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Evening star., 1942-01-17
Transit Figures
Cited 10 DENY
Breakdown
Merrill Replies to
Criticism in ToIk to
Board of Trade Unit

Replying to q charge made before
the House District Committee that
the public transportation system
here is broken down." E. D. Mer-
rill, president Of the Capital Tran
sit Co., yesterday pointed to . 36S
per cent increase in the systems
number Of vehicles since June, 1910.
Speaking before the Public Utih-
ties and Transportation Committee
Of the Board Of Trade, Mr.. Merrill
said the carrying capacity Of the
system as q whole was increased by
an even greater percentage during
this period, since the new streetcars
and buses carry more than the old
type.
1888 Vehicles Used.
The assertion that the system is
broken down" was made yesterday
by Representative Schultz, Demo-
crat, of Indiana at the District
Committees hearing on wartime
public transportation problems here
Mr.. Merrill said he was not given
an opportunity to reply to the criti-
cism at the hearing.
In the last year and q half the
number of the transit company s
vehicles increased from 1,164 to q
peak of 1893 used in the rush hours
Thursday, Mr.. Merrill said. These
figures include both buses and
streetcars.
Further Additions Coming.
These vehicles, he continued. car
ried so per cent of the riders in the
District, while the other so per cent
rode in $4,000 automobiles. In the
coming months, the company will
put on 472 new vehicles at . cost
Of nearly $4,000, 900, he said.
Alfred G. Neal, president Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co., tolc
of the problems in connection with
guarding power company properties
against sabotage.
Harry j. Saunders, chairman ol
the Board Of Trade Committee, sug
gested a study looking toward get.
| ting Washington's taxicabs placee
in a preferred status should the
rubber situation improve to such
an extent that limits on the sale
Of tires should be relaxed somewhat
The matter was referred to the taxi.
cab subcommittee.
The luncheon meeting was helt
at the Harrington Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Missing Persons

| Those haping information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
pith the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department, No
tiondl 1000.
T. M. Moore, 26, operating 1884
Oldsmobile sedan with Virginia
license 109-511. Missing from Arl-
ington, Va. since Wednesday.
Frances Messer, IL, S feet inches
tall, 103 pounds, blue eyes, brown
hair, wearing red blouse, gray skirt
red reversible coat, and her sister
Dorothy Messer, Is, 5 feet 6 inches
107 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair
wearing jumper dress, white waist
blue reversible coat. Missing from
918 New York avenue NV. since
January 8.
Fannie Mae Lee, Is. colored,
feet S inches tall, long bobbed hair
wearing plain dark blue coat, miss.
ing from l034 Whitingham place
Sc. since Monday.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Auto Thief Is Sentenced;
Judoe Warns Offenders

Persons who steal automobiles
during the war will ind little SYM
pathy from Justice James w. Nor
ris in District Court. who warned
yesterday that he will give maxi
mum sentences for this o1ense.
Justice Morris imposed q one to
i've year sentence on Harry r.
Leathers, "A, who had been charged
by the District grand jury with JOY
riding-taking an automobile for q
short time without the owners per-
mission.
The jurist, presiding In Criminal
Court No. 2. said that he was tax
ing q realistic view Of the situation
now that the Nation dnds itself In
it, present condition.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Y. P. F. Ranks
Cut by Ban on
u. 5. Workers
Both Arlington and
Alexandra Companies
Seek Volunteers

A War Department order exclude
ing Government employees from
further service in State militiaS
today found two Virginia Protec-
tive Force companies In Arlington
and Alexandria engaged In an
energetic drive for volunteers in
order to function as units.
The Secretary Of War recently
requested Governors to cooperate
in having Federal employees dis
charged from State guards when it
was found that many guardsmen
were requesting release from active
duty because Of their regular jobs
with the Government.
Ranks Depleted.
The order has reduced the ranks
Of the Alexandria Rifles, Company
liz Of the Virginia Protective Force,
approximately so per cent. accord
ing to Maj. Everett A. Hellmuth,
executive ofiicer Of the nearby bat.
talon. Until the order, the Rifles
had q complement of 60 men and
three officers. One of these officers
has been forced to resign because
he holds q Government post.
With only 80 men remaining in
the company, the Rifles have had
to double up on guard duty, which
includes patrol Of the bridges, it
was learned.
The 116th Company in Arlington.
scheduled to be mustered as a unit
next Tuesday, must now wait until
the 18 men lost by the order have
been replaced. Forty are necessary
for mastering.
Drilled 8 Nights Weekly.
For the last two weeks the men
have been drilling three nights a
week in preparation for the event
Tuesday. now postponed. Com
mented one man released by the
order: 1--WE won't even get an
honorable discharge now" Such a
discharge could only be issued after
the company had been mustered.
Both Acting Capt. Charles Har-
rlson Mann Of Company 116 and
Capt. William I. Jefferies of Com
pany 1l2 report they are in dire
need of enlistments. A volunteer
must be between 1s and IS; either
married or single, and, of course.
not employed by the Federal Gov
eminent.
Arlington volunteers may enlist
in the Patrick Henry School armory,
Fillmore street between Columbia
pike and Seventh street, and Alex
andria men at the guard armory,
205 South Royal street.
Evening star., 1942-01-17
Dr.. Anderson to Speak
At u. of MARYLAND

DR.. Howard Stone Anderson Of
the First Congregational Church OF
Washington will be the guest
speaker at student vesper services
at the University Of Maryland at
6:15 pm. tomorrow in the admin
istration building auditorium. His
topic will be "Unconventional
Wishes"
Members Of the graduating class
with Gerald Prentice. president
will be guests Of hon6r.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

The boy, Fran
els Jimenez, 413
Fifteenth street
Sc. W as hi t
" h e crossing
M a S S a chusettS
avenue at Sew
enteenth street
Sc, by a car
turning into the
a v e n ue from
Sew e n t e en- t h
street, police re-
ported. He was
admitted to Gal
linger Hospital
with a possible
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Evening star., 1942-01-17
Dental Society to Meet

DR.. HenrySL. Klein, Railway, N. j.,
will speak on "Vinethene, Gas Anes-
thesia" and show q film on the SUBJ
ject at the monthly meeting of the
Robert T. Freeman Dental Society
at the Twelfth Street Y. w. c. A.,
1916 Twelfth street NV, at 9 O'Clock
tonight. DR.. j. Edward Bowman.
president Of the society, will preside.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

chandeliers
panks laid horses
find Dutch ladies turning out bandageS on
Creeks Wednesdays the Nowegans and British
ranking diplomatic They have
wound suffered ship battle
employ and whaenes Since
this unit has doomed by about 100
In
aides home nursing nutrition Ba
first aid and the mobile caneen
Evening star., 1942-01-17
-Four Pedestrians,
Including Boy, Z,
Injured in Traffic
Youth Struck by Auto
While Crossing Street
In Southeast Section
D.C.Troffic Toll
Killed in 1912 6
Killed in same period of 1941- 8
Toll for all of 1941-95

Four pedestrians, including a r.
year-old boy, were struck down by
automobiles in traffic accidents last
night and early today.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

The number Of book titles issued
In the United States last year was
u,s7s.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

Chicago Is the center Of the mall
order budnS0s In this country.
Evening star., 1942-01-17

Walsh
Helen Catch Durston this week Here are seen
its
h at the turn Of
the to enter the
building 2020 Massa
Evan Walsh Mclean loaned it to the Red
left hide
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Reporter G|oots Over Sitting in Front Of Bewies
Fight Football Hockey crocounty

South they have steam heated
press boxes while up here where
they need heat they don't even
plug the cracks in the floor?"
You didn't have the answer.
Down on the field the wind did
some strange tricks with the ball
and so did the players, but mostly
it was pretty good football, es-
pecially when Yale found a weak
spot in the right side of the Tiger
line and smashed through for
two tOuchdowns and the ball
game. AS an old grad, the result
wasn't pleasing, but still Yale
hadn't won for four years and
maybe the five-in-a-row jinx is
a real one.
( Sundays a hockey night and it
seemed queer to be expecting
poor game between the Rangers
and Bruins. Always in the past
those meetings had been the sea-
sons high spots. But rockies will
perform like rockies and they put
lot OF action into 1t even II they
did lack skill. And that kid Bill
Shill had quite a night with the
Bruins. He didn't get In until
the second period because his
clearance papers hadn't arrived
In Canada soon enough. Then he
celebrated his pro debut by scor-
ing ! goal and wound up With :
Evening star., 1942-11-17
AII-AmeriicaLine
Checks Foes Of
Boston College
Defense Record Held
BY Eagles Powerful
Lot of Forwards
BY STEVE O'LEARY,
Press Sports Writer


NEWTON, Mass, Nov. 17.-Sin-
Cling out any player on the great
Boston College line for all-America
honors these days is a lot tougher
; than trying to gain a yard through
that rock ribbed forward wall
In seven games this unbeaten line
has grudgingly permitted its OPP
ponents total net gain of just 1873
yards while It's devastating power
has boiled the tempest out of the
Boston College T-pot for gain of
much more than a mile on the
ground.
Singing out one player would be
rank injustice to the other six.
Start with Co-Capt Fred Naumetz
at center, worthy successor to
Chet Gladchuk, the Eagle all-Amer-
lea pivot of 1910. The fiercest
tackler on the squad, he has no
superior in the Nation on defense
and is virtually on par with the
impeccable Gladchuk on the offense.
Canale Outstanding Guard.
Rocco Canale. all $50 pounds of
him, certainly fills one guard berth
and his catlike ref1exes, uncanny
play diagnosis and all-around power
have gained him the unanimous
nomination of every Boston op-
ponent AS the outstanding ineman
on the field. Patsy Darone and AL
Fiorentino split the other guard
berth and are SO nearly equal that
Coach Denny Myers solved the
problem by starting them on
alternate Saturdays.
Gil Bouley, a genial giant except
on the gridiron, handles one tackle.
berth and Joe Repko, an unsung
but better than capable lineman,
takes charge of the other.
Don Currivan and Charley Fur
bush, pair of peerless ends, flank
this great line, adding stature to its
defensive qualities and speeding up
the offense with their downfield
blocking and brilliant pass clutches
Defense Is Nations Best.
AS sample of this lines work,
West Virginia gained just yards
through it and Dick McElwee, its
best back, accounted for but 2.
Clemson wound up with net gain
OF minus 26. North Carolina Pre-
Flight made 81, but slippery Len
Eshmont could get only minus 6 for
the day.
Wake Forest gained 81 and speedy
John Cochran made 80 OF it,
Georgetown got IS, 9 being fur
nished by Frank Dornf1eld. Temple
gained 81, but Bill Sutch held this
down by being tossed for a net loss
OF l3. Fordham amassed total of
26, of which Is were furnished by
Steve Filipowicz
No single player could be respon-
sible for that great record-the best
in the Nation.
Evening star., 1942-11-17

five-stitch cut on his ankle after
smashing into goal post. In the
pressroom after the game the re-
porters continued to talk foot
ball and how cold they had been,
then some one asked what had
been heard from Jim Burchard,
who was president of the Hockey
Writers Association last year. It
finally came out that the Army
had sent him to Africa strange
place for hockey scribe.
Monday there was a long SUBJ
way ride to Van Cortlandt Park
for the I. G. "A cross-country
meet and q jouncing ride on the
tailboard Of q truck over the
rough trails and shortcuts
through the picnic grounds. But
that way you saw the whole race
and, as some one wisecracked, got
scme training for riding in q jeep.
Frank Dixon, a well-built, tan
skinned Negro lad from New
York o.. made q show OF the field
and you look forward to seeing
him again in the winter track
meets. He ran some pretty good
miles last winter.
It was 4 busy week end. all
right, but there's nothing dong
for q few days now and you won
der what youu write about until
the next one comes along.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Maryland Is Included
On Virginia Ring Card

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov.
17.-Seven matches are listed on
the University of Virginia's boxing
schedule for 1943, including a jan
uary 80 meeting here with Mary
land.
The Cavaliers will open against
Virginia Tech here on January 16,
then face North Carolina at Chapel
Hill on January g. On January
80, February 6 and Is Virginia will
meet Maryland, Michigan State and
Penn State, respectively, here, then
travel to battle Syracuse on Feb
ruary 20 and Wisconsin on Feb.
ruary q.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Big Ten Chase Title Taken
Eighth Time by Indiana
As Mitchell Sets Pace
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Indiana to-
day possessed its eighth Big Ten
cross country title after Earl Mitch
ell, outdoor and indoor conference
champion, became the third Hoosier
runner in a row to capture the in
dividual crown
Mitchell breasted the 4-mile finish
line in 81 :092. compared with the
record of 20:34.7 set by Wisconsin's
Walter Mehl in 1889 Placing four
men in the first 10. Indiana compiled
"a points, with Illinois second and
Purdue. the defending champion,
third.
The victory put Indiana in po-
sition to move into a tie next year
with Wisconsin for the highest num-
ber of cross-country titles won. The
Badgers have taken nine.
1ndiana's Wayne Tolliver won the
meet in 1910. and Fred Wilt cap
tured it last year.
The point totals: Indiana, "a; H.
linois, 50; Purdue. "a; Ohio State,
80; Wisconsin, 109; Chicago, 1T.
Evening star., 1942-11-17

how different boxing styles made
good or bad scraps. Beau Jack
rushed out In his own odd way
and Allie sank left deep into
his body and that was about
what had been expected. But in
the fourth red blur appeared
on Stolzs eye where the unor-
thodox puncher had landed a
clout and from there on about
all Allie could do was try to pro-
tect himself until the general got
up and shouted to the referee,
Cali in the doctor" And the
fight was over. There was the
usual argument afterward, with
some folk. mostly managers,
claiming Stolz wasn't seriously
hurt and should have been al
lowed to continue. The custom
ers didn't get their moneys
worth, they claimed, but some
how you felt that any cut is
serious and a sour ending is bet
ter than having some kids eye
permanently injured.
Saturday it was Baker Field
for the Yale-P -Princton game, with
bitter wind whistling through
the almost unprotected press
box. You just sat there and
shook. And pretty soon Dillon
Graham came along and asked.
why Is it that down Ia the
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Leo Durocher Talkinq
Turkey With Hickey
Over Dodger Job
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. l7.-Leo Du-
rocher went to see man about a
job today.
Durocher, who has managed the
Brooklyn Dodgers for four seasons
and is more than slightly interested
in continuing in that capacity, was
scheduled to talk over the situation
with the new president of the Ma
tional League baseball club, Branch
Hickey.
Leo arrived in town last night,
shortly after Hickey disclosed he
had wired the manager in st. Louis
that he would like to see him at
his earliest convenience.
Hickey arranged to- meet with Du-
rocher today but declined to discuss
the conference in advance. He indi-
Gated, however, that he would pre-
fer an early decision on the man
agerial question.
This uncertainty is not my way
of doing things" Hickey declared.
Il want to settle this matter at the
earliest possible moment and then
I will be able to attack my other
problems with more energy and
delight"
Evening star., 1942-11-17
BY HUGH FULLERTON. Jr.,
Asuorint cd PreSs Sports Writer.

ASSOCldLe0 FTCSS opOltc
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Notes
on a heavy week end in the
sports writing business:
| Friday is fight night at the
Garden and sometimes you Won
der why you keep going there
week after week. OF course,
you see some good scraps-and
some bad ones. but it's one sure
place to pick up the odd bit OF
news or gossip to use in a coll
umn. Besides, there's some sat-
isfaction of sitting in front OF
the bigwigs who pay stii prices
for ringside seats. Last Friday
there was an undercurrent OF
excitement as the ringwormS dis
cussed Sammy Angotts sudden
abdication of the lightweight
title and the probable effect upon
the Beau Jack-Allie Stolz affair
they were about to see and sew
eral of them stopped by Boxing
Commissioner Phelan's seat right
behind you to confirm Sammy's
retirement.
e The fight was pretty good while
It lasted, too. And with some
satisfaction you remembered that
piece = couple Of days ago about
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Dixon, Cross-Country
Champ Compared
To MacMitche|I
N. Y. U. Freshmen Scores
HondiIy With YoIe's
Sehwortzkopf Next
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Frank
Dixon is only freshman at New
York University, but in Eastern
track circles today he was being
compared to Leslie MacMitchell. the
Violets great distance runner of the
past three years, who now is an
ensign in the Navy.
Dixon scored a decisive triumph
yesterday in the 34th intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. cross country race. fin
ishing. 100 yards ahead of his closest
rival. Yale's Leroy Schwartzkopf.
MacMitchell had won the same race
three years in row, but never in
more decisive fashion.
The freshman star, competing in
the varsity event under a wartime
ruling making flrst-year men ell
gible, took the lead at the start and
stretched it steadily as he wound
his way over the hilly, Smile course.
He finished the distance in q
minutes 84 seconds, nearly II sec
onds better than Schwartzkopf's
time of 27:25. The Yale runner
came in another hundred yards
ahead of two members of the Rhode
Island State quintet which captured
the team title for the third straight
year. -...
Kenneth Taylor finished third,
Lawrence Barrett was fourth and
Bob Nichols was sixth to account
for the low numbers In Rhode Is
lands total of IS points.
Penn State finished second in the
team scoring with 70 points. fol-
lowed by N. Y. u, 80; Manhattan,
1876: Yale, $50; Michigan State, 1863;
Maine, 2l1; Fordham. 229: Cornell,
252, and New Hampshire, 269.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
6. W. Still Coming OFF the Canvas

Who wins isn't necessarily important In future the
pendulum meanwhile
healthy bitterness thing
that Buck Hagy and Baker the value of
Thus onesded rivalry
ambition formidable
football teams
rivalry triangular instead of dual
reliable Shaughnesy Maryland
involving Maryland
had both successful which would indicate
the Old Liners will resume relations with the IIoya
admittedly anxious G. W. Maryland He isn't
Old willing
m halfway another local rivarly will result
G. will angling Saturday.
Coonas
they'll facing
schedule tackle
Evening star., 1942-11-17
War Takes 18Chisox
With Hoag, Perme
Latest 10 Go
a.r
Moses Now Only Veteran
OutfieIder Remaining
On Dykes Squad
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. II. - Jimmy
Dykes, pugnacious Chicago White
Sox manager. shifted the ever
present cigar in his mouth which
signaled that he had something to
say
I'm happy-and it's funny feel
ing being that way when you got so
many troubles" he said Two more
of my lads enlisted yesterday and
that makes 18 in all to answer
Uncle Sans call. OF that I'm happy
and proud.
Hoag, Perme Enter Service.
But, boy, have 1 got troubles! I
nearly have to rebuild my whole
baseball team for next year" And
with that he viciously sank his teeth
into the cigar.
Dykes had just received word from
Len Perme, the left-handed pitcher
brought up from Waterloo, Iowa, of
the Three-Eye League, last Septem-
ber, that he had joined the Navy
Earlier in the day, Myril Hoag sent
III Vic CAuA1lSS VI lad CllllSlIlISJU All
the Army Air Forces at Mather
Field, Sacramento, Calf.
That placed 18 stars on the Sox
service flag, one of gold in memory
Of Gene Stack, the first major
Lacquer to be drafted, who died last
June.
With Hoag gone. most of Dykes
troubles are spotted in the outfield.
Wally Moses, 81, is the only veteran
fly chaser left.
Others Lost by Chisox.
Taft Wright and Sam West pre-
cetled Hoag by several months. Two
outfield rockies, Bill Mueller and Val
Helm, called up from Waterloo late
In the season, are in the Navy. Dave
Philley, another prospect. who was
in last springs training camp, is in
the Army.
Other White Sox players in mill
tary service are Ted Lyons, veteran
pitcher; Walter Navie, John Rigney,
Leo Wells, George Dickey, Stanley
Goletz. Chester Hajduk, Murrell
Jones. Bob Kennedy and Doyle Lade,
who was bought in midseason from
Shreveport.
Evening star., 1942-11-17

WOulu lux up tllc 1uIcISJdIC AlIl.
letic Conference championship. Aid
ing the Saints chances is the return
to action of Capt. Buddy Cromelin
He recovered enough from a back
injury to start last weeks game
against Landon and played long
enough to score touchdown He'll
likely play about full time this Sat-
urday.
The Saints have been building to
this for some time. In 1889 they
won 5 and lost 3; the next year it
was and l, and last year they al
most made the grade with and 2.
st. James was winner last year,
$50, but st. Adams won in 1899,
1910, and in 1910, 60
WI. Also Is Indicated.
The last team with an undefeated
and united record around here was
Johnny Bakers 1889 eleven at
Washington-Lee High. It had 10
straight triumphs, and it appears
Coach Harry ,Deming is due for a
repeat performance there this time
also. The Generals have eight VIC
tories so far, with only George
Washington to pass on Thanksgiving
Day morning. Both teams natural
ly are pointing for this and will not
play this week end, so the players
will have plenty of rest.
Among the other big games left is
the Episcopal-Woodberry Forest en-
gagement Saturday at Orange, Va.
This will be the 42d successive meet
ing between them, they having
played without break since 1901,
and 1t is believed to be the oldest
complete prep school rivalry in the
country. Episcopal has won 20
games, Woodberry 10 and 2 were
ties. Woodberry won last year,
27-0, and probably will be favorite
again.
Episcopal has plenty to offer,
though. It has a fairly hefty line
and several good backs, among them
Bobby Osborn, hefty plunger and
kicker; Mac Mccullough. a good
passer and plunger, and Tom Will
cox and Chester Waterman. Among
its ends is Dave Brilliant, a big
boy very adept at catching passes.
Central Still Lacks Reserves.
The wire services never got the
report through last week end about
Centrals trip to Portsmouth, Va,
but the Vikings did okay In coming
away with a 24-20 victory over
Woodrow Wilson. The game wasn't
as close as the score would indicate
and Central IS in good shape physi-
cally for Fridays important game
with Western, which it must win to
take the West Division CHAMPION
ship.
With the season almost over. the
Vikings still are in bad shape for
reserves in the line. Wilson's first
touchdown came against the re-
serves in the third period at q time
when Central had an 18-edge. The
other two scores were in the last
period on those desperate late plays
that either get touchdowns or back
fire. Central started in the first
quarter with 70-yard drive down.
feld. 35-yard pass from Johnny
Ward to Bob Hill getting the score
A recovered tumble and 4 6O-yard
pass from Mike Denikos to Hill got
another first-period marker, and
Bob Troll plunged yards for: the
second-period touchdown. The last
Central score was In the third period
! on another Ward to Hill pass for
Is yards.