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withheld.
PR officials reported that Fire
man L. F. Kurtz of Harrisburg was
badly burned in the wreck.
Maj. Eugene S%trayhorn, of
Oceanside, Calf, commander of
the train, said there were 2O8
Marines on board Just back from
China and Japan" bound from San
Diego, Calf, to the naval sta
ton at cambridge, Md.
Isolated Station
The derailment occurred in an
isolated section, of Dauphin coun-
ty. PR officials in Philadelphia
said no aus of the wreck had
been determined.
While names of the injured
Marines we're withheld, two hos
pitakzed at Harrisburg were identi-
fled by Wickenhaver as Earl Ire
ton, second degrees burns and
fractured arm and leg, and
Michael Truso, badly burned. No
addresses were available.
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HighIighfs Of The
Armed Forces Voluntary
Recruitment Act

4. Enlistments for ~, 2 or 3 years. Zone
year enlistments permitted for men now in
the Army with 6 or more months of service.)
z. Enlistment age from Is to "a years in
elusive az with parents consent) except
for men now in Army, who may reenlist at
any age, and former service men depending
on length of service.
8. An increase in the reenlistment bonus
to $50 for each year of active service since
such bonus was last paid, or since last entry
into service, provided reenlistment is within
90 days after last honorable discharge.
4. Up to go days paid furlough, depend
ing on length of service, with travel paid
to home and return, for men who reenlist
within the prescribed time after discharge.
S. A ~thirty-day furlough each year with
full pay.
6. Mustering-out pay (based upon length
of service) to all men who are discharged
to reenlist.
7. Option to retire at half pay for the rest
of your life after 20 years service-increas-
ing to three-quarters pay after 80 years
service. (Retirement income in grade of
Master or First Sergeant up to $155.25 per
month for life.) All previous active federal
military service counts toward retirement.
8. Benefits under the CT Bill of Rights
for men who enlist before October 6, 1916.
9. Family allowances for the term of en-
1istment for dependents of men who enlist
or reenlist before July /, 1916.
10. Choice of branch of service and over
seas theater (of those still open) on 3-year
enlistments.
II. Reserve and AUS. commissioned Off
GERS released from active duty may be en-
listed in Grade l master Sergeant) and
retain their reserve commissions, provided
they reenlist within the prescribed time.
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entative SABBATH D-Ill.) chairman
of the House Rules committee, had
disappeared" in order to block
a committee hearing-a preliml'
nary to House consideration OF the
permanent bill.
Senator Lucas D-Ill.) ridiculed
Taft's assertion. He said SABBATH
had not disappeared; that SABBATH
had informed him he had not call
ed a meeting because some Rules
committee members were out Of
town.
The parliamentary situation II
the House was such that action was
not expected for three days anc
possibly 10.
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An English prisoner-of-war y.
patrlated via Odessa tells Of ms re-
ing a Russian officer Who s.ee''
perfect English. So proud ro ogoas
was the Russian Of his Eng 5gs5
that he kept correcting the F~a 5-.a
mans native speech, s'>A-
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petent. 1t said that men select

petent. 1t said that men select
ed for officers ought first to
serve a year in the ranks-except
in the case of technicians, and they
should not get command posts.
2. 1t advocated that anything
which is a crime for enlisted men
should be a crime for officers, and
that the higher the offenders rank,
the more severe be the penalty. 1t
also proposed that enlisted men be
allowed to serve on courts martial,
provided they outrank the accused.
8. 1t called for 2 halt to whole
sale distribution of decorations
that will tend to cheaper them"
and declared that the higher a
mans rank. the more difficult it
should be for him to merit an
award.
Pay Reforms
4. 1t also proposed reforms in
pay, allowances, messing facilities
and inspections.
The six-man board of former
officers and enlisted men, headed
by Former Lieut.. Gen. James H.
Jimmy Doolittle, is officially
called the Board on Officer-En-
listed Man Relationships" 1t
heard AZ witnesses and received
more than 1000 letters, and de-
livered its 53-page report last Mon
day.
The War department, in releas-
ing the report said in a statement:
by direction of Secretary of
War Patterson, all staff sections OF
the War department have begun
study of the report and its recon-
mendations. The report notes that
some steps already have been TAX
en- by the War department to meet
problems set out in the report. Ad-
ditional steps will be taken as may
be indicated and possible"
The board offered its "congrat-
u~lations" to the War department
for a number of recent actions,
including the order for similar uni
forms for officers and men effec-
tive in June, 1948.
The Alb %helicopter. powered by
a six-cylinder air-cooled engine of
ITS hp has a gross weight of 2100
pounds, including a useful load of
GOT pounds.
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Advanced plans for a welcom-
ing luncheon for Lieut.. Gen. r. H.
Wheeler, chief U. S. engineers,
when he visits Wilmington on June
7. The luncheon will be held in
the Cape Fear Country club.
Authorized Chairman Addison
Hewlett to negotiate for purchase
of a new truck for the county.
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The Weather

WASHINGTON, May 27.-lP-Weather
Bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending s pm. in the
principal cotton growing areas and else
where:
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1t IS popularity believed in Hol-
land that where the stork nests
no fire will come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

The Alb helicopter, powered by
a six-cylinder air-cooled engine of
ITS hp has a gross weight of 2100
pounds, including a useful load of
GOT pounds.
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coleman laid out. ana when u came
to not beating tanning ana boo
gle. well, the Meade Lux put us
MP
Saturday night. Nat Towles and
the boys really did lam mt the
"pIaymore" ballroom From the
time n started until the time II
cnded tbcv were really having n
swirvstrr's souI 20 rest One ~
the hest pierca thev nlaved was
Around the CIocL Naryaret
stewart said she was Glad shc was
dancing Whit They also tore
Jnwn the ballroom on "fcv Rob A.
Re-pon" with tho helm ~ nil the
CATERS
Was talking to n young lady
try and guess whoH She lives in
ST. Paul. Is very nice-looking. Is a
friend " Pat Cartwright's mother,
and her name Is A. r. Also tell
me who this fine chick isH She Is
short, very cute, might be liking
n cat named G.. W. and is giving
A.HIE troublc' Side, stepping a
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Montreal.
Partlow, who lives in Philadel-
phia, hurled II games last year for
the Stars, winning nine and losing
four. His ,G92 average was the
second best in tho Negro National
League.
He was purchased by the Stars
from the Homestead GTRya and has
seen Ave years service in the col
ored circuit A war veteran, he
became a member Of the Stars
hurting corps after service In the
Army during l9ll.
Contract Disclosed
PartloW was scheduled to report
70 the Montreal Royals last Wed
neadAy. Terms of the contract
which he holds with the Royals
were not disclosed.
PRrtlow, who recorded SO strike
outs in i9I5, probably attracted
the attention Of Branch Hickey,
head Of the parent Brooklyn Club,
last year when he pitched IN an
exhibition game at Ehbets Field.
PArtlow hurled one of two con.
tests there between the National
League All-StArs and Negro Ma
tional League Stars.
Partlow left Philadelphia last
Monday TO report To Hickey IN
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Brooklyn for instructions in regard
to his Montreal trip, his wife said
in Philadelphia. Tuesday
Mrs. PRTtlow also said that both
Roy and she are really thrilled"
over her husbands opportunity TO
play in organized baseball.
Refuses Mexican League
She added that Roy had rejected
n 5000 A-month" offer from Jorge
Pasquel to jump to the Mexican
League this season, Previous OK
perience with baseball south of the
border convinced rArtlow that he
wanted no part of the Mexican cir
cult adventure, she explained.
PArtlow twirlcd for Puerto Rico
last winter and has also pitched
for teams in Mexico, Cuba and
South America. PRsqucl endeaV-
ored TO sign him for his TorrCon
club in the Mexican League, Mrs.
PRrtlow sRid.
Born and educated in Cincin'
matt. Partlow played with the Gin
cinnati Tigers prior to joining the
Homestead Grays. He married the
former Dorothy Nelson, ~ Phila,
delphia. in November, 1889, Rnd
since then the Partlows have made
their home in that city.
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Juvenile 1--WE
By DON GATES

"Mammas In chair, DAddy's
on the cot, baby's on the phone
blowing his natural top, singing
Hey Bobo Re Bopl va cats, it's
me. and ready to broadcast through
my paper mike. | haven't been
writing lately due to the strike.
q. X, filters. ready for our tale
Of woeH Well, gone Jackson. leave
us go!
I've been TO Kitty City, and II
was really fine. As you know, they
jam all the time. My sister and
! blew In X. c. on u Thursday
night, and decided TO start out
light, hut before we left, you can
hot everything was Heylo!
Calling all Minneapolis June
grads: Please have picture made.
or II you have one, turn II over
Co me for very special reason.
You can leave II ut the Minneapolis
Spokesman office! Try and do II
as soon as possible.
Say. cats. are you solid with all
uNVHNtiH anu sun kINNN anu AAANN
Then stay put while relay more
~ the 1--WE. These are some of the
records that are rolling into the
IaEE.nocracy world. Rumble
Roohie." Don't Let the Sun Catch
You Crying" and "Penicillin Roo
gle" Don Tie Mani Riley, Min
neapolis' own Charles Atlas, now
holds the shot-pu record at North
High. after breaking Clarence CAN
Am0ricanl Munn's record. Riley
Is one 81 North's hest Negro Rth-
letes. Other outstanding athletes
are Roman johnson. all-city and
state champ: David Allen, one Of
the best dash and broad jumpers,
and Conrad Austin. low hurdles
man.
Picked up on Coleman Hawkins
Lester Young. and Meade Luz
Lewis. and Jack. were they gone
Talk about jam sam, It was hin
jim! When II came to sweet music
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Over 1.Nnn
Attend W.

New York
bust ~ Rock
slave-horn p
international
death in 1913
monies attPn
including min
at cerPm nnie
mortal Iihra
versitv last 4
The bust
OranddauVht'
Washington.
in0ton. wher
Woward Uni
ceremonies. ]
Hall Of Fame
on the univer
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ing games.
We Gull the following from one
Of the New York gossipers, and
for good reading we pass it along
10 you:
Jack Dempsey has no doubt
about the winner Of the Louis
Conn fight next month. The
Pittsburgh Adonis GsD a Christ
mas package all done up and ready
10 be opened"
Is Joe slipping?
Yes, sir" says one Of the spar
ring partners, hes slipping fine!
... He's slipping those punches you
shoot at him like nobOdy's bust
ness, and then he slips a couple
over on you--and they mean bust
ness"
The Pep vs.. Joyce match, Mon
day night, at the auditorium will
be a treat 20 every boxing lover in
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one IS bound To Percy VIVA
make his share Of enemies. E. But
not Harry. Somehow he man
aged 10 please 'em all. And
what a JOB that is dealing with so
many odd personalities. But he
did II. O.. No use Of my repeating
all the nice things I've said about
him in print and in person these
many years. 1t hurts to see
Harry leave 50 suddenly. But
that's life. e.. And it was nice 70
see so many people from all walks
81 life offer sympathy TO Kitty. -.
II should make her feel proud Of
Harry.
Solly Goldstein says his friends
wife dreamed he had given her n
mink coat. SO he told her.
when you dream again, wear it
in good health"
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O. THIS lis NT
WI KkknAx GE0h& eoseu
The Vulue OF q Smile

II costs nothing but creates much
without impoVsrhng those who
give
II happens fash the sometimes lasts forever
the home fosters Good Will business
and Is the countersign Of friends
the daylight 20 the discouraged TO
sad and Natures best andOe for trouble
stolen for something
that is % earthly anyone till IL
And the rush who
a Of needs
niue as he whO has MOI left gve-AU0n.
Don't this Now that the printers
left Mother Day
column didn't get dedicated my mother Eva
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TIEW VI TEET'FTTN WTE EITNNN WV
talk 81 the athletic world by vir-
tue Of having run the fastest go
yard dash and I40-y yard run Of any
athlete In the world so far this
season.
Other famous Negro athletes
who will compete in the biggest
and best" track meet in America
since before the war are George
Walker and Bill Mathis Of the
University Of Illinois: Harrison
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Bribery Co
Ry Hig1

WashingtoI
The United
peals last No
victinn Of DR.
rhysician. an
". Ladrey,
Viria, on q
bribery.
The court ,
leeed IN beha
offered q br
witness. wer
and that the
denee 70 just
sion that Dr.
eessory befor
Dr.. LAdre
criminal abor
The operation
been perform
Who lived at
Northwest
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these parts. O..
It's a treat main
ly because he is
the very best
boxer this game
has produced in
the past 10 years.
GU II b @
amazed at his
5 speed and his
dazzling left jab,
and after that
youll know why
he's been defeat
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ship is something
! want 20 remcm-
Der. When
Harry passe d
away the other
day. both Mime
apolis and st.
Paul lost a pal 20
everyone. va
see, he must have
been the real Nc
Coy. Being a
fight promoter
for many years,
.l a..
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Singer Tod
Get

Washingto
Ensign Char
Of the noted
has been ass
Public Infor
DEPARTMENT.
NAVY announ
Ensign Du
Japan where
as assistant
8. Plant. a n
A gradual
versitv, Ens
over the duti
by Iieutena
who was thu
ever to be aS
quarters in
tenant Whit
and living in
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Supreme G
PevieI

Washi~0tnl
United State
MONDAY held
revisw the =
Woods ~ ~
was railrnads
penitnntiarv {
life for p m
mitted. The
bv the Sun
ground that
the comedies
Woods wa
and Psntercs
wears bv the
Court IN Ms
his release
corpuS. contr
tnrtpd a conf
that he was v
nesses IN his
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billiard Of Baldwin Wallace college;
and Ken (PuzZy) Wallace Of Min
nesota, a Minneapolis boy.
Reserved seat tickets for the
meet are on sale now at the Down
town ticket office in the North
western Bank building In Mime
apolis, Cooke Hall on the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota campus; and the
Field Schlick ticket office in down
town st. Paul.
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Eisenhower
I'd

Washinpto
Five soldiers
at Savannah
road strike,
ni0ht ~ the
with Genera
hover. ArmN
Glitch hiking
erals plane.
The gPneri
inc NJ n GeoI
called back I,
suit Of the n
Two Of tht
turned with
Folder anH II
Philadelphia.
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Perry Win
Crown Of

WashinVtO
Aaron Perry
champinnshir
COlumhia hof
fans NJ Grif
dav WIGHT by
WASHINGTON
round Of thei
bout.
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the saXophonistS the Tulsa Okla
greeted by his old friend
neRpos musician formerly with the Navy band They
at Kentucky State and played the called
State Coegnn" Johnny the "u studying photography.
Didn't stay mt the dance but gmpsed Paul Mays
business men assisting Elmo Jones with the tickets Harry White
and Fooy Hughes and Elmo Of the
Elizabeth Hughes sold the roeshment tickets Cornea Nne
Hughes Brown attractive heckToOm
Banks Commodore Shepherd
Allen Lou Dodd
caught Uncle Sans Smelling
Monday.
Organization Charles Cooley sojer" In the
inRtOn,
School Of Designing In Now York. side
looks serious, don't III Albert
Curry Jeanette Johngan fuchsia
for handsome Earl Miller Young Hardy White Ruth Jackson
and Eva Davis Rudy IOpwOOd Leatrcc Dodd
Vcnrice Jackson Mae Carson Jerry Robinson Richard
Carr benny Walton Carmen Allen Audrey King
Juvenile 1--WE" Gates Albert Jones Archie Given
Mays And Of others the
By Of mentioning Claudia will resident
beaucian will also join the ranks Of married folk Ella
FitERenda the Of the Metronome
The HcStotte composed Of Dorothy Sims Ruth pmnn Mary
Turner Helen Smith Dorothy Thompson and will
make It's initial In the City June e. The roGmNtea
Sorority will initiate It's pledges In June the Halle Brown House
: The Womens Council will hold its Rlday conference Halle
May 81 Alex Jones Of AYD last Chicago
he attended the AYD conference.
Well. let this be all for
stuff n stuff for
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cd only ONCE IN WIIIIt rep
more than 100 starts. Yes, you
may never see another like Pep in
your lifetime, so put Mondays
event on your must list.
Lost: Gold earring with three
imitation pearls and four rhine
stones, between Seventh St. and
Fremont. Call CHI. 1910.
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Montreal Signs Roy PartlOw,
3O-Year-Old Philly Hurler;
Refused Mexican League Bid

MONTREAL NNPA)-Roy Partow Southpaw pitcher Of the
signed Tuesday the Montreal Royals
he International Baseball League.
dhurler
contract in organized baseball following footsteps
Pitcher John
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Newark ia
Fro

Newark J
Newark Fac
~ first place
League vest
Rurrsrt VII
hnnhlehs ader
Elite Cia~ts.
The Elites
the seventh
pame to ~
deficit and q
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Black Yanl|
NatiOr

New York
York Black
the Negro \
paipr bv anli
the New Yor.
in Yankee s
10. The Cnl
+ to I. beh.
hurv's four-h
Black Yanks
2 TO I.
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SPORTS-VUES
By Percy Villa

The incest people I've ever met
in or out Of the fight game were
Kitty and Harry Lennon. e. Their
real yvarrn friend
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Harris will make his Now York City CREWS
making plans to enter the JullSrd school Of mu'Sl wife was
college in Washington d. c. in June 1t Elmer Harris quite
Of eminent ability being able to write eSemPorRneous poetry
and vocAlGe The LOAfeTs AERiROnly this time they
sponsoring their First Annual Dance June the Halle
tho Men Of Rhyhmdon the Juno which falls
Saturday night Carroll G. back again,
with discharge from Uncle Sans Army.
What showmNnl What muSicI Stan KCnton jumped and lived
ComAn night while hundreds lined hcen
hundreds
little DO found
rhythm Of Stan kcnon II band Spotted the
Ralph Ward Cyrus Gorde and Gladys Kirk. Emile and
LILLIAN Hill Sid WlAms Bonea Jones and others
MnncapoTh dance scheduled end 100 but they
couldn't stop, they played on past the hour.
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others. But that's water under the bridge, 81
over the dam something!
The Nat Towlcs affair "A dancing success.
Nat rather the plump side. certainly doesn't let
his size stop him. and he's really the jumpy side;
SOS his orchestra. They really gave out with
solid stuff. Had "me" own feet pntting. . HU
singers Joe Timmons, with the gold teeth" and hir
cousin (Natsl, Lorraine Towles, hearing a striking
resemblance 10 Florence Ward Day, were all right
. Timmona knocked me out with "Prisoner Of Love. "
and Miss TORles' rendition Of Us You Amt or Is You
II, My Baby?" good too. She is very RttTac-
tive One Of the bow. HaroId franklin. ono Of
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SflOl
q
Deny Negr
Reid

Berlin (NN
T. McNarne
governor. las
ports that
were considt
American Z
duties.
"As a mat
press confer
Of Negro I
other troops
creased soon
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other classes Of lifting in the city and the other three
young who In the contest, representing
Ober, were Sterling Duke. Raymond Grcyber and
Richard Coleman. The winner and runnerH-up were
chosen their artistic beauty, grRcefunsss and on
the basis Of their musces.-LRroy received n silver
next yeRr.-MRy you hold that title for a. Leroy
Congratulations and good luck to Pearlie Mae
Williams and Sylvester CAmpbcll-PeaTle Mae is
proudly displaying beautiful diamond engagement
ring. The last Of the J-buddieS IL bRck-LL Elmer
Harris. who IL back In the city terminal leave, is
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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE
Il has becoms necessary 10 change the
management ~ Gopher I0dge 1906 Grill.
because ~ the Encouragement Of the
manager. Mr. William Heron The cstab-
lishment will be- operated by the trustees
and the house committee. The same pre-
vailinR prices that were used under the
management ~ Mr.. Eugene T.. Harris will
be- Resumed We are stil open for bust
ness and appreciate tho patronage Of the
past and earnestly solicit your patronage
IN the future.
A. J. Lewis
ais Charles Ave
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WW mM OMzW! 5!


One Of the the title, Mr. ST. Paul" Most Bcaut
full Man Leroy Gardner athletic instructor Of the Ob Boys club
The weight lifting Obsr blanks the
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GYM CHATTER!

Jimmy Potts has collected more
quarters during the past four
months than all Of 1915. Bill
Carlson Of the Star Journal sports
department is back on the job after
y six months stay at Glen Lake.
Swell people. Jackie Burke IS
the best-liked kid around the gym.
60. Jackie Graves will be ready for
action within ten days after you
read this. Pep returns in July.
&C.. Leo Ryan, this towns best fight
trainer, is in charge Of Jackie
Burke. 60. And looks 1t. e. Reports
have it that both Louis and Conn
look like IA couple Of shopworn
fighters. And for that reason,
most Of the out-of-town sports
writer's will not cover their work
outs. Billy Colbert, the new
SANITY City fight promoter, has
high hopes in announcing a heavy
weight card very soon.
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This space-filler has been
BILLY COLBERT booster for
many years, and now that he has
been given this one big chance 10
really show his stuff, I'm sure that
at this time next year when every
body makes book, it will be to
eveTyOne's gain. There are
many nice things that can be said
about roly poly Colbert, the new
boxing promoter from St. Paul. . .
Billy is what you call the poor
mans boxing promoter. Not
having any too much cash until
the past couple Of seasons, Billy
is now ready TO make capital with
out too much outside help. 90. The
little fellow around the gym, or
Johnny or Jim at the cigar store
are all cheerin' for Billy to make
good. He is honest, and as
said. his best friends are the little
people. e. Now given a chance TO
meet the big names Of the Twin
Cities. He'll do a good job there,
too. Boxing has been his life.
And although he is a profess
sionRl Mt heart doubt very much
IL Billy has missed more than a
handful Of amateur boxing shows
in both cities during the past year
E. Billy, you have our best wishes
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While at Potts one Of the boys
quipped, "One more bOatload Of CT
Brides and there'll be enough to
vote that loan to England"