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Evening star., 1942-04-20
Whitford, Vet Of All W. c. D.. A.
Pin Meets, Is in 32d Tourney
Bowls at Convention Hall on Wednesday
In First Squod; Women Sturt April II

Roy Whitford, the only bowler to
roll in every Washington City Duck
pin Association tournament, again
will be on the firing line when the
32d annual city championships start
Wednesday night at Convention
Hall.
Sharing the honor spot with the
veteran Evening Star pin-spiller
when the first squad of rollers takes
the drives in the singles event at 7
o'clock will be Bill Cruzan Of Silver
Spring, Charles Wray of the In
terdepartmental League, Ben SIM
mons Of the U. S. Naval Torpedo
League. Bob Mackey and Robert
Freedman, two Penn Recreation
rollers, and host Of others includ-
ing Milton Gordon, Earl Roberts,
Everett Roberts. Lon Black, Walter
Arminger, Charles Quimby, D. Sed-
lacek and H. Tavernier.
Georgetown Bowlers on Gard.
Seven quints representing the
long organized Georgetown COM
mercial League will be on the run
ways when a squad of 16 teams
starts action at 8 o'clock. Kenny
Beck, pilot of the Georgetown Rec
reation, and his chief assistant, the
veteran Sam Benson, and Larry
Smith, who recently marked up an
all-time record game of 181 in the
Georgetown Independent League,
will be among the leading West End
rollers composing the various line
ups of the Carlin Creamery. Hillow's
Cafe, Hardy's Texaco, Washington
Printers, G. B. Long, Georgetown
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Capital Setter Adds
0'Hdra Cup 10 Field
Trials Trophies
Symhort, Baldwin Victor
Here, Wins in Northern
Virginia Club Meet

Syn1hart, white and black tickec
setter owned Jointly by Frank Sym
anoskie and Ringgold Hart ol
Washington, has another big trophy
to add to the collection he il
building.
Only years old. this beautiful
setter recently began to show real
winning form in field trials and
added to its list yesterday the Wal
ter O'Hara Cup, offered in compe-
tition for the first time in the
shooting dog stake of the Northern
Virginia Field Trials Club. 1t must
be taken three times for permanent
possession.
This win followed another big
triumph of little more than a week
before when Symhart took the
Thomas P. Baldwin Memorial Tro-
ply at the National Capital Field
Trials Club spring meet.
The other two places yesterday
also were won by Washington
owned dogs. Second went to Happy
Raps-King, owned by Pete jackson
while Preston King, jr.'s Kings
Porter's Pat was third. Pat also
was third last week in the National
Capital trials.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
HoIbrook, Logan Join
New Navy Glass Of
Physical Tutors
Group Of 200 Leaders
In Sports Report for
Course Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April 20--Lt
Roland Logan, former trainer and
assistant football coach at George
Washington University and later
trainer at West Point, and Irving
CHorse) Holbrook, one time Catholic
University gridman and Gonzaga
High School coach, were among the
second group of 200 sports figures
who reported here today for 80 days
indoctrination training before going
on active duty as directors of the
Navy's physical fitness program for
aviation cadets.
The class will take up where its
predecessor left of yesterday. AL
men Professionally have been COM
missioned Naval Reserve officers
with ranks ranging from ensign to
lieutenant commander. Logan, how
ever, commissioned a lieutenant
more than q month ago, has been in
Annapolis several weeks aiding in
the organization Of the physical
training program.
Holbrook, q star lneman at Cath
olic u, was coach at Gonzaga until
the time OF his enlistment. Before
that he coached the st. Johns High
School football and basket ball teams
Of the same city and boasted an en-
viable record in scholastic competi-
ton. After leaving C. U. he OBJ
tanned q degree in law at Columbus
University and another degree in
accountancy at Benjamin Franklin
Institute.
During the months training pc
riod they will be subject to the
regular Naval Academy discipline
and also will sample first-hand the
program they're going to direct In
the future at four regional pre-
fight schools.
Among other men expected to re-
port are @. A. (Tex) Oliver, former
Oregon football coach, recently
named head gridiron mentor of the
Far West pre-hight school at st.
Mary's (Calif) College; Isaac Deeter,
University Of Washington boxing
coach: George Sauer. New Hamp-
shire football coach, and Al CMudge)
Mccoy, Harvard assistant football
coach.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Middle Atlantic p. G. A. Turns
Other Cheek in Harper Case

That was friendly gesture the
Middle Atlantic P. G. A. made in
the case of Chandler Harper, with
whom the boys had peck of trouble
at this time in 1910
Harper. of course, is recognized
as big-time pro now, but he hadn't
paid his P G A. dues up to April Is,
according to P. G. A. Secretary
Gene Larkin, with an April IS dead
line If he expected to play in the
National P. G. A. championship.
The Middle Atlantic section was
advised Of the delinquency and wired
him at once reminding him OF the
situation, although the officers were
not required to take any action and
might have let it pass, with the re-
suit that Harper might not have
been eligible for the national tour
ney.
Harper is the lad who tossed
monkey wrench into the Middle At
lantic P. G. A championship at
Old Point Comfort two years ago,
resulting in loss of the pot of
thousand bucks. But the sectional
association protected him. He should
give them a vote of thanks.
Ben Hogan soon viii be featured
in a full-length flicker. and now
Byron Nelson, his conQueror at
Augusta, will be in the movies. the
star of an R-K-O short made at
Pinehurst.
Big Parker Nolan, runnerup In
the District amateur championship
last year, has served notice that he's
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Recreation and General Oil Burner

Recreation and General OIL Burner
teams.
The newly crowned champion Ma
tional Federation of Federal EN-
ployes bowlers of the Income Tax
led by Capt A. D. Sartwen also are
listed on the opening nights pro-
gram. Others are Riggs National
Bank, which promises to carry of
prize in the booster team class OF
the national tournament at Balti-
more; Farm Operations of the Belts
vile Research League, Wheeler, Inc.
of the Automotive League, and
Palais Royal of the Department
Store League.
Squads of doubles including most
Of the bowlers who fired In the
singles will roll at 8 o'clock while
a final shift is scheduled at 10 for
the late comers.
\, Women Start April 81.
With two days of grace giver
late entries in the Washington
Womens Duckpin Association
tournament, the city's feminine
rollers still have until midnight to-
night to turn in their application
blanks at Arcadia where the 2lst
annual championships will open
April 27. Entrance fees must ac-
company all entries.
Olive Frederick, director of the
Defense Mixed League, and Ernie
Walz of its leading bowlers are
among the first to sign up for the
annual Washington City mixed dou-
bles tournament which will be
staged at Hi-Skor May 8.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Giu|iani Gives Mates
On MiIers the Bird,
But Wrong One
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, April 20.-Angelo
Giuliani, catcher and carrier pigeon
fancier of the Minneapolis Millers,
gave his mates the brd-and 1t
turned out to be the wrong one.
He brought a cage of his pigeons
to a game with the Kansas City
Blues. Before turning them loose
for home, he asked his mates to
place their bets on the winner.
: Giuliani wagered on a scrawny,
1-year-old carrier. and after one
look at it his buddies didn't care
But Giuliani's choice fiuttered
home first. Now he can't get any
more bets.
Evening star., 1942-04-20

it with 800 brook. brown and rain
bow received from the Maryland
Conservation Commission hatchery
at LewiStown.
W. Carroll Waters, chief deputy
game warden for Montgomery, di-
rected the planting and promised an
additional 800 within a short time
for the north fork of Rock Greek,
several miles above Rockville, and
Mill Creek, near Redlands. Both
these streams have been proved
adaptable for trout and there is
little doubt that anglers will appre-
ciate this nearby fishing.
Trout Season Here.
Old Dominion trout fishermen
have been busy for days steaming
old flies and vanishing rods. against
the opening Of the season. The
taking of speckled stream denizens
became legal at $50 am. this msrn-
ing and the season will not close
until an hour after sunset July 81,
More CapitaliteS have expressed
the intention of fishing Virginia
waters this season than We can re-
member, and. if preseason paintings
and activities are a criterion they
later on will count their choice as a
good one.
For the last six weeks trucks have
been carrying larger fish than ever
before have been planted to streams
IN every section of the State. nearly
half million. which, with the car
ryover, is a lot of fish. There is a
Evening star., 1942-04-20


event, with little good weather so
far this spring.
Entered in the coming tourney will
be Mrs. Myron Davy of Columbia,
Middle Atlantic women's champion
and top feminine golfer Of Wash
ington in 1941. Mrs. Davy spent the
winter in California and played in
several tournaments there. She will
have had the advantage of weeks Of
first-class competition over the local
field in the opening event Of the 1912
season. ...s.
Donohue Plays Nine in 30.
Dick Meyer, Manor club youngster,
and star on the current edition of
the Georgetown University links
team, thought he had a sure thing
when he turned the first nine at
Bannockburn up on Jack Donohue,
who plays No. 2 on the Hoya team.
But Donohue, out In Al, had other
ideas. He came home in 80 strokes
for II, licking Meyer / up, when
Dick missed 12-footer for an eagle
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Track Prophets See
Thrills Galore in
Penn Carnival
Feud Between Carter
And EweII in Sprints
Among High Lights
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-The
experts looked over the roster to-
day for the University of Pennsyl-
vania relays this week end and
forecast some of the most drama
packed photo finish races and
speciality events in the carnival's
48-year history.
A studded field will enter the
100-yard dash, but some see it pri-
marily as a revenge race" for Penn
States Barney Ewell, titlist in the
T. C.-4A 100 and 900 and National
A. A. U. so and 100-meter events,
out to defeat Pittsburgh's Bill
Carter. who beat him in the I. c.
"A 6o-yard dash.
Ensign Robert Peoples, q. S. N,
who established the American rec
ord of 234 feet, 17s inches in the
javelin throw while at Southern
California, will attempt to take the
carnival title from James Elliott,
Pittsburgh, 1941 winner.
Blozis Cinch to Win.
The only other 194l winner due
back is James Delaney, Notre
Danes burly shot putter, but Al
Blozis, the Georgetown giant, Is
considered a sure winner in the
event. Blozis set the carnival mark
of SIS feet, 57s inches, in 1910.
Luck Knocked the favorites in
drawing for starting positions In
the relays. New York University,
defending champion in the sprint
medley, distance medley and 4-mile
relay, drew only one pole position
in the mile.
N. Y. u. Receives No Breaks.
N. Y. us Leslie MacMitchell will
start from 18th position in the D
mile relay, fourth in the 4-mile,
18th in the sprint and sixth in the
distance medley.
Indiana's brilliant Campbell Kane
will start from seventh in the mile,
third in the 2-mile. 18th in the
4-mile, 10th in the spring medley
and 18th in the distance medley.
Villanova drew the pole position
in the 2-mile, Cornell in the 4
mile, Yale in the sprint medley and
Seton Hall In the distance medley.
Evening star., 1942-04-20

reserve to be planted in those heavily
fished streams as the season pro-
crosses.
Bobwhite Population Large.
Dropping the rod for a spell, so
long as we are down in the Old
Dominion, and picking up the scat
ter-gun long enough to see if 1t is
in shape for the bird season, which
this year should be better than for
many seasons past, the bobwhite
population, which last year increased
So per cent over 1910, appears to
have increased substantially again,
due to the winters small amount of
snowfall and the quick melt-offs.
And, to large extent, due to the
dry hunting season last fall, which
made the birds hard to find and
hard to bring down. With no
shortage of shells We should have
some shooting to remember.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
National Title Sought
In Pocket Billiards
By Ex.Wor|d Aces
By The Associated Press.

BY int ASSoclaGed Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-Four
former world champions began o.
nine-day pocket billiard tournament
today, seeking what they called the
national championship.
The last officially recognized ma
tional champion was Georke Kelly,
who won the title In 1884. ~
Willie Mosconi Of New York and
Jimmy Caras of Philadelphia were
listed for the first match Of the
tourney this afternoon. Ralph
Greenleaf, Chicago. will play Andis
Ponzi, New York, tonight.
Ad Koch, who officiated during
the world championship tourna-
ment won by Erwin Rudolph OF
Cleveland here last fall, was named
to referee. Il
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Missouri's Obstacle
Course Toughens
Men for Army
Hurdles, l0-Foot Water
Jump, Wall Climb and
Sprint Mark Test
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, Mo. April 70-You
are considered tough and at for the
Army II you can spent season
running around the University OF
MisSouri's new obstacle course with
out falling fiat on your face In a
mud puddle at least twice. a'
The Missouri toughener, as the
track aptly is termed. was set UP By
Jack Matthews of the physical edu-
cation department. 1t is a replica
Of obstacle courses used by the Army
to train rockies and is one Of the
first to be introduced in a college. VI
Toughens I,600 Students. la
Matthews thought up the night
mare Of water holes. log hurdles and
sheer walls to take the softness from
1000 lads In the universitys gym
classes. VI
The Army wants men who can,
take care OF themselves under any
conditions" says Matthews. 81
He's seeing that these conditions
are the most adverse to be had. as
The first obstacle Is q steel hurdle
r72 ACCt Al6l, 4OilOWcO HiHIleuiaVSiy Z
by 10-foot water Jump. Now, 10
feet isn't much, but there's only 6
feet for a takeoff after getting over !.
the hurdle-if you get over.
II you haven't drowned In the
water hole-they are thinking OF
stationing a lifeguard on the edge !,
Of it-then you must wriggle on your
stomach under log platform. You
get a bump II you raise UP to see
where you are going. The platform
is only a couple of feet high. -
Coach Finishes In 81 Seconds. q
Three hurdles-made out of logs,
that stay In place If you clip them
with your shins-follow In quickY
succession. Then comes an 8-foot !
wall to scale. On the other side Is
log, 20 feet long and feet of
the ground. You must run along it,
a kind of test to see II you possess
any balance after what you've been d
over IA
Well, that's really all there is to
it, except for 60-ysrd sprint to top
1t of.
Football Coach Don Faurot has
been clocked over the route in 81 !
seconds. That was the time he
cleared the mud hole. 5a1
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Army Life Doesn't Mar
Wards Golf, 81 Shows
By the Associated Press


SPOKANE. Wash, April 90
Corpl. Marvin Ward shaved eight
strokes off par at the Manito Coli
Club. the course where ne will de-
fend his Western amateur crown il
he gets off from Army duties.
He fashioned 81 on the outgoing
nine, the best score ever carded on
that route, and blazed over the other
nine in SO, His ga compares with
a 36-36-72 regulation.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Groys, Weak on Mound
Drop Two to Newark

Washington Homestead Grays,
champions of the Negro National
League, hope for tighter pitching
when they inaugurate title competi-
ton against the New York Black
Yankees on May 10.
Need Of tighter hurting was DEM
onstrated yesterday in q double-
header exhibition at Griffth Sta
dium against the Newark Eagles.
The Eagles won both clashes, 1873
and 9-4 In the first game they
drove Wright from the mound and.
to start the second game, scored six
runs off Bill Brown.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
385-Pound Marlin Leads in Miami Tourney
Two Coastal Records Comed Event Over Reports Incomplete

Duke of Windsor Perpetual Chal-
lenge Trophy for a 385-pound
blue marlin caught in the Ba-
hamas division of the tourna-
ment.
Two United States coastal rec
ord catches were claimed by
tournament participants. They
were the 34-pound, l2-ounce AZ
rican pornpano caught by Cor
don B. Dougherty of Nashville,
Tenn, and the l2-pound, g.
ounce bonefish entered by A.
H D. Klie of North Bergen, N. j.
In addition, the lsla-pound
albacore, entered by George C.
Morrow of New York City, was
the largest In that division in the
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Cupid Sets New Mark
In Upset Chase Win
AT Aqua CaIiente
Py the Associated Press.


Aqua CALIENTE, Mexico, April
20.-A new track record of 4:51 3-5
for the 211a mile $4,000 added Chen
ango Steeplechase was set by John
Hay Whitney's Cupid yesterday at
Aqua Caliente racetrack.
Cupids upset victory over his
stable mate, Massa, was by five
lengths. Fatty ran third while the
American 3-mile holder, Farragut,
placed fourth.
The Whitney horses, entered as a
team, paid $3.50. There was no
show betting.
1t was only two weeks ago that
MaSsa established the record Of 4.53
for the 16-jump course, at the time
beating Cupid by nose.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Blond Queen to Reward
Colorado ReIuy Victors
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOULDER, Colo, April 20.-Blond
Betty Thompson of River Forest, H.
won't wear spiked shoes, but sheH
be the center of attraction at the
Colorado relays Saturday.
AS queen Of the event, she viii
bestow medals upon the winners.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
b the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla April 2o-The
Metropolitan Miami Fishing
Tournament ended today for its
more than 200 700 participants,
but J. Lakin Baldridge of New
York was one of the few anglers
who could feel reasonably Ger
tain he had won a prize.
Die-hard contestants fished
right up to the midnight dead
line and some catches may not
be reported for several days.
Tournament officials explained,
however, that Baldridge and
few others appeared to be certain
winners.
Baldridge sought the covett
Evening star., 1942-04-20

tournaments seven-year history.
The youngest angler was s.
year-old Sam S. Sylvester, Sd.
of Hanover. Mass. who earned
a special citation for boating a
lo-pound grouper. The Oldest
was Mrs. T. o. Maloney, 80, of
st. Louis, who also won a cita-
ton for two 15-pound grouper.
The tournament became a
success on its final day for Di-
rector Dinty Dennis. After
angling luckless for the first SO
days, he finally won a citation
a few hours before midnight for
a 47-pound ssilflsh caught OF
one Of the city's piers.
Evening star., 1942-04-20

Moen chmaxed her big game with
a triple-header strike. Al Duke of
Richmond shot to the front in the
John Dennis tournament with I'll
TO replace Wilmer Robey of Balt~
more with 700, while Pauline Molt
OF Baltimore marked up a top 500
in the womens John Dennis four
game event
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Paul Deans Arm Greet
Again, HurIer Admits
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, April 20.-Paul
Dean still is talking about his arm
and as usual it feels great again.
The world series star Of 1894 with
the Cardinals tries for a comeback
with the Houston Buffs OF the
Texas League.
Evening star., 1942-04-20
leory SoftboIIers Win

Leary Bros. softball team opened
It's season by topping Social Security.
S-6, yesterday as Ben Booker hurled
a 4-hit game
Evening star., 1942-04-20
OUTDOORS With BILL 4exEs~A~
Rockville WuItonions Stock Rock Creek
Old Dominion Trout Season Opens

While several members of the BethesdaChevy Chase 1kes
flushed with having able Mont
gomey County streams with supplied the United States
Fish and Wide Service cogitang what they could
accomplish busy stocking
Evening star., 1942-04-20
Linkswomen Open Campaign
With keefer Tournament
Mrs. Dov Has Jump on Field in Practice;
Hoyo Donohue Scores Gritty Victory
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

First feminine golf tourney of the will be played at the
starting tomorrow, opening
womens links which will through midOctober The
opening Trophy scheduled April
% and 20 the 3ho route Entries will close Friday
initial affair feminine
Evening star., 1942-04-20

Big Parker Nolan, runnerup IN
the District amateur championship
last year, has served notice that he
Evening star., 1942-04-20

Atlanta. SIS: Chattanooga, IS
Little Rock. 80; BIRMINGHAM, IL.
Nashville. ill; Knoxtille. So.
Memphis ii; New Mans. "A.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Families Recruited
To Build Planes al
Grumman Plant
WomenfoIk of Drafted
EmpIoye Sign Up Under
Corporations Plan
BY BILL BONI,
JfAA yyyarlS NHiIltn rAlk.

NEW YORK, May 22-Three re.
ports from the nom -combatant, yet
every inch war fronts of the aircraft
industry:
The man power problem-A plan
put into operation by the Grum.
man Aircraft Engineering Corp
might smooth the wrinkles in thu
brows OF goo many harried per.
sonnel managers.
Grumman turns out the Navy,
Wildcat fighters with which 1t
Comdr. Butch" O'Hare knocked
down six Japanese bombers; the
Ayenger torpedo bomber, Of which
more Is destined to be heard but
nothing now may be said, and spall
and large amphibians used on Navy
and Coast Guard patrol duty.
That production job, which has
turned out more Wildcats in the
first four months Of 1912 than In
all of 194l and won for Grumman
the coveted Navy "E" pennant, now
requires some 10000 workers
(Grumman began in 1929, with
fewer than 20 employees, and an
abandoned Long Island garage a.
its first plant0
Follows Family Line.
Leon A. (Jake) Swirbul, general
manager, and the company are
planning in this way, in co-opera-
ton with the Government, to cope
with any transfers Of personnel to
the armed forces:
Grumman's personnel records are
exceptionally thorough. Not only
do they know their workers, but also
their workers backgrounds.
So, when a man Is drafted, Grum-
man tries to get new worker from
that mans family. Maybe his kid
brother, but more probably his sister
or even his mother. For q number
of obvious reasons, 1t can't be made
blanket policy, but it's being done
wherever practical.
The system promises to pay divi-
dends two ways-to Grumman and
to the armed forces
The armed forces get . man who
Evening star., 1942-05-22
they are using unpaid-for German
equipment.

tney are using npald-1of German
equipment.
Cargo Ships Of Air.
Aerial cargo ships-United States
aircraft plants, besides turning Out
combat planes as fast as they can,
also are producing aerial cargo ships
In growing numbers In an effort to
overcome our slow start in devel-
oping this particular type OF craft.
The need for such planes is under
scored each time a U-boat picks of
another merchant ship.
The Army already is using Doug
las and Lockheed transport, among
others. Newest to join the line will
be the Curtiss Gas, so far as is
known the largest twin -engined
transport in the world. Now being
put through taxi-ing and ground
tests, the Cas- is designed to carry
troops. field artillery or even Army
peeps"
Based on the design of a CONNER
cial transport which was to carry
50 passengers in luxury or a in
comfort, 1t can be provisioned for
flight to any theater of operations.
The first of the series, acquired by
the Army Air Force and then turned
over to Britain. recently crossed the
Atlantic in 8 hours and 20 minutes.