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Davis Cup
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juncture to come off the grass
fighting and, from there on. it wa
as thrilling a tennis match as any
one would wish to see.
Ted ripped through five Of tht
next six games to bring an ovation
from the standing room only
throng as the two players left the
court for intermission.
In three services in this stirring
stretch, Schroeder covered the
court like a wrath and yielded
only three points
At the start of the fourth set
Australian experts were ready tc
accept anything and for a time
lit looked like they would get it
Both players were serving at a
terrific pace and following in to
put the ball away with blistering
volleys.
Only five. points were won
against service as the score
reached Sail.
Then Schroeder made his last
supreme bid to break Sedgman's
service. He reached game point
at 30-40 and went for it with a
Iscorching forehand down the
right line. 1t missed by inches
and Sedgman recovered to hold
after two deuces. If Schroeder.
drive had nicked the line, the en-
tire result of the match might
have been altered.
AS it was, Sedgman finally
gained his victory by breaking
service in the 10th game. Foul
times Schroeder fought off match
point, but on the fifth try Sedg-
man reached the net and sent
the winning volley past him into
the open court.
Shields declared Sedgman PLAYED
the greatest tennis he ever saw
Harry Hopman. captain of the
Aussles, wouldn't go that far, but
said he was quite satisfied" with
Franks form.
Tails OFF in Third Set.
Actually, for the greater par
of the match, Sedgman's tenni:
was brilliant in the extreme. He
tailed off slightly in the third
possibly in surprise at Schroeder's
sudden determined rally.
/ But the blond star was right
back giving beautiful demon.
stration of every shot in the game
in the fourth set, and nothing
Schroeder could do was gooc
enough to stem the tide.
"a magnificent match" ex.
claimed thousands as the Grove
filed from the stadium.
i Schroeder went, into the thirc
set shaking his head at Sedgman'.
incredible passing shots. When hi
failed to break. Sedgman's serve
in the third game after having
him down, $40, he appeared tx
lose heart entirely and tossec
away his own delivery at love or
two doublefaults.
The murmur swept the Grove
that "he's given up" but thos,
who said it didn't know thei
Schroeder.
Seixas, although apparently feel
ing the weight of his first Davi
Cup challenge round and playing
well below his top form, had n,
real difficulty with Rose.
Unless the Aussie youngste
Evening star., 1951-12-26
AAU Managers to Hold
Postponed MEETING

The Board of Managers of the
District AAU will hold its last
meeting of the year at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the Jewish CommunitS
Center.
Topics for discussion will be
The Evening Star track and fiele
games January IL at the Armory
and the 1852 Olympics.
The meeting originally was
scheduled for last Thursday, but
was postponed because of bao
weather.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Pro Basketball
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press
Last Nights Results.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New York 70: Fort Wayne, 65
Syracuse, 20: Milwaukee. 65.
Rochester. 81; Indianapolis. rs.
Minneapolis, 100; Boston 93
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Saratoga, IS; Bridgeport, 20.
Washington at Elmira. cancelled.
TOnighfS Schedule.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Milwaukee VS. New York at Baltimore.
Boston at Fort Wayne.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
WASHINGTON at Wilkes-Barre.
Evening star., 1951-12-26

amateur to the Montreal Cana
dams for Gerald (Jerry) Couture
an experienced right wing. The
amateur is to be named at the
end of the season.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Hockey Players Traded

CLEVELAND, Dec. rs (P.-The
Cleveland Barons of the American
Hockey League said today they
had traded Fern Perreault and an
Evening star., 1951-12-26

Today a year ago-Frank
Moseley, Kentucky backfield
coach. was appointed head
football coach at Virginia Tech.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Official American Leoque
Pitching Records for 1851
CLUB PITCHING RECORDS
PITCHERS RECORDS,
CLUB PITCHING RECORDS,

Totals /:
Cleveland cnicaso Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15

Sea-going airmen at Boiling Air
Force Base have added a new re-
cruit to their crash boat crew and
awarded him more privileges than
the commanding officer.
He sleeps on duty. picks his own
assignments, never salutes, never
wears a uniform and has his name
Rex Neptunus-on his collar.
Nevertheless. he leads a dogs
life. but he doesn't care. He is one,
The 11o0th Rescue Boat Squad
ron adopted him last week when
he trotted up to the boathouse and
volunteered. Not 80 minutes after
|he signed up, an alert was sounded
when a parachute was spotted
dropping toward the river about
mile from the field.
AS the 24-foot crash boat roared
away from the dock, Rex got
aboard with a tremendous leap
Immediately he took up station on
the deck near the bow. He didn't
relax until the parachute was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15
Auxiliary
Units Pick Officers

Department President Mrs.
Bertha w. Fichthorn has made the
following committee appoints
ments for the department con-
lvention: Chairman Of rules. Mrs.
Rose Perkins: chairman Of reso-
Ilutions, Mrs. Rae Zaontz: chair
man of credentials. Mrs. ]. Flor
ence Dietsche; chairman OF
permanent organization. Mrs. Lii
Ian M. Judd.
Woodbridge Unit will hold q
ward party at Mount Alto Hos
pital Thursday at 1880 pm.
Following are the new officers
Of Woodbridge Unit No. so: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Nora T. Kennedy; first
vice president, Mrs. Carol S.
Hakes; second vice president, Mrs.
Donna Stephenson; third vice
president, Mrs. Mildred James;
secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Pierce;
treasurer, Mrs. Una Dorsey; chap
lain, Mrs. Margaret s. Pryor; his
torian, Mrs. Geraldine M. Ude;
sergeant at arms. Miss M. Frances
Farrell: color bearer. Miss Betty
Day. Members Of Executive Com
mittee, Mrs. Vina st. Peter, Mrs.
Gladys Day and Mrs. Louise S.
Costello Unit, No. IS, has elect
ed the following: President. Mrs.
Frances r. Norton: vice presi-
dents Mrs. Oleta Mccormack and
Mrs. Gertrude Reichgut; chap
lain. Mrs. Beatrice F. Hendrick-
son; sergeant at arms. Mrs. Helen
Hughes; historian. Mrs. Viola Me-
laugh; property custodian. Mrs.
Margaret Greenburg. and color
bearers, Mrs. Blanche Luspin ana
Mrs. Hazel Myers.
Estelle Mead, Of the Sergt. JAS
per Unit was elected President at
the last meeting. Other officers
are: Vice presidents, Ella Hook
and Helena Jones; chaplain, Anna
Gilbert; historian, Jacqueline
Craddick; property custodian,
Christine Reilly: sergeant at arms.
Margaret Anderson; color guard.
Raymonds Craddick: color-bear-
ers, Ercelle Quinn and Leila Price,
and Executive Committee. Eleanor
Ascher. Olo D. Lee and Helen
Bonner.
Delegates are Eleanor Ascher,
Estelle Mead, Merle Cerulla. Ella
Hook, Agnes Brady, Helena Jones.
Lillian Brown. Elinor Locke, Rose
Kaucher. Aegina Brady and Leila
Price. Alternates. Catherine
Smith, Ruth Duff, Margaret An
derson, Ercell Quinn, Emma DON
ner, Raymonde Craddick, Edith
Niles, Mary Wetzel. Jacqueline
Craddick, Christine Reilly, Helen
Mccoy and Martha Bergeath.
Past department presidents.
Edythe M. O'Connor and Mary
Noonan, and Department Ser
geant at Arms Lucille Brady will
be delegates at large.
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|fished from the river. It was affixed
to weather observation instru-
ments.
Since then he has been the
first to jump aboard when sthe
alarm sounds. He stays at his post
in the bow until the mission is
completed. Then he goes to sleep.
Behind his name on his collar
are the initials NCOIC. That
means commissioned officer in
charge.
The crew hasn't been able to
find out much about Rex's back
ground. They surnise that he is
about three years old and one of
his ancestors was a German shep-
herd,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15
Old Furniture Sold as New

During q drive on profiteering
in Durham, South Africa, price
control inspectors learned that
second hand furniture sold at auc-
tons was being renovated and
sold on terms as new furniture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15
Mombo Chuses Mbumbo

A native naA--ed Mbamba re-
ported to police that he had been
chased by a tailless 10-foot black
mamba at Sla~rsnr''it, near Pie
termaritzburg. South Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-15

traffic, with as little effort as takes to turn doot
knob And visibility? Packards new kind of driving
vision puts an end to bonnet blindness" -ets you
see both front tenders from behind the wheel.
Durability: Packard holds motordoms greatest durability
record Fact: Of all the Packards built in the last 81
years, over 500 are sill in serWee.
Como in-driDs this great performer and let it do
the rest Of the talking for itself!
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egbts Plus: the servcefee simplicity Of design with
up to 25% tewer t0orking parts than in engines Of
comparable power.
Roodworthy riding eomfon The silent packard Lin
CUISINE Ride" with all its new adyancemens is Ameri-
cas- smoothest, most ,oadworby ride = gently and
FIRMLY graded by Packards exclusive "sefconuolling
broad-beam suspension system.
Handling ease: You can actually steer Packard in
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The more you shop around these days, the more you
realize that even the massprodueed, Hgbybait cars
are edging up into the Packard price class
ALI of which adds up to hearty invitation to you
to step into yow first Packard and have car you'll
be proud to own for keeps" Just check the pasvaues
you'll get:
FvnesionaI design: The world-famed Society of Motion
Picture Art Directors names the new 1851 Packard
the car that embodies the advanced concept of
automotve styling" Here's styling that will stay in style.
Performances New Packard Thunderbolt engines give
you the peak efficiency Of Americas bgbetteomprsssion
Evening star., 1951-05-20
IMhMMHr

COVER. In our father er-and-son portrait are,
left to right, Jet and Pierre, the latter known
in official collie circles as Champion Sterling
Syndicate. Ed Pickhardt, of New Milford,
Conn, who owns the dogs and who has been
breeding colies since 1908. figures that Pierre
is worth about $4,000 and little Jet $1,000
Pierre once had chance to become local
celebrity, and muffed it. He appeared on
stage in connection with Lassie movie but,
lacking prima- donna instincts, got bored the
second night and ran away. Pickhardt finally
found him at the airport, where he'd been
eating out of garbage cans and disrupting fly
ing traffic We're glad to know that his cur
rent value and his illustrious heritage Queen
Victoria chose some of his ancestors for the
Royal Kennels) haven't gone to his head.
EGO. A lady acquaintance of ours recently
received handsome little music box from her
husband on their first wedding anniversary.
Once the traditional ''ohs" and ''how wonder
fuls' were dispensed with. her husband
smugly lifted the cover of the box, let her
hear I'm in Love With Wonderful Guyr'
RESULTS. A Stopper" beauty (see Page
25) invariably receives a lot of mail from
THIS WEEK readers, but Clara Feenstra, of
Paramount, Calf. who was featured recently,
hit the jackpot. Three men proposed mar
riage, movie studio paramount. coinciden-
tally gave her screen test, and her hance,
with whom she'd had an argument, rushed
back to make up Now they're newlyweds.
CURIOUS. In these days of high prices, our
sympathies go out to the would-be contributor
who wrote: Someone said you might pay
little money for the enclosed story. hope so.
l am a young attorney and have heard a
great deal about money and would like to find
out just what it is. - - THE EDITORS
Evening star., 1951-05-20
REACH UP
by Alec Waugh
Enslish Writer and Traveller

3tigh failure ioscering o'er Ioso success"
AER 50 years ago my father wrote this line in
Va prize-winning poem at Oxford. These
words have meant as much to me as any line I've
ever read. For they are constant reminder that
failure on classic scale is an even keener spur
than the immediate rewards of routine success.
Out of his few words come many images: the
Spartans dying at Thermopylae !. Brave men
vainly trying to scale Mt Everest Woodrow
Wilson fighting for one world at Versailles :. The
glorious evacuation of Dunkirk Bataan.
These are classic examples of men struggling to
draw upon reserves they lacked, and they are
nobler tribute to the dignity of the human race,
Evening star., 1951-05-20

keener incentive to high endeavor, than the aurels
of Roman triumph. The squares of Europe are
Uttered with the statues of generals admirals and
statesmen whose titles and deeds we have for
gotten. But still alive in memory are the men and
women who attempted more than they could
carry out, and left unfinished work that their sue
cessors completed.
Too often we are tempted by the effortless and
easy thing. At such moments raise your sights
think big attempt something difficult even if you
do not quite bring it off.
High failure towering o'ey low success" Those
six words. at moments of hesitation. have rung
through my heart and memory-a warning, an
inspiration and challenge.
Evening star., 1951-06-19
Davidson Fails in Third
Pitching Performance
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

Cedar Rapids. Iowa, June 49,
Teammates tried to cheer the
nervous Billy Joe Davidson, $780,
600 bonus pitcher, after his thiro
professional appearance-his first
in a starting role-came to ar
unhappy conclusion again lsst
might.
Billy Joe gave up five hits
struck out two and walked siz
before he was relieved with two
Iout and two on base in the sixth
inning. Waterloo edged Billy
Joe's team, the Cedar Rapids In.
dianS of the Three-I League, 80
in II innings.
In a one-inning relief stint q
week ago the Cleveland Indians
bonus rookie was pounded out oil
the box and he met similar fate
in another relief role last Friday
might.
Evening star., 1951-06-19
Frisch Defends Trade of Pofko
AS Edwards Two Hits Pay off

bad wing. Yesterday he nailec
one of the fastest men in base.
ball, Luis Marquez.
Let 'em run against Edwards
We all want to flnd out who il
right. I'm satisfied that Bruce
arm has mended completely"
Matthews had more to say abou
the deal that sent Andy Pafko
1850 all-Star centerfielder; Pitchel
Johnny Schmitz. Second Sackel
Wayne Terwilliger and Catchel
Rube Walker to Brooklyn for Ed
wards. Pitcher Joe Hatten, In,
fielder Ed Miksis and Outfieldel
Gene Hermanski.
i've heard plenty OF criticism
to the effect we traded Pafko TO,
nothing" Matthews said. "Pafk,
is fine player, but he is only on,
|of nine players on a team. w,
were concerned with eight othe,
positions.
"You notice Miksis has beer
playing well at second and drov,
in our first run against Bostor
yesterday when he made two hits
And we got a two-bagger from
Hermanski as a pinch-hitter.
"We made this deal with oul
eyes wide open, and I'd make the
same deal tomorrow despite al
the harping."
Evening star., 1951-06-19
Films of Louis-SovoId Fight
On 7eIevision Here Tomorrow

leo. bought the film rights for
|tomorrow'S telecast.
This will be the only showing OF
the film on television and the
sponsor has postponed the sched-
uled showing of the kineScope OF
the Rocky -Graziano-Gene Burton
fight, originally scheduled at the
same time.
NEW YORK, June 18 (R.-
There will be no general television
of the proposed Joe Louis -Ezzard
Charles return bout unless a spon-
sor comes up with a tremendous
offer.
"It will have to be a big, real
big" said Marshall Miles, man.
Iager Of the Brown Bomber. 1.-The
fight figures to draw at least a
half million dollars without TV."
The sponsor Of the first Louis
Charles fight paid $4,000 for
the television and radio rights.
Evening star., 1951-06-19

and scoring on Bob Borkowskis
single for the deciding marker
in a 5-4 Cub win over the Boston
Braves.
Edwards only other hit in nine
official trips as Cub was three
run homer Saturday which beat
Brooklyn, Ga. That was the day
four Cubs and four Dodgers
changed uniforms.
II love that boy" chortled Man
Iager frankie Frisch today as he
made it plain he is tired Of hear
ing that the Cubs made such a
lousy deal with the Dodgers.
"If we don't make another deal,
we've won two games" snapped
the skipper of the seventh place
Cubs. "We got those players to
play 'em and win. They're are
|playing and we're winning"
Wild Matthews, Cub player per-
sonnel director, also beamed on
the effective start made by Ed
wards. who basked on the Brook
lyn bench while Roy Campanella
did practically all the catching.
Don't worry about Bruce's
ARM" Matthews said. "You mo-
tice he has thrown out two men
trying to steal on that supposedly
Evening star., 1951-06-19

combe. fran. sann
losing streak to they've been giving fits to the Red
sox not they've taken all except
Against the Yankees the going has been more
rugged They've five out of seven to the champs
AT THIS POINT the ready to turn back
the upstar than before result OF last weeks deals
They Rasch and Reynolds prmed to throw from the
right They added Bob Kuzava and Stubby Overmre
to the souhpaw contingent otherwise consisting OF Ed Lopat
and Joe Ostrowski.
opinion is divided as to whether the White sox be
counted on to be pennant conenders Some
don't they make it. On the other hand Jimmy Dykes
of the Athletics (wose taendeS have matched the Yanks
winning five from the sox> and Steve oNe of the
Red Sox sort of like their chances
When oNell recently asked if the White sox might
finish the first division, he said
First division? They might do better than that
They're playing inspired ball. The only question wnetner
they'll hold up under pressure"
The pressures on The Sox with pitching staff COM
posed of no than Dobon Saul Rogo
vn Aoma Harry Dorsh, Randy Gumper Ken Hocomoe
Lou Kretow Judson Billy Pierce and Marv Rotbatt
facing the test that make or break the common peo
pies ball club.
1T rs INTERESTING to note that Ralph Kiner perennial
home run king and outelder leading Gil
Hodges nearly yesterday in the baotng for
the National Leagues in the Astar Game
July the voting fans keep this they be sorry
playing first base for Pittsburgh due to Branch
Hickey whm His natural position in the outed Hodges
although catcher probably is the best first
the business What's he's leading both major
leagues in home with 81.
The fans are quick A-star but
Hodges left OFF the National League team
result of the baong, Manager Eddie Sawyer will have
legitimate quawk his 1t doesn't make to have
the National Leagues top threats competing when
would be logical to regard Kiner as outneder IN
stead of threat to Hodges.
Stan by himself the for left field Duke
solid centred choice But at the moment frankie
Baumhoz Of the Cubs is topping the right ders whereas
it's that would prefer to have Kner with his
potent bat starting out there for him instead of possibly dis
placing the equally dangerous Hodges at rs base position
which Kner has yet to master.
Evening star., 1951-06-19
Walter Gerber Dead;
WAS Shortstop for
Browns II Years
sy the Associated Pres.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 49,
Walter Gerber. a major leagu,
shortStop for many years whit
played with the st. Louis Brown.
from 1917 until the middle of tn.
1928 season died at his home here
early today. Gerber, who was SO
suffered a heart attack three weeks
ago.
Gerber, a native OF Columbus
got his. big league start with the
Pittsburgh Pirates in 1914 ano
closed out his long career with
the Boston Red Sox in 1929. A
crack fielder, he was one of the
stars of the Browns infield in 1872:
when the st. Louis team lost thu
American League pennant to the
Yankees by a single game.
George Sisler, Marty McManus
Urban Shocker and Ken Williams
were other standout players or
the Browns of that era.
Gerber broke into baseball with
Akron in 1910 and played with
Columbus in the American Associ.
alton during the next three sea.
sons. Then he was with the
Pirates for several years before
beginning his long service with
the Browns.
He played with st. Paul for .
while in 1880 after leaving tn,
Red Sox. In later years, he wa,
an umpire in the Middle Atlantic
League and then began a Ions
connection with the City Recrea.
ton Department here.
Evening star., 1951-06-19
Bob Elliott Far Ahead
For Third-Base Spot
In AI|-Star Game.
BY the Asseciatsd Press

CHICAGO, June 19.-Bob Elliott
34-year r-old Boston Braves star
was far ahead today in the nation.
wide poll to decide the Nationa
Leagues starting third-baseman II
the 18th All-Star major league
baseball game in Detroit July 10.
Elliott already has played ir
three All-Star games, making hi!
debut 10 years ago in the 1914
contest. With 96,679 votes gar.
nered. Bob is 2,245 votes ahead o.
his closest rival, Willie Jones o.
the Phillies.
Stan MuSlal, Cardinals left field.
er, maintained his lead as the tor
individual vote getter with 107 ,578
He is followed by Nelson Fox
White Sox second sacker, 102, 1884
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn seconc
baSeman, 100,318, and Tee
Williams, Red Sox left fielder
99,618.
Leaders in the poll which end
at midnight, June %:
American League.
First base, Eddie Robinson, Chi
cago. 97,532; second base, Fox
Chicago. 102,984; third base
Stephens. Boston, 94,468; short.
stop. Rizzuto, New York, 93.202.
Right field, Goodman, Boston
S6,634; center field, Dom Di Mag.
gio. Boston, 98,056; left field, VII.
liams, Boston, 99,618.
Catcher. Berra, New York, 81, ,726
National League.
First base, Kiner, Pittsburgh
84,776: second base, Robinson
Brooklyn. 100.31S: third base, Ell.
lott, Boston. 96,679; shortstop
Dark. New York, 86,516.
Right field, Baumholtz, Chicago
1896; center field, Ashburn. Phil.
Iadelphia. 89,715; left field, Musial
st. Louis, 107,578.
Catcher. Campanella. Brooklyn
is, 1898.
Evening star., 1951-06-19
Williams of Irish
First Player Named
For AH-Stor Game
sy the As.ee;atsd Press

CHICAGO, June 10. Notre
Danes Bob Williams today was
the first collegian to accept a bid
to play in the All-Star football
game against the Cleveland
Browns at Soldier Field August II
From now until July 26 when
the All-Star coach. Herman Hick-
man of Yale, starts practice at
Delaf1eld. Wis, a squad of about
so top 1850 college players will
be chosen for the game.
Quarterback Williams, who re-
Gently signed to play with the
Chicago Bears next fall, owns six
Notre Dame passing records.
Evening star., 1951-06-19
By MerrelI WhittIesey

Since 1925 the District Women's
golf championship has been some
what Of monopoly. Only 10 diff
ferent names have been engraved
on the cup in Is years, but this
year the three ex-champions
paired in match play rounds start
ing today at Woodmont face a
stern challenge from the non-win-
nerS.
The former champions surviv-
ing, Mrs. Betty Meckley of Ken
wood Q930-31-36). Mrs. Marie
Walper of Prince Georges, Q939)
and Mrs. Walter r. Stokes o1
Manor (l941-42-47) all are in the
upper bracket. and only one car
get past the semifinals. One was
due for elimination today wherl
Mrs. Stokes met Mrs. Walper.
There was an indication of q
different champion as early as
yesterdays qualifying rounds wher
the best score of the ex-champs
was an 50 by Mrs. Stokes. There
was a tie for the medal between
Mrs. E. G. Ferriday of Chevy
Chase, a former Junior champion
of Philadelphia, and Betty CARRIER
the Argyle club titlist.
Last years winner and a four.
time champion. Mrs. A. B. Bower
now is a resident of Richmond
and ineligible.
Woodmont's year-old golf course
held up nicely. as a test of golf
as nobody broke 80 and three Of
the five players who scored 81
made the championship fight.
Two Tie For Medal.
Miss CARRIER, whose competitive
golfing career here has beer
marked by an undeserving series
Of unfortunate incidents, was low
with 81 until the last twosome or
the course with a chance to make
the title fight reported. That two
some included Mrs. Ferriday, max.