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Evening star., 1944-06-04
Dickey Of Yanks Becomes
Naval Reserve Lieutenant
BY the Associated Press

8,
MEMPHIS, June Bill Dickey,
one Of baseball's greatest catchers,
was sworn into the Naval Reserve
here today as lieutenant.
The former New York Yankee
star entered as a deck volunteer
specialist through the Memphis of
flee of Naval Officer Procurement.
He will report to Fort Schuyler.
N. Y, for indoctrination and tenn
porary physical training duty.
With the Yankees since 1927, he
has been out of the game this year,
living in Little Rock with his wife
and l0-year-old daughter.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
By the Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, June s.
Alabama's Athletic Committee to-
day rejected proposal for re-
newed relations with Alabama Poly
(Auburn) and recommended that
the Board of Trustees table the
matter.
The recommendation followed an
open letter from Gov. Chauncey
Sparks, ex-off1cio chairman of the
university board, in which he urged
both State schools to resume annual
football games, which were suspend
ed In 1907.
President L. N. Duncan of Au-
burn approved the suggestion, but
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Durocher Is Fined $50

NEW YORK, June 3 lP).-Mana-
ger Leo Durocher, of Brooklyn, to-
day was fined $50 for using profane
language and kicking dirt" while
protesting a decision by Umpire
Jocko Conlan in last nights Dodger-
Chicago game at Ebbets Field.
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Scheuter to Golf in Eost

SALT LAKE CITY, June 3 (P.-
George Scheiter, Salt Lake City golf
pro and Utah Open champion, has
left to participate in the Philadel-
phia Open next week. He also plans
to enter the Victory open in Chicago.
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Cards. Late TalIies
Down PhiIs, 5 10 )
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-The
National League Chaapion St. Louis
Cardinals came from behind today
after trailing the Phillies to 0 at
the end of the sixth to score three
runs in the seventh, one in the
eighth and another in the ninth to
win the second game of the series,
S to 3.
Ron Northey chalked UP his sixth
home run of the season with the
Phillies when he drove Teddy Wilks'
pitch over right field fence.
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Official Score
Totals 35 8 "A 10
Washington ---
Chicago

n Euns" Euns"Cass, SuIlvan, Wynn, Moses
tucker co Hodgin, Webb, Errors-Car-
81. Moses, Tucker, carnett (3J. Two"base
aome hai5srCaSe 4an Mosn. Noses. Tucker, Garnet (2}
to .Kuhel Webb to schalk. Left on bsses
7; Chicago 10. Bases on
oaHspoh pa Wynn; 3; of Dietrich, 2. Struck
out-By wynn, q by Maltzberger 9 Hits
---ICn Dietrich 8 in 6 innings (none out in
Mfhl1' ,MILfl1' on Maltzberger. none in 3 innings
MIG pitch-Dietrich Winning pitcher
DletrIeh. Umpires-Messrs Rommel Grieye
sna g e, ,Weafer. Time-202. Attendance
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Armstronq-Duyis Get O. K.

NEW YORK, June (P,.-The
Henry Armstrong-Al Davis bout of
June Is at Madison Square Garden
has been okayed by the New York
State Athletic Commission. Arm
strong replaced Aaron Perry.
Evening star., 1944-06-04

Runs = Musial. W Cooper, Kurowski.
Litwhiler, Jurisich, Northey 90 Stewart.
Errors-None. Runs batted in-Northey.
Findley (2l, Litwhiler t2), Marion (25'
Sanders. Two-base hits-Adams. Northey,,
W. Cooper go, Jurisich, Sanders. Three
base hit-Stewart. Home run-Northey
Sacrtfces-Finley. Lupien. Double plays
IHamrick to Mullen to Lupien. Left on
beses"St. Louis, 4: Philadelphia, 4. Base
on baIIs-Gerheauser t2), Jurisich Struck
Hits-Of Wilks, in 5 innings; oil
Jurisich, l in innings. Wild pitch
Gerheauser Winning pitcher - Jurisich
umpires - Messrs. Boggess, Pineli and
Bsllanfant. Time-1:5O. Attendance
5,S4O.
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See Hundcop in Bid Against Pros for Potronoqe

That the coaches far
mitteemen is evidenced by suggested ega
zaonf unrestricted forward passing
scrappng the existing rule that the yards
They didn't far suggest" to favor
elimination of the regulation which prohibits eleven
from running with a tumble
In favorng these reforms the the
higher institutions of learning merely from the
National Football Leagues rule recognize open
brand of made possible thereby
the greater popularity the presented by pros
Some of the varsity coaches notably Columbia
frankly have pointed out that college handicapped
restrictive regulations their bid paid public
patronage and foee further
those attractive
the freight paying spectators
Personally agent collegiate
that would make consequently
thrills We all of the suggestions
them the placing of the the
back 1t would foster kicking games greatest
poentas something capitalized
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Halted, Armstrong Should Resume Against Davis

Willie Joyce the (Ind) Negro stic prescription
would
handed Friday
AS far be cleaned from somewhat ketcny dispatches
like all the Others Armstrong
than the Armstrong which
treless
in piled sufficient points, that ability
Henry miss.
Although the verdict booed well cheered
the banong close and the outcome
Promoter Mike Jacobs change his Armstrong;
scheduled appearance IA ~...,.~,-
This set New Yorks Garden Friday night
Davis will be his also
discharge from the Army Davis enjoyed
Armstrong in comeback featuring hook
Davis demonstrate that the Hammer,
nenty has rendered npoten
trary don't be surprised Henry makes BUNNY
starting another string of
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:
totals 40 13 30 ID Total 35 10 80


fBatted for Starr in 9th
tBatted for CoScarart in 10th,
fBatted for Hausman in Sth,
Batted for Feldman in eth.
Slated for Luby in 10th
Pittsburgh oO2 100 100
New York . 1Ol OO O30 a q
% IRu1sEGpstine; 1sc 15R Elliott (al, Dahleren
Reyes 81: Error-Mancuso. Runs batted
1mp~WelntTaub. moa Gustine C3D. Gardella. Di
Maesio Feldman, Dahlgren (2), Reyes
Three 1p Pa PAYS. Two7base hit-Weintraub
GuStine, Gardella, Dahlgren, Reyes
stolen stole bases-Elliott, Di Maggio. Sacri-
nces-HauSmann, Butcher C2). Double
PPiay-Butcher P to Zak to Dahlgren. Triple
~ a1agS-Gustine ~ TO FAX to Dahlgren. Left
on baSes-New York. 4 Pittsburg, 7. Base
Sf,h9 sn balls of goldman, 2 off Butcher 3: OF
Feldman, 2; by Adams, l: by starr. y
Adam adtS on Feldman, 7 in 7 innings off
. iinnings none out in 7tn); off starr.
IN IN innings; of Rosciano. 6 in . in
nlngS. winning pitcher-Resciano LOSING
9g!ntneherG:~Aadams5 gnn r:ooa qmpires-Messrs Rear
a2n; Goetz and Jorda. Time: "a AT
tcndance-7S10 (pa!d), "
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VIM Lose or Draw
College Grid Coaches Circumventine Rules Body
By DENMAN THOMPSON,
Star Sports Editor.

College Grid Coaches Crcumventing Rules Body
being personally acquainted chairman,
Bill Bingham members National
egate Rules Committee won't hazard what
thing officially will nberalzng football
1t already that unoicialy rules will
adjusted In pleasing the spectators
grdron
bounds kickoff
There be general the
that the existing receiving
35yard line topsded
kicking SIDE
At their gettogeher mentors are
limited merely to suggestions 45-yard stripe
designated for the putting play by the
kicked out of bounds with the additional provision
be allowed to artificial
Evidently taking at face value the
Chairman Bingham remain unchanged for the
duration the tutors of the Western gentle
mems ban intentional boong
York meeting held Southwest Conference
have similar groups are expected to
Evening star., 1944-06-04

Games To-day Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Chi. t2). No games.
Phila. at ST. l.. (2).
Bost. at Det 20
n. Y. at Clev. C!).
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NATIONAL.

Results Yesterday.
Cincinnati, ), Boston, 4.
PittsburGh. :; New York. &.
Brooklyn. 4 Chicago. @.
St. Louis, ;. Philadelphia, 3.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
How Belmont Was Decided

Inc 3 (Ft,--SIXTH RACE-The Belmont 10Th
3 5odS a miles start good won driving place
:; owner. W. Zeger, jr trainer. M. Brady Values
}. Time 23lS, AS, l:l3.s. :39, 2:32is eletimeJ.
Evening star., 1944-06-04


BOUNDING HOME
along
m % bsd E r. had o no excuse
Evening star., 1944-06-04
League Statistics

SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1914.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
Chicago, 5: WASHINGTON, 3.
Cleveland, 5: New York. 4.
Boston, II Detroit, /.
ST T0IIis 1S. philo odeinbja
Evening star., 1944-06-04
BELMONT I

BELMONT Park, n. Y. Jui
ning); purse, $4,000 added; for 3
easily, want to post, 4 IS, off 1t
Marching Home by John P. Grier;
S55,010. $4,000, $1,000, $1,000
tUaa ,tsr
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Casino Taken

On May IA, the American 5th Army in Italy
first pierced the Gustav line which the Ger
mans declared invulnerable. Yesterday, the
fifth day afterwards, CASINO, which had held
out since January, fell, Monastery Hill above
the city was captured, and the Gustav line col
lapsed under the incessant attack of Allied
forces.
The taking of Casino marks the first truly
great victory for our troops OF the Italian
campaign There have been other actions In
which distinct advantages were gained but
as long as the Germans could hold out IN the
ruins of Casino and among the rubble OF
the Benedictine monastery overlooking t n
city the Road to Rome could not be opened
In five days of bitter battle this barrier
has been removed It is to the great credit
of the Allied commanders that it was accom-
plished in way to hold casualties to mini
num-
The Germans declare Casino was evacu-
ated without fighting but it is made clear
in dispatches from Allied headquarters that
this could not have been done as the highway
northward toward Rome was cut. If this
means in fact what it seems to indicate the
Germans were denied the privilege of escape
or, if not that, were forced to take to the hills
without equipment where ,they.wili be. run down
and either taken prisoner or eliminated.
That so much could be done in a short
five days shows the Importance Of ~concen-
trating fire power upon limited target Ger
man prisoners have said that Allied. artillery
bombardment during the attack was, more
than any mortal could stand, and they.goAght
to know. Whatever faults German@suta1ers..
may have, they can take as much and pos
sibly more punishment than any men at arms
Coupled with the heavy air bltz and the
tanks and the infantry that participated IN the
action it is obvious the Gustav line, with its
sheet anchor at Casino, could not hold out.
1t is this concentrated fire power that gives
greatest encoura cement to the thought that
the Adolf Hitler line, which must next be at
tackled in the de1verance of Italy from the
Nazi yoke will meet the same fate despite
; it's heavier defenses and greater fighting fore
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Execution Too Good

H. C. Wells the British author who is more
often right than wrong, says it would be a
great mistake to execute Hitler, whom he de-
scrbes as ''this poor, crazy, Austrian lnbe'
cile''
1--WE should be making present to the real
evil spirits in Germany-we should be giving
them Just the national martyr behind whose
legend they can shelter from the wrath to
come he writes in new book strangely
entitled ''Forty-two to Forty-four,' which is
issued in limited edition and is priced high
with no second edition to come for five years
All other war-guilty Germans should be ex-
ecuted as fast as they are caught, ne be-
lieves but adds, mo man is IN such danger
of rnartyrdom by assassination" as the fueh-
rer "He will never commit suicide-he hasn't
the guts-and our proper treatment OF him
if we can catch him in time is to certify MN
away in a not-too-luxurious asylum for GRIM
inal lunatics And forget about him.
Mr.. Wells has made great contributions to
the literature of the English-speaking world Tor
manv years. He has probably provoked as
much earnest thinking in lowly and high places
as any of his contemporaries. WLoI He ooJ d
of Hitler deserves more than passing atten-
+ion Hitler's death would indeed be an easy
out for him and, as he says, give the Prus-
slams in Germany a martyr. But we do not
feel that he deserves a cell in any asylum.
That would be better than he deserves.
We hold the opinion that no worse punish
ment could be imposed upon him than to place
him. along with his chef aides, on secluded
island under strong naval and air guard,
and let them wrangle among themselves
for whatever of life is left to them I'M
til thew come to hate the sight of each other.
Hitler, Himrnler, Goerng Goebbe1s, and
few more of the Nazi War-makers, thus 49,
lated from the rest of the world, would soon
drive each other into maniacal frenzies and
mentally suffer worse torture than they have
physically inflicted upon their victims
Whether this can or will be doNe is not
to be foreseen. But one thing is certain Meth
er he, nor any of his murderous gang, should
be permitted to escape and find refuge as
Kaiser Wilhelm found in Holland after the
last great war. - : 80. .~c-'.4 - - d
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pailyPrayer
FOR ACCEPTANCE

Dear Lord, our helper in the
years gone by, we turn to The in
the simplicity of little children, to
ask Thine aid in this terror filled
time. We do not know how to pray
Alright. We confuse our personal
desires with our real needs as a
nation. So we throw ourselves at
Thy feet, praying only that Thy will
be done in us and through ue. Send
sorrow or send joy, send peace or
yet more war, only let us know
that it is of Thy sending. born of
They ceaseless Father love. Turn
our thoughts more and more to-
ward Thee: let us see Thine image
in the face of jesus Christ. Led
by Him, may our lives be full of
confidence and quietness, sure that
Thou doest all things well. Answer
the formless prayers of our hearts
for our dear ones in service, for
our Country, and for this world
which needs Thee so greatly.
Amen.-W. T. E.
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Chinese Waver. T..

The fighting in Burma and in Chinas Yum
nan province bordering Burma is going well
for the Allied forces engaged But to the north.
in Honan province, the picture changes. There
the Japanese. despite temporary setbacks, are
offering definite threat to China contnuances
in the war.
Lieut.. Eugene johnson, who flew in General
Chennaults famous Flying Tigers, and has
been invaded home after being awarded the
Purple Heart, told the Kiwanis Tu b on
Wednesday that in his opinion unless emma
lilies can get needed military supplies ana
continent into the land speedily and In SUI
ficient quantities to halt che present japanese
thrust in Honan large section OF the Chinese
population will be willing to drop out Oh the
conflict. The Chinese, he said, are tired OF
the war; they are nearly exhausted, and only
the miracle of a steady flow of needed tools
IT war can restore their willingness to fight
on to victory.
Lieutenant Johnson, who flew 'the hump"
who engaged time after time in aerial combat
With the japanese when General Chennault
had but handful Of planes, had opportunity
TO observe at close range not only the Gus
toms of the Chinese but to weigh their reac-
ton to the war. What he says of the changing
Chinese attitude and the willingness OF many
to drop out of the conflict carries the more
weight in that it has been said in substantially
the same way by other observers and COM
mentators.
The Allied command in East Asia, there
fore, seems to have job on its hand quite
as important as carrying the battle success
fully to the japanese in Burma and southern
China. Supply lines are difficult and hard to
travel to- be sure, but unless means is found
to get arms, munitions, equipment and gen.
eral SUPPLIES to the front in Honan, their vic
tories to he south will have little value. The
need is to drive the Japanese out of China
. so that Allied bases may be established there
for direct assault on Japan. This can be &C.
complished only with all-out help of the Chi.
! nese II they withdraw, the war in the Pa
: cific inevitably will become a long drawn GU
conflict, even with the battle in the centra
and southwestern Pacific making such splen
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Railroads A Case In Point

business Week recently reported that gains
in gross revenues of Glass railroads no long
or are sufficient to offset gradually rising TAX
es and operating costs, plus recent
boosts" For the month Of February alone
the tax bill of Class I railroads amounted ~
more than s14sooo,ooo, rise OF TO per cent
above February, 1943
ro,, rea1ize the extent to which the nation
denends upon industries such as the rallroaos
for Jobs and for money to keep 'he govern
rnent going. Out of pure self interest the
neon1e should guard the right OF industry to
s.rn and save money. When any industry IS
.,,hiec+ed to excessive tax and wage demands
the nnb1ic is the primary loser. This fact was
made ominously clear in the annual message
Of one railroad president to employees OF his
comnany. He said in part: "Over and be-
vond the huge amounts spent by this com
n.nv in order to meet the needs of moving
The war traffic, it will need to spend in the
postwar period large sums of money to i'm
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By ERNIE PYLE
1926 BASE SOMEWHERE IN

A BIS BASE SOMEWHERE IN
|ENGLAND-by wireless)-At H.
900 feet up it begins to get day
light before it does on the ground,
and while we could now see each
othe- plainly in Or BIS, things
were still darkly indistlnct in Eng
land, far down there below US.
Now and then a light would 1lasn
on the ground-some kind OF mark
er beacon for us. We passed over
some airdromes with their runway
lights still on. Far in the distance
we could see one lone white light
probably a window some early
rising farmer had forgotten to
black out.
Red Dog'' Arnold, the bombar-
der, was sitting in the co-pllot s
seat, since we weren't carrying a
co-pilot. The boys got me a tin
box to sit on right behind Red Dog
so I could get a better view. Inc
sunrise was red and beautiful, ana
Red Dog kept pointing and remark
ing about it. Chief Collins, the
pilot, got out soma cigarets and
we all lit up except Red Dog, VINO
doesn't smoke.
We climbed higher, and at a
certain place the whole group OF
B-26's made turn and headed TOT
the target. This wasn't a mission
over enemy territory, and there
was no danger to it.
AS we neared the target Red Dog
crawled forward through a little
opening into the nose, where the
bombardier usually sits. The entire
nose is plexiglas, and you can see
straight down and all around. He
mentioned for me to come up with
him.
squeezed into the tiny COM
partment. There was barely room
for the two of us. The motors made
legs noise up there. By now day.
light had come and everything be-
low was clear and spectacular.
I stayed in the nose until we
were we'll on the way home, AND
then crawled back and sat in the
co-pilot' seat beside Chief Collins.
The sun came out, the air was
smooth, and it was wonderful fly
ing along there over England sc
early in the morning.
! Down below the country was
green, moist and enchanting in the
warmth of the early dawn. Early
morning trains left rigidly straight
trails Of white smoke for a mile
behind them. Now and then we
would see a military convoy, but
mostly the highways were empty
and lonesome looking. The average
man wasn't out of bed yet.
Somehow you always feel good
being up early in the morning. You
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With Ernie Pyle

feel a little ahead of the rest of,
the world and a little egotistical'
about it.
We lost altitude gradually, and
kept clearing our earc by opening
our mouths. Gradually it got warm
er and warmer. Chief Collins talk
ed now and then on the interphone
to the rest of the crew. Other times
l would notice his mouth working,
and I think he must have been
singing to himself. Two or three
times he leaned over and remark
ed on what an unusually nice for
nation they were flying this morn
ing.
Once Red Dog turned and yelled
back through the little door! Did
you see that supply dump we just
passed? Biggest damn thing 1 ever
saw in my life.''
Suddenly I remembered I had
seen only four men in our crew,
when I knew there were supposed
to be five. I asked one of the
gunners about it. He said:
"Oh, Pruitt, he's the tail gunner.
He's back there. He's probably
sound asleep"
We came back over our home
airdrome, peeled off one by one,
and landed. Red boy stayed up
in the nose during the landing, sc
I stayed in the co-pilot's seat
Landing is about the most danger.
Gus part of flying, yet it's the one
sensation I love most, especially
when riding up front.
Chief put the big plane down sc
easily we hardly knew when the
wheels touched. I was shocked te
learn later that we landed at the
frightening speed of more than 10(
miles an hour.
We sat in the plane for a couple
of minutes while Chief filled ou'
some reports, and then opened thu
hatch in the floor and dropped out
I was the first one to hit the
ground. las I did so man in fly.
ing clothes looked at me, startled
like, and said
Good Lord, I didn't know yol
we're with us. I'm the tail gunner
I recognize you from your picture
but I didn't know you were along
I've been asleep most of the trip
That was Sergeant Pruitt, anc
I'll tell you more about him later
A Jeep carried us back to the
locker room where had left oul
gear. Then we headed for the mess
hall.
4 well have another breakfast
now" Chief said.
1t was just 7:30 am. So for the
second time in five hours we ate
breakfast. Had real eggs again
too.
It's tough war;" one of the
boys laughed. But nobody is quail
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NORTH CAROLINA
WAR PRISONERS

-, WASHINGTON, May 18- -
The War Department made MKT, NJ
today the names of the foljo Tg.c
North Carolinians held prisons VIII
war by Germany: i'' OF
T-Sgt. Albert R. Cooke NJ
Roxie B: Cooke, mother pikev ,%IS'
Pfc. Willard R. Handy s' ME-,
Roxle M. Handy, mother, Pu,,,o WIS
Pvt. James B. Hearn '' Near
Mary B. Hearn, mother, Cbar, o[s'
T-sgt. Roy X. Holbert - Nue. Nue.
Roy M. Holbert, mother, Swans ,%Ss'
noa. '"'l'I'a-
IS Sgt. Charles f. Kiger, Jr. MN,
MAZDA Agnes Kiger, mot 45ss'
Lincolnton. " "leF'
Pfc. James L. Mitchum ,r..
Ne5tle j. Mltchum mother. M5rs5 ),
Pfc. William B. O'Nes. IT,
mrs MRS Mary U. o'Neal, Mother, Az,
Pfc. Nelia sanderson N.Y..
Christine Sanderson, wife. Ba ~, -
land. now
Pic. Melvin c. Waugh - Mr..
Doris F. Waugh, wife, STONY Dolly ,il y