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Evening star., 1952-12-11
Pirates Sign Fred Honey
AS Manager for One Year
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11.-Fred
Haney, skipper of the highly sue
ceessful Hollywood starts of the
Pacific Coast League, signed a one
year contract today to manage
the Pirates.
The announcement came after a
conference between Haney and
General Manager Branch Rickey.
Haney. 54. succeeds Billy Meyer,
who resigned at the end of the
1852 season after his team wound
up with the worst Pittsburgh rec
ord in more than SO years. The
Pirates lost 112 games. one short
of tying the club mark set in 1890
The 59-year-old skipper. in i'll
health, said he couldn't take an
other tough season at the helm OF
the rookie dotted Pirates.
Haney spent most of his major
league career as a player in the
American League.
He broke in with Detroit in 1922
and played with the Tigers for -four
years before moving to the Rec
Sox. He also played briefly with
Evening star., 1952-12-11
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 11.-Chuck
Davey, who fights like a champion
and talks like the teacher he used
to be, pronounced himself fit and
ready today for his welterweight
title bout.
The Michigan State graduate
went through a mild preparatory
workout last night in scoring a
third-round technical knockout
over hopelessly outclassed Fitzie
Pruden of Paterson, N. j.
Davey, who holds a masters
degree from Michigan State and
lis on leave of absence from the
colleges English department. is
tentatively set for February
title bout in Chicago against Kid
Gavilan. Welterweight champion.
Has Hopes of Winning.
Does Davey, virtually unknown
in the top ranks of boxing a year
ago, think he is ready for the kid?
Il think I am and don't think
my manager would try to arrange
the fight if he didn't think / had
a good chance" was his careful
reply. II know it will be a tough
fight, but I have hopes of win
ming"
The bout, one of five 10-round-
erS on the Cleveland News toy
shop program. drew an almost
sellout crowd of 1922 to Cleve-
land Arena. The gross was $84,-
232.
Davey, working his southpaw
stance to good advantage, poured
an almost continuous stream of
lightning jabs into Pruden's face.
He staggered him in the second
round and then floored him for
an eight-count in the third with a
left.
The beetle e-browed Pruden strug-
gled gamely to his feet, but Ref
cree Jackie Davis stepped in and
halted the bout as Davey really be-
Evening star., 1952-12-11
BY the Assoeiated Press

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. IL
India trotted out a really fine
tennis player named Sumat Misra
today in gaining an even break
with the Italians in the opening
singles matches of their Davis Cup
interzone semifinal.
Misra, a big, tall fellow with a
terrific service, blasted Rolando
del Bello off the court, Ga, Ga
I6-1, after Fausto Gardini had
put the Italians off in front with
a 6-1, ST. rs, 6-2 victory
over Naresh Kumar.
The second match produced far
superior tennis. despite the one
sided score. AS a result of Misra S
showing, the match took on an
entirely different complexion, and
Australian experts, for the first
time, gave the Indians a chance OF
Iupsetting the European zone
champions and opposing the
Americans in the interzone final
in Sydney next week.
TomorroW's doubles pit the
tWo-man India team against the
veteran Italian pair, Gianni Gu
celi and Marcello del Bello. The
fway Misra blasted the ball today
the Indians must be given 9
chance Of winning it.
The opening singles was played
in temperature we'll over 80 de.
grees and both Italians appeared
/ to feel it more than the Indians
Evening star., 1952-12-11
BY the Assoeiated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 11.-Jockey
Tony DeSpirito will know today
whether he is to be suspended OF
if he can continue his, drive tt
tie or break the American record
of 388 winners in a year.
Tropical Park stewards, who
disqualified DeSpirito's mount fol
impeding another horse in yes
terday's fourth race, will decide
at a meeting whether to suspend
the 17-year-old rider from Law
renee, Mass. ...
The stewards-Marshall Cassidy
Harold o. Vosburgh and Francis
G.. Wilson-did not indicate what
their decision might be and
DeSpirito remained on the anxious
seat.
Needs 1S More to Tie.
A suspension would just about
wipe out any chances he might
have of, bringing in 388 winners
to tie the mark set by Walter
Miller in 1906 and equalled by
Joe Culmone and Willie Shoe
maker in 1850. DeSpirito has 37t
winners.
DeSpirito was accused of imped
Ing the chances of Prairie Kid,
1851 shot, when his mount
Braseda, lugged in twice on the
outside during the running of the
6-furlong event for 2-year-olds.
Movies of the race showed
Braseda moved over on Prairie Kie
near the five-sixteenths pole ane
again near the quarter pole. A
n
Evening star., 1952-12-11
|Davey Set for Crack at GaviIan
After Quick TKO Over Pruden

gan to pour on the punishment.
The crowd booed briefly before
realizing Davis action was justi-
fled.
1T wasn't any contest" said
Davis. "Pruden had q cut inside
his mouth and he wasn't throw
ing any punches"
In the other 10-rounders, Rocky
Castellani. 1853, or Luzerne, Pa,
outpointed Jimmy Flood, 1853, of
New York; Del Flanagan, 148, of
st. Paul, outpointed Richie Ander-
son, 153, of Cleveland; joey Brown,
1877. of New Orleans. knocked out
Don Bowman 1874, of .Asheville
N. c., in the first round. and Ron
ME Delaney, 1855. of Akron. out
pointed Herbie Hayes, 159, of New
York.
Evening star., 1952-12-11
Robinson and 1urpin SET
| To Fight Again June 9
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Dec. 11.-Promotel
Jack Solomons said today Sugar
Ray Robinson has definitely
agreed" to defend his middleweight
championship against Randy Tur.
pin on June 9, either in Londor
or Dublin. 1t will be their thirc
meeting.
The London promoter handed
over to OnsloW Fame, chairman o1
the British Boxing Board of Con-
troll, the signed contracts of Tur.
pin and his manager, and a bunch
lof cablegrams from George Gain
ford, Robinson's manager. This
constitutes a binding agreement
according to Ted Waltham, secre-
tary of the board.
Fame said that with these in
their possession, officials were sat-
isfled that the New York State
Athletic Commission would have
all the proof it needed that Robin
son intended to defend his title
against Turpin."
Evening star., 1952-12-11
Mary|and's Defeat
BY Ole Miss Voted
Biggest 1852 Upset
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Mississip-
pts 21-14 victory over previously
unbeaten Maryland was the big
|gest upset of the 1852 football sea-
son, according to an Associated
Press poll released today. Sixty
four of the approximately $50
sports writer's and broadcasters
who cast ballots listed Maryland's s
first defeat in % games as the
years biggest gridiron surprise.
Eight others voted Maryland's
loss to Alabama the following week
as the greatest upset-on the basis
that team can be expected to
blow one game but not two in
succession. One voter merely
wrote: Maryland being Debated u
Second, with 81 votes was Iowa S
80 victory over Ohio State, and
third with "a votes was Notre
Danes 27-21 win over Oklahoma.
Sec Taylor, veteran Des Moines
writer, said about IoWa's victory:
"It was like my 8-year-old grand
daughter outboxing Sugar Ray
Robinson"
The Irish came in for much
attention. Eight ballots listed
Pittsburghs victory over Notre
Dame as the top upset and six
more chose West Virginia's de-
feat of Pitt after the Panthers
had upset the Irish. Two picked
Notre Danes triumph over South
Iern California and one simply
said: "Notre Danes three ma
jor upsets."
Kentucky's 14-14 tie with Ten
|nessee was mentioned twice and
Oklahoma's 21-21 deadlock with
Colorado once. ''in view of what
both did later" One listed eau
burns losing so many games after
doing so well in 1851"
Evening star., 1952-12-11

There was time when the annual big
league meeting was looked forward to by the
faithful The owners and managers got to-
gether in New York or Chicago and tried to
repair their fences. They sold, bought and
traded players and provided fuel for the hot
stove league.
In the days when the joint meetings of
the American and National Leagues were
staged in one hotel, it was reasonable to ex-
pect certain amount of action. The mana
ger of the Phillies, say, might be standing
under a potted palm in the lobby and en-
counter the manager of the Cubs Because
their feet hurt they sat down. First thing
Won know there WAS a deal nobody exnected
Evening star., 1952-12-11
LEADERS Expect
No Action Now
On Bowl Ban
Idea Of New League
For Larger Schools
Moy Be in Disfovor
By MerrelI WhittIesey
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

CLEMSON, S. c., Dec. lin.
asmuch as any changes I'M the
Southern Conference constitution
must be circularized three week.
in advance of the annual meet.
ing-and that has not been done
no action is anticipated here or
the conferences ban on bow
games.
The conference presidents met
at luncheon today. and were tt
huddle all afternoon in advance
of the annual election meeting ot
the conference that starts here
tomorrow morning. Football
coaches, athletic directors anc
members of the Executive Com
mittee also planned group meet
ings today and tonight before
they all join forces tomorrow al
the Clemson House.
The ban on bowls undoubtedly
will be discussed here, but action
probably will be deferred until
after the Bowl Committee of the
National Collegiate Athletic AS
sociation makes its report at the
NCAA convention in Washington
in January.
Max harrington of George
Washington University has been
offered the presidency of the con-
ference for a third straight year
one more than the usual term, and
he will decide at tonight's meeting
lof the Executive Committee
whether or not he will accept
F. w. Clonts of Wake Forest will
take over if harrington steps down
No Talk of Breakup.
The much-discussed plan to
break up the conference, under
which seven or nine of the larger
schools would join the University
Iof Virginia, a non-member. in
forming a new group, is nush-
hush matter among the early ar
rivals.
An executive of the conference
said he thought the plan had met
with disfavor among some of the
Larger schools and would not pass
the rumor stage. Others insisted
Maryland and other conference
powers still were anxious for a
split, and if nothing happens here
the matter at least will be referred
to a committee for study and a
future report.
The University of Virginia has
been invited to the meeting and
probably will be represented, but
lit is unlikely that the Cavaliers
will rejoin the conference as its
18th member at this time.
Aid Grants on Agenda.
Changes in the grants-in
rule, television of football games,
spring practice, increasing foot
ball squads from 40 to A and
whether to list all expenditures
with the commissioners office are
among the topics on the agenda.
Under the proposed grants-in-
aid ruling it would not be pos
sible for an athlete to be inter-
viewed by a school and accept a
scholarship, and then turn it
down to accept a scholarship from
another conference member.
An example of this was the
Joe Marconi case. Marconi re-
iported to Maryland for fall prac-
tice in September, but before the
first week was up he asked to be
sent home and the next week re-
(See CONFERENCE, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1952-12-11
Reports Of Breakup Fade Out As Southern Conference Meets
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

THE LATE UNIAAMENTED winter baseball meetings in
Phoenix scarcely any friends for the game especially
among the working press It had boondogge written over
Tnnh had the MaY deternrated
Evening star., 1952-10-10
FTC Complaint Accuses
7 Sewing Machine Stores

The Federal Trade Commission
has accused two Washington sew
ing machine stores of misleading
the public.
A complaint was lodged against
Sorite Sewing Machine Co., Inc.
and its officers, 2147 Queens road
NE, and Cleanrite Vacuum
Stores, Inc, and its officers, 925
F street NV.
The complaint charged that the
firms:
Misrepresented prices.
Failed to reveal the japanese
origin of sewing machine heads.
MiSrepresented, in advertising
and invoices, that the machines
they sold were made by them.
Misrepresented that the ma
chimes are made in Washington.
Sold sewing machines under
well-known trade or brand names
such as Admiral" used by max
ers of other products.
Shipped many machines in car
tons bearing the word Singer, u
thereby falsly representing that
the machines were made by the
Singer Manufacturing Corp.
Used a "20-year guarantee
bond" supposed to be a guarantee
by the manufacturer, which, the
FTC said, is not the case.
The FTC gave the companies 20
days to answer the complaint. A
hearing will be held here on De-
cember Is before Hearing Examin-
er James A. Purcell.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
District Eliminates.
Supplementary Wing,
On Traffic Signals

The Department of Vehicles and
Traffic has completed elimination
Iof the supplementary wings" on
Imultiphase traffic light signals
here. Director George E. Keneipr
announced today.
"These wing signs were hard to
read from a moving automobile,
particularly at night" he ex.
|plained. He added they damaged
Ieasily and were hard to keep in
readable condition.
Mr.. Keneipp advised motorists
to follow the directions of the ar.
row signals. He cautioned then
to yield the right of way to Pc
Idestrians lawfully within a cross
walk and other traffic lawfully in
an intersection.
"A green light alone, known as
a ''bull's eye" green, means that
vehicles facing the signal may
proceed straight through or turn
left or right" he said.
"There are, of course, two ex-
ceptions to this. Regardless OF
whether the green light is on. the
motorist may not turn right or
left if a large sign at the inter-
section prohibits either of these
turns" he added.
"Also, if the motorist is over
taking a streetcar which has
stopped or is about to stop to
discharge passengers, he must stop
his vehicle at least S feet to the
rear of the door of the streetcar
even if he has the green light"
Evening star., 1952-10-10
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Evening star., 1952-10-10
Kidnopers Get Nays Goat;
How They Did 1t Is Mystery

Some one got the Navy's goat
last night.
Bill XII, mascot of Naval Acad-
emy athletic teams, was spirited
from his cage beneath Thompson
Stadium at Annapolis.
Academy spokesmen suspect
sympathizers with one of Navy's
football rivals. The Middies play
William and Mary College tomor-
row in their homecoming game at
Annapolis. A week from tomor-
row they play the University of
Maryland at College Park.
Discovery that the goat was
missing from the heavily guarded
academy grounds was made this
morning.
Newsmen queried John Cox, oi
the Athletic Association, about re-
ports that Bill had been kid
naped.
I'll send a midshipman down
to sniff" Mr.. Cox promised.
The midshipman reported back
within a few minutes. Bill, q
purebred Angora with a certain
air about him, was gone from hi.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
Roosevelt Hotel
Won't Bill Guests

The Roosevelt Hotel promised
yesterday that its guests will be
real guests and not just GUS
toners, until it Is permitted to
operate as a hotel again.
The Roosevelt at 2101 Sixteenth
street NV. was fined $3.50 Tues
day for operating without a
license.
Yesterday the management told
C. T. Nottingham, superintendent
of licenses, that it wouldn't bill
the people who are there and
wouldn't admit any new ones.
For three years it has operated
without license. Inspectors have
refused to grant a permit for
several reasons, including lack of
hot water and heat.
Mr.. Nottingham said this
morning that his Office is checking
the Roosevelt daily. He said the
inspections will continue until the
hotel sends him an affidavit
formally confirming it's promise
not to function as a hotel.
He said he wouldn't have to
take further action as long as the
Roosevelt doesn't operate as a
hotel.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
GIaziers Accept Terms,
Vote End 70 9-Day Strike

Glass workers here were going
back to work today after voting
to accept terms for new contract
that ended their nine-day strike.
Alfred S. Troutman, business
agent for the 200-man AFL Gla-
ziers Local 963. said the member
ship voted last night to accept a
20-cent-an- hour wage raise agreed
upon by negotiators in an eight
hour session Wednesday. The
raise brings the glaciers top scale
to $3.50 an hour.
Other issues agreed upon and
accepted yesterday were a 5R-
cent-an-hour employer contribu-
ton to union welfare fund and
a one-year contract. The welfare
fund contribution will run for
three years. however, Mr.. Trout
man said.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
20 Buyers Ask $4,000
lin Suits Over Homes

Suits totaling $40, 900 have been
filed by 20 families of a Silver
Spring housing development,
charging that the construction
Iof their homes was below stand
ard and did not meet CT specifi-
cations
Twenty families of Chestnut
Ridge Manor filed simultaneous
suits of $4,000 each yesterday in
Municipal Court against I. Melvin
Kramer, 1921 Twenty ninth
street NV.
The complaints charge breach
of contract and Misrepresentation
They contend that materials and
workmanship used in construction
were not up to a standard ex-
Ipected in homes of that price
range, beteween 11,400 and $12,-
400.
Evening star., 1952-10-10

cage. Some one had broken the
hasp on the cage and made off
with the mascot.
Academy officials were puzzled
"It's quite feat" one said. II
don't see how it was DONE"
University of Maryland officials
were puzzled. too.
II don't think any of our people
have the goat" said Col. Harvey
L. Miller, retired Marine who
handles the university's public re-
lations. II don't see how we could
breach the enemy lines"
An anonymous telephone caller
told The Star at am. that one
of the fraternities at the Univer-
sity of Maryland had carted Bill
away.
A goat has been Navy's mascot
since 1890, when midshipmen en-
route to play Army took over Q
goat they found outside noncom-
missioned officers houses at West
Point.
Bill XII was presented to the
Academy in 1887 by the Texas
! Centennial Exposition.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
Mothers Take Over Safety Duty
As Keene School Loses Patrol

hand. She and Miss Fryer met
with Police Pvt. George H. Swer-
ingen. who supervises patrol units
in the Twelfth Precinct, to devise
emergency plans. And over the
weekend, Mrs. Sheridan got busy
on the telephone.
The morning school opened
every important intersection was
patroled-by a mother.
That day pupils were given
mimeographed messages to par
ents, urging them to volunteer
Some replies came back the same
afternoon, and more the next.
About Is mothers volunteered.
White Belts Provided.
Later in the week the PTA
called a special meeting. Pvt.
Sweringen and George E. Ham
mond, AAA safety director, at
tended, and the emergency setup
was put on a more definite foot
ing. * *.F t
Mr.. Hammond provided adult
size white belts for the new
patrolers.
The mothers haven't been
daunted by bad weather. In sew
eral cases, all of them have turned
out, despite drenching transforms.
Mrs. Sheridan would like to re-
cruit some more members, how
ever, so the job will be less bur-
densome for present volunteers.
Keene has 573 children, 100 of
them kindergarteners. The moth
ers feel they are a big RESPONSE
bility, and Riggs road traffic is
heavy.
The mother-patrol apparently
must stay on the job at least until
next February. An eight-room
annex to Keene Is supposed to be
completed then. If it is. the regu-
lar patrol will be able to come back
again.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
Federation May Study
Medical Society Status
Because Of Negroes

The possibility that the Medical
Society of the District of Colum-
bia could be ousted from the
Federation of Citizens Associa.
tions because the society has ad.
mitted five Negro doctors a.
members has been raised infor.
mally by some members of the
federation.
The possibility stems from 8
portion of the federation's con.
Istitution which specifies that
members of the organization must
be white civic organizations" II
does not go into the matter
further.
Mrs. Edward B. Morris, secre.
tary of the federation, said the
question has not come up officially
either at executive board meet.
ings or at regular meetings o1
the federation. >
Matter Discussed Privately.
One official of the society said
they had received no report o1
such a move on the part of the
federation.
Mrs. Morris conceded, however
that some members had discussed
the matter privately. She said
there is a chance the matter could
be brought up on the floor at the
next meeting of the federation
The procedure at that point would
be to refer the question to the
membership and credentials COM
mittee for study and report.
Late in September, the society
admitted five Negro physicians to
membership-the first since the
society's founding.
May Be Topic Next Meeting.
DR.. j. Ross Veal, outgoing presi-
dent Of the Federation, said there
was possibility that the Fedora
tion'S constitution would be
changed or that some effort would
be made to clear up the matter.
+ He said discussion on the sub
ject could be expected. probably
at its next meeting November /.
He added that there naturally
would be some persons who would
want to abide by the "strict letter
of the law" as stated in the con-
Stitution.
DR.. Veal, also an officer Of the
Medical Society, said the next
move is up to the Federation and
that the society would just wait
to see what happened.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
An III Wind Blows
At District BuiIdino,
Sewer Gets CIoqqed

The heavy odor Of sewer gas
permeated the District Building
today for several hours until
workmen could clear a clogged
sewer line.
Things might not have been so
bad if the sewage backwash had
not accumulated in the ventilat-
ing fan pit in the sub-basement.
Because of this the odor was
waited into the central part Of
"city hall" by the ventilating fan
which operates automatically
when the heat goes on. The heat
had to be cut of for a while.
George Kohler. assistant SUPER
Iintendent Of District buildings.
said an emergency call for equip
|ment was made to pump out the
|pit sewage early this morning.
Evening star., 1952-10-10
Two Policemen Deliver Baby
AS q Routine Assignment

Two Metropolitan policemen
rounded off a routine scout car
shift this morning with a sharp
change of pace to fill in as emer-
gency obstetricians.
Pvts. Ernest j. Prete, Is, and
John P. Gerard. 27, of No. 10
precinct - drawing heavily on
first aid course memories-deliv-
cred a baby girl to a young
mother within minutes after re-
Evening star., 1952-10-10
Leaders Named Here
For 6. O. P. Fund Drive

L. Corrin Strong, president of
the Eisenhower Nixon Club here
announced today that Sidney Lust
theater owner. and Ernest c. Dick
son, colored lawyer. will serve as
co-chairmen of the campaign
Embarrassing team headed by
Maurice Friedman.
This team will meet at 4 pm
Monday in club headquarters
1925 I street NV, to complete
plans for its solicitation.