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Evening star., 1944-07-12

the cameras; IN fact, there were
stuio executives who felt certain
that Bing Crosby as q grooming
priest was enough OF an innovation
TO, blast his career to smithereens.
inst the reverse proved true. To-
day Crosby is being referred to as
an artist" and critics who right
fully could never see his histrionic
status As anything superior to that
Of Abbott and Costello are now busy
drooling over his craftsmanship.
Truth Is Crosby is no better actor
today than he was 10 years ago. He
WAS merely fortunate in drawing .
treat script, one of the very best di-
rectors in the business Cleo NC
Carey and = warmly, human and
sympathetic role-that of q priest
And while on this subject 1t Is only
natural to mention those male stars
whose success dates back to the pic
ture wherein they played priestly
parts.
Spencer Tracy's priest in San
Francisco" still stands out as the
most picturesque of the lot, even
though Tracy followed up with two
euSSCcSAW buys AoWH AhtCA PICtA-
tions Of Father Edward Flanagan
one winning him the academy
Oscar. No one who saw San Fran
cisco" will forget that power-packed
scene where Clark Gable and his
boyhood pal, the priest, became in
volved in q bitter quarrel and Gable
suddenly cut loose with blow that
brought blood from Father TracyS
nose. Tracy's rise dates from that
picture and that role.
Pat O'Brien has had several such
Assignments, scoring heaviest with
his Father Duffy in 1.-THE Fighting
seth" Again in ANGELS With Dirty
Faces Pat won raves from both
churchmen and laymen. In his day
H. B. Warner played more priests
than any one, in fact Warner earned
fine living in addition to resound-
Ing plaudits for such characteriza-
tionS.
Next to Crosby's, the best priestly
performance in recent months was
that of Charles Bickford in The
Song of Bernadette" 1t turned the
comeback tide for Bickfofd. who now
can just about name his own char
acter roles.
Coming up soon will be Gregory
Peck as Father Francis Chisholm
In The Keys of the Kingdom
And he must have made hay in the
part for on the strength of the
"rushes," Peck has already won
enough star roles to keep him busy
q couple of years.
Priests are heroes in more ways
than one around HOLLYWOOD these
days-and what's most important,
they're box office.
News in nibbles: Ted Donaldson
has fine role as the youngster
Neeley in "A Tree Grows in Brook
lyn." but it's no break for his
parents, who worked steadily as
radio and stage musicians in New
York. They're idle here, due to
union rules Carmen Miranda
had 50 much fun working with
Michael O'Shea in Something for
the Boys" that she has asked to be
assigned to his next movie, Latin in
Manhattan" The latter is O'Shea s
own story, purchased by 2eth Gen.
tury-Fox :. Bobby Socks gang has
. new idol. according to exhibitor
reports to MGM. He Is Van John
son. Girls have been stealing the
Evening star., 1944-07-12
Illinois Boys Stoge
June SNOWFALL Bottle

By the Associated Press
FAIRBURY, Ill.-Summer sports
were overlooked when Fairbury
youths found an opportunity for a
SNOWFALL fight In June-and took It.
The snow was no seasonal freak.
the pile used by the youngsters
for ammunition was the result of
cleaning the freezing coils OF 4
storage locker plant.
Evening star., 1944-07-12
Court Rules Ranches
Are Not 'Worehouses'

BY the Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont.-Western ranches
are not "warehouses" for cattle. n
one Montana ranch sought to have
its pastures designated.
The suit arose when Big Horn
County taxed 1878 cattle imported
from Mexico. 1t was contended the
ranch merely was a class -four
bonded warehouse housing the cat.
tie temporarily.
IT the ranch contention had been
upheld the cattle would have beer
tax tree. but the Federal court ruled
they were subject to levy.
Evening star., 1944-07-12
|Hildegarde Back,
Making Gotham
Normal Again
NEW YORK.

Hildegarde, the gal from Paris
by way Of Milwaukee who brought
glamour to the already smart Per-
sian room. Is back again at her
home park playing piano with her
gloves on.
Hildy's premiere brought out the
largest collection Of evening clothes
since Life With Father" opened
at the Empire Theater = genera
ton or 20 back.
Hildy Is about the smartest lit
tie Snowman extant. She bounces
around the floor kissing bald spots;
Evening star., 1944-07-12

opening night It was eismund Rom.
bersk. She Autters about saying
hello to such celebfittes as Mary
Martini Gloria Swanson. Dorothy
and Herbert Fields, Joan Edwards
and assorted millionaires. She gets
In plugs for her radio sponsor, her
Evening star., 1944-07-12

AMUsEAlENTs.
Evening star., 1944-07-12
THE EVENING STAR, Warrington, D. c.
WBokeSoAY u,

modtste and the guy who makel
her girdles.
Mitts. glamour and al. Hildy 4
back and the Manhattan might
scene again u normal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
BRIGADE ENGAGES
CHERRY POINTERS

CAMP DAVIS. July 10 - A Blue
Brigade winning streak of five
straight goes under baseball fire
tomorrow when the Antiaircrafters
travel to Cherry Point where the
talented Marines, fresh off SIS
conquest of Greensboro's ORD
Tech-HaWks, seek to upset Camp
Davis.
Leading, two games to one, in
the seasons series, Cherry Point is
expected to send Sam House to the
mound in an effort to duplicate his
triumph of month ago. Hitting
strength is in the bats of Hubbard,
Doolittle, Wright, Halsall, Brown
and Rafferty,.
For Camp Davis Big" Jim
Hearn, the ace of the staff,is the
logical nominee as starting hurle-.
The former Georgia Techman
dropped a 80 decision to House
at the Marine Base but spun two
hitter at the Pointers in a return
engagement at the Ala center.
Probable Camp Davis lineup and
batting order: Fred Potolese, 2b;
George Cvengros or Tom Caliento;
RI; Johnny Bezemes, If; Bob West
fall. SIS; John Boshart, 1b; Jim
Hearn, p; Ed Stoecke, CT; Joe Mes
sing, 3b; and Dom DeLuca, c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Whiteuille Juniors Lick
Wilson Nine Again, 50

WHITEVILLE, June 1S-White-
vines powerful American Legion
Junior baseball team edged the
Wilson club, 80, here today to
take their second straight game
In the Eastern finals. The two
teams will clash in Wilson TODAY
for the third tilt in the three out
OF five game series.
Chestnut and Williams hurled
for Whiteville. Wilkerson pitched
for the losers. The game was
called off at seven and two-third
innings due to rain. Chestnut gave
up the two Wilson hits in his five
and one-third frames that he
worked. Wilkerson also pitched
tWo-hit ball fo~ Wilson.
Wilson accounted for one run in
the second as Big Bennett Flow
ers cracked out long home run.
Two walks and a single by Wick
gave the losers their other mark
er.
Whiteville's runs came on three
walks, wild pitch and a single
by Ted Russ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
TIGERS DEFEAT
SENATORS, G.

DETROIT, July 18-R-Jimmy
Outlaw singled to center field in
the eleventh inning to score Joe
Hoover from second base and give
the Detroit Tigers 6 to 5 victory
over the Washington Senators III
twilight game before 1856
spectators tonight. Hal NeWhouSer
gained his fourteenth victory in a
relief role.
Johnny Corsica retired the first
10 batters before George Myatt
was hit by a pitch and Joe Kuhel
singled in the seventh. By that
time Detroit had 4 to lead off
Early Wynn. However, Washing
ton scored three times in the
seventh and got two in the ninth
off Paul trout and Newhouser to
tie it up.
With one out in the 18th, Hoover,
Eddie, Mayo and Outlaw clust-
cred singles off Alex Carrasqueul,
who suffered his fourth defeat.
Washington go. 900 900 302 00-5
Detroit ........ 100 DOB 100 O1-6
Wynn, Carrasquel and Terrell;
Corsica, Trout and Richards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
TALBERT DOOMED
AS One TO LICK
PANCH0 SEGURA
BY JIM MITCHELL

INDIANAPOLIS, July Is -R-
American tennis addicts despair
ing of the possible loss this year
OF national net crown to Ecua-
doris one man invasion. Senior
Francisco Segura, need look no
farther than Indianapolis Billy
Talbcrt for a domestic" in the
forthcoming championships at For
est Hills, says Jack Rogers, adj
wiser to the Hoosier clouter.
Rogers is of the opinion the re-
cent winner of the River Forest
meet at Chicago will keep the ma
ticnal singles title at home eff he
can get into proper condition.
"Billy's game is better than Pan
:ho's,' says Rogers, but he'll
have to be in better shape than he
IS now to win. We hope series
ef exhibitions before servicemen
end complete tour of the eastern
grass court meet will do the job
The Indianapolis Woodstock Club
PloleSSlolldl Cues the f1naI match
CT the tri-state championships at
Cincinnati. three weeks ago as sup
port to his arguments. That tilt
went to Segura Gil, 60, rs, 2-6,
IS in more tran three hours of
swatting.
1--WE think Billy might have won
that one" opines Rogers, eff he
hadn't suffered cramps in the last
two sets. He had cramps in the
final match of the western at Ne
nah, Wis, too
Talbert lost the latter encount-
er-another marathon-3-6, 81, As,
63, 11-9. He also dropped the final
match of the national clay courts
meet at Detroit to the two-handed
Ecuadorian.
Billy has beaten Pancho only once
in tournament competition, and
that was two wears ago.
The 25-year-old backhand artist
carries the U. S. L. T. AS fourth
national ranking this year, and
red like to be ricked no. l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

Haegg and Anderson have prov
ed the big 'shrlnkers'' of the mile.
After Wooderson's effort. which
stood for five years, Haegg clipped
il by two-tenths of second in
July, 1912, being timed in 1902.
In September of the same year
Haegg raced the mile in 4:04.6, his
seventh middle-oistance world re-
cord over a two month period.
The freman's record stood up I'M
til July l, 1913, when Anderson
registered his 4:02.6 effort while
Haegg was on an American tour.
Then came today's climatic race,
with Anderson only bit over a
second and half from the coveted
foLr-minute mile which many track
experts say will never be reached.
Haegg, in finishing secnod to
Anderson by two meters in to-
days Notwithstanding race, was
Locked in 400, he also lettering
the old Anderson mark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
FIREMEN, GUARDS
CAPTURE GAMES

The Fire Dept. and Wilmington
Coast Guard Softball teams were
the victoSs in the Mumciple League
games at Robert Strange park.
The Firemen outpattled the
Spofford Mills entry 10 to 5 to
gain their initial win of the sec
qnd half. Rallying for three runs
in each of their last two innings,
the Firemen came from behind
to register their victory, as Jor-
dan settled down to blank the
Millers the last four innings. Haw-
kins and Hall led the Firement at
bat, with two for three, while
Davis was tops fol- Spofford with
the same count.
In the second game the Whining
ton and Wrightsville Coast Guard
hooked up in a pitchers duel be-
tween Johnny Mobiles and "Cubby'
Erickson until the seventh in
ming when Two errors set off a
five run rally for the Whining
ton team to give them the deci-
sion.
Mobiles held his rivals to two
hits, and collected half of his
teams four off Erickson. Landry
and Morrison connected for the
other two. For Wrightsville, it
was Haypenny and Odin who got
the hits.
Running scores.
Spofford Mills 302 900 o. S 8 6
Fire Dept .... 202 033 x-10 8 4
Hammond and Branch: Jordan and
Casteen.
Wilmington c. G. ...,.. 900 o1o 5
Wrightsville C. G. .... 010 600 0
Mobiles and Durant; c. Erickson
and L. Erickson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

result that he probably will de-
eide to remain in baseball.
The last time he talked of quit
ting was in 1913 when the Blue
Jays snapped him to Los Angeles
for Third Baseman Glenn Russell.
Russell didn't report, however, and
Karl decided to stick it out a while
longer.
The result has been his best
season since the Boston Red Sox
brought him up from Louisville in
1912. The Phillies bought him
when, refusing to go back to the
minors, he was put in the market
by Joe Cronin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
PH[L[IES' KARL
IS GOING GOOD

PHILADELPHIA, July 1o-lR-
About this time last year Anton
Karl of the Phillies was ready to
reach his T-square and 60 back
to the engineering profession.
By reclamation he was the
favorite relief pitcher of the other
National League CLUBS. In nine
games he contrived to build up an
earned run average of seven, and
opposition batters averaged a fat
1873 against him.
It's a different story this year.
In his last three Sh-ibe Park ap-
0earances, Karl hurled six run
less lnnings-facing 10 hitters, one
more than the minimum-and was
touched for only two hits. The
enemy batting average thus was
los
What brought about the improve
ment?
Constant work in batting prac-
fee,' says Coach Marv Shea, who
has worked steadily with Kali for
month and a half. cts given
him what he needed most-better
control"
Another thing" Manager Fred
fltzSlmmons chined in, sis his
knuckler. Now he's not afraid OF
using it because he knows how to
control IT,"
Fitz added that the 3o-year-old
engineering graduate of Manhat-
IAN College will see considerably
more action this year, with the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
SAILORS CONQUER
PHILLIES, 8 TO 3

CAMBRIDGE, Md, July 1o-P)-
The cambridge Naval Training
Center baseball team registered its
third victory OF the season over
Major League opposition today by
taking an easy 8 to 3 victory over
the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Pills manager, Fat" Fred
dy Fitzsimmons, made his first
mound start Of the season and was
greeted by the servicemen like
long lost cousin. The Commodores
banged out eight hits good for sew
en- runs in the first frame, the key
wallop being Bill Barnacle's triple.
Meantime, Mike Budnick, ex-
Seattle pacific Coast League)
hurler. coasted to an easy tri-
unph, scattering the Major Lea
guers' nine blows and giving up
runs only when errors behind him
paved the way.
Philadelphia - 010 100 000-3 9 2
Bainbridge 1880 700 900 1908 9 4
F'itzsimmons, Mathewson " and
Finley, Culp; Budnick and Schef-
fling.
The Andes is the longest and
highest mountain range in tn e
world,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
ST SPORTS TRAIL
try. Maybe he was right as far as
the Dodgers are concerned.

try. Maybe he vas right as far as
the Dodgers are concerned.
Lieutenant E. r. Keiffer of the
Army Air Corps. stationed at Hon.
90, Tex, sends in a plug for the
unnamed sports editor of the Hilo,
hawaii, Tribune-Herald. This
cheerful and capable citizens, the
1t. says, has done more than his
Share for morale among slrvice-
men in his territory, and in adj
ditlon to his other capabilities is
one of the best long-range, catch
as-catch-can football pickers any
where. In 1912 he batted around
500 in his selections, among his
choices being Holy Cross over Bos-
ton, Auburn ovec Georgia, Georgia
over Georgia Tech and Fordham
over Missouri.
Conversations between General
manager Leo Miller of the SYRIA
cuse Chiefs and Chucho Ramos
South American infielder shipped
to the club by the Cincinnati Reds:
Ramos-"I come your office to-
morrow use telephone?"
Miller-"Sure, come in and use
the phone any time
Ramos-"Fine. I call my mother
OF Venezuela-three minutes. 18
bucks, whatcha' call 'em. Hokay?"
Miller is slowly recovering from.
the shock.
Headline telling Brooklyn Dod-
ger fans they can see team play
by contributing to waste paper
drive: ''You can see Dodgers-Reds
for waste paper
The way the Dodgers have been
going recently we didn't think any,
one could see them. The Buns
have used II pitchers to date, a
few of them baseball pitchers, but
let it never be said they aren't
trying. In fact, they're very trying
at times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Arne Anderson Breaks
Worlds Mile Record

STOCKHOLM, July 18 -LP)-The
long awaited folu minute mile, first
evisioned N 1887 when England's
Sydney Wooderson ran the distance
in 4,O6.4, approached reality today
when Arne Andersen, 20-year-old
school teacher, turned in a record
scattering 4:01.6 at Malmoe.
The Swedish speedster's time
was a full second under the 4::02.6
in which he was clicked July l,
1913, and which is recognized by
the International amateur athletic
federation as the world record.
Anderson defeated Gunder
uaegg, his fast-lying countryman
by two meters today, although
Haegg was timed in 4:02, the fast
esr mile he ever ran and six-tenths
Of second under Anderson
former record.
It was Andersson's third victory
over his famed opponent, the other
two wins coming in 1500-meter
raceS earlier this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
TODAY'S GAMES

NEW YORK, July 18-R-P~ob-
able pitchers for tomorrow S
major league games. (Won and
lost record in parentheses).
American League
New York at St. Louis (night)-
Bonham $50 Or Borowy G2-4 VS.
Pottr (9-5).
Washington at Detroit-Leona-d
90 VS. Overmire (4-6).
Boston at Chicago - Bowman
(8-3) VS. Grove G-9.
Philadelphia at Cleveland -
Christopher 40 VS. Klieman (6-G
of Gromex 90.
National League
Chicago at Boston - Chapman
(8-3) VS. Andrews (9-O.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn (night)--
Walters Q4-3) or Konstanty 3-2'
VS. Velton $50.
Pitts bur h at Philadelphia
(night) - SMincevich go or
Roe CD VS. Raffensbe-ger GID.
Only games scheduled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
N. T.. Red Sox Battle
Camp Sutton Today

Having won six games and only
losing one, the Colored shipyard-
ers take on the Tigers from Camp
Sutton (N.C.) this evening at AS
pm. at the High School Park at
18th and Ann SITS.
The Red Sox will pitch ''Bama"
Smith, a veteran fast baller, while
the Sutton soldiers will send War
rant Officer Hall to the hill. Incl
dentally, Hall stands 6 feet and
6 inches and has plenty of speed
on the ball.
The N. c. Red Sox will play the
Durham N.C) Red Caps on Sum-
day at 4:30 pm. at the High School
Park which promises to be a
thriller.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Standings Through July II
GAMES THIS WEEK

Monday, July 17-7:00 pm. Spot
ford Mills VS. Fire Department;
800 pm. Wilmington Coast Guard
VS. Wrightsville Coast Guard.
Tuesday, July 1o-7 pm. Lake
Forest VS. City Optical; 8 pm. T.
HID. of Wilmington VS. 141st ALB.
NIT.
Thursday, July 30 pm. TIL.
D. of Wilmington vs. Spofford
Mills; 8, pm. Wrightsville Coast
Guard VS. City Optical.
Friday, July 21-7 pm. Whining
ton Coast Guard VS. 141st Admit.
T.; pm. Fire Department VS.
Lake Forest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

member of last years national
semi-pro champion Cam
Wheeler club and is now play
ing with the Camp McKoy nine
in Wisconsin. The welI-built
youngster, who has had several
offers to sign with major lea
que teams, will handle the
catching duties Tor the Pipe
men.
The All-Stars will have eth
er Draughon or Hollon on the
mound, with Butner catching.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
Plumbers Plav

The Shipyard Plumbers, boil
stored by the presence of j. B.
Edwards, Jr. in the lineup, will
encounter the Warsaw All-Stars
OH the American Legion Field
tonight at $3.50.
The Plumbers, who have been
very successful in their recent
starts. will send Lefty Lambert
to the hill for tOnight's tussel.
Edwards, older brother of the
Plumber pitcher Bob, was a
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

The third round of the Municipal
Softball League is well under way
with the 141st. ADMIT. in the
lead. The first half play was won
by the City Optical with J. F. Nc
Call acting as field Manager. This
league is made up of four service
teams and four civilian teams
and all games are played at Rob
ert Strange Park
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
uuITNEY MARTIN

"
,,,r YORK, July 18-R-Mid-
Sr Tha 2otn Armored division base
+ .oom of Camp Campbell, KY,
20" o. won 81 straight games at ou-
'' report from Sgt. Mickey NC
r l1,, quite a record in that h. the
,aior Lacquer in the division
cNi ~ Grissom, who can only hurl
!; b sstting practice because-of all
IL sore feet. Manager George
,lI,s' has a bunch of minor league
L@'! sbnts however, including one
ooy' .;a Muderski, whose name
hor 's like murder if you read it
-F', o,I,.iI;kethis. Muderski's 18th
gu-. .n RIM won the 34tn game. He
o ,Srnprlv played with Durham in
I0i'D piedmont league and Johns
uF IN the Penn State association
l'"s Brooklyn farm hand, but he
'ss'idn't get away even if he was
". tied to any club. Sergeant
.;ig..ronneIl is a Dodger front Of
s .,, man on service leave. The
~. ...moraiders hit 10 home runs, at
I i+ one in each of the seven
!oninos in defeating Berry field,
81 IN g It's Mudurski, he says.
Mario Picone, New York
Giant protege. recently famed %
men in a game he pitched for
P,istol of the Appalachian league,
winch is quite trick even if the
came did 90 10 innings. The odd
bna about Picone, however, is
foa+ he was Struggled off the
p,ooklvn lot from right under the
,3ses of the Dodgers. 1t was a
c,se of the Dodgers not being able
IA see the forest for the trees, or
towever that saving goes. Anyway,
branch Hickey once remarked he
lelieved .the territory within 100
niles of New York was the most
uaderscouted territory in the coun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
BUYS WARSAW MILL

WARSAW. July Is County
Agent G.. E Jones of Kenansville
has bought the Warsaw flour and
feed mill which was recently dam
aged by fire, and plans to reopen
it soon. The mill was purchased
from J. c. Surratt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
AWARDED SILVER STAR

WASHINGTON, July 18- R -
LIST 1t. Shona K. Aldridge. Inf, Of
Banner Elk, N. c., has been post
hunous1y awarded the Silver Star
for gallantry in action, the War
department announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
MAN WOUNDED

WASHINGTON, July 18-LR-The
Navy department today rele3 \ d
a casually list which included the
name of Radioman 3-d class
Thomas Clifford Wade, U.S.N.,
wounded, his parents are Mr.. and
Mrs Roy Douglas Wade, Morehead
City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19
STANDINGS
RESULTS
National League

st. Louis 5. Brooklyn 0.
New York 5, Pittsburgh 2.
Only games scheduled.
American League
Detroit 6. Washington 5.
Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 3.
st. Louis 8, New York 0.
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National League

X-Standings do not include any
of yesterdays games. All games
in both leagues were at night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

Greenland is the worlds most
sparsely inhabited place, with .04
persons per square mile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-19

A pint of glycerine goes into the
making of a pound of nitroglyce-
rine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-01

ter there. Another son. Pvt.
Melvin Bird, who is stationed in
New Orleans, will join his
mother in Memphis.
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SCREENINGS


SGT. AND MRS. MARIO
SORRENTINO are on their we'd
ding "trip following their mar
riage Saturday at 8 a. m. in a
double ring ceremony in st.
GATHERINGS Church. Upon their
return they will leave for Miami
where the bridegroom is sta
toned.
The bride Is the former Jose
phiue Spicuzza. daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. August Spicuzza OF
Burns avenue, and her husband
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony Sorrentino OF Townsend
avenue.
Miss Ida SpicuZza was her
sisters maid of honor, and the
Misses Rose Sorrentino and Bar
bara SpicuZZa were the brides
maids. An thony Sorrentino,
brother of the bridegroom, was
the best man.
A breakfast was given at the
Wardell Sheraton. and a recep-
ton was held later at the home
of the bridegroom'S parents.
N
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