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Evening star., 1943-04-11

the coast FLYING as low 100 feet, hurded Dutch
towns and windmlls firing at Naz airports and bases
that loomed out of the mist. Our grim black night
fighters roared n guns blasting and lost again
in the og before Naz ground gunners had chance to
take careful aim. Not plane was lost.
There is nothing dull in daytime "fog strafng But
NIGHT fphting remains the most exciting - and the
most exacting In every attack on bomber there is
always that moment you close in, when Luftwafe
gnners may be waiting to spring surprise And the
tables can be turned Jonesy and can testify to that
We were flying Havoc II one night. 1t was about
two o'clock in the morning when we learned that a
bandit" had come into our sector Jonesy and est-
mated the interception point, and nosed down.
IHERE was moon, but with scattered clouds, and it
took time to find our quarry. Finally got the bomber
against the moon 1t was Junkers.
With the raider silhouetted cleany, closed the gap
At 200 feet was thumbing the trigger when two
streams of race1s flashed out at The Junkers top
gunner had spotted US at the last second.
Both the Havoc's engines tore loose, the Naz
"hosepiped our wing simultaneously, my guns ripped
the Junkers port engine away leaving the ship on fire.
By miracle, that wild sweep of the Nazis guns
missed our cockpit. I managed to get the nose
down, expecting the Havoc to catch fire at any
second.
knew our crippled Havoc might 60 out Of control
50 told Jonesy to hit the silk" When he was clear
radioed the ground stations to get fix on u.s. and
send out rescue boat Then reached up to pull open
the hatch 1t was stuck tight.
tugged and pounded. but it was no use
From l4OOO feet foated the engineless plane down
toward the English coast. Ground stations helped me
set my course for the nearest land with kindly
warning that the beach was mined.
Wheels up, came in for belly landing had a bad
moment when the ship scraped the beach. Luckily,
the Havoc slid between mines.
WAS still struggling with the hatch when an anti
aircraft up expecting to find crew OF Nazls
When they found it an RAF plane they got an az
and chopped open the cockpit
At dawn rescue boat came in with Jonesy He was
disguised when he found I'd come down on dry land
while he was floating around in the water.
Later we sent out reconnaissance plane but the
crew found no trace of the Junkers. 1t was credited
as probable" since it had gone down on fire, minus
engine, and too far away to make the Dutch coast
Other night fighters have been shot down. some OF the
lost But the ratio of victories tells the true story
The RAF night fighter squadrons have 1ipled their
efficiency since World War II began.
Night-fghter squadrons of the United States will
eventually join the RAF in England, in Africa and
other combat areas Together they will spell doom to
the Axis raiders which Hitler and Goering boasted
would bring the democracies to their knees.
The End
WEE% KYW%E ! \
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Great Jumping Field
In Pim|ico Feature
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 26.-Sixteen
jumpers, including the leading
money winners of the current sea-
son, were named to contest the
ST 500 added Chevy Chase Steeple-
chase Handicap which was to fea-
ture the racing program at Pimlicc
today.
Pimlico was idle yesterday, but six
rich stakes will be offered during
the five remaining days of the week
The program for the week in
cludes the $4,000 Selma
Stakes for juvenile fillies on Wed
nesday and 100000 Eastern
Shore Handicap for 2-year- -olds on
Thursday, the s7,500-added Queen
Isabella Handicap for flllies and
mares on Friday and the S25, ,OOC
winner-take-al Pimlico Special and
the $500 added Exterminato1
Handicap on Saturday.
1t will be the richest week. from
a horseman's standpoint, in recent
Maryland racing history.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Gauthier With Barons
In Hockey Inaugural
ES the Associated Press

EH the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Oct. 26.-The
Cleveland Barons and Pittsburgh
Hornets open the American Hockey
League season tonight by playing a
war benefit game. OF the receipts
$1,000 will go to the Dieppe Relief
Fund of Windsor. Ontario, and the
balance to the Cleveland Stage Door
Canteen.
Succeeding his Brother Bill, now
Barons general manager, Bun Cook
makes his debut as pilot of the
Cleveland team, Larry Aurie again
will be at the Hornets helm.
Pittsburgh has a veteran team in
cluding Goalie Harvey Teno. De-
fensemen Pete Bessone and Chuck
Shannon, Wings Toney Hammer
ling, Wendell Jameson and Lloyd
Roubell.
The BaronS, who practice evenings
this year because four players work
in war plants, will line up with Paul
Gauthier. former WASHINGTON star.
at goal Mike Shabaga, Pete Horeck
and Whitley Prokop on the front
line and Dick Adolph and Zip Foster
at defense.
The two teams meet again in
Pittsburgh Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Oct. License
numbers of more than 1000 auto
mobiles with out-of city plates have
been noted by Office of Price Admin
istration investigators in the last
two weeks at Pimlico race track
State OPA headquarters announced
Local ration boards were notified
of the license numbers and will in
vestigate for possible misuse of 3
and C gasoline rations, officials said
The consolidated meeting of the
four ajor Maryland racing associa-
tions began October g.
OPA officials also said that lit
autos from other States had been
noted at the track and license num-
bers sent to nine OPA regional
offices covering II States. The num-
bers we're forwarded to district Of
fees "for whatever disposition they
choose to make of them" officials
added.
Automobiles bearing licenses from
States as far away as Florida, Texas.
California and Illinois were noted
by the investigators, said one official,
who added that somo of the cars
may have belonged to horsemen and
trainers who had a right to drive
their cars to the track.
OPA officials said that the license
numbers of cars driven to the track
day after day would also be noted
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Three or -Four Likely
To Run in $4,000
Pim|ico Special
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 26.--A field O.
three or four starters appeared
likely today for the Easts winner.
Itake-all dream race"-the $25 ,OOt
Pimloco Special, to be renewed ovel
the Maryland Jockey Club oval or
Saturday.
OF the II thoroughbreds eligible
for the mile-and- three -sixteenths
weight -age test, seven now are in
training and only four are in Mary.
land.
The field will come from among
Greentree Stables Shut Out, Louis
B. Mayors Thumbs Up, Hal Price
Headley's Anticlimax, Havahomt
Stables Eurasian and Foxcatchel
Farms Fairy Manhurst.
Mud Might Remove Shut Out.
Two other winners of qualifying
races-ToWnsend B. Martins Bo.
llngbroke and William E. Boeing's
Slide Rule-are not expected to come
down from New York.
Shut Out won the Laurel Stakes
here on October IL, but finished q
disappointing third in Saturdays
Washington Handicap, the last OF
the special qualifying races and in
which Anticlimax became eligible
Shut Out is regarded strictly as a
fast-track colt and might pass ur
the Special if the track We're muddy
Thumbs Up, an impressive winner
of the Havre de Grace Handicap
on October Is, cut his foreleg while
being pulled up after that race and
has not been working since The
leg is healed now, however, and he
is regarded as likely starter.
Anticlimax Is Uncertain.
Anticlimax turned in a smashing
triumph in the Washington, at odds
of $4,000 to 50, but Trainer Knox
Osborne and Owner Headley had
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Outstanding Players
In Forward Posts
On Most Teams
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Those high school football players
here who seldom get their names in
the papers except in small type down
at the bottom, the linemen, are con-
tributing much to the success the
schoolboy game is enjoying here
And such high-scoring backfield
men as Clyde Scott of Bulls, Cotton
Smith of St. Adams and Billy Ear
out at Westinghouse are among
the first to insist that the boys in
the line be given credit for much
of their success.
A partial list of outstanding line
men among District and nearby
schoolboy elevens would include
Ends, Bill Ware of Bulls, Ernest
Bertolini of Tech, Norman Pum-
phrey of Washington-Lee, Yves
Dodge and Sid Drain of Roosevelt
and Joe Hensley Of George Wash
ington; tackles, Ed Rowzee of Cool
idge, Duke Mathieson of Anacostia
Bev Miller of st. Albans, Tony
Vaniglio Of St. Johns, Tim Ruhl OF
Iandon, Charles Kidwell of West
ern, Sal Fastuca of Bulls and Max
well Jones of Washington-Lce;
guards. Frank Cutler and Ray Har-
rison of Coolidge, Tony Musilino OF
Gonzaga and George Conway and
Gene Gould of Western; centers
Don Druckenmiller of Washington
Lee, Bill Mcclure of Bulls and Jim
Crowley of Georgetown Prep.
Ends, Centers Sparkle.
Tackles and guards really are the
forgotten men of football because
their assignments consist solely of
blocking and tackling and only when
they fail to do this are they noticed.
Ends and centers come in for bit
more attention, the ends because
they catch passes to help the offense
and have big assignment on de-
fense and the centers because of
their backing-up position on de-
fense
Center Druckenmiller at Washing
ton-Lee has had much to do with
the Generals streak of IA victories
and the same goes for Center Nc
Clure at Bulls. which also is en-
joying an excellent season Hes a
converted end, Incidentally. He
makes good percentage of the
tackles and calls signals on offense.
Humphrey, Westinghouse end.
Is another boy Coach Harry Deming
includes on his list of key players.
He's talented pass catcher, al
though he's yet to snag one for a
touchdown this year, and a good
blocker.
Dodge at Roosevelt and Hensley
at George Washington lead the
ends in the scoring department,
each having pulled in three passes
for touchdoWns. Hensley got two
Of his last week against Fairfax and
otherwise has been factor in the
Presidents string of three straight
victories.
Opponents Wary of Bertolini.
Bertolini of Tech hit the scoring
column when he picked up a blocked
kick and carried it across the East
ern goal last week. but even before
that he was marked player. Op-
posing coaches who have secuted
Tech haven't been running too many
plays around his end.
Below is the won-and-lost record
of District and nearby high school
eleVenS to date
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Lnemen Sparkle for Schoo|boy Eevens of Capital Ares
|UnethicoI Dog Show Practices
Mar Southern Exhibitions

and Essex" surely will be born unde,
Southern skies.
In the meantime, the American
Kennel Club might do something te
minimize the evil effects of a sport
completely dominated by CONNER
slal interests. A step in the right di.
rectlon might be to limit the show
ing OF dogs by professional handlers
to two classes, the puppy and the
open.
The puppy class should be open te
him because nobody can expect ever
q handlers puppy to be as well de-
Veloped and as right perfect as a
mature dog. The open class is the
one in which only the toughest COM
petition is expected.
In the other classes, average own
ers can have a good time competing
against each other and win enough
blue ribbons to decorate their homes
Philadelphia Show Slated.
DR.. H. B. Kobler of PHILADELPHIA
will judge best in show at the 49th
annual affair of the Kennel Club in
the Quaker City. The show will be
staged at Convention Hall on Sat-
urday. November 20, and will be the
last big one of the year. The BULLDOG
Club of Philadelphia again is staging
its specially with this show.
Mrs. E. w. Dobert of Falls Church
has an English setter that must
have been apprenticed to a bull doc
IN its youth. Mrs. Dobert's 49,
months-old daughter was PLAYING in
grassy field near the house when a
COW, known to be evil tempered
broke the fence between them and
started right for the}child. Mrs. Do
bert was too far away to intervene,
but the dog was not. In true bull
dog fashion. he charged for the COW s
nose, caught it and turned the COW
away from the little girl. Then
changing to shepherd tactics, he
nipped at the animals heels and
drove it out of the field.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Il Mnze:Mf MnMz MzIH Me A1zs

this bomber limped home, with wounded
waist gunner, dead engine, and shot-up
Il turbosupercharger. The ground crew called for
"1urbo man." because at dawn tomorrow the same
ship has another date with destiny
General Electric calls this man "service engineer"
The Army says Technical representative" But pilot
and ground crew sing out "Iurbo man, and he comes
running. His job to keep those re-breathng turbo-
superchargers working come Axis flax, Arctic cod or
desert sand and heat Because urbosuperchargers put
Americas biggest bombers and deadliest fighters on
top of the enemy, turbo men" desperately impor-
tant.
Scattered across the world at vital air bases. turbo-
supercharger specialists only some of the $50 men
of the General Electric Service Engineering Division
who help keep Army and Navy equipment eft to
Evening star., 1943-10-26
BY r. r. TAYNTON,

A trip to the Southern dog shows
Is revelation to the amateur eX-
hibitors. At these shows evils often
decried and the Eastern and North
ern fixtures are emphasized. A
sport which began entirely as an
amateur affair and which still is
largely dominated by one and two
dog owners over much of the coun-
try largely is commercial under
taking down South.
Although entries are compara-
lively small, the amateur handler
showing his own dog is rarity and
even more rarely does he come out
of the ring with any of the major
awards. Dog showing as practiced
there merely is a race among pro-
fessional handlers to finish chain
plonShips for their clients dogs.
1t is no novelty for handlers to
bring strings OF several dogs of one
breed belonging TO one owner and
to finish them off, one after the
other with little or no outside COM
petition and to send each one home
with cheaply bought title as soon
as done.
Section Needs New Leaders.
At these shows handlers tricks
and Subterfuges are more in evi-
dence than at the larger Northern
fixtures. The Southern shows seem
to have following of lesser known
professionals who seldom, If ever,
make the big circuits.
There is no question but that the
South is awake to The value and the
beauty of the pure-bred dog. There
is little doubt but that it is ripe for
a great development in the sport of
dog showing. But it needs leader
ship and supervision. When the
right leader appears, a new Morris
Evening star., 1943-10-26
@ CHE; 9, :, s #

Isaacs, Conrad Howard, and Albert
Sandrin, jr.. holder of the 1943 jun
ior chess championship of the Illi-
nois State Chess Association. Fac
tor in the play-off registered 80.
Anthony E. Santasiere of New
York is now New England champion;
j. w. Stapp recently annexed the
title in the annual southwestern
open championship at Dallas, Tex;
Tom Gutekunst, of Allentown, Pa,
captured the State title; Vlados MI
kenas still maintains that he is ma
tlonal champion Of Lithuania as he
competes in current Soviet Journeys.
Chess Problem No. $50.
BY F. GAMAGE, Brockton, Mass
First Prize, New York Post. Second In
formal Two-Move Tourney, 1943.
BLACK MEN
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Racer Weyonoke Earns
ID Times His Cost
BY the Associated Press.

Weyanoke, winner of the first divi-
sion Of the Ardsley Handicap. al
ready has paid his purchase price
IA times over. He was bought for
$1,000 as yearling last season and
has developed into one of the sea-
sons bargains.
He was unplaced in his first start
at Fairgrounds last winter. but since
has won Sl433750. His next start
is listed for the Louisiana Derby.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
BY PAUL j. MILLER.

Lars Korrstrom and Dale Morgan
lead, 20. in the championship tour
ney of the Federal Chess Club, two
rounds having been played with the
third scheduled for tonight, 8 o'clock,
at 243l Fourteenth street NV.
In round No. 2 Korrstrom defeat
ed P. J. Michels. Morgan won from
Heinz Steinbach, while Edmund
Nash trimmed D. Burk Harold
Burdge, club champion, defending
his title. drew a bye.
Individual play in A and B groups
by sections:
Evening star., 1943-10-26

fight The Navy decorated So of them for skilled and
hazardous labor which began at the very bottom of
Pearl Harbor Others are in Alaska England Austria
liza, Africa, and India. Behind them are more than
25OO men at home, servcing equipment for war indus
tries and the armed forces
G-E organization and experience played big part
in training men for this role For many years serv
ice engineers have installed equipment in faraway
places like Siberia, the Himalayas and the mountains
and jungles of Africa and South America, overcoming
apparently insuperable obstacles and meeting many
incidental adventures in the course of doing their Jobs
loday adventures and todays jobs are the biggest of
ALL since they found almost every one of the
worlds battefronts But good men can be trusted to
do good job, anywhere. General Electric Company,
Schenectady, NY.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

not decided today whether he would
be sent against such racers as
Thumbs Up and Shut Out equally
weighted under 1875 pounds.
Fairy Manhurst also is quartered
here. but his handlers still were de-
batting whether to start him in the
Special or the $500 Exterminator
Handicap which will be run on the
same day and which might be more
to his liking. A 3-year-old, he would
go in the Special with 12O pounds,
as would Eurasian.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Army Tops Penn, Coach
Beaten by Both Holds
BY the Associated Press.

Sy tht AsS0CIdted Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Howie
Odell, Yale football coach whose
team was beaten by both, leans to-
ward the Army in the Army Penn
clash at Philadelphia Saturday.
Penn will have to play very good
football to beat that Army team" he
told New York football writer's yes
| terday,
Evening star., 1943-10-26
1000 Out-of- f-City Autoists
Noted by OPA at Pim|ico

for investigation because an A ration
would not allow daily trips to the
track. OPA regulations do not gov
ern the use of A ration gasoline
but check will be made for possible
misuse of fuel allotted for essential
driving, they added.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Canadians Grid RivoIr
Settled in Prison Comp
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
LEITH, Scotland, Oct. 26.-Tradi-
tional football rivalry between East
ern and Western Canada extended
even to German prison camps, re-
patriated Canadian servicemen said
on their arrival here.
The prisoners formed teams and
the West won a recent game, 1872.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
II Games for Indiana Quint

BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Oct. 26
(P.-A 21-game basket ball sched-
ule, opening December l against
Camp Atterbury, has been an
nounced by Indiana University.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Ohio State
picked as leading football team
in A. P. poll; Georgia, I'd; Ala
bama, Sd; Notre Dame, 4th;
Georgia Tech, 5th.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Slide Rule Now Is Stable

w. E. Boeing's stable is down to
one horse. Slide Rule, which is en-
tered in the Scarsdale Handicap at
Jamaica Saturday,
Evening star., 1943-10-26

Lyman BrOnfln Will deliver the
third lecture in his instructional
chess series tonight, 7:30 o'clock,
at the Federal Chess Club. Vis-
itors and beginners are welcome
no admission fee This is your op-
portunity to learn the simple rules
of chess play the easiest way-by
individual lecture rather than mere
book study.
Najdorf Sets Blindfold Record.
Michael Najdorf of Poland recent
ly played 40 games of chess against
80 opponents 1.-TWO players opposing
the master in consultation at each
chessboard) at Rosario Argentina
to break the world record of 80
boards set by Georges Koltanowski
Belgian, who now seeks American
citizenship.
When Philidor played four games
of blindforld chess in France a CEN
tury ago his feat was considered mir
aculous. When the American Harry
PDlsbury eSsayed boards in thI
'90s he was pronounced mao
sCi4iNo' AiACIl NdiII AOlOdllo"Hhi WIZ!
the amazing total of 80 boards, then
Alchhin with So, again koltanoWsk
with 81, end now Najdorf with 40!
Is there any limit to tie capacity
OF the mind?
Georges ayers he will not try to
regain the blindfold championship
He will entertain service men in the
East for the present.
Factor Is Chicago Champ.
Samuel Factor, battle SCARED vet
eran of many Chicago title bouts
and one-time champion of the old
Western Chess Association, has
shared the Windy City champion.
ship for 1943, topping off Lewis j
Evening star., 1943-05-29

chauneur. Mr.. Byrnes used to eat
okra three times day but he won't
ouy 1t. He says at so cents a pound
okra Is not economically stabilized"
Inc chauffeur smiled a white
tooth smile and added. Now he'll
nave his okra three times a day
again and he's going to be awful
nice to me all today and all tomor-
row."
The guard at the White House
gate said, That okras for Jimmie
Byrnes? Lady, you go right in, you
oon need any other pass
Mr.. Byrnes was so pleased about
the okra that when asked about it
today, he said, 1T was worth some-
one sitting up all night for"
Mrs. Byrnes is cultiyatinp a Vic
tory garden in Massachusetts ave-
nue.. not too far from the Shoreham
Hotel. where they live. It is re-
ported to be planted entirely with
okra.
Mr.. Byrnes is going to South Car
olina tonight where okra is not so
cents pound. Shortly after he gets
back the okra should be ready to
cut. so In spite Of his failure to
stabilize it, economically, once more
the home front head will be able to
have his okra three times a day, and
okra. as every South Carolinian
knows, is brain food.
Evening star., 1943-05-29
Soviet Forces Maxine
Softening-up Slabs
In Smo|ensk Sector
Russions Locked in Bitter
Fight to Gust Germans
From Lower Kubon
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. May 29.-Red Army
troops were locked in a swaying,
bitter struggle to drive the Ger
mans from the Lower Kuban to-
day, and land and aerial activity
further northward indicated that
this first major campaign of the
summer may be only the fore
runner Of several to develop
along the long Russian front.
The Soviet midday communioue
made no reference whatever to the
Novorossisk area in the Kuban.
Both the midday and midnight
communiques, however, stressed
sharp activity in the Smolensk area,
almost 700 miles northwest of the
major Kuban campaign, and i'm
portant communications and rail
link between German held Kharkov
and Orel sectors and Leningrad.
Troop Trains Wrecked.
The midday communique. record
ed here by the Soviet monitor. de-
scribed artillery action, reconnais-
sance, and heavy guerrilla activity in
that important area. and the mid
night communique, in addition to
describing Russian artillery and re-
connaissance activity, told of Ger
man attempts to scout the area
which were beaten of. German de-
tense positions were demolished bv
artillery while guerrillas striking
near Vitebsk. Is miles northwest of
Smolensk, wrecked troop trains and
attacked German garrisons, the
midday communique said
Planes joined with artillery near
Lenlngrad to smash German out
posts, artillery and mortar batteries.
and Red airmen shot down six Ger
man planes which attempted to beat
on assaults on German supplies and
communications there, it said.
The Smolensk area OF the western
front. the Liscichansk area of the
Donets front, and west of Rostov
also were scenes of Russian soften
lng-up stabs. Near Lisichansk. the
Russians said, Red Army troops test
(See RUSSIA, Page A-3)