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Evening star., 1948-06-16
Ten 0ffY Drivers SET
For Lanham Races

A bumper crop Of 10 top Often
hauser pilots will supplement l6
Ford V-8 drivers or more Friday
night when one of the finest fields
of talent ever assembled at the West
Lanham Speedway swings into
Iseven-event midget automobile COM
petition.
Managing Director Irwin Fried
said big name Eastern, Western and
Southern drivers would compete
for the prize money and that Duane
Carter, Indianapolis Speedway ace
from Los Angeles Who will be seeded
No. in the competition. was as
sured of fight to the finish.
Dee Toran, also of Los Angeles;
Lloyd Christopher, Of Miami, Fla.
and such Eastern standouts as
George Fonder, Mike Joseph, Eo
Dutch" Schaefer, Walt Fair
Charley Miller, Ernie Mccoy anc
Shorty Bowers will complete the
Offy representation.
Christopher, who turned in sew
eral spectacular performances al
Lanham year ago, will be making
his 1948 debut there. Fonder, who
snapped an early season slump, .wher
he won the 25-lap feature race at
Lanham last week end, also will
bear watching
Joseph has taken two 25-lappers
and Fonder and Schaefer one each
at Lanham to date.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
7ouchdowners Bust GirdIes'
GettingInto Shape e-ot Plate

ular 4O-yard dash. continued
Edwards, ignoring this Interrupt
ton. You know Col. Ralph
White, the old-time New York U.
star? Well, he's always in good
shape-always running up to the
Capitol for something's he fig
ured to win. But this starter got
the field off together, and dog
gone if Charley Jacobs didn't
beat him"
Maury Nee won the Touch
downs 1947 golf tournament,
with Carl McCartee taking the
blind bogey prize. Lou FRANKIE,
mistakenly believing the idea was
to pile up points, carved out a
neat $50 for another bogey, or
BOBBY prize All will be back Fri
dav, plowing up the course, un-
less Nee gets too badly involved
in the Maryland State amateur
tournament,
Wee Curtiss has a great pro-
gram arranged" put in FRANKIE,
hearing his name. And we've
got over a hundred prizes to give
away throughout the day"
Had one great race last year."
continued Edwards, refusing to
relinquish the floor. 1T was for
broken down athletes over so and
we thought Ted Wellever was q
shoo-in, but Henry Hiser got his
second wind and beat him by a
nose. But we couldn't complain
about the start-it was fair and
square"
With an ace like that the
Touchdowners would be plain
crazy not to have him back
again.
I'VE sure would" agreed Ed
wards. But he'll be hard to get"
Tell i'm how I beat Frank
Strunk pitching horseshoes,"
yelled Charley Wilson.
But recheck of the records
showed Strunk had defeated his
opponent by two short beers and
a couple OF points.
We'll, I've got to be up and
doing" said Edwards, getting up
unassisted. Ready. set" he called
pulling a cap pistol out of his
pocket. Ping"
The ace starter made the first
turn breezing, after a good, even
start, of course.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
7ronsky's -Four League Titles
Cap 2O-Yeor Bowling Career

Industrial he posted 1898 for 81
games. Making his achievement
all the more remarkable is the
fact that on most nights he tray
eled 40 to 60 miles to bowl.
Adding luster to his brilliant
season, Tronsky won four tourna-
ments and was nosed out by one
pin as he finished second in two
others. His big victory was the
United States classic at Bridge
port, which netted him $1,000
and the John S. Bliek diamond
medal.
Tronsky also captured the
Kingsway Open, Bowl-A-Drome
Open and Capital City Open. In
the 18th annual national tourna-
ment at New Haven, the former
New Britain pinboy who rose to
be one of the Nations all-time
great duckpinners, finished eighth
in the all-events with a 1902
count and paired with Harry
Peters to land third in doubles
with 804.
This all adds up to Tronsky
making his greatest bid in II
years to regain the No. l national
duckpin ranking title he lost to
Astor Clarke in 1886.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
With Bill Leetch

scores of 100x1OO. Two were old
time members of National Capital
Skeet Club, George Deyoe and Rufe
Watson. Both for many years have
been teammates and have shot to
victory for the club in many tour
neys all over the country. Good
friends, hunting companions on
countless forays afield, here they
were on Sunday arrayed against
each other, Deyoe shooting for the
club and Watson, because of pres
ent residence in Sumpter, S. c.,
strictly on his own.
In the first round of the shootof,
Atkins, the third man, was elm
mated. Deyoe and Watson. friendly
rivals, started the second round,
again with perfect scores. Finally
at Station 5, the pressure became
too great for Watson and he
dropped his lighthouse bird and
also his optional shot. With grin
on his sun-tanned face. he kept
gamely on against too great odds.
Deyoe finished another perfect
string with Watson three birds
down.
The two old friends shook hands
and ambled off together to talk it
over with others. 1t was a splendid
illustration of good sportsmanship.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
By Lewis F. Atehison

You could squeeze inside the
Touchdown Club for lunch yes
terday, but Coach" Kip Edwards
had a plausible explanation for
this phenomena.
The boys are out training for
the big field day at Manor Club
Friday" he said. It's gonna be
the best yet and everybody's bust
ing a girdle trying to get in
shape"
Edwards was being facetious,
of course, because a one-eyed
man could see Tommy Whelan
hiding behind thick steak, de-
scribed as a light snack, and Lou
FRANKIE was winning an easy de-
cision over a strawberry Short
cake. But Uncle Kip wasn't kid
ding about Friday. That's the
day the antique athletes must go
out and try to make good all the
fibs thev told about themselves
during the winter.
Mr.. Edwards got up, strobe to
the window and looked out He
glanced at his new dollar watch
and shook his head
Guess they couldn't make it."
he murmured. Jim Magner and
Mike Palm said they were going
to run down from their place to-
day but I guess It's too hot. They
wanted a little exercise, but I
don't see anybody out there jog
ging around in their underwear"
Farther down the room two
gentlemen. quarreling about size,
jumped up and swung around
back to back.
See there" cried Red Auer-
bach, coach of the Caps basket
ball team, I'm full inch taller
Yeah. but I'm a foot broader"
claimed Ralph Shaughnessy.
Pay no attention to them
lust a letterman and non-letter-
man arguing" advised Edwards.
IF it wasn't size 1t would be soft
ball. The Lettermen finally won
q game last year and 1t went to
their heads. They did have one
big inning - Knocky Thomas
walked, Jan Jankowsky was hit
by a pitched ball. Whelan was
safe on a bunt when the third
baseman stumbled, and Tuffy
Leemans lofted, a pop fly that got
lost in the sun and everybody
scored, but lightning won't hit
'em twice
That was the game Sonny
Workman almost broke up, The
old Whitney jockey found him
self a. plow horse and proceeded
to put him in training for the
Derby. He had good intentions,
of course, but, alas, chose the In
field for paddock and there was
some delay in baseball while
Twenty Grand" was shooed back
TO pasture.
I'VE had wonderful track
meet" said Edwards. Had one
of the best starters in the East
and all the races were close.
Well not all. Al Thurman tried
to slide over the finish line in
the 40-yard fat mems race, but
hit a bump and bounced out OF
bounds and an Irishman by the
name of Rafferty, won"
Don't forget to tell i'm about
the great defensive ball game
Billy Harrison played for the
Lettermen," called voice which,
oddly enough, was not Harri-
sons.
we had one upset in the reg
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Indions Hoping ZoIdok
Will Aid in Flag Race
BY the Assoeiated Press

CLEVELAND. june 16.-The
Cleveland Indians. leading the
American league, hope they've
picked up some pitching assistance
in their fight for the pennant.
They've acquired Sam Zoldak, IS
year-old southpaw, from the St.
Louis Browns.
The Indians gave up Pitcher Bill
Kennedy, a'"large sum of cash. :"
and will turn over another pitcher
to the Browns in the future.
Despite his average of only two
games won against four losses, Zol-
dak Is expected to become a winner
with a better club than the Browns.
Kennedy has won one game this
season.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Kenny Beck Elected
'BowIers' President;
George Cox Honored
by Ben McAIwee

Kenny Beck. well-known George
town bowler. is the new president OF
the Washington City Duckpin Asso-
citation.
Representatives of Al leagues, the
largest number to attend an annual
meeting of the association In more
than a decade. last night unan-
imously elected Beck to succeed
John Stewart of Silver Spring. who
resigned after one-year term. Beck
was a member OF the Standing Com
mittee the last several years.
Carl Baudu of TIE Masonic League
was renamed vice president and
Harry Dixon chosen secretary for
the sixth consecutive time. Besides
this important post Dixon also was
elected treasurer after the two jobs
were combined for the first time in
the 38-year history Of the associa-
ton.
Renamed as members of the
Standing Committee were George
F Harbin, James Payne. Johnny
Parise. Richard Dunaj, Bill johnson
and Chilly Barnard. Homer (Hap)
WEIGH, director of the big PBA
League, was the only new member
elected.
George T. Cox, first president of
the WCDA, was voted a full life
membership. Arville L. Ebersole,
Dave Burrows and Perce Elicit are
the only others ever so honored.
Under a new rule, which was
passed unanimously, only paid-up
entries will be allowed to compete
in the 1949 tournament. The asso-
citation widened its jurisdiction to
include Indian Head and Laurel,
Md.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

Southern Con- Nick Tronsky.
necticut doubles loop with a 129-
Al average for 81 games, and the
team competition in the same
circuit with 128-49 for 73 games.
In the Northern Connecticut
League his average was 126-46
for rs games, and In the Hartford
Evening star., 1948-06-16

p n m a n, has
] u S t finished
one OF h l S
greatest S e a.
sons of socking
the headpin In
poss ession of
four individual
league C n a M
pio.lships.
To b e C o m e
the first duck
pin bowler ever
to capture four
league titles in
a single season,
Tronsky led the
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Thrifty Nine Scores Upset

Charley Masse pounded out three
hits in four times at bat to lead
Thrifty Liquors to q 1872 upset vic
tory over Naimans Disc Shop in
the Industrial League yesterday on
the Ellipse. Bill Hess held down
the pitching Job, limiting Naiman
to six hits,
Evening star., 1948-06-16
By Ben McAIwee

After 20 years, when many ma
tional duckpin stars have faded
into a glorious past, Nick Tron-
sky, Connecticut's most famous
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Plumbers Lead League

| The Merchandising Plumbers to-
day are sitting atop the second
half standings in the Departmental
League. The Plumbers opened sec
ond- half play yesterday with 6-1
win over Naval Gun Factory.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

by the CONNER
c ial fishermen
in ev cry con-
ceivable manner, ,
ON mooring
boats to making
nets, as well as
t h o S e valuable
to the sportsman
angler in every
type of fishing.
IF j S h e r m a ms
Knots and Nets
by Raoul Grau-
mont and Elmer
Wenstrom, just
printed by the
Cornell M a r l.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Minor Leagues
BY the Assoeiosed Press
veStArAnv,s saA,A~

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Savannah, Q; Greenville. 8,
Columbia, 6. Macon. 2.
Jacksonville at Augusta postponed.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. 8: Atlanta, :.
Mobile 8: Nashville. /.
New Orleans. Z; Chattanooga. g.
Little Rock at Birmingham postponed.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Baltimore. 10-3; Rochester, 90.
Toronto. 2: Syracuse. 9.
Montreal. 4: JERSEY City, 2.
Newark, Z; Buffalo, 4.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
OUTDOORS

For.many years we have been try
ing to find one book which would
give us the complete low-down on
fishermen's knots-the knots used
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Ourismon Nine Victor

The Ourisman baseball team
trounced the Buerau Of National
Affairs, 1873, in Playground League
game yesterday on the Polo Field.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
JCC Banquet Tonight

The Jewish Community Center
will hold its annual athletic awards
banquet tonight at the Mayfower
Hotel. Attorney General Tom Clark
will be guest speaker.
Evening star., 1948-06-16


time Press finally fills the bill for us.
This book is jam-packed with
practical and valuable information
for every fisherman everywhere. In
it, fishermen will find the answers
to questions that have bothered them
for years. If you fish for fun or for
money, you will find this an indis-
pensable addition to your library.
For the trout fisherman, "A Book
of Trout Flies" by Preston j. Jen-
nings, published by the Crown Pub
fishers, will prove delightful study,
especially for those interested in
tieing their own flies in good imita-
ton of the natural insects found on
all American trout streams. 1t is a
practical book. beautifully illustrated
in color, listing and describing
American stream insects, with full
information on limitations thereof
and their use. Both anglers and
entymologists will enjoy it thor
oughly.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

One of the most enjoyable ex-
periences we have had recently was
in watching the shootoff of the
all-bore individual championships at
the North South skeet shoot last
week end. Your scribe was a char
ter member of National Capital
Skeet Club which sponsored the
shoot, was at one time its president
and for many years its secretary.
We treasure among our ac-
quaintances many of its old-time
members who have become the
stalwarts of skeet shooting in this
country.
In this particular shootoff, three
men were tied for first place with
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02

Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by: son, William H. Bussard,
at home; three sisters, Mrs John
Bopp, Williamsport; Mrs. May Gig
ious, Dixon, ILL.,; Mrs. Raymond Ket-
terman, Denver, Colo; and two
grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
MEDIA B. GAVER
RAYMOND c. GAVER. SIR.

RAYMOND C. GAVER, SR.
No. 17848 Equity in the Circuit
Court For Washington County Sit
ting AS A Court of Equity.
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a divorce "A VINCULO MAT
RIMONII for the Complainant, Media
B. Gaver, from the Defendant, Ray
mond c. Gaver, ST.. The Bill states
that the parties were married on
May 8, 1917, by a minister of the
gospel in Pennersville, Pennsylvan-
ia. That two children were born
as the result of said marriage I'M
ion, namely Raymond C. Gaver, Jr.,
twenty-eight years of age and Paul
H. Gaver, twenty-five years of age.
That after the said marriage they
resided together as man and wife
in various places until on or about
the 9th day of February, 1914, when
he abandoned and deserted her
without just cause or reason. The
said abandonment and desertion
has continued uninterruptedly for at
least eighteen months, is deliberate
and final and there is no hope or
prospect of reconciliation between
them. That she was always a good,
faithful, chaste and affectionate wife
toward her husband and gave him
no cause or reason to abandon and
desert her. That she has been
resident of Washington County,
State of Maryland, for more than
one year last passed and the said
Raymond G. Gaver, ST., Defendant,
is a nonresident of the State of
Maryland and does not reside there
in. The Bill then prays for di-
vorce A VINCULO MATRIMONII
and for other and further relief.
It is thereupon this 9th day of
August, AID. 1948, by the Circuit
Court for Washington County,
Maryland, sitting in Equity, ordered
that the Complainant, by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Wash
ington County, Maryland, once in
each of four successive weeks prior
to the 10th day of September, 1948,
giving notice to the absent Raymond
c. Gaver ST., Defendant, non-resi-
dent of the State of Maryland and
not residing therein of the object
and substance of this suit and warn
ing him to be and appear in this
Court, either in person or by So
licitor, on or before the 9th day of
Sept, 1948, and answer the prem
ises, and show cause, if any he may
have, why a decree ought not pass
as prayed.
J. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk
True Copy Test:
.8-12-4t j. Guy Weagley, Clerk
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
School Merger Not To
Take Place This Year

Consolidation of the Delmar, Md,
and Delmar, Del, high schools, a
live issue in the town where the
Observation-Disclosures border runs
down the middle of one of the main
streets, will not take place during
the 1948-49 school year, James M.
Bennett, Superintendent of Wicomico
County Schools, announces. Details
relating to the proposed merger
could not possibly be worked out in
time for the start of the new term,
it is pointed out.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02

Mrs. Ida Kate Bussard, wife of
Zenas H. Bussard, of near Lappans,
died on August rs at the Washing
ton County Hospital, after an ill
ness of 8 months, aged SIS.
Born and reared near Hagers-
town, she was the daughter of Will
lan and Sarah Bower, and a mem
Der of the Funkstown Lutheran
Church.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
Taxes And Tires

During the lifetime of an auto
mobile tire, the Maryland car own
er pays $13O in State and Federal
gasoline taxes, according to J. c.
Darrell, General Manager of the
Automobile Trade Association of
Maryland. This tax, he added,
would amount to about nine times
the cost of the tire.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02

George Brown died at his home
in Williamsport on August 20, aged
80.
He was a retired track inspector
on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Surviving are: three children, Mrs.
Annie Kreps, Emory Brown and
Charles Brown, Williamsport; nine
grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02

william Henry Baker, 440 George
street, died suddenly at the Wash
ington County Hospital on August
II, after an illness of only a few
minutes. He was So years old.
Born and reared in Hagerstown,
he was the son of the late Reubel l..
and Alice (Cordell) Baker, and was
a member of the Lutheran church.
He is survived by: his mother,
Mrs. Alice Baker; and two sisters,
Mrs. Richard Palmer, Harrisburg,
and Mrs. Robert Bowers, Hagers-
town.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
Items of Interest
From Entire State
2,1S9, 900 MaryIanders

v1IVV1VVV
Recent Census Bureau figures in
dictate that Maryland chalked up a
TIA percent population gain be-
tween 1910 and July, 1947. The
number of people residing in the
state jumped from 1921, 244 in 1910
to 2,139,OOO last year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02

will be named in honor of Babe
Ruth. AS planned originally, the
bowl will be a memorial to the
Maryland dead of World Wars
and II, but down through the ages
it will honor the late "home-run
king" as the greatest athlete that
city ever produced Ruth's name
will embellish the front entrance
of the structure.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
Contract For 10 Oil Tankers

New contracts to build 18 large oil
tankers will increase the working
force at the Bethlehem-Sparrows
Point shipyard by 1000 men and keep
it busy through 1850, Bethlehem
officials have announced. The
tankers will total $4,000 dead
weight tons and have a combined
contract valuation of $110,000,000,
it was stated.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
Accidentally Electrocuted

Robert E. Withheld, 10, was cleo
trocuted recently when he picked up
an electric drill shortly after emery
ing from a swim at Bay Shore Park,
near Baltimore. The youth, whose
family resides in Fort Lee, N. J., had
a summer job at the amusement
park.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
In Honor Of "The Babe"

Baltimore's new stadium, which
is to be erected in the near future,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02

The first President to occupy the
White House was John Adams.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
DEATHS

Mrs. COurtlandt Du Puy Foster,
wife of Edmund Foster, of Smiths
burg, died on August 81 at the
Waynesboro, Pa, Hospital, after an
illness of three and half months,
aged n years.
She was the daughter of Doctor
Henry Rolfe Du Puy, and Anne Wal
ton Du Puy of Norfolk, Virginia.
She was a resident of Hagerstown
for many years, but had made her
home in Smithsburg for the past
six years. She was a member of
Saint Anne's Episcopal Church in
Smithsburg.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by: one sister Mrs. Mary D.
Ironmoger, of Sharon, Mass; one
daughter, Mrs. Herbert A. James,
Hagerstown; and two grandchil-
dren, Edward F. James, and Caro-
line Courtlandt James.
George w. DOmer died on Au-
gust 81 at the home of his son,
George William Domer, Boonsboro,
route one, aged 80.
He was a member of the First
Baptist church and the Order of
Red Men in Funkstown.
Surviving are: nine sons, Bob, Ha-
gerstown; Richard, Hagerstown;
Herbert, Fiddlersburg; Oscar, Mary
land State Sanitorium; Wingacd,
Walnut Point road; William, Boons-
boro: Chester, Broadfording; Ro-
bert, Hagerstown; Charles, Maui
gansville; four daughters, Mrs. May
Cottrill, Pinesburg; Mrs. Mary
Brown, St. James; Mrs. Viola Day
hoff, Fiddlersburg; Mrs. Geraldine
Smith, Smithsburg; stepson, Wal
ter Sweeney, Hagerstown; two
brothers, Robert, Southeastern, Pa;
Frank, Charles Town, W. Va, 81
grandchildren; and IL great grand
children
Mrs. Anna Mary McCardell died
at he1 home in Williamsport on Au
gust 80, aged 81.
She was a member of st. Angus
tines Catholic church in Williams
port and the Sodality.
She is survived by: sons, Reardon,
Ambrose, Russell, Rollin, Fred and
Leonard McCardell, all of Williams
port; one granddaughter, Anna Rae
Gossard, at home; and four other
grandchildren.
George Brown died at his home
in Williamsport on August 20, aged
80.
He was a retired track inspector
on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Surviving are: three children, Mrs.
Annie Kreps, Emory Brown and
Charles Brown, Williamsport; nine
grandchildren.
Homer Clayton RACER. who re-
sided in building next to the Mar
ket House lot, was found dead in
the building on August 49, He ap-
parently had been dead for the past
few days.
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs.
Daisy RACER; three sons, Arthur,
Fairplay; Melvin, Hagerstown; Jun
Tor, Keedysville; a daughter, Mrs.
Vivian Lewis, Smithsburg; his faith
er, Phillip RACER, Tilghmanton; two
brothers, Dewey RACER, Oregon; and
Earl RACER, Hagerstown; and seven
grandchildren.
Rodney Tucker, Ais Carrolton
avenue, Hagerstown died on Au-
gust q at the University Hospital,
Baltimore, aged 43. He had been
hospitalized since early March, when
he was injured in pin mill in Hag-
erstoWn.
He was the son of the late Thomas
A. and Martha E. Gross Tucker.
He is survived by: his wife, Mrs.
Maude L. Tucker; son, Rodney,
Jr.; a brother, Walter c., Viewer
ton; and three sisters, Mrs. Welty
Mosher, Hagerstown;, Mrs. Benny
Curry, Indianapolis, Ind; and Mrs.
Russell Fauble, Knoxville.
william Henry Baker, 440 George
street, died suddenly at the Wash
ington County Hospital on August
IT, after an illness of only few
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-09-02
U. S. To Buy Fewer Potatoes

Government purchase of potatoes
in Maryland will drop sharply this
year, Joseph H. Blandford, state
chairman of PIMA, predicts. He said
the total will probably be about 40O
carloads, as compared to LOO last
year and 1900 the year before. An
improved commercial market is part
of the reason, Blandford declares.