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Evening star., 1953-12-11
With Bill Leetch

Hooks are usually $40 to 1910.
needle-eyed o O'Shaughnessy made
of timed steel. The steel leader
is punched through the lower lip
of the bait. then through the
needle-eye Of the hook which has
been inserted through a slit in
the gut of the bait, then through
the top lip. when it is twisted
well. sewing the bait to the
leader.
The day softened up in the
late morning and by afternoon
was ideal. BY the time the boats
returned to the dock at S pm
So sailfish had hit bats and 20
had been captured. Most were
released.
Washington stands a good
chance of producing the indivi-
dual winner of the tournament,
which winds UP today. Gene Fry
leads the field of "a anglers with
three sail and Ferguson is among
those who have two.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
BY the Asseciated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-THE
Maryland Court of Appeals says
athletes have as much Of a duty
"to perform with honesty and
integrity" as public officials.
That opinion was expressed
yesterday in upholding the con-
viction of a former University of
Maryland student for trying to
bribe a Maryland football player.
Attorneys for the former stu
dent, Louis L. Glickfleld of
Washington, had contended the
Maryland State Legislature
illegally extended the bribery
statutes to sporting events. and
claimed the law was restricted
to influencing the actions OF
public officials.
The five-man court, however.
unanimously ruled the law valid.
and approved a $1,000 fine and
an 18-month reformatory SEN
tence imposed on Glickfield in
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Tropical Park Cuts
Purses as Crowds
And Betting Drop
By the A,,aeiutad Pres,

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. Iva
gering at Tropical Park during
the first IL days of operation is
off more than a million dollars
and racing authorities are re-
vising their figures on the sea-
sons outlook.
Attendance also has shown a
decline of 1881 from the l08.-
S52 for the first IL days last
season to 95.271 for the corre-
spending period this year.
Betting for the first IL days
of the 1852 season totaled
$7,549,180, but this season it
reached only $6.456.623, a drop
Of $1,092,557.
An air taxi service by hell
copter from Miami Beach to
the track some 10 miles away
was started yesterday. but even
that didn't help. Attendance
for the day was off 800 COM
pared with the same date a
year ago.
Had Predicted Increase.
Track officials predicted this
season would show gain Of S
per cent in attendance and
wagering but that seems i'm
possible now unless crowds
show an unprecedented gain
during the remaining 81 days
of the 43-day meeting.
To meet the big decline al
the pari-mutuel windows, mini
mum purses have been reduced
to $4,000 from $4,000 and stakes
and purse money cut SAP, 500.
The $4,000 Tropical Pari
Handicap on closing day wa.
slashed to $4,000, a $25.00(
stakes race was reduced to $l5,-
600, the $4,000 races were
pegged at $500 and some $7,50(
races will be run at $4,000.
Horsemen Agree to Cuts.
Horsemen agreed to. the re.
ductions, with the understanding
they will be boosted if wagering
and attendance shows substan.
tial gains during the remainder
of the meeting, which ends JAN
uary is.
Some authorities attribute the
decline to unusually mild weather
in the North, while others claim
there is a general Tightening
of money. Still others say a
scarcity Of passes to the track
has cut attendance and wagering
Last season the States -four
horse tracks drew 1,659,00C
patrons who wagered $149, ,404,-
355. The States take was
per cent plus the odd cents
"breaks," a total of slightly
more than $12 million.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Nine From D. {. Area
Get 81. James Letters
Special Dispotch 10 The siar

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. II.
Varsity and junior varsity
football letters were awarded to
nine students from the Washing
ton area last night at the annual
fall banquet of St. James School.
The varsity captain for the
1858 season, Charles Sine, and
his brother, James. of Bethesda,
Md, led the half dozen varsity
players from the District vicinity.
Other varsity letter-winners
were Victor Myers, jr., Of Lau-
rel, Md; Lawrence Hoyer OF
Kensington, Md, and Frederick
Henschel and Page Glover of
Bethesda. Myers also was chosen
captain-elect Of the 1854 varsity.
George Dewey. jr.. of Wash
ington; Milton Price. jr., of Be-
thesda, and Carter Taliaferro Of
Chevy Chase, Md, receivedjunior
varsity letters.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Decision Is Due Today
On Seals Franchise
BY the Assoeiaied Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IL
Pacific Coast League directors
met today to decide who gets
the San Francisco Seals fran
chiSe.
The sentimental favorite here
is Damon Miller's little corpora
tion of Seals employees to whom
the league first awarded the
franchise. then reneged. saying
it lacked financial stability
Miller was general manager OF
the Seals under Paul Pagan
former owner.
Also bidding is Rudy Schaffer
of Baltimore, one-time associate
of Bill Veeck. former st. Louis
Browns owner. Crooner Bing
Crosby, who had been reported
interested, said he is not.
1.-THE whole thing is too in
volved," Crosby said. What !
want is to get major league ball
to the Coast"
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Triple for Shoemaker
Sends TotuI to 473
BY the Asseeioted Press

SAN MATEO. Calf. Dec. H.
Willie Shoemaker. preparing to
take a two-week vacation, raised
his world record of winners in
one year to 473 with three at
Bay Meadows yesterday.
Silent Shoe is listed on seven
mounts today. After tomorrow
he plans to rest-and visit his
dentist-until Santa Anita opens
December 26,
Evening star., 1953-12-11

Sometimes the training in pi-
loting and navigation that
yachtsmen get from the United
States Power Squadrons really
pays off.
Take the case of Don Holmes,
secretary-t treasurer of Corinthian
Yacht Club, who recently brought
his new twin-screw Chris-Craft
cruiser down from Bayhead, N. j.
On board were Vic Kayne, re-
Gently retired Corinthian COM
modore; Harold Tolbert, another
ex-commodore: M. G. Haring
and Lloyd Dorsey. All at. one
time or another were squadron
members.
Holmes says they cruised the
entire distance in a fog, taking
three and a half days. Some
times it was thicker than others
but it never lifted.
His high-powered crew faith
fully plotted every course. All
told they missed only one buoy
from start to finish. It was the
Chesapeake Bay buoy that lies
about 10 miles north OF Cove
Point.
There's another yarn about
some boat-wise shippers who
have been cropping in the same
fog and doing a commendable
lob. Ralph Youngs. Ben Minor
and Joe Hall helped Writ Gill
bring his auxiliary sloop around
from Galesville recently. They
were socked in by fog off Patux-
ent River, but managed to swing
around Point Lookout and an
chor in Cornfield Harbor.
In the silence that followed
they could hear the Point Look
out fog horn off to the right
This would be followed by the
moo of a COW in some pasture tc
the left of the first sound. "They
sounded pretty much alike
Minor recalled. "Glad we hao
a couple Of farmers aboard" He
did not identify them, However
This intrepid crew, farmer:
and all, later CROPPED their way
into nearby Smith Creek by tax.
ing soundings with pole. They
hit the entrance buoy right or
the nose.
On the final leg up the Poto.
mac they were doing such gooe
plotting a river tanker fell II
astern to take advantage. Tht
fog came in so thick that nigh
on the upper Potomac they hae
to stand anchor watch and rins
the fog bell all night.
| Some times you'd think .thi'
was Down East Maine insteae
of the Bay country.
Commodore Norman Quase'
barth and most of his flag Of
! ficers have been renominated fol
| another term at Capital Yacht
Club. Since they are running un'
opposed their election at the
January meeting is assured.
Other officers are Herbert E
Evening star., 1953-12-11
SaiIfish Anglers Ending
| Tournament Today
BY the Assoeicssd Press


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Dec. 11.-Anglers went back into
the Gulf Stream today to wind
up the ninth annual Interna-
tional Sailfish Tournament.
They will conclude the three
day tournament with the pres
entation Of trophies to winners
tonight.
The Huamaco Angling Club of
Puerto Rico held a slight lead,
with several other teams within
striking distance Of the top.
Only fish registered yesterday
was a 6-foot-2 specimen caught
by Mrs. Cornell Wilde, the former
Jean Wallace. fishing with her
husband and Charles F. John
son.
/ She tagged the sail and then
released it for conservation
studies.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Delaware Park Planning.
Even Better '54 Season
sp.eiai pi.pa,eh 10 III. s,er

WILMINGTON, DEL, Dec. IL.
Setting its sights on an even
better meeting than the track
enjoyed in 1853. the best in its
history. Delaware Park has be-
gun working on plans for 1854.
General Manager Bryan Field
said today the track will apply
for its traditional dates begin
ming Saturday. May % and ex-
tending through Monday, July
S. The meeting will last 80 days
with no dark" days. Since
Delaware Park is the only thor
oughbred track in the State, its
request for dates has been tan
tamount to confirmation by the
State Racing Commission.
The 32-day meeting will in
clude Memorial and Independ-
ence Days.
Field said Delaware was espe-
>cially pleased with the inaugural
running Of the 100000 New
Castle Handicap, the worlds
richest race for fllies and mares.
and would try to improve and
expand it this year.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Boucher to Quit Coaching

NEW YORK, Dec. II (P.-
The New York Rangers Of the
National Hockey League hung
out the 'help wanted" shingle
today. Manager-Coach Frank
Boucher said he found it ply
sically impossible to handle both
jobs adequately and intends to
give up his coaching duties. He
has been doubling up since the
Rangers released Bill Cook be-
fore the start Of the season.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Goose Creek Accepting
'SnowshoveI' Entries

Tee Baker. golf professional at
the Goose Creek Club near Lees
burg, will accept post entries for
the first "Snowshovel" pro-ama-
teur tomorrow. The winning
team will get a snow shovel as
first prize, in addition to cash
and merchandise awards.
Play will be in foursomes with
the winning teams to be decided
on the pro score plus the net
scores of his three amateur part
ners. The entry fee is $40 per
man. Play starts at $3.50 am.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Refunds Offered
.HFight Fails
To Please Fans
BY the Assoeiesed Press

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 11.-Sid
Goldberg. fight promoter, has
offered to refund money to any
fan who was not satisfied with
the main event on his boxing
show next Tuesday.
The 10-round bout brings to-
gether King Solomon Of Chicago
and Pedro Gonzales of Pitts
burgh.
IF this fight isn't a war all the
way. I'll give back the price Of
the ticket to any FAM" Goldberg
said.
Prices are 81 and 50, the first
time in many years a low-cost
boxing show has been offered
here.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
SPRINGFIELD President Quits

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. II
(P.-John T. (Jack) Sheehan
has resigned as president of the
Springfield Cubs. an Interna-
tional League farm club put up
for sale by the parent Chicago
Cubs. Sheehan, who spent IT
years in the Cubs farm system.
said he was unhappy about
recent developments concerning
the Springfield club situation. ="
Evening star., 1953-12-11

AS1l11lS Will
Alan Fergu-
son of the
Oc e a n City
Light Tackle
Club and Mrs.
F e r g u S o n .
long with
John Larson
of the Ocean
City Marlin
Clu b tie a m
a b o ard the
Masharka II.
T he sc q !,
W h ic h h a d
koo~ AnlAa AH
Evening star., 1953-12-11
OUTDOORS

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Dec. lion opening day OF the
international Sailfishing Tour
nament we had the pleasure of
Evening star., 1953-12-11

Don't fail to see the complete line Of distinguished
AUSTIN cars. The AUSTIN A-4O Convertible costs
only $l945'-with more than $3.50 worth Of free
custom extras. AUSTIN prices start as low as
sl495' for the four-door AUSTIN Also Sedan.
For convincing demonstration, call any
AUSTIN dealer below, or mail card with your
name and address to: Austin Motor Company,
Ltd, a7-29 West 57th Street, New York 10, NY
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Archives Film 10 Show
Wright Flight in 1908

Orville Wright's first Army
airp1ane fight from Fort Myer
in 1908 will be shown on the
screen at the National Archives,
beginning today.
This will be one of the films
to be shown at 3 pm. on Tues
days, Wednesdays and Thursdays
in June. Other films on the pro-
gram will be:
planes Prior to 1917" with
Orville Wright flying another Of
his early models; Rhapsody of
Steel" 1884 film showing the
manufacture of a Ford automo-
bile; Romance of Celluloid," a
Metro Goldwyn Mayer picture
made in 1887 showing the max
ing of motion pictures, and THE
Plow that Broke the Plains" the
famous 1886 documentary.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
d. c. Doctor, Fighting Disease
In Panama, Is Home on Leave

persons already have been vacci-
mated. It is planned to treat
225, 900 persons of the total pop
ulation of 100000. Technical and
administrative assistance is be-
ing given in completing and cp-
Grating a 350-bed tuberculosis
hospital.
Also being carried on are sani-
tary engineering, health educa-
ton and social welfare programs
Before going to Panama, DR.
Townsend was chief of the di-
vision of industrial hygiene OF
the Public Health Service for 10
years. He joined the PHS in
1913 and served in Alaska. in va
rious States of the continental
United States, in Puerto Rico
Europe and with Indian tribes
of the West.
DR.. Townsend grew up in Ken
sington, Md. He attended the
Franklin School and Central
High School.
A brother, Wilson L. Town
send, is general counsel to the
Export Import Bank.
Evening star., 1953-06-02

A Washington physician is
home on leave from Panama,
where he, has been waging a
fight against tuberculosis as part
Of the Point Four program.
He is Dr. James G. Townsend,
who received his medical degree
from Georgetown University
Medical School in 1912. Then he
interned at Georgetown Hospital.
He explained yesterday that
with yellow fever wiped out and
with little malaria. tuberculosis
is the big killer in Panama. The
death rate from the disease is
about 200 per 100000 population
per year. This is about 10 times
the rate in the United States.
The Technical Cooperation
Administration unit DR.. Town
send heads works with a budget
contributed by both the United
States and the Panamanian gov
ernments. 1t is under the Min
istry of Health.
DR.. Townsend said a mass tu-
berculosis vaccination has been
launched and that about 142,0 600
Evening star., 1953-06-02
D. {. Players Win Honors
In virginia Beach Bridge
BY the Associated Press

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, June
2.-Winners in the 2Oth annual
Cavalier Bridge Tournament
played at the Cavalier Hotel here
over the week end were annouced
yesterday. with top honors going
to- players from Norfolk, Rich
mond and Washington. Winners
were:
. Mems pair: Mike Michaels and
Hans Ber1iner, both of WASH
ington, first place.
Mixed pair: Ruth Perry Haas
and Robert Reynolds. both of
Washington, second place.
Team of four: Margaret l..
Fisher, Marianne Boscher, Mrs.
j. r. McGhee and James C.
Stone, all of Washington, first
place. In a tie for second was
team made up of Herbert j.
Gerst, DR. E. S. Berlin and Nor
man Berlin, all of Norfolk, and
Arthur Salasky of Newport
News; and a team made up of
Nat Cooper of Boston, 1t. Col.
A. Gasans of Arlington, Richard
Lasco of Takoma Park, Md, and
Paul A. Swartz of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
u. 5. Flyer Honored
For Aiding Rescue oi
3 in Downed Plane

Air Force Maj. Kendrick q.
Reeves. whose mother. Mrs. I. S.
K. Reeves, lives at 5126 Worth
ington drive NV, yesterday was
honored three times for an act
Of heroiSm.
It concerned his leading part
in the heroic rescue Of 80 British
men, women and children who
survived q plane crash in the
Mediterranean Sea last July.
A native of Annapolis, Md,
Maj. Reeves received the Cheney
Award, the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the gold leaves of a
major from Gen. Hoyt s. Wand
enberg. Air Force Chief OF staff,
at a Pentagon ceremony. Mai.
Reeves now is on temporary duty
at the Air Rescue Service branch
Of the Military Air Transport
Service here.
Maj. Reeves, as a captain, was
commander of a plane attached
to the 58th Air Rescue Squadron
bases at Wheelus Field, Tripoli.
Lydia. when word came that a
British airliner had gone down
in the Mediterranean during a
storm. He landed his plane on
heavy seas knowing that a take
off would be impossible. All the
survivors were taken aboard and
later ferried in the airplane's
own life raft to a British de-
stroyer.
The Cheney Award is given
annually for an act of valor for
self-Sacrifice in O humanitarian
endeavor in connection with air
craft.
The presentation ceremony
was attended by Maj. Reeves
wife. the former Miss Betty
McClanahan of Pensacola, Fla.
&C. ETAOIN
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Gotewoy Group Opposes
Playground Inteqrution

The National Gateway Citi-
zens' Association last night op-
posed any action toward integra-
ton Of District Fairgrounds and
condemned any further transfer
Of public schools to Negro use.
The group met in the Church
Of Christ. Douglas and Twenty
eighth streets NE. The meeting
was conducted by Gilbert c. Vim
cent. president.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Seminary to Honor
Bishop-EIect Sturk

The Rev. Leland Stark, rector
Of Epiphany Episcopal Church
and Bishop Coadjutor-elect of
the Diocese of Newark, N. j.,
will receive an honorary doctor
of divinity degree Thursday from
Seabury-Western Theological
Seminary, Evanston, Ill.
Mr.. Stark will preach the an
nual alumni sermon at the school
on Wednesday.
Mr.. Stark was graduated from
the seminary in 1885. He will
be consecrated a bishop next
Tuesday in Newark.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Churchwomen Install
First Slate of Officers

The Women of ALI Saints Epis-
copal Church, Chevy Chase Cir
Gle, recently installed their first
slate of officers.
Mrs. P. B. Seymour will serve
as president. Other officers are
Mrs. w. M. Kline. Mrs. w. w
Atwood and Miss Esther john
son, vice presidents: Miss Theo-
dore Wiprud. devotional chair
man; Mrs. Fred Powles, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Henry r
Pyne, corresponding secretary
and Mrs. Howard Rutan, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
AND IT'S STILL THE ONLY v-s IN THE

L0WPRcE FIELD! No other engine in the world has enjoyed
so much popularity Fords powacked hgompression vs.
Today out of every Vs Ford vs And while
scampering catch up Ford and Ford alone offers V8 in
the owprce field and for hundreds dollars less than most sx
Evening star., 1953-06-02

FoRD's Vs IS THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE
AMERICAS cosTLEsT CARS ARE SWINGING TOT
Six makers in the last five years alone have switched
power in their expensive models Yet Fords been offering
this same type of VS power for 20 years. What's more Ford
gives your choice of Fodomac Overdve Conventional
Drve-the widest choice of drives in the low-prce 6eld
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-08-07
JEWS IN
SPORTS
BY BILL WOLF
Copyright. 1853. Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.l

natl Redlegs. It was an exhibition
game at Copperstown, N. Y, in
connection with inducing Dizzy
Dean and AL Simmons into the
Hall of Fame. Rogovin gave up
three runs as he was belted for
homer.
This season looms as threat to
Saul's major league career. It is
true that Saul may just be in
slump, and that next season-if
given the chance-he may be
back in stride as one of the lea
CUES most effective pitchers.
However, baseball like any other
business, does not operate by CIV
ing guys such opportunities.
When a pitcher is losing, and fails
to turn in the kind Of perform
ances that help his club make
money, he is in danger of being
traded. Even the best of them 60
that way.
1t can be hoped that when Saul
gets off the disabled list, he will
be able to turn in enough top
notch hurting jobs to make SUBJ
stantial comeback before the sea-
son closes
{. Cal Abrams had a field day
recently when he led the Pitts
burgh Pirates to a victory over
Cincinnati, 80. Cal hit two home
runs, getting three hits out of four
trips to the plate.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-08-07
CALL OF THE YOUTH

1t is worthwhile to point out
that the study is part of pro-
ject of self-evaluation by the Hill
lei Foundation at Harvard Uni
versity The theme was the
return of many young Jews to
Judaism and the findings were
published in Perspective 1885,"
organ of Harvard Hillel, of which
Jack Jacob Neusner is editor-in-
chief :. Mr.. Neusner, who major
ed in American history and re-
ceived his A. B. Magma Cum
Laude '53, has something to say
about American Jewish parents
and their children 1--WE are
the children of a generation lost
to judaism" he points out. "Our
fathers, in turning away from re-
ligion transplanted from Eastern
Europe, fled the lifestream of Ju-
daism" He also complains that
generous gifts to fight anti-Semit-
ism are being accompanied by
"niggardly spiritual donations" to
the institutions of culture and re-
ligion For many of our pa
rents" he asserts, Judaism was
bled white of meaning, and. re-
manned a dead sore" eve,
their children" he continues, ARE
part of a generation of Tshuvah,
of return to our Jewish heritage
!" He points out that the cata-
clysmic years of Hitler, Stain and
war-as we'll as the Israeli and
American Jewish renaissance
have led some of the Jewish
youth in his country to become
"Baalei Tshuvah," Jews recon-
verted to Judaism Incidental
ly, Mr. Neusner is the son of Sam
uel Neusner, publisher of the
Jewish Ledger, Hartford, Conn j.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-08-07

In the first inning Cal slammed
one into the bullpen in left field.
Later he clouted another round
tripper, this one into the right
field stands. That Pittsburgh uni
form continues to mean an impor-
tant change for the better for
Abrams
Monotonous note of the week:
AL Rosen still leading the Ameri-
can League in homers and runs
batted in. This report begins to
sound like a recording after a
while, but it can't alter the fact
that Rosen is continuing to get
those hits. At last count, he placed
the American League with 49,
uns-batted-in, and with 26 home
runs.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-08-07
Ell AL ENTERS FIFTH YEAR
OF OPERATION WITH
PERFECT SAFETY RECORD

NEW YORK, - (JTA) - The
perfect passenger safety record"
of the Ell AL Israel Airlines during
the four years of its existence was
emphasized here in a statement
issued by the airline, which is
marking the beginning of it's fifth
year of international operation.
The statement, issued by DR..
Dror Galezer, American manager
of finance and administration at
the airline's headquarters here,
revealed that Ell AL. is one of the
few international airlines to show
a profit since its full year in oper-
alton. Yehuda Koppel, CONNER
cial manager for the Western
Hemisphere, said in an anniver-
sary statement that the company
now carries passengers and cargo
to Is countries on four continents
and it's passenger traffic has trip
led since 1919.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-08-07
LARGE DAIRY ERECTED
IN TEL AVN

TEL AVN QSD - new auto
matte dairy, the largest in the
Near East, has been erected by
Tnuva Central Agricultural Mar
keting Cooperative in Tel Aviv
on an area of II dunams (2-34
acres). The dairy, operating in one
shift, can process and supply over
100000 liters of pasteurized milk
for the inhabitants of Tel Aviv
and vicinity.
Every "a hours the plant will
be able to produce IA tons of cot