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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
LABELS

SALT LAKE CITY Police
won't bother to look for La
Verne Leroy, 38-year-old pa
role violator, around the swim
ming resorts
A Fedeal Bureau of Investiga-
ton bulletin listed these identi-
tying marks tattooed on his
arms, chest, shoulders and back:
A shield with eagle, two L. S.
flags, Rising Sun, Crucifix, In
dian girl, Pearl Harbor scene.
ballet dancer, butterfly, sailing
ship, girls head setting sun,
scrool, three hearts, flowers.
dragon, several race horses. and
the words Manila, P.8, 1922, "
and u S A. 1881"
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Sports
At a Glance
BY JOHN J. NAJpUcH

The o06uoy Ryder Cup motches stort0g Saturday. witt
mark the first oppeoonce OF Wote Hogen pilot OF the cho
oneers os poyer the He bod previously served
os copoin both the cup end challenging squod nom
poyer The poyer shortage has forced Hagen 10 change
his mind ond come ond dpoy the type OF golf he noted
for HIS wos whipped lost leor but Hagen con now
personally squore accounts Missing from this years event
viii be outsto0dno sors Sam Sneod Ben Hogan, ond
Horton Smith
To get preve~ OF ~hot is going TO take place OF the
otehes this go Herest Golf Club this evening
where number OF Ryder players will exhibition
notch for the onnuol lonS Club outing Exhbi
will be Al WotrouS Fonk WoSh, ond Jimmy Domeet
Todoys Po~wow another kind OF preview II will
show you ~hot good your money will do for the unfortunate
Today the receipts will be turned for the underPrvesed
children, while week end profits go for wor-relicf.
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The Monitor-Leader
THURSDAY AUGUST 8, 1943 PAGE Il
Fighter Nova Underdog
in Battle Against SaVoId
THURSDAY

CHICAGO, Aug 5 $500 tF) --
Ray Carlen, manager OF Lou
Nova, is a happy man as his
California fighter prepares for
10 round bout with Lee Sa-
void Of Paterson, y j., at Wrig-
ley Field Monday night -- happy
because Savold is the favorlte
We've never won an import
ant fight when Nova was the
favorite said Carlen Its been
that way all along and that S
why ! have 'hunch wen be on
the winner end Monday.
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Super Cleaners
Edge Out
Optimiist Club

Alwardt's Cafe backed into the
select circle of playoff competi-
tors in the tumble League last
night as Optimist Club lost
heart breaker to S per Cleaners
at Consumers Power diamond,
81. Porath Construction, Super
Cleaners and Alwardt's will vie
for the championship in the
round-robin which begins Au-
gust l6.
The Optimists put up bitter
fight before going down to de-
feat in one of the best played
games of the season. All the
scoring was done in the first
inning.
d. Phillips laced out home
run after the Optimist leadoff
man had been retired and that
was the extent If the Clubs
scoring. Bob DeFrancis started
the Cleaners off, with single
IN their half OF the tlrSt. he
went to third on Frazher's sim
gle and scored on an error by
the Optimist second baseman.
FRAZIER stole second and scored
when Leo Killewald lined out
a single. The game was played
on an even keel during the re-
naming six innings.
Bud Smrcina and Killewald
were both in rare form on the
mound. Smrcina held the Clean
ere to four safeties and Kille-
wald dished out only three The,
latter had three strikeouts TO
his credit, No player had more
than one hit on either team.
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COACH PROMOTED

MENOMINEE - (4') - Bern
ard II. Mccain, for Is years
football. basketball and track
coach at Menominee high school,
will become assistant 10 Coach
Maynard Morrison at Lansing
Eastern High. Mccain is a ma
tive of Lansing and a graduate
of Western Michigan college. :,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05

Clothes or other inflammablc
materials, soaked in solution
of two pounds OF ammonium
phosphate and two quarts of
water. will become fircproof.
according to a Brooklyn scien-
fist.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
KALAMAZOO

KALAMAZOO - Up - Wes-
tern Michigan college has lost
only one football game in two
years with the Information, but
Coach John Gill is willing TO
change if another system is more
suitable to the material on hand.
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FRIDAYS GAMES

Bar 80 VS.. Hillcrest Studio at
ST. Mary's Stadium.
Covered Wagon IS. Spruce Inn
al Covered Wagon diamond.
Bills Bar VS.. Alwardts Cafe
at Consumers Power diamond.
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Super Cleaners 2, Optimist
Club /.
Bowl o. Drome II, Miller
Bros. Creamery 8.
Bar SO VS.. 81. Clair Shores
at ST. Mary's Stadium.
Hillcrest Studio W. Nesbitts
Orange at Covered Wagon dia-
mond.
Optimist Club VS.. ST Louis at
Griffith Field.
Alwardt's Cafe VS.. Porath Con-
Struction at Consumers Power
diamond.
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jealousy The other INSTITUTIONS
have shown toward the Unlver-
slty OF Michloon. II seems
that while such colleges as
Harvard, Fordhom, and our
own local Detroit U which
yeoriy disployed renowned
football teams, have dropped
the S sport for the duration,
MIchigon is licking ITS chops
voting for the opening OF the
season They're oil pointing
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05

LOS ANGELES - Nineteen
photographs showing another
woman in 10 stages of undress,
which she claims she found in
her husbands possession. won
Mrs. Della Gable divorce from
aircraft worker Jacob II. Gable.
They're not bad pictures,
either" said Mrs. Gable.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05

Carbon forms only one-hun-
dredth OF per cent OF the
earth's whole. but without it
life would perish from the
globe.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
TUMBLE LEAGUE

MONDAY - Alwardt's Cafe VS..
Porath Construction.
TUESDAY - Optimist Club VS..
Bits Bar.
Club VS..
Porath Construction.
FRIDAY - Super Cleaners VS..
Porath Construction.
All games at Consumers Power
diamond.
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Mchqons toent with accusing finger and shout
inq IT isnt oir, Why don't we get few.
Fritz Crscr waking these doys too Locking IS
the worried look his oce noticeable throughout the
other foobo con1pogns He undoubtedly has the motenoI
produce the best 10 represent Wcgu1 tn I'D
dton 10 his ettemen-Copt Poul White Bob Wese,
Mevin Preounon julius Fconks Bob Senberg and Jim Bre
ke-Mchiqon hos as many from Wisconsin and Bill Daley
the versatile end mighty Minnesota back In the Budger dele
COTTON the phenomenal sophomore oback OF lost
Eoy Hrsch and Len Seen9er Jack Wink Fred Negus Pot
Boyle and Bob t1onzlk
This looks like the year for Michigan TO beok the H.
yeornx Minnesota hos the Wolverines when they meet
o. Ann Arbor October q.
Though overlooked q slight degree, Northwestern U
Marine specialized ond Navy VIZ training groups Where
Michigan profted with books Northwestern up in
the line The WTdcots have IS Of their eemen, 2
from the Minnesota squod several from Nebraska and 0
Denver players headed by Joe Crbo capable center Among
Bob Bones end Jerry Coe books Herb Helm ond Loy Hal
enkomp ends and Johnny Bconch Charley OeIogo, and
Bob Groiztger, guords
Four OF the bockfield candidates for Mehieons l943
eleven among the Big Tens rushing leaders lost
Hofboek Hrsch third with rushing OF ga yards
per qome, lubbock Wiese fifth with SGT, Copt. White
tenth with 444 and hotbock Daley seenth with
overoee Of IS per GONE
Cooeh CrisIe who is beginning his sixth year Michigan
mentor hos directed the Wolverines 81 victories AZ
during the lost five Eight defects and two
included his record here Crislers Is heod
coaching record Minnesota Princeton and Michigan shows
IT wins, "a defects ond eight ties.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
JUNIOR LEAGUE
TUMBLE LEAGUE
TUESDAYS RESULTS
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS

st. Clair Shores 4, Nesbitt's
Orange l.
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HIT HOMER TO WIN IN 18TH

Radbourne d a | { a no hit
game against Cleveland, July 25,
SO He hit a home run as an
outfielder to beat Detroit, 10 in
the 18th inning, Aug. Of, 80.
Awarded 10 Cincinnati with
the cracking UP Of the Brother
hood, Radbourne retired in mid
season of 81, died six years
later at the ag of 43.
Radbourne's exceptional abil-
ity, gentlemanly conduct and
craftsmanship was an inspira-
ton to the youth of America.
He fired the ambition of thou
sands of youths to follow in his
footsteps.
Old Hoss Radbourne was one
of the men who helped establish
baseball as Americas national
game.
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Strubank pitched the first
five innings for st. Clair Shores
and was relieved by Belleau at
the start of the sixth. Petitpren
went all the way for the Orange
men. Only two safeties were col
lected off the combined offer
ings Of the st. Clair Shores hurl-
erS.
Four men, Doell and Strubank
for the Shorians, Coulter and
Howey of Nesbitt's, had perfect
averages for the evening. The
Shores batters had two for two
while Coulter and Howey each
had a single in one official time
at bat
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Shores Team
Wins No. IA
over Nesbitt'
Orange Hopes
for PIoyoH
Fading With Loss

The rampaging ST Clair
Shores Merchants added game
No. IA to their record of sue
cessive victories Tuesday night
with 10 ! win over Mes
bits Orange at st. Mary's Sta
dunn. The Shorians were only
six games away from equaling
the city record for successive
triumphS which was set last sea-
son by Bar SO.
The loss for the Nesbitt crew
dropped them below Covered
Wagon in the standings and les
sened their chances for spot
in the playoffs. A lot depends
on the outcome of the two games
fourth place Hillcrest Studio
will play tonight and tomorrow,
A three run rally in the fifth
sewed up the game for the Mer-
chants. With the score tied at
one run, Obenauer led off the
inning by being safe on an err
ror. He stole second and went
to third on a single by Perkins.
The next batter popped up. but
Doell singled, scoring Oben-
auer. Perkins also tried to come
in on the hit but was out at the
plate Strubank then singled to
score Doell and Kothe followed
with another one-bagger to bring
in Strubank.
The lone Nesbitt run was scor-
ed by Coulter in the fourth STAN
"a. He drew base on balls and
went to second as Trombley also
walked. He scored a moment
later on a fielder's choice. Three
successive singles in the third
resulted in the first Shores
marker.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE
(PIaYnffSl

MONDAY - Bowl-O-Drome VS..
Optimist Club.
WEDNESDAY - D. N. Cooley
VS.. Optimist Club.
FRIDAY - Bowl-O-Drome VS..
d. N. Cooley.
All games at Griffith Field.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05

age was under 200 in four
years, under 800 in five - 2.06
in 81, LES in 80, l.43 in '83,
l.09 in 81, / 40 in IS, 208 in
Sc, 2.79 in SO, $40 in 80, 2O7
in 90.
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Scrbes throughout the United Stotes have indicated the
La gaceta., 1943-07-16
ICorreran Mil
Millas los Indios
Tarahumara

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, julio 16,
Los indios Tarahumara, famo.
SOS por su r~esistencia fisica, CO.
rreran mil millas, ell venidero no.
viembre, desde Chihuahua a Ia
capital mejicana.
En- ell recorrido llevaran con
ellos una antorcha encendida.
La antorcha dara fuego a una
simb6lica hoguera de unidad ma
cional, en- Ciudad de Mejico, el
dia 20 de noviembre, a~niversario
de la revoluci6n mejicana.
Los famosos andarines traeran
un mensaje del goberpadOr Alfre'
do Chavez, de Chihuahua para e
presidente de la RepGblica, gene
raj Avila Camacho.
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LIGA AMERICANA

Stephens Bate6 de Cuadrangular
I'm batazo de "jonrr6n" de
Vern Stephens, disparado en- la
cuarta entrada con un corredOr
en- las bases, di6 aver la victoria
a los Browns sobre los Indios de
Cleveland.
Sundra dej6 en- cuatro hits a
los bateadores de Cleveland, mien-
tras sus companeros pegaban seis
.por cuenta de Bagby, relevado
despues por Milnar.
Bagby es ell pitcher "estrella"
del Cleveland y lama por la dere-
cha. Cullenbine bate6 un "tubey'
" Hank Edwards un ''tribey".
Cleveland 1c, al, De; San Luis
&c, 6h, De.
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Haegg Correra
Manana en-
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, julio 49,
Ell c&lebre atleto sueco Gunder
Haegg correra aqui manana saba
do y en- la milla tendra de con-
trincante a Gil Dobbs, de Boston,
un estudiante.
John d. Fulton, de la UNIVERSE
dad de Stanford, tambien inter-
vendra en- la justa deportiva.
Dobbs corri6 la milla en- Cleve-
land, bajo techo, en- 4 minutes
8.5 segundOs.
Fulton ha corrido Ia milla, en-
mas de una OCCASION, en- cuatro mi
nutos.
Creese que Haegg, ~presionadO por
esos atletas, Sc vera obligado a fl
jar una nueva marca.
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POSICION DE A
NOVENAS EN- LA
LIGA

Esta es la posici6n de las no.
venas, hasta aver, en- Ia Liga Ma
cional:
San Luis, 48 ganados, "a perdi-
dos y promedio de SGT.
Brooklyn, AZ victorias, "a de-
rrOtas y porcentaje de $50.
Pittsburgh, 38 ~triunfos, 95 dis
gustos y 521.
Cincinnati, 80 vapuleos, 81 con-
tratiempos y promedio de 513.
Filadelfia, "a, 80 y 447; Boston,
32, 40 y 444; Chicago, 33, AZ y
434; New York, 80, as y S95.
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Los Juegos En- Las
Grandes Ligas
LIGA NACIONAL
Victoria de los Piratas

Klinger, ayudado por Alfonso
Lopez, dej6 aver en- ocho 'hits" a
los Cardenales Y supo %conquistar
la victoria. Cuatro "jilotes" dis
pararon los Piratas contra las cur
vas de Lanier y Dickson. Alfonso
ayud6 al triunfo de su novena con
un triple" y an "doble"..
Las dos novenas jugaron de ma
nera irreprochable. Sc lie acredit6
la derrota a Lanier. Presenciaron
Ell juego, que Sc verified de nOche,
$4,000 "fanaticos".
San Luis Sc, Oh, De; Pittsburgh
&c, 14h, De.
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Durocher Dejo
a Medwick en-
B r. o ky N

NEW YORK, julio 16.-LOs
Esouivadores salieron aver de re-
corrido por las ciudades represen-
tadas en- Ia Liga Nacional y Leo
Durocher dej6 aqui a Joe Med
wick, hasta hace POGO tempo uno
de los mejores bateadores de Ia
pelota organizada.
Existe la impression de que el
notable jardinero sera cambiado
o dejado en- libertad de accion.
ale hemos dado permisO a Med
wick" dijo ell mentor a los periO-
distas, para que sc quede en-
New York. Una mas amplia ex-
plicaci6n Sc dara mahana."
Medwick no bate6 nunca con
menos de 800 puntos en- u IL an
teriores temporadas en- la Liga
Nacional, con los Cardenales y Ell
Brooklyn. Actualmente su prone
dio al bate es de 272.
No es IN secreto que Branch
Hickey ha venido realizandO es-
fuerzos para negociarle.
Medwick lego a las grandes IL
gas por conducto de los Cardena-
les, en- 1882, y rapidamente pas6
a ser una "estrella".
En- 1941 figure de manera pro-
minente en- Ia cOnquista del cam
peonatO por los Dodgers.
Ell popular jardinerO lie pidi6 a
Durocher, en- la estaci6n del ferro-
carril, que lie explicase Ell motive
de la orden dej&ndOlo en- New
York.
Durocher, segdn los amigos de
ambos, lie contest6 que Sc limitaba
a cumplir instrucciOnes del presi-
dente Hickey.
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Smith Volver& a
Lamar por ell Chicago

CHICAGO, julio 16.-Jimmy
Dykes, Ell director de los Medals
Blancas, decide aver devOlverle
su gracia a "Mala Suerte" Edgar
Smith, un pitcher que perdiera
numerosos juegOs pOr ell margen
de una carrera.
Smith Sc unira ell domingo a Ia
nOvena y Sc lie dara 'su Ultima
oportunidad" en- un recorrido por
el Este.
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Victoria de Robinson

FALL RIVER, Massachusetts,,
julio 16.-En ell decimo asalto de
un combate a ~puhetazos efectua-
do en- ell Casino, Henry Robinson,
152 libras, de Filadelfia, derrOt6
pOr nocaut tecnico a Eddie Ellis,
de Quincy, peso de 1852 libras.
Patrocinaron ell programa, que
era de caracter s~ecundario, 1900
espectadores.
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Bithorn Domino a los ROjO.

BithOrn Domino n los ROjOs
Ell pitcher puertorriqueho BIZ
thorn domino aver a los Rojos de
Cincinnati, limitandolos a 4 hits
y ninguna carrera. Elmer Riddle
cargo con la derrOta y lie releva-
ron Shoun Y Beggs.
Descargaron los Cubs diez hits
v con ellos anotaron ocho carre-
ras. Merullo cometi6 ell dnico
error de Ia tarde. Cavarretta y
Marshall dispararon "tribeyes" y
Nicholson Sc descolg6 con otro
cuadrangular.
Chicago &c, 1Oh, lie; Cincinna-
ii DC, All, De.
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Exito De los senadOres

CincO "hits" dispar6 cada move
ma, pero los Senadores ganarOn Ell
iuego cuando Bob Johnson bate6
un cuadrangular que produjO dos
carreras. Fue la d@cima victoria
La gaceta., 1943-07-16

Esta a la cabeza de los pitchers
de la Association Americana, con
IL triunfos y una sola derrota, ell
pitcher zurdO Jim Trexler. Era
policia en- Richmond, Virginia, y
tiene SO amos de edad.
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Brown Derrot0
a Farrell

ELIZABETH, New Jersey, julio
16.-Con un peso de 151 libras,
John Brown, de New York, derrO-
to por fallo de los jueces a Buddy
Farrell, de Newark.
Dur6 Ell combate nueve asaltos.
Pesaba ell "vapulsado" 1919
libras.
La gaceta., 1943-07-16

Aplastamiento de los Gigantes
La novena de Bill Cox, teniendo
a Barrett en- Ia "lomita", venci6
aver facilmente a los Gigantes de
Mel OFT.
Los Phillies pegaron nueve hits
y los aprovecharon para anotar
nueve carreras. Triplett, ell If de
los vencedores, aport6 tres "hits''
e hizo dos carreras, en- cinco via
jes a la "goma''.
Maynard, ell jardinero izquierdo
de los "vapuleados", ofreci6 en-
honor de su novena una "pelfcula
de cuatro esquinas".
Dahlgren ayud6 al exito con un
"doble". Sc lie cOncedi6 la derrO-
ia a Fischer.
New York 1c, III, lie; Filadelfia
SC, Oh, lie.
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1912, de 43,7O5 espectadores.
lie faltan por jugar a los Tt
gres 35 partidos.
Los asistentes en- la temporada
del ano pasado, fueron, en- total,
63O,845.
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DE LAS
NOVENAS EN- LA
LIGA AMERICANA

La posici6n de los "clubs" en- Is
Liga Americana es la siguiente:
Yankees, as victorias, 40 de-
rrotas Y promedio de $50.
Tigres, S8 exitOs, 81 disgustos
y promediO de 528.
Senadores, 40 triunfOs, 81 "pa-
~lizas" v porcentaje de 519.
Medals Blancas, 35 ganados,
SO perdidos y 493.
Browns, 35, 80 y 486; Indios,
35, 3S y 479; Medals ROjas, 35,
80 473; Atl&ticOs, 81, A y 4S6.
del pitcher venezolano Alexandra
Carrasquel.
Presenciaron ell partido, jugado
de noche, 1866 expenditures.
Culberson, Lupien y Vernon ba-
~tearon "tribeyes''.
Boston &c, 5h, lie; Washington
4c, oh, lie.
Obtuvo Grove Su Octave TriunfO
FL sensational pitcher dercehO
Orval Grove obtuvo su octave
triunfo de la temporada, mantle
niendose invicto, por cuenta de
los Tigres. Con sus Z 'hits" los
Medals Blancas pasarOn z veces
la gonna.
Acudieron a presenciar ell desa-
flo 24,349 personals. La derrOta lie
corresponds a Trout, a quien re-
levaran Corsica y Overmire.
Hodgin y Tucker descargaron
"tribeyes".
Detroit 4c, 5h, 2e; Chicago &c,
III, 2e.
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fecha, en- los AZ desa-
ladOs por los Tigres en-
an pagado sus entradas
perSOnas.
epresenta una disminui-
paradas las cifras con ell
tmerO de desaffos, en-
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|TICI0NES
B0LERAs
Ter Sc quedara con los
w al Bobo lie dieron

Ter Sc quedara con los
Y al Bobo lie dierOn
!.
bObera" asegura que
los Browns y por 10
"busca-b roncas" de
pOdran utilizar a los
rmueller y McKain.
rkey, ell p~residente de
lie ha dado la raz6n
soaches', nj los pelo-
bic, pueden decirle a
como ha de Conan
|ena. 70 c~ontinuare
% mi leal apOyO.
realiz6 un acto de
y a este Sc debe
81 Sc dictara."
d~ivergencias en- las
indican que
a ell c~ampeonat0.
La gaceta., 1943-07-16

DO aver la adquisici6n
Esome por los Browns,
luke Sewell dijo:
Ell nos ayudara a ga
eonato. Estamos ba-
br. Con un lanzadOr
facilmente ganaremos
! como Sc c~omportara
Dvena, por cuanto no
p~ersonalmente. ST sc
labilfsimo '~serpentine-
lacer frente a Ia opo-
|el e~mpezaremos a ga
|emos a la ~c1spide."
manifesto anoche que
ira a los Browns, a Gu
iera 20 triunfos en- los
1889, v 81 en- 1910.
La gaceta., 1943-07-16

tOdos que Ell domingo,
b, pueda jugar de nue.
Intersocial.
muy h1medo, Sc halla-
DO Ell domingo pasado.
e i~talianOs Sc batiran
er desafio, a la 1880.
entraran en- ell "palen-
Y Leales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Thieves MutiIote Scots

England has a wave of cinema
seat slashing, thieves cutting out the
soft rubber armpads and selling
them for sponges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

French. German, Spanish, and a
little Portuguese. is making the Eng
lish translation of the role. of Vio-
letta in La Traviata" for her ap-
pearance with the National Negro
Opera Company.
BY presenting the opera in Eng
fish. the singer believes, many peo-
pie who ordinarily stay away from
opera because they cannot under
stand It,, will find it attractive.
In Italy, and Germany, too, the
masses of people think almost more
of the opera than of food and
drink" she said, recalling that they
would flock to the opera without
even going home to dinner, carrying
their lunches to eat during inter-
mission. Here" she went on, only
select group find it enjoyable"
There is much talk by various
musicians OF presenting opera in
English, she pointed out. but the
tendency is to 60 right ahead Civ
ing it in Italian, French and Ger
man.
The Negro Opera Company's pro-
duction will be entirely in English,
and Is made up of an all-colored
cast. There are still openings. Miss
Evanti says, for male singers. Fred
erick Vajda of the Metropolitan
Opera Co. will conduct,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Beer Price Complaints
In Arlington Probed

A check is being made on reports
OF ceiling price violations In the
sale of beer in Arlington, 1t was
learned today.
Arlington price oficials said a
number" OF complaints had been
received during the last few weeks
and that an investigation was UNI
der way.
No reports have been received,
however of beer truckmen being
tipped" sums of money by retail
ers to leave extra quantities of beer,
a practice reported in other cities in
Virginia. Ofncials explained that
thus far no acute shortage of beer
is evident in the county.
Meanwhile, Horace B. Cans. act
ing district price ofiicer of the OPA
IN Richmond. disclosed that a SINH
lar check is being made throughout
the State. Complaints have been
fairly general in the larger commu-
mites. he asserted. with none re-
ceived from the rural areas.