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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-08

Chicago, Ill.-Placing the RESPONSE
bility squarely on President Roosevelt,
the A. F. of L. Executive Council
launched a new drive to break the
wage freeze which now grips the ma
tion's workers and threatens to retard
postwar recovery.
The council, at it's midsummer ses-
sion here, declared the National War
Labor Board no longer possesses the
authority to readjust it's own Little
Steel" wage formula in line with in
creased living costs. Action on labor's
pleas for relief now depends on the
issuance of a new executive order by
the President, the council held. 1t
therefore instructed President William
Green to name a committee to take
the matter up directly with the Pres
ident at White House conference.
Mr.. Green said he would try to ar
range such a conference with the Pres
ident Immediately after Labor Day.
Other outstanding actions taken by
the Executive Council included:
Demands upon the government
for accelerating preparations for re-
conversion to peace-time production,
in view of mounting indications that
the war against Germany may end
soon and suddenly.
Gall for intensification of pro-
duction of building materials so that
stockpiles may be ready in every Sec
ton when war conditions permit
launching of a nationwide housing
program.
3-Pledge to continue to supply all
the needs of the armed forces so that
victory can be won in the shortest
time possible, accompanied by warn
ing that reconversion must not be de-
layed because of reported lags in a
few items of production.
Approval of applications for in
ternational charters to two new unions
the office workers and the chemical
workers.
The Executive Council emphasized
that the wage price crisis is the most
vital problem that faces labor today
1t reviewed the circumstances leading
up to the adoption Of the Little Steel
formula to implement the Presidents
economic stabilization program anc
pointed out that other equally impor.
tant sections of that seven-point pro.
gram had not been carried out as
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Roosevelt Nine Gains PIuyoff
Series That Sturts Friduy

First round of the interhigh base
ball championship play will get
under way Friday when Eastern en-
tertains a Roosevelt team that
started the season as a darkhorse
club that seemed to lack everything
but spirit and finally clinched q
place in the playoff series by giving
Central 3-to-0 beating yesterday.
In the other game Friday, West
ern and Coolidge will go to Ana
costa to decide which is to meet
the winner of the Roosevelt Eastern
clash for the title on the following
Tuesday. Coolidge won the toss
and selected Anacostia because it's
long outfield may give the nirnble
Colt garden-tenders chance to-
handle the Western slugging power.
Both games Friday, as well as
the deciding tilt on Tuesday, will
be nine innings instead of seven
used during the regular schedule,
and two officials will serve instead
of one.
Roosevelt's victory yesterday on
its home diamond climaxed a long
uphill struggle. Big factors on a
team that has managed to overcome
g lack of material and experience
have been the pitching of Reed
Maier, the base-running and ag-
gressiveness of Catcher Nick Argy-
rcpoulos and the hitting of Center
Fielder Joe johnson.
These same factors largely were
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Coaches Ask Kickoff
Curb, Free Passing
By the Associated Press.

0S luc AocOCiatSu EIcSSs
NEW YORK, May 30.-The In
territorial out of bounds kickoff
which irked countless of football
spectators last fall was intention
ally kicked out of bounds by first
meeting Of the College Football
Coaches Association.
The mentors, completing a two
day session late yesterday, voted
unanimously against the of the
field boot and sent recommenda-
tions to 1t. Col. william Bingham
OF Harvard that his NCAA Rules
Committee meet as soon as possible
to make two changes in the playing
code.
The first suggestion would put
the ball in play, following an out
of bounds kickoff on the receiving
teams 45-yard line instead of the
IS and would allow the kicker the
use Of an artificial tee.
Unrestricted forward passing be-
hind the line of scrimmage was the
second suggestion. Under the pres
ent rules the passer must be yards
behind the line.
The unrestricted passing rule is
a part of the National Football
Leagues rule book.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Walker, Still Sureing
Beiters Stick Lead;
Tucker Tops A. |.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 30.-Dixie
Walkers batting surge continued to
be the talk of baseball today as
the clubs completed the first six
weeks of the 1914 season with the
Dodger outfielder strumming .43e
tune on the basehit scale to drown
out Thurman fuckers 1895 effort
for the Chicago American League
entry.
While Walker boosted his average
II points, fuckers mark failed to
change as the White Sox sensation
was sidelined for the entire week
by illness. Figures included all
games Of May 20.
Stan Musial, the defending Ma
tional champ, held tight to second
place with 1868. but French Bor-
dagaray Of the Dodgers hoped from
sixth to third, at .351, one point
ahead of Boston's Damon Phillips
a newcomer in the top 10.
Tommy Holmes OF Boston ano
Jimmy Wasdell of the Phils tiec
for fifth spot at $40. In addition
to Phillips, other new faces in the
first 10 were Don johnson of the
Cubs in eighth spot and Bon Finley
Of the Phils. who ranked ninth
Buster Adams of the Phils, Phi
Weintraub and Johnny Rucker o.
the Giants were replaced.
Behind Tucker in the American
came Chuck Hostetler of Detroit al
1852, followed by Boston Bob John.
son at $40 Oris Hockett's 1893 gave
the Cleveland outfielder fourth
money ahead OF Buddy Hall O.
Philadelphia at 1923.
Three newcomers turned up a.
Don Savage of the Yanks movet
into eighth, Pinky Higgins of De
troit took ninth and Ford Garrison
Of the AS grabbed tenth honors
Gil Torres and George Myatt o
Washington and Lou Boudreau o
Cleveland faded of the top layer.
The 10 leading hitters in eacl
league (based on 80 or more times
at bat):
Evening star., 1944-05-30
.K.O. of MoIEs Has Groziono
Seeking an Armstrong Bout

Rocky Graziano today is the
booming new sensation of the well
terweight world in the opinion of
almost everybody except Tom Mollis,
the veteran boxer he r. K. O.'d in
1:47 of the seventh round of a
scheduled 10-rounder last night in
Griffith Stadium.
Alongside the plaudits of the fans
for the colorful Rocky, the words
of Mollis rate attention if for no
other reason than the fact that
the 31-year-old Baltimore Negro for
18 years has been fighting the best
of them and after last night is a
good judge of the potency Of the
Graziano punch.
"The boy is good" Mollis said
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Three-Base Error.
Soose Plans 10 Fight
JAS Heavy After War
By the Associated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, May 3o.-Billy
Soose, Farrell, Pa, the once pron1is-
ing middleweight who took Ken
Overlin's New York worlds crown
from him three years ago, will cam
palgn as heavyweight If he re-
turns to action after the war.
Now lieutenant q. e. in the
Navy and stationed at Camp Brad
ford as assistant physical training
director, Soose is scaling better than
100. He is % and expressed the fear
that he would be too old to continue
his boxing career, but admitted that
II the war ended soon he would be
willing to listen to offers. If not. he
Will enter the knitting mill business
OF his father-in-law. !.
Soose just returned to the United
States after 19-month tour of duty
in Alaska. He said he didn't see any
real action there, having his closest
call negotiating an 18-foot whale
boat home through a storm after a
bear-hunt.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Drive 10 Second SPOT
Although Only Few
HurIers Go Route
By JACK HAND,


frankie Frisch and his seven
man Pittsburgh pitching staff may
not win the National League pen
nant, but they rate a large ''E" for
effort at this stage of the season.
BY winning 9 of their last II
starts, the undermined Pirate
crew has moved to within three
games of the leading st. Louis
Cardinals, taking second place away
from Cincinnati.
Only five starters have gone the
route in the streak starting May II,
but everybody, including Rip Sewell,
is eligible for relief duty when
Frisch scans the dugout.
Calls Upon Three HurIers.
The Pirates latest was a good ex-
ample of the way the staff has been
operating. Frisch had to toss three
hurlers into the game before they
pulled out a 80 triumph in II in
nings last night at Philadelphia.
Tommy O'Brien's triple, followed by
Babe Dahlgren's outfield fly, won
the game for Xavier Rescigno, who
came on in the 10th. Rescigno
pitched Thursday and Friday and is
likely to start or relieve today.
Whit Wyatt's failure to round
into winning form continued to
prove disastrous to Brooklyn when
the ace right-hander was belted off
the hill before the second inning was
over in Cincinnati's 1874 slaughter
of the Flatbush flock. Dixie Walker
homered with a man on, but even
his .438 batting average couldn't
help Wyatt and his successors as
Bucky Walters hung up No. 8 in
the win column.
Mel OFT and Danny Gardella
smashed homers to help the New
York Giants square their series
with st. Louis on Ga verdict, with
the help of some neat relief hurting
by Ace Adams. Boston and Chicago
were not scheduled in the National.
Red Sox Sweep Series.
Boston's Red Sox f1attened Chi
cago to sweep all three games as Tex
Hughson handcuffed the White Sox
with eight singles for a 81 edge.
Bob Muncrief finally overcame his
New York Yankee jinx after three
years and six failures as he beat
the world champs for st. Louis,
11-3. The Brownies moved back
Into second place, 21z games behind
the Yanks on the victory.
Dick Siehert's homer cporLod
Philadelphia to a ga edge over
Cleveland on two big four-run
Innings.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Penn Books All 1914
Grid TiIts al Home
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoc1atec Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-For
the first time since 1888, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will play a
full football schedule at home and
for the first time since the early
days of the game will leave an open
date during examination period.
II. Jamison Swarts, director o1
athletics, has announced that with
the addition of william and Mary
as the eighth game, the Penn sched-
ule is complete. 1t will be the first
meeting of the teams. The list:
September 80, Duke; October z,
Dartmouth; IA, William and Mary;
%, Navy; November 4, Michigan; IL,
Columbia; Is, Army; Is, Cornell.
William and Mary, winner Of the
Southern Conference championship
two years ago, last fall played in
formal football.
Evening star., 1944-05-30

last night, "but I been in there
with lots Of boys who are better.
If they teach him few things
about boxing he could get some
place, but right now he's just an
other right-hand puncher, a strong
kid that can hurt you when he
connects"
The 5000 fans who saw Referee
Marty Gallagher stop the action last
night after Graziano had hammered
Tom down for a count or four will
agree with Mollis about Rocky's hit
ting power. The enthusiasts also
saw Rocky missing time and time
again, getting tied up in the Mollis
boxing. and generally looking bad
against an experienced man.
Rocky Cocky About Henry.
Asked what he thought about
Graziano fighting Henry Armstrong
a wide grin broke out on the dazed,
battered face Of the Baltimore long
shoreman. He laughed. That's one
fight I'll have to see."
!. Rocky, in contrast, is enthusiastic
about his chances with Hammerin'
Hank. II know can't box" he
said, "but If they will give. me a
chance I'll show you I can hit bet
ter than Henry. First fight ever
won was a street fight when was
~ kid. on Delaney street In New
York, and I been fighting like that
ever since.
Il know I didn't look so good
against Old Tom tonight. He is a
very cute fighter, and the main
trouble had was I couldn't find
that jaw Of his. / musta missed
that underslung, tucked-irl chin a
dozen times, and the only thing
could do was hammer hina back
along the jaw, under the ear. That's
where I finally nailed him, but I
sure worked up a sweat doing it."
Rocky Gets Range in Fourth.
Toms best round last night was
the third, when he had Graziano up
against the ropes several times, but
just didn't have the guns to hurt the
sturdy kid In the fourth, Rocky
began to find the range, hurting
Mollis with rights and lefts to the
midsection, and in the fifth, flurries
of slugging gave an indication Of
how it was going to end.
In the sixth, Mollis again carried
the attack to Rocky, but proved
once more he couldn't hurt him, and
the bout was over in LAT of the
seventh, when Rocky got to him with
slashing lefts and rights to the jaw,
putting Tom on the canvas for a
four count. The veteran was back
on his feet, but the fans agreed with
Marty Gallagher that there was no
sense in going on with it.
On the hot preliminary card, Otis
Watkins, lat, New York, K. O.'d Lew
Phillips, 146, Baltimore, in 0:58 of
the second; Bobby Gunther, 1856, De-
troit, decisioned George johnson,
1888, Boston in a skier; Freddy Russo,
1913, Newark, N. j., won a Ground
verdict over Johnny Cockfield 1872,
Washington. and Mad Anthony
Jones, 1863, New Orleans, won a de-
cision over Warren Powell, 1853, New
York.
Gross gate was s4,s3s.2o, the net
s3,659.5O.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Bindoco, Marine Girls
Win SoftbuIi Tits

Bindoco Oilers defeated FBT, 4-3,
last night at softball in Ballston
Stadium.
Joe Martz hurled 4-hit ball for
the winners Reds Kuker of FBI
yielded only two hits and struck out
10, but his mates made four costly
errors.
In a preliminary. Marine Corps
girls blanked Internal Revenue,
300.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Brewers Still Lead
In Spite Of Slump

Although his Milwaukee club still
is on top in the American Associa-
ton race, rough days have descended
on Skipper Casey Stengel who took
over Charlie Grimm's vacated Job
May Z in the midst of long Brewer
winning streak.
Since that string was snapped two
weeks ago the league champions
have won only of IA games for a
|puny .357 average, compared with the
roaring 300 they had rolled up pre-
viously in taking 20 of their first
az engagements.
The answer to their slump seems
to lie both in pitching and hitting,
although the hurting has suffered q
greater letdown.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Kinnick Heads List of FuIIen Sports Heroes

Among the dead I'll Mcraw Crsy Mathewson
OF the Giants Gerg the I'll
of the Cubs Most of the others still aeCy Young Pete Alex
ander Connie Mack Clark Griffith Joe Mccarthy, Miner
Jimmy Shekard Tinker and Evers Cobb Babe
Iris Speaker Eddie Collins Hans Wagner
mention.
the fallen football pres
ent concerned Nile Kinnk still heads this
Iowas star An-Amerlca, of the first die action.
The is packed with football stars
all other sports in the number of players active
forget in this that branch
tibuion sport the
now is in uniform matter what the game.
Inc)
Evening star., 1944-05-30

responsible for the Roosevelt VIC
tory yesterday with Maier twirling
p two-hitter, Argyropoulos at his
base stealing best and johnson
driving 'em in. First Rough Rider
score came in the opening frame
after Maier, who led off, smacked q
hit to center, Hank Mongelli put
dcwn bunt to advance him, and
johnson came through with a
bingle.
Riders were kept in check from
then until the final inning when
johnson drew a walk of Bill Goff
stole second, advanced to third on
sAIgyropoulos' single and came home
cn Pinch-H Hitter Jerry Johnsons
squeeze bunt. Bill Campbell singled
t0hbring in Argyropoulos.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
|. |. Seventh Place Team
Just ) Games From Top
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The International League moved
into full chart of holiday double
headers today with only three games
separating the first-place team from
the seventh in one of the tightest
races insits history.
Buffalo moved to within four per-
centage points of the leading
Toronto last night when Hank Dana
blanked Rochester, SO, on four
singles. 1t was the sixth straight for
the Bisons over their arch rivals
from Rochester.
Jersey City pushed Syracuse below
the 500 mark by grabbing a Sd
decision in Is innings.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Barnes of Western High
Wins Army Winqs

Pilots wings at La Junta Army
Air Base in Colorado have been
won by George Barnes, former
Western High School grid star who
made the all-high team here in
1888 and 1889 and played football
at the University of Maryland for
three years.
The 22-year-old flyer is the son
of Mrs. Hedda l.. Barnes, 1919 T'hir-
ty-third street NV.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Heurich Checks N. r. S
RuIIy to Win, 8 to 7

League-leading Heurich Brewers
edged out Naval Receiving Station,
81, yesterday in an Industrial
League game on the Ellipse.
Earl Jennings, relieving Downes
on the mound in the seventh with
the bases full and one run across,
saved the day for Heurich. He
famed the first batter to face him
and caused the next to hit into a
double play.
Fort Myer was to be host to Camp
Springs today.
N. r. S. " 600 2l1 Ill
Heurich IO3 IoI 0ox-s
Grimes and Riley and De Angelo; Lyons,
DoWnes, Jennings and Druckenmiller
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY
Baseball
Washington at st. Louis (2).
TOMORROW
Baseball
Washington at st. Louis
(night).
Tennis
Interhigh matches: Central VS..
Tech at Pierce Mill; Roosevelt VS..
Western at Rock Creek, both at 4.
Wrestling.
Weekly program at Griffith Sta
dunn, $50.
THURSDAY
Baseball.
Washington at ST. Louis.
FRIDAY
Baseball
Washington at Chicago (night).
Roosevelt at Eastern, 3:45 Gn-
terhigh playoff).
Coolidge VS.. Western at Ana
costa, 3:45 (interhigh playoff).
GonZaga at Blair, 4.
Maryland Park at Charlotte
Hall, $3.50.
SATURDAY
Baseball
Washington at Chicago.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 3o.-A move
into new territory today might
prove beneficial to the Mats, but
they won't get very far against the
st. Louis Browns in the four game
series here unless there is de-
cided improvement in their batting
Since driving to three straight
over the Indians at Cleveland the
Mats have slumped decidedly In
attack. In their last four games,
only one of which was won by them
they have hit at only 1876 pace
That isn't exactly a powerful
attack.
In the first three Of the four
games the Mats punch was feeble
enough. In their sole victory ovei
Detroit,s Tigers, that In the first
game Of Sundays double-bill, they
collected just seven safeties and
they got those in the first three
frames.
New Low in Attack.
In the last "a innings the Mats
have made an even dozen hits
This kind Of punch isn't likely tc
intimidate the Browns, who were
to be encountered in Memoria
Day double-header this afternoon
The Mats attack dropped to &
new low yesterday as they wounc
up their series with the Tigers. OF
right-handed Johnny Corsica the,
drew just five hits and one pas.
as they absorbed a 2-to-1 beating
That despite five errors made b.
the Tigers.
Dutch Leonard yielded just ST,
safeties but a brace of misplay,
helped send him to his first de.
feat of the season. Johnny Sui.
livan's failure to stop a ball hi
to the short field and wild heav,
by George Case after fielding
single to left spoiled the day TO
the Mats.
/ The Mats got to Corsica for Jus
three hits in the first six inning
and in each of the frames the,
hit. a double-play put them out O
commission. Over this span tn
first OF the flock of errors mad
by the Tigers didn't help.
Three-Base Error.
After two were out in the seventh
however, the Mats counted with
Iout safety. Shortstop Joe Orengo'
tumble put Stan Spence on the run
way, then Chuck Hostetler wa
charged with three-base erro
when after hard run he muffe,
q one-hand try for Bill Lefebvre,
hoist to deep right.
The Tigers came right back t,
tie and 1t was Sullivan's error tha
paved the way to the tally. Eddi,
Mayo opened the round with ,
Evening star., 1944-05-30
U. T. Girls Win 9th Come

United Typewriter girl softballers
took their ninth straight yesterday
nosing out FBI, to l, on the Mon.
ument Grounds. Leila Burleigh
held the losers to one hit after the
second inning and Martha Ruesgen
and Peggy Porch drove in the U. T
tallieS.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Major Leoguers
BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Tucker Chicago. 395.
Runs--Johnson, Boston. %
Runs batted in--Hayes, Philadelphia,
20.
HittsIDoerr. Boston, and Hall, Phila-
delphia, As.
Doubles-Doerr Boston. and Cullen
bine. Cleveland IL
IripieS-Gutteridge st. Louis, g.
Seerey, Cleveland. g.
stolen oases-Gutteridse, st. Louis 8.
Pltchlng-Borowy. New York. 81. ,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Walker, Brooklyn. ABS
EunS-Bordagaray, Brooklyn. %
Hits.Walker Brooklyn. 90
Douples-HolmeS. Boston. l6
IIriples-Barrett. Pittsburgh, 7.
Home runs-Ott New, York, 4
STOLEN bases-Macon, Boston. 6.
Pltchlng-Lanier, st. Louis, 60
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Ladies' Duckpin League
To Meet Tomorrow

The annual meeting of the Ladies
District Duckpin League will be
held tomorrow night at Arcadia at
8 o'clock. President Lorraine GULL
requests all of last seasons team
captains to be present. Establish
ments desiring franchises for next
season are urged to send repre-
sentative.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Speory Moy Quit Rinq

ALLENTOWN, Pa, May 80 (P).-
After Billy Speary, former national
AAU 11o-pound champion from
Nanticoke, Pa, lost 10-round deci-
sion to Archie Wilmer, Wilmington
Negro, last night, his manager, Art
Thomas, said he would never allow
Speary to enter the ring again.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Mats Stick Slump Dims Hopes
In St. Louis; Lose Tiger Final

single, then Rudy York shot q soft
double-play ball In Sully's direction.
But the sphere rolled under the
shortstop to- left, letting Mayo
reach third. Pinky Higgins hoist
to Spence didn't aid the Tigers, but
after Jimmy OUTLAW walked Hostet-
Ter skied to Case and the run got
across.
In the eighth the Mats had two
on with none out as a result of a
scratchy single by Rick Ferrell and
Sullivan's walk. Leonard, trying to
sacrifice. fouled out, Case forced
out Sully and George Myatt gave
the second baseman an easy
chance.
An extra-inning session loomed as
the first two Tigers UP In the
eighth went out, but Charley Metro
singled and so did Mayo. This Sec
ond hit was good enough to get
Metro to third, but when Cases
throw toward that sack went all
the way to the grand-stand wall
Metro tore home and Mayo gained
the far corner. York then walked
and Higgins was soft touch for
Leonard
Hot Bid In Ninth.
! The Mats made hot bid for a tie
in the ninth when the Tigers
bobbed up with two more errors,
but a questionable decision by Um-
pire Bill MCGOWAN hurt.
A fizzle by York put Jake Powell
on at the outset of the session and
Mike Guerra was sent in to run for
the crippled player. A passed ball
advanced the Cuban and he
reached third when Spence's in
tended sacrifice became a single as
pitcher Corsica failed to make a
throw. Here Lefebvre rolled a slow
lone to York and Guerra tore for
home.
Bob Swift, who took the throw
from York, wheeled and stabbed,
but 1t looked as If the sliding Guerra
wasn't touched with the ball. Um-
pire MCGOWAN ruled otherwise, how
ever, and became quite indignant
as Washington players protested.
There went the tie.
i Another error by Higgins put Fer
Irell on to fill the bases after pinch-
hitter Hills Layne struck out. but
sullivan lofted into the final re-
ltirement.
/ They couldn't keep Myatt out Of
the lineup, despite the further IN
jury his broken finger suffered SUM-
day. A special splint was made for
the cracked digit and George took
lover at second base. But the in
Jury certainly has cut down his
effectiveness at the plate. He can't
grip the bat well enough to swing
with any vigor.
i Kuhel, his charleyhorsed thigh
paining him severely, didn't even
attend the game, but remained IN
his hotel room until time to take the
train here. Bill Lefebvre did pretty
well at the first station, though. He
used to play the position In his coli
Ilege days at Holy Cross, although
he never before had been q pro
first baseman.
| Ortiz remained on the bench while
the injured Powell hobbled about
right field. Even with his wrenched
ankle, Jake did all right.
Early Wynn and Mickey Haefner
were to fling against the Browns in
the holiday double bill. Nelson pot
ter and either AL Hollingsworth
|or AL Shirley were to pitch for the
Browns.