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Evening star., 1951-07-07

except that a siZeable chunk of
land at the northwest corner of
the site is occupied by st. Mary's
Catholic Church, a small store.
and a few adjacent houses. The
Government gave assurances
that it would not disturb the
church site before it went ahead
with planning.
Exterior walls have 1905
windows. These provide light to
only relatively small part of
the building however. Fifty
miles of fuorescent lights COM
plete the illumination job.
Ordinarily windows will not
be opened, since a total of 10
million cubic feet of cooled and
dehumidified air will be circu-
lated through the building every
minute. An estimated q miles
of ducts channel this air to the
different parts of the building.
One of the engineers told us
that, in the first place. water is
chilled in the basement and
pumped to a system of coils in
a penthouse on the roof. At that
point, air is circulated around
the coils, is chilled, in turn, and
then is circulated through the
building.
To do the job, 12,096,000 gall
Ions of refrigerated water must
be circulated every day to cool
the air driven through the
building.
THE cooling effect" said the
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Construction Gains
In June but Home
Building Lags

Construction expenditures
showed a gain in June of per
cent over May but the relative in
crease in residential building was
considerably less during the COM
parable previous postwar years.
That was reported today by BIS,
which said that commercial build
ing, likewise was beginning to re-
feet the effects of construction
controls and. as result, did not
show an increase.
Seasonal expansion in highway
construction accounted for a large
part of the $50 million increase
over the previous month in public
construction, BIS said.
The dollar volume of expendi-
lures on military and naval facili-
ties, not yet fully under way as a
part of the defense program. rose
only slightly during the month.
the statistics showed.
Expenditures for private home
construction were % per cent be-
low those in June, 1850.
This drop-of largely accounted
for a decline of 4 per cent in the
total for all private construction
expenditures as compared with a
year ago
Evening star., 1951-07-07

counts, to keep Congress abreast
of what actually happens to the
Government dollar.
known for years as watchdog
of the Treasury, GAO is proud
of its record under Controller
General Warren of collecting
for Uncle Sam a total of more
than $700,000,000 which had
been paid out by Government
agencies either enormously or
illegally.
GAO people are considerably
enthused also, right now. over
their new building. During the
last war, the agency was spread
all over Washington in 81
buildings. Soon it will be all
under one roof. 1t will share
the building, however. with the
National Production Authority
and the Defense Production Ad-
miniStration. some of whose
staff already have moved in.
To assemble a few facts about
this massive building, we talked
to people in the Public Building
Service, representatives of the
builder, subcontractors, GAO
officials and others.
A few statistics will help tell
its story.
In the first place, the build
ing is seven stories high.' and
has a basement and sub-base-
ment. 1t is bounded by G. and
H streets and by Fourth and
Fifth streets. It is rectangular,
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Structure Second Only to Pentogon in Size Here

engineer for the Public Build
ings Service, operating agency
for the General Services Admin
istration, "is the equivalent of
what would happen if you melted
8 million pounds of ice a day"
In winter, heat is provided in
radiators by steam from the
Governments Central Heating
Plant, Thirteenth and c streets
S.W.
Main entrances are on G and
H streets. Inside each of these
entrances are two banks of six
500 . feet a minute elevators,
with two extra shafts in each
bank for provision of four addi-
tional elevators if needed.
Besides the elevators, four
escalators - two up" and two
"down"-travel between the first
and fifth floors. They will be
capable of carrying 5000 per-
sons an hour at a speed of 80
feet a minute.
When fully occupied, the build
ing will contain an estimated
10000 desks and chairs but no
carpets, except in a few private
Offices. The telephone SWITCH
board has 5000 lines, 5000 of
which already are in use. The
switchboard, largest in the area
except for that in the Pentagon,
will require 60 operators on each
of two shifts.
The building contains lit
toilet rooms, a cafeteria on the
Evening star., 1951-07-07
BY Robert }. Lewis
ReoI Estofe Editor Of The Stor

You don't really get an idea
of how big the new General
Accounting Office Building is
until you've stepped inside.
The other day we wantea to
visit some one there and in
quired by phone how to find his
office.
II honestly can't direct you,
he said. Il would advise you to
bring a pack of hound dogs
along to help you find me-"
Disregarding this advice, we
arrived in the lobby of this
building. now almost completed,
at AL G street NV. Twenty
minutes later, we succeeded in
locating his desk.
10000 to Work There.
Things, of course, are in a
state of fux at the building,
as workmen put last-mlnute
touches to the job. Up to now,
about 5000 Government workers
have moved in. When fully oc-
cupied, almost 10000 persons
will work there. A dedication
ceremony is planned for about
September l, and all work is
expected to be completed by
that time.
For sheer size, the new GAO
edifice dwarfs everything here
abouts except the Pentagon. 1t
is, thus, the largest Office build
ing within the District boun-
darieS.
Besides being big, it is diff
ferent. Most big buildings have
wings and courts to provide
light and air to inside rooms.
This building does not. The
structure covers the entire site
and for this reason the Public
Buildings Service calls it
"block type" building.
Air-Conditioning Vital.
The development that made
this type of building possible
was air conditioning.
1T couldn't have been built
without air conditioning" said
the supervising architect, Gil
bert Stanley Underwood.
THE thing that made sky
scrapers possible was the ele-
vator." said Mr.. Underwood,
who is director of the PBS De-
sign and Construction Division.
"The thing that made the new
GAO block-type building pos
sible was air conditioning"
Behind the whole project,
Of course. was Congress, which
provided more than $25 100000
for the job. GAO is an agency
of Congress. 1t doesn't come
under the President at all.
Controller General Lindsay
Warren. head of GAO, is a sort
of private eye and general fac
totum for the lawmakers. His
agency helps Congress watch
over Government revenues and
expenditures. 1t operates in a
multitude of ways, but prin-
cipally by auditing public ac-
Evening star., 1951-07-07

he can get from the sky. and
better accuStical conditions
than he can find even in his
own home" an official said.
Yes sir, it's a wonderful
place. But if you are thinking
of paying a visit, better take
along competent guide--or a
good pack of hound dogs-to
help you find your way around.
Evening star., 1951-07-07

third floor seating $500 persons,
garage space for 800 cars in the
basement and sub-basement,
workshop space in the base
ment. and an auditorium on the
seventh floor seating $50 per-
sons.
The face of thesbuilding is of
limestone. Parts OF some corri-
dors are of marble. Window
Evening star., 1951-07-07

frames are of aluminium.
The building required $780,
900 man hours of work from the
time it wasj started in March.
1949. one engineer estimated.
I'VE think the building pro-
vides good working conditions,
with better air than a man can
breathe on the street, better
and more uniform light than
Evening star., 1951-01-28

ss Has's5 ohe Bepssssen ssss gxssen
Mile college relay. Colgate; 2. Mary.
H,nd: land: 3, Holy Cross; 4. Rhode Island
Two-mile AAU relay thandicap)-1
New York AC (scratch); g Pioneer Club
scratch; 3. Baltimore Olympic $50
yards 4. Shanahan &C as yardsJ. Time
Mile AAU relay-(handcap)-l. GRAND
Sstreet Boys (Phil Thigpen. Herb McKenley
mafle N brown. Nal Whitfeldl tscratchl; =
saltImore Olympic t25 YARDS; 3. Boston
~ a. 90 yards1: 4. Collegiate T e. Club
"a IVA yaraf,L; Time, 3;24.2.
Ran RroTnnr &C Herace sas Asshenfelter, Penn AC
Shea Arm2. FFHSs Fime. peos peoss Ac' T. Richare
=, Mile COLLEGE relay. DARTMOUTH: .
Yale;, 3. Princeton; no fourth. Time
Z -. tHarvard won but was dsauaii.
Mile, college relay. Manhattan; !.
N.Y.: 3. Penn State: 4. NIT Time. :}:23a :
G!3esosggetown; 3.ss 3. Navy; 4. Army. Time
intercollegiate two-mile relay I
S5,eorsetown1 5,arrs own David Bo4and. Joseph La
plerre, Carl Joyce. Joseph Deadly; . Yale;
=: syracuse; 4. Seton Hall Time, 1880 s
new bS earsstoWe mees Teeord Old record IA SCI
villanova; 3. Fordham. Time. neg 3:a6.s' 6s''
fy NeW York AZ s sssyeen sna Jack JoRa ys
San Diego State. 8 feet 6 inches; 3. Arnold
Webb pioneer Club. 6 feet 5 inches;
Richard Lysters Temple. 6 feet inches.
Evening star., 1951-01-28

Association in 1884 with the
Browns.
He played in the first World
Series in 1885. helping beat Chi
cago. He was with the Browns
champion teams also in 1861
88. In 1888 the Browns lost to
Detroit in a World Series that
was played in Is different cities
over % days.
Calls Old Timers Awkward.
Describing himself, Latham said
II was the best man of MY day at
getting out of the way of a hard
hit ball" He considers the old
timers IAN awkward bunch Of
monkeys"
"Why. We never thought of
catching a ball with one hand
We always caught it with two,'
he said.
After his big league career was
over, Latham umpired a while
and then joined the Giants as the
first non-playing coach known
to the game. This was in 1905.
After World War I he spent II
years in England as administra-
tor of baseball equivalent to our
commissioner, becoming close
friend of the Prince of Wales,
now Duke of Windsor.
On his return to this country
he couldn't stay away from the
game. For the last 16 years he
has served as custodian of the
Yankees press box.
One incident Latham particu-
larly likes to recall happened
while he was umpiring in the
Sally (South Atlantic) League.
"A 16-year-old kid came to
bat down there and he was so
highstrung and anxious he kept
Judging over the plate. I called
him aside several times and told
him he was standing and batting
wrong.
He changed and became a
pretty good country ball player.
Fellow name Of Cobb-Ty Cobb.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Melee Marks Contest
As W. 81. Upsets VP|
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. 81
Washington and Lees battling
Generals pulled off one of the
major upsets of the season here
tonight for dumping highly touted
Virginia Tech, 61-58, in a game
which had the fans milling around
the floor at the end.
Only seconds were left in the
game when a free-for-all broke
out on the floor. A group of fans
joined in the melee, but officials
broke up the disturbance in short
order.
Coach Red Laird of VPI called
his players from the floor and
ordered them to the dressing room
but they returned and finished
the game in sweat suits.
The trouble began after Chuck
Grove, w. g. L. substitute, leaped
from the bench and struck Vir-
ginia Techs star center. Tex Til
son, who had fouled Jay Handlan
star w. & L. forward.
The victory marked the first
Southern Conference triumph fol
the Generals in 10 starts. It was
the third setback for the Cob
blers. who have won four Southern
Conference games.
Handlan captured high scoring
honors with % points scored or
seven field goals and eight fouI
shots.
Dick Sayre. Techs hot shot
guard, kept the Gobblers in the
game most of the second half with
his sensational set shooting. He
sank eight field goals and two fou,
shots.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Temple Nips LaSa||e,.
1854, on Late Rally
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 81
Temple came from behind to-
night to score the biggest upset
of Philadelphia's current basket
ball season with a 1884 decision
over high-ranking LaSalle in the
first game of a double header at
Convention Hall.
The game was decided in the
last three minutes after lin Kelly
Tailed a foul. his only point of
the game. to break a 54-54 stale
mate. Bill Mlkvy, the games higl,
scorer with 20 points. followed
with a one-handed shot from the
foul circle.
Buddy Kurtz scored the last
goal with about six seconds left,
! Temples late surge began after
LaSalle had built up a 50-42
lead.
Jack George. former star at st.
Johns in Washington, D. c., was
LaSalle's high scorer with 13
points, pacing the early attack
that gave the Explorers a 1929
halftime lead.
st. Johns of Brooklyn drubbed
st. Joseph's. 92-71, in the second
game as Bob Zawoluk of the
Redmen scored "a points, 16 of
them on foul shots.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Mi|Irose Games Summaries

Mile College RELAY. Brown; . Will
!iams; 3. Middlebury; 4. Amherst. Time
Mile College RELAY. St. Johns; Q
st. Francis; 8. Columbia; A. CCNY. Time
:, sso,ysrd Rum; Reginald Pearman
NYu; 3. FRED Dwyer. villanova; 4. Ros-
coe Browne, Pioneer Club. Time, l :56.2
6O-yard Dash--1. Andy Stanfield Seton
Hall; =. Indy Remingino. Manhattan; 3
John oConnell. Manhattan; no fourth
Time, :0G2.
60-yard High Hurdles-Harrison Dill.
lard. unattached: .. Jim GehrdeS. Shana-
h3.' &C: 3. Peter McCreery Dartmouth;
bert Badar, New York Ac. Time,
Pole vault. Robert Richards Illinois
AC. i5 feet inch: >. Donald Laz u OF
Illinois, IA feet inches: 3. Arthur Sher-
man. u feet inches; 4 tie among Neil
King. Yale Warren Eisenhart. Army;
Martin korik, Shanahan &C, and Edwin
Aldrin, Army. 13 feet.
intercollegiate two-mile relay Man.
haitian; z. Princeton; 3. Pennsylvania; 4
The Mel Sheppard cool. Charles
MG,oqre, G,Dp cornell; z Hugo lMaiocco, Pioneer
James McKenna. Villanova. Time
1:132.
-. Interscholastic mile relay Pelham
Benedict's Prep Time-3:37 IS.
Wanamaker mile. Don Gehrmann,
unattached: .. Fred Wilt, New York AC;
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Navy
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shoot hurriedly. American U
made only 7 out of IS shots in
the first half.
Draws 22 Free Throws.
Ishman. the Eagles captain
spent most of the afternoon at the
foul line. He figured in almost
every play and drew % foul shots
but made only 10 of them, plus
five baskets for a 20-point per-
formance.
Bill Wilson upheld the Navy
regulars in scoring and floor play
with II points, but when the game
obviously belonged to Navy, the
host rooters thoroughly enjoyed
some sensational shotmaking by
four players who have not seer
much service, Joe Bray, Don Nc
Way, Dick Smith and Jimmy Var
Scoyoc.
Don Kniss, Navy's tallest play.
er at Ga, and Fred Davis gave
Navy almost complete control o1
the rebounds. That meant the
Eagles lost the ball almost every
time they made an unsuccessful
shot. and until the last few min.
utes, those times were many. Ir
the last seven minutes, A. U. hac
the best of it, "a to 13.
The defeat was American u.
fourth, against nine victories
Navy's record is II and 3.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
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thought he had cleared Is feet,
only to have his jump called IA
feet 1112 inches after officials
spent minutes with a tape meas
ure.
Thus when the 24-year-old
graduate of Illinois watched Of
f1cials climb a ladder with a tape
measure, there was not a sound
in the packed arena.
Laz, the Illinois vaulter, had
cleared Is feet in an unofficial
intra-s school meet last January,
but the mark is not recognized.
A week ago Richards set a
Knights of Columbus meet record
in Boston with IA feet. 91a inches,
and the night before that he and
Laz tied at IA feet 95s inches in
the Philadelphia Inquirer meet.
On January 13, the two had tied
lat 14-8 in The Evening Star
Games in Washington. That was
the same meet that saw them in
another tie at 14-even the year
before.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Goodman Falls Line,
Dodgers Sign Snider,
-Four Mats Ink Papers

Pitchers Connie Marrero and
Carlos Pascual, Catcher Len Okrie
and Outf1elder Roberto Fernandez
Joined the mounting list of signed
Mats yesterday when they re-
turned signed contracts to Calvin
Griffith, vice-president of the
Washington baseball club.
That furry of activity boosted
to nine The number of Mats under
contract. with six pitchers, two
outfielders and Okrie in line.
Elsewhere on the baseball front,
the Associated Press reported that
Duke Snider, Brooklyn center
fielder who made good with a bang
last season. signed his 1851 con-
tract calling for substantial
raise. 1t was believed Snider had
his pay boosted from last years
$4,000 to about $4,000.
Snider, who batted 1921, became
the first Brooklyn outfielder in q
years to hit over 80 homers wher
4iC o1dlllllleu 81.
The Dodgers also announced the
signing of Bobby Morgan, reserve
lnf1elder, making a total of &C
Dodgers under contract.
Billy Goodman, the ideal sort o1
utility man who led both major
leagues with 1854 batting aver.
age last year, sent in his signed
contract to the Red Sox.
The Reds signed five more
players and have 81 in the fold
Outfelders Lloyd Merriman ane
Bob Halle, Pitchers Gerald Black.
burn and Dave jolly and Catcher
Les Penden signed.
Cleveland signed their big frs
baseman, Luke Easter, and Rook.
les Leroy Wheat and Harry Malm.
berg. Wheat is a right hanc
pitcher who had a 1912 recore
with Oklahoma City, while Malm.
berg, a shortstop, natted 1863 with
the same club.
Chico Carrasquel, White Sos
shortstop, sent in his signed con-
tract to General Manager Frank
Lane and wrote from Caracas
Venezuela, that his right knee is
in perfect condition. Carrasoue]
submitted to surgery last fall for
the removal of an injured carti-
lege.
The Athletics signed Outfelder
Barney McCosky and Morris Mar
tin, a rookie left hand pitcher who
won IA and lost with st. Paul
last season.
The Browns signed two rockies
Outfelder Rocco Ippolito and
Pitcher Bill Pilgrim, in addition
to Catcher Less Moss. Ippolito
batted .235 with San Antonio
while Pilgrim won Z and lost II
with Wichita.
The st. Louis Cardinals signed
Catcher Joe Garagiola, who was
out of action most of last year
because of shoulder injury, and
Outf1elder Hal Rice and Third
Baseman Eddie KAYAK.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Worshum
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opened with a 10 Thursday and
followed with a SO yesterday. In
three previous 1851 tournaments,
Worsham has not finished in the
money.
Mangrum. who again needed an
injection of novocain to relieve
the pain Of pulled muscle in his
back. also had his third round
under regulation figures when he
came in with SO.
"The doctor told me I ought to
take a rest, but I'm going to give
it the old try tomorrow here, and
compete at Tucson next week.
Mangrum said as he finished his
round obviously in pain.
Jimmie Clark, the 29-year old
pro from Laguna Beach, Calf.
who had tied the course record of
81 yesterday, had a 10 today for
207, along with Johnny Bulla.
former airline executive who calls
Phoenix his home in the winter.
At 208 came Ed Furgol and E. j.
(DutchD Harrison. One stroke
back of them were Middlecoff and
Jack Burke. jr.
Leader among the amateurs
with a 215, fashioned with 68
today, was Jack Coyle of Spring.
field, Ill.,. former Georgetown Prep
School golf team captain.
Jimmy Demaret, defending
champion who sought his third
straight Phoenix victory, nearly
blew himself completely out of
the show with a 38 for his first
nine. but slammed back in 80 for
10. remaining far back in the
field with 212.
George Fazio of the Woodmont
Club in Washington rallied with
a four-under-par 81, but still was
II shots behind Worsham and a
stroke out of the first Is and ties
with 70-76-67-213. Charles Bass
Ter of Rolling Road slipped fur
ther back with 76 for 68-73-76-
217, while Walter Romans of Bal
timore c. c. failed to qualify for
the final round with 75-75-75-224.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Boiling Cogers to Play
Army Chemical Center

Boiling Air Force Base, unde-
feated against Eastern Air Force
competition. will play host to
Army Chemical Center in the Sec
ond game of a doubleheader
basketball attraction at 8:15 pm
tomorrow.
In the first game at 6:45, the
Boiling Wafettes will meet the
Chemical Center girls. The public
is invited, free of charge.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Kentucky Takes Over
Leod in Conference
BY the Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 27.-
Kentucky's Wildcats. No. l in the
Nation in the Associated Press
poll, stormed to the top of South
eastern Conference basketball
standings tonight, displacing VAN
derbilt via an easy 74-49 victory.
1t gave Kentucky q 60 confer
ence record, leaving the Commo-
dores with q IL mark.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Chandler, Due Here
Tomorrow Morninq,
Is Silent on Plans

A. B. Chandler, commits
sioner of baseball, will arrive
here tomorrow morning on a
two-day visit but prefers not
to divulge the nature of his
trip.
1T hate to be mysterious"
declared Chandler last night
when reached at his Ver-
sailles, KY, residence, "but I
just can't reveal my plans
now"
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Wife of Referee
kked at His Vote
In GoviIon Fiqht
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Referee
Mark Conn. who voted for a draw
in last nights Kid Gavilan-Paddy
Young fight while the two judges
scored for Gavilan, knows who his
sternest critic is today.
AS he came out of his Madison
Square Garden dressing room after
the fight, he was met by his wife
who greeted him Indignantly.
Why you were out of line"
said his fuming spouse. "Gavilan
had it by Ga. And dear, I've got
my score right here, and in ink.
so I couldn't change it."
Conn. one of the best young
referees in these parts, scored the
fight 4-4-2. One judge voted GA
and the other 9-1.
Evening star., 1951-01-28

Terry because ''he was a smooth
er fielder" Both were great hit
ters.
He said Honus Wagner, the old
wheelhorse of the Pirates, had no
competition at shortstop and that
the later day Pirate Pie Traynor,
was perfect in everything he
did" Gas House Gang spirit and
a good batting eye made Frisch a
natural for second, Latham said.
Latham said Bill Dickey was
head and shoulders" above any,
thing he ever saw wearing a mask
The only man he'd mention in
the same breath, he said, was
Ewing. the old-time Giant and
Cincinnati Red.
Give me Rube Waddell anc
Carl Hubbell for my lefthanders,
he continued. land Mathewsor
would have to be one of the right
handlers. For the other I'd have
to take Cy Young, because he
pitched in more games (874) ano
won more (51D than any other
man.
Praises Vic Raschi.
"But Walter johnson is hard to
keep off and I think this fellow
with the Yankees now-Vic Raschi
is as great a righthander as
I've ever seen."
Latham said lefthanders seem
to have longer arms and more
stuff than righthanders."
We wouldn't pick an all time
manager. but indicated his choice
would rest between John McGraw
the late Giant boss whom he
served as coach. and Joe Nc
Carthy, "a fine, shrewd manager
and a splendid gentleman"
Latham, a New Englander
began playing ball at the age OF
Is with the Stockton (Mass.)
semi-pro club. He kicked around
with the semi-pros before getting
a chance with Buffalo in the Ma
tional League in 1879.
He went back to the minors be-
fore returning to the American