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Evening star., 1945-07-22
Browns Defeat Bosox
On ; Runs at Outset
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, July 21.-The Browns
sewed up the game in the first in
ming today with three runs on one
hit as they beat the Red Sox, 4 to /,
and chalked up their fifth straight.
Pitcher Jim Wilson went all the
way for the Red Sox, allowing only
seven hits, but the damage was done
before the smoke cleared in the
first.
Don Gutteridge walked and
reached second when Eddie Lake
funbled Mike Kreevich's grounder
George McQuinn sacrificed and
Vern Stephens was given an in
territorial walk.
Milt Byrnes flied to right, and
when Johnny Lazor threw the ball
home it bounced over Catcher Bob
Garbark's head and Gutteridge and
Kreevich scored. Stephens then
counted on Mark Christman's dou-
BILE. =
The fourth st. Louis run came in
the third on singles by McQuinn and
Stephens, a sacrifice by Byrnes and
Christman's fly to Lazor.
The Boston run came in the first.
After Lake walked and with two
out. Bob johnson doubled off the
wall
Evening star., 1945-07-22
By the Associated Press.

ST. PAUL. MINI. July 21-Leon-
ard Dodson of Kansas City, the non-
chalant clown prince" of profess
sional golfers, continued to lead
qualiflers at the end of the second
round of play in the st. Paul Open
today.
Dodson carded a 10 today, which,
with his Friday 81, gave him a 1877
total for the two days. Six pros
with l39 totals pressed close on his
heels.
They were Dick Metz Of Arkan-
sas City, Kans., with a II today
and a previous 68; KY Laffoon of
Chicago, who cut one stroke off his
opening-round 10; Sergt. e. j,
(Dutch Harrison of Wright Field
Ohio. who chopped three strokes off
his earlier II, and Virgil Shreeve of
San Francisco, Calf, down one
stroke from 10 on Friday.
Johnny Bulla of Chicago. who
Topped two off his initial 70, and
Joe Coria, st. Paul with 68 today
his first card today, had 140.
Bulla later protested a 50 score
card, contending a penalty stroke
called on him at the fourteenth
green because he moved his ball
out of hole, should not be charged
Tournament officials upheld his
claim and allowed him a 68.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
With Derringer Keen
After Illness, Cubs
Trim PhiIs, 5 10 ;
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PIeSS.
CHICAGO, July 21-Veteran Paul
Derringer, hospitalized with in
fluenza earlier this week, went back
to the mound today and turned in
one of his best performances of the
season as he pitched the Cubs to
a 5-3 victory over Philadelphia.
He stopped the last-place Phils
with two hits for seven innings,
and, until Vance Dinges doubled in
the sixth. only two balls had been
hit out of the infield.
In the eighth he eaSed up and
three hits, combined with an error
gave Philadelphia all its runs.
In all, Derringer gave up but six
hits as he won his 10th victory.
The Cubs built up four-run lead
with two of the runs coming on
Lennie Merullo's seventh lining home
run with Mickey Livingston abroad.
Phil Cavarretta. who up to today
had gone hitless in 10 straight trips
to the plate, paced the Cubs 10-hit
attack on Dick Mauney, who went
the route. Cavarretta had double
and two singles in four times a bat
and drove in two runs.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
|Yanks Gather 13 Hits
To Net Bonham 12-3
Win Over Chisox
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Ernie
Bonham won his first game in a
month and his second of the season
against eight setbacks today, gain
ing an easy 1913 triumph over the
White Sox as the Yankees, paced
by three homers, gathered 13 hits
off two hurlers.
Nick Etten pounded out a grand
slam homer in the second to climax
a f1ve-run assault against starter
Earl Caldwell. Bud Metheny and
Hershel Martin also hit round
trippers in the fifth.
Bonham gave up seven hits, four
in the first on which the sox scored
only one run, another in the third
and two more in the eighth, the
last being Wally MoSess two-run
homer.
Lefty Johnny johnson, former
Yankee, relieved Caldwell in the
sixth and was touched for four
runs in the eighth, resulting from
a double by Metheny, a single by
Etten and a triple by Martin.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Hunt Plays Greenbere
For N. c. Net Crown

ASHEVILLE N. c., July 81
R)-Capt. Gilbert Hunt, Washing
ton. D. c., and Lit. Seymour Green
berg, Cambridge. Mass, will meet
tomorrow afternoon on the Biltmore
Forest Club courts for the North
Carolina State championship in
mems singles, each winning his
semi-final today.
Hunt defeated Leslie Longshore
Admission, Ala, 6-3, 6-2, and
Greenberg defeated Peyrre Ken
nedy, Spartanburg, S. c., so, 60
Mrs. Ardith Miller, Memphis, won
the women's singles championship
defeating Betsy Harris, Arden
N. c., in the final, 6--3, 6-1, 6-4
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Dodson With 1877 Is 2 Strokes
Ahead in St. Paul Tourney

Metz, trying comeback after
two years away from competition,
had unlucky breaks on the greens
today. Four long puts stopped at
the lips Of the cups, two of them
so close Metz waited to see If they
wouldn't topple in
Harold jug" McSpsden, pre-
tourney favorite, matched his OPEN
ing 70 for 144, fairly well down
the list of the "a qualifiers who will
start out Sunday on the final go
hole grind.
Dodson was two under par for
today's round. He cut one stroke
from the course figure on the third,
fifth, twelfth, seventeenth and eight
zenith holes. but was forced to go
one stroke over on the ninth and
had two extra blows at the eleventh.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
D. {. Swimmers BreaE.
Marks in n. {. Meet
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TARBORO, N. c.. July 21.-Stan-
ley Tinkham of the Ambassador
Club, Washington. D. c., set q new
pool record and District AAU mark
Of SO seconds in the boys 50-meter
backStroke event here today in the
Carolinas' association annual ma
tional AAU junior and open swim
ming meet.
Tinkham smashed the old pool
record of 36.8 set by Cunny of Am
baSsador in 1912, and the District
record of 38.5 by Ed Hart of Tar
boro in 1943.
The Ambassador club scored
new District record in the boys So
meter medley relay with a time of
1:47.4 to beat their 1943 mark of
1894.
In the women's 200 meter free
style, Leola Thomas of the Ambas-
sador club, broke the record of
2:48.9 set by Prince Nufer in 1912,
and set new mark of 2:44.3.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Deadlock Stands
From 7th, Lasts
Near|y5Hours
Use Two HurIers Euch
Mueller of Detroit
Goes 19 % Innings
By the Associated Press.

| oy the ASSOClaJeQ fFeSS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 21-The
Philadelphia Athletics and the De-
troit Tigers tied a 39-year- -old
American League endurance record
as they battled almost five hours
through "a innings without any
decision reached.
Umpire Bill Sommers called the
game on account of darkness at the
end of the oath inning with the
score tied II.
The Athletics and the Boston Red
Sox in 1905 played "a innings to
set an American League record
which has never been equalled or
broken until today.
1t was the longest major league
game of this season and came
within two innings of tying the all
time major mark of 26 innings, set
in 1920 by Brooklyn and Boston Of
the senior loop.
Detroit's Les Mueller, a right
handler with fast ball who was
recently discharged from the Army,
outlasted three other pitchers used
in the game. He pitched 1929 in
nings and was relieved by Paul
Dizzy Trout after he had walked
two men,
Russ Christopher, seeking his
18th victory, hurled 13 innings for
the AS and was followed by jittery
Joe Berry.
Sets A. L. Mark for Length.
The game set a new American
League mark for time-four hours
and 48 Misunderstanding by one
minute the record set by the AS
and the Boston Red Sox in their
24-inning contest on September l.,
1906.
In the 1906 game Boston's Joe
Harris opposed the AS Jack Coomhs
over the 24-inning route with the
Athletics winning, Al.
Today's game was the second
overtime tie contest played by the
Athletics within four days. On
Wednesday night, the Athletics and
Cleveland Indians played a %
game that was called in the 18th
inning on account of rain.
The Athletics grabbed a 10 lead
in the fourth inning. Dick Seibert,
reached first base on Rudy York's
error, went to third on Bobby Es-
talella's double and scored on Buddy
Rosar's single.
The Tigers tied it up in the sew
enth inning. Roy Cullenbine walked,
went to third on Rudy York's sin
gle and scored as Doc Cramer rolled
out.
In the 10th inning an Athletics
threat was nipped by Jimmy Out
law, who threw out Hal Peck at
home plate as he was trying to score
from second on Estalella's single.
Berry Gets Out of Hole.
Berry pitched himself out of two
bad holes in the 22d and oath in
nings. The Tigers filled the bases
in both frames, and twice Bobby
Maier failed to provide the punch
needed for victory. In the 22d
Maier flied out and in the oath he
hit into a double play.
Mueller was given rousing round
OF applause when he retired in
favor of Trout with two men out
in the 10Th inning. Mueller showed.
signs of weakening when manager
Steve O'Neill sent Trout to the
mound. During his term on the
mound Mueller allowed Is hits and
the Athletics one run.
Christopher faded in the 18th
inning after giving up six hits and
one run. Berry hurled shutout ball
for IL innings and allowed six hits.
The 1925 fans enjoyed three 7th-
inning stretches during the game
and virtually everyone stayed until
the umpire called halt to the en-
durance contest.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
BY the Associated Press.


FLORENCE, Italy, July 2l.-A
powerful 5th Army team, favored
to win the second annual Mediter-
ranean theater Allied track and
field championships, called the
soldiers olympics," cracked most
of the meet records at Spaghetti
Bowl" today but the defending
North African zone team took the
lead in points at the end of the
semifinals.
This paradox occurred when the
North Africans bagged first and
second in the gruelling 5000 meters
only final event of the day-while
the 5th Army went pointless in the
event in which only seven of II
starters finished the grind in the
97-degree heat.
Bouali Ben Driss, little Arab
5,000-meter champion of the French
Army since 1889, won this event
as he pleased in 16:14.5. His team
mate, Merini, finished second, giv-
ing North Africa IL points.
The 5th Army broke six meet
records in 10 events and placed "a
of its 28-man team in the finals
tomorrow.
Six teains-winners of district
zone finals-are competing in the
two-day title event. They are the
5th, North African, Penisular Base
Section. First District, 9th Army
and 18th Air Force.
Outstanding individual preform-
er was 5th Army's Pfc. William H.
billiard, former Baldwin Wallace
star. billiard, who won the Penn
relays high hurdles in 1943. breezed
to victory in the 110-meter high
hurdles and 22o-meter low hurdles
in qualifying heats and smashed
meet records under wraps in both
events. His times were l5.5 and
24.8 seconds.
Corpl. John Myles, another 5th
Army speedster from Jessup, Ca.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
FeNer in No-Hitter,
Also Tanning 10 Men
Ey the Associated Press.


GREAT LAKES, ILL.,. July 21.-
Bob Feller, displaying his brilliant
prewar form, hurled a no-hit game
as his Great Lakes BluejacketS
walloped the Ford All-Stars of
Dearborn, Mich. 1870, before 10000
sailors here today.
Feller struck out 10 for his per-
feet game, which gave the Blue
jackets their 10th victory of the
season and raised his total of strike
outs to ITO for II games.
The former Cleveland star, now a
chief specialist and coach of the
Bluejackets, last hurled no-hitter
in 1910, when his 10 victory over
the White SoX was recorded as the
first opening -day no-hit game in
the American League since 1900.
In making one Of his rare full
game appearances of the season,
Feller was caught by Walker Coo
per, former Card.
Cooper's two-run homer spanked
a five-tally splurge in the fourth
that broke up duel between Feller
and Bert Fodor.
Ford An-stsrs 600 900 600 o 3
Great Lakes 600 523 3ox-i3 IA ]
Fodor, Glane. Lacey and Plonka, Pitts;
Fel1er and Cooper.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Hits in 46 TiIts in Row
To Break Dixie Mark
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 21.-
Harry Chozen, Mobile catcher, tied
a 2o-year- -old Southern record last
night.
Against Nashville he went hitless
his first two times at bat, but got a
single to center field on the third
try.
That gave him hits in IS consecu-
tive games, a record unequealed since
Johnny Bates of Nashville ended
such a hitting streak two decades
ago.
After his record hit. he went TO
bat three more times, getting an
other single and a double.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Tigers and ses Tie A. Mark With 24nng Duel Ended Darkness
Mats Only 211 Games From Top After Licking Indians, "a
Lights Forbidden
For Day Battles
BY the Associated Press.
nuTT ArNrr r,rrYA

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July III
Umpire Bill Summers said to-
night he stopped the ii tie game
between the Athletics and the
Tigers at the end of the oath
inning because it was too tough
to see."
TT was getting increasingly
difficult to see the ball because
of the shadows cast by the high
stands of Shibe Park" he said.
Some of the boys were kicking.
They wanted to know if the lights
could be turned on. but league
rules prohibit turning on lights
to complete daytime games"
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Gaining Half Game

Totals "a s "a 8 Totals 80 s27I7
Batted for Center in sixth
7 Batted Tor Salveson IN ninth:
Cleveland ------ 04e 900 000-4 Q
Washington - 200 go OOx-7
Runs-Boudreau, Hayes, Ross, Mackie-
MIC %icz tae Msstt c1t Esrre sinks gar
Binks Runs batted in-Kuhel, Binks.
Ross t2), Rocco l2), Carrasquel (2), Case.
Stolen bases-Zardon Sacrifices-Smith,
Carrasauel. Case. Double play-Myatt
to Kuhel. Left on bases-Cieveland, Z:
Washington. 8; Bases on balls-on Mig
carrasauei, .; by Salveson, l. Hits-Off
Smith. in 41s innings; OF Center, o in
Of Mech Nisgelins, ~ iVeS9 IN innings on nhins css,
rasquel, 5 in 71s innings. Hit by pitcher
BY Niggeling (Boudreau). Winning pitcher
l-Carrasauel Losing pitcher-Smith. Um-
pires-MeSsrs. Passarella, Weafer and
Stewart. Time of game-l:54. Attendance
10, 1913
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Jockey Mehrtens Punished

NEW YORK, July 81 {P,.-Jockey
Warren Mehrtens has been sus-
pended for 10 days, effective Mon
day, following charges of rough
riding aboard the King Ranch's
Bridon in yesterdays fourth race at
Jamaica. Bridon won but was dis
qualifid for cutting in front OF
Pacolet.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Ruffing Will Start
For Yunks Today
BY the Associated Press,

by the hssocihLeu rTesss
NEW YORK, July 21.--Charles
CRed) Ruff1ng, discharged from
the service early this month,
will start the first game of the
New York Yankees double
header with the Chicago White
Sox tomorrow.
Ruffing, who hasn't hurled for
the Yanks since the last game
of the 1912 World Series, will be
seeking his 259th major league
triumph.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Philadelphia
Chicago
Gehringer Batting .438
For Naval Air Team

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 81 (P).
Manager Charlie Gehringer of the
Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers
baseball team has run up whop-
ping .438 batting average this season
The Fliers have won "a and lost
5 games.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Haefner and Pierietti
will Pitch Against
Tribe in Twin Bill

Out to extend their latest win
ming string of five games, Washing
tons second-place Mats are taking
on the Indians this afternoon at
Griffith Stadium in two games. The
double header will get under way
at l:30. There will be single night
games with the Tribe tomorrow
and Tuesday.
Mickey Haefner t7-9) and Ma
rino Pieretti (9-6) have been as
signed to the pitching hill by Man
ager Bluege. Indians chosen by
Pilot Boudreau for slab duty, are
Steve Gromek d1-5) and Jim Bag
by (3-8).
Clyde Milan. the Mats elderly
coach, has gone back to his home
in Clarksville, Tex, there to remain
for the remainder of the year. Eager
to rejoin the Mats. Milan left home
too soon after an operation for
hernia when he returned to the
club early this month. Now, by
direction Of his physician, he must
take a long rest.
Heavy rains have forced re-
vision of the Mats September sched-
ule in New York. To give the Yanks
an opportunity to catch up with
their dates with ST. Louis Browns,
the Mats have consented to the
moving back of their September
18 and 10 engagements in Yankee
Stadium to September 20 and 81.
Time was when opposing pitchers
did not fear Joe Zardon with run
ners on, but it is different now
That intentional pass to Joe in the
fifth inning yesterday was his fourth
in the Mats nine games since they
came back from the West.
I a z
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Win, Lose or Draw
By LEWIS r. ATcHlsoN.
AS Tie Own Mark in Marathon With Tigers


Athletics battle "a exhausng innings
pacemaking Detroit Tigers bis
another afternoon BostonSepmber
another Philadelphia played "a
before winning decision
league and not until Brooklyn and Boston hooked their
famed 26nning IL tie May l, 1920,
1t bannene
Washington had dropped bill
dngs with Eeconeers victory Fuuy Sheepshead
Bay considered the days
The 1906 played in hours At Yesterday
toid minute longer
that ovefowd playing necessang
the 1906 only
The AS had figured in noteworthy
Boston One went 8 innings and the other
ming both.
Clark Griffith last night recalled 19-nning
dephia in the of
battling the AS for second place which
tons longest Washington pitching
laSl innin I'd
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Loobs, Hero Of Browns
Flag Victory, to Return
BY the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, July 21.-Chet Laabs
who supplied the punch that pushed
the st. Louis Browns into their
first pennant on the final day OF
the 1914 season, is coming back tc
the American League champions
The Browns front Office an
nounced today that Laabs has beer
released from his Detroit war jot
and will report to ST. Louis imme-
diately.
The short. stocky outfielder played
only 66 games for the Browns last
year and in 65 of them he was just
another guy.
Evening star., 1945-07-22

Runs-.Moses, Farrell, Johnson. stirn-
weiss: Crosetti 90, Metheny (2). Etten
go. Martin, Drescher. Bonham (2). Error
-Michaels. Runs batted in-Cuccineilo
Martin %, Crosetti Etten (5), Metheny
weiss Bonham, crosetti Metheny. Three
base hit-Martin. Home runs-Etten.
Metheny. Martin, Moses. Stolen base
Etten. Sacrihce-Crosetti. Double play
Etten tunassistedl. Left on bases-Chi-
eago, ?; New York, 6. Bases on balls
on Caldwell 2; of johnson. .. Struck
out-By johnson, ?. Hits-Of Caldwell
8 in 8 innings; of johnson, 5 in 3 innings
Passed ball-Drescher. Losing pitcher
Caldwell. Umpires Messrs Pipgras
Grieve and MCGOWAN. Time-l;45. At
tendance-I4,04 ,04S.
Evening star., 1945-07-22

Runs-Gutteridge, Kreevich, McQuinn,
Stephens, Lake. Errors-Stephens. Lake.
Lazor. Runs batted in-Byrnes, Christ
man (2). johnson. Two-base hits-Gut-
teridge. Christman, johnson. Stolen bases
Stephens, Lake. Sacrifices - McQuinn,
Byrnes, Martin. Left on bases-St. Louis,
s; Boston, IL. Bases on balls-Potter g.,
Wilson 4. Strikeouts-Potter 6, Wilson ] 4.
Umpires-Messrs Jones. Hubbard, Berry
Time-2:1O. Attendance-7. .253.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Service Gets Michigan Stur

ANN ARBOR, Mich, July 81 (Pl.
Michigan has lost 10 the armed
forces Bob Mann, promising foot
ball end and track quartermiler
Mann, a Negro, suffered a broken
ankle last year and failed to see
action.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Record Tying Game
Totals --------. 81 TO Z.
tBatted for Berry in 24th.
IRatted for Burns In o4th.

fBatted Tor Berry IN 24th.
1Batted for Burns in Gath.
Det. 900 600 90 600 600 600 600 0O0<-1
Phil. 900 100 900 900 900 900 900 00o-1
Runs batted in-Rosar, Cramer. Two
base hits-Estalella, Cullenbine. Sacri-
fices-Siebert. Rosar Double plays
Maier to York. Maier to Mayo to York,
York, Busch to Hall to Siebert. Left
on bases--Detroit. ~; Philadelphia
Mayo to York, Busch to Hall to Siebert
Left on bases-Detroit, 15: Philadelphia
Is. Base on balls-Mueller, 5; Christie
pher, 2: Berry, 8. Strikeouts-Christo-
pher. s: Mueller, 6; Berry, . Trout. 2
Hits-Of Mueller. 13 in 1874 innings:
off Trout, 3 in 4h innings; off Christie
pher, In l3 innings: off Berry, g in ] l
innings. Umpres-Messrs. Summers, Rue
and Boyer Time Of game-4:4s. Attend
ance-4 So6
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Brooklyn, Boston Pitchers Went Distance

Philadephias batting order that day Harse 2b,
and followed with Lord, cf
Murphy, Powers, Coombs
relieved Harry the eleventh
victory.
Bosons lineup Hayden, rf Parent Stah, cf;
2b Hoey, IT,; Gmshaw b. Morgan, 3D.; Carrigan
bated
of
ball. the of simply
Gmshaw young Morgan
at third decided surprise
Uncle Wibert Robinson,
baseball deriouy
fought out the ame diamond Briefly
Brooklyn scored first in the
second Cadores nfed and Oons
and home BoeckeS pitching
hon between Cadore Oeschg evidently
innings
the sake the Brooklyn lined
H Johnston, 3d.; Wheat IT, Myers CT; Hood cf Konechy 1b;
Ward Kruger and Elliott, catchers
Powell 2b. If.
Maranve, Christenby-who
ninth OeSchger D.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
5riff Opposes Overtime Work for Hurers

And right here Grif would like opinion
ing pitchers overtime Yesterday Les Mueller of Detroit 1922
innings Grf thinks it's
enough to continue few he proposed rule limit
pitcher IA pitcher
quickly if he farther than
couring disaster curious
Mack has yongser by the Coomb baseball
coach Duke, the hill
Coombs fresh Colby
evidently didn't think "a
distance His Harris have had casron
because he pitched the complete and did all right until the
fatefu oath inning Boston ncked Coombs for Is hits
18 bate walked hit
gave up l6 hits walked only two famed a.
Probably the difference between them
The Stars special dispatch from Boston praised his
hers gambling
batter Several times the AS the brink disaster
Coombs glanced Mack intentional
time
Sahl the proceeded
out Ferris and Hoey.
Hrse second the AS half the final inning launched
the victorious rally with single Lord famed the
inning sure The recorded but
Seybod ped right Schreck
who also right triple sending Sybod
Then everybody realized that the
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Miscellaneous BusebuII

Bunker Hill Navy. 4; Notre Dame 0.
Pennsylvania Hospital. S: Lehieh, g.
PENNSYLVANIA. 10: Valley FORGE Hospital
Veterans, &.
Evening star., 1945-07-22

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Phila. at Chi. c2). Bost. at Pitts.
Bost. at Pitt. %. tOnly same.)
NJ Y at Gin. (2).
Bklyn. at St. l.. t2).
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-20
JAPANESE KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD

The Japanese have clear warning of
what is ahead. They have experienced a
foretaste of the terrific devastation that is
inevitable, They have resorted, in despera-
ton, to suicide tactics, both for aircraft and
surface ships but, even SO, they are fully
aware that the tide of American power is
moving irresistibly toward Tokyo.
In the islands of the South Pacific,
scattered Japanese garrisons fight an iso-
lated battle. We have to admit that the
enemy soldiers fight with fanatical cour-
age, against overwhelming odds and in the
face of vanishing hope. Yet, they hold pos
session of many islands, some of which are
practically sef-supporting, and it may re-
auire months of bitter fighting to Gust
them.
The battle for Okinawa began on
April 1st, that of the Philippines in Octo-
Der. 1914, and now, at last, it seems likely
that withdrawing soldiers in south China
indicates the beginning of japanese de-
tense strategy in Asia. frightened supplies
and supply difficulties probably explain
the Japanese withdrawal, rather than the
admitted increase in the fighting power OF
the Chinese. Moreover, the desire to safe
guard Manchuria, if possible. and the fear
of Russian Intervention, compels the Jap
anese TO give up some of the far-flung area
that was seized in the first flush days OF
the war.