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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

EDINBURGH. Scotland. Aug.
Ala driving rain that made a
soggy mess of the grass track
hobbled the runners in the Scot
fish Highland Games today but
seemed to add further luster to
American Desmond Koch's sur
prising victory in the caber toss
AN old Scottish speciality.
The Los Angeles athlete, COM
peting against a field of killed
Scots, astounded the crowd OF
10000 by getting off "a clear
heave that was SO superior the
Judges gave him first place in
the event.
The caber is long tree trunk
some 16 to 20 feet in length. The
idea is to hold the lumber ver-
tically and flip it. They don't
measure the distance Of the
heave since most competitors
have enough trouble just lifting
the caber.
That leaves the judging to
style alone, and Koch's effort
was the best seen here in a long
while. The rain-soaked specta-
tors were aroused to a great
cheer for Koch. who specialiZes
in the shot put and discus.
KOCH finished second in the
shot, hwever, with toss of 48
eeet' 8 L .ehes. Britain's Jim Sa-
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players saw varsity duty when
the score permitted it.
Leading Candidates.
The ends should be nailed
down by Denny Flynn and Bill
Sheahan, both 6-foot-2 and 1870
pounds. Tom Lamoure, Dick
Shoeb and Joe Giuliani will lend
more than 200 pounds to the
tackle posts. Mike Lee. 100 and
a place-kicker, and Fritz Rath-
jenS are the outstanding candi-
dates at guard. Mike Lob, ITO,
has the inside track at center.
Next to Bennett. the most ]rn-
portant backfield man will be
Frank Vita, a 165-pounder who
finished last season at fullback
after spells at quarterback.
Jankowski rates him a very hard
runner.
Little Dick Nickerson. a scat
back who was injured much of
last season. is a good bet at right
halfback. Tom Murray and Jim
Whelan, both about 155, will con-
tinue their battle for the quarter
back slot.
The schedule:
September 17-At Anacostia, $40.
September 26--At Episcopal, 900.
october AT Washington-I,ee. S:15.
october 9-Bladensburg at Northwest
ern SIS.
October 16-DeMatha. 800 tsite to
be decided.
October 23-CarroI. 800 (site to be
decided.
October 30--At GEORGETOWN Prep, 3 90.
November 6--At Northwestern, SIS.
November list. Johns (time and
site to be decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Highland Games Throng Sees
American Win Scots Specially

vidge won with a heave of SO
feet. 5 inches.
Because of the rain, times
were unusually slow, but Amer
leans managed to win three of
the regular track and field events
in their final appearance on
their European tour.
The turf was so slow the mile
run was won in ABA by Bri-
tain's Ken Wood, 4:04.8 miller.
with Villanova's Fred Dwyer
fifth.
Willie Williams of the Univer-
sity of Illinois. who last week
in London won the 100-yard
dash in 9.5 seconds. was slowed
to 10 seconds fiat while winning
the century today.
The other American winners
were Ralph Fessenden of Cham
paign, ILL.,, clicked in 50.4 Sec
onds for the 440-yard run. and
Floyd Jeter of Los Angeles. who
cleared 6 feet 2 inches in the
high jump.
Josh culbreath of Baltimore
ran fourth in the 120-yard hur-
dies, won by Ireland's Eamonn
Kinsella in ISL seconds.
Lang Stanley of Fresno, Calf,
finished third in the half mile.
Britain's Ronald Henderson won
the event in 2:03.7.
Jerry Melbourne. Union City
Ind, took third in the pole vault
with Infect inches. N. G. A
! Gregor Britain, was the winner
/ at Is f Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

Patuxent marshes September I
will be 6:35 in the morn
ing and 1877 in the evening,
daylight saving time that is. On
September / the morning high
tide will be about GAS am. and
the evening high tide about 7:45
pm. It isn't hard to figure that
shooters will have just about a
half tide ON which to punt the
marshes in both morning and
evening periods. AS the rails,
sora included, are usually less
plentiful early in the season,
many old-timers are putting of
their expeditions af1eld until later
on when hours and tides are
more propitious.
Just in case you haven't al
ready seen the regulations, the
season for rails and gallinules in
Maryland is from September l.
to October 20. In Virginia Sep
TENDER II to November 10 are
the inclusive dates. Daily bag
and possession limit for sora is
Is birds; for gallinuleS other
than sora the limit is Is in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Langley and Reid Head
Drivers at Marlboro

Elmo Langley and Bill Reid
head a list of area drivers en-
tered in the 25-lap feature stock
car race at Marlboro Motor
Raceway today. The first race
is set for 2 pm.
Leading the out-of-town en-
tries will be Pappy Hough. who
will bring in some of the out
standing drivers from Maryland
and New Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Lood FoIIs on Ronnie Bennett
Gonzogo Needs BockfieId Star
To GoWith Strong Defense
BY Dick sIoy

Jan Jankowski, known best for
his strong defensive clubs. proba-
bly, will strengthen that distinc-
ton in his second season in
charge Of football at Gonzaga
High School. Unfortunately, an
other characteristic that may
carry over from last year is the
Eagles inability to move the ball
with consistency.
Given one all-around backfield
man, Jankowski's clubs work the
Notre Dame box and # forma-
tons as well as any. Witness the
800 rout Of Mount Vernon in
the opening game of 1858. But
then Jack McCaleb injured his
knee against Mount st. Joseph
and Gonzaga lost half of its eight
remaining games - by a total
margin of 10 points-while jan
kowski sweated through count
less backfield combinations.
The load this year will fall on
the sturdy shoulders of Ronnie
Bennett, if the responsibility can
be pinned on any one player. II
don't want to say that Bennett
will make us or break u.s." jan
kowski says, "but am banking
my whole backfield on him."
Top Basketball Player.
Bennett was the boy who bios
somed into one of the areas
top basketball players last winter
during Gonzaga's drive to the
Catholic League championship.
But his performance on the foot
ball field was less noteworthy.
Now that he's a senior and has
had taste of stardom, jan
koWski hopes all that has
changed, meaning the football
part:
Bennett, a 6-footer who may
reach ITO pounds this fall, will
play left halfback, do most of
the running to either side. handle
the spinners and "he's going to
have to throw the ball-some-
where anyway" Jankowski adds.
I'm looking for kickers and
passers and I don't care If other
coaches know it or not"
In spite of wholesale gradua-
tons among the linemen, jan
kowski insists the forwards will
be his strongest asset. He'll draw
from a fine Junior varsity that
won five, tied two and lost none
last fall. Several of the jayvee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Canadian Net Team
Still in Fight for Cup
By the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 81. -
Canada remained in competition
for the right to meet the United
States in the final round Of the
North American zone Davis Cup
competition by defeating Mexico
in today's doubles match.
Mexico won the opening two
singles matches yesterday and
will go into the final singles to-
morrow with a 81 lead.
Brendan Macken and Lorne
Main kept alive the Canadians
hopes. wearing down Francisco
Guerrero Arcocha and Francisco
Contreras for a IS, 81, 6-3,
GO decision.
In tomorroW's singles Main will
play the Mexican champion,
Gustavo Palafox. and Bob Be-
dard is scheduled to take on
flashy Mario Llamas. Bedard.
however. was i'll during most OF
his match against Palafox on the
opening day and if he has not
recovered his place probably will
be taken by Paul Wiley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
!'ariz, Heti|eman Score
To Enter Cavalier Final
By the Associated Press

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Aug.
21.-Frank Hartz of Richmond
will face Duke University Star
Buzzy Hettleman of Baltimore
in the final of the mems singles
of the fifth annual Cavalier In
vitational tennis tournament
here tomorrow.
Hartz downed Waller Horsley
of Richmond, 6-3, rs, 6-3,
in a semifinals match today.
Hettleman, seeded No. l, downed
Gene Wash of Richmond, 4-6,
8-6, 6-3.
Horsley had advanced by dis
posing of Bernie Segall of Ports
mouth, one of the States top
players, in the quarter finals,
Ga, Ga. Wash gained the
semifinals by turning back AL
Hetzeck of Norfolk, 6-3, 6-3.
In a doubles battle, Ralph
Paris of Atlanta and Segall de-
feated Howard Board of Rich
niond and David Schimmel of
Baltimore 6-1 e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Versatile Private From Iran
One-MonWhiz Beating Army's
Top Oman VoIIeyboN Teams

OF America, so I decided I would
come here"
Before leaving Iran, Alan dis
covered because of a manpoWer
shortage that he and a partner
could hold their own against
three. four or five others in vol
leyball. He had taken a job as
director of a club called Nerou
Javan, which means. literally,
Strength of Youth"
1--WE were national cham
pions," he says. But many
times during practice we were
short of players. Another boy
and I would stand the others.
Soon people heard about it and
they started coming to watch.
THAT gave me the idea. I
chose a partner and we put on
exhibitions all over Europe. We
got beat only once-in Italy,"
Toured U. S. With Brother.
Alan then came to the United
States, picked up with his
brother, Mehdi, who already was
here and they toured the coun-
try, taking On all corners and
winning every time. Mehdi went
back to Iran and Alan decided
to go on his own.
Alan is one of nine children,
five boys, four girls. A brother,
DR.. Jalal Abdoh. is under-secre-
tary of state there and formerly
was a delegate to the United Ma
tons. Another brother heads a
large manufacturing concern and
Is also professor of chemistry at
the University of Teheran, while
another is a lawyer.
Mehdi, who attended the Uni
versity Of Dubuque in Iowa, is in
the farming business.
when he went back home, he
decided to buy up some land
right near the Russian border"
Alan said. THE land is real
cheap up there. But Mehdi
i.>~y-.S no fear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Ex-No.re Dame Athlete
Found Hanged in Barn
BY the Associated Press


HACKETTSTOWN, N. j., Aug.
21.-William r. Smith, one time
Notre Dame football player, COM
mitted suicide by hanging him.
self in the barn of his home near
here yesterday, State Police of
the Netcong Barracks said today.
Two State troopers said they
found Smith hanging from a
rafter in the haymow of his
barn. He had been respondent
because of Ill health, police said
Smiths family told them.
Smith, a guard at Notre Dame
in the mid-1930s, had been in
the cement block business at
nearby Succasunna. He is sur
vived by his widow. Clair, and
a son, Robert P. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Navy Football Squad
To Begin TWo-A-Day
Workouts tuesday
BY the Assoeiased Press

ny me A$sociuteo PresS
ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 2l.-Navy
faithful get their first hint Of fall
here Tuesday when a group Of
46 football players reports by in
vitation only to. Coach Eddie
Erdelatz.
The ones who will be carrying
the ball for the Middies this
season won't need any introduce
ton. Seven of the eight men
who did most of last years run
ming and passing will be back on
the practice field.
Erdelatz and his aides will be
greeting the varsity candidates
at about the same time some SO
players report to Coach Frank
Foster for junior varsity work.
Another 200 prospective players
are expected for the freshman
call.
The Navy outfit will Jump right
into a two-a-day practice sched-
ule that will continue until class
work gets underway September Z.
Monahan Heads Veterans.
Erdelatz will have Is lettermen
out for drills. They include one
end, two tackles, three guards, a
center, a pair of quarterbacks,
four halfbackS and two fullbacks.
The veterans are led by Capt.
Phil Monahan, 192-pound full
back from Burlingame, Calf :,
who was shifted to that position
from halfback because of his
driving power. He suffered a
serious knee injury during spring
drills, but is expected to start
the regular campaign.
Last year the starting back
field was made up of George
Welsh at quarterback, Halfbacks
Bill Hepworth of Derry, N. H.,
and Monahan, and Fullback Joe
Gattuso Of Clarksboro, N. j.
Fighting for the positions were
Quarterback John Weaver of
Wausau, Wis, Halfbacks Jack
Garrow of Antioch, Calf, and
Bob Craig of Altadena, Calf,
and Dick Padberg, fullback. OF
this group only Padberg gradu-
ated.
Erdelatz seems to be most con-
cerned with the line, where only
two of last years starters, End
Ronnie Beagle of Covington, KY,
and Hugh Webster, of Bremen
ton, Wash, converted from
tackle to guard during off season
workouts, are returning.
Beagle was the teams leading
pass catcher last season, with
IA catches, and Webster is a
195-pounder with two years
service.
Other Candidates.
Some of the other players
ready to report Tuesday are:
Ken Holden of Antioch, Calf
lightest lineman on the squad
at 178 pounds; John Hopkins
who won his letter as an end
last year but was switched to
tackle; AL Kozischek, the teams
heaviest player at 215; Alex
Aronis, who just missed being
Mr.. California of 1850: George
Warren of Jacksonville, Fla, and
Wilson Whitmire of Coronado
Calf, two of the very few fresh
men of last year to make the
squad.
Navy's practice had been
scheduled to start Monday, but
NCAA rules provide that no col
lege shall start practice until
September /, or two weeks before
the beginning of the academic
year, whichever comes first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Mexican Girl Takes
National Tennis Title
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Rosa
Maria Reyes, 14-year-old Mex
leo City star, today won the Ma
tional girls tennis championship
with a straight set, 6-3, 6-3,
victory over Tina Rodi, Is, Of
Beverly Hills, Calf.
Miss Reyes. top foreign ranked
daughter of Estavan Reyes, Mex
lean Davis Cup star, used smash
ing forehands and effective
placements to keep her third
seeded opponent on the run most
of the time in the 75-minute
match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
10 Games Left 10 Play
In Industrial League

With 10 games remaining to
be played before a second-half
champion can be declared, the
Industrial League will attempt
to get at least half Of them out
Of the way this week.
Cameo, f1rst-half winner, will
play Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION tomorrow. Union Print
ers meet Silver Hill Tuesday,
Boys Club plays Springfield
Wednesday and FBI meets
Springfield Thursday. All games
will be at $50 pm. on the West
Ellipse.
Postponed twice last week be-
cause of rain, Snug Harbor and
Atchison 81 Keller, first and sec
ond half winners, respectively,
in the Anacostia League. will
start a best two-out-of three Sc
ries this week for the cham
pionship.
Eol10u,;,,o oro T,> duet r;o1 ~ r~,,n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
By Bill Fuchs

The tendency at first was to
be more than a little skeptical
about some of the sports &C
complishments credited to the
24-year-old son of the former
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Iran. For instance,
whoever heard of one man de-
feating a six-man volleyball
team?
Alan M. Andoh does not argue
with the skeptics. He merely
issues his challenge. And by
himself, alone, he does beat six
man teams.
Abdoh also lays claim to the
scholastic high jump record of
6 feet "a inch in Teheran. cap
ital city of Iran; the Iranian
bicycle racing record for eight
kilometerS, and two Iranian
amateur boxing championships
Convinces Skeptics.
An army private stationed at
Walter Reed, Abdoh already has
convinced many skeptics of his
volleyball proves. He caused
quite a stir while going through
basic training at Camp Gordon,
Ga. He took on Camp Gordon's
top team, which was good enough
to represent the Sd Army in the
All-Army tournament, and whip
ped it soundly, 1874, 1910.
The 6-foot, 185-pound Abdoh
next issued his challenge at
Walter Reed. Nobody believed
me-" he says. The top players
from Troop Command eagerly
took him up. Result: Abdoh, is;
Troop Command, 2.
The Military District of Wash
ington team may be the next to
answer the challenge. Such a
match is being arranged for the
fall.
Wants to Meet Champions.
Maybe if I beat MDW," Ab-
doh says, II will get the chance
to play last years All-Army
champions. I want to do that
very much"
In volleyball. players are al
lowed to bat the ball to team
members three times before de-
llvering it across the net. Abdoh
has that privilege. He is allowed
three bats" on his own, which
give him time to set up his Of
Tense. But how does a man de-
fend against six opponents?
1T is the psychology of men,"
Abdoh says. You have to be
experienced enough to know
where the man is going to hit
before he hits the ball. I can
feel where the ball is going to
be hit"
Alan was a boy when the
Americans started coming to
Iran during World War II and it
was then that he heard the
marvellous stories of life in this
country.
Made Friends With Americans.
There was an American camp
just eight miles from my home
in Teheran," he says. "As boy
of IS I made friends with the
American soldiers. They told me
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shooters.
It will not be long now before
cooler nights, more frequent
rains and winds oXygenate the
farm ponds throughout Mary
land and Virginia to the point
where pond fishing again will
become worthwhile. In the
meantime. unless heavily spring
fed. most nearby ponds are
working" and the waters dis
colored with algae. high in tenn
perature, making bass and even
bluegills and crappie hard to
tempt with artificial lures.
We have no figures, but the
University of Maryland and the
State Soil Conservation Commits
sion have announced that some
$500 farm ponds have been
created in Maryland, ranging in
size from one-half acre to five
acres or more. Stocked with fish
and suitable for swimming, they
provide recreation to the owners,
water for stock and are q source
of fire protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

marshes have
been engaged
by this time.
However, there
is one mitigat-
ing c ire u m =
stance which
possibly none
but the old
t i m rs will
n a v e figured.
S h O o in g
hours are from
one-half hour
before sunrise
to Su n S e t .
IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
AyuIu Takes Crown

SCHROON LAKE, N. Y. Aug.
81 (P).-Luis Ayala, a member Of
Chile's Davis Cup tennis team,
today defeated Jack Frost Of
Monterey, Calf, in the final Of
the ninth annual Schroon Crest
invitation tournament, GO.
3-6, GO, 6-1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Old Dominion Races Off

Stock car races scheduled last
night at Old Dominion Speedway
at Manassas, Va, were Cancelled
because of rain. Weather per-
hitting, drag races will be held
today at / pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Rinty Sang Anyhow

Rinty Monaghan, former
worlds 1yweight champion from
Ireland, sang his favorite Irish
ditties for the crowds after each
fight--win, lose or draw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
OUTDOORS

With the opening of the rail
bird season in Maryland just 10
days away, we expect most boats
and pushers for the Patuxent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

Most runs-Beach, %; Castro, %;
ply, 35. Most doubles--Castro. s; Bladen,
Silver HILL 8. Most triples--Meinke., 5
(three. players tied with four eachl.
Most runs batted in-CaStro, "a; Hill
and Bladen, II each. Pitching--Small-
wood Boys Club, 81 .S57; PAMELA. Sill
yer Hill, 6-2 $50; Mitchell. AZ .667;
Carroll. FBI, 10-6 .625.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

The first issue of Guns Maya
zine, a new monthly publication
devoted to the, rapidly growing
field of gun collecting and shoot
ing, will make it's debut on news
stands December /. Stated
with prominent military, police
and civilian experts, it will pro-
vide readers with a valuable and
entertaining source of gun lore
and technical information as well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
With Bill Leech

aggregate with a possession limit
of 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

as news of current interest to
shooters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

OF interest to shooters. partic-
ularly duck and goose hunters,
Remington Arms Co. announces
the production of magnum
version of the Model $40 Wing
master" 12-gauge pump action
shotgun. Chambered and de-
signed for 3-ipch shells, the new
magnum "Wingmaster" also will
handle 2A Inch shells and will
come with 30-inch plain barrel
or ventilated rib. We predict
they're going to be hard to come
by, however, as many advance
orders have been filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

Made Friends With Americans.
There was an American camp
just eight miles from my home
in Teheran," he says. "As boy
of IS made friends with the
American soldiers. They told me
, 1954-05-08
ASSEMBLY, CITIZ'NS
FILE PROTEST
ON ORGANIC ACT

Cables, letters, resolutions
and copies Of a brief express
ing the views Of the Legisla-
lativeAssembly on the revised
organic act for the Virgin Is
lands recommended by Con-
gressional committees were
were circulated this week to a
large number of Congressman,
mainland newspapers, influ-
entail organizations, the Uni
ted Nations and other groups
and individuals. At the same
time a citizens committee com
posed of representatives of sew
eral local organizations dis
patched kilograms to the main
Continued on page ~
, 1954-05-08
Government Positions
frozen by Executive
Order Of MuY A

A memorandum has been is
sued to heads Of departments,
agencies and instrumentalities
in the Municipality Of st. Tho
mas & st. John freezing all
positions Immediately. TN the
event Of an emergency CHA
the Governor will take into
consideration the approving
of a position if the department
concerned can rightly justify
the appointment as essential
This action and other means
of making retrenchments in
the government service were
taken after discussions at a
recent staff conference, in or
der to avoid a heavy deficit.
, 1954-05-08
Womens League TO
Honor Mothers With
Special Radio Prog.

The Women's League will
broadcast a special program
in honor Of all mothers over.
Station WIVI from Z to 7:30
pm. Sunday, May 8, it was an
.nounced yesterday. Special
tribute will also be paid to
Mrs. Annie de Chabert, who
has been selected as the
Mother Of the Year by the Pa
rent Health Organization.
The League program will be
directed by Mrs, Hilda Eng
land.
Mrs Chabert will be honored
at a special program on Sun
day, May 16. This program
was postponed because of the
several excellent programs
scheduled for tomorrow. Thus
more people will have the OPP
portunity to attend the cere-
mony to be held under the aus,
pices of the Parents Health
Organization next Sunday af-
ternoon in the Lutheran Par
ish Hall.
, 1954-05-08
Trio Of Top-Notch
Artists 10 Appeur in
Concert on Sunday

A trio of top-notch artists
will appear in concert on the
Manson Lawn in Frederiksted
tomorrow evening at $3.50.
They are: Balfour Fleming,
Pianist; Rita La Fontaine, So
prano and Lorena Brooks,
Concert Master Harpist.
The concert is for the bene-
fit of the Manson Memorial
Foundation. Patrons are ask
ed to contribute one dollar.
1855. E
, 1954-05-08
Governor Makes
Courtesy Coll at
ST. Croix Avis Office

Governor Alexander made
a courtesy call at the office of
the st. Croix Avis yesterday
afternoon. First to greet him
at the entrance to the build
ing was Mrs. Anna Brodhurst;
the editor, Canute A. Brod-
hurst greeted His Excellency
next and showed him around
the office and the plant, ex-
planning certain features.
The Governor expressed APP
probation for expressions of
goodwill and promised that he
would make every effort to do
a good job. He admitted that
there might be some mistakes
but that he would do his best
in the interest of all the peo-
pie of the Virgin Islands, and
indicated that success will
come with cooperation.
Before departing he prom
ised to visit st Groix as often
as possible.