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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Long Drought Makes
Course Extra Tough
For Grand National
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Mar. 25.-Unless
there is some rain in the mean
time, Saturdays running of the
Grand National steeplechase at
Aintree may be the toughest in
at least Is years.
That is the judgment of vet
eran horsemen who have seen
the course grow hard as con-
crete and hazardous under a
steady sun with no rain in the
last five weeks. The ground has
never been harder. oldtimers
say. It's hard enough to split
horses hoof, jar loose his shoes
and rock the rider loose from
his stirrups after every jump.
A highly doubtful starter is
Old Kentucky, the only Ameri-
can-owned jumper in the field.
Gerald Balding, trainer for Jock
Whitney's entry, says he doesn't
feel the horse will be ready.
Not counting Old Kentucky,
Al horses remain in the field.
At least three others are ex-
pected to be scratched. however.
Aintree officials have had
trouble every time they tried to
soften the earth beneath the
track. First they attempted to
run a water wagon over the
course every day, but the water
dried before it could do any
good.
Then they tried watering it
at night. But sea breezes almost
froze the water and threatened
to damage the turf. They've tried
a brush harrow with only me-
dunn success.
Early Mist remains the slight
favorite at 1909 with still
another callover in odds due to-
morrow night. Little Dome is
listed at 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
BeIyoir and Walter Reed
Win in MDW Tourney

Of past performances, Fort
Belvoir and Walter Reed figure
to meet for the Military District
of Washington basketball cham
pionship and the right to repre-
sent MDW in the All-Army tour
nament at Fort Meade starting
April 7.
Both advanced with second
round victories last night. Fort
Belvoir. with Dick Groat hitting
for IS points, defeated host Fort
Myer, 92-82, and Walter Reed
led by Kenny Novak's 80 points,
won over Vint Hill Farm Station,
81-61.
In company-level results last
night at Walter Reed, the TOOL
WAC Detachment Of Fort Myer
defeated Headquarters Company
WAC, also of Fort Myer, 1920
in the women's division. Marian
Craig Of the TOOL was high with
20 points. Forest Glen section
Of Walter Reed defeated Fort
McNair. 62-44, in the mems di-
vision. Amerigo Pagani of Fort
McNair had 10 points and Bruce
Avery of Forest Glen Tailed II
points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
spseioI oispoteh 10 tn. s.ur

BERRYVnLE, Va, Mar. 25.-
Blue Ridge Hunts point point
race course has been placed In
the hands of landscape artists
for alterations. In past seasons,
the timber fences on the estate
Of Graham Dougherty near here
have caused some complaints
among riders. Several Of the
stiff barriers are set out in the
open with neither wings nor line
fence to bracket them.
In one race last year there
were six run-outs. Riders re-
ported that horses headed to
Jump inside panels discovered it
was easier to go around-and
ducked out. Some suggested that
wings should be put on the
jumps. Committee members felt
wings were q symbol Of steeple-
chase racing, not point to-pointS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
|Figure-Skafiny President
Wins Gold Dance Crown

AS BELTS the head of an organ
ization, Richard Queisser, presi-
dent of the Washington Figure
Skating Club, and his wife are
the clubs new Gold Dance
champions.
They teamed up in the finals
of the clubs annual competition
last night at Uline Arena to an
mex the title. The mems free
skating crown went to Richard
Juten, and the two women's titles
to Muriel Parry and Connie
Tobriner. The Silver Dance
crown went to AL Norris and Mrs.
June Hutchinson.
The results:
Gold Dance--1. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Queisser; ,, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward pick.
en-; 3 Don Wilson and Connie Tobriner.
Silver Dance. AL Norris and Mrs.
June Hutchinson: 9, Mr.. and MRS Rad
ley Hanson: 8, G. B. Barber and Eleonora
!, Ladies free skating-1. Muriel Parry.
& Mrs. Carolyn Spauldins: 8, Florence
Ladies' free skating-1, Connie To.
primer: 2: Elizabeth Morris; 8, Phyllis
Mems free skatins-1. Richard .Juten.
2, Edward Picken: 8, Donald Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Arlington Player Listed
On WEN Tennis Team

Carl Spies of Arlington, Va,
is one of four returning letter.
men on this years William and
Mary tennis squad. Among
three outstanding freshmen COM
peting with Spies for a position
on the team is Tom Reel of Be-
thesda, Md.
Captain Of the 1858 William
and Mary golf team is Bob
Mitchell, from Washington, d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Gulfstreum Park Gets
Extra Day Of Racing
BY the Assoeiossd Pres,

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 25.-The
Florida State Racing Commits
sion has given Gulfstream Park
permission to extend its season
IAN extra day and give the pro-
ceeds to the University of
Miami's medical fund.
The track will close April 81,
giving the Miami area 1914 days
of racing. 1t was announced yes
terday. Tropical Park ran for
AZ days starting Thanksgiving
Day and Hialeah operated 40
days before Gulfstream Park
opened its season March 4.
Gulfstream Park originally
was scheduled to close April 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

the perch-if the river is not too
muddy. Barring bad weather,
nice catches should be taken
this week end.
Blood worms and ordinary
angle worms are the favored
bats, but for big perch there is
nothing quite like soft shell crab
as a lure. Blood worms now are
available at most all sporting
goods stores and a few minutes
work in your garden with a
spade usually will produce
enough angle worms for your
trip.
For the newcomers to this
sport. the usual gear is a bass
rod with reel and line to match,
two-ounce bank Sinkers at the
end of the lines and two small
hooks, size "a or 26 CINCINNATI
Bass, on each line-one just
above the bottom and the other
perhaps 10 inches up the line.
You also should have a "live"
bag to keep caught fish in.
Throw back anything under
eight inches. They aren't worth
keeping. Take plenty of ter
minal tackle along, for the bot
tom is rocky and you're almost
bound to lose one or two rigs a
trip
Herring are present in the
upper Potomac, but still are
relatively few. Snaggers are not
sufficiently rewarded for their
efforts to make a trip WORTH
while at present. Another week
should see a lot more fish
present.
The first hickory shad of the
season was landed below Queen
Annes Bridge on the Patuxent
River last Saturday by Paul A.
DiMarzo, 1921 Fourteenth ave-
nue., Hyattsville, Md. DiMarzo,
who is an indefatigable angler
for shad, took this first fish on
Largo Dart.
Several other fish have been
caught since, but the run still is
thin. 1t should improve greatly
by the week end. Herring are
running well in the Patuxent
and quite a few stable white
perch are being taken on blood
worms. To reach Queen Annes
Bridge, take Route 214 Central
avenue) out of Washington to
Largo. Or if you take Route so,
which is the Defense Highway
through Bladensburg, turn right
on Route 202 to Largo. Inquire
in the Largo Sport Shop and you
will receive explicit directions on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 25.-A bill
to legalize pari-mutuel betting
on steeplechase racing at Fair
Hill, Md. is before the Maryland
General Assembly.
The measure, introduced by
the Cecil County delegation,
would permit such racing on the
two Saturdays after Labor Day.
One day of racing has been
promoted there for more than
10 years by William dupont, jr.,
on his 11,000-acre Foxcatcher
Farm estate. There has been no
legalized betting on the races
which are featured by the Fox
catcher National Cup. considered
the most gruelling steeplechase
event in the United States.
Permanent stands at the Fox
catcher Farm race course seat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
HustIing Torgeson
Anxious 10 Vindicate
Trade for Meyer
BY the Associated Press

CLEARWATER, Fla. Mar. rs.
Earl Torgeson. a .230 flop at
Boston last season. wants to
prove the Phillies made a smart
move in trading Russ Meyer to
get him.
"You would think it was some
sort of a crime to trade Meyer
to get me" he said. ''The papers
made it almost illegal. Every
body says Brooklyn is a cinch
since it got Meyer in the big
four-club swap. I just hope I
can help this club make a fight
for the penant.
II had nothing against the
Braves. They treated me swell.
I hope the men they got in the
deal work out fine. But it's great
to be with a sound ball club
Everybody in camp has the feel
ing that we can win it. It makes
you put out a little extra"
Manager Steve O'Neill has
been tickled by Torgesons atti-
tude-to say nothing of his long
ball hitting in the exhibition
games, He has been hustling
like a rookie.
Set for "JOe College" Fight.
Torgeson spent the winter at
Bradenton, Fla. the Braves
training base. getting ready to
"give it the Joe College business"
In a fight for the regular first
baseman's job with the Braves.
II knew I'd have to win a
Job from someone after last
year." he said. $50 I was out
playing golf every day. getting
my legs in shape. I'm down to
about 100. way below last spring.
1.-THE trade didn't really sur
prise me. except that I didn't
even think of going to the
Phillies. I figured maybe St.
Louis or Pittsburgh. You heard
all sorts of rumors. Made you
sort of uneasy and restless.
Last year beat me. I couldn't
figure out what happened. /
began to wonder. Could it hap
pen to me overnight? Was l"
finished? I made up my mind
to give it the big try this spring.
LAS far as last year is con-
cerned. it didn't happen. That's
the only way can face it. Just
eliminate it. wipe it out of the
records.
II opened the season, assured
there was nothing to worry
about. I was going pretty good,
not hurting the club, when they
decided to bench me. The club
was going bad and they had that
fellow George Crowe) with
great minor league record.
Brief Outfield Trial.
"After awhile they decided
they'd try me in the outfield and
get us both in the lineup. That
didn't last long. I played the
outfield, if that's what you call
it. If I had had spring train
ing practicing it, things might
have worked out. But it was all
strange to me-"
Torgy was in and out of the
lineup all year, playing 122
games. The final figures-a .230
average and only five homers
and "a runs batted in-were his
worst in six years in the majors.
Torgeson has no particular
liking for Shibe Park, with its
rightf1eld wall some 20 feet
deeper than the old Braves Field.
But he reasons that a home run
must be we'll hit in every park
In the league-except the Polo
Grounds.
1.-THE park doesn't make any
difference-if you're hitting" he
said. when you're having a
year like I had in so, you'd have
trouble in old Baker Bowl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

we're I a K e n
M o n d ay by
anglers out of
F / e t C h er's
Boat House
The fish
were of fair
size. but they
still are few.
The heavy
Monday night
rains will at
least W arm
the water a
-,
little more and
increase the
activities of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Eagles Will Meet Beers
At Hershey, Pa, Aug. u
BY the Asseeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. u.s.
The Philadelphia Eagles and
Chicago Bears will meet in an
exhibition football game at Her.
shey, Pa. Saturday night, Au-
gust %.
General Manager Vince Nc
Nally of the Eagles announced
the game, along with a state
ment that the Eagles would train
at Hershey again this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Howard Nine to Meet
Springfield in Opener

Howard University will open
its baseball season by playing
Springfield (Mass.) College at
$3.50 pm. Friday at Banneker
Playground.
The Bisons meet the same
team again at 1880 pm. Satur-
day.
Among the baseball players are
Towards two all-conference
football players, Halfback Ed
Neverson and Safety Phil
Struther. Both are outfielders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

Five years ago-the Eastern
college basketball all-stars.
coached by Ben Carnevale of
Navy, defeated a Western
team, coached by Ed (Moose)
Krause of Notre Dame, 58-47,
at Madison Square Garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

Another tip to anglers is that
pan rockfish are being taken in
satisfactory numbers by anglers
fishing from shore with blood
worm bait off Sandy Point, just
above the new Chesapeake Bay
Bridge. Most of these fiSh are
just above legal length and oc-
casionally you'll take larger fish
Late evening and after dark are
best times. especially on an in
coming tide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
OUTDOORS

We do not know who had the
honor of catching the first perch
OF the spring spawning run in
the Potomac, but the first strings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

Twenty years ago - Walter
Hagen of Detroit won the
$4,000 Charleston Open golf
tournament with a 72-hole to-
tai of 282.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
St. Johns Plays Tomorrow
In Eastern States Tourney

fourth in 1888 and 1851 and
second in 1913. Coach Joe Gal
lagher starred for the Johnnies
tournament team when it played
here In 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Hockey PIoyoffs
BY the Associated Press

Yesterdays Results.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal. 3: Chicago, l. Montreal
leads. 10, best-of-Seven series.)
Detroit. 4; Boston, 0, Detroit leads,
10. best-of-seven series.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland, .; Syracuse. O. cleveland
leads, 10, best-of-five SeriesD
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Edmonton. 3; Calgary, =. Edmonton
leads 10. hest-of-flve series.l
Seattle, 8; Vancouver, 5. Seattle
leads. 10. beSt-of-flve Series.)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati, ): Grand Rapids. 3. tCin-
cinnati leads. 10. best-of-seven seriesD
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Sprinsfield,6; New Haven. g. fSprtng-
held leads, 10. best-of-seven serieS.)
T0day'S Schedule.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Hershey at Pittsburgh. tFirst of best
Of-flve series.)
EASTERN LEAGUE
JohnStown at Washington. (Pirst of
best-of-Seven SerieS.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
With Bill Leetch

how to reach the bridge. Largo
is at the Junction of Routes 202
and PA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Mako Five Winner

Shocko Shearer's % points led
Marko's AC to a 50-38 victory
over Olds last night in the Taft
unlimited basketball tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

troublesome In addition to this protection you get
Extras famous combination of qualities quick start
ing, fast warmup high antknook power and long mile
age everything you need for Happy Motoring from
the instant touch the starter Is any wonder
motorists ESQ Extra than any other premium gaso
line in the area served by ESQ Dealers?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25

The reason is that ESQ Extra Gasoline and only ESQ
Extra contains added ingredient a built-in
antifreeze to prevent of the kinds of
stalng This kind of staling is caused by carburetor
icing" It can happen to nearly all in damp, cool
weather (3O to 55o) and can't be cured by mechanic
=. but it be cured with ESQ Extra Gasoline.
ESQ Extra is especially good in with automatic
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Todoy's
Highlights

11:35, WTOP - Invitation to
Learning: Louis Kronenberger and
Irving Howe discuss "Crotchet
Castle"
100, WRC-Youth Wants to
Know: James A. Linen, publisher
of Time, is interviewed by stu
dents.
2:3O, WTOP-New York Phil
harmonic Symphony: Vladimir
Golschmann conducts the orches-
ira in Ravel's "Rhapsodie Espa-
gnole" and Prokofief's Suite No.
2" from the ballet, Romeo and
Juliet" Guest soloist Mascha FL
man plays Relationships Violin
Concerto"
2:3O, WRC-American Forum of
the Air: Senator William Purtell
and Senator Henry jackson dis
cuss What Are the New Faces in
Congress Thinking?"
500, WRC - Hollywood Star
Playhouse: Janet Leigh has the
leading role in Encore"
1900, WRC-My Son Jeep: DON
aid Cook stars in new situation
comedy series.
500, WTOP-Bergen- -McC Carthy
Show: Actress Jane Wyman visits.
500, WCFM-National Gallery
of Art Concert: Pianist Herman
Codes plays music of Handel,
Schumann, Prokofief, Debussy and
Liszt.
$3.50. WRC-Theater Guild on
the Air: Dorothy MCGUIRE and Sir
Cedric Hardwicke star in an adap-
tation OF Nathaniel Hawthorne's
''The Scarlet Letter"
800, WTOP-Playhouse of Stars:
Fred MacMurray portrays a young
country lawyer in big Family"
1000, WWDC-District Round
table: The topic for discussion is
Combating the District Narcotic
Traffic"
1890, VOL - Georgetown U.
Forum: The topic for discussion
is New Vistas in Dental Re-
search"
1880, WRC-Meet the Press:
Senator Joseph R. Mccarthy is in
terviewed.
11:0O, WWDC-Chicago Theater
of the Air: Nancy Carr and
Charles Curtis sing the leading
roles in Franz Lehar's Eva
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Marx Brothers Throuqh,
As Team, Says Groucho
By james Bocon

is that he sleeps better at
night than I do"
Groucho has one Of the soft
est touches in television and
radio. His quiz show, "You
Bet Your Life" is filmed for
TV and broadcast silnultane-
ously. It requires little time
on Groucho's part.
He says that after % years.
he finally has completed the
cycle of all fasteners who
move to California.
When you first come out
here, you buy a home on a
mountain top. install indirect
lighting so you can better en-
joy the view at night. You
look at the view just once.
Next, you live at the beach.
Before long the waves are
breaking in your living room.
Just Like Wichita
$50 you move to a canyon
home. The storms come in
the winter and wash your
neighbor's house on top of
yours.
Finally, you buy a house on
a nice, quiet street like this Gin
Beverly Hills, where the milk
man comes every morning and
the kids play with the kids
next door just like they do in
Philadelphia or Wichita
His home is large but not
overly large in the movie-star
tradition. He had a big house
once but got rid of it after an
incident that almost scared
the pants off him.
He was way off in a back
bedroom strumming his guitar
when the door creaked and he
looked up to confront a giant
monster. 1t was his friend.
Boris Karloff, made up for the
first time as the Frankenstein
monster. Karloff had driven
across town from the studio in
the get-up just to play a gag.
THE maid let him in just
before she fainted," recalls
Groucho.
Evening star., 1953-01-25
Assoeiotsd Press Staff Writer
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Sad news today from Grou-
cho Marx, who Is seldom sad,
even for a comic.
The Marx brothers will never
perform again as a team, pre-
diets Groucho. That is sad,
because the Marx brothers at
their zaniest would make Mar
tin and Lewis appear like
temperance lecturers.
The same people who yell
for us to appear again as a
team are the same ones who
would be the first to holler,
why did they have to bring
those guys back?' Groucho
says.
Groucho adds that he and
his brothers believe it is better
to follow the old vaudeville
maxim-"Always leave them
laughing"
Besides. both he and Harpo
are well-f fixed financially.
Chico Sleeps
Chico is broke. of course,
but that's not news. If that
guy made $4,000 a day. he'd
spend $4,000. That's his life.
He's happy. What puzzles me
Evening star., 1953-01-25
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Evening star., 1953-12-01
Mothers to Hold
TWo-Ddy Bdzour

The st. Martins Mothers
Club will hold its annual Christ
mas bazaar tomorrow and
Thursday from 5 to 10 pm. at
the clubhouse. 1912 North Cap
itol street.
Mrs. John Milton, president
of the club, and Mrs. Joseph
Hurney, ways and means chair
man, are in charge of arrange
mentS.
A turkey or ham dinner will
be served both evenings from S
to 8 pm, under the supervision
of Mrs. James A.. Curran. Mrs.
L. Key Mulvihill is in charge
of the dining room, assisted by
Mrs Joseph Dean and Mrs.
John McGrath
Among the items for sale will
be religious articles, handmade
aprons, fancy work, dolls, toys,
homemade candy, pies and
cakes. There will also be a
country store.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

More than 600 members of the
Adas Israel Sisterhood attended
the groups annual Chanukah
donor luncheon given yesterday
at the Mayf1ower Hotel to raise
funds for educational and phi
lanthropic projects.
Highlight of the event was the
presentation of an operetta, "The
Sabbath Queen" by a cast COM
posed mainly of sisterhood men,
berS.
Mrs. Nat Bernstein. who was
formerly with the Ballet Russo
de Monte Carlo, was the star of
the production, while assisting
artists included Cantor Jacob
Barkin, Abe Shefferman and
Jack Baum.
Set to the music of Gilbert and
Sullivan, the operetta was pro-
duced and directed by Mrs. 1. E.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
By Anne Heywood

Every Office, it seems to me,
has its martyr, and too often
that martyr is an older woman,
who has been in the place a
long, long time.
Margaret l.. was a perfect ex-
ample of the type.
She was assistant to the office
manager. had been for years and
years. She was efficient and
sweet-too sweet for her own
good!
She did all the hiring and fir
ing Che was too cowardly and
unskillful at it1, and did all the
correspondence. much of the ac-
counting, and all the detail work.
But" she told me bravely, "he
gets a huge salary, and / get
about half as much. He gets all
the credit in the front Office. but
if he makes mistakes, I get all
the blame. All the underlings
know that ! handle most of his
workout he puts on a wonder
full act that the president has
never seen through. Why,
haven't had a vacation in more
than six years."
I suggested, naturally enough
that she take a good long vaca-
ton as soon as possible.
Nothing like letting him have
enough rope" I told her. But she
absolutely refused. She said ii
wouldn't be nice. 1 tried to point
out the price she was paying for
being nice"
"You look like an old, cranky
woman l said. land your voice
is a chronic whine. You'll alien