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u. ). Must Decide
Soon on Intervention
In Southeast Asia
Issue Within Our Own
Government as Well
As With Others
By John M. HiqhtoweI

The United States and allied
countries are moving rapidly to-
ward a showdown over inter-
vention in the conflict with Com
munism in Southeast Asia.
This will be a showdown in
side the United States Govern
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Menzies' Coalition Apparent Victor in
Abstraction Voting. Poee A-3
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French Breok Siege of Key Defense Post
ond Scatter Reds. Poee A-3
ThoiIond Asks U. N. to Send Observers
Into Southeast Asio. Poee A-3
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Summer Vacation?

Virginia Beach is described for you
today by Reporter Alex Preston. You'll
also find some notes on Ocean City, Nd.
and Rehoboth Beach on
Page D-S.
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(See MEMORIAL, Page A-40
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(See HIGHTOWER. Page A-4.
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(See MOVES, Page A-4)
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(See GENEVA, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1954-05-30

SOME cIoudlneSS To-Day but mostly sunny
and warm, high near 78. Tomorrow,
cloudy, warm. (Full report on Page A-2.)
Hourly Temperatures.
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John |. Is Donohue Choice
Sullivan Greatest of Irish
Athletes, I'd Gathering Told

1t was Donohue paying tribute
to Sullivan as the Touchdown
Club held it's special st. Pat
rick's Day luncheon yesterday.
F.. Joseph (Jiggs) Donohue,
former District Commissioner,
told the capacity crowd of 225
that John L. Sullivan got his
vote as the greatest Irish athlete
of all time.
II have known only one ath-
lete ever to approach the mans
self -confidence," Donohue said,
land that was Ed Lynch, for
merly a great all-around COM
petitor at Catholic University.
Lynch was a spade caller
patterned along John LIS lines
and capable of backing up with
performance any claims he
made"
Donohue, who has made a
study of Sullivan's colorful fiStic
career. reviewed some of its high
lights in his talk.
With the. help Of the Irish EN-
baSsy, Donohue was fortified with
an interesting collection of facts
concerning present-day sports IN
Ireland.
Hurting. a pure Irish game. is
one of the most vigorous teams
sports in existence. Each player
is equipped with a blade-like
type of swatter and the ball,
smaller than a baseball, is
swatted back and forth at high
speed.
And, of course, the Irish are
great horse lovers with such
famous racing places as The
Curragh, Phoenix Park, Loop
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johnson
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Continued From Page CID
at time when Babe Ruth was
in his prime.
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of
West Virginia suggested that
putting almost unlimited funds
behind baseball clubs removes
competition in baseball. Sena-
tor johnson said that is espe-
cially true if a club is owned
by a corporation which can
charge off losses.
Senator Welker, Republican
of Idaho, said he has been iden-
titled in a small way with the
Pittsburgh Pirates and pointed
out that they have been in last
place even though backed by
Bing Crosby and others.
Chairman LANCER stepped into
the role of a baseball expert at
this point and predicted great
things for the Pirates in 1855
or 1856.
The johnson resolution is
strongly opposed by Baseball
Commissioner Ford Prick, who
is to testify later.
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Early Bird Buses
Planned Each Day
OF Laurel Meetinq

For those who wish to get
there early. the Gray Line will
run a special bus to the Laurel
race track starting Saturday.
The bus, which will be known
as the Early Bird" will leave
the Gray Line terminal at 1910
I street NV. at 10 am. each
racing day.
Laurel opens it's 19-day meet
ing Saturday. Post time will be
LAS pm. daily.
For those not in any par
ticular hurry, buses will leave at
regular intervals from IL am.
to 1890 pm.
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StanIee Opposing Gafioni
In Return Mat Match

Gene Stanlee and Baron Cat
toni tonight pick up where they
left off last week when Gattoni
was disqualified for slugging the
referee in their feature wrestling
match at Turner's Arena. They
meet in q best-of three falls con-
test with a one-hour time limit.
Preceding the headliner will
be match between Daisy Mae
and Slave Girl Moolah, women's
junior heavyweight champion.
Two preliminaries. the first at
8:45 o'clock. list Nature Boy
against Red Ryan and Karl Karl
son against Hank Dallo.
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ardStown and PuncheStown and
so-called "flapper" meets in iso-
lated country towns.
But perhaps the most peculiar
sport in all of Ireland, Donohue
reported, is that known as
bowls" This game. played on
country roads, is confined to two
counties, Armagh in the North
and Cork in the South. In the
game an iron ball, weighing
about % pounds, is lobbed along
given course on public road
for about 3 miles. There are
few rules but when lobbed the
ball must hit the road and it is
the clever player who can lob it
over a corner. gaining yards,
perhaps, on his rival who has
to make a dogleg approach.
The Irish bet heavily on the
game, which is usually staged
on Sunday afternoons when
traffic is lights 1t is illegal, since
it technically binders traffic, but
policemen never find cause to
make complaint against either
players or spectators.
Joe Lynch, club president, in
PRODUCED his 76-year-old father,
Irish-born Michael j. Lynch, a
marathon runner for many years.
Other Irish-bred were on hand
and among those speaking was
one Isidore Goldstein. much bet
ter known as Goldie Ahearn.
The boxing promoter stole the
show with his blarney. which, in
the opinion of those present,
qualified him as an Irishman for
the day.
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TONES and Gonzoqo to Open
Tourney Against Tough Rivals

who led the Catholic League in
scoring with 17.8 average and
was voted to the All-Metro tour
nament and All-Catholic League
first teams Bishop England is
the Catholic champion of South
Carolina, averaging better than
so points a game.
GONZAGA $3.50 VS.. SCRAN-
TON PREP t20-5)-Gonzaga is
Catholic League champion but
lost to CIV in the Metro finals.
1t had winning streak of IL
straight during season. Gonzaga
is spanked by Ronnie Bennett,
5-foot-10. an all-around per-
former who was selected on the
Metro first team. Scranton Prep
was the outstanding team in it's
area and won the district cham
pionShip.
WEST CATHOLIC (18-N VS..
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH'S Q8-5-
West Catholic finished the regu-
lar season in first place in its
league It lost to South Catholic
in the final game of the Shaugh-
messy playoff, team it pre-
viously beat by 20 points. Nine of
it's 10 PLAYERS in the tournament
are 6 feet or over. Top scorers
are James McNicholas, 6-foot-5
who has scored 267 points. and
Capt. Bob Devine. 6-foot-1 with
262 points. Mount st. Joseph's
has been private school cham
pion the last four years and city
champion the last two. Out
standing player is Dennis Nc
CURE, 6-foot-3, named by Sport
Magazine to the All-American
high school team last year as
well as being named to the ALL
State first team.
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Departmental | league
Apparently Is Dead;
Last Mines Pull Out

The Departmental League. last
survivor Of the boom years of
Washington Sandlot baseball in
the 1920s, appeared headed for
extinction today after it's last
two teams pulled out of the or
ganization.
At a meeting of the rival In
dustrial League last night, Buck
Grier, manager of the Union
Printers and representing the
Departmental League, made an
effort to withhold casting his lot
with the industrial group until
the week end. Fire Chief Morris
Clarke. president Of the Depart
mental League, is due to re-
turn from his Florida vacation at
that time and Grier had hoped
to talk with him before making
a decision.
But Grier was told that he
must decide Immediately and
he then accepted the offer to
join the Industrial. The Indus
trial League now is a six-team
organization including Cameo
Furniture, Silver Hill. Washing
ton Boys Club, Springfield Vir-
ginianS. FBI and Union Printers.
The FBI team, which was in
volved in a controversy last year
and quit the Departmental
League late in the season. joined
the Industrial this year. Scogna
TailorS dropped their franchise
and early this week Hicks Chew
rolet did likewise, leaving the
Printers and the champion
Atchison and Keller the only
survivors of the f1ve-team De-
partmental setup.
When the Printers joined the
rival league, Jack Hoffman,
manager of AK. stated that
arrangements have been made
for his team to enter the Ana
costa League.
Hoffman. who also is vice
president of the Departmental,
pointed out that the Depart
mental League has not folded
yet. THE league still is in ex-
istence. We still have a board
and Clarke could come back this
week end and pick up four teams
somewhere" he said.
"Grier represented us at the
Industrial meeting and tried to
stall until the week end" Hoff-
man continued. But he couldn't
and I don't blame him for de-
Gliding to accept the offer from
the other league"
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Schools Recognize
Inevitable; Orioles
Opener Is Holiday
SpeeioI Dispo,eh 10 The Siar

BALTIMORE. Mar. 18.-April
Is will be a holiday for the
$4,000 boys and girls attending
public schools here.
That's the date the new Orioles
play their first major league
baseball game at home.
In announcing the holiday.
DR.. John H. Fischer, superin-
tendent of schools. said. I'VE
know they won't all be able to
get into the stadium to see the
game, but that big parade well
coming the Orioles home in the
morning will have many histori-
cal floats, and we felt it would
be educational for them to see
it,"
1t will not only be educational.
It will be preventative. No boy
will be forced to play truant.
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st. Anthony will play Bishop
England High of Charleston.
S. c.. at 7 pm. tomorrow and
Gonzaga will play Scranton tPaJ
Prep at $40 in two of four
games opening the Washington
Catholic Invitation basketball
tournament at Ritchie Coliseum.
The tournament will open with
st. AIMS of New York playing
ST. Benedictine of Richmond at
$50. st. Anthony and GonZaga
will then play their games and
first nights action will close with
West Catholic High of Phila-
delphia playing Mount st. Jo-
seph's of Baltimore at 10 pm.
Winner of tomorrow's first two
games will meet at 1880 pm.
Saturday and winners of the last
two games at 9 in semif1nals. Two
consolation games, the first at
1880. will pit tomorrow's first two
losers in one contest and losers
of the last two in the other.
The championship game will
be played at $3.50 pm. Sunday
preceded by two consolation
games, the first at 1890.
A thumbnail description of to-
morrow's contestants, with sea-
son records in parenthesis:
ST. AIMS (27-D VS.. ST.
BENEDICTINE Q2-10) - st.
AIMS won % straight this year
and averaged 70.2 points per
game against its opponents 400.
Top players are Tom Kearns, s.
foot-10 with a 200 average; Don
Lane, 6-foot and 1877 average;
Fred Klishewicz. 6-foot-2 and a
1870 average. Ken Harrison, g.
foot-1, although not having too
high a scoring average, is the
teams rebounder. st. Benedic-
tine also has tall squad with
three of it's players at 6-foot-3.
ST. Benedictine won the Catholic
State tournament in Virginia,
competing against II other
teams.
ST. ANTHONY CAB VS..
BISHOP ENGLAND (25-3)-St.
Anthony was runnerup in the
Catholic League this year. De-
Tending champion in the Metro
politan tournament, the TONES
went to the semifinals, losing to
George Washington High, the
tourney winner. Outstanding
player is Bill Cassidy, 5-foot-11,
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Terps Defend Rifle Honors;
Navy, Hoyas, CIV in Field
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Mar. 18.-
Navy will play host to six area
rifle teams. including the de-
Tending national champion.
Maryland, Saturday in one of 10
sectional meets to determine the
national title.
Some 70 shooters from Lehigh,
Gettysburg. Baltimore Junior
College, Georgetown, George
Washington. Maryland and Navy
will vie for individual and team
honors, beginning at am. I'M
der the auspices of the National
Rifle Association.
Scores from the sectional
meets are wired to the national
group for determining the ma
tienal champion.
Navy and Maryland are CO.
favorites in the meet here. Even
though Maryland topped Navy
in the regular season by single
point. the Middies topped Army,
the only team to down the Terps
this season, by the same margin.
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sition. He's mean. real mean.
Doesn't like people. Even
when he's trying to be nice, he
scowlS."
The Redkins' interest was
aroused by the fighters name
Bill Hegarty. They had an end
by the same name last season,
acquired from the Pittsburgh
Steelers. Stickevers' gladiator
scales 235 pounds and stands g.
foot-5, the identical measure
ment of the Redskins Hegarty.
The fighter also halls from Villa
nova College. So does the Red
skins man.
In fact, the Redskins suspect
that their guy and Stickevers'
budding heavyweight champion
are one and the same. There's
only one discrepancy-the foot
ball club officials hadn't noticed
the young mans ferocity. That
might be explained by the fact
that their Hegarty had a bad
knee, subsequently repaired by
surgery, and didn't see too much
action
General Manager Dick Nc
Cam of the Redskins is certain
there must be a mix-up if
Stickevers is planning to sign
the athlete to a boxing contract.
Hes already signed a 1854
contract with the Redskins. -"
Mccain explained. Besides.
we paid for the operation on his
knee"
Goldie Ahearn, who is as Irish
as a kosher pickle, had the
Touchdown Clubs st. Patrick's
Day luncheon gathering in
stitches yesterday. as expected.
The late Hip Dugan, then
sports editor of the Washing
ton Post, dubbed him Ahearn,
Goldie explained in his own in
imitable ''brogue, to keep
Goldie's father from discovering
that his son was fighting
Goldie's proper handle was Isl
dore Goldstein.
I'm fighting a guy by the
name of Murphy in Boston
once" Goldie told his listeners,
land I hear the crowd yelling
nasty things about me and for
him to knock me out. It only
made me mad and went to
work on this Murphy and really
give him a beating.
about the fourth round, !"
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Hoyas Enter 2-MiIe Relay
In K. Of {. Meet Saturday

Georgetown University is send
ing a 2-mile relay team to the
Knights of Columbus meet in
New York Saturday for the last
appearance of Hoya runners
during the indoor track season.
Running for the HoyaS will be
Joe Shutka, Bob Lippemeier,
John Peyton and Ed Kirk. Also
going for GU will be Pete Fedak,
a freshman, in the hurdles.
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By LEWIS +. kTcHlS0N

Goldie went on. we're in q
clinch and this guy whispers
Take it easy, will va. You gone
crazy or something's"
"Take it easy" Goldie snarled
you hear them names they're
calling me?"
They amt yelling at you.'
Murphy replied. They're yelling
at me. My names really Gins
burg and those Irishmen out
there know it."
The Thoroughbred Racing AS
sociation's annual booklet
American Champions and q
Year-Olds of 1883" has arrived
on the sports desk and a Wash
ington racing fan is struck by
the absence Of the name of Mis-
ter Gus. The sensational colt is
owned by Gus Ring. builder and
sportsman.
Mister Gus, if you remember,
came within a split second of
smashing the 5-furlong mark for
the Widener Course at Belmont
last fall. The remarkable fea-
ture of his performance was that
Jockey Ted Atkinson was stand
ing in the stirrupS, saving on
the bit to slow him down when
they hit the finish line. Teddy
called him the fastest 2-year-old
he'd ever ridden.
$50
Anybody listening to George
Marshall's TV program, er, that
is Jim Gibbons program over
WMAL-TV. on which the Red
skins owner appeared as a guest
Tuesday night, would have
thought George was just off the
boat or an alumnus of Notre
Dame.
1t was a clear-cut victory for
Shamus O'Marshall's byes as he
defended the records of Frank
Leahy and the Fighting Irish.
His defense was the greatest
since Knute Rockne's last victory
over Army. and on offense it
was no contest.
you can't keep American
boys from trying to win," Mar
shall reminded his. or Gibbons
audience. when asked for his
opinion about taking injuries.
He quoted Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's statement, There is
no substitute for victory" in
defending players striving for
that goal.
Marshall agreed with Leahy's
conclusion that taking injurits;
was small potatoes compared to
other abuses that have crept
into college sports.
George agreed with Leahy
that college presidents and the
NCAA could find better things
to busy themselves with than
the items they've come up with
recently.
Sure, and If he didn't give
Gibbons sponsors a plug that
should last all year.
He did. to borrow a phrase, a
grand. grand job not only for
Leahy at Notre Dame. but for
all real football fans-as well as
for Gibbons.
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AAU High-Diving Title
Won by Robert Ford

Robert Ford, representing the.
host Naval Receiving Station.
amassed 1928 points yesterday
to win the Senior District AAU
high board diving champions"
ships at the receiving station
pool.
Clark Sherer and Evans Brown
of the Ambassador Hotel Club
grabbed second and third places.
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Melvin on Top Team
In Miami Pro-Am
speeioI Dispatch TO The Star

MIAMI, Mar. 18.-Dick Mel.
vim, former Washington ID. C)
golfer. and two other amateurs
teamed with Wally Ulrich to win
the $4,000 Pro-Amateur here
yesterday preceding the $4,000
International Four-ball.
Ulrich had a SO. and with Mel
vim, Otto BreSky and Frank
Solomon had a 81 best ball. Ul-
rich won $500.
Cary Middlecof and Fred
Haas tied among the pros with
Cos. They won $400 each.
Ben Hogan sliced his first
drive out of bounds and was 50th
among the pros with a "a.
Leading pro scores:
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it's golf shop.
h q S signed
Clarence Dos
er. q 45-year
oldNew York.
err who's a
c o animation
Of the two.
w h e n
w o o dnont
moved from
Bethesda it
released Gene
Larkin, who
had been the
pro there for
many years,
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dug up by one
Harry Stick
e v e r S, a
trainer, sec
ond and as
piring man.
ager.
His tiger.
S t i c kevers
t o ! d t h e
writer, has
S t r e n g t h,
courage and a
good punch.
hit Uhat 7
like most is
I.-..
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Champion Coeers Visit

The Eastern Branch basketball
team of the Boys Club of Wash
ington will play the Williamsburg
Settlement team, 100 = pound
champions of New York City. at
$50 pm. Saturday at the East
ern Branch gym.
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and went for the glamour Of
George Fazio. Less than two
years later Fazio resigned.
Fred Bolton succeeded Fazio
and stayed about two years. He
quit this winter. Woodmont has
interviewed dozens of pros over
the past few months, but some
did not meet the requirements
and some turned down the job.
Doser has been at Hartsdale,
N. Y, for IA years and winter
pro at Vero Beach. Fla. for one.
He is a short. heavy-set, black
haired fellow who has been play
ing in the major tournaments
for years. He is extremely quiet
and seemingly can play through
tournament without saying a
word.
Doser will report here April l
from Vero Beach. and then. go
to Augusta for the Masters. He
qualities for the latter by hav-
ing tied for 18th in the Ma
tional Open last year. The low
20 in the Open get bids to the
Masters.
Doser has been to the semi
finals of the National PGA, has
finished as low as 18th in the
Open and has won the Western
New York PEA four times and
the Met PGA three.
Prince Georges finally has
completed negotiations with the
Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
and the Women's Open May 13-
Is will be over the 72-hole route
for $4,000 in prize money.
Briggs g. Co. has underwritten
the tournament and the Touch
down Club will assist in sponsor
ing it. Babe Zaharias has prom
ised to play and bring about Is
stars of the circuit.
Johnny Dawson has been Sc
lected by the former National
Amateur golf champions as the
most capable amateur golfer not
invited to the Masters. and Skip
Alexander by the former Open
champions as the most capable
pro unlimited. Invitations now
have gone out to both.
Golfers lead article this week
is My Partner. Ben Hogan"
based on material from the book
OF the same name written by
Jimmy Demaret.
There's certainly nothing new
on Hogan. although Demaret
claims he knows Hogan best and
understands what makes him
tick.
The story has some rather
Notwithstanding quotes, such
as one when Demaret and Hogan
were S up with 9 to play in
an Inverness four-ball match.
Demaret started Glowing and
he claims Hogan said. with. a
snap. We're only five up now.
If we concentrate and fight hard,
we might win by 8 OF 10"
That doesn't sound like Hogan,
or anybody else.
Jerry Long starts new series
of golf classes for beginners at
the YWCA tomorrow night. open
to men and women. Equipment
will be provided by the YWCA.
Players with some experience
can join Wednesday night
classes. Long is PGA men,
Der with years of teaching ex-
perience. He's now pro-manager
at East Potomac.
Tom Wheeler Of Congressional
was appointed secretary of the
District Golf Association at a
special meeting last night at
Argyle. Wheeler succeeds the
late Albert E. Steinem, secretary
for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Hockey at q Glance
Yesterdays RESULTS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. B. Montreal. ].
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Hershey. q: Syracuse 3
Cleveland. 3: Pittsburgh. 0.
Providence. 81 Buffalo, 4.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (PlayOffS).
Cincinnati 3: Marion, 3. (BeSt OF
seven series tied I'D.
Troy, a.. Toledo. 0. BEST Of three
series tied LID.
Johnstown. 5: Fort Wayne, .. tJohns-
town wins best OF three series, 2-Ol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
| Doser Hiring as Pro
New Answer 10 Old
Woodmont Problem
By MerreIl WhittIesey

Woodmont Country Club, which
for six years has been trying
to decide whether it wants a
playing pro or a club pro to boss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18

The Redskins got a jolt the
other day on reading inAa New
York sports column about a
promising young heavyweight
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-16
Asllby.

Miss Ola Walton left Sunday
for Schenectady, NJ Y, where She
Will spend some time with her
nephew MI and Mrs w. T,
Sanderson, Jr.. and Bobby
Mr.. and Mrs. L. 3. Garrett and
Miss Sunny Martin left Monday
for weeks visit at Mays Head.
N. c.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. l.. Adams included Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Adams and Bobby. of
Farmville, Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Nelson and Sharon, of Carriers
vile, and Mr. and Mrs. Hall of
Beaver.
Friday guests Of Mr.. and rms
w. E Bagby were Mr.. and Mrs.
r. l.. Vaughan and Elaine, of near
Chase City.
Dianne Ogle celebrated her
fourth birthday with little par
ty on July g.