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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Star Games Summaries

EVENING STAR INVITATION TO-
YARD C'Isnni HIGH auRDLES-First heat: i
Bob . Aolgp lvillanoVaSa Time, 81.
olympic Club; 3WDon Keller Keller Pri hnteUSa
U. Time, 90.
Third heat Ivan Bruner. Michi-
E gan u: 21Don MvtcAulifie; Navy; B
80.
Finals Ivan gruner, Michigan:
Hm oIosnn MSAulitfe, Navy: ,3-Wallace
DisTRiCT AAU 100: YARD DASH
Libert; Catholic u; Paul Harris. Car
IS Second heat: I'd Bailey, unat-
4 %ims Y9 Hinkle' Baldwin Wallace.
Third heat, Paul, GOULD, GEORGE
s sSTn FF g r; IA; I0Leroy Jackson Dun
Er6sh RaS Faq S Salsg S GsGHssaHwn
mike, Hidden. Georgetown u; 4-Le
Roy 6sak;Sa pqnSiF H s. P P%f lo First
State; aERebecca Ayars pS Chicago a cYo:
33m,Loretstsa Pelosi' German-American Ac.
=. Second heat; Mae Faggs, Tennessee
GYo: 3T7Mabel Landry, chicago cYo.
sts THai: bools: b Esss H. T e sYo
cynthia THOMPSON, Tennessee State;
4-1Rebecca Ayars' Chicago CYo. Time:
DISTRICT AAU 6OO-rARD CHAMPION
SHIP 1.-TWO sections with medals on time
oasS sec Frosh AA sm RsS
Unattached: Sob Smith. Armstrong
Sssioa MeArdie ansslsS uG s
Fred sd.t Abington' Georgetown y: 49,.
Crosby Day. GEORGETOWN Frosh IA. Time
80 EXCHANGE CLUB SPRINT SERIES
tached: Michael Agostini. anat.
SOB RseEsn Seton Hail; 5- Indy
80 YARD DASH: l-Michael Ages uni.
sna EadS Re@ie ATs FF9Fs
Kavs, Morsan State; Bob Keesan
sp EXeEXS sARrs cLTS x.E NylTA ALTON!
S NS5ssn s stass Kses.6 ss,ss Ss
Points: iNMichaei Agostini, unat-
tachcd 49, Art Bragg, unattached
II; ,3--Ken KAYE. Morgan State 5; A.
Liz M ~ l,,,3 NY oNr 3 SPRINT
MEDLEY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP: l.
Catholic u. (Flynn. Powderly. Libert.
T Eayol; 2@ r. College; 3
AAU OPEN HANDICAP $50 YARD
RUN Two Sections with medals on time
DISSATISFACTION A: .1-William Going,
DUNCAN Sutphin. Princeton. Section
p: 1-Don Johnson, Morgan State; p, 2.
Wilde, Pennsylvania. Best Time: Il
Don johnson, Morgan State; William
Going, Georgetown; 3 - Carl Party.
Maryland. Time: 1893.
INVITATION WOMENs 7O.YARD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
By George Huber

One of the most thrilling and
crowd-pleasing performances at
the Star Games last night was
a bit of very unofficial high
jumping by Victor Fritts of the
Shannahan Catholic Club of
Philadelphia.
Fritts, the IC-4A high jump
champion in 1850, when he was a
student at Penn State. arrived
too late to compete in that event
last night after driving IL hours
from Chapel Hill. N. c., where he
Is a graduate student at the
University of North Carolina.
The event was all over when
he arrived. with Ken Wiesner of
the Great Lakes Naval station
the winner at feet 2 inches.
Meet officials persuaded Fritts
to dress and take some jumps
however, with the understanding
that 1t was all very unofficial.
The bar still was at 6 feet 2
inches when he came on the
floor. Without a warmup jump,
he cleared that with room to
spare. A remarkable perform
ance considering that high
jumpers usually need to work
their way up to such heights.
The crowd nearly lifted the
Armory roof with its cheers at
that point. but it had something
even more to cheer about when
on his second Jump Fritts cleared
6 feet inches. The bar then
was raised to SIS, and barely
missed on his three attempts.
Weisner offered to turn over
to Fritts The Evening Star
trophy he had won with his off,
cial 6-foot-2 leap, but Fritts re-
fused. However. meet officials
promised Fritts a special medal
for his performance.
Fritts arrived late for the meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

HIGH HURDLES CFinals): 1-Constance
Ba9Sara H GesImlanA AMERICA
Daniel it N.Y.p.A.i. fine: a e.s NC
EVENING STAR INVITATION 500.
novs RUIZ sc}Sans Gmai sp5ssn villa
7. W Mashburn, Oklahoma: 49, Jim
Pentzer. Maryland. Time: 1:14.
,,;oo0:YAkD RUN: i@:;carl joyce. =: s.
ton y; a-Ben Angle. v,M'i, Time:
,y IgTi .}EoS cE IAN III; -, OF COMMERCE.
srd Truck; unattached; Fred Wit,
A&M: 4aaBil Ashenfeitef.' N.Y.X.c.
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New York PAL; Observation-Disclosures
a. G a JUNE oNE- MILE RELAY OPEN HANpr-
Club (Jimeson. Colburn, Horsley. Schaf-
fer; 2-Morsan State COLLEGE; 3-Dun-
Section B: Armstrong tchatman,
Cardozo:. B Episcopal. Time, 3:4i.1.
Special Section-Intercoll FRESH
P Peterson Hannsly Mo cSnnG s
ExENiSG STAR TNvrTATioN HIGH
JUMP- Ike Wiesner,. Navy s #. 2
Wilfred Lee. Pennsyivsnis. and MD G SsSs:
H0I NTEk Ma5E1aRd t eNE-MrLE RELAY
Mskozsvn, sR1sSSouy.n ?yS s.f'
1891; section B: 1ILst: JoseDh.s Col:
ssyTpesl; 2-west Chester Teachers: 81
. .r Si%H q o.cosFESkEsNSS;Rs, ONE MILE
Sta{s SRsasRSnd Me INV. solomon:
THE The AcAcixa iN y1%s TioSS TWO.
NYA t RUN ca nOEssh H NeSc s
Browning Ross. Penn. Ac. Time: a:02.9
NV hwy re'G alfeAaGuE INTERCOLLEGIATE
oNE-MILE RELAY-i-Princeton tEiein.
Markishon, Lowry. Keller; 2-CorneIl:
3-Nayal Academy. Time: 3:27.9 new
INTERCOLLEGIATE TwO.MILE RE.
(McDade, Krause. Hisginbotham. Dufiy):
na Ma9yiana T 1oea Saass o SsStSn
III EElEE f%f e eiSSa; MEMORIAL Two
Maltese Weber, Raudenbush1; .. Cor:
GEiCO INVITATION POLE VAULT"
Se!ry T Dan Iaa ohaG sissf &
In; 3. Bruce Hescock. Boston w.
JAMES FIELDING MEMORIAL TWO.
MILE RELAY. Fordham (Tarsney.
Foley, Persichetty, Courtney; 2. George.
town; 3. Michigan. Time 1924.
VARIETY CLUB INVITATION CAPITAL
ONE-MILE RELAY. Section III. Nor.
gan State johnson. Wade, Culbreath,
Rogers); z. Penn State; 3; villanova;
(Stroup, Hemler, Wilson. Pentzer); 2,
Boston; 3. Syracuse. Time: 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Georgetown Beaten
By ST. Francis, 77-52
Special Dispoteh 10 The Sior

BROOKLYN. N. Y. Jan. %
Leading all the way, the St,
Francis college basketball team
defeated slow-starting George
town five. 77-52 this evening in
the Second Corps Artillery Ar
mory.
The crowd of $500 saw the
winners throw up an alright
defense in the first half during
which time the Hoyas were able
to sink only three baskets, two
coming in the last four minutes
of play by Buehler and Scott.
The lone basket registered in the
opening quarter by Georgetown
was contributed by Cowley.
In the meantime, the Francis
cans were peppering in baskets
from underneath. Hank Dauben-
schmidt, their 6-foot-9 center
pitched in 16 points in the first
half and wound up with a total
OF 30 for the evening.
Bob Scott was the only Hoya
who was not affected by the
strange court and he threw in
six field goals in the role of sub
stitute. His output was IA.
1t was Georgetown's sixth set
back in IA games this season and
st. Francis 18th victory in 16
games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
By the Associated Press

MIAMI, Jan. 23.-Ted VIII
liams was sued for separate
maintenance in circuit court here
today by his wife, Doris.
Mrs. Williams accused the Bos-
ton. Red Sox star of "mistreat-
ment and abuse, both privately
and publicly" over the past six
years.
They were married May 4.
1914. at Pensacola, Fla, while
Williams was serving as a Ma
rine flight instructor in World
War II. He was called back
into service in the Korean war
and flew 38 missions.
The couple have one daughter,
Barbara Joyce, s. who is now
with the mother at the family
home in Perrine. so''th Of Miami.
Mrs. Williams charged in her
petition that Williams "swears
at her. using language that 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Ineey Called Best Ever in City
Agostini Birthday Celebration
Comes on Third Try Indoors

were used at the Boston K. of c..
meet last Saturday. where he
beat Andy Stanfield and Indy
Remigino. and at the Phila-
delphia Inquirer meet Friday
night, when he had trouble with
the starting gate and failed to
make the finals.
That wasn't the only time he
had trouble with starting ap-
paratuS. In the National AAU
championships last summer his
starting blocks slipped and he
finished eighth, although his
time was a rather terrific 81
seconds. Just to show how good
he is when he's right, he did
the century in 9.4 last summer,
a time matched only by one
other man in 1858, Thane
Baker of Kansas State.
Another record-breaker on his
birthday anniversary was Hor-
ace Ashenfelter, who broke his
own mark for this meet with a
9:02.9 race in the 2-mile. He
was 81 yesterday.
When Catholic University
won the Mason-Dixon sprint
(see HUBER, Page C-2J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Ted Williams Wife Files Suit
For Separate Maintenance

profane, abusive and obscene. /"
She alleged further that he has
hit. beaten and struck" her and
made "life an intolerable burden
and physical impossibility."
She asked for use of the fam
lily home, title to a Cadillac car,
custody Of the daughter. peri
odic support money and reason
able attorney fees.
Hearing on the suit has been
set tentatively for February IL.
Mrs. Williams, the former
Doris Soule of Princeton, Mimi,
refused further comment when
reached at her home tonight.
Williams rejoineG the Red Sox
late last season after returning
from Korea. In previous sea-
sons. he had earned salary re-
ported to be more than 500, 900
a year. Recently, Golfer Sam
Snead joined Williams large
fishing tackle business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
By George Huber

i. Michael Agostini, the Villanova
freshman from Trinidad who is
the newest sensation around the
indoor track circuit, was cele-
brating his nineteenth birthday
last night when he broke the
meet record with 9.6 seconds in
the 100-yard dash and also won
the 8O-yard dash and finished
second in the 70-yard dash. The
time was the best ever recorded
on an American indoor track.
Agostini is the son Of an Ital-
ian father and Portuguese moth
e. and the combination has pro-
duced a rather handsome young
ster. the dark olive skin and
black wavy hair.
Agostini, a 5-foot-71a 148-
FOUNDER, gets his speed from his
tremendous calves. His ankles
are spindly, but he says that SO
far he has had no trouble with
them from running on board
tracks.
Last nights meet was only his
third on boards. and it was his
first attempt at running in
rubber-soled shoes. Spiked shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Senators Squad Of As
Biggest in History;
Fourth Negro Added
By Burton Hawkins

Four Cuban Negroes and nine
minor leaguers rated promising
enough to drill with the parent
club will be included among the
46 players who will report for
spring training with the Sen
ators late next month at Or
lando. Fla. 1t will be the bulkieSt
Washington squad in history.
The first colored players to
get thorough tryouts for a job
will be First Baseman Julio Bee
quer and Outfielders Juan Delis,
Angel Scull and Carlos Paula.
The latter. a strapping 6-foot-3
right-handed hitter, recently
was purchased by the Senators
after batting .309 with Paris,
Tex. of the Big State League
this season.
Among II outfielders only Jim
Busby and Tom Implicit are as
sured of jobs, with Busby fix
ture in center and Implicit,
obtained from the Boston Red
Sox last month, taking over III
left. The battle for rightf1eld
could be a mob scene unless the
Senators land another estab-
lished outfielder in deal.
Several Compete for Job.
Competing for the post will be
Gil Coan. Bruce BARNES, Frank
Campos, Dan Porter, Kite
Thomas and Clyde Vollmer, in
addition to Delis, Paula and
Scull. BARNES batted 1920 with
Chattanooga last season before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

(See SENATORS, Page C-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Too Lote After ll-Hour Drive
Too Lote After 1Hour Drive
Fans Go Wild as Cold Jumper Clears 81

because Of the snowy roads.
Chapel Hill, he said, has its deep
est snow in years. and the driv-
ing was slow and tricky all the
way. Fritts. incidentally. was
wearing a North Carolina track
unifrom. something I had to
borrow at the last minute" he
said. having misplaced both his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

Penn State and Shanahan &C
uniforms.
THE only thing I'm going to
do now" he said after jumping,
lis get a good meal and go to
bed. I'm tired"
It seems he had examinations
yesterday and this morning be-
fore leaving North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

(See STAR GAMES, Page C-20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
.We|bournb Beats
.Laz in Vault;
Joyce Triiumphs
5000 Fans Watch
9.6 Century, New
Mile, 2-MiIe Marks
Continued From Page AID

Continued From Page AID
bitter defeat for Lac, who was In
high good humor when he was
running ahead but who reacted
differently when Welbourn hit
14-feet-4. and then four inches
higher. Lac three times missed
at 14-feet-8 and gave Welbourn
a short handshake.
Lag holds the meet mark at
is feet 3 inches.
Bragg's Seventh Straight.
Bragg won his seventh straight
race in the sprint series over q
three-year period when he cap
tured the 70-yard dash in 7.3
over Agostini and Ken KAYE, the
former Dunbar student.
A half hour later Agostini came
back to beat Bragg in the 30
yard dash in 80. with Indy
Remigino. the Olympic 100-meter
champion. third.
The field rested 40 minutes be-
fore Agostini, winner Of the So
yard dash in the Boston K. of c.
games last week in what was
considered a major upset, re-
peated in the 100 in the national
record time. Bragg was second
and KAYE third.
Agostini thus took the title in
a 1921 point basis. with Is
points to IL for Bragg and S for
KAYE.
The runners who held the 100
record with Clarke, all here: were
Joe Ciancibelli Of Manhattan.
James Fielding Of Georgetown
and Macdonald Bailey of Great
Britain.
Ashenfelter Takes Over.
The 2-mile found Frank Pflag-
ing Of Georgetown the leader for
two laps. but Ashenfelter took
over at the third. Ashenfelter
ran the first mile in an unofficial
4:31.5 and by that time it was
a two-man race, with Cappy
sticking on his heels.
The winner held his advantage
through 10 laps of the 16-lap
grind but Cappy passed him and
drew a big cheer from the crowd.
| AShenfelter Rugged Cappy's
heels until he took command
again with two laps to 60. Only
q yard separated them until the
gun sounding the last lap and
Ashenfelter gradually increased
his margin and on the final turn
he really pulled away.
Bill AShenfelter, brother Of
the two-mile winner and also
an FBI man. led the mile at
the halfway mark, giving way
to Wilt after the fourth lap.
Wilt held the lead twice around,
but Truck passed him in a
hurry and for the third straight
meet Wilt was runnerup. He
lost last Saturday to Josy Bar
thel before his two defeats by
Truck, who ran the two fastest
miles of last season.
Gaffney Beats Mashburn.
Favored j. w. MaShburn Of
Oklahoma arrived just before
event time in The Evening Star
Invitation 600. but waived
delay which was offered and
ran on schedule. He led from
the beginning but lost the ad-
vantage after 400 yards to Joe
Gaffney of Villanova, who de-
(See STAR GAMES, Page C-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

starting gate. . Four Of the best, who
came directly from the Philadelphia In
quirer games, complained that in Philly
the gate, similar to those used in horse
and dog racing, threw them of stride
II couldn't do anything in Philadelphia, !"
said Mike Agostini, the sensational 19-year-
old Trinidad Splinter, "and it may be while
before regain the knack of starting with
a gun and no gate" :. Joining Agostini
in sentiment, If not in speed, were Indy
Remigino, Ken KAYE and Bob Keegan. :.
An hour after he spoke, Agostini wrapped
up the sprint series with record SO for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Penn Appoints
Spartan Aide as
Football Coach
Steve Sebo Appointed
To Succeed Munger,
Never Sow Quokers


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-
Steve Sebo. who has never seen
the University Of Pennsylvania
football team play. today was
named head coach of the Red
and Blue a'idders. succeeding
George Munger.
II know it's going to be a
tremendous job" the 39-year-old
Sebo told newsmen after Penn's
athletic director. Jerry Ford. an
nounced the appointment of the
Michigan State backfield coach
Sebo is PENIS 14th coach
and the fourth non -alumnuS--
since the Quakers started play
ing football in 1876.
He's noted as strict tactician,
and a keen student of gridiron
techniques. In his three years as
aide to Michigan States Clarence
(Biggie) Mum, the Spartans
won q and lost but one. Last
season. Michigan State was CO.
champion of the Big Ten and
beat UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
Personnel Problem.
Sebo said, II hope to use the
same offense at Penn that we
have at Michigan State-pro-
vided weGhave that type of player
personnel"
That. probably. will be the
catch. PENIS squad averages
about As men, compared to
nearly 10 for Michigan State.
Besides. the Quakers. under Ivy
League rules. can't participate
in spring practice Sebo admits
that will hurt"
Ford said he contacted Sebo
in November. after Michigan
State completed its regular
schedule. The new coach signed
a three-year contract earlier this
week.
At Michigan State, Sebo said
he had no contract.
At Penn. however. he will hold
the rank of associate professor
of physical education.
Munger. who will assume his
new duties as PENIS director of
physical education February /.
coached Is years at his alma
mater, His teams won 80, lost
AZ and tied 10.
Sebo said ne planned to talk
with Munger about the squad.
but the ex-coach made it clear
Il am through with football"
and the "entire responsibility
rightly belongs with Sebo." l.
Clear Hand on Assistant.
Sebo. who said he plans to
bring his wife and 2-year- old
son, Jimmy. to Philadelphia
next week. said Ford had given
him "a clear hand" to pick his
assistants and that he would
have a minimum OF three-an
end. backf1eld and line coach.
II would like to take someone
from the Michigan State staff, /"
Sebo admitted. but I don't know
what the situation is here or
there. There's really no, great
hurry"
Sebo came to Michigan State,
his alma mater. in 1850 as fresh
man, coach, and was named
backfieid coach the following
year. Before that. in 1919, he
was backfield coach at Harvard
and in. 1946-47-48 he was head
coach and athletic director at
Alma (Mich.) College. In 1913
Alma was one of Is unbeaten
and united football teams in the
Nation.
Sebo, whose parents were born
in Hungary and came to the
United States about 1908, said
his greatest thrill as an under
graduate was in 1884 when, as
a halfback. his Spartan team
tSee PENN. Page C-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Agosn Truck and Ashefeter shatter Records in Star Games
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

games at the National Guard Armory last night
sighed unanimous relief when they discovered that
Director Dorsey Griffith not employing the Ben Ogden
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Great Books

One of the fine achievements
OF pocket books is the en-
larged, up to date edition Of
"Good Reading" (New Ameri-
can Library, a Mentor Book;
so cents).' There are lists of
books in the categories .of
modern novels, the drama,
poetry. essays and criticism,
biography. religion, philoso-
ply. anthropology, history,
science. politics, reference
books. the classics. These are
not more listings. however.
Each title is followed BY a
thumbnail description of it's
contents. two or three lines
perhaps, with the publisher
and price listed where, as in
most instances, the book is in
print. Each classification of
books is preceded by a brief
expository essay, the contri-
button of a recognized author
ity.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Weisz Pupils

While the memorial exhibi-
tion Of work by the late Eugen
WeiSz was on view at the Cor
coran Gallery, the Colony
(1737 De Sales street, opened
an exhibition honoring Weisz
as a teacher of art. Extend
ing through December. the
show is composed of a painting
by one former student from
each year that Weisz taught at
the Corcoran School. Nearly
all the artists represented are
well known in Washington art
circles and frequent partici-
pants in local shows.
The exhibitions dominant
impression is that Eugen Weisz
taught each student to develop
his own individual expression,
and not to become a mere echo
of the strong work of Weisz
himself. This show has work
by conservative and abstract
painters, romanticists and ex-
presslonists.
Rowland Lyon paints only
hours that shine, even though
their locale is humble, as in
his washington Pawn Shop"
James Cupoli's glimpse of
"The Old Canal" is romantic,
as is also Omar Carrington's
Swamp Moon" Theodore
Kane paints vividly a rainy
evening in Baltimore. Ken
meth Stubbs' "Ponte Vecchio"
places abstract people against
clean-cut architecture. More
modern in ldiom are Mimi
Dubois Bottoms cubist fruit
still life, Jack Berkman's
mesa Country" with rugged,
simple mountain forms, and
Gustav Trois' Masquerade"
Bob Hoke's beautiful natu-
ralistic pastel of a little girl
is the most engaging of por-
traits and figures in the show.
Gladys Harrison's big Top
per" "a clown has appropriate
Evening star., 1954-12-05
This Is Dorothy Roberts Finest
Reviewed by John M. Rosson

LAUNCELOT, MY BROTHER.
BY Dorothy James Roberts.
(Appleton- Century Crofts;
$3.50
With "Launcelot. My Broth
err" Miss Roberts can claim
her place among the best of
today's American historical
novelists. This book surpasses
by far the authors last effort
THE Enchanted Cup"-and
is sure to please the reader
who, like Miss Roberts, is
partial to tales of the days of
King Arthur and his knights.
Miss Roberts is a profess
sional historian and she takes
her work seriously. There is
nothing of Hollywood in this
book. It is a serious work
which finds the exposure of
the hush = hush" Arthur
Queen Guinevere Launcelot
love triangle endangering the
Evening star., 1954-12-05

Don Afscs' closing years
Of the 10th century.
! Virginia Dare, tabled in
song and story as the first
English child born in the New
World. plays a subordinate ian
almost parentheticaD role in
this novel which has for its
hero a swashbuckler named
Dion Harvie. It is through
the adventures of this young
gallant that the story of the
earliest settlers evolves, adven-
lures which shuttle the large
cast of adventures back and
forth between London and
lonely Roanoke Island.
Mr.. Tracy offers no startling
solutions to the great gaps in
the history of the colonists.
He is content to deal with the
individuals. He is most sue
cessful with the English voy-
ayers; the Indians Maneto and
Wanchese evade him as surely
as they have evaded both his
torianS and novelists for
centuries. They remain names
slipping on and off the stage,
silent and inScrutable.
MIR. Tracy is a good story
teller if not q particularly
original one. -
The author, who now lives
at Sherwood Forest, Md. Is at
work on a Civil War novel.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
The Flower of the Clerical World
Reviewed by Mary McGrory

FREE LOVE AND HEAVEN
LY SINNERS. BY Robert
Shaplen. (Alfred A. Knopf;
$3.50
The Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was the Liberace of
the clerical circles of his
day. Flower-strewing, fainting
women were ever in his path,
and he preached always to
fervent crowds at his Brooklyn
church. 1t appeared that this
admiration from the distaff
side was, in several cases, re-
turned in full measure.
In the course of dispensing
pastoral comfort and advice to
a grieving matron, Elizabeth
Tilton, Mr.. Beecher, accord
ing to a confession made by
Mrs. Tilton to her husband,
committed adultery with her.
Beecher, when confronted,
gave several yes-and-no an
swers. The matter was never
really cleared up, but while it
simmered Mrs. Tilton was to
reaff1rm and deny these dis
closures several times. For