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Show I j :4 I E BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH ' h . THIS FAR: Ltout. Col. ?R , of a Flyln 4 Cl day 'Mn ,he ,aps swing '"r sheIt" and fortress... et oir ,he rcapins to Australia, fle Muadron flies to Java on many mission, ,Ls Six Fortresses go it Macassar Strait her. ?C, concentration of Jap V.ke their bomb runs and Ttrlp Major Robinson', fl dive nd crashes In-- S circle over the 1 Planes Chapter xih i latched this last four fall-I- n what was practically a i Jg inade by Jap pom-pom- s us. We could see the Iding the rails, trying to as the bombs gath-- 1 s ' ILteTrhe first bomb plunked alongside, but the L went smack! smack! r f-h-t down what had been jnade deck, and it looked ku coughing up into the Li of confetti made up of Alters and Jap infantry, 'j a wing man, who was re'- s I bombs synchronized with i i four hits across the back fght to hear Beardshear, - f nner, tell about it. Not gr Zeros to keep him busy, - i jcyir.g the scenery and tankee Doodle' on the deck frith his He ipssed over so close that i down the funnels, and he It us over the interphones sjJd see what they were go- - morning I was at the KN'ILM Air-field at Surabaya, checking on a transport plane which was supposed to be bringing in ground crews for Bud Sprague's fighters, when at Op- erations they reported in great ex-citement that a Jap bomber force was over Java itself, headed down the island. (Abbreviation for "Koninklijke Vc.r. landseh lndisclie l.mhtcwt Mmitvh,,, pi;'," meaninf Royal Dutch Indu; Air-plane Company.) "I was panic-stricke- n for fear they might branch off at Making and catch our Forts on the ground there. Luckily the pass was bottled up with fog, so they came on down toward us at Surabaya. "At almost exactly eleven o'clock we could hear them hitting the city off in the distance. We know they wouldn't miss us. I'll never forgot poor old Baalerts, the head of that KNILM Field. He'd never been bombed before, and asked me what to do. He had already crawled into his car. I told him that was the worst thing he could do, that we should run for the concrete slit trenches at the edge of the field. "As we ran; we could hear the second wave coming over the har-bor next to our airdromehear the hollow echo as the bombs crashed into the oil storage base. They practically leveled Moro Kamban-gem- , the Dutch naval base there, coming in out of the sun it was real-ly a beautiful job from the profes-sional standpoint. It's second in size only to Singapore. The docks were left a shambles. Our American Na-vy's PBY's of Patrol Wing 10 were anchored there. One or two were burned on the ways, but the rest managed to take off, although the I f!C,,!:R f"r t'H'ir homeland, and sev ('n p- nos rre lost that morning .1 ''"l luv!ve wh'ch hid been Java'i only defending Dutch fighter force " I 'limbed out I realized tin Picture v as darkening fast. We wen depen l;n? on our Fortresses to keei the. Jap transpo,.1s nwnv from j., hut we had to have lighters to de fond our flying fields. "lut it wasn't until later in thi Xv that I foU:.d out the Zeros hat S"t Major Straubel. one of our owt squadron Commanders. He'd beer Pdoting a 8 we used for transpor tation, and was coming from Malanj t" Surabaya to talk with Genera Brett. The Zeros hit. and from tin ground they saw him go over tin hill on fire. "They brought him into Surabayi hospital, and of course I went righ "lit. It was in confusion because o the raid, but tiptoeing down thosi dim corridors. I finally found Strau bel's room. He was burned black and there was no hope, but they'c given him morphine to put him t( sleep, and he was groaning in hi; sleep, nut until then, when he'e been conscious, he hadn't let out I groan had just been anxious tha the nurse let his wife know he was all right. He died at three in thi morning. "While the liaison work lasted was quartered at the big hotel h Surabaya, and the whole thing didn' feel right. You weren't sure of thesi natives as you had been of the Fili pinos. That night a few were sho who were caught flashing lights inti the air. And at the hotel the bare footed waiters, who slipped silentl; between tables and in and out of thi d rooms, began to dis appear. e for chow rice and fish pm we made our turn, (on back to Batavia, which tied with refugees from (this time," said Frank word from the Colo-- : some American P-4- 0 tere on their way up from equipped with belly tanks jculd take it in hops, land-i- d at Kupang airdrome on land. It was part of my to get them settled with fighters at their airdrome It was another beauti-t- n field. The Dutch had to to it with an escort plane, ithey landed I found there ', led by my old friend J Sprague, whom I hadn't the Philippines. I asked e Buzz Wagner was, and ku just hadn't been lucky. 1 d them in Australia that j f em had to stay behind jthe newly arriving fighter extra training, while iwuld lead the squadron in ia and Bud had tossed fian shilling to decide it, had lost; he was stuck ftraining job. itch fighter pilots, who are ancy as ours, were all ex-to- g their stuff. They'd formation, and now they !ng on a show for him. "My own boy turned up a couph of days later, however with tean in his eyes. Said he was back ant to stay. Ke wasn't sure what this war was about, tut he'd taken hii mother and sister to the country and was back for the rest of the war "Jap Intelligence must have beet very good, because one bomber hat peeled off the formation and madi a direct run on the newly complet ed Dutch Army-Nav- y building (the; had just moved in), scoring a near miss. "Meanwhile there was something else to straighten out. The Dutcl fighters alone had been defendinj Surabaya where had our 'i been? Well, it turned out that ii that Dutch fighter-contr- room the; hadn't been able to speak Englisl clearly enough for our boys to un derstand over the radio, so they't been off in another corner of thi sky. Getting someone in there whi could talk with an American accen was another job for me. "The Forts of course had beei pounding away at the Japs, and hat come back with ominous news-the- y'd spotted a Jap carrier out ii the Java Sea and sent it away limp ing. If they'd had more strengtl and could have laid down a dense bomb pattern, they'd have sunk thi damned thing. The Navy's PB flying boats of Patrol Wing 10 wen doing a wonderful reconnalssanci job finding targets for us ever; morning or so you might wake u u"iu me neia in an at-- ; ? and just before they hit, IN almost straight up in 'd then, a few thousand lt string opened out in like the petals of a i admit the Dutch were IJ"S said he had to take up for a test that show 'em how to fly. off with them right fe Praised the camouflage field. When he came back 1 heard him take his own :'s 'n hand. Of course it -- hooey, but he gave them ts warning. 1S the ev" operate on,' he told remembe- r-l don't want .cross this field with a Zero " Bail out, beach it, but e back here with, com- - a result, the Japanese 13 wioro Field until two 'e the end. Rafter they came, I rang queer assignment for we were doing every-- ! ' to stop the Japs from v onto Sumatra from fning barges morning we were using them I ,eaVy Pursui-skim- -;er the weather to going up the jAejBud to deliver a lit--f ey went, car-ta- n s to get them there Andir. They (i0'" 30-P- d back Bud I? barges in full field kih Sank quite a few u ot back to Java. C directin. We Eel, atTra!e from those s, lKeTndari and Sam- - U vS 3 Sea- - The e!noed into Borneo and o we waited for what ! bombers onto what irane of Java. ve to wait long. One He had been anxious that his wife know that he was all right. He died at three in the morning. Japs strafed a dingy full of sailors rowing out to them. They also scored a direct hit on the barracks thev. so for the second time those poor guys of Patrol Wing 10 lost all they had the first had been at Cavite in the Philippines. "Now came the third wave, head-ed right for our airdrome. Echoing around in the cement of our slit trenches, the sound of the crashes was terrific. Poor old Baalerts was down there lying on the concrete floor, his white bridal suit soaking up half an inch of dirty rain water. We were all thankful when we heard that bomb pattern moving away. They'd laid a nice strip across the field, but only one bomb happened to hit the macadam strip. "I was just hoisting out of the trench what was left of our brid-egroomthere had been a lot of noise and I'm afraid his condition was pretty grave when the Zeros hit, so we got Baalerts back down again. "All the Dutch had to meet them were twelve export-mode- l Curtiss pursuits. They had little motors and were hardly better than advanced trainers. The Dutch had come to America in 1939 with nice shiny new-mine- d gold In their hands, begging to buy fighters. But this was all we could spare them, and it was the entire Dutch fighter force, ex-ce-for another dozen which finally got back from Samarinda. Well, this to do what it brave dozen was up could against about ten Zeros. "We watched one Dutchman com-ing in for fuel when two Zeros crossed his tail, their guns going full-blas- t, hammering tracers into his tail-wat- ched his plane roll over and dive into the red dust at the edge of the field. "Now another Dutch pilot comes streaking for his in. with a Zero dodging all the tail, the Dutchman way to the ground. Fifty feet from to the right to the ground he slips avoid that stream of tracers but it s too late. Flames come gushing out, yet he manages to land and jump It s a ter-rific out of the burning plane. fight overhead: we can hear rattles ey clear the faraway their brave Dutch kids are guns-t-he to find a Jap carrier at almost an; corner of the island. The PBY'i would sight a little task force ii the evening, but by the time I go word to our Forts to be out then next morning, often it had slippet away. "Most important of all, ten mon fighters presently arrived hoppini up from Australia via our stepping stones of Timor and Bali. The; were led in by Captain Will Con nolly, a commercial pilot, who flev a Beechcraft and did the navigatini for the fighters that isn't part o their training. He reported they'i only lost one, which cracked up ii landing at Timor Field. "But they'd had plenty of excite ment. Just as they were approach ing Timor the boys had engaged ant shot down a Jap fighter. It madi Connolly plenty, jittery. He was ai old hand at flying, but his littl Beechcraft had no guns, am wouldn't have lasted a minute ii combat. So he hurried on out o there to land at Bali for lunch. Bu en route he sighted what was eithe. Messerschmitt 110 or t a twin-taile- d twin-engine- d Mitsubishi bomber, oi patrol, which altered course ant was coming toward them. "Will Connolly had no radio in hi: Beechcraft to warn the ten 'i in the formation he was leading, si he started going up and down fran tically to signal them. Sure enough the kids got the idea, and the twi fighters on his wjng peeled off ant headed for the Jap. The first on. put out his port engine, but the Jaj feathered it and kept on going. Bu then he was hit by the second 0 which, in spite of the fact that onl; two of its six guns were working knocked out the starboard motor And just to make sure of him, i third which by now had ar rived, dived in to chew his wing off You should have heard thos American kids when they got in Most of them were just out of flyinj school, and had never before flowi a p-4- 0 except for the three-hou- i practice Buzz Wagner had been ablt to give them as they passed througl Brisbane. But now they had drawr first blood, and they were exci et and like a bunch of fo yipprng chasing their first rab terrier pups bit. (TO BE CONTINUED! fM-TTEiSN-S (l ' ' For Summer Parties n ns l Debonair "PlIE new low neckline, edged with a frill, the ribbon side-lacin-topped with a dainty flower applique design, makes it a mem-orable dress. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1930 li de-signed for ftlzes 11. 13, IS, IT and 19. 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N. 74 West Broadway Salt Lake City, Utah ; A ficEJtm f NLF.SS baseball is further - scrambled by various nnd shift-Ji- g draft, codes and regulations, Jiere will be, in addition to closer aces, more than a few warm con-:cst- s on the individual side. For example, such stars as Mort Zooper. Spud Chandler, Rip Sewell, , A'hit Wyatt and several others will lave lighter hitting to face on a gen-- ! rnl average. In the same way the stronger hit-- i ers from the two big leagues will lave somewhat Jofter pitching to swing against, Dtitside of the top men. So there is a good chance to bring back a 30. ranie winner on the pitching side nd a .4110-hitt-ion the batting iido, which should ielD general In- - r A iU-re- where the Spud Chandler ndividual plays t inch an important part as long as he rmains around the front nf the larade. Mort Cooper and Spud Chandler, :ertainly two of the best as long as hey remain on the scene, should be leaded in the general direction of 10 winning games, for more often han not they will be facing pitchers veil below their high levels. Each league should have enough outstanding pitchers to feature a ieason, always depending on the sweep of the draft broom which seems to change direction from veek to week. I still think Chandler and Cooper ire the two best, and they could be ated with the best in any season. iV'hit Wyatt belongs with either when le is physically right. Mort Cooper illowed only 1.77 earned runs in 1942 and Spud Chandler allowed inly 1.64 of the same last season. This is pitching of a high degree. The Finest Pitching There are two men who, since 1912 vhen such earned run records were Isted, head the long list with some-liin- g to spare. And both were pretty fair country hrowers. The leader Is a fellow by Jie name of Grover Cleveland Alex-inde- r. His runner-u- p was Walter Tohnson. Here is Alexander's record of sarned runs read it and wonder 1915 With Philadelphia 1.22. 1916 With Philadelphia 1.55. 1917 With Philadelphia 1.83. 1919 With Chicago (after serving in the army) 1.72. 1920 With Chicago 1.91. Here is an amazing pitching rec-ord which Included 16 shutouts in (916. In 1913 Walter Johnson with Wash-ngto- n allowed 1.14 earned runs; in 1915, 1.55 earned runs; in 1918, 1.28 tamed runs; and in 1919, 1.49 earned uns. Johnson had the best four years Alexander had the call at five leasons. I doubt very much that ;wo greater pitchers ever threw a oall by hostile bats. As Johnny Evers told me once 'Alexander was the only pitcher I sver faced who made me want to .hrow my bat away before I started lor the plate." Johnson had the blinding, blazing speed Alexander had the control nd the cunning and both had great nearts. They worked for shutouts. If averages mean anything, here are your two greatest pitchers. Before and After a War There have been arguments back and forth about the comparative val-j- e of athletes, whatever the game, oefore and after a war is over. What about Joe Louis, Joe DiMag-jio- . Bob Feller, Ted Williams, Sam-my Snead, Ben Hogan, Billy Conn, etc.? Suppose we look at the case of Grover Cleveland Alexander? Alex-ander broke In with the Phillies In 1911. He was 31 years old when he was called Into army service, where be served abroad in 1918. And Old Pete had his share of rough service. Vet in 1919, after the war, 32 years Did, his earned run average was 1.72 and at 33 he pitched 363 innings, a total of more than 40 ball games, with a mark fixed at 1.91. This is proof enough that those who had it will still have it left upon their return. Bob Feller, for example, won't be 28 until next November. Joe will be 30 in November. Ted Williams will be only 26 next Octo-ber. These, and many other stars with the luck to return, will have many big years left Baseball in 1944 In addition to the demands of tht draft, the two major leagues have run into the worst training weather of many years. But as Harry Greb told me once, "I get in shape by fighting." My angle Is that if football, box-ing, basketball, hockey, indoor trach and field, bowling and especially racing, facing a record season can get along, It would be something of a shock to find that baseball, the National Game couldn't survive. wmmm Helv.ised by Western Newspaper Union. '"THE current season's most un-pleasant task confronts us, so ir deference to tradition this depart meat makes its annual baseball selections. In order to prolong the agony, today's soul-stirrin- outpour ing will be devoted solely to the National league. And that is as it should be. The job is considerably easier in the senior c ircuit. The National league contains Hie only first class club in baseball this season the St. Louis Cardinals. All in all, the Western clubs are stronger this year. There is a very good chance that an Eastern team will not be able to break into tin-firs-t division. Cardinals Strong Things wouldn't be so gloomy li j the strength in the Western clubi were evenly divided. Dut the Car dinals are more menacing than they were a year ago. They haven't as strong a club as the offering, but they haven't been hurt nearly as much as the seven other clubs in the league. Remember that the Cards won by 18 lengths over the Reds, with Brooklyn 23"-- games be-hind and the Pirates 25. Here is the way this department muddles things up: St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia The Cardinals have suffered but few important losses Outfielder Harry Walker, who may return with a medical discharge. Second Base- - man Lou Klein, Infielder Jimmy Brown and Pitchers Al Brazle, Murry Dickson, Howard Krist and Ernie White. Manger Billy South worth still has Pitchers Harry Brechecn, Mori Cooper and Max Lanier. His World Series infield shows only one change, Emit Verban from Columbus having re-placed Klein at sec-ond. The outfield presents three vet- - erans Stan Musial, ' y Johnny Hopp and i ..'in.. Southworth Danny Walker Cooper, one of the best catchers in the game at the begin-ning of the last season, is available. So are many other stars of the St. Louis cast. It's customary to pick the Cubs for second place. In fact, one gets in a disagreeable rut by naming the Cubs to place. Last year Mr. Wrigley's hired men wound up an inglorious fifth, 30 games out. But the present season finds the club fairly well equipped with experi-enced pitchers. And good pitching can land the club in second place. (Somewhere we've heard thaj song before.) Mound Losses We string along with Cincinnati for third place largely because of Manager Bill McKeehnie. The Reds have been hard hit in their once-- ! strong department the pitching staff. They have lost Johnny Vander Meer and Clyde Shoun. They will mourn the loss of Lon Frey at sec-'- , ond. Others including Eddie Miller and Gerald Walker are susceptible to the draft. But Master William McKeehnie is a sound, resourceful and reliable leader. He has a habit of successful operations. The rejection by the military service of First Baseman Frank McC'ormick has strengthened the Cincinnati club. McCormick is a long distance hitter who will make quite a difference in the final stand-ings. The Pirates may prove to be a surprise club. Frank Frisch has a good infield with Babe Dahlgren replacing Elbie Fletcher at first base. Bob Elliott back at third, and Frank Gustine and Pete Coscarart in between. The Dodgers' unhappy plight is made all the more evident by the report that Manager Leo Durocher is likely to play. The Giants are weak. They will do well to end up in sixth place and may be forced to get along without the services of Manager Mel Ott, who is The Braves have a new bankroll to work with. Bob Coleman, the new manager, is widely known as a de-veloper of young players. But the present emphasis isn't on youth in the big leagues. We will not attempt to discuss the Philadelphia Story other than to re-mind you that the club is now known as the Blue Jays. Remember tha names don't mean a thing. SPORTS SHORTS C. Frank Mancuso, rookie catchei for the St. Louis Browns, was mak ing his fifth parachute jump when he suffered injuries which led to his honorable discharge from the army. Regulations call for five jumps from a plane to qualify as a jumper. C The Jim Corbett-Bo- b Fitzsimmons match at Carson City, March 17 1897. was the first fight to be filmed C Harry Stuhldreher will conduct a clinic for state high school football coaches at the University of Wiscon sin late in August. Johnny Was for Making Most of His Resources Little Johnny's mother had Just presented the family with twins, and the household was in a state of excitement. Father beamed with pride as he took Johnny on one side. "If you'll tell your teacher about it, I'm sure she will give you a day's holiday," he said. That afternoon Johnny came home radiant. "I don't have to go to school tomorrow," he an-nounced proudly. "Did you tell your teacher about the twins?" asked his father. "No, I just told her I had a baby sister; I'm saving the other for next week." Darn the worn carpet. Literally, of course, and with a rug wool carefully matched in color. This will take away much of the shabby appearance. A worn anklet makes a good cover to pull on over the old wax apnlicator when it needs freshen-ing. Wrap the applicator first with soft cloths, then the sock is pulled on and it's ready for service. To pipe with rickrack, turn the raw edge of the fabric once or twice to the inside and stitch rick-rack over it. To avoid losing a handkerchief under a bed pillow in a sick room at night, sew a pocket on one side of the pillowcase. Turning a belt is easy if you insert a tape a little longer than the belt between the two strips of material. Stitch the tape at one end at the same time the end of the belt is closed. To turn, simply pull the end of tape that sticks out and the belt is right-sid- e out in a jiffy. For painting shelves that are too close together to use an ordinary brush and for other tight corners, make a "right angle brush." Cut the handle off an ordinary brush and fit the remaining stub of handle into a hole bored in a piece of wood about 10 inches long. |