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Evening star., 1949-03-17
Caps Feerick Hurt,
May Miss PIoyoffs

Bob Feerick of the Caps
suffered a badly sprained knee
in the last quarter of last
nights game against the
Minneapolis Lakers and may
not be able to play in the
BAA playoffs. DR.. Harry
Lewis, team physician, ex-
amined Feerick's knee today
and said everything possible
would be done to get the star
ready for duty in the cham
pionship series. but he couldn't
be sure of success.
. Sid Sonny Hertzberg also
was injured last night and was
treated by DR.. Lewis today for
an injured left shoulder.
Hertzberg's injury, however,
wasn't serious. Fred Scolari.
another of the teams stars, Is
on the sidelines with a broken
finger and may not be avail
able for the playoffs.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

to peruse law. He has his degree
and hopes to pass the Illinois bar
examination in the summer.
The Caps, who play in Phila-
delphia tonight and close theil
season here against New York
Saturday. never looked better
than last night. Everybody was
hitting from practically every
angle.
The Caps used a combination OF
man-for-man and zone defense to
stop Mikan. Kleggie Hermsen was
Mikan's shadow most of the eve
ming
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Oklahoma Ags Qualify
For NCAA Cage Meet
By Beating Huskers
Star Staff Photos.
BY the Assoeioted Press

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 17-It
took a long time, but Oklahoma A.
and M. finally got into the Nation
al Collegiate Athletic Association S
Western basket ball playoffs.
Coach Henry (Hank) Iba's Ag-
gies, No. team in the final ma
tiopal ratings and first defensively.
qualified for the Fifth District
spot in the Western by breezing
past Nebraska. 52-35, last night.
Arkansas. Wyoming and Oregon
State previously qualified for the
Western meet. prerequisite to the
National NCAA flrals in Seattle
next week.
The Eastern representative to
the Seattle meet will be decided at
New York Monday and Tuesday.
Paired in the first round at Madi-
son Square Garden will be Illinois
and Yale and Kentucky and Villa
nova.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Gorgeous George Pins
Rough Rudy Dusek

Gorgeous George exposed his
marcelle to Rudy Dusek's
clutches for 19 minutes last
night before the perfumed
pachyderm pinned Rude Rudy
with two fast body flips before
2,732 fans at Turner's Arena.
Nanjo Singh required 8 min
utes to pin Howard Cantowine
with a cobra clutch. Wilbur
Mead defeated Ivan Kamaroff
in Is minutes, Kiman Kudo won
over Eric Holmbach and Bibber
Mccoy and Hans Steinke drew.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
BY the Asseciofed Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar
1.-THE New York Yankees prom
ised a statement today regarding
the condition of Joe Di Maggie
The Yankee Clipper has been
bothered by his heel which was
operated on during the winter.
His physician. DR.. George Bennett
of Baltimore. arrived here yester-
day for a vacation.
BRADENTON. Fla. - Jimmy
Bloodworth. who failed to make
the grade in three previous at
tempts in the majors, may be in
Evening star., 1949-03-17

the Cincinnati
Reds starting
lineup opening
d ay, Manager
Bucky Walters
indicated today.
Bucky said
BloodWorth, ad-
mittedly 81 W
afeld, appears
to h ave e what
the Reds need
m o S t, ri g h t.
handed hitting
power. The 81
y e ar -ol d in
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Around the Grapefruit Circuit
Yankees Promise Statement
Today on Di Moggio's Status

performance from Ferriss to match
! those of the other two Boston
hurlers, Mickey Harris and Tex
Rughson. Hughson pitched three
scoreless innings yesterday. but the
st. Louis Cardinals won, 5-4.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The
st. Louis Cardinals took a holiday
today, with no game and no prac-
tice.
CLEARWATER, Fla.-If Short
stop Granville Hammer continues
to pound the ball in his present
fashion. the Phillies may have a
new cleanup batter. In % trips
to the plate in training camp
games this year. Granny has 10
hits to his credit. two made yes
terday as the Phils defeated Gin
cinnati, 2-1.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.-In
the five exhibition games the
Pittsburgh Pirates have played
this year, none of the opposing
teams has used the Kiner shift
This is a play in which three in
fielders shift left of second base
and wait where Ralph big
Boom" Kiner frequently hits 'em
Maybe there's q reason: Kiner
(See BASEBALL, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Cinderella Fives
Play in Amazing
NIT Semifina|s
Bowling Green, LoyoIo
Are Slim Fuvorites
In Garden Tonight
BY me Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Four
Cinderella teams battle tonight in
the semiflnals of the National In
vitation Basket Ball Tournament.
Loyola of Chicago, conqueror Of
mighty Kentucky. meets Bradley.
upset winner over Western Ken
lucky in Madison Square Garden.
San Francisco. which nipped
third-seeded Utah in the final
seconds, engages Bowling Green,
surprise victor over st. Louis.
These four teams-of the IL
that started the tournament-
weren't even supposed to be in
town today. The script called for
them to bow out gracefully dur
ing Mondays games. Instead.
they tossed the script out the
window in the greatest series Of
upsets in basket ball history.
Ever since Monday night the
guys who like to wager a dollar
or two on the college boys have
been scurrying around trying to
find "the line" This morning
Bowling Green was favored by 5
points and Loyola by 8.
None Of the four teams ever
has won the invitation. Loyola
reached the final in 1899, the only
other time 1t was entered. Bowl
ing Green has tried four times
previously. getting as far as the
finals in l945. Bradley has been
in it three times, but never past
the semifinal round. San Fran.
cisco is trying its luck for the first
timeI
The original seedlings. which
were wiped away Monday, listed
Bradley fifth. followed in order by
San Francisco, Bowling Green and
Loyola,
Bowling Green, which owns the
poorest seasons record of the
bunch, is riding the crest of a Is
game winning streak that dates
back to January II when it lost
to Kentucky by two points. Al
together the Falcons have won 23
and lost six. including their two
tournament victories. B.adley
has the best mark-27 and six.
Loyola won "a while losing five
and San Francisco won 23 and lost
five.
The final will be played Satur-
day night with tonight's losers
meeting in q third-place game. .
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Yonks, I; Mats, z

Totals "a 1927 IA Totals 20 5 27 10
Hit into double play for Calvert in Sth
NEW YORK ------... 04l 600 020-1
WASHINGTON 600 00l 0Ol-2
Error-Lewis. Runs batted in-Mapes,
Coleman 90. Porterfield. Lindell: Calvert.
Voilmer Two-base hit-Yost. Home run
Coleman. Double play-Kozar to pente
to Robinson, Stirnweiss to Phillips. Dente
S; WashisEton. g. First base on balls
on Klieman, /; of Calvert, 1 of Ksik. 2;
out-By Klieman.. l.: by Porterfeld, g.: by
weik, q. BY Sanford, 1. Hits.of Por-
terfeld. l In 5 innings: of Sanford. 4 in
Oh Welk, 2 in 3 innings; of Calvert 3
n 8 innings; OF Welteroth, Q In ! inning.
WINNIE VIM 'ene itcher Porterseid- Losins
pitcher-KlfemAn.
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Exhibition Baseball
Schedule Today.


At Phoenix. Ariz.-ChicaRo N) vs..
New York (N.).
At Sarasota, Fla-Philadelphia tN)
At tucson. SD Ariz.-chicaso tA3 vs..
At st. Petersburg. Fla.-Detroit AD
VS. New York 49,.
At San Francisco. Calif.-St. Louis
a. VS.. San Francisco Up. C. L.:
At Bradenton. Fla.-cincinnati N)
At Oakland. Calf tN) VS..
Oakland P. c. La. night.
Results YESTERDAY.
New York %, =: Washinston a.. 2.
st. Louis (N.). &: Boston a., 4.
Detroit (AD. Z; Boston fN.). ..
Philadelphia "a, 4; Brooklyn No, 3
q innings
Cleveland fAD. 4: Chicago "a, 2.
Chicago ND. 10; New York lN).- g..
san "a FraHeisoo Fr P' C. Id u st. Louis
Oakland fp. c. L.. B: Pittsburgh tN), 4
Evening star., 1949-03-17

SARASOTA. Fla.-The Boston
Red Sox's third pitching "ques-
tionmark." Dave (Boo) FerriSs,
will start today against the visiting
Philadelphia Phillies. Manager
Joe Mccarthy is hoping for a good
Evening star., 1949-03-17

fielder was Jimmy Bloodworth.
voted the most valuable player in
the International League last year
while playing with Montreal. He
suffered a dislocated finger in the
Reds-Phillies game yesterday but
is expected to be back in a day OF
two.
Evening star., 1949-03-17


as manager Of the Philadelphia Athletics.
The 86-year- gentleman is alone as
marvel. Talking with him as he stands
straight, clear-eyed and alert is an experience
never quickly forgotten. At S6 he never volun-
tarily looks back, but always to the future.
Are you going to retire, or, at least, take
it easier?" was an opening question in this
interview in the lobby of the Athletics hotel
That is to say. will you continue to take all
the long train hops, or will you turn over the
team to your son. Earl, or to AL Simmons on
the road?"
mo, SIR replied Mack, faint twinkle
Evening star., 1949-03-17

PACIFIC COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS.
New Westminster, g; Portland, 4 New
Westminster leads, 1-O).
Los Angeles, 6; Fresno, 2 CLOS Angeles
leads, 2-O.
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Windsor Hettche. 8; Detroit Auto
Club 3 (Windsor leads 80 in best
of-Seyen SerieS).
Evening star., 1949-03-17
More Woe for Redskins

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. II IT,
Steve Van Buren, the National
Football Leagues top ground
gamer. yesterday signed a con-
tract to play four more years with
the champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Evening star., 1949-03-17

Connie Mack showing Il feel good I'll trips
and I'll manage from the bench Jimmy
great help but going boss
OF subbornness pride but because feel told
that I'm quite capable physically and otherwise Besides love
1t. I think I'd die a if were o baseball.
AL Simmons Decided Him
"I1l tell you little story" couple years
went to AL Simmons who's been aide for We'd
finished last agan-las for the ninth time IL
al sad you to question in all honesty
Do you think should step down; I all hnished?'
Mack he said. don't attention to criticism
They said you finished in 1924 after you'd had
You back and three pennants
world championships and you do it again.
That decided me, Mack said. quietly i think I'd have
quit Simmons had even limited that should
I've got up-and coming ball club. Earlier
predicted Cleveland would the American League
I've switched think do readily
land And important
Evening star., 1949-03-17
Win, Lose, or Draw
The Most Marvellous of All
BY FRANCIS STANN
Stor StoH Correspondent

WEST BEACH. Fla, March 17-Its conceivable that
bapayer with the strength of grizzly reexes of
and of hawk will break Babe Ruths records
nconcevable that anybody will break the of
Evening star., 1949-03-17
The Mucks Always Were Cheap


Mack has interesting angle the rivalry between his
AS and the PhiieS. another coming The
ton do think the Pls improvement has helped stir
up fresh interest Philadelphia" prompted this reply:
Yes do We've both done we'll lately but don't know
zach attracts its of fans The and fans
like Ph We the older fans loyal down
Phes fans attracted by the big
their rich pouring the club. They don't
remember 1929 1880 and 1881 They The Mack
always cheap. We prefer the Phls.
The old smiled. Its strange. isn't it, how be
bought Lefty for $00600-cash.
paid Earnshaw $50 900 Boley.
Bishop and last paid Earle
Brucker, jr, a bonus of 100000 for signing"
Dunn Had $500 Whim
How did he happen pay price
Il bought Grove from as bought the others
explained that time the highest paid for
player was the Babe Ruth
That price for Ruth-S100,000
Dunn sent Ruth the big leagues said to
Connie to down the records the most
than 500 o00 want $500 more
Why Mack asked why not nice, round sum
like $500 s1.000?"
II don't know" just asked for $780, plus
100000"
you paid it?"
course What's $500 when is spending 100000
Evening star., 1949-03-17

(See BASEBALL, Page C-3)
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24


down together,-the good ones and the bad ones"
This means that operating "selectve markets" has
not been very safe procedure during the past
One is justified in buying for income only, without
paying any attention to price changes but if prices
are to be considered, then you can usually make
profit by buying anything blindly in bull market
or be fairly sure of loss by buying anything-in
cuding the gilt edge stocks-in bear market.
When studying past history we should recog
nize that the market prior to 1888 under no
U. S. control Leading up 1929 for instance, most
of the stocks in brokers hands were held on
margin of from 10 to 2096. Then almost every ele-
vator operator and stenographer of the Wall Street
district had stocks 1870 or less margin. Hence,
when the crash came, it was natural for all stocks
to fall because people had to sell their good stocks
when trying to protect their poor stocks
CONDITIONS TODAY ARE DIFFERENT
During recent years margins of 759o have been
required. Now margins of only 500 are required,
but 1 am told that stocks today are either owned
outright or held on a margin of about 7O96. There
has been very little buying since the margin
quirement was reduced transactions have been
largely for cash. Certainly, no elevator operators
stenographers hold stocks on margin. This
means that conditions are very different today The
S64 question is whether these changed conditions
change the old rule: "stocks all go up and down
together"
If these changed conditions should change this
old rule it is possible that certain stocks have al
ready reached their low point in this bear market
This would mean that instead of watching just the
Dow-Jones Industrial Average, which has gone down
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24

their natural level according to the law of
supply and demand, then to make up the
difference between what is paid the farmers
and the price brought by their products by
taxing all the people. The American Farm
Bureau Federation declares "The income of
American farmers should not be made de-
pendent on annual appropriations from the
federal treasury. No economic group is will
ing to stake its future on such a precarious
possibility" A wise decision indeed But
this is just one weakness. Actually, the whole
plan is riddled with bad features. 1t is doubt
full if the government could establish it with
out farmers granting the government con-
troll of all land and live stock production
which would be RECOMMENDATION with venge-
ance. Then there is the matters of costs,
Secretary Brannan refuses to give any idea
about this, saying such thing is mot peril
nent." But congressman who have tried to
do some figuring on the wild scheme say the
bill handed the taxpayers would run between
$6,000,000,000 annually. Some sort of farm
support program we must have, for farmers
are too important part Of our buying popu-
lation to suffer from depressed incomes. But
we want none of the economically unsound
and politically dangerous Brannan program.
5000
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
BABSON Discusses Stocks

from high of 212 in 1946 to present figure of
around 165 and which could go very much lower it
might be we'll to watch individual stocks. Instead
of all stocks hitting the bottom at about the same
time as they did in previous bear markets. different
stocks MAY be hitting their bottoms at different
times extending a period of year or more.
MARKET COMPARISONS
Cutting off the extreme peaks of 1929 and the
extreme lows of 1892 which lasted only few weeks
and covered only comparatively few transactions
stocks as a whole in the 1929-32 bear market went
down about 500. This that, assuming an
average of ten stocks early in 1929 $1OO, this
same list of stocks sold for 500 in 1882. Yet, the
Dow-Jones Industrial Average of Thirty Gilt-edged
Stocks" has suffered very little since 1916 compared
with what happened to it in 1929-1932.
On the other hand, certain stocks which should
be fairly good businessman's risk have recently
dropped over S0% Any broker make up a list
of ten such stocks which sold at the equivalent
age of 1000 in 1946 that be purchased for
less than $50. l am making no recommendations;
but believe that reader who buys the ENTIRE
following list for cash, puts them away and forgets
them, someday AVERAGE handsome profit
although some one or two may go bad These are
common stocks, listed on Exchange here in New
York City. and purchasable through your local
bank or broker who will not like them
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24

The trees of Milford must be
trimmed by Town Council. 1t is
to pass under many of
the trees after a rain with or with
out an umbrella. The street light
ing is made useless because of the
low hanging limbs of the trees.
On Thursday of last week the
following young women took the
entrance examinations at the Wo-
mems College of Delaware: Natalie
Ayerst, Elkton, Md; Maria Eliza
beth Bennett, Milford; Nellie Blair,
Wilmington Grace Brady, Middle
town; Virginia Brown, Wilmington;
Miriam Clark, Clayton; Eleanor
Clemo, Wilmington; Emily Cole,
Dover; Hannah Deakyne, Smyrna;
Catharyne Denney, Smyrna; Viola.
Filters, Wyoming; Marian Gallas
her, Newark; Alice Jaquette. New
ark; Elsie Johnson, Richardson
Park; Mildred Johnson, Wyoming;
Ethel Jones, Wilmington; Emma
Knowles, Greenwood; Amy Lloyd,
Wilmington; Gladys McAllister,
Newark; Lillian Mckee, Dover;
Wilma Faye Moore, Milford; Mary
Reynolds, Middletown; Ruth Rus
sell, Milford; Mabel Smith, Hartly;
Evelyn Spruance, Smyrna, and
Marian Truax. Wilmington. The
majority of these are candidates
for the Arts and Science course;
the others are about equally divid-
ed between the education and home
economics courses.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
Adjournment Row.

The administration leaders still
declare they will pass Taft-Hartley
labor law repeal. Labor's political
problem for 1850 is two-fold, and
it is determined to beat thoae who
have opposed Taft-Hartley repeal.
First it must hold the spec
tacular gains It made in 19AS
and second, 1t might win at
least Is additional seats in the
house and seven more seats In
the senate. Actually labOr's pro-
gram is nOn-partisan, but real
istically It is one of eIecting
more Democrats from the North
and West and different Demo- I.
Gratis from the South.
In the senate "a viii be elected
in 1850.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
FOOL-PROOF HIGHWAYS ARE
ACCIDENT ANSWER

Fool-proof highways are an important
part of the answer to the $4,000 automobile
deaths of 1948 which President Truman de-
plored in his address to the recent Presi-
dents Highway Safety Conference. Such an
alarming number of fatalities amounts to
more than half the annual death rate of
World War III. The 253 Memorial Day holi-
day weekend highway deaths is the latest
evidence of need for better highways. The
struggle to educate the average driver that
his life is too valuable to risk is losing
battle and the best solution is to give him an
almost food-proof road to drive on. In the
years since VI Day, surveys have been made
on the accident rates on Super-highwayS as
compared with the out-moded highways the
motorist is forced to use, and the death rate
has been found to drop as much as one
fourth to zero. In Sacramento, California,
the North Sacramento Freeway built to SUI
persede the old route has had no fatalities
during its first year of operation, and acci-
dents were reduced 73 per cent compared
with the old road statistics.
New Jersey produced drop in fatalities
amounting to three-fifths when number of
three and four-lane highways were rebuilt
into divided highways. An example of the
need for access control is the Detroit Indus
trial Expressway which parallels u. S. f12
for about Is miles westward from Detroit.
U. S. 112 is divided highway for much of
its length, but is without control of access
as on the Expressway. Per 100 million We
hicle miles in 1916, U. S. 112 had total of
injuries and fatalities of 625.3 while the
Expressway with access control had only
! GIL. sWestchester County in New York
State presents a perfect example between the
''old Post" Road" and the Merritt Parkway
The Post Road travels through several small
towns, while the Merritt Parway skips them
all, has access control and overpasses. The
fatality rate from collisions between We
hicles was almost four times greater on the
Post Road than on the Parkway.
The smaller accident rate on these i'm
proved highways would seem to indicate that
the answer to the problem of highway fa-
talities may be found by building more of
this type of roads.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
Thirty Years Ago 81 81 Ss F5tia Ho2d e9 GbsoPiss 5s Ps

Reports from various parts of
Kent County where the wheat crop
has been harvested, indicate that
there will be but possibly half
crop. The reasons assigned are the
wet spell in April and lack of po-
tash in the phosphate. Some also
attribute it to the rust.
Plans are now being drawn for
the Milford Chronicle Publishing
Company fer the erection of a new
stock room. This building will be
constructed in the rear of the
present engine room OF the Chron-
icle plant, and will be two stories
in height, and of concrete. Work
on this will be started as soon as
the plans have been approved.
--. %-a-t. % t. s4I
B. B. Davis, George Paynter, Pc
ter Hess, Frank Cromer and Chas.
Devoe, all of the Westminster
Fishing Club of Philadelphia, have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Ennis this week. They have
beeh on a fishing trip as the guest
of Mr.. Ennis for two days at Bow
ers Beach fishing grounds. The re-
suit of their two days trip was two
hundred and twenty-five of the very
finest yellow fin sea trout which
average about three pounds each.
This is the second annual trip for
this club as the guest of Mr.. Ennis
and they have returned to their
homes much pleased with their
trip and with their luck.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
Economy Talked

In the meantime congress con-
tinues to talk economy and to vote
for increased appropriations. The
biggest money fight was over the
army civil functions bill. The Hoov-
er commission had charged colos-
sal waste of money by army engi-
neers. When appropriations for
army civil functions came UP Sen.
Paul Douglas of Illinois asked for a
40 per cent cut. Republicans tried
for 5 or 10 per cent slash but they
were defeated.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24

Miss Katherine Davis of Lake
View avenue, South Milford, arriv-
ed home last week from Sweetbriar
College, Virginia, where she is
student. She was accompanied by
Miss Edith Way of Indiana.
Corporal John E. Davis, son of
Pastor Davis, was given a reception
at the Baptist Church last Sunday
morning. A beautiful solo, "In the
Garden" was sung by little tot,
Mistress Clara Still.
About seven o'clock last Satur-
day evening residents of Milford as
we'll as other towns of this Pen
.insula, were given some excite
ment when a series of explosions
were plainly felt. In some sections
the houses shook very noticeably
any many of the residents thought
that they were in the midst of an
earthquake. Telephone calls from
all sections of the two lower coun-
ties were made asking If any ex-
plosions had occurred. The shocks
which were felt here were probably
caused by the explosion of a large
quantity of captured German am
munition at Perryman, Md, near
Aberdeen. This is about eighty
miles from Milford. Saturday eve
ming this ammunition began to ex-
plode and the residents of Perry
man left the town under orders of
the government authorities.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
&oe%&
NO GAUDY SCHEME IN SENSIBLE
FARM PROGRAM

The nations economists and farm leaders
had had time to study Secretary of Agricul-
ture Brannan's proposed farm program. And
they seem to be unit in their belief that
even Henry Wallace, in his balmiest days.
never dreamed up guadier scheme. You
remember the essence. of the plan-to guar
antee farmers a minimum annual income.
to permit the price of farm products to find
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24
Butterflies On A Bat

NEW ORLEANS -, -,(AP) - Ge-
orge Berg, who has a collection Of
$4,000 butterflies, says he caught
most of the insects by getting them
drunk. He sets out rotting fruit
for bait, the fruit juices ferment,
and the butterflies that drink it
get too tipsy to fly away.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-24

NEW YORK CITY, June "a
l am making no recommenda-
tions in this column this week,
but my thoughts are something
which readers can seriously con-
slider. AS there is no precedent
for these thoughts each investor
should decide the question for
himself. 1 cannot take the re-
sponsibility on such an important
decision.
LOOKING AT PAST HISTORY
1t has been a truism of the
stock market from time immem-