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Friday, April 13, 1945 Baseball Loses Its No. 1 Fan F. D. Death Robs Athletic World of Its Warmest Admirer By Joe Rcichler NEW YORK, April 13 -Baseball Has lost its No. 1 Fan.

Sports people in general and baseball in particular feel the tragic death of President Roosevelt robbed the athletic world of.its best friend and warmest admirer. Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Senators and friend of the President, expressed the sentiment of sports peo- pie generally: "We've lost a warm personal friend and a great champion of baseball." On several occasions Mr. Hoosevelt spoke up for baseball, when prospects appeared none too bright for the continuance of the game during wartime First was in 1942 when he gave his blessing to the national time in its first precarious mo" ment. Only last month Mr. Roosevelt referred to himself as the "na.

tion's No. 1 baseball fan" and removed any lingering doubts that baseball would be allowed to carry on in 1945, its fourth wartime season. In accepting a 1945 season 'pass from Griffith, he told the "Old Fox" it was not beyond the realm of possibility he would be to attend the opening game in Washington April 16 and throw out the first Mr. Roosevelt established a record for presidents by making nine opening day appearances at Griffith Stadium--1933 through 1941--in addition to throwing out the first ball during World War 1, acting as a substitute for President Wilson. He was then Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Showed Deep Interest in Sports In many other respects, the President showed deep interest in sports. He was intensely terested in national physical fit' ness after the war, and was himself a swimming enthusiast. Griffith recalled that in F. D. school days at Groton and Harvard he was "quite an athlete" in boxing, tennis, track, rowing and baseball.

Griffith gave some light on Roosevelt's baseball ability as a youth with a story involving General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Jim Farley. Farley, manager of a crack semi-pro club in the Hudson Valley League, had challenged West Point's great undefeated 1915 'nine, captained by Eisenhower. Arriving at West Point with several players missing, Farley was touted by a local fan to take on a fellow by the name of Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the assurance that "he'll play a good game for you." "Roosevelt went into the out" field and played well," Griffith added, "and that probably was the irsf time Roosevelt and Farley ever met, and the world what a lasting friendship they formed and what both have done since." Browns Might Have Put Themselves in 2nd Place ST. LOUIS, April 13 (AP) -By winning the annual city ser- ies with the St.

Louis Cardiiv als, the Browns might have tagged themselves lor a second division place in the American League this year. Usually the Browns win the spring series with the National League rivals and usually fin- ish somewhere around the bot- "tom rung- Last vear the Cardinals turned the "tables and handed the Browns four solid beatings in a five game series. The Browns then turned the tables themselves and won their first pen- nant in American League his-. tory. after starting the season with nine consecutive victories, a new league record.

--COCHRAN HOPPE 14 Cochran-Hoppe Split Games; Hoppe Leading CHICAGO. April 13 (AP) -Champion Welker Cochran of San Tra'ncisco and challenger Willie Hoppe of New York yesterday again divided blocks in their" transcontinental world three cushion billiard title match. Cochran won the noon event, 60 to 57 in 29 in- ninas, while Hoppe took the night match, 60 to 39, in 29 innings. The challenger now has a point total of 2,304 to Coohran's 2.135 as they go into the 43rd block of a series which continues here through Saturday. EXHIBITION BASEBALL Games Yesterday Bv the Associated Press "Brooklyn (N) 3, New York (A) 1.

Philadelphia (A) 7, A 6 Boston (N) 12. Boston (A) 11. Chicago (N) 15, Chicago (A) 3. Pittsburgh (N) 5, Cleveland (A) 2. (A) 8.

St. Louis (N) 3. Brandy is suposped to have been introduced into France fro Italy in 1533 at Catherine de Medici's wedding. STAR BILLIARD HALL SHurlersSeem Sure of Honor Opening Day NSW April 13 (ff)-Three hurlers apparently won the honor of pitching next week's opening games for their respective clubs as a result of stellar performances in yesterday's exhibition contests. Sig Jakucki of the St.

Louis Browns gave the'Cardinals five hits in seven innings as the American Leaguers prevailed by 8 to 3, taking a 4-1 lead in the seven-game city series. Big Paul Derringer of the Chicago Cubs went five innings and allowed two hits in his team's 15-3 triumph over the White Sox. Brooklyn's Curt Davis showed up well the Dodgers trimmed the New York Yankees, 3-1. going seven innings and giving six safeties. This was a Red Cross benefit affair which netted 522,390.50.

Due to President Roosevelt's death, several scheduled games have been cancelled, including today's Yankees-Dodgers clash: the Cubs-White Sox contests of today and tomorrow and the Red Sox-Braves game of. Saturday. Other training items: New York Giants Johnny Gee. whom Giants got from Pittsburgh for waiver price last season after Pirates paid S75.000 for six-foot. nine- inch hurler in 1939.

slated to make first start-of training season Saturday against Newark Bears. Believes old arm injury disappeared. Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Frank said Frankie Zak will be at short for Pirates when season opens Tuesdaj-. Philadelphia Phillies Big Bill Lee, 35-year-old pitcher, arrived at camp and promptly was hit on pitching arm by ball in first practice. Philadelphia Athletics--Connie Mack announced purchase of Charles Gassaway, southpaw moundsman.from.

Milwaukee for reported S15.000. A's took nip and tuck game from Washington Senators, 7-6. Cleveland Wheeler, who reported Wednesday, will play third base today in team's second exhibition clash with Pittsburgh. Gromek slated to pitch for Indians. Sgt, Jerry Minor Heard in Broadcast Of Bombing Mission Staff Sgt.

Jerry Minor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cortland Minor of Kansas City, formerly of Huntsville, now serving, as aboard a B-17, based in England, was heard last Saturday by his parents in a broadcast over KCMO. Mr. and Mrs.

Minor were notified the day before that their son could be heard, but the studio did not reveal the nature of the broadcast. Writing to the Monitor-Index Mr. Minor tells that the announcer introduced the bomber crew. by-. "We will now accompany these boys on a mission over Germany." Mrs.

Minor adds: "It was very realistic and of course we were more than thrilled and apprehensive, too. You could hear them give the orders, the motors roaring and the guns firing. omeone -said, 'bombs away' and you could hear the doors closing. In a letter yesterday from Jerry, written March 30, he said he had finished 26 missions and expects to get a furlough to the States soon. He also mentioned his cousin, Sgt.

Bobby Minor, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Callie Halliburton of'Huntsville." Sgt. Jerry Minor is a grandson of- Mrs. Mary Sullivan of Moberly.

Pot 0' Luck at Ky. Track Pot O' rated the Calumet Farm's ace for the Kentucky Derby, reached Churchill Downs from Miami, in fine shape, along with the champion filly Twilight Tear and a dozen Other horses in charge of Trainer Ben Jones. All shipped well and Pot O' Luck, according to Jones, not only wintered famously, but has strong, sound underpinning, an important requisite for classic contenders. Cpl. W.H.

Schroder With Famed Troop CarrierGroup Cpl." William" H. Schrader. son-of Mr. and Mrs, W. H.

Shrader, 400 Bertley street, is serving as a radar mechanic in Col. Frank Krebs' 440th Troop Carrier Group, of five major campaigns of the European war, according to a story' from headquarters to the Monitor-Index. The unit has been awarded five Bronze. Battle Stars for five campaigns and also holds the Presidential Distinguished Unit The group took a. leading part in the paratroop dropping, glider-towing operations which spearheaded the aerial invasions of Normandy and Southern as well as the gigantic airborne invasion of Holland.

Cpl. Schrader joined the services at Fort Leavenworth, in February, 1943. and attended various Army Air Force Technical Schools, where he studied radio mechanics and electronics. He is an alumnus of Moberyl Junior College and besides his battle stars and citation ribbon holds the Good Conduct medal and the European and Middle Eastern Theater ribbons. The unit with which he i.i serving is part of Paul L.

Williams' U. S. Troop Carrier Forces and has flown thousands of tons of vitally needed gasoline, ammunition, food and medical supplies to forward strips in battle line areas, British 8th Drives Forward In Po Valley ROME, April 13 ()--Allied headquarters announced today that the British Eighth Army is driving forward steadily in; the lower Po valley; against "partially disorganized resistance after beating- off numerous" heavy counterattacks west 'of its newly won Santerno river bridgeheads. At the; same time attacking Filth Army forces on the opposite end of the front were reported' meeting little opposition, Near the shores of Lake Comacchio at -the extreme eastern end of the offensive area, Eighth Army. units, which earlier captured the villages of Mante and Logastrino, drove westward halfway to Bastia.

six miles distant. The Germans have lost their last footholds on the east banks of the. Santerno rived. The three Allied bridgeheads across the stream have been expanded massed strength of Big Tiger-'tanks and Nazi anti-tank guns. The salient the Germans held in.the Apennines south of Imola swiftly was being pinched out.

While Polish troops driving in from captured Castel Bolognese threatened Imoli from the southeast. Italian, troops and Partisans driving northward in the Santerno Valley gained 4,000 yards and were within four miles of Imola. evacuating casualties from the front to rear area hospital bases I on the return trips. The group i operates C-47 aircraft and is among the organizations composing the U. S.

air arm of the newly formed First Allied.Airborne Jeiierson, A Man With Personal Family Pride Thomas Jefferson, born' April 13, .1743, was not only a great statesman, but a man personally devoted to his family. His wife died after ten years of happy marriage and all his life he depended much on his elder daughter, Martha. Here part of a letter to her, advising her how to help a younger- sister. "Teach her above all things to be good because without that we can neither be valued by other's nor set any value on ourselves. Teach her to be always true: no vice is so mean as the want of truth, and at the same time so useless.

Teach her never to be angry: anger only serves to torment 'ourselves, to divert others and alienate their esteem. And teach her industry, and application to useful pursuits. I venture to assure you that. if. you inculcate this in her mind, you will make, her a happy being in herself, a most inestimable friend to you, and precious to all the world.

"In teaching her these depositions of mindj you will be more fixed in them yourself, and-render yourself dear to all your acquaintances. Practise them, then, without If ever you find yourself in difficulty, and doubt how to extricate yourself, do what is right, and you will find it the easiest way of getting out of the difficulty. Services Sunday At Hagar Church Services will be held at .2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Hagar' church, about 5V miles southwest of Moberly, with Searcy White, pastor of the Logan Street Church of Christ, in i the pulpit. Voices Opposition To Nurses'Draft Universal -service rather than a nurses' draft is advocated by K. O.

Dixson, Wabash brakeman, in a letter to. "The Mail public opinion column "appearing daily in the Louis Globe-Democrat. Mr. Dixson, his wife, who is a graduate register! ed nurse, and their son, live here at 916 Franklin street. i In his letter appearing in the April 10 issue of the Globe, Mr.

I Dixon writes: A word i that means so much and yet so little. The Selective Service act as enacted is. as discriminatory as could, be expected yet we have the picture of a government advocating 'and passing non-discriminatory laws, while at the same time perfecting a bill to draft nurses. "The WACS and WAVES are volunteer enlistments to release men for combat duty. Professional nurses who are so badly needed are necessity forced to prepare and do general K.P.

duty which takes them from their more urgent-duties; therefore, neglect of the patients is obvious. "We are and been in favor of universal service. We should arid must have competent nurses, but we need them as such. So let's draft the.typ- ists, secretaries and domestics along with the nurses and place them where their efficiency will be felt. "Another fact that perhaps is not generally known is that graduate nurses are not all registered.

If the nurses' draft bill becomes law. just how, are the distinctions to be made as between graduate and registered nurses? And finally a thought for the future. "What is to become of our State Boards of Obviously they must be di'scrim- but a member of the armed forces when discharged is to be. employed without any discriminatiori. We think this is a pretty delicate matter -and' in' fairness to the R.N.'s we-should- oppose a nurse draft law as contemplated." SALISBURY SHAKESPEARE CLUB COMPLETES YEAR KANSAS CITY, April 13; speare Club finished its year of study with a for its members at the home of Mrs.

Claud Carter- Monday afternoon. Featured on, the afternoon program was a talk by Mrs. Fred Goetz- of the Salisbury High School faculty, and a reading of poems by Mrs. George Welker. Mrs.

Frank Farr is the retiring' president of the club, and' Miss Mary Lee Hunker is the president-elect. SGT. KENNETH-HUNT ARRIVES.IN FRANCE Mrs. Kenneth Hunt, Huntsville. has received a letter from -her husband, Sgt.

stating that he has arrived safely in France. Sgt. Hunt has in three years and served 27 months in the Aleutian Islands. Mrs. Hunt is living her parents-in-law.

Ir. and Mrs. C. A. Huntsville.

SCORCHY SMITH TRAVELLING- WITH. THE UERILUA 'PALU, TO A RENDEZVOUS WITH BANDIT--scoccny ATTACEO BV PALU HAP NO TIME TO IT WOULD HAVg BEEN TOO BEHOLD, ALMOST WALKED INTO THAT YANKEE PAUJ HOMER HOOPEE MOW TO CUeCK TAE oRecrvc IF XX! TAWK I'M fiCWfr BOOT 6AORT PUTTS CAU TAROW VtXJ, THE ADVENTURES OF PATSY Ae THE MENTAL PULLS our OF'THE STATION A' HURRYING FIGURE BOARDS THE TRAIN AT THE NOW, PATSV, AND' ALL YOUR TROUBLES OAKY DOAKS WHY DOWY YOU COME -THEW-THEW I'LL WEET YOU HERE, ME, OR 15 IT GOODBYE Ml, VJELLIE, OLD LIKE FISH-OUT, Of 1 WELLIE, WHERE ARE THAT SWELL MERWAID.WA5 RIGHT.IW FCOWT CFYOUE YOU DIDW'T EVJ SEE OH, DIANA! CHICAGO SWIMMING MEET CHICAGO, April 13 of the country's top-notch girl divers, including three defending champions, tonight open the three-day national A.A.U. women's indoor meet in the Chicago Town Club pool. Moberly, Missouri Buff and Red Brick Sidings Limited Amount of John's Manvillc Asbestos Sidinjrs Sheet Rock and Celotex for Avails and ceilings. Wooden and Asphalt Shingles- Farm Gates 12 and.

10 ft. lonjr. Paints, Oil and Varnishes, Right Sharp Amount of Storm Doors. Any Sized Order Welcomed and Planned Deliveries iR IF vou C'M GTET OH, LET ALONE -MS, DICKIE DARE HERE'S 7H' 5TOW EVcSHEAR i tJO.OOPE, GOT TO (GO THZOOGH ALL KIHDS Of-WORt ro MAise rr GiotJ THAT! SUMS PEOPLE tFTHey -GET TOO-CLOSE! OCCUPY STURGEOX PULPIT STURGEON--The Rev. W.

A. Kleckner. instructor in the Hannibal LaGrange College and pastor of the Sturgeon Baptist Church, occupied the pulpit Sunday morning here. At the morning service the Rev. Jerry Crenshaw, a student at the La Grange College, was the guest speaker.

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