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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE

ed more effective to have the dia
logue tell | this. Suppose five
days have elapsed since charac
tiers A and B parted in the lobby
OF the Blank Hotel, at the END Of
Scene /. Scene 2 might begin like
this:
"a: Well, here we are again in
the good old Blank Hotel.
B: You'd never think we saw
each other last only five days
ago."
Most of the action of your play
must be told in dialogue. Such
sentences as How dare you smile
at me-" Must you always smoke
after breakfast" why are you
looking out of the Window tel
the audience the action.
Writers for the radio also uti
lie the fact that the nearer the
speaker stands to the microphone.
the louder his voice will sound
whereas it will boom faint a.
h goes away. This enables the
audience to visualize, to a certain
extent, the movements of the &C.
tors. When the actor is to stand
close to the microphone. the stage
direction will read: up Mike"
When he is to stand farther away.
the direction reads: Away
Mike. When a person goes away
from the m~icrophone, we say that
he fades OUT; when he comes
closer to it, he fades in
To indicate stage business,
sound effects of many kinds are
very useful. A clap of thunder
the sound of a siren, a scream
ali these help to make the action
vivid. Entire books have been
written about the production OF
sound effects. Many sound effects
will be beyond your resources.
There are a number Of sounds
however, that you will be able to
produce.
To indicate the closing of a
door, simply close a door; TO moi,
cate the sound of a whistle blow
a whistle. There are times, how
ever. when it is necessary 70
fake" a sound. If a fire is called
for in the script, you may pro
duce the sound of cracking flame
by crumpling a bit of cellophane
in front of the microphone, Wind
may be initiated by rubbing two
taut pieces Of canvas together. To
indicate a storm, rattle a sheet OF
tin or drop some dried peas into
a kettle. For a violent hurricane
run an electric massage vibrator
over the skin of a drum.
Music is often important. 1t
serv@ to bridge the gap between
the announcer's opening words
and the beginning of the play. 1t
serves much the same purpose as
the stage curtain. When the music
stops, we know that the curtain
has gone up; when the music
plays again, the curtain has gone
down. It is particularly useful to
make the break between Two
scenes.
In giving your play, you should
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Department.
THINGS TO MAKE AND DO
HOW TO WRITE A RADIO PLAY

INV ~ AAA l.
O. Setting, Action and
Sound Effects
We have told you that in a
radio play, the plot should be
simple, the characters few and
carefully differentiated, and the
dialogue clear and precise.
One of the most difficult things
to accomplish is to create a stage
setting in the minds of the audi.
ence. The setting must be built up
first Of all by the announce. He
must inform the audience where
the scene is laid, and what char
acters are on the stage when The
scene opens. Here again, simplici-
ty is the watchword.
Very often the first few lines Of
the dialogue will help make the
setting vivid. A dialogue like this:
SHE: My goodness, but I'm
hungry.
He: Well, let's look at the
This will help to fix in our
minds the announcer's prelimi
ma y statement that the scene
takes place in a restaurant.
In the older type Of radio
drama, when there were several
scenes. the announcer would take
advantage Of the interval between
scenes (the break" as it is call
ed to describe what the next
scene was to be and to tell the
audience just how much time had
elapsed. Nowadays, it is consider.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

Mfl..cn tor 4>LA sc. vice
Several experts in the world
championship masters individ-
|ual tournament arrived at six
hearts on today's hand. Only one
Of them made the contract, and
thought he had taken the wrong
line of play even though it did
work out well for him.
In most cases the king of dia-
monds was opened and dummy's
ace won. The queen of clubs lost
to East's king. In some cases the
queen of diamonds was led, others
led a spade, but in either case de-
clarer was then in his own hand.
He cashed the ace OF clubs and
now laid down the c Of hearts,
hoping to find the heart break no
worse than three-one. If both OPP
ponents followed, the queen OF
hearts would be cashed and a
heart led over to dummy's king.
Then the losing spades could be
discarded on the good clubs. Blu
of course the heart suit did not
break and it was impossible for
declarer to make the hand.
The n North player who did
make it did not lay down a trump
after winning the third trick with
the ace Of spades. He cashed the
ace of clubs and ruffed a spade
in Dummy. He led the jack Of
clubs and when West trumpeo
with the three of hearts, North
overtrumped with the seven. -.
Another spade was ruffed with
dummy's five of hearts and the
ten of clubs played. If West did
moi trump, declarer would discard
a spade. If West did trump with
the six of hearts, North would
overtrump with the nine, ruff the
last spade with the king Of hearts.
trump a diamond with the ten Of
hearts and then pick 10 Vests
NO remaining lrumps. Thus he
lost only the club trick.
would you have tried for the
heart break. which most of the
experts agreed vas tAs correct
r'---o
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

provide musical effects if at all
possible. A small string orchestra,
or a violin and piano. or a piano
alone would serve the purpose
very well. Be sure thai your
music is in harmony with the at
mosphere of your play. Do not be-
gin a play based on a fairy story
with a popular dance tune. o. play
Russian music for a scene that is
laid in Scotland.
Copyright, 1916, By The Groliar
Society Inc, based upon The Book
OF knowledge
distributed By United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
MONDAY: The United States
Naval Academy,
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n WI
PARTY TO STUDY
ECLIPSE OF SIN
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. y.
al journey to i Brs ! . 5o0-m1s ,, ,s,
participate in the Nm IN Apr +,
graphic society-Armryy '',ons! Co.
tofa1 ao1in. which viii o 5.s so'cs,
After seven wasL sun
yaf5on 1.i these men win IL PREP Prep.
special equipment Sl S't dap5os 10 !. ton, d
n and 48 seconds me- ne, the,
moon passes between tS. mat ts
the earth on the morn we sun aa5
70 They will gather ing IN Of My
on a dozen important '.Iornatos
cal problems. 'S'rononi.
DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor
of the National Geograns pFeSIdea!
~ described the expedition s0s.',
OF the most comprehensiIr. as On,
it is heinz 1!elo' He said IN.
complete corpora on Of B~s,,h s
a authorities, with whom Ns. LATINA,
Geographic and AAF o4i.l'
ments. arrange,
The expedition camo
has been set up near to @l'eady
OF Bocayuva, Minas Gerses ,OSa
4oo miles north of Rio de Jap sool'
This inland area of roI,ins s"5 .r
almost a half mile above sea . .,,'
is close to the center of the eo i,s'.
path, and was selected ,t. 'S'
was ascertained that the chs.,. Il
OF clear skies there during '5 M.'
were better than even way
AAF personnel is m8raoin,
tent community. Virtually t6s .s
tire expedition is a~ir-oorpe D. >.
sides the men and the scierh D''
apparatus, l6 tons of food and a
tons Of camp equipment arc baf''
transported to the site in AlS
planes. AM
A BIZ Photographic plane viii
take pictures of the eclinse At N
900 feet, insuring a record Of n.
phenomenon even if low cIori,
should hamper the ground ob,.,'
vations. Pointing one cam.r,
downward. the BIT crew also viii
try to photograph the moon,
shadow as it speeds across Ii,
earth's surface.
Another plane will be in the ,r
at the time-the BIG flying labo.
ratory' used for the STUDY Of
cosmic rays, In addition, balloon.
borne radiosonde apparatus will
record cosmic ray intensity in In
stratosphere High-frequency radio
signals will be used to determine
the effect of the eclipse on III,
ionosphere, the radio : reflectiM
layer high above the earth.
Color photographs will be taken
Of the suns corona. Other pic.
lures will be made of stars near
the sun, as a test of the Ejns,en
Theory of Relatively. A cumprs.
hensive series OF pictures Of the
southern Milky Way will be taken
Spectroscopes will be used 10 study
the intensity hot gases surrounding
the sun.
Variations in the suns bright.
ness as totally is approached and
in the amount of daylight during
the eclipse will be measured, If
will the exact times at which tn,
moon makes its four So-cslM
contacts with the suns disk
AAF specialists will try 10 detH.
mine how an eclipse may affect
the weather.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

OF THE A.A.F.. Dy War de-
partment historical office, ed
tied by Major John Mccoy
DUEL, Sloan e. Pearce; S10).
The Army used aerial recon
caissance in warfare long before
the Wright brothers flew, but
President Lincoln had to order a
ground force general to use bal
looms. We entered the Spanish
American War pitifully lacking in
them, and Congress was criticized
for Ealing to provide money.
The Army Air Forces looks
back at the days preceding the
era of powered flight in its Of
fetal pictorial history. Royalties
from the book will go to the Army
Air Forces Aid Society.
As a record OF the development
of air power in this country the
new history has nc parallel in
either text Or pictures. 1t traces
military aeronautics from the day
in 1893 that President Washington
watched the first successful bal
loon ascent in the United States.
through the first use of balloons
for reconnaissance by the north
ern army, the first shooting down
of a blloon (the Army'a only one,
al that by the Spaniards. the
Army's acceptance of the first air
plane. the flying interest which
followed the first World War and
the might of aviation in the second
great conflict.
1t recalls that Benjamin Frank
lin, impressed by French sue
oesses with balloons il the 1780s,
saw the possibility of airEorne
armies dropped from the clouds to
do an infinite deal of mischief"
There is a reproduction of the
note Lincoln wrote on July t25.
1861, telling Lieut.. Gen. Winfield
Scott to see Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
famed aeronaut of the day. Scott
had refused to discuss the po-
tertial military use of aviation,
end Lincoln finally interveaed.
Maj. Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, COM
handing the Army of the Po-
tomac, was an air enthusiast.
The history is in six parts: The
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Star Dust
Last to Know

Last to Know
The celebrated pianist, Josef HGi
mann, meets life's little emerge
cies with a goodnatured aplom,
that is most delightful to behold
For a transcontinental tour or
season, Mr. Holman prepare
three programs. In one city NJ
came to the platform to begin hL
recital, when suddenly he renaen.
bered he had failed to note Wnlc'
program he was supposed 10 pa!
Pardon me-" said the plans
leaning over the edge Of the stag
and addressing a young Wofn'I
sitting in the front row, 'po' ND.
Il see your program for a momen"
The favor granted, Holman
examined the program orieu!
Then, returning it with tnanh' III
walked over 10 the piano and Oss'
his recital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
We Want Spring

Says the New York Times: "The
earth's axis slowly heaves over, and
Spring arrives in the Northern Hemis.
-phere."
We remind the weather bureau
that Wilmington is in the Northern
Hemisphere. Also that the New Yorl
Times is truthful.
We want Spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

period before powered flight ~
period up to the first "oFlo ,. vim
the record OF that wal pe'' T.rI,
development, the second WIN !,
War and the overall picture o, o W.
Gustrial n d scientific de's't
ment. There are pictures o. W.,
than 200 types Of Army ar
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

tial messages will be put through such
q strike would cause %irreparable dam
q to the nations business.
Both workers and management have
reason to exhaust every reasonable
means of settling existing differences
before permitting the strike to start.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
! Bridge Item

Bridge Item M
From the society column Oh !"
Boulder, Colo, Daily CSm S''
members of the THURSDAY u.
met yesterday at the nome y
Mrs. Frank Spencer for Iunca NJ,
and contract. Guests were %
4. D. Under, Mrs. A. A. PaiAD W.,
and Mrs. Neil Wilkinson N''
-Nugget!
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Objectives

Objectives a,
When a woman goes on a uI@'"
diet, she has one or both Oh ~.
detectives in mind-to retain me-
girlish figure, or her boylSn H4'
band.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
GOOD MORNING

A man that boards up riches and enjoys
them not, is like an ass that carries gold
and eats 3histles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
MCKINNEY
On Bridge

BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Literary


BY JAMES J. STREB1G
,FFICIAL PICTORIAL HISTORY
OF THE A.A.F.. py War de-
partment historical office, ed
tied by Major John Mccoy
DUEL, Sloan g. Pearce; S10).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
USMCR DIPrcT0R
ASSUMES DUTIES
Brig. Gen. w. 7. Clement
To Relieve Col. Pate AT
Camp Lejeune
Special to the Star

CAMP LEJEUNE, April 20
Brig. Gen. William T. Clement,
USMC, has been made director of
the Marine Corps Division of Re-
serve, relieving Col. Ralph M.
Pate. He commanded the Fleet
Marine force of the Yokosuka Go
kyo Bay Occupation Forces of
Japan and was assigned addition
al duties as president of the naval
retiring board, before getting his
new position.
A native Of Lynchburg, Va,
where he was born Sept. q, 1894,
he was graduated from Virginia
Military Institute in 1914 and re-
ported for active duty in the Ma
rine corps as a second lieutenant
in 1917. His long service included
duties in Haiti and China prior to
World War II.
In 1910 he participated in the
defense of the Philippine Island
at Bataan and Corregidor until Or
dered aboard a submarine bound
for Australia. Later he saw action
at Okinawa as assistant division
commander of the Sixth Marine
division and took part in the &C.
cupation of North China. In June,
1916, he was made commanding
general of the Marine forces at
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
CECIL, FUTILE TAKE
TAR HEEL NET MATCH

CHARLOTTE, April 2O.-(PHBill
Cecil of High Point and Roberta
futile of Winston-Salem won the
7th annual North Carolina Class b
singles for men and women here
Saturday night with five game
totals of 607 and $50 respectively.
Cecil posted games Of 118, 107,
112, 143 and 1877 for his title score
and Miss Tuttle had games Of 1913,
95, 1O7, 104 and 101 for her first
championship title.
Howard Weisenfelder and Jack
Ross, both of Charlotte, ted for
second place with an even 800 for
the five games. Fourth place went
to Maurice Ellis of High Point with
a 583 total and fifth place to Mel
son Logan Of Charlotte with his
582.
High single game prizes went to
Bob Style Of Durham with his
1874 game and to Logan Of Charlotte
with his 140 game.
Lois Markwalter of Charlotte was
runner-up to the new champion,
posting a sos total, Is pins back of
the winner. Belle Bovender Of
Winston-Salem COPIED the third
placed spot with her 480 total. High
single game was won by Grace
pope of Winston-Salem with a lib.
Avis Cromer, defending cham
pion from Winston-Salem finished
down the line with a total Of SAT
Eunice Balance of Greensboro
last year winner in the women:
division did not defend her title.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
WALL STREET HAS
LABOR TROUBLES
Financial Hub Of World
Awaits Outcome OF Con-
citation Meet Today

NEW YORK, April 20 - R -
Wall street, the financial hub of
the world today awaited the out
come of Cancellation conferences
intended to avert permanently a
threatened strike against the stock
and curb exchanges and some
brokerage houses.
The Financial Employees union
(AFL) has threatened the, strike
to enforce wage demands and a
three-man Cancellation committee
has arranged meetings with both
sides tomorrow.
The strike, originally set for 10
am. (EST) tomorrow, was post
poned to an indefinite date yes
terday when the union acceded to
a request from Deputy Mayor John
J. Bennett to delay the walkout
and submit the points of disagree
ment to the committee.
John Cole, vice president of the
union, said the future action of the
union, which claims a member
snip of 5000, would depend on
tomorrow's developments.
The union has been involved in
disputes with certain brokerage
houses, principally the A. M. Kid,
der company, members of the
New York Stock exchange.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
TRAMPLE
CYCLONES, ia
Clark Slaps Two Triples
Towles Flips Eight-Hit
Ball For Winners

Third baseman Louie Clark's
two triples and Leroy Towles'
eight-hit hurting spanked Ander-
sons Tigers to a convincing Ia
victory over Maffith Villages Cy-
clones in the first game of the
City Junior Baseball league yes
terday afternoon at Robert Strange
park.
Clark, who starred for the Ninth
Street Sluggers last season, was
the hitting show as he connected
for two long drives, n into deep
left field and the other down the
right field line in right field. His
timely knocks drove in five runs
for the Tigers. He tailed twice
himself.
Towles, a long, lanky flipper
and a star basketball player for
New Hanover Highs State champ
ions last year, twirled a very good
game, striking out six ard walk
ing only two. His opponent, jim
my Gregory, gave UP II base
blows, whitfield six, and passed
me-.
Leading hitters yer Clark with
two for four and Bobby Gregory
of Maffith Village with two for
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Wilson Keystoner Streaks
Ahead OF New Hanover
Highs Paul Horton
By GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

Wilmington lost the top position
in two departments last week. The
Wildcat baseball club dropped a
heart-breaking 3 to 2 thriller to
Fayetteville High to take a run
nerup post to the Bulldogs in the
Eastern Conference standings, and
Paul Horton, New Hanover High
second baseman, fell into second
place in the batting champion
ship struggle behind Dickey Davis
of the Wilson keystoner collected
three for four against Raleigh
Saturday to rocket his average
from 400 to 500.
The only way Wilmington can
win tae championship now is to
defeat Fayetteville in the two
clubs return game at Wilmington
and then humble the Bulldogs
again in a playoff series. The
Bulldogs boast a strong team. They
have two fine pitchers in Nub
Smith, a big highlander, and
Dave Butler, a fire-ball lefty. Al
though the second base position
on the Fayetteville cam " weak,
the slortstop, Malcolm Yates, and
the third baseman. Carey Fisher,
are brilliant fielders. The Fayet-
teville first baseman, Williams,
proved his caliber by blasting a
double down the left field line in
the fatal ninth inning that proved
the key Low in the Bulldogs
whipping the Wildcats. Fayette-
villes' outfield is also very good
and their cate. er, Cheshire, ex-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
MILLER, CROMWELL
MEET IN HANDBALL
TOURNEY TONIGHT

Richard Cromwell and Robert
Miller will open the initial games
in the Senior YMCA class B hand
ball tournament tonight at 1880 in
the local "Y" as they match gloves
against the May brothers, Harold
and Aaron, it was announced yes
terday by Adam Smith, YMCA
physical director.
Adam Smith and Red Echols
will team in the second engage
ment at $3.50 p. m. to encounter
Handball Marlowe and Gloves
Evans.
Buddy Davis and Sammy VIII
liams will meet j. B. McQuere
and Bunny Hines for champion
ship of the class A tournament. A
definite date has not yet been an
nounced.
The winners Of each division will
be awarded a Wilmington YMCA
"T" shirt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Dicky Davis Sets Pace
In. Loop Hitting Battle

hibited the best throwing arm III
the conference last Thursday.
The Wildcats 3 to 2 loss to the
Bulldogs was only one of the four
importan conference clashes last
week Wilmington came back from
their defeat to massacre Rocky
Mount, III. Raleigh scored a
AL win over Wilson, and Dur
ham turned back Goldsboro be-
hind Buddy Coward, 12-1.
In the Wilson-Raleigh contest
Dickey Davis, the most -tstand-
ing football player in the State
last season, banged out three hits
for four trips to = u MS
hits for the year to seven In IA
trips to bat. Paul Horton Of Will
mington has knocked out nine
bingles for 10 attempts for a .474
The battle for the batting
crown between the two should be
interesting as both are second
basemen and are bidding for all
conference recognition at that po-
.
w A. "Weinie" Brown, Wildcat
boasts the best won-lost
in the conference. The lit
tie 5 it. 4 in. lefty turned back
Mount with five hits Friday
to walk off with a II triumph;
his third win of the campaign.
Browns nearest opponent is Col
of Durham and Bennett OF
Raleigh who both have taken two
games against nc defeats.
The Eastern Conference stand
and the leading batters OF the
loop are as follows: (batting tver-
ages bas on % or more times
at bat).
EASTERN CONFERENCE
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Vote Indicated
In Sicily Elections

PALERMO, Sicily, April 2o-N1
i light vote was indicated tonight
n Sicily's first election as an 'au-
onomous region, and in Palermo
observers believed leftist candl-
lates would benefit.
Ninety regional assembly seats
we're at stake. .
Although voting was legally OBJ
ligatory, it seemed likely that less
han half of the islands 2,577, 900
registered voters would mark their
ballot before the polls close at noon
tomorrow.
Until early this evening there
had been no reports of disorders,
although police flying squads were
prepared for possible incidents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

Errors-Johnson, Parker, Hines, R.
Gregory, j. Gregory. Runs batted in
R. Gregory, Towles, Sessions, Clark 4,
Hoffman, Parker, Stevens, Tysinger,
Coley, Crowley ?. Two-base hits-Coley,
Quinn, Sessions, Stevens. Three-base
hit-Clark 2. Stolen bases--J. Gregory
2, Coley 2, Sessions, Thomas 2, Johnson,
Hinson, R. Gregory 2, Stevens, Crowley.
Sacrifices-Parker. Double plays-Ses-
sions and Hoffman. Left on bases-An-
derson's 5, Maffitt Village 5. Bases on
balls-off j. Gregory /. Towles 2. Struck
out-by Towles s, J. Gregory 6. Hit by
pitcher-by j. Gregory Crowley,
Towles (Stevens). Passed balls-Crowley
3. Umpire-Holland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
NEGRO'S CONDITION
TERMED CRITICAL
FOLLOWING ATTACK

Elvin Whitefield, a 67-year-old
Negro, of McCumbers Station, was
confined to Community hospital
last night in a "critical' condi-
ton after being struck on the
head with a garden hoe, accord
ing to attAches of the sheriff's Of
flee.
Evelina Williams, Negro woman,
was arrested and is being held in
the county il OF an assault with
a deadl yweapon charge in con-
nection with the case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

Errors-Binks, Richmond. III batted
in-Lindel1, Heinrich 2, McCosky, Rosar !.
Two base hits-Berra, Heinrich, Joost.
Binks, Fain. Home run-Rosar. Double
plays-Rizzuto, Stirnweiss and Heinrich;
Stlrnweiss and Heinrich: Joost, Suder and
Fain. Left on bases-New York 9, Phila-
delphia s. Bases on balls-off Marchildon
5, johnson /. Struck out-by Marchildon
8, johnson 3. Umpires-PapareIla, Sum-
mers and Rue. Attendance-33,A AS. Time
2:2O.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
'YANKS SWEEP TWO
FROM ATHLETICS
Homer Gives
Bombers 6-2 Win In 1st
Tilt; Take Second, 81

PHILADELPHIA, April 20-B
The New York Yankees swept
a doubleheader with the Phiia-
delphia Athletics today, coping
the nightcap 80 in ten innings
after winning the opener 81.
Buddy Rosar's homer in the last
of the ninth deadlocked the second
game but Tommy Henrich's dou-
bic with Phil Rizzuto aboard pro-
vided the winning Yankee run
in the tenth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

E~rrors-Joost, Guerra. Rizzuto, Berra.
Runs batted in--McQuinn, Keller, Di-
Maggie 3, Stirnweiss, Guerra, Chapman.
Two-base hits-Suder, robinson. Home
runs-DiMaggio, Chapman. Double plays
-Rizzuto, %Stirnweiss and McQuinn. Left
on baseS-New York 4, Philadelphia 10.
Bases on balls-off Chandler 2, Savage
l, Dietrich l.. Strikeouts-by Flores l.,
Chandler /. Hits-off Flores 6 in 2 inn
ings tnone out in 3rd); Savage 2 in 5;
Dietrich o in 2. Losing pitcher-Flores
Umpires-Rue, Paparella and Summers.
Time of game-2:O.
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NO-HIT GAME

PORTLAND, Ore, April 20-W.H
Tommy Bridges, the frail right
handler obtained by Portland from
the Detroit Tigers last winter,
pitched a no-hit, no-run game
against San Francisco today for
a 20 victory in the first game of
a twin bill.