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Evening star., 1948-05-10
By Lewis F, Atchison

II you didn't know the late
Ralph (Monk) Fraser you'll find
it difficult to understand the
Heurich-All Star baseball game
Washington Amateur Baseball
Association officials are cooking
up for June 9 on the Ellipse. Vic
Gauzza, Bill Flester and Jack
Mattingly are handling the ar
rangements, and you never heard
of a quainter setup.
We're gonna sell tickets, but
Of course they won't be any good
because we can't charge admis-
sion on the Ellipse," Gauzza ex-
planned. Were gonna sell 'em,
though, and turn over all the
money to Monks widow. It's the
least we can do for a good fell
low like Monk"
So you pays your money,
scramble for an advantageous
position along the roped-of side
line, and see a good ball game
for a worthy cause.
Fraser, if you didn't know,
was one of the finest baseball
players that ever sprouted in
local sanolot soil.
"Whaddya mean one Of the
finest? He was the best sandlot
player this town ever saw cor
rected Mattingly. "I've been
playing and umpiring around
here since before the First World
War-I've seen them all, and
Monk Fraser didn't have to take
off his cap to any of them.
That's my own personal opinion,
out you'll find plenty of fans
who agree with me-"
1t is true that Fraser was in
a class by himself in his salad
days. He started out behind the
plate for the old Mohawk A. c.,
when GauzZa was the Miller
Higgins of the lots. He shifted
to the outfeld and then to first
base when his arm went bad.
But he had gun on that
shoulder when his arm was
right" Gauzza recalled. You
could have swiped J. Edgar
Hoover's badge easier than you
could steal second with Monk
behind the plate"
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Copper King Outsteps Idle Boy
Bv q Point to Win Saddle title

frain. with the owner riding, ac-
counted for another championship
by winning brace Of blues in the
hunter hacks and the open hunter
classes for a total of 10 points. Re
serve hunter championship resulted
in a three-way tie among Peyton
Ballenger's Brandon King, Mr.. and
Mrs, Gardner Hallman's Gray Lark
and Carol Curran's Be Fit, with
six points each. The judges deci-
sion went to Brandon King.
Baltimore entries took over in
the Jumper division, with Charles
Gartrell's Reno Kurd, current
Maryland State jumper champion,
amassing a total of 16 points. With
the owner up, Reno Kurd won the
warmup and the touch-and-out and
placed in both the open jumping
and the knock down and out.
George Fitzpatrick's Party Miss,
Saturdays jumper champion at the
Maryland University show, was re-
serve to Reno Kurd with eight
points. Linky Smith piloted this
great jumper to a win in the open
jumping event, placed in the touch
and-out and was third in the knock
down-and-out.
The Hallman's versatile Gray
Lark, with Bobby Preston in the
saddle, dominated the junior classes
by winning both tile jumper and
the junior hunter events. Margc
Pringle had a good performance
on Littlest Knight to win the Junior
road hack event over Fred Jack
sons Lucky Lady, Elizabeth Jones
Micky and Mary Ann Eichhorn's
Honey Dripper, who finished In
that order.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
.BogIey Shows Sister
How, Then Goes On
To Win Net Title

The coaching Of big brother Gil
Bogley paid OF for petite 10 Anne
Bogley yesterday as the Madeira
School miss triumphed over Shirley
Steele Of Coolidge, 26, -, 60,
in the opening round Of Sidwell
Friends Schools invitational tour
nament for girls.
And after little sisters victory,
Gil went out and trimmed Ed
Wesley of Georgetown Prep. 81,
60. to keep his Friends invita-
tional junior crown the third con-
secutive year.
Top-seeded players came through
handsomely in both girls divisions.
Ann Worthington Of Bryn Mawr,
who drew a bye in the opening
round, eliminated two opponents
to reach the semifinals. Sho downed
Martin Dore OF Madeira, 60, 60.
and Barbara Meleney Of Sidwell
Friends, 6-1, SO. The latter pre-
viously had ousted Carew Cotton Of
Bryn Mawr, 6-4, 90.
Both boys Journeys went true
to form. Wesley was seeded second
in juniors and Tim Coss, seeded
No. 2 behind Ted Rogers in boys
play, lost to that player, -6, rs,
6-1, in their finale. The Bogley-
Rogers victories gave Landon 10
points and permanent possession
of the Friends trophy.
Complete girls results:
Junior Girls.
First roundlPatricia Abbott tREyn aSI
tsn ts9 A5%dI tcooidss SIS seas s Saba % MO-
sesiey {Msdeira5 beat shirley steele steele
Ss9K School % Bsmose bess asrrE Damafa
trude @ Nicholson Roland PARK, Baltimore,
Mspsn sn.sS 1o,d anels sdWs Faisnd.) beat
H1ssesa SECOND Hnes Mesais oser Central
beat joan oMssy Molten s1s Ems Friends, e
g.. 60: Gerry Heller ozark School,
.ns pssR Psst SmoleY asTtuds % Ann
Barbara Meleney tsidweIl Friends) beat
beat Martin Dore lMadsira), e. s-2;
Quarter finals-Ann Worthington tBryn
Mawr, Baltimore) beat Barbara Meleney
(Sidwen Friends. 6-1, 60.
Ase is and Under.
First round---Betsy Boos Craft Junior
High SCHOOL, beat Ann Cohen (Holton
Arms), 6-3. Ga; Rosalie Miller Park
school, Baltimore) beat Judy Barger,
rs, 2-1 default; Sara ONT PARK
SchooD beat Charlene Gaylord (Holton
Arms, 60. Go: Alice seager (Ca-
thedraD beat Carol Olive Potomac).
6-3, 6-3: Margot Butler (Potomac) beat
Helen Morrison bryan Mawr, Baltimorel.
6-3, 1-6, 6-4; Ruth Ann Peterson ct.
JEFFERSON, Alexandria) beat Pipsy Cutler
(Holton Arms), 60, 60; Eleanor Sal.
mon Ssdiwell Friendsl beat Anne Trib-
second round-Alison dIimth isidwsli
Mawr. Bsltimore). a.. 81; Anne Anne M; NJ
son lPotomac), S2, .E2: Rosaiie = Nil y.
Ter {Park School, BALTIMORE beat Betsy
Boos (Taft Junior High SchooD, 10,
64, 6-3; Sara ONT (Park SCHOOL peat
Alice seager tCathedraD, 6-2. 60;
Peterson (Thomas Jefferson. Alexandria(,
81, So: Polly Miller (Sidweh Fr1ends)
beat Margot Mann tPotomac), SO, 81
Judy Devlin (Bryn Mawr. Baltimore) beat
Nell MacCracken (Holton Arms)' o-2'
ouarter nnals-Judy Devlin CBryn
MaWr, Baltimore) beat Polly Miller (Sfd-
well Friends), 60, 7-5.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

The public high baseball series
enters the home stretch this week,
with Eastern entertaining Wilson to-
morrow in the feature tilt Of an H.
game schoolboy schedule.
The Ramblers travel to Central
today, while Coolidge visits Ana
costa and Tech entertains Roosevelt
in games washed out on Friday.
Once these tits are out of the way,
the teams can settle down to some
hectic battling for the four playoff
positions.
Wilson virtually is assured of a
championship series berth on the
strength Of its perfect record Of four
wins while Eastern enters today's
game with three wins Ia Dis many
starts.
Other games tomorrow have West
ern at Anacostia, Coolidge at Roose-
velt and Tech at Central, while on
Friday Eastern plays at Western,
Tech travels to Wilson, Coolidge en-
tertains Central and Roosevelt plays
host to Anacostia.
Regular series play winds up next
Tuesday with Tech at Eastern, Will
son at Coolidge, Anacostia at Central
and Roosevelt at Western.
In other games tomorrow George
Washington plays at Mount Vernon
Evening star., 1948-05-10
By AnoeIino J. CorobelIi

The initial event of the National
Capital Saddle Horse Association,
one OF the outstanding equestrian
events held in the area this season,
today is receiving an approving nod
from exhibitors and spectators alike.
The largest turnout of gated
horses to be seen locally IN many
wears thrilled the crowd at Meadow
brook yesterday as A. w. McDor-
mand's MERGERS Copper King OUT
stepped Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
Humphreys Idle Boy to win the
gated championship by one point.
Copper King, big, f1ashy 5-year-
old stallion by Mercer Rex-Gavotte,
under his owners handling, won
both the model and the fine harness
events to score 10 points. Idle Boy
was second to Copper King in the
model and the fine harness events.
Idle Boy was driven by Mrs. Pun
phrey, making her show debut, who
handled the brilliant performer in
yeteranlike manner. Pumphrey
had the mount to place in the five
gated saddle event. Other gated
horses who performed creditably in
cluded Senator Wayne B. Morses
Spice of Life, Earl Plummer's Shad-
ow Man and the Humphreys Nobel
Gala.
Charles Carrico's mannerly Re-
Evening star., 1948-05-10
CoIonia|s' Smith Eyes
Olympic Trials After
Loss 10 Navy Sailors
By Malcolm Lomborne. Jr.

George Washington dinghy rae
ing season was about over today
save for tentative plans for Jack
Smith to participate June l at
Larchmont, N. Y, in the Olympic
trials.
Smith earned the right to repre-
sent the Middle Atlantic area of
the intercollegiate Yacht Racing
Association by rolling up 100 of a
possible Ill points in yesterdays
windup of the America Trophy
series at Annapolis.
This performance was some con-
ISOLATION for G. w. fans. who missed
by four points, taking the trophy
from Navy. The Midshipmens S
Harvey Conover. jr.; Jack Baltar
and David Cluett clinched the prize
for the seventh straight year.
G. w. appeared to have the series
in the bag until Eric Nordholm was
disqualified in the ninth race and
withdrew in the 10th and final
event when he tangled with Cluett
at the finish and fouled buoy.
Up to that time G. w. had IT.
point lead over Navy, thanks to
Smiths consistently good sailing
and to Nordholm, when he wasn't
getting into scrapes.
Pennsylvania placed third, up
setting Army, which had been in
third place at the halfway mark.
Scores of the four leaders were ::
Navy, 167; G. w., 1853; Penn, 100,
and Army, 141 points.
Navy and Penn will represent
the Middle Atlantic area in the
association championships to be
held at the Academy Saturday and
Sunday. G. w. was not eligible
because the school holds only an
associate membership.
AS in Saturdays races 1t blew
hard enough to call for the small
size sails on the tempest class
dinghies. About six boats went
over or Suamped
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Women's Pin Card
Tomorrow Niqht
AT LUCKY STRIKE.


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Glass D-Ann g. Jacks (Silver Spring.
Lees Tavern Hyattsvillel. Bowers jewelers.
1HyattsvilleJ. stores (GPo), Federal Credit
Union iGPo), Commerce National Cap
itaD, Brickera Plumbing !Hyattsvillel }.
Troiano Realty Co (Bethesda), Talmur
Restaurant (Bethesda).
(GPO). Postmasters (Post Ofhcel.
Glass F. Pumphreys (Bethesda.
Doubles, $50 PM.
Class BID. Barr, v. Frey,
Glass C-E. Yauchler. Adelaide BroWn'
M. Luttrell. NJ Rohrbaugh; Minnie Brown
.. Miller: J. Craig, c. Hardy: H. De Binder
J. Egan: B. Jamison. H. Wendehack: H
Ballos, r. Fleischman; v. Glove, p. Pra-
Class pr: culg Y. kaesesy; s l; c.,,ai1 sssi1:
M Butler. E. Reid: M. Branson, D. Null
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Class FL Clark, d. Laclair; e. Hatton
'"' sinsles, $50 PM
Class Al. Garilli. Mary Brown, b.
Petit, L. CARLETON, 7. oiadding, J: s.crey
Class BEM, McDermott, E. Ward, n
Hamilton, H. Lagos, J. Schneider X.
cG Gas; c-M. Ugulimio. R. Bautista. z.
Adams. r. cruzan, c. Curtin B. Price, r.
Class p-z: Layton, H. McAdams, A.
Class GB. Wiehle, L. Lynch.
class Fl. Colby. N. Spring.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, May l0.-At-
tractive Helen Schifano, one of
the two leading United States
contenders for Olympic gymnas-
tics titles, doesn't like the way
the July London games are to be
held.
TOO much ballet-not enough
gymnastics" was the way the 26-
year-old Elizabeth IN. j. stem
ographer put it after she finished
second among the eight winners
of Saturdays Olympic tryouts.
Miss Schifano, who dabbles in
painting and photography as well
as gymnastics and office work,
said the accent in the London
games Is on grace and rhythm
not on strength and skill.
She pointed out that this year
the parallel bars event is being
Cancelled from the program and
that many of the more rigorous
maneuvers are being outlawed.
They think it's too hard on
women to do anything strenu-
ous," Miss Schifano said.
She loves the business Of
tumbling on mats and swinging
through the air, but said this
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Murphy Erases King,
Defending Champ
-
In Pin Tourney
By Ben McAiwee

Defending Champion Bill King Is
not among the II bowlers surviving
in the sixth annual Metropolitan
Washington match-game elemina-
ton, but he lost only by one pin to
Fred Murphy, four games to three,
in his only match bowled here this
season.
King literally stepped out of his
car after a trip from Florida onto
the Colonial Village drives last night
to defend his title. Murphy won
the first two games, 1T to. Ill and
1856 to 124, but King rallied to win
the next three, 1874 to 1873, 127 to
125 and 109 to SO. Murphy squared
the match by winning the sixth
game, ISL to 121. In a nip-and-tuck
final game, Murphy won out lib
to 1T.
jenkins Drive Tells.
In another tough opening round
match, Lou Jenkins beat Tony
Santini, 4-3, winning the final four
games, s1s to 873. Jim Luckett OF
Alexandria had Julie Singer three
games down before the GreenWay
manager came through to win the
last four titlts. Singer tailed 899
to Lucketts 805. Joe Rhodes was
another to make an Impressive
finish, beating Paul Volz by one pin
in the final game to win four
straight after being three down:
Karl Gochenour emerged AZ
victor over Charley Sellers, Jr., out
not before the rising young bowler
outcounted him, 100 to 759. Cletus
Pannell whipped Charley Evans,
last wears runnerup, AZ, and 8o2
to $50. AL Wright nicked Howard
parsons. AZ, winning the final tied
game on a rolloff. Frank Caruso'
Minor District League individual
champion, beat Clarendon's Geralo
Brown, AZ.
Lynn Trims Micalizzi.
Bert Lynn trimmed Frank
Micalizzi, the national doubles
champion, Al. after losing the first
game, Marvin Wolf of GreenWay,
bowled 67s in winning from Bits
Amanuel, Al. Bill Buckner was a
AZ victor over Perce Wolfe. Tne
Hvattsville veteran star climaxed his
fifth 155-game with triple-header
strike, but Buckner topped 1t with
the tournaments high single, l7i'
Lindsay Stott tripped Clarendon IS
Billy Moore, Al; Jack Barley put
Nick Finaldi out, Al, and Ray
watson erased Moe Meade, Al.
Johnny Ressa whitewasned raui
Jarman, 40, while Mike Avan snut
out Bill Duvall and Paul Perkins
blanked Gerald Stain.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Roane's Buzz Leader
In Potomac Sail Event

Only 10 shippers braved yester-
days high wind of Hains Point
in the second Sunday series Of
Potomac River Sailing Association.
The second race Of the day was
called off.
Two Indian Landings craft ap-
peared for the Chesapeake 20s divi-
sion, and the winner was c. P.
Roane's Buzz. The second boat,
owned by George Foster, capsized.
Norman Schaller's Schnitzel won
the lightning class, which has q
reputation for a heavy-weather
boat. Charles Trammelrs Miss De-
meanor was second and Alfred
Stidham third.
Joe Krafft's Otulp scored in the
penguin class, which drew only
two starters. Second was Mar
guerite Morrison's Aksarben.
James Googe In Gullah II was
first of two handicap boats to finish
Weston Valentines Eleanore, the
only snipe to enter, dropped out
with halyard trouble.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Three F|ashy Mound
IJobs Mark Battles
lin 5andIot Loops

Harry Wolfe, Jack Upton and
Norman Schumacher today were
hailed as early season pitching
stars as a result of performances
on the sandlots yesterday.
Wolfe, former Central High School
righthander, struck out 18 and
yielded only two hits to pace Po-
tomac to an 80 shutout over
Wheaton in the Montgomery County
League, while Upton pitched a no
hitter and famed IA to lead Alex
andria to a 1871 verdict over WASH
ington Post in the De Molay League
Schumacher whitfield 16 and gave
up two hits as Glen Echo beat
Myron Cowell. 6-3, in the Mont
gomery County Park League.
The National City Sunday League
cot of to q slugging start as Bamby
Bread downed Elite Restaurant,
l0-6:f, Taft beat Merchandising
Plumbers, 8-4; Northeast Body
Works trounced Griffith Consumers,
1872; Philco outlasted Bernstein;
1873, and Government Employees
shaded Ahepa, 4-3.
In other Montgomery County
Park League tilts, Cissel Saxon
edged Kensington Fire Department
ga; Silver Spring downed Eiks
Club, 81, and WV trounced Atchf-
son-Keller, 8-3.
Colesville took over the Mont
gomery County League leadership
with a 81 win over Sandy Spring,
while Bethesda nipped Rockville,
5-4.
In other DeMolay League games
Bill Larrimore hit four-run homer
as Silver Spring defeated BETHESDA,
ga, and Robert La Bruce whipped
Anacostia, 6-2.
In the Prince Georges County
League, Greenbelt trounced TRAN
Gle. 28-1; Lees Tavern downed
Bladensburg, 11-7, and Snug Har-
Dor edged Randolph Village, 81.
The White Sox now lead the East
ern Fairfax County League after
edging Fairfax, 80; while Vienna
had a field day, smashing Hern-
don, 3l-1; Falls Church nipped An
nandale, 81, and Falls Church
Garage defeated Mclean, 8-4.
Germantown leads the Western
Fairfax County League after down.
ing Chantilly, 1o-7, while Vienna
Legion outslugged Burke, 1871;
Centerville edged Lincolnia, 1912,
and Loroton beat Forestville, IL.
Hal Krug smacked 365-foot home
run as the D. C. Fire Department
trounced the Krak Plumbers OF
Schenectady, N. Y, in an Ameri-
can Cancer Society benefit game
in Schenectady.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

"And he was fast" put in
Mattingly. Had legs like a bal
let dancer. Thin ankles and
thick calves. just like Babe
Ruth's. He caught everything
that fell inside the park and
made it look easy. And you
should've seen him on the bases.
don't think even Ty Cobb slid
into a bag faster and came back
up on his feet-all in one motion
like Monk. He was faster than
a nervous jackrabbit."
Mighty strong language but,
as Mattingly said, lots Of people
felt that way about Monk. On
the field he made more noise
than couple of skeletons
rafting around in a tin-can fac
tory, but was as quiet as Sunday
in the country out OF uniform.
Fraser came along near the
end of that golden era of sandlot
sports when the stronger anna
teur teams competed for patron
age with the Washington Ma
tionals. Monk played baseball
for Brook Lees Silver Spring
nine when the roster included
such performers as Ping Purdy.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Sond|otters Honor Memory Of Fraser
Versatile Monk Roted A-Time Great Among cits Amateurs

Roxey Roache. Tots Long and
Brownie Lemerise. Lem Owen
and "Givey" Giovannani were
one of the great battery COM
binations Of the day, and the
customers were sure to see a
corking good game for a piece Of
silver in the hat any time they
turned out to watch the sand
lotters.
Monk was a good football
player, too, halfback for the
Mohawks when Hizzoner Patsy
Donovan master : minded the
Southeast eleven. For references
concerning his ability Mattingly
says you can ask Red Scofield.
Chief Burns, Josh Licarione or
any of the forerunners Of the
Redskins.
Fraser and Walter Beall, who
went up to the Yankees, married
sisters and Gauzza still delights
in telling Of the final game Of
the 1928 season in which Beall
bested Ross Fisher of the George
town Knickerbockers, 10, to
clinch the city title.
First batter up accidentally
hit a slow roller down the first
base line trying to duck a pitch"
recounted Vic, land it went for
a scratch hit. Well, Beall and
Fraser had a conference and the
next nine batters in a row went
down swinging, and still think
Monk got more kick out OF 1t
than Walter"
Fraser would have been big
Lacquer If his arm hadn't gone
bad. But he arrived with the
New York Giants year too late,
even though he could hit.
Fee Collier will manage the
All-Star team, with Walter Morris
and Morris Clark serving as
coaches. All are winning man
ayers in their own rights and
with the pick of the Industrial,
Departmental and District OF Co.
lumbia Recreation East Leagues
to choose from, they'll make 1t
tough for the Brewers and inter-
esting for the fans. Those tickets,
whether you can use them or not,
seem like a bargain for a real
baseball fan.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

mile, mile and 2-mile in the con-
ference meet, setting a new confer
ence record in the mile.
Saturday he will run the mile
and 2-mile. In the latter he'll be
turned loose to preak the Oldest
record in the books-the 1924
Sandi' Esquivel of Texas hung up
% years ago.
Il owe it to him." Littlefield said.
Hes going after that record"
This means that for once Texas
isn't going to worry about the team
championship half as much as its
parting gesture of glory to the little
man who always has worked for the
team, but never has been able to
run on a championship outfit.
During his career at Texas
Thompson has done the mile in
Ais; the half-mile in 1928 and
the 2-mile in 9:17.1. He could have
beaten all those marks had he con-
centrated on the events one at a
time.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
|2-MiIe Record Goal
I0f Texas Star in
Final 5. W. Meet
py the As.esietsd press

AUSTIN, Tex, May 10.-In the
gathering shadows Of the Southwest
Conference meet at Houston Sat
urday little Jerry Thompson viii
sing his swan song with . rhythm
of flashing feet.
The greatest track man the Uni
versity of Texas. ever has known
and in Coach Clyde Littleneld's S
opinion the finest In Southwestern
history, will be closing his career as
"a collegian.
No one ever did what this mighty
mite Of the cinders was able to do.
Weighing 125 pounds dripping wet
"a slender, lonely figure-Thompson
often has won all the distance races
of track In a single afternoon.
Last year he captured the half
Evening star., 1948-05-10

From Ocean City, Md. comes
news of the fishing season getting
off to an early start this week end,
with most of the docks open to
accommodate parties. Bottom fish
ing for sea bass and porgies will
hold the spotlight at first, with trout
and blueflsh starting to run around
the end of the month. Capt. Talbot
Bunting reports that his mackerel
fishing boats are netting quite q
number of bluefish. The presence
OF these blues" says Capt. Bunting,
indicates an early run IN this
vicinity" This bears out reports
from farther south.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Eostern-Wison Contest Heads
77-Gorne Card for SchooIboys

in a night game, Falls Church is at
Dewitt, Bethesda at Bladensburg,
Greenbelt at Annapolis, Landon at
Washington-Lee, st. Johns at
Georgetown Prep, Stuyvesant at
Fairfax in a night encounter, st.
Adams at Friends in an lac clash,
Woodward at Manassas, Priory at St.
Paul, Hyattsville at Laurel, Mary
land Park at Mount Rainier and
Blair at Gaithersburg.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Bill Ackermun Honored

FREDERICK, Md, May 10 R.-
William Ackerman, outdoors writer
from Miami, Fla, was elected presi.
dent of the Brotherhood Of the
Jungle Cock at the groups ninth
annual campfire here.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
lib League Results Z.

Mount Calvary crushed Holy Name,
1913, yesterday in an Intercity Junior
Baseball League tilt. In other
league games, Victory Post No. 4
downed McDaniel's, 8-5; Caiphness
Aces trounced McQuinn's Yankees,
1874, and Forestville downed Car
modv Hills. 1913.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Auto Race Opening Delayed

Midget auto racing at West Lam
ham. Md. will not get under way
Friday night as expected because
recent heavy rains have retarded
planned improvements. New open
ing date will be announced later.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
With Bill Leetch

The present angling situation is best
described in one word-"phooey
Until rainfall stops and the weather
warns up and the easterly winds
cease. we can look for poor fishing.
and that goes for both fresh and
salt water.
Last year, in the interest Of better
relations, the Fish and Wildlife
Service started a series of public
hearings on current wild waterfowl
problems. The hearings were held
in all sections of the country and
any one interested was permitted to
attend and have his say. A similar
series of meetings already has start
ed this year. Even beforehand there
we're few published articles assert
ing that when the hearings were
held it was the intention of the
Federal officials in charge to clamp
down a gag rule" on the proceed
ings. This is entirely false, and
merely clear -cut effort on the part
Evening star., 1948-05-10

Marion Russell, e3-1s-75: Mrs. James
BETHESDA c. c, (blind bogey)--E, W.
WEIGH, 941S-76; T. D. Dutton: S9-l3I
rs; c. F. Batchelder, 9s-@2-76; Frank
lie Cost. S7-11-76; Allen Freeze. 92-16
t-76: Phil Donaldson. s0-4-76: John
LeaveI. s0-4-76, and w. Kelly, 1o7-
2I-S6
Evening star., 1948-05-10

of a few malcontents to sabotage
the meetings. We can assure you
that no meetings will be gagged.
and that every one interested may
speak his piece.