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Evening star., 1952-01-27

I'm you know that boxer can win
- fight while he's unconscious and out of
the ring and the man who clipped him on the
jaw IS upright in mid-Ting? That a ball-carrier
in football can win the game without ever
crossing the goal line? That baseball player
can score the winning run without reaching
home plate? Actually in sports there are
number Of these legal dillies just waiting to
happen But so far they haven't - perhaps
luckily for harassed officials.
To begin with, let's take the national game.
baseball:
Joe Horsehide is shortstop and No. hitter.
The score is tied in the last Of the ninth, two
out, and our Joe is on second by virtue of
two-bagger. The cleanup hitter lines sin
gle into right and Joe takes off for home.
When he's halfway between third and the
plate. the out6elder's throw. little wild to
say the least, caroms off Joe's head. Joe is
knocked down and out. But he is safe with
the game winning run, even though he has to
be carried off the field on stretcher.
Evening star., 1952-01-27

This situation was taken to the late Bill
Klein, dean of major league umpires. who with
chuckle rendered the decision: ''In the i'm
forests of humanitarianism, sound sense
and fair play, the rum would be scored"
The subject of Inconsistencies takes us
into boxing. A recent recommendation of the
National Boxing Association makes this one
possible under certain circumstances:
1t is toward the end of slugging and
punch-groggy fight, and the two boys, one of
whom is Battling Joe, land simultaneous
rights Joe, in his swan dive. goes through the
ropes and out of the ring. His opponent lies
fiat on the canvas.
Last Man Up Wins
lHE referee starts counting; he counts out
Joe's opponent, who staggers up just after
the 10, but too late. Joe is still out, with his
head on a ringside blondes lap The referee
continues to count and at IA life returns to
Joe. At l8 he's on his way back into the ring
and before 20 he's standing in it.
Evening star., 1952-01-27

The ruling, according to the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, the games highest
authority: the player shall lose the point
should ''the ball in play touch him or any
thing he wears"
Next our Joe turns to football and gets into
another one of these strange situations As
in the movies, it's scoreless tie in the games
closing minute and Joe's team has the ball on
its own 20-yard line.
An Illegal Tackle
f1ALFBACK JOE, a speed merchant starts
around his own right end, straight-arms
tacller, reverses his field, and breaks into the
clear. A couple of neatly thrown blocks by
teammates give him clear sailing toward the
distant goal line.
At midfeld he's outdistancing his pursuers
and speeding down the sideline by the opposi-
tons bench A substitute tackle, unable to
restrain himself jumps off the bench, tears
onto the field and nails Joe on the 45-yard
line.
The officials could call a foul at that point
and award Joe's team an additional Is yards.
But that would hardly seem fair when
Joe was i'm the clear and particularly
since there was mo- time for another play.
Instead, without Joe's ever having reached the
goal line, they award his team touchdown.
Golf is little more foolproof than most
sports, but even here there's good chance
for our joe The match is even up going into
the 18th hole when his opponent hits hole
in-one. It looks like the end of the trail for
our joe But he has another trick up his
sleeve.
He doesn't even swing for the green. He
Evening star., 1952-01-27

M, Can baseball player the winning without
NNAX touching home plate? Yes and that's ALL
Here's strange and fascinating quiz for sports lovers
by Howard Van Smith
PhosOgep b. Hy Pesin
Evening star., 1952-08-11
10 Persons Are Hurt
In 4-Cur Accident

Ten persons were injured in an
accident involving four cars on
Indian Head highway near Acco-
keek, Md.
Rescue squads from Accokeek,
Forestville, Oxon Hill and Morn
ingside rushed the injured to Cas-
ualty and Gallinger Hospitals in
Washington. None were reported
critically hurt.
Taken to Casualty Hospital
were:
Herbert Lightfoot, IS; his son
William. Is. and a daughter, Vir-
ginia, 18. all of Accokeek, all ad-
mitted with severe cuts and
bruises: James Warner, 80, col
ored. of the first block of Columbia
road NV, admitted in under
mined condition; Christine Mead
ows, %, of Accokeek, treated for
cuts and bruises and released: /:
Leroy Bowman, 20, colored, and
Mildred Hill, %, colored, both OF
the 600 block of L street Sc, both
admitted in undetermined condi-
ton. and Dennis Mottram. S. OF
Greenwood, L. l., treated for a cut
finger and released.
Those treated at Gallinger Hos
pital were Clyde Bryant, ri, of the
600 block of L street Sc, ad-
mitted with compound leg frac-
ture, and James N. Savoy, "a, of
the 1000 block of Forty eighth
street NE, treated and released.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
A Killed and IS Hurt
lin Accident Series
On Maryland Roads

Accidents in nearby Maryland
yesterday claimed two lives and
sent IS other persons to hospitals.
Two others were killed near Han
cock, Md.
One of the victims was killed
and four were injured in a spec
tacular head-on crash on Balti-
more boulevard at Beltsville curve.
Albert Coleman, 26, colored, of
Baltimore was pronounced dead
at the scene.
Two others in the car with Mr..
Coleman are in critical condition
at Freedmen's Hospital. They are
John Lee Taylor. 38. and James
D. humphreys. both colored. of
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Giaca-
lone of Elmhurst, N. Y. who were
riding in the other car, are in fair
condition at Prince Georges Gen.
|eral Hospital.
Maryland State police said the
car occupied by the three Balti-
more men rounded the Beltsville
curve at a terrific" rate of speed,
skidded into the opposite lane and
collided head-on with the Giaca-
lone's car. Police said they had
not determined who was driving
the Baltimore car.
Evening star., 1952-08-11

"All the time they give me that
ups and downs line" complained
the boss pilot in one of Washing
tons biggest Office buildings. II
swear. some day I'm going to
throw one of them comedians
right outen the car"
Next on the grippe list is the
passenger who doesn't call out
his floor.
The worst offenders in this
class are those who wait until
the cage is past their floor and
then get mad at the man at the
controls.
"They act like it's our fault +"
an operator said. I'VE can't read
their minds. If they've got
minds"
A woman barged into one of the
lifts in the Capitol and inquired
Where do I get OFF,"
Another Capitol tourist asked an
operator "Where'd I park my car,
Bud, and how do I get there?"
The jockeys of the vertical
shafts are expected to be mines
of information, especially in this
tourists mecca.
Even in the department stores,
customers walk past information
desks to brace the operator.
One old lady stunned a big
stores operator when she asked
the girl how long it would be
before she stopped taking the car
up, and started travelling hori-
zontally. II want to get to the
other SIDE" the old girl explained.
i don't want to go up."
Operators mutter imprecations
on parents whose wild young ones
are permitted to rage unrestrained
in elevators.
And their mothers just smile
those ISn't-he-cute?' smiles," he
said.
Hotel elevator crews have spe-
cialized problems.
Just the other day q young
woman stopped her elevator at the
fifth floor of hotel, opened the
doors and confronted a confused
gentleman attired in his under
wear shorts and a blank ex-
preston.
Where am II" he asked. Turned
out he was a sleepwalker and had
descended five flights of stairs. He
was given express service to his
own floor.
At the Washington Monument,
the elevator has a loudspeaker
that broadcaSts vital statistics
about the shrine.
But right after they hear how
high it is and how many steps and
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Man Accused by White
Is Jailed for False Report

A 21-year-old man who three
days ago was accused of being a
murder accomplice, was in Jail to-
day under sentence on a charge
OF making a false report to police.
Raymond G. Lowe, 81, of the
300 block of Decatur place NV,
was freed of any completely in the
Friday morning Staying of Ralph
T. Blake, a Government clerk.
Police said that at the time
of the murder Lowe was in No.
precinct telling police that his girl
friend had tried to pick his pocket
The report, police said. was false
the aftermath of an argument
with the girl friend.
Municipal Court Judge Andrew
j. Howard ordered a fine of $5C
or a sentence of 10 days in jail
Lowe went to Jail while he waited
for relatives to bring him some
money.
William Roland White, II, held
lin the Blake Staying. had told po-
llice Lowe was with him at the
time of the killing. But the ironj
clad alibi freed Lowe.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Distnct's S Naval Air Reservists
Blast Everglades in Mock War

lington. 1t. Ropp, in civilian life,
is with the Army Quartermaster
Corps.
The Florida operation, COM
manded by Comdr. j. N. Ball, 1855
South Joyce street, Arlington, was
inspected over the week end by
Capt. R. E. C. Jones, commanding
officer of the Naval Air Reserve
Training Units Is squadrons at
Anacostia. Capt. Jones is a for
mer air officer and executive of
the carrier Roosevelt.
Before the two weeks action is
over, pilots will have expended 3d.
900 rounds of .50-caliber ammuni-
ton, 800 rockets and 500 bombs.
They are out over the warm,
blue Atlantic near Bimini firing
at towed targets and their rem
devious point off-shore from
Hollywood is becoming a daily at
traction for sun-bathers.
The sun is hot, with humidity
we'll below WaShington's, and
plane captains and crewmen,
working out of tents along the
concrete aprons, have sizzling jobs.
The two squadrons brought "a
fighter planes. four transports and
four torpedo bombers.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Buses Stop Running
I0n Beach Drive Route

Effective today, the Capital
Transit Co. ceased operating its
Rollingwood Rock Creek Forest
line' over Beach drive in Rock
Creek Park. Curtailed service will
result in that area, with buses
being rerouted.
The Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
declined to renew the .company's
permit to operate over Beach
drive. It contended the company
refused to pay its just share for
maintenance of the highway
park drive from which trucks are
barred.
E. Cleveland Giddings. CTC vice
president, said the company will
now serve Rollingwood and Rock
Creek Forest with alternate trips.
One branch, to be known as Route
LIB with slant mark through
the 81 will operate to Rock Creek
Gardens by way Of Leland street,
Brookville road and East-West
highway outbound. Inbound buses
will travel by way of East-West
highway and Connecticut avenue.
The other branch. to be known
as Route L-6 with slant through
the g. will operate to Rollingwood
via Leland street and Rolling
road, Mr.. Giddings said.
On weekdays there will be no
service after 8 pm. On Sundays
neither line will give sertc Mr..
Giddings said. y
Evening star., 1952-08-11
The Great American Public
It's Corny Jokes Give No Lift
To Citys Elevator Operators

all that. they ask me for the very
same DOPE" an operator said.
Smokers take their cigars, Gig
aretS and pipes into elevators
where smoking is banned and,
although wreathed in smoke,
think they're fooling the operator
because they hold the smokes in
cupped hands.
Big butter and egg tycoons who
are visiting Washington practice
their romantic approach on the
girls who run the elevators.
Despite their plants, operators
agreed their jobs are pretty in
teresting.
There's a laugh every minute,
from the time you start work till
you go home" a hotel operator
said.
Store operators usually call out
the items on the floor they're ap-
preaching. They find it difficult
to stay calm when, after they've
named the different departments,
a customer will demand. Are you
Sure?"
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Woman Fatally Injured
When Thrown From Truck

Mrs. Annabelle Fitzgerald. As,
colored. of 637 Irving street NV.
was killed instantly in an acci-
dent on Route 2 near Port Re-
public about 11:15 am. yesterday
Maryland State police said the
truck in which she was riding
crashed into a pole. throwing her
into a field. She died of a frac-
tured skull.
Mary Elizabeth Shear, 13, COL
|ored. of the first block of New
York avenue NV. also was
thrown from the truck and re-
ceived a fractured wrist.
Oscar Earl Williams, 81, COL
|ored. of the first block of New
York avenue NV, who police
said was driving the truck, es-
capped injury. He was charged
with manslaughter and reckless
driving.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for TONIGHT

Programs presented through CO.
operation of recreation depart
ments of the District and Arling-
ton, Prince Georges and Mont
gomery counties and The Film
Center of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Murch. Thirty-sixth and Eli
colt streets NV.
Rudolph, Second and Hamilton
streets NV.
Taft. Eighteenth and Otis
streets NE.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth avenue
and Ord streets NE.
Virginia avenue, Ninth street
and Virginia avenue Sc.
Bald Eagle. Nichols avenue and
Joliet street S.W.
Logan, Third and G streets NE.
Francis, Twenty-fourth and N
streets NV.
Blow, Nineteenth street and
Benning road NE.
Douglas-Dwellings. 1000 Ala
|bama avenue Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 PM.
Walter Reed School, Washing
ton boulevard and Mckinley road.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 PM.
District Heights Elementary
School. 801 County road.
Montgomery County, at Dusk.
Wheaton Recreation Center.
Claridge road, Wheaton. -
Forest Grove Elementary School,
1905 Dameron drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
By ChorIes J. Yorbroueh
Sfar Stuff CORRESPONDENT

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 11.-Wash-
ington Naval Air Reservists are
giving the natives and twice as
many summer vacationers an idea
of air war down here.
Two squadrons from Anacostia
are in their second week of pum-
melting the Everglades with bombs
and rockets and stitching South
Florida skies with .50-caliber bull
lets in Stimulating action out of an
advanced base.
For II of the 40 pilots flying
off Masters Field at Opa Locka,
18 miles up the coast from Miami.
the whole operation is coming
close to the real thing. The II
have already received notice that
they are to be called to active
duty within a few months.
The call will snip off almost
half the pilot strength of Squad
rons VT 662, commanded by 1t.
Comdr. c. F. Workman, a build
ing supply businessman from
Richmond, and VT 663, COM
manded by 1t. w. B. Ropp, 53O6
North Twenty-seve street. Ar
Evening star., 1952-08-11

The university students who
man the lifts in the Capitol get a
kick out OF their jobs. too. One
got a kick that lifted him out of
the business.
The Capitol elevator jobs are
patronage assignments. This
particular student did some poll
ticking on the side and made an
unfortunate choice of candidates.
He stumped his State for the
loser.
Back in Washington. he was
running his elevator when who
should board it but the Senator he
had campaigned against. The
Senator recognized him, and
stormed into the patronage chair
mans Office, demanding the stu
dent be fired.
Instead, the student was eased
into a different elevator, in a more
remote spot. But the Senator dis
covered him there week or so
later, and. spouting steam, de-
manded once again and he be
kicked out.
But the student was shifted
again and the Senator was as
Sured he had been fired.
That student was not a lucky
guy. He had been on the new as
signment, in the Ieast-used eleva-
tor In the Capitol. only q day
when the Senator stumbled on
him again. This time the Sena-
tor blew up as only Senator'S can.
"Ill get you this time!" he
shouted. Let me out Of here
I'm going to settle this once and
for ALL"
Blind with rage, he jumped for
the doorway-not yet open-and
crashed into the door. He fell
fat on his back. out cold.
The operator departed the
Capitol forthwith. leaving the
Senator where he fell. There are
some passengers, the operator felt
you just can't reason with.
(The above is the first of a
series. Next: Walters and
Mattresses
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Lawmaker Seeks End
Of Takoma Park Ban
On Aid 10 ChiIIum

William fHuck) Hughes, mem
ber OF the Maryland House of
Delegates, plans to appear before
the Takoma Park City Council to-
day to get it to relax its order
barring use of the city's rescue
squad in neighboring Chillum.
Mr.. Hughes, in a bitter state
ment today, said the City Council
was being "pigheaded" in ordering
its rescue squad to refuse to re-
spond on emergency calls in the
Chillum area. just across the
Prince Georges County line.
He was commenting on a fatal
accident Friday in the 1400 block
|of East-West highway, some 500
feet outside the Takoma Park city
limits. The rescue squad refused
to respond to an emergency call
to the accident. The Brentwood
rescue squad already was on it's
way. however, as a result of an
earlier call.
Langley Park Man Killed.
Charles G. Scott, 90, of 1410
Kanawha avenue, Langley Park,
was killed when his car crashed
into the rear of truck. A Ia
koma Park man. Henry v. Olneck,
43, of 831 Fairview avenue, was in
jured seriously.
Mr.. Hughes said everybody
seemed to be hiding behind legali-
ties in the dispute over answering
rescue calls in the Chillum area.
"The Council is standing on a
principle, while people are losing
their lives in the area" Mr..
Hughes charged.
He said the Prince Georges
County commissioners are using
a technicality in the law in re-
lfusing money to Takoma Park for
fire and rescue service to the
area.
Lives at Stake, He Says.
Mr.. Hughes said he could un-
derstand the Councils stand on
fire. fighting equipment. but it was
wrong in holding back ambulances
when lives were at stake.
The Takoma Park Rescue Squad
a few months ago refused a call
in the area when a 6-year-old
Igirl slipped into pool of water
land was drowned.
Doctors said the Takoma Park
squads refusal to help made lit
tie difference in Mr.. Scott's case.
fThe Brentwood Rescue Squad an
severed the call Immediately.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
3 Bullets Punctuafe
wild Downtown Chase
Of Speeding Motorist

Eight shots and an hour and
Is minutes were required by police
early today to capture a speeding
motorist who didn't want to be
stopped.
The wild chase continued at
high speed through downtown
Washington from lis am. to
2::30 am. 1t ended when two
military policemen. who had joined
the chase. shot off the right tire
of the automobile.
Faces Assault Charges.
Charged with reckless driving
and two counts of assault with a
deadly weapon was William Ed
ward Allen. 81. colored, of the
1900 block of Fourth street NV.
The assault charges were placed
after the fleeing automobile al
most ran down two policemen,
Pvts. William r. Clayland and
James j. Cassidy of No. 4 precinct,
as they stood in the street and
tried to stop the car.
They jumped for their lives as
the car sped by in the 200 block
of Canal road S.W. Both men
fired at the careening automobile,
but apparently missed.
Dodged 6 Scout Cars.
The chase began at Seventh
street and independence avenue
IS.W. when police saw the car AL
most hit a Streetcar loading plat
form. It weaved all over down.
town Washington, with as many
as six scout cars trying to close
in at one time.
The end came when two Armed
Services Police, Marine Corpl.
Robert T. Benecka and Air Force
Corpl. Donald Grist got in on
the chase.
From their car they fired shots
at the speeding automobile. shoot
ing the right rear tire off the rim.
The car came to a halt in Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Absentee Voting in
COLORADO

As serUice to the Districts
absentee Doters The Star is pub
listing Uoting regulations in
each State for nert November's
election. One State Dil be pub
lished each day. Watch for
yours. Toddys installment is for
residents Uho wish to pote in
Colorado:
Primary: September 9.
Officers to Be Elected: Four
representatives to Congress, Gov
ernor and other State and county
officials.
Residence Requirements: State,
l year: county. 80 days; city or
town, 80 days; precinct. Is days.
Registration: In person with
county clerk or through a member
of the family who is registered
and resides at the same Colorado
address. Permanent If elector votes
at each general election (every
two years..
Register for primary through
August 25; for general election
through October 20.
Absentee Voting: Permitted in
both the primary and general
election. Request ballot Of county
clerk after June 10 for primary
and after August 6 for general
election.
The voted ballot must be re-
ceived by the clerk not later than
5 pm. of election day.
For further information can
Mrs. Clarence Fisher, chairman
OF the poters' SerDice, District
League of Women Voters. Taylor
0056. 4
Tomorrow: Minnesota
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Two Youths Killed
When Auto Hits Tree

HANCOCK. Md, Aug. II (P.-
Two Pennsylvania youths were
killed and another man seriously
injured last night when their car
went out of control on U. S. Route
40 near here and hit a tree.
The dead were identified as
James Malott and Earl c. Zeif
both 10. They both suffered frac-
|tured skulls and young Zeif had a
broken neck. too, attendants said
Wayne H. Zeger, about 80, was
taken to Memorial Hospital al
Berkeley Springs, w. Va.
All three were from Fort LOU
don. Pa,
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Naval Reseryist Named =
To Capitol Architect Post

John j. eastman. jr., today
was appointed an assistant archi-
tectural engineer OF the Capitol.
Mr.. eastman has been on ac-
tive duty with the Navy as resi-
dent officer in charge of construc-
ton for the 5th Naval District.
Norfolk. He holds the rank of
commander, Civil En-
gineer Corps, U. S. N. r.
A native Of Boston. he is a
graduate Of Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technogolgy. specializing
in building construction.
Joining the Navy in 1912 as an
officer in the Civil Engineer
Corps, he served with thesSeabees
for three years In the Pacific.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
By Richord Rodgers

Ever want to run an elevator?
Here are some of the things
Washington operators say you'd
run into.
First there's the wit who can't
come up with anything newer
than, Il guess this business has
its ups and downs. Haw! Haw!"
or, Remember. what goes up
must come down! Yuk! Yuk!"
Evening star., 1952-08-11
District Man Struck
By Streetcur Dies

Earl Houston, "a, colored, OF
1909 Eleventh strete NV, died
this morning at Freedmens Hos
pital of injuries suffered when he
was struck by a streetcar Satur-
day night in the 1900 block of
Seventh street NV.
Police said Mr.. Houston ran
from between two parked cars
into the path of a streetcar driven
by Walton B. Dow, Is, of 1871
Brentwood road NE.
No charges were placed against
MIR. Dew.
Evening star., 1952-08-11
death in an alley behind the 900
block of D street NV.
Filed Before Noon.

'"The papers turning White over
to Juvenile Court were filed before
noon," 1t. Ryan said. After that
he was in their Jurisdiction. The
telephone call they speak about at
the Receiving Home was made
after that time.
1T can't say for sure whether
any one from the Juvenile Squad
made the call. nor can I say that
they didn't. I do know did not
make the call, nor would ever
have released White to the Gus
tody of a 21-year-old sister,"
Since he was arrested Friday
for the murder of Mr..
Blake. White has been held in
District Jail. Because of the
vicious nature of the crime, and
because White is at the maximum
age for juveniles, authorities
agreed he should be kept in the
more secure institution
Evening star., 1952-08-11
Coroner's Jury
Names White as
Killer Of Clerk
Juvenile Court Moy
Waive Jurisdiction
Over Young Slayer

A coroner's jury today found IT.
year-old William Roland White
responsible for the Friday morn
ing Staying of a Government clerk
and ordered him held for juvenile
authorities.
During the brief hearing, and
while the jury was out 20 minutes,
White sat impassive in the Dis
trict Morgue hearing room.
He Is expected to learn this aft
ernoon whether Acting Juvenile
Court Judge Nadine Gallagher will
waive juvenile jurisdiction and
thus clear the way for a murder
trial.