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The Lutheran Church

Shka, Afasks REV. ERNST 1T. NJ GAARD, Pastor
 Sunday Services 9;45 a. m.-Sunday School and Bible Class.
 1l:00 a. m.-Morning Worship. 800 p. m.-Evening Service. goo p. m.-Social Fellowship Hour Monday, 400 D. m.-Junior Choir practice.
 Tuesday, g p. m-Bible Study Lecture.
 Wednesday-Br Brotherhood Club meets the first and the third week of the month at p. m. Thursday-The women of the Church meet every second and fourth week of each month at p. m Friday, TOO D. m. Senior Choir. Every Day-The Lutheran Church opens wide her Edoors and welcomes you in Jesus name.
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VISITING HERE

Mrs. E. M. Schneider, Sr., of Lombard, Illinois, came to Juneau via PAA for months visit with her son and his family, the Ed. M. Schnoekers of Aux Lake.
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CHURCH OF GOD

526 East Street REV. and MRS. II. E. BEYER,
 Ministers. 3:30 p. m.-Radio worship service 1t KINY 700 D. m.-The Bible in Pictures on the screen. For all ages. . a:o0 D. m.-Preaching Service.
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Bethel Tabernacle
 Assembly Of Godl Fourth and Franklin Streets ID r-rr ID II ID 4 K ID Dnntn,.

k[lSSeIIDiJ Oi oCu Fourth and Franklin Streets REV. R. E. BAKER, Pastor
 Sunday SerUices 1000 a. m-Sunday School. Class es for all ages A special invitation to those children not already at tending a Sunday Schooa. 11:Oo a. m.-Morning Worship. Evangelist Ralph R. Picks, speak CT.
 800 p. Evangelist Ralph R Picks will be the speaker. Tuesday, 800 p. m.-Prayer Meeting.
 Friday, 500 D. Christian Am bassadors, young people.
 Church of Christ Meets in CIO Union Hall Gold Street, rear of Baranof Hotel BOYD FIELD, Minister
 Phone, Douglas 133
 Sunday SeruiceS 1000 a. m.-Bible Study. 11:00 a. m.-Worship Service. 500 D. m-Evening Service. J1tnedu City Mission
 205 Franklin Street
 MRS. H. M. KROGH 
 Sunday Services
 200 D. m. and 7:30 p. m. Tuesday and Friday, 730 p. m. Everybody welcome.
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Sheets and pillow cases while they last, F5cme Beautiful.
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Baby cribs. Home Beautiful.
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nEMEMBER how it took a powerful lot IC of determination to pass that won derful store on Sunday morning :. and not spend most of that Sunday School nickel for candy?
 And ;. wasn't it pretty much the same when you grew up too? Every payday, you wanted to put aside few dollars. But you never did. There was always some thing" to buy.
 In fact, for one reason or another, sav- ing almost seemed impossible until |. along came War Bonds and the Payroll Savings Plan!
 Then suddenly you discovered tt 1cas really easy to saue-when your savings
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Things haven't changed a bit since then!

were deducted from your pay envelope every week.
 Pretty soon, too, you found you were accommodating more sauings His lOay than you ever had before Like Topsy, your Bond savings just grerU and grelO.
 Well, wouldn't it be good idea to keep a good thing like this going?
 You can still buy U. s. Savings Bonds just as you bought War Bonds through your Payroll Savings Plan. You get the same safe investment, same high returns. $25 for every $19.75, when the Bonds mature.
 And it's certain you'll never find an easier or surer way to save!
Evening star., 1946-07-06
By the kssoc;o,ed Dress

RIVER FOREST, Ill, July g.
The national clay courts tennis
champion is bound to be repeater
National Title Holder Frank Parker
of Los Angeles, Seymour Greenberg
of Chicago and Billy Talbert of Will
mington, Del, still are in the run
ming and together they have won
the clay courts crown total of six
times.
Greenberg and Parker clash today
with the winner getting the chance
of playing Talbert tomorrow for the
1946 championship Greenberg won
the title in 1912 and 1943, while
Parker annexed it first in 1888 when
he was only II and in 1889 and 1941
Talbert, the 1o45 champion, won
his way to the finale yesterday by
defeating his doubles partner, Gard
mar Mulloy of Miami, Fla, in a
gruelling five-set match, 4-6, 60
Ga, Is, 6-3. Second-seeded Tai
bert, after massaging a cramp ir
his left leg back into order during
his two-hour semifnal match, then
teamed up with Mulloy to beat Tom
Falkenburg and Gayle Kellogg OF
Los Angeles, 60, ca, 6-1. ano
gain the semifinals of the doubles
division.
Parker Outstanding Favorite.
Parker was rated an outstanding
favorite to down fourth-seedeG
Greenberg today and thus meet Tai
bert for the championship. The
two tangled in the national finals
! at Forest Hills last September ano
Evening star., 1946-07-06
HokuIoa Is sUnreported
In Big Sailing Race
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

BERMUDA, July 6.-Jack Gra-
hams class A yawl Maruffa of An
napolis Yacht Club completed
Newport Bermuda race yesterday
afternoon in slow time that placed
the 67-foot yacht in l1th position
in class on corrected time. The
former Washington skipper plans
to start from here for the West
Coast in the near future to make
home in Seattle.
With Nays sloop Highland Light
given final fourth place in class A,
and Ketch Vamarie, also of An
napolis, seventh place, all but one
Chesapeake Bay yacht is accounted
for in second slowest Bermuda race
on record, Still at sea this morning
was Walter McNeil's little slonp
Hokuloa. Sparrows Point, Md. No
concern is felt for her safety.
Earlier yesterday sloop Starlight,
with Len Penso, former Potomac
River Sailing Association commo-
dore. in crew, crossed the line to
place sixth in class B. Serving as
mate is Jim Speer, chief measurer
of Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing
Association. Starlight is from Mi
ami.
Navy transport Carpellotti, which
has served as escort and press boat
for race, went 80 miles out to sea
early this morning to give class B
sloop Fllrt, Port Washington, Long
Island, enough gasoline to make
port. Yachts spars were damaged
early Monday, but she has declined
assistance, proceeding under jury
rig and engine.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Nelson Still Is Threat
In Golf al Columbus
Paced by Lewis
By the A.socicted Press

COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 6.-The
Marines had the situation well in
hand today, but Byron Nelson in
sisted he'd be on the loose in the
second round of the $4,000 Colum-
bus invitational open golf tourna
ment.
John Lewis. 32-year- -old Marine
veteran of Guadalcanal, was out
in front as the boys started their
second 18-hole round today, hut
Nelson, who scrambled all over
the course for a par 70 On his first
round, told a friend:
'I'll shoot a So or better Satur-
day.
Lewis, playing in only his second
big tournament since he was dis
charged from the lst Marine Divi-
sion last September, was out in pal
36 yesterday and then wound it up
coming home with 33 for his 60
There we're an even half dozen
players grouped at 10, a stroke
behind the leader, and eight With
II, only two strokes in arrears.
That made Is who broke par
yesterday over the Columbus Coun-
try Clubs 6697-yard layout with
an estimated $500 customers look
ing on.
There were five with Nelson in
the even par 70 department.
The final 36 holes will be played
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Three Former Champs in Line
For Clay Court I ennis Crown

the same leg trouble then plagued
Talbert and hastened his defeat by
Parker.
Talbert will be free of singles
competition today, however, giving
him more opportunity to rest his
leg for tomorrow's trial. He will be
in doubles action, however, teaming
with Mulloy against the fourth
seeded duo of Norman Brooks and
Nick Carter of San Francisco. Yes
terday they downed Herbie Flam OF
Beverly Hills, Calf. and Jimmy
Brink of Seattle, Wash, in the
quarterf1nals.
Second-seeded Bob Falkenburg of
Los Angeles and Jack Cushingham
of Hollywood, Calf, square off
against Bernard BartZen of San
Angelo, Tex, and George Richards
of Los Angeles in the other semif1ral
doubles match today.
Women's Doubles Final Slated.
The women's doubles champion
ship will be decided today when
Shirley Fry of Akron, Ohio, and
Mary Arnold Prentiss of Los Angeles
meet Virginia Kovacs of Oakland
Calf, and Barbara Scofield of San
Francisco
| Before her doubles match, second
seeded Miss Fry will take on fourth
seeded Barbara Krase of San Fran
cisco in a singles semifnal. The
winner will face third-seeded Mrs
Kovacs for the women's singles title
| tomorrow.
Mrs. Kovacs won her semifinal
match yesterday with unheralded
Marta Barnett of Miami, Fla, 81
6-3.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Bulge TO Play Perry
In Pro Net Semifina|
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. July 6.-Don
Bulge of Los Angeles, meets Fred
Perry, former British star, today in
one of the two semiflnal singles
matches of the Middle States grass
court tennis tournament.
The other semifinal match pits
Welby Van Horne, 25-year-old At
lanta (Ga.) pro, against Bobby
Riggs of Los Angeles.
Both Perry and Bulge won COM
paratively easy quarter finals
matches yesterday. Perry copped a
Ga. 6-3 win over Jack Jossi of
Oakland. Calf. and Bulge defeated
John Faunce of Los Angeles, Is.
6-2
Horne scored an upset by defeat
ing third seeded Frank kovacs of
Oakland. CALI. 6-4. 6-3. Mean-
while, Riggs, an eX-Chicagoan now
claiming Los Angeles as his home.
was defeating Wayne Sabin of
Reno, New. 6-, 6-3.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
George Collins Is Fourth
In Race Morrison Wins

Washington may have new dis
tance running star in George Collins
unattached, but it assuredly has q
new rivalry between the same man
and Johnny Leiss as a result of the
15-kilometer Independence Day race
at Baltimore.
Collins was fourth in 81 minutes
SO seconds, and Leiss was fifth with
"a time of So minutes Sc seconds
Jimmy Montague, Leiss' Washington
Track and Field Club teammate and
only other District entry to finish
placed fifteenth.
Sergt. Don Morrison, stationed at
West Point. N. Y. outsprinted Don
Heinicke of White Horse Club, Balti-
more, in a thrilling l0O-yard stretch
run to win the race The soldier had
a l5-yard margin at the finish, going
the full distance in 56 minutes
z $40 seconds.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Ritzenberg, Dryer TiIting
For District Net Crown

1t will be a slugger who can hit
'em against a strategist who can go
and get 'em in the final of the Dis
trict mems tennis tournament at
Edgemoor tomorrow when Allie
Ritzenberg and Capt. Art Dryer
meet for the title.
Ritzenberg. a heavily supported
favorite to take the crown, advanced
with a rather easy victory over Alex
Keiles, 60, 6-3, but Dryer had to
battle every inch of the way to dis
pose of stubborn Doyle Royal. 81,
3-6, Go.
In doubles play the Ben Fisher
Jordan Bentley team reached the
semifnals by tripping John Curran
and Maurice CoWan, Ga, Ga, while
Grady Frank and Herb Metz also
moved into the round of four by
measuring Strand johnson and
Buddy Adair, Go, 60.
Doubles play was to be resumed
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1946-07-06

have any players, We want them tc
go, and will see about it after Wed
nesday's rounds in Baltimore"
The national public links cham
pionship is the only amateur golf
event in which amateurs are per-
mitted to accept expenses.
Night golf may spread to District
courses as novelty if the second
experiment scheduled July II at
the Allview Club in Ellicott City is
as successful as the first. Pro Elmer
Lowe and four club members play ed
five holes under only quarter
moon and lost one golf ball between
them.
More than 100 spectators followed
the match, in which the players
used phosphorus painted golf balls
and the clubheads and fagpoles
in the cups also were dabbed with
phosphorus. 1t was necessary to
renew the phosphorus on the balls
once each hole. Lowe was one under
par for the five holes.
Lowe reported the ball faded out
of sight about so yards from the
tee but easily was picked up by tbs
fore caddies. The luminous balls
particularly stood out in the rough
Women's Golf Committee Chair.
man Mrs c. M. JAM won the Glass
A match play against par tourna-
ment yesterday at Congressional
3 down to par. Mrs. E. S. Hanson
was second, 4 down. Mrs. D. c
Norman, Mrs. R. w. Berry ane
Mrs. C. T. Penn finished even, :
down and 4 down in that order il
Glass B, and Mrs. J. A. Mount wor
Glass c.
| At Indian Spring, Mrs. Loui:
Cuvillier's 1925, rs won low ne
in the weekly event. Mrs. Halole
De Volt had low puts, 32 Mrs
Edward Lockett of Kenwood wa!
o,loct u,i,,Y,or with 90 90 76
Evening star., 1946-07-06

singled to score Priddy and after
NeWsom beat out bunt to load the
bases, Joe Grace lashed a single to
center. scoring Hitchcock and Early.
Grace Scores on Wild Pitch.
That prompted Queens removal.
In came Bill Wight and Buddy
Lewis was safe when Gordon
fumbled his grounder, Newsom Shift
ing to third. Newsom scored as
Stan Spence grounded out and the
bases again were loaded when Ver-
non purposeIy was passed. Wight
unleashed wild pitch to score Grace
and a walk to Travis filed the
bases again before Al Gettel entered
the game and disposed of Priddy on
long fly to Tommy Heinrich,
That comfortable margin was all
NeWsom needed, for he struck out
eight en- route to his fifth triumph.
Bobo was in trouble on several oc-
casions but came out of those pre-
dicaments nicely. 1t was NeWsom's
third start here since joining the
Mats for the fourth time and local
fans still haven't seen him hurl
anything but brilliant ball.
NeWsom previously spanked the
White Sox, 3-2, on two hits and
dropped 10, 10-inning game TO 81.
Louis at Griffith Stadium. He isn't
harming the Mats attendance fig
ures, either. for in his three local
games he has pitched before aver
age crowds of more than 22,,toC.
Haefner was to pitch today against
the league-leading Red Sox in a
single game starting at o'clock.
Washington and Boston will battle in
double-header here tomorrow, the
final appearance of the Mats here
until Thursday due to the Al.-Star
game at Boston. B H
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Woodward Trio Choice
In ComeIy Handicap
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 6.-William
WoodWard's triple entry of Hyp-
motto, Bonnie Beryl and Segula were
favored today to win all the honors
in the $4,000 Comely Handicap.
featured at the Jamaica race track.
The Belair trio will be opposed by
eight rivals in the mile -and-one-
sixteenth route, including Bridal
Flowers. Sicily. Surosa. Elpis, NAH
moudess, Edif1ed, Dorothy Brown
and Turnplate.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Parks Tennis Champions
Qualify for Nationals

Play in the annual public parks
tennis tournament will begin a week
from today on the East Potomac
courts, with winners qualifying for
the National Public Parks cham
pionships at Memphis. Tenn, August
10 to 25. The local tourney will be
conducted by the Capital Parks
Tennis Association in cooperation
with Government Services, Inc.
The tournament will consist of
mems. and women's singles and
doubles and entrants must be resi-
dents of the Metropolitan area and
can not be members of private ten
mis- clubs. Entries are being received
by Bill Shreve at the Tennis Shop,
1141 Fifteenth street NV, and must
be filed before pm. July IL.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Ohio States St. John
Leaving Sports Helm
BY the Assoc,o'ed Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6.-L.
w. St. John. whose firm 31-year
reign as athletic director at Ohio
State University encountered a
series of controversial publicity dis
turbances during the last two years,
is stepping aside for youth.
For Saint" who will be 10 in
November and will be automatically
retired next July, now has a sue
cessor
He is the relatively unknown
Richard c. Larkins. 37-year-old as
sociate professor of physical educa-
ton at o. S. U. Larkins. who is the
same age St. John was when he
began office, will take over July /,
l947
His appointment, announced last
night by the O. S. U. Athletic Board
is subject to approval by the school S
Board of Trustees. But board men,
bers said this would be a mere
formality"
Larkins was chosen. the Athletic
Board said, with the strong in
dorsement" Of st, John.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Major Leaders
BY the Associoied Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Batting-Vernon, Washington, 361;
Williams and Di Maggio, Boston, .345.
Runs-cWilliams. Boston, rs; Pesky.
Runs batted in-williams. Boston,
50: Doerr, Boston, 6s.
Hits-Doerr, Boston. 93: Berardino,
Spence, Washington. aI.
m T5iplesMLswis, s,o,L.s, Washington, 8; Ed
Home runs-Wfliams, Boston, %:
Greenberg, Detroit, 21.
Stolen bases-Case, Cleveland, Is;
Stirnweiss. New York, 13
Pitching-Newhorse Detroit. 1913.
.s33: Ruftlng. New York, and Caldwell.
Chicago, 81, 1913.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
HdBa BattiRemWalks5 Res,oN .gs Brooklyn .s74;
NeR Ru1SmM1sial' York aa St, Louis 81; Mize'
Runs batted in-Walker, Brooklyn,
81 Slaughter, St Louis, 80;
nradi,Ivn aiitSIwMSsial' as ST. Louis loo' Walker,
Doubles-Musial. st. Louis. 30; En-
mis-, Philadelphia, and Holmes, Bos-
~, ,Triples-Musial, St. Louis, and
Home runs-Mize. New York, Is;
Kiner, Pittsburgh, 13.
- Stolen bases-Reiser, Brooklyn. III:
Hopp, Boston, II.
Pitchins-Kush, Chicago, 60. / 600:
Erickson, Chicago, so. 1000.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Eight FiIIies and Mares
Go in Vanity Handicap
By the Assoeioted Pre,s

INGLEWOOD.e Calf, July g.
Minus Honeymoon and Canini. an
eight-horse field heads postward to-
day in the $25,0O0 18th miles
Vanity Handicap for fillies and
mares, 3 years old and up.
The entry list still had some
sheen, however, with C. H. Pinon's
Happy Issue, winner of the Premiere
Handicap; L. B. Mayors Be Faith
full, and H. N. 1senberg's Double
F. F., likely public choices.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Pauline Betz Sparkle,
AS j. ). Wins Three
Wimbledon Titles
BY the Associofed Press

WIMBLEDON, July 6.-American
players quickly ran off champion
ships in three divisions-women s
singles, mems doubles and women S
doubles-as the all-England tennis
tournament ended today before a
capacity throng of $4,000, including
Queen Mother Mary.
Jack Kramer and Tom Brown of
California sprang a rousing upset
when they vanquished the No. !
seeded Australian team OF Dinny
Pals and Geoff Brown in straight
sets in the mems doubles final, 6-4
Ga, 60.
Pauline Betz of Los Angeles had
little difficulty subduing her Wight
man Cup teammate, Louise Brough
Of Beverley Hills, Calf, 60, 64,
for the women's singles title. Miss
Brough then teamed with Margaret
Osborne to defeat Miss Betz and
Doris Hart in sparkling three
set final of women's doubles, 6-3,
26. 6-3
Miss Betz's steady baseline game,
interspersed with frequent sallies to
the net, enabled her to dominate the
womenS final
Miss Brough was not able to cope
with the winners all-around excel
lence and at no time looked as
though she might upset her No. !
seeded opponent.
After the match, the girls went to
the royal box at the clubhouse end
of the famous center court, where
Queen Mother Mary presented the
huge challenge trophy to Miss Betz
The 79-year-old Queen Mother shook
hands warmly with both girls.
The match was filled with long
baseline rallies which gave the
capacity crowd plenty of opportun-
tiles to cheer. Many games went
to deuce, including the last three If
the opening set, but in the end Miss
Betz proved too steady for hel
California rival.
Among those who crowded intt
the dressing room to congratulate
Miss Betz was Alice Marble, wht
won the women's title at the las
Wimbledon tournament in 1889.
Attack Centered on Pals.
Kramer and Tom Brown in tht
mems doubles lashed the ball a
Pals at every opportunity anc
proflted by his errors to wrap ur
the victory. The Australian stal
was badly off form, dropping his
service six times during the shor1
match and never gaining contro
of his ground game.
Geof Brown. on the other hand
fought like a lion all the way. but
his blistering service and terrific
wo-handed drives could not make
up for the errors of his partner
Both Americans were in superb
form, showing to particular advan.
tage as they stormed to the net or
nearly every point.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
InterschoIostic Tennis
Final Is Eost-West Duel
By the Assoojofed Pres,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
6-Finals in the national inter-
scholastic tennis championship tour
nament today send Leonard Steiner
of Brooklyn Technical School
against Hugh Stewart of South
Pasadena Calf High in singles,
while Walter English and Alex Het-
zeck of Hamtramck (Mich) High
play Dean and Don Peerless of
Deerfeld tMass.) Academy for the
doubles title.
The English -Hetzeck team won a
semifnal match over Oliver Roddey
and Heath Alexander of Episcopal
High School, Alexandria, As, 6-3,
Ga, yesterday
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Evans, |. 5. U. Captain
Memphis Golf Foes
By the Associoted Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 6.-The
veteran Chick Evans of Chicago met
young Jimmy Wittenberg of Mem
phis, captain of the Louisiana State
University golf team this year, in
the featured second-rould match
today in the Colonial Country Club
invitation tournament.
Evans defeated Joe Hancock Of
Memphis yesterday, 3 and 2, and
Wittenberg downed Carl Willis, jr.,
also of Memphis, by a similar score.
In another top contest, Cary Mic
dlecoff of Memphis, winner of the
North and South open last winter,
squared off against Jack Geiss of
st. Louis.
Middlecoff, who shares the favor
ite role with Medalist Earl Stewart
of Dallas, Tex, won over Earl
Mitchell of Memphis in The first
round, 7 and 6. Geiss eliminated
Arthur Mcdonald of Memphis, 6
and 5.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Minor Baseball
By the Associated Press
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

INTERNATIONAL LEAUOE'
Rochester, s: Buffalo, 5.
Baltimore. 10; Syracuse, 3.
Newark. 5: jersey City, ..
Montreal 4: Toronto, 0.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbus Q; Savannah, 7.
Augusta, r. Greenville, 5 90 innings
Macon, 3; Jacksonville, 3.
Only games.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Houston, 8 San Antonio, l.
Dallas, 3; Fort Worth. o.
Oklahoma City. Z; Tulsa, 12 In
njngsl.
aOnly games.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland. LIT: Portland. L.,
Seattle, 4 Sacramento, 3 90 lnnlngS)
Los Angeles, ,, San Francisco, I'll
innings).
Hollywood. II; San Diego, 3.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
New Orleans. a Chattanooea. ,.
Mobile, g.; Nashville, l.,
Little Rock, ): Birmingham, 4.
Memphis, 3; Atlanta, ..
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, Q; Toledo, >.
Louisville, 10: Indianapolis. :.
St. Paul, 8: Minneapolis, !.
Kansas City, T; Milwaukee. !.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany, Al; Utica, Go.
Elmira, -; Wilkes Barre. Id.
Binghamton. & Hartford 3,
Scranton. 5. Williamsport. !.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Kelly Loser in Henley
Scu||s Final /; Leander
Grew Beats Swiss
BY The Associated Press

HENLEY, England, July 6-Jean
Shephariades of France beat John
B. Kelly. jr.. of the United States
Navy by three lengths today in the
finals of the diamond sculls in the
first full postwar Henley Regatta.
Sephariades' time was minutes
q seconds for the 1-mile -555-yard
course.
Britain's oldest private rowing
club. the Leander Club, won the
Grand Challenge Cup for eight
cared shells, beating the See-Club
of Zurich, Switzerland, three quar-
ters of a length.
The Leander crew. latest in a
succession of prominent rowing
teams that began in 1918. negotiated
the l-mile-555-yard Thames River
course in 7 minutes l second.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
looter Gets Early Backing
In Charles Town Feature
Speeiol Dispoteh to The Ssor

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, July s.
Vendors Lien, winner of eight
consecutive races here in l943 and
who holds the Charles Town course
record of 1:1425, will be honored
today by the 81 900 sixth race which
bears his name.
Ed B. Lee of Virginia, who owned
Vendors Lien in 1912 when he was
unbeaten here, also owns Looter,
early favorite for today's headliner
Looter, gelded son of Hi-Jack and
Cassie, will be handled by Sammy
Palumbo. third leading winning
rider at the meeting. If the COM
bination escapes trouble in the run
to the first turn, it will take a near
record performance to head il.