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, 1950-08-16
Editorial
ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL SURVEY

ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL SURVEY
REPORTS TELL us that there is to be an educational
survey made during September. What will such a survey
show? Will it give the educational authorities the Information
upon which a sound system can be built? VIII it show the pre-
sent weaknesses, and possibly point to methods Of strengthen.
ing and correcting these2 Such questions must be answered al
most before the survey is undertaken, or else all efforts made
will be wasted.
UNFORTUNATELY, past surveys have netted little. In
this case, however, the US. Office of Education will use the,
information gathered in an attempt to become more fully
acquainted with our ways, and perhaps out of that may come
valuable cooperation and assistance. An important factor of
the survey will be the presence of the Chief of the School
Housing Section. Here in St. Croix he will see some of the
most inadequate school facilities, and perhaps his report
should help to focus attention to the grave need for proper
school housing.
EDUCATION particularly in ST. Crox has always pre-
Sented a serious problem in that as of this date a program has
not been worked out which in any way meets the peculiar
needs of this place. And this is not to be understood as plac-
ing the blame at the door of officials, though if that were felt
it would be said. Conditions have been such as to limit con-
siderably the work done by those Immediately in charge. Fa-
cilitfes are sadly lacking, SO that there is, to begin with, little
to work with, On the heels of this situation is the lack Of a de-
finite program which offers a goal to which to work.
II is NO secret that one Of the biggest problems with
this place is the lack of a system of education fitted to the
needs of the people. Proof of this is shown by the fact that
shortly after graduating from high school, the young men and
young women have to head for the mainland, and there is
where the best of the years of our youth is spent. And in no
field of endeayor is this more markedly shown than in agri-
culture. As the older heads retire, there are no younger ones
to take their places, with the result that the rural population
is waning regularly.
aA~#&s@
WHAT SEEMS most important at present is to work out
a program which is designed to meet the needs Of St. Croix.
There must be greater emphasis on yocations, and the type Of
Evening star., 1950-04-05
BY the A,soeioted Press

NEW YORK, April Hill
Prince, the tall Virginia horse with
a tall chance of winning the Ken
lucky Derby, started toward that
goal today in the Experimental
Handicap No. /.
C. T. Chenery's strapping bay,
beaten once in seven starts as a
juvenile. had to concede from
2 to 18 pounds to seven other s.
year-olds in the 100000 added,
test at Jamaica.
The filling colt was weighted
at l24 pounds in Handicapped
John B. Campbell's experimental
assignments, based on the candi-
dates 2-year-old form. This is
the same weight Campbell allotted
to Tom Gray's Derby favorite, Oil
Capitol, now in Louisville.
Robert J. Kleberg's Middle
ground. which hasn't raced since
winning Saratoga's Hopeful Stakes
last August. passed up today
sprint edition of the Experimental
but the heralded first clash be-
tween that colt and Hill Prince
may take place in the second divi,
sion of the race on April Is, a
a mile and a sixteenth.
battle-ground tops the Expert
mental weights at 1875 but Traine
Max Hirsch says he is in no hurry
Evening star., 1950-04-05

games, and he'll be back. There's
also a rookie. Frank Smith, who
won II for Tulsa. What Sewell
needs most in the pitching depart
ment is reliever. He thought he
had one until Nelson Potter,
bought from Boston, quit the
game.
Walker Cooper, who hit 20
homers in 1874 games last year.
heads up the catching staff, as
sisted by Homer Howell. Cooper
is 35. but he still wields big bat.
Fight for Second Base.
In the inf1eld, Sewell is set at
only two positions. The improv-
ing Ted KluszeWski, a .309 batter,
will be at first base and Red STALL
cup at short. Grady Hatton was
slated to start at third, but he had
a toe broken Monday and prob
ably will not be available at the
outset Of the season. Bobby Adams
will fill in at the base. For second
base, it's a two-man fight between
Lou Klein. obtained from the
Cards in the Harry Walker deal,
and Jimmy Bloodworth.
The play of Ron Northey in
Florida has boosted the Reds
hopes. Northey. who also came in
the Walker deal, shed pounds
from his rotund frame and has
all but nailed down the rightfield
job. In center it'll probably be
Johnny Wyrostek, with Peanuts
Lowrey in left.
There's no shortage of outfield-
ers. A 30-year-old rookie from
Tulsa. Russ Burns, was $40
hitter in 1949 and there're also
Danny Litwhiler, Marv Rackley
Lloyd Merriman and Bobby Usher
'contending for jobs. On paper
Cincinnati looks farther out of
last place than the two games by
which they escaped last year.
FRANCIS STANN.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Two More Records
Made on LoureI's
Rebuilt Track

Golden Bull and Tom @, the
latter running for only the sec
ond time, added their names yes
terday to the new record holders
on Laurel's rebuilt racing strip.
1t was the third straight racing
day that records have been set
on the track.
Golden Bull ran the mile and
sixteenth in 1:424s. shattering a
34-year-old mark. The son of
Bull Dog and Golden Rose won
the $4,000 Cabinet. the feature
race. under Willie Downs. the
meets leading rider. The old rec
ord of 1:432s was set by Boots in
1915. Golden Bull paid $3.50.
The AZ -furlong record set by
Tom q broke a mark established
last week by Battery. Tom Q's
time was 0:533s, one fifth of a sec
ond better than Battery's.
The 6-furlong record. which
had stood for "a years, was low
cred by Fleet Argo from 1908
to 1:10K last Saturday. Magnet
came right back Monday to re-
duce it to 1:092s.
Tom Q's record run yesterday
helped set up a $744.80 daily dou-
BILE on the -and-l0" COM
bination, with Tom @ returning
$84.80 and Willis E paying $500
in the second.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

make trouble, especially if Ewell
Blackwell comes back after two
bad seasons.
Blackwell is the key Redleg.
Before he underwent an opera
ton to remove kidney, the
6-foot 5-inch sidearmer was the
top pitcher in the league in 1947,
when he won % and lost 8 for
a fifth-place club. He was al
most a sure stopper when the
Reds went bad.
After dropping from 1875 pounds
to 155, Blackie showed only a
7-9 record in 1948 and a SIS
mark in 1949, but this spring the
big fellow looks fit. He's weigh
ing around 200 and blowing that
fast, deceptive pitch past the
hitters.
Several Holdover Pitchers.
Luke Sewell, beginning his first
season as National League man.
ager, seems to have a club ca
pable of handling at least the
Cubs and Pirates. He has flock
of holdover pitchers on the sunny
side of 80. including Ed Errautt
Frank Fanovich, Howard Fox. Ey
Lively, Harry Perkowski, Kent
Peterson and Herman Wehmeier
plus Blackwell. None has been
a big winner, Blackie excepted
but Fox, Peterson, Errautt and
Wehmeier dip last year, still
are developing.
That Cincinnati nosed out the
Cubs last season was due in large
measure to Ken Raffensberger
veteran southpaw who won 1s
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Hill Prince Heads Field of Eight
In Experimental Cap Today

with the colt, known for his ter
rife speed.
Another notable absentee today
was Alfred Vanderbilt's s l949 queen
of juvenile fillies. Bed O. Roses.
Her campaign won't be hurried.
either.
Derby hopefuls pitted against
Hill Prince were Greentree Sta
ble's l949 Belmont Futurity victor,
Guillotine. 1872 pounds: James Cox
Brady'S duo of Casemate 1l6
and Staircase 108D. H. P. Head
leys LotoWhite 107 and Mr..
and Mrs. F. N. Phelps Sturdy One
second to Your Host in the SAM
Ia Anita Derby 106).
Also entered were Mrs. Andy
Schuttinger's Fred l18D and VAN
derbilt's Foreign Affair Q06l.
Even should Hill Prince fail to
win today. it hardly would affect
his Derby prestige He would be
better suited by longer distance.
(See HILL PRINCE. Page C-2)
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Newsom Finally Signs
Chattanooga Contract
BY the Assoeiated Press

WINTER GARDEN. Fla, April
5.-Louis (Bobo) Newsom has
signed to play with the Chatta-
nooga Lookouts of the Southern
Association, President Joe Engel
reported last night.
Engel declined to reveal terms
but added that he had to give "Bo'
a lien on the third base section of
the grandstand, all the bleachers
and half the take from the con-
cessions.
Newsom had held off signing a
contract in an effort to catch on
with q major league club.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
By the Associoied Prsss

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
April 5.-The Philadelphia Ath-
letics sent sore-armed Pitcher
Phil Marchildon to the minor
leagues today.
Thus Owner Manager Connie
Mack finally gave up on the big
right-handed Canadian who once
rated as one of the American
Leagues top pitchers.
Marchildon was sold to the AS
farm club at Buffalo in the Inter-
national League. The purchase
price was not disclosed.
Basically. Marchildon was a
victim of the war. He was shot
down over Germany while flying
with the Royal Canadian Air
Forces and spent 10 months in a
German prison camp.
1919 Record in 1947.
The big. 34-year-old right
handler with the blazing fast ball
didn't give up. though. He came
back to win 13 and lost 16 for the
AS in 1916 and in 1947 compiled
brilliant record of 19 and 9.
The following year, he slumpeo
to els. Wildness, a bad arm and
what many considered wal
nerves" kept him from winning 8
single game last season. His rec
ord was 0 and 3.
Mack, in announcing Marchil-
don's departure this morning
said: 1--WE went along with him as
far as we could. I wish him al
the luck in the world"
Mack also announced the op-
tioning of two right-handers
Charles (Bubba) Harris and Eo
Hrabcsak, to Buffalo, Harris
starred in relief for the AS in 194S
when he finished a So mark in
"a innings. Last season he wor
one and lost one.
Thus, the AS will return home
next week with 81 players-1C
pitchers, inf1elders, Z outfielders
and 3 catchers.
Eight Players Released.
The AS released eight players
yesterday. They also signed
Pitcher Hank Wyse, formally fol
a reported $4,000 and purchased
the contract of Pitcher Harry
Byrd from Buffalo. Bisons' Gen.
eral Manager Leo Miller said the
price was substantially above
the 100000 0-claiming figure.
Manager Mack said that Wyst
probably will be a starting pitcher
along with left-handers Alex Kell.
ner and Lou Brissie and Right.
handler Carl Scheib.
The players released are Toe
Davis. Bob Betz, Ed Burtschy
Tom Hamilton, Walter Kellner
Angelo (Wimpy) Nardella, Arnold
Portocarrero, the 18-year-old Lone
Island high school boy who wor
I29 straight games, and LOT
Limmer.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
.Snead Favored
DespiteAi|nent;
Hogan Is Threat
Three Foreign Stors
Among 68 Registered;
Roin Hits Practice
BY the k,sociused Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. April 5.-The
largest field on record for this
ultra a-eXclusive event will begin
play tomorrow in the 14th Masters
tournament at the Augusta Ma
tional Golf Club. Out of 100 who
received invitations because of
their special qualifications. 68
have registered as competitors and
few more are due today.
The Masters field is limited. as
the name indicates, to outstanding
golfers, including national cham
pions. former winners, those who
finished near the top in this and
other major events. and a few
newcomers selected because of
their promise.
Since the old-timers keep COM
ing back as long as they can and
the list of eligibles grows steadily,
this is the largest number ever to
turn out.
Snead Triply Qualified.
The man who comes nearest to
filling all the qualifications-and
naturally the favorite this year
is Sam Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, and he's favored
in spite of an ailing back which
forced him to pass up the Azalea
Open at Wilmington, N. c., last
week.
Snead won last year with a r.
hole total of 282. He was the
leading money winner on the
tournament circuit in l949 and
he's out in front again this season.
In addition he won the National
PGA tournament last year and
tied for second in the National
Open. That qualities him as a
master in three ways.
Another noted invalid who
never has finished better than
second here, Ben Hogan, is among
the leading contenders. Hogan,
who was injured seriously in an
automobile crash more than a
year ago. hasn't followed the
tournament trail regularly this
winter. He tied Snead at Los
Angeles, losing in a playoff. and
has had months rest in prepara-
ton for another big shot.
Other Favorites Listed.
Other favorites include National
Open Champion Cary Middlecoff
who has been doing we'll recently:
Jack Burke, jr., the brightest
young star of the pro circuit;
former winners Claude Harmon
Jimmy Demaret. Herman Keiser
and Byron Nelson and such reli-
ables of the winter tour as Johnny
Palmer, Fred Haas, jr.; Lloyd
Mangrum. another convalescent,
and Dutch Harrison.
Norman Won Nida of Australia
Mexican Champion Tony Holguin
and Roberto de Vincenzo of Ar
gentina head the foreign contin-
gent.
A drenching midday rain kept
the pros from practicing much
yesterday, but they've shot their
quota of 66s and 68s during the
last week.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Exhibition Baseball
Today's Schedule.

Kansas City VS.. Washington AJ at
Orlando, Fla.
Chicago (A.) VS.. Beaumont at Beau
mont, Tex. (nighD.
New York (N) VS.. Cleveland A) at
Houston, Tex.
Detroit tA) VS.. Macon at Macon, Ga.
St. Louis LN) VS.. New York (A) at St
Petersburg, Fla.
Philadelphia (A) VS.. West Palm Beach
at West Palm Beach, Fla.
BROOKLYN tN;) VS.. Dallas at Dallas, Tex
st. Louis tA) VS.. Chicago tN) at Corpus
Cincinnati (N.) VS.. Atlanta at Atlanta,
Ga.
9, Philadelphiia N) VS.. Shreveport at
. Pittsburgh lND VS., New orleans at
New orleans. La. (night)
Brooklyn tN.) (B sauad) VS.. Mobile at
Mobile, Ala. (nighD.
Tomorrow's Schedule
Boston tA) VS.. Jacksonville at Jackson
Chicago tA) VS.. Houston at Houston.
Tex
Detroit A1. vs. Atlanta at Atlanta. Ga
Chicago (No VS.. st. Louis (A.) at San
,,,rshis SlRsinRatl z + No VS.. Boston 'No at CO.
Brooklyn lN) VS.. Fort Worth at Fort
Worth. Tex. (night).
Cleveland AJ VS.. New York (N) at
Dallas, Tex.
Philadelphia (N) New Orleans at New
Orleans, La.
BROOKLYN (N) (B sQuad) vs. Mont.
gomery Ala
Evening star., 1950-04-05
GIobetrotters Win Aquin

INDIANAPOLIS. April S (P).-
The fancy dribbling and trick
shooting of the Harlem Globetrot-
tiers entertained 12,500 fans last
night as the Negro team won its
second exhibition basketball game
from the all-American all-stars,
$3.50. The collegians have won
one game in the series.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

champi on S Of
1889 and 1910
gradually dis
integrated and.
what with the
war and a scar
city of young
players. the re-
bui ! in g has
been slow.
But the Reds
are improving.
Not e n o u g n,
probably. to get
out of the Sec
ond fight in
1880 but theY'u
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Major League Moundsmen
Encounter Tough Going
BY the Associated Press

They may work their way into
the clear later. but numerous ma
jor league moundsmen are finding
tough shedding in the citrus circuit.
Among the bigtime fingers
meeting with assorted reverses are
Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers;
Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians: Vic
Evening star., 1950-04-05

LOS ANGELES, April 5 (P).-
Bob Falkenburg. l948 Wimbledon
tennis champion, is quitting the
game to become operator of an
ice cream concern in Rio de
Janeiro, he announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Harris Vain|y Seeks
HurIers on Waivers;
Sutherland Released
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff CoKrsxpondenf

ORLANDO. Fla, April 5.-The
Mats are getting no cooperation
in their effort to claim players
placed on the waiver list. With
opening day less than two weeks
away, Washington hasn't i'm
proved it's pitching situation and
other teams apparently are con-
tent to let the Mats solve their
own problems.
Washington breaks camp after
battling Kansas City today and
the Philadelphia Athletics Satur-
day and Sunday and unless there
are sudden developments Man
ager Bucky Harris will head for
home in one of the worst pitching
predicament in major league
history.
The Mats stripped Pitcher Diz
Sutherland from their roster to-
day, sending him on option to
Chattanooga. Sutherland told club
officials he would not report to the
Lookouts and would return to his
home in Washington, where he is
taxicab driver.
Sandalio Consuegra, a right
handed pitcher, who had a medi-
ocre 6-5 record with Havana last
year, was due to report today with
Outf1elder Bob Ortiz.
Aid Sought From Waiver List.
From Consuegra the Mats bosses
anticipate little help. Griffith ex-
poets to get aid from the waiver
list and currently has bids in for
six playexs but he could wind up
empty handed.
Thus far every player claimed
by Griffith has been withdrawn
from the waiver list and he won't
know the results of his latest
maneuvering for 10 days, when
waivers expire. With virtually
every major league club searching
for pitching help. though, it is
unlikely that the Mats will get
any gems in the castoffs of other
teams.
Teams may carry 40 players on
their rosters until May 18, when
they must trim to 25. Now ii
seems other outfits desirous OF
obtaining Pitcher Ray Scar
borough may be forcing Griff tc
deal.
BY hanging on to their surplus
players for another six weeks
other clubs may make it uncom-
Portable for the Mats. who could
be buried hopelessly in the base
ment by May 18. The Mats are In
no position to stand still. but with
other teams repeatedly with
drawing players from the waiver
list Washington can't make q
move.
Weik Due to Pitch Today.
What is confronting Harris is
reflected by the fact that four
of his pitchers-he has only IL
excluding Consuegra-have given
up an average of a run an inning.
Dick Weik. due to oppose Kan
sas City today. has allowed 81
runs in 81 innings. Lloyd Hittle
has permitted 18 runs in Is in
nings. Dick Welteroth has
yielded 13 runs in IL innings and
Sid Hudson, idle for a week due
to shoulder injury, has granted
16 runs in Is innings.
Scarborough has given up 81
runs in "a innings and Connie
Marrero has been slammed for
nine runs in 10 innings. Six OF
the Mats 20 games have been
played against minor leaguers
too. but even they have averaged
more than five runs game
against Washington pitching.
Against major league foes the
Mats pitchers have been permit
ting nearly eight runs a game. 1t
is significant, also. that in several
of those games outstanding en-
. emy players were withheld from
action. The only time the Phil
lies failed to score at least 10
runs in their four games with
the Mats was in a game when
they played only one regular.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

the guest speakers, such as Jersey Joe Walcott
and Barney Ross, kept dabbing their faces
with handkerchiefs.
There were couple of scratches in the
field Lightweight Champion Ike Williams
wired he was in Buffalo to train for fist
fight and so the scheduled topic, "A Cham
pion Speaks" was Cancelled. Ex-Featherweight
Champ Sandy Saddler was down with virus x,
according to another wire and consequently
there was no dissertation entitled "A Chal-
lenger Speaks" But despite their absence, it
was a worthy panel.
Harry Marksnn q Soft-Spoken. pale gen
Evening star., 1950-04-05
As Give Up on MorchIdon;
Bio Pitcher Sent to Buffalo

Raschi, New York Yankees; Ellis
Kinder. Boston Red SoX; Dave
Koslo, New York Giants, and Ray
Scarborough of Washington.
A few other stars could be
added to the list, having failed to
approach their true form or Joined
the stiff and sore arm brigade
along the grapefruit trail.
Last season. Koslo was the most
effective pitcher in the National
League, sporting an earned run av-
erage of ESQ. Southpaw Dave
went into yesterdays game against
Cleveland with spring record Of
allowing nine runs, 19 hits and IL
bases on balls in II innings.
Koslo pitched 82s innings. dur
ing which he walked six made a
wild pitch. gave seven runs and
seven hits. Cleveland won. 7-6,
handing the Giants their fifth
straight defeat.
NeWhouser. famed ace OF the
Tigers, has mysterious ailment
in his pitching arm which has
baff1ed every one. All he knows
is that it hurts when he pitches
and. having tossed only a couple
of innings. Hal is at least tenn
porarily sidelined.
Feller, no longer the great fire.
baller of yore. gave up IL runs
and IA hits over a six-inning stint
in his most recent dull showing
against the Chicago Cubs last
Sunday. He has appeared far
from his old self this spring.
Raschi went seven innings
against the Cincinnati Reds last
Monday and again failed to re-
semble the hurler he was last year.
Vic allowed five runs, nine hits
and four walks.
Kinder, last Sunday, hurled five
innings against Detroit, giving up
as many runs-four In the fifth
inning.
DALLAS, Tex.-Jimmy Russell
the transplanted Boston Brave
outf1elder, seems to have won
himself berth with the BROOKLYN
Dodgers.
The 30-year-old flychaser has
been seeing action regularly
for the Dodgers. He is held in
high esteem by Burt Shotton, the
Brooks manager.
The Dodgers last night beat
Houston of the Texas League, 80.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fqa.-Ed
Lopat has been one of the Yam
KEGS most effective pitchers this
spring. The 31-year-old left
handler. in % innings, has allowed
only Is hits and nine runs. He's
walked only five men in winning
twice against no setbacks.
Lopat worked the first seven
innings Of yesterdays game,
which the Yankees lost to Detroit.
e-4. Ed yielded seven hits and
two runs.
| HOUSTON, Tex.-Bill Rigney
is living up to his tag as No. l
handy man of the Giants infield,
He replaced the Giants regular
shortstop. Alvin Dark, in yester-
days game with Cleveland and
cracked a hit-and-run single, a
double and three-run homer.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The
st. Louis Cardinals planned to
use Harry Brecheen and Fred
Martin against the Yankees today
in their last spring exhibition
game in Florida this year.
Eddie Miller. playing shortstop
with the Cards for the first time,
was credited with helping them
to their 7-6 victory over the
Boston Braves yesterday.
BRADENTON, Fla.-The Braves
signed a contract to return here
for training next spring and then
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