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victory. Slaughter drove in the
first two runs with q double.
Musial batted in the next two
with his 23d home run. Monte
Kennedy, the Giants southpaw
was the victim, accepting his 10th
defeat.
The Dodgers weathered q ninth
inning uprising by the Cubs to
gain their split. Trailing by two
runs. the Cubs filled the bases
with only one out on three straight
singles of Jack Banta.
Pinch Hitter Bob SchefIing then
lined Relief Pitcher Erv Palica' s
first pitch right ct Jackie Robin
son, who threw to Peewee Reese to
complete q game-ending double
play. Schmitz' victory In the OPEN
er gave him the distinction Of
gaining all four ChicAgo's triumphs
over the Brooks this season.
Southpaw Ken Raffensberger's
double and Lloyd Merriman's triple
against Nelson Potter in the 10th
won for the Reds over the Braves
It was Raffensberger's l4th VIC
tory.
After Murry Dickson pitched hi
seventh triumph for the Pirates ir
the opener. Robin Roberts gave
the Phils an even break byshurlinl
an eight-hitter over the Pirates
It was the young righthander's
18th victory. Pete Castiglione
homered for the Bucs IN the drs;
game. and Dick Sisler did likewis
for the Phils IN the rishtcan
Evening star., 1949-08-26
New District Loop Pin Teams
Clash in Exhibition Sunday

team loop. All interested pinmen
should be present. It will be q
handicap league with q minimum
team average Of 545 and Sos
t The National Capital Major LOOP
will hold { 8smeeting at . next
Thursday night at King Pin
Captains OF teams seeking fran
lchises should cSu Hokie Smith
Dupont 1873. ~
Three leagues viii hold meet
ings at Hiser's Boulevard pin plant
next week. Clid Ricketts,. presi-
fdent, has called q meeting Of the
Bethesda loop at . pm. Tuesday,
when the Bethesda Civic League Of
which Russell Poole Is president
also will get together. Bethesda
Business Mems League has sched-
uled q meeting for Wednesday
night at $780,
Evening star., 1949-08-26

Two newly organized Major
District Duckpin League teams will
test their strength when Hendrix
Steak House and Valley Forge
Beer square OF in . preseason
match at 8 Sunday night at King
Pin.
Bowling for Hendrix will be
Hokie Smith, Paul Perkins. Gene
Hargett. Frank Carter and Lind
say Stott. Washington's new No.
I ranking pinman. In the beer
mems lineup will be Moe Meade,
Howard Parsons, Frank Micalizzi,
Mike Avon and Nick Rinaldi,
captain.
A meeting Of the new Colonial
Village $1,000 League will be held
next Wednesday nightat 8. Wal
ter Waddington, co-owner of the
suburban drives is seeking q 20
Evening star., 1949-08-26
fsur Gold Cup Boats
IfMaryIand Regatta
Opening Tomorrow
Spseioi Dispoteh 10 The Ssar

BALTIMORE. Aug. 26.-Four
Gold Cup boats. including Guy
Lombardo's Tempo vi Of Free
port, N. Y, and Harry Lynn's
Laf,ala Of Lake Hopatcong. N. j..
winner Of the Cambridge Gold
Cup last week. have entered the
Maryland Yacht Club regatta
opening here tomorrow.
A race official said the unex-
pected entries Of this fast class
might call for o separate race for
the Gold Cuppers. However, with
out any change, they would be
eligible for the Maryland Sweep
stakes event.
Other Gold Cup craft owners
filing entries are George Sarant
of Freeport, whose Eta was run
nerup at Cambridge, and Clarence
Clark's Tiger Cat of Norfolk. one
Of the smallest boats in the class.
Joe Van Blerck, another Free
port driver, who won the Mary
land Sweepstakes here last year,
will compete in his new 7-liter.
Joe Palmer Of Arlington is en-
tered In the 135-cubic- incha hy-
droplane class with his Tommy
Boy and is rated q good chance
TO take the Charles r. Chapman
trophy he won q year ago.
Aubrey Thacker Of Washing
ton hopes to have his Jezebel vi
going better than at Cambridge
in order to take down the Fair
view Trophy for Glass D service
runabouts.
Outboard races slated for to-
morrow will draw large fields. Of
ficials said. They listed these
Washington area drivers: Ike
Hale, Hudson Moses, Jimmy
Baden, Dean Wooster and Dick
Bowers. Cash awards Of 500 per
race are provided for out
boarders.
Racing starts tomorrow at 1890
pm, with midget class outboards.
and Sunday at J. am, leading OH
with 48-cubic-inch runabouts and
hydros.
A feature event is the two-heat
race for the Maryland Gold Cup,
which, oddly enough, will not be
open to Gold Cup boats. It's for
Divisions I and II 225s.
The Eastern regional cham
pionship for Division I 225s also
will be staged Sunday. 1t was
won last year by Calvin Thomas
Of Baltimore.
This will mark Lombardo's first
appearance in the Chesapeake Bay
area since a year ago at Cam
bridge.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Ponder Highly Rated
In American Derby
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Calumet's
Ponder. winnertof the Kentucky
Derby and the Arlington Classic
will defend his claim to a national
3-year-old championship tomor-
row at the 39th renewal Of Chi
|cagos 100000 added historic
American Derby at washington
Park.
The field will be rather small
for the traditional mile-and-a.
quarter test. but it will be full o1
dynamite. Warren Wright's pow.
erful entry of Ponder and De Luxe
may mean that another track
record is in the making for the
race established back in 1884.
Ponder. racing against Older
horses last week. came from last
to finish second to Coaltown ir
his world record smashing victory
In the Whirlaway Stakes, run
ming a mile In 1884 flat. Ponder
defeated only by two lengths, I'm
ished in 1:342s. Should he repeat
this performance he may en-.
danger the mile-and-a-quarte,
track record OF 2:002s held BY
Calumet Farms Fervent.
Chief threat to the Calumet pail
is Joseph A. Goodwin's Kentucky
Colonel, holder Of the world z
furlong record. Ponder and De
Luxe also may expect competition
from j. A. Kinard jr.'s Johns Joy
and Mrs. Emil Denemark's Pro-
vocative.
Other likely starters in the
American Derby include: Wood
Wales Halt. winner of the Blue
Grass Stakes; Shakeme and Mr..
Snug.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Corne|I's Savitt Faces
College Champ Tuero
by The Asseeiotsd Press

SEA BRIGHT. N. j., Aug. 26
Dick savitt, Cornell's East
ern intercollegiate tennis cham
pion, gets another chance today
against Jack Tuero of Tulane. the
national intercollegiate king.
Savitts ofsEast Orange. N. j.,
meets tit& New OrleahS star In the
quarter-final round 6f the 61st
annual Seabright Lawn Tennis
and Cricket Club invitation tour
nament. Tuero defeated Savitt
on the way to the national inter-
national collegiate title in Austin,
Tex. when Savitt suffered . sun
stroke and was forced to default.
Savitt qualified for the quarter
finals by dumping Robert Alb
desselam Of France. GO, 60,
yesterday. while Tuero. seeded
third. advanced with q Ga. GO
win over Gilbert Shea, jr., Of Los
Angeles.
Inc top-SeeoaQ stars, Earl Co
chell Of San Francisco and Vio-
vanni Cucelli Of Italy, face some
what sitter opposition in the
round Of eight.
Cochell. who defeated Arnold
Saul Of San Diego. Calf. e3
11-9. faces Marcello Del Bello of
Italy.' q rs, 0H6, Ga winner
over Frank x. Shields.
After beating Harold M. Bur-
rows. jr., Of Charlottesville, Va.
50. 60. Cucelli goes up against
Straight Clark Of Los Angeles.
Clark yesterday ousted fourth
seeded 1rv Dorfman Of New York,
rs, Ga.
The other quarter final, pairing
second-seeded Billy Vogt of
Drexel Hills. Pa, and William J.
Tully Of Bronxville, N. Y, had to
be moved up to this morning be-
cause Tully is slated to play in
the preliminary qualifying rounds
Of the national tournament later
In the day.
Evening star., 1949-08-26

Shooting hours again are from
noon (EST) to sunset. This
means that Shooting cannot be-
gin until / pm, daylight time
The limit Is the same as last
year-10 birds per day. The dove
season in Virginia opens Septem-
ber 16 and extends through Oc-
tober Is.
Rail bird (sora) shooting also
commences in both Maryland and
Virginia on September l. The
season in Maryland this year ends
October 20. this date recently hav-
ing been set by the State Com
mission of Inland Game and Fish,
although the Federal law permits
shooting OF these birds until Oc-
tober 80. Virginia's season closes
on October 30. The limit has been
hiked this year to IS birds and.
according to all reports from the
nesting grounds. sora particularly
will be plentiful. AS rule, early
shooting is not too good. The
early closing season in Maryland
Is decried by some, but actually
in q normal year few sora are to
be found in the marshes after this
date. At the first sign of frost
they go to warmer climes. Some
teal. black duck, particularly ma
tive born birds. and even geese
appear early In Maryland's &
marshes and the commission feels
that 1t Is well to close the marshes
formally at this time until the
opening Of the duck season on
November 18, Just to take tempta-
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Polly Riley, Peg Kirk
Western Golf Foes
Dy the Assoeioisd Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Two vet
eran gal golfers who have come
within q couple Of puts Of win
ming the women's Eastern Anna
teur crown in the past without
cashing in are semif1nalists to-
day.
Polly Riley of Fort Worth. Tex,
the 1948 Curtis Cup Star and
Western Amateur runnerup. tees
of against medalist Peg Kirk Of
Findlay, Ohio. Mary Agnes Wall
of Menominee. Mich, meets Helen
Sigel, Philadelphia City champion
making her first bid for the West
ern diadem.
Miss Riley moved up yesterday
with q 5-3 victory over Marjorie
Lindsay, the Illinois State cham
pion from Decatur. She uncorked
a 2-under-par SO on Westmore-
lands first nine and was only
2 under the standard for the Is
holes needed.
Miss Kirk. the Augusta Title
holders winner last spring, ad-
vanced with an easy ST win over
dot Ellis Of Indianapolis.
Misses Kirk and Riley have
faced each other in four previous
tournaments. each winning twice.
Peg lost to the Texan in the
second round of the 1947 National
and also in the final of the st.
Augustine. Fla. 1948 Invitational.
But she got revenge by trimming
Polly In the 1948 and 1949 finals
of the Palm Beach. Fla. Invita-
tional.
The other semifina1 match
sends Miss Wall, runnerup in
1941 and 1943 and semifinalist in
1877 and 1s42, against the 29-
year-oid Miss Sigel, pretourney
favortte.
Mary trounced Alice Bauer Of
Los Angeles 5-4 in the quarter
finals. Two down after five holes,
she rallied for a 1-up edge at
the ninth then was l under par
In winning the 11th, 18th, 18th
and 18th.
Helen disposed of Mrs. D. G.
Coping, San Mateo, Calf, 81,
closing the match with a 10-foot
deuce putt on the: 150-yard 17th
to. be even par for the route.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Bulldogs Release Three
Guards, Two Backs
BY the A.soeiassd Pres,

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. 26.-
The New York Bulldogs today re-
leased three guards and two. quar-
terbacks from their National
Football League roster.
The guards are Bob Reich,
Colgate: Don Walters, st. Am
brose. and Walt Vesmar. Michi-
gan State. Quarterback Ed Tos-
cani. Dayton. was released out
right. while Ben Raimondi, In
diana. who was. here on approval
basis from the Chicago Cardinals,
was sent back to his former team
Evening star., 1949-08-26
rs Penguin Shippers Seek
Glass Title al Annapolis
speeioI pispoteh 10 The s.or

SpeeioI oispoteh 70 The Stor
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 90
Twenty-six shippers from as far
distant as San Diego today
launched the annual Penguin
class national championships Oh
here, with Defending Champion
Runyon Collie Of Mantolokins
IN. J.) Yacht Club rated the man
to beat.
Travelling the longest distance
are Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Israel
Of the San Diego Bay fleet. Others
include Bill and Pat johnson Of
Sarasota, Fla; Martin Bludworth
and Cora Smith and Harold and
Betty Bludworth, all Of Houston.
Tex, and Janet Ferson and
Jimmy Holland of Biloxi, Miss.
Washington Is represented by
Len Penso, Joe Kraft and Writ
Gill. Three races are slated for
today and two tomorrow. On
GERS will be elected tonight at
Annapolis Y: c.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
$l,0Sl Sorotoso Double
Is Ridden by Bernhordt
BY me Assoeiotsd Pres

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. r.
Aug. 26.-Jockey Robert c. Bern
hardt rode both ends Of the meet
ing's largest daily double and
third largest Of the New York
season yesterday.
He scored with Ogden Phipps
0rilling ($48.40) in the opener and
Bolo Mack ($33 .6e) in the second
They combined for q daily double
worth 81. .oSl.10. -
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Rocco, Corbett Matched

Undefeated Argentine Rocca,
the barefoot pride Of the Pampas
whose colorful mat tactics have
established him as one Of the best
grapplers Of the year, will return
to Washington next week. meeting
tough Joe Corbett in one Of the
twin windups at Turner's Arena.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Churchill Horse Wins,
Bookies Tuke Beating
Nv the Assocjoted Press

SALISBURY, Eng. Aug. 26.-
Winston Churchill won bis first
horse race yesterday and British
bookhekers took q heavy beating.
ALI over the country betters went
for his French-bre Colonist II,
who paid 4 to 6.
It was Churchill's debut rs q
racehorse owner and the English
debut Of Colonist, the only horse
he has bought.
Evening star., 1949-08-26

somewhat @t-
ter than those
on opening day
last year. The
d We CIR op
seems to be up.
Certainly this
is true Of the
local crop. We
ave b ee n
asked whether
one needs q
migratory bird
stamp (duck
stamp for this
shooting. This
Is not needed.
Evening star., 1949-08-26

Dave Gaillard Of Gibson Island
and Washington Is rated . good
bet to take the second district
novice series for Stars of Oxford
tomorrow and Sunday. Entries
have been received from Balti-
more, Annapolis. Oxford, Gibson
Island and Riverton and Barne-
gat Bay, N. J.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Fore AND Ar
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

Here's good news for newcomers
to boating who've been wondering
when the United States Power
Squadron course in plotting be-
gins. 1t starts October 5 at SPIN.
in the Labor Department cafeteria.
Potomac River Power Squadron
will sponsor the classes under su-
pervision of Maurise w. Stead. AS
in past years. they will be open
to both men and women at no
charge.
instruction begins several weeks
ahead Of tfe usual time. This Is
being done 50 that graduation"
exercises may be held some time
in February and the way cleared
for . class In seamanship to be
started early in the spring. The
plotting course here Is among l84
slated for squadron units this fall
throughout the country.
Local squadron members prob
ably will welcome the course, too.
It might take their minds of the
dubious honor that befell three
of its boat owners recently at Fair
view. Md. 1t seems as though
Potomac Squadron yachts had the
lowest score in . fifth district
navigators' contest. The squadron
earned the "Sourpuss" prize, a
painting of a sad old salt which
the unit must display on all events,
until the contest next year. BY
then, 1t hopes to pass it along to
another unit.
Washington area shippers head
for the Upper Severn tomorrow
and the annual Indian Landing
Boat Club regatta. This will be
featured by the Eastern cham
pionships Of the national one
designs and will draw entries from
York. Pa, and other sailing Gen.
ters.
On the program also are Chesa-
peake 20s and los, Indian Land
ing 20s, Hamptons, Severn One
designs, Comets. Penguins. Moths
and Dolphins. Racing will be at
las pm. tomorrow and Sunday
at s:45 am. and las pm.
Penguins competing In the class
championships at Annapolis have
been invited to race q special
series Sunday for Z trophy given
BY Commodore e. s. Deakyne.
The title series at Annapolis
winds up tomorrow.
Bob Orme Of Washington is
winner Of the West River Sailing
Club summer series for Chesa-
peake 20s. Results released this
week show his Blue Water stand
ing at the top. followed by Del
bert Zang's Shamrock and Doug
las Kolb's Jade. Bill HeintE. who
is this years sailing chairman for
the Presidents Cup Regatta. led
the Thistle series in his High
lander. John Harding was Sec
ond and Hugh Trey. third.
The club holds its annual sail
ing regatta September 2. 8 and
/. It starts with races from An
napolis and Fairhaven. There
will be 4 double header for Chesa-
peake 20s and 16s. Lightnings,
Thistles, Hamptons, Comets. Ma
tional One designs. Tempests- and
Evening star., 1949-08-26
OUTDOORS

Prospects in Maryland for dove
shooting, the season for which
opens next Thursday and contin-
ues through September 80, are
Evening star., 1949-08-26

Penguins. Final race in the series
is slated September 4. to be fol-
lowed by the usual free-for-all
that afternoon.
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with Bill lestch

ton away from those ever-present
gun goons who will kill anything
in shooting distance, given the
opportunity. Sora and other
species Of rail may be shot from
one-half hour before sunrise to
sunset. The limit for rails, other
than sora, is Is per day tn the
aggregate.
Evening star., 1949-08-26

one-half hour before sunrise to
sunset. The limit for rails, other
than sora, is Is per day tn the
aggregate.
Angling in Chesapeake Bay con-
tinues good when the weather ID
propitious. The late run Of hard
head is on and boats going over
to the Gooses after dark are taking
nice fish. running from 2 pounds
up to ~ pounds in weight. Sum-
mer blues. pan-sized rockfish and
trout are plentiful and spread well
over the bay. We're sorry TO re-
port. however, that for the second
time this season haul seiners have
cleaned up the rockfish Oh Hol-
land Point and trollers will have
to await the appearance Of more
fish in this area. It would Ger
tainly help sport anglers and party
boatmen If Maryland's Depart
ment of Tidewater Fisheries would
designate at least Z few places in
the bay for sport fishing only. AS
it is. haul seiners, who relatively
are few in number, clean up every
school Of 1ish they can throw q
net around. spelling the recreation
and livelihood Of literally hun
dredS of anslerS and hoAtnen.
The National Capital Casting
Club Is working out every Sunday
morning at the Lincoln Memorial
Pool where its members are busily
limbering wrists and sharpening
eyesight for the fall tournaments.
The flrst Of these viii be held at
Hagerstown. Md. on September
II, followed by another in Wash
ington on September as. Mem
bers are urged to get in some prac-
tice before these events. Visitors
are welcome at all times. These
Sunday morning sessions present
q fine opportunity for any angler
who wishes to increase his pro-
flciency In both plug and fly cast
ing. Many members are plug and
fly casters with national reputa-
tions who can really give you flne
pointers in this sport.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-14
Time For Mike To Speak Up

Reports from Washington that formal eva hearings
before joint HouseSenate committee will be held in the
northwest between November 10 and 21 Montanans
sured of least sitting of the committee either Mssoua
Kalispe and there possibility that one-day hearings
may be held in both cities
Purpose of this series of hearings will be to find out
nearly possible what the people of the northwest want in the
of valley development and to determine the strength of
northwestern support this proposed legislation which Pres
dent Truman has listed must for the 81st Congress-
Congressman who have already indicated they plan be
attendance at the hearings include Sens Murray and Magnus
and Rep Hugh Mitchell d. Wash) In addition, have
been reliably informed that number of the elected
fica of Montana plan attend hearings in Montana and
testify for the immediate establishment Columbia Valley
Authority.
In fact, the only Montana Democratic leader who up
the moment has not his clear to commit himself for
against eva Rep. Mike Mansfield. Since Mike has
already his intentions of running for the senate
1852 it is time that he made his position eva and other
valley authority legislation clear that the people Montana
fully evauate him potential senator from this state
Particularly timely when considers that other potential
senatorial candidates such Gov John Bonner have shown
little hestancy putting their weight behind which
will inegrated, efficient development of river
basins fully protected the dangers of federal encroac
ment upon state sovereignty
On valley authority legislation Mike should break his four
yearsong silence let the people of Montana forhrghy
know his position by the time the formal hearings held
in Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-14
Tribune Votes mo Confidence"

The Great Falls Tribune Tuesday, commenting on the
senate fight over the disappointment of Leland Ods the
Federal Power Commission opines Frankly know
whether Mr. Odds is the man for the job This in
spite the fact that Mr. Os has rendered brilliant for
two the commission appoinee
dent Roosevetandhad previously with opposition
when up for confirmation.
Such positive statement of ignorance strange
coming from Montana selfapponted bason of the
cratic party Briefly it amounts to of no confidence
in the late FDRandalso vote of mo confidence in the
Democratic President This despite the that
Trbs publisher doubles in brass National Com
mitteeman from Montana signal honor accorded him for
many years by the Montana Democratic party.
Knowing something of the background of the fight against
Ods carried by the natural interests of the south
the trust generally might ntepre-
taon of the b statement that that publication
of the steakfas position continuously taken for the
pats Commissioner Odds people against the
onslaughts of the private utilities
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-14

quietly into Helena while local operators holding
breath pending completion of the grand jury Investigations
VIII the grand jury into the matter liquor?
Sam Ford has demanded that thorough investigation
handling of the liquor monopoly during his ncumbency
made This should be DONE either the
late administration prepare groundwork for
cutting malefactors the facts
the murky atmosphere surrounding wartime liquor operations
the legality of activities so-caed wholesalers etc. is
cleared and this grand jury be just the official body
do the job Such branching out of this months nvesga
ton might provide other very interesting alleys the
grand jury to explore.
Looking elsewhere in the state attention
called Silver Bow county, Friends from advised
that former county official has the agency Jennings
slot machinesand that strange it may seem, Jennings
slots rapidly replacing bandits put by Mills Novelty
and other vending machine manufacturers The question
arises concerning the possibility that the od esabshed
racketeers the mining city about pushed
picture by of parasites the body polite Possibly
grand jury investigation order in Silver Bow county
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-14

over the lives of my people.
Then 1888. The one major
industry we had, which had
kept 1000 men at work, closed.
Another industry which we had
brought from New England with con-
siderable subsidy in money, went
bankrupt. A third, manufacturer of
full-fashioned hosiery, went to the
wall from poor management and bad
times. Seven of eight banks closed.
We had only one crop-cotton-
and cotton was cents pound.
Lands were selling for taxes. The
people were out of hope.
So you can see that we were not
in saving dollar or so on
our power bill. That would solve
little or nothing. We needed jobs
and opportunities.
you're Going To Do 1t"
Into this dismal, perplexed eco
nomic setting one late midwinter aft
ernoon came David Lilienthal, then a
of the board of directors of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. Four
Of our citizens who had long been
hopeful of improving conditions met
MIN in conference. We were almost
frankly hostile, for he represented to
is another way of thought and an
other way of life.
Dave leaned his chair back against
he wall and the twinkle of a smile
,ame into his eyes, as he said gently
md firmly, 'I'm not going to do
You're going to do it."
He went on to say that IVA would
provide the tools of opportunity