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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21

not accept the Communist line
|against Greece" E.
Bulkiec. near Belgrade. has been
used as a training center for Greek
~guerrillas. the Greek government
has charged.
Police said that Vlachos claimed
also to be a member OF O. P. L.. A.,
the Communist party's execution
SQUAD, and Elias, the armed branch
of the Fam.
His statement, as quoted by po-
lice, indicated a personal motive
was involved in the Staying.
s.When l returned to Series l
found nv wife had been influenced
bv Communists to become profes-
sionally unfaithful to me and l oil
vorced her." the statement said. Il
believe Zegvos was responsible for
all my troubles and Imprisonment
at Bulkjes.'
Zegvos. who was agriculture min
lister in the cabinet of George Pa
pendredu in 1914, was slightly IN
jured in January, 1915, when a
mob attacked him and another
member of the Fam central COM
mittee in Athens.
Party Chief
He was known as chief OF the
Communist party in Salonika and
a most fanatic" follower OF Com
munism. Greek newsmen recalled
that 48 hours before the opening
of the abortive 1914 revolution ne
wrote a letter to a Communist
newspaper in Athens saying now
is the time to use u smoke
blackened guns"
Zegvos was educated in Moscow
and was a school teacher before the
Nazis occupied the country. ne
was married to a Greek girl with
whom he fell in love when both
were students in Moscow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21
POLICE ON LOOKOUT
FOR VIRGINIA PAIR

Local police have been request
ed to be On the lookout for two
Princess Ann county, Virginia,
youths who are believed to be on
their way to Florida.
The two, Bobby Scott, Is, and
Herbert Foster, II, r reported
to be probably driving a 1896 model
automobile with Virginia license.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21
JAMES WALKER WICK

Funeral sci vices for James Wal
>er Wick, three-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. Steadman Wick. who
died Tuesday morning in James
Walker Memorial hospital after
a long illness, were conducted
from the chapel of Andrews Mort
uary Wednesday morning at II
o'clock by Dr.. E. D. Witherspoon.
Intermen+ took place in Abbeville,
S. c., Thursday morning at II
o'clock in Long Cane cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21
JOEL BENNETT

TABOR CITY, March 20-Joel
Lafayette Bennett, rs, died at his
home at Little River, S. c. last
night. Funeral services will be
held at St. Andrews Episcopal
church at Calabash. Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock with the Rev. M
L. Mintz officiating. Interment
will follow in the family cemetery
Surviving are his wife; Mrs
|Daisey Bennett. Four sons; Char
les, J. L. and Carl of Little River
Houston of Jacksonville, Fla, ane
one daughter; Mrs. Gladys Blan
ton of Little River.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21

The first residence OF Gen.
George Washington after his IN
auguration as president was IN
New York, at the home Of Wal,
ter Franklin on Dover street, at
the junction of Pearl and Cher
ry streets. Later Congress pro
vided a residence at 3 Cherry
street, later known as the corner
Of Cherry and Franklin streets.
The president later moved to
McComb's House on Broadway,
near Bowling Green.
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MRS. IDA

Funeral services will be held at
3 p. m. this afternoon from the
Yopp Funeral home for Mrs. Ida
Watson, who died Wednesday night
in a local hospital. The Rev. Har'
vey W. Glazier, pastor of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, will
officiate, and interment will follow
in Oakedale cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21
MRS. FORD

Funeral services were nele
tuesday at 8 p. m. at the Bethe
Presbyterian church near Clover
S. c., for Mrs. Margaret Ford, SO
who died at the home OF a daugh
ter in Charlotte on Sunday night
Burial followed in the Bethe.
church cemetery.
Survivors are three children,
Mrs. M. c. Mcconnell, Charlotte,
Mrs. Brown Greer. Charlotte, ane
Lacy Ford. of Clover.
Three sisters, Mrs. j. Wilson
Auten, H%untersville, N. c.; Mrs,
Joseph H. Vance. OF Roanoke, Va.
and Mrs. c. Graham Auten, Of
Charlotte, and two brothers,
Joseph W. Little, Myrtle Beach,
S. c., and Fred E. Little, Whining
ton, also survive.
Fred Little attended the services
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EDWARD ALLEN BENNETT

DELWAY, March 20.-Funera]
services for Edward Allen Ben
nett, 10, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor.
man Bennett, will be held Fri.
day afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the Evergreen Baptist church with
the Rev. N. E. Graham officiating
Interment will be in Oak Plair
cemetery.
He is survived by his parents
and his grandfather, ard D
Allen. Four aunts and two uncle!
also survive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21
MISS MAGGIE F. MOORE

MISS MAGGIE f.
SHALLOTTE, March 20.-Fun'
eral services will be held in Chad
bourn Friday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
for Miss Maggie F. Moore, 81
who died at the home of he1
nephew here yesterday.
Miss Moore was the daughter O.
the late Capt. j. Fred Moore ane
Mrs. Mary Devond Moore.
She is survived by three nephews
J. T. and H. B. Usher of Shallotte
and w, K. Usher of Greensboro.
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A. KINLAW

LUMBERTON, March 20 -
Funeral rites for Charles Albert
Kinlaw. II, of Lumberton, Spanish
American War Veteran who died
in a Hampton, Va, Veterans hos
pital Tuesday, will be held from
Stephens Funeral home here Fri
day at 3 p. m. Officiating minis
tiers will be DR.. Fred W. Paschan
and the Rev. C. w. Wallace. In.
torment will be in Meadowbrook
cemetery.
M. Kinlaw suffered a stroke
six weeks ago and had been hos
pitalized since that time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21
FKlDAY, MARCH ?, :.

Nlcaragua's unit of nor.,.
CORDOBA is named for the a'e'l s d.
Cordoba. o~FaAad,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-21

of Bowden, one son; Joe Poithiess
of Kenly, eight grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren. Three
brothers; Lynch Poithiess of Will
son, Gen. Poithiess of Dinwiddie,
anc Sam Poithiess of Virginia.
MARTIN v. BENTON
Martin V. Benton, 84-year-old
local resident, died at his home
at Is Dawson street yesterday from
what Coroner Gordon Doran term
ed self-inflicted wounds.
He was found in bed suffer-
ling from a wound in the abdomen
said by investigating officers to
have been inflicted with a 20
caliber weapon.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lula Mckinney Benton; four sons,
Arnold A., Alexander, Benny F.,
and Roosevelt Benton, ali of Will
mington; and n daughter, Mrs.
Rosa Lee Cottonmen of Rocking
ham.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at
IA Wooster street.
K. C. HARRISON
ROSE HILL, March 20. - Kin
chen Sidney Hardison, age fifty,
died suddenly at his home near
Rose Hill Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Friday afternoon at three
o'clock by Rev. F. M. Balm, pastor
of the Rose Hill Presbyterian
church. Burial will be in the John
son family cemetery near the
home.
He is survived by his wife; the
former Eva Sellers of Rose Hill,
Two small children; Hilda Hardi-
son and Donald Hardison of the
home. Three brothers; Fennell
Hardison of Teachey, Isom Hardi-
son and Ransom Harrison of Maple
Hill. Two sisters; Mrs. Tom Hardi-
son of Wilmington and Mrs. Tom
Bullock of Verona.
n, 1IoA%A2AND
CHADBOURN, March 20 - A.
Holland Norris, 81, died at the
home of his brother-in-laW, Steve
Friedman, near here today from a
self inflicted pistol wound.
Coroner Hugh Nance termed the
fatal wound self-inflicted and
said that an inquest would not be
conducted.
Mr.. Norris, a native of Chad
bourn. had been living in Way
cross, Georgia for several years
where he was employed by the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad COM
pany. He recently retired due to
bad health and returned to Chad
bourn.
He was a member of the Meth
odist church and ST. Johns Num-
Der One, AT and AM lodge, in
Wilmington, where he lived for a
number of years.
Mr.. Norris is survived by his
wife and one sister. Mrs. c. H.
Pratter of Live Oak, Florida.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed and his body will
remain in the Peacock Funeral
home until details are made.
CHARLES A. KINLAW
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OBITUARIES

of Bowden, one son; Joe Poithiess
of Kenly, eight grandchildren anc
nine great grandchildren. Three
brothers; Lynch Poithiess of Viii
son, Gen. Poithiess of Dinwiddie
anc Sam Poithiess of Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Stranahan and Ward
Likely Fina|ists in
Western Amateur
By the Assoeioted Press

DES MONIES, Iowa, July ls.-
Another Frank Stranahsn Bud
Ward duel for the Western Amateur
Golf Championship appeared in the
making today.
They were the favorites today in
the semifinal round over Tom
Sheehan and Bob Willis, respec-
lively.
Should they follow the form sheet
in their travels over the 36-hole
route over the Wakonda Club course
Stranahan and Ward, both former
champions, would be lined up for
their third match play meeting to-
morrow. They have broken even in
their two meetings.
Stranahan grabbed the 1946 West
ern title from Bud in 38 holes at
Duluth, Mimi, but Ward pulled even
with 2-and-1 win in the National
Amateur.
Yesterday Stranahan. who was 3
under par, including successive
eagle deuces on the sixth and sew
enth holes, stopped Bill Campbell,
2 and l. and Ward came through
with a 1-up victory over John
Jacobs. former Iowa champ.
Sheehan, former Notre Dame
player, earned his shot at Strana,han
with a 4-and-2 decision over Joe
Switzer. ST., Louis candy salesman.
Willis, semifinalist in the 1916 Ma
tional Amateur, moved ahead with
a 2-and-1 triumph over Robert
Cardinal. runnerup for the Pacific
Intercolleeiate crown.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
A-A Grid League Almost Completely Nautical

terest of keeping towels, dry.
our correspondent reports that
George. who signed with the
Redskins, never ran better than
second team during spring drills.
Seems that T. c. US op-
ponents ought to do the crying.
Weekend Notes-Bob McDon-
nell, a 5-foot-7 shrimp who
played basket ball and baseball
for Villanova last season. has
Joined the Phillies as batting
practice pitcher. Johnny Nc
Kee. coach and bull pen catcher
for the Pirates, also is a Vii
lanova product. When Cali
fornian Jerry De Wits, who re-
Gently graduated to the Junior
tennis ranks, filled out the 'fu-
ture plans" line on his junior
championship entry he listed
winning the Wimbledon and
Forest Hills title and becoming
world champion.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Hutchinson, Branca
Hur| Brilliant Games;
Yank Streak Ends
BY the Associated Pres.

shoppers" Freddy Hutchinson. o.
year-old native of Seattle, Wash.
and 21-vear -old Ralph Branca. from
Mount Vernon. a pair of right
handed hurlers. were receiving
plaudits today for having given
probably the best pitching per-
formances yet in the 1947 major
/ league season.
| Hutchinson, the serious minded
Detroit Tiger twirler, probably had
the toughest assignment ever handed
pitcher this season. Entrusted with
the task of stopping the New York
Yankees. something no pitcher had
been able to do in l9 straight games
since June %, Hutch, not only
squelched the Yankees BID for their
Goth straight win-an American
League record-but stopped them
cold with only two hits as he shut
them out, 30.
Branca. Brooklyn's mound ace,
came even closer than Hutchinson
in joining the elite group of pitchers
who have hurled perfect games. that
is, allowing no one to reach base.
Retires First 21 Men.
Ralph retired the first 81 men to
face him in shutting out the ST.
Louis Cardinals, TO, with one hit
And but for an eighth inning leadotf
single by Enos Slaughter and pass
to Whitley Kurowski later in the
inning, he would have become the
first pitcher in modern National
League history to have pitched a
perfect game.
The defeat by Hutchinson and the
Tigers, which incidentally cut their
first place margin to 1917 games
over Detroit, left the Yankees as
co-holders of the American League
consecutive game winning record
with the 1906 Chicago White Sox.
The jor league record of 26 is
held by the 1916 New York Giants.
Will Marshall hit three successive
home runs and Johnny Mize and
Bobby Thomson hit one apiece to
lead the Giants to an 8-3 victory
over the Cincinnati Reds in New
York. Marshall. who raised his
homer output to "a. only three be-
hind league leader Mizes total,
drove in five runs to take over the
runs batted-in leadership with 73.
The victory enabled the Giants to
move into second place past the
Boston Braves, who dropped 81
decision to the Pittsburgh Pirates
in Boston.
Cubs Defeat PhiIs.
The Chicago Cubs collected is
hits. three apiece by Harry Lowrey.
Andy Pafko and Phil Cavarretta.
to defeat the Phillies in Philadel-
phia. is.
Ted Williams enjoyed his best
batting day of the season as he
smacked five for five including his
17th and 18th home runs and drove
in five runs, but the st. Louis
Browns nosed out his Boston Red
Sox, 9-8.
Joe Haynes allowed only four hits
in pitching the Chicago White Sox
to a Al triumph over the Phila-
delphia Athletics in Chicago.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
.Hippenstei|, Freeman
In Army Tennis Final

Capt. Charles Hippensteil of the
9Th Army was to clash with 1t.
Dave Freeman, Caribbean Com
msnd, for the all-Army singles
tennis crown at Army Navy Coun-
try Club at pm. today.
The doubles championships are
slated for pm. with Pfc. Hugh
Stewart and Capt. Elson E. Stau-
gard of the Far East Command
teaming against Capt. Robert Ev-
ands and T/Sergt. Tom Molloy Of
the I'd Army.
Hippensteil won his way to the
final by scoring straight-set win
over Stewart, 60, 60, 81, while
Freeman was turning back Molloy
in straight sets, 50, IS, 6-l.
Stewart and Staugaard in dou-
bles semifinal downed Hippensteil
and M /Sergt. Louis Persinger in
hard fought contest which went
five sets and 81 games. The scores
were 6-4. 6-4. As. 6-8. 6-4.
Evening star., 1947-07-19

the first millionalres TO nave
that kind of trouble.
Sportspourri-Only six regulars
from Georgias Sugar Bowl foot
ball team were in this years
graduating class, and five have
signed with pro teams. Charley
Trippi and Rabbit Smith 60 to
the Chicago Cardinals, Reid
Moselev to the Bears, Joe Tere-
shinski to the Redskins and Bull
dog Williams to the Dodgers.
Rocky Graziano is thinking
about opening a roller skating
rink on the East Side. And why
not? He's started the wheels
spinning in enough heads. -.
Crying Towel Dept.-Word
from Texas is that r, C. U. grid
fans likely will be weeping into
their Pilsner next fall about
what we would have done II
George Wilde hadn't been de-
clared ineligible" =. In the in
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Morgan Likely Victor
In Ocean Yacht Race
By the Associated Press

HONOLULU. July leach pass
ing hour gave Comedian Frank
Morgan a firmer hold today on his
claim to the Governor of Hawaii
Cup. to be presented the winner of
the 2.50O-mile California to Hawaii
yacht race.
On the handicap basis. Morgan's
7O-foot schooner Dolphin II had
defeated % or "a entrants at an
early hour this morning. None of
the remaining contenders was re-
ported in a position to challenge
the Dolphin's lead,
Four more yachts went out OF the
running during the night.
The Dolphin crossed the finish
line at 1912 pm. Thursday. r.
was fifth to finish. but It's handicap
of two days ! hour 7 minutes and
/ second gave Morgan tentative first
place by a margin of at least two
hours.
Morgan may not know until 1892
am. Monday whether he is the
winner. Not until then will the last
of the handicappers have missed his
chance at the cup. The yachts left
San Pedro July 4.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
uIe-Gruziono Match
Sought Here by Aheorn

District boxing fans may get the
opportunity to see retake Of the
Tony Zale-Rocky Graziano middle
weight championship bout II Pro-
moter Goldie Ahearn is successful
in his bid to stage the match here.
Ahearn wired the managers of
both fighters an offer duplicating
the $4,000 purse of the Chicago
Sta dium bout Wednesday night in
which Graziano took Zale's crown
with a technical knockout in the
sixth round.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Two Records Broken
In Midget Car Races

Duane Carter, Offenhauser driver
from Los Angeles, last night set two
track records and swept three events
while stealing the show from an all
star field of midget automobile racers
before an overflow crowd Of $500
persons at the West Lanham Md
Speedway.
Ed Dutch" Schaefer. the leading
money winner at Lanham, opened
the nights action by beating out
Johnny Ringer and capturing the
opening 25-lap feature postponed
from last week. but Carter and
George Fonder closed in to hold the
Flying Dutchman winless in three
of the regularly scheduled events.
Fonder upset Schaefer both in the
third qualifying heat and in the
second semifinal.
Carter set track mark of $50 86
approximately seconds better
than the old standard-in the first
semifinal, and established another
mark of 5:44.64 in the 25-lap finale
The old 25-lap record of 5:46.64 had
been set by Mel Hansen. another
Pacific Coast pilot, at Lanham last
June 20.
Evening star., 1947-07-19

scra tches were expected before the
4:45 pm. hour neared for them to
hear the starters "let EN- come
now to get the big heat under way
over Belmont's wide, sweeping strip
which measures Ia miles around
The horses owned by Jorge de
Atucha, the Argentine breeder, ano
Brazilian Industrialist Nelson Sea
bra have been tabled by the clockers
as distinct threats.
126 Pounds for Assault.
But Assault stands out as the
horse to beat. The weight-for -age
conditions permit him to get in with
only 126 pounds on his back-the
same as that toted by all except Gal
lorette and Phalanx, and 9 pounds
less than the 135-pounds he had to
haul last week in whipping Stymie
in the Butler Handicap to regain the
money winning championship with
bank account of $613.370. Today's
jackpot would put Assault up close
to the $780, 900 mark and make him
practically impossible to catch this
year. which is his last season of
racing.
If he's beaten, it probably will be
because the mile-and-five-eighths of
this endurance scamper suited one
Of the others better. In that case,
it could be Stymie. the cheapest bar
gain baby in racing history-he cost
$500 and has won $605, 5,510-or
Phalanx. who has set fire to the
stretch in calking up four straight
victories, Or the South Americans,
who are used to races in countries
where anything under mile and a
half is regarded as mere hop, skip
and jump.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Brooklyn Nine Is Held HitIess
AsD.C. ALL Stars Win, 75-2

of combination Of walks and er.
rorS.
Tommy Evans. Bob Hooker, Chuck
Stover and Ralph Pappy) Boose die
the hurling. striking out 10 batters
among them, while the Washington
team banged out Is hits off Brook
lyn pitchers Pat Mclaughlin, Bill
Donovan and Larry Dunn.
After trailing, 20, in the opening
frame, Washington surged ahead
Al in the second before blasting
across eight runs in the fourth te
remove any doubt as to the outcome
The Touchdown and Optimist
Clubs sponsored the affair and pro-
ceeds will go to the Boys Clut
work fund.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Olympic Officials
Adopt New Salute

STOCKHOLM. July 10 MAMA. .
The Olympic Committee. in ses-
sion here. has decided on a new
salute for participants in the
Olympic Games. Athletes will
now give a sharp turn bf their
head to the right, as In "eyes
right" when passing in review.
The salute replaces the an
cient Olympic gesture of rails.
ing the right arm with hand out
stretched-currently in disfavor
for obvious reasons.
Evening star., 1947-07-19

The BOYS Club of Washington IS
second annual inter-city baseball
game and the first featuring a team
from 3 big distant city was played
last night under the lights at Crit
fifth Stadium. and today Boys Club
officials are chalking the experiment
up as success.
Altogetner 200 fans turned out to
watch the local all-stars trounce the
visitors from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard Boys Club. l5-2 with thunder
ous hitting and effective pitching
which turned the invaders back hit
less. In fact. the Brooklyn team
failed to hit ball out of the infield.
The visitors two runs was the result
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Bub Worsham Misses
Junior Golf Crown
Spec;ol Dispoteh 10 The stor

BALTIMORE, July 19.-The golf
ing Worshams just missed having
another champion in the fam
lily when Bub Worsham. brother of
National Open Champion Lew Wor-
sham. finished with 37-38-75,
just 3 strokes behind Baltimore
Country Clubs John Bruff in the
Maryland State Junior Open cham
pionships yesterday
Worsham kept abreast Of Bruff
on the first nine with 81. but re-
corded q SO on the back nine to go
into a second place tie with Edward
Cover of Baltimore.
Billy D. Wolfe. 13, of Washing
ton turned in sensational n in
competition for 13-yesr -olds and
under. He was Is strokes better
than second-place Charles Jansen.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
BY the Assoeioted Press
TEXAS LEAGUE

BY the Assoeioted Press
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas. So: Beaumont. 90.
Houston. 3: Oklahoma City, ,.
Tulsa, 3: San Antonio. o.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha. 2-l: Des Moines. -.
Sioux City 4-6: Pueblo. 2--5.
Denver. -: Lincoln. l-5,
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle. As: Portland. la.
San Francisco. 4: Los Angeles. ..
Sacramento. s: San Diego, z.
Hollywood, Is: Oakland s.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo. =; Rochester. 3.
Baltimore, z: Jersey City. a.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, ,: Indianapolis. l 90 in
Louisville. 6: Kansas City. 4.
st. Paul II; Columbus. 5.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Wilkes Barre. 3--5: Albany. Il.
Utica, 1O-6: Elmirs, SO.
Binshamton. >: Williamsport. ].
Scranton. q: Hartford. 4
Evening star., 1947-07-19
By the Associoted Press

TORONTO, July l9-Aiming to
extend his golf conquests to still an
other sphere, Bobby Locke OF South
Africa. low man with 201 strokes
after 54 holes. tees off today in the
final round of the $4,000 Canadian
Open championship.
Playing just AS consistently in a
rain and thunderstorm as he had
under the scorching sun of the first
two days, Locke shot four under
par 81 yesterday.
If he breaks the Scarboro course
par again today. Locke will equal or
better the 27l record for the Canad-
ian Open set by Lawson Little in
1896 at Toronto's st. Andrews.
Scheduled to follow Locke down
Evening star., 1947-07-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.

Cleve., 6: Wash, O..
Detroit. 8; New York, 0.
St, Louis. 9: Boston. 8.
Chicago. 4; Phila., 2,
Games Today.
Wash. at Cleve.. 2:30.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis.
Only games.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Cleve. az, 2:3t
New York at Detroit.
Boston at St. Louis t2).
Phila. at Chicago ca.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
New York. 8; Cine, 3.
Brooklyn, 7; St. Louis, {
Chicago, Z; Phila.. 5.
Pitts. 2: Boston, l.
Games Today.
Cincin. at N. Y. train).
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Phila. train)
Pittsburgh at Boston tn
Games Tomorrow.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cine. at New York az.
Chicago at Phila. %.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
SPORTS MIRROR
BY The ASsoc'ofed FfeSS

Today year ago-Chuck Tay-
lor, 144l2. Coalport, Pa, won 10
round split decision over Tony
Pellone, l41Ea, at Madison Square
Garden.
Three years ago-First Fiddle
won $4,000 Massachusetts, Han
dicap at Suffolk Downs.
Five years ago-Buddy Rosar,
Yankee catcher. jumped team TO
take policeman's examination at
Buffalo and club signed Rollie
Hemsley. released Cincinnati
catcher. as free agent,
Ten years ago-Chicago Cubs
trounced Dodgers to sweep series
and gain one-game lead over
New York in National League
race.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Ted Wells Is Winner
Of Snipe Sailing Title
BY the Associated Press

MARBLEHEAD. Mass. July l9-
The national snipe class sailing
championship was held today b,
Ted Wells of Wichita. Ksns.
He annexed the title yesterday b,
acquiring a total of 7.410 points as
compared with 1000 by his nearest
competitor, Jack Writ of Miami
Fla. The honor of representing the
United States in the international
championships at Geneva went with
the victory.