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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

a great number Of shares in British companies.
He controlled the Polish factories and had
bitter fight with italian interests. but only OBJ
tanned per cent of their stock. His great feud
was with DR.. Henry Dreyfus OF the British Gel
anese Corporation who died recently in London.
DreyfuS fought him tooth and nail for two years
TO wrcst control of British Celanese from him.
And when Dreyfus at last took control of
Celanese il was said that LoewenStein, the great
financial wizard, was completely bewildered.
Was his magic touch failing?
At one time Loewcnstein offered to lend the
Government of France $50,0O0,0O0 to stabilize the
franc His offer refused He made the same
offer TO Belgium, many said for publicity reasons,
but that loan was declined impractical
He arranged mighty coup to link the
Loewenstein banking interests with the Bank OF
Brussels. And called confidently at the bank with
his plan. But he met like any other client and
the president of the bank refused even TO discuss
such merger.
"But have come to merge my interests with
yours" spluttered Loewenstein.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

villa Begonla,
Near BiarritZ,
Was One OF the
Many Palaces
Where
LOewenstein
Entertained
Rulers OF the =
Money World,
Dazzling Them
With
Extravagances-
For Which,
Usually, They
Paid In the End.
InRernnaunn
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-04

The Mon Mho Ruled +he Financial World
From ON AirPIane Disappeared From One
1000 Feet Above the English ehunnef-
Was II Murder. Suicide. or q Character
isfieoIly Spectacular Attempt to Get
AwaY From u All by Parachute?
Evening star., 1945-08-02

poled a four master, his first of the
year.
Brooklyn's twi-night double header
in Philadelphia was washed out for
the second night in a row.
Detroit picked up a full game,
boosting its advantage to an even
five lengths over New York and
Washington, now tied for second.
The Bengals bounced back with
four in the last of the ninth to
shade st. Louis, 9-8, on Roy Cullen
bine's double with the sacks packed
and Vern Stephens costly error.
Lou Flnney hit a grand slam homer
for the Brownies in his first league
appearance since being grabbed
from Boston by waivers.
Washington swept doubleheader
from Philadelphia. 81 and 80.
Snap Yankees Streak.
Boston snapped the Yankees vic
tory string at five, by rallying for
four runs in the seventh and a Us
margin. Vic johnson took the nod
on fine job of shutout relief chuck
ing with Jim Turner charged with
the loss. Floyd Bevens, New York
starter, homered with two on, his
first in the ma jors, but faded in the
seventh.
Chicago regained fifth position by
stopping Cleveland, 81, on a squeeze
play with Floyd Baker bunting and
Leroy Schalk scoring from third Ed
Lopat was the victor over Steve
Gromek with Pat Seerey giving the
Tribe their only tally on his ninth
homer.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Buchanan SoftbaII Teams
Hot After Two Crowns

Buchanan softball teams may take
both senior and Junior titles in the
current Recreation Department
tournament If they can hold their
present pace.
The juniors earned the right to
meet Rudolph Playground for the
crown tomorrow at AIS pm. by
walloping Fort Cradle, 14-5, while
its prospective opponent was nosing
out Columbia, .5-4, and will be the
favorite in the deciding game.
In the senior bracket Rosedale
meets Edgewood and Gallinger plays
Buchanan in semifinal games to-
morrow at $50. Gallinger advanced
by trouncing Fort Cradle, Al, while
Rosedale was defeating Park View,
a.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Mack Hanbury, Boxing Star
Falls Victim 10 Polio

Menalcus Mack Hanbury, IA,
Golden Gloves boxing champion in
his class for four straight years, has
polio and is being treated at Gal
linger Hospital, his sister. Mrs. Ku-
drey Goolsby, has disclosed.
Mack, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Hanbury, 1851 Allentown road, Md,
is one of four brothers who have
been winning Golden Gloves cham
pionships for several years. His
oldest brother, Pvt. Lewis Hanbury.
jr., %, now stationed at Walter
Reed Hospital, held several cham
pionships and then went into pro-
fessional boxing.
The Health Department said
Mack was the 28th county resident
to be hospitalized for polio il the
District. Twenty-seven District
residents have been stricken.
Evening star., 1945-08-02

New Jersey State selective service
headquarters are investigating Hank
Borowy's 2-B draft status, the As
sociated Press reported today. If
Borowy should be called there might
be reactions to the deal that sent
the pitcher from the Yanks to the
Cubs.
1t. Col. Paul E. Schwehm. execu-
tive officer at State selective service
headquarters, said the investigation
was routine and not unusual" and
that it would be completed in day
or two. He said Borowy's 2-B classi-
fication was given by Bloomfield
Board No. 6 while he was employed
at the Eastern Tool and Manufac-
turing Co. last winter.
Borowy, who won his initial start
as a Cub last Monday, told the AP
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Dark Horses PRESSING
Favorites in Public
Parks Net Play

Dark horses unceremoniously
crowded into the spotlight today as
the Public Parks net tournament
entered the third round on the Rock
Creek courts.
Victor over Bob Lilly yeserday,
Mack Taylor hoped to further his
claim to the crown today against
the winner Of the Bob Miller Frank
Vanderhoof match.
Today's card was slated to begin
at $50, but rain threatened to wash
it out.
Another feature on today's card
was the battle between 1t
James Moore, considered an out
standing contender for the title, and
Chief Specialist Herb Baumgartner
Baumgartener had no trouble with
Buddy Fig yesterday. while Moore
didn't play.
Still another potential champ
Ensign H. H. Mccall, was to NEE:
Joe Crutcher in a match that could
steal the show. Mccall eliminated
Wilbur Taylor.
Todays pairings:
5:30-Lt Paul Sullivan VS. 1t, Mat
Olsen. COOL. James Moore VS.. Chic
Sp. Herb Baumgartner, Joe Crutcher VS.
Ems ign II. H. Mccall Ben Theeman VS.. S
Geshell, Bob Miller VS.. Frank Vanderhoof
Lawrence Middlekamp VS.. Leon Chen. 6:li
j. Muscoe Garnett VS.. George Shoe
maker, Gorden Porter VS.. 1t. w. H. Church
7:00-Mack Tayler vs. winner of Miller
Vanderhoof.
Yesterdays Results.
Herb Baumgartn defeated Buddy Fig
Ia, 60, 6-3; Joseph Crutcher defeat
H. Mccall defeated wilbut Taylor, 81
81: 1t. Paul Sullivan defeated Elliot
GOLDBERG BY default; Leon Chen defeatet
kamp defeated Bob BURGESS. g., e.
Mack Tayler defeated Bob Lilly. 6-1
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Sexton Mat Title CaIiber, !,
White and Fans Think

If Frank Sexton doesn't win the
wrestling championship of the world
including Fourteenth and w
streets-Eddie White is in for a dis
tinct shock. The dubious ex- 'Bama
football star took a trimming from
the potential champ in last night S
main bout at Turner's Arena, and
after Is minutes of tussling is will
ing to concede Sexton is one of the
best in the business.
The spectators had a feeling Sex
ton could have ended it sooner, but
Frank took his time and won in
good style.
Henry Kulkovich and George Mac
ricostas were disqualified in the
semifinal for too much roughing,
while George Bruckman and Lou
Farino went 80 minutes to a draw In
the main preliminary. John Melas
defeated Scotty Dawkins in 20 min
utes and Lou Serio won over Ed
Hennigan in 18 minutes in the COM
mon, ordinary prelims,
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO.-Holman Williams. 1856,
Chicago, outpointed Johnny Green,
149h, Lackawanna. N. Y. QO). Dave
Patterson, 1877. Pittsburgh, knocked
out Gus Schlee, 212h. Buffalo go.
ELIZABETH, N. TEDDY Randolph,
ls4, New York; ,outpointed Charlie
Vincent Jones, 153, Tampa, Fla. out
pointed Willis Scott, 154a, New York
T. X. O'd Lou Prince, 100. Brooklyn
(6).
MILWAUKEE, sherrer. 1887,
Milwaukee, outpointed Billy Parsons,
143A, Danville, Ill. UO); al Jordan,
139A. Milwaukee, outpointed Bobby
Mcintyre, IA, Detroit 90.
OAKLAND, Calif.-Billy Haynes, 214,
Los Angeles, knocked out Al Ware, 206,
Oakland 0)); Pete Lakovich, 191,
Fresno. Calf, knocked out Carlton
Terry, 200. Los Angeles a.; Jack Han;
Tiger Curtis Sheppard, 1872, Texas, (Sl;
Tommy Groh. 17s, San Francisco, out
pointed Jack Flood. 1ss, Spokane,
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Net Novices Tourney
To Begin Saturday,
.Women's S Sunday

District net novices will have
their beginning Saturday at pm.
when the Recreation Department S
annual tournament for them gets
under way on the Rock Greek
courts.
Sunday brings the opening round
of the Recreation women's tourna-
ment on the same courts, starting
at 2 pm, but unlike the mems af-
fair, this will be open.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures on the sports calendar and
hailed as a boon to the game, the
mems tourney is closed to any
player ranked in the first 10 in the
last two years. or any one who has
reached the semifinals of the city
of Washington. Middle Atlantic or
District tournaments in that time.
The women's competition usually
draws studded field, and Mrs.
Ann Gray is expected to defend
the crown she won last year.
Entries for both tournaments are
being received at the Tennis Shop.
1141 Fifteenth street NV. and at
the Recreation Department., 3l49
Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Bog|ey Opposes No.
Nefman in Quarters
'0f National Event
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Aug. "A
battle between Gilbert Bogley,
Washington ID. c. star, and Rich
ard Mouledous, top-seeded New Or
leans entrant, loomed today as the
feature of the boys quarterfinals in
the National Junior and Boys Ten
mis- championships at Kalamazoo
College.
Bogley battled his way into to-
days rounds by eliminating Tom
Boys of Forest Hills, N. Y. 1913
Ga, yesterday. while Mouledous
erased Bud Igel of Bellevue, KY.
6-2, 6-1.
In the Juniors division, first
seeded Bernard Bartzen, San An
gelo, Tex, squared off against Tom
Molloy, No. 6 Panama City, Fla, for
the right to roll into the semiflnal
while Herbie Flam, Beverly Hills
Calf, seeded second. faced Don
Hamilton, No. 8, Burbank, Calf.
Richard Savitt, Bayonne, N. J.
ranked third in this tourney, op-
posed Herbert Buddy Behrens, Ft
Lauderdale, Fla. seeded fifth, ano
Hugh Stewart, San Marino, Calf
No. 4. drew Sid Schwartz, Brooklyn
N. Y, seeded seventh.
All eight of the Junior quarter.
finalistS won their third-rounc
matches in straight sets. as did al
the survivors in the boys division
where just one seeded player los
out in the early going.
Other quarterf1nal pairings in the
boys tourney:
Tony Trabert, Cincinnati, No.
VS.. Vincent Schneider, Los Angeles
No. 6; George Gentry, La Jolla
Calf, No. 2, VS.. Keston Deimling
River Forest, ILL.,; Jack Turpin, Dal.
las, Tex, No. 4, VS.. Richard Cain
KalamaZO0 Mich
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Phi||y Makes First Bid
In Battle With n. Y.
For Service Game
Ey the Associated Press.
Dill AnnI nIIIA

Ey the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-The
annual free-for-all for the site of
the Army-Navy gridiron tussle has
opened, with the Quaker City get
ting in the first bid.
Reports from New York have it
tnat Gotham already has the game
in the bag, but Chamber of Com
merce officials here say they have
received word from Annapolis and
West Point that If the game isn't
played at West Point, it definitely
will be played at Municipal Stadium
here December /.
For several weeks now, rumors
have been circulating here that
Yankee Stadium is being readied for
the classic between the two football
machines figured to head the Ma
tions gridiron parade again this
year.
Hinges on ODT Decision.
It's strictly speculation, anyway,
because, according to the Office of
Defense Transportation, football
games must be played at the home
Of one of the competing teams.
Last year. Navy was the home
team and the contest was he'd at
Baltimore, which is not far from
Annapolis and is regarded by many
as Navy's home field. And accord
ing to that ruling, the game should
be played at West Point this year.
1t. Col. Lawrence (BifD Jones,
Army's director of athletics, in
formed officials here that "Phila-
delphia will be considered, but West
Point is the likely site" :
Philadelphia Has Contract.
Philadelphia holds a seven-year
contract, effective except in wartime.
and wants to maintain its tradi-
tional position as the locale OF the
all-service battle.
It's a long way to 60 before the
annual classic and it may turn out
that the battle" for the games site
may become as intense as the game
itself.
Clement v. Conole, general man
ager of the Philadelphia Chamber
of Commerce, said he has explained
to officials at the two institutions
that if the game is given to Phila-
delphia, arrangements will be made
to transport both teams-along with
student bodies-by boat.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
LeoffIer Planning Muny Golf
Title Tournament in Fall

He made some suggestions for i'm
proving the course there couple
of years back, and so impressed the
Thomasville people that thy
wanted him for their pro. Now Leo
has the job.
Walper dropped out of pro golf
here when gasoline rationing forced
him to close his driving range on
the East-West highway. He won
the sectional PGA title in 1887 and
1893.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
L. III. Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Gunder Haegg
and Arne Anderson, worlds fastest
milers, will run in separate races
Monday in the hope of setting new
records at one and two miles.
The two Swedes, who constantly
are breaking each others records in
an effort to achieve the 4-minute
mile, are booked as the special fea-
ture of an Anglo-American four
team track and field meet in Lon
don's huge White City football sta
dium.
1t will be the first major track
meet in England in more than six
years and a crowd of 10000 is ex-
pected. Monday is a bank holiday
which means that all stores and
Offices will be closed.
Haegg, the Malmo suit salesman,
Is the present holoer of both the
records in jeopardy. He lowered the
time for the l mile to 4:0l.4 July
II, cutting two-tenths off the mark
Anderson set a year ago. Haegg' S
Emile record is 8:428.
Anderson will run against Sydney
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Haeher Peretti HurI as GnMs Shoot Works AGAINST A.
OTIS 5OOth Homer Places Him
In Foxx's Class, but Not Ruth's
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer


Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx had
to shove over today to make room in
the 500-home run club for Manager
Met OFT of the New York Giants.
Ruth still had plenty of elbow
room with his lifetime total of TIA
round-trippers, but Foxx, who is
finishing his active career with the
Phillies, can feel Otis hot breath on
his neck. Double x has 531, count
ing this season. and OFT hit the
-millennial mark last night of
Boston's portly Johnny Hutchings.
Things have been breaking tough
for OFT since his Giants ran out of
a spring pennant fever and con-
tracted lingering case of second
division blues, but the 36-year- old
skipper hasn't let it hurt his hit
ting. Batting 1886, fifth in the
league, with 10 doubles, II homers
and So RIBS. the personable man
ager has done good job of trying
to lift his team up by its boot straps.
Averages % a Year.
Nobody ever will point to New
York's 90 romp over Boston as
prime example of baseball as 1t
should be played. but the date will
live in the record books on Otis
No. 500. That's an average of Is
year over 20-year span. real
standcut mark even If the Polo
Grounds short foul lines do give a
fellow little help.
Boston's center fielder. Garden
Gillenwater, pulled some dizzy base
running that included the unusual
feat of taking third base when it
also was occupied by teammate
Butch Nieman. The Braves three
man symphony had chance to
toot taps" for Van Mungo's early
departure but Bill Emmerich stopped
their heroes for an easy New York
verdict.
Far more important to the over
all scheme of things was the COM
bination of Pittsburgh's 10 shutout
Of Chicago and st. Louis 1873
slaughter of Cincinnati. Slicing the
Bruins National League lead to five
games and restoring the champs to
second place over idle Brooklyn.
Max Butcher blanked the Cubs
with four hits while Frank Colman,
who replaced the slumping Babe
Dahlgren, drove home the big run
with a seventh inning double to
beat Claude Passeau.
Johnny Hopp socked a bases-load-
ed homer as the Cards went wild in
an eight-run inning to crush the
Reds with a l9-hit barrage, letting
Charley Barrett coast home to his
l4th success. Marty Marion also
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Bierman Head Coach
OF An-5tar Squad
For Pro Clash
BY the Associated Prssx.

BY the Associated PresS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Bernie Bier
man, Minnesota's famed football
coach, won new grid honors yes
terday.
Bierman, who served as a lieu
tenant colonel In the United States
Marines until his discharge last
year, was named head grid coach OF
the College All-Stars for the second
time in the 12-year history of the
football classic.
With four assistants, Bierman
will start practice with his all
stars on August IL for the game
with the Green Bay Packers, Ma
tional Pro League champions, at
Soldier Field August 80. He also
was head coach of the 1886 ALI
Stars, who played a 7-to-7 tie with
the Detroit Lions.
The Gophers' gridiron leader,
who resumes top command at Min
nesota this fall for the first time
since 1912, will have as assistants
Ray Eliot Of Illinois. jeff Cravath of
Southern California. Jim Looka-
baugh of Oklahoma Ags and Howie
Odell of Yale.
All the coaches and all-stars will
report for practice at Northwestern
on August IL.
Bierman's coaching record. from
the time of assuming his first post
at Butte (Mont) High School in
1915 through his years of service at
Montana, Mississippi Ags, Tulane,
Minnesota and Iowa Preflight
shows lao victories, 81 defeats and
10 ties.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Hoeoo, Anderson Aim for Mile,
Two-MiIe Records in London

Wooderson of London, whose 4:06.4
of 1887 stood several years as the
universal standard. Wooderson's S
best time this year is 4:l4.8.
Douglas Wilson, British Army
athlete, likely will be Haegg's
strongest rival in the 2-mile, al
though his best previous time is
GOT.
In the track meet proper, United
States Army runners who finished
first and second in each event at
the Army Communications Zone
finals last week will make up one
team.
Other teams entered are the Brit
ish Army, the Royal Air Force and
the British Amateur Athletic Asso-
citation.
At least three Americans are re-
garded as the standouts in their
pet events, with Corpl. Horace Ma
mala and Corpl. Charles Edwards,
both of Hammond, Ind, dominating
the sprints and relays.
Pfc. Richard (Corby) Davis, full
back at Indiana in the late sos, is
the choice in the javelin throw.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Amphibs Get Two Grid
Games in Orange Bowl

E5 the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 2.-The Orange
Bowl Advisory Committee has Off
cially approved two dates next fall
for the Fort Pierce, Fla, amphib-
ious training football team.
The first game in the bowl will be
with Mitchell Field of New York,
September % and the second with
the team, which last year was known
as Randolph Field. Sunday, Octo-
Der 7.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Borowy's Draft Status Probed;
Summons Miqht Affect Sale

in Chicago he hadn't heard of the
investigation and that he had
worked at the war plant until the
Government announced it would be
all right for baseball players to fol-
low their regular profession. He
said he is 20 instead of 27 as listed
in baseball records, and is married
and the father of one child.
Borowy's sale to Chicago for a
reported 100000 stunned American
League club owners last week and
evoked bitter protests from Clark
Griffith, although the transaction
followed the usual waiver asking
procedure.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Army, Navy Blind Vets
In Rowing Race Today
BY the Associated Press.

Ey Inc Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Blind
Army veterans from Valley Forge
General Hospital and blind Navy
veterans from the Philadelphia Nav
al Hospital compete today in a spe-
cial rowing race along the Schuyl-
kill River.
The competition, arranged as a
booster, both physically and for pur-
poses of morale, will be the first of
a series of meets between the sight
less servicemen.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

The competition and the scoring
may not be as good as it was in the
days when George Voigt, John
Shorey and later Claude Rippy were
dominating the field, but the S. G.
Leoffier organization, which runs
the public golf courses in Washing
ton. is going ahead with plans for
a District public links championship
in September.
Telford Gibraski, who runs the
show at water-logged East Potomac
Park, heart of the Leoffler links en-
terprises, will handle the title tour
ney, scheduled for September 10, II,
II and 13, with 80 to qualify for five
rounds of match play, with a. 36-hole
final. Gibraski hopes the course,
now in something less than first
class condition due to heavy rain,
will be in good shape by early Sep
tember. Main trophy will be the
ornate bronze mug put up by Papa
Loeffler few years back.
Earle Marcy, the lanky Virginian
who has held the District crown
for several years, will defend. His
main stumbling blocks may be Will
bur Seay, and Sergts. Ken Wood and
Don Temple, who play at Anacostia.
Gibrash says all the public courses
had lot of play before the rains
and will pick up again as soon as
the courses dry out.
Pappy Loeffler won't feel COM
PEELED to foot at least part of the
check he has picked up for the pub
lie links boys in other years. In
past years the first three or four
men In the District championship
went to the national publinx tour
ney. There won't be any such af-
fair this year.
In case you've wondered what
has become of Leo Walper, the erst-
while Maryland State cop, driving
range pro and former Middle At
lantic PGA champ, Leo is in Thom-
asville, Ga, where he now holds
down the pro berth.
He left few days ago for his new
job at the Thomasville Country
Club, one of the stopping places for
the pro caravan on the winter tour.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
First Half Softly Pennont
To Matthew Memorial

Matthew Memorial Baptist Church
won the first half of the YMCA-
Church Softball League with a rec
ord of six wins against two losses.
Other teams and their standings
are: Second, Rehoboth Baptist, 5-3;
third, Twelfth Street YMCA, A;
fourth, Gethsemane, 3-5, and fifth,
Metropolitan A. M. E., 2-6.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Gould Is Selected
For Baseball Trip

Gene Gould, Western High
School baseball, football and
basket ball star, was selected to-
day as the top District schoolboy
pitcher to represent Washington
in the national addition base
ball game in Shibe Park, Phila-
delphia, on August IS.
Gould's expenses on the Phila-
delphia trip will be paid by the
District Recreation Department
and the Washington Amateur
Baseball Association, local spon-
sors of the event. and the Sand
lot Sports Association of Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Dutch's Trousers
Nearly Get Assist

Dutch Leonard's baseball pants
almost got an assist last night in
the first game of the double bill
with the AS.
In the eighth inning, Irv Hall
bounced one to the pitcher. Dutch
slapped his hands over the
sphere and wheeled for the throw
to first base. To his great en-
barrassment, he could not find
the ball.
1t had ripped through his
pants leg and dropped inside so
Hall had to be credited with
hit.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
AII-Stor, Pro Tilt
May Beot Record
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Advance
sale for the All-Star football
game at Soldier Field August 30,
prying open the l945 season, is
the heaviest in the 12-year his
tory of the series. Attendance is
sure to hit 10000 and may go
over the record 1912 crown Of
l0l 900.
The attraction: Green Bay
Packers. professional champions.
against the pick of the Nations
collegians.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
GIs at KeesIer Field
Are Hot Boxing Fans

KEESLER FIELD, Miss, Aug. a.
GIs at this AAF training COM
mand station like their prize fight
ing. The 1876 ring shows here, al
most regular Thursday night affairs,
have drawn an estimated total at
tendance of $4,000 enlisted men.
There have been a total of 1882
bouts.
Evening star., 1945-08-02
Shi on Gumecock Stuff

COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 2 tP.-
Allen Shi, head coach at Atlanta's
Tech High for the past four years,
will become line coach at South
Carolina. He was granted leave
of absence by Atlanta High.