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Evening star., 1947-04-11
Stussen Arrives in Kiey;
Met by Cultural Aide
BY the Assoeioied Press

/: LONDON, April 1.-THE Moscow
radio said today that Harold Stassen,
a candidate for the Republican pres
idential nomination, had arrived in
Kiev.
Mr.. Stassen, who is touring Eu-
rope. was met at the airport by
Chairman Palladin of the Ukrainian
Society for Cultural Relations with
Foreign Countries, the broadcast
said
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Treasure Island Fire
Causes $50, ,OOOLoss;
"a Slightly Hun
BY The Assoeiofed Pres,

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL
Treasure Island, which glittered As
the site OF a prewar exposition and
then became a huge naval base,
was a scehe of charred, water
soaked ruins today.
Fire struck the man-made island
in San Francisco Bay late yester-
day. 1T destroyed five Navy build
ings and equipment at loss eSti-
mated at $500, 900. For q while the
entire installation was threatened.
The bay areas largest assembly
Of ffre-hghting equipment in his
tory brought the flames under con-
troll after tiree-hol fight. While
the blaze ragged, clouds of smoke
were visible nearly so miles away.
EIectronic Devices Damaged.
Thirty-four persons, 20 Navy men
and five civilian firemen were in
jured, none seriously. The 18th
Naval Districts estimate of dam
age included electronic equipment
valued at more than '$100, 900.
The cause OF the fire was un-
known. The flames started In q
galley.
An official Navy board of inquiry
was named to investigate. The Navy
said statement probably would be
issued In two or three days. Sabo-
tage was not suspected, a spokes-
man said.
Galley Kr, an L-shaped struc-
ture almost the size of city block,
and four smaller buildings were de-
stroyed
Treasure Island was the site Of the
1939-40 Golden Gate international
Exposition. At the start of the war
1t became major Navy personnel
center.
Cars Searched on Leaving.
All Navy personnel were confined
to the station after some looting
had taken place among ships stores,
and supplies removed from build
ings. All vehicles leaving Treasure
Island were searched.
Several thousand men, including
Navy personnel and fire crews from
San Francisco and Oakland, fought
the wind-fanned blaze with 68 pieces
of apparatus. The fire broke out
about 3:45 pm.
1t was the first time since the
earthquake of April 18, 1906, that
the San Francisco department had
requested assistance from Oakland,
across the bay
Besides galley *" flames de-
stroyed a gymnasium, the ships
company building and two other
smaller wooden structures
The Navy said that had the fire
not been checked it easily could
have destroyed additional cleo
tronic equipment valued at millions
of dollars.
Traffic Slowed on Bridge.
Traffic on the automobile level Of
the double -decked San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge slowed almost
to a standstill. Motorists reported
they could feel the heat from the
blaze on the island 300 yards away.
One Navy spokesman on Treasure
Island said the loss figure was re-
duced by the fact that some of the
destroyed structures were scheduled
for demolition. He said the fire cut
the costs of razing.
Galley *" served during the
Golden Gate Exposition as the food,
beverage and agriculture building.
The buildings which were the ex--
POSITIONS Hall of Science and Vaca-3
ton Land also were among those.
destroyed.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Administrative Changes
In Pension Bill Approved

The Senate Civil Service Commit
tee today tentatively approved adj
ministratiye changes in the LANCER
Chavez bin to hberalize the Federal
retirement system.
The committee approved the
measure several weeks ago, but the
bill was held up 80 its cost could be
reduced.
Chairman LANCER ordered the bill
printed and said his COMMITTEES
would take o final vote on 1t next
week. The changes in administer
ing the program are designed to re-
duce the cost Of the bill and to inn
prove its chances of passage.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Johns Hopkins Rates
To Be Raised Monday
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE. April H. - Johns
Hopkins Hospital announced today
that patient rates would be raised
effective next Monday because of a
40 per cent increase in the cost OF
patient care since the beginning oil
this fiscal year"
Dr.. Edwin L. Crosby. director, said
the new rates would still fall short
of the cost to the hospital pei
patient day, which was $40 at the
emo of the 1945-46 fiscal year and
which now is more than $14. DR.
Crosby said the new rates were In
line with those at similar hospitals
here and in New York and other
cities.
He estimated the hospital would
end the current fiscal year with a
deficit of about 100000.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
House Speech EuIogizes
Pulitzer on Anniversary
sv the Associated Pres


Joseph Pulitzer was eulogized in
the House yesterday as having con-
tributed more to American journal
ism than any other person.
In a speech commemorating the
Tooth anniversary of PulitZer's birth.
Representative Price, Democrat, of
Illinois said the publisher, who died
in 1911. was the first to show the
press which had been granted so
much freedom by our Constitution
that it owed its greatest responsible
ity to the people of the Nation who
had insisted upon the guarantee of
the freedom of the press"
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Russians Piuy Chess

Chess is perhaps the. national
game Of Russia. foreign observers
In Moscow report. 1t is played with
great seriousness by both sexes anG
all classes. Every Park of Culture
and Rest" as most Soviet park.
are termed, has its chess halls
large bare room furnished only with
tables, chairs and chess boards.
Evening star., 1947-04-11

telephoned police, who broadcast a
lookout for the stolen car. Falls
Church Policeman George Moore, in
a scout car, trailed it to Kanp
Washington, near Fairfax court
house, where the cruiser of Sergt.
Brown and Fairfax policeman James
Ma1ley and B. j. Blevins blocked
the road, recovered Mr. Cish's auto
mobile and arrested Robbins and
Tompkins.
Sergt. Brown said Mr.. Clish man.
aged TO hide $50 in his shoe, which
was overlooked by the two youths.
Toy makers in Japan plan to have
many of their products on American
trees next Christmas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
Who Are Soft
BallChamps,
Lewis Asks

George Lewis, manager of Adj
ans Dairy softball CLUB, wants
to know who the city softball
champions are for l947. He
writes as follows:
THE Bob's Sports Shop won
the Class A league flag and Ad-
ans won the Class B flag. Who
are the city champions-Bob's
Sports Shop or US? We won the
flag with the same club that we
started with on April IA with
one exception, Johnny Walker.
1.-THE Bob's started with one
club and ended with almost a
new club and had to sign a new
pitcher, ands Barber, Lastres.
Gates, Miller and Griffen were
all signed after the second half
was started.
But we will not discuss that.
What / want to know is who are
the l947 City Softball cham
pions?
Are there, going to be two
champs on the records-the Ad-
ans Dairy and the Bob's Sports
Shop nine? There certainly
cannot be two champs, so we
would like to hear from Bob's
Sports Shop about this.
GEORGE LEWIS, Mgr,
adams Softball Club"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26

SPORTS and
RECREATION

Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures
5WIMMING-South Beach. south
end of Duval Street.
DEEpSEA FISH1NG-Gulf Dock,
west Caroline Street; Craig
Dock, north end of Grinnell
Street.
BASERALI.--Games, usually on
Sunday afternoon, at Munich
pal Stadium, Duck Avenue
and l4th Street.
GOLF-Municipal Golf Course.
Stock Island.
TENNIS-Bayview Park on Dr.
vision Street (day and night
facilities).
Observation-Disclosures courts
at South Beach and Bayview
Park.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Park.
SHUrFLEBOARD - Bayview
Park and South Beach.
PICNICKING-Tables at Bay
view Park.
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND -
Bayview Park.
COMFORT STATIONS-Bavview
Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
r
Bags IS Pheasants
Without A Gun

BUTTE, Mont.-(AP).-A Mon
tana Standard reporter tells of a
Montana hunter who bagged 35
pheasants without firing a shot,
The hunter. who preferred to
remain unidentified, said he
stopped his automobile and
searched. roadside bushes near a
game and fish department check
ing station where hunters must
prove they have stayed within
their bag limits.
My reward was IS fat pleas
ants thrown away by other hun
ters. which l put in my car and
took home," reported the gunless
nimrod. Better than letting the
birds rot"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
Roma billiard Is
Bowling Winner

Even to the last five minutes
of bowling among the
Navy Wives at the Submarine
Base bowling alleys, Tuesday
morning, everyone was on pins
and needles as the scores were
running very close. The winner
was picked, then - the final
scores came in.
Roma billiard, with a handicap
of ten pins, rolled 1913, bringing
her total score of three games
up to 469. Runners-up were
Micky Clark with total of ABS
pins and Pauline McNiff, 430.
Many of the bowlers scored high
on their first game, while others
came up as they played, there
fore, the winner could not be
announced until the final game
was played
Bowlers were Mesdames Sue
B. Smith, Lucille Yarbough, Pat
Tablet, 10 Schuch, Rae Skeirik,
Jeanne Reynolds, Betty Reineke,
Lillian Meek, Dot Murphy,
Pauline McNiff, Gwen kutzleb,
Ella james, Corky Heron, Mary
Louise Gardner, Flo Faulconer,
Roma billiard, Ronnie and Dor
othy Dunnavant, Vivian Driver,
Emily Des Armier, Doris Curry,
Micky Clark, Edith Clark, Luz
ellie Browning.
Eloise Hinger announced the
winner, who then went to the
USO and was presented the
turky by Mrs. Eileen S. Cough
lin, USO-NCCS-(WD) Director.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
Hannegan Buys
Cardinal Club
Cry The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. -
Postmaster General Robert E.
Hannegan will head the St. Louis
Cardinals baseball club, he an
nounced yesterday as the reason
for his resignation from the
Presidents cabinet. The resigna-
ton becomes effective Monday.
flanagan is reported to have
bought the Cardinal stock. 1t is
understood that $3,500,000 was
paid for it. Hannegan goes to
St. Louis on Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26

several service clubs and civilians
who are interested in playing in
a winter Softball league.
Dutch Goehring has promised
to give me some dope on this
subject but SO far l have not
heard from him.
l have heard the Naval Air
Station will put a team in the
league. the Sub Base and prob
ably USS. Gilmore and Bob's
Sports Shop will do the same,
along with the American Legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
I don't think you can keep
these boys out and they all draw
big crowds when they play. So
let's hear from you, Mr.. Smith,
and let's hope you will be able
TO start something.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
HOW MANY NO-HIT. NO-RUN
GAMES PITCHED HERE?
PEDRO AcUILAR

Although the game went only
seven innings, the feat of Griffin
holding the strong Boca Chica
Flyers without allowing a hit or
a run or a man to reach first
base for six innings will long be
remembered by those who saw
it.
In the sixth, Griffin walked
Lee with two outs and spoiled
his perfect game, but he entered
the local hall of fame just the
same.
AS far back as / can remember,
Paddy Watkins did it once, as did
Quintan Lopez, Sevilla, Joe Casa,
Tony Head. Robert Bethel and a
few others whom ! can not recall
at present. but it has only hap
ened in Key West baseball about
dozen times in the last 40
years.
Not long ago, Griffin pitched
one-hit game, That safe blow
came in the ninth frame with
two men down.
On September %, Gabby Las
tres pitched a two-hit game
against Lake Worth. One Of the
hits came in the third and the
other in the seventh.
On October IL, Henson, of the
Flyers, allowed the Red Raiders
only three hits, two of them by
Dumont Sterling.
Monk Myers. on October 10,
struck out IA Flyers for the Ma
val Air Base.
Spikes of the Flyers and Gabby
Lastres staged a great pitchers
battle on November 2. Lastres
allowed four hits and Spikes
gave up just five.
Also on November 2, Naval Air
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26

Station and the Flyers played to
an thinning II lie, the game
being Gale don account of dark
ness. Day struck out nine men
and Myers whitfield 10.
On November q, Finkelstein
pitched a three-hit game against
the Flyers and West got two of
them. That same day, Griffin
allowed the Naval Air Station
onlv four hits.
On November Is, Myers held
the Raiders to three hits and last
Sunday Griffin struck out IS of
the Flyers and was never in
trouble.
We hope to see more of these
pitching duelS before the year is
over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
Cupboard Club
To Hold Races
Off So. Beach

Key West Cupboard Club will
conduct a series of races Sun
day, beginning at 1870 p. M. off
South Beach, it was announced
today.
There will be three classes of
races. Bob Skerd, who won third
place in the Marathon race, and
Johnnie Baker, Woh took third
place in the Miami regatta, are
entered in Sundays events.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
SOFTBALL

SOF TBALL
According TO last reports, Bob
Smith was going 10 take over the
BayvieW Park softball grounds
and start a winter league.
l beliefe it would be a great
thing for tourists and it will be
the only city in the country that
will give visitors baseball on
Sunday. basketball on two or
three nights week and softball
two nights a week during the
winter months.
I have been approached by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL
The writer hears there are
several civilian clubs ready to
play and also several service
team sare in shape for action in
a Class A league.
There are a number of teams
ready for a Glass B league and
a girls league already has four
clubs rearing to go.
Red Raiders, last years champ,
are now ready to defend their
crown against all Corners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26

Human beings do not see col
Ors in semi-darkneSs because
eye-pupils are wide open and
most vision is through the out
er areas of the retina which are
not sensitive to color.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
BY the Assoeiufed Press

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. 29.-Ar-
thur w. tslick) Morton, 50, MEM
her OF the coaching staff of Louisi-
ara State University and former
l.. S. U. player, will assume the
duties as head coach at Virginia
Military Institute in about 10 days
Announcement of the selection OF
Morton, an exponent of the IT
formation, as successor to Allison T
(Pooley) Hubert, who resigned early
III December after holding the Lex
ington post for 10 years. was made
yesterday by institute officials.
A spokesman for the school said
Morton's v. NJ. I. contract will cover
three years and that he will have
authority to name his own as
sistants, subject to the approval OF
the. v. M. I, Athletic Council. AT
present Lloyd CPreacher) Roberts
and Carroll Thomas, two assistants
to Hubert, remain on the staff
but there was no indication that
they would remain.
No intimation was given as to
the salary to be paid Morton. but
Evening star., 1947-01-29
DuIaney, Mrs. Black
Becoming Safer as
Bowling PAGERS
By Rod Thomos

It begins to appear that J. A..
Dulaney. a Greenway Bowl entrant,
and Mrs Adelaide Black, who COM
peted at the Hi-Skor, will carry
OF the top prizes in The Stars
annual bowling tournament, In
progress at SO maple plants. Anyway,
Dulaney's 488, including a handicap
Of 70 pins, and Mrs. Blacks 90-437,
have stood up for fortnight and
only a few days Of the tournament
remain.
However, failure of thousands to
top these scores should not discour--
age the bulk of the pinshooters,
nearly all of whom sport healthy
handicaps. 1t should be remembered
that 500 cash prizes are at stake
and will be scaled down gradually
from 5000 in the mems division and
500 in the women's.
"As matters stand now," said Of
ficial Scorer A. L. Ebersole today,
this seems to be the easiest prize
list to crash that I've ever known" :"
One man who rolled a mere, 1923
from scratch is among the first Is
in the standings and figures to win
fat prize. Another who shot only
1893 is tied for eighth.
A woman with scratch count of
255, and that's no typographical
error, is tied for eighth. Another
who rolled 304 Is deadlocked for
sixth.
Making up the prize list will be a
formidable task, even for the vastly
experienced Ebersole, who is calling
for the fullest cooperation from
bowling plant managers. They can
help good deal by promptly send
ing in their entry slips to tourna-
ment headquarters, 708 Evans Build
ing.
The tournament will end Satur-
day night. Because of incomplete
returns the number of entries SO far
is difficult to determine, but the
total is tremendously past that of
last year which was about 5000.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
Louis and Godoy Bout
Due 10 Draw 47,0O0
BY the Associotsd Press

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 29-The
third meeting Of Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis and Chilean
Arturo Godoy is expected to draw
$1,000 fans and between $4,000 to
100000 when the two square of in
a 10-round exhibition bout here
February S.
The bout will be staged at the
new Plaza Mexico, built at cost
of 100000. Admission prices will
range from five pesos ($D for gen.
eral admission to $50 pesos (s30) for
ringside seats.
Gene Lucas, Louis advance man,
said yesterday he was sure the fight
would be a sellout.
The rounds will be two minutes
each instead of the required three
in a regular scrap, and Marshall
Miles, Louis co-manager, insisted,
Joe can't lose his title even If
Godoy should be lucky enough to
knock him out"
Evening star., 1947-01-29
CAN'T, Ex-Duke Star
Joins Caps Tonight
Against Celtic Five

BOZ CAN'T, former All-Southern
Conference star from Duke Univer-
sity, will see action for the first
time tonight with Washington's
Capitols as they seek their 18th
consecutive home court victory at
Uline Arena at the expense Of the
Boston Celtics.
CAN'T, 6-foot 4-inch forward.
was graduated from Duke two days
ago and was signed by Coach Red
Auerbach last night. He makes the
badly needed 10th man on the Cap
itols' squad.
The Celtics, who took an 80-57
pounding from the Caps in Boston
Monday, have upset the Caps once
and the second-place New York
Knickerbockers twice. Several weeks
ago they extended the Caps into an
overtime period before dropping a
10-point decision, but the exhausted
Caps lost their next contest with
Detroit and thus ended 17-game
winning streak.
In the preliminary to the ladies'
night attraction the Caps farm
team, Clifton Liquors, plays host to
the Hagerstown Legionnaires, start
ing at 1880.
Despite the Caps fancy lead in
the Eastern Division they have only
one player among the leagues 10
leading scorers. Bob Feerick is the
local top man, and he rates seventh
in total points among the leaders
with 430 for an average Of 14.8 per
game.
The league leader is Joe Fulks,
Philadelphia's one-man gang, who
sports the fancy total Of 821. The
lanky hook-shot artist, playing his
first season Of pro ball, has averaged
24.1 points a game, and unless some
thing really unexpected happens he's
a cinch to total more than 1000 this
season. He still has more than 20
games to 60.
His distant runnerup is Detroit's
Stan Miasek with SIS points in So
games for a 14.5 average. Boston,
tonight's opposition for Washington,
doesn't have a man among the
first 10.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. *'A-13
Morton, NewV.M.L. Grid Coach,
ToAssume Job in About 1ODuys.

lit is believed to be in the neigh
borhood of $500.
The new Cadet mentor, who
starred on the L. S. U. teams OF
1885 and 1896, began his coaching
career at st. Stanislaus at Bay st.
Louis, Miss, in 1898, fielding an
undefeated team. Felix (Doc)
Blanchard, the great Army fullback.
was a member of one st. Stanislaus
team.
In 1889 Morton moved to Bega-
Ilusa Ga.) High, where he was head
coach for three years, moving from
there to Southeastern Louisiana
College, his first college post. He
stayed there until 1943. when foot
ball was suspended because of the
war. and then accepted the post of
end and backfield coach at Louisi-
ana State. )
Morton is married and has two
children.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
Lacy Moving Closer
10 U. 5. Scoring Lead
By ths Associcfsd Press


NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-C1iff Nc.
Neely of Texas wesleyan today still
topped the nations collegiate bas-
ket ball scorers, but runner-up jim
Lacy of Baltimore Loyola had re-
duced his lead from 76 to SO points
McNeely, out for several games
with an injured wrist. returned tc
action and scored % points to run
his season total to 410 on 137
field goals and 1876 free throws in
18 games. However, Lacy added 80
points in two games to jump his to-
tai to 351.
McNeely's teammate. E. F. Par
ham, took over third place at $40
points, while Mickey Marty of Loras
moved into fourth at 323.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
Rhode RussIes Shorkey
In Turner Main Bout

Dutch Rhode again is in the mair
rassling match at Turner's Arena
tonight. He goes against Babe
|Sharkey, former champion, after
holding the present champ, Frank
Sexton, to draw last week.
Britisher Jan Blears and Stu Hart
combine to meet Abe Stein and
Jesse James in the two-man team
semifinal Other matches are Kola
Kwariani against Ed Parquett, and
George Ryan against Francisco
Marconi.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
Sports Declared
Pillar Of Nation
BY The Asseeiutsd Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 2s.--
Sports must be kept al a high
level in the United States II
America is to remain one Of the
leading nations OF the world. says
Gov. James H. Duff Of Pennsyl-
vania.
IF the integrity and inherent
cleanliness of athletics should be
destroyed you will be striking at
the very roots of this Nation, !"
said Duff, who added that he was
interested in affording proper
fields for athletics, particularly
in those cities where tenement
districts have eliminated them.
Evening star., 1947-01-29
Bill Leetch

more than 100000 youngsters III
small bore rifle shooting without one
accident on the range. Here's the
chance for 1t to give your boy or
girl-a training which will develop
pride in achievement, a sense OF
responsibility and self reliance.
PENNSYLVANIA annual winter rab-
bit trapping activities now are under
full way, according to Seth Gordon,
executive secretary of the Game
Commission, and more than 5000
Dummies already have been trapped
in garden areas in city and borough
limits, watersheds, cemeteries and
institutional grounds. Trapping Is
conducted only on lands where no
hunting is possible legally and the
Commission pays IS cents for each
rabbit trapped by authorized agents
and delivered alive and in good
condition to the local game pro-
tector.
Even the Government is contri-
buting to the haul, nearly 1000
having been trapped on Govern
ment supply depots. The rabbits
are transferred to replenish de-
pleted hunting areas. Last year
more than 10000 cottontails were
trapped and transferred elsewhere
to furnish sport and meat for
hunters. Mr.. Gordon hopes the
number will be exceeded this year.