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Evening star., 1949-03-09
BY the Assoeioted Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Mar. 8.
Two surprise Withdrawals today
heightened chances for a keen
fight for individual and team
honors in the 26th annual Inter-
collegiate Boxing Association
tourney, beginning here Friday.
The field of defending cham
pions was reduced from six to
five when the University of Vir-
ginia announced that Basil Mira
gliotta will not defend his 145-
pound title.
Meanwhile, Coach Eddie La
Fond of Catholic University with
drew highly rated Charles
(Chucb Rohr from the heavy
weight division.
(Rohr requested to be with
drawn because of a heavy study
schedule, Coach La Fond saidD
Miragliotta's withdrawal cuts
one champion from the Virginia
squad, which still embraces three
Evening star., 1949-03-09
ST. John s-Gonzaga
Heads LIST Of TiIts
Closing Season

This is cleanup week for
scholastic basket ball. Several
title playoffs and tournaments re-
main on the card with tonight's
clash between Gonzaga and st.
Johns for the Metropolitan Cath
olic League title topping the list.
Also in the spotlight tonight is
the game between Blair and
Hyattsville for the District e
Maryland Class A title.
Undefeated George Washington
High opens the Virginia Group I
tourney against Jefferson High Of
Roanoke tomorrow in Norfolk,
while Westinghouse faces e c.
Glass High of Lynchburg.
Gonzaga and St. Johns will
settle their differences tonight at
8 o'clock at Uline Arena. Each
has beaten the other once and
both will carry I'll league records
into the contest. st. Johns has
a season record of "a victories in
% games, while Gonzaga has won
81 of 26.
The Johnnies will depend on the
shooting of Don Kokes, their high
scoring ace; Bob McLindon. shifty,
little floor specialist; Bill Mating
ly, Bob Macdonald and Joe
Cardaci.
Mike Nolan and Jim Larkins
hold the key to Gonzaga's S chances.
along with John Hogan, Maurice
Murphy and Tom Smith.
Bringing down the curtain on
the areas scholastic season will
be the Priory School tournament
Friday through Sunday. Besides
the host school, st. Mary's Of
Hagerstown, st. Mary's of An
napolis, Woodward. st. Johns Of
Frederick, st. Paul's, st. Anthony's
and Georgetown Prep will partici-
pate.
Three titles were decided yes
terday. Mount Vernon romped
over Fairfax. 77-39, to take the
Fairfax County championship,
while Herndon High girls won.
1917, over Fairfax to take the
girls crown. The girls from
Bethesda High grabbed the Mary
land State Class A title with .
36-31 victory over Maryland Park.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Two Virginia Grid Aces
Withdraw From School
by the Assseioted pgess

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mar.
9.-University of Virginia football
hopes for next fall received a jolt
today when it was learned two
first stringers have withdrawn
from school.
They are Halfback Floyd Taylor
who topped the Cavalier scorers
last season, and Guard Larry
Baumann. Head Coach Art Guepe
said both boys dropped out for
personal reasons. which he didn't
elaborate on.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Ex-Cards Seek Quick Decision in So 500 900 Suit
Simmons Bids for Nat OutfieId
With Montreal Bdttinq Mark
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

| o'of oIurI SoIIeSPonocnf
ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 9.-The
Bushwicks. a New York semipro
team which has spawned numer-
GUS major leaguers, proved test
ing ground for one of the Mats
more promising rockies, John
Simmons.
It was with Bushwicks that
Simmons first was spied by Paul
Kritchell, New York Yankees scout,
but he later was purchased by the
Brooklyn Dodgers and farmed to
their Montreal Club of the Inter-
national League. The Mats have
a suspicion they've come up with
something special in the trim "a
year-old, right-hand hitting out
fielder who batted .304 with the
Royals last season.
The Mats bosses base their be-
lief on the reluctance President
Branch Hickey of the Dodgers
displayed when Simmons name
was mentioned many months ago.
Washington first sought to buy
Simmons, but was informed the
price tag was $4,000 and two
players.
Clark Griffith waited and
plucked Simmons in the minor
league draft for the bargain
counter tag of $4,000. Even
then, Hickey wasn't willing to
part with Simmons. Hickey
promptly offered the Mats 100000
to retain him. indicating Simmons
was one of the more highly re-
garded chattels in Brooklyn's
chain.
Rated Above Vollmer.
That deal was snubbed and
Simmons currently is one of five
outf1elders attempting to wedge
into an outfield which is certain
to be comprised of Gil Coan in
left, Ed Stewart in center and
Buddy Lewis in right, barring a
collapse by any member of that
trio.
Simmons, making his first stab
at a major league job. is rated
better bet than Clyde Vollmer.
who swatted .291 with Syracuse
and blasted 80 homers last season.
Vollmer long was the property of
the Cincinnati Reds, but failed in
trials with them and at the age
Of 81 isn't likely to create a SEN
Sation.
Simmons progress was delayed
by the war. Kritchell signed him
for the Yankees to a Binghamton
IN. " contract, but John entered
the Marines after signing and
was out of baseball action for
three years. When he returned
he put in an undistinguished first
year tor Binghamton, hitting .227
before moving on to Amsterdam
later in the season. where he
swatted a tepid .195.
With Norfolk Simmons batted
.285 in 1947, improved with Mon
treal in 1949 and apparently
Hickey felt he was destined to
blossom with the Dodgers this
Evening star., 1949-03-09

tlon by drafting MN.
Simmons was one of the Royals
most dangerous hitters in their
drive to the international League
pennant and sweep of the playoffs
in the Little World Series. OF
him. Manager Clay Hopper said,
He'll get a hit for you when you
need it most. He's a good, solid
ball player"
John also is a talented basket
bah player. His brother Connie
is the scoring star of the Balti-
more Bullets and they played
together on the Boston Celtics.
John played this season with Utica
of the New York State League.
A former N. Y. U. baseball and
basket ball star. Simmons still is a
student there. Like Third Base
man Eddie Yost of the Mats, he
has one more year to go before
getting a physical education de-
gree.
Simmons served aboard the air.
craft carrier Shangri-La during
the war and saw action at Oki-
nawa and off the coast of Japan.
His baseball activity was limited,
but at San Diego he played on
an undefeated Marine basket ball
team which also boasted such stars
as Joe Fulks and Kenny Sailors.
NAT NOTES-Coach Clyde
Milan will have the following line
up at his command for the Mats
first action tomorrow: Gil Coan,
If; Buddy Lewis, RI; Ed Stewart,
CT; Eddie Robinson, 1b; AL Kozar.
%; Eddie Yost, 3b; Sam Dente, SIS;
Al Evans, c; and Paul Calvert, Ed
Klieman and Dick Welteroth,
pitchers.
Coach Rick Ferrell will counter
with John Simmons, If; Sherry
Robertson, rf: Clyde Vollmer, CT;
Bevil, 1b; Mark Christman, 2b;
Jay Difani. 3b: Guillermo Mi
randa. SIS; Len Okrie, c. and Ray
Scarborough. Forrest Thompson
and Walter Masterson, pitchers. .
All pitchers will work two innings.
President Truman, here yester-
day to receive an honorary degree
of Doctor of Humanities, greeted
President Clark Griffith of the
Mats after the ceremony at Rollins
College. The President saw Griff
only briefly before departing for
Key West. but expressed disap-
pointment that their chat wasn't
longer. "Mr. Truman said he
would have loved to talk baseball
instead of politics." said Griff.
Robinson's wrenched back him
dered him slightly yesterday but
he practiced with the club.
Evening star., 1949-03-09

With the game a1Cef MS OWN year on.
Sitting on the ST. Louis Cards bench be-
tween workouts he's religiously taken since re-
tirement. but never before Roush bit off chaw
of tobacco before amplifying his statement.
1T isn't like an emergency layoff, like going into
the Army" he explained. "a lot of players
went into the service in both these last wars
and picked up where they left off after they
got out.
But I just plain quit back in 1880.
didn't want to play for John McGraw-didn't
want to play at all, matter of fact. wasn't
hurt and didn't feel bad, neither. All
wanted to do was hang around Oakland City,
It's just little OF town and everybody knows
Evening star., 1949-03-09


Td down to the feed store and start argument and
got real hot I'd git and home til the old add find
sneak out and back down the feed and start
THAT was the lfe-gassing shooting birds
and going deer hunting.
McGrow Got to Talking Sweet
WELL that's different retirement from the
kind Il Lewis had both kinds He
the and then he back to baseball and then
like did he could stay home What Lewis has
got to know really wants to play ball.
didn't. When Cincinnati traded me in 1927 to the Giants
club didn't want parts of McGraw and his
knew the fust time Mac jumped me I'd bust him on
well he a $4,000 1927, got
with Cincinnati wrote back and said wouldn't play in New
another contract calling for $4,000. didn't
back too expensive and besides
he couldn't again. home and shot quail until
finally got message to meet McGraw in CHATTANOOGA
II saw him and wouldn't Of his abuse
and that wanted I'd quit He said if didn't
play for the Giants wouldn't play for nobody Then he
got sweet-taking when reached for my hat
He Was Trapped, Says Roush
look Roush' he said promise I'll lay off I'll give
$4,000 for three and lay off you Well said okay
contract sold cause can't tell when you're
gonna have bad year I'd always mt s or $40 ana wnem
lively ball in moved to 352 But never can tell
about bad so told the wife was gonna play three more
THAT afternoon training at all played six
game McGrav kept his promise laying could
told him finished and meant it.
T stayed home like said hunting and starting arguments
lodging around the happy Only
back in 1881 because was trapped by Sid Well who
You're Sucker, Mr. Wer
Roush shipped off fresh chaw and pounded his tiny 2o-year-
glove efecvey well phoned and finally to
play for the Reds and he sid he had McGaws
permission to buy for the waiver price if I'd play.
WE'LL said I'm 38 old and. what's most
important, baseball want to stay home
the feed stove and kill deer to
ball player and amt got team
You'll start in last place and finish there
WELL Mr. We'll said he lost lot Of money in the market
hold his club and that could help him
do it. Finally said: won't play for lessn s5ooo but you
pay you're sucker
I'm a sucker ne said gave a contract and
put clothes bag My wife asked where
I going.
u guess didn't ask for enough told gotta
play year.
He Lost the Club, Anywuy
sprayed tobacco in front Of the dugout and lifted
scratch the steelgay hair. But the
point that didn't want to play ball more he concluded
much help that team They finished last like
Won only So and Mr. Well he lost the club any
how.
glad it made $15.000 but wasn't
proud still hear people quit too eafy
38but wasn't much the fact that didn't
play ball any longer.
ask this Buddy Lewis have good season.
like said it all depends Lewis and he really wants
real much He's five than in 1884,
but fellows got to want to play
Evening star., 1949-03-09

BRADENTON, Fla. Johnny
Sain, Red Barrett and Rookie Bob
Hall will pitch for the Cooneys to-
day in the second intrasquad game
of the Boston Braves.
Screamed Johnny BeaZley,
Evening star., 1949-03-09
ky the Associotsd Press

PHOENIX. Ariz., Mar. 9.-New
York Giant Manager Leo Durochel
is going to try Rookie Pitcher Sam
Webb of Washington, D. c.. ir
relief roles.
Webb won 18 games for Jersey
City last year and looked impres-
sive in a few starts for the Giants
at the tail-end of the season. He
is a graduate of Tech High School
in Washington and a former
player with the Washington Union
Printers.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.-Don
johnson. big righthander who was
the sensation of the New York
Yankee training camp in 1947
again is drawing raves. johnson
allowed only one hit in a three
inning intra-squad game yester-
day. Two years ago johnson was
labeled as a sure fire" major
Lacquer, but he faded out after
the season opened.
CLEARWATER. Fla.-ManageI
Eddie Sawyer of the Philadelphia
Phillies has scheduled a third
|intra camp game tomorrow with
his fingers crossed.
In a game yesterday Outfielde,
Richie Ashburn was struck oyel
the right eye with a thrown bal
and Pitcher Russ Meyer caught
q wild pitch on the wrist. Neither
was hurt seriously.
SARASOTA, Fla.-Even Boston
Red Sox Manager Joe Mccarthy
usually cautious about estimating
ball players in the spring. is be-
ginning to enthuse slightly about
Pitcher Tex Hughson.
The big Highlander. total loss
last season because of arm all
ments, was breaking off well-con-
trolled curves yesterday in batting
drill.
Mccarthy said after practice
"Ill make no announcement about
when I plan to use Hughson. but
I've watched his every move. He
hasn't the slightest hitch. He's
been using curves and speed"
The Sox with Hughson and
Lefty Mickey Harris back in form
could cause considerable trouble
in the American League pennant
fight.
BRADENTON, Fla. Johnny
Sain, Red Barrett and Rookie Bob
Hall will pitch for the Cooneys to-
day in the second intrasquad game
of the Boston Braves.
Screamed Johnny Beazley,
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Costa Riea, Nicaragua End
Dispute by Signing Pact
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

Costa Rica and Nicaragua ended
their 10-week- old dispute yester-
day by signing a friendship pact
at formal ceremonies in the Pan
American Union.
Delegates of the two Central
American countries said the doc
ument is effective proof Of inter-
American cooperation and real
step toward peace.
This was the first test of the
Rio mutual defense treaty. Costa
Rica invoked it on December IL,
only nine days after putting it
into force by depositing the last
ratification needed.
Costa Rica complained that an
invasion of her territory. headed
by an exiled former president Of
the country, was started in Mica
ragua.
Nicaragua denied the charges.
and after lengthy negotiations
the two countries agreed to pre-
vent a repetition Of such occur
ences in the future and set up
machinery that can be put to work
Immediately If a similar situation
arises again. They also agreed to
seek peaceful solutions of aHy
disputes.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 22.-A
former model. who fought her own
case in court against her father
and stepmother, won all the per-
sonal property she sought-except
an old waffle iron.
A jury of nine men and two
women yesterday unanimously
awarded Mrs. Arturo Gay a cash
settlement of 1888 and numerous
articles of furniture and sporting
equipment.
She claimed they had been
withheld by her father, Col. Paul
j. Horton, U. s. A.. retired, OF
Montclair, and her stepmother
Mrs. Helen N. Horton.
Mrs. Gay-slim, blond and in
her 20s-had filed suit for $4,000
worth of personal property. She
said she could not afford to hire
a lawyer.
The jury made the cash settle
ment on items that already had
been sold by the father. The
waffle iron. more than Is years
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Two Jai|-Breakers
Get Suspended Terms

Two convicts who were recap
tured just after saving their way
out Of the Montgomery County
jail in Rockville. received sus-
pended five-year terms at . Cir
cult Court trial yesterday.
Police caught them and another
prisoner on the courthouse root
next to the third-story cell they
occupied. The third man was re-
leased on probation.
The men are Paul Dunagan, -,
Glen Echo, and Albert Lamb, %
Of the 2400 block Of Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Both were being held
on housebreaking charges at the
time Of the jailbreak. Since then
they have been convicted on the
charges and given seven year
sentences.
When their time is up. Lamb
must serve nine years IN a Vir-
ginia prison from which he
escaped and Dunagan faces de-
tainers for housebreakings in Vir-
ginia.
The third Rockville prisoner ac-
cused Of breaking jail with them
is free by oversight. COURT au-
thorities said. He was released
on probation in a tire theft and
now is being sought on q. bench
warrant to answer the jail break
ing charge. He was identified by
police as Thomas S. Carter, 21
MontroSe. Md.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Clio Backs Extension
OF Trade Agreements
Rx fha Axsesiafsd prsss

The CIO today called for an
extension Of reciprocal trade
agreements as q protection to
American labor.
James B. Carey. CIO secretary
treasurer. said lower tariffs will
not cut wages in the United States
to the levels which exist In foreign
countries.
The best proof Of American
competitive power y the single
simple fact that We have been and
are competing successfully" Mr.
Carey said In . statement pre-
pared for the Senate Finance
Committee.
The group is studying q House.
passed bill to extend the Recipro.
cal Trade Act to June. 1851.
IT we can compete successfully
against foreign competition In for.
eign markets" Mr.. Carey said
surely we can meet foreign com.
petition in our own markets"
He added that when American
corporations shed crocodile tears
over imports depressing wages
then their real purpose Is to re-
strict imports 80 they can raise
prices to customers and increase
their own large profits"
Labor has q. direct stake in in
ternational trade. he said, because
"our standard of living is, In part
dependent upon importing many
c6modities from countries abroad
Evening star., 1949-02-22
New York Dancer Fined
For Cruelty to Snake
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. .22.-Zorita,
a sultry night club dancer, was
found guilty yesterday of cruelty
to her dancer partner-a 10-foot
snake named Elmer.
Magistrate Harry G. Andrews
ruled on a complaint against her
by the Society for Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals.
The ASPCA said Zorita. also
known as Katherine Boyd. taped
up Elmer's eyes and mouth while
she danced with him in a Fifty
second street night club.
The magistrate fined Zorita
$100, but reduced it to $50 when
he learned her performers per-
NIT had been taken away by
police.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Wealthy Virginia Man
Found Garroted in
New Orleans Hotel
By the Assosiotsd Press

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22.-The
beaten body Of James Mahoney,
about so, wealthy businessman of
Bristol. Va, was found in q down.
town hotel early today. A towel
was knotted tightly about the
neck.
Police 1t. James Blass, who
headed the investigation into the
Staying, said that no wallet or
watch was found, but that Mr..
Mahoney had seven 500 travellers
checks in his clothing. Two packed
suitcaSes and two cameras also
were found in the room.
The officers said q check of the
hotel showed Mr.. Mahoney had
registered Sunday and that he had
planned to take a plane early to-
day for Yucatan, Mexico.
Had Left Call.
He had left q call for $50 am.
and the body was found shortly
after 6 o'clock by bellboy who
was sent to investigate when Mr..
Mahoney failed to answer the call.
1t. BlaSs said Mr.. Mahoney had
neither received nor made any
calls since he registered Sunday.
DR.. Phillip Montelepre, assistant
parish Coroner. said Mr.. Mahoney
had been dead about six hours
when the body was found.
Mr.. Mahoney was one of the
wealthiest men In Bristol. He
owned considerable business real
estate and had inherited money
from his father, the late John 4.
Mahoney, owner Of q large whole
sale drygoods firm.
Owned Radio Station.
He was single and was inter-
ested in public affairs, reports
from Bristol said.
He left Bristol last Saturday for
New Orleans to 60 to Yucatan for
several months vacation.
Mr.. Mahoney was part owner of
q radio station and owned and
operated about q third Of the bus
ineSs In Bristol.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
|Lorcode Wants
To- Hear House
| Doinqs in Office

Representative Larcade, Demo-
|crat, of Louisiana thinks men,
bers of the House should know
what is gong on in the chamber
while they are occupied in their
offices.
He introduced q bill yesterday
to provide for installation of loud
speakers in each members Office
so a Representative could hear the
proceedings and decide whether
he should go to the cha mber.
In general, the members do not
sit through all debate but arrange
to be present when matters in
which they are interested are
under discussion or when a vote
is imminent. When q point Of
no quorum" is made in the cham
ber, q bell system notifies the
Representatives the roll is about
to be called.
The bells also ring for teller and
roll call votes.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Ex-Mode|Wins Own Court Case
To Get Property From Parents

old. the Jurors conceded, was Col
Horizons.
The final court session was de.
layed an hour and half wher
Mrs. Gay broke down. The doctor
called to attend the handsome
young woman who pleaded hel
own case during five tense court
sessions, said she had suffered 9
temporary paralysis Of the tongue
caused by emotion.
Pale and apparently distraught
Mrs. Gay had given a halting
scarcely audible rebuttal and 9
half-hour summation as the case
ended.
She sobbed openly when she tolc
the Jury "she had loved her father
dearly, but he's dead for me now
When the verdict was announced.
Mrs. Gay and her husband, Arturo
Gay, q West Point graduate and
son of a Cuban ambassador. en-
braced. Mrs. Gay told reporters
there was too much "heartbreak'
in the case for her to feel any
elation.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Shepherd Park Group Hits
KaImia Road Bus Proposal

The Shepherd Park Citizens
Association last night attacked the
Capital Transit Co.'S proposed
Kalmia road bus line.
The association feels the new
bus line, which would run from the
Georgia and Alaska avenue ter
minal to the East-West highway.
via Kalmia road NV, is unneces-
sary. Members of the group con-
tended Maryland buses adequately
serve approximately the same area.
The association favored, how
ever, the extension Of the Six
teenth street line to Eastern
avenue.
After hearing a talk by Charles
s. Iversen, q member of the Young
Republican Club. the association
voted to support the proposed
District sales tax.
Edmund j. Wells. president,
conducted the meeting in the
Shepherd Park School. Fourteenth
street and Kalmia road NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
North China Communists
Move Regime to Peiping

PEIPING, Feb. % R.-The seat
of the North China Peoples Com
munist) government has been
transferred from Schihchiachuang
to Peiping.
Tung Pi-wu, who was Commu-
mist representative in the Chinese
delegation to the San Francisco
United Nations conference. Is
chairman of the government here.
At the same time three Chinese
newspapers, Hsin Shen Pao, the
China Times and the Peiping
Times, failed to appear. Other
newspapers said their plants were
taken over Monday by the govern
ment's cultural section.
The newspaper Hsin Min Pao
said student workers and Chinese
faculty members at Fujen Cath
olic University here were deter
mined to oust foreign priests be-
cause "they, are imperialistic and
pseudo-scientific and as such Will
contaminate the education Of
Chinese youth"
Hsin Min Pao said the foreign
priests received better food. pay
and housing and preserved a caste
system at the university.
The newspaper said the stu
dents took the view that "in these
modern times no traces OF anti
scientific, antidemocratic, imper'
ialistic teachings should be al
lowed in the university"
Communist authorities an.
nounced that express train service
between Peiping and Tientsin, 81
miles to the southeast, will be re.
sumed on March /. Only ordi-
nary trains are now operating
between the two cities. Express
mail service In Communist terri
tory is scheduled to start TO-
morrow.