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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Bengals Drop
Mats to Knees
tRy Associated Pressl

Washington's pennsnt boom col
lapsed like a house OF cards today
as the Senators picked themselves
up off the floor and tried to dust
OF the humiliation OF losing two
straight doubleheaders.
Detroit came into town last night
for the opening battles OF the
years first "crooshul" series and
dropped the Mats to their knees
on pair OF superior pitching Jobs
by Hal Newhouser and AL Benton.
ST. Louis had flattened Ossie Blue
ge's men twice Monday night.
Newhouser COPIED No. IL OF the
season in a 81 opener despite a
streak OF wildness and Benton
avenged his only defeat by earning
his eighth verdict at Marine Pier
etti's expense. so. The ex-sailor's
only previous loss was to the pint
sized rookie. 10 on May 20.
The double knockout dropped
Washington from second to fourth
and boosted Detroit's first place
margin to "A games. the same
lead they brought east despite a
rocky sub-.500 road jaunt. While
the Tigers have been playing in
and-out ball. only Boston of the
three eastern contenders has been
able to do anything about 1t.
Joe Cronin brought the Red Sox
home in fifth place but they pro-
ceeded to take three from the I'll.
gers and pull up into the race.
Trouble against Cleveland which
took two OF three was corrected
when Dave FERRIS swent out to
face Chicago in the series opener
yesterday afternoon.
Ferriss, beaten only by the Yam
KEGS, who did the job twice. rock
eted to his 10th pitching triumph
and his seventh in succession by
trimming Chicago, e..
Boston moved past Washington
into a percentage tie with the New
York Yankees. who we're rained
out OF a double-header with st.
Louis.
Cleveland and Philadelphia bat.
tied for two hours and 35 minutes
but had nothing better than a %
tie.
The st. Louis Cardinals blew a
chance to pick up a full game on
the National League leading Chica.
co Cubs when they dropped the
second OF two to the Phillies. 81.
The Dodgers came off with an
even split in Chicago before 42,047
paying fans, largest weekday
Wrigley Field turnout in Is years.
After succumbing to Ray Prim's
wiles in the first tilt. so, the Buns
ruined Lon Warneke's comeback,
clubbing five Cub pitchers for IL
hits and a 9-5 evener.
Only change in the National
standings resulted when the New
York Giants. who hadn't won at
Forbes Field all year, did 1t twice
in one day and pulled past the Pr.
ates into fourth place on SO and
AS verdficts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Fine Points in Bridqe

with a lesser spade holding.
West took the diamond lead
with his A and returned the 7 for
East to run the Q. The club A
completed the defenders book"
and East then led his club to
the X. With apparently no play
for his contract except a squeeze.
North built up a double one, with
hearts against both defenders,
clubs against East and diamonds
against West.
Here's how he did II. After get
ting In with the club X, he scored ,
the spade A. x and 10. heart A.
diamond X and spade 6. When he
then led the spade 4, he also held
the heart s and diamond 4. Dunn
my had the heart K-4 and club 10.
East had the heart J-10 and club
Q, and West the heart Q-5 and
diamond 10. East. Of course, threw
a heart. so North discarded dunn
my's club. Now west was
squeezed between hearts and his
diamond. II West had held a dia-
mond and club. East could havG
protected hearts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Sports Calendar
TODAY

Tigers VS.. Indians, baseball, Jun
ior Division, Briggs Field, p. nj.
McClure's VS.. Central Specially,
baseball, Industrial League, els p.
m.
Prospect VS.. Harriet, softball, in
terpark, class B and c boys, Har-
riet Park, I p. m.
Recreation VS.. Woodruff, softball,
interpark, class d and c boys,
Woodruff Park, Z p. m.
FRIDAY
Wild Cats VS.. Cubs, baseball, Jun
ior Division. Briggs Field. p. m.
Ypsilanu VS.. Ann Arbor. baseball,
Legion, Ferry Field, Ann
Arbor. $50 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Sports Roundup

Fisher Mich the boys
division Tennis
He beat Dick McCasn of Chicago So 60 in the finals
Louis Wednesday
20 fifth the Louis
Rackham The Bomber, whose first him
the division trouble the
IS yesterday The final So holes scheduled for today
ST. Paul MinnNsThe $4,000 Keller Open Golf tournament
with the big Byron Nelson
Toledo having chance the awards The
Nelson voluntarily has sidened himself
which OShaner
in Chicago Monday.
ChcagoNSThe indicated record Of Mrs Elizabeth Graham
remained unblemished
slick achieved its fourth victory
Arlington
yesterday Washington Park
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
INFORMATION AVAILABLE

UNDENIABLY. the poor de-
tenders are often in the dark and
have to guess at just what's cook
ing. But on many occasions the vi
tai information Is available to
them II they only can understand
It. That Is so with the defense
against a double squeeze. Some
times the play works only because
both defenders try to protect their
side against a threatening card or
cards in the same suit, a mistake
which renders each unable to
guard against cards in other suits.
II they departmentalized their
work. with one Tending off a GER
tain suit. the other might be able
TO render the other two suit
threats impotent.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Indians Win
Junior. Game

The Indians from the Lincoln
area, came from behind Wednes.
day night, to win over the Cubs
In the Junior Division baseball
game, 1i-9.
The Cubs took an early lead In
the second inning. scoring six runs
on five walks, two wild pitches, and
two hits. The Indians cut the lead
to 6-5 in the third. by scoring four
runs. The Cubs forged ahead in
the fourth frame, but the Indians
bounced back and added two more
runs, making the score, 81. A run
in the sixth put the Cubs ahead,
81.
The Indians went on the war
path in their share OF the inning,
scoring four runs on hits by Polzin.
Stanley and Smith, then settled
down TO hold the Cubs scoreless In
the seventh.
Summaries:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Capital Pennant Boom CoIIapses

Ann Arbor. Friday. The game
will be at Ferry Field. Ann Arbor.
at $3.50 p. m. The winner OF the
game will play Jackson. at Jack.
son.
All members OF the local nine
are asked to meet at the Ypsilanti
High School gymnasium at 5:lE
p. m. Friday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Summer Football Practice
at u. of M. Proves Tough

Ann Arbor. Mich, July 10 49,
Michigan's summer football squad,
now in its third week OF practice,
is making up for its lack of ex-
perienc" the hard way-by engag-
ing in rugged daily scrimmage and
stiff fundamental drills.
That lack of experience has led
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19

Misunderstanding Jobs have
been started on 81 miles OF pave
ment on trunk line highways in
Bay. Saginaw, Gratiot and Tuscola
Counties, the state highway depart
ment reported Wednesday. Patch
ing will be done on highways M-13.
Mis-, MO, MAS, MAJ, M-S1, and
US-27.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Hall Hangs
up New Win

Big Les Hall hung up his fourth
straight win for Moose with a two
hit 80 victory over Central Spe-
cialty at Recreation Park, Wednes-
day night, enabling Moose to tie
for the lead with Carver Center in
Ypsilanu City League standings.
Moose scored all their runs in
the first three innings and then
coasted to an easy win.
Hall also led his teams attack
with three hits. fonda, Carson
and Berklich each had two hits
for the winners. Wilder and Nc
Kenzie got the lone Central Spe.
ialty hits, both singles.
Summary:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
AWARD GIVEN

Center Line, Mich.-The Nation
al Safety Councils distinguished
service to safety" award today
adorned the halls of the U. S. Ma
val Ordnance plant operated by
Westinghouse Electric Corp. for
its accomplishments in accident re-
duction in 1914.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

FUdWeB Dehlnu IeaueT.
Wednesdays Results
Chicago So. Brooklyn 90.
New York 81, Pittsburgh 80.
st. Louis IA, Philadelphia 3-5.
Only games scheduled.
Today's Games
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburgh, night.
Boston at Cincinnati (2).
Philadelphia at st. Louis, twi.
night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Softball Game
Won by X of P

knight OF Pythias softball team
STAYED off a Carver Center rally in
the last two innings. Wednesday
night, to win, 40, at Ford's Field.
The knights scored three runs in
the third frame when, with two on,
Cumming socked three Dagger
and was driven in himself by Morn
ingham's single.
Hits by Clark, Easley, and Ken
NEEDY scored two Carver runs in the
sixth, and Vest scored in the sew.
enth on Kersey's single.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Ho,O They Stand
AMERICAN LEAGUE

"Games behind leader.
Wednesdays Results
Boston 6. Chicago 2.
Detroit 6-5, Washington 40
st. Louis at New'York, postponed.
Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 2, call
ed after IL innings, rain.
Today's Games
st. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit at Washington. night.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
Legion Game
at Ann :ArbOr

The Ypsilanti team will play the
Ann Arbor squad in an American
Legion League baseball game at
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19
START PATCHING

Game Tonight
McCure's vs. Central Speciality.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19

League Standings
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19

Nice bidding. South, with four
diamonds, honestly refrained from
a spade preference because both
Of North's suits might have been
Of four cards. When North. after
the 4-Diamonds. bid 4-Spades. he
gave a perfect picture to South.
Showing he had 1--WE spades and
wanted a game. he was asking
South to leave 1t with, three spades
In his hand. or go to 5-Diamonds
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-19

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20

tia immip .t,s When this is accomplished the
final phase Of the Burma campaign, the drive
for Rangoon and Moulmein. will be launched.
When success has crowned this effort, Mr..
Baldwin believes the signal will be given tor
even more ambitions operations "of greater
strategic import in the Far East. Among
possible operations he visions:
A landing on or near the Kra Isthmus of
the Malay Peninsula to cut the land ap-
proaches to Singapore; and subsequent devel-
opment Of these operations by land, sea and
air to recapture Singapore, burst through the
Malay barrier and open new supply route
to the Far East
Because Allied successes in Germany and
the fighting on Okawana have occupied so
much space in the public press recently this
Burma battle has been all but forgotten. 1t
is heartening now to learn that it has been
going well and is nearing victory.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
The Tariff

AS forecast, President Truman faces a tilt
with Republicans in the House of Represen-
tatives on the tariff Tariff has been touchy
subject on both sides of the House far longer
than any man. however old, can remember
and will retain its explosive qualities as long
as nations engage in trade.
The present contest revolves around the ad-
mnistration's request for further rate reduc-
tons as a means of stimulating commerce
after the war and helping other countries re-
store their economic stability.
The ten Republican members of the House
Ways and Means Committee, which has start
ed hearings, are quick to proclaim their oppo-
sition. Thus the battle is launched It prom
Uses to be long drawn out and could develop
into knock down and drag out affair.
This can be avoided only if new spirit
OF tolerance can be introduced into the House
with opponents willing to yield an inch without
fearing adherants will seize an ELL or vice
versa situation which will challenge Presi-
dent Truman leadership in a big way.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
Women's Raiment

If dear pudgy Queen Victoria, who decreed
that women's skirts should trail the dust and
scatter germs, had lived any time since the
flapper period, when daughters Of the land
hiked their lower raiment to the knee, she
would promptly and probably gratefully have
died.
Since the flappers became mothers and some
even grandmothers the fashion they set has
gradually expanded Tor should we say shrunk?)
Until current displays Of apparel in fashion
centers reveal more of the female form divine
than in any past year. if not by direct vision
then by shadow effects and indirect lighting.
Hot weather rai1nent, in addition to being
colorful, is exceeding brief And because it has
been of slow approach nobody bushes, least
of all the women.
Light clothing, even little clothing, is GER
tainly more sensible and moral than the three
and four petticoats of the Victorian era, as
short dresses.
If in times past the neeting glimpse of a
pretty ankle was worth walking miles for,
like peek at Katisha's elbow, the male OF
the species seldom chances aside now at
whatever exhibit Of female charm falls within
the range of his eye.
Reformers may carp they will against
the current trend in feminine clothes, but they
will get no place fast. And considering that
scantily clad women no longer are followed
down the street by staring men, as when an
ankle peeked out below skirt, it may be as
we'll that they don't.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
For The Voters To Decide

At its next regular session the County
Board of Commissioners is expected to re-
ceive resolution from the County Board OF
Education requesting that an election be or
dered to show how the public views pro.
posal to establish junior college here. This
is in accordance with an enabling act ap-
proved by the recent legislature.
Inasmuch as the legislature places the re-
sponsibility of determining whether such a
people, it seems the County Board of Com
missioners has no alternative to calling the
election.
Excerpts from the bill itself may help to
clarity the situation. In Section 4, it says:
For the purpose of providing funds other
than the amount to be derived from tuition
the County Board of Education may request
the Board of County Commissioners of New
Hanover County to order an election to be
held in said county in accordance with the
law governing general elections therein, as
nearly as may be- In Section it is said: cat
said election there shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of the county the question.
of levying and collecting a special tax on
all taxable property of said county for the
maintenance and equipment of Junior col
lege' therein and mo tax shall be levied in
excess of cents on the $500 worth of proper
ty"
This places the junior college proposal
voters. The Board of County Commissions is
tactly under compulsion to call the election.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
Ideas Desirable

Following a series of articles by writer
using the pen name civilian Tell telling
Chicago's need for better planning and de-
manding that closer cooperation between the
City Plan Commission and other groups hand
ling the city's great postwar public works
fund the Chicago Herald Examiner a S
posted prizes aggregating $4,000 for the best
overall plans for reshaping the metropolitan
area The prizes are one for $40, 900, one for $5-
900, one for 50, 900, and eight for $1,000 Out Of
the many plans submitted, it is believed many
valuable suggestions will be forthcoming, and
In their adoption Chicago be vastly improved
The City of Wilmington is not in position to
offer prizes for ideas, but it might be ire
mendous help to the City Planning Board if it
invited suggestions from the public. There
would be many crackpot proposals, no doubt
but in the mass of replies the board inevitably
would find some well deserving attention, and
even acceptance.
Furthermore such a program would give
the people feeling that they shared to
larger degree in the development of their city
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
Nv ERNIE PYLE

OKINAWA-(By Navy Radio
The company commander, Capt.
Julian Dusenbury, said l could
have my choice Of two places to
spend the first night with his COM
pany.
One was with him in his COM
mand post The command post was
a big, round Japanese gun en-
placement, made Of sandbags. The
Japs had never occupied it, but
they had stuck a log out Of it,
pointing toward the sea and max
ing it look like a gun to aerial re-
connaisance.
Captain Duesenbury and a cou-
pie of his officers had spread pom
chos on the ground inside the en-
placement and had hung their tele-
phone on a nearby tree and were
ready for business. There was no
roof on the emplacement. It was
right on top Of a hill and cold and
very windy.
My other choice was with a cou-
pie Of enlisted men who had room
for me in a little Gypsy-like hide
out they'd made.
1t was a tiny, level place about
halfway down the hillside, away
from the sea. They'd made roof
for it by tying ponchos to trees and
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
Your War; With Ernie Pyle

had dug up some japanese straw
mats out of a farmhouse to lay
on the ground. -
I chose the second of these two
places, partly because it was
warmer, and also because 1 want
ed to be with the men anyhow.
My two roommate" were
Corp. Martin Clayton, Jr., of (3400
Princeton ST. Dallas, Tex, and
Pic. William Gross of 1922 N.
oster ST. Lansing, Mich.
Clayton is nicknamed Bird
Dog and nobody ever calls him
anything else. He is tall, thin and
dark, almost Latin-looking. He
sports a puny little mustache he's
been trying to grow for weeks and
he makes fun of it.
Gross is simply called Gross. He
is very quiet, but thoughtful of
little things and they both sort of
looked after me for several days.
These two have become very close
friends, and after the war they in
tend to go to UCLA together and
finish their education.
The boys said we could all three
sleep side by side in the same
bed" So 1 got out my contribu-
ton to the nights beauty rest
And it was very much apprecia-
ted contribution, too, for I had
carried blanket as we'll as a pom
cho.
These marines had been sleeping
every night on the ground with no
cover, except their cold, rubber
lied ponchos, and they had almost
frozen to death. Their packs were
so heavy they hadn't been able to
bring blankets ashore with them.
Our next door neighbors were
about three feet away in a similar
level spot on the hillside, and they
had rooted it similarly with pom
chos. These two men were Sergt.
Neil Anderson of Coronado, Calf,
and Sergt. George Waldo of Tam
pa, Fla. incidentally there's an
other Neil Anderson in this same
battalion).
So we chummed up and the five
of us cooked supper under a tree
just in front of our 'house" The
boys made a fire out of sticks and
we put canteen cups and K rations
right on the fire.
Other little groups of marines
had similar little fires going all
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
EDITORIAL COMMENT
ROLLING HOME

The Army has told American railroad man
ayers that when the European war ends it
expects to bring 100000 men a month back
for discharge or transshipment to the Pacific
Even before this tremendous movement be-
gins the casualties moving home are over
flowing the hospital trains and are being NOV
ed with their attendants, in regular line Pull
mans. Obviously the civilian planning a trip
would be wise to make it quickly and get
home 1T is going to take plenty Of Pullman
and coach space to move the armies to their
homes or to the Pacific Coast. This summer
may see the greatest rail movement in his
tory-Christian Science Monitor
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-20
Victory In Burma Near

General Stilwell suffered terrible defeat in
Burma. Now it is the turn Of japanese there
1t is confidently expected that, with the
stage set for taking Rangoon, the enemy in
this part of the Pacific theater of war will
shortly be killed off or driven from the last
foot of Burma soil.
Hanson w. Baldwin, of the New York Times
staff, reports, ''the closing Of the British trap
around the Japanese 18th army between Man
dalay and Meiktila has resulted in the de-
struction of much Of that army and the with
drawal into the jungles and hills of the Shan
states of some of the rempants." He adds
there are still some islands of resistance in
north, near the Ledo and Burma roads, but
major organized resistance north of Meiktila
except in one enclave-has been broken"
This enclave is near oil wells south of My
ington and west Of Meiktila, which were de-
stroyed by the British in their 1912 retreat
but were restored by the japanese and have
been yielding approximately 5000 tons a
month, sufficient to fuel the Japanese trucks
Casualties have reduced the number of Japa-
nese forces to about $4,000 men, These are
drawn 10 to defend Rangoon and Moumein
and the central Irrawaddy plain.
Mr.. Baldwin believes the mop,up of the
Burma oil field and all areas north of Meik
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erpreting
The War
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR.
Associated Press War Analyst

Reports that the Russians are
dropping Converted" German Of
ficers in German uniforms to
spread confusion behind the Nazi
lines are humanity gratifying even
if it would be slightly off-color I'M
der what other powers 50 fondly
call the rules Of war.
Few things are so satisfying as
to see the villains weapons turn
ed against him in the last act.
1t must be quite narrowing for
Hitler, the great organizer of fifth
columns, whose troops invaded the
Belgian bulge last December in
American uniforms, to have to
warn his troops against their own
former leaders.
The Russians, not being parties
to the convention which prohibits
indoctrination of war prisoners,
have taken very realistic view
regarding the uses to which they
might put captured German Of
ficers.
Very early the Reds began per-
suading the Prussians about the
error of their ways, and used them
to broadcast defeatist propaganda
to the German army. They finally
convinced even General Won Pau
LUIS, German commander captured
at Stalingrad, and formed an or
ganization under him. For time
it was feared the Russians intend
ed to use this group as the nue.
leus for a new German govern
ment, but this was denied
Remembering the German troop
er's subservience to brass and
braid, it is easy to imagine what
could happen with large numbers
Of these men-call them traitors Or
converts as you wish-operating
behind the German lines.
Would they devote themselves to
giving orders designed to confuse
the whole defense line? Or would
they rely largely on diplomacy,
arranging the surrender of whole
units? probably both. Enough of
them, remaining true to what they
have protested to absorb from the
Russian teachers about the futility
of Germany continuing the war,
could do an extremely important
military job for their captors.
There is no real confirmation of
the story, but Hitler's warning is
ample proof Of German worry on
the subject. If the Russians do feel
they could trust the former Of
ficers in such fashion, it would es-
tablish them as the greatest educa-
tors in military history, as well as
the authors Of a historically grim
but practical jest. A coup de
morale for the books.