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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
RUSSO TO OPPOSE
LANIER ON SLAB
Card Fans Confident OF
St. Louis Victory In
Sportsman's Park

ST. LOUIS, Oct. s.-The first
left-handed pitching duel in half
a dozen years in the World Series
was in prospect tonight as the
New York Yankees and St. Louis
Cardinals arrived here to continue
their championship competition in
Sportsman's Park, Sunday.
On the train bearing the two
teams from New York, where the
Yankees took two out of three
games, Manager Billy Southworth
of the Cardinals announced that
he had decided to use Max Lanier
and Manager Joe Mccarthy of the
Yanks said Marius Russo remain
ed his first choice.
Lanier was an obvious selection
for Southworth. With an open date
tomorrow the stocky southpaw will
have had four days rest since his
unsuccessful effort in the opening
game at Yankee Stadium.
Mccarthy said he still reserved
the right to change his mind about
Russo before Sundays game and
might switch to Spud Chandler, his
ace who beat Lanier in the opener
with a SEVENTH pitching job.
However. the Yankee skipper
seemed to think an extra days
rest for the 34-year-old right-hand-
err would do him good and he OBJ
viously felt New York could win
without working Chandler three
times in the series.
Russo has had a sore arm for
two seasons, but he proved his
world series poise by pitching a
four-hitter against the Brooklyn
Dodgers in 1871. Since he appar-
emily has recovered from his arm
trouble, this established his prece-
dence over other starting candi-
dates even though his record for
the regular season was an I'M
worthy five victories and 10 de-
feats.
Although Lanier lost that first
fracas, 4 to 2, and gave the Yam
KEGS the only homer they have hit
in three games, he showed he
could make trouble for the New
Workers. The defeat was caused
not so mucn by the seven hits he
allowed in seven innings, but by
his own fielding error in the fourth
inning and by a wild pitch that
let in one run and set up another
in the sixth.
Enroute home the Cardinals
were grim and grumbling as
sortment of tourists. They were
disguised by their own drab de-
fensive exhibition which produced
eight errors in Yankee stadium.
They were sore at the Yankees
for rough running that helped
decide two ball games and, most
of all, they were disappointed by
the fact that they are trailing when
they might very well have return
ed home in front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
Bv HAROLD CLAASEN

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-lR-Roll-
ing out the brain barrel for the
third week of football predictions
and hoping that the numbers all
come up black:
Notre Dame over Michigan:
Realizing that Michigan team
last year without Hirsch and Daley
defeated the Irish but figuring
that Bertelli's passes will be de-
cisive this time, should be a
thriller for the $4,000 spectators.
Navy over Duke: The Middies
have four complete, high-grade
backfields, which should keep
Duke scurrying for cover and the
$4,000 fans thumbing through their
programs.
Pennsylvania over Dartmouth:
What the middle of that Penn line
does to the opposition is a ques-
ton but it might be close, which
would be a surprise to the $4,000
partisan spectators.
Southern California over st.
Marys Pre-Flight: Here is where
we and the 10000 fans in the
stands really find out how good
the Trojans are.
Texas A. & M. over Louisiana
State: The Cadet line should be
able to stop those 200-pound blasts
of Steve Van Buren,. It's a night
fray that will attract $4,000.
Great Lakes over Ohio State:
The Sailors experience to apply
the brakes to Ernie Parks. Every
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
AMERICANS BEAT
JAP NAVAL UNITS
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pulling out of Kolombangara on
the south side of the Vella gulf.
A spokesman said the force was
intercepted on the way down to
Kolombangara.
The warship force consisted of
three elements. One was the spear
head group which was severely
mauled The secondary units prob
ably were destroyers and the rear
guard section probably landing
barges for evacuation of the
troops.
The last two groups lie d as
sheets of flame from the Ameri-
can warships ripped into the calm
nighth.
General MacArthur's spokesman
offered no comment on the size
of Admiral William F. Halsey's
force.
Japanese evacuation of Kolom-
bangara. necessitated by the pres
ence of American forces on Vella
Lavella to the north and N w
Georgia to the south. at first was
attempted by barges. Allied planes
sank many of these.
Some managed to reach Choi-
seul island. At South Pacific head
quarters of Adm. William F. Hal
sey. a spokesman pointed out this
week the Japanese would be forced
to risk some warships in getting
their men off Choiseul on the re-
treat to Bougainville and off Ko-
lembangara's north shore or else
abandon them to their doom.
1.-THE enemy was frustrated in
an apparent attempt to evacuate
remnants of his defeated ground
forces,'' the communicate said.
"Our naval units at night inter-
cepted and engaged an m y
force consisting of one light cruis-
er and four destroyers.
'The cruiser and one destroyer
exploded and sank as result of
our gunfire, one destroyer w S
sunk by torpedo action and the
remaining two destroyers wer e
damaged and fled. Two other
groups of ships to the rear re-
versed their course and retired at
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
Fighting AA's Tackle Wolfpack Today
Wildcats Hold Rocky Mount 10 ~ lie
Saturdays Winners?
Claassen Chooses DaDlS,
Many, Notre Dame, Army

one of the $4,000 seats will be &C.
cupied again.
Army over Temple: Army's
Glenn Davis is the most discussed
back in the East, and he's only
4 substitute for the aillng Doug
Kenna.
Georgia Tech over Georgia Pre-
Flight: The Engineers have hao
a week to rebuild since that Notre
Dame thing. -.
Pittsburgh over West Virginia:
Clark shaughnessy's Information
to pay it's first dividend with 25,-
600 Pitt stockholders there for the
big day.
Rice over Tulane: Figuring that
the Tulane hasn't recovered from
that Memphis Naval shock as yet.
Clemson over Virginia Mill
tary: Those Clemson frosh are
doing all right.
Virginia over Richmond: the
Cavaliers to keep rolling along.
Tulsa over Texas Tech. A South
western thriller.
Finishing in a hurry: Wisconsin
over Illinois, Iowa State over Kan
sas, Marquette over Lawrence
Sampson Naval over VillanoVa
(Sunday), Harvard over Worces-
ter Tech, Holy Cross over Coast
Guards Sunday, Brown over
Tufts, North Carolina over Jack
sonville Naval, Camp Davis over
North Carolina State, South Caro-
lima over Presbyterian, Maryland
over Richmond Air Base, March
Field over U. C.. L. A,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

SPORTS TRAIL

NEW YORK. Oct. 8-(P-In moment OF optimism
and while still under the Influence of the 1912 classic
picked the St. Louis Cardinals win this years World Sc
res four games to two and we'll stick by this rather wob
bly, selection until the New York Yankees nave won at least
three games.
We figure it is the Cardinals turn now, as what has
been happening them shouldn't happen to the Phiies
and they bound to have better luck II they have only
the law of averages to rely upon
And they have more than that. We still think, taken
all the way down the ne they the better ball club We
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
NAZl EAST FRONT
NEARS DISASTER
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menchug is primarily significant
because under Russian practice 1t
means that these are well con-
solidated footholds, wide and deep
enough for further exploitation.
The Nazis have several times adj
mitted Russian crossings of the
Dnieper at unindicated points; but
always with the assurance to the
German home front that these
penetrations have been "contain-
ed as the military phrase goes,
and mopped up.
Moscow made no claim of such
crossings until now. 1t appears
certain, therefore, that the an
nouncement was held back until
the bridgeheads beyond the river
were soundly established.
The site of each crossing, like
the Russian capture of Newell
north of the Dnieper line, we'll de-
fines Russian strategy. 1t has a
tWo-fold objective by every indi.
cation.
One is to keep Nazi forces, still
painting from their backward race
to the Dnieper, fully engaged or
many fronts simultaneously. That
has the effect of pinning German
troops, both front line and reserve
to their allotted sectors of the line
They cannot be concentrated fol
defense of the critical areas.
The other indicated objective i:
to keep all such areas under con
slant pressure. The effect is tt
leave the Nazi high command il
utter confusion as to which o
them is destined for mass at
tacks.
1t seems clear that Marsha
Stain believes that decisive &C
ton which would roll the German
invaders out of Russia completed,
is possible perhaps this year ane
certainly before next spring. H,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

agree With Bill Mckechnle
on that. -.
Bill McKechnie is an old Ma
tional Lacquer himself, and to ex-
pect a National Lacquer to pick
an American league team in any
World Series would be akin to a
football coach picking his team to
win. That is, it isn't done.
McKechnie's Cincinnati Reds
finished second to the Redbirds
this year, and we tried to get him
to say that with any breaks his
team would have won, b ut he
wouldn't do it. He admitted that
Bucky Walters game leg was a
handicap much of the season, and
the fact that Frank Mccormick
arm, so sore he had to throw the
ball back to the pitcher under
handed, hurt the club the La S t
month.
But as he sat there in a box be-
hind the Cardinal dugout with a
President Roosevelt cigaret holder
cooked jauntily in his mouth, he
said with finality:
"You can't take anything from
the Cardinals; they were the best
ball club
He did get an eager twinkle in
his eye when it was suggested that
Johnny Wander Nicer might cause
a little trouble if he went on the
mound against the Yankees. Nc
Kechnie thinks that Johnny is just
about the best left handler cur
rently operating, and the Yankees
are reported to have blind spot
for left handlers, although it hasn't
shown up much so far.
But getting back to the Cards
chances, we think they are a much
better ball team than the series
to date indicates. Martin Marion,
ordinarily, doesn't let ground balls
scoot between his legs and Harry
Walker is bound to stop one or
two of those hoppers in center
field without making it appear he
is trying to juggle six plates stimuli
taneously, and Kurowski isn't 60
ing to let himself be knocked into
the left field bleachers by every
base runner who comes along.
1t has been the fielding lapses
of the usually practically flaWless
Redbirds that have been the major
factors in their downfall in two
cut of the first three games. The
Yankees would seem to be about
due to start throwing the ball into
the grandstand or to try to field
it with their chests.
There has been nohing wrong
with the Cardinal pitching. The
Yanks started to plaster Alph
Brazle yesterday, but were it not
for the errors behind him we don't
think they ever would have got
started, and he would have gone
on to win his game, 2 to l. Joe
Mccarthy remarked that Mr.. Bra
zle wasn't SO much, and fooled
the Yanks for seven innings be-
cause they hadn't seen him before.
He hadn't seen the Yankees be-
fore, either, and he did all right.
Anyway, we still like the Cardi
mails, and will until Sunday, at
least.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
ARMY MANP0WER
GOAL MAY RISE
Continued From Page One)

This cut was made, he said,
without prejudice to the authority
of General George c. Marshall,
the chief of staff, to reinstate the
original plans.
'Tt should be emphasized" he
added, that the Army of 7,70O, 900
by December 81, 1943, is the min
lmum which the chief OF staff
states is required to carry out the
planned military operations. 1t
may have to be increased.
Patterson testified that the War
Department cut 1864 civilians
off it's payroll during July and
August. and on August 81 had I'M
expended appropriations aggre-
eating S118, 900, 100000.
Chairman Byrd D-Va) COM
mented that the personnel reduc-
ton figure seemed very mis-
leading since it was not made
clear how many civilian assign
ments had been taken over by
soldiers.
Patterson said the civilian pay
roll cut was from 1,348, BOB on June
30 to 1908, 239 on August 81. OF
the total, only about $500 jobs
were cut off in Washington.
This reduction has been &C
complished in spite OF substitu-
ton of considerable numbers OF
civilians for military personnel, -
the undersecretary testified. I'll
is due in part to having less per.
sons performing a particular job,
and in part to eliminating func.
tons and activities Of lesser and
diminishing Importance.
A further cut of $780, he said,
resulted from transferring man.
agement and operation of certain
supply depots and arsenals tc
private contractors.
The committee, known formally
as the joint committee On reduc
ton of non-essential federal ex
penditures, long has sought al
least 10 per cent cut in the tota
government civilian payroll oil
more than 100000 persons.
Patterson testified that of thu
Sll8, 1909, 100000 total unexpended
balance standing to the depart
ments credit on August 81, slight
ly more than $64, 900, 900, 900 had
not been obligated by contracts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

With Bill McllWaln and Randall
Dyches clearing the way, Wing
back Jack Lowrimore sped for
20 yards on the first play and
series of reverses by Lowrimo:e
and Dyches carried the ball 10
the Rocky Mount Is.
Symmes then faded back and
fired bullet pass which Lowy.
more picked out of the air or the
10-yard line and scampered over
the goal line for the tally. Me-
Ilwain's kick for the extra point
was blocked.
Minutes later, the Blackbirds tied
the score when Center Hedgepe,a
stood up in the middle of the line
to intercept one of Symmes' pas
es and carried the ball So yards
down the field to a touchdown. Thu
Cats sWarmed through the Rocky
Mount line to stop the try for eA-
ira point.
A 61-yard drive at the start Of
the second half gave Wilming,oa
a second temporary lead. Dyche-
took the kickoff on his own 10 and
fought his way forward to the 80
before he was dropped, With by
ches and Symmes alternately
cracking the Rocky Mount line,
the Cats ploughed down the field
to the Blackbird Is where Rocky
Mount stiffened and held for three
downs.
On fourth down, with four and
one-half yards to go, Dyches 0foAe
squarely through the center oil me
line and was finally pulled down
on the IS for first down. HIS mex
plunge Melted him II yards To u'e
Rocky Mount four and on the mex,
play he crashed across the goal
line standing up. McllWam a.
tempted conversion was VIDE by
foot.
The final Rocky Mount touch
down came, after a series oil Ie'
verses and pass plays, came on
a ruse that was good for q yards
Watkins faxed an end run and jheA
suddenly passed to Left End Ian
dis who eluded the Wildcat SetU'
Diary to score. An attempted pass
for extra point fell incomplete
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
CAROLINA IS OUT
TO STOP NAVAL 7
Strong Running And Pass
ing Game OF Tar Heels
Ready For Tilt

CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 8. - (P) -
North Cardinals Tar Heels will
match their running and passing
game against the T formation of
the Jacksonville Naval Station
club here tomorrow.
The kickoff is scheduled for 3
p. m. (EWT).
Both outfits will send out teams
averaging about 200 pounds in the
line and 1875 in the backfield.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
CIVILIANS ASKED
TO ATTEND GAME
AT CAMP DAVIS
Soldier Eleven Is Out For
Third Straight
Victory

CAMP DAVIS, Oct. 8.-At least
20 900 football enthusiasts are ex-
pected to flock to the parade
ground football field here Satur-
dav to watch the Fighting AA's
tangle with North Carolina States
Wolfpack eleven in the undefeated
soldiers second venture into
North Cardinals Big Five univer-
sity teams.
Game time is 2:30 p. m. and CT
villains were invited by the Camp
Command to attend. There will be
no admission charge.
Major Henry A. johnson, Davis
coach, put his squad through a
brisk, but brief workout Friday
afternoon and held chalk talk.
Most of the afternoon session was
devoted to bolstering the teams
defense against aerial attack, the
Davis mentor said.
Our scouts report North Caro-
lima State has the most varied
passing attack we have yet faced.
Their plays are surprising and
unpredictable.
Johnny Mellus, Camp Davis
team captain and tackle, who as
sists in the line coaching for the
soldiers, has not been satisfied
with the blocking of his men this
week and both Thursday and yes
terday hammered away at that
phase of the preparations for the
Wolfpack.
Stan Yoder, big blonde quarter
back, will probably start the sig
nal calling, Glass, the other first
string quarterbacker, having suf-
fered leg injury in the early min
utes of last Sundays game against
the Coast Guard at Charleston.
Sports experts throughout the
State leaned toward a Davis vic
tory today, based on Davis vic.
tories over Wake Forest two
weeks ago and the Coast Guard
last Sunday and on reports of the
line power possessed by the SOL
diers. The Wolfpack lost to Glenn
son last week, 10 to 7, after open
ing it's season with an 10 to 0 win
over the Naval Apprentices.
However, William DOC" New
ton has been grilling his Wolfpack
strenuously all week and will
bring his men to Camp Davis with
victory as their objective.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
IRISH FAVORED
OVER MICHIGAN
Loss Of Crazy Legs Hirsch
Hurts Wolverine
Chances

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct ST.
The tumult and the shouting of
the 1913 football season ould
reach crescendo tomorrow when
unbeaten Notre Dame and Michi-
gan collide before a record crowd
of $4,000 in Michigan's sprawling
stadium. A sellout was announced
this afternoon.
This is the first Irish invasion
of Ann Arbor in "a years, but
Angelo (SlingshoD Bertelli and
mates find themselves in vastly
different circumstances than the
underdog 1909 Notre Dame team
that upset Michigan. II to 8. This
time the Irish are favorites even
though Michigan has won the other
nine games of the series.
After 33-year lapse, the series
was renewed last year in a mod
ern setting at South Bend, where
Michigan hammered out 80 to
20 decision.
Coach Frank Leahys p y
team, in tiptop shape after vic
tories over Pitt and Georgia Tech,
rates an edge over Michigan that
some observers believe may be ID
points. The Wolverines have some
injuries but they nevertheless are
conceded strong chance of tax.
ing their fourth 1943 victory.
The main Michigan casualty is
Elroy Cray Legs) Hirsch, lend
lease halfback from Wisconsin who
tops Wolverine scoring with five
touchdowns. Hirsch has an ailine
knee and Coach Fritz Crisler de
clared he would see little actor
if any. Don Lund, shifted from
fullback, was Crisler's nominee tt
take over the left halfback spot II
the dream backfield with B IL.
Daley, Paul White and Bob Wiese
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09
0UTCAlN FAVORED
.BLACKBIRDS N
GROUND ATTACK
Lowrimore And Dycbs,
Score Hanover High
Tallies

Surging ahead twice during ",
game, the underdog New Hanoco,
high Wildcats held Wanted RAJ
ky Mount high eleven to 3 1910
in fast and spirited esmo
American Legion Stadium hs,.
Friday, before one of the larps..
crowds this season.
Two Rocky Mount Touchdown,
were called back by officials an
penalties and Wildcat End Dio,.
Watts and Fullback Carpenter os
the Blackbirds were banished fran
the game for fighting in the f.rs.
quarter.
After Rocky Mount had scored
its first touchdown on d pass h,
Carpenter in the first quarter. orly
to have it called back on a penaI4
the Wildcats initiated their fr.,
paydirt drive when Quarterbac.
Johnny Symmes pulled down
Rocky Mount pass on his own As
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

substitutes: WlImInglOH-OV'- ~. 49,
Michaels; Back, Aud, Bioo-''
Ends, Mayhan, Piner.
Evert Duychinck, HollalCe'
who settled on Long Island @
1855, made the first stained g-a'
in America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

appears to have thrown his whole
vast reserve into action, taking
full advantage of his own great
numerical superiority and OF the
ever-increasing attrition strain
upon his Nazi enf Esea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

The Columbia is sometimes
called 1.-THE Achilles of Rivers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-09

Total .......... 831 642 TAO 24l3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27
eiTcUS0S
Get Right
To Travel

WASHINGTON March 20 up
- Circuscs. carnivalS and similar
enterprises may so a b @ a d and
move their employees and property
over railroad lines. the Office Of
Defense TranSuor1aLon- announced
today. The ruling is effective i'm
mediately
ODT officials said The frsl
movement would be- tha' oi Ring
ling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
show. which is due 10 leave ITS
winter quarters al Sara Sota. Fla.
Monda 10 open IN New YORK
April g.
ODT said il had been assured by
Ringing Brothers that in all cites
having a heavy concentration OF
war workers performances would
be scheduled so as not 10 interfere
with peak hours OF local tranSpor-
tation. Afternoon performances m
such cities Will probably begin al
l y. m. or earlier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27
Repays $8,055 at S. a Week

NEW YORK March 70 uNSl~-
Ralph Korn, rs, today escaped a
; 10 18-year jail term by agreeing
10 pay back Il the rate OF 50 a
week SIS 055 hc took from the Eddy
Provisions Co, where ne was
cashier II VIII take him 30 years
and 81 weeks 20 get square.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27
Jewish Youth League
To Hear Hihel Leader

Rabbi Maurice 3. PekarSky, di-
rector of B'nai Birth Hillel Eoun-
cation AZ Northwestern University,
viii keynote the League of Detroit
Jewish Youth Conference at the
Jewish Community Center, Sun
day He Will speak on Jewish
Youth IN World al War"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27

III VI III = ~ Y
problem is 10
stretch my salary
20 cover higher
living costs and
taxes. I can I
spend needless
" for shoes or
anything else.
! m doing my
own shoe price
rationing That S
right, I'm buylnI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27
FEW SCARED BY.
SHOE RATI0N|NG.

Shoe ratonng suddenly, but in time to protect the
American publc's feet and pocketbooks At first there
was some confusion but ii realized that there
were enough shoes for all In fact the first ration allow
ance is at that gives most Of many shoes
ever bought.
How much should you pay for shoes?
When rationng started some people wondered whether
they ought to buy the highest priced shoes they could
afford. The is simple 1t never true, even in
peacetme that by paying two three times much for
shoes you got proportionatey longer from them
Today with Government wartime leather restrictions
hitting higher priced shoes hardest to pay high prices is
even more of needless spending Of money than ever.
The inside story on shoe today
As Economic Sterilization Director Byrnes stated in
nouncing shoe ratoning, about third Of American
sole leather is taken by the Government for Armed
Forces and Lend-Lease This third, however, COM
prises ALL OF THE BEST SOLES - ALL OF THE
FIVE TOP GRADES. None of these super-quality soes
have been cut for civilian shoes since April % of last
year, regardless of how high-priced the shoes.
How good a buy are Thorn Means today?
Even though Uncle Sam gets all the best soe there
lots of good soes left OF these Thorn Mean the best
selection he possibly get Today, there is less differ
ence than ever before between Thorn Means and the high
est priced shoes you can buy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-27

ulB mas Hldut
me plenty busy.
That's OK. with
me. But I don't
like to do rush
Jobs. Let m e
take time 70 sew
on new soles-
that's much bet
ter than mailing
them on"