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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03


major league approach the post this
four will be managed by cachers Detrot by
pitcher in Fred Hutchinson 10 by exinederS and one oy
outfelder Since the latter happens to be Casey STEM
GEL only manager to win world championships in row.
the bloom removed from the theme although not
much reformed catcher ineder might have done
it too, given the tools.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT position the manager played
himself he usually has old catcher his coaching staff
instance the Red has Del Baker
pilot his at time and World Series winner Ray
Berries of the White sox Bob Swift of the Tigers Bill
Dckey Ralph of the Yankees Roie Hemsley OF
the Orioles Herman Franks of the Giants Benny Ben
cough Cy Perkins of Phies Clyde sukeforth OF
the Pirates John Riddle of the Cards all used to wear
the mask and mitt in younger days.
before off to greet his Indians in Arizona
Lopez remnscng about the old days in Tampa his home
Back 1924 1S25-snucks just teenager
Washington train Al Lang got job
catching batting practice. All had to do catch two
hours day.
You never saw a 15-year-old kid so happy catch
ing Johnson Maberry and other famous people
would caught nothing but Mr. Clark Griffith insist
ed on paying s35 Finally the big players
Bucky Harris osn Johnson and Joe JudgeSuggesed
Griffith that he sign
"Td it, Mr.. Grif1th said except that managed two
three Cubans my time and they're unpredctabe Be-
Sides they make trouble"
PASSING UP LOPEZ the Senators missed of the
good catches at time when they could have used
senors experiences behind plate Muddy Rne fin
hed and there long between topdrawer catchers
Rue to Luke Seweu
Hutchinson who surprises with his dry w.t. took
the after Lopez finished his tale of catching batting
practice for the Senators for $35 week.
Zone day in Boston warming to pitch for Detroit
and swear that felt sharper in life My fast ball.
such it popping into the catchers mitt was
getting my where wanted it,
II told Steve ONeil that ready as we'll as Bob
Swift who catching that day. Leave destiny in the
laps of catchers told myself I'm hot ONei is mana
ger and Swift my favorte catcher"
dom DMAGG1o LED OFF for the Red sox and doubled
against the wall on the first pitch threw.
Johnny Pesky next He hit ball so hard to center
that Daggio held at third base All the time understand
I've got stuff than ever had in my life.
lied Williams next. All he did belt into
the rightheld seats for homer and it was 80
"ONeill out of the dugout waving his arms like
crazy thought you said had stuff? Steve said
"I do, replied. This is best and will leave it to
Swift to back up it. Tell him. Swiftly, have got
stuff
Swift looked at and at ONell and replied:
How would 1 know what you've got the ball?
haven't caught pitch yet"
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Terps Among Fuvortes
ACC Tourney Hard to Figure;
Four Teams Closely Rated

working the Terps are hard to
stop.
Wake Forest is seeded third
and stopped North Carolina
States string of tournament
championships last year. The
Deacons are the only conference
team to beat the Blue Devils this
season.
WOlfpack Has Advantage.
OF the four. the team expect
ed to get the most backing is
fourth-seeded North Carolina
State, winner of six straight
championships before Wake
Forest stopped it last year. The
Wolfpack has the tremendous
advantage of playing at home
Add to that the fact that the
Pack is currently playing its
best basketball of the season
Duke beat North Carolina State
twice this season. but by a total
margin Of only three points.
All four teams are expected
to brush by f1rst-round oppon-
ents tomorrow. Wake Forest
meets South Carolina at 2 pm,
Maryland faces Clemson at 4
Duke meets Virginia at 7;30 and
State takes on North Carolina
at $50.
A full house of 12.400 is ex-
pected Friday night to watch
Maryland oppose Wake Forest
and Duke play State. Barring
upsets tomorrow, of course.
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Spring Truining Briefs
Fourth Bonus Baby Tempts
Tigers; Lemon Gets $4,000

fails to play in any of the
Yankees exhibition games, Man.
ager Casey Stengel believes he
has a plan to improve the out
fielder's batting average.
Maybe I'll just force him to
practice bunting" Casey said to-
day. IF he ever learns, he'll bat
400 providing his leg is right. "
Mantle underwent a knee ope-
ration during the winter and has
been told to take it easy for at
least three more weeks.
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 8 (R.-
Manager Paul Richards has pre-
pared a lineup of mostly young
prospects for the White Sox' OPP
ening exhibition game against
Cincinnati Saturday.
He plans to use three pitchers,
Dick Duffy, Bill Fisher and Gus
Keriazakos, in that order.
II don't want to lose any time
in finding out if these kids can
PITCH" Richards said. They
certainly look like it in practice. ="
Otherwise. the lineup will be
Joe Kirrene, 30; Ed White, If;
Tom Wright, IF; Bill Wilson. CT;
Carl Sawatski, C; Johnny Upton.
2b; Freddie Marsh or Jim
Banner, SIS.
MESA, Ariz., Mar. 3 R.-
Laughing off reports that Cubs
executives are trying to get
waivers on him, Frank Baum
holtz declares he's the man to
beat for the clubs centerf1eld
job.
Baumholtz batted 1906 last
season, second high for the Cubs.
There are reports that Per-
sonnet Director Wild Matthews,
aware that there is an excellent
market for Baumholtz in the
American League, tried to get
waivers on him. The move re-
portedly was blocked by a claim
by the Dodgers.
BRADENTON, Fla, Mar. 8 (H1.
-Chet Nichols and Ernie John
son will share the mound for
the Yannigans while the varsity
will have Gene Conley and Dave
(See SPRING TRAINING. CD
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sp.eioi oi.poteh 10 Ihe stor

RALEIGH, N. c.. Mar. 3.-The
Atlantic Coast Conference cham
pionship basketball tournament
opens here tomorrow with opin-
ion divided as to which of the
four seeded teams will win the
title Saturday night.
Top-seeded Duke, with its
team scoring offense and lack
of the big individual basket
maker. has more than its share
of admirers.
The Blue Devils. ranked No
II in the latest Associated Press
poll, have as their scoring lead
er. Bernie Janicki with a 1874
average per game. But Joe Bel
mont has a 1877 average and
he ranks fourth. In between are
Rudy D'Emilio and Sophomore
Ronnie Mayer.
Shue a Big Factor.
Oddly. all four are from Penn
sylvania. Janicki is from Am
bridge, Belmont and D'Emilo
from Philadelphia and Mayer
from Avalon.
Maryland Is seeded No. 2 and
those who like Maryland s
chances are figuring on the
TerpS' superior defense and
Gene Shue's shooting eye. The
Terps are ranked fifth nationally
on defense. Shue holds many
Maryland basketball scoring rec
ords. When the combination is
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By the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. ga
group of former pocket billiards
champions and challengers an
nounced today it refuses to rec
ognize Willie Mosconi as world
champion and will engage in an
11-day tournament here start
ing March Is to determine a
new champion.
The group includes former
Champions Jimmy Caras of
Philadelphia; Irving Crane. La
vonia. N. Y; Erwin Rudolph,
Chicago; Challengers Joe Proc
tia, Brooklyn; Luther LaSsiter,
Washington, and Joe Canton.
Watervliet. N. Y.
A spokesman said MoSconi is
being read out of the title be-
cause he has consistently re-
fused to defend against worthy
challenger
According to championship
rules" the spokesman said, 1.-The
titleholder must put his laurels
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.Hoyas Give CIV
.A-Scare Before
Yielding Title
Georgetown Beaten
But Not Disgroced
In Big Three FinoIe
picture on Page C-3.)
By George Huber

George Washington's basket
ball team has taken care of its
regular season commitments
and today is en- route to Nor
gantown. w. Va, where tomor-
row afternoon it starts a quest
for the Southern Conference
championship.
The Colonials do not appear
exactly at peak form off their
just fair showing while beating
Georgetown last night. 1857.
at McDonough Gym. They fig
ured to beat the Hoyas a little
more easily. In fact the pre-
game idea that CIV would have
close to a romp may have con-
tributed to a below-par per-
Torrance.
The crowd of 2,700 witnessing
the last game here for both
teams this season was treated
to a close contest all the way.
The Colonials dashed off to a
10-point lead toward the end
of the first period. 24-14, and
that margin gave them just
enough cushion to last out the
game without real danger.
Second Win Over Hoyas.
This was the second time CIV
had beaten GU this season, and
it gave the Colonials the unof-
fetal Big Three title with 81
record for the third time in four
years. GW's edge in that first
game was 1854 over a George
town team much stronger than
the one operating there now, the
Hoyas having lost a number of
key men through book troubles
and injuries. Georgetown was
the Big Three titleholder last
year.
Coach Buddy Jeannette's
somewhat thrown together
Georgetown team was not dis
graced in losing to the country's
withdrawing team by IL points
last night. It was the Hoyas'
18th loss against II wins. and
they finish out the season with a
game tomorrow at Penn State
and another the next day at St.
Francis.
The game left the Colonials
with 20-2 record for the regu-
lar season. matching the 20
games they won while losing six
in 1867. their best previous
season.
Actually the game was just
stiff enough to give the Colonials
the good workout they needed
before getting into tournament
play tomorrow. After a bit of
cratic play early in the first
period, Elliot Karver and Joe
Holup led little squirt that car
ried the Colonials to their 24-l4
margin after 10 minutes, and
they were able to lead, but not
always by a safe margin, there
after.
George Klein, GW's good little
(See CIV, Page C-3.)
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ICueStorstoHoId Title Tourney
With Moscon1s Crown Ignored

on the line either against the
man who finished second in elm
ination championship play, or
agree to enter a tournament
with the ultimate winner becom-
ing the champion. Mosconi has
failed to accept challenges and
as of now no longer is cham
pion."
Caras. one Of those challeng-
ing Mosconis right to the title,
lost the crown to Willie in the
same manner he now seeks to
dispose of the Haddon Heights
IN. j. champion Proclta, the
New York pocket billiards ace,
was runner-up to MoSconi in the
last championship competition
held at San Francisco.
The title tournament sched-
uled here will be played at AL
fingers Billiard Academy with
afternoon and evening COMPETE
ton The tournament is slated
to run IL days with a 18th day,
March 81, held open for a play
off in event of a tie.
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Eriksen Wins SIaIom;
us. Skier Withdraws
BY the Associated Press

ARE, Sweden, Mar. 3.-Stein
Eriksen of Norway won the
world giant slalom ski cham
pionship for men on the. basis
of unofficial times today. giving
him his second title within a
week.
Eriksen won the slalom event
Sunday and is expected to take
the combined title unless he en-
counters serious difficulty in the
downhill event next Sunday.
Francois Bonlieu of France
took second place with 1881.
Anderl Molterer of Austria was
third with 1:54.0 and Rene
Rey. Switzerland, and Othmar
Schneider. Austria, tied for
fourth with 1857.
The leading United States
slalom performer. Brooks Dodge
of Pinkham Notch, : N. H.,
dropped into a disappointing tie
for 18th place. Dodge's time OF
1877 put him in tie with
Canada's Ernie McCulloch.
Verne Goodwin of Pittsf1eld
Mass. tied with AXE Nilsson OF
Sweden for Goth place with a
time of 1890. Buddy Werner
of Steamboat Springs. Colo. who
sprained an ankle in practice
yesterday, Withdrew and Good
win was substituted for him
Werner said he will compete In
the downhill race.
Douglas Burden of New York
was 26th with 2:00.7 and Ralph
Miller of Hanover. N. H., $50
with 2:03.3.
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|Dornburg Signs
Redskins Contract

Roger Dornburg. halfback and
linebacker and co-captain of
Wisconsin University's team last
season, has signed his contract
to play with the Redskins.
Dornburg, who will be % years
old in June. stands 5-feet-9 and
weights 21O pounds. He will be
used on defense by the Redskins.
The 18th rookie signed by the
Redskins. Dornburg was the
Redskins ninth draft choice. He
was No. 13 among Washington S
picks at the annual draft meet
ing in January.
Rogers brother. Mervin, is a
pro baseball player under con-
tract to the Dodgers.
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Two Prospects Given
Bonuses by Senators

The Senators have signed two
promising players from Rich
mond. Both were given bonuses
and sent to the Erie (Pa.) club
in the Pony League.
Ray Scott is a Shortstop who
was sought by two other major
league clubs. Scott. who will be
19 in September. stands feet
and weighs $50 pounds.
The other rookie is Charles
Lang, 22-year-old former Ma
rine. Lang stands 6 feet and
weighs ITO pounds. He plays
third base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Defeat Of Tech
Boosts Wis
Title Prospect
Gonzoeo, Loser Once
To Generals, PIons
To Gamble Tomorrow
By Bob Henson

With the Metropolitan Invita-
tionai Basketball Tournament at
the halfway point. nothing has
cropped up to alter the belief
that Washington-Lee will take
its first Metropolitan title in IL
years. It last won in 1912.
The Generals. making their
first appearance in the tourna-
ment last night. easily disposed
of one threat. They defeated
Tech, $685.. in the second game
at wills Campbell gym. In the
first game. Gonzaga dashed
Mount Vernon's hopes with a
56-5l victory.
Semifinals tomorrow night will
pair Washington-Lee against
Gonzaga in the nightcap. St.
Anthony and George Washing
ton, first-round winners. will
meet at 1880 pm. in the opening
game
WI Has Height and Speed.
Washington-Lee finished reg
ular-season play with an 1871
record winning the last IA in
row. Its success has been at
tributed to two things, height
and speed. In Doug Watson,
Chris Plain and Tom Hooker
smith. Coach John Rothrock
has three starters well over g.
feet. Sonny Dugan and Bill Carr,
the other two regulars, are just
shy of that figure and are prob
ably the best shots from the
floor. Watson, Plain and Hooker
smith use their height for tap
ms under the boards.
No one is more aware of
Washington-Lee's strength than
Tommy Nolan, coach of Con-
Zaga.
They're awfully big and how
to cope with that is a prob
lem" he said last night after
watching the Generals beat
Tech. I'VE lost to them by only
five points earlier in the season
but whether we can do as well
against them this time is some
thing else again. A day off be-
fore We meet them will give us
time to sleep on it."
We'll have to gamble and if
we can get hot we've got a
chance, he added"
Rothrock. meanwhile, is not
one to underestimate an OPP
ponent.
GOnZaga Scrappy.
Our height should make the
difference" he said. But Con-
zaga is not being taken lightly.
They're scrappy, hustling bunch
and we'll have to be on our toes
all the way"
In defeating Tech last night.
the Generals knocked off the
Interhigh runnerup in convincing
fashion. They repeatedly forced
the Trainers to play their kind
OF game. a fast break, resulting
in Tech being charged with q
personal fouls. Burt Holmes
bowed out with five and five
others played the last few min
utes with four personals against
them.
Tech led but once, 1917. with
41a minutes remaining in the
second period. but WI quickly
took care of that and went out
at half-time with a 1924 ad-
vantage. 1t stretched its lead in
the third quarter with 16 points
while holding the Trainers to
nine and that was the game.
Dugan emerged as the top
scorer for the Generals with Is
points. Hans Jepson. Techs g.
foot-3 center. almost single
handedly kept his team in the
game with his rebound work and
finished up as the top scorer with
10.
In the opener. Gonzaga played
a steady game, taking charge at
the outset. Mount Vernon finally
took the lead. $3.50 in the third
(See METRO, Page C-3.)
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the White SOX-and only Few miles away
there are the Phillies. All happen to be
managed by ex-catchers, reading from left
to right: Birdie Tebbetts, Paul Richards and
Steve ONeill. Farther away, AL Lopez is
managing the Indians.
Four ex-catchers out of Is big league
managers is a pretty fair percentage, con-
sidering that catchers are a minority group.
Clubs carry 10 or dozen pitchers, seven
infielders and at least five outf1elders, but
never more than three catchers. The odd
ity this year, as it has been an oddity for
many in the past, is that practically nobody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Strike Forces St. Louis
To Transfer Come
By the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Mar. 3.-The St.
uis-Bradley University basket
ball game tonight. turned out
of city-owned Kiel Auditorium
by a strike of electricians, will
be played at the Washington
University fieldhouse.
st. Louis University officials
said the cooperation of the
other st. Louis school will make
it possible to seat all of the
estimated 1000 who hold tickets.
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Minis is Favorite
In TeIevision Bout
With Ward Tonight
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT. Mar. 3.-Quick-
hitting Holly Minis of Washing
ton. D. c., idle for three months,
returns to ring warfare tonight
and is a 7-to-5 favorite to beat
Moses Ward of Detroit in a tele-
vised middleweight Hereunder
in Olympia Stadium.
CThe bout will be seen in
Washington over WTOP-TV.
channel 9. beginning at 10
PM
Although he was the choice
to win tonight. Minis was slated
to lose a decision in connection
with the fight before he enters
the ring.
William Matney. member of
the Michigan Boxing Commits
sion. said Minis would be fined
at a commission meeting today
because he arrived in Detroit
three days late for training.
Michigan rules require that a
main-event fighter must set up
training quarters in the State
seven days before the bout.
Minis More Experienced.
Working on a seven-fight WIN
ming streak. the more expert
enced Minis is expected to have
too much speed and staying
power for the 21-year-old Ward.
who is getting his second crack
at the big time.
Last month Ward made a
strong stand against Willie Troy.
another Washington middle
weight, but punched himself in
to near exhaustion and was
knocked out in the eighth round.
I'll pace myself better in this
one," the dead-panned Ward
said. II was too anxious against
Troy"
Ward knows he has to make
good this time. Another loss
could drop him back into the
preliminary ranks. A wade-in
type fighter. Ward has won II
nights and lost three. He has
had two draws.
Minis, eighth-ranking middle
weight contender. has a 31-11-4
record. His big victory came
March 5 last year, when he
stopped Troy in eight rounds. It
is the only smear on Troy's 9TH
erwise perfect record.
Minis Clever Boxer.
A clever boxer but a light
puncher. Minis also holds vic
tories over Johnny Bratton
twice) and Lester FELTON,. On
the other hand. though, he has
lost to such nonenities as Art
Bethea, Tex Newly and Charley
Joseph.
Ward will carry about a s.
pound advantage. But both
fighters stand 5-feet-7 and have
an identical reach of % inches.
Ward is taking this fight so
seriously that he has given up
his job in Detroit auto plant
to devote his full time to train
ing. In one sparring session he
went 10 rounds.
In the Troy fight Ward or Troy
did not clinch once. They stood
toe-to-toe on many occasions
and fired hot leather at each
other. Hardly able to catch his
breath in the eighth round,
Ward pitched forward on his
face. a victim of a knockout.
This time. he says, things will
be different.
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Spring Truinine Briefs
By the Associoted Press

LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. g.
The Detroit Tigers already have
three bonus babies and they
could be expecting" a fourth.
After having shelled out nearly
$4,000 in bonuses for Pitcher
Bob Miller, Outfielder AL Kaline
and Infielder Reno Bertoia. the
Tiger management is taking a
good long look at Bill Oster, a
19-year-old left-handed pitcher
from New York University and
Hofstra College.
Oster has been in camp for
10 days and has impressed the
veterans. He admits he is shop
ping around and when asked
how much he wants to sign a
contract he candidly answers,
II figure $35, 1000"
TUCSON Ariz., Mar. 3 (R.-
Their holdout problems solved
with Pitcher Bob Lemons agree
ing to salary terms, the Indians
get down to serious business to-
day at their desert training
camp.
Lemon, who came to terms last
night at reported salary of
$4,000. remains the highest paid
pitcher in the American League.
The 21-game winner of last
season is believed to have taken
a $4,000 pay cut, though terms
of his contract were not an
nounced. General Manager Hank
Greenberg spoke by telephone
with the 33-year-old right hand
er at his home in Long Beach.
Calf.
VERO BEACH, Fla, Mar. 8
R.-The comeback of Joe Black,
Brooklyn's ace relief pitcher of
two seasons ago, still is up. in
the air. The right-hander gave
up five hits and two walks in the
two innings he worked in yes
terday's intra-squad game.
Black won only six games last
season after compiling a 15-4
record in 1852.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar.
) P.-Even if Mickey Mantle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

MINNEAPOLIS, Mar. 3 Dr.
The University of Minnesota has
completed its 1856 football sched-
ule with the signing of a game
with Pittsburgh November 2 at
Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Preliminary Agreement Reached With Red Sox Vernon Deal
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Sfor Sioff Correspondent

managers they at least stand high in popularity with
baseball cubowners like cocker spanes with dog fanciers
clubs training in this townthe Redegs and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
) R.-Even If Mickey Mantle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Gophers to Pluy Pitt

(See METRO, Page C-3D
Arkansas State press., 1954-02-19
HI School,

The seniors are feverishly work
ins on the annual 1854 edition.
Supplies are limited and they are
asking that orders be placed
early.
The january art review was
attrsctively exhibited in the spe-
cial case designed for exhibits in
main corridor. Mrs. =. H. Byrd.
instructsF.
President +. ". Coggs and the
Axlansas Baptist college chorus
were assembly guestJ, February
nd. Or. Coggs held the faculty
and student body spell bound
while no talked from the subject,
Can You Take IT." The chorus
under The direction Of Clarence
Heads, rendered: THE Lords
Prayer. Nlalotte: Glory 70 God -
lGeasiah, Handel; Jesu. Joy OF
Many Desiring. Bach; Alleluia,
Mozart - Goloist, Miss Mary
smith. sophomore. Spirituals ar
rsneed BY Dawson, Jesus walked
Through The Valley, and Ain''
Arkansas State press., 1954-02-19

high school. Monticello. February
10 II. The purpose Of the
meeting was to use the Month
cello school in actual operation
as a study laboratory.
Mr.. Smith also attended the
annual Boy Scout banquet at
Dermott high school Thursday
night and Saturday he attended
the annual spring meeting OF
the delegate assembly of the Ar
kansas Teachers association which
was held in Hot Springs at the
Baptist hotel.
Alumni
Mrs. Villa Marie Gibbs. class
of SO will direct the hi school
choral ensemble in special musi-
cal selections at a benefit tea for
the Heart fund drive, sponsored
by the Women's Progressive club
Sunday in the afternoon in the
cafetorium. =.
Athletics
The athletics department: has
completed plans for its first in
vitational basketball tournament
which will be held in the gym
Saturday. The following teams
have been invited Norpnlet, MT.