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Evening star., 1953-09-19
Mats Seek 10 Equal
Record by Sweeping
Philadelphia Games
Special Dispatch TO The Stog

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10
The Mats will attempt to tie a
major league record in their
weekend series with the Ath-
letics starting today. A sweep of
the three-game set will give
Washington an Ito record for
the year here and would mark
the first time in the Mats history
that they achieved the distinc-
ton of taking all games from
one club on the road.
The Yankees of 1927 and 1899
compiled perfect road marks
against the Browns, but the only
other American League club to
accomplish the feat was Chicago
against the Athletics in 1915. Two
National League teams have
swept season series.
Spec Shea. enjoying his most
successful season since he was
named rookie of the year as the
result of his 14-5 record with
the Yankees in 1947, will pitch
the opener for the Mats today,
with Carl Sheib due to take the
mound for the AS. Walter Mas
terSon and Chuck Stobbs will
start for the Mats in tomorrow's
dOllh1e-header
The Mats have banged nine
home runs in winning eight pre-
vious games here, and Mickey
Vernon is hoping he'll find the
range. Mickey has hit at least
one home run in every park ex-
cept Connie Mack Stadium this
season.
Vernon otherwise has made
Philadelphia pitchers suffer. He
has clubbed them for a 1878 aver
age and will try to place the
American League batting title
beyond the reach of Cleveland's
Al Rosen in this series. Vernon
takes 5-point edge into today's
game, batting 1886 to Rosen's .331.
Eddie Yost will try to continue
his sizzling streak. The Mats
third baseman has hit safely in
II straight games, batting .537
in the process, to lift his average
81 points to .275.
Shea, who missed the first
three weeks of the season with
an ailing arm, will be trying for
his 18th win.
Evening star., 1953-09-19

'Morey, Litt|er Meet
| In 36-HoIe Final for
Amateur Title Today
BY the Associoted Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 49,
A duel between the buzz saw and
the buzzing head marked the
final Of the SD National ANA
teur golf championship today.
but the spectators, filled with up
sets through a long week, had
the satisfaction of knowing that
the two of the best golfers were
still in the running.
The "buzz saw" tag was hung
on Gene Littler, the stubby Navy
airman from La Jolla. Calf, by
Bruce Cudd, the youngster he
chopped to bits in the semifinals
yesterday. Dour faced Dale
Morey of Indianapolis has been
plagued by the buzzing head all
week as an effect Of severe cold
he picked up last Sunday.
''I ran into buzz saw and my
saw wasn't buzzing today"
chuckled Cudd, a tall, 20-year-old
sophomore from Portland (OregD
University, after Littler had
given him an unmerciful 10 and
8 beating in the 36-hole semi
final.
Eased Up on Medicine.
Morey, who has been dosing
himself at intervals with various
cold cures, figured his steady per-
formance in an easy and 4 VIC
tory over another college boy, 21-
year-old Don Albert of Purdue
and Alliance, Ohio, was due part
ly to his not taking so much
medicine.
II felt kinda dopey out there
yesterday (when he had to go
extra holes against unknown An.
gelo SantillD. I guess I had been
taking too much stuff for this
cold" Morey said.
The results left no doubt that
the finalists were among the best
of the field in a tournament
which saw five former cham
pions, all but one-Littler-of the
United States Walker Cup team,
four British Walker Cuppers, in
cluding the British champion,
and assorted holders of ther titles
knocked out before the semi
finals.
Morey, 80. is a weather-beaten,
bronzed campaigner who served
a couple of years as a profess
sional and was reinstated as an
amateur. He's having his best
year on record, with seven i'm
portant victories so far, includ-
ing the Western Amateur and
the Westborough round robin
at st. Louis.
Littler One of Top Prospects.
Littler. only %, is regarded by
many as the best prospect"
among Americas younger anna
teurs. Actually, he has pro-
gressed beyond the prospect
stage. A remarkable scorer in
medal tournaments, Gene showed
in the Walker Cup matches and
in this weeks tournament that
he can do just as well at match
play. Going into the semifinal,
he was S under par for the tour
nament and he just matched par
figures yesterday for the % holes
he played over the 6,852-yard,
par 35-36-71 Oklahoma City
Golf and Country Club course.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
ParneII Gets Chance
Al 2Oth Win Today
AGAINST Yankees
BY the Associoted Press

Mel Parnell, the Red Sox left
handler who won Is games in
1949 and has slipped little each
year since. has chance to climb
back into the 20-game circle
again this year, maybe today
Parnell drew the starting as
signment for Boston in the first
game of weekend set of three
with the Yankees at Fenway
Park. Up to today he had won
10 games and lost eight. Only
two American Leaguers had won
more.
So far this season five pitch
ers-Bob Porterf1eld of Wash
ington, Bob Lemon of Cleve-
land, Robin Roberts of the
Phillies, Warren SPAIN of Mil
waukee and Carl Erskine Of
Brooklyn-have hit the 20-game
mark.
Trucks and Haddix Close.
Aside from Parnell the only
hopefulS with a reasonable
chance of joining these five are
Virgil Trucks 19-10) of the
White Sox and Harvey Haddix
$3.50. who is in his first full
season with the Cardinals.
With only a week to go, time
appears to have run out on such
20-game stars of a year ago as
Early Wynn and Mike Garcia of
Cleveland and such early season
prospects as Billy Pierce of the
White Sox and Gerry Staley of
the Cardinals.
Last year Roberts, with his
sensational 28-7 mark, was the
only National League pitcher In
the charmed circle. This year
the strong earned Highlander
quickly won 10 games but has
had a real struggle since early
August in building his present
total to %. He's lost Ia.
SPAIN, a 20-game winner four
years in a row, turned in a dis
NAL 14-19 record last year. Re-
juvenated by the switch to Mil
waukee. SPAIN now has a 20-7
| mark.
ErSkine'S Best Season.
Erskine, Brooklyn's first 20
game winner in two seasons, has
20-6 record. Never before IN
any league had he won so many
Porterfield is the first Wash
ington pitcher in 20 years to
win 81 games. His current mark
of 21-1O is by far his best in
professional ball. Lemon cur
rently is 20-14. He has won at
least 20 in five of the last six
seasons.
Yesterday was a day off for
all Is teams. The White SoS
and the Browns continue to rest
today but there are five National
League games scheduled anc
three American League contests
In addition to the Yanks al
Boston, Washington is at Phlla-
delphia and Cleveland at De-
troit. Brooklyn entertains Phil
adelphia, Pittsburgh visits the
Giants for a pair, Cincinnati il
at Milwaukee and the Cubs play
tonight in st. Louis.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Grecian Queen 7 10 |
Over II Rivals Today
In Be|dame Handicap
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The
combination of Mrs. Ben F..
Whitaker's Grecian Queen and
Jockey Eddie Arcaro is expected
to be established the 2-to-1
choice today to capture the
$50, ,000-added Beldame Handi-
cap as Aqueduct closes it's fall
meeting.
A dozen fillies and mares were
entered for the 11s mile stakes.
With IL starters the race will
gross $60,200, with $42,100 to the
winner.
Mrs. Whitaker'S Miss Request
won the 1949 Beldame with Ar
caro- up. Eddie also won with
Barrancosa in 1912, with But
Why Not in 1947 and Real De-
light last year.
Grecian Queens chief rivals
appear to be the Belair Studs
Sabette, 118 pounds; Alfred Van
derbilt's Home Made, lis, and
the Derby Dan Farms Atalanta,
121.
Leading candidate for the
g. year old f1lly championship,
Grecian Queen, gets in with 1875
top weight. The daughter of
Heliopolis has won five stakes
this year. but was beaten by a
neck by Sabette in the Alabama
Stakes at Saratoga August 26.
Weight was the big difference
there, 1875 for the Queen and
only ia for Sabette.
Home Made captured the
Vagrancy Handicap at 7 fur
longs last Saturday, just edging
out Atalanta.
Others entered are Mrs.
Marian w. O'Connor's La Cor
FEDORA, 119; Clifford Mooer's
Miss Traffic. LOG; Harry La
Montagne's Valadium, lit; Hal
Price Headley's Aesthetic, 110;
Isidor Bieber's Nothirdchance,
112, and the Trainer Max Hirsch
entry of Mrs. John w. Hanes'
Devilkin. 121; the King Ranch S
Mac Bea. 112, and John S.
Phipps' Spinning Top.
Evening star., 1953-09-19

middleweights. He could beat
both Bobo Olson and Randy
Turpin."
Gavilan is supposed to defend
his welter crown against Johnny
Bratton within so days but that
looks doubtful now. He is much
more interested in the winner
of the october 81 Turpin-Olson
scrap for the middleWeight title.
Lost Weight Too Fast.
HE had to take off too much
weight too quick" said Lopez.
From 154 on August 26 to 14634
yesterday was too much. He
looked bad"
Basil1o, a courageous little fell
low from nearby Canostota who
put up a whale of a fight in floor
ing Gavilan, also thought the
champ looked bad. Until they
announced the decision, amidst
a storm of boos, he thought he
already had ended Gavilan's
reign.
"I licked him. I licked him
good" he insisted in his dressing
room. II want to fight him again
as soon as I can. He never hurt
me but he stuck his thumb in
my eye with one of those bolos."
From the moment Basilio
dropped Gavilan with left hook
early in the second round, it was
an interesting fight. Basilio,
fighting more cautiously than
against Billy Graham, tried to
conserve his energy for the Is
round route. When Gavilan
Hurried, he Hurried with him,
but he couldn't match Gavilan's
effective left jab that closed his
left eye to slit from the eighth
on.
Gets Hometown Judges Vote.
The two New York officials,
Referee George Walsh and Judge
Harold Barnes, voted for Gavi-
Ian to a din of boos from a parti-
san crowd of 7,103 paying a gross
gate of $74,317 for Central New
York's first world title fight.
Jack Kimball, the lone Syracuse
Judge. gave it to Basilio 1873.
Walsh scored 8-6-1 and Barnes
1872. The Associated Press
card was all even, 6-6-3.
When Basilio's left hook
dumped Gayilan in the second it
was the first time the Cuban had
been down since Ike Williams
decked him in their first fight,
February 27, 1948. 1t was only
(See GAVILAN, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Redskin Chances Against Colts
Enhanced by Threat of Rain

They were supposed to have ex-
changed harsh words after the
Colts blew a scoring opportunity
against the New York Giants.
Sam Banks, Colts publicity man,
said they discussed" the game
but didn't quarrel about it.
Molesworth sent in a rookie end
and quarterback, Banks said,
when Baltimore got the ball on
a tumble on the Giants 10-yard
line late in the game and a
touchdown would have won for
Baltimore. The attack stalled
and the Colts lost.
The Redskins will get an early
start for Baltimore, leaving
Washington by bus at $50 am.
The squad will have it's pre-
game meal and blackboard talk
at the Belvedere Hotel, proceed
ing from there to the stadium.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
FIyweight Champ
Stopped by Filipino
In Non-TitIe Bout
By the Associated Press

OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 10.
Leo Espinosa, Filipino fly
weight, defeated World
Champion Yoshio Shirai of
Japan by a technical knock
out in the seventh round of
a non-title 10-round bout
here tonight.
Espinsoa knocked Shirai
down in the third and
opened a cut over his left
eye. Shirai never fully re-
covered from that blow, and
Espinosa downed him again
in the sixth. In the sew
enth, with Shirai almost
blinded by blood, his man
ager threw in the towel.
Both battlers weighed
over the flyweight limit
Shirai at 112A, Espinosa at
1885.
Shirai is scheduled to
meet Terry Allen of Eng
land in a 15-round title
match October 6 in Tokyo.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Nine More Terp Games
To Be Aired by WMAL

Nine more Maryland games re-
main on Radio Station WMAL' S
sports schedule for this fall, with
five at home and the rest away.
The series of 10 broadcasts,
which started today with the
Terp- Missouri game at Columbia,
Mo-, is sponsored by Sears, Roe
buck & Co. Jimmy Gibbons
was selected to handle the play
by play. with Bill Malone sup
plying the color.
Remaining games are as fol-
lows:
September 26. Washington g. Lee; Oc-
tober 3. at Clemson; october 10, Georgia
October II, at North Carolina; october
%. at Miami might game: October 81
South Carolina.
November Z. George washinston al
Grifith Stadium; November IA, Missis.
sippi; November 81. Alabama.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Combat Boots and JompoI
Duel in Nnrrd1dnsett

PAWTUCKET, r. l., Sept. 10
(P.-Since they were successful
on previous invasions, the Put
nam Stables Combat Boots and
Max Kahlbaum's Jampol are
expected to have the say about
the winners share of the Narra-
gansett Specials $30,000-added
purse today at Narragansett
Park.
The rich mile and three-six-
teenths race will be the feature
of the tracks 1858 closing pro-
gram. Last year Combat Boots
was shipped here to win the
King Philip and Jampol the
Providence Stakes.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Luttner's Heel Worries Irish

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 10
R.-They were still worried in
Notre Danes football camp to-
day about Halfback Johnny
Lattner's continued failure to
recover from a strained heel.
Lattner is not expected to par
ticipate in todays full scale
scrimmage, the last hard work.
out before the Sept. 26 opener
with Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington at Philadelphia-Shea
12-6l VS.. Scheib go.
New York at Boston-Raschi Q3-5)
VS.. Parnell 1879.
Cleveland at Detroit-Wynn d7-12l
VS.. Hoeft ola.
Only games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn-Miller (7-Sl
w. pittsburgh ns{1i at at New York t2>-Lspalme
tS-15l and Waugh (3-4) VS.. Hearn
OLD and Jansen Q0-15l.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee-Nuxhall
(S-1Gl VS.. SPAIN t20-7l.
Chicago at st. Louis tnight) Rush
C4-13D VS.. Mizell 1888.
Evening star., 1953-09-19

Admission: General ad-
mission to HainS Point. Is
cents for children, so cents
for adults. Tickets redeem
able at Hains Point ticket
office for reserved seats at 81
or box seats at $3.50.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Todoy's Football
On Radio and TV
By the Associated Press

Radio.
Maryland at -WMAIJ,
4 pm.
William & Mary VS.. Wake For
est at Richmond (Tobacco
BoWD-WPIK, 2:15 pm.
Television.
Oregon at Nebraska-WNBW,
3;45 pm.
Evening star., 1953-09-19

Tickets: Available at 204
Star Building, American
Automobile Association, Fair
way Sports Store, all Hecht
Co. stores, Hains Point Inn
and regatta headquarters in
Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1953-09-19
College Football

BY the Associated Press
Mississippi Southern 25 Alabama 10
UCLA 41---------Or Oregon State o
Detroit 33------ North Dakota State 6
Temple Albright o
Richmond % ---- Raldolph- Macon o
Concordia (Nebr) 14-- Midland 13
Doane . ------Sim Simpson 6
San Jose State 34----------~Id Idaho 6
Washburn 13 Colo. School of Mines 0
Southwestern tKanD College 32
Kansas Wesleyan II
Dana Hs nic iINebri) Col; 13 Takkio NO. sMo9 9
Denver Dem SiesG C. IL Colorado coiiese %fese 1s
Valley City Gnd) Teachers II
Mayville IN. d. Teachers so
6, , BottineaQ ii a. d. Forestry 6
St. Mary's cMinn,D
Arkansas State II
Tampa 81 Troy Teachers
Northwest Missouri Ia
Mcpherson (KanS.l 33
Kearney tNeb.l Teachers Ia
Peru (NebrD Teachers 81
Central Howal :
SfssSn sIisscSri Il Valley tMo( ca%P ~ A''eFOuFy
Kirksville (MoD 0
WV - Bethany tKan.) :
SdIshWesteGn St1sfwa eG Oklahoma Central ~ Mo' 0
'''' VI ''' Bethany Kans.l :
Ottawa 20 ------ Central (Mol G
Furman 33 Ncwberry O
Olathe tKansl Naval Air Station 13
Warrensburg (MO) 13
SERVICE GAMES.
Fort Belvoir Fl - West Chester 6
Bainbridge Navy 36 Norfolk Navy O
Evening star., 1953-09-19
Regatta Tickets

(Story on Page AID
Evening star., 1953-09-19

(see GAVILAN, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1953-06-18
Fuvors Bourd of Health

Dr. Wallace Yater's recent report to
the Citizens Advisory Council, con-
cerning the advisability of the crea-
ton of a Board Of Health, was of such
Importance to the welfare Of the city
that the citizens should study it and
assist in its adoption. The report really
was an account Of a committee Of 200
outstanding people who thoroughly in
vestigated and studied the questions
and presented their conclusions and
recommendations. Many months have
been devoted to this work by the spe-
cial survey committee Of 200. The
Medical Society of the District Of
Columbia, representing 1900 practicing
physicians, has given the report its
Endorsement, because they knew the
seriousness of the present situation.
A properly selected Board Of Health
is necessary for Washington now to
supervise the activities of the Health
Department and to assist the director
with their advice and counsel. The
Health Department Is big business,
controlling as it does numerous agen-
cieS which are more or less related;
and no one officer can direct their
affairs satisfactorily without assistance.
A list of the names Of the various
agencies follows: Administration, Vital
Statistics, Cancer Control, Dental Serv-
ices, Food Inspection, Laboratories. Ma
ternal and Child Welfare, Medical
Assistance, Mental Hygiene, Public
Health Education, Public Health Engi-
neering, Public Health Nursing, School
Medical Inspection, tuberculosis, We
nereal Disease, Gallinger Municipal
Hospital, UpShur Street Hospital, Glenn
Dale TB Sanatorium.
There is no corporation of any size
which does not have a board Of di-
rectors. The City Of Washington has
a Board of Commissioners who have the
last word concerning knotty problems
which arise. The present incumbent
of the position, Director Of Health, is
doing as well as he can, but he is in
somewhat the same position as the old
woman who lived in shoe. He should
welcome a supervisory board who
could share responsibility, advise and
strengthen his hands when he battles
with Congress for enough funds to
operate the department decently and
efficiently.
The present practice is to have the
various agencies report to the Director
Of Health. He, in turn, reports to the
Commissioners, who cannot be expected
to appreciate or even understand many
medical problems, because they are all
laymen. A Board Of Health could
translate medical terms and interpret
the problems for the Board Of Com
missioners. who could act wisely and
intelligently on these recommendations.
An intelligent and interested physician
could be an asset as q member Of the
Board Of Commissioners.
It is not generally known that 48
Of the 48 States maintain boards Of
Evening star., 1953-06-18
Patriotism Wearing Thin?

Have you ever tried to buy our coun-
try'S flag in Washington or its environS?
I don't mean the little banners for use
on automobiles and Such-I mean real
flag three feet long or longer, suitable
for home display on patriotic days (for
those seem to be the only times when
we should look at the Stars and Stripes).
Recently I tried to buy flag to
display so that my children might learn
a bit about the America that I was
brought up to love. tried every type
of store could think of-but found
nothing. The Confederate flag, and
even-thanks to the popularity Of her
majesty, Queen Elizabeth-the Union
Jack can be purchased more readily
than can our own national flag.
It seems a pity and an outrage that
patriotism Is so out OF date, and That
our Nation has degenerated to such an
extent that our flag cannot easily be
purchased. It should be stock item in
every store.
We need that banner above us to
encourage us today, just as much as
did our forefathers who knew the
meaning of America. Our children
should not be deprived of that inspiring
sight which greeted Francis Scott Key
that wonderful morning after the bonn
bardment of Fort McHenry.
It has occurred to me that since pub
lie schools are ever interested in means
to raise little money for special pur-
poses, they might do service to the
country at the same time by selling
flags to families with children in school.
r. G. IngersOlI Waite.
Evening star., 1953-06-18
Chuirmun Reed Criticized


If the Democrats don't regain control
of Congress in 1854, 1t will not be the
fault of Chairman Reed and his Re-
publican controlled Ways and Means
Committee.
Some good Republican in Washing
ton, who can recall past events. should
take Representative Reed aside and
point out to him what happened after
former Chairman Harold Knutson and
his Republican-controlled Ways and
Means Committee gave this Nation a
"tax cut" during the 80th Congress in
1946-48.
The voters of this Nation so resented
Chairman Knutson's ''tax cut" for the
wealthy and no social security reforms
for the poor, that the Republican Party
received one Of its worst defeats, in the
biggest political upset in our country's
history. Even Chairman Knutson was
defeated in 1948 for the first time in his
80 years in Congress-.
Chairman Reed had better forget his
G. o. p. "tax cut" get to work on some
desperately needed reforms in our social
security act and give full support to
President EiSenhower's balanced budget
program, If he wants the Republican
Party to maintain control Of Congress
after 1854.
Charles #. Martin.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Evening star., 1953-06-18

upon to pay for any infraction of the
law. Past experience has shown it far
too often happens that the certainty of
the punishment is really lacking, and
the extent of it when imposed is so
erratic as to be incapable of any intelli-
gent approximation.
It Is important for at least two rea-
sons that the punishment be certain
and adequate. First. the public's re-
spect for our courts, and, in fact, our
entire judicial system. will increase or
decrease depending on the consistency,
fairness and intelligence of the ulti-
mate penalties imposed from day to
day. Secondly, failure of the court in
the overall problem Of sentences has a
disastrous and demoralizing influence
on our police officers. whose daily task
of enforcing the law at best is most diff
f1cult. Unless the court co-operates
Evening star., 1953-06-18
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.
Dear Sir:
1--WE were interested In your column
recently because we have just opened
what we believe to be the first exclu-
sively pocket-edition bookShop in this
country.
Like you, we felt that many people
search from one bookshop to another
in quest Of q particular title available
in pocket reprint edition, and often
without success. There have been so
many really worthy books offered in
this inexpensive format-too many for
a bookshop devoted to a general stock
to cope with-that we agreed there
should be at least one place where
the booklover can stand reasonable
chance Of finding all these reprints.
old and new alike, arranged IN some
sensible manner.
Every candy shop, newsstand, hotel
lobby, stationery shop under the sun
has some pocket editions. We thought
there should be o place that could
offer all of them. We are, therefore,
delighted to find that you are In agree
ment with what many have termed our
daring and slightly foolish venture.
4
1--WE decided that pocket editions
were no longer selling exclusively to
the occasional book buyer, but were ac-
tually very important segment Of the
retail book business.
1T is too bad, really, that the pub
fishers of pocket editions cannot re-
gard their books in this light, rather
than continuing to merchandise them
as magazines.
1--WE regard our pocket editions as
bookS-impermanent, perhaps; mex
pensive, certainly; but still books they
are, and to the true boollover they
are Q boon.