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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Writers Pick u Ring Greats
Dempsey, Louis, Armstrong
Only Moderns in Hall of Fame

ting down to the l75-pound
limit.
johnson. for his part, must
hold weight. Today he was
scheduled to be examined by
New York State Athletic Com
mission physicians.
New York, which a year ago
was becoming a ghost town as far
as small fight clubs were con-
cerned, is on the rebound.
Now the big town has Fort
Hamilton and Eintracht Oval,
both operating without the bene-
fit of TV. :. The latter opened
last night with Bill Bossio out
pointing Guillermo Robert be-
fore an estimated 1900.
Bobo Olson, who is preparing
to defend his middleweight
championship against Rocky
Castellani, has been handling
his sparring partners in salts
factory fashion, Manager Sic
Flaherty reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
AIphonso Smith Scores
Senior Tennis Upset
BY the Associased Press

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. g.
Alphonso Smith of Washington
is matched against Weldon Lam
bert Of Bayside. N. Y. in one Of
today's quarter final matches in
the National Senior clay court
tennis tournament.
Smith, playing In the seniors
for the first time, upset third
seeded Bernard Clinton Of Dali
las yesterday, Go. 60. Smith
and his doubles partner, Kahl
Spriggs. also scored an upset
by eliminating the top-seeded
pair of DIR. Victor L. HeuSer Of
Elizabeth, N. j., and Sydney
Adelstein of New York, 6-3.
6-3. to gain the quarter finals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Annual Pony Show Slated
AT PurceI|yiI|e Tomorrow
SpseiaI Dispatch 10 The ssor

PURCELLvILLE, Va, Aug. 6.
Eighty-five ponies will come
here to the Purcellville School
grounds tomorrow for the an
nua1 pony show held for the
benefit Of the local elementary
school
The first class will be called
at 10 am. washington time)
Entries in the, breeding, pony
hunter and jumping classes
represent virtually the full
strength of this years pony
show crop. The forenoon events
will consist largely Of equitation
classes and competition for
breeding stock. Luncheon will
be served on the grounds.
Judges will be Shirley Tayne
of Middleburg and Lodge Bolles
of Boyce, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Busllips, Lincolnia
Open PIayoif for Tile

Bureau Of Ships and Lincolnia
open their three-game playon
for the Departmental League
championship today on the South
Ellipse. The second game is
scheduled for Monday on the
same diamond and the third
game. II needed. win be played
Tuesday.
Bureau Of Ships edged Linz
colnia for the second-half cham
pionship by winning q sudden
death playoff Tuesday. Lincolnia
won the first-half championship
by a wide margin. The two auto
matically qualify for the City
Series In September.
Yesterdays schedules In the
Industrial and AnacoStia leagues
we're rained out. The schedule
today and Monday Call games be-
gin at $3.50 PM:
Games Today.
Ships VS.. Lincolnia. South Ellipse.
Industrial League-9ilyer Hill VS..
Cameo, West Ellipse, and Union Printers
VS.. Boys Club, East Ellipse.
Anacostia League-Snug Harbor vs..
Congress Heights, FairlaWn.
Games Monday.
Ships VS.. Lincolnia, South Ellipse.
Industrial League--Cameo vs. FBI
West Ellipse.
Atchison q Keller, Fairlawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
San Francisco Group
Gives Up on As Deal
BY the Asseeiated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. g.
An Remember Citizens Commit
tee to Bring Major League Base
ball to San Francisco had given
UP hopes Of attracting the
floundering Philadelphia Ath-
letics to California.
The committee of civic, busi-
ness and labor leaders was told
yesterday by County Supervisor
Francis McCarty, its chairman,
that a deal for the Athletics is
apparently dead as far as San
Francisco is concerned"
Conceding the AS to Kansas
City or some other city imme-
diately prepared for major league
ball, the committee agreed to
begin a long-range plan to at
tract a major league franchise
here.
"A committee was formed to
raise $40, 900 for q campaign to
seek approval Of a IS million
major league stadium bond issue
on the November general cleo
ton ballot. Under the bond is
sue proposal. the money cannot
be spent until a major league
franchise deal has been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Ocean Downs Lists
.Co-Features Toniqht
speeioI Dispatch 10 The star

OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. g.
Ocean Downs has a double fea-
ture program tonight as a result
of a rainout last night, with the
81 900 New Jersey Pace originally
slated last night added to a pro-
gram that also includes the
$4,000 New York Trot.
A downpour after the first two
races last night cancelled the
last six races, leaving Ocean
Downs with one more rain date
on a schedule due to close Au-
gust "a. Tracer Prince won last
nights first race and Banners
Dottie the second for a daily
double of $68.40.
Ten PAGERS are entered in to-
nights $4,000 feature, with Lark
Hanover, a recent winner at
Baltimore Raceway in 2:063s.
the likely favorite. Toni Darnley
is another strong entry. as is the
popular Irish Gallon who starts
from the No. 8 post.
Irish, owned and driven by
Joe Eyler, looms as the one to
beat in the $1,000 New Jersey
Pace off his record of six wins
in eight starts.
The Ocean Downs manage
ment has announced that be-
cause of last nights rain, rain
checks and programs from last
night will be honored and that
there will be no parking fee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Al Andrews Hands James
His Second Ring Defeat
BY The Associated Press

SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. al
Andrews. seventh ranking well
terweight. handed George James,
Chicago. the second defeat of his
career in a unanimous 10-round
decision before $500 last night
In Andrews hometown.
Mailing James with left hooks
and body punches, Andrews
piled up the maximum number
Of points on the judges and
referees cards.
Referee Ernest Lalonde scored
1t 100 points for Andrews, 81 for
James. Judge Henry Leveroos
scored Andrews 100. James 80.
Judge George Lasage gave An
drews 100 and James 50.
Andrews, who meets Gil Turn
er of Philadelphia in Chicago
August 10. marked up his 34th
victory against six losses and
one draw. James had Is victories
and one loss before meeting
Andrews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Dunn, Last D. {. Entry,
0usted in Junior Golf
Dy tho Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.-John
Dunn, the last of four entrants
from the Washington, D. c.. area
in the United States Golf Asso-
citation junior championship, is
on the sidelines as players go
into the fourth round and quar-
ter finals today.
John e. Kilbride Of Worthing-
ton, S. OAK, beat Dunn, / up, in
yesterdays morning round.
The tournament favorite,
George Warren. III. of Hampton,
S. c., had two close calls yester-
day. He defeated Ronald Letiecq
Of Newport, r. l., ! up, and went
overtime to eliminate Don Essig
Of Indianapolis, ! up in 20 holes.
There were a number Of upsets.
one of which eliminated Louis
Graham of Nashville, the med
aliSt.
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Two Contact Sessions
On AII-Star Agenda

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. g.
The College All-Stars have only
two contact sessions remaining
on their schedule before they
begin tapering OF for their
meeting with the professional
champion Detroit Lions at Chi
cago next Friday.
The squad went through a
rugged scrimmage accenting de-
tense yesterday after Coach Jim
Tatum Of Maryland gave a long
classroom lecture on the arts Of
defense.
Tatum said he will give the
boys a break in training and the
team will journey to Chicago for
the week end. The players will
attend q show Saturday night
and those wishing to go-to Tam
O'Shanter will do so to witness
the golf tournaments while the
others will attend the first game
of the Chicago Washington
doubleheader at Comiskey Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Stock Cars MonopoIize Cards
At Area Tracks This Week End

their programs to strictly stock
machines.
Old Dominion again has in
vited amateur drivers for its show
tomorrow night, beginning, at
$50. Charlie Martin, two-time
feature winner this season. will
be among the IS drivers on the
six-race card.
Ronnie Brooks, Ed Payne and
Steve Slaughter, all recent fea-
ture winners, figure to be well up
In the running Of the 25-lap main
event. Brooks and Payne were
1-2 last Saturday when they col
lided and spun out on the 23d
lap. Slaughter crashed through
the fence in that race and sur
vived q fall to the drag strip.
Amateurs also win be at MARI
boro Sunday afternoon, but will
have to compete against the pros
for the raceway's Third Ami
versary Trophy. Drivers from
the Southern Maryland Stock
Car Club Of Lexington Park
have been invited to Join mem
bers of the Northern Virginia
club to form an entry list Of IS
TO 40 machines. First race viii
begin at 2:30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06

The Washington areas three
auto tracks will provide only
stock car competition this week
end, beginning with pro and now
ice events at West Lanham to-
night.
Rex White and Charlie Pee
Wee) Pobletts figure to COM
mand most attention at West
Lanham Speedway, which opens
its card at $3.50. White is the
only driver to win three feature
races at Lanham this season.
while Pobletts, who has won one
main event. is the point-scoring
leader.
Their most serious challenges
are expected from such drivers
as Ed Lindsay, Ken Marriott.
Lou johnson, Nick ESs. Ray
Kable, Eddie Adams and Leo
yierkorn. Ess, a newcomer to
Lanham, has been a frequent
money-winner at Baltimore's
Westport Speedway the last two
seasons.
Old Dominion Speedway In
Manassas, Va, and Marlboro
Motor Raceway both viii limit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
By Dick SIoy

This week Washington's own
Union Printers baseball club
came home from st. Louis with
another national printers cham
pionship tucked away. But, amid
the backslapping, there is the
feeling of jumping from the fry
ing pan into the fire: Returning
from tournament where they
win the title half the time to a
schedule where success is less
frequent.
The victory at st. Louis was
the goth in 40 tries for the Dis
trict Typos, and their second in
a row. Yet the Printers have
drawn a blank in Washington
competition the last two years.
Their defeat by last-place Cam
60 Furniture two days ago
dropped them to third place and
gave them little more than an
outside chance for the Industrial
Leagues Second-half title.
Anyway, the District Printers
came away from st. Louis with
almost every prize in sight. Be-
sides the championship, Center
fielder Billy Garner was chosen
the tournaments most valuable
player. Gene Collins was singled
out as the best performing
pitcher ttwo wins, no defeats
and a LOO earned-run average)
and Charlie Holbrook, foreman
of The Stars composing room.
was reelected president of the
Inter n ational Typographical
Union Baseball Association.
Garner Stars in Final.
Garner probably won his hon.
ors on the strength of his ex-
PLOTS in the final game last Sat-
urday against st. Louis, won by
the District club, As. A graduate
of Roosevelt High in the early
1905 and later a minor Lacquer
with Danville and Trenton, Gar
ner doubled and scored the tying
run in the third inning and then
tripled in Manager Buck Grier
in the eighth to end the scoring.
Another Washington player
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Aussie Stars Oppose
Americans in Eastern
Quarter Finals Today
BY The Associated Pres.

SOUTH ORANGE. N. j., Aug.
6.-Four Americans met four
Australians in the quarter finals
Of the Eastern Grass Court
Tennis tournament today, and
the tennis outlook for the Amer
leans is gloomy.
Only Art Larsen Of San
Leandro, Calf, second-seeded
in the tourney, was a probable
winner. And he's up against one
of the AusSies' youngsters, Neale
Fraser. All the other matches
look like sure things for Aus
tralia.
Gardnar Mulloy, third-seeded
veteran from Miami, Fla, plays
Lewis Hoad. the defending
champion; Eddie Moylan of
Trenton, N. j., meets Ken Rose
wall and Donald Flye of Tacoma.
Wash, takes on Rex Hartwig.
Larsen earned his quarter
final berth yesterday by romping
to an easy victory over Allen
Morris Of Atlanta. Ca, Ga, 60.
Fraser Gusts Bartzen.
Fraser, No. man on the for
eign draw, outstroked Bernard
Bartzen of San Angelo, Tex,
the National Clay Courts cham
pion, 6-3, As, Go. The Texan
was seeded sixth.
Mulloy had to fight for every
point to beat England's 19-year-
old Roger Becker, 10-8, SO.
Hoad. No. in the foreign draw,
had it easier. defeating Robert
Perry of Los Angeles, Ga, 6-3.
Moylan continued the hot
pace he has set since returning
to tournament tennis by elimi-
mating fourth-seeded Straight
Clark of Baltimore, Ga, Ga.
Moylan, unseeded and un-
ranked here because of a two
year absence from the circuit,
came here fresh from winning
the Southampton crown last
Sunday and has drawn consider
able attention from the galleries.
Earlier. the 31-year-old Moy-
Ian declared he had no Davis
Cup aspirations. saying: I'm
playing tennis for the fun of
it. This will be my last tourna-
ment until the nationals. I'm
definitely not playing at New
port"
ROsewall Pressed to Win.
But, he might change his mind
II he gets by Rosewall, the 49,
year-old Davis Cup ace who is
seeded second here. Rosewall
had a comparatively hard time
yesterday before registering a
6-1. As. Ga decision over
eighth-seeded Hal Burrows of
Charlottesville, Va.
Flye. an unseeded youngster,
eliminated Frederick Hagist of
Berkeley, Calf. 6-3. 60.
Hartwig lost his first set and
then trounced fifth seeded Ham
Richardson of Baton Rouge, La,
As, 60, 6-3.
In the women's division. top
seeded Louise Brough of Beverly
Hills, Calf. had a tough time
in defeating 18-year-old Barbara
Brett Of North Hollywood, Calf =,
Ga, rs.
., Helen Fletcher of England,
heading the foreign players. was
extended through three sets to
4 beat. Ethel Norton of San An
tonic, Tex, 81, IS, 8-6.
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I'd Army to Decide
Swimming Honors
BY The Associated Press

PHOENIXVILLE. Pa. Aug. 6.
Teams from seven Army in
stallations in the seven State I'd
Army area will meet at Valley
Forge Army Hospital next week
for the 1854 I'd Army swimming
championships.
The two-day event is being
renewed after a four-year lapse.
Fort Knox, KY, holder of the
Commanding Generals Trophy
for team laurels. won in 1859,
will defend its crown against
Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
Md; Fort Eustis, Va: Fort
Monroe Va; Fort Lee. Va; Fort
George G. Meade, Md, and the
Army Chemical Center, Md.
Eighty-five individual contest
ants are entered in the, tourna-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Norrogunsett Suspends
DeSpirito for Five Days
BY the Associated Press

PAWTUCKET, r. T.. Aug. 6.
Tony DeSpirito, the Nations
leading jockey with 1873 victories,
was suspended for five days by
the stewards at Narragansett
Park yesterday for failure to full
fill his riding engagements.
DeSpirito was given permits
sion by the track physician Tues
day to cancel his mounts for
that day after riding in the first
two races. He did not accept
any mounts Wednesday but was
scheduled to ride seven yester-
day.
The stewards informed De-
Spirito by phone yesterday
morning he would be suspended
If he cancelled his mounts with
out first seeing the track physi-
clan. DeSpirito did not appear
at the track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06

They handle Joey Maxim, who
doesn't exactly possess the draw
ing qualities of the Trotters.
81 never had a fighter to play
to 4 million fans in one year."
Walsh says. Il do wish, though,
that Maxim could use his left
hand as well as Goose Tatum."
A former barefooted Arkansas
cotton-picker, Tatum has turned
an uncanny basketball sense, a
pair Of gangling arms and a
wide. sheepiSh grin into one of
the highest paid playing posi-
tons in sports. He is the teams
chief drawing card and for that
reason viii take down 100000
in salary during the next IL
months. Bevo Francis and Newt
Oliver. his coach at little Rio
Grande College in Ohio, have a
contract calling for an annual
joint salary of $4,000. Wally
Dukes, the 7-foot giant from
Seton Hall, who wears a size
Is shoe. gets $4,000.
Thirty years ago the Original
Celtics of New York were THE
pro basketball team, but they
never dreamed of crowds such
as are attracted by the Trotters.
who. by the way, are booked
solid throughout West Germany
next summer.
"They couldn't fill the demand
in Germany" Walsh says.
Every city wants 'em. I took
this job as advance man for Abe
about five years ago. but frankly.
Abe needs an advance man like
the Smith Brothers need cough
drops.
"You know what the secret
of Abe's success is? He believes
in giving the fans what they
want. Last year everybody'd
heard about this Wally Dukes,
so Abe gets Dukes. This year
he picks up Bevo Francis and
his coach. Francis and Oliver
had a great reputation but didn't
have five cents in their pockets.
Now a reputation is great thing
to have. but the good old Ameri-
can buck is something else
again."
Francis and his coach were
signed as a package and who
gets what percentage of the SAL
airy has been decided between
them. Technically, Oliver
coaches the Boston Whirlwinds.
Bevo is top scorer for the Whirl-
winds. Saperstein's top prelimi-
nary team.
Francis told Walsh recently
that he liked playing pro basket
ball. IT just looked at him and
said, Who wouldn't for $780,
0OO?'"
Francis admitted that was
true. THE pay is better than
in college," he said, also. I
don't have to make a pretense of
being a student. ~
BILL FUCHS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Major League Empires
To Work Ruth Series

The Babe Ruth League, which
holds it's World Series" at Crit
fifth Stadium beginning August
II, announced yesterday that
two American League umpires
nave been assigned to work the
four douple-headers.
Will Harridge, A IN eric a n
League president, has named
John Stevens and hester Chylak
to officiate in the single-elimiha-
ton tournament. Tickets have
been placed on sale at the Will
lard Hotel, the Greater National
Capital Committee and at the
AAA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
GaIiffa viii Direct
Giants Against Rams
By the Associated Press

SALEM, Greg, Aug. 6.-Arnie
Galiffa, former All-American at
West Point. will start at quarter
back for the New York Giants
when they open their exhibition
season Sunday night against the
Los Angeles Rams in Portland,
Greg.
Coach Jim Lee Howell gave
Galiffa the starting assignment
today over the other three quar-
terbacks - Don Heinrich of
Washington, Chuck Conerly of
Mississippi and Bobby Clatter-
buck of Houston.
The other starting backfield
men are Eddie Price, fullback,
and Kyle Rote and Herb john
son, halfbacks.
CLEAN, N. Y, Aug. 6 P.-
Tackle Joe Pagan from John
Carroll University suffered a knee
injury during practice with the
Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday. He
may be lost to the team for some
time as it is an aggravation OF
an old injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
They Play Here Sunday
They Play Here Sunday
Even Publicity Man Is Amazed
At Success Of GIobetrotters

Tom Walsh. q gentle Irishman
from Milwaukee who has carved
q long and successful career
from sports. can't get over the
fabulous success of the Harlem
Globetrotters.
The Trotters viii play the
United States Stars in the fea-
ture half Of Abe Saperstein's
basketball extravaganza Sunday
night at Griffith Stadium. A
crowd Of $4,000, not q large
gathering by Globetrotter stand
ards. appears probable.
Who would have thought it
20 years ago?" Walsh asks. He
is the advance publicity man
for the Trotters. but also is as
ISOLATED with Jack Kearns in
the f1ght-managing business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Potty and Davidson
Gain Germon Net FinoI

HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 8.
Bulge Patty, defending cham
pion from Los Angeles, gained
the finals of the German Inter-
national Tennis tournament to-
day with 81, 6-3, 60 VIC
tories over Sweden's Lennart
Bergelin.
Sven Davidson Of Sweden be-
came the other finalist with q
61, 60, Ga triumph over
Hugh Stewart. also Of Los An
geles. The finals viii be played
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Typos Nine Sweeps Honors
Printers Proud of u. S. Title,
But They'd Like to Win Here

who came in for a lot of atten-
ton was Sam Webb, a pitcher
with the New York Giants who
was traded to the Braves in 1949
before a sore arm ended his pro
career.
Sam, who now plays in the
outfield. hit a two-run homer to
help beat Detroit, 8-5. in the
opening game and hit the single
that drove in Garner with the
tying run IN the final. But his
most prodigious feat was a de-
fensive play. In the first game
with st. Louis, Leftfielder Webb
speared a line drive and whipped
a long throw to Spike Bauroth to
double a runner off first base. II
thought my arm was coming in
with the ball." said Sam, whose
lame wing still gives him trouble.
Boys Whoop 1t Up.
When the Washington dele
CATION wasn't winning five games
in a row. the boys were touring
the town, visiting the 381-acre
estate of Gus Busch. owner of
the st. Louis Cardinals. and
whooping it up in their hotel.
II thought one morning !
wasn't going to have a ball
team" Grier confides. 1.-THE
house detective got after us
when some of the boys kept
calling down for big orders to
be sent to my room. OF course,
/ didn't know anything about It.
But even so, it was a lot more
peaceful than years ago when
we really had some rough
horseplay."
The national tournament
brought the Washington Union
Printers baseball club into being
in 1908, according to Grier. The
team was organized just so
Washington could be represented
in the tourney. The Washington
local of the typographers' union
UNDERWRITERS the. clubs. expenses.
1.-THE tournament is the high
light of the year for u.s." Grier
admits. But I think we'd rather
win at home than anywhere.
After all, it's the local people
who support U.S."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Howard U. Eleven Books
Three New Opponents

Howard University has ar
ranged a nine-game football
schedule for this fall. opening
with Naval Receiving Station
September Is.
MRS Is one of three new OPP
ponents on the Bison slate, along
with Fisk, to be played here Oc-
tober %. and Fort Meade, also
q home game, October 80.
The annual feature game
against Lincoln University will
be played November Is at Grit
fifth Stadium.
tioS cp'oem ctober West Wilma SIi state Ate
g., Virginia Union; l6. at Morgan state;
%, Fisk; 30. Fort Meade; November 9:
State; IS, Lincoln tGrifith Stadium).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Lou WeidensauI Named
81. Johns Line Coach

Lou Weidensaul, former star
end at the University of Mary
land, today was named to replace
Mush Dubofsky as line coach of
the st. Johns High School foot
ball team by Head Coach Joe
Gallagher.
Dubofsky left to become head
coach of the Fort Belvoir eleven.
Weidensaul, q 200-pounder
from Ashland, Pa was a regular
offensive end on Coach Jim Ia
tum's Maryland elevens from
1850 through 1852. He set the
school record for pass receptions
in one game by taking eight.
one for a touchdown, against
Navy in 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-06
Trobert Undergoes
Surgery on His Hand

SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. g.
Tony Trabert's ailing right hand
has been operated on and he
says he is confident he will be
ready to defend his national ten
mis- championship at the end Of
the month.
In fact. Trabert said, he would
try out the hand in a couple Of
grass-court tournaments before
that.
Trabert developed fostering
blisters under the callouses Of
his racquet hand. The callouses
-on his palm and fingers-were
cut of yesterday.