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sixteenth Walden ct PiInllco last
fall, Il was obvious that he was a
phenomenal champion Of . medl-
ocre lot.
And In his two starts this year,
especially In the Wood Memorial Of
Jamaica, It was equally as evident
that Big Zeke, so called because he
stands so far on the ground, en-
joyed the same bulge rs q Swear
old.
Count Fleet bolted out OF the gate
Ia the Wood ut I to 4, and may be
as low rs I to 3 In the Derby, II the
figure on this fellow with the de-
celving conformation Is any lower,
he'll be the shorteSt-prlced Derby
favorite Of oil time,
COUNT FLEET
SETS OWN PACE
Count Fleet Is expected 10 rifle
out Of his stall and set his own
pace or quickly TO pick up the
leader or leaders ~ he did In the
Wood and win going away. Jockey
Johnny Longden knows his mount
can run fast ana far. All the others
are questionable,
On the strength Of his comeback
In the Blue Grass Stakes, In which
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SOS Sc. SOS Nov Abegi
II; b vouF Team Locking
For q Baseball ooniest7

Is II your team that Is looking for
q real baseball contest with q real
baseball team? Well, II you are in
this group you don't have TO look
any farther. Because the Waterbury
Silver Stars are willing to take on
all corners. with the age limit being
10. II you have q team that you
think Is good why not accept this
challenge and prove itg
For games write Vim MaIoney.
Care Of The Waterbury Democrat.
Waterbury. Connecticut: or call
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were J. Graham Browns Seven
Hearts. AIRS, Vera s, BraggS Gold
Shower, Eddie AnderSonS BrOnt
Cork, Townsend Martins Bankrupt,
Mrs, Ethel v, Mars No Wrinkles.
Mrs. Henry Flnch,S Modest Lad, II.
p, Headley'S crest,
MOB THEERE FOR
STREETCAR DERBY
At his best, Seven Hearts can't be
thrown out, Trainer Jim HealeyS
Gold shower worked a mile In lsS5
2-S ct Belmonk but Count Fleet
won the Champagne stakes at a
mile over the same course In lisa
A-5, world reeord for . 2-yeae-
old. Burnt Cork and Bankrupt may
be regarded as slarkhurseS. The
others can be dismissed.
This Is supposed to be q streetcar
Derby, but Matt Wlnn expects TO-
600 with q mutuel handle to match.
The home folks win get q chance 10
see their own race for the first time
IN years. There are now more than
1000. 1000 people In the Louisville
area. and racing people find their
own way despite travel restrictions,
They'll even do without bourbon.
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Fourteenth Of q series
ny HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Hnarfs Editor

- $1,000
Euthiessly pricking our gonfalon
Making ! Giant hit into a double,
Words that are weighty with
nothing but trouble:
Tinker TO Evers to Chance.
Baseball writers Of the period be-
came lyrical about the most famous
double play combination In baseball
nistory-Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Andy Coakley, the old pitcher who
has coached Columbia for 30 years,
and many others who knew the
club wen consider the Chicago Cubs
that were spanked by Joseph B.
Tinker, John Joseph Evers and
frank Leroy Chance the greatest
that ever took the field.
frank Chance. the Peerless
Leader, guided them to four Ma
fIonal League pennants In five years
loO0 on O8-10-and made Charles
Webb Murphy rich.
ZOO Tinker, Johnny Evers and
Chance could hit. run, field, and
above everything else, think quickly
IA the heat Of battle.
They captured the public's ina
s.nation, perhaps did more than any
ether trio TO put baseball In the
more important money.
NOT ON SPEAKING TERMS
Throughout one long spell, while
try were knocking North Side fans
cut into the aisles, Tinker and Evers
6I6n't speak, but that fact did not
zazeflege with their brilllance.
tinker. who led all the leagues
l9Flsiops Ia fielding In '00 and
-, stood 5 feet 9 and weighed ITS
#6|Inds.
4 slght-hand batter, Tinker
saved oH the ends Of Wildfire
Ehulfe's bats. They apperaed 70 be
'EEis m0Es than q bro0Enstick In his
4ands. Re left lifetime average
IS no more than .262, but. was q
eInlch hitter. particularly effective
HHaff11t the great Christy Mathew
sn. re & especially renowned for
s1aakIng up games IN which Matty
aaFNd % be unbeatable.
FHtx the Trojan was one Of the
EzSf distinctive players Of the
IS stood No mcee than 8 feet
aNaa nnlv 100 u1undS. vet hc
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ParochiaI Games
Scheduled Today

Some Of the best early season &C.
ton IN the Parochial league was ex.
pected today. II weather permitted
the playing Of four games scheduled
at Hamilton. Fulton and Washing
ton park diamonds. st. Joseph and
Sacred Hearts, defending league
champions. meet at the east end
field. with ets. Peter and Paul and
st. AIMS also scheduled there.
At FULTON. the st. Mary's team,
with IFS 81 strlkeOut pitcher. Red
Byrnes was to play against st.
Thomas: while the 81. Margaret and
80. Francis Xavier teams we're
booked for Washington park. All
games at p. m.
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Providence, n 4, ApRll So-gupl-
Reinforced - Massachusetts, el1pee-
tors STATE ora Director Cnrislo~
naer Del @e8ao oFNmeo IA intensive
campaign teaAy % halt misuse 81
RNSos.ne b. patrons e. NaEsesansolk
PARK move that threatened -
force the closing q TIE FaWtnckee
rnce track.
with the assurance that The run
resources q Tie regional ora setap
were behind him. Del Sesin sent The
inspectors 70 The el0ool0o0 raee
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Error e--KampourlH. Murtaugh
Klein. Two-base hltg--Gnlnn. Her.
man, owen. Vaughan, Murtaugh ?,
May. Home run --Nnylor. Sacrifices
Herman. Vaughan. Left on bases
II, Brooklyn .. Bases
on ballH--oR kraus Z. iIiEbe >. kim
ball .; strike outs-hy Higbo !,
Innings: Kimbaii, IN 9 (none out
III geh); Weber, 0 m I: krnue.
IN 3: Fuche. I III /. Winning pitcher
-~Nimbnil. Losing nItehor~-k faua.
limpires-- fIarliok. Pinciil and sears.
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RED sox

Errors Luplen, Doerr, Tabor.
Two-base hits - Chandler, Dickey,
Etten. Three base hits - Llndell,
Mcbride. Sacrifices - Etten, Keller,
johnson. Double plays - Simmons,
Doerr and Lupien. Left ON bases
Negs York II; Boston 8. Bases on
balls of Chandler I, Murphy /.
Terry 2, Brown 3. Strike outs--by
Murphy 3, Terry 6. Brown I. Hits
or Chandler, s In Z 2-3 innings; MUIR
ply, 0 In I ia; Terry. In s; Brown
3 In 4. Wild pitch--Terry. Winning
pIteher-Murphy. Losing pitcher
Brown. EMPIRES - Grleve and Me-
Gowan. Time--2:37.
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WINS 2
GAMES IN LESS
THAN 5 INNINGS
Red SOx Lose l2.inning
Test; Wakeileld's The
Spells 3.liitter
Nv PAUL scnRFFER.s

(Unseed Eress STAN Correznonaentl
New York. April S0--(upl--
Johnny (E1remanl Murphy answered
his second relief pitching summons
Of the season yesterday as the
Yankees registered q rs victory
over the Boston Red Sox IN a In
nlngs and he was credited with his
second victory after working q total
Of only Z S-S innings IN two con-
tests,
A tour-run spree Ia the lath gave
the Yankees the game after their
starting pitcher, spld Chandler, had
permitted the Sox 10 deadlock the
score In the eighth. Murphy dole
out only one safety In the Last Z IL
innings,
Timely
Rookie Outilelder Dick Wakefield
singled home the run that gave the
Tigers Q So triumph over TIE
Browns in the sixth inning, Virgil
(Esrel Trucks gave up four hits Ter
his second victory In Is many games.
Wakefield ruined Q three-hit pltch.
Ing effort BY st. Louis Al ISolllngs-
worth.
The Senators defeated the Ath-
letics. 6-l. as Cleveland ct Chicago
was postponed, Four runs In the
seventh broke q III tie ana handed
Pissladelphtas Roger Wol0 his first
defeat while giving rookie Milt
Haefner his first decision.
In the Naticnal league. southpaw
Johnny Wander Nicer turned IN his
third well-pltched job and registered
his second victory as the Reds whip.
ped the Pirates. 6-i. He allowed six
hits and shut out Pittsburgh until
the ninth when three hits gave the
Pirates q run. The Reds raped
out 10 blows on q trio Of pitchers.
Brooklyn shaded the Phillies, as,
for the second day In q row as the
two clubs divided 10 hits evenly.
Newt Kimhall. who relieved Kirby
Higbe In the third and was followed
BY Les Weber In the ninth. won the
decision.
Barrett Beats Giants
The Braves pumme!ed ancient
Van Lingle Mungo for Is hits as they
turned back the Giants, So. Char
ley Barrett chalked up mis- first win
In q Boston uniform BY holding the
New Workers TO six hits.
st. Louis shared third place with
Cincinnati BY eking out q As de-
cision over the Cubs In ~ innings.
The Cards rallied to tie the score
with two runs In their half of the
ninth and Ray Sanders singled Lou
Klein home from second In the l2th
TO win the game.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Veteran
Johnny Murphy, who won his Sec
ond relief victory by leading the
Yankees to 7-S win over the Red
Sox In l2 innings.
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uear0lt--Jim Thorpe. the famous
Indian, ls tapcring on his athletic
Ilfe IS q bowler IN q Henry Ford
league hezs.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York z, Boston 3 (l2 innlngs).
Washington 3. Philadelphia I.
Detroit 8, ST. Louis 2.
Cleveland at Chicago, postponed.
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Totals 80. go. 80 3 3 ~ 10
a-natted for Del &nvio In sth.
b-RAn for Litwhiier In Sth.
c~Batted for krnus IN 8th.
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Toronto NJ Newark.
Montreal at Jersey City.
Rochester at Baltimore.
Buffalo at Syracuse.
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D.


Brooklyn 4, Philadelphia 3.
Hoston 3, New York 2,
Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh l.
st. Louis 4, Chicago 3 (j2 innlngsl.
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GOOD PITCHING in
GRAMMAR LEAGUE
Lewis, Whelan Win for
Chase, Sprague; Ander-
son Pest

One Of three schoolhoy baseball
games played yesterday In the
Minor division Of the Public School
league, was tight six inning con-
test won by Chase over Hendricken
2 to l. In other games, Sprague OF
Waterville had no trouble with
Bunker Hill: winning 81 while An
derson ran up 10 runs against East
Farms, the latter team getting one
rum In the second inning.
Sprague scored all OF its eight
runs in the first three innings, a
five run third, settling the game.
Anderson scored runs In the third
during It's easy win. Chase and Hem
dricken was nip and tuck the win
ners scoring first. as Hendricken
tied the score In the third then lost
the game In the fifth. The pitching
of Lewis for Chase was outstanding,
as there were but two hits scored
off his delivery, A Hendricken error
In the fifth, helped defeat the east
end array.
Whelan of Sprague allowed Bun
ker Hill batters but one hit In an
Gel contest.
More umpires for grammar and
high school frosh games are badly
needed. Contact Mr.. Derwin at the
Park Department.
r. II. Z.
Chase ......... Oil OiO-2 Z !
Hendricken 80. O0l O00-1 2 /
Lewis and Boisvert: Tracy and
Case. Umpire-Derwin.
r. II. f.
Anderson ..... 100 252-l9 II 2
East Farms 80. 0i0 600 ! 3 3
Loyallo and Carter; LaPorta, Plea
and Burke. Umpire-Howell.
r. H. e.
Sprague 49,. l25 600 x-8 Z /
Bunker Hill :. 600 Ol0 OIL !
Whelan and Maxwell: Vitone.
Mancini and Mancini. Umpire
Weisman.
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Games To-day
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Cleveland at Detroit.
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Games To-day
Brooklyn Ut New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
(only games scheduled.)
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Montreal 7. Jersey City 2.
Toronto 3. Newark I.
Syracuse 2. Buffalo /.
Rochester 8, Baltimore 4.
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ST. Louis at Chicago.
Cleveland at Detroit.
New oYrk at Washington.
Philadelphia at Boston.
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Chicago at PItssburgh.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati ut ST. Louis.
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Yesterdays STAR - Veteran
Johnny Murphy, who won his sec
ond relief victory by leading the
Yankees to 7-S win over the Red
Sox in IL innings.
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Evening star., 1943-10-08
War Fund Workers Meet Todov
To Map House-to-House Drive

Leaders of the ho,Se-to-house
Community War Fund solicita-
ton in the northwest section of
the city were scheduled to meet
today at the Hotel 2400 to map
plans for their share in the cam
paign for $4,800,0OO.
Under Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Harold N. Marsh, about 300 per-
sons were to discuss their coverage
of all homes and the smaller Offices
in this section. Canvassers in the
downtown section have already or
ganized. Two other Metropolitan
Division teams will meet next week.
Meanwhile, three divisions of the
drive organization have already
started approaching contributors
and reporting results. The Advance
Gifts Division reported a total OF
S50,414 last week and will report
new totals next Tuesday. The Busi-
ness and Finance Division will make
its first report Monday and the
Evening star., 1943-10-08
Fortresses Hammer at Bremen
After Raj Raids on 3 Cities
Stuttgart, Friedrichshofen, Munich Hit;
Germans Strike Back at London

Bremen, which last was hit by heavy
bombers of the United States 9th
Air Force on June 13.
Home OF many great shipbuilding
and industrial works. Bremen
along with Emden-has been forced
to strain its activities since the Al
he'd obllteration of Hamburg
Heavy cloud formations prevented
full observation of the results of
the Raj operations, an Air Min
lstry communique said but the Ger
man radio announced that "eXten-
sive damage" was inflicted on Stutt-
CART, where the junction of eight
mainline railways rivals its indus
tries in Importance as bombing
targets.
The Air Ministry said the Ger
mans were able to push through to
London only Is of 60 raiders which
crossed the English coast before
midnight and dropped slightly more
Continued on Page A-2 Column y
Evening star., 1943-10-08
Japs Abandon Villa,
Try 10 Flee North
From Ko|ombanuara
Positions Pounded by
U. S. Bombers, Many
Loaded Burees Sunk
Map on Page A.


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Oct. 6,-The japanese are giving
up the Central Solomons,
pounded into retreat by contin-
uous American air lombard
ments which left them short of
ammunition and sank many of
the loaded barges in which they
tried to get away.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur'S head
quarters said today the enemy ap-
parently already had abandoned all
OF Southern Kolombangara includ-
ing the principal air base at Villa.
and is trying to get out of the north
ern part of the island through a
tight sea and air blockade.
(At the South Pacific head
quarters of Admiral William F.
Halsey, Associated Press War
Correspondent William Nipple
said it was regarded as certain
that Americans soon would oc-
AupS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
"a headquarters spokesman
reported that all barge traffic be-
tween kolombangara and Choi-
seul to the north virtually had
ceased, indicating the japanese
either had quit the island or bad
given up attempts to remove
stragglers who have pushed on
foot to the northern shores.
(Since the morning of October
l. no antialrcraft fire from the
Villa field has been encountered
by American planes)
The Villa Japanese, for weeks
compressed between American forces
to the north on Vella Lavella and
to the south on New Georgia. suf-
fered losses not only in their barge
retreat but also during the daily
attacks by American torpedo bomb
ers and dive bombers on their air
base defenses.
Today's communique reported de-
struction or damage of 18 barges off
Choiseul, the staging point to which
the Villa troops have been sent on
the way to Bougainville.
Estimates of the size of the Villa
garrison have ranged from 5000 to
10000.
Today's communique reported
that on Monday large formation
of Liberators, screened by Light
nings and Corsairs, pounded anew
at Japan's big Kahili airdrome on
Southern Baugainville, wrecking
many planes on the ground. Thirty
japanese fighters tried to break up
the raid. The Liberators shot down
four, the Lightnings two and the
CorsairS three
"All our planes returned" head
quarters said.
On New Guinea, where Austria
lians are bidding for the enemy's
coastal air and shipping base of
Madang, a force moving along the
Ramu Valley so miles south of it's
objective was reported today press
ing after the retreating enemy"
Evening star., 1943-10-08

United States representatives stand
around waiting for a declaration of
policy. There also was the charge,
made by Senator Russell, that the
British are inclined to discount our
part in the war and are reshipping
American lease-lend goods to other
countries without crediting their
origin.
THE President is the one who can
correct that condition." Senator
Wheeler declared. His suggestion
for conference was seconded by
Senator Johnson, Democrat Of Colo
RADIO who said he believed the Presi-
dent ought to take the five Senators
to Hyde Park with him for IAN in
teresting week end"
Foresee Long War.
The touring Senators made 1t plain
to their colleagues that the war isn't
going to be over in a year or two,
though Senator Chandler believes
the German home front might COL
lapse this winter.
This reaction of Senator Capper,
Republican, of Kansas was typical:
After hearing these Senators, I
feel row that the war is going to
last much longer than l figured it
would. We're certainly in for a
tough battle. It's going to be long
and expensive in men and money"
While the sessions are secret.
many members talked fully after
yesterdays meeting, and some said
they saw no reason for the secrecy.
Senator Russell, who criticized
the British lease-lend deals, sug-
gested that American relief and
rehabilitation in occupied countries
be under military, instead of civil
liam, direction.
Praises Mountbatten.
Senator Russell also took the Brit
ish to task for not launching an
offensive in Burma, though the
Georgian expressed confidence in
the ability of the new India Burma
commander, Lord Louis Mount
batten. He told his colleagues Mai.
Gen. Claire L. Chennault's Army
Air Force is doing most of present
active fighting against the japanese
in China. but Senator Lodge added
(see SECRET SESSION, Page A-O
Evening star., 1943-10-08

Government Division on Tuesday.
When they are through, October
81, Metropolitan Division workers
will begin house-to-house and small
office coverage.
Special sermons will be given In
all Jewish synagogues tomorrow to
encourage members to support the
fund. All churches on Sunday will
make similar observance of the
theme, Grown Thy Good With
Brotherhood
Vivid interpretations of the vital
necessity of giving more than ever
before to the War Fund were pro-
vided yesterday by Sir Gerald
Campbell, special assistant to Brit
ish Ambassador Lord Halifax, and
Columnist Raymond Clapper, who
addressed an overflow lump off"
luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel.
The gathering. attended by more
than 1000 members of so service
clubs from Washington and nearby
(See WAR FUND, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-10-08
1917 Retail Sales Tax
To Raise Six Billions
Gains Favor on Hill
House Members Resist
Treasury Proposals to
Boost Income levies
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Despite determined admins
tration opposition, talk of a 10
per cent Federal retail sales tax,
calculated to funnel approx
mately S6,000,000,OOO into the
Treasury. grew louder today.
One veteran legislator whose
judgment on tax matters is highly
respected said in an interview he
believes a majority of his colleagues
on Capitol Hill consider this form
of levy the most accessible vehicle
for gathering in new billions to
finance the war, but they are not
yet sure how their constituents back
home feel about it.
Those who have taken definite
positions for the tax include Repre-
sentative Taber of New York, rank
ing minority member of the House
Appropriations Committee, and SEN
ator Byrd, Democrat. of Virginia.
member of the Senate Finance
Committee.
Sales Tax Weighed.
The sales tax bounded into the
forefront of discussions on possible
substitutes for the administrations
900 new revenue program
which called for heavy rates on in
dlvldual and corporate incomes and
on such luxury items as liquor and
tobacco. Congress is in no mood to
accept the administra tons plan.
especially as it relates to heavier
burdens on individual income.
A representative of the New York
Board Of Trade. M. L. Seidman. put
the sales tax issue formally before
the Ways and Means Committee
when he said:
If ever a Federal sales tax is
justified, now is the time. I pro-
pose for the duration 10 per cent
Victory sales tax on all sales to
the ultimate consumer. I estimate
that such tax would yield an an
nual revenue of 6000.0O0,0OO. I
would allow no exemptions"
The administrations opposition
was voiced by Economic Stabiliza-
ton Director Fred M. Vinson and
Randolph Paul, Treasury general
counsel
Break Hold Line" Policy.
The sales tax, it was contended
would cause an 8 per cent rise in
the cost of living.
Mr.. Vinson said it would break
the Governments wartime hold
the line" economic policy and open
the gates wide for dangerous in
flation. Not only would we have
wage earners pressing for increased