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Evening star., 1954-09-21
|MagIie Victory
Caps Series Of
Gallant Stands
New Workers Play
With Books to WuII
Dethrones Dodgers
By the Associated Press

The Cleveland Indians proba-
bly, will come into the Polo
Grounds a week from tomorrow
as favorites to win the World
Series, but they would do well
to remember the succession of
gallant stands that brought the
Giants their second pennant in
the last four seasons under Leo
Durocher.
When the Giants trounced the
Dodgers, I'll. behind Sal Maglie
at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field last
night they climaxed a dramatic
defense of first place in which
they repeatedly appeared to be
on the ropes but hurled back
every challenge by the Dodgers
and Braves.
There's little chance that the
Indians will take Durocher S
club lightly, for the clubs played
each other in 81 games in spring
training in Arizona and on their
transforming tour last spring.
The Giants whipped the Indians
13 times, often by such scores
as 20-14 or 1879.
Picked Among Also Rams.
At that time the majority OF
the experts we're picking the New
Workers to finish fourth or fifth
and Durocher's job was consid-
cred in jeopardy because Of the
teams dismal skid to fifth place
the year before, when it finished
IS games off the pace.
But this time the Giants came
off the floor to a thrilling VIC
tory. winning the pennant the
hard way in taking the season
series from all seven rivals. Their
ability to play their hardest with
their backs against the wall was
the telling factor.
Ten days after the start of the
season the Giants were in the
cellar. It took them almost an
other month to reach the first
division. On June 9 they tied
Brooklyn for the lead and six
days later took sole possession
Of first place. never to lose il
again. They opened up a seven
game margin in mid-July afte,
whipping the Dodgers six straigh,
times, but on four later occasions
their lead was in peril.
Taking advantage of sir
straight Giant defeats, the Dod.
gers cut New York's margin te
two games July ~. The Giants
met this challenge with six con.
secutive victories, but another
slump that included three
straight defeats by Brooklyn re.
duced the Giants lead to a mere
half-game August Is. This time
the Giants bounced back with
seven victories in a row.
Twice more the Giants leac
was endangered. Once Brooklyn
pulled up to within game and 6
half, and later the Braves, by
winning 20 of 90 games, suddenly
climbed to within three length.
of the top. Each time the Giant.
rose to the occasion, stoppin.
the challengers in their tracks.
Any ideas the Dodgers had O.
prolonging the race were eraset
quickly last night. THE Bar.
ber" Maglie was razor sharp al
he scattered five hits. The onl,
run he allowed came in when h
walked two men in the third ant
Gil Hodges doubled to center.
Meanwhile, Carl Erskine wa.
clipped for two runs in the frs
/ (See NATIONAL, LEAGUE ca
Evening star., 1954-09-21

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Evening star., 1954-09-21

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Giants Pennan Winning Formula Promises Trouble for Tribe
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

THERE WAS THIS balny morning in st. Petersburg,
where the Cardinals train during February and March, when
pack Of sports writer's swooped down Eddie stanky in
his cubicle at Lang Field and requested rundown on
Evening star., 1954-09-21

what had become the one and only major
league club representing st. Louis.
Obligingly, Stanky spoke OF the Cards
strength and pointed out the doubtful spots.
More than once, he referred to an outfelder
named Moon. Finally, one who was listen
ing raised protesting voice:
But, Eddie" he complained, brandish-
ing club roster, there is no Moon"
Sorry" Stanky said. Actually, Moon
belongs to our Rochester farm, although he's
here in camp. have feeling that Wen
be buying the young man very soon."
Evening star., 1954-09-21

Runs batted in--Lemon. Snyder. Run
nels. Bauer, Ford. Two-base hits
sieyers, Silvera. Home run--Bauer.
Sacriflce-vernon, Snyder. Double plays
iger to Runnels; Carey to McDougald to
Skowron. Left on bases-Washington
10; New York. 4. Base on balls-Off
Schmitz 2, Ford 8. Strikeouts-By
Schmitz /, Ford 4. Earned runs-On
Schmitz 2 in 2 innings. Ford 3 in 2
innings. Winning pitcher-Schmitz Ill
81. Losing pitcher-Ford 16-S). Um-
pires-Grieve, Honochick, Soar. Time,
2:11. Attendance--7,072.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Parade Honors
Record-bound
Indians Today
Champions Trying
For 10th Triumph
And 18th in Row

CLEVELAND. Sept. 21.-Today
is another big day for the In
dians-this afternoon a parade
and tonight a try to win victory
No. ITO and tie the 1927 Yankees
as the biggest winners in the
American Leagues 54-season
history.
Some 250.000 persons are ex-
pected to line the route of the
Commute parade from east side
to west side. The Tribe will ride
in decorated convertibles. ac-
companied by three bands to
whoop it up.
Three and half hours after
the scheduled end of the parade
to celebrate Saturdays pennant-
clinching. the Tribe takes to the
field at Municipal Stadium
against the White Sox, whom
they beat. 7-4. last night.
The Indians are riding an IL
game winning string-equal to
their longest previous one this
year and two behind this seasons
league mark held by the Yanks.
The White Sox were the villains
who ended the Tribes 11-garne
run in Chicago May Is when AL
Rosen incurred his famous finger
fracture.
Even if they lose tonight, the
Indians will have four more
games in which to get the two
victories they need to better he
winning record of the 1927
Ruth -Gehrig Yankees. The
Yanks of that year did not win
their 10th until October /.
Houtteman Seeks 10th.
Art Houtteman was Manager
AL Lopez's choice to hurl against
the White Sox, who have held
the league leaders even so far
in their inter-club series - 10
games to 10. Houtteman, seeking
a 18th victory in the second best
season of his major league ca
reer. hasn't beaten the White
Sox this year and has lost to
them twice.
Mike Fornieles (1-2) is Chi
cago's probable hurler. The
White Sox need three victories
to equal a league record for q
third-place team The 1920
Yankees finished third with 95.
In capturing their 109th last
| (See AMERICAN LEAGUE, C-S.)
Evening star., 1954-09-21
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday

N. Y. Z; Bklyn.. /.
st. L.. z; Chicago. 2.
Milw.. ti--l: Cincin., /,
"a.
tonly games sched-
uled.l
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Games Tomorrow.

Wash. at N. Y. 200.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at Baltimore.
(Oniy games sched-
uled.)
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Games Today.

Wash. at N. Y, 200.
Chicago at Cleve. tn1.
Detroit at BALTIC. tnt.
Phila. at Boston (2l.
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Major League Standings
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday

WASH. 3: N. Y. ..
Cleve., z: Chicago. 4,
Detroit, 4: Baltic, 3,
Boston. 8: Phila.. 2
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Games Today.

New York at Bklyn.
Cincinn. at Milw.
St. L. at Chicago t2i.
Pitts. at Phi. ttwi-nl.
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Apply Stewart The Young Mems Shop 1878 St. NV
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Houtteman Seeks 10th.

(See AMERICAN LEAGUE, C-s)
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Games Tomorrow.

New York at Bklyn.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Cincin. at Milw.
Pitts. at Phil. (twi-n).
Evening star., 1954-09-21

(See NATIONAL LEAGUE, C-3.)
Evening star., 1954-09-21

(see SENATORS, Page c-3o
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23

side for an hour. Fighter-bombers
sped over it, dropping 5Oo-pound
bombs.
mo use any more" the lieu
tenant said. "By now the Viets
are all underground in the village.
But maybe we killed some with
our tank guns before they got
there. See, the infantry is moving
up to look for dead and wounded. !"
Using trails broken by the tanks,
units of Vietnamese and North
African troops, commanded by
French officers, were moving to-
ward the tanks. They passed and
pressed forward in thin, straggly
lines.
Then came the long job Of get
ting the mired tank free.
Miles behind the Dunkerque, on
the other side Of the road from
the ambush site, smoke and flame
rose from another small village.
An artillery shell or bomb had
touched off one straw-thatched hut
and fire was leaping from hut to
hut.
Later q French briefing officer
reported:
Moderate losses to a Vietminh
force that ambushed 4 patrol on
the Hanoi Haiphong road. Losses to
the patrol were very light. There
were no other losses in the action. I"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
Today's
Business
Mirror
D.. e. n.
By Sam Dawson

money to work and have been COM
peting for borrowers-always with
the emphasis on the soundness of
the risk, in this period of business
uncertainty.
But the federal reserve is look
ing ahead to the August de-
mands of the Treasury and to the
fall demands of business and agri-
culture.
1t wants to make sure that If
there is business upturn this fall
it won't be cramped by tight
money.
Federal reserve officials insist
their move toward easier money
and credit doesn't spring from
nervousness over the outlook for
business this fall-they Just want
to be sure that business will find
it easy to expand, if an upturn
is a-borning.
For the banks themselves the
first pressure will probably be on
their interest rates. These rates
are tied to the "prime rate" which
they set for lending money to cor
porations with the highest credit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23

Wednesday, June y. 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
BY SAM DAWSON

NEW YORK R-Easy money is
on the way today to nourish the
hoped-for upturn in business.
Easy money is being offered to
keep new homes going up, to en-
courage industry to produce goods
for the fall and winter markets,
to help move the crops to market.
Easy money will also ease the
pains Of the U. S. Treasury, which
win need about five billion dollars
of extra funds by the first part
of August-and altogether must
borrow around 10 billion dollars
by the end Of the year. The Treas
ury wants the money to be avail
able for borrowing-and it would
appreciate interest rates being
kept low.
The Federal Reserve Board is
offering the easy money through
its lowering of the reserve require
ments for its $500 members banks
throughout the country Together
they hold about 80 per cent of all
the bank deposits in the nation.
Henceforth, they won't have to
keep quite so much of these de-
posts In reserve, and will have
a little more to lend TO business
and agriculture.
At the moment most Of these
banks have plenty of money to
lend. Their trouble has been most
ly the other way-too few good
risks eager to brorrow from them.
Many of the banks have been ac-
lively looking for ways to put idle
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23

rating. In March they lowered this
prime rate to 3 per cent from 8
per cent.
But now businessmen can shop
around and borrow more cheaply
than that. Nonbank lenders are
making short-term loans to com
panies with the highest credit
credit ratings at anywhere from
ia to 2 per cent.
The U. S. Treasury just a wear
ago was paying around 2 per cent
for 91-day borrowing. But now it is
borrowing this short-term money
at 0.635 per cent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
DIR. Karl Compton,
Atom Scientist,
Dies In New York

NEW YORK Up - DR.. Karl r.
Compton, 66, one of Americas top
scientists and educators, who In
wartime helped develop radar and
worked on the atomic bomb, died
yesterday.
For Is years he was president
OF Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
nology, one Of the nations fore
most scientific institutions.
He had been chairman Of NIT
since 1S4S, when he gave up the
presidency to organize the nations
scientific talent for the cold war
against communism, q job he re-
signed q year later for reasons of
health.
During World War II he received
the Army's highest civilian award,
the Medal of Merit, and was cited
as being personally responsible
for Fastening the termination of
hostilities.
Compton, born In Wooster, Ohio,
died at Cornell Medical Center
here. He had suffered heart at
tack last Wednesday and his wife
was called to his bedside.
Besides his widow, the former
Margaret Hutchinson, he is sur
vived by three children, Mrs. Car
roll M. Boyce, Scarsdale, N. Y;
Mrs. Bissell Alderman. Holyoke,
Mass, and Charles, an instructor
at Mount Hermon School, North
field Mass. " a.f~
One Of Compton's last public as
signments was as chairman of a
commission set up by President
Eisenhower last year to study uni
versal military training. He was
an ardent supporter Of UNIT and
in 1947 advised its adoption as an
urgent necessity for national Sc
curity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
Adjutant Of the Guard and he will
help you out.
X X X
Boys Stafe:.
Twelve Key West boys departed

Boys States.
Twelve Key West boys departed
on the S pm. bus Saturday headed
for a week at Tallahassee to take
part in the 1854 Boys State there.
Thanks to the generosity of the
Civic organizations of the city, the
City Of Key West and the Post we
were able to set a new record this
year in sending these II boys. Our
previous total was 10. The boys
will return next Sunday. On Friday
evening they will have a get
together with the girls for Girls
State. Girls State begins on Fri
day for a week.
X X X
Post Mseting:.
Regular Post meeting and initia-
ton Of new members on Wednes-
day, June q, at 8 pm. Begin the
new legion year right and attend
this meeting. A tough year is
ahead and it will take many hours
of hard work to carry on our gi-
gantic program. To do Cd job
right it will take the help of all
Legionnaires. Start your new Post
Commander off with a bang, at
tend the meeting.
X X X
Preamble 10 The Constitution q
The American Legion:.
To start the new Legion year off
right let's rededicate ourselves to
the preamble to the constitution of
the American Legion, the oath Of
every Legionnaire:
"For God and Country,
We associate ourselves together
for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States
of America;
10 Ildlutdlu law AUW VlUGES
To foster and perpetuate q one
hundred per cent American
ism;
70 preserve the memories and
incidents of our associations
in the Great Wars;
TO inculcate q sense Of individ-
ual obligation to the Commun-
ity, State and Nation;
To combat the autocracy Of
both the classes and masses;
To make right the master Of
might;
To promote peace and good
will on earth;
To safeguard and transmit to
posterity the principles Of
Justice, Freedom and Demo
cracy;
TO consecrate and sanctify our
comradeship by our devotion
to mutual helpfulness."
Repeat and rededicats yourself
to this preamble.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
Legiionitems
BY JUDSoN STEPHENS,
Arthur Sawyer Post, Nc. ~
American Legion


I believe that we had one of the
incest installation ceremonies that
! have witnessed anywhere. The
Key West Guard of Honor deserves
credit for their splendid showing
on Saturday evening while assisting
Vic Wilde, 10th District Command
er, install the officers Of the Post
for the Legion year 1954-55.
Norman C. Kranich was installed
as the Post Commander; M. E.
Lewis, first vice commander; Paul
L. Mesa, Jr., second vice COM
mander; Nelson Cannon, chaplain;
Louis Ismay, historian; Bethel P.
Johnson, past commander; Ken
meth M. Longhurst, service officer;
Paul Esquinaldo, judge advocate;
L. Van Reber, adjutant-finance Of
ficer; and George Skies, Joe Metz
ger and Lewis Bays, executive
committeeman. Congratulations to
the new officers and a very sue
cessful year to them.
Among some Of the dignitaries
present for this installation were:
Rear Admiral George C. Towner.
Commander, Naval Base; Captain
C. L. Murphy, Jr., Aide and Chief
of Staff to Admiral Towner, Larry
Hoffman, Department historian;
Tom Farrell, Grand Chef de Care,
40 and s; Lowery Davis, Grande
Conductor, 40 and 8; Bill Ander-
son, Department sgt. at arms;
Doris M. Clarke, National Com
mander, World War Nurses and
many others from Marathon, Per-
rine, South Miami, Hollywood, West
Palm Beach and Miami. It was a
pleasure to see all our old friends
present for this installation.
Key West Guard Of Honor:-
X r X
This small group of volunteer
Legionnaires serve the Post in al
most every capacity. It is made up
of Legionnaires Of good standing
In the Post, many of whom either
are or have been officers of the
Post.
Serving with the Guard of Honor
is additional job for all of them
and sometimes it is hard to at
tend all functions due to having to
make a living besides.
Just an example of what the
Guard has done since Friday even
ing past: On Friday they journey
ed to Marathon and assisted 10th
District Commander Vic Wilde in
installing the Post Officers Of the
Marathon Post 1G. Returning to
Key West they again assisted the
District Commander in installing
the officers of our Post. On Sum
day afternoon they were again as
sembled for a funeral for a COM
rade legionnaire. And coming up
on Wednesday, they will serve as
the ritual team for the initiation OF
the new members.
Their job is never done and they
are always ready, willing and able
to serve the Post Commander Ia
any job called upon to do.
The Guard is made up Of "a
members at present but men are
always needed to carry out the
many functions. It would be ap-
preciated if more volunteers would
come forth and apply for the Key
West Guard of Honor. Anyone de-
string information about the Guard
and the procedure for applying fol
membership, contact Paul Mesa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
By FORREST EDWARDS

HANOI, Indochina H-N started
when 200 Vietminh guerrillas am
bushed q Fench patrol. It ended
with one village in flames and an
other raked from end to end by
tons Of bombs and artillery shells.
In between was wild chase
across reeking race paddles under
q blazing sun, clinging to the mud
dy side of a bucking tank that
Owed into irrigation bitches,
chewed its way through paddy
dams and stopped every hundred
yards to hurl a half-dozen shells
at vietminh fleeing on foot or
hiding in thickets.
"A pretty ordinary day in the
delta" was the way the English
speaking French sergeant, Michel
Letterrier, put it.
"You mean the heat or the fight
ing7"
Both" he answered.
The first IL miles out Of Hanoi
On the French supply line to Hal.
phong seaport had been dull and
slow.
Then q dust whirlwind spun
around a bend in the road and
grew into French soldier furious
" pedaling a bicycle and shout
ing:
.s'The Vets. Ambush"
The Vietminh had struck hur-
riedly and sloppily-less than half
a dozen Of the patrol had been
wounded and none kiIled-and then
split. Half fled through the fields
on one side of the road, half on
TIE other side.
Two American supplied M24
tanks rumbled up from a post only
. mile down the road, swung their
turrets and began pumping shells
tito clumps Of trees half mile
from the road. Four more soon
joined them. One shell cut power
The lead tank, the Dunkerque
II, swerved off the road. Seconds
later II was covered with mud as
e clawed through . rice paddy.
There was not an inch of dry
footing anywhere on the tank. And
hanging on was two-handed job.
The rice paddy had been freshly
fortified. The stink was sickening.
Peasants In the paddles fled when
the shooting began-all except one
old couple. The old man dug into
his clothes, brought out what
looked like q pass and waved it
as the tank rumbled past. The old
woman looked at the ruined dikes
that would have to be repaired
and buried her head in her arms.
The tanks famed out in line
o half mile wide. Every hundred
yards or so, the squadron leader,
X. Joseph Muraccioli, would or
der them to stop and he would
search the area with his glasses.
When he spotted the fleeing Wet
mini, the turret guns would belch
smoke and flame. Geyser-like erup-
lions would show where the shells
landed in the mud.
Muraccioli and Sgt. Charles Des-
bic fired rifles into suspicious
looking huts and tree clumps as
the tanks kept up the chase.
The lieutenant began swinging
his squadron to the right in an
attempt to intercept rebels nee-
ing toward the Vietminh-infested
village of Nhan Hoa Thuong, two
miles away.
Just as II looked IS If the tanks
might get between the Vietminh
and the village in time, they hit
. seemingly bottomless paddy. The
Dunkerque settled lower and lower.
It's treads churned but only dug
che tank deeper into the mire.
Muraccioli grabbed the radio and
relayed firing instructions to
French artillery units. The first
salvo bracketed the Vietminh vii
L. nAA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
WIND CONVERTS SILO

FAIRFIELD, VT. M - Vermont
has a new and quainter covered
bridge today as the result Of q
gusty thunder storm.
Winds lifted an empty 10 foot
silo last night and dropped II 600
feet away, across a brook. The
farm owners wife, Mrs. Donald
Reed, said, sit makes . perfect
covered bridge"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23

transfer his go passengers to an
other plane
The dead birds were removed
from the engines. The plane was
hauled to q hangar for repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-23
SPARROWS LOSE TO
PLANE ENGINES

ATLANTA R-Six sparrows tan.
gled with a four-engine airliner
over the Atlanta Airport.
Capt. j. B. Parker had to land
the Delta-C.&S. Oct yesterday and
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-29
o Barber Shop Quartet

LOS ANGELES, Calf. May 20
A flock of initialS-SCNBSQA-can
be added after ones name. require
ments are rather simple, according
to Bob Kinoshita, chairman of the
afternoon program at the National
JACL Convention outing at colorful
Royal Palms. Sept. 5
-Four male Warblers who can stay
on key and serenade the convention
enthusiasts will be granted rights
and privileges of the Society for the
Creation and Preservation of Nisei
Barrier Shop Quartets in America
The winning quartet VII be "a
warded a trophy from the East Los
Angeles JACL chapter in charge Of
the outir entertainment Rules
and regulations vii he announced
Meantime, chapters we're ling adj
vised % round up -four % 1es and
inform Chairman KinOshite, 3036
Malabar Los Angelo. Immediate
y
He would also appreciate know
LEDGE of home talen., such as vocal
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-29
Notes on Nation JACL Convention

lists, dancers. skit teams and show
men amateur or pro- who plan to
attend the convention as the con-
vention would welcome their parti-
cipation in the entertainment pro-
gram.
Here's one chance for a chap
ter or district to make some real
big noise at the National COnven-
ton" Lily Otera, outing chairman
declared.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-29

One of the inviting IN the ode hoe
..rwav according to insurance ds In many IN
Stances poor lighting responsible for the mi es sustained as
esIt falls and spills flights of stairs you are ouy
inc home be sure the efficiency OF lighting MIXTURES
Won now own home with of the exposed bulb
Sxtres in the stairway you'll find is good aceden &
oicv for the entire family replace this particular
pna that is specifically light stairway adequa'ey
You will see the difference right away
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-05-29
Good Lighting A Safety Factor

DARK DANGEROUS DINGY
Poor lighting fixtures such as
this (left) are a real hazard near
open stairways in the home. Note
how greatest illumination is near
ceiling and not at floor leves
where needed.