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Evening star., 1948-07-23
IBoudreau Sees Flag
|For Cleveland Due
To Schedule Edge
by the Assoeicfsd Press

NEW YORK. July 2S.-The Cleve-
land Indians no longer go as Bob
Feller goes, says Big Chief Lou Bou-
dreau, who predicts his boys will win
the American League pennant be-
cause of a more favorable schedule.
"At first I believed that unless
Feller had q good season we were
SUNK" the majors only playing
skipper said last night after his
teams 6-5 defeat at the hands Of
the Yankees.
II don't think that is so any
longer. We've played some Of our
best baseball since Feller slumped.
The boys are hustling every minute
and battling for every game"
Boudreau said he sincerely" be-
heved Cleveland would win the PEN
nant this year.
Il base my prediction-or let US
say hope-on the schedule" he
added. TT is all in our favor.
After all. we play 30 of our last
28 games on home grounds. The
other three top. contenders-Boston.
New York and Philadelphia-will
have a majority of games away.
That should be determining factor,
Another point in our favor is that
while we are meeting such second-
division outfits as ST. Louis, Chicago
and Detroit in the final month the
Yankees, Red Sox and Athletics will
be playing each other.
"Of our last % games, only six
are against first division clubs"
Boudreau predicted that the Red
Sox will be the team to beat in the
rush toward the wire.
You can't overlook the fact that
Boston is the hottest club right
now" he said. "A good long winning
streak can win the flag for any of
the first four clubs. Up to now, the
Red Sox have been the only one
capable Of putting one together"
Even so, the Cleveland manager
added. this streak has been built up
at. the. expense Of second-division
clubs.
That's what I've been saying ell
season long. The way to win the nag
Is to knock the brains out of the
weaker clubs. Well. we will have
that opportunity in September
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Israel Is Ruled Out
OF Olympic Games
On Technically
BY the Associufsd Press

LONDON, July 23.-The Intena-
tional Olympic Committee ruled to-
day that the new state of Israel
cannot compete in the Olympic
Games.
The decision reduced the number
Of competing nations to 81 for the
games starting July 20.
An informed source on the IOC
said the Executive Committee re-
jected an appeal Of the 1rsaeli sports
organizations which wanted to take
up the invitation issued by the
British Organizing Committee to
the Palestine Olympic Committee.
The rejection was q technicality
The new state Of Israel, born May
IS, is not a member of the Inter-
national Olympic Committee and
thus is ineligible to receive an in
vitation.
There is a Palestine Olympic Com
mittee, to which an invitation was
sent. The Israelis desired to take
over this bid and send a token team.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Tel Aviv yesterday said Israeli sports
organizations would send only two
athletes, both women, to London.
They are Frida Begson-Litchbloch,
Palestine discus champion. and Raya
Brovstein, japeiin champion.
Previous plans to send about. 80
men, most Of them now in the
Israeli army, were cancelled.
The. final decision on Palestine
was taken by the JOG Executive
Committee, presided over by J. Sig
frid Edstrom, Swedish president of
the committee.
1t wipes out one possibility Of
making an incident" at the games.
An Egyptian source said recently at
Cairo that if the Israeli Star of
David flag was raised in Wembley
Stadium along with the colors of
the other nations, that all Arab
athletes would walk out.
Edstrom, who has been president
Of the IOC since 1916, told the Execu-
tive Committee that he planned to
resign at the meeting next year. He
asked that the session be held either
in Sweden or at Lausanne, Switzer-
land.
On the agenda are election OF new
members, reports from Norwegians
and Firms on preparations for the
1852 Olympics at Oslo and Helsinki,
discussion and adoption of new gen.
eral rules and decision on whether
to accept women in yachting and art
competitions.
After the meeting. Edstrom and
Avery Brundage of Chicago, vice
president of the IOC, made their
presence official. They went to Buck
ingham Palace and signed the Kings
visitors book.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Two U. S. Golfers Fail
In British Tourney
By the Associoted Press

HARROGATE, England, July %.
Two American golfers remained on
the sidelines today as the 2,100-
pound G8,400) North British Harro-
gate tournament entered its final
stages.
Bobby Cruickshank of Richmond,
Va, and Art Clark of Huntington,
w. Va. both failed to qualify for
the final 36 holes over the 6,3O0-yard
Oakdale course.
Johnny Fallon, Scottish pro, led
the field into the second half of the
tourney with a 36-hole score of 14l.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
.omen's Golf Lures 95

The Women's District Golf Asso-
ciation's annual Times-Herald Cup
tournament drew a field Of 95 Class
B players to Congressional Country
Club today. The Glass A section
will be played Monday at Prince
Georges,
Evening star., 1948-07-23
BY the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, July 23.-Uncle Sans
Olympians are learning what G. B.
Shaw meant when he said Ameri-
cans and Britons are one people
separated by a common language.
Most troubles between the
cousins" develop over the ter.
minology needed in the use of sub
ways, which are called the under
ground and have plush seats and
no embargoes on smoking.
The Americans learn that when
the trainman advises taking next
tyrne-chynge at Byker Stytion,"
he means you'd better scram off
at Baker Street (the old hangout
of Sherlock Holmes and DR.. Wat
SOM.
Second, the Americans learn that
what they always regarded as the
broad jump turns out to be the
long jump in the mother tongue.
Pole vaulters are in the pole jump.
American women are more
amused than panied by the f1oppy
uniform hats imposed on them by
the United States Olympic fathers.
The girls are complaining officially,
but they're going bare-headed when
protocol permits.
The TT e A uniform, hat is the
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Matthias HurIs No-Hitters

Fifteen-year-old Richard Matthias
pitched a en-inning no-hit, no
run game in the Prince Georges
County Boys Club baseball league
Yesterday. He famed Is while hurl-
ing Mount Rainier to an 80 win
over University Park.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Baseball Standings and Schedules
FRIDAY uuv 1oAQ
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

A1AFhAAASA ~AAAN ~ ~ -
Results Yesterday.
Wash, 9; Det., 8 Q2).
Bost., SIS; Chi, 0-3.
N. Y, 6; Cleve., 5.
Phila.. 8; st. L., Z (12).
Games To-day.
Det. at Wash, 8.
Cleve. at N. Y.
Chicago at Boston.
st. L. at Phila. (n).
Games Tomorrow.
st. L. at Wash.
Cleve. at Bost. (2).
Chi. at N. Y. ca.
Det. at Phila.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Chi. s; Bklyn., 8.
N. Y, 6-6; st. L.. 81.
Pitts, 5-1; Phila., 81
Bost. at Cinci.. rain.
Games Today.
Bost. at St. L. (nD.
Phila. at Cinci.
N. Y. at Chicago.
Bklyn. at Pitts. (n.).
Games Tomorrow.
n. Y. at Chicago ca.
Phila at Cinci.
Eost. at st. L. (n).
Only games.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

aHpllHed. It seems That Tommy Bell, no relative
OF A. G. Bell, had arrived to display the body
beautiful to those interested
Bell who hasn't been ringing it frequently of
late, will battle smuggy Hursey on Monday night
at Grifith Stadium and Ahearn, who is somewhat
interested in the matter financially says it wifi be
the greatest fight since Gettysburg That modest
summation OF the situation is open to debate for
neither fighter has been setting the world afire-
or even kindling a respectable spark-snce they
last faced here September o.
Goldie declares Smuggy and Tommy have
become inspired with new ambition new talent and
new trainers. Smuggy is supposed to be improved
Evening star., 1948-07-23
s Yanks and Indians Setting Record for Fan-Appea|
Win, Lose, or Draw
GoIdie and Gobe Have Fights to PeddIe
By BURTON HAWKINS

1he guys in the guys in shouted exciable Gode Ahearn
testing the shatterproof qualities Of Mr. Alexander
guy
Matchmaker Ahearn
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Bell Apparently Requires Inspiration

because anybody fired
You're the peppeupper talked
there when in the between rounds II
second all these promises would true.
That did It, think Tommys right feeling
the public will the best Bell against Hursey."
have strong feeling trainer in the business drew
dime the fighters
fight aren't going anywhere.
Speaking of matches nonsuphurous that iGabe Menende
wearing larger expansion
exchange blows with Jimmy
Of It, pittsburgh Chicago and Cleveland wanted that MATCH
Gabe.
had Charles signed for fights
could get for him Johnny gonna
month, but the Boxing Commission veoes it.
Evening star., 1948-07-23


Aade who has worked with
to show that Bell
been assured Chick Wergees be in his corner
For the first began handling Beau Jack" writes
Wegeles I will work second fighters
fse Bell suggested 1t after which
Why is 1t that you1l raging
tear somebody forget the fight
Evening star., 1948-07-23
A Friend Says q Good Word for Gobe

Bivns beaten Charles and lost to
him shot Charles Joe Walcott losing
retired makes Charles the No heavyweight
naturally Bivin the gotta
Bivin-hes trouble the circumstances
"Okay. to get Charles Jake Mntz to
fight Bivins who Charles have friends
about whether they should take particular fight
Dundee, friend of he
a good fight Charles that
we'll
Variety backing
those people will sell lot of tickets They're selling
FIVE houand bucks advance sale already and there hasn't been
heat the fight.
80 Jake Is convinced maybe it's all right he
guarantee Fifteen thousand. can't do
percentage big Minz
80 cent Bivtn? He Is
haven't with the Club I'll
they give but I'm not wored They're fair they'll
right by
This is the first fight had Washington
bids teevison people
with the televise the
we'll broadcast It, This fight ought
Evening star., 1948-07-23

Army Netmen BIonk GPO
Army defeated GPO, SO, to start
second-round play in the Depart
mental Tennis League.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

The U. s. A. uniform hat is the
Evening star., 1948-05-06
United Jewish Appeal

To the Editor of The Star:
All of us American citizens, white or black,
Jew or gentle, have the privilege and oppor-
tunity this year to serve God and humanity,
to heal the wounds Of war, and to return hope
to the despairing in a confused world. This
Is our opportunity to do and live according to
those ideals Of democracy and our religions
which We profess to cherish. True democracy
Is In the hearts of all men OF good will.
The Jews Of our country have contributed
most generously to all worthy causes like the
Community Chest Red Cross and Cancer
Fund. But there is no cause today more worthy
than the United Jewish Appeal The misery
and suffering Of any nation or people is
cancer, eating at the vitals of the entire world
population. Any realization of first hand knowl-
edge of the suffering of the Jews in Europe
during the present decade would wiring
heart of granite. The American Jews, our
fellow countrymen, must carry practically all
the burden of relieving that suffering. Cannot
we also who are not Jews contribute to that
noble effort?
For every stupid error, every act of cruelty
and vandalism that has brought so much
tragedy to these unfortunate people, let there
be compensatory deed Of kindness, mercy
and love. L. A. PALMER.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
On Staying Strong

Those people, including good many
educators and churchmen who say that
they believe in national defense but who
are opposed to what they call an arma-
ments race can profit from reading the
views expressed by Father Edmund Walsh,
vice president of Georgetown University,
In connection with the resumption of his
duties as head of that institutions school
OF foreign service.
In the present state of the world it is
not possible to have an adequate national
defense without also engaging in what
amounts to an ornaments race And those
who say that they believe in the one, but
oppose the other, are simply deceiving
themselves and a good many other people
who listen to them.
This Is so because we cannot have an
adequate defense If We allow ourselves to
fall behind the Russians in the production
and perfection of weapons and the means
OF employing them. 1t has been contended
that this makes an arms race inevitable
because the Russians, watching our prep
aratlonS, Will strive to build as we build.
Ihat has superficial plauSibility about
1t. But the argument overlooks the fact
that 1T is the Russians not us, who have
made 1t impossible to disarm with security.
We largely disbanded our wartime military
organization; theirs remains more or less
intact. We have proposed fair and work.
able plan for the international control of
atomic energy. 1t remains only a plan be-
cause the Russians have refused to accept
1t. And while refusing to accept inter
national control the Soviet Union gives
every indication of working feverishly to
develop its own atomic weapons.
Given such an international climate if
Is not enough to say, as does the Federal
Council of Churches, that national mill
tary strength is necessary" We must if
possible, achieve a measure of national
military strength which is superior and
which will remain superior to that of the
Russians. And to talk as does Henry
Wallace and some of his followers, of
scrapping our atomic weapons is sheer
nonsense.
BY the same token we cannot put our
main reliance-as the Council of Churches
advocates-on economic and social pro-
grams designed to improve the lot of
people throughout the world. These things
are important in our struggle with COM
munism, but their Importance is second
ary to the maintenance of superior military
strength.
The Star firmly believes that Father
Walsh is right when he says that war
can be averted by the one argument
Russia respects-power All other appeals
are futile"
The prospect which this raises is a grim
one. We may have to strive for years to
build up our military strength so that we
can remain militarily ahead of the Rus
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Senator Taylor's Arrest
To the Editor-of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
1t would seem that Senator Taylor should
get new script writer. I have Just finished
the Associated Press account of Senator
Taylor's experience in Birmingham, as told
to the Senate. According to the Senator the
Birmingham police took him from the place
of arrest to the police station by lonely road
hoping $50 the Senator says that he would
provocation to beat him up In fact Mr.
Taylor said that if he had opened his mouth
he probably wouldn't be alive today.
This makes a fascinating story, worthy of
the Senator's dramatic talents; yet little dis
appointing because the Senator kept his mouth
shut (for onceD.
However, 1t also makes excessive demands
upon the credulity of the American public.
If, as the Senator says, the police were so
anxious to beat him up, 1t seems highly un-
likely that they would await remonstrance
from him before proceeding to do the job.
Thus having implied that the police acted in
his case with honor, the Senator is expecting
a lot Of the public to believe that at the same
time the police were secretly plotting severe
treatment.
Later in the story Mr.. Taylor complained
that he was thrown In the "bull-pen" with
the general prisoners and not given private
cell beftting his dignity.
1t seems quite evident that Mr.. Taylor had
given much forethought TO the whole incident,
vet his account as told the Senate is far from
convincing. A new script writer Is indicated
A. I. L. HOOEY.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
This MuddIe Should End

The affairs Of the District Society for
Crippled Children seem to be even more
muddled today than they were when rep
reSentativeS of the National Society for
Crippled Children and Adults began an
investigation nearly two weeks ago. A
confused and distressed public, having
generously supported the society's Easter
Seal campaigns, is entitled to a full ex-
PLANTATION of the extraordinary situation
IN which the organization finds itself In
the absence of frank and complete clari-
f1cation, public confidence will be seriously
impaired and further public support
rendered doubtful.
About all that the public knows to date
is what news reporters have been able to
obtain by diligent inquiry into reports of
staff designations and internal dissension.
1t is known that key members of the staff
have quit in protest over "the way things
are going" and that they have made GER
tain underlined charges against the execu-
tive secretary of the society Parents of
children afflicted with cerebral palsy have
complained that their children have not
been receiving proper care. It has been
charged, moreover, that there is no definite
policy governing fees for parents able to
pay, that financial records are inadequatey
kept and that there has never been a
complete audit of the records.
All of these accusations, whether true
or not, are bound to affect adversely the
vital work which the society has pledged
itself to do in behalf of the unfortunate
children placed under it's care Yet they
remain unanswered, despite the special
investigation just completed by repre-
Sentatives of the national society. To
make matters worse, the District society,
after receiving what it considered a full
report from the national investigators, first
voted to uphold the executive secretary
against the charges made against her and
then announced that its decision was not
final The modified stand resulted from
disclosure that the Investigators detailed
findings have been reserved exclusively for
the information of the national society.
While the nature of the findings remains
mystery, one Of the investigators told
reporters that he had given the local
society an outline of what the national
organization requires from its affiliated
groups. This outline concluded: ITO
answer the questions and ease the doubts
of the public and the press, and to assure
their continued support in this work, the
board OF directors must take positive and
responsible action to establish an admin
istration which will not be subject to any
further attack"
1t is obvious that the directors OF the
District society have not met this reason
able requirement. They have an obligation
to the public to do so without delay.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
legislative Blackjack

II the House committee headed by Rep
resentative Hoffman were to succeed in
its effort to set up fines and prison terms
| for members of Congress and reporters
who leak confidential information, it
probably would be necessary to build new
Jalls to accommodate the offenders. But
that apparently is not going to habpen.
For the proposal is silly one, and respon-
sible members of the House have indicated
that they recognize it as being silly.
There is another and more serious aspect
OF this bill 1t authorizes and directs all
officials and employees of all executive
departments and agencies created by Con-
gress to turn over to congressional commit
tees, when certain conditions have been
met, any information, records, ETC., in
their possession. For example, this BILL if
1t became law, would require the Secretary
OF Commerce to surrender the Condor file
TO the Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties, despite the fact that his superior, the
President, has forbidden him to do so.
And II the Secretary, acting on instructions
from the President, should refuse to give
up the file, then it would be he, and not
the President, who would be in the position
OF violating the law. Thus, the effect of
this bill would be to drive a wedge between
the President and his subordinates in the
Executive branch, to make these subor-
dlnates amenable to the will of Congress
rather than to the orders of the President.
The avowed purpose of the bill is to
enable Congress to obtain information 1t
needs to legislate intelligently and it
cannot be denied that this raises a real
problem. 1t Is conceivable that an arbi-
trary President might use his power over
his subordinates to withhold from Congress
information which it ought to have. The
fact is however, that many Presidents,
beginning with George Washington, have
refused to submit certain information to
Congress and it can hardly be said that
these refusals have made it impossible
for Congress to function intelligently.
The solution of this problem lies not in
an intrusion by Congress into the domain
of the Executive, but in the employment
of a sense of reason by both parties.
A President ought to make necessary
information available to the Congress
and generally he does. On the other
manu-, 1IlCAC dAC SCl Idlll hllluS VI lIllOTIld-
tion, such as the Condor file, some FBI
reports, ETC., which ought to be withheld
and Congress ought not to attempt to
obtain such data by use of a legislative
blackjack.
In addition, there is, of course, grave
question as to the constitutionality of
this bill. But it ought not to 60 to that
test. 1t should be killed by the Senate.
if not by the House.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
1t Deserves q Fair Test

Chairman Dirksen is right in seeking a
special rule for House consideration of
the Home Rule bill The House Rules
Committee should grant it, and is to be
commended for scheduling hearing on
the matter for next Monday.
District Day would not provide the fair
test of debate and voting that the i'm
portance of this measure demands. House
rules for District Day were never designed
to take care of bill that is as complex and
as lengthy as the AuchinclosS Home Rule
measure. If it were taken up under District
Day rules day of debate would not suffice
and the bill could be talked to death by
putting it over for another District Day
two weeks later. There are not many more
District Days between now and the end
of the session.
Under the special rule to be sought by
Mr.. Dirksen, the bill would remain before
the House until disposed of without inter-
vening and time-killing delays. There
would be ample opportunity for debate
and proper amendment. And this meas
ure, contemplating major change in the
government of Washington, is too i'm
POL CdllG anu IOO llluCIl WUIk lldS gone lQJO
its careful and detailed committee prep
aration, to warrant any Other, treatment.
The favorable report on this bill by the
House District Committee reflects credit
on the Auchincloss Subcommittee, which
prepared it, and on the leadership of
Chairman Everett Dirksen. Almost full
year has gone into writing the bill, getting
the testimony of local citizens. perfecting
1t by numerous changes and discussing it's
many provisions. No other local suffrage
measure has ever received the attention
which this bill has won and none other
has ever progressed so far.
This effort to perfect the bill has dis
posed of most of the controversial issues
as they concern the particulars of the bill
itself. 1t has narrowed the issue to one
OF principle-whether the people who live
here and pay the taxes should be given a
degree of say-so in running their own
affairs.
The Star believes that principle deserves
full and fair debate in House and Senate
and that the people of Washington should
have the opportunity to vote on it them
selves.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

bodies of victims which were buried in the
rubble. During this interval there was
always a hope, however forlorn, that
somebody might still be alive in the ruins.
Yet hours and days passed before a salts
factory arrangement was completed with
a wrecking company to begin salvage
work
Police and fire rescue forces could not
be blamed for holding back in their
searches, for collapse of remaining walls
was imminent and large derricks were
essential to continuance of the hunt for
bodies. Had Washington been as far
sighted as some other large cities, a long
standing arrangement would have brought
all necessary cranes, shovels and skilled
crews to the scene promptly and the work
could have proceeded without Interrupt
ton. The time to prepare for another such
disaster is now, not after it has happened.