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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Texas Meter
Wins Another

RIVER FOREST, H.. July II
(UP)-First seeded Xern Bartzen,
San Angelo, Tex, advanced to
the quarter final round in the
junior singles OF the River Forest
Open Tennis tournament.
Bartzen won hS place in the
quarter finals by defeating Don
Siefer,, Chicago, 6-2, g. He
faces Hugh Stewart, San Marino,
Cal, who beSied Bill Schueeddcck,
Cincinnati, 6-2. Cd.
Another quarterflnal match will
feature Buddy Behrcns, Fl Lau-
derdale, Fla, seeded No 3, and
Tom Malloy, Panama City. Fla.
Behrens. national boys champion.
beat Bob Redfearn. Highland
Park. III, 6-l, so, and Malloy
downed Bud Little. Champaign,
Ill. 6-1, 6-3.
Herbert Flam, Beverly Hills.
Cal. seeded No. ?, is pitted
against Id Davis, Baton Rouge.
La, who defeated Richard Sha.
piro, Chicago. 6-3, 6-2. F'lam beat
Larry Pauly, Chicago, ga.
Ed Chew, Fl Paso, Tex. who
beat Ned McGanny, Highland
Park, 6-l, Ga, will meet Bob Doll.
Tampa. Fla. Doll bested Sam
Daniels, Grand Rapids, Mich, So,
Ga. 60
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
HALLS FROM TORONTO

r. r. Chambers Betel, a 20-l
shot on the outside post position,
appeared 10 get a stride the best
OF the start In the seventh race.
the second which Steele started
from a walkup But Don Scurlock
couldn't keep him out there. Vic
tory went again 10 the Grafiag-
mini colors. this time when Larry
StrOUt. t7-yedr-Oid newcomer
brought his Turnabout home By r
hall length over Grissom and
Sherman'S Above All for an $3.50
mutuel.
Trainer Stanley Lipiec and ap-
prentice Jack Favorite gained a
final victory 10 increase their
winning margin in the 10 day
trainers and Jockeys contests
when Favorile got Mrs. Lottie
VOLTS Telescope up for victory
by a half length in the fourth.
Lip!ec Will collect ms second
successive $500 prize today hav-
ing led-w!;A-lLW LWiHneFs-GHa- s.
points in the past 10 days 10 four
winners and - points for Graffag-
mini. Herb Claggett Of the Bomar
Stable was runnerup 10 Favorite
for riding honorS FOR the 10 days,
although for the meeting Favor
Ne is Just one winner up on the
D'eteran Bobby Watson with lS
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

kept going In other words they
said, "O'Rourke' at the lee rail
and kept on.
On other boats only one or two
out of the usual compliment of
six 10 eight could keep going
Under these conditions there isn't
enough manpower to handle a
ship. not enough to take down
sails and put up storm canvas
Quitting race under these con-
ditlons is not something 10 be
Sconed at. It's just sensible.
And there were enough men in
this years race TO say: Let's
quit now before we sink the ship
.. Maybe drown someone"
No life has ever been lost in a
Port Huron Mackinac race and
the record still holds after the
stormy l945 ride. Best crack from
those quitting race came from
Skipper Price-MacPetrie: Big
bad lake-little gale goes home"
Vitesse. Clet Welling's 44-foot
cutter, winner Of last years race.
went hard aground near Forester,
Mich, below Alpena Saturday
night and is pretty well broken up.
Her crew walked and swan
ashore 10 safety.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
ITS TOO TOUGH

When these conditions continue
hour after hour as they did in
this years facc-Atarting before
Sundown Saturday afternoon and
lasting until mid-afternoOn Sun
day you have conditions that are
lust too tough for your Average
MaCkinac crew.
Salty as they might seem, most
are men who work at desks most
OF the year. They are salty guys
around their clubs but this dis
appears like fog before morning
sun-before the physical demands
of grinding trick 10 windward
in a breeze Of wind It's a great
leveler.
There was probably more sea-
sickness in this years Mackindc
race than in any Of the other Il
starts. The man who says this
writes these words He was aboard
Bitten. which finished first, won
everything. But in her crew Of
nine, five made regular offerings
ff'f1oSc fftte Just hated the other
four.
But Bhtzen's seaSick members
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
WINS EVERYTHING

These boats are the only ships
TO cone in after Ernie Crates and
Murray Knapp's 55-foot cutter
Bitten which finished at 2:13:00
p. m. yesterday. Bitten won
everything.
II was the toughest Port Huron
Macklnac race since it was started
in 1925 and here's why:
For the first time since that
first race the feet had TO beat
into the wind all the way. In
that one Bernida. 32-foot R-boat,
sailed and owned by Russ Pouliot,
came up here in something more
than 30 hours. Howard Grants
Suez l, yawl, was the first
cruiser and she finished after SS
hours Of Slugging
There is nothing more dis
organizing TO a crew than a buck
into breeze OF wind for two or
three hours. Gear gives way. Sail
ors become seasick. Cooks can't I
cook. The more durable become
seasick. too, when they haven I
anything to eat.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Cat Robinson
Loses i'm Sixth

NEW YORK, July II OUP)-
Danny Lapilow. Bronx battler,
won SIX round technical knock
out last night over Ernest tCae
Robinson of Jamaica, when he
closed Roblnson's right eye and
Referee Jed Gahan stopped the
fight
Both boxers punched furiously
from the start, Robinson going
down with d left in the second
round, but getting up quickly.
Kapilow reached his peak in
the fifth round when he let 90
with a series of hard lefts and
rights 70 Robinson's law.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Attendance Up
In Dixie Loop

MEMPHIS. Tenn. July II CUP)
Southern Association President
Billy Evans today announced that
Southern Association clubs had
played before more than half
million paid customers during the
first half of 1915, practically as
suring the league OF another mill
lion fan gate for the season
Evans said that through games
of July ! the eight Southern ASso-
riation rfuhs had played before
590Oi1 paid customers. 100000
more than at the same time in
1914 when the years attendance
figures passed the million mark
for the first time since 1896 On
July / 1914. the league had played
before 49,, 306 persons.
Atlanta. as usual led the al
tendance figures. The pace set
ting Crackers had attracted lI2.-
436 paid customers by July 4
which was ASH better than at
the same time last season.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
BETTER GOLF
Iron Placement
fTEb Is the 6oih Of series
By SAM SNEAD
BY SAM SNEAD

GolTs Great Teacher and player
Every golfer knows, at least
hazily the purposes Of the differ
ent irons. but TO make his under
standing Of the functions OF the
different clubs sharp and vivid,
let's take a look at the irons.
In the picture at the left is a
straight-faced iron. It's the pur-
pos ct this No. / or 2 club 20
deliver you distance. primarily.
When you get down 70 the middle
distance irons, like the No. 4, 5
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Juste Fontdine Adds
Another 10 List

PITTSBURGH, July II (INS)
--Frenchman Juste Fontain e
chalked up his third straight kayo
to-day after referee Buck Nc
Tiernan stopped his bout with
Pedro Hernandez. veteran Cuban.
at ? minutes and l6 seconds of
the fifth stapza in a scheduled
Hereunder.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Champion Favored

LONDON. July II (UP)-Brit-
ish heavyweight champion Jack
London was a slight favorite at
5 TO odds 10 retain his title
against Bruce Woodcock, young
railroad worker whom he meets
tonight in the Tottenham football
stadium before an expected crowd
Of SO 0On
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Les Horvdth Named
On AN-Stdr Eleven

CHICAGO. July II GNS)-Les
HorVath, quarterback Of the West
ern Conference champion Ohio
State football team, was named
today as one OF the all-star play
aers who will meet the professional
champions, the Green Bay Pack
ers, in Soldier Field, Aug. 30.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

forced to anchor inside Harbor
Beach Saturday night with torn
canvas. She sewed her sails and
left Sunday night for here about
IL o'clock.
Jimmy Groves Manitou, 64-foot
yawl, arrived al 2:3i:l0 a. m, to-
day. loot Gmeiner's Apache fin
iShed al A :00:l0 n. m. and Charles
BuySSe' Last Straw came in at
Z .0l 20
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
ENTRY BLANK
Metropolitan Detroit Softball Tournament
(Sponsored by The Detroit Times)

(Sponsored by The Detroit Times
Ieam Name
Managers Address
III - T..
Mark East West North Downriver)
Mark Major Men, Major Woman, Class a, Junor)
Make all checks payable Detroit Sofba Major
All others 50.
Mail entry blank with fee Dept of Parks Recreation
1912 Grand River
have their entry midnight July is
All others midnight, Aug.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
LONG TIME NO SEE

Although walkup starts are still
made at hunt meetings. IT has
been probably 80 years since
walkupS were the regular means
of starting races at big race
meetings. The starting gate and
the webbing we're IN vogue before
the electric gate. The walkup goes
back before George Washington 5
time, when they used 90 roll a
drum TO signal a start
There were some sinking hearts
in the crowd Of 1854 when it
was announced that a walkup
start would be made but every
start was a good one. Steele had
a little trouble with the field Of
2.year-olds. some OF them very
green 10 racing
The delay was caused as 1t was
In the old days, because some
smart jockey appeared 10 be try
ing 10 beat the gun. In this case
II was the newcomer, Jockey
Headley Woodhouse, who kept
= ainging 1t Cmdr r, d. Bulls
Ir Style out Of the pack and
had 10 keep going back again.
When Steele finally sent the
field away. WoOdhouSe broke our
Style next 10 last. He wasn't too
far back but ne had TO hustle he
colt through the stretch 10 be
second two lengths behind the 50
wager, Little Keith, which Andy
Loturco brought home for An
thony Graffagnini Of New Or
leans. The Silver Strand Stable
High Hope was third and he
favored Hyperheho. out Of the
money. although be was not in
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Bitten
Wins Race
Continued from Page One)

OhN
Blitz' crew figured Iris. Manitou,
Apache. Vitesse, Soubrette, Last
Straw and probably all tn e
S-meters were ahead Of US after
our jib sheets parted.
Point aux BafaHes light was
-aheam at 4 IN Blltz was travel
ing at Z 10 s knots, hard on the
wind II was pretty dirty sailing
II could have been blowing 40
miles The seas scared me. | went
below and had a chunk OF ham
anef bottle Of beer Two guys
on the seaslck side gave me hell.
MAKES A LANDFALL
Blitz made a landfall on the
other side Of Saginaw Bay at
Sturgess Point. about p m, Sun
day she tackled of shore. Here she
had the spreader trouble. The
wind was slackening. We put the
"bullet-proof" jb back on.
Blitz passed Thunder Bay Is
land at go p. m. Sunday No
boats tn sight. Some Of the boys
suggested maybe the other boats
had had some trouble Maybe we
we're somewhere IN the race after
all. SO we debated.
II was good gong from here 10
finish but not once did We get a
straight run. Bitten was on the
wind. beating her way tor every
inch OF the 2i3 miles
The wind was out Of the north
west, about 20 miles al the finish.
There wasn't a boat al the State
Dock where the sail yachts in the
race tie up. Mackinac racers don't
see that sight very often.
Then BlitZen's crew knew that
coastguardman Charles Hoover
had his dope right
Bitten, winner of the Bermuda
race in 1888. top boat 10 Havana
Mise and the triumphant ship
in the Trans-Pacific race in 1899,
was now queen of Lake Huron.
Nothing else was in sight when
she finished az 2;l3 p. m. Monday
Nothing came IN for hours. The
only sailors around we're those
who had come up on the bus. car,
plane or train after they had left
Their ships at various ports along
Lake Huron. Bitten flew the bur
gee Of the Detroit Yacht Club.
Besides Knapp, Crates, Pouliot
and Bryant. others on Bitten 5
crew were Bill Noah, Jack Scran-
ton. Carl Meurer, Howard Girar-
din and George L. Van. That's me.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Four More Boats
Finish ut Mackinac
BY GEORGE r. VAN

MACKINAC ISLAND July 17Shamrock Sloop owned
Wunch and Bob Kerr of Bave Club crossed
finish line OF the Port Huron -Macknac 9420
today The judges her three guns customary
S only fnsher
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Starts En-
By Wa|kups
BY LEWIS ii. WALTER

Bryan Steele, the soft spoken
Hlntu.kian who broke into racing
Zen his father trained for the
famed John E. Madden of Lexing-
ton back in 1903, is being con-
graduated today on one of his
finest accomplishments in %
years of starting horse races.
Steele sent three fields away to
walkup starts at the Detroit race
track yesterday when the frame
OF the electric starting gate
buckled after the fifth race, maxi
ing it useless. The first field, made
up OF fractious 2-year-olds, was
at the post three minutes. The
second field went away with no
delay. The third field. that for the
last race. was at the post one
minute.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-17

: | couldn't help hearing it. MIR. Hur-
stall. he heard II too. And l don't
thlHk, not for a moment I don't,
that i had anything to do with the
murder
Probably not, probably not. Just
tell Us what Il va"
Well. l was going up to bed.
lust after 10 it WaS-and I'd
slipped along first to put Miss AL
djn's hot water bottle in her bed.
| Summer or winter. she always has
one. and 50 of course I had to pass
right by her ~ladyship's door,"
Go on said Battle.
And | heard her and Mr.. Neville
! going at it hammer and tongs.
Voices right up. Shouting, he was.
Oh. it was a proper quarrel,'
Remember exactly what was
said"
We'll, l wasn't really listening
as you might say"
NO. But still you must have
heard some of the words"
Her ~ladyship was saying as she
wouldn't have something or other
going on in her house and Mr.. Ne
vile was saying, Don't you dare to
say anything against her. All
worked up, he was"
Battle, with an eXpressionless
face, tried once more, but he could
get no more out Of her. In the end
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-17
CHAPTER rWFNTY-FIN r.

THEY WENT back INTO the DIM
Ing room and Leach said his mex,
httlr piece This was on the subject
Of ungcrpuuts IA ngattcr OF raJ-
DISCRIMINATION of those of Tie
household n the dead woman bad-
room
Everyone expressed willingness
almost eagcrucss-to have their
faggrpnnts taken.
They were shephafGed into the H.
hralv for that purpose. where De-
tle,'lc Sergeant Jones was waiting
for them with his GttIe roller.
Battle and Leach BEGAN on the
servants.
Nothing very mitch was to be
got from them. Hurstall explained
his system of locking up the house
and sVore that he had found it IN
touched IN the morning. There were
no sigrs of n entry by a n irtrId-
er. The front door. he explained,
had been left on the latch. That is
to say. 1t was not boltcd. but could
be opened from outside with a
key II wa left like that because
NJ. Neville had cone over to Easter
head Bay and would be back late.
DO you know what time he
came in?
Yes. sir. / think it was about
half past two. Someone came back
with him. | think. | heard voices
o-4 tlap q COR Rri,.r 1r-,v- arl -faO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-17

{ over d chair. Ect of water on ",
floor here by The wash basin"
Looking as though he washed
the blood off himself in the devil
Of a hurry" Yes. It's near the orr,
window though, and the rain has
come III a good deal
Not enough to make those pools
on the floor. sir. They're not dried
up yet"
Battle was silent. A picture was
forming itself before his ewes A
man with blood on his hands ami
sleeves, hinging off his clothes
bundling the blood-stained car.
ments into the cupboard, sIuiciro
water furiousIy over his hands and
bare arms.
He looked across at a door in the
other wall.
Williams answered the look.
Mrs. Strange's room, sir. The
door is locked"
Locked? On this side ."
NO. On the other
po+.in
,,.a lof d MIN
.1 at'- 49, sa,G a, 'aS'.
urre.on -. o1',e1 yam,
orisn,.. was 'ous' Leach sane
wv, a,,,.
w., 'eii US h"istaIl,
$3.50. C.. 4"'t'eL pe-
AJAX y "'.Se al" LdoY Tres
w. ga l'sr,t
ar rooi1, d;Ia, t't thr
:. 49, 49,: Hi.I'N t"lee %
49, = ! i'I'S'i'e 1t wa" Nnat
ahla d;f.aroaaa a" aih4c-
poe;ltiaa opl.ioI''
",na;oah17 tsitiP1a'Io 20 say
foo+m Inaoh ~ op''''oi' my
.N3,,a. a
wn'' SUI was Mr. strange
rIII,r. Us t1lAil. II "Il'lIer
o,,idtI.. 'eS'''''N' H"'''e SAD
4"nJ Ds,
a..iaeo1 sun VI gray pm
~ n.y. u'!'9'y someone e!Se can
- SIu Go'' ieIi!ellloef'
tHl DloNe MS S!1elICe.
Evening star., 1945-08-03

plane ride and became Miss Egbert's
first plane passenger.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
T'wos QuoiIs, Not Males
Thut WhistIed at EN-

By the Associated Press.
GLOUCESTER, N. J.-Police, in
vestigating complaints that women
driving past an intersection were
continually whistled at, reported:
TITS quails-not males"
Police discovered a family of quail
had set up housekeeping near the
intersection.
Evening star., 1945-08-03
Grandma Toes Along
On Girls Test Flight
Rv tina Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNT VERNON, Ill.-When
Sue Ann Egbert. IT, the first Mount
Vernon girl to win a pilots license,
prepared to make her first passen-
ger flight, her 80-year-old grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Gregory, was at
the airport.
Mrs. Gregory, expressing conf
dence in her granddaughter's ability
decided she would take her first
Evening star., 1945-08-03

VOL. 8:30-Ths life story Of Il. Gen. James
DooIiiile.
WH, 9:00-Bshtone Bob Raanon stars.
WT0P, i0:00-Van Johnson drops in.
VOL. i0;00-WiIs Joyce end Tipp lsrkin
in i0-round mixsd.weight bout.
WRC. f0:30-Joan Edwards calls on Bill
Evening star., 1945-08-03

Stern,
WRc, t0:45-Normsn Thomas diauYe
What British lsbors veioY Means 10
Amerita.'
Wc. ii:30-Tonighis drama siismpis an
explanation Of tho cause Of the defeat OF the
A1tso by the Spanisrds.
Evening star., 1945-08-03

on the AIR TONIGHT.
WhAl, 7:i5-haj George Fielding Eliot
substitutes for Raymond Swing tonight.
WINK. 7:30-Ths SealsndeH. Coast Guard
bandsmsn who have taken part in 10 invssions.
in . musical program.
W0p. 7:30-Josn Edwards visits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
Billion, 300 Million
Bet on 1916 RACINE

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-If you fell
lows who shove part Of your folding
money through the mutuel windows
at race tracks wonder just where it
goes, bit Of statistical data on the
situation may be enlightening.
An Associated Press survey re-
veals a total of 1,306,514,314 was
bet on the bangtails during the past
year in the 10 States of the country
where mutuel wagering Is legalized
State treasures got SOS ,484, 1870 Of
that amount.
Statistics show turf fans bet ar
average of $3.50 each per racing
day.
The average mutuel handle pei
day during the past year was $1,014,.
40977, almost twice what 1t was a
year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. **A-11
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10,
-Four Frosh on AN-Southwest
Eleven Despite Vet Talent

front for the end posts there was
no race. Giant Tom Dean Of South
ern Methodist was unanimous choice
for one tackle post.
Bobby Layne passed and ran Texas
to the championship, although he
joined the team in midseason.
First Team.
Ends--Hubert Bechtol, Texas. and Gene
Wilson. Southern Methodist.
Tackles-Tom Dean. Southern Methodist.
and M9as. MoncTisf N TsSs: As' se. and
Grant Darnell, Texas Ags.
Center-Dick Harris, Texas,
Backs-Bobby Layne, Texas: Bob Nepir.
Rice: Doak Walker. Southern Methodist.
and Rob Good, Texas ASS.
Second Team.
Ends-Dale schwartzkopf, Texas, and
Bruce Bradbeer. Rice.
Guards--Norman Morrill,, T. c. u. and
Richard johnson, Baylor
Senter-Earl Wheeler, Arkansas. -
man, Arkansas; Sammy. Pierce. Baylor, and
Howard Maley, S. M. U.
Third Team.
Ends-Mike schumchyk. Arkansas. and
'0s Tse sfials5: 5as e foN. T. c. o., and H.r-
,s euards1Esri Cook g. M. q. and A.nr,
centerMHerbert Ellis, Texas Ags.
Alton Baldwin. Arkansas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
Olympic Six al Full
STRENGTH for Lions

Boston's brilliant Olympics, de-
Tending champions and current lead
ers of the Eastern Hockey League,
will be at full strength tomorrow
night when they invade Uline Arena
for a showdown with the Washing
ton Lions at $50
A 81 winner over the Philadel-
phia Falcons yesterday, Boston will
ice squad that has won II games,
lost but two and tied two matches
in Is starts this season. In games
to date with Boston, Washington has
won one, lost two matches and tied
another, and has proved one of the
Beantowners' toughest opponents.
The Olympics were extended to
take a 81 verdict over the Lions
before a sellout crowd of $4,000 at
Boston Garden last Saturday night
They will be strengthened tomor-
row night due to the return to
action of veteran defenseman Ty
Andersen and the availability Of Cy
Beigler and Al Stanley, forwards re-
Gently released from the armed serv-
ices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
u. S. Overhou|s Olympic Setup
With Games Seen for London

| the Executive Board OF the sports
federation.
Among the other events on today's
USASF program is the voting on the
suggestion that the group again be
known as the Olympic Committee
1t was changed following the out
break of the European war when 1t
appeared that the Pan-American
games might substitute for the
Olympics.
Avery Brundage of Chicago
USASF head, said the first Pan
American games, delayed when the
Americas became involved in the
war, might not be held until 1852
although there was a slight posi-
bility they might be scheduled for
| 1947.
American athletes, however, will
not have to wait until then for in
ternational competition. The AAU
has approved sending a four man
boxing team to London for a Janu-
airy appearance and also will send a
full team of leather tossers to
Argentina later in the spring.
Dan Ferris, secretary-treasurer OF
the AAU, also has announced that
Sydney Wooderson, British miller
and the Frenchman, Hansenne, also
a middle distance runner, had beer
invited to compete in indoor events
in this country this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
Picard's Course Mark
OF 6 Brings Easy
Miami Victory
By the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 10.-Lanky, 49,
year-old Henry Picard, who came to
Florida "just to help my neuritis,
today faced the painless prospect OF
cashing the s2250 top prize check
he carved out of the Miami Oper
golf tournament with record.
smashing, one-man golf show.
The veteran shot a dazzling Z.
under-par So on the final round yes.
terday to clip one stroke from the
course record and finish with a 267
five strokes in front of jug Nc.
Spaden..
The 72-hole total turned in by
Picard equaled the Miami Open rec.
ord set by Sam Snead six years ago
He cruised home with a spectacu.
lar round highlighted by six brides
and an eagle that earned him 8
special $3.50 award for low round Of
the play as well as the $4,000 win:
ner's share of the $4,000 prize
money.
McSpaden ripped of a 5-under.
par IS to earn $1,400 with 272. Five
strokes back in third place wa.
Amateur Frank Stranahan.
Denny Shute and Dick Metz o.
Chicago collected $875 each in tying
for fourth with 278.
Pretournament favorite Ben Ho.
gan had dismal 3-over-par 70 ir
the final round. He and E. j
Dutch" Harrison registered 279 tt
share fifth place honors and pocket
5000 each.
punched at 280-with S425 goine
to each-were Jim FOULS. Chick
Rutan, Orville White and Jim Fer.
rier of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-10
BY the Associated Press.

by tue ASSOCldl6Q FIGSss
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Uncle
Sans Olympic machinery will gel
busting off today following nine
years of inactivity because Of the
war.
1t is against the rules for coun-
try to begin actual Olympic prepare
lions more than Is months in ad-
vance of the quadrennial games ano
today's session of the United States
of America Sport Federation, for
merly the Olympic Committee, will
be confined entirely to overhauline
the organization SO that no time will
be lost.
The international Olympic group
now is being polled to determine
where and when the games will be
held, with indications that London
will be host in 1913.
The National Amateur Athletic
Union, which closed it's 57th annua.
convention in Richmond, Va, yes
terday, named its reelected presl-
dent, Willard N Greim of Denver
and two New York judges, Jeremiah
T. Mahoney and Murray Hubert, to