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Evening star., 1947-04-19
League Statistics
Saturday, April 10, 1947.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. .
New York, ? Washington, O.
Chicago, l: st. Louis, 0.
Detroit. 2: Cleveland, q.
Boston. g: Philadelphia. 8.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
soston, io' Philadelphia, 7.
New York, 10: BROOKLYN. f.
Pittsburgh. 12; Cincinnati, II.
st. Louis. 4. Chicago, /.
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and Berra belted into left single couple Of
innings later Lu Harris him knuckler
right single Two innings later he hacked third hit to
center the pitch originating another knuckle ball
By of showing that he Is thinking Milo Candini
third Washington pitcher Yogi by throwing him strike
GA good Bea In turn crossed
Candn and pounded that into hit proving he
hit anything he reach, plate
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Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
y, Y, al Wash, 800. Bos. at Wash, 800.
ST. Louis at Chicago. Cieye at Detroit
Sleve. at Detroit. St. L. at Chicago t2).
Boston al Phila. n T. at Phiia, 90.
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Yonks, 7; Nuts. @

Totals 80 IA 81 9 Totals 35 S271O
*Struck out for Newsom in fourth.
Walked for, Harris in seventh.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
Scientific Farm
Produces Wonder
Plants And Seeds
BY ROBERT E. GEIGER
APP Newsfeature Writer

Beltsville, Md.-The u. s. De-
partment of Agriculture's e
search farm is a fairyland of
scientific wonders for the anna
teur home gardner.
The things this scientific
FARMLAND has achieved include
such lS47 wonders as a new
strawberry, called the Suwan-
nee, that has large, brilliant
berries growing on disease e
sistant plants; and a new leaf
lettuce, called Slobolt, that was
tailor-made by the plant ex-
perts for home gardens.
This research farm is only
one in many that have de-
veloped new food and orna-
mental plants for the l947 sea-
son.
The Department of Agricul-
ture emphasizes that state agri-
cultural experiment stations and
commercial breeders constant
~ are developing new varie-
ties. A few will grow virtu-
ally any place in the United
States. Others are suitable I'M
Ger regional conditions.
DR.. Robert M. Salter, chief of
formed a 351st club-to con-
solidate and merge some of
the other $50.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
Screwball Clubs
Flourish In N. Y,
Expert Finds
BY SAUL PETIT
AP Newsfeature Writer

New York. April 12--Some
socioloaist of the future may
try to measure our civiliza-
ton b. the clubs we join. The
odds are he'll go nuts.
The current Manhattan tele-
phone directory. alone, lists
3,214 clubs and associations of
all types, or approximately one
for every 600 residents of one
New York City borough. And
that doesn't include the organ
izations too secret, too screwy,
too temporary Dr. too small to
have a phone.
The reason Americans join
clubs seem as endless as the
list of clubs themselves.
Harold Labow, a New York
advertising man, makes it a
hobby 20 collect information on
joiners. His favorite is an ex-
tinct group, the Farragut club.
It's a good commentary on
Joints"
Word went around town of
this new highly exclusive club
Applications were distributed.
All candidates we're black bail
ed.
Inferiority completes were
beginning to spring up. in high
places until the truth come out.
The membership of the Far
ragut club consisted of one man.
He held club sessions all alone
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

Stamps Society; The Plug
Shrinkers, for reducing radio
commercials; Society for Pro-
lection of Animals in North
Africa: Dotted Line Club:
National Mans Club, whose
slogan reads: "for prosperity
and defense. abolish all female
labor; HorseleSS Carriage Club;
Society tor Prevention of Mar
ried Men Posing as Bachelors;
Original Order of Zunks-
they're stamp collectors; Sera-
phic Secretaries of America,
secretaries to 83 top-flight peo-
Pile;
Society for the Prevention
of Calling Sleeping Car Pnr-
tiers George; The Thank God
It's FRIDAY Club, started al the
University of Missouri; Ameri-
can Grandmas Association;
Seven C'Kloekers' Club, Phil
adelphia to New York commu-
tiers Electric Railroad Associa-
ton, lust a bunch of guys who
like to tide trollevs; Gag Wri-
tiers Protective Association;
Colonial Brick Club, people
looking for historic bricks;
International Association of
Peaceful Pipe Smokers; Asso-
citation for Prevention of TAX
ing Off Hats in Elevators;
Honorable Order of Kentucky
Colonies; Fellows of the Bel
lows, well known men who
once pumped the organ in their
boyhood; Bald Head Club of
America; Smell Society, to
foster good odors and remove
bad ones.
Labow says a survey in lit
tie Montciair, N j., once show
ed $50 clubs there. So they
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

every afternoon near the Far
ragut statute in NJ adison
Square.
The business of each meeting
was simply this: the member
ship sa. on a bench, lighted a
cigar and thought of all the
people invited to join and then
black balled.
Labow has been collecting
information on clubs and So
cieties for years. Here are a
few, with odd titles or mis-
sionS:
Skyscraper Club, for men 6
feet, two inches, or more, de-
handing longer beds in hotel
rooms; Blizzard Men of 1888
who will never forget that
storm; Tall Story Club; the Pan
dettes, some New jersey wo-
men who play golf in the snow;
Society of Former Special
Agents of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, Inc; Society
for the Prevention of Disparag-
ing Remarks About BROOKLYN,
recently replaced by the First
Families of Brooklyn.
The Moles, subway contrac-
tors: Society for the Promotion
of Good Will Toward Men;
Seafood Eating, Whiskey Drink
ing and Fist Fighting Society
of G.eater New York lin the
makingj; Committee to Abol-
ish frhuman Treatment to
Horses in Motion Pictures; So
ciety of Timid Souls, a frater-
nifty of stage-frigheened mu-
sicians and actors.
We Do Your Excavation
Watching for You Society;
Wine and Turkey Tasting So
ciety; Collectors of Religion on
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

Europe and the Southwest Pa
cific developed.
Earlier this year the Army
disclosed plans to expand air.
borne divisions to the size of
a regular infantry division of
between 10000 and 1900 men.
Officials said today these plans
had been recalled for further
study.
AS initially organized, an
American airborne division
contaireo between 5000 and
5000 combat soldiers, However,
when the time came to use
them in action il was discov-
cred that corps commanders
expected an airborne division
to hold the same ground assign
ed to a full strength infantry
division
Therefore it was necessary
to attach to the airborne di-
vision such components as ar
tillery, light armor and more
ground transport. The original
plans for expanding the size
of the airbone division con-
templated including these ele-
ments as part of the division,
with the equipment to be NOV
ed by air along with the per-
sonnet.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

only an airborne army could
operate in the sub-zero cold of
the Arctic. The temperature
solidifies lubricants, makes the
starting of gasoline engines
difficult and narrows the ply
steal business of keeping alive,
with no energy left for fight
ing or moving.
While details of plans for
the NttJ1sl Guard are not
yet ready, five Organized Re-
serve airborne divisions have
been authorized. Two = the
Tooth and 80th-already r
activatea.
The Tooth, redesignated from
the Century" infantry divi-
sion which fought in the Rhine
land and Central Europe in
World War II. has its head
quarters at Louisville, KY. The
80th, the blue Ridge" infan-
try division, which fought in
Europe in both wars, is based
at Richmond, Va.
Some Units Ready
Some units of the three re-
manning divisions also have
been activated. One is in the
LIST Army Area, embracing the
northeastern states 1t will be
designated as the 98th Infan-
try Division. but in event of
mobilization viii be trained and
used &c an airborne division,
in the 3rd southeastern stat
esq Army Area, and the oath,
in the 5th (northcentral states)
Army Area.
Because former airborne Of
ficers and men are SO wide
ly scattered, training of air
borne reserve divisions will
parallel that of reserve infan-
try outfits-I00 hours a year
in two hour weekly home OF
armory periods, plus two
weeks &C active duty summer
field training. Until Congress
approves pending approprla-
ton proposals, home training
will be without pay, although
pay will be made for field
training.
Mer assigned To Organized
Reserve airborne divisions vii.
be given opportunity to at
tend courses at tho Army's Fort
Bragg airborne base as far as
facilities will allow.
The regular Army has n
other dirborne division-the
18th, in Japan-in existence in
addition. TO the 82nd at Fort
Bragg, now building up to full
authorized strength. The 18th,
however, maintains only an or
ganizational form. Its chief du-
ties are those of occupation.
Five Years Old
The Army organized its first
airborne unit as a staff dlvi-
sion in the ground forces five
years ago, although members
of a test platoon had made
the first mass parachute jump
a year earlier. From this be-
ginning the parachute and Gid
er units which spearheaded
some Of the major battles in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25

the bureau Of plant industry,
soils and agricultural engineer
ing, suggests that the time a
gardner spends in discussing
garden information with his
local seedsmen and agricultural
officials will pay big dividends.
The Suwanee strawberry, for
instance, will outyield the fam
Gus Blakemore in many parts
of the south experts predict.
The Slobolt lettuce, the de-
partment says, lis of special
value to home gardeners and
commercial growers over much
of this country and in the Car
ibbean sea of South America,
as we'll" II yields a long sue
cession of curly leaves of high
quality without shooting to
seed.
The hybrids are the miracle
children of science. They r
produced by inbreeding two
specially tested families of a
species for generations. Then,
for producing seed, the families
are cross bred. This frequently
results in a plant having a u
per abundance of all the out
standing, valuable characters
tics of each family.
Among other new varieties
of various crops, recommended
by the department, are the
Wanda, a new garden pea de-
veloped in Charleston. S. c.,
that will resist cold weather;
Pan-America, a new tomato va
riety that combines the appear
ance and eating qualities of
the well-known Marglobe with
the disease resistance of a tiny
Peruvian tomato, and two new
bush lima beans, Fordhook 242
and Early Market.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
Army Puts Emphasis On A ir-Borne
Troops In Training For Atomic Age

armies is pointed up by the
fact that, of two effective, di-
visions now in the United Stat
es, one is airborne-the 82nd
at Fort Bragg, N. c.
War Department strategists
have commended that airborne
troops would be of paramount
importance should the United
States be subjected to a sud
den attack by long range rock
ct missiles, airplanes and air
borne troops. They would be
needed to strike at the bases
from which such attacks are
launched as well as to help to
defend and maintain order in
the attack areas of the United
States.
Needed for Arctic
Some generals contend, after
observing tests on men and
equipment in Army ground
forces tests in Alaska, that
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-25
BY ELTON C. FAY
AP NeWsfeatures =

Washington-Swift striking,
heavily armed divisions of air.
borne troops are being pro
vided for in atomic age de-
Tense plans.
Bulwarking regu'a Arr
airborne divisions viii be an
"M-Day" force Of Organized
Reserve and National Guard
airborIle divisions,
Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks,
commander of the First Air
borne Army in World War II,
says: The war demonstrated
the effectiveness of these air
borne divisions, and our peace
time structure is recognizing
this fact"
Parks, now chief of the
Army's public relations divi-
sion, says emphasis on flying
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formed a 351st club-to con-
solidate and merge some of
the other $50.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Celebrities Dime d Doze en- in Derby Masses

and those four banks of military
decorations topped by the Con-
gressiona1 Medal of Honor.
And there was Ann Sheridan
of the screen; B. Carroll Reece,
Republican national comittee-
man, and Ed Crump, the Tennes-
see political Handicapped from
Memphis, and Senators and Gov
ernors too numerous to mention.
And then there were those who
didn't see much of the goings-
on, as evidenced blythe man who
stopped a gorgeous thing before
the big tote board in the garden
and begged for a peep at a
horses head superimposed on a
piece of costume jewelry she was
wearing. He complained that it
was SO crowded he hadn't seen q
horse all day.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 3. - Genera
Manager Roy Hamey of the Pitts
burgh Pirates today announced q
deal sending Outfielder AL Gionfrid-
do and a sum in excess of $100,000
to the Brooklyn Dodgers for five
players, including Pitcher Kirby
Higbe.
The other Brooklyn players go
ing to the Pirates were listed as
Hank Behrman and Calvin McLish,
pitchers; Gene Mauch, shortstop,
and Homer Howell, a catcher.
Gionfriddo has been on the Pirate
injured list, but gave promise last
season of becoming an outstanding
player. Higbe, who was in armed
service in 1914 and 1945, had his
best year with BROOKLYN in 1941,
when he won % and lost 9.
The deal is one of the biggest to
be completed this season.
Higbe-the standout player OF the
lot-almost won the National League
pennant for the Dodgers last year.
He is an experienced right handler,
who spent four years with the Phil
lies and Cubs before joining the
Brooklynites. He began organized
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Hudson, Hoefner
Face Tribe Today
By a sioff core,ponden, . of Ihs Sic

BY stoff Correspondent Of The Star
ST. LOUIS, May Sid Hud-
son, twice triumphant over the
New York Yankees, will seek his
third straight win at Cleveland
tomorrow when the Mats battle
the Indians in q double header.
Mickey Haefner also will pitch
for the Mats, while Don Black
and Steve Gromek are slated to
hur1 for Cleveland.
Jerry Priddy's two hits against
the Browns here today hiked his
batting average 40 points from
.081 to .122. Buddy Lewis dropped
19 points to .410, but has hit safe
ly in seven straight games.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Never Worry Winner
OF Virginia Gold Cup
After Heavy Rain
Stokes Chestnut Mare
Victor by 8 Lengths;
Tino We've Is Second
BY the Associated Press

WARRENTON, Va, May 3.-Never
Worry, Chestnut mare, owned by
Thomas Stokes of Berwyn, Pa, today
won the Virginia Gold Cup, stiff
test of 4 miles over timber, on
the Broadview Estate of Martin
Vogel in the good time of 81 min
utes on heavy turf.
Never Worry, ridden by A. Stokes
of Philadelphia, took the lead two
jumps before the finish and romped
home eight lengths ahead.
Tino Wave, owned by Horace
Moffett of Upperville, and ridden by
P. Spithwick of Maryland, finished
second, and Big Severn, owned by
Walter F. Wickes, jr., Of Brookland-
vile, Md, ridden by F. H. Powers
of Philadelphia, was third.
Mainbridge Fourth.
Mainbridge, owned and ridden by
Fife Symington of Monkton, Md,
came in fourth. Rion Hall, owned
by Mrs. George Watts Hill Of Dur
ham, N. c., who held the lead for
the first mile, fell before completing
the first lap of the Emile course
and did not finish.
Field Glass, Refair and Ginger
Ale, were scratched.
Refair, the favorite, was with
drawn shortly before the race be-
cause. ofsa sore leg, although his
owner, G. M. Greer, jr., of Middle
burg, would have retired the cup
had Refair won. Greer won 1t in
1941 with Goldun and in the first
postwar renewal in 1916 with House
man.
Rain soaked the course for an
hour before the start of the races
and delayed. the opening of the pro-
gram for 20 minutes.
Never Worry Finished Strong.
Never Worry, by Warhoop out of
Sparkline Day, was running third,
paced by Tino Wave and Big Severn
at the halfway point, but pulled
into the lead on the backstretch and
finished strong. Big Severn was
ruled favorite after the scratching
of Refair because of his victory in
the Fox Hunters Challenge Cup of
Maryland's Grand National point
to-point. The Gold Cup is for s.
year-olds and upward.
In the Landowners Race, Francis
A. O'Keefe's Old Folks won easily.
Irving BENEFITS Judy was second
and H. L. Tuel's Sunny Lea third.
Donna and Margaret Ann also ran.
McFonso, black gelding owned by
George Toomey, won the Fauquier
Plate, a mile and a half over hurdles,
for 3-year- and upward, carry
ing a purse of $1,000, in 3:323k.
Richard Melons Deferment was
second and Valdina Scamp, owned
by Samuel R. Fry, third.
The Fox Hunters Steeplechase,
second only in interest to the Gold
Cup, was won by Demas, owned by
Martin Vogel, jr., of Warrenton.
Demas negotiated the three miles
over timber in 5.O5k,
Evening star., 1947-05-04
BY the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, May s.
Silent Tom Smith knew it all the
time-but he didn't tell anybody.
The tight Tipped veteran
trainer, who had just watched
Jet Pilot score a smashing tri-
umph in the Kentucky Derby,
insisted:
after it rained, I was pretty
sure we'd win it. OF course, the
track dried out more than I ex-
pected, but I knew all along this
colt could run a mile and quar-
ter. They said he was a speed
horse who couldn't go so far, but
I knew from his workouts that
he could. He ran the race just
the way I wanted"
Smith belied his reputation for
silence after the race, but his
boss, the lipstick princess, Mrs.
Elizabeth (Arden) Graham, was
almost too excited to talk.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
u. 5. Golfer Is Winner
I0f Tourney in Britain
By the Associated Press

WOKING. England, May 81
Stanley tTe0 Bishop, United States
amateur golf champion from Ded-
ham. Mass, won the 36-hole Gold
smith Cup Open amateur tourna-
ment today as members of the
American Walker Cup team steadied
their sea legs with their first COM
petition on British soil.
Despite a stiff breeze, Bishop shot
a 72-76-146 to top a field of 56, out
scores Of the other nine Walker
cuppers who arrived only yesterday
scared as high as .83 and left some of
them in short temper after trying
to fathom the tricky green's on the
t6, 6,2G4-yard Worplesdon course.
Scores of the other-Americans
Marvin tBud, Ward, Spokane. Wash,
Dick Chapman, Mamaroneck. N. r.
Fred Hammer. Detroit, Te-72-151.
George Hamer, Columbus, Ga, 1871
Bob sweeny, New York. 76-77-153.
frank Stranahan, Toledo, Ohio, 1877
Smiley Quick, Ingiewood. calf, SOFT
% willi. .Tnrnesa. whit. Plains, N. r.,
skies Riesel. Glendale. Calf. ss-77-
Evening star., 1947-05-04
BucsGiveO OutfieIder, $780, 900
For Hiobe and 4 Other Dodqers

baseball in 1882 with Wichita in the
Western League.
Last year his record was II VIC
tories against defeats, he led the
National League in strikeouts with
1877 in 1910.
Behrman, also Highlander, and
native of Brooklyn, is 6 feet tall
and weighs ITO pounds. He was in
the Army for three years, 1943, "A
and AS. He chalked up II wins
against defeats for the Dodgers
last year.
Howell, who batted better than
300 for Montreal in the Interna-
tional League last year, is switch
hitter and gives the Pirates what
they need. another lefthanded
swinger in the catching department.
Mauch, %, a righthanded batter,
played with ST. Paul along with Ed
Basinski, now a Pirate infielder.
McLish, %, and Leroy Jarvis,
rookie catcher with the Pirates,
made up the American Legion team
battery.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
By the Assoeioted Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, May Sit
was hand ride all the way"
Twenty three year old Eric
Guerin, wearing a grin that
spread out wide across his slender
face, explained his Derby victory
just that way today astride mud
loving Jet Pilot.
Guerin, his face still clean de-
spite the goo bath thrown up by
the flying hooves. said he was
afraid to hit his sensitive mount,
when Phalanx pressed close on
his neck at the finish line.
The grinning Guerin said he
resorted to the next best trick.
He swished his bat vigorously be-
fore Jet Pilots eyes and he re-
sponded we'll, he said.
1t was Guerin's first Derby
mount and he said the thrill of
winning the biggest race of them
all was wonderful"
TT was almost too wonderful
to believe" he beamed. 1T still
doesn't seem real"
The same adjective was applied
by his pretty wife, Gloria, who
Evening star., 1947-05-04
~ 81
Mats " in, 5 10 1,
Nipping Browns
On Late Rallies
Griffs Erose Four-Run
Deficit BY Comeback
In 7th. 9th Innings
BY Burton Hawkins
Ssor Sioff corre.poodent

ST. LOUIS, May 8. - The Mats
staged a torrid stretch drive here
today, spotting four runs to the
Browns before crowding seven Of
their hits into the seventh and
eighth innings to amass five runs
and win, So. before 5,s37 fans.
For six. innings the Mats were
checked by the southpaw pitching
OF Sam zoldak. who was restricting
them to three hits and enjoying !
40 lead as the seventh inning rolled
around, but at that juncture the
Mats got tough.
Mickey Vernon touched on 1
S-run outburst In the seventh with
q double to right. He moved to
third as Cecil Travis grounded out
ana Jerry Priddy Dashed him across
with long double to right-center
Marx Christman rammed a double
TO left-center. scoring Priddy. ana
|Cnristman scored on Early Wynn,s
single to center after AL Evans had
grounded out. Wynn shifted to sec-
ond on Center-f1elder Paul Lehner,s
Wild throw to- the plate, but was
out. popf,ou
Lewis Opens Rally.
Buddy Lewis opened the eighth
with a single to center and Stan
spence propelled him to third with
double off the right-field screen
vernon's single to right brourft
Lewis nome and succeeded in blast.
ing zoldak from the premises.
FRED Stanford supplanted him and
travis lifted foul down the left
held line which JEFF Heath elected
70 collect. permitting Spence to score
from third after the catch with
what became the winning run. YER
non stole second, but Priddy famed
ana Christman grounded out.
Ihe Brown made menacinp pes.
lures in the eighth and ninth but an
Doth occasions Wynn was helped
double plays. ~
Jake Early walked with one o,,t
IN the eighth and Joe Schultz
batted for Stanford. He watched :
tnlrd strike go by and Russ Peters
running for Early, was nipped at
second attempting to steal. Al
1arllia walked with one out in ths
ninth, but the dangerous vernon
otephens drilled sharp grounder
70 travis, who converted it into 4
same-ending double play.
Wynn Pounded Hard
wynn was no sensation in an.
nexlng his second straight tri.
umph. He was hetted for nine ~
the Browns 10 hits in the first
SIX innings, but it was a scoreless
duel until the fifth, when ST. Io,,i.
mustered three runs.
Aarilla launched the Hrour.,
NTH with a single to center ana
with one out Heath moved him IT., tn
third with a single. Paul Lehner'
q Toledo outfielder last season
(see HAWKINS, Page BIZ
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Veteran Trainer Pretty Sure
Pilot Would Win After Rain
All through the elaborate pres

All through the elaborate pres
entation ceremony that goes
with picking up the Derby win
ner's $92,16O pay check, Mrs.
Graham moved about nerv-
ously, tugged at her jacket to
straighten it and smiled duti-
fully for photographers.
Il wasn't the least bit nerv-
ous," she said. II just said to
Tom, I believe you'll have to go
right out in front to win"
As they led Jet Pilot into the
floral horseshoe in front of the
presentation stand, Mrs. Graham
crossed the still-muddy track,
patted the colts shoulders, shook
hands with Smith, then moved
around to the horses head to
give him another affectionate
pat on the nose. Then she went
up to the stand to accept the
gold Derby Cup.