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Warren SPAIN of Milwaukee
faced only % men in beating
the Phillies. The one hit against
him was an inf1eld single by
Richie Ashburn in the fourth
inning.
Two weeks ago Roberts pitched
his first one-hitter. against Mil
waukee. That time he walked
three men.
The Phillies maintained their
half-game lead over the Brook
lyn Dodgers, who beat st. Louis,
1913. The Braves defeated Pitts
burgth, AZ, and the Giants
whdipped Chicago, 6-3, in other
National League action.
Berra Wins for Yankees.
In the American League the
champion Yankees edged De-
troit, 5-3, in 10 innings on Yogi
Berra's two-run homer; Boston
beat Baltimore. 9-1; Philadel-
phia defeated Chicago. 80, and
Cleveland shaded Washington,
81, in IL innings after over
coming a Six-run deficit in the
ninth.
If the Cardinals could figure
out a way to miss Brooklyn on
their Eastern swing, they un-
doubtedly would be much hap
pier. They lost at Ebbetts Field
for the 18th straight time in two
seasons, this time to Southpaw
Johnny Podres. who won his
fourth in a row. A six-run up
rising against Gerry Staley in
the sixth inning finished of the
Cards chances.
Chet Nichols, who was sup
posed to take up the slack left
in the Milwaukee pitching staff
on the departure of Johnny An
tonelli and Max Surkont. won
his second game after three
losses in beating the Pirates. He
gave up eight hits. all singles.
Thus the Braves moved ahead
of both Cincinnati and st. Louis
into the first division.
The Giants laid down a home
run barrage that left the Cubs
staggering in the Polo Grounds.
They hit five, including two by
Monte Irwin.
Home runs by the Yankees
ruined the evening for baseball's
largest crowd of the season-50,-
GIG at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.
Trailing. 81. the Yankees caught
up in the eighth on Irv Noren's
tWo-run homer and then won in
the 10th when Berra parked one
into the upper right field seats
with one aboard.
Inspired by a practice home
run by Ted Williams, the Red
Sox broke out of their batting
slump and slammed Baltimore
pitching for II hits. They
punched five Of them. along with
two Oriole errors, for six runs
in the third. Williams, although
dressed, was not in the playing
lineup.
The Athletics used q two-run
rally in the ninth to snap a six
game losing streak at the ex-
pense of the White Sox. A sim
gle by Gus Zernial and a double
by Pete Suder drove in the win
ming runs of Virgil Trucks.
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Royer Makes Garden
Debut as Sub Tonight
By the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, May IA
Jacques Roger, another French
middleweight who has heard
about the Yankee TV dollar,
steps into a Madison Square
Garden feature as a sub tonight
to oppose Ralph (Tiger) Jones,
the third-ranked Yonkers 160-
FOUNDER.
Roger is brand-new in New
York, although he stopped
highly regarded Tony Anthony
at Johnstown, Pa, February 25
He lost to one Willie Pastrano in
New Orleans.
(The 10-round match will
be televised in Washington by
WNBW and broadcast by
WMAL. starting at 10 o'clock
Jones is a top-heavy favorite.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Ken kavanaugh Resigns
From Boston COLLEGE Staff
By the Asseeiofed Pres,

NEWTON, Mass, May a.
Ken >Kavanaugh has resigned
as assistant football coach at
Boston College and Bill Flynn
named to the staff.
Kavanaugh, an outstanding
end at Louisiana State in the
late l930s and later q member
of the Chicago Bears. resigned
yesterday for personal reasons
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Wiser Young Man
Bonnister Leaving for England
After Confused Visit to u. S.

vetoed after some hurried trans
Atlantic telephone calls.
He was afraid even to accept
a trophy from the Los Angeles
Relays in recognition of his
feat because it was worth more
than $35. That's the limit for
amateurs. However, Bannister
did accept a $500 replica of the
miracle mile" trophy today.
Roger shrugs off the entire
snafu with the observation that
he didn't want to come in the
first place.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
ConkIin Beaten in Finals
OF Service Boxing Meet
By the Asseeiated Press

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. May IA
Harold Conklin of the Guam
tico Marines, Washington. D. c.,
Golden Gloves and the ALI
Marines featherweight boxing
champion, has lost the All-Serv-
ice title he held last year.
Conklin was beaten in the
finals of this years service tour
nament last night by Harry
Smith of the Air Force.
John Stewart of Washington
D. c.. representing the Hamilton
(Calif.) Air Force Base. won the
heavyweight title over Aubrey
House, the Marine champion
Che Air Force won the team title
With six individual champions.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Boil Player Accused

NEW YORK, May IA P).-
Royce Lint. 33-year-old pitcher
for the st. Louis Cardinals, has
been named in a paternity ac-
ton. Miss Rose Adams named
Lint as the father of a son born
to her in 1851.
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Status of Maryland Bills

ernor to appoint commission to study
overtime payment to State employees
after 40 hours work a week instead Of
Resolution ADOPTED.
HR 10-By Driscoll-Requesting the
Post once to issue a stamp commence
uary 20. 1855.
SENATE.
Bills introduced.
SB 52--By Phoebus-To reduce the
work week from A to 40 hours for Ger.
tain State employees.
SB 53-By Goldstein-To repeal GER
tain Health Board regulations covering
private water and sewage systems.
Of compensation for sickness and dis
ability under the State Industrial Ac.
cident Commission.
Resolution Adopted
SR 3--By Goldstein--Requesting Leg
islative Council to study the ACCESSIBILITY
OF setting. up uniform safety regulations
for schools.
NetOes Sustained.
HB 1SS--By Anne Arundel deegat ton
TO leeallze Sunday auto and motor.
cycle raging in Anne Arundel County.
SB 469-By Bailey. Fletcher, Goldstein.
State Roads Commission shall not desig-
nate certain roads as either controlled
access arterial highways" or express
Ways" except to deny access at inter.
secting roads for safety purposes.
SB 492-By Sybert. Turnbull-To di-
rect the State Roads Commission to take
over and repair Immediately the bridge
across the Patapsco River at Leicester.
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2Firemen and Friend
Accused Of Settinq
; Fairfax BIazes

Three young f1re-fighters. two
of them members of a volunteer
company, have been arrested in
Fairfax County on charges Of
setting two large hlazes which
they later helped extinguish.
The arson charges were filed
yesterday by County Fire Mar
shall Willis Burton. jr, against
two 17-year-olds and against
John B. Grady. 10 of Falls
Church. Mr. Burton said the two
younger boys were members of
the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire
Department.
The trio is accused of setting
fire to two large vacant houses
near Dunn Loring. A 20-room
frame house was destroyed in the
latest blaze early Tuesday, and
an eight-room frame house was
lost in first fire February /.
Mr.. Burton said one of the
three youths arrested actually
reported the latest fire. All three
were seen at both fires, busily
helping combat the flames. said
Mr.. Burton.
The fire marshall said the trio
admitted to police they had set
both fires because they yearned
for excitement. According to Mr..
Burton. both fires we're started
by dropping lighted matches
into inflammable liquids that
were poured on the floors.
Grady was held in $4,000 bond,
pending a hearing in Fairfax
Trial Justice Court on February
26. The two younger boys were
turned over to Juvenile author
tiles.
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Beverley Gets His Fire Engine
Back From Baltimore

commissioners, which succeeded.
The Mayor gave Frank j.
Bauer, president of Baltimore
fire commissioners. copy of
the agreement for the perma-
nent loan of the engine, and a
policy inSuring it for $4,000.
Chief Engineer Michael Lott
escorted the truck to the monu-
ment and the old hand pumper
only 7l2 feet long, was put on
board.
The truck had a motorcycle
escort of city and State police
At each change in the escort the
Mayor began a little speech of
appreciation from the tailboard
of the truck which was promptly
drowned out by the roll and rat
tie as the truck started again.
To Take On The Yankees.
How would you all like to
go to New York;" the Mayor
asked his guests. His invitation
was accepted enthusiastically
The Mayor is trying to get back
from Hudson. N. Y. a fire engine
that was taken from Alexandria
during the Civil War by Federal
troops. He is being resisted. but
he is going to invoke the Articles
Of War on that one.
Back in Alexandria the Mayor
pulled the rope and tolled the
bell to announce to the citizenry
that the engine had been re-
turned He was already full OF
plans for the dedication cere-
mony on Washington's birthday
February o." he said. may
become a date in history"
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EngIeside Bike Rider, 10.
Dies After Auto Crash

A l0-year-old Engleside (Va.)
boy died in Alexandria Hospital
last night about Az hours after
he was struck by a car while
wheeling his bicycle across Route
l near his home, Virginia State
police reported.
The victim was Carroll Grady
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John D
Grady. jr.. of RID 4. Alexandria
He had suffered a broken leg
a broken arm and internal in
jurieS in the accident about
pm. He died at 9:25 pm.
Police said the driver Of the
car was Gordon D. johnson, 81,
Of Lorton, Va. He told police
he was unable to avoid hitting
the boy.
CAROLS father. police said. is
a civil engineer at Fort Belvoir,
Va.
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Alexandra Building
Is Swept by Blaze;
-Four Firemen Hurt

Fire swept through the first
two floors Of four STORY build
ing at TIL King street. Alexan-
dria, early today. damaging a
surplus sales store, a photo
graphic studio and one apart
ment.
Two other apartments on the
third and fourth floors were
damaged by smoke. A man in
the third floor apartment and
a woman on the fourth floor
were carried down a ladder to
safety by flremen.
Four Alexandria firemen were
slightly injured.
Firemen said the blaze started
in the rear of the building.
Surplus Store Ruined.
The surplus sales store on
the first floor was practically a
total loss. The apartment in
the rear Of the second floor was
burned out and the floor fell
through to the story below.
The intense heat and dense
smoke also Scorched Loeb'S stu
dio in the front part Of the Sec
ond floor.
The two persons led to safety
by firemen were Charles F.
Powell. As. and Miss Kitty Rose,
%.
Box Fire Alarm Used.
The alarm was turned in by the
city's only box alarm at the cor
ner Of King and Washington
streets. The Fire Department re-
ported it was the first time the
box had been used to report a
real fire since it was installed
AOaA JO0A d6O, 0AIAlOuS1I NJ d1lh-
sterS several times have used it
for false alarms.
The Fire Department listed
the injured f1remen as follows:
William Lyons, cut arm and
back injuries, who fell into an
excavation behind the burning
building.
Roland Lambeth, who was
bruised in the chest when struck
by a hose coupling.
Raymond xander, cut
thumb. and Marshall Roberts,
bruised hand.
All belong to No. 4 engine
company.
The fire department said it
had no estimate of the loss. The
Fire Prevention Bureau was in
vestigating the cause of the blaze.
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By George Kennedy

Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
Of Alexandria went to Baltimore
yesterda7 n = furniture truck
and brought back the George
Washington fire engine.
It is on exhibit today at the
Friendship Veterans Fire Com
pany, lot South Alfred street.
The expedition began and
ended with the tolling of the bell
in the tower Of the pre-Civil
War fire house, now a museum.
The Mayor, who is vice presi-
dent and cashier Of the First
National Bank of Alexandria.
arrived promptly at noon bub-
bling with enthusiasm.
James Michelbach. King street
furniture dealer, had one of his
trucks QUILTED with upholstered
furniture for the ride.
Lew Sutton. undertaken. the
Mayor and Mr.. Michelbach. all
life members of the fire compa-
ny which was organized in 1774.
and members of the press,
mounted the truck and it rolled
away.
ESconced on Davenport.
The Mayor, who was wearing
a gray herring bone suit. made
the trip on a davenport.
In Washington, he leaned out
the back Of the truck and beck
oned to a motorcycle policeman,
hoping to be given an escort. The
expedition was already behind
schedule. But the policeman did
not realize it was the Mayor of
the neighboring municipality and
turned into a side street.
On the Baltimore boulevard,
the Mayor managed to tell the
story Of the fire engine despite
the rafting of the truck. George
Washington, he said. had made
its purchase possible with a gift
of $400. About 1849 the COM
pany bought a larger pumper
now on exhibit at the Friendship
firehouse, and the Washington
gift was showed into a shed
where 1t was neglected for a
decade or more. Then a junk
dealer bought it. The City OF
Baltimore acquired it and put il
back in good condition.
Monument Exhibit.
Since then it had been a prin-
cipal exhibit in the little mu-
scum under Baltimore's WASH
ington Monument. Alexandria
has been trying to get it back
for 80 years. Late last year the
Mayor made a personal plea at
a meeting of the Baltimore fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Police Post Reward
For School Vunduls

The Alexandria Police Associa-
ton has offered a $50 reward for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of vandals who
ranSacked George Washington
High School February /.
The vandals caused an esti-
mated $2,500 damage to the high
school. Marshall S. Snyder
president of the Police Associa-
ton. said the reward was being
offered from the associations
treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
S44,677 Budget Asked
For Fire Prevention

A $44,677 budget for the new
county fire prevention bureau
was recommended last night by
the Prince Georges Volunteer
Firemen's Association.
The county commissioners had
asked the flre-fighters to sug-
geSt a sum for setting up the
bureau the next fiscal year.
The budget includes salaries
for a fire marshal and four in
spectorS, five cars with two-way
radios. a Secretary's salary and
operating expenses.
The firemen were guests of the
HyattSville department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Lions Plan Formers NIGHT

Farmers Night will be cele-
brated at the Hyattsville Lions
Club meeting at 2 o'clock tonight
at the Prince Georges County
Club. Principal speaker viii be
Anchor Nelson, administrator Of
the Rural Identification Admin
istration.
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FuIIs Church Dance

A square dance will be held at
the Falls Church High School
gymnasium at 8 pm. tomorrow to
raise funds for uniforms for the
school band. The affair is spon-
sored by the Band Aids, q group
OF parents Of band members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 11.-Yester-
days proceedings of the General
Assembly included the following:
nVO0E.
Bills introduced

HOUSE.
Bills introduced.
NIB 69-By Montgomery delegation--
To hold referendum on reapportionment
OF state delegates, raising the maximum
number from county or district from
lib Roy Nowakowski-To raise the
States share Of the 10 per cent tax on
horse race betting from 4 to 5 and give
It all OF the breakage instead of diYid-
ing equally with the tracks.
NIB 71-.-By Montgomery delegation-
TO repeal o Sheduled increase on July
/, 1855 Of the school tax from 65 to
rs cents which subdivisions must lew
to share in the equalization fund.
NIB 72-By Luber-To raise the license
renewal fees of funeral directors from
So to $40 and of embalmers from So
IiB 7s-By Boone. Marshall. Robin.
son-To give the State Roads Commits
sion power to regulate use of land ad-
iacent to highways.
lib 74-By Pairo. James-To set
maximum finance charge of o per cent
on motor vehicles less than two wears
old and per cent on older vehicles.
- to 80 and TO- revise the present popu.,
lation formula for apportioning the 123
HB 77-By Luber-To require the
state Roads Commission to pay the cost
resulting from highway construction.
Resolution introduced.
HJR by Luber-To ask the Gov.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
librory Group to Meet

The Paint Branch Community
Library Association will hold it's
annual meeting at 8 pm. We'd
nesday in the library on College
avenue, College Park, Md. Of
f1cers will be elected.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

In Washington to give the Re-
puhlicans and Gen. Eisenhower
control Of the Senate in the
new Congress.
Senator Douglas is working
just as hard as his Republican
opponent. He and the Democrats
are counting on farm unrest and
on labor support. Senator Doug
las assails the Eisenhower ad-
ministration as a "give-away''
administration: as an admins
tration controlled by big business
and likely to lead the country
into a depression.
Farmers Usually Republican.
The Illinois farmers and rural
vote has been largely Republican
| in recent years-certainly It was
in 1850 and 1852. Many Of the
farmers are adhering to the G.
| o. P. in this campaign. There
are some, however. particularly
| in the southern part of the State
I which has been hit hard by
drought, who are off the Repub-
lican reservation and say they
are going to vote for Senator
Douglas. The low farm prices
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Kennedy / Undergoes
Spinal Operation
By the Associated Press

Il NEW YORK, Oct. 81 Sem
ator Kennedy, Democrat of
Mass, today underwent a spinal
operation to correct a World
War II injury. Results of the
surgery were not Immediately
available.
The operation took place at
the Hospital for Special Surgery,
and required about four hours.
The hospital promised a report
later.
The Senator underwent an
operation in 1945, but his condi-
ton since has grown worse. The
new operation was termed
urgently required"
Senator Kennedy, 81. has been
forced to use crutches for some
time.
| He received the back injury
when his PIT boat was cut in two
by a japanese destroyer in ac-
ton at the Solomon Islands. He
was a Navy lieutenant at the
time.
Neither the hospital nor aides
of the Senator gave details OF
the injury or the type of oper-
alton necessarily to correct it.
The Senator's Office said in
Washington yesterday he prob
ably would be hospitalized fol
J two months.
Evening star., 1954-10-21

may be needed to Offset the
possible l0ss Of q Republican-held
senate seat in Kentucky. Oregon.
Ohio or Michigan. Many Of
the Senate races at this juno
ture appear close. Illinois. since
the opening Of the campaign.
has been considered q prospect
for Republican victory.
Mr.. Meek has campaigned
steadily for the last six weeks
downstate. He has just opened
his drive for votes in Cook
County. What he says and does
from now on may be important.
He has the Endorsement OF Gen.
Eisenhower. to whom he first
gave a pledge of support. Il had
been widely advertised that MIR.
Meek was opposed to the Eisen-
hover program. that he had been
a Taft Republican in 1852. and
that he was for Joe Mccarthy,
with whom the administration
was not getting along. to put 1t
mildly. Mr.. Meek. however. went
all the way in his pledge to the
President. and Gen. Eisenhower
so accepted it. Indeed. Mr.. Meek
is campaigning now principally
on the issue that he is needed
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tcontinued FROM First Page,

y
Mr.. Meek by 100000 votes In
Cook County.
Indeed, many Republicans
party workers and the ruia-of-
the-mine voters. are going about
saying that Mr.. Meek can't win.
The Republican drive, however,
is going into high speed these
last two weeks, and there is some
indication that the Main Street
hey is gaming a bit of ground.
/ Ordinarily. Illinois might be
expected to elect a Republican
senator in 1854. The state went
for Gen. Eisenhower by 444,f00
votes over Adlai Stevenson in
1852. At that time Mr.. stevenson
was completing q four-year term
as Governor of Illinois. He had
won election to that office in
1948 by about half a million
votes over his Republican OPP
ponent, and Douglas won in the
same election by 407 900 votes.
Also, in 1852, the Republicans
elected a Governor and 16 MEM
bers of the House Of Representa-
tives to 8 Democratic menu
bers.4 In 1850. two years after the
tremendous Democratic victory
in Illinois. Senator Everett Dirk
sen, Republican, was elected with
a lead of nearly 100000 votes.
Why is it so many people here
expect Senator Douglas, a Demo-
crat. to defeat Mr.. Meek. the
Republican? Gen. Eisenhower is
still mighty popular in Illinois.
His farm program has not dis
turbed many of the Illinois
farmers.
Douglas More Capable.
The answer is that so many
regard Senator Douglas as a
capable and even an outstanding
Senator, while so few think Mr.
Meek is of senatorial caliber. It's
possible, at least, that Main
Street will fool them in the end
There is another factor in the
situation here which may work
to the advantage of Mr.. Meek
He is regarded, and properly so
as a supporter of another Joe
Senator Mccarthy of Wisconsin
just as Senator Douglas is re.
garded as a Mccarthy enemy
Nobody is saying much of any
thing in this campaign about
Senator Mccarthy or "McCar.
thyism." But no one doubts
Senator Mccarthy has a consid.
erable following in Illinois. This
is true among the Polish anc
German groups as well as the
Irish. If this group should move
over, or has moved over, to the
Meek corner, it could have it:
effect. The Douglas people say
that the Mccarthy issue might
have been effective a year OF
even a half a year ago-but they
don't regard it so now.
Some attempt has been made
to link Senator Douglas with
left-wing organizations which
have since been placed on tn,
list of subversive organization!
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Peurifoy Sworn In
As Envoy 10 Thailand

John E. Peurifoy. State De-
partment trouble shooter, was
sworn in yesterday as United
States Ambassador to Commu-
mist threatened Thailand.
Mr.. Peurifoy's latest post was
as Ambassador to Guatemala,
where he played al behind-the-
scenes role in the anti-C Commu-
mist coup there last June.
Mr. Peurifoy, as Ambassador
to Greece. helped thwart COM
, munism there.
Walter S. Robertson. Assistant
Secretary of State for Far East
ern Affairs, welcomed Mr.. Peuri-
foy to the State Department. S
Far Eastern division with the re-
mark that your distinguished
services in other posts are known
to the department and to the
| people of America"
Mr.. Robertson warned that the
Orient now was lone of the
toughest areas" for American di-
plomats to handle.
Mr.. Peurifoy leaves Washing.
ton Saturday and expects to take
over his new assignment the enc
of November.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
India Edwards Cancels
Talk al Bristol Rally
BY the Associated Press

BRISTOL, Va, Oct. 21.-Mrs.
India Edwards, vice chairman
of the Democratic National
Committee, will be unable to fill
a speaking engagement at a
luncheon of 9th District Demo-
cratic women here Saturday.
Mrs. Edwards yesterday wired
officials in charge of the rally
that unforeseen circumstances
will prevent her being here. It
was learned Mrs. Edwards hus-
band became suddenly i'll dur
ing a trip and is hospitalized.
She had been scheduled to
address a rally for women in
support of the Congressional
candidacy of Pat Jennings of
Smyth County, Democratic NOM
inee opposing Representative
William c. Wampler, Republican.
of Virginia.
Evening star., 1954-10-21
Senator Douglas Given Edge
InNeck-ond- Neck Illinois Race

by the Department of Justice.
But this has not made head
way, and Mr.. Meek has tried to
disassociate himself from the
attempt. Such an argument
against Senator Douglas could
make little sense. He enlisted
as a private in the United States
Marines in May. 1892, and served
with the lst Marine Division.
advancing to the rank Of lieuten-
ant colonel. He was twice wound
ed, at Pelelieu and Okinawa, and
was awarded the Bronze Star
for "heroic achievement in ac-
tion.' Mr.. Meek. on the other
hand, was deferred and did not
serve in the armed forces.
vital to Both Parties.
The race for the senatorial
seat in Illinois is regarded as
hugely important, by Democrats
and Republicans. If Mr.. Meek
can win, the G.. O. P. will have
scored a distinct victory. which