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Evening star., 1951-11-09
Squad Of Il, Large
But Green, Turns Out
For GU Boxing Drill

This is the time Of year when
Eddie LaFond, Catholic Univer-
lsity's boxing coach. normally
tissues q call for candidates
land in the same motion reaches
Ifor the aspirin bottle. But things
are different this year. although
lLaFond Is keeping headache medi-
tcille handy.
Twenty-one youngsters have
reported for training, and while
only three veterans are back,
there Is hope in numbers. It's
one Of the largest, il greenest
squads. In Gu ring history, and
includes four heavyweights. La
Fond usually settles for an over
stuffed light-heavy in the un-
limited class.
The Cardinal mentor will build
his 1851 team around Johnny
Cronin. 130: Joe Incarnato, 1856,
and Maurice Reumont, las. The
three won consistently last year
and will point for the Eastern
intercollegiate Boxing Association
little tournament.
LaFond's heavyweights are Lou
Florence. 215: Tom DeCicco, 210:
Pete Larsen. PIT. and Dick Thor
nett. 200.
Other candidates include three
llight-heavies. AL Johnston, Jim
IWhelan and Don Sewell. Willie
Poms and Johnny Spinale are
battling for the 165-pound assign
ment. with Norman DiCarlen-
tonic. Ronald Fogan and Rusty
IO'Shea toiling at 155.
The rest of the squad is COM
posed of Dan Pagan and Arvern
Plumley. 145: Jim Doherty, 1856;
George Demetrovits. Jim Phip-
Ipard and Paul Hallissey. 125.
The Cards have a tough six
match schedule. opening with Vir-
jginia at Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Wives Of sc.esd Drivers
To Race al Pomonkey

The women will take over
Pomonkey Speedway for one event
Sunday.
Wives of the Northern Virginia
Stock Car Club racers will COM
pete in the Powder Puff Derby. a
special event on an eight-event
card. Kay Kendall, Nina Gunth-
rie, Bette Fowler and Barbara
Granted are among those who
will pilot sportsman's stock cars
In this race.
The men will compete in seven
events and heading the list are
Johnny Fernandez, last weeks
winner of the 25-mile main event;
Glenn Gunthrie, leading point
scorer at Pomonkey; AL Jackson
Bernie Williams and Doug VIII
hams.
The gates will open at l pm
and trial runs will begin at 1870
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Hanover Farm Pays $225, 900,
Sets Mark in BUYING 2 PAGERS
$4,000. record price for a brood
Iroore

1
mare.
Lawrence B. Sheppard, who
bought the PAGERS Tar Heel and
Solicitor yesterday at record
prices, is a director Of Laurel
Raceway. nearby harness racing
track.
With Richard Fl. Hutchinson, jr.,
president and general manager OF
Laurel Raceway and general man.
lager of Baltimore Raceway, Shep-
lpard helped pioneer the trotting
sport in Maryland. He recently
appointed Johnny Simpson, the
Nations top money winning driver
this year. manager of Hanover
Shoe Farm.
Tar Heel and Solicitor trained
at Rosecroft Raceway at Oxon
Hill, Md. in the spring Of 1850
Tar Heel scored two and Solicitor,
three victories at Rosecroft that
season. Del Miller. top money
winning driver in 1850. trained
the two. One night he drove Tar
Heel and Solicitor to win in the
first and second races. respec-
lively, to pay the lowest daily
double-$5.40-in Rosecroft his
tory.
At the sale yesterday with
Sheppard were John w. Miller,
secretary treasurer Of Rosecroft
and Hutchison. They were re-
ported booking owners and drivers
for the 1852 Maryland harness
racing season.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
., N. Assoeiassd PRESS

PINEHURST, N. c., Nov. g.
Despite q lapse that cost him a
stroke which might loom large by
payoff time Sunday. Cary Middle
|coff. the golfing dentist from
Memphis. Tenn. was top man by
one stroke going into today's third
round of the North and South
Open golf tournament.
Middlecoff. the l949 National
Open champion who six years ago
became the only amateur in the
tournaments 49-year history to
finish first. came up with his sec
ond 1-under-par II yesterday for
a 142 and a stroke edge over three
rivals-Dick Chapman, the British
Amateur champion from Pine
hurst; Jimmy Adams. Scotch
member Of the British Ryder Cup
team. and Tommy Bolt. Durham.
N. c., professional.
Middlecoff's bad hole was the
par eighth. a 488-yarder. After
q fine tee shot he was addressing
his bali for the second when his
iron inadvertently moved the ball
an inch and that cost him q stroke.
After reaching the green he 81
putted for q s.
Brides Help Shave Stroke.
He also faltered on the 18th
when he took a five after being
trapped. but that was his only
other mistake. Three brides on
smart chipping and putting helped
him shave q stroke off the par 70
of the 7.007-yard No. 2 champion
ship course Of the Pinshurst Coun-
try Club.
Although Middleton had his
work cut out for him, with four
challengers two shots away at IA
and four more at 145, his task was
made easier by the troubles Of
Sam Snead and julius Boros.
Snead. the White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, slugger, who cap
tanned the American Ryder Cup
team In its rout Of the British here
earlier this week and was favored
to win his third North and South
In q row, Withdrew after soaring to
78. the same score posted by
Boros. Of Southern Pines, N. c.,
the first day leader with SO. Neith-
er could get birdie.
Snead Leaves for Miami.
Snead. who had the putting
miseries as did Boros. found him.
self eight shots back of Middle
coff and promptly announced he
was leaving for Miami.
That sudden departure left
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Betty Gorber Renomed
Chairman at ArqyIe

Betty CARRIER has been re-
elected chairman Of the Argyle
Country Club Women's Golf As
sociation.
Mrs. Charles Frazier has been
elected first vice chairman. while
other officers are Mrs. Richard
Mothershead, second vice chair
man; Mrs. Wilson E. Howard
secretary, and Mrs. John r. Far
rell. treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Headquarters Gridders
To Oppose Pafuxeni

Headquarters Command and
the Patuxent Naval Air Station
will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow In
Ia football game at Patuxent.
The game. originally scheduled
to be televised in its entirety, has
been moved of the airways tenn
porarily to make room for the
Itelecast Of the Notre Dame-Mich-
Iigan State game. It win be picked
up at the end Of the Irish-Spar-
tans' game.
Headquarters Command. which
includes players from the Boiling
and Andrews Air Force Bases and
Fort Myer. will carry a 5-3 record
and a two-game winning streak
into the game. The Bombers, un-
defeated and united last season,
have won five and lost two.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
|BeIvoir Dog Club Lists
First Show Sunday

Fort Belvoir Kennel Clubs first
show to be held Sunday at Specker
Field House at Fort Belvoir viii
offer q ''loca1' class open only to
dogs owned by members of the
armed forces Of the United States
or their immediate families. Judg-
ing win start at 10 am. in the
event approved by the American
Kennel Club.
More than 500 dogs are to be
exhibited. Among them will be
two Of the largest known breed,
the Irish wolfhound. and one of
the smallest. the Affenpinscher or
monkey dog.
A snack bar will operate all day
and the MOO Club of the post
will serve a steak dinner at noon.
Honorary president of the Fort
Belvoir Club is Maj. Gen. Stanley
L. Scott. 1t. Col. Paul L. Diediker
is president and 1t. Col. L. E.
Imsande secretary. John G..
Anderson Of Silver Spring, Md, is
show chairman and 1t. Col. T.
de F. Rogers chief steward.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
IMiddIecoff Leads North South;
|Sneod Withdr0ws After SLUMP

Henry Ransom Of st. Andrews,
Ill, as the only American Ryder
Cup player still In the field. His
las left him in contention as the
field was cut to so, with 152 the
high score, for today's third round.
Play will be suspended tomor-
row to avoid college football COM
Iplications.
Chapman's 34-34-68, marked
by four puts Of from is to 80
feet, was the second rounds best
score. Playing with Snead, he
showed Sammy a thing or two
about putting.
Back Of the top four who were
|blanketed by stroke came this
quartet at 144. two behind the
leader:
Amateur Francis tBo) Win
niger. Pleasantville. N. j., and Bob
Toske. Northampton, Mass; Dai
Rees. British Ryder Cupper, and
John Barnum, Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Tied at 145 were Max Faulkner
British Open champion: Ransom:
Doug Ford. Harrison, N. Y, and
Amateur William C. Campbell
Huntington. w. Va.
Six Players Tie ut 14e.
Boros had plenty Of company at
l46, where a six-man tie devel-
oped.
Only three Of the 10-man Brit
ish cup squad, John Panton, Ken
Bousfieid and Charles Ward, failed
to qualify for today's play.
Jack Isaacs Of Langley Field,
Va, Is leading the Middle Atlantic
PGA entries with a two-round
total Of 151. He carded rs yes
terday to pull one stroke ahead of
Walter Romans Of Baltimore &C
who posted n for a 152 total
Andy Gibson of the Country Club
Iof Maryland had "a. best of the
day. to add to his first-round
score Of 80 for 154, while Otto
Greiner of Baltimore posted 70
to give him a 156. Only Roman
and Isaacs play today.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

school up for
their fall feed
ing spree.
Art Brown Of
|WWDC fishing
with Cap t.
Doyle Kendall
out Of Deale
Tuesday. found
a concentration
of rockfSh near
Poplar Island
across the bay.
taking As fish
running up to
IA pounds. Lus-
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Louis Menendez Dies:
D. c. Promoters Brother
BY the Assoeia.ed Pres,

by the Assoeiofed Press
TAMPA. Fla, Nov. 9.-Louis
Menendez, boxing promoter for
the last five years, died today.
Menendez. AZ years old. was a
Tampa native.
Surviving are the parents, a
sister and brother, Gabriel Men
endez Of Washington. D. c., box
ing and wrestling promoter.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
GreenbeIt Guns Best

Greenbelt Wolves defeated Ter
Irapin No. 2, l,l42 to LIT, and
Terrapin No. / defeated Govern
Ement Printing Office, 1,l35 to
1909, in Greenbelt Rifle League
matches last night at the Univer-
lSity of MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Mike McNoIIy Appointed
indians Farm Director
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

CLEVELAND, Nov. 9.-Mike
McNally. president Of the Wilkes
Barre club IN the Eastern League
since 1941, has been named farm
director for the Cleveland club.
McNally, former inflelder fol
the Boston Red Sox. New York
Yankees and Washington. sue
ceeds Herold tMuddy) Ruel, an
other former Washington player
who resigned to become farm di-
rector for Detroit.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
BY the Associeted Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. Nov. g.
Hanover Shoe Farm. largest breed
stable in the Nation, plans on re-
turning horses to harness racing
competition next year. The Farm
discontinued racing in the late
1930s.
For a starter, Lawrence B.
Sheppard, president of the horse
breeding corporation at Hanover,
Pa, will enter Tar Heel and So
licitor. champion 3-year-olds he
acquired at record prices yester-
day.
Sheppard told a reporter of his
plans after paying $685. 900 for
Tar Heel at the standard bred
horse sale in the Pennsylvania
State Farm Show building. It
was the highest price ever paid
at a horse auction.
The Hanover Shoe Farm oper-
Iator also paid $100, 900 for So
|licitor. This. too. topped the pre-
|vious high Of $72 1000 paid by j. J..
Mcintyre of Hollis. Va. for the
yearling Imperial Hanover in
|l949.
The only other harness horse
in history ever to draw SIPS, 900
was Arion, in a private purchase
concluded in 1891 by j. Malcolm
Forbes of Milton, Mass.
VIII Race Next Year.
Sheppard's purchases were
made in spirited buying which
saw the four-day total standard.
bred sales soar to a record ST.
481 .525. The previous four-day
high was $1.182, 900 in 1949. The
week-long show ends today.
Tar Heel and Solicitor were
purchased for breeding purposes,
but they'll race next year. Shep-
pard said.
Sheppard said he hasn't decided
on the driver for the horses. He
is a frequent driver himself. al
though the Farm itself has not
entered racers in any event for
many years.
Tar Heel won the $4,000 Little
Brown Jug stake, the worlds top
pacing classic, at Delaware, Ohio.
this year In photo finish with
Solicitor. The winner was caught
in two minutes flat-fastest mile
ever turned in on a half mile
track by a 3-year-old PAGER.
In another race. both Tar Heel
and Solicitor clipped of the same
distance on a mile track in 1:572s
in separate time trials to share
that world record for 3-year-olds,
Both horses were consigned to
the big annual sale here by the
estate of the late w. N. Reynolds,
Winston-Salem. N. c. The entire
Reynolds dispersal of SO head
went for $534,600
Bidding Is T0rrid.
Sheppard won Tar Heel in fast
and not bidding against Walter
Michaels of Pickwick Farm, Bu-
cyrus, Ohio. The bidding jumped
from $4,000 to $105. 600. in the
first minute. Thereafter, it was
between Sheppard and Michaels
who outbid each other by $1,000
on each call until the clincher
of $125, 900.
Sheppard is president of the
United States Trotting Associa-
ton and director of the Han
over (Pao Sun, newspaper. in
addition to his Hanover Shoe
Company and horse breeding
farm interests. Michaels report
edly was bidding for syndicate.
At the same session, Sheppard's
Hanover Farm sold "a yearlings
for $160. 900 to end bidding on the
largest consignment Of the five
day auction.
A record $4,000 for 2-year-
old was received for Hardy Han
over, another Reynolds horse,
from Col. E. j. Baker, st. Charles.
Ill.
Jane Reynolds, a 13-year-old
bay mare also from the Reynolds
consignment, went to the Walnut
Hall Farm. Lexington, KY. for
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Texas Finally Gets
Full Defense Corps
For Baylor Game
BY the Assoeis,ed Pres.

y DALLAS, Nov. s-The Uniyer.
sity OF Texas Longhorns came ur
& with an announcement today that
should give Baylor cause to reflect
q The Longhorn defensive team will
i be at full strength tomorrow for
the first time this season.
1t looked like Texas had q
pretty fair defensive team before.
1t leads the Southwest Conference
after giving up only 68 points in
seven games. And the defensive
team is just about as much q
scoring threat as the offensive
starters.
But when the Bruins meet the
Longhorns in Austin Saturday in
a decisive Conference game, Texas
will have. Don MenaSco back in
the defensive lineup. He's been
sidefned with a back injury for
some time.
Texas, fresh from last weeks
victory over SMU and one Of the
Nations better passers, Fred Ben
ners. has been concentrating
again this week on pass defense.
Reason is Larry Isbell. spark Of
the Baylor eleven.
Showdown for Both.
Fullback Byron Townsend and
Halfback Red Mayes are the only
Longhorns definitely out OF the
Baylor game.
It's a showdown for both teams.
The loser will be out Of the cham
pionShip race for all practical pur-
poses. Texas. ranked 10th in the
Nation this week. has loss on its
league record. while Baylor, ranked
10th, has loss and tie. Texas
has two victories in conference
play and Baylor has one.
All the Bruins are taking part
In drills this week except John
Hancock. who recently underwent
an appendectomy.
Rice, still in the conference
chase with only one loss, takes on
powerful Arkansas at Houston in
the only league night game of the
week end. Arkansas, which just |
about killed Texas A8M's chances
at the championship last week, /
has had no rough practice this
week because of snow and mud. /
The Razorbacks worked outside
yesterday for the first time this |
week. The squad is in top physical |
shape.
The Rice Owls yesterday ran
plays against the reserves, who
did their best to initiate the nine
beefy linemen Arkansas pushes UP 1
front on defense.
Aggies to Meet SMU.
At College Station Saturday. |,
AdsM and Southern Methodist will /
be playing just for fun. Both
have two losses in conference play
against no victories and the Ag-
gies have a tie.
As do all Of the Mustangs i'm
mediate opponents, the AggiesI
worked on pass defense this week. /
Rusty Russell, Southern Meth
odist coach. reported two-thirds
of his f1rst-string linebackers corps
out with injuries.
The Texas Christian Horned
Frogs. who lead the conference
with three victories and no losses
despite their patched-up, make
shift lineup. are idle Saturday,
preparing for the important game
with Texas the following week.
Nal Fowler and Gil Bartosh, in
jured most of the season. ran the
team in semicontact scrimmage
yesterday. Ray McKown, the !;
sophomore flash who moved up
to first-string quarterback ahead
of his injured seniors. confined .
himself to sprints on the side
lines. .... i
Evening star., 1951-11-09
OUTDOORS

From all indications. recent cold
weather has started the bait fish
moving down Chesapeake Bay and
the rockfish have commenced to
Evening star., 1951-11-09

Twenty years ago - Tulane.
vying for the Southern Confer
ence championship, boasted a
TO record going into its game
with Georgia.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

by Lures Win D"
"musky" pork strip attached die
the trick. About 10 Of the fisf
were pan size and the balance rar
from two pounds up with most II
the 5-to-10 pound category
Numbers Of schools Of rockfist
have been surfacing of the west.
Iern shore. Good weather prevail
ling, angling this week end should
lbe excellent.
c. F. McClintic, director oi
West virginia's Conservation Com
mission, has just released the FIRST
report on hunting accidents In
his State. So far 10 accidents
six Of them fatal, have been re-
ported. Two Of the fatalities re-
suited from heart attacks. Care
lessness was the factor in most
accidents:
Men were shot for grouse, sQuir-
'rels and other game. Two victims
were using their guns as canes,
and one as q club. One chap lean
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Loudoun PetitionAsks
Better Phone Service

All but three of the 80 sub
scribers on the Arcola exchange
of the Piedmont Telephone Co. in
Loudoun County have petitioned
the Virginia State Corporation
Commission to force an improve
ment in the service.
The sec was petitioned after
notices were published in county
newspapers that the company
wanted to increase rates. The 96
subscribers declared that the COM
pany renders unusually poor"
service and asked the sec to i'm
mediately reduce rates to conform
to the quality of service now given
by the company"
In addition, they ask that the
sec hold a public hearing in the
county SO that subscribers, land
those who would like to become
subscribers If the service were
better" can inform the commits
sion OF the type of service now
rendered.
"An unusual feature not COM
monty encountered in the opera
ton Of rural telephone system"
the sec was told, sis the fact that
there are many persons living in
the area served by the COM
pany, who are employed by the
Federal GoItlnment. particularly
by the Defense Department.
Many of these persons when
not at their Offices are required
to be available by telephone at
all times to meet such emergencies
as NAV arise
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Textile Union Asks Talks
On Pay at Viscose Plants
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Jan.
20.-The Textile Workers Union
of America, CIO, today asked for
voluntary opening Of contract
talks at the local Sylvania Divi-
sion plant Of the American Wis.,
cose Corp.
Henry A. Robinson, business
agent for Local 713, TWUA, said
the union proposed to insert a
contract clause calling for quar-
terly wage adjustments-plus or
minus one cent per hour - for
each 1.14-point change in the
consumer price index of the Bu-
reau of Labor statistics. ..
Similar requests went to a total
of nine companies with $4,000
employees throughout the country
union officials said. The local
plant employs about 1.700 persons.
Also affected by the request
are three other plants in Virginia
of the American Viscose Corp
at Front Royal, Roanoke and
CoVingtOn.
Evening star., 1951-01-21

to participate.
S. E. Hennings, Sperryville real
estate man and prime mover of
the music festival project here,
has been named chairman of the
board. The association plans to
present summer-long series mod
eled after the Berkshire Music
Festival at Tanglewood, Mass.
Baggerly's Mill on Route 211 east
of here has been mentioned as a
possible festival headquarters.
The orchestra had to be assured
of sale of at least 200 season
tickets at So each before reaching
the decision to locate here.
Meanwhile, residents of this
town of $50 persons are planning
housing and other accommoda-
tions for orchestra members and
festival guests-and some Of them
are worrying about rumor that
musicians start practicing early
In the morning.
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Special Dispoich TO The stor

WASHINGTON, Va, Jan. 90
Mayor Dorothy Cox Davis and her
all-Woman town council have
proved again that the life of the
housewife is not all drudgery-
and this time they get music, too
The Virginia Symphony Orches-
ira has announced it will set up
permanent summer music festival
headquarters in this Rappahan-
mock County town because the all
housewife administration displays
interests that ''go beyond the
garden wall"
William Haaker, conductor of
the Virginia Orchestra. issued this
statement after a meeting Thurs
day night at nearby Sperryville
School:
THE focus of national attention
on the petticoat government here
was the controlling factor in the
decision to choose Washington
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Two Fairfax Boys Found;
Lost in Woods 3 Hours

Two Fairfax County boys miss
ing from their homes for more
than eight hours were found by
police after dark last night.
The boys were Mickey Childress,
6, and Robert Gitterman, 9, both
resident of a trailer court on U. S.
l, south of Alexandria. They had
gone for a walk in the woods
about II am. and got lost.
Police rushed searchlights to
the wooded area where the boys
were last seen but the pair was
discovered before the lights were
put into operation. The boys were
found by three policemen from the
Groveton substation. T. D. Thomp-
son, Claude Lawrence and William
Barnett.
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Symphony Picks Town With AN-Wonon Council

and its natural scenic beauty as
the permanent location of the
orchestra's summer theater.'
Washington won out over some
nearby competitors, including Gull
peper and Luray.
Mrs. Davis and the six town
councilwomen were elected last
June.
In her inaugural address last
September Mrs. Davis said:
"The duties of the housewife and
her obligations do not stop at her
garden wall"
Mayor Cox has been named
president of the newly organized
Blue Ridge Music Festival Asso-
citation. Inc. The group will have
representatives of Fauquier, Madi-
son. Culpeper, Frederick, Warren
and Page Counties as directors or
as association officers. Arlington
and Fairfax Counties and the City
Of Alexandra also will be invited
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Rockville Church 10 Install
New Pastor Tonight

DR.. Myrddyn w. Jones of
Waynesboro, Pa. will be installed
as pastor of Rockville (Md }
Christian Church at a special
service at o'clock tonight in the
church.
DR.. Ernest Bryon, president of
the National Christian Endeavor
Society, will preside, and the Rev
w. j. Lineback, general secretary
The Capital Area Christian Mis-
sionary Society, will give the
charge. Ministers of Protestant
churches in Rockville will take
part in the service.
A native of Martins Ferry. Ohio
DR.. Jones is graduate of Bethany
College and of the University of
Chicago. He served pastorates in
West Virginia. Ohio, Texas and
Indiana before taking his last
charge at Waynesboro, Pa.
Evening star., 1951-01-21
George J. Martin Named
10 Maryland PIMA Group

George j. Martin of Emmits-
burg will succeed Leonard C.
Burns Of Olney as a member Of
the State committee of the
Maryland Production and Mar
keting Administration.
Appointment of Mr.. Martin,
who has been an alternate coun-
ty committeeman. was an
nounced by Joseph H. Bland
ford. State PIMA chairman.
Mr.. Burns retired to devote
more time to beef cattle produc-
ton on his own farm. He had
served for eight years.
Mr.. Martin, a farmer, is
graduate of the University of
Maryland, and member of the
Frederick County Board of Edu-
cation.