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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
SoItou Set for Fifth Year

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. %
R).-Gordy Soltau, San Fran
cisco Forty-Niner end. will be
back again next fall to make life
miserable for the defensive
platoons of opposing pro foot
ball teams. Soltau. who has
led the league in scoring the
past two seasons. signed yester-
day for his fifth season with tile
Forty Miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Harris Light Hitfers
s
Hope for Lift Against
Roberts and Simmons
BY Burton Howkins
Ssor Stoff Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. Mar. 23.--s
The Senators. who can't brag
about their performances against
flight pitchers. will stack.
their anemic attack against a,
pair of the National Leagues
top pitchers today when the
Phillies send 23-game winner
Robin Roberts and 16-game WIN
ner Curt Simmons against them.
It will be a treat for Orlando
fans as the American Leagues
top winner, Bob Porterfield, will
pitch for Washington. Bob
probably will be followed by
Johnny Schmitz, left-hander
who has four .hitless innings to
his credit against the Yankees
and Dodgers in his only two
outings.
"Glad to hear it," was Man
ager Bucky Harris reaction to
the announcement of Manager
Steve O'Neill's pitching plans.
If we snap out Of it against
Roberts and SIMMONS, it will
give our fellows a big lift. If we
don't-well, there's no disgrace
in losing to such pitchers. After
all. they've made lot of teams
look bad in their time"
Regular Lineup Infested.
The Senators break camp a
week from today and it's Harris
hope that before the club swings
north through the Carolinas
and Virginia that he'll be able
to test a regular lineup which
thus far hasn't functioned as a
unit because of a holdout, as
sorted ailments and testing of
rockies.
There is little likelihood of
Harris presenting his anticipated
regular lineup against the Phil
lies today. Jim Busby, Tom
Implicit and Ed FITZGERALD are
doubtful starters due to various
minor injuries.
Mickey Vernon's salary siege
delayed his debut and may ac-
count for his slow start. He is
batting only .161, hasn't vet
grooved his customary smooth
swing and his slump is a cause
of concern.
Busby, singing the ball at
.567 clip, still is favoring a
bruised right knee suffered a
week ago while making a fam
tastic catch against the Dodgers.
He's still limping.
All Catchers Hitting.
Catcher FITZGERALD, whose
right index finger was cracked
by Carl Furillo's foul tip in the
same game, expects to return to
duty momentarily. His absence
hasn't been felt keenly, for Joe
Upton has stepped in to hit .375
and the Senators third-string
catcher, Bob Odds, has punched
out 1857 average.
Implicit. expected to wind up
(See SENATOR'S, Page A-17J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Half Holiday Proposed
For Orioles Opener
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 23.-City
Council has given unanimous
approval to resolution calling
on Mayor D'Alesandro to de-
clare a half holiday April is.
date of the orioles first home
game.
The school board has already
decided to give school children
a holiday then.
Leon Abramson, council vice
president, told fellow members
yesterday the Mayor had asked
Gov. McKeldin to make the day
a Statewide holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

BALTIMORE. Mar. 23.-The
Baltimore Colts will meet the
Washington Redskins in a pre-
season night game here Satur-
day, September Is, General
Manager Don Kellett announced
today.
The arrangement follows last
years pattern when the clubs
played one exhibition and met
later in the season in a regu-
larly scheduled game. Last
year. however. both games were
played in Baltimore, while the
"a league game will be played
at Griffith Stadium.
The Colts won both '53 games,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
CIV 18th in Final A. P. Poll
As Tourney Play Alters Ratings

20, moved up to sixth place a
week ago when they entered the
NCAA Semif1nalS. After whip
ping Penn State and Bradley
soundly to win the title, they
jumped up to second.
Holy Cross. which advanced to
third place on the strength of
its NIT victory. held onto that
place while Indiana. still highly
regarded. slid back to fourth.
In addition. Duquesne. the NIT
runner-up. and the second and
third place teams in the NCAA
tournament also earned top-ten
ranking in the final poll.
Duquesne finished fifth, fol-
lowed by Notre Dame, upsetter
Of Indiana in NCAA play; Brad
ley, the NCAA runnerup: West
ern Kentucky. a NIT tourna-
ment entry: Penn State. third
in the NCAA, and Oklahoma
Ann, loser to Bradley in the
NCAA second round. Southern
California. the fourth NCAA
semifinalist. was 18th in the
balloting.
The last weeks voting brought
several changes in the rankings
Of the leaders. Notre Dame
dropped down one place. Brad
ley. despite a mediocre regular
season record. climbed from 18th
to seventh on the strength of
reaching the NCAA finals. while
George Washington fell out of
the top 10 for the first time in
many weeks.
The final evaluation also
placed Seattle and illinois in the
second ten and dropped out
Navy and North Carolina State.
showed Niagara up to 18th and
put Maryland in Goth.
The final ranking of the lead
ing teams FIRST place votes and
won-lost records in paren-
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the turn in the White Sox pressroom here
and was unimpressed when he was reminded
that very few other people saw it his way.
''Bucky Harris picks the Yankees to win
and Cleveland to finish second" Paul was
reminded. Apparently he doesn't figure you
picked up much strength since last season"
The Chicago club wound up in third place,
115 games back of the Yankees and three
games back of the Indians.
well, Bucky is smart baseball man."
Richards conceded. Smarter than am, I
guess. He's been around lot longer. But
was asked how would pick the race and I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
OIszewski Undereoes
Operation on Knee
By the Associated Press

UY II8 NSsueIuTeu FTesS
CHICAGO. Mar. 23.-Fullback
Johnny OlSzewski will undergo
surgery today at Santa Monica.
Calf, for the removal of a car
tilage from his right knee, the
Chicago Cardinals report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Dodgers Are Content
With Pitching Staff;
Yogi Gets Fast Start
BY the Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Mar. %. - Buzzy Bavasi, vice
president Of the Dodgers, today
expressed satisfaction with the
clubs pitching staff.
eve have the best nine-man
staff in baseball" the youthful
executive said. Sure, the other
teams have their Roberts and
Simmons, a SPAIN and a Bur-
dette. Maglie and a Jansen. But
we have four right at the top
Don Newcombe, Carl Erskine.
Russ Meyer and Billy Loes. Then
we have Bob Milliken and Johnny
Podres, Glen Labine, Erv Palica
and Preacher Roe. And we
haven't begun to talk about the
new men or fellows like Ben
Wade or Jim Hughes. yet"
Yesterday Labine, Wade and
Glenn Mickens pitched seven
hitter as a team Of mixed Brook
Ign regulars and rockies pushed
over a run in the ninth inning
to defeat the Pirates, 80. Sandy
Amoros singled home Jim Baxes
with the winning run.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar.
% (P.-Catcher Yogi Berra of
the Yankees is enjoying the best
spring of his career and claims
the light bat 1872 ounces) he's
using is the reason.
Yogi, who rested yesterday
while the Yankees drubbed the
Athletics, 1875, started using the
lighter model bat last June when
he was i'll and then came on
strong to finish with a .296 bat
ting average and q home runs.
He's hitting .458 in exhibition
games so far.
The Yankees. seemingly back
in form, knocked out Southpaw
Alex Kellner in the fifth inning
yesterday. Rookie Bob Cerv and
Bill Skowron led the champions
attack with four hits apiece.
Cerv walloped four doubles and
Skowron a homer and three
singles.
LAKELAND. Fla, Mar. % (P).
The Redlegs won their ninth
exhibition in Is starts yesterday,
nosing out the Tigers, 4-3, but
losing Shortstop Roy Mcmillan
in the process.
Roy was spiked by Catcher
Johnny Bucha in a play at Sec
ond and % stitches were required
to close a cash on the inStep of
his right foot. He may not see
action for two weeks.
HOWE Judson and Saul Rogo-
win scattered nine Detroit hits.
while the Reds jumped on Dick
Donovan for all their runs.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
70 R.-Southpaw Harvey Had
dix has a perfect earned-run
average SO far this spring for
the Cardinals.
Harvey gave up three runs to
the Phillies yesterday in the first
inning, but they were all I'M
earned. The Cards won the
game, 9-3. as Stan Musial drove
in seven runs with a homer,
triple and single.
All four runs scored against
Haddix in IL exhibition innings
have been tainted. The Cards
have an 8-6 exhibition record.
TAMPA. Fla, Mar. %. R.-I
Manager Paul Richards of the
White Sox had a chance yester-
day to catch up on a few sta
tisticS as his ball club took a day
Off.
The White Sox have played Is
exhibition games, winning eight
Bob Boyd and Nelson Fox have
been doing the heaviest hitting,
compiling 1886 averages. Others
batting over 800 include Johnny
tSee TRAINING CAMPS, A-17.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
PhiIIies Grow Bitter
As Every Attemptat
Trade Falls THROUGH
BY The Assoeioied Press

CLEARWATER, Fla, Mar. %.
THE Phillies' front Office is
bitter about the reception its
trade offers get from other Ma
tional League clubs.
A club spokesman, who refused
use Of his name but said he
was speaking for Bob Carpenter,
Phillies' owner, disclosed that the
clubs top brass came to a boil
most recently over the deal
which sent Shortstop Roy Small
ley to the Milwaukee Braves and
Pitcher Dick Cole to the Chicago
Cubs.
II wouldn't want to say that
we are being blotted out pur-
posely," the Phillies spokesman
said, cor that there is any col
fusion against us, but take some
Of our experiences.
1.-THE deal between the Braves
and the Cubs is an example.
Last winter we offered one of
our top hurlers, a regular starter
in the 1858 season, for Smalley
and never got to first base.
"Yet Wild Mathews (the Cubs
general manager) called BRAVES
General Manager) John Quinn
and made q deal for Cole. The
Cubs snapped Smalley for this
young right-handed pitcher who
has done nothing for the Braves
in three years.
Several Deals Fail.
"That was only one Of several
deals we tried to work out with
New York, Brooklyn, st. Louis,
Cincinnati. Chicago and Pitts
burgh. Our only success was
with the Pirates, and we paid
Branch Hickey $40, 900 for hurry
Dickson. not only for our own
good but to keep him off the
trade mart.
1--WE tried to get Bobby Thorn
son from the Giants but Leo
Durocher demanded Curt Sim
mons or another southpaw Of
equal ability-which we don't
have.
I'VE attempted to get Gus
Bell from Cincinnati and agreed
to give Gabe Paul our top minor
league pitching prospect, and
two other regular hurlers, as
well as a big bundle of cash.
Paul demanded one of our very
best hurlers and we included
him. We thought the deal was
sealed. Then suddenly it was
no go. Paul's excuse was, I'm
afraid of what our fans will
say
Bid for Hemus Ruined.
During the winter we made
every effort to get Solly Hemus
from the Cardinals. George
Weiss yankee general mana
ger called us on the phone and
offered to sell us Vic Raschi for
$4,000 and two players whom
we would send to Kansas City
on option.
I'VE told Weiss to call Mil
waukee. that we were trying to
get rid Of two pitchers ourselves
in a deal with st. Louis. Weiss
was smart enough to call st.
Louis Immediately to sell them
Raschi-and I'll bet they didn't
get him for $4,000. The result
was that st. Louis did not need
pitchers and We did not get
Hemus."
The Phillies spokesman shook
his head.
only a few days ago Carpen-
ter offered big sums of money
for Don Hoax, Billy Cox and Bob
Morgan of Brooklyn. but Buzzy
Bavasi merely smiled and asked
for Richie Ashburn. That, of
course. was out of the question.
1T sure looks funny to me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
WIN, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Stur Staff Correspondent

TAMPA, FLA, MAR 2S.-Up to now, only one American
openly propheed the end OF the Yankees
reign We'll win the pennan" Paul Richards OF the
White Sox says, fatty.
Richards book the Yankees will finish behind Chicago,
by Boston, Cleveland Washington Detroit Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

Others receiving more than 10 points:
North Carolina State. Dayton. Wichita.
Navy Oregon State.
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tSee TRAINING CAMPS, A-17J
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27

by Executive Secretary George w.
Brooks of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, i'm
mediately following a meeting of
the tee executive committee held
at Tennessee State last week end.
The meeting was presided over by
Chairman c. c. Bond of Lexington.
Tenn. At this meeting the commit
tee planned two other special fea-
lures for this professional conven-
ton of the Congress.
One feature is "Town Hall
Meeting" for Thursday evening,
April 8, which will open the two
day session. The panel of experts
will treat teacher welfare, with
emphasis on tenure, and approach
es to possible decisions of h e
United States Supreme Court on
segregation in the public schools.
The other feature which has
been planned is an intercultural
seminar on Friday evening, April
9. Special high school music talent
will be heard throughout the two
days.
A dance honoring members of
the Congress and their guests is
also planned for the opening night
of the convention.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27
Negroes Refuse Jobs While Mexicans
And West Indian Laborer Fight To
Work On California Farms
Fruit Growers Say Negroes Left Jobs
For Rainbow OF Industrial Cities
BORDER GUARDS BATTLE OUTSIDERS

LOS ANGELES, March %, =
(Special - Negro leaders at San
Diego and Calexico, and others
who recently watched thousands
of Mexican farm laborers battling
Mexican and American police and
border guards, while attempting
to cross the border, missed a gold
en- opportunity.
With this object lesson to in
spire them, they could have start
ed statewide campaign, to get
colored citizens to take the jobs on
California ranches the foreigners
sought.
Many Mexican and also West In
dians, had already entered the
country, and were working, but the
quota had been filled, yet the short
age of farm laborers was still
very acute. The vineyard growers,
and ranches were doing all posi-
bic to get the bar let down, so
they could employ the newcomers.
According to a survey completed
last week by Dalter Barbour, Ur-
ban League field director, unem-
ployment for Negroes throughout
California is increasing. Both Bar
bour and the state director of en-
ployment, William A. Burkett, at
test to the fact that there are
enough unskilled and semi-skilled
laborers idle to fill all farm jobs
without using any outsiders.
Incidentally, the majority of the
Negro newcomers here, are from
rural districts and have had pre-
vious experience on farms SO the
work would be no new venture for
them.
That there is little prospect, that
the farm labor shortage will be
remedied by Los Angeles Negroes
taking jobs in the San Joaquin, the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27

1t Pays To Advertise In The
JACKSON ADVOCATE
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27
Navy Admits
Negro To
Housing Project

CHARLESTON, S. c., Mar. %.
-(SpeciaD-A sailor has been ap-
proved to live in all-white Tom
Mcmillan Homes here, a housing
project built at the beginning of
World War ii and administered
by the Navy.
Thelma Frye, chief steward, his
wife and child are expected to move
into the housing unit this week,
a spokesman for the Sixth Naval
District said. He can move in any
time now, the spokesman added.
The apartment is now available to
him.
Indignation of Tom Mcmillan
Homes is the third de-segregation
act taken by the Navy here. The
other two are the breaking of the
color line at the Navy Yard cafe
terra and ending of separate toilet
facilities.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27

Imperial Valley and other agricul-
tural sections, may be judged from
the experience of a large rancher,
and general merchandise store
owner at California some years
ago. Already the center of one
of the country's greatest lettuce,
canteloupe and citrus fruit belts
he had wanted to develop the fine
long staple Egyptian cotton, which
brings high prices on the market.
Imperial Valley is a haven for cot
ton growing because the fields
are irrigated from the Colorado
River irrigation bitches.
At that time, the would be- large
scale cotton growers, knowing lit
tie about it, arranged to bring
number of colored farm hands
from Oklahoma, and locate them on
the ranches that needed them. On
the Startling ranch about six miles
from Calipatria, four neat cot
tages were built, fitted with cleo
trio lights, supplied by the ranch
power plant, oil stoves for heating
and cooking and all conveniences.
At this particular ranch, all four
families deserted the ranch as
soon as the cotton was ready to
develop into bolls. At several of
the other farms they left when
the snowy cotton was ready to be
picked, but would rot, if left un-
touched.
1t is matter Of unpleasant his
tory of some 20 years ago, that in
desperation, the cotton growers
had to hurriedly have Mexicans
transported across the line at Mex
icali. Meanwhile many of the de-
serters who came to Los Ange-
les, expecting to find the streets
paved with gold" had to go into
domestic service, not getting the
factory worl, they expected, as the
tailend of the depression hit them
heavier than the long resident Cali
fornians.
Thoughtful local leaders are sug-
costing Back to the Farm move
ment" at once.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27
Magazine.

Magazine.
In order that the retraction be as
widely read as was the editorial
here referred too | totally reject
the proposal made by Mr.. Burns,
and want you to know that | will
regard your attempt to repair the
damages already done as adequate
only in the form of an editorial,
and not something in your Letters
to the Editor" column.
Unless this retraction is made
as early as possible and in an
adequate manner | shall turn the
matter over to my attorney for APP
propriate legal action without fur
Their delay.
Sincerely yours,
Percy Greene
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Sen. Lehman
Continued from Page One)


paign speeches, but it is complete
ly inconsistent with what we had
been led to believe was the Adj
ministration's position as present
ed to the comfare."
The New York Senator was re-
ferring to letter sent to the COM
mittee chairman by Secretary of
Labor Mitchell endorsing the Ives
Dill for equal employment oppor-
tunities.
The letter led the committee to
believe that the secretary of labor
was expressing the position of the
administration. When Sen. Leh-
man discovered that this bill was
not supported by the President, he
remarked that he found this
strange in an Administration
which claims to be working as a
team"
Sen. Lehman, who has fought
hard for the passage of this piece
of legislation which he co-spon-
sored, has openly stated that he
now sees no possibility of its pass
age.
The presidents statement indi-
Gates that the administrators pur-
pose in holding hearing is to de-
velop the record and not to pass
legislation.
at is sal dto note that the Pres
ident is not in accord, on the mat
ter, with the leaders of his own
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Beatty

Continued from Page One|
'Negress,' to which most Negroes
object, and also abstain from i'd
ratification by race of persons
accused of crime"
Mr.. Beatty replied that "the
description was used merely as a
means of identifying to the great
est degree possible the culprits in
yolyed."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27
President Drake
University To
Speak To Tenn.
I eachers
By MABEL B. CROOKS

NASHVILLE - DR.. Henry G..
harmon, president of Drake Uni
versity, Des Moines, Iowa, will be
the Keynote speaker at the Ten
nessee Education Congress annual
convention set for April 80 at
tennessee State University.
This announcement was made
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Mound Bayou 49,.
Continued from PAGE One)


is no segregation in Mound Bayou"
1T so happens that there are only
Negroes here. We just don't invite
white people to come and live
here" "If they wanted to live
here, they could so far as the law
is concerned"
Concluding the statement Mayor
Greene said, ain integrated Chi
cago, | am sure the editor of
Ebony does not invite everybody
to his home, at Mound Bayou, we
invite those we want and do not
invite any one we do not want"
In Jackson it was revealed that
the editor of the Jackson Advo-
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party-with such distinguished SEN
ators as Ives and Saltonstall-
who have both testified in favor
of S. 692 with enforcement pow
ers," concluded Lehman.
1t was generally believed that
the President opposed compulsory
FEPC legislation, but apparently
Sen. Ives, chairman of the sub
committee holding hearings on the
bill, assumed that the president
had reversed his thinking on this
matter. His assumption was based
on the Mitchell letter supporting
the Ives bill.
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