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Evening star., 1953-12-15
7 Die, 5 Hurt in Accident
On Kansas City Elevator
BY the Assoeiated Press

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 15.-An
elevator, carrying Is persons.
plunged four stories to the bot
tom of its shaft in a garment
manufacturing firm yesterday.
Two women were killed and five
injured.
A 2-ton weight, used as a
counter-balance, fell on top of
the elevator, crushing the cars
heavy wire top.
when we hit the bottom it
wasn't too bad a JOLT" said Mrs.
Sophie Braun, a passenger.
Then I heard a crash and
looked around. The top and
that big weight were all crushed
down on the girls in the corner. !"
Killed were Mrs. Sophia Jami-
son, A, Kansas City, and Mrs.
Carolynn Meadows, AZ, Liberty,
Mo. Both worked for Louis Wal
ter & Co., the garment firm.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Sign Of Economic Health
Seen in Gold Purchases
By the Assoeioted Press

Foreign countries are buying
more United States gold-a sign
their economic health is getting
better.
The Treasury said yesterday
it sold $1,140, 100000 worth of
gold abroad in the first IL
months Of this year. BY con-
trast. foreign nations sold $685.
million to this country in the
full year 1852.
Foreign gold purchases usually
indicate economic we'll being
abroad, since they generally rep
resent the use of dollars earned
beyond what is needed in trade.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Fire Damages Home
OF Mrs. Charles Howard
BY the Assoeioied Press

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Dec.
15.-Fire Sunday swept the
swank Marblehead Neck summer
home of Mrs. Charles P. Howard.
assistant national director of
civil defense.
Fire Chief John @. Adams es-
timated damage at $4,000 and
said the State fire marshall's
Office was investigating.
The fire was discovered by
neighbors as it burst through
the roof. Firefighters confined
the blaze to the top floor Of the
three-story dwelling.
The Howards are in Washing
ton, and the house was unoccu-
pied.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Probe Seeks Cause
Of Alexandra Fire
Trapping II Persons

The Alexandria Fire Preven-
tion Bureau is investigating the
cause of blaze which yesterday
routed three families from the
home they shared at I'll Oro-
noco street.
Eleven persons, including two
mothers and their six small
children trapped on the Sec
ond floor of the burning
building barely escaped with
their lives. The mothers tossed
the children through second
floor windows into the waiting
arms of friends on the ground
below, then dropped through
after them.
Four of the victims were
treated at Alexandria Hospital
for burns and cuts. All three
families lost most of their pos
sessions, and were left homeless
until the house can be repaired.
Home service of the Alexandria
Red Cross Chapter stepped in
to provide some Of the victims
with clothes and temporary shell
ter.
Flames Burst Through Wall.
The fire started in the first
floor apartment occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Edward j. Reed and
their four children, Judy Ann, 6;
Terry, 2; Dale, 8, and Bobby, 8
months. Mr.. Reed was at work
and Mrs. Reed was in the house
with the children.
Mrs. Reed told firemen Dale
was in the kitchen alone when
he saw flames burst through the
wall over the hot-water heater.
Mrs Reed saw the flames about
the same time and hustled her
four children out of the burning
building.
Trapped upstairs in one apart
ment were Mrs. Fred Perkey, her
four children, Judy. s; Wayne,
4; Treva, 2, and Elvira, 8 weeks;
her brother Frank Hilliard, 18,
his friend. Leroy Silliman, II,
and Mrs. Ruby Milliken, a guest
In the other upstairs apartment
were Mrs. Ward Taylor and her
two children, Hilda, 4, and
Linda, 2. Both Mr.. Perkey and
MI. Taylor were at work.
Flames Block Stairway.
"The first I knew of the fire
was when Ruby opened the door
to go out, and we saw flames
coming up the stairs. We couldn't
get by" said Mrs. Perkey.
Frank and Leroy broke out a
side window and dropped nearly
90 feet to the driveway below.
Several neighbors had gathered
beneath the window by then.
II threw the children out the
window to them, then jumped
out myself" said Mrs. Perkey.
Mrs. Taylor said she was un-
aware Of the fire until she looked
out the window and saw flames
against the side wall. She threw
her two small children into the
waiting arms of the crowd, then
leaped out after them. She was
cut on the leg as she hit the
ground.
Reeds Lose Everything.
Mrs. Milliken could not recall
how she got out. She was burned
on the face and hand.
Everyone was out of the build
, ing when f1remen arrived. They
brought the flames under control,
and confined them to the down.
stairs apartment and the stair
case. The upstairs was badly
damaged by smoke, however, and
most of the Perkey and Taylor
family possessions were scorched
beyond use. The Reeds lost
everything. None of the families
had insurance on their posses
sions. The house, a two-story
brick building, was leased by
Mr.. Reed from c. j. Orrison.
Mr.. Reed said he subleased the
upstairs quarters to the Perkey
and Taylor families.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Course as Wuter-Tuster

Anthony Barwick, 18-year-old
boy of Potters Bar, Middlesex,
England, has embarked on a
five-year course in the occupa-
ton of water-taster.
Evening star., 1953-12-15

Down stoirs Store, Mems Furnishing.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Western nAmateurLed
By MiddIecoff Pupil
RH the Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Aug.
l8.-Sometimes it pays to watch.
That's what Hillman Robbins,
jr.. of Memphis, Tenn, did and
today he carried a one-Stroke
lead into the second qualifying
round of the Western Amateur
Golf championship.
Robbins was a golf1ng buddy
of DR.. Cary Middlecoff when
both were back in Memphis. A
student at Memphis State Col
lege. he closely studied Middle
coff's torn.
The slender, 21-year-old Rob-
bins shot a SO yesterday to edge
the favorite. Harvie Ward, jr..
Of Atlanta, Ga, by one stroke
to take the first round lead.
A pair of fantastic chip shots
did it for Robbins. He dropped
a 90-foot chip on the sixth hole
for an eagle 3 and then, on
the 18th holed a 50-footer for
a birdie 3.
Add three other birds to this
and you have his four-under-
par round of 33-35-68. Oddly
enough. he missed seven puts
of eight feet and under.
Ward. winner of the British
Amateur last year, was less sem
sational but still plenty good.
He toured the 37-35-72 Blythe
field Country Club course in
35-34-69 and still looks like
the one to beat for medal honors.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Wall Never Behind
In Beating Midd|ecoff
For Fl. Wayne Title
By the Associoted Press

FORT WAYNE. Ind. Aug. 18.
Art Wall, jr., of Pocono Manor
Pa. was never behind as he de-
feated Cary Middlecoff of Mem
phiS by two strokes in a playoff
for the Fort Wayne Open golf
title yesterday.
His $2,400 check was the first
winners prize he has pocketed in
two years on the tournament cir
cult. Middlecoff took 81 800.
Wallis 70 and Middlecoff's 70
were anti-climactic. They shot
the fourth round Sunday in 65s
and Middlecof set a record for
the Elks Country Club course
with a 81 Friday.
Wall went ahead with a birdie
on the third hole, made it two
strokes as Middlecoff went over
par on the fifth, and went three
ahead with birdie on the sixth.
Mlddlecoff went over par on the
seventh again to fall four strokes
back. but regained that one with
a birdie on the eighth.
Wall went four strokes ahead
again with a birdie on the 13O-
yard 18th. dropping a wedge shot
10 inches from the hole. He
slipped over par on the 18th and
14th to cut his lead to two
strokes, but he held that the rest
of the way.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

TO this point, RiZZuto deserves
consideration despite an unex-
citing .287 batting average,
merely two home runs and A
runs batted in.
Picking the leagues most val
liable player this season will re-
quire more concentration than
is customary. Bobby Shantz
of the Athletics made it easy
last year with his 24-7 record
which prevented the AS from
dropping out of sight. This
year he's out of contention with
a 5-8 record, out for the season,
with an ailing arm.
Shantz' selection demonstrated
it isn't necessary to choose a
member of a pennant-winning
club to meet approval, but the
pickings are simmer among the
also-ranS this year. AL RoSen
of the Indians is either leading
or pressing for the lead in home
runs, runs batted in and batting
average, but his fine job may be
overlooked because of the general
disappointment in Cleveland's
collapse.
Without RoSen the Indians
status would be considerably
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Area Women's Teams
Seek Virginia Golf Title
BY the Assoeioied Press

STAUNTON, Va, Aug. 1S.-
Six players each from the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club
and the Courthouse Country
Club of Fairfax are among those
competing in the Women's State
golf team matches today and to-
morrow.
The qualifying round is today,
with championship and conso-
lation matches tomorrow. The
two teams with the low gross
aggregate qualifying score today
play an 18-hole match for the
title tomorrow.
Representing the Washington
club are: Mrs. Charles Egenroad,
Mrs. w. A. Walsh. Mrs. Lloyd
Dennis. Mrs. H. r. Lady, Mrs.
F. E. Mirth and Mrs. A. G. Sim
mondS. For Courthouse, the
players are Mrs. Elizabeth
Hanna. Mrs. K. GeSsley, Mrs.
Effie Leonard, Mrs. Betty Owen,
Mrs. Murial Gilbertson and Mrs.
Mona Stickel,
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Edgemoor Team Wins
D. {. Pro-Am Tennis

The Edgemoor Tennis Club
has added another prize to its
trophy case, thanks in part to
an assist from the United States
Lawn Tennis Association.
The USLTA didn't think too
highly of professionals playing
with amateurs and wouldn't ap-
prove last years District Pro-
Amateur doubles championships
that were started in 1851. This
year, however. the national Of
f1cialS sanctioned the tourna-
ment and Clark Taylor, Edge
moor pro, teamed with Fred Ko-
valeski. Washington's top anna
teur, yesterday at Columbia to
win the competition and the
Courtland Ferguson Trophy
Twelve teams were divided into
two divisions. Defending cham
plons Buddy Goeltz, Columbia
pro, and Ed Wesley won Division
A by taking Is of 80 games
and Clark and Kovaleski won the
same number to top Division B.
Clark and Kovaleski then won
one-Set playoff from Goeltz
and Wesley, GA. for the trophy.
The results:
u5bia5 R5E5SiOn a6 6ALGoet7 H.. and Wesley Go;
Buddy Fig tWoodmont, l9-Il: Dan
Watson and Jim Thackara Chevy
Chasel. 14-16; Jack Boucher and Fred
McNsir (Kenwood). 1917; Charles
Woods and Rodney Nichols (WaShing-
toni. 11-19; Harry AhrendS and Buddy
Reynolds ARMY Navy, 7-23.
Division B-Taylor and Koyaleski
LEdgemoor(. 26-4; Henry Foss and
Charles Claiming (Columbia). l7-13:
Malcolm Leith and Bruce Gustafson
LColumbial, I6--1I; Carl Beall and
Smokey Miller Chevy Chasel. .Ii-I6;
Tim CoSS and CORTLAND Ferguson
lColumhial 9-.1 ,Jefi Burrus and
Spike Kelley tColumbia, s--2,
Evening star., 1953-08-18
By BURTON HAWKINS

sadder. but with him they've
sagged. &. Shantz' case was diff
ferent. =. The AS we're the best
team in the league for the final
month of the season last year
and Shantz gave them the boost
that lifted them into the first
division. There was a touch
OF inspiration about Bobby's
pitching, but Rosen'S excellent
performance hasn't been infec-
tious among the Indians.
= y
Without Mickey Vernon and
Bob Porterfield the Mats would
be keeping company with the
Browns and Tigers. They're
having their best years.
Mickey has been more valuable
to the Mats than when he batted
1853 to lead the league in 1946.
I. Porterdeld, with Is wins and
eight Shutouts, has developed
as one of the leagues top
pitchers.
But they haven't been more
precious to the Mats than Billy
Pierce, Virgil Trucks or Minnie
MinoSo have been to the White
Sox. 4. Or Mel Parnell's pitch
ing or Jim Piersall's defensive
genius have been to the Red Sox.
Among the Yankees, highly
respectable pitching records
have been compiled by Ed Lopat
and Whitley Ford, but Lopat is
a certainty not to win 20 games
and Ford is only possibility
to reach that level with a club
which is breezing to the pennant.
X = x
Mickey Mantle is a .3O9 hit
ter, but the Yankees have four
other outflelders hitting .29l or
better. i. Yogi Berra, who won
the most valuable award in
1851 when he batted .294, hit
n homers and batted in SO
runs, could surpass those figures
this season but it's significant
that among the writer's follow
ing the Yankees, the swing is
to Rizzuto.
Phil was supposed to get re-
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Seixas' Knee Injury
Won tKeep Him Out
OF National Doubles
BY the Associoted Press

BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug. 10.
Vic Seixas, United States Davis
Cup star. received the okay of
his doctor today to play in the
National Doubles tennis cham
pionships after examination of
an injured knee.
The first round match in
which SeiXas and his partner,
Tony Trabert. were scheduled to
play yesterday was postponed
until today because of the in
jury.
Dr.. Edwin Cave said the injury
Is not serious and won't be ag-
gravated unless Seixas turns it.
SeixaS planned to default, how
ever, if the knee bothers him.
Seixas. the Philadelphian who
holds the Wimbledon singles
crown, injured his right knee
when he fell Sunday in the final
of the Newport (R. H. Invitation
Tournament.
Trabert, his Cincinnati part
ner, won the match after drop
ping the first two sets. Seixas
twisted his knee in the third set
and Trabert romped to victory.
Seixas turned up limping prior
to yesterdays f1rSt-round action
and was rushed to a physician.
DR.. Cave diagnosed the in
jury as strained knee ligament,
not involving the cartllege.
The Philadelphian probably
wouldn't have to go at top speed
to help Trabert past first-round
opponents Chauncy D. Steele.
jr.. and Bob Stewart of Cam
bridge. Mass.
Meanwhile, AuStralia's 49,
year-old stars, Lewis Hoad and
Ken RoseWall, led the way into
the second round yesterday by
sweeping past John Barrett and
Roger Becker of Britain, 6-1,
6-2, "a.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Beman Likely QuaIifier
In Jaycee Golf Tourney
Special oispotch 10 The stor

Special Dispotch TO The Stor
-Deane Beman, Middle Atlantic
Deane Beman, Middle Atlantic
junior champion. appears a
likely qualif1er for the Junior
Chamber of Commerce golf
tournament, but others from the
Washington area face a tough
task if they hope to make it in
today's final 1S-hole qualifying
round.
Beman shot 39-40-79 yeSter-
day in the first round, and some
thing similar today should put
him safely among the 100 start
ing championship play tomor-
row. A score of ITO probably
will be needed, and Beman's
playing mates from Washington
were off that pace yesterday.
Their scores were: Pete Loda,
46-44-90; Tom Mather, 47-45-
90: Jack Betz, 45-47-92, and
Ted Parker. 47-49-96.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Sweepstakes Victory
Makes Lukat Threat
In Pro-Amateur Golf

East Potomac will be host to
a $500 added pro-amaGeur tour
nament next Monday, and among
the host club players to be
watched will be Fred Lukat, who
put together a pair of 35s yes
terday for 2-under-par 70 to
win the Washington Suburban
Golf Associations sweepstakes.
Lukat, who reached the third
round of the recent National
Public Links championship in
Seattle, was low by three strokes
as 40 players each paid SIS to
enter the 18-hole event. Prizes
are in merchandise. Lukat is
the Anacostia club champion.
The WSGA hopes to sponsor a
four-ball tournament with more
than $4,000 in prizes in the fall,
but if plans for this event do not
materialize it probably will hold
more of the sweepstakes.
Lenny Bridget, Bob Rhodes
and Andy Oliveri, the latter of
Argyle tied for second low gross
with TBS and Earl Marcy was
next with a IA.
Reds Fenwick, who in the
WSGA Invitation tournament
was runnerup in the fifth flight,
won low net with an 80, minus
IS handicap for a net 65. Bob
Miller was next with 74-7-67,
followed by Tom Crane, 76-7-69
and John Crowell, 1850.
Miller, somewhat of a Tom
my Bolt on the course. played
the first nine in one-over-par
81 last week and pared the
first three holes of the back
nine. He apparently had low net
locked up. and was in the run
ming for low gross.
But he missed a tiny putt on
the 18th hole and stalked off
the course. He's trying to COLI
troll his temper, and succeeded
yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

There are two crises which the
average golfer reaches during
the course of the natural golf
swing which might be called the
crossroads of golf. Should you
make wrong turn at either of
these crossroads there is nothing
but disaster ahead.
The first of these comes at that
moment when the clubhead
moves away from the ball at the
start of the backswing. The
second occurs at the top of the
backswing when it is time to
start the doWnswlng Discuss
ing these crises in order, how
ever. let us consider the first,
which takes place at the exact
moment when you move the
clubhead away from the ball.
One of the questions I am
most often asked is how the
club is started back on the back
swing. Actually it starts back on
the recoil from the forward press
which is nothing more than the
movement forward of the hands.
arms and body just before the
backswing. What it amounts to
is that you address the ball with
some movement or waggle as the
tournament professionals call it,
and then go smoothly from the
waggle into the backswiQg via
the recoil from the forward
press.
The clubhead. the hands and
the shoulders must all start back
together in one motion. If you
start them back simultaneously
you are sure of a swing which
will be well-timed throughout
and with the major movements
synchronized This takes the
club low along the ground and
insures you a full arc.
From Power Golf" by Ben Hosan,
Copyright. 1e4S, A. S. Barnes & Co..
released by The Bell Syndicate, ,;nc D.,
Evening star., 1953-08-18
District Boys Qualifying
In U. S. Coddie Tourney
Special oispoteh TO The Stor

Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18.-
Larry Spellman and Melvin
Rowe of Washington are among
the 81 youngsters starting the
36-hole qualifying test today for
the National Caddie golf cham
pionshp.
The caddies have their sights
set on $3.50 in college scholar
ship prizes. The prize money
was raised at celebrity tourna-
ment yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Noisy Diver Prompts Bolton
To Pull Worshun1' at Manor
By MerreIl WhittIesev

Fred Bolton, thanks to a phe-
nomenal finish that had a little
"Worsham" in it, was one Of two
players to shoot par 70 over
Manor Clubs tree-lined course
in the Pro-Executive tournament
yesterday, but contrary to the
thinking of his critics, the Wood
mont pro was not surprised when
he tied for low over the tightest
course in this section. He and
Andy Gibson had 70S.
Bolton has the reputation of
being a long but somewhat er-
ratio hitter. When he puts his
6 feet AZ inches behind a ball
it travels, but often in the wrong
direction. He probably would
have been picked as the pro least
likely to shoot 70 at Manor,
where some of the fairways are
so narrow that the trees on
either side almost touch.
Trees Help Concentration.
But Freddie was saying the
boys have him all wrong. Il
played the best golf of my life
in the Pacific Northwest when
I was pro at Pendleton. Oreg.,
and all the courses out there
are like Manor. / concentrate
when I have to hit it through
trees. It's those wide-open
courses Che plays East Potomac
next Monday where I relax and
hit the ball out of play"
But wherever he plays, Bolton
had better take his spoon with
him, and he also could use that
girl on the squeaky diving board
She helped too.
Bolton was four over par with
four holes to play when he went
into action. He hit a tremen-
dous drive and a great spoon
shot 6 feet from the pin on the
18th and dropped the putt for
an eagle 3. He pared the 18th.
and almost made hole-in-one
with a magnificent spoon shot
on the 239-yard 18th. 1t was
an easy deuce.
Double Hazard.
He clouted a ponderous drive
on the 18th, but plunked a 7-iron
shot into a trap short of the
green. When he approached the
trap shot the life guard shouted
to a young girl on the diving
board in the nearby swimming
pool: do a half gamer"
Freddie stepped. away. He ap-
preached the ball again and the
girl pounded on the squeaky.
noisy board, and Splashed. BY
the time Freddy looked over the
shot again she was back up on
the board making more noise.
His playing partners couldn't
help laughing. Bolton finally
stepped up to the buried ball in
deSperation-and blasted it into
the cup for a birdie 3.
Gibson finished a few minutes
later with his 70 and when he
learned Bolton finished 3-4-2-3
for his 70, Andy was fit to be tied.
Gibson now has won or tied in
eight OF the pro sweepstakes
events, twice tying with Bolton.
Other Leaders.
Freddie and Bill King, one of
Washington'S top bowlerS, won
the pro-am with a best ball 63.
King used three strokes for net
brides, made birdie 2 on the
18th where Bolton took 4, and
helped on two other holes. Boil
ton and Merrell Whittlesey of
the host club and AL Jamison
and j. P. Hendricks, chief war
rant officer of Quantico, tied for
second with best ball 65s.
Louis Fuchs, chairman of the
green's committee at Manor, and
Inspector Rix McAuliffe of White
Flint tied for gross among the
amateurs with 76s, and Ernie
Hadaway Of Rolling Road won
net with 77-9-68 over Dan
Pratt, former president OF
Manor, who had 79-10-69.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

lief this year but he has played
in all but a few games and still
is winning games for the YAM
KEGS by killing the opposition
with his glove. Nearly IS,
Rizzuto probably is the most
valuable Yankee and, bar
ring complete collapse, the little
fellow will be a big figure when
the 24-man committee looks for
the leagues most valuable per-
former a few weeks hence.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Cup PIoyoff Postponed

The playof for the Women'S
District Golf Associa tion's Corby
Cup tournament between Mrs.
William Weitzen of Indian
Spring and Mrs. D. j. Garrison
OF Army Navy was postponed
until today at Columbia because
of yesterdays rain. They tied
last week with net 30s in the
class A event,
Evening star., 1953-08-18

z u I o STRONG
MVP Candi-
date was the
h e a d line in
the New York
P os t, n d
"Rizzuto Most
Valuable Bet"
was the way
the Journal.
American put
1t. And in
a year when
there is no
A m e r ic a n
League stand
out. at least
Evening star., 1953-08-18
iIMEaE;tH6 HN6A5ERALL
,I18sEszZ BEAT
p i zta &C By BURTON HAWKINS

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-There
was a striking similarity of
thought among New York base
ball writer's yesterday "Riz-
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Harry Griesmer of Bethesda
played shots like Ben Hogan
but putted like a duffer to shoot
72 and tie Cliff Spencer of Wood
mont and Roger Peacock of Sligo
Park with 72s. JamiSon. playing
against doctors orders, went
over par on the last three holes
for a 73 and was tied with Earl
Fling of Washington.
Charley Bassler finished out
of the money for the second
straight tournament with a a..
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Ten years ago-Syracuse
University dropped football
for the duration of the war.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

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