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Evening star., 1952-05-11
Newcombe Hospita|ized
Al Pickett for Checkup
BY the Associated Press

Don Newcombe, former Brook
lyn pitcher, is in the hospital al
Camp Pickett, Va. for a physical
checkup, the Army said yesterday
No reason was given for the
checkup. ..,s a.r,..a
Newcombe, Negro Highlander
who won 20 games for the Dodg-
ers last year. was inducted into
the Army February 26. He served
a brief hitch in the Navy during
the World War II and was dis.
charged for medical reasons. He
has kidney ailment.
Newcombe entered the Army al
Camp Kilmer. N. j.. and was as
signed to the Medical Replace.
ment Training Center at Pickett
about a month ago.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
West Coust Youth Tops
Scholastic Shotput Mark
BY the Associated Press

FRESNO. Calf, May 10.-Leon
Patterson. 210-pound athlete from
Taft, Calf, bettered the national
inter scholastic shotput record to-
day when he heaved the 12-pound
ball 60 feet, 612 inches at the
West Coast Relays here.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Drews and Roberts
Allow Total Of 6 Hits
In Double Victory
BY the Associated Press

BROOKLYN. May 10.-The
Phillies knocked the Dodgers out
of the National League lead to-
night as they swept a twi-night
doubleheader from the Brooks,
40 and 81, before a disappointed
crowd of 31,777 fans. Karl DrewS
blanked the Dodgers on two hits
in the first game and Robin Rob-
erts permitted only four hits in
the aftermath.
The defeats dumped the Dodg-
ers in to second place, 1h games
behind the New York Giants, who
defeated Boston, 40, in a day
game.
NO-Hitter After First.
Drews was brilliant in the first
game. The 31-year-old right
handler gave up two singles in the
first inning and then retired 26
straight batters with the aid of
two double plays.
Roberts almost matched Drews'
gem in the rain-splattered second
game. He held the Brooks to one
hit, a first inning single by Billy
Cox. until the seventh when Duke
Snider singled. The Dodgers COL
lected two more singles in the
eighth with two out.
Cox and Jackie Robinson sin
gled with one out in the first in
ming Of the opener. Roy Campa-
nella and Snider were the only
other Dodgers to get on base. Cam
PAMELA was safe on an error I'M
the fourth and Snider walked I'M
the eighth. Both were erased on
doubleplays.
Jones Hits Two Run Homer.
Willie Jones started the Philly
scoring with a two-run homer off
starter and loser Ralph Branca in
the second. The Phils insured
Drews' first victory with two more
runs in the fifth against Billy
Loes on doubles by Jack Mayo,
Richie Ashburn and a single by
Gran Hammer.
In the afterpiece, the Phils
took the lead for keeps in the first
inning. scoring two runs on three
hits and two walks to rout Glen
Labine. They sewed it up against
Johnny Rutherford in the third
with four-run barrage that in
cluded singles by Smoky Burgess,
Willie Jones and Mayo, a triple by
Del Ennis and double by Ed Wait
kus. The Phils whacked Johnny
Schmitz for their final two runs in
the sixth.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
RondoIph-Mocon Blanks
Catholic u. Nine, 40

Randolph Macon shut out Cath
olic University, 40, in their
MaSon-Dixon Conference game at
Gu stadium yesterday.
The visitors nicked Pitcher
Mickey Trepp for II hits and
scored single runs in the first,
third, fifth and sixth innings to
get the decision. Trepp's team
mates got only five scattered
SafetieS off Whitley.
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Totals 81 630x14 Totals As 12 33 ID
xNo outs when winning run was scored.
sStruck out for Mclean in 9th.
Topped out for Hamel in Sth.
tBounced out for Shaw in Sth.
Georgetown - 600 OO1 O3O 0O-4
Navy - 900 600 O3l O1-5
Runs-Claxton. Ratterman, Brett. Stuhr,
Paszalaniec, McNally, Dawson, Bennett,
Alter. Errors-Ratterman (3). Pasztalan-
batted in-Ratterman, Claxton, Gerardi
co, Alter, Metz (2). Dawson. Two base
hits-Gerardi, Metz. Stolen bases-Mat-
Lean, Walls. Left on bases-0eorgetown
2; Navy. l6. Bases on balls-Of Stuhr, 81;
off Metz, J.; of Liccini, 1. Struck out-By
Stuhr, 3; by Metz, 3; by Liccini ]. Hits
3 in ga innings Winning pitcher-Metz.
Losing pitcher-Liccini. Time-2:30.
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Eagles Sign End, Tackle

PHILADELPHIA (R.-The Ea-
giles of the National Football
League today announced receipt
Iof signed contracts from Norman
Wiley. two-year veteran end, and
Rookie Ken Huxhold, tackle from
the University of Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Joe Page Is Released
Outright by Kansas City
By the Associnted Press

KANSAS CITY, May 10.-Joe
Page, one-time famed relief
pitcher for the Yankees, was given
his outright release today by the
Kansas City American Association
club.
General Manager Parke Carroll
announced the action after Syra-
cuse of the international League
had returned the left-hander to
Kansas City earlier. Page had
been optioned to the Chiefs last
wear on a make-good basis.
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Totals 80 4 "A IL

'Fouled out for Wiks in 9th.
FGrounded out for Koshorek in 9th.
Pittsburgh --- 900 600 1OO-1
Chicago " O10 DOL O1x-3
Runs-Koshorek Jackson (2). Atwell
Error--Miksis. Runs batted in-Ramaz-
Zoti, Jackson. Metkovich, Fondy. Two-baSe
son. Double play-Dickson to Koshorek
to Bartirome. Left on base-Pittsburgh
Z; Chicago, s. Bases on balls-Of Dickson,
.; OF Rush, 3. Struck out-By Dickson,
3; by Wilks. q; by Rush, l. Hits-Of
Dickson, 6 in innings; OF Wilks. 3 in 2
innings. Runs and earned runs-Of Dick
son, 2-2; of Wilks, III: of Rush. IL
Winning pitcher-Rush (3-2). Losing
u-5). Time-1:59. At
tendance 43S.
Evening star., 1952-05-11

4uG NdGS new
right = handler
travelled W ith
the Yankees
"B' tie a m to
Plant City, Fla,
for an exhibi-
tion game with
Syracuse several
years ago .
the paid atten-
dance was one
and that lone
customer was
given his money
back.
Evening star., 1952-05-11


the Athletics manager, thinks the
Mats are vastly improved club be-
cause Of their recent trades
That's real outfield Washington
has now" Dykes says. :. When Cass
Michaels played under Dykes with
the White Sox. Jimmy once found
him eating pork chops and fried
potatoes for breakfast Dykes
ordered him to run an extra hour
every day for a week. Cass never
ate pork chops and potatoes within
Dykes range again.
Clyde Kluttz says his majo,
league record should show another
triple and three more runs batteo
in He pinch hit for Harry
Feldman while with the Giants in
1945, banged a bases-loaded triple
against the Phillies and won the
game. Picking up the paper the
next morning, he was amazed to
find the triple had been credited
to Feldman Clyde assumed
the error would be corrected in the
official score sent to National
League headquarters But
it wasn't and remains a Feldman
triple to this date.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
SoftbuII Games Wanted

The RCA Service softball team
wants games with teams having
diamonds in Arlington. For in
formation, call Owens $3.50.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
SECOND GAME

Philadelphia 2O4 OO2 OOO-s
BROOKLYN --OOO 100 OOO-l
Runs-Ashburn.- Hammer, BURGESS (2).
Ennis (2). Jones. Mayo. Robinson Errors
-Snider. Roberts. Hammer. Reese. Runs
Waitkus 20. Ryan. Two-base hitS-Ham-
ner. Jones, Waitkus Roberts. Three-base
hit-Ennis. Sacrifice-Hamner. Double
Bases on balls-oh Labine. 2; off schmitz.
ford. l; BY Roberts. 4: By schmitz. /.
Hits--Of Labine, 3 in 2a inning; of Ruth
erford. 5 in q innings; of Schmitz. in
and earned runsMof Labine, s-9; OF
Rutherford. A: of Schmtz. 2-2; off
Roberts. 10 Winning pitcher-Roberts
l5-D. Losing pitcher-Labine (O-D.
Umpires-Pinelli, Boggess and Warneke.
Time-2:14. Attendance-31.777 (paid)
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Totals Al IL x31 IL Totals SO 81 10
one out when winning run scored
George Washington 600 100 600 OO-1
west Virginia 600 0l0 600 0l-2
Runs--Ciarrocca. Stanley. Donate. Two
base hits-Ciafrocca, Bonato. Bases on
Iballs-Sengstack. .; Morgan, l. Struck
out by-Sengstack, 6; Morgan, 10.
Evening star., 1952-05-11

PHILADELPHIA, May TO-
Frank Shea claims he pitched be-
fore the smallest crowd ever to see
a major league club in action
Evening star., 1952-05-11
FIRST GAME
Philadelphia -
Brooklyn

Runs-Ashburn. Ennis, Jones. Mayo.
Er, or-Jones. Runs batted in-Jones (2],
ASh5urn, Hammer. Two-base hits-Mayo
Ashburn. Home run-Jones. Sacrifice hit
to Waitkus: Black to Reese to Hodges;
Hammer to Waitkus. Left on bases-Phila-
delphia 3; Brooklyn .. Bases on balls
Struck out-By Loes, 5; by Drews, s; by
Black, 1. Hits-Of Branca in l inning
tnone out in 2nd); of Loes 4 in.5 in
nings; of Black 3 in innings. Runs and
earned runs-Branca, %; Loes, 2-2.
Winning pitcher-Drews 0-2). Losing
pitcher-Branca (2-2). Time-2:3O. At
tendance-30,0O0 (estimated),
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aFouled out for Blackwell in 9th.
Cincinnati 100 OO2 O0O-3
st. Louis --------- 10 OO3 OOx-5
Slaughter. LoWrey, schoendienst, II. Rice
2. Errors--McMillan. Adcock. Musial
Runs batted in---Adcock Musial, D.. Rice.
b. Rice. Mcmillan, H. Rice. Stolen bases
Adams. Slaughter. Double plays-ScAo-
endienst to Hemus to, Musial; Blackwell.
endienst to Musial. Left on bases-Cin-
cinnati. Q; st. Louis, Z; Bases on balls
out--By Chambers. 6; BY Blackwell. g.
Runs and earned runs-Blackwell, 5-4;
Chambers. 3-3. Hit by pitcher-Chambers
(KlusZewski): Blackwell (Glaviano). Win
ming pitcher-Chambers (2-2). Losing
pitcher Blackwell 1-4l. Time-2:1S. At
tendance-.763 (paid).
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Totals 25 SCI Totals "a 321

Totals 25 52l Totals 24321 z
Grounded out for Cooper In 7th.
4Struck out for wallace in 9th.
tWalked for Norman in 9TH.
George Washington ------ 100 1O3 n-5
w. Va. - --- 900 900 90
Runs-Barriera, Ciarrocca, Fox (2).
Tivnan. Two-base hitS-Tivnan. Three
base hits-Barriera. Struck out-Py
Frederick, 5; by Cregan, 6; by Norman, =.
Bases on balls-Of Frederick. 3; by Gre
gan. 6. Losing pitcher-Cregan.
Evening star., 1952-05-11

The Tigers, having a rough
time of it, left Washington
Thursday after playing an IL
inning tie and had only train
berthS for 81 players. Some
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Cincinnati -
st. Louis -

Totals SO 10 "a 10 Totals 80 9 81 10
.,S ..A e.. ni..,.i, l.. M
Evening star., 1952-08-31

At first he thought it was a
staff member, he told police. The
noise continued, finally culminat-
ing with a blow at the door as if
it were being forced bodily, he said.
Senator Mccarthy yanked the
door open. Outside stood three
surprised youths. I'VE thought
you were in the hospital!" he
quoted one as saying. The Sena-
tor said he grabbed one by the
collar and the other two sur
rendered tamely.
Senator Mccarthy later brushed
of the incident as a college
prank"
II am fairly convinced no
malice was intended" Senator
Mccarthy, told a reporter.
They were only trying to take
my name plate of the door.
II told police to tell the boys I
would have duplicate name plates
made and send them each one. I
think they've sweated enough for
them.
'The police asked me if 4
wanted to prefer charges but Il
said no."
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Jet Ace and Observer Killed
As Plane Disintegrotes in Air
Scorpion BoreIy Misses Crowded stonds;
Finletter and Vondenberq See Troqedy

came screaming over the field
at 200 feet with another F-89 for
Ia demonstration of high-speed
climbing, wing flew off their
plane. 1t spun crafty upward.
The planes tail flew off and the
remainder, carrying the doomed
men, splattered into an ammuni-
ton storage shed and exploded.
Exploding small-arms bullets
from the storage supply of the
Michigan National Guard en-
dangered spectators who focked
to the scene.
The second Scorpion, carrying
Maj. John Recher, 81, of Miamis-
burg, Ohio, and Capt. Thomas
Myslicki, 20. of Minneapolis,
landed safely and undamaged.
Among the $1,000 awe-struck
spectators who saw the spectacu-
lar accident were Air Force Sec
retary Finletter and Gen. Hoyt
Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of
Staff. Both rushed to the crash
scene, ignoring the exploding bull
let's as they attempted to aid in
futile rescue attempt.
Gen. Vandenberg said the acci-
dent probably was caused by the
force of updrafts and downdrafts
encountered in pulling up in a
sharp climb with afterburners
adding scores of horsepower to
the planes jet power plant,
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Storm Threat Curbs
Labor Day Exodus

The outer edges of an Atlantic
hurricane may bring the District
rain and wind tonight. but Labor
Day should be pleasant for people
who stayed in Washington for the
holiday week end.
And extraordinary numbers did.
Travel officials reported hundreds
of Washingtonians Cancelled reser-
vationS at coastal resorts nearer
the hurricane area.
Weather officials said the center
of the storm will be about $50
to 200 miles from Washington to-
night. and then retreat, leaving
the District area clear on Monday.
The American Automobile AS
sociation reported automobile
traffic was about six per cent
heavier than a year ago, but they
did not concentrate on nearby
beach areas.
Gatekeepers at the new Chesa-
peake Bay bridge reported travel
yesterday was no heavier than on
a non-holiday Saturday. They
estimated from 1000 to 10000
crossed the bridge during the day,
with about half the cars heading
toward Washington and half
away.
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Mccarthy Nobs 3 College Boys
Trying to Get His Name Plate

Three youthful sightseers were
collared by Senator Joseph r. Nc
Carthy, Republican of Wisconsin
yesterday as they, tampered with
the locked door to his Office in
the Senate Office building.
The youths. all college students,
were released by police later after
they explained they were trying to
pry the Senator's nameplate from
the door as a souvenir.
Police listed the youths as Rob-
ert j. Zimmerman, "a, of Balti-
more, a Dartmouth student; Ar
mold Rubin, 18, of Newton Center,
Mass, and Donald Aronson. Is, of
the same town, both Harvard stu
dents.
Police said the students admit
ted having few drinks before be-
ginning a tour of Washington's
public buildings.
The Senator, who is recovering
from a diaphramatic operation,
was working in his Office shortly
after 4 pm. when he heard a
sound as If some one was tamper-
ing with the door.
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Picture on Poee A..

~-~-->>->~-~-->s~->>--~~~---~
Tommie Courtney, Is, of the 400
block of Longfellow street NV.
Police said the passengers were
Mrs. Courtney and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde A. Thurston of Richmond,
Va.
Sergt. Furr and 1t. Paul F.,
IDonoghue said Mr.. Courtney's car
Icollided with the parked auto in
the 1000 block of Kansas avenue
NV. and kept on going.
Police said he pulled to the
curb in front of 1905 Shepherd
street NV. after a violent ex-
change with his wife and the
Thurstons. The three of them got
out.
Police were told the accident
was the first Mr.. Courtney had
ever had and that he was vio-
lently agitated about it.
Sergt. Furr said Mr.. Thurston
said he got out, turned around,
and saw Mr.. Courtney put e gun
to his right temple and fire.
Police said a rs caliber auto
matte pistol was alongside the
body when they got there. They
said Mr.. Courtney always carried
lit in the cars glove compartment.
Sergt. Furr said the collision
that started the whole tragedy
caused only abouta$40 damage to
the cars.
Evening star., 1952-08-31

overtures to labor, he became
snarled in something of dispute
with three New Jersey CIO lead
erS.
They said the general had told
them he never heard of union
security" and didn't know the diff
ference between the open, union
and closed shop.
mot so," an Eisenhower aide
came back.
Aide Says He Was There.
Joel r. Jacobson and Hugh
Caldwell of the Essex-W West Hud-
son CIO Council, and Fred As
cough. United Auto Workers inter-
national representative, said in
Newark that when they had called
on Gen. Eisenhower in New York
Thursday they found he didn't
know the answer to a simple ques-
ton which any students of high
school economics could answer"
The Eisenhower aide said he sat
in on the Generals meeting with
the CIO trio and other New Jer-
sey labor leaders-and Gen. Eisen-
hover had stipulated that there
could be only general discussion
of labor management relations
(see EISENHOWER, Page As0
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Neither World War Nor Peace
Is Inevitable, Stevenson Says
DistostefuI Truths Must Be Faced,
Nominee Tells Overseas Sevicemen

world" be impartially informed
with respect to presidential can
didates and issues so that they
may vote intelligently according
to their personal convictions"
The letter indicated each re-
cording would be broadcast at
least twice before the last date
for mailing ballots back to the
servicemen's State.
The Illinois Governor defended
President Truman'S 1850 decision
to resist communist aggression in
Korea, and denied that nothing
has been gained from the past
year of negotiation for a truce.
1--WE have yielded neither to the
hot-heads who wanted to extend
the war nor to the weakened
who wanted to quit when they
found that the going was tough. +"
he said.
He charged that Republican
leaders "have wavered between
ACNh4COollCoo dIlu WSdklICSS.
POlishes Labor Speech.
Gov. Stevenson also put the
finishing touches today on the
Labor Day speech he will deliver
in Detroit Monday. 1t will high
light a whirlwind, one-day tour
of Michigan cities, including
Grand Rapids and Pontiac.
In his recorded broadcast to
servicemen, Gov. Stevenson con-
tinued to deal with unpleasant
realities in. manner foreign to
most candidates for Office. He told
the men and women in uniform
far from home that, $50 long as
you are asked to do the unusual,
so long must we put aside politics
as usual, profits as usual, strikes
as usual and pleasure as usual"
Then he took notice of his own
blunt approach by adding:
Perhaps it isn't good politics.
I don't know yet whether one can
win an election with hard, dis
tasteful truths, but this is the
only way I want to win it."
Evening star., 1952-08-31

ocratic presidential nominee said
frankly that he would not try to
win their votes by an 'all this and
heaven too campaign"
With the same blunt approach
he used to the American Legion
convention a few days ago, Gov.
Stevenson continued:
"The party that comes to power
in November is going to have to
ask the American people to put
away childish things and do man
full things"
His headquarters here made
public the text of the message
he prepared for broadcast by the
Armed Forces Radio Service to
all overseas stations. The head
quarters also made public letter
from Defense Secretary Lovett,
showing the same opportunity was
accorded Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover to address the Servicemen
overseas by radio recording.
In his letter of August / to
Frank E. Mckinney, former chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee, Secretary Lovett said
it is important that the more than
one million potential voters on mil
itary duty in all parts of the
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Unidentified Man Pulled
From Tidal Basin Dies

An unidentified man died last
night en- route to Casualty Hos
pital shortly after he was pulled
from the Tidal Basin.
Police said tourists saw the man
Stagger and fall over the wall of
the Tidal Basin several 100 feet
from Jefferson Memorial about
7:50 pm. A park policeman and
armed services policemen nearby
pulled him from the water. A fire
rescue squad used a resuscitator
on the man but he was pro-
nounced dead en- route to Casualty
Hospital in an ambulance.
Police said he was "a to 81 years
old, about f1ve-feet-five-inches
tall, weighing about 1876 pounds.
He wore a blue-striped T-shirt
and Army pants. There was no
Identification on his body, police
said.
The body was taken to the
mOrplle
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Catholics Can Support ,
Stevenson, Diocese Says
By the Associated Press

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 3d.
Catholics may vote with a clear
conscience for Democratic presi-
dental nominee Adlai Stevenson
even though he is divorced, the
La Crosse Catholic Register de-
clared Friday in an editorial.
The weekly paper, official voice
of Bishop John P. Treacy of the
La Crosse Diocese, said Gov. Ste
venson may be "the innocent
party" in his case. Reports
assert that the presidential candi-
dates wife left him. that she sued
for and obtained a divorce" stated
the editorial. Gov. Stevenson is
quoted as saying at that time,
Although I do not believe in
divorce, I will not contest it. We
have been separated with the
highest mutual regard
IF such are his sentiments,
obviously he is not one to flout
the stability and sanctity of
marriage" continued the paper.
CAS- long as Gov. Stevenson does
not attempt marriage for second
time, Catholics need not feel that
considerations rightfully based onI
The high regard for the sacredness
of marriage forbid them to sup
port the Democratic nominee" |
Evening star., 1952-08-31
6 6Prisoners Killed by Allies
In Strafing Attack Reds Say
By the Assoeioted Press


PANMUNJOM, Korea, Sunday,
Aug. 81. - The Communists
charged today that Allied war
planes killed six and wounded %
U.N. prisoners Of war in a STRAIT
ing attack on a POW camp Fri
day.
In a note addressed to Maj.
Gen. William K. Harrison, senior
Allied armistice negotiator, the
Reds said the alleged attack was
on POW camp eight, 18 miles
southeast of Pyongyang. It pur-
portedly came on the day of the
massive Allied air blows against
the North Korean capital.
The note said 16 of the wounded
were in critical condition.
An official U.N. spokesman said
he did not know the identity of
the prisoners in the Kandong
camp, and added: cat last report
it was predominately South Ko-
rean prisoners with a small group
of Americans"
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Cama|ier 10 Request
More Funds in Drive
To Curb tuberculosis
Sees Prompt Diagnosis
And Treatment Needed
Most in Long Bottle

Commissioner Renah F. Cana
lier last night pledged himself to
wage an aggressive campaign
against "the city's worst prevent
able Observation-Disclosures.
He issued a statement outlining
the Districts shortcomings in
dealing with tuberculosis control.
At the same time. he went on
record in favor of more funds in
the next budget to take the first
steps in long-range battle
against tuberculosis.
"This battle cannot be won in
a year but start must be made
and at once" he said. Prompt
diagnosis and prompt treatment
are our first goal"
His statement followed the an
nouncement that the newly
created Commissioners Advisory
Council on Municipal Hospitals
will attack the Districts unmet
health needs in the tuberculosis
field as it's first project.
Camalier's Statement.
The Camalier statement fol-
lows:
Tuberculosis has become the
most serious and costly public
health problem in the District.
Last year, it took 800 lives Of Dis
trict residents. The tragedy Of
those deaths was the greater be-
cause two-thirds of the victims
were not known as tuberculous
until death, or we're so far ad-
vanced in their illness before get
ting appropriate treatment that
they could not be helped. Death
from tuberculosis can be pre-
doctors tell me, if the dis
sease is detected and treated early
enough.
ION June "a. 1852. a conference
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