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Evening star., 1945-09-24
Cubs Accepting Bids
For Series Tickets
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated .'ress.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The Chicago
Cubs, a game and a half ahead of
the World Champion st. Louis
Cardinals, with seven games yet to
play in the National Baseball League
pennant race, announced today they
will accept orders for reservations
for the World Series in event the
annual fall classic is played here.
Grandstand seats will be Sc per
game, or 1885 for an order for one
ticket for three games, including q
35-cent service and mailing charge.
An order for two tickets will be
$685..
Box seats, at s720 per game, will
be s2l 95 for three games, or $4355
for an order for two tickets.
Grandstand standing room tickets
at $3.50 per game and bleacher
seats at sl20 per game will go on
sale at Wrigley Field daily during
the series.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
By WALTER McCALLUM.


Manor Country Club will hold its
annual field day next Saturday.
This affair always draws a throng
Of golfers and friends, but this
years event probably will be cur
tailed somewhat. In any event,
Club Prexy Bill Jones and Pro
Claget Stevens plan to pde on the
field day.
Don Sullivan, former schoolboy
star linksman, is getting reputa-
ton as a giant killer at Manor
Yesterday he licked Gene Pittman
on the 2lst hole in the second round
Of the club championship, following
his first-round win over defending
champ Leroy Smith. Sullivan got
q par on the 21st to win. Other
results: E. r. Rundquist beat John
r. Miller, up in 10 holes; Earl
McAleer beat Frank Benson, 7 and
S; M. A. Shipley beat w. B. Smith,
] up
In the women's tourney Mrs. r.
w. Williams and Mrs. j. r. Daily
reached the final, Mrs. Williams
beating Mrs. Bunker Hill, and 8,
while Mrs. Daily defeated Angela
Ryan, and 2.
Rippy Favorite at Washington.
Claude Rippy, mid-Atlantic champ.
on the strength Of his medal win
ming two-under-par 68, is favorite
to capture the Washington Golf and
Country Club championship, whose
match rounds start this week. Rippy
scored the mines in SO and IS
Harold H. Hair is the defending
champ. First-f1ight pairings:
Claude Rippy VS.. DR.. W. r. McLister, G
Thomas VS. Reese Hair. D. " McCarthy
VS.. Don Lee. william Hoyle vs.. J. L. Tracy
O., M. Transus VS.. Il. Hair, T.
r. 8. Pomeroy, J. A. Edmonds VS.. T. F
1t. and Mrs. o. M. Transue wor
the gross award in mixed foursome
tourney at Washington with 81. Net
winners were: Mrs. E. r. Randall
and E. L. Duties, 84v9-75: Mr.. and
Mrs. D. r. Monsees, 97-22-75.
Results in the two-man team
tourney for the Harren cup:
Claude Rippy and H. H. Harper beat
Transue and H. Tompkins beat Or. W; R
McLister and Dennis B. Ningham, and 2
Joe Kirchner and Don Lee beat Les Whit.
snd sn ePa ai Grimm n BEAT 1. (. Randall As sne
Paul Perkins. 5 and 4.
William H. Wenzel, tournament
chairman, won the Kenwood Club
championship, beating 1t. Bill Briggs
2 and l in close-fought final. They
were even at the turn. Charles L
Vail won the first flight consola.
ton, beating o. M. Reed on the 21s
hole. Other results:
Second night-.R. n. Cook defeated JAG
9ubb. 4 and z: third night1s: n Pears9II s9I
sass ssfs..e n. waiss q siIss ssssi.
icy, s and 8: NTH diEht-F. :. Dodge
IT,. defeated 6. 2; Ia Foe, 3 and 2; sixsl
3. NJ. Reed won the Kenwoo'
southpaw championship with car,
of "a. Net awards went to A. 4
Stricken, 90-19-71, and T. Mel
Davis, 95-16-79.
The Prince Georges champion
ship narrowed to the semifnal, wit
oeorge j. Voigt very much in tn
picture and one Of the favorites s
win. Quarter-final results: AL Bir
uaingham defeated A. Prada, an
/: Joe Balestri defeated Tim Nc
Gowan, and Q; Jim Kinder de
feated George v. Bolger. 2 and ]
George voigt defeated Jim Plum
mer, 8 and 5.
Mrs. e. c. Purdy won her way
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Nelson Tops as Pros
ManhandIe Tricky
Spokane Course
BY the Associated Press.

SPOKANE. Wash, Sept. "a
Awesome Indian Canyons hills and
traps and terrifying timber wore an
empty, haunted look today after
Sundays assault by golfdom's best
in the $4,000 Esmeralda open golf
tournament, won by Byron Nelson
with a 72-hole score of 266-22
strokes under par.
The canyons par was in shreds,
it's records in tatters.
AS the touring professionals who
took both the canyon and the
weather to the cleaners-rain, wind
and even hail bedeviled the tourney
headed for Portland, Oreg.. and
the $14,333 open starting there
Thursday. the sponsoring Athletic
Round Table estimated the Es-
meralda netted $1,000 for the con-
valescent soldiers in Spokane mill
tary hospitals.
Nelson strolled the course in 6A
yesterday. with a gasping gallery
at his heels, and even the hitting
of spectator on one shot couldn't
ruffle him. He had eight brides
and tied the course competitive
record set by Amateur Jimmy CLARK
OF Los Angeles in the last national
public links tourney in 1941.
A short time later Sammy Snead
rammed home his final putt for a
So. which earned him tie for third
with Ben Hogan at 275 and 5000
in War Bonds. Hogan's putter was
misbehaving, but he managed one
under par II. ]
Manhandling the greens like his
putter had eyes, jug McSpaden
went the route in 66 and jumped
from fourth to second place. drag
ging down 1888 worth of War
Bonds for his 273.
Ed Furgol of Detroit, his left arm
stiffened by a recent break, rang
up a 210-68-278. He was notched
in fifth with Jimmy Hines of Chi
-cago, who blazed a trail of IS yes
terday. Each won $3.50 in bonds.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Don't Merit Flag if They
Fail Now, SAYS Cramer

DETROIT, Sept. 24.-''Its all up
to us now. If we can take two out
Of four from Cleveland and St.
Louis we're in; if We can't we don't
deserve the pennant anyway"
That's the way Center Fielder
tDoc, Cramer, Jersey carpenter.
summed up the Tigers American
League flag hopes today as the In
dians moved into Detroit for a two
game series opening tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
'Benga|s Game Ahead;
Cubs Hold Il Edge
In n. |. Struggle
~ the Associated Press.

0y tne ASsocleteo Press.
1t Is now up to the Detroit TIGERS
one game ahead Of Washington, to
win or lose the American League
pennant. The Tigers were blanked,
S to 0. yesterday by the Browns,
while the Mats were breaking even
at Philadelphia. The Mats have
finished. Detroit has four games
to 60.
The Tigers open a two-game stand
against Cleveland tomorrow and
then jump to st. Louis for q pair
on Saturday and Sunday.
The Tigers were tanned yesterday
by Nelson Potter, veteran st. Louis
right-hander, who handcuf1ed them
with two safeties in registering his
eighth straight victory and his 18th
of the season.
N. L. Race Is UNCHANGED.
The National League flag chase
remained unchanged as both Chi
cago and st. Louis won. The Cubs
protected their half
advantage by trimming the Pitts
burgh Pirates, 7-3, in the opener Of
a scheduled twin bill. The second
a double header today. Andy Pafko
was the big gun for Chicago, his
grand slam homer in the third in
ming climaxing a six-run frame,
For Hank Wyse it was No. Il this
season.
The Cards continued to hound the
Cubs by battering four Cincinnati
hurlers for IL hits including home
run by Whitley Kurowski, to win by
9-6. Marty Marion, celebrating the
day set aside in his honor as the
National Leagues most valuable
player, stroked a double during .
three-run fifth inning to drive in
two mates.
The New York Yankees spoiled
Dave Ferriss day at Boston by up
setting the Red Sox rookie 2-1 In a
curtailed five-inning second game
after the Bosox had won the opener
6-5 In IA innings.
FelIer Wins No. 5.
Bobby Feller gained his fifth Sue
cess since his discharge from the
Navy when he humbled the Chi
cago White Sox with four hits in
pitching Cleveland to an 80 victory.
Hal Gregg hurled his second one
hitter of the year in pitching Brook
lyn to 80 win over the Philadel-
phia Phillies who turned around and
shaded the Dodgers 4-3 in the
nightcap.
Boston's Braves slapped down the
New York Giants twice, Al and 7-3,
to even their seasons series at SO.
Chuck Workman hammered his
Oath homer in the opener and Jim
Wallace gained his first win for
Boston in the second game.
Evening star., 1945-09-24

from Roy Mckay to Goodnight, who
caught it with his fingernails. The
play eliminated 77-yard drive
sparked by Comps passing and
McKay's ball carrying. During this
period the Packers played like
champs but even then the Redskin
line stopped their ground attack cold
on the 4-yard stripe. The $1,000
customers must have gone home
satisfied Washington will have an
other good f1rst-string line.
Green Bay began auspiciously
enough, Comp roaming around end
for 10 yards and following with a
strike to Goodnight that moved the
ball from their own IA to their 33-
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Lloyd Woner Finds
He's Had ENOUGH
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. "a Lloyd
Waner, the ''little poison" of
that longtime one-two punch of
the Pittsburgh Pirates. has hung
a sweaty uniform in a major
league clubhouse for the last
time. He did 1t yesterday at
Wrigley Field.
"Ill probably never wear one
again." he said. But I won't be
out of baseball. I'll be around
again next year. I have some
business to take care Of or I'd
stay the rest of the season." he
said.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Coost Guard War Dogs
To Headline Proorom

Rock Creek and National Capital
Kennel Clubs will feature an exhibi-
tion of Coast Guard war dogs at
their shows next Saturday and Sun
day at the Meadowbrook horse show
grounds, Chevy Chase.
The latest developments and new
est techniques of war-dog training
will be demonstrated for the first
time at these shows.
Best dog in show will be judged
on Saturday by William Meyer ano
on Sunday by Mrs. Milton Erlanger
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Sd Air Force Is Victor
BY the Associated Press.

TAMPA. Fla, Sept. pa pow
erful passing attack paved the way
for the Third Air Force Gremlins
to defeat the Personnel Distribu-
tion Command Comets of Green's
boro, N. c., T-2, here yesterday.
Playing in midsummer heat,
Charley Trippi and Bob Kennedy
led the Gremlins to four touch
downs through the air.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Moeks, 4-3; Mats, 3-4
Totals ~ 1911 Totals A. 10 SO II
Two out when winning run scored.
Batted for Gassaway in eighth.
Washfngton
PhilAdelphia

Washington - 900 03O 900 OO0-3
Philadelphia ------ 900 900 030 O01-4
Runs-Ferrell, Torres, Leonard, Smith,
Chairman, Kish, siebert: Errors-Travis
Scoring on errorl, Case, Lewis, Siebert.
Rosar. Busch, Ken. Two-base hit-Kish.
Travis. Double play-Rosar to Hall. Left
on Observation-Disclosures 8: Philadeiphia, IL.
Bases on balls-On Leonard. /: on New
Oh Berry. l. strikeouts-By Leonard, 8;
hy Gassaway: 2: by Berry. 8; BY Masterson,
z. Hits-On Newsom, 4 in innings; on
In innings; OF Leonard, in rs innings;
oM MasteTson: 2 in ~ innings. Winning
son. Umpires-McGoWan, Rommell and
0rieye Time-2.64
Evening star., 1945-09-24

The Mats had good pitching most of the way,
sometimes they had sound hitting but they never
were heavy run-making club. They were little
DETER than a three-runs-a game club and that is
no championship pace.
The Mats finish in the runnerup slot may be
attributed to Os Blueges adroit handling more
than anything else. Os realized fully from the
start that any winning his club did would have to
be done through the careful protection of scant ad
Vantages. With little pitching reserve, he had to
employ his regulars cautiously. With brittle war
time talent. he had to revamp his lineup frequently
to get on the field a club fairly sound in wind and
limb.
And, above all Bluege had to direct his at
tack ShreWdY to get every rim The season uas
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Roms Win in Negro Loop

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. a R.-
The opening contest in the newly
organized Virginia Negro Profess
sional Football League yesterday
saw the Richmond Rams down Nor
folk, 1910. About 900 attended.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
] TempIe Loses Steve Bosco

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. "a (R.-
Steve Basca, one of Temple Univer-
sitys four quarterbacks, was put on
the injured list probably for the en-
tire season." when he dislocated his
shoulder in practice, Coach Ray
Morrison has announced.
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Major Loop Flag
Races at Glance
Minor PIoyoffs

By the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal. A; Baltimore, 1 (Montreal
eliminated Baltimore, 4-3, and plays
Newark in the finaD.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville, 6; st. Paul, 0 (et. Paul
'eae'' sS0uuitHrRN S,ut ASSOCIATION.
Mobile. 10; New Orleans, q mobile
leads, 3.0).
wilkes Barre. 8; Albany. (Wilkes-
CAHOLINA LEAGUE.
Danville, 4; Raleigh, i tfirst Of Anal
CENTRAL SHORE LEAGUE.
Mardxlla, 4; Snow Hill. tArst o9
Anal series).
Evening star., 1945-09-24

Washington
Philadelphia

RosAr, Fowler Errors-Kuhel. Myatt.
Torres. Runs batted in-Lewis. Travis.
base hits-Rosar. Case, Myatt. sacri-
hce-Torres. Double plays-Busch to Sic
bert. Left on bases-Washingtcn L.:
tpNIsr. 4: Oh Pieretti. 1; on Hack. i,
Strike cuts-By Fowler, 2 Hits-o6
/ inning. Tosins pitcher@Diacf. On. n
pires--Messrs Ro1nmell. 0rieva and Nc
oowsn. Time Of sams-1 30. Attend
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Win,Lose or Draw
Bluege Does Greet Job Of Plotting Mats
By JOHN B. KELLER

0'uege DOES 5redt JOB OF Plotting Mats
good try. ~ ~ - ~ " ~
Their jump from place year second must 70
Gown IN the book a remarkable achievement.
True the Mats had opportunities
hy meyer were quite able Which, perhaps nothing
ne played their to the n
Evening star., 1945-09-24

not old before the Washington
Eun IN the main and his judgment vndicated
coaching ts things % Bus did and ind n against the advice of his
Any than was expected of
them And they Washington a rich season
Do Well on Road and at Home
banc was sreak IN its play to strike nice
along at s winning games and losing 81 On the the
Mats won Al and lost So
There got way in Grit
nth Stadium 10 when the Mats playing
Washington against the White sox In this
The next two fine strings we're at home @ 'Ss ens into August
the Mats confronted five many
pleasant Yet they amazingly bills
went on to take five of six with the Red sox That out 10
The last streak September. sorry
against the White sox and before
damaging 32 setback at the hands of the eagueeadng Tigers
nursing injuries Buege rarely able lineup
Ia ays no IN os dS SO the Mats Mats won but mine while
August was the big victory month for Washington
winning against defeats for sss
There was nothing about the club at the outset of the
as result of several PLAYERS expected reporting
outfit before the campaign was several weeks old
Ploy Poorly on Defense All Season
All season the Mats were among the combinations defen
.s or | and there
that the Mats were great eplay ofensively
the True much OF its winning
M speed on the paths But the speed did not add much
In the face of all this however the Mats the half
sss a ssFs outfit They had to be to make the finish
The Mats star-studded club they had their
Myatt took in the lineup wherever
shortstop and the He was spk was wh a. him IN
action they were were particularly unimpressve
freshman season He hit in telling fashion
s the Joe as IN his @ year. s IL was the best s
another odster gave the Mats excellent behind
deserves more than honorable mention.
BY wartime standard, the Mats had their points
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Redskins-Puckers

Touehdowns-Aruirre. Akins. Seymour.
Goodnisht; Points after touchtowns-
tute for Comp .substitutions: Redskins
-Turley. Dye, Audet. Sharp, Lolatai. Wal
ton, Keenan,; Bedore. Barber. Lehman.
Ananis, siegfried. Weldon PackersNUr-
sn ban, q, Perkins, Mason, FrutiE Croft. Neal
chaneri, -Frankowski, C. Brock. Starrett,
Mckay, l. Brock, Keuper. Tinsley, Ref
eIee-Mr. Weiss. Umpire-Mr. Wilson
Field ludge-Lt. Austin. Head linesman-
Mr.. Vincent.
Statistics:
Evening star., 1945-09-24
Pacific Coust League
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Final Standing

srtl.nd ~ y IS 5 sss s.. oakland q d ! Is s.
Seattle los IS .574 san Do Sc 1oi AS
s'mento 95 IS .52s Los A'es 76 1O7 .415
San Fico 90 81 .525 H'ywood rs Ito .399
Los Angeles, 5-7; San Francisco. <-4.
San Diego, 40. Seattle, 1-2.
Portland, IS: Sacramento, 3-1
Hollywood. 912; OAKLAND. 81.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Mrs. {. A. Barnard, Wife
OF MIA EmpIoye, Dies

Mrs. Frances Patterson Cassel
Barnard, wife of Charles Arthur
Barnard, died Unexpectedly Friday
at her home, 1885 Twentieth street
NV. She had been in i'll health for
the last year.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. today at Gawlers funeral home
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery
Born in Marietta, Pa, she was the
daughter of the late Henry Burd
Cassel, former member of Congress
from Pennsylvania, and Mary Ann
Patterson Cassel She attended Will
son College, Chambersburg, Pa, and
came to Washington more than 80
years ago. Her husband, an employe
of the National Housing Admins
tration, is the son ofsthe late District
Court Justice Job Barnard.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Barnard
leaves a daughter, Mrs. william G.
Boese, Washington; a sister, Mrs
william Hinton Holloway, Washing
ton, and two brothers, Howard N
Cassel, Florence, S. c., and Henry
CaSSel, Decatur, Ga.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Special. Officer Shoots Man;
CHARGES Robbery ATTEMPT

Lloyd Carter Smith, 20. colored
300 block of o street S.W., was
wounded early yesterday when. ac-
cording to police, a special officer
from the Southwest Market fired
five shots at him after he allegedly
assaulted the officer and demanded
his money.
Smith is in Gallinger Hospital to-
day with bullet wounds in the right
chest and right hand. He will be
charged with assault with dan
gerous weapon and attempted rob-
berry, police said.
According to police. Smith ap-
preached Officer Russell A. Allen
SO. of 804 Sixth street S.W., who was
sitting in his parked car at Eleventh
street and Maryland avenue S.W.
and after pulling open the door
said: Give me your money or II
beat your brains out"
Police said Smith than struck Of
ficer Allen with the arm of rear.
view mirror and started to run
Allen gave chase and fred the shots
finally overtaking Smith in the 40t
block of Twelfth street S.W., &C.
cording to police. The officer re-
ceived treatment for a lacerates
hand at Sibley Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
c. T. Stewart, k., Former
Deputy Court Clerk, Dies

Charles E. Stewart. jr., SO, Of 1929
Columbia road NV, former deputy
clerk at District Court, died Wednes-
day at a hospital in Las Cruces,
N. Mex, after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at
a pm. tomorrow at the Hines fu-
neral home. Burial will be private.
The son Of Charles E. Stewart.
clerk of the District Court, and
Melanie Stewart, he was born In
Alfalfa, Ala. He came to Washing
ton as q youth and attended West
ern High School, later going to Cor
nell University. He received his law
degree from the University Of
Alabama.
Mr.. Stewart entered District Court
in 1882 and was employed there
until i'll health forced his retirement
last fall.
Besides his parents he is survived
by brother, Col. J. Allen Stewart,
u. S. A., on duty at West Point, and
two nepheWs.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Ancient Greek Monuments
DAMAGED in Civil Strife
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
ATHENS. Feb. 19.-The Parthe-
non and other monuments Of an
cient Greece suffered damage dur
ing the country's civil strike, the
Ministry of Education said today.
The Acropolis came under ma
chinegun and mortar fire. Mortar
shells landed on the Parthenon, one
hitting the western foundation steps,
another the inclosed portion and a
third the western gable.
A mortar shell caused the fall OF
part of the pillar capital of the
southwestern wing of the Propylaea
the entrance hall of the Acropolis
A marble wall and the entrance tt
the Propylaea were hit by another
mortar shell.
The Temple of Wingless Victor!
escaped serious damage from a NOR.
tar shell which landed a few yard.
away, but its walls and pillars wer'
hit by bullets. Bullet marks alst
were on the Caryatids, draped fe
male statues used as supports.
The temple of Aesculapius at tn,
foot of the Acropolis sustained
minor damage.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
English Teacher Is Held
On Charge Of Aiding Nazis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Feb. 19.-In Britain's
first case of its kind, Gerald Percy
Sandys Hewitt. A, English teacher,
was held without bail today for trial
on charges of collaborating with the
Germans during the occupation of
France.
Hewitt, British citizen, made a
comfortable living giving English
lessons in Paris before the war, and
remained in France after the Ger
man invasion. The prosecution
charges he supplied propaganda and
made broadcasts for the Nazis, re-
ceiving up to $4,000 francs (s500)
monthly.
Taken into custody when he
crossed into the Allied part of France
soon after D day. Hewitt was quoted
by the prosecution as saying he had
worked for the Germans, but claim
ing his works were only anti Com
munist, not anti-British or anti
French.
Evening star., 1945-02-19

Funeral services will be conducted
at / pm. tomorrow at Foundry
Church by the Rev. DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris, pastor, and chaplain
Of the Senate. The body will lie in
state at the church tomorrow from
noon until the services. Burial will
be In Druid Ridge Cemetery, Balti-
more.
Former Mission Board Secretary.
A native of Cornwall, England,
DR.. Edwards served as superin-
tendent of the Washington District
of the former Methodist Episcopal
denomination from 1917 to 1924. He
then became secretary of the Meth
odist Episcopal Foreign Mission
Board in New York and during his
II years in that post travelled in
North Africa, Europe, China and
Japan.
Returning to Washington in 1887,
DR.. Edwards served as pastor of
the Union Methodist Episcopal
Church until 1941. when he was
named superintendent of the newly
created West Washington district
under the unified Methodist Church.
When age necessitated his retire.
ment from that position last June,
he was appointed to the Foundry
Church.
DR.. Edwards came to this country
in 1881. He attended Shepherdstown
(W. Va) Teachers College and re-
ceived his Doctor of Divinity degree
from Dickinson College in 1917. He
was trustee of Dickinson and of
American University.
Served on General Conference.
On several occasions, DR.. Edwards
served as member of the General
Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. He was a member of
the Board of Examiners from 1904
to 1917 and later was recording Sec
retary to the Board of Prohibition.
In 1889 he was a delegate to the
Uniting Conference of Methodism.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ellen RumSey Edwards; daughter
Miss Ruth Edwards, of the Hobart
street address; son, the Rev. Philip
IC. Edwards, pastor of Woodside
Methodist Church. Silver Spring,
Md; two grandchildren, a brother
the Rev. Richard N. Edwards, Balti-
more. and two half-brothers, DR.
Charles Reed Edwards, Baltimore
and Walter v. Edwards, Springfield
Ohio.