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Evening star., 1945-07-01
Yonk Netmen Among victors
In Sports Spree in England

in the amateur boxing champion
ships at Royal Albert Hall.
The official reopening of Wimble-
don's famous courts had all the
color of prewar games as the United
States Servicemen defeated the
British Stars four matches to one.
Trophies were presented the win-
Iners by the Immediately dressed
Duchess of Kent.
The empires victory was scored
by Flight Sergt. o. w. Sidwell. Aus
tralian junior champion, who de-
feated Capt. Archie Henderson of
Chapel Hill, N. c., 6-4, 6-3. Maj.
Frank Guernsey of Orlando. Fla,
and 1t. Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta,
nations fifth ranking doubles team
in 1899 and 40, celebrated their re-
union with 60, 3-6. 6-3 win
over the Canadian combination OF
Flight Sergt. P. j. Pearson and Pvt
Gryner Raper.
Harmon Clinches u. s. Victory.
Highlight of the afternoon was
the 6--3. 20, 6-3 triumph of staff
OClSt. DUpUy I1diAiiOiL VI sail EtdAi-
cisco over Squadron Leader Dan
Maskell, former English professional
champion. His victory, coming after
Sergt. George Lott and Sergt
Charles Hare of Chicago, former
Davis Cup players, had beaten Fly
ing Officer e. w. P. Felan of Aus
tralia and Capt. E. w. Sturgess of
South Africa, 6-3, 8-6, clinched
the series for the United States.
Pvt. Tommy Falkenburg, sister of
Actress Jinx Falkenburg from
Hollywood, teamed with 1t. Ed Moy-
land of Trenton, N. j., to take the
concluding match. They defeated
Flight 1t. G. M. Jones of London
land Pilot Officer z. d. Andrews of
New Zealand, 80, Ga, a1.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Wife Stymies Home
Practice by Jones

BY the Assoc's ed Press.
BILOXI, Miss, June 3o.-Bobby
Jones, like good many other
golfing husbands, has orders to
keep his clubs in hfs own rooms.
The ultimatum came from Mrs.
Jones.
Pvt. Robert Tyre Jones, III,
who is taking his basic air force
training at Keesler Field, said his
father formerly kept his clubs in
almost every corner of the house
and would take a swing with one
as he passed through room.
Then, a few days before he left
his Atlanta home, says Pvt. Jones,
his father sliced a big hole in the
living room rug.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Apache in Keen Form
In Head Victory in
Carter Handicap
BY the Associated Press.

bS the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
NEW YORK, June 3o.-william
Woodward's Apache. often brilliant
but not always reliable, turned in
one of his best races today in taking
the furlongs of the Carter Handi-
cap before 29,049 fans at Aqueduct.
The big brown 6-year-old from
Woodward's Belair stud just lasted
under top weight of 100 pounds to
beat William ziegler, jr's Wait A Bit
by head for the $8,025 first money
Mrs. Ed Mulrenan's First Fiddle
favorite with Eddie Arcaro in the
saddle, came from far back to be
third, three lengths behind. The
time was 1:243s. Apache paid $11.5O
for So.
Col. G. v. Whitney's Mush Mush
2-year-old sister of Jeep, scored her
second triumph in as many starts
in accounting for the 51a furlongs
of the $500 Astoria Stakes.
The chestnut daughter of Nah
mound Traffic finished three lengths
in front of Hal Price Headley's For
getmenow to pay $3.50. Samuel
Riddles War Kilt, odds-on-favorite,
was third, another length back.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
5egura Ties Collie ge
Record With Third
Net Title in Row
By the Assoeiated Press.

oS tuS AeoOtldtSC FTeS8.
EVANSTON, Ill, June 30.-Fran-
cisco Pancho) Segura, Miami Uni
versity student with the unorthodox
two-handed grip, chalked up his
third consecutive national collegiate
tennis championship today by de-
feating 1t. Frank Mehner of the
United States Military Academy.
Segura defeated his West Point
opponent in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3
.6-3.
Segura's victory gave him the dis
+tinction of being the second player
in the 6l-year history of the tour
nament to win three championships
The other successful three-time
champion was M. G. Chace of Yale
who win his title in 1895.
AfterSwinning the singles, Segurs
and Tom Burke dumped Lit. Men
ner and Warren Drake. also of Wesi
Point for the doubles title, As
Ga, 6H3, 64.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Texas Sandman
Is Second, Half
Length Behind
Gay Dalton Is Strong
Third; Victory Brings
Owner Mayer S83, 100
BY RUSS NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer

ARCADIA. Calf, June 3d.
Charging into the lead at the far
turn and resisting all efforts of
rivals in the stretch, Thumbs Up,
even money favorite, won the 1945
Santa Anita 100000 -added Handi-
cap over mile and a quarter today
by approximately half a length.
The time of 2:011s equalled the
track record set by Seabiscuit in
winning the 1910 renewal of the
country's richest race.
Texas Sandman, 12-to-1 shot. ran
second and Gay Dalton, the MeYi-
can champion, closed with a rush
for third.
The winner paid $500, $3.50 and
$40. Texas Sandman rewarded
hackers with $6.l0 and 1910 and Gay
Dalton, second choice of the bettors,
returned $3.50.
Triplicate took the fourth position.
Longden Masterful Jockey.
Johnny Longden, 35-year-old rid
ing veteran, born in Wakefield, Eng
land, and reared in Canada, rode
Thumbs Up masterfully. Holding
the 6-year-old bay son of Blenheim
II out of the Man O. War mare,
Gas Bag, just off the pace, he moved
into contention as the field rounded
the far turn.
Thumbs Up responded like a
champion, coming up on the pace
setting Stronghold and Victory
Drive. Texas Sandman made its
moves at the same time. Gay Dali
ton, winner of Mexico City's largest
stakes, also jumped into action.
AS they hit the head of the
stretch, Thumbs Up had the race
under control easily noticeable to
the crowd. He was flying in the
stretch. Texas Sandman hit hard
but to no avail.
Betting Record Set.
The shirt-sleeved crowd of 5000,
considerably under the record
throng of 76.649 last Memorial Day,
made up in dollars what 1t lacked
in size.
The mutuel handle of s791 1897
set new American record for a
single race; $776,408 went through
the machines in this years Ken
lucky Derby. More than a third of
the amount was bet on Thumbs Up.
The days total mutuel handle of
S3,815,737 established new high for
West coast racing. The total also
eclipsed the record set at Belmont
Park, New York, of $3,618,848.
Today's Winner was the second
lowest priced payoff since the
handicap was originated in 1885.
ISeabiscuit, running as an entry with
Kayak II five years ago, paid $3.4o
Movie Maghate Louis B. Mayors
big winner took down s83. 100 for his
share. Texas Sandman earned $20,-
600; Gay Dalton, $4,000, and Tripli-
cate, $4,000.
Thumbs Up packed top weight of
1870 pounds and handled it easily
in chalking up his 17th victory in
43 starts.
Paperboy Runs Fourth.
After Triplicate, the field finished
as follows:
Paperboy, Brio a Brac, Best Eff
fort, Old English. Victory Drive, Au-
tocrat, Bou-bre. Stronghold and
Broadcloth.
The win brought Thumbs Ups
total winnings to $238, 8,49o, placing
him about 21st in the all-time money
earners of the track.
The'horse was purchased by May
er as a yearling for $500. He made
his first start at Santa Anita as
2-year-old in 1941. finishing fifth,
After second place in his only
start in 1914, he was rested for
time.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Aaron Robinson, Yankee
Catcher, Leaves Service
BY the Associated Press.

& GROTON, Conn, June 3d.
Aaron Robinson. first-string catcher
for the New York Yankees at the
start of the 1943 baseball season,
has received a medical discharge
from the Coast Guard, it was an
nounced today.
Robinson said he intended to con-
tact Yankee officials Immediately
after receiving treatment for the
knee injuries that brought about his
discharge. He was In the Coast
Guard for two years, most of the
time in the athletic and recreation
department of the training station
here.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Thumbs Up Equals ssbu Record Capturing 900 Santa
Mexico Moy Seek
Next OIympics
81 the Associated Press.s

61 thc AaepIAAtrd GLCens-
MEXICO CITY. June 3d.
Mexico may make a bid for the
next Olympic Games" Presi-
dent Avila Camacho declared to-
day on visiting with party Of
officials in the capitals $4,000, 900
sports city, under construction
near the southern suburb of San
Angel.
The 1910 Olympic Games were
scheduled to be held in Japan
and then were transferred to
Finland when the japanese
turned them back to the inter-
national organization. Finland
also was forced to give up the
games because of its war with
Russia.
London is said TO be In line
for the Olympics If they are held
in 1948.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Buffalo Gets Chipple
On Chandler Assist
Ry the kssociated Press.

bs the sses9cldteu FreSS.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 3d.
Buffalo announced today the pur-
chase of Walter Chipple, young
outfelder from Washington, with
an assist from the office of Base
ball Commissioner A. B. Chandler
Leslie O'Connor, secretary to the
baseball commissioner, nullified the
Senators former sale of Chipple to
Baltimore or the ground that Buff
falo had filed claim for him when
he was drafted from Montreal last
season.
Milwaukee, Montreal and Syra-
cuse also had filed claims, but with
drew them.
Buffalo sent its check to Wash
ington today, and Chipple left the
Orioles in Toronto to return to
Buffalo, his home town.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Coach Leohy Will Move
Family to California
BY the Associated Press.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, June so.-Lt,
Frank Leahy, athletic director and
head football coach at Notre Dame,
on leave, is here for brief visit and
to move his family to CAL
ifornia. He will take Mrs. Leahy
and their four children to Berkeley,
and they will remain with him dur
ing his assignment at st. Mary's
Navy Preflight School.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Softly Teoms Play
25-lnning Come

By the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June 80.
"A record for longevity in soft
ball games may have been set by
the Moonglow Club and Guada-
lupe Center.
They went IS innings before
either could score. In the 25th
Moonglow got one run and
Guadalupe two. ae7A
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Scholastic Net Crown
is Captured by FIom
BY the Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, June 3o.-Herb
Flam, 16. Beverly Hills (Calif.)
High School, today defeated Rolor
tEd) Ray, top seeded favorite from
Philips Academy, Andover, Mass.
So, As, Ga, 6-4. TO win the
37th national interscholastic ten
mis- crown. Flam had been seeded
second. .s
Dean Mathey, jr., and =. b.
Smith of Deerfield Academy, Mass,
won the doubles by defeating Ray
and Tom Raleigh, 6-4, 6-S, 6-3.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Dodgers Defeat Bues
With 6 Runs in 9Th
BY the Associated Press

% lKEt ES0Vt4"Vtu teS"'
BROOKLYN, June 30.-The heavy
hitting Dodgers put on another one
of their spectacular late-inning at
tacks tonight when they slammed
Rip Sewell for five hits in the
eighth and, with the Pirates making
three costly errors, scored six runs
and defeated the Buc, 8 to 5, before
a paid attendance of 23,736. Dixie
Walker climaxed the big round by
betting a home run with two ON.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Van Horn Licks TiIden

NEW YORK, June 80 tF Top
seeded Welby Van Horn won his way
into the final of the national pro
tennis championships by beating
Big Bill Tilden, 60, 81, 81. He
will meet John Nogrady for the
title.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Brown Takes Net Honors

MONTCLAIR, N. j., June 80 tP.-
Mark Brown Of Miami q. today
won the Eastern intercollegiate
singles championships, defeating
Albert Reynolds of Kentucky, 6--1,
81, 6-1.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Totals IS s2714 Totals 2s 4a7 o

Totals 30 y II Totals 70 Z Y
Batted for Gromek in eighth.
Washington ----- 100 0l0 001-S
Cleveland 900 600 600
Runs Case, Myatt, Ferreli. Error--
Ross. Runs batted in--Vaughn, Kuhel.
Two-base hit-Kuhel. Stolen bases-Tor-
res, Myatt, Ferrell. Double plays -
Vaughn to Torres 10 Kulel t21, Case
to Vaughn to Kuhel Left on bases
Washington, 8: Cleveland 3. Bases on
balls-On Nisgeling. 2; OF Gromek. 2;
of Salyeson, !. Struck out-By Mig
tsiAs--on Gromek. in innings: OF
salveson, 1 in / inning. Balk-Gromek.
. loslng pitcher GromsE, Mn2sn omdPirss nd s
Time-1.34
Evening star., 1945-07-01

Runs-Hall, Webb. Mayo. Swift, Muel-
Ter. Errors--None. Runs batted in--Mayo
l3), Cullenbine. TWo-base hits--Mayo t2l,
Mueller. Left on bases-Philadelphia 8,
Detroit 5. Bases on balls-On Newsom 2,
Newsom 4. Mueller g. Hits--Off Newsom,
3 in innings; OF Berry, in l inning;
Mueller. 3 il q innings: Newhouser. none
in 1 " innings. Wild Observation-Disclosures
Winning pitcher--Mueller. Losing pitcher
Newson. Umpires--Messrs. Summers. Boy
er and Jones. Time-1:57. Attendance
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Totals 80 724 IL Totals SO IA 27 Il
sBatted for Schultz in eighth

*Battsd for Schultz in eighth
Slated for Herring in eighth
Pittsburgh ~ 600 $40 010-s
ns RnnssMoionfriddo, Russell Ho Elliott hS fo Cos.
carart Sewell, Stanky (2D, Rosen, Gaian
(2), Walker, Easinski. Bordsgaray. Er-
bsfsed inMWaiker 0ao0 5a9 shR bahlFren Co.'S Cos.
cararat (2), Gionfriddo, olmo. Lopez. Bor-
dagaray. Two-base hits--Walker, Cos
-Bordagaray. Home run-waiker. Stolen
bases--Galan, Seweil Sacrifice hit-Gion-
friddo. Double play--Barnhart Coscarart
and Dahlgren Left on bases--Fittsburgh.
z; Brooklyn. IL Base on balls-of Sewell,
4; Pfund. a; Seats, 2; Herring, i; KING.
l. Strike outs-Sewell, 2; Pfund. 3; Her
nings; of Seats, none in l inning; on
Herring. 3 in 22s innings; OF King, i
in l inning Winnign pitcher--Herring.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
White Sox Nail Yanks
As Caldwell Stars
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 30.-A three-run
outburst in the eighth coming be-
hind the 7-hit pitching of Earl
Caldwell, gave the White Sox a 5-l
victory over the Yankees tonight
before 20.183.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Curtis Boy Nine Beoten

NORFOLK, Va, June sc tP).--
Putting together six hits for five
runs In the first inning, Norfolk
NTS today bested Curtis Bay Coast
Guard. Ga.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

Totals 81 10 % 10 Totals 81 4 81 Is
. Bstted for salveson in eighth 49, .
RnnsMcsse t2l. vaughn, SVs Ruhei. ISI Torres Torres.
s drsaa. Ross n Torres Evans HUNS 6atsed
Two,6sss hit1Hsyes Three-base hts hts
fee-Evsns Left on basesSWashinston.
psr: 3; on Klieman; .; on Henry. j
0 inning: of Saiyeson. in s5s innings;
xS;ss on Gsrnest' ,,i in inning Losing pitcher
Rue and Psssarella. Time-1:53.
Case Gets Early Tally.
Case opened the twilight affair
by beating out a bounce that Gro
mex scooped up near the third-base
line. A balk landed George on Sec
ond from where he counted when
Vaughn rified a single to left.
Another Washington run crossed
in the fifth when with one out Myatt
hit for a base and stole. After
Vaughn struck out, Kuhel doubled
down the right-field line to send
Myatt to the plate.
An error figured in the last Nat
tally. Ferrell walked and stole. A
scratch hit by Case moved Rick to
third from where he crossed when
Ross, who had picked up the single,
overthrew first.
The Indians four hits off Mig
ceiling were spread over as many
innings with the Mats three times
helping the pitcher with double
plays behind the blows.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Red Sox, Browns Tied
When Rain Ends Tilt
py the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, June 30.-Driving
rain and high wind forced the
postponement of the Red Sox-
Browns game tonight with the score
all in the last half of the seventh.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Leonard and UIIrich
Will Oppose Indians

BY staT Correspondent Of The Star.
CLEVELAND, June 30.-Dutch
Leonard and Santiago Ullrich will
do the throwing against the Indians
tomorrow as the Mats return TO the
vast Cleveland Stadium for another
double header.
Manager Lou Boudreau has named
Mel Harder and Pete Center as his
slabmen. Harder, who recently re-
joined the Indians after spending
the spring in war plant, Will be
making the first appearance OF his
18th consecutive season with the
club. Center, who has been DONG
relief work, will be making his l94o
debut as a starter.
In the series in Boston and De-
troit on this trip, the Mats rose TO
amazing heights-at bat-for them
and for other big league clubs OF
wartime standard, too. In the seven
games. they clouted for an average
of .2e5. That's really major league
batting. And 1t got them four wins
against three losses. In the losing
kdfIlcS, blAC9 SOS ~ o~N%
hits in order as they collected II
safeties for the seven engagements.
Marino Pieretti, who now shares
with Roger Wolff the leadership of
the Mats slab staff, rates among the
five hardest working pitchers in the
American League. In hurting to a
record of eight wins and four losses,
Pieretti has been in 10 games 10
hurl 120 innings. He has started 13
times and pitched 8 complete
games. It's sparkling record for
the little Italian drafted from
Portland.
Manager Bluege has heard he is
to get a new outfielder named Nc
Farland, who has been with the
Wichita (Kans) Aircraft Corpora
ton Club and is expected to report
in Washington July Is. Other than
this, Bluege knows nothing about
the player.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
standing Of Clubs.
Games To-day

6ames Today. Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at cley. go. No games scheduled.
Phila. at Det. f2}.
Bos. at st. L. (2).
N. Y. at Chi. (2).
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Totals y 8 1871 TT

Runs-Metkovich. Bucher, Gutteridge
McQuinn. Runs bstted in = McQuinn
Culberson (2). Kreevich, Two-base hit
Culberson. Sacrihces-Moore, Lake. Dou-
BILE play-Potter TO Stephens. Left on
bases-Boston. 5; st. Louis, 4. Base on
balls-Hausmann, /. Struck out-By
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Condition His Least Worry, Declares 2l2-Pounder

Resting the clubhouse after practice reenberg did not
look the slightest had gone through He insisted
his condition his least I'm trife lighter
played for the Tigers May weighs about 2l2
Il have weight troubles should
played fourwa handb all against fast
too " FF'
The intensive batting practice had the days
back to the Tigers bstered hands,
hardened now And the huge inspection
looked calloused a boilermakers
Steve ONe Tigers manager said he thought 65renbes
would hit
"A good hitter keeps hitting for tme
mented He sees difference in the Grenbeg
swing The timing at bat ought along steadily"
Joe Judge the Mats coach reenberg
get back into the with
Greabeg hasn't piled weight will tell in the
that weight that hurts when
Now it's creenberg prove supporters
he'll do
Evening star., 1945-07-01

Runs-Stirnweiss Schalk. Farrell. Dick
shot, Hockett, Caldwell Error-Stirn-
weiss Runs batted fn-Derry, Farrell
Moses, Michaeis. fresh. Caldwell Two
base hits----Stirnweiss, Stainback, Bon
ham, Schalk, Cuccinello. Three-base hi
play-Michaels to Schalk to Farrell. Left
on base-New York. 6; Chicaeo, q Bases
Struck out--By Caldwell. 4. Hits-Of
Bonham, IL in rs innings: of Gettel
none in ls inning. Losing pitcher-Bon-
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Hank Okoy at Bot and AfieId in Drill

In all baseball and certainly throughout
BODY Hammern
are keptics who say the task beyond Hank
confident he'll get away it.
We talked with in
after watching him morning at Briggs Stadium Friday
nen ne went through long batting practice
o Al Benton former servceman whose fine comeback
checked
another week After the batting drill took long turn in
the outheld shaggng flies and making long throws
We Greenberg
and knock them the far Briggs
last with plenty
pretty sound territory
and there seemed nothing throwing
returns.
OF course there vast difference between performing prac
ce and in actual competition
that workout Friday shouldn't be before he makes deal of
trouble for the Tigers opposition.
Hank probably won't sugging
So home in the 1888 campaign ought
Evening star., 1945-07-01
League Statistics

SUNDAY, JULY i, 1945.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
:, Washington. 81; Cleveland, OIL ttwi
light and nighD.
Detroit, a Philadelphia, / ftwilight)
Chicago, 8; New York, 1.
Boston, 2; ST. Louis, (time called a.
end Of seventh, rain).
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Sunday Staf Sports
A-12 WASHINGTON, D. G., JULY /, 1s45
Win, Lose or Draw
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
Players in Service Hopefully Woteh Greenberq

FIuyerS IN SerVIce Hopefully watch Greenberg
CLEVELAND June 30Hank Greenberg
Detroit tomorrow Hank
diamond yet Uncle Sans
services.
If Greenberg at nearly 81 of able to regain the
batting fielding ability
s50Ooo with the Tigers before he into the Army
such Joe Di Maggie Bob Feer, Williams
slightly confidence
return to the that brought them prosperity before
the took them off the playing field.
he can't make the the services
who of baseball probably will
forget about the professional other fields
livelihood.
Greenbeg of than ability nteni
with ideal the the baseball bosses
well baseball
What he able accomplish will tell the club how much they
rely players coming back from the Aging players in the
services must feel that Greenberg will they.
Hank Geenberg wondering band of
lesguers he begins his comeback effort tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

Empire City Moy Close
Empire City race track is declared
slated for discard after the war.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Games Today.

chi. at N. Y. (2).
81. Il. at Bps. t2),
Pitts. at Hklvss =, -
Gin. st Phtlas 0l
Evening star., 1945-07-01

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Boston. 8; st. Louis, 4
Chicago, 5; New York, 2.
Sinclnnati, SracH,na l5; 81. rhiladelphia. shi 5.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
standing ef clubs

Games Tomorrow.
St. L. at n. X ln.)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Battle of Bulge Rugged
WyandOtte Soldier Writes
Describes Fighting for Luxembourg
Territory In Letter TO Parents

THE fighting was really rugged"
Pfc. Marion Modzelewski wrote his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Mod
zelewski, l735 Fourth street, de-
scribing his part In the famed
Battle Of the Bulge"
Attacking for seven days and
nights in .Sub-zero weather and
heavy snow, the members of Pat
tons Third Army met and defeated
more than twice their number to
relieve men at beseiged Bastogne.
General Patton commended the
companies, and declared that their
advance required the enemy to turn
fresh divisions to the Western
Front.
"One night we were marching
down road during a blizzard" he
wrote, when the Germans opened
up on us with S8's." With the shells
dropping all about them, the men
were forced to fall to the snow
covered ground and remain there
hours.
Modzelewski was awarded the
combat infantryman's badge as
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-03-01
Technicians Lie in Freezing
Water to Test Anti-Exposrre Suit

WRIGHT FIELD, Ohio-"Ditch-
ing" plane in the sea is never a
pleasant prospect for an air crew
and when it becomes necessary over
arctic waters in sub-zero weather,
where mans survival is a matter
Of minutes, it is one Of the worst
situations our airmen can face.
Working on this problem, tech
nicians of the Personal Equipment
laboratory here at Air Technical
Service Command headquarters have
come up with new "Anti-Expos-
ure" suit.
They gave it a severe test recent
ly. chopping through a foot of ice,
and then proceeding to dunk" a
couple of technicians, CARRIED in the
new suit, in the freezing water. For
an hour, encased in the protective
cloth of the suit which covers every
thing but the face, two officers of
the laboratory'S clothing branch lay
IN the water.
ThermocoupleS attached to the
suits recorded the temperatures of
the two officers during the test,
throughout which no point of their
anatomy was registered lower than
a few degrees of normal.
The anti-exposure suit is made of
nylon coated with a substance rem
dering it both water tight and air.
tight.
The suit is not so bulky as to pre-
vent the ditched airIman from climb
ing into his life-raft, as was
demonstrated during the test. Fol-
lowing an hour in the water, the two
officers climbed into life raft and
remained there for an additional
two hours while the test continued.
One Of the officers wore the light
est flying clothing that would be
used during winter flying con-
ditions. Following the test, he re-
ported he was chilly but actually
did not suffer from cold"
The other officer was dressed in
slightly heavier flying clothes I'M
der the new suit. He stated at the
end Of the test that he felt no
real discomfort from cold whatever. !"
The temperature registered IS de-
grees above zero during the test.