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Evening star., 1948-04-19
Johnny Razzed, Mats
Make Desperate Try
To Fill InfieId Gap
By Burton Howkins

Washingtons quest Of q suitable
shortstop was intensified today
when 34-year-old Mark Christman
suddenly was inserted in the Nats'
opening day lineup, leaving q de.
jected Johnny Sullivan perched On
the bench.
The reason for the switch osten-
sibly was to ease the pressure" on
Sullivan, but indications are tho
Mats bosses are seeking to lift the
pressure permanently by attempting
to obtain . hard-hitting shortstop.
II don't know where we'll get .
shortstop. but we'll just have to find
one In q hurry" admitted ona
Washington ofiicial.
It was . significant move which
dispatched the veteran Christnaan.
q steady fielder but weak hitter. Ia
. post Sullivan had been threaten.
ing to lose all spring.
sullivan was accorded no hearty
reception when the Mats returned
here Saturday for an exhibition
game with the Baltimore Orioles.
His name was booed when the line.
up was announced, he was booed
again when he stepped to the plate
and the heckling increased when
Johnny took third strikes In his
first two trips to the plate.
Kuhel and Griff Agree.
4 Manager Joe Kuhel consulted
President Clark Grifith Yesterday
and from that conference came the
decision to play Christman at short.
stop against the Orioles yesterday
at Baltimore and again today
against the New York Yankees.
II the Mats bosses haven't tossed
in the towel on Sullivan they are
showing no great satisfaction with
his fielding or hitting. Grifith and
Kuhel hint that Sullivan may return
to shortstop in q day or two, but
temporarily at least Christman In
the Mats shortstop and Sullivan
may ind him difficult to dislodge.
1t could be an embarrassing posi-.
ton for Christman, who Is Sulli-
vans roommate and firm friend, but
Mark is taking over only because
Johnny failed to impress in a
lengthy trial at shortstop during
five weeks Of exhibition games.
Christmas doesn't blend with the
Mats avowed policy to build with
youth. He saw little service in ex-
hibition games and most Of that was
at first base. The Mats scaned Sulh.
van, Sam Meeks and Jim Clark in .
desperate effort to locate an ade-
quate performer, but Clark was
shunted to Chattanooga and Meeks
couldn't click in a brief trial.
INJURY Handicaps Meeks.
Meeks, though. may be tested fur
ther If the Mats fail to obtain q
shortstop by trading or buying. He
has been handicapped by bruised
hand in the few games he has played
and has been batting with rubber
pad taped to his bat. ...
Meanwhile the Mats were hoping
to make an encouraging showing
against the Yankees in the three
game series here. Early Wynn was
slated to oppose Allie Reynolds on
the mound in today's opener, with
ICE. NArC pace A-I7l
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Opening Day Finds Baxter Calm
But Busy Wth.Nots' Welfare

Grihath Stadium's calmest EN-
ploye today was Frankie Baxter,
the Mats clubhouse custodian and
equipment manager. Opening day
can be hectic behind the scenes,
what with reporters and photog-
raphers cluttering up the dressing
rooms, umpires believing for a
batch of towels, players nervously
attempting to wiring saWdust from
bats and swarms of out-of-town
fans requesting to see players from
their home towns "for just a min.
ute" but in the midst of that con-
fusion Baxter remains unperturbed.
It's a familiar setting to Baxter,
for So years ago when Clark Grimth
was managing the Mats his batboy
was Frankie. Baxter hasn't missed
opening day as Grifdth's employe
since Vice President Sherman tossed
out the first ball in 1912.
Baxter saw President Taft throw
out the first ball in 1911, but it was
as a scorecard peddler that Frankie
got into the park that day. He
was working for Lawrence Phillips,
the famed one-armed announcer
whose ringing johnson and Ruel
battery shouting through a mega
phone remains fond memory for
many fans. Phillips, now owner OF
the Johnny j. Jones Exposition,
then was in command Of conces-
sions.
"nvaAvf
When the batboy was fired in
1912, frankie applied for the job
and got 1t. He remained a batboy
for three years, then shifted into
clubhouse operations under Willie
Carroll. When Carroll quit in 1923,
Baxter succeeded him, giving up a
part time bookkeeping job with a
local automobile firm.
He's a man with thousand mi
nor details plaguing him. When the
Mats hastily pack their trunks for
a road trip it's frankie who must
make certain they haven't forgot
ten anything. He supervlses
swarm of youngsters who sprint to
the nearest store for sandwiches
for the players, keeps a supply OF
cold soft drinks in the clubhouse,
wires the shortstop's wife to meet
Englewood Station on Saturday. Or
ders new spikes for the first base
man, gets tickets for friends of the
left fielder and q new tire for the
catcher'S car.
frankie is a handyman. In five
minutes he can lay in a supply OF
ice, produce a wheel of sharp cheese
or toss q size 40 -sweatshirt to an
irritated pitcher. He accomplishes
his bookkeeping by grabbing the
nearest ball box, ripping off the
sides and scrawling on the bottom,
wynn, 2 pr. socks; Early, l sweat
shirt; get new brooms. check laun-
dry bill; Christman, tickets Ma
tional Wednesday; Vernon's suit
pressed; Kuhels shoes shined."
Keeps Club Secrets.
Players and managers love his
loyalty, for he never belittles them.
He never gives a sports writer tip
on story and he has been in a po-
sition to pass along information on
virtually every deal the Mats have
made. He has been confidant of
managers. but what he hears is
kept in his semibald head.
He has seen hundreds of players
come and 60. He'll tell you the
generous tippers - Bobo Newsom,
Gerald Walker, Bruce Campbell and
ethers-but of the tight-fisted fell
Evening star., 1948-04-19

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
BUCKY HARRIS, YANKEES:
II think we have enough to win
again, but we must beat the Red
Sox. They are going to be good
all season. They've got great
power. I respect that lineup.
1 hope their pitching stays mud
died for a while. Detroit has
great pitching, put nothing else.
Cleveland and Philadelphia will
be troublesome, but just to q
pesty' point"
JOE MCCARTHY, RED SOX:
1.-THE overall picture, I'd say, is
satisfactory. I'm glad Micky
Harris has shown no, signs OF
trouble with his arm. Johnny
Pesky has come along fine at
third base. I feel sure we will
be able to make it close pen
nant race"
STEVE O'NEILL, TIGERS:
"The Yankees and Red Sox are
the teams to beat. I figure we
will be in the race all the way.
Pitching will make us tough. In
my opinion, no club can match
our staff. I have confidence
changes at shortstop and first
base will give us better balance
than we had last year."
LOU BOUDREAU, INDIANS:
"It's either the Yanks or Boston.
If I have to put one in front I
would make it Boston, with
Cleveland third. Detroit should
be fourth. We are an improved
ball club. With little luck, we
colud make it a three-way pen
nant race"
CONNIE MACK, ATHLETICS:
New York, Boston and Cleve-
land are considerably strength
ened over last year. Each has a
chance for the pennant. We
have high hopes of making the
first division. I think we'll be
fighting Detroit for fourth place"
TED LYONS, WHITE SOx:
New York, Boston, Cleveland,
Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia,
st. Louis and Washington should
finish in that order. The Yam
KEGS have the best pitching staff
in the league and some great hit
ters. We have the best catching
staff in the league and our pitch
ing will be steady"
JOE KUHEL, WASHINGTON:
"We have a young ball club, so
It's too early to tell much about
our chances. But our boys could
come through and surprise lot
OF people. If they don't, well,
we're still building for the tu-
ture."
ZACH TAYLOR, BROWNS:
IF I had a better line on the
other clubs I might try to guess
where the Browns may finish.
But I know very little about
them. It looks like the Yam
KEGS. Red Sox, Indians and
Tigers should finish in the first
division.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Injuries Damage Chances
OF Two White Sox Rocks
BY the Assoeioied Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
CHICAGO, April 19.-Outfielder
Gerald Scala and Pitcher Bill
Wight, two Of the Chicago White
Sox's best rockies, were on the
doubtful list today.
Both were forced to retire during
the Cubs 81 triumph over the
Comiskeys in Wrigley Field yester-
day. The win, accomplished before
24,229 hardy fans, closed the annual
spring series between the crosstown
rivals in a dead heat. Each won
five games since opening spring
training and winding up the series
with three contests in Chicago.
Scala was spiked in a collision
with Right Fielder Bob Kennedy.
Wight reported his arm suddenly
went dead in the fourth lining.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Pinch Stint Saves
Harris Again as
| Mack Pitcher
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-
Pitcher Charles (Bubba) Harris
is going to remain on the Phila-
delphia Athletics hurlihg staff
"at least for now" says Man
ager Connie Mack.
The AS boss yesterday decided
to return Harris to the Lincoln,
Nebr., team of the Western As
sociation on option-then changed
his mind a few hours later.
The decision reversal came
after the American Leaguers de-
feated the Philadelphia Phillies,
80. Harris pitched the ninth
inning and retired the Phils one
two-three.
1t was the second time that
Mack decided against sending
Harris to the Lincoln club. The
young hurler played for Lincoln
last year, winning 10 and losing
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Capital.
He didn't get much Of welcome. The town
was sore. The Senators had been in the American
League II years: had finished sixth twice, eighth
four times and seventh five times. The fans
were wintry and the press sardonic. What was
this little man going to do with a hopeless club
that finished next to last in 1911? Even the first
ball pitcher wasn't top drawer. He was the largely
unremembered Vice President Sherman.
II finished second that year" Grifnth smiled
wistfully last night on the eve OF q new opening
day I'VE just missed. But for the frst time IN 81
years of professional ball washington finished out
of the second division.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Red Sox Purchase Pair
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, April 19.-The contracts
of Pitchers John (Windy) Mccall,
Maurice McDermott, both south
paws, and Jim Shea were acquired
from the Louisville American As
sociation farm team last night by
the Boston Red Sox.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Probable Pitchers

NEW YORK, April 10 (P,.-Probable
pitchers for todays opening major
leagues games and for tomorrow with
last years records in parentheses):
TODAY.
American League.
New York at Washington-Reynold
(19-S) vs.. Wynn 17-15).
National League.
Pittsburgh at. Cincinnati-Gregg
(4-6 vs.. Blackwell (22-S).
Only game scheduled.
TOMORROW.
American League.
Detroit at Chicago-Newhouser 07-
I'D VS.. Haynes u4-6).
st. Louis at Cleveland-Zoldak g.
10) VS.. Feller t20-1D.
New York at Washington-Lopat
Q6-3D VS.. Hudson t6-9).
Only games scheduled.
National League.
Brooklyn at New York-Branca (21-
12) VS.. Jansen GLIB.
121 VS.. Leonard 11-12).
Chicago at Pittsburgh-Borowy ts-
~ VS., Bonham tI1-sl.
Cincinnati at St. Louis-Fox t0.0
VS.. Munser 06-5).
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Exhibition Baseball

cSicsso tN.j. .; Chicago "a. 2,
Cleveland tA0, 13; New York (ND, ..
Brooklyn on, g.; New York ~, 9;
Detroit as. 4; Pittsburgh M, i.
st. Louis tA), 8; st. Louis M, l.,
Cincinnati tN), IL; Syracuse Il. L., !.
Philadelphia a., 3: Philadelphia (N) 2
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Yonkee-Cord World Series Due,
Major Pilots Generally Agree
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK April 1s-The guys who get paid to mastermnd
The major league managers hemselve-thnk the New York
Louis Cardinals will be the next World Series
but predict tight both the National and American
Leagues.
Following are the managers comments
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ports Shortstop Job Goes to Christman Sullivan Fails
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS E. sTANk
Just as 1t Wus in 1912

years Grfth first sent out Wash
Thyseven makes April
Grth up pitcher Al and discarded
Hghlanders bitter
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(see MATS, Page Aid
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Minor Leagues

By the Associated Press
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

INisa, 81 UaNas,
9a 931isnoma CITY, II; Fort worth B.
Houston. 6: San Antonio, 8.
Beaumont, 10; Shreveport, 7.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
|Fnemon Kicked
OHLodder Dies:
Preacher Held
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, May 1O.-A hys-
terical rooftop preacher who used
his feet to thwart efforts to bring
him to earth was accused today of
causing the death of a Baltimore
deputy fire chief.
Lorenz A. Dole, SO, kicked from a
fire ladder yesterday, died in hos
pital early today.
A charge of kicking and causing
the death of Mr.. Dole was filed by
police against William Lane, 80. Mr..
Dole fell Is feet from the ladder and
suffered a fractured skull.
Patrolman Louis J. Mitchell said
he found Lane, who is colored. dane
ing about the roof of three-story
house in robe and pajamas and
preaching to save the world" Wit
nesses said the preaching was audi
BILE for three or four blocks.
Members of the fire department
and four more policemen were on
hand before Lane could be coaxed
onto the ladder. Mr.. Dole, who met
Lane two-thirds of the way up the
ladder, had mounted to try to pre-
vent the preacher" from falling.
The ladder was gradually lowered
after Mr.. Dole was kicked to the
street.
Mr.. Dole is survived by his
mother, widow, son, and a daugh-
ter.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
|koreschi Questioned Two Face Court Today
'0n Financial Activities In $50 Gang Robbery
'At Hod Carrier Trial 0fNewsdea|er Here

Faust Moreschi, defendant in a
100000 labor conspiracy trial in
District Court, today was questioned
about his financial activities in
Washington area work of the Inter-
national Hod Carriers (AFL union
a matter he refused to talk about
before the grand jury on the ground
his answers might tend to incrim-
mate him.
The defense objected when Leo
A. Rover, special assistant to the At
torney General, asked Moreschi
about his grand jury appearance,
at which he claimed immunity. JUS
tice Alexander Holtzoff permitted
the inquiry, however, and Mr.. Rover
then was able to ask about details
of expenses for which the Defendant
received checks.
Moreschi testified he signed about
$50 checks in blank but said he made
regular reports of his expenses to
the District Council of the union.
He said he did not make the quar-
terly financial reports to union
headquarters, although they were
required by the union constitution,
because he thought other officials
were taking care of them.
Moreschi, secretary-treasurer of
the District Council, is on trial with
four other men charged with con-
spiracy through which the Govern
ment claims the union treasury was
looted.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Sisters Of Notre Dame Mark
18th Anniversary Here

The Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur celebrated the 18th ami
versary of their coming to Washing
ton at solemn pontifical mass held
yesterday in st. Aloysius' Church.
The sisters, teachers at Trinity
College and six parish schools in
the District area, heard the Very
Rev. Ferdinand C. Wheeler, S. j.,
rector of Woodstock College, praise
the order for its sacrifices and
work.
The Most Rev. Patrick A. OBoyle,
Archbishop of Washington, pontifi-
Gated at the mass. Celebrant was
the Very Rev. Neil Gargan. S. j..
rector of st. Aloysius' Church and
president of Gonzaga High School
The Rev. Francis E. Garner, S. j.,
served as deacon and the Rev John
B. Lanahan, S. j., as subdeacon.
Miss Ann Wolfe. president of the
Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae,
presented the sisters S2,500 check
from the alumnae at a reception fol-
lowing the mass. The money will
be used to renovate the convent
chapel, North Capitol and K streets,
as a Jubilee memorial,
Evening star., 1948-05-10
HOPKINS Official Asks
State and Local Aid for
Indigents' Clinic Care
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, May l0.-The pres
ident Of the Board of Trustees of
Johns Hopkins Hospital today urged
State and city aid for clinic care
given to indigents by voluntary
nonprofit hospitals.
The trustees president. w. Wal
lace Lanahan, said Maryland's VOL
untary hospitals, of which Hopkins
is the largest, are running out of
funds to pay for treatment to indi-
gent out-patients.
Maryland and Baltimore, he ex-
planned, pay up to $40 day for
needy persons who are hospitalized
Gn-patients), but "for all practical
purposes" pay nothing for out-pa-
tient care.
Mr.. Lanahan continued:
"At present the voluntary hos
pitals of the State are paying in
full an annual bill of about $1,000
900 for medical care to Maryland S
INDECENT and medically INDECENT out
patients.
IF the community permits the
voluntary hospitals to exhaust their
limited resources by paying the to-
tai cost of this care, there will be
no alternative at that time but to
curtail this essential medical service
to those who can least afford to
pay"
Expenses for this fiscal year at the
Hopkins out-patient department will
be about 100000, Mr. Lanahan
reported, leaving a deficit of about
100000. He announced Saturday
that the hospital faces total def
cit of 100000 at the end of the
fiscal year.
Mr.. Lanahan was joined in his
appeal for State and local aid by
Harvey Weiss, director of Sinai Hos
pital and chairman of the Council
on Government Relations for the
Maryland District of Columbia Hos
pital Association.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Blood Controlling Drugs Cut
Fatalities in Heart Disease

Illinois State Medical Society's an
nual meeting.
Patients admitted on even days
of the month, he said, received con-
ventional treatment for the disease.
Those admitted on odd days re-
ceived conventional treatment plus
anticoagulant treatment.
The results to date preliminary
data on 800 alternate cases. indi-
cate that the incidence of deaths
from coronary thrombosis can be
reduced from approximately % per
cent to l3 per cent, or between one
third and one-half, and the incl
Idence of thrombo- -embolic compli-
cations (other blood clots in the
lungs or elsewhere) can be reduced
from approximately 10 per cent to
% per cent, or one-half, by the
proper use of anticoagulant treat
ment.
This means in reality that by the
intelligent use of this new approach,
one person in three who would be
expected to diet from a specific at
tack of coronary occluslon will sur
yiye that attack = ="
Evening star., 1948-05-10
U. s. and British Officers
Meet With Greek Kino
BY the Aweeiossd Press

ATHENS. May 10.-The Greek.
high command met today with King
Paul I and heads of the United
States and British military missions,
1t is believed plans for the next
phase of operations against the
guerrillas were completed. The con-
ference was attended by 1t. Gen.
James A. Van Fleet, head of the
United States military mission, andr
Maj. Gen. H. H. Down, of the Brit;
ish mission. =
Gen. Demetrios Yadjis. Greek
chief of staff, and his deputy, Maj.
Gen. Stylianos Kitrilakis, met for:I
the first time in several months with
the three corps commanders and
the commander of forces in the
Peloponnesus., Also present was Lit
Gen. Alexander Papagos, the Kings
chamberlain and commander of theo
successful Greek campaign against
the Italians in World War II. -
Evening star., 1948-05-10
u. n. Rushes Work
On 5topgap Regime
To Rule Palestine
By the As,oeioted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, May 10.-The
United Nations rushed plans today
for an emergency caretaker regime
to assume authority in Palestine at
midnight Friday.
| A blue print for such shadow
government is ready for discussion
at special 12-nation Palestine sub
committee meeting.
Norwegian Delegate Finn Moe
worked out rough draft over the
week end at the request of the sub
committee
Virtually all hope for a long-term
solution, such as U. N. trustee
ship, has vanished, but most dele
gates still feel they may be able to
work out a stopgap plan before
Britain ends her mandate rule four
days from now
May Approve British Idea.
While details of the plan still
nave to be agreed on, it appears the
special Palestine Assembly may ap-
prove regime along the lines sug-
2ested by Britain last week
! This would be a small commission
made up of neutrals and would
nave no authority to enforce de-
cisjons. 1t would act largely as an
agency to administer whatever es-
sential services the Arabs and Jews
agreed to place under its authority
The commission also would act as
mediation body to try to get as
much cooperation as possible in the
divided Holy Land
Called Realistic Approach"
This plan, in effect, recognizes
that Palestine already has been
partitioned by force and would try
to make the best of it. A Jewish
Agency spokesman called it a
realistic approach"
Meanwhile, another problem-the
selection of neutral commissioner
to act as mayor of Jerusalem-was
reported near solution. Informed
quarters said at least one promi-
nent resident Jerusalem had been
accepted by both Jewish and Arab
representatives for the post.
The British high commissioner in
Palestine was informed of this last
night and was expected to appoint
the commissioner Immediately un-
less a hitch develops. The name
of the acceptable candidate was not
disclosed here
Evening star., 1948-05-10
3 In Milk Cart Find $239,OOO
And Turn 1t Over to Post Office

see six packages Of currency with
four marked $50, ,000."
Five of the packages, they said,
we're intact, while the sixth was
broken. spilling out $40 bills.
Il was scared to DEATH" said Mr..
Bradberry. Il didn't know there was
that much money in the world"
All three hurried the money to
the post office at nearby College
Park, and there they were told
the money vast lost from a train
which passed at 9 o'clock the night
before. The. loss was reported at
Opelika, Ala.
Mrs. Helen Douglas Mankin, for
mer House member from Georgia,
who is one OF Mr.. Bradberrys milk
customers, said she would try to
get a suitable r1ward for the three
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Toronto Star Is WiIIed
To Charitable Foundation
BY the Associated Press

TORONTO, Ontario, May 10
The Toronto Daily Star announced
today its publisher had willed it to
charitable foundation.
The publisher and owner, Joseph
E. Atkinson, 80, died Saturday of
heart disease
The Star the circulation of which
is about 350,000, and the Star Week.
ly. which goes to 100000 weekend
subscribers, were willed in perpetuity
to the Atkinson Charitable Founda-
ton. Seven trustees, majority of
them working newspapermen of the
Star. will govern the foundation and
the Star and Star Weekly
The foundation will devote its
profits to religious, charitable and
educational objects in Ontario only.
The announcement said Mr.. At
kinsons family readily agreed to
the foundation, which he started
planning several years ago.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, May 10.-Two milk
men and a girl told today of find-
ing $239, 900 and of turning the
money over to postal authorities.
The strange story came to light
when the three told it to the At
lanta Constitution. This is their
version:
H. T. Bradberry, %; his niece,
Willow Joan Wall. Is, and his faith
er-in-law. D. S. Simmons. all of
Stonewau. Ga, started out to de-
liver milk the morning of April %.
: Mr.. Simmons noticed a torn mail
sack alongside the Atlanta e. West
sPoint Railroad tracks and investi-
gated.
All three. when Mr. Simmons
picked up the mail pouch. peeked
through the hos Inside they could
Evening star., 1948-05-10
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

CHICAGO. May 10.-Deaths from
coronary thrombosis-on of the
common and fatal forms of heart
disease-can be cut from one third
to one half with new blood control
ling drugs, a 20-month Nation wide
survey showed today.
The investigation was sponsored
by the American Heart Association
with the financial support of the
United States Public Health Service.
It involved 1000 patients in II
United States hospitals.
The drugs used principally are the
anticoagulants dicumerol and hep
arin. They tend to prevent blood
from CLOTHING. Coronary thrombosis
is the formation of blood clot in
an artery leading directly to the
heart. If the clot becomes big
enough to shut off all or most of
the blood to the heart, the sufferer
dies.
DR.. Irving s. Wright, associate
professor of clinical medicine at
Cornell University, described the
study in a paper prepared for the