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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Burley Williams
Contest Stopped

HOLLYWOOD Because the ref
cree. Abe Roth. did not believe
Charley Burley. Pittsburgh middle
weight, was not trying. a 10-round
bout Burly and Holman Williams,
Detroit middleweight, was stopped
in the tenth round. Roth said he
had stopped the bout "for the good
Of the game There were two min
utes remaining in the bout when it
was stopped by Roth.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Walker Stops
Clarence Brown

CHICAGO.-Buddy Walker. Co.
lumbus, Ohio. heavyweight, stopped
Clarence Brown, Chicago, in one
minute and 81 seconds of the fourth
round, Monday night at Marigold
Gardens.
Jimmy Joyce, Gary. Ind, knocked
out Jimmy Martin in Ave rounds in
one OF the preliminary bouts.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Paige To HurI In
Toledo Wednesday

TOLEDO. Ohio. - Satchel Paige
and the Kansas City Monarchs Will
oa,tle another championship COM
Dine. the white AUTO club OF De
.roit. In To.ede,s opening baseball
game under :he Swayne Field flood
Il Sh;s "Wednesday night at $50. The
Auto club. which won the world 5
amateur title las. season, Will face
Paige as the game gets underway.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Grays Oppose Newark
Eagles Saturday. Sunday

PITTSBURGH. - The Homestead
Grays expect 70 grab the Negro
National League spotlight over the
weekend by beating Ed Bolden'S
Philadelphia Stars on Saturday in
Philadelphia and on Sunday in
Washington. D. c. Already they
have downed two OF their 1912
enemies = Newark Eagles and Bal
,imore Elites and intend TO stay
N their winning stride against the
Philadelpt.ans. /. was this same
Bolden outfit which broke the
Grays' winning streak on two occa.
Sions last year.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

EVANSTON. Ill.-Robert Kelley.
University of Illinois junior. as a
big factor in placing the Illini track
team in second place as the Univer-
sity OF Michigan won the 43rd an
nual Big Ten track and field cham
pionship here Saturday in ankle
deep mud during a downpour OF
rain.
Kelley. the big surprise Of the
outdoor season, defeated Michigans
Bob Ufer for the second straight
time in the 440. He later captured
the half mile event, and then rushed
past Ufer to give Illinois the one
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

mile relay championship.
In the quarter-mile rur. Leroy
vranek. white freshman from ILL
nois. took an early lead with Ufer.
indoor champion and World record
holder. moving up when Kelley
passed Vranek at the stretch. With
Kelley holdings lead Of two and
one-hslf yards, Ufer was unable to
beat himfo the tape in a driving
finish.-
Ufer opened his drive 50 yards
from the finish. but found Kelley
ready to turn on the heat with his
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

powerful stretch drive. The time
was 49.6 seconds. Kelley repeated
his performance in the mile relay
as he beat Ufer to the tape by IL
feet.
John Roxborough. University Of
Michigan's indoor $50 champion,
was picked as the probable winner
OF the $780, Roxborough finished
ahead OF Kelley in the indoor meet
last March in 1858 But Roxbor-
ough was the victim OF mishap
shortly after the race started, finish
ing last after he had fallen while at
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
SeweU Stars To
BolUl Friars Ale

City Bowling League and winners
Of second place in the nace that just
closed
The teams will roll the first block,
Of their games Saturday night at
Paradise Bowl. and then finish the
series with blocks Sunday afternoon
and evening. The All-Stars de-
feated Friars in a series Of games
n Chicago not so long ago. ard the
Detroiters will be out TO avenge
this defeat.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Virginia Soldier
Wins Boxing Title

MATHER FIELD. Calif-A VIZ.
ginia soldier. Private Delaware
Brady Of 1910 p street Richmond,
Il ght heavyweight member o. Math-
e. Fields boxing team. recently
won the Pacific Amateur Athletic
crown in San Francisco, according
70 Wing Tips" field newspaper.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

One OF the best bowling matches
OF the season which is fast coming
to a close will be the series Of
games between Sewells All-Stars
Of Chicago and Friars Ale team,
former champions OF the Motor
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Chalky Wins

BALTrMORE.-Chalky Wright,
former featherweight chan. pion.
scored technical knockout over
frankie Carlo, Philadelphia. in the
eighth round OF scheduled 10
round bout Monday night. Wright
weighed 1870 and Carlo 1901.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Kid Cocoa Wins

PROVIDENCE. r. I.-Kid Cocoa,
i56h. OF Cuba. won by a technical
Knockout over Al Gilbert. 1864. OF
Washington. Monday night
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

This week The Hall Of Fame"
sslutes members OF the women's
division OF the Motor City bowling
league. Hats of 10 Walkerv.lle
Der FIVE who won the Motor City
championship in league comped-
ton and doubled back 10 win the
city championship last Sunday eve
ming at Paradise bowl. The meme
bers OF the championship agsrcg3-
ton are: Virginia Dolphin. captain:
Faye Kersey Martha Shannon.
Armer Brooks and Hazel Lyman
Roxborough, better known amoVg
tho femme keglers as the "champN
This team was formerly known as
Club Congo.
The fashy Walkerville champs
shot 2342 in the fve-man evene
Sunday evening 20 walk OIL the
alleys with the city's championship.
Supreme Linen, national champs of
l94l, was second with 2255 The!ma
Baldwin is their capita n. Virginia
Dare wine. a newcomer. finished
third with $780,
Virginia Dolphin and Hazel Rox-
borough. registered 954 TO win the
doubles. This combination won the
national doubles in Indianapolis,
indianapolis. Ind. last May. Rosa
Ice Simmons and Hazel Thomas,
turned in 937 for second place. and
Nell Wright and Gladys Farley
were third with 934.
X X X
Matte Mitchell Butler won the
singles when she hit $40 for three
games. Virginia Dolphin was second
with 53l, and Fay Krsey, third
with 486
In TIE all-evcn,. Virginia Dolphin
again finished on top with 1924
Mrs. Dolphin seems TO dominate
bowling wherever She shows up
Rosalee Simmons was second with
1927 and Fay KerSey was third
with l40l.
The curtain came down on or
gsnized bowling among the femmcs
in the Motor City Bowling league
last Sunday evening. IS the above
scores were registered by teams
and individuals IN the city tourna-
ment There will be no national
tournament for the duration.
The mems division OF the Motor
City Bowling league Will hold It's
tournament some time IN the next
two weeks. The date will be gwen
in meeting to be held at the Para
disc bowl over the week end.
X X X
received a letter from the wife
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

received letter from the wife
OF one OF our newcomers 10 the
alleys over the week end The let
ter went on TO remind US that THIS
column had overlooked some OF he
accomplishments OF her better ha.i
on the alleys. and that she. Mrs.
Joseph Flsdger. wouldn't have
mentioned il but her husband IS
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
Daily Prayer
FOR GOD-CONsCIOUsNEss

Best of all Thy gifts to us y
wise and loving Father, is u
capacity to know Thee and 10 40
Thy will. The daily PRAYER OF our
hearts is that we may grow IN Ine
knowledge of Gcd: and that there
may be between us tello"snlg
that will conform us more dnu
c1ore to the likeness OF Jesuo
Christ, who came to make 'ne
Father kno wn to all His children
This is the hunger of our near.
We want to keep so close to lHee
that no dangers, no doubts. ~
difficulties can cloud our colnfnun.
ior with Thee. Make us wiling I"
nj, things to do Thy will. ESpe,
c;ally do we pray that in these are
days we may see clearly and 40
oravely Thy will for us as patrlo.s
and world citizens Send Thy sue
COZ to the forces Of righteousness
Grant victory unto the right. Con'
found the craft of evil forces VA.
dictate. Thine own honor before ~
And whatever befall, en-.
able us to say 1T is the LORD; le'
HIM do what seemeth to II III
right Amen-W. L. T..
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18

versary Of that first High: becomes an occa-
sion for thanksgiving which brings with it
a great responsibility.
The powers that have taken command Of
the skies to destroy the forces Of evil which
threatened the survival of civilization must
be forever prepared to prevent further threats
to peace upon earth with the airplane, which
can reach its greatest usefulness in COM
merce and travel. This can be done by main
tanning such an armada for policing the skies
as no enemy or combination Of enemies can
equal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
The Literary Guidepost

too few, and that the reinforce
ments that arrived in little dabs
could not help enough. Donahue
'ett in hail of rifle bullets, with
tie Japs a few yards from the
last British airdrome.
He fought in the Battle of Pal.
enbang, one OF the Far East en-
gagements that got bad press
rchody paid much attention to the
chaps who tried to stay the Japs
advance with a handful OF patched
Up Hurricanes and all the nerve
IT, the world. Donahue is no ex-
hibitionist; most of the stories in
the book have to do with his fellow
plots. But after he had b e n
wounded and hac escaped the Japs
by miraculously narrow margins
d half dozen times, he arrived in
india to find he had been awarded
the D.F.C.
he was returned to England,
and his book ends with a few let
ters from Art, with letter of con-
solence from Flight Lieutenant
T.. u. W.. and the notifica-
ton from the Air Ministry in Lon.
con which includes these words:
they must regretfully conclude
mat ne has lost his life, and his
death has now teen presumed, for
o1uclal purposes. to have occurred
on the 18th Septelnber. 1872"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
Christmas Tree Lights

Anyone to whom home ties are dear and has
had to spend Christmas elsewhere knows t'ill
well how lonely the day can be. And as this
obtains in health It is no. difficult to under
stand how much lonelieI Christmas is for
persons in hospitals, particularly if the pa
tents are soldiers who have had to learn
a new way of life IN this war emergency and
have been stricken by disease OF wounded in
battle and must endure the day among strang-
ers in surroundings alien to taeir cherished
habit.
Civilians can do little enough at best to
relieve their loneliness, but the Red Cross
here is determined that what can be done
to cheer them will be its chief task tor the
holiday season. Wards and rooms in military
hospitals in the Wilmington area are to be
decorated, Christmas trees hearing presents
for every patient set up in all available places.
poor substitute for home Of course, but
with public assistance it will go little way
toward easing heavy hearts.
The chief need, 50 far as the public is
concerned, is FOR electric ISht bulns Tor trees.
They can't be bought They must come from
private homes, where their use is discour-
aged as power conservation measure.
Surely the youngsters in 4 thousand homes
will be glad to have their bulbs used to such
good purpose
Red Cross headquarters, room Is Custom
House market street ent:arce) will welcome
gifts OF bulbs and is counting on the people
tary hospital goes unlighted
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
By JOHN SELBY

Last Fugnt From singapore,
BY Arthur G. Donahue, ID. F. e.
(Macmillan; $3.50.
The Minnesota boy who could not
stay out of the fracas and joined
the Raj. long before Pearl Har-
tor has a new book to his credit.
The first was Tally-Ho!" IN d
highly successful This one is call
ed Last Flight from Singapore,
and it will be successful too, even
IN a season over-burdened w it h
personal experience war books.
The book begins with Arthur G.
Donahue being shifted east from
England. He mated the ship on
which he and his bud9les were
forced to sail; IS miles an hour
seems slow to boy used to zoom-
ing around at three on four hun
dred. But after good deal OF
cruising about the squadron was
transferred to British war vessel,
and eventually Donahue arrived
al Singapore.
Most of Last Flight from Singa-
rore' is the story of the final and
gallant battle the outnumbered
Raj. pilots fought for Singapore.
The fight was impossible from the
fast, and one Oft the crosses the
boys carried in their Hurricanes
was the knowledge that they were
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
Bombs Celebrate Anniversary

AS if in celebration Of the fortieth anniver.
saryi of the first successful flight Of an air.
plane, the Raj pounded Berlin for the sixth
time, dropping $500 long tons Of bombs on
the Reich capital.
When the Wright brothers kept their clumsy
craft in the air few minutes above Kill
Devil hill four decades ago they could hardly
have envisioned the improvements that would
be made in 50 short time, or that the air.
plane would become a chief instrument Of
destruction in warfare, but it must be COM
forting to orville Wright tv know that the
nation which made the greatest progress in
converting the airplane to war purposes in
recent years is now being punished with crush.
ing blows.
Berlin, where the fertile mi16s of Prussian
war leaders created the greatest fleet Of war.
planes the world had known until the United
States and Great Britain set themselves to
the task Of producing a stronger fleet, has
been largely reduced to ruins.
Because the world can he safe only throuph
even greater destruction III Germany, the &C.
complishment Of the Raj and the American
Air Forces in their successful. bombing raids
on Berlin and other Nazi war centers, is 4
proper cause for rejoicing despite the suffer.
ing they inflict. And. because the nations ar.
raysd against Hitler ana his satellites are
capable Of eutdoins him Ia tho air, the ami.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18

years after his last battle that Jackson en-.
tered the White House, and in the meantime
he was governor Of a state and a member
Of the Senate. Both. obviously, had worn off
the edge Of their military popularity before
they became chief executive.
The need now is for man of wide expert
ence in business who bacause of his training
will be best fitted to lead the United States
safely through the c1oss.currents Of world
events when this war is concluded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
Raymond Clapper Says:
Plane Is Just Beginning
To Be Understood By All

cooperation with the Allies to
achieve security and peace through
association with ether powerful ma
items.
Secretary Hull felt that unless
Russia followed the latter course,
TIE world faced a third big war.
When he reached Moscow and was
able to sit down and describe to
Stain how this was the time to
act, a time such as would never
offer itself again, the Soviet chief
proved to be in complete agree
rnent.
Because of the repressive treat
ment Of the press at Cairo and
Teheran, it is not possible to say
whether similar progress was
made through face-to-face discus
sion.
Obviously Roosevelt, Churchill,
Stain and Chang came to under.
stand each other better for having
talked together. They discovered
wherein they agreed, and if they
had disagreements it was impor-
tant to discuss those face to face.
These prima-donnas who happen
~ be shaping the war and the
future are like YOU and me in one
respect. There IS far less oppor.
tunity for misunderstanding in sit
ting down and talking it over than
there is if you write letters and
send cables back and forth. That
is true in your affairs and mine.
It is equally true with these men,
Without the airplane they could
not meet over such distances. With
the airplane, statesmen can con-
tlnue this fortunate practice in time
OF peace. In this way the air.
plane in the years to come may
well save many lives TOR each one
being lost now under the rain of
bombs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
Who For President?

Americans who cannot agree that President
Roosevelt is entitled to fourth term and
also disapprove Of both Wendell Willlsie and
Thomas Dewey or, in fat, any other men
mentioned as presidential asp;rsnts are put
ting their best efforts behind movements to
draft General Macarthur or General Marsh
all, Gle or both, as candidates. Their judy
ment may reasonably be questioned.
General Macarthur Is needed in the interest
of success in the Pacific where his services
have resulted in definite swing against the
enemy. Though he is eligible for retirement
next month, he should be me Of the few ex-
ceptions to the War Department rule Of re-.
firing officers At sixty.tour. In the same way
General Marshall, who has been chiefly re-
sponsible for the training Of the finest Army
among the Allies, has great war task ahead
and nothing should be permitted to interfere
with its performance. Both he and Macarthur
are too greatly needed in thu actual combat
through which the world may be freed from
the menace Of the dictAtors to sidetrack them
into political Office of any kind. ..,-
Nor is this the only reason for keeping them
out Of the White House There is ample prec.
edence against military presidents to guide
the American people in rejecting any general
for that high office. at least Immediately fol.
lowing his Army service. Contrary to wide
belief the United States has had but one mill.
tary man in the White House while he was
still prominent military aero He was Pres.
ident Grant and CRAFTS administration wss
not among those Of outstanding accomplish
ment.
Attention has been called recently to Wash
ington and jackson, both great military heroes
who became president, bit neither Of which
assumed that office Until long after their wars
Washington was always a statesman, even
during his military career, and did not be-
scome president for nire years after he had
laid aside his sword. It was twenty or more
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
Pork Surplus

Earl Goodwin, who is heard nightly in radio
comments of current events, takes the Office
Of Price Administration apart for its failure
to reduce the coupon value o. pork in view
Of the fact that there is great pork surplus.
He notes that on the appeal Of government
agents farmers have been raising more and
more pigs, until they have literally got out
Of hand and are eating their heads off at
the expense Of the owners: and all the while
the OPA sits placidly by, doing nothing to
create q market for them either by cutting
down the points-per pound or removing them
entirely from the ra,ioned fooa lists.
It is to be noted that Mr. Goodwin speaks
thus, not with any hope Of influencing the
OPA, but obviously to direct public attention.
as he has often done in the past, to this bu-
reau's failure to seal adequately with any
phase OF the food situation or other matters
over which it exercises despotic authority. He
has performed Il public service in so acting,
but will be condemned by the OPA for what
it will view as lack Of patriotism, when the
fact is that without him and other brave souls
who dare raise 4 voice against OPA follies
there is no way Of guessing how much further
it would have gone in unjus,ifiabie harassment
Of the people.
Rationing, the public was told, was instituted
to guarantee fair distribution Of commodities.
1t was intended to prevent boarding by some
at the expense Of many SO that with the ma
tons lessening supplies .aobody need go wholly
without the necessities Of life 1t was a pretty
theory, but it hasn't worked chiefly because
those at its head have kept their eye on a
crystal ball instead # the realities Of nation
at war. Note, for example, that since Leon
Henderson, who knows nothing about meat ex-
cept its eating, told butchers aow they should
cut it up, it has been impossible to buy a
choice cut in any shop save by whispers be-
meath the counter.
Mr.. Godwin's expose Of the hog and pork
situation is another example Of OPA break
down. We hope ne will continue his good
work and draw attention to other examples
Of its futility and incompetence, il only to
force it to set the brakes against worse mud.
ding.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
The Pattern Of Pacific Battle

In fulfillment Of Allied declarations follow
ing the recent war parleys at Moscow, Cairo
and Teheran, the battle in the southwest Pa
cific assumes broader proportions with air
attacks on Japanese bases in the Marshalls
and on Tirnor and the amphibious landing on
New Britain.
The pattern has become familiar in fighting
which has driven the ENEMY from strong po-
sitions in General Macarthur field Of oper-
atoms. First the air attack to soften Japa.
nese resistance, then lard assault with the
establishment OF bridgeheads and the eradi
cation Of enemy units
This pattern, established on GuaGalcanal and
New Guinea, was employed successively
against enemy positions in the Solomons,
where all but minor bases on Bougainville
have been seized ard utilized for further ex-
pansion Of the Allied sweep northward. 1t was
the pattern Of the hattie in the Gilberts, far
to the north
Now, while the Marshalls are undergoing
the softening-up process, the lard attack has
been launched in New Britain where the jap
anese had maintained their principal base Sec
ond to Truk until they were forced to aban'
don it after months naval and air assault
Rabaul.
When New Britain is taken snd the Marsh
ais reduced, the way viii be open for attack
on Truk, where the main Japanese fleet is
believed to be in hiding. and where Japan
>1;ct,> ;o1 o,,fpN In .
course Of probable events Truk would seem
to be the main objective o. the campaign
With its capture, following the reduction Of
other principal outposts to the south and west
the way will be open for direct attack from
the sea on Japan itself. or on the Philippines,
where they are strongly eptrenched.
The raid on Tirnor. in which two enemy
transports were fired and a destroyer dam.
aged, obviously is part Ct the general cam
paign to harass the enemy and interfere with
his utilization Of the rich empire he conquered
in his first rush southwark after Pearl Harbor.
The Netherlands East Indies, ct which Tinor
is part, is rich in resources which the Japa.
nese have put to work in their war effort.
Furthermore, Timor could become fave
able point for attack on Australia if the enemy
were allowed to develop It comparably with
Rabaul.
While it is apparent that Allied strategy is
directed at the destruction OF Japan's prin-
cipal island bastions, it is essential t u t
sources Of supply in their conquered territory
be reduced as greatly as possible. Tirnor has
frequently been bombed fol this purpose. This
latest attack is significant in that it indicates
the Allies at last have increased their air
power sufficiently in the southwest Pacific to
permit it to be bombed while practically ST.
multaneous attack is maze in the Marshalls
and land assault in New Britain is covered
by strong air protection.
This growing fire power in the Pacific is
bad news in Tokyo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-18
AS Others Say 1t
THE "READING.'

Once in a sn>ll side-street cafe
IN New York, the noted pianist,
Ely Ney, permitted perambulat-
ing professor of chronology to give
a reading" of the bumps on her
head.
Here" said the professor, as
his sensitive fingers explored the
musicians shapely head. lis a
practical business woman--no non
sense about her. No art for this
lady-but stocks and bonds. No
dreamer about her
At this point one of Miss Ney's
friends caught the eye Of the ora
c,e and began working his fingers
vigorously to give the benighted
professor the idea of piano play
iEg.
Il may also add," confidently
pronounced the phrenolog;st, that
this lady is quick with he1 fingers.
I'll wager she the best typist
in the city, Street Journal.