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An American Story: AT the
Italian Consulate recently, there
was a moving ceremony. The
Star Of Solidarity of Italy was
presented posthumously to Joseph
Del Guercio. of the Broadway
music printing house of Kuper-
man g. Del Guercio, who died
last December at the age Of Is.
The story of Del Guercio and
the decoration awarded to him
by Italy, has particular meaning
for all immigrants who have
made this country q nicer place
to live in. There is nothing
spectacular about the story be-
cause Del Guercio was not spec
tacular. He simply was a hard
working, decent citizen who had
a great love for this country,
who raised a fine family here
and who, when he made a little
extra money. made a practice of
sending some of it back to Italy
to help Italian youngsters des-
perately in need of help. Then,
too, he always managed to scrape
up a few dollars to help people
in the music business along
Broadway who fell upon evil
days. Whatever he did, he did
freely, generously and quietly.
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He came here with his bride
more than SO years ago from
Vasto. Italy. a little town on the
Adriatic in the province of ABB
ruzzi. Like most Italians, he had
a fine musical background so it
was natural that he would en-
gage in the printing of music.
He went to the Offices of Feist,
Harms. Berlin, Robbins and
other great firms Of the day and
they gave him some of their
business. The turning point ar
rived when his firm printed a
novelty song that touched the
fancy of the country, Frank Sill
ver's eyes, We Have No Ba-
nanas." The windfall came in
handy because by now he had
five children. Some of the money
from the printing of that song
sent AL, Vic and Mario to Ford
ham and their brother, Lou, to
New York University.
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The four sons, their sister,
Frances, and Joesph Del Guer-
clos widow were at the Italian
Consulate when Consul General
Salzano presented the gold
medal, suspended from green
ribbon.
They heard Salzano tell OF
their fathers contribution to
help Italy's World War II Or
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CIluSCtIS, SI6d6 GAC1t6u16Qt was.
being caused here by Anderson,s
first play. Tea and Sympathy"
;. The young man in that COM
pany which was headed by Debo-
rah Kerr was John Kerr. ]. He
will be back again in "All Sum-
mer Long" She won't. &. !.
The top feminine role in the new
production will be played by June
Walker, who, despite that differ
ence in name is John Kerr's
mother. =. Deborah Kerr is no
relation. (Question: How do you
clever newspaper people keep all
those things straight? Answer:
Who said we did?)
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NEW DIRECTOR: "All Sum-
mer Long" will have a new direc-
tor. j. This will be Washing
toms own Alan Schneider" /" whose
wizard jobs at Catholic Univer-
sity and Arena Stage brought
him to the attention of Broad
way. Where last season he
directed one of the Main Stems
more popular comedies. "The Re-
markable Mr.. Pennypacker."
Mr.. S. will be returning from
England almost any day now to
get "All Summer Long" into re-
hersal for the Washington OPEN
ing where it will be the Theater
Guilds first subscription play.
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GUILDS SEASON: It's too early
3Jilly always is-to lay out pre-
ci$ely what the Theater Guild
series will include, apart from
thus opening production. =. But
the shape of plays to come is
forming fuzzily on the horizon.
Good prospect, for one, is
the production of Shaw's "St.
Joan" with Jean Arthur in the
title role. /. And "Mr. Penny
packer" with possibly someone
taking over the role of the petu-
lantly charming higamist created
last year by Burgess Meredith.
"A pair of new play prospects
are Norman Brooks 1.-THE Frag-
lie Fox" and Theodore Reeves
wedding Breakfast" Holly
wood which seems to be supply
ing the legitimate theater with
more and more actors. may do
nate a couple to 1.-THE Fragile
Fox" :. The producers are
dangling offers before John Ire
land and Dane Clark for the
leading roles in that one. .
incidentally. although not in the
Theater Guild series, Washing
tom audiences will see a flock of
Hollywood players in the new
Paul Gregory production Of "The
Caine Mutiny Court Martial"
sometime in the mid-autumn.
-. This is the company headed
by Paul Douglas. It has al
ready started on the Pacific
Coast. To rhapsodic notices.
PEOPLE AND PROJECTS:
Jose Greco's opening night per-
formance at Carter Barron AM
phitheater on July 90 will be a
benefit for the Damon Runyon
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Cancer Fund. Greco, by the
way. has been one Of the sum-
mer's most spectacular outdoor
attractions. ). He has been
drawing crowds that would look
good at a crucial series baseball
game, as many as $4,000 at
Lewisohn stadium in New York.
.. A new. youthful Flamenco
pair is Greco's latest show-stop-
per act.
June Lockhart, Genes lovely,
willoWy daughter will play the
title role in "Sabrina Fair at
the Cape Theater. Dennis, Mass,
starting tonight. 3. Why didn't
someone think of her when the
Playwrights' company was so
fretfully looking for a Margaret
SULLIVAN replacement earlier in
the summer? Because, no
doubt, someone already had
thought Of Leora Dana, another
competent charmer among the
younger actresses.
Also in this "Sabrina Fair
production are Paul McGrath
and Frances Starr.
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BOOKS TO FILMS: One of
the most exciting adaptations on
Hollywood's schedule is the film
version of Eleanor Ruggles' biog-
raphy of Edwin Booth. Al
most surely it will carry the
original title In movie form, Miss
Ruggles so apt prince Of Play
ers." Twentieth Century
Fox thinks it is the perfect role
for Richard Burton, and vice
versa. Could easily be.
Also it could make Burton the
most envied actor in Hollywood.
.. Rich character, Edwin
Booth. ~. So were a great
many others in the book, includ-
ing Junius. the father. and John
Wilkes. the brother. /. And
the mother of the nine other
illegitilmate Booths born in this
country. =. A flower girl she
was outside Of London theaters,
until Junius Booth met her one
day at a stage door.
Most exciting book project
elsewhere in the movie colony is
Morton Thompson's mot. AS a
Stranger" on which Stanley
Kramer is busy as producer. /.
And this time, also, his own
director. Set so far in the
cast are Robert Mitchum as the
young doctor hero, and Olivia
de Havik nd as the nurse.
At work n London on Graham
Greene's "The End of the At
fair" are Deborah Kerr and Van
Johnson. Lenore Coffee did
the adaptation of the popular
Greene novel which Y1arrates the
affair of monotonously married
beauty who prefers religion to
romance with q sizzling novelist
as a way Of escape from her
boredom. Moviegoers who
decided to wait for the movie
are going to get caught up this
year on lot of best-sellers they
did not bother to read
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Films of More Than Routine Merit
THE CRUEL SEA-" stirring wartime adventure aboard
corvette.
setting.
"GENEvIEvE," Dinah Sheridan free-wheeng British
comedy.
"HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN" with Danny Kaye as the
famed story teller.
might PEOPLE" Gregory Peck foils Berlin
TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE," Huston classic,
with Walter Huston
"THE WEsTERNER" Gary Copper Walter Brennan won
the Oscar
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The Posing Show
The Posing Show
There S d Touch Of Autumn
In the Drama Desk S Notes

By Joy cornody

Well theater history repeats itself little Bit anyway
Come September g. be opening the l95455
season pretty much it launched the last With
dramatist Robert Andersons second play this An
Long,
while correspondent was anguishng In Nam
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piggyback. +" The questioning was
sailing along with great humor until
Garry suddenly realized that Mrs.
Roosevelt was Faye Ernerson's for
mer mother-in-law.
He prayed the mans secret would
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be discovered before the questioning
arrived in its turn at Miss Emer-
sons chair.
Unfortunately Faye plunged into
the fray with, do know this
woman?" docs she like me?" and
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do we have anything in common"
MIR. Moore almost rubbed his
crew cut bald and swiveled the chair
right off its stand that night.
So the next time you catch a
panel moderator scratching his ear,
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to be: "When I was a child I broke
Sally Rand's bubble with a sling
shot"
On another occasion, Garry's pro-
gram featured a guest whose secret
was: Il carried Eleanor Roosevelt
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it's probably not a mosquito bite.
His gesture may be saving his
show from going blue, your face
from turning red and maybe even
your TV screen from suddenly black
ing out completely. The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
asch Lifts Cards Flag Hopes Stenge Grows Over Loss
|Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
ssor Stoff Correspondent

TAMPA FLA, FEB. 24-Now that Casey Stengel and his
reached the magic number of five world cham
ponships a row, they make it six? Nobody hardly
anybody let's say be the safe side picking against
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Navy Says Plan Is News to U.s.
Big lime EIevens Reported
Still Trying to Form League

to Offset de-emphasis and criti-
cism of football and to revive
fading public interest. The in
situations involved feel that they
and their gate receipts-have
suffered unjustly from criticism
directed at SemiprofeSSional
practices at some schools. They
think the conference would show
that big-time football can be
played by unpaid athletes who
also are good students.
The decision of the eight Ivy
colleges to draw into tight little
group and play a round-robin
football schedule could be the
deciding factor in forming this
supernatural league
Army and Navy, accustomed to
three Or more games a year
against their old-line L.astern
neighbors, will be limited to one
regular Ivy opponent AFTER 1856
Navy will continue to meet Penn
and Army will play only Column
bia. Penn. which embarked IN a
big time program a few years
ago. abandoned it when alumni
indicated a preference for con-
tinued Ivy associations.
The service academies also
have been approached to join q
proposed Eastern conference, but
have indicated more interest in
the bigger group. They have
long standing rivalries with No
ire Dame and Penn and have
played most of the others at fair
ly frequent intervals.
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Clare Emery
Named Pro .


The Washington Golf and
Country Club today confirmed
Clare Emery's appointment as its
new golf professional. succeeding
Earl Fling. who resigned last
December.
The announcement was made
by Donald E. Pete) Ball. club
president. and Bill Miller, chair
man of the Golf Committee.
A teaching pro at Congress
sional for three years. and before
that an assistant to George Fazio
at Woodmont for one year,
Emery will assume his new post
on March l. During the off
season he has been affiliated
with the Riggs National Bank.
He previously served as pro at
two cities in Idaho.
The 29-year-old Emery was
recommended by George Schnei-
ter. former tournament bureau
director of the Professional
Golfers Association. He is only
the third pro in the Washington
Clubs 34-year-old history, but
the third in three years. Dave
Thomson. first incumbent. held
the post 81 years.
A native of Salt Lake City,
Emery won the District Open
crown in 1851.
Emery Is married and is the
father of two boys.
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SAXON Faces Bratton
In IN Bout Tonight;
Se||out Expected
BY the ASsoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. "a
Johnny Saxton and Johnny
Bratton meet at the Arena here
tonight in a l0-round scrap
tentatively billed as the first
of a welterweight title elimi-
nation series.
The tentative" description
would become permanent if
Welter Champion Kid Gavilan
should beat Carl (Bobo> Olson
in their coming battle for the
middleweight crown. The 147-
pound, title then would be vacant
and up for grabs by the likes Of
Saxton, Bratton. Carmine BaSilio
and Billy Graham.
Should Gavilan lose in this
effort to annex the middleweight
title, the Saxton- Bratton winner
still would be in a good position
for a title shot. A sell-out crowd
in excess of $500 is expected.
cine bout will be telecaSt
In Washington by WTOP
starting at 10 o'clock
The 23-year-old Saxton, from
Flushing. L. l., ruled an early
9-5 favorite over the 26-year- old
Chicago veteran.
Promoter Surprised.
The full house is drawing as
much attention as the fight in
view of Promoter Herman Tay-
lor'S oft expressed opinion that
television is running boxing
gates. Taylor has reluctantly
Joined with the International
Boxing Club of New York in
promoting once-a- month TV
fight from Philadelphia. His
face was slightly darker than
pink yesterday when he ad-
mitted the fight appeared to be
a Sellout.
All the circumstances pointed
to a modest house. but certainly
not the gold rush that has de-
veloped. The fight doesn't fea-
ture home-bred talent and is
not being BACKED out in the
Philadelphia area.
Taylor and his matchmaker.
Pete Moran, believe a high class
supporting card has contributed
to the demand for tickets.
"The fans can't see the pre-
Inns on TV." said Moran.
Saxton has won 43, lost 2 and
fought one draw as against a So
.(See FIGHT. Page C-2)
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Jim Rivera Heads
Caribbean Stars;
ScuN Is Selected
By the Assoe,oted Press

SAN JUAN. P. r., Feb. "a
Jim Rivera of the Chicago White
Sox and the Puerto Rico club
today was voted the most valu-
able player in the sixth Carib-
bean baseball series.
Two games remain in the
series but Puerto Rico has
clinched the title.
Rivera was the leading batter
witt. a $50 average.
Also named on the all-star
team were Mickey owen, Puerto
Rico catcher and manager; Jack
Cas,ni, st. Paul and Puerto
Rico. second base; Angel Scull,
Cuba and Washington, right
field. and Pitchers Ruben Gomez,
Puerto Rico and the Giants, and
Thornton Ripper, Venezuela and
the Phillies.
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I still say stengel is the luckest manager alive"
Meyer argued Il haven't got anything against the old boy
understand. All say is that he's lucky
LOPEZ STUDIED THE VOLATILE Brooklyn pitcher
mentariy said I wouldn't put it that way Russ In
book he's good Casey is fortunate in that he has
good ball players steady flow requirements and stronger
bench than the rest But he isn't lucky in the that
he is rash habraned manager who throws the book out
of the window and gets away with it,"
In this much for Sengel" spoke who sit
ting group. Hes eating sleeping and talk
That's right" Lopez agreed "Also he's publicity hound
He loves to perform for Why don't know
but he loves it,"
ST still say he's lucky" Meyer retorted GAS for eating
sleeping and talking baseball what wrong with Chuck
Dresen There was guy who woke up at o'clock in the
morning and would talk nothing but baseball until he
bed at midnight or o'clock the next morning"
ONE WHO HAD BEEN listening said to Meyer Were you
a Dresser MANI"
81 had profound for him."
stretch of three let
game. But he knew baseball"
Meyers voice tailed off bit as he added
I'm the last World Series though Chuck didn't do
of job. Those bunts in the first letting Labine hit
for himself in the last after Furos tied up
that faulty managing"
Lopez toying with swzzle stick, shook his head.
bunts sound" AL said.
Skip it," snored Monk Meyer. say stengel pulled
rocks himself. only he got away with them"
WELL" Lopez sighed, II wish lucky Five pennants
and five World Series And Casey
the dough. Hey, it even rhymes"
PHIL RIZZUTO, WHO hadn't said word up to this point
asked how it would work with second
baseman if the Yankees Billy Martin really drafted by
the armed forces before the opening of the The little
shortstop real veteran and with time running out
grinned.
II date far back" replied the regarded as
even more important than Yogi Berra and indeed the
important since Joe DiMaggo that who plays
isn't any problem of mine
Jerry Coleman played beside called up by
the Marines and all the while Martin sitting
Then Martin takes and when Coleman
Korea, he can't find job. Now if it's true
going into the Army Coleman will take it back worked with
both, so it doesn't make any difference"
See what mean?" Meyer demanded. Yankee luck . .
Stenge luck Lose basenan maybe and pick up
another. And Coleman might have to win lob
if Martin drafted by the Army how deep those
Yankees are"
you not doing morale bit of good Lopez uttered
Gentlemen, now am leaving for Tucson"
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Spring Truining Briefs
By the Assoeioted Press

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 24.-Man-
ager Paul Richards of the White
Sox has had a brief look at two
rookie third base prospects and
reports himself pleasantly sur
prised"
Joe Kirrene and Jim Banner.
bonus signees, VINO recently
concluded armed forces service,
worked. out for As minutes.
81 wouldn't say either is ready
for the majors on just As min
utes' play" Richards said, but
I was pleasantly surprised by
what I saw. Both boys handled
themselves very well in all phases
of the job"
MESA, Ariz., Feb. "a R.-
Warren Hacker, Cubs pitcher, is
hoping the middle finger of his
throwing hand develops a blister
and soon.
The blond fireballer blames his
mediocre record of last season on
the fact he didn't develop bis
Ter on the finger until early
June. That is too late, he main
tains
81 usually get blister during
spring training" said Hacker at
the Cubs camp. Then after
the blister breaks the finger de-
velops callous and I'm all right
for the rest of the year."
Hacker won IL and lost 19 last
season.
BRADENTON, Fla, Feb. "a
R9.-Manager Charlie Grimm
of the Braves got his first good
look yesterday at three rookie
hurlers. and he reacted with en-
thuSiasm.
Phil Paine. Ben johnson and
Charlie CORN each took a brief
turn on the mound. Braves
Captain Del Crandall remarked.
TIN glad. won't be hitting
against Paine all summer"
The pitcher in probably the
best condition is Bob Buhl, the
right-hander who kept in trim
by playing winter ball in Puerto
Rico.
TAMPA. Fla, Feb. "a R.-
Two Hattons and two Nuxhalls
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Ross Is Seventh
To Win Job on
Senators Staff
Harris No Longer
Hos to Worry About
Lack Of Southpows
BY Burton Howkins
Sior Stuff CORRESPONDENT

ORLANDO. Fla, Feb. 24.-Bob
Ross has become the seventh
certain member Of a planned
1o-man Washington pitching
staff. Manager Bucky Harris said
today. The 25-year-old left
handler. who served with the
Senators briefly in 1850 and
1851, has made the grade with
out SO much as firing a ball in
an exhibition game
"He's a cinch to stick" Harris
said after watching Ross in sew
eral workouts. Hes come up
with a curve ball to go with his
fast one, he's matured quite a
bit since we last saw him and
he's a lot stronger"
Pendulum Swings.
Thus Russ becomes the fourth
left-hander among the group
OF seven assured jobs by Harris.
Two years ago Bucky went
through most of the season
without a left-hander, a def
cheney which prompted the deal
that brought Chuck Stobbs to
the Senator's and sent Mike
Fornieles to the White Sox.
Now the pendulum seems to
be swinging in the opposite di-
rection. Left-handers who will
be on the Senator's staff in adj
dition to Ross are Maury Nc
Dermott. Stobbs and Johnny
Schmitz. with right-handers
Bob Porterf1eld, Spec Shea and
Connie Marrero rounding out the
list OF those who have won
berths.
Two other left-handers, Bunky
Stewart and Dean Stone. both
with Chattanooga last year. are
regarded as leading contenders
for jobs. A seventh southpaw
IN camp. Dick Hagen. has a
smooth motion which has i'm
pressed Harris but probably will
be farmed out for more expert
ence. Hagen won two games
and lost one with Charlotte last
season after leaving the service
The Senators are attempting
to land a right handed reliever
with more polish than Jerry
Lane or Sonny Dixon, but mean
while Harris is enthusiastic
about the presence of so much
left-handed talent on his staff.
Trouble for Power Hitters.
Some of the leagues power
hitters may have little more
trouble with us as the result of
our being able to bring in left
handed pitching against them"
Harris said. Il don't know if
we can check such left-handed
hitter as Ted Williams, Yogi
Berra. Larry Dolby, Eddie Rob-
inson, Gene Woodling and Vic
Wertz, but our having a few left
handlers around figures to make
it tougher for them"
Ross, recently discharged from
the Army, had 1874 record with
Camp Roberts in 1852. Last
year he won Is and lost 2 with
Fort Ord, against military and
college competition.
A Californian, Bob attended
Fullerton Junior College. San
Jose State, Fresno State and
UCLA before being summoned
to the service. He can handle
his fists. He was voted the out
standing novice in boxing
(See SENATORS, Page C-2D
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Rein|1art's Plan
Pays0f in CIV
Defeat Of Terps
Zone Defense Plus
Devlin's Skill Settles
Issue Before 1000
By Merrell WhittIesey

Bud Millikan. the Maryland
basketball coach, detests zone
defenses and thinks Corky Dew
lin is one of the finest basketball
players he's seen. He's been
making both statements for some
time. Today he is shouting
them from the housetops.
George Washington threw
zone defense at the Terps last
night and turned Devlin loose on
oftense and the combination was
too much for the Terps. The
Colonials won. 70-57. and made
1t look easy. 1t was so easy It
made you wonder how Maryland
ever won the first meeting.
This was the one we wanted"
Coach Bill Reinhart of CIV said
a1ter the game. I'VE made The
mistake Of playing Maryland in
the game at College Park. To-
night we forgot the team we were
playing and played basketball"
Attendance Record Set.
The game was a blow to the
critics who have been condemn
ing college basketball to an early
death. 1t attracted the largest
crowd-7,090-ever to see a bas-
ketball game in the District.
according to Jack Riley, general
manager at the arena
Riley estimated at least 400
were turned away. despite day.
long announcements in news
papers and on radio and tele-
vision that all reserved seats
were sold. The crowd was big
ger than the Globe Trotters have
drawn to Uline's because of a
different arrangement of chairs
on the floor, which provides
more seats.
At least one of he Trotters'
games and a game between the
Washington Caps and the Phila-
delphia Warriors in 1948 drew
approximately 1000.
However. once the game was
under way, after a warning there
would be no game until the aisles
were cleared, it wasn't much of
contest. CIV led by eight
points at the quarter. II at the
half and IA at the end of three
periods.
CIV Close to Title.
The victory enabled the CO.
lonlals to all but lock up their
third big Three" title in four
years. Georgetown won the
other, last year.
All the Colonials have to do
is beat Georgetown's crippled,
weary and enthusiastically riddled
team to win the Big Three
crown. and if CIV doesn't win
that one it'll be the biggest up
set since DR.. Naismith put up the
peach baskets.
George Washington figures to
hold its national ranking-eighth
by the victory and probably
Will rise a notch or two if it
can beat North Carolina State
Saturday night in Raleigh. The
Wolfpack has won 10 and lost
6 and has been moving at a fast
clip of late. CIV never has won
game in States new field
house, the biggest basketball
palace south of New York, and
this is the ColonialS' big chance.
George Washington now is
(See CIV. Page C-3)
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Chief Wilson Dies at 10;
Ex-Pirate 0utfieIder

BERTRAM. Tex, Feb. "a
John Owen (ChieD Wilson, 70,
former major league outfielder,
died yesterday while working in
a pasture on his ranch near
here. Funeral services will be
held here tomorrow, with burial
in Austin
Wilson holds the National
League record for triples, hit
ting SO in 1912 while with the
Pirates. He played for Pitts
burgh from 1908 to 1913 and was
regular for the Cardinals for
three more years.