
and Morning Star Lodge No. 40 will
provide the music. Grand Lecturine
Knight Herbert r. Jones will throw
out the first ball.
Advance sales indicate crowd Of
about $1,000 will attend. The Barons
are members Of the Negro American
League.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Mad Scramble in 4. 4,
With No. 4C|ub 0nIv
4 Games Off Top
Bv the Associated Press.

At this point in the torrid Amer
ican Association pennant chase the
four first division teams are punched
within two and a half games of
each other and the only one of the
foursome daring to take time out
today is Minneapolis, now perched
In third place.
The Millers are meeting the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station after
whipping out a double victory over
Toledo last night to move within
two games of the pace-setting Kan
sas City Blues. The rest of the field
failed to gain in yesterdays action.
While Minneapolis was stopping
the Mud Hens, S to 2 and S to 1,
the Blues divided a double header
with Louisville; second place Mil
waukee split pair with Indian
apolis, and Columbus lost a single
encounter to st. Paul to slip from
third to fourth.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Double-duty Radcliffe, combina-
ton pitcher and catcher, will have q
featured spot In the Birmingham
Black Barons' lineup tomorrow
when that team invades Grifnth
Stadium for . double-header with
the Washington Homestead Grays,
defending champions in the Negro
National League.
Radcliffe is expected to pitch one
game and catch the other, with
Manager william WEIGH to make his
other pitching selection from among
Diamond Pipkin, Johnny Markham,
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Commissions to Two
Sons of Kip Edwards

Two sons Of Kip Edwards, former
track ace and now a popular AAU
oflcial, are in the country's armed
forces, he reveals.
Jake, 80, recently received his
commission as lieutenant q. g. in
the Navy, and Neil, 81, has his wings
In the Army Air Corps. Both boys
are former Tech High athletes.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

WlUl NQIS. Willie x1ClUCIt yAttC0
against Ena Dellinger in the other
bracket. The matches were to get
under way at o'clock.
Tomorrow's championship round is
scheduled for 2 O'Clock, also on the
reservoir courts at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV.
Hard Battle Expected.
Meanwhile, nothing new cropped
up overnight to disturb the forecast
for another Gray victory. Miss
Moore, long one of the towns better
feminine stars and still potent
force In sthe ranks, Is expected to
give her opponent a hard battle for
the laurels, but any idea her fans
may have Of her winning is thought
to be mere wishful thinking.
Mrs. Gray has a well-balanced,
all-around game. beginning with q
smashing service and embracing q
plentiful supply of strokes. Previ-
Gus opponents have tried to discover
her weakness. if any, but failed.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
ard-hitting Majeski
Raises Top |. |. Stick
Average 10 .&
Newark Ace Also Leeds
Loop in Runs Butted
In, TotoI Sufsties
I By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. Henry Ma
jeski, the clouting third baseman
of the Newark Bears, apparently has
assumed the batting leadership Of
the International League for an in
definite length of time and perhaps
permanently.
He has boosted his average four
points to .348 to lead the leagues
hitting parade for the third straight
week.
Johnny Welaj Of Buffalo slipped
slightly, two points. to .322. although
remaining in second place. Behind
him were Gene Moore. Montreal.
$40; Eddie Robinson, Baltimore,
800; Arthur (BuO Methery, New
ark. .306; Sid Gordon, Jersey City,
304; Erwin Dusak, Rochester, .303:
Bill johnson, Newark. .301; Mike
Rocco, Buffalo, .298, and Dutch
Meyer, Buffalo, .298. .
This was the first time in several
weeks that the league could not
boast 10 or more regulars above the
800 level
Majeski, besides holding onto his
lead in percentage hitting. also. re- :
manned the top man in total. hits
with l34 and in runs batted in
with 81.
His fleet-footed teammate, George
Stirnweiss, has scored the, most
runs. "a, and stolen the most.
bases, 48.
Bobby Adams of Syracuse has
connected for the most doubles, 70.
and Moore has hit the most triples,
II. and Rocco the most home
runs, 23.
Tommy Byrne Of Newark con-
tinued as the leading pitcher With
IL victories against z defeats,
Evening star., 1942-08-01
N-Event Racing Card
Ends Harness Meet
Al Old Orchard
Bis the ADsociated Press.


OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me-,
Aug. IA blue ribbon field Of har-
ness horses compete on the Kite
track here today in a virtually ALL
stake program winding up q two
weeks Grand Circuit meet.
The 20-event getaway card, for
which 90 horses have been nomin-
ated, will include a 5000 trotting
derby, four national colt stakes, a
free-for-all pace, Ala pace, a
classified trot and a classified pace.
The card. perhaps the greatest
single days light harness racing in
the sports history in this country,
Is the result of accumulation of
events through cancellations several
times the past week because of poor
weather.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Mccoy Again Headlines
In Wrestlina Show

Bibber Mccoy, blustery rassler
from Massachusetts,, again will
headline the weekly grapple show
at Turner's Arena.
He Is booked for next Wednes-
days feature spot against an op-
ponent as yet unnamed. He made
a hit last Wednesday in trimming
Michele Leone, until then unbeaten
locally.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Par-Wreckers Paced
By Indiana Champ
In ST. Paul Open
Hamilton Cnrds 81, Tops
Little, Three Others
By Stroke at Sturt
By the Associated Press,


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 1.-The
way the -wreckers are going to
work Oil the Keller public course in
the 5000 st. Paul Open, a fellow
who cuts couple of strokes on
regulation figures finds himself
blushing instead of boasting.
This is the kind of tournament in
which subpar round may look a
sure winner only to have q dark
horse, or one of the better known
pros, such as Ben Hogan, come
romping down the fairways with a
fantastic 81.
The dope sheets fell apart some
what yesterday as field OF $50 play
ers came to grips with the slanting
Keller layout in the first round Of
the meet. Clayton Heafner, the
candy kid OF the Carofinas, who was
backed with heavy sugar to win the
$1,000 jackpot, proved he wasn't q
mountain climber and trudged In
with a rs. This left him so far be-
hind that there was slight hope Of
his overhauling the top of the field.
Taking over the 18-hole leader
ship was 26-year-old Bob Hamilton
OF Evansville, Ind. He recently won
the Hoosier State Open. Hamilton
had been ripping of subpar scores
In practice rounds and didn't slow
down a bit in posting a 34-33-67.
Chick Harbert thought he was
safe with Sc, but before he could
catch his breath Lawson Little.
Gene Kunes of Philadelphia and
the veteran Jimmy Hines came up
beside him. In all, 26 of the gang
broke par ~, and II were under 10.
Biggest blowup Of the day was
made by Hogan, the leading coin
collector. He posted 80, four under
par, on the first nine and was five
under after the 18th. He took three
straight bogies thereafter and came
in with 60.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Grosner Event Nav BE on.

Mel Shorey, Indian Spring pro,
has been informed by the sponsor
that the Grosner amateur pro match
play tourney, for three years fea-
ture of the fall professional COM
petitive season, may be cancelled this
year. Shorey said he had offered
the Indian Spring course for the
tourney in view of the gasoline
shortage. The tourney had been
planned for Manor. Shorey said
Gerald Grosner, sponsor of the af-
fair, told him he might not put up
the money for the event this year.
Shorey hopes to hold the sched-
uled Washington open championship
at Indian Spring later in the year.
1t may not carry as much money as
the 1941 event provided, but he plans
to raise as much money as possible
for the event.
Congressional feminine golfers
split into two teams and played in
team match in their usual Friday
event. The Red team. captained by
Mrs. r. c. Allen, licked the Blue
team, captained by Mrs. w. Kerber,
"a to IS.
Mrs. Walper Indian Spring Victor.
Mrs. Leo Walper scored a good 81
to win the gross award for members
IN well-attended feminine tourney
at Indian Spring. Mrs. Marty Cor
don won the top member net award
with 96-17-79. Other member
prizes were won as follows: Mrs.
Quincy Scott, 111-25- Driving,
Mrs. X. G. Doub, 1872 yards. Pitch
ing, Mrs. d. e. Stuart, 7 inches from
the pin. Putting, Mrs. r. c. Dun
ber (2O.
Mrs. j. H. Bullock Of Kenwood
won the gross award for guests with
81, with net prizes going to Gerry
Weible of Kenwood, 91-12-79. and
Mrs. H. M. De Volt Of Prince
Georges, 99-20-79. Other prizes
were won as follows: Driving, Mrs.
G. G. Dannaker (Manor), ITS yards.
Pitching. Mrs. r. H. Powell prince
Georges), 2 feet inches. Putting,
Mrs. c. B. Hartman prince
GeorgeS, 10 puts.
Those Oily Boids at Rock Creek
Park continue their usual summer
tournaments, but they should fur
nlsh an interpreter to the man who
tries to figure out their match play
score cards. 1t appears that a gent
named Smith has licked another
gent named Colliton, 2 and /, in the
third round, but they have byes and
second byes. They are the men who
get up at dawn to play golf before
business.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Sports Program
orLocuI Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Maryland at Navy, Annapolis,
).
George Washington VS.. Catholic
o.. Elipse, 3.
Georgetown at Camp Lee, Va.
Tennis.
The Stars City Of Washing
ton tournament for women, Res
ervoir Courts.
Hilldale Horse and Pony
Show, New Baltimore, Va, 10
am.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
League Leaders
By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,


BAtting-Wiliams Boston, .36l: Cor
don, New York, .339.
~ xRuns-Williams, Boston, SO; J. Di
Magic. New York, II.
Runs batted in-Williams. Boston,
0s; J. Di Mario, New York. "A.
Hits-Spence. Washington. 140:
Stephens. st. Louis, 13l
Doubles-Doerr, Boston, 80; Higgins,
Detroit, snd D. Di Magic. Boston. 30.
Triples-Heath. Cleveland. IL; ]. Di
Maggio. New York. 10
Home runs-Williams. Boston. 23:
Laabs. st. Louis. 10.
Stolen bases-Case, Washington, 25;
kuhel, Chicago, IS,
Pitching-Borowy. New York, 1O-1;
Chandler. New York, 12-2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Battins-Reiser. Brooklyn, 353;
lombard, Boston. .33S
,,asn RTns-os.' New York. II; Reiser.
Runs betted in-Mize, New York. rs:
Medwick, BROOKLYN, r.
Hits - Medwtck, Brooklyn, 119;
eleughtel, St Louis, III.
Doubies-Reiser. BROOKLYN. ~; Hack,
CHICAGO, and Medwick. Brooklyn, 60
n,.hId,pF!leess- .hI,pFles-slaushter, st. pouis. Is;
Home runs-Mize. New York. 10:
Camilli. Brooklyn. Is.
Stolen bases-Reiser, Brooklyn, 13;
Miller, Boston, and Merullo, Chicago.
-Pitchins-.French. Brooklyn. Ill;
Wyatt. Brooklyn. 12-3.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Costuntino, Oneri Matched

UNION CITY. N. j. Aug. L.
Lulu Costantino, New York con-
tender for the featherweight cham
pionship, and Franc Oneri, 19-year-
old Bayonne boxer, will meet In the
eight-round bout OF twilight
fight show at Roosevelt Stadium
August 26.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Sports Mirror
p. the Associated Press

=! the Associated Press.
Three years ago-Detroit IT.
gers defeated New York Yankees,
to 2. 1t was first setback ad-
ministered to Red Ruf1in by
Tigers In more than two years.
Five years ago-Sam Snead
won st, Paul's 5000 open golf
tourney with 283 score.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Trophy, Practically
Forgotten, Gathers
Tarnish in Bank
Hopmon Expects Yonkees
To Reeopture 1t When
Conflict Is Finished
- NRN HAUGLAND,
WSds World Writer.

oOAKWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.
-For the second time In q World
War the Davis Cup. top award in
international tennis, rests In an
Australian bank vault, all but for
gotten BY defenders and challengers
alike.
Australia won the cup from the
United States in 1914 and kept it in
storage during the World War years
Of no competition from 1915 to 1918.
In 1919 Australia successfully de-
Tended the cup against a British
team, only to lose it to the United
States in 1920
Again in 1899 Australia won the
cup, for the first time in 20 years
almost at the hour that England
declared war, and just in time to
keep the Davis Cup during the new
war years.
Americans Shown Cup.
Harry Hopman, captain of the
1899 Davis Cup team, and Gerald
l.. Patterson, Australian Davis Cup
player OF the early 20's, recently
took small group of Americans
to view the cup. Included In their
party was Mary K. Browne, former
American national tennis and golf
champion, now a Red Cross worker.
Miss Browne wore a uniform de-
signed by Mrs. Dwight r. Davis,
head of the yplunteer division Of the
American Red Cross and wife of the
Davis Cup donor.
The visitors found the cup to be
In safe custody in an air conditioned
vault. Seldom displayed in public
these days, the massive silver bowl
and its silver tray and silver studded
stand have become slightly tarnished
from disuse.
Expects U. S. to Regain 1t.
Opinion differs as to Australia's
chances Of retaining the cup after
the war.
Hopman expects the United States
to recapture the cup when the war
ends, chiefly because young players
still are being coached in America.
His wife, the former ranking tennis
player Eleanor Mary Hall, agrees.
pointing out that virtually all of
Australia's best netmen are in the
armed services.
On the other hand, Sir Norman E.
Brookes, considered by many the
greatest tennis player Australia has
produced, says:
"All the tennis-playing nations
are involved in this war, and we'll
al be In the same boat when it
comes to the Davis Cup. II the war
is over within 4 year, Australia
stands an excellent chance of de-
tending the cup successfully"
Aussies Win Seven Times.
Australian or Australasian teams
have won the Davis Cup seven
times-in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914,
1919 and 1899.
Two members Of the 1889 cup
team are in the Army now-John
Bromwich, q corporal, and Adrian
Quist, . sergeant. The remaining
member-in addition to team cap
tain Hopman-is Jack Crawford, a
sporting goods saleman is still q
civilian but still plays exhibition
tennis at patriotic shows.
Hopman, -four times Australia's
amateur squash champion, is
sports writer on the Melbourne Her.
aid. He tried to enlist q year ago
but was rejected because of partial
deafness and bone growth on one
foot. Twice . week he serves on the
Melbourne auxiliary fire service
squad.
Most Of the other Australian play
ers who are known in America-
Vivian McGrath, Colin Long, Len
Schwartz. Gar Moon, Lionel Brodie
and Jim Gilchrist, for example-are
In the Army, and most Of them are
privates.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Young to Fight Zivic

NEW YORK, Aug. l (P.-Garvey
Young Of the United States Marines
and Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh,
former welterweight champion, have
been signed by Promoter Mike
Jacobs for a 10-round bout III
Madison Square Garden August 13.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Footballs, Basket BoIIs
Will Do q Second Job

Kansas City's school board has
approved a new item on the annual
athletic requisition list.
1t Is 200 cans Of tire patching to
be used IN mending old footballs
and basket balls.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
THEE-EYE LEAGUE.

Madison, s: Decatur. 4.
Evansville, So; Waterloo, a..
Sprinsfield, s; Cedar Rapids. ..
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Charlotte, b-e; Durham, O-e.
Richmond, Z; Asheville, 1.
Norfolk, q: Winston-A .,
Portsmouth, 3; Greensboro, /.
Evening star., 1942-08-01

Year ago today-Cleveland
draft board said Bob Feller, IN
dian speed ball pitcher. would
not be called up until after close
of baseball season.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Navy Gets Geneva Coach

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1.-Alured
(Slim) Ransom, coach of football,
basket ball and track at Geneva,
was commissioned as a lieutenant
q. g. in the Naval Reserve.
Evening star., 1942-08-01
Stern Struggles Seen as Fair
Rocketers PIoy SemifinuIs
Sara Moore Meets Mrs. Groy, Mrs. Herbert
Faces Eno DeIIinger in Stor's Tourney

The movement to halt Mrs David Grays quest for the singles
City Of Washington women net tournament
resumed today after itself being halted yesterday because
Of faulty celestial plumbing
semina lineup had Moore meeting Mrs Gray, the
established herself the favore
Evening star., 1942-08-01

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbus, 3: Macon, 2.
CHARLESTON, 3; Augusta, 2.
Greenville. 4; Savannah, 4 (tie).
tOnly games.)
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
DO YOU WANT EDUCATED
NEGROES IN NAVY NAACP
ASKS KNOX
ASKS KNOX

New York-''Does the Navy need
or want educated Negroes, the
NAACP asked Secretary Frank
Knox in a letter June s.
Using the facts presented to it
by Benjamin Blassingille who en-
listed June l, the NAACP request
ed Knox to clarity the capacities in
which Negroes are permitted to
serve in the navy
BIassingille has had five year s
study of medicine. He told the N
AACP. he felt his training could be
put to use in the hospital corps,
but he was offered enlistment as ap-
prentice seaman in the construct.
ion corps.
He was told by the recruiting Of
ficer that there is no opportunity at
present for Negroes in the hospital
corps, but that If and when condi
tions arose" he would probably have
a chance to qualify for pharmacist
mate, second or third class.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
SOUTH OMAHAN DROWNED

Thomas West, 2S. 1892 r Avenue,
a packing house employee, wSs
drowned while fishing with a group
Of friends Saturday night at Cedar
Greek.
Mr.. West ard two others, Leonard
Mitchell and St. Clair Breakfiald.
were in a boat They We're chang
ing places trying to balance The
boat when it turned over. Mitchell
and Breakfield made it to shore.
They called to West to float and no.
try and swim, but he never answer
"a them.
Mr.. West was a good swimmer
and the water was not more than
fifteen feet deep 1t is believed that
be eithtr had cramps. caused from
the cold water or that he had an
heart etlaek.
Mr- West leaves to mourn MS
.daath. a wife, Tareasa, a mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
West and five brothers. Lincoln,
lCsao, Grant, Herman and Carl W 81.
Because the family has been I'm
able 20 locate a brother who Is the
army. funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
NAACP URGES WAAC TO
FOLLOW TRULY DEMOCRATIC
| PATTERN

New York-Urging the new Won-
ems Auxiliary Army Corps to 10
low a really democratic pattern
in selecting its personnel, the NAA-
CP- asked the WAAC last week why
Mrs. Yeolis Lynch of Brooklyn, n.
Y, was queried as to whether she
preferred a white training school
to a "colored" one when she was
told by the local interviewing offic-
er that her application for officers
candidate school had not been &c
cepted.
First inquiry Of the WAAC was
made in a letter to Mrs. Oveta Cup
Hobby. director, June s. In reply,
Colonel William z. Pearson, Adult
ant General. stated that it is The
annuonced policy Of the Corps thar
40 Negro women will be trained at
the first officer candidate school at
Fort Des Moines, Ia Those finally
accepted he said will be. those hon
estly believed TO be the best qualif-