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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

Moore's loss to johnson in Mil
waukee, December 10, 1851, was
the last suffered by the rings
gypsy" Since then the hard
hitting. clever Moore has won
18 in a row. including three
title fights with joey Maxim.
Charles Among Victims.
johnson, a fine counter
puncher, has a 12-fight winning
streak of his own. His last loss
was to power-punching Bob Sat-
terfield two years ago. He
avenged that setback by fatten-
ing the China -chinned Chica-
goan in two heats two months
later.
Among Johnson's victims were
Ezzard Charles, the former
heavyweight champion. Jimmy
Slade. and fast rising Paul An
drews. He outpointed Andrews on
March II after being floored by
left hook. That was JohnSon's
most recent fight.
Moore'S last outing was on
June 7 when he stopped Heavy
weight Bert Whitehurst in six
rounds. Archie weighed a hefty
1894 for that one. He has to
make ITS pounds at noon
Wednesday and cutting down to
size may weaken him. At least
Johnson hopes So.
The champion. however,
doesn't believe he will lose any
strength.
Cunning for Knockout.
81 had to take off five pounds
in one day for the last fight
with Maxim in Miami (January
27) and you know what hap
pened," said Moore. The vet
eran Negro was brilliant that
night as he gave joey a thor
ough shellacking in Is rounds.
johnson is a good fighter
but I'll take care of him like
I did before" said Moore. "Ill
be cunning for a Knockout this
time. ! still want that crack
at Rocky Marciano and I want
my record to look good"
Moore beat me when was
coming up" said johnson. 1--WE
got a lot more experience now.
He's rough and I'm going to
try and get him early"
Moore's record is 117-19-5
with 80 knockouts. Johnson's
is 48-5 with % kayoS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

Basketball-with swing music,
vaudeville. trick shots, boards
and buffoonery as a chaser -
holds forth at Grifith Stadium
tonight when Abe Saperstein
moves in with his four-team
troupe of professionals.
The feature attraction will be
the game between the original
Harlem Globetrotters and the
United States Stars, beginning
at $50. This will be preceded
by a game between the Boston
Whirlwinds and the House of
David at 8 o'clock, which in turn
will be preceded by a vaudeville
performance by a new European
act.
While showmanship adds the
color, it is the big names of bas-
ketball that are expected to draw
about $1,000 fans to the ball
park.
The Globetrotters, fresh from
their fifth tour Of Europe. will be
led by their Clown Prince, I"
Reece (Goose) Tatum, who
stands a .stumpy 6-foot-3 but
fails the air with an 84-inch
arm-spread. Goose, now in his
18th year with the "Trotters,
scores baskets in a manner defy
ing description and directs the
teams floor game.
Supporting Goose are such
Negro greats as Walt Dukes, Z
foot All-American from Seton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Moore Finally Gets ],
Garden Shot in Title
Defense Wednesday
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. AFTER
10 years of pro fighting, Archie
Moore, the light heavyweight
champion, finally gets his first
shot in Madison Square Garden
Wednesday night when he de-
tends his crown against trim
Harold johnson in a 15-round
television fight.
The 37-year-old, 175-pound
champion is a 5-to-2 favorite
to whip the hungry" 26-year-
old Philadelphia for the fourth
time in five tries. Their rivalry
dates back to April 26, 1949,
when the veteran thumped the
then 20-year-old rookie in a To-
rounder.
They split in two tens in 81
and then Archie won another
decision on January 20, 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
B Varsity HopefuIs
10 Report for Navy
Grid Drills Aug. q
speeiaI Dispatch 10 III. star

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. Eddie
Erdelatz. Navy's fotball coach,
has issued a call for players to
start practice Monday, Au-
gust %.
Forty-six candidates for the
varsity will begin at once, twice.
a-day practice sessions that will
last until the academy's aca-
demic sessions start Septem-
Der Z.
Another SO players will report
to the junior varsity squad under
Frank Foster. and about 200
more are expected to try out for
the plebe team.
FuHback Phil Monahan, the
team captain, Quarterbacks
George Welsh and John Weaver
and End Ronnie Beagle are the
top men among the Is returning
lettermen. Beagle, the teams
leading pass receiver last year, is
expected to become one of the
East's top wingmen this fall off
his work in spring training.
Other returning lettermen are
Tackles John Hopkins and AL
Kozischek, Guards Hugs Web
ster. Alex Aronis and George
Textor, Center Dick Dutnell,
Halfbacks Bob Craig, Bill Hep
worth. Jack Garrow and George
Thomas, and Fullback Joe Cat
tuso.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
GgIer Accepts Army Post
As Cage Coach, BIaik Aide
By the Associated Pres.

MARSHALL, Mo-, Aug. T.
Orvis Sigler, head basketball and
assistant football coach at Mis-
souri, Valley College, said today
he has accepted similar positions
at the United States Military
Academy at West Point.
The Army Athletic Office said
no official announcement had
been made, but one was expected
Monday.
The 32-year-old Sigler came
here last fall from Southwest
Missouri State at Springfield.
where he had served as assistant
basketball coach under Bob
Van Alta who coached Army last
year. Van Alta has since taken
the head coaching job at Bradley
University.
Sigler said he conferred Mon
day with Earl Blaik, athletic di-
rector of the Military Academy,
and will report to West Point
late this month. Sigler is a
graduate of Southwest Missouri
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
PhiIodeIphions Say They'll Top
All Outof- Town Offers for As

Earle and Connie, ST.. appar-
emily are ready and willing to
throw in the sponge. Both have
been quoted as saying the AS
were through in Philadelphia.
They'll probably be glad to sell
to the highest bidder. But not
Roy.
Roy, the eldest Of the Mack
sons. is determined to hold onto
the franchise himself If he can.
He wants to buy out his brother
and father and has been beating
the brush looking for an angel
to back him in his ambition to
gain full control. A
If he can't raise the money,
Roy apparently has another ace
in the hole. The, scuttlebut is
that Roy will sell to the group
that retains him In some ca
pacity. For this reason, the
Philadelphia group might have
the inside track. Roy wants to
remain in Philadelphia with his
team.
However, one Of the top men
in the local group. indicated to
this reporter that the Macks
would have to 60 or there would
be no deal.
Something should pop on
Wednesday when the Athletics
board of directors meets to talk
over the clubs predicament. I'm
less Roy has come up with the
money to buy out Earle and
Connie. ST., the club will almost
have to be sold.
One report is that the Jacobs
Bros, who own the concessions
at the ball park, loaned the
Macks $780, 900 to meet mortgage
payments on the club. The Jac-
obs Bros. allegedly have an OPP
ton to take over the team if
payment on their loan isn't met.
Repeatedly, those payments are
now due and the club hasn't the
money to meet them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Canoe Winners Today
Quuiify for Races Here

Two big canoeing events today
will qualify winners for entry
into the Presidents Cup canoe
races. scheduled here Septem-
Der 5.
Winners of the first three
places in the National canoeing
championships on the Harlem
River in New York and of the
Canadian championships today
will be eligible for Presidents
Cup races.
Among those competing in the
Nationals is Dusty Rhodes. chair
man of the canoeing events for
the Presidents Cup regatta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Fl. BeIyoir Opens Defense
OF Tennis Title tomorrow

Fort Belvoir opens defense Of
its Military District of Washing
ton tennis championship in a
four-day tournament starting at
9 am. tomorrow at Fort Lesley
j. McNair.
Belvoir's Pvt. Tom Boys is a
favored to retain his singles title
but the former Junior Davis Cup
team member is Coach Jack Pot
ter's only holdover from last
years squad. Col. N. H. Vissering
Of the Pentagon. former Austral-
ian National senior champion;
Capt. James K. Arima of Wal
ter Reed and Airman First Glass
John D. Osborne of Arlington
Hall are considered Boys chief
threats.
Hoping to relieve Belvoir of the
team title are Walter Reed, Fort
Myer, Arlington Hall, Fort Nc
Nair and Vint Hill Farms. The
Pentagon will not compete for
team honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Seattle Craft Sets
90.1O8 MPH Record
For 9O-MiIe Event
By the Associated Press

SEATTLE, Aug. 7.-Slo-Mo-
Shun w dropped her Gold Cup
crown on Lake Washington to-
day but her Seattle sister,
Slo-Mo v roared to victory in
all three heats to pick it up.
Slo-Mo VS. victory kept the
Gold Cup in the hands Of
Seattle's Stanley Sayres for the
fifth straight year.
The red-tailed hydroplane
dominated the race as COM
pletely as any boat ever did in
recent years. keeping ahead of
the field virtually all the way
while rival after rival dropped
out with mechanical troubles.
New Lap Record.
Lou Fageol piloted the Slo-Mo
v to its triumph at a clip which
brought new lap record Of
104.773 miles an hour around the
3A quarter mile course. The old
mark. set by Slo-Mo w last year,
was 104231.
The gruelling 90-mile race, in
three 30-mile heats, was run
under near perfect conditions
with a vast crowd estimated at
several hundred thousand watch
ing from the shore, hillside and
boats along the course.
Slo-Mo V set q new 90-mile
speed record with an average of
99.108 miles an hour as she left
the others of the speedy fleet
staggering behind her rooster
tail of spray.
The old record, set last year
by Slo-Mo w. was 92.e miles an
hour.
Miss United States, owned and
piloted by George Simon of De-
troit, finished second by placing
second in the first two heats and
fourth in the final as her motor
began to show the strain.
The Detroit boat scored 1859
points to the Slo-Mo VS. 1000.
Swept Point Awards.
The new queen of the lake re-
ceived 400 points for winning
each heat, 400 for the fastest
heat, and 400 for the best over
all time.
Third place went to Gale v,
owned by Joe Schoenith of De-
troit and driven by his son. Lee.
1t scored 694 points by finishing
third in the first heat, fourth in
the second, and second in the
third, about $50 yards behind the
winner.
The only other point winner
was Miss Cadillac of Detroit,
owned by Fred Sale. It got 1863
for a fourth-place finish in the
first heat, the only one it fin
ished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
with Bill Leetch

with a crab feast---all the crabs
you can eat for 81. There will
be boats available at Andy
Schedules. Charlie Davis and
John Beans. For party boats,
contact Andy Scheible at Great
Mills 341-J-3. or John Bean at
Great Mills 156-J-4.
District area anglers, fishing
far afield, continue to give good
accounts Of their powess. At
Ocean City. Md. Lee p. Hart of
Washington took a weekly prize
with his 1A-pound kingfish;
Don Berryhill of Silver Spring
took weekly first prize for rock
fish with a 31a-pounder taken on
spinning tackle with bucktail
lure; Thomas j. Robinson of
Alexandria captured high week.
ly trout honors with a 3-pound-
9-ounce fish taken on a bucktail.
Martin Strauss of WASHINGTON.
fishing out of Miami on the
cruiser Blue Marlin, Capt. B. K.
Scott, has entered a 54-pound-
8-ounce sailfish in the Miami
Beach Summer Fishing Tourna-
ment. which will earn him a
citation.
\ X \ i
We note that Charles Palmer
of Delmar, Del, captured a
summer founder weighing IA
pounds IL ounces in Ocean City
(Md.) Inlet with a plug on a rod
and reel. We hope he's been told
to check this with worlds record
catches Of salt water fish, as the
12-pound test record for this
species is only 5 pounds, 9 ounces,
and the 30-pound test line record
is only 13 pounds IL ounces. The
worlds record founder caught
on 20-pound test line weighed 20
pounds and was taken in 1948
at Oak Beach. N. Y, by F. H.
Kessel. It pays to check your
big fish, regardless of what spe-
cies it belongs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Tom BIandon Winner
OF Feature al Manassas

Tom Blandon of Bowling
Green, Va, piloted his 1884 Ford
coupe to victory in the 25-lap
feature race for stock cars at Old
Dominion Speedway in Manassas
last night. Jack Deniston of Ar
lington and Jim Newton and
Garlic Martin of Manassas
trailed Blandon. in that order.
Only Is of the 26 starters I'm
ished the main event. Hal Pad
ley, Bobby Matson. Jim MARS
and Ronnie Brooks all piled into
the fences. Padley. the most SER
iously injured. was treated for a
cut over an eye.
Hot rod drag racing will hold
forth at Old Dominion today at
l pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
sIoMos hn Sweeps Three Heats to Win Gold Cup Crown
On the Rood Most Of Time
Redskins Collins Says Travel
Caused Him to Quit c Canadians

Regina played Winnipeg nine
times last year. After a while
it got to be something like an
intra-squad scrimmage.
Collins head coach was Frank
Filchock, one-time Redskins
quarterback. Filchock, now
around 80 years old, still plays
regularly and does all right, Col
Inns said.
Regina's line coach is End
Joe Aguirre, another former Red
skin. who played in the ALL
America Conference after leav-
ing Washington.
They call Joe Shane" Col
Inns said, "and he's still one Of
the best men in the league. He
must be SO to 80, too
Vets Counted as Canadians.
Filchock, Aguirre, Glen Dobbs
and other American stars who
have been In Canada four years
or longer are counted as Cana
dians by the league. They aren't
included in the quota of imports
allowed each team.
Collins isn't sour on Canada
or the team he played for
merely weary Of travelling.
Canadian fans are real sports
enthusiasts" he said. "Our sta
dunn held 1900 and every
game, was a sellout. They love
football and the teams are get
ting better each year."
Collins said he scrimmaged
every day for IA days in the
Forty-Niners' camp, and added
that Buck Shaw's squad Is
loaded this season.
1.-THE Forty Miners also have
one of the fastest halfbacks I've
seen anywhere in Billy Tidwell,"
Ray said. Tidwell is q 5-foot-9.
185-pounder from Texas A. & M.
The advance dope on the
Forty Miners was not heartening
to the Redskins. who meet them
in a preseason game at Sacra-
mento August 81 and go to San
Francisco September 26 to open
the league season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
An-Star Aerial Drill
Ends Heavy Work
BY the Associated Press

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. T.
The College All-Star football
squad ended contact work today
with long scrimmage empha-
sizing a passing attack.
Head Coach Jim Tatum de-
cided to forego a scheduled in
tra-squad game to concentrate
on the Collegians' aerial attacks.
zeke Bratkowski, the Georgia
quarterback, was reported a
standout at the secret drill.
Following the workout, the
squad was taken to Chicago for
a week end of entertainment and
relaxation.
Drills next week will be con-
Quoted without pads or other
heavy equipment.
The All-Stars meet the pro-
champion Detroit Lions Friday
night in Soldier Field, Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Two D. c. Women Enter
National Net Tourney

Charlotte Decker and Marjorie
Norris of Washington have en-
tered the National doubles ten
mis- championships to be played
at Newton, Mass, starting Au-
gust Is.
This is the first year they have
played together as a doubles
team. They won the Interclub
tournament and the Kenwood
Invitational. and were finalists
in the Middle Atlantic, Balti-
more Municipal and District Of
Columbia Journeys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

several spinning rods and reels
which we use upon occasion with
much pleasure. We could just as
we'll have used the fly rod addict
as an example. Human nature
being what it is, unfortunately,
there are just as many spoil
sports among fly and bait and
surf-casting adherents as there
are among the spinning tackle
users. The kind of tackle one
uses is no criterion Of either the
craftsmanship or the fishing
ability Of the individual.
Just week from today, the
Tidewater Rod and Gun Club,
Edgewater, Md, the grounds Of
which are located on Route 214
just past Davidsonville. Md. is
holding a muzzle- loading shoot
for musket, cap-and-ball revolver
and all muzzle- loading enthusi-
asts. Registration is at 8 am,
the fee being 81. Soft drinks and
cookies will be available to con-
testants. but each is requested to
bring his or her own lunch. Gold
and silver medals will be awarded
the winners and runnersup of
each match. For further details
call Colonial 8-2888.
X
. AS the fall days approach.
hunters are thinking more and
more about the shooting that lies
ahead. Stoeger Arms Corp, 507
Fifth avenue, New York, an
nounces the 1855 edition of
Shooters Bible" is now ready
for distribution. This is the
46th annual edition of this
publication and each year it
is eagerly awaited by num-
berleSs hunting enthusiasts.
Available at most all sport
ing goods stores. it is one Of
the most authoritative. up-to-
the-rninute books on guns ever
published. Accompanying the de-
tailed presentation Of firearms
and accessories and other items
Of interest to all sportsmen are
many illustrated articles by the
country's foremost outdoor writ
ers and sports experts.
u
The st. Mary's Fishing Derby,
sponsored by Ridge Post 255,
American Legion, of Ridge. Md.
win be held August 1915. Start
ing at sunup next Friday there
will be prizes for just about
everything. including the largest
fish OF each species caught. The
derby Is being held for the bene-
At OF the Ridge Volunteer Rescue
Squad and Legion Home, and
WI swind up ct ! pm. Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Rockville Youth Leeds
Hitters in Tri-Stute

Gordon Coleman. a 1853 grad
uate Of Richard Montgomery
High School. is leading the Tri-
State League tClasS b in four
batting departments. according
to latest statistics.
The Rockville youth attended
Duke University last fall on a
football scholarship but gave up
college to sign q Cleveland
Indians contract. His .321 bat
ting average with the Spartan
burg IS. c. Peaches is tops
among Tri-State hitters. He also
leads in doubles, total bases and
rVns hatted In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Pantos Widens Lead
Over SandIot Batters

Jim Pantos. Springfield Short
stop, has boosted his Industrial
League batting lead to 20 points
with about one-third of the
Second-half schedule to go.
Pantos is slamming the ball at
a ASS pace while Harry Beach of
Silver Hill. second, is hitting
.426. Silver Hill has both top
pitchers, in Boots PAMELA with
five wins out of six decisions and
Bob Mitchell, four out of FIVE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Penn to Honor Lou Little

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Z (R.-
Lou Little. football coach at Co
lumbia University for Is years,
will be honored by his alma
mater September % as the Uni
versity Of PENNSYLVANIA football
man Of the year. Little was q
tackle ct Penn In 1918. 1916 and
1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Johnson's Father, so,
Gives Him Workout
For Shot at Moore
By the Associated Pres.


PLEASANTVILLE, N. j.,
Aug. Harold johnson,
who will try to relieve Archie
Moore of the light-heavy-
weight title in Madison
Square Garden Wednesday
night, boxed a snappy round
today with his father, Phil
Johnson.
The father is so and
weighs 1875. He retired from
the ring about 10 years ago
after about 200 bouts. Both
the father and son were
knocked out by Jersey Joe
Wolcott, who flattened the
father in three rounds in
1896 and the son in the
same round in 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

e II Z II u S ] aSC
who carries his
penchant to
the extremes
so tn a t it
spoils the fun
of others. Lest
other spinning
tackle .advo-
Gates also take
us to task, be
q S S u r e d we
were not TAX
ing a crack at
spin fishing, as
such. Far from
it. We have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Redskins Blocking
Still Sloddy Despite
lop-Sided Triumph
By Lewis F. Atchison
Stur Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Aug. THE
Redskins had q day on today
while the coaches Tailed the
work sheet Of their 52-to-O vic
tory over the 18th Naval Dis,
trict All-Stars at San Diego
Friday night.
Without waiting to see the
pictures, Curly Lambeau and his
aides knew the offensive blocking
left something to be desired.
The mere fact that Quarterback
AL Dorow was the teams leading
ground gainer with 81 yards.
and that two fullbacks. Johnny
Brewer and Rob Goode, were
next with 46 and SO yards. re-
spectively. indicated the need
for better blocking.
Not once did the Redskins
shake loose Charlie Justice. Paul
Barry or Billy Wells. On one
or two plays. the ball carrier
tripped over one of his team
mates, but on ether occasions
the blocking was slow and some
what shabby. Lanbeau, however.
was not disturbed by this. point
ing out that the players have
been together only about three
weeks.
Liked Hustle, Morale.
what liked most. Curly
said, twas the hustle, the mo-
rale of the boys. We had word
that the Navy team thought it
had chance to beat us because
we weren't in good condition.
But we were q little better than
they thought.
There was some criticism OF
the quarterbacking. Jack Scar
bath and Dorow made some mis-
takes in judgement, but when
they followed Herman Balls
suggestions from his press-.box
observation post the strategy
clicked. It was the kind of coach
player cooperation that the
Chicago Bears, with Luke john
son doing the spotting. have
become famous for.
Wells. who did a little jig to
music warming up for the kick
off. showed his speed in return
ing one of Ed McCluskey's punts
80 yards, almost going all the
way for what would have been
an 81-yard run.
McCluskey, the last man,
knocked him out of bounds. The
Michigan State youngster will
add a lot of color to the Red
skins backfield. And if Scooter
Scudero lives up to expectations
when he gets back in uniform,
Lambeau will have a double
barrelled speed threat.
KickOffs High Enough.
Big Ben Agajanian's 44-yard
field goal, possibly the longest in
Redskins history, made Curly
happy. Ben's kick-offs weren't
as long as hoped, but Lambeau
noted that they were high enough
to get down under.
Walt Cudzik's line-backing got
a passing mark. and the Purdue
rookie should make the team.
End Bill Marker of West Vir-
GINA also showed up we'll on
offense, while Chuck Sitton, from
Santa Ana Junior College, was
in the All-Stars backfield most
of the time while he was in the
game. Chef Ostrowski from No
ire Dame was another standout.
The score of the game was
misleading, for the Redskins
didn't have much competition
and capitalized on their oppo-
nents' mistakes to run up the
count. But Lambeau isn't fret
ting about it. He was pleased
with the team as a whole, espe-
cially it's spirit, and Curly is will
ing to wait until he sees the
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Retuins BusebulI Title

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Aug. t.
Richmond Post / captured its
second Virginia American Legion
junior baseball championship in
four years here today by down.
ing Warwick Post ass twice. Al
. and 12-0. aFl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
OUTDOORS

We've been taken to task by a
spinning tackle enthusiast for
our comments in last Sundays
column about the light tackle
, 1954-08-26
.. Victor Bornn is
". |. Representative
.. N. Conference

D. Victor Bornn, vice presi-
dent of the Virgin Islands
National Bank, is attending
the United Nations Confer
ence as a representative Of the
Virgin Islands.
The Fifth Meeting Of the
United Nations General AS
sembly's Special Committed
on Information from Non
Self-G Governing Territories,co o
vened on August 10th.
Mr.. Bornn was designated
by the Governor. He is due tc
return about September Z.