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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

season, according to Andy
Mulligan, manager and coach
of the Mercurys, and are re-
garded as the best team in the
Ontario Hockey Association, an
old and fast Canadian circuit.
Bill Horner, goalie for the
Auto-Lites, is a veteran of six
years in the Ontario Hockey AS
sociation, and is one of the best
goal tenders in Western Ontario
this season. Another Auto-Lite
player, Jim Corbett, six-footer
who weighs 200 pounds, pos
sesses a bullet-like shot and is,
speedy skater. Il
A defenseman who packs a
lot of wallop for the Canadians
is Bill Gordon, another 200
FOUNDER, who teams up with de-
fensman Bob Gutteridge, one of
the best puck snatchers in the
Ontario League. Teammate Rip
Kemsley, stocky speedster who
plays center, is a very tricky
stick handler with a good shot.
Norm Scott, the sixth man on
the team, is said to be a fast
skater and a good team player.
He is a tireless performer and
very dangerous inside the oppo-
sition's Blue Line.
The Mercurys are playing a
good brand of hockey at pres
ent and top-notch game full of
thrills is in store for the fans
who attend the benefit profess
Sional exhibition.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

with a great future. Out
fielder George Wilson comes
up from Roanoke with a .357
batting average that won him
second place in the Piedmont
League hitting title race.
Moreover, he swept first place
in five hitting departments
which included runs-batted-
in honors. Slick fielding
Chuck Honey from Louisville
is a second sacker who'll
draw attention. He sticked a
respectable 2.92 at the plate
in 1947.
Outfielder Jimmy Delsing
may be the young gardener
the White Sox have been
waiting for. With Hollywood
last season he batted .316
had class afield. Another out,
field hopeful, Grover Bowers
will join the White Sox party
at Pasadena carrying the
Southeastern League batting
title on .375 hitting job for
the Gadsden, Ala, club. And
Tony Lupien, shooting for the
White Sox first base post
comes up from Hollywood
with a .341 batting mark for
1947. Tony made 237 hits
travel for 362 total bases for
the Stars.
George Vico, a lanky first
sacker who was impressive al
Lakeland last spring, viii.
draw plenty of attention
from Manager Steve O'NeiI
of Detroit's Tigers. With
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16
Local IL Boxers
In Tournament

Cliff King, the pride of the
Local IL Boxing Club and mem
ber of the Toledo Scale Unit,
SUCCESSFULLY defended his City
Open title last Saturday and
will tackle Jack Baker, of the
Spicer Unit, in the semi-finals
of the City Open amateur box
ing tournament, tomorrow night,
at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
King, who is a middleweight,
won the Toledo Golden Gloves
championship last year and is a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

we'll in hand
throughout the
entire contest.
T h e u nj o n
players w e r e
leading at half
time by the
score of 26 to
16.
T h e o a k
H a r b or l. e.
gionnaires will
play a return
e a m e against
fba T.oral 10
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16
Mercurys, Auto-Lites In Hockey Benefit
Mems Loop Bo,Ulers Begin To Hit Stride
'ChiIdrens Summer Camp
will Receive Proceeds

The professional hockey exhibition sponsored by Local
H. UAWCIO will be played at the Sports Arena Saturday.
January a. between the Toledo Mercuys OF the nterna
tonal Hockey League and the Point Edward AutoLtes
of the Ontario Hockey Association.
Proceeds from this exhibition will be awarded to the
Childrens Summer Camp at Sand Lake, Michigan and will
be used to send undepriveged children of Toledo to the
camp next summer.
The AutoLites to date, have lost only game this
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16
Court League
Goes In+o
Second Week

The Local IL Basketoall
League played in its second
week with several thrilling and
hard fought games being offered
to the fans of Toledo, Monday
night, at Robinson Junior High
School.
In the American Division, the
Toledo Scales took firmer grip
on the lead spot by taking a fast
game from the Toledo Joint
Council by the score of "A to 70.
The Swartzbaugh Unit emerged
the winner in an overtime game
when the newly formed PlaSkon
team bowed to defeat, 20 to 27,
This game was closely played
and the outcome was in doubt
until the final seconds. The To-
Iledo Tubes and the Surface
Combustion game will be played
at a later date.
Three teams are tied for the
lead in the National Division by
virtue of their victories Monday
night. The clever Martin-Parry
team made it two straight as
they trounced the Acklin Stamp
ers, 81 to 20. The Unitcast play
ers also continued on their drive
to the championship by outclass-
ing the Champion Spark Plug
team and taking the contest by
the. score of 27 to II. The Auto
Lite and the National Supply
teams played on fairly even
terms for three quarters of their
game and then, with few min
utes to go, the Auto-Lites forged
ahead to take the game, "a to
81.
Spicer Unit, Toledo Pipe
Threaders, and American Floor
Surfacing teams kept a clean
record as they each won their
respective games, Tuesday night
| in the International Division of
the League at Point Place High
School.
Spicer Unit took the measure
of the WHY'S Unit team by the
score of 56 to 81. 1t was the
opening game for the Willys
five who look like they are
going to make it hot for the
other teams in the division: To-
ledo Pipe Threaders continued
their march to the top of the
standings when they beat a
stubborn Gordon Bumper team
by the score of So to 30. Cor
don won the 1946-47 Local IL
Basketball League champion
ship. The American Floor Sur
facing team won over a classy
DeVilbiss Unit outfit after the
teams battled evenly for most of
the game. The Surfacers forged
ahead in the final minutes of
play to take the game from the
| fighting DeVilbissites.
What was Gene Tunney's
reach?
77-in.
Who is Sidney Walker?
Pan,i Jack ex-135-1h chamr
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

strong favorite of the boxing
fans to come through again in
the tournaments.
Jim Staup, Local IL bantam
weight fighter. drew a bye last
week and will compete in tae
semi-finals in his class tomor-
row night. Jim won the City
Open title last st'year and has inn
proved greatly, according to the
Local IL boxing instructors, Joe
Lohman, Red Macdonald, and
Lloyd Bennett.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

where they smothered the
Oak Harbor American Le-
gion team by the score of 49
to 27. The Local IL All-Stars,
under the tutelage of Harvey
Robedeau, had the situation
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16
Women's Friday League
Mercury

The New York Yankees may
have walked away with the
1947 American League pennant
but they weren't so tough" for
Denny Galehouse. The curve
ball specialist beat them once as
a Brownie and then, as a Boston
Red Sox pitcher, whipped the
champions three times, fall com.
plete games.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

strength through neWCUHltIs IIOIII VIIC
minors. Numerous players who dominated
the batting and pitching in their leagues are
on the list.
Joe Upton a catcher up from Wilkes
Barre, is a likely prospect. Carrying ,375
batting average that brought him the East
ern League hitting title, he also fielded bril-
Iiantly all season for the Barons. Another
catcher who'll get "a good "look" will be
Ralph Weigel, up from Baltimore. And
among the pitchers. Bill Kennedy, with a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

Which baseball team holds
the record for the most con-
secutive losses?
Cleve, then in the MI, in
1899 lost "a games.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

the Jeeps haven't been out
scored by any great margin de-
spite their league record OF
eight wins against 16 losses. The
Jeeps have tailed 1884 points
to their opponents 1898.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16
Local II AII-Stars Win
Two More Games

The Local IL AlStars basketball team won its seventh
game in when it defeated the Captain Russell Ponce
by the SO to 81 Wednesday night in the Safety
Building gymnasium
Last Sunday the All-Stars travelled to Oak Harbor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16
From The
Rule Book
By Wilbert Birdie" Rule
SPORTS Editor
Local II Recreation Director

standout group of American League rookies-up
wards of 20 of hemwll bid for major league JOBS "heh
Junior circuit teams open spring training March l.
This contingent of 1948 hopefuls has class all down
the line with every having excellent chances OF adding
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

Portland last season, Vico
batted .307, had % doubles
and nine homers. Another
good prospect is Johnny
Lipon, up from Dallas, while
outfielders John Groth, from
Williamsport, Pa, and Earl
Rapp, from Buffalo, will be
watched closely.
The champion New York
Yankees come up with crop
of rockies valued by Yank
bosses at more than a half
million dollars. Among stand
out hopefuls are Pitchers Bill
Wight, up from Kansas City
with a 16 won, nine lost
mark; Frank Hitler and Fred
Bradley, who won a total of
% games for the Blues in AT;
Catcher Gus Niarhos, whose
.321 batting average with
Kansas City interests Man
ager Bucky Harris; Infielder
Jim Dyck, from Binghamton
and Newark; and outfielders
Cliff Mapes and Ed Stewart.
Mapes took runs-batted-in
honors in the American AS
sociation as he hit 1903 for
Kansas City, while Stewart
raped out a 1853 average for
the same team.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

Is won and two lost record last season with Scranton Will
draw attention from Indian bosses.
The Boston Red Sox will have a close watch on Bill
Goodman young oueder purchased last spring from
Atlanta Bill with Louisville last season. filled IN at
sbortson and bated usy $40 in "a games He's hustler
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

What position did Fred G.
Clarke, Pitts (N), play?
Fred, player-mgr. from 1900
Is played the outfield.
How old was John l.. Sui
livan when he won the heavy
weight title?
Twenty-four.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

When was Jersey Joe Wal
colt born?
1-31-14.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-16

What was Gene Tunney's
reach?
77-in.
Who is Sidney Walker?
Beau Jack, ex-135-lb. champ.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

Rescued from an icy death IN his
refrigerator room, a frozen custard
dealer told a story today OF how a
thief slammed the box door behind
him and jammed safety mechan-
ism before rifling the cash register.
Guy r. Sponseller, IS, of l35 North
Carolina avenue Sc, was trapped
in the frigid chamber for is min
utes before desperate rappings on
the door attracted his rescuer.
Police said Mr.. Spcnseller was
alone in his shop at l3 Fifteenth
street Sc. when he went into the
refrigerator about HAS O'Clock last
night, leaving the door ajar.
Hearing a noise, Mr.. Sponseller
turned only in time to see the door
closing behind him and voice yell:
Hey. what are you doing in there?"
Sensing that it was robbery, Mr..
Sponseller did not answer. In a
moment he heard a jingle Of the
cash register, then silence.
juggling a lever that normally
would release him, the imprisoned
man found it jammed. He began
beating on the door with an 18-inch
pipe, hoping to break an air hole
through the 3-inch panel or to at
tract attention.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
By Robert K. Walsh

The Senate Armed Services
Committee today unanimously
approved a bill authorizing the
Navy to stop work on 13 warships
so that it can begin building a
giant aircraft carrier and several
other advanced-type vessels.
A dispute between Air Force and
Navy officials on the advisability OF
constructing such a carrier, various
ly estimated as likely to be from
$1,000 to 10000 tons, was brought
out at a closed hearing this morn
ing.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal
told the committee that Gen. Carl
T. Spaatz, retiring Air Force chief
of staff, fatty opposed it and de-
clared that Admiral Denfeld, chief
of naval operations, mistakenly re-
ported to a House committee last
month that the aircraft carrier
project had been approved by the
joint chiefs of staff.
Secretary Forrestal also told the
committee, he told reporters later,
that Admiral Denfeld and Gen.
Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, sup
ported the Navy program for the
supercarrier and similar new-type
ships. Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg,
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Man With Gun Binds
And Robs StroI|inq
Couple, Attacks Girl
Pair Forced to Walk
More Than Block in
Temple Heights Area

Forced by a robber with a
drawn pistol to walk more than
a block with her escort, a o.
year-old insurance company
clerk-typist was raped in a lone
ly spot on Temple Heights near
the busy intersection of Con-
necticut avenue and Columbia
road shortly before last mid
night.
Their hands bound behind them
the couple was robbed before the
attack, according to the story told
police by the girl and her COM
panion, Samuel Cecil Farr, 81, OF
2211 H street NV.
Police today held 26-year-old
shoe shine boy for investigation
but did not regard him as sure
fire suspect.
Went for Walk.
Examined at Gallinger Hospital
the girl was released after treat
ment for injuries, including
scratched knees and bruises. Police
told this story of the attack:
Mr.. Farr and the girl, who, lives in
the 1000 block of Kalorama road
NV, decided to take walk in the
neighborhood at about 9:15 pm
After returning to her apartment
once. they went for another stroll
and were walking in the 1900 block
of Florida avenue when colored
man stopped them and asked Mr.
Farr for cigarette.
When Mr.. Farr said he had none
the man drew gun and directed
the couple to walk ahead of him
At one point they walked along
Connecticut avenue, then up gravel
path near the top of the unde-
veloped area of Temple Heights.
There the gunman tied theil
hands behind their backs with
heavy cord and after robbing Mr.
Farr Of $l.10 and the girl of dollar
in change. ordered both to lie or
the ground. Then he attacked the
girl.
After he had gone, the couple
walked to the 1900 block Of Con-
ICoo ATTArR page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-06-01
By ,he Assoeiossd Press

The Justice Department today
announced the arrest for deporta-
ton of Jacob Abraham Stachel, ma
tional director of education for the
American Communist Party.
The department said Stachel was
picked up by immigration agents
in front of his residence at 2o3
West Ninety fourth street, New
York, this morning. He was re-
moved to Ellis Island to await de-
portation proceedings.
Stachel is accuse Of illegally en-
tering this country and Of joining
a subversive organization after his
entry.
The department said Stachel Is
a member of the Communist Party's
National Committee. and Of the
Communist National Board, as well
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Dealer Trapped in Refrigerator,
ThiefL Loots FrozenC Custurd Shop

Above his tailor shop next door
where Sol Greenbaum lives with his
wife, Rosa. the tapping sounds came
through. They speculated on where
they came from and Mrs. Green
baum said she believed they were
from the frozen custard shop.
When the tappings persisted, MIR.
Greenbaum investigated. The Gus
tard shop was open but empty. The
tappings were lauder Mr.. Green
baum opened the refrigerator and
out came a pale and shaken pro-
prietor.
His fears of a robbery soon were
confirmed. Between $50 and $50
was missing from the register.
The refrigerator was described as
by feet with 6-foot ceiling and
with a temperature of about "a de-
grees.
A neighbor reported to police see
ing a colored man running from the
shop about midnight.
Mr.. Sponseller's account Of the
incident was related by Mr.. Green
baum and c. r. Kaufman, who lives
at the Sponseller home: Mr.. Spon-
seller left soon after the rescue for
the funeral Of q relative at oxford,
Pa
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Breaks Practice
Of Cutting Down
Treasury Requests
By the Associated Press

The House Appropriations
Committee today gave up trying
to. guess how much income tax
refunds will cost next year.
Because of many imponderables, :"
the committee recommended that
the Treasury be given an indefinite
appropriation Ito assure availability
of adequate funds to make payments
promptly"
Normally, the refunds run in the
neighborhood of two to three billion
dollars a year, and in the past the
committee has cut the Treasury's
estimates and made fixed appro-
priations.
Today's recommendation recalled
that last year Congress cut $780,
000, 900 from the departments 81
OBI ,000, 900 refunds request and later
had to make two additional appro-
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Ralph Moore Charged
With Attempt 10 Rig
Commodity Prices
District Man Accused
Of FoIse News Report to
Push Market Upward
BY the Associated Press
The Government todav filed a

The Government today filed a
complaint against Ralph w.
Moore of Washington, contend
ing that Mr.. Moore attempted to
manipulate commodity futures
markets by issuing and circulat-
ing a false, misleading and de-
ceptive press memorandum"
Mr.. Moore, whose business address
was given as 1707 N street NV, was
said by the Agriculture Department S
Commodity Exchange Authority to
have made $445 900 for himself an6
other market investors between
January 2, 1916, and October 81,
1947.
Signed by Undersecretary N. E
Dodd, the complaint said that on or
about last October /, Mr.. Moore pre-
pared and circulated among news
papermen. brokers and others a
press memorandum" stating the
Government planned to buy large
quantities of lard for export.
The complaint said the memoran-
dunn purported to be issued with the
Endorsement of responsible Govern
lnent officials.
In truth. the complaint said, no
such export or purchase program
was planned or intended Neither,
it added, had any responsible Off
cials so indicated.
The complaint said Mr. Moore
issued the press memorandum for
the purpose of causing lard prices
to go up so that he might profit on
his holdings. Mr.. Moore was said
to have held futures contracts COW
ering $4,000 pounds of lard.
The Commodity Exchange Author
ity also contended Mr. Moore vio-
lated its regulations by failing to re-
port his market holdings of lard,
cotton and grains. All traders hold
ing large amounts of these COM
modities are required to report their
transactions to the Authority.
A hearing on the complaint was
set for July 7 before a referee to be
named by the department.
Penalties provided under the COM
plant are deniel of trading priv
ileges on the commodity markets for
a period of time set by the depart
ment provided, of course, the COM
plant is sustained.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
NLRB Polls Workers
0n0akRidgePa Pay0ffer
By the Associoied Press

OAK RIDGE, Tenn, June IA
two-day poll to decide whether 875
atomic plant workers want to accept
a final contract offer began here
today under auspices of the National
Labor Relations Board.
Kenneth L. Scott, union organ
izer, said he was confident the AFL
workers would reject the offer made
by the Carbide g. Carbon Chemical
Corp
The poll is the first conducted
under the national emergency pro-
vision of the Taft Hartley Act which
requires the NLRB to poll workers
in a secret ballot regarding accept
ance of final offer" Results of
the poll, however, will not be bind
ing.
The company claims to have Of
fered wage increases ranging from
IL to 17l2 cents an hour and
averaging more than 10 cents. The
union denies this, however. saying
only 76 cents has been offered. The
union had asked an hourly increase
of Is cents, but Mr.. Scott said a
new demand for a 26-cents hourly
increase would be submitted to the
company today.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Two-Year-0Id Girl
Killed by Ice Truck

Slipping under the wheels of a
backing ice truck, a 2-year-old girl
was killed instantly in the 1900
block of Lily Pond drive NE. at
noon today.
She was Virginia Carol Jackson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dickie
Jackson, of 437 Lily Pond drive
NE.
The truck, driven by Gordon H
Burch, 80, of 3714 Madison street
Hyattsville, was delivering ice in the
T-shaped intersection. Several
children were playing in the street
The driver said he did not see the
girl crossing the street behind him
as he started backing, nor see her
slip. The right rear wheel Of the
truck ran over her face and shoulder
One of the witnesses was 7-year-
old Michael Charles Webster. son OF
Corpl. and Mrs. Frank r. Webster
1857 Lily Pond drive NE. He ran
to the door Of his home and in
formed his mother Of the accident.
The girls father, 28, is an at
tendant at st. Elizabeths Hospital.
The mother. Dorothy. is 20. They
have one other child. Ronald Eugene,
2 months.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
New Office Building
|0f Senate 10 Replace
First Street SIum
Site Between B and c
Streets NE. Selected;
Preliminary Plan Ready

The Senate will build it's new
office building on a site which
includes Capitol Hills most no
torious slum areas, on First street
between B and C streets NE. 1t
is directly east of the present
Senate Office Building.
Several locations have been under
consideration. including the Capitol
plaza, Immediately west of the pres
ent Senate once Building, but the
Senators in charge of the project
have definitely picked the site.
The location will be acquired by
the Government by purchase or
condemnation. An alley in the
middle Of the block has been often
photographed with Capitol buildings
in the background and has been
publicized nationally to demonstrate
the slums of Washington.
Preliminary Plans Ready.
Preliminary plans for the new
building, authorized by Congress,
have been completed by New York
firm, and have just arrived in
Washington, according to David
Lynn. architect of the Capitol.
The plans were prepared by Eg-
gers & Higgins of New York City.
successors to the firm of the late
John Russell Pope. Mr.. Pope de-
signed many big public buildings
here.
The preliminary plans will be
studied soon by the senatorial COM
mission in charge of the project.
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee and a
member of the building commission
predicted that further steps would
be taken to push the plan.
Law Authorized Plans.
The present law authorized the
preparation of preliminary plans
and an appropriation of $4,000 was
made for this purpose.
The Senate Office Building Com
mission includes also Senator Rever-
comb. Republican, of West Virginia;
Senator Brooks, Republican, of IL
linois, and Senator Green, Demo-
crat, of Rhode Island.
There is one vacancy due to the
death of Senator Overton, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana.
The new building, it is estimated,
probably will occupy about half of
the block facing First street.
The structure long has been
needed to provide additional office
space for the Senate and will sup
plement facilities already existing
in the present Senate Office Build
ing.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Jap Ship Carrying 19
Drifts Nearly Month
By the As,oeioied Press

KOBE, Japan. June IA Jap
anese fishing vessel, the Taiyo
Maru, has been drifting helplessly
with 10 men aboard in mid-Pacific
for nearly a month, the United
States Navy reported today.
The Taiyo Maru, the Navy said,
broke down between Guam and
Okinawa May s. 1t was discovered
two days ago by an Army patrol
plane about 200 miles south of Kobe.
The plane dropped food to the crew.
men yesterday.
The destroyer John T. Kreg was
expected to reach the 64-ton craft
tomorrow
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Senate Group Approves
60-Doy Maternity Leuve

The Senate Civil Service Commit
tee today approved legislation to
give so days maternity leave to ex-
pectant mothers working for the
Government.
Under terms of the approved bill,
the women would get go days in
addition to their regular annual
vacation and sick leave privileges.
The bill is sponsored by Chairman
LANCER of the committee, who SAYS
be would ask for quick Senate action.