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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-06
Ed TO RAILS
Czech freedom

Czech freedom
THE oucries over Czechosovakia have died AWAY
somewhat by
AT least take enough of a breather from tho
oru-rong and sabre-rattlng to with sanity
transplred In this last tumultuous week
Was there crisisa
Yes but was crisis caused by the efforts the big
western powers to force betrayal of Czechoslovakia
to destroy the postwar democratic gains by people
OF this small but valiant nation.
Is it true the joint statement of the u S. Britain
and France chargedhai the Czech crisis was atcaly
and deliberately insiigated?"
Yes is true But the instigaon came from the same
powers which forced the Communist Party the biggest
party out of governments of Italy France which
tried the same formula again in Czechoslovakia.
What this weeping the collapse Czech democ-
Greater control of the government has passed the
majority of the people Czechosovaa And it admitted
that the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia has much
greater support today than when received 80 per
cent of vote and won ia seats in parliament of 800
After the and the shouting the Czechs remain
free peoplewith frmer grip their destiny and
greater opportunity their economic and political
destiny in their own way.
What remains is the smoke of great fire which the
American government and the American press ignited
further effort to embro the people of this country
This provocaton trumped up by the professional
Sovethaters by the warongers those turning
down the lights of democracy here home and hate
them glow more brightly in Eastern Europe.
Actually. the newspapers perpetrated filthy SANDER
the Czech people,
No people with such history struggle can
willingly accept despotism again.
than 300 years. the Czech and Slovak peoples
fought oppression national nortes under the Ausro
Hungarian Empire.
AT long last they set up democracy-ony to have it
destroyed by the Munich Pactan agreement between Hitler
and the so-caled Western democraces.
Then the Hitler occupation; the heroic underground
resistance the assassination of the Renhart he Hangman)
Heydrich the Hitler tyran and then Lidce; and finally
liberation by the Red Army This kind of history explains
why there can be no coup" in Czechoslovaka.
This explains why the American press lies when it
charges that the Czechs gave up their independence
Czechoslovakia remains nation more Independent
than independent of mperalst CONTROL of connving
and ratorous politicians of the nsious that the
Marshall Plan represents.
Let that explain why the people of Czechosovalia
celebrate the victory their "crisis."
AHAwAz ~AwM~A A@~H
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-06
Humans trouble

To the Editor:
Well, well, seems that Tru-
man is getting the Bronx cheer
right in the Bronx.
NIL.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-06

Marshall's ad-
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Hopkins Rejects Bid

BALTIMORE. Nov. IS 1P.-Johrs
Hopkins University yesterday turned
down an invitation to play football
in the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando.
Fla, on New Years day Head
Coach Howdy Myers said the de-
cision is in line with a standing
policy against postseason athletic
contests.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Cards Lose Cranston
Star, Due 10 Studies

A heavy scholastic schedule has
claimed Scotty Cransten, hieh-scor-
ing star of last years Catholic Uni
versity basket ball team. but Coach
Abe Rosenfield today predicted the
Cards would come up with winner
Just the same. Catholic U. opens
it's season Monday night, meeting
Towson State Teachers at Brook
land.
With six holdovers from last
year, including reliable Capt. Gene
Szklarz. Rosenfield has right to
smile. Also in this group are Fred
tOxD Conpor, George Laubacher
Jack and Bill Walsh and Vic Wis.,
nauskas. These men will carry the
brunt of the burden in quest OF
Mason Dixon honors, but Rosenfield
also is working hard to develop suit
able reserves and doesn't think he
will be troubled by q shortage of
material
Jim Kennedy and Bill Sondericker.
a couple of newcomers, have been
impressive in preseason drills. and
with Jim Yacobi. Russ Johnson and
Joe Maiuri joining the squad after
a brief rest from football, Rosenfield
expects to have two formidable
teams in action.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
No-Hitter McCahan
In Court Attraction

Two exceptional athletes will see
action at Uline Arena Sunday night
when the Kansas City Stars face
the Philadelphia Sphas Of the Amer
Iican Professional League, in the in
augural Of professional basket ball
doubleheader at 8 o'clock.
In the nightcap set for $50 o'clock
the powerful Harlem Globetrotters
will take on the Indiana Clark Twins
Bill McCahan. ace pitcher of the
Philadelphia Athletics who turned
in a no-hit. no-run performance
against the Washington Nationals
two years ago, will represent the
Sphas.
The Stars, an affiliate Of the
Globetrotters who have won $50
games and lost 10 in three years OF
competition. will introduce one
armed wizard in Bold Buie.
Jesse Owens, the United States
all-time Olympic track ace, will be
master of ceremonies. A floor show
will feature a table tennis match
and Jacques Gordon. colorful o.
vear-old Juggling unicyclist.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Ex-Mary|and Jockey
Dies as Help Awaits
BY the Associdssd Press

CHICAGO. Nov. 25-A penniless
former jockey died yesterday OF
chronic high blood pressure while
the Illinois Racing Board awaited
an opportunity to present him a
500 Thanksgiving" check.
He was Harold West, 38. best
known at Maryland tracks where
he did most of his riding. For the
past five years he had been an ex-
ercise boy at Chicago tracks.
William A. Hamilton, a steward
for the Illinois Racing Board, said
West had been a patient at the
Cook County Hospital since October
8, when the Horsemen's Benevolent
Protective Association arranged to
pay for two months care.
Hamilton said he called at the
hospital Monday to present the
check but that West did not recog-
nize him. He added that he was
making funeral arrangements as a
representative of the Racing Board
and Roman Catholic charity.
Hamilton said that West had
spoken of a wife and an aunt and
uncle in Wilmington. Del. but that
they had not been located
Evening star., 1948-11-25
A. U. Facing Towson
In Conference Start

Towson State Teachers will be
no pushover for American University
in the opening game of the Mason
Dixon Conference season tomorrow
night in Towson.
The hosts, coached by Bill Clarke
for the first time, have Harry Hal
stead, a transfer from Bowling
Green. Gary Mohler. one Of Western
Marylands finest prep athletes. and
6-foot-7 Warren Stroh as newcomers
to the starting lineup.
Bud Ritter, 6-foot-5 rebound
artist; George Kimmett and Bob
Watson are the veteran mainstays
of the squad that won l3 and lost II
last year. including six conference
victories against six defeats.
American U. probably will be
without Art Morales, the flashy
freshman from New Brunswick,
N. j., who suffered a cut under the
left eye that required several stitches
in last nights practice. The Eagles
opened with a 1929 victory over
/ the Alumni last week.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
BY Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

score of clubs will draw up their
1949 regatta schedule and learn OF
this years high point winners, based
on scores gathered at various bay
regattas.
Carleton Mitchell, author yachts
man-photographer of Annapolis.
has hit on what seems to be good
idea to avoid the recent furore
caused by the Navy proposal to set
aside a big chunk Of Chesapeake
Bay for aerial bombing practice.
Why not, asks Mitchell, create a
planning board composed Of prom
inent civic leaders and State Of
ficials, who would have to be con-
suited by the services before they
decided to have set aside more real
estate" on our inland and coastal
waterways?
Mitchell is scheduled to address
a dinner meeting of the Cruising
Club of America in New York City
January 7. This is the evening that
the National Motor Boat Show will
be launched in the mammoth Grand
Central Palace in Manhattan.
Washington Marine Trade Asso-
clation holds its next business meet
ing December 9 at Corinthian Yacht
TII,h r,j11 be k1, ~
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Brook|and , Southwest
EIevens Play Benefit

Brookland-Woodridge Merchants
Western Division champions of the
Metropolitan Amateur Football
League, will oppose Southwest Mer-
chants at Gonzaga Athletic Field
34th and Benning road, Sunday in
game that will donate it receipts
to Eddie Tawney, Southwest's full
back.
Tawney sustained fractured back
in a game with Brookland on Octo-
Der rs after the triple threat back
had put over a touchdown that gave
his team an early 60 lead. The
Merchants later scored their winning
margin in the last two seconds OF
action.
Stands will be provided for the
spectators Sunday and some Of the
most spirited play Of the year is in
prospect. TaVney's injury will keep
him sidelined for several more
months before he can resume his
employment.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Talented Teammates Will Roll
Aouinst Each Other in Benefit

Marylanders. Frances Wilson's l44
in a 372 set was the winners edge
Another 159 wallop by Polly Bros
seau prevented Rosslyn from white
washing King Pin. Jessie Keith
fired 377 for Rosslyn.
Lii Carletons 147-369 and Mary
Browns 141-375 led as pacesetting
Brookland whipped Fort Davis, 2-1
with 620 and 1,773 scores. Helen
Tabb's 1876 and 354 were best as
Hi-Skor routed Ice Palace.
Petworth. with 2-1 victory over
Bethesda, increased its lead to four
games in Minor District League
Second-place Ice Palace defeated
Fort Davis. 2-l, with $50 and 1876
scores. Bob Reid's Isl gave King
Pin 81 edge over Greenwav
Lucky Strike nicked Sellers Plumb
ers. 2-1, and Queen Pin took two
from Price Motors.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Terps Are Confronted
With Sharp Passer
I'm VIVA, 'sWaIthal|

Maryland's pass defenses will be
tested again on Saturday by a good
aerial team when the Old Liners
wind up their season against West
Virginia at Morgantown, w. Va. Do
ing most of the tossing for the
Mountaineers is Jimmy Walthall,
and Jimmy Is well up on the list OF
the Nations best aerial artists.
He Is in fourth place on this
weeks National Collegiate Athletic
Bureau list with rs competitions in
145 attempts for q 524 average. He
il responsible for 1,071 yards
gained through the air and
has tossed for IL touchdowns. Those
IL scores via the airways make
his record especially impressive.
Only Nevada's Stan Heath has
done better with 20 passing scores,
while also with II 50 far are
Bobby Thomason of v. M. I. and Ed
Songin of Boston College. That puts
Walthall In pretty fast company.
Charley Justice of North Carolina,
who tossed for two touchdowns
against the Terrapins, has COM
pleted 10 scoring passes this season.
One thing helping make Walthall
80 dangerous is the system used by
Coach Dud De Groot Of the Noun
taineers. Dud is plenty air minded,
and his team Saturday may use
passes on more than so per cent Of
their plays. Frequently all five
eligible receivers are down field.
making defenses against Walthall
especially difflcult.
Walthall has been hurt frequently
this season, but he still has man
aged to run up an impressive rec
ord. He is not on the list OF in
jured players at West Virginia this
week, however, so likely is in top
form. Reported as ailing are Guard
Charley Boyles and Halfback Russ
Combs. but the team trainer saws
he expects to have them ready by
game time.
The Mountaineers are far from
being just a one-man team. how
ever. They have a dangerous run
ming Quartet is Pete Zinaich. Alya
Richmond, Vic Bonfili and Johnny
Murphy zinaich, the fullback.
weighs 1877 pounds and has more
speed than usually is associated
with the line -bucking position. and
OH those rare occasions. When he
needs a rest. very adequate re-
placement Is available in Jim
Moran.
Maryland completes its practices
today. and leaves by train from
Silver Spring tomorrow morning.
The team will stay at Uniontown.
Pa. tomorrow night. and complete
the trip on Saturday by bus.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
West Va. Eleven
TOGO to Sun Bowl
By fhe Assoeiofed Press

MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Nov.
25.-West Virginia University has
accepted an invitation to meet
Texas Mines in the Sun Bowl
football game at Fl Paso. Tex,
New Years Day. Mountaineer
Athletic Director Roy M. Haw.
ley announced.
The disclosure followed an an.
nouncement Tuesday by Lafay-
cite College officials at Easton.
Pa, that they had refused an In
vitation to meet Texas Mines Of
the Border Conference in the
New Year Day clash.
Before the acceptance was
made final, the coaches put the
matter to a vote on the Noun
taineer grid squad yesterday att
ernoon while the players were on
the field preparing for Saturdays
game with Maryland. The re.
sponse Hawley said. was "enthus-
iastic."
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Fore AND AFT
By Mocolm Lomborne, Jr.

nt moNoiW IoHOothS, -.
washington's biggest sailing event
this side of the Presidents Cup Re-
gatta will be staged off Corinthlan
Yacht Club December and 5.
It's the second annual Potomac
Frostbite Regatta sponsored by the
Universities of Maryland, George
town and George Washington, and
at stake will be the Marvin Byrd
German Trophy, named for the
presidents of the three schools.
Invited to compete over the week
end are M. I. T., Yale. Harvard
Brown, Navy and Kings Point Mari
time Academy. George Washington
won the prize year ago, but prom
ses to be pressed hard by some
of the best intercollegiate sailing
talent in the East
The affair also will witness a
contest between young ladies. rep
rssenting the three local schools
for the honor of frostbite queen
She will be picked prior to racing
the first morning and will reign
over the week ends festivities.
G. w. already has announced its
two finalists for the queenly honors
They are Betty Kline and Jeanne
Rhodes.
A week from Saturday also wit
nesses another important event of
interest to sailormen It's the an
nual meeting of the Chesapeake
Bay Yacht Racing Association
slated for the Hotel Belvedere in
Baltimore.
Len Penso, well known Potomac
River Penguin ace and former COM
modore of Potomac River Sailing
Association commodore, is expected
10 be nominated for president, to
succeed Bill Heintz of Cumbersome
Md, another prominent small boat
skipper.
Delegates from more than a
Evening star., 1948-11-25
By Ben McAIwee

Joe Harrison and Paul Jarman
star pinmen of Arcade Pontiac's
pacesetting Major District League
team. will be on opposite sides in the
big Gladys Lynn benefit bowling
show starting at $50 tonight at
Rosslyn.
Harrison will bowl with Hutchi-
sons Furniture, while Jarman Will
be in the Toms Auto Service lineup
There will be no admission charge
for the team, doubles and singles
matches. Spectators will be asked
to contribute to a fund being raised
for the former Rosslyn woman team
star who has been seriously Ill for
more than year.
In a heavy-scoring league match
at Rosslyn last night, the Hutchison
outfit tailed a lusty 1862 set with
games of 666, 632 and 664, only to
be nosed out in the final two tilts
BY hotter Caruso Grocery team
which counted 1851 with 644. 634
and 673 with only four men and a
dummy score.
Cletus Pannell's 172 and second
high season 459 set plus Billy Stall
cups 399 and Bub Guethler's 1896
after the first skirrnish failed to off =
set the Caruso four-man attack as
Paul Perkins clouted for 1924
Gene Hargett for 153-27. Lindsay
stott for 153-39S and Bill Buck
ner's 382.
Mann's Decorators whitewashec
Schlitz Beer winning the last game
by one pin as Anchorman Ray Wat
L.son climaxed a 403 set with ia!
and Ralph Bates helped with ar
even 400. Mike Avon. best tor tnt
Beermen with 155 and 1893, missed
a costly single-pin spare break ir
the last box
H. B. Leary Bros. swamped Tom
with Karl Gochenour's $50 and AZ
the big blows.
Mildred Stadtler in boosting hel
own season record game in the Cap
itol Major Ladies circuitsfrom l61
to 1854 at Hyattsville last night sal.
vaRed Takoma S lone game from the
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Hockey at q Glance
Results Last Night.
NATIONAL LEAGVE.

Results Last Night.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. s; Detroit, 3.
Montreal, 8; Toronto; 3 .tiel;
St. Louis. Z; Buffalo, O.
Proyidenee' p =; Indianapolis l.
Cleveland. ! Philadelphia, l ttie).
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Portland, S; San Francisco, 5.
Vancouver. 4 Seattle, >.
New Westminster, g. Tacoma, q.
San Diego. 5 Los Angeles. g.
oUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE.
Quebec, 5. New York, =.
Schedule Tonight
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto at Montreal.
New York al Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
PITTSBURGH al Hershey
Washington at New Haven.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Fresno at San Diego.
QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE.
Quebec at Shawinigan Falls.
Montreal at Boston
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
NilUaukee at louisville
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Supermon and Boxter
Score on Turner Mat

The Golden Superman and La
verne Baxter scored in co-feature
matches on the Turner's Arena
wrestling card last night over Hans
Kampfer and Ivan Kamarof1, re-
spectively. Or was it vice versa?
Herman Rubenstein was too good
for Harry Finklestein in II min
utes and the two-man team OF
Marvin Mercer and Jack Kelly de-
feated Michele Leone and Jim
Wallis in % minutes.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Smug9y Hursey Loses
Fiqht to Roy Miller
BY the Assoeioted Press

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 25.-Roy
Miller. 1853 pounds, of Kansas City
outpointed Smuggy Hursey. 161, OF
Washington here last night in the
first bout of a triple-feature card
that was prelude to an exhibition
bout between Joe Louis and Curt
Kennedy, Wichita, Kans.
Louis. weighing plump 223
pounds, waltzed through a four
round exhibition with Kennedy.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
st. CeciIio's Girls Keep
Unbeuten Streak Intact

The CYO Girls Basket Ball League
still hasn't found a team to stop
St. Cecilia's, as the latter opened
play with a 1918 victory over St
Patrick's yesterday to continue It's
2-year unbeaten streak
ST. Marys of Alexandria won
1928, over Holy Trinity, while jay
wee games went to st. Cecilia S
1911, and Holy Trinity, 1922.
Evening star., 1948-11-25

Mildred Stadtler in boosting her
own season record game in the Cap
itol Major Ladies clrcuitsfrom l61
to 1854 at Hyattsville last night SAL
vaeed Takoma's lone game from the
Evening star., 1948-10-20
|WaI|aceA Adds Denhan|
To List Of Those Who
Should Be Fired
By the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 2O-Henry
Wallace said today the administra.
tors Of the Taft-Hartley Act, by re.
cent decisions, have set the stage
for an era of violence"
AS he neared the end of q four
week airplane trip seeking votes fol
President, Mr.. Wallace demanded
that President Truman fire these
men:
/. Robert N. Denham, general
counsel of the National Labor Re-
lations Board.
2. Secretary of State Marshall.
In a labor statement issued today
Mr.. Wallace said: ..-.
IF Mr.. Truman were genuinely
concerned with the rights of work.
ers, he would dry his crocodile tears
and get the immediate resignation
of Robert Denham and associates. u
Addresses 800 at Reading.
Last night in speech at Read
ing, Pa, before about 300 persons
huddled on a rainy evening in an
open-air grandstand that has a
3,700 capacity, Mr.. Wallace said
of Gen. Marshall:
ANY President with any respect
for the Office he holds, and the
sacred trust that is in his hands
would fire such a subordinate.
Mr.. Wallace also said at Reading
that Harry S. Truman has abdi-
Gated. He still sleeps in the
White House, and that's about all. y
The candidate said that when
Gen. Marshall returned from Paris
recently, he spent most of his time
in Washington not with Mr.. Tru-
man, but with the generals and
bankers who really run our Gov
ernment."
$25-a-Plate Dinner.
After this speech Mr.. Wallace
flew to Philadelphia and spoke in
formally before a $25-a-plate din
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Yes, the Melotts' goal is being
reached! Daughter Jackie's smile
speaks for the happiness all the young
sters are finding. Prize-winning home
making projects prove that she, like
her brothers, has good reason to be
confident of getting along in the world.
'The children are getting the head
start we wanted for them," says Mr..
Melott, land I'm going to protect it
with life insurance. | have some of
this protection already, and plan to
get more from time to time"
Evening star., 1948-10-20
66 Eost Europe Refugee:
Put In at BruziI Port
BY the kssoeioted Press

RECIFE, Brazil, Oct. 20.-A sail
ing ship carrying 66 refugees from
Eastern Europe to Argentina put
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Lucas Says Democrats
Twill Control Senate
BY the Asseeioted Press

Senator Lucas, Democrat, of Illi-
nois said last night the Democrats
will win 7 to 10 seats now held by
Republicans and capture Senate
control.
Senator Lucas said he based the
prediction on thorough canvass
by political veterans. He Is chair
man Of the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee.
He said the Democrats will retain
all the seats they now hold; will
win seven now held by the COP
and have a better than $3.50 chance
in three others.
A net shift of four seats would
give the Democrats control of the
Evening star., 1948-10-20

In here today for food supplies.
Arvids Bertins, Lithuanian COM
n1ander of the 75-ton craft Eliza
said they were fleeing from dan
gers of Communist expansion in
Europe"
The vessel took three months to
cover the distance from Stockholm
to Recife. The fugitives included
Firms, Germans, Poles, Czechs,
Lithuanians,. Estonians and Ukrain-
ians.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Senate. The present division Is 81
Republicans and rs Democrats.
Senator Lucas foresaw certain
Democratic senatorial victories ir
Minnesota. Kentucky, Oklahoma
West Virginia, Wyoming, Illinois
and Iowa, where Republican held
seats are at stake.
I'VE have better than an even
chance of capturing Idaho, Della
ware and Michigan" he said.
Secretary of Labor Tobin went
further in speech before the CIO
United Paperworkers in Buffalo last
night. He predicted that the DEM
ocrats would take control of the
House as well as the Senate.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

When Walter and Gussie Melott
married, they were determined about
one thing: They wanted to give their
youngsters far happier childhood,
better start in life than they them
selves had ever had.
But how should they 60 about it?
Where would the children be able to lead
the healthiest life, learn how to take
responsibility, to understand the value of
money have lot of fun, too? Maybe
life on farm would be the best thing?
The Melotts decided to try it and see
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Gary makes money raising
Angora rabbits. He wants a
lot of them. His family
dreams of having a profit
able herd of pure-bred
Jerseys, their own farm.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

ner meeting which lasted till nearly
midnight.
Tonight he speaks at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, in the anthracite re-
gion, and flies to New York i'm
mediately after the speech.
That will complete a four-week
campaign tour in which the candi-
date will have flown about $500
miles in chartered airplane, not
to mention several side trips by
train and auto.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Tufts Alumni to Lunch

Francis H. Russell, director Of the
State Departments Office of Public
Affairs, will address a luncheon of
the Tufts College Alumni Club of
Washington at 1890 pm. tomorrow
in the Army Navy Club. Mr.. Rus
sell Is q Tufts alumnus.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THEIR AGENTS

ample shows too why it is so important for
us to hold to our rights to think for our
selves, to work at what we like, to live as
we choose. For What this country amounts
to depends upon what happens to its homesl
INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE
60 East 42nd Street, New York II. N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

BRING YOU THIS STORY BECAUSE.
families like the Melotts show US one way
that happiness is earned! You, yourself,
probably know family, right in your own
town, that is getting ahead in the same
typically American way. Such families prove
to all of us that we can solve our own
problems by our own efforts. Their ex-