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Evening star., 1947-12-19
Red Sox Deals
Fail 10 Worry
Yanks' Pilot
Harris Sees Another
Flag With Recovery
Of Crippled Stors
by fhs Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Bucky
Harris, who declares he did not de-
velop those deep lines on his fore
head through worry, says that the
recent player raids engineered by
the millionaire Boston Red Sox up
on weaker American League clubs
have not caused him to lose a
single nights sleep.
The suave manager of the world
champion New York Yankees told
newspapermen that he was optim-
istic about his teams chances to
repeat and was not the least bit
impressed by Boston's acquisition
of Shortstop Junior Stephens and
Pitchers Jack Kramer and Ellis
Kinder from the st. Louis Browns
and Outfielder Stan Spence from
Washington.
1T looks to me-" Bucky grinned
at q news conference yesterday
like the Red Sox are serious in
their efforts to try to beat out the
Detroit Tigers for second place.
Despite the deals which added
four key men to the Red Sox start
ing lineup, Harris insisted the
Yankees were stronger on the
mound, behind the plate and in
the outfield. Only in the inf1eld did
he yield the Red Sox slight edge
"I'll admit that on paper the
Red Sox infield looks better than
ours" he said grudgingly. This is
the Red Sox strength, but the Red
Sox outfield isn't as good as the
Yankee outfield with Joe DiMaggio
in shape and I still like our pitch
ing"
Three Convalescents Doing Well.
Harris handed out some optimis-
tic reports about DiMaggio, Spud
Chandler and Charley Keller, the
trio of convalescents who have
undergone operations during the of
season. DiMag. and Chandler had
spurs removed from. their right
elbows and Keller had a disc re-
moved from his spine.
I'VE have received a report from
DR.. Thomas Hoem, who performed
the operation on Keller's spine"
Harris said, land the doctor de-
clared that he sees no reason why
Charley should not be able to play
next year.
Reports from California con-
cerning DiMaggio lead us to believe
that Joe will report at training
camp March / in the best shape
in years." he added. Chandler also
writes that he expects to report In
fine condition"
Harris admitted that Stephen,
would bolster the Red Sox attack
but surprised the gathering by de.
claring he was not too keen or
Pitchers Kramer and Kinder. Espe.
cially so since General Manager
George Weiss, who was present al
the conference, disclosed that the
Yankees had made bid for Kramer
last year. Kinder held the Yankees
to two hits in a game last summer
II don't think the recent pitching
acquisition strengthened Boston
too much," he said. II don't rate
Kramer as a top-flight pitcher. !
regarded Kinder as good pitcher
early last season, but I don't think
he's too good now"
Harris predicted that the YAM
KEGS will surprise with their pitch
ing next season. "We have four
good looking pitchers coming up
from Kansas City," he said. Scouts
have told us that these four
Clarence Marshall, Tommy Byrne,
Fred Bradley and Dutch Hitler
were the best pitchers in the minors
last season. Byrne, who has been
up before has overcome his one
-wildness. He struck out 1873
men in 149 innings, almost one man
ner inning"
Evening star., 1947-12-19
vs.. 6. W.,
Hoyas Battle Y. P. |.
On Court Tonight

Georgetown has beaten basket
ball teams from the Rockies, Mid
west, East and services in four
starts and will try to add the South
ern variety to its string tonight in
an 8:45 engagement with v. P. I. at
Catholic University.
In the only other collegiate action
for the. night, George Washington
continues its road trip against what
probably will be its toughest oppo-
sition to date, the University OF
South Carolina at Columbia.
The v. P. I. Gobblers, under
Coach Red Laird for the first time,
opened against the Virginia A. A. u
champs, the Old. Dominion Rebels,
two weeks ago and won handily in
their only start.
Laird has a veteran team, headed
by Bob Dickson, 6-foot-6 center who
was high scorer for the Gobblers
last year. v. P. I. broke even in 2e
games after having been considered
State championship material.
Georgetown will be after its NTH
straight and will meet another
Southern Conference opponent to-
morrow night, the annual game at
the University of Richmond. The
Hoyas' biggest margin in its -four
victories has been nine points and
Coach Elmer Ripley would like to
breathe easy for change.
George Washington meets the
team that advanced to the semifinal
of the Southern Conference tourna-
ment last year in tonight's clash
with the Gamecocks. South Caro-
lima is touted to have the best of
the four Southern Conference teams
in that State.
The Colonials have romped against
four Southern Conference opponents
without being extended and have
won seven in a row in all. Coach
Art Zahn's men will conclude theil
three-game trip against Clemson to-
morrow night.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Hard Grid Headgear
AssaiIed by Surgeon
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. Brock
hard football helmets and steel
masks have evolved into offen-
sive "armor" which carries
potential injury on every play"
in the view of DR.. George Ben
nett, a surgeon who has done
plenty Of repair work on star
athletes.
DR.. Bennett, whose patients
have included such athletes as
Joe Di Maggie, Pete Rieser and
Frankie Sinkwich, says the steel
mask employed in football is an
"open invitation to crush some
ones jaw or knock his teeth out
"The toll of injuries will con-
tinue to mount" he added, unless
the mask is ''legislated out of the
game Immediately"
Urging that hard plastic
helmets be replaced with soft
leather, DR.. Bennett declared that
IAN opposing player cannot come
into contact with that kind of
equipment without leaving him.
self open to serious injury"
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Leohy Booms Coast Come
Interesting Duel Jan. ] Seen
Between Wedemeyer, Lujock
/ End RYAN, end,

u. c. L. A., and End Ryan, end,
from st. Mary's.
No game could deserve more
support than this Shrine-spon.
sored benefit for crippled chill
dren. This will be the 23d such
affair with more than a million
and quarter dollars raised in the
past. Every cent goes to the chill
dren.
Nonsectarian, the games
motto is Strong legs run that
weak legs may walk" A wonder
full sentiment. The game, al
usual, is sellout of 5000 tick
cts.
We know that Lujack, CZarob-
ski and Connor were most anxious
to play in the game.
"Such an opportunity makes
the sacrifices made in training
seem really worthwhile" Lujack
said when he accepted the invita-
ton to play.
1lClOc1ltd1ly, VIC VI 1Ahc W JoAl
in praising Charley Conerly and
Barney Poole, the record-break-
ing passing and receiving COM
bination down Mississippi way.
Conerly passing and Poole CATCH
ing set new collegiate records,
the first time in history that the
same team provided national
champions in both departments.
Conerly completed 1873 passes
out of 233 attempts for a total
gain of 1857 yards. Poole caught
So passes for 513 yards and eight
touchdoWns.
And Wally Butts, Georgia
coach, who watched us play
Southern California, told us he
was mighty proud of one Of his
own lads, Johnny Rauch, who
was runnerup to Conerly.
tMcNaught Syndicate.)
Evening star., 1947-12-19
A||but60utof21
States Report
Betting Drop
MutueIs $158, ,946, $50
Below TotuI of 1916,
AP Survey Shows
By Will GrimsIey
Assoeiatsd Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The grow.
ing tendency Of the American either
to tighten the grip on his purse
strings was reflected today in figure.
from the Nations race tracks which
showed that more people went out
to watch the horses run this year but
wagered $158,946,6 $50 less money thar
in 1916 on the outcome.
The Associated Press annua
year-end racing survey disclosed 8
marked trend away from the pro-
miscuous on-the-nose spending that
characterized the lush period fol-
lowing World War II.
Reports from 81 States in which
the sport Of kings thrives revealed
that 25,704,853 paid admission tc
the various run-for-gold emporiums
during 1947 and shelled out 81 ,671..
s40,7s5 attempting to pick the
winners.
At first blush these are astronom.
ical figures indeed. However, they
lose much Of their impact wher
measured by last years batch which
show 24,859,5 sos poured a resoundins
total Of 81 1880, ,287, ass through mutue
windows.
Big Centers Drop.
All but six of the 81 States recorded
sharp decreases in mutuels intake
and the two biggest racing centers
New York and California, had drops
OF more than $50,O00,000 each. The
No. 3 State In betting receipts
Illinois, was almost $32,0O0,O0O be-
hind 1916.
New York's betting figure this
year was 52,624,464, compared
with $407, ,105,748 last year. In Cali
fornia the receipts totaled $342,-
819,513, compared with $40O, O,026, ,946
The States which recorded bet.
ting gains were New Jersey, Michi.
gan, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansa.
and Oregon.
OF these, the largest rise In bust.
ness was noted in Michigan where
sportsmen spent $18,501, ,730 more
than last year trying to beat the
thoroughbreds.
Michigan's mutuel machines rams
up $60,588,1 ,189, compared with 49,.
076,459 in 1916. New Jerseys gair
was around $4,000, 600, and Louisi-
ana's close to $7,O00,00O, with in
creases in the other States $3,000,.
600 and below.
Florida, which last year moved
from fifteenth place to sixth ir
the standings of racing States
gained another notch this time
on the strength of mutuel play
amounting to $111,133,868.
Surveys Are Identical.
The 1947 survey was based OF
the same number Of racing days a.
|, that Of last year-2,433-althougf
some States had longer season!
and others shorter ones.
New York announced that tn,
States share of track revenu.
dropped from $31 ,431,273 to $2s,.
227,763. Illinois six tracks con.
tributed s11,123,713 to the State1
Golfers.
Here is a comparison of the 1874
and 1916 racing seasons according
to betting receipts and attendance
Evening star., 1947-12-19
St. Jerome's Gridders
To Be Feted Tonioht

The st. Jerome's ,CYO football
team will be honored tonight at st.
Jerome's Hall In Hyattsville at $3.50
o'clock.
Redskin Fullback Jim Castiglia
and Maryland Backs Lu Gambino
and Vic Turyn will address the
squad. Rev. Edward H. Roach, s. j.,
pastor of st. Jerome's, will award
letters to the squad.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Sugar Bowl ScaIpers
Hunted by Collector
OF Internal Revenue
By the Asxoeictsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ia hunt
for scalpers selling Sugar Bowl
tickets above normal prices has been
instituted by the United States COL
lector of internal revenue here.
c. A. Donnelly, the collector, said
he has ordered 100 deputies to oe
on the watch for scalpers because
information is being received in
these Offices that certain persons are
offering Sugar Bowl tickets for sale
far above the established price"
Donnelly said sellers of such tick
cts are required by law to register
with his Office and to pay tax on
tickets sold. Failure to do so, he
said, makes them liable to a fine
Of $4,000 and imprisonment for
from to 10 years.
He said seven such persons,
termed brokers'" registered with
his Office last year and paid the tax
Louisiana law forbids the sale OF
tickets at any price over that i'm
printed on them.
Donnelly called on his deputies to
apprehend the scalpers after the
Midwinter Sports Association, spon-
sor Of the Sugar Bowl, declined a
Times-Picayune request that it ac-
count for some $4,000 Sugar Bowl
tickets which the newspaper said
had not been accounted for.
John Sehrt, chief Of the wage and
excise division of the Internal Rev.
enue Office here, said he has infor-
nation that a University of Texas
football player mailed a New Or
leanian 18 Sugar Bowl tickets to
be sold above price ito make ex-
penses so his wife could have a
vacation trip along with him."
The Times-Picayune said tickets
are being offered for sale in New
Orleans at prices ranging from $50
for one to $3.50 for four.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10 (P.-
Francis Bacoka, end on the Wash
ington State College football team
has been named to the West squad
for the Shrine charity game here
New Year Day. He replaces Wendell
Williams of Rice Institute, who will
be unable to play because of 6
serious illness in his family.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

IN the ShrlnerS'
E a S t w e S t
charity game
at San Fran,
cisco on New
Year Day. The
h u ! a = hipped
st. Mary's star
will have the
opportunity of
running a n d
passing from
behind a really
powerful line,
something he
missed during
h e regular
eno cnro
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Clear Day Is Forecast
For Rose Bowl Come
BY the Associofsd Press

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 49,
Clear weather for the University o1
Southern California Michigan foot.
ball game in the Rose Bowl January
l is forecast by DR.. Irving P. Krick
meteorologist for the California In.
stitute of Technology.
DR.. Krick, head of a world wide
long-range weather forecasting serv-
ice, said that rain is probable be.
tween December 20 and December
30, but that the field should be dried
out before New Years Day.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

Louis going to light IN his farewell battle? Lets
get on with 1t, shall we?
Ted Williams wasn't even named most valu-
able player in the American League, but he could
be contender for the outstanding athlete honors.
Joe Di Maggie. Joe Page, Johnny Lujack, Otto
Graham and Spec Sanders. And Jack Kramer,
Bobby Locke Ewell Blackwell and, for that matter.
Joe Walcott But which one?
The ladies' division is comparative snap.
Ann Curtis, the swimmer; Pauline Betz, the ten
niser and Louise Suggs, the golfer, are superb
athletes but there can only be outstanding fe-
male athlete-Babe Didrikson. The lady is all by
herself. We don't need any help on this
question.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
-eohy Booms Coast Come
By Frank Leohy
Notrs Dame University Cooeh

One of the most interesting
duels in foot ball is scheduled to
take place between Herman
Wedemeyer and Johnny Lujack
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Ezzord to Fight Hoosmon

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 R.-Ezzard
Charles Of Cincinnati, ranking
light-heavyweight contender, and
Heavyweight Al Hoosman Of New
York have signed for 4 10-round
bout here January 8.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Roosevelt Juyvees Ahead

Roosevelt High Schools junior
basket ball team defeated Paul
Junior High, 1884, yesterday at
Macfarland Junior High.
Evening star., 1947-12-19

Ten years ago-Mel Otis
(Giants) lifetime total of 306
home runs set a new National
League record, official averages
disclosed.
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Win, Lose, or Draw
Help Help!
By FRANCIS {. STANN
How about q
~~~$ ~1iya

How about little help the Associated Press annual
sports poll?
Who outstanding
professional? outstanding athlete?
Evening star., 1947-12-19
West Squod Adds End

e,4s3 s1,sso,as7.465 24,s5s,5ob
Evening star., 1947-12-19
Estimated.

Totals 2,4s3. s1,o71.s4o.7s5 25.7o4,s5a
"Gulfstream estimated.
Estimated
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31

Is src.rC gs1n Mss Troy has
won 'he frst prize IN every
contest she has entered
MS Nm.e Lawson has H.
n,.-ei ae~ course IN = N e
nurse earring and IS now ready
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31
z,4e 5. An.olns e0rnsr columbia Phone Clifford 90.
LIST CITY JOBS

OltN Jobs l0l which CAdul-
nations will soon be gwen were
listed this. week by the Detroit
Civil Service Commission Fur
ther information on filing dates.
requirements, and pay may DC
secured from the commission
office on the 10Th floor of the
Wate Board Building al 1875
Randolph.
Jobs listed include: supern-
tendent of hospital nurses. tech
meal aids IN business admins
tratIon. engineering. general and
medical science. smoke inspect
or. fuel purchase agent, asso-
ciate architectural engineer, Iu-
Nor architectural engineer as
siS,snt architectural engineer
senlol assistant architectural en-
gineer teeneralJ junior civil en-
glnecr assistant civil engineer.
senior assistant civil engineer
SANITARY design. junior cleo
ttCal engineer. assistant electri-
cal engineer junior mechanical
engineer assistant mechanical
engineer, senior assistant me-
chanical engineer. senior aSsiS-
tant mechanical engineer tcom-
busiion) Junior structural engl-
neer. assistant structural engl-
neer. senior assistant engineer
design, and senior library as
siStant.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31

1c & 0tt nee lnc h,s week
reFa,te = statement on the Ne
End The proposed bill
New Evidence
TIE statement stresses that
passage q! the h,ll wiil mean
a great rev body 81 fresh and
Convincing evidence that the
Nec v 53c ~ = decent home
sHa suitable living onyton-
ucnf ne equal ot 0'nc peo-
ple r.rg from decent neigh
nCr-0ocs
d,ng 70 The statement
the nil VlN provide housing
FOR al. income levels ard end
tho system ur1er which the
Lowest 1ccNe Cr0Gps n,NSt be
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31
Ignorance Is Bliss
Set For Presentation. June I

IGNORANCE is BLISS a three-act
comedy farce will be presented Saturday
June Z, at p NJ in the Condor School
Auditorium, West Grand Boulevard at
Buchanan.
This play promises to be one Of the
most outstanding among the amateur
group Of this season. The play is spon-
sored by The Challengers Study Club
and the cast is composed of all high school
students of the city The proceeds will go
toward a scholarship fund for some wor-
thy young man who will be selected and
presented after the play.
Mr. Walker and his musicians will fur
nish music for this affair.
A cordial invitation is extended to YOU
and your friends to come out and enjoy an
evening of fun and laughter. Tickets on
sale at the door Admission SOC
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31

content with the blghted ana
broken hand me-downs aban-
doned by more fortunate fam
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31
Says Detroit Needs
u. s. Housing Aid Bill

Detroit reeds the Wagner-E aeder-Tait bill, Hous
ing Commission Secretary-Direc,or Charles Edgecomb
told housing conference in Cincinnati last week reply
statements that the "Detro Pan" proves that federal
aid 20 housing unnecessary
A concerted drive is now under way both in Wash
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31

content with the blighted and
broken hand me-downs aban-
doned by more fortunate fam
More Jobs
A housing program would al
So provide more Jobs falrer ems
ploynent and case the tensions
created by an under-supplv %
housing the conference declares
The bill provides for private
housing. cooperative and pub
Ike housing and housing ala 10
low income farmers
Against this program the real
estate lobby has recently argued
tina, The Detroit Plan for Stun
clearance and rebuilding VIII be
financed entirely by the CITY.
and proves that federal aid is
not needed
Denies Argument
In reply % this argument
EdGccomb has sent telccrams 10
ConcreSSrcn asserting that De-
volt does need the Wagner
Elende-- Tai, bill He also made
his statement at the Cincinnat
conference, 10 underline De-
troit's need Of the bill
We definitely need the WaE-
ner- Ellender-Taft BILL ne said
The enactment Of this bill
would virtually wipe out tn Q
need for any municipal invest
ment other than funds needed
for community Improvement
such as parks. schools. roads and
so forth F"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-05-31

InEf7n ana Lansingto destroy
p4cac housing end % XIII ~
leg -a,.or that would permit
ana promote 4 concerted hous-
ne pcE am
Feaersl.r TIE ficht contcrs on
'he ~ cner -E.lenier-Taft oil,
WIZ me powerful real estate
lobo.es attempting q prevent
rs passage Against these e.
fc-ts tire Nanona, Public HoaS-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
&C President Praises
Work WChest Nurses

best not to monkey with the
bpzz-saw' of good health. If you
have q cold or any other illness
you may save time away from
work, your health and the spirits
of those around you by calling in
your doctor and a visiting nurse.
1.-THE visiting nurse serves Will
mington to instruct our citizens in
the prevention Of illness, to teach
mothers how to care for their
newborn children, and in many
other ways. This is a Red Feather
service of the Community Chest
which I believe is vital to the well.
being Of our community"
Red Feather health services,
because they protect both the pa.
tent who is i'll and his neighbor
who may contract the same IL
ness, are a typical example of the
Community Chest statement that
everybody benefits from its Red
Feather services"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17
Pastel Shades Replacing Hard
Colors In Many Fields; Items
.Ar1As Tex Aug, 16-W.H-

nA1LAs. Tex Aug, 16-U.H-
raFs a grey-eyed blonde in a
oachv-colored dress sitting on a
"sboeany chair on a rose-beige
narnet in an office with pinky-
'aiJs and you've got it. That's a
'oothing color expert for a paint
company.
.nLerous business executive who
..m,e to u office" Smelly off
.rsd When the walls of his office
.,ors changed from an off-yellow
.o1o~ 10 a two-tone green, his dis
os;tion became as gentle as a
The influence Of color upon
amman lives is terrific"
Todies. does your husband have
.,at early morning crouch? May
=. ms the color of your kitchen.
One lady Smedley told about
lad , putty-colored kitchen. Along
nsrne the painters, left the walls
oaosrv yellow, the lower cup
hosrds. stove and refrigerator
s,oite he breakfast nook set and
w. ceiling delphinium blue.
"Tbat lady wrote us-%unsolicit-
49, smedley emphasized, THAT
husbands early morning
aronch had Disappeared"
shortage of teachers in your
,chools? Children have that pa
sbotic attitude about the learning
business?
UH-HUH. .
The school Smedley and his CO.
,orts painted had wedgewood
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17

blue on the walls, sunny yellow
on the window side and in the
cloakroom. The blackboards
weren't black at all. They were
cream-colored and were written
upon with royal blue chalk.
It's all there, in Lakewood,
Ohio.
"Teacher told us he noticed a
definite pickup of interest among
the boys and in himself, too,'
Smedley said.
And n teacher at a school
where the corridors had red tile
floors, moss green paneling and
frost green walls said it was an
inspiration to teach.
Maybe if we'd dress up the
schools we'd get more teachers.
"Only trouble, mothers dom
mind white chalk dust but when
the children come home royal
blue smudged-." Smedley let tina
ride.
Schools, and hospitals, too, are
getting away from that institution
al look, he said. Green is be-
coming a fevorite color for hos
pital rooms, because it's restfu]
and because it brings in that out.
door atmosphere.
Factories too. The machinery Of
an aeronautics plant in Cleveland
was painted a light ocean green.
The working areas, parts the work
ers had to watch closely, were
buff and the switch and control
levers orange.
"Oficials told us there was a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-17

ment Of foods from surplus Sec
tons to consumers, particularly in
the case Of Manchuria's surplus
soya bean crop, badly needed in
hungry North China.
3. Many farm areas are I'M
planted or INTENDED, particularly
in Shantung Province, b e c a u S e
farmers have fled Or been driven
off by military operations.
4. The Communists have shrew-
d1y planned and executed raids
against government food collect
ion centers, either carrying off or
destroying large stocks of grain,
or in some cases handing them
out to local populations.
A considerable volume OF food
manages to filter through military
blockades, but costs are high, and
sometimes cost alone prohibits
transportation. Heavy neon and
fruit crops in West China went
to waste because OF the expense
Of moving them to the dense
eastern population centers.