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The midland journal., 1942-04-24
RUSSIA:
Situation Serious

Spring officially had arrived in the
United States with the opening OF the
wartime baseball season, but it was
hardly far advanced on the Russian
front, though warm enough in the
southern portion.
But the Nazis' spring drive was
on, and the Russians, keeping them
selves highly on the alert, had never
seemed so active, and were attempt
ing to continue to cheat the Germans
to the punch"
Kuibyshev and Moscow reported
constant attacks on German posi-
tons, Berlin was admitting break
throughs here and there, with huge
tank attacks, and the Reds were
proudly declaring that much Amer
dean equipment had arrived.
Best report tending to show the
Russian situation was serious had
emanated from neutral sources, and
said that Hitler had begun to move
additional troops from occupied
France, probably from other occu-
pied countries onto the beleaguered
Russian front.
If true, and it might well be,
this might be tied in with General
Marshalls talks in London, limiting
that the time was ripe for invasion.
Perhaps, on the other hand, Rus
SLAMS were claiming continued VIC
tories in hopes of convincing fence
sitting" England that she ought to
cross the channel.
At all events there were signs that
the German spring offensive was
fairly started in Russia, and also
that it was getting nowhere fast.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
BATAAN:
aftermath of
Historic Battle

The final loss Of the battle Of
Bataan, even though Corregidor's
heroic garrison disdained surrender,
and continued to lob shells over the
Japanese positions as long as they
could man their guns, left the United
States a little more chastened, q lit
tie more grim, still vitality deter
mined to win the war.
One result of the Japanese victory
sat long last over the legions Of
Filipinos and American soldiers
who had fought so bravely and de-
terminedly side by side for more
than three months was the lifting of
the veil Of secrecy about what had
been going on.
II was revealed that the forces on
Bataan had been less than 10000
men; that they had no air force;
that strong efforts had been made
to succor them, to open to them a
supply line; that of the ships which
had been sent there, two had been
sunk for every one that arrived.
It also was learned that the only
regiment of U. S. infantry on the
island had been the thirty-frst; that
there had been only two battalions
of tanks, and the rest of the gloomy
picture of insufficient forces was
all told.
Another dividend had been the
fling from the safer walls Of Cor
regidor Of pictures, of feature arti-
cles telling Of the closing phases Of
the battle, material which had been
heaped up and refused to pass the
censor, but now could be told be-
cause it no longer would be Of aid
and comfort or information to the
enemy.
Americans saw pictures Of nearly
naked Jap prisoners, saw the types
of faces and bodies Of the nations
prime enemy, saw them herded to
the rear by American boys in uni
form, saw the Filipino soldiers lying
wounded side by side with our own
doughboys, realized perhaps for the
first time what the fighting on
Bataan had really been like.
The reaction and aftermath
throughout the nation had been two
fold; a renewed determination that
the war should be won, and a pow
erful demand that the future news
bring us victories and offensives
rather than further defeats and
Withdrawals.
In the meantime the Japs con-
tinued to move into other islands,
had attacked Cebu with force Of
$4,000 men, undoubtedly released
from the rear Of Luzon once the
front had fallen.
The attackers met resistance, but
it was generally conceded that the
battle for the Philippines was lost,
for the time being, just as its loss
had been conceded by most leading
observers from the beginning Of the
war.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
BY Edward c. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Russ Situation Grows More Serious
AS Nazis Move New Troops to Front;
Jap Pacific Supply Lines Endangered
By Increase in u. S. Naval Activities

NoTEwhen opinions IN these eeamns they
>fEee NeNspaper j.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
.MISCELLANY:

Washington: The army had COM
mandeered 85 more air liners for
use in transporting troops and sup
plies, taking over one-fourth Of all
the air liners now plying the COM
mercial lines.
London: Beatrice Lille, Lady
Peel in private life, received tele-
gram Of the probable death Of her
son. 2l-year-old Sir Robert Peel, In
action on ship on which he was
second-class seaman, as she was
about to sing before rural English
audience. She finished her concert.
New York: A federal Judge de-
clared that General Motors high Of
ficials had mismanaged bonus
funds, had made an unauthorized
distribution Of stock in the company,
and ordered four, including Alfred
P. Sloan, Junius S. Morgan, George
whitney and Donaldson Brown, to
reimburse the company by more
than four millions Of dollars.
washington: The WPB said daily
government expenditures for war
purposes during March averaged
$l14,90o.o 900.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24

Up and Doing

Speaker Sam Rayburn Of the
house had reviewed the situation as
far as the present attitude of Amer
leans toward the war outlook was
concerned when he revealed peril
nent facts about the armed forces
and their progress.
He pointed out that America now
had on foreign battlefields, six times
the number Of men we had in Eu-
rope after eight months of the last
war.
He declared that planes were be-
ing turned out at the rate Of $500
month; that Garand rifles were
far ahead of production schedules,
with already enough on hand for
every soldier in uniform to have
one; that tanks were ahead Of
schedule, with one factory turning
them out at the rate Of a trainload
a day; that the building Of mer-
chant ships would catch up with
schedule by midsummer, and other
items Of like importance.
Rayburn felt that the temper of
the people was such that no lessen
: ing, rather an increase of this
good work would be demanded. He
said that on one recent day 100 men
had been on strike in all war in
dustry, and added that was 100
men too many"
Some Americans were puzzled by
the demands, In view Of our produc-
tion, that all old-style army rifles,
the Springields and the Enfelds Of
the last war. all that were ct to
fire, at least, be turned back to the
war department for shipment TO 9TH
er members of the United Nations.
This was TO include a highly con-
troversial point, the recalling from
the 48 state guard organizations, all
their rifles.
They were to get shotguns, as
were the military police, and the
war department announcement add
ed that Is all the arms they need. /"
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
OUR NAVY:
Busy; Building

Despite the published details OF
the losses of the Java sea and at
Pearl Harbor, also the heavy losses
Of merchantmen in the Atlantic, also
the occasional ship reported "miss-
ing and presumed lost" in earlier
actions, many believed that the navy
was doing big job, particularly in
the Pacific and doing it well.
One recent report told Of activi-
ties Of submarines in points as far
removed from each other as near
Bali" fright off Java), and in "Jap-
anese waters" probably close to
the coast Of Japan.
Four more Jap ships had been
sunk, bringing the total since De-
cember to 217 ships sunk or dam
aged.
This was toll far enough in ad-
vance of our own to make any lay
man realize that battle with such
unequal results could have only one
ending.
Those who chafed against a navy
which could not wipe the Japs off
the seas in q matter Of weeks, and
which, in the only two large engage
ments lost heavily, were forced to
admit that in actual ship and ton
mage losses, the Japs were doing
very badly.
And there also was the realization
that once fleet supremacy was es-
tablished in the Pacific, the Jap
anese supply lines, and therefore
their conquest, must fall immedi-
ately because Of its own weight.
Also those who believed in the
job the navy was doing pointed with
pride to the thousands Of troops and
tons Of supplies transported to Aus
tralia with single loss, Of the other
thousands Of troops and huge sup
plies sent to England without loss.
Japanese transports have been
sunk, but our troops were getting
to their destinations safely. That
was a superiority not to be denied.
Many felt that this move had won
an important victory in the war and
that Japan, afraid Of our link with
Australia, had definitely turned aside
from real effort Of invasion Of that
continent and would live on the hope
that the Allies could not develop a
real winning offensive from that ter
ritory.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
MARSHALL:
IeUasion Hinted

General Marshall, our chief Of
staff, and Harry Hopkins, President
Roosevelt's personal representative.
with some others had made the
long hop from the United States to
London in bomber, and this led
many to believe that an American
British offensive on the continent
was not far distant.
The longer it was delayed, the
more likely many believed for it
The midland journal., 1942-04-24

to be in northern cline. The Ger
mans evidently thought it was COM
ing through occupied France, which
would have many advantages geo.
graphically for the British-American
forces.
Others thought juncture with
Russia in the far north and sweep
down through Norway might be the
plan.
But there had been more than
hint of spring invasion on q large
scale, and General Marshall didn't
deny it.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
Feeble-Minded Ruler

Probably the most feeble-mind-
ed monarch in history was Abdul
Hamid I, sultan Of Turkey from
1878 to 1889. In fact, Abdul was
such a violent imbecile that he had
been locked in a cage for 43 years
before his elevation to the throne.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
BRITISH:
.IDaYs Still Dark

days continued dark indeed.
Britain had the CALLING reminder
that she was keeping large fleets Of
naval vessels in the Indian ocean;
that her troops were bravely fight
ing in Burma; that she was suffer-
ing heavy losses on several fronts,
and that India was blandly talking
over postwar conditions while the
Japs were at her very gates.
In fact, after the loss Of the
Hermes, an aircraft carrier and two
cruisers in the waters off Ceylon,
word came that the British were
planning to send punitive feet for
"a final showdown with the Jap navy
in the Far East.
But Britain was having tough
time in Libya, in the Mediterranean
generally, and the threat to Aus
tralia was a serious one indeed.
- The failure Of the Cripps mission
had been handled by Bernard Shaw,
ianti-government speaker. as ito
have been expected" but the rank
and file of England didn't feel that
way about it, nor did Sir Stafford
himself, who left India a grim and
sadly disappointed man.
+ His last word to the Hindus had
been that Britain naturally would
have to withdraw her proposals, but
that she would not withdraw from
attempting to defend India, but
would do her duty whether the In
Idians helped or hindered.
Many believed the breakdown of
The conferences had laid the ground-
work for possible revolution or civil
war within India, either of which
would surely seal her fate II the
.Japs Gas they certainly would
should move in with q strong inva-
sion force. ia.
AS to friendliness with the Japs,
few believed the Indians felt that
way. The Japanese smacked too
much OF occidental civilization and
thinking to suit the Indians. AL
RAJ: A Ton a Minute
Il Finally the British had hit tempo
of bombing Germany which was
catching the imagination Of the man
Hn the street.
In one raid they had dropped a
ton q minute in high explosives,
sending thousands of tons Of bombs
across the channel in q single
squadron.
Some of the squadrons had totaled
rs high as 800 planes, a figure which
the British compared with the esti-
mated 400 which Germany had sent
over during the height Of the air war
on one day over British detectives.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24

ball players carry away too many
kinks in shoulder, knee or ankle
to be good ball players. And too
many are also muscle-bound."
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
More Raleigh Jingles

Raleigh Cigarettes are again
offering liberal prizes in a big
jingle contest to be run in this
paper. One hundred and thirty.
three prizes win be awarded each
weekday.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24

Raleigh Cigarettes are now rum
ming another series Of weekly con-
tests for those who can supply the
best last line to a jingle. Over 100
liberal prizes each week. Watch
this paper for details.-Adv.
The midland journal., 1942-04-24
Acid Indigestion

What many Doctors do tor IL
When excess stomach acid causes gas, sour stomach
or heartburn, doctors prescribe tho fastest acting
Hike those IN Bell-ans Tablets. No laxative. If your
very first trial doesn't prove Bellans better, return
The midland journal., 1942-04-24

ball players carry away too many
kinks in shoulder, knee or ankle
to be good ball players. And too
many are also muscle-bound."
With Ceorgia's Best
Chandler was q star back and q
star kicker at Georgia around 10
years ago. He went north with three
Georgia teams that beat good Yale
teams three years in a row. His
Georgia teams also made 1t two out
Of three from N.Y.U. when Chick
Meehan had the Violet at violent
tide. Those were among the best
teams Georgia ever turned out.
81 was lucky" Spud said. 81 was
never hurt although we played tough
schedules every year. I didn't take
any battering that ever cracked q
ligament or strained muscle"
Now at the age Of 80 it would not
be any too surprising to see Chand-
ler stepping into his best season.
Last season, although pitching well.
he dropped his first four starts. Then
ne won his next ten straight.
The Georgian, now living at Moul-
trie, has a husky son who is just
nine months old.
Laughing, he wakes me every
morning at six o'clock" Spud says.
"He laughs all the time"
Which shows in these times what
a wonderful thing it must be to be
nine months old.
After the football-baseball argu-
ment had subsidized, someone opened
another debate, namely, what is the
easiest job to handle on a ball club?
Bill Dickey picked right field. At
which point some indignant right
fielder named catching. Words flew
in various directions until the final
verdict pointed directly at third
base.
Mel OFT, who has played many
Jobs, voted for third. So did Jimmy
Foxx who has also caught, played
first and third. Their angle was that
at third you either door you don't.
It's either hit-or an out.
''The toughest play a third base
man has to make is handling a
swinging bunt," Bill Dickey said.
"But there are not SO many of those.
And, when they come off they are
generally hits, anyway"
The RebuttaI
This final decision failed to lift any
cheers out of the third basemen in
sight.
"a third baseman has to be set
for the two Opposites," one Of them
said. Either q smoke BAN or q
bunt. The majority Of those balls
driven down our way leave q tail Of
FIRE behind. They are moving in a
hurry. And we have to move In q
hurry to kill of the hit.
"At the same time we have to
be ready to come in fast on bunts
or slow-hit balls. We haven't the
time shortstop or a second base
man has. And we have longer
throw to make--a throw that often
has to be made in hurry"
In that football-baseball debate we
overlooked Eddie Collins, a good
quarterback at Columbia before he
went to the Athletics.
But such crack football players as
Sammy Baugh, Ernie Nevers, Har-
~ Hopp, Jim Thorpe, Dixie Howell
and many others couldn't make the
grade. They couldn't hit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Fits i'm Picture
Football in Army Serves Definite Purpose,
Says War Department Official
BY CLAYTON HEPLER

army, too. The morale of the
soldier il only as sound as the
morale of the civilians behind
him.
General SurIes CLieut. Gem
a. D. SurleS. director Of public
relationS) has emphasized re-
peatedly the desire of the army
Ia continue all sports. amateur
and professional, a. much as il
possible during this war. He's
also emphasized that the men
who will play on the army team
will be away from training only
for a period OF six weeks"
The schedule. as now arranged
IS one Of eight games. beginning
30 and ending September
20. The players Will 90 intC
training about August ID for then
intensive schedule which begins II
Los Angeles, and winds up in New
York City.
THE War Football Fund Com
mittee, in cooperation with
General SurleS. his assistant,
Col. John Thomas Taylor and
me, will select the coaches
sometime next week." Mccarthy
said.
Grantland Rice. dean of sport,
writers. is president and JOhr
Kieran. New York sports writer
is vice president of the func
committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Midget Drivers
In 50-Ldp Race

The best midget race pilots in
the Midwest will battle il out for
the richest stake of the season
when the first 50-lap Glass A
feature event of the current cam
paign is presented tonight at the
Motor City Speedway. Eight Mile
road and Schoenherr.
Mel Hansen. Art Hartsfeld.
Johnny Wohlfiel. Duane Carter.
Duke Nalon. Chick Stapleton and
George Whitman are among the
Standout contenders in the Class
A speed marathon.
A 50-lap Class B event also is
on the program These speed
duels. together with the prelim-
mary events. will add up TO a total
of approximately 80 laps of
racing for The midget race fans,
who will likely be deprived of
their favorite diversion for the
duration after July 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Score DOesn
Bother Hdrbert

CONTINUED from First Sport Page
January, my first time on the
tour.
when I failed In the Oak
land (Cai) Open. l was all for
packing and starting for home.
I hadn't won cent. and you've
got to admit Michigan II long
ways from California. was
scared. no foOling.
"But Mrs. Harbert encouraged
me 10 take one more chance
In the San Francisco tournament
and II was lucky thing
j did"
Chick had low OF 81 in one
qualifying round and won two
matches one from Jimmy De.
marct on tho nineteenth before
losing. down. 10 Harry Cooper
his netted him $500 and prompted
him 10 continue the tour. With
that $500 as starter. he made
enough 20 cover all his expenses
Again. not bad for a fellow who
wanted 10 quit.
oh yes. after taking a 20 in the
cold and rain AZ Willow Springs
San Antonio. in tho Texas Oper
that winter. Ilarbert not only
Withdrew but vowed he'd never
play again on that course. But
this past winter nc played there
and won the Texas Open by dc.
fcating Ben Hogan in the playoh
Back 10 Chicks round yesterday
~ Oakland Hills. He was 50
impressed by his caddie. Jimmy
Gentry. that he asked Bill Null
gan, tho caddie superintendent, u
he could have Gentry for the
Ryder matches -- and got him
Gentry. a member Of the Lincolr
High golf team. has caddic badge
No. .. which proves he's good.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09

The army's football schedule
with National Professional Foot
ball League teams may not be
the decisive factor in winning the
war, but IL very definitely has its
place in the picture. according 10
Ray Mccarthy. civilian co-ordina-
tor of athletics for the war de-
partment.
Criticism at it, best doesn't
take into consideration the en-
tire purpose of the project"
Mccarthy said yesterday while
IN town TO arrange d date with
the DetFeit Lions.
The local game is tentatively
scheduled to be played September
9, a Wednesday, under the Univer-
sity of Detroit Stadium lights
Owner Fred Mandel. however, is
attempting 10 switch the date tC
September 13. Sunday, IN order tC
ATTRACT a larger crowd
Primary object OF the Sched-
ule il TO raise money for the
Army Emergency Relief Fund.
With more and more men being
sent To foreign battlefieldS, the
need Is daily becoming more
acute" Mccarthy stated
almost a. important il the
need for stimulating civilian
morale. Not for the civilian
population itself, hut for the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09

leg cut of than vote against
Grin. But he said he had Ia do
IL, and that some day Griff
would thank him for saving
baseball by not letting night
games get out OF hand.
HE'LL STAY ON BENCH
This II daytime game"
old Connie went on when
this war il over. I'll bet we 60
back Ia seven night games
year. At least that's what I'm
going 20 suggest, when the
wars over
We asked him if he planned II
stay on the bench next year. HC
seemed q little surprised
Certainly. Why not ." He
asked II feel just dandy. I've
got something I want 10 do, too.
I'm not really living for 'one
more pennant' a. some Of YOU
boys have written. Pennants are
hard TO get. But II can build
up n team that IL n contender.
one that has chance TO win
every time II goes on the field.
I'll be satisfied. kinda thought
I might have IL this year. and |
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Minor AII-Stdr
Tilt Draws $500

BUFFALO. ", Y. July Q CNS).
international League joined The
major leagues last night in an ALL
out effort for the bat and ball
fund which furnishes equipment 10
army and navy posts. The SOUTH
ern group, of the league defeated
,aN picked team from the northern
end of the circuit, 6 TO /, before
a crowd OF $500 fans.
The northern team, plloted by
AL Vincent of Buffalo, was COM
posed of players from Buffalo,
Montreal. Toronto and Rochester.
The southern team was picked
from players from Jersey City,
Newark, Baltimore and Syracuse.
Bill Meyer managed the southern,
and winning outfit.
Bobby CoombS OF Jersey City
was the winning pitcher. Nick
Strincevich of Toronto was
charged with the defeat.
Stirnweiss and Majeski OF
Newark and Edwards of Balti-
more led the attack Of the SOUTH
Iern team. Majeski and Edwards
belted home runs. Edwards con-
meeting in the third inning and
Majeski clouting his in the fifth
frame.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Legion Girls Net Title
Is at Stake Sunday

Renetta OniShuk and Florenz
Banasz will meet in the final Of
the American Legion AuXliarys
tennis tournament for junior girls
at 2 p. m. Sunday on the courts Of
the new Hamtramck playground,
JOS Campau at Danforth avenues.
Miss 0nishuk. winner of the
eliminations at Belle Isle, and Miss
BanasZ, Northwestern Field cham
pion, will be seeking the right to
Detroit in the state
tournament which will be held
July 1925 at Grand Rapids.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09

FIRST RACE
SECOND RACE
THIRD RACE
FOURTH RACE ~
FIFTH RACE
SIXTH RACE
SEVENTH RACE
EIGHTH RACE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09

CONSENSUS
One by one
Alfadildo
Trustworthy
Exclamation
O. X. Joe
Sandy Sku
All Charm
Eugene
Nice Enough
Shcrron Ann
DiSplayer
Bright Arc
Valdina Paul
Cash Deal
Stem inder
Here She Is
Even Tan
Sweet Olga
Show Up
Waringa
MeritoriouS
Heel In
Mon Time
Sherlock
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
lands, GRIFFITH WORRY MACK
Says They Should lake Things Easy

would've n we hadn't lost Chap
man. BrancatO, Mccoy and that
young man Richmond, who
played third base for us for
couple of weeks before going
into the service"
TRIBUTE FOR JUDGE
Connie was very much impressed
by the pitching Of Johnny Wander
Nicer in the All-Star game.
Goodness. he's fast" he eiac-
ulated. And what a good time
Of evening that was Ia put him
I'm the box. ! guess II he had. a
little more control nobody could
hit him"
He talked a little moro about
his friend the Judge after that
And. with touching concern:
There can't ever be another
one like him. he said. simply.
II sometimes think he was sent
10 us from heaven. He saved
our game, that's what he did"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-09
Scratches
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EMPIRE CITY

~ United Press
EMPIRE CITY
Track fast
Firs' Race Blue whistler Persistent.
Second Race supreme Idea Besuzar,
Mythical King. LAWN, highland Happy
Home
Fourth Race stella Elliott
sixth RaCe-Happy Family.
seventh Race -fnconceivAhis.
SUFFOLK DOWNS
Track. fast
FIRST Race PAille. Bostoniie Pretty
IL Rebel
Eighth Race-Llstaro. Soldiers Caii.
ARLINGTON PARK
Track fast
Ftrst Race Heel can. Treecla tnhan1.
psfed Southland MISS Iron Barge. Bolo
Flla
second Rare-Hins Palm DisvolomAn
Forfend. Delrsy. Blind Eagle. Proud
SISTER.
Ftth Race Ky Flash Some Man.
sixth Race-NOOf Wool.
Seventh Race Topic
\ Eighth Race Lynette q. Orchard Run
racheone, Msnymor. Woodsman, DARK
~Phaona.
ninth Race CONSTITUTED Declared OF,