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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Don Hutson.
who already holds big handful of
national football records, apparently
is well on his way to break a couple
OF them with the season barely
under way.
The big Green Bay Packers end,
in four games, already has scored
A points. and has snatched %
passes. While these figures are. a
bit behind the pace he set two years
ago in hanging up records in these
departments, National League stat
isticians point out that the scoring
tempo usually increases as the sea-
son goes along.
His 1912 records were 1873 points
scored and IA passes caught He
still has six games to 60 to crack
those records.
Meanwhile, Frank Filchock, vet
eran Washington Redskin quarter
back, who already holds the record
for the longest pass in National
League history-99 yards-appar-
emily was after another one when
he completed Is of 80 passes for
gain of 29l yards and five touch
downs against Philadelphia last
Sunday. While two short Of the
touchdown record for one game, Fill
checks efficiency ratio of .757 in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Sports Mirror

Today a year ago-Bill Dickey's
sixth-inning home run broke up
pitching duel between Spud
Chandler and Mort Cooper and
gave Yankees 20 victory over
Cards as New York copied World
Series, four games to one.
Three years ago-Notre Dame
shut out Georgia Tech, 300;
Navy crushed Lafayette, 4l-2;
Army defeated v. M. l., 27-20,
in football games.
Five years ago-Bucky Harris
signed to manage Washington
Senators for 1910; Honus Wagner
signed by Pittsburgh Pirates as
coach, marking Wagner's 10Th
year in National League.
Ten years ago-Jimnie Foxx,
playing with transforming base
ball team, was hit in head by
pitched ball and suffered slight
conclusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
.Terronovo Bout Here
Up to Hub Promoter

Promoter Goldie Ahearn today
was working on Sam Silverman,
Providence boxing promoter, in an
effort to get relase for Phil Ter
ranova to put on scheduled To-
round match with Jackie Wilson at
Uline Arena Monday night.
Silverman is backed by both the
Rhode Island State Boxing Com
mission and the District board in
his claim to the services of Terra
nova for bout with Vince Dell
'Orte in Providence Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Duke Names lis Starters
For Struggle With Navy

By the AssociateC Press.
DURHAM, N. c., Oct. l1.-Coach
Eddie Cameron Of Duke has decided,
barring unforeseen events, upon his
starting lineup for the encounter
with the Navy next Saturday in Bal
timore.
He plans to use Jones and Harry
at ends, Irwin and Kerns at tackles,
Wolfe and Knots for guards, Crow
der at center, Carver and Kennard
at halfbacks, Davis at full and Kris
"a at quarter.
In the series with the middies,
Duke has won only once in FIVE
games, in 1890. There have been no
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Swedish Angel Tackles
Levy in Mat Feature

Headline wrestling match at
Turner's Arena tonight finds the
Swedish Angel, tall, bald and ugly,
with a tough job on his hands in
attempting to puncture the 674-
pound Blimp Levy in a finish bout
on a card of five which bring new
blood to the w street creamery.
Supporting matches feature the
return of the Masked Commando,
who held Dutch Rehde to a spec
tacular draw last week, in a match
with Michele Leone. Turner be-
lieves the Commando is a conner
and will feature him here shortly
if he triumphs over the cagey Leone.
Other bouts list Gus Welcheski VS..
Jack Steele, Ed Povolski VS.. Nick
Hitch and Duke Keomuka VS.. Gus
Rapp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Burnett Is Virginia Hope
Against n. {. Preflight

BY the Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Oct.
11.-Upon the shoulders OF Lucien
Burnett, dark haired 178 : pound
fullback, will rest much Of. the
chance for success OF Virginia's T.
formation attack against the power
full North Carolina Pref1ight team
that comes here Saturday.
Burnett, triple threat who pass
es left-handed and kicks with his
right foot, has been a keyman In
the Cavalier offensive for two sea-
sons. He plays in the important mid
die spot of the "cross" of the r, from
which he can run, throw or kick.
He is one of five lettermen on the
Cavalier squad, and lives at Bronx
vile, N. Y. Burnett, whose father
was Virginia back a generation
ago, entered the university in June,
1912, from Episcopal High, where he
had been football and basketball
star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Miomi Is Making Big Bid
For Chattanooga Club
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Oct. II. - Miamis
prospects of having Southern As
ISOLATION baseball team next season
appeared favorable" today follow
ing a meeting of city officials with
linn Beck, business manager of the
Chattanooga club.
Beck said after the conference
that he was pleased with the in
ducements Miami offered and would
report to Joe Engel, owner of the
Chattanooga team. Engel himself
plans to attend a meeting here ten
tatively arranged for the week of
October %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
80, 900 Expected to See Orioles
Try to CIinch.TitIe Tonight

vile. ia, In IA innings West was In
a number Of tight spots in that en-
durance encounter, and there was
some fear among Baltimore FAM
dom that three days rest might not
be enough for him.
Mel Deutsch, who won IA games
and lost II for Louisville in the
regular season. was the selection Of
Manager Harry Memo Leibold.
Deutsch started against the Orioles
at Louisville on Saturday, but lasted
only until the fourth inning.
A crowd OF 10000 or more was
expected for tonight's game, in
which victory for Baltimore would
win the title. Last nights paid at
tendance was only l9.463, as COM
pared with Mondays minor league
attendance record OF 52.s3s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
10000 Will See Irish Battle
Dartmouth in First Hub Visit

of action from Notre Danes sensa-
tional running back Bob Kelly and
aerial bitter Boley Dancewicz.
Ample manpower and stars such
as the aforementioned Messrs. KEEL
ly and DancewicZ would point to
something of cakewalk for the
Midwesterners.
But those Indians from New
Hampshire have gone on the war
path and New Englanders aren't
selling them short by any means.
The odds on Washington street
today?
Notre Dame. & to &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Louis, Home, Declares Army
Is Rich in Ring Prospects
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. ll.-Heavy-
weight Champion Joe Louis, back
from the European and African war
theaters, expects some good fistic
talent to emerge from the armed
services.
The champ. only seven pounds
over the 2071a pounds at which he
made his last title defense against
Abe Simon in 1912, said ne ran into
some real tough boys" as he ap-
peared In 70 exhibitions in England,
Scotland, Ireland, Africa and italy.
More than a million GIs saw the
shows for free"
Louis said Elzria Thompson Of
Cleveland, whom he first met In a
three-rounder in Reading, England,
gave him 50 much trouble that he
met him four more times. Then
came Johnny Ebarb, an Air Corps
mess ofiicer from Oakland, Calf,
whom he met in italy twice, and
George Culberson, Brooklyn boy.
Ebarb, said Louis. was a pretty good
boxer, while Culberson was a
puncher.
Sees Mills IS Flop.
The champion predicted Tommy
Mills, who recently lost the British
heavyweight championship to Jack
London, would not cut much of a
figure in postwar fisticuffs.
That Mills amt got nothing"
Louis said. He throws his left hook
from way down low and way back,
and he throws his right like a base
ball pitcher-only he don't throw it
SO good"
Louis arrived here by plane yes
terday and was to depart today for
his permanent base at Camp Sibert,
Ala.
The champion. while in Ttaly took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Abandonment of Spot Game
HELPS Top School ELeyens

Several important reasons were
cited today for the action of the
Board of High School Principals in
doing away with the spot game"
system In scholastic football which
last year brought the best game OF
the week to Central Stadium on
Saturdays.
Although highly popular. 1t was
found that the majority of specta-
tors at the spot" contests were
adults. whereas regular Friday tits
are strictly student affairs, for
whom they are actually conducted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11

In bringing the game back to the
students. financial problem also
Is ironed out. as the gate at Satur-
day contests in Central Stadium had
to be split eight ways, while for
Friday games the top teams respon-
sible for a big gate alone is bene-
fitted from the draw.
Staging the games "at home" also
cuts down on travel necessary for
teams and spectators to reach Cen
trail and reduces the possibility OF
traffic accidents in an overcrowded
CITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
6owdY, Reds Coach, Put
On Army's Inactive List
BY the Associated Press.

BY tHe AssOeiated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ga. Oct. l1.-Maj.
Harry Hank Gowdy, on leave from
the Cincinnati Reds while he served
in the Army. has returned to in
active status and, with his wife, has
left for his home at Columbus, Ohio.
Headquarters of the Fort Benning
Infantry School announced Mai.
Gowdy was succeeded as special
officer by First 1t. George E. Sim
mons of Patterson, N. j., a former
international League player.
Gowdy, who also served in World
War I, was coach of the Reds when
he entered the Army as captain in
January. 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Leading Football
Games Saturday

Seuth.
Auburn at Georgia Tech, Rice At Tu-
lane. Florida ut Tennessee. wake For-
est VI. v. NJ. I. at Greensboro, N. c.;
Camp Peary at Camp Lejeune.
Midwest.
Iowa ut Illinois, Nebraska at Indiana,
Northwestern at lGichigan. Missouri at
Minnesota. Ohio state at wisconsin,
Kansas State At Michigan state. KAN
sas 1T Iowa State.
East
ColEate at Cornell, Columbia at Yale,
PITTSBURGH at Army. Notre Dame vs..
Dartmouth at Boston, william and
Mary 1t Penn, Duke vs.. Navy at Bal
timore.
Far West.
COLLEGE Of Pacific 1T California, st.
Mary's Prenisht vs.. Southern Califor-
MIA 1t Fresno. St. Mary's at q. C.
= A., Whitman 1t washington. Colo
Ssathwest.
Texas Tech ut Tulsa. Texas W..
Oklahoma at Dallas, Rice ct Tuls ne,
southern Methodist W. Randolph FIELD
At San Antonio, Texas Aggtes at LOuis-
lana State, New Mexico q. vs.. Cd Air
S2SSS 4k ~ E&4Qs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
KeesIer Couch's Son Bit
Too Green for Team
81 the Associate6 Press,

By the Associated Press.
KEESLER FIELD, Miss, Oct. IL
Capt. George B. Huffman. Keesler
Fields head football coach, had a
good excuse for being late for Sum
days game with the 142d Mississippi
Ordnance Battalion. Mrs. Huffman
was giving birth to III pound boy
at hospital.
i wish I could get him ready for
that Selman Field game Saturday
night at Monroe, La, said the BEAM
ing captain. "We need right half
back badly, with two Of our boys
ailing."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Copies Foes Plays
From Blackboard

By the Assoclated Pfess,
CAMBRIDGE, Md. Oct. Ii
Joe Maniaci, Bainbridge Naval
Training Center football coach.
Swears it's true.
When he arrived in his teams
dressing room between halves OF
the game Sunday with Camp Le-
jeune FINAL score, ST.. Balm
bridge on top he found an en-
envy scout blithely making notes
from plays diagrammed on a
blackboard.
The Spy" suddenly found it
physically impossible TO stick
around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Strike by Bricker
Opens Sturs' Tilt
3y the Associated Press.

By tht Assoclated Press.
WENATCHEE, Wash, Oct. IL.
Gov. John w. Bricker, once q
catcher for Ohio State University,
took the other side of the battery
last night and did all right.
The Republican candidate for
Vice President pitched the first
ball in q game between American
and National League all stars
and it was over the plate for q
strike.
Bricker attended the game after
delivering speech in the high
school auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11

most VALUABLE"-Marion,
st. Louis Cardinal shortstop
and fielding ace of the World
Series, and Doerr, Red Sox
second sacker now in the
service, who have been rated
tops in the National and
American Leagues by the
Sporting News.-A. P. Photos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Old Miss Lists Airmen

UNIVERSITY, Miss. Oct. IL. Up
A game with the Jackson Army Air
Base has been scheduled to fill an
open date on Mississippi's football
calendar Old Miss will play the
Filters here November in their first
home game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Neqro EIevens to Bottle

CHICAGO, Oct. II. LP)-Two Of
the country's top Negro elevens,
Tuskegee of Birmingham, Ala, and
Wherefore of Ohio, clash for the
18th time Friday night at Comiskey
Park, home of the Chicago White
SoX. A crowd of 10000 is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Eleven Wunts Sunday Games

Mahoney Cleaners seek Sunday
games with 140-pound football
teams. Call GE. 9843 between
and 7 pm, ask for Joe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Outlook Finally Briqhtens for Sports Stadium Here

That adequate stadium for Wash
ineon-may regarded closer to fuhment
that acted back the project in its usual
energetic fashion.
Akers chairman committee composed
members OF
community formed and judged by discussion at the Or
eventually to be formulated Will merit
support cenry of the entire Nation well
as residents of District its environs
action cited Commissioner
agreed that ideas be solicited
groups representing facet of municipal life these to be
combined with proposals already made
file with the National Capital Planning ana
the banks of the Eastern Branch
adjacent to the Amory.
the combined efforts all conerned-and they
expected to for
Washington dce worthy of its Importance the Capital
O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
Win, Lose or Draw
Cords Got Title But MeQuinn Was Hitting Star
By DENMAN THOMPSON,
Star Sports Editor.

Cords Got Title But MeQuinn Was Hitting Star
lingering doubt the OF the Cardinals eectualy
dped their 4o2 conquest of the Browns the
faith with baseball tradition with
producing minor Developments addition
\ goody supply of records.
Chief the feat of McQunn leading
the entire with the oplofy of 438 his hits
In Is times at bat including doubles and homer.
33yearod veteran of IA organized baseball this
quite accomplishment especially when it considered
that his clutch saees that accounted TALES whereas
other participant able to drive in than
And that he held in high respect the opposition aeed
the fact that he less than also
high for the Not bad for Arlington County
neghbor who entered with modest> the
AS matter of fact to the Bason Bearca that the
issue wasn't decided predicted ahem by at least
alleged authority the opening
in which Mort Cooper hurled two-htter ordinarily good for
shutout of EN- round-tripper by McQuinn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11

stripe McQuinns, though the
412 compiled by Emil Veban 257
the stretch the had eighth place
the batting coung Cardinals notches lower
than the spot occupied by McC2uinn with the Browns
regulars the series
approached his bat with the highly regarded
Stephens with his normal go
ad the the set with three
Guteridge whose batting percentage
09l hitting Mark Chstman who left
fewer than is stranded.
Excepting the
800 for the set and combined with this trio
presenting principal punch OF the title
against 297 for the
topping the with five taes personally at the
platter
failed live their regulations Stats
has been labeled Mr. Shortstop
immortal Hans Wagner in defenvy sparkling
that guilty of only nnocuous
error as committed by the Browns
pitchers SERIES with the
topping turned in by the Brownie boxmn
superior swattng enabled
the better prove Just that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11

The champion, while in Italy, tool
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-20

armies including that Of Ger
DRAMA MikhailOVltCh asking then
20 ioin the Peoples Army Of Lib
Grafton, broueh q vide re
SpOnSe.'
Members Of the Quisling
forces are deserving and coming
over Ia the Liberation army in
great numbers the announcer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-20
Stavanqer Air Bombed

LONDON. Jan. 20 uNS)-The
British radio reported today that
RAE Mosquito bomhers raided
the German naval base at Sta
Naugtr. Norway. Yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-20
ARMY NOUNDED
I Mediterranean Area !

PaCifiC
NaCfarlane, = sgt. NaN q.
AlIs. ldtlle &. NaDtdI-
Jane, mother, IlouEbtou.
Southwest
Argus, Pie. Francis f.. Mrs.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
MRS. Roosevelt Has FuIu Stage
Show for Visiting Educators

entrances to the east room, watch
ing for the dog. Then Fala scooted
in, skidding halfway down the cen
ter aisle.
An usher handed Mrs. Roosevelt
a plate with a piece Of unfrosted
white cake on it.
Here, Fala," she twice called
She also whistled.
Fala continued, however, to trot
among the delighted educators, who
converged on the center aisle
knocking over several chairs and
trampling at least one pocketbook
They also jumped on the uphol-
stored benches.
Finally, Fala spotted the cake, and
Mrs. Roosevelt kneeling on the floor
Wagging his tail enthusiastically, he
approached Mrs. Roosevelt and stood
on his hind legs for the first piece
which was about an inch long. A.
the crowd closed In and the laugh
ter grew louder, he next .srolled
over"
TN afraid it's too slippery fol
him to Jump for. q piece" Mrs
Roosevelt said, "but well try" Fala
did slip. She gave him the cake
anyway, and then turne3 him
around and wagged his paw at the
audience. Released, Fala started to
trot down the center aisle again, but
Mrs. Roosevelt whistled him out Of
the room.
4 can 20 home, now" shouted
Mr.. Meadows Of Alabama.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Casualties Reach
Total Of 417.0S5
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ts,s,z.
Secretary Of War Stimson re-
ported today that Army casualties
on all fronts we're 351 ,293 September
81. The latest Navy casualty figure
Of 65,792 brought the total for the
armed services to 417,085.
The campaign in Italy, Secretary
Stimson said, has cost 82,111 ground
force casualties.
Mr.. Stimson's overall Army total
was 1850 more than in his last
report two weeks ago for the period
ended September 6. The 351 ,29a
was divided as follows: 68,56e
killed, 185,921 wounded, 45,488 miss
ing and 81 ,316 prisoners. Two weeks
ago, the Army total of 337,743 stood
64,468 killed, 177,235 wounded, 47.3l5
missing and 48,725 prisoners.
The Navy casualties, with COM
parsons for two weeks ago: Total,
81, 1872 and 63,0l7; killed, 5,963 and
25, 1852; wounded, 25,588 and 23,867;
missing, 9,761 and 9,532; prisoners,
4, ,480 and 4,466.
Secretary Stimson said that 84,379
of the Army wounded have returned
to duty.
The separate report on italian
campaign casualties did not include
air force personnel losses 1t showed
1889 killed, 56,178 wounded and
10,074 missing as Of September Is.
The last previous Italian casualty
report, covering the fighting through
August Z, had listed 91,823, but this
included air operations as well as
ground action.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Roosevelt Given Message
From Pope Praisinq Relief

A message from Pope Plus XII
expressing appreciation for the work
of American Relief for Italy, Inc.
was transmitted today to President
Roosevelt by Myron G. Taylor, the
Presidents personal envoy at the
Vatican.
The Pope wrote to Mr.. Taylor
yesterday in response to a letter in
which the latter had voiced appreci-
alton Of his holiness encouragement
OF the agency set up to distribute
relief supplies in italy.
The Pope said I'VE are most happy
to give our fullest support to an
organization that has been set up
with the object of bringing help
to one OF the peoples most severely
tried by the war" and voiced hope
that "other governmental and benev-
olent organizations will support the
aims of the relief group.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
Reds Charge Turks Try
To Stir Allied Split
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Oct. 5.-The govern.
ment newspaper Izvestia sharply
criticized Turkish newspapers today
fer accounts which it said interpret.
ed Allied landings in the Balkans
as move to block the Red Army
rather than to expel the Germans.
1t termed the stories 'provocatory. !"
Several days ago rumors began
to circulate in the foreign press
about Allied troops in Albania, !"
Izvestia said These rumors we're
not confirmed. But they were used
Immediately by some Turkish Jour-
nalists to continue a suspicious CAM
paign for the defense of the Balkan
countries"
The Russian press predicted the
early collapse Of Hungary and urged
the Hungarian people to overthrow
the existing regime of agony
Soviet broadcasts and leaflets
showered on the country appealed
to Hungarians to halt the nations
course ION the verge of catastro-
phe."
Soviet policy in Hungary was de-
scribed as having the purely military
aim OF defeating Hitler. Hungarians
were assured no foreign social sys-
tenn would be imposed against their
will.
Evening star., 1944-10-05
u. ). Submarines Sink
Destroyer. 10 Ships

American submarines have sunk
IL more Japanese vessels, including
three combat ships, the Navy an
nounced today.
The fighting craft included a de-
stroyer, an escort vessel and con-
verted seaplane tender. Also in
cluded in the list was cable-laying
and repair ship. four small cargo
vessels, a medium cargo transport,
a medium cargo vessel and large
tanker.
The Navy did not reveal the locale
of the sinkings or the period COW
cred by the operations, but today's
report indicated a drop in the rate
of sinkings by submarines. This
may be due to the fact that Japa-
nese sea-borne operations have beer
pressed deeper into their inland
waters by the westward movement
of United States feet operations.
The bagging of the cable ship
indicated the submarines may have
been engaged in breaking or pre-
venting repair of enemy communi-
cation lines.
The sinkings reported today raised
to 924 the total number of Japa.
nese ships sunk, probably sunk OF
damaged by American submarine.
since Pearl Harbor. The overall fig
ure includes 772 ships sunk, 81 prob.
ably sunk and lis damaged. Dl
those destroyed, 81 were combatan'
vessels.