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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-22

Mrs. Olive B. Via, who has been
staying with Mrs. G. T. Wells at
the Wells home here, is in Martins
vile, Va, and may continue south
in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Fletcher
announce the birth on January IS
of son, George Douglas Fletcher,
Jr,, at the Montgomery County
General Hospital.
Mrs. Donald Howard of Ounce
Orchard entertained at a miscella-
neous wedding shower on Monday
evening in honor of Mrs. Dan How
ard. Mrs. Howard, who was mar
ried in December, was the former
Miss Billie Hill.
Mrs. Donald Magruder has re-
turned to her home here after
spending three days in Richmond
as representative for the local
Southern States Petroleum Corpo-
ration, Mrs. Magruder was among
10 other young women from Mary
land who attended the Secretarial
School in Richmond.
Mrs. Lawson King entertained a
number of friends on Wednesday
at her come, Irvington. Among
those present were Mrs. John Lii
gon and Mrs. Lloyd Berkner of
Washington; Mrs. George Peter,
Mrs. Oscar Fulks, Miss Maude
Higgins, Mrs. Irving Fulks, Mrs.
Thomas R. Fulks and Mrs. Ruth
Brandenburg.
Mr.. anG Mrs. William H. Lewis
are announcing the birth of a
daughter, Betty Jane, in Frederick
City Hospital on January 18th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-22

the home of Mrs. Margaret Wat
kins. The night is changed because
of the special meetings held each
Monday evening at Mt. Airy.
William E.. Beall, who has been
i'll for some time, is slowly improv-
ing.
Mrs. Marion Brown is spending
the week with her niece, Mrs. Mar
jorie Spooner in Washington, and
part of her time at the hospital
with her sister, Mrs. Ava King.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-22

We take little stock in the idea
that peace depends upon the United
States giving in to the Russians.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-22

Animals do not learn from the
experience of other animals and
the saying almost applies to men.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Bullets, Knicks Open
Series in Baltimore

The Baltimore Bullets, who beat
out the Washington Caps and Chi
cago Stays for second place in the
Western Division of the Basket Ball
Association, will meet the New York
Knickerbockers tonight in Balti-
more. This tilt opens best two
out-of- three series between the two
clubs. The Knicks finished second
behind the Philadelphia Warriors
in the Eastern Division.
The Warriors, meanwhile, will be
hosts tonight to the st. Louis Bomb
ers. first-place team in the Western
Division. The two clubs opened the
best-of-seven series in st. Louis,
splitting two games.
According to the Associated Press,
Warrior Coach Eddie Gottlieb was
not satisfied with the performance
of his team in st. Louis, but Is
hopeful that the home surroundings
will bring back its shot-making
form. The Warriors made only "A
field goals out of 208 shots In the
two games.
The Stays, who took third place in
the Western Division by beating the
Caps in a special playof game, will
open q best two-out-of-three series
with the Boston Celtics tomorrow
night in Boston Garden. The en-
tire series will be played at Boston
because previous bookings have
made Chicagos home floor un-
available.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Only -Four Caps Sure of Job;
Coach Plans to Revon1p Team

Mike Uline's announcement that
his Washington Caps would be back
next year playing in his arena
landed on the local sports scene with
all the explosive power of wet
firecracker. Although the "oficial
word" cleans up the pro basket ball
situation for another season, it
came as no surprise.
Coach Red Auerbach viewed the
East West game in New York the
other night and before he left Wash
ington voiced surprise that any one
doubted the Caps return.
Uline threatened to sell the Wash
ington club and convert his arena
into a cold storage plant if Govern
ment competition from the National
Guard Armory continued to give him
headaches.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Charlotte Open Golf
Postponed by Rain
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Mar. 27.-
Rain today caused postponement Of
the third round In the $4,000 Char
lotte Open golf tournament. Thirty
six-hole finals will be played to-
morrow.
Chick Harbert, the long driving
pro from Detroit, was leading with
66-66-132, a dozen strokes under
par, at the end of yesterdays sec
ond round.
Despite his brilliant rounds. Har-
bert held only a one-stroke lead
over Lawson Little and II other
challengers were within six strokes
of him. Little had 68-65.
Thirty-f1ve players in all were
under par for SO holes and 10 others
were even with regulation figures.
Cary Middlecof1, last years play
of winner, and Amateur Frank
Stranahan each had second
straight Ct to share third place at
1874.
Pete Cooper, who held the first
round lead with a 65, slumped to 70
for 1876 and fifth place; George
Schoux was sixth with 1856. one shot
ahead of National Open Champion
Lew Worsham, whose 68 gave him
1o7
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Playing
in Opener;
Maryland Beaten

Georgetown Is opening It's baseball
season today against Syracuse at
the Hilltop, while Maryland, which
started against Syracuse two days
ago, travels to Richmond for its third
game in as many days. The Old
Liners now have won one and lost
one after dropping a 6-5 decision to
Princeton yesterday at College Park.
It was q five-run outburst by the
Tigers In the eighth inning that
ruined the Terrapins yesterday. The
visitors got only two hits Of Pitcher
Bobby Keene In that frame, but one
Of them was q homer by Johnny
Meeker with the bases loaded. A
base on balls and a couple Of errors
had loaded the sacks. Altogether
the Old Liners made five misplays
yesterday as compared to the perfect
record afield they enjoyed the pre-
vious day while beating Syracuse.
Princeton's other marker came in
the third after a couple of Maryland
errors.
The Old Liners also had homer
Yesterday, centerfield beauty,
pounded out by Joe Andrus in the
first with Johnny Hutton on base.
Andrus also scored in the sixth when
the Terps got two more runs. Mary
lands attempts to save the game in
the ninth produced only one more
run. The uprising started on Bob
Murray's double. Joe Tucker, run
ming for him, tailed, but two men
died on base.
Credit for the win went to Prince
ton Pitcher AL Beebe, who faced only
four men in the seventh inning and
who never did get to bat. Keene,
charged with the loss, was nicked
for five runs and four hits IN the
four innings he tossed, while Joe
Fitzpatrick, the Old Line starter,
gave up three hits and one run IN
five frames.
A parade of players was In an out
again Yesterday. Maryland used "a
players, while II Of the 2o-man Tiger
SQUAD saw action. Only player to go
all the way for Maryland was
Andrus.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Fans Boo as Hursey
Loses Split Verdict
sneeioj pi,ooteh 10 The Ste,

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Smuggy
Hursey. Washington middleweight,
has his first Madison Square Gar
den appearance behind him. Only
10 years old, Hursey was last-nlin-
ute substitute for Rocky Castellani
in last nights triple-header show
and lost a split decision to Harold
Green Of Brooklyn.
Hursey took a beating in the early
rounds, but rallied and had Greens S
eye cut and bleeding from the third
session throughout the remainder
Of the eight rounds. When Green
was awarded the decision, the 10000
spectators booed in disapproval.
Rocco Rossano, IA, Of Brooklyn,
knocked out Eddie Giosa in 1:33 Of
the first round. This continued the
Gardens Friday night knockout pa
rade. Last week Lee Savold
stopped Gino Buonvino In 81 sec
onds of the first round, the week
before Marcel Cerdan kayoed La
vern Roach In the eighth, and on
March S Gus Lesnevich dropped
Billy Fox in 1853 of the first
In the other feature bout last
night, Johnny Williams, 14o, scored
an upset by grabbing a split 10
round decision from Freddy Dawson
of Chicago
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Braves Planning
To Join Mats at
Orlando in '4o
Bv q stoff cerr,,ponJent Of Tn, stor

LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. 27.-The
Boston Braves will train in Or
lando with the Mats next year, II
present plans materialize. An
dres Fleitas, who was trying for 8
catching berth with the Mats, will
be returned to Chattanooga as a
result of the acquisition of Jake
Early from the St. Louis Browns
q. Second -baseman Cal Ermer is
ticketed for the Lookouts.
Dick Welterroth, making his first
appearance, was the Mats most i'm
pressive pitcher yesterday, permit
ting only one hit and walking one
in his three-inning effort. :. . Fred
Walters, Birmingham manager, who
was AL Kozar's pilot at New Or.
leans last season, says, "Kozar has
unlimited possibilities. I'm conf
dent he'll make the grade and thai
Washington fans will love him more
every time they see him."
Sid Hudson, unscored on in three
inning chores against the Min.
neapolis Millers and Detroit Tigers
was to face the Tigers here agar
today, with Chick Pieretti slated
to relieve him. The Mats viii
invade Sarasota tomorrow to meet
the Boston Red Sox. :. Eddie Yost
has raped exhibition game pitch
ing at a 400 clip with IL hits ir
30 attempts and Sherry Rob.
ertson is a .457 hitter with II
for 80.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 27-Eight
teams open the second American
Olympic basket ball trials today in
Madison Square Garden. A trip to
London is the prize for the IA best
players.
Representing the best in their
classes, the entries include four COL
lege quintets, headed by powerful
Kentucky, and four independent
clubs, topped by the AAU champion
Bartlesville (Okla) Oilers.
The Denver Nuggets, National
AAU runners-up, meet the Oakland,
Calf, Bittners, the Nations No. 8
AAU club, in the first game of the
afternoon doubleheader starting.
On the second half of the after
noon card, Baylor University. NCAA
runner-up, takes on New York Uni
versity The Violets lost to st.
Louis In the National Invitation
tournament, but were invited to the
trials when st. Louis decided its
team should go back to school.
Tonight's program matches the
Phillips Oilers against Brooklyn's
National YMCA champions and
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Eight New Cage Rules Voted,
But Won't Affect Casual Fan

the clock on each dead ball after
five minutes of the fourth quarter.
2. A foul committed on a throw-in
from out of bounds on a dead ball
will be charged as a personal instead
of technical foul.
3. No offensive team will be al
lowed to place as many as three
players in close formation on any
restraining line when taking the
ball from out of bounds.
4. A player taken out during a
time-out period can return before
play is resumed.
5. A coach can talk with his team
at the bench during time outs.
6. Substitutes will be required to
report only to the scorekeeper on
entering the game and will not have
to report to the referee.
7. A player who commits a foul
must raise his hand so he can be
identified by the spectators.
8. All jump balls will be made at
the nearest of three 6-foot circles.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
D. {. Amvet Quint Faces
Frederick in Tournament

Amvet Most No. will meet Fred
erick, Md, at 7 o'clock tonight at
the American University gym in the
semifnal play of the Amvet's second
annual National Teen-Age Basket
Ball Tournament.
The local five advanced by whip
ping Lake Charles, La, 1927, last
night, while Frederick downed Lynd-
hurst, N. j., 40-35.
Tonight's second game pits Dur
ham, N. c., 1927 victor Of Taunton,
Mass, last night, against Morgan
town, w. Va. Morgantown drew a
bye last night.
Billy Fox again was the big man
for Washington. the toarnaments
defending champion. Fox threw in
five field goals and four free throws
for IA points.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
By the Associoted Press

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Mar. 81
With better than half the events
run off, Michigan today stood out
in front in the three-day NCAA
swimming championships. But the
defending Buckeyes from Ohio State
were posed to make a dog fight Of
the meet.
The wolverines placed in every
one of the first six events for %
point total and an 1l-point lead
over the Bucks.
However, Ohio State, which COL
lected IL points in the one meter
fancy diving, is almost certain to
repeat in today's high board event
and make things tough for Michigan
in the stretch.
Stanford, counting heavily on a
5O-yard free style victory by Bobby
Anderson and a second place behind
Michigan's winning 300-yard medley
relay, was in third place with 16
points.
Iowa placed in the 220, the back
stroke and the relay for II point
total fourth place in the meet.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Simpson Gives Up Job
After Only "a Hours;
Colts Tempt Driskil

Two football coaches well known
to Washington gridiron followers in
recent weeks - Chauncey Simpson
and Walter Driskill-hit the head
lines again today.
Simpson, who only yesterday ac-
cepted the head coaching position
at George Washington University,
resigned after only "a hours, and
Driskill, former Maryland assistant
mentor, was mentioned for the post
as general manager Of the Balti-
more Colts.
AS Simpson gave up his G. w.
position, Max Harrington, G.. w.
athletic director, dropped his vaca-
ton and returned to the Capital
with more and bigger headaches.
harrington Returns.
| Harrington, who yesterday was
enjoying the spring like weather at
Delaware resort, planned to attend
meeting with the athletic council
today to decide on the next step to
be taken toward unraveling the
schools athletic mixup.
The Colonials, who have a sched-
ule for next season which includes
such powers as Virginia, Duke,
| Maryland and Kansas, began spring
practice Monday without football
coach. Neil (Skip) Stanley gave up
the post to take backfield coach
ing job at the University Of Wash
irgton.
With yesterdays announcement
that Simpson, University OF Mis-
souri, backf1eld coach, had accepted
terms to three-year contract, Far
rington's troubles seemed to be over.
But last night Simpson telephoned
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
Of George Washington, and offered
his resignation. Simpson said the
University of Missouri athletic
council had made him such good
offer that he couldn't turn it down
He will continue as assistant to Don
Faurot at Missouri. He Joined
Faurot in 1923 at Kirksville after
graduating from Knoxville Teach
ers' College and transferred to Mis-
souri, with him in 1884.
Gets Increase in Salary.
His long association with the Big
Six school also was a factor in
changing Simpsons mind.
1--WE got so many friends in this
part Of the country and like the
University of Missouri" Simpson
said, according to the Associated
Press. 1.-THE ties in friendship, plus
a nice increase in salary are too
much to break away from"
Meanwhile, as regards Driskill, 1t
was revealed in Baltimore that he
had been interviewed for the post of
general manager of the Colts, who
are being reorganized for their sec
ond season of play in the All-Ameri-
can Conference.
Driskill, who resigned his post at
Maryland to take a similar position
at the University of Oklahoma, in
sists he is happy where he is and
is not seeking any new position.
This, although he did 60 over to
Baltimore for an interview.
Driskill is in town preparing to
move his family from its Alexandria
home to Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Top Basket Ball Teams Open
Olympic Trials at New York

Kentucky against Louisville, NAIB
titlist.
The college teams are in one
bracket, the independent clubs in
the other. Semifinal playofs will be
Monday. with the winning college
club meeting the independent win
ner Wednesday night.
The two f1nalists will supply 10
Of the IA Olympic squad members
five from each team. Two players
will be chosen from the remaining
three college teams and two play
ers from the other three independ-
ent clubs. The winning coach We'd
nesday night will be the Olympic
coach.
Twenty-one other countries have
entered the Olympic basket ball
competition, but the United States
team will be an overwhelming
favorite. The United States out
classed all other teams in winning
the 1896 Olympics at Berlin, where
the games were played outdoors and
for the most part in the rain.
Games at London will be played
indoors. but under 1896 rules will
include the center jump. The trials
here will use present college and
AAU rules.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Detroit Takes Lead
In Hockey PIayofs
BY the Assoeieted Press

The Detroit Red Wings held a
commanding lead today in their bid
for a berth in the Stanley Cup
finals of the National Hockey
League playoffs.
They scored their second straight
win over the New York Rangers, So
at Detroit last night to go two-up In
the best four-out-of-seven series
for a spot in the finals.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple
Leafs. who finished first In the
regular MIL season, readied them
selves for their second clash with
the Boston Bruins at Toronto to-
night. The Leafs won a 5-4 deci-
sion in an overtime game Wednes-
day night in the first clash Of the
two upper bracket teams.
The second-place Red Wings had
little difficulty in hanging up their
win over the New Workers before
crowd of 1858 fans at Detroit's
Olympia last night.
The Wings won the first game
Wednesday night, 81, and the clubs
were in New York today ready for
their session tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
BY the Assecioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Eight new
rules will govern basket ball games
next season.
None of the changes is major. A
casual spectator may not notice
them at all.
The new regulations were adopted
by the National Basket Ball Com
mittee which closed It's annual
meeting here yesterday. The COM
mittee has 20 members, representing
colleges, high schools, the AAU,
YMCA and Canadian organizations.
Here are the changes:
/. The clock will be stopped every
time the ball becomes dead during
the final two minutes OF a college
game. In the past it has been
stopped each time during the last
three minutes. No change was made
in the high school rule which stops
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Marion Fears Injury
May End HisCareer;;
Dyer More Hopeful
By the Assceiosed Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar. n.
Marty (Mr. shortstop) Marion
fears an injury jinx that helped
prevent the st. Louis Cardinals
from repeating as National League
champions last year, may end his
baseball career.
Marion's left knee, which he hurt
in a slide last year, is acting up
again, and caused him to leave the
training field yesterday with the
remark that he didn't expect to
play ball again unless the trouble
was corrected.
I'm really worried" the 30
year-old veteran Of eight seasons
with the Cardinals said. II tried
to lean forward for ground ball
and fell right on my face. I can't
imagine what it is"
Recent X-ray photographs
showed no bone injury. Marion
thought the trouble might be q
bad cartilage, but Doc Weaver, club
trainer, told him he could find no
sign of such a thing.
,"In ordinary walking 1t does mot
bother me-" Marion said, "but when
I try to walk up steps or to put
pressure on my knee to one side or
the other, or try to bend down on It,
I know there's something wrong.
AS long as It's in that condition I
cop't olov t,o sehol1D -
Manager Eddie Dyer was little
more optimistic. He said DR.. Rob-
ert F. Hyland, club surgeon, had
expressed belief there was nothing
seriously wrong and had advised
further heat treatment.
DR.. Hyland is due here Monday
and is expected to give the short
stop another examination.
Marion, regarded as one Of the
greatest shortstops the game ever
has produced, also Is q dangerous
hitter. He batted .272 last season
and drove in IA runs. His loss TO
the team for any considerable time
would be severe blow to Cardinal
pennant chances.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Cambridge Crew Set!
Record in Upsetting
Oxford on Thames
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Mar. 27.-Cambridge
University won the annual boat race
with oxford today In the record
time Of II minutes, 80 seconds be-
fore hundreds of thousands Of spec
tators along the Thames River
banks.
The winners, definite underdogs
in all prerace speculations, moved
into the lead during the first mile
and finished the ~ mile course Ave
lengths in front.
Cambridge clipped IS seconds of
the record set by the 1884 Cam
bridge crew.
It was the second straight triumph
for Cambridge. It's boatload won by
10 lengths last year.
The winners are a milk-fed crew,
They bought their own COW to OBJ
tain plenty Of milk for their train
ing table.
BY its triumph Cambridge will
receive top consideration for. the
right to represent this country In
Olympic competition. In all the
time trials during the last 10 days
oxford had shown much the better
form and recorded faster times.
Evening star., 1948-03-27

Now Uline doesn't consider the
Armory tirst-rate competition. His
Caps drew 1921 fans in "a games
this season, 6,25l more than watched
the team in 80 games last year.
Auerbach already is working on
plans for next year and says some
changes will be made. Bob Feerick,
Fred Scolari, Bones Mckinney and
Dick O'Keefe are the only Caps
sure of their jobs, but Feerick
Scolari and Mckinney all are con-
sidering other positions. Mckinney
and Feerick are interested in coach.
ing assignments elsewhere. while
Scolari may go into business. II
is strongly suspected, however, that
all three will be performing at Uline
next season.
Evening star., 1948-03-27
Shortstop Meeks, Ex-Soi|or,
Making Bid for Mats Job

waiting Spencer Abbott, then man.
aging Charlotte but now a Wash
ington scout. Meeks was playing for
Anderson. S. c., In the Tri-State
League two years ago when Abbott
recommended him to Griffith and
on the strength of that Endorsement
Griffith shelled out $1,000 to land
him.
Abbott's appraisal apparently was
correct, for Meeks was a sensation
with Charlotte last year We're
certainly going to play him for the
next few games to see what he
can do," said Griffith. "If he keeps
up his fine work he could be our
shortstop. Anyway, he's going to
get the opportunity"
Meeks thumped across the tying
run at 3-3 in the sixth inning yes
terday and with two out in the
eighth he kept alive rally which
produced seven runs as the Mats
unloaded seven singles and were
aided by an error and walk.
Ledu OuduXcS nduUS.
Birmingham cleaned a run off
Scott Cary in the first inning when
Joe Scheldt doubled and Mel
Hoderlein singled him across. The
Mats tied 1t up in their portion OF
the inning when Gil Coan walked
and came around on singles by
Mickey Vernon and Sherry Robert
son, but the Barons scored again in
the third when Scheldt, Hoderlein
and Adkins singled successfully.
Tom Ferrick was nicked for q
run in the sixth ON singles by
Tommy O'Brien. Tom West and Ray
Poole, but the Mats came back with
a 2-run outburst in their sixth
Eddie Yost walked and AL Evans
propelled him to third with a single
to left, AL shifting to second on
the throw to third. Ken Nc
Creight, batting for Ferrick, brought
Yost in by grounding out to First
baseman Scheldt and Meeks' single
to center fetched Evans home.
That situation existed until the
eighth, when singles sprayed off the
bats of Eddie Yost (twice), Evans
Meeks, Coan, Vernon and Robert
son to clinch the game.