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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
STRUCK BOTTOM

1--WE have struck bottom.
Never again viii the Rangers
have a team with as weak a
record, team certain to finish
last"
you've seen great New York
team here Gnh yOull see them
again. Even " the war CON
tinues through next season we
will be stronger. We couldn't
he weaker than the club Detroit
whipped here, 800 and l2-2,
could We?
"Me'II have all these men and
probably some discharged sol
diers next year. Every other
club i'm the league has them.
I'm sure it's our turn to get
some returning stars"
The Wings can afford 10 be epti
miStic about the game ~becauS,
they have scored 40 goals to New
York'S s in the four previou,
games. sgd Howe Mud Brunetea,
and the rest feel they can sharper
their scoring weapons again after
the ego shaking l-5 defeat hS
Can4dionS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

calling his former pupils athletic
exploits, youthful Maj Burns
looked more like high school
athlete than a battle-teSted pilot,
veteran of so missions, more than
1000 hours in the air and the
campaigns of North Africa, Sicily
and Italy.
When word got around Maj.
RttfHS- lpas IA ttetlifi- several t4f his
former teammates, also in the
service, almost miraCulouSly
turned up al the school yesterday.
There was Ensign Glen Heming-
way. 1t. Dempsey Moore, Pvt. Ar
vid Smith and others. They needed
little CoaXing by coach Van De-
venter 10 change into basketball
uniforms and engage the current
ProSpeCtOrS in a game
what drubbing they gave
those kids" Van Deventer said.
After his furlough, Mai. Burns
leaves for a new assignment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Pride of Ills School
BY JAKE BERSoN

Out at Southwestern High they
are proudest of all Of Harmon +.
Burns, a former athlete who has
become one Of DetroitS greatest
flying heroes.
Given time off from the wars
after more than a year overseas
Burns rs home on furlough ~ a
major al u MGaEnE of the Dis
Flying Cross. the Air
Medal with - Oak Leaf Clusters
and leader of an AAF fighter pilot
group
Afd1 f}uTTS WIS greeted like z
hero when -hc visited his old
stamping grounds at Southwest
ern yesterday. Heading the well
come were Dick Strohmer. yet
eran athletic director and Lyle
Van Deventer his basketball
coach Only a few years ago,
AS the Gaming SUohmer
thumbed through a scrap book re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Detroit Champions Of YesterYear:
OIynpicS Scattered

from a porch and was killed
Carl LiScombe moved up 10
the Wings ana flas been there
cVcr.a Stree Mud Brunetcau
played a part OF the season Wfrh
the OlympiCS. but after his SEN
>ational goal IN the Stanley Cup
series found himself a full
nedgcd member of the Red
Wings
Walter CTml) Broda played
last year With Toronto and now
Is in the Canadian army Lorne
Duguld also is with the Cana
dian troops So is Eddie Wise
Wm who PLAYED with 'heW Wings
and iatur with Che Sew York
Americans Johnny Gallagher rs
with trn RCAF.
Arr Gl.ulN .I- With the Pitts
hl.h Hornets Successors 10
The Diymp,cs Ronald Hudson is
working boz "a Windsor defense
plant ory.lo RsulSton is work
lnC 1t Ford, and does some
officiating u thc blC leagues
johnny Shcrf PLAYED few
game with ihe Wings tins FALL
bIt hI~ bis job D, with The poWCr
department ~ Fords Harry
ilIpi Foster WAS with rho
Cleveland Eaf1a, Tor a wh.'Cl
fI.f ..It fl HF INTO ID WtT U.Irf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

100 30. and 500 yards and
800 meters on the AAU card.
Smith ty tar ahead Of his field
in everything above 100 yards.
In the century though he'll
take the mark against Allan
Ford Of Yale who has been mp
ping fractions of his own 100
yard record all season
No swimmer ever has gone
under 80 seconds, officially in n
25-yard pool in covering 100
yards Reports out Of Yale say
that Ford expects 20 do il IN the
championships
over at Great Lakes they
are betting that Smith Viii beat
Ford There IS even some eX-
travagant conversation about A
49-SeCond hundred for the Ha-
waian boy This would be the
equivalent Of a 4-minute mile.
Most swimming experts viii tell
you that 40 seconds is impos-
Sible now and VIII only come
with new developments in
stroke
But they are still talking 40
second time az Great Lakes and
anyone who has lever watched
The Seal-hke swimming Of Smith
is inclined 20 say Ehefalght.
Ford. The present champion
az 100 yards, succeeded 20 the
crown OF Bill Prev Of the De-
troit Athletic Club, now It.
Prev of the L S. Army Air
Corps
II Prev viii be home on fur
Tough from Panama and has
written 10 his old coach Clar-
ence PinkSton al The Detroit
Athletic Club. that he is return
ing in top shape ready 10 meet
Ford and Smith in that 100
Pinkston recalls that Prov
won the national title in 81
seconds fat IN the VIGOROUSLY
slew New York A. c pool two
years ago. This tied the world
record Of Wcssmullor since
broken by Ford Al that time ne
was just getting the strength
that comes with maturity Pink
Ston figures It Prev VIII do all
right in that 100 IN Ann Arbor.
FordS home is in Panama.
Last summer hc often trained
with 1t Prev who was sta
toned down there Both par
tcipatcd in exhibitions IN that
area
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Wings Last Chance
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

~, I'm the last period on their
own ice sunday" sand Boucher
"IIad "A little tough luck, too,
The goal that put them ahead
bounced in off defenseman Bob
Dill. The final score was made
on play everyone Of our play
ers will swear was three feet
offSide. Our fellows just stopped,
expecting the whistle"
Win. lose or draw tonight BOu-
cher believes Detroit should fin
iSh second, Chicago third and
Toronto fourth on the play they
have shown IN the last month
But he can't figure any one beat
ing Montreal in the playolfs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Bowl 1896
1901, 1873

Therman Gibson and Sackman's
hold all city scoring records today
after their harvest of pins at
Crest Lanes last night in the
Michigan Major League
Gibson's 1913. Sackman's 1886
and 1907 are the new marks They
also are new league records.
GibSon's count is sixth nation
ally, according to latest ABC
files. The 1907 is fourth and the
team total is second. HuSting of
Milwaukee have 3425 for first and
Chicago Keeleys 1894 Hank
Marine Of Milwaukee tops the
nations individuals on S32.
Other Sackmans talies in
cluded Stanley StanuliS 736, Her
man Ruppel $50 Art Knecht Sac.
Cy Goralczyk Sol.
Gibson'S string was 239-266-28S
and Stanuhs' 256-232-248
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

alaska. Pathway TO Invasion,
one Of the finest amateur color
movies ever filmed. VIII be shown
AZ the Adcraft, Club luncheon to-
morrow noon al the Statler Hotel
Filmed by Ben East, outdoor odi-
tar of tAe Grand Rapids Press tlltt.
picture shows some OF the finest
hunting and fishing in the world
and takes you far out into the
AlcutlanS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Jockey Earl SteHen:

Was under suspension at Hia-
leah for rest Of meet for alleged
foul riding and interfering in
sixth Yesterday aboard RTalcS
Naldna Pledge 6f " Glulatt.
broke down In stretch and had
10 be dnelrnNnd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
SEES TROUBLE

But Boucher believes his club.
led by Bryan Hextall and OFT
Heller. can give Detroit trouble
while the Wings are trying 10
hustle themselves a victory and
hold their two-Canc edge over the
Chicago Black Hawks
Here the Hawks are begin
ming 10 press Detroit and We
made them 60 all out TO win,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Lions May Get:

Dave Smukler. fOrnlsr~Temple
and Philly- Eagle gridder. if he is
not taken back into the army
he has a medical discharge after
being in for 3 years Alex Wo-
ioiehowiCz. veteran Lions center.
was put in az because of shout
der injury.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
pEADLINEs EXTENDED

HERE AND THERE-Entry
for the city tournament
has been extended until Saturday
eight. the $50 at Chene-Trombly
until March 8 Ed Pckkala's
234-240-222 for csc and Harold
KoSs 256 stood out as Stage Five
posted 2947 Tor an Orient Senior
mark Don Setter shot GA and
Fred Miller 80 In the DENLY Jun
Tor 60. Dorothy Pagcau 2l0-224 in
Al2 I'm tho SnfngNoL Ladlos
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
BY EDGAR HAYES

The hockey championship in
the 1885 season was a double
barreled affair While the Red
Wings were sweeping 10 an easy
victory n The Stanley Cup
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
G. p. 'Wetwash' Marshall:

Owner of Washington Redskins
says he is interested In having
T-formation for his team =. 4.
denies trying 10 hire Clark
ShaughneSSy PITT coach but
admits asking him 10 install il
.. Clark admits offer 10 be head
coach. says he positively will not
coach, says he positively wifi not
De
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

It's the last chance for the Red
Wings 10 hit the goal jackpot
Jack Adams hockey players
should make the most of their
chance because never again will
they get shot at a New York
Rangers team as unimpreSsiye as
the one they face the last time
this season tonight at Olympia
Detroit has won seven, tied one
and lost one in the previous games
with New York, scored 81 goals
TO 20.
"Our play in tying Detroit
and forcing Chicago TO come
from behind in our last two
games has been good enough
that ] think we stand a chance
Of beating the Wings tonight
said Coach Frank Boucher to-
day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
LEADER HUMBLED

For the second straight meeting,
West Detroit holder ofA'eleventh
place in the l2-club Women s
Major Bowling League holds a
decision over Olympic. leader and
perennial champion West Detroit
gained two last nigh, AT North
western Recreation, 252l to 2i22
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Bivins

Fresh from Cleveland where
he saw Jimmy BNlnS beat Lee
Murray. OMEN predicted Blv-
ms may some day be The heavy
weight champion. Fight talk
stirred ECan 10 memories OF the
oiden days. when the veteran
TIGER scout saw Ketchel beat
r. Thomas in san Francisco
in 1907.
Before that. Egan was a reg
49, - .--,,.n,. r-Ec,, MAsinrl0Ms
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Regatta Dates
Listed for Bay

The Interlake Regatta. now in
It's 5lSt year, is set for Aug. SO,
al Pm In-Bay. Commodore Joe
NaCelIhead oflthe body This year,
Tie schedule Of events dupl-
Gates The racing program of other
years for local shippers with The
Lonn NEafgr raca STARTING CafuY-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
DE LUXE WINS ?

De LuXe-D. erstWhllc leader
striving TO keep step with Sack
mans had 1880 in winning twice
from Ramona Walter Durhln
landing CAS- and Frank Zion $50.
PepSi-Cola further reduced s. & S.
chances for first in winning two
1855 to 1899. Sam Richardson
scoring go and Cass Schlaft 643.
Until SackmanS broke out, De
Luxe had the season mark of 1905
and r. & b had an ll76 in the
Greater Detroit League The in
djvidual high formerly belonged
to Gus Tyteca who had Isl Jan
II al Vogue Recreation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

fLoss than decade ago this
ros the ctB NJ champions De-
froters 0d Dr',ot 'c9ms hc'd
pc1r'y of the titles ia tho book.
THIS js ap'ic- ~ The S6fi6s
thjcb fc''e vhcre those heroes
arc f0dru.J
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
HOW THEY GOT 1T

The 1907 game came with Glib
sons 2S8. StanuliS PAS. Ruppels
POS. Knecht's 231. and GoralcZyk'S
235. F.. q b. holds the city all-tlnle
standard Of 1858. made oct. 30
1912, at Olympic.
In his final, Gibson had 10
straight and left the Gle on a
high nit in the eleventh
Sackman'S won three straight
from Murdoch, 1910, and, gained
a two-game lead
Herm ian Jubenville. Palmer
Park, missed 700 by two pins
when he bad 267-214-217.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02


Billy Smith,
Niatty Aiath-
cVS and Rube
L.-.. Alaasi
ST. = 81
tttIr memoir
able battles
AZ the old
Arnory here
Boy they
had gre at
sc r a ps I'm
those days"
J. < a n en-
Unused. Well
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

I''II'I II " fIIN- Jul NNWEIa
Huron 3, chairman OF Judges and
Commodore Harry Kendall will
look after The program, while Mrs
William NaGcl and Commodore
Francis NiaFtiD Will be IN charge
.of crter'4nmentN Burns j. Cody
rs publ r.~t
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Billy Johnson:

Top A. l.. rookie with Yanks
last year was a member Of the
L. :. Maritime officers training
school at Port Trumbull, Conn,
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
1928 Cage Fans:

Saw Long Island u. beat Cor
nell, 4S-47, and New York u whip
Oklahoma So 10 AZ last night in
Madison Square Garden
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Walker Cooper:

Who has been In limited SerV-
ice, was taken for active duty
after another exam az jefferson
Barracks for the Cardinals back
stop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

to win all the
free style Ma
tlOnaI \ A u
indoor cham
pion h j p 8
" hen they
are held at
iFc 'nIVeTSi-
" Of Nlichi-
gan March 81
and April l
T. hey are
four FIRE a.
4 o races
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02

HIALFAH PARK
Weather clear track last
Post 2,30 o. m ,EHT4.
First Race Maeiine. Little Bud, Out
Front Hu Hum.
Second Race Easy Chance
Third Race Miss Lavender Com
m seratiou Ariel Show Fright Man
Fourth Race Cloud Light
Fifth Race Chicago Or, Liberty Pan
Sixth Race-Hgh Clock.
OAKIAWN
Weather clear track fast
First RaCe-Hasty Grace. Lumber
King Man o. Mine
second Racc-Jukr Box OldouolQT
Sixth Race Hard Luz / Low Bridge
AiACy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Bob Tales
Yale Boy Blocks
Smith S Way in
l0O-Yard Swim
BY BOB MURPHY
SPORTS EDITOR

THISA AND DATA: Tami
Mauriello and Lee Savold are
being prevailed upon to get to-
gether for a fight in the Chicago
Stadium later this month
The pitch on this is that Sa-
void is expected to beat Joe
Baksi when they meet in New
York for Mike Jacobs March
10. Baksi came 10 the front tskD
last week bv upsetting Tami in
the Garden.
,- Onkel Mike is doing nothing
10 stop the promotion OF the
Chicago Stadium Mike might
like this fight himself for his
Garden but on this trip his pro-
motlonal hands are tied
Arthur Writ, who looks after
Jim Norris ice palaces, such as
Olympia the Chicago, Indian
apOFS, Omaha and Minneapolis
Stadiums and a good piece Of
the y. Y. Garden itself. wants
heavyweight fight for Chicago.
And Onkel Mike figures the
wise course is 10 stand by.
1t. Walter Goliath, who is in
charge of the Great Lakes
swimming team figures that Bill
Smith mas A chance 20 become
the first Water Splasher since
tho dayS OF Johnny WeiSSmullcr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-02
Basketball Results

COLLEGE
Long Island as Cornell ~.
Army IS Maryland q
New YORK 49, Oklahoma ~
Penn state IS. Carnegie Tech 81
HIGH SCHOOL
q r. Creston -. C. r Central -.
q y south 80 g r.. ottawa 81
. r Central ~ G. r Davis 81.
Evening star., 1944-06-08

Mozart did symphonies. How about
hand with this column sometime,
Pat2
Stars came out in great profusion
on Stardust night at the 400 this
week. Some shone in the Stardust
contest, others just came to sing
for the sheer joy of 1t, with no
desire for reward. In the contest
Pvt. Val Delmar of Fort Meade
carried of first honors by winning
such bursts of enthusiastic applause
as have rarely been accorded any
singer. Val isn't Simon. pure in his
amateur rating, however, having
sung with Dan CARRIER and Ted
Lewis and also having sung for two
years over NBC. He's not sure II
he can get Army permission to ac-
cept the weeks engagement at the
400 which Is his due as winner Of
the contest, so he may not appear
next week. Runner-up was Roy
| Wood, who also has some previous
public appearances under his belt.
He sang for a time with Meyer
Davis Orchestra at the Arlington
Army-Navy Country Club.
X n y
No wonder Leslie and Lee Miller
are SO fond of the piano and organ
they use nightly at the Neptune
Room, the instruments brought
them together. 1t all happened
when Paris stopped being Gay
Par-ee and the Germans took over
night clubs along with everything
else. Leslie fed the country and
landed in Rio at the Casada Urea.
Somebody by the name of Lee
Brodey played the organ in a rival
casino and. well, Leslie, just couldn't
stand the competition. So he mar
ried her. And ever after Neptune
Room patrons have been happy.
According to Dick Kuhn, who
brings his orchestra to the Del Rio
on Thursday, he adheres to three
cardinal principles in styling his
numbers. They are designed for
first, those who want to dance-sec-
ond, those who want to listen-third,
those who don't want to be an
noyed while they give their atten-
ton elsewhere. Guess everybody
comes under all three categories at
one time or another.
y X y Il
Washington can be proud of Car
men Cavallero and his boys. They'll
soon be matching notes with none
Evening star., 1944-06-08

of the, United States Army. He's the
man with the receding hair line and
the wonderful Romberg arrange
ments who plays and performs
nightly at the Metronome Room.
The latter activity calls for myste-
rious keyboard attachment entitled
"solovox" pronounced with a gut
tural "x') and played with the right
hand exclusively, while the left goes
about Its business on the piano.
When said" activity is exerted what
results is supposed to sound like a
wen-known make Of organ. Sounded
all right to us.
Pat Is a thorough believer in digit
exercise. When not in key at the
Wardman he uses slightly diff
ferent finger board better known as
a portable typewriter and plugs
/. away at his first love, called by some
journalism. Mr.. Dixon calls it free
lancing and knocks off short stories
and feature items as easily as
Evening star., 1944-06-08

Other evening at the Balalaika as
Ivanon, Russian sword dancer, be-
gan tossing his knives with more
and more staccato into the floor
board provided for just this pur-
Evening star., 1944-06-08

other than Leopold Stokowsd In
Warner Brothers forthcoming We
hicle, Hollywood Canteen." Was q
time when Carmen turned the Carl
ton into one contagious conga line
until even Inspector Barrett was
worried. We can remember one Sat-
urday afternoon in the Cosmos
Room. as 1t was called then, when
so-called dance space looked more
like q warm-up for some tribal
ritual. And that didn't happen on
just one Saturday.
~ II
Back to the 400 again, where
Johnny Buck Is fast becoming one
OF Washington's outstanding sing
ers by reason Of his unapproach-
able warbling. Johnny, who came
here from Charleston, S. c., has al
ready turned down several offers
from out-of-town night club man
ayers because, he SAYS, he likes
Washington and he finds Washing
ton likes him.
When an entertainer and a COM
munity get to like each other. /"
Johnny said, ''it's a great mistake
for them to part company"
We don't think that johnny is
telling the whole story, however, on
account Of there have been appear
ances at the 400 by q certain ex-
tremely lovely damsel.
4
Invasion news didn't keep (ouote)
the Willard Music Halls lovely
press department (unquote) from
spotting q slipup on our part. II M
Is forgiven we overlook the news
print shortage and announce the
opening all over again, this time the
correct one. Wednesday, june IL
=. Pretty Bernice Byres, singer al
the Mayflower Lounge, smiles 4
darker smile with each new day,
but still refuses to give the locale
responsible for her becoming sum
tan. Gould it be the Shoreham ter
race?
Other evening at the Balalaika as
Ivanoff, Russian sword dancer. be-
gan tossing his knives with more
and more staccato into the floor
board provided for just this pur-
Evening star., 1944-06-08
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
BY the Spectator.
Trad. Marx registered o. g. Patent one.

When your favorite head-waiter
hands you that next check thank
the bill which Congress approved
day before yesterday. Its now
happily en- route to the White
House and in addition to boosting
the Nations debt limit will reduce
cabaret tax from 80 to 20 per cent.
Night club bookkeepers have issued
only one statement, Praise Allah"
y X
Ambidextrous, or what have you
in the way of adjectives, is simple
understatement when you refer to
Pianist Pat Dixon, alias Pvt. Dixon
Evening star., 1944-06-08

left" she explained later, and \
wanted to be sure I didn't have them
on" Had she had them on, We de-
cided latter another glance 1t tho
ankles) she could have demanded
as much attention as Ivanoff.
Evening star., 1944-06-08

pose, we noticed woman spectator
few feet away take . hasty look
at her ankles and with reinsurance
turn back to the bowling Mr.. Ivan
on.
Il have only one pair of nylons
Evening star., 1944-09-04

AAA AAAd AC0A AL xNAAs Vv0AO0 2 xAOvVAs
He is also startling, daring, and the
Hays ONCE probably call him the
most original thinker that ever
came under its Jurisdiction. And
what the people of Old Catawba,
Wolfe's home folk about whom he
wrote with such unreStrained and
feverish honesty, what they are
going to call him we refuse to think.
In his brief and turbulent writing
career which ended at the age Of 80,
Wolfe was the most controversial
figure in the literary field. A huge
man, 6 feet S inches tall and built
like a public building, he was q
kind of frenetic Gargantua in q
desperate wrestling match with life
in which he was determined to pin
it down and become its master.
Many thought the exhibition absurd,
but many others found 1t wonder
full. However one felt, Wolfe was
not a writer to be taken or left
alone. Whether you found him q
fascinating, or terrifying, and some
times some thought he was pitiable,
he left few followers of fiction un-
moved.
+
1t is absurd to think that the
movies were not conscious Of the
effect Of Wolfe. They were, just as
they are conscious of even little
writer's whose impact Is no heavier
than that of a punctured atomizer.
But they never gave him q serious
thought in all the days of his writ
ing life. The idea of tranSlating
Wolfe to the screen was as mani:
festly absurd as dropping block
busters on all the sound stages In
Hollywood, and twice as dangerous
The camera called candid could
have been no more faithful than
Wolfe in his reproduction of exact
images. He wrote about living hu-
man beings and If he changed their
names, it was disguise so thin
that readers with 20-400 vision could
penetrate it. 1t was a bitter thing
for many of his subjects and while
it never kept people from wanting
to meet and know Wolfe, the dis
tinction was an extremely hazard
Gus one. The slightest impression
made upon him was likely, to land
you in his next chapter.
\
The enormous success of his first
novel, the one Mr.. Ripley has just
purchased, made 1t hazardous for
Wolfe, in its turn, when he finally
decided to journey homeward. Gar
gantuan as he was, he was not
protected from the most violent
feasible (some kinds were not
feasible) assault from his neigh
bors who had recognized them
selves in the novel.
Even Wolfe did not blame them,
as he pointed out in subsequent
novels, but the writer, as free man
and guaranteed freedom of speech,