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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

resistance, since the cold war mas
changed so many minds.
Mr.. Whites method of dramatic
ing the plight of certain groups
through presenting one members
experiences in great detail has
proven effective in such books as
Journey for Margaret" They Were
dependable" and Lost Boundaries.
His subject here is 1t. Col. Vasili
Kotov, child of the revolution and
twice -decorated pilot of the Soviet
Air Force, whose first glimpse of
the Western World set up chain
reaction of doubts and misgivings
which finally led him to put the
Soviet and all its works behind
him and to seek new life in
America.
His real name, Of course. is not
Vasili Kotov Mr.. White would per-
haps like to think his name Is
legion. His grim experiences in a
dogma ridden world check with
other accounts we have had.
Straight Reporting.
Mr.. Whites system of matter-of-
fact reporting, while highly sue
cessful in showing the kind of life
Vasili led growing up in a young
Soviet state among a people who
lived for a future that never came,
is totally inadequate for bringing
Vasili alive as human being. He
never becomes particularly inter-
esting or sympathetic person. The
style, although perhaps it reflects
Vasilis hating English, is primer
like in its simplicity, never rising
in eloquence above the level of a
House Un-American Activities Com:
mittee pamphlet. And the dialogue
is often as Stilted as that in a
Victorian novel. For instance, Va
sill, when accosted by a pair OF
marauding Soviets in Romanla,
says, From whom do you think you
are asking watch!'
Vasili, whose worker ancestry was
heartily approved by the new regime,
had a happy boyhood. A member
Of the young ComsomolS, with whom
he often went ikon hunting ian
event which he recalled when he
read with some surprise President
Roosevelt's statement in 1914 that
Russians had complete religious
freedom, he was eventually able to
go to the university, where he
studied engineering. There he saw
friends accused of criticizing the
government arrested. He watched
the bitter resistance to collectiviza-
ton. His childhood sweetheart, he
learned after he entered the army,
had been dragooned into degrading
service with the NKVD when her
father was arrested in the 1896
purges. When he went to work in
a factory, his best friend was set to
spy on him by the NKVD. They
composed reports together. Soon he
went into the army.
Keitel's Policy.
One comment Of his will probably
arouse curiosity on the part OF
Americans who have never been able
TO make the distinction between the
Nazi and Soviet brand of liberia
ton" In speaking of the Nazi in
vasion OF the Ukraine, he says: If
Field Marshal Keitels policy of
bringing freedom had been carried
out, Vaslli is sure that the whole
country would have been with them
and that today there would be no
Communist Party in Russia and no
Stain"
When his outfit was sent to Ro-
mania, where they enjoyed unheard
of luxuries. although Pravda said
the Romanians were starving, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

Nore Dame in the colorul 18th century, from jacket
design OF "The City and the Cathedral"
THE CITY AND THE CATHEDRAL
BY Robert Gordon Anderson (L0ngmans, Green; $780,
In 1926 the the Cathedral
just reaching their appointed height Louis
ruling through the Of his mother
compassionate ruler leader
anonzed St. Louis scholar Italy
Thomas Aqunas These the Dark Ages and there
bance in 18th century Paris then neither spacious
but "a cramped BODYBUILDING and exciting gathering
hearty and vocerou human beings Mr. continues
book fascinating history which
with The Biography of Cathedral"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

" AVA tIlS4A IN q 1
for santa lion
medicine a n d
education. S h e
has stacked the
deck against the
only important
African charac-
ter, k n o W n as
Benjamin Nor
ris. AS a child
he was av e d
f m death in
the b u S h by
Robert and an
other RITZ S h
officer. B e n j a.
roiy, u,oc cant to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Volume Retrdces
Smithsonian S
Hundred Years
SONS OF SCIENCE

BY Paul H. oehser; Henry schu-
man, ST.
SCIENTISTS AND AMATEURS
BY Dorothy Stimson. Henry
Schunlan; s4)
Reviewed by
T. R. HENRY.
The first is history of the Smith
sonian Institution. Mr.. Oehser is
editor of the Publications Of the
National Museum, a Smithsonian
branch, and has had access to much
unpublished material dealing with
the colorful hundred years of the
institution which during a large
part of its lifetime led scientific
progress in this country.
OF particular interest in this CEN
tennial book is Mr.. Oehser's COM
prehensive picture of that shadoWy
figure, James Smithson, who, in bit
ter wrath against fate, made the I'M
precedentedly radical dying gesture
of leaving a fortune of a half mil
lion dollars for the furtherance of
pure science. The story of the in
stitution is then followed through
the careers of its great secretaries.
Joseph Henry, Spencer F. Baird,
Samuel P. Langley, Charles D. Wal
colt and Charles G. Abbot. Each
Represented different interest
which was woven into the Smith
Sonian's history.
Scientists and Amateurs is the
story of an even greater scientific
institution, the Royal Society
founded under Charles II. To this
group largely gentleman amateurs
in the beginning. modern science
owes much of its innitial impetus. 1t
was the practical application OF
Bacon's utilitarian philosophy which
lowered early in Gilbert, Boyle,
Harvey and Newton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Why Do Russians Run Away
And Want to Live in America?
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY

L White. (Harcourt, Brace G. Co.; 49,
When W. l. Whites highly Report the Russians"
several aroused of protest in
which accused him
blasting system mainly because American
that this latest report which single dis
ilusioned his land will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

Oxford by a missionary and he re-
turned to Africa and started a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Reviewing I he New Books

Mrs. Huxley Writes of British Empire
That Could See No Sign of a Setting Sun
THE WALLED CITY
BY ESpeth Huxley Lippincott; 49,
Reviewed by CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
AEHst Novel
OF Young Love
And Its Pitfalls
CITY LIMIT

CITY LIMIT
BY Hollis Summers. (Houghton,
Mid7in Co.. S275J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
At Last q NoveNo,
Short and Sweet
And TO the Point

| AND RIDE FORTH SINGING
BY Katherine Dunlap. William
MorroD & Co.; $780,
Evening star., 1949-09-19

Irish In for Weak Season, Leohy Cautions Followers

No major college team in recent
football history has gone four
consecutive seasons without de-
feat and we are not egotistical
enough to think that we can
such a record. Even the
most optimistic Of Notre Danes
followers will admit that the loss
Of seven regulars from our 1948
starting eleven will leave our team
considerably weaker, and there Is
no football fan in the country
who will not agree that the 1o49
schedule is one Of the toughest
ever faced by Notre Dame. Pre-
season All-American teams have
Charley Justice, Doak Walker and
Eddie Price in the starting back
field; we face all three.
The writer's who are picking
Notre Dame to be the No. / team
in the Nation are doing so for one
of two reasons. Either 1t Is wish
full thinking on the part Of men
who have followed the team for
many years. or In some cases the
writer has not been thorough
enough to contact any one, at
Notre Dame or even to witness q
practice session. One writer who
Evening star., 1949-09-19

last year it is natural that Notre
Dame rooters think of them first
when the word defeat" is brought
up.
We are we'll aware that the re-
turn Of HOWE Odell to the Wash
ington coaching helm. coupled
with one Of the largest group of
junior college transfers to any
college in the country will spell
trouble for all opponents of the
"Huskies." Indiana and Navy are
both in their second year of re-
building under very successful
coaches, and a look at the record
books proves that neither Clyde
Smith nor George Sauer will
suffer many defeats once their
system is properly installed. Iowa
cannot be feared enough as Eddie
Anderson holds the distinction of
derailing more undefeated Notre
Dame football teams than any
other coach in the country.
Our honest opinion is that the
1949 Notre Dame football team
will lose q few games. How many
we don't venture to say.
distributed By McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1949-09-19
By Burton Howkins

Only a sweep of their II re-
manning games will prevent the
Mats from becoming the most
feeble Washington club in 40
years. They have approximately
the same chance of averting that
dubious distinction as Kate Smith
has of pole-vaulting over Mars.
Twice since 1909 the Mats have
won as few as 56 games, but to
climb above that low-level perch
this season Clark Griflth's ath-
letes must compile an 11-game
winning streak. Consult your
bookie for the astronomical odds
on that development.
The last half of Washington's
season has been one of the most
miserable stretches in baseball
history. The Mats have won II Of
their last 66 games, IA of their
last n. Never before in Grifith's
SO years at the helm of the Mats
has the team disintegrated so
completely, Win so ltCle nope Tor
the future.
Get III Hits in Twin Bill.
The Mats produced only II hits
against Hal Newhouser and Virgil
Trucks yesterday in dropping a
double header to Detroit, 80 and
So. Newhouser posted his 18th
win in the opener as Paul Calvert
absorbed his 18th successive loss,
while Trucks restricted Washing
ton to three hits in snaring his
18th decision in the second game.
Sam Mele's second homer Of the
year. mighty drive halfway up
the left-centerfleld bleachers; gave
the Mats a % tie in the fifth in
Evening star., 1949-09-19

picks Notre Dame to be national
champion informs his readers that
we have Il backs on our squad
when in reality not more than 10
backfield candidates have been
present at any time during our
fall practices. We are deeply ap-
preciative Of all the fine publicity
Notre Dame receives but we be-
lieve that such inaccuracy Is un-
fair to all concerned. particularly
to our football candidates.
In North Carolina. Tulane,
Southern California, and Southern
Methodist, we meet the teams
favored to win their respective
conferences by the preseason
dopesters, while once again Pur-
due looms as the "darkhorse" of
the Big Nine. "Biggie" Munn's
Michigan State "Spartans" are
looked upon as one of the toughest
independent teams in the Nation.
The above appraisal very definitely
does not mean that we are over
looking the potentialities of WASH
ington, Indiana, Navy and Iowa,
but rather because the first men
toned group have received 80
much national recognition In the
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Mats to Record Poorest Season
Unless They Bag Last II Tits

ming Of the opener, but 1t was
briefly enjoyed deadlock. Singles
by Hoot Evers and Aaron Robin
son, walk to George Vico and
Dick Wakefield's double-p
grounder gave Detroit the winning
run in the sixth.
Sid Hudson took his 17th beat
ing in the second game. The
Tigers clipped him for two runs
in the second inning when Vico
belted a triple after Vic Wertz and
Evers singled. They added two
more in the third inning, with Pat
Mullins triple the big blow.
The Mats were making threat
ening gestures against Trucks in
the first three innings. They
picked up a run in the second
when Shortstop Johnny Lipon
fumbled Buddy Lewis grounder,
Eddie Yost doubled and Sam
Dente was thrown out. They
added another in the third when
Sherry Robertson walked and
came around on a walk to Gil
Coan, Ed Stewards grounder and
Eddie Robinson's long fly.
Trucks Grows Tougher.
Trucks, who displays a SO rec
ord against, the Mats this year,
allowed only one hit in the last
seven innings as the Tigers in
creased the score to its final mar
gin against Lloyd Hittle in the
eighth when Mullin walked, Wertz
sacrificed and Evers singled.
NAT NOTES: Bob Fernandez,
a Cuban outfielder who hit ,.404
with Abiline of the class c West
Texas-New Mexico League, is
here for inspection by the Mats
bosses He will see no action,
for he has signed to play in the
Cuban Winter League and any
activity in the majors would dis
qualify him for competition there.
Detroit will make bid for the
Mats Robinson during the win
ter, but Griff processes no inter-
est in trading him Idle today,
the Mats will tackle the seventh
(see MATS, Page A-22J
Evening star., 1949-09-19
IsbeII Out, DriskiI|
Takes Colt Reins
by the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.
Cecil Isbell has resigned as
head coach of the Baltimore
Colts, the All-America Confer
ence clubs board Of directors
announced today. -,
Walter Driskill, the Colts
president and general man
ager, succeeds the former Pur-
due mentor at the helm Of the
floundering Colts. Before join
ing the club Driskill was as
sistant coach at Maryland. The
Colts have been winless in
league competition this season.
This is the second year of
Isbell's contract - terms of
which never were announced
and the board said he would
be paid of for the remainder
of the year.
The announcement came
after q huddle of Colts direc-
tors at a Baltimore hotel this
morning,
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Presidents Cup in Moth Balls
As Race Goes With the Wind

Referee Charles F. Chapman of
New York, at the request of the
drivers, ordered a Commute post
ponement of all races, including
the Presidents Cup.
Earlier three D and E racing
runabouts struggled to the start
ing line. to be lead in by Henry
Lewis Miss Bluebird of Wash
ington. Ofhcials agreed, after
only Lewis came out for the Sec
ond heat, that from then on there
would be only one heat for all
classes instead of the scheduled
two-if anything went off at all.
President Truman arrived on
the race scene shortly after 3 pm.
aboard the day cruiser Margie and
within half an hour racing was
resumed on a limited scale.
Meanwhile, group of Gold Cur
drivers conferred on the commit
tee boat. the 165-foot cutie,
Nemesis (Which is what the Poto-
mac was for most hands yesterday
with officials and agreed to take a
vote at $50 pm. on whether they
wanted to run a second heat and
final heat at 6 pm. or call it nc
contest.
Reports from the pits later were
that the first balloting was foul
to two in favor to call it of. Or
the second ballot, or thereabouts
the vote was unanimous.
Truman Has Trouble, Too.
To cap the day for race official.
and many spectators who stayec
on to the bitter end, a brief bu
nasty rain squall out of the north.
west swept over the city. After.
wards, it was calm and peaceful
on the Potomac.
Even the President had troubles
The Margie's engines wouldn'
work when it came time for tn.
Presidential party to return to tn,
Naval Gun Factory. So they has
to transfer to another boat il
plain view Of all thousands o,
spectators. A Navy tug late
towed the Margie to her berth.
The regatta winds up 9his weel
end, with sailboat races for II
Glasses competing for The Evenins
Star Trophies. Shippers wer
hoping it wouldn't be as fiat a!
the last week end was windy.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Summaries on Page A-2f.)
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

The coveted Presidents Cup,
for which Gold Cup owners have
spent hundreds of thousands of
dollars over the years, goes into
moth balls today-the property
for one year of the Presidents
Cup Regatta Association.
There will be no formal presen-
tation Of the prize at the White
House tomorrow as planned, and
President Truman well will un-
derstand why.
He and an estimated 100000
race fans gathered along East
Potomac Park, the Virginia shore
of the Potomac and aboard yachts
yesterday witnessed what never
has happened since the regatta
first was run % years ago-no
contest.
1t was declared thus because of
vicious southwest wind that
kicked up a chop of Hams Point
so severe that all six Gold Cup
drivers agreed it would be suicide
to attempt the running of the
second and third heats.
Drivers Vote Calls 1t OF.
With memories of the 194S Gold
Cup debacle at Detroit still in
their minds, the drivers voted at
$50 pm. yesterday that IL
wasn't worth the gamble.
The wind, which piped up as
high as IS knots, also accounted
for two sinkings. several other
capsizings and damaged gear to
other craft.
The only Gold Cupper to appear
on the course was George Sarant's
Eta of Freeport, N. Y, reputedly
a heavy weather boat. He led a.
widely assorted field Of boats
you'd ever find in one race, to win
the pared down American Speed
boat Championship event.
Joe Van Blerck's AIo. also o1
Freeport, was second in this race
after earlier winning the second
and concluding heat for Filters
Carl Widenhouse Of Concord, N
c., placed third In the 225-cubic.
inch hydro Lazy Days.
Speed is Cut Down.
As a further indication Of the
poor race conditions, Etta's win
ming speed was only 54.022 miles
per hour, in sharp contrast to
record-breaking speeds chalked
up the day before by Bill Cantrell
who drove Horace Dodge's My
Sweetie to victory in the first heat
or the Presidents Cup. My
Sweetie's fastest lap speed was
83.18 n1I1es.
Three boats braved the river to
compete in the curtain event, the
Washington free-for-all. Aubrey
Thacker's brand-new Jezebel VII
was the winner, followed by JOS
eph Sharlin's High Life II
Thacker also earned a second
place in the D service runabouts
and Sharlin took a third in F
service runabouts.
The days biggest toll was taken
in the 48-cubic-inch hydroplane
and runabout classes, which raced
together. More than 20 had
signed up. Twelve started out
from the inboard pits at the Naval
Air Station. Seven got as far as
the starting line and four man.
aged to finish. Horace Burgard
Of York, Pa, was the winner.
It was about then that Regatta
Evening star., 1949-09-19

1ng any out
side games over
the week end.
we should like
TO take this
opportunity to
discuss our own
p o t e ntialities
for 1949 so that
our readers
may know what
to look, for
" en- the
Fighting Irish"
take the field.
Realizing that
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Cont Win EN- All
By Fronk Leohy.
3otrs Dame Feotboll Coach

Inasmuch as our Notre Dame
schedule does not open until this
Saturday, and an intra-squad
scrimmage kept us from Witness
Evening star., 1949-09-19

poor company in any group, we
definitely do not want to give the
impression that we are prema-
turely abiding" for what un-i
doubtedly will be Notre Danes
poorest season in recent years.
Evening star., 1949-09-19

ambltl0nS IN the CoWn acroSS the PotoMac.
Alexandrians already are working toward
getting George Washington to play Virginia in
their opener next season. bowl game on
January /, 1851, also is planned.
In Alexandria they're far ahead of WASH
ington in high school sports. Been so for years.
" p. I. may not have enjoyed the pasting by
the Marines, but when the auditors finish the
school may be enriched by as much as $500;
which could be the second biggest cut of gate
receipts for v. P. !. this season. Only against
their traditional rivals, v. M. l.. can Virginia
Tech expect more money.
The Marines took nothing from the gate,
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Alexandra Declares In

could be that Alexandra cousins eventually will
with District promoters for the areas sports dollar That
throng Saturday for the Quantco Tech
football high school stadium has touched burning
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Major League Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN

= AMkHlSAN
Results Yesterday
Detroit, 3-5; Wash, 2.2
New York, z; Clev., 3.
Boston, II; Chi. 5.
Shtla., ~; st. L., 81.
Games Today
Cleveland at New York
o.. Louis At Phila. (nJ
Only games.
Games Tomorrow
et. L. at Wash, $50.
Detroit at Phila.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
NATIONAL

Results Yesterday
et. Louis, IS; Phila:, g.
Brooklyn, z; Chi, J..
n. Y, 1872; Pitts, At.
ed game, 6 innings }
Gin, II: Boston, 81. :.
ed game called; 8
innings: darknesaO
Evening star., 1949-09-19

Games Today
Brooklyn at Chicago. ,
fhila. at St. Louis In.
New York at Pitts. IND
boston at Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1949-09-19

With flag standing out the stifenng breeze that
the ended prematurey President u
shown watching of the inboard events yesterday
the the Margie Miss Lingo regatta
queen friend of his daughter Miss Margaret Truman The
Mage part the White House fleet named for Miss Truman
Star Staff AP Photos.
Evening star., 1949-09-19

Games Tomorrow
Brooklyn at Chicago.
thila. at St. Louis.
boston at Pitts, (n.o.
Only Games.
Evening star., 1949-09-19

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFs.
(Best Of Seven.)
Greenville 5 5 Savannah 2
(Greenville leads, 2-1D
Columbus 6-------- Macon 4
(Series tied, 2-2)
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
BEST of Ffve.)
Grand Rapids 8: Flint. 2 (Grand Rapids
wins, 3-2, and meets Charleston Monday
night In best-of-seven hnals)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFs.
(Best of Seven.)
Milwaukee st. Paul o
(St. Paul leads, 3-2)
indianapolis 16 Minneapolis 2
mrrnNA4F%SHpsc fAMInnsapcli; rss:I lssds; sPli2vorrs
(Best of Seven.)
Jersey City 4----------- Buffalo 3
Buffalo leads, 3-1.)
Rochester at Montreal, rain. (Montreal
leads, 3.O.1
Evening star., 1949-09-19

(See MATS, Page A-22.)
Evening star., 1949-01-23
by Adie Suehsdorf
Dras0ing BY Robert Bugg

goals imposed by Others likely have little do with
goals of the company, and to result in failure
Ann Ho executive assistant of the Association of Con-
sultatve Management Engineers told the story of
president big importing house who told his president:
I'm around here any I've done everything
can for the outfit. quit.
This had been drifting from big job d
another for years, always dissatisfied He's been out of
work for and still doesn't realize that every job
has its possibilities and limitations that any job will
meaningless unless you know your goals.
z. Knew He~ 70 Think
DANEL STARCH business research cosutant and author of
How to Develop Your Executive Ability arpers tells
story about William eers, former president of the Union
Pacific 1t that old engineer to Jeers with
idea for adjusting brakes equipment He noticed
that the busy president listening him with only half
BILL he growled don't get damned busy
that you haven't time to think
The thinking executive has the ability to pull scattered
facts together consider the various of action they
ges and choose upon He grasp broad business
problems and organize his firm to deal efficiently with them
He considers IDEAS procedures, products. Un
like President x he tries to look ahead and ogesee the
outcome of his decisions.
The who confines himself to detail may be equally
practical fellow but he is limited He might be excellent
accountant but he wouldn't be good company treasurer
The executive also be decisive He must know what he
and be able decide the best to do it.