davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1954-10-03
By Meredith S. Buel
s6TTS A LONG, long climb,

ssTTs A LONG, long climb,
L. but it's home, sweet
home at the top!"
That's a pet expression chill
dren have at the German
Orphan Home, $500 Good
Hope road Sc. Returning
weary but happy after a days
outing, they often pause for
a moment in front of the
home, gazing upward. Their
remark, though voiced lightly,
is meaningful.
Through the years, many
lonely, destitute youngsters
have climbed those 81 steps
to the door to find the warmth
of a permanent home within.
More than $500 children
have been reared at the home,
now celebrating its 18th an
niversary. Six of them moved
into the small, rented quar-
ters at 1927 L street NV, on
October l, 1879. This was
opening day for the home.
incorporated by an act of
Congress, and founded by DR..
Martin Kraft, then pastor of
Evangelical Lutheran Con-
cordia Church. In 1880 for
$4,000 he bought the 32-acre
farm Of Capt. s. G. Cabell on
Good Hope Hill in Uniontown,
now Anacostia. Congress paid
half that bill, thanks to the
lobbying efforts of Simon
Wolf, later Minister to Egypt.
In 1890 some 5000 persons
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Baseball
(Continued From Page A-19.y

-
Joe Black combined to hold the
Yanks in check. Jim Mcdonald
was the victim of all the Brook
lyn scoring.
Thus the world champions
concluded a wretched spring
showing.
Stengel, who has become more
and more alarmed over the
Yanks' difficulties, was not in a
happy frame of mind.
Aston Well Satisfied.
AS might be expected, Walter
Aston, the first-year Brooklyn
pilot. was not much concerned.
II am satisfied" he COM
mented on the eve of the
launching of his major league
managerial career. 'The club
is in as good condition as I
have a right to expect. My chief
problem is cutting the squad.
don't want to make the mis-
take of letting the wrong
men 60"
Had the Pirates beaten Wash
ington yesterday. they would
have led the National League
teams for the spring campaign.
But the Senators won, go.
Bob Turley and Joe Coleman
struck out IL batters between
them and the Orioles turned
back the Cardinals. 5-3, in St.
Louis. Vic Raschi was the loser.
giving up three runs in the first
three innings.
In other spring windups, the
Giants defeated Cleveland, 5-4
in 10 innings; Cincinnati
triumphed over the Tigers, 8-5:
the Cubs outslugged the White
Sox, 1873, and the Phillies
whitewashed the Athletics, 10,
behind Paul Penson, Bill Miller
and Steve Ridzik.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Bowie
Continued From Page AID

end of the $1,000 purse are
named for Saturdays $4,000
added Rowe Memorial Handicap,
the race shapes up as prep for
that feature. They are JEANNE
c., Eatontown and Algasir, in
addition to the two already
named.
Their competition today in
cludes Irish-bred Artane, owned
by Green Dunes Farm. Cary C.
Boshamer's Late Model. Jack
Kroese's Wingdinger and A. P.
Mergardt's Maabrook. who was
claimed only last week from Mrs.
Walter Jeffords for $4,000.
Artane, Late Model and Wing
dinger haven't been to the races
since last year, but are reported
to have worked well.
Pet Bully will be ridden today
by Bill Hartack, leading rider
of the Laurel meeting. and it
will be tough combination to
beat. Algasir figures to be a
major threat off his last race
at Laurel, where he lost to Land
seair by a half length after fore
ing the winner to the best time
at six furlongs of the meeting
Landseair was clocked in 1:102s
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Looking to Kentucky Derby
Fault Free Worthy Invader
From c California for Big Race

Fault Free is out of Goose
Chase. daughter of Bold Venture.
The last named horse won the
Derby in 1886 for the late Morton
L. Schwartz, and is the sire of AS
sault and Middleground, winners
of the Derby in 1886 and 1850, re-
Spectively.
AS a two-year-old last year
Fault Free was lightly raced. He
started only six times, was once
first, second once and third once.
His earnings for the year
amounted to $2,400. He raced ex-
clusively in California.
Fault Free did not appear in
stakes competition until this
year. On January 81 he started
in his first stakes race, the Cali
fornia Breeders Champion
Stakes, a test at one and one-six-
teenth miles. Fault Free was
third, behind Major Speed and
James Session.
He was second by a head to De-
termine in the Peter Clark Han
dicap April 3 at Bay Meadows.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Mayor, in Hospital
Unable to Attend
Baltimore Opener
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 12.-May-
or Thomas Q'Alesandro, the man
given most credit for returning
Baltimore to the major leagues.
will not attend the home opener
against the White Sox Thursday.
The Mayor has been in the
hospital for several weeks fer a
complete rest and checkup. His
doctors announced last night
that although his recovery has
been remarkable, he is mot yet
in shape" and won't be able to
see the Orioles play.
His absence won't affect plans
for tossing out the first ball.
Vice President Nixon already had
been invited and has accepted
that honor.
But the Mayor. dubbed Bat
tim Tommy" during the frus-
trating days before the American
League finally approved transfer
of the st. Louis Browns franchise
here, had been expected to take
a prominent place in the parade
that will greet the Orioles.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
D. {. Driver Cracks Up
In Andrews Auto Tryouts

Everything from late 1880
SIS Jaguar to a spanking new
Triumph TR-2 took a spin on
the runwayS at Andrews Air
Force Base yesterday afternoon,
and, as it turned out, the newest
was also the unluckieSt.
Some 400 spectators and %
drivers showed up for the work.
outs in preparation for the forth
coming National Capital Sports
Car Races and witnessed a
crackup for the second consec-
utive Sunday.
James S. P. Robinson, %, a
salesman for Jack Pry Motors,
tipped over in his sea-green
plastic Triumph on the first 90
degree turn. Although he landed
on his wheels, an estimated $500
damage was caused to the fend-
ers and hood. Robinson was
treated at the base hospital fol
lacerations of the hand.
Aside from that episode, II
more drivers qualified for the
National Capital races May 2
Proceeds from the six-event, all
day program will go to the Air.
mems Living Improvement Func
at Andrews, the Boys Club OF
Washington and the Air Force
Aid Society.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
zone of a Series.)
Special Dispatch 70 The Sior

LOUISVILLE. KY, April H.
Among the invaders from Cali
fornia for the Kentucky Derby
will be Fault Free, owned by Mrs.
A. w. Ryan, of Northridge, Calf.
Mrs. Ryan has advised Chur-
chill Downs that the colt. a son
of Faultless, will be shipped to
Louisville for the big race. A
Derby victory would give the CAL
ifornia owner an impressive dou-
BILE in 1854 inasmuch as Mrs.
Ryan's Apple Valley won the rich
Maturity Stakes at Santa Anita
earlier in the year.
Fault Free was bred at the
owners Dyana Ranch at North
ridge. His pedigree carries am
pie Kentucky Derby background
Faultless, carrying the colors of
Calumet Farm, was third in the
l947 running of the Churchill
Downs race. In an extremely
close finish, he was beaten by Jet
Pilot and Phalanx.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Washington BoWIers
Lead in Four Events
OF National Tourney
By Rod Thomas

Washington area bowlers are
on top in three championship
events and one auxiliary of the
National Duckpin Congress tour
nament after a week end of fir
ing at Norfolk, Va.
Frank D'Imperio of Indian
Head, Md, a member of the
Charles County Amusement
team, is the leader in mems all
events with a score of 1889, a
figure surpassed only seven times
in the % previous National tour
naments.
Heading the women's all
events is Anita Trott of the
Hyattsville. Nd, team with a
tally of 1,137. sixth highest in
the tournaments history.
The Hyattsville women's team
shot to the front with a set of
1,740, which is rated an excellent
chance to stand up. Mrs. Trott
paced the team with a 407 set.
which included a 166 game.
Emma Bourne contributed to 341,
Sybfl Belk 335, Dorothy See 319
and Ruth King 1886.
Andes Leads in Dennis.
Mrs. Trott rolled 346 in singles
and, paired with Miss Belk, 384
in doubles.
D'Imperio shot 406 with his
team, All in singles and 442 in
doubles.
Guy Andes of Washington
gained the lead in the John
Dennis Tournament, an auxiliary
of the National championships,
with a f1ve-game score of 719
which also looks good for a first
prize.
With a little luck another
Washington bowler would have
been the singles leader. Bill
Moore, needing six pins on a
10th-box spare in the final game
to supplant the leader, chopped
out four sticks. With games OF
1913, 167 and lat. he totaled 441
to wind up one pin behind Vince
Della of Baltimore.
Second in Doubles.
Millie Stadtler. District match.
game champion, and Olive Petit
took over second place il
women's doubles with 739. Lyr
Kuczek moved into third plac,
in women's singles with 373 an,
the same position in all-event.
with 1,105.
| Agnes Belas and Ellis Naimal
fell three pins short of tn,
mixed doubles lead when the.
; totaled ITO.
This may prove to be Wash
ington'S best showing in tn,
tournament in many years. Cur
rent leaders have chiefly to fea
the large representation of Con
necticut. scheduled April 1924
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Area High Schools
Set for Busy Week
q
OF Baseball Games

Division II schools of the Dis
trict Interhigh League join
Catholic and Northern Virginia
schools in league play this week
as area scholastic baseball teams
try to cram in almost 40 games
before Good Friday.
Armstrong High is Spingarn
and Dunbar plays at Cardozo,
both at 3:15 p.m., in Division II
openers tomorrow. The Maryland
Bi-County and Interhigh Divi-
sion y leagues hold off their
round-robin action for another
two weeks.
Meanwhile, st. Johns tries for
its third straight victory in de-
fense of its Catholic champion
ship by engaging st. Anthony at
Turkey Thicket and DeMatha
attempts to snap a two-game
losing streak at Priory today.
Tomorrow's league action also
includes two contests among
Northern Virginia schools. Wash
ington-Lee will be after it's
fourth straight triumph at
Mount Vernon at lao pm. and
Fairfax takes on Falls Church
at 1870.
The schedule:
St; Johns VS.. St Anthony at Turkey
DeMatha at Priory, 800.
GonZaga at Carroll. $3.50.
Oxon Hill at 0aithersburg. 2:3o
wash,ngton-Lee at Mount Vernon.
Fairfax at Falls Church, 100
| Armstrong VS.. Spingarn at BROOKS,
Dunbar at cardozo, a:l5s;
Essderat ESSieys at st Bar
Phelps at Carver SRockyille,; Ir;sd: 3:3o gao
raSfs Poolessviiie III at at Gather Gaithers6urs, ).
Gharlotte, Hal, nddi at sprrattsviiie' .ao 2''o'
iaPlata fi at Margaret Brent. $40.
| Lackey at Great Mills, $3.50.
Gonzasa VS.. suai MacEin At Taft. $50.
| ST. Anthony at Priory, $3.50;
ST Johns at Anacostia. $3.50.
Tech at Suitland. $50.
Bladensburg at Georgs Washington
Episcopal at ST. Albans, $3.50.
Faculty at OXon Hill. z.
| Thursday
Coolidge at Montgomery Blair, $3.50.
st. Anthony at Tech. 3:1o.
Western at Wakefield, 4.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at Friends,
$3.50.
Gaithersburg at Richard Montgomery,
Woodward Prep at Oxon Hill, 2.
Phelps at Spingarn, 3:15.
Armstrong at CardoZo 3:15.
Douglass at Carver, 800.
Saturday
Virginia Episcopal at Episcopal, $3.50.
Gonzaga at Bulls. $40.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
NewConfidenceW Won
New Orleans Victory,
Mar|ene Bauer Saws
By the Assoeio.ed Press

NEW ORLEANS. April 12.-
Marlene Bauer credits her vic
tory in the $4,000 Colonial Coun-
try Club PGA golf tournament
to "new-won confidence" that
enabled her to sink the quits
that count"
The 20-year-old miss from
Sarasota, Fla. shot a five-under-
par 70 yesterday over the 6,333-
yard course for a four-round
total of 297. one stroke ahead
of Betty Jameson of San An
tonic, Tex.
Marlene doesn't think she's
hitting the ball any better than
last year.
"It's just that I have more
confidence and that seems to
give me better control over the
short puts that count" she said.
In fourth place and trailing,
the leader, Babe Zaharias, by
five strokes at the beginning of
the fourth round, Marlene shot
one under par 36 on the front
nine, clipping one stroke off par
on the seventh and ninth holes
and going one over on the sixth.
At that point. Miss Bauer and
her confidence" began to sizzle.
She had brides on the 10th,
18th, 18th and 18th holes and
five pars.
Miss Bauer's 73-77-77-70 was
worth $1,000. Miss Jameson, the
second-round leader who scared
to an 80 in the third round. fired
a 72 yesterday. Her check
totaled $3.50.
Mrs. Zaharias, who led Louise
Suggs of Atlanta by three
strokes after three rounds, had
two-over par-77 for a 299 and
$500 third-place money.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Last Week.
Enter Mary Mellon
Brush Race Saturday
Special Dispatch 10 The Sior

MIDDLEBURG, Va, April II.
Five contenders for interna-
tional steeplechase honors will
get their final workout over
brush fences here Saturday in
the Mary Mellon Steeplechase.
Meeting half a dozen other
American jumpers in the Mellon
Stakes, the American contingent
later will go on to Belmont Park
for a showdown with English,
Irish and French champions in
the International Steeplechase
there May 8.
The brush feature here will be
only one of an outstanding card
which includes the Middleburg
Hunt Cup. smile timber test,
as well as a full program of
hurdles and fat races.
Middleburg's grandstand, which
provides a view of the entire
course in every event, has been
refurbished this season and the
turf is reported in top condition.
Last week end the jumping
horses were scattered up and
down the Eastern Seaboard, rae
ing in North Carolina and Rich
mond and at Monkton, Md. With
the exception of a few timber
horses taking a final workout
over the Little Grand National
Course at Butler, Md, this week,
prior to the Maryland Hunt Cup,
the top stables of all three of last
weeks meet will converge on
Middleburg Saturday.
Entries at Glenwood Race
Course include timber winners
from all three of last weeks
meets.
Charles Stitzer's Warrior Gay
comes on directly from victory
in the Deep Run Hunt Cup
while DR.. Joseph Rogers Big
Breeze is headed this way after
winning in record time at Monk
ton.
The Mary Mellon nominees
who have also been named fol
the International include The
Creek owned by F. Ambrose
Clark; Holystone from the Roke.
by Stable; Pacific Pact, Ray
mond Guest; Sun Shower, Mrs
Vernon G.. Cardy: Uncle Joe, s
double winner at the Rolling
Rock races last fall. owned b!
Mrs. T. A. Randolph of Upper
vile, and Sundowner, James F
McHugh.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
George Washington Wins
Annapolis Sailing Races
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April IL
George Washington University
won the Naval Academys two
day annual spring invitational
regatta, piling up 28l points IN
80 races over the week end.
CIV. which had taken the lead
after Saturdays sailing with 2o2
points, added 79 more in 13 races
yesterday to beat the Merchant
Marine Academy. which was
second with 248 points
Tied for third were Navy ana
Rhode Island at 247,s with
Princeton three points behind
with 244.
The other schools in order
we're: Catholic University, 224;
Georgetown, 217; Cornell, 20l;
Webb Institute. 200; Tufts Uni
versity, 1870; Army, 157; Ohio
State, 1876, and Michigan, 81.
High-point skipper for the re-
gatta was John Dodge OF George
Washington.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Correlation Likely
To Meet Errard King
In Saturday, Gotham
By the Assoeioted Prsss

NEW YORK, April 12.-SignS
indicate New York racing fans
will get their first 1854 glimpse
Of Correlation. future-book fa-
vorite for the Kentucky Derby,
in the Gotham Stakes at Ja-
maica Saturday, but nobody in
authority will say definitely.
The Florida Derby winner was
shipped to New York especially
for the 100000 Wood Memorial
on April ga week before the
Derby is run at Churchill Downs.
That was scheduled to be his
final prep for the mile-and-a-
quarter classic for 3-year- -olds.
But Willie Shoemaker, Core
Evening star., 1954-04-12

lation's regular jockey, is due in
from the West Coast Tuesday.
And Robert S. Lytle, owner OF
the bay son of Free America, is
slated to arrive from his Cali
fornia home Friday.
Trainer Won't Say.
That would indicate Correla-
ton will start Saturday in the
$50, ,000-added Gotham Mile.
Trainer Noble Treewitt, however,
refuses to say yes or no. The
colt is ready following several
sharp workouts at Belmont Park.
There is no question, however,
about Joseph Gavegnano's Err
rard King, who reeled off 6 fur
longs in 1:1025 in beating c. v.
Whitney's Fisherman in the Ex-
perimental Handicap at Jamaica
Saturday. It was the fastest
clocking in the 15-year history
of the Experimental.
Errard King will go in the
Gotham, according to Trainer T.
j. Barry, and if he runs all right
he'll be shipped to Louisville for
his final preps. He was not
named for The Wood.
Hes a pretty nice horse, as
any one who saw him last year
will know" Barry said. HE
came out of the Experimental in
perfect shape"
Fisherman Unlucky.
Fisherman'S immediate future
is much like that of Correlation.
The Whitney colt. 19-to-10
favorite in the Experimental,
had excuses for his defeat in
that race.
Trainer Syl Veitch said he
would await word from Whitney
before announcing definite plans
Veitch would prefer to skip the
Gotham and go after The Wood
with the Derby the next stoE
if the colt performs well. The
trainer feels four races on sue
cessive Saturdays would be toe
much for the little brown son Of
Phalanx.
If we're going to make the
Derby, we've got to skip one OF
the other" Veitch said while ex-
pressing satisfaction over Fisher
mans showing in the Expert
mental.
1T was his first start of the
year, and he ran a good race
considering he was blocked of
in the early part" Veitch said
IT just hope he improves and
think that with a little more
distance he'll do okay."
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Ted Williams Arrives
In Boston From Miami
By the Assoeiated Press

BOSTON, April 12.-Ted Will
liams who is still undergoing
treatment for his shoulder frac-
ture. arrived in Boston last night
after a plane fight from Miami.
The lanky baseball star was
unavailable to sports writer's, but
is expected to visit DR.. Russell
Sullivan-the physician who op-
Grated on his shoulder-for a
checkup. Williams may start light
exercise soon in FenWay Park.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Silver Spring Billiard Meet

In an effort to find the best
billiard players in the area, the
Silver Spring Recreation Center
will sponsor a straight" tourna-
ment in the next three weeks.
the winner to take on World
Champion Willie Mosconi in a
200-point match May 2. Phone
Juniper 8-4660 for further infor-
nation.
Evening star., 1954-04-12

NEW YORK, April IL R.-A
pack of matches caught fire in
George Shuba's left hand and
probably made him unavailable
to the Dodgers for pinch-hitting
for several days. The hand was
so burned he was unable to grip
a bat Yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Lido Wins Soccer Cup

The Lido Soccer Club holds the
County Cup today after scoring
a To victory over Ridgely yes
terday, giving it a one-point edge
in the two-match series. Ridge
ly won the first game a week ago.
7-3.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Derby Future Book
Has Correlation 2-1
And Fishermen Al

By The Associoted Press

AUGUA CALIENTE, Mex
leo. April 12.-Robert S.
Lytle's Correlation has been
cut from 3 to to 2 to l in
the Caliente future book on
the Kentucky Derby.
Fisherman and Determine,
now are joint second choices
at 4 to 1, a reduction from
S to /, while Hasty Road. in
fourth place, was cut from 10
to to 5 to /.
Palm Tree, a 15-to-1 entry,
was pared to 8 to l. and
Errard King from 20 to Is to
/, due to her Experimental
Handicap victory.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Hockey PIdyoffs

TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Calgary at Edmonton Calgary Leads
best-of-seven series, 2-D.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal, l; Detroit. o Sudden death
overtime).
SATURDAYS RESULTS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Detroit 2; Montreal. 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland. 8; Hershey, ] cleveland
leads best-of-seven series, Bib.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Edmonton, 8; Calgary, 2.
TOMORRoW'S SCHEDULE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Detroit at Montreal.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland at Hershey.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Indions to Stoy at Tucson

CLEVELAND, April IL (P.-
The Indians announced today
that their spring baseball train
ing camp would be at Tucson.
Ariz., again next year.
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Crazy Mixed-up' Playground
Becomes Children S Fuyorite

ground, looking like a surrealist
painters design, are four lad-
ders bent 'limply" together un-
til their heads meet. The result
Is two crossed arcs. Children
who climb high enough md
themselves climbing head-down-
ward down the other side.
Strange Constructions.
Around the ladders are 10
other strange constructions. The
biggest is a 7-foot-high in
clined plane leading to a Jump
ing-off place. The youngsters
can either slide down fireman's
pole on one side or climb down
a set of iron rungs on the other.
Yesterday a chubby first-
grader marshaled her classmates
in two lines on the ramp.
"This is the downside;; that's
the upside. Get over there" she
said.
Elsewhere on the lot are twin
sets OF sewer pipe. which look to
different children like horses.
cannon, forts or just tunnels.
There is a cinder- block SAIL
boat with an iron mast. q s.
foot X-shaped wall pierced by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-01

armholes. . cinder- block igloo
with windows and a skylight and
serpentine wall like Thomas JEFF
Persons at the University of
Virginia. except for It's square
corners and iron rungs up the
sides.
Stage to Discover.
AT one corner are four rows
OF hard seats facing three crazy
angled cinder-b block walls. When
the children come between the
walls. it suddenly turns into q
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stage, complete with backdrop.
apron and wings.
What seems to be q pile OF
bricks with q pole sticking out
the top is understood BY the
children to be a circular STAIR
case with q handrail.
The project is the work Of the
schools Home and School AS
ISOLATION. The parents group
raised the $4,000 to build it at q
fair last spring.
1t was suggested by q similar
playground at the Parkside
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star STAN Pnolos.

School, Silver Spring. Nd, which
got a big play In a national
magazine when 1t first went up.
The Lafayette playground is the
first of its kind In the District.
It will be dedicated and turned
over to the District, represented
by Commissioner Renah Cam
alier. at 3 pm. Sunday. Also
on hand will be members OF the
Recreation Department. which is
watching the experiment closely
and may model It's own facilities
after IL.