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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-17
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY HI. S. DOUGLAS

1t looks now, that unless some To-
cal group buys the Hagerstown
franchise in the Piedmont League,
there will be no organized baseball
in Hagerstown next year.
/ interviewed Gene Raney on the
subject yesterday and you will find
my story of the interview on the
front page.
The Braves, who after battling
hard all through the season, wound
up in second place-the winner of
the pennant, of course, being Nor
folk.
Considering the fact that Joe
Blake was the only 300 hitter on the
ball club, plus the fact that towards
the end of the season the club had
to go along with just four starting
pitchers, the boys did a remarkably
fine job.
But the same cannot be said of
their play in the semi-finals of the
playoffs, which they lost in four
straight games to Newport News.
To put it charitably, the club, af-
ter their season-long battle, lost
their pep after dropping that first
game against Newport News here,
which you will remember went 13
innings.
l do not say that the club could
have won the semi-fnals, but I do
believe that had the entire club at
tended strictly to its knitting" they
would have put up a much better
fight then they did.
All the members of the Hagers-
town Braves have left for their vari-
Gus homes, with the exception of
Earl Hersh and his wife and young
daughter who, understand, are 60
ing to make their home in HagerS-
town during the winter
The three county leagues are now
in the middle of their playoff series
and you will find the standings, re-
suits and Saturdays and Sundays
schedules, elsewhere on this page.
Mel Henry's 1853 edition Of the
Hagerstown High Schools varsity
football team opened their season in
Chambersburg, against Chambers
burg High, on Friday night and al
though they didn't show much on
the offensive, their defense was ex-
ceptionally strong and they were
able to hold the Pennsylvania boys
to just one touchdown, that was
scored near the end of the first half.
The Hubs will play their first
home game at the stadium tomorrow
night when they meet the Eastern
High team of Washington, D. c.,
with the opening kickoff slated for
800 o'clock.
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the
New York Yankees have already won
the National and American League
remnants.
The World Series will get under
way on Wednesday, September 30,
and, being glutton for punishment,
1 am again stringing along with the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Team Standing
ST. MARY'S LEAGUE.

The league opened its 1953-54
season last Wednesday night, with
six teams in the league.
The O'Sheas won all four points,
but the O'Briens had both high
scores, with a game of Sal and three
game set of 1852.
Martha Martin had the high sin
gle game for the ladies (13O), while
Joe Henneberger rolled both high
scores for the men, with a game of
l46 and set of 345.
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Team Standing
Points
POTOMAC EDISON
MEMS LEAGUE

The league opened it's 1953-54 sea-
son on Monday night with ten teams
in the league.
The Browns, Yankees, Redskins
and Eagles all won three points to tie
for the lead. The Browns also had
both high scores, with a game of SOS
and set of 1900
E. Lecrone rolled the high single
game (l49), but E. Gysberts had the
high set 1897.
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Team Standing
ANTIETAM FIRE COMPANY

The league opened its 1953-54 sea-
son on Friday night, with the Hell
NETS and Sirens both winning all
four points. The Helmets also had
both high scores, with a game of
535 and set of 1861.
Hoye Lum had the high single
game 128), but Russell Wieble had
the high set (33D.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Mems League

Grace E.U.B. NJ and Trinity Luth-
eran fl both won four points ON
opening night to tie for the lead.
Trinity Lutheran III also had both
high scores, with game of sos and
three-game set of 1740.
Alb Barnhart had both individual
scores, with a game of LAB and set
of 800.
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WASHINGTON
COUNTY LEAGUE

(First-Round Playoff Standings
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-17

Sundays Results
Williamsport, IL; Fayetteville, 7
Smithsburg, IL; Greencastle, O
Games Saturday, Sept. 10 49,
Williamsport at Fayetteville
Smithsburg at Greencastle
If third games are necessary, they
will be played on Sunday afternoon,
with the playing fields being
switched.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-17
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE
Sundays Results
(First-Round Playoff Standings

Antietam, 6; Sandy Hook, 4
Halfway, 73; Security, ga
Antietam won the semi-finals
against Sandy Hook 20 and Half
way won their series with Security
81.
The final best two out of three
games, between Security and Ante
tam will get started at Antietam on
Sunday afternoon.
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Sundays Results
Funkstown, 9; Boonsboro, 8
Myersville, 6; Gapland, 3
Games Sunday, Sept. 20
Funkstown at Boonsboro
Myersville at Gapland
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Division III

st. Matthew's E.U.B. won all four
points, as well as both high scores,
with game Of 566 and three-game
set of 1927.
William Neikirk had the high
single game (134) and Harry Hause
the high set 1850.
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BOWLING SCORES
Mems Leagues

For scores of the Women's Leagues,
see page 5.
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Points

Team Points
st. Matthew's cub. ------- A
Church of the Brethren -- 3
Washington So. Methodist $500 3
Christ Reformed M ----2
Emanuel cub. M ---------
First Brethren ---------------2
st. Marks Lutheran ------ 2
First Baptist NJ --------L----1
Christ Reformed NJ -----------1
Grace E.U.B. NJ ------------- 0
PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY
School Has Started
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Constantine Brown:

Experts on the Far East and
the U. s. s. r. in the Penta-
gon and the State Department
are puzzled. They wonder
whether the latest news from
Peiping does not presage a
breach between Moscow and
Peiping.
It Is significant that Chinese
Communist Premier Chou En-
lai, who returned only on
March 26 from Moscow. broad
cast with unusual haste his
willingness to meet our rep
resentatives to arrange q set-e
tlement for the exchange Of
wounded and sick prisoners of
war. He offered at the same
time a solution for the settle
ment of the entire priSoner-of-
war question by suggesting
that those prisoners who do
not ask to be repatriated be
handed over to q neutral ma
ton until the whole matter
can be settled. He did not
name a neutral nation. Never
since the outbreak Of the Ko-
/. rean hostilities have our enc
mics shown such q conciliatory
tone.
The experts on Far Eastern
and Russian affairs, while keep
ing their fingers crossed, sur
mise that this new attitude
may be due to an unSatisfac-
tory response from Moscow to
Peiping's recent demands for
q greatly stepped-up flow of
military supplies to the Red
armies in China.
While on the surface Wash
-ington'S policies toward the
Chinese aggression have re-
manned static, 1t is likely that
the Peiping leaders may fear
q positive action by the United
States in the near future.
A number Of Straws In the
wind which have hardly been
noticed in America may be
regarded as significant In
Peiping. The order to the 7th
Fleet not to interfere with
Nationalist plans in Formosa
to raid the mainland coast; the
recent arrival Of sizable guam
titles Of military supplies for
the Nationalist armies: the
prospective creation Of a
united front extending from
Korea to Indo- China and the
probability Of an early block
ade Of the China coast are all
pointing toward a more vigor-
GUS American policy In the
Far East.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

ocratic than Republican votes
does not alter the afct that tho
party's leaders stood firmly by
the President.
In the House the test was the
tax reduction bill, slapped to-
gether by the. Ways and
Means Committee without the
formality Of q public hearing.
It is a bill that would pass
the House. despite the Presi-
dents objection. II permitted
to reach q vote. The House
leaders sealed 1t up In the
Rules Committee, there to re-
main until the prospects for
bringing the budget more
nearly into balance can be
determined. This may be, IS
Ways and Means Chairman
Reed declared, unfair. dis
honest. gaining Office under
false pretenses. q shocking dis
regard of the win Of q sover-
eign people, ? But 1t has been
done and 1t demonstrates o
capacity for leadership In the
House, even Il Of q negative
character.
The new government hasn't
looked 50 good on the purely
administrative side. Some Of
the presidential appointments
have been q bit shocking. To
head the Housing and Finance
Administration the choice was
Albert Cole, the only Kansas
Representative who failed to
hold his seat In the November
election. Speaking the language
Of the real estate interests, he
opposed the very law he Is
now expected to administer.
To fill q vacancy In the
Federal Trade Commission the
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Dorothy Thompson:
y. N. Should Move to Austria
Eost and West Should Take Their Shouting to the Nation
Where They Hove Held Their Most A11icuble PorIeys N

from Soviet bloc nations
create justified apprehension
Of opportunities for espionage
and preparations for sabotage.
especially since New York it
self is the center Of the Amer
lean Communist movement. It
contains, I venture to guess,
more native Communists than
all Of the rest Of the country.
It would be q primary target
in case of war. This appre-
hension fans public and con-
gressional fears, and leads to
demands for Investigations,
Gripping to the morale and
administration of the organ
ization.
Physically, New York is ILL
fitted to be the international
headquarters. It is badly gov
erned, overcrowded, expensive,
its transport problems bah1e
solution, and a series Of
strikes could paralyze it.
AS host to the United Ma
tions, the United States is in
the dilemma Of extending
courtesies. to its chief antag-
oniSt and being subjected to
violent insults within its own
domain, This encourages both
sides to talk more reckleSsly
than they might do in q place
Of less. surcharged atmos-
phere.
Since American citizens in
clude ethnic groups Of al
nationalities. every question
involving another people has
more violent repercussions
here than elsewhere, and be-
comes involved in domestic
politics.
American internationaliSts
hoped that the presence here
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Moscow-Peiping Rift Hinted
Vigorous u S Policy in Orient Plus Apparent Cooling
In Kremin for Koreon Wor Moy Prove Significant

The Chinese Communist
leadership appears realistic In
its approaches to international
affairs. At one time, in the
fall Of 1850 when Peiping rep-
resentatives were permitted
to come to New York to
present China's accusations
against American interven-
ton" in Formosa. Peipine was
inclined to accept a settlement
Of the Korean situation for
the price Of Red China being
given a seat in the U. N. and
Formosa being recognized aS
a part Of the Chinese Peo-
Piles Republic. At that time,
the frightened y. N. was will
ing to accept such, terms
even II the United States op.
posed them. Stain ordered
otherwise. The war Of attri.
ton in Korea suited his pur.
poses. The Chinese left New
York empty handed.
Later, the Chinese insisted
on an all-out offensive. They
stubbed their toes on the rock
like resistance Of the allied
forces, which by the early
summer of 1851 were ready to
resume offensive operations.
Moscow bailed out It's puppet
by suggesting armistice me-
gotiations which permitted
Stain to rush reinforceynents
to the Far East and thus
avert a disaster for the Red
armies.
The last three months have
brought two dramatic devel-
opments to the world: A
change In administration In
Washington and in the Krein-
lin. These may lead to events
affecting adversely the Pei
ping leaders who realize that
they alone--and not the men
in the Kremlin - may soon
have -dedged war on
their hands.
And since. apparently, the
Kremlin Is hesitant about
plunging much Of its vast mil.
itary resources in the Asiatic
war, Mao and his associates
may be endeavoring to solve
the Korean problem in their
own way. II the Kremlin gives
them no unconditional support
for an offensive. they may
prefer a favorable peace. This
is. Of course, q mere conjec-
ture and possibly wishful
thinking based on the unex-
pected change Of tuna from
the Peiping rulers.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
The Labor Strike That Killed GIs
Congress Shouldn't Consider Repeating 80Doy lnunction
Rather Its Application Should Be Made Compulsory
Doyid Lowrence:

The American people were
denied by the Truman-Ache-
son administration not only
the truth about q serious short
age Of ammunition for the
troops In Korea but the Inn
portant fact that the steel
strike Of a year ago played q
vital part in bringing about
that shortage.
Notwithstanding this tragic
occurrence. union-labor lead
ers are urging the repeal Of the
provisions of the present law
which permit the Government
to seek injunctions in the
courts to require continuous
operation of plants for at least
an 80-day period In q national
emergency.
Walter Reuther, head Of the
CIO, testified before the House
Committee on Labor here on
March IL as follows:
There have not been many
strikes In our entire history
which have had o seriously
disabling effect on our econ
omy. These strikes are very
rare indeed.
Just the other day Mr..
David Cole, the present head
Of the Federal Cancellation
and Mediation Service, de-
clared, and I quote: There has
been no strike in the last dozen
years which truly threatened
the national welfare"
WHAT do MeSsrs. Reuther
and Cole think it is necessary
to do by way Of damage be-
fore the national welfare" is
threatened? Would the kill
ing Of q lot Of American boys
in Korea as o result of q
shortage Of ammunition be q
threat to the national well
fare?
The parents and relatives Of
boys brought home from
Korea In caskets-some 23 5000
boys have been killed in Korea
might think anything that
affects the war there ad-
versely, like an ammunition
shortage, could be considered
q threat to national morale as
well as to the lives of all boys
In the Far Eastern war whose
safety Is jeopardized. Here Is
Evening star., 1953-03-31

Of the q. N. would prevent
American relapse into isola.
tionisEn. But the United States
Is q world power in any case,
with responsibilities and COM
mitments arising from the fact
Of that power and from pare
ticipation in two world wars.
The hyper-heated wranglines
In New York create more
American disgust than enthu-
siasm.
We are familiar with
change Of venue" for cases
involving public passions,
which are moved and tried in
a quieter neutral atmosphere.
This is necessary for the
United Nations. Peace and
quiet are associates.
Why not use the United
Nations to solve the SEEM
ingly insoluble-such as the
problem of Austria, which eight
years after the war cannot get
q peace treaty! The great
powers have gotten along to.
gether better in Vienna than
anywhere else. The country IL
90 small that all Of It could
be made United Nations ter.
ritory. All Of it Is beautiful,
and Austrians are famous i1n-
keepers. The Austrian tenn.
permanent is cosmopolitan,
everywhere there is music In
the air, and Bad Gastein Il
famous for its rejuvenating
waters.
The u. N. has already paid
for itself by the money brought
in and spent by the delega.
tions. Why not turn over the
buildings to the Ford Founda-
ton and other foundations
concerned with the improve
ment Of mans lot?
Evening star., 1953-03-31

which Congress formally re-
quested him to employ. AS a
consequence. the unlawful
seizure Of the steel plants
which he ordered In April.
1852. was reversed by the SUI
preme Court. There was a long
interruption in production.
The full effects Of the f1asco
are only now being revealed.
just why Mr.. Truman re-
fused to use the 8O-day In
junction provisions was never
explained by him except with
the argument that the union
said it had already waited go
days beyond its contract Pc
riod-as II what the union
thought was more important
than national-welfare consid-
erations. It has been disclosed
that the late Phil Murray,
head Of the CIO, entered into
a barter arrangement with
President Truman whereby,
II the strike were postponed
for q few weeks early in 1852.
the Government would not use
the Taft-Hartley Act provi-
sions. Such q deal is unheard
Of in the history Of American
Government, because it means
that the maneuyers Of q pri-
vate organizations labor url-
ion-in its efforts to win a ne
gotiation with employers were
deemed more important than
the national welfare.
Yet, in the face Of these
facts. there are labor lead
ers today trying again to per-
suade the Congress to abandon
the present safeguards which
provide for court tnjunctions
when the national welfare is
threatened. These provisions
Of law are discretionary with
q President at present but.
after the story Of the ammuni-
ton shortage in Korea. the
Congress may feel it desirable
to consider seriously whether
or not such provisions should
be made mandatory. Only by
such q compulsory provision Of
law can ammunition and other
serious shortages In wartime
be prevented from happening
as o consequence Of labor
management disputes.
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Evening star., 1953-03-31

The Red Chinese and their
weakened North Korean ally
can frustrate q U. N. offensive
at the present time. But they
cannot withstand for long q
sustained allied drive unless
Moscow Is able and willing to
provide the heavy fighting
tools.
Peiping has become aware
that the same element Of fear
Of Russia's Intervention in the,
Far East which existed in
Washington in the past no
longer exists In the White
House. Consequently. rulnors
that the allied air forces
might attack and destroy the
important Manchurian arse
mails are not taken lightly by
the Peiping Communists.
There were reports soon
after Stalin's death that
the relationship between the
u. s. s. r. and China might
be entering a new phase. Mao
Tse-tung and the rest OF the
Red Chinese hierarchy do not
have the same reverence for
Georgi Malenkov they did for
the deceased ''leader and
teacher" In the eyes Of the
top Chinese Communists, Sta
Inns successor is no better
than-if as good as-they are.
Grapevine intelligence re-
ported that shortly before
Stain died, the Chinese ap-
pealed to Moscow for greatly
increased military assistance
to permit them to knock OF
the allied forces. The Red
general stan realized that this
would be q gigantic attempt
and its success would depend
entirely on full Soviet coop
GRAFTON. Whether by q full
Soviet cooperation" was
meant an active Intervention
Of the U. s. S. r. in the war or
merely vastly increased war
increments such as more tanks,
planes and a number Of vol
unteer" submarines to inter-
fere with American naval op-
erationS is not clear.
But according to these un-
official but frequently reliable
sources, Moscow's answer has
been evasive. The Chinese
have been assured Of the best
intentions Of the Kremlin.
but they were told that in view
Of the changes in leadership
which created inevitable re-
shuffles the Peiping requests
must be studied and will suf-
fer some delays.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Red Riots in Italy
Delay edo Approval
By ihe Assoeiassd Press

& 81 Il I'd.
ROME, Mar. 31.-Italy's big
tough Communist Party lost its
strike protest against the gov
ernment's election law but ap-
peared certain today to have won
. delay in Italian ratification Of
the European Defense Ccmmu-
nifty treaty.
The worst Red riots In five
years fared over the entire Ital-
ian peninsula yesterday. hand in
hand with . Communist-called
general strike. The strike ap-
parently was q failure, with most
workmen staying On the Job.
But the riots virtually ended
hopes that the high-priority
treaty might be ratified before
the Italian general election, ex-
pected In June.
At least 1000 demonstrators
were arrested during the OUT
bursts. Hundreds were injured
in clashes with the nations riot
wise police. Only one death was
reported. however--a policeman
killed when his jeep overturned
as he sped to . demonstration
In Tuscany.
Premier Alcide de Gasperi
called 1 meeting Of his cabinet
today to plot future action. Two
topics were on the agenda: Set
ting q date for the election
probably June 7and the ques-
ton Of disbanding Parliament
until after the voting.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

@. O.P Gets Another Chance
Can Benefit by Fresh Stort of New National Chairman
With Eisenhower Being Urged to Make Own Selection

side Of his job through the
national chairman is that 1t
takes the heat on the White
House. The chairman at the
same time can be Of real
service to members Of Con.
gress If he knows their local
situations and problems.
Eisenhower advisers are
groaning over Speaker Mar
tins boom for Surrogate
Leonard Hall Of Nassau Coun-
ty. New York, for chairman,
not because they dislike Mr..
Hall personally but because
it again presents the problem
in terms Of the Dewey-versus-
Taft influence.
Mr.. Hall is q former Con-
gresham and head Of the
House Campaign Committee.
He has been at odds for some
time with Gov Dewey and J.
Russell Sprague, Republican
national committeeman and
Nassau county leader. In
launching Mr.. Hall as a can
didate, the speaker said he
"does not need local indorse-
ment."
There is a vast middle
ground in the Republican
Party which is fed up with the
tug Of war between Dewey and
Taft partisans. This group
would like nothing better than
to rid itself Of both brands
and get o new packaging al
together; it was their senti-
ment. In fact, which was de-
ciSive In the nomination Of
Gen. Eisenhower at Chicago
last year.
They viii follow wherever
the President leads and they
wish he would lead strongly
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Fletcher Knebei:
Potomac Fever

The Red Chinese offer peace talks In At
heart the Chinese great family folkand would like to
the negotiations handed down from father
.tf
The State Department claims 1t got the Greeks to quit
shipping to the Reds before Senator Mccarthy did Oh
McCarthys working under handicap-he's been busy
appointing all his ambassadors that forced slight his
chores Secretary Of State. -rs
Republican leaders at White conference decide to
make big cuts In foreign aid One thing about the Democrats
they have cheapened the doarbut they could it
60 farther than the Republicans. -
British Field Marshal Montgomery says headquarters
in Europe is swaped with takes
work to increase the SO allied divisions already
on paper.
Mary Pcford opens Defense Bond in Washington
as she did S5 Nothing much has changed The
country has just been delivered from political payand
struggling to survive the other.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

or at least in such q way that
important Republican moves
could not be interpreted as "a
Taft victory" or "a Dewey vic
tory"
The developing struggle In
Congress with the Mccarthy
faction suggests another strong
reason why the White House
should decisively strengthen
the national political head
quarters under an Eisenhower
chairman. II Senator McCar-
thy intends to pursue his pres
ent course, running his own
state department" and ha-
RAISING Eisenhower nominees.
the only recourse open to the
President is to try to isolate
him politically.
Senators simply will not pun
ish Senators-this has been
amply proven over and over
again. The job will have to be
done by the President, acting
in his capacity as the leader
Of his party. If he fails to act.
there will unquestionably be q
drift toward Senator McCar-
thy in some States.
What has happened at Re-
publican headquarters lately is
not q fair test. Mr.. Roberts
took ONCE little known to much
of the party: his troubles be-
gan before he could get set
tied. The fact still Is that Q
dispirited ofiice force Is work.
ing In cramped headquarters
without q SUFFICIENT star or
even . public relations director.
The impression given Is not Of
q strong party headed for .
long and successful tenure Of
office, but Of drift and faction
alisrn.