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Evening star., 1953-12-20
J. c. Caroline Charters Plane
To- Get Home for Celebration

Mamie Yarber. the grinning g.
foot, 185-pound sophomore re-
ceived the presents from his high
school coach, j. A. McHugh, Of
Booker T. Washington School
here.
About 100 persons gathered at
the airport to greet the home
town hero, although the welcom-
ing committee had made no at
tempt to stage any formalities
at the airport. The committee
arranged the chartered plane
when it learned of the missed
connection.
Greeted by Crowds.
Caroline, McHugh and j. w.
Martin. his high school history
teacher and head of the South
Carolina Negro High Schools
Athletic Conference. rode a top
down convertible in 50-degree
weather at the head of a 4O-car
motorcade from the airport
through Columbia's principal
streets and to the auditorium.
The car was almost swarmed
under by the crowd outside the
auditorium.
Three Boy Scouts delegated
to greet him as he stepped from
the car were almost smothered
out of sight. They finally got
their heads and hands above the
rim OF the car, and j. c. Gave
each a hearty handshake. He
had to vault over the back of the
car to get out.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
By cospor Nonnes

American tennis fans are be-
ginning to wonder what happens
to our Davis Cup squads when
they reach Australia.
The past few years have seen
charges and countercharges
hurled between our team mem
bers and Australian tennis fans
and newspapers, rackets thrown
during matches and a general
disintegration of the good will
the cup matches were supposed
to generate.
The fault has not been entire
ly ours. The recent footfault
incident involving Vic Seixas
and Tony Trabert, during the
Victorian championships at Mel
bourne. is a case in point. Sheer
incompetence on the part of the
footfault judge was obviously
major contributing factor to the
resulting rhubarb. Other Incl
dents indicate the Australians
were not entirely without blame
in further tanning the fires of i'll
will.
Aussies Rabid About Game.
Some understanding of their
actions may be had if we realize
that Australians take their ten
mis- as seriously as we do our
baseball or football. The Davis
Cup challenge round is the World
Series to them. Would we expect
Dodger fans politely to applaud
Yankee home runs at Ebbetts
Field?
But when all this is said, there
still remain serious questions
American tennis followers have
a right to ask of those RESPONSE
BILE for our teams performance.
One is why Seixas, sent 5000
miles for a definite goal, has
been playing in tournaments
despite knee injury? The other
is why were the players wives,
and the wife of Capt. Bill Tai
bert, taken along on the trip?
Has the quest of the Davis Cup
become a tennis version of the
m u C h maligned congressional
junkets?
Tourney Play Questioned.
To observers at this distance,
the wisdom of having Seixas play
in tournaments with bad leg
is most questionable. His loss to
George Worthington at Mel
bourne and, with Trabert. to Rex
Hartwig and Mervyn Rose in
doubles emphasizes the point.
Did his leg condition have
anything to do with his upset
loss to Jacques Brichant in the
Belgium-United States interzone
finals this week? Tennis fol-
lowers are sure to ask that queS-
ton.
Even if his leg is completely
healed. Seixas might retain a
mental handicap that could con-
ceivably affect his play. He is a
net rusher, and net rushers must
have complete confidence in
their ability to stop and start
suddenly and without thought
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Western Kentucky Beats
ST. Bonaventure, 82-76
BY the Assoclaied Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 19.-
Western Kentucky, 10th-ranked
among the Nations college bas-
ketball teams, survived a second
half scare to retain it's unbeaten
record with an 82-76 triumph
over st. Bonaventure tonight in
Memorial Auditorium.
Villanova defeated Canisius
61-57, in the second game of a
doubleheader.
Western Kentucky piled up a
1888 margin at halftime as Art
Spoelstra packed 25 of his %
points into the first 20 minutes
Then the Bonnies. led by Nal
Duffy. who scored 80 points. ral-
lied to tie at 81 with six minutes
remaining. Western Kentucky
struck back with five straight
points. which proved decisive.
The sharpShooting Kentuck-
ians posted a 38.9 average. hit
ting % of 72. The Bonnies shot
34.8, making 81 of 78 attempts.
The visitors out-rebounded the
Bonnies, SO to 81.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
AII-Stars Remove Kinks
For BIue-Gray Game
By the Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 19.
-Kink-removing practice got
underway today for visiting COL
lege all-stars who'll play in the
annual Blue-Gray football game
here December 26.
Light contract work and signal
drills occupied both the North
and South squads.
Charles rip Engle of Penn
State, head Yankee coach, called
in one of his own players, Dick
Jones. regular halfback on the
team this year, as replacement
for Tom Pagna,
Over in the Southern camp
kicking and passing was the
order of the day. Head Coach
Clyde Lee of Houston had black
board sessions with his quarter
backs to plan game strategy.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Fordham Romps at End
To Beat Columbia, STA
BY the Associatsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-BreAk-
ing out with % points in the
fourth quarter. Fordham Uni
versity romped to a 51-24 victory
over Columbia tonight on the
winners court.
The triumph enables the
Rams to enter the Sugar Bowl
Invitational Tournament De-
cember 20 with an unbeaten
string of six games.
Columbia, intent on keeping
Fordham's offensive opportuni-
ties to minimum, froze the ball
during much of the first three
periods. Going into the fourth
quarter, the Rams led by only
1921.
But with Big Ed Conlin and
Ed Parchinski doing most of
the damage, Fordham finally
cracked through the stubborn
Columbia defense to outscore
the Lions, 1913, in the final
quarter.
Conlin paced the Rams, at
tack with Is points while Frank
Thomas. with nine, was high
for the losers.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
By The Associoted Press

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Dec. 19-
j. c. Caroline, the University of
Illinois speedy halfback, whizzed
In here today in time for an
all-out homecoming celebration
despite an unexpected plane
delay.
When the Negro star, a sec
ond team All-America. landed in
his four-place chartered plane,
photographers had him pose on
the wing before jumping down
to hug his mother, Mrs. Bennie
Gordon. She cried out, Mama S
glad to see you"
She did not see him in any of
the football games last season in
which he set a Big Ten rushing
record of 1,670 yards.
Missing his Knoxville, Tenn,
connection on his trip home for
the holidays. the flashy halfback
grabbed a chartered plane and
winged in to the airport here
only 40 minutes late. A welcom-
ing crowd of 500 was waiting at
the township auditorium.
Presented With Gifts.
There he received nearly 20
personal gifts purchased with
public subscriptions and in keep
ing. welcoming officials said, with
traditional amateur athletic
standards and in line with COL
lege amateur restrictions.
Flanked by his mother and his
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Ex-East Texas Grid Coach
Killed in Fire al Home
BY the Assoeloied Press

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Dec.
19.-Robert H. Berry, former
head football coach at East
Texas State Teachers College,
Commerce, Tex, was killed and
his wife and two children in
jured when fire swept their
house here today.
Mrs. Berry and Robert, jr., II.
were reported in critical condi-
ton at Memorial Hospital here.
They are suffering from burns
and cuts in making their way
through the blazing home to a
second-f1oor window where they
jumped to safety.
Patricia, Berry's 18-year-old
daughter, suffered an ankle in
jury but hospital officials said
her condition was not serious.
Berry was athletic director and
head coach of football at East
Texas State for several years
and also coached the schools
track team. He was a graduate
of Texas AIM in 1926.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Odds and Jinx Favor
Browns in Title Game
With Lions NextWeek
BY the Assoeioied Press

DETROIT, Dec. 19.-The
Cleveland Browns will have the
odds and a link" riding with
them next Sunday when they
attempt to unseat the Detroit
Lions as champions of the Ma
tional Football League.
The Browns figure to be slight
favorites in the title game at
Briggs Stadium. Starting at l
pm. (EST), it will be televised
from coast-to-coast with the
Michigan-Toledo area blacked
out.
The Lions expect a capacity
crowd of more than $4,000 to
fill the ball park.
Lions Trying to Repeat.
Detroit will be seeking to down
the Browns for the second
straight year and retain its title
but past history indicates it's
going to have a hard time
doing it.
Only twice in the 20-year
history of pro playoffs have
teams won the championship
two years in a row. The Chicago
Bears did it in 1940-41 and the
Philadelphia Eagles in 1889.
Six other teams failed to make
it two straight and in 1912 the
Bears were beaten by the WASH
ington Redskins while trying for
their third straight crown.
The Lions, however, are bat
ting 1000 in title play. In 1885,
they defeated the New York Gil
ants, 26-7, for the championship
and last year they upset the
Browns, TT.
That loss was the second
straight year Cleveland was
beaten in the playoff game. In
1851. it lost to Los Angeles,
24-17.
Before that, Paul Browns
team won four straight titles in
the All-America Conference
0946-1949) and the NFL cham
pionship in 1950-the first year
in the league.
May Be Test of Defenses.
The game very likely could de-
velop into a test of defenseS.
Cleveland yielded only an av-
erage of two touchdownS a game
during the season, allowing it's
opponents 162 points in II
games. Forty-two of these came
in the final game. when the
Eagles rolled up a 1927 margin
and handed the Browns their
only setback.
Detroit gave up 205 points
best mark in the Western Di-
vision-but its air defense, the
vital part of any defense, was
second to none.
On the offense, Cleveland out
scored the Lions. 348 points to
271. The Browns ILL record
was a shade better than Detroit's
1912 but many felt the Lions had
a rougher schedule.
Evening star., 1953-12-20

If you've given up salt water
fishing for this year, don't put
away your equipment without
first giving it a good waSh-off
If you use nylon line, you don't
need to wash and dry it. How
ever, it will pack a lot of salt
against the sides and spindle
of your spool and should be
taken off so the reel can be
thoroughly washed, dried and
oiled. If the line is linen. take
off on a line dryer, wash and
thoroughly dry it before putting
1T back on a cleaned-up reel.
Your rod should be washed off
in clear, fresh water with a little
detergent added and then wiped
dry. Make sure all Wrappings
are intact, the varnish not
Clipped, and the tip in good
shape. Reels loaded with metal
lines should be washed in fresh
water. Take the wire line off
If you can, but if you do not,
make sure it is properly dried
out by placing on a hot air regis
ter or radiator. These precau-
tlons will add years of life to
expensive tackle.
Now also is the time to make
sure your outboard motor is
properly bedded down. Follow
the instructions that came with
the motor. If you do not fee
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Eligible Players Listed
For NFL Championship
BY the Associotee Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-
Thirty-three players from each
team have been declared eligible
to participate in the National
Football League championship
game between the Detroit Lions
and Cleveland Browns December
27 at Detroit.
Commissioner Bert Bell an
nounced the game will start at
l pm. The eligible players are:
Cleveland-Atkins, Brewster, Carpen-
ter. Catlin Colo, Dons ldson. Ford,
GatSki, Gibron. Gillom. Gorgal Graham
Groza, Helluin. Houston Howard, ia
eade, James, Jones KonZ, Lahr La
velli, Michaels. Motley, Noll, Palmer
Ratterman. Renfro, Reynolds, Sandusky,
Sleinbrunner. Willis and Young
Detroit--Ane: Banonis, Binsaman,
Box, Cain, Carpenter Christensen,
CIlna, Creekmur. David Dibble, Doran
Dublinski, Gandee, Goldman. Girard,
Hart. Hoernschemeyer Karilivacz. Larry
Layne. McGraw Martin. Miller. Prchlik,
Schmidt, Sewell. j. Smith. r. smith
Spencer, Stanfel, Torgeson, and Walker
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Bevo Francis Gets 48 Points
In 1888 Victory Over Miami

Bevo had difficulty scoring in
the first half. connecting on only
seven of II field goal attempts.
In the second half, he made good
13 of %.
Willie Schayowitz, Miami for
ward, was second in scoring with
% points.
Almost half of Francis points
came in the free-scoring last
quarter when each team pumped
in 80 points. Bevo got nine field
goals and three free throws in
the final period. His teammates
gave him plenty of opportunities
to shoot from under the basket.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Hickey
Continued from Page BID

sNas without my consent and
againt my wishes.
Il feel that at the moment
! was justified in my reaction to
Hickey's words and actions. No
man could fail to react as l did
to Mr.. Hickey's curses.
II regret very much that the
incident occurred and I regret
5 further that a Louisville news
paper saw fit to print what must
have been a violation of a con-
fidence."
The coach's son, reached at
his suburban St. Louis home, de-
MED he took a swing at Lam
caster.
IT couldn't" ne said. Il was
Fat on my back"
The Younger Hickey admitted
calling Lancaster name, but
only after Lancaster had cursed
him and dumped him to the floor
while upsetting Hickey's chair.
Young Hickey, who spent part
of the day being fitted for new
eyeglasses to replace pair brok-
en- in the nassle, said he fired
the timers gun as part of his
Job of operating the electric
sscoreboard and clock. But I al
ways point it toward the floor"
She said. "Of course, only a couple
Df feet separated me from Lam
scaster."
DiSpleased by Articles.
In Kansas City. where he was
attending a basketball clinic,
Coach Hickey said he was dis
pleased by what he termed dis
torted articles" printed in the
louisville papers.
81 Lancaster displayed unsports-
3nanlike conduct by his batting
stactics from the bench all dur
Sing the game" the st. Louis
head coach said. Lancaster.
according to the report re-
ceived, struck Pat and tore his
tie and collar
He said police broke up the
affair.
Lancaster took a keen delight
in haraSsing the officials at the
press table," Hickey explained.
He said this was deplorable be-
cause q fine Kentucky team was
playing a clean game on the
/. floor. as was st. Louis.
Rupp Objects. to Abuse.
Louisville newspapers. quoted
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky's coach,
as saying. 1--WE had hoped we
could have a friendly reception
and that we would be treated as
guests. There's limit to the
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Thompson Leads NC. State
To Win Over Penn State

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 10. [P)
North Carolina State put on
two terrific scoring spurts to-
night to defeat Penn State,
1914.
N. c. State. eighth-ranked ma
tionally, pulled ahead by II
points in the second quarter only
to see the Military Lions close
the gap to one point three times
in the third period.
North Carolina States Ronnie
Shavlik who did most of his
scoring in the first half, again
found the range at this stage
while Mel Thompson and Dick
Tyler started scoring for the
Wolfpack. Thompson was high
scorer with % points.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Fans Question Preparations
OF American Davis CupDers

of how their legs will respond.
Could Have Practiced.
Vic is too old a campaigner
to need any more tournament
experience and in the past
month he could have kept his
game sharp by practice sessions
that would not have risked fur
ther damage to his leg. Or he
might have confined his tourna-
ment play to doubles, where
the ground-covering problem is
at least halved.
Taking the wives along on the
Davis Cup quest is another move
the ordinary tennis follower can
not understand. Besides the
not inconsiderable expense in
volved, their presence suggests
a social atmosphere not in keep
ing with the job.
A recent Associated Press dis
patch quoted a Melbourne paper
as saying the Americans "are a
champagne guzzling bunch of
party guys spending more time
in tuxedoes than in sweat suits. "
The same dispatch referred in
rather uncomplimentary terms
to the wives activities.
Heated denials of the teams
social activities by Talbert fails
to dispel the impression that
winning the Davis Cup is far
from an all-consuming passion
of the squad. They want to win,
but somehow without the fervor
certain previous teams displayed.
A sharp contrast as to methods
pursued in preparing for the cup
matches is given by Walter Pate
regarding the 1887 trophy quest.
Writing in World Tennis for
November, the former Davis
Cup non-playing captain relates
how Don Bulge, Gene Mako,
frankie Parker, Bitsy Grant and
Wayne Sabin prepared for their
battles against Germany and
then England.
Training Came First.
"Our days at Rivermead Court
incorporated the team idea to
the fullest extent. We lived to-
gether. ate together. planned
together. The sole idea was to
let nothing interfere with the
training program. There were
no theaterS or movies. Every
night after dinner, before going
back to the fiat. we stopped at
the clubs 18-hole putting course
with short. tricky shots. Putting
became just as much a part of
the routine as eating and we
rarely missed an evening.
after our strenuous golf, we
returned to the apartment and
went to bed. I saw that all
lights were out by 1920 and
then turned in myself. There
was no exception to that routine
until after we had won the
cup"
Perhaps Pate's methods weren't
as enjoyable as those now being
followed. But they bred a team
spirit which dispatches from
abroad do not attribute to the
present squad.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Hemric Leads Wake Forest
To Easy Win Over W&L

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c.,
Dec. 10 (R.-Led by Center
Dickie Hemric, Wake Forest
coasted to an 87-46 win over
Washington and Lee here to-
night.
Hemric scored 26 points and
watched most of the fourth
quarter from the bench as
Coach Murray Greason substi-
tuted freely.
The DeaconS moved swiftly to
a commanding lead and were
out front, 1911, shortly before
the end of the first quarter. An
air tight zone defense held the
Generals in check.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
.Duquesne Ra||yEdges
Underdoq Toledo
BY the Associofed Press

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 19. -
Sophomore Si Green drove in for
two fast field goals tonight to
give Duquesne a COST basket
ball victory over Toledo.
With two minutes and 81 sec
onds to go, the underdog Toledo
club held a three-point lead
and Duquesne's string of six
straight collegiate victories was
in danger.
Allowing the winners only two
offensive rebounds during the
entire game, Toledo went ahead
late in the game as Jim Ray
Tipped in a field goal and then
followed with another and a free
throw.
Green, a sophomore who has
played in only one losing game
since he started high school, took
- L
Evening star., 1953-12-20
McKenIey Beaten in Debut
As Pro in Aussie Races
By the Associo.ed Press

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec.
19.-Herb McKenley, Olympic
sprinter from Jamaica who
turned professional today, was
defeated by yards in his heat
of the Moe Gift race and did
not qualify for the final.
McKenley ran from virtual
scratch in the 130-yard event.
He was clocked in IL seconds
fiat for the distance on a track
that slopes a little downhill. He
had the aid of a strong wind
on his back. Some of his OPP
ponents had as much as a To-
yard advantage at the start.
Earlier he won one heat of
the 75-yard sprint but then was
defeated by yard in the semi
final.
Evening star., 1953-12-20

abuse a coach can be expected
to take"
Coach Hickey was quoted in
Louisville accounts as saying
Everything is smoothed out. We
have no hard feelings against
Kentucky"
In st. Louis. where the Incl
dent was hardly mentioned when
compared to newspaper accounts
in Louisville, the Post-Dispatch
quoted Coach Hickey as defend
ing the st. Louis crowd of 10,051
fans who packed Kiel Auditori-
um and filled it with boos and
cat calls.
Players Tactics Arouse Crowd.
What incensed the crowd was
the floor tactics of Forward Lou
TsioropolouS, who played q
magnificent game for Kentucky
1t was his antics on the floor
shaking his finger in the face
Of foul-guilty st. Louis Billikens,
continued conferences with the
officials about this or that. and
a ready tabulation of the total
fouls against the offending ST.
Louis player each time a whistle
penalized a Billiken violation
that aroused the fans
Tsioropolous-they call him
the Golden Greek-was demon
off the backboards, scored Is
points and stood out defensively
in covering Dick Boushka, the
BlllikenS' high scorer.
Boushka, who had averaged
&c points a game, was held to a
mere 10 by TSioropolous. who
finally left the game with five
fouls midway in the fourth
period.
Game Cleanly Played.
| The game itself was a clean
one. There were AZ fouls called,
but they were the result of keen
competition fired by three previ-
Gus st. Louis upsetS over Ken
lucky in Sugar Bowl appear
anceS.
/ Shortly after the Pat Hickey
Lancaster incident, police es-
o@,tol - Ck o,,;e fnx1 fr@,,. %Ao
/ auditorium after he made an
assault on the Kentucky player
benchA-located scant few yards
! from the stands.
=, Bernie Shively, Kentucky ath-
letic director. repeatedly was
struck by a blow delivered by
the ousted fan.
Playing members Of both
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Some g o o q
e

w a n lngtO-
mans, is contained in a recent
bulletin of the Interstate Com
mission of the Potomac River. 1t
reports an address by David V.
Auld, Director of Sanitary En-
gineering of the District made
to the Board of Trades River
and Harbors Committee. Auld
is quoted as saying that the Po-
tomac, upstream from Key
Bridge, is now in fairly good
condition and in the area of
the Three Sisters the effect of
pollution has been materially
reduced because raw sewage is
no longer dumped into the river.
In Rock Greek the section up
stream from Piney Branch is in
better condition than ever and
the near future should see it
in shape for wading. Improve
ments are continuing in the
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Duke sBig Comeback
In Third Period Beats
West Virginia, 67-A
BY The Assoeioted Press

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Dec.
.19.-Duke University piled up
IL consecutive points in the third
quarter while holding West Vir-
ginia scoreless for six minutes
as it moved to a 67-64 basketball
victory over the Mountaineers
here tonight.
The third-period drive by the
Blue Devils wiped out an eight
point lead held by the West Vir-
ginians and put the visitors
ahead to stay.
Joe Belmont, 5-foot-11 sopho-
more guard, spanked the Duke
rally with seven Of the IL points
on three field goals and a free
throw
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Tar Heels Whip Clemson
To Tie for League Lead

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Dec. 10
(PD.-Al Lifson's long set shots
set the tempo for North Carolina
tonight as it walloped Clemson,
85-48.
The Tar Heels moved into a
tie for first place with Wake
Forest in the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference with a league record of
20
Lifson looped in eight field
goals. Three of his teammates
also finished in the double fig
ures, Bud Maddie leading with 10.