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Evening star., 1953-07-01
Nielsen Leading
Drobny as Rain
Halls Contest
American Unnerved
For Time as Crowd
Cheers His Errors
BY the Assoeiofed Press

WIMBLEDON, England, July
1.-Vic Seixas of Philadelphia,
the 1852 United States Davis Cup
captain, defeated Mervyn Rose
of Australia. GA, 1912, 9-l1.
Ga, 6-3, in a marathon semi
final match at Wimbledon that
was played in extremely hot
weather today.
Kurt Nielsen of Denmark wen
the first set, Ga, and was lead
ing in the second. 5-3, when his
Semif1nal match with Jaroslav
Drobny of Egypt was halted by
rain.
Every seat in huge Wimble-
don Stadium was occupied and
some 5000 standees were lined
around the center court.
1t was this huge crowd that
helped give Rose the second set
after the American easily cap
tured the first. The throng be-
gan applauding Seixas' mistakes
and jeering his best shots and
the American appeared tempo
rarily unnerved.
After dropping the third set,
he regained his composure and
quickly defeated Rose, last Of
the Australians in the big tour
nament. The Aussies were ex-
pected to dominate the mems
division.
The two struggled more than
two hours in the oppressive heat
to decide the first three sets. At
the start the sun was beating
down but as they resumed play
at the start of the fourth set it
(See WIMBLEDON, Page C-2D
Evening star., 1953-07-01
defiant StengeI Rops Critics
But Can't Get Mad at His Bows

all I can say is that Rizzuto has
been the best shortstop in base
ball for four years. Somebody
said Phil has been lucky. But
you can't be lucky for four years
in a row. Too many balls are hit
at shortstops."
Stengel did indicate, however,
that he thought his players have
been making too many radio and
television appearances lately.
That's all right with me as
long as they go home and go to
bed right after such shows, ="
Stengel explained.
Evening star., 1953-07-01
BY the Asseeioiod Press

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, Eng
land, July Princeton Univer-
sity's 1S0-pound crew won its
heat today in the Thames Chal-
lenge Cup at the Henley Royal
Regatta.
The Americans defeated Baliol
College of oxford by one length
in the impressive time of 6 min
utes 81 seconds over the l mile
$50 yard course.
Although the water was rough
0ned by q brisk wind, Princeton's
time was one of the best of the
day. Earlier, over smoother wa
ter, the First and Third Trinity
Of Cambridge covered the course
n 3 seconds less.
Evening star., 1953-07-01

Here is the card for the Bir-
mingham Country Club course: /:
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Mats, 3; AS, 0

Runs batted in--Fitzgerald. Porter
| field ca. Two-base hits-vernon,
eorterfisld soIt Mauro Home run@PoTser-
-Kellner. Fitzgerald. Double play
Vernon to Runnels to Vernon. Left on
base-Washington. g.; Philadelphia. 8:
Bases on balls-Of Porterfield. l.; of
l. by Kellner. /. Runs and earned
runs-Kellner, 3-3. Winning pitcher
Porter, ,eld 90. Losing pitcher-Kell-
ner go. Umpires-Hurley, Soar and
Rommel. Time-2:05. Attendance
3,677.
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Probable Pitchers
BY the Assoeioted Press
AMERICAN LEAGIJE.

AMEKICAN LEAGUE.
Washington at Philadelphia (night)-
Stobbs (2-5) VS.. Bishop GA.
St. Louis at Chicago-Littleheld (3-6)
VS.. Rogovin (4-S).
Cleveland at Detroit-Lemon dO-6)
VS.. Gray (2-9).
New York at Boston-sain 7-a) VS..
Parnell (9-4).
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at BROOKLYN (night)-
Roberts G2-5) VS.. Loes 900.
Pittsburgh at New York-Lindell t3-9
VS.. Maglie t5-4.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati-Spahn (s-3
VS. Kelly U-n.
Chicago at st. Louis tnight)-Hacker
(4-lOj VS. Stalev 11-2)
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Pills Set Pace
IN June. Despite
Simmons Injury
White Puts Yankees
Within One Come of
Modern Loss Mark
0y the Associoted Press

The Braves and Dodgers stole
most of the headlines, but the
surprising Phillies played the
best baseball in the National
League in June.
A lot of the experts wrote off
the Phils' pennant chances when
Curt Simmons ran his toe
through a lawn mower early in
the month. The star left-hander
appeared in only one game in
June and he was beaten in that
one.
Despite this gaping hole in
their slim pitching staff, the
Phils won II out of 80 games
in June for a SGT pace, a notch
ahead Of Brooklyn's 1912 rec
ord. Cincinnati had the second
best won and lost record, 1914.
The Phils opened the month
in fourth place. 312 games be-
hind the league-leading Dodgers.
Today they're still in fourth
place, three games behind, but
with the good news that Sim
mons hopes to be back in action
within a week.
No Change in Contenders.
The whole first division in the
National League looks like al
most a carbon copy of a month
ago. At that time Brooklyn
topped Milwaukee by half a game
with st. Louis 212 games away
in third place. Exactly the same
situation exists today. Only the
Phils have improved.
In the American League the
Yankees, who ended the month
with an eight-game losing streak
which still is unbroken, had the
best overall record. They won
19 games, 18 of them in a row,
and lost 10. But second-place
Cleveland was almost as good,
winning 10 while losing II. On
June l the Indians were ~
behind. Today they're five back.
The Yankees lost their eighth
straight last night at Boston,
SD. when Sammy White blasted
a home run into the left field
screen with man on base and
two out in the ninth inning. The
longest Yankee losing streak Of
recent times is nine games in
1945. The club record is 13.
Mathews Hits No. %.
The Braves snapped their los
ing string at eight games as
Eddie Mathews hit his 22d
homer in the 10th inning of the
second game of a double-heade
at Cincinnati. The Braves won,
GA. They dropped the first
game, 6-3.
At Brooklyn the Phillies
needed 10 innings to edge the
Dodgers. 1919. Chicago beat
the Cardinals, 1913, and Pitts
burgh whipped the Giants, 81.
Cleveland defeated Detroit,
6-4, in a game cut to five innings
by cloudburst; st. Louis beat
the White 'Sox, AZ, and WASH
ington beat Philadelphia, 80.
Whites Blow Beats Reynolds.
The Yankees led twice at Bos-
ton and after Yogi Berra hon.
cred in the top of the ninth it
looked for sure as if their bad
luck had run out. But Hoot
Evers opened the Boston ninth
with a single and, after two outs,
White blasted Allie Reynolds
first pitch to him. Ellis Kinder,
loser three times in relief last
week, was the Boston winner.
The double bill at Cincinnati
turned into a homerun contest.
In the first game Andy Sem
mick, Jim Greengrass and Bob
Borkowski hit them for Gin
cinnati, while Joe Adcock hon.
cred for the Braves.
The Redlegs started fast in
(See BASEBALL, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Major League Standings

AMekICAN.
Results Yesterday.
Wash, 8: Phila.. O.
Bos.. 5; N. Y, 4.
Clev.. 6: Det., 4
(5 innings. rain).
st. Louis. 4; Chi. 2
Games Today.
Wash. at Phila.. s.
New York at Bos.
Clev. at Det.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Phila.. 8.
New York at Bos.
Evening star., 1953-07-01

award right on the bat But he was only u
at that time. How does player of nearly
SO return, bearing two years of baseball rust
on his reflexeS?
Offhandedly, it would seem that it's up
to Williams to answer the question. Per-
haps some big leaguers have come back at
that age :. and after two wars {. but if
any picked up where they left of, memory
is faulty.
Clearly recalled, however, is scene in
the Red Sox dressing room in Sarasota, Fla,
in late March, 1852. Ted had just received
his orders to report for duty to the Marines
for basic let flying instructions Williams
Evening star., 1953-07-01
'Ferriier, Smith
Early Leaders
In PGAP|ay
Both Two Under Pa
As 1872 Pros Seek
"a Tourney Berths
BY the ASsoeioted Press

BIRMINGHAM, Mich, July /.
Jim Ferrier of San Francisco
and AL Smith of Danville, Va, a
pair of 38-year-old golfers, set
the early pace in the first quail
flying round for the Professional
Golfers Association champion
ship today.
Smith, who plays only a few
tournaments on the regular cir
Evening star., 1953-07-01
NATIONAL
Results Yesterday.

Gin, 6-4; Nil, 3-6
ed game 10 inn.),
Phil. 10; Brk.. 9 Q0),
Chi, 10; St. L.. 8.
Pitts. 8; N. Y. /.
Games Today.
Phila. at Brk. (n.).
Pitts. at N. Y.
Mil. at Cinci.
Chi. at st. l.. (n.).
Games Tomorrow.
Phila. at Brk.
Cinci. at NIL. fn.l.
Others not scheduled
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Seixas Beats Rose in 5Set Semna| Match at Wimbledon
Win, Lose or Draw
BY FRANCIS STANN

ASSUMING THAT HE REJOINS the Red Sox next spring.
Ted Williams will be pushing &c. The best efthanded sugger
of recent years home before and he
did all right Won the American League
Evening star., 1953-06-09

We've eageeyed hundreds of yards of these luscious
spcover and drapery fabrics, and not single print
ing error have we spied! Maybe somewhere is hidden
curled leaf, short-stem flower geometric design
1/1OOth of an inch off center-for sure printers
errors were never so infinitesimal. And we don't
remember the price being so low for such beau
tes even misprnts Barkcloth, printed antique rayon
satin sailcloth fine sheetings and textured weaves
Floral traditional provincial and geometric patterns
in beautiful vat-dyed colors All preshrunk, washable
48" wide Hurry for yours-save 87c to 187 per yard!
- The Hecht Co.. 9th Floor Washington:
M 3rd Floor, Stlver Spring and PARKtngton
Evening star., 1953-03-29
BY Ilona Karmel (Houohton. Mitltn; ss.7s.l

ster with the broken leg,
breads the return to outside"
life. The hospital orderly,
cozy, full of gossip. intrigue
and activity is the liveliest
existence she has known.
For Thura, the gentle para
lytic, it is simply a fate she
never questions. To her sur
prise, the bristling Stephania
finds herself telling them Of
her pitiful Ghetto romance,
Of her desertion of her
father Her hunchback has
become a visible symbol Of
guilt.
Miss Karmel apparently
wrote the book in English her
self. and very well. too, except
for a few awkward phrases
her editors should have ironed
out. This is a small thing.
What matters it that Miss
Karmel understands q great
deal about people and that
she is compassionate and
clear-eyed. "Stephania"
doesn't suggest any easy an
swers for illness Of mind or
body; but it does show how a
going -out to others can be the
beginning Of healing. Also,
Miss Karmel has shown con-
siderable humor in. describing
the daily round Of hospital
life, its tensions its great
events, little triumphs and
modest gayeties.
"Stephania" is, then, a very
good first novel from a young
writer who has endured much
but also learned much. We
shall look forward to hearing
from her again.
M. MEG.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Reading and Writing
Is Mccarthy Trying to Turn Us
Into q Nation of Informers?
BY Mory McGrory

Allen Tate, the distinguished
poet and critic, paid a fleeting
visit to our city last week. He
came from Minneapolis. where
he now teaches at the Univer-
sity Of Minneapolis. He re-
ported four inches of new snow
and a certain amount Of ap-,
prehension over the expected
visit aof the congressional in
vestigating committees.
Mr.. Tate, who is now and
always has been a conservative
in his politics, fears nothing for
himself or, for that matter. for
his colleagues at the university.
What he dislikes and deplores
is the idea that they win be
quizzed about themselves and
other members Of the profess
sion.
Senator Mccarthy" said
this gentle but incisive South
erner, ''is trying to turn the
American people into a nation
Of informers."
A recent convert to Catholi-
cism, Mr. Tate subscribes
ole-heartedly to the views
of another prominent Cath
olic layman. DR.. George N.
SchuSter. president Of Hunter
College, who has proposed that
the universities should in
vestigate Senator Mccarthy.
Mr.. Tate particularly ap-
plauds DR.. Schuster's reminder
that "the university has al
ways been q forum in the
presence of which the lords
Of the passing hour are sub
jected to scrutiny"
Despite such occasional dis
turbances, MIR. Tate enjoys
deeply the academic life. So
does his wife, the novelist,
Caroline Gordon, who Is
teaching at the College Of st.
Catherine in st. Paul. He
cr1sply rejects the theory Of
Van Wyck Brooks that too
many, American writer's "1iee
to the. universities" instead Of
living '.the literary life"
Says Mr.. Tate, "It is not a
question Of living the literary
life. It is a question Of max
ing q living. The universities
have become our patrons. I
do think it's bad for writer's
who go into it too young and
tend to become too academic.
But. the universities them
selves are rather canny about
taking us in too early"
Currently, Mr.. Tate is work.
ing on a long poem. in nine
parts. He read an unpublished
portion on a theme of re-
ligious experience at a read
ing sponsored by the Institute
of Contemporary Arts. He is
also writing a biography Of
Poe, which will mainly be a
critical study of a great artist
who never reached his full
powers.
Evening star., 1953-03-29

eral airmen. Mr.. Fosburgh was
a bomber pilot in the war and
he writes as accurately and
yet imaginatively about bomb
ing crews as any one has. The
characters he develops are
carefully depicted, though
there is q tendency, which he
has not entirely escaped, to
diversity too much in de-
Scribing such q random group
and to go to the stock pile
for your models.
There have been by now so
many war novels that almost
every possible approach has
been tried. The stories that
show the impact of war on
small groups-SQuadS, sections
of platoons, ShipmateS, air.
men-and their reactions to
one another, with the spot
light focusing from time to
time on each, have been par
ticularly numerous. Thus,
while it is hardly fair to a
gifted writer, I had the feeling
in reading "View From the
Air." that I had read it all
somewhere. &C. B. j.
Evening star., 1953-03-29

for Oscar Ewing, who, the
more suggestible said, would
use the measure to further
his empire" and spread his
propaganda" To meet such
objections, sponsors of the new
bill have written in a provision
that says clearly that State
library agencies will have full
jurisdiction over personnel,
books and expenditures.
Now it would seem only the
most rock-ribbed proponents
of restrictions in government
spending could oppose the
bill. And even they must see
the weakness of their position
when they consider that we
are spending millions to pro-
vide reading material and IL
brary facilities for book lovers
all over the world. We should
not do less for our own.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
The Amazing
Miner Boys
Come Alive
The Legendary MINERS

The Legendary Miners
BY Alva Johnston. (FarrGr,
StrGus & Young; S3.75.)
Reviewed by William Hines
Once upon a time there were
six brothers named Miner.
Four Of them, Lansing, Edgar,
William and Henry, lived and
died vastly respected as jour-
neymen in the trades, reSpec-
lively, Of law, diplomacy, med
icine and the cloth. Today
they are forgotten. The two
others, Addison and Wilson,
dedicated themselves to charla-
tanism, the former in the field
of rich mems architecture, the
latter in the arts of genteel
larceny and fast conversation.
Today they are dead only in
the flesh; their memories live
on. Sic transit gloria mundi.
Alva Johnston. the father
and ultimate master of the
profile. has told the stories
Of the legendary MINERS
(meaning Addison and Will
SOM in an unforgettable FASH
ion. So detailed is his exam
ination of the two brothers
and their careers that the
present book Is virtually a
basic text in the science Of
film m-flam.
It is an unhappy fact that,
what with the excess profits
levies and individual surtax
brackets in effect today, the
climate which nurtured the
MINERS can never be dupli-
Gated again. Nor. sadly, can
this book: Its author died
three years ago, and with him
died the writing knack that
became known. in the New
Yorker" and elsewhere, as the
Alva Johnston touch.
For any. one who aspires,
however vicariously, to knav-
cry in the grand manner, 1.-THE
Legendary Mizners" is re-
quired reading.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Watkins Gallery

The exhibition on Color"
"as reflected in natural forms,
scientific analysis and the
creative adaptation by the
artist in esthetic terms" men
toned briefly here the Sunday
it opened March y at Wat
kins Gallery, American Uni
versity, remains only through
next Friday. It should not be
missed by any one who wants
to learn something Of art. The
University's art faculty has es-
tabliShed a reputation for Or
ganizing exhibitions intensely
interesting as well as educa-
tional, such as Form" last
year and Design" several
years ago.
Lucid explanatory labels tie
together such diverse objects
as quartz crystals (colored by
copper to an exquisite blue),
malachite and other minerals,
butterflies with irideScent
wings, textiles and embroi-
deries, Indian masks, Japanese
prints, color reproductions and
original paintings. These are
loans from the Phillips Gal
lery, the Container Corp. Of
America, the National Bureau
Of Standards, the United
States National Museum, the
Whyte Gallery and private
collectors.
It is impossible to visit such
an exhibition as this without
learning something.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Far From the Customary Skies
/ Eyster. ERGndon1 House; $3.75.)

with his book. He has, how
ever, other equally irritating
literary mannerisms. One Of
them is the self consciously
literary metaphor. For in
stance: "Time hung on the
ear like a girls first earring"
What does that mean? He
also personifleS inanimate OBJ
jectS. constantly refers to
hands, feet and ears as inde-
pendent agents and tells un-
Illuminating facts ABOUT peo-
pie in a portentous manner.
Speaking Of Malone, the brutal
and efficient petty officer, he
says, 'Yet this same man
could, when time was impor-
tant, change clothes, entirely,
in less than three minutes"
This is interesting or impor-
tant?
AS I say. I just don't know
what the advance excitement
is all about. Compared with
"The Cruel Sea-" "Mr. Rob-
erts' or "The Caine Mutiny," /"
this is a curiously formless and
spiritless performance. not just
youthful. but sophomore. II
Mr.. Eyster has not been deaf
ened by the early critical SAL.
voS, somebody ought to tell
him that words are not enough
to make a novel; you have to
have Q point Of view.
M. Meg.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
New Lecture Series

The first Of q series Of free
lecture courses on French and
italian arts and crafts viii
begin on Wednesday at 8 pm.
at the new Georgetown shop
of LIE Petit Jardin, 1924 Wis
consin avenue NV, by Dr..
Laurence Nelson, Harvey and
Richard Allen Carson, recent
ly of Boston.
The lectures to be conducted
by DR.. Laurence Harvey. as
sisted by Mr.. Richard Carson,
exponentS of French and Ital-
ian decor, will be illustrated by
examples of period furniture
and objets dart on display.
Space limitation requires
advance enrollments and these
may be made by calling North
1890 between 10 am. and 5
pm.
Evening star., 1953-03-29

gets around. and all their
friends in that part Of the
State come to help them cele-
brate their luck. Most Of them
arrive in cars Of various ages
and running capacity. These
self invited guests, some Of
them relatives, stay for days,
while the young bucks go In
relays to the Irish tavern.
keeper, Callahan, for fresh
supplies of beer. Nights the
young people dance to jazz
records, while the older men
turn to more dignified tribal
dances. Louis has to sell two
COWS to continue dispensing
this inforced hospitality.
Joe Is No B0rgoin
In the middle Of the vista
ton Louis son Joe. by his la
mented first wife. returns
from Korea. Joe stands six
three and has often taken
prizes in rodeos for bronco
busting and bulldogging. But
he is no bargain. When Louis
sends the lad to trade two
cows for a bull, Joe returns
with a car but no bull. He
keeps borrowing money and
finally his Stepmother chases
him out Of the house with q
poker. Meanwhile. the Cham
plains daughter. Mary. gets
herself engaged to q nom
Indian youth, an electrical
engineer, and when the boys
mother is invited to meet her
future in-laws. Louis wife
must go all-out to make the
right impression. More Of
Louis dwindling herd must
be sold and the shack outfltted
with new furniture. even an
indoor toilet. Joe, who has
been too attentive to the tav-
ernkeeper's wife and is being
hunted by Callahan with q
shotgun, can be trusted to
break up the dinner for Mary's
prospective mother-in-law.
"Stay Away, Joe," is quite
as amusing as Jesse Stuart's
story Of his Kentucky noun
taineers, "Taps for Private
Tussie." The two books are
built around somewhat SINH
lar situations. It is possible
that no funnier Western" has
come out since Alfred Henry
Lewis published ''Wolfville
NightS"-to go back a gen.
Grafton or two. Mr.. Cushman
grew up near the reservation
he describes. His new novel,
his fourth, is a Book-of- the
Month Club selection.
Evening star., 1953-03-29

Publication Of this first
novel by q 28:year-old war
veteran has been accompanied
by extraordinary fanfare.
Some well-qualified first read
ers have gone so far as to
compare it with "Moby Dick"
This reviewer just doesn't see
1t that way. It seems to me
it is the last outpost Of Hem
ingway imitation with all
the attendant evils Of terse,
unaccented prose carefully
drained of the slightest emo
tional content; characters
dead from the neck up and a
vast accumulation Of minute
and irrelevant detail.
Young Mr.. Eyster obviously
chose the low-pitched, monot-
onous style as the best way
Of conveying the lethargic and
insipid life Of men at sea be-
tween engagements. This,
however, is not enough.
A Lumpish Lot
His characters, the crew Of
the destroyer Dreher. are list
lessly drawn. Several Of them
die in action and from other
accidents in the course Of the
ships progress through the
South Pacific. Their deaths
affect the others-a curiouSly
lumpish lot-as would the
squashing Of q fly. Since the
author and the other charac-
tiers plainly couldn't care less,
the reader should feel no OBJ
legation to expend any feeling
on the matter.
Mr.. Eyster is devoted to the
passive construction and it
is a symptom Of what's wrong
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Art News
British Exhibition
At Corcorun
By Florence S. Berrymon

The Institute Of Contem-
porary Arts seems to practice
some sort of alchemy by which
its exhibitions of decorative
and industrial arts, whether
from Europe or the Far East,
or the Western Hemisphere,
take on a family resemblance,
once they are installed in the
Institutes spacious room at
the Corcoran Gallery. This
may be my personal hallucina-
ton; more probably it is q
demonstration that the char
acter Of contemporary idioms
is truly international. The
keynotes of these shows at the
institute are Streanllining,
beautiful surfaces, reticent
color schemes, decorations (if
any reserved or naive in a
sophisticated way.
Such is the case with de
sign From Britain" opened re-
Gently by the British Ambas-
sador and attended by Sir
Kenneth Clark. A copy Of
Sir Roger Makins' speech is
free to the public, along with
a descriptive catalogue. The
exhibition was organized by
the Council of Industrial De-
sign In London, through the
Dollar Exports Council, at the
invitation OF the Smithsonian
Institution Travelling Exhi-
bition Service, which will send
it on a national circuit from
coast to coast.
approximately 185 objects
compose the exhibition which
will remain in the Institutes
gallery through April "a. It
includes ceramics, glass. sill
verware, fabrics. rugs, lamps,
wallpaper and furniture, and
q selection Of coronation SOU
venirs. They exemplify both
hand-crafted and machine
made wares.
Many Americans who have
shopped in Britain will prob
ably be surprised to see long
established and familiar firm
names on unfamiliar objects.
To some of us, for instance,
Liberty's stands for richly COLI
orful fabrics with floral pat
terms or designs Of Oriental
derivation, rather than the
hand-printed linen place-matS
in the current show; the name
Wedgwood conjures UP mem
cries of the blue "jasperware"
decorated with white bas-re-
liefs of classical objects rath-
er than the Boat Race" vase
type of ceramics here shown.
But these contemporary OBJ
jects are well designed, ex-
pertly made, and adapted to
traditional as well as modern
interiors. Sir Roger Makins'
"fervent hope that these ex-
hibitS will stimulate the ac-
quisitive instinct" as well as
provide esthetic satisfac-
tion" should be easily real
ized.