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Evening star., 1945-03-09
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, Mar. 9-Pvt. Tom Bolt,
28-year-old Abilene, Tex, amateur,
held two-stroke lead in the Rome
Open golf tournament today as the
second half of 300-man field of
service personnel and civilians went
into action.
Although Bolt hadn't played in
21s years, he shot 73, two strokes
ahead Of Naval Tech. AL thinner
man, former pro from Portland,
Oreg., and 1t. Charles Dudley, a
Greenville, s. c., amateur.
Sergt. Vic Ghezzi failed to arrive
for the first days play but was ex-
pected to tee off today. The low
100 scores will qualify for an 18-hole
test Saturday with the low so going
into a final 36-hole round Sunday.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Soldier Tops Rome Open Golf;
Two Playing With Lone Pill

The tournament was being played
on 16-hole course with each player
doubling up on the first and second
holes.
The shortage of golf balls was so
acute two players we're using the
same pill. TVS Bob Whitaker trailed
Sergt. Bill Schappa yesterday hop
ing their lone ball wouldn't be lost.
Schappa shot an So and Whitaker
win play his round today.
If both qualify for Saturdays play
their only hope is early arrival of q
shipment Of "a dozen golf balls that
arrived in Southern Italy yesterday
from the United States.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
PBC BoxersGiv Show
For Wounded Vets

Thirty three youngsters, survivors
of an original entry list of 160 boys,
will entertain disabled soldiers at
Forest Glen tonight when they slug
it out for Police Boys Club titles in
the windup of the annual tourna-
mnet.
No less than II bouts are sched-
uled, starting at 7 o'clock, and
champs will be crowned at various
weights ranging from 60 to 155
pounds. The 18th Precinct mittmen,
with 13 boys still in the running,
had an edge in the team title race.
Individual golden gloves will be
awarded champs, with the Gene
Tunney trophy going to the winning
team.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Basket Show Nets
Polio Fund 81, 900

Reporting their most success
full promotion in the history of
the event, the Sports Committee
of the Presidents Birthday Ball
Fund has turned over almost
$1,000 to the fund, representing
receipts from the basket ball
double-header at Uline Arena.
Committee Chairman Edgar
Morris, in turning over the check
to Commissioner John Russell
Young, reported the court attrac-
ton drew the largest crowd ever
to witness a basket ball contest
in the District.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
War Demands Threaten to Cut Mats Pitching Staff to Six
Eastern High Aces
Face Navy Exums

Bob Lamon and AL D'Ambrosio,
stars Of the Eastern High basket
ball team that was runnerup to
Tech in both The Evening Star
tournament and the 1945 inter-
high championships, report for
Navy physical examinations to-
morrow.
Lamon, captain and high-scor-
ing guard, says he hopes "Al and
he can go in together" "But it
may not work out that way"
Lamon adds, "APs eyes are so
weak he couldn't read the score
board during games this season.
We'd have to tell him what the
score was"
D'Ambrosio, the teams ace
center. refuses to wear his glasses
when playing.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Coolidge High Courtmen
Pluy as Retail Clerks

One of the teams in the District
Middle Atlantic basket ball tourna-
ment tonight - Retail Clerks - is
made up of the Coolidge players
who participated in the interhigh
playoffs.
The Clerks will meet Navy Gen.
sorship at O'Clock in the opener
at Heurich gym. The other two
games pit Bureau of Ships against
Naval Aeronautics at 8 and Naval
Personnel against FBI at 9.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Is Fives From IA States
In Kansas City Event

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mar. 9.-Sixteen
teams from IA States were paired
today for f1rst-round play in the
national intercollegiate basket ball
tournament which opens a weeks
play in Municipal Auditorium Mon
day night.
The Maude Naismith Memorial
Trophy, first presented by the late
DR.. James A. Naismith, inventor of
the game, as memorial to his wife,
will go to the winner.
Eastern Kentucky State and
Simpson College will play the fea-
tured game tonight.
Other games bring together Eau
Claire Teachers and Central College
and Washburn and Southern Illinois
Normal.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Win Lose or Draw

By BOB MCLEAN

Another successful Star basket ball tournament
the boys champ and
pass the aspirin brother Wen make the honest confession
the court we covered the
nterhgh series and the this
about Ndwestern great game the
schooboy played this and
the peak OF the excitement Those
with weak heart. = =
Star sports staff select aIhigh and all
tournament teams Called the coaches
ot
The selections will in The this along
pictures OF the lads Wen the ipof
a-nigh team being selected the basis excellent
playing while the atouney competitive
and the color that
For most fans the big Saturday night
IN Une Arena in the last
tnat st causing fireworks and argument
ways puts thrill
underraed from behind stronger
did just that after trailing game
great driving finish the
final period only lose the
Andy Davis of Tech,
Of the prewar older players could
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Tribes S Offer of 81
Spurned byHeoth
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Mar. 9.-Jeff Heath,
husky Cleveland Indian out
fielder, disclosed tonight he had
been offered a 81 contract for
1945 by the American League
club.
"And, it's no dice" he added.
The contract would include pro-
visions, Heath said, "for month
ly stipend to be agreed on" after
he had demonstrated that his in
jured leg, which was operated on
last fall, was giving no more
trouble.
Heath wished the Indians would
accept a Detroit offer of trade
for him.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Boiling Five Gains 24th
In Easy Leuque Win

John Smerick, with IL points.
paced the Boiling Field Flyers to
their Oath victory last night as they
easily downed Army Medical Center,
1872, in District Recreation Serv-
ice Basket Ball League game.
Evening star., 1945-03-09

Winners in the recent tenth an
nual Margaret Lynn tournament will
be paid OF tonight at the Lucky
Strike. The prize winners are:
Men-George Boyd, Washington
Catholic League, 17-629 $50 !:
Stuart England. Navy Yard, 3-6Ol
($25); James Newton, Income Tax,
7-598 (S15; James johnson. st.
Martins, 7-589 (s9); Harry Fake,
United States Naval Training Sta
ton, scratch-588 go; high game,
Billy Dleux, $50 (s250.
Women-Anna Burrows. Silver
Spring, 27-630 ($22); Helen Bur-
rows, Silver Spring, 40-610 GID :;
leu Layton, Takoma, 30-569 ($8) );
Marion Hamilton, Ladies' Federal,
1864 (s5); Olga Bowers, Depart
ment Of Justice, 1852 (s1.5O:
Nita Hubbard, Temple, 43-562
($1.50); high game, Carlotta Den
ming, Veterans Administration, 152
($250.
Although not related, the two ton
winners in the women's section were
two Mrs. Burrows, both of Silver
Spring, and oddly enough, too, sis
tiers finished third and fourth. Mrs
Layton and Miss Hamilton,
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Bilious, Kennedy Score
In Neqro Table Tennis

Jim Bilious defeated Walt Simp-
son of Detroit, 17-21, 22-24, 22-20,
21-19, 21-16. for the championship
of the colored table tennis tolrna-
ment, sponsored by the District
Recreation Department at Banneker
Center
In the women's singles. Cynthia
Kennedy won over Marvelline Hoff-
man, 21-18, 21-16 and 21-17.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Hockey.
Washington VS.. Baltimore.
Uline Arena, $50.
Boxing.
Staunton M. A. at Fairfax
High, 8.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball,
Prince Georges County tourna-
men finals, Ritchie Coliseum,
College Park:
Mount Rainier VS.. MARYLAND
Park girls, 8 pm.
Mount Rainier VS.. Greenbelt
(boys), 8 pm.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Teachers, OFD Leading
In Rec Court LOOPS

In the District Recreation Depart
ment Negro Basket Ball Leagues,
D. c. Teachers are leading the mems
division with six wins against no
defeats while in the women,s sec
ton, OFD is on top with SO record
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Damascus, Sherwood
Win Basket Titles

Damascus Highs basket ball team
won the championship of the Rich
ard Montgomery High School Sports
manship basket ball tournament for
the second straight year by defeat
ing Gaithersburg, 1921, last night
at Rockville. The girls title went to
Sherwood, which also defeated
Gaithersburg, 1926. Ruth Link was
high scorer for the winners with 18
points.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Censorship Takes Lead
In Barracks Circuit

Censorship five took first place in
the Naval Barracks Basket Ball
League by defeating Bureau of Per-
sonnel, 1924, last night in the Gen.
trail gym.
In the nightcap, Bureau of Aero
nautics trimmed photographic,
41-27.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Varied Sports

Basket Ball.
Sampson Navy, A; Brooklyn Armed Guard.
Al
Lowry Field, SO; Fort Logan, AZ.
Hockey.
Montreal Canadiens, g.; Boston Bruins, 2.
Detroit Red Wings, z; New York RAN
n gers, 3.
Indianapolis Capitals, 5; Providence
Reds, 8.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Unbeoten Quint lnvodes

Hagerstown Tigers basket bal
team has gone through three sea-
sons without a loss and tonight will
attempt to make Police Boys Club
No. 2 another victim. The game will
be played in the Twelfth Street
YMCA,
Evening star., 1945-03-09

ditorium of the French Lick Hotel.
The Cubs have lost Dominic Dali
lessandro, slugging outfielder, who
yesterday was inducted into the
armed forces.
CHICAGO.-Harry M. Grabiner,
vice president and secretary of the
Chicago White Sox, has mo COM
plant" on the progress of contract
signing by the players, scheduled to
open practice at Terre Haute, Ind,
Monday.
Hal Trosky, veteran first baseman,
will not rejoin the club this season,
the Chicago Daily News reports. He
is working for refrigerator COM
pany in Amana, Iowa.
BOSTON-Warnings that the
Boston major league baseball clubs
could encounter difficulties renewing
their Sunday game licenses have
been given by City Councillor Isa-
dore H. Y. Muchnick. He was one
OF four members of that 22-man
body who voted against the issuance
of 1914 licenses on grounds of dis
elimination against Negro players
He will raise the issue again, he
says.
NEW YORK.-The New York
Yankees are all set to start spring
training at Atlantic City Sunday,
but they have no place to drill when
the weather is bad. The Army has
taken over the 112th Field Artillery
Armory where the Yanks did their
inside work last spring.
PITTSBURGH.-T Pirates have
announced an exhibition game with
the George Field Air Corps team
at Lawrenceville, ILL.,, April 13. A
game tentatively planned with the
White Sox at Muncie, Ind, on April
IL has been Cancelled.
PHILADELPHIA Man.
ager Herb Pennock of the PhilIes
says he'll be back on the mound this
season, but only to toss out few
in batting practice.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
CoIored Rec Fives Tilt

Semifinals in the Recreation De-
partment's colored invitational bas-
ket ball tournament will begin to-
night at 7:30 in Banneker Center.
Final game goes on Monday night
at $50.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Hats Are Dotted to Little Mount Rainier

And then there the surprise
Rainier The Mounties
pected them soundy whipped they stepped
company against onzga the
Angels tall charges however determined
and Gonzaga great They
leading to 90 at point In ranking of the
season. you'll have put Mount Rainier
Curly White tells that the
potan championship
And the fans who packed Tech that night
been better game all between two closely matched
Either team could have Tech
Big hit of that clash incidentally (Whtey Emsweer
has been playing substitute
steal the
racked the points that
solidly among Maroon athletic luminaries
The coaches of the schools in the
ability and the competent they deal with
They're big eaguers and the lucky
working in the schools athletic departments
Of Tech the most colorfu the lot Several times during
the final Dutch grabbed
and lifted several feet off the scattering type
writer's and time clocks all the though
because Dutch is inclined to excited.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
}. G. SundIot Loop Meets

Prince Georges County Baseball
League will hold its first meeting on
Friday, March %. Any Maryland
team wishing to join the league
should call L. Reed at Warfield 8356.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Ex the Associated prass

Ey the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 9.-Gar-
rulous Bobo Newsom of the Ath-
letics won't be shy on confidence
this season. In few hundred we'll
chosen words telephoned to Acting
Manager Earle Mack yesterday, the
big pitcher said he would win 20
games, against his 1915 record for
last year.
Mack told him he could practice
with the Hartsville IN. Co. High
team, as he requested, instead of
reporting for spring training at
Frederick, Md, Monday. He is now
due April l.
The AS said eight others will be
missing Monday Former Marine
Pvt. Clyde Russell. who was wound
ed overseas, has been signed as a
pitcher.
FRENCH LICK, Ind-The spring
training start of the Chicago Cubs
yesterday was "all wet" Their
practice field inundated by the swol-
len Lost River, Manager Charley
Grimm sent the squad of nine
through a light workout in the au-
Evening star., 1945-03-09
LeIond Juniors Winners

Leland Junior Highs quint de-
feated Alice Deal, 20-17, yesterday
on the latter's floor. Johnny Van
Wagner led the victors with II
points.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Marines and Honor Guard Give Stirrino Show

How about that impressive and coou ceremony staged at
nights L.
Marine put drill
chls running your spine -tnglng
phrase
of American Legion National Guard of Honor led by
Gail Judd Johns College band added stirring
kept the that outfit really
We thankful for the assistance of contemporary
especially grateful Principal
See you at The Star tournament next year.
Evening star., 1945-03-09

Billy Hassett, former Georgetown
University star and guard on
Notre Danes basket ball team, has
been elected captain Of the Irish
courtmen for the 1856 campaign.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Rough Detroit Bout Looms

DETROIT, Mar. 8 (R.-A rough
punching duel IS expected at
Olympia here tonight when George
Kochan of Akron, Ohio, and Coley
Welch of Portland, Me-, square off
in a l0-round middleweight scrap.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Nc Cool Called Hockey Ace

DETROIT, Mar. 9 R).-Coach
Frank Boucher of the New York
Rangers has named Goalie Frank
McCool Of the Toronto Maple Leafs
his choice for rookie Of the year in
the National Hockey League.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Even Smithermon Affected by Excitement

Smitherman a
Woody manage the ice in the
title he excited
happen again Joe Koc of Gonzaga Brother Thomas
Ralph Angel of Mount Rainier AL
Contne of Montgomery Blair and Ferman Bethesda all
helped making
By the way, don't tell
girls basket ball. Those gals whale
award the outstanding girl player to Ruth Link of sher
wood. Ruth the that lost Washington
final the losing team,
but can't find any disagree with that
lot of thanks physical
the District public high schools quiet and executive
who always hand help Together with
Star the tournament director Kupka worked night
got walop out of the tourney thank that pair
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Gruys and Deal Victors

In Merrick Boys Club 90-pound
league games last night, George
town Grays beat Georgetown Blues,
1921, and Deal won over Eastern
Branch, 1928.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Nativity Five in WuIkover

Nativity defeated st. Francis
Xavier, q to 3, in opening round
play in the st. Johns elimination
basket ball tournament at st. Johns
yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
College Park Pinmun Snotches
Three Leads in WWDC Event

sparkler will bring together Lucille
Young and Rex Stewart and Caro-
line Hiser and Gordon Remsburg on
alleys IL and II.
Evening star., 1945-03-09

Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1945-03-09
As Newsom to Prime at Home;
Cubs Training Start All Wet

ditorium of the French Lick Hotel.
The Cubs have lost Dominic Dali
lessandro, slugging outfielder, who
yesterday was inducted into the
armed forces.
Evening star., 1945-03-09
Hussett to Lead Irish

Totals IL 226 Totals
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
Christian Scientists
Hear Lesson On Truth

Truth was the subject Of the
esson-sermon in all Christian
Science churches and societies
yesterday.
The Golden Text was from II
Corinthians 1873, I'VE can do moth
ing against the truth, but for the
| truth.
Among the citations which COM
prised the Lesson-Sermon were the
following from the Bible: Lord,
who shall abide in thy tabernacle?
VINO shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly, and
worketh righteousness, and speak
eth the truth in his heart" psalm
1871, D.
The Lesson-Sermon also includ-
ed the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures, by Mary Baker Ed
dy: "At all times and under all
circumstances overcome evil with
good. The purpose and motive
TO live Alright can be gained now.
This point won, you have started
as you should. You have begun
at the eration-table of Chris
tian, and nothing but wrong inten-
ton can hinder your advancement.
Working and preying with true mo-
tives, your Father will open the
way. Who did hinder you, that We
should not obey the truth'?" pages
571, 1866.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
Il FROM SECTION
HURT AT FRONT

The War Department has an
nounced the names of II more mer
from southeastern North Carolina
who have been wounded in action
in the European area. One is from
Wilmington.
In each case, the family has
been notified by the War Depart
ment, and is being kept informed
as to the soldiers condition. The
servicemen are:
Pvt. Benjamin Y. Russell, Mrs.
Florence Y. Russell, mother, 407
Red Cross street, Wilmington.
Pfc. Marshall Long, Bill Long,
father, Asheville.
Pvt. ODDS J. Norris, Ned Norris,
father, Tabor City.
Pfc. Luther c. Brinkley, Chris
tophor c. Brinkley, father. Teach
eys.
Pts. Mack J. Brown, Lonnie
Brown, father, CAB Lumberton
street, Fayetteville.
Pfc. Alan R. Cottle, Mrs. Liza
T. Cottle, mother, Chinquapin.
|, Pfc. Yates e. Gregory, Mrs.
Bertha G. Wells, sister, Kinston.
Pvt. Walton D. HARRISON, Mrs.
Alliene W. HARRISON, wife, White
vile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29

In the vicinity of Raleigh the
weather has not been cold enough
this season to seriously damage
hardy vegetables. There is no as
surance, however, that this cold
weather will not come.
I learned last year through ex-
perience that it is not always the
cold wetther that kills the plants
but quite often it is the sudden rise
in temperature that causes the
damage. On the night our first
snow fell last year, l was caught
by surprise, and did not have my
frame garden covered. The next
morning 1 rushed out and covered
this frame with a cloth which is
about the same, weight as seed
sacks. Many of my neignbors
wondered why. I was, covering my
frames since apparently the dam
age had already been done. A few
days later showed that had act
ed wisely. l left the cloth COW
ering over the vegetables for three
days until all the. snow had melted
and the ground had thawed. I then
removed the cover and found that
all the vegetables inside, which
included leaf lettuce, mustard,
smooth leaves kale, and spinach,
mad not suffered at all from the
cold weather. These same plants,
growing only a few feet away IN
the open, had been killed level
with the ground with the excep-
ton of spinach.
am passing this information
on for what it may be worth be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
Reds Capture Nazi Prison
Camp Where $4,000 Poles
Were Murdered In One Day

LONDON, Jan. %. - tP - Os'
wiechim, site of a notorious Ger
man concentration camp 80 miles
south of Krakow. has been cap
tured by the Red Army.
Underground reports reaching
Moscow last October said that soon
after the collapse of the Inflated
Warsaw uprising last fall, 400
persons-mostly women and chill
dren-evacuated from the Polish
capital were put to death at the
camp in one day.
The Moscow accounts said gaunt
mothers with sick children in their
arms and enfeebled middle-aged
persons were herded into alright
rooms and while guards watched
through windows they were killed
by gas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
Young Democrats Support
Wallace For Cabinet Job

ATLANTA, Jan. %. - R) - Ap-
pointment of Henry Wallace as
secretary Of Commerce Won en-
dorsement of the young Democrat
ic club of Georgia in two hour
debate during which it was charg-
ed Democratic party officials in
Washington attempted to "dedi-
cate" to young Democrats.
A resolution adopted by the club
last night called on Senator Wal
ter. F. George DGa) to withdraw
his opposition to the appointment
OF Wallace and asked both George
and Senator Richard B. Russell,
of Georgia, to support the appoint
ment.
Governor Ellis Arnan was prais-
ed for his support of the Wallace
appointment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
JET PLANE TESTS
IN ARCTIC AREAS

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. - R -
The Army's jet propulsion planes
are undergoing Arctic tests in Alas
ka.
These tests apparently are de-
signed to fit the plane for use I'M
der any climatic condition - is are
all other American Warplanes IN
this global conflict. The American
let plane had its first secret tests
under the hot, sandy conditions OF
a desert, at Muroc, Calf.
The disclosure by an official Ar
my publication, the magazine Air
Force, of the trials of jet planes in
the extreme cold of Alaska is in
terestin2 in view Of recent dis
patch from Moscow. That dispatch
among other things, reported that
a Red Air Force engineer had spent
six months in the United States
studying jet planes.
Air Force suggests that the Alas
kan tests probably concern fuel Wis
costly and other fuel problems,
"since kerosene does not act like
gasoline at low temperature. The
Jet engine can operate on virtually
any hydro-carbon fuel, such as
kerosene. gasoline or alcohol.
Although the War Department, in
It's original announcement year
ago, disclosing jet-propelled air
craft manufacture, described the
plane as a Fighter" with heavy
armor and armament, Air Force
says that the P-59A must be class
ed as q training plane in the Jet
field"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29
Admiral Sharp Honored
For Action In Pacific

u. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Jan.
MISREPRESENTATION of awards to
Rear Adm. Alexander Sharp Jr..
commander of U. S. minecraft in
the Pacific, and to 1t. Cmdr.
George w. Pepper, air combat in
telligence officer afloat, was an
nounced by Fleet Adm. Chester
w. Nimitz today.
Sharp, whose home address is
Welcome, Hanson's Landing, Ma
ryland, received the Distinguished
Service Medal for Exceptionally
meritorious service with the A.
lantic Fleet from November. 1871
to October, 1914, as commander
of battleships, task force com.
nander and commander of service
force. The award of the DSM Nv
the President recently was an.
nounced by the Navy Department
U =
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-29

crop of lespedeza seed will pay big
ger profits than a crop Of cotton
grown on the same amount OF lana
and Arson will seed an increased
acreage to lespedeza come Feb
ruary and March. Fertile soils are
always needed and those men who
are farming light. sandy soils say
they will seed more crotalaria this
summer than last. In other words,
the tendency is to grow more sod
crops than row crops in 1945.
It also is true that Arson grow
ers are gonig to look critically at
the numbers of livestock they have
on their farms. Some say they
have more cattle than they have
feed This means that more good
land will be put to pastures thus
further limiting that available for
row crops. They plan to use phos-
phate, potash, and nitrate of soda
along with limestone to improve
the grazing and to promote the
growth of desirable pas ur e
grasses and clovers. The Agricul-
tural Adjustment Agency is offer
ing help in pasture program and
will allow conservation payments
to those men to improve their old
sods or plant new ones.
Jimmie Cameron says that pros
poets may not be bright for farm
ing in 1945 but that all landowners,
business people and everyday citi-
zens are working together in such
a way as to produce Anson's share
OF the crops, livestock, turkeys,
poultry, milk and other food and
feed needed in the war effort.