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signed his contract. Still unsigned
but likely to present little trouble
are Pitcher Ray Scarborough,
Catcher AL Evans and Outfielder
Ed Stewart. -.
Scarborough, contacted at his
home in Mount Olive, N. c., said
he would arrive here tomorrow
night and talk terms with Griffith.
Scarborough had been asked to
take a cut but indicated he now
is being offered the same $4,000
contract he had last year.
The Mats lone winning pitcher
last season, with a 1911 record.
Scarborough will insist on q raise
but said, II don't think well have
any difficulty getting together"
Mats Notes: Already on the
scene are Pitchers Harris, Dick
Weik, Sid Hudson, Steve Macy
and Joe Haynes; First Baseman
Eddie Robinson, Shortstop Sam
Dente and Outf1elder Sherry Rob-
ertson.
Tinker Field. where the Mats
labor, is in poor condition despite
the importation of Groundkeeper
Jimmy Ritchie from Griffith Sta
dium >. the field has deteriorated
to such degree that only a COM
plete rebuilding job could salvage
1t and the Mats are getting what
amounts to no cooperation from
city officials It's the worst
major league playing area in
Florida and the Mats bosses are
anticipating serious squawks from
visiting clubs, some of whom are
likely to rebel at the idea of per-
mlttlng their stars to perform on
the sandy soil.
There will be no golf for the
Mats -. II don't believe it's good
to have players working out in
morning and thinking about a
golf match in the afternoon"
Bucky Harris said. II want them
thinking about baseball and moth
ing else" ;. It has been customary
to permit golf until exhibition
games start.
Griffith says there's nothing to
the report that Pitcher Bobo New
som will return to the Mats !.
nor are the Mats among the major
league clubs pursuing Glenn Davis,
former Army halfback who is leav-
ing the service Davis has said
he'll play professional football and
Griffith says, IF he's going to play
football. I'm not interested"
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Hollywood 0utfie|der
Won Most Valuable
Award Last Season
Special Dispoteh 10 The Sior

, PASADENA, Calf, Feb. 25.-
Pacific Coast League fans insist
the Washington Mats never made
better investment than the $70,-
900 they paid for Irving Noren
early in the winter and firmly be-
lieve the outfielder from Pasadena
will make the big league grade.
A sparkling record built in his
four years in the minors is reason
for the confidence of Noren's
Coast baseball followers. In only
one of his four seasons did he
fail to hit above 300, twice he
was honored as his leagues most
valuable" player and in spear
heading Hollywood to the Coast
League championship last year he
was defensively the circuits No.
outf1elder.
His shining performance with
the Stars last season so impressed
Bucky Harris that the new Mats
manager strongly recommended
the purchase of Irv by Clark Grit
fifth, top man of the Mats. Harris
while plotting the San Diego club
of the Coast League saw plenty of
Noren.
Clouted 20 Homers.
A trim 6-footer, Noren weighs
180 pounds and has a potent swing
at the plate. In 180 games with
Hollywood, he batted $3.50, the sec
ond best average in the league.
The left-handed hitter-he throws
that way, too-totaled 1863 bases
with his clouts, of which 20 were
home runs. He scored 1874 runs
and drove across 100.
This great record left him prac-
tically unopposed in the poll for
the Coast Leagues most val
liable" player award.
Noren, who was born in James,
town, N. Y. little more than Is
years ago. moved to Southern
California in his early years and
got his baseball start with Amer
ican Legion and semipro teams.
After serving in the Army, Irv
was picked up by Tom Downey,
then Brooklyn scout, and farmed
to Santa Barbara in the c Glass
California State League in 1946.
He hit 1868 and had lot OF
extra-base blows on his record.
He made his circuits all-star
team. He moved up to Fort
Worth and AA baseball in the
Texas League in 1947, but expert
enced his worst batting year, av-
eraging only .271. But Noren
came back in the 1948 campaign
to bat 1925, help Fort Worth win
the pennant and earn for himself
the circuits most valuable"
player honor.
Star Basketball Player.
A basketball star, he won dis
tinction in that game before 60
ing into professional baseball. He
was player of the year" at John
Marshall High School here In
1912 and earned a similar honor
the next year at Pasadena Junior
College.
Noren still plays basketball
and recently was a running mate |
at forward with the Brooklyn
Dodgers Jackie Robinson on the
Los Angeles Red Devils, one of
the Coasts stronger pro outfits.
1rv has done bit parts in the
movies and spends much time at
work in his fathers bakery.
But baseball is his big sport.
This winter he played with the
champions of the Southern Cali
fornia semipro circuit.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

senting Walter Reed, who took
three District junior events. Miss
Quackenbush won the 100-yard
backstroke. the 100-yard free
style and the 150-yard individual
medley.
JUNIOR NATIONAL EVENTS.
i. 6o3yard o!rad,fr freessyle Tor wemen-1;; Cora
iene CahiIl, Women's Swimming Associa-
ton, N. Y; 3, Barbara Hobelman, unat-
tached. Washington. Time: 29.2 seconds
160-yard backstroke for men-1, Leon
Hank wSiston. P.ined M S9f'S r. ca!0isna a. T. PAU
Arata, Lancaster, Pa. Time: 1921.
OPEN EVENTS.
tie Roland, Takoma Swimming Club; 2,
Sandy Snow, Kenosha CWis.) Youth
Foundation; 9. Joyce Sullivan. unattached,
New York. Time: 1:13.S.
Arata; 2, Henry steingass, Knights oi
Columbus, Baltimore; 3, Stanley Tfnkham
University Of North Carolina. Time: 57.I
seconds.
DISTRICT AAU JUNIOR EVENTS.
150-yard medley relay for men-1
Gsofsetown G,.,,s nI University AZ team Hartnett
3. Bulls. Time, :3O.6.
.50-yard freestyle for women-1. Gloria
DIR, Takoma Swimming Club; 2 Vir-
ginia Haggerty, Takoma Swimming Club
3, Rhoda Behrndt, Walter Reed Time
32.2 seconds.
50-yard freestyle for men--1. Bill Davis
AMBASSADOR; z. John McGovern. George
Time, 27.0 seconds.
100-yard backstroke for women-1
ann Quackenbush. Walter Reed; g Ann
Graninger, Takoma Swimming Club; 8
sally Ladd, unattached. Time, 1922.
100-yard backstroke for men-1. Marie
smith, Catholic University; g Richard
Reilly, Georgetown University; 3. Bill
Fleming, Ambassador. Time. 1:1O5
100-yard freestyle for women. Ann
9uackenbush; 3, Beverly Balentine, Am
6assador; 3, virginia Haggerty. Time,
100-yard freestyle for men-1. Charley
Peters, unattached; ., John Fleming, Am
bassador; 3. John McGovern Time, 1:IO.
10O-yard breastroke for women-1.
Mary Freeman. unattached; 2, Peggy Nor
ris; Takoma Swimming Club; 3, Rhoda
Bshrndt. Time, 1865, lNew record.
ea .fsS1d Hdt. e aes esD set b Patsy Palmer
1oO-yard breastroke for men-1 Rich.
ard ard T,ns.s; T,ssis;; GsS.sssogn unlysrsity
record. Old cord Of I:Is.2 SET By Barry
Wall, Amba ssador, 194S)
!50-yard individual medley for women
i. Ann 0uackenbush; 2. Bobby Reaser,
unattached; 3, Peggy Morris Time 2.1S n
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Redskins Sign Rohde,
Catcher Of Le Baron's S
Passes al Pacific
By Lewis F. Atchison

The Redskins landed the second
half OF College of the Pacific's
great forward passing combination
yesterday when they received End
John Rohde's signed contract.
Rohde is the sixth of the Redskins
first II draft choices signed for
the 1850 season.
Coach Herman Ball, handling
all contract negotiations for the
club. was not as lucky on the Bill
Dudley front. however. with the
one-time University of Virginia
star still undecided about his foot
ball future. Dudley has expressed
satisfaction with the Redskins
offer, according to General Man.
ager Dick McCann, but is weigh
ing a couple of business PROPOSE
tions.
Dudley last year was reported
to have received $4,000 from the
Detroit Lions. but evidently is
willing TO take a sizable cut in
exchange for the opportunity of
playing closer to home. Bullet
Bill still is in Washington and
may make up his mind by tomor-
row.
Rohde, a 6-foot-4. 214-pounder,
was Eddie LIE Barons favorite
passing target on last years un-
defeated Pacific eleven. LIE Baron,
who signed with the Redskins
last week, indicated Rohde would
follow suit if LIE Baron was salts
fled with the terms and treat
ment given him.
The big end is a veteran of five
bowl gameS-the Optimist C1946);
Raisin .194D; Grape Q947-48),
and East-West G949). LIE Baron
said Rohde not only is a good pass
catcher, but a tremendous"
blocker and a rough-house defen-
sive end.
Ball also will be talking con-
tract with John Henry Hollar be-
fore the week is out. The stocky
and sturdy line-backer will enter
Emergency Hospital today to un-
dergo a knee operation tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
6. W. Ties for Second
In Loop by Beating
Wake Forest, 1851

George Washington University
gained tie with William and
Mary for second place in Southern
Conference basketball standings
by defeating Wake Forest, 1857,
at Uline Arena yesterday AFTER
noon. -....-
The flip of a coin by Conference
officials today will decide which
team will keep that second spot in
seedlings for the Southern Con-
ference Tournament to be played
in Durham next week end. The
loser will drop to the third spot
for the questionable honor of
being in the same bracket with
the champs from North Carolina
State.
Forward Johnny Moffatt brought
his collegiate career to a blazing
finale before $500 fans when he
dropped in II quick points in the
last five minutes of play to bust
open an otherwise close game and
give the Colonials their 18th VIC
tory in Is Conference starts. Until
Moffatt started his spree, the game
had been a nip-and-tuck affair
with Forward Stan Najeway of
the Deacons popping % points to
keep his team In the running. No
more than seven points sepa-
rated the Colonials and Deacons
throughout the first IS minutes
of play.
Deacon Center AL McCotter
number four scorer in the Con-
ference, was slowed down by the
excellent defensive play of Ray
Adler. but still managed to drop
in II points before leaving the
game on fouls with four minutes
to play. Lanky Adler, who has
been used mainly on defense by
Coach Bill Reinhart this season.
edged McCotter in scoring with
19 points, his best performance of
the year.
Dropping in 13 points to give
the Colonials a 36-32 halftime
lead, Forward Artie Cerra picked
up eight more tallies in the second
half to pace his team with a 2I-
point total. The Colonials finish
the season with q record of Isl
wins and eight losses.
Besides Moffatt. four other
George Washington players wore
the Buff and Blue for the last time
at home. Guards Phil McNif and
HOWE Hoffman and forwards Sam
Schneider and Len Small will bow
out Of intercollegiate competition
at the tol1rraeu in Durham
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Virginia Boxers Win

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Feb.
IS Rls-Captain Joe Miragliotta's S
victory over Charley Rigoglioso in
the 155-pound class gave the Uni
versity Of Virginia boxing team q
surprise 4a-31z victory here to-.
night over Syracuse University.
-Four thousand Witnessed the upset.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Medies Play Tomorrow

The Valley Forge Hospital bas-
ketball team visits Army Medical
Center for game at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow. It will be the last at
AMC this season. A 7 o'clock pre-
lin is between WAC teams from
the same outfits.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Eddie Arcoro Unhurt
AS Mount FoIIs Dead
BY the Assoeiossd Press

ARCADIA. Calf, Feb. u.s.
War Coin, a 7-year-old gelding
racing for the Silver Rock Stable
dropped dead at the conclusion
OF the second race at Santa
Anita today.
Eddie Arcaro, the rider, escaped
injury when the horse collapsed
and fell at the clubhouse turn
after finishing eighth in the six
furlong race.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
GoIluudetMutmen Hosts
To Towson Tomorrow

Towson Teachers College, cur
rently in first place in the Mason
Dixon Conference wrestling round
robin, visits Gallaudet for a match
at 8 pm. tomorrow.
II Gallaudet wins, it will pull
into a first-place tie along with
Towson and Catholic U.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

Totals Il 81 81 80 Totals 20 is 81
Score at halftime-36-32, George WASH
ington
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

CHICAGO - (ANP) - With rio.
tous enthusiasm delegates to the
Grand lodge of the In proved Benev'
Client and Protective Crder of Elks
of the Word last week reelected ]
Finley Wilson of Washington DC,
grand exalted ruler, a post he has
held since 1922.
The overwhelming support given
him quelled all rumors of an i'm
pending fight on the floor against
the Exalted" Swept into office
with him (all reelected) were:
James E. Kelley, Birmingham,
Ala, grand secretary; Thomas E.
Greene, Akron, o., grand treasurer;
William c. Hueston, Washington,
d. c., grand commissioner of edu-
cation; and Hobson Reynolds, Phil
adelphia, director of civil liberties.
This business session, paced by
Wilson's reelection. ettled into one
OF the most harmonious meetings in
a quarter of a century.
Outstanding feature of the gath
ering was the remarkable come
back" of the rand exalted ruler,
definitely seriously i'll, who ran the
convention either in person or by
telephone loudspeaker from his
suite in the Stevens hotel.
On the business side of the meet.
in the lodge was reported to be
worth $467,O1s.s6 after full pay.
ment of $4,000 was made on the
john BroEn farm near Harper's
Ferry. and $4,000 on the national
shrine in New York.
For the public the greatest spec.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02
5OODelegates Attend
P.B. Convention

called Saints" Among 9TH
er things, he said that
saints are members of the
royal family because they
are boltn in Gods family
faith in God has cen the
saints stronghold down
through all the ages"
In this troubled world
and restuess generation, the
National Pr mitive Baptist
convention went on record
as its standing for a better
world condition for peace
in particular.
The entire convention has
pledged itself to do its
duty in helping to give
Jesus's philosophy of life its
rightful place in the affairs
of men, then, 'the king
doms of this world will be-
come the kingdom of our
Lord and his Christ"
There must be character
in the home, justice in the
nations if there is to be
peace in the world.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02
Fla. NAAcP see'y Answers Lake
County Editor On GroveIand Case

In a recent letter to the Mount
Dora Topic. leading White paper
of Lake County, Harry T. Moore,
Florida NAACP secretary, has TAX.
en- issue with Editor Mabel Norris
Reese on some of her articles crit.
icizing the NAACP for it's attack
on Lakes Justice The Topic.
which has been very critical of the
NAACP for its efforts to save the
Groveland boys recently leveled its
guns on the Association again by
accusing it of intervening in the
Lee Cossett murder case of Tavares.
In one of her articles on the Cos.
sett case, Editor Reese said: 1.-THE
National Association for the AID.
vaacement of Colored People has
discovered again that it is useless
TO hammer at the pillars of Justice
In Lake County - that these nil
lars are too solidly constructed
with the ingredient Of truth" Sec.
rotary Moore's letter branded these
articles as IAN effort on your part
TO smear the record of the NAACP
3 and to laud the unquestionable JUS.
tice OF Lake County courts" EN-.
phatically denying any official &C.
'uon by the NAACP in the Gossett
case. the NALACP secretary said:
For your information, we inclose
a membership card of the NAACP.
which lists the six major detectives
of the Association. Number two
reads to fight injustice in courts
when based on race prejudice The
very fact that Lee Cossett, a Ne
gro, was allegedly killed by Willie
London and James FELTON,, two 9TH
er Negroes, would preclude any in.
prevention by the NAACP. Since
only Negroes were involved in this
case, there could be no race pre-
judice."
Explaining that 1.-The NAACP en-.
tered the Groveland rape case un-
der our second objective. as stated
above" Secretary Moore declared
There certainly was ample evi.
dence of race prejudice in Lake
County. 1t seems highly improbable
that a fair and impartial trial could
have been held there just a few
weeks after so much mob violence
in that same county. Some mem
bers of the mob, or some of their
relatives, could have been on the
jury"
In rebutting the White editors
high praise of Lake County jus
tice, the Florida NAACP secretary
asked three questions ~ IF Lake
County justice is so ideal, how do
you account for the fact that your
State Attorney was so anxious to
have the Groveland boys tried and
convicted that he called a special
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

grand jury for them, while he has
failed to bring any of the mob
leaders before grand jury?" (2) "If
the pillars of justice in Lake
County are so 'solidly constructed
with the ingredient Of truth who is
going to pay for the homes OF those
innocent Negroes that were destroy
ed by the mob of whites?" (s) "And
in view of the fact that Lake Ccun-
ty Justice apparently is clamoring
for the execution of two Negroes
charged with a certain offense
against a White person, can you
find in the records any case where
a White person in Lake County was
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

Tallahassee - Over 500
delegates from all sections
of the South have come to
Tallahassee for the Nation
al Primitive Baptist Con
vention. The host church is
Philadelphia P. B. church
of which New. Moses Miles
is pastor.
Wednesday morning the
National convention was
called to order by President
William C. Scott of Tampa,
Florida. The Introductory
sermon was delivered by
the Rev. j. B. Taylor of
Besemer, Ala. The minister
preached from a theme
which centered around the
church's oppodtions in an
atomic age the church
has no cause for undue an
xiety, for God still controls
the creations.
The Rev. F. L. Livingston
of Dallas, Texas delivered
the annual sermon. His
theme was "The People
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02
GOV. DRISCOLL RECEIVES
LOVEJOY MEDAL

For the civic side Of the meeting
the big moment came when Hobson
Reynolds. grand director OF civil
liberties, awarded to Gov Alfred e.
Driscol of New Jersey the first
Lovejoy Medal.
This medal, named after Elijah
Lovejoy, great abolitionist in pre-
Civil war days. will be awarded
annually to person who has done
much to advance the Negro. Gov
Driscol won the award because of
his excellent work in setting up and
carrying out civil rights laws In
New Jersey.
The Elks, themselves received an
award from the u. S. treasury de-
partment. Dean William Pickens,
director, Negro section Of the say.
ings bonds division, presented
awards to Grand Exalted Ruler j.
Finley Wilrn, to Grand Commits
sioner of Education William c.
Hueston, and to "all officers and
members of the Elks'
In praising Elks lodges all over
the nation for investing more than
$40, 100000 In u. S. Savings bonds,
Pickens said:
1t is character and service like
yours which will help the Ameri-
can Negro to find and fill his full
and proper place in this greatest
democratic republic in the history
of man."
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

,iven the supreme penalty for a
capital offense against a Negro?"
In conclusion, it was pointed out
that the NAACP does not condone
crime committed by anyone. But
we are fighting that double stand
ard Of justice that is so prevalent
in our country" declared Secre-
tary Moore. ''and we shall continue
to fight until the pillars Of Justice
in our country become so 'solidly
constructed with the ingredient Of
truth that all whether
White or Black-can enjoy one
standard of citizenship"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

The Sheriff's Office is
kept busy rounding up bo-
lita operators and vendors,
the latest being Doll Davis,
John Bell, and six others,
including Nellie Thompson
who was charged with pos
sessing moonshine liquor.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02
j. F. Wilson Re- elected
Head OF EIks

tacle of the meeting was the great
parade down South Parkway. More
than 100000 persons lined up both
sides of the boulevard, for more
than three hours as the Elks march
ed more than two miles.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02
w. p. Beach Briefs
BY Cleveland Allen

Mrs. Sophia Bobo, opera
tor of the Northend Patio,
widow Of the late Joe Bobo,
was married to young play
boy, Judge Patterson and is
being congratulated by her
many friends.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

Secure your Miami Times
and know your Palm
Beach happenings.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-09-02

Jas. j. Johnson, Jr., son
of the late J. J. (Cracker)
Johnson. through his attor-
ney, E. M. Baines, has ask
ed an accounting which was
administered by his daugh-
ter, Claudia Johnson and re-
vealed cash in bank of
1926 instead of $4,000 and
numerous unauthorized ex-
penditures without court
consent. Action is being
taken.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-28

She patted their heads IF he
forgets US we'll forget him"
Rob sighed. "Tfe told US he
wouldn't come If we hurt the rose
bush, but we haven't hurt a SIM
gle leaf"
4 know. You have been very
good boys
She kissed them both. We'll
read our letters together. Well
SIT IN Grandfather'S big chair here
by the window Now this is fine. I"
she settled them on her lap. I'VE
nave letters from Mother and
Aunt Adele. Which shall we read
first?"
Aunt Adele doesn't like us"
~Of course she does. Well open
Il first and see. Why. she loves lis.
She. wants us to come up to her
big house in the country and stay
over the weekend. Now what do
you. say to that?"
They said it together without
any hesitation. I'VE don't want to
60: We want to stay here"
why. of all things" She made
big laughing eyes at them. 'Of
course we want to 90 to the
country. Aunt Adele and Uncle
David, have. a grand big house
with beautiful lawns and a GAR
den with a fountain in it. And
there are goldfish in the foun-
tain"
Aunt Adele doesn't like us"
You mustn't say that. We must
think carefully. Would Atint
Adele 60 to all the trouble to
write US and ask us and prepare
meals and beds for us if she didn't
like us?.e a
Their chubby faces wore frowns
OF concentration as they consid-
cred that carefully. Then Rob
spoke seriously. ~
Uncle David made Her ask us.
He likes u.s."
Roy was not to be outdone.
"Aunt.Adele has to do everything
Uncle David tells her to do. And
we don't like him"
"Now how can you say that?"
she chided them gently. 'sYou
must have forgotten the day we
went to his office Didn't you eat
ice cream till both of you were
almost siek?"
They nodded slowly. SIT was
very good ice cream" they agreed.
"Of course it was. Everything
Aunt Adele and Uncle David have
is very good. Remember he gave
you each big silver dollar, And