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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Civic Federation
Arlington
Budget Slash
Group Would Drop
Three Items to Cut
Costs by $685., 900

A reduction of $685., 900 in the
proposed Arlington County budget
for the fiscal year beginning July
l is urged by the Arlington Civic
Federation.
The federation, at a meeting
last night, also voted to support q
school budget substantially the
same as was proposed by the
County School Board.
Bulk of the reduction would be
effected by eliminating these three
items from the budget as drafted
by County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg: $147,000 in the highway
budget for street construction.
$l24,000 listed as fire hydrant
rental and SOS, 900 listed as a con-
|tribution to Arlington Hospital.
Mr.. Lundberg's budget proposal
totals $5,850,672. This would be
reduced to $5.465, 1926, a decrease
of $385,346.
Tax Base Revision Urged.
The civic group also voted to
urge that the board revise Mr..
Lundberg's tax base estimate of
$265 million for personal and
public service property to 1868
million. This would enable a tax
rate of Sill, if coupled with an
increase in the business and pro-
feSSional license tax rate to %
cents per $100 of gross retail sales.
The current tax rate is $1.28 for
general county services and the
license tax rate is II cents per
500.
The federation proposed that
the school budget include an
item Of $115,000 as a contingency
fund.
The contingency fund, which
would bring the total school
budget up to $6.OS5, 800, could be
provided by the increased tax
lbase.
The current tax rate for school
purposes is STAT. The school
board proposes an increase of 80
cents for the coming year. Addi-
tional funds for salary increases
proposed by the federation would
add 2 cents to this increase. The
total tax rate for school opera
lions would be $1.82 under the
declarations plan.
Water Fund Surplus Cited.
!, In urging the removal of the
fire ,hydrant item the federation
. said the water fund already has
accumulated large surplus.
Dropping of the highway i'm
provement funds was justified on
the grounds that a bond issue
for highway construction was ap-
proved last year. The elimina-
ton Of the contribution to the
hospital was supported as a re-
! lection of "the handout theory
! of government"
Several of the delegates unsuc-
, cessfully proposed reductions in
the size of the school budget.
Boris Yane, delegate from the
columbia Pike Citizens Associa-
5 ton, said the school budget should
be cut by "a half million dollars"
y He said the school proposal is
top heavy in administrative ex-
penses."
+, Harley M. Williams, chairman
. OF the federation's Local Govern
! ment Committee, favored a reduce
ton of 100000 in the school
! budget. He said administrative
costs showed a far greater per-
+ centage increase than instruc-
y tional costs. He also criticized
y an item of $50, $3.50 for purchase
o of new textbooks.
The County Board will hold a
q public hearing on the proposed
I budget tomorrow night. It must
adopt the budget before May /.
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MIR. Massey's at Virginia Poly
|technic Institute, from which he
graduated in 1928, recalled re-
Gently that the new county execu-
tive was reserved to the point of
shyness" when he was student
there.
He was a good student and was
we'll liked by his classmates, he
recalled. A brother, j. S. Massey.
was a student at VPI at the
same time, and the two brothers
had to wait more than a year
before they became 81 and could
receive their reserve officer COM
missions.
Raised on a farm in Spot
Sylvania County, near FrederickS-
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His desk is clear and orderly
An ash tray is placed within easy
reach of his visitors, and he sits.
with his back toward a window
putting briar pipe.
Good Student at VPI.
Those who have worked with
him say they have never yet seen
him excited nor perturbed. They
say he has never raised his voice.
but approaches any problem with
the utmost calm. He gives the
impression. they say, of a man
with utter confidence in his
ability to meet and solve problems
He thus inspires confidence in
others.
A friend who was a claSSmate of
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Kenwood Plant Sole Nav !

A plant sale to be conducted
by the Kenwood Garden Club will
be held May at the Kenwood
Golf and Country Club, instead
Of this Thursday as was previously
announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Brownie School PTA

The Brownie School Parent
Teacher Association will meet al
I8:15 o'clock tonight at the school
1922 Telegraph road, Alexandria.
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Evening star., 1952-07-07
Gail Peters Called Best u. S. Breoststroker
Ever Sent to OIympics; Zoe Jensen on Squad

who placed second in three-meter
diving yesterday. Both Misses
Peters and Freeman are members
of Coach Jim Campbell's Walter
Reed Swim Club. No other coach
had two winners in the trials here.
Miss Peters, an employe of the
Interior Department who came to
Washington a little over a year
ago from Trenton, credits moth
ing but hard work for her sue
cess. She gave up school and "the
nice things I like, like dancing,
steady dating and irregular hours
after being bitten by the SWIM
ming bug in 1948.
II bought a book by Bob Kip
huth coach at Yale). I read how
Ann Curtis 1948 Olympic cham
pion practiced two hours a day.
So I figured I had to swim four
hours day." Gail says.
Calls mother, Mrs. Gwen Pet
ers, recalls how her daughter
skipped too many classes at Tren-
ton Junior College to practice
swimming. 1.-THE school said she
had to make choice. so she gave
up studying geography and his
tory. Since then she's Travelled
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Laurel Closes Toniqhf,
With Baltimore Meet
Opening Wednesday

With Laurel Raceway closing
tonight. the harness racing spot
light swings over to Baltimore
Wednesday night when Baltimore
IRaceway opens a 20-night meet
ing on the third lap Of Mary
lands sulky circuit.
Thirty-four stakes and IA races
carrying $4,000 purses have at.
|tracted more than enough horses
to fill the 800 stalls on the grounds.
A resurfaced track is expected to
result in faster times for the
various distances.
Opening week features include
the $4,000 Cokeysville for PAGERS
and $4,000 Towson for trotters
Wednesday. The $4,000 Dundalk
trot, with undefeated Ford Han
over in the field, headlines Fridays
card and the $4,000 Reistertown
pace is the banner event Saturday.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
will operate special train to the
track nightly from Washington.
leaving Union Station at 6:20
10 IN. and returning after the last
race.
Sanders Russell Of Georgia, who
has 10 victories in 47 starts, Is
expected to clinch driving honors
for the Laurel meeting on to-
nights getaway card at Laurel.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Writ Gill and Frank Morquordt
Winners in Annapolis Regatta

Hugh Wallis of West River Sail
ing Club won the Chesapeake les
series, followed by Fritz Veith
and John Allen, both of Fair
Haven Sailing Club.
Washington'S Bob Ray placed
second in the highly competitive
Comet Class. The series leader
was Bill Lyon of Corsica River
Yacht Club. current national
champ in the Comets.
Other regatta winners receiving
trophies from Commodore Bill
Graham in ceremonies at the An
napolis Club were Bill Klarner,
Potapskut Sailing Association,
Lightnings: George Seger, An
napolis YC, Severn One-designs;
Pete Gels, Pasadena Sailing As
ISOLATION, National One-designs;
Bunny Klawans, Portsmouth, Va,
Hampton One-designs; Delbert
Zang, West River Sailing Club,
Chesapeake 20s; Beverly Bryan,
Miles River Yacht Club, Moths,
and John Stone, Annapolis, Stars.
Evening star., 1952-07-07

all over the united States, ana
now she's going to Finland.
AS for the Olympics. Miss Pet
ers knows she'll have to do better
than her American record. "but
if the competition in Helsinki
averages 2::56 or better, I'll swim
lit. I know I can beat them. The
United States gals are as good as
they are in Europe or Russia or
any place."
Victory Caps Comback.
The backstroke victory by Miss
Freeman capped a comeback that
started after the early spring
meets in which she lost two OF
the four titles she won in 1851
The George Washington Univer-
sity junior had sprained a muscle
tendon in her right leg and it failed
to respond to her personal trea-
ment. She did not tell her coach
or her parents but tried to work II
out herself. II realized later
should have told them. but dis
like people who alibi and COM
plain. did not want to be one OF
them"
Careful treatments under the
lights and several months work
brought the injury around, al
though she still is bothered occa-
sionally.
MY morale was low after the
indoor meets, but I felt better after
a trip to York. Pa. where I was
honored as queen of the Interna-
tional YMCA swimming cham
pionShips. Everybody treated me
so nicely and they all predicted ]
would make the team.
1T was this kind Of encourage
ment, plus hard work and the
good coaching Of Mr.. Campbell
that brought me back"
Jackie Must Baby-Sit.
Mrs. Jensen, the pretty blond
who finished second in the 1916
Olympic diving to Mrs. Vickie
braves. also finished second ir
yesterdays trials. It was her first
competition since the birth of her
son two years ago. Speaking OF
her trip to Finland, she said
Jackie and my mother will be
baby-sitting for q couple OF
weeks" ~
Winner of the diving yesterday
was the National champion, Mrs
Pat Mccormick of Los Angeles
Mrs. Jensen led through the first
seven dives. but Mrs. Mccormick
took the lead with a robust 96.f
points in her last free dive.
Other swimmers from Wash.
ington were disappointed yester.
Iday. Barbara Hobelmann placec
eighth in the 400 freestyle. anc
four other District mermaid!
failed to qualify. They were Mar.
lene Cahill. Marie Gillette, Shelle,
Mann and Ellen Oberti.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Hutchinson DropsMound Duties
To Concentrate on Managing

Iwho played second with the Chi
lcago White Sox before coming to
the Tigers. may take over or slick
fielding AL Federoff may be called
Iup from Buffalo.
Exclusive Group.
If Hutch should do any pitch
ing, he'll join an exclusive group.
Only a few pitcher-managers have
performed in the major leagues.
Clark Griffith pitched and man
aged for the White SoX and Yam
KEGS in the early years of the
American League. Christy Ma
thewson and Bucky Walters both
managed Cincinnati and pitched,
although Mathewson appeared in
only one game.
Wild Bill Donovan appeared in
II games while plotting the Yam
KEGS in 1876. and Mofdecai
Brown won 13 as manager of the
St. Louis Federal League club in
1914. Ted Lyons saw only limited
duty on the mound while he was
skipper of the White Sox.
But most pitchers gave up their
hurting chores when they became
managers. Walter johnson was
through pitching when he man
aged Washington and Cleveland.
So was Burleigh Grimes at Brook
lyn, and Freddie Fitzsimmons with
the Phillies.
Strangely. comparatively few
pitchers have ever become mana
gers.
Cant understand why they
don't hire more pitchers as man
agers." said Hutch, who confessed
that, from time to time. he had
dreamed of becoming a manager.
He didn't know he was being
considered for the Detroit job un-
til President Spike Briggs phoned
him Saturday afternoon.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
BY Special Correspondent Of The Star


INDIANAPOLIS, July T.
Twenty-three-year-old Gail Peters
of Washington is regarded as the
best woman breaststroke swimmer
the United States ever has sent to
the Olympics.
Coach Dick Papenguth of the
Olympic team hung that tag on
her yesterday as the women's team
prepared to leave for New York.
Her record-breaking 1924 in hte
200-meter test Saturday placed
her at the head of the pack along
with 18-year-old Evelyn Kawa-
moto of the Hawaii Swim Club
whose 5:17.4 in the 400-meter
freestyle yesterday also broke the
American record.
Their times were the best among
the 81 women who leave from New
York Wednesday to represent the
United States at Helsinki.
Mrs. Jensen Places Second.
Washington has two others on
the team, Mary Gray Freeman,
winner Of the 100-meter back
stroke in excellent 1:17.9 time. and
Mrs. Zoe Ann Olsen Jensen, wife
of the Washington baseball player.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
u. ). Swimmers Rated
Strong Enough 10 Gain
Many Olympic Honors
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE best
squad we ever had and well do
better than all right. We won't
make any sweep of all events like
we did four years ago, but1 won't
concede single event to any one. )"
That's the way 67-year-old Matt
Mann, coach of the United States
mems Olympic swimming team,
sized up this country's prospects
for the swimming and driving part
of the games at HelSinki.
Mann believes his team can take
both the three-meter springboard
and 10-meter platform dives, the
100-meter freestyle, the 100-meter
backStroke and the 800-meter re-
lay. He feels it has a strong
chance in the 400 and 1900 meter
freeStyle races against the power
ful Japanese and Australian
threats and a fighting chance in
the 200-meter breaststroke.
Opposition Is Stronger.
Remember we won everything
IN London in '48, when the Jap
anese and Germans weren't COM
peting," Mann cautioned. I'm ad-
dition We'll have terrific opposi-
ton in the freestyle races from
John Marshall and in the breast
stroke from John Davies" Both
are from Australia.
Mann knows plenty about both,
especially about Davies. He
coached the youngster at Mich
lgan. Marshall swan for Yale
when he broke records practically
every time he dipped into a pool.
But Mann was very happy about
the showing of the team yesterday
as the three-day tryouts at Flush
ing Meadows, which decided the
makeup of the 25-man squads,
ended.
He particularly was jubilant
over the sparkling performances
of Yoshi Oyakawa. backstroker,
Ohio State. and Bowen Stassforth,
University of Iowa breaststroker.
Oyakawa, StassfOrth Shine.
Oyakawa, a small, 18-year-old
freshman from Hawaii, turned inI
a sparkling 1867 clocking for
the 100-meter backstroke, time
that has been beaten only by al
couple Of men. StasSforth, a 25-
year-old Navy veteran was caught
in 2:36.1 for the 20O-meter breast
stroke, which is only three-tenths
of a second behind Davies Ameri-
can long course record.
Both Stassforth and Oyakawa
bettered Olympic records for their
events.
In the 1,50O-meter freestyle,
Jimmy McLane of Yale, the 1948
Olympic champion: Ford Konno
of Hawaii and Ohio State; Bill
Woolsey, 17-year = old Honolulu
schoolboy, and Wayne Moore of
Yale finished in that order, all
surprising the Olympic record of
1924. McLane, in winning his
first major test since 1948 in the
metric mile. was caught in 1882,
Konno in 1854, Woolsey in
1904 and Moore in 1900.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
BY a Special Correspondent of The Star

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 1.-Two
Potomac River shippers took top
prizes in the Annapolis Yacht
Clubs 18th annual regatta here
yesterday despite a disqualified
ton in one case and a third place
in another.
Writ Gill, Columbia Yacht Club
Penguin dinghy ace. remained on
top even though the committee
upheld a protest of Saturdays
race when Gill and other shippers
rounded the wrong mark. Second
to Gill in series points was Bob
Clagett of Potomac River Sailing
Association.
Frank Marquardt Of Alexandria,
Va, former Thistle Glass champ,
won top honors in this class after
finishing third in the final race
sailed here yesterday morning.
Comdr. Henry Hewlett, another
PRSA sailor, won the final race
and wound up in second spot on
points.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
OIympics
Continued From Page A-14.)

now. That's an accomplishment in
itself.
Furthermore, we think we have
one of the best teams we've ever
produced and that it will make a
top showing"
Hamilton Sees 10 Firsts.
An eleYenth-hour appraisal Of
his team by Track Coach Brutus
Hamilton pointed out that al
though opposition figures to be
stronger than in the '48 games.
the United States should walk off
with at least 10 first places. the
number garnered the last time.
There are "a track and field
events on the 17-sport Olympic
program. The running and jump
ing. of course. always have been
the "big" ones. If form holds
true, we could take II. and with a
few breaks, IA. That does not
count the Russians, who have
been claiming fantastic records
for the past six months. If some
of their claims are true, we'll have
a tough time.
Santee Sets Two Marks.
The team went through its final
warmup yesterday in fund-rais-
ing carnival at RandallS Island
and the big hero turned out to be
Yves Santee, a Kansas sophomore,
who bettered the American records
for both three-quarters of mile
and two-thirds Of a mile.
He ran the three-quarters in
|2:58.2. breaking the mark o1
1887, set by Paul Moore of STAN
ford in 1910, and in the process
shaved Bill Hulse's 2:42.2 two
thirds standard to 1898. He'll
be in the 5,000-meter run at the
games, but he'll be Americas No
l miller for some years to come.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
By the Associofed Press

DETROIT, July FIRED Hutch
inson waited .only 20 hours after
taking over as manager of the
Tigers to say he may shelve all
pitching duties and concentrate
on getting his team out of last
|place.
The 32-year-old right-hander,
who pitched in last years All-Star
game, said he didn't plan to give
himself any starting assignments
in the near future. And he Ger
tainly doesn't plan to put himself
in the bullpen with the other re-
lief hurlers. Cant be out there
and manage" were his words.
Hutch had been a relief pitcher
this season under Manager Red
Rolfe. He never had a losing rec
ord in six previous seasons as a
starter.
To Remain. on Active List.
Does all that mean you are 60
ing to quit pitching?" A news
man asked Hutch, whose club has
won both games since he took
over.
well. yes, I guess you could
take it that way" the lanky con-
troll artist replied.
However. it's likely Hutch will
stay on the active list. He's a
terrific competitor and a fair hit
ter. He may use himself as a
pinchhitter and a possible start
ing pitcher should his staff need
him.
Hutch faces an immediate
problem in finding a replacement
for Second Baseman Jerry Priddy
who broke his right leg yesterday
sliding home and will be out for
the season. Priddy had played in
386 straight games.
First BaSeman Don Holloway
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Mats
Continued From Page A-14)

OI1I Q6V III
right field fence. The Red Sox
picked up a run in the fourth
when Julio Moreno walked Dom
DiMaggio and Vern Stephens be-
fore Runnels fumbled Dick Ger
merits grounder.
Windup Helps Mats.
1t was a costly windup by Nc
Dermott with the bases loaded and
two out in the fifth which en-
abled the Mats to score two runs
McDermott filled the bases or
walks to Moreno. Jensen and
Vernon. He went to a 3-2 count
on Runnels, then took a windur
which enabled all runners to gel
under way.
Runnels hit a bounder back o1
second base which Ted Lepcio
handled, but there was no oppor-
tunity for a force play at second
He threw too late to first base
and Moreno and Jensen both
scored on the scratch hit.
Sammy White singled and
Archie Wilson's pinch double gave
the Red Sox their other run in the
seventh. Moreno, who gave up
six hits and famed seven, tired
after the eighth and Walter Mas
terson finished up. yielding two
hits in the ninth.
NOTES-Clark Griffith will at
tempt to shove through legiSla-
tion at Philadelphia today which
would limit major league clubs to
ownership or working agreements
with only one club in AAA, AA and
A minor league classifications
Griffith will bid for the All-Star
game in 1853 He says he'll
put in bleacher seats to lift the
seating capacity of the park and
will recommend a boost Of one
dollar a ticket for the game here.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
p-Seeded KovaIesk
Tests Leith, District
Tennis Upset Winner

Malcolm Leith, upset winner
over Bob Threadgill yesterday in
the District tennis tournament at
Columbia Country Club. faced an
other stern test today in meeting
top-seedd Fred Kovaleski. The
match highlights an interesting
card Of five singles engagements.
Leith surprised by his strong
finish in ousting the polished
Threadgill, Ga, 6I8. 60. but
the experts doubt that he can
handle the veteran Kovaleski. The
latter recently won the City of
Washington tournament, and
knocked out John Harris, 60,
60. in his District tourney debut.
Three players, included highly
regarded Gil Bogley of Princeton.
stroked their way into the quar-
terfinals yesterday. Bogley turned
back Henry Barclay. e3. 6-3, to
establish himself as a distinct
title threat. Jim Thackara pol
ished of Bruce Gustafson. 6-3,
6-1, and Doyle Royal ousted Bob
Hammeter, Go. 60.
Today's program includes Tim
Coss VS.. Charlie Charming. Fred
McNair VS.. Hugh Lynch, Don
Leavens vs.. Tom Bradford and
Ted Rogers VS.. Jerry Thomas.
Results Of yesterdays second
round matches:
Bogley defeated schickler. 60. 6-1;
dtleated c. Coss, go, SO; Thacker de-
feated Don Dell. 6-2. 80; Hammeter de:
Threadgill. SO, 6-S, 6-2; McNair defeated
Passmore. 6-3. 6-1; Lynch defeated Kehoe,
6-4. 6-3; Leavens defeated Layne, So,
6-4. Bradford defeated Foulks, 80, 6-1
Rosers defeated Yeomans, 81, 6-3.
Thomas defeated Ferris. 6-3. 6-1.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
AII-Stur Game
Continued From Page A-14.)

the Brooklyn Dodgers asked to be
excused to visit his father. who is
seriously i'll in Arkansas. Duro-
cher agreed and Immediately
named Jim Hearn of his own
Giants to replace Roe.
Stengel indicated that three of
his starting players-First Base
man Eddie Robinson of the White
Sox, Third Baseman AL Rosen of
the 'Iidians and Catcher Yogi
Berro of the Yankees-might play
the full game. Substitions will be
made for the others. he said.
A crowd of about $4,000 with
receipts Of some $4,000 is ex-
pected. Another $125,000 will be
derived from radio and television.
All the money goes into the play
er's annuity and insurance fund.
The American League holds 12-
6 edge in the series, although the
Nationals have won the last two
On the eve of the game, base
balls controversial bonus system
was being batted around by the
major league club owners at their
annual midsummer meeting.
Bill Veeck, live-wire owner of
the st. Louis Browns, led a fac
tion seeking to restore the bonus
rule which. it claims. will help
the weaker" clubs in both
leagues.
Weeks group. probably includ-
ing the Athletics. Washington,
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. would
reinstate the rule providing that
any player signing a bonus con-
tract for more than $4,000 can
be optioned for one year only and
then must either be recalled by
the parent club or made subject
for waivers.
Veeck is expected to request in
vestigation of bonus activities and
their effect on the game as a
whole. Veeck claims the wide
open bonus business is making the
richer clubs richer and killing of
opportunity for the so-called
poorer clubs to bid for young
talent.
Other business expected to be
discussed at today's joint meet
ing includes a proposal by Hank
Greenberg, Cleveland general
manager, to require waivers in
both leagues before an inter-
league deal can be completed.
Evening star., 1952-07-07
Triple Flag Tie Possible
In Junior Leoion Loop

A triple tie is possible in the
Southern Maryland Junior Amer
ican Legion play next week If Sill
yer Spring beats Cheverly and
Greenbelt scores over last-place
Bowie.
Silver Spring, the defending
champions. remained in the run
ming with 81 victory over
Greenbelt yesterday while Chew
erly won over Bowie. To. Chew
erly has a Al standing, Silver
Spring and Greenbelt 80 and
Bowie is 0-5.