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Evening star., 1943-08-23
Bivins PoIishes Boxinq
In His Last Workout
For Marshall Bout

Although he's Al favorite TO
defeat Herbert Marshall In .tomor-
row nights l0-round heavyweight
feature boxing match at Griffith
Stadium, Jimmy Bivins, Cleveland
Negro, rated as the country's best
heavyweight in the game today,
isn't taking things easy in his last
minute preparations for the bout.
Bivins went through six torrid
sparring sessions yesterday at the
Liberty A. G. gym on Ninth street,
three rounds each against Teddy
Wint and Freddy Tate.
Marshall meanwhile contented
himself with work against the light
and heavy bags and some shadow
boxing His manager, AL WE'LL, says
he's right on edge now and merely
needs to remain that way. WE'LL
isn't letting the Al odds against
his fighter worry him. pointing to
Marshall's speed and punching
ability as items in favor of an upset.
This is the first time In several
matches that Marshall, who weighs
lit, has met fighter near his
weight. 1ne same goes LOT blVlIS.
who scales 180. and a fast fight is in
prospect. Both have been campain-
ing against boys much heftier
Washington was the scene of other
boxing activity yesterday. Billy
Banks, who meets Harry Jeffra in
the eight-round semifinal tomorrow
night, spared against Jackie Wilson,
former world feather champion, at
Turner's Arena Jackie is drilling
for his fight next Monday against
Lulu Costantino here. Ray Robin
son also was on hand at the Liberty
A. C. gym to drill for his Friday
night bout in New York's Madison
Square Garden against Henry Arm
| strong.
Four other supporting matches on
| tomorrows card have been an
nounced by Promoter Goldie Ahearn.
Jimmy jeanette meets Larry Torpey
and Tiger Nelson tangles with Chuck
Hunter in five-rounders, and Tee
Herbert goes against Tate and Circle
Kid mixes with Johnny Curtin in
| four FOUNDERS.
Evening star., 1943-08-23

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-This was
the year that highly publicized
Snuffy Stirnweiss of the Yankees
was supposed to inherit the
American Leagues base stealing
championship. 1t developed TO
be the season when Veteran
Wally Moses of Chicago pre-
sented the most formidable chal-
lenge, but at the moment Wash
ington's George Case is in front
and headed for a fifth successive
season as the circuits fastest
performer.
Case created an American
League record last season by
leading the league in that de-
partment for four consecutive
years. In l94I he tied Ty Cobb's
feat of leading three straight
years and he retains a chance of
wiping another Cobb record off
the books. Ty paced the league
in stolen bases six years and
Case apparently is insuring him.
self fifth year on ton.
Only n, Case has several sea-
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Groys After 9th in Row
In Black Yankee Come

Washington Homestead Grays viii
take flve-game winning streak into
tonight's baseball game at Grifflth
Stadium against the New York Black
Yankees, starting at $50. The Grays,
now tied for first place in the Negro
National League, are favored over
the last-place Yankees.
The Grays continued their string
yesterday with double victory over
the Baltimore Elite Giants at Griffith
Stadium, winning, 1873 and 14-4.
This followed double header
triumph over the same club in Balti-
more on Saturday night, plus Thurs
day nights win over the Atlanta
Black Crackers.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Split With Browns Drops Mats
To Third Place Under Tioers

up with two more runs in that in
nlng as the result of singles by
George Case and Mickey Vernon.
an error by Rightlelder AL Zarilla
and Gene Moore's long fly. Wash
lngton locked the score in the fourth
when Gerald Priddy singled took
second on a passed ball and scored
on Alex Kampouris' single.
Stan Spence inserted home run
into the center-f1eld stands with
one out and none on in the seventh.
but the Browns nicked Jim Mertz
for their final run in the same ses-
sion as Stephens single scored
Gutterldge, who had walked and
moved to second on Zarillas sacri-
flee.
Muncrief remained the route de-
spite yielding II hits, three bv
Spence and two by Case, who stole
MS 4lst base in the opener.
Stephens, Hayes and Milt Bvrnes
each collected two of the Browns
nine hits.
Score Late in Second Game.
Inc Mats didn't get around to
scoring until the sixth inning of the
second game, when Cases double
and Jake Powell's triple fetched a
run, but it meant a 10 lead because
Milo Candini was blanking the
Browns on three hits for the first
six innings.
ByrneS' single, Christman's sac
rlflce and Rick Ferrell's single tied
tne score in the seventh. but Case &
triple and Vernon's single sent the
Mats ahead, 81, in the eighth. The
Browns produced the tying run in
the ninth. Stephens opened with a
double but remained on second as
ByrneS fouled out and Third Base
man Harlond Cliff whipped out
Chrlstman. Ferrell singled to right
however, to score Stephens and
when Al Hollingsworth doubled
Candini was yanked in favor of Alex
| CarraSquel. who retired Gutteridge
on pop fly to Vernon.
The Mats received a tremendous
I break on HollingsWorth double. for
! NAAS pot PNilNCi htCu IIlS IlSIlI I1PlC
screen for an automatic double thai
| prevented Ferrell from advancing
/ byond third base. Had the bal
merely bounced off the screen in.
stead of going through it, Ferrel
would have scored the winning run
With one out in the tenth. Car.
/ rasquel singled off Gutteridge!
glove and Case doubled to right
When Zarilla fumbled the ball
Carrasquel scored and Case movet
to third, scoring after Vernon flee
/ 10 ByrneS.
Case collected four of the Mats
l3 hits off Hollingsworth, while
/ Stephens socked three of thu
Browns nine safeties. The victor,
was Carrasquel's 11th.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Case Nearing 5th Straight Theft Crown

sons of baseball ahead of him.
He only can dream of breaking
Cobbs record of 96 stolen bases
in one season and he doesn't
figure to approach Tvs mark Of
1872 stolen bases for his career
Case now has 204-but George
may be the first ever to lead the
league seven years and he may
make it seven consecutive years.
Case now has stolen Al bases
to leap ahead of Chicago's Moses,
who was threatening TO wrest
the title from him. George has
stolen six bases in his last six
games and probably will surpass
his best previous mark, when he
stole 81 bases in 1899.
Last year Case stole "A bases
Evening star., 1943-08-23
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 23.-That double
dose OF defeat handed the Yankees
by Detroit yesterday may have a
Few folk wondering about the pos
siblllty of New York collapsing and
enabling one of the current Also
rams, which would include the Mats.
to finish on top. Some fourth grade
arithmetic reveals the Yankees must
sag terrifically before Washington
or Detroit, for instance, could pre-
vent them from capturing another
pennant.
If the Yankees skid to the point
of winning only 20 of their remain
ing 40 games, the Mats and Tigers
still would be confronted with a
tremendous task to even tie New
York.
BY breaking even in 40 games.
the Yankees would close with a
record OF 90 victories and 64 de-
feats. To own an identical record.
the Mats would be forced to cap
ture 27 of their remaining 36 games.
while the Tigers would have to win
80 games and lose only II.
Double Header Today.
The Mats recently have been pre-
sented numerous opportunities to
close the gap separating them from
the Yankees, but they have made
what amounts to no progress. Like
Detroit, they are nine games off the
pace, but today they were surveying
American League scenery from third
place, Detroit moving into the
runner-up spot as the Mats split a
double-header with the Browns
here yesterday, losing the first
game. 8-5, and capturing the night
cap, Az, in 10 innings.
Manager Ossie Bluege was to de-
pend on Dutch Leonard and Johnny
Niggeling possibly to pitch the Mats
closer to the Yankees today as
Washington and St. Louis collidec
in a second successive double
header.
The Mats and Browns will battle
in night game tomorrow, a single
game on Wednesday and another
double header on Thursday.
The Mats couldn't manufacture
runs as rapidly as Early Wynn gave
them away in the first game. They
wiped out a 40 deficit for him ane
locked the score, but Wynn prompt!
pitched home run balls to the
Browns.
With two on base in the first in.
ming, Vernon Stephens lifted homt
run into the left field stands and il
the second inning St. Louis owned {
40 lead AS Don Gutteridge triplec
to score Bob Muncrief.
Wynn had huge hand in whit
ting that advantage. He opened thu
third inning with home run atol
the right field roof. The Mats cam'
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Smith-Lucos Team Buqs
Wake Robin Foursome

Sara Smith and Amelia Lucas
were winners Of the Wake Robin
Golf Clubs Scotch foursome compe-
tition yesterday at Langston course.
They scored 49-49-98.
Second went to Hazel Foreman
and Adelaide Adams, 53-47-loO,
while third were Marie Long and
Clara Jones, 55-56-l11. War
stamps were the prizes.
Evening star., 1943-08-23

in SO attempts for better aver
age than Cobb ever compiled.
This season he has attempted 50
steals and has made good Al
times. He has suffered only one
bad streak this season, being
whipped out five straight times.
Cases remarkable running is
emphasized by the fact he has
stolen more bases this season
than seven of the eight National
League teams. In the American
League, st. Louis has stolen so
bases; Detroit has stolen 81;
Philadelphia, "a, and Cleve-
land, 81,
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Victory Golf Triumph
Caps Byrd's 7-Year
Bid for Pro Fame
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated fTeSS.
CHICAGO. Aug 23-Sam Byrd
now is a two letter man in major
sports-baseball and golf.
The 35-year-old Philadelphian,
who got the golf bug" in 1886 when
he won the annual baseball tour
nament in Florida. walked off with
the top links crown of 1943 yester-
day-the Chicago Victory National
championship.
1t was the first major title won
by the ex-outfielder for the New
York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds
and established him as one of the
top golfers in the country.
Stars With New Putter.
1t took Byrd seven years really to
convince himself that he had the
talent required to keep pace with
the games top tournament followers.
His fellow pros began recognizing
his ability last year when he won
the Greensboro N. c.. Open and
finished fourth in the Augusta
Masters.
Byrd, using new putter obtained
from Jimmy Demaret of Detroit as
a potent weapon and displaying re-
markable accuracy on the bottle
neck fairways, whipped up 72-hole
total of 277, seven strokes under par
for the tree-studded Beverly course.
Craig Wood. the duration" United
States Open champion, finished
second with 282. while two Army
men, Staff Sergt. Jim Turnesa of
Staten Island, N. Y, and Pvt. Chick
Harbert of Camp Grant, Ill, placed
at 283.
Nelson Is Inconsistent.
Byron Nelson wound up with 284
by taking pair Of TBS in yesterdays
double round. but played some of
the most inconsistent golf of his
career. On the first 18-holes he
carded seven brides, five on the
initial nine, but promptly nullif1ed
this fine effort with a double bogey
6 on one hole and a 3-over-par 3 on
another.
After posting a morning round of
u. l over par. Byrd was only two
strokes in front of Wood, who came
IN with 10. But on the initial
afternoon nine. Byrd fashioned a "a.
while Wood took 81, and finished
with 36 for 10. Wood faded to 70.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Official Scores
Totals 371I24 Totals 81 a27

'Batted for Mertz in ninth.
Washington ---s------ 003 100 100
St Louis - $40 O03 l0x-S
Runs-Case. Vernon. Spence Priddy,
Wynn. Gutterldge. McOuinn, Laabs 2),
Stephens. Christman, HAYES. Muncrief
Error-Zarila Runs ba tied in-Stephens
a.. Gutteridge. Laahs, HAYES ~, Kam-
hits-Byrnes C?D. Three-baSe hit-Out
teridRe. Home runs-Stephens Wynn.
Laabs, HAYES. Spence. Stolen base--Case
Sa Sacrifce-Zarills. Left on bases-Wssh-
nston, f; S.. Louis, Bases on balls
of Wynn, >: off Mertz, .; off Muncrief 1. .
Struck out-By wynn . by MertZ, =; by
Muncrief . Hits-Of Wynn. 3 in & in
nines: off Mertz / in > innings Passed
ball-HsyeS. Losing Ditcher-Wynn. Um-
pires-Messrs. Grieye and MCGOWAN.
Time :54
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Win, Lose or Draw
Dutch Moy Get in Dutch Against the AII-Stors
By BURTON HAWKINS.

LOUIS Aug 23 BegmanS misfortune to be making
his
will Washngtons football
this Redskins ASar
before $4,000
The Dutch Only Of the % lnemen
who carried the Redskins through rigorous 1912 schedule and cmaxed
with He'll
have the Incompatible Sammy Baugh pitching him. but
able Dutch would
AlSar
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Close for CisseI-Suxon

CisSelSaXon American Legion
junior baseball team nosed out the
Takoma Fire Department nine. 2-1 -.
yesterday. Charlie Kiesgen doubled
and scored the winning run in the
eighth inning.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Soldier Nine BOOKING

The baseball team of convalescing
soldiers at Forest Glen, Md, is after
games with amateur or semipro
clubs. Call Shepherd Aba, extern
sion 43.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Betty Ling, Mrs. Gordon Reach
Indian Spring Title Golf Final

Mrs. M c. Gordon and Betty
in Indian Spring Clubs womens
golf championship. Mrs. Gordon
yesterday continued her excellent
style of PLAYING in eliminating Mrs
Charles Tully, 7 and s. while Miss
Ling won over Mrs. Frank Mirth,
4 and g.
Second and third flight results
were:
Second night-Mrs Frank zuber de-
csG; CARY E. defeated Mrs J. ). Mccsrtby' :
Second flight consolation-Mrs C B
Hartman defeated Mrs. Willard Edwards
Third hisht-Mrs. Al Lazzari defeated
MIS- Virginia Klopp, , and ?: Mrs. Eleanor
McMahon drew bye; Mrs. William
Q Brien defeated Mrs. Frank Butler
THIRD fight solstion-Mrs, Charles
JoEs defeeTed 4 ID Mrs q G smps9n vp
Powell won by default from Mrs Kari
Giles, Mrs. John J. Madigsn defeated
Mrs. M Scandifio.
Giants Barely Beat Midgets.
Also at Indian Spring was the an
nual Giants VS.. Midgets competition
with the Giants taking a l4O-143
victory
KenWoods s annual Board of Gov
ernors' tourney opened yesterday
with Sam Del Vicchio shooting a 70
go, to take a slim lead in the
medal round. Other low scores were
S. T. Price, 80-9-71; C. P. Redick
79-7-72; DR.. M N. Parks. 8l-9
70; S. T. Marshall, 79-7-72; P. S.
Alverson, 84-1l-73; r. M. Kerr,
Evening star., 1943-08-23

Runs-Case CD, Cara sauel Stephens
Byrnes. Error-Zarllla, Runs batted in
Powell. Ferrell o2D. Vernon l2) Two-base
hits--Priddy. Case C), HollinRswoTth (2),
Stephens Three-base hitS-Powen Case
Sacrl6ce-Christman Double play-Gut-
teridge to stenhens to Mcouinn Left on
bases-Wa ashington;x ;; St: Louis, 10
rasaueL / off HoIlinRsworth l. Struck
out-By Candini, =: by CarrasaueI. /: by
Hollines worth. >. Hits-Of Candni, s
in S-s innings; off Ca1rasoueh ] in ia
innings. Wild pitch-Candini Winning
pitcher - Carrasauel. Umpires - MessrS
MCGOWAN and Grleve. Tlme-2.O2. At
tendance maid Ii .l4S
Evening star., 1943-08-23
AII-Stur TuckIes Greet


had Is practices in Is days. Doing
their plotting have been half
dozen of the Nations top coaches.
Assisting Head Coach Harry Stuhl-
dreher of Wisconsin have been
Frank Leahy of Notre Dame, Lynn
Waldorf of Northwestern, 1t. Tony
Hinkle of Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station, Wally Butts of Georgia
and Babe Horrell of U. S. L. A
In Willie Wilkin the Redskins
own great tackle, but Willie can't
play both sides of the line and he
won't be in there so minutes. The
point is that the All-Stars have in
Al Wistert of Michigan and Dick
Wildung of Minnesota possibly the
best brace of tackles ever produced
In collegiate ranks in single sea-
son.
Wistert and Wiloung won't be
forced to play so minutes. either.
Outstanding tackles in their own
right and ready for action are such
sturdy specimens as Paul Mitchell
of Minnesota, Bob Jimmy of IN
diana. Joe Wolf of North Carolina
Jack Irish of Arizona and Dick Ash
com of oregon.
The Redskins line play enabled
them to whip the Bears last Decem-
ber, but lot of those linemen
aren't around. AS scout for the
Redskins last year, Bergman was
instrumental in concocting the
shifting defense that befuddled the
Bears, but he hasn't seen the ALL
Stars IN action, naturally, so he only
can guess what football deviltry
they've mapped.
Stuhldreher. who like Bergman.
learned his football under Knute
Rockne at Notre Dame, will have
three of the Nations crack COL
legiate passers to rely on. If Glen
Dobbs of Tulsa fails to click chances
are either Otto Graham of North
western or Angelo Bertelli of Notre
Dame will locate receivers.
II it's power Stuhldreher wants he
Evening star., 1943-08-23

stL.-l 81 sI13I 7l131114I743 SO. .655
Chi = n 5I10-l11I II sI55I6oT ASSOC
Bosl 211I1Ol q 6I-l 81 sl5161 .455l20la
Phi 81 81 81 5l11I sI-I11I54 So .454lo0la
NY 4 81 81 s. 81 81 6-i4274l. .362l311a
L l39I5255I5 57I6Ol61 6574l-I-
Evening star., 1943-08-23

may summon Steve Filipowicz of
Fordham. Pat Harder of Wisconsin
or Roy Mckay of Texas, among
others, and we DO mean others.
Some of the other more versatile
backs on the All-Stars' roster in
clude Charley Trippi of Georgia,
Bob Steuber Oh Missouri. Bob Ken
nedy of Washington State. Tom Far
rlS of Wisconsin and Jim Youel of
Iowa, all of whom commanded con-
siderable attention by football fans
last season.
II Dobbs fails to present Bergman
an excuse for reaching for aspirin
sometime during the contest, it will
be surprising. The 6-foot- t-4-inch
halfback from Tulsa has amazed
observers at the collegians' practice
sessions with the tremendous pass
ing speed and accuracy of his passes.
DobbS, in the Army Air Forces
and stationed at Santa Ana. Calf,
provided most of the heroics for
the Hurricane outfit last season.
Texas Tech led the Nation in pass
defense until it met Dobbs. Against
Texas Tech he completed 81 of 81
passes, Tipping the vital one for
touchdown in the final minute to
win, 60.
He was great against Texas Tech
but he was greater against Tennes-
see in the Sugar Bowl. Shortly
after the opening kickoff with the
ball deep in Tulsas territory, Dobbs
started throwing. Eight straight
times he passed and eight times the
ball found a receiver, the last time
for the touchdown.
Top Posser Lost Year
Dobbs was the Nations top passer
last year with an average of 70
per cent completions. He's a mar
velous sort of punter too. In the
Sugar Bowl game one of his boots
travelled rs yards.
Harder, Wisconsin's fine fullback,
merely scored IL of the Badgers
points in a 17-7 victory over Ohio
State last season He scored
touchdown, kicked field goal and
2 points after touchdown The
feats of his mates are no less
brilliant.
Bergman, as We were saying, may
expect trouble in large patches come
Wednesday night. If Baugh isn't
on the beam, the Redskins figure to
tnly
Evening star., 1943-08-23
EASTERN IFAGUF

EFFfS LINN LEhUEE.
Albany, 3-4 Elmira, %.
Springfield, 81 Scranton. 2-1
Hartford, S-5; Wilkes-Barre. 90.
Utica. 2-3: Binghamton, o..
Evening star., 1943-08-23

will be permitted to play, which is
no break for Bergman. 1t is being
touted as the best college team in
10 years. Where the Redskins are
three deep, with ability decreasing
with most substitutions. the ALI
Stars will be six deep. with no ap-
preciahle decline in ability
Evening star., 1943-08-23
o a ps Big Leaguers Blast % Home Raising Total 678
League Statistics
MONDAY, AUGUST "a, 1913.
4 AMERICAN.
Results YESTERDAY.

St Louis, S.: Washington, s--4 tsec-
ono same 10 inningsI,
Detroit. 12--S; New York n--3
Cleveland, g., Boston, Of second
same "a inninesl.
Chicago, 5-3; Philadelphia, g.
Evening star., 1943-08-23
Standing Of Clubs.

ny 5I 91O11 .614I
Detl Sill 81 9l10y 611L6o52 .536I Q
Wa q 9l-11i 11010l0l 63 SO .534l
Gle s 4 Sill 81 713L5953 .5.7l10
Chi s. all1 Ia Il eL54I56I .513i11
Bosl g 81 4 s-.11 9l55I61 I.474L16
stLL d q 310I Z sl--L11l51I6 81 .455l1s
Phi s g. 5 8 81 n 6-I4O75I .34sI291s
L "a 50 55 53L566lL6Il75L---L
Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Wash at St. L t2). Wa at St. L. tnizhO
Phlla. at Chi, t2). Phia. at Chi, t"b.
Y. at Det. 60 Boston a. Clev. C.N
Boston at CleVe. (2l. N Y. at Detroit CO.
Evening star., 1943-08-23

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
st Louis. 6--5; Boston, II
Brooklyn. 6--S; Pittsburgh. .l--6
Cincinnati, 10: Philadelphia, 3-6.
Chicago, 6--4; New York, 2-3
Standing Of Clubs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
BY LOU SCHNEIDER

The White House, say the Wash
ington grapevines. months ago is
sued private orders to the Office
of Price Administration, depart
ment of agriculture and recently
to the office of civilian supply to
see to it that food distributors be
hit by a wave of government
enforced economies. It's all part
of the plan to prevent a wartime
skyrocketing of living costs.
There is no lack of ideas on
how food distribution costs can be
clipped. Bakers were the first to
feel it when flour prices were in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
Questions
and
Answers

Q-Without declaration of war,
American troops in North Africa
fought French soldiers recently.
Is there any parallel for this &C
ton in American history?
A-Yes. In 1898 the new
French revolutionary republic in
terfered with our ships and cap
turned some of our seamen. In
this country there was a ire
mendOus demand for war. 4 few
French ships were captured.
But war was not declared and
all ended peacefully.
Q-How can you get the maxi
mum number of cups from a
pound of Coffee
A-Use finely ground coffee
and prepare in a filter or vacuum
method coffee maker.
Q-Has any one man managed
two world heavyweight boxing
champions
A-William A. Brady handled
James J. Corbett and James jeff
ries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
. Where Dimes Work

Latest report on the "Mile-o-Dimes"
campaign indicates that Tacoma is a bit
behind on the schedule required to make
the city's quota of $1,000 by Saturday
night.
There are few movements where the
objective is more worthy.
All money collected in the "Mile-o-
DIMES" gift campaign goes to the National
Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Every
resource of the Foundation is devoted to
the cure of infantile paralysis There
isn't a chance for a dime to go astray.
There isn't a place where a small contri-
button will do so much good.
1t is unthinkable that Tacoma's quota
will not be filled when the campaign closes
Saturday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
. Calamity

Will there never be an end to what the
war is doing to non-combatants? The
latest is shaving soap. 1t may be only a
few weeks before the term Creamy lather"
will not be applicable to what the barber
stirs up out of the shaving mug-another
mean trick of the dastardly Japs.
Chemists announce that the new crop
of shaving soap to go on the market will
not lather easily. Coconut oil from the
Pacific islands, the base of good shaving
soap, is no longer obtainable. Cottonseed
oil, the soap makers substitute, lacks the
carbon acids which produce the white
froth.
As San Francisco with her miles Of
street railway tracks gloats over those
progressive" cities where the old reliable
trolley was swamped for gasoline burning,
rubber tired busses, so the man with the
electric shaver can kid his neighbor who
refused to go modern when he had a
chance And the man who stuck to the ways
of his forefathers can go brushless or let
his whiskers grow.
Yes, brothers, it's tough war. And
that isn't all-it's going to be tougher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-05
. Our Opinio n So
. Mr.. Knox Is al II Again

In his press conference Wednesday
Secretary Knox denied that a major air
and naval engagement is taking place in
the South Pacific. He preferred 10 call Il
a japanese reconnaissance" and added
that il was against the policy Of the navy
department TO announce American losses
until the enemy losses could be announced
also.
There should be some way Of letting
Mr.. Knox know that the American people
are getting pretty tired of his attempts =
cover up. True, it is presumptuous for the
laymen TO set up his judgment against
that of the officials charged with the con-
duct of the war, but great many persons
are beginning to lose confidence in the
navy secretary. 1t is To be hoped that the
present engagement will not be as bad as
some of the socalled previous minor en-
gagements proved to be when the informa-
tion was released several weeks after the
battles. That policy has a tendency to
lessen the confidence of the people in an
agency in which there should be supreme
reliance.