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Evening star., 1954-08-07
Mopsy

sioner Camalier is quizzed by
Reporters Harriet Grifhths. of
The Star, and Robert P. Jor-
dan, of the Post and Times
Herald.
sos, WGMS-Opera: Mozart's
Don Giovanni" a complete
performance.
$3.50, WTOP-Night Watch:
Tape recording Of q running
gun battle between police Of
flcers and a department store
robber.
1890, WTOP-Music Til Dawn;
Selections include Wagner's
Tristan and Isolde Sym
phonic Synthesis."
Evening star., 1954-08-07
HighIights
THE BERRYS
THE TooDLEs
Television Todoy.

IeIevIsion iodoy.
$500, WTOP (9)-Saratoga
Handicap: The $25. 900 horse
race for three-year-olds.
$500, WNBW (4)-BritiSh EN-
v pire Games: Roger Bannister
and Jack Landy run the mile.
1880, WNBW (4l-Youth Wants
to Know: Senator Mcclellan.
N:30, WTTG t5)-Death Valley
Days: James Adamson and
Evening star., 1954-08-07

"Vampira." the mystery girl
of West Coast television.
$500, WMAL (7) - Saturday
Night Fights: Three amateur
bouts from Asbury Park. M.
9:3O, WTTG (5) - Wrestling:
From Chicago.
10:OO. WTOP t9)-That's My
Boy: Eddie Mayehoff is rer
fused admission to q party hk
plans for his son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

Lote Entries Brock for Fons 8
Agostini, Welbourn in Demand
After Surprises in Star Games

mann. However, Gehrmann ran
so slow a race he retired after
finishing last, and so Truck .7as
watching the wrong man.
Fred wilt has finished second
three straight times and he is
not considered a true rival for
Barthel or Truck.
Next stop for the Nations top
trackmen will be the Boston AA
meet Saturday, their second ap.
pearance in Boston in two weeks.
Nal Whitfield, twice Olympic
champion at 800 meters, is going
to try for an unusual double, the
800 and 1000. He will get a
Commute rest between races.
There is a precedent for this as
John Borican won both events in
New York in l941.
Whitfield's competition in the
1000 will include the one-two
finishers in the Touchdown Club
1000 in Washington, Carl Joyce
and Bill Smith, Paul Rauden-
bush, who ran for the Michigan
relay here, and Harry Bright.
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Italians Run ~ for Sled Title;
Two American Stars Bolt Meet
By the As.oeiated Pta.,

CORTlNA DAMP ego. Italy,
Jan. 25.-Two United States
bobsled stars today bolted the
world championships, bringing
into the open a smoldering feud
among the American contestants
here.
Stanley Benham. veteran driv-
er from Lake Placid, N. Y, and
his brakeman, James Bickford
OF Saranac Lake, N. Y, packed
up and left for home just after
finishing third in the two-man
world title event. They had been
selected to drive and brake the
United States No. 2 sled in the
four-man competition later this
week.
I'VE had to 90 today or we
would have been stuck here for
more than a week." Benham
said. I'VE couldn't book a flight
TO rthe time we wanted it,"
John (Donna Fox. manager
OF the United States team, called
the departure IAN outrage"
They were chosen to race in
the four-man event and they
should have done So" Fox said.
Il don't believe they had any in
tention Of competing when they
came here. They didn't even
bring q sled. It's q very en-
barrAsSing situation and may
cost Lake Placid the 1866 world
championships"
Some members of the Ameri-
(See AMERICANS, Page Atty
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Wins Open but Misses Gosh
LittIer Ready to Turn Pro
As Soon as Navy Frees Him

never seriously threatened yes
terday. He had a five-stroke
margin to begin with, and he
wound UP four strokes in front.
When it appeared he might
weaken at the ninth hole on the
final round. with Harrison three
strokes behind, the youngster
steadied. birdied the 18th. sank
a 20-foot putt for a birdie on
No. II, and sewed things up
with a birdie 2 on the 18th.
It's Up to the Navy.
Littler later said that If he
gets out of the Navy before Ma
tional Amateur time comes. he
may turn pro. If he stays in
the Navy. he'll defend the title
at Detroit late in August.
Littler is aware that his VIC
tory yesterday made him eligible
for the $4,000 Las Vegas tour
nament of champions in April
either as an amateur or q pro.
II he is a pro, he also is
eligible for the $4,000 winners
prize. The Las Vegas tourna-
ment Is not a regulation PGA
co-sponsored tournament and
the PGA rule regarding the six
month non-prize winning period
would not apply to Littler.
Leading scores and money VIM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25
BY the Associated Press

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy.
Jan. 25.-1taly won its first
world two-man bobsled cham
pionship today with record runs
down Cortina's sheer-ice slide
a mile long.
Guglielmo Scheibmeir, a ho-
tel owner and father of four
children. drove to a spectacular
break-neck victory down the
slippery chute with four-heat
total time Of 5 minutes, 47.08
seconds.
Jet Pilot Italo Petrelli, driv-
ing despite a doctors warning
that he should stay in bed due
to a slight conclusion. finished
second to give Italy one-two
sweep in the field of Is sleds
from eight nations. Petrelli,
leading after the first two heats
yesterday, had a total time of
$4,000.
| Stanley Benham of Lake
Placid, N. Y. placed third for
the United States a camera click
behind in the total time of
5:49.21.
Fourth was the Swiss many
time world champion, Fritz
Feierabend, with total time Of
5:49.68, while Germany placed
fifth in 5:52.44. with Hans Rosch
driving.
The American team Of Arthur
Tyler and Edgar Seymour, both
Of Rochester, N. Y, brought the
United States No. sled in sixth
with time Of 5;56.22.
Benham, who had Jim Bick-
ford of Saranac Lake, N. Y, as
his brakeman. said he lost all
important time when we slipped
sideways coming into crystal
curve"-an abrupt turn that
sleds take at a mile a minute.
Two daredevil Swiss bobsled-
ders, trying to make up time on
the leaders. hurtled into the air
at a mile-a-minute clip over the
icy slides at the tricky Belvedere
curve.
Both were rushed to Cortina's
(See BoBSLEDS. Page A-17O
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Kentucky, Aggies, Holy Cross
Face Sitter Tests This Week

/ ranked in the last poll Of sports
writer's and sportscasters were
| in action Saturday night and
three-Oklahoma City, Wichita
(No. ID and Niagara No. 49,
went down to defeat.
Hagan Out Of Action.
The other five had little trou-
BILE. Kentucky made 1t IL in a
row by breezing past Tennessee,
97-71, even with Cliff Hagan,
All-American center. on the
bench most of the time with an
| injured leg. Hagan. the teams
leading scorer with an average
of "a points per game. crashed
| to the floor while driving for a
basket. He will be out for a week
or 10 days.
Western Kentucky $500 out
scored Memphis State. $3.50.
The Oklahoma Aggies u6-D de-
feated North Texas State, 1851,
DO 0OU IN1dUV4Ch oCO1CO 10 SO4kAto
Minnesota (1O-2) nipped North
western, 82-78, and La Sale,
No. 10. defeated North Carolina
State. 1878.
Oklahoma City's loss came at
the hands of wyoming and its
tight defense. 57-38. Wichita
d6-2) fell before a hot-and-
cold st. Louis club, 74-58. and
Niagara dropped a 53-46 deci-
sion to Canisius.
The Big Ten race frightened
considerably as Iowa downed
Purdue. 1892. and climbed with
in one game of pace-setting In
diana.
Pennsylvania remained on
Cornell's heels IN the Ivy League
scramble by trimming Dart
mouth, 1867. Cornell, with q
SO record in league play, went
outside the circuit to down Col
(See BASKETBALL, Page A-l7.)
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BY the Associated Press

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calf.
Jan. 25.-Gene Litter, National
Amateur champion. left the
scene of the rich San Diego Open
golf tournament with the title
and a silver tea set. while Dutch
Harrison, the veteran pro who
was four strokes back. departed
with check for $2,400.
That was the picture today as
the pros headed toward a pro-
member tournament at Palm
Springs for a $4,000 purse, and
a $1,000 PGA sideshow event at
nearby Brawley, Calf.
/ And Litter. the 23-year-old
idol of his native San Diego. went
back to his duties in the Naval
Air Service at San Diego. He
also is debating the possibilities
of turning professional.
Littler conquered the pros in
the 72-hole San Diego with a IA
under-par score Of 67-66-69-72-
274.
His victory marked the first
by an amateur in a major open
tournament since Frank Strana.
han won the Miami Open in
December. 1o48.
Tie for Third Place.
Harrison finished with rounds
Of 69-67-71-71-278, while Cary
Middlecoff, with 70-67-70-73, and
Ted Knoll. with 7l-71-67-71. tied
at 280 and won $1,000 apiece out
Of the $4,000 purse.
Bob Toski. Northampton. Mass.
was fifth with "a for 282 and
won $1,000. and Ed Furgol of St.
Louis. with a 70 for 283. was the
last one to cash in a four figure
check. $1,000.
Two of the top pros in the
tourney finished just out of the
money. Lloyd Mangrum shot a
rs for 293 and Lew Worsham
took Is for 294.
The story was all Litter. He
took charge of the tournament
at the end of SO holes, frightened
his hold after 81 holes and was
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Argentine Race Driver
Dies Of Burns After Spill
BY The Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. u.s.
Eric Forrest Greene, 81, one of
Argentina's most noted automo-
bile race drivers, died today of
burns suffered when his car
overturned in Argentina's first
international sports car race yes
terday.
Greene crawled from under his
Aston Martin car covered with
flames from head to foot. Police
and spectators smothered the
fire and helped him into an am
bulance, which took him to the
hospital.
The 1,000-kilometer (590-mile)
race was won by the Italian driv-
ing team Of Giuseppe Farine and
Umberto Maglioli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25


NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Ken-
lucky, Oklahoma A6EM and Holy
Cross face the stiffest tests among
the Nations leaders this week as
most of the college basketball
powers swing back into action
after taking time out for mid
year examinations.
Unbeaten Kentucky, ranked
No. / in the latest Associated
Press poll, takes on an improved
Vanderbilt team Saturday night.
Vanderbilt, which has 1913
record, will be staying at home
and conceivably could give the
Wildcats trouble.
The fifth-ranking Aggies meet
Houston tonight. The Aggies
won an earlier meeting by Is
points. but Houston has come on
strong since then. Here. too, the
underdog will be playing at home
Holy Cross, No. 8, clashes with
stubborn Niagara Friday night.
The upstate New York team gave
DuQuesne. ranked second, a
couple Of tough battles before
losing by i've and eight points.
Duquesne Faces Georgetown.
Duquesne takes its 1910 record
into Wednesday nights game
with Georgetown. Fourth-ranked
Western Kentucky clashes with
little Regis of Denver Friday
Oklahoma City (No. y tackles
Seattle tonight and tomorrow
night, and Minnesota (No. 81
faces Purdue tonight.
Third-ranked Indiana, sixth
ranked Notre Dame and George
Washington. No. 10, aren't sched-
uled to play again until early
next month.
Only eight Of the 20 teams
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Interhigh Will Play
Postponed Twin Bills
AZ
Thursday al Tech +.

The two Interhigh Division
y League basketball double
headers showed out last Friday
have been reseheduled Thurs.
day afternoon and night at the
Tech gym. Hardy Pearce. direc-
tor of athletics for Division I
schools, announced today.
The times for the four games
will follow the original sched- ,
ule: Wilson VS.. Tech at 3:15
pm, Bell VS.. Coolidge at 5,
Western VS.. Roosevelt at 1880
and Anacostia VS.. Eastern at 8.
The move came as a surprise.
Earlier today Pearce had ex-
pressed disfavor with scheduling
more than two league games .
week for an Interhigh team.
But he was able to secure agree
ment from the coaches concerned
and he decided it would be
best to get the makeup games
out of the way as soon as pos
Sible. The new arrangement
now gives Bell. Tech and West
ern league games tomorrow,
Thursday and Friday.
No Action on Others.
In the meantime. there has
been no action on the other "a
games called off due to the snow
over the week end. In spite of a
light schedule of one high school
game today, only two Wednes-
day and now six Thursday,
there is little chance that the
Catholic League and Division II
Of the Interhigh League will DO
able to make up their double
headers this week.
Yesterdays Catholic double
header at DeMatha was post
poned at the last minute.
In Division II, Athletic Direc-
tor Wendall Paris probably will
seek to make up his snowed-out
double header by scheduling sep
arate single games-but not for
a while yet.
The Rev James r. McNally,
president OF the Catholic League,
must find time to re-schedule
two double headers affected by
the snowfall and feels confident
that I'VE can work something
out within the next month";"
~ Games Tomorrow.
Meanwhile. a 27-game sched-
ule faces area schoolboy teams
tomorrow. topped by a meeting
between Bell and Chamberlain in
the opening game of the Inter-
high double-header at Tech at
3:15 pm. and the long-awaited
battle for the Division II lead
between Spirgarn at Dunbar at
Terrell at $3.50.
sp pineips a vs. Baltimore Dunbar At
Tuesday
Bel VS.. Chamberlain at Tech. 3:15.
1eCI vs.. western at Iecn, D.
Caroozo VS.. Phelps at Banneker $40.
Spinearn vs.. Dunbar at Terrell 800.
Be'nesda -Chevy Chase at Bladens.
Montgomery. Blair at Suitland, $50.
Falls Church at Mount Vernon. s.
81 Adams al Wilson. $50,
St Anthony. at Roosevelt. $50.
Eastern at Hagerstown. Z.
st. Johns at COOLIDGE, $3.50.
Gonzaga at Anacostia $50
Priory at Landon. 800.
Northwestern at DcMatha, s.
Mackin at Gaithersburg 800.
ter s.
George Mason at Herndon, s.
Fairfax w at Wakefield 4,
Naval Receiving Station at Bulls. p
woodward Prep at American u Frosh.
PGoleSville at Lisbon. 2:3O.
Damascus at Maryland School for
Sherwood at Southern. $40
Frederick Sasscer at Calvert, 2:1b.
Surrattsville at La Plata.
Lackey at Glen Burnie, s.
Bates at Fairmont Heishts. /.
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klippstein Is Signed
For 5th Year as Cub

Johnny Klippstein, 26-year-
old right-handed pitcher from
Silver Spring. has signed his
1854 contract. the Chicago Cubs
announced today.
This will be the fifth major
league season for Klippstein,
who posted a 10-11 record with
the Cubs last year and led the
team in strikeouts with 113. His
overall record for the Cubs is
27-40.
A graduate Of Montgomery
Blair High School. Johnny be-
gan his professional baseball
career with Lima (Ohio) in the
Ohio State League in 1914. He
played at Allentown, Winston
Salem. Omaha. Lynchburg. CO.
lumbus and Mobile before NOV
ing up to the Cubs in 1850.
His best season was with
Mobile In the South Atlantic
League in 1949 when he won is
and lost eight.
Klippstein's won and lost rec
ords in his first three seasons
with the Cubs were 20, 6-6 and
9-14.
CLEVELAND, Jan. Is R.-
Jose Santiago, 24-year -old pitch
er who was farmed out to Dallas
last year, has signed his 1854
contract, the Indians. announced
today, A holdout last year, the
Puerto Rican finally signed after
the season opened and was then
sent to the Texas League Club.
He won IS and lost 10.
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man from. Trinidad, had been Just about
the brightest star of the show.
'Three weeks ago." man remarked,
"your entry was accepted as a gamble"
Michael flashed a mouthful of white
teeth in smile. WELL" he confessed, II
had never run on board track"
Some gamble" murmured the other.
All Agostini had done was win the 100.
yard dash in near-incredible 96, as we'll
as cop the 80 and run second in the 20.
On total points. he won the sprint series
from such established sprinters as Indy
Remigino, Art Bragg, Ken Kave and Bob
KepCon
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as 1Oll time
Jack soarbath. end coach as
they hustled to get their plans
in order for 1854. The former
Notre Dame-Redskins star served
as coach in training camp last
season, and later was a game
scout for the team on a part
time basis.
Scarbath, who got of to a bad
start last year-reporting late
to the Redskins after the Chi
cogo All-Star game. and with a
fractured finger at that-fin-
ished sixth among the leagues
passerS. The blond Marylander
completed As Of 129 passes for
862 yards. an average gain of
sos. He threw nine touchdown
passes.
Service Status Uncertain.
Despite the fact that his serv-
ice status is uncertain, Scar
bath is an important figure in
Coach Curly Lambeau's plans.
Jack was destined to be the No.
quarterback last season and
Lambeau reiterated his faith in
him, even when critics rallied at
Scarbath's work.
Hes got the makings,", Lam
beau insisted. "Scarbath not only
will be a good quarterback, he'll
be great"
Lambeau blamed Scarbath's
late arrival at training camp and
his injured finger for his slow
start in pro ranks. The young
ster was further hampered, the
coach said. by scholastic work
at the University of Maryland
where he now has completed
studies for his degree. If Scar
bath plays football this year,
he'll be free to devote his full
time to the game.
Jack had to return to school
to earn his diploma and a COM
mission in the Air Force Re-
serve, or tace induction. 1t is
customary practice for all coll
lege football players who take
ROTC training.
Scarbath is married and his
wife is expecting an addition to
the family which might affect
his service stc.Gus.
LeBaron Expected Back.
Reports that Eddie LeBaron.
who handled most Of the Red
skins quarterbacking last sea-
son. is contemplating a Jump to
the Canadian League won't af-
feet his plans for "a. Lambeau
said.
Il think Eddie will be back
with u.s." Curly said in a conf
dent tone. With LeBaron and
Scarbath at quarterback we
might be able to shift AL Dorow
to halfback. That would give us
a lot of power in our backfield."
Dorow, former Michigan State
Quarterback and now an Air
Force lieutenant, is scheduled
for release from military service
next summer. He recently signed
with the Redskins.
Scarbath is the most power
full thrower the Redskins have.
but not the most accurate.
LeBaron, rated 18th in the
league, completed 81 of l49
passes for 874 yards and three
touchdowns. His average was
5.87 for the season.
Scarbath's advantage, in the
coaches view, is his 6-foot-2
height, which compares with
LeBaron's 5-foot-9. Jack also
is a strong, 205-pounder, who
gained more than 100 yards
running with the ball last
season.
Scarbath is the sixth player
announced by the Redskins
under contract for next season.
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New York Tracks Bid
For Increased take
Opposed al Albany
py iha A,,oein,ed Pros,

ALBANY. N. Y. Jan. 24.-The
Dewey administration will rebuff
any efforts by William L. Pfeif-
fer. former Republican State
chairman. to obtain an increase
in the thoroughbred horse rae
ing tracks share Of the bite"
on pari-mutuel betting.
A source close to the admin
istration reported today that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Re-
| publican legislative leaders had
agreed there would be no in
crease in the fiat tracks piece
Of the 47-million- dollar-a-year
revenue from wagers.
/ The move was taken as
squashing Pfeiffer's bid. as a
lobbyist for the racing associa-
tons, to have the tracks share
Of the total betting handle in
creased from I to 8 per cent.
The associations hired the
former State chairman at an
undisclosed salary to push the
proposal.
New Track Involved.
The Joint Legislative Commit
tee on Horse Racing has pressed
the five thoroughbred associa-
tons to come up with a plan for
a new. modern race course in the
New York City area.
The associations suggested
that their share of the take"
from parimutuel betting be in
creased 2 per cent to help pay for
the project.
Last Tuesday. the racing as
sociations put off-indefinitely-
plans to present blueprints for
a new track to the Joint Legisla-
tive Committee.
That action came one day
after the Empire City Racing
Association had Cancelled its
application for racing dates this
year. Empire City owns the
land at one Of two sites pro-
posed for a new race course.
Fifteen per cent of every dol
lar pushed through the pari-
mutuel betting windows goes into
a pool shared by the State, the
thoroughbred tracks and local
tiles. Winning bettors share
the remainder.
Big Sums for State.
In 1853 the State took 8 per
cent at the three tracks in the
New York City area and 7 per
cent at Saratoga. The localities
got 3 per cent, the down State
tracks got 4 per cent and the
Saratoga track S per cent.
From total betting handle
og $374,479.565 last year the
State received $31,149.073 and
the tracks $16.183.019.
Last August the Legislative
Committee. headed by Repub-
lican Senator Arthur H. Wicks.
told the associations to present
"a definite or concrete plan for
building a modern race course"
in the metropolitan area or the
committee would consider "other
means of getting the track"
The associations commended
that operating on 4 per cent
stopped them from entering
upon a rebuilding program or
making extensive physical i'm
provements to their plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

b a c k j &C k
S C a r b a t his
: name on a
1854 contract.
It. will be the
former Mary
lands second
season W 18th
the Washing
ton team.
Earlier. club
officials hi d
announced the
sig n ing of
Wayne Millner
as full = time
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Club Sees Key Role
For Jack, Barring
Call by Air Force

The Redskins paused today In
the midst Of preparations for this
weeks National Football League
draft meeting to get Quarter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25
WIN, Lose or Draw
BY FRANCIS sTANN

THIS WAS SATURDAY late in the evening. and hot
test In shoes had pulled his black warmup suit with
"Vanova" scrawed the and watching