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Evening star., 1946-06-09


ballet dancer Dho is sched-
nled to appear in London's
CoUent Garden nert month.
Walter E. Owen Photo
from Mount Vernon Seminary, where she
had continued under Mrs. Hilary Knapp
the dramatic training she had had for
three winters with Mrs. Adolf Torovsky.
All the while. of course, ballet lessons
were continuing. The day after the
Mount Vernon commencement Barbara
left for New York and years study.
But it turned out to be a year OF pro-
fessional engagements also.
The study was carried on at the
School Of American Ballet, at the VIII
zak-Shollar School OF Ballet, and under
Agnes de Mile and Anthony Tudor.
Her work at the American Ballet
School attracted attention and brought
an o1er to join the ballet of Song of
Norway" Less than two months after
graduating from Mount Vernon Seminary
Barbara Cole was dancing on Broad
way. The rs Song Of Norway" dancers
were selected by George Balanchine
and most Of them were from the Ballets
Russes de Monte Carlo.
Through Agnes de Mile there came
another opportunity Miss de Mile had
created the ballet numbers in Okla
homa." She was offered a place in that
company. Barbara's second New York
engagement In her first year there be-
gan April l.. She left oklahoma" June
l. and two days later started rehearsals
with the Ballet Theatre for the London
engagement The company sails June 20.
The Ballet Theatre will bs the first
Evening star., 1946-06-09
DR.. Beanes Caused Arrest
OF Wartime Mauraders

However, his courtesy to the British
seems to have misled them into assum-
Ing that he was pro-British, whereas the
contrary was really the case, since DR..
Beanes had served in the American
Army during the Revolutionary War
and naturally was 100 per cent loyal to
his own country.
Mr.. Key was member of the bar
and brother rin-laW of Roger Brooke
Taney, Secretary of the Treasury and
later the Chief Justice of the United
States, who married Anne Arnold Key.
He was born on an estate in Frederick
County, Md. known as Terra Rubra,
August l, l779 After graduating from
St, Johns College. Annapolis, he mar
ried Mary Tayloe Lloyd, who, it is said
showed such indifference for his SON.
nets that she frequently made curl
papers out OF them
Shortly after beginning the practice
Of law in Frederick, Md, in 1901. he
moved to the District, where he formed
a partnership with his uncle. Philip
Barton Key. He was an Episcopalian
and vestryman of St. Johns Church,
Georgetown, and wrote for the church
hymnal, Lord, With Glowing Heart I
Praise Thee" During the administra-
tlons Of Presidents Jackson and Van
Buren he was three times appointed
United States attorney for the District
Much of the authors life was spent
IN this city at his residence in Old
Georgetown, which has had several
numbers in its time, the one more
recently <being 3511 M street, near the
Washington end Of the Francis Scott
Key Bridge, so named by Congress in
his honor. Here he resided from 1903
to 1928 and here, it is said, that all but
two oA his IL children-6 boys and S
girls-were born.
His later residence. at 308 G street
NV, was replaced with an apartment
house and the site is now occupied by
a part of the Municipal Building.
AS a lawyer Mr.. Key stood in high
repute and we can easily see that Mr..
West could not have selected better
man for the purpose of securing the
release of Dr.. Beanes, which he imme-
diately proceeded to do.
In a letter to his mother, dated
Georgetown, I'd September, 1914, Key
wrote: Il am going in the morning
to Baltimore to proceed in a flag to
Gen. Ross. Old Doct Beanes Of Marl-
boro Is taken prisoner by the enemy,
who threaten to carry him of. Some
e
Evening star., 1946-06-09

the sailors and soldiers. He was con-
stantly treated with indienity by those
around him and this keen humiliation
continued while he remained aboard
the British vessel.
Bombing of Fort McHenry
Witnessed From Deck
Mr.. Key and Mr.. Skinner were trans
ferred to the frigate Surprise, and re-
manned on that vessel until the fleet,
consisting of ships of the line, heavy
frigates and bomb vessels-30 craft In
all-reached the mouth of the Patapsco,
when they and DR.. Beanes were trans
ferred to their own vessel with a guard
of sailors and Marines to prevent them
from landing.
On the morning of September - the
enemy sailed up the Patapsco and dur
ing the day and night brought Is vessels,
five OF which were bomb vessels, within
about q z miles of the fort Keys vessel
was anchored in a position from which
ne could see distinctly the flag of Fort
McHenry. which was erected on a high
mast not far from the bastion.
About sunrise on the 18th, five bomb
vessels of the British took up position
a little more than miles opposite the
fort and kept up an incessant and we'll
directed bombardment, with slight inter-
missions, until the following morning.
1t. Col. George Armistead, U. S. A..
then "a, in command of Fort McHenry,
had the assistance of about 1000 men
He Immediately returned the British
fire, but found that our shells fell short
Evening star., 1946-06-09

OF the enemy, and his gunners were left
inactive, although constantly exposed to
tremendous shower of shells During
this time and under these conditions
Col. Armistead states, mot man shrank
from the conflict
At one time the British were deceived
into believing that the fort was about to
surrender and came in closer, and only
then were our guns able to reach them,
which they did to such good effect that
the enemy retired out Of range, con-
tinuing the bombardment, however.
until 7 am, September IA, when it
ceased, and about am. got under way
and stood down the river, repulsed.
During the bombardment force with
scaling ladders attempted to storm the
fort, but the batteries drove them back,
the gunners directing their fire by the
blaze of the enemy's rockets and the
flashes of their guns. Though the DAM
age to the fort was naturally consider
able, the casualties included only four
men killed and "a wounded. Among
the killed were 1t. Clagget and Sergt.
Clemm.
Briefly, such were the conditions under
which The Star Spangled Banner"
was written.
Tells of Pacing Deck,
Unaware of Outcome
In describing the bombardment to
Judge Taney, his brother -in-law, Mr..
Key said that he and Mr.. Skinner re-
manned on deck during the night watch
ing every shell and listening with
breathless interest to hear If an explo-
sion followed But it suddenly ceased
before day, and as they had no COM
munication with any of the enemy's
ships, they did not know whether the
fort had surrendered or the attack had
been abandoned.
They paced the deck for the re-
mainder of the night in painful suspense,
watching with intense anxiety for the
return of day and looking every few
minutes at their watches to see how
long they must wait for it. At dawn,
and before it was light enough to see
objects at a distance, their glasses were
turned to the fort, uncertain whether
they should see the Stars and Stripes or
the flag of the enemy. AT length the
light came and they saw our flag was
still there"
'Mr. Key then told me-" continued
Judge Taney, that under the excite
ment of the time he had written q
song and handed me a printed copy of
The Star Spangled Banner
I asked him how he found time, in the
scenes he had been passing through,
to compose such a song He said he
commenced it on the deck of his vessel
in the furor of the moment when he
saw the enemy hastily retreating to
their ships, and looking at the flag he
had watched for so anxiously as the
morning opened; that he had written
some lines or brief notes that would
aid him in calling them to mind upon
the back of letter which he hap
pened to have in his pocket
1t was first published in the Balti-
mole American September 81, 1914, ana
a few days later it appeared in handbill
form, and was first sung, so one &C.
count states in small one-story frame
house next to the Holiday Street Thea
ter, Baltimore. In Washington we first
come across it in the National Intel
ligencer for September 25, 1914, and it
is recorded as having been first sung
mere al McKeown's Hotel, later the Met
ropolitan, about December, 1914.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
The Francis Scott Key home NJ street in Georoeo1pn
(Noe unsightly sign painted side Of buildinql

There are those who contend there
is nothing remaining of this historic
building but the foundation walls. but
fortunately there is every reason to be-
lieVe otherwise, especially since James
P. Kenyon, who remodeled the building
In the winter of 1928, into two stores,
Is quoted by The Star in 1880 as saying:
From plans showing the original ar
rangement of rooms, photos, ETC., and
additional data, think it would not be
q difficult matter of using the present
walls. floors, etc, to resore the building
to practically its original condition"
The west wall causes one to stop and
wonder just what happened. Many
years ago the entire wall was plastered
with brown mortar about IN inches
thick and white coated. Here and there,
from bottom to top can still be seen re-
naming patches of this.
To many a bicyclist in the '80s and
pos and more recently. this old building
was quite an interesting site, and is still
recalled by many, regardless of its pres
ent condition, as the home of the author
OF The Star Spangled Banner" 1t was
also his home when he was called upon
to secure the release of Dr.. William
BeaneS.
DR.. Besnes, it appears, had played
host to British officers while they were
occupying his residence. He had large
number of slaves and horses and other
valuable property, and most naturally
thought that discretion was the better
part of Yalnr
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Washington Diplomats

This is the third in a series of pen
portraits OF WushinDton's diplomatic
personnel tDritten by NeUbold Noyes.
jr. and dra,Dn by NetDn,an Sudduth.
Others in the series ,DiH appear in
the feature pages OF The Sunday
Star from time to time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Brady, Torres Friday

Dennis Patrick Brady, standout featherweight from the Bronx, New York, and Jose Aponte Torres of South America have been matched by Promoter George Mulligan for the 1O-round star bout Friday night of next week at the Municipal Stadium. Tor res has boxed some of the best featherweights. includ- ing Willie Pep, worlds cham pion and Phil Terranova, for mer NBA title-holder.
 Young Bobby Garcia, tall son of the late Bobby Garcia of Baltimore, a star feather weight of Kid Kaplan's day will show in one of the prelim bouts to the Brady-Torres main go, Promoter Mulligan said. Garcia has been going very well since he came out of the Army, and is especial ly liked by New Britain fans, who have seen him several times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Scorpions 7-2 Over North Ends

Scorpions of the Bobby Doerr division Of the Junior l3-l5) league of the Waterbury Democrat Sand lot Baseball Federation, were 7-2 winners of a sceduhd game played yesterday over the North End Aces. Losers started with a first inning run but were shut out until the sixth when another run scored; the winners scoring in the last four in nlngS to win easily.
 Mario, Safarza, Daniel, Joe and Don Aufiiero and Mancini hit hard for the Scorpions; Porto scattering T hits Score: T h e Scorpions ..... 020 112 Ill l3 0 North End Aces 100 001 O-2 ' {
 Batteries: Porto and D. Auhero; Hallenberg, Hopkins and Dunn.
 Umpire: Barlow.
 Scorpions also won the Fulton Park Junior league title yesterday: winning l2-9 from the Fulton Jun iors. Joe Aufiero, Tech High out fielder turned pitcher, as he was with Mary Abbott school city cham pions; spread out g hits; while brother Don got hits Of 10 by the winners in the title game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
N. Y. Police
 BoseboIIers Here Tonight

Manhattan's finest, the New York Police, are expected to give Mana- ger Joe Samoska's Brasscos plenty of trouble when the teams meet tonight at 3:45 at the Municipal Stadium.
 Yes, I know that policemen are supposed to prevent trouble, rather than present it. the genial Brass co pilot stated last night from the clubs downtown office on North Main Street. But We were pretty lucky to beat them the last time and they have 1t in for us, Why, they even held Big Jim Mooney, their ace pitcher, out Of an import ant game in New York Wednesday, just 10 pitch him against us. Yes, l[ guess we're in for a busy eve- ming he concluded.
 Mooney, who was with the New York Giants for several seasons, will be opposed by Walt Gathman, the ex-Marine from Yale Univer- sity. Gathman has won four Of his five starts to date since joining the club, and one of the victories was that 7-5 decision at the ex- pense of the Police. They VIII be seeking to gain Q little vengeance against hIm also.
 AIl-Irish
 The New Workers have one Of the strongest clubs in the Metropolitan area and Will show practically an alI-1rish lineup against the Brass cos. Such stars as Jim Quinn. Ed Branch, Bert Carroll, Jeff Quin, Ed Nally, Frosty Peters. and others Who are expected to give a good account of themselves.
 The Brasscos have a few players Of Irish stock themselves to con- bat lhe stilleIash swinging New Workers, including Eddie and Jinl- n1y Sheehan. Billy Moore, Bill Cav anaugh and with the Cuccinello brothers, Whitey Plurek. Whitey KunkieWicz, Lud Jasilunas. Mike Klssko Johnny DeVito, and Gath man thrown In, comprise a ball club which appears well able to give good account Of itself.
 Gathman will start on the mound With Mike Klssko in reserve. Jimmy Sheehan will attend to the backstopping duties.
 One of the largest crowds of the might season is expected 10 witness the clash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
MusioI, Vernon Pace Botters

New York, Aug, 17-(UP)-Pacing the St. Louis bid for the National League lead, Cardinal First Base man Stan MuSial captured the loops individual batting honors this week by boosting his average to STA with an l6-point Spurt against Gin cinnati and Chicago
 Musial's advance from third po- sition put Johnny Hopp of Boston into second place and pushed Dixie Walker of Brooklyn down to third, according to statistics released to- day, not including Fridays Pitts burgh-St. Louis right game. Hopps 366 average represented two-point gain but Walker, leading last week with .374, dropped to .365.
 Johnny Mize. injured and idle New York Giant first baseman, con- tinued to hold fourth place with 339 mark, and ex-Dodger Billy Her man of the Boston Braves upped his average to 3G6 to diSplace Phil Cavarretta of Chicago as the fifth man in the National big five
 Although three Boston Red SoX players were among the Americans s first five batters, Jimmy Vernon of Washington continued to hold the lead with a .348 average
 BoSton's Ted Williams and John ny Pesky, hitting 34l and .337, re- spectiVely, stood second and third. Luke Appling of the Chicago White Sox and Dom DiMaggio of the Red SoX replaced George Kell of Detroit and Hank Edwards of Cleveland. Appling took fourth position with 325 average and DiMaggio was fifth with 32l mark.
 While HoWie Pollet of the Car dinals, with a l4-6 record, was the only National pitcher rated a chance to chalk up 20 wins for the season, the American had three hurlers with 20 or more wins. Dave Ferriss of the Red Sox posted 20-4 record. Detro:t's Hal Newhouser had 2l victories and five defeats, and Bobby Teller of Cleveland had g. 2l-7 standing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Red Sox Point For 16 Game League Lead
By FRANK HARRINGTON United Press Staff Correspondent

Boston, Aug. r = tUP) - The Boston Red Sox will rely on Dave (Boo Ferris to bring them another victory today in what they hope will be a clean sweep of the Yankee series,
 Though the Sox are comfortable 13 games ahead of the Yankees, they want to take four in row making the lead Is games. They got off to a good start yesterday when Mickey Harris garnered his 18th win of the season with a Al vic tory over the New Workers.
 Harris was nicked for eight hits one of them home run by Joe Di- Maggie who later was forced out of the game with an arm strain.
 Hlghspot Of the day however. was not the game, but the fact that the Red SoX home attendance went over the 100000 mark for the first time in Bostons baseball history. The paid attendance for the game was 29226, making the total for the year 1,0l5, ,166 The previous high seasonal attendance mark was 730,340 made in l942.
 The Sox thus became the third team in the American League to hit 900, ,000-New York and Detroit, with larger home capacities, had reached that total earlier.
 Boston scored it's runs yesterday in the fourth, fifth and sixth in nings-with two runs coming across in the fifth with successive hits by Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams. Bobby Doerr and Rudy York.
 The Braves eyeing third place. were rained out last night and have picked Johny Niggeling to go after the game with the Giants today And tomorrow, Johny Sain and Warren Spahn will do the pitching in a doubleheader at New York.
 The Braves now are only tW5 games out of third place and are in fourth place with a full five game lead over Cincinnati
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
HOME RUNS
IRA. Golf Team Tn State Tourney

The Waterbury IRA Golf team anxious to represent Waterbury in the State Y Industrial Golf Cham pionshipS to be held at the Yale Golf Course in New Haven Sunday will meet today to decide the local entry.
 It is expected that the cream of the Industrial Golfers in this sec ton will meet in this play tomor- row. Frank Paul, well known Amer ican Brass golfer will be looked for to lead the field while Bill Egan and Anthony SmolSKis of Mattatuck should be with the top notchers. U. s. Time should come in strong lead by J. JacoVino and J. Ahearn. Ed Laudinskas who shot 6 hole-in -one at Municipal yesterday on No. 5 hole will lead a well balanced and consistent Scovill team, Due to other tournaments being played at this time, Chase Company was forced to withdraw from today's play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Esquiires Face Mt. Carmel Sunday

The Bunker Hill ESqulreS and the Thomaston Legion were able to squeeze by two innings of play be- fore the game was called on account Of a wet field at Thomaston last night The Esquires took a com manding to lead in the open ing inning but were on the short end of an 8 to decision when the game was stopped. This contest will be rescheduled in the early part of September.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock the Esquires will face a strong Mt, Carmel C.YO. team at the Hunt ingdon Avenue baseball field. The Mt. Carmel array captured the first round in their division of the C.YO. league by emerging with four vic tories in as many starts. The prob able starters for Mt, Carmel will be St John and SynkoWicz, while the Esquires will start Norm Dun can on the mound with Billy Cavanaugh behind the plate. Next week the Esquires will play home to-home series with the Watertown Aces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
IRA. SoftbaII

Bristol Company and Manufac- turers Foundry were easy winners Of the IRA. mems softball league games played last night, the Bristol hoys surprising Waterbury Compan- leS, who were defeated l1-8 while M-F won 7-1 from Plume and At wood. Joe WaranoWicz hit two home runs for Bristolcos, Walt Bar tinski also getting one. while Fran zel got of the 8 Watco hits.
 Ralph Severino's one-hit pitching against Plume-AtWood in a 5-inning game, shortened by rain; Carpini hitting homer and single for the winners, the home scoring 3 runs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Waterbury Golf Finals
 At2:3O P.M.

Two Waterbury golfers and New Haven pair of par-battlers, Jack Strew, Charley Glare, Joe borough, set out thiss morning at Country Club of Waterbury to de- eide which pair would meet this afternoon for the 18th Invitation Tournament championship StreW and Steponaitis are the local en- tries while Clare and Scarborough are Elm City players.
 Yesterday, StreW, the par 69 medalist Of the tournament, elimi- mated Jack Netchko of New Haven Municipal in the morning and then took care of your Bobby Boucher; both by scores of up and to play Clare eliminated Jack Fur bert of Waterbury in the morning by 5 and 4; then defeated Norman Boucher 4 and in the afternoon. Steponaitls Stevens stopped Ed die Chicnowski of American Brass, Naugstuck, and 5 then stopped Veggo Larsen of New Haven, 4 and 3, in the afternoon
 Scarborough had to go 9 holes to take Irving Malsch of Indianap- olis, former COW player, and then stopped a very able opponent, Ed die Dugals of Naugatuck; who had Scarborough 4 down n the first five holes yesterday afternoon: but the young doctor was equal to his task. came from behind with a string Of pars and eventually elimi- hated Dugals 2 and l.
 In the second flight; Mike KIoc. J. D Lunan. Harold Beebe and Bruno Pardee of New Haven were to meet in semi final matches this morning
 Semi Finals
 At 9:45 this morning, StreW tournament medalist, and Clare. CO., holder Of the Country Club of Wat erbury course record with a 67; tied by Eddie Burke Of Race Brook a month ago, were to tee of in the match that figured to draw the big gest gallery. In the other semi final. which also may produce eX- cellent golf, Steponaitis and Dr Scarborough were paired at 945 A. NJ. finals to start at 23O this afternoon between the two winners. Sentiment among close followers of the game and the current tourna- ment were divided in opinions; with Steponaitis gaining strong support as a possible upset win ner over Clare and StreW; provid- ing Joe can eliminate the able Dr Scarborough this morning His B out yesterday against Ed Chichow- ski was as good as anyone in the tournament can or could do; most observers believed; but StreW, who has been playing fine golf all sea- son, especially for the past six weeks was the generally solid" choice to win after his medalist round of 69, exactly par for the course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Barons US. Hudson ". r., Team Sunday

Hudson, N. Y, All-Stars, a col ored baseball combine. will be op- ponents and guests of the Water bury Colored Barns Sunday after noon at Fulton Park; with Al Leach, Leavenworth pitcher to start for the Barons; Otis Pound behind the plate The latter played with Elmer son of the Maine State league. last season. Leach and Crosby's Win Petteway will be honored after the game by the Meteor A. c. at the Colored ElkS home on Pearl Street. Both boys were Standout high school performers for the past two years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
Torrington Plans State League '5

Torrington, Aug. 17.-Mem- bers of the 1914 State Cham pion Basketball team from this city are organizing team this year and have filed applica- tion to enter the state league. This is the first time a bas- ketball team from here has been interested in applying to this league. Last years mem Der teams included New Haven. Bridgeport, Middle town, Hartford, Bristol, and Naugatuck.
 Pat Matrascia is manager and Joe Strogatz is the spon- sor.
 Members of the team include Ray Hoysradt, Bernie Rubino, LeRoy 'Bronc' Callahan. Car men Mele. Ray Zucco, Art Ga laise and Edge Krulick.
 A meeting will be held in New Haven sometime in mid September by the state league to decide whether the locals will he admitted to the group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-17
WoIcott Stops Gomez in }

New YI'k, Aug 17-CUP)-Jersey Joe Walcott, fresh from last night easy three-round technical knockout of Tommy Gomez. faced one more hurdle today-Elmer Violent" Ray before getting a chance at Joe Louis heavyweight crown.
 Matchmaker Nat Rogers. inn pressed by the Camden Negro's Workmanlike job on the 25-year old Gomez, a purple heart veteran who was wounded Is times in Germany, said Walcott probably would be matched with Ray if Ray won over Lee SaYold on Aug. 23 The winner of that bout was in line to meet Louis, who presumably still will be champion after hls Sept. 18 bout with Tami Mauriello :..