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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
FPresbyterions Unfrock Cleric
In Unusual Heresy Action

Mr.. williams said he would
not accept the dismissal" Of
the charges Of prof. Communist
leanings.
I In my appeal" he said in a
statement issued TO newsmen
from Alabama. II will insist that
it is the moral responsibility of
the Presbytery to find me in
nocent or guilty Of their charge
that ! am a Communist or have
followed the party line.
Wants Specific Statement.
"And If they find me guilty,
I want q specific statement In
what way I have followed the
party line and where have
violated the teachings of the Son
of Man Of the Presbyterian
Church."
. The commission found Mr..
Williams guilty Of violating
rules Of the Presbyterian and
national church regarding regu-
lar reports of his activities for
the last seven years.
Church spokesman, who de-
clined use of their names. said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Police Boys Club
To Mark 10Th Year

The Metropolitan Police Boys
Club will observe its goth birth
day tomorrow with a luncheon
at the Hotel Statler.
The luncheon will also mark
the close of the current fund
campaign.
The club was formed on Wash
ington's Birthday in 1884 by
Maj. Ernest w. Brown. former
police chief. About 100 boys
joined the club the first day.
There are nine clubs in the
city today with membership of
more than $4,000 boys. The or
ganization operates two simmer
camps.
Wash B. Williams, general
chairman of the campaign, viii
report on the results of the drive
which had a goal of I60, 000-adult
memberships.
Among those invited to attend
the luncheon are Police Chief
Robert v. Murray, former Attor-
ney General j. Howard McGrath,
Major Brown, and District Com
missioners Samuel Spencer, Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss and
Renah F. Camalier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
BY .hs Assoeia,sd Press

DETROIT. Feb. 20.-The Pres
byteriap Church. in an unusual
action. today unfrocked a So
year-old minister on q charge Of
heresy.
The Rev. Claude williams was
convicted by a special commits.
sion of i've ministers and four
laymen Of the Presbyterian
Church Of the United States Of
America.
The commission tried Mr.. VIII
liams on charges of "heresy
and the teaching and preaching
of Communism" but it dis
missed the charge involving
Communism.
Mr.. Williams, who served as
wartime industrial chaplain of
the Presbytery Of Detroit. now
lives in Helena, Ala.
Mr.. Williams had been named
by Representative Velde. Repub-
lican. of Illinois. chairman of the
House Un-American Activities
Committee, as one of a half
dozen ministers who were trying
to inf1ltrate the ministry with
Communist ideas.
To Appeal Verdict.
The accusation was seconded
by ]. B. Matthews. then secre-
tary of Senator McCarthy's Sen
ate investigating Committee.
Mr.. Williams said he would APP
peal the judicial commissions
verdict to "the highest courts OF
this church"
During the World War II
period. he served as a chaplain
working with CIO unions and
attended many union camp
meetings.
The Rev. DR.. Henry J. Walch
Of Plymouth. Mich, chairman
of the judicial Commission, said:
In the layman's terms. Mr.. Will
liams stands unfrocked. Our
action was one step short Of ex-
communication, which would
have deprived him of the right
to belong to the church.
From this moment on, he is
no longer an ordained minister
Of our church and can perform
none of the functions Of a minis
ter. Mr.. Williams has the right
of appeal from our findings"
The hereSy charge against
Mr.. Williams was the first time
IN u years that such an. accusa-
ton had been leveled against
a clergyman in the metropolitan
Detroit area.
DR.. Walch said the charges
Of communism against Mr..
Williams had been dismissed
on technical grounds" He said
the commission voted Gen.
sure Of admonition" to Mr.. Will
liams on this charge and ex-
planned that this was the same
as a mild rebuke from the
church 10 Mr.. Williams.
Involves Deity Beliefs.
DR.. Walch said the heresy
charge involved Mr.. Williams
beliefs about the deity of
Christ" He. said the commits
sion found, Mr.. Williams "evas-
i've on the subject and con-
cluded that the minister's views
opposed the authorized doc
.trines of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Kansas and Nebraska
Dig Out Of Blizzard;
Dust Flies Eastward
BY the As.oeio.ed Press


Parts of Kansas and Nebraska
dug out yesterday from the eff
fects of a blizzard while dust
from the wind-swept Western
Plains darkened skies 1000 miles
away in Northern Illinois and
Indiana.
The hlgh-riding dust from the
Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma and
Kansas cut visibility to Ia miles
in Springfield. in Central Illi-
nois. Muddy rain fell in Chicago's
loop. Airborne dust also was
carried eastward as far as Ala
bama.
The deep storm center veered
northward toward Lake Superior
after causing blowing dust, bliz-
yards, thunderstorms and tor
nadoes in the central part of
the Nation at a cost of at least
five lives.
However, it brought more soak
ing rains yesterday to drought
pinched Missouri and began
pulling colder Canadian air down
into the Midwest.
Bodies Found in Auto.
The bodies of two Kansas men,
missing since Fridays storm were
found yesterday in their snow
stalled auto. They apparently
died from carbon monoxide gas.
Two other died in Kansas auto
crashes during the storm.
A trusty was killed Friday
night when a twister ripped
through part of the Louisiana
State Penitentiary at Angola.
Two others were injured.
Warden Maurice Sigler identi-
fed the dead truSty as r. D.
Hemphill, 46.
The, twiSter hit about 9:25
pm, topping guard towers.
lifting the roof from dormitory
and knocking out all power and
light in the camp. 1t lasted about
five minutes.
The warden said Hemphill ap-
parently was on a guard tower
when it collapsed and was carried
away by the force of the blow.
Winds Die Down.
Winds died down in the South
ern and Western Plains and skies
cleared in the snow choked areas
of Kansas and Nebraska. Dis
rupted communications were be-
ing rapidly restored in the storm
area. but some trains still were.
running late. "a
Showers were reported Satur-
day in parts of Iowa, the Great
Lakes region, the Ohio Valley
and the central and southern
States.
Snow fell in a band from
southeastern South Dakota and,
extreme western Iowa into GEN..
trail Minnesota.
Freezing temperatures were re-
ported in Minnesota and eastern
Nebraska while so degree read
ings extended. from southern
Wisconsin through most of New
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
ZAP wirephoto.

ZAP Wirephoto.
THE REV. CLAUDE WILLIAMS.
MIR. Williams had been rebuked
several times for radical inter-
pretations of the social gospel." "
Mr.. williams will appeal the
commission decision to a meet
ing of the Detroit Presbytery
March 2. If that is turned down.
he indicated he would carry 1t to
higher church authority"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-16

Lord Reading, British Minister Of
State for Foreign Affairs. Other
Nazis are in Cairo advising on
economic warfare including
blockade and boycott tactics.
Egypt recently took efficient
steps to tighten her Suez Canal
stranglehold on Israel-bound
shipping. At the United Nations,
Mr.. Vishinsky aided his Nazi and
Egyptian comrades. He did so by
vetoing the resolution which
might have broken Egypt's grip
on Israel.
Egyptian seizure of Israel car
goes is in violation of the Suez
Canal convention of 1888, the
Egyptian-Israel armistice, tn e
Charter of the United Nations,
and decisions of organs of the
United Nations. On September /,
1851, the Security Council adopt
ed without dissent a resolution
demanding that Egypt terminate
the restrictions on the passage of
international commercial ship
ping wherever bound -"
Despite this clear injunction of
the Security Council, Egypt has
not only intensified its blockade
but has extended it to ships pass
ing to and from the Israel port of
Elath on the Gulf of Akaba. This
chokes off Israels commerce with
Asia and East Africa.
Governments of num erou s
maritime countries have protested
much more strongly than the
United States. They told Egypt
that the blockade was a violation
of their legitimate freedom to
navigate the seas, right which is
an essential element of their well
fare and security.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-16
~. 8. BewiIdeFed by
Soviet Di ploH11ueY

is afforded him by the Arab Lea
CUES "war at any price" program
and State Department appease-
ment of even the most violent
anti-Israelism.
The Soviet Union abstained last
November when the United Ma
tons Security Council adopted a
Western resolution expressing
''the strongest censure" of an
Israel raid on the Jordan village
of Kibya. Possibly the Russians
would again abstain if a majority
of the Security Council wanted to
condemn the more recent Israel
action at Nahalin. But when a
majority of Security Council
members took Israels side last
January in the Jordan River
hydoelectric dispute, Mr.. Vishin-
sky used his veto on behalf of
the Arabs. He did it again last
week when the majority support
ed Israel's complaint against
Egypt over the Suez Canal.
Eighty Nazi German officers
are training the Egyptian Army
and Navy in sabotage and har-
rassment techniques according to
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-16
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON
Copyright. 1884. Jewish Telegraphic
= Agency. Inc.)

WASHINGTON
Soviet Diplomacy is applying a
Tets you and him fight" policy
wherever it can be injected into
Arab-Israel as well as Israel
American relations.
Andrea Vishinsky doesn't have
much trouble fomenting discord
between the Arab League and Is
rael. ALI he has to do is add a
few hammers and sickles to the
monkey wrenches already in the
peace machinery. Significant help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
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the marathon runners back from
their 25-mile-plus grind.
He was staggering. knees rub
berry, and he sank to the ground
before reaching the track. Sew
eral times he sprawled. only to
rise and stagger on. Directly in
front Of the main stands, where
all the other races finished, a
trainer ran out and caught him,
thinking he had won the race.
But the finish line was cross
the field. Completely out, Peters
was carried from the arena. Fiji
teen minutes later. j. McGhee of
Scotland came trotting in to win
the race.
Respondent in crimson coats.
high black-feathered bonnets and
kits, the Seaforth Highlanders
stood in the infield for the in
spection by the Duke Of Edin-
burgh prior to the start of the
races. Bagpipes skirled as Philip
marched down the line. pausing
now and then to speak with the
more heavily decorated soldiers.
Although interest centere d
mainly on the mile, games rec
ords were cracked in other events
during the long afternoon. Kevan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Londy a Man of Distinction:
First to Break 4 Minutes-Lose

Editors note: The tollow-
ing UGS tDrittet for the As
soctcted Press BIZ N. D. Thoreau
OF the University OF Southern
California, a recognized track
authority.
VANCOUVER, B. c. Aug. Z (P).
when I got to the final 220
mark, I looked around hoping
Roger wouldn't be there. But he
was, and I knew then that was
the race"
Thus John Landy, the worlds
record claimant for a mile. aptly
summed up the mile of the
Century" in which DR.. Roger
Bannister defeated the Austral-
ian with his finishing kick.
Both principals in this fabu-
lous duel had the race figured
exactly right.
IT wasn't interested in setting
a fast time" Bannister said as
he was pinned against the sta
dunn wall by reporters, photog-
raphers and broadcasters. Il was
running TO win the race and was
setting my pace for $3.50, which
I felt would win"
Under 4 MinuteS-L0st.
He was precisely right. He ran
1888 and won. Landy ran
1886 and didn't win. So he now
has the distinction of being the
first man to run a sub-4-minute
mile and lose a race.
II would have preferred slight
ly cooler weather." the London
house physician commented,
But it was far better than at
Oxford" He was referring to
that breezy day back in May
when he became the first man
ever to run a 4-minute mile.
Bannister'S next objective is
the European Championships at
Bern, Switzerland, where he will
face a stiff field at 1900 meters.
After that, his running plans are
indefinite.
1T will be difficult for me to
keep running from now on,
Bannister said, due to my medi-
cal duties"
For an hour after the race,
the Englishman was coughing
and blowing his nose, the result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Bonnister Runs 1888 Mile
In Beating Londy by. 4 Yards

Gosper of Australia won the 44O-
yard dash in ALL seconds, nearly
full second better than the old
standard of 47.9.
Beating a record of 1853 feet
1014 inches, Mohamad Igbal of
Pakistan hurled the 16-pound
hammer 18I feet 8 inches. The
mems 440-yard relay was won by
Canada in 41.3 topping a record
Of AIS.
England, which clinched the
unofficial team championship
Friday, added another victory in
the mile relay. The time of
3:11.2 compared to q games
record of 3:16.8.
Marjorie jackson Nelson,
queen Of the games with three
gold victory medals, anchored
the Australian women's 440-yard
relay tea INTO victory in 46.8 Sec
onds, a new Empire games event.
Earlier in the week she surpassed
thesworld record in the 220-yard
dash.
Winning the discus and broad
Jump today, Yvette Williams Of
New Zealand Joined Mrs. Jack
son-Nelson as a three medal
winner. The final event of the
day and Of the games found
Godfrey Elliott of England win
ming the pole vault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
West|and Joins D. {.
In Team Golf Today

Representative Jack Westland
of Washington. former National
Amateur golf champion, has been
added to the District team which
plays Virginia today in an an
nual team match at Kenwood.
Westland, newly-named cap
tain of the Americas Cup team
which plays against Canada and
Mexico this week, adds strength
to q District team already con-
sidered one Of the best to enter
this competition in several years.
He replaces Mai. w. T. Roberts
Of Army Navy Club who had to
withdraw because Of a conflict
with an Army tournament.
Virginia has won for three
straight years and again has
come up, with a strong lineup.
But Karl Kellerman, the non.
playing District captain, figures
his team is better than usual
and gives it a good chance of
ending the Virginia string.
The match at Kenwood. start
ing at / pm, is a best-ball affair
with eight pairs on each side.
There also will be one senior pair
and one Junior pair each. with
results counting In the final
score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

OF the slight cold he had had for
the past four days.
Within 10 minutes after the
race, they were talking together
and Joking while waiting for the
victory ceremony at which Field
Marshall Alexander of Tunis,
Britain's, defense minister, pre-
sented to him the Empires Gold
Medal for the one-mile run.
Landy talked easily as he
walked around the infield in the
sun, warming down" as the
runners call it.
Was 1t q Good Race?
His first comment on receiving
a friends congratulations was,
WAS it a good racer"
No one could tell John that it
wasn't.
Landy's physical condition at
that point proved that he is
perhaps an even greater prospect
at two miles than he is at one
mile, since he was, obviously
fresh after the race, but Just
couldn't make his legs run any
faster down the final straight
away!
Landy has run an 8:42.8 two
mile, fourth fastest in history.
AS far as Landy's immediate
future, is concerned. he is still
intent on running a faster mile.
He will probably get his next
opportunity at Glasgow Scotland,
August 20. Then he returns to
his home in Melbourne to start
a teaching career September 8.
II feel sure that can run
1857, If I get someone to set a
faster pace for the first nalf
mile" And he added rather dis
consolately, there was no one
to set a pace today. so I had to. ;"
And that spelled defeat for
IandV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Two D. c. 0uaIifiers
Get First-Round Byes
In National Amateur

Two Of the Washington area
qualifiers In the National ANA
teur golf tournament have drawn
first-round byes for the match
play competition starting Nom
day. August %. at Country Club
OF Detroit, and none Of the other
six has been given an opponent
OF National prominence.
Automatically advanced into
the second round in the blind
draw system were Jack Roun-
tree Of Bethesda Country Club
and Robert Chandler Of Congress
sional.
Perky Cullinane, ls-year-old
Georgetown student from the
Bethesda club, who was the low.
Qualifier in the sectional test last
month at Columbia, has drawn
Edward p. Martin Of Winchester,
Mass. as his opening opponent.
He is in the same quarter Of the
draw as Rountree. Chandler and
Lawrence Murphy who regis
tered out Of New Hartford, N, Y,
but now lives in Washington and
qualified at Columbia.
Murphy is paired against
George =. Victor Of Coli, III,
and II he and Chandler survive
for the third round, they win
be matched against each other.
Other qualifiers from this
area and their first-day OPP
ponents are:s Ben Hartig of
Manor against Joseph Pasiecznik
Of Hamburg, N. Y. Jay RAN
dolph Of Bethesda against Ray
mond Palmer Of Crosse Ile,,
Mich, George Thornton Of
Manor against Jack Little Of
Corpus Christi. Tex, and Rich
ard Davies of cambridge against
Herbert Klontz, jr, Of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Los Angeles Boy Wins
U. 5. Junior Golf Title
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug, T. Fos-
ter Bradley of Los Angeles cap
tured the seventh annual Ma
tional Junior golf championship
today. defeating, Alan Geiberger
of Santa Barbara, 2 and /, in an
all-California windup of the
four-day event.
Geiberger, Is, was a slight ia
vorite but superb putting gave
Bradley an early lead and he was
4 up at the turn of the 18-hole
windup.
Geiberger, 5 down at the end
of the 10th, whitfield the lead
down to one hole, with three to
go, but Bradley won the 18th
and they halved the 18th.
Geiberger almost scored hole
in one on the short 18th. The
ball hit the pin and bounced
back two feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
1OO-Pounder Captures
Jaycee Boys Tennis Title
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Aug. q.
Earl Bucholz Of st. Louis
slashed his way to the boys
championship of the first Ma
tional Junior Chamber of Com
merce tennis tournament today,
defeating Joe Cowley of Los
Angeles 6-3, 60.
Bucholz, a 13-year-old, 100
pound eighth grader at John
Burroughs Junior High School,
polished off Cowley. two years
his senior and so pounds heavier,
in SO minutes.
Bucholz was beaten by Alan
Silverman of Brooklyn, N. Y,
in the final Of last weeks Ma
tional Junior and boys champ
ionships at Kalamazoo. Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
John Myers Beats
Doyle Royal 10 Take
Mountain Lake Title
By me A.seeiosed Press

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK,
Md, Aug. r. John Myers of
Washington used a powerful
service and deadly accuracy to-
day to beat his teacher in the
final of the mems singles of
the Western Maryland tennis
championships.
Myers, a recent graduate Of
the University of Maryland, won.
63. Ga, 8-6, in a 2l2 hour
battle with Doyle Royal. tennis
coach at the University and top
ranked in the tournament.
They closely contested every
point and it was the most rous-
ing final in many years.
Mrs. Mary Disco of Forest
Hills, N. Y. top-seeded in the
women's division. beat Miss
Jane Freeman of Washington,
60, 6-1, in their singles final,
Royal teamed with Griff
Baugher of Baltimore to cap
ture the mems doubles cham
pionship with a 6-3, As, Ga
victory over Myers and Alex
Kettles of Washington.
Mrs. Disco and Larry Middle
camp of Cumberland, Md, took
the mixed doubles title with a
6-3, GO triumph over Miss
Freeman and Keiles.
In the doubles final for vet
eran players. Walter Pollard of
Hagerstown. Md, president Of
the Mountain Lake Tennis Club,
paired with Neal McCord of
Washington for a 4-6, Ga,
Ga victory over Ralph Weber
Of Oakland, Md, and Jennings
Randolph Of Elkins, w. Va.
Randolph is former West Vir-
ginia Congressman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Basketball Tourney
To Open Tomorrow

The second round of the third
annual outdoor summer basket
ball tournament, sponsored by
Police Boys Club No. 2, will be
played tomorrow and Tuesday at
the Clubs. playground, 1910
Third street NV.
Tomorrow's games have the
Pierce Street Hawks meeting the
D. c. Clerks at $50 pm. and the
Mckinley All-Stars playing the
Skaters an hour later. The Iron
Five plays the Knickerbockers
at $50 Tuesday, with the Foxy
Dodgers opposing the Trades
men at $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
List Of Best Miles
BY the Associated Press

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. t.
The fastest miles ever run prior
to Roger Bannister's 1888 to-
day.
John Landy, Finland. June FL. 1854.
1850.
Roger Bannister. Britain. May 6.
1854, 3:59.4
Yves Santee. U. 8. A., June 4. 1854,
1905
Yves santee. u 9. A.. Junei IL. 1854.
1907.
Yves santee. o. 8. A., May 90. 1884.
4:01.3
Gunder Haesg. sweden, 1913, 4:01.4.
Arne Anderson. Sweden. 1914. 4:0l. 6.
John Landv. Australia. May 81, 1854.
John Landy. Australia June 8, 1854.
4 .01 e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Griff Will Be Honored
By Masonic Groups

Clark Griffith will be honored
by members of Masonic and
Eastern Star orders in cere-
monies before Friday nights
game between the Senators and
Athletics at Griffith Stadium.
AS a gesture of appreciation
for the help Griffith has given
them in staging various events at
the stadium. he will be presented
a plaque by the Worshipful
Masters Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Drobny Upset in ltuIy

RICCIONE. Italy, Aug. Z (F.-
Jaroslav Drohny, the Wimbledon
champion. was upset in the semi
finals of a tennis tournament
here today by vladimir Shonecky
Ga, Ga. Another favorite,
Australia's Jack Arkinstan, lost
to Italy's Gianni Merlo, ga
Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
l3-Run RuIIy FuiIs

The Seventh Field Hospital
softball team scored Is runs in
the seventh and last inning yes
terday but was beaten by the
U. S. Army Hospital of Fort Bel
voir, 24-21, at Fort Belvoir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Channel Swim Put OFF

CALAIS, Aug. Z G.-Bad
weather over the English Chan
mel forced Murat euler Of Istan-
bull to postpone his attempt TO
swim from Cap Girls Nez to the
English coast tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Chart Of British Empire Mile
BY the Associated Press

for the t 800 yards
saduay
outside holding 4-yard At the tape
lasts dpasth = - = - - - -
S AHA Ss .s s soR E. out &. isn a. @ %
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aoppin Sas cut s soa s h ea1 y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
AlI-Americun
Golf Scores
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-FolloNing
are the 54-hole scores in the ALL
American golf tournament:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Vie Seixos to Face Bostwich
In Newport Opening Round

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 2 (P.
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia, the
top-seeded American entrant in
the Newport Invitation tennis
tournament for the second
straight year! will meet Pete
Bostwick Of Old Westbury, N. z,
in the opening singles round.
Lew Hoad, of Australia, first
seeded foreigner. has drawn Ed
Daley of Harrisburg, Pa, as
his first opponent.
Ken Rosewall will meet Leslie
LongShore of Admission, Ala, and
Rex Hartwig, third-seeded AUS
tralian will face Calhoun Dixon,
Of Tampa. Neale Fraser. 20
year-old rookie Of the Australian
troupe. will play with Dan Sulli-
van. of st. Petersburg, Fla.
Art Larsen of San Leandro.
Calf. will open against Barry
MacKaye Of New York.