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Evening star., 1944-05-08
Widow of Bobby Poir, Air Crash
Victim, Carries On as FLYER

get a chance. Now. though, I know
why Bobby liked flying so we'll. I
love it. Only when you fly can you
understand"
The Washington Office of the
WASPS has notified Mrs. Pair she is
on their waiting list and she hopes
1t won't be long. Her instructor said
she took the same training given
Army Air Force cadets. He praised
her ability and courage.
1t. Pair was killed last May 9
when the two-engine transport he
was flying crashed near Oklahoms
City. He entered service in October
| l941.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
e Club Meets "Wednesday
To Plan for Carnival

A meeting of the &C" Club will
be held in the principals Office of
Central High School Wednesday
night at 7:30 to discuss plans for
the annual &C" Club track meet
at Central Stadium Saturday, May
20.
Al Stern, president of the &C"
Club and chairman of the Track
Games Committee, in announcing
the meeting last night said it was
probable that more teams and a
greater number of contestants
would be entered in the meet
than in any year in the history
of the event.
All alumni of Central who earned
a varsity letter are invited to the
meeting, Mr.. Stern said, in en-
phasizing that alumni cooperation
is necessary in making the event a
success. Names of outstanding track
stars to be guests at the meet will
be announced at the meeting.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Team Match 10 Back Up
Leone ANGEL Mat Bout

A team bout that matches Mau.
rice La Chappelle and Herman
Dutch" Rohde against Nick Hitch
Serbian star, and Dapper Diz, will
be the second feature on the rassline
card at Turner's Wednesday night
the main event being the meeting
OF Maurice Tillet, the Angel, and
Michele Leone, in a finish affair.
In the semiwindup will be George
Macrlcostas, who is equalling Jim
Londos' popularity record here. and
Nick Campofreda, former Western
Maryland U. star. These two were
scheduled to meet last week, but the
bout was postponed because of
Campofreda illness.
Both Leone and the Angel are
eager for bout with Sharkey. and
both grapplers are rated among the
top five challengers. Macricostas
also claims he's entitled to a match
with the Babe, so one of them
should be meeting him soon
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Happy Hours Takes
Franconia Horse
Show TricoIor

There is new tricolor hanging in
Herbert Robinson's trophy room to-
day, won by his honest gelding
Happy Hours at the first annual
Franconia horse show held yester-
day at Willow Springs Farm, near
Franconia, Va.
Given for the benefit of the Fran
coma Volunteer Fire Department,
the show attracted some 1900 spec
tators who saw one of the best man
aged affairs of its kind held in the
Capital area in some time. The we'll
filled classes were run off with dis
patch and the competition was OF
the keen variety usually encountered
in Virginia show.
Happy Hours Takes Tricolor.
Happy Hours did not win a class
but was ridden SO consistently to
ribbons by his owner that he gar
nered enough points to win the tri-
color over Peyton Ballenger's Cradle
Baby.
A. c. Hargreve's stately ligh STEP
per, Gaiety Rose, won the gated
class and proved equally at home in
the harness class, which she also
won under the capable hand of her
owner. Placing second in both these
classes was another smooth per-
| former in r. L. Mays Melody.
Helen Hutchinson's Flash Lady
and Carol Bailey's Copper Queen
gave good performances to win the
pair class. Bobby Polk's beautifully
turned out Cricket, hitched to a
flashy dogcart, won the ponies-in-
harness class. Ellen Parker's Lucky
Lady, ridden by the owner, gave a
smooth performance to win the open
saddle class.
Cradle Baby Wins Tough One.
There were three jump-ofs in the
knock down and out class before
Peytof Ballenger's Cradle Baby
roeketed over 5-foet barricades to
take the blue. Summaries:
kers Lucky Lady: second. Helen Hutchin-
sons Flash Lady: third, Herbert. Robin
sons Happy Hours; fourth, Stanley Drey-
Pony cisss-won By Betty Ploughers s
Princess; second, Betty Robertson's Bet
sy; third, Laure Lee Shreve's Bubbles;
fourth, H. c. Woodalls Calumet. a.
Green hunters-Won by E. j. Cannon s
Dynamite; third, Herbert Robinson
Happy Hours; fourth, Betty Cannon's Lady
Chink
Ponies in harness-won by Bobby
Tony; third, Sioux Barnes Happy; fourth
H. C. Woodall's Calumet
sons Flash Lady ana Carol Baileys Cop.
per Queen: second, c. w. Hudson's Cody
and Haywood Johnson's Dynamite: third
Peyton Ballenger's Cradle Baby and Betty
Cannon's Lady Chink; fourth, Harold
polks Cavalryman and E. J. Cannon's
Highboy
Harness class-Won by A. G. Har.
greveS Gaiety Rose; second. r. L. May!
Melody; third Alice May Haddocks Pat.
| sy; fourth, A. G. Hargreve's Red Devil
| Knock down and out-Won by Peytor
Ballenger's Cradle Baby; second, Herbert
Robinson's Happy Hour third. HAYWOOD
simms' Alibi.
Gated horses-won by A. @. Har.
sreve's Gaiety Rose; second. r. L. May.
Melody: third, A. G.. Hargreve's Rec
Devil fourth, Major McKeon's Bill.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Bainbridee Satisfied
With Coach Maniaci
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BAINBRIDGE, Md, May 8.-Re.
ports from Chicago that 1t. Frank
Leahy, former Notre Dame gridiror
coach, will take over the football
coaching reins at Bainbridge Naval
Training Station next fall are new.
to them, say officials here.
Athletic department spokesmen
reiterated these pronouncements
that the No. l choice for the posi-
was 1t. Joe Maniaci, former Ford.
ham Rams and Chicago Bears back.
field ace, who piloted the Com
modores through a brilliant season
last fall.
Maniaci still is at Bainbridge serv.
ing as station police officer and viii
remain coach If not transferred.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Free Setup 10 Boom
MARYLAND Soitban

Free equipment. including ligh3
for night games, were in the ofiing
today for nearby Maryland softball
fans, who see in Park Commissioner
E. Brooke Lees announcement Of
plans for an adult softball league
the biggest season yet for Maryland
in the sport. q
Set up by the Maryland Nationa1I
Capital Park and Planning Commisy'
sion for Montgomery County, thsr
league probably will consist of threS
groups OF teams with one at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Recreation
Center, one at Rock Greek Recrea-
ton Center and third at Jesur
Blair Park. II
Rock Greek Center, Norwood drive
near Wisconsin avenue, is directed
by Edmund t. DAILY, Wisconsin 1919
Louis Mitchell is in charge at thel
Bethesda Chevy Chase group and
can be reached at Shepherd 1880.
Both DAILY and Mitchell will provide
information to teams wishing to
enter the league. Is,
The commission will provide UNI
pires for night games, and bats,
balls, bases and catcher's equipment
are to be furnished free of charge.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, May "a crash death
cut short the flying career of 1t.
Bobby Pair, former Georgia Tech
grid star, just a year ago but his
widow is carrying on in the service
chosen by her late husband.
Il learned to fly because that is
the way Bobby wanted it." said Mrs.
Lula Pair, 81. I'm going to joir,
the ferry command as soon as they
will have me, and do my best to
help. I'm doing it for Bobby.
1--WE always talked about flying
together after the war, but we didn't
Evening star., 1944-05-08
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

In the first phase of the Wash
ington Bride Trails two-show
championships, held at Equitation
Field, Rock Creek Park, yesterday
Jackie Warren's Yankee Doodle
and the Meadowbrook Saddle Clubs
Kay Boy went into the lead in their
respective divisions. The second
show will be held in September.
Before 600 horse show fans Yam
kee Doodle, expertly ridden by Mrs
Fred j. Hughes, amassed a total of
912 points to nose out Frances
Crouse's Hollejo, ridden to con-
sistent performances by the owner
for 9 points.
Eloise Richberg Clever Rider.
Eloise Richberg did splendid bit
of riding to take two blues with the
Meadowbrook Saddle Clubs reliable
Kay Boy placing first in the riding
academy hacks and the riding
academy jumper class. The Potomac
Riding Schools Great Chance
capabiy ridden by Frances Crawford
garnered 6 points toward the sea-
sons championship.
Mrs. Forrest Sherman's NY Lass
ridden with a loose rein by the
owner, moved smoothly from one
well-collected gate to another to
win the privately-owned bride
Evening star., 1944-05-08
10000 See Grays VIII
Twin Bill Inaugural

The Washington Homestead Grays
showed 10000 baseball-hungry spec
tators at Griffith Stadium yesterday
the kind of big league ball that won
them the Negro World Series last
year. The Grays licked the New
York Black Yankees, 5-4 and 7-3
In a double-header opening the sea-
son for the Negro National League
Ray Brown, the big right -hander
who last year won Is and lost S for
the Grays, put his game on ice in
the eighth inning of the opener
when he lined a scorching single to
right field, scoring Gus Battle and
Vic Harris.
Dave Hoskins pitching his first
big league game, was supported by
the veteran hitting trio of Josh Glib
son, Papa. Bell. and Buck Leonard
IN winning the nightcap.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Soaked Courses Fail
To Halt Golfers in
Tourney Tests

Stormy weather marred golf
matches at neatoy country clubs
yesterday, but determined golfers
plodded around rain-soaked courses
The lead in the first days play of
Kenwood's two-man team handicap
championships was captured by two
combinations. DR.. M. N. Parks and
DR. Joseph Kenrick, and Jim Mar
tinson and G. M. Dinkins, each turn
ing in best-ball card of 66. Capt
H. L. Williams and Capt. A. r. Skin
nell finished third with a 81. Sec
ond half of the tournament will be
|played next week end.
At Argyle, Mrs. Helen Sasscer
posted net score of 10 to win the
clubs opening tournament, kick
er's event. Dan Selling, who carded
a "A, was second, and j. B. Nc
Williams was third with 70.
The tournament season opened at
Washington Golf and Country Club
with blind bogey affair. When
the lucky number, rs, was posted. 13
out of the field of 200 players were
deadlocked.
Players tied:
l.. H. Whitten, 7S-2-76; A. E Mar
shall, a4-1S-76; DR.. w. D. Wiley.
S4-S-76: 1t. r. J. Lang, s6-1O-76;
Tom CrowelI, SS-lO-76; w. L. Vetter,
99-23-16; A. H. Grimsley. 91-15-76;
Col. G. B. Garnet, 96--20-76; r. P.
Brandt, a1-13-76: r. Z. Wilson. o.
1915; Col A. W. Amelung, 94--1S-76;
Maj. J. A. Edmonds. S0-N-76. and r.
c. Spille, S2-6-76.
A driving contest at Woodmont
was won by Cabot Feldman with a
250-yard shot. Feldman also
dropped an iron shot to within four
feet Of the pin to win the hole-in-
one contest, with Milton Harris Sec
Iond and Harry Brown third.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
BeItsvile leaguers
Hold Sway Tonight
In Pin Tourney

Rolling in q body, bowlers of the
12-club Beltsville ResearVh League
will dominate the drives tonight at
Silver Spring in the 34th annual
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton championships. Four teams
from the Brookland Merchants
League also are scheduled to fire
at 8 O'Clock.
A host of pinmen viii roll singles
at Z o'clock to get the final three
nights of the tournament under way.
Alleys each night will be available
for bowlers and teams with post
ponements. Last night was open.
Fourteen Catholic Teams Listed.
Fourteen teams Of the Washing
ton Catholic League will be among
the quints in Wednesday nights
big Windup.
Edna Ward and Wally Burton of
Hyattsville were the winners of the
first annual Perce Wolfe mixed
doubles handicap, staged yesterday
at the Hyattsville Recreation, with a
combined score of 1884, which in
cluded 81 franKed pins. Miss Ward
posted BIT from scratch, with Bur-
ton banging out a lusty 681 which
included fourth game of ISL.
Lois Gladding, star roller of the
Ladies District League, and A. c.
Robinson Of Silver Spring were the
runners-up with 24-1,249. Miss
Gladding counted COL and Robinson
GA from scratch.
Baltimore Twosomes Collect.
Two Baltimore twosomes bagged
third and fourth place money, with
Betty James and Lou Pohl posting
6-1,244 and Lois Smith and Temple
Keene tallying 15-1,242. Miss
James 613 was tops for the fair
contestants.
Evelyn Naylor of Rosslyn and
Francis Robertson of Northeast
Temple landed fifth with 24-1,238.
Mrs. Naylor fired GIL from scratch,
with the tournaments high single
of 167 in her fourth game
The winners received $100. A field
of so couples competed in the event
named for Washington's No. l man
bowler.
Ivan Brendler, 101 average Spill
way pinman, was the winner in the
Penn Recreation Handicap with
735 score, including 1876 free sticks.
Seventy-five competed.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Glass B Linkswomen
Play for Star Cup

Play in the Star Cup tourney fol
class B linkswomen will be staged
at Kenwood Club on Tuesday, May
is, it has been announced by Mrs
Hale Dinneen, tournament chair.
man of the Women's District of Co.
lumbia Golf Association.
Entries, with 81 as the fee, will
close with Mrs. Dinneen Thursday.
Her address is 4725 Thirty-seventh
street, North Arlington, Va. Her
telephone number is Chestnut ASS
Mrs. Dinneen urges that entrants
bring their caddies with them to
the tourney.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Snug Horbor Wins Pair
AS P. 6. Loop Opens .

Snug Harbor opened the Prince
Georges County Baseball League
Yesterday by winning double
header from Library of Congress
ITO, and Colmar Manor, 1872.
In other games. Maryland Aces
vhitewashed C. e. P. Telephone
ITO; Mount Rainier upset Hyatts.
vile, l4-4, and Maryland Park edged
LandoVer. 3D.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Major Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. II,
Batting--Etten. New York 4T6
RLns--Epps, st. Louis. IA IL
Runs batted in-Stephens, et. Louis, :,
Hits--Myatt, washinston. rs. ar
DoubleS-Cullenbine, Cleveland, r -
Triples-Gutteridge St Louis g. air
Home runs-Spence. WASHINGTON, g.
Stolen bases--Stirnweiss, New York.
anC Kuhel, washington, 8.
Pitching-Kramer, st. Louis, SO,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Walker, Brooklyn .42f. sc
Runs--Medwick,. New York, and Bors
dagaray, Brooklyn. IA. III
Runs batted in--SchultZ, Brooklyn, 90,
Hits-Holmes, Boston. 81. 3i'
Doubles-Medwick, New York; MusiaI, "a
st. Louis, and Adams, Philadelphia, Va
Triples--Barrett, Pittsburgh, 4.
Home runs-SchultZ, Brooklyn, 4. 81
Stolen bases-Lupien. Philadelphia. e. v.
Pitching-Lanier. st. Louis 40. n
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Wounded Veteran Ends
Skeeter Win Streak
3y the ASsocisted Pros

BY tne Associated Press.
A Guadalcanal veteran ended
Jersey City's five-game winning
streak in the International League
yesterday.
Elmer tRed Durrett, honorably
discharged from the Marine Corps
after spending 10 months in a hos
pltal recovering from wounds, hit a
fourth-inning home run with one on
to give the Montreal Royals a 81
victory in the first game of a dou-
ble-header cut to six innings by rain.
The second game was called off.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Pan-American Links
Event a Whopper
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, May 8.-The Pan
American 72-hole medal play golf
tournament is making history with
something more than long name
1t drew a field of 337, one of the
biggest ever.
First players teed of at $50 am.
yesterday, and the last Of the first
round scores was completed at 8
pm. Scores in agate type fill two
thirds Of newspaper column.
Most LaAin-American consuls are
among entries, and many war work
ers and servicemen. Many brought
lunches to the Miami Shores course.
Navy 1t. John Geiss won medal
honors with a 73. His home town
was given as IAN East Coast port"
Play will end four weeks hence
one round each Sunday.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
FIRST GAME

YANKEES ----------- 010 900 0o3-4
orays --------------- DOL DOL O3x-6
Runs--J. williams (2), Bell, Gibson
bsnkhead, Harris, Battles, H williams
Bankhead t2). Two-base hits. Williams.
Leonard. Stolen bases-H. williams J.
head 1unassistedJ, H. % Williams tanassissed5
First base on balls-On McDuffe, /: of
Brown. 2; of Russell. 2. Hits-On Nc
Dune. in 6 innings: off Russell , in 3
inninss Hit by pitched ball-By McDufie
Sy Brown, 4: by Russell, l. Losing
pitcner-McDume Umpires-Messrs. Tur-
ner. Kemp and Greenfield
SECOND GAME.
1raSs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 210 022 x-1
Sevios and Eoyal: Hoskins and Gihson
Evening star., 1944-05-08
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

M'x'kee y = : : .se7 So St. Paul Y / / .sot 5et
Columbus 10 9 .625 Kan. City 5 s .45i
Toledo Z Z 800 Logisyille 4 9 .3os
Kansas City, "a; Toledo, OILS
Minneapolis, AZ; Louisville, 90.
St. Paul, 4-6: Indianapolis, 2-3.
Milwaukee, 81: Columbus, 4-6.
EASTERN.
Albany, z; Hartford, A.
Wilkes-Barre, 6. Scranton, 4.
Other games postponed, rain.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Seeks Strong SoftboII Foes

Takoma softball team wants
games with fast teams. Call Shep-
herd 1856 for information.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Boiling Field Nine Wins

Boiling Field won over United
Typewriters, 1916, yesterday in a
ball game on Tech High field.
Evening star., 1944-05-08

Three years ago - Boston
Braves released Pitcher Yves Fer
rell Internationally.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
PARK EXECUTIVES
HOLD CONFERENCE
Joint Session With ReCre=
alton Supervisors Held in
New Haven Yesterday

The joint conferences of New
England Recreation Executives and
the New England Park association
held at the Hotel Garde. New Ha-
ven yesterday was one OF the most
successful of all times, according to
local representatives in attendance.
Supt. OF Parks James j. Curtin,
Asst. Supt. William Cass and local
Supervisor of Recreation William
J. Derwin attended the meeting at
which representatives from all the
New England states were present.
Problems confronting recreational
authorities in the New England area
were found to be generalized with
no particular outstanding problems
being localized. A discussion OF
manpower troubles confronting
these authorities was held and al
though the general picture was a
grave one some hope of improve
mnet was expressed for the coming
summer with the belief that many
discharged war veterans might pos
sibly apply for work of this kind.
Much of the work consists OF act
ing as director of a playground or
a community house and arranging
for recreational features.
A great deal of discussion was
held on the problem of juvenile de-
inquency and its relation to recre-
ational facilities offered by a COM
munity. AS an example of the vi
tai need for these facilities it was
pointed out by Mayor John w. Muir
ply one OF the principal speakers
how when a New Haven playground
Twas closed for some weeks for rem
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
DIR. WILKINSON
GIVES WARNING
Waterburians Should Co
operate in Planting, Com
ServatiOn Campaign

Residents of Waterbury should
plant and preserve all possible
eatables this summer in preparation
for what may be lSan winter on
many foods because of doubtful
transportation facilities. Prof. Al
bert E. Wilson told a group Of in
terested war gardeners assembled
last night at the Connecticut Light
and Power Co. auditorium.
mo one can foreSee the difficult
ties confronting transportation next
winter" DR.. Wilkinson stated, "as
the materials of war must ahve first
preference"
Pointing out that the armed
forces must havet hree cans of any
one foodStuff per capita to one used
by the civilian, DR.. Wilkinson stated
that this alone coupled with the
manpower situation in canneries
will cut in sharply on the civilian
supply.
Fertilizers such as potash, phos-
phorouS, lime, ETC., are necessary for
most victory gardens in this area,
the speaker stated, because the soil
Is somewhat thin, undernouriShed
and with tendency to be sour in
this section of the state. Hints on
good gardening also were presented
by the speaker who cites, for ex-
ample, the necessity of raking Into"
the soil of a garden the grass and
turf. These are humus and should
not be removed from the soil.
Mayor John S. Monagan intro
duced the speaker of the eevening
while Mrs. Flora Allan and Ber-
nard Mcdonald co-chairmen of the
local war garden committe were
In charge of arrangements.
Following his talk, Roy Walch
showed movies of war gardens of
the state, including several local
gardens. 1t was announced that
last year there were 5000 war gar
denS in the city and it is hoped to
have 100000 this year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
Corp Coye Post Plans Impressive Initiation Ceremonies

labor-management interests Of The
War Manpower Commission: MAJ
]. Peter CoStigan, who has been re-
1uested to serve to give the view
point Of the veteran; DR.. James =.
Lee prominent colored physician
and James M. Moore representing
The Waterbury Democrat.
The local bureau of veterans cid
has already been established in the
basement floor of the city hall with
Miss Nancy Delaney as director.
Miss Delaney has reported steady
interest in the facilities offered by
the office on the part Of veterans
new returning home. A meeting OF
the local committee will be held
soon, 1t was stated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-30
SOCIETIES Give
5000 TO DRIVE
St. JOseph's Federation
Members SOIidIy Sup-
port Red Cross
Brooklyn News

Donations totaling 5000 have
been received from member organ
izations and Individuals by the
Federation of Societies Of st. Jo-
Seph'S church for the Red Cross
war fund, it was reported at a meet
ing of the organization last night.
Mrs. John Barkauskas has been in
charge of the collection.
Professor Alexander j. Aleksis,
president, expressed appreciation
for the work of the Red Cross and
urged all members and societies to
support the national organization.
Rev. Benedict GauronskaS, assistant
pastor of st. Joseph's church, q
guest at the meeting, also spoke in
behalf of the current Red Cross
campaign.
Preliminary plans were made for
requiem memorial Masses for two
soldiers of Lithuanian extraction
who were recently reported killed
in action. The members also voted
to have Masses for the club Ser
geant-at-Arms, Matthew Skystimas,
who is seriously i'll, and for Mrs.
Elizabeth Kevenis, mother of the
club secretary, Miss Marcelle Andri-
kis. Mrs. Kevenis is a patient at a
local hospital.
Organization pictures will appear
in the st. Joseph's church jubilee
publication which will be published
in the latter part of this year, with
appointments already made for
several societies. The church student
choir will meet for group picture
at the church Friday night at o.
clock, while the V7omen's choir
will meet at $3.50 Sunday. The mem
bers of the Federation and Serv-
icemen's Society will meet April %.
Twenty new members were recent
ly admitted to the Servicemens So
ciety of st. Joseph's church, it has
been reported by Professor Alex
ander j. Aleksis, president. The unit,
a member of the Church Federation,
holds its meetings jointly with the
Federation.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton of the Lithuanian Alliance of
America will be named by local
lodge II at a meeting Sunday at 2
o'clock at Nemunas hall, 48 Green
street.