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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-21

EVER since Jackie r binson
cracked the color ban of major
league baseball he's received nu-
merous awards for fighting against
discrimination in all fields. Latest
was being named TO the l947 Honor
HoH of Race Relations by the
Negro History Week committee of
editors. educators. labor and indus
trial leaders. Five organizations
and Is other individuals were also
honored.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-21

OF q, 1857 600 American families
surveyed, only t8% had incomes
of SIS, 600 or more in 1916.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-21

BURL IVES. the joviAL easy.
gein0 Illinois minstrel viii be AZ
the Harris Theatre This Sunday
af1ernoon A4 $500 o'clock under
fhe management Of HasrY ZslzGE.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-21

BASKETBALL. football, and
most of the accelerated big time
Evening star., 1948-09-26

tice, or, as he puts it, punk
ih"-carrying coal and riv-
cts and water, and doing odd
Jobs. This was in st. Peters,
burg, Fla, whence he had
gone from his home in Bal
timore. =.
He served as an apprentice
for two years, and then he
Joined the gang. He was a
top man almost from the
start, but he has done al
most every job in the crew at
some time or other.
Like other steelworkers, he
was long an itinerant.
"A steelworker Is like a
bird" he says. HE works the
South In the winter and the
North in the summer. When
work v gets tight. he goes where
it is"
However, he is compara-
lively stationary now, having
bought a home In Washing
ton Grove after three years
In the Army and settled down
with his wife and 6-year-old
daughter.
Although he is now Al years
old, he does not consider that
he Is slowing up as a top man.
Why, I've worked up there
alongside men 60 years old
who got around as spry as I
did"
Evening star., 1948-09-26
BY STANLEY BAITZ

BY STANLEY BAITZ
tion many floors above
ground, walking it in midair
as though he were promenad-
ing an ocean boardwalk, you
would suspect that he Is a
reckless one. destined to strew
himself over the landscape.
Yet one thing a top man
eschews is recklessness. He
loves life, even as you and I.
Forget that daredevil
stuff" says Philip X. (Curly)
Israel of Washington Grove,
Nd. one of the two connectors
who recently tatted the
framework Of the n-Ameri-
can Union administration
building at Eighteenth street
and Constitution avenue NV.
"A good top man doesn't
stick his neck out any more
than he has to. If he does,
he's liable to stop being a top
man. In fact, he's liable to
stop being anything"
In "a years of steel working.
most of it as a connector, Mr..
Israel has had only one fall.
That was a fall of IS feet.
and he battered up a knee.
although not seriously. It
happened in the first year or
two of his career.
Mr.. Israel started out. as all
steelworkers do, as an appren-
Evening star., 1948-09-17
By Ben.McAlwee

Naval Officers will be prominent
when the Naval Gun Factory
League opens its 18th season at
tonight at Lucky Strike.
Capt. A. E. Uehlingei, production
o,~-cer. will present a trophy to last
se~son's pennant-winning Progress
No, / team of which Tom Moore.
Red Burdette, Al Schafer, Joe
Goode and Wade Koontz, captain,
are members. This ceremony will
be followed by Capt. C. A. Printup,
industrial relations officer, rolling
the first ball.
Heading the Greeting Committee
will be Lucky Strike Manager
George Burns, whose brother VIII
liam F. Bucky) Burns is president
of the 22-team loop.
Other league openings tonight at
Lucky Strike will be the 22-team
Grill Service loop. the 14-team La
dies Independent and the Quarter
m eter Corps with IA quints.
With Wesley l. Sauter, Montgom-
err County Commissioner for the
western suburban area. firing The
first shot the Greater Washington
Tenpin League ushers in its season
at 7:30 tonight at Bethesda Bowling
Center. Roy Dunlop is president of
the loop which has increased from
3 to a teams.
The Ladies' Major District
League. which is in the process OF
being reorganized even to the ex-
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Joseph, Schaefer Top
Lanham Auto Gard

An overflow field of top talent
will invade the West Lanham Speed.
way tonight at $3.50, when rs lead.
ing drivers step out in the seconc
last weekly 7-event midget auto rae
ing card of the 194S season.
Managing Director Irwin Fried will
assemble II Offenhauser and Is Fore
V-8 aces for tonights action.
Outstanding entries will be Mike
Joseph, leading 1948 money winner
at Lanham, and Ed Dutch" Schae-
fer, official speed kind there since
1916.
Joseph has won the most feature
events at Lanham, four, and has
captured both 50-lap championship
races. However, Schaefer not only
has taken three main events in few
er appearances, but Is credited with
II winning performances and Sec
ond and third place finishes in Il
starts to date.
Rival Offy entries, who will enter
bids tonight are: Len Duncan, Yer
Enon Land, Dee Toran, Charlie
Miller, Walt Fair. Andy Furci, jim
Gibbons, Fred Moore and Mike San
Felice
Ernie Mccoy, John Gavin, Vic
Sloan, Hawley Kight. Pat Powers
Stumpy Sabo, Flash Gordon, Sac
Sachs, Buddy Snatzer, Johnny Jars
Tex Gonzales, Shorty Bowers, Ed
Keegan and two. Ford pilots to be
announced will complete the field.
Round trip transportation to to-
nights racing will be provided by
busses leaving the W., M. and A
terminal, 403 Eleventh street NV.
at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Naval Officers Aid Gun Factory
BowIers to Open Connpoiqn

tent OF changing its name, will hold
a meeting of team captains at
tonight at Brookland Recreation
Those attending the session will be
Lois Gladding, spokesman for the
new circuit: Frances Wilson, repre-.
senting the Hyattsville Recreation
team: Lorraine GULL, Hi-Skor
Jessie Sacrey. Brookland; Frances
Johnson. Chevy Chase Ice Palace;
Mae Diehl, Takoma; Ruth King
King Pin; Ann Carlson, Fort Davis
and Jessie Keith, Rosslyn.
Seeking several teams and in
dividuals to complete other COM
binatons, the Brookland Sunday
Night mixed League will meet at
8 Sunday night at Brookland Rec
reation to form plans for the Sep
tember 26 opening. The teams will
consists of three men and two
women whose combined averages do
not exceed 525. Those interested
and cannot attend the meeting
should call Manager Karl Goch-
enour or Buddy Meyer, his assistant.
Although Bob Wallach was tops
with 161-405 the Red Cohan outfit
could win but one game from AIS
Chicken House in the National
Capital Major loop at King Pin last
night. Ed Lohman's 2-1 gave Cha
conas Flowers 2-1 win from Wilson
Pontiac. Bits Amanuel's 139-404
and Abe, Weinberg's 1924 led
Georges Radio to sweep over
Clifton Liquors.
Evening star., 1948-09-17

over the Mounts, who lost their
opener, go, to Gonzaga last week.
AS to the entire season, George
Washington Coach Paul Mackey
Is optimistic. I'm going to have
a fine first team" he says, land
If can get some of the boys in
the second group to come along,
we'll have q good year"
He can field an all-veteran
backfield, for Teddy Potts, Bob
Via, Sol Block. Ed johnson and
Claude (Buzzy) Harris all saw
action last year.
Potts is my passer and kicker" ="
says Mackey He'll average so
yards a kick and his passing is
very good. Via is a good, shifty
runner and so is johnson. john
son was out with injuries most
Of last year"
In 16-year-old Earl Dixon
Mackey has a 6-foot, 2l5>pouid
tackle. Dixon played last year
and has two more seasons after
this one. Other linemen back
from last year are Ends Billy
Smith, Don Hanback, and Pete
Wedel; Guard Bill Sweeney and
Center Ralph Phillips.
"Yes, on paper, we should beat
Mount Vernon" admits Mackey,
but it has one game under its
belt, so, you can't tell"
No, you can't. And that's an
other reason why they should I'LL
the bowl tonight.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
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backfeld, or at least new to the
backfeld. At the quarterback block
ing back post of Rowland's single
wing will be Stan Burak, an end
last year, and Bill Spangler, full
back last year. Jim Kline and AL
Dugoff probably will go to wing
back again, while Joe Buell. is likely
starting left halfback. Fullback
duties will be divided among Andy
Davis, a newcomer; Dick Koester,
an end last year; Johnnie Shullen-
barger, back after being ineligible
for a year, and Pete Cordelli, T
formation quarterback last year.
Rowland is using the single wing
and from the way things have been
going in practice, he'll also have a
lot of spinning and taking. wei!
have to do that" Rowland admits.
1--WE can't 6verpower them. Well
lust have to try to outSmart them.
But in trying to outguess the other
fellow. you also outguess yourself
sometime"
Passing should be good, or even
very good. Buell. Davis and Shul-
lenbarger, all local boys, will do
most of it. The same trio will dc
the punting, with Shullenbarger q
stsndout there.
. There are no seven blocks OF
granite in the line. OF those who
figure as starters, only Harvey
Shipman, 22O-pound tackle. ano
Talbot Dredge, 205-pound center
can scare up over 200 pounds
other probable starters are Franz
Close and Bill Szanyi at ends, both
fair pass catchers; Chuck Gunnel
and Dixie Howell, pair OF lsO'
po,nders at guard, and Jim Fueia
another 190-pounder. at tackle.
Replacements at tackle and guare
don't appear too strong. Enc
reserves are fair, but not expert
enced, and Johnny Grinnell can 81
at center without hurting the team
nut Coach Rowland has only 3;
men on his whole squad. many IN
experienced. -.
Even the most optimistic G. w
rooter isn't expecting too much thi
season. But Coach Rowland ism
giving up. We're not looking for
ward to next year when thing
might be better. Next year vii
take care of itself. Right now we n
going to try to win some ball game
this year
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Golf al Congressional
Ruqqed for Pittman

Eugene Pittman, a trifie tired
after playing one of the longest
matches in the local golf records
runs into co-medalist and defending
champion Billy Shea In the second
round of the Congressional Cluk
championship today.
Even at the end of 1S in his
match with r. I. Preuitt, Pittmar
halved the next six holes in pars
the seventh in bogeys and finally
won with a par on the eighth, or
26th hole, of their first-round fea-
ture.
The Pittman-P -Preuitt match took
the play away from A. G. Dezendorf
who came through with major up
set when he defeated Tommy Webb
co-medahst with Shea, up. Shea
was 2 under par with a SO in de-
feating DR.. w. j. Evans, 6 and S.
Other championship flight results
Bill Wenzel defeated Ray Moore. 8 and
4; c. p. Given defeated r. E. McArdle
3 and -; @. L. Cornell defeated Hal Rod.
dy. | UP, II holes; M. Parker Nolan de-
feated F. B. Bomar, l UP; ]. L. Townsend
defeated J. L. Geddes, 3 and ..
Evening star., 1948-09-17
East and West Battle
In Semifina| Round
OF Women S Golf
By the Associotsd Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calf, Sept. II.
East and West match strokes to-
dav m the semifinal round of the
Women's National Amateur Golf
championship.
VictorS in a quarter-flnal round
that produced several surprises, one
red-hot performance which turned
cool and an upset to favored Doro-
thy Kirby. the lineup for today's
18-house struggle was:
Beverly Hanson of Fargo, N. OAK,
against Helen Sigel Of Philadelphia,
and Grace Lenczyk of Newington.
Conn, against Mrs. Jack Holmes Of
San Gabriel, Calf.
Blonde, statuesque Miss Hanson,
onetjme all-around editorial hand
for the Fargo Forum, provided the
big jolt of the tournament when
she came from behind to whip Miss
Kirby, one up on the 18th hole.
Miss Sigel, who had spectacular
first-nine score of "a twomen's par
is 38) and led at the turn, 8 up, blew
sky high but still managed to defeat
Peggy Kirk of Findlay, Ohio and 8.
Poker-faced Miss Lenczyk, ma
tional collegiate champion, finally
defeated Polly Riley of Fort Worth,
Tex, up on the 18th.
Mrs. Holmes, pretty blond who as
Miss Peggy Graham lost to Mrs.
Estelle Lawson Page in the semi
finals in 1888, came through again
for the California roofing section.
She scored 2-and-1 triumph over
Margaret Gunther. highly regarded
contender from Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Gunther has won the Tennes-
see title four times.
Miss Manson, who plays part of
the year out of Indio, Calf, cli-
NAKED an uphill struggle in defeat
ing Miss Kirby, Atlanta star whom
many had expected to reach the
finals.
Miss Hanson is playing in her
third National tournament. She
reached the semifinals two years
ago only to lose to Clara Calender
Sherman Last year she was of her
game and failed to qualify. This
time, however, she is battling her
way to the top through a tough
bracket.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Hot Junior Contests to Mark
North End Horse Show Sunday

Lees Bonne File, Blanche john
sons Valvo. w. c. Wars Hi-Jack
and Altitude and Avon Shocky's Red
Knight.
Among the hunters who will be
trying for leg on the Champion
ship Challenge Trophy now held by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Muellers
Imp. Ballela Will be Mrs. William
Gary's Tom Tom. Shelley Lee War
rens Bills Lass, william Garys
Jerry, Claude owens Crucifino
Stanley Jones Miles City, Boyd
Keys Tabu, Mrs. Fred j. Hughes,
jr.'s SAND, Bettye Cannon's Golden
Belle, Mrs. Ethel Kerrs Amigo, Mrs.
E. c. Cannon's Golden Nellie and
John F. Schumacher's Longfellow.
Evening star., 1948-09-17

Washington area junior riders
seem to be taking over the North
End fall horse show scheduled fol
Sunday at the North End show
ring on East West highway in Chevy
Chase. Starting at $50 am. with
nine classes listed, enthusiasm is
running high and the youngsters
have been schooling their ponies
and junior mounts in anticipation
of strong competition.
Heading the list of Junior exhib-
itors are such are riders as Claire
Taylor, Laura Lee Shreve, Bruce
Fales, jr.: Carole Barber. Bobby
Preston. Carroll Ebeling, Fred Jack
son, Micky Eichhorn, Mary Nc
Keever, Gary Jackson. Tuckerman
Bays, Bobbie and Randy Gardner.
Ann Powley and Bobby Lee.
Jumper competition will attract
good turnout, including Robert 'NC
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Mrs. Stokes Wins 5th
kanor Golf Crown

Mrs. Walter R. Stokes completed
sweep of the medal and title
fol the third straight year in win
ming the Manor Club women's goli
championship over Mrs. George
Martin, and 3, yesterday at the
Norbeck course. 1t was the fifth
Manor title for Mrs. Stokes.
Mrs. Stokes, medalist with an 83
was not pressed in any of her
matches.
Results in all flights and consola-
tiCns:
First-hight censola tion,;Mrs ", z
d,fested Mrs B. H. Burrows, i ana $
NI e z h Mf .nd ehanssTs 4hrd dftsae sst
Mrs: i. j. H Sullivan defeated MS. i c
p }onss and d.t.atsa e9nsqntion mrs Mys
Mrs. Richard Hiegins defeated Mrs. F
Mans defeased saa Mfs S & Metzse MsT
/ up. Second fight-Mrs. Louise, Fer.
fuson defsstsd Ms As. G. Taylor amon, snf
defeated Mrs. E. J. Mulvaney, up.
Washington's woman golfers pre-
sented one of their strongest line
ups, but still ruled the underdoe
tc the visiting Philadelphia team
in an intercity match today at
Chevy Chase. Mrs. Hugh Nicolson
OF the host club captained the
Women's District Golf Association
lineup.
Mrs. John Ives, defending cham
pion, and Mrs. l.. 6. Pray were to
tee off today in the championship
flight for Columbia Country Club
hnnnrs
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Giant Killer FIam, 19,
Gains.net SemifinaIs
By Upsetling Likas
By the Asseeiofed Press

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. H.
Herbie Flam, a 19-year-old col
legian from Beverly Hills. Calf, has
established himself as the giant
killer of the National tennis cham
pionships.
Ranked no, better than goth
among the Nations amateurs and
unseeded here, the former Junior
champion was firmly entrenched in
the semifinals today with three
other Americans in the running for
the mems singles title.
| On the outside looking in, Flam s
victims included such campaigners
as Harry Likas, the National Inter-
collegiate champion from San Fran
cisco; Gardner Mulloy of Miami.
Fla. co-holder Of the United States
doubles title, and Argentina's En-
rique Morea, one of the seeded for
eigners In the meet.
Latest to feel the effects of
Flam's steady attack was Likas
who succumbed yesterday in an
amazing turnabout after he had
beaten Flam In nine of the first II
games.
Flap to Play Sturgess.
Flam. junior at the University
of 1Californis at Los Angeles, won
18 Of the last 20 games and broke
through Iikas' service 10 times in
a row to triumph, 2-6, Ga, 81,
60.
The reversal was surprising even
to Flam, stubble- haired little re-
triever who scores unbelievable
points by the simple expedient Of
getting his racket on everything
hit in his general direction.
when I was down in the sec
ond set thought I was out of
Iit for sure" said Herbie, who plays
each match as it comes and ism t
making any predictions about the
future.
His semifinal opponent will be
Evening star., 1948-09-17
G. w. High Favored in Opener
With Mount Vernon 7oniqht
By Bill Fuchs

A crowd Of 10000 is expected
at George Washington High
School stadium in Alexandria to-
night for a high school football
game between the Presidents and
Mount Vernon, with all the gilt
ter and glamour of q profess
sional game setting.
Which is why the Presidents
draw more fans to their bowl
throughout the season than any
other high school in the Wash
ington area. They practically go
big league"
I'VE like to do things in big
league STYLE" explains the
schools athletic director. Al
Doran. 1--WE were the first school
around here to have night foot
ball and people are educated to
the fact that we play almost
every Friday night. This year
we play Z of our 10 games at
night.
And we have nice stadium
with plenty of exits and ample
parking space. We have a 81 500
electric scoreboard, a gift Of the
Alexandria Gazette, just like the
<one they have at Yankee Sta
dium.. And, then, too, we give
the crowd good half-time enter
tainment. We have an 80-piece
band with drum majorettes and
they put on a good SHOW" /
This is the opening game for
George Washington and will be
played in memory Of Charles
Dinky) Scott, the first George
Washington boy to lose his life
in World War II. A former
four letter man, Scott was lost
on an American bomber some
where over Germany.
Tonight's game-and all other
George Washington home games
will be recorded on f1lm by
George Killian. the man who
takes the pictures for the pro-
fessional Redskins. And if that
isn't big league" enough, they'll
probably televise the traditional
tussle between the Alexandria
school and Washington-Lee of
Ballston on Thanksgiving Day.
The game itself? The Presi-
dents will rank strong favorites
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Justice Block and Rice
Rule Tennis Veterans

Justice Hugo Black and Austin
Rice wear the District Veterans
Tennis Tournament doubles crown
today after fighting of the stub
born challenge of Stewart Teaze
and w. A. Pressinger yesterday at
the Army Navy Country Club. The
new champions took the final, 6-8,
60, ga.
Jack Potter reached the singles
final with a 60, 60 victory over
Col. r. I. OrdWay
Evening star., 1948-09-17
WI. Opening Grid
Season Toniqht

Washington Lee High School
will open its football schedule to-
night when it plays host to
Western at $50 in the stadium
at Ballston, Va.
Central High is in Richmond,
Va, where it will tangle with
John Marshall High in an after
dark tilt.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Boss of Yankees
Says He Is Not
Mad otHorris
BY the Assoeiossd Press

DETROIT. Sept. 17-George M.
Weiss. general manager of the
New York Yankees, can't under
stand the reason for stories about
a rift between him and Manager
Bucky Harris. There has never
been even so much as a cross
word between Harris and my
SELF" he says.
II cannot understand how these
stories start" Weiss adds. so
far as talk of managing in 1S49
Evening star., 1948-09-17

is concerned, ] cannot understand
that either. We are trying to
win this years pennant and the
Yankees of other years never
worked any other way"
Evening star., 1948-09-17

Eric Sturgess, a poker-faced per-
fectionist from South Africa. who
outlasted Earl Cochell of San Fran
cisco, 60, 8-6. SIS. So. 6-3, IN
the ouarterfinals yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Soccer Drill Slated

The Washington Sport Club will
hold soccer practice at Gonzaga
Field Sunday at 10 am.
Evening star., 1948-09-17

The Ladies Major District
League. which is in the process Of
being reorganized even to the eX-
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Citizens Urge Restrictions
On Class A Licenses

A new regulation to confine the
issuance of Glass A liquor licenses
to sites in major" commercial areas
is the aim of the Bradbury Heights
Citizens Association.
In a meeting last night in the
Davis School. Forty-fourth place and
H street Sc, the group adopted
a resolution addressed to the Com
missioners which was directed at ex-
Guiding businesses requiring such IL
censes from predominertly residen-
tial areas.
The group heard the report of
Bernard C. Pifer, who presented
their petition before the Public
Utilities Commission hearing yester-
day opposing the route change
which the Washington, Marlboro e.
Annapolis Motor Lines is seeking in
its Bradbury Heights local busline.
The association decided to ask
Improvement of Ridge road Sc. be-
tween Ely place and H street. Other
work requested was the putting
through of Burns street Sc. from
Texas avenue to H street which
would have to be brought through
from Forty-fourth place to- meet
Burns and the putting through of
Alabama avenue Sc. from H street
to Hillside road.
Election of officers for the coming
year, scheduled for last nights meet
ing. was postponed until next
month. The meeting was conducted
by Henry w. Austin. president.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Wisconsin Avenue Theafer
Opposed by Citizens Group

The Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association voted last
night to oppose the construction of
a theater at Wisconsin avenue and
Newark street NV.
The association voted to send let
tiers expressing its opposition to the
Kass Realty Co. and to District au-
thorities.
The cooperation of the Northwest
Council of Citizens Associations will
be sought in opposing the construc-
ton If the theater plans go forward.
In further action, the group voted
to send a letter to the District Com
missioners lauding the present cam
paign against the needless blowing
of auto horns. Another letter to the
Commissioners will call for the re-
appointment of James P. Flana-
gan as chairman of the PUG.
F. L. Florence was elected treas
urer and recording secretary of
the association and Lawrence L.
Gourley was elected delegate to
the Northwest Council of Citizens
Associations.
Joseph A. Roney, president,
conducted the meeting which was
held in the st. Adams Guild Hall,
Wisconsin and Massachusetts, ave-
nueS NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Residents of Badensburg Greenbelt and Prince Georges
County will get thrill out of food shopping at this
completely different streamned super market of the future
Enjoy your food shopping in the kind of market you've
been waiting forentrey postwar ideas with amazing
innovations in every department Cut shopping time
in half at the 1000 Self-Servce Meat Dept giving you
greater variety everything readypced and wrapped in
Evening star., 1948-10-20

sparkling cellophane-no waiting. Get the freshest,
crspest Vegetables and Fruits at the latest type Rerg
Grated Produce Stands Frosted Foods and Dairy Products
in newest opentop refrigerated Mammoth displays
of Groceries easy to reach Bakery Products
and Pastry fresh from the ovens EVERY day Beauty
and Health Aids Ice Cream in insulated bags: It's
your dream of food market-youI be delighted with
what you and it will be pleasure to welcome you.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Cornell Dean to Speak

Frank c. Baldwin, dean of men at
Cornell University. will speak at the
Cornell Alumni Club of Washing
tons first fall smoker at 8 o'clock
tonight at the Dodge Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Yourself everything
famia
like it.