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Evening star., 1943-02-07
Calls Bulge AII-Time Ace;
Predicts Tremendous
Postwar Sport Boom
BY FRANK FRAWLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 6.-Big Bill
Tilden isn't sensitive about his age,
so it's all right to start out by re-
porting he will observe his 5Oth
birthday anniversary next Wednes-
day.
Sure enough. Bill will be playing
tennis.
I've been doing that ever since I
was IT, the tennis champion of
champions said as he laced his shoes
and started for the Chateau Elysee
court, where he is private instructor.
Forty three years of tennis, doing
just what I wanted to do. 1t has
been fun and my life has been
jammed with excitement always and
much happiness
Tall, broad -shouldered, spidery
Bill Tilden probably is the greatest
all-around tennis player who ever
stepped on court. From 1920 until
1926 he dominated the game. He
was perfectionist. He had every
essential of a champion-the COM
petitive spirit, speed, generalship,
-
ice, stroking and footwork and tre-
mendous stamina.
Could Beat Youngsters Now.
Today Bill could go at top speed
against most youngsters and beat
them in any given match. He
couldn't campaign over a period of
time because his legs aren't what
they were. But, like a smart pitcher
in baseball, Tilden makes up in
brains what he has lost physically to
the years.
He expects to play tennis. and ac-
lively. for another decade. even
though it is one of the most ardu-
Gus of all sports. Tilden seemingly
is inexhaustible. one of the most
amazing of modern day athletes.
II weigh 178 now" Bill said be-
tween games with one of his pupils
when I won the national singles
from Bill Johnston back in 1920 I
was at 162, and kept right at that
figure. Those indeed were happy
days in the golden 20s. Every time
Man O War won horse race I won
tennis match. or vice versa I
won six straight before the French
man. Rene Lacoste stopped me.
And you'll recall I came back to win
in 1929 before I entered the pro
ranks in 1880"
Names Bulge as Greatest.
From the serene vantage point of
the half century milestone Bill can
recall many great tennis players,
but he has no hesitancy in naming
the Oakland. Calf, redhead, Dom
aid Bulge, as the greatest of them
all
mo doubt about it," says Bill,
whose willingness to speak his mind
made him some enemies and more
fast friends in his days as a cham
pionship competitor. Day in and
out, 1865 days year. Don Bulge
would have beaten any player who
ever lived by his consistency. He
was the one player who could be
counted on always to be on his
game
Ellsworth Vines, at the peak of
his form, simply was unbeatable
but he was variable: either superla-
tive or very. very bad. Henri Cochet
was one of the great geniuses of
tennis. The other Frenchman, La
coste, was great mechanically"
Bill says he was not, as generally
is believed. the first American to
Evening star., 1943-02-07

District Golf Association for Army
Navy relief last summer, but three.
clubs have reported collections
amounting to $181.25. They are as
follows: Indian Spring, s76.76;;
Washington, $3.50; Columbia, SAL.
Clubs yet to report include Chevy
Chase, Congressional, Kenwood
Army Navy, Argyle and Manor.
Congressional and Woodmont. rep
resentatives explained, concentrat-
ed on raising funds for the Red
Cross last year.
Meanwhile, the District Golf AS
sociation doesn't view the coming
year as a total loss. Depending on
the availability of two clubs the
association hopes to stage a big"
medal play tourney some time dur
ing the summer of 1943. AS ex-
planned by Secretary Barr the tour
ney would be held at clubs which
can be reached by public transpor-
tation, and would be divided into
two sections according to handicaps.
Evening star., 1943-02-07

Flight School includes 1t. Jim
Tatum, North Carolina football
coach last fall, Yves Schulmer-
ich, former National League out
fielder; Joe Crsini, former Pitt
boxing coach, and Ensign Joe
Giallombardo, National AAU
tumbling champion. Erv Dusak,
who was regarded as a great
outf1eld prospect by the Cardi-
nails last season, is rated the
speediest basket ball player at
Fort Sheridan. Ill. and one of
the best scorers. Corpl. Pat Abb
bott, Western amateur golf
champion who is directing
post basket ball tournament at
Lowry Field, Colo. recently took
out his golf clubs for the first
time in four months and shot
neat II over Denyer's par-72
Lakewood course.
Lou Lucier, who'll come up
from Louisville for a pitching
tryout with the Red Sox this
spring, started out as a high
school inielder. but when his
team ran out of fingers in his
junior year he took the mound.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
BY PAUL ]. MILLER.

heenly WdSlilR war among CQeIN-
selves, eager for possession of the
coveted championship belt of the
now-famous Federal Chess Club,
Harold Burdge of Ventnor City tour
ney experience, and Milton Paul,
veteran Washington kleinermeister.
stand 22-1a each as the playoff
round starts this Tuesday at at
243l Fourteenth street NV. with a
welcome extended to the public.
1t takes years to make champ.
Many a player comes close, moves
into the runnerup class, but in the
crucial game breaks and his chances
go glimmering until he again can
take the long ladder climb, In the
current match the players will con-
test until either has a one-game
lead. The winner will receive Gus
tody of the Sheridan Trophy, name
inscribed on the clubs champion
ship plaque and his entry fee paid
for the 1943 District championship
tournament-if one is held.
Ladder matches will be initiated
Tuesday among all groups. Lining
up of Government teams for a for
NAL tilt continues under the promo
tional wand of Director Hyman
Bronfin.
Results in the recent lightning
chess parley-10 seconds to the move
saw Oscar Shapiro. Emile Skraly
and Edmund Nash in a triple tie,
So each. with Nash defeating Sha-
piro in the playof, Skraly topping
Nash, while Shapiro trimmed SNaly,
thus making no change in the triple
tie. In section No. of the B dlvl-
sion F.. Faber was first, 40, as C.
Pustilnik led section No. with SO
When Faber met Pustilnik the
former won. In c play Mrs. Hur-
vitz and c.. Holden chalked up Al
scores. War stamps were divided
among all the tied leaders.
Individual scores:
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Friends Here to Fete Witty Cox;
Big Golf Tourney Is Planned

At the suggestion of Chief Petty
Officer Jocko Miller, USN, a group
of friends of Witty Cox are arrang-
ing a testimonial dinner for the
Maryland and District golf cham
pion. Details are in the hands of
Al Houghton, and the dinner will
be held at a downtown hotel.
Witty has announced he will leave
Washington late next month to take
over a post at the Hampstead tLong
Island Country Club. The dinner
probably will be held a few days
before hc leaves. Houghton SAYS
the pros all are for it and predicts
large attendance. Seldom has
pro dug in and made himself as
popular as the president Of the
Middle Atlantic PGA. Cox has
made name as administrator,
sportsman and competitor, and by
his fairness and ability has en-
deared himself to wide circle of
friends in the Capital.
Half a dozen clubs have vet to
report on collections made by the
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Baseball S War Woes
Worry Heads Goinq
IoWriters' Fete
Majors, Minors Consider
Problems; Party to Pay
Honor to Williams
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-With their
ringers crossed against the tighten
ing Government structures on sports,
baseball's most prominent leaders
began gathering today for the goth
annual dinner of New York base
ball writers tomorrow night and for
various meetings of ma ,6f and minor
leagues.
The outlook for baseball was the
subject Of much private discussion.
but all the games principal figures
insisted that they were going ahead
with plans for the 1943 season in
the belief that baseball is worth
while in wartime.
One point emphasized by every one
was that baseball would ask no
favors. No attempt has been made
to contact President Roosevelt for
another green light" such as re-
suited from Commissioner Kene-
saw Mountain Lands letter to the
Chief Executive year ago.
Lands, William G. Bramham,
president Of the National Associa-
ton of Professional Baseball
Leagues the minors). and William
Harridge, president of the American
League, all arrived today along with
many major and minor leagues
club owners and managers.
Will Plan War Relief Play.
Matters pertaining to the schedule
and arrangements for war relief
benefit games were taken up at in
formal sessions and two minor
leagues, the International and the
Eastern, held their annual meetings.
The National League will meet
Tuesday faced with the problem of
Strengthening out the Philadelphia
Phils, who are in financial difficult
ties.
Ford Frick, president of the Ma
tional League, has been leading an
effort to find new hackers for the
club. but has not been successful. AS
a result the course the league may
take in Tuesdays session is in doubt.
One possibility is that the league,
from which President Gerry Nugent
of the Phils has borrowed nearly
100000, might move to assume
management of the club as trustee.
This would be less drastic than void
ing the franchise and would protect
minority stockholders.
Williams to Be Honored.
Nugent, who controls So per cent
OF the stock, has been unable to sign
a manager or proceed with other
plans for the new season up till now
and it was evident that some change
In the situation would have to be
made at the league meeting.
Although confronted by many
weighty problems, the baseball peo-
pie were looking forward to the
writer's dinner, at which awards will
be made to Ted Williams the Red
Sox slugger, now training for naval
aviation, as the player of the year,
and to Sid Mercer, New York Jour-
nal l-American sports writer, for
meritorious service to baseball over
q long period of years.
Speakers will include Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker, Wendell Willkie and
Elmer Davis, but to keep the pro-
gram from getting too serious the
1900 guests will be entertained by
Abbott and Costello, Football Coach
and Orator Jimmy Councilman and
by the writer's own burlesque Of
the baseball scene.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Texas Loop Appears
Unable 10 Survive
IFS Third War
Lasted Through Spanish,
World No. ! Conflicts,
But Now May Fold
BY HAROLD V. RATLIFF,
Associated Press SPORTS Writa~


DALLAS, Feb 6.-The Texas
Baseball League. beset by transpor-
tation troubles and player shortages,
seems destined to become a war
casualty in its 54th year.
TIL circuit, one of the oldest minor
organizatio didn't skip a beat
either through the Spanish -Ameri-
can War or World War No. I, al
though in the latter conflict one
season was cut short by the work or
fight order.
But veteran baseball men say
chances of operating through World
War No. 2 are SO slim the club own
ers are tuning up in their best style
for a swan song next Saturday and
Sunday at meeting in Shreveport,
La.
Prospects Were Bright.
Last week-before the edict of
War Manpower Commissioner Paul
McNutt. which some observers de-
clared tacitly gave baseball the red
light - prospects were considered
bright that the league would open
the season, but that it might be cut
from eight to six clubs.
The idea was that the owners
wanted to protect their investments
even if it took a financial loss to do
SO. Word from the St. Louis Cardi-
mails, ST. Louis Browns and the Chi
cago Cubs that they would be willing
to back franchises they controlled in
the league even if they lost money,
caused gloom definitely to give way
to optimism.
The club owners were willing to
go ahead despite the tangled trans
portation situation: despite the fact
that at least one franchise was in
financial straits and another had
had its big league sponsorship with
drawn.
A IL Shot to Continue.
But this week the Government
announced it would take men from
18 to 38 for the armed forces and
essential industries, despite depend
ents-and it did not place ballplay-
ers on any deferred list. Of course,
they we're not put on the non-de-
ferred list, but veteran baseball OBJ
servers said they certainly had no
hopes players would be deferred
from what they consider an order
equal to the work or fight edict of
World War No. l.
Unless there is a positive state
ment from the Government by next
Sunday that baseball again will be
given the green light, the Texas
League is about IL shot to close
for the duration.
Evening star., 1943-02-07

but still it incorporates many mis-
takes
The special license for fishing the
Potomac River was included in bill
81, but because there is a feeling
that this privilege should be given
to Virginia and West Virginia and
denied the District of Columbia, a
separate bill to cover it is being pre-
sented. Maryland still overlooks the
great amount of money Capital
sportsmen seeking relaxation put
out at Maryland resorts.
A special Potomac license should
be equally available to all residents
living in those States and the Dis
trict bordering the Potomac or there
should not be such a license.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Linksmen of |Morooned Clubs
Will Get Chance at Others
Indian Spring Is First to Proffer Course;
Congressional, Sale Unlikely, Cuts Dues

definite offer of sale of the club. and
that negotiations are going on re-
garding leasing Of the clubhouse
proper.
These negotiations have not de-
veloped to the point where definite
announcement can be made, and
Gen. Hines said the views of the
membership would be sought before
arrangements for sale of the club
would be considered. He urged men,
mers to maintain their membership
This is valuable property. and an
interest in it is well worthwhile, he
said.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
$4,000 Timing Device
To Check on CHICAGO
Stadium Contests
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. GA two-ton,
$4,000 timing device, that has
enough hands to do everything but
pull of a players skates and sharp
en- them, has been erected in Chi
cago Stadium, and will operate for
the first time tomorrow night in the
Blackha wks- York Rangers
hockey game.
The mechanism was designed for
the automatic timing of hockey. in
cluding play, timeouts and PEN
alties; basket ball, boxing and rodeo
competition. 1t also tells time
The big clock COR clocks will be
operated from a remote control box
which appears as complicated as the
instrument panel of bomber. =.
Each side of the timer measures
10la by IL feet and contains more
colored lights than Christmas
tree.
The sound effects include bells,
whistles and sirens.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Borons, for Protection
Purchase Admission Club

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Feb. g.
Birmingham of the Southern As
sociation has bought ball club to
help relieve the shortage of man
power. President Paul Florence
announced the entire roster of %
men of Admission of the South
eastern League, had become his
property.
Ee docs not yet know how many of
the % are III the armed forces. or
how many will report for practice
next month.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Londis Orders Dodgers
To Take Back DohIqren

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Brooklyn
today received word that Commits
sioner K. M. Lands had Cancelled
the deal that sent Babe Dahlgren.
veteran first baseman, to Indian
apolis.
Dahlgren. obtained by the Dodg-
ers from the Chicago Cubs last year.
originally was sent to Indianapolis
in trade for Third Baseman Joe
Bestudik and Pitcher Earl Reid.
That deal was Cancelled soon after
Branch Hickey became president OF
Brooklyn when Bestudik joined tho
Army.
Hickey then sold Dahlgren to
indianapolis, but Lands ruled he
was sent to the minor league club
for less than the waiver price.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Governor of Illinois
Once Diamond Pro
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Gov.
Dwight Green of Illinois felt
right at home at the Old-time
Baseball Players Association an
nual get-together-he was a one
time semipro player.
Il wasn't such a good player,
but I did get SIS and S25 for
playing game now and then.
so some one must have thought l
was pretty fair the Governor
told the gathering.
Governor, you must have been
good" retorted Toastmaster Ed
mund Fallon. assistant States
attorney. because l played
long time and never got that
kind Of dough-"
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Prexy Of Houston Quits,
Says Cards Too Tight
BY the Associated Press.

HOUSTON, Tex. Feb. 6.-Fred
Ankenman, resigning as president
OF the Houston Club, said today his
decision was prompted by 'the cur
tailed policy and short-sighted plans
which Sam Breadon, owner of the
st. Louis Cardinals. has adopted
toward his Houston farm since
Branch Hickey left the organ
iZation' -
He emphasized he was not re-
signing solely because Of Rickey,s
departure Breadon. he said. plans
to slash Houston expenditures.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Basket Officials to Meet

A meeting of the District Approved
Board OF Basket Ball Ofncials will be
held today at o'clock at the Recrea-
tlon Building on call from Dallas
Shirley, secretary.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Lewis to Pilot Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 6 <PJ.--
William Buddy Lewis, 36-year- old
catcher, today signed playing
manager contract to skipper Knox
vile Of the Southern Association
this year. He lives in Memphis.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Eastern Brunch Dating

Eastern Branch BOYS Club is after
Basket ball games for its 80, l03,
100 and 1876 pound teams. Call Bar
nev Ross at Atlantic 0949
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Only l3 Spring Contests
Are Listed by Tigers
Ey the Associated Press

e The hsSoClsted PreSs.
DETROIT Feb. 6.-Detroit an
nounced today curtalled schedule
of 13 exhibition games seven with
the Pittsburgh Pirates and two
each with the Chicago Cubs and
White Soy and Minneapolis.
General Manager Jack Zeller said
one or two additional games would
be booked with the world champion
st. Louis Cardinals.
The schedule;
March - and q. Chicago White SoX
a. Evansville April , and 4. Chicago Cubs
a. Evansville 10. P!ltsburgh ~ Muncie.
Ind.. II, Minneapolis al Terre Haute,
Ind and PITTSBURGH a Evansville, "A,
Mlnnes polls al Evansville ; ana 10,
Plttsbureh at Muncie II, Is and 49,
Pittsoursh &. Deyrolt.
Evening star., 1943-02-07
@ CHE; + s #
CHESS PROBLEM NO. SCI

CHESS PROBLEM NO. 521.
BY WALTER JACOBS. now at Phila-
delpha, 1912.
Courtesy American Chess Bulletin.)
BLACK-D MEN
Evening star., 1943-02-07
WHITE-7 MEN.
White to Play and Mate in Two Moves

Whue TO PIay and Mate IN Two Moves.
Solutions in the Global Problem solving
Tourney come this week from Mrs. j. Hur-
yitz. Joseph l, Hall Charles J. Berner, v.
w. Boswell. Ensign Andrew NJ Gleason, M
I. Jacobson. Walter B. CLARK; NJ. G, Daoud
Daniel F. Longley. Anna B. Hartley. James
Y: Piper, E. r; Poor, E. Montchyk. Mrs
Ruth King. Edmund Nash. Maurice H
IRVINE. Shelly Akers. v. j. Shack. Alien A.
Jenkins. Donald McClenon, George Stanley
Thomas.
An amateur was watching two
masters at play and at a critical
juncture he could not contain him
self, exclaiming excitedly: why did
you not offer to sacrifice the queen
R6? 1t would have been mate or
you would have won three pieces!"
The master pondered a little while
and said: Yes, that is so, but what
if he had accepted the sacrifice and
taken the queen?' "Ah. yes was
the crestfallen reply. That's not so
good. B. G. M.
Evening star., 1943-02-07

Glass A.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-19

We reAIIIc that this season was a most difficult one for Farmers and
t"bAct"g growers have been both considerable ana patient IN the marx,
trIcd at all times to render YOU the best service possible, and to mai
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-12-19

Tobacco Market Reaches
Records In Past Season
Sales Just Short
Of 10 Million Lbs,
With $3S.77 Prices

SIlr> FRIDAY. December IL:
~! pounds Tor Sl~i.O.S.l6.
average S29.sJ.
Sri,u!! complete. 1913:
lS.SSG.5l6 pounds for Ss.%?s.-
62S.1j. average S3S.1I.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-03-01

Use Points
First Reports Show
General Familiarity
With Intricacies
Of New Money"
On The ASNncinlcA p..rssl

(By The A&%"cHicd Prc&&)
Point ratiuning went into Up-
Grafton in every ono of ,hc ma
tons thousands of food s,or,
today with first reports inhicat-
ing the American housewife had
familiari2cd herself we'll in adj
vance with the intricaci"s of til.
brand new type of money.
With only - points To spend
for canned goods and dried fruits
and vegetables for the entire
month, shopping Tor rationcd
foods was generally light. de
spite the fact all sales of those
products had been frozen for
eight days.
One possible result oi OPA rrgu-
lations prohibiting IN, Use OF loose
coupons was seen with The action
al many New York c.ly sturcS in
requiring that the coupons b" re-
moved from Wur ration book M. >
II the stores. TIM, would virtually
end grocery delivery service. al
though the rules provide that dciiV-
y '''NS ilslN N''ilhNA Al!t NDAlD''ltS.
Little confusion WAS reported
among the shoppers, bat there were
complaints. IL New NuIM. .ur in
stance. women were Guick 10 note
hat lj-uunCc box OF rai,ns re
uJirCd ~ point, while lO-lp I4-uuncc
huyc. could be had for Only - points.
y number of merchants. auTIuG-
;u help. had point value as we'll as
price printed ON each rutjoucd a
iiclc. and many Kept ratiuncd goods
-! special shelves.
Tn" general tendency to 60 easy
IN points So early in the month wI,
expressed by one shopper in Kansas
City. wh" said. IN spend by blu
lamp March allowance alicr ! liz
Urc Just what Is most Valuable /.
m emergency mcnU"
An estimated l.nOn.OOU trained vol
untCcrS were on duty in >'p.C
Throughout tn" country "a acqua.ul
the public with the program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-03-01
Red Cross
Drive Opens

Alexandria. Va. March l--tAPO-
Red Gross chapters IN North Caro-.
lima nave accepted quota at ST.
800 300 aS the states contribution ~
tn" American Red Cross war lun"
drrv" for $l25 .OOO.OOn Red tr"-H
headquarters announced here today
The campaign WIS launched TO-DAY
following Il proclamation 10y PIrH-
Diet Roosevelt designating March a.
Red Cross month.
In the last Rcd Cross war iunn
drive. which Immediately followed
I. $. entry into the war. North Caro-
lima raised SOIL $3.50 toward the M
,i"nhl goal of $50. 900. 900.
approximately 1000 organized
volunteer, in North Carolina "llI
participate ~ Il house I" hn'l>" can,
nai"u I" attain the states quota.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-03-01
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
III the Sir Walter Hotel
Nv LYNN SISBET

Raleigh. March With all init
IL" Ia'r"m "ut uf tho way. including
r".'n"" and appropriations bill, car
I%.n& w"rc money than ever before
contemplated Ivy = North Cur'I.n"
General Assembly. the 1913 Sc@,'"n"
can adjourn by Friday. 70 do tins.
however great number Of mp"r'
Ih'' though moi vital. matter w"uln
n,Ic I" bc left hanging. More prop
Tn'r Adjournment date would DC
","n.c day OF ncXi wocl with pos
S'"'iIty Of going until Friday or