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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
City Amateur League Gossip

balls and strikes, one of his beef ings" almost landing him on the bench. It took some passionate pleading by Coach Harry Melvin and Mgr. Packy Shea to cool him down.
 Hamden got a surprise from Branford Sunday. Both clubs are now at full strength and are due to cause a few upsets in the com- ing weeks.
 Dick Hyman, stellar-performing Hopkins grammar star of New Haven, will be at third base for Hamden when Einar Robertson's charges meet Brooklyn Sunday.
 Each team has two more weeks in which to strengthen up for the stretch" race which should be something to behold.
 'Diz" Decker, former Washington Hill and Bristol c. I. O. finger, now in the service, was home on furlough last week and became eligible for the Eagles by playing an inning or two in the outf1eld.
 Joe Samoska thinks that the Eagles are really something to enjoy when they begin blasting that ball around. Joe figures that Harry Melvin will have to do some real master-minding when his Tribes face the Birds Sunday.
 Mgr. Charley Swan of the Martin Bombers has asked Bill Derwin to line up a service team opponent for the proposed twilight game Sat- urday, June 23rd. The Bomoers play the Bushwicks in New York the following day.
 The Westover Flyers. losers to Jack Barry's Holy Cross nine earlier this week, will be the added attraction at Hamilton Park Sum- day, June 24th.
 Lieut.. Pat Moylan, although an old-time Tribe slugger himself, predicts that the Avigs will beat the Tribes next time out.
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Games TOmOrrON
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday,s Games

Yesterdays Games New York at Brooklyn (night, not included)
 Boston s, Philadelphia (1st) (Not including End game) Cincinnati at St. Louis (night, not included)
 (Only games scheduled)
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NOttS
 With four clubs punched for first division horors, every Sunday will find one or two "big' games on the docket.
 This coming Sunday it will be the Tribes and the Eagles. The con- sensus of nine out of every dozen fans is that the Eagles with their heavy hitting array headed by Lar rupin' Gus" Laurandeau will take the "Packy" Shea-Hary Melvin outfit.
 A load of money changed hands on the outcome of the Tribes Avigs clash and reports are that tle total will be surpassed when the Tribes and Eagles take the field at Sunday.
 Have an eye on the Washington Hills. If the Eagles top the Tribe Sunday, one of the hottest races in the leagues history is in the offing.
 In spite of all the rainy weather, the league has had only three postponements The games which were postponed are all headliners which are attractive enough in themselves - Avigs vs. Eagles; Tribes vs. Brooklyns; and Hills vs. Avigs.
 Vic Radzevich of Torrington who is now cavorting at second base for the Brooklyns contends that this seasons race is the most evenly matched in which he has participated here in years.
 Old-time rivalry between the Brooklyns and the Washington Hills was just bridge party con- pared to the feeling that exists be- tween all the teams this season.
 Darkness would probably have put an end to last Sundays tug-of- war between the Avigs and Tribes had not Hap Heffernan hit Lefty Latino going into second. Hap was attempting double killing but the ball bounced of Latino's shoulder into center field. Bub Natowich who had played bang-up game at short for the Avigs finally got a hold of it, and in trying to throw it from a kneeling position. tossed it into the Tribune bench as La- tino raced home with the deciding tally.
 Yosh Kimel, the htrler whom the Avigs imported from the Pratt Whitney Aircraft nine of Hartford was fitting opponent for Lefty Pezzulo of the Tribes.
 Pezzulo took a dislike to some of Umpire Leno Costaldo's decisions on
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Games Today Hartford at Williamsport Albany at Elmira Utica at Scranton (O Binghamton at Wilkes-Barre
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Standing

Games Sunday No. 1, 1:45-WaSh. Hills vS. Bran ford.
 No. 2, 1:45-Brooklyns vs. Ham, den.
 No. 1, p. m. Tribunes vs. Eagles. --..
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EASTERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Games Hartford g, Williamsport Elmira 8, Albany 1 Binghamton 8, Wilkes-Barr 1 Utica at Scranton (rain)
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Games TOmOrrO,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterday Rochester at Jersey City Montreal at Newark sBuffalo at Baltimore *Toronto at Syracuse Might, not included)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games

Yesterdays Games Detroit 6, St. Louis Chicago 5, Cleveland B o t on at Philadelphia (night rain) '(Only games scheduled)
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Games Today

Games Today Montreal at Jersey City e, twi- lighD Rochester at Newark (night) Buffalo at Syracuse (night) (Only games scheduled)
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Fights Last Night
(By United Press)

Pittsburgh-Doll Rafferty. 13siz Milwaukee. outpointed Arbrie Bow ie. 1SS, Aliquippa. Pa, G0).
 Wilmington. Del.-Freddie (Red) cochrane. 147. Elizabeth, N. I. stop ped Alex Doyle, 149, Garfield, N. J.. (2)
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Games Today New York at Ebbets Field, 2:3O p. m. Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Pittsburgh CD (Only games scheduled)
 Games Tomorrow Chicago at Cincinnati (nighD Brooklyn at Boston St. Louis at Pittsburgh (nighD
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Games Today St. Louis at Detroit Cleveland at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia (Only games scheduled)
 Games Tomorrow Detroit at Chicago (night) Cleveland at St. Louis (night) Boston at Washington (night) New York at Philadelphia (night)
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Notes

Notes With four clubs punched for first division horors, every Sunday will find one or two "big' games on the docket.
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Major League Leaders
(By United Press)

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Hamden got surprise from Branford Sunday. Both clubs are now at full strength and are due to cause a few upsets in the com- ing weeks.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24

The manufacturer, it seemed, had had many sources of supply cut by the war, and was hay trouble ge ting grass for making skirts in San Francisco for shipping to the Pacific area for sale as souvenirs
 MT Bettinger investigated on his return He found a former resident of the Hawaiian islands living here, who reported to him that the tall beach rye growing on the island IS very suitable for grass skirts. The grass, the man reported, is soaked in salt water for strengthening and bleaching purposes, then dried, and finally woven into the garments.
 Whats more the man, who has had experience in such weaving, has promised to get some of the grass and weave a skirt so the Chamber of Con- merce can send it as a sample to the manufacturer in San Francis co.
 If this project is carried through and it comes to pass that dusky maidens of the trop- ics start wearing grass skirts from Kodiak, it might be that Kodiak will no longer be known as the home of the brown bear, but vice versa.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24

Many of the tales we recount here do not mention names, as it is never our intention to en- barrass anyone, but sometimes anonymity is no help when the parties concerned are we'll known. That is why we have been waiting for several boats to tell this one so the protagonists concerned would be out of our readers ken.
 It seems a local husband and wife were having 8 great deal of marital trouble that frequently exploded in such violence that the law had to be called in.
 At one of these times the wife said she wanted to divorce her husband as she could see no oth- CT remedy, but that she was a.
 continued on next page
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24
Kodiak Diary (contlnued from page ?

registration book that asks for age The simple word Illegal" will do the trick.
 We would hate to see the reg istration suffer through any shy ness of women admitting to their age, and we couldn't help notic- ing that women who registered thls year is the same age as she was when she registered three years ago.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24

You can see some odd sights in blizzard. Or rather we can. Or rather we did.
 The sight: A man trudging through the snow with a big stork under his arm. We would have been somewhat more start led than we were if we had not recognized both.
 The man was Charles Kettle. The stork was the big one that stands in the baby clothes div ision of local department store.
 We were somewhat Nettled by the appartioin until we discover ed the stork had been borrowed for decor at a baby shower.
 We would suggest that when the bird IS returned that it be wrapped. Carrying a stark stork around might result in unwanted publicity.
 Like this. Yes, or even like that.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24

When Lee Bettinger, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was Outside recently, he received a query from manufacturer in San Francisco, who wanted to know if there were any grass around Kodiak suitable for mak- ing grass skirts.
Evening star., 1945-05-16

December. A native of the Dis
trict, he entered the service in Au-
gust, 1943, and was sent overseas
in August, 1914. Pvt. Ofano was a
member of the 359th Infantry Reei-
ment IN the Goth Infantry Division.
1t. Ralph E. Page, Is, husband Of
Mrs. June Page, 4515 Fifteenth
street NV, had been interned
about eight months when he was
liberated from a German prison
camp. Navigator on Bit, he
was shot down last August and was
believed to have been freed at
Moosburg. 1t. Page entered the
Army when his National Guard
unit was activated in 1910. He was
sent overseas about a year ago.
1t. william Arthur Hunter of the
Canadian Army has been liberated
from a prison camp in Germany
Canadian Defense Headquarters In
Ottawa revealed yesterday. 1t.
Hunter Is the husband of Mrs. Mary
e. A. Hunter. II Gallatin street NE.
Stories about the following men
listed by the War Department as
having been liberated recently from
prisoner-of- war camps In Germany
were carried in The Star after their
next of kin had been notified:
Corpl. Robert L. Steere, son Of
Mrs. Margaret H. Steere of 1884
Thirty eighth street NV
Pfc. Philip Cristaldi. son OF Mrs
Giuseppe Cristaldi Of 1919 Nebraska
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-05-16

scum director. She told the SUBJ
committee, headed by Representa- :
tive Murphy. Democrat. of Penn
sylvania, that not only was Villa
Rosa ideal for the purpose, but the
museum did not have time to raise
funds for another location.
After hearing numerous witnesses
praise the museum. Chairman Muir
ply scheduled another hearing for
z O'Clock tonight. He said he was
satisfied as to the worthiness of the
Children's Museum movement, but
wanted definite answers to the
question as to why District funds
should be appropriated to buy a
privately owned property to be
turned over TO a non-governmental
agency.
The property some years ago was
owned by the District but later was
exchanged for other land deemed
more suitable for a school site
owned by the United States. The
District had permitted the mu-
scum to use the building on a tenn
porary basis
Mr.. and Mrs. Fig, who bought the
property from the United States
have contested the plan to have
the District repurchase the five.
acre tract and building and have
declared the property Is not for sale
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Medal Of Honor Won
By Iowa Lieutenant

A Congressional Medal of Honor
has been awarded posthumously to
25-year-old cavalry officer who re-
peatedly distinguished himself dur
ing a period of intense fighting in
New Guinea from July 16 to 10, the
War Department announced last
night.
He was Second 1t. Dale Elden
Christensen Gray. Iowa, who was
killed August 4 while again leading
his platoon in an attack on Japa-
nese machine guns.
The 112th Cavalry Regiment was
engaged in pitched battle on July
Is, when 1t. Christensen ordered his
men to remain in their foxholes for
protection while he crept forward
alone to machine gun and hurled
grenades. The next day he again
ventured forth alone. He located
five machine guns and when his
own rife was shot from his hands
he destroyed one OF the guns with
grenades. Returning to his platoon,
he organized an attack that led to
the capture of four mortars and ten
machine guns.
Later the same day, 1t Christen-
sen ran through enemy fire to rescue
wounded ofiicer caught far ahead
Of the lines.
He was the youngest Of a family
of seven boys, one of whom Is serv-
ing with the Sd Army in Europe.
The Medal Of Honor will be pre-
sented to the father, Chris P.
Christensen, Friday at Fort Riley,
Kans.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
SchmeIing Sneers at Mention
Of Louis in Prison Interview
Army Major Reports
Former Champion Is
Thorough Nozi

BY me Associated Press.
PARIS, May l6.-Max Schmel-
ing, former world heavyweight
boxing champion, who was re-
ported several times to have been
killed in the war. Sneered at the
mention of Joe Louis when he
was seen in prison camp, Stars
and Stripes reported today.
The Army newspaper said Mai.
Clement Wheeler, San Antonio, Tex,
talked with Der Make" for more
than two hours recently when he
visited prison camp behind Amer
ican lines, to which Schmeling had
fed
Max was wearing civilian clothes
and he looked prosperous" Maj.
Wheeler said He told me he was
making tour of Allied prison
camps toperated by the Germans
after having covered Nazi Army in
stallations.
Il guess you would compare 1t to
a USO tour by Joe Louis or Jack
Dempsey. But his junket definitely
was sanctioned of1icially by the Nazi
party, and he said something about
working out of the German propa-
ganda department"
Maj. Wheeler said when he men
toned Joe Louis, the last world
champion heavyweight and now an
Army sergeant. Schmeling sneered
and left the impression that he
considered the American Negro
lust lucky" in knocking him out
in their second match.
In slap at American sports
writers, Schmeling was quoted by
Maj. Wheeler as saying:
They never gave me a square
deal in all the time I was in your
country. Even when l won, they
either said 1 was lucky or a big
bum who could knock down bigger
bum. The only time they gave me
any space in the papers was when
tJack Sharkey fouled me-"
That was how Schmeling won his
title
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Children S Museum
Ordered 10 Vacate
By End Of Month

Owners Of the Villa Rosa Mansion
on Massachusetts avenue have
served notice en- the Children's Mo-
scum to vacate the property by the
end of this month. it was disclosed
today at hearing on the museum S
situation before the House District
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee.
Pending before the group is bill
sponsored by Representative McMil-
Ian, Democrat of South Carolina,
to authorize the District to buy the
properly for the continued use of
the museum, non-profit private
educational organization This plan
is opposed by the Commissioners and
other District officials on grounds
public funds should not be used for
the purpose.
The property is owned bv Mr..
and Mis-. Samuel Fig. VINO acquired
it more than a year ago as a site for
an apartment development.
A last-minute fight to keep the
museum in Villa Rosa was organ
lied by Miss Matilda Young, mu-
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Tobacco to Be Rutioned June 3
For All Armed Forces in u. S.

Ration cards will be issued to all
eligible persons.
The Navy announced that orders
covering the Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard services now are
being prepared and will be promul-
gated Immediately.
Members of Italian service units
will be limited to one-half the
amount allowed military personnel,
while prisoners of war may purchase
only two ounces of smoking tobacco
per week. They will not be permit
ted to buy cigarettes or cigars.
The ration plan will be supervised
by the chief of the Army Exchange
Service and will be in effect at all
sales outlets at the posts or camps.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
On: the Roll of Honor

OF 400 Evarts street Me-, was slight
ly injured April 13 on Okinawa, ac-
cording to today's War Department
casualty release. He is a medical
corpsman in the 96th Infantry Di-
vision.
A native of the Chicago suburbs,
Pvt. Dormitzer attended Kenilworth,
ILL.,. public schools and had applied
for admission at Georgetown Uni
versity when called to military serv-
ice in July, 1912. After ASTP
preparation at the University of
Wisconsin, he was transferred to the
infantry and went overseas in July,
1914. He participated in the in
vasions Of Leyte and Okinawa.
Sergt. Conrad'P. Wildensteiner, 80,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Will
densteiner of 1712 Twenty fifth
street Sc, was wounded in Ger
many April 10. Letters to his par
ents described the wounds as arm
and shoulder injuries. Sergt. Widen
steiner, reconnaissance man in a
9Th Army armored unit, is being
treated in hospital in England.
A native of Washington, Sergt.
WlldenSteiner attended Eastern
High School When called to mill
tary service in September, 1912. he
was employed by the Charles
Schneider Baking Co. He went over
seas last August.
He has two brothers in the Army,
Sergt. Frederick Wildensteiner. in
Germany. and Pvt. John Widen
steiner, recently back from New
Guinea.
Sergt. Gef1rard Saxon, 20, son of
Mrs. Mary Saxon, ITO U street NE,
was wounded in Germany April IT,
He described the injury in letter
to his mother as leg wound. He
has been hospitalized in France.
A native of Washington, Sergt.
Saxon attended Armstrong High
School, where he played first base
on the ball team
He was inducted into the Army
shortly after being graduated from
high schol in 1943 and was sent
overseas last June.
Pfc. Philip c. Byrd, %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James r. Byrd, 2700 Chain
Evening star., 1945-05-16
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
The armed forces will start ra-
tioning cigarettes, cigars and smok-
ing tobacco at all military and
naval establishments and prisoner
Of war camps in this country June 3.
Supplementing an earlier an
nouncement by the War Depart
ment, the Navy said identical orders
would be issued covering all Navy,
Marine and Coast Guard stations.
AS announced by the War Depart
ment. military personnel their de-
pendents and authorized civilian
employees will be allowed six pack
ages of cigarettes, "a cigars or 4
ounces OF smoking tobacco weekly
Evening star., 1945-05-16

Maj. Wheeler said Schmeling told
him he was through for good" and
that his career as a fighter ended
when he jumped on Crete with Ger
man parachutists in 1912.
Il broke my back when I landed
and almost died" Mai. Wheeler
quoted Schmeling as saying. L was
in hospital there for several
months and finally pulled through
but my back will never be the same
Then I got back to Germany
from that long time in the hospital
and they let me out of the army.
When you get home. If you
ever do" Schmeling told Mai
Wheeler arrogantly, be sure and
tell the soft-living Yankees Max
Schmeling is still alive He doesn t
die that easily. Perhaps he'll even
make a trip to America so the peo-
pie can see for themselves that he
is all right"
Maj Wheeler said he suggested
that Schmeling's next voyage to the
United States might be in irons and
this evoked disdainful snort.
Hes a Nazi through and through
no better than Hitler. Goering and
the rest" Maj. Wheeler told Stars
and Stripes. Maybe he's even
worse"
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Okinuwu
Continued From First Paee.)

TdkSD
feet of more than 500 Super Forts
f1re-bombed Nagoya. on Honshu.
Japans greatest aircraft produc-
ton cenCer.
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher S
planes struck buildings. barracks
and aviation lnstallation at air.
dromes in Saeki, Oita, Miyakonojo,
Kikuchi. Ashiya. Gannoshu, Kofuji,
Uss, Izumi, Tachiarai, Chiran,
Omura and Hitoyoshi on Kyushu;
and at airfelds in Kochi and
Matsuyama on Shikoku Airfield in
stallations at Kokubu, Kanoya, Chi
ran and Kagoshima en- Kyushu
were bombed Saturday night. One
barrage balloon was shot down-the
first mentioned in a Nimitz COM
munique.
The heavy strikes were the first
in force since the Inland Sea raid
of March 19.
Carrier Planes Attack Airfield.
AS the carrier force entered its
second days strike, Monday. escort
carrier planes attacked airfield in
stallations in the bombed Saki-
shima group and struck enemy posi-
tions on Kume Island, west of
Oklnawa.
In addition to aircraft and air
installations damage, the carrier
planes destroyed or seriously dam
aged an oil train. four locomotives,
a railroad station, chemical plant
and number of large buildings.
No large ships were found and
pilots had to content themselves
with two motor boats and two lug
gers sunk, and repair ship, seven
torpedo boats. four luggers. a small
cargo ship, four small craft and a
tug damaged.
Continuing their search into
Korean waters, Okinswa- based
patrol bombers damaged small
freighter-transport and two small
cargo ships.
Evening star., 1945-05-16
Patrick HurIey's Son Listed
Amonq West Point Graduates

OF pictures yesterday. His correct
picture appears today.
Cadet Hurley, son of Patrick J.
Hurley, Ambassador to China, and
Mrs. Hurley, 24l2 Massachusetts
avenue NV. received his appoint
ment to the academy from New
Mexico His mother disclosed today
that he was among those to be
graduated.
Cadet Holcombe, son of Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Holcombe, who are now
living in Florida, attended Millard
Prep School here before receiving
his appointment to the Military
Academy.
Cadet Stewart, a graduate of Will
son High School. studied at Sullivan
Prep School in the District prior to
entering the Military Academy. His
parents, Col and Mrs. John A.
Stewart, now are residents of West
Point
Cadet Horner Is the son OF Col
and Mrs. Albert A. Horner, ia
North Wayne Street. Arlington. Col.
Horner is on duty in the South Pa
ciflc.
Evening star., 1945-05-16

Bridge road NV, received a NOR
tar shell fragment in the side dur
ing a ski-troop thrust into the Pc
Valley in Italy April Is
Reared in the District, Pfc. Byrd
was graduated from Mckinley High
School. He worked two years as an
apprentice machinist in the Wash
lngton Navy Yard before entering
the Army in September, 1913. He
trained with the mountain infan-
try in Colorado and went overseas
January l, 1945.
Pfc. James Baker. nephew of Mrs
Thelma Waddy. former resident at
6l4 Trumble street NV. was listed
by the War Department today a.
one OF those wounded in action in
Europe. Mrs. Waddy moved from
her District address some months
ago.
Missing
Sergt. Elliott C. Bell, "a. brother
OF Harold Bell and Mrs. Marie DAILY
6l2 D street Sc, has been missing
in action in Germany since April
20. his family has been informed
Sergt. Bell, a member OF the 18th
Armored Division. had been awarded
the Bronze Star for heroic achieve
ment in action
Born in Kitzmiller. Md, where his
mother, Mrs. J. w. Bell, now lives
Sergt. Bell attended schools there
He came to Washington in 1910
and was employed at the Bureau
Of Standards until entering the
service in November, 1912. Sergt
Bell was sent overseas last October
Pfc. Abraham Sohn. whose wife
Mrs. Sara G. Sohn, formerly lived
at 1850 Harvard street NV, has
been listed by the War Department
as missing in action in Germany
Mrs. Sohn moved to New York soon
after her husband went overseas
Liberated
Pfc. Michael ]. Toro, %. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Toro of ZIG
Eleventh street SW., was liberated
from Stalag 5-A in Germany April
II. He had been captured by the
Germans January Is while in action
with a 1st Army tank unit. He is
hospitalized in France.
Pvt. Toro, a native OF Atlantic
City, came here IL years ago with his
father, an employe OF the Agricul-
ture Departments electric shop.
. He entered the Army late in 1e42
and went overseas last spring.
Pfc. Giulo S. Ofano, 20. was lib
Grated from German prison camp
April 13 by the Russian Army, i,
has been reported to his parents
MI. and Mrs. D. s. Ofano, 1925 Shep.
herd street NV. Pvt. Ofano was
wounded last November and hac
been back in action less than 8
month when he was captured las,