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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Kendall Cagers Leave
For Eastern Tourney

Kendall Schools nine-man
basketball squad left by bus this
morning for Trenton. N. j.,
where it will compete in the 22d
annual Eastern Schools for the
Deaf Association tournament to-
morrow through Saturday.
Kendall faces the host team.
New Jersey School for the Deaf
in its first-round game at $3.50
pm. tomorrow and, if it loses,
will play at least one conSolat ton
game. The Kendall team will re-
turn to Washington Sunday.
Leading the team is its 18-
year-old center, Ken Jones, who
has scored 299 points this season
for an average Of 21.2 per game.
Other players are Jorge Macaya,
George and James Lusby, Don
SprouSe, Charlie Weiner. Frank
Smith, Sandy Evan and Harry
McConchi.
Kendall, the smallest Of the
IL schools competing, has never
won the tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
sy III. Assoeios.s Press

TAMPA, Fla, Mar. Billy
Pierce, the stylish little south
paw Of the White Sox, enjoyed
the best season Of his career last
year, but it hurts him to even
think about it.
Now starting his sixth season
with the Sox, the 26-year-old
hurier won 10 games in 1858. led
the league in strikeouts. was Sec
ond in earned runs and shutnuts.
third in innings pitched and
fourth in complete games. Such
a record should make any pitcher
happy-but not Pierce.
II should have won TO-" he
moaned today. II was sure I
was going to make it, but I flub-
bed 1t. I've got nobody to blame
but myself. I had plenty Of
chances but blew them ALL"
Pierce certainly seemed a cinch
to become the first White Sox
hurler to win 20 since Thornton
Lees total of % games in 1941.
A sensational midseason stretch.
in which he hurled 40 conSecu-
tive scoreleSS innings, gave him
a total Of II triumphs in mid
August.
Thereafter. he made five flu
tile tries for his 18th victory and
finally gained 1t the last week Of
the season in IL innings.
Letdown After Streak.
II wish I could give myself a
plausible excuse so that / could
concentrate this year on not let
ting it happen again." he ex-
claimed. But in all honesty, /
can't.
If I were really reaching out
for one I'd say that perhaps
there was an unconscious let
down after my scoreless streak
was snapped. On August IA. I
went into a game against the
Browns with a streak of 342s
consecutive scoreleSs innings. I
had three straight shutouts.
Then somebody told me needed
IL more Scoreless innings TO beat
Carl Hubbell's scoreless-inning
record for a left-hander. and %
more to beat Walter Johnson's
all-time mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

Of trade involving First Base
man Earl Torgeson. It was re-
ported the Phillies were ready
to trade Torgenson to either the
Giants-for Outfielder Don Muel-
Ter and Infielder Bob Holman
Of to the Pirates-for Outfielder
Hal Rice and Infielder Dick
Groat.
Manager Steve O'Neill and
Owner Bob Carpenter refused to
confirm or deny the rumors.
I'VE are still working on deals"
Carpenter said, land something
may materialize before spring
training is over"
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla
Mar. 3 tP).-Pitcher Bob Trice,
who fell on his left shoulder while
fielding a bunt yesterday is ex-
pected to be ready for a three
inning workout in the Athletics
exhibition opener against the
Senator's Saturday.
The Negro Highlander. who
had a 22-10 record at Ottawa
last season, complained Of a pain
in the shoulder. but the team
physician said the injury should
clear up quickly.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Mar. 3 (R.-
Outf1elder Willie Mays again is
the big news in the camp of the
Giants. Mustered out of the
Army earlier this week. Mays
rejoined the club yesterday in
time to pinch hit a home run in
an intra squad game.
II hope to hit 300 and get
about 20 homers this year." he
said afterward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Billy Pierce Is Still Kicking
Himself After Best Season

IT shut out the Browns for
51a innings to reach 40, but an
error gave them two unearned
runs in the sixth and I finally
lost the game in the tenth.
81 know errors are part of the
game. but that was a big dis
appointment to me. If it hadn't
been for the error, I would have
had a nine inning shutout which
would have given me 1921 in
nings. only pa shy Of Hubbel's
record. That might have weighed
on my mind a little, because /
was pushed from then on"
One game Billy will always
remember with satisfaction is
that Of August 9 when he pitched
a SO, three-hit shutout over the
Yankees in their home park.
Strategy Blows Up.
"That was a funny one. +"
Pierce recalled. 1--WE went into
the Yankee Stadium for a three
game series, trailing the Yankees
by six games. I was scheduled
to pitch the opener, but we got
involved in a tight affair in
Philadelphia the night before
and I was called on to relieve.
1 had to pitch 62s innings before
we won the game In the 18th.
Richards manager Paul
RichardS) decided on a ruse.
When we got to New York we
sort of created the impression
that my arm had become sore
from overwork and I would be
forced to miss the series. Actually,
1 was all set to pitch the final
game. But Paul had planned
to start a Highlander. thus
forcing the Yankees to start
their left-handed hitters. The
right handler was supposed to
pitch to one batter, then I was
to take over. Thus. Casey
Stengel would either be stuck
with a left-handed lineup or
he would have to admit he was
outfoxed and use up his bench.
well, the strategy went up in
smoke when the Yankees beat us
the first two games. I started
the final game and was lucky
enough to shut them out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Hoya Nine Will Play
Michigan Here; Full
Spring States Listed

Georgetown's baseball team
will be host to Michigan in one Of
OF the early spring sports fea-
lures at the Hilltop, according
to schedules announced today.
Michigan comes to George
town April 3. Also among the
early visiting mines will be Rut-
gers, Tufts and Maine. Alto
gether the Hoyas have booked
20 baseball games.
Also announced today were
schedules for tennis, track and
golf. Features of the home track
program are dual meets against
Villanova. Maryland, LaSalle and
Baltimore Olympic Club.
The schedules:
Baseball.
March 81. Rutgers.
April 1, at Maryland; April 3. Mich
ig gan April g, Tufts: April Z, Maine:
Washington; April Is. Pennsylvania;
70, Temple; April. 81. Fordham; April "A.
Washington; May 8, at Loyola: May IL.
Maryland; May "A, at Washington q
Lee; May 10. at virginia.
Track.
April 10. at Navy; April II. villanova;
April 1924, at Penn or Drake Relays:
April 81, District AAU at Maryland.
May at Temple; May 4. Maryland:
May 8. La Sale: Nav Is. Baltimore
OLYMPIC Club; May 1929, IC-4A at
New York.
Tennis.
March. 90, Cornell
April ., George Washington: April 3.
Princeton; April 5. Maine; april g. open;
April 10 open April 15. Presbyterian;
April II, Colgate; April 10, open April
20. open; April %, at Washington 81
Lee; April "a. at VMI; April 20. at Mary
land.
May l, ST. Joseph's; May 6. at viz
ginia; May IA, Pennsylvania; May Is.
at Navy.
April 3. Cornell; April 8. at MARYLAND:
Aprl 10. George Washington; April "A,
Princeton: April %, Temple.
May l, Navy; May 4, Virginia; May
s to 10, EIGA in New Hampshire;
May IL. Penn State: May Is, Pennsyl.
vania.
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lackey High, PooIesviI|e
End Successful Seasons

Lackey High of Indian Head
has closed one of It's best
basketball seasons in recent
years.
In winning its finale yester-
day. a 1884 rout of Frederick
Sasscer. Lackey finished with a
1875 record. Chuck Simmons,
with % points. paced Lackey's
win.
Another school finishing with
good record is Poolesville, a
62-37 winner over Lisbon. for
its 18th victory in Is starts.
Poolesville will play in the Mary
land Glass c tournament start
ing Friday at Damascus.
Another game yesterday re-
suited in a 1924 victory for
Fairmont Heights over Parker
Gray Of Alexandria. Ken Mar
shall. with 81 points. led Fair
mont to its 18th win in 20
games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Orioles Invitation
To Toss First Ball
Accepted by Nixon
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 3.-Vice
President Nixon will toss out the
first ball here April Is when the
Orioles open their first major
league home season in 81 years
at Memorial Stadium against
the White Sox.
The Vice President and his
wife also will lead the opening
day parade which will feature Is
bands, some 30 floats and 5000
orchids to be strewn in the path
Of the Orioles players.
Clarence w. Miles, club presi-
dent, was taken to Nixon yester-
day by Senators Beall and But
Ter of Maryland. He extended
the invitation to the Vice Presi-
dent to toss out the first ball.
There's nothing I'd like bet
ter" Nixon said. You know,
I'm a great baseball fan and 1
think it's grand Baltimores back
in the big league"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Keystone Problems
Solved by Rockies,
Cayarretta Believes
" The Assoeia,sd Press


MESA, Ariz., Mar. 3.-The
Cubs second base combinations
cost Phil Cavarretta many sleep
less nights last season. Today.
the 37-year-old manager thinks
he has the situation well in
hand. because Of two Negro
rookies-Ernie Banks and Gene
Baker.
Failure to make the double
play and those many errors
ruined us last year." Cavarretta
said. "With these two kids. I
believe we may have the prob
lem solved"
Phil Is particularly impressed
with the showing of Banks, the
22-year-old shortstop purchased
from the Kansas City Monarchs
last September. Ernie went on
to bat .3l4 in 10 National League
games.
Banks has looked great" he
beamed. HE has sure hands. a
fine arm and looks like q hitter.
He has great wrists.
IT got a good line on him last
season when he slammed a home
run OF Gerry Staley-a side
arm right-hander. That's always
a pretty good trick for q right
handed batter.
n Although he's not supposed to
be quite as good a batter as
Banks. the 28-year-old Baker hit
.284 for Los Angeles in 1853. in
Guiding 20 home runs and 80
runs batted in.
Gene played shortstop for Los
Angeles. but Cavarretta is con-
f1dent he can easily make the
switch to second base.
IF he can hit as we'll as Eddie
Miksis. he stands an excellent
chance of running him off the
bag" Phil. explained. Miksis
batted .251 in SO.
In all. the seventh place Cubs
made 70 Of their 1913 errors
around second base last season.
Miksis, dividing his time between
second and shortstop. made IS
miscues and Roy Smalley, at
shortstop. made Is. The club
made l41 double plays. Only
Pittsburgh had fewer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

is believed by veteran anglers
that heavy rains in the early
part Of the week would tempo
rarily cancel out Patuxent fish,
ing for the yellow neds, but may
well start them spawning In
South, Severn and West Rivers.
= 4 =
We're always interested in the
reading material we find monthly
In the Bulletin Of the Sport
Fishing Institute Of which DR..
r. w. Eschmeyer is executive
vice president. The Bulletin is
his baby. Through its pages we're
kept up to date with develop
ments in sport fishing all over
the country. In the March is
sue, he quotes extensively from
an article in Outdoor California
about the decline of the sardine
industry to a point where there
are hardly enough sardines
caught off our West Coast shores
now to supply sport fishermen
with bait. The cauSe-overf1sh-
ing and exploitation of a great
natural resource by commercial
fisheries.
AAA
In the same issue of the Bulle-
tin, DR.. Eschmeyer also quotes
from The Compass, official organ
of Maryland's commercial fish
ery-minded Department of Tide
water Fisheries, where under the
title Of THE Old Fin Game"
some cracks care taken at Cali
fornia's striped bass fishery in
San Francisco Bay and tribu-
taries. Without giving the un-
DERIVING reasons. this article
states that after 16 years of
exclusive sport fishing, anglers
are catching less than half what
they did when the METERS were
permitted to catch rockfish.
DR.. Eschmeyer had occasion
to check with the California au-
thorities and reports that, in
spite Of water diversion and pol
luton. some 100000 anglers
caught million and a half rock
fish last year weighing AS million
pounds. California estimates this
striped bass sport fishery has an
estimated value of $40 million
yearly which is a number OF
times the value of the entire
commercial fishery for fin-fis in
the Chesapeake Bay area.
DR.. Eschmeyer concludes his
article by stating: California
expresses concern over the i'm
mense growth in sport fishing
for this species. They realize
that everlasting could result even
from too heavy a sport fishery
Meanwhile, the Maryland Tide
water Commission seems quite
unconcerned about it's immense
potential sport fishery in the
Chesapeake. Maryland sports
men should be glad that Cali
fornia has introduced the striper
successfully. If the Maryland
folks who net the fish on their
spawning grounds happen to take
the last spawning striper. the
State can re-introduce the fish
from California"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Spring Training
Continued From Page CID

jolly hurting in the Braves" sec
ond intrasquad game today.
Catcher Del Crandall raped a
grand-slam homer off Bob Buhl
yesterday to pace the varsity to
a 6-5 victory. Ray Crone also
pitched for the Yannigans while
Phil Paine and Ben johnson
were the varsity pitchers.
Reserve Catcher Walt Linden,
%, broke a finger in the game.
YUMA, Ariz., Mar. 3. (P.-
The big guns of the Orioles
attack won't make the trip to
Mesa Saturday for the clubs
first exhibition game against tn
Cubs.
Manager Jimmy Dykes said
Vic Wertz, Sam Mele and Vern
Stephens. slated for the third.
fourth and fifth slots in the
batting order, would remain
here to get more batting prac-
tice.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Mar.
3 (P.-After one look at his
pitchers under game conditions,
Manager Eddie Stanky has be-
come more optimistic about
chances of finding a No. 4 and
No. starter for the Cardinals
mound staff this season.
Stanky was pleased with the
work of Right-Handers Tom Po-
holsky. John Romonosky and
Stu Miller in the first intrasquad
game yesterday. Pitching to both
teams, they gave up only one
unearned run.
TAMPA. Fla. Mar. 3 (P.--One
Of the most promising young
players in the Redleg spring
training camp is Jackie Simpson
of Van Mugs, Calf.
The 18-year-old outfielder.
graduated from high school just
% days ago, has a strong throw
ing arm. He can hit. too. Dur
ing an intrasquad game yester-
day, he doubled home the only
run for the losing team, coached
by Outfielder Bob Borkowski.
Manager Birdie Tebbetts, in
need of good pitching, saw some
promise during the game. George
Zuverink retired six batters in
a row in his two-inning stint.
CLEARWATER. Fla, Mar. 8
R.-The Phillies have another
intra- squad game-their second
scheduled for today after a
three-hour drill yesterday.
Meanwhile, there were rumors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Russiu-Cunodo FinuIs
Likely in Ice Hockey
By the Associofed Press

STOCKHOLM. Mar. 3.-Rus-
STA and Canada, both unbeaten
as the competition reached the
halfway mark, today were vir-
tually certain of fighting it out
for the world ice hockey cham
pionShips.
The Canadians have won four
in a row and the Russians three
straight. They will meet Sum-
day in the final game of the
round robin tournament.
Russia defeated Czechoslovakia
80 yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Williams Goes Home;
Virus Strikes Kinder
BY the Aysoeioted Press

SARASOTA. Fla, Mar. s.
Ted Williams, whose fractured
collarbone jolted the Red Sox's
hopes. underwent further X-rays
yesterday before leaving for his
Miami home where he will be
under care of DR.. Herbert
Virgin.
Williams hurt in his first
workout. is due TO return to
camp March 81.
Meanwhile the Red Sox were
without the services of another
veteran. Pitcher Ellis Kinder
was confined to his room with a
virus attack. under treatment of
the club physician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Friends, St. Adams Tie

Friends and st. Adams bat
tied to a scoreless tie yesterday
in an Interstate Academic Con-
ference soccer game at st. AL
bans. The Friends sixth-grad-
ers were more successful, how
ever. defeating a sixth-grade
team from Landon, 10, on the
Friends field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Football Prospects Sought

All boys interested in playing
football this season with the
Sousa Boys Club are asked to
report for spring practice at 10
am. Saturday at Sousa Field,
Minnesota avenue and Ely place
Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

although the
run Quoted
down Sunday.
However, on
Sunday, Pig
Point on the
Patuxent pro-
duced m e
W h o p p e r S.
Pickerel have
been hitting
well in South
River, but the
yellow perch
run hasn't
really started
Tiara wat II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
TODAYs SCHEDULE.

TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
Milwaukee at Baltimore.
New York VS.. Philadelphia at White
Plains. N. Y
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York IS, Boston II.
Rochester II, Fort WAYNE "a.
Minneapolis 81. Syracuse 81.
TOMORROW'S. SCHEDULE.
Syracuse at Fort Wayne.
Rochester at Philadelphia.
Baltimore VS.. Milwaukee at Phila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
OUTDOORS
With Bill Leetch

The yellow perch have been
running wen in certain areas for
several days. A big catch was re-
ported Saturday at Aliens Fresh,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
MIA Standings

BY ahe Assoeiofed Press
WESTERN DIVISION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
Uncle Rays Corner

Furry animals have four legs
apiece, but a bird has only two
legs. Along with legs, each bird
has a pair of wings.
An ostrich has wings, but cam
not fly. 1t never rises in the air.
but can walk, and is fast
runner.
Almost all other kinds of birds
can fly. and all can walk or hop
on two legs. Some small birds
do more hopping than walking.
The kangaroo, furry animal
of Australia, can move on two
legs. 1t makes long. high bounds,
and is kept in balance by its tail.
A gorilla is without q tail to
balance it, but it can stand on
two legs when it wants to do
so. The gorilla, however. usually
bends over while walking. and
puts one hand to the ground.
1t has extremely long arms.
People-the kings of the earth
ARE the ones who best know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
Our Presidents
By Honore M. Cotudol


l Name three Presidents
who had served, respectively.
(a) as a major in the Civil
War, (b) a colonel in the
Spanish american War and
Co a captain in World War 1.
2. Chief Justice John Mar
shall wrote a flve-volume BIZ
ography Of an early President.
Who was he?
3. Which President was re-
sponsible for the Louisiana
Purchase?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
AWord to the Wise

Well wager deca to one that
at least half our readers are con-
fused over the pronunciation of
"decadent."
It is one of those troublesome
words and you can blame it on
"deca" which is Greek for 10.
From "deca" we have decade
pronounced DECK-ade, which
means a group or division of 10,
especially a period of 10 years
Many persons seem to believe
that "deca" is the motherhood
of "decadent." Hence, they pro-
nounce it DECK-a-dent. This
is incorrect. It should be pro-
nounced de-KAY-dent.
Decadent is both an adjective
and a noun. It stems from decay
and Is derived from the Latin
ode" plus "cadere." meaning to
fall.
Decadent, as an adjective,
means deteriorating; applied to
decline in social conditions or in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
By Romon Coffmon

leg. One is thin, and is known
as the splnt bone, and the other.
the shin bone, is heavy and
strong. In addition to those, the
upper leg has a strong bone.
In the middle of the leg is
the knee, one of the important
joints of the body. We use mus
cles to bend the knee.
In a baby there is a great deal
of cartilage about the knee. This
tough, rubberlike tissue later
turns into bone. Study has proved
that each year a child lives he
has less cartilage around his
joints. He still has q fair amount
about his knees at the age of
10, and there is a little left after
he reaches his teens.
At the age Of IS. a man has
lost the cartilage in his knees.
and has bone in its place.
Dozens of muscles help VI to
move the legs.