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Evening star., 1944-04-16
Departmental League
Quits for Duration;
Two 10 Operate

Player shortage Is hitting q big
blow to sandlot baseball here this
season Only two leagues, one of
them a strictly service loop and the
other containing only two civilian
mines. will operate.
Disbanding for the duration is the
40-year-old Departmental League.
headed by Vic Gauzza Since its
organization shortly after the turn
of the century 1t has missed only one
previous season, during World War /.
Gauzza attempted to get going again
for this season but could produce no
civilian teams.
Vic also attempted a comeback
with the National City Sunday
Leagues, but couldn't find enough
players. The two Sunday loops sus-
pended operations last year.
Still operating will be the Indus
trial League, headed by President
Bill Flester, and the Potomac Naval
Command League The first is a
five-team setup and the latter has
eight clubs.
In the Industrial loop are Heurich
Brewers, city champions last year,
and Cameo Furniture as the civilian
clubs, while service mines joining
this circuit are Camp Springs Army
Airbase. Naval Receiving Station
and Fort Myer.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Stir Up Made 4-to-1
Derby Choice as Is
Starters Assured

ST. LOUIS, April l5.-Eighteen
horses appear certain to start in
the Kentucky Derby, Betting Com
missioner James j. Carroll said
today in announcing that Stir Up
had taken the favorite's spot at
4 to in advance odds.
Pukka Gin, which had topped the
list from the opening of the book
was dropped to second choice at
5 to l after being beaten in his first
start as a 3-year-old this week.
lChallenge Me, winner of the Ar
kansas Derby, also was quoted at
5 to /.
Running in the first section of
the Experimental Free Handicap al
Jamaica, Pukka Gin was nosed out
by Stronghold, a Derby ineligible
while Stir Up won an easy victory
in the second section of the handi-
cap, adding to the laurels gained
by his Flamingo Stakes triumph al
Hialeah.
The Derby field, in CAROLS opin.
ion, and his winter book prices
Stir Up, to 1; Pukka Gin ano
Challenge Me, to /: Pensive, Plat
ter and Olympic Zenith, 10; BY
Jimmy, Twilight Tear and Rodney
Stone, Is; Alorter. Bell Buzzer, Free
Lance Gay Bit, Sky Tracer anc
Shut Up, 20; Jimmie and Lucky
Draw, 80, and Autocrat. 40.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

New York. 1t was that season
which saw the establishment of
the leagues all-time season at
tendance-almost five and one
half million fans.
Baseball fans always have had
a keen interest in newcomers,
and in 1914 the game will present
them in greater numbers than
ever before. War years or peace
years, the sport has come up with
new stars, and 1914 should be no
exception. Throughout our league
people will be watching such
newcomers as Grey Clarke and
Ed Lopat of Chicago, Ed Klei-
man OF Cleveland, Walter Dubiel
OF New York and Frank Mancuso
OF st. Louis, to name few.
Since the war began, baseball
has tried to meet each wartime
Evening star., 1944-04-16
BY WILL HARRIDGE


written Expressly for the Associated
Press
CHICAGO, April 15.-The very
uncertainties which face base
ball as it opens its third wartime
season could produce one of the
most interesting and exciting
campaigns the sport has known.
think it will.
This year it is any ones guess
how the clubs will finish. would
not attempt to predict where
our American League teams will
stand when the season closes
next october. The makeup of
our teams on opening day likely
will be changed many times
throughout the season. with some
players joining the colors and
others returning to the diamond
after service in the armed forces.
For this reason I believe that
every club in our league has a
chance at the pennant. There Is
every indication of 4 close race,
and the years have shown that
competition always has been the
basis of baseballs appeal.
At this moment no club appears
strong enough to establish a big
lead, and I think the American
League will have its best pennant
battle since 1910, when Detroit
won out on the second to the last
day of the season after a hot sep
tember fight with Cleveland and
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Camera, Miss Wilson
liable Tennis Rulers

Joe Camera, q newcomer from
Omaha, won the District Table
Tennis Associations spring ranking
tournament, topping Charles deier
OF New York in straight sets. Scores
were 21-1s, 21-1s and 2l-1s.
Carolyn Wilson, the Districts
woman champion, swept through
her division losing only one game
en- route. In the payoff match she
downed Mrs. Stanley Fields, 2l-14
21-16. 1871 and 2l-5.
Lenny Sondheimer was eliminated
by Geier in the semif1nals, with the
latter's placements the deciding fac
tors. Camero's smooth strokine
turned back Sam Rosenfeld in the
other semifinal engagement.
Mems Division.
Sl-1s' 2I-17; Rosenfeld defeated WOOD
Limerick, 1I-ai: 2fMi4. 2feat ai11s: sssieaasa asisa
2l---e. semifinals@Camero defe.tsds sas nas.
enfield, 21-15. ALL; deier dsfested
ssamero defeated deier, a1His. aimie ln.1
Wonsn's Division.
Mlidrsd Stout dsiested 1s.Sei sHn' SMITH ats'
nond naf d.iaa..1a4 3ia14 All. .l ;;,wIISsin vIsinis k;d
Wilson defeated Stout Stout 0' si-f4a f.4m'nnen pas:
Fieids Fies,s s;isna dedsiatsd Eedmond ALL, 21--?
n.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Game Must Help Men Abroad
This Year, N. L. Prexy Says

it still will be fairly highland the
competition keen.
To me baseball this year not only
is for the home folks, but for the
absentees, too. Not only are play
ers gone, but there are absentees
from the stands and bleachers
Much more important than our vis-
ible audience will be the thousands
of men far from home, in camps
and on the fighting fronts, in
1ungles and on the seas-eager to
find out the score, to know who
pitched, how the winning run was
scored and all the details of play;
details that bring them a touch of
America as they knew it before war
entered their lives.
That's why the Army and Navy
have arranged to broadcast big
league games via short wave to
every fighting front, every day.
Baseball can do many things in
the war effort. Baseball can be valu-
able on the home front. But most
important of all, it seems to me, will
be that invisible audience across the
world. That's an assignment that
baseball cannot muff. 1t has to
be met.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Alex Barth Is Winner
In Photo Finish Of
Trio al Jamaica
BY the Associated Press.

os eHC ASoOClateQ fTeSS.
NEW YORK, April IS. Only
three horses competed today in ia
maica's well-soaked $4,000 Excel
sior Handicap and all participated
in a photo finish which the camera
decided was won by Alex Barth
from the Millbrook stable at $11.3O
for 50 odds.
Devil Diver, the early choice from
Mrs. Payne Whitney's barn was
scratched as was Joe w. Browns
Brownie, leaving only Alex Barth,
Tom Heard's Boysy and Mrs. Tilyou
Christopher''s Grey Wing to splash
the mile and a sixteenth before the
80, 129 dampened customers.
Grey Wing shot into the clear
around the first bend with Alex
Barth a length behind and Boysy,
the odds-on favorite at the start, a
definite third. There was no place
or show wagering.
There was little change until they
hit the stretch when Alex Barth and
Boysy drew abreast Grey Wing and
the trio went for the wire as though
harnessed to a chariot, with the
camera needed to separate them.
The winner, piloted by Nick
Jenas, carried only los pounds and
was timed in 1:45 2/5 for the slop-
ping going. He earned $7,375 by
his triumph.
1t rained almost throughout the
entire seven-race program and over~
coats were necessity because of the
cold. Despite the weather handi-
caps the crowd turned loose a bet
ting total of $2,178,942.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Harf's Frank Earns
Baldwin Trophy in
Muddy Dog Test

Hart's Frank, q black and white
setter owned by Ringgold Hart and
Frank symanoskie of Washington
won first place and the coveted
Thomas P. Baldwin Memorial
Trophy in yesterdays shooting dog
stake that featured the final day
of the annual spring trials of the
National Capital Field Trials Club
In taking first place, Hart's Frank
overcame poor conditions of mud
and rain to finish ahesd of two
previous winners Of this big event
Second was Kings jeff, liver and
white pointer owned by Pres King
jr., Of Bethesda, winner last fall,
and Whirlaway Ferris Bob, liver
and white setter owned by julius
Marcy Of Arlington and a winner
two years ago.
Despite yesterdays difficult field
conditions the dogs showed better
than had the puppies and all-ase
entries the previous day. Hart's
Frank made four finds In the bird
field, and Kings Jeff also showed
so well that the judging was ex-
tremely close.
This is the second victory. Incl
dentally, for the team of Hart and
Symanoskie, their Symhart dog
having won last spring.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
BY FORD c. FRICK,
President National League.

written Expressly for Associated Presso
NEW YORK, April 15.-Presea-
son baseball predictions, even in
normal times, border somewhat on
the nonsensical. In wartime that
is doubly true. For no one can say
what the future of baseball will be
The start Of this third wartime sea-
son flnds the problems of the first
two years accentuated. But those
problems are not insurmountable
We played through the first two
seasons despite handicaps. I be-
lieve we can do it again.
Like all other industries we have
lost key men. Today there are more
National League ballplayers in the
armed services than there are on
the club rosters. But the gaps have
been filled with replacements of
ifs, men who have been DISCHARGED
from the military services, men over
50 years of age and, in a few in
stances. boys who have not vet
reached draft age.
The caliber of play will be lower
than in normal times. But I think
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Boys Club Peewees,
Insects Organize

Peewee and insect baseball leagues
will be organized at Boys CLUB
meeting Tuesday evening at $50
in the Eastern Branch clubhouse,
261 Seventeenth street S. E.
Boys of IA years and under and
the l6-and-unders will play in sep
arate leagues
Representatives of teams are re-
quested to attend the meeting. Bar
ney Ross, who is setting up sched-
ules, can be reached at Atlantic
0949
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Baseball
Continued From Page A-18)

NSoiitAllucO TTOiIl rage A-16)
Vern Stephens and Ellis Clary. Out
field hard hit by loss Of Chet Laabs
Catching fair and pitching weak.
National League.
st. Louis-Little change from the
1943 version which won pennant by
18 games. Manager Billy South
worth still has Mort and Walker
Cooper, Max Lanier, Harry Gum
bert, Stan Musial, Danny Litwhiler
and all the infleld except Lou
Klein. Emil verban from Columbus
will play second to round out the
best-looking club in either league.
A standout.
Cincinnati-Wily Bill McKech-
nie's pitching has been hard hit
by the loss Of Johnny Wander Nicer
and probably Joe Beggs and Elmer
Riddle. Bucky Walters and Ray
Starr still available with Tom De
La Cruz, 21-game winner at Syra-
cuse. Woody williams replacing
Lonnie Frey at second and Buck
Fausett or Steve Mesner at third
with Eddie Miller and Frank Nc
Cormick give good infield. Eric
Upton and G. Walker returning in
outfieId.
Observation-Disclosures are thin all
way around. but have good first
team. Addition of Babe Dahlgren
goes far toward making up for loss
of Elbie Fletcher. Lee Handley
making comeback as second base
man. Elliott, Frank Gustine, Pete
Coscarart, Vince Di Maggie, Tom
O'Brien, John Barrett, Jim Russell
and Frank Coleman still around
Rip Sewell tops pitching staff that
includes promising newcomers in
Elwin Roe, Nick Strincevich and Art
Cuccurullo.
Chicago - Outfield exceptionally
strong, with Nicholson, Lou Novi-
kof1, Ival Goodman, Dominic Dali
lesandro plus Andy Pafko and Ed
Sauer. Phil Cavarretta only infield
holdover. but good requirements in
Don johnson. Bill Schuster and
Tony York. Catching hard hit and
PAeSAA6 WHY 1oA OuI 1dul DCI .
ringer and Henry Wyse available.
observation-disclosures have infield
problems, with second and third un-
settled. Outfield tops, with Augie
Galan and Luis Olmo, although
Dixie Walker trying to be infielder.
Whit Wyatt, Curt Davis, Hal Gregg
Rube Melton top fair mound staff.
New York-Strengthened infeld,
with Phil Weihtraub at first and
freshman prospects George Haus-
mann and Hugh Luby at second and
third. Joe Medwick, Johnny Rucker
and Mel OFT in outfeld, pitching
very weak, with Rookie Bill Voiselle
and Cliff Melton best lockers.
Philadelphia-Addition of Tony
Lupien should help unsettled infield.
Catching, untried; outfield, okay,
with Elvin Adams, Coaker Triplett,
Ron Northey, but Dick Barrett. AL
Gerheuser only dependable hurlers.
Boston-Lacks punch all around.
Outfield, fair. Pitching, strongest
point, with Jim Tobin, AL Javery,
Nate AnIroUc onl Nh rlns no rrott
Evening star., 1944-04-16
NovikoH to Play as Cubs
Resume With White Sox
BY the Associatee: Press

BY the Associates: Press.
CHICAGO, April 15.-With the
Mad Russian" Lou Novikoff, finally
on hand, the Chicago Cubs today
had hopes Of upsetting their Amer
lean League city rivals, the White
Sox, when the teams resume their
spring series at Comiskey Park to-
morrow.
Novikoff. colorful outfielder who
was holdout until the season was
well under way last year, reported
this afternoon. He attributed his
absence from spring training to his
desire to be with his wife, Ill at
their California home. The Sox
lead, two games to none.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Roman Sox Is Victor
Over Amber Light
By the Associated Press


LOUISVILLE, KY, April 15.-
Roman Sox Of Brolite Stables pro-
duced mild upset in the 5000
added Phoenix Handicap on the
opening day of Keeneland's race
meeting here by defeating Dixiana's
odds-on favorite. Amber Light, be-
fore crowd of 10000.
G. U. Yaeger's Corona Corona was
the show horse and Alfred Parker's
derby hopeful, BY Jimminy, MAX
ing its first appearance Of the sea-
son, finished fifth in the field OF
seven.
Roman Sox, $40 to 81, won by q
length and a half in lib.
Amber Light made a determined
challenge in the stretch but could
not match the winners speed.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Dodgers Cell. Waner
Head and Ankenman
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, April 15.-Pitcher
Ed Head, Outfielder Lloyd Waner
and Infielder Pat Ankenman noti-
fed the Brooklyn Dodgers today
they will report to the club within
a few days.
Head, 24-year-old highlander
and winner of nine games last year,
will report Monday. He was &C
cepted by the Army last month but
has been informed by his Louisiana
draft board he will not be called for
some time
Waner, younger brother of Paul,
is 38 and has been working in an
Oklahoma airplane factory. He was
out of baseball last year.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Wafer FoIIies Closes
With 7 Shows TODAY

Water Follies Of 1914, starring
movie Tarzan Buster Crabbe, winds
up 4 nine-day run at Uline Arena
with final performances at 2::30 and
$50 pm. today.
Swimming specialties of Crabbe
and the Hopkins twins, Virginia and
Marian, and the comedy capers OF
the Four Dillie Dallies are the out
standing hits Of the musical aqua
cade.
Novel lighting effects used in the
Is acts help to spice the affair.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Basket Boil Officials
Pick Dorun for Prexy

Al Doran, basket ball coach a.
George Washington High School
Alexandria, was elected president o.
the District Basket Ball Officials
Association at q meeting of the
group last night.
Alton Buscher was named vice
president, Dallas Shirley secretary
treasurer and Joseph Mitchell
commissioner.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

problem as it arose-and base
ball will continue to do so. Last
season our league had as its
guests more than 100000 service
men, and this number likely will
be exceeded this coming season.
Our boys in the armed forces,
including some 215 American
League players, long have been
baseball's strongest boosters.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
School Mines Put
Griffs, AS First

Eastern-Western and Central
Roosevelt ball games, scheduled
for Tuesday. have been set back
to Wednesday, so that the high
school squad members can work
as ushers in Griffith Stadium
when the Mats open against the
Athletics, it was announced last
night by Dallas Shirley, physical
education director of the public
high schools.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
IHoilingsworth, Peterson
|Of Browns Rejected
BY the associated Press.

BY tne ESS0c1ated Press.
ST. LOUIS, April 15.-Pitchers
AL Hollingsworth and Sid Peterson
have been rejected for military
service, the Browns were notified
today.
The team now has IS players who
are AZ in the draft and two who
have medical discharges from the
Army.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Mighty MeIs Rinemen
To Invade Club No. 7

Eight amateur fights are sched-
uled Wednesday night between the
Mighty Mels team and Police Boys
Club No. 2 at the latter's gym.
Among the outstanding mittmen
with the Mels are Smuggy Hersy and
Beau Jack Porter.
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Varied Sports

- Track.
Navy 9; Villanova, I3.
North Central: 66: Chicago o., 81; Nor.
ton Junior College, 4 '1
John Marshall High. 73; oranby High, A
Lacrosse.
baltlmore Poly, 5; Navy Jayvees, 3.
Army Plebes, Z; r. p. l., s.
Baseball
Ohio State, 10; Ohio u. q
Notre Dame. 10-4 Indiana so
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Irwin Elected ABC Head

CHICAGO. April IS (P,.-Elmer
w. Irwin of San Francisco was
elected president of the American
Bowling Congress, succeeding Mar
tain G. Unmacht of Dubuque. Iowa,
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Honor Cord Busketers

Catholic University's basket ball
team will be honored at the schools
annual senior smoker on Wednes-
day night at $50 o'clock at the
Touchdown Club.
Evening star., 1944-04-16

Of
Frank,
Stars safPh
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-09

In most parts OF the Philippines
rain usually falls 125 to 225 DAYS
p year, frequently in heavy show.
ers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-09
THIRD HAVEN
by Warren Howard

hold the screen door open while
wheel In ?"
LET me help you"
Mrs. Reynolds patted her arm
That all comes tomorrow. I'll be
waiting"
And I'll be tere."
Ths o. woman sat watching
Anne through he screen door as
she walked of. Anne Wilson. II
was a good name. 1t suited her
Now things were going to be lit
tie more interesting. There was 60
ing tn be a lovely young face to
watch. There was going to be
awakening and spring in the house
as well as out in the garden.
Russell Smith was In a serious
frame Of mind as he stopped his
car carefully. exactly In front Of
his small houJ on Maryland
street, which was one Of Talbots
smallest streets despite its impor-
tant sounding name. There was a
light on In his living room, al
though the house was supposed to
be empty. He had Ii ID alone since
his mother died the year before.
Mrs Gander, who cleaned and oc-
casionally cooked for him, must
have left the light on, but hs could
not figure out why she had been in
the house late enough to necessi-
tate the use Of electricity. He was
not penurious about such things,
but he was lawyer and did have
a lawyers mind, 90 he liked to
know about things. Everything
careless and slipshod annoyed him.
Moreover, he hadn't liked his din
ner in the restaurant In Weston
and had a touch Of indigestion.
The frcnt door opened into q 1T
tie hall out OF which stairs rose
steeply. in the manner {. the period
in which the little house had been
built The hall narrowed to lead
past the steep stairs bach to the
kitchen. A door to the side opened
into the living room, which was
the only stable room ir the house
and had been made by knocking
the old parlor and dining room into
one. He could hear someone laugh
ing in there. His Lrows drew to-
gether In a frown al he went in.
A young man. wearing a flannel
shirt, corduroy trousers and rough,
heavy shoes. was lounging In an
easy chair with his feet propped up
on another. He was drinking a
glass OF beer which he waved In
greeting without getting up.
Hail, noble elder brother. I'm
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-09
Albert Trinkle
Suffers Injury

Ann Arbor, Nov. 9-Albert Trim
kle, Ann Arbor, was injured and a
truck and car burned Wednes'
day when Trinkle's car crashed in.
to the back OF the truck. Edward
Parkowitz, driver Of the truck,
told officers that he had parked
the truck with a flare in the road,
but that Trinkle apparently did not
see the warning.
Both the car and the truck were
totally destroyed by the resulting
fire before help could be sum-
moned. Trinkle was taken 10 ST.
Joseph's Hospital. The extent of
his injuries is not known.
Cars Collide
Paul Streeter and his wife,
Helen, both of 1916 Warren. Ann
Arbor, were injured today when
their car collided with one driven
by Roland Kearney, 1880 Maple
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-09
Ann Arbor Girl
Reported Missing

Ann Arbor, Mich. Nov. Eve
Ign Hamilton, 16. has been report
ed missing from her home here.
The girl is reported to have left
home in a cab while her mother
was working.
Henry Peters, cab driver told
police that he took the girl and
her suitcases to the bus depot, and
that she said she was going to
Florida.
Evelyn Is 5 feet inches tall
and weighs 100 pounds. She has
brown hair and eyes and was wear
Ing blue Stacks and a grey coat.
She had about s35 in cash with
her,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-09

half starved, waiting for you to
come hoihe."
Russell closed the door and said
coldly, Il see you found the beer,
at least"
"It's lucky l did. You don't keep
much food In the house. What's the
matter?"
The lawyer held out his hand.
You might shake hands, II you
can put the beer down long
enough"
"Oh, ] can put the beer down all
right" cried the young man, and
emptied his glass az proof. Then
he took Russells hand and shook 1t
with mock cordiality.
"Welccns home. old boy. IT'S
good to see you again"
Russell withdrew his hand QUIET
ly. Tn not so sure 1t Is ;ood to
see you again, Dan. Where have
you been and why didn't you come
home when wrote you mother was
dying 2"
Dan shrugged. I've been every
where. Mostly west, mostly Cali
fornia- Your letter chased me
around bit When / got 1t finally,
I couldn't come"
Nothing stops a man from COM
Ing to his mother when she sends
for him"
You're wrong there, brother.
You haven't been around as much
as l have. Some Of the jails these
days are mighty hard to get
1t Of"
"Jails"
The single word was a gasp. Dan
stretched out In his chair again
and laughed. Don't look so horri-
fed. 1t was only vagrancy. No
home. no money equals Jail. Some
times It's not so bad. Sometimes
it's on the tough side"
What would your mother have
said lad she known"
THERE was tight As q law
yer you agree l did right to-well,
to keep quiet Stamps IRE hard TO
come by In Jail, anyway"
and how could Sou say you
have no home? This Is your home,
IL only :"
Dan leaped TO his feet and shook
hands jubilantly. Il knew you
wouldn't let me down. I don't ex-
actly expect the fatted calf to be
killed, or anything like that, but I
couldn't And anything to eat. And
am hungry"
Ito BE Continped)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-09

Mrs. Carter said that Farmer
answered her call for cab, but
turned In the opposite direction
from where she wished TO go.
When she questioned him, he con-
tinued on and so Mrs. Carter tried
to get out.
Farmer then said he would turn
around but when he failed to do
so, Mrs. Carter opened the door
and jumped out. She ran into n
lighted house and called the po-
lice who Appreciated Farmer.