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Show LEW FREE PRESS. LEW, UTAH OTEENS IDEE .WHITE THE STORT THIS FAR: LleoL Col. rink Kurti, pilot of Flying Fortress The Swoose." tells of Uut hul day ra the Japs struck la ihe Philippines. and demolish-la- c klU'.Bf eight of hli m Old , with many other Forts, before it eould get elf the (round. After escaping to Australia, what Is left of the 19th Bombardment Group flies lo Java, where they defend the Island until it falls. V. 8. fliers evacuate to Australia to carry on the war from there. From tu base in North Australia the 19th, plus the 7th. paste New Guinea and New Britain islands. Red Varner, Swoose rrew chief, tells of a close call, with the gen-eraboard. He had to buf the (round to prevent brine CHAPTER XXIII "So the Major started out an ordinary problem, trying to find this Cloncurry you fly so many minutes north, and then east, and then south, and then west, and then, lengthening your time, north again, and so on. We kept this up for quite a while, but no Cloncurry, and our gas was running out. Til say this, though, the Major sure wasn't running short of advice. What with his cockpit full of air generals of all nations, he had plenty of that, and every different kind you can imagine they all knew just what to do. "The trouble was, every time he paced from the nose of the plane back to the tail, it would throw the plane out of balance, and Frank here would have to trim ship, in addition to all the questions he was answering. I guess this pacer had never thought of that. "By this time Frank had decided the only thing to do was to make a forced landing, so he was leaning over the side trying to pick a spot." "With all of those guys yammering at you, telling you what to do," said Red, "and this guy pacing. Only for a while he stopped, but just for a minute, while he was putting on a parachute. Why,. I wouldn't quite know. Because we were down to 500 feet, and if he did jump of course it would never have time to crack. But I didn't say a word, because buckling himself in was keeping him quiet. Only right away he starts this pacing again, with the poor Major trying to nose her down for a crash landing, and he tells me to tell them all to get back in the tail so it will act as a brake, only this guy starts pacing again. "Now I was getting the jumps, for even if the Major is the best pilot in the business, a crash landing is no joke, even for So I grabs this pacing guy and 'Now Ipok,' I says to him. 'You may carry plenty of rank on your shoulders, but to this pilot you're just two hundred pounds of ballast. So now you .quit shifting around you get on .back there and sit down.' And I herded him back to the very tip end of the plane, and pushed him down, parachute and all, on that little seat. You've probably been wondering all along, just where this little seat is, on a bomber. Well, it's just where it would be any place else even on a farm all you do is follow the clothes line, back down to the end of the grape arbor, and there she sets. "Well, I pushed him down on the seat, and in about a minute there was quite a bump, but still it was a t perfect landing. In four seconds the Major had her rolling The ground was soft. smooth. tons is a lot of bombTwenty-fiv- e er, and her 'wheels began to sink in six inches. But the Major could sense this, so he gave gas to all four engines to keep her rolling, and taxied her up to high ground hard enough to hold her up. then on box-searc- h old-timer- s. three-poin- "We got out. Pretty soon Aus- tralian ranchers begin crawling out of holes in the ground I don't know .where else they came from and right away Lieutenant Commander Johnson gets busy. He begins to get acquainted. They tell him where we are and some of them go off to get a truck to take us into town where we can telephone, and more keep coming, and Johnson is shaking hands all around, and he comes us these are real tells back and ... J . .t I iuiks in ine loins we uesi uain in folks the his world, except maybe own Texas. Pretty soon he knows all their first names, and they're telling him why there ought to be a high tariff on wool, and there's no question he swung that county for Johnson before we left. He was in his element. I know he sure swung the Swoose crew. He can carry that precinct any day." "Listening to him made us all homesick," said Frank, "so I suppose it was a good thing we got suddenly ordered back to the States at the end of ine1 month. In a curious way I was ready now to come. I'd turned it down before, because after we were thrown out of Java we all had that sick feeling trying to hold onto something that was slipping away in spite of everything You couldn't walk out you did. feeling things might suddenly cave in again. "But now it was different. In Australia and that island chain above we were getting firmly set, the way we should have been in the Philippines and Java, and didn't have time. "But we'd had it now, and knew how to use it. Best of all, we were finally getting some fighting equipment, not Just production figures. So even thoueh we were soakine uo 11 1 C . 11 P0USJ mmmm W.KI.U.TEATUREt plenty of heavy punches in the island chain, we were sure now we could at least hold them. But as yet I hadn't dar;d hope for much more. "Only now I come to the thing which at last changed that, because I had to see it before I could believe it. "It happened out on that long c trail where we've almost worn ruts in the sky between It was the States and Australia. like this. We were letting down for one of the island steppingstones which, according to Harry's navigation, should be somewhere ahead of us. It was very early in the morning. Harry's the best navigator in the business, and he had said we should be in there six hours from the time we left the last island. But of course his figures could be a little out, or maybe the wind drift would change you never know. The Pacific is too big a place to take chances in, as Eddie Rickenbacker's party found out. So after we'd been out five hours we got the island on the radio, and asked them to give us searchlights, just so we wouldn't miss their little pinpoint in the dawn. "We'd flown without change of course for five hours. Now Harry took his final shots and we started down the line to that island. Harry had said six hours it took us just five hours and minutes. The island was an atoll around a shallow basin where Navy PBY flying boats could light. The atoll is two feet above high tide at its high point. On one side are labor construction tents, a cantonment building for the tiny garrison, ack-acsearchlights, and even a tiny movie theater. On the other side is the landing strip. I'll swear Harry must have navigated not for the island, but for that landing strip itself. For without change of course, all we have to do is let our wheels down. Some day I want Eddie Rickenback-e- r to meet' Harry. "As we climbed out of the Swoose, the island garrison asked us, very excited, 'Did you see anything?' When we said we hadn't, they went off by themselves, whispering. I wanted to know what was up, so I asked their Colonel. Told him we were on an important mission ourselveshad a aboard and what did he expect here at this atoll? " 'Trouble,' he said. Looking at his little setup, I couldn't help thinking of those poor guys who were overwhelmed on Wake Island. But the Colonel wasn't sure what 1cind of trouble was coming. He only knew orders had mysteriously come putting the Navy patrol planes on extra-lon- g hours, doubling shifts. Somewhere, somebody was certainly on the lookout for something, and those poor devils had to sit on that atoll and guess what it might be. "It didn't smell good. We gassed minutes lattip and got out forty-fiv- e er, just as it was cracking dawn. By now, the equatorial front had dissolved into a spotted ceiling. I suppose we'd been going an hour when, through a hole in this ceiling, out suddenly popped four or five ships down on the wrinkled sea. But I could only look at one of them. "Now you think you're a man, with everything under control, yet I'm telling you I reacted to this one the way a fox terrier does to a rat. Because it was a whopping aircraft carrier! And after Java and the Philippines, say 'carrier' to a pilot, and he steadies everything for his bomb run, tense as a violin string, hoping his bombardier has the hairlines of his bomb sight crossed on its flight deck just over the engine trans-Pacifi- fifty-seve- n top-rank- er room. It's like a bird dog pointing quail, with his tail tip quivering. Only, after half a second, I'm a man again and can think, can remember we haven't any bombs swinging on their shackles in our bomb bays nothing we can drop on this beautiful target but the passenger who is riding with -- ar "Then "But now, over the interphones, comes a shout they've spotted another carrier. I look and see it too. Then another! And now my God, it can't be, but it is four! It makes us frantic we haven't got something to plunk through those smooth flight decks into their engine rooms, and maybe blow a few square yards out of the bottom of their hulls! "Only we now grow cold, because where are the escorting fighters? We can't speed up, because they should be up ahead, but they might show up any place come leaping up at us out of this fleecy blanket of overcast like dolphins jumping through the foam. "Down there are not only four carriers but a gang of other stuff a fog of destroyers, at least fifteen cruisers, and one thundering big battleship. Only as a bomber pilot I'm fixed on those carriers, enormous brutes. Too enormous. Say, what's going on? Because Jap carriers are little devils-yo- u can hardly pack forty planes into them, while these might hold double that, like our best ones. Now wait. Maybe we're too low and these just look big, but no I glance at the altimeter and we're at 7,500. "So they're ours! This big parade of surface strength is us Americans! I change course just the same :30 degrees, swinging wide of this big naval parade, because we can take no chances on their air patrol. Even an American carrier fighter, when he sees a bomber over his mother ship, should shoot first and ask questions later. We don't want to tangle with Grummans. "We swing out wide and away, but with what a different feeling! "Well, I guess that's about all, except on our homeward trip, we c cracked the record wide open. The old Swoose, with her motors, made it from Brisbane to San Francisco in thirty-si- x hours ten minutes flying time, the only one of the original 35 on Clark Field to see home again." trans-Pacifi- war-wor- n "When they said long distance was calling from San Francisco, of course that didn't mean anything to me," said Margo. "With two brothers in the Air Corps, one in bombardment and one in pursuit, it might be either one. Then I heard Frank's own voice saying 'Margo?' Because I hadn't heard any overseas operators, or any censor clicking in, I knew he must be here in the States. For the first time I could cry on the phone . . . It's nice to be strong, but so much more fun to let down when you can, and I did." (THE END) By George F. Worts Zorie Corey hated herself for being both meek and shy, yet she allowed old Admiral Duncan to rush her off to Hawaii to work on his very dull memoirs of the war. What hapthat on pened trip changed her from a gentle, docile, frumpily unattractive girl into a courageous and surprisingly beautiful young woman which even goes to show that meekness has its advantages. n Look for " Girl Overboard" IN THIS PAPER BEGINNING NEXT ISSUE air-orn- 'our-minu- two. quick! A United States fighter plane e roup in New Guinea has an chapel, complete with altsr. ar us. comes reaction number No bombs, but what about the carrier's covering fighters? You talk about a mother tiger fighting for her young that's nothing to the way a patrolling carrier fighter will defend its mother ship. Because every carrier-based fighter knows that once his carrier is hit and the waves begin to sweep over that long flight deck, and one end of her hoists up in the air, then he's out in the big sky by his lonesome no pontoons, nothing to do but sink into the sea when his tanks are dry. Those Zeros will come screaming in to hit me from almost any cloud. Since I can't make a bomb run, I must get away Chapel Air-Bor- IT REMAINED for Arne Anders- A S IS usual, in an army camp, an son, Swedish schoolteacher, to argument over sports was un-- j Drove to the world that talk of a der way. This one on baseball came mile was more than in the wake of the recent all-stvishful thinking. game in Pittsburgh. In the greatest mile race of all Tfte general idea was this if you Andersson toured the distance all-stJme, both from two teams picked 4:01.6. Running against the famed jj leagues, dating back to 1900, and they Sunder Hagg, Andersson came the :losest to achieving the goal of some played a series of seven games, which fO years. He has definitely proved league would win? lis superiority over Hagg, and has Naturally the first removed any doubt that there is any-n- e move in such a situ--: in his class. And it should be ation is the selec-- . loted that llagg knocked off the mile tion of the two n 4:02, better than any previously teams. Which incirecorded time before their duel. dentally, will only drag in another ari j high-ranki- ng Girl Overboard Spanish-America- Released bv Western Newspaper Union. fill gument. I'm sticking my neck out, but NAT'L Grantiand Bice here we go LEAGUE AMEB. LEAGUK Catchers Bresnahan, j Dickey, Cochrane Hartnett r n? Tounnone wJ(SF Light Truck if Passenger Car Light Tractor rB 1913 Record Andersson's 4:01.6 mile was the atest development in the running of the event that has become a monopoly for him and Hagg. They have broken four record the times in the past two years, shaving nearly five seconds the 4:06.4 from chalked up by Sid- Pitchers Alexander, Matty, Johnson, Grove, Walsh, Waddell Hubbell, Dean First Base Sisler, Gehrig lerry, Chance Second Base ney Wooderson of Eddie Collins, Frisch, England in 1937. Lajoie Hornsby In 1943 Andersson Third Base a world established Arne Traynor, Bradley, of 4:02.6. At record Collins Baker Andersson Jimmy 28, the flying Swede Shortstop :ut a full second from that mark. Joe Cronin Tor the first three Wagner quarters of hi3 Outfield race with Hagg, Arne actually was F. Clarke, Moore, Cobb, Speaker, of a second ahead of Ruth Ott, Sheckard .he pace. He ran the Cy Young isn't included in the list 5rst quarter in 56.8 for the fastest of pitchers since the Gilmore, Ohio, ap ever made in a mile race. When e phenom pitched for both leagues. le reached the mark, with His winning record of 511 games 30.5 for the quarter, he was hitting leaves the others far behind. Dretty much the pace of a good e Having taken the first hurdle in man. He made the naming the two teams the next bar- :hird quarter in 62.9 and the last rier is picking the winner. in 61.4. You would find on both sides, brilIn running 4:02.6 last year Anders-ur- n liant pitching skill thrown against in 58.5, 62.5, ran his terrific hitting. When this combina- 51.8 and 59.8.quarters of the Comparison tion collides, the star pitcher usualtwo races shows that he was 1.7 fasthas the call. ly Only great pitching er on the first quarter than last sumcould suppress these hittexs, but the mer and two full seconds on the great pitching is there. second lap. This gave him a total advantage of 3.9 seconds for the Rating the Two Squads half. He began to lag and ran the 1. The catchers Here the Ameri1.9 slower and then lost third can league has at least a shade. As J.4 inquarter the final. It is obvious that good as Bresnahan and Hartnett he has improved over the first half were, Dickey and Cochrane are at mile. But he will have to develop e least close to being the two a stronger finish to clock the tops, especially on the power side. mile. 2. The pitching Anyone who can Francis Powers, Chicago sports say that either league has the winCol. Arnold ning margin here is a better guesser writer, points out that than I am, taking all eight in their Strode Jackson, English Olympic best years. WaHer Johnson would Dhampion in 1912, calculated that mile will be reached be the hardest to beat, but the two the a if can pace himself to runner only sets average arm and arm. We'll 58. 62, 61 and 59 seconds. That is a give the pitching a draw. 3. The infields With Sisler and punishing schedule. It demands a durGehrig the American league has a terrific start, a breathing spell decided advantage around first base. ing the second quarter with a gradual pickup during the third and speed Bill Terry was about the best first baseman the National enough for a slamming finish. league had to show, but there may A Comparison be a stronger choice in Frank Andersson bettered Jackson's Chance. The consistent batting power of Sisler and Gehrig is well above standard for the first quarter and was 2.7 ahead of time at the half. the N. L. pair. I'd say the A. L. also has the edge He fell 1.1 back of schedule on the s of a at second base with Eddie Collins third, but was still to for the second the good and Nap Lajoie on the job. These The final lap was his untwo were among the harder and better hitters, although neither out- doinghe went 2.4 off the Jackson ranked Hornsby in this respect. They pace. Andersson indicated earlier in the were also among the greatest defensive infielders in baseball history. season that he would have come to the United States but for previous The Summing Up running commitments in Sweden. The A. L. takes a healthy lead in Hagg, too, has announced that he theoutfield. Cobb, Speaker and will return to the United States at Ruth form an incomparable trio. "the earliest possible convenience." Just back of these would come JackTheir appearance here would furson, DiMaggio and Ted Williams. nish grand entertainment, but the Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh, Terry competition we could provide durMoore of St. Louis, Mel Ott of the ing the summer would make an Giants, Jimmy Sheckard of Chica- early trip to this country rather fugo's Cubs (also Brooklyn) might tile. form a stronger defensive combinaIt would be better if the two tion. I think they would. But they Swedes would come for our winter would be outclassed on the attack- season. They could meet America's ing side in the depart- milers whe,n they were in top form. ment. It is also doubtful if Andersson and For that matter Cobb, Speaker Hagg, during the warm months, and Ruth, were never listed with could approach the time they made the lame and blind defensively. They in their homeland, where they can run late in the evening when it is could also roam quite a bit. cool and there is no bothersome p To help out the argument, it would be my guess that the humidity. LOWERING RECORDS American league outfield would sup1874 Walter Slade England 4:24.8 ply the winning balance on the side 1882 Walter George of power. They wouldn't be murEngland 4:21.4 1895 Tom ConefT U. S. 4:13.6 dering such pitchers as Hubbell, A1911 John Paul Jones U. S. 4:13.4 lexander, Matty and Dean but when 1913 John Paul Jones U. 8. 4:14.4 you add up the combined assaulting 1915 Norman Taber U. S. 4:12.6 ingredients the A. L. can offer, you 1923 Paavo Nurml Sweden 4:10.4 get a trifle too much for the N. L. 1931 Jules Ladoumegue to match. France 4:09.2 1933 John Lovelock U. S. 4:07.6 The National league's best chance 1934 Glenn Cunningham U. S. 4:06.8 would be in the box with four of the smartest pitchers and four of the 1937 Sidney Wooderson England 4:06.4 1942 Gunder Hagg Sweden 4:06.2 greatest competitors that ever baf1942 Gunder Hagg Sweden 4:04.6 fled a batting eye. 1943 Arne Andersson Sweden 4:02.6 In this ledger the A. L. wins in a 1944 Arne Andersson Sweden 4:01.6 driving finish. ;ight-tent- four-minu- te half-mil- niddle-distanc- J CM fj S"" r SNAPPY FACTS & RUBBER ABOUT reason for the great demand for tires and other rubber products tor military motor equipment is evident when it is realized that today's infantry divisions require 3,500 ordnance vehicles of 160 different varieties. The outfit in World same six War I was equipped with and 153 ord4,400 horse nance motor vehicles. 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Army colleges will still be up against the same handicap that wrecked so many teams last fall. From present indications, after the start of midsummer practice, a far greater number of squads will be more evenly matched than they were a year ago where too many teams were badly outclassed. Few experienced players are left now. SPORTS SHORTS C Jim Gallagher, general manager of the Cubs, is not a night ball enthusiast. He thinks the teams that play day games will prove in time that they attract as many custom-Pr- s as those that play under lights, ft Gus Mancuso, whose comeback as catcher for the New York Giants fias been surprising, was a pitcher when he signed with the Cardinal .ha in in 1925. C Second Lieut. Bob Pastor, heavyweight boxer, has been assigned to an army, base in Texas. JUST A J GO MUCH FAHTMtR cre.1 Mmj Warn of Disord Kidney Action Modem lite with Its hurry snd worry. habiu. Improper eatin nfl drinking its risk of exposureon tioo throws hesvy strain bom. t ot tbe kidneys. 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