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Evening star., 1950-02-09

! lightweight Willie Davis, National
Guard, who goes against Willie
Troy of Twelfth street Y. Davis,
outstanding senior in the 1949
D. C. AAU tourney, is a sharp
puncher, but in Troy he faces a
boxer who has scored three
tournament knockoutS.
Senior team honors virtually
are assured Quantico, since the
Marines have four flnalists on
tonight's bill. In the novice divi-
sion CYO is pacing the field with
three f1nalists.
Braddock to Present Trophy.
James j. Braddock, former
world heavyweight champion, will
present the outstanding novice
trophy offered annually by Repre-
sentative Fred A. Hartley. Billy
Madden, Merrick Clubs feather
weight, and Ward Sullivan and
Hunce Lanier. CYO fighters, are
the most logical contenders for
the honor.
The 16-bout card starts at
$50 pm.
The pairings:
Novice Division.
. 112-pound class - Philander Youns
bpTSooG pBG No t,oas. q VS.. Tommy Lloyd Neigh
seaantisSS VS.. Srshef Bob shei 'tfaTesessf fTsefsf
I26-pound clas-Dave zimmerma
. ~ eI$5-pound class-cornelius Mcintosh
National Guard) VS.. AL Tyler (Andrew,
>. 147.poqnd elas-ward sullivan tcYo,
16o;pound class-,Hunce, Lanier tCYo'
Vs. vs.. John ~ Kaqzlarich (Headauarters Com.
I757pound class--Bob Thomas my,
rTHeavyweight classSAlex Maridaka
: ticol VS.. Paul Nicol 1Merrick5.
l1S-pound class--Bob Leeper tBollini
Air r.o BaSe, VS.. Eddie Gilchrist tTweifti
iS6.pound class-gunky Frazier tMer.
, l35-pound class-Willie Davis (Nationa
guard VS.. Willie Troy CTwelftf
:. i47-pound class-Mario De sapti
, eQuantico) VS.. Tony Scott Boiling All
II pound class-walter stipanovicf
e8c11 E98911ntioO' VS.. Lawrence Green {s.w
a175-poun class-Eldredge Thompson
tQganticol vs.; John Shields fPBc No. q
TIC tiona5 Guard, VS.. Norvel Lee tPBc
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Crack Golden GIovers Battle
For 76 Titles in Finals Toniqht

"The best group Of amateurs
i1ce Joe Cannon and Frank
Sweeney brought national cham
oionships to Washington in 1944,' -
s the opinion expressed by a num-
her Of tourney followers regarding
he caliber of the 16 senior final
sts who battle for titles tonight
1t Uline Arena in the finals of the
1850 Golden Gloves-D. c. AAU
boxing championships.
Two of the field in particular,
niddleweight Walter Red" Stip-
lnovich, a Quantico Marine, and
sorvel Lee, the heavyweight from
Police Boys Club No. 2, are be-
ng touted by critics as contend
hrs most likely to succeed in the
accelerated competition of the
Eastern Golden Gloves in New
York and the AAU championships
n Boston.
Stipanovich, who faces Law
tence Greene, Southwest Police
Boys Club, tonight, is one of the
best body punchers ever seen ir
amateur ranks here. Last veal
5tipanovich lost close verdict tt
Roland Randall in the Gloves
hnal and Randall went on to take
the national crown.
Lee, an engineering student a.
Howard, already has achieved
tome national attention by win.
hing the post of alternate on tht
t948 United States Olympic team
and the big boy has improved
Yastly since then. Last summer h
met Adam Faul, amateur cham
pion of Canada, and defeated hin
tn three of their four bouts.
Tonight Lee opposes enormou
Eddie Grant, the only defending
champion on the card. The Ma
honal Guard representative ha
cause to remember Lee VIII,
whipped Grant in the Olympi
area trials here two years ago
Both contenders are fast for bi.
men and carry heavy armament
10 their meeting promises al
exciting fight.
Another fighter who appear
ripe for national competition il
Evening star., 1950-02-09

|church groups, sandlot teams.
girls teams-everybody. And
that's the way it should be, SO
long as there is no place else to
play.
"A boys club or community
center would be a big help to
this community. For one thing,
the boys would get that early
training. Schief hardly knew
what a basketball was like until
he got to Junior high school,"
Schief knows a lot about one
now. According to Creme, he is
the backbone of the team, which
lost by only three points to Cool
idge, by two to George Washing
ton and dropped a one-point
thriller to Bethesda-Chev Chase.
Hes good scorer" says Creme,
"and can shoot one e-handed with
either hand. But his greatest value
is as a leader. He CABS lot and
keeps the pep up and is a guiding
influence, particularly with the
younger fellows"
It's a Big Game.
The 5-foot 11-inch Schief and
6-foot 3-inch John Selby are the
two top scorers for the Blazers,
with Bill Tompkins (6-2) and Ray
Luckett (6-D right behind.
The RIair-Rethesda oama Sot
urday night is a crucial one for
both teams. for the Montgomery
County championship may hinge
on the outcome. If the Barons
win they will take the crown, but
if Blair wins a playoff will be in
order. That's what happened last
year, with Blair taking the play
off and earning a berth in The
Star Metropolitan tournament,
where it lost two-point decision
to Gonzaga in the opening round.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
By Bill Fuchs

A boys club or school -commu.
nifty fleldhouse is needed in Mont
gomery County, and no one Is
more aware of it than the Mont
gomery Blair High School bas-
ketball team and Coach Tony
Creme.
For example, take red-haired
Bill Schief, the sparkplug of the
Blair team which has won 13 of
its 16 games this season. Blair will
strive to avenge one of those de-
feats against a traditional rival
Bethesda Chevy Chase, Saturday
night at College Park.
Basketball Appetite Strong.
Schief, like many of the boys
in the Silver Spring area, wants
steady diet of basketball
during the winter. And when the
few gyms in the area are closed
at night or on holidays or week
ends. Schief and his friends help
themselves.
You could go so far as to say
they "break into" the gyms, but
authorities, knowing the situa-
ton, merely lift their eyebrows
and shake their fingers at such
unorthodox practice.
At the same time they aim tt
speed plans for a fieIdhouse
big enough to house four basket
ball games at one time.
What are we going to do?'
asks Schief. eve have a couple
of outside courts, but it gets toe
cold.
I'VE usually aren't caught, .
says Schief with a grin, "but one
day I got kicked out of the same
gym five times"
Although such irregularities
aren't condoned by the author
tiles, no one is in a hurry to
mete out punishment.
These boys need another gym. /"
says Coach Creme. "The schools
are doing all they can. But the
gym here is used seven days and
nights a week. 1t is opened to
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Amvets and Royals Wir
.YMCA LEAGUE Games

A Appoint outburst by Ted
Dryer led the Amvets to a 77-52
victory over Michigan Park in a
Boys YMCA Basketball League
game last night at the Y.
In the other league game the
Royals beat Sacred Heart, $685.
Marvin Smith led the Royals with
i points.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

oAlo ACNOc1uS Wdo cSC1lldGcu w NC drawing
100000 less than Ted Williams, $4,000 less
than Joe Di Maggie, $4,000 less than Lou
Boudreau and Ralph Kiner, ETC., ETC., etc.
Well, it's fact that no catcher ever has
been the highest-salaried ball player, not
even Mickey Cochrane, when he was CATCH
ing and managing the world champion De-
troit Tigers in 1885. This is an honor appar-
entity reserved for outfielders, pitchers and
infelders Back of the plate may be where
games are won and lost on any of $50 pitches
per game, but that's not where the important
money is made.
That Tebbetts is drawing as much as
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Fletcher Funeral Sundov

COLL1NSVILLE, Ill, Feb. 8 (P),
Funeral services for Art Fletch-
er, former major league shortstop
coach and manager, will be held
Sunday at the First Presbyterian
Church here. Fletcher died Mon
day at Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Sofford Chandler Victor

Stafford Chandler trounced
Catholic Mems Club, 50-28, in q
District of Columbia Recreation
League basketball game last night
at Roosevelt High.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Hequn Ranks Next to Birdie

Heqdn Ranks Next to BIRDIE
automatic that pennant winner needed to be
solid through the middecatcher pitcher shortstop and
base center field But the New York Yankees have
two world championships in three with Yogi Berra
of catchers He probably the best hte-o poten
TALLY the besof the but Yogi has notorious scatter
arm and otherwise falls short defensivey.
Tebbetts the best aaround catcher in the Amer
League probably belongs to Cleveland He's Jim Hogan,
but his won't be found anywhere close to the top
the hters His 224 for 1949 may be below what he
figures hit but not much Yet the Indians like the Yankees
and Red Sox, considered pennant contenders
So the Detroit Tigers fortified by right side
the nfed but not behind the plate Their best is SLOW 33
Robinson who traded by the Yankees
less valuable than Berra Occasionally
hits long ball. but his 269 will attest that it's
only occasionally And defensive he's merely adequate
Tools Of Ignorance
the payof is the rating of the Philadelphia Athletics
flag threats Connie Mack has three catchers
those belonging to Washington they may constitute
worst backstopping corps in the majors
Indeed Comics No boy Mats casto. Fermin Guerra,
Cuban who sold to the AS
$00 And back of Guerra Joe Asoth 23 hitter
to be worked often and Joe pton who threat with his
.204 batting.
Long ago old catcher bitterly described his and
m Shnguards and chest protector tools of ignorance
down through the other cachers prpeuay brmmng
with sefpty have echoed the phrase They
generation the theory because baseball will tell you,
there aren't cacherS coming All the kids want to be
gamor boys like Williams and D Maggie make $1O0
and up.
All the kids know that catchers don't draw flies
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Win, Lose, or Draw
BY FRANCIS STANk
Cotchers Don't Draw Flies

On that gold dust ball club the Associated
other day it significant that Birdie Tebbet the catcher
the lowest-saaried lineup gold dust"
Evening star., 1950-02-09

Three years ago-The Detroit
Tigers sold American League
nome run king. Hank Green
berg. to the Pittsburgh Pirates,
Evening star., 1950-02-09

EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Toledo g. -------- Atlantic City l
milwaukee, Grand Rapids 3
Kansas City 4.-L Louisville O
Evening star., 1950-02-09
HittIe and Murrero
Sign Not Contracts

Vice President Calvin Griffith of
the Mats opened his morning mail
today, discovered signed contracts
from Pitchers Lloyd. Hittle and
Conrado Marrero, then boarded a
train for Orlando, Fla, site of
Washington's spring training
activity.
Hittle, a little left-hander, won
five games and lost seven with the
Mats after being purchased from
Oakland last season. Marrero, 32-
year-old Cuban right-hander, won
rs games and lost eight with
Havana last season,
Evening star., 1950-02-09

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Toronto s. Boston
Detroit - Chicago .
EXHIBITION HOCKEY.
New York &C. L. 5 Boston C. L.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

00 which is the possibly estimate of his salary
may part his connection with the rich Boston Red
chiefly he undoubtedly the best of the poorest
lot of league cachers in peaceme history At IS Birdie
270 hitter and painfully SLOW Yet he gives the Red Sox
an eds
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Acheson Kin Injured
In Australian Plane

Gardiner 8. Platt, 50, brother
in-law of Secretary of State Ache
son. was injured today when a
misunderstanding (Australia)
passenger plane dipped suddenly
during a severe electrical storm.
The Associated Press reported
that Mr.. Platt suffered broken
ribs and was taken to hospital
at Sydney. Three other passen-
gers also were injured in the
1,000-foot drop, but the four
engine Skymaster landed safely
Mr.. Platt went to Sydney about
q month ago in connection with
his position as director of foreign
operations of Whirlpool Corp. OF
st. Joseph, Mich, washing ma
chine manufacturer.
A native of New York and
graduate of Williams College, Mr.
Platt represented the Packard
Motor Co. in France before the
war, and during the war was
here with the Office of Strategic
Services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Platt, who were
married in New York in 1928,
live here at 3411 Dent place NV.
They have two children, Deborah.
1sx and Jeremy. II.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
MiIder Weather Forecast
After Falls First Cold Snap

The seasons first cold snap was
moderating slowly today under
sunny skies with a prospect OF
milder weather tomorrow. This
trend may continue through Fri
day, the forecaster said.
While suburban Brookside Manor
reported a low of %, and AMMAN
dale observers agreed on Is, the
official low this morning as re-
corded by the Weather Bureau at
National Airport was 33.
A high of 81 degrees was ex-
pected this afternoon, with con-
tinued clear tonight and a low OF
about 35 in the city and 80 in the
suburbs early tomorrow.
Reports from Chicago said the
falls first cold spell was on the
Wane there. Temperature read
ings at or above normal were in
prospect for most of the Middle
West.
Washington shared its fair
weather with the eastern half OF
the country and the Northern
Great Plains. ~
Evening star., 1950-11-14
67-Year-0Id Man Dies
lin First Precinct Cell

A 67-year-old man picked up for
apparent drunkenness was found
unconscious in a first precinct cell
today and was taken to. Gallinger
Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead.
Police said the man gave his
name as Michael Creese of the 400
block of Sixth street NV. He was
found in a doorway at the Gospel
Mission at Fifth and H streets
NV, and said he had been drink
ing smoke" according to the po-
lice report. He went to bed In
the cell, but failed to awake this
morning.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid said he would perform an
,utopsy today to determine the
-ause of death and would make
chemical analysis to find out
what the man was drinking.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
AFL Chief Admits Taft
Got Many Labor Votes

William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
conceded today that there must
have been a lot of labor men"
supporting Senator Taft, Repub-
lican, of Ohio, who was reelected
Tuesday.
Mr.. Taft's winning margin was
about 468.000-despite the bitter
fight waged on him by organized
labor.
Mr.. Green's comment followed
a White House visit when he was
asked by reporters how he &C
counted for the size of the Taft
victory over Democrat Joseph r.
Ferguson.
There must have been some
undersurface cause we can't an
alyZe-can't understand, Mr..
Green responded.
That's a big agricultural State
there must have been a lot Of
labor men who voted for Taft"
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Ferguson and Green
Follow Taft's Lead in
Seeking Study Of ECA
Both Want All Facts;
Anderson Is Cautious,
Warns Against Delay
By J. A. OLeoy

Signs that the new Congress will
inquire carefully into the future
Of foreign aid, both military and
economic, mounted today as more
Senators came back from the elec-
ton with the world situation up
permost in their minds.
Without opposing further eco
nomic aid, Senators Ferguson, Re-
publican. of Michigan and Green,
Democrat, of Rhode Island indi-
Gated in separate interviews they
want to be fully informed on the
scope and adequacy of future
programs.
Their views came on the heels
of the plea by Senator Taft, Re-
publican of Ohio, yesterday for a
thorough review of the military
aid program for Western Europe
before final commitments are
made. Like the others, Senator
Taft made it clear he favors some
mutual defense spending for West
ern Europe.
Anderson Opposes Long Delay.
The Taft statement prompted
Senator Anderson, Democrat of
New Mexico, to suggest, however,
that any long drawn-out examina-
tion by Congress of the North At
lantic mutual defense plans might
result in fatal delays in building
anti-Soviet defenses.
The comments of Senators Fer
guson and Green were directed at
the Gordon Gray report to Presi-
dent Truman yesterday, recon-
mending that some economic help
to Europe should continue for
three or four years, apart from
the arms program. H..
ANY program in the future
must be with the understanding 1t
will be to solve a certain problem
rather than deal in generalities, /"
said Senator Ferguson.
The Michigan Republican
thought the Gray report dealt too
much in generalities. He also crit
icized the State Department for
always wanting to stand on the
clouds"
Green Offers Solution.
Senator Green suggested two
conditions to govern future eco
nomic aid:
l. Assurance that the proposed
programs will do reasonable"
good in improving economic health
abroad.
2. That the United States will
get full credit for the aid.
I'VE must build up American
prestige and power" Senator
Green asserted. 1--WE are not JUS
titled in boosting taxes just for
charity. There is a limit to our
manpower resources and knowl-
edge"
Senator Ferguson said a for
eign aid plan must be drafted
that will do the job, but for much
much less money than they are
talking about and a lot more free
enterprise" The Gray plan, over
(See FOREIGN AID. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Nimitz Says Chinese Reds
Are Moving 10 Foil Russia
BY the Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 14.-Ad-
miral Nimitz says the Chinese
Reds have used the Korean War
as an excuse to move troops into
Manchuria for protection from
Russia.
The admiral estimated Mao TIE
tung, China's Red leader, has be-
tween 100000 and 100000 troops
now in Manchuria. He said he is
convinced the troops are there to
protect Manchuria from the Rus
SLAMS and to secure China's share
Of Yalu River hydro-electric power
"Manchuria," he said in an in
terview last night, "is as important
to China as the Ruhr is to Europe
1t is the one place in Asia where
there is a combination of coal ano
iron ore for steel making.
Mao knows that if the lot of the
Chinese people is to be improved
Manchuria's production is indis-
pensabie. The Russians would like
to see good portion of that pro-
duction flowing toward the Soviet
Union"
Admiral Nimitz, now a public
relations adviser to the United
Nations, stopped off here to visit
friends.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Rubber Company Tells
RFC Il Can Boost
Synthetic Output 22%
Realty Credit Controls
Revised to Take Core
Of 'Hordship' Cases
By Froncis P. DouqIos

The reconstruction Finance
Corp. is studying a proposal by
the General Tire and Rubber Co.
that it be allowed to prove it can
increase the production of general
purpose synthetic rubber by % per
cent.
The rubber company says it can
step up the output of GR-S (the
general purpose synthetic RUBBER
by almost one-fourth using the
same equipment employed now
and "the present scarce materi-
ais"
It suggested that it be given
in compensation a substantial por-
ton of the extra rubber obtained
after a certain amount has
been obtained by u.s." the COM
pany said. 1--WE will let the patent
be free for Government use In
Government plants or any plants
they SELL"
In another development today
the Federal Reserve Board made
revisions in the recently invoked
real estate credit controls to take
care Of hardship" cases. The
credit curbs took effect October IL.
Same Houses Exempt.
The board extended from today
until December 81 the deadline for
filing with Reserve banks state
ments of hitherto unwritten credit
agreements entered into before
October IL. Such agreements are
exempt from the controls.
The board also exempted from
the controls any construction or
mortgage credit granted before
next May / on houses that were
under construction before October
(Coo FSNhTrrp0T @ nora AcN
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Reds Penetration of West Tibet
ConfirmedbyIndio Trade Agent
New Delhi Discounts Reports Thot
Communists Have Entered Lhusu

accepted Chinese proposals on
the future political status of the
tiny Himalayan country.
He added. however. that an ur-
gent query had been sent to
India's Lhasa representative, DR..
S. Sinha, asking about this report.
Previous unconf1rmed reports
have said the Chinese were ap-
preaching Gartok, an important
caravan center near Tibet's south
western border. Available maps
of this virtually uncharted land
do not show either Garcye or
Tsaparant.
An appeal from Tibet has been
received at Lake Success asking
the United Nations to rescue her
from the Red invader. The ap-
peal seemed doomed to go un-
needed, however, since no nation
is expected to sponsor it. (Tibet
is not U. N. member.)
A correspondent for the Local
Times of India, quoting Tibetan
(See TTRFT PAGE A-Al
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Erickson's Sentence
To Two Years Upheld
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. IA two
year bookmaking sentence and
100000 fine imposed on Frank
Erickson, millionaire gambler, was
unanimously upheld today by the
Appellate Division of the State
Supreme Court.
The 54-year-old Erickson plead
ed guilty last June 10 to SO counts
of bookmaking and one count of
conspiracy. He was sentenced
seven days later and sent to Rikers
Island Penitentiary.
Rejecting Erickson's claim that
the sentence was excessive, the
Appellate Division ruled "judg-
ment unanimously affirmed"
Evening star., 1950-11-14

World War II. said he and his
family will soon return to their
home in Taipei, Formosa. There
he will resume his job as chairman
of the board of Civil Air Trans
port, Inc.
The Chennaults have two chill
dren, Claire Anna, 18 months, and
Cynthia Louise, 8 months. Gen.
Chennault and his first wife, an
American. were divorced in 1946.
Talking with reporters after the
ceremonies, Gen. Chennault spoke
out strongly for backing Chinese
Nationalist forces on Formosa to
drive out the Chinese Reds on the
mainland.
He insisted that the 500, 900 Ma
tionalist troops on Formosa should
be conserved for a drive on the
China mainland rather than be
committed in Korea.
Evening star., 1950-11-14

rank Importance convicted of in.
come tax fraud in California.
The commission, headed By
Admiral William H. Standley, U
S. NJ. retired, pointed out that
Mickey Cohen, Los Angeles gang
ster. lives in a 100000 mansion
and has numerous personal cars
It called that fabulous persona
extravaganza" and said such lux
uries would be impossible if income
taxes were paid in full.
It said it had cited numerous
cases Of evasion or suspected eva
sion to income tax officials in both
California and Washington, with
out results.
Lives Example.
One specific example cited by
the commission:
"Small-time racketeer" Sam
Termini spent at least $269,913 on
his home in San Mateo County, a
few miles from San Francisco.
He made all but one of his pay
ments, totaling $165,478 to date,
in cash.
Termini would have to have not
(See CRIME. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-11-14
BY The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Nov. IA new
atomic-age development which
may "revolutionize" the diagnosis
and treatment of thyroid disease
including thyroid cancer-was an
nounced today to the medical
world.
It's new application Of ra-
diation-detection instrument called
a "Scintillation counter"
Doctors describing it said the in
strument should largely replace"
the well-known Geiger counter in
various other medical applications
dependent on the detection of
atomic radiation.
They said it even opened up the
possibility of unrestricted use of
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Atomic Device for Detecting
Thyroid Cancer Is Reported
Doctors Say 'SeintiIIotion Counter Moy
'RevoIutionize' Treatment of Disease

"a variety of radioactive materials
for research in hospitals, industry
and agriculture.
At present, these materials are
restricted to use by certain es-
pecially-equipped institutions be-
cause of potential radiation haz-
ards.
The doctors told the Southern
Medical Association, meeting here,
| of use Of the instrument in dag
nosing thyroid disease. In this
application, it detects "rays" OF
radioactive iodine given to pa
tients as a tracer material. The
iodine settles in the thyroid gland
and diseased condition can be
! (See COUNTER, Page A-6.)