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Evening star., 1943-07-18
National Swim Crown
Token by Davidson
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEMENTON, N. j.. July IL
Bertram Davidson of Lancaster. Pa.
finishing strongly, won the junior
national long distance swimming
championship at Clementon Lake
Park today.
Davidson's time for the six laps
over the half-mile course was !
hour "a minutes 21.4 seconds.
Private Edwin Meyers of Fort Dix,
N. j., was second and George Blome
of the Lakewood Swimming Club,
Baltimore, Md, third.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Browns Beat Indians
On 3-Run 9Th Round
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, July 17.-Coasting
home on three-run splurge in the
seventh, the st. Louis Browns
downed the Cleveland Indians, 3
to /, today behind the able pitching
of Denny Galehouse, who allowed
only six hits.
Oris Hockett hit his second home
run of the season for the Indians
lone counter. Aside from the sew
enth. when doubles by Don Gut
teridge and Harlond Cliff, with two
walks and a, stolen sack, scored the
Browns runs, Rookie Allie Reynolds
sailed along. tanning 10 hitters.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Diz Deon Will Strive
To Get Into Service

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, July l7.-Radio An-
nouncer Jerome Dizzy Dean, for
mer pitching ace of the st. Louis
Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs,
will leave tonight for Lancaster
Tex, where he viii take q physical
examination to determine his ac-
ceptability to the armed forces.
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ahe Edges Out Occupy 5000 Arlington; Haegg Takes Slow Mile
Win, Lose or Draw
By WALTER McCALLUM.
Voice Of Redskins Knows Football as Player

The of the Redskins the 81
the lmeined football field
good job of totng the pigskin himself n a
To people unable
stands Pappy Grhs
open their title defense october
wants to become the radio
will be the voice of the Redskins.
Wsmer will be
dining incident meeting writer's
will
Station WMAL of the Capitals football
long radio sports
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.uznicki With AlI-Stors

CHICAGO, July IT R.-Frank
Maznicki, rookie field-goal kicker
for the Chicago Bears last fall,
today joined the all-star collese
football squad which will meet the
Washington Redskins August IS.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Got Into Radio Hard Way

But Wismer wasn't to be baked
by little thing like that He be-
came sports editor of the college
paper and began to broadcast over
Michigan States little radio station
accounts of the college athletic &C
tivities-for the muniflcent sum of
40 cents an hour. Along about 1885
he met Dick Richards, owner of
the Detroit pro Lions and owner
Of WJR, Detroit's big radio station.
That was the spot where Wismer
got his real start.
Evening star., 1943-07-18
Totals SO S2413 Totals 80 e2715
'Batted for Munger in ninth.
tBatted for Hopp In ninth.
st. Louis ------
Pittsburgh

st. Louis S----------. O0O 0O1 01O-2
PITTSBURGH --- oil 900 O1x-3
Runs-Musial t2). Coscarart, Barrett,
Fletcher. Error-Fallon. Runs batted
in-Baker, Van Robays, Kurowski t2),
Elicit. Two-base hits-Marion. Coscar-
art. Barrett. Three-base hit-Musial.
Stolen base-Baker. Double plays-Gus
Hopp. Left on bases-St. Louis, 8: Pitts
burEh, 3. Bases on balls-On Hebert, 4.
Struck out-By Gumbert, 2, by Hebert,
1: by Munger. l. Hits-On Gumbert, 3
In S1s innings: OF Munger. 3 in 23s in
ninss. Losing Pitcher-Munser. um-
pires-Messrs. Barr, Jorda and Conlau
Time-1:57. Attendance-1l, ,362.
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BoseboJI's Big Six

Runs Batted In.
National League Herman Dodgers
50; Nicholson, Cubs, 81; Elliott, Pirates,
50.
American League-Etten. Yankees. 81:
Stephens Browns, 55; Johnson. Yankees,
81"
Home Runs.
National League OFT. Giants. IA;
Nicholson Cubs, 12; Di Maggie. Pirates.
10.
American League.
Stephens. Browns, 13; Laabs. Browns,
|: Yonk. Tigers, 10: Keller. Yankees. 10.
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St, Louis ----- O3O 600 OOO-3
Pittsburgh " OlO OI2 3Ox-7
Runs-Litwhiler. oDea. Sanders Co.'S
carart. Russell (2j. Van Robays 60. Ell
lott !: Fletcher /. Runs batted in
sio, Elliott C9) Russell. Van Robays Two
base hit-Di Maggie. Three-base hits
Elliott Russell. Van Robays. Sacrifice
Kurowski. Double plays-Brecneen to
Sanders, Kurowski to Sanders. Walker to
Sanders to Kurowski. Left on bases
ST., Louis. =; PITTSBURGH. d. Bases on
balls-Of Butcher. 3: off Brecheen, 5: off
Krist. ]. Struck out-By Brecheen, 3; by
Butcher, Hits-on Brecheen.. 5 in ;
innings: off Krist. 3 in rs innings; off
Munger, l in "a innings. Losing pitcher
-Brecheen. Umpires-Messrs. Conlan.
Barr and Jorda. Time-2:2O
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Leg Injury Stopped Him

Harry Wismer was the voice of
the Redskins last year-for one
game. He did A workmanlike job
telling the world about that ito some
people, surprising victory of the
Tribe over the big, bad Chicago
Bears in tue National League play
off last December. Remember how
Sammy Baugh outmaneuvered the
thick -ankled gents from Chicago
and how the Skins upset the pre-
game dope with a l4-6 win? Wismer
was the fellow who broadcast the
tussle to the thousands who couldn't
get inside Griffith Stadium's bulging
walls.
To a lot of people he was new.
But to Wany thousands Harry Wis
mer is a Top sports broadcaster, one
of the few men on the air who know
the ins and outs of sports, the back
ground of players and field maneu-
vers, and who speaks from the view
point of one who has been in the
Vhirl of the fight himself.
He played college football, baseball
and basket ball at Florida and Mich
igan State. where he went in 1888
when Football Coach Charley
Bachman moved from Gainesville
In the Gator State to East Lansing,
Mich.
During those early years in Florida
he got in the way of a husky tackle
and came up with a bad leg. 1t
pursued him to Michigan State.
where he was ineligible for foot
ball during his first year, although
he quarterbacked the B squad
against the potent varsity. After
the season the medicos told him
not to play football any more.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

Washington 600 00o 1"x-3 o
Runs-Esrl Robertson. Priddy. Error
L. Newsome. Runs batted in-Leonard,
Sullivan 90 Two-base hits-L. Newsome.
Priddy. Robertson. Sacrifces-Leonard.
Vernon, Lupien, Sullivan. Left on base
Boston. 4: Washington, 10. Bases on
bals-On Hushson. 4 Struck out-By
Leonard. 4: by Hughson. !. Umpires-
Messrs. Rommell. MCGOWAN and Rue.
Time-1::55 Attendance-1O13
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Yankees Beot As in Ninth, 81,
To Boost Win Streak to Six
WeotherIy Is Bonished After Hitting Homer;
Keller, With Perfect Day, Bots in Runs

Gordon produced the crusher with
his long fly.
Milkman Jim Turner, who took
over from Hank Borowy in the ninth,
was the winning hurler.
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Totals 80 624 Totals 81 92
Batted for BoHdreau in seventh.
Batted for Mack in ninth.
Cleveland
st. Louis

Cleveland ----- 600 900 010-1
st. Louis --------- 900 900 30x-3
Runs-Hockett. Gutteridge, Cliff. Gale
house. Error-Gutteridge. Runs batted
base hits-GutteridRe t2), -Laabs. Keltner.
Home run-Hockett. Stolen base-Clift.
Possr T. so,dns. Hosfr Doup play
Cleveland z: st. Louis, a. Bases ON balls
--On Reynolds. A: of Galehouse. 2.
Struck out-By Reynolds 10: by Gale
house. g. umpires-Messrs. Pipsras.
Berry and Weafer. Time-2:O6. At
tendance (patd) 1,64S.
Evening star., 1943-07-18

The Lions were playing the Boston
Redskins (bossed by George P.
MarshalD when Wismer began his
first attempt at handling the pub
lie address system. In rolled fog
from up Canada way, blanketing
the field so the fans couldn't see.
Wismer went out with field micro
phone on the field and did a play
by-play
quite guy" thought Richards,
and offered Wismer job on WJR
1t wasn't much, but to show the
spirit of him Wismer hitch linked
from East Lansing to Detroit, a
matter of 80 miles each way each
day to do a 5-minute broadcast
That's getting along the hard way.
Came another boost the next year,
the broadcast of Michigan State
home games and the Lions games
on Sundays, and later appointment
as sports director of WJR.
Good at Business, Too
But Wismer also is businessman.
He became secretary, in 1898, of
the Lions, and the next year nego-
tiated the sale. of the club to Fred
Mandel for s225,00 Richards had
bought the franchise in 1884 for
$4,000.
In 1910 he resigned the WJR job,
which Tommy Harmon took over,
and shifted to MICS blue network,
doing the Lions and Michigan
State games He worked the Rose
Bowl game in 1o4l with Bill Stern
and last year handled a flock of
big football g;c1es via radio. He
placed fifth in radio editors poll
Now he is doing 5-minute coast
to-coast broadcasting job. in addi-
ton to other assignments and a
chore for we'll known advertising
agency Among other recent jobs
was a broadcast of the Haegg-
Dodds race.
He knows his football. this fellow
who will be the voice Of the Red
skins. as he knows all sports. Rich
ards had it right. quite fellow"
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League Statistics

SUNDAY. July 1S, 1g43,
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday,
WASHINGTON. 8; Boston, q tnight),
New York, B: Philadelphia, A.
St. Louis. 3; Cleveland, /.
Chicago, so: Detroit, 2-3
Standing Of Clubs.
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would be no lost ball on the gridoron.
He would know from personal ex-
perience the hipper -dipper stuff
quarterbacks sometimes execute. He
would know when to call Sammy
Baugh's signal and when to call for
a wallop through the line for a
vital yard
He'd know because he's had to
figure all those things out himself.
The voice Of the Redskins had am
bitions to be another Red Grange
or Tommy Harmon before leg in
jury cut him down and the medicos
advised him to give up football.
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10 totals 33 - IA Totals 80 9271O
Batted for Marion in ninth
Batted for Munger in ninth,
Batted for Klein in ninth
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Official Score

(See MATS, Page B-2.)
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Roosevelt Virtually Ends
Tax Amortization Right
By he A socLated Press

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has ordered
virtual termination of a fve-year
tax amortization privilege granted
in 1910 to encourage private ex-
pansion of war production facilities
He signed an amendment yes.er-
day to War and Navy Department
regulations Under which am )rtila-
ton Will no. be allowed hereafter
unless one Of the departments has
approved the project for amortlza-
ton before the facility has Keen
begun OF 3cQL!red
A White House statement said this
approval would be granted only
when shortage has been deter
mined and 1t has been established
that private financing would be ad-
IantageOuS to the Government. Ap-
Evening star., 1943-10-06
The Great Game of Politics.

These, and some other things, have
not strengthened the case of the
Owl in Congress. Nor is it likely
that the plans of Mr.. Davis to aug
ment his army of speech makers
in England will appeal very greatly
to that body. Mr.. Davis explains
that his list of speakers is made up
In association with the British
Ministry of Information; that the
State Department approves the
names and that Ambassador Winant
will approve their speeches; that
only their travelling expenses and
$40 a day will be paid them by the
OWL; that the chief thing these
speakers are to do is interpret the
workers of American defense fac
tories to British workers.
Value Questioned
This is the argument, but mem
bers of the Senate who have heard
1t and read the list of names are
disposed to ask number of uues-
t1ons. They want to know, for
example, how genuine is this de
mand" of the British workmen to
have the American workman Inter
preted' to him. 1t is certainly
little difficult to understand They
also want to know whether, with
ships and planes crowded to capa-
city, the value of these speeches is
such as to justify the space which
these oratorical ladies and gentle
men take in going and coming, to
say nothing OF the food they con-
sumo in a rigidly rationed nation.
They would like to know, too.
whether the labor representatives,
who are more numerous than any
other class on Mr.. Davis list, will
explain to the British Workmen how
much more money the American
factory worker gets a week than the
British worker, how many fewer
hours he works, how much less he
is taxed and how far short of full
production the strikes, slowdowns
and walkouts have compelled the
American industrial effort to fall.
Or will these labor orators sent
over by the Owl merely interpret"
the American defense workers In
the terms used by those two pro-
fessionals, Mr.. Philip Murray of the
CIO and Mr.. William Green OF the
AFL, whose regular line is to beat
their breasts. proclaim their own
super patriotism, point to their
phony no-strike pledges and wholly
ignore the stream of strikes. walk
outs and slowdowns that have
followed.
Inasmuch as the labor speakers
whom Mr.. Davs is sending over
have been picked for him by the
CIO and the AFL, which is TO say
py Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Green, 1t
is reasonable to think that their
Interpretation" OF the part of
American union labor in the war
will be precisely the Interpretation
OF Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Green. which
is inaccurate, prejudiced, sided,
misleading and partisan.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Moss Arrests Reported
In Vichy Administration
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6.-The Ger
mans are making mass arrests" in
the Vichy government preparatory
TO taking over the Vichy administra-
ton, the Zurich correspondent of
the Swedish newspaper Dagens N.Y.
meter said yesterday. quoting a for
eign diplomat arriving in Switzer-
land from France.
The arrests are being made main
~ in the Vichy Ministries of In.
formation, Foreign Affairs and In
terror and the Germans are eyercis-
ing the sharpest control over all
communications with Vichy. the cor
respondent said the diplomat told
him.
Evening star., 1943-10-06


required before Gen. Eisenhower
can transfer the bulk of his force
for a major offensive.
The port facilities at Naples
have been SO radically destroyed
by the enemy that it will be many
weeks before large ships can dock
there again.
Until the harbor has been re-
constructed the Allies must rely
mainly on barges for supplies ana
troop requirements.
A too speedy advance without
strong reserves might prove too
risky. Gen. Eisenhower is faced
with one of the shreWdest Ger
man strategists, Marshal Erwin
Rommel, who, despite his defeats
in North Africa, still is regarded
by the Allied generals as a very
worthy opponent.
Can't Move Too Fast.
Marshal Rommel now has in
Northern Italy a larger force
than Gen. Eisenhower 1t is true
that only three or four German
divisions are facing the Allied
invasion force. But if we ad-
vanced too far from our supply
bases Marshal Rommel might
bring his motorized and panzer
forces into line and place our
armies in difficult position.
He is following the retreat pat
tern used in North Africa. op-
posing our forces with small but
very mobile units which use hit
and-run tactics. But until we
have landed the bulk of our
Evening star., 1943-10-06

pared the Owls domestic appropri-
alton to the point where the awful
threat that Mr.. Davis might resigr
was made, the foreign appropriation
was hardly cut at all What Con-
gress gave was approximately $2O,-
100000. Now, 1t is said, this has
about gone. And if the foreign
propaganda is to be kept going more
millions will have to be pried out
of Congress.
1t is not going to be easy to do
that because the feeling about our
foreign propaganda has greatly
changed in the last few months. The
reason the foreign appropriate
was left almost intact last time
While the domestic appropriation
was heavily slashed was because
Congress did not want to be put in
a position of opposing anything the
President wanted for prosecution of
the war abroad.
Some are now beginning to say
that perhaps this blanket generosity
| has been somewhat abused bv the
administration and that it can be
carried to a point which certainly
will not help shorten the war. In
any event, at the moment. they feel
that way about the Owls foreign
! service. This may do injustice tc
Mr.. Robert Sherwood. head of the
foreign department and, despite his
New Deal zealotry, a man of char
acter and charm But the feeling
does exist.
Unfavorable Comments.
| Several things have contributed TO
this sentiment. Probably the Presi-
| dents public rebuke of the inept
and blundering Owl broadcast at
the time Of the fall Of Mussolni
started the change. And his failure
to take Mr. Davis to the Quebec
! conference. where British Minister
of Information Bracken was most
conspicuously present, assuredly die
the organiza ton no good
Also there are other causes. in
cluding the unfavorable comments
of recently returned war corresponds
ents who claim our propaganda Is
so Intellectual in neutral countries
as to be of no use at all. Then there
is the trenchant report to the Sen.
a,e last week of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, who, with other SEN
ators, had just come back from a
tour which took them around the
world.
Senator Lodge was one OF those
who voted for the large foreign de-
partment appropriation last spring
He says now that he thinks, perhaps,
he made a mistake, and urges that
the kind Of propaganda we are now
spreading In friendly nations be dis
continued in the national interests.
Evening star., 1943-10-06

Of my correspondents expressed any
ideas for world betterment, or how
to take care of the conquered ma
tions, or who should rule the air
lanes Of the world, or how the world
| should be policed, or any of the
other controversial subjects which
the papers are filled with every day.
Every one of the soldiers who have
written me have limited their post
war discussions to what they
wanted to do when hostilities ceased
and they got home. One fellow, now
in the throes of Officer Candidate
School, wrote this: In fighting this
war, I have only one item on my
peace program. 1t is my goal, my
aim, my whole dream of the future.
The second I am turned loose I
want to organize burning parties to
roam the land, burning down OBJ
stacle courses. What JOY it will
be to put the torch to those in
ventions of the devil. Would you
like the franchise for Florida?"
Another soldier wrote me this:
Come the peace, I want to 60
home and buy me shovel. Then
I want to take that shovel and, with
| anybody looking on who wants to,
go out and get me a shovelful Of
| dirt, ashes, leaves, and put it under
my bed, and let it stay there as long
as l want it to stay there"
In letter from Texas. a soldier
had this to say Remember way
back when they had cigarette fends
in circus sideshows? Remember how
they used to sit on platform sur
rounded by hundreds Of cigarette
butts? Well. when I get out want
to buy myself IS or 20 cartons of
cigarettes, smoke them as fast as I
can, and leave all the butts lust
lying around. I have made a solemn
promise to myself that after this
war no power on earth will prevent
me from throwing my cigarette butts
wherever want to. or no power will
be strong enough to make me pick
one off the ground or floor"
was surprised to note that not
one Of my soldier correspondents ex-
pressed any desire to stay in bed
until he wanted to get UP. There
wasn't a single knock against the
ougler. But half dozen of them
longed for the day when they could
Just sit and rock, put their feet up
on the porch railing. and let the rest
OF the world DO the walking. One
private wrote just this: The wav I
| figure 1t, have walked more in the
last two years than the average man
does in a lifetime If I never took
another step, my legs and feet have
carried me as far as the Lord ever
intended for me to be carried on
them"
At the moment, cant tell Won
what my postwar plans are going to
be, but have a feeling that that
rocking chair man and I will turn
out to be kindred spirits. I have
saved his address and, when it's all
over, think Ill ask him to come
down and visit me and rock for q
couple Of years.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate 1nc,
Evening star., 1943-10-06
This Changing WorId-

armies on Italian soil, it might
be risky to proceed northward
without caution.
In the meantime, there are in
dications that the Nazis are send
ing more troops to the south
from Russia. In addition to the
divisions which were identified
some time ago, it is reported that
three more are on the way.
Because of the uncertain situa-
ton in Italy and the possibility
of a sudden German attack
against Istanbul, the British
armies in the Middle East must
remain on the alert and it is
not likely that they will under
take major operations in the
Balkans. The slightest mistake
could change the favorable aspect
Of the war and the Allies will
not start any major operation
in that area without first weigh
ing carefully their chances of sue
cess.
Russians Face Delay.
The campaign in Russia re-
mains a question mark. For the
time being there is a lull on the
entire front. The Red armies
have advanced with unbelievable
speed and they must now rest in
order to bring up supplies from
bases on the Volga River 600
miles away. No one can say
whether this means that there
will be a prolonged cessation of
hostilities or the Russians will
resume their offensive in a few
weeks.
1t depends on the weather,
the Red Army's means of trans
portation and the number of
trucks We are able to rush to
our associates in the near future.
AS for the second front"
across the English Channel,
there is little chance that large
operations will be started before
next year. Preparations for such
an offensive have been in nrop-
ress for some time, but the num-
Der Of men and the amount of
material involved are so great
that many more months will be
required before it can start.
Although October will offer
little sensational news in the
military field, it is likely to be
crowded with vital diplomatic
and political developments.
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Allies Urge ItoIions
To Intensity SABOTAGE
Py the Associated pres,

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-Calling on
Italians to intensity sabotage. the
United Nations radio in North
Africa reported today that some
patriots had dug up enemy mines
and buried them again behind the
Germans, killing enemy troops when
they retreated.
In the renewed plea for sabotage,
the broadcast declared that every
truck of supplies that fails to reach
the Germans is another nail in the
coffin OF the Nazi-Fascist oppres-
sion"
The broadcast was recorded by
the Office of War Information.
Evening star., 1943-10-06

forces in It.
ally are likely
to continue
their ofen-
sive to W a r d
r o m e with
only sporadic
r e S i S t a nee
fro m t h e
Nazis. Even
if W e a t h er
con d i tt ons
permitted a
speedier ad-
vance, some
time will bo
Evening star., 1943-10-06
Reveille Awokens Co-eds
In Former Navy Hall
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga-Startled Univer-
slty Of Georgia co-eds awoke to the
footing OF a bugle sounding reveille
through loud-speaker in Gambler
Hall.
The Navy, former occupant of the
dormitorv, had left the loud-speaker
connected to a bugle system.