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Evening star., 1953-05-06
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having been named to the post
by Myers.
After graduating from Centre
In 1907, Myers was football
coach at North Side High School
in Fort Worth, Tex. where Nc
Millin was a star player He
and several other Fort Worth
prep players followed Myers to
Centre after their graduation.
After leaving Centre in 1925,
Myers was associated with his
father in the White and Myers
Chatauqua and later with the
Interstate Lyceum Bureau of
Chicago. In 1882, he became di-
rector of admissions and pub
licity at. the Kentucky Military
Institute. He returned to Centre
in 1914 as director of publicity,
remaining until 1850, when he
went to Trinity University.
Survivors include his widow,
his son. and a daughter. Mrs.
Mary Jane Shipper, Camp Hill.
Ala, and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday in Kansas City. Mo.
Myers was born in Atchison.
Kans.
Mrs. Robert L. Hall. a WASH
ington resident for the last IA
years. will fly to Kansas City
tonight for the funeral services
of her brother in law, Robert L.
Myers. former director of ath-
letics at Centre College, who died
last night.
Mrs. Hall and her husband. a
machinist- craftsman at the Ma
val Gun Factory. have been liv-
ing at 1903 Eighteenth street
Sc. since 1899. She is the for
mer Gladys Evans. sister of
Myers widow, the former Sarah
Jane Evans.
Bob was one of the most
wonderful men who ever lived"
Mrs. Hall said today. He was
witty beyond words and very
conscious of all his obligations.
I know that after his family.
Centre College was closest to his
heart.
80 many of his former foot
ball boys at Centre College came
to see him as soon as they heard
he was ILL.," Mrs. Hall continued.
There was Bill Boswell and
Maddy Bell Oater head coach
and athletic director at South
ern Methodist University and
so many others. I just can't re-
member all their names. 1t was
so long ago."
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Record Field Opening
Metropolitan Meet
Al Wilson Tomorrow

The 10th annual Metropolitan
track meet for area high schools
gets under way tomorrow at
Wilson High with the largest
field in it's history entered in the
IA events. The first event will
start at 3:15 pm.
Thirteen schools have named
almost 400 boys, with the 440-
ward dash the heaviest loaded
with So entrants and the mile
run next with SIS. The 100-yard
dash and the 880-yard run have
81 entries each.
TomorrOW'S program consists
of trials and semif1nals in seven
events and finals in two. the
sprint medley relay and the pole
vault. The preliminaries will be
in the 12O-yard high hurdles.
1OO-yard dash. 180-yard low hur-
dies, 22O-yard dash, shot put
broad jump and discus.
The program for Friday. start
ing at the same time. will have
finals in the above seven events
plus the 44O-yard dash. mile rum
880-yard run, mile relay and the
high jump.
There were, no records broken
in last years Metropolitan, won
by Wilson, but there is a chance
that marks may fall this time
in the 440, discus and low and
high hurdles.
Washington-Lee has a strong
SQUAD entered with Jim 1ngWal-
son, Chris Plain and Tom Cal
houn expected to turn in out
standing performances on the
basis of recent trials. 1ngwal-
son has made exceptional times
in the 100 and 220-yard dashes.
Calhoun also has performed
well in the sprints and Plain has
recorded a shot put over SO feet
this season.
George Washington High has
Lee Duncan and Gene Drury in
the high hurdles. Wilson'S Jack
Ingley has been doing well in
the 440 and 880-yard events. Bill
Amos of Roosevelt. better known
as an all-high tackle in football
last fall, has thrown the discus
better than 125 feet this year.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Training Hints WoIcott Plans
Hit-Run Battle WithMurciuno

against EzZard Charles, a much
younger opponent who remem-
bered too much that Walcott
carried an explosive punch in
their previous meeting which
cost Charles the championship.
Even Walcott's trainer, Dan
Florio, admits that if Walcott
fights Marciano the way he de-
Tended his title against Charles.
it'll be walkaway-a real
walkaway for Jersey joe"
Won't Disclose Strategy.
Florio won't disclose Walcott's
strategy. He even claims that
Jersey Joe is training the same
way for the coming bout as he
did before the hectic battle in
Philadelphia.
But one Walcott camp follower
points out significantly that WAL
colt scored at least IS knock
downs preparing for the first
meeting with Marciano. This
time, that has happened only
once or twice.
Now Walcott is training to
move. move, move. He con-
stantly is rolling with punches.
He keeps working off the ropes
as elusively as possible. He uses
his famed "Walcott shuff1e," sud-
denly breaking into a noncha-
liant walk and then sneaking over
a fast right.
If Jersey Joe can make Mar
ciano look as bad trying to catch
up with him as he does his SPAR
ring mates, Rocky will be in for
an exasperating evening.
AS Joe Louis once said, you
can't run away and hide in that
ring-but Jersey Joe can come as
close to doing it as possible.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
High School Morksmen
Invited to VPI Meet

District Interhigh Division I
schools and private schools here
as we'll as nearby Virginia high
schools which have rifle teams
have been invited to the first an
nual invitational high school
rifle meet to be held by the
Rifle Club of Virginia Tech at
9 am. Saturday at Blacksburg,
Va.
Shooters will take 10 shots
each from standing. kneeling.
prone and sitting positions for a
total best score of 400 in the
morning individual matches In
the afternoon firing will be on
a team basis, with six men firing
and the best five scores count
ing.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Two Ex-Service Tackles
Sign Rams Contracts
BY the Assoeiated Press

LOS ANGELES, May O.
Tackles John Hook and Verdese
Carter, who played on the
Army's Far Eastern champion
ship football team last fall, have
signed to play for the Los An
geles Rams.
Hook, co-captain of Santa
Clara's Orange Bowl team in
1949. was obtained in a trade
with the Chicago Cardinals. for
whom he played as a rookie
standout in 1850. He weighs 230
pounds.
Carter, $50. was signed as a
free agent. He played at Will
burforce State College from 1916
to 1949,
Evening star., 1953-05-06
BY the Associotsd Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, May al
Popara. Money Brokers rider,
says the humping of Native
Dancer in Saturdays Kentucky
Derby definitely was not in
territorial, and I'm sorry about
the whole thing"
Popara said he did not want to
engage in any name calling"
when advised that Eric Guerin
had stated in New York yester-
day that it was mo accident"
that the previously unbeaten
Native Dancer was bumped on
the first turn. AS result. the
Dancer. with Guerin up. finished
second to Dark Star in the
Derby.
I'm sorry Guerin feels this
way" Popara said. 1T is possible
the humping kept Native Dancer
from winning. but when you have
a string Of victories, racing luck
is bound to catch up with you"
Tried to Stay Back.
Popara said he tried to keep
Money Broker behind Native
Dancer all the way to the first
turn. 'but the pace was too slow.
Every time I slowed Money
Broker, Native Dancer stayed
back. There were a lot of horses
together when we hit the turn
and I couldn't get back of
Guerin's horse, so I tried to cir
Gle him.
II actually thought had
cleared Native Dancer, but my
horse changed stride and I
heard Guerin YELL"
Sam McMeekin, presiding
steward at Churchill Downs,
had no comment on the race.
He said anyone who saw the
race has his or her own opinion.
Many observers were critical
Of the way Guerin handled Ma
tive Dancer, saying they thought
he did not make his bid soon
enough.
But Guerin defended himself
and was backed by Trainer Bill
Winfrey. In fact, Guerin said,
if the same situation came about
again, he'd pilot the Alfred VAN
derbilt colt the same way he did
in the Derby.
On Heels of Others.
IF 1 used the whip on the
Dancer with a mile to go, you
wouldn't blame Mr.. Vanderbilt
for blowing his top" Guerin in
sisted. And even if I had given
him the whip, I was right on the
heels of two other horses. If
Native Dancer had gunned
ahead, I would surely have
clipped their heels and you would
have seen the worst mess of fly
ing horses and thrown jockeys in
history"
Winfrey said any one could
second-guess the ride Guerin
gave Native Dancer.
Sure, he was bothered on the
first turn" the trainer said, but
I certainly couldn't fault Eric
on that. 1t was Just bad luck
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Nanny Zervokis Leads
Manassas Auto List

Nanny Zervakis of Richmond
is the leading point scorer among
the drivers at Old Dominion
Speedway at Manassas, Va, with
SO points.
ZervekiS won the feature race
on the opening night, then fin
ished second last Saturday night
to Wally Campbell. who pres
emily is ranked fourth with so
points.
Ken Marriott of Baltimore is
in second place with "a points
and Preston Welsh, Silver
Spring. is third with 70.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
By Jerry Lisko
Associoted Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO, May 6.-The sus-
picion is growing that Jersey
Joe Walcott will fit through the
greatest boxing ballet of his ca
reer in his attempt to dethrone
Rock Marciano as heavyweight
champion.
It was with the disdain and
pride of a champion that WAL
colt Waded into an upscart Mar
ciano at Philadelphia last Sep
tember in a thrilling bout that
ended in a stunning 13th-round
knockout of Jersey Joe.
Now Walcott knows differ
emily. Rocky can be hit but not
hurt. Joe won't say so, but ev-
eryhting about his preparation
for his May Is return bout with
Marciano at Chicago Stadium
indicates Walcott is ready to hit
and run-as only this remarkable
ring anciet knows how.
Says Blood Blinded Him,
Even without his f1rst-round
knockdoWn of Marciano, Walcott
would have been we'll ahead on
points through IL rounds at Phil
adelphia.
While slugging with the
Brockton (MaSSD blockbuster,
Wakott got himself cut in the
left eye. He claimed the blood
blinded him when he was hit
with the roundhouse right which
felled him like an axed steer.
All these things have been
weighed carefully in the Walcott
camp, close observers say, and
Jersey Joe will be out to dance
and jab his way to a decision.
He did this in his title defense
Evening star., 1953-05-06
PimIico to Stage Dinner Purse
As Part of Preokness BuiIdup

Dinner party stakes are not
new in racing. Gulfstream Park
last winter added its name to
those of Keeneland and the New
Orleans Fair Grounds in staging
such race. It was run in two
divisions and won. appropriately
enough. by Sherry Joe and Ban
quet Bel.
A dinner party in New York,
at which horsemen started wran-
Cling over the respective merits
of their thoroughbreds, was re-
sponSible for the first running
of the Dinner Party Stakes in
1870 at Pimlico. The winner was
Preakness. Renamed the Reunion
Stakes in 1872 and run under
that title until 1888, the race
now is known as the Dixie
Handicap, first stake of the cur
rent meeting which highlights
Saturdays program.
Jockey Nick Shuk, leading rid
er of the Bowie meeting with 43
winners. sprained his right
thumb pulling up Fern Gold aft
er yesterdays fourth race and
had to quit for the day without
winner. Shuk is scheduled to
ride Mrs. Samuel PiStorio's TuS-
cany at Belmont Park today and
expects to be on the horse,
thumb or no thumb.
Jockey Jimmy Combest, who
rode Royal Bay Gem to fourth
place in the Derby, has returned
to Pimlico and will be here for
the rest of the meeting. Jimmy
wants another crack at Dark
Star and Native Dancer in the
Preakness, and is scheduled to
get it.
Mrs. Samuel M. PlStOrlO, who
bought Brazen Brat from the
Bobanet Stable just before her
new acquisition went out and
won Mondays feature race. is
reported to have paid $4,000 for
the 5-year-old mare, plus a e
year-old.
The fifth and sixth races will
be broadcast over WGAY in
the Washington area daily,
starting today. Ray Haight will
do the calling for the program.
to be aired between $40 and
4:10 pm. The Preakness will
not be on WGAY.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Answers Guerin's Charges
Derby Bumping Accidental,
Sorry About 1t, Poporo Says

and could have happened in any
race. The only thing I did no.
tice was that the Dancer was
on the outside on, the far turn
and wound up on the inside"
Guerin also had an explana-
ton for that move. ...
when we hit the 3R-furlong
mark on the outside" he said.
"the Dancer wasn't giving me
anything. I didn't even think
we would finish in the money.
I took him to the rail because I
felt we needed every inch we
could get" =
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Tom Fool Heads Field
In TObOggan Cap as
Belmont Park Opens
RH the Asseeiated Press


NEW YORK. May 6.-Belmont
Park opened its 37-day spring
meeting today. expecting a 35,-
900 turnout for the 60th run
ming of the Toboggan Handi-
cap.
The top event of the meeting
will be the 100000 Belmont
Stakes, which along with the
Kentucky Derby and Preakness
forms racing's Triple. Crown.
The Belmont, at a mile and a
half, will be run June 13.
Besides the Belmont and the
Toboggan, there will be 13 other
stakes on the fiat and another
six for jumpers with a total of
almost a half million dollars
earmarked for distribution.
Acorn Stakes Saturday.
This program also provides
the first serious racing of the
season for two-year-olds, along
with the Acorn Stakes and
Coaching Club American Oaks.
two highly important tests for
fillies. The Acorn, with $4,000
in the pot. is slated for Satur-
day.
The Greentree Stables Tom
Fool. carrying top weight of 13O
pounds, heads a field of 13
named for the Toboggan, a six
furlong sprint down the Widener
Course. Ted Atkinson will be in
the saddle, and, in his words.
Tom Fool has become an adult
horse" recently.
Atkinson's mount returned to
action at Jamaica last week and
looked ready for any opposition
by fighting his way out of a Jam
on the far turn of f1ve-and-a-
half furlong dash to win it in a
speedy 1:04b.
Two Former Winners Entered.
Tom Fool has shown liking
for the chute in the past, but
he'll have to beat two former
winners of the Toboggan. Hyph-
asis won the event two years
ago and is in at 116 pounds,
while the Harborvale Stables
Dark Peter captured it last year,
carrying only 108 pounds. This
time he'll have f22 on his back.
Mrs. Samuel Pistorio's Tus-
cany and Mrs. Jan Burke's
Squared Away, both with 122
pounds, are rated two of Tom
Fools most serious rivals.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Native
Dancer, close second in Satur-
days Kentucky Derby, returned
to Belmont Park yesterday, as
did the Saxon Stables Invigo-
rator, third in the Louisville race.
Native Dancer is expected to
make his next start in the With
ers Mile at Belmont May Is.
Closing day at Jamaica yester-
day was a big one for Count
Fleets offspring. Three of them
won races. two at handsome
odds. Best Fleet ($44.1O won
the third race, Golden Isle
($20.4O took the fifth and Kiss
Me Kate ($6.2O captured the
$4,000 featured sixth race in
muddy going.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Robinson Would Return to Rinq
If Title Leaves u. S., He Says

business and I guess / could stay
in it for quite a while"
Jim Norris, president Of the
international Boxing Club.
brought speculation on Robin
sons comeback into focus with
the statement he had a "hunch"
Robinson would fight again.
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Used Cars, Scoqnus PIuy

The Used Car Dealers and
Scogna Tailors will meet in an
Anacostia Baseball League game
at $50 pm. today on the North
Ellipse.
Evening star., 1953-05-06

ADVERTISEMENT.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28

nephew and family to lunch at her
home last Thursday: Mrs. Minnie
Hudson of Bethany Beach, Mrs.
Katie Hudson and Mrs. Mamie
Campbell, both of Frankford, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Hudson and two sons,
Kenneth and Richard, Mrs. Rod
ney HOugentogler and two chill
dren, Beverly and Rodney, Jr., Ill
Of Wilmington.
Mrs. Ida Collins had the mis-
fortune to fall of the church
steps in Bishopville last Sunday
morning when she was leaving
the il o'clock service and broke
the right leg bone and right wrist.
She was taken to the Peninsula
General Hospital in Salisbury and
is in Ward C on the first floor.
She will be glad to see any of her
friends or receive cards from them
as she will have to stay at least
two weeks or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. ZenO Hudson and
daughter, Mrs. Doris Sanville of
Philadelphia, returned to their
home Saturday after spending two
weeks at their cottage on Fen
wick Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Kitchens
and two daughters, Thelma and
Jane mOtored to Chester, Pa. last
Friday to be present at the cele-
bration of their son-in-law, Fred
die DOnahue's birthday that eve
ming. They returned home Sun
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. Kitchens
will entertain on Thursday, Au-
gust q, with open house for their
relatives and friends in honor of
their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Stevens at
tended a dance at the Elks Social
Club in Salisbury on Saturday
evening as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Clauss of Glen Burnie,
Md.
James Hall, Jr., who is stationed
at Norfolk, Va, spent the week
end in Selbyville, with his wife,
Norma and their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hall, Sr., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Ellis.
Allen Murray, a member of Boy
Scout Troop 179, and son of Mr..
and Mrs. Vaughn Murray, did a
very good deed for Rev. and Mrs.
]. Earl Cummings, who are away
on their vacation, when he cleaned
up the debris in the yard around
the parsonage Saturday caused by
the recent storm.
Mrs. Della RYAN Evans of Cam
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28

den, N. J., has been visiting her
cousins, Mrs. Nettie Gray and Mrs.
Edith Burch for the past two
weeks. She returned home Mon
day morning to get ready to move
to Florida in September where she
and her husband will establish a
permanent home.
Mrs. Lettie EllingsWorth of
MillsbOro came down on Monday
of this week to visit her niece,
Mrs. Edith Burch for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Ellis
and daughter Margie and Miss Bar
bara Richards spent Sunday with
Mrs. Ellis Crothers and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Layton at
their cottage on Fenwick Island.
It's A Boy
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman v. Jarvis,
Jr., are receiving congratulations
upon the birth of a boy, born Mon
day, August "a, in the Peninsula
General Hospital in Salisbury. The
little fellow weighed 8 pounds and
two ounces, and has been named
Vincent Craig.
Obituary
Horace F. Birmingham, SO, for
% years a resident of Federals-
burg, Md, died in Spring Hill San
atorium in Salisbury on Wednes-
day evening, August 19, following
an illness of several months.
He was born in GumbOrO, the
son of Mrs. Mary Jane Hastings
Brittingham and Edward G. Brit
tingham. He was employed as a
foreman at the plant Of Maryland
Plastics, Inc, in fredericksburg.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lulu M. Brittingham of Federals-
burg; one daughter, Mrs. Harold
J. TimmOns, Selbyville; two grand
children, Betty and Bill TimmOns,
Selbyville; his mother, Mrs. Ed
ward G. Brittingham, of Laurel.
and one brother, George Britting-
ham, of GumbOrO.
Services were held in the Framp-
ton Funeral Home on Saturday at
a p. m. with the Rev. L. L. Powell.
pastor of Christ Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment was made in
Hill Crest Cemetery in Federals-
burg.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28

who is in the JEFFERSON Hospital
in Philadelphia. Joan's many
friends are glad she is rapidly inn
proving after her operation last
week.
Mrs. Addie Lynch entertained
to dinner Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Lathbury, Captain Reuben
Evans of Ocean View, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Brasure of Clarksville, Mr..
and Mrs. William McCabe. Mrs.
Eva Hudson, Mrs. Lille Stevens
of here, Mrs. Rena Truitt Of Ocean
City, Md, Mrs. Mollie Melvin Le-
kites, Mrs. Esther Kelso and
daughter of Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Leary and
two children have returned to
their home in Grand junction, Col
Orado, after two weeks vacation
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Leary and his sister, Mrs.
Ruth Hickman and two children.
Curtis and Ann.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28
ROXANA
By Mrs. Alice Lockwood
Phone SelbyVillo S9Sl

Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Daisey and
son of Philadelphia spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old McCabe and family.
Mrs. Ida Richards is spending
some time with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bright Richards.
Mrs. Rena Truitt of Ocean City,
Md, has been the house guest Of
her sister. Mrs. Lille Stevens. Mrs.
Stevens entertained to dinner last
Thursday in honor of Mrs. Truitt,
Captain Reuben Daisey of Ocean
View, Mrs. Addie Lynch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Richards of tits
place.
Mrs. Andrew Murray of RehO-
both, spent a part of last week
and the weekend with her sis
ter, Mrs. Raymond Murray.
Mrs. Jurusha McCabe is spend
ing a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Louis Hickman and fam
lily at BishOpville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reabert of
Esslngton, Pa, spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Muir
ray. They came to attend the we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray's
daughter Peggy to Carl Wilmer of
Snow Hill, Md, now of the U. S.
Army, which took place on Sun
day, August %, at the home of the
bride.
Mrs. Orna Derickson has been
spending a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Alvin Griffin, and
family at fredericksburg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lewis of Mills
borO spent Monday evening with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Lynch
makes frequent visits with their
daughter, Mrs. Roland Ennis, Jr.,
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28
HAZARDOUS HoMEwoRK

LOUISVILLE. Ky.-(R-A 2s-
year-Old barber college student,
was arrested for carrying around
his homework razor.
Police said they took him Off a
horse near a riding academy after
receiving reports he was riding
recklessly and had fallen off the
animal. He said he had just pur-
chased the razor.