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Evening star., 1950-03-09
B. & 0. Coal Traffic Booms
With End Of Strike
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Mar. s.-The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad re-
ported it's coal traffic was doomed
well above normal since union
miners went back to work with
a new contract Monday morning
The B&O received 4,270 loaded
coal cars from tipples on its lines
Monday and another $500 on
Tuesday. It had orders for 5000
empty cars to be spotted on mine
tracks yesterday for loading.
The Monday figure is somewhat
out of proportion because it rep
reSentS a weekend accumulation,
including a backlog from nom
union strip mines and small deep
shafts which continued to operate
through the strike.
The Tuesday figure, $500 cars,
is well above a normal days coal
traffic of about $500 cars. BY con-
trast. the average coal movement
during the early part of February
when the strike was on, was 842
cars.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Silver Spring Thrift Shop
Available for Meetinqs

The former Thrift Shop in Sill
yer Spring will be made available
for community meetings and dis
plays.
The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
owner of the land on which the
structure stands, announced yes
terday that it has been loaned to
the John Hancock Life Insurance
Co., which will make it available
to youth, civic and fraternal Or
CARNATIONS.
The one-room structure is at
Fenton street and Pershing drive.
An advisory board of civic lead
ers has been appointed to operate
the project, which will be known
as Hancock House. Chairman of
the board is Blair Lee, III.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Army Lands on Caribbean Isle
With Permission of 'Aqqressor'

however, were captured and Of
flcers expressed concern that the
four-day invasion. battle plan may
have fallen into enemy hands.
The amphibious assault was the
climax of 10 days of sea and air
skirmish. The islands garrison
stopped it cold at the waters edge.
The aerial invasion was success
full but the umpires ruled that
6 of the 80 C-82 packets carrying
the paratroopers had been shot
down" with the loss of 180 men.
Another 100 were ruled killed in
combat on landing.
Umpires rejected a Navy protest
that it didn't get enough credit
for blasting beach defenses with
fire from the battleship Missouri
and supporting assault cruisers
and deStroyerS. Umpires said the
Mighty Mo" took a submarine
torpedo strike and suffered 20 per
cent damage.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
BY the Associoted Press

VIEQUES ISLAND, Mar. g.
Army ground forces pushed slowly
inland on this Caribbean Island
today-from a beachhead they
failed to win yesterday.
In wars you can't do that. But
this is a training maneuver,
Operation Portrex," the greatest
war games ever staged by this
country in peacetime.
So the invasion continues,
throwing $4,000 tank-led troops
plus a force of paratroopers which
did land yeSterday-against 4,500
"aggressor" troops holding the
island.
The official report said: Attack
progressing slowly"
Some of the 1000 paratroopers
were reported to have joined the
amphibious troops less than three
hours after dropping. Some,
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Rowing Residents Caught, Pay
Extra S. for License Tags

plications come back to the Traffic
Division.
Returned notices already total
more than $4,000 They are piling
up at the rate of several hundred
each day. Two traffic policemen
have been assigned to help Office
personnel handle them.
The officers, Pvts. H. L. Dicker-
son and G. E. Wood, go into action
when irate citizens show up, COM
planning that their applications
have not been received. If they
have moved without notifying the
traffic division within the pre-
scribed five days. the policemen
hand them a traffic ticket.
After they pay SIS collateral,
they get their applications. Traffic
officials say about so persons a
day are paying the penalty.
Evening star., 1950-03-09

Washington's wandering popu-
lace is providing an unexpected
source of income for the District
Government in connection with
the issuing of new automobile Ii
cense tags.
The money is rolling in from
fines paid by the rowing residents
because they did not notify the
authorities of their changes of
address, as they are required to
do.
The system works like this:
Applications for new license
tags are mailed to the last known
address of the car owner, marked
POSTMASTER. do not forward;
if the person has moved, the ap-
, 1950-07-06
VERTISEMEN

SEALED
WILL BE RECEIVED IN THE
ST. o VIRGIN IS
LANDS, OFFICE OF H
VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP
GRAFTON until 1000 am,
August l, 1850, and then pub
1icly opened for the purchase
from the Virgin Islands Cor
poration of the Poultry Farm,
located at Estate Karaval, st.
Croix, Virgin Islands. All pro-
posals U be accompanied
by the required deposit and
submitted on forms containing
description, terms of sale, and
, 1950-07-06
PUBLICATION OF APPOINTMENT AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

! Joseph George, having been appointed Administrator of
the aDoVe-entltled estate, do hereby give notice to all credit
ors OF the said estate, and to all persons having claims against
the said estate to present with proper vouchers such claims
within six months from the date of this notice to the under
signed Administrator or his attorney. All persons indebted to
the said estate are hereby requested to make payment to the
sad Administrator or his attorney within said time.
First publication Of this notice made this 9Th day Of
July, AID, 1850
RH. Amphlett Lender Joseph ceoroo
Attorney Administrator
, 1950-07-06
NOTICE Of Regis
irution Of Electors

During the month of Au4
gust, 1850, the Registration
Board will meet for the regis.
tration of qualified electors in
each district as provided be-.
low:
AT the Court House Police)
Christiansted every MONDAY
for the residents of Christian
sted Town and Suburbs from
4 pm. until s pm. beginning
August Z, 1850.
AT the Court House Police
Christiansted every WEDNES-
DAY for the residents of Chris
tiansted Country District from
4 pm. until 6 pm. beginning
August 8, 1850.
AT the Court House, Fred
eriksted, every TUESDAY for
the residents of Frederiksted
Town District from 4 pm. un-
til s pm. beginning August 8,
1850.
AT the Court House, Fred
eriksted, every THURSDAY
for the residents of Frederik-
sted Country District from 4
pm. until 6 pm. beginning
August 10, 1850.
The meetings during the
month Of September will be
announced subsequently.
All those persons previously
registered need not register.
except in cases of change OF
residence, or continuous alb
sence from the Virgin Islands
in excess of one year.
THE E CT
BOARD, st. Croix, VI. U.S.A.
3rd July AID. 1850
D. c. CANEGATA
Chairman Registration Board
Evening star., 1950-02-13
By the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-Willie
Knapp. who rode and later trained
Exterminator. thinks Three Rings
the 5-year-old gelding which beat
Calumet's great Coaltown and
Armed in the $25,000 McLennan
Handicap Saturday, may some
day equal the feats of "Old
Bones"
Three Rings has that same
gameness that made Exterminator
great" Knapp declares. "And
they both thrive on hard work. u
Knapp, who trains Three Rings,
has a keen admiration for the
son of Blue Larkspur- Circus Ring
"Exterminator originally was a
workhorse for Sun Briar," Knapp
explains. HE was brought to
Louisville in 1918 by his owner
Willis Sharpe Kilmer. to get Sun
Briar ready for the Derby.
Sun Briar didn't get to the
post and Exterminator was sent
in just so Kilmer could have his
colors in the race. Exterminator
longest price on the board, wor
the Derby at $61 mutuel.
Three Rings must be worked
every day and goes about his
training as though every exercise
is an actual race. .de thriveS on
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Exterminotor's Jockey Thinks
Three Rings May Prove as Good

that kind Of treatment. The more
Three Rings races the more he
improves"
Although Exterminator won the
Derby as a 3-year-old he had his
biggest year in 1922, when he was
7. Knapp. who rode Exterminator
in the Derby, also rode Upset to
victory over Man o. War in the
latter's only defeat in 81 starts.
Mrs. E. L. Hopkins bought Three
Rings early in 1948 as he was
being paraded in the Hialeah
walking ring before a race. She
claimed him for $500 from John
S. Phipps and he went on the
track in the colors of his new
owner. Three Rings won the
race, at $50 to 50.
From then on" Knapp adds,
che never ran again as a claimer,
and our confidence in him has
paid off to the tune of $163, ,785,
which isn't bad for a $500 in
vestment."
Three Rings bested the heavily
weighted Coaltown (132 pounds)
in a stretch duel in the McLennan.
Incidentally, his time for the mile
and a furlong was identical with
that of Ponder, Calumet's 1949
Derby winner, in taking the San
Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita
Saturday-1:50k,
Evening star., 1950-02-13
CoIifornia-Bred Your Host
Fdvorite for Derby Saturday

breds who ducked the victorious
Calumet team of Ponder and
Citation in the San Antonio Han
dicap Saturday are slated to start
at Santa Anita today in the $4,000
Christopher Fitzgerald Handicap
It's 1-mile holiday feature anC
will serve as final stakes oppor-
tunity for the trio-Old Rock
port, Manyunk and Moonrush-
before aiming at the Calumets in
the 100000 Santa Anita Handi-
cap February 25.
The San Antonio very likely
provided good preview of the
big handicap. With $1,000 fans
in screaming excitement, Ponder
won the race, with Citation Sec
ond a length back, and Charles
S. Howard's Moor third. a half
length behind Citation.
Citations defeat was his fourth
in 80 starts, but Trainer Jimmy
Jones was pleased with his per-
formance. It was his first race
at a longer distance and for q
major stake since a leg injury
sidelined him IA months previ-
ously. He couldn't hold off Pom
der and Ponder couldn't hole
back for him. Not with Eool
surging forward. What will hap.
pen when the same three, plu:
the other handicap horses, hool
up in the Santa Anita HandicaI
at mile and one quarter is any
ones guess.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Two Annapolis Craft Sail
In Miami-to-Nassau Race
By the Associoted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-Twenty-
four sailing craft are expected to
compete in the. 184-mile Miami to
Nassau ocean sailing race starting
tomorrow.
The 18th annual event is spon-
sored by the Miami and Nassau
Yacht Clubs. Last years winner
was Bitten, 35-foot cutter owned
by Murray Knapp and Ernest
Crates of Detroit.
Bitten, sailed by a fresh water
crew, took the lead early last year
and held it to cover the distance
in 35 hours, 48 minutes and SO
seconds. 1t has not yet entered
this years test, but Entry Chair
man John K. Hanafourde said he
expected the defending champion
to be entered before sailing time
Among the entries areftwo An
napolis. Md, craft. Taneek, owned
by c. w. Grouse, and Delilah
owned by Arnold c. Gay.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
MASON-DIXON STANDINGS,
| Gridders Live Up
ToCode of NCAA
By Baby Sitting
BY the Associated Press

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb.
13.-Coach A. C. (Scrappy)
Moore of the University of Chat
tanooga has come up with a
neat three-cornered idea for his
football players.
The athletic Office now func-
tions as a baby sitting bureau,
too.
This is the coach's way of
living up to the NCAA sanity
code. The NCAA has approved
the project.
The players will be available
for assignments any evening,
or for day duty on Saturdays
and Sundays. No wage figure
has been set.
Scrappy figures he will have
to exercise his squad on pinups
as well as pushups.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Cousy Greater Than Arizin> c. w. Coach Believes
Holy Cross Court Ace
Is Best in Country,
.0'Grady Contends
By MerreIl WhittIesey

The 4,639 Armory basketball
fans who thought Villanova's Paul
Arizin was the smoothest college
courtman of the season on Satur-
day night were looking at the
second best player Georgetown
has faced this season. That's
right, second best!
The authority for the COMPARE
son is the sincere and serious
coach of the Hoyas, Buddy
O'Grady, who still was in the
dumps today after his teams
miserable showing in it's 73-45 de-
feat.
THAT Arizin is great, isn't he"
O'Grady said. Wonderful shot,
hands off well, unselfish, can
jump higher than any 6-foot-3
player I've ever seen. The guy is
in rut, too, scores SO points
every game. He's almost as good
as Cousy."
BY Cousy, O'Grady, of course.
meant Bob Cousy, the great play
maker, ball handler and prolific
scorer of unbeaten Holy Cross.
Hoyas Met Two Teams.
O'Grady should know some
thing about the relative strength
of the East's basketball powers
because Georgetown has played
three teams in the top 10 of the
Nation and probably five in the
top 90. The teams, and the mar
gin they beat the Hoyas, were
La Sale (90-58); Holy Cross,
77-5D; st. Johns (67-66); Viii
lanova (73-45) and Canisius (58-
Al. -
Ir addition to Cousy, who prob
ably will be All-America without
a dissenting vote, and Arizin, who
may get enough Eastern votes to
make a number of the teams, the
Hoyas have encountered st.
Johns Bob Zawoluk, said to be
the best in the New York area,
Larry Foust, the 6-foot-9 La Sale
Evening star., 1950-02-13
BY the Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Feb. 13.-The
colt that has the West Coast buzz
ing, William Goetz' Your Host,
will parade to the post as the
favorite Saturday in the 100000
Santa Anita Derby, and if he
wins there'll be a flood of Cali
fornia money on the impressive
3-year-old to capture the Ken
lucky Derby. too.
No California bred colt since
Norwich in 1922 has won the
Kentucky classic. but if the big
Goetz colt holds his present form
he's conceded an excellent chance.
Your Host uncorked sensa-
tional workout last Saturday be-
tween races at Santa Anita, work
ing a mile in 1868 on an off
track with his rider, Johnny
Longden, standing high in the
stirrups and refusing to push the
colt. Tt was the fastest mile, work
or race, recorded here this season.
The fabulous Calumet Farm is
hoping to upset Your Host with
Mostest, who's given chance to
surprise, but probably the biggest
threats to the star of the Goetz
Stable among the 3-year -olds will
be Williams Helis' Selector, the
! Yolo Stables Great Circle and
Clifford Mooer's SUDDEN and Haw-
ley.
Meanwhile, three thorough
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Puncher-Boxer Titone
Meets FiIberto 0sario
AT Turner'S S Tonight

FeatherWeight Charley Titone,
the Brooklyn Italian fighter who
has found much success in Wash
ington this winter, makes his
eighth showing here tonight, when
he goes against Filberto Osario in
the 10-round main event.
Titone has won a District fol-
lowing with his combination
punching boxing style. When the
occasion calls for slugging, slug
ging it is. and when there's fancy
boxing to be done Titone boxes.
He has had two knockouts in
his eight fights here, stopping
Jimmy Cooper of Washington in
six rounds and more recently
Danny Carabello in three. That
was the first kayo on Carabello's
long record.
Titone also lost to Cooper in
his first appearance here, and
after the knockout victory came
back to draw in a rubber match.
AllClC SGl1A 10 Golh VI SVIll dllOttlci
bout between these boys, but it
probably is being saved for out
doors at Griffith Stadium early
in the summer. when a big gate
can be expected. Washington s
Little Dynamite is another Titone
victim.
Osario has been fighting ir
South America since beating Coop
er in one match and losing tt
him in the return.
Pat Thomas, Washington light
weight, winner Of 13 out of Is
matches, faced rugged Joe Dimines
Of Baltimore in a f1ve-rounder
Another five pits Johnny Pratt
former all-Army middleweight
champion, against Benny Droll
of Pittsburgh. Bobby Rupard
Government Printing Office star,
with a knockout to start his
career recently, will meet Bobby
Busick in a four. Other fours
show Rufus Berry against Johnny
Holt and APE" Kaiser against
Wallace Sparkle. First fight is
at 8:45 pm.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Terp Boxers Underdogs
Against Michigan State
Special Dispatch TO The Star

EAST LANSING, Mich, Feb. 13.
Michigan States unbeaten ring
team will be slight favorite over
Maryland In their intersectional
match here tonight. but not in
the 130-pound class. Andy Quat-
trocchio. Maryland's little sand
man. is aiming for his 18th knock
out in 21 college bouts in this
class.
This will be the fourth meeting
between the teams and the first
Of two matches for the Terps this
week. They meet the Quantico
Marines at Quantico, Va, Satur-
day. Maryland holds two victories
over the Spartans. while their
third clash resulted in a draw.
Evening star., 1950-02-13

center. and Canisius' MacKinnon.
Cousy is the dream player Of
the lot, Buddy repeated. HE
makes plays no other player can
make, one-handed, blind passes
that always wind up in somebody's
hands. He makes more assists
than Arizin, but, of course, you
can't compare their styles too
closely because Cousy plays In the
back court and Arizin under the
basket"
Arizin outscores Cousy because
he shoots more and because he
goes almost all the way every
game, while Cousy is in and out
with Coach Bus Sheary's two
platoon system at Holy Cross.
zawoluk, at 6-6, is taller than
Cousy and Arizin and is only .
sophomore, He has wonderful re-
f1exes for a big fellow who still
is green, according to O'Grady.
and will be terrific in another
year. Foust at 6-foot-9 hangs
around the basket and takes care
of the rebounds and tapins, but
is not in a class with Cousy or
Arizin, O'Grady said.
Holy Cross Lacks Big Man.
MacKinnon, who helped CAMS
ius upset C. c. N. Y. Saturday,
is a fine ball player, but O'Grady
always gets back to the fact that
when you mention Cousy and
Arizin you're in a different league
from the other college players he
has seen this year.
For teams, Buddy says Holy
Cross is the best, but may lose
some games because it doesn't
have the necessary big man. He
likes La Sale next of the powers
the Hoyas have played, st. Johns
third and Villanova fourth. over
CaniSius.
BY this time O'Grady was tired
of talking about the teams that
had beaten Georgetown. We've
won some, too, you know" Actu-
ally, Georgetown has won all it's
other games with the exception
of Maryland, which beat the
HoyaS with Tommy O'Keefe out.
Georgetown gets back into it's
own league Wednesday night
against George Washington at the
Armory. Then its seven straight
games on the road, against Get
tysburg, Penn, Fordham, Seton
Hall. Penn State. Villanova and
Princeton's Eastern League CO.
leaders. II the Hoyas can win
half from here in, O'Grady's first
year job will be a smashing sue
cess
Evening star., 1950-02-13
w. & NJ, Virginia 10 Meet
AT Basketball March I
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. 10
William and Mary's Indians and
the University of Virginia Cava-
liers will meet in basketball
March Z at Norfolk, Tribe Ath-
letic Director r. N. CRube) Nc
Cray announced today.
This will be the first sport event
between the two schools since a
year ago, when the Virginia
cagers thrashed the Indians, 58-44.
The two schools have a foot
ball game booked for next No
vember II at Scott Stadium in
Charlottesville.
McCray said Virginia and Will
liam and Mary also are trying to
arrange a track date and def
nitely will meet in baseball and
tennis.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
South Carolina Must
Win al Maryland 10
Help Tourney Bid

Maryland. hopelessly out of the
Southern Conference basketball
race, but having a little fun at
the expense of the tournament
bound teams, entertains South
Carolina tonight at 8:15 in a
league test important to the
Gamecocks.
In the Mason-Dixon Conference
race, Birthplace Catholic Univer-
sity must beat Loyola of Balti-
more. undefeated leader. or the
Cards will be out Of the Balti-
more championship tourney
March "a. Loyola will be the
host.
South Carolina appeared sure
of Southern Conference tourna-
ment bid at one time, but Satur-
day night the Gamecocks were
upset by last-place Richmond. A
defeat tonight would put the Wis
itors on the borderline.
Terps Must Stop Slaughter.
The Terps, who upset Duke last
Friday. will have to stop 6-foot-9
Jim Slaughter, who scored 33
points against Richmond to take
over the top spot in the indi-
vidual scoring race with 251 points
in IL conference games.
The four-team scrap among N
iC. State, William and Mary
George Washington and Duke fol-
first place has taken the play
from the usual fight for tourna-
ment berths. Besides the top four
North Carolina is in, with the
other three berths open to South
Carolina. v. P. l., Wake Forest
and Clemson.
Loyola, American University
Bridgewater. Hampden Sydney
Washington College and Roanoke
seem assured of Mason Dixon
tournament trips. Six teams have
a mathematical chance at the next
two berths, including Catholic U.
which must win all of its four
remaining games.
Md. Scoring Race Over.
The Mason-Dixon scoring race
is no contest with Nick Scallion OF
Washington College far out in
front with a 26-point average in
II games. Art Press of Western
Maryland Is second with a 20.1
average in 10 games.
| SQIITHERN STANnINGS
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Nichols and Auerboch Return
To oHeIp Caps at Box Office

The Washington Caps, no draw
ing power this season, may get a
boost in attendance Wednesday
night when they take on the Tri-
City Blackhawks in a National
Basketball Association game start
ing at $3.50.
A fair-sized crowd for the Caps,
who have been playing before
more empty seats than people, is
expected because:
/. Jack Nichols, the 6-foot-7
star traded by the Caps last week
to Tri-City, and Don Often, the
7-foot giant received in return,
will be out to outshine each other.
2. Red Auerbach, who coached
the Caps in their three previous
campaigns, will be making his
first appearance here as mentor
for an opposing team. Auerbach
signed a fat contract with Tri-
City after a short stay on the
Duke University athletic staff.
8. Bones Mckinney, long, lanky
North Carolinian, whose court
personality is publicized as much
as his ability to handle basket
ball, will be given a night" a
bagful of presents and new auto
mobile.
The Auerbach and Mckinney
angles had promised good turn
out for the last several weeks, but
the Nichols Often feud has given
the game an unexpected boost.
Often, who came along with
$4,000, made his debut with the
Caps here Saturday night against
Anderson. Obviously tired from
his trip, he still made a respectable
showing. He left the game in the
third period with a total of 9
Evening star., 1950-02-13

points, the biggest contribution
having been a lay-up which gave
Washington the lead over Ander-
son. The Caps heightened that
lead and won handily.
Nichols made his debut with
Tri-City last night and was a
bowling success. Playing before
6,089 fans-Otten probably won-
dered where everyone was, as ,421
watched him bow in Nichols
scored 18 points to share his team s
honors with Mark Todorovich
The Indianapolis Olympians, how
ever, proved too much for the
Blackhawks and took $3.50 de-
cision. The game was played on
(See CAPS, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Strike Won, Coaches
Resume n. Y. Posts
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-New
York high school coaches re-
turned to their jobs today, hav-
ing won a fight against a longer
work week through a Today
walkout.
Some 80 coaches and the Board
of Education settled their differ
ences temporarily with an agree
ment that will keep the tutors
on their original schedule of 80
periods a week.
The Board of Education sought
to add three periods to each
weeks schedule. The coaches pro.
tested and at a meeting February
voted to walk out.
During the last 10 days a mum.
ber of basketball games in the
New York Public Schools Athletic
League had to be Cancelled.
In returning to their jobs, the
coaches have assurance that there
will be no reprisals from prin-
cipals or other administrative
officers and that all Cancelled
games will be replayed.
Evening star., 1950-02-13
Ufne Denies Report
That He'll Withdraw
As Bocker of Cans

The Uline Arena manage
ment denied emphatically to-
day that the Caps will not be
in business next season.
Owner M. j. Uline, who is
in Florida, said there is no
foundation to the report that
he will withdraw support of
the team. Bob Foster, gen.
eral manager of the ice plant,
telephoned Uline at Fort
Lauderdale this morning.
Foster also denied that Bob
Feerick is out as coach next
year and that Jack Nichols
was traded to Tri-City be-
cause of dissension.