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Evening star., 1950-04-24
Epe a Sports Papa Due to Start Against Scarborough Tonight
Joe Nee Corthy Forced to Use
All 5 Starters Against As

tomorrow starting at 2:30 o'clock.
Sid Hudson viii start for the Mats.
Harris is pleased by the spirit
of the Mats who split two short
series with the AS and YankS be-
fore being rained out yesterday
in New York.
This club is revelation to me"
said Harris. I've been managing
teams since 1924 and l haven't
seen better spirit on pennant-
winners. This is the incest group
Of fellows I've ever had play for
me-"
Hes right" said Scarborough.
"and the big reason for II Is
Bucky. He has faith in us and
shows it. He doesn't needle you
when you have a bad day-he
realizes you feel badly about It
and gives you a lift with q kind
word.
Hes not soft" continued Scar
borough, but he's smart and
picks his spots TO get tough.
Everybody on this club is crazy
about him"
Bucky Willing to Gamble.
Harris is trying to build up the
confidence of several key players.
Against the Yankees Friday. for
instance. Tommy Byrne walked
the first two Mats in the nth
inning and the count on Sam
Mele was three and one. Bucky
gave Sam the hit" sign despite
Byrne's wildness
% 1t was a calculated risk which
backf1red when Mele popped out.
but 1t was part of Harris program
to instill more aplomb in his Mats.
Saturday he may have hit the
jackpot with Gil Coan when he
permitted the left-hand hitting
outfielder to bat against Joe Page
with the winning run on second
and two out in the 10th. Oil
blasted across the winning run.
After Shortstop Sam Dente un-
accountably held ball in short
leftfield and enabled Tommy Hem
rich to score from third. Dente
was furious. He returned to the
bench after the inning berating
himself. but Harris was calm.
Forget it. SAM" he advised.
Don't let it ruin your compoSure.
Concentrate on the remainder Of
this game. made the same mis-
take once against Philadelphia.
but made 1t only once. Just see
that it doesn't happen again"
BY such tactics Harris hopes
to erase the Mats cellar complex.
There's no sense talking about
pennant." Bucky admits, but
I have a feeling we won't land in
the basement, either. II these
fellows keep their spirit they're
going to be tough. We might take
some bad whippings now and
then, but I think we'll bounce
back"
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Friends Tennis Tourney
Will Sturt Saturday

The 18th annual Friends invi-
tation interscholastic tennis tour
nament will open Saturday. Play
will continue daily except Sunday
through May 4.
The tournament will consist of
singles matches only in two divi-
sions-interSchola and boys.
All entries must be in by noon
Thursday.
Evening star., 1950-04-24


The platoon system stay for while The
Yankees champions of the world have D Maggie Heinrich
Rizzuo and Berra who bow out for Yet in five
they required IS players.
The BoIk Rule Really Isn't New
premise there's for everything
theories submitted pitchers training
is possible the rule prohibiting formal conditioning before
March Two there's too much legislation against pitchers
illustrated by the strict enforcement of the ocaed bak
rule.
All the pitchers had going for EN- last week was the earliest
baseball in history under lights with the Cards actually opening
at night But lack Of training plus overegaton
to have outweghed advantage to pitching to
hitter under artificial light.
Fifteen baks National League There's
nothing really about the bak rule calling
stop by the pitcher between his stretch delivery
just that ruesmakers who incidentally writing
OF new laws last winter decided to get tough again with
pitchers.
It's cycle Back in late E. s. Barnard president
OF the American League got the notion to instruct umpres
to enforce hesitation in the pitching motion results
interesting.
Umpres Are Strangely Human
During game St April 81 1929 for instance
four baks called deprived gentleman manner Sugar
foot Sgafoos Detroit shorsop, home During wild
1873 affair the Tigers sugarfoot hit home run off Oscar
Estrada He called back after rounding
senor Estrada not he had snned again.
naturally with less spectacular results.
Barnard defended his action by that pause
pitchers preliminary stretch would be his regular
ton and that base-runner would be entitled
slant the pitcher showed his above his the
breakdown didn't last long Umpires strangely human
more lenient view of the pitchers when the heat was
They'll do again this big stop
looking so hard and the permitted
go back to cheating little bit
'Gottu Hide En- Casey Says
The sensation of the opening week. provided
by the Boston Red Sox who blew 90 lead to the Yankees
the at home lost 15o happen
to good teams.
The Red sox something 1910 favorites to win the
nag and criticism in Boston caustc
on the New York Giants the press my kind
OF team Leo Durocher didn't get the board as the
Giants dropped four straight.
Best prophet turned out to be Casey Senge
Down IN ST. Petersburg he said that insofar he
cerned" the platoon system here stay Some ball
players Casey muttered you gotta hide at certain
The champions had to call on Relief Specialist Joe Page
four times in five AS noted earlier averaged
players to But Stenge have been unsrprsed
They come to me-" he saying in Florida, "and ask
How do you expect me to hit all kinds of pitching don't
play every day?'
Play every day! Casey snorted Those guys ought to be
thankful for the platoon system Without they'd never be
wearing Yankee uniforms in the first place."
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Arlington Driver Takes
Eastern Roadster Race
By .he Associoted Press

WILLIAMS GROVE, Pa, April
24.-Carl Anderson of Arlington,
Va. is off to a good start in de-
fense of his Eastern roadster rae
ing championship. He took the
inaugural 25-lap hot-rod roadster
event at Williams Grove Speed
way yesterday in 13 minutes, 6.78
seconds.
Fifty feet behind, IN second
place, was Shorty Bowers of
Hagerstown, Md. Other money
winners, in order, were Bob Nay,
Annandale, Va: Chess Wilkins,
Arlington, Va; Burt Furey, Erie,
Pa, and Milford Nouer, Jones'
town, Pa.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Fordhom's Cage Cooeh
Quits to Run Comp
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK. April 24.-Ford-
ham University was shopping
around today for a new head bas-
ketball coach.
Frank (Bo) Adams, who led the
team to Is victories in 81 games
last season. resigned yesterday
to devote more time to a boys
camp he Is operating.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Joe Page Will Receive
Award Wednesday
Rx the Assneintsd pr...

NEW YORK, April 24.-Pitcher
Joe Page of the world champion
New York Yankees will receive
the Babe Ruth Memorial Award
at Wednesdays game here with
Boston.
The award is for the player
voted most outstanding In last
years World Series. Page was
scheduled to receive it at yester-
days washed out game with
Washington.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Allie Reynolds Sore Arm
To Keep Him Idle 4 Days
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Al-
lie Reynolds. Yankees right
handler. is on the shelf for about
four days with an ailing pitching
arm.
He complained of a stiffness in
the elbow yesterday. DR.. Sidney
Gaynor. team physician, dag
nosed the trouble as inflammation
from sprain" and told Inn to
take it easy for the next four days
Reynolds accompanied the
Yankees here where he will un-
dergo diathermy treatments.
Evening star., 1950-04-24

He was found
dead by his wife,
Mrs. Anna Liv-
ingston, around
5 am. Mrs.
Livingston had
been awakened
when her hus-
band fell out of
his bed.
Livingston, a
popular sports
figure in Wash
ington for the
past 16 years,
had a varied
orI no1orr r1
Evening star., 1950-04-24
District Skeet Shooters
Winners at Richmond
By the kssocioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, April "a
Mrs. Ruby Dalton of Washington
won the women's championship
and Robert Smith, jr., of WASH
ington the junior championship
in the Richmond Open skeet
championship yesterday. Both
represented the National Capital
Skeet Club.
S. c. Oliver of Norfolk won the
all-gauge title with 98x100. Two
man and f1ve-man team honors
were taken by Norfolk Naval Air
Station.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Your Host Is 5 to 2,
Hill Prince ; to ]
In Latest Derby Line
BY The Assoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Your
Host is the 5-to-2 favorite to
win the Kentucky Derby in
revised betting odds issued by
James j. Carroll, unofficial
betting commissioner.
Close behind is Hill Prince
at 3 to l. The next eight
horses and their revised odds
are Middleground, Al; Oil
Capitol, Al; Theory, 81; Mr..
Trouble, 20-1; Sunglow, 20-1;
More Sun. 20-1: Greek Ship,
30-1. and French Admiral,
30-l.
Evening star., 1950-04-24

in command. Invariably more advanced than
hitters, shutouts were common. Down through
the years, Walsh, johnson, Grove, Hubbell,
Feller, ct al consistently authored low-hit
opening games.
Now, statistics normally are boring little
things to be avoided whenever possible, but
to point up todays sermon it's almost neces-
sary to introduce few, to wit:
In 81 flrst-week games in the majors, 139
pitchers were used, A on opening day. That's
an average of approximately Az pitchers per
game.
During the week only three times did op-
n0Snp nitcherS On all the Wav against each
Evening star., 1950-04-24
CYO Team Honored

CYO. the Washington team
which won the Amvet National
teen-agers' basketball champion
ship last month. will be feted at
Z pm. tomorrow at the Touchdown
Club by the Washington Amvets.
National Comdr. Harold Russell
Twill speak.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Major STANDINGS

Today's Schedule and Probable Pitchers.
Boston at Washington. $50 pm. Papai
900 VS.. Scarborough G-0).
Cleveland at Chicago postponed, rain.
Detroit at St. Louis, $50 pm. Gray
G-n) and Starr G-0l.
New York at Philadelphia postponed,
rain.
Yesterdays Results:
Philadelphia; E.; Boston, 4-12.
Cleveland, 81; ST. Louis, 6-5.
Chicago. 5: Detroit A.
Washington-New York postponed rain.
Tomorrow's Schedule.
Boston at Washington. 2:3O pm.
Cleveland; at Chicago. 2:3O pm.
Detroit at st. Louis, $50 pm
New York at Philadelphia Q pm.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Livingston, Manager
Of U|ine Arena, Dies;
Once Boxing Official

Howard Livingston. 66, manager
of Uline Arena, died this morning
of heart attack at his home at
1915 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Crosetti Joins AiIino Wife

NEW YORK, April "a (P).-
Baseball Coach Frank Crosetti of
the New York Yankees few to
San Francisco yesterday to join
his Ill wife.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Win, Lose, or Draw
BY FRANCIS STANN
Lo, the Poor PITCHING

At the end of the first of the baseball campaign
there obvious question to ask Whatever happened
that good, old-fashioned pitching?
1t be that April early May the pitchers
Evening star., 1950-04-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn at Boston, $50 pm New
combe ODD VS.. Donovan 900.
Philadelphia at New York. 2:3O pm
Meyer t0-D VS.. Kennedy (0-O.
St. Louis at Cincinnati. $40 pm. Nun
ger ODD or Lanier 600 VS.. Raffensberge
(n-D.
Only games.
Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburgh, 8; Cincinnati 3.
Boston. 4-5: Philadelphia, 3-6.
St. Louis at Chicago postponed. rain.
New York at Brooklyn postponed, rain
T0m0rrow's Schedule
BROOKLYN at Boston. 9 pm
Philadelphia at New York. 2:30 pm,
Chicago at Pittsburgh, $50 pm.
Only games.
Evening star., 1950-05-07

diplomatic corps and military serv-
Ice at o cocktail party Thursday
at their home in Aurora Hills. and
Mrs. Morton D. Willcutts was
hostess at q luncheon the same
day followed by bridge and
canaSta.
1t. Comdr. Paul H. Backus and
MS bride. the former Mary Cath
crime Janney of Baltimore, will be
among those attending the Naval
Academy class of ~ square dance
Friday in the Officers' Club at the
Navy Medical Center. Comdr
BackuS is class president.
Evening star., 1950-05-07
State Societies

the last 40 years include a dra-
matte class, which presented only
one play and that was q "dra-
matte success but a financial flop. /"
They have successfully staged
parties, picnics and banquets.
The group found it hard dur
ing the war. but with the help
of Sheldon Fairchild and Fred
Klund they continued to meet
in homes of members.
The group. which now meets
at No. Scott Circle. recently
elected Representative j. Caleb
Boggs to his fourth consecutive
term as president.
Also reelected were Miss Eliz-
abeth r. Groves. executive secre-
tary. for her 3Oth term: Mrs
Lois A. Williams. recording secre-
tary, fourth term: Mrs. Ruth
Henderson, social secretary. third
term. and Mrs. Myra McCloskey
treasurer, third term. Thomas E.
Lodge, only charter member still
active, was chosen vice president.
Maryland.
The Maryland State Society will
hold its annual spring dance at
10 pm. Saturday in the west
ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel
The dance will be the last of the
eroup'S events for the season.
1 Massachusetts,.
Charles F. Sharkey, Labor De-
partment attorney. has been
elected president of the Massa-
chusetts State Society, it was an
nounced. Also elected were
Fanny Buck, first vice president;
Joseph Hall, second vice presi-
dent: Undersecretary Of Labor
Michael j. Calvin, third vice pres
/ ident: Cornelia Gordon. secretary
and Donald Martinson, treasurer
Named to the Board of Trustees
were Marshall Anderson, John j
Buckley, George A. Herman. Es-
telle McQuade. Mary c. Rich
Olga Skwarlo and Edyth Telma.
i Pennsylvania.
i officers of the Pennsylvania
State Society will be announced
at its final dance of the season al
10 pm. Friday in the West ball
room of the Shoreham Hotel
Those wishing to have theil
names on the fall mailing list are
urged to attend.
Oklahoma.
A program of songs by Johr
Bigbee will be featured at the
Oklahoma State Society's last
open house of the season from
to 6 o'clock today at the home o1
DR.. and Mrs. Elgin Groseclose
4813 Woodway lane NV.
Conference
The Conference of State Society
Officers elected officers at its an.
nual dinner held last week at thu
Dupont Plaza Hotel. Roy c
Haines of the Maine Society wa
II ElSCUcu Pl CSluCllU. AAC odNSCCA'
South Dakotan Carl Walker. Alst
chosen at the meeting were Law
renee Scheewe, first vice chair
man, of Montana: Mrs. Esther
Costa, Indiana, second vice chair.
man; Miss Bessie Thrasher, Ten.
nessee, secretary, and Mrs. Rutf
Henderson, Delaware, treasurer
Minnesota.
Floyd D. Peterson of the Budget
Bureau is the newly elected presi'
dent of the Minnesota State So.
ciety. Mr.. Peterson succeeds Mrs
Stanley c. Hedstrom, who helc
the office for two years.
Also elected at the annual mem
bership meeting were Melvin
Amoth, vice president; Mrs. w
A. Hunter, treasurer; William D
Jackson, secretary. The Board o1
Governors will be Carl F. Berg
Evening star., 1950-05-07
Murphy
Continued From Page D-l.

Peterson. Capt. and Mrs. Harold
j. Cokely and Comdr. and Mrs.
Joseph J. Zuska. Mrs. Eleanor
Wilson McAdoo. who had been
a bridesmaid at Mrs. Knapp's we'd
ding. also was a guest.
Capt. and Mrs. Cokely are others
who have entertained the Peter
sons. as have Comdr. and Mrs.
e. M. Spaulding and 1t. and Mrs.
w. G. Leonard. Mrs. ]. C. Dunn
gave a luncheon for Mrs. Peterson
and Mrs. S. E. Willis was her
hostess at tea.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Charles
Pearre Cabell feted friends in the
Evening star., 1950-05-07

The society met for the first
time on July 81. 1919. and decided
to organize. Seventy-five men,
bers were present to elect Col.
John M. Dunn president, Joseph
O'Toole vice president. E. R.
Allaband treasurer and Miss Amy
r. Piser, secretary.
UNDERTAKINGS of the group over
Evening star., 1950-05-07

quist, Earl II. Dominick, c. E.
Erickson, Kenneth W. 1ngwalson
Clarence A. johnson. A. B. Kap-
pin, z. Irving Manger and Ev-
erett c. Norberg.
Arkansas.
Secretary of the Army and Mrs
Frank Pace will be honored by
the Arkansas State Society at a
brunch at o'clock today at the
Wardman Park. John r. Steel
man. president. will announce OF
ficers for the coming year at the
brunch.
Evening star., 1950-05-07

6ON"" AA
The group p
started out to
be 'solely for
the male spe-
cies of Della
wareans," but
in a short time
the men real
lied that mo
such group
could be born
or brought to a
successful life
without the as
sistance of the
ladies of the
Evening star., 1950-05-07

-AUUHLS FTEULU.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Dapkus Of
Chevy Chase announce the en-
gagement of their daughter. Irene
Catherine, to Mr.. Roland A. Love-
less, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Love-
less.
Mr.. Loveless is a student at the
Citadel in Charleston, S. c., and
will graduate in September.
Evening star., 1950-05-07
By Bernie Goodrich

The Delawareans didn't under
estimate the power of women
when they founded their State
.z~sa%~, II. 1910
Evening star., 1950-12-10
SECTION DECEMBER TO-
Art Books Ideally Suited For Christmas Giving

however individual q genius the
artist may have been, he stimuli
taneously and inevitably reflected
something of his own era. The
study presents a procession of
masters from ancient Egypt to
Picasso.
The mysterious fascination of
civilizations first great landmark
Is concentrated in Egyptian Art"
Carts, Inc, Golden Griffin Books
a collection Of more than $50
superb photographs by Etienne
SVed with running commentary
by Etienne Drioton which is out
standing for combined scholarli-
ness, brevity and interest, provid-
ing a panorama of three milleni-
umS.
THE Christmas Story" edited
by Marguerite Northrup pam
theon) is d. natural for Yuletide
giving. The text is composed of
extracts from the Sacred Scrip
lures CDouay version accom-
panying Is full-color reproduce
tions of masterpieces, all orig
inals being in the Metropolitan
Museum and the National Gallery
of Art.
Fine New Volumes Available
In Abrams Series
In his scholarly appraisal of
"1mpressionists and Symbolists"
(Scribner's), Lionello Ventura OBJ
serves keenly, and discusses in
fresh and lucid manner, IL paint
ers OF 10th century France, from
Manet to Toulouse-Lautrec.
A major event in the art pub
hcation field was the appearance
OF new publishing house, Harry
N. Abrams, Inc, dedicated to
Evening star., 1950-12-10
A Picture Tour
OF the White House

"The White House, by Randle
B. Truitt CHastings House,, is q
picture book tour of the home of
the Presidents, with short his
tory and description of the build
ing from its beginning to it's
present renovation. In addition,
it is an engaging little souvenir of
Washington in its Sesquicenten-
nial year.
A magnificent gift book is
"China and Gardens of Europe of
the 18th Century," by the inter-
nationally famous Sinologist, Os-
valid Siren tRonald Press. A
companion volume to Gardens of
China" issued last year, the Gar
denS of Europe" conveys new
knowledge and gives a fresh inter-
probation to the wave of Chinese
influence that swept Europe's cul-
ture and art in the 18th century.
Evening star., 1950-12-10

Cudahy), by Michele Saponaro.
which relates the life of the genius
which spanned the greatest years
of the Renaissance, and whose
final masterpiece was the dome
Of st. Peters floating like a
bubble over the golden reaches of
the Campagna," as many Holy
Year pilgrims must have seen it.
Tradition and Experiment in
Modern Sculpture" by Charles
Seymour. jr. (American University
Press), is the most satisfying book
on sculpture have seen during
the year, because of its clarity, its
intellectual detachment, its ra-
tional presentation and its schol-
arly basis.
Evening star., 1950-12-10

books on art. It's inaugural offer
ing was three handsome volumes,
beginning Library of Great
Paintings" each containing so
color plates of unusual fidelity to
the original paintings, and texts
by eminent authorities: "El
Greco" by Leon Bronstein; Rem
dr." by Walter Pach, and Van
Gogh," by Meyer Schapiro. They
are de luxe editions at modest
prices.
A number of worthy volumes
were added during the year to
the "Pitman Gallery: Royal
Portraits" by R. H. Wilenski, is
one of the best, and good items
on single artists are Van Gogh,"
by Philip James, and "Chagan,
by Michael Ayrton.
Old Masters Given
Detailed Scrutiny
Several other single masters are
subjected to detailed scrutiny in
a number of excellent and defini-
tive volumes. Fra Angelica is in
terpreted by German Bazin, cura-
tor of the Louvre. as an outstand-
ing artist of the transitional pc
riod between the Middle Ages and
the Renaissance, with some of the
virtues of each, in a handsome
Hyperion edition (Macmillan) il
lustrated with 16 color plates and
100 photographers.
'Parmigianino," by Sydney j.
Freedberg, is studied as a major
personality of the mannerists, and
1877 plates reveal his Inner
image" considered by them nearer
perfection than the "vision of
reality" John Smibert," by
Evening star., 1950-12-10

Henry Wilder Foote, is the first
full-length biography Of the Brit
ish portrait painter who came to
the Colonies with Dean Berkeley.
''The Life and Times of Henry
Monnier," by Edith Melcher (this
and the two preceding volumes by
HarvardD, brings to life the actor.
writer, humorist and graphic ar
tist, more truly representative of
his era, 10Th century Paris, than
we're the greater romanticists,
Delacroix and Gericault.
The Year Brought Many
Fine Biographical Works
Eugene Delacroix" is the sub
ject of a biographical. critical and
historical evaluation by Jacques
Lassaigne; "Chardin," 18th CEN
tury French master of still life
and endearing domestic scenes, is
considered with equal sympathy
and sober appraisal by Bernard
Denvir, both volumes 1850 addi-
tions to Harper's Art Library.
Each has about 40 plates. nine in
colors.
Not infrequently, catalogues of
important retrospective and defin-
tive exhibitions abandon the
limitations of mere lists of works
shown, and emerge as full-length
and scholarly estimates and biog-
raphies Of the respective artists.
Such Is the case with those deal
ing with Paul Klee," by James
Thrall Soby Museum of Modern
Art, and Edward Munch," by
Frederick Deknatel (Chanticleer).
Those who enjoy romantic biog-
raphies will surely like the latest
on "Michelangelo" (Pellegrini &
Evening star., 1950-12-10

4 n find a wide field for selec-
ton in publications Of the past
year. OF several hundred in Eng
lish, between 40 and so have come
to this reviewer, which number
constitutes the basis of this an
nual review.
Single volumes comprehensive
in scope include several outstand-
ing surveys. American Painting"
by Virgil Barker Macmillan is
the best history of the subject
within it's limits that have seen.
Beginning with the early explora-
tion and conquest decades, it con-
cludes with Eakins, leaving the
revolutionary developments of the
past half century to future VOL
ume. illustrated with 100 full
page halftones)
1.-THE Index of American Design"
by Erwin o. Christensen (Macmil-
LAM provides an engaging intro
duction to folk arts and crafts of
the United States from the Colo
NAL period. Ranging from afghans
to yokes, it comprises everything
from homemade toys to Duncan
Phyfe furniture. Beautiful in
formal, it has 378 illustrations, 1T
of them in full color.
The Corcoran Gallery's
American Professional
american Professional, The
Story of Our Country" by Eliza
beth McCausland National Cap
ital Sesquicentennial Commission)
is the epic of America from 1892
to 1900. as seen in more than 800
works in the unique exhibition at
the Corcoran Gallery Of Art. The
major virtue of the show, reflected
in the lavishly illustrated book, is
the fact that most of the pictures
were created contemporaneously
with the events depicted"
Decorative Art of Victoria's
Era" by Frances Lichten tScrib-
ner's) should appeal to everyone
nostalgia for the good old days"
when life was comparatively happy
and uncomplicated. A handsome,
copiously Illustrated book. it trans
ports the reader via descriptive
and historical narrative from the
little princess Victoria making a
pretty kickshaw" about 1880, to
the death of the great queen in
1901, after which the whole elabo-
rate decorative background of her
century was shelved, to await re-
vival in our stark era.
The historical and esthetic ap-
proaches to painting are combined
in STYLES in Painting" by Paul
Fucker (Viking) through a COM
parative study of the ways in
which similar themes have been
handled by artists of different
epochs. Approximately 24O re-
productions help to reveal that
Evening star., 1950-12-10
By Florence S. Berrymon
Art Editor OF The Star

NY ONE planning to give
a art books for Christmas to
~ appreciative friends will
Il n find a wide field for selec-