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Evening star., 1948-05-11
HILARY w. COSTELLO. Attorney.

DISTRICT cOyRT OF, THE UNITED
Holding Probate Court-No. 69761, Ad-
ministration.-This is to Give Notice
That the subscriber, of the District OF CO.
lumbia, has obtained from the Probate
Court OF the District Of Columbia Letters
of Administration on the estate of Katie
Castor, late of the District of Columbia
deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby. warned tc
exhibit the same. with The vouchers there
Of legally authenticated, to the subscriber
l949; otherwise they may by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 10th day Of
April. I94S HILARY w COSTELLO, 50a
Colorado Building. (SealD Attest
THEODORE COGSWELL, REGISTER Of Wills
for the District of Columbia. Clerk OF the
Probate Court apo1 .rny4,1l
Evening star., 1948-05-11

AUCTION at Smiths Storage Warehouse.
olO St NV, commencing at 7:30 m.
Wednesday tomorrow night. Furniture
and household effects of various kinds
and numerous other furnishings. Terms
of sale, cash: PROMPT removal required.
AUTOMOBILE AUCTION at EichberE' s
Auto Garage, 1927 r st, NV, commencing
promptly a s pm. Wednesday night to-
morrow. Various automobiles, late models
and others, most all makes, including
Fords. PlymouthS. Bucks. Oldsmobiles.
Chryslers, Dodge and others. All cars now
on public view Inspection any time from
10 IN to ) pm. For any detail informa-
ton. call HO 2S1R.
Evening star., 1948-05-11

NJ. ". DOYLE, s. A. MICKLER. Attorneys,
Evening star., 1948-12-09
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Notre Dame
and Oklahoma, expected to be
among the top collegiate basket ball
teams. opened their season last
highland both got slapped down.
The Irish lost to Illinois, SO to So,
in overtime at South Bend while
Oklahoma went down before Texas,
40 to 40, at Norman, Okla.
In contrast Kentucky's NCAA
champions drubbed Depaul, 67-36,
a licking that indicated Kentucky
will be tough to dethrone.
Illinois stamped itself as a con-
tender for the Western Conference
championship by its triumph over
Notre Dame. The Illini came from
behind Q 27-2O halftime deficit and
won out in the overtime on a field
goal by Burdett Thurlby. The regu-
lation game ended 56-56. Notre
Danes -All-America Kevin O'Shea
topped the scorers with 20 points
Oklahoma, favored to win the Big
Seven title, fell behind in the open
ing minutes against Texas ano
never managed to catch up. The
Southwest Conference boys had 8
hot" night, hitting on 80 per cent
of their field goals tries, usually
from far out on one-hand push
shots. AL Madsen and Slater Mar.
tin together tailed 80 points fol-
Texas.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
IA. u. Five Faces RIM.
After Loss 10 Virginia
Speeiol Dispatch to The Stor

ASHLAND, Va, Dec. 9-Amer-
ican University moved here for a
Mason-Dixon Conference game with
Randolph Macon tonight after out
scoring the University of Virginia
from the floor but losing, 57-51, when
the Cavaliers made five-sixths of
their foul shots last night in Char
lottesville.
The Eagles zone defense set Vir-
ginia's 75-point per game average
and the high-scoring tactics of Joe
Noertker for loss in the first half
with Virginia holding a slim 1921
lead. But Noertker drove through
for seven field goals in the second
half and % points for the night.
American U. scored % field goals
to 81 for Virginia but the Cavaliers
made Is out of 18 from the foul
line while the Eagles barely bettered
500 with out of the 13. Virginia
used only six players and only four
scored, with Lou Morris and Ronald
Richard accounting for 13 each and
Bill Pandak 8.
Ronnie Garshag, the Eagles 6-foot-
6 center, dumped in 16 points and
Leroy Ishman Is but Bob Lemon,
A. us high scorer, was held to two
field goals.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
|V.P.|., Easyfor 6. ",
lis Welcome Invader
Of Terps Tonight

Virginia Poly, a 54-37 victim of
George Washington last night at
the Armory, takes its three-game
losing streak to College Park to-
night, where Maryland will lay out
the welcome mat.
Based on last nights perfor-
nance, it appears that all the
Southern Conference teams are 60
ing to be glad to see the Gobblers
this year. The Virginians threw up
a weak zone, and the $50 fans did
not see much of ball game.
George Washington ran up an
early lead and never was threatened
with its own numerous mistakes
keeping the margin to II points
Phil McNiff was G. W.'s high scorer
with II points, but honors for the
game went to Dick Sayre, who was
more than so per cent of v. P. rs
offense with his 10 points.
Maryland lost its only game to
date-but it was to a top team
Temple-and the Terps figure to get
off on the right foot in Southern
Conference play tonight.
All Maryland home games this
year are for students only. Nc
tickets will be sold at the door.
In a preliminary last night the
G. w. frosh drubbed Anacostia High
48.31
Evening star., 1948-12-09
|Novy-7e 7erp Game
| Site Undecided

Navy will meet Maryland in
football in either Baltimore, An
napolis or College Park in 1850
and the Middies again will be
host to Notre Dame next year,
Capt. Howard Caldwell, the new
athletic director, announced yes
terday at Annapolis.
The Middle Irish game appar-
emily is going to be held in
Baltimore each season to give
Notre Dame an Eastern appear
ance. Baltimore is in a dither
over the stadium situation with
only half enough money avail
able to carry out a program OF
reconstruction that has been
contemplated for some time.
However, the Navy-Notre Dame
game for 1949 already has been
booked at the stadium, although
it would, of course, be better all
around to have the improve
ments made beforehand. It
was not believed likely that an
Improvement program would
cause the stadium to be closed
during the football season.
The Maryland-Navy series
brought great satisfaction to Jim
Tatum, the Terps' coach and ath-
letic director, who has been plug
ging for it for two years.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Notre Dame, OkIohomo Fives
Are Upset Victims in Debuts

Kentucky was held to a .13
halftime edge by De Paul, but the
Wildcats put on a devastating Sec
ond-half exhibition of speed that
all but swept De Paul off the boards
Coach Adolph Rupp unveiled a tai
ented sophomore, Walter Hirsch
whose passing helped Ralph Beard
Alex Groza and the other Ken
lucky vets.
Temple and La Sale, two unbeat-
en- Philadelphia quintets, trimmed
Bucknell and Brigham Young in a
double header at Philips Conven-
ton Hall. Temple walloped Buck
nell, 82-40, and La Sale, sinking 80
of 70 field goal attempts, polished
off the Big Six champions, 1854.
Princeton. considered the dark
horse" in the Eastern Ivy" league
nearly suffered the fate of Notre
Dame and Oklahoma in opening its
season against Gettysburg. Behind
at 44-42 Princeton poured 8 points
through the hoop in the closing
minutes to pull out a 51-48 triumph
Dartmouth, another Ivy league
team, had close call against Boston
College. Emil Hudak's field goal ir
the last minute gave the Indians
a 48-46 victory. Pennsylvania
opened it's campaign by whipping
Swarthmore, 61-44; Harvard beat
Northwestern, 62-43, and Cornell
drubbed Buffalo, 67-44.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Southern & Conference Leaders
Openinq Annual Session Here

are scheduled tonight, with football
coaches and athletic directors slated
to null over their problems to-
gether. Wallace Wade, Duke foot
ball coach, will preside at this meet
ing. Bob Fetzer of North Carolina
will be chairman of the track meet
ing, and Eddie Cameron of Duke
will WELD the gavel at the basket
ball confab.
The Conference meeting undoubt-
edly will go over to Saturday morn
ing, but this will not be decided
until tomorrow. Tomorrow night
has been set aside for schedule
making if school officials desire. The
annual dinner also is scheduled to-
morrow night.
A proposal for the organization of
a trainers organization within the
conference, made by Duke Wyre of
Maryland, is one of the matters that
will come before the Executive Com
mittee tonight to decide whether it
should be placed before the entire
membership. 1t is expected to re-
ceive favorable action.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

The National Collegiate Athletic
Associations purity code is one of
the matters that probably will be
discussed at the Southern Confer
ence meeting opening tomorrow at
the Mayflower Hotel. Dean Geary
Eppley of the University of Mary
land said today. Eppley said he
thought most member schools would
agree that with slight notifications
the code Is in accord with the cur
rent trend of thought in collegiate
athletics.
Eppley is a member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, which will meet
for dinner tonight and 60 into
session at pm. This group, headed
by Col. William Couper of Virginia
Military Institute, usually maps an
agenda for Conference sessions. The
general meeting will be called to
order tomorrow morning at $50,
when the principal business will be
discussion of proposed changes in
the constitution.
Various committee meetings also
Evening star., 1948-12-09
+. u. on Tour After
Humping Wilson
Catholic University's dribblers will

Catholic University's dribblers will
take a three e-game winning streak
on their week end road trip as a
result of last nights 54-43 victory
over Wilson Teachers. The Cardinals
stop at Lynchburg tomorrow and
move over to Salem, Va, Saturday
night for a game with Roanoke
College
Chuck Connor, with IA points, and
rookie Jim Losty, with II, paced the
Cards attack last night. Lolly
Kirshner, playing his first game OF
basket ball, racked up IA points in
sparkling Wilson's second-half rally
but the Owls couldn't overcome
C. US height advantage and went
down swinging.
Coach Abe Rosenfield's crew ran
up a 3l-12 margin in the first half
but when he sent reserves into the
fray at the start of the second the
smooth, fast Wilson five promptly
proceeded to close the gap Kirshner
Billy Hibbs and Kenny Burns gave
the Cards some anxious moments
when they cut the home teams mar
gin to 10 points, but Rosenfield sent
his regulars back into the fray tt
squelch the rally.
1t was Wilson's second loss of the
season. The Owls had everything
but height and with c. U. controlling
most of the rebounds failed to score
field goal in the second quarter
Bill Walsh, veteran Cardinal guard
came through with another sparkling
floor game for the winners, strength
ening his bid for a starting job.
In a preliminary game Catholics s
Jayvees chalked up 1919 victory
over Devitt's School with Ballint's
~ points taking scoring honors.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Rib Separation Stops
i. ofC. Scrap Shelves
Robinson for Month
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Twen-
tieth Century Sporting Club could
chalk up mark today in its rum
ming promotional war with the
brash young Tournament of Cham
pions.
The Totes big middleweight
attraction - Sugar Ray Robinson
against Steve Belloise-won't go on
tonight at the Jersey City Armory
as scheduled
Robinson turned up yesterday
with rib injury suffered in train
ing and his clash with Belloise,
which was supposed to produce a
challenger for Middleweight Cham
pion Marcel Cerdan, had to be
postponed.
The welterweight king will be
out of commission for at least a
month, physicians said. Promoter
Andy Niederreiter announced he
still planned to stage the fight, but
he didn't know when.
This left the Twentieth Century
holding the only weekend lure for
the metropolitan fight fans eager
cash-a 15-round bout in Madison
Square Garden tomorrow night be-
tween Ezzard Charles and Joe Bak-
81, two challengers for Joe Louis
heavyweight crown.
Robinson said he was hurt Mon
day when a big sparmate named
Tiger Wade from San Francisco
landed a solid lick on his left side
An ugly lump appeared. Physi-
clans said it was a separation be-
tween the sixth and seventh ribs
and enough to keep the fighter
strapped up for a month.
Meanwhile, the principals in to-
morrow nights heavyweight battle
at the Garden finished heavy
training.
Baksi, the Kulpmont CPa), giant
now down to 212 pounds, confined
himself to limbering up. Charles,
180-pound Cincinnati sniper whom
Louis has labeled a top contender
for his crown, boxed for four rounds
with couple of sparring partners.
Charles is favored at 5 to IL.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
TurnstiIes Sinq
AsCaps Regain
Victory Stride
Record 9,129 Crowd
Sees Tilt With Lukers,
St. Louis Next Foe
SpeeioI Dispatch TO The Star

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Washington's
tremendous Capitols will move
against the st. Louis Bombers here
tomorrow night with one eye on
the basket and the other, as it were,
on the turnstiles of Uline Arena
back home. where on Saturday
night they will oppose the Bombers
again.
The Bomber-Cap game here will
precede a battle of the Chicago
Stays and Fort Wayne Zollners.
The Caps, whose 15-game winning
streak was snapped Tuesday by
Indianapolis, bounded back in Min
neapolis last night with a 94-83
victory over the Lakers.
The triumph was sweet, but also
extremely to their liking was the
turnstile music as a season record
crowd of 9.129 poured through the
gates. An encore to the tune may
be expected Saturday night in
Washington if the Bombers, West
ern Division champions of the
Basket Ball Association of America,
prove worthy opponents here.
In defeating Minneapolis, the
Caps made it 16 victories in IT
games to retain a 51a-game lead
over the second-place New York
Knickerbockers IL the Eastern Divi-
sion. A second-quarter drive led
by Bones Mckinney settled the
issue. Mckinney, with 20 points,
tailed IL of them in the last half.
George Mikan, the leagues lead
ing scorer, scored "a points for the
Lakers but missed 20 of his 80 shots
from the field. Kleggie Hermson,
his opposing center, netted II
points.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

Baseball Deals
| AT a Glance
BY the Associated Press
Major Leagues.

Chicago Cubs traded Catcher
Clyde Mccullough and Pitcher Cliff
Chambers to Pittsburgh for In
fielder Frank Gustine and Pitcher
Cal McLish.
Chicago White Sox sold Catcher
Vince Plumbo, on option to Mem
phis, Southern Association, to Sac
ramento, Pacific Coast League.
Minor League Managerial
Appointments.
Joe Becker, who caught for Sioux
City, Western League, last year,
named manager Jersey City, Inter-
national League. Both clubs are
members of the New York Giants
farm system.
Rollie Hemsley, former major
league catcher, named manager of
Nashville. Southern Association.
Hugh Luby, former New York
Giant infielder, appointed manager
of New Orleans, Southern Associa-
ton.
Travis jackson, former major
league infielder, named manager of
Tampa, Florida ternatio
League.
Leo Twardy, former Nashville
pitcher, named manager of Selma,
Southeastern League.
Bill Herring, former pilot of
Goldsboro Coastel Plain League, ap-
pointed manager of Pensacola,
Southeastern League.
Bob Johnson, former major league
outfielder, named manager of Ia,
koma. Western Inter tiona
League.
Minor League Trades.
Milwaukee, American ASsocia
ton, purchased Infielder-Outfielder
Howie Moss from Baltimore Inter-
national League. Sold Catcher
Frank Kerr to Sacramento, Pacific
Coast League.
Memphis, Southern Association,
sold Pitcher Bob Gillespie to Sac
ramento, Pacific Coast League.
aKnsas City, American Associa-
ton, sold Outflelder Bill Sinton,
Pitcher Cy Buker and Infielder Bias
Monaco to Dallas, Texas League,
and traded Pitcher Alex Alexander
and pitcher yet to be named to
Louisville, American Association, for
Pitchers Earl Toolson and Bill Ell
bert.
Miscellaneous.
Steve O'Neil, former Detroit I'll
gers manager, signed by Cleveland
Indians as coach.
Bruno Bethel, manager Jersey
City, International League, last year
appointed scout for the Michigan,
Indiana and Ohio areas by New
York Yankees.
Jimmy Brown, manager New Or
leans, Southern Association, 1948,
signed as coach by Boston Braves
Skeeter Webb, who was player
coach with the Philadelphia Ath-
letics last year, signed by Toronto,
International League, as coach and
utility player.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Umpire Walter HenIine
Is Released by Frick
By the Associated Press

BY The AssocIoted Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Walte1
Henline, umpire in the National
League for the last four years, was
released today by the senior circuit
Ford Frick, president of the
league, said Henline's place had not
yet been filled. Henline came to
the National League from the
triple-A International League.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

fellow could play Dali. GrlH reHlnSceQ tOuay
He wasn't bad first paseman and he was
good hitter. Best of all, he hustled. There are
very few first basemen today better than Shires."
Grifhth didn't keep Shires with the Mats
for long. Just to give an iGea OF what Arthur
was bucking in 1880, when Washington traded
for him, there was fellow named Joe Judge, who
held down first base regularly, and there was
new kid on the bench naEled Joe Kuhel, freshly
purchased for $65, 900. Shres couldn't run Judge
off the bag and Griffith was Of no mind to prefer
his flambouyant, selr-styled "Whattaman-' over
the younger, flasher Kuhel, especially when Joe
represented the biggest outlay OF cash IN the
history of the WASHINGTON club
Evening star., 1948-12-09
HyottsviIIe High Scores

Hyattsville High ran up an early
lead to defeat De Matha, 41-28, on
the Hyattsville court. Bob Leamon
scored IL points for the winners.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

AFFORD three rst BASEMENT SO
1880 would play lot OF
testified Griffith THAT provided he behaved
who persona gata IN chicago
his elderly manager Lena BacKoune he
qualities Griffith ked-color and hustle THESE are presy
Bobo NeWsom Goose Gosn
Chapman Bucky Harris and otner
favorite Mats.
onv shes like the late Jake Powell balance and
O other colorfu stars
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Win, Lose, or Draw
Shires Was Born 20 Years Too Soon
By FRANCIS sTANk

Shires charged with murder born nealS 70
with the disposition Otherwise Shres
might successful in the major leagues
His Griffith remembers Shres we'll THE
Evening star., 1948-12-09
When Judqe Lands Took q Dim View

Powell Shres teammates 1880 for brief time
neither the of the late Judge Landis
Shires the caloused to Lands
scadng chiefly because he fancied himself
fighter baseball player he wasn't bad at that but few ball
could fight.
the White Soxs cooru first baseman
pick extra change in the ring
mysterious DAILY IA seconds
equally colorfu of the Chicago Bears
party that could lick Shires with hand
Oranges Garland promising end of the Bears
relayd Taftons words Mullen
bout George
talking his mouth to that point
cepted challenge
when people hagpoes for living
The public to box
between baseman and football center was
paid 900 to jam the roller rink
in park and turned
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Machine Gun MeGurn Kept 1t Honest

Lands incensed His headquarters in Chicago and
the fight being held right under his sensitive
having ball player make himself ridiculous Lands opposed
because of the gambling element
week before the fight shifty approached
Traon and Grange his Who's VIM"
Trafton
Like hell" said the you
So far Trafton there fight
another visitor Machine Gum Jack McGun since deceased
bullets, talked Trafton
Anybody been talking Mcoun asked told
story of the earlier visit.
worry" McGun gonna any trouble
think whip Shires. just wanted
the level"
returned hasco held.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Now He's Getting Headlines Again

Trafton he entered the
gift Plansky day Wgey
Field Shres flaming red inevitably lettered with Art
the Shires." Trafon weighed 28 Shires 1874.
Shires twice in the round the
both too tired fight and became Somehow
they lasted the limit Trafton getting unanimous decision
That ended Shres stic rather Lands The
encher by the another fighter that
had been paid dive Shres Lands
Great Man to choose between baseball and boxing
He made choice stick. .381 hitter
waukee in 1881 big chancewh
and Cards But by 1885 boxing washed
ball colorfu character Todays
lines in
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Bv GIadvs Miller

You college people will do well to
be discriminating in your selection
Of lamps for your study bedroom at
school. With the limited space usu-
ally allotted, double-duty lamps
wherever possible supply the an
swer to your problem.
BY double duty I don't necessarily
mean that q floor lamp should
double as q clothes tree or q hat
rack, but. judging from some col
lege rooms I've seen, I'm sure 1t will,
no matter what. Fortunately, DORM
itory rooms usually have either
simple Colonial or modern furnish
ings. This gives you q choice OF
some lovely contemporary lamps
that are on exhibit now at several
modern museums.
A handmade modern floor lamp ]
know of Is finished in satin chrome,
has q swinging arm and the height
can be adjusted from 40 inches to
so inches. The shade, in q choice
of vellumite or white linen, rests on
a plastic reflector which diffuses
efiicient. illumination. Without serv.
ing as q hat rack, 1t will be dual
purpose if placed between an arm
chair and your desk, so that 1t car
be swung to throw suficient light
over either or both areas.
If your desk or table Is large anc
you find your work is spread over 1t
you'll need enough spread of light
to cover it. A simple desk lamp tina
is q replica Of the floor lamp shed.
both direct and indirect light ovel
a large area. It's 18 inches higf
Evening star., 1948-08-20
In Another August

one could buy bargain counter
| shirtwaists but they were not chic
and lacked the tailor finish, perfect
fit and novelty of design without
which "the shirtWaist is an abomi-
nation to the eye"
Jeweled slippers were "the thing
the summer of 1898, matching mi
lady's necklaces and pins Rhine
stones were the favored decoration
diamonds naturally, being too valu-
able to be allowed to twinkle care
lessly on ones feet.
! Sterling silver hat brushes with
the best quality Russian bristles
we're selling for 10 cents in Wash
! ington that summer. Imported
dress ginghams had been reduced
to 1917 cents yard for clearance
with imported figured organdies
marked down to 81 cents and sum-
mer silks at rs cents yard. Gen
uine alligator leather bags, sachel
type, leather lined, had been re-
duced to $3.50 from SIS. Muslin
sheets, size 90x90, were so cents
each.
With the country on the brink of
war with Spain, a lengthy article
chronicled the progress of the mod
ern woman's emancipation from
economic domination and revealed
that whereas in 1860. only 100000
women in the entire United States
were wage earners, by 1890, thanks
to the Civil War, 100000 women
we're engaged in gainful pursuits.
There are men enough in the
country to support all the women If
they would" the article answered
the charge that women were taking
needed jobs from men. But they
do not" The article pointed out
the most unfair situation by which
women received only half the wages
given men for the same positions
and branded the practice an out
rage. And it ended with an ominous
warning, When women acquire the
power in business which they have
always been able to WELD in love,
they will correct the evil Of lower
wages, too"
The Star as slwavs was go right!
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Lamps for College

and may be used in your first apart
ment later on, as q desk or table
lamp.
incidentally. it's wise to have more
than one source of light IN . room
for two reasons. The obvious rea.
son is that something might 60
wrong with one source, and It would
be convenient to have an alterna-
tive. More subtle. but even more i'm.
portant, is the fact that one lamp
alone usually makes for unhealthy
glare ana certainly too much bright
ness contrast.
II the price of the floor lamp Is
prohibitive, a more reasonable So
luton is a gooseneck desk lamp and
matching pin-up lamp for over
your chair or bed. These can be
found in q spun aluminium finish In
most department stores and deco
rating shops. They are simple In
appearance and versatile In use.
Their gooSenecks make 1t possible to
use them for either direct or indi-
rect lighting simply by adjusting
them. The shapes you can get those
necks into are fun, too, Try making
a three -dimensional twist for most
attractive results. -