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Evening star., 1952-08-08
BY tho Associated Press

President Truman believes the
amazing husband-wife team from
behind the Iron Curtain that won
top Olympic honors may help in
ternational relations by visiting
the United States.
AS a result, Emil Zatopek, the
Czech army officer who won the
marathon, the 5000 and 10000
meter races. and his wife, Dana,
who won the javelin throw at Hell
sinki, may be invited to tour
America.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
originated the idea and yesterday
won the Presidents approval.
Sawyer then wrote Avery Brun-
dage, president Of the Interna-
tional Olympic Committee, urging
that Brundage issue the formal in
vitation. Acceptance of such an
invitation by the Zatopeks would
hinge on approval by the. Com
muniSt Czech government.
Sawyer was enthusiastic over
the idea, from both diplomatic and
sports angles. He wrote Brundage: /:
IF you could lift the Iron Cur
tain enough to bring this man
and his wife over here, it might
be the beginning of a happy new
program for mankind, it might be
the first step toward a permanent
peace.
IF the Communist and nom
Communist countries are ever tc
live In a peaceful world, some
method OF raising the Iron Cur
tain must be devised. It might
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Police Champions PIoy
All-Sturs Tomorrow

The annual Metropolitan Police
Boys Club all-star baseball games
will be held at Fairlawn tomorrow
with the Junior Division game sci
for 1890 pm. and the Seniors al
Is o'clock.
Champion Club No. IL will car
ry a 1912 record against an all
star junior squad, while No. IL
|unbeaten in IL games. will take
on the all-star senior team,
Evening star., 1952-08-08

Donald Leavens heads the seeded
list Of players scheduled to open
play tomorrow in the Middle
Atlantic Clay Court Tennis Cham
pionShipS at the Edgemoor Club
Bethesda.
Neither Malcolm Fox, who won
the tournament last year, mol
Barney Welsh. perennial Wash
ington standout, were entered
Fox is in the Army and Welsh is
unable to play because of illness
in his family.
Seeded second to Leavens was
James j. Thackara.
Other seeded players in order
were Tim Coss, Bob Threadgill
Fred McNair. Charles Charming
Jack Mccarthy and Alex Keiles
Sixty-six players are entered in
the tournament.
Drawings for the women's sin
giles. won last year by Mary
Slaughter of Charlottesville, Va,
will be held tomorrow evening
Play will begin Sunday. Entries
for the mems doubles close at noon
Sunday. with play starting either
Monday or Tuesday.
Matches scheduled tomorrow
follow:
10 -a.m.-Bruce Brian vs.. Floyd Day
Dick Lane vs.. Joe sidley; Malcolm Leith
Ferry: Don Ralph VS.. john Harris: Larry
Middlekamp VS.. Nanny Shalowitz; Ear
Brown VS.. Col. NJ. A. Erana.
IL a.m.--Don Leavens VS.. Lindy Kehoe
Donald Dell vs.. Philippe Neff; Fred Nc.
Nair vs. Mark Haller; Jim Thackara VS.
Jack p. Stanley; Thornton Moore VS.: DicE
Jack Murphy VS.. Skip Edmonds.
12 noon-Peter Dell VS.: Busy Hettle-
man; Bob Threadgill VS.. Richard Mettent-
hall; Ed Wesley rs. Campbell Ford; Ra,
don vs.; Bill Morris; Charles Charming VS.
z p:m.-Hugh Lynch vs. J. Henry Bar
s. p;m:-winner NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
VS.. Bill Pavitt.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
NoveILee, Back From HeIsinki, Leavens 1op-Seeded
Surprised to Find He's CeIebrtyIn CIay Court Tourney

clique, you're all right: II you
don't, you can't get anything.
Says Pros Are Exploited.
"And the boys are exploited,
especially the boys without much
education. You can see that from
Louis down to Beau Jack. OF
course, it has it's good points. I
guess. Some of those men never
would have gotten anywhere any
other way. But I believe the bad
points outweigh the good ones.
Anyway, / don't want it."
Had Lee turned professional, he
would have been somewhat of a
freak in boxing circles. starting
his career so late in life. Born in
Covington, Va. Lee never did
much boxing before coming to
Washington in 1947.
He had been an assistant coach,
though. No previous experience,
but he qualified. according to
Army standards.
"You know how the Army is
Lee laughed. II was just sitting
in the right position at the right
time. That was in Manila and
they decided to get up a boxing
team and for some reason or other,
they picked me to help John En-
mis-, a former college coach"
Will Keep Present Jobs.
Norve's plans call for his con-
tinuance as a correctional officer
at the National Training School
and instructor at the Southwest
Police Boys Club. His wife, Lesley,
is a librarian at Police Boys Club
No. 2. Lee also hopes to finish
his education at Howard Univer-
sity. There are two courses be-
tween him and his degree in phys
ical education.
AS for boxing, he's hanging up
his gloves. He has gone as far
as one can go in amateur ranks.
From here on he'll turn his boxing
ability over to the youngsters.
That's what want to do" he
said last night. 81 want to develop
boys, teach them to box. As anna
teurs, not professionals"
Then the Olympic light-heavy-
weight champion had to get ready
for work. He was due at the train
ing school last night at midnight
to resume his duties as correc-
tional officer. Even Olympic cham
pions have to eat.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Rhubarb With Writer'S
Leads TO Suspension
OF Umpire MCGOWAN
BY the Associuted Press

ST. LOUIS, Aug. Bill Nc
GoWan, an American League
umpire for q years, has been sus-
Ipended indefinitely for an incident
in which he was accused of in
sulting sports writer's covering q
game at Sportsman's Park.
The 56-year-old MCGOWAN was
suspended by Will Harridge, league
president. after strong protests
had been made yesterday by the
IGlobe-Democrat and the East st.
Louis Gll) Journal.
When MCGOWAN elected Pitcher
Billy Hoeft from the Detroit
bench in Wednesday nights con-
test between the Tigers and the
Browns, the writer's asked Nc
Gowan for information. They
were not sure which player had
been chased.
Refused Information.
McGowan's reply, the writer's
said, was "I'll write you a letter"
Sports Editor Ellis Veech of The
Journal said MCGOWAN later made
offensive gestures toward the
press box.
Harridge wired Robert L.
Burnes, sports editor of the Globe
Democrat:
Umpire MCGOWAN was wrong
when he refused to advise mem-
bers of the st. Louis press box
name of player he elected from
the bench. His personal remarks
and conduct are most regrettable
and as president of the American
League I personally apologize to
all writer's who witnessed the af-
fair.
"McGowan has been relieved Of
any further umpire assignments
for an indefinite period"
HeckIed on Third Base.
Tom Duffy. managing editor of
the Journal. bluntly threatened
that his newspaper would quit
publishing reports on American
League games unless an apology
was forthcoming. Duffy's COM
plant was made to Bill Veeck,
owner of the Browns, who re-
layed it to Harridge. Veeck told
Harridge he witnessed the Incl
dent and would apologize on be-
half of the Browns.
Hoeft was elected from the
bench while Detroit players were
heckling MCGOWAN for a third
strike he called on Cliff Mapes in
the seventh inning of a bitter
12-inning struggle won by tho
Browns, 10.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Browns $500 Turns Up
After Lie Detector Test
BY the Assoeiased Press

ST. LOUIS. Aug. "a lie de-
tector test turned up the SIS, 500
missing from the st. Louis Browns
Office.
An employe suddenly halted the
test and showed where the money
was hidden under a typewriter
cover.
Police Capt. Herman Siebels had
insisted all along that the money
must be around here somewhere
since another loose $500 still was
in the Office safe.
The club did not wish to prose-
cute the employe, the captain said.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
By Bill Fuchs

In the end house of row of
small brick houses facing an un-
paved street in Northeast Wash
ington an Olympic boxing cham
pion received homage from his
admirers.
Norvel Lee returned home last
night to discover he was a celeb
rity. Sports writer's and photog-
raphers. some of whom had been
camped at his front door since
early afternoon, were waiting
when Lee and his wife drove up
at $3.50, about seven hours later
than expected. More than dozen
youngsters crowded around the
first United States Olympic light
heavyweight boxing champion
since 1920. Neighbors and we'll
wishers, some of whom Lee had
never met before, dropped around
to offer their congratulations.
"It just didn't start tonight, /"
Mrs. Lee said. People have been
calling since Saturday night. On
Monday there was quite a crowd
outside. I thought something had
happened, an accident or some
thing. They just wanted to see
where Norvel lived"
Plane Delayed Twice.
Mrs. Lee drove to New York to
meet her husbands plane. The
plane was late. It was held over
in Shannon, Ireland, because of
tire trouble and again in New
foundland because of engine diff
f1culty.
"The greatest thrill" Lee told
his audience, was receiving the
Val Barker Trophy for being the
outstanding boxer. I had no idea
I would get it. No idea in the
world"
The 27-year-old Negro is a
puzzle to those thousands of
eager youngsters, struggling along
with $40 club fights. all waiting
for that big break. Here is a
man who has it and doesn't want
it, man who two years ago was
offered $4,000 to shake his anna
teur status and fight for money.
professional boxing is racket" !"
Lee told a reporter without bitter
ness. IF you get in the right
Evening star., 1952-08-08
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IPa.-where the crowds for the
event are always 5000 or more
with what may be perhaps his best
club.
One of Branzell's former stars
is Harry Brightman. Princeton
University star who signed with
the Cardinals for a bonus after
graduation. Brightman won more
than 20 games without losing a
game in 1949 but the club got
knocked off in the finals at Johns
town when Harry wasn't pitching
Lefty Ed DeSimon, Washington
Lee High pitcher. and Jimmy
Fitzgerald, Wilson High outfielder
are two of the clubs 1851 stars
who are making their mark in pro
ball. DeSimon is TO with Olean,
the Yankees Class D Pony League
farm. and Fitzgerald when last
heard Of was leading the North
Carolina State Class D circuit in
QOuDleS ana triples.
Other well-known high school
stars who played for the club are
Ralph Sta, all-high in both foot
ball and baseball at Eastern last
season. who is in the Red Sox
chain, and Jimmy Pantos, all
around star athlete at Central, who
played for Branzell in 1948.
However, Joe isn't conceding
that any of the past clubs may
be better than this years edition.
He's waiting to see how the nine
makes out at JohnStown when the
tournament starts August 20.
The club has a fine pitching
staff, headed by Wise, which in
Icludes four southpaws. The other
llefties are Westerns Roger
Turner, RooSevelt's Billy Smith
and Bobby Hinton, former Be-
thesda High ace now at New
Mexico University.
Payne, Sonny's battery mate
at Eastern for three years,
is behind the plate and no one
runs freely on Chick. Ronnie Brill,
all-high at Chamberlain, is at
short; 16-year-old Phil Perio, all
high quarterback at Roosevelt in
1851. at third; Mickey Meinke of
Western at second, and Polli or
John Grant from Falls Church
lat first.
The outfield supplies much of
the power-the three outfelders
together with Perlo are the teams
leading hiters. Skinny Safer, Fair
fax High footballer who is bound
for George Washington University
on a gridiron scholarship, plays
right; Westinghouse Highs
Bobby Reid patrols center and
Jimmy Sullivan, former Central
High football ace and quarterback
at Bulls Prep last year, is in left.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Huirston to Fight Olson

NEW YORK. Aug. 8 (P.-Gene
Hairston of New York and Carl
(Bobo) Olson of Honolulu have
signed for 10-round middle
weight bout on August 27 which
will open the fall boxing season
in Madison Square Garden. Hair
Iston is rated the No. challenger
for Ray Robinson's middleweight
crown and Olson is rated No. 2.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Should Be q Par !

CENTRAIIA. Ill. R.-Despite
q water hazard, the Benton, ILL.,,
Country Clubs No. z hole has been
a cinch for Lou Applegate, Play
ing In different foursomes, he
made q hole-in-one there one
Sunday and duplicated the feat q
few Sundays later.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Sharp Notes Driver,
IA, Oldest Ever 10
Win HambIeionian
BY The Assoeioied Press


GOSHEN, N. Y. Aug. 8.-Sharp
Note played a sweet Sat- tune
in the 9th Hambletonian Stake.
and his daddy-Phonograph-
isn't a failure as q sire after all.
The bay 3-year-old son Of
Photograph copped the $87.637
trotting derby at Good Time Park
yesterday. doing the job in two
straight heats after Hit Song won
the first one.
Sharp Note is owned by c. w.
Clark, Dearborn, Mich, tool and
die maker, who got the colt as a
yearling from the Walnut Hall
Farm, Lexington, KY. for 81, 900.
A year ago this month, Phono-
graph was discarded as a failure
in stud. He was bought for a re-
ported $4,000 by Charles GormanI
of the Riverview Farm, Marcy,
N. Y.
Phonograph had raced in the
1943 Hambletonian. but could do
no better than third behind Volo
Song and Worthy Boy. That race
was staged at the Empire City
running track, Yonkers, N. Y, due
to wartime travel restrictions.
Photographs First Winner.
Since retiring to stud, Phono-
graph had never sired a son or
daughter that did anything worth
mentioning until Sharp Notes
number went up on the tote board
yesterday.
Bion Shively, "a, a veteran of
the Spanish American War, drove
the winner-his first Hambletonian
victory in three tries. In doing so,
he became the oldest driver to win
one. Ben White. now 70, and win
ner Of four Hambletonians, was
Oldest until now. He was 70 when
he reined Volo Song home.
Sharp Note, whose dam is Rose
Mary Hanover by Guy Mckinney
broke stride at the start of the
opening heat, and finished 10th as
Hit Song won in 2:05 on a track
made sticky by rains Of Wednes-
. day. In fact, the days racing pro-
gram was an hour and a half late
In getting underway as workers
with trucks and scrapers got mud
OH the track. It was well after
supper time before Sharp Note
finished his job.
He started to do it in the second
heat when he took command in
the stretch and bounced home a
length winner over the disappoint-
ing Duke Of Lullwater. The Duke.
prerace favorite owned by Walter
T. Gambler of Decatur, Ca, had
been second in the first heat, too.
Time of this mile was 2:023s, ex-
cellent considering the track was
not at its best.
Switch to Sharp Note.
Then came the deciding heat.
The crowd of some $4,000 had
made the Duke favorite in the
first two heats, but they switched
to Sharp Notes bandwagon for
the finale, making him a 4-to-5
favorite.
Sharp Note didn't disappoint
them. He permitted Lu Peck, one
Of two f1llieS in the race, to set
the pace for a time. Then as the
field rounded the bend for home
Shively let his horse go, and
Sharp Note flew to the wire a |
couple Of lengths ahead of Hit
Song, with Duke of Lullwater
third. Time for the final heat
was 2.032s.
This is the first time they have
gone three heats since 1947.
Shively had a part in that one,
too. He drove Rodney, a giant of
a horse. to victory in the first heat.
But Hoot Mon came out to win
the second and third. and set the
race record of 200 fat. This is
the ninth Of the 27 Hambletonians
that have required three dashes.
Two have required four heats, and
1t seemed for a time as If this
might be the case yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Rain Forces Columbia
To Postpone Women S
|Corby Cup Journey

Rain today closed the Columbia
Country Club to play and forced
a postponement Of the Women's
District Golf Associations Corby
Cup tournament. an annual class
A event.
Mrs. M. Hale Dinneen, president
Of the WDGA, will announce q
new date after comforting with
Fred Mcleod. the Columbia pro.
Additional entries will be accepted
for the new date.
Thus Columbia, which had two
tournaments scheduled today,
wound up with none. A pro-mem-
Der event previously had been
postponed because of a conflict
with the Corby Cup.
Becky Feller, the defending
champion in the women's club
championship at Bethesda, won
medal honorS in the 1852 cham
lpionship with an "a and SO for 172.
The 36-hole qualifying was con-
cluded yesterday.
Match play will run Tuesday
through Thursday Of next week
with the final August II in the
championship flight of Is.
In ladies day event concurrent
with the qualifying, Mrs. Victor
Deinlein won low net yesterday
with a 91-12-72.
Mrs. Jerome Nash won one OF
Manor Clubs major intra-cluh
cup tournaments yesterday when
she captured the .Pye (Williams)
Plate with 95, minus 10 handi-
cap for a net rs. Mrs. Nash is
the mother of Skippy, a junior
golf star at Georgetown Prep.
Mrs. w. A. Devin and Mrs. Lee
Butler tied for low gross with els
Other net winners were: Mrs. A.
Nv. DeMarco. 102-23-79; Mrs
George Gould. 111-31-8O; Mrs
J. s. MacBryde, 103-22-81; Mrs
A. j. Loda, 94-13-81; Mrs. c. A.
Corcoran, 97-16-81 and Mrs. F.
w. Chambers, 98-16-82.
Inside nine winners were Mrs
A. G. Stakes, 92-20-72; Mrs. Rob-
ert Winkler, 91-18-73; Mrs. L. T.
Callahan, 108-34-74.
Mrs. Max Wool won low net in
the Indian Spring ladies day event
with a 95-27-68. Mrs. Morton
Rabineau was second, 97-27-7O
Mrs. Paul Costello won low gross
with an 80 and Mrs. John Shaw
low puts with %.
Guest winners were Mrs. Paul
Bauman of Woodmont, low net
with 99-21-78: Mrs. Edward l..
Duties Of Washington G&CC, a
gross "a. and Mrs. John Jankow-
ski of Prince Georges, low puts
with 80.
Elinor Finckers 81, minus IA
handicap strokes for a net 73,
won ladies day honors at Colum-
bia Country Club. Mrs. George
Bond was second, 98-23-75 and
Mrs. Carl MacCartee third. 97-
20-77.
/ The Class B winner was Mrs.
Vern Wilson, 106-29-77 and Glass
lC went to Mrs. Jean Mollahan,
122-36-86.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Cooper to Fight Brown
In Baltimore Tonioht
Special pisputeh 10 The stnr

BALTIMORE. Aug. 8.-Jimmy
Cooper of Washington, D. c., goes
after his seventh straight boxing
victory in his comeback attempt
tonight.
He is matched against Walter
Brown, young Baltimore fighter
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Hondicup Roce Tomorrow

The Washington Track and
Field Club will sponsor a 10-mile
handicap run tomorrow, starting
at $3.50 am, at the Rock Creek
golf course. Jimmy Speer will
run from scratch.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

other tie a m S
was, what are
those kids do
ing in the
league?" They
aren't speaking
disrespectfu lily
of Joe Bran.
zell's youngsters
now.
Com posed
mostly of this
y e ar S hi g h
school stars -
the age limit is
10 - the Boys
Club lost two
Evening star., 1952-08-08
LoveIiette Scores
Again in Nomination
For Town Constable
by the Assoeiatsd Press

" me AssocIufed Press
LAWRENCE. Kans., Aug.
8.-Just call Clyde Lovellette
constable.
The University Of Kansas
An-America basketball player
won Republican nomination
for constable Of Lawrence
Township in Tuesdays pri-
mary election.
He had no primary oppo-
sition and is unopposed for
the November general elec-
ton.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Region A Swimmers
Win Georgetown Meet

| Region A won the District Rec
reation Department swimming
meet. scoring TN points.
Other scores were: Region D
59h: F, 26; B, 8. and c and E
u each.
Evening star., 1952-08-08

games early in the season before
the high school season was over
but when Branzell got his regular
team together it started to move
Only league-leading Lees Tavern
and second-place Silver Hill have
beaten the Boys Club since early
in the campaign.
Last Sunday Sonny Wise, star
Eastern High southpaw, reversed
that earlier defeat by Silver Hill
to knock last years Prince Georges
County League champion out of q
flrst-place tie with Lees. Wise
beat the Gravelmen, 7-6, giving
Bob Darnell his first loss on the
sandlots this year.
To be truthful, Darnell was
pitching with only a days rest
when he relieved starter Sleepy
Thompson in the seventh inning
but First-baseman Bill Poll
looped a single to left, scoring
Catcher Chick Payne from second
in the ninth, and you have to give
the club full credit for quite ar
upset.
It's nothing new for a Bran
zell-coached team to be the class
|of the National City. Junior
League. First as Marx jewelers.
when he and Jim Munro, a SER
|geant at Fort Myer. managed the
club and the last two years as
Washington Boys Club, Branzell's s
team has won the Junior League
title six straight times. This sea-
son its record was 1910.
The club has been successful in
the All-America Amateur Baseball
Associations annual limited tour
nament, too. It won the title in
1947. has been runnerup several
times. and finished third last year
Branzell is looking forward to this
years tournament at Johnstown,
Evening star., 1952-08-08
FIGHTS Lost Niqht
BY the Assoeioted Press

By the Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Calf.-Kenny Davis, 123,
San Diego. outpointed Luis Adame, 121,
Tijuana, Mexico, 10.
OAKLAND, Calf. Frank Bulford Len
ard Morrow heavyweight bout postponed
to August 10.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
By Brion Bell. Jr.

The Washington Boys Club en-.
tered the Prince Georges Subur-
bah League for the first time this
season and the consensus of the
, 1952-11-05
"A FAIRLY GOOD A

#@#H8s#H# - - &#
H ELECTION is over, the results are il, and the
successful candidates are rejoicing while they think Of being
seated come January. The results were not SO surprising be-
cause the opinion had been expressed that things would have
gone practically as they did, in 50 far as Christiansted was
concerned. Frederiksted, Of course, has taken the honor and
elected the first woman in the history Of ST Croix, to the
Municipal Council. She is Mrs. Ann Abramson, to whom we
offer congratulations. Gouncimen Herbert Haywood and
Eric Carroll have been returned, and the presumption must
be that they have satisfied the voters, having done good job.
Those who did not make it must either withdraw, content that
they had run as good a race as they possibly could, or brace
themselves for another Try come 1854.
AMONG THOSE WHO did not win their races was Mrs
Anna Brodhnrst. Her showing, was commendable in view Of
how things went. The results of the election as to this parti
crlar candidate indicate that the voters Of Chrstansted Town
were not Yet prepared to send a womanto the legislature But
the results while not entirely satisfactory are commendable
The first woman in Chrsiansted Town to run in a popular
election polled 239 votes, and that, regardless Of how it is
approached, is progress.
In III PARTS Of the world women take theirfplaces
along with men with no sharp lines drawn whatever. a woman
IS Treasurer Of the United States, as the Ambassador 10 Den
mark, and another to Euxemburg. Then there are countless
other offices sc importance, through the professions and every
walk of life. The venture of Mrs. Brodhurst into politics local
IN was done after much encouragement, and the feeling that
the time had come to have this place assert itself along these
lines. 1T has paved the way for other women IN The years tc
come to make anothether attempt Certainly, we are prepared
to take on full political maturity, along with other commus
mites and the rest Of the world.
REDERIKSTED own also elected another outstand
ing citizen, Axel Schade, former vice president Of the Virgin
Islands Corporation. It's two ountry-representatives Council
men Walter i M Hodge and Raymond Pedro have beef
returned.
THE II VOTERS il Christiansted have sen
, 1952-11-05

two new members, Wifred Benjamin, who ran twice before,
missing only BY marrow margins and John Y. Flick.
H ELECTED COUNCIL viii have two years ii
which to prove that it merits the confidence Of the voters. 1t
must tackle the question Of ever mounting prices, Of finding
ways Of developing industries for the economic development
of this place o. cooperating with educational authorities for
getting the most out Of the system, and to help restore conf
dence and respect for our law enforcement authorities. This
business Of conducting an election every two years, and then
sttIng down to the same pace, and il the same manner,
must stop.
IF ELECTION IN Christiansted proved any one
ing Il was that We still refuse 70 keep pace with the world
far as full equality of women is concerned