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Evening star., 1951-12-02
American Association Cuts
PLAYER Limit to Economic

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. (E9.
The American Association. as
an economy measure, today cut
its player limit from % to 81
players. made a corresponding
slash in the salary limit and
eliminated the position of UNI
pire, supervisor for the 1852 sea-
son.
President Bruce Dudley Of
Louisville, KY. said attendance
in the Triple A circuit fell off
Ills per cent last year. and that
the changes would absorb some
lof the loss.
For the first time in five years,
the league will operate with an
independently owned club. All
except Toledo are owned by ma
'jor league organizations. The cir
cult changed its rule governing
the selection Of it's batting cham
.pion, basing the selection on 400
appearances at, the plate rather
than on 400 official times at bat.
Under this plan a batter's bases
on balls, sacrifices and hit-by-
pitcher appearances would be
counted in the total.
The elimination of the umpire
supervisor, who was hired for the
first time during the 1851 Golden
Anniversary season, relieved Harry
Geisel, an American League UNI
Iplre for 18 years, of the position.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
'AU Quintet Defeats
Fort Meade, 81 10 81,
For First Victory

American University opened
its home basketball season by de-
feating Fort Meade. 67-52. at
Leonard Gym last night.
Great performances extensively
by Hal Sponsler. former all-high
star from Central. and John
Selby. former all-Montgomery
County guard from Montgomery
Blair High, were responsible for
American us first win against
one loss
Sophomore Raymond (Bud)
DAILY scored Is points for the
Eagles. Daily put American U.
ahead to stay In the last minute
OF the first half with a jump shot
to break 1920 tie. and sponsler
added a layup to give the Eagles
their 1923 halftime lead.
Dick Schnittker, Washington
Caps player when he is not acting
as player-coach of Fort Meade
was individual high man of the
night with 81 points.
At one point in the first half
American U. had a 23-l5 lead,
but the Generals came back be-
hind Schnittker's lead to take a
brief 27-24 edge late in the
second quarter.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Redskins Playing Eagles Today,
Favored First Time This Year

knocking off the Rams, 3i-2l, but
from now on they can do no more
than add to their revjylrg prestige
and fatten their won-lost average.
They play no more title contenders
in the last three games.
From here in the Redskins
should be an interesting team TO
watch. though. with Bob Goode
fighting for the leagues ground
gaining crown and the rest of the
cast beginning to wake up. Goode
has his work cut out for him
against a burly Eagle line and will
need plenty of blocking to keep
him going. But if Sammy Baugh S
quarterbacking is as good as a
week ago, and Johnny Papit, Bill
Dudley and the line are In form,
Goode won't have to do it all by
himself.
The Redskins nosed out the
Eagles at Philadelphia. 27-23. end
ing a flve-game losing streak
against that club. Coached by
Wayne Millner. former Redskins
end and assistant coach. the visi-
tors hope to square matters and
have enough potential power to
do it. Their running attack will
be woven around the veteran Steve
Van Buren, and rookie AL Pollard,
with Adrian Burk expected to do
most of the passing.
The Lions have lost Thurman
McGraw. star lineman. for the
rest of the season because of a
fractured hip. He has been re-
placed by Bruce Womack, 6-foot-
g. 210-pound rookie, who was cut
before the start of the season.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
By Lewis +. Atchison

The rebounding Redskins, striv-
ing for their longest winning
streak of the season - three
straight-and their best record
since 1948, meet the Philadelphia
Eagles at 2 pm. today at Griffith
Stadium. For the first time this
season. the Redskins are favorites
by six points.
Promised good weather, about
1000 fans are expected to see the
game. The days biggest pro foot
ball gathering will be in Chicago
where more than $4,000 are ex-
pected to watch the Los Angeles
Rams battle the Bears in a door
die game for both. The loser vir-
tually will be counted out of the
National Conference race, espe-
cially If the Detroit Lions whip
the San Francisco Forty Miners at
Detroit. The Lions. a half game
ahead of the Rams and Bears. are
favorites today.
The Cleveland Browns are ex-
pected to move a step closer to
their second straight American
Conference crown with a victory
over the Chicago Cardinals at
Cleveland. The New York Giants,
still nursing mathematical
chance for the crown, meet the
tough Pittsburgh Steelers at New
York. A Giant defeat. coupled
with Brown victory. would sew 1t
up for Cleveland. In the days
other game the New York Yanks
play the Packers at Green Fay.
The Redskins lived up to their
role of spoilers last Sunday by
Evening star., 1951-12-02
MinorL LeogueM MoguIs Gathering
While Majors Cook Up Deals

minors. Another asks the majors
to reinstate their old rules.
Frank Shaughnessy. president
of the International League, states
his case like this:
"If they (the majors) would
broadcast or televise no night
games into our territory it might
be all right. You talk to them
individually and they'll say it's
all right with me If the others do
But you can't get them together
because it might be considered a
combination in violation of the
monopoly law"
The minor league draft meet
ings with some 1000 players
eligible open the convention Mon
day and Tuesday. Last year 154
players were selected for $347 500.
It may be off a bit this year be-
cause of the manpower situation.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Clever Kick Marks
New Mexico Victory
by the Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. Mike
Prokopiak's clever kicking and
Chuck Hills shifty running en-
abled New Mexico to beat Utah
State 1913 today in a Skyline
Conference battle.
The outcome had this effect:
New Mexico climbed out of the
cellar to finish seventh in the
conference and the Utah Aggies
dropped to sixth from a fifth
place tie with Brigham Young.
Hill, closing his college career,
sprinted 66 yards to set up his
teams first touchdown. He scored
it moments later as Prokopiak
faxed field goal try and passed
to Hill, who ran the last four
yards.
Prokopiak, kicking from seven
yards out at a 40-degree angle,
shortly afterward booted a field
goal. He also kicked two extra
points.
Utah State chalked up both its
counters on Dale Leatham's pass
ing to George Hotchkin.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Caps Beat Bridgeport
|67-65 on Two Fouls
In Closing Seconds
By Bill Fuchs

Tommy O'Keefe and Sugar Cain
each dropped in foul shot in
the closing seconds to give the
Caps 67-65 victory over the
Bridgeport Roesslers last night at
Uiine Arena.
Playing without the services of
Carl Braun. who is suffering from
a virus infection at the Fort
Bragg IN. c. Army Base, the Caps
depended on the sharp shooting
of Jim Slaughter and Tommy
OKeefe to bring them their fifth
American Basketball League VIC
tory in seven starts.
Slaughter. utilizing his hook
shot to full advantage. scored
20 points, while 4O'Keefe. who
amazed the TOO fans with his long
set shots, scored 20. High for
Bridgeport was Bob Anderson,
who compiled his 16 points in the
second and third periods.
Teams Start Slowly.
With Dick Schnittker tied up
with his Fort Meade team and
Braun hospitalized, it looked like
"a sad night for the Caps, who
could score only 10 points m the
first period. But Bridgeport
scored only eight. while both
teams scored 18 in the second
period.
A bright yellow ball. put in play
for the benefit of television,
seemed to be the chief reason for
the low first-half scoring. The
ball had too much bounce.
The regular ball was put back
in the game for the second half
and the scoring picked up. Slaugh-
ter. the newly acquired 6-foot-11
former South Carolina star,
pumped in IL points in that
period. with O'Keefe, the former
Georgetown star. getting IL and
11dl lOl lCk, lOuI.
Caps Lead at Half.
Anderson scored 10 of Bridge
ports Is points that period, which
ended with the Caps in front,
5I-42.
The Caps stretched their lead
to II points in the opening min
ute of the final period. but lost
it at the six-minute mark. Long
shots by Joe Kaufman and a cou-
pie of tap-ins by Matt Forman,
plus three Cap fouls, reduced the
margin.
With 40 seconds to go, Kauff-
man tied the count with a one
handler. That proved to be the
final field goal. as Perry Delpur-
gatorio fouled OKeefe AND Kauff-
man fouled Cain.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Evening Star Games
will Bring Out Talent
For Olympic Team

Preparation for the fifth annual
Evening Star Games at the Ar
mory, January IL, will speed up
this month with the 27-event pro-
gram beginning to shape up as
the testing ground for 1852 Olym-
pic aspirants. All indications point
to the best show since the meets
inception.
Dorsey Grifith. Catholic Uni
versity track coach, again will
direct the meet with J. Kip Ed
wards. one-time Penn trackman.
as referee. Howard P. Bailey. as
sistant to the managing editor Of
The Star, is chairman of the COM
mittee for arrangements.
With sprints. middle e-distancs
runs and field events on the pro-
gram, the committee hopes to
bring enough Olympic candidates
for those events to give District
fans chance to size up the United
States chances in the next world
wide games.
The program will include a re-
newal of The Star sprint series,
in which the same field competes
in 10, 80 and 100-yald dashes.
The trophy. won last year by Mac
Donald Bailey Of Great Britain.
will be up for retirement to q
time winner or the man who
scored the most points over the s.
year period.
High jump, pole vault, hurdles
races, mile and 2-mile runs, re-
lays and medley relays also will
be contested. District AAU cham
pionships will be decided in the
100-yard dash and 600-yard run.
and there will be two events for
women-a 75-yard dash and 660-
yard medley relay.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Jimmy Brown Loses Out
AS Boston Braves Coach
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, Dec. 1.-The Boston
Braves announced tonight they
have not renewed the contract of
Coach Jimmy Brown.
General Manager John Quinn
said the vacancy would not be
filled unless an opportunity to
obtain a specialist presents itself"
The Braves now have three
coaches, Johnny Cooney. Bucky
Walters and Bob Keely.
Brown was brought to the
Braves in 1949 by Billy South
worth, who was succeeded as
manager in the middle of the
1851 season by Tommy Holmes.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
by tho kssoeioied Press

COLUMBUS, Dec. /. Still
punching after a rugged" year at
the gate. baseball's minor leagues
gather for their Golden Jubilee
convention. starting Monday, with
many problems to solve.
While the 1900 delegates from
the minors wrestle with their tele-
vision-radio riddle. the high school
rule and the 24-hour recall battle.
the major leaguers will be cooking
up deals-real and fanciful-in
their hotel rooms.
For it's really a convention of
all baseball. carrying the label of
the National Association of Minor
Leagues. In these days the majors
own so many minor league clubs
that you'll see the same faces at
this meeting and the big league
meetings in New York next week
end.
Will Ted Williams be traded? /?
Will Eddie Stanky manage the st.
Louis Cardinals? You may expect
the answers to some of these ques-
tions to pop out of this swirling
convention
The minors have enough to work
about on their own, George Traut-
man, president Of the National
Association, calls this "the most
important convention in the his
tory of the minors" He may be
right.
Whatever develops it can't top
the drama of last years combined
minor-major sessions at St
Petersburg, where they first fired
Commissioner Happy Chandler
In the intervening year, Ford
Frick has been duly elected and
seated as Happy's successor.
The radio -television problem is
of vital Importance to the minors.
Most OF the owners are alarmed
by the ever-spreading blanket of
big league broadcasts seeping into
their territory.
Nobody knows what to do about
tiff anything. The majors did
away with all restrictions on radio
and TV last October, obviously
worried lest the Attorney Cen
erals Office find them a combina-
ton in restraint of trade.
One of the 81 amendments to
the National Association and
major-minor code to be voted on
Thursday calls for an end to all
radio-TV restrictions by the
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Badgers EDGE Mofquette

MADISON, Wis, Dec. l P.-
A field goal by Pete Anderson in
the last minute broke a 46-46
tie tonight and gave Wisconsin
a 1916 non-conference basket
ball victory over Marquette. A
sellout crowd of $4,000 saw the
game.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Statistics

But they just couldn't cope with
Isbell and his hard-running back
field mates. Jerry Coody, Carpen-
ter and Mickey Sullivan.
The first Baylor drive came the
first time it got the bali, and was
good for 81 yards. The second cov-
cred so yards, the third As, and
the final one sc.
The Owls Travelled rs yards on
their first touchdown drive that
counted and 73 on the second
The one that didn't stand was a
55-yard pass play.
Isbell led Baylor ball carriers
with SO yards. Cody picked up
68 yards.
Daniels was Rice's leading
ground gamer with Sc yards
David johnson had SO.
Left znds-HoutonR,I RIfEi Fix.
Left. duards--Moore, Little, Chapman. n's'
Sssns5ssrMRussa Ssrss oJs Ehpdsn Day; Q Moore;
Eisht Taekles.crockett. Hudson.
Right Ends--McCurry, Schroeder, Wrisht.
Quaterbacks-,Drake. Nesrsta
Lett CHARACTERISTICS, Daniels, Silver. Whit
Right Halfbacks-D. johnson. Garbrecht.
BAYLOR
Left Ends-Williams, Black. Speer.
Left Tackles-Knowles Welch. Lucky
Left GuardS-Bates, Calhoun, Driver.
|Centers-Sisco. Galloway.
Right Guards-Hancock, Athey, Erben.
Risht Tackles-Dowden, Casner, Robinson.
Right Ends-Riley. Trout. Murray.
Quarterbacks-Isbell B. Reid. Davenport
Left Halfbacks--Carpenter, j. Reid. c.
Jones. Davidson.
Right Halfbacks Sherman, Glen
yones ,.,,,s,, r.,
bert.
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Baylor scoring; Touchdowns-carpen-
sions-Brocato <2E Rice scoring: Touch
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Baylor
Continued From Page B-1D

out by an illegal use Of the hands
penalty against the Owls.
Drake's first scoring heave went
IL yards and his last six.
c. o. Brocato kicked four extra
points for Baylor and Bill Wright
one for Rice.
The win, coupled with Texas
Christians 1872 victory over
Southern Methodist, gave Baylor
undisputed second place.
It was a sad swan song for
Rice's upstart youngsters, who
had surprised everybody this year
by finishing in the first division.
Evening star., 1951-12-02

|. Baylor scoring: Touchdowns-carpen-
ter (2). Isbell, Williams, Reid. Conver-
sions-Brocato <2)e Rice scoring: Touch
downs-Howton, MeCurry. Conversion
Wright.
Evening star., 1951-12-02

championship and both were bet
er-than-average passers. Nat
Naddeo. the other back on the
second all-star team, was a power
full runner and gave Coolidge an
inside threat to 60 with McCoy's
lend sweeps.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Stars AN-Hiqh School Squod

Honorable Mentions EndS-Lee RubnStein Coolidge; JACK
Chamberlain Tackles-Bob Ross Coolidge Don Bea
Anacosia Dick Reynolds Tech Guards-Irv Chain Anacosa
Leder Western; Leroy Browne Tech Cener-Larry Smith.
Roosevelt Wise Dave Keys EASTERN Ray Murray
Tech; Fde Bell Tony Magnetic Chamberlain; Chris King
Robbie Smthers. Roosevelt.
The guardian., 1951-03-10
Banks g" Case Decided In ApriI
Bridges at Community Church Center Friday March 9th
THE GUARDIAN STAND

The Guardian has entangng alliance with any political
party has always remained faithful to the principles upon
which our government founded and at all times is ready
to defend those principles against any element seeking to
impair or overthrow them.
At the exercises on Massacre Day avowed Communist
was invited to participate Members of the Progressive
Party were invited of courtesy because of their recent
activities to help the colored peoples At the time
was not realized that the Progressive party is in public
estimation linked with communism. They had declared to
the secretary of the Equal Rights League Maude Totter
Steward that thew are not connected in any way win the
Communist movement and she took them at their word
Her talk at the exercises seems to have been msunder-
stood She was nisquoed by local daes In the desperate
fight of coored people for equal rights and equal opportunities
she mentioned that coord people were forced to accept AID
from every party the Communist party which entered
the STRUGGLED in years back before it got into bad odor
Coored people general thoroughly loyal to the country
and will remain so despite the known inustices heaped
upon them.
The guardian., 1951-03-10
Mass. Supreme Court Has Banks Case;
Decision Expected In April
Courtroom Packed or Hearing

The Banks case of the tam
pered ballots Of the 1949 cleo
ton was finally argued before
the highest Court Of the Conn
monwealth, last Tuesday, March
the sixth.
Appearing for the City Of Bos-
ton was assistant Corporation
Counsel Kelliher; for the appel
lee, were Atty. Matthew S.
Heaphy, counsel for the City of
Beverly accompanied by Attor-
neys George Fingold and Lau-
renee H. Banks, for the inter-
vener, Sullivan, was Atty. Will
liam F, A. Graham.
Perhaps the high light of a
series of climaxes before a packed
court room was reached when
Atty. Graham said that a perfect
remedy for Banks had been pro-
posed. If, after the recount, he
was not satisfied by the Board Of
Election Commissioners, Banks
should have made his appearance
before the Boston City Council
presented his test there anc
there contested Sullivan's cleo
ton.
Suppose Banks had gone be.
fore the Council for approval,
Atty. Heaphy, Banks counsel re.
The guardian., 1951-03-10
ON TO WASHINGTON
TO SAVE WILLIE MCGEE

The Committee for Equal
Justice has announced that a
bus load of Massachusetts, citi-
zens is going to Washington to
Join a national delegation fight
ing to save the life of Willie
MCGEE, colored frame-up victim
in Mississippi scheduled to be
executed on March 20. The ma
tional delegation is to be in
Washington on March 16-17-l8-
19 seeing government officials
and demanding that President
Harry S. Truman intercede to
save this victim of Southern
lynch hysteria.
Further announced that the
Massachusetts, bus will leave
Boston on Friday evening March
is and return from Washington
on Sunday, March IS. All citi-
zens are asked to support this
fight to save Mr.. McGee's life.
Anyone interested in going as a
delegate on the bus or anyone
interested in giving a donation
to enable someone else to go
should contact the committee
at 405 Massachusetts, Ave, Bos-
ton.
A tremendous drive for sign
atures on postcards and petit
tions addressed to President
Truman. is under way. President
Truman can act through his
Attorney General J. Howard Ma
'Grath under the Federal Civil
Rights Act. All citizens are
asked to support this signature
drive and secure petitions.
A House Party to raise funds
to send delegates to Washington
will be held Saturday evening,
March 10 at So Cheney Street,
End floor, Roxbury, (off Grove
HalD. The Public is invited.
Donations 40 cents per person or
Is cents per couple.
The guardian., 1951-03-10
APPEAL TO FEDERAL COURTS IN
EFFORT TO SAVE WILLIE MCGEE
Nationwide Protests TO Truman Growing

NEW YORK-With their ap-
plication for a writ of error re-
fused even a hearing by the
Mississippi courts, attorneys for
Willie MCGEE, 36-year-old Laur-
ell, Miss, colored man facing
death on March 20 for alleged
rape, have turned to the fed
eral courts.
Attorneys John Coe of Pensa-
cola, Fla, and Mrs. Bella Abzug
of New York, are seeking a writ
of habeas corpus in the U. S.
District Court, Biloxi, Miss, in
an effort to save MCGEE from
electrocution.
A national campaign, similar
to the recent drive to save the
Martinsville Seven in Virginia,
has begun in many parts of the
country, in an effort to stop
McGee's execution. In Missis-
sippi, as in Virginia, the death
penalty for so-called rape is
given to colored only.
MCGEE faces death for alleged
rape of Mrs. Troy Hawkins, a
white woman, in November,
1945. In court, the woman ad-
mitted that a sick child was in
bed with her at the time of the
alleged attack, that her hus-
band and two other children
were in the next room, and that
she did not cry out.
Coe and Abzug are seeking the
new writ on the grounds that
MCGEE was convicted by the
Mississippi courts on perjured
testimony. They contend Mrs.
Hawkins lied when she SWore she
had never seen MCGEE before
the trial.
Protests against McGee's i'm
minent death are being sent to
President Truman at the White
House in Washington, D. G. and
in Key West, Florida, where the
President is now vacationing.
Letters and kilograms are ask
ing his intervention with Gov.
Fielding L. Wright of Missis-
sippi and the use of his powers
under the Federal Civil Rights
Act to stop McGee's death.
Mass meetings in Boston,
Lawrence, Springfield and Lynn,
Mass, as well as in Providence,
r. l., have heard Mrs. Rosalie
MCGEE, wife of the innocent
frame-up victim. Thousands
who have heard her have re-
sponded with petitions and tele-
grams to President Truman.
Mrs. MCGEE is scheduled to con-
tinue speaking in the East and
Middle West in the fight to save
her husbands life.
In Lynn, the Society of Friends
The guardian., 1951-03-10

Cancellation of the use Of
Butler Hall for a meeting,
under the sponsorship Of the
Progressive Party of Mass, at
which Harry Bridges, famous
West Coast labor leader, is
scheduled to speak on Friday
evening, March 8, was announced
by Walter A. O'Brien, Director
of the Bay State Progressives.
Arrangements have been made
to hold the meeting at the
Community Church Center, 565
Boylston ST., Boston.
Harry Bridges, probably has
contributed more than any
single labor leader in this
country in the last 20 years to
raising the living standards of
all working people regardless of
race, color or creed. Ask the
Hawaiian sugar plantation work
erS, who were slaving for 25
cents an hour five years ago,
what they think of Harry
Bridges. Since his union or
ganized them, they now receive
well over a dollar an hour and
have elected 81 of their union
members to the Hawaiian State
Legislature.
"Ask the colored and white
longshoremen and warehouse
men of San Francisco and every
othre port up and down the
West Coast of our country what
they think of Harry Bridges,
The guardian., 1951-03-10
GLERGYMEN ASK GOV. DEVER'S AID

Dear Governor DeYer:
Willie MCGEE. a colored man,
has been condemned to die on
March goth for the crime of
rape.
There appears to be serious
doubt as to his guilt. He was
convicted by an all-white jury;
lawyers acting on his behalf
were threatened with mob vio-
lence, an indication Of the at
mosphere in which he was con-
victed. A writ of habeas corpus,
on the ground of new evidence,
is being prepared for presenta-
ton to a Federal Court.
Since the death penalty for
rape is often invoked against
colored and, 50 far as we know,
not against whites, it appears