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Evening star., 1954-01-11
BY the As.oc,otsd Press

SARASOTA, Fla, Jan. 11.A-
H o. (Fritz) Crisler, often called
the father of two-platoon foot
ball, said today the game is just
as good under the one e-platoon
setup, with the exception OF
kicking.
Mechanics of the game last
season with limited substitution
were just as good, except for
kicking" said CriSler, chairman
of the NCAA Football Rules
Committee which opened ses-
sions here today.
Coaches will see that kicking
comes back up, given little
time. Trouble was that so many
schools depended on their kick
ing from a fellow who usually
couldn tor didn't-do anything
else"
| Last year, before the NCAA
committee went into session at
st. Petersburg. Fla, Crisler told
newSmen: I'VE have a fine set of
| football rules. ! hope there will
be no changes made"
Three days later. the commit
tee adjourned with the an
nouncement that it had out
lawed the two-platoon system.
Coaches Wishes Ignored.
In killing the free substitution
rule which had been in effect
since 1941, the committee ignored
the wishes OF the college foot
ball coaches. who had voted
heavily in favor of retaining the
two-platoon system and even
making it more liberal.
Yesterday, the first committee
members to arrive said they ex-
pected no rules changes to be
made. None of them wanted to
be quoted.
The committee will meet in
secret for three days. Its actions
will be announced in a press
conference after the final session
Wednesday. Crisler said.
Amid signs that one-platoon
football is here to stay, although
there may be some liberalization
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rule.
Crisler said he believes college
football is a better game with
double duty players in action.
Pass Defense Improves.
statistics show that pass de-
fense improved considerably last
year." the Michigan athletic di-
rector and former coach de-
clared. II think that is because
coaches are keeping their blue
chip players in on defense as
we'll as offenSe.
Under the two-platoon sys-
tenn, in many instances. coaches
would let their top-notch boys
especially backfield men-play
offense and their second-string-
ers play defense. Now we get
the best boys both ways"
Crisler noted that coaches last
year voted. Al. in favor Of two
platoons. But this year they are
Evening star., 1954-01-11

Tommy O'Keefe, former
Georgetown University basket
ball star and now director of
athletics at Fort Belvoir, turned
over his automobile carrying
four other members of the
Washington Jets basketball team
last night, but it could have
been worse.
For one thing, no one was
hurt in the mishap, which oc-
CURED on an icy mountain road
between HagerStown and Cum
berland. In fact, O'Keefe and
his four passengers walked away
without a scratch. The paSSen-
gers were Dick Groat, former
Duke athlete and Pittsburgh
Pirates shortstop now stationed
at Belvoir; Hugh Beins. former
Georgetown star now coaching
the Hoya freshmen; Leroy Ish-
man, former American Univer-
Sity star, and BUDDY DonneIly,
who is stationed with Groat at
Belvoir.
Secondly, the team, which was
headed for a game with the Old
Germans in Cumberland, played
and won the game. The Jets.
organized by OKeefe and his
four friends for the purpose OF
picking up change on week ends,
showed up at 10:45 pm. for the
game scheduled at 8. They had
won. in Hagerstown in the after
noon. They beat the Old Ger
mans, 1865, with Groat scop-
ing IS points.
In the third place O'Keefe did
have insurance. Not only that,
the Old Germans want to play
the Jets again tonight with the
Jets getting all the proceeds.
O'Keefe's wife, Faith. explained
today what happened. Tommy
called her by phone last night.
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Former Cabbie Gets
Probation for Kinef
Extortion Attempt
BY the Asseeioied Press

PITTSBURGH, Jan. II. =
Joseph j. Bruno, %, former cab
driver, pleaded guilty in Federal
Court today to trying to extort
$4,000 from Outfiielder Ralph
Kiner of the Chicago Cubs.
Kiner, grounded by bad weather
in Chicago. did not appear. He
reported to the FBI that he re-
ceived a note in August, 1852.
telling him to pay up or take
the risk of being shot while play
ing for the Pirates at Forbes
Field.
Kiner said the note instructed
him to bundle the money-in
SOS, 20's and 10's-hail a cab
and tell the driver to take him
to nearby Ambridge.
Trap Set by FBI.
An FBI agent, posing as Kiner,
kept the rendezvous but the let
ter writer failed to appear.
Bruno was arrested several
months later and charged with
eXtortion.
Bruno was given suspended
f1ve-year sentence and placed on
probation by Judge Joseph p.
Wilson after pleas for leniency
by Branch Hickey, general man
ager of the Pirates. and other
Government witnesses.
Bruno told the court:
After I wrote it (the note), I
suddenly realized what l was do
ing and for a while hung around
the mail box in East Liberty
Pittsburgh trying to think Of
some way to stop what I had
done"
Hickey Makes Appeal.
Hickey said:
Il know what I would do if
were the judge. In the 40 years
I've been dealing with boys like
this, and they are boys at %,
many of them have made serious
mistakes. although most of the
| time they were not publicized and
in most cases the boys came
through with honorable careers.
wouldn't put this boy in Jail.
couldn't"
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Redskins Learn
OF Twins Addition
To Ramsey Family

Knox Ramsey, Redskins guard
and linebacker, is the father of
twin boys, he informed club OFF,
cials today in an announcement
from his South Boston (Va0
home
The youngsters, 4-pound IL
ounce Knox Wagner Ramsey, jr.,
and 4-pound 4-ounce William
Brann Ramsey arrived Decen1-
ber 81. They have a baby sister.
The twins and their mother,
Betty Lu.- are doing well. &,
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Set Philippine Records

MANILA, Jan. IL (P.-Jon
Henricks and Gary Chapman of
Australia swept to new Philip
pine records yesterday in WIN
ming the 100 and 400 meter free
style finals in the Philippine
National Open swimming cham
pionships. Henricks raced the
100 meters in STA seconds. In
the 400-meter event, Chapman
was an easy winner in 4:410.
Evening star., 1954-01-11

groaning elevators to search for rooms and
suites which might, contain other convivial
souls.
Col Earl Blaik of West Point, who was
acclaimed by the Touchdown Club as coach
of-the-year, paused briefly at Suite $50. which
turned out to be temporary Washington
branch of TootS Shor'S The colonel mopped
his brow and to one who was walking with
him, who happened to be Eddie Erdelatz of
Navy he remarked:
II just can't take this any more, Eddie"
Erdelatz, whose team was soundly licked
by Army in December, glanced significantly at
the cleaning trophy Blaik was carrying under
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Wins Ski Jump Title

MOSCOW. Jan. II (P.-Nor.
ways three-time champion,
Thorbjoern Falkanger, won the
Five Nations international ski
jump on Lenin Hills outside
Moscow yesterday with 22l.8
points. He also had the long,
est j,'~'' of 62 meters (2O3 feet
S inches). nHH
Evening star., 1954-01-11

Terps Hope 10 Regain
Form Tonight After ).
Missing Out in Pinch

The University of Maryland
basketball team and its chief
scorer. Gene Shue, will be out
to regain the form that carried
the Terps to eight straight VIC
tories in a game against Rich
mond at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at College Park.
Georgetown stopped Mary
lands winning streak with q
$3.50 overtime victory Satur-
day night. and many of the
fans who watched 1t came away
wondering If the Terps aren't
a little lacking in the clutch.
None Of the Terps, including
Shue. could find the basket
when it counted.
Joe Carroll, Georgetown'S
veteran defensive star, stuck to
Shue throughout. Gene got 20
points, but made only five goals
in "a attempts.
The loss may not hurt the
Terps as much as one would
think. For one thing it will
make CIV a heavier favorite to
whip Maryland in the third
game Of the areas Big Three
series Friday night at Maryland.
COlOnials Seek No. 10.
! The Colonials. who go after
their 10th straight victory at
Washington and Lee tonight and
visit VMI tomorrow night, beat
Georgetown soundly last Thurs
day.
The Hoyas, who have looked
both bad and good this season.
play at New York University
tomorrow night and Saturday
night entertain American U. in
what promises to be good one.
This will be the first meeting
between the Hoyas and Eagles
in some time. They've had two
mutual opponents to date.
Georgetown beat Mount st.
Mary's, 1888 and Loyola Of
Baltimore. 92-79, American de-
feated the Mounts, TITO, and
Loyola. Tics.
In the big Atlantic Conference
games this week, Duke. ranked
No 8 nationally last week, meets
Wake Forest tomorrow.
Maryland. with a Al record in
the ACC, plays Wake Forest and
Duke on successive nights, Feb
ruary Is and Is.
Deviin IN Scoring Race.
. CIV, of course, figures to rule
the Southern Conference. Chief
interest there centers on indi-
vidual scoring. Frank Selvy Of
Furman has a 43.0 average, or
what he scored against VPI. in
Furman's only conference game
to date. Furman's Fred Fraley
scored "a points in that game.
GW's Corkey Devlin has a 21.8
average and ranks seventh, but,
Of the top six only Eddie Becker
of West Virginia, third with a
235 mark. has played more than
two games. Becker has played
in four and Devlin in five.
This weeks schedule (records
of area teams in parentheses)
EONIGHT.
George Washington t9-0) at Washing
Richmond at Maryland u1-3,.
Gallaudet t4-5D at Catholic l0-l0).
Randolph Macon at American i6-5).
George Washington at VAA.
GEORGETOWN t6-5i at NYU.
Wednesday.
Rutsers at Navy t9-3'.
Delaware State at Howard f2-6).
Salisbury at Wilson t2-3D.
Thursday.
Catholic U. at Baltimore University.
George washington at Maryland.
Davis g. Elkins at American U.
New Haven at Wilson.
Gallaudet at Lynchburg.
Shaw VS.. Howard at Turner's Arena.
Saturday.
American U. at GEORGETOWN.
. Penn State at Navy.
Catholic U. at Johns Hopkins
Gallaudet at Brideewater
North Carolina College VS.. Howard at
Turner's Arena.
Evening star., 1954-01-11
Jack MoIinas Says
He Won About S4OO
In Backing Own Team
Rx iha A,,oeinted Pros,

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Jack
Molinas, former Columbia bas-
ketball captain who was sus-
pended last night from the Fort
Wayne Pistons Of the National
Basketball Association for bet
ting on his teams games, will be
questioned "later in the week, :"
Bronx District Attorney George
De Luca said today.
De Luca did not elaborate on
the scope Of the questioning and
named no definite date.
Bronx officials also resumed
questioning Of a Bronx candy
store operator, Isidore Ratensky
and his son, Stanley. Police
began to question Ratensky yes
terday after Molinas said he had
placed bets by telephone with a
New York man. The son was
questioned for the first time to-
day. His connection with the
case was not known Immediately.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Jan. II
R.-Jack Molinas, who had a
good chance of being named the
National Basketball Association's
"rookie-of-the-year," instead ap-
peared likely today to be the
first player expelled from the
league for betting on NBA
games.
The Fort Wayne Pistons' for
ward was in the position of trad
ing his career and a salary said
to be $4,000 for about $400 in
gambling profits.
The NBA, which escaped being
involved directly in the college
basketball bribery scandals of
the last three seasons. yesterday
suspended Molinas indefinitely
President Maurice Podoloff
left little doubt that the 6-foot-6
Molinas is finished in pro basket
ball. The 21-year-old player is
entitled to a hearing before be-
ing expelled automatically at the
end of the season. But Podolof
said he doubted that Molinas will
ask for one.
Says He Bet to Win.
The tall youth told the AS
sociated Press he had bet only
on his team to win.
1--WE never done anything dis
honest in my life." Molinas ex-
claimed, almost in tears.
Podolof said in New York that
Molinas offered to play without
pay if the league would give him
a chance to redeem himself. The
NBA president turned him down.
With Molinas at home in his
apartment here, the Pistons de-
feated the Milwaukee Hawks
yesterday, 81-73.
Several hours after Molinas'
suspension. Deputy Chief Inspec-
tor Edward w. Byrnes of the
New York police said Isidore
Ratensky, Bronx candy store op-
orator. had been questioned. IN
connection with the incident.
Byrnes, in charge of Bronx
detectives, said the man operates
a store at l54 East 188th street
in the Bronx. ByrneS said
the man had been released after
being questioned for nearly two
hours. but he was told to report
hours.
Stopped Taking Bets.
New York newspapers re-
ported last night the bookmakers
had stopped taking bets on Fort
Wayne games after the Pistons'
game with the Boston Celtics
December Is Odds favoring Bos-
ton. jumped sharply just before
the game. it was reported. Bos-
ton won, 82-75, with Molinas
scoring 20 points, 18 of them in
the first half.
Podoloff also said Molinas re-
ported he won about S400, in
cluding refunds of telephone
calls.
The NBA banned Alex Groza
and Ralph Beard of the now
defunct indianapolis Olympians
after they were accused in the
New York bribery scandals, but
the case involved only games
they had played while Uni
(See MOLINAS, Page ABBY
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Children

the ground. Their uniform is
very dark above and being birds
of low stature. they attract little
attention. Their throat, chest
and under parts are covered
with pure white. Just above and
behind each eye there is a tuft
of pointed feathers that can and
are erected to resemble horns.
In small flocks. they rest and
doze on the bare earth. If dis
turbed, they arise hurriedly into
the air uttering short, whistles.
Flying straight away for a short
distance. they soon return for
a brief investigation.
In mating season, the individ-
ual suitor rises high in the air,
singing while on the wing. The
song is neither loud, joyous nor
musical, though it expresses
happiness.
Family duties are entered into
early in Spring and two or three
broods may be raised In one
year. AS usual. the mother ie
Evening star., 1954-08-05
By LiIIion Cox Athey

the builder. Selecting slight de-
pressions in the ground, she lines
1t with soft grass, moss and fea-
theirs until she has a dainty cup
into which she deposits three or
four greenish-gray eggs. spotted
with brown and lavender.
The babies have exceptionally
large mouths. Into these yellow
lined caverns go countless juicy
insects, worms and grubs. When
ready to leave the nest, the
young resemble their mother.
The worn feathers of the year
drop away later showing the
brighter colors beneath.
Enjoying a vast range which
extends over all parts of North
America except the Aleutian Is
lands, the southern coastal parts
Of Alaska, extreme southeastern
United States and Central Amer
lea; these well behaved neigh
bors are very well known and
have collected many names
which At them better than lark.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
A Word to the Wise 8, NJ. f,..1 Cobb,

It is not generally known. even
among newspaper men, publish
ers. and printers, that the word
TYPOGRAPHICAL has m more e
than one accepted pronuncia-
ton. But the unabridged die
tionaries give us these alterna-
tives: First choice: TY-poe-
GRAFF-uh-k1. [ OF course the
first widely prevails.)
But there is one thing that all
writer's, publishers, and printers
do know: typographical errors
have fiendish way Of slipping
by the most expert proofreaders.
Once In print. such mistakes can
never be recalled, NOR all your
tears wash out q word of It,"
AS this column is published In
many American newspapers, and
the material ! write goes through
many hands on each papers, it
is easy to see how o mistake will
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Horned Lark.

Americas lark is a relative of
the European skylark. They are
members of the true Lark family,
belonging to the Old World. The
one exception is our horned lark.
also known as winter horned
lark. road trotter, wheat and
winter bird.
Horned larks are small, hardy
birds. They remain on the
ground, stunning forests and
woods and seek prairies, mea-
dows. marshes and stublefields
for food which consists Of in
Sects.
Naturally. such neighbors are
appreciated by farmers. Noxious
insects by the millions sustain
adult and young through vege-
table growing season. Trouble
some weeds are baked In their
advance journey by harvesting
horned larks.
These larks move swiftly ovT
Evening star., 1954-08-05

occasionally appear here to
aStound my readers and con-
found me, myself.
All of which leads up to this:
If something like this is printed
in my column, "The French
phrase HORSE D'oEUvRES is
pronounced: fulwor H5ETAON-
SHRD." please give me the bene-
At Of the doubt. (That honestly
did appear in one paper not long
ago. Correct: 1.-The French
phrase HORS D'OEUvRES is
pronounced: awr DU-vruh." A
good Standard American pro-
nunciation, however, and one
that Is all but universal, is:
awr DERVZ.)
The papers that print this fea-
ture, the compositors who set
the type, and ! who write these
modest articles, all know the
value Of accuracy. But it's
human to err.
distributes By MeNausht syndicate. Ine.l
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Famous Fables
BY (. E. Edoor

CONTAGIOUS - Opera
star Gladys Swarthout dis
played rare self-assurance
in her first operatic appear
ances. Blessed with a beau
tiful voice. and confident of
her ability, she did not know
the meaning of the word
'stage-fright.'
One night she was to- ap-
pear opposite Chaliapin, the
Russian basso. AS the cur
tain was about to go up,
she looked at Chaliapin and
became alarmed. His face
was deathly pale, his knees
were shaking, and beads of
perspiration stood on his
brow.
"Quick. call a doctor!" she
cried, summoning the stage
manager. Hes had an at
tack!"
The stage m a n ager
laughed.
There's nothing wrong
with him." he said. Its just
a touch Of stage-fright,
that's ALL"
AS she watched the dis
traught basSo, Miss Swarth-
out suddenly felt her conf
dence slipping. If the great
Chaliapin was subject to
such attacks, who was she to
feel so calm? The incident
so upset her. that from that
time on, the opening curtain
found her jittery.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Our Presidents
By Honore M. CotudoI

1-On July 8, 1854, a young
lieutenant colonel surrendered
Fort Necessity to the French:
this was the beginning of a
military career that led to the
White House. Who was he?
(which President was q
graduate of the College of Will
liam and Mary?
3-A great American was ap-
pointed to the Supreme Court
in 1910 by President Taft: he
resigned in 1916 and was later
appointed Chief Justice by
President Hoover. Who was
he?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star., 1954-08-05

This rubber is over, partner" !"
he announced jubilantly.
Mr.. Champion was cautious in
accepting this statement. "I'll
watt" he said grimly.
At trick two spade was led
from the board and Mr.. Muzzy
let out a yell of rage when Mr..
Dale showed out. AS you see. he
ended up losing a spade, a heart
and two clubs for down one.
"It would be interesting. al
though far from instructive, To
know why you thought the rub
ber would be over" said Mr..
Champion sarcastically.
How could I know, I would
get that horrible break In
spades?" Mr.. Muzzy replied.
That's beside the point" Mr..
Champion growled. IT didn't ex-
pect you to make f1ve-odd. But
you could have made four easily
by playing the diamond suit
right. How could you hope to
win three diamonds with the
lone king left in your hand and
not a sign Of an entry to the
board?
1.-THE rule of eleven should have
told you," Mr.. Champion con-
tinued. "that Dale had no dia-
mond higher than the seven spot.
Therefore, you should have won
the first trick with your king.
Then when Miss Brash showed
up with all the spades, you could
have led your little diamond.
finessed dummy's jack and dis
carded a losing club on the ace
Of diamonds.
''Well. anyway. I had a hun-
dred honors," said Mr.. Muzzy,
with the air of one who is ad-
vancing the final and convinc-
ing point in an argument.
Mr.. Champion rolled his eyes
skyward. "Give me strength, !"
he was heard to mutter.
Copyright 1854, General Features corp.)
Evening star., 1954-04-02
stGennnon Women Fuvor Europe Union

The women Of West Germany
strongly favor European union,
Mrs. Hannah Kiep. Women's AZ
fairs Secretary Of the German
Diplomatic Mission, told the
Twentieth Century Club yes
terday.
Through their organizations,
they are preparing public opinion
for European union" she de-
clared. "The idea for European
integration is already very popu-
lar"
Mrs. Kiep pointed out that
there are at present As women
in the Bundestag but that this
should not be taken as q barom-
eter Of German women's par
ticipation in government.
Their ideal. she added, is pat
termed on American women's
participation in government.
II think it is important that
women in greater numbers par
ticipate at the local level and
from there rise up high in the
ranks so that sufficient numbers
are available to choose from for
top policy making positions, y
she declared.
Evening star., 1954-04-02

OAA@0
inch tall movie might with
black hair and blu-ish gray
eyes is on the last lap of filming
this World War II story. But
movie making is old stuff to
Kenny-why, he's already done
Julius Caesar" in color!
eft really is something to
make a movie" Kenny ex-
claimed. "I'll be finished with
The Iron Cross in May. and
I started it last June!
"The movie centers around
the German air force and for
scenes like burnings, bombings
and flying I build miniature
models. I have about Is or 80
Of those. I use only one 16-mm.
camera and lights; my main
trouble was getting some money
for the models. film and stuff
But when won 500, in the
Keep Virginia Green poster
contest. that was all I needed"
This whiz isn't just a gift to the
artistic world, but he's the best
when it comes to creative
writing.
Kenny is planning on show
ing his movie to his school at
a night performance (real
movie-ish.- huh?) in May and,
match, his dream for the future
is Hollywood. Dum-da -dum-
dunn!
Oh, actors? well, they're
mostly played by my friends:
there aren't any leading females,
Evening star., 1954-04-02

commented. CDig those crazy
judges. "You must also be
equipped with finger tabs and
an arm guard. But always re-
member to get good instruction
or you'll acquire some horrible
habits. (Probably kill someone,
tooD To be very hlase when you
are going out for q round in
archery, you say, Tn going
arching.'"
"The' only bad thing about this
sport is sore muscles, but the
good thing is that it is fun. and
you are competing with yourself
by trying to do better each
time"
See you next Friday!
Evening star., 1954-04-02

Though Germans feel assured
there viii be no return Of ma
tional socialism. she continued,
"the seeds Of national socialism
can't be erased all at once"
Mrs. James Austin Stone, club
president. presided ct the busi-
ness session preceding the pro-
gram which was held In the
YWCA.
The agenda included presenta-
tion Of the slate Of new officers
by Mrs. George o. Gillingham,
chairman of the nominating
committee.
The slate is headed by Mrs.
Evening star., 1954-04-02

George M. Norris. Other candi-
dates for ONCE are Mrs. Benja-
min J. Brooks, vice president.
and Mrs. M. L. Kaiser. cor
responding secretary.
Candidates for the board Of
directors. five Of whom are to be
elected, are: Mrs. James Austin
Stone, Mrs. Laurence c. Staples,
Mrs. Alfred Gary White, Mrs.
Proctor L. Dougherty. Mrs.
Mitchell A. Marques. Miss Sibyl
Baker. Mrs. Ralph B. Kennard.
Mrs. Edwin @. Nourse, Mrs. Mafis
M. Profilt and Mrs. Paul e. Howe.
Evening star., 1954-04-02

Mrs. e. Granville Crabtree,
national president Of Kappa
Kappa Gamma will be honored
at a tea to be given by the
alumnae Of the local area be-
tween 4 and 6 pm. Monday in
the home of Mrs. Thomas L.
Stokes Of 2019 Hillyer place NV.
Mrs. Clifford Favrot and Miss
Miriam Lock. national officers
of the fraternity, also are ex-
Evening star., 1954-04-02
Movie Producer at u; Summer Jobs;
Feminine Archery Ace Gives Tips

over We ole eye aren't all there
is to archery.
"You must be very careful in
archery" Anna cautioned" since
it is a dangerous sport, and
the tips Of the arrows are very
sharp, and even the bow can
wreck you if you hold it incor-
rectly. And always be sure to
select the right-Sized arrow for
your build"
with girls. a lot in tourna-
ment playing and winning is the
way you are dressed: you must
wear fiat shoes. a full skirt and
blouse or q gold dress. If you look
pretty, it's always better" Anna