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Evening star., 1943-10-28
AUTOMOBILES WANTED

WANT TO BUY good used car for work
have cash for moderately priced car. GE.
EAvAL OFFICER wants 1e4l Ford or
plymouth convertible. must be in rood con-
qNbI1,nAAf.gm qq,sISnj ADAMS ,,ss $3.50, ,,oo. ...n
ser car at once. Al cash: no trade. Good
Tax,Gsa 1lseS essential W.SrSS0o GO 357s = -, Z.
SaH any morning between 10 and II m,
CASH BUYER wants 1a3e-ao Fords and
BUICK owners: call Jack Blank Adams
$500; YOU will be more than satisfied with
our price. Arcade Pontiac. 1437 irving
BUICK wanted: name your price. will
nectieut y to meet wo T. stHS sH0od Pontiac 42sl Con-
CADILLAC owners. call Jack Blank, Adams
my price. Arcade Pontiac, l437 Irving
GADmLAS CA Il &C, wantee; name Your prize will
Adams $500; you Will be more than salts
Hed with our price. Arcade Pontiac 1887
CHEVROLET wanted: name your price. will
Try to meet @ 4 sFlo0od Pontiac 422l Con-
DoDGE AND cHRYsLER wanted: name
yaa 9E'ss & y tfy t% meS Wo so9 Pom
ss,'snF pss 5sea Pontiac 43si COM
WILL BUY old or late models wrecked or
3unked cars, any condition. TR. 2757.
WANT BEST PRICE for your car? See
Loving before YOU sell, We pay extremely
:hish cash prices Loving Motors 1922 NJ
OLDSMOBILE wanted. name your price will
try to meet it. Flood Pontiac. 422l Con-
necticut. WO. S400
OLDSMOBILE owners call Jack Blank
Adams $500 you will be more than salts
fed with our price, Arcade Pontiac. 1887
PoNTFrAC SsHF WaNrED-Name your price
will try to meet 1t, Flood Pontiac. 422l
CONNECTICUT. WO. S40O.
PONTIAC owners. call Jack Blank. Adams
$500; YOU will be more than satisfied with
our price Arcade Pontiac, l437 Irving
PLYMOUTH wANTED-Name your price
will try 70 meet it. Flood Pontiac. 422l
.Connecticut WO. S400.
CAR OWNERS. call Jack Blank Adams
$500: you will be more than satisfied with
iour price. Arcade Pontiac, 1887 Irving
CONVERTIBLE COUPE. 5-passenrer l94l.
by Navy officer; must be extra clean with
small mileage; top cash price waiting.
FORD 1910 business coupe. > turnup seats
good condition, good rubber, 5000. Gil
i AM INTERESTED in buying car in good
condition. Call Taylor 9110 after pm
1889 OR NEWER CAR wanted BY private
owner any make: will pay cash. Call
iJA. 1851. after 7:l0 pm. -
Evening star., 1943-10-28

they are fairies amid the gloom, and
their screaming notes make one
want to turn the hose on them.
However, they are full of pep, and
they never have dull moment
among themselves. There seems to
be q strong devotion among them,
as no records have been discovered
concerning quarrels and battles.
Evening star., 1943-10-28


they heard Selkirk's story. It was
hard to understand him at first. be-
cause he spoke in half words" but
his speech improved as time went
on.
After returning to Great Britain,
Selkirk stayed there a few years.
Then he went back to sea. He died
at the age of As. while he was mas
ters mate aboard a vessel called
the Weymouth.
The story Of Robinson Crusoe"
was written around Selkirk's ad-
ventures, but many changes were
made. Defoe said that the island
where his hero lived was near the
northern end of South America. but
Selkirk,s island was in the South
papif1r
Evening star., 1943-10-28
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Evening star., 1943-10-28
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
SULPHUR CRESTED COCKATOO

SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO
(KakGt0e galerita.)
Sulphur-crested cockatoos be-
came SO greedy. they wrote their
own death sentence. Not satisfied
with eating all the ripe maize in
their territory, they gathered in vast
numbers and cleared up the newly
planted fields where the young ten
der shoots were Just peeping above
the ground. Naturally, planters
could not spend their time and
money working to support cocka-
toos. So they took to shooting the
poachers. This did not take care
of the situation. So they soaked
the grains in poison and scattered
them about. Then the fields were
covered with dead birds.
In the open country on the west
coast of Tasmania, the cockatoos
are still numerous, and there are
great numbers of them in the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-03-20

BRICK building was covered by a
heavier growth Of Ivy row. At some
lime. hUt not recently. the color OF
III" window trim had h,cn CHANGED
:" % darker tone. She could not rec
"@:l%" the color in The moonlight.
hHL %H' Thought how like the col
I""c trustees it was to make the
oil" mulGinS even Gloomicr than it
hII been, !
The upper floor Of East Hall had
been the mons GOrmitUrv. and she
! III ICED from Dttn'& letters il still
/ Va used for hat purpose. The Sec
. "iHi i'"Gr WIS filed with class-
! rooms. 81" hII SiuIicL n!Ithc-
/ m"'I"# there. enduring the subject
| h"'aIiS" IL was necessary in Pro-
lessor IiHld"r's; science course. The
lower ii'nr sui was used for sci
. rii'" !a!"r"jurir&. and here she
#h"i'a iTb otto at this hour. The
/ chemistry lab was not used after
/ hours. because vile piprs might
amt M 10 tn" sleeping quarters.
{ iNLi There We're no restrictions ON
rNr"rir MIS- IN electricity.
Agatha MI'ni. She saw n man
#tIn"un. outside the Hghtrd win
d""s she GUESSED brlnuycd +,
pti"'f laboratory. The man VAS no
c"'!""" student. Even the faint
iIGhi of tho moon WAS cnuii"h 10
snow h." "rE of heavy mI'l,I. and
with too much nf Il ebay window"
for college age.
~" walked along The side IF The
"nI'ain" a short distance. then
came slowly back. As he turned she
noticed badge on his hip. lie was
W'Irir" . pistol at his belt.
"H" in' forgotten there would be
"HIi'.s. bil" was working ur ar in
E'N'."n which the federal grvrru-
m'nt c%pooicI TO Use. Naturally.
precautions would bc taken. cSpc-
''"IlN because spies had sultclIcd a
l'I'8rr secret ont of that lIbvra-
tory during World War |.
Agatha felt II stab of fear that
Hrthl'S the federal government
suspected the trlth-dd moi trust
her husband.
Nhlt strange fear for her TO
i'rI' Whose side was she rn-hcr
husbands or her Couutry'E?
Despite her patriotism she had
10 confess to herself that her hus-
Mlnd came first. lie must not be
discovered discrac,d. IN her heart
She knew hc really did not deserve
the opportunity sit" was going 10
give him the opportunity 10 be
honest with this land of adoption.
But she had to give him that
chance.
She did not dare think what slc
might have to dp if Er refused.
AS Sic hcsilatcd. wondering what
move to make nest foustcrs sound
cd on the gravel behind her. a man
WAS approaching along the walk
bcyon1 the bend She could not re-
treat. She could moi go forward
being seen 10y the guard.
Agatha stepped quickly off the
path into m. d..p shadow of one
OF tie larger GhriIb+
Go Bc COntinued) y ~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-03-20
/ l. : } }. he BLIND MANS SECRET
EsA II BY RICHARD .HOUGHTON "a

I stand SHY he was not the head o
. SOM" great scientific institution in
. stead "i Il mere teacher of Under.
graduates. He had queer ideas uI
| government pcrhHpS the rOllr.t
held that against him but vasu'
! freedom OF thought and speech IL,
p'IriirG" of an American?
When hc sold ont 10 the enemy
and $h" learned about IT tn her hu'.
r"r. h. explained. Ell; that is ..,
homeland. Haven't the right To- p,
! faithful 10 herr
Yes. otto was 4 great man. II
world AMI hers were not tn sam.
irIi Was all.
Now again those two worlds
/ were at WY. This time Tn" war "la
/ Iw*t hc%Innin" not rnGiu-. a4
"hrn h" solid his Invention before
AMI this time his n-v vrra,u
"httrN'r # wJ#. might he vut {.
H#r against America
The SIM was down Lv The tine
. ilr tram drew into ErI%iuu. N-t-
ihL had &" change nj the mHi"r
"'l"l ~ q local Tram for IN" re-
NAMING !" miles ANA she almost
mis-" II.
Thr grly-haircd conductor smiled
u" I'' 'i',''''' hrr ''h'i. n"Ii D."
lucky. H'' .'.''' We !" liir tonight.
''''''i'N 'h'Hr Trans ""n mHh"
connections.
"'h'lni'i! How long W'i'' !
nave HlI l" want primarily
'tiNr hours. N"thir:. -" ont IF
ii1Ni'n nniii almost midnight. ""
don't get much m"h' passenger
business from That other l'n' '@-
''Fi i'Ih.' WHO !" J" 'h' 'h'..'f
'n tn" city,
II" "Ii very pleasant. AMI about
h"r own age. hI' NGt'in regretted!
.a''rari'"g his attention. -" n..h'
T.N'"rn.r her. ma 81" 8".1'i want
To- be- i' remembered
When ssh" finally stcrr.i down
from the 'rrIu un the outskirts %.
the collie" 'n"m 1t was almost "
o'clOrh. nEi GiFE rNc"r' fn" = cr"S-
cent moon AMI . street lamp ?hat-
cd by tall trees. I'll" yours dropped
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-03-20

-" go 90" WITH THE STORY.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-21

YOUR BROKEN LENSES
Replaced in oar own shop. Eyes
Examined. DR.. Rae Lillian Carlson
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636 adv
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DOUGLAS
NEWS
MRS. DEVON RECEIVING
VNTCp MILITANT TpEATNIFNJ

MRS. DEVON RECEIVING
INTERMITTANT TREATMENT
Mrs. Sam Devon, who went south
for, medical attention some weeks
ago, is now undergoing treatment
Internationally in Seattle hospital.
Between treatments she lives with
her sister in Tacoma, Wash.
IN JUNEAU POSITION
Mrs. A. A. GRADER today joined
the office force of the Army Trans
port Service in Juneau.
TRAGERS GOING SOUTH
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. TRACER with
their two children plan so leave
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"a go
their own government as we'll as
the Germans. The Nazis, the Ital-
ians declare, are repeating their
African tactics of abandoning the
Italians every time the situation
becomes hopeless and fleeing with
all the available transport.
Their own government, they say
has given them too few guns and
food, issued obsolete transports and
arnor and ammunition.
United States and Canadian
troops are spearing deeper into
Sicily, even beyond Emma in their
swift, powerful advance. They are
only some 40 miles from the north
coast of the island now and are
rapidly splitting the island in two
IS Axis Reports
/, An Italian communique announc-
ed Emma has been evacuated, but a
German report said in. the west
ern sector of the Sicilian front
German and italian forces have
been unmolested by the enemy and
have executed ordered movements
according to plan
The British attacks on Catania
have been repulsed, the Germans
claim, but admit that the fall of
Emma threw the whole Axis COM
munication system in Sicily in jeo-
pardy and threatens the quick COL
lapse of resistance in the western
and central areas.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-21
MRS. STEVENS IS
BACK FROM TRIP;
STOCK PURCHASED

Mrs. Ray Stevens has returned
from the south, where he had been
on a buying trip in the interests of
the Jones' Stevens Shop.
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco
and Los Angeles were visited, and
Mrs. Stevens was able to secure a
large assortment Of wearing apparel
to offer her customers
A surprising amount of all-wool
garments are obtafnable, and styles
are not radically changed, accord
ing to Mrs. Stevens. All-black
fabrics are scarce, due to the. dye
shortage.
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Robert H:lennings
Have Anniversary

An informal dinner in the Gold
Room Of the Baranof Hotel last
evening marked the fifth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Henning.
Joining with the couple in cele-
bration of the occasion were Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Henning and their
daughter Ann Losse, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Brown.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-21
FORREST PITTS
PARENTS OF BOYS

Sgt. and Mrs. Forrest Pitts are
the proud parents of a baby boy,
born last night at st. AIMS Hospi
tai.
The new arrival tipped the baby
scales at pounds l ounce at birth.
Mrs. Pitts, soloist in the Northern
Light Presbyterian Church choir,
was formerly vocal music and art
instructor for the Juneau Public
Schools.
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EISENHOWER
Il(0NFIDENT.
OF VICTORY

CONTINUED from Page One)
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PUBLIC WARNED

Attention of the public is called
to a City Ordinance regarding pro-
hibiting the. throwing OF glass or
other articles of like nature on
the public streets or in alleys. Ar
rests will be made of anyone guilty
of violation of this ordinance.
JOHN MONAGLE,
adv. Chief of Police.
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during the coming weekend for
their old home in Michigan. New
residents in, Douglas since early in
the year, they were living in the
Runquist cottage on st. AIMS
Avenue. TRACER has been connect
ed with the U. S. postal service i'll
juneau.
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BYRAM IN JUNEAU

i Charles T. Byram, with Schwa-
hacker Frey Company, San Fran
cisco, is in Juneau and at the
Baranof Hotel. -
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sHAFER RETURNS

Wilbur Shafer is Douglas visi-
tor for a few days after a month
spent in salvaging operations near
Yakutat. He is with the U. S.
Transport service.
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High tide--5.l7 am, 1871 feet.
Low tide-1l: "a am, -0.5 feet.
High tide-5:59 pm, 1877 feet.
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LOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP
Will be closed from July II to
August 2. adv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Veteran Shows
Way With zig
In 657 Series
STANDINGS

Joe Scribner, white haired sage
Of the bowling lanes, former ma
tional match champion, is reSpon-
sible today for giving younger
bowlcrS a fash back TO another
era IN the game.
At Crest Lanes last night Joe
turned out 279 in 657. as his
team. PabSt. lost two 10 Queen.
Meanwhile, DcluXc-D remained
a game ahead of PcpSl-Cola IN
shutting out Foreman, 3176 10
29l4. Pepsi blankcd Virgo 8, 1893
10 27l4. They meet position night
az Ramona. April y, 10 decide the
title. Deluxe had 6SS from Jim
Marshall. Sos from Thurman Glib
SON. 644 from Frank Zion and COZ
from Louis Burr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Holds
Mass for
Rescue
Continued from First Sport Page

Continued from First Sport Page
family received letter from Ton
recently m allie d April 4 from
Puerto Rico.
Mrs. JcnSen'S letter contained A
hint Of foreboding:
Dear Sis." wrote Tom in part.
eve have been here on more or
less long stay vacation. A. we
haven't done anything hut swim.
bowl and sleep We are having
our good times now. Because
from all reports il gets worse
from now on"
But there vas a line in Mrs
ConSIdine'S letter which is giving
the HarmonS something 10 which
TO cling.
"No matter what rUmors YOU
hear. don't believe it," wrote
Tom I'm coming home"
Louis Harmon sincerely be
iieVcS Tom VIII return.
yone who could go
through three years of Big Ten
football like Tom and not get
hurt--iSn't going to go out like
that" he said II know Tom
and those boys got real training
in handling emergencies. Gene
tanothcr brother il getting IL
now down at Cochran Field.
He's an air force Lieutenant,
too. YOU know.
THE thing that bothprs us l.
the meagerneSs Of the details. ]
understand Tenn was the flight
commander and il seems odd
that they wouldn't know any
more than that he is missing
that no one saw his plane dis
appear. Maybe they did but
they're Withholding the informa-
ton for some reasOn-perhapS
vital To the enemy"
Mrs. Jensen and Mrs Considinc
drove all night from Gary. Louis
who works IN the bomber division
n the Ford Rouge plant. drove
from his home AZ 140l4 Mansfield
Detroit, last night
Louis has taken the burden from
his aged parents. who were near
collapse and were treated by a
last night. They re-
ceived tho news Of Toms dis
appearance from a news service
two hours before official notice
was received. They were frantic
when a messenger brought tNe
wire
Since that time an unCeaSinC
stream Of callers a steady Ringing
of the telephone have testified 70
The regard IN which Ann Arber
and the nation hold TINS great
football player.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
RoIIin' Around
Plans Set
For State
Events
Ry MARGARET RUssELL

Plans are all set for the first
state championships sanctioned by
the Amateur Roller Skating ASSo-
citation Saturday and Sunday az
Wells and Arcadia.
Entries are not complete as the
deadlne is tomorrow night a mid
night Besides skaters from Net
ropolltan Detroit. entries have
come from Jackson. Lansing
Pontiac. keego Harbor and Flint.
Beginning AZ 9 q. m. Saturday
and going until ] p m. skate
dance competition in all divisions
will be held AT Wells, followed
by speed events i'm all divisions
from 800 until s p. m.
Sunday competition viii shift
10 Arcadia, where school figures
for boys and girls IN all classes
will 90 on from 9 a. m. 20 . p m.
From 6 10 S p. m. there Will be
free style skating and pairs.
jefferson Beach Rollcrcadc viii
stage a skate dance competition
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

5McCosk y's One
Fly
For The Navy
By BOB MURPHY
SPORTS EDITOR

Barney McCosl<y, a big league
veteran al 25 years, yesterday
said good-by 10 baseball until he
has helped the guy with the whis-
kers settle pressing matter over
seas.
The fleet Tiger center fielder
went on active duty as a naval
aviation cadet. He left yesterday
10 begin the intensive flight train
ing course designed to enable him
10 earn his navy wings Of gold
and a commission as flying Of
ficer in the naval reserve.
The or Colonel hlked out 70
Briggs Stadium 10 see Barney aS
he visited the ball park for per-
haps the last time until the war
is over.
We found him in Jack Zeller's
office enjoying a final gabiest
with Zeller, Ii. Comdr, Harry
kipke, officer-in-chargo az The
naval aviation cadet selection
board in Detroit, and 1t Charley
Creedon, former secretary "a
Spike" Briggs and now one OF
Comdr. Kipke's chief aides.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
lO4 Teams tO Help
End Times Sweeps

One hundred and four bowling
teams, three Class A, II B. 81 G,
u ID and 81 f, arc scheduled TO
wind up the eleventh annual and
most successful Detroit Times
Sweepstakes at Imperial Recre-
alton in the General Motors build
ing this weekend.
Herb Mertens' Mineralite Re-
cruits. Jack FRANKS J. l.. Stone
and Oscar Wits AlteS are the trio
that stand between Louis Burr's
De Luxe and the Class A cham
pionship with a 3l09 score. OF the
three the Recruits loom as the
most dangerous.
In Class p Bud Stempen's Five
and John SchrantZ' Rainbow OF
Port Huron are listed Saturday.
Like the AS they also have a high
total of 1924. shot by George Mac
Lellans Farris Bros, as their tar
cot
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Way Is Cleared
For Crinnnnins,
Norris TO Team
BY HAROLD KAHL

Any barriers. real or fancied, 20
John CrimminS pairing with Joe
Norris in the national match
doubles championship competition
at Chicago, May 14-15-l6, arc
down today
Crimmins accepted gladly when
contacted by phone today ~
Norris Stroh teammates, VINO
are zone for all and all for one,
agreed to step aside 10 permit
formation of what they consider
DctroitS blue ribbon combination
for such competition. Bob Thyme
hacker OF CrimminS' team. Paris
clean. said he had no objection
and saw no reason why CrImmlns
should not accept.
Furthermore, ( h . American
Bowling Congress ban on Norris
is lifted today and Joe is no longer
an alleyman. since he applied for
reinstatement a year ago. Grim
minis remains classified as alley
man and under the rules two such
ratings cannot bowl together.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15

tonight with M. Clemens Arena
ar the later rink az 9 p m
Saturday is the big day for the
Youngsters an Varsity Gardens
Scmihnals Of the race competition
arc 10 be held Twenty boys and
20 girls Will seek 10 qualify for
the finals the following Saturday
Saturday will be Victory Night
az Arena Gardens. First second
and third place winners Of I tho
recent state championships viii be
presented with medals Later m
the evening the champs viii give
short exhibitions
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Keep Baseball

Like almost every fellow who Is
In service or who IS gong into
service. McCosky expressed tho
fervent hope that sports voulc
continue. He was especially
anxious that baseball carry ON
I'm sure that baseball will
get through somehow" he said
II think this new draft ruling
which defers fathers will be
big help. There are enough
players with families to keep the
game going.
do envy the fellows who
are still playing baseballs/ or
course not. want TO see them
keep the game going and all my
friends in service feel the same
Away.
"a "It just wouldn't seem right
" II there wasn't any baseball |
know the players and I know
they'd all be in one of the
services IL they could. Since
they can't, they're doing a great
thing by keeping baseball alive"
That was Barney'S ValcdlCtorY
His simple remarks made u'
feel more than ever that those who
stay behind have "A sacred trust e
keep such healthy American H
stimiionS aS baseball alive anc
unSpoiled until the day these gal
liant youths come marching home
TO Join US out at the park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Wings TO Be Feted
At Dinner TOniuht

They're calling II the Victory
Dinner for the world champion
Detroit Red Wings. but the affair
at the Hotel Statler tonighLalso
will be a salute 10 three new
members of tho Royal Canadian
Air Force, Capt. Sidney Abel, de-
fcnScman Jack Stewart and left
wing Harry Watson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Wasn't a Hciicr FcIIow'-kromc or

Paui
his teanmntc. Tom Harmon missing a flight Paul had
a plant he :
afternoon shift Paul fair haliback in his right
but ONer>hadOwed Harmon throughout his
Tom wer
When made that S0yad Ohio
happier than There
fellow the and his football record that
ITSELF
in he n he automobile
Pensacola. His
he medical
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-15
Recalls First Year

III Barney does a. we'll in the
navy air corps a. he has done in
baseball. he'll he all right,
commented 1t Crccdor
II remember his first season
with Beaumont, back in 1881
7 Was business manager Of the
club that wear and NcC oSkN vas
the sensation OF the league.
He was just 10 years on.
hut N ever Noungs'cr was
tagged for stardom. he was the
lad. used to sit in the stands
with visiting officials daV after
Rday and listen 10 them tell what
'their club could do II they had
NcCosky In the lineup. You
never heard more sincere praise. ~
Despite this fine start MCCo,k.
very nearly missed ont in his iIi>
trial with the Tigers IN 1899
"McCoskN was slated 10 20
hack 10 Beaumont for more sea-
soning that spring" IcllcT re-
lated I'VE had already given
him his railroad ticket and his
orders. The train didn't leave
until that night. however. on
"A bunch. Baker stuck him in the
lineup in an exhibition game
against Brooklyn that afternoon
"He hit something like four
or five against the Dodgers, and
that won him a reprieVe. He
kept on hitting like a madm1n
and when the season opened he
was fixture in center field.
He's been a regular ever since,
and I've always been glad We
didn't get him ticket for an
early afternoon train to Beau
mont"