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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-22
ARMED, AS CHAMP,
HEADS ENTRY LIST
Ten Thoroughbred To Run
In Widener Handicap
AT Hialeah

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. Fl UP
Armed, the 1916 handicap champ
ion, headed a list of 10 thorough
breds entered today for the $50
900 Widener Handicap at Hlaleah
Park tomorrow.
Despite high weight of Ivy
pounds-from seven to "a more
than assigned his rivals-the Calu-
met cannonbal is likely to be more
heavily played than was War Ad-
miral who returned $2.7O to his
hackers in 1888.
Victory would catapult Armed
from fifth place to third On the
worlds money-winning list. he
would shoot past Seabiscuit and
Assault but still Trail Stymie and
Whirlaway, the record holder with
1851, 1851 to his credit. Armed mas
earned $415,8 75.
If Armed comes out OF the
Widener sound Ben Jones, general
manager of Calumet FARMS Will
give the word which will send
Armed soaring to California by
air for a shot at the $500, 900 Santa
Anita handicap on March l. Inc
plane is ready and waiting ano
is expected to leave Monday.
Richard Ryan's Talon, the
Argentine distance-running champ
ion who won his only start In the
United States 10 days ago and sun
shine stables Let's Dance, a vet
eran air traveller who flew &c
Santa Anita to win the. $50, 600 San
Pasqual handicap early in jan
uary, are expected to furnish the
chief opposition.
Talon will carry l22 pounds
while Let's Dance who was with
drawn from the McLennan last
Saturday so that he would be well
rested for tomorrow's stakes, gets
in at 115.
Four of the horses which valnly
tried to stay with Armed in the
McLennan will be back for more
K. A. O'Connor statesman at l19;
Augustus and Nahm's Eternal Re
ward at 118; Mrs. ASKED wen
fields Cable at II; and Mrs. A.
Roberts War Watch at 105.
The others included Pot 0 Luck,
another Calumet racer who Will
be coupled with Armed, at ilo'
Mill River Stables Miss Grlllo.
an entry with Talon, at III; ana
Mrs. T. Christopher's surprise en-
try, Bel Reign at III.
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there would be no room to escape
those avid, clutching hands. Cliff
saw his danger. Striking, lodging
slashing out with long, clean
blows, he knew his only hope. lay
in keeping Vicente away. Time
after time he marked the face OF
his slower adversary, but it was
as if Vicente did not even feel
the force of blows that would have
beaten a smaller man to insensi
bility.
Almost at the edge of the swamp
now-and for both of them almost
the end of human endurance.
Their breath came in strident,
labored gasps; Vicente's face was
bleeding, and Cliffs torn shoulder
burned like fire but all unmindful
and beyond the stab of pain they
fought on, like animals, held by
the savage urgency of blood-lust,
while inch by inch Vicente drove
Cliff nearer the edge.
Once more a savage rush forced
him a step backwards. There
could be no more retreat-he was
on the very brink. Ten feet below
him lay the yellow waters of the
swamp; and steadying himself,
Cliff sprang. Squarely on Vicerte's
Jaw his fist struck home: he saw
the big breed vince. but in that
same instant two hands closed
vice-like about his throat - and
held. Frantically. arms hammer
ing like pistons, Cliff rained blow
after blow into the others face,
cutting, bruising. failing, to break
that killing hold, but the fingers
only frightened.
Cliffs lungs were crying for air;
his heart pounded in an agony of
suffocation, and helplessly he
claWed at the steel wrists. while
V%icente's bruised and swollen lips
twisted in a smile. Little by little
Cliff felt his knees weakening, a
mist gathered before his eyes, and
DULY, deeper than any physical
pain, he felt the black agony of
defeat. With one last desperate
summons of strength, he threw
himself backwards over the bank.
pulling Vicente after him.
Locked together, turning slowly,
the two men struck with a splash.
Thick, Shiny water closed over
them, but those strangling hands
never relaxed, and gathering his
feet beneath him, Cliff thrust them
upwards into Vicente's chest and
kicked. Torn violently apart by
the sudden impact, the fingers
loosened, and Cliff fought his way
to the surface for the supreme gift
of air.
Waist deep, he crouched, cough.
ing the water from his lungs, and
with trembling hands wiped the
scum out of his eyes. He took a
wobbly step toward the bank, but
at a sound he whirled.
Scarcely a yard away Vicente
struggled in the swamp. Shoulder
deep, eyes glazed with terror, the
breed was beating the stagnant
water to yellow froth, and Cliff
felt himself sicken in horror-Vi-
cente had been caught in a quick
sand pocket. Helplessly clutching
the air, the huge hands rose, but
the mans very efforts drew him
deeper. Already h s shoulders
were settling beneath the surface.
Frantically Cliff W a ded TOWARD
him, then stopped. Useless to try
pulling him out-Worse than use
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-22
BABY FACE JANlRE
KAYOES BEAU JACK
Former Lightweight Cham
MON Knocked Out In
Fourth Round

NEW YORK, Feb. 81. up -
Baby faced Tony Janiro from
Youngstown, Ohio, stopped former
lightweight champion Beau Jack
in the fourth round of a %ten-round-
er in Madison Square Garden to-
night. when Jacks recently = re-
covered broken knee gave out on
him. Janiro weighed LAT 3-4; Jack
al.
Floored for a count of seven early
in the fourth round, after taking a
considerable beating in the earlier
going, Jack got to his feet, but
referee Ed Joseph halted the fight.
DR.. Vincent Nardiello, State Ath-
Letic commission physician, ex-
amined the former Georgia shoe
shine boy in his corner after the
bout was stopped and said. the left
'kneecap sis broken again" Jack
was carried from the ring on a
stretcher as a n~ear-sellout crowd,
which turned out in spite OF trans
portation being tied up by snow,
around the -Hlngade.
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less. for he would only join vi
cente - and scrambling Up the
bank, Cliff raced to his horse. The
animal reared in fright, but seiz-
ing the bit, Cliff led him to the
waters edge, and uncciled the
RATA from his saddle.
With the rope between his teeth,
he slid back into the swamp. but
at the first step felt the mire suck
ing at his ankles, and throwing
himself flat, he inched forward. A
second later he had slipped the
moose beneath Vicente's armpits,
and hand over hand dragged him
self back to shore. Weakly he
staggered-he was near the end.
For a moment everything reeled
before his eyes, then steadying
himself, he ierked on the bit. The
horse moved a few steps, the rope
grew taunt.
Again Cliff pulled. The horse
strained against the sudden
weight, and from down in the
swamp came a gurgling moan,
while slowly, like some monster
of the depths. the form OF Vicente
rose from the ooze that covered
him, and was dragged to solid
ground.
Kneeling, Cliff loosened the
rope. The Blacklander's eyes were
closed. he lay motionless, scarcely
breathing, and twice Cliff tried to
raise him, but now the strain Of
that Furnishing duel was taking its
toll. Feebly, for the last time, Cliff
tried to lift the heavy body, then
all the world went black =.
Cliff woke to a sense Of GOODNESS
and light. Vaguely he realized that
he was lying on q cot. and that by
his side an Indian oma sat fan.
ming him. He looked down and
saw he was stripped to the waist,
and that his shoulder had been
bandaged.
Slowly, as his head cleared, he
began piecing together disjointed
fragments = Vicente, the fight,
something else. Something-it was
important, but he was too tired to
remember. He closed his eyes,
giving himself up to the delicious
sensation of utter rest, and again
he may have slept, for at the
sound of a door creaking at the
a man bending over him.
A man not tall, but with strong,
vigorous shoulders and thick red
hair, grazing at the temples. The
brow rose high and broad, but II
was the eyes that held Cliff--gray
eyes, shreWd and understanding.
They were gazing at him with a
look Cliff suddenly remembered
Janet's look, SO searching it was
almost disconcerting-and in that
first impact of mutual appraisal,
Cliff recognized DR.. Norman.
(To Be Continued)
Members + the Amish religion
are not allowed to ride in auto
mobiles or tractors. The married
men drive covered buggies, the
bachelors uncovered ones.
A Biblical mite was worth less
than a quarter of a cent; a silver
talent was worth $538. 80; a gold
talent, $13, 800. A silver shekel was
worth about so cents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-22
|RlHCM0ND DEFEATS
YMI QUlNT, 53-5l
Spiders Keep Southern
Conference Tournament
Hopes Alive

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 21-P)-
Richmond's Spiders Kept alive
their Southern Conference tourna'
ment hopes with a 1891 victory to-
night over Virginia Military 1nstl-
tute in a rough game before 1000
spectators.
The game was won at the foul
line where the Spiders cashed 10
of their Is free throws. The CADETS
sank 10 out of %. Each team scor-
ed 10 field goals.
In amassing their sixth victory
against five defeats in the confer
ence, the Richmonders had TO
come from behind after trailing
1926 at the half.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-22
STATE WRESTLERS
SWEEP CAVALIERS
North Carolina Team De.
feats University OF
Virginia, 17-13,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Feb.
81. - () - North Carolina States
wrestling team swept through the
last four matches on the program
here tonight to defeat the Univer-
sity of Virginia matmen, 17-13.
After Carlton Blalock earned a
decision in the 136-pound class,
State started overhauling the Cav
alters, beginning with Joseph Pop
Inns fall win in the 155-pound match
and followed by decisions scored
by Don Troxler in the 1865; Jim
Edward at ITS, and Jim Reese, the
Wolfpack's heavyweight.
Captain Beale Without started
Virginia off with a quick first
period fall at 121 pounds while
Ray Loving added a decision in
the 128-pound class and Barney
Norton captured the AS pound
match by a fall.
Summaries:
121 - Wilhoit Va.) defeated Ru-
chart, fall.
128 - Loving CVa.) defeated
Rats, decisions.
1856 - Blalock (State) defeated
Koontz, decision.
145 - Norton (Va.) defeated
Lewis, fall.
1855 - Popiin (State) defeated
Thomas, fall.
1853 - Troxler (State) defeated
Macconochie, decision.
ITS - Edwards (State) defeated
Heinze, decision.
Heavyweight - Rees (State) de-
feated Bendel,. decision.
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close to being the highest paid play
er in the game as anyone else"
Newhouser said he was mot al
liberty to reveal the exact amount
of his salary, but added that he re-
ceived "a substantial boost" over
the $45, 900 he received in 1916
when he won rs games.
1t was estimated his contract call.
ed for $50, 900 or more, which
would make his straight salary
higher than that which Bob Teller
will receive from Cleveland. Fell
er, however, has a bonus clause
in his contract and if the Indians
draw 1000, 900 persons at home this
season, his 1947 wage NAV exceed
the all-time baseball high of $780,
900 which the ailing Babe Ruth re-
ceived in his hey-day with the
New York Yankees.
Newhouser. who had been a hold
out, agreed to terms after a long
distance telephone conversation
with general manager Billy Evans
at Detroit. His signing cut the list
of Tiger holdout regulars to four
- pitchers Dizzy Trout, Freddie
Hutchinson and Al Benton and
catcher Bob Swift.
BRAVES
FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla, Feb.
81 -W.H- Outfielders Bob Elliott
and Tom Neill and third base
man Nanny Fernandez reported to
camp a day ahead of schedule to-
day and participated in the Boston
Braves workout.
Manager Billy SouthWorth plans
to use Elliott exclusively in the
outfield this season.
The outfielders and infielders are
due to report tomorrow.
BROWNS
ST. LOUIS, eb. 81. -(P)- Ha'
rold muddy Ruel began his ca.
reer as a big league manager to
day when he chaperoned a small
group of St. Louis Browns to theil
Miami, Fla, training camp.
Ruel, who was 81 yesterday, LEFT
for Florida with infielders Mark
Christman and Jerry Witte anc
outfielders Chef Laabs. Tommy
Gilbert, 1%0-year-old infantile pa.
ralysis victim, accompanied the
partv as a guest of the Brownie
management.
Fla, Feb. 81.
-(PH Manager Ben Chapmen Of
the Philadelphia Phils said today
he plans to return to the major
league diamonds as either a right
fielder or third baseman.
Chapman, here to await his squad
for spring training, said he intends
to place his name again on the &C
tive player list.
He said he talked with manager
Billy Southworth of the Boston
Braves twice this week at Fort
Lauderdale In an atIe1npC 10 QTuH
10 a deal for an %outfielder and ar
infielder. No result was announc.
ed.
MAY BE LOST
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.-P-First
baseman Ray Sanders may be los
to the Boston Braves for three tt
six months, attendants at St. john
hospital said today.
Sanders, whose left arm was
shattered last August in a COLI
sion with a base runner, under
went his second operation yester
day. Attendants said he will no
have full use of his arm for sew
eral months although the opera
+;on x,oc rrop01Inced . cI1cceSS-
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Training Camp Briefs

SAN JUAN, P. R., Feb. 81. -U.P,
- Manager Bucky Harris announc-
ed today that three rockies, Bobby
Brown, Al Clark and Cliff Mapes,
will play nine innings tomorrow
as the New York Yankees meet q
San Juan team in their first exhi.
bition game of the season.
Brown will start at third base
and after a few innings switch to
shortstop. Clark and Mapes are
ou%tfielders. Harris said he plans to
follow this pattern through most oil
the training season, allowing his
regulars to play only half of each
game. He said such action may
help avoid fatigue during the long
exhibition schedule.
Tom Heinrich and Jack Phillips
will divide first base duties, since
Nick Etten still is out of action
with an injury.
Jesus T. Pinero, Governor OF
Puerto Rico, will throw out the
first ball, and will watch the game
from a box shared by Joe DiMag-
gio, star Yankee outfielder who
slowly is recovering from an opera
ton for removal of a spur on his
heel.
CARDS
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ii. - WJH -
Marty Marion, star shortstop of the
world champion St. Louis Card
inals, signed his 1947 contract to-
day, leaving owner Sam Breador
with two holdouts - Stan Musial
and HOWE Pollet. The national
league batting and pitching cham
pions.
Terms of Marion's contract were
not announced, but it was believed
he won a raise over the $13,500 ne
repeatedly got last year.
DODGERS
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 81. -U.P
- Boss Leo Durocher, working his
Brooklyn Dodgers on the double
had most of them complaining o.
WEAKNESS today after a gruellln&
drill in hot afternoon sunshine.
Durocher revealed that he was
bringing in three more pitchers
Dick M. Lady Of Nashua, N. H.
Willard Ramsdell Of Fort Worth
Tex, and George Dockins, a lefty
who was purchased from the St
Louis Cards last season. However
Dockins advised Durocher by wire
that he was having arm trouble
and that he might not be able tt
pitch.
Most impressive youngster IL
camp was sophomore catcher
Bruce Edwards, who stood out botf
defensively and at bat.
Dodger president Branch Hickey
said he was stunned over new!
that minor league commissioner
George Trautman had barred pitch
err Walter Nothe for playing with
C~ienfuegos, a team in the Cubar
winter league. Hickey said every
time he turned around he lost
player.
.I could have sold Nothe to Pitts
burgh for $40, 900, too" he said.
TIGERS
LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. 81. -U.R
l. Hal Newhouser, the top maJol
League pitcher in earned run aver
ages last year, signed his 1947 con
tract with the Detroit Tigers to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-22
$4,000 Baby

BOSTON. Feb. 81 -P-Boston's
beer-guzzling poodle is a potential
SIS, 900 "baby."
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Goldfarb
disclosed last night that they mad
made Bud" their seven-year-old
shaggy dog, joint owner OF ina
amount of bonds because hes the
only family we've got"
To make it legal, his name was
inserted on all the bonds.
Bud" likes q glass Of beer-any
time he can get 1t, his owners
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-22

TIGERS
LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. 81. -U'D
- Hal Newhouser, the top major
league pitcher in earned run aver
ages last year, signed his 1947 con-
tract with the Detroit Tigers to-
day and said it made him Gust as
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Evening star., 1947-10-05

fragments of bootlace and countless other
items of hunting equipment were in the
weird collection. 1t was the proverbial rats
nest - and typical of the places trade rat
likes to call home.
Once the little homemaker selects spot,
he continues to build rooms and Railways for
the rest of his life. He seems to take pride
in the decor, too he'll continually bring in
fresh flowers and bits of greenery, to brighten
the place up.
Tall Tales
WHEN l was a forest ranger in the High
Sierras rarely saw trade rat carry away
material that he could actually put to practi-
cal use Food was almost always eaten at
once And the other objects he made off
with were of no use whatever to any right
thinking animal.
The odd ways of these busy fellows have
given rise to some tall tales. Mark Twain
dreamed up the following yarn in Virginia
City, New:
"Some thieves stole poke of gold nuggets
from an old prospector and hid the poke
under the foor-boards of their cabin. Later
the gold was gone and a pile of dry beans was
found there instead. A trade rat had taken
the nuggets back to the prospector one by
one!"
According to another story, origin un-
known, trade rat stole false diamond ring
Evening star., 1947-10-05

MATURE was in mood for comedy when
~ she made the trade rat. He's really not
rat but an overgrown mouse up to eight
inches in length, not counting long, bushy
tail.
Belonging to the family Cricetid, genus
Neotoma (sometimes called pack rat), this
rodent, living mostly in the mountain and
desert regions of the Mississippi, has beauti-
full coat of gray-blue, tan, or soft brown fur
and queer twist of mind that makes him
habitual kleptomaniac and tireless trader.
When an inexperienced deer hunter in
the High Sierras found part of a box of
shells missing, he accused his guide of
stealing them. The old man only grinned.
little later, when the hunter missed cake
of soap, the guide took him to nearby
thicket of small pine trees.
A fve-foot-high mound of sticks: brush
and cactus was hidden among them, looking
Evening star., 1947-10-05

as if it had just been tossed there But at the
bottom was an opening, entered by clean,
well-kept runway.
The guide carefully broke open the mound
Evening star., 1947-10-05

about halfway to the top. Inside, the startled
hunter saw large, hollowed-out room, piled
high with junk. A pocket comb, shells, fish
hooks and flies, the bright top from a tin can,
Evening star., 1947-10-05

Watch out when you're camping.
The little trade rat will steal
anything that isn't nailed down
The frontiersman., 1947-04-26
DE MALI If AV [ 5

The Den ali left
 Seattle yas terday for points in Al as ka, it was announced today by the Ander son Dock. The steamer is car- rying 3CO tons of fr reight for Seldovta.
The frontiersman., 1947-04-26
Lfs1fR BUsfy |s DfAO

Les ter BuSey, pup fisher of the Seldo- via Herald, this city's first newspa- per, died in Anchor- age Thur sday. MT. Busey had be- en i'll for only a short time before his death.
 He is survived by his widow, 3 son Jim and a daughter Betty, who is at pr es ent in Germany where her hus band Is stati oned with the army of oc- cupa ti on.
 Mr. Busey's paper was a hand-set pr int ed sheet which was publ ished here for a number of years. Shor tly before his death he had abandon ed newspaper work to open a real es tate of flee in Anch or age.
The frontiersman., 1947-04-26
eARNHARI B D ANtelS. CHAMBERS NAM to TO CITY jOBS

! " NJ JO0 0~
 Counc 1man Harry Leonhardt last t night rec7 ived the mayor's gavel fr on Simon Jos- efsen and was seated as Seldovi a's mayor for l947. MT 7. Le con- hardt was chos an by his follow counc i linen by a 5 to l vote. Councilman Earl Herr was abs ent fr rom the meet ing.
 Immed lately after his e1ecti on, Mr. Leonhardt appointed a city clerk and treas- urer, a magis tr te and an ac ting chief of police. Commi t tee appoin tmen ts were pos tponed until the council me ets in full s trength.
 R. J. McNealy, present city clerk, refused a new ap- poin tmen t and Viola Daniels was named the city clerk for the comlng year. Harry Barnhart was asked to remain as chief of police, but Mr. Barn. hart refused to act in tha t capac ity dur ing the sumner at the
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The frontiersman., 1947-04-26

WILL RESIGN
 THIS SUMNER
 The resignatio on of Miss Anette Jac obs en, public cal tn nurs Sc who has served the Seldovia Homer anea for the past three years, was announced at Thur sdoy's nee ting of the Publ ic Heal tn Council.
 Miss Jacobs en said the time of her leav- ing was indefinite, but she will go some time this summer Her plans for the future are "nannounced at this time.
 Counc il members also conc 1uded the final bus inc ss of the Carnival at Thur s- day's meet ting with the acceptance of the tr easur eris report. The $500 quota for nur s ing service was exceeded by Carnival re turns.
 Miss Jac obsen re- DOT ted that there had been two cases of mo- asles and several in stances of light att tacks of influenza here dur ing the past mon tn.
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-18

sila JAZZ, Viktorija Simonova,
stara Hostarica liz Normandije!"
Oficir je v zdarti nemscini da-
jail povelja. Zgrabili so jo, jo
potisnili k edinemu Sc malo
ohranjenemu zidu njenega do
ma, XII je bill Sc topel cd pozara.
Potem Sc je njej nasproti ma raz-
daljo 20 korakov postavilo IL
vojakov naperjenimi puskami.
Start Sc nj genila. Razumela je in
cakala.
Zagrmel je ukaz, nato saliva.
En- samcat zapozneli strel je "a
zivzgal "a vsemi ostalimi.
Starka nj padla. Zrusila Sc je,
kot bi il izpodrezali noge.
Pruski oficir je pristopil. BIZ
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-18

la je cd strelov po sredi telesa
vsa prelukniana, a v krcevito
stisnjeni pesti je Sc vedno tiscala
pismo, vse zamazano cd krvi.
Moi start prijatelj Serval je Sc
pristavil:
"Nemci so IL mascevania do
tai porusili edino vecjo zgradbo
v vsem kraju. Cradle, XII je bill
moja last"
Yes cas- nJegovega pripovedo-
vanja sem moral misliti ma ma
teer tistih stirih dobrih fantov,
XII so tukaj zgoreli; pa Sc ma stra-
hovito junastvo one druge ma
tere, XII so jo ustrelili tik zida.
Iu vel sem v roko kamencek,
XII je bill cd pozara Sc yes okajen.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-18
HO STARICA

ga izpodzagal, a il razbeljenc
razvaline je ogromni zubelj blis-
nil pod nebo, da so il oblaka di.
ma letele iskre ma vse strani.
Bella zimska planota, obsijana
cd ognja, Sc je svetila kot velika
srebrna odeja, polita krvavo
rdecimi madezi.
V daliavi je udarilo plat zvo-
ma.
Stara Hostarica je stala pred
svojim uinceni mdomom in ca
kala nabito pusko pri nogah,
pripravljena ma strel "a primer,
&c bi poskusal kateri cd njenih
stirih uiti.
Ko Sc je prepricala, da je vse
koncano, jo je vrgla ma pogori-
See. Streli so drug "a drugim po-
kali V gluho noe.
Zdajci Sc je zbrala gneca lju-
di, kmetje Prusi.
Nasli so jo, kako je sedela ma
'tnalu sredi dvorisca, mirna in
zadovoljna.
Eden Cd nemskih oficirjev, XII
Normadijec, jo je vprasal:
je govoril francosko kot pravi
"Kie pa SO nasi?'
Iztegnila je svojo izsuseno ro-
ko proti zarecemu kupu ma po-
goriscu, ki je pocasi ugasal, in
odogovorila z jasnim glasom:
'Tam.'
Nagnetli so Sc okoli ME. Prus
ZOpet: