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Evening star., 1943-06-15
Mats Rely on Leonard to Curb
Rush Of Pace Setting Yonks
Dutch Gets Night Task After Washington
Breaks Down, Drops Comes Off Top

Dutch Leonard, who hasn't been
one OF the Mats luckier pitchers
this season, what with dropping 3-2
2-1 and 10 decisions, will attempt
to whittle the Yankees increasingly
commanding lead tonight at Griffith
Stadium, when Washington and New
York collide in the first of two sue
cessive night games.
Leonard has only four victories to
display for his fine pitching, but he's
been hurting better brand of ball
than when he captured 20 games in
1899. He has been ineffective only
twice in II starts. but, with a lone
exception, the Mats haven't been
hitting behind him.
In his last two starts, for instance,
Dutch lost ga verdict to Boston
and 2-1 engagement to Detroit.
His other losses were inflicted by
Chicago, 10, and by Philadelphia,
81.
His triumphs haven't come the
easy way, either. He was as12-2
winner over Philadelphia, but he de-
feated st. Louis, 10; New York, 81,
and Cleveland, 81. On another oc-
casion Dutch restricted the Red Sox
to one run in seven innings, but was
lifted for a pinch-hitter and saw
Milo Candini receive credit for 80
triumph.
Errors Big Help to Yanks.
Thus Dutch hasn't been getting
the better of it from his mates, but
at least the Mats are impartial about
it. They refused to do much hitting
yesterday, too, as the Yankees cap
tured Al victory behind the six
hit pitching of Spud Chandler and
Evening star., 1943-06-15

widened their advantage over the
second-place Mats to three games.
To the undisguised disgust of 5000
fans the Mats came apart at the
seams in the early innings, inserting
four errors behind a wild Ewald Pyle
to boost the Yankees into a 40 lead
at the end of three innings.
The Yankees picked up run in
the second inning when Pyle issued
the first of four walks he permitted
IN three innings. He opened the
inning by walking Nick Etten, wild
pitched him to second and threw a
single to Bill Johnson that fetched
New York a 10 lead.
That lead promptly was inflated
to 40 in the third. Charley Keller
beat out a bunt and Johnny Lindell
walked. Joe Gordon sacrificed, but
Pyle picked up his bunt and threw
wildly into right field and by the
time the Mats had retrieved the ball
Keller and Lindell had scored and
Gordon was perched on third. He
paused there only briefly, though
1or Etten's fly to George Case
brought him across.
Mats Score in Eighth.
The Mats didn't get around to get
ting man on base until Alex Kam-
pouris walked with one out in the
fifth, and not until Johnny Sullivan
beat out a slow roller with one out
In the sixth did Washington get a
hit. Sherry Robertson followed with
pinch-single to right, but Case
tapped meekly to Chandler and
Gordon threw out Stan Spence.
Rae Scarborough, Dewey Adkins
and Mickey Haefner checked New
York's scoring, but the Mats couldn't
do anything with opportunity when
it raped in the eighth inning. Jake
Early, previously leveled by a foul
tip off Tuck Stainback's bat, opened
with a single to center, and Ellis
Clary ran for him.
Sullivan walked, but Gene Moore
batted for Adkins and drilled into
double play, Clary shifting to
third. Case was plunked on the
elbow by pitched ball, and Spence's
single scored Clary and moved Case
to third. Mickey Vernon then was
tossed out by Chandler.
Pitcher Lew Carpenter, who hadn't
been employed even in a relief role
for more than month, was optioned
to the Mats Chattanooga farm team.
Washlngton's player roster thus was
clipped to "a, one below the limit.
with the dealing deadline set for
midnight tonight.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

winner. He's flying between the
South Pacific Islands with the
Marine Air Corps. 1t. Thomas
Borders, tackle on the 1910 Ala
bama team, is listed as missing in
action in Africa. He was pilot of
a Flying Fortress.
Cleaning the cuff-The annual
New York Giants-All Stars grid
game hasn't been called of off,
cially, but no plans have been
made for staging it, either.
Longest major league batting
streak 20 years ago was IS
straight games by Charley Grim
Of Pittsburgh. Dain Clay, the
outfielder the Phillies got in that
trade with the Cards and later
traded to the Reds, once threw
ball from home plate in the
Houston ball park over the right
field wall, 322 feet away.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

weather alone would take all the
fight out of me.
We're making a sad mistake If
we think the morale of the German
Army is ready to crack. I've talked
to captured German officers and all
of them not only believe the Axis
will win the war but they'll attempt
to show you why if you'll listen to
them.
There were Russian soldiers with
rifles standing guard over them
every time we talked to them and
one of them was so cocky about
Germany winning the war that
somebody asked if he didn't believe
he was, taking a chance by talking
along that line.
"The German officer pointed at
his heart and said, contemptuously,
that the Russians could shoot him
any time they felt so inclined and
that he wasn't worrying about it.
They'd give that He'll Hitler salute
every time the occasion presented
itself too
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Ducks Griff's Questions

But, shucks, it's nice to be back
here. Let's go in and see Griff. He
must be having a lot of fun with a
team in the first division again after
all these years. We didn't know over
there if they were playing baseball
over here this year."
Eddy didn't get around to dis
cussing baseball with Griffith, an
avid amateur war strategist. The
Mats boss fired stream of ques-
tions at Gilmore, who made a re-
treat to view the Mats in action.
1t was like old times for Eddy,
for the Mats promptly inserted four
errors into the proceedings in the
first three innings and presented
the Yankees the ball game. After
one glimpse Eddy can't be convinced
the Mats have changed.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
All Yonk, Dodger
Feuts Aid u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Every
base hit or pitching victory
turned in by 81 members of the
two New York baseball clubs and
the Brooklyn Dodgers from to-
day until the end of the season
will mean more money for Uncle
Sam.
Fans last Tuesday pledged
$l23,850.000 in bonds for the
privilege of buying an additional
S2,500 in bonds for each single to
$4,000 for a home run dubbed
by their favorite. A pitching
victory means a $25 900 purchase,
a shutout one of $4,000.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Williamson Uses Turf
To Aid Church and
Buy War Bonds
Owner Of 10-Roce Winner,
Be Calm. Spends Purses
For These Purposes
BY the Associated Press.


DALLAS, Tex, June 15.-Church
and State both profit when one of
Charlie Williamson's horses wins n
race-which has been quite frequent
of late.
Williamson is the Dallas used car
dealer who invested in string of
bangtails and discovered, he says,
that he had come up with the lead
ing 3-year-old winner in the United
States.
Nope, 1t isn't Count Fleet. That
horse is the top money grabber. It's
Be Calm, a filly which first ran in
claiming races, then in allowance
and handicap events. Be Calm has
taken 10 first places this year, and
Williamson says this is more than
any other horse running in America
And each time the filly or any
other horse from the Williamson
string gallops in with a purse $50
goes to the Rose Hill Baptist Church
OF Dallas for its building fund and
the rest Of the money is invested
in War bonds.
Sure, I'm making money out of
the racing game" Williamson said,
land I'll tell you why: I don't bet
on the horses-even my own"
Be Calm has taken three decisions
at Fair Grounds. New Orleans; one
at Oak Lawn, Hot Springs: three at
Churchill Downs, and three to date
at Fairmount, st. Louis.
Other Williamson horses are Hard
Lu, Miss Militant, Duty First and
Gold Mike, all trained by c. c.
KranZ
Williamson has started horses
nine times at Fairmount and won
eight races, with the other entry
finishing third.
At New Orleans he lost Be Calm
when the filly was running in claim
ing races, and had to buy her back
for 81 500.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Charles Town Results
BY the Associated Press,
By the Associated Press.


FIRST RACE-Purse, S3O0 claiming:
4-year -olds and upward; Charles Town
course.
Tantrum tGrant) 700 $50 26o
Seasonal (Root) $50 400,
Clavier tKirkland) 400
Time 1885.
Also ran--Air Defense, Sun Maker Miss
Upstart, Cheouon, Flick
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500; claiming:
3-year -olds; about z furlones
Kaymarion Dufford) 29.4O 114O 600
Tacaro Ginny tAustin) 46O 800
Chief Chaff tBocson) $50
Time, 1:26ss
Also ran---Missy Mary. Whirl An TwirI,
Gallant Sard, Equipped Brush On
DAILY Double paid S132.4O.)
THIRD RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
Meadow Star Palumbo) $50 $40 $50
Stormcock (RooD $50 900
Barraca CKirkland) 800
Time, 1:21%.
Also ran---True Warrior. Lady Mascara,
Alimony Kid, Flag Eta, Fairy Bay.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr,
Associated press sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 15.-It costs
S11 to make a saliva test of
horse at the Detroit Fairgrounds,
and with SGT races on the sched-
ule. the seasons bill will run to
S6,336 to test each winner.
Biggest trotting horse transac-
tion in some time took place re-
Gently when C. H. Wilkinson of
Logansport, Ind, paid Thomas
B. Graney of Sparkill, N. Y,
$4,000 for Austin Hanover, colt
now held at 6-1 in the Hamble-
tonian future books.
Suggestion box The United
States Golf Association Museum
recently acquired one of the Red
Cross medals that were used as
prizes In the 1918 Liberty"
Evening star., 1943-06-15
HombIetonion 6-to-1 Shot Brings STE, 900
Bill for So|ivo Tests Fairgrounds Track Will Run

tournaments on July 4. 1t was
won by Joseph I. Melanson at
Swampscott, Mass, in 1917 and
was donated by his son, who lives
in Wolfboro, N. H., after the
USGA had searched several years
for one of the medals. There must
be a good many more still lying
around, so how about putting
them back into circulation at this
years July 4 Red Cross Journeys
either as special prizes or at
War bond auctions?
Service Dept.-A baseball au-
tographed by members of the
Norfolk Naval Training Station
team will be placed aboard the
cruiser Norfolk when the ship is
built. Pfc. william Privett of
Amarillo, Tex, who used to ride
Crooner Bing Crosby's horses, flg-
ures he's finally aboard q sure
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Mics BAT Puts Extra
Punch in Great Lakes
PelIoerini Swings Club,
Hits 400 Like Owner
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GREAT LAKES, Ill, June Is
Seaman Johnny Mize, biggest men,
ber OF the Great Lakes baseball
team, and Eddie Pellagrini, the
smallest player, are the Bluejackets'
leading hitters-and they both use
the same bat.
Mize, 230-pound first baseman,
was hitting 442 through IA games,
while Pellagrini, 160-pound Short
stop, had .429 average.
Both are using a 38-ounce bat,
the same club Mize welded against
enemy pitchers as a member of the
st. Louis Cardinals and New York
Giants.
It's like a little tree" says Pei
lagrini. who hit % home runs in
1941 for San Diego of the Pacific
Coast League.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
National IfaCue
Girl Horseshoe Hur|er
Federal League Star
Margaret Mobry Is Near
Top With 1913 Mark

Due to a generous handicap sys-
tenn women compete on equal terms
with men in the Federal Horseshoe
League. In the case of Margaret
Mabry, unattached, she's doing bet
ter than most of the men, what
with 10 games won and lost. In
the last competition she won six
straight.
George Penner, RFC, new
conner, broke even in six games.
Ed Baranowski of Capital Power
shot the highest ringer percentage
of the evening with a 70 against
Ralph Jones, whom he blanked.
Baranowski, Northern Virginia
champion, has standing of 6-5.
Standings:
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Giants OFT No. I
Daddy in Sports

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June Is. - Mel
OFT, manager of the New York
Giants, was named the No.
father of the year in sports to-
day by the National Fathers Day
Committee.
The committee, in selecting
OFT, pointed to his exemplary
home life and relationship with
his two children while maintain
ing his high caliber of leadership,
sportsmanship and record break
ing on the field"
Evening star., 1943-06-15
No-Hit Game Is Tougher on Fans
Than Hurler, Wander Nicer Says
Also Upsets Teammates More, Red Pitcher
Who Had Two in Row in 1888 Finds

Against Mort Cooper of the Car
dinals he opened the Cincinnati
home season this year with a two
hit shutout victory, then picked up
another two-hitter several days
later.
But he decried any intimation he
was trying particularly to equal his
1888 record.
You never know" he described
that subtle baseball item called stuff
"One day you got it, the next day
you haven't"
Evening star., 1943-06-15

tBatted for Pyle in third.
Slated for Scarborough in sixth.
IRAN for Early in eighth.
'Batted for Adkins in eighth.
New York O13 900 0O04
washington - 900 900 010-1
Runs batted in w. Johnson. Etten,
--Priddy to Sullivan to Vernon co, Sui
livan to Priddy to Vernon, Stirnweiss to
Gordon to Etten, Kampouris TO Priddy to
Left on bsses-New York, r; washington,
z: Bases on balls-of Pyle, Z; of Chan
Struck out-By Chandler. 6: by Pyle, 2;
BY Scarboroueh, l.: by Adkins. |. Hits.
Of Pyle, 2 in 3 innings; OF Scarborough. 3
of Haefner, in / inning. Hit by pitcher
BY Chandler (Case). Wild pitch-Pyle
Losing pitcher-Pyle. Umpires-Messrs'
2:10. 900.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

Win, Lose or Draw
A Reporter From Moscow Finds the Mats Unimpro,
By BURTON HAWKINS

I've waited nearly three
to Grihth Stadium Gosh some baseball Do
they s have hot dogs and cokes at stadium
more don't care they're selling
Gilmore formerly Washington sports writer for the
Associated Press and such
Writers Association and president Of the Hockey Writers
From such viaies he zoomed big time
from London for seven months and Moscow years
football in
didn't of
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Minor Leagues
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. Is: Toledo. l.
Kansas City. 8: Columbus, 3
Louisville at st. Paul, postponed
Indianapolis at Minneapolis, postponed.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Utica, IL: Albany. o..
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
Racing at Boy Meadows
Given Army Sanction
BY the Associated Press.

~ VTfo ThSSOVIHttU PTtSS.
SAN MATEO, Calf, June IS
The Western Defense Command has
approved a 55day horse race meet
ing next fall at Bay Meadows Track,
General Manager William P. Kyne
of the track said yesterday.
Proposed dates are October 2 to
December 18.
Evening star., 1943-06-15
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Knoxville, IL Memphis, .
Little Rock, 8; Nashville, 6 90 inuines),
Atlanta, 7: New Orleans, 5.
Birmingham. 13: Chattanooga g.
Evening star., 1943-06-15

Moscow, so to settle them we finally
sent a cable and got the results.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Auguste Bussard, 68,
Long Sculptor Here,
Dies al Annapolis
Native of Fronce
Designed Bondstond
Near Lincoln Memorial

Auguste Francis Bussard. SO, de-
signer and sculptor, died yesterday
at his Annapolis, Md, home after
an illness of three months. He was
resident of Washington for nearly
30 years and for a time was head
of the firm of Bussard and Nelson
ornamental sculptors and plasterers
A native of Paris, France, he re-
ceived his early training there and
came to this country when he was
18. Shortly after the last World
War, he was commissioned to de-
sign model for the bandstand me-
mortal near the Lincoln Memorial.
In addition. he prepared models
for the Interior Department, several
District theaters, embassies and pri-
vate homes. He also did consider
able work on courthouses in various
States. He spent a year in Texas
and worked out details of the court
house in San Antonio.
During his residence here, he at
one time was president of the plas-
terers employer group. On his re-
tirement he made his home at wild
Rose Shores" near Annapolis.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Alma
Bussard of Annapolis, he leaves two
sons, Edward Bussard of Alexan-
dria, Va, and Marcel Bussard oil
Los Angeles, and two grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Tuesday in the chapel at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery followed by buria
in the cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
In Mrntnriattt

HOWARD, DANIEL. In memory of our
dear father DANIEL HOWARD, who pa ssed
away SIX years ago today, March IA. 1887.
Beyond the sunset he has gone
THE FAMILY. >
kRAUSE, HARRIETT. In loving remem-
Of xSo dsparad asps m0he ts M
years ago today. March IA, 1923.
Deep in our hearts lies picture
OF loved one gone to rest;
she rsms ~as one sha af fba keep it
ELMER AND pAULINE. pA' ANNNsi
PERRY, THELMA MAE. In sacred and
H a"d e15E 1a MAE osasfs sERS aRe der
parted this life four years ago today
Tuesday, March IA, 1899
Ane smDae r5Dm he o hee seesh Mtu1 ges DIVE get
Carried by the angels to the land Of rest,
Music sweetly sounding through the
welcomed mtesda. BY by the Saviour to the heavenly
Gathered with the loved in paradise.
THE FAMILY I.
SMITH. AGNES JANE. In sad but low
who was a mother to usj, AGNES JANE
SMITH. who passed away one year ago
today, March IA, 1912.
You left us, dear auntie. to 90 to that
glorious home above,
Ihere TO JOIN the others; no sin. or sorrow,
or sickness, but all is love.
VEDA AND FAMILY.
SMITH. AGNES J. Sacred to the mem
ory Of my dear friend and teacher, Dr.
AGNES j; SMITH. who passed to the
celestial city one year ago today, March
IA, 1912
I can never forget you
HER LONELY FRIEND. MRS. LUCRETIA
JACKSON.
SMITH. AGNES j. In loving memory
of AGNES J. SMITH who passed away
one year ago today, March IA, 1912
For thirty-nine years we pulled together.
Up the rugged roads Of life.
One year ago today
You departed this life.
Just when life WAS sweetest
And we were beginning to live our best
The gates of heaven opened
And you entered The land of rest
ARTHUR J. SMITH. HUSBAND I.
THOMPSON, ALBERT G. In sad but
loving remembrance of our dear husband
and dad, ALBERT c. THOMPSON who
departed this life four years ago today,
March IA, 1899.
In our hearts your memory fingers,
Always tender, fond and true;
There is not day, dear dad,
That we DO not think of you.
How we miss the welcome footsteps
OF the one we loved so dear:
Oft we listen for your coming,
Feeling sure that you are near
LOVING WIFI. LILLIAN THOMPSON,
AND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Nine. Chang Flooded
With Medical Tips,
World Peace Plans
GeneruIissimo's Wife
Gets as Much Fan Mail
As Any Movie Stor
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 13.-Mme.
Chang Kai-shek, visiting first lady
of China. draws as much fan mail
as any Hollywood star, but the
glamour girls of the films wouldn t
recognize the sentiments.
Since the wife OF the Chinese
generalissimo began official appear
ances in this country three weeks
ago, so many thousands of letters
and kilograms have piled up that
It takes separate tables to hold each
group each day-requests, good will
messages and personal correspond
ence.
Nine. Chang manages to read a
cross-section and says she thinks
the American public understands
her viewpoints.
People want every sort of thing
from Nine. Chang. Everybody
wants a personal interview, not to
mention autographs and pictures.
But that's old stuff for any celeb
rity.
buG OF tne petlte champion OF
China's cause they also ask inspira-
tlonal messages, consideration of
world peace plans, administration of
organizations with the avowed pur-
pose of improving the human race,
a suggestion of what books to read
and even jobs in China.
Nine. Chiang's advocacy of q
Golden Rule postwar world. as
voiced in her Madison Square Gar
den speech March 2, brought noun
tains of letters praising her Chris
tian principles in dealing with world
problems.
Not only do they come from mis-
sionary society members but from
partners in Wall Street firms and
college students.
One woman wrote fervently that
God created you and lost the
formula
Nine. Chiang's health comes in
for much solicitude and a lot OF
suggestions for homely remedies.
special treatments and non-medical
cures.
And a Regular American sergeant
wrote: This is just letter from an
American soldier to his idol-so take
it for what it's worth"
Evening star., 1943-03-14
D. {. Greeks TO Celebrate
independence March Is

Greek independence day will be
celebrated March Is at the Hall of
Nations, Washington Hotel. under
the sponsorship of the Hellenic
Orthodox Church of Saint Sophia.
Ambassador Cimon Diamanto-
poulos of Greece will be guest of
honor. George Haniotis, director of
the Greek Office of Information in
this country, will make the main
address. Leigh White, CHS corre-
spondent, who was one of the last
Americans to leave occupied Greece
will also speak.
Greek folk songs will be sung and
played by performers wearing the
native costumes.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Mrs. Helen Yates Dead;
Widow Of Lawmaker

Mrs. Helen Yates, widow of
Richard Yates who was Representa-
tive-at-large from Illinois for IA
years, died Thursday at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. John L.
Pickering. Royal Oak, Mich.
Mrs. Yates lived in Washington
while her husband was a member
Of Congress from 1919 to 1888 and
was prominent in society and in the
District Pen Women's League. She
was the author of The Lift of a
Governors Wife," based on her ex-
periences when her husband was
Governor of Illinois from 1901 to
1905.
Mrs. Yates is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Pickering, and by a
granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Catherine
McRae who lives at 36o9 r street
NV.
Funeral services and burial will
take place at Jacksonville, ILL.,, Mrs.
Yates birthplace.
Evening star., 1943-03-14
Stephen Vincent beneI
Funeral Rites 10 Be
Held Tomorrow
Poet, Member of Noted
Family, Dies After
Heart Attack
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March l3.-Stephen
Vincent Benet, A, poet and writer,
who used some of the fire and brim-
stone of his short story, The Devil
and Daniel Webster" on behalf of
the war effort. died today at his
Manhattan home.
He had been i'll several days and
suffered a heart attack last night.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day.
Son of an Army colonel. grandson
of brigadier general for whom
he was named, the writer was a
member of a noted family which in
this generation f1owered into litera-
ture. Both he and his brother, Will
liam Rose Benet. had won Pulitzer
Prizes for their poetry. Their sister,
Miss Laura Benet, is also known
as poet
Mr.. Benet's widow, the former
Rosemary Carr, is also a writer.
John Browns Body" Best Known.
John Browns Body" a long, mar
rative poem for which he won the
Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1929,
is one of his best known works.
Mr.. Benet was working on another
long, historical poem. western
STAR" when the war started He
abandoned printed poetry, princi-
pally to do radio scripts.
Notable broadcasts he wrote in
cluded series titled Dear Adolf"
Your Army" "A Time to Reap"
presented last Thanksgiving; They
Burned the Books" which has been
repeated throughout the United
States; "A Tooth for Paul Revere"
in which Raymond Massey starred,
and "A Child Is Born" presented
last Christmas Day by Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne. He was work
ing on an Easter program.
He wrote the prayer read by
President Roosevelt at United Ma
tions day celebration at the White
House last June IA.
When he started writing for radio,
Mr.. Benet was already we'll estab-
lshed as writer and poet by virtue
of series of published works that
began appearing when he was II
and freshman at Yale.
Wrote in Long hand.
In the summers he and his wife
and their three children, Stephanie.
Rachael and Thomas Carr Benet,
lived in their house in Stonington,
Conn, where James Whistler had
lived AS boy.
Here, in tiny, bare, third-story
room, his feet propped up on an
other chair, Mr.. Benet would write
in longhand, on yellow copy paper
on a board held in his lap.
Interviewed at Stonington last
summer, Mr. Benet said, in his high
voice, peering through double
lensed glasses, Il shall not write a
long narrative poem about this war. u
Such poetry, he said that day
would come from men under 30.
Il haven't been in it." he said of
the war. Il won't have had the
experience to write about it."