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Evening star., 1954-08-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Betsy RawIs Beating
Jinx in Tampa Open
d. ihe Assoeluted Press

TAMPA. Fla. Jan. 23.--The
ink which has hit Betsy Rawls
in the Tampa Women's Open
golf tournament in previous
years is bending. Maybe this
is the year It will break.
The Spartanburg IS. Co. pro.
leading money winner in 1852
and National Open champion
last year. has never finished
better than sixth here.
Today she started out on the
second half of the $1,000 tour
nament three strokes ahead. She
has put together rounds of rs
and rs for ISL. after SO holes,
one over par for the 7.093-yard
Palma Celia course.
Her closest rival is Betty Dodd
Tampa professional who came
UP with yesterdays best round
of rs for a 154 total Alice
Bauer Hagge of Sarasota is
next with 155.
Very much in contention are
those two perennial threats
each twice a winner here. Babe
Zaharias and Louise Suggs
They are tied at l56.
The leading scorers:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Vessels 10 Finish Service
Before Talking Contract
BY the Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla,
Jan. 23.-Billy Vessels is stick
ing to his plan of finishing Army
duty before talking football con-
tract. He is due for active serv-
ice in June.
The former Oklahoma half
back, who starred for the Ed
monitor Eskimos in Canada last
season, refused yesterday to en-
ter further discussion with an
official of the Baltimore Colts
who hopes to WOO him. back to
the United States as a player.
Il met with Don Kellett, pres
ident of the Colts yesterday, .
Vessels said, .'but no more meet
ings area planned"
There had been earlier reports
Kellett hoped to meet with YES
sells a second time.
"As I have said before, / still
plan to wait until I get out of
the Army before deciding my
future" said Billy.
The Sooner All-America was
picked as Baltimore's No.
choice in the NIL draft last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
KeIIam Counsel Asks
Directed Tax Verdict
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. GA
Federal judge today had under
advisement a defense counsel
motion for a directed verdict of
acquittal for five Virginia Beach
men charged with income tax
evasion.
District Judge Albert v.
Bryan heard arguments yester-
day on the motion by Chief De-
Tense Counsel w. L. Parker.
The judge will study the mo-
ton until Monday.
Charged with tax evasion are
Sidney S. Kellam. former State
campaign manager for Gov.
Stanley; w. Russell Hatchett,
William F. Hudgins. Frank L.
Gresham and Herbert A. Holt, jr.
L, Shields Parsons, jr.. a
young Republican prosecuting
his first major case since being
appointed United States district
attorney several months ago,
rested the Governments case
after placing a Treasury agent
on the stand.
Treasury Agent John Thomp-
son, the last of the Govern
ment's II witnesses, told of al
legged tax shortages by a taxicab
company. in which the five are
stockholders.
The five are charged with eva
sion of income taxes due from
the Beach Taxi Service, Inc, for
1947 and with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government by filing
false returns of taxes due from
the firm from 1944-1947.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Inquirer
Continued From Page A10.)

bar high: Indy Remigino
Olympic l00-meter titlist from
the New York AC, and Johnny
Haines. PENIS National AAU
60-yard indoor titlist, took the
next three positions.
Kave and Remigino are in the
Washington meet, along with
Villanova's Mike Agostini of
Trinidad. the dash winner at
Boston last week. Agostini lost
out in the semifinals last night
as he was unaccustomed to the
starting gate used here.
Lag, who won the Washington
vault with a rare victory over
Olympic Champion Bob Rich
ards. won the pole vault here last
night at 14-feet-8. Richards was
still bothered with a bad ankle
as he took third with ii feet
Disguised over his poor showing
Richards announced that he will
drop out of tonight's Washing
ton meet.
Members of Maryland's track
team failed to place last night
Clarence Gaddy and Clarence
Rakow both missed out in the
high hurdles as they placed third
in their heats. Mel SchWarz
went out OF. the pole vault at la
feet, while 6 feet was enough for
George Hogan in the high jump
Georgetown passed UP the meet
because of exams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Comet Flies 5000 Miles
In 6 Hours, 70 Minutes
BY the Associated Press

KHARTOUM. Sudan, Jan. %.
The newest of Britain's Comet
Jet airliners. a series II model.
sped the 5000 miles from Hat
held, England, to this East
African city yesterday in 6 hours
70 minutes, less than half the
old record time for the route.
Group Capt. John Cunning
ham was at the controls as chief
test pilot for De Havilland Air
craft Corp, which makes the
Comets. He was accompanied
by II other technicians, includ-
ing officials of the British Over
seas Always Corp, which has
ordered a dozen of the new series.
There have been three Comet
crashes in the last 10 months.
The latest killed IS persons of
the Mediterranean island Of
Eba. and the BOAC grounded
its remaining seven planes of the
series I design for inspection as
a precaution.
/ But a De Havilland spokes-
man said the flight of the new
Comet was not arranged be-
cause of any recent incident"
He said the main purpose of the
trip to Africa was to carry out
hot weather performance tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Babe Zohorius Back in LPGA
Fuss Over Corcorun Settled

Corcoran Ca reported $4,000 a
year, before but now had de-
cided to use the money for other
purposes.
They set up committee to
handle the tournaments in Cor
coran's place.
Thursday and Friday the girls
were buzzing every moment that
was free from actual play in the
Tampa Women's Open.
In all the general rejoicing
over welcoming the Babe back
to the fold. no one was very clear
what could be worked out about
Corcoran. Mrs. Zaharias said he
would be in Tampa Monday and
she thought something could be
arranged.
Hes the kind of fellow who
would help without pay if nee
essary. If Fred doesn't desire to
go along, we'll have to do it our
selves"
But the Babe and Betsy Rawls.
LPGA secretary, said they
thought the members could
handle things themselves "if they
have to-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Kentucky Raises Mutuei Tax;
KeeneI0nd's Exemption Ended

bets when its total handle ex-
ceeds $18 million.
The measure also ends the tax
exemption of Keeneland Race
Track near Lexington. Keene-
land officials declared this spelled
doom for their operation as a
non-profit organization which
channels funds to charitable
organizations and the University
of Kentucky.
The new legislation also affects
trotting tracks.
Running tracks are limited to
take 10 per cent of their annual
betting for their own use. The
State Racing Commission will
determine the take" of trotting
tracks. Last year. Fair Grounds
Speedway at Louisville, a trot-
ting track. was allowed Is per
cent of its total handle for it's
own use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
LSUHe0d Gives NIL WARNING;
Says Colleges CouIdGet Touqh

fusal to hire any coaches who
had been in pro football. the
withholding of films, recommen-
dationS and inside information
sought by the pros and the re-
fusal to deal with any TV or ra-
dio announcers who had any
thing to do with pro football.
The NIL. Heard claimed, has
taken everything from college
football and given absolutely
nothing in return"
Meanwhile, j. E. McGregor,
president of the Gator Bowl AS
ISOLATION, said the bowl would
continue to do business New
Years Day-with or without the
SEC Rumor has the SEC PLAN
ming to boycott the bowl in the
future because it IS not a fl
nancial success. Auburn of the
SEC, which played Texas Tech
in the bowl this year, barely
broke even.
The jamboree ends tonight
with a banquet. Quarterback
Jack Parker of Mississippi State
and End John Carson of Georgia
will receive awards as SEC back
and lineman of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Churchill Retirement
Rumored for May
By the Assoeioied Press

1MMINGHAM, England, Jan.
ga conservative member Of
Parliament says the current talk
in the House of Commons is that
Prime Minister Churchill will
retire next May after Queen
Elizabeth II returne from her
royal tour.
Cyril Osborne told a political
meeting here last night that
Mr.. Churchill's retirement date
has been much discussed in
Westminster parliamentary Cir
cles) this week. Nobody knows.
but many think it will be when
the Queen comes home"
There has been no indication
from Mr.. Churchill, 70, that he
is ready to announce when he
will retire. He participated in
the Big Three conference last
month in Bermuda, where
ground was laid for the Big Four
Foreign Ministers meeting in
Berlin to open on Monday.
Mr.. Osborne added that it wa 8
feared that two of Mr. Church.
HIS top lieutenants will retire
at the same time. They are
Lord Woolton. 70. chairman Of
the Conservative Party, and Sir
Walter Monckton. "a, Minister
of Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Ban on Justices Running
For Presidency Studied

A Senate Judiciary Subcom-
mittee has set next Friday for
hearings on a proposed constitu-
tional amendment to bar Su.
preme Court members from run
ming for President or Vice Presi-
dent.
The proposed amendment, Of
fered by Senator Butler, Repub-
lican, of Maryland provides that
neither a Chief Justice nor an
Associate Justice would be ELI
gible for the Presidency or the
Vice Presidency within five years
of leaving the bench.
: The amendment also would
limit the number of Justices ON
the Supreme Court to nine-as
at present-and make retirement
compulsory at age IS. Justices
now may retire at 70 on full pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
BY The Associated PreN

ATLANTA, Jan. 23.-Athletic
Director T. P. Heard of Louisiana
State University has sounded a
warning to the National Football
League to mend its ways or face
severe reprisals by the colleges.
Heard. who is here for the At
lanta Touchdown Clubs 18th an
nual jamboree. is particularly
miffed at the televising of NIL
games on Saturday nights and
claims the NFL draft is uncon-
stitutional.
Saturday is a college day, all
ways has BEEN" he said. 1.-THE
colleges don't want war with. the
pros. !: but the pros apparently
don't feel the same"
The NIL already has one
war" on its hands with Cana
dian pro football over the sign
ing of players.
Heard. LSU's athletic policy
maker for % years, mentioned
as possible reprisalS against the
NIL the testing of the constitu-
tionahty of the draft system, the
withdrawing OF college coaches
from the All-Star game. the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Bee Pleads for Fans Help
As Bullet Attendance Laus
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Jan. 23.-Clair
Bee has sent out a plea for more
support of the Baltimore Bullets,
of which he is the coach and
owner.
The former Long Island Uni
versity coach. who entered the
pro business last season. reported
in a letter to season book holders
and other fans, 81 have a prob
lem which I am unable to solve.
The problem is money.
The Bullets have won only 10
Of their 80 National Basketball
Association games and attend
ance has been on the scarce side
Bee asked for bigger crowds at
the last IL home games.
He offered a special price plan
in which the purchaser of one
ticket at the regular scale could
save so cents on any subsequent
game.
Bee promised that if the at
tendance is raised, the Bullets
will win plenty of games next
season" He reported that
strengthening is expected from
such as Don Henriksen, standout
rookie last year who didn't play
this season. Jim Walsh of Stan
ford and Chuck Grigsby of Day
ton. who are to be discharged
from military service.
Also we are certain Of player
help from the league in the form
OF top draft choices" Bee stated
There was report that the MIA
may give the Bullets the first
three draft choices at the annual
selection session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
I FIamingo EIigibIes
Among Tin Today's
Hibiscus at HiaIeah
BY The Assoeiosed Press

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 23.-The
$l5,00O-added Hibiscus Stakes. q
6-furlong allowance event for
3-year-old colts and geldings, at
tracted IT starters at Hialeah
today. Seven of them are ELI
gible for the 500. 0O0-added
Flafningo Stakes to be run at
a mile and a furlong Febru-
airy Is. .
Carrying top weight of 100
pounds in the Hibiscus will be
Hasty House Farms Sea o. Erin.
Hal Price Headley's Revolt and
Mrs. c. H. Johannsen, jr.'s Wise
Pop.
H. c. Fruehauf's Free Agent
and o. Vicente and E. Navarro's
Hanwar are grouped at lit
pounds. followed by Christiana
Stables MenemSha at ia.
Bunched at ITO pounds are
Mrs. Lottie VOLTS Jimmy Mann,
Boncrist Farms Our Cob. Mrs.
Louis Lazare's Post Prandial. j.
Derrico's Claret. H. G. Brooks
Best Auber, Wheatley Stables
Full Flight. Leo Edwards Acti-
vate, j. P. Ryan's Buttevant and
Cain Hoy Stables Giant Cracker.
Leo Edwards Blenfly carries
109 and Mrs. l.. Birr's Be Free
at lot pounds completes the big
field.
Revolt was second to ,Hasty
Road in his last start at Keene-
land and probably will be the
favorite. with support also 60
ing to Menemsha. winner of an
allowance race by three lengths
at Hialeah Monday. and Han
war. a winner by three lengths
at Tropical Park recently.
Those eligible for the rich
Flamingo are Revolt. Giant
Cracker. Sea o. Erin. Full Flight,
Jimmy Mann. Our Cob and But
tevant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Find Has Race Fans Tukins
$50, 900 Stake at Santa Anito
Draws Big Field Despite Mud

Those who bet with the heart
rather than the head will be
roofing for Auntie, who is 8
years old and is making her
10lst start. The only mare en-
tered. Auntie. owned by S. H.
Barrett of Ryan, Okla. has fin
ished in the money 76 times to
make her the richest Oklahoma
bred horse.
Vanderbilt had two going for
him today. too. in Home<M Made.
coupled with Whiffs, but if
neither finishes in the money
Vanderbilt isn't expected to be
unhappy. Not after yesterdays
dramatic victory.
Guerin Wins Thriller.
Jockey Eric Guerin sent Find
to the front inside the final
sixteenth. but had to work
cision over Hill Gail.
Big Noise and Correspondent
took turns at the lead until Hill
Gail. the 1852 Kentucky Derby
winner, took the lead at the far
turn.
Find made his move after the
turn for home, moving into third
ahead Of Correspondent and be-
hind Hill Gail and Big Noise. He
moved into second behind Hill
Gail in the stretch and then
made his final winning burst.
Heliowise edged Indian Hemp for
show.
A betting favorite despite his
birthplace finish in his only
previous start here. Find paid
$3.50. $3.50 and $3.50. Hill Gail
paid $3.50 and $50 and Hello
wise paid $3.50.
Eddie Arcaro rode Hill Gail
and said later the Calumet colt
would have won had he run
straight. "At the 16-pole. Just
turning for home. he tried to run
out and I had to bend him dou-
BILE to keep him straight" Arcara
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
No Action Token Yet
In Martin Druft Case
BY the Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Jan. 23.-
A spokesman for Selective Serv-
ice Board No. Al said today that
no action has been taken on the
draft status of Billy Martin, the
New York Yankees second base
man.
He said he could give no idea
what might be done about the
case.
Martin served insthe Army for
a short time and was released
as a hardship case because of
dependents. Last week after it
was announced he had again
been given a la draft status,
Martin wrote TO the board, ask
ing that he be reclassified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
By the Assoeinfed Pres,

TAMPA. Fla. Jan. 23.-Babe
Zaharias is back in the Ladies'
Professional Golf Association
after a 36-hour walkout, and ev-
erybody seems to be happy.
"The whole thing is made up"
she said last night. II think all
the girls are happy"
Thursday morning Mrs. Ia
harias, the top drawing card for
the women pros, said she was
quitting the association because
Fred Corcoran had been dropped
as tournament director. She re-
fused reelection as president
and threatened to start her own
rival group.
Mrs. Zaharias felt that Cor
coran was responsible for much
of the financial success of the
association and that he wasn't
being treated fairly.
Other members of the LPGA
said there was no dissatisfaction
with Corcoran; they simply did
not have the money to pay him.
They explained that golf equip
ment manufacturers had paid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Ocean Downs Raceway
Denied Change in Dates
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.-The
Ocean Downs Raceway will have
to keep its allotted dates for next
summer even though they con-
flict in part with the neighbor-
ing Brandywine track at VIII
mington. Del.
In rejecting the request tor a
change in dates, the Maryland
Racing Commission said it VouId
consider a request to transfer
any part Of the Ocean Downs
meeting to another track on The
Western Shore.
A request by Cumberland's
half-mile track to transfer its
To-day meeting to Marlboro will
be taken up February 4. Cum
berland's dates. August ALA,
conflict with the last 10 days Of
the meeting at Charles Town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
. BeIvoir Playing
Basketball as Boon
To Night Baseball
SpeeioI Dispotch 10 The Ssor

DU BOTS. Pa, Jan. 23.-The
Fort Belvoir basketball team is
playing a game here tonight
that will help to bring night
baseball to Du Bots this summer.
Belvoir's star-packed team
viii play a team of college all
stars from Central and Western
Pennsylvania. with the proceeds
going to construct lights for the
Du Bots baseball field. The game
already is a sellout and the
lights are assured.
The Belvoir name is magic
here ever since its baseball team
paid a visit to Du Bots last sum-
mer. The local newspaper made
banner headlines of the event,
the mayor paid a tribute to the
team and practically every one in
the county came to the game.
The idea of the baseball team
playing here. came from Pvt.
Tony Guido. a native of Du Bots
and manager of the baseball
team. When that visit was such
Q success. Pvt. Guido also ar
ranged the visit Of the basket
ball team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
WeIteroth Will Pitch
For Richmond Club
BY the Associated Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. %
Dick Welteroth, who pitched for
the Washington Senators in
1948 and 1949, will see duty with
RichmOnd's new international
League team this season.
Welteroth posted an 11-lS
record with Scranton of the
Eastern League last season
pitching in 246 innings and
striking out more than 100 bat
tiers. Scranton, which finished
last. went out of. business and
Welteroth became the property
Of the Eastern League. Rich
mond acquired him yesterday
increasing its roster to 10.
Welteroth, a highlander
won four and lost six games in
his two seasons with Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Roy 500 Is Elected
G. J. Club President

Ray 500, former football star
at Eastern High and now execu-
tive director of the Prince
Georges County Boys Club, was
elected president of the c. j.
Club at a recent meeting of the
non-prof1t sports group.
Named for Coleman Jennings,
who founded the club IS years
ago, the organization was the
, start of planned sports activity
for boys in the Rosedale area of
Northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Segura Halls Gonzales
Streak After II STRAIGHT
By the Associated Pres,

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Pancho
Segura, with an upset victory
over Pancho Gonzales riding
with him, goes after Frank Sedg-
man and the $4,000 first-prize
money of the Chicago end of the
cross-country pro tennis tour
tonight.
Little Segura whipped Con-
zales, GO, Ga, last night,
handing Gonzales his first defeat
in IL straight matches.
Segura meets Sedgman tonight
for the title. The Australian
ace beat Don Bulge. 3-6, 6-3,
6-3, last night. Bulge has yet
to win q match on the tour.
Standing to date: Gonzales,
1876; Segura. 1873: Sedgman,
1913, and Bulge, OLA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Star Games
Continued From Page A-1o)

by Fordham in Boston. in the
terrific time of 1882. have
taken several seconds off their
potential time in the person of
Bob Lippemier. the IC4A fresh
man 2-nile champion. Lippe-
mier became eligible for varsity
competition today.
The Variety Club Invitation
mile relay finds favored Penn
State. winner in Philadelphia in
3:23.s, in the first section to-
night with Morgan State, Seton
Hall and Villanova. Syracuse,
a threat to the Lions, will be in
the second section with Boston
u, Maryland and Fordham. The
winner will be determined on the
best time.
The Evening Star Invitation
600 has the defending champion
back in Joe Gaffney Of Villa
nova, but the favorite will be
j. w. Mashburn of Oklahoma,
who ran the fastest outdoor 440
in the country last year. Nal
Whitfield. who holds the world
record for the distance. was
beaten in this event in Philadel-
phia by Reggie Pearman and
barely edged Gaffney for second
place. Whitfield and Pearman
will not run here, but Mashburn
did not run last night.
The high hurdles appear to
be wide open with any of sew
eral local entries having a chance
in this. Wallace Monohan OF
Pitt. Ray Brophy of George
town and Joel Shankle Of Duke
are the form sheet picks. Two
fine halfbacks are in the field
Johnny Mapp of VMI, Virginia S
athlete -the-year,, and Bob
Craig Of Navy.
Women Stars Compete.
The women's events find two
members of the winning 400
meter Olympic champions in the
same heat of the 100-yard dash
Mae Faggs and Mabel Landry
plus Dolores Dwyer, national
champion at 200 meters. Con-
stance Darnowski. women's 30
meter hurdles champion. is the
standout in the Invitation 70.
yard hurdles. The star women
athletes will double back later
in the sprint medley relay.
District AAU championships
at 100 and 600 yards and the
AAU open handicap at 888 yards
usually produce the biggest fields
and some Of the closest finishes,
There are 10 relays in addi-
ton to the co-features, includ-
ing the Ivy, CIAA, combined
Southern and Atlantic, Coast
Conference and Mason-Dixon
Conference. Navy is a good bet
in the Ellery H. Clark Memorial
2-mile against Princeton, Penn
and Cornell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
BY the Asseeiated Press

FRANKFORT. KY, Jan. %
Kentucky has increased it's tax
on pari-mutuel betting. effective
July !.
Democratic Gov. Lawrence
Wetherby. who sponsored the
legislation. estimated it would
bring in 100000 additional an
nual revenue. The State got
about 81 million last year on a
3 per cent tax on bets.
The State Legislature over
whelmingly approved a bill to
put a 4 per cent tax on the
first $18 million bet at each
track annually and a 6 per cent
tax on all above $18 million. A
track can increase its take"
from the bettors' money to pay
the 4 per cent tax. but will have
to pay the added 2 per cent on