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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-09-29
Flood Survey Made
At Kitzmiller

Disastrous floods Of 1924 and 1896
which swept away many homes
washed out streets and roadways and
took the lives of half a dozen people
were recalled last Friday at Kitz-
miller, when engineers representing
the United States Army Engineering
Corps surveyed flood control needs Of
the community.
Through the efforts of Rep. J.
Glenn Beall, congressman from the
Sixth Maryland District, Donald V.
Birrell, chief of the flood control
branch of the Army Engineers, and
his assistant, Frank p Shore, made
study of the flood wall and other
conditions along the Potomac River
which separates Blaine, W. Va, from
Kitzmiller
The engineers found that over
200 feet Of stone and concrete food
wall should be rebuilt or raised and
some dredging and removal of
ISLANDS" might be necessary to as
: sure the townspeople against future
property loss from high water.
Made Complete Study
Accompanied by town officials the
engineers and Rep. Beall started at
the upper section of the town, above
the public school building. and
checked the wall all the way along
the river to the bridge which crosses
into West Virginia.
Just below the point whore they
started taking pictures and measure
ments is the entrance of an old Mill
Race which flows through the heart
of the town and emptiea back into the
river a few hundred feet below the
bridge. The old mill is gone. but the
race is still used for some sewage and
surface water run-oif, and the fire
department uses it as a supply
source in event of bad fires. Other
wise, engineers said it should be
closed off entirely,
However, they suggested that
flood control gates be put on the
head of the race, to keep out the
river water at high stage.
Last July, according to town Of
ficials, water was over the wall in
several places and within four inches
of the top elsewhere.
Accompanied by Councilman
Town councilmen Carl Mosser and
Thomas Baucom, along with Con-
stable Wilbur Burrell, accompanied
the engineers and Beall. Mayor Glenn
Barton also conferred with them dur
ing the morning.
Mayor Barton, who is ticket and
freight agent at the Western Mary
land Railway station in Blaine, told
the engineers they had contacted a
reliable contracting firm and one Of
their representatives estimated that
the necessary work could be done for
around $4,000.
Councilman Mosser, a coal mine
IolclldII, Hdlu tIIc CouIl'l - IHteI t9'eu
in getting a project underway be-
cause there are d good many men I'M
employed right now due to the coal
mine shutdown, and some project is
needed to help the men and their
families through the slack periods
regularly experienced in all mining
communities.
Councilman Baucom, who is prin-
cipal of the Kitzmiller school, said
Evening star., 1949-09-13
VANDERBILT Reported
Negotiating Turf Sale
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-Alfred
G. Vanderbilt is negotiating with
a group of well-known sportsmen
for the sale of most of the his
stock in the Maryland Jockey
Club, the Baltimore Sun said to-
day.
Jesse A. Linthicum, sports edi-
tor of the newspaper. named the
syndicate members as Robert Kle-
berg of King Ranch. Tex: c. E.
Tuttle, a Baltimore businessman;
Arnold Hanger. Kentucky horse
breeder, and E. Barry Ryan and
J. Barry Ryan of New York.
'It also is understood that Van
derbilt will retain small amount
of stock for sentimental reasons.
Linthicum's story said.
Vanderbilt owns 81 per cent in
the Jockey Club, operator OF Pim-
leo, Laurel and the half-mlle.
Timonium race track.
It has been rumored for several
months that Vanderbilt was con-
sidering selling the stock. Several
groups were said to have been in
terested.
There was no immediate COM
ment from any of the principals.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Sherrod Smith, Dodger Hur|er
In7wo World Series, Is Dead

Wilbert Robinson's mound corps,
however. winning IA games again
in 1916 and IL in 1920, two OF
Brooklyn's pennant winning years.
He pitched 13-inning game
and lost it to the Red Sox in the
1916 World Series. won by the
American Leaguers. He won one
game and lost one in the 1920
series which Cleveland took. five
games to two.
Smith pitched a three-hitter
against the Indians in the third
game of the series, winning FL.
He lost a seven-hitter to Cleveland
in the sixth game, 10, when Duster
Mails shutout the Dodgers on
three safeties.
The Georgian began his baseball
career with Greensboro in the old
Carolina Association in 1910 and
played with Jacksonville in the
South Atlantic the same year.
He was signed by the Pittsburgh
Pirates In 1911, but was sent tc
Minneapolis on option, being re-
called at the end Of the season.
Then followed tour of the
minors before he was drafted by
Newark in 1914 and transferred tx
Brooklyn in 1915 on a working
] q agreement
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Draw Gives KoIIio Great Start
In Battle for PubIinks Title

and Oliveri playing twice former
champion Earl Marcy this after
noon and the winners meeting
tomorrow.
George Pigott shot an 81 ano
was the only one of the tourna-
ment regulars" to make the
title fight. Desmond Drotos, Al
Brown and Bob Ruane had 80s,
and in a playof for two places
Brown lost out.
The semiflnals and final match
in the annual tournament for the
pay-as-you-play golfers are sched-
uled tomorrow morning and aft
ernoon on the Hams Point course.
Kallio, who recently regained
his amateur status after a fling
at unattached professional golt
while serving as policeman. was
out in 81 and back in IS. He is
in good shape for a long grind as
he is in training for the Olympic
weight lifting team in 1852.
First round pairings and quail
flying scores of the title flight
players:
George Graham defending champion)
VS.. joe Kotvan (77), Pat MARITIME t76o VS.
Ralph Moreal t7s), Andy Oliveri tz4) vs.
Tom Burch (78), Earl Marcy t76) vs.
Desmond Drotos 800. Keith Kallio CID
VS.. Joe Miller t7s), Charles Alexander
(76) VS.. Joe Regan (79). r. Momtt CID
vs. Cecil StarneS (7S), Fred Prouix (1D vs.
AL Brown 500.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Rain Postpones Start
OF District Amateur;
browneII Favored

Today's rain forced postpone
ment until tomorrow the start of
the District Amateur Golf cham
pionship at Kenwood Country
Club. It's a paradox in this tour
ney that Ralph Bogart, the Mary
land and Middle Atlantic ANA
teur titlist, Kenwood Invitation
winner and low National Amateur
qualifier from this area, is not the
favorite.
Bogart, the Districts undis-
puted top-ranking golfer OF the
season, is the second choice be-
cause Bobby Brownell, winner the
past three years, but comparative
ly inactive this season, is ION his
stick" At least if he isn't he has
lost the touch somewhere between
his rounds of 81 at Columbia and
63 at Manor the past few weeks.
Brownell has been playing and
practicing frequently OF late and
when he's determined to win he's
mighty tough to beat. Bogart has
his supporters because = of his
excellent record this season. plus
the fact he has scored his major
triumpts at wood. but
Brownell is the popular favorlte.
Only A players are entered and
only Il will be excluded Thursday
as 80 championship flight berths
are open to the field. The small
entry either is tribute to the
Brownen-Bogart monopoly on 10
cal golf. or is further proof that
the District Amateur champion
ship is played too late in the
season. The alibi the District
Golf Association uses that sit al
ways has been played in Septem-
ber" is becoming a trifle weak.
The only post entries were Con-
gressional's Eugene Pittman and
Charles Given, two players who
should make the title flight with
out too much trouble, Cliff Kohl
man of KenWood and Marty West
of Columbia. A score in the low
8Os should qualify, but with the
rough high at KenWood the med
alist's score may be over the par
of 10.
The only previous winners en-
tered are BroWnell. four time
champion. and Bogart. who won
l. it three times in row in the
early 1940s.
Evening star., 1949-09-13

a Joe Di Maggie or Ted Williams
or Joe Page wouldn't cure"
One sports scribe went so far
as to say that the Washington
team is good argument for
dropping second division clubs
from the pennant race around
August l and letting the leaders
fight 1t out.
Grifith, son of Owner Clark
Griffith, didn't take to this sug-
gestion either. "It seems to me
that baseball's structure has held
up for a long. long time and
every one concerned seems to
have been satisfied"
Referring to another sugges-
ton. that bad ball teams like the
Mats of 1949 drive customers
away, Griffith said the club has
already drawn over 100000 peo-
pie.
He also pointed to the fact that
the Mats have made money year
after year. ,
"The second division clubs still
have a lot to do with the PEN
Evening star., 1949-09-13

With the present and two for
mer champions in the upper
bracket, along with Pat MARITIME
a highly respected player. it ap-
pears the numerical draw system
was tough on them and favorable
to Medalist Keith Kallio in the
match play round starting today
in the District public links cham
pionship.
Kallio, who played East Poto-
mac in u strokes yesterday. even
par and a good round of golf con-
sidering the unfavorable wind,
does not have any of the favored
players to contend with in the
lower bracket, although any Is
capable of an upset and will be
out to beat the big fellow. .
Andy Oliveri, former undisputed
boss of the municipal golfers. but
who now goes as long as six
months without touching a club,
was second to Kallio in the quail
flying with a 2-over-par "a. Andy
said he was hitting the ball as
well as ever, but the lack OF prac-
tice told On his short game.
Upsets are common in the pub
lie links championship. but should
the flrst-round matches go true
to form today's quarter finals
would have George Graham, the
defending champion and an auto
matte qualifier, playing MARITIME
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Commissioners Discuss
Boxing Board Vacancy

Chairman Heinie Miller Of
the District Boxing Commis-
sion and Member Clarence
Talley met with the District
Commissioners today to dis
cuss filling the Boxing Board
vacancy caused by the recent
death of Thomas P. Morgan.
Morgan's unexpired term has
until April of 1882 to run.
Most prominently mentioned
for the post are Claude w.
Owen. former chairman of the
Boxing Commission. and Jim
my Sulliyan. a commission
Judge since boxing was legal
lied here. Among others whose
names have been advanced are
Charley Reynolds. DR.. J. A.
Trigg. AL Farrell and Jay
Turner.
The District Commissioners
today received kilograms from
Michael Casey Jones stating
chat the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People and the Negro Boxing
Writers Association of the Dis
trict and "other Negro organi-
cations" have unanimously
voted to boycott boxing In
Washington If q Negro Is not
appointed to serve on the Box
ing Commission. Jones signed
himself as q spokesman for
all organizations concerned"
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Links Win Over Grace Lenczyk
SURPRISES Former Ice-Skoter

and 4. The British girl with
the sound game meets Mrs. Julius
A. Page, Greensboro, N. c., IN
one of today's top matches.
Mrs. Page, 1947 amateur queen
and runner-up in 1888, elimin-
ated Jane Thomas, Salisbury,
N. c., 4 and 2. Other favorites
to survive first-round play in
cluded Helen Sigel of Philadel-
phia-runner-up last year-Polly
Riley, Fort Worth, Tex. and Mar
lene Bauer, 15-year- -olds Junior
Girls champion from Los An
geles.
Argyle Country Clubs Betty
CARRIER, Washington's only con-
testant in the National Women's
golf championship, distinguished
herself with a 9-and-7 rout OF
Mrs. Robert Beard OF the host
club yesterday, but today Miss
CARRIER meets sterner competition
in Mrs. Harrison F'lippin, also a
Merton player. 1t was the first
time Miss CARRIER had competed in
the nationals.
Maryland State Women's Cham
pion Mary Ann DoWney Of Balti-
more c. C. lost, l up, to- Mrs. Will
liam Hockenjos of, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Maurice Click, the Baltimore
women's champion. won. 8 and Z.
over Mrs. Eleanor Irving of Will
mington, Del. and today Mrs.
Click met Mrs. Dwight r. An
neaux of Prairie View, III. Mrs.
Thelma Richards Of Baltimore
won, S and 4, over Ruth Wood
ward of Fall River, Mass.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Kuhe| May Be First
Victim Of |nept Mats;
Chisox Here Tonight
Bv Burton Howkins

Inc NdLS eICeT IIle IlIldl IIlIet
weeks of a miserable season with
only the job of Manager Joe Kuhel
hanging in the balance. Barring &
complete form reversal by mis-
doomed club. Kuhel is expected to
become the first victim of one of
the worst Washington clubs in
history.
Four games behind the seventh
place st. Louis Browns as they
tackle the Chicago White Sox to-
night at Griffith Stadium in the
opener of a two-game series. the
Mats have scant hope of escaping
the cellar and thus possibly rescu-
ing Kuhel, who is recognized by his
players as proficient manager.
Few Fans Blame Kuhel.
To avoid a basement finish. the
Mats require a sudden squirt cou-
pied with at least a partial collapse
by the Browns. If the Browns win
eight of their remaining IS games
the Mats would be forced to cap
ture IA of their last II contests
to sneak into seventh place.
Few fans are blaming Kuhel
for Washington's plight. He has
been saddled with a group OF
shockingly inept players, the ma
jority of them lacking ability to
present polished performances.
Kuhel is to be pitied for Inherit
ing the Mats at a time when they
possess few competent players on
their own roster and no players
on farm clubs ready for promo
ton to major league circles.
But baseball history shows that
managers are expendable. They
become victims of the guillotine
when front Offices seek excuses for
their own shortcomings. Kuhel is
on the spot, but with the Mats
of 1949 John McGraw. Joe Nc
Carthy or any other highly re-
garded manager would have found
himself in the same predicament.
Club With One Pitcher.
For the second successive year,
Kuhel has been equipped with one
pitcher, Ray Scarborough, who
could win as many as 10 games.
His batting order is loaded with
$50 hitters. The Mats lack speed
and their fielding generally has
ranged from mediocre to afro
ciouS.
Against the White Sox tonight,
Kuhel will dispatch Rookie Dick
Weik to the mound and the big
right -hander will be seeking to
avoid his 18th straight defeat
The Mats, incidentally, have a new
losing streak of three games and
have won only 10 of their last
60 contests.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
by the Asseeioted Press

REIDSVILLE. Ga. Sept. 13.-
Funeral services were being ar
ranged today for Sherrod M.
Smith, pitching mainstay for the
Brooklyn Dodgers from 1915
through 1922, who died at his
home here last night. He was So.
The big left-hander pitched for
Brooklyn in the 1916 and 1920
World Series and in 1922 he went
to Cleveland, where he remained
through 1925.
During his career. Smith also
played for Jacksonville, Minneap-
oils, Greenwood, Miss; SPRING
field, Mass: Louisville, Grand
Rapids, Newark, Cedartown. Ga,
and Macon, Ga.
On retirement, he was employed
by the State of Georgia at TAFT
nall State Prison here. Survivors
include the widow, one son, Sher-
rod M. Smith. jr., and a daughter.
During his. II years in the
majors, Smith appeared in 33l
games, winning 103 and losing 104
After five years in the minors
the big left-hander broke in with
the Dodgers in 1915 when he had
his best year-14 victories against
8 defeats.
He was a mainstay of Manager
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Mats Still Belong in League, 1t Says Here

nant race right up to the nnlSh
most of the time.' Griffith said.
Take last year for example. We
beat Boston in the second to the
last game before the end OF the
season and knocked them out OF
the pennant."
Grifith also scoffed at those
who say it's the lack of spending
money that hurts teams like the
Mats:
THAT isn't so. Look at Tom
Yawkey in Boston land all his
money and how many pennants
has the money brought him in
the last II years or so? Just one.
And how about the Detroit Tigers?
They're supposedly a rich club
and they've won only two pen
nants in 10 years"
Grifith said he thought that 1t
was more or less q case of luck
on who came up with what. I'VE
paid $4,000 for Pitcher Lloyd
Hittle and the Yanks paid $4,000
for Joe Di Maggie. Take a look
at the situation for yourself"
Evening star., 1949-09-13
By Joe Ives
Assosiotsd Press Sports Writer

Vice President Cal Grifith Of
the Mats today labeled suggestions
that the Warrington team be
booted out of the American
League - lot Of nonsense"
Grifiith said he was shocked by
the exhibition Of baseball the Mats
staged Sunday In New York when
they lost to the Yanks 2o-5. But,
he added. "this isn't the first time
this has happened to a club"
Replying to criticism by one
writer that the Mats are chronic
also-rans," he said. THAT guy
ought to take q look at the past
records Of the White Sox and
Browns"
Grifnth admitted that his club
which Is currently reeling "a
games OF the pace in eighth place.
is In 1 sad state. but added:
There's nothing wrong with
this club We have right now that
Evening star., 1949-09-13
By the Associated Press

ARDMORE, Pa, Sept. ia
little Texas gal with winning
smile and a big heart kept a
nine-year jinx going in the Ma
tional Women's Amateur golf
championship.
Pretty jeanne Barr Tracy, a
links unknown from Dallas, spoiled
Grace Lenczyk's 22d birthday yes
terday by eliminating the defend
ing amateur champion, l up, in
the first round of the 1949 USGA
tournament.
The jinx Mrs. Tracy upheld was
the failure of any womens anna
teur queen to repeat since Betty
Jameson won in 1889 and 40.
The 26-year- -old mother Of a
212-year-old girl was the most
surprised person on the historic
Merton Golf Club course when she
holed a 3-foot putt on the 18th
green to win an impressive match
in her first national tournament
"Golly," she said, II never
thought I could do it. When l
drew Miss Lenczyk for my open
ing round I kinda thought this
would be a golf lesson for me. y
Not only did Mrs. Tracy open
her title quest by beating a cham
pion, but she did it the hard way.
/ 1t was an even match as the
pair teed off for the 18th hole.
Miss Tracy hit a poor shot off
the tee and then sm&cked a spoon
about IS yards off the green. Miss
Lenczyk's second shot landed just
short of the green. The chips
were down as the Dallas girl
former Middle-Atlantic figure
skating champion-hit brilliant
wedge shot 3 feet short OF the
pin. Miss Lenczyk's approach
overshot the hole about 80 feet.
When the defending champion
two-putted and Mrs. Tracy
dropped her short shot it was
all over.
Mrs. Tracy. who performed
with Sonia Henie's ice show and
with Ice-Capades - said she
learned all her golf from daddy
| Her father, Duncan Barr, is
golf pro at Schroon Lake, in up
per New York State. jeanne
husband, a salesman in Dallas
was on hand to greet his triumph
ant wife with big kiss as she
walked off the final green.
Mrs. Tracy's startling perform
ance was the first of several form
reversing matches.
For the disappointed Miss Len
czyk it was the third champion
ship this year she failed to defene
successfully. The Stetson College
girl already had lost her Nationa
Collegiate crown and Canadian
title.
Highly regarded Peggy Kirk, o1
Findlay, Ohio, runnerup in tht
recent Western Amateur, lost
and 2 to Mrs. James Ferrie, Long
Beach, Calf; Beverly Hanson
Fargo, Md, lass who went to the
semifinals at Pebble Beach, Calf.
last year, dropped by the wayside
3 and /, to another Texan, Betty
RaWls, of Austin.
British Champion Frances Ste
phens of Southport, England
breezed through her flrst-roune
match in highly impressive style
She eliminated Mrs. S. r. Nor
gan, jr., of Bridgeport, Pa, {
Evening star., 1949-09-13

But what I was going to say =" resumed Bergman
you've said it," kibitzed a voice from the poems
Bergman undaunted kept without talking to my
radio Dutch sports commentator too you know,
I'll I'll give everybody in this room
automobile Marshall steps down coach OF the REDSKINS
As Usual, George Had the Best Line
or He spoke of the year he coached
wonderful experience recalled "on Mondays Head Coach
Marshall would Coach Bergman into conference
Besides Redskins blessed with lot OF other coaches
none anything about football There the vice
Cabe Murphy and then Barnee
osten the leader of the orchestra but actually an assistant
help tell Monday what should have done
d always them the thing after every con err
Bergman concluded Il always said WELL gentlemen we 90 the
Marshall kept drinking Finally his turn came at
Now understand what helluva coach must have
considering the material had work with he began
casting theatrically baeful glare at Bergman
Who's Forgotten but Sammy Boueh?
When 1t came time to Redskins Bergman
the mike He wrapped up neatly except that he forgot
three names of which Sam Baugh.
The audience caught him. People kept shouting Baush'
what about Baugh?" - , -,
Say yelled at ringsde table you forgot the team
Dutch belatedy INTRODUCED Sammy drawed few
notice that unframed back named Tony Compagno
and back named Steve Basarus were not intro
developed it oversight Waivers had been
asked compagno meant
anything Washington fans Bagarus would
poled Mr.. Redskin. certain Monday
mornings. as Baugh himself
People forget quickly
The Quiz Port Was Little Weak
When annual quiz of President Marshall
members Of the and radio and eevson the crowd had
thinned and both questions and unnspired
About only positive made by Marshall to the
query Gmer stack at this stage of his
to Baugh q youngster?"
"lmers doing there's been
anybody better than Sam and nobody will be-"
Of the questions soughed Off One ouestone
why the Redskins benefits for
juvenile hardship in Los Angeles Birmingham etc. but never
Washington.
I'm not architect" snapped Marshall. "Where would
play-here in the Statler?"
The not considered satisfactory he meant the
Washington ball club gets his George only has to back
of Griffith
Stadium full week early Probably cost the Mats the pennant in
doubtful Griffith recovered from that
Evening star., 1949-09-13
FIog-Winning Hemsley
will Leave Nashville
By the Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 13.-
Rollie Hemsley, who steered the
Nashville Vols to the Southern
Association championship in his
first year as a manager, will not
be back next year.
Hemsley, former big Lacquer,
says he doesn't think he'd have
anything to gain by remaining in
AA baseball. He says he has his
eye on major league or AAA
managing post next year. but may
settle for a coaching job. He'll
play with the Mariana club in
the Cuban League this winter.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUE. %

Chicago at washington tnight)-
Gumpert tt1-14) VS.. Weik Old.
Detroit =. Boston - Houtteman
u4-O VS.. Kinder 09-5).
ST. Louis at New York t2)-Garver
1O-l6J and Panai (A-g VS.. Lopat
la.9 and Hood 900;
Feller G3-lD VS. Keilner 17-1D.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York at St: Louis anight-
BROOKLYN at Cincinnati tnight)-
Eatten G1-S) VS.. Wehmier 11-6.
Boston at Chicago-Sain I0-l4 VS..
Schmitz u0-B. ~
-Bcrowy G2-1OD vs. Chambers 90.
Evening star., 1949-09-13

that's all.
One of Georges ex-coaches, Arthur Dutch)
Bergman. touched off the new policy at Ma stat
ler's No beanery yesterday whep the Touch
down Club persuaded nearly 600 members and
guests to plunk down $3.50 each for the privilege
of welcoming home the Redskins. Inc gate was
estimated at $3.50, of which not farthing
went to the Redskins.
There's report that Marshalrs not going
TO coach this year." said Bergman, the old Notre
Dame back who was master of ceremonies.
The audience broke out in cheC. Mar
shall, poker faced, drank from his coffee cup
held q commanding hand.