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Evening star., 1954-06-09
Speedy Feature Pace
Due Tonight as Laurel
Opens 7th Season

The second lap Of the Mary
land harness racing circuit
starts tonight with the opening
Of Laurel Raceway's 20-night
meeting.
For its seventh season-Laurel
was the pioneer track when
harness racing returned to
Maryland-the plant halfway
between Washington and Balti-
more has had face-lifting job
with new paint all around and
several innovations. One Of
these will be occasional claim
ing races, something unusual
among gated horses, and an
other is an electronic race pa
troll.
Two 90-foot towers on either
side Of the track enable films
of the complete race to be taken
and shown to judges in slightly
over two minutes after the
finish.
500 Horses Stabbed There.
Some 800 horses are stabbed at
Laurel, and Charles Larkin, the
new racing secretary, says he
will have no trouble filling each.
race every night with talented
performers. Post time nightly
is $3.50 pm, with the daily dou-
BILE closing 10 minutes earlier.
Tonight's feature is a $3.50
Inaugural Pace, the seventh
race, which lists The Engineer
as the favorite. The Engineer,
a 4-year-old gelding owned and
driven by Ed Kelly, has been
one Of the sensations of this
season with five wins in six
starts, including three in a row
during the RoSecroft meeting
which ended Monday night. His
last victory was in 2:04, a per-
gonal record.
Among other recent winners
entered are Berty Lork, who
triumphed in 2:052s. and Sturdy
Jim, a 2:05 winner last time
out.
Track Holds 2 State Marks.
It may take a clocking faster
than any Of these to win tonight,
as Laurel generally is considered
a speedy track. The State rec
ord of 200 was set there by
Hi-Lo's Forbes, and the State
trotting record of 2:03Hs also be-
longs at Laurel.
Tonight's program also in
cludes a $1,000 trot as the sixth
race, plus the first of the claim
ing races as the fourth race. The
purse for that one will be 5000.
and the claiming price $1,50C
Tomorrow nights main event
will be a $4,000 free-for-au trot,
first of five at that figure to be
staged during the meeting. Laurel
also will have a $4,000 event as
part of its record distribution of
$3.50, 1000 in purses.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Notre Dame Captains
Named in Three Sports
BY the Assoeic,ed Press


SOUTH BEND. Ind, June o.
Election of captains for three
1855 Notre Dame sports teams
was announced yesterday.
Named co-captains Of the
track squad were Half miller AL
Schoenig Of Brooklyn and Jim
Pitcavage. dashman from Water
bury, Conn.
Maurice Reidy of Denver
Colo, was elected tennis cap
tain.
The golf team will be led by
Co-captains Bob Filipiak, Toledo,
Ohio, and John Foley, Indian
apolis.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Two Theaters Expect
Big Sale for Fiuht Tv

A crowd of 5000. or possibly
more, is expected for the theater
television of the Rocky Marci-
ar1o-Ezzard Charles heavyweight
fight at the Hillside drive-in
theater. while the Lincoln, seat
ing 1922, looks for a full house.
There will be no home tele-
vision of the June II bout from
Yankee Stadium.
The estimate Of 5000 at the
Hillside is based on room for
about $50 automobiles. The
theater is selling tickets at $3.50
a person with a minimum of four
to a car. There also will be 1000
seats for persons who leave their
cars outside.
Tickets for the Hillside are
on sale at all Sidney Lust The
aters and at Peoples Drug Store,
TIT Fourteenth street NV. For
the Lincoln. where the price
also is $3.50, tickets are on sale
at the theater or by mail.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Fine and Worninu
About Bats Leave
Dykes Annoyed
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, June Jimmy
Dykes, manager of the Baltimore
Orioles, has a couple of tele-
grams he's not happy about.
Dykes received them here yes
terday. One said he was being
suspended for three days by viii
Harridge, American League
president. and fined $50 for two
incidents in the Sunday double
header with New York. The tele-
gram said he was being sus-
pended for "use of vile and pro-
fame language"
The other told Dykes "any
Baltimore player will be elected
from the game for using illegal
bats in the future"
In the bat incident Umpire Ed
Hurley found Catcher Clint
Courtney using a bat with a nail
in the end. Dykes said that when
he went out to see. what it was
about. Hurley told him he had
told the Baltimore batboy to
deliver the message about
Courtney's bat to Dykes.
$50 ! get steamed up and tell
him that if he has anything to
say about bats my players are
using tell me about it, and not
the batboy. So we have words
and I say something he don't
like and he pitches me out Of
the game"
The result was the same in
the second game when Dykes
said the question of approaching
darkness came up. A few words
and out he went again.
While he's suspended, Coach
Tom Oliver is acting manager.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Baseball Clinic Planned
Saturday in ArIinqton

A baseball clinic for boys ell
will be held from 1912 noon
Saturday at the Greenbriar
Playground in Arlington.
The clinic is being put on by
the Home Plate Club with the
cooperation of Frank Allston,
recreation director for Arlington
County. A number of former
professional baseball players and
present sandlot players will be
on hand to give personal in
Structions.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
PET Bully on Coast
1o0ppose Determine
BY The Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calf, June 9.
Mrs. Ada L. Rice's speedy Pet
Bully has arrived here from
Monmouth Park, N. j., and will
race in the 100000 Californian
at Hollywood Park Saturday.
T. j. (Tommy) Kelley, the
horses trainer, said he made the
airplane flight west without in
cident. The last time Kelley was
at Hollywood Park, he was a
groom for Big Pebble, who won
the rich Hollywood Gold Cup in
1941.
Pet Bully is well known here.
He scored three victories and a
second in four starts last sum-
mer. Thus far this spring, Pet
Bully has won four straight races
in the East. two of them stakes,
and set a new track record for
512 furlongs at Bowie.
It cost Mrs. Rice a fee of
$4,000 to enter Pet Bully in the
Californian as a supplemental
entry. Among his opponents
Saturday will be Determine, the
Kentucky Derby winner.
Willie Hartack, one of the best
Of the younger jockeys in the
East. will fly here later in the
week to ride Pet Bully.
Hollywood officials, meanwhile,
learned that Correlation, winner
Of the 100000 Florida Derby
and Wood Memorial but loser in
the Kentucky Derby and Freak
ness, will be flown here next
week after his race in the Bel
mont Stakes Saturday.
Correlation is entered in the
$4,000 Westerner for 3-year-
olds July 3 and the Gold Cup
July II.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Bethesda Boy Reaches
Third Round in Tennis
Speeial Dispatch to The Star

DAVIDSON, N. c., June g.
Donald Ralph of Bethesda, Md,
is in the third round of the
boys division of the Southern
Junior and boys tennis tourna-
ment here, but was not sched-
uled today. Ralph. seeded No.
2. defeated Bob Bordeaux of
Davidson, 60. 60, yesterday.
In the boys division, topseeded
Ned Nicely of Atlanta today met
Gray Brumby. also of Atlanta,
in the second round and in the
Junior section flrst-seeded Max
well Brown of Louisville, KY,
opposed Gordon McCully of
Hollywood, Fla, in a feature
third-round match.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Larsen PAGES U. s. Gains
In Kent Tennis Tourney
BY the Assoeiosed Press

BECKENHAM, England, June
9.-Art Larsen of San Leandro,
Calf. led a strong American
contingent into the second days
play in the Kent Lawn Tennis
championships. The lefthanded
Larsen trounced c. j. Day of
Britain 60, Go in the first
round yesterday.
In other f1rst-round matches,
Hal Burrows of Charlottesville,
Va, defeated T. r. Miles of
Britain. Ga. 60: Gil Shea of
Los Angeles beat Robert Bedard
OF Canada Go, 6-1, and
Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Ca
bleS, Fla. advanced by default.
Bob Falkenburg, ex-Californian
now living in Brazil, whipped
Ashley Cooper of Australia, 6-3,
4-6,. 6-3.
Hugh Stewart of Pasadena,
Calf. beat K. Lavarack of
Britain. 60, Ga. in the Sec
ond round.
Andy Stern Of Newark, N. J..
lost in the first round to Peter
Molloy Of Australia, 10-8, GO.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Curfew Costs BeIvoir
Chance for Victory

At II pm. curfew. agreed upon
before the start of the game,
may have cost the Fort Belvoir
Engineers a victory over Fort
Monmouth last night at Fort
Monmouth, N. j.
Belvoir had broken a IL tie
in the eleventh inning with one
run scored when the time limit
expired. The score then reverted
back to the 10th inning, resulting
in the IL tie.
The Engineers return to their
home base for a game with Fort
Lee at 8 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Garrett Making Big Try
In HoIe.in-0ne Contest

John L. Garrett of Rockville
is making a big effort to win the
grand prize, an automobile, in
the hole-in-one contest at White
Flint.
Garrett is an almost daily COM
petitor, and so far has won Is
weekly or daily prizes ranging in
value from SIS to $125. He still
is not at the top OF the list for
the big prize. however, as his
best shot is six inches from the
cup. The leader is Weldon Y.
Pickett with a ball four inches
from the hole.
The contest runs through June
40.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Braves Sign Southpuw

CARLYLE. H.. June 9 B.-
Vic Rehm, 1S@year-old lefthand-
ed pitcher repeatedly sought by
a number Of major league base
ball clubs, says he has signed q
one-year contract with the Mil
waukee Braves at q salary OF
$4,000. Rehm was graduated
last month from st. Marys High
School here.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Slaughter on Disabled List

NEW YORK, June 9. (R.-
The Yankees have placed Enos
Slaughter, veteran outfielder, on
the disabled list. Slaughter frac-
tured his left wrist in a game
against the Cleveland Indians
here Friday. He must remain on
the disabled list for 80 days
even if the injury heals sooner
before that time-and the club
is privileged to replace him for
that period.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Prince Georges Beots
Fort McNuir Mermen

The swimming team from
Prince Georges Country Club
defeated Fort McNair, 34-24, yes
terday.
Bob Deal of Fort McNair was
the high point man, winning the
75-yard backstroke and taking
second in the 35-yard back
stroke. He also swan on the
100-yard medley relay team. Jim
Speaker of Prince Georges won
the 35-yard backstroke and was
a member of the winning relay
team.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Former SteeIer Named
Allegheny Grid Coach
BY Me Assoeiofed Press

MEADvILLE. Pa, June O.
William Roy Moore, jr., former
Penn State captain and member
Of the Pittsburgh Steelers from
1947-49. has been named foot
ball coach at Allegheny College.
Moore succeeds David c. Hen
derson who moved to Harper
College as director of athletics.
Moore played three years with
the Penn State varsity. He was
captain in 1916.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Trubert Meets Seixus
For Title in England
BY the Assoeiosed Press

BIRMINGHAM, England, June
Stony Trabert and Vic Seixas,
the American Davis Cup aces,
reached the finals of the Priory
tennis tournament yesterday with
straight-set victories over New
Zealand players.
Trabert. the United States and
French champion from Cincin-
rati, defeated Jef Robson. 60,
8-6. Seixas, the Wimbledon
titleholder from Philadelphia,
eliminated Mike Otway. 8-6,
60.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Pittmun Tied for 7th
In Seniors Golf Tourney
speeloI pispateh 10 me Stur

Special Dispoteh TO The SfoF
RYE, N. y. June 9.-Gene
Pittman. only Washington, D. c..
entrant In the 50th annual
seniors golf championship. was
tied for seventh as the final
round of the 36ehole event
started today. Pittman regis
tered 37-42-79 to tie with i've
others.
Thomas c. Robbins Of Larch-
mont, N. Y, the 1951-52 cham
pion. led with q par-matching
70 over the Apawamis Club
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Laurel Graded Handicap
wednesday, June Daily Double 500; Post Time $40 PM
SECOND RAcE-Purse. $500; pace;

uongshot daily double-JINNAH and
BEA WAYNE.)
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Parade Precedes
Douglass Yule
Festival Tonight

Douglass High will contribute
something else to the overall gaiety
of the season in the community
tonight at 5 O'Clock.
Dorsey Highs band composed Of
80 pieces will stage a parade in
connection with the Yuletide Fes-
tival to be held Friday night at
High School Athletic Field. Spec
tators along the parade route will
get some idea of the versatility of
the Miami aggregation.
Douglass Highs musicians will
participate in this parade which
gives a preview of the musical Sec
ton of the Yuletide Festival.
The main attraction of the Yu,e-
tide Festival of course will be the
aerial and ground displays of fire
works with Christmas as the theme
tor the entire program.
Traditional carols as well as the
modern novelty numbers will be
featured by the Dorsey High band
The ground display will appeal to
the crowd anticipated for this first
Yuletide Festival as it will include
Santa Claus and a giant Christmas
tree.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Nativity Scene
Continues To
Draw Crowds

The Christmas Nativity Scene at
Courthouse Square continues to
craw scores of interested sightseers
each evening who view the inspir.
ing display depicting the birth of
Christ.
Last night st. Paul'S Episcopal
Choir, Cmdr. S. H. Pearee, choir.
master, presented a splendid half
hour program of carols.
Tonight chorus from the Ma.
val Station Chapel, under the direc.
ton of Tom Whitley viii sing be-
tween 7:30 and 8 p. m. and tomor.
row evening the Coral Serenaders,
an Independent group of singers
under the direction of Mercedes
Hannibal will present the final pro.
gram of the series.
Although the appearances of 10.
cal choral groups will be conclud.
ed tomorrow night, the display will
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

I NEW YORK Up - The forward
swing of the stock market con
tinued today with considerable
spirit.
Gains ran to around 4 points in
key areas. Losses amounted to a
point at the most. They were scat
tered.
Steels. railroads and aircrafts
were outstanding in the rise. The
coppers were higher, motors were
unchanged to higher, and other di-
visions were mixed or quietly
steady.
Bethlehem Steel, an outstanding
gamer yesterday, opened today on
$500 shares up n at 104l2.
Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
which jumped ahead 7l2 yesterday
on news of a proposed three for
one split, dropped back 7 points at
Isl today in a delayed opening.
Among stocks up l to 4 points
were Republic Steel, Youngstown
Sheet & Tube, Chrysler, Boeing,
Santa Fe, Northern Pacific, Union
Pacific, and Nashville, Chatta-
noOga' & st. Louis.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

In ancient times, criminals who
-SIpuI 10 2IPm Sc psSueq alan
had been Killed by other means
Hity.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
.5lst Birthday
OF Aviation Is
Marked Today

WASHINGTON Up - Airmen
throughout the nation observed avi.
alon's 5lst birthday today and
wound up a year-long celebration
OF It's progress during its first half
century.
Aero clubs flying groups and the
ar minded public generally sched.
uied meetings to celebrate the first
powered flight, by the brothers Or.
vllle and Wilbur Wright, just 81
years ago.
The major celebration-actuallv,
d series of aviation meetings-Is
occurring here. But the most col.
orful' sentimental and memory
tinsed gathering is around the
gaunt, severely simple hilltop me.
moral to the famous first flight at
Nifty Hawk, N. c.
topping the Washington events
was The award by President Ei.
Sehnower, S,i at the White House of the
oolller Trophy for "outstandiue
asenievement in aviation" to two
i@neo plane builders. They are
.; H. tDutch) Kindelberger, pres
Ioent Of North American Aviation,
lne.' Los Angeles, and E. H. Helm.
mann mann chief engineer of Douglas
nireraft Co., Santa Monica, Calf.
lollored for developing the first
superSonlc fighter planes in serv.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Skating Group
Sets Xmas Party

The regular weekly skating. held
each Friday night in Bayview
Park, will be held tonight begin
ming at us p. m.
This will be the last opportunity
for those who wish to take part in
the Christmas party. to bring in
their money This deadIine is nec-
essary in order to know how m,rv
to prepare for. This party will he
held Thursday, December % at
7:15 p. m. instead of on FRIDAY
as usual.
All children wishing to take part
in the party must bring 2s cents
tonight. There is no charge for
skating.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Key Westers
Warned OF
Phony yCanyassers

An official of the Watchtower
Society today cautioned Key West
ers to beware of a fraudulent cam
paign to raise funds using the
name Of that group.
Said Rosam:
"ThiS is to advise the public,
both residential and business, that
It has been called to my attention
that people are soliciting funds in
the name of the Watchtower So
ciety for the building of youth
center. Please do not contribute
to anyone claiming to represent
the Watehtower Society as one of
Jehavah'S Witnesses because we
do not solicit contributions for any
purpose of any kind"
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Observation Taken at Pest Offics
Building. 7;no AN. EST.
Key West Fla. Dec. II. 1854
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
DEATH PROBE
Continued from Page One)

tCOuLlnueO IrOm rage One0
pulled to the surface that the Pen.
guin lost telephone communication
with Sweat.
1t. DuekwOrth, realizing some
thing was wrong, summoned DR.
BergquiSt aft to the diving station
and also ordered two men into the
water to assist Sweat, if necessary,
Sweat was standing on the div
ing stage when he reached the sur
face, 1t. Duckworth said. One of
the men he had ordered into the
water was also on the stage with
Sweat.
Sweat appeared to be very
tired" 1t. Duckworth said.
Collapse Told
Sweat sat on stool on the deck
of the Penguin for about one min
ute before he collapsed. He then
was placed in the chamber.
The hearing will resume tomor-
row morning aboard the Penguin.
Results of the autopsy on Sweat
probably will not be known until
Tuesday, Cdr. Hingson said.
Other members of the board cf
investigation, besides Cdr. Hingson,
are 1t. James E. Stark, a NAVY
doctor, and Lcdr. W. X. Wilson
Ems. Robert J. Bland is recorder
for the board. He is assisted bv
Chief Yeoman Thomas Anastasi1.
Sweat is survived by his widow.
Betty Jean, and daughter.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
The Weatherman
Saws:

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy and mild today. Increasing
cloudiness tonight and Saturday
Light rain or showers likely to-
night and Saturday morning. Risk
of thundershowers Saturday. Low
temperature tonight near 68 and
high Saturday IS 76 becoming
colder Saturday afternoon or night.
Moderate to fresh east and south
east winds shifting to fresh, oc-
casionally moderately strong nor
therly Saturday.
Florida: Increasing cloudiness
with scattered showers tonight and
IN Tallahassee area this afternoon.
Warmer this afternoon and tonight
except turning colder north por-
ton by morning. Clearing and cold
er Saturday preceded by few show
ers in south portion.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Sraits: Moderate east to southeast
winds becoming moderated occa-
sionally fresh southeast to south
this afternoon and fresh southerly
tonight shifting to northwest Sat-
urday. Increasing cloudiness with
few showers tonight and Saturday
morning gradually clearing there
after.
East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate
southeast to south winds inereas-
ing to fresh southerly this after
noon. Fresh southerly winds to-
night shifting to northwest over
north portion by Saturday morn
ing and south portion Saturday af-
ternoon. Scattered showers tonight.
otherwise partly cloudy weather.
Western Caribbean: Moderate oe.
csslonally fresh east and northeast
winds Saturday except variable oy-
er northwest portion tonight. Part
K cloudy with widely scattered
showers.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Lions Are Still
Iotaling Take
From Grid Game

Inc Key West Lions Club is
sun totaling money received for
me Conch Bowl benefit football
game held recently, it was an
hounced last night at the regular
meeting In the Lions Den on Sem
mary Street.
Ine members were entertained
oy singer Don Albin of the Bam-
boo room.
Inc meeting closed early to en-
able the board of directors to meet
IN special meeting to hear a pro-
poSal for promotion from Key
West Stock Car Club.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

RELATIVE Humidity. ] AN.
91%
Barometer (Sea Levell ? AN.
30.10 ins.-l019.6 mbs.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
Voluptuous
Soviet Spy
In Berlin

BERLIN PA voluptuous East
German brunette was held incom-
munlcado here today, accused of
charming top secrets from two
american security officials as a
Soviet spy.
The secret arrest of Irmgard
Margarethe Schmidt, Is, was con-
turned by Chief US. Prosecutor
Thomas c. Lancian of Everett,
Mass.
Charges of espionage have been
filed In an American High Com
mission court in Frankfurt. She
will be arraigned in Berlin next
Tuesday.
Lanclan. declined further COM
ment at his Frankfurt office. He
VIII come to Berlin to present the
governments case against Miss
Schmidt.
An authoritative Amerie u
source issued this background:
The woman is alleged to have
carried on espionage for the So
vets for 1S months, becoming the
mistress of a highranking Ameri-
can security officer, and also the
occasional sweetheart of a civilian
In a key security post.
She is suspected of having
penetrated American security in
Berlin probably further than any
other foreign agent"
The woman is not only q beauty
but an intellectual" the inform ant
declared. "She dressed fashionably
and wore expensive jewelry. She
was seen In the best places. But
she made frequent trips between
East and West Berlin.
Finally she became suspect and
the officer, who had given her a
job in his security office. was
transferred back to the states.
"A German employe in another
security office here was her down.
fall. She went to him for informa.
ton, saying that if he would get it
for her, the SovietS would release
her from her job as a spy and
they could get married.
The German went to his Amer.
lean superiors. A trap was set. The
German was given the authentic
information the woman asked for
She was arrested Dec. as she
irled to take it back to the East
When she was nabbei she was
defiant, and put up whale of a
fight, She has since cooled down
The case was packed viii, so much
security dynamite that investiga.
IONS were conducted with the
greatest caution"
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17
DEATHS
MRS. HILDA F. SAILS

Mrs. Hilda F. Sails died yester-
day afternoon at her residence,
GIG Francis Street, after a brief
illness.
For many years Mrs. Sails had
been a school teacher in the Mon
roe County Public School system.
She is survived by one son.
Claude Sails of Key West; one
daughter, Mrs. ErneStine Lackie:
one sister, Mrs. Jenice Darling of
California; one brother, Ivan Rob.
ertS of Key West: and six grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 4:SO in the
Chapel of Pritchard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Geneveive Schroeder of Chris
tian Science Hall will officiate
Burial will be in the family plot
in City Cemetery.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

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