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Evening star., 1952-02-22
Mats Planning Vernon Trade
If Yankee Deal Goes Throuqh

In that trade Center Fielder Irv
Noren and Second Baseman Cass
Michaels would be exchanged for
Outf1elders Bob Cerv and Jackie
Jensen. Second Baseman Billy
Martin, and an unidentified player,
probably a catcher. .
Yankees Are Eager.
That fourth player is holding up
the deal, but young Griffith hints
the mystery player isn't likely to
stall the transaction, for the Yam
KEGS are eager to block the ma
neuvering of Hank Greenberg,
general manager of the Indians,
who has offered Larry Dolby. Ne
gro center fielder, and another
player for Noren.
Entering the bidding, too, is
Frank Lane. general manager OF
the White Sox. He has offered
Jim Busby, fleet right-hand- hit
ting outf1elder, and another player
for Noren. but thus far neither
Chicago nor Cleveland has
tempted the Mats bosses as much
as the Yankees Weiss.
IF Weiss shows up here today
there's likely to be quick action y
said Calvin. "And if We make a
tSee MATS, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1952-02-22
By Bill Fuchs

Athletic Director Jack Hagerty
has grounded all rumors concern
ing Georgetown University's next
basketball coach.
Next week the athletic board
will go through all the applica-
tions," Hagerty says. 1.-The selec-
ton by the board then will go to
the university president (the Very
Rev. Hunter Guthrie, S. J0 for
approval"
According to Hagerty, the uni
versity will announce before the
end of the month its selection of
the coach to succeed Buddy
O'Grady who is retiring after this
season. Hagerty said last night
that 16 candidates have applied
thus far for the job and more
applications are expected.
Two Alumni Considered.
Billy Hassett. who played for the
HoyaS in 1943 before shifting to
Notre Dame along with Coach
Elmer Ripley and Ed Hargaden
who played in 1885 and is cur
rently coaching Loyola High in
Baltimore. are among the alumni
being considered. But the job isn't
necessarily restricted to alumni.
Rumors are that the field al
ready has been narrowed to from
one to four candidates, but Hag-
erty insists no one will be consid-
cred until the meeting of the
boASd. The board includes Hag-
Evening star., 1952-02-22
Sampson Air Force Base
wins Place in Tourney

Sampson Air Force Base will
represent the Northeast area. in
the Affair Force basketball tour
lnament at Omaha, Nebr., Begin
ming next Thursday, as a result of
its 89-69 victory over Headquarters
Generals last night at Boiling
Field.
Only solace for the Generals was
that Don Kinds, their ace who
tailed Is points to lead both teams
in scoring. was selected to join
Sampson for the tournament. Each
area winner is allowed to add a
man for the title round.
Evening star., 1952-02-22
German SIedders Capture
Four-Mon Olympic Title

four-man teams here for the event
but they decided to pack their
heaviest men on one sled and
scratched the other sled. It paid
of.
Ostler's sled generally was OUT
sped by the Americans on the first
half Of the runs, but the beefy
Teutons picked up tremendous mo-
mentum midway in their heats
and there was no stopping them.
They leaned into the treacher-
GUS curves and shot down the icy
trip. their steel runners singing az
they swept downward in q breath
taking surge. AT their peak, the
Germans hit close to 80 miles an
hour. =.
Mishaps Avoided.
Americas No. Q sled, piloted BY
iron-nerved Jim Bickford of Sara
mac Lake. N. Y, travelled two runs
today without mIshap in 1:l9.49
and l:2l.09 for a total time Of
5:19.68.
Bickford's sled snapped It's stir
rups twice in the first two heats
yesterday but the 39-year old for-
est ranger steered the stricken sled
to safe finishes. j..
Switzerland's No. / and No. q
sleds. took third and fourth places
on times Of 5:11.70 and 5:l3.9S.
Austria's No. l sled was fifth in
5:14.H followed by Sweden No. |,
5:15.01; Sweden No. 2, 5:17.86;
Argentina No. /, 5:18.85 and, in
ninth place. United States No. 2,
5:19.68. Italy's No. was tenth in
the field Of Is with 5:19.83. ...
Benham told reporters: This
snow was very bad for us. 1t was
not so heavy when the German
came down as when we made our
run.
'The Germans were also thu
heaviest team which helped espec-
tally in snow" 4
Benham expressed doubt. how.
tsee oLYMP1cs. Page c-2o
Evening star., 1952-02-22
Nardico, YlIemain Even
In Garden Bout tonight
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Danny
Nardico. the fighting Marine from
Tampa, Fla. was rated even
money against stout-hearted Rob-
ert Villemain Of France for their
hereunder in Madison Square
Garden tonight. Y
The fur should fly In this 10
pm. bout. {.
tThe fight will be- broadcast
over Station WMAL and tele-
vised over WNBW hereJ
Villemain's record is 48-6-3.
with IL knockouts. Nardico, who
started boxing with the Marines
in the Pacific, has won 80 bouts,
lost 6 and fought 2 draws. He has
"a kayoS to his credit, S
Evening star., 1952-02-22
Bowie Dates Shifted
To Laurel, 7 Tracks
To Run 33-Day Meet
speeial pispa,eh 10 The s.ur

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-Ofi-
cials of Laurel and Bowie race
tracks today announced plans fo1
a Joint 33-day meeting at. Laurel,
opening March % and extending
through April 80.
Originally. Bowie had been al
lotted Is days and Laurel IS days.
In agreeing on the joint meet
ing, track officials said purses
will total $4,000 for overnight
races. with the overall distribu-
ton of money to horsemen ex-
pected to be $4,000 to $50 900
above the money paid by both
tracks last year.
Primary purpose of pooling the
tracks resources at this time, it
was explained, is to show the value
of longer meetings in Maryland.
Both John D. Schapiro, Laurel
president, and Larry MacPhail,
head Of the syndicate which re-
Gently purchased Bowie. want
longer meetings.
In addition to such stakes as
the Cherry Blossom and Laurel
Handicap, there viii be the Bowie
Handicap, a $20, ,00O-added stake
and the $4,000 Rowe Memorial
both for 3-year-olds, and the
Bowie Kindergarten for juveniles
at S furlongs, worth $500.
MacPhail said he will use the
time to get Bowie ready for q
meeting in the fall. Profits of the
combined meeting will be pro-
rated between the tracks.
Evening star., 1952-02-22
By the Assoeioted Pres,

OSLO, Feb. 22.-Germany's An
ldreas Ostler, a skilled and daring
fdriver, completed an Olympic
double today by capturing the
1four-man bobsled championship
with four dazzling runs down the
Iicy, 1,500-meter Frognerseterer
ichute.
The nerveless, 32-year-old Gar
misch innkeeper whizzed his heav-
lily weighted sled through a snow
fall in two sensational clockings
fof 1:16.55 and 1:16.85 for a total
time of 5:o7.8S. Both Of his runs
today were faster than his two
trips of yesterday, which were good
enough to give him .79 Of a lead
over the American No. l sled.
jpiloted by Stan Benham, Lake
Placid veteran.
T Winner of the two-man bobsled
title earlier in the games, the
husky German, rated the worlds
foremost sledder. threw caution
to the winds today.
Benham Poor Second.
Benham captured second place
but he trailed badly. being clocked
lin 5:10.48.
The winning margin was a
whopping 2.65 seconds. a big
chunk of ground the way these
oak, and steel monsters rocket
downward.
| Switzerland's No. and No. 2
sleds took third and fourth places
on times of 5:11.70 and 5:13.98,
followed by Austria's No. l sled,
5:14.74, and Sweden's No. /,
5:l501.
Americas No. Q sled finished
ninth in the field Of Is with
i5:19.68 after making two runs
without mishap in 1:19.49 and
1::21.09. Jim Bickford's crew mar
rowly averted two serious crack
ups yesterday when the steel STIR
rups snapped twice. Only the
skill of the 39-year-old forest
ranger saved the day.
The United States picked up
five points on leading Norway in
1.-THE team standings on Benham's S
second place and now have a total
of 1872 to the host country's 101.
Third-place Austria gained two
points for fifth and now has SO
points.
| Piled on the Pace.
The Americans trailed by nearly
/ q full second (.96 of a second)
latter Ostler's third dash. which
lset meet record, and only an
accident to the Germans coulc
ahave given them the victory
iOstler didn't crack-he just pilet
Ion the pace.
7 Benham was timed In 1:18.54
flor his final heat, his slowest run
]of the four. He had tipped down
the icy culvert in 1:16.72 on his
third run. which was the second
slbest time of the games.
NH The Germans brought two
Evening star., 1952-02-22

THEY ARE SOMEWHAT more than casual acquaintance,
Marshall and MacPha Tve known Larry for years. George
saying land the last time him darndes
rhubarb you ever heard the lobby of New York hotel It
about some trivial matter less amused by
the way MacPhal was heated up"
Regardless of MacPhails appraisal, there is general
similarity between the two showmen. around
either and between. are any more
people in American sports they don't come to mind
although Bill Veeck belongs in this company
1t MacPha who sponsored the first night baseball
the major leagues innovation which cubowners regret
1t Marshall who first made between halves entertain
ment at his pro football games attraction almost inviting
as the contest itself
WHEN MacPHAII oUTGREw Cincinnati as a base of
operations he took off for Brooklyn, franchise which
correctly believed being neglected It didn't
floating genius long Nationwide following for the
Dodgers No comedian had complete
act without gag pinned the Dodgers
There was only other goal in baseball for MacPhai
to achieve The Yankees most famous of all clubs with
the biggest stadium to fill And fill it MacPhan did, pres-
dent and He held style shows and
the piece de resistance invented the MacPha
Club moderately society open only to ANYBODY who
had 5000
Actually what MacPhai invented was only refinement
depending whether or dry of what Marshall
had been doing for namely selling tickets
wasn't ago when Redskin ticket
were about the most Washington During
the the military officer with transfer
who didn't will his ticket books to the big brass likely
find himself sweating out long tour spit in the
middle of the Pacific.
&MacPHAII AMONG OTHERS, embraced the season ticket
scheme, adding an extra gmmick officially known the
Yankee Stadium Club. This and is nothing plush
drinking lounge the mezzanne floor of the ball park
become member all that necessary to have
able chunk of money.
What the prices today are known but when the
joint opened in 946 for 5000 could himself
and five ouoftown buyers to Yankee ball game
was privileged to enter by private entrance and occupy
box which carried his plaque. at
tiona expense he could skip the and simply get stiff
There at least other parallel between the pair Both
Marshall and MacPha noted for the defness with which
they fire coaches and The only difference
that Marshall makes stick MacPha doesn't always
he was running Brooklyn Larry used to fire Leo Durocher
average of three times week and spring
canned Leo evening usually between the soup
courses.
How long MacPha will be satisfied with Bowie is conjec
tural Bowie not big track, being only
above Sunshine Park but for the time being it's evident
that MacPhai thinks it will be adequate
When he cuts his teeth at Bowie though, he'll probably
look around, he did in Cincinnati and Brooklyn. He'll
probably buy Santa Anita Or EPSON Downs
Evening star., 1952-02-22
Duke Near Tourney Spot;
Virginia Boosts Streak
BY the Associated Press

Duke University today was al
most assured of berth in the
Southern Conference tournament
at Raleigh, N. c., March 6, Z, and
8 after trouncing Wake Forest
last night, 1892.
1t was Dukes 10th straight VIC
tory and brought its league stand
ing to 1913. One more victory
would clinch a tournament place
Virginia ran its winning streak
to eight with a 74-59 verdict over
Virginia Tech. Vic Mohl starred
for Virginia with 81 points.
Evening star., 1952-02-22

one more big deal. /" - @,7a'.. -. =
George Weiss, general manager
Iof the Yankees. admitted from
Tampa 100 miles away that
something is cooking" with the
Mats. and young Griffith intimat-
ed New York and Washington
may complete a deal within "a
hours. - N
Evening star., 1952-02-22
Weiss Is Burned Up'
About Premature
Stories of Trade
By the Associoied Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,
Feb. 22.-George Weiss, New
York Yankees vice president
who has had some informal
talks with the Washington
Mats about a possible deal, is
burned up" about premature
stories of a trade. He was
particularly miffed because
the stories mentioned names
of New York players who
might be involved.
We've had some informal
talks" Weiss said, "but Moth
ing anywhere near the COM
pletion of q deal. We won't
be drawn into mentioning
any names. It's against
Yankee policy"
Evening star., 1952-02-22

WITH another
tr a n S a C t ion
W h ich would
dispose of First
BaSeman Mick
ey Vernon to
either the In
dians or Tigers.
Calvin Grit
fifth. vice pres
ident, admitted
today that. If
n e G o t / ationS
with New York
are successful
I'VE plan to
make at least
Evening star., 1952-02-22

Geofge MarShaH observed the possibility that
he would draw a worthy rival
Although" qualified the boss of the Red
skins, wryly, II doubt If MacPhail rates me as
a serious competitor. Did you hear what
happened after The Sporting News carried
that story on me not long ago?
well in the headline MacPhail was COM
pared with me. understand Larry blew a
fuse He wrote an indignant letter to both
the author and The Sporting News.
:. Nobody, I take it, is going to be COM
pared to MacPhail, according to MacPhail
And certainly in his book, nobody eises name
is going to come first, such as Marshall ahead
of MacPhail"
Evening star., 1952-02-22
Holy Trinity Wins Title

With Gernaine Caussin's 81
points pacing the attack, Holy
Trinity routed st. Mary's, 57-27.
to win the CYO girls high school
basketball championship yester-
day. It was the Georgetown
schools seventh straight victory
without defeat.
Evening star., 1952-02-22
By Burton Hawkins
Stor StaH Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. Feb. 22.-The
Mats. on the verge of making q
|six-player deal with the Yankees,
intend to follow up that trade
Evening star., 1952-02-22

George Washington, idle since
bowing to North Carolina State
"a week ago. returns to action
against The Citadel tomorrow
night. The Colonials defeated the
Cadets. 1854, in a previous meet
ing.
Catholic University plays Balti-
more University tomorrow night
at Baltimore. The Cards will try
to Snan an Q.ooyna Ioe;,,~, .4,,..Y.
Evening star., 1952-02-22
ech Seeks Third Title in Row ntehieh Payos Start Tonight
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS sTANN

NOW THAT LARRY MacPHAIL has bought the Bowie Race
Track the town is wodeep in promoters the
likes of whom exist nowhere the country At the time
MacPhail only talking of buying himself track
Evening star., 1952-02-22

tSee MATS, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Windsor Sees Churchill

LONDON. May % tAPl-The
Duke of Windsor had a talk with
Winston Churchill today at No. 10
Downing Street. the Prime Minis
ter's official residence. The subject
was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Congress Asked 10 OK
Civil Defense Aid Pacts

Congress was asked today to
authorize the Commissioners to
enter into compacts with the
States for mutual aid in civil de-
1enSe or disaster programs.
Ameasure to this effect was in
troduced by Chairman Neely of
the Senate District Committee
He acted at the request of the
Commissioners, who were carrying
out recommendations adopted in
November, 1850. by the Civil De-
Tense Office of the National Sc
curity Resources Board.
The compactS would have to be
ratified by Congress and the States
entering into the agreements.
Mutual assistance, involving the
use of both personnel and supplies
would cover disasters of most any
sort. including sabotage, subver-
Sive acts or, direct enemy attack
employing use Of atomic or other
bombs, chemical or archaeological
weapons.
Under the compacts, plans
would be developed for the orderly
evacuation and reception Of civil
populations when they must be
moved from any disaster area.
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Marriage Revokes Will

CHICAGO.-In many States the
will Of an unmarried woman is
deemed to be revoked when she
|marrieS. ~ 4
Evening star., 1952-05-28
New Suit Attacks. Fairfax
Grants 10 7 Hospitals

A new suit has been filed to
prevent the Fairfax Board OF
County Supervisors from donating
$4,000 each to Alexandria and
Arlington Hospitals.
The suit was filed in Fairfax
Circuit Court yesterday by Attor-
ney James Keith in behalf Of eight
county residents. It contends the
supervisors did not have authority
to vote the $4,000 grants to each
hospital in February because
money for both hospitals had been
deleted when the 1872 budget
was adopted.
Litigation with the same objec-
tive was filed by six residents two
months ago, but was dismissed.
An appeal has been noted. Some
of the plaintiffs in the original
litigation also are plaintiffs in the
new suit.
Plaintiffs are listed on the new
suit as Avis Boothe, Paul Lee
Sweeney, Manning Gasch, Bonnie
B. Foster Francis x. Crimmi1s,
Lloyd B. Burkholder, Mollie Ray
Carroll. Hugo Matters and John s.
King. :1ess@a
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Planes Join Search
For Missing Boy, 9
BY the Associated Press

BAMBERG, S. c., May 28.-A
search party of 500 men today
|combed this town and surround
ing countryside for a nine-year-
old boy missing since last night.
Blond, freckled, Edward Cadet,
last was seen about 9 pm, with
his bicycle about a quarter of a
mile from town. Two airplanes
Joined in the search. Edwards
father. Allen Cadet, is manager of
the Bamberg airport.
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Liberals Drop Roosevelt,
DispIeased With Record
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 28.-LiberaI
Party leaders have omitted Repre-
sentative Franklin D. Roosevelt
jr.-at least temporarily-fron
their slate Of congressional candi-
dates in dissatisfaction with his
political record.
Representative Roosevelt was
elected to Congress as the NOM
inee of both the Democratic and
Liberal Parties.
The Liberal leadership was un-
derstood to be disappointed with
Representative Roosevelt on three
points:
/. His support in Congress of
IA United States loan to Spain.
2. His absences from Congress,
as on last Monday, when a social
security measure came up for ac-
ton. sa9 IL. i.
3. His support last year of Jo-
seph T. Sharkey. Democratic nom
inee for city council president.
The Liberals supported Rudolph
HALEY, former Senate Crime Com
mittee chief, counsel. who was
elected. IL.
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Asylum G OfficioIs SoyT heyKnew
OF Mdnioc's Presence on Forr11

Fox escaped from the institu-
ton at 9:10 am. May 10. He over
powered a guard when his ward
door was unlocked and bolted
from the building. He. climbed a
high wire fence to escape from the
grounds.
He first attempted to escape last
June 21 when he pushed out 4
screen and jumped from a second
floor window. He fractured botH
hels IN the Jump and was hospi-
talized for q long period.
Described as Troublemaker.
On February IA, Fox started a
fight with fellow patients, but was
subdued before any serious harm
was done. DR.. Holland said.
He was a troublemaker from
the day he arrived here" DR..
Holland added.
After Fox escaped, a report
was made to the Staunton city
police. who sent out a general
teletyped alarm to all State and
local police departments. The
lookout was received at Leesburg
and placed on file in the sheriff's
Office.
e Neighbors who saw the fugitive
on his fathers farm did not notify
police because they thought he
had been paroled. In December,
1850. he returned to his home on
furlough, but was recommitted
three months later when his
father said he was afraid Of his
son.
Fox was first admitted to the
Western State Hospital on June
80, 1850, after being declared in
sane by a sanitary commission
Prior to that he had been held at
Southwestern State Hospital at
Marion, Va.
Evening star., 1952-05-28
.Nuc:ieor Tests Bring
Few Dumuqle CIoims
by the Assoeioied Press

LAS VEGAS, New. May 28.-
The Atomic Energy Commission
said today that its carefully
spacedaout spring series Of nuclear
tests has caused no verifiable
property damage.
The Acc said there have been
only two claims Of damage in the
flrst six tests Of the series, but
these were ruled out. Scientists
have kept damage to a minimum
by holding shots" on days when
atmospheric conditions would keep
the main shock waves bouncing
harmlessly out on the desert.
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Security
Continued From First Page.)

/
lthese activities. beginning in 1946
before agreeing with the FBI's
lapprOyalte supply information
on military and other subjects tc
the Czech espionage apparatus
He said alEthe data he gave them
was fictitious and that much OF
it was passed on through another
or the witnesses. Miss Svoboda.
| In turn, Miss Svoboda confirmed
Mr.. Molnar's story that the in
formation. was gathered for her
boss, Erwin Munk. who in 1949 was
in charge: Of the Czech consulate
lin New York. The New York and
Pittsburgh conSulates of the Czech
government. along with the en-
bassy in Washington. were de-
scribed as key. links in the Red
spy network.
Consulates Closed In 1850.
The Czech 'ccnsulates in New
York. Pittsburgh and Cleveland
were closed by United States order
in May. 1850. eas a result of re-
strictions placed on American Of
Fficials in choslovakia. This left
only the embassy IN operation. !
Miss Svoboda testified that
Munk told her In l949 he had been
on q very interesting. trip to
Mexico. where '.he met his cousin
who was able to give him some in
formation on :, atomic energy" +"
This point was not developed.
MIR. Cvetic. q frequent witness
before congressional committees.
said a majority Of the members
of the nationality commission of
the Communist Party--a top-leyel
group Of Red agents which tried
to influence American policy-are
still in this country.
The Pittsburgher, who spent six
years in the Communist moye-
ment for the FBI. told the sub
committee:
"One of the most amazing things
to me throughout all this work
has been that these Soviet agents
apparently have been able to carry
on their work unmolested, while
legitimate representatives of the
United States Government in the
Eastern European countries have
been imprisoned on trumped-up
charges.
THE work Of Soviet agents in
this country has been made doubly
easy by the diplomatic immunity
which they enjoy while serving in
this country. s,..
Evening star., 1952-05-28

OficialS Of the Western State
Mental Hospital at Staunton, Va,
today disclosed they have been
aware since May 10. that Maurice
Ray Fox. maniac slayer. was on
his fathers farm, but did nothing
to apprehend him.
State police and Leesburg au-
thorities said they did not learn
the fugitive had been living on the
Fox farm near Arcola, Va, until
after he murdered three persons
there yesterday.
The fugitive's 75-year-old
mother. Mrs. Ida Fox, telephoned
the hospital Immediately after her
son appeared on the farm the
same day he escaped from the
institution, DR.. Charlton @. Hoi-
land. acting superintendent, said.
Mrs. Fox promised to bring her
son back the next day, DR.. Hol-
land said. so no further action
was taken.
Brother Writes to Hospital.
Three days later the hospital
received a letter from Claude
Fox, brother of the fugitive, ask
ing permission for Maurice to
remain on the farm. Still police
were not notified, DR.. Holland
said, and the hospital communi-
Gated with a lawyer to institute
illegal proceedings" to return the
fugitive. 4.
|. DR.. Holland said police at Lees
burg were not told that the fugi-
tive, whom he described as a
definitely dangerous type" was
in the area.
He said the hospital does not
communicate with hometown po-
lice in escape cases because that
is not our responsibility"
Evening star., 1952-05-28
Police Find Bank Open,
No Burglar, Nothing Gone
Nv ,h> A...-;...I b..


DALLAS. May 28.-Police SHOOK
the door of the Love Field State
Bank before dawn yesterday anc
found it open. s.5-s..t
Suspecting burglars. ofacers j
w. Gallaher and G. H. Hockett
drew pistols and entered.
The vault door also was open
Piles Of currency and sacks o1
coins lay on the vault floor.
But no burglar.
The officers called a bank. vice
president.
II guess somebody was just in q
hurry to get home and left the
bank open." he said.