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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FEBRUARY 12, 1943
Washington, D. C.
CROWN PRINCESS MARTHA
The crown princess of Norway is
now a full-fledged member of the
“Short-Snorters Club,” with such
other distinguished personages as
Winston Churchill and Henry A. Wal
lace.
It happened as the Princess Mar
tha was returning by clipper from
England to her home in Maryland.
The stewardess on the plane asked
if she were a member of the club,
which requires every member to
carry a marked $1 bill as ‘a certifi
cate of membership. She was not.
Whereupon other passengers prompt
ly presented their dollar bills—token
of membership in the club—for the
princess to sign.
She wrote her name in ink, “Mar
tha, Crown Princess of Norway,”
across a dozen dollar bills that day,
as the plane soared over the Atlan
tic. There were 14 passengers, and
she signed for all except her lady-
in-waiting, Ragni Ostgaard.
The plane had been some time out
of England before the passengers
realized they had a princess aboard.
She appeared on the passenger list
simply as “Mrs. Brown.” But some
one recognized her from pictures,
and the word got around.
While most of the passengers
played bridge, the princess read a
book. At night she tucked herself
into the little sleeping compartment,
lower berth, while the lady-in-wait-
ing climbed into the upper.
She chatted with passengers as if
she were merely Mrs. Brown, and
when the trip was over, passenger
Fred Williams of the British air
ministry remarked:
“She’s quite the most charming
lady I’ve ever met.”
HURLEY AND TIMOSHENKO
When friends asked Brig. Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, just back from
Russia, to explain the Marshal Timo
shenko’s mysterious disappearance
from the limelight, Hurley dodged
the question as follows:
Timoshenko is the George Wash
ington of Russia. Washington re
treated all the way from Boston to
Yorktown. He lost one battle after
aiicther, but he figured that as long
as he had his army intact, and the
vast reaches of North America to
retreat into, he might lose the bat
tles but he would win the war.
And he kept on retreating until he
was able to spring the trap on Corn
wallis at Yorktown.
Timoshenko also followed the re
treat strategy — from Kharkov to
Rostov to Stalingrad—but kept his
army intact. He is a tremendous
figure in Russia. His name is
stamped on the hearts of the people.
(Editor’s Note: Marshal Timoshenko is
now on the northern Leningrad front, it
has been disclosed. A letter to Stalin from
commanders on that front was headed by
Timoshenko's name).
LATINS LOVE RUSSIA
Latin American fear of Commu
nism has long kept those countries
from recognizing the Soviet Union.
But Soviet military successes have
persuaded the Latins that the Soviets
will emerge among the victors in
this war and will be a power to deal
with.
Thus some of the countries below
the Rio Grande are coming around
to diplomatic recognition of the So
viet government.
Cuba is s 'nding Dr. Aurelio Con-
cheso, amb.’ -sador to Washington,
to Moscow to open a legation, which
will later be in charge of Dr. Raoul
Herrera-Arango, also from the Wash
ington embassy.
Mexico is sending her minister
counselor from the Washington em
bassy, Dr. Luis Quintanilla, to be
come minister to the U. S. S. R.
Foreign Ministers Gabriel Turbay
of Colombia and Alberto Guani of
Uruguay are in Washington today,
where they will discuss with Soviet
Ambassador Litvinoff the establish
ment of missions m Russia. Colom
bia recognized tne Soviet in 1936,
but has never sent a minister.
It’s also reported that Ecuador
and Venezuela plan similar action.
Thus far, however, Colombia is the
only country on the South American
continent which has recognized the
Soviet Union.
There ore substantial possibilities
for trade between Russia and Latin
America after the war, and some of
the Latins are getting on the band
wagon.
Note: Argentina, the only Latin
American country not to break with
the Axis, is scared sick over the
prospect of a Russian victory and
the danger of communism.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
C. Spanish pressure on Paramount
will cause some changes in the movie
version of Hemingway’s best seller
“For Whom the Bell Tolls,” but it
will probably be released to the
American public in April—despite
Franco.
C. U. S. Chamber of Commerce Pres
ident Eric Johnston will run for the
senate in 1944 on the Republican tick
et against Senator Homer Bone,
Democrat. Johnston is one of the
few politically minded men ever to
sit in the crusty throne of the U. S.
chamber.
C. The WAVES, gradually taking
over more of the navy’s paper work,
are bringing in some smart officers,
among them Lieut. Rebecca Gross,
former managing editor of the Lock
Haven (Pa.) Express and one of
the few women managing editors in
the country.
As Allies Planned for ’43 Offensives
Natives of Casablanca line the broad main street of the city as French
and U. S. troops march past the reviewing stand in military formation dar
ing the historic 10-day conference by President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and a score of topflight military leaders, in North Africa. U. S.
planes sweep over the parade. At the Casablanca parley total surrender
of the Axis was agreed upon. Insets show Winston Churchill and President
Roosevelt, the principal figures at the tradition-breaking meeting.
New Top Man in Tripoli Gives Orders
Gen. Bernard Montgomery, leader of Britain’s eighth army (right),
dictates terms to the governor and officials of Tripoli and Tripolitania
at Castle Benito gate after the victorious British soldiers had entered the
town. General Montgomery’s stay in Tripoli was brief, because the Brit
ish eighth army pushed on towards Tunisia.
‘The Lighter Side’ of French North Africa
It was the “feast of the mutton” in Casablanca and Jim, a U. S.
naval officer, and Nikki, his Casablanca “date,” dropped around to see
some of the goings on. Beggars dance and sing in the streets on that
holiday. And, of course, the audience must “come across” to the per
formers. The African hepcat standing behind the musicians is making
his collection from Officer Jim here.
American Salute to French Betsy Ross
Lieut. Col. Alexander George kisses Madame Banu with the apparent
approval of his troops. Madame Banu, anticipating the arrival of the
recently landed task force, made an American flag which she presented to
the troops on their arrival in New Caledonia.
All Set for Japs
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch,
U. S. army, who has assumed com
mand of our forces on Guadalcanal.
General Patch relieved Maj. Gen.
Vandergrift, U. S. marine corps, who
had been in command since the ini
tial landings by marines in early
August, 1942.
Indian WAG
India has a Woman’s Auxiliary
army that sounds almost the same
as our own WAAC. It is the WAC (I)
organization, meaning Women’s Aux
iliary corps (India). Lieut. Reba
Dutt, granddaughter of a famed In
dian, is shown in her uniform which
features an especially wide skirt.
‘Good Neighbors’
Vice President Henry Wallace
(left) escorts Dr. Alberto Guani,
minister of foreign affairs and vice
president-elect of Uruguay on a
sightseeing tour through the nation’s
Capitol. A Capitol policeman fol
lows them.
I F THERE has been a part of sport
badly overdone, the prize goes to
the length given to spring training in
the major leagues.
This applies especially to the long
list of exhibition games played along
the route back home.
If owners and managers don’t
know this, the ballplayers do. Few
ballplayers facing a
154-game schedule
can handle 35 extra
games without go
ing stale. Two
weeks’ training
should be plenty if
the ballplayer keeps
in fairly good condi
tion through the
winter.
I’ve heard several
club owners and
managers admit
this, but they feel
they must string along with the
others, largely through alleged pub
licity values.
Training at home through a short
er period isn’t going to hurt the qual
ity of play.
The Case of Ty Cobb
I asked Ty Cobb one year why he
had held out so long. “Money had
nothing to do "with it,” he said. “I
simply didn’t want to wear myself
out with too much spring training.
Take my season in 1911. I held out
that year and finally reported at
Terre Haute on April 6. This left
me about ten days to get ready.
That year I batted .420 and stole 96
bases. I was still fresh and feeling
good through the last week, where
some of the others had gone stale.”
Cobb handled fewer training days
than any other big-time ballplayer.
This partly accounts for the fact
that he was able to move at top
speed for 24 years.
Cobb kept in condition by hunting
most of the winter. His legs were
always ready to give him the trans-
portaticn he wanted.
If Cotb had reported late in Feb
ruary or early March, season after
season, he would have lost at least
four years from his playing time.
For Cobb only knew how to play
the game one way—at top speed.
Exceptions
I’ll admit, Cobb was an exception.
So was Babe Ruth. One of the all-
time sporting mar
vels is the way Babe
Ruth carried his
240 - pound system
through 20 seasons
on a brace of slen
der ankles.
Each year you
had the feeling those
thin ankle props
were going to crack
up, considering the
fact that Ruth also
averaged at least 30
exhibition games
The Babe weighed 253 pounds the
year he collected his 60 home runs,
from 15 to 20 pounds over his nor
mal displacement.
“I had enough left that year to
bit ’em a little harder,” the Babe
tells you. And he also feels certain
he could have added a husky batch
of extra homers if he hadn’t been
called on for so much exhibition
play.
It has always been my belief that
major league seasons start too early
and last too long.
The season should be condensed,
adding the necessary doubleheaden
to fill out.
In Shape
There is no reason why a ball club
can’t get in good shape in its home
town in three weeks’ time.
It might not be quite as sharp the
first week or two, but it will be bet
ter off from July on.
Baseball’s main problem this next
season isn’t going to be a matter of
training.
It is going to be a matter of get
ting enough ballplayers to round up
a squad.
If this part of the problem can
be handled, it is more than prob
able that both pennant races will be
closer and better. (
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Ty Cobb
each year.
Hurls for U. S.
Private Charles H. (“Red”) Ruf
fing, ace New York hurler (right),
gets a few tips on army life from
Lieut. Mitchell Frankovitch, post ad
jutant with the California group
of the ferrying division. Private
Ruffing left the Yanks to join Uncle
Sam’s fighting team at the California
air base.
Year after year we’ve seen the
American league pennant race over
by early August.
This means two months of waste
action so far as general interest in
the pennant is concerned. It is like
playing out the bye-holes in a golf
match.
National league races have been
closer, but for the last two seasons
they have been strictly two-team
contests.
This means that 13 out of the 16
big league clubs might as well be
selling peanuts after July.
Closer Race
There is a chance under the new
order that a greater number of
teams will be better matched and
that cities outside of New York,
Brooklyn and St. Louis will have a
chance to look at home clubs that
are parked within reach of the top.
At least, some of these teams
won’t be 40 and 50 games away
from the front.
The closeness of the race will bring
a new interest to baseball--one that
is needed.
ON THE
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