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3 Agricu|ture Workers
Reprimanded on Gifts
From Grain Dealers
By jones {. Roper

The Agriculture Department
today reprimanded eight employees
who accepted gifts from grain
dealers in the Dallas (Tex.) area,
The department also officially
cautioned two other employees and
cleared third.
The department warned tho
disciplined workers that under
no circumstances in the future
should you accept gifts or favors
from persons or firms with which
you have official relationships"
Otherwise. the department said,
more drastic disciplinary action"
will follow.
This completed departmental
action against Is employees who
were criticized by a House APP
preparations subcommittee. Previ-
ously, the department fired three
officials, and allowed two to resign.
Put in Personnel Records.
All Is men worked in the Agri-
culture Departments scandal
ridden commodity Office at Dallas.
The letters of reprimand and
caution went into personnel rec
ords, but the employees will escape
other direct punishment.
"This decision is based on your
otherwise satisfactory service"
the letters said. land the fact
that the acceptance of such gifts
and favors as you received was
known to and improperly con-
doned by your official superiors
in the Dallas Office.
"The lenience extended to you
should not be understood as ap-
proval of your conduct and you
are. warned that under no cir
cuhstances in the future should
you accept gifts or favors from
persons or firms with which you
have official relationships and
that failure to observe this re-
quirement, or other misconduct
on your part. will lead to more
drastic disciplinary action"
BY Direction of Secretary.
The letters were signed by
James L. Buckley, acting director
of personnel. who said he acted
"by direction of the Secretary Of
Agriculture"
The officials who Improperly
condoned" the gift-taking were
Latham White, former director Of
the Dallas Office, and his chief
assistant, Harry J. Solomon. Both
testified recently before the Senate
Agriculture Committee as it in
Investigated irregularities in storage
of Government commodities. They
were fired, along with Stephen G.
BENT, jr., who accepted cash gifts.
Persons reprimanded today were:
William T. Rogers, John A. Bram-
lett, Royce K. Banks, Pearlie M.
Miller, George G. Cunningham,
William L. Johnson, Joe A. Mar
tin and Walter H. Wright.
Two Are Cautioned.
The two who received letters Of
caution-a lesser diSciplining-
wer carving E. Morris and Jimmie
L. Hillard. The Agriculture De-
partment found that John r.
Bail accepted no gratuities and
should get a clear record.
Most of the gifts had only small
value. They included hats, silver
belt buckles, cases of shrimp,
cigars, cheese, cantaloupe and
advertising novelties. Some of the
employees, however, accepted free
Weekend outings, and MIR. Bram-
lett received a 500 merchandise
certificate. Department regula-
tons bar employees from accepting
any gifts from persons with whom
they conduct official business.
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Ralph w. Hemenwuy,
| Coolidge Law Partner

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, April
Ralph w. Hemenway. II, for
mer law partner of Calvin Cool
idge, died Unexpectedly today
while on vacation at Daytona
Beach, Fla, his family was ad-
viSed.
He Joined Mr.. Coolidge in the
law firm in 1915. The partnership
continued until Mr.. Coolidge be-
came Vice President.
Mr.. Hemenway's son, Kenneth
H., became his law partner in
1890.
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Guernsey Reed Jewett

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April
l R.-Guernsey Read Jewett. IS.
formerly senior trust officer Of the
Manufacturers Trust Co. in New
York, died yesterday. A resident
|of White Plains. N. Y, Mr.. Jewett
retired in 1916.
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Naturalization Applicants

SINGAPORE R-The Singa-
pore government has been
swamped by 100 applications for
naturalization since relaxation Of
the English language qualification
by Colonial Secretary Oliver
Lyttleton.
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Cory to Be Unopposed
In Virginio's Sd District
BY the Associofed Press

0y me ASSociofed FTeSS
RICHMOND. April 1.-Repre-
sentative Gary apparently will
have clear sailing in his bid for
denomination by Democrats of
Virginia's Sd Congressional Dis
trict.
This was indicated last night
when Fred G. Pollard, a Richmond
member of the House of Dele
gates, said he had decided against
opposing Mr.. Gary in the July Is
primary.
Several other notential candi-
dates dropped out early. Mr..
Gary has represented the Sd dis
trict since 1945.
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|Dr. Francis Hevesi, s.,
rabbi and Scholar,
dies in Honolulu

DR.. Francis Hevesi. SO. former
resistance leader and chief rabbi
in Budapest, rabbi Of the Be-
theSda- Chevy Chase Community
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BeIyoir Officer Shifted
To Post in Richmond

Col. o. B. Beasley, commanding
officer of the engineer research
and development laboratories at
Fort Belvoir, has been transferred
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CEMETERY LOTS.

We SITES, wonderful location. Fort
lincoln Cemetery; reason for selling
0eying town. va. s2o2. IL
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DrathH

rd. sIiitiand, Nd. on March IS, iSSS;
husband Of Barbara l.. Higbee, eathsr Of
M Harry tHhisRss nm Mrs. Mary Fisher
Aisbee. Mrs. Clara Sheriff. Mrs. Lucy
vived by eight granddaughter and two
bers' Funeral Home. 517 18th st. Sc.
%ent Cedar Hill Aih Cemetery S:s0 D'"' inief-
HACKNEY. SADIE B. Departed this life
Monday: March 81. 1852. SADIE B:
wife Of Mr.. Joseph Hackney. She also
leaves to mourn her passing one sister.
Mrs. Alice Blake; many nieces, nephews
Notice Of funeral later. Arranaements By
the John T. Rhines g. Co. Funeral Home,
901 3rd st. s.w.
HACKNEY, SADIE. Onicers and Members
N.i Of Forest Temple. No. 8, I. B.
notied Of q the G; deasS Of q p asasRs
N~ ter SADIE HACKNEY; Session
w Of sorrow will be held Tuesday,
- A 1EGg 6 !; 1852. at p.m.' at
EsTELLE BRIsCOE. Asst. Fin. Sec.
81, 1862. BOBBIE HARDEN Of 2O10 10th
ST. NV. Notice of funeral later. Ar
rangements by Frazier.
HARRIS, MALCOLM w. On Saturday,
March 20, 1852. MALCOLM w. HARRIS
Harris. nephew Of Mrs. Annie Barnes.
Henry, Herman. Harvey and Jack GUAM
der. Many other relatives and friends
s anr survive After pm Tss
dence. Funeral Thursday, April 3, at
l pm, from Frazier's Funeral Home, $50
r. ave. NV. Interment Lincoln Memo
rial Cemetery.
uICucnSITu cusvr DIANE ~ eu,aav
March 80, 1852. SUSIE RoANE HIGH
SMITH of $50 L st. ne, wife Of John
I; Highsmith, ST.; mother Of John !.
Rlshsmith; j.; sister Of Stanley g,ub F.
r. Highsmith. Other relatives and many
friends fss also SURVIVE Friends may call q
r st: NV. after 4 pm. Wednesday. Flu
neral from the Third Baptist Church on
Thursday. April 3. at pm, Rev. George
Bullock officiating. Interment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery.
HoYLE. GEORGE ERNEST. On Sunday.
erson Ma 4EosoH EsSEsT Tef HoYG ff
foster father Of Arthur Hoyle and brother
Of Mrs: GRACE Cromwell. Clayton Jones
h fT a9I Hon Ms aGSs hfsss ma
Mass viii be offered on Wednesday. April
2. at 10 am. ct st. Marys Catholic
Church. Barnesvills. Md. 1nterment in
eAAoAS" Seu'e'eAS' &Aeooe OAAt Ao"eIs. 1
HUDSON. WILLIE. On Thursday, March
~, 1862, WILLIE HUDSON of 4S6
daughter and many friends Remains nay
be viewed after s pm. Tuesday, April 1,
ct Barnes & Matthews Funeral Home,
614 4th st. s.w., where funeral will
be held Wednesday, April 9, at / pm.
1nterment Woodlawn Cemetery.
JACKSON. MAMIE C. On Sunday. March
80, 1862, at her residence. los 53rd
st. me-, MAMIE c. JACKSON, devoted
wife of Howard jackson and sister Of
CHARLES, Johnnie and Joe Campbell. Other
relatives and friends also srvive. Friends
may call at the Malvan & Schey Funeral
Home. 424 r st. NV. after pm. Tues
day. Funeral from the Vermont Avenue
pm, Rev. c. T. Murray oficiatins. In
terment Woodlawn Cemetery.
JACKSON. MAMIE G. oncers and mem
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MAMIE G. Omcers and MEM
bers of the Julia Men. Henry
Auxiliary, No. 8, Army and Navy
Union, u. s. A., are requested
to assemble at the Malvan a.
Schey Funeral Home, 424 r st..
NV, Tuesday, April /, 1852, at
8 PM. to perform the burial
our late comrade, MAMIE C..
+. Funeral Wednesday, April 2,
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LILLIAN E. The comrades OF
Rieherd J. Harden Camp. No.
z. United Spanish War Vet
Grams, will assemble at the s.
81. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
2901 14th st. NV, at 2 pm
Wednesday, April 2, 1852, tc
attend the funeral Of our late
WILLIAM y IIHrrYGH n -
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COATES, GRACE WILKINSON. On Mon
day. March 81, 1862. at her residence;
1887 T st. NV, GRACE WILKINSON
COATES, beloved wife Of Leonard Lee
Coates. daughter of Frederick D. and
Maggie wilkinson. She also leaves sis
ter. Mrs. Doris Parker; brother, Fred
erick D. Wilkinson, jr.; other relatives
nesday, April 2, friends may call at the
W. Ernest Jarvis Funeral CHURCH, l432
You st. NV, where services Will DC ne!o
Haskins officiating. Relatives and friends
invited, Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
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CLAHk, HAYMUND W. a Special CONTINUE
a nication of Washington Gen.
N tennial Lodge. No. IA, F. A. A.
IN NJ, is called for am. We'd
ACNS nesday, April 2, 1852, for the
XIX purpose of conducting the last
NJ Masonic rites for our late
" brother, RAYMOND w.
CLARK. All members are urged to attend.
EDWARD j. H. LANE, Master.
T q Mn w UARNEP Sec
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coCxREI1 EDWARD DALLAS. suddenl.

ssncy Hospital, EDWARD DALLAs
cockEELL Of s47 Shepherd T,,n St. c Nv
rell, father Of Mrs. Lorraine Parks OF
Washington, D. c.; brother Of Miss Mary
Z. Cockrell of Washington, D. c.; Mrs;
Smith, Charlottesville, Va. Services at
the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
1901 14th st. NV, on Wednesday, April
2. at IL. am. 1nterment Cedar Hill
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LIZABETH TUCKER. Daughter Ruler.
ESTELLE BRISCOE, Asst. Fin. Sec.

HARDEN, BOBBIE. On Monday, March
| 81, 1852, BOBBIE HARDEN of 2010 10th
| st. NV. Notice of funeral later. Ar
| rangementS by Frazier.
Evening star., 1952-08-26
N. Y. Suspends
Joey Maxim for
|Dodeing Turpin
BY ihe Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-The
New York Athletic Commission
today indefinitely suspended joey
Maxim. world light heavyweight
champion. and his manager. Jack
Kearns. for their refusal to meet
Randy Turpin in London next
month.
Jack Solomons. London match
maker, who few here for today's
hearing, produced a letter dated
May 81, 1852, in which Kearns
|agreed to the bout.
Kearns said that originally he
had signed a contract for Maxim
to meet Dan Cockell. British and
European light heavyweight
champion. Turpin defeated Cock
ell on June 10. Kearns held that
his letter. in which he expressed
willingness to have Maxim meet
the June 10 winner, was not a
part of the contract.
Robert K. Christenberry, chair
man Of the New York commission,
said the letter was illegal and
binding in Great Britain"
Christenberry said he expected
the States which have working
agreement with New York would
honor the suspension.
Kearns said he would not COM
ment until he discussed the pen
atty with his attorneys.
Evening star., 1952-08-26
Dot Kirby Neors Tourney Mark
As Amateur MeduIist With 76

was Texas Pat Garner from Mid.
land with a IS. Pat plays Mrs
Harlan Riedel of Dallas.
Baltimore Golfers Qualify
Mrs. Maurice Click, the Middle
Atlantic woman's champion from
the Woodholme Club in Balti-
more, had a 70. third lowest score
of the day. The only other player
from Maryland, Virginia or the
District-Mary Ann Downey o1
Baltimore-qualifled with an So
She plays Mrs. Harry Winters ot
Inglewood. Calf.
Name players failed to qualify
One. Bee McWane, former Ala
bama champion from Birming-
ham. had a close call with her So
Among the successful sectional
champions teeing of were Mrs
Lyle Bowman. Richmond, Calf.
Trans Mississippi and four time
Oregon State champion: Western
Amateur champ Polly Riley
Fort Worth; 19-year-old. Pat Les
ser, Seattle. Washington cham
pion; Kentucky champion Betty
Rowland from Lexington; Georgia
champion Mary Lena Faulk,
Thomasville, and Marjorie Lind
say, Decatur, Ill.
Evening star., 1952-08-26
By the A..eeiated Press

PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. 26.-
Straight-shooting Dorothy Kirby
of Atlanta. having bested 14t
rivals to capture medal honors
launches the formal defense o1
her Women's National Amateur
golf championship today.
She scored a 3-over-par 76 tc
lead the qualifiers yesterday. II
was the second time Miss Kirby
had won medalist honors. She
did it in the 1946 tournament at
Tulsa.
The surviving GA hook up today
in the first round of match play
The tournament course, Waverly
Country Club, measures 6,323
yards, par 36-37-73.
Only Six Break 80.
Only six managed to break 80
yesterday. Miss Kirby's rs was
only two strokes higher than the
record for the championship quail
flying round. set in 1889 by
Beatrice Barrett and tied last year
by Barbara Romack and Carol
Diringer.
Scores of 88 or under qualified,
with a playof among the 10 play
ers in the 88 bracket held for the
eight open spots.
Miss Kirby, paired against Mrs.
Frank Fisk of Portland in the
first round. had only two IS on
her card in a day that saw the
board we'll marked by IS and rs,
She got par on two of the three
500-yard holes and missed A.
foot putt for par on the other.
Second low scorer yesterday
Evening star., 1952-08-26

Rocky Marcano the challenger is the harder puncher Also
Walco many years older than Tunney in 1885, and
Marciano much younger experience and not
as Dempsey was at the far-of date
WHAT THE TUNNEY of 1926 would have handed the Wal
colt of 1852 would have been quite enough But what about
Rocky After Tunney fighting next month
Marciano can't be compared with the Dempsey of 1926 He
hit just hard maybe harder But Dempsey although
the hill smart experienced fighter
who knew what it was all about.
"You knew what going to happen at any Sec
ond in the ring with Jack" Tunney used to say
Jersey Joe is fair puncher, although part of Mar
Dempsey After ALL he knocked Louis down two
times he knocked EZzard Charles colder than
dine iceberg.
But all Old Man carry into the ring next month
will be experience and cunning These two details have
fights before but this time they against killing odds
OCCASION Walcott is giving away years. physical
fitness stamina the punch and almost everything else You
thought the fight going Then he loses to Charles
by decisive margin promptly returning to knock out Ezzard
and then beat him again.
Meanwhile he loses to Rex Layne, who showed nothing
against Marcano and other opponents You wonder how
Layne could beat but he waoped Joe Walco The
meeting have been good comic strip 1t
apparently part of fight
is the chance, course, that the aging Walco
may pull another surprise He his cunning and his
experience to battle Marciano who has had little experience
the big time this is hard to believe doubt that Wal
colt has enough of punch left to stun knock down any
reasonably tough heavyweight
ON THE OTHER fence, it is hard believe
that wacott take of Marcianos really smashing
wallops and stand up many rounds.
It may be the old guy it again-come from
the mist fog of the years
fight But if visible conditions anything at ALL he will
survive possibly the first second hard punch and then
into the long sleep It be only 10 seconds long but in
the ring that crowds eternity
The beauty of sport is that when matter is on the level
anything happen If this advance there
nothing left to the sesquicentenna show after the
Amer Alliance,
Evening star., 1952-08-26
Major Leaders
oy He ASSoet0feo Pre4S
AMERICAN IEAGrIE

Mt Misshs1 W.. cisyslsnd ssn ;sss; Woodlins:
land. 20; Rosen. Cleveland. 76.
Runs battsd in-zernial Philadelphte, 81;
NeS york Ss ss Rosen csSs
land. and Dropo. Detroit, 76.
Hits-Fox. chicago. 1el; Ayila, cleve.
RoSin.on my chicago. 14s; 14aSsas.' 5snsen. wash: ash:
Dogbles.rsin. Philadelphia. So; Bauer.
oSra ss chieaao xssnSn Ros.n seSsSe csS.
Triples Simpson. Cleveland. and Riszuto,
Yeuns Hew YsTl 81 ou; 9 ox xn1an SntsasS Gs.sn anc
posy; p oaey. Cleveland. and Vernon. Wash
Home runs-Doby. Cleveland. ~: Berra,
xssE zsEns 81 Kassn KsaaasRSi as1:
stolen baseszz..Jensen. wa.h,ngton. A.;
Yors. Is: siis; Thfonessr1y. soStS Boston, fsG i4:
Ayr Ayiia. Cleveland and vaiO. Phiiadsl:
1000; shsnts. ph.lsaeiDssis. ph.laiDsssa' as-3,
:s46: Raschi. New York, 1873, .S33;
sts senISn; Eon,s, s9ssonz sss ROD a-l $780, ssaFdsn
noids. New York. jas: shantz. phils.
delphia, I21; Garcia. Cleveland. lis;
Wynn. Cleveland. IL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Battinsa,:Musial, st. Louis. ,,325: Kluszsw.
York, .307; Robinson. BROOKLYN. s305
Runs--Lockman, New York, SO; Hemus
Robinson. BROOKLYN. 81; Reese. Brook
Runs batted in-sauer. CHICAGO, IOs
Thomson, New York. 81; Hodges, Brook.
lyn IS; Ennis, Philadeiphia, S2; Cam.
PAMELA, Brooklyn, 81.
Hits-Adams, Cincinnati, 154: Musial ant
Schoendienst, st. Louis. $50; Lockman
New York. LAG; Ennis. Philadelphia
Doubles-schoendiens st. Louis. 80
Sauer, Chicago: Ashburn, Philadelphia
epd pps1.d.1pb;a. MrSial 81 81. Louis ~; Hammer
Triples Thomson. New York. 10; Ennis
Philadelphia. and SLAUGHTER. st.. Louis
8: Jethroe.. Boston; Kluszewski; Gin
Home ruas-ssaer, chicaso; q; Einsr
Gordon, Boston, 20; Thomson. Ne'
Stolen bases-Reese. Brooklyn, "a
Jethroe. Boston. 20; Robinson. Brook
lyn, Is; Ashburn. Philadelphia, 13
Ryan. Philadelphia,. 10.
nsss oas ss s0o mh. sss New xSnas Yors
i lI-3. 1856; Roberts. Philadelphia, s0-1
striikeouts-spahn. Boston. 1ss: Mizel
i st Louis, 11o: Rush, Chicago, lis
/ Roberts, Philadelphis, liz; summons
b philadelphia. 110.
Evening star., 1952-08-26
1864 Customers
added Each Time
|Shuntz Pitches
BY the A.soeiatsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26. -
Bobby Shantz. pint-sized Athletics
ace who will seek his 23d victory
in a game with Cleveland tonight
has become such a drawing card
that the financially -harassed Phil
adelphia club has hopes Of ending
the season In the black.
In 13 appearances at Shibe Park
this year, Shantz has pitched be-
fore 1875, ,202 fans-an average OF
15,2 ,246. The ShantZ-less home
dates have drawn an average of
1882 customers.
On the road Bobby has pitched
las many games and his attendance
average is even better-15,36 per
game for q total Of 200,717. The
AS have averaged 14,658 fans per
game on the road when some one
|else was pitching.
Shantz drew his biggest crowd
here when he racked up his goth
victory over the Red Sox. A turn
out Of. 35.673 filled the park.
Evening star., 1952-08-26
Raffensberger Leads
n. |. in Earned Runs;
|Shanfz Still Ahead
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW, YORK, Aug. 26.-Lefty
Ken Raffensberger of the Gin
cinnati Reds, who turned in q
six-hit shutout against the Giants
last night, has taken over as the
National Leagues earned run
leader.
Averages compiled through yes
terday's games disclose that the
35-year-old Raffensberger has al
lowed SO earned runs in 208 in
nings for a 2.51 mark. He has a
14-11 record.
In the American League, Phila-
delphia's Bobby Shantz, with 4e
earned tallies In 229 frames, holds
the top spot with q 1.8i average
The brilliant southpaw. seeking to
capture pitching's triple crown
has won % and dropped only four
Karl Drews and Robin Roberts
a pair of Philadelphia right-hand-
ers, follow close behind Raffens-
berger in the National League
Drews. who boasts five shutouts
has a 2.53 record while Roberts
the leagues only 20-game winner
Is third at 2.56.
Brooklyn's Billy Loes, kayoed
in the fifth inning Of last nights
game against st. Louis. is fourth
with 1853. followed by Warren
Hacker of Chicago with 2.71.
Allie Reynolds. the early season
leader in the American League
still has a chance to overtake
Shantz. The 34-year-old Yankee
right-hander, with Al earned runs
in 1913 frames, is runnerup with
2.19.
Cleveland's Mike Garcia is third
at 2.36. He has 1913 record
and has given up 60 earned runs
in 229 innings.
Billy Pierce of the White Soz
is fourth with 2.47 and Joe Dob
son. also of Chicago, is fifth with
2.54.
Virgil Trucks, who yesterday
turned in his second 1852 no-hit-
ter for Detroit, shows no better
than a 3.41 earned-run figure. He
has pitched 161 innings and given
up 81 earned runs and ranks 10th.
Three Washington pitchers are
closely grouped among the first
10 hurlers. Bob Porterfield, with
So earned runs in 181 innings,
ranks seventh at 2.64. Connie
Marrero. who has yielded As
earned runs in 154 innings, is
eighth with 2.65. Spec Shea is
10th at ATT after giving up A
earned runs in 143 innings.
Evening star., 1952-08-26
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-They'll
be talking for quite awhile about
the reversed decision that helped
Virgil Trucks gain his second no.
hitter of the season but, like al
most everything else in baseball,
it has happened before.
In yesterdays game, in which
Trucks held the Yankees hitless
as Detroit nosed out the cham
pionS. 10. the oficial scorer first
called a third-inning grounder
by Phil Rizzuto an error 70.
Shortstop Johnny Pesky. He i'm
mediately reversed himself and
called it a hit. Four innings later,
after q telephone conversation
with Pesky, the scorer reversed
himself again and ruled 1t an
error. sss
1t Happened in 1912.
Now turn the pages back to
September 6, 1912. The Giants
were playing the Phillies in Phila-
Evening star., 1952-08-26
Billy Pierce Slated
10 Face Moreno in
First Of Two Games
By Burton Howkins

The Mats, eyeing the devalued
but still admired dollars that q
f1rst-division finish would bring
them, meet one of their chal-
lengers for that money tonight
when the Chicago White Sox open
q two-game series in their final
trip to Griffith Stadium.
Philadelphia. Chicago and
Washington currently are punched
in that order in the scramble for
fourth place. which usually means
about $400 per player.
The Mats can find little COM
fort in the invasion Of the White
Sox. for the Chicagoans have won
Is of their last 20 games here
and have a couple of annoying
left-handers ready for duty in
an effort to match their 90 per-
formance at Griffith Stadium last
season.
Run Into Pierce Again.
Billy Pierce who hasn't yielded
a run to the Mats in his last two
efforts against them, will start
tonight agains Julio Moreno, who
hasn't survived the third inning
in his last two starting assign
ments.
Pierce was involved in a score
less duel with Connie Marrero in
Chicago the last time he faced the
Mats when rain washed out the
game after 81s innings. The Mats
had only three hits up to that
point. In a previous start against
Washington, Billy won, 20, on a
two-hitter. He also won a 7-3 four
hit victory over Washington, re-
curing relief in the seventh in
ming after he walked three bat
ters before Sam Mele, now with
the White Sox, brought them
around with a double.
Chuck Stobbs, who has held the
Mats to eight hits in two starts, al
though o 2-1 loser in one game.
will work for the White Sox to.
morrow night against Bob Porter
field.
Shea Still Unavailable.
Moreno, who started Saturday
against Detroit, is being pressed
into action because Spec Shea
Is nursing pulled back and side
muscles as the result Of q home
accident.
The Mats dropped a To decision
to the Indians last night before
a crowd of l9.495 and the majority
OF that throng seemed happy
about it. Bob Lemon held the
Mats to eight hits in registering
his 10th win as Connie Marrero
went down to his sixth defeat and
his fourth by Cleveland.
The Indians thus are back with
in a game of the league-leading
Yankees as the Mats dropped to
sixth. And, barring a sudden let
down. George Strickland won him
self shortstop job with adequate
fielding. Ray Boone was benched
(See MATS. Page A-18.)