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Evening star., 1949-02-16
Conspiracy 10 Contro.
Dental Goods Prices
Charged by FTC

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dental goods and the America,
Dental Trade Association to which
they belong were charged with
conspiring to eliminate competi'
ton and control prices in a com.
plant issued today by the Fedora
Trade Commission.
The FTC said those cited include
80 distributors, 48 manufacturer.
and six companies engaged in both
manufacture and distribution
Located in SO States and the Dis.
trict. they are credited with Il
per cent Of all dental goods bust.
ness.
Indicating the association will,
fight the charges, Wilmoth c
Mack, secretary. issued a state.
ment from his Office at 1910 Yer.
mont avenue NV. denying al
allegations and calling the com.
plant reckless and unfair"
Mr.. Mack said the association
has nothing whatever to do with
prices nor with sales policies OF
the member company" but merely
provides statistics and market sur
veys, which members may use O,
ignore in the operation of their
business.
1T may be that the Federal
Trade Commission is relying on
strained inferences from hearsay
statements that may have been
made nearly 10 years ago by some
long-deceased member of ADTA, .
Mr.. Mack added. Unfortunately
this technique of the Federal
Trade Commission is becoming IA
miliar in trade association circles.
The FTC charged that the asso-
citation has, in effect, empowered
members to control the market
and enhance the prices paid by
purchasers" for dental goods. II
said such practices have a dan
gerous tendency to create mo-
nopoly."
Dental goods were described as
all articles used by the dental pro-
fession, such as instruments, ap-
pliances. alloys. cement, artificia,
teeth. drugs and compounds, as
well as chairs and Office furniture
Charges Prices 'Policed.'
The FTC charged members with
agreeing on exact retail prices al
which articles should be sold te
dealers and ultimate consumers
on uniform prices for used denta
equipment, on a division of ter
ritory for various dealers, of estab.
fishing a system of policing" the
industry and Of preventing non.
member dealers from obtaining
merchandise for resale.
The complaint further charged
that deviations from the fixec
price policy are reported to officer.
and committees of the association
and that pressure is brought or
the errant member so that policies
are adhered to in future trans
actions.
Non-member dealers are
squeezed out by such devices as
buying the entire output of manu-
facturers engaged IN selling to in
dependent dealers, buying from
manufacturers with the under
standing they sell to member
dealers only and by changing con-
sumer prices to non-member deal
ers, the FTC alleged.
The complaint also charged that
non-members are disparaged by
such characterizations as grip
sackers," "carpetbaggers," "unre-
liable" and "illegitimate."
One of the respondents named
was the w. A. Lockwood Denta,
Co. of Washington.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
By the Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 10
The case of the unadorned calf
or. where milady's stockings?-
appeared solved today.
A technician for a big nylon
producer here says this business of
wholesale nylon running is old.
You can blame the stuff that dir
ties your curtains-soot.
The current mystery had its be-
ginning Monday in Jacksonville,
Fla. Women walking down the
stseet suddenly found their nylon
hose practically disintegrating.
Jacksonville officials looked into
the matter, but couldn't solve the
mystery. University of Florida
technicians were called in. Still
no answer.
Then up stepped w. E. Mann,
technical engineer at E. I. du Pont
Evening star., 1949-02-16

tartan regime against the cham
pions of a concept of state an6
society founded, according to the
will of God, upon the dignity and
liberty of man."
This was the nearest he came
to a specific reference to COM
munism or the rulers of Hungary
AS in all his public declarations
since Cardinal Mindszenty's ar
rest, Pope Plus told the diplomats
the case fills our heart with the
most vivid grief"
The formal audience lasted
barely 10 minutes, but the Pope
fingered almost Is minutes giving
personal thanks and benedictions
He was dressed in white with a
red ermine bordered cape.
List of ENJOYS Attending.
Nations whose representatives
to the Holy See were present for
the audience were:
Argentina, Austria, Belgium. Bo-
livia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colum-
bia, Costa Rica. Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ell Sal
vador, Finland, France, Great
Britain, Haiti, Holland. Fire, Italy,
the Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania
government in exile. Nicaragua,
Peru, Poland government in
exile), Portugal, San Marino,
Spain, United States, Uruguay and
Venezuela.
In addition, the representative
of the Sovereign Order of Malta
attended.
Absent were the Ministers of
Guatemala. and Monaco. who re-
side outside Italy; the Minister of
Panama, who was i'll but sent
word of his support; the Minister
of Czechoslovakia. recalled recent
ly to report. and the Yugoslav
Charge d'AfaireS.
Evening star., 1949-02-16

pIOpOSdlo WCAC
disclosed re-
Gently caused
the H GOV e r
Commission to
backtrack con-
siderably. GAO
operates as a
branch Of Con-
gress to check
up on the ex-
ecutive branch,
and it became
a PIP are mt to
Hoover group
members that
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Evening star., 1949-02-16
Executive in Balm Sui1
Calls Love Letters
JUST Idle Chatter
by the Assoeiafed Press

BOSTON, Feb. 16.-The affec.
tionate letters he wrote to the
wife of a Pennsylvania banker
were termed by a telephone COM
pany executive as "the malarkey
just small talk and idle chat
ter"
That was the testimony yester-
day of Stanley w. Parker. 40, OF
Winthrop, Mass, before a Federal
Court jury in $50,OOo alienation
suit brought against him by
Charles B. Gordon, IS, Of Scott
dale, Pa.
Mr.. Parker also testified that
the IL to IS letters he wrote Mrs
Naomi Bishop Gordon, 80, were
ito see how effective a writer ]
was" and Ito bolster her courage
while Mr.. Gordon served overseas
as an Army lieutenant colonel.
Denies ANY Misconduct.
Many of the letters read to the
jury contained such endearine
terms as sugar puss, turtle dove
supermellow, seductive and caress-
ing"
Under questioning by John j
|O'Neill, attorney for Mr.. Gordon
Mr.. Parker denied any miscon-
duct with Mrs. Gordon, since di-
vorced from her husband.
In another phase Of the testi-
mony Mr.. Parker described some
of the ardent passages in his let
ters to Mrs. Gordon as due to the
gypsy" in him.
Despite the warm tone OF hi!
letters, Mr.. Parker testified he wa!
never in love with Mrs. Gordon
adding that the "protestations Of
love were not sincerely meant"
Says $1,000 Was Demanded.
Mr.. Parker also told the jury
that Mr.. Gordon, on his return
from India, showed him some OF
the letters he had written Mrs
Gordon and demanded 81 900 fol
them"
Mr.. Parker quoted MIR. Gordon
as saying at that meeting, If you
don't pay up I'll drag your name
through the mud"
Mr.. Gordon later took the stand
and denied ever having made ANY
such statement"
Mr.. Gordon said he had met
Parker to ask him to be a witness
at the divorce proceedings he was
about to institute against his wife
Mr.. Parker said he had been
with Mrs. Gordon on 20 or 80
occasions but described his friend
ship as purely platonic."
He said he met Mrs. Gordon
when her husband was stationed
with the Army in Winthrop and
continued to see her on occasion
after Mr.. Gordon was transferred
to overseas duty.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
COP. Resumes Figh'
To Strike IVA Plant
From Deficiency Bill

Republicans today will attempt
to strike the controversial Ten.
nessee Valley Authority steam.
generating plant item from the
first deficiency appropriation bill
when consideration of the meas
ure is resumed in the House.
Democratic leaders expressed
confidence, however, that they
will be able to beat down all fur
ther efforts to amend the bill, as
they did yesterday in the case OF
the move to eliminate a $2,274,-
500 item for re-roof1ng and other
wise refurbishing the House
chamber.
The $2,50O,000 IVA item would
provide for a start on a steam
plant at New Johnsonville, Tenn,
project which was turned down
by the Republican 80th Congress.
Taber Leads COP Fight.
In addition to their attempt
to block expansion of iva power
generating operations, the Repub-
licans, led by Representative
Taber Of New York. ranking
minority member of the Appro-
priations Committee. will try to
cut out Of the bill a repeater Of
the so-called "Straus- s-Boke rider"
to the last Interior Department
Appropriation Act.
BY requiring that the posts be
filled by engineers this rider has
operated to deny Federal salaries
to Reclamation Commissioner
Michael w. Straus and Richard
L. Boke of Sacramento CCalif), a
regional director of the Bureau
of Reclamation.
Both officials are listed at sal
aries of $10,330 a year.
President Truman has asked
repeal Of the 8Oth Congress ac-
ton, which followed criticism of
the handling of questions related
to public power policies by Mr..
Straus and Mr.. Boke.
Bill Passes First Test.
The deficiency bill passed its
first amendment test easily yes
terday. The motion to strike the
House chamber remodeling funds,
proposed by Representative Nc
Gregor. Republican, Of Ohio was
defeated, 1928.
Speaker Rayburn took the floor
to urge retention of this project.
He pointed out that. If prompt
action is not taken to permit a
start on the job this summer
when similar work will get under
way in the Senate chamber-there
may be a further delay of several
years in the long planned work.
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Chaplin Due to Leave
Budapest Tomorrow
For Return to u. S.
BY the Asseeioted Press


BUDAPEST. Hungary, Feb.
16. - United States Minister
Selden B. Chaplin. considered
persona non grata" by the
Hungarian government. will
leave Budapest tomorrow, an
American Legation spokesman
said today.
The spokesman said Mr..
Chaplin will return to Wash
ington for talks with the
United States Government"
William P. Cochran, Coun-
sellor of the Legation. will act
as Charge d'Affaires, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1949-02-16

@As4@A@s~@@~SS
hatreds and discords." -
OF the diplomats accredited tx
the Vatican who were in Rome to.
day only Yugoslav Charge DAT.
faires Petar Benzon failed to at
tend. He pleaded illness. Two
years ago Yugoslavia sentenced
for 16 years another high Catho.
lie. Archbishop Alojzijc Stepinac
on charges of collaborating with
the Germans.
Czech Minister Absent.
Minister Arthur Maixner OF
Czechoslovakia. the only other
Iron Curtain country maintaining
q diplomat at the Vatican, was
not in Rome.
The diplomats, including Frank
lin c. Gowen, special assistant
to Myron c. Taylor. President
Truman's special representative,
were in full dress with decora-
tions.
The audience was held in Con-
sistorial Hall of the Apostolic
Palace, where two days ago the
Pope poured out his grief over
the Mindszenty case at an ex-
traordinary consistory of 16 car
dinals.
The Pope has made two major
pronouncements concerning the
Mindsaenty case. At the conSis-
tory he said bishops and the faith
full were bound by their con-
science to resist unjust laws" ane
all Catholics were excommuni'
Gated who had anything to dt
with the arrest. trial and impris'
onmeat~of@ the cardinal.
Saturday he urged special world
wide masses and prayers ito ex-
tirpate the crime of the enemies
of God"
Sunday he is to address a huge
mass meeting by Catholic Action
in the square before st. Peters
Church.
Blesses Each Representative.
The diplomats stood in a semi
circle about the Pope's ivory and
gold throne while he spoke today
He used no notes. After he ended
the discourse he came down from
the throne and shook hands with
and blessed each representative
personally. In making the rounds
he spoke in English. French
Spanish Portuguese and German
The formal address of the dip
lomats to the pontif was head by
Carlos Arrange Velez, Colombian
Ambassador who acted as dean Of
the corps. He said all came te
express their solidarity with al
those who suffer religious persecu.
ton and are defending the funda.
mental freedom of mankind.
Replying, the Pope said the
"historic audience reflects faith.
fully the thoughts and aspiration!
of the largest and most wholesome
part of humanity"
Defines Nature of Conflict.
The presence of the represent
atives from 80 nations. he added
was mot a verdict against th'
nations whose territories are thu
scene of such grave injuries tt
elementary rights of the human
person" but a manifestation o
sympathy for those who suffe
religious persecution.
There exists. he said, a "conf1ic
opposing the defenders of totali
Evening star., 1949-02-16
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Hoover Commission Reported
Buckinq Down on GAOChunqes
By Joseph YOUNG

Commission insiders conde that the has backed
down considerably its forthcoming recommendations involving the
General Accounting Office
It's tentative proposals had called for drastic curtalment of
GAO activities and the transfer of auditing responsibility
Evening star., 1949-02-16

the Individual departments and
agencies.
But the hue and cry that went
up from Controller General Lind
say Warren and various members
of Congress when the tentative
Evening star., 1949-02-16

Iout its first money bill the other
day. the House Appropriations
Committee gave indications it will
be sympathetic and responsive to
the various agency and depart
mental budget requests for the
next fiscal year.
Chairman Cannon and his group
went along with nearly everything
asked for in years first deficiency
bill. This was in marked contrast
with the committees tough policy
in dealing with Federal agencies
during the past two years under
the Craftsmanship of Represent
ative Taber of New York.
BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oDer WMAL. The
Star Station, for Joseph
Young'S broadcast verSion of
the Federal Spotlight. featuring
additional ne1US and UieWS OF
the Government SerDice.)
Evening star., 1949-02-16
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Occasional
rain with highest around so this
afternoon. Some rain likely to-
night with lowest about A. Part
ly cloudy with moderate tempera-
ture tomorrow. Colder tomorrow
night.
River Ren0rt.
(From United States EnRineersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear At
HarperS
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Precipitation.


Monthly precipitation in inches In
C-aaital LII rnnnth q datal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
Many Good Fights
Indicated; Arena
Seating Capacity
Has Been Increased

The twelve bout card at USO
".CCS tonight will present Will
IAN Littlejohn, wgt. 1874, MAS,
ne 7th, 9th and 9th Naval Dis
Iicts Lightweight Champion and
.All-Navy Semi VS.. Gene
;pangler, wgt. 1876, Golden
1loves Champion of North and
south Carolina.
Littlejohn is one of the best
.shtweights in the U. S. Navy.
lie is clever, hard hitting fight
r, and this bout with Spangler
snould be equal to any profight.
Jack Green, wgt, 149, New
FORK, will meet M. L.. Harris,
Tgt. IA, Fleet Sonar. Harris's
nout with Murray revealed that
e can take as we'll as give a lot
f punishment, and the New York
10y will find strong competition
here.
Ronald Gotten, Wgt. 145, Fleet
sonar: will be opposed by an
cther out-of-toWn amateur boxer,
cob Wilson, Wgt. 144.
The opponent of Eddie Man
ming, wgt. 1876, MAS, who has a
arge local following, will be an
nounced tonight.
The other eight bouts, previ-
ously announced, include the
Mercer VS.. Fountain main event;
The Majchrowski VS.. Diablo semi
'inal; Aho VS.. Austria; Smith VS..
4egg; Overlin VS.. Shaw; Gray VS..
Shiever; Fields VS.. Pyatt and
Srogdon VS.. Chavez.
References will be 1t. John
Burk, USN, and Allie Ridgeway.
Judges will be 1t. Comdr. A.
?. Evers, 1t. Frank Warrick and
Victor Hartman, of the American
Legion.
The seating capacity of the
aren't has been increased this
week by the addition of another
oleacher. The large advance sale
Of tickets makes it advisable for
those who want the best seats to
come early.
The bouts will start promptly
ut 8:15 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
hey West-Pahokee Game
Tonight To Be Fast Tilt
s"n~la- viii Attempt
Te Via Four Slraiah,
ssasnTss same Starting
Lineup Announced

~ West Tlieh will play the
Eaiasssee himh schosl basketball
te#Fu tonight ~ the local gym in
wh8 ehosild b. q fast game. Pa
bsshes m member Of the Gulf
stream C@ntefvnce with Miami
lssafH. FssFt isamaerdale and 9TH
81 stresses tsasuA and this game
stsassla giVr fans some idea as TO
ta# tte C0nrhes stack up with
tEat ruuaps.tttion
Fahahet wlll bring a SQUAD of
tfH men fng TIE game and have
naminstetl 1oe Carr. Hueston Con-
nfh a forwards, Carney Wilder
CentFf iaeland Shirley and Chas.
fhtlhps - aaarsls as the starting
HmNaN
Efall8ps was an circumference
mtsytiam "a Guard In football and
i.aaksghail last year while Carr.
Csmnsii and Shirley are return
Me lettrFmen iFutn last years
tf#w
Tee Palokew starting lineup
wtll average 5-ll IN height as
eafh msmieF ~ tire starting line
wp la 3 10 - Siils except Shirly
whn IS 80 pahokee IL coached
hT Wm Howard former Southern
GanfNFwmee star
TIE Cunehs Wiil be- out 20 make
H faaaf straight wins and will use
hset ~feka starting lineup of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
If BOnlbers Win,
They Tie Clowns
For First-Half.
Leaders I'm League

Baseball games scheduled for
sunday at Wicker's Field include
{ ne between the Bombers and
tie Clowns, which will decide the
first half pennant winners. For
if the Bombers win they will tie
the Clowns for first place and if
the Clowns emerge victorious
oey will be the winners.
The batteries have been an
nounced as Rubber Zone Hit"
Sweeting for the Bombers and
Fly ALICE, the pitcher with the
funny delivery, for the Clowns.
The rest of the Bombers are as
ollows: Buster Roberts, catchers,
Vidal at first, Santana at second,
Jim Albury at third, and Al. Ace
: edo at short, with Casado, Bar
er, Jack ,Villareal and Joe Mira
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
l2-BOUT BOXING CARD
IT USO-NCCS TONIGHT
TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES
know Amerxca1

1749 - 600 years ago) James
Garrard, Baptist clergyman, gov
ernor of Kentucky, 1796-l804,
born Stafford Co., Va. Died Jan.
10, 1922.
l773-Nathaniel Silsbee, famed
Salem, Mass. ship captain-mer-
chant in the 1905, congressman
and senator. born in Salem. Died
July IA, 1850.
1806-Matthew F. Maury, ma
val officer, retired for lameness
at 33, and dedicating the rest Of
his life to improve Navy. becom-
ing a world famed oceanograph-
er, born in Fredericksburg, Va.
Died Feb. /, 1873.
1863-Richard F. Outcault, pio-
neer cartooniSt, creator of The
Yellow Kid" and Buster
Brown" born Lancaster, Ohio.
Died Sept. Is, 1923.
1882 - Heinrich Willem van
Loon, distinguished New York
author journalist, born in Hol-
land. Died March II, 1914.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14

Fftg throws missed. Paulson j,
mafbst swesting I. Smith J.,
sk aee referee: Domenech;
uubfs sawyer. timer: Fallon:
HHe Aguiiar
tn tbe last game the Beach
eu.8ss Jewellers gave the Elks
Chsb aeare The Jewellers were
ttb.u8 by five points IN the first
aaastsr bsss only three at the
hf ani even ~ the third guar
hf bH ln the final period Of
rat tfs EIks scored ~ points To
Base a.gfn ful the jewelers. and
a tHt Nnal sture read IS tO u.
T@ss badinE scorers were
q ats end Valdss with 10 points
tfh - the lnsers, Vlllareal
ssae+t "a points and Saunders
fsHha
Naff hy quarters Iotal
FIka 6 3 l2-39
f...ta.. u 8 7-27
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
Cookies For
Skaters Tonight

Mf and Mrs Burnham, a
snafts loving Young couple of Wis
tafs afr providing two patches
af housmadc cookies for all the
Young skaters who come out to-
night
a. and Mrs BurnhaIn. assist
t8 % iast Friday nights skating.
and enjoyed a So much them
selves they decided TO give this
party tonight The time has
tpen changed from 7 ID $50 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
Class B" Game To
Precede Varsity
Clash Tonight

Sonar School "B" team and the
Eiks Club of the Glass "B" Bas-
ketball League will tangle in the
preliminary game tonight at the
High School Gymnasium.
The main event will be the
clash of high school varsity teams
Of PahOkee and Key West.
The Sonar Elks contest will be
a replay ordered by the league
on protest by the Elks. Should
the Elks win they will go into
Tie for first place. A loss for the
Elks will leave them in second
position.
The preliminary game will get
under way at 7:l5 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
BASKETBALL
High School Gymnaium
Might


Might
TUESDAY, JAN. 18-
7:00-Junior Varsity VS.. Beach
comber Jewellers.
8:00-Coca-Cola VS.. Bob'S
Sport Shop.
9:00-Sonar School ga" VS.. Pol
locks Jewels.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 49,
7:00-Sonar School "B" VS..
Beachcomber jewelers..
8:0O-Elks Club VS.. Billie's
Drive-InS.
s:00-Sonar School "a" VS..
Bob's Sport Shop.
THURSDAY, JAN. 30
7:O0-Junior Varsity vs. Billie's
Drive-Ins.
8:0O-Sonar School "B" VS..
Elks Club.
9:O0-Pollock's Jewels VS..
coca-Cola.
HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
High School Gym-Night
FRIDAY
Key West High School VS.. Pa
hokee High School.
SATURDAY,
Key West High School VS.. Pa
hokee High School.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14

Emily Hahn. author. torn en- -
Louis. "a years AGO.
Lawrence =. wroah. iibraF an
of Brown University, Providence
r. l.. born in Baltimore. 6s gears
ago.
Thornton w. Burgess ~
Springfield, Mass. nasasFe story
writer. born in Sandwich, Mars
rs years ago.
Otis L. wiese. editor of Ne.
Calls Mag, born Davenport. u.
A years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
GOOD EMPLOYMENT!

Now is the time to look ahead
to your future. AS an ambitious
young man, you don't want just
a job. You want the kind OF
good employment that means
opportunity for you. Yes, the
kind of employment that means
security, where you don't have
to worry about your pay check.
In short-the good employment
opportunities now being offer
ed in the new US. Army and
us. Air Force. Your pay starts
Immediately. Plus free food
and. housing; free clothing and
equipment; free retirement
plan; free medical and dental
care; low cost insurance. Here's
a deal for you that's. tops any
way you look at it. For quail
fled women. the same good en-
pioyment opportunities are Of
-fered in the WAC and the
WAF. Discuss your big oppor-
tunity today with your US.
Army and US. Air Force Re-
cruiter. He's at Room 212, Post
Office Bldg, Key West, Fla.
Yes, and he's specially trained
to give you the best of counsel.
For your own advancement.
look into these opportunities
for good employment in the
greatest business in the world.
Enlist now!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14

Falconer and Oropeza at for
wards, Castillo at center and
Watson and Cerezo at the guards,
with Busto and Henriquez sure to
see plenty of action as a result
of their fine play in last weeks
games.
In the preliminary game the
Sonar School will meet the Elks
team in the playoff of a disputed
game which should be a close
battle all the way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
(Know Americal

Hugh Lofting of Topanga, Cal,
juvenile author-i illustrator, born
in England, So years ago.
Charles A. Beardsley of Oak
land, Calf, former president of
the American Bar Asso., born in
Townville, Pa. 81 years ago.
Rear Admiral Ellery w. Stone,
U.S.N.R., president of the FEEDER
al Telephone & Radio Corp, born
in Oakland, Calf, SIS years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-14

Fred Sanford, now a Yankee,
hurled six times against Phila-
delphia in 1948 as a st. Lauis
Brownie, and lost all six.