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Evening star., 1950-03-05
Petit Signing
Was Illegal,
Paper Says
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 4.-The New
York Herald Tribune said today
it has evidence showing the sign
ing of 100000 Pitcher Paul Petit
by the Pittsburgh Pirates last Jan
uary was against baseball law.
In a copyright story from
Hollywood, Calf. Herald Tribune
Sports Editor Bob Cooke wrote he
has "irrefutable proof" the Pirates
dickered illegally for the young
southpaw's talents.
Cooke said Frank Mckinney,
Pirate president. had talks with
Movie Producer Fred >Stephani
last summer that sewed up the
Lomita, Calf, schoolboy before
he was graduated from high
school in January.
Several Protests Were Made.
Baseball law forbids any deal
ing with a high school prospect
before his class is graduated.
Several clubowners protested in
January when Pittsburgh Gen.
eral Manager Roy Hamey an
nounced the Pirates had taken
over Pettit's contract in a bizarre,
Hollywood-type deal.
Baseball Commissioner A. B.
Chandler took note of the pro-
tests by sending an investigator
to California to look into the
events leading up to the signing.
Chandler gave the Pirates clean
bill of health after his man re-
ported Pittsburgh followed the
rules in signing the 18-year- -old
prospect.
Owner Fred Saigh of the ST.
Louis Cardinals made an especi-
ally strong protest against the
deal. -s.v
- Says He Has Witness.
In Hollywood, Cooke told the
Associated Press he had a wit
ness who saw Stephani and Nc
Kinney talking in Indianapolis.
Mckinney could not be reached
at his hotel in San Bernardino
where the Pirates are training,
but General Manager Hamey,
from Las Vegas. New, said:
"As far as I am concerned.
everything is on the up and up"
Hamey said he knew nothing
about any conference between
Mckinney and Stephani last
summer.
Stephani, reached at his West
Los Angeles home, tabled the
charges as most ridiculous"
"The first dealings I had with
the Pirates" said Stephani, was
when MIR. Hamey approached me
after the boy had graduated in
January"
The newspaper printed a photo
stat Of a telegram dated last
August and addressed to j. D.
Petit. young Paul's father. and
signed "A. r. Blum" Cooke said
Blum is Stephani's business man
ager.
The wire to Petit said Blum's
client. a motion picture producer,
would like to talk to Paul on a
matter that will interest you very
greatly"
Evening star., 1950-03-05
BY MerreII WhittIesey
Sfor StcH Correspondent

DURHAM, N. c., Mar. 4.-The
swift Wolfpack from North Caro-.
lima State became the first team
to win the Southern Conference
basketball championship four con.
secutive years tonight when il
humbled Duke. 67-47. before 6
near-capacity crowd of $500 ir
Dukes field house.
Although no announcement wa.
made tonight, it is foregone con.
clusion that N. c. State will bt
named as the District 3 repre-.
sentative to the NCAA tournament
late this month in New York. The
announcement will come out o1
Chicago on Monday.
Gus Teben of Virginia, chair
man OF the District 8 selection
committee, and Eddie Cameron
of Duke, committee member
both will vote for State, leavina
i the vote Of Roy Mondorf Of Geor.
gia Tech meaningless. Tebell sale
Mondorff probably would vote
for Kentucky. Meanwhile. State
turned down bid to the Nationa.
Invitation.
State was carried to its record
-shattering victory by a record
scoring performance on the part
of the court smoothie from Gary
Ind, Sammy Eanzino. He out
smarted the Duke defenders by
weaving in and out for a 81
point performance, which gave
him new tournament mark OF
SO points for the three games.
After a slipshod performance
against Wake Forest last night in
which it barely got by, it was
predicted that State would have
| a good night in the final. And
after Duke hit with remarkable
accuracy in upsetting William and
Mary, the script called for a let
down on the part of the Blue
Devils. Both followed the form
sheet.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Toughest Race
| Ever,' Declares
| Noor's Jockey
BY the Assoeioted Press

ARCADIA. Calf, Mar. 4. -
Johnny Longden won his third
stakes race today in as many weeks
including two of the richest in
the country. So how does it feel?
"Wow!" said Johnny. This was
the toughest race I've ever ridden" F."
The little jockey, who scored
aboard Your Host in the 100000
Santa Anita Derby two weeks ago;
aboard Moor in another hundred
grander, the big Handicap, last
week; and again today aboard
Moor in the $4,000 San Juan Cap
istrano. was gasping for breath at
the finish of the long mile and
three-quarters.
Moor is as great a horse as I
thought he was" he painted, "but
you have to bow to Citation, too.
He's truly great. My horse was
headed a couple of times in that
drive to the wire, but when he
went all out. that was enough"
The less-than-a-nose triumph
brought Longden's winnings in
five stakes during the Santa Anita
season which closed today to
$363, 100.
A sad loser was Citations jock
ey, Steve Brooks.
1T was certainly no disgrace to
lose such a tough one to another
great horse. But Citation really
ran great race"
/ Citations trainer, Jimmy Jones,
who saw his hopes for an all-time
money winner vanish as Noor's
No. 3 flashed on the tote board,
expected it: II thought from the
stands we had been nipped."
But, he went on, I'm pretty
proud of the race Citation ran with
130 pounds
The rest of the jockeys in the
race were almost in the class of
spectators at the finish. But from
where apprentice Glen Lasswell
sat, on third place Mocopo IL
lengths back of the leaders, it was
"a very nice race. We were laying
along with Moor, and when he
moved I tried to go with him. I
couldn't.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
IN. {. State Routs Duke, 67-47,
For Its Fourth Straight Title

1t was Duke VS.. Ranzino Tor the
first nine minutes, with States
brilliant forward accounting for
his teams first 13 points. Duke
was hanging close and tied it for
the last time at 15-all.
State pulled ahead by 1926
at halftime and with 6-foot-6
Haul Horvath using his height to
great advantage in the second
half, State pulled quickly away.
After the first few minutes of the
second half, the principal inter-
est was in how many points would
Ranzino score on his swift dash
down court.
Dick Dickey. Ranzino's usual
partner, played with his injured
leg heavily tapped. He was not up
to his form. but still was power
full factor in the triumph. Hor-
vath was next to Ranzino in scor-
ing with Is points. many of them
fed by the unstoppable Ranzino.
Duke, which wasn't excepted to
reach the final, simply was up
against too much manpower. Ceep
Youmans kept the Blue Devils 60
ing for while but the predomi-
nantly Sophomore Club had
reached its peak the previous
night.
State has a remarkable record
since Everett Case brought his
Indiana boys in four years ago.
They have won 65 Southern Con-
ference games against five defeats
and IL straight tournament
games. And their freshmen this
year won 81 out of %. Dickey is
the only regular who will be lost
next year.
Evening star., 1950-03-05

11USI VIII IldVt 10 SHOW IleIl his SPctU dU oO1o
track other than Santa Anita "Theyve got
that strip rolled so hard a horse either has to
break record or break down." one said.
General Manager Hank Greenberg, who
threatens to ban the boo in Cleveland, was
plagued for years in Philadelphia by leather
lunged heckler who sat above the visiting
teams dugout and loosed an uninterrupted
torrent of vilification at the AS enemies.
Last year, no longer player, Greenberg was
in position to satisfy his curiosity as to the
mans identity . turned out he was en-
ployed by Gimbels store in Philadelphia. :.
Barnard Hinohel is Hanks father r-in-laW
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Penn State Turns Tables
On Georgetown, 65-56
By the Assoeioted Press

. STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Mar. 4
-Co-Captains Marty Costa and
Joe Tocci led Penn State to a 65-5e
basketball victory over George
town tonight, avenging an early
season defeat at the hands OF
the Hoyas.
Costa scored Is points on six
field goals and six foul CONVEX
sionS. Tocci contributed 13 points
Evening star., 1950-03-05

trail and Moor again emerged tri-
umphant in one Of the most excit-
ing duels ever seen at Santa
Anita.
It took a photo finish to sepa-
rate the pairs noses at the finish
line, and it was Moor by the barest
margin of a nose.
Mocopo ran third in the field
of eight starters as Santa Anita
concluded its winter meeting, but
all the color and fight came in the
battle between the Calumet's dark
favorite and Charles S. Howard's
Moor.
$4,000 Witness Race.
Sixty thousand fans, their roars
stilled for the moment as the
stewards examined the photos
witnessed the race.
The widely heralded rematcf
from last weeks 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap, when Moor con.
quered Citation, was better thar
expected.
The outcome spelled gloom fol
the hero of the Calumets, agar
stalling his drive to pass Stymie'.
all-time turf money winning rec.
ord, but Citation went down tx
defeat with all the glory of 6
champion.
Yet it justified Noor's triumph
of last week, and gave the Irish.
bred horse possession of a new
American record for the gruelline
distance-a time of ,2.524s a.
compared to the 2.543s set at tht
old Latonia track in 1924 by Chill.
howee.
$40,400 PayOff for Moor.
It also gave Moor the $40, ,40(
net prize and marked him as ths
first horse to win the famee
Santa Anita hundred grander ane
come back the following week tt
score in the long San Juan.
The battle of the giants really
began as they reached the mile
and one-half pole.
Steve Brooks tapped Citation
land he forged to the front fol
the first time. and then cam'
Johnny Longden aboard Moor
rushing up from the rear tt
throw his first challenge at tn
big horse Of the race.
At the far turn Citation hell
a close lead, and Moor was scor
ing just behind. They hit tn
Istretch and Moor grabbed the lea
by a head. Then Citation moves
to the front.
That was the way they came a
they drummed on to the f1nisl
line. Heads bobbing, legs strik
ing. the turf almost in unison
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Harvard Upsets Yale
In Last Seconds, 57-55
By the Assoeiofed Press

BOSTON, Mar. Harvard
pulled its biggest upset Of the
season at the arena tonight when
it edged Yale's basketball team.
57-55. In the final 80 seconds Ed
Smith grabbed a pass. turned in
midair, pushed in the winning
basket for the Crimson.
Then with but II seconds left,
Smith intercepted a Yale desper-
alton pass to stif1e the Ellis last
hopes.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Army Upsets Navy
By 50-46 Count
by the Assocjo,ed Press

WEST POINT. N. Y, Mar. A.
Army's basketball team scored an
upset so to 46 victory over Navy
tonight in their annual cage meet
ing. Army led at the half, 1928.
A decided underdog on the basis
of the team records. the Cadets
moved into the lead from the out
set and except for a brief period
in the second half when Navy took
a one point lead. Army maintained
a small advantage throughout.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Stewart Agrees
To Sign as Mats
Boost Raise
OutfieIder Given
Couple of Hundred
More,' Says Griffith
BY Burton Howkins
Sior SfoH Correspondent

ORLANDO. Fla, Mar. 4.-The
3,000-mile telegraphic word war
between Outfielder Ed Stewart of
the Mats and his boss. Clark Grif-
fifth ended today when Stewart
agreed to terms. Griffith said he
gave the outf1elder "a raise of a
couple of hundred dollars" in ad-
dition to the $4,000 previously
offered him. Stewart will report
to the training camp here as soon
as he can travel from his Cali
fornia home.
Earlier today Griffith said he
had Cooked into the possibility of
trading Stewart" but that mo
body was interested in a player
who will be "a years old in June.
Stewart, sitting it all out at his
home in Inglewood, Calf, had
repeatedly said he would not ap-
pear here tomorrow, reporting
date for inf1elders and outflelders,
unless he got more money. Eddie,
who hit .284 last season, had been
offered $4,000, repeatedly a 81 900
raise over his 1919 salary. He
would have been subject to- dis
ciplinary action had he not agreed
to report.
Stewart was grim figure in
the dispute. He admittedly was
displeased by Manager Bucky
Harris plan to install Gil Coan,
Irv Noren and Sam Mele in the
outf1eld over him. Since joining
the Mats two years ago, Stewart
has been Washington's top hitting
outfielder. leading the 1948 club
with 278 average and finishing
second only to First Baseman Ed
die Robinson last season.
Four More Players Arrive.
Meanwhile the Mats squad was
boosted by the arrival of Infield-
ers Eddie Yost, George Genovese
and AL Kozar and Outfielder Clyde
Vollmer. Outfielder Gil Coan was
expected to arrive last night. Still
missing are the Mats Cuban con-
tingent-Pitchers Connie Marrero
and Sandalio Consuegra, Inflelder
Willy Miranda and Outf1elder Bob
Ortiz.
Griffith also is having money
trouble with Consuegra, who is
asking a bonus for reporting de-
spite the fact he is Washington
property. Ortiz will be late re-
porting due to an operation.
The appearance of Genovese,
who batted .259 for Hollywood
last season, drew an admission
from Harris that the little fellow
will be given shot at the Mats
regular second-base assignment,
competing with Sherry Robertson
and Kozar.
II don't know how he'll do at
second said Harris, "but I'm 60
ing to find out. He's fiery sort
OF player and we could use his
spirit"
Gen0vese Willing to Switch.
Genovese. normally a shortstop,
is willing to make the switch. I've
played some at second" he said,
land my only difficulty might be
in making double plays. 1 think
can cover the ground all right
but it might take time for me to
polish up on the pivoting that's
necessary around second base"
Catcher Mickey Grasso Us en-
thusiastic about Genovese's pros
poets Also Pacific Coast Lea
guer last year, Grasso likes
Georges fire. Don't underrate
him because of that .259 average, /"
warns Grasso. "He won't knock
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Evening star., 1950-03-05

one a head in front, then the
other.
Then they hit the wire. OBJ
servers from above were divided.
Some were confident Citation had
won.
Others were equally sure that
Moor had won. had become the
first and only horse to beat Cita-
tion twice, had handed the ex-
triple crown champ his fourth
defeat in succession. No one was
sure.
The photo went zinging down
from the roof to the stewards
stand. The crowd remained
deathly silent, even patient, as
the stewards studied the photo.
Actually. the time they spent was
not SO long as it seemed.
The giant board in the infield
went blank. Then the bright
yellow numerals were flashed on.
No. 3-Noor 's-came up. Then
No. lucky for Moor. unlucky
for Citation.
Moor Pays $3.50
The betting payoff was just
about as expected. Moor, the
second choice to Citation in the
public fancy, paid $3.50, So and
$3.50. Citation, the favorite and
sentimental choice. paid $3.50
and $2.10, and Clifford Mooers'
Mocopo $3.50.
Once again it appeared that
weights may have beaten the
mighty Citation. He carried top
impost Of 130 pounds, with Moor
going at lit. Last week Citation
packed 1872 and Moor no.
But the line of separation at
the finish couldn't have been
drawn closer. It was as taut as
violin string.
AS expected. the speedy Moon
rush sailed out Immediately onto
the pace. and Old Rockport took
in behind. Citation trailed con-
f1dently in the third spot from
the start until he made his move,
and Moor was held back around
seventh until he began to swing
into action.
Moor was actually last at the
mile and one-half point, and then
he began to pass horses. He passed
them easily and quickly, and then
caught up and took his initial
thrust at Citation.
How Others Finished.
Moonrush and Old Rockport
killed each other off, and the
windup behind the top three was:
Old Rockport, Hedgewood, Rose
Beam, Safe Arrival and Noon
rush.
The 6-year-old Moor. Of
course, set new track record.
lowering Fuego's 2:581s in 1947.
Citations second place netted
him $4,000. edging him closer to
Stymie's record of $918,485. Cita-
ton thus wound up his appear
ances here just 1926 short of the
Stymie mark, with total Of
1909 200.
That was small consolation,
however, for the Calumet color
bearer. who came to Santa Anita
geared to bring his comeback into
even higher realms. The stable
wanted him to win the $1O0 900
handicap, it wanted to pass Sty-
mics record and it hoped that
Citation might dig enough gold
out of Santa Anita Golfers to be-
come the first million-d dollar
horse in history.
Ponder Saved the Day.
A little Argentine outsider
named Niche put a damper on
Citation in one race; then Ponder
had to save the day for the Calu-
NETS in the $50,000 San Antonio.
and from there on there was an
unexpected package of woe named
Moor to block the way.
owner warren wright could
take solace from the point that
his horses did haul away more
money than any other stable in a
single meeting here. The Calu-
NETS earned $272.150 during the
50-day season. That topped the
former figure of $235, 500 won by
the Louis B. Mayer horses in 1945.
and probably represents the high
est mark won by a stable at any
track in the Nation.
Evening star., 1950-03-05

Lloyd Jordan 4syear-old who lured from
Amherst College Harvard choice of Crimson Athletic
Director Bingham years to succeed Dick Harlow
The committee the regulation of athletic sports turned
Jordan however ruling that he too old. When
Gerry Pddy asked he had demanded part OF his pur
price reported to be 100000 he
torted you your mind? pins and needles
fear Detroit would call off the deal''
Theory Might Need Jet Propulsion
The Braves owners only have traded sold all of
years anBly southworth players but they've moved
hotel where the rebellion of s4s foaled It
the other the first day of spring training that
Southworth began blow his He had called
press mezzanne cocktail lounge and Sit
ting STOOL his back to the mahogany when photogra
pher snapped picture showing against backdrop
glasses sconing apology by the photogra
phe Billy lashed him bitterly and spring training in the
Braves camp off to start.
Capitol convincing of the Flamngo Stakes yes
terday is a the Gray Mamoud Again H. by
Pharos his pedigree purely English both sides But
both his and color incorrectly registered with the
jockey club.
After his mt Calumet Farms Theory, third to
Oil Capitol in the Famingo Race Rider OWE Scurock sad
Theory be jepropelled to beat that COLT
Well morning years Kentucky Derby Trainer Ben
knocking his 1s4s standard Ponder and
look what happened
Behind The Plate All Winter, Too
Pitcher Gene Indians may be irrtated by
reports marry Shelley Winters but it
with smile that he told Miss Winters Don't bother to
hello to me anymore They're at Tucson where the
with the Redskins will tie Mel Helms 14year with
the Giants. But the player who holds the
National League record longevity He's Johnny
put years Milwaukee, Bay and Pittsburgh
from 1925 through 1885,
photographers they having trouble
usual getting Joe Mccarthy and Ted Williams cooperate
Manager Sewel of the Reds complaining to Presi
dent Ford Frick that League umpres calling
pitches after the ball reaches the catcher glove and not its
at the plate There's pitcher club Ed Erraut
throw strikes all day the plate but when the
catcher the dirt And it's always called
ball." Sewel says.
Word from Vero Beach indicates that Roy Campanea rated
the best catcher in the majors showed looking like he
weighed 300 pounds Shanty Hogan pretty fair
in his until he behind the plate
all winter Joe Engel president of the Mats No farm at
Chattanooga horse stable at
shine outside of sends friends to his trainer with
note: Ts will introduce Joe Doakes Be helpful up the
point of lending money"
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Moor Again Defeats Citation Sets New Record for Ia Miles
Win, Lose, or Draw
BY FRANCIS STAkN
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Steom From The BubbIine Cou|dron
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 4-With eight outeders and four first
basemen his Yankee roster Casey Stenge may trade
talk with Bucky Harris and Clark Griffith any moment For
Two days running Caeys been sending trial balloons
while talking to insist Your
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Evening star., 1950-03-05
Calumet Ace Is Beaten
By Whisker in San Juan
$4,000 See Exciting Duel at Sonto Anita;
Mocopo Runs Third in $4,000 Race
BY the Associated Press

ARCADIA Calf, AGITATION failed by Whisker and
Moor did again. this time setting American record for
the mile and three e-Quarters.
of the $4,000 San Capistrano
Handicap today the cold result tell the drama
strike gold comeback
Evening star., 1950-03-05

Halftime: Army, 2S: Navy, %.
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San Juan Cupistruno Chart
Horse-Jockey,

s5S ooS ADDED
WI Howard = -
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(See AMERICAN u, Page B-4 }
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(See MATS, Page B-3D
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Totals 20 1e SO Totals II as e6
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(see TRACK. Page BAD
, 1950-11-16
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Continued from page one
said. sour only break in the long
work day was the half hour we
got for lunch she added.
Seven years ago, when she start
ed work at Crystal, Mrs. McCray
said, she earned 40c an hour. Top
rate at the laundry, she asserted,
is 82k cents.
81 never earned any more than
soc an hour" she declared, "even
though l worked as a shirt finish
err, hic h is considered skilled
labor and for which we were sup
posed to receive the top rate"
eve were supposed to work a
4O-hour week, but when we work
ed overtime we did not receive
time-an-a-half wages. And if we
were a minute late, we were de-
Quoted TIC an hour for a whole
working week."
What about vacations?
eve had no paid holidays and
no vacation with pay" she answer
ed.
, 1950-11-16
Howard Case MAY
Continue

LOS ANGELES (ANP)- The
H. A. Howard embezzlement case
may drag on past Thanksgiving
Day. The government already has
concluded it's case in which the
federal government charged en-
bezzlement on numerous counts.
Howard is the former head of
the Broadway Federal Savings and
Loan association, which he found
ed. He is charged with having en-
bezzled about $4,000. from the
bank.
This week, Howard, himself,
took the stand. Rumors swiftly
, 1950-11-16

spread hat he had confessed, but
they were wrong.
In discussing his various deals
on the stand, Howard told the
court his financial activities along
, 1950-11-16
Heavy Work, No Rest
Periods Girls Complaint

"We were given $40 vacation
money and a week off, but if we
failed to report for work the day
before or the day after vacation,
we had to pay the $40 back"
Crystal Laundry workers have
been on strike since Oct. 16 and
strikers are still picketing the
plant. Representatives of Local 2
48, Laundry Workers Information
al (AFL) said they are seeking
union recognition and an adjust
ment in the current wage scale.
, 1950-11-16

Those VINO seek for much are
left in want of much. Happy is he
to whom God has given, with SPAR
ing hand, as much as is enough.
Horace
, 1950-11-16

this line were not connected with
the bank, but were his activities
as a licensed real estate broker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-30
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