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Evening star., 1952-06-21
Reluctant Witness,
Victim Of SIS Million
Theft, Caught by FBI
BY the Assoeiofed Press

SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.-
Millionaire La Verne Redfield,
sought for two weeks as the star
witness against a gang accused
of stealing SIS million from his
Reno home, left for Nevada last
night in custody of a United
States deputy marshal.
Mr.. Redfield, 54. was arrested
by FBI agents yesterday at nearby
Sebastopol.
He refused to post $50,O00 bail
set earlier by Federal Judge Roger
Foley at Carson City, New.
Can Make Bail.
81 can make bail in minute,
but it's not my desire :" Mr..
Redfleld told United States Com
missioner Francis st. j. Fox.
Pointing to a cluster of news
men and photographers, he added.
''If I do I'll be free and they'll
take my picture. I think I'll be
safer in the custody Of the mar
shall"
"I will gladly testify" Mr.. Red
field told FrBI agents who arrested
him.
The Government said it es-
pecially wants Mr.. Redfield to
testify against Marie Jeanne D'Arc
Michaud, 36-year- -old divorcee and
self styled brains" of the fabu-
lous robbery last February.
Trial Starts Monday.
Mrs. Michaud, whom Mr.. Red
field met while she was awaiting
q Reno divorce, goes on trial Mon
day, the second of eight persons
arrested thus far in connection
with the theft.
Mrs. Leona Giordino, 36, was
found guilty yesterday in Carson
City Of transporting $9,100 of the
loot across State lines. She did
not take part in the bizarre rob-
berry, but was accused of stealing
the money from one of the de-
PENDANTS.
Most of the 1oot-in cash, Sc
curities and jewelry-was recov.
cred in possession Of Mrs. Michauo
and the seven others under arrest
Evening star., 1952-06-21

Amazing Construction Featur..
MA Hlstory.Making Low Price
. Full Basement
o.Bedroom and 2-Bedroom Home.
Expandable Second Floor with
Heating and Plumbing Roushed in
. Plastered Walls
. Steel Beam Support
. Solid Masonry CONSTRUCTION
. Beautiful Oak Floor.
Separate Dining Room
. Ceramic Tile Bath
Copper Plumbing
. Automatic Gas Heat
. Complete Electric Kitche,
Screens and Venetian Blind,
. Choice of Decoration.
AL a., FOR $i2.sso-In one Of e,.s,.,
Mosn'"sfon's Most BsoutifuI Re.;.
dentiol Areas. "s'-
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Jack Smith Sweeps -Four Races
For Honors in Holiday Regatta

Or. Walter Lawson, Washington
dentist, stayed on top In the Pen.
guin Glass with his Fanny Demper.
Columbia's Writ Gill in F'lirt nosed
out Dick Shehan's Tidsy Too from
Roslyn. N. Y, for second honors.
Bob Ray, another local ace, won
In the Comet Glass with his Lucky
Strike, followed by Bob Orine In
Blue Water Il and Norman
Hchaller In Rebel.
Another high scoring sailor was
Charlie Dills Of Columbia whose
Bafnaele Too paced the Bnipe
division, Joe Hail, sailing Pinafere,
was second and Bill BarkeF's Sun
ran. third All are from celum.
bia Y g,
eeiumbia's Commodore I, L.
dfeeRbeFg awarded prizes at the
clubhouse following the series
which was sailed In O llght and
|Htful breeze,
Evening star., 1952-02-24
0uenstedt's Victory
Gives Terp Boxers
Win Over Army

with Heavyweight Cal Quen.
stedt supplying the decisive point
In the Anal bout, Maryiand's box.
Ing team closed its home season
with q an TO 5ts victory over
West Point last night at Coliese
Park. II was the 'ferps' second
victory against three defeats and
0 draw.
euenstedt outpointed Frank
Hicks In o slow bout, saving his
teammates frefl defeat for the
third time this season. His Vieu
tory against Miami last week wen
that match, and he won AGAINST
The Citadel earlier In The season
70 aiVe Maryland a "a Vie,
An injury 10 AightsheavyWeight
jim Stewart, who slipped In the
dFesslng room and injured his OIL.
bow, forced Maryland TO forfeit
the iTTspeund bout, TYING the
match AZ \ VI points for each team,
Stewart was scheduled 10 Fenlaee
ailing Blu MeInnis,
Carl Crews, Army i47-peundev,
scored the only Knockout In dis
posing OF previously unbeaten Bill
o'Brien In n seconds OF the SEQ.
end round, Maryland supporters
In the crowd OF a,bal also got O
Jolt when Army'A JeTyl Hughes
outpolnted the highly-touted Ron.
ME Rhodes In tho i07-pound class,
The match was interrupted h0.
tween the fourth and NTH bouts
while Ford Loker, president OF the
N Club, presented O PLAGUE 10
lfoinie Miller, former Maryland
boxing coach, The summaries
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Evening star., 1952-02-24
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Army StoosS L0te R0liy
TO TOP Harvard, $3.50
ev mo AGsOGlaied pVsss

WEST POINT, N. Y, Feb. as
Army, which meets Navy next BAT.
urday 90 West Point, won on up.
hill basketball battle with Harvard
today, defeating the Crimson, 90
10 90, after trailing for nearly
three quarters,
Behind four points At the end
OF the first period and again by
90 10 % at the half, the Cadets
did not Ret command OF the stu.
Ation until four minutes had
elapsed In the Anal period, Then
get shots by Richie cardilie and
Kent Peere save them 0 81 10
30 advantage 10 which they elung
the rest OF the day,
Harvard cot the pace throughout
the Arst half on some ARe not.
shooting by Dill Dennis, who
scored az points, PeeFe paced
AFmys attack with 10, AFmy'a
season record now shows eight
ViOt0riAR and Aiaht dAfAatg
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Hoyos
Continued From Page BID

reach the half-mile marker In
1875. He had 10 yards then
and kept pulling away In his drive
for the tape.
After pacing a e4-second quar-
ter and q 2:'06.0 half La Pierre
fell victim to little Fred Dwyer OF
villanova In the eight-furlong
event. The wildcat junior who
swept both the indoor and OUT
door mile titles last year 90 q
sophomore was In front at the
three.quarter In S:11 and had
enough left TO come through with
o e2.second last quarter TO hold
La Pierre Of by seven yards.
70 was a two.fnan duel TO such
An extent that the third.plact
man, Dan Hommer Of Pittsburgh
was o half iap behind the winner
Fefdham's Terrence Foley ant
Arfny's I'D Dinses took the fourth
and Afth places
Dick Saunders and Dave Beiand
the ether two members Of the
Georgetown relay quartet, fell w
the Wayside In trials OF theil
events, Saunders was eliminated
In the i,eee.yaPd trials and DO.
land In the 699.yaFd heats,
The Anal Georgetown point
that save Prank 6evigRe's sauad
q total OF II markers for thiFd
place behind Manhattan and
Army came In the mile relay, with
bolaAd taking over the aAeheg
LEG, the mile quartet made the
anal and then ran nth behind
the winning Manhattan team,
MaFyland'a murders, TEX Car
ter and Mort Cohen, lost out N
the semifnals,
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Taft, Souso Fairgrounds Win
Titles in Bowling Tournament

TAFT win were Alton Beard with
III and 800, Jay Estrain with l03
and 900 and Noble Inguanti with
on and 9a0, Members OF the team
are oil Tech High students, ;
Norman Anderson with a IIa
same and $40 Aet, and Tommy
Pheasant with ia3 and 207 were
best IN sousa's junior Victory,
Tommy Younghlood had i00 and
200, Frank stoppa had 90 and
ava, and Craig Anderson, team
captain, 10 and 2BT. h
Cooke playground walked on
with runnersup honorH In the
senior division with 1881. Turkey
1'hiCket was third with 1919,
Lafayette finished second In the
junior class with laos. Rudolph
was third with 1898.
For the second straight year
Howard Stewart OF Takoma stood
out among tho 97b youngsters
with q high game OF IN and $40
Aet,
Evening star., 1952-02-24

The Redskins landed another
key man In their 1862 rebuilding
plans Yesterday with the signine
Of Andy Davis, baekheld star al
George Washington University for
the last four years,
The ilrht homegrown District
athlete signed by q hometown
team, Davis was the Washington
pros, second draft choice and the
sixth 10 sign, While terms OF the
one.year agreement were not dis
closed, Andy said no was satisfied
and "f0lt good" about II,
TOuted by LeemAHG.
The Redskins felt Just 90 good,
George Marshall, president, hopes
Andy will DO another TNlfy Lee.
mans. Leetnans, also q dW aluTTis
nus, starred with the New York
Giants and had strongly recon-
fnended Davis 10 that club. Both
were 90 minute players In college
and able 10 handle either often.
siVe or defensive chores.
Born and reared In Brookiand,
Davis last year hung up an aiis
time gF0und-gainlng record for
the Southern Conference Of B,00S
yards, Ito broke the 4,B7i record
made by Charlie Justice At North
Carolina, Justice, who played elk
games with the Redskins In 1850,
has said no wants 10 return 10 pro
feetball and IA expected In Wash.
ingten next week 10 discuss terms
with the Redskins.
Davis starred three years OF
Evening star., 1952-02-24

Jack Smith, ex.0eorge WASH
ington University skipper, yes.
terday swept all four races Of the
Thistle Glass TO wind UP with q
|near.perfect score In Columbia
Yacht Clubs fifth annual Wash
ington's Birthday Regatta.
With Norman Curran as crew,
Smith In two days accounted fot
eight firsts out Of nine starts In
his boat, Witch Woman. This
made him the standout skipper OF
the regatta. There were 40 start.
|efs from % far distant 40 Lene
Island Sound. Clay Hafweod In
jelly Scot and nd Heyt In Alice
were second and third.
MidshipmeR Dill Lepthien and
wv, D. dallingeF OF the Naval
Academy placed ene.tWe In The
Tempest Glass, beating cut owl
best shippers, John Dedge OF the
,5eIenialA was third,
Evening star., 1952-02-24

his teammate. Lindy RemigiRo,
who was gaining fast at the end.
u was the third time including
one heat and one semiAnal that
O'Connen equaled the meet record
held by several runners, Remigino
also ran one OF his heats In 90,
Manhattan's chances OF coming
through with On unprecedented
l.2-S In the 60-yard dash were
shattered when Joe Schatsele. the
third member Of the terrific trio,
scratched after the heats.
Dartmouth Ace Wins Hurdles.
Pete McCreary Of Dartmouth,
the Ivy Leaue champion, turned
the tables on Meredith dourdine
LOT Cornell by winning the 60.yard
high hurdles in ~ seconds. Nc
Creary was second to Gourdine In
last years race.
Still. 1t was q fortunate break
for the pair that they got the
first two spots. Larry johnson
Of Army was leading at the last
hurdle when he banged into It
and fell, permitting his two rivals
to run 1t out only O couple Of
yards from the finish.
johnson said he was blinded
monentarily by O photographer's
fash bulb. He wasn't hurt, al
though he hit the floor with q
thud that could be heard all over
the Garden. and got up TO take
fourth.
Penn star Wins shOtput.
The power boys didhot approach
any records. John McCallufi1 OF
Penn won the sh0tput with q tosG
OF 40 feet ~ inches, and oil
Bofjesen OF BfeWn, The fAVefite
captured the Sbupound weight
threw with On effeFt OF Do feet
ON inches, BeFjesen won The
same event tive years aee, but
was ineligible In 1851,
jim WeBb ef baballe GOT ever
siK.feet feuFslHehes 10 win the
high jump end In the process
shut out the defending champion,
Jim Herb OF Penn State, whe
missed at 0si,
MaHhattaA's youthful star, VeF-
non pixeA, won the e00syeaFd
run, HE flFst individual race o!
the season after concentrating
on the relays, In llll,S, He Just
did nip his teammate, Lou Jones,
at the tape,
Fred Dwyer Of Vilianova led
most Of the way 10 whip 10 O
huccessful defense Of his mile title
lin Atla.
Evening star., 1952-02-24

Feeh High eeheel ana then had
a brief Aing at Aandlet feetball
He spent IL months In Germany
with the Army, serving overseas
with the 6ath GonstahulRry squad
ron OF the Third Regiment,
PaveElte Of T0uehd0wneFa,
Despite his all-around work
Davis was not selected On any
all.Atar teams, But no was q
fav0rite OF the Touchdown Club
That organization honored him Aa
tho outstanding high school player
OF the leAb season, and In i0A7
picked him aa the outstanding
sandlot player. The following
year the club awarded Davis I'D
trophy for the outstanding college
player OF the area, In 1851 the
club gave Andy another trophy
for having won the Arst three, 4,
Davis figured In one OF the
longest plays Of the 1860 season
when no threw O touchdown pass
10 Charlie Jones good for % yards
from tho line Of serimmage, He
finished hiS college career second
10 Johnny Bright OF Drake for
ail.time ground.gaining honerS,
Davis ID married and the father
OF two daughters, Andrea, ah
years old, and suzanne, VI years
old.
Andy will receive his degree In
physical education from George
Washington University In june
AtehiAON,
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Newhouser Wants
No.Trode PLEDGE
Before He SIGNS
by the Asseelaied IeIl

LAKELAND, Flan Feb, asr=HaI
NeWheuseP hasn't slgned hls 1901
pitching eentFaet with the Betreil
Tigers because he wants on agree
ment he will not be traced,
This was disclosed teday b.
General Manager Charley aehr,
lngeT a. tho left-handed pitcher
skipped tho second workout el
Tiger pitchers and eRtehers,
dehFlngeV told neWRmeHI
I'm the event no comes back and
pitches well, no wants q pledge
that he will not he traded. ] told
Hal II was impossible TO make 4
promise like that, II no starts
winning again and we think II
would be advantageous TO the
club, we'll trade him,
THAT goes not only for New.
houser, but every other player
on the club"
Newhouser, who had O 6-6 recorc
in @ sore-armed 1851 season
worked out yesterday after talk.
ing with Gehringer. who gave him
permission to do so;
Evening star., 1952-02-24

Taft scored i,bTl TO win tn
senior boys title and 6ousa with
i,469 took junior honers In 4
field OF ba teams that competed
yesterday In the lpth playground
bowling tournament OF LuckS
Strike,
The event was dedicated 10 thC
memory OF Richard q, Tennyaon
playground executive who dlet
lest year. 1a.nu
John w. (Bill) Wood, genera
manager Of the Lucky strike a.
leys, was presented q citation 70,
outstanding service 10 tho depart
inent's playground program oVeI
q period OF many years. Tit
presentation was made by HArrI
D. WendeF, board chairman OF thl
Recreation Department.
Leo Maseettl led Taft with 4
547 not and i9i game while Don.
old pilisa posted high same OIL
100 In 0 set OF $40, Sharing thI
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Richmond Upsets
William and Mary
bv Tho AssseIslea Press

RICHMOND, Vau Feb, 2s,-The
University OF Riehmend's Oft.
defeated Spiders scored an aston.
lshing a0.6i upset victory over
William and Mary here tonight 10
Jolt the Indians hopes OF landing
0 berth In the Southern Confer
ence championship tournament,
A win would have nailed down
O tournament bid for william and
Mary, which went into tho contest
with O tour-gaFie winning streak,
But instead OF their 18th con-
ference triumph. tho Indians
came up unexpectedly with their
sixth setback,
Evening star., 1952-02-24
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900 spectators yelling him on no
opened up ground on his New
York A. G, teammate, Horace
Ashenfelter, In tho last three laps
Of his natural distance,
II was only the second time this
season that Wit has run the two
mile distance, The other occasion
was In the knights Of Columbus
games, the first major meet Of
the season, when he ran the fast
est hat-fioor two miles ever turned
|in-8:59.5.
Let Others Set Pace.
In beating Rice's 9-year-old
mark Of 0:61, wilt permitted Bill
Ashenfelter and brother Horace to
set the pace.
Bill grabbed 1t at the outset,
and hung on for more than O mile.
He pulled the quartet In the spe.
cial race on the college program
along at q fancy clip, hitting the
half-mile in 2:10.9 and the mile
in 4:26.1.
Bill dropped out after the mile
his Job done--and Horace took
over. He crossed the mile and O
half In e:41.2, and the crowd began
to sense O record In the making.
Horace, like Wit an FB1 man.
showed no signs Of giving up the
ghost, though. He did his best 10
push Fred, and when the checkers
caught him, his time was q sufu
lprlsing eibi,4.
When Wit passed the mile ana
O half mark, Rice, who was ofu
aeiAtina ab the meet, said 70 AIau
heuneeF Pihky Sober
"FheFe sees my record"
"Fhat was my toughest race OF
the season." wit said 'Sf'he tive
AsheRfeiteF beys deserve oil the
credit, ! went oil out, I'm net
used 10 the Ions pace after rum
kfftfh Hfhpb 6M beUhSHt bNta ttts
prayers that I'd hold up In the
last few laps"
wit Steals shew.
Curt stone, the fourth New
York A, @, member In the race
was third,
wits astounding performance
stole the show from the col
legiana, who took over the Garden
7OS strong,
But there still were some top
college marks, one Of the best waA
turned In hy John o'COnnell, q
will'O-t -the-wiap lad from Manhats
ltan College who sped 10 Victory In
the 0OsyArd dash In ca seconds.
Littie John, 0 estoot 0 100.
pound Junior, who last week won
Ithe National AAtj title IN the saine
levent, Just managed 70 nose out
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Maryland Rifle Team
Wins Over Four Rivals

The University Of MaFyland'l
rife team outscored four other
schools In q shoulder -to-sh shoulder
match yesterday at College Park
The Terps scored i,%26. with Ray
Oster, the team captain. individual
high with 287.
Scores Of other schools were
The Citadel, 1883: George Wash
ington, 1879; Georgetown, 1871
and Western Maryland. l.322,
Evening star., 1952-02-24
ERselsl AIsRsl6h IA The AlaI

/ HAAaPBEll aAYBNBY, Vau Feb
9e=AnleFleaR vnlVeFSltV's dream
If finishing lts Masenr Blken Gen.
ference basketball schedule uns
defeated was shattered here Co.
liRht when Hampdens sydney eel'
eae seeFed an $500 triumph,
The Eagles streak had extended
through 10 games, Only thll
IaMe and one next "wednesday
night AGAINST L0yola stood he'
tween the Eagles and q perfect
season, something only four con-
ference teams have done IN thf
last IL years,
fie Ahead In Third Period,
The Tigers, third In the confer
ence with an 90 record and a.
most an even-up bet TO win or
their home floor, moved ahead oi
American University early In tht
third period and breeged home.
The game was O tight one ir
It's early stages, with HIS own
ing q 20.l0 lead In the tirst pc.
riod but with American Enovins
ahead before halftime. Dor
Evening star., 1952-02-24
CaIIaudei WreslIers
Blank BROOKLYN Poly

dAllaudet's Wrestlers sceree
their most impressive Victory VI
the season yesterday In blankine
Brooklyn Poly, $40, At dailaudet
u was Coach Tom claytenb pu.
pills eighth Victory In nina
matches,
dal!audet will defend iM Ma
soA-Dixen Conference champion.
ship at Baltimore Wednesday and
Thursday OF this week and will
close ita dual-meet season next
Saturday against City College oi
New York at New York, The SUM
maries:
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Evening star., 1952-02-24


have an idea he'll help US as q
starter"
Praised by Joe Gordon.
Elliott, who failed In previous
trials with the Braves, was praised
highly by Gordon, the former New
York and Cleveland second base.
man. "Joe told me that II Elliott
couldn't win In the majors, Cor.
don ID willing TO admit he doesn't
know anything about baseball.
think Joe 10 o sound baseball mar
and I'm going along with hi
opinion" Harris said.
Among the Mats starters Aud'
son will be a rare figure In that
he's the only one not q graduate
Of another major league club
johnson has seen service with TN
Yankees and Browns, Pefterfiei(
came 10 the Mats freHa thl
Yankees, Elicit put In time will
the Braves and Harris ID q feFmeI
Red eeK ehattei.
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Murphy's Six Goals
Spark Hoya 0uInt
In Laie Comeback
lE NE AssetIalsa RIs.l

PHILADELPHIA, Feb, %, ~
6eeFgetewn UniVersity's baskets
ball team upset Lasalle College,
70-6s, tonlght In the AFst game
OF q Convention Hall basketball
twin bill, The Hoyas. with an
lie record going into tonlght's
game, oyeFeaMe Q EeVen-polnt de-
felt 10 hand La6alle its nth de-
feat In as games.
In the nightcaps Temple de-
feated 6t, Joseph's. 1857.
La6alle, striving for Its third
straight National Invitation Tour.
nament bid, snapped out Of an
early-gane !ethargy to overtake
the Hoyas at 1850 Of the third
quarter at 36-36 and went on to
assume O 49-42 lead before
Georgetown started It's comeback
Dennis Murphy, q 6-foot.5
junior from Long Island. was the
lone Georgetown substitute and
his five baskets sparked the Hoya
CoplAback.
Murphy's jumpshots started
Georgetown on the road to over.
hauling the Explorers. Mike Vitale
followed with O set shot and Bob
Makaturka and Lou Gigantic
made fouls to reduce the margin
to 47.46.
LaSalle halted the surge TEN.
porarily on Norm orekin's Get but
vitale and Gigantic hit from way
outside to send Georgetown into
the lead, b2.Bi.
Georgetown went ahead short.
" In the finAl period when Mur.
phys tap.in showed the Hoyas IA
front, 60sS7. Georgetown led the
rest Of the way.
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Middle; Stay Ahead
After Leading Early;
Army Trims Harvard
Iy lhs A.sseIsl.a prsM

ANNAPOLIS, Mdu Feb, a.
Navy tEeNneed Metre Dame, 6Tsbe,
ieday tor lts first Vletepy ever ON
irish basketball sauad, The Mlddies
rang up thelF 18th win In AZ
Games mostly on the heck shots OF
Don Lange, who scored % points,
Navy took the lead about the
middle Of the first quarter and
never lost command, by halftime
the score was s6-24,
" was the third meeting between
the Irish and the Tars, The loss
was the ninth this season for
Notre Dame In 2S outings,
Eight Point Surge, =
Notre Dame led briefly by q
point or 30 In the first few
minutes, then Navy put on an
|eight-point streak to shove ahead,
1877. The Irish never threatened
seriously after that.
Ken McCally sparked the Mid
dies through the first half, score
ING all his IS points then. He
made four long set shots and two
bn drives into the basket.
Navy's John Clune. the Nations
ninth high scorer, scored Il points
10 drop from his average. Clune
has scored 4ei points In ~ games
this season.
Navy tossed In a field goals In
70 tries for o 81 per cent average.
|Notfe Dame sank 20 In 90 tries,
or 30 per cent Of its attempts.
Maryland FrOsh Lose,
John Moponnell's technical foul
with "a seconds TO 90 save the
Navy Piebes O B0ssB7 Victory over
the Maryland Freshmen.
Navy was awarded the free
throw when several Maryland
players stofmed of the bench 10
protest 0 decision that allowed
Dill Martin ehly one Try at the
basket after he had been feuled,
Martin made his chance aeed 10
tle the seeFe 90 Stall, q gtaienate
Mcdonnell Immediately bFeke,
Myles FlaaageF added another
penalty shet for Navy In the last
|ReeendE,