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Legion S Head
AsksU. ). Time
Off for Parade
ConneII Will Appeal
To Eisenhower if .
Necessary, He Says
By John v. Horner

National Commander Arthur J.
Connell today made a big pitch
with the White House to get
time off for Federal employees
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area Tuesday so they can attend
the American Legion's gala 10
hour parade.
Criticizing the administration
decision against a partial holi-
Legion Commanders Wife Here but in
the Background. Pose 81
At Least 10000 to Be ct Convention,
Legion Aide Says. Pose A.
eorly Birds Flock to Register for Legion
Convention. Poee AS
Legion to Push UNIT os Top Cool,
Annual Report Declares. Poee A.
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day for Government employees,
Mr.. Connell said he would COM
municate directly with Presi-
dent Eisenhower in Denver II
necessary, to plead for a change
in policy.
The commander told a press
conference that his first moves
were being made in Washing
ton. He said he would attempt
to convince Chairman Philip
Young Of the Civil Service
Commission that the workers
should be released early Tues
day. and if unsuccessful, would
telephone the President at the
summer White House in Denver.
II regard 1t certainly as i'm
portant for our Federal en-
ployes to see the parade of
veterans of three wars as to be
released early on other occa-
sions to attend receptions for
various distinguished visitors to
the Capital" Mr.. Connell said.
Broyhill Wires President.
Earlier, Representative Broy-
hill, Republican. OF Virginia an
nounced he was telegraphing
President Eisenhower to urge
time off for Federal employees on
parade day.
Mr.. Young has ruled that q
partial holiday for the Legion
parade would be unjustified in
view of an estimate that it would
cost taxpayers, $1.9 million. The
csc chairman also declared the
parade will be so long that Fed
eral workers would have ample
opportunity after regular Office
hours to see most of the process
sion.
The parade will start at 2 pm.
and it has been suggested that
Government workers be released
at noon or about l pm. Among
reasons advanced for the half
holiday was the anticipated traf-
fic problem.
Commander Connell told re-
porters that about 625 resolu-
tons on variety of subjects
have been proposed by Legion
departments for consideration at
the seth annual convention
opening Monday at the National
Guard Armory. Many of these,
he said, deal with veterans re-
Mobilization, which he described
as the primary concern of the
Legion.
Sees Stand Against ANA.
In this connection, Command
er Connell said the Legion I'M
doubtedly would take a firm
stand against the American
Medical Association program to
curtail disqualification benefits
for former servicemen. He &C
cused the ANA of conducting an
anti-veteran crusade and de-
clared the Legion viii wage a
continuing battle to get beds in
Federal institutions for INDECENT
veterans who are i'll.
"A, few years ago" said Mr..
Council, "the American Legion
was accused of conspiring with
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FICtuFG on TuYe NJ
his mechanical monster through
mud and sand, but the first
model can speed As miles an
hour over highways. It can even
ford streams and churn out into
q lake. Mr.. Aghnides calls it the
"Rhino."
The new vehicle was given its
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u. 5. Will Shift
Many Planes
Out Of Korea
5th Air Force Joins
Army PuIIout;; TotoI
Of 100, 900 Affected
BY the Assoeiated Press

SEOUL, Aug q (Friday).-
The United States 5th Air Force
announced today plans to pull
many Of its deadly Sabre jets
and other planes out of Korea
and shift its headquarters to
Nagoya, Japan.
When the Korean armistice
was signed Is months ago the
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Refugee Would Use
New-Found Freedom

ESCAPED FROM REDS-Antoni
Klimowicz, who escaped from Com
munist PoIond as stowowoy on q
Polish ship, wonts TO put his new
found freedom to constructive use as
soon as he gains some weight. Pose
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been divided will ultimately be
drafted into statement for pres
entation to the assembly as a
whole. They deal with the main
theme, "Christ-the hope Of the
world" and with six sub-themes
relating to 1t.
Today's action will center
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Strotemeyer Asserts Interference Blocked
: Korean War Victory. Poee A.
Three Top Commanders Inspect oki-
nowo as RedepIoyment Bose. Pose AS
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Hungarian Asked to Tell Congress Of
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(See COUNCIL, Page A-2)
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Picture on Poee A-3
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(See COMMUNISTS, Page A-5)
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q (See LEGION, Page A-4)
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The Montgomery County Fair at
Gaithersburg is the biggest yet. The
Stars food editor visited it and got
10-year-old All Club members recipe
for delicious brownies.
Page B-1.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y, April To-
Leading all the way, the Mime
apolis Lakers defeated the SYRIA
cuse Nationals, 84-73. today to
move within one victory Of
clinching the National Basket
ball Association championship.
The Lakers carry q ga edge
in the best-of-seven series,
which moves to Minneapolis
tomorrow afternoon. If a seventh
game is necessary it will be
played there Monday night.
Five Lakers hit in double
figures with Verne Mikkelsen
getting 81 points, George Mikan
and Clyde Lovellette IA apiece,
Jim Holstein II and Jim Pollard
10. Mikkelsen. .dikan, Lovellette
and Pollard gave the Lakers q
tremendous advantage on the
backboards. grabbing IS re-
bounds compared to only 81 for
the Mats.
The Lakers started OF with q
60 lead and reached the end
OF the quarter with Q 22-17 mar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
e-SteaIing Spree
Helps Cardinals Pin
8-3Loss on Orioles

ST. LOUIS, April 10. The
Cardinals today stole six bases.
five in one merry inning. while
outclassing their former neigh.
bors, now the Baltimore Orioles,
8-3. in the first game of a two
game hangover from a long
time city series.
The five bases were stolen in
a five-run third inning. and Tom
Aston, the first Negro to play
here in a Redbird uniform, was
credited with two of the thefts
that thrilled a crowd of 1886.
Gerry Staley, veteran right
handler, and Royce Lint, a SOUTH
paw drafted from the Pacific
Coast League. checked the for
mer Browns on six hits while
the Cards collected eight off
HOWE Fox and Lou Kretlow.
Jim Fridley, pinch-hitting.
drove in two Oriole runs with a
fifth-inning homer off Staley.
but Aston was the games
standout with two singles that
touched off scoring innings for
st. Louis.
Baltimore loo 020 00o-3 9 8
St. Louis - obs 600 20x---S 8 0
Fox, Kretlow 80 and Courtney; staley.
Home run: Baltimore--Fridley,
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NCAA Boxinu

seeded Bobby Freeman Of Louisi-
ana State.
John Granger, q nonstop
puncher from Syracuse, stormed
all over Chuck Magestro of Wis
consin to win the 139-pound title.
Herb Odom, a wiry, unbeaten
Michigan State welterweight,
won the 147-pound crown by
unanimous decision over Lynn
Nichols Of Idaho State in q
slambang battle that had the
5000 fans in Recreation Hall
cheering all the way.
Gordon Gladson, Washington
States outstanding middle
weight. stopped Virginia's Estel
Nichols in 1880 of the third
round to cop the 165-pound
crown. Gladson, undefeated in
three years in his own weight
class. scored his 21st straight
victory. He 1loored Nichols in
the second round with a smash
ing left hook to the stomach.
In the third, after Gladson had
hit Nichols with. a series of
punches, the attending physician
ordered the referee to stop the
bout.
11a pounds-Gary CARRIER, Maryland,
9utpointed Roy Kuboyama. Wisconsin.
al.
125-Seiji Maya. Hawaii outpointed
Bobby Freeman. Louisiana State, 80.
132-Vtnce Palumbo. Maryland out
pointed John Stiglets, Louisiana State,
13o-John Granger. Syracuse, out
147-Herb Odom, Michigan stete,
outpointed Lynn Nichols, Idaho. 80.
156-Bobby Meath. Wisconsin, out
pointed Dick Bender. San Jose State. 80.
165-Gordon Gladson, WASHINGTON
state. won on technical knockout over
Estel Nichols. Virginia, in 1:30 of the
third round.
17s-Adam Kois. Penn stste. out
pointed Don ouarles. North Carolina
Heavyweishts--Mike McMurtry, idaho
sin. 81.
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With Republican Presidents
throwing out the first ball. the
Senators have an 8-6 edge.
Democrats have a 1913 record.
but Woodrow Wilson was the
only Democratic President who
brought good luck to the Sena-
tors. He threw out the first
ball three times and Washing
ton defeated the Yankees on
each occasion, with Walter
johnson handling the pitching
after Wilson made his toss. I.
President Roosevelt had a A
record and President Truman
saw the Senators win three times
and lose four.
President Eisenhower is the
only Chief Executive who hasn't
seen the Senators win an OPEN
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BASEBALL
BEAT
Star Staff Photo.
By BURTON HAWKINS

ing game, losing his only start
last year Fifteen openers
have been shutouts, with WASH
ington taking eight. johnson
pitched six shutouts on opening
day, while AL Crowder and Bobo
Newsom were other Senators to
blank opening-day foes.
Johnson pitched the only one
hit opener, in 1910, when Presi-
dent Taft launched the custom of
the Nations leader throwing out
the ball. The Athletics lone
hit off johnson was Home Run
Bakers seventh-inning double,
which plopped safely in rightfield
when Doc Gessler tripped over a
spectator attempting to field the
ball.
The most memorable of John
sons nine opening day triumphs.
however, was his 10, 15-inning
win over the AS Ed Rommel in
1926. Rommel will umpire
here Tuesday. Yves Terrell
gave up 16 hits to the Athletics
in 1888, but went the distance
and won, 1913. The Yankees
splurged for seven runs in the
first inning in 1948 against Early
Wynn. with Tommy Heinrich and
Allie Reyolds blasting home runs.
" X
Attending the 1921 opener with
President Harding were Vice
President Coolidge and Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, who later
took over in opening day cere-
monies. This will be the
ninth straight year that a Presi-
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~ Fans Backed Out
As MiceIi Tk0s Foe
By the Assoeintsd pra.,

BOSTON, April 10.-Welter-
weight Joe Miceli of New York
scored his fifth straight boxing
victory tonight with a sixth
round technical knockout over
Steve Marcello of Providence,
r. l., in nationally televised
bout in Mechanics Building.
Miceli weighed 1904 and
Marcello 148A for the sched-
uled hereunder.
Miceli used his favorite punch
"a terrific left hook to drop
Marcello once in the first round,
twice in the second and once
more in. the sixth. Referee
Jimmy McCarron stopped 1t at
SO seconds of the sixth as the
Rhode Islander, making his TV
debut. reeled helplessly on the
ropes.
Fans saw only a part Of the
first round on television because
of cable trouble.
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dent has thrown out the first ball.
:. A Chief Executive has made
the toss 80 times in the last "A
years. Vice Presidents have
substituted seven times, with
lesser dignitaries pitching on five
occasions.
The last time the Senators
won the pennant. 1888, the YAM
KEGS were 2-to-5 favorites, with
Washington and the Athletics
rated 81 Alan Gould, then
sports editor of the Associated
Press. wrote shortly before the
1888 season got under way:
From top to bottom of their
batting order, the Yankees are
a tough outfit to match. let alone
conquer. 1t may be true they
rely on number of ancient per-
formers, but it is equally true
Manager Joe Mccarthy has some
of the finest young reserve
strength in either league. At
least a half dozen prospective
Yankee benchwarmers would be
regulars on a majority of other
clubs" >. That could apply to
the present Yankees.
Incidentally, Wilkins coffee
sold for q cents a pound in 1893,
Sunnyf1eld butter-two pounds
of it-for Al cents, and two
dozen eggs were 20 cents
The Red Sox were 500-to-1 shots
then Pitcher Spec Shea of
the Senators is mulling over an
offer to write weekly sports
column for New England
newspaper.
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Lew Burdeite Chased
In Fourth; Lepcio
Homers Off Crone
BY The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE,. April 10.-Sid
Hudson Side-armed a four-hit
shutout for 725 innings today as
the Boston Red Sox whipped the
Braves. ST., in the seasons semi
final exhibition game.
The veteran highlander, 81
years old last January, was, rid
ing a shutout until Jack Dittmer
cracked a pinch double to the
rightf1eld fence in the eighth.
Hudson then walked three men,
forcing in the run.
The Red Sox chased Lew Bur-
dette in the fourth with two runs
on three hits after grabbing a
pair in the second on the same
production basis. They wound it
up in the eighth on Ted Lepcio's
350-foot home run into the left
field bleachers off Ray Crone.
Boston --.o 2O 200 O1o-6 IL /
Milwaukee - 900 900 dbl 6 o
Hudson. Herrin (S) and White Owen
(6); Burdette. Wilson "a, Crone (6),
johnson CO.. and Crandall. Calderone t6).
Home run-BOStOn IjeDciO.
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Lokers Beat Syracuse, 84-73;
Move Within Game of Title

gin with Mikan tallying 10
points.
Lovellette was the big gun with
IL points as the Lakers three
times led by 10 points in the
second quarter, reaching the
half-time intermission with a
41-31 advantage.
Despite o broken left wrist,
Dolph Schayes Tailed IL points
in the third period to bring the
Mats within four points before
Lovellette and Pollard moved
the Lakers ahead. 62-52. at the
three-quarter mark.
HolStein. a sub, contributed
eight points in the final quarter
as the Mats were stymied after
pulling to within 1857.
Schayes Tailed II points. Paul
Seymour Is and Wally Osterkorn
a fnY. the Mats
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CONTINUED from Page CID

Jackie Jensen is the long-ball
threat the Red Sox thought
when they traded an 18-game
winner (Maury McDermott) and
Tom Implicit to Washington
for him. E.
Last season the Senators won
76 games. They are supposed to
be better and possibly they are
four or five games better. That
still won't get them into the first
division. Some of Bucky Harris
better pitchers, including Bob
Porterfield and McDermott,
haven't impressed. If Porter
field and McDermott don't win
upward Of 30 games between
them it will spell trouble. be-
cause Washington can be faulted
severely on its shortstop- second
base combination and it is no
Stickout outf1eld at Harris COM
mand, except for Centerfielder
Jim Busby.
Three Clubs Suffering.
Glass Is at a premium else
where in the American League,
with Detroit, Philadelphia and
Baltimore suffering from lack of
ball players. There will, I'M
doubleday, be a great deal of
enthusiasm in Baltimore for the
Orioles, nee st. Louis Browns,
but not much likelihood that the
Milwaukee Story" will be dupli-
Gated.
The bands will blare and the
townsfolkS will cheer from the
sidewalks as big league ball re-
turns to Baltimore for the first
time since 1902. But the trans
planted Braves, moving from
Boston to Milwaukee, had some
hot ball players going for them,
featuring slugger Ed Mathews
and Pitcher Warren SPAIN. No
matter what is stitched across
their chests, Browns" or
Orioles" they are still the same
club, essentially, that finished
in the cellar in 1858.
The two smartest-looking ball
clubs Of the even dozen that
trained in Florida this winter
were both National League out
f1ts-the Dodgers and Braves.
The edge must go to the Dodgers,
who seem to have all that is
necessary-hitting, defense and
pitching. Maybe they can't win
a World Series. but they looked
like a better club than the
Yankees in Florida.
Ironically. perhaps. the Braves
moved to the wrong city and re-
NAMED in the wrong league
when they shifted last year. It
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White Sox Are Picked to Stop
Yankees and Face DODGERS

might have been interesting to
see Milwaukee in the American
League and taking dead aim at
the Yankees. More so than the
White Sox. the Braves appear to
be better equipped to bring the
champions to their knees.
Morgan Deal Tells Story.
On the day the Dodgers sold
Infielder Bobby Morgan, how
ever, Brooklyn tipped it's hand.
It was a Sunday and Richards
of the White Sex was sitting on
the bench at Plant Field in
Tampa and shaking his head. eff
I had Morgan he'd be my open
ing-game third baseman," said
the Chicago manager. IF Brook
lyn can let that fellow go to a
rival club (Philadelphia) they
really must feel like they're
loaded"
Bucky Harris echoed these
sentiments a couple of days ago.
IF I could have got Morgan"
he said, "he'd have been starter
Of second base"
The Cards almost have to be
better, what with the addition of
Aston and Grammas and the
surprise purchase of Raschi. The
big ex-Yankee was a formidable
figure in training, overwhelming
hitters even in batting practice.
st. Louis is an old proclub, with
Musial, Slaughter and Raschi.
but the deduction is that they
won't be quite enough. Harvey
Haddix has got to do it another
year and something has to be
done about that bullpen.
Reds to Pass Phillies.
The neighboring Phillies. who
tied the Cards for third place
last year and who trained again
at Clearwater. appeared surpris-
ingly listless. Even with a one
two pitching punch, such as
Robin Roberts and Curt Sim
mons, the tendency here is to
drop them in standing and fancy
the Cincinnati Reds.
1t isn't too had a ball club that
Birdie TebbettS, rookie manag-
er is handling. Not much pitching.
especially right-handed, but
Kluszewski, Bell, Greengrass and
a couple of others can slug, and
Tebbetts has got the whole out
fit hpstling. In Tebbetts' case
it is not too hard to make a ball
club hustle. Birdie may not be
able to lick every member OF
his squad in a fist-f1ght. but he
will whip most, and the better
qualified are at least cautious.
So 1t is Cincinnati in the No
4 position and Philadelphia No
S. with three more to be &C.
counted for. Much Is made OF
Willie Mays return and what
he will mean to the Giants. II
still comes out something like
sixth place. And then, of course
you have the Cubs and Pirates.
One of these years the Pirates
are going to climb ahead Of sew
eral rivals, probably starting
with the mis-managed Cubs. But
hardly this season. Branch
Rickey's boys are still growing.
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jackson Hits Two Homers
As Bisons Rouf Lincoln

Lorenzo Jackson hit two home
runs to help Howard University
to an 1876 victory over Lincoln
OF Philadelphia in a seven
inning baseball game yesterday
at Banneker Field.
The coaches. who agreed to a
Thinning game, found 1t was a
good idea in the first inning
when Howard scored six runs,
three on Jackson's first homer.
He belted another in the second
with none on. Morton Wycliffe
also hit q homer in the second.
Howard came up with another
six-run outburst In the sixth.
Howard 80 80 So Sos lis is I
Ccrsey. Brain (s) and Jacquet, Kinnay
90; Nave. jackson Cd and cxockslL
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As Defeat PhiIlies, 7-6,
On Powers Homer In 9th

PHILADELPHIA, April 10 Up.
Vic Power slammed q home
run into the leftf1eld stands with
one man on in the ninth inning
today to give the Athletics a 7-6
victory over the Phillies in q
city series opener.
A crowd Of 1851, watching in
brisk but sunny spring weather,
saw the Phils go into the ninth
with 6-5 advantage.
Forest Jacobs opened the AS
ninth with double. Power. the
next man up, won the game with
his homer.
The AS had no trouble getting
to Curt Simmons, peppering him
with four hits and two runs the
first two innings.
Phila. ca - 02O 100 OFT Is Q
Phila. (O = 900 1O5 OO0-6 10
A. Kellner, Fricano (6). Burtschy (8)
and w. ShantZ; Simmons, Dickson az.
Konstanty ca and Burgess.
Home nS-Philadelphia (A), Power
PHILADELPHIA (N), Ennis,
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Opening'Doy
CONTINUED from Page C-1.)

moned by the Army-will be at
second base.
Harris will present q team
which he rates potentially
Washington's best in years."
Bucky bases his optimism on a
starting pitching staff which has
been called by Clark Griffith as
the Senator's finest in 80 years"
but there has been apprehension
about the slow rounding to form
Of Porterfleld, Stobbs, Spec Shea
and Maury McDermott.
Those starters will be backed
up by crafty Connie Marrero and
Johnny Schmitz. a National
League CASTOR who has sparkled
in spring games. Schmitz is a
possible starter in early games,
or until the colorful McDermott
reaches peak condition. McDer-
mott, q left-hander who won 10
games with the Boston Red Sox
last year, has been hampered by
an ailing arm and has pitched
only nine innings this spring.
New Mates For Busby.
The Senators will open with
new outfielders flanking depend
able Jim Busby. the defensive
standout who finished fifth in
the American League last year
with .312 batting average. Roy
Sievers, obtained from the Bal
timore Orioles, will be in left
field. but Harris said his right
fielder will depend on Stengers
pitching choice, with Tom Wright
the selection against a right
handler and Tom Implicit his
pick against a left-hander.
Sievers, the Senator's cleanup
hitter, has been acting the part.
He has been their most timely
hitter in exhibitions, which has
prompted Harris to gamble that
Roy's handicapped throwing will
be more than compensated by his
authoritative bat. Sievers suf-
fered a shoulder separation in
1851 and consequently can't
throw overland.
Wright twice led minor leagues
in hitting and has impressed
Harris in a two-week trial since
being acquired from the White
Sox. Implicit was a star with
the Red Sox last season when
he batted .283 and fielded
superbly as a freshman.
Otherwise the Senators will
have Mickey Vernon, twice the
leagues leading hitter, at first
base; Eddie Yost, the walking
man. at third base: Pete Run
nels at shortstop. Wayne Ter
williger at second base and Ed
FITZGERALD behind the plate.
Vulnerable Around Second.
Shortstop and second base are
regarded as the Senator's most
vulnerable spots. Runnels, two
years ago the teams top hitter
with a .285 mark, slumped badly
afield and at bat last season and
q comeback by the wiry West
erner Is imperative If the Sena-
tors are to fulfill their ambition
of crashing the first division for
the first time since 1916.
Harris tested Rookie Tony
Roig and spry Jerry Snyder in
an attempt to uncover a more
promising hitter than Terwill-
iger. but Wayne recently was
reinstated at second base when
neither Roig nor Snyder i'm
pressed their boss.
Stengel can pick from a flock
Of pitchers who have had sue
cess against the Senators. Ford,
who has a SO lifetime record
against Washington. faced the
Senators three times last year,
posting To and AZ victories and
being shelled in another game
ultimately won by the Yankees.
Lopat, repeatedly favoring q
sore arm. pitched against Wash.