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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23

Washington. Dec. 23.-Thc atoll-
to-atOll offensive of the United States
in TIE Far Pacific is considerably
more than the rather costly seizure
of strategic bases.
WHIT the Navy hopes to accomplish
is to lure the japanese grand fleet
into an open showdown battle for
mastery of the sea.
II is Il safe bet that if the Nippu-
ncSc fleet ventures forth Ia slug il
out with the American sea forces. II
will be knocked out. at perhaps great
cost Ia the United States ships and
men.
But then. military experts agree.
Jap.n would be pOwcrlCSS t. ever
wage again an offensive war and the
road 10 TOkyo-particularl by air
would he shorter.
Naval authorities ARE inclined -
believe that the japanese will not
risk an open battle bcc.uSc they
realize that the American fleet now
is the most powerful armada the
world has ever known-with guns
pointed toward the Rising Sun and
the destruction OF japanese impcria-
liSm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23
Cotton Rises
At Noon Hour

New York. Dec. 23.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened five TO twenty
cents Il bale lower. Noon values were
ten 10 20 cents Il bale higher. March
1898, May 1929, and July 1906.
III.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23
Trying To Lure Jap Navy
More Warnings To Balkans

and loader - the Allies sure for
ward. There !, no timetable lD. them.
but they VIII DC made us military
and political Development. dictate
Hull declaration Ia bulgaria 10
quit the ANS gang was timed 10
coincide with EXTERNAL governmental
crisis in that country rather than the
ou;CrpWtN OF y. + StraCgy conferences
at Tchrdn and Cairo.
incidentally. II was the dual events
OF The approaching Russian army and
the tri-poWCr declaration of Invasion
plan, from the east. west and south"
that brought pu the BuigarI n crisis
and set the leaders OF NxiS-rclatCd
nations on their confused program
Ia scramble the government IN an cl-
fort to create an impression that Bdl-
garia is no longer SO closely affiliated
with ilitlcriSm and the NaZiS.
Farm leaders expressed lc. Is thi,
week that The governments hue
landing barge program may take
some of the materials originally SchC-
dulcd tO boost the farm machinery
production goal for 1914.
With War Food Administrator
Marvin Jones promising farmers that
acric,Iiiw,i machinery production
for next year viii be so per cent o'
the record 1910 output. this latest
threat may cut iarmCrS-whO arc
badly IN need of more machinery 4,
meet the boosted acreage goals of
l9li--bclow the minimum require
mCntS
WIPE officials assert that they arc
more worried. however. about the
Continued Oh Page Four
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23


Washington, Dec. 23-(AP)-
n joint committee of railroad
management and representa-
tivcS of the operating brother
hnods-with 4 strike dcadlinc
week away-repOrtcd TO Pres
idnct Roosevelt today they had
been unable to reach an agree
mcnt on the workers wage de-
mandS.
y join. conference before noon
was continued little more than a
half hour.
a spokesman on one side re-
marked 'thc conference has
terminated. \ member from
the other side Of the table said
the conicrccS were reporting
Failure" 10 the President.
Both management and brother
hood committees aitcrward went f.
the White House. where prcSiricu,
Roosevelt has been ALTERNATING :.
mcdiatc the difficulties. II was
presumed they sought nov guidance
Inc government meanwhile Dur
sued wait and see policy tpv;rfI
the demands of the l.lUn.OUO no.
operating workers. who also have
threatened 10 strike December 30.
The carriers are now understood
10 be willing To COnccdc SomcIhinr
under the heading of vacations bIa
il fall short of the brnihcrhoods.
demands. The carriers first offer
was four cents an hour in addition
In the four cents recommended by
AN emergency board. but the second
Tour cents would be labeled cithc.
rs overtime or awav from home OK
pcnScS The brothcrhondS are I'M
willing 10 sacrifice their claims 10
these concessions al that ,y.icc arS
want The second four cents as n
Hat. basic rate increase. and the ov-
crime. cNDXcnSc and vacations rs
we'll.
The carriers contend the stabili
1ation policy limits basic rate in
cr"aSrS 10 the four cents rccomncn-
dcd by the emergency board.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23
FDR Offers
To Arbitrate
Rail Issue
Offers His Services
With Understanding
Both Sides Accept

Washington. Dec. 23-(AP)
President Roosevelt today
offered to arbitratc the wage
dispute between the railroads
and the operating brothcrhoodS
if they would agree to abide by
his decision. They promised
10 give their answer later to-
day, by 3 p. m. eastern War
Tmc) if possible.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23

Secretary of State CordCll IlullS
warning to Bulgaria Ia get out OF the
war will be followed by simil + blasts
al the rest Of iIltlcr's Balkan satCl-
litcS
or course. Rumania and Hungary
have been put ON notice aiSp-but
wherever Axis satellites arc making
the gesture Of beng al war they will
be warned a. quit
The WINNINGS viii become clearer
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-23

Continued Oh Page Four
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Star Tourney Netmen
Finish Rained-0ut
TiIts Tomorrow
johnson and Hossick
Leading in Quarters
OF Mems SINGLES

Plagued by rain, The Stars City
of Washington tennis tournament
will be resumed tomorrow on the
Rock Greek Park courts at pm.
Quarter final matches begun yes
terday will be finished, with Davey
johnson leading Igor Cassini, 6-1,
and Jerry Courtney holding a So
edge over Joe Hossick.
Winner of the johnson -Cassini
match will meet Austin Rice in a
semifinal anG victor in the other
contest will play Sergt. Buddy Adair
for spot in the final, which will
be played Sunday afternoon.
Yesterdays rained-out matches
were running to form. johnson is
favored 70 win the only undecided
title remaining in the tournament.
He is seeded No. and Sergt. Adair,
No. 2.
In the meantime. Mrs. Ann Gray,
runner-up to Mrs. Marjorie Van Ryn
for the women's singles crown, is
well on the way to honors in the
Philadelphia District grass court
tournament. She reached the quar-
ter finals yesterday by whipping Jane
Austin of Lower Merton, Pa, 60,
81. In other quarter-fnals Vir-
ginia Redford defeated Anne lie Due,
Philly giris' champ, 8-6. 60 and
top-seeded Cecilia Riegel trimmed
Jean Crooks, 64, IS.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Griffs Must Halt Yonks Tonight
Or Possibly Drop to Fourth
Lose to Champs for Sixth Time in Eight
Games as Invaders Stage 7-Run Rally

The Mats, who earlier in the week
had visions of taking over first place
from the Yankees, suddenly find
themselves in the unenviable posi-
ton of being possible fourth-place
tenant tonight unless they check
their tendency to wilt when the
league leaders romp on the field.
Threatening the Mats, too, is the
fact that another Yankee victory
tonight at Griffith Stadium would
give Washington a four-game los
ing streak, its longest of the sea-
son. That circumstance, coupled
with Philadelphia and Detroit tri-
/ umphs, would toboggan the Mats to
fourth place.
Lose Six Out of Eight.
Defeated six times in eight games
by the Yankees. Washington has
skidded four games back of first
place and in an effort to check the
Mats fall Manager Ossie Bluepe
Will dispatch Early Wynn to the
mound tonight against Alley Doll
aid at $50 o'clock.
Bluege has returned Ellis Clarv
10 third base and promoted Jake
Early to the No. spot in the bat
ting order in the hope of bringing
the Mats out OF it, but both were
ineffective moves last night as the
Yankees produced a 7-run eighth
inning to spank the Mats, 9-5, be-
fore $4,000 fans.
ClaryS reinstatement followed q
2O-game period of bench-warmino
during which Alex Kampouris took
over the thirdbase job. Kampouris
hlttlng failed to excite Ossie, so the
terrlflc-tempered Mr.. Clary is being
given another stab at the position.
For seven innings last night the
Mats created the impression thev
were about to win a game. Thev
owned 30 lead and Dutch Leonard
was displaying no sign of weaken
ing. but the Yankees solved his
knuckler in the eighth and shelled
him from the premises.
Bob johnson capitalized on
Charley Wensloffs first-inning wild
ness to propel Washington into a
20 lead. Wensloff walked George
Case and Stan Spence and Mickey
Vernon's sacrifice set the stage for
Johnson'S single to center that
scored both runners.
The Mats made it 80 for Leonard
In the third when Case beat out a
bunt. moved to second as Spence
| raped a hit off First Baseman Nick
Etten's glove and continued to third
as Etten threw wild past Wenslof
, covering first. After Vernon famed
and johnson was purposely passed
Early fetched Case across with a
long fly to Center Fielder Roy
Weatherly.
Weatherly and Charley Keller op-
ened the fourth with successive sim
giles, Weatherly scoring when Johnny
Lindell drilled into double play.
The Yankees sliced Washington's
advantage to 80 in the sixth when
Wensloff doubled to left, shifted to
third on a passed ball and scored
on George Stirnweiss' fly to johnson.
That was the situation when the
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Pauline Betz Faces Breeze
To Women's 7 ennis Final

cinnati and Defending Champion
Seymour Greenberg of Chicago were
kept idle yesterday, but are sched-
uled today to tackle Kimbark Pc
terson of Detroit and William Gift
ford of West Hartford, Conn, re-
spectively.
Those who reached the round of
16 yesterday in mems singles we're
notably l8-year-old Charles Hub
bard of Long Beach, Calf, who
beat Andy Patton of Ann Arbor,
Mich, 60. 6-l, Ga, and Robert
Taught. Notre Dame University star
from Cleveland, who downed Doug
las Selik of Detroit, 60, 60, CO.
In the start OF mems doubles.
Earl Cochell and Bob Kimbrell of
University of Southern California
defeated Victor Soukop of Chicago
and Homer Shoop of Lawrence,
Mich, 60, 60, 60.
Jimmy Evert of Chicago, Sergt.
Richard Prakken of Traux Field
Wis, and Frank Beeman of De-
troit gained overwhelming leads in
matches that were curtailed yester-
day by the weather.
In women's singles, three Detroit
ers-Mary Lou Boyer, Mary Her.
nando and Pearl Wrobbel-were in
the quarter-f1nals along with Miss
Corbett and Miss Leitner.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Wi|son-Hanbury Boui
Set for June q at
Catchweights
Turner in Cold as Pilot
Of Jackie Goes Over
To GoIdie Aheurn

Local Boy Lew Hanburv VS.. for
mer Featherweight Champion CNBA
version) Jackie Wilson. a fight that
has been in the making for some
time. finally is sealed and ready
for delivery at Griffith Stadium on
Monday night, June %. This will
come week after another promis-
ing battle, Beau Jack VS.. Make
Starr, scheduled for next Monday
night at the ball park
Under the astute management of
Al WE'LL, one of the games better
operators, Hanbury gets everything
he wants for the match with Will
son. 1t will be under sponsorship
of the Liberty A. c., for which
Goldie Ahearn is front man, leaving
Promoter Joe Turner, under whom
Hanbury rose to prominence here,
out in the cold. although Turner
does have the Beau Jack gem. which
figures to attract big crowd, COM
ing up next Monday.
The Hanbury- Wilson bout will be
at catch weights, which means that
Hanburv will come in as a light
weight at around 1875. his best weight
while Wilson remains feather.
Turner was crossed up on this one
Jack Lakin, wilson's manager. little
more than week eco told every one
who would listen tnat Wilson would
not fight Hanbury unless Hanbury
came in at l30 pounds, or unless
$1,000 was guaranteed his boy for a
catch-weight match. Lakin also in
sisted that Turner be in on the
promotion, because Turner had given
Wilson his first chance in this city
So Turner woke up this morning
to find that Lakin had gone over to
Ahearn and was taking a catch
weight match tor $4,000. with
privilege of 25 per cent of the gate
Joe, after all these years in the
game, is getting suspicious.
Reason for the interest in a match
between Hanbury and Wilson is that
Hanbury outpointeG NBA Feather
Champ Jackie Balllra and that Will
son knocked out Danny Petro. One
fighter is lightweight and the other
feather, but local boxing fans still
think it might make a good battle.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Harris Believes Dietz
Will Aid PhiIs as
Relief Pitcher
Lets Younger Podgojny
Go to Pirates in Even
Deal of Rieht-Honders
BY the Associated Pr-,,.

i
PHILADELPHIA, June l6.-Be-
spectacled Johnny Podgajny, who
likes nothing better than pitching
against the Chicago Cubs, leaves the
PhlllieS today for the Pittsburgh
Plrates-who meet Chicago tonight.
The even-up exchange of the 90
year -old right -hander from Chester,
Pa, for 29-year-old Lloyd Arthur
Dletz, who has won none and lost
three for Pittsburgh this season, was
announced few hours before the
trading deadline last midnight.
Dietz also pitches right-handed.
Il hate to see Podgajny CO." de-
clared Manager Bucky Harris, "but
l figure Dietz is very good relief
pitcher and that's what we need"
The exchange came as the Phillies,
rebuilt in series of previous trans
actions by new owner Bill Cox. ap-
parentlv were resuming their cam
paign to shake off the dust of the
second division in the National
League.
Podgajny in his three years with
the perennial eighth -placers won 20
games and lost 33 Ten of his tri-
umphs. including one that snapped
the clubs siX-game losing streak this
year, were against Chicago.
His standout performance in the
current campaign was a 10-inning,
shit decision over the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
Dietz, native of Beaumont, Tex,
has allowed II hits and 4 walks
while striking out 4 in the 8ls in
nings he has pitched this year Last
year he won six for the Pirates and
lost nine.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Crowd Waited Patiently

Up in the stands, though. some
$4,000 fans patiently were waiting
developments. Those developments
for the next 55 minutes consisted
strictly of rain, rain and more rain
in varying degrees of intensity, but
1t f1zzled to drizzle about 9:1O
and the tarpaulin was pulled off
the infield to accompanying shouts
of approval.
Finally, at 9:28, or So minutes
after scheduled starting time, the
Mats galloped on the field. Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands should
have been there. If he had been
around chances are the profane,
perpetually peeved boss of baseball
might alter his outlook on Clark
Griffith's plea for more night games.
Griffth's proposal is radical. revo-
lutionarv and all that sort of thing.
He is insisting on a solid slate of
night games, exclusive of Sundays
and holidays. to the end of the
season for his Washington fans.
That's not news. Griffith sought
the same thing last season and
again when major league magnates
convened for their last winter meet
ing. He received 81 night games,
7 more than any other major
league team, but he wasn't and isn't
satisfied.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Stee|ers, Eagles
Apply 10 Loop
For Merger
Would PIoy Home Tits
Both in Pittsburgh
And Philadelphia
BY DAVE HOFF.
Associated Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO, June 16. - National
Football League owners, at their
special meeting mere Saturday and
Sunday. will consider a merger ap-
plication offered by the Pittsburgh
Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Commissioner Elmer Layden
acknowledged receipt of the petition
from the two clubs today which, If
accepted. would reduce the former
10-club circuit to eight members,
provided no others drop out this
week end. The Cleveland Rams
bowed out "for the duration" at the
pro leagues April meeting.
Art Rooney, co-oWner of the
Steelers, last week suggested such a
union of the two Pennsylvania men,
bers, and hinted at the same time
that the two Chicago teams, the
Bears and Cardinals. might profit by
the same move.
Card Owner Sarcastic.
The only formal retort Roonev's
suggestion drew at the time was in
the form of question by Charles
BldWell. owner of the Chicago
Cardinals, who asked:
II Rooney wants merger, why
doesn't he merge with the Washing
ton Redskins? They're the cham
pions in our league"
Layden said the merger applica-
ton was signed by Bert Bell, presi-
dent of the Steelers, and Harry
Thayer, business manager of the
Eagles. They proposed:
l. To pool expenses and split
profits.
?. To retain Walter Kiesling.
Steeler coach. and Earle GREASY
Neale, Eagle mentor, as co-coaches.
3. To have the team be known as
the Eagles with the town identi-
flcation not specified.
4. To have home games In both
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Would Own Players Separately.
Bell and Thayer further proposed
that the players technically never
be considered a part of the combine
II an Eagle player were traded. say.
for Sammy Baugh of Washington,
Bau9h would be the property of the
Philadelphia club upon the merger
breakup after the war emergency.
1t Pittsburgh player were sold. the
Pittsburgh treasury would get the
money
To be irohed out would be the
problem OF who eventually would get
a player purchased outright by the
combine
The proposition, Layden said.
probably Will be the first order of
business Saturday, requiring a favor
able vote by eight of the nine active
clubs for approval. The league also
might refuse the request or permit
1t while requiring one team to lose
its identity. Nothing in the league
constitution guarantees retention of
a franchise vacated by such a
merger.
The owners also are expected to
approve 1943 playing schedule and
will draft collegians graduating be-
tween June and October.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Stanford Eleven Is Doubtful
In 7Wo-Section Coast LooD

ference title. The northern group
includes the Universities of Wash
ington and Oregon. Washington
State College and Oregon State
College and the Universities of Idaho
and Montana.
But, unless Army regulations are
relaxed. Graduate Manager Alfred
R. Masters of Stanford said it was
possible his school would not field
a football squad. Stanford felt it
could carry on if reserviSts were
allowed to participate in the sport.
but such action has been opposed by
Army heads for players in the
schools in which it has established
training centerS.
Stanford. University Of Oregon
Oregon State College. Wa slington
State College and Montana all have
been designated as Army training
schools.
Schools with Navy training GEN.
ters, however will permit reservists
to turn out for football if their stud
les permit. Schools with Navy pro-
grams include the Universities of
California, Washington. California
at Los Angeles, Southern California
and Idaho.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
BY WATSON SPOELSTRA,
Associated Press Snorts Mritor

DETROIT, June 16-Smooth-
stroking Pauline Betz of Los An
geles has some unfinished business
today in the national clay courts
tennis championships. That dis
posed of. she should breeze right
through to the final that will be
contested Sunday.
Miss Betz. the Nations top-rank-
ing woman player, seized 60 set
from hard-hitting Joanne Dunn of
Des Moines, Iowa, Missouri Valley
Association champion. in their
match yesterday, but further play
was eliminated by weather after the
Iowa miss had broken service to take
the first game thereafter.
BY winning today. Miss Betz would
be on the right track toward sue
CeSsful defense of the clay courts
crown she won at Chicago in 194l,
last time it was contested. She may
get something of a tusSle, however,
from Rollins College fla chum,
Nancy Corbett of Chicago.
Miss Corbett, seeded second be-
hind the champion, gained an 8-6,
6-3 victory yesterday over Lucille
Daley. Michigan champion from
Saginaw. and now meets Geraldine
Leitner of Toledo. Ohio.
Top-seeded Billy Talbert of Gin
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Naval Reserve Aviation
Wins Seventh in Row

Naval Reserve Aviation Base Is
sporting the best record of any sand
lot nine in town. with seven straight
victories keeping it safely in first
place in the Potomac Naval Com
mand League
1t continued its streak yesterday
by trimming Bureau of Ships, 81,
behind the four-hit pitching of Vince
Holochwost. with Ray Homan and
Julie Andrus each getting three hits
in three trips.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Umps Declared to Rate Spot in Hall Of Fame
Fotude Humo Ability Been Boon to Game

mand for surgical sutures and
hopes to be allowed to produce a
few racket strings soon.
Today's guest star-NiXon Den
ton, Cincinnati Times-Star: IF
you see a lone person on the
average university campus, he's
probably the head football coach
surrounded by his 1913 squad"
Don't take it lion down, Ray
When Ray Dumont, who thinks
up all those screwy ideas to pub
licize the National Semipro Base
ball Congress, came out with
BLACK cat night" to open this
years tournament on Friday, Au-
gust 13, Sports Editor Freddie
Mendell of Hutchinson, Kans.,
came back with a blast suggesting
that Ray should put his head in a
lions mouth instead. Replied
Dumont: You furnish the lion.
And if I should lose my nerve,
We can at least console part of
the fans by throwing in9 couple
of umpires."
Evening star., 1943-06-16
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-The
Pacific Coast Conference 1O-member
football circuit was split in two
sections TODAY because of wartime
travel restrictions. with the posi-
bllity that Stanford University long
time strong member, might not even
have team.
And the fate of the annual New
Year Rose Bowl classic at Pasadena
admittedly hinged on whether the
season Was carried to a successful
conclusion.
Conference representatives. adopt
ing what was described as the only
solution" at their meeting last night
approved the split schedule to reduce
the travel of football teams to a
minimum in cooperating with the
Office of Defense Transportation.
A semi-roundrobin series will be
played between the four Southern
members of the conference, STAN
ford, California Southern Califor-
MIA and the University of Califor-
MIA at Los Angeles.
The winner will meet the winner
of the northern section for the con-
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Appeals to Other MoguIs

The Mats boss now has written
other club owners, presumably on
the assumption that if they agree
to more night games for Washing
ton that Lands will fall in line. It's
long shot Griffith is playing, but
he has nothing to lose and con-
siderable to gain.
Griffith is basing his plea on the
fact night games are more suitable
for war-jammed Washington and
in that argument he has logic. The
Mats have averaged 14.300 fans for
nine night games, or about 10000
more a game than if those contests
had been played during the day.
Nobody is naive enough to believe
Griffith is seeking those games solely
Evening star., 1943-06-16

League president, Jack Sheridan,
Joe Cantillon, Tommy Connolly,
Tim Hurst, Hank ODay, Silk
OLoughlin, Cy Riglel or Billy
Evans?
First tor Hurst-The oldstimers
tell this one about the time Tim
Hurst encountered a pugnacious
young pitcher named Bert
Briggs. Briggs fired the first
pitch through the heart of the
plate, then remained poised with
his hand outStretched in the "fol-
low through" and demanded:
How was that?" Tim slowly re-
moved his mask and walked half
way to the pitchers mound and,
in conversational tone, he re-
piled: Young fella, If you
hadn't asked it would have been
a strike. but under the circum-
stances it's ball"
The company that supplies
most of the gut for stringing
tennis rsckets has just ABOUT
caught up with the Army's de-
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Mats Host 10 Eastern
Nine and Students
Champs Will Complete
Celebration Tomorrow

Eastern High will celebrate its
baseball championship tomorrow in
big way with the schools entire
student body and faculty to be
guests of Clark Grifith and the
Washington baseball club at the
New York Washington game.
Members of the team will be in
troduced from the plate before start
of the game. Grifnths invitation to
attend the game enthusiastically
was accepted at Eastern yesterday
after he had presented the school
with the trophy he annually awards
to the local high school diamond
champions.
Letters were awarded l3 players in
celebration ceremonies at the school
yesterday. They were: