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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Mccarthy Won't Say
Who Will Play Third
For Sox This Year

BOSTON, Jan. pa jovial Joe
Mccarthy, who has been brought
back from retirement to manage
the Red Sox, says the question Of
who'll play third for the Boston club
this coming season will have TO
solve ITSELF"
Asked at a news conference at
i. snow-covered Fenway Park yester-
day whether Johnny Pesky or Vern
Stephens would fill the post, Joe
said, We'll wait and see."
Pesky was regular shortstop last
season and Stephens filed the same
berth with the low y st. Louis
Browns.
However, Mccarthy reminded q
few listeners after a luncheon re-
ception that he had converted Joe
Gordon from shortstop to second
baseman and Red Rolfe from q
shortstop to third baseman.
4 He indicated also that the Yaw-
key millionaires again would be
threat at the plate, explaining that
SIX pitchers, in addition to the Is
on the Boston preseason roster,
would be taken to the Sarasota Fla,
training camp for batting practice.
Mccarthy also indicated he would
leave Sam Mele in right field instead
of trying him at first base as had
been predicted by some observers.
The former New York Yankee and
Chicago Cub pilot also limited that
Jake Jones, regular first baseman
last season; Walt Dropo, erstwhile
University of Connecticut athlete up
from the Scranton pa farm, and
Stan Spence, obtained from Wash
ington in trade, would be tried
ait first base.
Bill Goodman, who played outfield
and infeld for the Sox's Louisville
plantation last season, will be tried
In the infield, it was indicated by
Mccarthy, who said, "It's good to
have a left-handed hitting infelder.'
Goodman, obtained originally from
Atlanta, is a left-handed batter.
MCCARTHY and other baseball
notables will be guests Of honor to-
night at the annual banquet OF the
Boston baseball writers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
By Lewis r. Atehison

1T hope you can give our dance
February g. a nice plug" began
Alphonso Smith, dropping by for
a visit. "All proceeds are going
into a fund to help develop jun
ior tennis players in Washington
and we need all the money We
can raise"
From this obscure position it
didn't seem that Washington's
grown-up racquet-swingers gave
q tinker's darn about the young
sters, an observation apparently
supported by the record. Outside
of Gil Bogley and Jack Yates
young District netmen from this
bailiwick haven't made much OF
a ripple In the big tennis pond
recently.
True, true" agreed the presi-
dent of the local net body, but
Don Leavens is taking charge
this year. He's a graduate Of the
Perry Jones system and he plans
to put it into effect here. If he
succeeds you and everybody in
the United States are going to
hear about Washington's young
players. You ought to talk to
him about it, it's a good idea"
Leavens, national boys singles
champion in 1882 and one OF the
towns top-ranking players, was
as enthusiastic as brush sales
man and as persuasive. Five min
utes with him and you're con-
WINGED Washington should be the
worlds tennis capital.
Perry Jones'" he began, "is
secretary of the Southern Cali
fornia Tennis Association and
sort of czar of the youngsters out
there-precisely what the game
needs. I found out about the
system by being part of it and
playing tennis on the coast while
growing up, and to my mind its
the only way to. develop mate
rial" 81
The clubs work together. Every
tennis pro. every playground d.
rector, every fan Is, q scout and
when one spots q youngster who
seems To have something on the
ban, machinery is put In rnotion
to see that he gets a chance to
develop his game. They arrange
for free membership at the Los
Angeles Tennis Club, or one of
the other clubs, and he not only
gets the benefit of good profess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Mordecai' S Condition
Becomes Critical
By the Associated Press

TERRE KAUTE, Ind, Jan. 49,
Mordecai Brown, former major
league pitcher, is in Critical" con-
dition at Union Hospital, where he
has been taken after being bed
fast at his home here for the last
two months. Brown, who Is II,
Is suffering from diabetes. He SUI
fered q stroke three years ago and
has been i'll since that time.
: KNOWN rs "three-nnger@ because
Of a childhood farm accident which
cost him his right index finger
Brown entered organized baseball
with Terre Haute in 1901 and went
to Omaha in 1908.
He broke into the majors with
the st. Louis Cardinals in 1904, but
was sold the same year to the Chi.
cago Cubs, with whom he stayed
nine years. Cincinnati bought him
in 1918, and he later jumped to the
OUTLAW" Federal League.
Brown had q lifetime major
league record of ago victories anc
131 defeats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

Bowling the seasons second high
est set-383-in Ladies' Minor Dis
trict League, Minnie Schwab Of
second place King Pin came within
one pin Of the record score Of 3s4
held by Ann Carlson Of Northeast
Temple.
In leading q 2-1 victory over
Greenway last night with 1856 her
best single. the lo2-average roller
failed to take advantage Of prob
ably her last chance to compete In
The Stars giant tournament which
ends Saturday night. Rating . a.
pin handicap, her total Of 43l would
have placed her well among the
first 10 leaders in the women's sec
ton.
Greenway's lone win was aided
by Mary Clark's 1880 and Julie
Rapp's 13l-351.
Making q runaway Of the nag
chase, Temple was momentarily
halted by third-place Lucky Strike,
which won two games. Temple
sports . 15-game lead.
Anacostia Spillway swamped Fort
Davis as Elva Bowen and Loretta
Mills sparkled with 1885 and
127-349, respectively. Hazel Glover
fired 337 for the losers.
Rosslyn, led by Kitty Hendricks
145 and 345, whitewashed Brook
land to cut King Pins lead to five
games In Ladies Major District
League when the pacesetters
dropped two games to Mount Raj
nier. Boots Petit fired IA and 359
for Mount Rainier. Evelyn Nickel,
King Pin captain, posted 359, boost
ing her top league average to 1861.
Jeanette jenkins felled 1853 naples
with lat single effort as Chevy
Chase Ice Palace routed Lafayette.
Catherine Quigley spanked H-Skor's
81 win over third-place College
Park with 127 and 356.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Leovens to Try Jones System in D. c. Tennis
California Plan Seen Developing Future Sto From Net Juveniles

tional Junior tournament and
Jones firmly insisting on more
schooling on the coast.
Hes a car" said Don, "bu
Just what they need to bring the
youngsters along"
Players who make the grade not
only get a solid tennis founda-
ton but are helped physically
and socially, but Jones' system
is entirely above board. He holds
his charges to q strict financial
accounting and If any turn out
to be tennis buns 1t isn't because
he didn't start them OH In the
right direction.
"It's a great all-around sys-
tenn and with the fine quality OF
adult players we have here, the
high type Of fans and the num-
Der OF clubs I'm sure the same
plan would work wonders in
washington. At least It's worth
a try and I'm sure tennis en-
thusiasts will get behind it. This
dance Is the opening serve and
we've got to put 1t over"
Okay, Don. here's hoping It's
An ace,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Girl Bowling 383 Set Fumbles
Chance at Star Meet Prize

Greenway maintained its four
game lead In Minor District League
by whipping Petworth No. 2 two
games. Sheriff helped with 37s as
Greenway' landed the first two with
606 and GAL. Jimmy Carroll posted
400 for Petworth.
A two-game loss to visiting
Alexandria Recreation cost Colonial
Village second place. The Alex
andrians, aided by Willie Behring's
38S. surprised by taking the first
and last with 622 and 621 scores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
|Winchesfers Advance
To Top in District
Bowling League
By Ben McAIwse

winchester Packard's clicking
duckpin quint has spurted on top
in the major District League in
total pins with Mann's Potato Chips
and Burr Heishman Tires sharing
the lead. Each Of the three teams
have won IS and lost a games.
winchester has q ss-pin advantage.
The hectic nag scrap last night
witnessed the heavy-scoring Win
chesters beat Mapledge Pins, 2-1. at
Greenway with counts Of 629, 628
and 652. Ed Heller's 156 and Alb
helped the victors 1909 total, while
Julie Singer, the circuits individ-
ual pacesetter, hiked his average to
127-53 for 81 games with 1893. Gene
Targets LAT and Fred Watson's
14e were the big blows as Mapledge
won the middle tilt with 645.
Deadlocked for the lead entering
last nights trays, Manns dropped
two games to Galliher d Huguely
lat H-Skor and Burr Heishman lost
two games to Arcade Pontiac at
Rosslyn. Manns outcounted the
lumbermen, ,1,s55 to 1,778. Is Mike
Avon led with 152 and AIS, but the
Huguelys won the close game, 626
to Gas. Lou Jenkins fred 800 for
Huguelys.
Joe Freschi's 1874 gave Arcade
Pontiac the first game from the
Heishmans and Hal Rabbits Isl
decided the middle skirmish before
the Heishmans bagged the final, 648
to 5e4, as Bob Wallach aided with
$50. The Heishmans Tailed 1916
to the Pontiacs' 1,776.
Jack Barley, the Pontiac ace
dipped his second high league av-
erage to 126-45 with a 1888.
Wins Motors fired high scores
of TOO and 1912 In whitewashing
Senate Beer. Lindsay Stott, Winn's
captain, raped out 150-41S and
Howard Parsons 163-394. Tony San
TIM bowled ISL and AL for the beer
men. The sweep moved Winn's -four
games out of first place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS.

The jam at the top of the District
public high basket ball series should
be eased a mite when the school,
boys pass the halfway mark with
tomorrow's four games at the Ar
mory. Certain it is that one OF
the top clubs will drop down when
two of them-Roosevelt and East
ern-play each other in the second
game of the afternoons double
header, and one or two of the others
are in danger.
Western. for instance, runs into
troublesome Anacostia in the $3.50
pan. opener tomorrow afternoon.
That might be the days best game,
with the Indians anxious for a come
back. They started with high
scoring win over Tech, which i'm
niediately made them one OF the
favorites. but on successive weeks lost
to Eastern and Coolidge. That
Coolidge loss is hard to explain, be-
cause the Colts didn't and still don't
figure to do much this year while
in the rebuilding process.
The night twin bill, opening at 8
o'clock, sends Coolidge against Gen.
trail. followed by Wilson against
Tech. Tech is due to break out
with win yet. and this might be
the spot. 1t depends on whether
the Tigers play as they did against
Roosevelt, when they were soft
touches, or whether they keep the
form displayed while upsetting
Western last week when they ex-
hibited excellent shooting ability and
q grand man-for- man defense.
Incidentally, everybody Is happy
about Coach Tony Kupka's shift
from the zone this year. AS the
only one using it for the last several
seasons, he was a constant source
of irritation to other coaches who
had to drill their teams against it
just once a year. Now they don't
have to worry about a zone at all,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

Russ Hopkins rolled ssi for Co.
lonial Village.
Last-place Arcadia won two games
from Clarendon, the first on
rolloff. Petworth No. /, with
81 win from Spillway, moved into
second place.
Spanked by Jack Hutchison's ISL
and 800, Lucky Strike blasted IN
vading Chevy Chase Ice Palace to
gain fourth place. Frank MICA
lizzis 3s1 paved the way for Temple
to trim queen Pin, 2-l.
Standings: Greenway. 37-20: Pet-
worth No. /, 1924: Colonial WI.
laee. 1925: Lucky Strike, 31-26;
oneen PIN. 1928; Temple. 2s-2S;
Petworth No. 2, 1920: Spillway, 2s-
40; Clarendon, 1880; Ice Palace
25-32; Alexandria. 1885; Arcadia
21.36.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Haas to Be Coach
For Old Pal Dykes
by the Assoeioisd Press


HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 29.-One
of basebalrs old associations-the
or-field, off-f1eld partnership OF
Jimmy Dykes and George Mule
Haas, will be renewed this
spring.
Haas, star outfielder for the
Philadelphia Athletics when
Dykes was the AS crack third
baseman back in 1928-32, has
been mailed q contract to coach
for Dykes Hollywood club OF
the Pacific Coast League.
Haas replaces Harry banning,
former Georgetown University
and New York Giants catcher,
who resigned the coaching job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Only II Yonk Players
Now Are Outside Fold
BY the A,seeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The New
York Yankees, who have been SET
ting a fast pace in getting their
athletes under 1913 contract, re-
port only 10 players now unsigned.
Those not in the fold are Pitch
ers Bill Bevens, Frank Hitler, Allie
Reynolds, Frank Shea, Charley
Wensloff, Dick Starr and Bobo
Newsom; Catchers Yogi Berra and
Aaron Robinson, Inf1elders Jerry
Coleman and George McQuinn and
Outfielder Johnny Lindell.
Three men signed contracts yes
terday. They were Catchers Sherm
Lollar and Charles Silvera and
Third Baseman James Dyck.
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Six Missionaries, Feared
Held by China Reds, Safe

Six missionaries, feared captured
by Communist forces withdrawing
from Yencheng, China, were re-
ported safe today in Hankow, ac-
cording to a cablegram received at
seventh-day Adventist headquarters
in Takoma Park, Md.
Among those previously reported
missing was Miss Gertrude Green,
a nurse at the Adventist Hospital in
Yencheng. Miss Green, whose home
is in Rochester, N. Y, received her
nurses degree at the Washington
Missionary College.
Also reported safe were Dr.. and
Mrs, Raymon w. MeMulen and
their .4-year- old son, Ronald, Or
McMullerfs was medical director of
the hospital, reported destroyed by
Communist forces. His home is in
Austin, Tex.
With the group from the hospital
were Merritt Warren, superintendent
of the Adventist Central China Mis-
sion at Hankow; Otis Erich. secre-
tary treasurer of the mission, and
Jerald Christensen, director of the
Adventist Honan Mission, with
headquarters in Yencheng. The
group was believed to have gathered
in Yencheng for a meeting at the
time of the Communist withdrawal
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Keenan, Rests in Country
During Tojo War Trial
by the Asseeiofsd Press

TOKYO, Jan. 1.-THE Japanese
press today said Joseph B. keenan,,
chief prosecutor, was recuperating
from his war crimes courtroom ex-
changes with former Premier Hideki
TOTO at luxurious villa near Atami,
80 miles south Of Tokyo.
Mr.. Keenan, was reported the
guest OF two former Japanese Pre-:
miers, Reijiro Wakatsuki and former
Admiral Keisuke Okada-both of
whom testified for the prosecution
and recently were Mr.. Keenans
guests at cocktail party.
The prosecutor has not been pres
ent at the trial for two days. After
his departure, Arthur Comyns Carr
of Great Britain took over the prose.
cution during the final phase Of de-
fense testimony.
Meanwhile, John w. Fihelley Of
Washington, d. O., who said he was
sent to tokyo for the express pur-
pose of cross examining Toto. is still
yacationing in SHANGHAI.
Evening star., 1948-01-09

witnesses and facts not disclosed by
the FBI for security reasons. Then,
under Mr.. Davidson's proposal, the
accused employees could confront
and cross-examine their accusers.
FBI officials declared the plan
would make the loyalty program un-
workable. They pointed out the
proposal was directly opposite to the
stand taken by the FBI and the
Loyalty Review Board-that the FBI
couldn't function effectively as an
investigating agency If its sources
were disclosed.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The House
Appropriations Committee will con-
centrate its personnel ak during the
coming months on the Veterans
Administration and the various
military agencies. These bureaus
comprise the bulk Of Federal per-
sonnel, and Republican leaders feel
these are the places where impress
sive cuts can be made, especially
VA. The Civil Service Commis-
sion now says it expects the Govern
ment to be completely converted to
permanent, peacetime personnel
operation by July, 1949. At present
about 60 per cent of all Federal jobs
are on a permanent basis, with the
remaining 40 per cent filled by war
service and temporary employees.
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Reinstated Teacher
To Stay al Hopkins
" the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 9.-Francis ].
Thompson, whose dismissal as New
York City teacher on charges of
being a Communist and of perjury
was overruled. said yesterday he
plans to remain at Johns Hopkins
University as associate professor OF
writing and speech.
The New York State Department
of Education ordered Mr.. Thompson
reinstated as a teacher at City Col
lege. The New York City Board Of
Higher Education suspended him in
1941 without pay after hearing in
which he was accused Of being q
Communist Party member and Of
perjuring himself in denying it.
The State Education Department
ruled the dismissal was without
legal justification" and the evidence
on which the board acted is not
sufficient" to prove Mr.. Thompson
was Communist.
"Of course, I am happy about the
decision, but I plan to remain here
at Hopkins" Mr.. Thompson said.
He said DR.. Isaiah Bowman, uni
versity president, knew all about
the case before came here, and he
preferred to take my word about
the case"
Mr.. Thompson said he joined the
Army shortly after he was fired"
in 1942 and that the New York
charges were investigated by the
military before he was accepted. He
joined the Hopkins faculty after
three years Of Army service. 'r
II have never belonged to the
Communist Parry" Mr.. Thompson
declared Yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Capt. E. 5. Kellogg,
Retired Naval Officer,
Dies Of Long Illness

Capt. Edward Stanley Kellogg, IT,
retired naval officer, died yesterday
at the Naval Medical Center,
Bethesda, after a long illness. He
lived at 6 Irving street, Chevy Chase,
Md.
Capt. Kellogg was born in Nor
risanai, N. Y, which is now a part
of New York City. His father was
1t. Comdr. Edward N. Kellogg.
After his graduation from Annap-
oils in 1892, he served as a member
of a task force in South American
waters during the Brazilian revolu-
ton Of. 1893. :.
Capt kellogg received the Espe-
cially Meritorious Medal for his serv-
ice as the commanding officer of the
converted yacht Hist which saved
the lives Of many survivors of the
Spanish cruiser tviscaya at Santiago
during the Spanish-American War
Was Governor of Samoa.
During World War I, Capt. Kel-
logg commanded the cruiser Calves
ton in Western Pacific waters as
protection against German raiders
and later the cruiser Huntington on
troop escort duty in the Atlantic.
AS commander Of convoy of three
warships and seven transports, he
received the Navy Cross for rescuing
Sc survivors Of terpedoed transport
in mid-Atlantic.
Later he commanded the battle
ships Vermont and Idaho. He re-
tired after serving as naval Gov
ernor of American Samoa from 1923
to 1925, and for two years as cura-
tor of the Naval Historical Foun-
dation.
Since his retirement in 1927 Capt.
Kellogg lived in Chevy Chase. He
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Claiming Walker Installed
As New KiWanis President

Charming S. Walker, District lun1-
ber dealer, was installed as president
of the Kiwanis Club at luncheon
at the Mayf1ower Hotel yesterday.
MIR. Walker is secretary and treas
urer of the George E. Walker, Inc;
lumber company. He is director of
the Metropolis Building Association
and a member of the board of the
Lincoln National Bank and of the
Washington Board of Trade.
Other officers installed were A.
Hermann Wilson and Harry L.
Merrick, first and second vice presi-
dents; James B. Edmunds, secre-
tary; Bruce Baird, treasurer, and
Ringgold Hart. high sheriff.
Directors for 1948 are Thomas A.
Cantwell, Leon Chatelain, jr.; C..
Dewitt Coffman, John H. Hester,
Francis j. Kane, William X. Kar-
sunky, George E. Keneipp, Edward
Plack and Dewey zirkin.
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Nine Chest X-Roy Clinics Here Prepare
To Check All Residents Starting Monday
tuberculosis Tests
For Every One May Be
Completed by June

Technicians and clerical workers
in nine Washington Chest x-ray
Survey clinics were getting ready
today to check all District residents
for indications of tuberculosis be-
ginning Monday.
The X-ray machines obtained for
the survey are capable Of filming
between 1000 and 1900 persons a
day, and survey officials estimate
the cf1eckup can be completed by the
middle Of June If every Washington
resident co-operates.
STAFF members OF radio stations
here were scheduled to take the ex-
animation today at the Surveys
downtown clinic, 1850 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. The project began
unoficially yesterday, when news
papermen underwent the X-rays.
They found the entire process took
less than three minutes.
Three Agencies Involved.
Sponsoring the project, which 1t
is hoped will drastically reduce
Washington's tuberculosis death rate
of 62.3 per 100000 population, are
the District Health Department, the
District tuberculosis Association
and the United States Public Health
Service.
An 80-member Citizens Commit
tee, directed by William E. Leahy,
former District Selective Service
head, has assisted in planning the
program.
Survey of11cials pointed out that
last year the tuberculosis death rate
in the District was nearly twice that
for the Nation. BY X-raying every
Washington resident more than IS
years old, they believed they could
greatly curtail" and perhaps some
day eliminate" the disease here.
The x-rays are free and although
it is probable funds can be raised
for a survey every year, officials
said they hoped it could be repeated
"in the near future" They ad-
mitted, however, the present project
is operating ION a shoestring."
Nelson B. Bell, Co -ordinator" of
the committees participating in the
effort, said several Of the clinics in
operation Monday would be in Gov
ernment buildings. Three mobile
clinics, supplied by the Public Health