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can happen in any vigorous sport"
West failed to respond to treat
ment by DR., Nardiello after being
f1oored by Bassett and was car
ried from the ring on a stretcher
and rushed to st. Clare's Hospital.
An emergency operation was per-
formed and Sonny Boy rallied.
But a relapse followed and
the second operation was Or
dered by DR.. James Daniels.
brain specialist who assumed
charge of the case. West sank
rapidly after the operation, which
was followed by several blood
transfusions.
Club to Pay Expenses.
In New York Harry Markson,
managing director of the Interna-
tional Boxing Club, which pro-
NOTED the ill-starred bout. said he
had talked with Jim Norris, pres
ident of the club, who Is in Florida
and had been directed to pay
whatever expenses were involved
in the case.
Sonny Boys widow will receive
$4,000 from the life insurance
policy carried by each fighter per-
forming in a New York ring.
There Is an additional $500 for
medical expenses.
Chick Wergeles, who acted as
New York agent for Frank De
Leon, Washington Negro sports
man who managed West, said the
(See WEST, Page AID
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Robinson, vi|Iemain
Weigh in for Fight
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, Dec. ga crowd of
some 1900 is expected to jam
the Palace of Sports here tonight
for the title bout between
Ray (Sugar) Robinson, welter-
weight boxing champion, and
Robert Villemain, French middle
weight.
The American fighter weighed
in at 1857 in ceremonies at the
office of the Paris sports news
paper. "L'Equipe." Villemain
scaled 1854. Each fighter will get
80 per cent of the net receipts of
the bout, which may draw a rec
ord gross of $4,000.
Robinson easily outpointed Viii
lemain in a 15-rounder in Phila-
delphia last June. That bout was
for Pennsylvania recognition as
middleweight champion.
Meanwhile, Robinson had only
one reply-"nuts"-to French
Communists who took him to task
in the official Communist press
for his public denial of Red prop
aganda that all American Ne
groes suffer from discrimination
He did this in a statement while
shaking hands with Milton Katz,
Marshall Plan ambassador.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
FIamingo Fails 10 Attract
Battlefield, Uncle MiItie
By the kssocjotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 23.-Seven
juvenile stakes winners are in
cluded in the Sc nominations for
the $4,000 Flamingo Stakes. to
be run at Hialeah March 3.
The Flamingo, regarded as a
winter preview of Kentucky Derby
prospects, failed to attract two
top-ranking colts of 1850 in
George D. Widener's Battlefield
and J. j. Colando's Uncle Miltie.
They will run in other Florida
events, however.
Heading the nominations are
Cain Hoy Stables Battle Morn.
Joseph Tucci's Bob Considine,
w. M. Peavey's Sir Bee Bum and
Springbrook's Pur Sang. Count
Turf and Bugledrums. all win
ners of juvenile stakes.
Tom Gray's Oil Capitol won the
Flamingo last year.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Rams Say They're Not Worried About Ceveands Cold Weather
Autopsy Scheduled Today
In Sonny Boy Vests Death

An autopsy was to be performed
in New York today on the body
of AL (Sonny Boy) West, District
lightweight boxer, who died in
a hospital there last night of a
head injury suffered in his losing
bout with Percy Bassett of Phila-
delphia the night before at the
st. Nicholas Arena.
Kept alive for several hours by
artificial respiration after UNDER
going two delicate brain opera
tions. the 21-year-old Negro boxer
died without regaining conscious
ness about 20 hours after he was
knocked out in the unlucky sew
enth round of a scheduled 10
round bout.
Most of the fighters, trainers
and managers who follow the
vague fortunes of the ring in the
District had been prepared for
the worst following yesterdays
news that Sonny Boy was in crit
ical condition. But they still
found it hard to believe that the
capable West, who had been able
to take care of himself in almost
any situation, was dead.
Parents at Hospital.
DR.. Vincent Nardiello, New York
State Athletic Commission physi-
clan, said West died of an intra-
cerebral hemorrhage and a cere-
bral conclusion. The fighter fell
fiat on his back and his head hit
the canvas with a thud when he
was knocked out.
Sonny Boys parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank West, jr.. 633 L street
Sc, were at the hospital when
he died. His 19-year-old wife
Jessie, who is expecting her second
child remained at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Fleming, 11112 Fifteenth street
NE. with her 2-year-old daugh-
ter Sharon. The couple lived
with Sonny Boys parents. Yes
terday was Sharon's birthday.
She. of course, is unaware of the
tragedy.
Only a few hours before he
entered the ring, West was think
ing of Sharon, his wife and Christ
mas and planning how to spend
the money he expected to receive
for the bout with Bassett. Trainer
Johnny Sullivan said the young
fighter had his heart set on buying
a toy piano for Sharon.
No Violation of Code.
News of Vests death was fol-
lowed by an announcement by
Eddie Eagan. chairman of the
New York State Athletic Commits
sion, that he already had made
an investigation of circumstances
surrounding the death and found
no violations of the boxing code.
"The doctors who examined
West all reported him in Al con-
dition," Eagan told reporters.
THE inspectors said they had
examined the ring before the
bout and found the padding prop
erly adjusted. They said they ex-
amined the gloves, which were
new, and everything was in order.
1t was one of those things that
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Duke Seeking Sixth Win in Row
InGome Here Toniqht WithG

Duke University, guided by
new coach. and boasting a five
game winning streak and a high
scoring sensation in Dick Groat,
plays George Washington at Uline
Arena tonight in the Districts last
college basketball game until after
New Years.
The Blue Devils have averaged
better than 80 points game in
rolling over two independent
teams. Hanes Hosiery and Nc
Crary's Eagles plus Virginia and
two Southern Conference rivals,
VMI and Washington and Lee.
Duke has won two of it's college
games by 20 points each and the
other by %.
Harold Bradley formerly of
Hartwick College, succeeded Gerry
Gerard as Duke coach when the
latter was granted a leave of alb
sence because of illness.
Bradley took over a team that
won Is and lost Is last year, and
in it's best performance of the
season reached the final of the
Southern Conference tournament,
when it bowed to North Carolina
State. The biggest individual loss
was Ceep Youmans, who set a
Duke scoring record.
Groat, 6-foot junior guard, has
taken over as the top point pro-
ducer and has 1876 points in five
games, 81 of them in his two
Southern Conference starts.
One of the Duke mainstays is
a former Bethesda Chevy Chase
High star. 6-foot-2 Dick Latimer,
who was a reserve in his sopho-
more year last year. Scott York
Is the Duke captain and the Blue
Devils tallest men are Dayton
Allen at CT and Red Kulpan at
6-6. The big boys alternate at
center.
George Washington may be
handicapped by the loss of Art
Cerra. its outstanding player to
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Prince Simon Is Shipping
To Stud in Kentucky
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. %. .-Prin c e
Simon, American-bred colt who
was beaten by nose in the Eng
lish Derby, will leave tomorrow on
the Queen Mary for Kentucky's
Claiborne Stud.
Capt. Cecil Boyd -Rochfort, Prince
Simon's trainer, said yesterday
after consultation with the colts
owner. William Woodward, New
York banker. that it was decided
the arduous preparation necessary
for the 1851 Ascot Gold Cup might
prejudice the colts future as a
stallion. Prince Simon is expect
ed to begin his stud duties early
next year.
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ball team.
As matter of fact it's even been suggested and
Stydahar his be fortunate in meeting
instead of the team it in 946 1947
1ss and 1s4s There suspicion not necessarily shared by
George Marshall Neae that Cleveland had
better club in the Conference than it has now
LONG BEFORE HE his Browns destined to win
their to the National League payof Coach Paul Brown
appehensve of of his stars
back last October he publicly expressed about
Otto Graham Marion Motley. He reported to have
the the h in discussing his star quarterback
and fullback.
For fact Graham and Motley have ripe
quite years guess Graham will be closing out
his foobal-schoastic college, pro-
Motley behind the number of competitive
expended Northwestern
and finished America in 943 AS naval avia
on cadet in 1914 and 945 he playing the Nations best
colegians in 195 when he voted the best
player of ALL Otto may have been at his peak That was
five years ago.
quip his lips Graham is
deceptive He's played lot of sports He played baseball we'll
attract attention but Otto well have been best
basketball He made aAmerca at football but it's conceiv
able that his top game the court.
Motley is beardless youth either The big Negro
house got out of the University OF Nevada 1912 like
Graham quite number of the other Browns he's char
ter member Of the Cleveland club.
WHEN COACH BROWN rounded up his team in the spring
OF 1946 he his players and the the
At probably
other pro club Brown his team much in the
of Joe Mccarthy when Marse Joe riding the crest
with the Yankees.
Mccarthy had patience with msht prma donna.
He YANKEES
much copacency he explained His players unlike the
Cards and Dodgers in their gaudy sports shirts ties and
jackets to dinner Brown has similar rules Those
formed remained All others, kaput!
Such teams likely to achieve unity, harmony
above the they likely grow together
The Yankees did under Mccarthy and the fear of surviving ALL
American Conference proponents is that the may
doing the
Graham Motley Laveli Speede Willis
Rynkus really young Yet in the last few
Graham and Willis notably have risen to the heights.
question would to be- the Browns find the lift
win this big one?
SUNDAY THEY WILL BE against of the two fastest
football teams of modern times The New York Yanks feaur
ing Buddy Young the only rivals of the
sheer speed concerned AS Los Angeles probably
could produce Sprinters than the Yanks.
When end like Bob Boyd, holds an NCAA
sprint title peedster like Glenn they
do to keep with of the Others it's bound to be
ghtooted squad with speed depth This remarkable deduc
ton is borne out furthermore by the Rams offensive record
They're one of the great scoring teams of history.
What's more they've got Waered, clutch passer punter
and placement kicker plus Tom who caught
for 116 yards during the regular dispute
his right to be billed the best since Huo
and One-Eyed Connolly.
In any final analysis Fears must be acknowledged
prime threat to break the If it's when
Cevelander qups There's nothing himself
1t also could
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West Knocked Out Only Once
Before as Pro--TKOby Williams

Sonny Boy West started his pro-
fessional boxing career in Balti-
more before he was 18. the legal
age for boxing in the District.
and had an excellent reputation
as a busy. crowd-pleasing light
weight.
He was fast, skillful and some
thing of a hard hitter, especially
with left hook. About one
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(See WEST. Page AID
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date, who sprained an ankle
against West Virginia on Wednes-
day.
The Colonials have a 3-3 record
for the season and 20 in the Con-
ference to date. and for the first
time in years apparently will have
TO work hard to qualify for the
Conference tournament. Their
next test is a tough ore, too
N. C. State there January 3.
Evening star., 1950-12-22

should be favored in what looks like toss up,
but the odds-layers apparently are leaning
toward Cleveland because of Placement Kicker
Alex Groza. The professional betting fratern-
ity overlooks few angles, but it's no bad field
goal kicker the Rams can produce in Bob
Waterf1eld.
Be that as it may odds-layers, who are
remarkably neutral are further repudiating
old-line National League die-hards who re-
fuse to acknowledge the ability of the former
All-America Conference champions In the
minds of the wagering set, it's obviously agreed
the defunct A-AC spawned pretty fair foot
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Club Plans West Tribute

Members of the Stonewall A. C.
are requested to attend a meeting
at Lincoln Playground at 7 pm.
Sunday 10 formulate plans for a
tribute to Sonny Boy West, a
member of the club.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

IN THE FINAL FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN of 1850, Cleve-
lands installed 3pont favores to beat
Angeles for the undpued worlds professional
championship Sunday the shores of Lake Erie.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $50 pm.

Janney. Wisconsin avenue and
Albemarle street NV. Bright
wood, Thirteenth and Nicholson
street NV. Kalorama, Nine
teenth street and Columbia road
NV. Sousa, Thirty seventh street
and Ely place Sc. Thomson,
Twelfth and L streets NV. Fort
Davis. Alabama and Pennsylvania
avenues Sc. Douglass-Simmons.
First and Pierce streets NV.
Scott Montgomery, Fifth and P
streets NV. Watts Branch, Six
ty-second and Banks streets NE.
Randall. First and E streets S.W.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Lubber Run Park, Second and
Columbia streets.
Alexandria, 9 pm.
Westover. North Henry street.
Montgomery County, 8 pm.
Pinecrest. st. Lawrence drive.
-Four Corners.
Prince Georges County, 8 pm.
Berwyn Elementary School.
Greenbelt road and Forty-nintn
street, Berwyn.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
Learn TO Swim Program
Now includes Children

This summer for the first time
small children are being given
swimming instruction in the Dis
trict's community wading pools as
part of the Recreation Depart
ment's Learn to Swim" program
for all ages.
The program, which began this
week, is being conducted Mondays
through Fridays by the depart
ment with the cooperation of the
water safety division of the Amer
ican Red Cross.
Parents desiring to register
children for instruction may visit
or call pools in their neighbor-
hoods for hours of training. The
times of instruction vary in diff
ferent areas, the Recreation De-
partment said.
Adult evening classes will begin
Monday, July 10. at the George
town swimming pool, Thirty
fourth and Volta streets NV, and
at the Rosedale pool, Seventeenth
and Gales streets NE. Glasses
will be held in two periods from
$50 to 7:15 pm. and from 7:15
to 8 pm. Registration may be
completed by calling the American
Red Cross water safety division
at Hobart $500.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
Alexandria Dairy Asks.
11-Cent-a-Quart
Milk Price Boost

The Virginia Milk Commission
which controls wholesale and
retail milk prices in Arlington
and Alexandria, has been asked
by the Alexandria Dairy to hold
a public hearing this month on
a proposal to increase milk by
half a cent a quart, it was learned
today.
In the event the commission
grants any increase to the dairy
it is considered highly likely that
Washington dairies will follow
suit.
A spokesman for Alexandria
Dairy said it must reluctantly
petition for higher prices because
of increased costs stemming from
the contract signed by Washing
ton area dairies and milk drivers,
following the recent milk strike.
The new provisions of the con-
tract go into effect August /. The
Alexandria Dairy, in it's petition
to the commission. said it would
have to make price adjustment" 4"
August /.
John w. Owen. secretary of the
commission, declared in Rich
mond that the three-man control
board is scheduled to meet
Wednesday, at which time the
dairy's request would be con-
sidered.
Evening star., 1950-07-07

The Quantico Marines won one
contest and tied another in a
benefit program last night at
Griffith Stadium for The Evening
Stars summer camp fund.
The Marines baseball team de-
feated the Boiling Air Base team,
5 to 4, in q 12-inning thriller, but
a draw was the best they could
score in a yelling contest between
two of the best leather lungs in
the business.
Jerry Colonna, comedian whose
long and loud shouts are on dis
play this week at the Capitol
Theater matched his vocal volume
against Sergt. Bruce McAlister
of Quantico, whose foghorn yells
are well known to all Washing
ton baseball fans.
Sergt. McAlister was escorted
by the Marine Drum and Bugle
Corps of the Marine barracks here
across the field where he was met
by Mr.. Colonna escorted by the
Andrews Air Base Band. AS they
stood on the pitchers mound in
the center of the baseball dia-
mond, first Sergt. McAlister and
then Mr.. Colonna pulled out all
the stops and cut loose. The
judges (if any called it draw.
and both men were awarded
medals.
Evening star., 1950-07-07

They visited Hawaii. Okinawa,
Tokyo. Kwajelein and Johnston,
all stops on the Pacific route of
the Military Air Transport Service,
which took them on tour in a C-54
transport plane.
Although the Korean war indi-
rectly put a damper on the trip,
the young people arrived at MATS
terminal as happy as larks and
to sing like them. The
consensus was they had done an
even better job than on their re-
cent visit to Greenland, also to en-
tertain troops.
The group left here on June Is,
and on the return trip the plane
was slated to return via Alaska.
But this idea was vetoed because
it was too close to Russia.
This is an aloha shirt" proud
ly exclaimed Ethel Johnson. 10, of
214 South Courthouse road, Ar
lington, Va, when questioned
about it. 81 got it on Johnston.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
By chorles J. Yorbrouoh

A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jet
plane which won't move but can
make combat pilots think they are
flying is being built within IL
miles of the White House.
Combining an uncanny electric
brain with the actual cockpit of
the Navy's Grumman Panther
F9F-2). the new ground-locked
operational flight trainer is in
production at Riverdale's Engi-
neering & Research Corp.
In World War II the corporation
produced gun turrets, rocket
launchers and propellers.
The first of the new flight
trainers, housed in a 32-foot air
conditioned trailer, is ready for
immediate delivery to an undis-
closed naval air station. It has
been Is months since engineers
first thought about it. .
Prime advantage of the produc-
ton speed of such a trainer is
getting it out before the plane
it stimulates becomes obsolete" a
spokesman said.
Electric Computer Built.
Construction of this one en-
tailed complete building of the
electric computer-the brain" of
1900 tubes, miles of wires and
gadgets which receive every ac-
ton of the pilot. compute it in
terms of error and flash it back
to him on the conventional in
StrumentS in the cockpit.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
The medals. huge affairs depict

The medals, huge affairs depict
ing large faces with wide open
mouths. were inscribed: For out
standing achievement in the sci
ence of yowling." They were pre-
sented by Maj. Gen. Franklin A.
Hart. commandant of the Quanti-
CO base, and Brig. Gen. E. A.
Pollock of Marine Headquarters
Following the yelling, the pre-
cision drill team from Boiling gave
an exhibition of intricate march
ing maneuvers and tricky gun
handling. The team Of "a men was
commanded by Sergt. Eugene
Cheek.
In the baseball game, the Ma
rines were hard pressed to win
from the Boiling team, whom they
had defeated twice previously this
season. Boiling got off to a one
run lead, but Quantico went ahead
with four runs in the fourth in
ming. Boiling came back with two
in the fifth and one in the eighth
to tie the score. The teams then
battled until the 18th inning. be-
fore the Marines scored the tie
breaking run without the benefit
of hit.
Quantico used two Of its best
pitchers, Frank Wall and Jim
Pope. while Jim Noonan pitched a
good game for Boiling.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
Sesqui Drama Tickets
Go on Sale al Booth
Near District buiIdinq

Tickets for Paul Green's SYM
phonic drama, Faith of Our
Fathers" went on sale today at
a trailer box Office near the Dis
trict Building. The production will
open August 4 for a seven-week
run in the new Rock Creek Park
amphitheater.
Waldron E. Leonard, chairman
for veterans participation in Ses-
quicentennial activities, said the
trailer booth was set up particu-
larly for the convenience of vet
Grams and their families. Anyone
may buy tickets there, however, as
we'll as at the amphitheater box
office near Sixteenth street and
Colorado avenue NV, starting
Tuesday.
The opening night of the drama
will be for those with special in.
vitations, with performances for
the public starting August 5. The
first performance will be known as
veterans night"
Beginning Tuesday. tickets may
be bought also at the Super
Music Centers, 1850 F street.
NV. and 1110 Seventh street
NV: Campbell Music Co., 1108
G street NV, and Brentano's
main store, 1922 F street NV.
Paul M. Massmann, general
manager of the Sesquicentennial
Commission, said a special 10 per
cent discount will be given groups
purchasing 100 or more tickets
for a single performance. A Is
per cent discount will be given to
groups buying out the whole
house. Glenn Ireton, sales pro-
motion manager for the commits
sion, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, will handle these requests.
The amphitheater seats 4,056.
Mr.. Massmann said there will be
l 1886 unreserved seats at 80 cents
each, 1850 at $1.80 and $40 at
$2.40, all prices including tax.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
Noyena Begins Tonight
Al CarmeIife Monastery

A novena celebrating the
seventh centennial of the giving
of the brown scapular to Our
Lady of Mount Carmel will begin
at 8 o'clock tonight and continue
each night through July Is at the
Carmelite Monastery. 2131 Lin
coin road NE.
The services will be held on the
front lawn of the monastery.
Carmelite Father Alhponse Healy
will preach.
Archbishop Patrick O,Boyle will
celebrate solemn pontifical mass
at 8 am. July Is and at 8 o'clock
that night Father Columbian Nc
Cough will preach. The final day
of the novena will celebrate the
feast of Our Lady of Mount Car
mel. n
Evening star., 1950-07-07
z Charged With Attempt
To Rob 10 Buy Gasoline

Hitch-hiking might have been
cheaper for two Herndon (Va.)
youths who are charged with at
tempting to rob a pedestrian to
get money for gasoline.
The pair, Chester Lee Turner,
jr., 10, and Robert Edward Sisk,
%, are accused of trying to get
their fuel money from Arnold r.
Ulin, 80. of 1884 Thirty-first street
NV, a confidential assistant in
the Federal Communications
Commission.
Police said their car ran out of
gas near Twenty-eighth and N
streets NV, last night, and that
they jumped Mr.. Ulin in the 5000
block of Canal road NV. He
escaped. Turner was arrested on
description and Sisk, police said,
was found asleep in the still
stalled car.
Both are charged with assault
and attempted ROBBERY.
Evening star., 1950-07-07
New Ground Trainer Stimulates
Actual Jet FIights for Pilots

It can give the pilot everything
from scattered clouds to zero-zero
weather, complete with lightning
flashes and the simultaneous static
crackle in his headphones.
1t produces the first growing
whine of the starters, then the
muted roar as the flames catch in
the jet engines; the high scream
Of the turbines and then the full
below at take-of speed.
Icing conditions. gear failure,
head winds and other misfortunes
of the pilot are built Incomplete
to the emergency bailing-out by
election seat.
No Room for Instructor.
Prime purpose of the fight SIM
ulator is to release the F9F-2s for
combat duty. Single-seaters, they
afford no room for an instructor
in actual fight. The pilot. checked
out in conventional aircraft, gets
a thorough schooling and cock
pit check-then he's off on his
own.
It is to present-day flight
training what the Link trainer
was to World War II, and was
conceived by engineers at the
Navy's special devices center, de-
signed and built with their CO.
operation.
Designed for use in any loca-
tion in the trailer, it also may be
dismantled for installation aboard
carriers, where the F9F-2 gets
most of its duty.