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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-10-22
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r. Z. DIXON

DALLAS, Texas-Tre Texas College Steers Southern
Jaguars emerged from crucial Saturday
front the neck and neck pace the Southwest grid
front Both have four games for perfect
records They the lone undeeated united elevens in
the major circuit in the Southwest The SCOREBOARD:
Texas College 25, Langston o. Southern o. Arkansas g.
Wlberorce T. Grambng 0; Sam Huston 49, Bishop 49,
Phiander Louisville 21 Arkansas Baptist IL, Mary Allen
Texas Steers Stampede tangson 20By holding the up
quarter the Texas College Steers defeated Langston Saturday
harrington Field Fort Worth $50 This annual
exhoma grid classic had the TEX this time as
laundering herd rolled II first downs while holding Lang
first quarter drive Of 43 yards paid off with the
Steers touchdown Alvin Anderson Jared straight
through line yards standing Chalks
yard pass Payne brilliant running of Bobbie Meek
and Anderson featured the Steers play in the first quarter Inc
half ended Texas 6, Langston 0.
The third period though scoreles ended with Texas in pos
session ayemen stripe Anderson cracked the
middle standing for the the first play of the fourth
quarter The gave way the ashng Steer oense
and the fine defensive efforts of sound Texas line backed up
by ebert hard hitting secondary began to exact its toll Fol-
lowing nlcct ption of Mosleys pass the Langson
49, Sbey atemated to to the Lions yard
line Sbey the touchdown Willie Jones wheeled
around his the business end OF double reverse
scamper yards for the Texans final touchdown In the last
minute of the game.
Southern Downs Arkansas 276-A. W. Mumfords pennant
Southern Jaguars turned the heat to wipe out oo
first quarter lead and then win going away Saturday
Pine Bluff by Snow Taylor went from tine
Arkansas the Jaguars first touchdown to cap ~ yaro
drive Posey the of Jaguar
the second coming AZ yard payoff aerial from Sand
Morgan intercepted stray Arkansas late in the
81 yards for Souherns final touchdown Brtto
tally through the tough Jagar line after
Williams had back intercepted Southern pass to reach
the visitors yard stripe early In the first quarter
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How They'll Finish-AthIetcs, Fifth
Fast Slab Staff Makes Mocks
Dunqerous Club to All Rivals

from the minors are, uotably, Le-
land LoW Brissie and Alex Kellner
If he makes good, Brissie will
write a brilliant chapter in baseball
Wounded in Italy, Lou nearly lost
his left leg and his life. Only Bris-
sic believed he would pitch again
and last year, after % operations on
his leg, he won %, lost and fash
iofled an earned-run average OF 1.91
for Savannah.
The AS have the fiery Ferris Fain
and the aging Rudy York to play
first base, Pete Suder for second
Eddie Joost for short and either
Hank Majeski or Rookie Milt Rut-
ner for third. In the outheld the
AS probably will start Barney Nc
Coskey, Sam Chapman and Elmer
Valo, trio which might generate
power If Chapman can return tc
prewar form. In addition there are
George Binks, Don White from San
Francisco and, if doctors can cor
rect blind spot" Zeb Eaton, for.
mer pitcher, who hit 1853 for Bir-
mingham.
The catching staff is average, with
Buddy Rosar due for the most work
and Mike Guerra and Herman
Franks assisting. With more speed
and a better infield, the AS might
be first division contenders, but ever
as they stand they're certain te
make trouble for all clubs.
-STANN.
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By Lewis T. Atehison

It was . coincidence that
Frank (Tiger) Walton, the Red
skins new line coach. was in
town over the week end when
the tragic finale Of DR.. Jock
Sutherland's fabulous story was
moving to its dramatic conclu-
sion at Pittsburgh. Walton left
the tall Scot with the military
bearing to return to the Tribe, his
first pro football love, and his
departure was q surprise to the
doctor.
HE wouldn't believe me when
I said I was leaving" Tiger re-
called. HE didn't think I could
60 without his permission"
Permission. That was a key
word with Sutherland. He was
the autocrat Of pro football. A
king In . world Of his own. The
supreme authority who handed
down decisions in everything
pertaining to the Steelers from
the signing of players to the pur-
chase Of q 50-cent pair Of wool
socks. Jock liked to run things
his way. 1t was q hard, demand
ing way, but it paid of in hard,
winning football.
It had been bruited about that
even Art Rooney, president OF
the club, had to telephone for an
appointment when he wanted to
confer with Sutherland. Walton
said that was beyond his ken,
but that the assistant coaches,
including Johnny Nicholson,
Jocks right bower, knocked re-
spectfully on his Office door be-
fore entering.
The doctor was q hard task
master in preseason training.
I'VE arrived at camp on Sun
day and Monday afternoon We
had the pads on and were scrim-
maging," Walton told us. From
then on the players wore pads
every day. Whether they scrim-
mayed or hit the tackling
dummy they had to bring full
gear on the field. But you've got
to do that with the single wing.
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Worshom Drops
To 27st in Coin as
Masters Failure

National Open Champion Lew
Worsham finished out Of the
money in the Masters and
dropped back to 21st on the list
Of money winners. on the PdA
winter tour, which was con-
cluded with the Augusta event.
Champion Claude Harmon and
Herman Keiser showed Worsham
from 10th to 2lst by passing
him in money won.
In the II events in which the
Washingtonian, now the Oak
mont pro, participated, he I'm
ished in the money in seven and
missed in i've He missed two
tournaments due to illness. His
best showing was at Green's
boro, where he finished second.
In "a rounds on the tour
Worsham averaged 1910 strokes
per round and won 81, ,404.9e. In
the Masters. Lew posted consec-
utive rounds Of 74-78-71-76-299
on the par u course. his highest
score Of the winter circuit.
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Mikan Cages 40 Points
las lakers Get Pro Title
lx thu A,.eeioi.d Prss,

CHICAGO, April 12-The next
goal for the Minneapolis Lakers is
winning the final playoff series
with Rochester, N. Y, for the Ma
tional Basket Ball League cham
pionship.
George. Mikan, the Lakers' lanky
center, fiicked in record 40 points
last night to power the NBL club
to the pro tournament title in Chi
cago Stadium before a crowd of
1892. Minneapolis captured the
10th annual meet with 75-71 deci-
sion over the independent New
York Rens.
The Anderson (Ind0 Packers OF
the NBL took third place in the
meet by beating the Tri-City Black
hawks, another league team, in the
first game, 66 to a.
Minneapolis opens the final NBL
playon series ut home against the
Royals tomorrow night.
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night a brain condition was dis
covered. A four-hour exploratory
operation resulted in discovery o1
the tumor. Almost Immediately
surgeons began another four-houl
c e:eration, but were unable to re.
move the malignant tumor.
Sutherland left Pittsburgh about
three weeks ago, travelling alone OF,
combined business and scouting
trip. He is known to have visited
Coach Wallace Wade at Duke Uni
versity, Durham, N. c., and to have
visited New Orleans. His move.
ments from the time he left New
Orleans are a mystery.
Although he had complained o1
headaches, his death shocked hii
friends. Typical Of their comment
Bert Bell, president of the Ma.
tional Football League: HE and
were very warm friends. The Ma.
tional Football League is deeply
grieved at the death of the doctor
We know that the league and foot.
ball all over the country received 6
terrific loss"
Great Teacher to Goldberg.
| Wellington Mara, vice president
and secretary of the New York Foot.
ball Giants: "Dr. Sutherland al
least had the satisfaction of turn.
ing in the best one-year rebuilding
Job in the history of the league las
year."
Marshall Goldberg, one Of Suth
(See SUTHERLAND, Page AID
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II 3 y SYSTEM tIldt TGQuucS clu"
less hours of body contact to
keep q team sharp. It doesn't
have enough variety Of assign
ments, as you have in the T, to
keep the players interested"
The Steelers had only 30-odd
running plays, not counting
passes, during the season, Wal
ton said. Sutherland gave them
out in training camp and once
the campaign was under way left
details to his assistants. He
didn't hesitate to delegate au-
thority, but he made sure he had
the right assistants to handle it.
There was another report that
1t tormented Sutherland's Scot
tish soul to see high-salaried
players sitting on the bench. At
league meetings other. club OIL
cials ribbed Jock about it and 1t
was no secret that he baked at
paying high salaries to men who
couldn't give full value in return.
This thriftiness was reported
holding up the Steelers' bargain
ing for Ray Evans Of Kansas and
Bob Chappuis Of Michigan, each
Of whom is supposed to have de-
manded $4,000.
Chappuis' running, according to
scout reports, is only fairly good
because he's a fairly good passer
an vice versa. He's not the
kind of back Sutherland would
have handed a blank check and
told to write his own ticket. Nor
did Evans measure up as a $20,-
600 player in Jocks opinion, ac-
cording to the same sources.
Walton had no opinion to Of
fer on this matter, except to pre-
dict the Steelers would sign one
OF the two.
Sutherland left the coaching
OF the team pretty much to his
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SteeIers Ponder Successor to Coach Sutherland
Football Nouns Star
Memoir; Nicholson
Mentioned for Job
sy the Assoeiatsd Pres.

PITTSBURGH. April u. - John
Nicholson, first assistant coach Of
the Pittsburgh Steelers, was men,
toned In many circles today as the
man most likely to succeed DR.. John
B. Sutherland as coach OF the Ma
tional Football League team.
Sutherland died yesterday after
an operation for a malignant brain
tumor.
Nicholson long has been Suther-
lands right-hand man, serving as an
assistant coach under the famed
coach at the University Of Pitts
burgh, the Brooklyn Dodgers and
the Steelers.
He learned the Sutherland Sys-
tenn" as varsity quarterback at Pitt
in 1935-6-7. Sutherland once was
quoted as telling Nicholson:
You know as much about foot
ball as do. Someday, you'll take
over. I'll be around to help you,
but I'm getting up in years and want
to retire" q
The 59-year-old Sutherland's five
year contract was due to expire in
1851.
Malignant Tumor Not Removed.
Sutherland, who achieved his
greatest fame at the University of
Pittsburgh, was found wandering
not far from his mired car last
Wednesday near Bandana, KY.
Physicians first believed he was suf-
fering from nervous exhaustion.
After he was flown here Friday
Evening star., 1948-04-12
BY fhs Asseeiaisd Press

AUGUSTA, Ca. April 1.-THE
18th annual Masters golf tourna-
ment is over, but not the memory of
dark-horse Claude Harmon's win
with record-tying 279.
For Harmon, a stocky club pro
who winters at Seminole Club, Palm
Beach, Fla, and summers at Winged
Foot, Ms.naroneck, N. Y, the victory
yesterday was worth $2,500.
His 279 tied the Masters record
set by Ralph Guldahl in 1899.
The 31-year r-old Harmon came in
five strikes ahead of Cary Middlecoff
of Memphis, Tenn, who was second
in the field of 81 of the worlds best
golfers.
Harmon,s winning score was So
strokes ahead Of the most famous Of
them all. Bobby Jones, making his
annual tournament appearance, reg
istered another 70 yesterday for q
72-hole total of 315, his worst COM
petitive showing.
Harbert Goes to Pieces.
In third place with 287 was Chick
Harbert of Detroit, who blew up on
the first nine of the final round
after starting the day as the chief
threat to Harmon.
Tied for fourth and matching par
of 288 were Lloyd Mangrum OF
Chicago, the first days leader, and
Jim Ferrier, also of Chicago. The
remainder of the field was scattered
like birdshot with pre-tournament
favorites finding the 6,800-yard, par
81 course too much OF q headache.
Defending Champion Jimmy
Demaret of Ojai, Calf, was down
in the 295 bracket, with Vic Ghezzi
of Kansas City, Fred Haas. jr., OF
New Orleans, Ed Dudley OF Au-
gusta and Bob Hamilton OF Evans
vile, Ind.
Ben Hogan Of Hershey, Pa. was
tied with Ed Furgol OF Pontiac,
Mich, at 28s. Byron Nelson OF Roa-
noke, Tex, and the leader at the
halfway mark, Harry Todd OF
Dallas, Tex, shared the 200 spot.
Harmon, who came here more
for the pleasure than as a serious
contender, shot steady game. He
had rounds of 10, 10, SO and 10. He
attributed his lack of tension to
the fact that his nerves had not
undergone a gradual frying on the
winter tour like those Of his rivals
When the pressure began to make
itself felt on the final t8 holes. how
ever, Harmon began showing his
Evening star., 1948-04-12
-Four Curtis Cup Golfers
In Norfh-Soufh Tourney
~ the A,,eeiu,sd Press

PINEHURST, N. c., April IA
field of 100 shotmakers, including
fouS Curtis Cup Players, was set
for today's qualifying round of the
46th annual North and South
women's golf tournament.
National Champion Louise Suggs
OF Lithia Springs. Ga, is favored to
capture her third North and South
crown.
q However, she anticipated strong
competition from her Curtis Cup
teammates, Mrs. Estelle Lawson
Page, former National champion
from Chapel Hill and Greensboro,
who has won the title seven times;
Mrs. Edwin H. Ware. jr., Curtis cap
tain from Marion, Pa, and six times
winner of the event. and Grace
Lencyk. Newington. Conn.
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Harmon Ascribes Masters Win
To Looseness of Pleasure Play

champion caliber. He had q lead
Of only two strokes over Harbert,
but Harbert shot himself out Of
the match with . 50 going out.
Harmon had 3-under-par 33.
Harmon Takes Big Risk.
On the final nine Harmon took
terrible risk. On the 480-yard,
dog-leg 18th. q cinch par 5 for
any one playing his second shot
short of the creek, Harmon chose
to try for an eagle.
His low second caught the, ditch
and he was sprayed as he drove
the ball from the water, but even
so he got his par.
A crowd Of some 10000, largest in
the tournaments history, followed
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Sutherland Ruled as King in World All His Own
Redskins New Line Coach Tells Of Monos Lives Steeers

assistants, but Saturday and
Sunday he took control with an
iron hand. His players led .
monastic life. They were in
structed to remain in their hotel
rooms on road trips until given
new orders via telephone. They
practiced on Saturday, for ex-
ample, then returned to their
rooms to rest. They had q chalk
meeting, and rested. Ate dinner,
went to a two-hour movie, had
another chalk talk, and returned
to their rooms.
Sunday, after breakfast, they
were sent back to their rooms,
the same after dinner-which
the Steelers ate later than most
teams, which usually have q
thick steak about 10 am They
didn't even have time to stroll
around the block, 80 closely were
they supervised. But the system
paid of in sound, hard football.
The players strike last year,
when the Steelers demanded an
extra weeks pay for waiting
around to meet the Eagles In
the Eastern playon after their
tie, ranked the good doctor. He
was all for paying OF the dis
gruntled players and going on
with what was left. But Rooney
stepped in and settled the mat
ter.
Doc was difficult to know. He
trusted few newspapermen, ale
though he was polite but re-
served to all. Alone and in the
company of intimates he was .
grand companion and good story
teller. Not everybody UNDER
stood him, but his monument In
football will be the respect Of
his fellow coaches and the record
made by his tough-hided teams.
Evening star., 1948-04-12

acknowledged Of the
why Brooklyn generally considered complete without
umpire arguments and general hoodlumsm This legend
radio comedian alive whereas it's fact that
Brooklyn differs little from other major league cities in tone gent
contest well played All during Duroces reign
its baseball reputation hardly gored in it.
couldn't right out that Duroher advocating
baseball judgement that score But
giving it, where off writing that
What's he done make him
authority? prove point?
Enter the Mild Mr.. Shotton
people will nice He's been nice
and he remains elderly courteous mild old gae
in his and who still buy and sell
Durochers For all his fau-and the fellow is
Mccarthy bascay who'd rather win diamond left
unboody. And Mccarthy won nine pennants, too.
baseball history there gracious more gente
than Bill He managed the Cardinals and Reds and
coaching for the Indians He four pennants
mild Miller Higgins winner of six pennants
all the trimmings But he abused
his privileges; the merits of his team
guy Durocher. who condones bean balls, pkng
generally baseba7 did he win? 1899 he
pennan thrown baseball
Shoon took his place.
did Shotton known suggest spiking Or
AL did business And the net result
Brooklyn beat the Cards five The Buns
they within hit Of
winning everything.
Gentle reader give you Leo Durocher
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Exhibition Baseball
By the Assoeiaisd Prsss

~ me AsSoetofed Pfeae
Games To-day. 'ii
Philadelphia (N) Va. Washington tA.).
Chicago tN.) W. st. Louis (N). 70
Cincinnati CN0 vs.. Boston (A). 40
Boston ND vs.. Richmond P. L..
New York tN) W. Cleveland tA). -.
Pittsburgh tN.) W. Fort Worth IT. L.).
Brooklyn tN.) vs.. Newport News P. L..
chicago (A) vs.. Dallas Ct. L).
Detroit (A) vs.. Little Rock g. AZ.
New York A) W. Birmingham 70. A..
Philadelphia tA) VS.. Atlanta 70. A..
et. Louis (AD ". Tyler Lone star).v
Results Yesterday.
Atlanta ts. A., /; Boston (AD. O,
Cleveland A.). 12: New York (N), I.
Philadelphia (N). 9; Washinston a..
/.
Nev York A3. IA; New orlsan. Is.
Chicago tA. 5: Pittsburgh N). 1. ~
Chicago tN). IL: Dallas IT L.. ..
Memphis Is. Al, 8; Detroit "a,
st.. Louis A). 8; Fort Worth IT. L..
Houston ct. L.. 3; ct. Louis tN), 1.
Philadelphis al. s. Birminsham ts!'
Cincinnati tN), 4; Boston tN.).
Brooklyn -(N) vs.. Baltimore Il. L.
Cancelled, rain,
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Baking WensIoff
Sold by Yankees
ToCIeveIond
BY the Assoeiofed Prsss

NEW YORK, April Charles,
Wensloff, right-handed pitcher
who refused to sign with the New
York Yankees this year, was sold
today to the Cleveland Indians.
The amount Of cash was not dis
closed.
Earlier this spring wensloff
was sold to the Philadelphia
Phils, but was returned to the
Yankees Saturday when he re-
fused to report to the National
League team.
Wensloff won three and lost
one last year. His biggest year
was in 1943 when he captured H.
decisions and lost IL.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Seerey's New Power
Enthuses Boudreau;
Brook Lineup Hay
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

TULSA, Okla, April 12.-For the
time being at least, Pat Seerey has
won the Cleveland Indians right
field position. "I've got to leave
Pat in there now" Tribe Manager
Lou Boudreau said yesterday cttey
Seerey clubbed his fourth homer
IL Two days to pace the Indians
to a 1874 victory over the New York
Giants. Boudreau said Seerey has
experimented so much that he may
have finally found himself"
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-"Old Re-
liable" Tommy Heinrich is belt
ing the ball above the 400 mark
for the New York Yankees. The
brilliant outfielder has banged
out IA hits in his last 26 trips
to the plate including two hon.
ers.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The
Brooklyn Dodgers return to their
home grounds early this week, but
it's still anybody's guess as to who
will be IN the starting lineup Wnen
the season opens.
I. CHARLOTTE, N. c. Ewell
Blackwell of the Cincinnati Reds
will be ready to open the Ma
tional League season against
Pittsburgh. The whiplash arm
blanked Boston's Braves for
eight innings yesterday before
giving up three runs on two
walks, a double and a single.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex-Manager
Billy Meyer still was looking for a
pitcher to hurl the season opener
today after watching Kirby Higbe
fail as the Pittsburgh Pirates bowed
to the Chicago White Sox, 81 yes
terday. Higbe went along okay for
six innings, but was knocked out OF
the box in the seventh.
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coan inserting errors into the up

Coan inserting errors into the up.
rising.
Mats Count In Eighth. q
Eddie Yost's tumble Of Emil
verban's grounder with the bases
loaded presented the Phillies an.,
other run in the sixth and they
picked up their final run In the
eighth when Seminick walked,
Leonard sacrificeds and Johnny
Blatnik singled.
Washington's only run was de-
livered with two out In the eighth.
AL Evans singled, but Early Wynn
flied out and Sullivan forced Evans
before AL Kozar rammed q double
to center, scoring Sullivan.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Basket Boss Not ToIking
On Offer to Resign Job
BY the Associated Press

BRANSON, Mo, April 12.-Ward
Piggy Lambert had mo CON-
ment" today on reports he had Of
fered to resign his $15,000-a-yeal
job as commissioner of the National
Basket Ball League.
The reports came out of a meet
ing of the National Basket Bal
League at Chicago Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Mats DoIefuI as Sag in Attack
Follows Collapse Of Defense
Hudson and Pieretti
Oppose Phiis Today
By a Staff cerr., pendent q m. 5,

BY Sfoff Correspondent ef The Sfaf
GREENvILLE, s. c., April
12.-Now In the last week OF
their exhibition schedule, the
Mats were slated to meet the
Philadelphia Phillies here today.
Sid Hudson and Chick Pier
etti were scheduled to oppose
Curt Simmons, the Phils' young
schoolboy hurler.
Evening star., 1948-04-12

This deduction is based primarily on chapter
from Durocher's forthcoming book, Dem Buns"
This chapter running in Cosmopolitan, is entitled
Mice Guys Finish Last and 1t hit our desk all
dressed up in a special reprint, indicating the
Cosmopolitan people, as well as Durocher, are
pretty proud Of it.
Durocher makes the point that he's not
nice guy. 1--WE always said I'd trip my own grand
mother If she were carrying the winning run in
against me- and I've meant 1t" writes the Lip, who
maintains throughout his paper that, in baseball.
personal interests are best served If blood, teeth
and various pieces of the enenys anatomy are
hall de1d
Evening star., 1948-04-12

he American
L e a 6 ue h a S
feared all win
ter, namely, that
p hill a d elphia S
Athletics figure
to have one of
the three best
pitching STATS in
the circuit. Next
to the Yankees
Joe Page, Chris
topher was the
best relief hurl-
or of 1947.
Pitching is the
AS chief hope OF
hnishirr In the
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first division. They have little else.
The club is short on power and has
little speed afoot. But SO promising
is the slab corps that Philadelphia
is picked to finish fifth, ahead OF
the Browns, Mats and White Sox.
Mack's big pitcher is Phil Marchil-
don, winner of 10 and loser OF only
o games last year. Behind the
Canadian war hero are veterans
Bill McCahan, Dick Fowler, Bob
Savage, Carl Scheib, Joe Coleman
and Bill Dietrich. And coming up
Evening star., 1948-04-12

When Connie Mack recently sold
Relief Pitcher Russ Christopher to
the Indians, the dean of baseball
managers verified what the rest of
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Win, Lose, or Draw
Nice Guys Don't Always Finish Last
By FRANCIS E. sTANN

Doroher modern records for taste before ne
suspended Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler
that back baseball the fellow has improved The
vacation him good His has from to
Evening star., 1948-04-12
Philadelphia As Official Roster, 1o48
PITCHERS

Connie Mack Manager.
AL Simmons Mack Brucker Keee Coaches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-13

answers all questions is, they say, not
the real thing at all Only the gullible
think so. For example, in the matter
Of labor. he favors the Taft-ITartley
lawZbut urges amendments which
delight the labor bosses and take out
most Of it's teeth.
His Communist declarations pre-
sent another example He advocates
driving the Communist party out Of
existence by law but is opposed to re-
curing labor leaders to make affi-
davits that they are not Communists,
thus making it harder for the labor
unions to drive the Communists out
Of their unions Another example is
given by Mr. Thomas L. Stokes, we'll
known "liberal" commentator, who re-
Gently Travelled with both Taft and
Stassen. Contrasting the two, Mr..
Stokes says when Mr. Taft is asked,
for instance, whether he favors uni
versal military training you get a
blunt NO" Asked the same question,
Mr.. Stassen goes into a long riga
marole in which he gets on every
conceivable side of the issue and
winds up with no concrete stand at
all. Nevertheless. Mr.. Stokes writes.
you hear people say as they go out: