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Evening star., 1948-03-18
Record Entry Seeks
College Crowns in
Wrestling Event
Rxtha Assaeiatad Pres.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Mar. 18.-A
record entry of 129 grapplers, IN
cluding 81 intercollegiate champions
will come to grips tomorrow and
Saturday in the 18th annual NCAA
mat tournament at Lehigh Uni
versity.
The Middle West dominates the
field seeking to succeed the non
defending champions, Cornell Col
lege Of Mount Vernon, Iowa.
This years tournament should
provide an interesting prospectus
for the April 1890 and May
Olympic tryouts scheduled for Iowa
State College at Ames. Olympic
rules will prevail in the NCAA
tourney.
Champions of the Eastern Inter-
collegiate Wrestling Association will
try for new honors against corners
from the Big Seven, Big Nine and
Mountain States Conference.
Defending individual NCAA titles
will be Bill Kohl and Bill Nelson of
Iowa State Teachers College; Gale
Mikes of Michigan State; Joe Scar
pello, Iowa u, and Dick Hutton of
Oklahoma A. and M. College.
Ella titlists looking for further
honors are Bob Schell, 121-pounder,
and Stanley Mousetis, 1913; Franklin
and Marshall College; Dick Kelsey,
1856, and Jim jackson, ITS, of Lehigh;
John Fletcher, las, and Newbold
Smith, heavyweight, of Navy: Pascal
PERI of Syracuse in the 165-pound
bracket, and Stanley Thevenet,
Army captain, 155.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
King Pin Women CIinch Grown
with Aid Of BrookIund Rollers

fayette's 2-l victory over Chevy
Chase Ice Palace with q lusty 3si.
tilted her fourth-high league aver
age to 1l4-3 for IS games. Lorraine
Gulli Of Hi-Skor Is the individual
|pacesetter with 115-53 for n games
while Mrs. Nickel, King Pin cap
tain. Is runnerup with 115-4l.
Jessie Sacrey is third with 114-ls.
Last years fiag-winning College
Park. aided by Frances wilson's
s65 set, swept Hi-Skor to move two
games out Of second place. Madge
Lewis Keir, substituting for Miss
GULL who is nursing injuries from
an automobile accident, posted 345
in her only league set this season.
Standings: King Pin, 52-23; Ross
lyn, 1882; College Park, 41-34; Ice
Palace, 34-41: Brookland, 33-42;
Lafayette, 33-42; Mount Rainier,
33-42; Hi-Skor, 31-44.
In Ladies' Minor District League
matches, second -place King Pin
swept Spillway; the leading North
east Temple was q 2-l winner from
Greenway and Fort Davis, spanked
by Sophie Dampier's 32l. won the
odd one from Lucky Strike.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
u. 5. Stars in Control
|0f Indoor Net Meet
By the Associoted press

by fhe Associated Press
NEW YORK, Mar. 18-The ma.
tional indoor tennis tournament
squared away for semifinal singles
contests today as strictly a family
affair. The last of the foreign
threats has been ushered to the
sidelines.
In the mems division, top-seeded
Billy Talbert of New York meets
Frank Shields, the veteran cam
paigner who also registers from New
York. and Ed McGrath of Brooklyn
takes on young neighbor, Sid
Schwartz.
The women's round of four sends
top-ranked Doris Hart against a
University of Miami teammate,
Barbara Scofield, and Pat Todd of
La Jolla, Calf, against Gertrude
Moran Of Santa Monica, Calf.
Talbert, the Nations No. S anna
teur, expelled Armando Vieira OF
Brazil, third in foreign seedlings,
e3, g. 6A, yesterday.
McGrath was forced the limit by
Marcel Bernard, the lefthanded
French champion, before surviving
.53, 1-6, 81, 2-6, 6-4.
Miss Hart defeated Betty Rosen-
quest of South Orange, N. j., 60
Is. Miss Schofield ousted Mrs
Marjorie Buck of New York, 8-6
e3.
The other semifnalists advanced
earlier.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Mats
Continued From Page C-1)

ming, with Coan unleashing a ter
rtf1c burst of speed to leg it home
on his walop to center off Heintzel-
man.
Roy Cullenbine had bosted the
Phils into 10 lead in the second
inning with home run over the
right-field fence off Milo Candini
The Phillies picked up three runs
IN the fifth on singles by Eddie
Miller, Heintzelman, Emil verban,
Harry Walker and Richie Ashburn.
That damage was inflicted on For
rest Thompson, who was nicked for
two more runs in the sixth on
singles by Bert Haas, AL Flair and
Miller, plus Del Ennis double.
Robertson's homer starting the
Mats sixth boosted Washington into
an 8-6 advantage. but Chick Pieretti
yielded run in the seventh. Singles
by Drake, Johnny Sullivan and
Early Wynn and Mickey Vernon
double produced three runs for the
Mats off Leo Christante In the
eighth.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Capital AAU Swim Meet
At A. U. Pool Saturday

The District AAU senior mems
and womens swim championships
will be staged Saturday at American
U. pool. Fifteen titular events are
on the agenda. Seven tank titles
each for men and women will be
decided. In addition, the mems high
board diving crown will be at stake
in the finale.
Preliminary heats will open at 2
pm, with the title events scheduled
to start at 7:30.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Negro Grid Stors
In Pro Cuqe Show

Two Negro stars Of the Cleye-
land Browns pro football club
are featured on the Cleveland
Rams basket BAN team playing In
one game OF tonight,s double
header at Uline Arena. The
Rams are meeting the Kokomo
Qnd.l Clowns.
The other pro game brings out
the New York Renaissance team
against the Dayton (Ohio) Nets
Both have big centers. Dolly
King. former Long Island q. star.
Is the 6-foot-6 pivot man with
the Rens. while working opposite
him will be 6-foot-7 Sweet
water" Clifton.
Browns stars with the Rams
are Marion Motley. fullback, and
Horace Gillon. end. An opening
game at 7 O'Clock tonight is be-
tween the District Skaters and
Rock Creek Indians, popular
local midget clubs.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Episcopal and Bulls
Coaches Added 10
Virginia S Staff
By the Assoeiofed Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Mar
18.-Addition of Evan J. Male, for.
mer University of Virginia three
sports star and Charles H. Guy, jr.
a three sports athlete at the Nava.
Academey, to Virginia's coaching
staff, effective next September, has
been announced by Norton Prit-
chett, director of athletics.
Male terminates a nine-yea1
coaching and teaching tenure al
Episcopal High School to return tt
Virginia next fall as head coach o1
freshman football, basket ball and
baseball.
Guy, who made successful a star,
in coaching at Bulls School II
Washington during the last year
will assist Male with freshman foot.
ball.
It is planned also that he vii,
help coach varsity wrestling anc
lacrosse.
Both men coached undefeatee
football teams last fall. Episcopa.
High had one of its best seasons
under Male and Guys Bulls team
ranked among the strongest prer
school elevenS in the East.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
By Ben McAlwee

The King Pin team Of Emma
Bourne. Stimmy Hart, Rachel Swift
Ruth King and Evelyn Nickel Is the
1947-8 Ladies' Major District Duck
pin League pennant winner. Also
sharing the honors today was Kay
Luckett, who was an important COG
in helping King Pin to gain It's bie
lead earlier In the season.
A 2-1 win from Mount Rainier
at King Pin last night proved the
clincher when second-place Rosslyn
dropped two games to Brookland.
With q nine-game lead, King Pin
can lose all its remaining nine
games and still gain the champion
ship in total pins should Rosslyn
sweep its final three matches. King
Pin has an approximate 800-pin ad-
vantage.
Mrs. Bourne's lat and 1858 was
King Pins edge over Mount Rainier,
while Boots Petit fired 152 to help
the Marylanders stave of q white
washing. Jane Schneider's $50 was
high for Brookland, while Evelyn
Saunders posted 364 for Rosslyn.
Betty Bainbridge, in leading La
Evening star., 1948-03-18
| Temple Bowlers Win
III Of Il Games in
| Pennanf Threat

Whether they can catch the fast
moving first-place Greenway bowl
ers remains to be seen but North
east Temple is headed in that di-
rection after winning II of its last
II games in the Minor District
League. Since making Mount
Rainier their home drives the last
month due to the old Temple drives
being torn down, the Northeasters
have become pennant threats.
Invading Colonial Village was
routed last night when Ralph Bates
148 decided the heated middle skir-
mish, 60S to GOT. The victory moved
Temple into a third-place tie with
the losers.
Clicking Greenway was a 2-1 win
ner from Lucky Strike with counts
Of 681 and 1,849 as Dan Pessagno
started an even 400 set with ISL and
Ashly Mitchell climaxed a 395 with
1874.
Petworth No. 2, led by Rocco
Nocera's 1872, whipped visiting Spill
way, 81. Queen Pin swept invad-
Ing Petworth No. ! in a hard
fought match, as Joe Digulimio fired
141 and 800. Mark Waldron's l43
gave Arcadia a 81 edge over Alex
andria. Ice Palace toppled Claren-
don three times as Pat Crescenzis
395 led 637 and 1,841 team counts.
Standings: Greenway, 1890; Pet
worth No. /, 44-34; Colonial Village
44-34; Temple, 44-34; Clarendon
$3.50; Petworth No. 2, 1899; Lucky
Strike, 36-40; Queen Pin, 38-40: Ice
Palace, 36-42; Spillway, 35-43; Alex.
andria, 31-47: Arcadia, 31-47.
| Featured by Billy stalcup's III
which climaxed a AL set, BUR-
Heishman Tires took two game.
from Arcade Pontiac with ITO ane
1870 scores at Clarendon last night
in the Major District loop. Mann'i
Potato Chips whipped Galliher 8,
Huguely, 81. to maintain the leac
In total pins over the Heishmans.
Howard Parsons 407 led Winn',
Motors to 81 decision over Senate
Beer. Winchester Packard. helped
by Sam Shreve's 800, eked out a 81
win from Mapledge Pins. Bert
Lynn bowled 400 for the losers.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
AAU Ring SemifinaIs
Slated Tomorrow;
Il Bouts on Card

The big bouts in the AAU boxing
tournament begin tomorrow night at
Turner'S Arena where 81 semifinal
contests are scheduled beginning
at 8:15 pm.
Among the champions down for
action are Clude Lawrence and Dick
Rawlett of st. Mary's, Ralph Mea-
dor of Barney, Joe Williams of Po-
lice Club No. 2 and Harold Nell
vain Of the Twelfth Street Y.
Among the strong contenders are
Pat Thomas Of Apollo, George
Abarca and Ken Lindley Of Andrews
Field, Ed Tawney and Eddie Ken
nett Of Barney, Ed Marshall and
Henry johnson of Police Club No.
q and Scott Richardson of the Ma
ttonal Guard.
The largest attendance Of the sea-
son Is expected with an outstanding
ring show in prospect. Team titles
will take on added significance as
points are tabulated in the semiflnal
and final rounds.
With senior winners going to Bos-
ton April S, 6, to compete in the
nationals, and also looking to
Olympic tryouts, the boys tomorrow
will be all out for victories.
Chairman Jerry Looney has re-
quested that contestants report
promptly on time to the dressing
room.
Novice Division.
lis pounds-Ed Gilchrist tBanks VS.
Charles Hepburn (Trinidad)
1913 pounds-Gerald Mcpherson Cpolic,
I'D VS.. Harold Carter (Apollo).
135 pounds-sam Franklin Barney
ys. Willie Davis Apollo), Gene Levi,
Prtnse deorses) VS.. Rusty saunderi
147 pounds-orlando swinson tPolic,
ert Hiekerson (Andrews Fieid) VS.. Dicl
Marx Navy Quarters K.
100 pounds--Maurice Beveney (Polic,
NO. ~ vs.. Herbert Stowe U2th Street y
Senior Division.
112 pounds-George Abarca (Andrev,
f1elO vs.. L. q. Hanson Navy 0uarter
11s pounds-Georse Cole (RandalD VS.
Clarence Tyler Police No. e.
126 pounds-Ed woodson Police No
% vs.; Roy Bush (Navy Receiving station)
e. e. II Thomas son1.e tApollo) VS.. Dick Rawlet
135 .pounds-Jim Hawkins tTwelfti
street y vs. Harry Dillender Navy Rec
reatton Station, Claude Lawrence (St
Marys) VS.. Henry johnson (Police No. 81
147 pounds-Gil Stewart (RandalD VS.
Barney vs.. Ken iindIey (Andrew
Field.
100 pounds-Ralph Meador Barney
vs. Holly Minis (Howard), Joe Williams
Polce No. y VS.. Ed Kennett (Bsrney).
. vs. I'd Neverson (Howard), Edgar Smitf
PoliGe No p VS.. Scott Richardson (Na
a, Heavyweisht-Joe Staley UNITED State
street y, Steven McCull (Howard) VS.
Ed Grant (Apollo).
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Paul MELONS Jumper
Wins Race at Aintres
BY The Asseeioi.d Pres,

AINTREE. England, Mar. ia
Blakely Grove carried the racing
silks Of Paul Mellon Of Pittsburgh.
Pa, to victory over Aintree's tan
fences today.
The 7-year-old American-bred
jumper. stablemate of Caddie I'd,
Melons entry in the Grand Ma.
tional steeplechase Saturday. won
the Stanley chase by 6 lengths.
Victory in the two-and-a-half.
mile race was worth 1000 pounds
$4,000 to Blakely Grove, o l3-to-s
lavorite In the field Of Is. It was
Biakely Groves fourth straight tri.
umph in England.
This was the opening day Of the
spring meeting at historic Aintres
and the going was firm.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Popondrew Beaten, D. c.
Out of HundboII Tourney
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. is.-
Washingtonians will have to wait
another year for a shot at the Ma
tional AAU handball title. Their
last hope in the current tournament
was snuffed out yesterday when
Sam Papandrew bowed to Tony
Gentle in q hard. well played
match, 21-16, 21-12, 21-18. The VIC
tory put Gentle in the quarter
finals.
Defending Champion Stanley Hit2
Of Harrisburg, Pa, and Donald Far
ley of Philadelphia were the first to
gain the semifinals and were to
meet today for a berth in the title
round.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
SuvoId Boxes Buonvino
Substitute for Boksi
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Assoeioted Press
NEW YORK, Mar. 1s.-1talian
heavyweight Gino Buonvino will
meet Lee Savold of Paterson, N. J.
instead Of Joe Baksi OF Kulpmont
Pa, In the 1o-round fight feature at
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night.
Baksf had to withdraw after suf-
fering an ankle injury during train
ing at Greenwood Lake, N. J.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Rangers in Cup PIoyoff
By Beating BIockhuwks
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

New York's long suffering hockey
fans are in gala mood today fol-
the New York Rangers, after a six
year lapse. once again have qualified
for a National Hockey League STAN
ley Cup playoff berth.
The Rangers clinched fourth place
and the last playof berth by beating
the tail-end Blackhawks in Chi
cago, So, last night. The win
boosted their point total to SIS, Six
more than the birthplace Montreal
Canadiens, who have two games
left to play.
Evening star., 1948-03-18

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Evening star., 1948-03-18
Title Holders Golf Meet
Drows 20 Women Sturs
lY the Asseeiatsd Prsss

AUGUSTA, Ga. Mar. iS.-The
annual Women's Title Holders Coli
Tournament begins today with 20 OF
the Nations leading feminine golfers
entered.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Of Den.
yer. Colo, the defending champion
heads the entry list.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
New Cars in Auto Race

INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 18 (P.-Hal
Cole Of South Gate, Calf. and Louis
Bromme of Los Angeles nominated
new cars today for the annual 500
mile Memorial Day automobile race.
The entry list now totals IL of which
six are new cars.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
Hufron Named Grid Aide

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 18 Dr.
Head Football Coach Joe Kuharich
of the University of San Francisco
announced today the signing OF
Charles F. Hafron, 81, as an as
sistant. Hafron, former Notre Dame
player, will coach the ends.
Evening star., 1948-03-18
EoeIes Sign |. S. U. Stor

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. Is P.-
Hubert CTank) shurtz, Louisiana
State University tackle, has been
signed BY the Philadelphia Eagles Of
the National Football League,
Evening star., 1948-03-18

CANINE KING-Here's Ch Rip OF Blue Bar owned by c. N
Meyers Of Hanover Pa which will compete along with
of other awagges the National Capital Kennel Clubs
at the Aroy April and The English setter adjudged
best dog the East for winning the most groups of all breeds
in 1946 and to date
sporting groups In addition Rip setter
son Square Garden show last year
Evening star., 1948-03-18

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Wisconsin Ave. at Albsmerls u6 oRdwsy ~
$500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. Chestnut 772z
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Evening star., 1948-03-18
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Evening star., 1948-11-10
Truck Driver Gets
Year in ; Deaths
BY the Associated Press

TOWSON, Md, Nov. 10.-The
driver Of lumber truck which
plowed into six automobiles and
killed three persons on route &C
northwest of Baltimore in August
was sentenced to year in the house
of correction yesterday on man
slaughter charges.
James Payne, colored truck driver
from Tappahannock, Va, pleaded
guilty to the charges in Baltimore
County circuit court.
He gave himself up to Baltimore
police August %. some II hours
after the accident. He had wand
cred away from the scene and dis
appeared in the excitement as State
police and Wrecker crews worked
feverishly to extricate the dead and
injured and clear the highway.
These killed included Milton N
Kaufherr, 81, of New York; Dorothy
Carter, "a, and Mrs. Gladys Carter
80, Baltimore.
A seventh car piled into the
wreckage and in all more than q
dozen persons were injured The
accident happened on a busy sum-
mer Sunday evening at a point
where all the traffic on the main
Observation-Disclosures highway was
compressed into two lanes of the
dual roadway because of repair
job on the other half.
Payne was driving the truck fol-
the L. & w. Transportation Co. ol
| Tappahannock.
Evening star., 1948-11-10
Brakes Tested
lon Route 40 in
Vehicle Study

Passenger cars and trucks selected
at random from traffic are being
subjected to a series of brake tests
conducted by the Public Roads Ad-
ministration on Route 40 near Elk
ton, Md
The administration said it is try
ing to find out what levels of brake
performance can reasonably be met
by vehicles now being used, deter
mine the essentials of reasonable
brake regulations and practical
means of complying with them, and
to establish a better understands
ing of braking methods.
Each vehicle is weighed and put
through three emergency stops at
20 miles per hour.
The administration said the tests
are not compulsory and drivers are
informed that no punitive action
will be taken. regardless of the con-
dition of their brakes.
The tests will continue until De-
cember /. With the aid of the Ad-
visory Committee on Motor Vehicle
Brake Research, similar studies will
be conducted in the Midwest and on
the Pacific coast after the first OF
the year.
Evening star., 1948-11-10
Disbarred Attorney Fined
For Practicing in Virginia
From Yesterdays Last Edition.

(From Yesterdays Last Edition.
Edmond C. Fletcher, elderly at.
torney, today was fined $50 for con.
tempt in Federal District Court
Alexandria, because he attempted tt
practice law, although he was dis.
barred in Virginia Is years ago
Judge John C. Paul said he was
taking into consideration Fletcher's
advanced years in imposing the light
fine.
Fletcher admitted signing as an
associate attorney in a recent civil
action in the Alexandria court. but
claimed this right because he was
associated with resident attorney
He further declared, the court order
disbarring him in Virginia in 1888
was invalid inasmuch as his motion
to expunge the disbarment order
had never been acted on.
Judge Paul substituted for Fed
eral Judge Albert v. Bryan, Alex
andria, who is defendant in libel
suit by Fletcher. The libel action
claims Judge Bryan cited Fletchers
disbarment in Washington in 1881
when he issued an order to show
cause why Fletcher should not be
cited for contempt.
Evening star., 1948-11-10
Democratic Lack Of Effort
In Montgomery Vote Hit

A resolution deploring "the lack
of effort displayed by many Demo-
cratic workers in the recent election,
which resulted in defeat of the
Democratic Party in the county,"
was adopted last night by the Exec
utive Board of the Women's Demo-
cratic Club of Montgomery County.
The group. composed of repre-
sentatives of six clubs, declared,
I'VE resolve to exert every effort
to revitalize the Democratic Party
in Montgomery County"
The resolution was introduced by
Mrs. Irene Brungart. president of
the Takoma Park club, at a meet
ing in Bethesda.
Action on the resolution followed
a talk by Mrs. Charles E. Roach
of Bethesda, president of the county
club. who advocated a reorganiza-
ton of all the precincts and re-
placement of some of the precinct
chairmen.
Mrs. Roach was reelected pres
ident Of the club and Mrs. John j.
Mcdonnell of Chevy Chase was
elected recording secretary. All
other officers were reelected.
Evening star., 1948-11-10
Tests for Drivers Permit!
To Be Put Off for Week

No examinations for drivers per-
mits will be given next week, while
the examiners go back to school to
learn the newest in examing tech
niques, Traffic Director George e
Keneipp announced today.
Special classes will qualify ex.
aminers to meet individual require.
ments of amputees and other handi.
capped persons and those speaking
foreign languages.
Examiners also are to be schooleo
In new road test ito bring greater
examining efficiency and to elm
mate personal judgment on the
part of examiners" They also will
be trained in a new, briefer written
test, which has been prepared with
cooperation of psychiatrists of the
District Medical Society's trafnc
committee.
Evening star., 1948-11-10
Montgomery Heads Hold
Briefest Session in Z Years

In their shortest session since
they were elected two years ago
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners approved only two items oi
business before adjourning one hour
after they convened last night.
The board decided to build curbs
and cutters along both sides Of
Queen Anne's drive between McNeill
road and Easley street. Silver Spring
Cost was estimated at $2,350.
The commissioners also accepted
the $4,054.10 bid of the Wilmoth
Paving Co. for improvement of Boni.
FAINT street, Silver Spring, in front
of the public parking lot.
One member of the board, who
asked that his name be withheld
said the curtailed session had
nothing to do with the recent char
ter victory. He explained that
County Supervisor Irving G. Nc
Nayr, who usually has plenty OF
business to present to the board, had
nothing on which the board
could act.