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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-31
Air Eleuens To Meet
In Annual Bowl Game

LONDON, Dec 30.-(UP)-
American GPs who are thou
sands of miles from the con-
tagion of United States foot
ball bowl fever will stage their
own gridiron spectacle with all
the traditional color tomorrow
when the Eighth Air Force
Shuttle-Raiders meet the Air
Service Command Warriors for
the United Kingdom champion
ship in the second annual Tea
Bowl game.
Not only will they witness
high caliber performance by
two unbeaten squads, but they
also will have an opportunity to
see many former college stars.
Ex-collegiate stars include
Pfc. Harold Stevenson, former
Duke end; and Pvt. Wilson
Allen, halfback from Rollins
college, Florida. Ali are Air
Service Command players.
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ROSE BOWL Odds
FAVOR TROJANS
BY FRANK FRAuIrr

PASADENA, Cal, Dec 3o-g
Southern California over Terno-
see by at least two touchdoa,ne
So say the odd-makers ". D..
$4,000 persons who have bonpb+ D ~.
the Rose Bowl at $3.50 seat will rT1
be here Monday to see for thom.
selves which is the better rolIaao
football team.
Tennessee is hopeful. Its coach
John Barnhill, believes his unbe7t.
en- southeastern champions have .
chance to set down the also m.
defeated Trojans. His hope is vra.
d;cted on the Vols being at tb.i,
peak.
Southern California is always At
its best in the Rose Bowl, where
it has won seven games in as
many starts. 1t hasn't been c9,5j
on here in the last four years
Here is quick sizeup Of what
the New Years game offers;
Tennessee-A rugged and versi.
tile team, Well versed in the DC.
tentialities of the single wing for.
nation from a balanced line. An
unusually capable freshman half.
back, Buster Stephens, who can
kick, pass and run, Two outstand.
ing ends VINO mae Stephens pass.
ing look all the better. A stout line
ana a fair defense against forward
passes.
Southern California - A heavy,
experienced and hard-charging line
spearheaded by Al-America tackle
John Ferraro at 234 pounds and
"PeeWee" Pehar at the other
tackle, a mere 265. A deceptive
ground and aerial game stemmlAg
from the quick-breaking T-torma'
ton and directed by quarterback
Jim Hardy, who has little regard
for football orthodoxy.
Stephens and Hardy apparently
kick on even terms. Hardy has tle
edge in passing. OF SO the stats
tics indicate. He has completed 5l8
per cent of his aerial attempts
Stephens gained more than 7oD
yards in eight games, twice as
much as any Trojan back.
Theoretically, at least, if the ITO
jams stop Stephens they'l stop Len
nessee. The Vols cant spot any
Southern California back, for all
four carry the ball. Hardy and tui'
back Duane Whitehead are the only
members VINO have played through
the entire season,
Coach Jeff Cravath has nau
about a dozen others at the Two
halfback positions, but injuries anu
the demands of the military SeFV'
ice have reduced him to l''ye'l'
old Don Burnside, fast Sco1'Fl
from Sacramento, Calf. and boo,
by Morris, who made his deou. III
the last game of the 1914 season
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-UP)
The Office of Defense Transport
tatlon today prohibited the ship
ment of race horses and dogs
after p. m. EWT tonight with
out a government permit, several
hours after War Mobilization Di-
rector James F. Byrnes refused
10 modify his call for the closing
OF all tracks by January 3.
Designed to prevent the ship
ment of animals outside the coun-
try, the ODT order was necessary,
Chief j. Monroe Johnson said, be-
cause it appeared that "a very
small minority are planning to
circurnvent the spirit of Justice
Byrnes' request.
The ODT order applied to all rail
or motor intra-state, intersta Je
and foreign transportation. It was
understood, however, that the
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Blue Devils
Set For Tide Onslaught

|other two backs are next door
neighbors. F'ullhack Tom Davis
and George Clark hail from Will
son.
The starting front wall, except
for Jones, tomprises Tar Heels.
They are Center John CroWder,
High Point; Guards Ernest Knots.
Albemarle; ana Fred Sink, Lex
ington; Tackles Fred Hardison,
Williamson, and Frank Irwin, Ra-
leigh; and End Reece Harry
Greensboro.
And 'Bama is almost duplicate
with seven of their starters from
Alabama. In the backfield it's
Quarterback Hugh Morrow and
Tailback Harry Gilmer of Bir-
mingham, Lowell Tew Of Waynes.
boro Miss, and Fullback Fred
Grant of Chr:stianburg, Va.
The starting wall has only two
out-of-state products. They are left
guard John Woznlak of Fairhope
Pa, and right end Jack McCon.
vile of Wheeling. w. Va. The Ala
bama boys are end Ralph Jones,
Florence; guard Jack Green, Cen
tire; tackles Buddy Edwards, Attal
la, and Tom Whitley. Birmingham,
and center Vaughn Mancha of Biz.
Imingham.
Duke still rates the favorite in
the game. The kickoff at 2 pm.
Monday will find at least $1,000
fans damned into the Sugar Bowl
stadium.
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Brandau (Tenn.). Backs - Bobby
Long (Tenn), Joe Renfroe (Tulane)
Davey Eldredge (Ga. Tech), Yam
Title GSU.
North - Ends, Donald Milton
berger penn state), Bob Ravens.
berg Qndiana). Tackles, Don Nc.
Cafferty (Ohio State). Guards -
Raw Stengel penn. Center-FranI
Sniadiak (Columbia). Backs -
John Chuckran penn. State), JacR
Burns (Temple), Edward Gingrich
DARTMOUTH, Julius Taddie (Ro.
chester.)
Referee: J. D. Thomason, Geor.
gia. Umpire: E. Burghard, Mis-.
sissippi college. Field Judge: Bat.
tie Bagley, Washington and Lee.
Linesman: Pup Philips. Georgia
Tech,
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-lRHIn
keeping with the trend throughout
the regular season, capacity
crowds totalling more than 100000
gridiron addicts, are expected to
witness football close out its hec-
tic campaign, with SRO crowd of
10000 attending the Rose Bowl
at Pasadena, California.
Besides California s annual grid
classic, there are eight other post
season clashes including the Sugar,
Orange, Cotton, Shrine, Sun, Spa
ghetti and Vulcan Bowls on New
Years day in addition to the Lily
Bowl at Bermuda, January 7.
Highly regarded Southern Cali
fornia rules a two-touchdown IA
vorite over Tennessee in the Rose
Bowl, but the weatherman's hint
of rain is encouraging to the Vols
who are pinning their hopes on a
backfield quartet, every member
of which has averaged better than
five yards. per carry. Coach jeff
Cravath of the Trojans is banking
heavily on Captain Jim Hardy s
passing.
Some 10000 people will watch
Alabama tangle with Duke at
New Orleans in the Sugar Gowl
while the Tulsa-Georgia Tech Or
ange Bowl clash is expected to
draw 10000. In direct contrast,
Coach Frank Thomas of the I'M
derdog Crimson Tide oozed with
confidence while Eddy Cameron,
Duke. mentor, moaned well be
lucky to win. We've had only
four days of practice in two
weeks"
The Tech-Tulsa tussle in Miami
should provide plenty of touch
downs as both elevens are scoring
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The Oklahomans were weak on
pass defense all season, and lost
to Oklahoma A. and M. and the
Iowa SeahaWks as a result.
Tulsa's big, tough team has a
double barrelled attack. Freshman
Halfback Perry Moss and the other
passers nave compiled an aerial
average of 81 percent plus, one of
the best.
And big Camp Wilson, the crash
ing fullback, spearhead a hard-to-
stop ground game. Even in losing,
Tulsa scored four or more touch
downs in every game.
A capacity crowd OF some 10000
is expected to see the game.
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Favored Samoran Wins
$1,000 DeSoto Purse

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-(P)-
Samoran, the favorite, pounded
down the stretch to a one-length
victory over Aboyne to win the
$1,000 DeSoto purse, top race on
the fair grounds program today.
A crowd of approximately 10000
one of the largest in recent years
witnessed the eight-race card.
Samoran, owned by R. Lerner
and ridden by Jockey Claude Hoo
per, paid $40 for 50 and ran
the six-furlongs in 1:13 As.
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ODDS In West
LEAN TO EAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3O.-(P>
Football stars Of the east and
west raced through stiff workouts
today, their las, heavy drill until
they meet in the Goth annual chart
ty game at kczar stadium New
Years day.
Sunny weather, after three days
of intermittent rain, enabled the
rival coaching stats to put their
charges through their best PAGES.
The east, headed by all America
Halfhack Les Horvath of Ohio
State, continued in the role Of
favorite.
Odds were quoted the fasteners,
coached by Andy Kerr, Colgate,
and MINES ora's Bernie Bierman
and George Hauser, would win by
twelve points. The Westerners, led
by coaches Or'n Hollingbery, for
merly of Washington State college,
and Homer Norton of Texas A. g.
NJ, dug their cIeats into the prac-
tice field and adopted wait and
see' attitude.
Clear weather for the contest,
held for the senefit of the crippled
children hospital, was expected
to coax out = capacity throng OF
300.
While the coaching stats de-
clined to name the actual starting
elevens, the casts training pre-
parations at Santa Clara and e
vests worko ITS at nearby Menlo
indicated these opening line-ups:
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TRIPPl, LAYDEN
LEAD SOUTH TO
BLUE-CRAY WIN
Winners Fleet Backs Run
Through, Around Heavy
Northern Lines
By ELTON DREAMER
,ited Press Staff Correspondent

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 3o'
-UP)-A power-packed Southern
team. spanked by the brilliant run
ming and passing of Charlie Trippi
and the plunging of Pete Layden,
trounced the Northern All-Stars
"a to 7 today in the annual Blue
Gray game before crowd OF
$4,000.
The far superior Southern squad
turned loose a whole fleet Of swift
backs who ran through and around
the heavier northern line and drop
ped accurate aerials into the north-
ern secondary to pile up four
touchdown lead before the North
finally got its offensive started
and scored in the last period.
Bob (Hunchy) Hoernschemeyer.
Indiana's fine passer, was rushed
most Of the day and his losses
failed to click until late in the
game when the North staged a rs
yard drive to score.
Drive Opens
That drive got underway when
Ernie Bonelli of Pitt tossed a
screen pass to Phil Chuckran OF
Penn who was downed at midfield.
Hoernschemeyer took over then,
passed IS yards to Jack Morton OF
Purdue, IA more to Tony Minisi of
Penn. and ran eight yards to the
South's -.
The touchdown came on the next
play as Hoernschemeyer Tipped a
short five yard aerial to Boneli
who scampered into the end zone.
John Tavener of Indiana converted.
But the star OF the game was
Trippi. He scored the South S
opening touchdown and spe arhead-
ed the second drive.
That first march went So yards,
Trippi starting it with a five yard
dash off tackle and a II yard
sprint around end. Layden bulled
through center for 10, Trippi pick
ed up II and then passed to Dub
Lamb of Oklahoma at the five.
Layden hit the line for three yards
and Trippi pile-drived across.
Throughout the next two periods
Trippi kept the South on the march,
with other long runs being reeled
off by such Southern backs as Joe
Renfroe of Tulane, Yam Title OF
Louisiana State, Curtis Kuykendall
of Auburn, and Davey Eldridge OF
Georgia Tech.
The South followed up their in
itial touchdown by scoring three
more times with Layden going over
on short plunge, Bob Mccain TAX
ing a long aerial in the end zone
for another and Title tallying the
last one with a five yard sweep OF
left end.
The south made 242 yards rush
ing to 10 for the North, and IS first
downs to II. The North picked up
100 yards via Hoernschemeyer' S
aerials while the South made "a
yards in the air.
Inc lineup.
Pos. South North
(Bay0 --Kelleher (CoD
LT-Ruby TexD - Lopp (Wiso
LG-St. John (Ga.) Rosellia (AAF)
C-Warrington (AU Tavener (Ind}
RG-Brown (Tenn) Rhodis IN HI
RT-CraWford Tenn) Jimmy Qnd)
RE-Lamb (Okla.) Morton (PuD
QB-Keuper (Ga0 Jagade QndD
LH-Trippe (Ga Hoernschemeyer
RH-Kuykendall (AW Minisi (Pen)
FB-Layden TEX Bonelli Pitt)
South ---6 IL 0 ga
North -..-- 0 0 0 =
Touchdowns: Trippi, Layden,
Mccain, Title, Bonelli. Points at.
ter touchdown: Tavener.
Substitutions: South-ends, De-
well Rushing Florida), Robert
Mccain CMiss). Tackles - Wash.
ington Serini (Kentucky), Hillery
Horne Miss. State), George Owen,
Wake ForesD. Guards - H. J.
Nicho1,, (Rice) Center Otis
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SOCIETY 70 MEH

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 30 lR
Several of the nation outStanoli
specialists in ear, nose ana IHiVs ,
treatment are listed as speaker.
at a meeting here January 10 a ~,
16 of the southern section Of .s
American Laryngological, Rhlng N,
gical and Geological society w. VI.
V. X. Hart, section CHAIRMAN o.
nounced today.
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SHORTAGE NOTE
FINANCIAL ITEM

Horse players Who plan to trans
fer their attention to results from
Mexico may like to know that mu-
tuel prices there are quoted on the
basis of five peso bets, not the
usual So unit But don't tell
your bookie. When he sees 10000
posted, he might give you that
much instead of just even money
for YOUR deuce,
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VARIETY ACT

Besides the varying ideas of col
1egiate amateurism, you have
everything from tennis, which
won't let player accept a free
racquet and limits travelling on ex-
penses to eight weeks year, to
amateur" hockey, paying cash on
the barrel head, and polo, which
ignores the whole matter. Hook
ey men. for instance, argue that
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Sports Roundup

lids who come down from CANADA
and receive just enough money TO
nav for room and board, re"
movies and presents for the folks
at home are just as much anna
teurs as, say, Gunder Haegg, VINO
was to come here for two months
of foot racing under the auspices
of the strict A.A.U., have all MS
expenses paid and hold down a
lob as correspondent for Swedish
newspaper to make up the salary
he would have lost by not staying
at home to sell haberdashery. :.
We like the golf idea that a pro-
fessional in one sport isn't neces-
sarily pro in another.
SHORTAGE NOTE
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky's basket
ball coach, is telling this one on
his neighbor, Ed Diddle of west
ern Kentucky. After losing
game here, Diddle was feeling sad
about the quality OF his players
and wondering if he couldn't find
some good ones. Finally he
asked Rupp: Don't you have
couple of subs l could use? Ii you
do, I'd trade two used basketballs
for then-you know, basketballs
are hard to get these days"
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WEST


Jack Roderick. Washiin3lgT
Monte Moncrief Texas ,,. ~ nj
jim Kekeris, MlS S.a
Dame Roger ndIqIIis A.
Bob Mcclure. NeEa .o
DINA Dub Wooteil' y o1 n H.
Dame Bob Walerllelo' 6.
(x Walter Heap, 5, r. r.
Forrest Hall, 4th Ar r 5gcs
Bob Kennedy. 4th AT c l.i
(x-San Francisco Coast rS nrp
asterners on defense anu lt Elected
! offense. The WesternerS 'N
dy backfield boss. ,reIl u
ned in the Information as WEI
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01

NEW YORK rhe man who an
proaches his art With humility
becomes the greater artist it
might be said. and applied TO
Count Basic. the axiom rings
true, for tho Counts skyrocket
success in th world Of swing
must. can he best accounted for
by the attitude he expresses TO-
ward his work and those around
him.
Unassuminz never braggari,
Count Basie's presence on the
stage OF the world-famous Roxy
Theatre ia tbs heart OF ihc Broad
way zone PLAYING Tor INC entire
show. white and colored IS ae'ual
testimony az hi. formnla Ter sue
cess. Basic set 2 precedent when
he led his hand into the exclusive
Hotel Lincoln for lorE winter
enlargement he established ar-
other when ne Wen, into TIE koNy
where for once. Paul Ash's efeai
pit orchestra takes & easy While
the Counts music supplies the
background fes the dancins OF
the 50 surer-hoaI'iful Gaze + sier
Girls: Carolc nuce, lovely radio
and screen stars Zero Mosiel
celebrated comedian end tie Bon
yost singers Qf course nc old
Basic standhvs are thcre--Jimnle
Rushing the mis'cr fi'e ny n'e
man: Thelna CARPENTER. sweet
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01
New York Group
To Present Play
On Broadway

NEW YORK (ANP) - For the
first time in the history OF It's
organization the American Negro
theater will appear on Broadway
when the group on April II pre-
sents the comedy 80 is Family
at the Longacre theater.
Justice Jane Bolin. the Rev
shelby Rocks and Paul Robson
will comment on the prcsenta-
ton in the August Issue OF Thea
tire Arts magazine.
"Our date on broadway IS more
than just an evening Of entertain
ment," declared Fred 0'Neal,
manager OF the company. ut Is
an interest and recognition OF our
efforts to contribute something g
the community that IS worth
while. II IS public defamation
We have. Il believe brought one
thing 10 the theater--that IS dig
nifty This Is hesides the allied
elements naturally required by
the theater'
The group has as Its aim the
establishment Of theater in Har-
lem that will honestly portray
Negro lie with all Its artistic
and dignified qualities,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01
I'VE BEEN
AROUND
NezU York
BY TED YATES


Take IL From Me
Bes, OF the part, TO our
Relations At the National Urban Leagues Bureau Of cua
Jonah co 'ua hs F and Hon % o0
sSn along WIN conn % @ n the series are high
Lionel Hampons Orchestra That such give full
Fulton Lewis y Arthur Hale 'Mu,us Dorothy Thompson nn
vanderoook Hughes
] he but So e~ s ssr those
broadcasts success
The people are. are beginning 70 wonder sbou, Number Of things
ss s A Opposite" 10 u. s ' !. *. %
f s S By me s Of s . sG%ss Of The
guilty Of libel ~ho pubshe: or be published writ
Of person. because Of color relsion Is
would passage Of such S
you'd ssrs freedom r Of pres and speech and IL times Of
preudieed er,ieism"
Republic with good nlm The Fsh,
Ss es on the s to @ s oS s s
mind some Of The TAX ih has come 10 nv the n ea
number Of The ,hroughout the Negro soldiers
words they'd believe they term
labor bauaions
their tour 10. oass @ lar w G s. S's ..I De- A sG ss %s.
ms high How The t Msn o chill shl Dsn Of boxer Juan
already affair into TO. real o %Ssd i,. Beau .
is" looking A"soa
Monty CD in their fourth slated 70, March 81 here The
sss Ds sss"s when NJ Man
i s " at he Club NJ ' 50 o.
the world the Spotlight Program GA Salute 10 Fats War)
April 2 In Carnegie Hall
After playing dance dates Toledo Ohio Buffalo, r.
Cleveland Ohio Lucky Mnder and hts band act to thrill
Chi The
Bounce Bradshaw liarlem Apollo March ~ How
who clicking OF nehiers. has Of
bit That boys In the armed
deoyey delightful Dolores Brown with
photo wondering she's
The become
the charming vocalist with Erskns
Hawkins Orchestra And folks saying that the biggest sure
thing click the box Office is the combination OF Luis Russell
the River Boys Set for theatre and
dance this cneh to make them boiler for More mo
Citations l24 policemen OF and other
nonay l93 public by Police
Lewis j. Valentine. Two Communications DeIee
Sidney Cuberih his 23d and 2ih citations fifteen
member Of New lork's finest
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01
Count Basic Scoring On Broadway;
Success Laid To Maestro's Humility

chipping thrush. and Earle War
rem. singing saxophonist,
BASIC has a return enlargement
at The Hotel Lincoln, another
precedent and example for others
10 follow. He goes back 20 the
Lincoln after he winds up his
stand az the Roxy Aside from his
humility toward his work his I'M
ASSUMING dignity on the cff-siage
Basic has also developed ono o.
the great hands Of all time Tone
balance RHYTHM three require
M MS Tor TOR rating IN any or-
eAcNra aye ail present In INC
Basic conhiuaiion The brass Sec
iio, PLAYS c,nciscly win bril-
Rance az harmonic inionaiion SELL
6om found n ary band liis reed
section Is constant With beautiful
easenhl work suhcrb solos
piavea u.s. some Of NE greatest
masi ians ont q uniforms Md
a. consse IN nc rhythm SECTION
win thc Rasie rhythm flowing
n N .hc piano, The Count reisns
sapfnc
Basic could he picked 20 pieces
hy 'hc cold critic who made his
e,i,iisw on a basis of comnari-
son wi'h either pianis's For eS-
ample Raslc's 'hoogie-~oosie
fsnno doesn't compare with that
~ tha original hooe'e-woorie
hors rcie Johnson A,nert AM
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01

QVEN tUU HGlghh@
Q vital ~ stusailehel hes.s
uhleh aasuef evtfy ere y
ne hunofadn u peft.nai
INTIMATE Phoblth
loolss % lmptfiani thJ
are dltsussed eveft day ~
are aot fef twlotilf tt.h.
efs. o. miHoft. bpi id
adults oyef ne a1t 81 ~
10 marfle6 eeppltt, as
lAote tapeflln1 y eet ma
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01

You will recall an inspiring
program which comes through
radio station WKBN. Youngstown.
ohio from thc chapel Of The Lit
tie Friendly BELLS This church.
in downtown YOUNGSTOWN, IS OPP
en- to oil races. creeds and classes
of mankind. We receiv d q nice
letter from radio station WkBN.
Part OF which we would like to
pass on 10 you.
"Dear Mr.. Jones: II IS indeed
gratifying to receive comments
such as yours regarding our pro-
gram from The Little Chapel OF
Friendly Bells. Ii IS good TO know
that we have listeners as far
away as Detroit.
I've want to thank you for your
kind remarks in your radio coli
umn in The Detroit Tribune.
nm sure they will bring us more
listeners
eyes. we do use colored minis
ters on the program, abiding by
our policy Of all faiths, races and
classes Of mankind
signed; William r. Seth, as
sociate program manager
Remember this program IS
heard Monday through Saturday
1870 10 1:45 over WKBN, Youngs-
town. Ohio $50 on your dad.
Rumor has Il that Duke Filing
ION. famed orchestra leader and
composer IS seriously III in Bos-
ION hospital. between dates. Duke
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01

mons and Meade Lux Lewis
Basie's left hand. the same crit
les would claim. doesn't begin 70
match that OF Earl Hines, Teddy
Wilson, James p. Johnson, the
late Fats Waller or Eddie Hay
wood. Jr. hut Basic greatness
as planist-leader doesn't de-
pend on his "boogic-woogie' nor
his bass key work. Instead. Basic
Is master Of style and reaches
the heights Of harmonic rhythmic
perfection in what he leaves out
Of his music instead OF what he
puts into II In other words, Ba-
Sic has learned Music Economy
and works lifts runs. fill-ins and
hot breaks FOR all they are
worth TO correspond with the rest
Of his hand
Style Stands Out
Tho entire Basic orchestral pat
tern Is based on the piano that
Rasle plays This Is a reason why
the Basic motif can be recognized
almost Instantly on phonoefaph
records and on the radio and
why other hands, except Duke
Ellington IN the old DAYS Jimmie
Tanc ferd and one or two others
could not be Basic Is survival
or the great fanfare that was
made over the swing music and
hooeio-woogie back IN 1898
when John Hammond Jr Alan
Baxter. Kenny Goodman Willard
Alexander and a few other Inter-
cstcd Rich Young whites started
ort Ia make Negro fox music
including Jazz and popular music.
a part OF American culture.
Basio's refusal 70 ict his head
crow bigger than his hand has
brought him friends everywhere.
His willingness 20 play FOR hene-
a,s. Tor soldiers IN the various
camps 70 tuppor; popular causes
without question has placed him
solidlv an the drivers scat and
lis stand AZ the Roxy Plus the
conN-v~ Sturn enraeemoni AZ the
Tincoln a~e hut tho last steps TO
the hiSrcsf spet N 'ha music
world his followers and sponsors
can nlace him.