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Bulge Loses 18th in Row
As Gonzales Tops Pros
BY the Associated Preu

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.-Don
Bulge, 38-year-old veteran ten
mis- star, lost his 10th straight
match on Jack Kramer's tourna-
ment tour last night as he went
down before Frank Sedgman of
Australia. 1913.
1t was a one-night stand here
as part of a 90-city tour by
Kramer and four top profess
SIGNALS.
Pancho Gonzales of Los An
geles took first prize money of
$3.50 by breaking the service of
Sedgman in the championship
for 1913 victory. Gonzales had
defeated Pancho Segura of Ecua-
dor earlier, 8-6. Gonzales, the
tour leader. now has an 1876 rec.
ord.
In the doubles match, Kramer
teamed with Gonzales to defeat
Segura and Bulge, 8-3. About
5000 persons attended the
matches.
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in. front, mate" another chimed
in. and some one else cried :
Send him back to America"
Tony's game faded away to
nothing as Bromwich took a 20
lead in the fifth set. The Amer
lean didn't seem to care any
more.
Trabert won only one point in
three games as the score went to
SO. then drew cheers from the
crowd when he held his own
service. But Bromwich. SEEM
ingly playing as we'll as he GA
a decade and more ago, held
his own service with the loss of
only one point and it was all
over.
Bromwich Tries to Forfeit.
BromWich said later he had
told the umpire when it was SO
that he would forfeit. but that
the umpire told him to continue.
"I'd rather seen the tourna-
ment go through as. expected"
Bromwich said. Whats the
good Of my winning? I play only
for fun. have no tennis am
billions"
Seixas for a time looked as
though he would have similar
trouble against the 20-year-old
Fraser. The Philadelphia
dropped his service early in each
set. but his accurate volleying
and shots from the back-line al
ways enabled him to get the
break back quickly.
Rex Hartwig. seeded second
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50 Novice Winners
Included on Tonight's
Golden Gloves Card

W. VA AesoV JOUA y AOVANO
champions in the Golden Gloves
boxing tournament make their
debut as seniors on tonight's
second-round program at Tur-
ner's Arena. Seventeen bouts
are scheduled. IL in the novice
division and five among seniors,
starting at $50.
The novices Of last year STEP
ping up against tougher COM
petition are Harold Smith Of
Northeast AC. last years fly
weight champion who now is a
bantamweight. and Ernie Will
liams, also a Northeast repre-
sentative, last years lightweight
champion and still fighting at
that weight.
Made Comeback.
Smith has Howard Williams of
Northwest Police Club as his
opponent tonight, while Ernie
Williams is matched against Pat
Jasmine of Camp Pickett. Efnie
may be remembered from last
years finals. when he appeared
on the verge of being knocked
out in the first round but staged
a furious comeback In the last
two rounds to win a unanimous
decision.
|. Tonight's senior matches also
will mark the debut here of
Quintus Thompson of Balm
bridge, matched against Ellis
worth Gray Of Northeast Club
in a middleweight bout. Thomp-
son will be the first of four Balm
bridge men in the senior division,
cambridge had only four entries
last year, too, but managed to
get championships FOR two of
them and win the team title.
Willie Troy's Brother.
Thompson hopes to succeed
another cambridge fighter, War
rem Peterson, as the senior mid
dleweight champion.
The feature of tonight's IL
novice matches may be heavy
weight bout between Russell
Troy Of Northeast and Ralph
Williams Of Camp Pickett. Troy
is the younger brother Of Willie
Troy. the high-ranking pro mid
dleweight who also got his box
ing start in the Golden Gloves
here.
Tonight's schedule:
Novice Class.
1I2-pound class--charles Driver IN. T.
A. G. VS.: Robert Perz touanticol. :,
lse-pound c irsso- 4s1r TayI Ssn, IN
Heights A, CT; Roosevelt Jefferson Is. w
police club> VS.. Ossie Neal Unattached
l35-pound class-Tommy Lomax ,un.
BOYS, Club; Joe King IS. W. police eiuoe
VS. Ed Burroughs IN E. A. CT; john
Temple IN. w. club VS.. Marvin Simms
IN; e. A; c.: Richard Munde!l IS. W
police lubl VS.. Robert Adams Boiling Air
i47-pound class-Edward Davailu,
tFort Meade' VS.. Andrew Blanch tunat-
tached); Donald S.mms IN. w. ciLbI VS.
Charley Venini fFort Belvo.rl; Joe OAR
den Fort Meade VS. Billy Taylor lSt
Joseph's Boys Club,
160-pound class--Amos irving IN. W.
A. c. VS.. Johnny Odoms Fort Meade.
Heavyweight class--Russell Troy IN. z.
A. c. VS.. Ralph Williams Camp Pickett
Senior Division.
11s-pound class - Howard Williams
IN. w. Police Club VS.. Harold Smith
i35-pound class-f-nest williams IN.
e. A, = VS. Pat Jasmine Camp Pickett .
147-pound class-Joseph Boone 49, w.
Police Club VS.. Stanley Vaughn Fort
Meade>; Francis Harper IN. z. A. CT vs..
James BronZell Camp Pickett.
160-pound class-Ellsworth Grav IN.
e. 4. c. W. Quintus Thompson Balm
bridge Naval Training Stationi.
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Sereeont's 28o Sets
Season Tenpin Mark

M/Sergt. John Tonish. bowl
ing with his station team from
Walter Reed Army Medical Cen
ter. set a new season high for
tenpins in the Washington area
last night with a score of 289
in a match at Patuxent Naval
Air Station. Tonish's mark
helped Walter Reed win the final
game of the three-game set,
its only victory of the evening
over Patuxent.
Previous high for tenpins here
this season was $50, according
to the Bowler's Victory Legion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

behind Rosewall among the Aus
sizes. advanced with a Ga, Go,
GO thrashing of young Jean
Grinda of France, while George
Worthington was in the quarter
finals thanks to a forfeit by
Owen Williams of South Africa.
Williams injured his knee play
ing doubles yesterday. Ashley
Cooper, 16-year-old schoolboy
sensation. filled the round of
eight with Ga, 6-3, 6-3 VIC
tory over Bill Gilmour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
TebeII Not Entering
Charlottesville Ruce
By the Assoeiosed Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA,
Jan. 26.-Gus. K. Tebell, Uni
versity of Virginia athletic d.
rector and member of Char
lottesville's City Council for the
past eight years. announced to-
day he would not seek re-elec-
ton to the city's governing body.
Tebell, first elected to the
council in 1916, served as mayor
from 1913 to 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Boston Rookie Award
Named for Meanwhile
BY the AssoeIofed Press

BOSTON. Jan. 26.-The Bos-
ton baseball writer's have voted
to name their annual Boston
rookie Of the year" award in
honor of the late Walter (Rab-
olt) Maranville-a longtime Bos-
ton Braves star. Recently chosen
for the Hall of Fame.
This years award will go to
Outflelder Tom Implicit. who
turned in a great first season in
1858 for the Red Sox before be-
Ing traded to Washington in
the deal that brought Jackie
Jensen here.
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Hockey at q Glance

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Western League.
Victoria Q, CALGARY O,
TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
Western League.
Edmonton at Vancouver.
International League.
Toledo ct Fort Wayne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

choice Thurs
day when the
N a t ! o n a J
r o o t b a ] /
League clu b
owners gather
in Philadel-
phia for their
annual player
draft.
HE throws
the pail where
you can get
it," explained
Herman Ball,
the Redskins
chief talent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Sexton and Brotton
Sign for TV Fight
BY the As,oeioted Pres,

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. o.
Plans for a nationally televised
bout originating from this one
time anti-TV stronghold have
been completed with the sign
ing of Johnny Saxton of New
York and Johnny Bratton Of
Chicago for a 10-round bout,
Wednesday, February "a
Promoter Herman Taylor, an
nouncing plans for the TV CON-
test over CHS, said the pair will
come in at 149 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Basketball Results
BY the Assoeioted Press

EAST.
keene tNHD Teach. 96 Mei'k Col. 81
SOUTH.
MURRAY Ky.) ST.: n Ga. Tech. Sc
E M"TsS.s = HtsKp 1y, o. 81 Union 1ky;i g
0uantico Mar. 06 - East. Ky. 10
Middle sdt Teen, s5 ------ Lincoln Me. ::
"a. unio @n 1is Union rhe rIsc fYap =
Savannah St. 81 Albany GA ST. 40
Florence tAla.) Col. 80 jacksonville
". Va. Wesleyan, Sc GienV ike 81 81
Z. Carolina, So ..--. Catawba 81
Presbyterian, 81 Mercer IN
,.. st. Paurs Is
La COLLEGE, 9e; IS 8 McNee,. s EaSe Il Il
Iowa. 65 N0rthwe1tcrr 40
kR Gear (Nsbr) T., 81 York .GNebr.J 80
M =, On; Pak:,, r.; Minot IN. b. Il
T,,,or q, St. Johns Mimi 81
Springfield tMoJ state. ~ " %
KirksviIIe State 73
=: No. 30 Central Missouri SO
WsTtSu Hres % ' 7 Grt nDy.I 1 an. e
Iowa Wesleyan. ~ Dubuque 6:
SOUTHWEST
f fsa SR4i.. an S & c RSsgs A.
PhLIandeT smith. 10 Ark. A.M.&N. SO
AZ AZ TEN. g g. Rsr h.n &c? S SI
FAR WEST.
Seattle sa. s. - an u 0kIah9ma City g.
East. Ore. los N. W. Ssaarene s.
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MIA Schedule
BY the ASSocioted Pre-

TODAY'S GAMES.
Boston VS. Baltimore at Milwaukee.
Minneapolis at Milwaukee.
syracuse VS.. Philadelphia at Buffalo
New York VS.. Rochester at Buffalo.
TOMORROW'S GAMES.
Fort Wayne VS.. Milwaukee at Mime.
apolis.
Baltimore ct Minneapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Co|oniaIs Still 10Th
In Basketball POLL;
Leaders Unchanged
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-UnleSS
their unbeaten strings are un-
expectedly snapped. Kentucky
and Duquesne figure to stay in
the foreground Of the college
basketball picture.
Again this week. these power
full teams dominate the weekly
Associated Press poll, with Ken
lucky. as usual. on top. The
Wildcats u2-O received 80 first
place votes and a point total Of
764 yesterday from the SO sports
writer's and sportscaSters casting
their ballots.
But Duquesne, although idle
last week. gained ground on the
pace-SetterS. The Dukes O5-O)
grabbed off Is first-place votes
and TOT points. figured on the
basis of 10 points for first place,
8 for second. etc. Last week
Kentucky topped Duquesne by,
Ill points as 127 voted.
Indiana, with a 12-1 record.
remained third. The Big Ten
leader got 13 f1rst-place votes
and $40 points.
Some Change Position.
Otherwise. there was no whole
sale Shakeup in the first 10,
although some of the teams
changed positions.
Oklahoma A6zM, ranked fifth
last week, climbed into fourth
place tie with Western Ken
lucky with SAL points apiece.
The Aggies, who whipped Hous-
ton, 64-48. last night, collected
eight first-place votes. while
Western Kentucky $500 was
rated first on seven ballots. The
AggieS now are I'LL.
Notre Dame, with a 1912 slate,
remained in the No. 6 spot.
Oklahoma City, victim of a
1913 defeat by Wyoming Sat-
urday night and a 1854 lacing
by Seattle last night, dropped
from seventh to ninth, enabling
Holy Cross and Minnesota Q1-2)
a., each % move up a notch. The
Crusaders Q3-D took over sew
enth while Minnesota, which
trounced Purdue, 8O-64, last
night, moved into eighth.
CIV Still Tenth.
George Washington. with a
12-1 record, remained in 10th
place. The Colonials got five
flrst-place votes.
Seattle and LaSalle made the
most progress among the second
10 teams. The West Coast club
moved from 10th to 18th, while
LaSalle, on the strength of its
1878 triumph over North Caro-
lima State Saturday, climbed
from 18th to 18th.
Connecticut, undefeated in IA
games, and Dayton Q4-4) moved
into a deadlock for 18th place.
They replaced Niagara and Illi-
nois in the second 10.
Seattle, beaten only by 10TH
ranked Wichita in it's opening
game, goes after its 18th straight
victory when it plays Oklahoma
City again tonight.
Iowa. just outside the top 20
but one of the few clubs still /
having an outside chance to
overtake Indiana in the Big Ten. |
outscored Northwestern by II |
points in the final quarter last |
night in winning, 65-52. Bill
Logan lead the closing drive of
the Iowa sophomores with IA
points.
Inc leading teams ,first-pIace votes !
atlo Woil-lost records through Sundav in
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@a4ysza ATCHIS0N'S
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It's a foregone conclusion
among the Redskins coaches
that Bob Garrett. Stanford's
great pasSer, will be the bonus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
N. c. State

Continued From Page A-15)
holds masters degree in physi-
cal education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Boy Seriously Huf
As Car Throws Him
Into Window Well

A 13-year-old boy today suf-
fered serious injuries when
thrown into q 5-foot window
well by a car which plunged into
the same well.
He is Michael Branca, 1913 ALI
| son street NV, who was hit as
he leaned his bicycle against the
fence beside Police Boys Club
10, Fifteenth and Harvard streets
NV.
He was on his way to the
championship baseball game be-
tween Clubs 10 and IL. He plays
right field for No. 10.
Young Branca was rushed to
Garfield Hospital, where x-rays
were being made to determine
whether his legs were broken.
Diplomatic Tags.
The car which hit him and fol-
lowed him into the pit, police
said, was driven by Hagop Q.
Keshishian, "a. Of the 1900 block
of X street NV, driver for the
Legation Of Yemen. 1t carried
diplomatic tags.
Mr.. Keshishian told police his
car was going south on Fifteenth
street when it was hit by a pick
up truck going east on Harvard.
It was knocked into a car driven
by Lawrence P. Davis, 81, OF BIT
Briland street, Alexandria, police
said.
Then Mr.. Keshishisn's car
bounced to the right. struck the
boy, tore through wooden fence
and plunged into the window
well, according to police. The
front end was demolished, but
Mr.. Keshishian climbed out un-
injured.
Bicycle Found i'm Pit.
Young Branca's bicycle, base
ball hat and mitt were found
in the pit.
Traffic Division Policeman
George Norris identified the
driver of the pickup truck as
Clarence E. Tansill, 40, 6007
Fourth street NV.
The boys club is in the rear
of the All Souls Unitarian
Church.
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Arlington Police Raid
Cache Of Fireworks

Arlington police today raided
a fireworks sales and storage
building in Falls Church and
confiscated an estimated So, 900
to $4,000 worth of illegal fire.
works.
A woman clerk in the small
frame building at 6911 Lee high
way was taken into custody. She
was not Immediately identified.
Detectives Thomas j. Tracy
and Leonard j. Burnett were in
charge of the raiders. They and
Sergt. Philip Lucas estimated
the value of the fireworks.
Police said the storage place
is being used by a dealer who
operates at least four stands in
the Arlington-F Fairfax area.
Area police apparently are
determined to enforce regula-
tons.
In Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties, Md, and
Alexandria, Va, even sparklers
and caps are banned.
Alexandria will be just as
strict on persons using fireworks
as on those who sell them, police
there declared.
Non-exploSive fireworks are
permitted in the District, Falls
Church and Arlington and Fair
fax Counties, Va.
The District does ban sparklers
longer than 10 inches. however,
and any sort of Roman candle.
Falls Church allows Roman
candles of less than one pound.
and sparklers of any length.
Arlington and Fairfax allow
their citizens to celebrate the
Fourth with sparklers, foun-
tains, fire pots and pinwheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star. in cooperation
with the Film Center of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the following coun-
ties and cities: District of Co
lumbia, Arlington, Prince
Georges, Montgomery, Fairfax
and Alexandria.
Washington, at Dusk.
Chevy Chase, Forty-f1rst and
Livingston streets NV.
Brightwood, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV.
Kalorama, Nineteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and
Gales streets NE.
Hine. Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc.
Bald Eagle. Nichols avenue and
Joliet street s. w.
Hayes, Fifth and K streets
NE.
Briggs-Montgomery, Twenty
seventh and Eye streets NV.
Watts Branch, S1xty-second
and Banks streets NE.
Randall, First and Eye streets
S.W.
Arlington County, $3.50 PM.
Taylor, $500 North Stewart
street.
Henry Clay. BOIL North Sew
enth street.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Forest Heights Playground,
Huron and Seneca drives, Forest
Heights.
Glenn Dale Elementary School,
Glenn Dale road, Glenn Dale.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Pleasant View, College View
and Norris drives, Wheaton.
Scotland Community Building
Scotland.
Broad Acres, Beason drive of
New Hampshire avenue, ex-
teHded. Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02

the code won't be ready for
actual use until fall.
Takes Hopeful View.
When it does take effect. how
ever. Mr.. Gwathmey said he has
every hope that it can be truly
effective. In the first place, he
said, he hopes the language Of
the code can be made clear and
to the point.
There is no reason why the
regulations should be so mysteri-
Gus that they can't be put into
assimilable words" Mr.. Gwath-
mey declared. EFT is my hope
that we can have regulations
sufficiently clear that every one
can understand them"
On the basis of discussions
with some of the Districts top
brass - Engineer Commissioner
Louis w. Prentiss and General
Administration Director Schuyler
Lowe-Mr. Gwathmey said that
the procedures of making inspec-
lions in all fields. but especially
construction. must be closely
examined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Gwothmey Cites 3 Main Goals
In Licenses-Inspections Post
By John w. Stepp

Cabell Gwathmey. the newly
installed top man on the Dis
trict's inspections totem
pole, has his eye fixed on three
principal goals as he starts his
new job.
In an interview shortly after
taking Office yesterday, Mr..
Gwathmey listed these top
priority aims:
/. Launching the city's drive
for slum prevention and reha-
Utilization through the newly
created housing program Of his
department.
Q. Speeding the revision Of all
building inspection procedures,
part of which will include new
training program designed to
give inspectors greater versatility
in their job.
3. Taking steps to eliminate
delays in the issuance Of permits,
particularly in the building field.
Get-Acquainted Project.
The 52-year-old former official
Of the Army Engineer Corps in
Richmond acknowledges that he
has a lot of familiarizing to do
before he can attack the many
problems of the headache-ridden
licenses inspections operation.
He started right out on a get
acquainted project yesterday.
Flanked by two Of his top aides.
Milton Dulin, jr.. and Denver
Warnock. he began q tour of the
scattered Offices of his depart
ment.
To get the housing code en-
forcement program under way
Mr.. Gwathmey must first wait
on final formulation of q con-
solidated housing code. Such a
code is a present in preliminary
draft stage, and must be screened
by an advisory committee as
yet unappointed subjected to
public hearing and then finally
approved by the District Com
missioners.
It Is generally accepted thas
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Other Bills Considered.

OtHer DAliS COnSl0efe0s
Other bills considered would:
Authorize the District to
appoint guards with police pow
ers at District institutions in
Maryland and Virginia.
Amend the District Credit
Unions act so as to put the Dis
trict Credit Unions under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Federal Credit Unions of the
Department of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare.
Correct inequities in the pay
Of Is fire inspectors, one assist
ant marine engineer and one po-
lice corporal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Tuition Rates Going Up
For Non-R Resident Pupils

Most nonresident students
will have to pay more to attend
District public schools next fall.
The Board of Education yes
terday approved nonresident
tuition increases for all schools
except vocational highs.
Vocational tuition was
dropped to 1888, or $37 less than
the past year. The higher fees
are: Teachers Colleges, $474, up
$40; senior highs, 1921, up $21 ];
Junior highs, $243, up $40; ele-
mentary, 1854, up So; crippled
children, $3.50, up $50; and eve
ming schools, $39, up 81.
Annual tuition at the Capitol
Page School, operated by the
public school system, was raised
from SALT to 1862.
Tuition is adjusted annually
on the basis of enrolment and
costs for the previous year.
Rates have climbed pretty gen.
orally in the last several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Phone Strikers
for
InstoIIers Delay
Pieketing While
Purley Continues

Striking telephone equipment
installers watched today for .
possible settlement effort be-
tween management and union
negotiators at New York.
About $50 Washington area
workers are involved in the
strike against Western Electric.
The striking CLIO Communica-
tons Workers of America have
said they would picket all tele-
phone company exchanges UNI
less they get a quick settlement.
Walking out before noon yes
terday, the installerS met for
two hours. Later they announced
that present strategy does not
call for picketing. but that 1000
telephone company employees
would be expected to respect
picket lines once they are thrown
around exchanges.
1900 Installers Out.
Altogether, 1900 installers
belonging to the CWA's District
10 are striking in A States and
the District. Although picket
ing strategy is being dictated on
q national level. some locals
jumped the gun in Texas yes
terday with the result that tele-
phone operators walked of the
job in several cities.
In New York, where contract
negotiations broke down just be-
fore the strike. informal meet
ings were held yesterday and a
company spokesman said it was
possible joint sessions would be
held today.
In Wage Deadlock.
At the time negotiations ended.
the company was offering 4-to-7-
cent wage increases and the
union was asking six to eight
cents. The union said it also
was dissatisfied with a company
proposal to establish five new
base locations from which the
installers would work. The addi-
tional locations would cause
some installers to give UP their
homes and move to new areas,
the union said.
The installers work for Vest
ern Electric and the telephone
company is not involved in the
dispute. The striking men in
stall and improve equipment at
telephone company exchanges.
and for private concerns having
PIX equipment.