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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
BY JUDSON BAILEY.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Batting
averages in the National League are
shrinking toward the vanishing
point, the official figures showed to-
day.
The 1912 records just released by
League President Ford Prick dis
closed that the combined hitting of
all the 265 players who took part in
the senior circuits games last sea-
son was .249, a decline of points
from 1941 and a drop of % points
in the last three years.
Ernie lombard of the Boston
Braves, who bagged the batting title
for the second time in his career,
finished with $3.50 mark, Is points
less than the championship pace of
Brooklyn's Pete Reiser in 1941.
Similarly, the st. Louis Cardinals,
who had the best club average in
the league, had to be content with
1868. four points less than the
Dodgers of the year before.
In 1889 the Cardinals clouted at
.294 clip an dthe league averaged
,272. But the following year the
league dropped to .264 and the Pitts
burgh Pirates, leading batters as a
club, averaged .276.
Livelier Ball Demanded.
The continued decline has become
such a problem that Warren Giles,
general manager of the Cincinnati
Reds, asked the major leagues at
the recent meetings in Chicago to
provide for the manufacture of a
livelier ball. He didn't get an in
dorsement of his proposal, but he
did get named to a committee along
with Commissioner Lands and Will
liam Harridge, president OF the
American League, to determine the
specifications for next seasons Off
cial ball.
American League batting records
have not yet been released, but Giles
said the combined average in the
Junior circuit was down % points in
| the last three years.
This year only of the 7S batters
who got into rs or more games sue
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back from that eventful cruise,
he went out to Bay Meadows to
watch horse races j, :. The basket
ball program at Keesler Field,
Miss, calls for So teams to COM
pete in four leagues in addition
to the officers circuit-but no
varsity" for outside competition
Wally Stanowski, former
Toronto Maple Leafs hockey star,
is playing basket ball this winter
in Winnipeg as we'll as perform
ing for the Canadian Air Force
hockey team along with Bill
Juzda Of the New York Rangers
and Andy Branigan and Wifi
Field from the Brooklyn Ameri-
cans :. When Ed Frutig, former
Green Bay Packer end, made his
first flight a few years ago, he
became airsick and said, never
again." Now he's an instructor
at a naval air base near Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Four Vircinia G-idders
In RIue-Gruv Game
By TIE Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 17-Four
of Virginias football aces, Joe Muha
and Julius Minton of V. M. I. and
Garrard CBusteO Ramsey and Har-
vev johnson of William and Mary,
plan to leave today for Montgomery,
Ala, to report for opening practice
of the South's team which will meet
the North in the annual Blue-Gray
Bowl classic December 26.
Ramsey, guard, was chosen to
the first all-America, all-conference
and all-State teams. Johnson, a
back, made the all-conference and
all-State. IS did Muha, another
back. Minton, also guard, made
the all-State team and was picked
for the third all-conference eleven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Sun Bow! Eleven
Is Given No Resi-,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 17.-Most
bowl teams are taking it easy
with light scrimmages, marking
time until New Year Day-but
not the I'd Air Force Bombers.
The Sun Bowl nominees, only
undefeated major service football
team, are on their way to Los
Angeles to play the March Field
Flyers Sunday.
The squad of IS returns to Tue
son Monday to train for the Ell
Paso holiday appearance against
Hardin-Simmons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Sports Program
ForLocuI Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

Woodward at Landon, $3.50.
Gallaudet VS.. Johns Hopkins.
Baltimore.
Greenbelt at st. Johns, $50.
Woodrow Wilson High ports
MOUTH at Central, 400.
George Washington High at
Coolidge, 800.
Gonzaga at Montgomery Blair,
Silver Spring, 800,
Rockville at Bethesda-Che
Chase, 800.
Wilson High at Baltimore City
College, Baltimore.
SATURDAY,
Basket Ball.
Wilson High (Portsmouth) at
Bethesda Chevy Chase, 800.
Hockey.
New Haven Eagles VS.. WASH
ington Lions. Uline Arena, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Coonios and Terropins Moy Dispute Hoyo Supremacy

Mayands Rch Coliseum the only respectable basket ball
tabshment this the Old Liners normally little trouble
packing astounding anybody
in the would benefit intensified
respective talent
the basis of early skmshng merits billing
local Maryland will opportunities
dispute that later Coonas
three respectively, perfect records
Georgetown rolled against Western Maryland then hit
the jackpot with los against University which would be
remarkable feat the opposition View c. The Hoys
then
ice team, by 15-point margin.
G. W. easily disposed of Fort Meade its and last night
Tech the Coona waoped Oklahoman that Coach 1ba
rates potentially the best in the Agges history 1t w with
out outstanding performer but has balance
This G. w. has than the other G. w.
faced Iba said last night 1T that ball and it'll give
better
than three
the The beat c. c. N Y the fastest outfit I've
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Six PIebes Among 81 Navy
Gridders 10 Get Letters
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. 17.--Thir-
ty-two members of Nays 1912 foot
ball squad, including six plebes, have
been awarded monograms.
Football-N-stars: seniors-A R. Cam
eron. w. G. Montgomery, D. H. Collins. A.
c. Knox. R. c. Fedon. F. A Schnurr, r. L
Wilcox, T NJ. Gilliland, C. w. Siegfried, ].
Miller J. L. Berry. j. F. Laboon, jr.: H. B.
Fowler, J. Crepeau. H. W. Dawson, man.
ager. Sophomores-W. w. Schwartz. jr.;
G. c. Brown, jr.; G. P. Studer. J. F. Gil
looly, y J. Arania. Plebes-B; S; Chase.
berg. j. J. Sullivan. Ms only W. j. McVey,
E. 3. Salsig, r. H. Johnston, G. r. Gay.
j T. Drumm.
=. soccer-N-stars: R. W. strassle. n. 7.
Wilky. r. E. Adniason. jr.; j. w. Talbot.
F. j. Behounek, J. @. Keller, G. H. Ochen-
rider, jr.; H. c. Lowe, w. c. Chapman. F.
j. Suhre, w j. Mcnamara, H. O.. Cutler,
manager. Sophomores-J. A. Swank, W. z.
Chaires. Ms only, c. L. Miller. w. c.
Barnes H. Buchnen.
Cross-country-Ns only: j. j. Dreamer.
r. P Cocgan, ]. Windheim. jr.; c.. d.
Dempsey, v. W. Barry, r. s. Lewellen'
manager,
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Damaged East Potomac Park Golf Course Closed Until Next Spring
Win, Lose or Draw
High Grode Basket Boil Due Here, but
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

In the pifuly confined quarters of Tech Highs
OF the Nations finest collegiate basket ball will be played this
winter Granted suitable Washington could
come hobed of basket ball with George Washington and George
town importing of the Nations teams and probably beat
ing most OF them, but currently the setting isn't right.
This the stylish basket ball
generally
Ripley believes will be the smooes
noteworthy Coach Henry Oklahoma
have been rated the Nations
finest OF four crack Colonial fves the Agge have
When $500 fans
AT side beach available several
the hiatt behind
setting for a sport a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Army's Trainer Honored

NEW YORK, Dec. II A9.-Roland
Bevan, athletic trainer at the United
States Military Academy, West
Point, N. Y, was given the Touch
down Clubs award for contribute
ing to the advancement OF football, !"
at the organizations annual dinner
last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Young Grove to Serve

CHESTERTOWN, Md, Dec. II
R-Robert Grove, a son Of Robert
Moses Lefty Grove of major
league pitching fame, says he would
be indicted into the Army on De-
cember %. Young Grove, whose
home is at Homecoming, Nd, is a
sophomore at Washington College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Indiuns Elect Co-Cuptuins

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Dec. II up.
Caleb (Tex) Warrington, COO
pound center from Dover, Del, and
Bob Longacre, 190-pound tailback
from Johnstown, Pa, have been
elected co-captains of the william
and Mary football team for 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17
Gloria Co||en Virtually Sweeps
Woman AthIete-of- Year Vote
Swimmer Only One Named on Many Ballots; J
Pauline Betz, Tennis Ace; Is Second
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE experts taking part Assoc
ciated Press poll not know their athletes WELL
but nobody them having
Asked to their first second and third choices of the out
standing athletes of the fading the experts
overwhelming vote selected beaueous Gloria Caen Nyack
Evening star., 1942-07-10

which Congress intends shall be
passed on.
Sees Retailers Suffering.
On such items as raw materials,
fuels, oils, Office supplies, where the
commodity cannot be traced through
to the final product, OPA regula-
tions would not permit the tax to
be passed on. This would result In
wholesale and manufacturers prices
squeezing the retailer "just that
much more" Mr.. Henderson added
Bearing in mind" he said. that
the tax would come right on top
of the increase in freight rates
which the Interstate Commerce
Commission granted only a few
months ago, you can readily see
that its enactment would greatly
compGcate the already difficult job
of controlling prices
OPA vigorously opposed the in
crease in freight rates, Mr.. Hender-
son pointed out, because of its very
serious effect on costs and prices.
He said his Office took the position
that the railroads earnings would
permit absorption of the wage in
crease which was the occasion for
the rate amplification, and we gave
notice of intention to reopen the
matter if the earnings record bore
out our estimates"
Evening star., 1942-07-10
lin Crew OFFS Killed
As Cargo Ship Is Sunk
Off South America
Merchantmen Is 18th
Reported This Week
In Atlantic Waters
Py the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
The Navy today announced the
sinking Of a United States cargo
ship off the coast of South America
with the loss Of II members of it's
29-man crew, bringing to 13 the
number of United States vessels re-
ported this week as destroyed by
enemy U-boatS in the Western
Atlantic.
The torpedoing raised the un-
official Associated Press tabulation
Of Allied and neutral cargo vessels
sunk in Atlantic Waters since Pearl
Harhor to $50.
1t was the 23d sinking reported in
waters off South America since De-
cember 7.
AT Gulf Coast port, survivors
said their ship had been torpedoed
by a large Axis sub, apparently
powered by Diesel engine. The
sinking occurred early in the morn
ing of May 4.
William Burke, one of the 1S men
who left the stricken ship in a life
boat and reached the southeast
coast of British Guiana, said one
torpedo struck the ship below the
water line, apparently exploding the
boiler and enveloping the vessel
in steam. None of the subs crew
came on deck, Burke added.
Evening star., 1942-07-10

It's an old American custom to
spring to the aid of your country In
an hour of peril. Buy all the War
bonds and stamps you can.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
Traffic Lights 10 Burn
Longer at Night TO
Reduce Accidents
Commissioners Approve
Van Duzer Plan After
Survey of Hazards

To provide traffic protection for
the war-swollen population of the
Capital early in the morning and
late at night, the District Commis-
sioners today ordered many traffic
lights put on 24-hour basis and
others extended for a half hour in
the morning and another half hour
at night.
The order approved a report by
William A. Van DuZer, Director Of
Traffic. 1t will become effective next
Wednesday.
The step was taken because a
survey showed an increase in traffic
accidents, especially at light-con-
trolled intersections after the lights
were turned off at midnight.
Instead of operating from 6:3C
am. to IL midnight, many of the
lights will be extended to burn
from am. to 1890 am. Arrange
ments also are being made, Mr.. Van
Duzer told the Commissioners in
his report, to install blackout equip
ment in order that dim lights may
be turned on throughout the city
during an air raid to give protec-
ton to emergency vehicles.
A study of Federal employment
figures from the Budget Bureau, Mr.
Van Duzer reported, shows there
are 10000 people who leave work at
midnight or shortly thereafter.
This creates considerable traffic
all over the city, between II mid
night and l am.," said the report.
1--WE also have kept an accident re-
Evening star., 1942-07-10

Woman Quizzed on Aid
For Escaped Nazi Flyer
6s the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, July 10.-While Max
Stephan, convicted traitor, awaits
sentence in the Federal prison at
Milan, Mrs. Marguerite Bertelmann,
in whose home Stephan met an es-
capped NaZi flyer, was questioned
yesterday by an Alien Enemy Board
and United States Attorney John G.
Lehr.
Mr.. Lehr said the board would de-
eide whether to order Mrs. Bertel-
mann iuterned for the duration or
to press prosecution on a minor
charge. Because she is German
national she cannot be charged with
treason.
Mrs. Bertelmann, whose husband
is a naturalized citizen and a de-
fense plant worker, turned Ober-
leutnant Hans Peter Krug, fugi-
tive from a Canadian prison camp
over to Stephan shortly after the
22-year- old bomber pilot arrived at
her home. Krug had obtained Mrs
Bertelmann's address through gifts
she had sent to German prisoners
in Canada. She has been in Gov
ernment custody since her arrest
and testified at Stephan's trial.
Stephan, who was convicted OF
aiding Krug in his flight, was trans
ferred from the Wayne County (De-
troit) Jail to Milan. A defense mo-
ton for q new trial will be heard
by Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle
Monday.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
Police Recover Bodie,
OF Two Drowned
In Potomac River
Coroner Probes Death
Of Civilian Employees
At Fort Washington

The bodies Of two drowning VIC
tins, both civilian employees at Fort
Washington, were recovered from
the Potomac River last night by
police of the harbor precinct.
A days search yielded the body
of Nathaniel L. McMichen, %, Of
1404 Fifteenth street NV. late yes
terday. Police said Mr.. McMichen,
a carpenter, drowned Wednesday
when his canoe overturned near the
foot of Thirty-f1rs street NV.
Another occupant of the canoe,
Miss Barbara Larlee, 10, of 1928 I
street NV. an employe of the Navy
Department, swan safely to shore,
police said.
Brother Identifies Body.
Mr.. McMichen's body was taken
to the District morgue, where it was
identified by Merselion S. McMich-
en-, 1881 o street NV, a brother of
the drowned man, who was in an
other canoe in the river at the time
of the tragedy with Miss Mildred
Cribbs, Miss Larlee's roommate.
Deputy Coroner Christopher Muir
ply, who was investigating Mr.. Nc
Michen's death, also was investigat-
ing the drowning last night of Ray
field Templeman, 18, colored, sos
South Capitol street, whose body
was recovered IS minutes after he
fell from the second deck of the
steamer Francis Scott Key of the
Potomac River Line.
The steamer has been serving for
some time as War Department
transport, taking civilian workers to
and from Fort Washington. Police
said they believed Mr.. Templeman
was one of the workers.
Crash Blame Fixed.
His body was recovered by Auxil-
iary Policemen George E. Easter
day and w. E. Davis OF the harbor
precinct, and was taken to the Dis
trict Morgue.
Meanwhile, broken bell cable was
blamed for the accident Wednesday
night in which the steamer Robert
E. Lee ploWed into the Francis Scott
Key and two other boats in the
Washington Channel.
Owners of the boat told Sergt
Ralph M. Cox of the harbor police
that the second officer of the ship
signaled the order to reverse the
engines, but that the signal never
reached the engine room.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
Rankin Proposes Heavy
Inheritance Tax
z, the Associated Press.

IS the ASSOCIATED PresS.
An inheritance tax to break up
large fortunes" was proposed yester-
day in a bill by Representative
Rankin, Democrat. Of Mississippi.
The schedule would begin with a
4 per cent tax on net values not in
excess of $4,000 and ranged upward
to a levy of s12,511,60 on a total
net value Of S18,000,000, with an ad-
ditional tax of 95 per cent on bene-
fetal interests in excess of that
figure.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
Aliens Gone, Greenbrier
Returns 10 Normal Life
p, the Associated Press.

By the Associateu rress' -
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va. July 10. For the first time In
six months no sentries patrolled the
gates of the old Greenbrier Hotter
Yesterday and what went on INSIDE
was not a state secret.
The management of the resort
in its first uncensored communlca-
ton since last December-was glad
to announce that some Of the "regu-
lars" were back in their old rooms.
Since last December the hotel has
been host to diplomats and news
papermen awaiting exchange Tor
American nationals in other coun-
tries. Most of the alien guests are
back home, but the last group was
sent elsewhere.
There were only about 100 remain-
ing, brought from South American
consulates, and they quietly departed
Wednesday night.
With their going the Greenbrier
welcomed the first trickle of return
ing civilian guests.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
House Poll indicates
Majority Is Opposed
To Sales Tax Debate
Douehton Hopes Bill
Will Be Brought to
Floor on Tuesday
By TIE Associated Press.

BY ire Associated Press.
First returns from a poll of the
House showed today a majority
opposed to consideration of a
sales tax when the new $780,
100000 revenue bill reaches the
floor for debate next week.
(This figure may be reduced
$500, 1000 900 by the time the
measure is reported to the House,
by excision of the proposal for
S per cent levy on freight and
express charges, the raising Of
income exemptions for single
persons from $500 to $500 and the
dropping of the plan to increase
rates on second and third class
mailD
Representative Robertson, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, who sent all men,
bers brief questionnaire yesterday
inquiring whether they would like an
opportunity to vote on a per cent
retail sales tax, which would raise
an additional So ,50O,O0O,00O, had re-
ceived less than so replies but a
majority had answered NO"
Would Seek Special Rule.
Mr.. Robertson had said that if the
members indicated a desire to vote
for such levy he would try to in
duce the Rules Committee to ap-
prove procedure which would permit
it to be presented and debated.
The Ways and Means Committee,
| OF which he is member, has re-
fused even to consider a sales tax
and according to custom, will seek
to bring the bill to the floor under
rule that will prevent presentation
of any amendments other than
those sponsored at the last minute
by the committee itself.
Chairman Doughton expressed the
| hope that the committee would COM
plete final consideration of the 324-
page bill by tomorrow night so that
1T could be brought to the floor
Tuesday
Yesterday Price Administrator
Henderson told the House group that
the S per cent tax on freight ano
would increase the cost of living anC
exert price squeeze on retailers.
Called Breach in Ceiling"
Mr.. Henderson wrote Chairman
Doughton, whose committee has ten
tatively approved the tax, that il
would constitute a very real breach
in the ceiling on the cost of living.
He said the proposed levy, esti.
mated to raise 1922 100000 in the
new S., 800, 900, 900 revenue bill, woulc
discriminate against manufacturer:
OF commodities made from sucf
things as agricultural and minera
products, which bear heavy trans.
portation costs. Producers located
in remote sections would be placee
at a competitive disadvantage, h,
added.
The price administrator statet
that the anti-inf1ation program i
being carried out under very grea
difficulties at best" and the pro
posed tax would increase thos
difficulties.
In cases where the freighted com
modify retains its identity, Mr.. Hen
derson explained, so that ALLEGATION
of the freight tax can be made, tn
tax at every stage of shipment woult
be added to the price of the com
modify. This would result from
section of price regulations designet
to prevent the pyra:niding of take
Evening star., 1942-07-10
Auto Thievery Professor
Apprehended by Police

A 42-year-old automobile me-
chanic accused Of receiving stolen
property after he had taught 49,
year-old youth the technique OF
automobile thievery was in custody
of police today.
In the last three months, IA cars
have been stolen and II of them
were stripped of equipment in
Maryland and Virginia by students
of "the professor, who bought the
tires only. -Four other boys were in
cluded in the ring, according te
police. They received their instruc-
ton from the first pupil.
THE professor" sold the tires to g
truck driver who was operating be-
tween Florida and the North. Police
were confident the driver also woulc
be picked up.
Members of the force whose ef-
forts led to apprehending "the pro-
fessor" were Detective Sergt. John o
Curtis of the auto squad, Precinct
Detective George T. Stanton anc
Pvts. S. B. Tillott and Nunzio Bon
nacorsy of the ninth precinct.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
u. ). and Greece Siqn
New lease-lend Pact;
Pledge Collaboration
Czech Government
To Rotify Similar
Druft Tomorrow

The United States and Greece.
with President Roosevelt and King
George II in complete agreement
on common war objectives, have
concluded a formal pact pledging
mutual aid in winning the war and
postwar cooperation to improve
world economic relations.
The mutual-aid pact, virtually
Identical with the so-called master
lease-lend agreements already in
effect between this country and
Great Britain, China, Russia. Bel
gium, Poland and the Netherlands,
was signed today by Secretary of
State Hull and Emmanuel Tsoud-
eros, Prime Minister of the Greek
government-in-e exile.
The Czech government and the
United States will sign lease-lend
agreement tomorrow, it was learned.
Meanwhile, the Czechs are to be
represented in the action by Col.
Vladimir Hurban, the Czech Min
lister.
Joint Statement Issued.
Advance notice of the signing was
given in a joint statement issued
last night by Mr.. Roosevelt and
King George, following a farewell
conference at the White House
preparatory to the Kings departure
for London. He and his Prime Min
lister, with other aides have been vis-
1ting in this country since June 10.
I'VE are in complete agreement"
said the statement, ION the simple
objective of prosecuting the war to
successful conclusion, at the
earliest possible moment, with all
the resources at the command of the
two nations
I'VE are firm in our determination
to win the peace no less than the
war, and we reassert our conviction
that just and lasting peace, based
on an honest application OF the
declaration of the United Nations
of January /, 1912, is the basis on
which the peace shall be won.''
Terms Of Pact.
(This pact pledges the signers
to use all their resources to fight
the war and not to make sepa-
rate peace with the Axis. 1t also
indorses the peace aims of the
Atlantic Charter. There were 26
original signers. Mexico and the
Philippines adhered later)
TN consequence" the statement
went on, "the Prime Minister of
Greece and the Secretary of State
will sign tomorrow, on behalf of
their governments, an agreement on
the principles applying to mutual
aid in the prosecution of the war,
by which the American and Greek
governments pledge not only their
mutual resources to common vic
tory, but their collaboration in eco
nomic policy to make possible a
lasting peace"
Evening star., 1942-07-10

port since the traffic lights were
turned off at midnight and found
that we have had an increase Of
accidents at light-controlled inter-
section, especially between IL mid
night and l am. and at some Of
the through routes between IL mid
night and $50 am"
On account of staggering Govern
ment working hours, it was also
pointed out, there are 1900 going
to work in the morning between Z
and 7:30 am.
Evening star., 1942-07-10

Don't let the Axis make you a
bond slave-buy a bond and save.