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Mats.
Continued From Page C-1.

Mats will be confronted with
minor league foes. Their strong
est supporters aren't likely to
consider Washington's pitching
plight as anything less than dis
astrous, however.
Washington's bosses are re-
duced to watching the waiver
lists. plucking whatever castoffs
they can snare in that manner,
and the sad truth is that what
ever they obtain is likely to rep
resent an Improvement over much
of what they possess.
The Mats, who have accumu-
lated only 10 hits in their last
two games, nicked Ken Heintzel-
man and Ken Trinkle for only six
blows yesterday, with all of their
runs stemming from homers. Sam
Dente belted a tWo-run homer in
the seventh and Ed Stewart
whacked a pinch homer in the
ninth, both blasts coming against
Trinkle.
Meanwhile, Weik and Earl Da-
Wis were having rough time Of it.
Weik walked across a run in the
first inning, Bill Nicholson
thumped him for a homer in the
third and Mike Goliat boosted
the Phils' lead to 80 in the fourth
with another homer. Willie Jones
triple, two walks and Richie Ash
burns double hoisted the Phillies
into 60 command in the sixth.
Davis took over the pitching
chores in the seventh and the Phils
took over Davis. Dick Whitman
singled and so did Jones before
Goliat delivered his second homer.
Jones doubled across Whitman
with the Phils' final run in the
eighth.
MATS NOTES: Joe Haynes was
to face Minneapolis today, with
Mickey Harris due to pitch against
Cincinnati tomorrow then the
Mats will battle Louisville, Spring.
field and Kansas City in order
Eddie Robinson got two singles
yesterday lifting his batting mark
to .436 and his hitting streak to
IL games.
1t was a costly victory for the
Phils, for in the proceedings Mich
olson suffered a sprained left an
kle his spikes caught when
Mickey Grasso picked him OF first
base in the fifth inning. The
Mats now have 40 record against
major league clubs and q 2-1 mark
AGAINST minors.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
.Mocks Sign Kline,
Former Slab Star
At Eastern Hiqh

Smilin' Eddie Kline, former star
pitcher for Eastern High School,
has been signed to a contract by
the Philadelphia Athletics and will
leave for the .A's training camp
at West Palm Beach. Fla. to-
morrow.
Kline is one of the best high
school prospects around here. A
sturdy 19-year-o old. he stands sill
and weighs 185 pounds. He hurled
II one-hitters in three years of
District public high competition
and last season pitched the Ram
blers to the interhigh title.
Smilin' Eddie-wears perpetual
grin on the mound. Opposing
players have tried to ruffie him
with illusions to his grin. They've
never gone far.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Basketball Tourney
OF Schools for Deaf
Opens Here Tonight

Washington's title hopes in the
sixth annual national basketball
tournament of the deaf will be put
to severe test in the opening
round tonight when the District
entry meets Los Angeles, runner
up for the 1949 crown. in the open
ing game at 7 o'clock at the
Armory.
-Four games make up the OPEN
ing card with the champion Des
Moines quint slated to play Spar
tansburg, S. c., at 9 o'clock. Little
Rock meets Worcester, Mass, at 8
pm. while Pittsburgh tangles with
Milwaukee in the windup at 10
o'clock.
Seminal games will be played
: tomorrow morning beginning at 9
o'clock with three consolation
games following at 2 pm. The
finalists will clash at 8 o'clock to-
morrow night for the champion
ship. The pay-of game will be
followed by presentation of tro-
phies and a dance.
Los Angeles is expected to throw
q one-two punch at the District
team in Paul Loveland and Tony
Jelaco.
Washington, however, has top
flight quint in Johnny Schu-
macher, Don Padden, Bager Scott,
Tom Cuscaden and Conrad Sted-
rak. and the curtain-raiser may
develop into one of the best games
on the card.
Des Moines boasts a standout
center in Marvin Tuttle, 6-foot-3,
214-pounder.
Dark horse of the tournament
may be Little Rock.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Exhibition Baseball
BY the Asseeiofsd Press


Yesterdays Results.
philadelphia N). 10; WASHINGTON
angs Nsx York s,.i ~, ii is, Glnsinasa tn. 2.
ssostop N), i; st; Louis tNo. @, !.
Brooklyn. fN), s.. st. Paul "a. Al. 4.
chicaso lA.). 1s; st. Louis (A). =.
Today's Schedule.
st. Louis tAo VS.. Chicago (A3 at Al
chicaso IN, vs.. Cleveland "a. Tucson.
o,'shao h',nans.pslis s'n VS.. w.shinrton "a, At
s..s.s..,. NV York tAo Us. Boston mo at
- Boston fA.1 vs.. Cincinnati ,tNo at
Pittsbursh N) VS.. New York tNo at
Detroit "a VS.. St. Louis IN, at st.
SATURDAYS schedule.
Chicago 'No vs.. Cleveland (A) at
q. Louis IND VS.. Detroit tAo At Lake
;. Boston tA) vs. New York a., At
St.. Petersburg. Fla.
u,s Brooklyn E,a eNo VS.. Philadelphia tA) at
CHICAGO tA) VS.. st. Louis tA3 at San
Boston lAJ Us. Atlanta At Atlanta. Ca.
=. Phiiadeiphia tNo vs.. Birmingham at
BirminGham, Ala.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Shoof of Virginia
To Talk Contract
With Redskins

Ralph Shoaf, stocky 185-pound
University of Virginia halfback,
will visit Washington tomorrow to
talk contract with the Redskins.
He's on the Redskin draft list.
Shoaf was a consistent ground
gamer with the Cavaliers last sea-
son after being hampered by in
juries the previous two years. He
also is an outstanding defensive
player.
The Redskins yesterday signed
their 18th new player in Fullback
Bill Chauncey, 6-foot, 1885,
FOUNDER from Iowa State.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
School Baseball, Track
Teams Active Today

The scholastic spring sports
schedule will not get under way
In earnest until April. However,
q few attractions were slated to-
day.
In baseball, Dewitt was to visit
Washington-Lee, while Wilson
went to st. .AlbanS, Chamberlain
to Mount Vernon. Woodward to
Bethesda Chevy Chase and Cool
idge to Blair.
The District public highs had
three track meets on tap with
Anacostia at Tech. Central at
Eastern and Coolidge at Wilson.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
College Boxing
Continued From Page CID


team honors left. although Wis
consin, Syracuse and Gonzaga
each had three survivors. Uni
versity of Maryland and Catholic
University each had one winner.
Syracuse, the Eastern cham
pion, just about blew itself out of
the picture by losing three out Of
five bouts yesterday and Idaho,
winner of the Pacific Coast title,
did exactly the same thing.
Ennis of c. U. Scores Kayo.
Scoring is on the basis of l
point for a preliminary victory,
8 for taking a semifnal bout and
5 for winning in the finals.
Catholic us Bucky Ennis scored
the only knockout when he put
away 'Maryland's Don Oliver in
the third round of 155-pound
bout. Maryland had a winner in
the 135-pound division when Paul
Kostopoulos outpointed Syracuse's
Tim Curley. c. us 165-pounder,
Billy Maher, was eliminated by
Jim Roller of Syracuse.
Tad Thrash, defending l30-
pound champion. led the Louisi-
ana State victory parade last
night when he outpointed AL
Tafoya of San Jose (CalifD State
in a slugfest that kept the crowd
on edge and drew boos when the
decision was announced.
Milton Pastor, 125 FOUNDER.
easily outpointed Tom Cronin of
Catholic University: Alfred Bud
dy" Bourgeois eliminated the lone
u. C. L. A. entrant, 145-pound
Floyd Wilson, and 165-pound
Lloyd Jones had no trouble beat
ing Ed Williams of Minnesota.
Heavyweight Evans "Blackie'
Howell drew the bye.
Only One L. S. U. Loser.
The one L. s. u. loser was Cor
don Peresich, who dropped de-
cision to Pat Helms. Penn State
155-pounder. Michigan States
four winners were Jack Tiernan
who won an unpopular decision
over Norman Walker of Idaho at
135 pounds: 175-pounder ChucI
Spieser, who beat Bill McMoore
OF Minnesota; 125-pound Henry
Amos, who eliminated Jim Huba
of Syracuse, and Heavyweight
Gabby Marek, whose decisivels
scored victory over Jack Scheber-
les of San Jose. came as sur.
prise to many spectators.
The team struggle isn't likely
to be decided in the semifinals
tonight.
L. S. u. and Michigan State
aren't matched against one an
other in any division.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
fuss Over Two-Minut|
Regulation Ends as
Committee Junks Il
BY ths Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 31.-Basket-
balls controversial two-minute
rule, cause of much fuss through
out the past season, won't come
around for an encore next season.
The National Basketball Com
mittee, the amateur sports top
rules body, yesterday threw out
the two-minute experiment after
a tryout of one. year.
Teams in the United States and
Canada now will play under the
same code for the full 40 minutes.
The committee followed the rec
ommendation Of the National AS
sociation Of Basketball Coaches,
whose. convention preceded the
rules meeting.
Foul Rule. Re-emphasized.
The Rules Committee re-em-
phasized the present regulation
on intentional fouls, recommend
ing that referees enforce it by CIV
ing an additional free throw.
Because Of laxity in enforcing
the intentional foul rule, the two
minute experiment was voted last
year. Under it, a team fouled in
the, last two minutes got its free
throw and possession Of the ball.
But operation of the two
minute regulation brought pro-
tests from d majority who con-
tended it virtually wiped out the
chance for a team to come from
behind in the final 100 seconds.
Now a fouled team either can
take the shot or waive 1t to keep
possession.
Other Rules Approved.
The committee also passed the
following rules:
/. Clock to be stopped on al
Jump balls.
2. Substitutions to be made only
when the clock is stopped for .
foul, q jump ball. time out or
for an unusual delay. # subs
are sent in at any other time. q
time out is charged.
3. The nodded ball will be the
only official ball.
4. A player charged with a foul
must raise his hand over his head,
otherwise a technical foul will be
charged.
George Edwards OF Missouri was
reelected chairman of the rules
group.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Washington Amvets
Meeting Harrisburg

Washington will meet Harris
burg at 7 o'clock, followed by
Brooklyn against Cumberland at
Fort Myer gym in tonight's semi
finals of the annual Amvets' bas-
ketban tournament.
Washington opened last night
by beating Akron, Ohio, 77-37. In
other games, Harrisburg won over
Durham, N. c., 53-42: Brooklyn
got past Lyndhurst, N. j., 1888,
and Cumberland topped Alexan-
dria, 46-40.
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Williams Reportedin Top Shape
For Fiqht With Brothers

George Sheppard. manager Of
Vern Williams, who meets Elkins
Brothers Of Washington in the To-
round main fight at Turner's
Arena Monday night. sends word
from New York that If Brothers
does not run he is in trouble"
Sheppard adds that Williams
will be in tip top shape when he
gets in there to pitch at this
Brothers"
Although williams is new to
Washington fight fans, his man
ager isn't. He has been bringing
fighters here since the days when
boxing first was legalized and
fights were held at the old Riding
and Hunt Club. Cocoa Kid and
Wild Bill Mcdowell are among
those he has shown in Washing
ton.
Speaking Of Williams, Sheppard
contends he is bringing to Wash
ington "the greatest club fighter
among the big boys today. He has
been termed the Henry Armstrong
among the biggies. He knows one
style-walking in and throwing
punches and never q back step
is his forte"
If Williams is half as good as
Sheppard claims, Matchmaker
Gabe Menendez seems to have an
attractive main bout line up for
Monday. Brothers, as he has
shown in his past fights here, also
likes to fight. In fact his man
ager. John Carter, has complained
after some of his bouts that the
Evening star., 1950-03-31
Quantico Tops Catholic U.
In Track Season Start
Speeiol Dispoteh to The Star

QUANT1CO, Va. Mar. 81
Quantico Marines track team is
off on what it hopes will be an
other undefeated season after
swamping Catholic University
75l2-461a. yesterday at Butler
Stadium.
Catholic was able to win only
three Of the IA events, taking the
mile relay, mile run and broad
Jump. The Marines produced
double winners In Henry Hart,
Jarry Woods and Floyd Cuff.
Evening star., 1950-03-31

opposition wasn't furnishing
enough action. "All I want is
somebody to stand up and fight
against Elkins. l want to show
you just how good he is. Just give
us somebody who will fight and
not run away"
Evening star., 1950-03-31
OUTDOORS

Annapolis, Md. Severn River)--2 hrs.
Benedict, Md. tPatuxent RiveD - hrs.
We've had so many requests for
tidal information, now with var
ious species of fish commencing
their spawning runs, we're inaug-
urating the weekly publication of
a chart on tides. AS other species
appear, We'll add points to the
table. Look for it each Friday.
We spent an afternoon this
week watching the men, women
and youngsters having the time
of their lives snagging herring in
Rock Creek. For excitement, COM
radeship and a lot of good laughs,
don't miss this spectacle. We
hiked down Lovers Lane to the
viaduct below Massachusetts ave-
nue. Bridge, which is usually a
good spot, but found no one there.
Sauntering down the creek bank,
we spied numerous small schools
of herring spawning all the way
down to the P Street Bridge,
where we encountered the first
anglers. They weren't having
much luck. Up the creek from
the M Street Bridge for about
quarter mile. the banks were well
lined with snaggers. AS the
schools of herring made their way
up the murky water. the fun would
become fast and furious. with al
most everyone catching fish. Then
would come a lull, after which
things would pick up again. Two
boys had a particularly good spot
just above the bridge and gar
nered a good half gunny sack of
fish. We saw several strings Of
20 or more.
These fish are the branch her
ring, which precede the glut her
ring and the shad by several
weeks. 1t is only in recent years
that they have been taken in Rock
Greek. Just why, we do not know.
1t might be because of changes
in the confluence of the old C.6sO.
Canal and the Creek since the
Canal ceased operation. In our
boyhood days, the herring were
not seen in the Creek.
Branch Herring are very pro-
life, each adult female depositing
approximately 100000 eggs. The
young hatch in about week and
remain in fresh or brackish water
for about a year, when they mi
CRATE to sea. returning when ready
to spawn.
| Undoubtedly the white perch
are in nearby Potomac waters,
but water conditions have been
such that up to the time this was
written they weren't biting. They
may start any day now. Sid Atlas
tells us that anglers at Aliens
Fresh during the last two days
have caught some sizeable white
perch on hloodworms along with
a few struggling yellow perch on
live bait. 1t has been known for
some time that the white perch
make into many OF the tidal
streams and inlets of the Potomac,
but this is the first news of many
having been taken at the Fresh.
A few good catches Of white perch
have been made in the Patuxent,
Evening star., 1950-03-31
With Bill Leeteh

particularly in the Broome Island
section, but many anglers have
been disappointed. @ ~
Another week. particularly If
warmer weather sets In. should
bring Improvement in perch an
Cling. Yet it is tough to resist the
urge to take that first step, and
even il one has Indifferent luck.
the time spent in the open is well
worth the trouble.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
By Charles E. TroceweN

Fifty black buzzards came over Chevy
Chase at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, mill
ing around and around, a fine sight to
see up against the white clouds.
They were about over the Chevy Chase
Club, when the leader suddenly took off
for Washington, headed probably for the
Zoo grounds.
One by one the other buzzards took
after him, until they were strung out
for half mile, not exactly in a fine
line, but in a staggered one, propelling
themselves by lazy Hopping of their wings
every now and then, but not very often.
Some of them. with the peculiar curve
Of their long wings. could be seen to be
gliding, a buzzard speciality.
And that same night. reports of geese
honking floated down to residents of
California street, far to the south.
The birds could not be seen, but their
voices were very plain, and unforgettable
to those who knew them of old
Many an apartment dweller was taken
back. in the twinkling of an eye, to
childhood days in the States, to the times
when the flight of geese in autumn was
one of the annual displays.
Those people thought they were well
off, and they were. Now we have more
distracting displays in the skies. and we
sigh for the good old days. never to
come again. ~
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Planning ArIington's Schools

The Arlington School Board has taken a
sensible attitude toward the defeated $7.5 million
bond issue for county schools. The board has
decided to go ahead with its plans for enlarging
the county's overcrowded school system, despite
the lack of funds for starting construction of
any of the projects. Federal funds, said to be
available for such planning, will be sought
But the board will make mistake if its new
plans commit 1t to the same spending course
which, undoubtedly, led to rejection of the bond
issue. The Arlington Sum- which editorialy sup
ported the bond issue, said in an open letter to
the board that the citizens who vote on a future
bond issue want to know for sure whether your
buildings are worth the money, or whether it
might not be just possible to provide what is
necessary for a good school system at less cost"
The county paper advocated the appointment of
qualified advisory committee to assist the board
in planning structures that will stretch the
dollars as far as they should go. That is
good suggestion. There can be no doubt as to
the willingness of the Arlington voters to approve
a school bond issue when they are convinced that
the money will be spent carefully and wisely.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
This and That

"'Come here, Lady Wren!' he seemed
to call excitedly.
"She came, she looked, she puffed her
feathers; she told him she would not be
caught dead in that nest.
"Of she sailed, as mad as the proven
bial wet hen.
"By that time, had they been human
beings, the social worker and the psychi-
artist would have had another case his
tory to add to their heavy load. but not
in the Wren family. Sir Christopher
would work out his own problems.
with the patience of Job, he set to
work vigorously, and for the third time
built home for his discriminating lady
when it was furnished, he scratched
behind his ear maybe hoping she would
use same common sense. But not once
did he get huffy with her.
Lady Wren came for inspection of
the third nest that Sir Christopher had
built for her.
This time she behaved like royalty.
"She sat upon the nest, tilted her tiny
head, and seemed to say my dream
house.
Sincerely. j. H. NJ"
So, the last of the summer bird stories.
1t Is autumn now, and the birds have
been migrating on schedule despite the
recent unreasonable heat. s}ss
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Reserves and 18-Yeur-OIds

Is anything being done about return
ing members Of the Reserves to civilian
life? Many Of these men have been
recalled instead of drafting the 18-year-
olds. Isn't 1t true that q vast number
Of today's veterans were yesterdays 18-
year-olds? Why should these men have
to serve again in order to save high
school boys from the draft?
am thinking most particularly Of
those veterans who have seen actual
combat-not those who stayed in Offices
or laboratories in this country. War is
hard. but harder for those who know
what they are up against. The combat
men still remember the stencil of war,
the starvation. torture, actual wounds
and are appalled, at the thought of going
through the horror again. These men
have fought the good fight. Why not
give them chance to rebuild their pri-
vate worlds-at least until such time as
the country must call all available man
power? I know Of wearer of the Presi-
Dental Citation for Guadalcanal and
Two Jima who has been recalled to serv-
ice. True, he is not serving overseas
but he sits at desk 500 miles away from
his home, family and job. Why not bring
men like him home and let a younger
man take his place?
feel can see both sides of the ques-
ton, because have an 18-year-old cou-
sin now with the Marines, and know
my husband -to-be, q navigator on
B-29, would have been in the Reserves
today. But he was killed in night take
OF somewhere in China, November. 1914
destination Tokyo.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
Bohrod and the Britannica

come tardily to the discussion Of
Artist Aaron Bohrod that see reflected,
at least once, in your edition Of October
81. That day, in letter to The Star,
Gino j. Simi confessed to an inability to
find the name of Aaron Bohrod in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
That may be true, but Britannica GER
tainly is aware Of Bohrod nevertheless.
His Waiting for the $3.50" was one of
the most popular paintings in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica Collection of
Contemporary American Painting that
toured principal museums Of the United
States for five years.
Senator William Benton of Connecti-
cut, chairman Of the board of Britain
MICA, as you'll recall, recently presented
the Bohrod painting to President
Truman.
incidentally Bohrod and waiting for
the $780, are both represented in the
Britannica Junior.
James Colvin,
Director of Public Relations,
The Encyclopedias Britannica.
Evening star., 1950-11-14
PATTERSON STREET.
Dear Sir:

= Il
Dear Sir:
"I hope you are interested in my little
bird. My aunt, who is 76 years old, and
watched with great interest wren,
that we named Sir Christopher Wren, be-
cause Of what we thought was his won-
derful architectural ability, as he worked
diligently gathering materials to make
a nest for his lady.
Each day Sir Christopher was up early,
and about his building, until finally the
day Of open house arrived. Everything
looked perfect to us. but when Lady
Wren arrived, making her inspection
tour (and this is not a tall story, it's
true) she got birds eye view Of that
home in the evergreen tree, and without
pulling any punches she told Sir Chris
topher it was the worst job of bungling
she had ever seen.
There was no rest for Sir Christopher.
"On that seventh day, he turned his
patient, puzzled little head this way and
that way, and started pulling the nest
he had made all asunder.
HE set to work again.
IF he was bit brow-beaten or heavy
hearted he never showed it, but worked
faithfully until nest No. 2 looked tQAus
az & 1t were the latest thing in avia -
Evening star., 1950-11-14
By 1. Edgar Primo

WnL1AM oDWYER. the one-time
w Irish immigrant boy who became
Mayor of Americas largest city, left
Washington last night for Mexico where
he tackles his next big job-that of
United States Ambassador.
And after the rugged month he has
just put in here. his duties probably will
seem like a snap.
Mr.. ODwyer has been getting the
same intensive indoctrination and brief
ing each new diplomat receives from the
State Department before he takes his
post.
When he reported last month, string
of conferences began with key officials
in every major United States agency
having an interest in Mexico. These in
cluded the Departments of Agriculture,
Labor, Commerce and Treasury, and the
Export Import Bank. Programs and pol
icies were explained and the Ambassador
was told how he could best be Of assist
ance in carrying them out.
Between conferences, he was taken in
hand by three able officers of the Mexi-
can affairs desk at the State Depart
ment-Roy r. Rubottom jr.. the chief,
Mrs. Ruth M. Hughes and John L. Oh
mans.
They filled him in on current policy
vis-a-vis Mexico; personality data on top
Mexican officials and his own Embassy
staff. and his duties and responsibilities
as Ambassador. These meetings were
ones Of easy informality. Mr.. O'Dwyer
and the others simply talked out the
issues and problems, one by one, in bull
session" fashion.
While not as important, of course, as
policy. there is the serious matter of
protocol and administration of the
Embassy. The departments Foreign
Service Institute usually spends three or
four days indoctrinating the neophyte in
the ways of the diplomat, but in Mr..
O'Dwyer's case it took only Is minutes.
Harry Hawkins. FSI director, explained
that the New Yorker had read the insti-
tute's big guidebook entitled "Orientation
Material for Chiefs of Mission" and in