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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
Olson Defends Title
Against CasfeIIani
In " Bout Tonight
BY The Assoeiused Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 90.
Carl (Bobo) Olson of San Fran
cisco lays his middleweight
championship on the line to-
night and is a favorite ct about
4 to / to retain it in a 15-round
match with the leading chal-
lenger. Rocky Castellani Of
Cleveland.
The bout viii be nationally
televiSed and broadcast by the
National Broadcasting Co., with
the San Francisco area BACKED
out of the T'V picture.
The show goes on at 10 pm.
washington time). or for cash
customers, at the cocktail hour
OF z o'clock, Pacific time.
ut will be seen in Washing
ton over WNBW (channel ~
and broadcast by Radio Sta
ton VIRGO
$4,000 Gate Expected.
,
The setting is the spacious
Cow Palace and Promoter Benny
Ford believes the attraction will
virtually fill the near 18,00O-seat
capacity and bring a gate of
$1,000. President James Norris
and others IN the International
Boxing Club. trust his optimism
is sound.
The balding, 26-year-old Olson
won the middleweight title from
Randy Turpin of England in
1858, and turned back the threat
OF Kid Gavilan in Chicago last
April in one of his greatest fights.
He hasn't been beaten in his last
Is trips inside the ropes.
The last time Bobo was beaten.
in fact, was in a bid for the title
against Sugar Ray Robinson here
in his adopted home in 1852.
CaStellani, at % a seasoned
ringman without much of a
punch-less, in fact, than the
champion. who is not famous for
chilling his foes-has not been
whipped in 10 straight matches.
Records Similar.
Castellani, christened, Attilio
Nicholas and a product of the
pennsylvania coal mines, was last
defeated in 1853 by Pierre Lang
lois.
Oddly enough, Olson and
Rocky have had 81 professional
fights apiece, each has lost five,
and both tuned up for this strug-
gle by belaboring a young man
named Pedro Gonzales. Rocky
won decision. Bobo ended the
matter in four rounds.
Olson has been guaranteed
$125,O00 by Rocky's manager of
record, wealthy AL Mailman of
Cleveland. Rocky will get go
per cent of anything over the
net above that fancy sum. Tele-
vision will add another 100000
to the gate receipts.
The match will be scored UNI
der CALIFORNIA; system of IL
points per round. An even round
is scored 512-5h. A good mar
gin might be scored IA, and a
genuine knockdown, 80.
Publicity Rebounds.
The weigh-in this morning
could hardly excel the touch of
tomfoolery staged at a State
Athletic Commission meeting
yesterday.
The fine hand behind such
magnificent bunk and publicity
was Jack Kearns, who is asso-
ciated with Mailman and COM
pany.
The gimmick, old and often
reliable, was a violent row over
the exact hour of the weigh-in.
Mailman, Kearns, Olson's skilled
manager, Sid Flaherty, and 9TH
ers engaged in a furious debate.
1t got so furious that one young
observer called his paper and ii
came out with a front page ban
ner: Fight Called Of"
This was publicity, all right,
but a degree of CONSERVATION
set in for awhile. This was when
people began to call in demand
ing a refund on their tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
WASHINGTON

, 1OtaB 90 IL ~ IL 8
1Grounded out for Pascual in 9Th
2Flied out for Stewart in 7th.
3Lined to Jensen for Shea in 9th.
Boston 302 004 O2O-1I
washington -----4 100 COZ 201- 6
Runs battsd In-Jensen t2l. White
non. Yost. TerwiiIieer. Console. Runneis.
Two-base hitswWhite. Bushy. Parnell.
FitzGerald., Home run-Olson.- stolen
bases-Yost. Terwilliger. Sacrifice fly
Lepcio. Double plays-FitzGerald to
Runneis; Runneis to Terwilliger to ver-
non; Console to Goodman to Mele. Left
on bases-Boston. IL: WASHINGTON, g.
Bases on bails-oti Stone, 2; oil Pas
Struck out-Bv Parnell 6. Hits-On
Stone, 8 in 2as innings: Oh Pascual, 4
in 3h innings; on Stewart. l In I in
ming; on shea. 5 IL INNINGS, Runs
and earned runs-On Parneu 6-6; on
stone. 5-3; on Pascual. "A; OF stew
art 90; Of shea. S.l. III. y pitcher :ns
er-Parnell CD: LOSING pitcher
stone f9-6). Umpirea-stevens, Chylak.
Rommel Time-2:34. Attendance
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
IOWA CITY. Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa. Aug. 20 (H1.
Jerry Burns. 81, former foot
ball coach at Whittier College
and the University of Hawaii.
has been named assistant grid
coach at the University of Iowa.
He Is the fifth University Of
Michigan graduate on the Iowa
football staff, headed by Forest
Evashevski.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
Princeton Getting
Tough Prospect
And Car Is Proof

POCASSET, Mass, Aug. 90
If Princeton wants 'em tough,
that's what it's going to get in
Wayne Reagan.
Reagan, who reports for the
Princeton freshman football
team in the fall, crashed head
long into a parked automobile
while doing some night sprint
ing-training on an unlighted
street.
The damage: A big dent in the
autos luggage compartment
none to Reagan, a husky 17-year.
old Tabor Academy graduate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20

throw around this fall. SWEET
will try to make a blocking back
out of him but keep him as a
linebacker on defense.
"Archer is the defense and
Greg Didden my offense," is
SWEETS appraisal. The latter is
(See GEORGETOWN, Pg. A-17.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20


confident of a better season than
in 1858. For one thing. it is diff
f1cult not to improve on a record
of one win and seven defeats.
For another, the schedule is
easier. st. Johns and Carroll
have been dropped from the
schedule, removing the Little
Hoyas from contention in the
Catholic League.
A year ago SWEET was sur
prised. pleasantly, at the two
week camp near Port Deposit,
Md. He uncovered John Archer,
a gangly junior who loves the
rough going and who made most
All-Catholic teams as a guard.
Archer has about 17S pounds to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20

mo I'll get three for four in game pretty soon and
two for three in another and I'll be in stride again. They
say haven't been hitting le-handers Shucks haven't
been hitting anybody When I'm hitting it doesn't make any
difference which they throw One bated 1897
against left handlers and 800 against ghthander
THE BIG QUESTION involving Williams, course, is
whether he intends to stick by his resolution to
retire.
will you make an announcement when the season is
over?" he asked
IT don't why should" Ted said
; "That you'll retre?"
"Put it this way" Ted replied Lets say that the way
feel I'll retire OF when said in the spring this
would be my last wasn't counting broken shoulder
andater winding up in hospital with the flu There were
things I'd like to have done still would like to do"
Things nke?" asked the with him.
"Oh getting 1000 hits I've got pretty good home
perfumes at bat record too It would be nice to improve
record two but WELL I'll wait and Right I
don't feel like I'll play again."
UNTIL HIS SLUMP, Williams had the highest batting
in the American League although his injury and
Illness plus the frequency with which pitchers walk him,
combining deny Ted the 400 official times at bat
to win the hitting title
1--WE already given up on 400 at-bats" saying
II read where somebody suggested changing the rule Why
should they change because of me? Noren Ava MnoSo
& and those fellows have played whole season."
as They don't get walked much" he reminded.
mo-" Ted conceded, but walks all part of the game.
If they to change the I'd they recognize
player who actually appeared at the plate $50 times,
regardless of whether they official times at bat or not
Casey Stengel thinks times Well that's all
right Even with the time I've lost I'll have tried to bat
500 times" .-. -..-.....- s--
*x**
FEW DAYS AGO story had appeared in which Will
iams quoted saying he wasn't interested in
agerial career. Was it true?
mot quite" Williams replied. ct said that managing
tough job And also said to the reporter that FIRST
somebody would have to want me to manage. Nobody's
asked me-"
It the Red Soxs turn in the batting and Ted
~began roll his sleeves He put his cap Some
people to think I'm anxious to wind up baseball
career said That's right love to play this game
love to be connected with it, Nobody likes baseball better
than do"
with YOU asked the other docs rate with shing?"
Williams grnned EYES," he said, "and that's saying a
lot for baseball"
WHEN TED REACHED the Boston dugout, there
telegram for him.
"Its collect" said the who handed it to williams.
"From Boston,"
Ted ripped on the telegram, which read:
Keep smiling. Johnny Orlando"
THAT Ted muttered in mock growl Johnny
clubhouse custodian in Boston and
Williams No. booster
BY the time the afternoon things were looking
up Theodore Samuel Williams. The Washington pitchers
walked him occasions they pitched to him
and the big sugger singled and doubled and scored three
continued to close in fourth place and
No I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
Record Is Bound to Improve
Georgetown Prep Hopes Rest
On Small Group of HoIdovers
By Dick Sloy

Tim SWEET is expecting no
surprises when he unloads his
Is Georgetown Prep football
players at Camp Happy Valley
August 80. He knows who is re-
turning from last year and he's
building his strategy to fit the
holdover material-about 10 or
IL players. moderately compe-
tent as a bunch.
While this outlook is for
bidding, SWEET nonetheless is
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rolled so high that the jagged pink surgery
scar on top of his shoulder was exposed. The
top of the steel pin that was inserted to hold
together his broken shoulder pressed against
q the skin.
tits just slump" Ted was saying,
referring to the .069 pace he had been hitting
for some 10 days. Everybody gets 'em.
Look at AL Rosen"
But have you ever had one quite this
bad?" he was asked
II guess so. Look, this is my first
slump since I got back from Korea. I've
been overdue"
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WIN, Lose or Draw
BY FRANCIS sTANN

THIS WAS EARLY in the afternoon at Griffith Stadium
The Senators were taking batting practice and Ted Williams
sitting in the hot the Of left field was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
Major League Standings
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1884.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Boston. II: WASH. 8
Cleve., 40: Detroit.
3-S.
N. T., s; Phila., 5.
Chicago, 4: Baltic. 8.
Games To-day.
Wash. ct Phila.. 500.
Cleve. at Baltic, 500.
N. Y. at Boston (nl.
Chi. at Detroit (nl
Games Tomorrew.
Wash. at Phila., 2:05.
New York at Boston.
Chicago ct Detroit,
Cleve., at Baltic. 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20
NATIONAL.
Resultsl Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
N. y. S: Phila.. 0.
Bklyn., z: Pitts. 5.
St. L.. 2: Milw.. l
90 inningsl.
Cine, TO: Chicago,
0---3.
Games Today.
Pitts. ut N. Y, (nl,
Phila. at Bklyn. tnB.
Cincin. ct st. L. tn1
Milw. at Chicago.
Games Tosnsrrew.
Phila. ct Bkiyn.
Pitts. ut New York.
Milw. ct Chicago.
Cincin. ct o.. Il (nl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-20

(See WHITE SOx, Page A-15)
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(See BASEBALL, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1954-06-10

been named as the foremost, I
quote. "the foremost legal bull
Wark Of the Communist Party,
its front organizations, and
controlled unions, and which,
since its inception. has never
failed to rally to the legal de-
tense of the Communist Party,
and individual members there
Of, including known espionage
agents"
Quoted House Committee.
Now. that is not the language
of Senator Mccarthy. That is
the language Of the Un-
American Activities Commit
tee. And I can go on with
many more citations. It seems
that Mr.. Welch is panied so
deeply he thinks it Is improper
for me to give the record, the
Communist front record, of
the man whom he wanted to
foist upon this committee. But
1t doesn't pain him at all,
there is no pain in his chest
about the unfounded charges
against Mr.. Frank Carr, there
is no pain ther about the at
Evening star., 1954-06-10

Lad further. Senator. You
have done enough. Have you
no sense Of decency, sir. at
long last? Have you left no
sense Of decency?
Mccarthy know this hurts
you. Mr.. Welch. But may I
say, Mr.. Chairman, on a point
of personal privilege, and I
would like to finish it
Welch-Senator, I think it
hurts you. too, sir.
Mccarthy would like to
finish this.
Mr.. WEIGH has been fill
clustering this hearing, he has
been talking day after day
about how he wants to get
any one tainted with commu-
nism out before sundown. I
know Mr.. Cohn would rather
not have me go into this. I
intend to, however. Mr.. WEIGH
talks about any sense of de-
cency. If I say anything which
Is not the truth. then I would
like to know about it. This
organization has been named
as the-thiS organization has
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Ex-Wife Sues to Void
MucFodden Divorce
By she Asseciassd Press

MIAMI. Fla, June 10.-Mrs.
Mary Williamson MacFadden
wants Dade County Circuit
Court to throw out . divorce
granted in 1946 to Bernarr Mac
Fadden, physical culturist.
Mrs. MacFadden, who fought
the suit for three years before
it was granted. filed suit yester-
day in which she contends that
recently disclosed facts show his
claim to Florida residence was
false.
The divorced Mrs. MacFadden
tried to stop Mr.. MacFadden's
marriage to Mrs. Jonnie Lee in
1948, when Mr.. MacFadden was
80 and his bride A.
Mrs. Jonnie Lee MacFadden
was granted q legal separation
in New York last February.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

tempt to destroy the reputa-
ton and take the jobs away
from the young men who were
working in my committee.
And, Mr.. WEIGH, If I have
said anything there which is
untrue. then tell me. I have
heard you and every one else
talk so much about laying the
truth upon the table that
when I hear-and it is COM
pletely phony. Mr.. Welch, I
have listened to you for a
long time - when you say
Nov, before sundown, you
must get these people out of
Government" I want to have it
very clear, very clear that you
were not so serious about that
when you tried to recommend
this man for this committee.
And may I say, Mr.. Welch,
in fairness to you, I have rea-
son to believe that you did not
know about, his Communist
front record at the time you
recommended him. I don't
think you would have recon-
mended him to the committee
if you knew that.
/ think it is entirely pos
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Catholic Schools 10 Get
Spelling Bee Trophies

The Knights of Columbus of
the District and Maryland will
present three more silver tro-
phies to the schools who spon-
sored winners in the 1854 Catho-
lie Youth Organization spelling
bee here.
The Archbishop Curley Trophy
and the Archbishop Neale Tro-
ply will go to st. Mary's School.
Bryantown. Md. at graduation
exercises there at 1880 pm. to-
morrow. Louise Burch and Con-
stance Young, students at the
school, won the CYO spelling
championship of Southern Mary
land.
The Archbishop O'Boyle Tro-
ply will be presented to st. Mar
tins School, Gaithersburg, Nd,
at its graduation exercises at 5
pm. Sunday. Deirdre Grady, a
student at the school, won the
7th and 9th grade CYO spelling
title.
The fourth award. the Arch
bishop Carroll Trophy, was pre-
sented to st. Bernadette's School
at Silver Spring, Md. yesterday.
Evelyn Redmond. winner of the
5th and 9Th grade championship
of the archdiocese, is a student
at the school.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

sible you learned that after
you recommended him.
Mundt - The Chair would
like to say again that he does
not believe that Mr.. Welch
recommended Mr.. Fisher as
counsel for this committee.
because he has through his
Office all the recommendations
that were made. He does not
recall any that came from Mr..
Welch, and that would include
Mr.. Fisher.
McCarthy-Let me ask Mr..
Welch. You brought him
down. did you not, to act AZ
your assistant?
Welch-Mr. Mccarthy, I viii
not discuss this with you fur
ther. You have sat within six
feet of me. and could have
asked me about Fred Fisher.
You have brought it out. If
there is a God in heaven, 1t will
do neither you nor your cause
any good. I will not discuss
it further. I will not ask Mr..
Cohn any more questions. You.
Mr.. Chairman, may if you will,
call the next witness.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Dy the Assoeioied Press

A House investigator Of tax
exempt foundations yesterday
described excerpts from the pro-
nouncements of two Popes-
without knowing their author
ship-aS closely comparable to
Communist literature"
The description came from
Thomas M. McNiece, assistant
research director of the House
committee making the investiga-
tion. He was under fire from
Representative Hays, Democrat
of Ohio, who said some witnesses
against the foundations have re-
lied on excerpts from books and
pamphlets.
With Mr.. McNiece in the wit
ness stand. Mr.. Hays read-with-
out identifying the sourcs-ex-
cerpts from encyclicals on labor
issued by Pope Leo XIII and
Pope Plus XII.
What do you think Of those
statements" Mr.. Hays asked.
would you call them social
istic?"
"They are closely comparable
to Communist literature that I
have read" replied Mr.. McNiece.
"They parallel very closely COM
muniStic ideals"
Then Mr.. Hays advised him
Of their authorship and said:
"You have given q very prac-
tical demonstration Of the dan
ger of lifting paragraphs from
some writings to prove q point" !"
In paving the way for his ex-
change with Mr.. McNiece. Mr..
Hays read from an encyclical by
Pope Plus XI. containing these
sentences:
Every effort must therefore
be made that the fathers Of fam
Evening star., 1954-06-10
WeIch's Law Office
Explains Brief Part
OF Fisher in Case
By fho Asseeiosed Press

The law Office of Joseph N.
WEIGH in Boston has reissued a
statement explaining the cir
cumstances under which Fred
erick G. Fisher. jr.. withdrew as
Mr.. Welch'S assistant.
The statement issued by the
frm Hale & Dorr. said:
Immediately upon Mr. Welch's
appointment on April 2, 1854.
he called our Office in Boston
and requested that Mr. James
D. st. Clair and Mr.. Frederick
G. Fisher. jr., proceed to Wash
ineton for the purpose of as
Sisting him in the performance
Of his duties.
Shortly after Mr.. Fishers ar
rival in Washington on that day,
Mr.. Welch learned from him for
the first time that he had been
a member of the National Law
yerS' Guild from which he had
resigned by letter dated early
in 1850.
"Mr. Welch Immediately in
structed him to return to Bos-
Evening star., 1954-06-10
WeIch Defends Young Associate in Dramatic Clash With

!. McCarthy-Mr. Chairman?
Mundt Senator Mccarthy?
McCarthy-May I say that
Mr.. WEIGH talks about this be-
ing cruel and reckless. He was
just batting. he has been bait
ing MIR. Cohn here for hours,
requesting that Mr.. Cehn, be-
fore Sundown. get out OF any
department of Government
any one who is serving the
Communist cause.
I just give this mans rec
ord, and I want to say, Mr..
WEIGH. that it has been labeled
long before he became q mem
ber. as early as 1914
Welch-Senator. may we not
drop this? We know he be-
longed to the Lawyers Guild,
and Mr.. Cohn mods his head
at me. I did you, I think, no
personal injury. Mr.. Cohn.
Cohn-No, sir.
Welch-I meant to do you no
personal injury, and if I did,
I beg your pardon.
Let us not aSsaSSinate this
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Words Out of Context Make
Even EncycIicuIs Look Red

lilies receive wages sufiicient 10
meet adequately ordinary do
mestic needs. :,
eff in the present state Of So
ciety this Ia not always feasible.
social justice demands that re-
forms be introduced without de-
lay which will guarantee every
adult workingman Just such a
wage"
Evening star., 1954-06-10

WEIGH AIDE-Frederick G.
Fisher, jr., central figure in
Mccarthy Welch exchange,
most bitter of the 3O-day
hearing. -AP Photo.
ton, which he did by plane the
following morning. April 3. Mr..
Welch replaced Mr.. Fisher with
another young man from our Of
flee, Mr.. John Kimball. jr., who
went to Washington the next
day, April 4. Mr.. Fisher has not
been in Washington since April
3 and has had no other connec-
ton with the case whatsoever"
Fisher Won't Comment.
At his home in Newton, Mass.
Mr.. Fisher said he did not want
to comment on the exchange be-
tween Mr.. Welch and Senator
Mccarthy, declaring:
II don't want to be a world
celebrity. I just want to lead a
quiet life. I've decided that it's
better for me not to say anything
and to allow Mr.. Welch to con-
tinue in his own way, in that I
am not assisting him in the
Arn1y's case"
Mr.. Fisher said he did not see
the exchange on television be-
cause he and his wife were visit
ing friends in the western part
of the State. as
Chairman John B. StetSon Of
the Newton Republican City
Committee said last night his
group has complete confidence
in" Mr.. Fisher. who Is q member
of the committee.
Mr.. Stetson made public q
telegram sent to Senator Mundt.
The text:
>"As chairman of the Newton,
Mass. Republican City Commit
tee Of which Frederick G.
Fisher, jr., Is q member. I feel
sure that speak for the COM
mittee in expressing our COM
plete confidence in and support
Of Mr.. Fisher.
I'VE have been fully aware
of the facts In this case since
the inception Of the hearings
and wish to make public our
stand in view of the totally un-
warranted attack made today by
Senator Mccarthy"
Guild Defends Self.
In New York the National
Lawyers Guild said that Sem
ator Mccarthy used "old and
diScredited" material in accus-
ing the guild of being "the legal
arm Of the Communist Party"
The guild said Attorney Gen.
eral Brownel recently sought to
list it as subversive and, with
out notice to the guild, made a
speech saying "he had deter
mined that the guild was sub
Versive."
After this "prejudgment of
the issues" the guild said, it
brought suit against Mr..
Brownell and obtained q court
Of appeals decision restraining
him until the merits of the case
can be argued in district court.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Lost Son FinoIly Missed

Reporting. to police that her
2-year-old son had been missing
for five hours. Q mother In Rou-
en-. France. explained that when
you have nine children you don't
miss one immediately.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Art Tex Boosted

Peru's Chamber Of Deputies
has voted a 10 per cent import
tax boost on q wide variety of art
articles.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

Following Is the transcript OF
the dramatic exchange bettDeen
Senator Mccarthy and Arny
Counselor Joseph N. WEIGH at
yesterday afternoons session
of the Arnry-McCGrthy i1lOesti-
cation:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-21
Young Riders Faster
In Fairfax Hunt
Special pispo,eh 10 me s,ur

SUNSET HILLS. Va, Mar. 20.
The Fairfax Hunt staged a
hunterpace test over three miles
of bare hunting country here
today. When the results were
Tailed. it was discovered that
the young foxhunter rides faster
than the old foxhunter.
The 10 seniors and 10 juniors
who started across country this
morning were judged against
model" time of Is minutes IA
seconds set by the Fairfax hunts
man ad whip last week. The
winning senior. Miss Barbara
Bachman. was two seconds over
this time. The winning junior,
Miss Susan Shirley. was three
seconds faster. Male members
of the hunt went home empty
handed. for Miss Bachman and
Miss Shirley also won the pair
honors with their partners.
Madge Barley and Terry Yates.
Fairfax's meeting was the
second hunterpace test run of
in Virginia this year. The first
was held at Blue Ridge last week.
Both hunts already are devel-
oping ideas for a renewal of
the feature in 1855.