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Evening star., 1952-03-29
willie Mosconi Faces
District Man Tonight
BY The Assoeioied d Press

BOSTON. Mar. 20. - Willie
Mosconi, defending champion
from Havertown, Pa, today held
a comfortable lead over his nine
opponents and appeared a safe
bet to win his 10th world title a,
the pocket billiard championship
round-robin series reached the
halfway mark.
Mosconi overcame a nine-in-
ming 1888 deficit last night to
defeat Joe Canton Of Watervliet,
N. Y, 150-137, In 13 innings for
his fifth straight victory against
no losses. It was the fourth
straight setback for Canton, who
has yet to win q match.
The champion tonight plays
John Fitzpatrick Of Washington,
who has won two and lost two.
Irving Crane Of Binghamton,
N. Y, who has won three and lost
one, blasted Fitzpatrick. 150-13,
in 23-innings in the other night
match.
In afternoon competition yester-
day Arthur Cranfield Of Syracuse,
N. Y. trounced Jimmie Mills OF
San Jose, Calf. 150-31, in eight
innings: George Chenier Of
Toronto downed Donald De Coy
of st. Louis. 150-53. In a 23-
inning match, and Jimmy Moore
of Albuquerque, N. Mex, trimmed
Willis Covington Of Milwaukee
150-69, In IS innings.
The championship series con-
tinues through April 3 with after
noon and night matches except
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Six Teams in Runninu
For AAu Fencing Title
By the A.seeia,ed Pres.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Mar. 20
Six teams remain very much il
the running for the National Col
legiate Athletic Association fenc.
ing championships today as the
title event goes into the final day
OF competition.
New York University, Eastern
champion. led after yesterday.
halfway mark with 51-15: defend
ing champion Columbia had 9
1910 score. trailed by Navy, Al.
ID; Pennsylvania, 1917: Michi.
gan, 45-17, and Army, 41-16.
Marty Schneider, NYU, LED
Tom zimolzak, Navy, and Robert
Parmacek. Pennsylvania, in the
individual race for saber honors
with a 1873 mark to Zimolzak's
and Parmacek's 1873 score.
Some Of the other first-day
scores Of the more than loo
fencers were saber-Joseph Abel
George Washington, 6-13; Henry
Minich. Virginia, 8-13; foil-John
". Smith, Navy, 14-8: Roger Mas
sey, Virginia, Alt: epee-William
Lykes. Navy. 1873; Ralph Wag-
ener, Virginia, 16-9.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
No Early Explanation
From caFpeI
On His Bank Deposits
By John v. Homer

The attorney for 1t. II. Fl. Car
|per. suspended chief Of the police
narcotics squad, indicated yester-
day that there would be no early
explanation" Of the Carper bank
deposits under investigation last
week by the Senate District Crime
Subcommittee.
Myron q. Ehrlich. the attorney
said he considered 1t unlikely that
the police officer. who was accused
lof taking bribes from dope ped
Idlers. would issue any statement
to the press about his finances.
Both 1t. Carper and Mr.. Ehr.
Itch had indicated such a state.
ment would be forthcoming. Mr.
Ehrlich stated yesterday that HI
mad said 1t. Carper twas working
on 1t" with an accountant anc
THAT he probably could make al
Explanation" by the end Of thi,
week.
Wants No "Press Trial"
II see no reason to try this mat.
ter In the press" Mr.. Ehrlich tolc
The Star.
The attorney refused to say def.
lnitely whether the policeman
would ask to be heard again by
the Senate committee, which ex.
cused him from the witness stanc
after a day Of questioning because
he pleaded illness.
In reply to a direct question or
the point. Mr.. Ehrlich said only
l"He might"
Can't Explain Deposits.
The bank deposits for which 1t
lCarper was unable to account
totaled $4,125. They were mad,
In 1948 and 1949, a period durint
which he was accused Of takin@
bribes from James M. (Jin
Yellow Roberts. colored, a big.
scale dope racketeer.
1t. Carper denied the charge.
and the Senate probers subse.
quently obtained other testimon,
supporting the accusation.
|, Committee Counsel Arnolc
Bauman brought out that the casf
deposited by the lieutenant in thu
Arlington Trust Co. regularly eacl
month was over and above any
income from salary or othel
sources listed by 1t. Carper.
Before leaving the hearin,
room, 1t. Carper promised to pro.
duce an explanation after goinl
over his records.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Babe zaharias SCOTS
AT Continued Slump
In New Orleans Golf
BY the Assoeiossd Press

NEW ORLEANS. Mar. 29.-It
wouldn't make any difference to
Babe zaharias If she was six or so
strokes behind in q golf tourna-
ment.
She'd still come up with the
same answer, "Of course I've got
a chance to win. All I gotta do
Is start playing!"
The Babe, voted the outstanding
woman athlete Of the half century
by the Associated Press, reached
the 36-hole mark in the $4,000
New Orleans Women's Open golf
tournament yesterday.
Babe Six Strokes Behind.
And she was six strokes behind
the veteran Patty Berg. Patty had
a 73-74-147 and the Babe claimed
a 75-78-153.
I've been hittin' the ball well, %
the Babe said. in her Texas twang.
But I can't get the ball in the
hole. I hit the ball straight, but
it goes crooked. Why, I should
takes this course apart. I oughta
cover it IN a 65."
Regardless of her game, Mrs.
zaharias has made this inaugural
tournament over the fiat 6,359-
yard City Park course a success.
More than 1000 persons have at
tended the two sessions and most
ly they've followed the Babe.
Miss Berg, 1851 Weathervane
tourney champion and winner of
81 major tournaments in her 12-
year professional career, appears
fully recovered from a heel opera
ton that had her hobbling on
crutches this winter.
Patty Jokes About Age.
She joked pretty good for an
an old lady" after finishing play
yesterday. 1.-THE papers call me a
veteran" she added. Maybe
that's because I've played 18 years
competitive golf" Miss Berg is "a.
Three of the Is professionals
finished in a tie for third with
154s. They are Louise Suggs,
Cincinnati. Ohio: Betty jameson,
San Antonio, Tex. and Peggy
Kirk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.
Mary Lena Faulk, Thomasville.
Ca, was the low amateur with
a 78-77-155. Three pros turned
in 1855. They are Betty Rawls,
Austin, Tex; Betty Dodd. San
Antonio. and Mrs. Betty Bush.
Hammond, Ind.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
St. Thereso's S to Meet
Holy Nome in Tourney

st. Theresa faces Holy Name al
! o'clock this afternoon and st
Joseph's Home plays Holy Com
forter at 8 In second-rounc
matches in the Gonzaga eighth
grade invitation basketball tourna.
|ment. Three more second-rounc
games are scheduled at pm. to.
morrow with the semifinals sci
for Monday night and the final,
Tuesday night.
In last nights action, Holy Com
forter routed st. Ambrose, 61-9
in q flrst-round game and st
|Dominic's beat Sacred Heart. g.
|13. in a second-round test.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
BY the Asseeiesed Pres.

PRINCETON. Mar. 29.-Hov
does it feel to be American Olym-
pic swimming coach and develop q
world record breaking backstrokel
for Australia?
81 only wish he was swimming
for u.s." says Matt Mann of Mich
igan, who tutored Australia's John
Davies and saw him better the
listed world record for the 200
yard backstroke last night in the
18th annual NCAA swimming
championships.
Davies. a heavy-armed, powerful
swimmer, swan the distance in
I2:12.9, compared to the 2:13.1
mark held by Bob Brawner OF
Princeton. He also broke Braw-
ner's two-year-old hold on the
NCAA title in the event.
"He's a cinch to win the Olym-
pic breaststroke even for Australia,
and he'll be 2 second faster by
then," Mann said.
The brilliant performance Of
the husky Michigan co-captain
overshadowed the nine-point lead
built up by Ohio State over de-
Tending champion Yale in the
race for team honors.
The Ohioans, shooting for their
seventh NCAA title in the last 10
years. carried a 51-42 lead into
the meets final day.
"All we have to do is keep that
Evening star., 1952-03-29

million Federal payment slasf,
were allowed to stand, the Dis
ltrict then would be insolvent. In
this eventuality, he said, he would
favor raising the real estate taxes
rather than curtailing services
further.
/ Commissioner Donohue added:
They have cut the Federal pay
|ment 20 per cent. III bet there
aren't 20 per cent Of the MEM
bers Of Congress who understand
the financial relationship between
Congress and the District"
Mr.. Donohue has called for .
higher Federal share repeatedly Ia
recent months and favors some
thing close to q 10 per cent Fed
|eral payment, leaving the District
to meet only about so per cent.
The 60-40 ratio was followed
for q time after Congress departed
from the original $3.50 plan.
Evening star., 1952-03-29

Judge John J. Malloy issued q
writ Of restitution. The marshal's
Office posted 3 notice Of eviction
but the roomers said they did moi
see it. They sub-rent from Mrs
Peckelis, who lives In Bowie, Md
Under terms Of the eviction
notice, the roomers' belongings
were moved out 50 Mrs. jackson
could get possession Of her prop
erty from Mrs. Peckelis.
Neighbors said about six rooms
in the house were rented.
None Of the principals or ten.
ants was available today for com.
ment. Judge Malloy said neither
the court nor the marshal hac
any alternative to the course fol-
lowed.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
9-HoIe Golf Tourney Set
For Army Navy Women

The women golfers at Army
Navy Country Club won't have te
Igo the 18-hole distance this yeal
Ito win a trophy. The women's
association will. have nine-hole
championship events, it was an
nounced at q luncheon attended
by 40 players at Army Navy
yesterday.
Mrs. Carter B. Magruder. re-
firing chairman Of the women's
committee, presented q cup for
the nine-hole flight to Mrs.
Russell Young, the new chair
man, to hold until the event Is
run OF in September.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
|Walcoit and Charles
10 Sign Monday for
Philadelphia Bout
By ire Assoeicied pre..

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 49,
Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard
Charles viii meet in Philadelphia's
huge Municipal Stadium early In
june with Walcott's heavyweight
title at stake.
Promoter Herman Taylor an
nounced yesterday that the two
principals win sign contracts for
the 15-round title bout at the City
Hall Office Of the Police Athletic
League here Monday.
The exact date Of the bout has
not been announced but June
has been mentioned as the most
probable time.
Municipal Stadium Is the big
arena where Gene Tunney won
the heavyweight crown In 1926 by
vomiting Jack Dempsey before
% crowd Of more than 100. 900.
Taylor is promoting the bout In
conjunction with the international
Boxing Club Of New York. The
Philadelphia impressario said the
Police Athletic League also would
share in the receipts.
The 37-year-old heavyweight
champion from Camden, N. j.,
and Charles. Cincinnati, Ohio,
former titleholder. each win re-
ceive 80 per cent Of the gate,
Taylor said.
The reliable source putting the
spotlight on June 8 as the prob
able date pointed out that is an
open date in the major league
schedule here.
June 5 also has been mentioned.
On that day the Philadelphia Ath-
letics play q day game with the
Detroit Tigers.
The bout win Mark Walcott's
first title defense since he won the
crown from Charles at Pittsburgh
last July 18 by a knockout in the
seventh round.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
|Shipyord Workers
Dig Up Naval Guns
OF 18th Century
sy II. Assoeio,.,d Pres.

PORTSMOUTH. Va. Mar. 2s.-
Workmen at the Norfolk Naval
Shipyard have unearthed Is muz-
'dle-loading Dahlgren guns. con-
sidered the latest thing In ship
armament 100 years ago.
Three Of the guns bear the
date, 1885.
The guns had been set In con-
crete. with their barrels pointing
and buried. The muzzIes
were broken on.
Marshall NJ. Butt. shipyard his
torian. concluded that the old
guns were once used as moorina
bits and that they were probably
buried In the 1870s or 1S8Os.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Three Tanks Of Tar Explode
Al State Roads Depof
BY the Assoeiossd Press

CAMBRIDGE. Md, Mar. 29.-
Three tanks Of tar at a State
Roads Commission maintenance
depot blew up today with q blast
heard all over Cambridge.
No one was hurt. A valve Of
one Of the tanks was hurled al-
most 100 yards.
A commission truck was draw.
ing tar from one of the tanks
when a fire touched OF the ex-
plosion.
Henry Weir. roads commission
engineer, estimated there were
only 800 gallons Of tar in the
tanks. He had expected the ar
rival of a new supply today.
Evening star., 1952-03-29

smart second hitter. Defensively
he's the best we've ever had.
We've got four catchers bat.
Ting for the job. Any one of them
lis better than Andy Seminick was
last year. ] know they'llNbit better
than .220 which is what Seminick
hit for us. Besides. we have q more
experienced staff than we had and
we don't need an experienced
catcher like Andy"
Burgess Good Hitter.
Burgess, a real good hitter whose
work behind the plate has shown
a marked Improvement. appears
to have won the No. / job from
Del WILDER. Ken Silvestri. who
doubles as q pitching coach, and
young Stan Lepata are the other
catchers. One will be dropped.
Richie Ashburn. who piled up
221 hits last year for q mark OF
.344, is back In center "better than
ever" Del Ennis is in right while
Jack Mayo, a .271 hitter from
Baltimore. seems like a cinch to
open in left. Mayo has all but
won the job from Tommy Brown
and Rookie Mel Clark with his
superlative fielding and good
clutch hitting. Ennis, whose bat
spoke little louder than q whisper
last year, looks good. He is in
fine shape and looks 1t.
The infield is set except for
first base, where Nippy Jones has
come up from Rochester to chal-
lenge Eddie Waitkus. The latter
appears to have the edge. Granny
Hammer, the newly appointed
team captain. expects a better
year at shortstop. and Willie Jones
is set at third.
Sawyer likes his bench. He be-
lieves he is much stronger in that
department than he's ever been
with such reserves as Infielders
Jack Lohrke, Jones and Outfield-
ers Brown, Clark and Bill Nichol-
son.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Iowa State Teachers
Near NCAA Mat Title
BY the Associated Press

FORT COLLINS, Colo, Mar
29.-Iowa State Teachers College
champions in 1850, were leading
the way today In the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
wrestling tournament.
Six contestants from the Cedar
Falls, Iowa. school moved through
last nights quarter-final round
into today's semifinals. Defend
ing champion Oklahoma qualified
five and Oklahoma ASsM, winner
OF 16 Of the previous 81 NCAA
meets, advanced four contestants.
They were the only schools
among the original 40 entries with
a chance for the team champion
ship.
Two brothers from the Univer-
sity OF Maryland, Bob and Ernie
Fischer, were eliminated in the
first round by two Iowa Teach
ers' brothers, Clarence and Bill
Weick. Clarence took an easy VIC
tory over Bob in the 157-pound
division and Bill won a close
referees decision over Ernie IN
the 167-pound class.
Maryland's only other repre-
sentative. Rod Norris, saw his 35-
match winning streak ended in
the quarter-f1nal round. Norris
won a 137-pound tilt yesterday
afternoon from Warren de Prem
ger OF Iowa State Teachers COL
lege but lost his evening match
to Oklahoma's Harold Reece on 3
decision.
The United States Naval Acad-
emy's Peter Blair won his way
to the quarter finals in the IN.
pound division by scoring a take
down in the final 10 seconds to
tie Iowa States Bob Wirds. "A
and get the referees decision.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Hunes Meets Iowa Team
In Women's AAU Finals
By the Assoeioted Press

WICHITA, Kans., Mar. 29.-The
defending champion, Hanes Ho-
siery Of Winston-Salem, N. c..
and Davenport, Iowa, AIC meet
tonight in the finals Of the Ma
|tional AAU women's basketball
tournament.
The Winston-Salem team moved
Into the final round with an easy
I61-25 win over Iowa Wesleyan Col
llege in last nights semiflnal COM
|oetition. Davenport upset a favored
Nashville. Tenn, Business College
team. A to 80, to win a spot in
the finals.
The consolation finals were won
yesterday by the Atlanta, Ca,
Tomboys. They defeated the Ca
bot, Ark, Lions, 1888.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
|Evictions From Rooming House
Come as Surprise to Ienunts

Tenants at 939 Massachusetts
avenue NV. were house hunting
today. after being evicted in . dis
|pute between the owner and OPP
|erator Of q house In which they
rented rooms.
The roomers returned home yes
|terday to find their personal be-
longings piled high on the side
walk by deputy marshals Of Mu-
|nicipal Court.
The dispute involved Mrs. Lena
M. jackson. the owner. and Mrs
lReva W.. Peckelis. the operator
Mrs. jackson had sued Mrs
lPeckelis In the civil branch Of Mu-
Inicipal Court for rent past due
and won by default.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
|PhiNies, Much Improved, to Get
Bigger Lift With Simmons Back
fAnother OF a Series.J
BY shs Associated Press

CLEARWATER. Fla. Mar. 90.
The experts have hung the
dark horse" tag on the Phillies
and Manager Eddie Sawyer's PEN
nant hopes have received q sharp
boost with the news that Curt
Simmons. pitching ace. soon may
return from the Army.
"We're much improved over last
year." said the scholarly Sawyer,
who believes his all-work-and-no-
play program with wives and
autos banned in camp win bring
results.
"The winter trade with Cincin-
natl that brought us three regu-
lars (Second Baseman Connie
Ryan, Pitcher Howie Fox and
Catcher Smoky Burgess) undoubt-
Iedly makes us q better club.
Won II Games in 1850.
Simmons. 22-year-old left
handler, won II games before he
was called to service In Septenl-
ber Of 1850. The Phillies won the
flag that year but. with Simmons
gone, tumbled into fifth place In
1851.
The Phillies' ace is scheduled
to return from Army duty in Ger
many shortly and should rejoin
the club in time for its opening
game April 18.
Sawyer regards 25-year-old
Robin Roberts t21-15) and Sim
mons the top pitching pair in
baseball.
"I wouldn't trade Roberts and
Simmons for any two pitchers on
any other club" Sawyer declared.
"As a matter Of fact, I wouldn't
trade my pitching staff for any
in baseball.
my starters. along with SIM
mons, Roberts and Fox (9-14), !,
will be Bubba Church (15-11). !.
Russ Meyer (8-9). Karl Drews
17-13 at Baltimore and Steve
Ridzik. Ken Heintzelman will be
in the bullpen along with Jim
Konstanty, Andy Hansen and Bob
Miller. Roberts and Meyer have
looked the best. Ridzik (5-11 at
Baltimore) has looked the best
of the youngsters"
Defense frightened.
Sawyer believes the Phillies are
better defensively at second base,
behind the plate and in the out
field.
What I'm trying to do" Eddie
said. "is to knit good pitching and
a tighter defense. Even when we
were good in Gin 1850, we rarely
scored more than four runs a.
game. We're still not going to
score too many runs but we're
getting better defense.
Ryan gives me an infield I've
never had before. He's a good,
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Howard Nine Defeated
In South CuroIinu Come
SreeioI Dlspctch io The S,uI

II ID.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. Mar. 10
Howard University of Washington
dropped q 5-4 decision to an ALI
Star team from Allen University
and Benedict College on Pitch~r
Eddie Bryant's tie-breaking sin
gle in the last Of the ninth inning
yesterday.
Howard took o 81 lead in the
third inning. but the All-Stars
tied the score In the seventh and
went In front BY one run ii the
eighth. Howard again knotted
the count In itS half Of the ninth
before Bryant's winning hit.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
High School Pitcher
losses No-Hit Come

Russ Duffy. Montgomery Blail
High pitcher. can't improve on his
opening season hurting perform
ance yesterday.
Duffy tossed a 10 no-hitter al
Gaithersburg, facing only "a bat
ters in the seven-inning game and
striking out II. Carroll Hitch and
Gene Doane combined q double
and q triple to get Blair's only
run OF Bob Duley In the first in.
ming. Du1ey allowed six hits.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Golf Champs Postpone
District Area Match

Bobby Brownell, Ralph Bogart
and George Graham will have to
wait until April 20 to decide the
mythical District area golf cham
pionship.
Brownell, District Amateur
champion; Bogart, Maryland State
titlist, and Graham, District Pub
lie Links winner, were scheduled
to meet tomorrow but recent bad
weather caused the players to set
April 20 at East Potomac as the
date.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Catholic US Netmen
Off to Winning Start
spseioI plsposeh 10 he ssur

CHESTERTOWN. Md, Mar. 90
Catholic University Is OF to q
good start In defense Of its
Mason Dixon Conference tennis
championship after defeating
Washington College. Ia. yester-
day.
Erwin Va, Gus No. man,
was not extended In beating
Bruce Wyckoff. 6--l. @2. and
teamed with Hal Freeman to
defeat Bruce and Gary Wyckoff,
81. Ga. In the feature doubles
match.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Douglas Orders Stay
In Overseas transfer
For Drafted Doctor

A stay ordered by Supreme
Court Justice Douglas gave DR.
Stanley J. Orloh another delay
yesterday in his fight against an
Army move to send him to the
Far East.
DR.. Orloff, New York physician
who attempted unsuccessfully In
District Court here last December
to obtain his release from the
Army, lost another legal round
yesterday. The United States
Court Of Appeals in San Francisco
upheld a Federal Court ruling
against him in Seattle.
Claims nIegality.
He Is stationed as an Army pri-
vate at Fort Lawton, Seattle. A
former senior psychiatrist for the
New York City Mental Hygiene
Department, DR.. Orloff contends
lhe was classified illegally as 9
private after being drafted undel
the so-called doctors draft" law
Justice Douglas, as justice in
charge Of the ninth circuit, was
asked by DR.. Orloff's attorneys to
grant a stay pending a possible
appeal to the Supreme Court from
the adverse decision in the appeals
court. Army authorities said re-
Gently that DR.. Orloff would be
shipped to the Far West if bis
appeal was turned down in San
Francisco.
Bars Overseas Order.
The scope Of the order by JUS
tice Douglas was not disclosed. but
lit repeatedly contained no COM
ment on the case except to pre-
vent the Army from sending DR..
Orloff out Of the country pending
Supreme Court action on q pos
sible appeal.
In the District Court proceed
ings here last December there was
testimony that DR.. Orloff had been
refused a medical commission in
the Army after being drafted
Attorney Stanley Faulkner said
DR.. Orloff would not answer cer-
tain questions In an Army loyalty
oath procedure.
When District Court Judge
James r. Kirkland refused, or
jurisdictional grounds. to order
the Army to release DR.. Orloff, the
doctor fled a similar suit In Fed
teral Court in Seattle.