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Evening star., 1944-03-09
AS Wagner Part Time Player;
Big Loops Sign II More Men

Boston-Pitcher Dick Newsome
ordered to report for preinduction
examination March 13 by San Diego
(Calif.) board, planned to ask trans
fer to Winston, N. c.
Philadelphia Wagner said he
would stay in Philadelphia wal
plant, catch home games and make
AS weekend trips to New York
and Washington.
st. Louis-Vernon Stephens re-
jected by armed services because
of bad knee.
Chicago-Pitcher Lee Ross signed
contract, bringing White Sox list
to 20 satisfied athletes.
Detroit-Paul Trout reported siz
days in advance of training routine
at Evansville, Ind, received word te
report Friday for draft physical anc
travelled on to Detroit. Trout hac
been reclassified IA February 8.
National League.
New York-Giants announced
nine-game exhibition schedule, in.
cluding special Red Cross benefit
tilt with Yankees at Polo Grounds
April 13. Signed Pitcher Waite,
Ockey, %, 6-footer discharged
from the Army, who won 13 games
for Milford, Del, in Class D in 1941
Boston Outfielder Charles Work
man signed contract.
Philadelphia Pitchers Dick Bar.
|rett, Julius Homokay Of Utica IN
I'D Eastern League club ane
Charley Schanz Of San Diego
(Calif) Pacific Coast League club
all right-handers, signed contracts
st. Louis-Whitey Kurowski, reg.
ular third baseman, came to term,
with Cardinals in phone converse
ton.
Observation-Disclosures Pete Cos
carart signed.
Chicago-Outfielder Dominic Dal
lesandro announced he had beer
rejected by the Army and classified
4-F due to head injury suffered /,
baseball.
Evening star., 1944-03-09

ton, described as "reprehen-
sible act which - brought dis
grace and dishonor to the good
name of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity."
The students didn't explain
whether satisfaction" would en-
tail baseball bats at 10 feet with
or without a catcher's mask, or
just plain and fancy pop bottle
singing at unlimited range.
Quoting the cold, stark league
records, the agitated scholars set
forth that the Phils, among other
things:
Have finished in the National
Evening star., 1944-03-09

Oklahoma basket ball teams were
playing the deciding game of the
Big Six race that night SO the
reception was postponed until the
next evening.
Report from Chicago is that
Luke Johnsos turned down the
job of managing Boston's Ma
tional Football League entry to
sign again as Bears co-coach on
the advice of George Halas.
This bears out indications that
Boston won't be playing next
fal1
Evening star., 1944-03-09

STILL PALS-Owner AL Sab
ath shows Alsab he's Just as
fond of the star racer as ever
and just as confident the bar
gain horse eventually will
break Whirlaway's money
winning mark. Despite that
veterinarians advised SABBATH
against racing Alsab at Hia-
leah, the turman intends to
send him into some Of the big
Eastern stakes in an effort to
break the coin-grabbing rec
ord. A. P. Photo.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Districts New Boxing Bill
Approved in Committee

The revised District boxing bill
that gives members of the District
Boxing Commission salaries OF
81 300 a year has the approval OF
the House District Committee. 1t
likely will pass the House soon.
The bill, approved yesterday, cuts
the District tax on boxing admis-
sions from 10 to per cent. 1t re-
tains a member of the Police De-
partment as member of the Com
mission and fixes the term of men,
bers at three wears.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Iowo State Completes
NCAA Court Field
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 9.-The post
season basket ball field has been
filled with the selection of lows
State to compete in the NCAA
tournament.
Iowa State joins Arkansas, Pep
perdine of Los Angeles and Iowa ir
the Western eliminations to be
played March "a and Is at Kansa!
fyifv
Evening star., 1944-03-09

Silver Spring intermediate quint
came through in the second half of
its game yesterday to defeat Mont
gomery Hills, 25-18. Montgomery
led through the first half, which
ended, 16-15. Melvin Faulconer was
high for the winners with nine
points.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 9.-Feath-
ers slightly ruffled, Johns Hop
kins University Newsletter and
Student Council has dispatched
a resolution to the Philadelphia
National League club demanding
suitable satisfaction" for be-
taking the nickname Blue Jays
for the erstwhile Phillies.
The monicker had been
treasured property of university
athletic teams for 68 years be-
fore the Philadelphia usurpa-
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Mexican in Command
After First Round
With Shaky Foe
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 9.-Discour-
aged by a split-decision loss to
Luther tSlugger) White here last
summer and inability to get a light
weight championship bout, Juan
Zurita returned to his native Mexi-
co City determined not to box in the
United States again.
Today, however, he holds the NBA
title. He whipped the clever, rugged
and stout-hearted Sammy Angott
last night in Hollywood Baseball
Park. 1t marked the first time in
Sammy's long career that he had
lost fight at the lightweight limit.
But Sammy lost and he lost by a
wide margin. After the first round.
when zurita seemed puzzled by the
titleholder's style of attack, the
Mexican settled down, took the ag-
gressive and beat the Pennsylvania
Italian to the punch through the
next IA rounds.
1t was not an especially good
fight. The II 300 spectators clamored
for more action and late in the con-
test Referee Mushy Callahan i'm
plored the fighters to speed up
things. It was not Zurita's fault,
however, that there were not more
Exchanges. Angott clinched after
nearly every lead and in the in
fighting. where usually he excels,
he came out second best.
Angott Puts Up Poor Fight.
Angott looked nothing ike the
champion who came out here last
fall and slammed Slugger White all
over the ring in the same ball park
to win every one of the Is rounds.
He was away off in his timing and
he landed very few clean and solid
punches.
| That partly was due to Zurita's
southpaw stance and his ability to
keep Angott of balance, block his
left hooks and uppercuts, and
counter with rights to the head and
body. The fight followed that pat
tern all the way from the second
round to the finish and there was
little doubt of the outcome as early
as the 10th.
Angott had some difficulty making
the 135 pounds agreed upon and he
looked somewhat drawn when he
crawled through the ropes. Further
more. he had been notified, only o
few hours before, that he must take
his pre- induction physical examina-
ton here today. His draft board
had just reclassified him Ia. He Is
married and has two children.
The gross for last nights outdoor
fight was $36, 900, the net $31 900,
Angott was guaranteed $17,50O and
zurita, 171a per cent of the net.
1 Zurita's Victory Surprising.
| The Mexican, who has done most
OF his campaigning in Southern Cali
fornia, expects to defend his newly
won diadem this summer. He is %
and has an exceptionally good record
over period of several years.
A clever boxer, although not a
hard puncher, zurita has met and
beaten many front ranking light
weights, but he always seemed a
few steps from the championship
heights. He was 4-to-1 underdog
in the betting and many at the
ringside were skeptical of his ability
to go the full distance against
Angott, who, although not an espe-
ctally stiff socker, is pretty strong
for a lightweight and at 80 well
versed in all the tricks Of the game,
| zurita conducted gruelling con-
ditioning program for the Angott
hight and came up in peak physical
condition. He weighed in at 1884,
and instead OF weakening in the
later rounds, actually seemed to i'm.
prove.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Budminton Event Listed
To Sturt on March 28

An open badminton tournament
sponsored by the D. C. Recreation
Department, will begin March 28 or
the Banneker courts. Entries may
be made through March u at the
D. c. Recreation Office, 3149 Six
teenth street NV, or with Edward
Davis at Banneker Center, Ninth
and Euclid streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Swim Meet at Dunbar

A second indoor swimming meet
will be held in the Dunbar pool
Tuesday night at 7:30 O'Clock. Events
have been scheduled for boys and
girls from 7 years up. Representa-
tives from Dunbar, Banneker, Fran
els and Langston Recreation Cen
ters and the YMCA are expected
to enter.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Coach, 19, Londs Schoo
Five in Stute Tourney

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Mar. o.
Nineteen-year-old Coach Jules Da-
Wis has put Luverne High School
into the State basket ball tourna-
ment for the first time.
Classified as 4-F, Davis Is serving
as athletic director at Luverne.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Briggs CIorifiers Seek
SoftbuII Candidates

Initial tryouts for the Briggs
Clarifler softball team will be held
at the Western High School mems
gym tomorrow night at 8. Candi-
dates should be at Western. but if
unable to report, call Jack Burgess
athletic director, at Michigan 1922
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Touts Army, c. G. Boxers

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Mar. 9 LP.
Leo Houck, veteran Penn State
boxing coach, says Army and Coast
Guard Academy are the teams to
watch in the 21st annual Eastern
intercollegiate boxing championship
here Saturday.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Mexican Girls Trim WACS

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ca, Mar.
8 (F.-The Mexico City Politas, who
have been touring this country over
month, defeated the 3rd WAC
Training Center basket ball team
here last night, 80 to IA.
Evening star., 1944-03-09

of seven games during his first sea-
son and thereafter lost only one
game year for three years. For
the last two seasons he has been
scout and spotter for the Redskins
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Win, Lose or Draw
InONFSON,
Wherein Wormover May Prove First Glass Dish
By DENMAN THOMPSON,


isn't that scrap at Ulne Arena
tomorrow night should
good-sized dent in old postponed
being hops.
Two weeks having elapsed originally
Ing with Billy Banks Cancelled
his nstic majority this is strictly
savory enough to lure the ringworms
boxing commission banning prove
been at least how appetite
fans although
Now that it has been established
cerned that Perry really although
the inerum
for a robust
Chief principals
products is that pits
ste magnet youth experience
the first part in both instances =
But there's To the winner will financially juicy
privilege Of meeting Hanbury, recently
for his kayo the hands
the tough Jimmy Collins Baltimore
And beyond the victor
Armstrong that should something fducary bonanza
vided of that Hennery Frankie Wills the next
coming q icehouse.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
De Groot? Well, Maybe, but Now It's All ToIk

well could be that Dud De Groot all signed and sealed as
Washngtons Redskins with only official
that effect lacking in position know
willing pussyoot around the subject
This himself who politely declines to do
propositions under consideration in
soutly denying receipt of any bona fde offers.
New York State operative CLEAN the intelligence
Groot quitting the University Of Rochester
lifetime job and could be reasoned he wouldn't do that
II he didn't have something better definitely in mind.
grapevine info that the Stanford u
product coaborated with the Redskn management for
plotting strategy ad has conded friends
renqshd $500 job at Rochester to accept another
paying This for whatever be worth
and don't value it too highly, either.
event. reports from Texas true that Sammy Baugh
decided football favor OF helping the Nations
beef his cattle ranch the
Job gridman will be worth penny it pays
Dutch Bergman have picked just the right
which fond the intriguing
Of piling fortune concrete.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Pery's Punch Tops Banks Sovvy With Bettors

Perry probably ring
odds of around hard to fahom of
punch he packs either hand attribute spelled curtains
for Of the 13 he has faced date
In addition considering his youth the revy of his
he possesses usually
acquired until battling
Perry has months.
For all the edge that with potent punching however, the
speculave about the odds they offer in
placing wallopig proclvtes
Banks rockersocker it's but beyond superior boxing
ability something addition to the
acquired with higherclass and
a much longer period.
would intimate acquaintanceshp with the capabi-
nnerab the ring with him
combination of and trainer Both products OF local
Police Boys Club where they have spared for hours end
also is thoroughly familiar with
Banks whatever advantage might from this mutual
knowledge others methods would to rest with the cutey
the FAIRBANKS.
only direct line of comparison available afforded by Vic
Creelman with whom Banks has both and lost with spht
the verdict in his lone clash
with Creelman
credit mark the boxing side OF his
ledger debit column take choice 1t
ought to be well worth seeing
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Silver Spring Five Victor

Totals ~ 745 Totals 10 Il.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
Everything Reody
For Big Rod and
Gun Club Meeting

Every indication is that there
will be the usual large turn out
at the banquet to be given Satur-
day night by the Libby Rod and
Gun Club" said E. M. Boyes yes
terday. Boyes is chairman in charge
of the program. There has been a
heavy sale of tickets and the sports
men are looking forward to an in
teresting. program because Of the
high standing of the men who are
to take part in it.
Well-knoWn sportsmen and wild
life conservationists to be present
bey superintendent Of Glacier ma
tional park; L. S. Garrison, assist
ant superintendent of the big Ola
cier park; Elmer Phillips, we'll
known superintendent of state fish
cries, and State Representative Dell
Fewkes Of Troy.
Mr.. Libbey and Mr.. Garrison will
bring number of reels of wildlife
pictures. Judging from former visits
here by Mr. Libbey and his show
ing Of pictures, this will again be
real treat for sportsmen. Mr.. CARR
son will be the chief speaker Of the
evening and is qualified by long
and varied experience and train
ing to bring something of real value
to the program.
The dinner will be served by the
Women of the Moose in Moose hall
at $50 o'clock Saturday evening,
April Il
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
Soldier Boy Plays
lmpostor's Role
In Libby

A young man in the uniform of
the U. S. army showed up at a
meeting of the local American Le-
gion post week ago Saturday as a
visitor in the community. He told
story Of having been wounded
while fighting in the South Pacific
and had a bandage on one OF his
hands. He said he had been in a
hospital for some time and was
still too weak to go back into serv-
ice. He was about 20 years old
He aroused the sympathy of some
to whom he talked and was taken
out to the H. B. Wallace home as
their guest for a few days. While
he was there Mr.. Wallace became
suspicious that all might not be as
! the younHe man : pictured ii and
wired to the young mans induction
board in a southern state. Informa-
ton came back to the effect that the
young fellow had been indicted in
late I943 and would not have had
time to get in any fighting in the
Pacific. Whereupon Mr.. Wallace
called the young fellow into private
conference and told him he had
better come clean before he got
himself into further complications.
The soldier decided to follow that
good advice and confessed that he
was A. w. o. l.. from the air base
at Geiger field, Spokane. He said
he would 60 back and give himself
up. He gave as his reason for COM
ing to Libby that he had met a
Libby girl in Spokane and wanted
to see her again. But to his disap-
pointment she turned him down
when he appeared here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
r -. r -
School Roises
$4,000 in Sole
Of Bonds, Stamps

The War Stamp and Bond Com
mittee at the school announces the
attainment OF one of their main
detectives Of the year in passing the
$4,000 mark Wednesday. When ii
is largely made up Of 10 and Is cent
stamps bought by students at school,
$4,000 represents a great many
sales. The scene at the stamp coun-
ters each Wednesday morning and
noon is an interesting study in stu
dent activity. In the three years the
school sales have been conducted,
several hundred savings accounts
have been started among the pupils
and thrift campaign put in opera
ton that could have been encour-
aged in no other way. Much Of the
success of this years sales is due
to the sponsor, Mrs, Homer Berges
and her efficient committees.
They have put in hours of extra
time and effort to keep the cam
paign up to maximum efficiency
Their enthusiasm has been contag-
ious as the results show
Acting as statesmen and checkers
of accounts, Florence Fennessy,
Frankleen Warner, Margery Hunt
err, Nadine Whitefield, Margaret
Maize, Tom Fennessy and Arlene
Berges have been consistent and in
valuable aids.
Several citations have already
been awarded the school by the
Treasury Department for its part
in the sale Of stamps and bonds but
the chief satisfaction comes in the
knowledge that the school is taking
at least a definite part in the war
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
Sum Reached.
Is S2220.77;;
10 Come

The South Lincoln County Red
Cross War Fund has gone over the
top. On hand now in Libby is
$2,220.77 with more to come. The
quota for Libby and vicinity is
$1,000, for Troy $40. The last report
from Troy was $965.35. Mrs. D. A.
GiIchrist of Warland was in con-
ferring with Mrs. Clay Parker and
handed in her final report. The
Warland Unit raised $4,000 the
Warland Junior Red Cross raised
$40 and in this drive $l31.25 was
raised, making a total of $241 rs.
Mrs. Lester Heuscher and Mrs Eddy
Higgins assisted Mrs. Gilchrist in
the drive, They did a splendid piece
of work. ~
Mrs. Ernest Davis of McGinnis
Meadows also turned in her report.
Mrs. Ruth Steinmeyer was in Libby
last week comforting with the diff
ferent heads of committees and par
ticularly Mrs. Parker, the War Fund
chairman. She was very pleased
with the work and results so far.
She plans to visit each chapter reg
ularly this next year.
An Improvement in the transport
of letter mail to prisoners of war is
expected by a new arrangement
between the U. S. Army and post
office department After censorship
and clearance, this mail is now be-
ing flown by the army to Teheran,
thence to Russia and then moves by
trans-Siberian railroad to point
where it can be handed to the Jap
anese. Mail routes between Russia
and Japan are still open. For pris-
oners Of war in Germany, the letter
properly addressed should be
placed in an outer envelope and
simply addressed Postmaster of
Prisoner Of War Mail" No postage
is required. Or the letter can be
handed to the post office clerk who
will forward them without post
marking them. Any postnfark such
as v for Victory, Buy War Savings
Stamps and Bonds, and Win the
War, are Objectionable to the Ger
man authorities, and letters SO
marked may be thrown out with
out being delivered to the prisoner.
If letter is sent by air, care should
be taken that the postage stamps
placed on the envelopes do not bear
slogans or patriotic themes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
Large Turnout
For Track

The track season got under way
last week for Libby High School
with Is candidates reporting to
Coach Wilson for light workouts in
the gym OF these there is not a
single returning letterman from
last years squad SO Libby's chance
this year in the county meet will
depend upon whether new material
can be developed. Likely looking
prospects include John Solem and
Donald Anger in the Sprints, Ray
Munro, weights and high jump; Bob
Chapman hurdles and weights,
Rodgers, Erhard and Madison in the
mile; Halsey, Echo and Martin in
the pole vault. Most of the candi-
dates are young and inexperienced
and it is too early in the season to
determine what they can do or who
will develop.
On Friday afternoon Of this week,
if the weather permits. the physical
education class of the high school
compete in a two-mile cross country
race starting in front Of the high
school, with the finish in the same
location. The race will start about
3.l5 and the public is invited to
take look at the material. About
so boys will compete in the event
as a required part Of the physical
fitness program being carried in
the high school this year. The phys
ical education classes have been
conditioning themselves for this
event and some keen competition is
expected. The winner will be
awarded letter in track.
The Troy High School will enter
tain the Lincoln County Meet this
year on April %.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
Rural Fires
cause Loss
In Montana

BCZEMAN-That rural fire con-
troll organizations in Montana should
be continued and improved this year
is indicated by the fact that last
year such fires caused losses
amounting to $258,795 or more than
triple. Montana's 1912 losses from
rural fires.
This is revealed in the annual
summary of rural fire control ac-
tivities prepared by the Montana
Extension service.
The report also shows that last
year l,l21 communities in the state
were organized for rural fire pre-
vention and control. Active in the
program were l,497 fire wardens,
1856 assistant wardens and 6,l57 vol
unteer fire fighters. Thirty-two
county and SO community meetings
we're held to train these volunteers
in fire prevention and fire control
methods. Since the program was
started in 1912 many pieces of fire
fighting equipment such as drags,
swatters, pulaski tools, pumps, and
hose have been obtained by the
volunteer organizations and last
year additions were made to their
equipment.
The 561 fires reported in l943
burned 4,9l3 acres of crops, 1877
7l3 acres OF range, SIS buildings,
1000 fence posts, and number Of
hay stacks, cars, trucks and wagons.
Such losses, extension workers point
out are serious enough in ordinary
times but doubly so in wartime when
farm production is so essential to
the winning Of the war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
EASTER BALL SOON

The thirty-second Easter Ball
will be sponsored by the local vol
unteer fire department at the Moose
hall, Saturday, April 8. Music will
be furnished bv Raw Wollaston and
his orchestra, which gives assur-
ance of enjoyment for those plan
ming to attend
For 30 years the ball was held
on the Monday evening following
Easter, but last year the firemen
changed the affair to Saturday night
to accommodate the men who work
the night shift. Since there is still
large night shift working, they
are holding the dance on Saturday
again this year with hopes of &C
commodating the largest percentage
of those who will wish to attend
this popular affair.