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clined to name his combination
in advance. He said he would
exercise his right to wait until
an hour before match time to
make known his selection.
Trabert and Seixas. surprise
winners of a long string of titles
making them the top team in the
world on record. are Americas
team.
Australia must pick between
Hoad and Rosewal on the one
hand and Rex Hartwig and Mer-
vyn Rose on the other, both with
fine records. Hoad and Rosewall
are almost certain picks.
IT would like to wait and see
how the opening singles go"
Hopman said. IF either Hoad
or Rosewall has an extremely
long match 1t may affect the
final decision"
Hopman said Hoad was very
happy to be drawn against Ira
bert in the first match. and added
he personally is pleased with the
20-year-old Sydney youths re-
covery from his recent slump.
81 am confident Hoad is now
playing well enough to beat Ira
BERT" Australia's leader said
"Arad I think Rosewall will con-
tinue his Indian sign over Seixas
7 still think we will win, Al
with America given a chance Il
win one point on Trabert's match
with Rosewall or in the doubles
These matches I consider
even, and so I am willing to d.
vide them one for one:r: I thinl
we will win both singles against
SeixaS."
Hoad remains the Australian
question mark after nearly q
year-long slump which reached
a climax when he shrugged of
poor performances in the Vic
torian championships at Mel
bourne with the remark that he
was fed up with tennis.
Hoad has shown little of his
old-time form in practice. In
the long workout yesterday with
Frank Sedgman he erred on
many simple shots and showed
disgust with himself.
Rosewall, on the other hand.
looked sure and confident on all
his shots and stacked up on
preliminary form as the man to
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Evidence Conflicts, But Boxing
May Face Tough Times on TV
Star stan Photo.

Johnny Saxton, October 20. the
show was No. 4 among all the
network productions.
Audiences Seem to Vary.
Audiences seem to vary with
the fights. One week the We'd
nesday show will have a 80
rating, the next almost So"
On the other hand, a veteran
boxing manager takes a dim
view.
TITS only a matter of time
before they get down to one show
from Madison Square Gar
den," he said.
AT the moment, the Saturday
night series (ABC) is the only
fight show in danger. In the
meantime. Arcel hopes to come
up with q new sponsor.
Arcel Seeks Sponsor.
Nothing is definite after JAM
uary Is" Arcel said. I'VE may
come up with a sponsor. If we
don't we'll continue to operate
without TV in all those towns
that we brought back to boxing
with our local blackout idea"
Tex sullivan, president Of the
club that operates out of st.
Nick's on Monday nights, is negc-
tiating q new contract to cover
q two-year period. It is likely
that the st. Nick's promoters win
have to accept a cut from SILL
600 to $1,000 for the package. "
The Eastern Parkway pro-
moters. reported to get $4,000 for
their Monday package, " claim
TO have q firm contract through
May.
Although Tv and boxing may
still have another year or two
together, the trend seems TO be
In the other direction. Perhaps
pay-as-you-go TV win be the
answer. The day Is gone when
all you had to do was mention
boxing and sponsors started
writing million dollar checks.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
As President 10 Attend
| Milwaukee Baseball Feie
Bx the As.oeiat.d Pres,

" wv UflssSfStNitN0 FtSSe
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 25.-- Ar
mold johnson, president of the
Kansas City Athletics. will be a
main guest at the second annual
Diamond Dinner Of the Milwau-
kee Baseball Writers chapter
Jan. 10, it was announced to-
night.
The dinner at the Milwaukee
Arena. Is expected to attract SOC
persons at $40 a plate.
Others at the speakers table
with johnson win include Bride
Tebbetts, Cincinnati manager:
Lefty Gomez. former New York
Yankee pitcher, and Lou Perrin
and John Quinn, president and
general manager, respectively. OF
the Braves.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Top Basketball ! TaIenl
In Action Today in
SkIar S Stars Opener

High class basketball talent
will be on display today when
Mike Sklar's Stars open their
season against the undefeated
Pittsburgh Rangers at Turner's
Arena.
The Stonewall A. c., featuring
Elgin Baylor, who averaged 37.5
points q game with Spingarn
High School last season, will
meet Simpsons Restaurant in
the first game Of the double
header at LAS pm.
Sklar. proprietor Of q sporting
goods store, has lined up q real
all-star team, which will play at
Turner's each Sunday afternoon.
The lineup reads like a college
All-America team. Starting will
be Dick Groat. former Duke Uni
versity star: Cliff Hagan, former
Kentucky great; George Rattan,
former Holy Cross star; Dick
Knostman, 6-foot-7 standout
with Kansas State last season,
and Lou Tsioropoulos, a team
mate of Hagan's at Kentucky.
Hagan, Tsioropoulos and
Knostman are now in the Air
Force and stationed at Andrews
AFB. Groat is at Fort Belvoir.
Rattan is attending the George
town University Dental School.
Requirements include 1t.
Charles Newton, Kentucky and
Andrews AFB; Ernrie Warlick
and Jay Peterson, Boiling AFB;
Ken Stoll, Duke University and
Fort .Myer; Leroy Ishman,
American University; Elliott
Karver. George Washington Uni
versity and DR.. Frank Booth,
Howard University.
The opposing Rangers, runner
up in a professional tournament
in New England last season, have
won five in row. They are led
by Tony Derago, a 5-foot-7 prod
uct of Miami University, and Cal
Smith Of Villanova. the teams
top scorer with an average in
excess of 20 points per game.
Others playing for Pittsburgh
include Bart Jablonsky. st. Jo-
seph's College Of Philadelphia; !;
Walt Maxwell, University OF
North Carolina: Bucky Harris,
Gettysburg College, and Jim
Maloney. Carnegie Tech.
The preliminary win feature
a duel between Baylor, now aver
aging Is points per game with
College of Idaho at Caldwell,
Idaho. and Gary Mays, the one
armed sensation from Armstrong
High School.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Boys Club Cagers Open
tournament tomorrow

The annual Boys Club OF
Washington Christmas basket
ball tournament gets under way
tomorrow with four games listed
for the Eastern Branch and two
for Jellef Branch. The schedule:
Eastern Branch.
Boosters VS.. Holy Comforter u2-and-
underl. 80 pm.
Eastern VS.. Green Hornets t14-and-
ST. Msrssret's VS.. Temple Cubs TT
Aand-underl. Z pm
Marathon Restaurant VS.. Nortneast
Athletic Club t21-and-under1. 8 pm.
y Jelleff Branch.
SILVER spring (A) vs.. Jellen CAD t12-
snd-underl, 1880 pm.
al Silver Spring CD vs.. Jellen CD az
and-underl, 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

The NaGlOual COll6glaLe AGuleClC
Association holds its annual con-
vention here January ST.. there's
hassle scheduled that has been
characterized as more likely to
destroy the NCAA than anything
since the sanity code"
This is expected to arise from
the Big Tens demand for q
program of regional football
televiSion, instead of the one
national game a week restriction
in effect the last four seasons.
It may never come to an open
battle. NCAA leaders. still ten
der from the sanity code struggle
a few years ago, will do their
best to prevent a fight that
could lead to q breakup. And
there are strong indications that
they'll be able to maneuver q
quiet settlement.
Fans will Wonder.
But there's bound to be enough
furore that many fans will be
asking: What is the NCAA?
What right does 1t have to die
tate to the Big Ten on television
or to investigate Oklahoma's
athletic policies or to tell college
teams they can't go to certain
bowl games? And, for that mat
ter, what difference would 1t
make II the NCAA does crack
up?"
The answer is deceptively sim
pie. The NCAA is just what its
name indicates, an association
of colleges concerned with ath-
letics. It has only the powers
granted to it by the colleges. It's
in the operations that the NCAA
can become exceedingly complex.
Originally a rules-making "ed-
ucational body with neither legis-
lative nor executive functions"
the NCAA has grown into a sort
of Federal government Of col
lege athletics. To break it up
would be to undo most Of the
work accomplished by the col
leges in joint action over nearly
so years and to leave the schools
and conferences to deal individ-
ually with such touchy common
problems as television. :
Move to Avert Scrap Made.
One simple move to avert an
open scrap already has been
made. Instead Of waiting for the
convention, a report by the TV
committee listing five. proposals
for 1855 has been sent to the
member colleges. They'll be asked
to list their preferences in a
straw ballot" for the guidance
of the incoming committee. There
won't be a mandate to follow any
one plan unless the dissatisfied
minority can force some such
action.
That may be just a move to
keep the convention from bog
ging down in fruitless debate,
but it shows how the leaders
can control the democratic proc
esses of the association.
Because of the scattered men,
bership and rather complex or
ganization, the NCAA officers
and council can exercise influ-
ence far beyond their stated
powers. But the sanity code fuss
showed there are limits to what
they can de before being brought
up short by the members. In the
long run. the majority rules
and the majority usually means
the large number of small COLI
leges which have little to do
with big-time athletics.
Gets No Tv Money.
Contrary to a rather common
belief. the NCAA itself doesn't
get any big share Of the 81 mil
lion the TV sponsors put up. It
merely grants the networks and
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Former FIGHTER Dies

BOSTON, Dec. IS R.-Wil-
liam N. Rush. 56, former New
England amateur middleweight
and light-heavyweight boxing
champion, died today at his
home. He retired from the Bos-
ton police force in 1947 because
of i'll health.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

Contrary to a rather common
belief. the NCAA itself doesn't
get any big share Of the 81 mil
lion the TV sponsors put up. It
merely grants the networks and
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Agreement for Pirntes

LINCOLN. ,Neb., Dec. IS R.-
The Lincoln Chiefs of the Glass
A Western League have entered
into a full working agreement
with the Pittsburgh Pirates for
the 1856 season, A. @. Schimmel,
president of the Lincoln club,
announced tonight.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

LONDON. Dec. IS tB.-A IL
year swimmer defeated Q
field or Is Ia the sist annual
Serpentfne Lake swim In Lon
don,s Hyde Park today. Winner
was william Maggs who de-
! feated his competitors by half
a length.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
Detroit Has Facilities
For Future 0lympics,
Man Behind Il Says ]
BY ,he A.soeiassd Pres.

DETROIT, Dec. 25.-The City
of Detroit, a sprawling, indus
trial giant, has the space and
facilities for the Olympic Games.
according to Fred Matthaei. the
super-salesman behind the drive
to bring the 1860 or 1864 Games
here.
Matthaei, an energetic. 62-
year-old steel executive. was the
key figure in Detroit's gaining
the nomination to lead this
country's bid to land the Olym-
pic Games.
Oficial approval of Detroit
must be given by the entire
membership of the United States
Olympic Association. but this ID
considered a formality.
The international Olympic
Committee will meet in Paris
June l4-17 to determine the site
Of the 1860 Games. Rome is
said to have the inside track.
but Matthaei says, We'll be in
there hammering for Detroit"
Detroit has everything need
ed to stage the Olympics." the
civic-minded Matthaei says.
why. we can run off all the
events at places within q radius
Of 20 minutes of each other.
"The only thing lacking is q
large, central stadium to hold
track and field, But that is no
problem. We have plans to build
stadium to seat more than
100000. The drawings already
have been completed"
Such a structure. Matthaei
said, would cost So million to
build. He said the State Of
Michigan would appropriate 81
million. the City of Detroit 50
million and the remaining SO
million would come from the
sale Of Olympic Game bonds.
The stadium. which would be
either state or city -owned. would
be converted into a football field
after the games are concluded.
Matthaei said.
Pistol shooting and SWIM
ming would be held in Rouge
Park" he explainded. There
is a fine pistol range there and
the swimming pool was big
enough a few years ago to hold
the AAU championships.
Cycling would be held in the
University Of Detroit Stadium.
with weight lifting and fencing
in the Naval Armory," he con-
tinued. Basketball and wrest-
ling would be held in the State
Fair Grounds Coliseum and box
ing in Olympia Stadium.
I'VE have a fine rowing course
on the Detroit River. plus a tri-
angular course on Lake st. Clair
for sailing. The horses for the
equestrian events could be sta
bled at one Of the race tracks,
probably Hazel Park"
Matthaei explained that Briggs
Stadium, home of the Detroit IL
gers, would not be needed.
thereby avoiding a conflict with
baseball. He said miscellaneous
! events could be staged in the
new University of Detroit Field
house, an imposing building
| which seats 1900.
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Bowling Yogores Never End Many Feots Defy Explanation

Gently by Vivian Walsh at the
King Pin, the all-time high game
for women in hardwood duck
pins. The score was so large
that bowlers in other cities. on
first hearing Of it, thought Mrs.
Walsh was shooting at rubber
banded pins.
Mrs. Walsh's 232 was 1875 pins
above her average, which was lot.
Before the big game she
quipped: I'm a point-a-pound
bowler" She weighs lot.
Sometimes the vagaries of
duckpins turn against the star
with ludicrous results. We have
in mind as a notable example
the performance of the great
Harry Krauss in an intercity
match on which a "1ot was rid
ing"
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Receiving Station Five
FaVorite in Tournament

The Anacostia Naval Receiv-
ing Station is the big favorite
to win the Potomac-Severn
River Naval Command basket
ball tournament.
Anacostia is the only unbeaten
team remaining in the double
knockout tournament after beat
ing the Patuxent Naval Air Sta
ton, "a, Sc, last night. The Ana
costa Naval Air team won two
games, defeating the Severn
River Naval Command. 56-48.
and Bethesda Naval Hospital,
1899.
Patuxent and Anacostia Air
meet today for the right to play
the Receiving Station tomorrow
for the title. If Receiving loses
tomorrow the deciding game will
be played Saturday.
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0uantico Five Ends Season
Al Camp KiImer Tonight

The Quantico Marines with q
15-game winning streak. hopes
to finish their basketball season
tonight at Camp Kilmer as inn
pressively as they opened it.
The Marines defeated Camp
Kilmer in their opener. 1896.
They have a 47-3 season record
and are led in scoring by Paul
Arizin. former Villanova and
Philadelphia Warriors star. who
has a 27.2 average and Richie
Regain. an All-American at
Seton Hall, who has a $50
average.
Quantico will be host in the
ALL Marine tournament April 6,
Z and 8 to the West Coast
representative.
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up to that time. Sans dad. the
late Frank Del Vecchio, wouldn't
have learned about Sans play
ing hockey. Frank, a noted
sportsman, was lenient.
The score was rolled about IS
years ago in an afternoon pick
up match at the Queen Pin, but
still is recalled as one of the
great featS in duckpins although
it wasn't official.
Some 80 years ago when s.
game scores Of 400 were rare, the
late Ray Chaplin hung up an all
time District record with tally
of '436. The following week,
he exactly equalled it.
In numerous instances records
have been established by bowlers
with modest averages. A notable
example was the 232 rolled re-
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!
LITTLE SPORT
By Rod Thomos

Ever so often bowling au-
thorities are stumped for an
explanation of sensational scores.
They turn up, it seems, in the
most unlikely circumstances.
Francis Siam of The Star
rolled a score of 173 in his first
game of duckpins. Later he be-
came widely read reporter of
the sport, and sbowled assiduously,
but was never able to average
100.
When Sam Del Vecchio, the
sports goods merchant. was in
high school he got himself into
mess of trouble Che thought)
by shooting a duckpin game of
24O
But for the $40, publicized as
the most startling duckpin score
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81. Anthony Junior Five
Wins With Late Rally

a
st. Anthony, defending cham
pion in the Gonzaga Invitational
Junior CYO Basketball Tourna-
ment. rallied in the last period to
defeat st. Gabriel's. 1922, at
Gonzaga yesterday. The Little
TONES were spanked by Lou
Zammachiela who scored ii
points.
In other games, st. Martins
defeataed Our Lady of Lourdes,
34-13; st. Teresa's defeated st.
Matthew'S. 1928; Holy Com
forter defeated st. Augustine S,
1929; and st. Bernadette's de-
feated st. AIMS, 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11

In the 1920S. all-star duckpin
contests between Washington
and Roanoke, Va, were impor-
tant sports events. On this oc-
casion, in the final game of the
Roanoke end of a home and
home series, Krauss needed only
modest score at anchor to give
Washington an edge. For 10
straight boxes he hit every OBJ
ject pin. His score was "a.
Roanoke won.
An oddly occurred Tuesday
night that involved the entire
District Major League. Aver
ages in the league range from
121 to 1913. Yet, it was revealed
today by Official Scorer John
Paris, the entire membership in
it's last matches averaged 1877.
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Lejeune Boxers Hope
To Catch Parairoops
In Ring Race Tonight

The Camp Lejeune Marines
hope to win seven bouts tonight
in a desperate attempt to over
take the sd Airborne Division
Of Fort Bragg as the Middle At
lantic Inter-Service Athletic
Conference boxing champion
ships continue at Fort Myer.
Both quarterfinal and semi
final bouts-10 matches in all
are on tap starting at o'clock,
but the team championship is ex-
pected to be settled in five bouts.
The Paratroops brought a IT.
man team to Myer and still have
IA left. Lejeune is the only
team left with a chance to catch
them in the team title scrap and
the two contenders meet head-on
five times tonight. Lejeune has
nine entries left.
How They Squared OF.
In the five important bouts.
Don Daniels of Lejeune will meet
Bill Stewart Of the 82d in a 112-
pound clash: Walt Byars of Lee
Jeune will face Alton Allen of
the 82d in the 132-pound class;
Nick.LaRosa of Lejeune will face
John Tombley of the 82d in a
139-pound bout: Randy Horne of
Washington and Lejeune will
battle Leonard Thomas of the
SD in a pound bout, and
Joe Davis. defending middle
weight from Lejeune will square
OH Sid CASTOR of the SD.
Lejeune fighters are in two
other bouts. while the 82d has
three other men boxing tonight.
Little Greek Has Five.
Eight other teams still have
representatives in the tourna-
ment which ends Saturday night.
but none has much chance for
the team title. The Little Greek
Amphibs have five boxers left.
The others have two or less.
Yesterdays Results.
liz pounds-Raymond Yuson (Fort
S israa defeated John Brockley lie
les pounds-Pat Jasmine (camp
ff EdTs ar.. TKo'd Thurman Jefferson
Brass, knoeked out David Ri1 oonza lSes
Le!eunel. FOL second round.
out James Parham tAndrews ABB, I:01
hrst round.
AZ pounds-william Thrash Fort
ed Paul Whit fort Lee.
80 ponnds--sidney CASTOR tFort
e css d Edsens W HoEsFd IEHn Little s
defested Frank Buchanan tLittle CTeekl
los pounds-Shepard Lindsay tLittie
Greek knocked out Louis Hussar tFort
= 7s pounds-Kenneth jackson Camp
Pickett TKO'd James Hairston fort
EuStiS). second round.
liz pounds-Corpl. Don Daniels
Camp Lejeune' VS.. William Stewart
Fort Bragg).
VS.. Harold Jackson Cherry Point5;
Richard Hillard tQuanticoi VS.. Willie
Macon (Fort Bragg.
132 pounds-Alton Allen tFort Braggl
vs.. Walt Byars tLejeunel.
1873 pounds-Nicholas Larosa lie
3eunel VS.. John Tombley ForE Bragg.
lat pounds-Randoiph Horne (Le-
3eune1 VS.. Leonard Thomas Fort Bragk).
1856 pounds-Joe Davis nejeuneJ VS..
Sidney CASTOR Fort Bragsl.
l65 pounds--Steyart Grimes Fort
Andrews ABB VS.. Leonard Maddox Fort
Bragg. 0
l7S pounds-Roscoe Elicit Fort.
Bragg VS.. Don Lee (Little Creek.
Unlimited-Janes Jones little Creekl
vs.. Aubrey House iLeJeunets
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Lew Luce Can't Help It If He
Acquires Too Much Publicity
BY Dick sIoy

It will be the second straight
appearance at Fort Myers North
Post gymnasium for Lew Luce
when he takes part in the ALL
High All-Prep basketball game
Monday night.
OF course the Wilson flash.
now only a sophomore, wasn't in
high school when the last all
star game was played a. year
ago. He appeared in the prelim-
mary then and was voted the
outstanding player when he
scored 26 points as his Boys Club
of Washington 14-and-under
team defeated the st. Johns
Junior varsity.
He moved up to Wilson this
year and. as many coaches of
the area predicted, turned in a
brilliant performance in his first
high school season. His 2O2
points scored in eight Interhigh
League games broke the record
OF 1873 set last year by Lonnie
Herzbrun, also of Wilson. How
ever. Zeke Zirkle of Anacostia
eclipsed Luce's mark by scoring
2O4.
An All-'Round Player.
Young Lew also is given a
major share of credit for Will
sons second consecutive Inter-
high championship, in a year
that the Tigers were supposed
to be rebuilding. Besides his
scoring potential he is an out
standing defensive player, spe-
clalizing in ball stealing. and a
capable ball handler and re-
bound man, considering his
height Is feet 100.
Because of his spectacular
style his coach, Tony Kupka, has
had difficult time this season
keeping Luce's publicity on a
sensible level, fearful that the
boy may lose his perspective.
He should become one of the
best players ever to develop In
this city. If he keeps his bal
ance," Kupka says.
However, Luce appears to be
as unaffected by the cheering as
can be expected Of a 15-year-old.
He's not at all shy, yet one gets
the feeling that he realizes his
responsibilities to his team and
school.
Lew began playing basketball
when he Was nine. according to
his own recollection. and saw his
first organized play at Lafayette
Elementary School. Last year at
Alice Deal Junior High he aver
aged Is points in Is games.
which he believes is a school
record.
Sets Boys Club Record.
Perhaps his best experience
was found in playing for the
Boys Club Of Washington, the
same organization he will be aid
ing Monday night when he par
ticlpates in the All-High ALL
Prep game.
While with the 14-and-under
Boys Club team last year he set
a league record of So points in
the city championship game with
st. Michael'S. Last summer he
played in the. Big Brothers IT.
and-under league where he prob
ably ran into his toughest com
petition. 1t was then the coaches
around town tabled him as a
sure bet for honors when he
moved up to high school.
Tickets for the eighth annual
All-High All-Prep game are on
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sale at the Eastern and Jelleff's
branches of the Boys Club. Stu
dent tickets, at so cents, are
available at all Interhigh Divi-
sion d, Catholic and private
high schools. Only 81 general
admission tickets will be on sale
at the door the night of the
game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Pin Prizes Ready

Prizes won in the recent
Bowlers Full Handicap have
been sent by registered mail
to the bowling establish
ments where the recipients
participated.
There are 500 checks. Win
nerS are requested to call
for them.
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ca THEEVENING STAR
Washington. D. c.
THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1884.