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Evening star., 1947-08-03
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Aug. Q P.-Apples Bush
ai:fs an!.'i 1shsIxsd
Boueh 2.inch up zoo; sN-sh- inch, 2.75;
william Reds sa-ineh up, 3.25; summer ne
g sI0o ostY Rcs oo sc westhy RaS nah up up
Potatoes-Market about steady on east
ern I00-pound sacks iunless otherwise
stated Eastern Shore Maryland and Vir-
gtnia, some Western Shore Cobblers q. s
5o sna mostly 81 s:s A. some ioR as soo
Pennsylvania Cobblers U: s. Is: unwashed
2.25-2: 90; Delaware cobblers U. s. Is un-
sweet Potatoes-old stock. too few sales
to quote: new. North and South Carolina
5ushel baskets Goldens U. s. Is. 3.25-3.75.
Poultry Quotations.
moderate: as 0uafsft receipts iisht; Moderate DE-
mand. few carried; fryers and broilers, 81,
36 cents; ,lightweights Geghorns). 1923
ssn m f0w e1.r s2ss senS mGssy
Sorns9, o % f' fssso cents; % rossters sSS uncludins
pulletsj. supplies insufficient to establish
values.
Livestock Market.
Slaughter steers and heifers steady, cows
uneven, Gamers and cutters fully steady,
common and medium weak to mostly so
to weak; bulls, stockers and feeders steady;
bulk top-medium and grass-fed steers, 925-
and md ehoes f~a IL ssps sa
Ss:5o-S7.so: weeks top $500 paid for
1865 lb; steers: low and averase-medium
hsfsTs eS sdu@ na fnd, fSHd
down: most good beef cows late 1900
1890, odd head lots to 5000; common
fs 30; % eanners ss" sad ID cutters 10 90,
ODD head iets sood beef suiis S sG sso6, o: aaoo::
sss ssshy iu nefua shs sRs
and medium weights IA. 4.50.1625: medium
snd good ssoeker snd Ii fesaer ss steers from
Calves Compared with week ago: Veal
150.2o99, y yealers 1s;o0.2.o0. strictly
oS eu s4ound $685. soS
HOGS, compsrsd With week ago: Bar.
sood sas sGx snd choice fh5 bs
SSs6255;;SasSe; 1899 q r.
$50 lbs. 23.0O-24. 90; $50 lbs. up 90 90
rs: so.6o-sl.oo. sows over 45o lbs. 1900
sheep; Compared with week ago: Fat
nsudeS hnd n9es 5osS 1 mnsd p,ns a ambs Hasn
and GOOD il. .5o-si SO; Gull and common common
10. SOL so; slaughter ewes steady; good
and choice fresh shorn ewes under $50
$50.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 7.424 1OO-pound sacks
Wheat-Receipts. 1885, 1OS bushels: ship
ments. 10000 bushels; stocks. 2,Os6,974
bushels, No. 2 red winter. garlicky. spot,
a"aMst domestic Sae: No. red winter, sarlieky
corn-Receipts, 45.s5s bushels, ship
ments. 121.461 bushels: stocks, 1,306,0s5
bushels.
oats-Receipts. 1896 bushels: ship
ments. 5000 bushels: stocks. 1920
bushels: No. Q white oats, 1.21-1.2 %.
Rye-Receipts,- 1900 bushels; shipments.
none; stocks. 25.236 bushels. .
none; stocks, 5,sOS bushels.
Barley-Receipts. 1880 bushels; ship
ments, 3.943 bushels: stocks. 61,557
bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, 11S tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Egss-Market about steady: receipts
moderate; demand SLOW; wholesale selling
so; A medium, 53-55: B large, 53-55; cur
rent receipts, uneraded, 45-4s.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Chicago Grain

ahead bshd1CiAGo. infao Aug, 2 R.-corn rolled
day the Bosrda a'oa 81 ffassso ftsssssory again 70
met seneSsF eSTFmssion house BUYING which
"nsa' All co4n fagssd son,1. On hedse seIIips ~ 'u'
end eesf nsnsn, gains late IN the day septemSer
est noi6e nsiGem9er tn deliveries sold at the high
f9oards fsn, history. while May was W only i 'hs q
for tbs1 tients r1n undsr the S1.99h peak in ie2o
,rdann Rains ia Nerthern Illincis and parts 0,
The n1nisturas caused .s corn to open lower, but
SKIES SiHaes were clear. An additional sustain
ms ing liaet2r in was the light country offer.
In IT. the e., cash market. " 1o' sfA''
q. IN IN ne spot 81 market. M yellow corn brought
sinee W 81 80 was reached in 1917. weak
ower. septenassrc raenIss clessd upchansed to ~
anG ansG12n as higher, September. ss.14A~h.
shHM 9s's were %-lss hisher: September.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Koiser-Frozer Purchases
Indianapolis Steel Plant

WILLOW RUN, Mich. August 2
R.-Kaiser-Fra Corp. today an
nounced the purchase OF the Chap
man-Price Steel Co. plant at In
dianapolis, subsidiary of Cont
mental Steel Corp.
Ofhcials Of the automobile firm
said facilities of the 40-acre steel
rolling mill would be taken over
October l further strengthening
our basic material supply" and "as-
sisting Kaiser-Frazer in achieving
its present goal of 1000 cars a
day"
The corporation meanwhile an
nounced that despite material
shortages which closed the big vii.
low Run plant for a day and a half,
new record of 1928 cars was
produced in July. The previous high
was 1909 in June.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Rising Operating Expenses
Reduce Steel Earnings
Nv tha Lssocinfad Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. a. Rising
operating costs without an accom-
panying increase in selling prices cut
the steel industry's net profit in the
second quarter this year approx
mately "a per cent below that in the
first quarter, the magazine Steel re-
ported.
The trade journal said net profit
Of 18 steelmaking companies, rep
resenting SO per cent of the Nations
ingot capacity, aggregated $82,1o1,-
COL in the period, compared with
$10s, ,374, ,0e5 in the preceding three
months.
The decline In profits occurred In
the face Of higher average steel ingot
production, operations in the period
averaging approximately 96 per cent
of capacity against SO per cent in the
quarter, Steel noted.
Evening star., 1947-08-03


Gen. Bradley
was appointed
to the job by
Assistant Secre-
tary of Navy
Kenney, chair
man of the CAM
paign's Govern
ment. Unit.
The campaign
for funds for
the 1913 welfare
and health a.
gencies support
ed by the Com
munity Chest
Federation will
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. laws couples must
apply TOR a marriage license on
one day, ,0dit three tuH days and
recetDe the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and HOLIDAYS are
counted the same as other daus,
william Preston: 42 and Mildred johnson.
-, both OF 81 o st. NE
Ernest Brown. SO, Pittsburgh. and
neradatha Greer. "a, 1905 Marion st.
Arvid Anteroinen 80, SIS 9th st. ne,
- ana MarSie Norris. 27, 2I31 o st NV
Robert Powell. 21, Naval Receiving station.
ana Marion Fisher. 21, 270I 18th st.
Edward Anderson, 20, 1o4 Quincy pl n.
sna Helen Brinkley, 20. 1884 18th Ct.
GARLAND Robey, 1s. Fairfax. Va, and
Dorls Mercer, 1S, Vienna, Va.
MARVIN Gore, 10, Naval Air Station, and
Tnelms Harri ion. 10, 1923 18th St. ne. ne
'ohn h.t HE 35i and Mary Mcculloush. 80,
frank Woods, 1854 Massachusetts, ave.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Bradley Named 10 Head
Chest Drive Within VA

Gen. Omar Bradley, the Veterans
Administrator, will lead volunteers
in his department. raising funds for
the Community Chest Federation
Evening star., 1947-08-03

open IN the fall. The Federation
represents Community Chests in
Washington and Alexandria, Airing
ton. Fairfax, Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
BOND SUMMARY

Furnished BY the Associated Press.)
=, A selected list Of acffve Bonds on the
New York Stock Exchange. Showing tie
nigh. low and closing price for the week.
sna the net change from the previous
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Capital Securities
Over the Counter.

Over the Counter.
The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
counter represent prices at which one or
more dealers, members Of the National
Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc.
would trade with the general public at the
time the quotations were assembled for
The Star, as of Friday noon
Evening star., 1947-08-03
September 259 93SM o So~' SI9se.,
December 227K go 5SSn 5.3dH- p
May S23 SSG S'SoH S.SoH-Ha
CORN ~.~5 Z.24
September 2.IIh 21sL o,,n ,.r .,
December .oSN ooE i'dkH I.daA-fz
MsSy1rs- 1917 1.sss iissSI 1:ssA-n
September p3M osM o,M o., ~
December 92K AZ" 12I SSg-s
Max agxoynrAnsse% sse% 90" saA 81
November 2S1 1sa oe1 %,
March ~'oi 5's9
5ssRssSsa9sr 5sssSs4 I7.9ss I7.9s 17.s5 1s.s5s 1zge
becsmSerr bSecsmSsr 1913 11ss..s55 1sSS 1Ss9
Chicago Cash Market

Chicago Cash Market.
sss' ssA'ss r. No. mixed sfd ss22s II. r. l. A.gs sss
Sorn,s , No, yellow. 2. 59s2.30; No. J.
s;2s,f,2.so; ssmsi. No. 3, ss7; No. T. 1s:s "a
white, l.0I-1 .01a; No. 8. 9dIa No
Ply, Barley mailing. 1.e2, nominal: feed.
l. .50.1.75, nominal ~
Evening star., 1947-08-03
CURB SUMMARY
FURNISHED by the Assoc ted Pres,.,

A selected list Of active stocks On the
New York Steck Exchange. showing the
high. lew and closing price for the week
SATURDAYS cIoSa
Evening star., 1947-08-03

are annual dibursements based on the last
quarterly Or semiaqnua1 declaration. Un-
Lena. sss s :se. S extra .ns,s s
extras. Plus stock dividend, Il CaSh Or
stock . PAID last ysar., Payable 10
year + Payable In Canadian funds.
k Accumulated dividends paid OF declared
fants. XIV Without warrants.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
War Evucuees Return

OF Norway's $4,000 war evac-
uees from Finnmark Province, 49,
600 have been returned.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Tourist Cors Duty Free

Tourists to Cuba may now bring
cars, trailers and motor scooters
duty free for 180 days.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Washington Stock Exchange
fReport Compiled BY Exchange oncial

o" seE6b b eEba sTk DzzczeaE R YEAR s47 UP
Evening star., 1947-08-03

Nor st Pwr 2AS TO
Ohio Ed 2As 75----
Oregon w RR IS 60
Pae Gas q II 3s IA
Pac Gas q El IS 70.
Pac T & T 2As IS
Penn Cent Air 3h60
Penn Pwr&Lt IS rs
Pen RR gen IS 6S -.
sPen RR en- 4hs CO.
Pen RR gn Ans 65-.
Pen RR gn AVS 81.
Pen RR 4As S4 E.
Pen RR 3As 62 -
Peoria b Z in Is 90
Pere Narat 3hs so
Phila Go xAs 81 -
PHILIPPINE Ry As 81
Phillips Pet 2As 81
P c c st Lou IS 70 A
Pitt Steel 4las 80
Pitt g. viva 4Aas SOB
eitt&Wva 4Ms soc
Pittston Co 6hs 64-
Providen Sec 4s 81.
Rdg 3 hss 96
Rutland LIST ASH
st L San r 4as2022
st L San Fran As 81
st L 8 W RI 5s 90
Sea A L inc4las2016
Seab Air Line As 90
Shell Union 2has II
Socony-Vac gas 76
30 Bell T&T IS To-
So Ind Ry 2As "a
50 Pacific Ahs 81 -
So Pacific Ans 60 =
So Pac ANS Or IT,
80 Pacific 2Es 96--
South Ry 6hs SO :.
South Ry IN 6s &c.
Sou Ry en- Is % -
South Ry gn e So
50 West Bell 2Ns IS
Std oil N ] 2ass II
Swift g. Co 2sss ~
r r r A o L 2Ms IS
Texas Corp 30 65
Tex d N Orl 3hs 90
Tex q N Orl AVS 10.
Tex 4 Pac 3hs S.
Third ave IS Co.
Third Ave Is Co..
On Pac 2hs rs -
Union Pac 2hs 91 -
Univ Pictur 3As 80
Va II q Pvr gas rs
Va Railway 3s 95--
Wabash As Sl-----.
Wabash 3Ks II -
West Shore As 1851
Western Nd Is SO
West Pac 4Has2014-. 4
Western On IS 81.
Western On 6s go -
Western On Ans So
wilson 30 6S------
Wise Cent ~ a.
Wis Cent - SAD -
WORLD d.
INT HAk HAn An 20
Int Duk RAD 2Ns57.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-09-11
Long Enlistment

THE scene: The dock at Cher
= bourg, in France. Time: Shortly
after the end of World War II.
Most of the soldiers had gone
home, but small Negro detach-
ment remained behind to load
equipment. Presently a weary
darby Enthusiastically pushing q
truck paused before his sergeant
and demanded: ''Sarjint, All wants
to ask you a question. Did / or did
I not enlist for de duration OBJ dis
heah wah?"
''Yo' sho' did," the sergeant re-
piled.
We'll" demanded the tired pri-
vate, "de wah am ovah, amt it,"
''Sho, sho," agreed the sergeant,
"but git back to dat work! De wah
am ovah-but de duration am jist
begun!"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-09-11
Partly Civilized

One day while in the jungles, a
captain of marines ran into tribe
of cannibals who were getting
ready to sit down to their favorite
repast. The head of the tribe con-
fided to the captain that he had
once attended college in the United
States.
do you mean to say" asked the
amazed marine. "that you went to
college and that you still eat human
beings?"
"Oh, yes" replied the chief, ''but
of course use a knife and fork
noW!"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-09-11
Lots of Exercise

A weak but ambitious young man
once approached a great merchant
and said, MAY ask you the secret
of SUGGEST"
There is no easy secret" replied
the merchant. "You just jump at
your opportunity"
''But how can I tell when my
opportunity comes?"
''You can't" snapped the mer-
chant. ''You have to keep jump
ing"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-09-11
Small Staff

The manager of a touring the
atrical company wired the proprie-
tor of small town theater where
his company was booked to appear:
would like to hold rehearsal next
Monday afternoon at three o'clock.
Have your stage manager, carpen-
ter, property man, electrician and
all stage hands present at that
time"
Four hours later he received the
following reply: "An right, I'll be
there"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-09-11
Special Service

A fussy woman in q restaurant
was ordering breakfast: Bring me
two slices Of homemade bread
toasted not too hard and buttered
with fresh country butter not too
salty; one strictly fresh egg
poached medium soft; and orange
juice, well strained, with only half
q cube Of ice in it,
eyes, madam" replied the wait
ress. "And would you prefer a plain
gold band or floral pattern on your
dishSs?"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-09-11
Well Paid

A hOme-owner, wearing his
oldest clothes, was moving his
lawn when q woman i'm q ritzy
car stopped and asked him:
what do you get for moving
lawns?"
''The lady who lives here lets
me live with her." replied the
home-owner, and the lady In the
car, without comment, drove
away.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Greenberg's Action
lrks Pirate Fans
By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10. - Pirate
fandom expressed mild indignation
today at Hank Greenberg's failure
to sign Pittsburgh contract and his
decision to consider" withdrawing
from baseball.
The audience at the annual sports
writers dinner here last night
where the Greenberg development
was announced-sat In glum silence
as they learned the laundering bat
of the mighty American League hit
ter may not be available at Forbes
Field this spring.
The discussion that followed cen
tered around a general belief that
Greenberg :" let the Pirates down"
by going as far as he did toward
signing contract and then failing
to follow through.
The committee which staged the
dinner had planned to have Green
berg sign the contract at the affair,
but he didn't even come to Pitts
burgh. Sports writer's planned to
auction off the pen-a little gadget
costing $100-to the highest bidder
and give the proceeds to the infan-
tile paralysis fund.
Billy Herman, the Pirates new
manager, said he was greatly dis
appointed" but promised well still
have a hustling ball club" Frank
Mckinney of the Pirates and Gen.
eral Manager Roy Hamey joined in
statement that well only re-
double our efforts to build up the
club"
Evening star., 1947-02-10
By GoyIe ToIbot
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-South
Africa, judging from sheaf of
clippings just arrived, is very
much excited about the coming
series of 20 hand-to-hand golf
duels between our Sammy Snead,
the British Open champion, and
Bobby Locke, the South African
links king who chased Snead to
the wire at St. Andrews last
summer.
They meet in an opening So
hole test on Wednesday, and
from there on they will be at 1t
every few days, sometimes at 36
holes and sometimes at u.
Jack Harris, the American pro-
moter who managed a recent
tour of the union by quartet
of American tennis pros, and
who stayed on to arrange the
Snead-Locke series, writes that
South Africa is very much
sports conscious, and they have
more real sportsmen per capita
than any place in the world. I
played a few holes with Locke
when I first arrived, and in my
opinion he is one of the four or
five greatest golfers I have ever
looked at. Snead will have his
hands full trying to beat Bobby
on South African courses"
In their naive Internationally
speaking) attitude toward the
impending matches, the South
Africans actually appear more
interested In seeing that Snead
gets fair shake than in doing
everything possible to assure
victory for their own idol. Con-
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Jops, Dissatisfied Over Deortn
Of Baseball, PFun New LEAGUE

in baseball fervor with New York
and Brooklyn,l
Udaka is leading his own club
into the new loop, and has signed
as second Tokyo entry "the Green
bergs." A japanese railway, a steel
works and a fisheries company also
are dallying with the possibilities OF
sponsorship.
Players rejoiced at Udaka's an
nouncement he would raid the pre-
sent league for talent. They promptly
envisioned frantic bidding for their
services.
There's nothing illegal about hop
ping from one league to another in
Japan, since players do not sign con-
tracts for the comparatively low
wages they receive.
Some of the country's best players
toll for as little as 5000 yen $4,000
month-which is about the size of
the check for a small, quiet party
in any downtown night club.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
FL Lobo Rated Threat
For 100000 Race
After Coast Win
BY the Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Feb. 10.-A g.
year-old gelding rated strictly a
sprinter until this season suddenly
has emerged as a top threat for the
100000 Santa Anita Handicap.
Ell Lobo, never before a winner at
any distance beyond mile, upset
all the dope by winning the $50, 1000
mile and one-eighth San Antonio
Handicap Saturday. His one-length
victory over Hank H. established
him as a factor in the mile and one
quarter big cap on March /.
He carried Ill pounds in the San
Antonio; his weight for the hun
dred-grander Is pound less.
With many of the higher-weight-
ed horses Topping, notably Lord
Boswell and Gala Damion, 10th and
17th in the San Antonio, the light
weights now appear to hold the in
side track for the big run.
That, however, does not take into
consideration mighty Armed, who
has been assigned top weight Of 129.
Armed won second straight sprint
at Hialeah Saturday, carrying 100
pounds. If he flies out to Santa
Anita, most experts here see nothing
to beat him.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
International LEAGUE
Forms Hall Of Fame
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A Hall of
Fame for International Leaguers
has been created by the circuits
Baseball Writer'S Association.
Eight league greats, one from each
city, have been selected for the first
panel and plans are projected for
the admission of not more than four
new members annually
Heading the list of those selected
is Frank j. Shaughnessy, league
president. Shaughnessy, represent
ing the Syracuse club, began his
International League career in 1921
as manager of the Chiefs. After five
years at Syracuse, Shaughnessy took
over the helm at Providence for part
of the 1925 season and managed
Reading in '26. He wound up his
managing career with Montreal
from 1934-36 He was appointed
League head in 1897 and had served
in that capacity ever since.
Others elected to the Hall of Fame
include Frank MCGOWAN, outfield-
er. from Baltimore; Ollie Carnegie,
outfielder, Buffalo; Fred Dixie
Walker, outfielder, Jersey City;
Charlie Keller, outfielder, Newark
Ben Sankey, infielder, Montreal;
Billy Southworth, manager-outfeld-
er, Rochester, and Steve O'Neill
manager-catcher, Toronto.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Ex-Packer Ace Gets
5-Year Pact; Plans
Tour for Talent
By MerreH Whittesey
S,,y S4off r,,,.<,,,l.,.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.-The Bal
timore Colts came up with their
name" football coach after two
month search today when 31-year-
old Cecil Isbell signed five-year
contract to pilot the freshman team
of the All-America Conference.
Bob Rodenberg of Washington,
president and treasurer of the Colts,
introduced Isbell to the press at the
Emerson Hotel here this morning.
Isbell's resignation as head coach at
Purdue took effect with his signing
here.
In Isbell, the Colts signed the
youngest head coach in pro foot
ball and the All-America Confer
ence gained its fourth personality
who made his name in the rival
National Football League. The
others are Ray Flaherty at New
York, Dudley DeGroot at Los An
geles and Cliff Battles at Brooklyn,
all head coaches.
Plan Tour of Country.
Isbell said negotiations for his
move to Baltimore had been under
way less than a week and thus he
had no idea as to his assistants or
the personnel of the team.
The new coach and Rodenberg
will leave next week on station
wagon tour of the country search
ing for talent. They will 60 to the
West Coast via Southern route
and return through the northern
States. Isbell plans to use the T.
formation and will sign players ac-
cordingly, he said. Some of the
players who were with Miami last
year will be signed and others placed
on the waiver list.
The red-haired former Purdue
and Green Bay Packer star had
been assured of a job at Purdue as
long as Athletic Director Guy
Mackey remained, but Isbell said
the Baltimore offer was too good
to turn down. Because of a State
law in Indiana, he worked under
a 1-year contract.
Holds Five Passing Records.
twice Big Ten selection in his play
ing days at Purdue, twice made the
all-pro team in five years as a
passing star with the Packers. He
still holds at least five pro passing
marks and his passing efficiency was
better than so per cent.
Isbel quit the Packers in 1943 to-
take over as backfield coach at Pur-
due, and under Elmer Burnham
produced the only unbeaten team in
the country that year. The last
three years his Purdue teams fin
ished second, third and last in the
Western Conference.
Isbell said he had turned down
five pro offers from both leagues in
the last three years Due to un-
settled conditions at Purdue the new
Baltimore coach said he had no idea
as to his successor at his alma
mater, es@@sys
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Miami-to-Nassau Sail
Draws Crack Yachts
By the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 10.-The ninth
annual Miami Nassau sailing race
will get under way at noon tomor-
row with 18 yachts expected to cross
the starting line on the 184-mile
trip.
Eight cities and one foreign entry
will be represented. including New
York, Chicago, Toledo, Boston, In
dianapolis. City Island, N. Y, Fort
Lauderdale, Miami and Havana.
Four vessels that previously sailed
the midwinter ocean event will COM
pete again. They are the Ticonde-
roga, Stormy Weather, Water Witch
and Starlight. 500
Ticonderoga, formerly known as
the Tioga, sailed in the 1910 race
and holds the record for the 1884,
mile trip established that year at 10
hours 36 minutes and 80 seconds.
Stormy Weather, which won five
consecutive victories between 1887
and 1941, rules a heavy favorite,
Evening star., 1947-02-10
IsbeII Is Signed to Coach Baltimore Pro Grid CIuk
Florida Turfmen Fret
AS Racing Crowds,
Wagering Drop
BY the Associossd Press

MIAMI, Feb. 10.-Tfle second half
Of Miami's 120-day horse racing
season began today with figures for
tote and turrstile showing that
New York is not alone in its falling
off turf trend.
For the first so days Of the
current stand, comprising Tropical
Parks 40-day session and the initial
half of Hialeah's term, 712,824 fans
wagered $48, sos, 1872, drops Of 92,471
and $5,808, ,468 from similar period
last winter. Gulfstream Park had
the opening 10 days in 1856. That
meeting and the first half Of Hia-
leah's resulted in attendance hitting
805, ,295 and betting, $54, ,404, ,260.
The first half of the current
Hialeah meeting brought a total
gate of 340,714 and betting of $22,-
925, ,074, compared to 377,325 and
$25,812, ,184 last season.
In New York the past season. with
192-day schedule against only l54
the year before, average crowds
dipped from the l945 figure of 30,-
020 to 25,53l, while daily betting
dropped from $2.212,098 to 50, 100 ,342.
Most racing men here feel that
there should be no surprise over
the lower business and that the
sport in other States gradually will
come down to a more normal level"
but the local racing heads, like those
In New York have made II knowY,
that a return to the 10 per cent
betting tax is advisable for the
health Of the sport-and business.