Eastern U. S.
Shivers.
(By the Associated Press)
A cold wave that has kept the
midwest shivering for the last two
days, chilled the east and parts
of the south today.
The mass of frigid air which hit
the midwest Monday sending tem
peratures to as low as 24 below in
Minnesota covered the eastern
hall of the nation and touched into
the southeast all the way to the
Gulf.
While the mercury in northeast
ern Minnesott was 24 below again
today forecasters promised a mod
eration in temperatures in the
north central region today and to
morrow.
In the east and parts of the
south where springlike weather
prevailed Monday, temperatures
dropped to below freezing, a fall
of nearly 40 degrees in some cities.
The mercury slid to 21 at Atlanta
and to 18 at Nashville, Tenn., and
in Jacksonville, Fla., it was only a
few degrees above freezing.
Early morning readings in New
York and Washington were 14
above, while in Philadelphia the
13 above contrasted to Monday’s
69. Pittsburg’s two above, one of
the coldest spots in the eastern
section, was matched in Cleveland.
Cincinnati and Harrisburg, Pa.,
reported nine above. The mercury
droped to below zero in northern
Maine but in other parts of New
England the readings were belo\\
freezing. Boston’s 17 compared to
yesterday’s high of 48.
Temperatures in the Pacific
Northwest were reported near nor
mal, with rain in western Wash
ington and northern Oregon.
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Army Task Force
In Arctic Warfare
(By Clark Beach)
FAIRBANKS, (/P) (Delayed)—It
was 49 degrees below zero this af
ternoon when we landed here to
watch the army’s task force frigid
wrestle with the problems of Arc
| tic warfare.
The fourteen newswriters, radio
correspondents and photographers1
pulled their army-issued parkas
around their ears and mushed as
fast as their big white snow boots
would carry them to the side of
the runway where an ice glazed
bus was waiting.
Smiling warmly among the
greeters was a disconcerting sight
—a blonde young woman in nylon
stockings, a light dressy overcoat'
and no hat. She was Mrs. Jeane
Cherovich, who works at Ladci!
Field, the army air forces base I
where we landed.
“A lot of the women dress like
that here,” said an officer. “I think
they’re crazy. And I suppose they
think we are.”
He and all the other men were
bundled up like us.
After we had been billeted and |
fed, in warm frame buildings
where ice is half an inch thick in
side the window panes, some of
the staff officers explained the
purpose of operations frigid.
“The tests of weapons and
equipment we are conducting here
will prove a challenge to Ameri
can industry,” said Maj. Milton
Price, of Oakland, Calif., who is
the operations, plans and training
officer. He was explaining that
much of the standard army equip
ment is being observed when in
use in Arctic weather.
“The equipment is beginning to j
fail us. Much of it cannot be used j
in the Arctic, but if industry can:
supply the kind of equipment we
need, we can supply the kind oi J
men who can use it. The men here
are not failing.” .
Major Price said that every ma
jor industry is sending observers
here to see what they can do to de
velop the kind of material needed
in this climate. Several are here!
now. Among those who have just!
left was Sir Hubert Wilkins, Arc
tic explorer, a consultant to the
war department’s quartermaster
general. He is advising on clothing.
Our party was delayed last
last night at JCdmonton, Canada,
on account of a cold spell here.
The temperature at Fairbanks was
at 58 below earlier today—and it
has been as low as 67 this winter.,
The field was closed yesterday
because of ice fog—an impenetra
ble vapor which forms when the
temperature is very low and the
moisture is a little high. Flyers
don’t worry about their planes
icing here in flight, they say if
the temperature is more than 10
degrees below zero it is too cold to
ice. And snow storms don’t bother
them. Just ice fog, which forms a
stationary mass over the field in
the utterly still frigid air.
Our plane, a C-54 which we
boarded in Washington, was warm
and comfortable. We had hot
meals as we flew over the frozen
muskeg and mountains. The army
air forces and their guests live
j well in the wild blue yonder.
! O. S. WEAVERS LEAVE
FOR STATES VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Weaver left
for Seattle with the Fan American
last evening. They plan to spend
several weeks in Seattle before go
ing South for a vacation.
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
(By Hugh Fullerton. J.)
NEW YORK, (jP)—From now on
Jimmy Conzelman will have to
change that speech about George
Halas, “the nicest rich man 1
know.” . . . But there’s some ques
tion whether he should apply that
description to owner Charley or
player Charles Trippi ... At any
rate, with Trippi, Biggie Goldberg,
Paul Christman and Pat Harder in
the backfield, the Cardinals should
be more than just the team most
likely to upset. . . . Wonder what
became of another Trippi enter
prise—the all-star basketball team
he organized to barnstorm the
south? He had lined up a half
dozen of his sugar bowl team
mates, who had completed their
college eligibility, to play on the
team.
Sports before your eyes—Staff
Cassell of American university,
John Lawther’s main rival in
teaching zone defense, gets a big
laugh out of the pro basketball
league outlawing the stationary
zone. “It’s too bad the pro coaches
can’t find time to set up an offense
against the zone,” he says, “but
they wouldn’t get much sympathy
from football coaches who must
change their offense each week to
meet the opposition.”
Baseball historian Joe Reichler
has discovered an account of the
first intercollegiate baseball game,
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played at Pittsfield, Mass., June 1,
1859, between Williams and Am
herst. . . . The contest was played
with 13 men on each side and 65
runs constituted a game. This
game lasted 26 “rounds”—But the
account neglects to say who won.
Three former Minnesota ath
letes now in the pro football busi
ness, Bobby Paffrath, Bill Daley
and Gordy Paschka, are back in
school for the winter quarter. . . .
Pete Tarpley, once a pretty good
lightweight, is trying to revive
amateur boxing in his home town
of Ata as a starter for professional
promotion.
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