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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Times, Legion Launch DriUe
For Yule Gifts to Fighters
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platform in downtown Detroit
These broadcasts will start Nov
20 and continue through Dec. 10
Last year, in addition TO pack
ing thousands of gift boxes, De-
troiters contributed more than
$4,000 in cash 10 the campaign
thus providing more than 10000
additional boxes for Servicemen
and women in Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Sd Army Executes
Two German Spies

WITH u. s. THIRD ARMY,
FRANCE, Nov. IL tUP) - Two
German spies arrested in a Mo-
selle valley village behind the
American lines were executed by
a Third Army firing squad today.
The Germans were dressed IN
civilian clothes and posing as
Polish workers when arrested.
They confessed they were soldiers
sent out to gather information on
the disposition OF American troops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
English Channel
Now Rated as Safe

LONDON. Nov. II (INS) The
English Channel was descibed to-
day by the American broadcasting
station in Europe as safe
water for Allied travel
'lou don't see German air
craft, E-boats or submarines,
remarked the ABSIE announcer.
heard by the owl. "Aliied ships
20 unhindered with their sup
plies 10 EiseuhOwer's army"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
u. 5. Supply Officer
Is Named for China

CHUNGKING. Nov. II lNS) -
Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer. successor
TO Gen. Sulwell in China, an
nounced today appointment OF
Mai Gen. ChcveS, former COM
mander OF base section and also
Of the port OF Calcutta. TO com
rnand the general services Of sup
plies in the Chinese war theater.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
u. 5. Heavy Bombers
Hit Nazi Oil Plants

LONDON. Nov. II (INS)-A
feet of more than 800 American
heavy bombers and fighters roareo
over Germany by daylight today
To pound synthetic oil plants and
rail Yards in the Gelsenklrchen
and CoblenZ areas.
Synthetic oil plants in the Ruhr
and rail yards near Cpblenz were
the main detectives OF the attack
inc force. made up Of some 4oO
Fortresses and Liberators and 3TO
Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Woodwork Heir
Induced Into Army

NEW YORK. Nov. Il INSl-
rs Pvt James Patti JIMMY
Donahue today
The 29-year-old heir TO part oil
the Woolworth fortune passed his
physical examination yesterday
and. was sworn in AZ a buck pr
waite in the L. S. Army al $50
a month
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Big 3 Offer France
Voice in Peace Plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL ONS)-The state de-
partment announced today that France has been in,
vited to Join the European advisory commission and
thus take her place with the United states, Great
Britain and Russia in planning the surrender terms
to be imposed on Germany, and the treatment to be
accorded that country"
The announcement WAS timed with the arrival in Paris
TODAY of British Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Min
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
King Zoe Homesick

LONDON, Nov. II tUP)- King
Zog of Albania, charter mem
Der of Londons "Exiled Kings
Club" has applied to the British
foreign office for permission 10
return 10 his little Balkan
country, il was reported today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Patton Marks Birthday

PARIS. Nov II f1NS)-Gen,
Patton observed his 59th birthday
today by flinging 500 tanks into
the offensive. preaching the Ger
man lines beyond Chateau Sallns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Subs Sink As Ships

LONDON. Nov. II uNS)--A
total OF IS enemy vessels have
been sunk in recent weeks by
British submarines operating IN
far eastern waters, the admiralty
TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
LEGION AID PLEDGED

LEGION AID PLEDGED
members of the American
Legion are ready 90 lend every
effort in helping The Detroit
Times make this years Santa
for Servicemen program as sue
cessful as IL was last Christmas.
Thousands Of soldiers and
sailors stationed I'm Michigan
hospitals and camps will again
be spending the holidays far
from home. The boxes which
the people Detroit 80 gener-
ously packed and donated and
which the Times committee dis
tributed to the men In uniform
helped tremendously to brighten
their Christmas.
santa for Servicemen Is on
the way once more. Ii Is an en-
terprise that deserves the CO.
operation OF all OF us at home.
and the American Legion Is
more than happy to be taking
part In IL this year with The
Detroit Times.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
participation OF the Detroit
Districts Association In the
Santa for Servicemen program
il In line with the national cam
paign OF the Legion to provide
Christmas gifts this year for all
hospitalized servicemen. This
drive Is being publicized by
Eddie Cantor in his weekly
radio broadcasts."
The Districts Association com
mittee in charge of the Santa 70
Servicemen campaign is heade'
by John Sullivan, chairman Of tn
districts special activities com
mittee.
Members of the committee ar
Mrs. Fena Downey, president O
the Auxiliary of the Detroit Dis
trictS Association: Charles Davic
head of the Detroit Voiture O
40 and g.; Larry B. Webster
service officer of the Detroit dis
tricts, and Robert Cato, membe
of the special activities committee
CLUBWOMEN ASSIST
Among the many Detroiter
who have pledged their support I
the Santa for Servicemen progras
is Mrs. Glenn Anderson, presiden
of the Sunshine Fund and genera
chairman Of last years SAINT
committee. Mrs Anderson wi
serve as adviser TO the 1914 com
mittee.
Mrs. Agatha Schultz. retire
president of the auxiliary OF tn
Detroit districts, who last yea
directed the packing Of thousand
of gift boxes, also will assist Il
this years program.
For the third consecutive year
the drive will be featured in dali,
radio broadcasts over Station
CKLW from a special outdoo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Boost
FDR Advised
Jobs Hinge on Big Pay
AFL Aide Declares

WASHINGTON, Nov. II lNSl
One az labor's top spok7Smcn
placed President RooSevclt> con-
fdent prophecy Of 90 ooo0on post
war Jobs in the category Of
dreaming today unless % Is
backed up by an immediate gen
eral wage increase 10 provide ado
quate consumer purchasing power.
In a slashinG attack upon the
administrations Little Steel
sterilization yardStick. George
Meany. secretary-treasurer OF the
ALL, told a nationwide radio audi
ence that "the time 10 provide Tor
the adequate purchasing power
we must have for fuii postwar
sr-0fnx-y17pUr- fS T1ny ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
HIGH WAGE ECONOMY

Meanys address marked thC
post-election revival OF organized
labor'S campaign 10 smash ihl
wage freeze,
There will he no full cm-
plOyment, no high national M
come. no 60.000.0O0 jobs unless
IL Is on the basis of high wage
economy" he said. "Our Amer
lean system cannot provide fun
employment on any other basis.
CAS- much a. l would like 10
agree with the dreamers who
SEQ $4,000, 900 peacetime jobs
almost Immediately after the
war, I must respectfully stig-
gest that there II more than n
remote possibility -. OF "A ma
jor postwar depression 49,
In an address at Chicago two
weeks ago. Mr.. Roosevelt voiced
the prediction of 60.000,000 post
war Jobs. He added that wage
controls. necessary during the
war TO combat the danger OF m
fiation. will be lifted when victory
is achieved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
u. 5. Filters Sink
1O-Ship Convoy
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by six deStroyorS. approached
under cover of darkness this
morning. the communique said.
The attacking L. S. aircraft
caught the enemy force entering
the bay and wiped out the entire
force in one crushing blow.
Other enemy shipping in the
ViSayan area was also attacked.
with full reports not yet at hand,
Macarthur reported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12

Walter II. F. Scott. commander
of the Detroit Districts Associa-
ton of the Legion, said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12

''In the afternoon, more strong
units crossed the kwei River,
breaking into the city proper"
the Chinese said. t"Street fight
ing ensued."
At Liuchow. which Japan
claimed 10 have captured at 10
a. m. yesterday. two hours before
they claimed capture of Kweilin,
the Chinese said the enemy forces
invading the areas east and north
of the city continued 10 advance
on the town Thursday but that
by last night LluchoW remained
unscathed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Germans XIII :
Us in Cellar
Blow Up Town Hall,
Bury Dutch Shelter

HEUSDEN. Holland. Nov. II
INS)-Allied soldiers and Dutck
civilians of this little village suu
are clearing The ruins of the $50.
year-old town hall today. seeking
bodies of the estimated lbs to $50
citizens slain by the Germans last
Saturday night.
The Germans deliberately blew
up the building, although they
knew that about 200 men, women
and children were taking shelter
in its cellars.
Watchmen who guarded the
basement shelter that night and
town officials who possess evidence
of German preparations to blow
up the town hall-and also two
churches which were wrecked
told the following story:
ALLIED DRIVE ON
The Allies were approaching
Heusden in their drive toward
the Mas River. The populace
had gone into the shelters. Be-
tween $50 and 200 men. women
and children were assembled in
the cellars and ancient cells
which extended under the whole
building. erected in 1886.
Shortly after 100 a. m. tre-
mendouS explosion shook the town
hall. The whole building COLI
lapsed, burying most of those
who had found refuge in the eel.
lar.
The Germans had had free ac-
cess TO the building and on the
previous day they had been up in
the clock tower where they left
big basket covered with sand.
They also visited the towers OF
two churches. one Protestant and
one Roman Catholic, and both
called st. GATHERINGS.
HEAR EXPLOSION
Late Saturday night, people II
the shelter heard an explosid
The Protestant church had been
wrecked by an explosion and was
burning fercely A little later
Waterman at the town hall saw
the Germans 60 into its tower
again and come back shortly
afterward. He thought at the
time that the church explosion
had damaged the town hall.
Ten minutes later the town hall
blew up. Citizens who had
rushed from their homes after
tho explosion tried TO organize
rescue efforts but Germans with
machine guns ordered them off
the streets.
ALI tle-late-the Catholic
church was destroyed
Allied experts who Inspected
the ruins of the three buildings
later said there was no doubt
that they had been blown up by
the Germans with prepared
charges
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
'Jdps Claim
z China Bases
Capture Of Liuchow
and Kweilin Reported

CHUNGKING. Nov. IL tUP)-
Tokyo, for the second consecutive
day, claimed capture of the air
base cities of Liuchow and Kwei-
lin today, this time issuing an I'M
perial communique. The Chinese
admitted only that street fighting
was heavy in Kweilin and said
Liuchow remained UNI
Scathed."
The Chinese communique said
Japan had thrown into the inva-
sion of kwangsi a total of 100000
troops and that heavy fighting
continues in all areas invaded by
the enemy
In the kweilin area "the enemy
at dawn on Nov. 9 Embossed a
strong offensive against our main
position, " the Chinese communique
said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
RAG 10 JAP PLANES

NAdN ~ ''lul 4NPpi W.
BAG 10 JAP PLANES
Army fighters striking al Or
moe gun batteries and inStalla-
tlonS in covering the navy plant
attacks. shot down 10 japanese
aircraft in raging air battles over
the eHemy,s last major base or
Lcytc.
Meanwhile first cavalry division
troops IN the north pushed spear
heads into the area surrounding
Mt. Pine and MI. Badian, 10 miles
north of 0rmoe.
Fighting is in progress near Mt
Cabungangan, a few miles south
of Mt. Pine. and eight miles south
of Carigara Bay.
FLEE TO HILLS
Northeast of Ormoc. 96th DiYi-
sion troops overran a series oil
strong enemy defensive positions
skirtlng -Patok.- and are driving
the enemy remnants into the hills
10 the northwest.
Meanwhile, Gen. Macarthur
bluntly described the objective oil
the new japanese commander oil
the Philippines. 1t. Gen. Yama-
shita, as an attempt TO crush the
liberating u. S. forces.
Yamashita Is using every en-
deavor to build up a prepared
line of defense In the Ormoc
corridor. 1t is his evident pur-
pose assemble sufficient
forces to attempt To break out
-fFem- this Yamashita line which
Is now enveloped by our troops
on all ground fronts"
The reinforced Japanese in the
Ormoc Corridor. menaced by u. )
forces converging from the north
south and east. are preparing fol
an attempt TO break out from thu
YamaShita line with an estimated
$4,000 japanese massed for th'
assault.
However, Halsey's fleet is still
somewhere in this area and fur
Their Jap reinforcement efforts
were expected TO meet the same
crushing blows.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
King Pin Mixed Race
by Upsets

Both pacesetter and runnerup
were handed al trimmings last
night to intensity the keen cham
pionship battle being waged In the
fast King Pin mixed doubles loop.
The third-place Caroline Hiser-
Gordon Remsburg team took the
rubber game from the front-running
Lois Gladding Karl Gochenour
combination, which retained its lead
by single game. Jessie Sacrey and
Paul Jarman won the odd tilt from
the second-place Keiths, with Jar
mans top scores Of 154 and AT
leading the attack. Miss Hiser's 373
was high for the fair rollers.
Lorraine GULL and Bob Miciotto
took double beating, first losing to
Boots Workman and Sam Shrevs,
2-1, then to Sarah and AL Bichell
by the same margin. The Bichells
also took the odd game from the
strong Bing Moen and Tony santini
duo. Shreve's $50 and 3S2 were
among the high counts.
Other settos saw Ruth King and
AL Terry I'll winners over the
Mehlers. while Frances Wilson and
AL Wright whitewashed Lucille
Young and Rex Stewart and stim-
nie Hart and Harry Aiken trimmed
Kitty Kendrick and Ed Nash, Al.
Gochenour, firing S88, maintained
his top average Of $50 for II games
Jessie Keith leads the women with
1913.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
Georgia Tech, W.T..
Continue Bowl Bids
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Nov. 4.-Post season
bowl bids were riding with ut least
two Southern football teams-Geor-
gia Tech and Wake Forest-today as
the season swung into the November
stretch.
The Rambling Wreck faced a
tough test with Duke at Durham
N. c., and Wake Forests Deacons
Southern Conference Leadership
hanging on the outcome, was pitted
against a rather tough Clemson
Tiger.
Tech was handicapped by the loss
OF two regulars, Jim Borough, end
and Bill Chambers, tackle, due tc
Navy via transfers. Duke likewise
was crippled through the loss oi
key men in Navy transfers.
Georgia, minus its best punter
Halfback AL Perl, resumed its long.
standing series against Alabama.
Pacing the Southeastern Confer
ence, Mississippi State met Ken
lucky. Tennessee, undefeated but
tied. sought additional conference
honors against Louisiana State.
Florida copped a 13-to-0 victory
over Miami (F1a) last night, but
found the Hurricane that hasn't
scored this year tough defensively
Fumbles paved the way for both
Gator touchdowns.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
Nuvy-Irish Tuss|e Heads Card
OfFIoshy Football Matches

time in five years to play Pennsyl-
vania In an intersectional fray.
Other standout games included:
East-Yale VS.. Dartmouth, Cor
nell VS.. Columbia, Brown VS.. Coast
Guard Academy.
Midwest-Tulsa VS.. Iowa Sea-
hawks, Northwestern at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Purdue, Oklahoma at
Iowa State, Oklahoma Aggies VS.
Norman Navy Zoomers.
Dixie Slate Sparkles.
South-Duke VS.. Georgia Tech
Auburn VS.. Presbyterian, Alabama
VS.. Georgia, Wake Forest VS.. Glenn
son, Mississippi State VS.. Kentucky
and Bainbridge VS.. North Carolina
Pref1ight tomorrow.
Southwest-North Texas Aggies
VS.. Randolph Field, Texas VS.. South
ern Methodist, Rice VS.. Texas Tech
and Texas Aggies VS.. Arkansas.
Rocky Mountains-Amarillo Army
Air VS.. I'd Air Force, New Mexico
VS.. Colorado.
Pacific Coast-March Field VS.
U. c. L. A., California VS.. Alameda
Coast Guard, Southern California
VS.. Naval Training Station at Los
Angeles.
In a game last night, unbeaten
and united Drake won It's sixth
straight by beating St. Olaf. 26 to
l3. Down in Florida, the University
of Florida beat the University of
Miami, 1870.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.


The Redskins will be the betting
favorites over Cleveland tomorrow
in their duel at Grifflth Stadium
but lot Of wise money is being
placed on the rowing Rams, who
have come up with one of the better
clubs of the season even If theil
chances of gaining the Western
play-off berth are a bit remote.
Sammy Baugh is expected to take
over a large share of the Redskir
passing burden under the revamped
offense mapped out by the Tribes
board of strategy. The Singer is in
rare form and Coach Dud De Groot
believes he has hit on a method OF
blending Sans pitching with the I
formation to get the best out OF
both.
But with Frank Filchock burning
up league records every time he lets
60 Of the ball, De Groot can't very
we'll relegate him to the sidelines
and indeed has no idea of doing so
Filchock figures Importantly In the
plans in more ways than one
Whether they'll be in the backfield
together is something De Groot Il
not disclosing.
Cleveland, reported by scouts to
be big and rugged, probably will
give the Skins their stiffest test OF
the campaign, and the Rams can
win. End Steve Pritko, who re-
ceived a broken nose in last weeks
Evening star., 1944-11-04
Bears Hoping 10 Hang
On in Title Race by
Beating Packers
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Green Bay
VS.. the Chicago Bears in a return
match Of September 1923 thriller
won by the Packers tops tomorrow s
National Football League schedule
as the circuit heads into the second
half Of its season with three un-
beaten elevens.
Green Bay, Philadelphia and
Washington have yet to lose, al
though the Eagles and Redskins
played an early-season tie that has
left them deadlocked for the Eastern
half lead.
Although Curley Lambeau's Pack
ers have the Western title within
cinching distance via six straight
victories. the proud Bears have q
flicker of hope that could be famed
into a real fame by . triumph at
Wrigley Field. Not since 1885 have
the Wisconsin pros been able to
whip the Bruins twice in the same
season.
Irv Comps passing and Don Hut
sons catching still form an unbeat-
able combination, but If Sid Luck
man can be around and Rookie
Halfback AL Grygo can live up to
his 9l-yard ball-carrying average
the Packers may be in for their
first setback
Philadelphia has q chance to take
over the undisputed lead In the
Eastern section If the Cleveland
Rams can shackle Frank Filchock
and Washington at Griffith Sta
dium. Buff Donelli's upstarts won
their first three and then lost close
ones to the Packers and Bears, but
may be on the rebound against the
Skins. tested only by the Eagles.
Brooklyn's new coaching combine
of Ed Kubale and Frank Bridges
runs smack into the ambitious Phil
adelphia team and even an Ebbets
Field background doesn't appear tc
be enough to stop Greasy Neale'i
hired hands.
New York, knocked off the tor
last Sunday, is home again where
the Giants catch the Boston Yank,
who broke into the victory column
at Brooklyn's expense In a game
that cost Coach Pete Cawthon hi.
Tigers job. Cawthon since ha.
signed on as assistant at Detroi,
which will invade Pittsburgh tc
meet the oft-beaten Card-Pitt com.
bination, losers of flve straight.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
b. the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-Power-
laden Navy, forgetting its two upset
October defeats. hoped to start a
new" football season today by
thrashing Notre Dame before IS, 900
at Baltimore in the No. ! game of
the afternoon.
Despite their defeats by North
Carolina Pref1ight and Georgia
Tech, the Middies ruled an 8-to-5
favorite among the betting boys to
knock the Irish out of the select
group of undefeated and united
teams. A week ago the Irish were
considered lucky to beat Illinois
while the Middies trampled pre-
viously unbeaten Penn by four
touchdowns.
Other Attractive Games.
The game overshadowed numer-
Gus other attractive games through
out the country.
Army, voted the No. / eleven
In the Associated Press poll last
week, faced weak Villa Nova ag-
gregation at West Point, but Ohio
States third ranking team bumped
into stern opposition from Indiana
in game at Columbus that may de-
eide the Western Conference title
Michigan, beaten only by Indiana
and surprise winner over Purdue
last Saturday. visited Franklin
Field in Philadelphia for the first
Evening star., 1944-11-04
Louis Kayo Of benson
Shades La Motta Win
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Nov. 4.-Heavyweight
Joe Louis knockout of Johnny Den
son of Indianapolis in the second
round of an exhibition bout last
night at Olympia stole the spot
light from Jake Lsmotta's technical
kayo over George Kochan of Akron
Ohio.
Weighing 2l2 pounds. 7 more than
his best fighting weight, the Brown
Bomber dropped the 2l0-pound
benson to a sitting position which
benson held for the count. They
were wearing 14-ounce gloves.
More than 10000 fans watched
Louis perform in his first public
bout with any one but a sparrina
partner since he knocked out Abe
Simon at New York in March, l942
The champion, on furlough after
returning from tour of exhibitions
for servicemen in England, North
Africa and Italy. will fight In Bal
timore. New Haven, Hartford, Phila-
delphia, Washington, Buffalo, Eliza.
beth, N. j., and Boston before
returning to duty November ls.
Lamotta. hard punching New
Yorker, gave Kochan a severe
trouncing before Referee Sam Hen
essey stopped the bout at 2:40 OF
the ninth round. Twenty seconds
before the kayo, Lamotta had
kochan on the ropes for a Ave
count.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
Redskins Choice Over Rams
With Buuqh in Passing Role

game with the Bears, Fullback Roy
Higgins, who suffered a, broken rib
and Guard Riley Matheson, main-
stay OF the line, whose lip was cut
will be ready tomorrow, and the
Rams can use them. Dutch" Berg
man. scouting for Washington, calls
Matheson one Of the best men at
his position in the loop.
Cleveland dropped its last two
games and each time serviceman
home on leave welded the axe. AT
Green Bay Corpl. Tony Canadeo
taking time off from his Army
chores, spanked the pace-makine
Packers to 1921 triumph over
the Rams, and last week it was En-
sign Sid Luckman, of the merchant
marine. who led the Chicago Bears
to a 1921 decision over Cleveland
1t will be noticed that the Rams
were close both times, and these
performances. coming on top of Q
three-game winning streak, are an
indication of the brand of football
Bun Donelli's men are playing.
The Tribe has worked hard all
week to improve its line play, par
ticularly on of1ense, and De Groot
has made several changes that
should help. Switching Nick Cam.
pofreda and Jack keenan, from
tackle to center. and vice versa
where they previously held forth
was the first step and the coach
has couple Of additional surprises
he's saving for tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-11-04
Tenpin Stars of u. S. Shootino
For SIS ,OOOm ChicogoMeet

The second tourney of major i'm
portance is the Chicago Classic
Leagues five-man sweepstakes, with
u teams-including about 30 from
outside cities-competing for the
81 900 top prize. Squads entered in
cluded the Strohs of Detroit, ma
tlonal match team champions, and
the Eckhardt g. Becker squad, also
OF Detroit, currently holding the
seasons high series score, a 1921.
Completing the top-heavy pin as
sault over the week end is the two
man event, drawing some 1So combi-
nations, with the front running duo
to collect 81 ZOO award.
Play In the individual classic will
continue through Tuesday and will
be resumed next week end to take
care OF the heavy entry. The doubles
competition also is scheduled for
next week end,