davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Newhouser Wasn't Facing Many Good Hitters

Newhouser has winning consistently during the
league conspicuous by the absence its good hr The
American pitchers league since the
reason far htters lost the services than pitchers This
evidenced by the fact that srnwes with comparatively
.309 average the leagues batting title
stnwe whose speed base-running ability and seadiness
aed valuable his bat is the player normally
win the uggng crown George Case and Tony Cuccno were the
the title of the neither these
cut out to the purple batting king
So Newhouer wasn't facing much 1914 1945 when
81 Di Maggo Williams Travis Lewis Apping Keller
dozen other crack batsen of the circuit
fast ball wdness the oose
powered the 4-Fs who left.
We're not trying to take anything from Newhouser He's
good ptcherabou the best at the
It, Hal valuable
Stirnweiss being
Mayo don't begrudge him that honor either
not be a regular in 1916.
Unkind Thought Department:
Will Washington be saliva
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Athletes Don't Get
Fuvors, Army Says

The War Department has de-
MED preferential treatment" is
being accorded ."big-name' ath-
letes for rehabilitation in the
Pacific, but added that 1t would
look into the matter.
The Army newspaper Stars and
Stripes condemned such prac-
tices, saying that rehabilitation
of baseball. football and other
athletic stars with low point
scores is undermining morale of
servicemen.
The War Department said 1t
had tried to avoid preferential
handling Of cases, but that the
various ways . man can qualify
for discharge is not generally un-
derStood. I.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
st. Moy's and Aggies
Lead Sugar Bowl Race

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.-For
the first time in its 12-year history
the Sugar Bowl may 60 westward
for both its New Year Day football
ENTHUSIASTICALLY to st. Mary's
and Oklahoma Aggies.
Each has been secuted by Sugar
Bowl members. Army and Alabama
are the only bowl possibilities rank
ing above them and it Is possible
that the Cadets will spurn all offers
and that the Tide will take its sixth
trip to the Rose Bowl.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Hi-Skor, WobbIing Pin Leader,
Has Its Back to Wall oniqht

in the Rhode Island Avenue Busi-
nessmen's loop at King Pin to aio
Kronheim's 2-1 win from Schall's
ESQ. The city's No. ! bowler in
creased his average to 1876 for 80
games, while high-flying Lou Jen-
kins struck a snag. A 800 cut his
top average from 1910 to 131. Hal
fuckers lat and 389 led Washing
ton Auto Supply's 2-1 win from
Rupert Beer. Bill Schwab's 147
and 381 were the big pokes as Hoff
man & Co. swept Diamond Cab
The Kronheims moved to a second
place tie with Food Fair as the lat
ter quint dropped two to Howard
Cleaners.
Luzi Service and Buckingham
BARRIERS sport first and second places
in the Clarendon major loop after
the Underwood Cleaners white
washed Post Office, knocking the
erstwhile leaders into third place.
A. H. Cohen gained fourth place
with a 81 win while Woodlawn
Beauty Salon took over fifth place as
each won odd games. Jack Maloney
of Woodlawn was tops with lat and
800.
Winning four of six games in a
double header, two from Commerce
and two from Quote, the Admins
tration quint spurted to first place
in the National Capital Ladies loop
Dorothy Patterson's 125 and 319 led
the first victory while Marian War
den's 319 aided the nightcap win
The sister combination of Margaret
Miltner with 1876 and 321 and Flor
ence Albin with 319 paved the way
for Standards to rout Finance. War
Navy won two from Quote to hold
second place.
Tassa's Market, with 81 wir
from Edmonds Optical, took frs
place in the Washington Ladies
League as the formerly tied Ell Gee.
dropped to third by losing thre,
games to Takoma Decorators de-
spite Lorraine Guilli's 1856 and 36'
for the losers. The champion Rich.
Barber Shop gained undisputed pos
session of second place with 2.
win from Quality Food Shop. Hes
sick Coal, with Ruby Parry postini
355, took the odd game from Gar
WINS Grill. Lucille Young rolled 35'
for Garvin's.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Tulone Builds Up Spirit
For Notre Dame Come

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 21.-Pre-
pairing to resist the invasion by
mighty Notre Dame Saturday, Little
Monk Simons sought anxiously to-
day to rediscover the lost formula by
which his Tulane football team
prevailed over Mississippi State
three weeks ago.
We're in the best physical and
mental shape in long while" Monk
declared. I'm hoping to raise the
boys to the level they reached
against Mississippi State. If they
can play that way, well give Notre
Dame good enough game"
Evening star., 1945-11-21
HuIds Back on Job
As Beers Mentor
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Comdr
George Halas, who recently re-
turned from extended service
with the Navy in the Pacific, will
return to his duties today as
owner-coach of the Chicago
Bears.
Halas, who filed his final Navy
report in Washington over the
week end, will check in at Great
Lakes Friday for discharge
processing and expects to be in
civilian clothes before Sundays
Bear game with the Pittsburgh
Steelers here.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY,
Football.


Football.
Wilson at Roosevelt, 800 (in-
terhigh series).
st. James at st. Adams, 800.
Massanutten at Charlotte Hall,
800.
Wrestling.
Weekly wrestling show, Turner
Arena, 8:45.
TOMORROW.
Football.
1nterhigh series, games at 90:
Tech VS.. Coolidge, Central Sta
dium.
Anacostia at Eastern.
Bethesda VS.. Blair, at College
Park, 2::30.
Gonzaga VS.. st. Johns, Grit
nth Stadium, 200.
George Washington at Wash
ington-Lee, 10:30.
Georgetown Prep at Iona Of
New Rochelle.
Falls Church at Charles Town,
w. Va, 1:30.
SATURDAY.
Football.
Maryland VS.. Virginia, Grifiith
Stadium, 400.
Woodberry Forest at Episcopal.
2.3O.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
WI. Defeats Bethesda

Washington-Lee girls field hockey
team has season record OF four
victories, one tie and one defeat
after finishing yesterday with q 81
win over Bethesda On WI. field.
Jackie Brodie. Becky Srole and
Kay Clees registered one goal each
for the yictors
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Grill and Sheridan H. c
To Oppose Tomorrow

Connor's Grill will take on the
Sheridan A. c. tomorrow night in a
New York Avenue Stadium Football
League game, starting at $3.50.
Last night, the Marine A. C.
blanked Greenway, 200.
Evening star., 1945-11-21

OtOlge IoHu1yJ oIIIIIWtlSS Ul JIle 1dIIhe6S, WIlO
most baseball men unhesitatngly call the No.
player in the loop, finished only third.
Whether a fellows ability is recognized ap-
pears to be dependent upon whether his team
wins the pennant. In the National League the
best ball player of 1945 undoubtedly was First
Baseman Phil Cavaretta of the Cubs. He won
the most valuable player award a week ago and
the fact that his Cubs also were champions may
have helped to the extent that he was not denied
his just desserts.
As ball player stirnweiss was as outstanding
last season in the American League as was Cava-
retta in the National But the Yankees had the
poor taste to tie for third place and the A-man
committee which selects the league most valuable
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Godoy Gets SeottIe Offer

SEATTLE, Nov. a {R.-Arturo
Godoy, Argentine heavyweight, has
been offered q match with the win
ner Of the Nov. 27 boxing bout be-
tween Dave. johnson and Harold
RlackSheer.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Tech, Eastern, Gonzogo Picked
AS SchooIboy Grid Victors

beaten last week by GEORGETOWN
Prep, an eleven whose only other
win to date was over Landon.
Choice-Gonzaga.
George Washington at Washing
ton-Lee-Another Turkey Day clas-
sic, this Is the highlight of the grid
season in Northern Virginia. George
Washington, beaten by little Fair
fax, has been in and out, but has
a habit OF turning it on when the
chips are down, as they will be to-
morrow. Washington-Lee, on the
other hand, walloped Baltimore
Poly, $50, last Saturday for its sixth
victory in nine starts, and that is
something in the nature of an upset.
ice-Washington-Lee.
Bethesda VS.. Blair at COLLEGE
Park. Don't pass UP this one If in
spired football is your dish. There
is no hotter feud hereabout than
that f1aring up yearly between these
two schools. This will be the first
time the rivals have met on a foot
ball field since it is Blairs initial
year in the game and the first win
in the series to come is greatly COW
eted. Choice-Bethesda.
st. Adams Forced to Cancel.
Because of an outbreak of grippe
in the st. Adams grid squad, today's
game with st. James of Hagers-
town, Nd, has been Cancelled. It
was to have been the local Saints
season finale and leaves the team
with 1945 record Of six wins and
one loss.
Wilson was an overwhelming IA
vorite over Roosevelt in the single
interhigh game carded today. Vic
tory for the Green Tigers, recent
upset conquerors of Coolidge and
Anacostia, meant a tie with Tech
in the standings and football fever
was running high today at Wilson.
Roosevelt had yet to win a series
game.
Pep rallies were the order Of the
day in many schools as the Thanks
giving contests neared and Bethesda
has added q collegiate touch by
planning a bonfire rally tonight
near the school.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Griffith Calls Stirnweiss Best in Business

Mayo journeyman der who had failed grade
In the majors couple times The Tigers
from him in 19 but Eddie delivered during will
be remembered for its low standard of play perhaps
the best nfeder the Detroit club, a
pretty
With his 309 batting
the American League IN two departments Snuy
the Yankees the until
of Clark Griffith
the best ball player in the business.
Griffith talking about
be the best utility player in the next year. he said because
for the life OF me can't how he's
srnwess Gordon you'll remember being the
best second basemen of all times when
With his Is victories defeats his
innings pitched and complete Newouser solid
tender for the most valuable player
second American Lacquer
who honored
handler strictly his whether
to extent by his teams triumph least conjectra
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Worhuwks 1870 Winners

Columbia Park Warhawkst de-
feated the Oliver A. c., 1870, in
Junior football game at Bladens-
burg High School yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Little Friends Yictors

Friends 12o-pound, football team
yesterday edged st. Adams 100
Founders, 7-6, on the losers field.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
CordinuI Five Victor

Cardinal AC. playing it's first
basketball game since the 1912 sea-
son, defeated Stuart A.C., 1897, last
night in the Stuart Unlimited Rec
reation League.
Evening star., 1945-11-21
4nan sa Sports Newholer Mats 5h
Win, Lose or Draw
When the Best Is Not the Most VoIuubIe
BY FRANCIS {. STANN,

Apparently there being absolutely
player these valuable
straight Detroit soutpaw pitcher
the the circuits
Evening star., 1945-11-21
Basket Boil Results

Central Michigan, S4 Ssifridge AAF, II
Indiana Central. 45; Anderson, 1S.
Evening star., 1945-11-21


Actually selection
the apparent necessity of being winner in this valuable
business the choice
teammate, as the No Like Stirnweiss
basenan Thereafter the resemblance between the rapidly
Evening star., 1945-11-21

Unkind Thought Department:
Will the Washington hockey Lions be given saliva test?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
W. s
DINNER-MEETING.

DINNER-MEETING.
| Penn State Alumni Club. YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV, 6
pm. tomorrow. Members only.
EXHIBITS.
P. H. Aelman of Cincinnati, pho
| tographs, Arts and Industries Build
ing, Smithsonian Institution, am.
to 4:30 pm, through Saturday.
Spring book display, foreign dolls
and birds and tropical fish. Chill
drens Museum, 3 to $50 pm. Tues
days through Fridays. II am. to 5
pm. Saturdays and 3 to pm. Sun
days through Saturday.
Society of Washington Artists,
Natural History Building, Smith
sonian Institution, am. to 4:30
pm. through Sunday.
st. Elizabeth's Hospital Wednes-
day creative group exhibit, Public
Library, Eighth and K streets NV,
am. to pm. weekdays and 2 to
pm. Sundays through next Mon
day.
\ Etchings and Autographs of
France by Lester G. Horribly of Mass
achusetts, Smithsonian Institution,
on Mall. 9 am. to 4:30 pm. through
April 8.
Stiegel-type glass. OAR Museum,
Memorial Continental Hall, 8:45
am. to 4:45 pm. weekdays except
/ Saturdays, 8:45 am. to 12:45 pm.
through April TO-
Benjamin Kopman paintings
through April II and Bonnard
paintings through April, Phillips
Memorial Gallery, II am. to 10 pm.
Mondays, II am. to 6 pm. Tues
days through Saturdays and to 7
pm. Sundays.
Picture history of Florida, Library
of Congress, m. to 10 pm. Mon
days through Fridays, 8 am. to 6
pm. Saturdays and 1880 am. to
10 pm. Sundays, through May.
MUSIC.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
1890 pm. tomorrow.
FOR SERVICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, tonight: 1--WE Bombers
Band of Naval Air Station.
March birthday party, USO Club,
Eighth and Pennsylvania NV,
$3.50 o'clock tonight.
March birthday party and Easter
egg dyeing party, USO Club, 1911 H
street NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
Swing shift dance with snacks,
| YWCA-USO, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, 1870 o'clock tonight.
! Officers dance, Junior Officers of
Washington, $50 o'clock tonight.
Service personnel may obtain
more information by calling the
United Nations Center, National
5000, or any of the following USOs:
Executive 0428, National 3431, Ma
tional 0614 or Republic 1927. Col
ored service personnel may call USO,
Decatur 1864, or War Hospitality,
Decatur 7768.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
Deaths Reported

Anton PfeifIer. 81, United States Soldiers
Anne r, ochiltree, ST. Arlington, Va.
Ellsworth E1lss Hibbs' s. 1874 18th St NV.
| John F. Beck, rs, 514 9th St ne
Mary E. Hull, IA, 1906 6 St. sc.
Mary c. Gaegler, 6s, 5000 10th ST. NV
G jose s imon e. e. 1898 u O. hw St
| William M Collins. 81. $40 18th st, Sc.
Ulmer L. Burial, So, a45 St sw
William H Rupertus CMaj. GEM, 55, 3sa:
Richard Jenkins, 40, 1865 G st. ne.
Infant Merle E. Rubbottom, Takoma Park
Md.
Infant Bramhan, 1920 end st. NV.
Douglass Nelson, 80, 1851 Columbia I'd
NV.
James E. Williams. SO, Blue Plains, D. C.
Milton johnson, SO, 1878 Willard st. NV.
Anna Gates, SO, Fairmont Heights, Md.
Louis Brandford, Sc, 442 Warner st. NV.
Thomas Wilson, IS, l16 10th st. Sc.
Ida Jordan, 60. 1413 c st. sc.
Mary Adams, 81. BAT St sw
Alberta Holland, SO, 1881 Georgia ave n W
Carrie Lankun, 80, 1747 Church st. NV
James A. Duckett, 55, 1893 Evans I'd sc
Joseph A. Briggs, 50, 1716 Florida ave
Henry Perry. 40, 10 M st. s.w.
Lottie Darby, Al 2010 Davidson ct. NV.
Ella Dent, "a, I142 10th ST. NV.
Infant Brenda Jackson, 1873 D st. s.w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-29
USE YOUR BUDGET ACCOUNT

It's easy Abe to open Charge Budget Coupon Account
at Goldenbegs Just stop Fifth Floor Credit
ask for details You'll be glad you did it will make your
shopping problems much easier.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
Buckner; Killed by Jap Shell,
Buried on Beach at OkinuWu
Aide Says General
Died With Smile
On His Face,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKINAWA, June 19.-Lt. Gen
Simon Boliver Buckner. jr.. So
commander OF the 10th Army
died with smile on his face. his
aide, Maj. Frank r. Hubbard. jr.
of Des Moines and Los Angeles
said today.
Gen. Buckner was killed by .
Japanese shell yesterday while
watching the advance Of troops un-
der his command.
'The general was smiling when
hit and it remained on his face In
DEATH" Maj. Hubbard said after
attending Gen. Buckner's funeral q,
Hagushi Beach, where the first
landings were made on Easter
morning.
Gen. Buckner's body was brought
in neatly made gray wooden casket
to the cemetery in field ambulance
at 8 am.
Enlisted men and officers lined
the dusty road leading to the 7th
Division Cemetery.
The casket was laid against bank
Of flowers on green camouflage wire
as color-bearers and two riflemen
stood erect at the head Of the casket.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
Congressman Have No Future,
RumI Says, Backing Pay Boost

Beardsley Ruml, who conceived
the celebrated Ruml plan for pay
as-you-go taxation, today called on
Congress to increase the postwar
salaries of its members to $25, 900
a year, because being q member
of Congress is peculiarly hazard
GUS occupation" in that it's a job
with no future.
Mr.. Ruml, appearing as a witness
before the Joint Committee to Re-
organize Congress, headed by Sen
ator La Toilette, Progressive, of
Wisconsin. urged Congress not to
allow itself to be restrained in this
matter by "a spirit Of unjustifiable
delicacy."
"A Congressman's election may
or may no depend on merit" the
witness said. Often it is shaped by
a political overcaste. The Congress
man has no tenure. And when he is
rejected, he has no place to 60.
There is no other Congress he can
be elected to, and he can't be ele-
vated to- the craftsmanship of some
board of directors"
Mr.. Ruml, who is a New York de-
partment store executive, appeared
as chairman Of the Business Com
mittee of the National Planning
Association to indorse the report of
Robert Heller on Strengthening
Evening star., 1945-06-19
8 Veteran Divisions
Selected 10 Occupy
u. :. Zone in Reich
Fighters in Bitter Bottles
Unlikely to Have Kindly
Feelings for Germans
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 19.-Eight battle
hardened American divisions
which fought the Germans in
bitter campaigns from North
Africa to the heart of the Reich
have been chosen for permanent
duty in the American zone OF
occupied Germany.
An official announcement last
night disclosed that among the out
fits which will compose the army
of occupation are the 82d Airborne
Division, the 1st and 4th Armoreo
Divisions, and the 1st. Sd, 9Th, 29tf
and Seth Infantry Divisions.
CThe 18th was originally COM
posed of troops from the District
of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia)
SD Assigned to Berlin.
The 82d, now in Neufchateau
France, has been assigned to duty
in Berlin and will leave for the Ger.
man capital within 36 hours, taking
over the role originally intended fol
1See OCCUPATION, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-06-19

the Congress-, published by the
NPA.
"Mr. Heller's recommendations
are those of an engineer and a
student Of problems of compensa-
tion," Mr. Ruml said. I'm his
opinion and in our opinion, the right
salary for postwar compensation is
$25 900. If you agree that this is
the right salary, we hope that 1t will
not be traded down in spirit Of
unjustifiable delicacy."
A man who has been elected to
Congress, Mr.. Ruml observed, has
arrived"
He is success and should be
judged by top professional stand
ards" he said. He deserves the
same kind of treatment as a top
doctor, or a top dentist, or top
lawyer"
The witness pointed out that
members of Congress have been
called on to perform extraordinary
services since 1881 or 1882, they have
worked more days in the year, and
they must pay higher prices for
everything they buy.
ANY way" he added, "the rate
has been too low for long, long
time"
fed F. silvey, legislative repre-
(See CONGRESS, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-06-19
New Overseas Edition
Will Be Out Tomorrow

A new issue of The Stars
Overseas Edition will be ready
tomorrow. Free copies, with
envelopes for mailing, may be
obtained at The Stars busi-
ness counter and the Victory
Bond booth in LanSburgh's
Department Store.
The edition is strictly lin
tied, Please don't waste q
single copy.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
$5,o0o,o0o,o0oCacht
Found in Germany
BY the Associated Iress.

BY the Associated Iress
PARIS, June 19.-American troops
of the 18th Corps have found securi-
ties, gold and jewelry valued at more
than $4,000, 100000 hidden by the
Germans at Regensburg. communi-
cations zone headquarters an
nounced today.
Included in the capture in hidden
vaults of the Regensburg Reichsbank
was the national wealth of Bavaria
and Austria. The cache was more
valuable than that found April 7
in the Merken salt mine, which in
cluded 200 tons of gold
CTwo hundred tons of gold Is
valued at approximately $780,
OO0,0OO.)
Some of the treasure just uncoy-
cred was known to have been taken
from victims of Nazi death camps
1t. John J. Stack, jr., of San Fran
cisco, fiscal officer of the 18th Corps,
led the party which seized the
treasure.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
TRUMAN WANTS SPEAKER AS SUCCESSOR
'0kinawa Finish
Near asyanks
Crack JapL Line
I'd Marine Division,
Entering Fight, Routs
Enemy's West Flank
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GUAM, June 19.-The Ameri-
can 10th Army has broken all
planned resistance on Southern
Okinawa and today drove to-
ward imminent, final victory to
avenge the death of its COM
mander on the field of battle.
Shortly before he fell mortally
wounded from a shell burst yes
terday, 1t. Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner, jr., declared that with two
dry days he could "cut them to
pieces" and a field dispatch reported
that the task now was accomp-
lished.
Gen. Buckner had held back q
surprise, the I'd Marine Division,
and those veterans of Tarawa and
Saipan went into the Okinawa
battle for the first time, crushing
in the enemys west flank.
Only a few hours before Gen.
Buckner was killed the final assault
hit its full momentum and while
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz did not
proclaim the campaign ended, he
asserted the day of Gen. Buckner's
death was the day of victory.
Gen. Geiger in Command.
Maj. Gen Roy S. Geiger, COM
mander of the Sd Marine Amphibi-
GUS Corps on Okinawa and recently
nominated for lieutenant general,
Immediately was placed in COM
mand Of the American forces for
the duration of the Okinawa CAM
paign. A veteran of the Pacific,
he commanded Allied air forces
in the Solomons in the Guadalcanal
campaign.
The mauled remains Of q jap
anese garrison that numbered at
least IS 900 when the invasion struck
80 days ago have been herded into
hardly more than square miles
of the southern tip.
They have been swept from most
of Yaeju Plateu. bulwark of their
last line of defense. and with their
backs to the sea held positions 3
miles wide and nowhere more than
az miles deep.
Fully cognizant that about 10000
japanese remain to be killed OF
captured before Okinawa can be de.
Evening star., 1945-06-19
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Victory was In sight for the
administrations plan to stimu-
late foreign trade by lowering
tariff barriers as the Senate
agreed to vote by 2 pm. on this
major phase of the new Trade
Agreement Act.
The roll call will come on restoring
the House provision, knocked out by
the Senate Finance Committee, to
confer on President Truman discre-
tionary power to reduce existing i'm
port duties by so per cent. in order
to induce other countries to buy
American exports. AS the bill now
stands, it would merely extend for
three years the old law, permitting
| 50 per cent cuts in 1880 tariff rates.
Bargaining Power Spent.
Advocates Of the broader provision
contend that reductions already
made under the old law have used
up most of this country's bargaining
power to expand foreign trade after
the war.
Today's vote takes on added i'm
portance because in the debate the
deeper, tariff cutting program has
| (See TRADE, Page Aid