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Evening star., 1950-04-26
By Lewis +. Atchison

Eddie Burke of Baltimore,
"Horse Thief" Eddie Burke. that
is, will be back on his home
grounds Saturday when the horses
begin running at old Pimlico.
AN hope it changes my luck. "
means Eddie. II amt had a win
ner in so long they could arrest
me for counterfeiting if they
caught me in the pay-off line. It
amt like the old days."
Burke, in the old days, was a
combination chauffeur-valet-
handyman to the late Damon
Runyon, whose stories Of sports
characters were gems of contem-
porary American literature. Burke
was the living counterpart OF
Runyon's Harry the Horse" and
Eddie unblushingly admits inspir-
ing many of the writer's better
yarns. .. .
Got Plenty Of Ideas
1T seen plenty of guys bring
their stuff 70 Damon and get hin
to look it over and he could tel
whether 1t would sell or not. He
used to give. 'em all ideas-mostlS
my ideas. I got plenty of ideas
Burke. who vows he has re.
formed, was given the title of ma
tional Turf Adviser" by Runyon
This stemmed from an old habit
of offering inside" information
Evening star., 1950-04-26

early hours of the morning wher
the writer would sit down for g
game of cards to break the grinc
of literary work. Damon liked tt
have ."the boys" around him, Eddie
remembered. They were good fol
laughs and story ideas, especially
when Horse Thief wasn't at his
brilliant best.
Not Drugstore Type.
"He was the tops" Eddie says
with a sad note. Therell never
be another like him-a great guy
"a flend for neckties and shoes
and as friendly a guy as you ever
met"
AS if you might doubt his word
Burke extracts from his wallet ar
oft-folded piece of notepaper
barely in one piece, as evidence o1
his closeness to. the departed
writer. It is a note from Damon
Runyon. jr., advising him wher
and where he could view Runyon's
body.
"Only three of us saw him laic
out" says Burke proudly. 81
should have had this framed"
Eddie tried working in hi:
brothers drugstore for a while
somebody said he was jerking
sodas, but he vehemently says HI
was managing the jernt"--but i
simply was no 60.
cit was like being In q cluster.
he said. I've got to be out il
the open where I can see peopl,
and enjoy life. Me and pamel
were lots alike in some ways
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Televison's Effect on Sports
Garden Attendance Boosted
IBy TV, Ned Irish Declares

the moment. Most Of the attrae-
tionS those days are OF q local
nature
Fridays tboxing) and Satur-
days basketball. track. rodeo.
horse shows. etc. will be handled
in separate deals"
The Saturday night rights went
to Columbia Broadcasting System
for a sum believed to be about
500 900, Boxing shows brought
S4oo. 900 under the last contract
and the new one certainly won't
be any less. The Sunday Thurs
day package repeatedly will bring
the Garden close to $500. 900,
making q total of approximately
100000 for Garden productions.
Baseball Going Along.
A majority Of the major league
ball clubs are going along with
televlsion, Between radio and Tv.
several million dollars are being
shelled out for the air rights TO
Dig league paIl.
Notre Dame just concluded an
other deal with the Dumont net
work for the telecasting Of the
fighting IriSh's home football
games. The major networks all
had a chance to bid for that great
fall attraction.
Shortly after Notre Dame
signed. the Big Ten voted to ban
live telecasts of all its home
games. This may be a sign Of
things to come.
Besides these events. television
will cover the world series and
horse racing and major golf and
tennis Journeys undoubtedly also
will be videoed.
A wonderful picnic for the
sports-minded TV set owner And
great thing for the promoter.
too. say some of them.
Officials of Philadelphia's two
major league ball clubs think tele-
vision is the greatest thing to hap
pen to baseball since radio.
THE fans will find new interest
in the game and attendance even-
tually will increase" said Connie
Mack. jr., of the Philadelphia
Athletics.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Second OF q series OF three
articles
By Murroy Rose
A.s.r;ns.<I pr>s. Soar,x Nfris.s


NEW YORK. April 26.-Tele-
visions impact on sports has been
terrific. Some S million sets have
been sold around the country
About l0o.o00 more q week are
being gobhled up. There are 81
TV stations in operation.
The co-axial cable. which per-
mits network telecasting. pushe.
further to the west and south
Already the east is well blanketeC
by Tv. The Midwest and Pacific
coast areas are developing swiftly
Now the American Telephone 4
Telegraph Co. says coast to coast
network facilities will be available
by late 81 or early SO.
What is all this doing to sports;
It definitely is stimulating inter.
est. But what is its affect or
spectator sports? Is it hurting ol
helping attendance and gate re.
ceipts?
That's q question that bring.
more conflicting answers thar
what to do about the H-bomb.
Video Helped Roller Derby.
It's a puzzler that has sport.
authorities and promoters. di
rectly concerned with the billior
dollar business, coming and going
One survey shows that TV send
more people to the ball parks anc
arenas. Another shows its keep
ing customers home.
There's no doubt that video re.
vived wrestling in some areas. anc
made the roller derby a new
sport
But how about the major
sports?
We put the question to Mex
Irish. executive director of Madi
son Square Garden. premier sport
palace of the country. Irish prob
ably has had more experienc,
with the problem than any othel
promoter in the country.
I'VE find that 1t definitely doe
not hurt u.s." said Irish. That Il
our experience at Madison Squar,
Garden. 1t may be different else.
where and in other cities. We
don't know about that. But We
do know about the Garden.
I'VE have a much clearer pic
ture today than last year. We now
have substantial experience ano
facts to go on.
"As you know, we didn't tele-
wise before February l last season
(The winter season.
Aided Hockey Attendance.
"We then televised a Saturday
night basketball show on a sus.
tanning basis. We mentioned oul
next basketball date, which wa!
a Tuesday. The Tuesday show
was just an average doubleheader
But our advance sales spurtet
Monday and Tuesday. We sole
between 1000 and 5000 NOR,
tickets IN advance for that show
than for others.
Our hockey attendance wa!
better after television than before
OF course, the team got better
later on.
Next year we plan to televise
everything. We're offering Sun.
day, to Thursday shows in one
package. One local station
(WPIx) has an option on that al
Evening star., 1950-04-26
|WNo. 1 Team Aga Khan, Horse Sets Record
10 in Women's To Upset Hill Princes Brother
Golf Competition

It still is too early to tell much
about the first teams race in the
District Women's Golf Association
play, but Chevy Chase put In bid
yesterday by taking 312 points
from Kenwood in a 51a-3h defeat
at Manor. The hosts, who edged
Kenwood for the title by 112
points last season, were idle.
Army Navy won.. 6a-21a over
Washington to move within q
point of Kenwood, while Wood
mont won, 5-4, over Congress
sional.
Clubs that did not enter the
first teams competition held two
of the three top spots in the Sec
ond teams play, Argyle leading
with Belle Haven a point back,
tied with Manor. In matches at
Chevy Chase, where the hosts
were idle, Belle Haven defeated
Congressional. 81a-12; Argyle won
over Washington, 6-3; Prince
Georges over Columbia, 6-3; Man
or over Indian Spring. 612-2h,
and Kenwood over Army Navy,
612-2h.
Third teams opened at Ken
wood, where Columbia won over
Indian Spring, To. The other
three matches were by 5-4 mar
gins, Kenwood over Belle Haven,
Manor over Bethesda and Wash
ington over Congressional.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Little Hoya Golfers
Tie for League Lead

Georgetown Prep, defending
champion in the Metro section Of
the schoolboy golf circuit, knocked
Bulls out of first place with a
6h-21a triumph yesterday, over
the winners home course. The
Little Hoyas also moved into a tie
for the lead with idle Bethesda.
In the only Washington inter-
high match, Coolidge defeated
Tech. To. at Argyle to tie Roose-
velt for third.
The outstanding individual
match was Perky Cullinane's upset
triumph over Bob Wolfe, Dewitt
captain, at Army Navy. which
helped st. Johns to a To victory
over Dewitt. The 5-foot-5, 105-
pound Cullinane was four down at
one time. but finally won on the
18th with a shot that missed a
hole-in-one by 8 inches.
Billy Wolfe, former schoolboy
champion, has transferred from
Blair to Dewitt and won his first
match for his new team. In the
other match yesterday, Gonzaga
defeated Fairfax. 6-3, at Fairfax.
Evening star., 1950-04-26

through careleSsneSs." Pros
who bring amateurs with obvi-
ously incorrect handicaps will
be disqualified and may be ex-
PEELED from the PGA.
Houghton's letter followed an
incident in the first tournament
of the season at Rolling Road,
where a Norfolk player was en-
tered by his pro with six
handicap, despite the fact that
the player shot a 81 the previous
day over his home course and
was the winner of a recent i'm
portant amateur tournament.
-. In a tournament the follow
ing week, the player entered with
one handicap.
Baltimore is angling for a
$4,000 open golf tournament
August 1920. the week end be-
tween the Tam O. Shanter Open
in Chicago and the Canadian
Open. That week end is open
on the PGA schedule. The
complete District schedule for
Marilynn Smith, the 1949 wom-
ems intercollegiate golf cham
pion who now is a professional,
calls for a clinic and exhibition
today at Kenwood, clinic Fri
day Afternoon at East Potomac.
a clinic and exhibition 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at Indian
Spring Gnstead of 4 as original
ly announced) and a final ap-
pearance at Woodmont next
Tuesday.
Eddie Ault of Indian Spring
was eliminated in the second
round of the Eastern States In
augural amateur tournament
last week end, but not until after
he had upset the defending
champion, Eli" Ellis, in the
first round. Bobby Brownell
and Ralph Bogart plan a warm
up round for the Belle Haven
four-ball invitation in a match
Sunday against Jim Gardner Of
Evening star., 1950-04-26

games one season-190S-and
saved IL others. He worked in
66 games.
That was the year when
Walsh struck out Is, allowed
only two hits and was beaten.
l to O, by Addie JOSS perfect
game.
There was another spitball
master who wasn't far behind.
John McGraw always said he
had the finest pitching motion
in baseball. His name was Bugs
Raymond. Bugs first collected
fame around 1908 At Shreve-
port, La. That year he bet
somebody $25 that he could eat
a whole turkey, drink two
bottles Of Scotch and win q
doubleAheader. He did.
Bugs came to Atlanta next
spring to join the Crackers. He
arrived at noon and he was due
to work against the Boston Red
Sox, the worlds champions.
This was the team that had
beaten Pittsburgh the fall be-
fore when the Pirates had Hans
Wagner. Tommy Leach. Kitty
Bransfield. Fred Clarke, Dea-
con Philippe. ct al. Bill Din
neen had been the winning
work horse for Boston which
also featured Cy Young.
2 Drinks, Then Long Walk.
happened. for (, some odd
reason, to be in a bar that day
when a trampish-looking char
acter came in. He hadn't
shaved and he wore no tie. He
was bull-throated and practi-
cally bare of arm.
How about a drink" he
asked me.
II had to buy him two drinks.
He also wanted a third.
You must be Bugs Ray
mond," I said. And you are
booked to pitch against Boston
today"
What of it?" he asked. How
do we get to the park?"
1--WE walk" I said. being down
to my last nickel after Ray
mond's two drinks. '.+
The walk was about q mile
and a half. Bugs spent most Of
his time throwing rocks at
pigeons, mockingbirds and tele-
graph poles. He must have
thrown 100 stones.
ALREADY Warmed Up"
At the park, Abe Powell told
Bugs to warm up. 1--WE already
warmed up." Bugs said.
Here were the champions fac
ing one from the last outpost
Of the bush at that time. The
sequel should be that Bugs
Raymond had his ears shot
away in the first inning. The
answer is that he shut out
Boston's champions with two
hits, both scratch singles, and
struck out IL men. He had a
splitter working that day I've
never seen equaled.
There. but for alcohol" Nc
Graw said once, could have
been the greatest pitcher of all
time. He could have worked
five games a week."
Then I thought of the time
I'd seen him pitch a double
header-the first one against
pigeons, mockingbirds and tele-
graph poles-the second against
Boston'S champions.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1950-04-26

can contender. who, was making
only his second appearance on a
race course.
Palestine, who had been beaten
only once-by Masked Light in
his last race as a two-year -old last
fall-collected $36.176 first money.
He started 4 to /.
Prince Simon made his bid run
ming uphill out Of a deep dip in
the rolling cSlrse after being well
placed all the way.
The odds on Prince Simon to
win the EPSON Downs Derby,
May 81, dropped from so to 8 to
after he won the Wood Ditton
Stakes at l mile in his racing
debut, April 13.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Coolidge, Falls Church
Are Victors on Track

Coolidge High School has its
first track victory of the season
on record. After three losing
starts, the Colts bounced back to
trounce Blair 931a to 571s, yes
terday at Wilson.
Dick Douse and Lyle Beall each
scored double wins for the Colts,
Douse in the 100 and 220 yard
dashes and Beall in the shotput
and discuss.
Falls Church's trackmen, mean
while, scored their third victory
in four starts. an 84-29 assault on
Mount Vernon at Falls Church,
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Maryland Golfers Upset
Hoyus, Stretch Streak

The University of Maryland's s
golf team upset Georgetown yes
terday. So. at Prince Georges.
The Terrapins thus remained un-
defeated in the last two years
over their home course and ex-
tended their winning string to five
matches for 5-1 season record.
For Georgetown 1t was the end
OF a three-match winning string
and left the Hoyas 3-3 for the sea-
son. Reid Phippeny was the low
man for Maryland, firing a 72
to beat Georgetown's Dick Mahan,
6 and S. Monty Alspaw of Mary
land had 75-round to edge
Charles Mccarthy, / up.
Evening star., 1950-04-26

Janet Meyer, II years old, who
averages 73 in the Presbyterian
Church League, shone with a 10A
game at Ice Palace in a season
record team game of 551. The
loops youngest member is a niece
of Wendell Meyer, who boasts the
city's highest league game of 217
bowled a decade ago in the BYPU
loop at Arcadia.
Jake (Powerhouse) Powell for
the second straight time won the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Mixed League individual
tourney at Petworth with a 357
count. ! Carol Mitchell was high
for the women with $50.
Final standing and records OF
the Minor District League:
Duffy's Tavern, 67-22; Manns Decora.
Builders, 53-4e; Ice Palace. 52-47; Arcade
pesvesh s9as e5 eansra eaes MesU2s saSp
44-55; Prosperity Cleaners, 42-57; Powell
Radiator. 41-5S; Sellers Plumbers, 1910
High individual averages-Johnny Bur-
ger, 1851; AL Cissell, 125-79; Charles
Zimmerman, 1861.
high spares-zimmerman 325; George
Schmid, 313.
High strikes-clarence Appler. 100; BOZ
Fowler. "a
High team game-Prosperity Cleaners
726; Powell Radiator, 7O7; Manns Deco
rators, 707
High team sets-Duffy's TaveSn, 1881
and 1872.
High individual sames-Bob Reid, 1877
Dan FeSSagno. 1856.
Stewart Burger. 4k0
Evening star., 1950-04-26
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEWMARKET, England, April
26.-The Aga Khan's Palestine
nosed out American-bred Prince
Simon in photo finish in the 2 900
Guineas Classic today. Owned
by New York Banker William
Woodward. Prince Simon started
a 3 to / favorite. Masked light
was third.
The time of 1:36A broke the
record for the classic of 1:373s set
by Sunstar in 1918.
Palestine took the lead two fur
longs from home in the mile race
and just held on to beat the bold
challenge Of the handsome Ameri-
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Final standing and records OF
the Minor District League:
Airline Plans Three
Special Derby Flights

Three special flights to the
Kentucky Derby May 6 have been
scheduled between Washington
and Louisville, it has been an
nounced by Eastern Air Lines.
Extra sections will leave Wash
ington Thursday, May 4. at 4:35
pm. and Friday, May 5, at sos
and $50 pm, all nonstop to the
Derby city. Similar specials will
return Sunday.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Bridqewoter Truckmen Win

BRIDGEWATER, Va, April 26
R.- Bridgewater College easily
won a triangular track meet yes
terday, taking all first places ex-
cept one while rolling up 102
for Davis and Elkins and 20 for
Gallaudet.
Evening star., 1950-04-26

erS IN the
9 o o d o ] d
days.
Only . few
agreed as to
the best Of
the lot. Ed
Walsh, how
ever got the
most votes.
and he was
the natural
choice. Big
Ed, the Meri-
den magician
Of the moist
ball, won 40
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Baseball MEETING Slated

The final meeting before opening
Of the District Recreation baseball
leagues will be held tonight at
O'Clock at 3149 Sixteenth street
NV. Representatives of all teams
should be present. There are
openings for two more teams.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
The
SPortIight
By GRANTlAND RICE

NEW YORK. April 26.-They
were arguing the other day.
just q bunch sitting around.
about the best spitball pitch
Evening star., 1950-04-26

bic Tor mem
bers Of his
club. . AL
H ou g h t on.
president of
the Middle
A t l a n t / c
PGA, toda
warned tn e
pros in a let
ter that he
will tolerate
no excuses in
the fu t ur e,
wv h e t h e r
mistakes are
Evening star., 1950-04-26
By MerreII WhittIesey

There will be a careful check
Of all handicaps in future pro-
amateur tournaments, with each
professional personally RESPONSE
Evening star., 1950-04-26

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus. l: Louisville 0 Ill innings)
Other games postponed.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. 13: Rochester, 3.
Toronto. z; SprinRfield, 5.
Other games postponed
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Bowling Records in Bunches
Cracked by Reid, New Star
By Ben MeAlwee

League records have been a
specially this season with Bob
Reid. one Of the city's new duckpin
stars.
His top counts-a 212 game and
486 set bowled at King Pin-stand
as all-time National Capital League
marks.
A 189 fired at Mount Rainier is
an all-time mark in the Pop Craw-
ley Memorial League.
Season highs of 1877 and 452 in
the Minor District League will en-
rich the King Pin team ace by $40
when the loop pays of at 1880 to-
night at King Pin. .,-
After the distribution of a So, ,230
prize fund by Secretary Treasurer
Johnny Parise, the league will hold
its annual meeting and selection
of officers. ANY new teams desir-
ing franchises next season are
urged to send representatives.
Cannon's Steak House, led by
Paul Moore's 385 set, beat Brick
ert Plumbers, 81, to clinch the
Prince Georges County League
pennant.
In other matches Perce Wolfe's
IA and 406 helped Dixie Bar
becue whip Pentagon Lumber, 81.
John Rhymes 152 and 389 aided
Merit Cleaners 80 win from Davis
Paint. Keller's IA and $50
sparked Associated Electric's 81
win from second-place Queen
Chapel Motors. AL May, posting
his second 180 this season, gave
Mercury Cleaners a 81 verdict
over Sandee's ESQ.
Besides Queen Chapel Motors,
which has a one-game edge, four
deadlocked third-place teams,
Dixie Barbecue. Merit Cleaners,
Pentagon Lumber and Brickert
Plumbers, will battle for Sec
ond-place honors in the leagues
windup next Monday night. Teams
interested in joining the Prince
Georges loop next season are re-
queSted to phone Oscar Hiser at
Warfield 8464.
Wedding bells will ring tomor-
row for Jeannette Januskis of the
Ice Palace Capitol Ladies League
team and Walter Megaw, jr., son
OF the oldtime bowling star, who
now manages the Almas Temple
drives. The wedding will take
, 1950-03-10
Time" Mugozine
Features De Custro
As New Governor

Governor Morris F. de Cas-
tro is featured in the March
Is issue of Time" Interna-
tional magazine. Under the.
heading New Broom it des-
cribed the new Governor as
slight, q~uick-moving" and
said he is "A vigorous, popular
administrator, born of Sephar-
die Jewish parentage, and has
been in the Islands public ser
vice since 1918.
Time" points out that he
has served more time as act-
ing governor than any of the
officially appointed ones. "On
hearing Of hi nomination, de
Castro promp went to the
synagogue in Charlottee Anna
lie to parry" aid.
DE castd6 has two main
plans. He wants to encourage
a dependable, prosperous tour
@sH IhVWE8 49,
list trade: he hopes to persuade
the U. S. Congress to return
Continued on page Al
, 1950-03-10
Ashley l. Totem
Stresses Vulue Of
Labor to VICORP

Commenting on the wage in
crease which has been asked
by the field laborers at Saint
Croix, Ashley L. Totten, Pre-
sident of the American Virgin
Islands Civic Association
makes the following state
ment::- ! know Of no labor re-
preventative who SITS on the
Board of Directors Of the Vir-
gin Islands Corporation. It is
entirely capitalistic and theree
fore if 7 am in error it is be-
cause labor is kept on the out
side looking in instead of be-
ing on the inside looking out,
I am agreedbwith those who
argue that labor has made
much progress since the days
of the old Danish regime but
labor has a long way to go.
Labor in the islands is en-
titled to far more than it re-
ceives and there need to be
greater determination on the
sent session Of the Congress.
Continued on page ~
, 1950-03-10
Youth Council Active
In Congress for
Virgin Islunds

Adhering to mandate Of
the delegates at the second an
nual convention of the Virgin
Islands Youth Council and
with the convening of the sec
ond session of the Congress,
the Legislative Office of the
Youth Council has resumed its
concerted effort to secure en-
actment of H. r. 1853 The
Youth Council having been
promised the active support of
the Majority Leader of the
House of Representatives be-
lieves that with jealous efforts
on the part of every Virgin Is
lander-especially those resid-
ing in the Islands-and Virgin
Islands Organizations this bill
will be enacted during the pre-
Continued on page ~
, 1950-03-10
SENATE CONFIRMS
MORRIS DE CASTRO
AS GOVERNOR Of VI.

BY unanimous approval the
United States Senate last night
quickly confirmed, as predict
ed by the AVIS, the nominal
ton Of Morris F. de Castro as
Governor of the Virgin Is
lands. Word Of this was sent
by Secretary Of the Interior
Oscar Chapman to the new
Governor.
Almost Immediately addi-
tional cablegrams poured in
on the first native Chief Exc
cutive. From Senator Joseph,
c. O'Mahoney, Chairman of
the Senate Committee an In-
terror and InSular Affairs,
which said: Senate tonight
confirmed your appointment
as Governor of the Virgin Is
lands. I congratulate and
through you the people of the
Virgin Islands and wish you
every success. Warmest per-
sonal regards.
Senator Hugh Butler Of Ne
braska cabled: "The Senate
unanimously confirmed your
your appointment as Cover
nor. Ny personal congratula-
tions."
Congratulatory cablegrams
began pouring in on Governor
de Castro from the Islands &
mainland.
, 1950-03-10
Trip Of Representative
Crawford. Interior
Officials Delayed

The trip of Representative
Fred L. Crawford, several
members of the Public Lands
Committee of the House of Re
personalities and Attorney r.
win Silverman, Chief Council
for the Division Of Territories,
has been delayed, temporarily,
it was made known today.
A new date indicating their
expected arrival viii be an
nounced.
, 1950-03-10
Students 81 IOA Given
Nursing Course
BY Red Cross

Students Of the l0A Grade
at the Christiansted High
School were given d course in
Home Nursing recently under
the auspices of the local chapt
Ell of the American Red Cross.
The course is a necessity to
the home, for any emergency
that may come, or that the
Continued on page Al
Evening star., 1950-08-15
Court Backs CABS Right
To Reverse Decision
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The
Second United States Circuit
Court of Appeals yesterday upheld
the Governments right to give
Pan American World Airways per-
mission to buy American Overseas
AirlineS.
The purchase is being fought
by a third overseas air carrier
Trans World Airline, which COM
petes with both other companies.
The Government first denied,
but later approved the sale. TWA
then protested to the court that
the Government. acting through
the Civil Aeronautics Board, had
no right to change its mind with
out public hearing.
The court decided, however,
that the board was within it's
rights in reversing itself before
the decision became final.