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Evening star., 1949-02-17
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Yale' S
hopes of getting the bid to rep
resent District l New England)
in the coming NCAA basket ball
eliminations frightened last night
as the Eli drubbed Dartmouth
71-43.
With Tony Lavelli trimming nine
field goals and five free throws for
% points. Yale had an easy time
retaining it's top rung in the East
ern intercollegiate 'Ivy) League.
Holy Cross. which landed the
District l bid the last two years
stayed in the running for the bic
for the third straight year. The
Crusaders. spanked by Bob Cousy
smacked Columbia, 55-49.
Kentucky's NCAA champions
rated the Nations No. quintet
extended its domination of the
Southeastern Conference. Coach
Adolph Rupp's lads Wallope6
Mississippi. 1881. for their 56tf
straight SEC triumph and theil
I'D straight victory on their home
court.
Hamline, ranked ninth in the
latest Associated Press cage pool
took 52-38 drubbing from the
Phillips Oilers, Olympic champ
ions.
Villanova, No. Is, drubbed Fort
Evening star., 1949-02-17

all foderol tossed Barring
trades purchases ought something like this Ray Scar
borough Jake Early AL Evans Eddie Robinson 1b Al
Kozar %; Eddie Yost 3D. Gil Coan IT, Eddie
Stewart, CT. and Buddy Lewis rf.
Rockies Are From Hunger
Mats will neither old fast slow. Where
there's like Coan Robinson to bring down the
speed Where there's kid like the 22yearold Yost
there's Early 80.
couple -year-od pitchers Wek
probably stick, there also
Mickey Haener and others like
Milo Candni Ed Kiean Joe Haynes Sid Hudson and Forrest
Thompson who'll 80 again.
rockies strictly from hunger Only Louis Bev
burned the the circuit that Bev fire merely
which he batted
his aghe closer 80 than other round hgurhe should
have been faster
Why of the rockies inspection puzzing.
bringing second baseman Cal
hit all of 284 for Hagerstown Emr used
Charlotte He's instead of but the Mats
going to look at him again.
Fresh From Sherman Denson
Senor Gulermo Miranda $50 pounds soak
Cambrias latest Cuban shosop who murdered the ball at
miranda rght-hand batter switched left
handed hitting last season.
southpaw pitcher Mason Leeper of and
loser of five games the squad The
apparent according the roseand this direct
ouote-The have been after this ehander for years
There pause and then continues His earnedrun
average baseball has ranged from $50 to 1145
If Leeper righhand pitcher and switched to
left hand there the fact in the roster
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Durne||, Turf Trainer,
Dies Of Heart Attack
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

! ARCADIA, Calf. Feb. IL
Charles E. Boots Durnell won
his last start
| This was the tribute paid last
night by his widow. Julia Dee
dee" Durnell, 62.
The famed race horse trainer
died yesterday of heart attack.
Only last Saturday one of his
horses. Red Tape, won race at
Santa Anita.
Although nearly rs, Durnell
still was active in the sport. He
owned and trained several horses.
But it is the oldtimers who
best remember the man who
trained horses for some of the
wealthlest men in the country, in
cluding the late John w. Bet a
Million" Gates. Durnell also was
trainer for several European
crowned heads, including Queen
Marie of Romania.
He also supervised the building
of Arlington Downs track in Texas
for the late w. T. Waggoner.
In 1910 Durnell won the Ken
lucky Derby with Elwood. for
which he had paid $500. He won
the Arlington Futurity at Chicago
three times, the most recent in
1910.
Funeral services will he held
here Friday.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Texas: Golf Fans Back
Demaret, Mangrum
lin Houston Open
by the Associated Press

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb 17.-Only
injured Ben Hogan was missing
today as $50 golfers teed off in the
first round of the $4,000 Houston
Open tournament.
George Schneiter. Professional
Golf Association tournament di-
rector, said all regular members OF
the PGA winter circuit except
Hogan have checked in at the new
and difficult Pine Forest Country
Club course.
All but handful this week took
their first look at the year-old
6,5lO-yard layout that has PAL
70 and is Uttered with pine trees
traps and water hazards.
Houston fans have boosted two
native Texans into positions as
favorites.
/ They are the top money win
ners of the current winter tour
Jimmy Demaret, the colorfu
Houstonian who plays out of Ojai
Calf. and Lloyd Mangrum. ma.
tive of Dallas, but now Chicago
resident.
| Demaret. current money leader
with $5,862.50, saw his 1949 tour
nament income pass the idle
Mangrum last Sunday when he
played his best 18 holes of the
season to gain a tie for fifth place
in the Texas Open at San Antonio.
Mangrum, who sat out the San
Antonio tourney. has won S5,755
Hogan, recovering in an Ell Paso
hospital from serious injuries re-
ceived in a West Texas automo-
Evening star., 1949-02-17
.Hoyas, Eagles
Choices Tonight
|nCourt Games
Terps and Cardinals
VengefuI Opponents
In Introcity Strife

Maryland and Catholic Uni
versity basket ball teams are
slight underdogs tonight as both
seek revenge against intracity
rivals-with Georgetown meeting
the Terps at College Park at 8:l5
and American University visiting
c. U. at 8::45. Freshman prelim-
inaries will precede the varsity
games.
Georgetown, with victories over
Maryland and George Washing
ton, will be out to strengthen its
claim to the mythical city title.
The Hoyas have lost four in row
and have a ITO record for the
season while Maryland has won
three of its last four games in
building it's record to 6-l4.
American U. Coach Staff Cas-
sell, advised that Coach Abe Ros-
enfield of Catholic U. planned to
substitute after each opponent S
basket and out-of- bonds play in
order to slow down fast breaks
said the system was perfectly all
right with him.
The entire A. U. team watched
the Cards use the system against
Loyola of Baltimore, when c. U
slowed down but didn't stop the
Greyhounds.
American won a previous game
58-4O, and has 1876 record over
all and 90 in the conference tc
catholic 1915 and Us marks.
George Washington, which al
ways has trouble with the Guam
tico Marines on the latters court
escaped with a 60-58 triumph last
night to run their seasons recorc
to II victories against seven de-
featS.
The Colonials had to come from
behind to win. Bill CantWell was
high for G. w. with 16 points
and. Cy Waldrop. as usual, pacec
the Marines with 10.
Also on tonight's card Wilson
Teachers College is host t.
BridgeWater.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Yale Bids for Tourney Berth
As 1t Trounces Dartmouth

Dix, $3.50. while LaSalle enjoyed
a 64-44 romp against its Philadel-
phia city rival. Pennsylvania.
Myron Schaffer's hook shot in
the last 18 seconds gave Cornell
a 71-69 victory over Colgate as
Notre Dame whipped Marquette,
59-42. and West Virginia trimmed
Pitt. 54-51.
In other leading games last
night, Muhlenberg nicked Lafay-
cite. 58-44: Navy walloped Gettys-
burg. "a Sc: Georgia Tech
squeezed by Georgia, 60-58; Texas
conquered the Texas Aggies. So
43; Nevada defeated the touring
West Virginia State quintet, 1856;
Army swamped Fordham. 70-49,
and Washington and Lee smashed
Richmond, 8464.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
'Coffmun-Thios Duo Win:
Women's Mat Match

Put four woman rasslers IN the
same ring and you're bound to
attract attention, if last nights
turnout at Turner's Arena is any
indication. A capacity crowd saw
Juanita Coffman and Therise
Thias win two out of three falls
from June Byers and Dot Dotson
in a team match, the main event.
Chief Little Wolf used an In
dian death lock to dispose of
Dutch SchWeigert in 26 minutes,
while Marvin Mercer drop-kicked
John Vansky into submission in "a
minutes and Kimon Kudo en-
ployed the crab to win over Mike
Collins in 20 minutes.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Bitten Is Apparent
.Midmi-Nassau Victor
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NASSAU. Bahamas, Feb. IL
The 55-foot cutter Bitten led l8
other yachts into Nassau Harbor
today and appeared the winner
of the l84-mile Miami-Nassau
race.
The Bitten, owned by Murray
Knapp Of Detroit. crossed the fln-
ish line at 11:48:59 o'clock est
last night for an elapsed time of
35:48:59 and a corrected time of
33:43:35.
Next in line was the Windigo,
71-foot yawl owned by w. S.
Gubelman, New York. at 1:l9:58
m. The Windigo had an elapsed
time of 37:19::58 and a corrected
time of 36:48:01.
The Ticonderoga. scratch boat
in the 11th annual event, finished
at 1:36:43 am, with an elapsed
time of 37:36::43 and a corrected
time of 37:46:43.
The Bitten took the lead dur
ing the first miles and held it
all the way.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Armed Tries Again
In HiuIeuh Race
By the Associoted Press

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. IL
Calumet Farms Armed, third
leading money = winning race
horse. continues his comeback
campaign at Hialeah race track
today.
The 8-year-old gelding is
scheduled to run in a 7-furlong
dash with Beau Dandy, also
from the Calumet Stable.
Others in the allowance event
are Rare Jewel, Concrete, Happy
c, Big Dial, Strutin and Cal
Propos.
Armed finished third in a
6-furlong dash last week after
being out of racing for nearly
year.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
$137,8o0 Melon
due in Face Of
Coin Decline
Ocean Drive Without
Jockey os Areoro
Pilots Admiral Leo
By the Associotsd Press

ARCADIA. Calf. Feb. H.
Contrasted with reduced purses
in such famed races for 3-year-
olds as the Belmont and the
Preakness. the 18th edition of the
100000 Santa Anita Derby may
be the richest in its history.
1t still appears that no less
than IL candidates will answer
the call in the Derby here Satur-
day. If the number goes in the
mile event the purse will
gross $137.80O. fattest in the an
nails of the attraction.
In 1947 the purse was $134,925
and On Trust hauled down a net
$81.750 for Owner E. o. Stice.
If IL start this time the net
purse will be. s9O,7Oo to the
winner
The lineup of 3-year-olds still
figures as follows:
The favored team of Olympia
and Ocean Drive from the Fred
w. Hooper, jr.. stable; Count
Victor. So La CT. Admiral Lea.
Hayseed, Stone Age. Swap Out,
Audacious Man, Old Rockport,
Duplicator and Bolero.
! Scurlock May Be Imported.
/ In a jockey switch. Eddie Arcaro
will pilot Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Ad-
miral Lea. This leaves Ocean
Drive in need of a rider-it was
thought previously Arcaro would
team with Willie Garner aboard
Olympia for Hooper-and OWE
Scurlock may be flown from
Florida for the job.
Johnny Longden probably viii
ride Count Victor.
Longden, incidentally. bowec
out of handling On Trust in the
100000 Santa Anita Handicar
February 26. He and Owner Stict
agreed that maybe someone else
would have better luck aboard the
flve-year-old. Longden and Or
Trust have finished second Of
worse in six stakes with a tota
value of s450,000 since winning
the 1947 Derby here.
The Santa Anita Derby wa!
inaugurated somewhat modestly
in 1885. The gross purse wa:
s26.65 and the Greentree Stable!
Gillie won net $19,650. Later
the purse was increased to $4,000
then to $4,000 and in 1946 te
100000. Last year William Helis
Salmagundi won the 100000
added purse and a net sum oi
$79.850.
Last year, too, a record Grove
of $1,000 saw the race. Whether
the figure will be passed this yeal
is problematical
/ Glisson Outstripping Longden.
! Apprentice Rider Gordon Glis.
son is the top hand at Santa
Anita. That's quite a feat for ar
18-year-old lad whose turf back.
ground consists of an occasiona
trip astride a plow horse, ane
less than a year in the big time.
There's quite story in the
youngster. too, because his near
est rival for honors at Santa Anita
is the ageless, competent nationa
champion. Johnny Longden.
The two have been neck anc
neck all season. Today the score
after a triple by Glisson yesterday
stood: Glisson AZ trips to tht
winners circle, Longden 40.
Eddie Arcaro, for one-he'!
trailing third now-has gone ou
of his way to school the kid. HI
predicts great things for him.
Others have gone much further
out of the way to educate thu
freshman. They still like to &C
him in pocket, just to hear hin
holler. Funny thing. though
Glisson usually manages to ge
ont - Arcaro cows
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Terps Hold 300
Seats for Public
At Rinq Match

The University of Maryland will
reserve 800 seats for the public
for tomorrow nights boxing
match with Michigan State. All
other seats will be occupied by
students.
Barney Lincoln, a southpaw, has
been named to represent the
Terps against Chuck Davey, the
Spartans' three-time NCAA cham
pion. Davey is one of four boxers
ever to hold a NCAA title three
times.
Unbeaten Catholic U. and The
Citadel boxers meet tomorrow
night in the C. U. gym with the
Cards still undecided about one
position. Coach Eddie La Fond
will use either Tom Wing, Joe
Incarnato or John Doherty in the
lightweight bout in John Arnold's
place.
American University knows lit
tie of it's Saturday night home
boxing opponent-East Carolina
State Teachers of Greenville.
N. C.-except that the Teachers
have won four matches and lost
Ole. A. U. has draw and two
defeats by narrow margins.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
MurchiIdon Found,
Reodyto ToIk Coin
By the Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IL
The Philadelphia Athletics have
located their missing Canadian
pitcher, Phil Marchildon-at
West Palm Beach, Fla.
A spokesman for the Ameri-
can League club said Marchil-
don was reached by telephone
at the Florida site where the
AS open their spring training
program two weeks from now.
He said he's in good con-
dition and that he's sure we'll
work out a satisfactory ar
rangement." said the spokes-
man. I'VE definitely do not
consider Phil a holdout."
Reports had been circulating
that Marchildon was disgrun-
tied because the AS wanted to
cut his salary the full 25 per
cent permitted. The fire.
balling right-hander won 9 and
lOSC 10 laSC year.
The AS spokesman said Man
ager-Owner Connie Mack. now
vacationing at St. Petersburg.
Fla, would get together with
Marchildon later this week.
Fordhom Signs Allen
NEW YORK. Feb. II (P.-
George E. (Eck) Allen, who re
Gently resigned as head footba
and basket ball coach at the Uni
versity of Maine. has been name
as backf1eld coach at Fordham fc
the 1949 season. Allen will assis
Head Coach Ed Danowski.
Evening star., 1949-02-17

His age is 2712 years, unless he's pitcher,
in which case he's %.
He's married and has kid.
His batting average is $50. If he's a
pitcher his record is six wins and nine defeats.
He makes about s950O a year there is
nothing in the roster to suggest this. however,.
OF course, this is composite of the guys
who figure to be playing on April 18. when the
Mats open against the Athletics. The pink
checked kids from Sherman -Denison of the
Big State League will have departed and per-
haps an elderly gentleman or two. like Mark
Christman, will have been cut loose.
The Anril 18 line-un almost dictates itself
Evening star., 1949-02-17
BOYS Club Leaders

Leading teams in the Washing
ton Boys Club Basket Ball League
and their won-lost records are ::
80-pound class, Merrick 800; 90
pound, Eastern Branch 800; 105-
pound. Georgetown Branch (6-0D !;
120-pound, Merrick 80; 1885,
pound, Eastern Branch (4-D !;
150-pound, Alexandria 4-D.
Evening star., 1949-02-17

bile-bus collision, ranks third with
$3,823.33.
Regardless of the outcome of
the tournament the Houston Open
will have a new champion Bobby
Locke of South Africa, the 1947
winner. is absent.
Twenty-six of the $50 players.
representing 36 States, Canada
and England. are amateurs.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Fordhom Signs Allen
Reds Sian Two HurIers

CINCINNATI. Feb. II (P.-
Walker Cress and Frank Fanovich
pitchers, were signed to 1949 con-
tracts yesterday by the Cincinnati!
Reds.
Evening star., 1949-02-17
Win, n,,Lose, or Draw
Here's Your Composite Not
By FRANCIS STANN

Wrapped in the red white and blue package, the
Nationals hit the sports desks the other day and
would unruthful that it's an inspiring brochure Here
for example the composite ball who working for Mr.
, 1949-05-06
NUMBER
OF INDUSTRIAL
LEADERS

Even a casual glance at the
list of guests Of Ward M. Can
aday shows that there is in St.
Croix today the largest assem-
lage of leaders in industry,
finance, publicity, farming
and food. A classification of
the group shows the following
breakdown:
Banking & Finance
Elliott Nc Allister, vice president
The Bank of California
Ralph c. Whitsett, vice president,
National Bank of Detroit.
Alan M. Scaife, Chairman, of the
Board, Scaife and Company Gin
dustrialist & financier) Pittsburgh
George Wagner, Partner, Arthur
Anderson & Co.. public account
ants), New York.
Real Estate g. Development
Edward w. Arnold, Soldwell
Banker & Co., San Francisco.
Robert ]. Lynch, president, Ameri
can & Foreign Enterprises, Inc,
Foreign industrial development),
New York.
Paul L. Maddox, Palm Beach, Fla
Publicity and Newspaper
Frank ]. Taylor, Feature Writer,
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-05-06
CANADAY TELLS
TRUMAN AID PROG.
WOULD HELP vi, PR

President Truman yester-
day discussed the problem of
under-developed areas with
Ward NJ. Canaday, head of
the United States Section of
the Caribbean Commission.
Mr.. Canaday told the Presi-
dent that he is very much in
terested in the program, and
pointed out that it could be of
considerable assistance to the
Caribbean area specifically he
mentioned the Virgin Islands
and Puerto Rico.
An invitation was extended
to President Truman to visit
the Virgin Islands and Puerto
Rico, by MIR. Canaday. The
President thanked him but
said he could not say just
when such a visit could be
made because of the many i'm
portant matters that requires
his presence in the capital at
this time.
Governor HASTE, Dr.. Rafael
Pico and former Governor
.Pinero accompanied Mr.. Cana
day on his visit to the White
House.
, 1949-05-06
Mrs. Taylor. Daughter
Returning From
Muinlund

Mrs. Harry E. Taylor, wife
of the Administrator, and their
daughter, Helen, are expected
to return from their visit to
the mainland the end of this
week. They are scheduled to
arrive in San Juan on the ear
ly plane of the Pan American
Anyways, transfer to a Carl
bair for the trip to st. Croix.
The Administrator plans to
meet his family at San Juan
on Saturday morning and &C
company them here.
, 1949-05-06
Woo RECHARTER
BILL PASSES HOUSE:
GOES TO SENATE

The bill to recharter the Vir-
gin Islands Company cleared.
the first congressional hurdle
when it passed the House yes
terday by a vote of 273 to 81.
The measure now goes to the
Senate.
First word of Unsuccessful
passage of this bill came to
President Norman Olson in a
cablegram from Ward M. Ca
naday, who is now in Washing
ton. His enthusiastic cable
gram ended with the famous
''skaal", a Danish toast.
A similar message from Gov
ernor HASTE stated that the
bills passage carried with it
a proviso that the Company
discontinue the distilling of
alcoholic beverages.
, 1949-05-06
U. S. District Court
Convenes Here
Next MonduY

The May Term of the Unit
ed States District Court, first
session, is scheduled to con-
vene here on Monday morning
at 10 in Christiansted and at
2 o'clock in the afternoon in
Frederiksted.
On the Docket for Christian
sted are five criminal cases,
twelve civil, one guardianship.
In Frederiksted there are four
criminal and one civil.
OF the criminal cases in
Christiansted, Tomas Legillou
will stand trial on a charge of
first degree murder; a similar
charge against John Martin
will not come up since he has
been committed to the insane
asylum.
, 1949-05-06
Reelected
President Of Cricket
Association

Attorney R. H. Amphlett
Leader was reelected presi-
dent of the ST. Croix Cricket
Association, at its annual meet
ing held on Monday night. DR..
C. Canegata, was returned
as vice president.
Other officers reelected
were: Ira Ross, treasurer and
the Hon. S. Christian Chase,
Secretary.
Plans are being made to be-
gin games about the middle of
July.
, 1949-05-06
Justice Roberts Urges
Ratification Of Pact
To Stop Aggression

Former Supreme Court JUS
tice Roberts said that delay in
approving the North Atlantic
Pact will encourage Russia &
damage our prestige through
out the world. He gave his
views in a statement to the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
The Committee pushed for
Continued on page 4
, 1949-05-06

Mormon Cissel Leuves
For Washington
Tomorrow
Norman Cissel, Treasurer of
the Virgin Islands Company
will leave for Washington, D.
c., at the request of the De-
of the Interior.
Mr.. Cissel will aid the De
in preparing %justifi-
cations in connection with the
re-chartering of Woo.
Evening star., 1949-11-02
Javits Asks Truman 10 End
Postal Job Inequities

Representative Javits, Republi-
can, Of New York, has asked
President Truman to correct what
he described as an inequity against
some employees who entered the
postal service during World War II.
Mr.. Javits wrote the President
that under a recent executive Or
der other employees entering the
Federal service during the war
were given cutoff date Of
March 16, 1912, for acquiring
classified Civil Service status,
while the date for postal employees
was fixed at October %. 1943. Mr..
Javits suggested the inequity be
eliminated by executive order.
Evening star., 1949-11-02
One of Americas great clothing
names at Raleigh Haberdasher -:
Botany 50O''

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Evening star., 1949-11-02

the Fort Meade Hospital. Pvt.
Snyder was charged with failing
to yield the right of way to a
pedestrian.
The woman soldier said the
child, who was carrying an UNI
brella, walked In front Of her car.
Ernest E. Schienan, 60, of 1906
Seventeenth street NV. was seri-
ously injured when he was struck
at Seventeenth and @ streets
NV. by an automobile driven by
Anthony B. Sanders, colored, 18,
of 1913 S street NV, police re-
ported. Mr.. Schienan is in
Emergency Hospital with a COM
pound fracture of the leg and
head injuries.
Evening star., 1949-11-02
Red Forces Stob Deeper
Into Kwungsi Province
BY the Associated Press

CHUNGKING. Nov. Com
munist forces. striking from the
north, stabbed deeper into the
Kwangsi Province base of Ma
tionalist China today. Before
them were Nationalist Gen. Pal
Chung-hsi and 250,000 troops.
The Defense Ministry said the
Reds thrust into the Chuanhsien
district of Northern Kwangsi, but
were repulsed in a counterattack
The district takes its name from
the important town Of Chuanh-
sien on the Hunan-Kwangsi rail-
road 65 miles northeast OF
KWeilin.
The invaders were identified by
the ministry as part Of Red Gen
Lin Piao's 40th army.
Evening star., 1949-11-02
Law Teacher Loses Appea
In Suit AGAINST Veteran

Judge Walter T: Mccarthy o1
Arlington Circuit Court yesterday
dismissed test suit brought by
Walter Newton against a veteran
who took the Newton law-revieW
course.
The veteran was one of Is sued
by Mr.. Newton when the Vet
|erans' Administration revised its
financial arrangements for Their
education.
A VA spokesman said Mr.. New
Ion had been charging $3.50 fol
each man. Similar schools in the
area charged $50, he said, and
Mr.. Newton signed a contract fol-
the smaller amount. Then he
sued the veterans for 5000 each
to make UP the difference.
Mr.. Newton received an adverse
ruling in the Arlington County
Court and appealed.