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Evening star., 1944-02-26

@. Which is the surname and
which the given name of the Chi
nese generalissimo?-S. S. H.
A. Chang is the family name
and Kai-shek are his given names.
@, Did Jenny Lind ever make a
phonograph recording?-M. E. A.
A. There is a persistent rumor
that she did, but the story now Is
regarded as a myth Patti is said
to have made several recordings in
America in 1880. Brahms also
played one of his works into a pho
nograph in Vienna.
@. How long did Geronimo live
after his capture?-T. L. T.
A. The famed Indian chief died
in 1909, IL years after his capture.
His cell at Fort Sill, Okla, is marked
with a plaque bearing the inscrip-
ton. Geronimo was never cap
tured in mind or spirit"
@. Does rubber occur in the leaves
or stems of the guayule plant?-E.
L. H.
A. All parts of the plant except
the leaves contain rubber.
@. Is the Victoria Cross still be-
ing made from the metal of the guns
captured by the British in the
Crimean War?-J. B.
A. This supply has been exhaust
ed, and since March, 1912, these
medals have been made of gunmetal
supplied by the Royal Mint.
G. Has military policeman the
authority to arrest civilian?-S. B.
A. The War Department says that
normally military police are not au-
thorized to arrest civilians. An ex-
ception would be in a case where a
civilian was observed committing a
felony, under which circumstances
the military police would have the
same authority to arrest the civilian
as civilian officer would have.
Q. How high above sea level is
the Christ of the Andes"?-S. w. S.
A. This gigantic figure of Christ
stands $4,000 feet above sea level, on
the boundary between Argentina
and Chile.
O. When was the U. S. S. De Ha-
ven Sunk?-B. R. E.
A. During the afternoon of Feb
ruary l, 1943, force of japanese
dive bombers, escorted by Zeros, at
tackled and sank her between Cape
Esperance and Savo Island in the
Pacific Ocean.
Q. How many earthquakes were
recorded last year?-O. o.
A. In 1943 there were 43 earth
quakes of sufficient strength to re-
cord themselves on distant seismo-
graph instruments.
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officers and crews has been spread
out so that we have an efficient
Navy in which 80 per cent are boys
who have come in as reserves since
the outbreak of the war. It's a
Navy of American youth capable OF
learning. quickly and a Navy Of ex-
perienced officers who know how to
inspire them.
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remain on the
defensive till an
overt act was
committed b y
another nation.
1t may be of
little advantage
now to debate
why SO many of
our ships were
concentrated in
a harbor and
why the land
based planes of
the Army were
not able to get
off the ground
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Evening star., 1944-02-26
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ANSWERS to
Questions

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Evening star., 1944-02-26
Navy Makes Comeback
Great Leadership, Sensational Victories
Regain Confidence Lost at Pearl Harbol
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Navy it's sensational victories of the last few months
particularly of the last two weeks has back the
dence the American people which lost temporarily in the
Pearl Harbor tragedy of December 7, 1941.
It's the Navy then the highly trained though
experienced Navy but from the restraints imposed at
Evening star., 1944-10-31
.Baugh Remains Here
Extra Day 10 Test
Skins New Plays

Sammy Baugh, trying to work in
an extra days practice on new
strategy Coach Dud De Groot has
cooked up for the Cleveland game
Sunday, stayed over until today for
. workout at the bali park, but is
scheduled to fly to Texas tonight, he
said today. He'll be back on the
home soil tomorrow morning before
sun-up.
Baugh said he and De Groot de-
cided to get in the work today to
determine If the stuff would go,
otherwise the offense will remain
unchanged. Baugh was idle yester-
day, as Monday always is day of
for the squad, but he was in q huddle
with De Groot most of the time dis
cussing the proposed strategy, aimed
at taking full advantage Of Baughs
passing ability. If he follows the
scheduled outlined today, Baugh
will not be back In Washington until
shortly before game-time Sunday.
Sammy said he missed connec-
tions for the plane trip Sunday
night, then decided to remain over
until today. Travelling by train he
could have reached home tonight,
but going by air will give him time
to get in badly needed workout.
Sans new role doesn't mean
Frank Filchock, the leagues leading
passer, is to be ignored. De Groot
has couple Of new stunts for his
quarterback that At in with the
overall plan concerning Baugh.
The Tribe yesterday announced
the release of Pete Marcus to Boston
and the former Kentucky wingman
was to join his new mates today.
He's the second Tribesman shipped
to Boston recently and If he does
as well as Scotty Gudmundson he'll
be q welcome addition in the Hub.
The Skins now arc represented by
q half dozen men at Boston.
And speaking OF former Redskins,
the Brooklyn-Boston battle last
Sunday was pretty close to an
alumni duel. So. counting the local
chapters win owe, the Chi Pitts,
you might say the Skins won and
lost /.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Megogo Rated Threat
To Stars Tomorrow
In $4,000 Special
BY JOHN F. CHANDLER,

| BALTIMORE, Oct. 31.-The eighth
running of the $25, 1000 winner -take-
all Pimlico Special, richest weight
forage event of the American turf,
which features the opening of Old
Hilltop's fall meeting tomorrow,
shaped up as a three-horse battle
today among Twilight Tear, Devil
Diver and Megogo.
The Tear, Calumet Farms 3-year-
old filly champion, and Greentree
Stables Devil Diver are very much
in the running for "horse of the
year" honors and either may clinch
a claim on the title by hitting the
wire first.
Megogo Is Big Threat.
But both have to reckon with
Christiana Stables Megogo, surprise
winner of the $4,000 Washington
Handicap at Laurel Park Saturday.
The railbirds nodded wisely about
Megogo, recalling that H. l.. Lunger's
star came through with another fine
performance at Laurel September 16,
taking the Potomac Handicap from
such top Fighters as Director j. E.,
Tex Martin and Grant Rice.
The Tear, first of her sex to con-
test the Special and assigned only
lit pounds, is likely to be the public
choice despite her defeat in the
Maryland Handicap at Laurel Octo-
Der 81, when she ran fourth. But
in that race she carried 1870 pounds,
tops for the field, over a muddy
track. That was the first time she
had been out of the money in her
two-year racing career.
Many Eligibles Drop Out.
Megogo, a 3-year-old, will carry
100 pounds and Devil Diver will be
assigned 1876. Eleven others became
eligible by winning qualifying stake
races. but many of those now are
out of training and the others passed
up the sporting test. The Special is
contested over 3-16 miles.
Inaugurated in 1887, when War
Admiral won, the Special drew rs, 900
last year when Greentree Stables
Shut Out whipped w. E. Boeings
Slide Rule.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
ST. John S Tests New
Bulls High Eleven

Washington has a new high
school" football team
It's an eleven representing the
high school division of Bulls Prep
and goes into action for the first
time in clash with st. Johns to-
morrow at BIS in Roosevelt Sta
dium.
Coach AL Grossman, mentor of the
Bulls team that beat the Army
Plebes last Friday, is attempting to
give the Bulls high school students
an opportunity to get grid exper-
ience.
If it proves successful, Grossman
plans to continue the innovation and
round out schedule. Outstanding
high school stars of the country who
come to Bulls to prepare for An
napolis and West Point will not be
used on the Bulls high squad Gross
man indicated.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Tigers Seeking Coach
To Replace Cawthon

BY the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 31.-Pete Caw-
thon of Houston, Tex. resigned yes
terday as coach of the Brooklyn IT,
gers in the National Pro Football
League, "A hours after the winless
Tigers had lost their fifth straight
game and 18th of Is In two years.
Cawthon, who won fame as head
coach at Texas Tech, said the team
had made a satisfactory financial
settlement on his contract.
Tom Gallery, general manager of
the Tigers, declared: I'VE have the
second most expensive squad in the
league and although we can't always
win we should give the fans a show
for their money. This we failed to
do and hence the change even at
midseason."
Frank Bridges, end coach, and Ed
Kubale, line coach, will be in charge
until a successor is chosen.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Lay Will Fight Sloan
In Show al Turner's

Top talent is being imported by
Joe Turner and Gabe Menendez to
spice the indoor fight season at
Turner's Arena, and the latest new
conner is the slick-punching Dorsey
Lay, who is paired with Young
Tommy Sloan on Monday nights
show.
Lay, who battles Sloan in an
eight-round lightweight number on
the card topped by the Pedro Firpo-
Jimmy Phillips rematch, is one of
the best sockers in the busy light
weight, division. He invaded Madi-
son Square Garden recently to KO
Vince DelrOrto in three rounds.
On top of his KO victory over
Dell'Orto, Lay has whipped Ellis
Phillips, Paulie Jackson and other
well-rated fighters. Sloan has
spurted into attention because of
his victory over Cat Robinson, SO
Mondays jam should be test Of
two exceptional young prospects.
Another eight on Mondays card
will involve Bee Bee Washington,
the Districts top middleweight, and
Menendez is bidding for an opponent
for him. Two Bees has been con-
sistent winner this year and is due
for shot at top company.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Field Hockey Outlook
Here Is Favorable

Prospects of good, fast team to
represent the Washington Field
Hockey Association at an all-star
game in Baltimore next month
brighten steadily in practice ses-
SionS.
In the last practice match, the
Etcetera Club downed Trinity, 10
at National Cathedral School.
Friday night at BIS Josephine
Persicano will lead round table
discussion of field hockey rules and
the technique OF umpiring. The
meeting will be held in Building
D, Room los. at George Washing
ton University. All interested are
invited.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Sports Program
For Locol Fans

TO-DAY,
Soccer.
Mount Rainier High at Bla-
densburg, $50.
Basket Ball.
Washington Capitols VS.. Roose-
welt High (scrimmage and try
outs, Roosevelt gym, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Wrestling.
Weekly wrestling program,
Turner's Arena. $50.
FRIDAY.
Football.
Interhigh series, all games at 4.
Coolidge at Western.
Eastern at AnacoStia.
Roosevelt at Wilson.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Sweep Made by No. 4 Teams
InPoIice Boys Club Leagues

Mount Rainier, 24-19; 125-pound-
No. IL defeated No. 10. 60: Mount
Rainier defeated No. IL, 1876; 150-
pound-No. IL defeated Merrick, 20;
No. IL defeated No. 10. 20-6.
The 80 and los pound clubs are to
play their games Saturday. while
the 125 and $50 squads will clash on
Sunday. All games will be at Ana
costa.
The schedule:
90-pound-No. VS.. No IL No. ".
No. IL. Both games start at 10 am.
I05-pound-No. VS.. No. 10. No. VS..
No. IL. No. IL VS.. Mount Rainier. First
two games at II am. third at 12.
l25-pound-No. VS.. No. 10. No vs..
No. IL. No. II VS.. Mount Rainier. All
games start at 1:15.
150-pound-No. VS.. No. 10. No vs..
No. IL, No. IL VS.. Merrick. Games besin
at 3.16
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Penn Is Warned Michigan
Is Loaded for Saturday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.-Penn-
sylvania football squad starts prac-
tice today for Saturdays game with
the Michigan Wolverines.
The players were given a rest
Monday as Head Coach George
Munger listened to this scouting re-
port from Don Kellett of the Mich
igan-Purdue game last Saturday:
Michigan has two offensive for
nations, an unbalanced one running
from the T and single wing also
unbalanced. The timing of the
backs is precise and their blocking
sharper than any ! have seen this
fall.
They have a fine field general in
l85-pound Joe Ponsetta and a
change of pace runner in Gene
Derricotte, Negro boy"
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Fort Pierce Amphibs Seek Grid Recognition

Field, the ranking service eleven,
In a post-season game at Miami
or, that failing, for an invitation
to appear in a projected mid
December War Bond spectacle at
New York.
Crowder, who starred for Okla
homa's top eleven and saw service
IN the National Professional
Football League with Cleveland,
the Chicago Cards and for a brief
period with Pittsburgh, says: "It's
the best team I ever was con-
nected with"
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Twilight Tear, Diver Eye Horse Of Year Title at Pmhco
Big Ten Providing Grid Thrills
Without Changing Any Rules

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. - Athletic
Commissioner John L. Grifilth of
the Western Conference. thumbing
the record books, observed today
that the Midwest is popping plenty
OF football fireworks despite the
fact it refused to follow the East's
lead In revising rules to step up Of
fensiye play.
The conference, Grifiith asserted,
has quickened its offensive tempo
perceptibly this fall without resort
ing to such tactics as running with
a fumbled ball, permitting passing
anywhere behind the lin0 OF scrim-
mage and other liberalities adopted
by a number of Eastern schools.
In II league games to date the
season has produced $50 points and
net gain Of 2,251 yards, compared
with 339 points and only 1872 yards
for the same number OF contests last
fall, Griffith said.
Done without Rule Changes.
1.-THE Middle West has adhered to
NCAA rules" he declared, "and the
coaches in this section have been able
to develop offensive plays that will
score under the rules that have been
in effect for a good many years"
It's the coach of a losing team,
Griffith suggested. who clamors for
rules changes that rarely appeal to
the majority Of mentors.
The Midwest acceleration in Often
sive, Griffith pointed out, has been
in both passing and rushing. The
11-game record this season shows
1,675 yards gained overland, COM
pared with 1873 last year, while the
1914 edge in passing is 576 yards
to 499.
Large crowds at most sectional
games thus far. he said, bear mute
testimony" to the fact that football
as played under the accepted COL
legiate code still Is interesting"
Official conference statistics re-
leased by Griffith disclosed that
Michigan's two stellar backs, Bob
Wiese and Bob Nussbaumer, bowed
out of competition in fitting fashion.
The two Viz trainees played their
final game against Purdue last Sat-
urday and spanked the Wolverines
to surprising 40-14 victory.
Two Finish in Fine Fashion.
Fullback Wiese spun through the
Boilermakers for three touchdowns.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Warner, Iowa State, PAGES
Grid Scorers in Big Six
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated ffeSS.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31-Mere-
dith Warner, speed merchant back
fielder for Iowa State, is using an
accurate kicking toe to keep ahead
in the scramble for Big Six football
scoring honors
Bill Dellastatious, Missouri's ace
scorer, has crossed the touchdown
stripe seven times to Warmers five,
but the Cyclone fullback has booted
18 place kicks for points after touch
downs to top the standings with 48
points in five games.
Derald Lebow, Oklahoma halfback,
and Gene Phelps, Cyclone back,
each scored a touchdown Saturday
to pull up to third-place tie with
Warmers teammate, Quarterback
Joe Noble, who didn't play last week
Evening star., 1944-10-31
old Liners Are Tuning Attack
In Effort to Upset Cavaliers

Maryland's football team gets its
last chance of the season to show
the home folk that its record to
date-four losses and tie-is mis-
take in playing Virginia at Griffith
Stadium Saturday night.
However, the contest will not be
the Old Liners Homecoming, as
originally planned. as these
festivities were called off when the
battle was shifted from College Park
to Washington
Potentially stronger than it has
shown, Maryland may rise to the
occasion Saturday, but it will have
to present a much more formidable
offense than it has displayed so
far to keep pace with the fast
travelling Cavaliers.
Virginia in winning three games,
losing one and tying at 13-all, the
powerful N. c. Preflight eleven,
ranked eighth this week in the As
sociated Press poll, has scored 108
points to the opposition's 80. 1t has
beaten Hampden-Sydney, $40; West
Virginia, 24-6, and v. M. l., $40,
and lost to N. C. State, 0-13. How
ever, in the game played in the rain
and mud. Virginia made IL first
downs to l for State and gained 201
yards to is for the winners. Two
blocked kicks, which bounded into
the end zone and were recovered by
Staters, decided the issue.
Maryland, on the other hand, has
scored only IL points in the 6-6 tie
with West Virginia and the 6-12
loss to Florida last week. ut was
shutout by Hampden-Sydney. Wake
Forest and Michigan State. This,
though, sets the stage for stunning
upset and that is what the Old
Liners are cunning for
They got busy yesterday in prep
aration for the game with stress on
attack, having a lengthy session
which included scrimmage.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Duke Coach Won't
Rote Army, Navy

: NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Duke
should know after losing to both
Army and Navy. but Coach Eddie
Cameron of the Blue Devils
wards off queries about which is
the better team with an evasive
Wait until December g."
Duke fell before Navy, TO,
and lost to Army, PIT, but Cam
eron's only comment is, "I'd hate
to be playing on a civilian team
against either the Middies or
Cadets in late November. They
get and keep the same elevens
all season and get better as they
go along"
Evening star., 1944-10-31

Police Boys Club No. rates the
club-of week title after making
a sweep of all league football games
last week end. In three of the four
Police Boys Club leagues, No.
came through unscored on. In the
los and $50 pound leagues, No. was
the victim, the first game being a
TO affair and the second 80. The
other whitewashing was given No.
IL in the 90-pound group. TO. In
the l25-pounder, No. defeated No.
S, 1876.
Other results: 90-pound league
No. IL defeated No. S, 60; 105-
pound-No. IL won by forfeit over
Mount Rainier, 10; No. II defeated
No. 10, $50, and No. u defeated
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Tulsa Aces Are Injured
As Eleven Is Upset

TULSA, Okla. Oct. 31.-Two in
juries in the upset loss to Oklahoma
Aggies College worried Coach Henry
Frnka as he began preparing the
Tulsa football team for Saturdays
invasion by the Iowa Seahawks.
Camp Wilson, Hurricanes line
crashing fullback, and Toby Collins
250-pound tackle, bruised muscles
in the whirling 46-40 battle with the
Aggies and had decided limps in
practice.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Illness Keeps Lands
From Baseball Draft
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Major league
baseball's annual draft meeting will
be held tomorrow in the Office of
Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lands,
with indications Lands will not be
in attendance.
The 77-year- -old commissioner has
been confined to a hospital since
shortly before the World Series un-
dergoing a physical checkup and he
is not expected to be released until
some time next week.
Big league clubs at the meeting
will make their selections from the
minor teams in the reverse order in
which they finished the 1914 season.
This years first choice will go to the
National Leagues last-place team
Philadelphia - and the American
Leagues cellar club, Washington,
getting second choice.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Cardozo Team FIashy
In Trimming Dunbar

Coach Sylvester Hall of Cardozo
High School today had good reason
to be proud of his football squad.
The Cardozo boys swamped Dunbar,
SO to 0, yesterday at Grifith Sta
dium and gave $500 ball park fans
q gander at one of the niftiest
schoolboy offensives Of the year.
Coach Hall has q real find in
Quarterback Joe Harris, counter
part of Illinois great Buddy Owen.
Harris, besides providing good field
Ygeneralship, scored three of Car
dozo's six markers, two OF them on
gallops of IS and 30 yards, and the
other on pass from Roland Miles,
Cardozo's top-notch fullback.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Parker, Sprint Champ,
Is Called Into Army

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 81
Charley Parker, national champion
sprinter, will be inducted into mill
tary service at Fort Sam Houston
Reception Center November II, his
draft board has informed him.
The former San Antonio high
school track star climaxed bril-
liant schoolboy career by winning two
races at last summers National
AAU meet in New York City.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
BY the Associated Press.

FORT PIERCE, Fla, Oct. 81
Unbeaten, united and generally
unrecognized, an eager Beaver
team representing the Fort
Pierce Naval Amphibious Base is
hoping for q chance to win a
place in the football sun.
The former college and pro-
fessional players making up the
amphib eleven have rolled up 275
points against l in walloping
four service foes and the Uni
versity of Miami
Bill Daley, Marshall Goldberg,
Hampton Pool, Lee Artoe, Earl
Crowder and their teammates
Evening star., 1944-10-31

all playing for the sheer love of
the game-have put on a daz-
zling brand of T-formation magic
that is sure-fire box Office appeal.
Yet, outside of Florida, few
persons have paid any attention
to the triumphant march of the
team through patchwork
schedule which necessarily was
put together at the last moment
and lists only one opponent (the
Sd Air Force) with q Nation
wide reputation.
That's why the Amphibs are
yearning. to meet Randolph
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Andestad Among Choices
In Golf al Anacosiia

John Andestad's upset defeat of
Earl Marcy, former national public
links champion, in the initial round
of the Anacostia golf courses $500
War Bond tournament. places him
among the favorites as play goes into
the second round this week.
Pro Frank Hartig, tourney chair
man, says that participants have
until Sunday evening to complete
their second round matches.
Other tournament favorites are A.
n. Scherle, M. w. Lukat and Joe
Kotyan.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Hayes, Fields Leod WI
Juniors to Victory

Bill Hayes and Jerry Fields led
Washington-Lee's juniors to 1870
victory over Coolidge yesterday on
the latter's field.
Hayes and Fields both crossed in
the third period and the former ac-
counted for the extra point with a
pass to Jack Sieber.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
|WoIthom Is Called Stur
OF West Virginia Team
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l-Hal
Williams. Temple .backfield coach
and chief scout. says the real star
OF the West Virginians is Jim Wal
than.
He didn't score against Penn
State" Williams told Temple Coach
Ray Morrison, but he set up all
four touchdowns. For instance, his
coffin corner boot that went out on
States 1-yard stripe set West Viz
ginia afire, and in no time the
Mountaineers changed a 1870 deficit
into 21-13 advantage"
Temple plays West Virginia at
Morgantown on Saturday.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Win, Lose or Draw
Griffith Must Fight to Save Night BusebuII
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

Word is circulating that Griffith will put
mighty fight at the meetings baebals
York in December with virtually asonong
night schedule at home next year.
Opponents of owl" ball pointing out that the stretch OF
Washington September II this
drew approximately 35oOoo average 5000
that attendance fall
below the 1943 figures.
Now those who against night ball the mainland five
American League clubs believed fight extensive
lampght restrict
81 night games here next year.
Night baseball Washington long
the Mats making headway But the crowds fell of heavily
when Grifhth's club dropped to last place in July.
Mats had distnconhey led the league in stolen
their defense had the most
either major circuit 21 the fielding $685.
Evening star., 1944-10-31
Parks Hands Seem O. K
After K. O. Over GUIDE

Those injured hands of George
Parks, the Washington heavy
weight, evidently are okay now
Georgia ko'd Oscar Goode, 176
Newark in 1:16 of the first round
of a scheduled eight-rounder head
lining the card at Laurel Garden
in Newark, N. j., last night.
Parks hurt his mitts fighting Joe
Baksi and Tony Shucco.