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Evening star., 1954-12-19
Bob Woterfied Mentioned as Successor
Ram Coaching Job Wide Open
.AfterHonpPo PooI's Resignation

head coach Of the Los Angeles
Rams is wide open. We will thor
oughly canvass the field and
weigh the merits of every avail
able man before making a de-
cision. Any name right now is
pure speculation"
Reeves said Pools resignation
came suddenly and that he ac-
cepted it with reluctance, add
ing: "Hamp's the finest coach
I've ever had"
Pool, who first came to the
Rams as a backf1eld coach in
1850. and took over as head
coach from Joe Stydahar after
the first game in 1852. said he
made his decision after many
hours of thought. He insisted
his action was for the general
good Of the Rams.
Pool said that in view of
mounting circumstances-he OBJ
viouSly referred to the trouble
with his assistants and dissen-
sion in the playing ranks-he
was convinced he could not do a
satisfactory coaching job next
year.
He had TO formal contract,
nor has he any definite plans
for the future.
Pool, who intimated he hopes
to continue coaching, had no
comment on the general belief
that there are other ailments to
(See RAMS, Page C-2D
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Big One Comes Next Sunday
Browns Six-Point Fovorites
Over Lions in Todoy's Game

played. It plays no part In the
title picture because the Browns
and the Lions have the division
crowns wrapped up-the Browns
for a record fifth straight time.
The ticket sale for the cham
pionship game is booming.
Browns officials said today, with
between 10000 and $4,000 fans
expected. The fact that the
game is being held the day after
Christmas is expected to curtail
the crowd somewhat.
Coach Brown said his team
would go all out to win tomor-
row.
$50 far as / know" Brown
said. there's only one way to
play a football game. You give
1t all you've got. That's the way
vel be playing Sunday. and you
can be sure that's the way the
Lions viii be playing IT."
Despite six losses and o tie
against the Lions, In two title
games. one regular season con-
(Eee BROWNS, Page C-1.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
By Burton Hawkins

Ted Abernathy, one Of the Ma
tion's brighter pitching pros
poets, win be discharged from
the Army in late February In
time to join the Senator'S in
spring training. it was learned
yesterday by the Washington
front office.
Abernathy, . 6-foot-4 right
handler who compiled a highly
creditable record with Roanoke
Rapids and Chattanooga before
the Army summoned him in
1858, is a 2i-year -old, .2l0-
FOUNDER with a wicked delivery
which has won unqualified in
dorsement Of numerous scouts,
A resident Of Alexis, N. c.,
Abernathy is appraised as one
Of the best rookie prospects ever
TO be affiliated with the Sena-
tors. Rick Ferrell, major league
catcher for many years and cur
rently q scout for the Detroit
Evening star., 1954-12-19
BIondin Scores in Second Period
.2,o77 See Blades Hond Lions
First Home Loss of Year, IA
BY Bill Fuchs

Kenney Blondin, playing with
his left shoulder strapped, and
Dick Bittner, who. played with
two of Washington's former
hockey teams. led New Haven to
a IA victory over the Lions last
night.
Playing before 2,977, largest
crowd of the season, the Lions
thus lost their first Eastern
Hockey League game at Uline
Arena. They retained first pla~,
by II percentage points over
Clinton, a team they meet at
Clinton, N. Y, tonight.
Blondin, a 5-foot-6, 160-pound
product of Springfield, Mass,
disregarded torn shoulder liga-
ments as he broke through for
three goals in the second period.
With New Haven ahead, 81,
Blondin personally upped the
advantage to ST. with two un-
assisted scores. He stole the puck
from John Denofrio and drove
all the way for his first score at
3:42. Four minutes later he
skated through Denofrio and
Rick Albert and banged the
puck home again. ~,
Evening star., 1954-12-19
sy the As.eeiessd Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.- The
Cleveland Browns today were in
stalled six-point favorites over
the Detroit Lions for tomorrow's
meaningless makeup game.
Although the Browns never
have beaten q Detroit team
coached by Buddy Parker in
seven attempts. the late surge
Of the Eastern Division cham
pions after losing two Of their
first three contests this year
earned them the nod.
The same two teams meet
again Sunday, December 26. for
the league championship. In
1852 the Lions defeated the
Browns for the championship,
17-7, and last year they won
over Paul Browns boys, 17-16.
in the title game.
A crowd Of around 10000 is
expected TO sit in on tomorrow's
practice swing" game, post
poned from October 3 to get
away from the fifth game Of the
World Series. which never was
Evening star., 1954-12-19
outfieIder Also Coming Up
Fine Pitching Prospect Leaving
Army in Time to Join Senators

Tigers. believes Abernathy will
be one Of the Senators starting
pitchers.
"Abernathy definitely is one Of
the finest prospects we've ever
owned" Calvin Griffith, vice
president Of the club. said. "He
could develop to be one of the
great pitchers"
Such enthusiasm is warranted
when examining Abernathy's
brief minor league record. He
entered professional ranks in
1852 with Roanoke Rapids. N. c..
and won 90 games and lost 13
with an eighth place team. In
ass innings he struck out 293.
allowed only 187 hits and his I.69
earned run average was the low
est in organized baseball that
season.
Ted made o big leap from
Glass D tos Class IA In 1853 and
took the Sizable promotion In
(see PROSPECT. Page C-s.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
League Standings

Fern Lapointe, who was in
jured in the third period, brought
Washington closer when he took
a pass from Bob Lunny. and
ploughed one in straight down
the middle, but Blondin came
right back. He got help this time,
with Art Crause and Tom Hut
ton assisting
|. Washington's Art Dorrington
dribbled one through Bittner,s
legs at 1885 to make it 6-3 go-
ing into the last period.
LaPointe made It GA at 4::36
of the third when he pushed the
puck in on q face-off, but the
Lions were through scoring.
Crause made the last goal for
the Blades with only 26 seconds
left.
Bittner played one of his better
games. Time and again he re-
(See LIONS, Page CD
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Blanks for Enterinq
Golden Gloves to Be
Ready Wednesday

Entry blanks for the. 1855
Evening Star Golden Gloves
tournament February ] win be
available Wednesday In the
sports department Of The Star.
The dealine for entries in the
tournament is January 26. The
event is open to registered anna
teur ringmen, but entrants may
register withe AAU after sub
mitting their entries.
Unattached entries will be
accepted this year as well as
those with afiiliated organiza-
tions. Weight allowances for the
novice and open classes win be
announced far enough In ad-
vance Of the tourney TO allow
each contestant TO rate himself
for the weight class he expects
10 enter.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Major Leaguers Vote
To Repeat Demands
Rejected by Owners
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 18. - The
major league player representa-
tives voted unanimously today
not to accept the club owners
reflections of their demands, thus
widening the breach between the
players and their employers.
At a regularly scheduled win
ter meeting of the 16 player rep
resentatives-one from each club
it was agreed to resubmit prac-
tically all the proposals which
were turned down at the owners
meeting earlier this month.
I'VE are not satisfied with the
decisions of the owners" said
Allie Reynolds. the Yankees star
pitcher and the American League
player representative.
"We believe our proposals are
entitled to more consideration.
We don't think any Of them were
unreasonable. Therefore, we have
voted not to accept their decision
and we are asking the owners to
vote on them again. Perhaps we
didn't present them as clearly as
we might have. so we are at
tempting to clarity them a bit
better" .s Z I,
Among the demands to be re-
submitted are those for a $1,000
minimum salary, payment Of
players moving expenses during
spring training as well as during
the regular season. limiting
spring exhibition games to six
a week, with the other day set
aside for practice. and permitting
voluntary reporting to spring
training before March /.
Kiner Contract Void.
The player representatives
also voted to uphold Commits
sioner Ford Frick's stand that
the 1855 Cleveland contract re-
Gently signed by Ralph Kiner
was illegal.
Kiner played last season with
the Chicago Cubs and received
a $65,000 salary. After being
sold to the Indians, he volun-
tarily suggested a pay cut to
$4,000 and signed a contract for
that amount, although the base
ball rules hold that no players
salary can be slashed more than
Is per cent.
The player representatives
ordered Kiner, who was the
National League representative
in the year-long pension nego-
tiations, to sign a new pact with
Cleveland for not less thar
$49,750. Kiner said he would
abide by the decision Of the
player representatives but
wanted 1t understood he had nc
ulCerlor moClve, nor Qlu ne wish
to set a precedent, when he
suggested a 40 per cent cut.
Roberts Heads MI Players.
The representatives were also
| displeased with the owners re.
fusal to permit Reynolds and
Kiner to serve on the pension
committee even after their terms
as league player representatives
expire. Reynolds term expires in
! July, 1856. The pension contract
expires in November. 1856. Kiner
now an American Lacquer, wa:
succeeded as National League
(See PLAYERS, Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Maryland Rolls
|Io37.16Lead
In First Half
Everett Gets 20 Points
And Holds CuroIinu
Scoring Ace to IS
Special Dispatch TO The Ssor

CHAPEL HILL, N. c.. Dec. 18.
The University Of Maryland'S
basketball team held on for q
70-60 victory over North Caro-
lima tonight, slowing down in
the second half after running
up a 37-16 halftime lead.
A crowd Cd 1000 watched as
the Terrapins limited the Tar
Heels scoring ace, 6-foot-5 Len
ME. Rosenbluth, to Is points.
Until last night he had aver
aged IS points in North Caro-
lina's four games.
The victory was the Terrapins'
fourth in six games, and gave
them a 3-2 record in the At
lantic Coast Conference. They
bowed to Duke, 1851, at Dur
ham Friday after beating that
team on the College Park court
the week before. The Tar Heels
now have % record, 81 in
the conference.
Everett Sets Pace.
Bob Everett of Maryland, q
6-foot-6 senior who came up
from Washlngton's Eastern High
School. largely was responsible
for a close guarding job on
Rosenbluth, with occasional help
from Frank Fuqua. Everett's
tough defensive assignment did
not interfere with his scoring,
however, and he led Maryland
with 20 points.
Jerry Vaydt. of the Tar Heels
matched si:at figure to share
scoring honors. Other leading
point-getters fol Maryland were
Fuqua with Il points and Bob
Kessler with IL. ~.
Maryland could do no wrong
in the first half, and it was OBJ
viouS from the start the Terps
were in a winning mood. In
the second half, however, they
let up bit and the Tar Heels
put on press defense that also
limited them.
In the closing minutes of the
game the Tar Heels once cut
the margin to eight points and
bit later to seven, but at no
time were the Terrapins really
in danger Of losing.
Fuqua scored with a Jump shot
the first time Maryland got the
ball. and in the first five minutes
the Terrapins ran up a 1872
lead. Rosenbluth was so closely
watched by Everett that the Tar
Heel ace didn't score a field goal
until the game was Is minutes
old, while Everett himself got
IA Of his points in the first half
Terps' Control Tells.
A big factor in Maryland's S
edge was it's control of the back
boards, as the Terrapins got
just about twice as many re-
bounds as did the Tar Heels.
John Sandbower, a 6-foot-3 3
Junior from Baltimore, was a big
factor under the nets, with Kess-
Ter, 6-foot-4 product of George
Washington High in Alexandria,
also help.
The Tar Heels put on what
{ See MARYLAND, Page C-4.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Snow Knocks Out
Ole Miss Drills
For Sugar Bowl
BY ne Asseeia.sd Press

OXFORD. Miss, Dec. Ia
Snow knocked out Mississippi's
football scrimmage today for its
January Sugar Bowl date with
Navy in New Orleans.
But the break didn't bother
Coach Johnny Vaught. 1t fact,
after four good days of practice,
Vaught told his men they were
getting two more days of Christ
mas leave.
Instead Of breaking on De-
cember %. the boys will go home
on December II. Ole Miss play
ers ny 10 Biloxi on December
~ and leave for New Orleans q
day before the Sugar Bowl con-
test.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
BesseIink ; Strokes
Out Front at Havana;
Bolt, Mayfie|d at 2O5
BY the Assoeioted Press

HAVANA, Dec. 18.-Al Bes-
selink of Grossinger. N. Y. mas
tering a hand injury which has
plagued him all year. today fired
a 68 for 54-hole total of 202
and a three stroke lead in the
sis, 900 Havana Invitation and
pro-amateur golf tournament.
The 30-year-old Besselink used
a new grip which he adopted
after iniuring his right hand and
it enabled him to master the
par-72 Havana Country ! Club
course. He had a 33 on the out
ward nine and 35 coming home
Tommy Bolt. the explosive
Houston shotmaker. and Shelley
Mayfield of Chicopee. Mass, the
first-round co-leaders, were dead
locked for second behind Bes-
selink. Each had 10 for 205. 4
Four strokes off the pace were
National Open Champion Ed
Furgol Of Clayton. Mo-, Walter
Burkemo of Franklin. Mich. and
Skip Alexander Of st. Petersburg,
Fla.
Doug Ford of Kiamesha Lake,
N. Y, had a 20T. Tied with 208s
were Pete Fleming of St. An
drews, Ill, and Ed Oliver of
Lemont, Ill.
Tie in Pr0-Amateur.
Fleming and Alberto Telle-
chea, Havana amateur. tied with
Burkemo and Carlos Bolivar for
the amateur championship
with 1876, while one stroke back
were Besselink and Fernando
Arguelles.
Besselink drew all the gall
leries on this gray. rainy day as
he ran up the biggest lead of
the tournament so far. He was
in trouble only once. That was on
the 14th when he drove far out
and had to take 6 on the par
4, 318-yard hole. He carded
seven brides.
Besselink broke a bone and
tore some muscles in his right
hand last December in a charity
match and has played in only a
few tournaments since because
he's had trouble gripping the
club.
This was the best golf I've
played in my life" he said hap
PLY at the end of the round.
But I'm still a little scared.
I've been playing so bad all
year"
Mayfield Misses Chance.
Mayfield missed a chance to
gain undisputed possession of
second place when he failed to
sink a 2-foot putt on, the fifth.
Then on the sixth his two-iron
shot hit a tree and dropped near
the trunk. This cost him a stroke
and he had to take a 5 on the
par 4 hole.
The pros. who have been play
ing with the amateurs. have the
course all to themselves tomor-
row for the final 10 holes.
The leaders:
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Eddie Eynon Rests Well
After Major operotion

Eddie Eynon, secretary Of tbs
Washington Senator's. was re-
ported resting very well at
Georgetown Hospital yesterday
after undergoing a major opera.
ton Friday.
Eynon. 73. had a minor opera
ton at the same hospital De-
cember 10.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

relieved Of their duties, and the
fifth, Johnny Sauer, left to take
the head coaching job at The
Citadel.
Immediately the names of
several possibilities popped UP.
Leading, candidates were Buck
Shaw, who was fired last week
by the San Francisco Forty
miners; Jordan Olivar of Yale
and Bob Waterfield, former great
quarterback for the Rams.
Dan Reeves, president Of the
Rams, said: THE position of
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Maurice Richurd Gets
4OOth Hockey Goal

CHICAGO. Dec. 18.-Mauriee
(the Rocket Richard scored the
400th goal Of his National Hockey
League career tonight as the
.front-running Montreal Cana.
diens defeated the Chicago
Blackhawks. Al. Richard Ia
the first player in league history
to reach the 400 mark.
The veteran winger scored his
historic goal in the third period
with his team leading. Q to /.
Jean Beliveau, Floyd Curry and
Bert Olmstead also scored for
Montreal. Chicago's goals were
by Jack Mcintyre and Metro
Prystai.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
.Top-Rafed Five
Loses 10 Utah
BY 1OPoiints
Bunte Outscores Colo
AS Champions Lose
To Team Ranked 18th
BY the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Dec. ls.-Ths
LaSalle Explorers, No. l ranked
among the country's college bas-
ketball teams were upset, TO-
SO, by underrated Utah tonight
in the first game of a double
header at Madison Square
Garden.
1t was tie first defeat in six
games for the Explorers, de-
Tending NCAA champions, but
it was a convincing one as the
unbeaten Ute, caShed in on q
fluid dou ole-pivot executed by
Gary Bergen anG Art Bunte
and the outcourt shooting Of
Morris Buckwalter.
Pittsburgh defeated New York
University, 96-76. in the second
game of the twin bill, which drew
l0,843 fans.
419-Point Underdogs.
1t was a tremendous victory
for the UteS, whose 60 record
at the games start generally was
held in light regard, since it
represented only double VIC
tories over Idaho. Hawaii and
Arizona. But there was no re-
futlng Utah's ability against the
Explorers.
II 1t was an upset. then it was
the experts who established
Utah no better than 18th In this
weeks Associated Press poll and
favored LaSalle by 4la points
who were upset. and not LaSalle.
The Utes were in the game all
the way and in front most of
the second half. In the late
stages. in fact. Utah relaxed into
cat-and-mouse tactics with the
Explorers.
Bunte was the high scorer Of
the game, netting % points with
devastating hook shots and q
nimble touch at the free-throw
line. On the other hand, La
Salle's great Tom Cola had an
off night by his standards. total
ling only 19 points before fouling
out with a minute remaining.
Utah Trails at Half.
After a back-and-forth first
half Utah came back from the
intermission trailing. 41-38. But
within 4ia minutes, the Utes
regained the lead as Roger Tom
neson capped a fast break with
lunging lay-up that made it
48-47. LaSalle never regained
the lead.
With the hook shots Of the
6-foot-3 Bunte and Bergen's
jump shots doing the damage,
Utah moved to an 11-point lead
-58-47-with little more than
six minutes remaining.
LaSalle, relying solely on Cola
under the boards, got back to
within six points of the lead
three minutes later. but then
Utah pulled away for good.
The last five minutes saw the
entire Utah bench. together with
Coach Jack Gardener. on their
feet in expectation of the VIC
tory as the Utes slowed down the
pace, forcing LaSalle to come
out after the ball. In the last
nine minutes, in fact, Utah
scored only three times from the
field, relying on 10 free throws
as LaSalle fouled in despera.
ton.
Bergen, 6-foot-8, wound uo
with IA points, while the 6-foot-
Buckwalter, who retired
momentarily with five minutes
remaining when he, suffered a
cash near his left eye during a
wild scramble, poured In 20.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

H e a d Coach
H a m p t o n
Pool.
P o oil an
nounced he
W a S quitting
late last night,
a move that
followed t he
departure Of
his five assist
ants durin G
the past week.
FOllr Of the
a S, 81 stan t S
e i t h er re-
Evening star., 1954-12-19
BusiIio Signs to Fight
Mueller at Syracuse
sy The Assoeic,ed Pres.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Dec. ia
Carmen Basilio, top ranking well
terweight contender, viii meet
Peter Mueller, German middle-
weight. IN q 10-round bout at
the Onondaga County War Me-
mortal Building here January
Il.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

others were Center Tim Moynlhan and End
Johnny (One-Pla OBrien, who were killed
in automobile crashes, and Halfback Jack
Cheyigny, who died in action as Marine at
Two Jima The 1928 Irish were not an all
winning team, dropping four that season,
but they won the big one, the classic with
Army, whose star was Red eagle, later to be
fatally injured in fall. And, OF course,
Knute Rockne himself, died in plane crash
in Kansas.
Cleveland baseball writer's are attacking
the choice of Yogi Berra as the American
Leagues most valuable player, pointing out
that whereas he was the Yankees only can
Evening star., 1954-12-19
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.-The
Los Angeles Rams began search
for an entire coaching staff today
after the abrupt resignation of
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Terps Wa|Iop Tar Heels, 1000; LasaIIe Is Upset
Wiz, Lose or Drew
By FRANCIS sTANN

MILWAUKEE, BREWER SPORTSMAN Fred Miller, who
fatally injured Friday when his private plane crashed
the fourth key member of the 1928 Notre Dame foot
ball team, which he capained to die violent death. The
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Basketball
WASHINGTON AREA.

WASHINGTON AREA.
Andrews AFB 100 SERVANT 10
Bluefield wv. Va) 80 Howard Sc
Maryland 10 North Carolina 60
BIRMINGHAM CLASSIC.
CChampiOnship)
Alabama O6 West virginia S2
tConsOlation.)
Wake Forest 05 Texas IL
BLUE-GRAY TOURNAMENT
Championship
Auburn IS Tennessee 81
tCOnsolatiOn),
Miami (Florida1 30 Wal IS
NAIA TOURNAMENT
Championship
Tennessee A. & I. 81 Rockhurst 72
Third Placel
Arkansas Tech 73 Gust. Adol. 60
GALLAUDET PREP TOURNEY.
Gallaudet Prep 20 Woodward "a
Evening star., 1954-12-19

Totals 25 20 20 Totals o. 23 an
Halftime score: La Sale Al. Utah 3S.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

(see LIONS, Page C-2O
Evening star., 1954-12-19

(See PLAYERS, Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19

(See RAMS, Page C-2)
Evening star., 1954-01-16
Fumous Fables
By {. {. Edqor

IN AGREEMENT-When
newspaper publisher Adolph
OchS, then in his late 30S.
took over the New York
Times he received numerous
complaints from readers
that the print was too small,
but he refused to make any
change.
Some 20 years later his
sight began to fail. One
morning, while reading the
paper. he had to squint to
distinguish the words.
you know" he comment
ed to an associate, this
print is too small"
That day he ordered
larger type.
PREFERENCE-A friend
of Russian pianist-composer
Anton Rubinstein brought
his young daughter to the
musicians home for an au-
dition.
"She can play you music
in her sleep!" boasted the
other.
The girl sat down at the
piano and proceeded to
butcher one of Rubinstein's
favorite compositions.
We'll, what do you
think?" asked the father
when she had finished. "Will
you take her as a pupil?"
Asleep. maybe" replied
Rubinstein. Awake, no."
Evening star., 1954-01-16
California Mountain Lion

AS American citizens, these
great cats have a right to live
in Yosemite Park. Few campers
ever see this handsome animal
which sometimes is called
puma, cougar and even a pam
ther. It really is the California
mountain lion.
Last year, a ranger naturalist,
while trout fishing, found the
large tracks of a lion in the wet
sand.
Moving quietly around bend
in the canyon, he saw a large
mountain lion sitting on it's
launches in a sunny glade. The
lion also saw him and both
cked straight at each other r
Sosae minutes. ! y
Evening star., 1954-01-16
A Word to the Wise nM'. Freok Col

E. H. of San Antonio asks:
Just what is a "cassone. and
how do you pronounce it?
The cassone was a chest. or
box of any kind, from the small
jewel casket to the enormous
and immovable wedding of
dowry chest, and was the most
important fixture in the Italian
room. The cassone was also
used as travelling baggage. The
lid was hinged at the top, and
often was used as a seat or as
a table. Pronunciation: kah-
SOE-nuh.
L. H. A. Of Houston writes:
Recently read a story in which
the girl constantly referred to
the man Of her heart" as a
Evening star., 1954-01-16
Natures Children

Finally the lion, got to his feet
and, with a loose -jointed swag-
ger, crossed a meadow to the
forest and disappeared. His
long ropelike tail was out
stretched like a balancing pole
and he held his head high. His
tawny brown coat shone in the
sun. .
These animals, for the most
part, stay in areas rarely en-
tered by man. They kill moose,
elk and other large animals and
only when hunger drives them,
do they invade mans domain.
Then, they are likely to kill
horses. They will flee from the
scent of man.
Because of their predatory
habits, stockmen kill mountain
lions on sight. They seem to
Evening star., 1954-01-16

"troglodyte." What did she
mean?
The Troglodytes were cave and
ground dwellers. Troglodyte.
then, as she must have used it,
certainly was not a compliment
for the girl to pay to the man
of her heart" since by extension
troglodyte (small "t") refers
to any person resembling or sug-
costing a Troglodyte in appear
ance. ways of living or degrada-
ton, or brutality of nature.
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