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Evening star., 1950-12-01
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Evening star., 1950-12-01

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Yacht Brokers. Marine Insurance
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Evening star., 1950-12-01
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BOATS
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prices.
Evening star., 1950-12-01

CADILACS WANTED
'46 TO 80 models. See Us before
you trade or sell your Cadillac. We
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Evening star., 1950-12-01
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

AUSTIN 1948 sed.. very, very clean,
$3.50; 1949 Austin sedan, perfect,
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1S9: 1947 Crosley sedan, $139, and
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Evening star., 1950-12-01

DODGE 1941 2-door sedan: newly
painted; good upholstery; $500. Can
oe seen at Cox's Service Station
1880 Old Georgetown rd., Bethesda
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Midget Quit Federal
Job for Wrestling

One of the midget wrestlerS
appearing On tomorrow nights
weekly mat program at Turner's
Arena gave up Government job
for the grapple game. He's jimmy
Little of Erie. Pa, who first saw
another midget wrestle when in
England with the Economic Re-
covery Administration handling
the Marshall Plan.
The little man he saw working
in the ring was Tom Thumb, who
will oppose Little in the two-man
midget wrestling team feature to-
morrow night. Little talked to
Tom Thumb and learned some
thing about the wrestling busi-
ness and took it up as a career
when he returned to the United
States. Tomorrow night Little
will be paired with Mighty Fritz
against Tom Thumb and Sky Low
Low of Canada. The Thumb-Low
combine is the smallest in the
business and also is rated one Of
the toughest.
The rest of the program is
Ronald Meeker against Tony
Morelli, Faro Rinaldi against Mike
.Paidousis, and Harry Finkelstein
against Lou Bernard.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
'Megophone LoIIy' Is No. I Fan
For Both Red Sox and Braves

Since 1888, Lolly has missed
but few games in Boston. The
widow of a railroad employe, she
has her own railroad pass and
both Boston clubs provide her
with annual passes.
Her favorite seat is on the first
base side, in the first row behind
the boxes. Many years ago, q
Boston sporting goods salesman
gave her a megaphone.
Knows All Players.
use this and give your vocal
tubes break" he said.
Committing 100 miles daily is
no hardship for the enthusiastic
Lolly. After a night game she
does not reach home until after 2
am. But she's up bright and early
and generally is among the first
to enter the ball park the next
afternoon.
Almost every star in both
leagues takes time out to chat
with Lolly during the course of
the season. She is acquainted
with so many players that she
refuses to have any favorites.
They're all great boys" she in
SiStS.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
sv the Associo,ed Press

BRUSSELS, Aug. Meet
Georges Blomme, one of three Bel
gians who hopes to take this years
misunderstanding marathon.
For Georges, this attempt "is
the summit of all my ambitions, If
I succeed I'll die happy"
For years he has been yearning
TO try the channel, but lack of
money prevented it. Last year he
saved every franc possible and set
cut for the French coast for his
first try. Bad weather held him
up, however, and the money ran
out.
This year. being partly subsi-
died by the British newspaper,
The Daily Mail, he at least will
get into the water.
After returning to Brussels last
year, he went into strict training.
Every Sunday he stopped setting
waves-he is hairdresser-and
set out to breast them, at the Bel
gian coast.
Sea swimming has it's hazards
for Georges however. Whipping up
his shirt sleeves, he'll show you
the scars from jellyfish stings.
However, my biggest troubles
are with the Belgian coastguards
who always want to save me from
drowning" he says.
At 40, Georges gives an impress
sion of bounding energy. He packs
his 191 pounds into stocky five
foot, nine-inches.
He is not making any advance
forecasts on his chances to win the
channel marathon. He says III
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Rymkus Substitute
Captain Of Browns
BY the Associated Press

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Aug
1.-The Cleveland Browns have
released three players and an
nounced appointment of Tony
Adamle, veteran defensive full
back, as captain.
Adamle, Clevelander who
played at Ohio State, replaces Lou
Saban. now head football coach
at Case Tech. When Tony is on
the bench. Lou Rymkus will be
the team leader.
The three players released by
Coach Paul Brown were Ed Son.
gin, rookie quarterback from Bos-
ton College; Alex Wizbicki, a half
back formerly of the Buffalo Bills
and Holy Cross, and Bill King, a
guard from Ball State Gnd.)
Teachers College.
Weldon Humble, another guard
veteran, failed'to show up for his
fourth season with the Browns
when training camp opened a
week ago.
Walter Malyk. a rookie fullback
from West Virginia University,
was cut last week. The Browns
current roster is 43, including
three players who will report aft
er the College All-Stars game
with the Philadelphia Eagles Au-
gust II in Chicago.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Five Crowns at Stake
In National Skeet Shoot
BY the Assoeioied Press

DALLAS. Tex. Aug. 1.-Five
more titles 60 on the line today at
the 18th annual National Skeet
Shooting ssocia tion meet.
Champions will be crowned in five
divisions of small gauge competi-
ton.
Yesterday-first of the seven
day meet-winners in sub-small
shooting were determined.
The open championship went
to Grant nseng of Houston, win
ner in a shoot off with Alex Kerr
of Beverly Hills, Calf. and c.
Earl Stoner of Culver City, Calf
The three had tied with scores OF
96x100.
Kerr and Stoner won the two
man championship over Ilseng
and Rennie Bickers of Dallas
Their score was 192x200.
Mrs. Ann Martin of San An
tonic won the women's division.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Patty Expects u. S. to Defeat :
Australians, Retain Davis Gun

most of his time in Paris since the
war.
With Patty confining his efforts
to doubles and Gardnar Mulloy
defaulting because of rundown
physical condition, the favorite
for the eastern title now is Billy
Talbert, third-ranking United
States star. He knocked over
Jerry DewittS of Oakland, Calf.
in his first round match, 6-1,
6-1, yesterday and looked right
smart in the process.
Chilean is Defeated.
There were no startling upSets
in the mems division although
Ricardo Balbiers of Chile went
down to defeat at the hands Of
Charles Masterson of Hicksville.
N. Y, Is, 2-6, Ga in a minor
reversal.
Other mems victors were Tom
Brown of San Francisco, a Davis
Cup prospect, who dumped Ma
tional Veterans Champion j. Gill
bert Hall, of New York, Is, Go,
60; Tony Trabert of Cincinnati,
who defeated George Richards of
Montebello. Calf, 6-1. 60;
Sam Match of San Francisco, who
eliminated Jack Tuero of New
Orleans, the 1949 intercollegiate
champion from Tulane, 60,
Ga, and Earl Cochen of San
Francisco, who dumped John
Walsh of Maiden, Mass, 60,
GO.
In the women's division. Nine.
Annaliza Bossi of Italy, the top
foreign seed, was thrashed by
Betty Rosenquest. a home town
product, 6-3, Ga, in a major
upset.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. Check
those tears of pity for poor old
Joe Louis, fight fans. Jake Mintz
says you've got it all wrong.
Jabbering Jake-the excitable
ex-dancer who handles the affairs
of Ezzard Charles, NBA heavy
weight champion, wants a little
sympathy for his boy, who's due
to face the former fight king in
the fall.
The way everybody talks you'd
think Louis will have a tougher
time fighting his condition than
fighting Charles" sputtered Jake.
In fact" Mintz went on, "it S
the other way around. Ezzard's s
got lot tougher training problem
than Louis"
Then he launched into his argu-
ment:
Louis never really retired. And
everybody in the fight game knows
it. How can you call knockouts
in scheduled 10-round bouts 'ex-
hibitions?'
Lee Oma ran out on Louis in
Detroit and his manager, Tex Sui
livan, said that billing the fight as
an exhibition was ridiculous.
Look what Louis did to Pat
Valentino. He kayoed him in the
eighth-the same round Charles
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Lee 6rissom, Ex-HurIer
Held on Death Charqe
BY the Asseeioied Press

RED BLUFF, Calf, Aug. L.
Lee Grissom, 38, former major
league pitcher, was in Jail here
today on charges of manslaughter.
He was arrested after Warren
Shermmer, 27. of Los Molings,
Calf, died of a fractured skull.
Grissom was accused of striking
Shermmer during a bar room
fight Sunday night at nearby
Tehama, Calf.
Grissom dropped out of base
ball after his discharge from the
Army in 1945. He first was with
Cincinnati in the 30's and once
was on the National League ALL
Star team. In 1899 he was
traded to the Yankees and later
was with Brooklyn and the Phils
before enlisting in 1912.
He has been working as a truck
driver and rancher here.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Charles Has Greater Problem
Than Louis, MANAGER Insists

did in a legitimate title fight-but
he gave him a worse lacing, anc
with 16-ounce gloves.
THAT was simply to prove thai
he was tougher than Ezzard.
HE boxed nearly every day ir
that exhibition tour then he
went to South America where he
did the same thing. He came
home, joined circus and fought
sometimes twice a day.
Louis in the last year has
been the most active heavyweight
IN the history of the game"
Then Mintz turned to Charles
troubles. Said he:
"As everybody knows, Ezzard
has been doing nothing for the
last four months because of his
heart injury. won't say he's out
of shape-because he never lets
himself get that way.
But he's off his timing and out
of practice. He should be okay
for the Freddie Beshore fight Gin
Buffalo, August 15. but he'll
have lots of work to do on him.
self after that"
Charles has begun his pre-
Beshore workouts in his own gym
in Cincinnati. He now scales
about 1875, but expects to shave
some 3 pounds before he and hi.
retinue move to Buffalo about
August s.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
American Challenger
To Try Tonight for
|Wor|d F|yweight Title
By the Assoeioisd Press

HONOLULU, Aug. TERRY Al
len of London and Dado Marino of
Honolulu battle tonight for the
championship of the little men
the 112 Founders.
It's a match which may return
the world fyweight title to the
United States for the first time in
20 years.
Allen, the champion, is fast,
tricky and only 26.
Marino, the challenger, looks
the heavier puncher and Is a
battle-scarred "a.
Managers Confident.
Managers of the fighters say
each is in top shape for the Is
round test but neither believes it
will go the full distance.
Manager Sad Sam Ichinose pre-
diets Marino will lift the title with
a knockout by the seventh.
Manager Johnny Sharpe says
the champion will stop the island
challenger between the 11th and
18th rounds.
Marino has never been stopped.
Allen was kayoed once.
1t possibly will be the last crack
at the crown for Marino, who
makes his living driving a beer
truck and fighting mostly feather
weights and bantamweights be-
cause 112 Founders are so scarce.
Takes OFF 81 Pounds.
The fighters will weigh in this
afternoon. Making weight was a
tough job for Marino who scaled
149 pounds just four months ago.
Terry is not only in fine physi-
cal shape but also in an excellent
frame of mind" said Sharpe.
'Marino has only one thing in
mind-win the championship
and that driving urge will carry
him to the top" said Ichinose.
Allen has been guaranteed a
$17,500 purse. Marino will get
what's left after Aliens purse and
other expenses are paid. Advance
ticket sales have crossed less than
$4,000.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
by the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Aug. with both
the Red Sox and Braves pennant
contenders, there are many john
ny-come-latelies hereabouts who
pose as Boston's No. baseball fan.
But their claims are ignored by
players, umpires, club officials
and baseball writer's, who are in
complete agreement on only one
point. 1t is that Mrs. Lillian
(Megaphone Lolly) Hopkins, a
60-year-old Providence, r. l.,
widow. Is, and has been for more
than two decades, Boston's. most
loyal fan.
Proud owner of a melodious but
piercing voice, Lolly's encourag-
ing chatter has made her a pal of
almost every Boston Major
Lacquer since the days of long
ago when a 500 mid-week crowd
was the general rule at both Fen
way Park and Braves Field.
Always a Fan.
1--we loved baseball, since
was a little girl, when my father
would bring me from Providence
to Boston every so often to see
game" Lolly explains.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Giants Utility Catcher
Receives His Greetings
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. Sam
Calderone, second string catcher
for the Giants, was scheduled to
report for an Army physical ex-
animation today. The 23-year-
old Beverly IN. J.) ball player
received word from his draft
board here yesterday. Calderone
is not married and, if he is called
into service, it will leave the
Giants with only one catcher, first
string receiver Yves Westrum.
Two other major leaguers
Tookle Gilbert, also of the Giants
and Cubs First Baseman Preston
Ward have received word from
their draft boards. Gilbert was
given a ga rating because he is
married. Ward was instructed tc
report for a physical examination
which he can take either here OF
in Chicago. Ward was classeo
Al in World War II.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

NEW YORK, Aug. There has
been such a tremendous turnover
in collegiate coaching ranks since
the close of the 1949 football sea-
son it would take a statistician,
working around the clock, to keep
up with them. There've been at
least 80 shakeups.
The biggest change was the
three way Navy Baylor Florida
shakeup.
George Sauer left Navy to take
the reins at Baylor. replacing Bob
Woodruff who resigned to go to the
University of Florida. Woodruff
left after friction with Ralph
Wolf, athletic director of Baylor.
Sauer resigned at Navy when two
of his assistant coaches were fired.
Among the major changes was
the appointment of Gregory (Gus)
Zitrides as head coach at Brown.
Zitrides, line coach at Brown for
the past four years, succeeded Rip
Engle, who signed previously as
head coach at Penn State.
Engle, in turn, took over from
Joe Bedenk who resigned after
Evening star., 1950-08-01
BY The Associated Press

|
SOUTH ORANGE, N. j., Aug. l
-Budge Patty. 26-year-old Cali
fornian, recent winner of the
Wimbledon singles tennis crown
looks for the United States to
stage a successful defense of the
Davis Cup August 1927 at Forest
Hills.
"It's my guess we'll beat the
Australians by a Al score as we
did last year." Patty said today as
the Eastern Grass Court cham
pionship went into the second
day.
Patty, competing only in the
doubles competition, voiced loud
affirmative when asked whether
he was in the running for a cup
singles job.
Needs Conditioning Time.
'You bet I am" he said. And
I'm just hoping I can regain my
Wimbledon form. I haven't played
any singles for the past three
weeks, and expect it will take
me that long to get back in top
shape. My first singles since Eng
land will be played at Newport" I"
Patty regards the battle for cup
positions as a wide-open fight
with much depending upon Ted
Schroeder's ability to find himself
on grass. In recent clay-court
efforts Schroeder has met with
little success.
Even if he is picked for cup
play. Patty plans to return to
Paris after the national singles
and launch a new export import
business. He has been spending
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Erskine Wins 9th STRAIGHT
with Hickey Looking On
BY the Associated Press

Branch Hickey, president of the
Dodgers. flew to Montreal last
night to see if Carl Erskine, Mon
treal Royals right handler was
ready to return to the big leagues
and help Brooklyn in the tight
National League pennant battle.
The 23-year-old Erskine gave
his boss this answer-a 3-to-1
victory over the Jersey City Gil
ants.
Erskine, who had an 81 record
with the Dodgers last season, only
to be sent to Montreal this year,
famed nine men in registering
his sixth straight victory. He
now has an overall 9-6 slate.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Packers Ask Waivers
On Quarterback Heath
By the Assoeiafed Press

GREEN BAY, Wis, Aug. l.
The Packers said last night that
Stan Heath, former Nevada quar-
terback, has asked for his release
and that he has been placed on
waivers.
Heath, who made his pro debut
last year. was a disappointment.
Tabled as first string quarterback
on the strength of his passing
when the season opened, he failed
to produce and Earl (Jug) Girard,
normally a halfback, was shifted
into the spot.
Head Coach Gene RonZani said
Heath had not signed a 1850 con-
tract. He was paid reported
$4,000 last year, but was offered
considerably less this fall.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Senoritos to Be Opposing
Pitchers in Girls Game Here

For the Colleens it we'll be Isa-
bel Lucia Maria Alvarez de Leon
y Cerdan, Is and pretty, who
otherwise is known as Lefty
and for the Sallies it will be
LorenZa Migdalia Perez Martinez
otherwise known as Mickey"
Both are from Havana.
Goldie is enthusiastic about
these touring girls from the ALL
American Girls Baseball League
after watching them play last
week end. These kids are real
ball players and they're fighting
for every run all the time" he
said.
Some of you men could learn
something about baseball from
watching them"
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Sports Mirror
By the Assoeiated Pres.

Today a year ago-The
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated
Pittsburgh, 80, cutting the
st. Louis Cardinals league lead
to half game.
Five years ago-Mel OFT Of
the New York Giants hit the
500th home run of his career,
against the Boston Braves.
Ten years ago - Detroit
whipped New York's Yankees,
11-2. to regain first place in
the American League.
Fifteen years ago-Pittsburgh
beat the Chicago Cubs on Arky
Vaughan's home run with the
bases full.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Beru Used Psychology on Ted
Williams Enjoys Battle of Wits
Between Bdtters and Cotchers

expect, sometimes attempt to up
set him with conversation.
Great golfers like Ben Hogan
and Sam Snead tell me that the
ability to concentrate is one Of
the biggest assets in hitting a golt
ball properly. Well, the same ap-
plies to baseball. When one loses
his power of concentration at the
plate he isn't apt to hit the ball
safely.
Berra Is Example.
Knowing this, some of the
smarter catchers frequently try tc
get batter's mind wandering onto
some other subject. They ask him
about his family or try to get the
batter to talk, about the fish he
caugh or the deer he killed.
Yogi Berra even uses the power
of suggestion at times. Instead Of
trying to get your mind off the
problem of hitting the ball he at.
tempts to tell you where yor
should hit it.
In an important game between
the Red Sox and the Yankees last
year, for example, I came to bal
in the ninth inning with the tying
run on base and two out.
"Now be a good boy, Ted, and
lift up nice high fly for Big Joe
out there in center field. Don't
make him run too far. You know
he's got a sore heel"
I had no intention of hitting a
high fly. I was trying my best tc
drive home that tying run. But
I'll be darned if I didn't lift a
high fly to deep center field which
|DiMaggio caught to end the game
In this case, Yogi's power of sug-
gestion proved to be stronger than
my power of concentration.
Evening star., 1950-08-01

Clark Griffith isn't the only one
to bring Cuban pitchers to Wash
ington. Promoter Goldie Ahearn
is continuing the Good Neighbor
policy and has arranged for two
Cuban girl hurlerS to oppose each
other in one of the games the
Chicago Colleens and Springfield
Ull) Sallies will play Friday and
Saturday nights at Griffith Sta
dium.
Goldie spotted such a box office
natural while scouting the teams
last week end in Salisbury, Md,
and Newport News, Va, and
talked the team managers into
using their Cuban lassies against
each other.
Evening star., 1950-08-01

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are pretty clever at mixing up the
pitches. They seem to have a
faculty for figuring out what the
batter is expecting and calling for
the opposite pitch.
Some Form Habits.
On the other hand, some catch
ers seem to form habits. They call
for certain pitches in certain spots.
Once a batter gets wise to such
characteristics, he has a big ad-
vantage. 1t is much easier to
bang out safe hit when you know
what type of pitch is going to be
served. 1t is when you expect a
curve, and get set to hit one, that
fast ball gets by you.
Some catchers, in addition to
being able to cross up the batter
by calling for the pitch he doesn' t
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Bowler Gets 7-10 Ronee

CINCINNATI, Ohio (P).-Bowl-
ers who rate the tough ITO split
an impossible shot are in awe OF
Ray Eilerman these days. Bowl
ing in the Police League here, he
recently knocked off the ITO twice
in three frames. In between those
two shots he registered strike
American Bowling Congress rec
ords show that only two other men
have recorded two ITO conver-
sions in one game. They are Phil
Irving, Port Huron, Mich. who did
it in 1886, and Karl Adler, Detroit
who turned the trick in 1910.
Evening star., 1950-08-01

With Capt. "SALTY' MILLS
Talbot Bunting, one of Ocean
City's top party boat Shippers.
Many of the top Sport Fisher
men are having us build their
Glass Fibre Rods. Why not come
in and inquire; your inquiries
are welcomed. If you have not
seen our newly enlarged main
floor Fishing Tackle Dept, you
have a pleasant surprise in store.
for you. That's Mills Co., 9th and
E SITS. NV, Washington's Tackle
Headquarters.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Fort BeIvoir WACS
Take SoftbuII Title

The Fort Belvoir WACS are the
Military District of Washington
womens softball champions after
a 5-4 victory over Army Medical
Center at Fort Myer yesterday
Dell Lawrence's single scored Alice
Togrotti with the winning run in
the first extra inning. Awards
will be presented at Fort Myer
Friday.
Service Paint overwhelmed
Somerville Plumbers 16-1 in q
Takoma softball game yesterday.
Eric Jones pitched five-hit ball
for the winners.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Fights Last Night
By the Associo,sd Press

NEW ORLEANS-Carman Basilio 14OH
Syracuse. N. Y, stopped Guillermo Gin
inez, 1859, Buenos Aires 90.
ERIE, Palm Slade. l731a, Brooklyn
outpointed Bert Lytell, 174, Fresno Q01
CHICAGO.-Archie Moore. 1872, St
Louis, knocked out Vernon Williams, 179
Atlantic City (2).
BROOKLYN-Rocco Rossano. l39
Brooklyn. stopped Freddie Smith, 1884
Newark 90.
BROOKLYN.-Tony Pellone, 14434, New
York. outpointed Walter Haines. 142
Brooklyn 10).
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Pupoch, SteeIers Back,
Moy Quit os Gridder
By the Assoeiufed Press

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug.
1.-Fullback George Papach of
the Pittsburgh Steelers may quit
pro football to continue as me-
chanical engineer in the Yeungs-
town Sheet & Tube training pro-
gram.
Papach. former Youngstown
CLANCY High and Purdue star, is
listed rs unsigned" by the Steel
ers. So is Center Bob Balog of
Youngstown. Papach is unable
to get a leave of absence. Balog
wants a salary boost.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Happy Birthday

NEW YORK OFF you have
ambitions to become a New York
Yankee football star, you might
start out by being born on Feb
ruary 26. That is the date when
Duke Iverson 1920. Joe Golding
q92D and John Nolan Q926) put
in an appearance for the first time
1verSon and Golding are halfbacks
and Nolan a tackle with Coach Red
Strader's squad.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Belgian Hoirdresser Trains
For Attempt to Swim Channel

depends so much on the state OF
the sea and currents, it would be
foolish to forecast"
He plans to swim the first half
using the crawl stroke and keep
his less-tiring breast stroke for
the tough job of reaching land.
According 10 Georges, long dis
tance swimming is all a matter
of rhythm.
You can go on for hours just
by keeping steady pace" he says.