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Evening star., 1951-03-16
Soldier Beots Policeman
For National Pistol Title
By the Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 16.-The
annual rivalry between the Ken
lucky Army sergeant and the De-
troit policeman for the National
midwinter pistol title ended in
favor of the sergeant this year.
Sergt. H. L. Benner of Fort
Knox swept the aggregate match
es for all three types of weapons
fired (.22. .38, and As calibre)
to amass 2,613 points.
Harry w. Reeves, policeman
who won the championship last
winter, was second with 1884
points.
The shoot continues today with
team matches.
Evening star., 1951-03-16

A right-handed batter with a
lifetime average of .342, He'll
mann played in the Detroit out
field with Bobby Veach and the
immortal Ty Cobb.
He won a regular berth with
the Tigers in 1916. At the end of
the 1929 season, he switched to
Cincinnati in the National League
for three seasons.
During his major league career
he hammered out 1850 hits in
2,146 games.
Evening star., 1951-03-16
Attendance Falls Off
AT College Basketball
In Most OF Nation
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-Blame
1t on television, the international
situation, or repercuSsions from
the fixed" games scandals, but
attendance at college basketball
games showed a decline today for
the season just ended as COM
pared with year ago.
The sock in the basketball
pocketbook was felt especially in
the big city arenas, where the
crowds just didn't rush the gates
as in years gone past.
For instance, attendance at the
Boston Garden double headers fell
off 36 per cent this season. The
Cleveland Arena figure was down
Ali per cent and New York's
Madison Square Garden off 248
per cent over the 1949-50 season.
All this was disclosed in a
cross-section survey of attendance
figures submitted by various
schools and the eight big-city
sports arenas where the popular
double header programs are held.
All figures are based on home
games only.
Far West Hardest Hit.
The largest overall drop in at
tendance by sections came in the
Far West-13 per cent. This was
for representative schools in the
Rocky Mountain and the Pacific
Coast area.
In the East. the decline was
10.5 per cent; in the Southwest it
was down As per cent.
The South and the Midwest
showed gain. but only because
of big new ileldhouses at Ken
tuCky and Kansas State. Schools
,r the MidWesV showed a gain
If G.2 per CEN over last year and
the increase IN the South, was Is
ltf cent.
r1oWever, tEe University of Ken
lucky showed a hike Of 231.6 per
cent in attendance at it's new
fleldhouse, OnAy 1o 900 persons
saw Kentucky games a year ago,
compared with 120,722 this year,
to boost the Southern attendance
total.
The same goes for Kansas
State, which helped keep up the
Midwest totals. Last year at
Kansas State, 10000 watched
Wildcat games. With the new
f1eldhouse in operation, 134,80O
fans saw K-State at home this
season.
Ohio State, Minnesota Drop.
Big losses in attendance were
noted at Ohio State and Mime
sofa. Ohio State, Big Ten cham
pion a year ago, played to 44.2
per cent less fans this season.
Minnesota's attendance was off
21.1 per cent.
Washington, champion of the
Pacific Coast Conference, enter
tained Al per cent more specta-
tors this year. UCLA, winner of
the Southern division of the Pee,
had an 11.3 per cent decline.
In the East Yale's attendance
was down 3,6 per cent, Holy Cross
2.3 per cent and Duquesne's 1.6
per cent.
Tulsa, with an enlarged arena.
played to 68.2 per cent more fans
this year. Texas A. and M, South
west Conference winner, had an
almost identical average, playing
to 2,273 per game last year, and
2,975 this season.
The total decline for the s big
city arenas was 22.1 per cent. In
addition to Boston, New York and
Cleveland, there are the Conven-
ton Hall and the Palestra at
Philadelphia, Buffalo Memorial
Coliseum, Chicago Stadium and
San Francisco Cow Palace. The
attendance was 1,106,791 last
year, compared with 849,155 this
season.
Evening star., 1951-03-16
Fights Last Night
By the Associoted Press

New York. knocked out Chuck Davis
14334, New York (6I.
BANGOR, Me.-Hermie Freeman, 1891
Bangor, knocked out Charlie Debow, 1864
SYRACUSE, N Y-Nick Barone I7s1a
syracuse outpointed Duilio Spagnolo, 184
FALL RIVER, Mass.-charlie Ma.
chine Gun Thompson, 142,. Boston
stopped Lewis Cote, 144, Montreal (2)
Rhairtrisburg' outpointed Gene Butler, 1904
Evening star., 1951-03-16

G a n network,
filling in for
H arry He'll
mann, old time
outfelder a n d
slugger of the
Tigers who is
in a Sc u S
condition in a
Lakeland Hos
pital with a
heart condition
aggravated by
the flu.
The big league
Evening star., 1951-03-16
~ la;6z JAZZ NJ EH6zzI6A5ERALL
!!'#9gE gEss e. BEAT
II ztAlESEr-l BY BURTON HAWKINS

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Mar. 16.-Arch Mcdonald broad
cast yesterdays Detroit Washing
ton game over 23-station Michi-
Evening star., 1951-05-23
District Assessor Dent Resigns Land Agency Post

capped by my prolonged absence
due to illness and my inability to
serve as member. and that in
fairness to the other members ]
should not continue as a men,
ber." he wrote the city heads.
The Commissioners expressed
regret at the resignation and ap-
probation for the contribution
Mr.. Dent had made in helping to
get the agency in operation.
No one has been named to sue
ceed Mr.. Dent as yet.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Librories Group to Hole
SYMPOSIUM on Reports

A symposium on servicing and
control of technical reports will
be held at the annual meeting OF
the Washington chapter Of the
Science Technology Group of the
Special Libraries Association at
pm. tomorrow in the Office of
Technical Services, Fourteenth
street between E and Constitution
avenue NV.
Speakers will include Saul Her.
ner. applied physics laboratory
Evening star., 1951-05-23

The Commissioners yesterday
accepted the resignation from the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency Of Edward A. Dent, Dis
trict Assessor.
Mr.. Dent has been away from
his office for the last three months
because of illness. He explained
the deputy assessor may act in his
place on that job, but that the
land agency post has nothing tc
do with his position as assessor.
"I feel that the agency is handi-
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Drive Aquinst Vandalism

The Elementary Principals As
sociation of the Washington Pub
Ilic Schools is sponsoring a meet
ing of civic leaders at o'clock
tonight in the Burdick Vocational
School. Thirteenth and Allison
streets NV, to launch a campaign
against vandalism.
Evening star., 1951-05-23

Johns Hopkins University; Eugene
Jackson. National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics; Robert
Bray. Navy Research Section, Lii
brary of Congress, and John Green,
Office of Technical Services. Elec-
ton of officers will be held.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Drake Alumni to Elect

The Drake University Alumni
Association of Washington will
elect new officers at it's annual
dinner meeting at $50 pm. to-
morrow in the YWCA, Seven
teenth and Z streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-05-23

The silver content Of coins in
the Union of South Africa is being
reduced from 80 per cent to so
per cent. &
Evening star., 1951-05-23

Carolyn Schnurer
UtU be in our
Fourth Floor Greenbrier
Sports Shop tomorrow -.
and there Dillsbe
Informal modelling
Of her collection
from 100 Am. to 500 Pm.
Evening star., 1951-01-30
new choices for you in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
custom-covered chairs, sofas

We've q wonderful new collection for yol
furniture should be selected You'll find
seots and sofas including sectiono
modern, traditional In choirs wealth
They're covered, in the group on our floor "
broooteIIe. You might wish yours with tn
from our wide range Of samples. Prices, O
the coverings you choose You'll have Gu
exquisite proportions and Iostngness of
designs at for below custom price levels
the collection:
Love Scot SectionoIs, as shown here 267.75 each
in other fobrics, 2l5.OO to $500 each
Powbock Lounge Chair, shown here, 229.0O
in other fabrics, 193.OO to 3l40O
Victorian Soto, with our deep green, 40S.0O
in other fabrics, $3.50 to 46700
Hormonzine Chair same green upholstery, 232.OO
in other fobrics, 196O0 to 273O0
WGL-LWng Room Furniture, Sixth Floor, Main
oso to order. from photographs and fabric sompIe
Bethesdo-Chey Chase; pIeose allow six to eight v
delivery.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Comparisons Are Odious, but Sometimes Helpful

Public Square. They're closer to
downtown than any major league
park, but they have two downtown
ticket Offices. They also have
ticket agencies in Akron, Canton,
Mansfield and Youngstown. And
they have a travelling box Office,
which hits the sticks.
The Indians cater to customers.
It's top-to-bottom thinking that
the idea is to WOO fans, then keep
'em. There are three men in the
public relations and promotion
department. They supply speakers
ball players, President Ellis,
General Manager Hank Green
berg, Manager AL Lopez about
1000 luncheonS, dinners and as
sorted gatherings year.
They contact conventions head
ing for Cleveland and let them
know tickets to the Indians games
will be available. To some 1.500
sports writer's and broadcasters.
they mail the latest features about
the club. A little newspaper, keep
ing customers abreast of the In
dianS, is mailed to $4,000 fans.
Special train trips from Buffalo,
Erie. ETC., are arranged.
They are in constant touch
with Cleveland sports writer's,
broadcasters and telecasters, sug-
gesting stories and interviews and
supplying information.
The Mats have no public re-
lations director and no conception.
Of public relations. Washington
Evening star., 1951-08-26

! fans are taken for granted. The
Mats show a profit, finishing ir
the second division year after
year, because of the drawing
power Of the Yankees, Red Sox
and Indians. The Mats thus
Capitalize on the front Office ag-
gressiveness and the ball playing
ability Of other clubs. If there
is any consuming ambition to i'm
prove the Mats, it isn't apparent,
Examine the farm club setups.
The final stepping stone to the
major leagues generally is by way
Of a Triple-A club. The Indians
have San Diego in the Pacific
Coast League. The Mats have no
Triple : A connection. They've
been talking about one for years,
but the talk has produced no
action.
In AA society the Indians have
Dallas, the Mats have Chat
tanooga. The Indians have A
farms at Wichita and wilkes
Barre. The Mats are missing that
vital link. The Indians have four
Glass B farms. the Mats two. The
Indians have two Class c clubs,
the Mats none. Down at the Glass
- level. the Mats have a 4-3 edge.
The Indians have 13 farm clubs,
the Mats seven. The Indians have
farm clubs in every category. the
Mats in only three Of the six
classifications.
Examine the scouting stats.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
By Burton Howkins
Stor Sfoff CoYrexnonden.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 25.-For the
fifth successive season the Indians
will finish in the first division.
The Mats finish in the second
division for the fifth straight
year. There are reasons for the
consistency of both clubs.
Cleveland is cited as an ex-
ample, not an exception. Many
other clubs, some Of which wind
up in the second division, are
operated on the same high level.
Brooklyn has an even better farm
system. The Yankees have better
scouts. Detroit has a cleaner park.
But Cleveland, as an example,
will do.s
So you want to go to a ball
game? Pick up the telephone in
Washington on the day of a night
game between the Mats and
Yankees. Dial Dupont 6333 and
if you get anything but a busy
signal or complete silence you're
a miracle man.
Thwarted in that direction, you
ask where the Mats downtown
ticket Office is located. There isn't
any. The attitude seems to be that
Griffith Stadium is only 10 min
utes from downtown and If you
don't care to make the trip that's
too bad.
That isn't the attitude Of the
Indians. and the Cleveland Sta
dunn Is just three blocks from
Evening star., 1951-08-26

The Mats have a vague dozen
some of whom are occupied witt
other jobs. The Indians have Il
lfull-time ScoutS-Seven in the
Midwest, four in the East, two
in the South, two on the Pacific
Coast. one in the Southwest and
one even in Canada. Working for
each of these scouts are numerous
''birddogS" who recommend play
|ers for scouts to look over.
The Indians have director OF
farm clubs. So do the Mats. But
the Indians also have a business
director of farm clubs and q
director Of scouts. The Mats have
neither. to sort of blend in with
the general manager they don't
have.
The Mats announce a Ladies'
Day when the mood hits 'em. The
last one was announced to the
press the night before a day game,
giving afternoon newspapers no
opportunity to let women fans in
on the secret. Cleveland has a
Ladies' Day every Saturday.
Cleveland has uniformed ushers,
uniformed ticket takers. The Mats
ticket takers are not uniformed.
Their ushers are, after q fashion,
and the fashion generally is q
limp. ill-fitting uniform with cap
aSkew.
Cleveland's customers are greet
ed outside the gates by d six-piece
(see HAWKINS. Page B-3.)
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Owner to Sell Seals,
Says San Francisco
Needs Major Team
BY The Associofed Press

HAMA, Maui, T. H.. Aug. 25.-
Paul I. Pagan. owner of the San
Francisco Seals, said today he was
quitting baseball because the Pa
cific Coast League would not go
for better baseball In San Fran
CISCO"
Pagan said he had been trying
for six years to raise Western
baseball to a par with the East
and Ito drop that second -class
label"
Everything is first class In San
Francisco except baseball" he de-
clared. "And you can't operate a
minor league in a great town like
that"
He said he was ready to sell his
franchise and players at a reason
able price, but that the San Fran
cisco Stadium was not for sale.
Instead, he is willing to lease 1t
to the franchise holder.
Denying a report that he was
quitting because he did not have
enough time to devote to the
games Pagan said, That's not
true"
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Ken HoIcombe Holds
Red Sox 10 6 Hits as.
Chicago Takes Series.
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Ken Hol-
combe yielded only six hits-in-
cluding Aaron Robinson's first
homer of the season - as he
pitched the White Sox to a 6-2 VIC
tory over the Boston Red Sox to-
day for a sweep of the two-game
series.
A ComiSkey Park crowd of
81 ,009 saw the 33-year- r-old right
handler gain his ninth victory
against nine setbacks. Holcombe
struck out only one batter and
walked seven, but after Robin
sons third-inning blast into the
right-field stands, he was never
in trouble until the ninth.
Singles by Clyde. Vollmer and
Robinson, the latter's third hit of
the day. and a walk loaded the
bases in the finale with no one
out. Vern Stephens, pinch hitting
for pitcher Walter Masterson,
popped out to Second Baseman
Nellie Fox. Vollmer scored on a
fielder's choice when Third Base
man Minnie Minoso took Dom
.DiMaggio's grounder and tagged
out Fred Hatfield at third. Johnny
PeSky then was out at first to
retire the side.
Ted Williams Hitless.
One of Holcombe's principal
victims today was Ted Williams.
who went hitless in four trips, as
his batting average slipped to .319.
Williams has failed to drive in a
run in his last five games.
The White Sox went ahead. 81.
with a three-run splurge of Will
lard Nixon in the third on four
singles and wild pitch.
Chico Carrasquel led off with a
single and was sacrificed to sec
ond by Holcombe. Fox hit to CEN
ter. scoring Chico. Ray Coleman's
blow to right field sent Fox to
third and Nellie came home on
MinoSo'S drive to left.
Nixon'S wild pitch to Eddie Rob-
inson sent Coleman to third. After
Robinson walked, Coleman scored
on AL zarilla's long fly. Jim Busby
forced out Robinson at second.
Masterson Takes Over.
The Pale Hose pushed over
three more runs in the fifth to
knock out Nixon, who began by
walking Robinson and zarilla.
Then, after Busby popped out,
Bud Sheely doubled. Robinson
scored and zarilla also came home
when Walt Dropo let the throw-in
skim through his legs for an
error.
Walt Masterson then replaced
Nixon, who had allowed seven hits
and five walks in 4Is innings.
After Carresquel reached second
or Pesky's bobble, MaSterson made
Holcombe and Fox ground out.
Boston's loss left the third
place Red Sox five games out of
the lead. Fourth-place Chicago is
now II games out. Today'S win
was Chicago's seventh over Boston
in II engagements at Comiskey
Park this season.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Rain Hats Forest Hills Play
After Larsen, McGregor Win

indicated the Nations tennis
future is in excellent hands as
he outsteadied and outthought
the Japanese player in match
filled with long rallies. Perhaps
unfortunately for Fred, however,
he draws McGregor as his second
round opponent.
The only matches played in the
women's division saw Margaret
Warner of El Paso, Tex, defeat
Mrs. Louise Ganzenmuller of Sea
Cliff, N. Y, Ga, 6-3, and Mrs.
Edna Salichs of New York outlast
Mrs. Nellie Sheer Kagan Of Mi
ami. 6-3, As, 6-4.
The rain, coming on opening
day. produced an awkward situa-
tion for the tournament referee
All four Australian entrants
Me- Gregor, Frank Sedgman, Mer-
vyn Rose and Don Candy-are
down to play the final match OF
the national doubles champion
ship tomorrow and will not be
asked to play singles on the same
day.
AS three of the quartet were
unable to play today. they cannot
start catching up with the field
until Monday. McGregor and
Sedgman, who have lost very few
doubles matches in recent years,
are favored to win over their
fellow Aussies. Rain prevented the
match being played at Brookline,
Mass, earlier in the week.
The size of today's crowd re-
f1ected an increased interest in
tennis. 1t was much the largest
opening-day gathering here since
the war and strengthened pre-
dictions that the overall attend
ance at the To-day event would
break all records.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Greentree S Tom Fool
Wins Saratoga Stake;
JET Master Third
BY the Associated rress

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Aug. 25.-Greentree Stables Tom
Fool stamped himself the best OF
the Eastern turf's 2-year-olds to-
day when he stepped to a spar
king triumph in the 49th run
ming Of the Grand Union Hotel
stakes.
The son Of Menow-Gaga, un-
beaten in three starts, all over
the Saratoga strip. showed his
superiority over Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt's f1ve-time winner Cous-
in, Marlboro Stud Farms flashy
Jet Master. and two others be-
fore a crowd of z2,447.
Ted Atkinson brought the
Greentree colt up with a rush
from third place, leaving the turn,
swept past jet Master, the odds
on-choice, at the eighth pole and
then STAYED OF the challenge of
Cousin. e.
At the end of six furlongs,
run in l:llA over a fast track,
Tom Fool had a length to spare
over Cousin. Jet Master was just
a short length back in third place
Then came Bayard Sharp's Han
nibal and Ogden Phipps' One
Throw,
Despite his unbeaten record,
Tom Fool paid $6.10 for a So
win mutuel. He carried 122 pounds
and was spotted four pounds by
both Cousin and Jet Master. In
winning Greentree's 18th race,
four of them stakes, at Saratoga,
Tom Fool earned $15,950.
Gustave Rings Lone Eagle, pur-
chased from William Woodward s
Belair Stud for $4,000 after rae
ing in England, got up in the final
strides to take the $4,000 Sara
toga Handicap, the days CO.
feature.
With George Hettinger handling
the reins. the son of Isolater
caught c. v. Whitney's 'front.'
running Mr.. Trouble just before
they reached the end of the mile
and a quarter. Lone Eagle paid
$32.70.
Rokeby Stables favored County
Delight trailed by another three
quarters of a length for third
money in front of William Zieg-
ler's Bit o. Fate,
Lone Eagle was clocked in 2:07
as he picked up the purse of
$19,950.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Awakened Mats
Sweep Series
Against Tigers
Win, It's, on IA Hits
Off Five Pitchers;
Homer for MichueIs
spseiol Dispatch 10 The ssor

DETROIT. Aug. 25.-Any re-
semblance between the Mats and
anemia was completely washed
away today in a food of base hits
that gave the Washington crew a
lis victory and a sweep Of the
three-game series with the Tigers.
All the oft-times mild-hitting
Mats have done in the past three
days is accumulate 40 hits and 81
runs against a team once labeled
as darkhorse pennant threat.
Evening star., 1951-08-26

For a bunch who had dropped
II in a row before this happy
Detroit reunion, the Mats found
deep satisfaction this afternoon in
clouting five hurlers for IA hits
including Cass Michaels' fourth
home run, a double and three
singles by Gil Coan, and three
for-five by the steady-pluggine
Pete Runnels.
Coan Raises Average.
Gil's four-for-six boosted his
average to a commendable 1922
and put him back in the running
for the batting championship.
The Mats waited no longer than
Inning One to hop on one of their
old tormentors. Virgil Trucks
Consecutive singles by Runnels,
Coan, Mickey Vernon and Sam
Mele, with q couple of walks fol-
lowing, gave them a three-run
bulge.
0UlSlc TuIlS III ILIC oCCO4A0 d4AO
third kept the Mats rolling. but
the Tigers got to Dick Starr for
three in the third and Buck Harris
Iderricked him in favor of Mickey
Harris.
In one Of his better relief jobs.
Mickey held the Tigers Scoreless
until the ninth when they pushed
across one more. 1t was Harris
fifth win against eight losses.
Scoring Well Spaced.
The Mats scored in all but three
Innings. In the second and third,
they picked UP runs after two were
out. Coan's single and Vernon's
double did it in the second, and
Clyde Kluttz' walk and Starr's
double pushed one over in the
third.
That signaled the end Of Trucks
and brought on Gene Bearden,
re-. AIA0rC De- - oN
Evening star., 1951-08-26
IYanks Routed, SO,
By Cleveland Browns
By the Assoeiased Pres,

AKRON, Ohio. Aug. 25.-The
champion Cleveland Browns
romped to seven touchdowns to-
night while walloping the New
York Yankees. $40, In an exhi-
bition football game.
Marion Motley and Rex Bum
gardner, star running backs for
the Browns last season, sat out
the game with injuries.
Quarterback Otto Graham
passed to Dub Jones for q 25-yard
touchdown and to Dante Lavelli
for 24-yard and 36-yard scores
Emerson Cole-f1lling in for the
injured Marion Motley, ran over
for two others. Dopey Phelps and
Ace Loomis scored the other
touchdowns.
Lou Groza kicked q 46-yard
field goal.
New York Yanks- 0 o o o Q
Cleveland Browns II IL 81 0 So
In another exhibition between
National Football League teams
last night at Green Bay, Wis.
the Packers defeated the Chicago
Cardinals. 17.14.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Probable Pitchers
(Won and lost records In parenthesis. }
AMERICAN LEAGUE

(W0n and lost records In parenthesis.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York at Chicago (2)-Shallock
GID and Morgan tS-2) VS.. Rogovin (S-7)
and Pierce U2-1D.
washington at st. Louis (2)-Hudson
(3-8) and johnson (6-9) VS.. Mahoney
Q-2) and Mcdonald (2-4).
Philadelphia at Detroit-Hooper (S-e)
VS.. Hutchinson (S-7)
Boston at Cleveland (2)-Wight (5-5y
and Kfely (4-2) VS.. Feller (2O-5) and
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis at Boston t2)-Chambers
f9-11) and Poholsky l4-1) VS.. Wilson
(4-4) and Surkont (9-1O).
PITTSBURGH at Brooklyn (2)-Pollet
(4-10y and Friend l6-9) VS.. Roe (16-2l
chicaso at New York t2,-Klippstein
S5-D and MeLish t3-sl VS.. Hearn d1-7)
dell (9-12l and Blackwell (I3-11) VS..
Roberts 17.1O) and Jordan (0-O).
Evening star., 1951-08-26
Mats, II: Tiaers, 5

sFlied out Tor Bearden in 9th.
Topped out for Borowy In Sth.
Washington 311 200 301-11
Detroit 103 900 001-
Runs batted in-vernon (3). Mele t2),
Starr. Michasls 60; Yost. Runnels, Kluttz,
base hits-Vernon, Starr. Coan, Kell.
Priddy. Groth Home run-Michaeis.
Stolen base--Coan. Sacrihce-Harris. Dou-
--Washington. 9; Detroit, IL. Bases on
Trucks 3. on Bearden. L; Of White, s.;
By Trucks. 2: BY Bearden. l; BY Borowy, i.
Hits-oH Starr. in innings; on Harris.
n,In.. In III iTnnInsS hesydsn on Trucks in S In
white. 2 in "a inning, OF Borowy. / in
Va inning; Of Gray. 2 In 2 innings. Wild
Swift. winning piteher-Harris (5-8).
Losing pitcher.Irucks 7-S). Time-2:30.