Evening star., 1954-04-12
40 Lawmakers
Plan Baseball
Training Trip
Slate Week in Florida
To Tone Muscles
For Baseball Clash
BY the Assoeiussd prsss

Some 40 members OF the
House and a few Senators will
take of for Daytona Beach, Fla,
the latter part of this week to
engage in spring training" for
the annual Republican-D Demo-
cratic baseball game.
Their aim is to get in condi-
ton for the contest at Grifith
Stadium June IS. The game is
sponsored by The Star for its
underprivileged children's camp
fund.
Three years ago, Representa-
tive sgd Herlong, Democrat, of
Florida, former president Of the
Florida State League, decided
the House members could use
their Easter vacation to ad-
vantage by training in Florida.
Mr.. Herlong uses the word
training" rather literally.
The first trip was to Ocala-
Sanford and last year the group
went to Daytona Beach.
They'll Pay Own Expenses.
This year most of the Con-
gressmen are taking their fam
lilies along. They'll pay their own
expenses, but the Daytona Beach
Chamber of Commerce is going
to do its best to see that they
enjoy themselves, and that they
will spread the word when they
go home to places perhaps not
as well blessed with sunshine,
and seaside as Daytona.
Daytona Beach is a we'll
known resort on the Atlantic. It
has a wide beach where batherS
drive their cars down to the
surf's edge. The beach is a
famous runway for automobile
speed trials.
Mr.. Herlong thinks this years
training campaign of one week
will top the others. The large
turnout, he explained to a re-
porter, has nothing to do with
the fact that Washington has
had a long, cold winter.
AS for the baseball, Mr.. Her.
long promises to call daily prac-
tees after issuing equipment on
Monday, April 10. On Wednes-
day night, April 81, with the
teams in better shape, the Re-
publicanS and Democrats will
engage in what Mr.. Herlong says
will be a preview of the WASH
ington contest.
The squads break camp April
"a. Mr.. Herlong said the spring
training is being held early
enough $50 that they'll be over it
by the time the June ball game
rolls around"
The Democrats have proved
quite successful in winning the
annual contests and holds a big
edge over the Republicans who
haven't won since 1948.
The Demos again will depend
on Don FirebalD Wheeler of
Georgia to lead them to victory
via the mound.
But Mr.. Herlong, who manages
the Democrats, does expect some
Republican trouble this year, for
Representative Glenn Davis Of
Wisconsin is going to toe the
slab for them.
Mr.. Davis is making the Flor
ida trip and Mr.. Herlong thinks
it will help his pitching arm. In
fact. he'll be pitted against Mr..
Wheeler in the Daytona Beach
preview.
Representative C. w. (Runt)
Bishop of Illinois will manage
the Republicans. an assignment
he has had for a number of
years.
ITO Children Sent to Camp.
Receipts from last years game
helped The Star send ITO under
privileged to camp for two weeks
each.
Senators making the trip will
include Florida's George Smath-
ers and Massachusetts, John
Kennedy, both Democrats. SEN
ator George Malone, Republican.
of Nevada is thinking about
going.
Mr.. Herlong says these House
members have accepted:
Abernethy, Democrat. of Mis-
siSSippi; Alexander, Democrat, of
North Carolina: Bishop. Repub-
lican, of Illinois; Bonner, Demo-
crat. of North Carolina: Byrnes,
Republican, of Wisconsin; Ceder-
berg. Republican. of Michigan;
Coon, Republican, of Oregon:
Corbett, Republican, Of Penn
sylvania: Davis, Republican, Of
Wisconsin; Dawson, Republican,
of Utah; Dorm, Republican. of
New York; Eberharter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania; Feighan.
Democrat, of Ohio; Fountain,
Democrat, of North Carolina;
Hagen, Republican, Of Mime
sofa; Herlong, Democrat, of Flor
ida: Harrison, Republican, of
Nebraska; Koran, Republican, of
Washington: Jones, Democrat. Of
North Carolina; Lucas, Demo-
crat. Of Texas; Magnuson, Demo-
crat. Of Washington; Multer.
Democrat. of New York, and
Nicholson, Republican, of Massa-
chuSettS.
Also O'Neill, Democrat, Of
Massachusetts,; Riley, Democrat,
of South Carolina; Rivers, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina; Rogers,
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