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Evening star., 1951-07-26
Dobson a Ted Williams Rooter
Even in Pitching Against Him

ISox right-hander is due to face
Ted today.
Hes a great boy" Joe said.
Smarter than anybody thinks.
Knows what he's tslki.g about.
He watches every hitter to pick
up anything he can use.
Puts Pitchers Through PAGES.
when he sees a pitcher the
first time. he puts the guy through
his PAGES. He lets the fast ball
go by and the curve and any,
thing else the newcomers got.
Then Ted's ready. The pitcher is
thrown off guard. He thinks that
maybe he, of all pitchers, has the
answer. He'll learn"
Dobson would like to wager that
there aren't three better outf1eld-
ers in the American League than
Williams. yeah, I know he's sup
posed to loaf" Joe said. why?
Because he don't ri with little
bitty steps like a shorty. He can
step across the street in one stride.
He lopes not loafs, and he's got
reach and sure hands.
Say that he gets $125,00o a
year. Say he hits $40 and about
40 homers and drives in 15e runs.
"If he could hit like that every
day, he'd bat $50. drive in 800
runs and hit so homers. But no.
body can hit all the time. But
when he pops up or strikes out
with men on, he's a bum."
In other words, because VIII
liams gets $125, 600 a year, every
body watches him, ready to jibe
at his mistakes.
"But you can put this down" ="
Dobson said. HE never cost the
Red Sox any pennants."
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Mrs. Hill Wins Low Net
In Prince Georges Tourney

Mrs. L. Hill of Kenwood. with
102-29-71, took the low net prize
in the Prince Georges Country
Club annual ladies day golf tour
nament yesterday.
Mrs. Hill tied with Mrs. R. D.
Chapman of Army Navy, 1922
II, for low net and won the prize
after cutting cards with Mrs
Chapman. Mrs. j. LaSalle of Be-
thesda was second with 99-26-73
Mrs. Ralph Goldsmith, Wood
mont, won low gross with an Sc
Mrs. j. P. Thouchaud finished
second with an 81. Mrs. S. A
Winborne, Prince Georges, edgec
Mrs. Fred Chaimson, Prince
Georges, 27-20, for low putt
honorS.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Metropolitan Police
And FBI Mines Take
|SandIot Leads Again

The FBI and the Metropolitan
Police are back in undisputed
first place in their leagues and
the Park Police still have q
chance to tie the Trader Glassers
for the East Recreation circuit
title after yesterdays sandlot ac-
ton.
Voris Conrad, George Wash
|ington University student, tossed
"a four-hit shutout for the FBI
to rout the Firemen, l1-0, in their
Departmental League battle for
first place. With two games re-
naming between the two clubs
in the second half, the FBI leads
with an 81 record while the
Firemen, first-round titlists. are
To.
Conrad and Lefty Dutch
Schaefer, the Firemen's ace.
staged a scoreless pitching battle
until the G-men broke loose with
three runs in the fifth inning, and
two more in both the sixth and
seventh frames.
Burt Hudson led the 14-hit at
tack on Schaefer and two relief
pitchers with a pair of home runs
and a single in five times at bat.
The Metropolitan Police got a
five-hit pitching job from Frank
Mahon to beat Naval Air Station,
To, and go into undisputed first
place in the Anacostia Recreation
League.
The Police now have a I'll sec
ond-half record while MAS is So.
John Chapel pitched nine-hit
ball for the Air Station but a
homer by Tommy Boggs and three
errors helped the Police pull out
in front. The winners started early
with a run in both the first and
second innings, pair in the third
and two in the fourth.
The Park Police kept alive their
hopes of catching the Trader
GlaSsers in the East Recreation
League by edging Naval Receiving
Station, 9-7.
The Veterans Administration
which forfeited to the Glassers
Tuesday has been declared out
of the league and victories award
ed to both the Park Police and
MRS in their remaining games
with the VA. The revised circuit
records now read: Trader Glass
ers, 9-3: Park Police, 7-3 and
Naval Receiving Station, GA.
MRS. the leagues leader most
Of the second half, now has been
eliminated from contention but 1t
can decide the Policemen's
chances. MRS and the Police must
meet twice more, this afternoon
and next week, if necessary, and
a sweep by the latter would tie
the Trader Glassers, flrst-half
champions, and force a play-off
for the second-round title.
In yesterdays game, the Park
Police had to come up with five
runs in the ninth inning to land
the victory. First Baseman Joe
Hayes supplied the big punch
with a bases-loaded triple.
Left Fielder Jim Hardigree was
called to the mound for the Park
Police in the third inning after
MRS had taken a IA lead and
he allowed but three hits in seven
innings of shutout ball. Hardigree
famed eight.
Evening star., 1951-07-26

strangely = clad
fire fl g h t e r
might be George
Larrick, mana
ger of the Fire
D e ar t m e n t
baseball team.
It's happened to
him before.
Our club is
com pose d of
members of the
Fire Depart
ment and the
boys are divi-
ded-half are
&C.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
.Alouettes Sign Fourth
New York Grid Pro
By the Asseeiased Press

MONTREAL, July 26. -- The
Montreal Alouettes of the Inter
provincial Football Union last
night announced the signing of a
fourth New York professional
player. Yank Tackle Bill Cham
bers.
George Ratterman and John
Yonakor of the Yanks and Gene
(Choo Choo) Roberts formerly of
the Giants, previously signed
Montreal contracts.
Evening star., 1951-07-26

Today a year ago-The Yam
KEGS defeated the Browns, 6-3,
to move within half a game of
the first place Tigers in the
American League pennant race.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
By Brion Bell. Jr.

Don't be surprised if fireman.
dressed in baseball uniform calmly
is going about his duties at the
next blaze you attend. The
Evening star., 1951-07-26

Ten years ago-Attention beat
Whirlaway by a length and a
half to win the $42,450 Arling-
ton Classic in Chicago.
Evening star., 1951-07-26
Seeks SoftboII Dotes

Congress Heights Methodist
Church, phone johnson 0600, is
seeking softball opponents for Sat
urdays. It has diamond.
Evening star., 1951-07-26

Twenty years ago-Horton
Smith won the st. Paul Open
golf championship with a score
of 278.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
YOU MAY BE-NOBODY KNOWS!

If you have an opinion about what
may happen in world affairs, you can be
reasonably assured that it is just likely to
be correct as that of the most expert OBJ
servers in the world.
Nobody knows the plans of the Krem-
lin. Despite the military strength of Rus
STA and the past record of aggression
there is no way to determine what the fu-
cure holds Some newspaper correspond
ents, writing from Europe, take the view
that, so far as observers can determine,
there are no present indications that the
Russians plan an offensive this year.
At the same time, Under-Secretary of
State James E. Webb. speaking of the
success of our foreign policy, including
the Marshall Plan, the North Atlantic
Treaty and the Western European De-
tense Force, says that their very success
creates the present period of great dam
ger" What he means is that if the de-
Tense of the democracies continues to in
crease, the Russians, if they are bent up
on war, will be tempted to launch an at
tack before the present programs can be
completed.
There is always the chance that ag-
gressive action by satellite nations in the
Balkans and elsewhere may precipitate
a serious crisis. Yugoslavia is undoubted-
ly danger point but something" could
happen around Iran, Greece, Turkey and
Berlin. Without knowing the future. this
country and other free nations. have no
choice but to arm themselves for the pos
sible and prepare to defend themselves
against anything that might happen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO GOD

The statement often made by those
who urge individuals to reform is that
the nation is being punished because 1--WE
have turned our backs upon God" You
find the sentiment expressed very often
by those who assert that they speak for
the Divine Mind.
Figures released by the National
Council of Churches of Christ do not up
hold this viewpoint The Council says that
church membership grew faster, between
1926 and 1919, than the population of the
country and that it is now at an all-time
high. Church membership, as whole,
says the Council, increased SIS per cent
while population went up only 80 per
cent.
These figures seem to refute the ale
gationsthat 1--WE have turned our backs
upon God" but it viii be heard, time and
time again, in the press, on the radio and
in pulpits. Can it be that those who make
the assertion do not believe that a greatly
increased number of churchgoers has no
relation whatever to the worship of God?
We are quite conscious of the fact
that there are some grand rascals and
rogues'on the lists of members of the
churches. Nevertheless, we believe that
there is definite upward trend among
people, not only those inside the church
but those on the outside. 1t has been so for
years. Active association with a church is
one step toward proper life and the
fact that, between 1926 and 1949, it has
been taken by SO many people indicates
that human beings, in these parts at least.
are moving toward better lives
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
BRITISH LEAVE
ETHIOPIAN ARMY

Adds ABABA. Ethiopia.-GPl.
= A British military mission
which has been training the
Ethiopian army since 1912 will
be withdrawn in the near future.
An official Ethiopian government
statement said the decision re
fleets the further development of
Ethiopia in the organization of
her own affairs" and IS due ito
the increasingly heavy demands
on British manpower and finan-
'cial resources resulting from the
present world situation"
Other foreigners will remain in
Ethiopia's military forces. A Bel
gian is a military adviser to EN-
peror Halle Selassie and Swedish
officers are training the imperial
guard and air force.
There have been unconfirmed
reports that units Of the Ethiopian
army may be sent to Korea. How
ever. there is nothing official on
this from the government.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
LAUGH AT PERoN'S CLAIM

The announcement of revolutionary
process FOR the release of vast amounts Of
atomicsenergy, made in Argentina as
marvellous accomplishment of native
scientists is branded as fantastic by
competent scientists throughout the world.
Without going into the details, the
scientists say that except through the use
of uranium, it is absolutely impossible to
produce on the earth the temperature
causedby an explosion of an atomic bomb.
This rrlns into millions of degrees and
even the explosion of bomb produces a
high temperature for a fraction of mil
lionth Of second. To accomplish the
same results by chemical processes, such
as burning fuel or in an electric furnace,
would melt every known material on the
earth. "a a9.E D. y
here is not much use for any body to
be worried about the Argentine claim
that ths heat energy of the sun has been
duplicated. The solar process involves a
temperature of 100000 degrees cent?
grade and the radiation into space every
second Of quantity of heat equivalent to
that of Fifteen quadrillion tons of coal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
Spot News On
TV Coed But
PLAYS Rotten
Reporters Becoming
Alarmed Al Stupid
Level OF Television
Production Now d.
BY STANLEY JAMES

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Vet.
eran reporters. Who have cover
ed many Washington doing
while longing in soft chair II
the National Press Club. are be,
coming alarmed at the. stupid
level Of television shows these
days TcIevisi0n is great for the
sports reporter. who wants tc
cover a big prize fight and have
his hamburger end peanuts
. brought 10 him on 4 tray stimuli
taneously.
1t IS great when someone Ike
Estes Kefauver is frying the
king sized gamblers and racke-
teers. 1t is wonderful when the
President speaks and Washing
tons reporters don't even have
to sit in on a dinner confab and
eat cold potatoes in Some meet
ing hall to see him. TelevisiOa Is
the reporters dream C1ma true,
all right, except in he show
world. -.ss
In this field-shoWs al,d plays
the television industry seems
TO be in the doldrusns without
'.ina. Some Observers arc con-
WINGED that watching ttae plays On
TE long enough Will stupefy
even tne brightest prospeee aftef
several years. The plots are so
stupid, the acting so stupid, and
the sound effects so stupid, one
begins TO think he's the world S
genius after watching several of
them. And if all that is stupid,
one should listen to the d:a-
logue! There's enough corn in
the dialogue of the average New
York productions to feed several
hundred Rhode Island Reds for
two years.
The only answer seems to be
good moving pictures, and they're
getting scarce. But the best
movies, at least the best FOLLY
wood, and best new ones, are
not for TV screens. So we are
condemned to watching the old
Ier, usually inferior, pictures on
TV Until that situation is chang
ed, television viii GO. on stapefy-
ing intelligent people. The, con-
tinuous watching of the silly
plays has. a. dliing effect on the
brain, which. if not Checked in
time, will, corEsde ones cells of
course, the. experts don't. agree
with that, SO maybe you'd better
make up your own mind. :, If you
can stand it, study q few TV plays
closely in the next few days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
WILD POTATO ORIGIN
IS MYSTERY

VANCOUVER up. indians
in the British Columbia interior
harvest wild potato small and
slender, and sometimes called
lady fingers The flesh is yellow
and the flavor resembles the
sweet potato.
w. A. Faulkner of Lytton saws
that apparently centuries ago ma
tives of Chile and Peru journey
ed northward in their canoes to
what Is now British Columbia,
They brought their native foods
and vegetables and introduced
them to Indian tribes.
However, DR.. V. c. Brink of
the University of British Column
bia says he believes the potatoes
were introduced about l850-60 by
Scandinavian trappers and min
ers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14

l202-Horaee Bushnell, famed
Hartford, Conn. theologian, liber.
al clergyman and orator, born ir
Litchfield Co., Conn. Died Feb
II, 1875.
l8l0-Justin S. Morrill,, famous
Vermont congressman and sena-
tor of his generation, born ir
STAFFORD. VT Died Dec. %. 1898
l3l3-Junius Spencer Morgan
New England drygoods merchant
then a famous London banker
first of the great banking house
Of the name. born in Springfield
Mass. Died April 8, 1890.
lG21-Mathurin Nj. Bailou, Bos-
ton journalist, publisher of coun-
t;y's first pictorial paper. born in
Boston. Died March q, 1895.
l23l-John Pratt, inventor OF
the "Pterotype,i' 1866, pioneer
typewriter, foterunner of the
Hammond, born fl Unionville,
S. c. Died in Brooklyn, N. Y,
about 1909.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
Today In History

IT'S - Philadelphia Quakers
found country's. first society for
the abolition of slavery.
I823-First edition of Webster's
Dictionary published.
1861 = Historic evacuation of
Fort SumpteT.
MISREPRESENTATION of Presi-
dent Lincoln by Booth at Ford's
Theater, in Washington.
1873 - Historic Louisiana
Slaughterhouse case decision by
the U. S. Supreme Court.
l890-The Washington Inter
national Conference creates the
Pan American Union.
I9l2-On her maiden voyage,
the Titanic strikes an iceberg off
Newfoundland shortly before mid
night--sinks In the early morning
hours with loss of some 500 in
Guiding many notables.
l947-Russia agrees to negoti-
ate her lend lease debts to u. S.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
The Veterans
Corner
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OF INTEREST TO VETERANS

Here are authoritative answers
from the Veterans Administration
to five questions of interest 10
former servicemen and their de-
pendents:
Q. Yesterday a salesman came
around selling subscriptions to q
veterans magazine which he said
was endorsed by VA. Is that true?
A. No. VA has never endorsed
any magazine or other publica-
ton The salesman was rnisrepre-
Senting the facts and should be
reported to the proper authorities.
Q. / just received a small in
heritance and I'd like TO pay my
CT home loan in full. Is that per-
Missile?
A. Yes. All CT loans may be
paid off ahead OF the due date,
without fee or penalty on the
veterans part.
Q. l am conducting a CT Job
training program in my CONNER
cial garage, and | want to in
crease the wage scale of the
trainees. How do / go about il.
A. Notify the State Approving
Agency in your State. That
agency, in turn, viii inform VA
of the new wage scale, so that CT
subsistence allowance payments
can be adjusted accordingly
Q. My husband a World War
II veteran, died recently. What
will happen to the CT loan he OBJ
tanned for our house?
A. You may take over his CT
loan contract and keep making
payments on your home under its
terms.
@. l am World War II vet
eran who lost leg in service.
Last sunnre applied for an
automobile under the cars for
amputees" law that limited the
cost to 81 800. But had to go back
to the hospital and never receiv-
ed the car I did receive a certifi-
cate of authorization from VA
May l use the certificate now un-
der the new law that allows VA
to pay $1,000 toward a car that
costs more?
Veg
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
10 YEARS AGO

Senator Claude Pepper, in or
Ter TO be in Key West to speak
before the American Legion con-
Vention next week, will fly more
than $500 miles in two days, II
was learned today.
Senator Pepper. in a telephone
conversation with Albert Mills.
convention corporation director,
said he would leave his Washing
ton desk the afternoon of April
"a, speak here the morning of
April rs. and keep an appoint
ment at his office in the capitol
the morning Of April %.
X Il 4
Key West home guard mem
Ders will postpone their scheduled
meeting tonight in order to stage
smoker Thursday. it was an
nounced today.
The guard members will hold
their smoker Thursday night at
o'clock at the national armory.
Each member has been asked to
bring one prospect for member
ship to the armory.
\ 4 4
Spring and the arrival of warm
weather for Kcv West has brought
an increase in the number of
winter clothes donated locally for
Bundles for Britain, Mrs. Mary H.
Barker, local representative of
The group, said today.
A second packing case filled
with clothes has been prepared
for shipping and soon will join
the case sent several weeks ago
in the Bundles for Britain head
quarters at New York.
X X X
Benedict Thielen was involved
in two realty transactions re-
corded yesterday at the county
clerks office.
He purchased for S2,400, two
lots on Thirty foot alley and Dey
street near Simonton, and sold to
Jane M. Dewey home on Eliza
beth street for about $500.
Archie Thompson. 1i01 Eaton
street, bought from Mrs. Charlotte
Roberts. lot at Petronia and
White streets for $1,000.
r Il X
The Citizen said in an editorial
paragraph today:
The way to sell Key West as
a convention city to other Florida
folks, as well as northern folks. is
to put our best foot forward. 1t
should look like a convention city
dressed up in gay, bright colors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
THE BANQUET. GIvER UNKNOWN

Key West High School, basketball
teams playing. in the season recently
closed, was the best in the history of that
sport at the school. In view of that fact, a
good many homefolks itched to show
their appreciation. That attitude resulted
in this question. What was the best way to
show the players that the record they had
set gladden. the hearts of the folks at
home?
1t was decided that banquet in hon.
or. of the boys would provide two things
that. are generally agreeable, stomach.
comfortably filled with tasty food, and an
opportunity to express appreciation for
what the boys had done.
''''- But who was going to pay for the
banquet? In the theatrical world, the man
who backs play financially, is called an
angel Dramatists or wOuld-be drama
fists know he is hard to find. However,
the homefolks, in bordering over the
question. were not exactly looking for an
angel" who loses his money generally,
though once in coon's age he gets it
back, sometimes with little to boot. For
the banquet. something more than an IAN
gel" was needed. The man or men who put
up the money would not get anything
back, not even commentator or an APP
preciative pat on the shoulder, as it turn
ed out in this case.
The homefolks had almost stopped
weighing the question, when up stepped a
naan,-without being asked, who said he
would pay for the banquet on one condi-
tion-that his name would not be divulg-
ed. He made that offer to Coach Win
Jones. who lost little time in passing on
the Joyous news to members of the team
all the news except the name of the
man who would pay for the banquet.
The Citizen published a detailed ac-
count of the delightful time the players
and their families had at the banquet in
Raul's. But the players and their friends,
except four who were let in on the secret.
do not know the man who footed the bill
alone for the banquet.
This man was born in Key West.
grew up In Key West, attended local
schools and then went to college. Through
hard work. and close application to duty,
he has made a success in life, though at
one time it seemed he was committed to
drudgerya For many years he worked at a
salary that was far below the general run
of salaries Then opportunity tapped
lightly on his door, and he grasped it and
chung to it. He resigned his poor-paying
Job and struck out determinedly for him
self. That determination has paid off in
public support, as well as in money.
He is retiring and for that reason he
didn't want any back-patting when he de-
cided to pay for the banquet, so he re-
quested anonymity. A good title for this
story is The Banquet, Giver Unknown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
Today's Birthdays
Up Wirepho

James Branch Cabell Of Rich
mond, Va, famous author. born
there, y years ago.
Carl r. Gray. Jr.. Administra-
tor of Veterans Affairs. born in
Wichita. Kansas, 50 years ago.
Arthur B. Homer, president of
Bethlehem Steel. born in Bel
mont, Mass, So years ago.
Prof. Calvin B. Hoover Of Duke
University. famed economist.
born in Berwick. Ill, "a years
ago.
Dr.. Ralph Arnold of San Me-
rino. Calf. famed geologist ard
oil authority. born in Marshall
town, Iowa, 70 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
ANIMAL SHIPPING cosTs UP

SINGAPORE. -LPl.- Seventy
year-old Trader Horne, noted
wild animal collector, arrived in
Singapore looking for purchases
but he said shipping freight
charges to New York were ''ridic-
ulous" "Pre-war we could ship
an elephant from Singapore for
500. Now it's $500 plus an at
tendant fee of $50. A tiger costs
S44ll to ship, plus an attendant
fee of S85.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
FOURTH ESTATE
GOES INTERSTATE

NEEDLES, Calf. -tPl.- The
publisher of the Desert Eat Strap
Book has leased the southeast
corner of California and the
southwest corner Of Nevada. He
plans to set up MS press on the
state line. so half. of thef papeES
viii be printed in each state. :.
Harry Oliver acquitted. the lease
from the. /. Fort. Mohavg i Tndiaa
tribal council. II covers 1000
foot strip pf land one nale long.
With Arizona a stones throw
away, Oliver believes ne has
found the ideal location for tell
ing tall tales of the three states
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
Today's Horoscope

n Today gives o pleasure-loving
nature, srevelling in laughter and
light occupation. There may be
an ,antipathy to serious thought,
but careful investigation often
shows an undercurrent of a rnedi-
tative nature, and that the light
actions are but a desire to avoid
serious thoughts that may be un-
pleasant f''~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-14
SUNDAY. APRIL IS

Today endows with a strong
and Independent character and il
is much better to let today's ma
tives alone as opposition breeds
a tendency TO be unjust. There
may be desire to travel and
success often comes in foreign
lands. If these natures are turned
in the right direction, they pro-
duce valuable results.