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Evening star., 1948-07-22
Electrical Appliances Reduced

Ironers
1899 SIS
Was $189 95 S13sS5
Refrieerotors
Refrigerator Sample
Ranges
Maytag Dutch Range Was $26ss5 Now s5ss5
Eton Universal Was s8275 Now S29S5
Marlboro Was $2515o S5s5o
Sinks ond Dishwoshers
Sinks s2 s5
$149.50
BE747 Dshwasher automatic. Was $24es5 Now--- $S5
Coerao cubic s474 so Now s95
s4sS5
"a" Kitchen Wall Cabinet Was sss5
s6" Morton Wall Cabinet Was $685. s1ss5
Utility Cabinet S4". Was $5 58
1 Steel Sink Cabinet
1 $3.50
Combination
S1995
Air s6s25 s2sss
venting $3ss5
Swiveler $ss5.
Serume killing air bacteria
Selume Lamps.
Van Dyke Desk Fluocnt Lamps Were $l295 Now----$4S5
Fourescent
w&I-Electric Appliances. Down Stairs Store
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Teen-oee Dresses
Reduced, $5.95

We're $895 to SI295
One-piece cotton plaids with
white pique or white eyelet
trim, three-quarter and long
sleeves; some spun rayOns in
assorted colors. 10 to 16, not
all sizes In all styles.
UnIined Teen-oge
Toppers, $5.95
We're S895
T0ppers, 500 rayOn, 37%
wool, in stripes and checks.
10 to 16.
100 Teen age Blouses, white cot
tons and rayons, long or short
sleeves, stripes, checks and solids.
10 to is. Were $2.95 to $5.95.
NOW -------4 ---- $l.S5
50 Pairs Cotton String Gloves,
pink and blue only. Were 81.
Now Soc
IS Teen-age Wool Skirts, pastels
in solid, swing style; brown, navy
and gray, in pleated styles. Were
$5.95 to $l0.95. Now---$3.95
w&L-Teen-age Apparel,
Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1948-07-22
800 Mems Oxford Sports Shirts
Were S3.75 and $3.50

800 White Oxford Cloth Sport Shirts long sleeves double
purpose collar pointed Sanforzed esua shrink
less than Medium large and extra large sizes Were
Evening star., 1948-07-22

Remnant Doy Merchandise
on Sale Friday morning
at $50, is not returnobie
or exehonseobIe,
nor sent c. O. D.
Or on approval; moil or
phone orders not accepted.
Some items ore soiled,
morred. damaged or
otherwise imperfect.
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Women's Royon Crepe Dresses
Greatly Reduced
Regular Size Dresses

Sizes is to A. Were $6s5 and
Sizes 1s to 40 Were $275 and $35
$3.50
printed in and black
$35 and $45. s2625
navy soldier blue Sizes is to A. Were ss rs and
1850
A. Were 500 and s75 $5225
solid Also two
40 Were SIS to Sis Now
with lace trim Sizes
$125. Now
Women's HoIf-size Dresses
in gray aqua navy green 1871 se95 to s25 Now
SS75
- in black navy aqua 14 5o
black black prints Sizes 2oh to 2
$4s.75. $2225
in black and Sizes 4 to 4 Were s5s75 ard
s6a75 Now
solid in navy trim 61z 24
$6975 $4725
solid colors and
black Sizes 241z. $3975 $875
printed and wool coats
in Sizes 16 to 90 Were SITS $S6
printed and threequar coats
blue s to 3s Were SITS and sS5 ss75
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Summer, Living and Dining
Room Furniture Reduced

koom FURNITURE NeouCe0
Table glass finish size 3ox42 Was $3 Now2s
Topped Tables SIT So Nows3
Chair s14s5
1880
Metal Side Chair with cotton seat Was s175o SO
White Metal Table, twoier. Was 80
Table, white. $3s5o
Table white $40.
simulated leather Was S33
leather cushion Less
than haf-prce NOW " --- sll
Living and Dining Room
Mahogany -s15s
mahogany floral cotton homespun
Was $31560.
Maple cotton upholstery Less than half
with wood striped cotton upholstery
$14650
Mahogany Pulup Chair apricot tone upholstery Was sse
$3.50
Mahogany upholstery sll2
Butternut Dining Room Table $127 $3.50
Hardwood Dinete Table finish. $50 So A5e
Dinete Table finish than half Now $3.50
Pneamp Table Pennsylvania Dutch Was $25 $Ss
Pedestal Table Pennsylvania Dutch Was s35 &s
$3.50 s22
Mahogany Coffee than half price S5s
Table black hardwood Less than half Now
$3.50
Mahogany price
Lamp Table oak modern design Was $3.50
waI-rrnture Sixth Floor
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Misses Walnut Room Fashions
Dinner Gowns and FormoIs Reduced

Dinner Gowns ond FormoIs Reduced
group of dinner and formal dancing In
san chifons tafea Gray, bronze,
black white with mucolor combinations Sizes
10 to TO-
$3.50 n s9os Now sea 7s
$3.50 $3.50 "
group ankelength five dresses few dinner
gowns both prints and solidcolor Also selection
bridesmaids dresses in tafeas and rayon marqu
sete colors All rayon fabrics. Sizes 10 to 6
4 --$575 $7975 to $8975 Now,
so2es ia
Now------$250 $95 to $llO NowS522o
$69.75. Now -$2225
W6I,-The Room
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Junior and Teens
Shoes Reduced

95 Pairs, group includes
pumps, oxfords and loafers.
Broken sizes ~ to 9.
Were $6.45 to $8.95. Now.
S4.75
W6sL-Junior and Teen
Shoes, Second Floor
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Misses Striped Royon
Cord Suits u price
Woro Coz Now $3.50

~OT0 QUITS P11SS
We're s25 Now $3.50
rayon suits in dessmaker styles style with gath
skirt straight skirt Blue brown and striped
with white. Sizes IL to 18.
Misses Suits Greatly Reduced
button 89p wool 11P rao-
bits hair Gray s15 Now S5975
with jacket with braid trim Navy black
sizes "a "a Were s10o Now S59.75
yere xas Now
Were Now
with straight skirt Powder blue
liobt green sizes IN Were Now
Black Sizes
IA Were rs Now S2975
Suits, cardigan orebuton jackets Gray
sizes Were Now
20 Shoe several styles assorted coors and sizes Were $4so
10 Menswea Wed Cap brown gray sizes 10
W&I-Womens Suits Coats Third Floor
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Mems Ponomos
$2.85 and $4.85
We're IS and &7.SO

Were IS and V.SU
IS hats, cream color or dark
er tones, porous and cool
weave. Combined sizes 67s to
~.
W&L-Men's Hats and Shoes,
Second Floor.
Evening star., 1948-07-22
Excellent Sovinqs
on MiII Seconds of
Wool Competing
and Rugs

Corpetine:
S'x1o1', hook pile rose beige. II
perfect would be $11.95. Now.
square yard --$8.95
12'x4o, green twist texture. If
perfect would be $1o.5o. Now.
square yard --$7.S5
12'x45', gray twist texture. If
perfect would be-$1o.50. Now,
square yard d---$7.S5
12'x72', gray twist texture. If
perfect would be $10.50. Now.
square yard $7.85
12'x26' gray smooth pile. II per-
feet would be $1o.50. Now, square
12'x24, beige smooth pile. II per-
feet would be s1o.50. Now, $7.75.
Rugs. including 18th Century
fIoroI, modern Ieof embossed
effect, cored textures and
some pioIn TWIST piieS.
1-s'xs'. II perfect would be
$66.15. Now -------------S33.o8
1-9xl011". If perfect would be
$92.95. Now ---------$6 $500
I-9'xl2'. II perfect would be
$123.90. Now -----SS $3.50
2-8h'x1oh'. II perfect would
be $107.85. Now ------ $3.50
1-yxSH'. II perfect would be
$116.35. Now ---$ $S4.5o
1-l1Z.x142S,. II perfect would
be $263 80. Now $197.5o
I-gx7h'. II perfect would be
$130.72. Now 1856
1-l5x1y. II perfect would be
$262.50. Now ------S1S7.7s
W&L-Rugs, Seventh Floor
Evening star., 1948-07-22

Walnut Room. Third Floor
, 1948-06-25
Chamber Of Commerce
To Conduct Contest

Details of a plan for conduct
ing a contest for a design for
the Virgin Islands are now
being worked out by both the
Chamber of Commerce for st.
Croix and also that of ST.
Thomas, and will be announc-
ed soon,
1t is planned to have each
Chamber select the three best
designs from each municipal
ity which will be forwarded
to the Governor for selection
of the final winner. Cash priz-
es will be offered for sugges-
tions. The design selected will
be completed by a commercial
artist and probably used as
the official trademark of quail
ity and origin Of certain goods.
, 1948-06-25
Jewish Extremists
Goes Underground

The Jewish extremists
known as Frguns vi Leumi
formally broke with the Is
raelite government and has
again gone under ground. This
was the result of an attempt
of the extremists to violate
the truce by attempting to
land arms, which the Haganah
forces successfully prevented.
Two ministers of the cabin
ct who resigned in protest
over the action of the govern
ment have returned to their
posts. The Haganah organiza-
ton has given its approval to
the action of David B. Gurion
premier. The other extremists
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-06-25
Clay. Says Allies viii
Remain In Berlin

General Lucius D. Clay,
Commander of all United
States forces in Europe de-
clared that nothing
will drive the Allies out of
Berlin short of war. He con-
ferred with Allied command
ers through the zones and all
military units have been alert
ed. He said that unfortunately
with the cutting off of traffic
it will cause suffering to over
two million Germans for
whom food supplies must be
brought in.
The Russians have cut off
all electric power, water and
traffic into the Allied zones
due to the issuance Of new
currency by the Allies. The
Continued on Page a
, 1948-06-25
President Signs
PeaCe-Tine Draft

Presidents Truman signed
the peacetime draft bill for
all males between the ages of
10 and % years. Induction will
begin ninety days after except
in case of emergency.
An estimated two million
persons will be indicted in the
largest peacetime army which
is expected to number 2 mil
lion, AS of June 1st the num-
Der is reported to be !, 44O 00O..
, 1948-06-25

hotel headquarters. He and
Mrs. Dewey left Immediately
for the convention hall where
he was loudly acclaimed. Ad-
dressing the gathering he said
that he accepted the honor in
all humility and is humbly con
fident and hopes that God
gives him strength to merit it.
He said that he is unfettered
by a single promise to anyone
and will carry out the plat
form adopted by the Repub-
lican Party, and lead the coun-
try on the path to peace and
prosperity.
He pledged himself to Sc
curing lasting peace in the
world which he said cannot
exist half slave and half free.
The Republican Party must be
Eonsinued on page ~
, 1948-06-25
HEAVY RAIN CAUSES
End PosTPoNEMENT or
LOUIS-WALcoTT FIGHT

A sudden downpour of rain
caused a second postponement
of the heavyweight boxing
bout at the Yankee Stadium
scheduled for last night.
Barring more rains the fight
will be staged tonight.
, 1948-06-25
HASTE Confers With
Council On Budget

Governor HASTE conferred
with the Municipal Council
members today on the new
budget. Accompanying him
were Government Secretary
Morris F. de Castro and Adj
ministrator Taylor,
The trio were luncheon
guests of the Councilmen.
Both the Governor and Mr.. de
Castro left on the afternoon
plane,
, 1948-06-25
Vir. Isldnder Receives
Ph. D. From U Of

George James Fleming, a
native of St. Croix, recently
received the degree Of Doctor
of Philosophy in Political
Science during the lend Com
mencement Exercises of the
University Of Pennsylvania
according to the Pittsburgh
Courier.
pr. Fleming, who spent his
boyhood days in Christiansted
lived in the home of Fred c.
Jackson, former Editor of the
Avis, who is well known here.
At the time Mr.. Fleming also
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-06-25
Dance For FJHS
Graduates Held
AT T~ropicana

In honor Of the graduating
students of the Frederiksted
High school, their principal,
Alexander Henderson, spon-
sored a dance at his business
place, the zone and only" Trop
lcana last night after the COM
mencement exercises.
The students as well as
their many friends enjoyed
the dance which was kept
lively by the Motta Bros. Quin
tet with Cyril Garvey vocaIiz-
ing.
, 1948-06-25
Twenty Three Students Graduate From +. ]. S.
Frederick Dorsch Is Principal Speaker

TWenty-three students grad
uated from the Frederiksted
Junior High School last night
in St. Paul's Parish hall where
hundreds of parents, friends
and relatives gathered to wit
ness the commencement ex-
ercises.
The Motta Brothers played
the professional after which
, 1948-06-25
B~ERNADoTTE TO ASK
TRUCE EXTENSION

Count Bernadotte, United
States Mediator in the Arab
Jewish dispute will submit a
proposal for continuation Of
the truce beyond the four
week period. It is learned that
the Arabs are likely to oppose
this feeling that it will favor
the Jews.
, 1948-06-25
Thomas E. Dewey Wins
Republican Nomination
CHOSEN BY UNANIMOUS VOTE

New Yorks Governor Thomas E. Dewey has won the
Republican nomination for president of the United States.
His selection was unanimous. following the withdrawal of
the leading c~ontenders. receiving the total 1.os4 votes on the
third ballot.
Mr.. Dewey first learned of his victory at his downtown
, 1948-06-25

Father Ralph Kruger led the
invocation. Miss Josephine
Braffith then delivered the
salutatory address and after
another musical selection,
Miss Jacqueline hammers,
gave the valedictory address.
An encouraging graduation
address by Frederik D. Dorsch
Continued on Page a
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Audience Shows

The following broadcasts and tele-
casts admit the general public. For
tickets phone the station or, in the
case Of WTOP. write
WOL-Metropolitan G0l2. Meet
the Press 10 pm. Fricay
WWDC-National 12O3. Teen
Time Revue" 9:30 am. Saturday;
Lunch at 1850" 1918 pm Mon
day-Friday: Bible Quiz" pm.
Saturday. No tickets necessary.
WTOP-Warner Building Let's
Play Baseball" 10 am. Saturday:
Quiz; oi Two Cities 1910 pm.
WMAI-Tv-National 54o0. On
sNings of Thought" $50 pm. Tues
wTTG-sterling $500. Meet Mrs.
Market" 7:30 pm. TUESDAY, Hayloft
Conservatory, 1:3Q pm. Thursday;
Joby Reynolds sings, pm. Monday.
WRc-Republic 1000. Johnny
Bradford, 1890 o m. Mondsy-Friday.
WBUZ-FM-Hillside :;S0H Assign
ment Quiz" s pm. Friday.
WASH-FM-District 1918 United
States Army Band, < pm. Wednesday
at Fort Myer. No tickets necessary.
WEAM-Owens 71aa. Songs Of
the Saddle" ) pm. Sunday; Dude
day; Saturday Barn Dance, 1.:35
pm Monday-Saturday at the Casa
blanca mo tickets necessary: Wash
ington Opera Guild" 6:l5 pm. Sun
day
Evening star., 1948-08-29

1:45, WEAM-Senator Carl Hatch
talks about The Danger of Higi-
Living Costs"
2:00, WTOP-"The Death of Joar
of Arc" re-enacted. George Cou-
louris, film actor, is heard in lead
ing role.
200. WRC-The program of the
First Piano Quartet includes De-
bussy's Beau Soir," Lists "Galor
Chromatique" and Brahms Lula
by
2:30, WRC-Baritone Leonard
Warren is soloist. in the absence o1
Robert Merrill. His smgs include
the Prologue" from "Pagliacci.'
500, WTOP-The Hollywood Bow
Orchestra plays selections from tht
operas of Richard Wagner including
the "Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Dance of the Apprentices ane
Prelude and Love Death"
400, WOL-The House of Mys.
terry" drama originates in Londor
with a cast of English actors.
4:30, WINX-Ronald Colman Of
fers Robert Louis Stevenson's THE
Bottle Imp"
500, VIOLA new series of West.
ern programs starring Roy Rogers
Dale Evans and George "Gabby'
Hayes, with the Riders of the Purple
Sage.
$50. william Powell in.
PRODUCES Mickey Knox, a promising
film newcomer.
700, WRC--Quiz guests are Wal.
ter Pidgeon and Movie Producers
William Pine and william Thomas
1880, WINX--A panel discussion
of The Metropolitan Transit Prob.
lem."
| 10:30, WTOP ---, The Haunted
Man. a story Of intrigue in Mexico
City. f
| TeleyisiOn.
! 400, WNBW-A telecast of ar
aircraft carriers battle maneuvers
launching and receiving planes ane
offensive o n r
Evening star., 1948-08-29

I entertain
800. WMAL-Pianistics by Count
Basic and a sketch from "Of Mice
and Men enacted by Lon Cha
ney, jr.
1000, WMAL-Ann Todd and Ed
mund Lowe in Murder on Diamond
Row."
Evening star., 1948-08-29

rates a special !
program which
d e S cri b e S the
world reaction to
the story of Ok
sana Kasenkina.
1870, WTOP-
B re t H a r t,e's
Luck of Roar
ing Camp" dra-
matiZed.
1880, w r c.
First in a two
program series
on rs Economic
Planning S u c.
ceeding in Brit
ain?" from Lon
Ior,
Evening star., 1948-08-29

defensive tactics.
$3.50, WTTG-
* ey to t h e
Missing a Sc
ries devoted to
r e u n i t i n 6 of
friends and rela =
tives separated
from each other
$3.50, WMAL-
Dorothy Claire,
star Of "Finian S
Rainbow; Sing
er Gypsy Mark
off and Dancer
A n i t a Alvere7
Evening star., 1948-08-29
HIGHLIGHTS TODAY
Radio.

1880, WTOP - Jules Verne's
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea" is the subject of literary
discussion.
HIS, WTOP-Larry Lesueur mar
Evening star., 1948-06-16
7 Tigers
Continued From Page ABBY

Mullin smashed his ninth four
bagger and EverS batted in the other
two runs with a pair of singles.
Barney. McCosky crashed into the
concrete wall while attempting to
catch Wakefield's home-run drive
in the eighth and was carried of the
field on stretcher. 1t was be-
lieved the AS left fielder escaped
with a bruised back. He probably
will miss today's game, but expects
to be back in the lineup soon.
Yanks Lose Tough One.
The Yanks, in their game with the
Chicago White Sox last night. lost
9-8 in an thinning thriller. They
overcame a seven-run third inning
by the White Sox to deadlock their
game 8-8 in the eighth, but the SoX
came back with run in the last of
the 18th to win. A single by Taft
Wright, two-base wild throw by
Catcher Yogi Berra in an attempt
to nip the stealing Wright, and
Pitcher Earl Caldwells deep fly ac-
counted for the winning run. 1t was
Berra who forced the game into
overtime with a three-run homer in
the eighth.
Johnny Sain pitched the Boston
Braves into undisputed possession of
the National League lead by defeat
ing the Chicago Cubs in Boston, 6-3
Sain allowed only six hits in chalk
ing up his seventh victory.
Boston's win, coupled with Pitts
burghs 20 victory over the Giants
in New York, enabled the Braves to
break their first-place deadlock with
the Giants. The Polo Grounders
fell into a second-place tie with
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Tennis League Matches

Patent ONCE downed Interior
Al, and Agriculture edged Civil
Aeronautics, 80, in Government
Department Tennis League matches
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
|Weioht Threatens Robinson's S
loss Of WeIterweiqht Crown

old cutie from New Orleans, in an
overweight bout.
The title then will, be thrown up
for grabs in . tourney Of welter
contenders.
The betting gentry cast Robinson
a 6-to-l favorite. !
Docusen and Robinson both
planned to lay of active ring work
today. But Robinson was scheduled
for some heavy road work and II
this failed to trim down his weight,
he was to 60 to work this afternoon
in q gym session.
Docusen,s board Of strategy was
cheered by Robinson's weight prob
lem. Manager Benny Geigerman
figured that any drastic diet of "dry-
ing out" would weaken Robinson's
heralded knockout punch con-
siderably.
IF Docusen can weather the first
couple Of rounds, Robinson Is in for
a lot of trouble" said Geigerman.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Kovacs and Segura
In Feature Battle Of
Pro Net Tourney
By the Associated Pres.

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, June 49,
With a semiflnal berth the prize
Frank Kovacs of Oakland, Calf.
seeded fourth, and .Pancho Segurs
of Ecuador, No. 2 on the foreign list
met today in the feature singles
match of the National professional
tennis championships.
Two other singles jousts are or
the West Side Tennis Club program
to complete the quarter final
bracket.
Defending Champion Bobby Riggs
of Altadena, Calf, No. l seeded
faced unranked Dick Van Der
Bosch of Sunnyside, N. Y, and FL
wood Cooke of New York, No. 8
played Frances Pierre Pellizza
third foreign-seeded entry.
Two players - Australias Dinny
Pals and the veteran Don Bulge
of Hollywood, Calif.-entered the
IUltllu VI ci6lII h4Il el1uiPiio JCo-
terday.
Pals, top-seeded foreigner, ousted
Wayne Sabin of Breton Woods
N. H., seventh seeded, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Ga.
Bulge. runnerup to Bobby Riggs
in the last two tournaments and
third ranked, continued to play the
best tennis of the event in rout-
ing Jerry Adler Of White Plains
N. Y, 60, 60, 6-1.
The game dropped in the first set
was the only one the power-hitting
Bulge has yielded. The redhead
took care of Adler in "a minutes
losing only 27 points. He dropped
only is points in his first match.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Scores Soar as Rain
Hits Southern Golf
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

ATLANTA, June ia heavily
reduced field of 153 golfers went out
today for final 1s-hole rounds Of
qualifying play for the Southern
amateur championship.
Alternating drizzles and heavy
showers yesterday made golf uncer-
tain over the hills CT Atlanta's Cap
itol City Club course. Scores climbed
far above usual cards turned in by
players in the largest field in South
ern amateur golf. Twenty-one of
the players either picked up or did
not turn in their cards.
Still home rain is due today, the
weatherman says.
At teh end OF the first Is holes of
qualification, 17-year -old Billy Key
of Columbus, Ga, together with AL
Besselink of Miami Fla, led with
even par Ills.
Just behind the leaders with 72s
were Jim Wann Of Lookout Noun
tain, Tenn; Gordon Bullock, Ponte
Verda, Fla, and Gene >Dahlbender,
jr., the long driver from Atlanta who
is favored by large portion Of the
gallery to win this years tourna-
ment.
One stroke farther back-at 73s-
were Morton Bright, Atlanta; Bob
Seyler, captain of the University of
Miamis golf team; Gummy Harri-
son, IT,, Of Augusta, Ga, and Robert
Tyre Jones, Sd, son of Bobby Jones.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
By AnoeIino J. Corobelli

Two equestrian events of impor'
tant local interest are carded fol
this week end. The fourth annua
show sponsored by the Animal Res.
cue League of Arlington, a member
of the Virginia Horse Shows Asso-
citation, is scheduled for Saturday
at the Portner estate at Manassas
Va. On Sunday, sanctioned by the
Association of Maryland Horse
Shows, the Hyattsville Lions Clut
will stage its show at the arena or
Riggs road and East-West highway
Chillum, Md.
The Animal Rescue League show
which starts at II o'clock daylight
time; offers an interesting and
businesslike program, with substan-
tial awards, planned to attract
breeder, pony, hunter and jumper
enthusiasts. Nineteen classes are
listed including events for yearlings
2-year-olds and broodmares and
four pony classes divided as to size
of mount. Hunters have seven
classes devoted to them and jump
ers will perform in four.
Judges for the show are Jack
Prestage, Boyce, Va, and William
du Pont, jr, Wilmington, Del. Kemr
B. Furr is chairman, assisted by Mrs
Evelyn w. Robert. Reserved ring
side parking as well as additional
information may be had by calling
Secretary Gordon r. Furr at Chest
nut 8759 or 1902.
The Hyattsville Lions affair in It's
short existence has proved to be
popular event. This show also Of
fers a well-rounded program which
includes three classes for juniors
in addition to events for gated
horses, jumpers and hunters. Cham
pionship and reserve awards will be
made in these divisions. To vary
the days showing Western class
Evening star., 1948-06-16
By The Assceiofsd Press

CHICAGO, June 16.-Sugar Ray
Robinson today was faced by the
threat OF losing his welterweight
title on the scales in his 15-round
championship go against Challenger
Bernard Docusen tomorrow night.
A great deal Of mystery sur
rounded Robinson's exact weight for
his third title defense before an esti-
mated $1,000 at Comiskey Park.
Robinson must weigh LAT on the
official scales tomorrow to be con-
sidered defending welter champion.
Estimates of his weight yesterday
varied from 149 to 152.
The champion, defeated only once
in SO bouts over an eight-year period,
possibly can sweat of his excess
poundage. If he fails, boxing rules
dictate that he must vacate his
crown and fight Docusen, 21-year-
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Rain Makes. Long Hifters
Favorites in Md. Amateur

The i've par i've holes that help
make the Woodholme Club the only
par 73 layout in this section were
longer than ever after today's rain,
and thus the favored players in the
Maryland State amateur golf cham
pionship that starts tomorrow are
the long hitters.
The field Of 104 will play an 18-
hole qualifying round tomorrow with
the low 80 scorers making up the
championship flight and starting
match play rounds on Friday.
With Bobby Brownell passing up
defense of his title, the favorite from
Washington is Ralph Bogart, q long
hitter.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Sunday Game Wanted

The River Terrace unlimited base
ball team wants out-of town oppo-
sition for Sunday. Call Manager
Harris at Atlantic 1887.