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The Nome nugget., 1953-09-11
Judge Folta Rules
Sand And Gravel
Are Not Minerals

ANCHORAGE, Up - Sand and
gravel are not minerals and you
cannot discover something which
is in plain view, a federal court
judge ruled Wednesday in a de-
cision officials said may have far
reaching consequences throughout
the United States and its terri
tories.
The ruling was made by Judge
George w. Folta, who dismissed
suits brought by three local firms
attempting to obtain clear title to
territorial school lands near here.
The judge, in denying that sand
and gravel are minerals, closed
the door to the stalking of any
future mining claims on this basis.
Unless reversed by higher court.
the decision would affect any. pub
lie domain in the States or terri
tories.
Four families joined three years
ago in stalking mining claims on
the school land, claiming that they
had discovered gravel in the area.
Two other companies also staked
claims to portions of the land,
which it is estimated would be
worth $2,OOO,OOO. The gravel was
valued at $75O,OOO.
After defining sand and gravel
out Of the mineral class, the judge
denied claim that the land had
been "discovered" in the sense Of
the word used by Congress in
enacting mining laws.
"To say that a discovery of
gravel may be made in a large
area Of gravel open to view is to
say that there can be a discovery
of water in Cook Inlet or snow on
Mt. Mckinley" he said.
Judge Folta said he believed the
discovery rule was made by Con-
gress with the intent of limiting
appropriation Of public land yet
stimulating prospecting by re-
warding the prospector who finds
valuable minerals in a traditional
sense" he said. "It is difficult to
conceive of a discovery not atten-
dant with great hardship, effort,
and expense"
Evening star., 1953-06-15

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Be|vOir Quintet Upset
By Fort Dix, 1911

Fort Belvoir. defending ALL
Army basketball champion, suf-
fered its first defeat by a service
team this season and it's second
in IL games when upset last
night by Fort Dix, 1911. The
game. Fort DiX's opener, was
played as a preliminary to the
Villanova-Rio Grande contest at
the Philadelphia Arena before a
packed house of 5000.
Andy MCGOWAN of Manhattan
scored II points and Ronnie
MacGilvray of st. Johns 16
points to pace Fort Dix's attack.
Dick Groat led Belvoir's scoring
with Is points, sending his total
to 294 points in 10 games for a
% average.
AT Quantico. two former Villa
nova basketball stars hooked up
IN scoring duel as the Quantico
Marines defeated Fort Eustis, 93-
76. Paul Arizin of Quantico
nosed out Larry HennesSey of
Fort Eustis for scoring honors
for the night, 80 to 38.
Bainbridge Naval Training
Center defeated Patuxent Naval
Air Station at Patuxent. 67-62
Dick Davies led cambridge with
IT points while Ed Holsman was
high for Patuxent with Is points
Norfolk Naval Training Sta
tion defeated Naval Receiving
Station, 1886. at Anacostia
Norman Epstem'S laSt-Secono
goal in an overtime period was
Norfolk's margin of victory.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
| Toski Stroke Ahead
In Havana invitation;
Burkemo, Wall Next
BY the Assoeiated Press

HAVANA, Dec. 5.-Bob Toski
OF Northampton, Mass, carried
a one-stroke lead into the third
round of the Havana Country
Club invitation golf tournament
today.
Toski, who has been playing
golf since he was 5 years of age,
added a 81 yesterday to his
opening round IS for a 36-hole
total of 1872. Close behind were
Walter Burkemo of Franklin,
Mich, and Art Wall of Pocono
Manor, Pa. both with 1873.
Toski had one bad hole in his
second round-the 15th-where
he made his only bogey in two
rounds. 1t was on a par-5 hole.
and he attributed the bogey to
using a wood instead of one
iron on his second shot.
Gardner Dickinson of Panama
City. Fla, was fourth with 1856.
Bracketed at 1877 were Marty
Furgol of Lemont, Ill.,; Herman
Baron of White Plains, N. Y,
and Tommy Bolt of Maplewood,
N. j.
Furgol made the best come
back in the second round. After
taking a mediocre 70 on the first
18, he fired an eagle on the par-5
18th and made his first hole-in-
one in competition on the 216-
yard 10th.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Jim McCauIey Named
To High School Post
By the Assoeinted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. s.
Jim McCauley, a graduate of
Wilson Teachers College in
Washington, has been named
athletic director of St. Mary's
High School here.
He replaces Leo (Red) Oates,
who left two weeks ago to be-
come athletic director at Fort
Meade.
McCauley graduated from Will
son last January and has been
teaching at Surrattsville High in
addition to helping coach foot
ball at Wilson, which dropped the
sport after this season.
In addition to his duties as
athletic director, he will coach
football and lacrosse at St.
Mary's.
McCauley attended Clemson
College for two years on a foot
ball scholarship and also played
baseball and basketball there.
In Washington he was a star
end at Mckinley Tech in 1947.
He is married and has one
child.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Browns Will Start R0ttermdn
Instead of Graham Tomorrow

business partner of Graham,
started the first Browns game
in 1916 and threw a pass to Mac
Speedie in the opening minutes
for the clubs first touchdown.
Graham went in then and has
had the job since.
Ratterman, playing short
stretches in four games this year,
has tried only eight passes, COM
pleting four for a total of 3
yards. Graham has completed
148 of 230 attempts for 1855
yards, nine touchdowns and an
average gain of 1913 yards a
fling.
Shortly after the Browns won
their 10th straight game last
Sunday and assured themselves
of a spot in the championship
playoff December 81, Brown an
nounced his team was going to
relax until then.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Mistake in Time Calls Slows
Londy in Mile Record Attempt

Race officials explained after
wards that the mixup on time
was caused by one of the
watches, which had been certi-
fled only last night by a jewelry
firm as being accurate. The one
bad watch was the one used to
call out the lap times.
The strange thing about the
watch was, though. that it lost
3 seconds on the first quarter
mile, then kept perfect time
after that.
Landy trailed Len McCrae. one
of Australia's top half-milers, to
the halfway point and then
Spurted to finish with a tre-
mendouS kick, winning easily.
A year ago, over the same
track, he was timed in 4:02.l.
the third fastest mile ever re-
ported.
Landy said he would make
two more tries at the record on
the same track before Christ
mas. He has announced he'll
retire from running after the
national championships at Sgd
ney in February.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 5.-For the
first time since the second game
of his teams eight-year history
Otto Graham will not be the
starting quarterback tomorrow
when the Browns play the New
York Giants.
Coach Paul Brown-taking no
extra chances on his star paSser
being hurt-SayS Cleveland will
start George Ratterman, a man
who has been used about as
often as earthquake insurance.
Graham, the National Football
Leagues leading passer. will be
used "just enough to keep him
sharp" Brown announced. We'll
start with Ratterman and let
him carry the brunt of it," he
added.
Cliff Lewis, now retired from
the pro game and an insurance
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Little Terps Rated
.Over Bulls Today
BY 2 Touchdowns

A crowd of from 5000 to 5000
was expected to witness the first
Silver Bowl charity football
game as an underdog Bulls
Prep team took the field against
the University of Maryland
freshmen at 2 pm. today at
Montgomery Blair High Sta
dium.
Bob Wolff will broadcast the
game over Radio Station WGAY.
Proceeds will go to the charity
fund of the Lions Club of Silver
Spring. which annually distrib-
utes more than $4,000 to the
needy.
The Little Terps have been
installed two touchdown favo-
rites on the basis of comparative
scores against two common op-
ponents. The Maryland frosh
beat the George Washington
freshmen, 34-6, while Bulls lost
to the same team, 13-7., Mary
land defeated the Navy, PlebeS,
1876, while Bulls pulled out a
14-14 tie.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Giambra in No Hurry
To Fight Olson After
Knocking Out Herring
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Joe Gil
ambra is the oddity among the
middleweight contenders today.
He's in no hurry for title crack
at Champion Bobo Olson.
"Ten more fights and then I'll
want Olson" said the 22-year-
old Buffalo boxer after he had
knocked out Jimmy Herring of
New York in 2:25 of the fourth
round at Madison Square Gar
den last night.
1t was the 10th victory in a
row for the dark-haired youth
and his 35th win against two
losses. He is ranked as the No. 5
contender.
Herring argued bitterly that
he had received a "quick count
from Referee Ray Miller and he
may have been right. But most
ringside observers believed that
if Miller had permitted the 81
year-old Herring to continue he
would have been knocked out by
Giambra's next punch and, worse
yet, might have taken a bad
battering.
A cracking right to the chin
in the fourth sent Herring fiat
on his back. He got to one knee
at the count of eight, started to
rise at nine and seemed to have
made it a fraction of a second
before the referee counted 10.
Miller hesitated for a moment
and then waved his hands to
signify a knockout.
II beat the count said Her.
ring, who was leading 81 in
rounds up to the knockout. MY
head was clear. I was counting
with Miller while I was waiting
to get up. I got hit with a sneak
right hand but I was okay. /
could have won, I was going
good"
Evening star., 1953-12-05

duties of her Office despite a per-
sonal loss and serious illness
within the past year.
Other officers elected were
Mrs. L. N. Hill of Kenwood, first
vice president; Mrs. John Mances
of Belle Haven, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Richard Goodridge
of Bethesda, reelected secretary.
and Mrs. Lloyd Dennis of Wash
ington G&CC, treasurer.
A new tournament will be
added to the WDGA schedule
next season and there is a pos
sibility of added member clubs.
The United States Golf AS
sociation is attempting to sched-
ule the second women'S National
Open championship over a local
course June 24-26, but it was
learned the clubs eligible have
shown little interest in the tour
nament.
Several executives of mems
golf associations attended the
meeting as special guests.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
BY the Assoeioted Press

MELBOURNE, Dec. 5.-John
Landy, Australia's top miller, was
clocked in 4:09.8 today over the
Olympic Park course, but it de-
veloped later a wrong calling of
times of an official cost him any
chance of running in faster time.
Lahdy's first quarter-m mile was
called officially over a loud
speaker as 81 seconds. AS soon
as he heard the time he realized
he had no chance to lower
Gunder Haegg's 4:01.4 world
record time.
However. his time for the first
quarter actually was 59.5. The
same mistake occurred at the
half mile when his time was an
nounced as 2:05 instead of
2:01.8. Landy Stacked speed
when he heard the announce
ment.
He told newsmen afterward:
when I heard the times an
nounced I Immediately lost in
terest in my Christmas dinner.
I said to myself I must be going
really bad"
Evening star., 1953-12-05
RACING Revenue in New York
Tops So Mark by rs Per Cent

at Saratoga. At the same time,
the localities share was cut from
to per cent.
Under the law, the State will
add l per cent a year. Thus,
by 1856, the entire levy-11 per
cent downstate and 10 per cent
at Saratoga-will go to the
State.
The State levies a straight Is
per cent tax on race tracks ad-
missions.
The commission noted that the
record betting total of $646, ,854.-
886 this year was set over an
aggregate of 703 racing days.
compared with $6O7,750,O05 in
633 racing days last year.
During 1858 a new harness
track at Vernon Downs, near
Utica, was opened. The State
has eight harness tracks and
four flats.
1rOtterS Tops IN CrOW0S.
Attendance at all horse tracks
in the State hit a new peak of
1882, ,991. compared with 9,181,-
800 in 1852. For the first time
the trotterS outdrew the thor
oughbredS over the season, S.
095,932 to 4,757,059.
The harness draw was up from
1851, ,203 in 1852, but the fiat
tracks were off slightly from
last years 4,820,597.
The total betting handle at
harness tracks scared to new
high of $272,375,23O, compared
with the old mark of 5,618,-
149 a year ago.
But the fiat track handle of
$374,479,656 fell off from last
years 1892, 2,131 1856 and was far
short of the record $3.50, 1858, 100
SET in 1Q45
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Richmond U. Extends
Merrick's Contract
BY the Associofed Press

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. S.
Edwin j. (Ed) Merrick. who
coaches this falls university of
Richmond football team to it's
best season since 1916. has had
his contract with the school ex-
tended for an undetermined
length of time.
DR.. George M. Modlin, presi-
dent of the school, said yester-
day the extension of Merrick S
contract was made on the unani-
nous recommendation of the
university's athletic council.
The terms of the contract were
not disclosed. but DR.. Modlin
said the contract was extended
on a basis fully satisfactory to
Mr.. Merrick and to the univer-
sity."
Merrick has been at the school
for three years. This fall, his
team has five victories, three
defeats and a tie. The high
light Of the season was the
14-O win over Boston College
after a 14-14 deadlock with
Wake Forest.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Lion Win Over Bears
Would CIinch Title
|IfForty-Niners If Lose
By she Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-All the
Detroit Lions have to do tomor-
row is defeat the Chicago Bears
and they'll be assured of at least
tie in the Western Conference
Of the National Football League.
If the Lions, the defending
champions, beat the Bears and
the Green Bay Packers upset the
San Francisco Forty-niners, it's
all over and the Lions can start
preparing for another title game
on December 81 against the
Cleveland Browns, who already
have won the Eastern title,
Should the Lions win both
their remaining games-the
other is with the New York
Giants-they'll take the cham
pionship even if the Forty miners
win both their games against
the Packers and the Baltimore
Colts.
Lions Have Won 8 of 10.
Detroit has won eight of its
10 games this season, including
a 20-16 squeak over the Bears
two weeks ago. Only twice be-
fore have the Bears dropped two
games to the Lions in the same
season.
Until a couple of weeks ago
the Bears, once the Scourge of
the league, were a sad lot. But
they've been coming along and
last Sunday virtually eliminated
the Los Angeles Rams from the
Western Conference race with a
24-21 victory.
The Browns, winners of 10
games, entertain the Giants and
Coach Paul Brown says he does
not intend to risk injury to his
stars merely to go through the
season undefeated.
That would seem to give the
Giants "a slightly better chance
than they ordinarily would have,
although the teams best runner,
Kyle Rote, will not see much
action because of a pulled mus
Gle.
Forty-Niners Heavy FavOrites.
The Miners, with their
slim hope of winning the divi-
sion title, are rated heavy IA
vorites over the Packers.
The Philadelphia Eagles and
the Redskins. battling for sec
ond place in the Eastern Con-
ference, also have a date. If
the Eagles win. they'll sew UP
the runnerup spot, but if the
Redskins triumph, the teams will
be deadlocked.
The Pittsburgh Stelers and
the Chicago Cardinals play in
Chicago. The Steelers are IA
vored.
The only game today pits the
Rams against the Baltimore
Colts at Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
WDGA Handicap Prize for '53
Awarded to Miss McKeeyer

Georgia Mae McKeever, long
hitting blond from Argyle Coun-
try Club. won the prize for the
greatest reduction in handicap
during the Women's District
Golf Associations 1853 tourna-
ment season, it was announced
at the 32nd annual meeting
yesterday at Washington Golf
and Country Club.
Miss McKeever started the
season with a 20.48 handicap
and finished with 8.64.
The Nominating Committee
slate for 1854 was approved as
expected. with Mrs. Ralph Gold
smith of Woodmont succeeding
Mrs. Mary Lou Dineen of the
host club as president.
Mrs. Dinneen,' who has been
active in the association for 10
years and president for two, was
presented with a chair by the
association. 1t was pointed out
by Mrs. Goldsmith that Mrs.
Dinneen had carried out the full
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Fling 10 Join Golf Tour
AT Miami Next Week

Earl Fling, whose resignation
as pro at Washington Golf and
Country Club will be effective
February /, will play in the
Miami Open next week in his
first start as member of the
pro tour.
Fling will return from Miami
and pick up the circuit again
after it leaves California in jan
uary. The club will not name a
successor for some time. Jimmy
Belllzzi will remain as an assist
ant until a new pro is named.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Chamberlain Defeats
Priory by One Point

Chamberlain High School
winner of only one basketball
game in Interhigh play last year
has already equalled that record
in winning it's opening game
yesterday against Priory. 50-49
George Hafferman scored 1e
points to lead Chamberlain to its
non-league victory at Priory
Tom Kennedy, 6-foot-2 center
of Priory. was high for the game
with 81 points.
In a preliminary. the Priory
jayvees defeated Chamberlain
jayvees, 1890.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
BY the Associated Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 5.-New
York States revenue from horse
racing, soaring 25 per cent over
last years all-time high, hit a
peak of 733,184.32 in 1858.
The State Tax Commission re-
ported yesterday that new rec
ords also were set in total track
attendance, total pari-mutuel
betting handle, total take from
pari-mutuel betting, tax total on
admissions, and total amount of
uncashed winning tickets. The
records were set despite the fact
fiat track attendance and bet
ting handle were below 1852
levels.
The State collected new high
totals of $31.149,073.40 from
pari-mutuels at the fiat tracks
and $17,5O4,279.94 from the
machines at the harness tracks.
Old Marks Set Last Year.
The old marks, set in 1852,
were $24.1 million and SLAB mil
lion.
The 1853 total includes $48,-
653,353.34 from the pari-mutuels,
81 ,805, ,598.38 from admission
taxes and $274,232.6O from win
ming tickets uncaShed in 1852.
Last years total was $40,449,-
1870.
The increase in State revenue
from thoroughbred betting re-
suited from a 1885 law that
paved the way for the State to
take over gradually the locali-
ties share of the tax.
The law added 2 per cent to
the States share this year, rails
ing it to 8 per cent in the New
V0rk Titu oloo o1od y nor oo,of
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Morris Harvey 10 Play
East Carolina in Bowl

GREENVILLE, N. c., Dec. S.
Morris Harvey College of Charles
ton, w. Va. will oppose East
Carolina College in Greenville' S
annual Elks Bowl football game
January 2 it was announced yes
terday.
The game will match the
champions of the West Virginia
Athletic Conference and the
North State Conference. Both
teams we're unbeaten in confer
ence play this season.
Morris Harvey. coached by Ed
die King, played in the Tangerine
Bowl in 1850 and in the Burley
Bowl in 1851.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Two Florida Dog Tracks Sold for $3.50, 900

At the same time Berlin Grit
fin and associates sold the ralrn
Beach Kennel Club. Inc, at West
Palm Beach. to the Carolina
Virginia Racing Association
Inc, for -$1,650,000.
The association, which Owls
dog tracks at Moyack and Moor
head City, N. c., is headed by
Sam c. Lombardo and John G
Masoni, Cleveland contractors
who also own Sunshine Park
horse race track, at Tampa.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
BY the Associuted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 5.-New
owners took over greyhound
racing plants at Miami and
West Palm Beach today in deals
involving $3.650.000.
West Flagler Kennel Club
Inc, at Miami, was sold by
Jacob Sher and associates yes
terday to Isadore Hecht. jr., ano
Jack Cooper, both longtime
residents of Miami Beach. Sale
price was announced as $2,000.-
600.
Evening star., 1953-12-05
Pro Basketball

BY the Associated Press
TOnight's Schedule.
Milwaukee at Boston
Fort Wayne at New York.
Syracuse at Minneapolis.
Baltimore at Rochester.
FRIDAYS Results.
No ames scheduled