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Evening star., 1951-03-01
Terps Battle Clemson
AS Conference Opens
Raleigh Tournament
By MerreIl WhittIesey
s,or stoH CORRESPONDENT

RALEIGH, N. c., Mar. 1.-The
Southern Conference. the only
major athletic group to determine
its basketball champion by the
tournament route, opens it's an
nual three-day title chase here
today, with host North Carolina
State prohibitive favorite to win
it's fifth straight crown.
All other major conferences,
including the Southeastern which
opens a post-season tournament
today in Louisville, decide their
basketball champions during the
regular season. But in the IT.
member Southern Conference the
tournament is the big event. The
regular season is spent by qualify
ing a select eight for the cham
pionship.
Terps Play in Opener.
Five minutes after Gov. Scott
of North Carolina opens the
seyen-game show at 1:55 this
afternoon, Maryland, a last
minute qualifier. meets third-place
Clemson in the opening game
Duke, IL times a finalist. plays
VPI at 4 o'clock. On the night
program, N. c. State plays South
Carolina at 1880 and in what
should be the first-round feature,
William and Mary, plays West
Virginia at 9. William and Mary
is the only conference team to
beat N. c. State in the regular
season.
A few hours before game time,
only 4,500 seats in the 12,500
capacity, year-old William Neal
Reynolds Memorial Coliseum re-
manned to be sold for today's
matinee doubleheader. A crowd
of $500 was guaranteed for to-
night, 5000 for tomorrow night,
and there were only 1850 tickets
left for Saturdays championship
final.
The capital of North Carolina
is far removed from the environ
ment of slick gamblers with fat
cigars and diamond rings, who by
holding up their fingers denote
how many thousands they wish to
bet on college games in Madison
Square Garden. At least that
was the picture drawn by one
(See SC TOURNEY. Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Salary Exceeds
Fe||er' r'sS5O,0OO,
Official Reveals
Dom DiMoggio, Wertz
And Hoot Evers Among
Stors Still Unsigned
BY the Associated Press

Bob Lemon signed his 1851 con-
tract with the Indians just before
the midnight holdout deadline and
thus probably becomes the high
est paid pitcher in baseball
Marsh Samuels, the Cleveland
clubs publicity man, said the star
right-hander okayed a figure
"above Bob F'eller's $4,000 sal
ary." Feller signed with the In
dians some time ago.
General Manager Hank Green
berg announced the signing early
today at the Indians training
base in Tucson, Ariz. Lemon
agreed to terms via a long dis
tance telephone call to his home
at Long Beach. Calf. He will
join the team today.
A Cleveland official put the tag
of highest paid pitcher In base
ball" on Lemon.
About 80 Still Unsigned.
More than 80 other players, who
would make a fine all-star squad,
officially had the "holdout" tag
pinned on them after midnight.
The dissenters had been led by
Lemon in turning back a number
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Cuban Crowd Protests
SaddIer Kayo Victory
By the Associated Press

HAVANA, Mar. IA Knockout
was scored by Sandy Saddler OF
New York, world featherweight
champion, over Diego Sosa OF
Cuba in the second round OF a
non-title bout last night. but police
had to escort Saddler from the
ring when the crowd OF 10000
yelled foul"
Cushions and bottles were
thrown into the ring as the crowd
protested the knockout punch had
been foul. The police also had
to escort the referee from the
ring.
Sosa was foored for an eight
count in the first round. In the
second Saddler caught him with
a iab to the jaw. Sosa slumped
slowly to the canvas and was
counted out.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Hornsby got the nod Simmons could Hornsby
and by God better fielder at his position When you
took that bat away from Hornsby, he busher"
SIMMONS AND DYKES long time teammates the
AS This a when the AS fabulous They
Simmons Foxx Cochane Grove Earnshaw and few Others
including Third Baseman No love may lost between
Simmons and Dykes but the Round Man willing to concede
the greatness of the staggering Pole from Milwaukee.
He belongs" Dykes repeating. "I where Mel OFT
made the Hall my Simmons should
ahead of OFT. But got another I'd like to
how Harry Heilmann isn't the Hall of Fame.
start talking of rght-handed htter start with
Heilmann He the best of all"
So the shifts to Tampa. The Cincinnati Reds
have headquarters which Manager Sewe
American Lacquer visits daily When the question posed
to Sewel, he went down the line with Dykes
Simmons belongs naturally" Sewel conceded. "But I
caught behind both of those tters and Heann better
LUKE BEGAN TO ANALYzE the suggers Simmons and
Heiann said A reached his potential With Simmons
baseball to religion. Hemann different He
used to sign two-year contracts only
$3.50 because he the playboy type The next
with his contract running out he'd bear down and bat $3.50
or 400
I'm convinced" saying, "that 400 hitter is
nearperfect He must have luck and he must be great
batsman.
"Heilnlann was terrific. Simmons, you
and he wouldn't hurt you much Heilmann when you
would get up and beat out brains
"But it didn't great deal of difference what was
guys all of his peculiar stance Simmons
screwballs all the take nothing from Simmons
Hemann the better hitter In fact never saw
LUKE sEWELL, who up to the majors in 1921 and
still could catch so has private Hall OF
Fame candidate.
Its hopeless cause guess Sewel admits, "but the guy
Ossie Buege I've been in the majors
years and glove man like Bluege Never
mind he hit he wonderful in that infield And
I Pie Traynor."
Luke gets up the subject OF Bluege I caught
Washington couple of years. he reminds I'd see
Osse drift Is the foul line and when hitter
would drive third I'd It's gotta be base
hit I'd say and then Buege would that ball and
throw And speaking of throwing I'll bet that in Bueges
Is or 1 years with Washington club he threw more
than bad balls to any other inf1elder
Luke reached for handful of petzel sticks IN his own
oasis Then, thoughtfully, he resumed
1--WE NEVER KNOWN bad Washington infed as long
as Buege playing" he said Even the Buege of 1884
when Cecil taking his job And I'll tell why
believe I'm right.
the Senators got Roger Pecknpaugh think
that in named the most valuable player
in the Nobody paid much attention to the
fact that Rog base and make double plays
while Buege roamed all that side of the infed.
you Joe Cronn I'll say this much for Cronin
he had heart he wasn't good shortstop Buege in
1888 that Cronin good but he wasn't He
had an he made himself into hitter, but it was
Bluege who Cronin into shortstop."
short Sewell thinks like Ossie Buege belongs
in the Hall of Fame. Bluege Heilmann Simmons .
and come to think of it. it isn't a bad DEAL at all
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Grand JuIY's Activity
Hints Another College
May Be Linked 10 Fix
By the Assoeiafed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. l.-ReneWed
grand jury activity spurred spec
ulation today that more players
and still another college might be
drawn into the basketball scandal
web.
iRumors persisted that referee
who has officiated at Madison
Square Garden games is sought
for questioning.
The term of the grand jury in
vestigating bribery and fixed
games has been extended a month.
Vincent A. G.. O'Connor. assist
ant district attorney, who was
granted the extension, said I'VE
are endeavoring to uncover all the
details of the corruption OF these
athletes. f."
The inquiry will be a pro-
longed one, O'Connor told Cen
eral Sessions Judge Jacob Gould
Schurman, who extended the
grand jury session yesterday.
Key Figure Reported Found.
The district attorneys office
was reported to have found a
'key figure" in Florida and to be
bringing him here for question
ing. There was no official con-
firmation, or any indication
whether this individual was the
second suspected "flxer" in the
case.
Salvatore T. Sollazzo-45-year-
old jewel merchant, gambler and
ex-convict-is under arrest as a
briber.
Twelve players or former players
at four local colleges have been
held on bribe charges in recent
weeks. The charges included fixes
in Is games over three seasons, in
Guiding the current one.
Sollazzo was indicted by Fed
eral grand jury yesterday on a
charge of failing to pay $210,779
in income taxes for 1914.
Inquiry Continuing.
Investigation of returns he made
for years later than 1914 is con-
tinuing. The inquiry into his tax
returns was started two and half
years ago, while the basketball
bribery probe concerning him
started seven weeks ago.
The indictment came five days
after Federal tax lien for 81, ,128,-
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Colts first tournament game with

Colts first tournament game with
his great rebound work.
Both teams handle the ball
smoothly, with Billy German and
Nick Poulos leading the st. Johns
playmaking and Ned Harrison the
Colts ball-handler.
On outside shooting the two
teams seem to rate on par. The
Johnnies' Bill Gaskins is fine set
shot and scores heavily on the in
side while Coolidge's outside aces
are Artie Baker. jump-shot spe-
cialist, and Carmelo Pine, who
splits the nets on long sets.
All four teams have won The
Star tournament at least once
before. Tech took the title last
year, as well as in 1943 and 1945.
StY. Johns won in 1888 and 10
years later in 1948. Coolidge took
the championship twice in 1948
and 1947, while Gonzaga's lone
title came in 1941.
Good Preliminary Game.
Sharing interest with the cham
pionship game tomorrow night
will be special interstate prelimi-
nary attraction at 7:30 pm. be-
ween Montgomery Blair of Silver
Spring and Washington-Lee OF
Arlington, two strong teams that
were eliminated in the first round.
The two accepted this prelim-
mary assignment to keep in COM
petitive trim for their State
championship tournaments next
week. Blair is playing Maryland
Park for the Maryland division 2
title Tuesday night at Takoma
Park Junior High, while Washing
ton-Lee goes to the Virginia
championship tourney next week
at Norfolk.
Crowds have been averaging
close to $500 so far in the tourna-
ment, but with such an attractive
bill being offered tonight record
breaking number may turn out.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Vernon q FuN-FIedqed HoIdout
After Rejecting o72HPct. Cut

offered to split the difference,
slicing him 1919 per cent. He re-
fused to accept. so he won't work
out with the team. I don't want
anybody in uniform who hasn't
agreed to terms" :"
Vernon, who has been here near
ly two months, said he didn't plan
to see Griffith today, and the
Mats boss said any further action
would have to be initiated by
Mickey. They talked for 80 min
utes last night without coming
close to agreement.
The only other holdout is Willie
Miranda, rookie shortstop who was
slated to arrive here today with
seven other Cubans.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Matthias Named Alternate
For Naval Academy
BY the Associated Press

PORTERVILLE, Calf, Mar. L.
Bob Matthias, Olympic decathlon
champion, has received an alter
nate appointment to the Naval
Academy.
A release 4from the office of
Thomas H. Werdel of the 10th
Congressional District said that
although Matthias did not take
the preliminary civil service ex-
animation in Bakersfield, January
Is, he was placed on the appoint
ment list as an alternate so the
Navy could offer him a direct ap-
pointment based on his record at
Stanford.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Star Tourney Tickets

Student tickets for The
Evening Stars 10th annual
metropolitan interscholastic
invitation basketball tourna-
ment are on sale at all partici-
pating schools and at all Dis
trict public high schools. The
student price is so cents, in
cluding taxes. Schools keep
proceeds for their athletic
funds and those planning to
attend are advised to buy in
advance. No student tickets
will be sold at the gate on
game nights.
The adult and general ad-
mission price is 81. including
taxes. These tickets are sold
at the gate on game nights.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Bx q siotl coresnon aent Of The siar

ORLANO, Fla, Mar. mickey
Vernon now is a full-f1edged hold
out, having snubbed Clark Grif-
fith's offer of $21 900. Both parties
say the next move will have to
come from the opposite direction
Grifith's offer represents a 3d.
600 cut from the lanky first base
mans 1850 salary despite the fact
Vernon batted BOG for Washington
after hitting only .189 with Cleve-
land. His average with both the
Mats and Indians was .281.
"If he had stayed with the In
dams, he would have had to take
a 25 per cent cut" Griffith said
"They weren't even using him.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

of contracts in the last few weeks.
The holdout tag is applied to
players who haven't signed by to-
day, the official opening of spring
training.
Two stars, Catcher Yogi Berra
Of the Yankees and Third Base
man Eddie Yost of the Mats, beat
the holdout tag by signing yester-
day. Berra got in line for an esti-
mated $4,000. Yogi repeatedly
was dickering for $4,000 and the
club was offering $4,000.
Other baking stars include
Center Fielder Dom Di Maggie of
the Red Sox. Outfielders Vic Wertz
and Hoot Evers of the Tigers,
Pitcher Tommy Byrne of the
Yankees, First Baseman Ferris
Fain of the Athletics, First Base
man Mickey Vernon of the Mats,
Pitcher Jim Hearn of the Giants,
Pitcher HoWie Pollet and Second
Baseman Red Schoendienst of the
Cardinals.
Wertz and Evers Stubborn.
Wertz and Evers both rejected
final" offers and proclaimed
themselves holdouts yesterday
Wertz is believed to have turned
down contract calling for about
$4,000. Evers, whose offer was
said to be among the highest for
American League outflelders, was
expected to get about $4,000
The two highest paid outfelders
are Ted Williams of the Red Soy
and Joe Di Maggie of the Yanks
both of whom are in the $10O,00
bracket.
The toughest man left to sigr
in the National League appears
to be Hearn. The big righthander
a flop with the Cardinals but 8
sensation with the Giants, sup
posedly is asking for $4,000, a 10C
per cent increase over 1850. The
Giants are offering $4,000. Pollet
and Schoendienst both are balk-
ing at pay cuts, repeatedly 25 pei
cent in Pollet's case and IA pei
cent in Schoendienst's.
Among the other players who
came into the fold yesterday were
Pitcher Irv Medlinger of the
Browns, Second Baseman Connie
Ryan of the Reds, Outfelder Gus
Bell of the Pirates, Third Base
man Willie Jones of the Phils
Second Baseman Billy Hitchcock
of the Athletics and Outfielders
Allie Clark and Thurman Tucker
of the Indians.
The list of unsigned players:
American League GD.
Boston-Dom Di Maggie; Chi.
cago none; Cleveland - Mike
Garcia, Bob Avila; Detroit-Vit
Wertz, Hoot Evers, Eddie Lake
Hal Daugherty, Al Federoff; New
York-Tommy Byrne; Philadel-
phia-Ferris Fain, Walt Kellner
Tod Davis; st. Louis Rus.
Bauers, Jim Dyck, Frank Saucier,
Washin g ton-Mickey Vernon
/ Willy Miranda.
National League G5).
/ Boston-None; Brooklyn-Billy
Cox: Chicago-none; Cincinnati
none; New York-Jim Jennings
Jim Hearn. Jack Kramer; Phila-
delphia Bubba Church, Milo
Candini, Del WILDER; Pittsburgh
Vic lombard. Vernon Law, Boz
IDillinger: st. Louis-Howie Pollet
Max Lanier, Red Schoendienst
Del Rice and Peanuts Lowrey.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Tech, St. Johns Foyorites
In Star Tourney Semifiinols
By Brion Bell. Jr.

st. Johns, Catholic League
champion, rates a slight favorite
over Coolidge, while Tech, inter-
high titlist, is a big choice over
Gonzaga int tonight's senlifinal
games in The Stars Metropolitan
basketball tournament at the Un-I
iversity of Maryland's Richie COL
iseum.
/ Tech plays Gonzaga, Catholic
League runnerup, in the opener at
7:30 o'clock and the Johnnies meet
Coolidge, second place interhigh
team, in the nightcap at 8:45.
If the two favorites win, the
finals tomorrow night will match
the Johnnies, winners of 20
straight high school games with
out loss, against a team which
suffered only one setback in
schoolboy action this season.
Colts May Provide Upset.
However, there is a strong pos
Sibility that the finals may be a
rematch of the interhigh cham
pionship game that saw Tech
beat Coolidge, 1859, last Satur-
day at Uline's. The Colts led the
Trainers by three points at half
time in that battle and were i'm
pressive in downing George Wash
ington of Alexandria in the open
ing round of The Star tourna-
ment Monday.
st. Johns nosed out Coolidge,
50-47. during the regular season,
but the Colts were late in hitting
their stride and looked better than
st. Johns in the opening round of
play. Coolidge turned on the
power to rout CIV, CLAP, while
the Johnnies were pressed to beat
Montgomery Blair, 47-42.
Tech has been the most impress
sive in tournament action so far
and outclassed Maryland Park,
74-53, Tuesday night, while Con-
zaga was getting past Washington
Lee of Arlington, 44-39.
The Trainers hold a 66-56 early
season victory over Gonzaga-a
game in which Techs Snookie
Herman scored "a points. Babe
Marshall, Tech captain, was on
the sidelines in that game but
even without their star playmaker,
the Trainers still had too much
power for Gonzaga.
Marshall will play tonight, and
tournament fans can look for
plenty Of points from Herman and
Bill Breen. Breen tossed in 27
Tuesday and Herman made %.
LeCOmpte G0nzaga Ace.
Gerry LeCompte probably is the
man in the Eagles lineup the
Trainers most fear. The versatile
LeCompte, second leading Cath.
olic league scorer. was cool under
fire against WI. in the opening
round and led his team with 1e
points. He made II against Tech
the last time the two clubs met.
Gonzaga also has tiny frankie
DiGirolamo for set shots, Bucky
Byrne for UNDER -the-basket work
and 6-foot-4 Ralph Bran for re-
bounds.
The personal will figure promi-
nently in the Tech -Gonzags
game. LeCompte. DiGirolamo
and other Gonzaga boys are
friends Of Herman, Breen ano
the Tech stars. They have played
playground ball against each
other and scrimmaged many
times at Tech.
With a place in the finals al
stake and revenge for the earlier
Tech defeat in the minds of the
Eagles, Gonzaga upset is moi
too far-fetched.
Under the Basket Battle.
st. Johns and Coolidge can be
expected to wage a rough under
the-basket duel. The Johnnies
big Bob Reese and Roscoe Sweeney
will be matched in height BY
Coolidge's Jim Gradijan and Car
Hevener, who excelled in the
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Dykes, new manager of the AS, pulled
fist full of pretzels from a bowl and shook his
head. 81 don't know he snorted. Its just
that New York has too many baseball writer's
voting, and most of 'em think any ball player
who wears Yankee, Giant or Dodger uniform
is something special"
There's talk that Tony Lazzeri and Tommy
Heinrich will be put up for the Hall of Fame"
said guy at the table.
eff Lazzeri or Heinrich beats Simmons into
the Hall of Fame" growled Dykes, they can
have the Hall of Fame. What the heck, Sim
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Five years ago-Leslie Combs
of Lexington, KY, was elected
president of the National Asso-
citation of State Racing Com
miSSionerS.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
emon Ends HoIdout Signs Highest Paid Pitcher Baseball
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
SAx cX.Sf rex.asnonIan1

TAMPA, Mar lit started couple of days in West
Palm Beach, the Athletics training few were
hosng prednner beakers and said to Jimmy Dykes
ust what's Hall Fame? How they let guys
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Ten years ago Wisconsin
won the Big Ten basketball
crown.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Continued on Page C-3. Col. 81
Evening star., 1951-03-01

(See sc TOURNEY, Page C-30
Evening star., 1951-11-06
Dodgers Boss Thinks Dresser,
Rehired as Pilot, Will Improve

Dodgers leading. AZ, in the last
of the ninth. Thomson cracked
Branca's second pitch for a pen-
Inant winning homer. Most OBJ
servers thought that Charley
should have used any pitcher but
Branca in this spot.
Will Be Better, O'Malley Says.
OMalley. asked what he though;
of Dressen's work last year said
he did a good job. I think he'll
be a better manager
The Dodger preXy also told why
he decided to rehire Dresser
"Shotton (Burt .)tton. 1885,
manager) was retired for less,
OMalley said. III be doggonee
If we're going to take the blame
out of the managers hide. Thi:
is not one-man operation. We're
all in it. Front Office, coaches
manager and players.
1--WE didn't produce. I'm not
making a whipping boy of any
individual to satisfy the wolves.
Il really believe now, if we hac
the benefit of years experience
we would not have been SO pre-.
cipitate in Shottons case"
Dresser probably will sign hi
contract at either the minol
league meetings in Columbus OF
at the major league meetings a.
New York in December.
Evening star., 1951-11-06
Bright's College P|a,
Ended by New Injury
By the As.oeiotsd Pres.

DES MONIES. Nov. 6.-Johnny
Bright. college footballs mfr. Of
fensive, has played his last game
for Drake University.
The great Negro halfback, the
Nations all-time total offense
leader, reinjured his broken jaw
last Saturday and yesterday was
advised by a dental surgeon To
quit. The Bulldogs close their
season at Wichita Saturday.
Bright. from Fort Wayne, Ind,
received the broken jaw against
Oklahoma A&M October 20. The
incident brought Drake charges
.of intentional attacks" upon
Bright by an Aggie player and
prompted Missouri Valley Con-
ference investigation.
In his first game since the in
jury Bright accounted for three
Itouchdowns and 204 yards in
three quarters Fof play to fire
Drake to $500 victory over
Great Lakes.
Bright in three seasons has
gained 3,134 yards rushing and
I2,769 passing for a total offense
Iof 5,903 yards. He has averaged
1851 yards per game through Is
games and has figured in 3s4
points scored by Drake.
The unexpected end to Bright's
college career probably will cost
him his total offense lead-a posi-
tion he has held since his sopho-
more year.
Evening star., 1951-11-06
Baker Beats Bivins,
Seeks 'Bigtime' Bouts
by the Associoted Press

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 6-Fresh
from his victory over Jimmy Biv-
ms of Cleveland, Heavyweight Bob
Baker, told his Pittsburgh friends
today he's ready for the bigtime. u
That's where the money is and
that's where I want to be-" the
husky Negro boxer said after
coping unanimous decision
from Bivins.
The Steel City Negro. boasting
31-pound weight advantage over
Bivins, had little trouble in last
nights fight. He couldn't set up
Bivins for a kayo although he's
knocked out II men in his Is pro
fights. The 24-year-old Pitts
burgher has yet to lose profess
sional contest.
After the fight it was clear
Baker was thinking more of his
date November % in Madison
Square Garden with Clarence
Henry of Los Angeles than he was
of his encounter with Bivins. How
ever, he stopped talking about his
future in the "bigtime" long
enough to pay tribute to Bivins.
II couldn't knock him out be-
cause he's too smart. He's the
smartest and best fighter, but not
the hardest puncher that I've ever
met"
Baker weighed 217 pounds to
Biyins' 1856.