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Evening star., 1950-02-21
.2,0O0-Point Record
Seen Beyond Reach oI
Mikan This Season
BY the Associoted Press

= George Mikan of the Mime
apolis Lakers continues to rock
along as the National Basketball
Associations greatest scorer with
a total Of 1874 points.
But Mikan, who leads the young
NBA in five offensive departments,
probably will have to wait until
another season to break the mark
he seeks most-the unprecedented
2,000-point figure.
The 6-foot-10 Mikan would have
to average a colossal 4O.5 points in
Minneapolis remaining IL games
to become the first player in
history to surpass the magic digit.
Mikan's current leading totals
include the most field goals, 534;
the most fouls. 1855; best average,
27.5 points and most points in d
Single game, 81. The ex-De Paul
star also has committed the most
fouls-247 in SIS games.
Alex Groza of Indianapolis-the
only other player with more than
1000 points-is second to Mikan in
scoring with 1,217 markers. Groza,
averaging 23.4 points per game,
boasts the best field goal per-
centage-.471.
In the only league game played
last night, the Tri-City Black
hawks downed the Baltimore Bull
lets, 82-73. at Moline, III. Gene
Vance scored IA points to pace the
Hawks.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
|CoaItown BeHers Mile
Record in Workout
BY the As.ociotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 21.-Calumet
FARMS mighty CoaltoWn bettered
the Hialeah track record for the
mile by one-fifth Of a second dur
ing an early morning workout
today.
Coaltown, working out in prep
aration for Saturdays $4,000
Widener Handicap, covered the
mile in 1868. The track record
for the distance Is 1858, set by
Bright Willie In 1912.
Several other candidates for the
Widener turned in sizzling work
out performances yesterday.
Between the third and fourth
races, Loser Weeper and Balan
Argentine importa ton. staged ar
impromptu no-purse race. Balan
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Duck kpinners to Aid Heart Fund
In George Washington 'Cop

Ralph Carter won the team title
with a 2,944 gross count in the
fifth annual Washington Cicy
Tenpin Association championships
held at Rosslyn.
The double title went to Nick
Forto and Matt Bennie, associa-
ton secretary. with 1914 count,
while M. Marino bagged the
singles with a 704 gross score and
the all-events with 1909, aided by
a 360-pin handicap.
The prize list:
sTeams-a:Krackerjax, Rosslyn. 411-2.a44
tsbG} tsbG FRisa5sS. RaSisrs AeSandr,s 255-3935
tS35J Reports. Rosslyn. 537-e, 1913 ," Cs3oJ;
Health Center. Alexandra, 45o-2.ss4
$50 e R6ss JeTs2, shGD fossyn aiyn ~
Ro9s;2S Rs92 s52 aoI Ss19 sas FEspds Book Shop
Douoles-Nick Forto- Matt Bsnnie, ia
4151,I;266 16t.I; s$%5l:- =: Whittbr odt. .Boyee
aephsPdt hsP2i SiS HSy sf5t pun. f
ITa IRTadfqTaS Andersoe lsi
!S12l; R; W. Guthrie-Robert Bryns, III
1,2l4 SID; F. Yates-E. winchester, 2I0-
Jsss Js2li o. {slol; W. Marino-Ro6ert. Ho1,
23l-l.1s9 tSs); M. Micklick-J Miseli. 7s-
1'11ss tss5}; J. Buchholz-M. Minner. l59-
singles@M. Marino. 10000 ts2a):
Robert HUFF, .ee-6g1 (s1sG R. E. Higbie,
l20o573 tS14); Chester Wysocki, 93-663
and trophy; r. E. johnson. 93- 64s SID;
Mats MAJ. ssnHie s71st5 tSJG5M' Charles
$40 $3.50; Al SNYDER, 1895 tS9);
os Wiltisn es2 sS1 SSle' 5S0-53o lss5W; Freq Tew,
" a. Smith. 1853 go: Joe Schuer,
ao.6l6 IS625l; Fred Bull, 96-6I6 $500;
5s.Gl3 GS5:25l; v. Dumond, 12O-612
- Io' .Scntso S G Gephardt S3,olo sS3 ono
500; Boyee JJohnston. 1851 ,9o6 (S15);
sen. 36O-1 $50 SID: W. a. Smith, 325-
1so5s 1ss5s $50; Carl Lgandpsgk, 2sss,-1 $40
Cole. 1901, ,SI3 tS7); Harold Sheehan,
270-1,797 $3.50; Roy Dunlop, 1901 ,7o7
c n T -
Evening star., 1950-02-21
LITTLE SPORT
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-With
Fireman Joe Page in the fold, the
New York Yankees contract prob
lens are fading fast. Only II
men on the world champs roster
are unsigned.
Pages signing for an estimated
$4,000 plus indicated George
Weiss, Yank general manager, is
in a generous mood. George had
little trouble once he sat down
to talk with the 32-year-old left
handler who pitched so games last
season.
1T only took about 10 minutes, -
said Page yesterday. 1T was my
best ever. 1t even surprised me. -
Page turned back one contract
from his Springdale (PaD home
That was supposed to have called
for only a slight increase on last
years reported $4,000. Estimates
on the new agreement run from
$4,000 TO $4,000. making him
the best-paid pitcher in Yankee
history and certainly the best-paid
reliefer anywhere, any time.
Raschi and Byrne Unsigned.
Two starting pitchers, Vic Ras-
chi and Lefty Tommy Byrne, still
are unsigned. So are Clarence
Marshall, Spec Shea and Hugh
Radcliffe. the bonus pitcher
drafted from the Phillies organi-
zation.
Yogi Berra, No. l catcher, may
be a problem. Weiss also may
have his troubles with Bobby
Brown and Bill Johnson who split
the work at third base last year.
Brown had a great World Series.
Al Martin, rookie second baseman,
from Oakland shouldn't take too
long to sign.
Johnny Lindell hasn't come to
terms. Neither has DickWakefield,
acquired from Detroit.
Elsewhere around the major
league circuit, others were finding
their way into the fold.
The Cincinnati Reds signed
Veteran Catcher Walker Cooper.
Aaron Robinson Signs.
Detroit's No. l catcher, Aaron
Robinson, signed a contract that
made him a very happy ball
player" Catcher Matt Bats
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Teacher-Pupi| Battle
By Demaret, Burke
Likely in Houston
BY the Associated Press

HOUSTON, Feb. 21.-Qualifying
play began today for the $4,000
Houston Open golf tournament
but fans were occupied with q
problem over q hometown favorite
1t is toss-up whether Jimmy
Demaret or his former pupil
young Jackie Burke, jr., will be
top choice by the time the Il
holes of medal play begin Thurs
day.
Demaret, long a Houston idol
was born here 40 years ago. This
years Houston Open is being
dedicated to him as the first home
town golfer to gain internationa.
fame.
The 27-year-old Burke came tc
Houston as a youngster when his
father, the late Jack Burke, be-
came pro at the exclusive River
Oaks Country Club.
Jackie used to drop by Brae
Burn Country Club. site Of the
Open, to receive coaching instruc-
ton from Demaret. the clubs pro
When Jimmy made his first
swing Of the professional winter
tour in 1941 he took Jackie along
Demaret rose to stardom rap
idly. but Burke had tough going
until this year. Burke won his
first open title Sunday at Har-
lingen, and now is the second
leading money winner of the WIN
ter tour. Demaret is third.
A field of 131 amateurs and
professionals had registered last
night for today's qualifying play
for approximately so non n-exempt
positions.
Thursdays flrst-round pairings
on the 6.725-yard, par 72 course
will be limited to $50. The low
10 after Friday will move into
the final rounds Of Saturday and
Sunday.
Tomorrow will be devoted to
pra actice
Evening star., 1950-02-21
|Mastrange|o 10 Marry
And Retire From Football
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

VANDERGRIFT, Pa, Feb. 21.-
John Mastrangelo, former Notre
Dame football star and pro foot
ball player, announced today he
Is through with the play-for- pay
sport. He said he planned to
marry his high schol sweetheart
Gloria Beir, April %.
Mastrangelo jumped from the
Pittsburgh Steelers to the New
York Yankees of the now defunct
All-America Conference last sea-
son. He was claimed by the New
York Giants after the Giants and
New York Bulldogs each picked
six players from the Yankee roster
under special ruling Of the new
combined National American
Football League.
He said he had accepted po-
sition as a salesman with a flour
company.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
| Pep Specialist
Heads for Browns
Camp on Sunday
BY the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.-The
psychologist hired to make the
St. Louis Browns feel like cham
pions has arrived in town and
will leave Sunday with the first
contingent of players for the
Browns training camp at Bur-
bank, Calf.
DR.. David F. Tracey, the man
selected to fight inferiority
complexes, told reporters on his
arrival from New York that
my job is to eliminate all the
fears that young players have
by showing them how to over-
come those fears. He said the
Browns should have a hustling
team. which should enjoy
knocking off the leading out
fits"
The doctor plans to set up
classes on a day-and-night
basis at the training camp.
Manager Zack Taylor of the
Browns will conduct two work
out a day. While Taylor puts
one squad through its PAGES on
the field, DR.. Tracy will handle
the other group.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Record Entry Of sig
Drawn by Southern
Conference Games
By the Asseciofed Press

CHAPEL HILL. N. c., Feb. al
A record 579 individual entries has
been received for the 18th an
nual Southern Conference indoor
games here Saturday, the Univer-
sity OF North Carolina, host to
the games, announced yesterday.
There will be conference, non-
conference, freshman and scho-
lastic competition.
North Carolina will defend its
conference championship against
nine challengers. There are 100
competitors in this division, with
Maryland and Duke regarded as
chief threats to the Tar Heels.
Sixteen teams and 141 COM
petitors have registered for the
non conference division, with
Georgia Tech seeking to repeat
its l949 victory. Navy and Ten
nessee will be other favorites.
One hundred seventeen COM
petitors, representing II institu-
tions, have been entered in the
freshman division, won last year
by Maryland.
Twenty-one teams and 16l in
dividual participants are on the
scholastic division list.
Team entries include:
conference-Davidson, Duke. Maryland
North Carolina, North Carolina State.
Forest, Washington and Lee, William and
Mary.
Non conference - Apprentice School,
Bridgewater, Catholic University, Florida,
Georgia, Georgia Tech. Hampden-Sydney,
Navy. Randolph-Macon, Roanoke, Ten
nessee,. Virginia. Washington
Freshman - Duke, Georgia, Georgia
Tech, Hampden- Sydney. High Point Mary
land. North Carolina. North Carolina
State. Randolph Macon. Roanoke, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech Vir-
ginia. Wake Forest, Washington and Lee,
William and Mary.
- schola aastic-rAnderson. Charlotte Central.
Of AlexandEia. Va; Asheville. Lee Edwards,
Georgia Military Academy, Hapevile, High
John Marshall. Marietta. Newport News,
Atlanta North Fulton, Poouoson (Georgia)
Winston Salem Reynolds, Sanford. Win
ston-Salem South Fork, Washington-Lee
OF Arlington and Woodberry Forest,
Evening star., 1950-02-21
By Ben McAIwee

Capital duckpinners will have
the opportunity to aid another
worthy cause tomorrow by COM
peting at Hi-Skor in the second
annual George Washington Hand
leap, dedicated to the Washing
ton Heart Association. Contest
ants may enter from 2 to 10 pm
and may bowl as often as they
desire.
Each participant will contribute
SO cents to the Heart Fund while
the alley will match this amount
Four-ifths handicaps will be
based on 1913 scratch.
The 29th annual WASHINGTON
Women's Duckpin Associa ton
tournament will open May 2 at
Hyattsville Recreation. The dead
line for entries is April 8. CLASH
fications will be based on averages
through March 25.
Lorraine Gulli, association sec
retary, has announced that the
Washington City Mixed Doubles
will be held May 6 at Chevy Chase
Ice Palace.
A three-way tie for first place in
Clarendon Major loop remained
unchanged last night when Pepsi
Cola whitewashed Jenkins Sheet
Metal. Scott Huff Electric routed
A. S. Johnson and MegaW's
Mighty Men shut out Westover
Grill. Waters Shade Shop swept
Arlington Wallpaper.
The Krackerjax combination OF
John Davies, Don Quicker, Tommy
Thompson, John Rodock and
Evening star., 1950-02-21
z More Army Boxers
From D. T.. Beaten
Special pispoien 10 The sior

FORT BRAGG, N. c., Feb. 81.
More hopefuls are slated to fall
by the wayside tonight as the
All-Army Boxing Tournament
goes into the third round. The
tourney opened with 88 boxers
champions from their respective
area-representing II teams.
The Military District of Wash
ington. which lost one represen-
tative in the opening round Mon
day. saw two more of it's entrants
eliminated last night. Middle
weight John Kauzalarich lost q
decision to Glenn Graham of the
Alaska Command and Robert
Graves, MDW's hope in the heavy
weight class. was decisioned by
Robert Phares of the I'd Army.
Other I'd Army winners include
Bantamweight Pete Garabito,
Featherweight Sammy Rogers and
Middleweight John Hawthorne
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Tourney Berths Filled
Southern Fives Vie
For Seeded Spots
BY me Associotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 21.-The
makeup of the annual eight-tean
Southern Conference Basketball
Tournament has been decided
but the real battle is just reaching
a climax.
Seven league quintets are be.
ginning to feel the pressure-the
pressure of the fight to land ir
the opposite bracket from North
Carolina States three time con-
ference champions.
Virginia Techs Gobblers clinched
the final tourney berth last night
by upsetting the loops second
place club, William and Mary. by
a score of GOAT. Sumner (Tex)
Tison and Dick Sayre dropped ir
19 points apiece for the Techmen
while Chet Giermak bucketed II
for the Indians.
The Tech victory eliminated
Clemson's Tigers from all tourna-
ment consideration, despite theil
1858 conquest of Washington ane
Lees Generals. Jay Handlan o.
the Generals topped all scorers
with 81 markers, but his efforts
weren't enough.
Two games tonight will have
an important bearing on the seed
ings for the tournament, to be
held March 2, 8 and 4 at Durham
N. C.
Fourth-place North Carolina
takes on top-ranked North Caro-
lima State in the big contest, and
sixth-place Duke invades Wake
Forest. showed down to eighth
spot by Techs victory last night.
The ranking of the eight tour
ney teams as of today shows them
in this order-N. c. State, Will
liam and Mary and George Wash
ington cited for second), North
Carolina, South Carolina, Duke,
Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
Biggest battle is for second spot
almost a certainty to land the
winner in the opposite half of the
draw from N. G. State.
Evening star., 1950-02-21

clicked off the 1s miles in 1915.
Loser Weeper was timed at 1925.
Mrs. E. L. Hopkins Three Rings,
winner of the McLennan, was
timed at 2063s for IA miles early
yesterday, The Canadian hope,
Addison Stables Arise, went a
mile in 1895 and worked out a
mile and a furlong in 1925.
A new threat is the 1948 sur
prise winner, Ell Mono. now
owned by K. & S. Stables. Despite
a bad showing in a 6-furlong over
night sprint last week, FL Mono's
light weight of ITO pounds in the
Widener makes him a decided
threat.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
indians Appoint Ruffing
Ddytonu Beach MANAGER
BY the kssociotsd Pres

by the Associoted Press
CLEVELAND, Feb. 21.-Charles
(Red) Ruff1ng, once a star New
York Yankee pitcher. today was
named to manage the Daytona
Beach team in the Florida State
League.
His appointment was announced
by Hank Greenberg, Cleveland
Indians general manager. The
Indians recently made a working
agreement with the Florida team
and will conduct their minor
league training camp there.
Rufflng" pitched for the Boston
Red Sox. the Yankees and the
Chicago White Sox. He won 273
games and lost 234.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Howard Busketers Face
Virqiniu Stute Toniqht

Howard University's basket ball
team will seek its fourth straight
victory tonight in a game against
Virginia State College at Uline
Arena.
The Bisons have lost only two
of seven games played so far at
Uline, one to North Carolina Col
lege, defending CIAA champion,
and the other to Virginia Union,
which lost only one game this
season.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Yonk Contract Problems Fade:
Page Signs, II Still Out of Fold

agreed to Red Sox terms. Infieldel
Gene Mauch signed his pact with
the Braves.
The st. Louis Browns received
signed contracts from Pitchers
Dick Starr and Vernon Taylor but
Outfelder Roy Sievers remained
on the "I-Want-more" list.
The Chicago White Sox reported
that Star Second Baseman Cass
Michaels had rejected a 1850 con-
tract for the fifth time.
MY playing is worth more"
MichaelS wrote his bosses.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Eastern Branch Wins

Frank Spicer's foul shot In the
final seconds gave Eastern Branch
la 55-54 victory over Merrick in
Boys Club basketball game yes
terday at Merrick.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Detroit Montreal 0
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Blu Pers Beots ShoIl's

Blu Pers beat Sholps. 27-21, In
a women's Recreation Department
Basketball League game last night
at Western High School.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Alumni Game Cancelled

Roosevelt High Schools basket
ball game. with its alumni sched-
uled at Roosevelt last night, was
called of In order to save fuel dur
ing the coal shortage.
Evening star., 1950-02-21
Pro Basketball


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Taste" Division.
W. L. Pct. W L. Pct
Syracuse Al s .S37 Baltimore 20 - so
New York 3? 90 .5q3 Phla. 20 ,i5 IA
Wash ton 25 % .412 Roston is 35 $40
Central Division
Minn'pol ~ 1894 Fort Wa 81 -. .e0i
Rochester 80 II .696 St. Louis y, 30 1923
Chicago 81 90 sos
Western Division.
Inji' polls 30 % ST. Sheboy'n Is 80 .315
Anderson 20 % .55S Waterloo IA ~ o5p
Tri-City 23 ~ i42 Denver 10 40 200
Results Last Night.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Tri-City 81 Baltimore 70
mo gamesD
Schedule Tonight.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Washington at Rochester.
Baltimore at Chicago.
Syracuse at Denver.
Sheboygan at Indianapolis.
New York at Philadelpnia
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
mo games)
Smyrna times., 1950-06-22

RISE REPORTED
Preliminary Census COun [
Shows 25%o Increase in Pop
ulatiOn Here Since 1910
SHOWS 1886 TOTAL

The population of Smyrna has
increased nearly % per cent during
the past ten years, according to
tentative figures released by Ben
jamin Ableman, of Wilmington, di-
rector of the Census in Delaware.
In 1910 Smyrna had population
of 1870 and today it totals 2335, or
an increase of 465 persons. Despite
the very thorough job the enumer-
ators did in computing the census,
it is very possible that his prelim-
mary count may vary somewhat
when final figures are released.
Clayton, with a population of 821
today, showed a decrease of SO
persons over 1910. Kenton also
tailed a decrease of 21, having a
population of 233 in 1910 and 212
in the 1850 census. If you are one
of the families which were out-of-
town or not at home when the CEN
sus taker called and you have not
been counted, please read carefully
the instructions at the bottom of
this page regarding the method in
which you can have your names
placed on the census records. This
will enable the final count to be
completed in the shortest possible
time.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-22

lected were John E. Babiarz, of
Wilmington, commander; George
I. Sylvester, Jr., Wilmington, senior
vice commander; Samuel D. Able
man, Richardson Park, quarter
master; Harry F. Faust, Lewes,
surgeon; Waclaw Stepnowski, Will
mington, judge advocate; and the
Rev. Andrew ]. White, Milford,
chaplain. Over 500 members of
the VF'W attended the meetings
held in the Avenue Restaurant and
Star of the Sea Hotel. A joint ban
quet closed the convention at which
time Past National Commander Joe
Stack of Pittsburgh installed the
newly-elected state leaders, the top
three being World War II veterans.
The 1851 convention will be held in
Wilmington. Paul Podolsky, chair
man of the State Military Pay
Commission and national aide-de-
camp of the VFW, presented GER
tificates of merit to each of the 33
post commanders for their assist
ance in handling the Delaware vet
Grams bonus. American Legion
Commander William ]. B. Egan
greeted the new VIEW officers and
urged continued combined efforts
of the two organizations toward
veterans affairs. Poppy sale honors
were awarded to the Diamond State
Post for its sale of 5000 poppies.
Among the guests at the closing
banquet were u. S. Senator John
j. Williams, Rep. J. Caleb Boggs,
Regional Veterans Administration
Director Co. w. H. Stilwell, Alfred
regional veterans federal
CONTINUED on Page Ffve)
Smyrna times., 1950-06-22
HEAR
SCHOOL ISSUE
Forthcoming Referendum Dis
cussed at Open Meeting at
School Friday Night
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Many townsfolk attended the
open meeting for the purpose OF
discussing the Forthcoming refer
endums of the Smyrna Special
School District at the high school
last Friday evening. DR.. C. j. Prick
ett, president of the school board,
presided and outlined the proposals.
G. L. Harmonson, attorney, then
presented the legal aspects of the
proposed referendums and answer
ed all questions posed by those
present. In attempting to clarity
some of the prominent questions,
Mr.. Harmonson explained that the
amount was set at $240,000 rather
than the minimum of 100000 in
order that bleachers may be pro-
vided on the athletic field and that
the field may be lighted for night
contests as well as that improve
ments may be made to the present
building. He also advised that if the
bond issue were passed it would be
necessary that the additional oper-
alton and maintenance tax be ap-
proved in order to maintain the
new building and facilities as the
state will not allot the Smyrna
Special District any further monies
for this purpose. Mr.. Harmonson
also pointed out that the issue was
not brought before the public prior
to this time because Taylor's
Bridge and a part of Cheswold
have recently been added to the dis
trict and the assessments had not
been completed; secondly, that any
vote taken approving the bond
referendum before this time would
have necessitated a tax rise during
1850 when no benefit would be de-
rived from the money; and third,
the state of Delaware is small to
absorb a bond issue and outside
buyers had to be secured before the
issue. George w Wright, superin-
tendent, explained the issues from
the viewpoint of the administrator
and educator, and Henry T. Price
spoke briefly on the acknowledged
need for the proposed building pro-
gram. Members of the school board
the meeting were DIR.
Mrs. c. L. Harmonson,
Lee H. Deakyne, and Mr.. Price.
Smyrna times., 1950-06-22
CELEBRATING
92nd BIRTHDAY
Rev. w. E. Matthews Enjoy
ing Event With Family Din
ner at His Home Here
ATTENDS SERVICES

The ninety-second birthday of
the Rev. William E. Matthews will
be celebrated at family dinner to-
day at his home here. His family
consists of three children Miss
Bess Matthews, Mrs. George NJ.
Short, and William E. Matthews,
Jr.; also three grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. In ad-
dition to the children and their
families the guests will include
Mrs. John Delaney and Miss Evelyn
Vincent, of Fruitland, Md. Mr..
Matthews enjoys good health ex-
cept for impaired vision and still
attends the Sunday and mid-week
services at Asbury Methodist
Church, averaging 40 out of So SER
vices a year, He first. came to
Smyrna in 1910 where he served
until 1915, then being called to an
other church. He returned to
Smyrna at his retirement in 1922
and has lived here ever since. He
still officiates at baptisms and mar
riages and knows both of these GER
by heart. The retired
clergyman has been blind for more
than 25 years but has maintained
an active interest in the affairs of
not only the local Methodist
Church, but also of those of the
Peninsula Methodist Conference.
He started his career as a teacher,
then went into business as a sales
man, and started to preach i'll 1898.
After spending five years in Smyr-
ma he served other charges, ending
his pastoral career at Hebron, Md.