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Evening star., 1952-04-13
Disputes Over Ring Verdicts Famed by Variety
OF Scoring Systems and Leewoy in ludqina

Australian Split H." the wis
consin Zero" and the "AAU Basic
2O."
Generally, the boxer who wins
the most rounds wins under any
point system. But occasionally it
happens that a man will win more
rounds yet lose on points, as did
Flanagan on some score sheets.
Finish Was Stressed.
In the old days. when the ref
cree alone gave the decision. there
was no uniform system. Many
fights were decided by fast fin
isheS and frequently newspaper
reports pointed out that the win
ner finished stronger"
A notable example was Mickey
Walkers stirring finish against
Dave Shade in 1925. Walker got
the decision, and after that came
the system of scoring by rounds,
with the boxer awarded the most
rounds being declared the winner.
The system was far from fool
proof, it turned out. but still is
used in a few boxing centers. in
cluding New York.
One major bout in which the
rounds system went askew was Art
Lasky against Steve Hamas in
New York in 1884. Hamas won
seven rounds by slim margins. In
the last three. Lasky punished him
severely-floored him repeatedly
yet Hamas, helpless on the ropes
at the finish, was named the
winner.
After that, and some other ver-
diets like it. various point systems
became popular. Under the 10
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which the official decision went to
Smith produced widespread con-
troverSy. Many fans. impressed
by Flanagan's strong finish and
also accounting him the winner of
more rounds than Smith, thought
he deserved the decision.
TV Adds to Disputes.
Television has nourished the
ring rhubarb. Blows that appear
light taps to ringsiders may look
to be solid to the television viewer,
or vice versa. And facial damage
doesn't always show on the screen.
Many of the disputes over the
Smith-Flanagan battle involved
television viewers.
In the excitement of the late
rounds, when Flanagan appeared
to be the better fighter, many of
the customers seemed to forget
his opponents strong showing in
the earlier sessions. This often
occurs unless the fan keeps score
in each round and tallies up at the
finish as do the judges and ref
ereeS.
Bouts in Washington are judged
on the 40 Must" system. There
are others, such as the standard
rounds" system, the "Split TO-" the
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Tommy Webb Named
To Coach Terp Alumni

Tommy Webb, once star GEN.
ter at Maryland, has been named
head coach of the alumni foot
ball team which will play the var
ISity in night game May 2 that
will top off the Terrapins' spring
practice.
! Webb was graduated In 1884
after playing for three years. DR..
H. c. Byrd, now president of the
university but then the football
coach. placed Webb on his ALL
time Maryland team.
Assisting Webb will be Jack
Hennemier and Tommy Mont,
both regular assistant coaches at
Maryland.
Among the players on the
alumni team will be Bob Ward, Ed
Modzelewski, Ed Kensler, Dave
Cianelli. Pete Ladygo. Joe Moss
and Chick Fry. all of whom were
on Maryland's Sugar Bowl team
last fall and who still are in
school.
Expected to return for the game
are Jim Brasher, Fred Davis,
Scoop Evans, Jim Goodman, Stan
Karhash. Ray Krouse, Jim LaRue,
Jake Rowden, Stan Lavine. Joe
Tucker. Vic Turyn. Elmer Win
gate. Earl Roth, Chet Gierula and
Pete Augsburger, all of them stars
on recent Maryland teams.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Howie Williams Named
Mats Publicity Director

HOWE Williams. native Wash
ingtonian who assisted Arch Nc
Donald and Bob Wolff for four
years broadcasting the Mats
games, has been named public re-
lations director of the Washing
ton baseball club, it was an
nounced yesterday by President
Clark Grifith.
A graduate Of Eastern High
School. the 35-year-old Williams
has been active in radio and tele-
vision the last IL years. During
the 1851 season he broadcast the
ISt. Louis Browns games and from
l947 through 1850 was affiliated
with the Mats.
williams was stationed in India
and Burma with the Armed Forces
Radio Service during World
War II.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
American Association
To Open Wednesday
BY the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, April H.
The American Association, proud
ly mindful that its champions
have won the last three Little
World Series, opens its 51st con-
secutive season Wednesday.
The cast of competitors will be
the same eight clubs that formed
the league half a century ago and
have been fighting for the flag
every year since except for two
seasons about 35 years ago when
Toledo's franchise was held by
Cleveland.
Here's the way they will line up
in the season openers:
Minneapolis at Milwaukee. st
Paul at Kansas City, Louisville al
Toledo. and indianapolis at Co.
lumbus.
Milwaukee is the defending
champion, and Columbus will be
out to win its fifth straight open
ing day attendance trophy.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Both Boxers Found Fiji
AS Robinson Hits Odds
Against Graziano
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, April 12.-Rocky
Graziano bounds back from box
ing's outer fringe Wednesday night
in an effort to take from Cham
pion Sugar Ray Robinson the
middleweight crown he briefly held
four years ago.
The two today were pronounced
in top physical shape for their
15-round title battle at the Chi
cago Stadium before a surprising
'near-capacity crowd of 10000
paying a gross of around $27O, 900
That Graziano passed the med
ical examination by the Illinois
State Athletic Commission greatly
relieved the sponsoring Interna-
tional Boxing Club.
At various times since his
knockout by Tony Zale in 1948
when he lost the middleweight
title in the last three riotous bouts
with Zale, Graziano was sus-
pected of being just a shell of
his old self. Since then, he has
been beating ringdom's bush lea
CUES, SO to speak.
IBC's Biggest Indoor Gate.
But that hasn't dulled the lure
of a Graziano match with Robin
son, often rated the best fighter
pound for pound. in the games
history.
The attraction is giving the IBC
its biggest indoor gate. The IBC
had not been formed when the
biggest indoor boxing gate in his
tody, $422. 900, was paid in 1947
when Graziano stopped Zale in
six rounds to win the middle
weight crown at the stadium.
Sugar Ray has protested that
81 odds favoring him were out
of line.
That's crazy" Robinson said
about the odds on arriving yester-
day from New York. THAT means
he doesn't belong in the ring
with me. He's the former cham
pion. He's a hard puncher."
Graziano seconded this opinion
of Graziano. about 9:20 Wednes-
day night (the bout starts at 9
pm. CST) they'll be counting out
that guy and I'll be cham
pion," he said.
Robinson Gets 30 Per Cent.
The fight will be televised and
broadcast nationally starting at 10
pm. EST. Radio and televiSion
rights have been sold by the Inter-
national Boxing Club to a beer
sponsor for $4,000.
The Chicago area will be blacked
out for television. This, plus the
prospect of bitter fight, has sent
advance ticket sales soaring.
The gate, as we'll as the TV-
radio proceeds, will be split 80 per
cent for Champion Robinson and
Is for Rocky.
Evening star., 1952-04-13

Under the Wisconsin Zero the
loser gets nothing and the winner
anything from zero to 4. The
"AAU Basic 20" merely is a dou-
bling of the 10 Must" system.
Here is sample six-round fight.
Boxer A wins the first four rounds
by narrow margins with no dam
age done. In the last two rounds,
Boxer B comes on. There are
several knocKdowns, a foul or two
and the bout becomes very one
sided.
Rounds system:
8 5 - - ! 3 3 / 9 Gt
"a" is the winner.
10 Must system,
8 8 ,,,,.--:S ls 's 8 ls 19 10 3 ,s-ss SIS
"B" is the winner.
Split 10 system:
5 ---------- -------. : ) ) : ! s-Ss SIS
''B" is the winner.
Australian split IL:
,n,,--.---,,- --,-- I 5 / 8 ID ] 1d-3s j-3s
Wisconsin zero system:
a U-h
"B" is the winner
AAU basic 20:
B --,--------.1S 16 16 IA 20 20-l04
"B' is the winner
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Douglas Great @
Helps Him 10 a "a
And Tie for Second
BY the Associoted Press

GREENSBORO, N. c., April IL,
-Pudgy Ed CPorky) Oliver turned
in his second straight 3-under-
par 68 today to take the lead with
1876 after So holes of the $4,000
Greater Greensboro Open golf
tournament.
But the big excitement of the
day was furnished by long, lean
Dave Douglas of Newark, Del,
who Stroked smoking putter on
the backside for a course record
35-29-64 to move into second
place tie at 1877. one stroke off the
top. with Doug Ford, Harrison,
N. Y. Dave had seven 3's and a
pair of as in his 30.
Douglas, rammed home 20-foot-
ers on II and IL. a 30-footer on
13 and 15-footer for an eagle
three on IA. His "a knocked a
stroke off the record for the $500
yard Starrnount Forest Country
Club course mark set three years
ago by Clayton Heafner and Jerry
Barber.
Locke and Mayer Tied.
In fourth place tied at 1873 we're
South Africa's Bobby Locke, So
today: and Dick Mayer, st. Peters,
burg, Fla, with a II.
Five more players were knotted
at 139. only three back of Oliver.
The group included. Art Wall, jr.,
Honesdale, Pa: Jim Ferrier, San
Francisco; Bob Toski, Northamp-
ton. Mass: Ted Kroll. New Hart
ford, N. Y, and Jimmy Clark.
Laguna Beach, Calf. Kroll and
Ford. with Cts, trailed Douglas for
the days low honorS.
Close up at 140 were Riegel,
who fell to 73 today, and Francis
(Bo) Wininger. Atlantic City, N.
j., making his first start as a pro-
fessional after a successful anna
teur career.
Sam Snead, White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, shooting for his
fifth win here, said he couldn't
remember playing worse second
shots than he had today, and
posted a par II for tie at 141
with Julius Boros, Southern Pines,
N. c.; Chandler Harper. Ports
mouth, Va, and Johnny Bulla,
Verona, Pa.
Sixteen Break Par.
There were Is players under par
for 36 holes and four more were
even going into tomorrow's third
round. The tournament winds up
Monday. One of the 142 quartet
was Marty Furgol, who rallied
from a IL start to a finishing 80.
Low amateurs at 146 were
Frank Stranahan and John Whit
tie, MartinSville, Va.
Low Scorers:
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Mats Guests Tomorrow
AT Touchdown Luncheon

A number of sports notables will
be guests Of the Touchdown Club
at its luncheon tomorrow.
Heading the list will be officials
and players of the Washington
baseball team. Tomorrow's affair
will be the first of eight luncheons
this summer at which all Amer
lean League teams will be honored.
Also honored guests tomorrow
will be members of the Quantico
basketball team which won the
All-Marine championship, and
Johnny Mack Brown, the movie
cowboy who was a halfback on
Alabama's Rose Bowl football
team of 1926.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
By George Huber

Any sport that requires judg-
ment by the Scorekeeper is bound
to produce arguments. We have
boxing in mind particularly.
In most States, with New York
a notable exception, bouts are de-
cided on total points. not rounds.
Ring scoring as a rule need not
be very complicated, but does
involve some bookkeeping, which
few people care to bother with.
Yet without it. officials and news
papermen might be confused at
the finish of many bouts. The
average spectator does no more
than keep a mental count OF the
number of rounds he thinks each
boxer has won.
The recent Gene Smith, Glen
Flanagan fight at Uline Arena in
Evening star., 1952-04-13

of the District Boxing Commits
sion, is that judges and referees
put down too many 1919 or 1913
rounds. A fighter can win several
such rounds, with all of it Offset
by a single knockdown.
In the rounds system. the win
ner of round, no matter by how
wide or close the margin, gets one
and the loser zero. New York re-
Gently added a further refinement
by giving the winner some points.
from l to 4. depending on agrees
siveness, damage done by blows.
and so forth. These points are
used for a decision only in case Of
a tie in total rounds.
Under the Split 10" system. 10
points merely are split between
the two fighters. The Australian
Split II" is much the same thing.
but designed to eliminate draws.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Ivan Rosputin Matched
With Rocco at Turner's

Ivan Rasputin, a wrestler who
never has appeared in Washington
but who has a following here be-
cause of his television shows from
Chicago, is matched against An
tonic Rocca on next Wednesday
nights Turner's Arena show.
Rasputin is the villain type.
while Rocca is the hero"
Another match booked for
Wednesday brings in Sander
Kovacs, winner over Lord Carlton
last week, against the Zebra Kid,
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must" system employed here for
years and in most National Box
ing Association States, the winner
of round is given 10 points. The
loser receives from zero to 8. Usu-
ally a knockdown or two drops the
losers score close to zero. An
even round is scored 1910. A
foul subtracts two points.
One of the chief complaints
made by Heinie Miller. chairman
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Mats
(Continued from Page B-1)

when Pollet knocked down No
ren'S smash but couldn't recover
in time to throw him out.
Mickey Vernon's pop fly to
short center field scored Yost.
and Coan scored when Hall
scooped up Mele's grounder to
third and forced Vernon at sec
ond. The bases were jammed
again when Runnels walked. but
slapped a double-play
grounder to Koshorek.
That was the only inning in
which the Mats got a runner
past first base. Moreno singled
with one out in the seventh in
ming, but Yost hit into a double
play. With two out in the eighth
Vernon singled sharply to right,
but Mele popped out. The Mats
gave the scattered customers no
thrill in the ninth, going down
1-2-3.
Evening star., 1952-04-13

w II y pICSI"
dent of the Golf Association of
Philadelphia, Mccarthy has COM
Ipleted plans for the first Mason
Dixon Cup matches May 31-June
l at the Hillendale Club in Balti-
more. Details were worked out at
a meeting in Baltimore last week
after an original proposal by Ed
die Johnston, young Baltimore
amateur who is golf-promotion-
minded.
The Middle Atlantic team can
include IL amateurs in the ter
ritory Of the Mid-Atlantic Golf
Association, which includes Mary
land, Virginia, the District and
West Virginia. The visiting team
will be made up of IL players of
the Philadelphia Golf Association,
embracing 62 clubs within an 85-
mile radius Of Philadelphia.
There will be a 12-point total,
with best-ball play the first day
and eight singles matches the
second. This differs from Walker
and Ryder Cup matches only in
that the foursome play in the
Mason-Dixon will be best ball in
stead of alternate strokes.
Because financial arrangements
such as dinners and entertain
ment for visiting teams often
stiles competition such as this. it
has been agreed to make it a
Dutch-treat affair. Thus therell be
no keeping up with-the-Joneses
angle with one section trying to
outdo the hospitality of the previ-
GUS year. Next year the matches
will be in Philadelphia and here in
1854.
Mccarthy admits the series
might be a flop, as far as interest
is concerned. But there is more
chance that it will be one of the
feature attractions of the sched-
ule.
Mccarthy also is putting a chip
on his shoulder by undertaking
the selection of the Middle Allan
tice team. Like anybody else he
likes Bobby Brownell and Ralph
Bogart from here, Johnston and
DR.. Walter Panowski of Balti-
more: Wynsol Spencer of Virginia;
plus Bill Campbell Of West Vir-
ginia if the latter is available.
Then it gets tough, although
Claude Wild of Washington G&CC
is a likely nominee.
The Philadelphia section can
come up with Jimmy McHale, a
Walker Cupper;; Howard Everett
Harold Cross. and others. Charley
Price, until recently member OF
Kenwood, has an excellent rating
| at Atlantic City Country Club and
may play for the visitors.
/ There's a new, young profes-
sional ir the District who is going
Ito be the idol of the lightweights
That's Frank Tenney, 25-year-
old Baltimorean who has been
named by the Shields brothers as
the new pro at White Flint.
Frank has gained an ounce and
now claims he weighs 1875, anc
he might be cheating at that. But
| the slender youngster has th<
Imakings Of a fine golf game, anc
his coordination is so good thai
Charley Bassler is the only pre-
in this section who can count OF
consistently outhitting him.
Tenney caddied in Baltimore
served four years as assistan
Ipro to Jimmy Flattery at Fores
Park, and last year was pro a
!, Chestertown, c Md. He played SOM
Igood golf last year. flnishin!
third in the Maryland Open will
70-73. In two of the top none,
4 1Ipro-member tournaments he wa
among the big winners with II
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Howard Nine Is Victor
In N. G. COLLEGE Game
SpecjoI pispotch 10 The Stor

DURHAM. N. c.. April 12.-Bill
Jefferson pitched a five-hitter to-
day as Howard University of
Washington. D. c., beat North
Carolina College, 5-3.
The visitors overcame a 10 first
inning deficit with three runs in
the second frame. and never were
headed. The victory gave Howard
a % record for its Central Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association
road trip.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Girls Swimming Meet
To Be Held Friday

A swimming meet for girls will
be held at 7:30 pm. Friday at
Eastern Branch Boys Club pool
There will be events for girls
years old and under, 10 and under
IL and under, and IA and under
The meet is sanctioned by the
District AAU.
Entries must be filed with Mary
10 Whidden of the Junior Girls
Swimming Association at the
YWCA, Seventeenth and K streets
NV, by Tuesday.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Pony League Openings

There are openings remaining
in the Pony Baseball League. for
boys IA and under, sponsored by
the Arlington County Recreation
Department. Managers of teams
wishing to enter should call Frank
Allston, Jackson 1888.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
fBQT4ESE> T4ES ~ p
tE zSaGREENs4 s4zaaszz@

at Prince Georges and Congress
Sional.
The Shields boys are going to
show Tenney off next Sunday in
an exhibition at White Flint in
which they're bringing in Ed
Porky) Oliver, Ryder Cup player,
who would make three of Frank.
to play Bassler and Woodmont's
Fred Bolton. Oliver is one of the
top showmen in golf.
DIVOT DATA-Wilson Reid, a
part-time instructor at the public
links golf schools, leaves the Dis
trict soon for Pittsburgh, where
he will receive a promotion from
his employers. the c. & o. Rail-
road. He has been giving the
Washington Passenger Association
a steady diet of golf programs in
his capacity as entertainment
chairman, and will be succeeded
in the latter position by another
golfer. Belle Haven's Paul Lipps. ,
Joe zoeller, a charter member
of the East Potomac Club and
present secretary. has been named
USGA Public Links representative
for the District, succeeding Bob
Morris, now a resident of Rich
mond. Zoeller has been a faithful
worker in municipal and Federal
Golf affairs, and also is pretty
fair player. He will be a good
administrator.
There were a surprising number
Of rules violations at the Masters.
Two noted by PGA official were
a pro picking up his bah on the
putting green after addressing it
and blowing a bug off (That cost
Lloyd Mangrum the 1850 Nation
al Open playof) and another
asking for a ruling after cutting
his ball on shot out of the rough.
He held UP play to see whether
or not he could replace the ball
before reaching the green, which
he could.
S. G. Loeff1er has given the
public school golf teams permis-
sion to use the public golf courses
for practice purposes at no cost
to the schools. >. The D. C. Rec
reation Department has installed
six of the "Folda- -Fairway' gadg-
cts on the Fairgrounds, and has
ordered "a more. They are the
little machines where you take a
swing at a ball on a string, and
levers show whether you would
have hooked or sliced. and the
approximate distance. Manor
Country Club members hold their
annual election tomorrow. an i'm
portant one considering the build
ing program. Bill Miller has
been named chairman of the
Washington Golf and Country
Club Invitation tournament and
will be assisted by Frank Mirth on
prizes: Don Wilkins. starting
times; Rollie Rife. rules; Bill
Boyland. entertainment: Dick
Westwood, publicity, plus Sid Car
roll, Chick Featherstone, Harold
Hair. Ed Weeks and Joe Baldwin.
Fred Chaimson, the Prince
Georges golfer who invented the
"Sports-Scope" for use at golf
tournaments where there are big
galleries, was kicking himself at
the Masters. He took only 1900 to
Augusta and could have sold
twice that number. First pro-
amateur of the season a week
from tomorrow at Rolling Road.
Evening star., 1952-04-13

players fro m
the P h IL a del
Iphia section. 1t
Nv a S all talk,
however, u n til
M a r tin M c.
Carthy, 50th
president of the
Middle Atlantic
Golf ASSocia-
ton, took Office.
Now, in CO.
operation with
j. Wood Platt.
a Walker up
player in 1921,
Evening star., 1952-04-13
GIobetrotters Lose
Fifth to AII-Sturs
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

DETROIT. April 12.-The Col
lege All-Americans took an early
lead and held it most of the way
to register a 1854 victory over the
Harlem Globetrotters in an ex-
hibition basketball game tonight.
1t was the fifth win for the col
lege stars in their cross-country
series with the TrotterS.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
Gets Letter

DURHAM, N. c.. April IL tSpe-
cia) Dick Latimer of Bethesda.
Md. was among the 10 basketball
players awarded letters at Duke
University. He came here from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School.
Evening star., 1952-04-13
By Merrell Whittlesey

For several years, first the anna
teur golfers and then the pros in
this section have been talking
about a team match with the top
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Potomac Glen Club
Is Entertained by
Mrs. Henderson

The Potomac Glen Homemakers
Club held its May meeting at the
home of Mrs. John Henderson,
Mrs. Elmer Durbin assisted as CO.
hostess.
Highlight of the meeting was
the talk on Growing old gracious
ly", given jointly by Mrs. Gloyd
Allis, Mrs. Reno Rubino and Mrs,
Arnold Gary. A discussion of the
subject followed. The talk was the
final in series of human rela-
tons which the Homemakers Clubs
in the County have held during
the winter.
Mrs. John Henderson reported
on the habits of the Baltimore
Oriole, the bird of the month, AMI
Mrs. Ralph Beall read a number
of excerpts from letters of Mrs.
Robert Richards, club member who
has been living in Southern France.
In other business, the Club made
plans for picnic to be held June
9 at Normandy Farms. The Poto-
mas Valley Club members will be
guests of the Potomac Glen. Club
at that time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Mayfair to Be
Held Next Week
At KensingtOn

A delicious, full course, home
cooked, turkey dinner will top-off
each days thrills and entertainment
at the 9th Annual Mayfair the
authentic Old English Fair, which
will be reconstructed in settings,
costumes and architecture by
Christ Episcopal Church of Ken
sington,on Friday, May 23, from
IL noon to 10 pm. and Saturday,
May "a, from 10 am. until 10 pm,
A "snack bar" serving hot dogs,
hamburger, soft drinks and hot
coffee will furnish all corners with
a refreshing pickup during their
rounds of the quaint and interest
ing markets of this typical English
Fair The traditional Old English
delicacy, Fish n Chips" will be
also available.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this merrie bit of ole Eng
land on the newly aquired Church
Grounds at Connecticut Avenue
and Prospect Street. Co-chairmen
of the Mayfair" are Mrs. Robert
Kattner and Mrs. Wilfred Duda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Women Voters to
Meet Next Week
At GLenbrOOk Club

The Montgomery County LWV
will hold its regular monthly meet
ing May %, Friday, at the Glen
brook Recreation Center, $500 Wis
consin Ave-, Bethesda. The meet
ing will open with lunch at IL noon
for which there will be a fee of
$1.1O. Reservations for luncheon
should be made with either Mrs.
A. A. Alperstein, Wisconsin 09S0,
or Mrs. Maurice Weschler, Wis
consin 9146 by noon, Monday, May
10.
At one pm. there will be a panel
discussion on school finance. The
speakers will be DR.. D. w. Zim-
norman, assistant State Superin-
tendent in finance and research,
who will speak on state financing
as it concerns Montgomery Coun-
ty educationS his talk will include
Federal finance of vocational edu-
cation since it is handled by the
state; Alex Hancock, director of
finance for the County; and David
Macdonald, attorney for the Coun-
ty.
There will be questions from the
floor and the public is invited to
attend.