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Evening star., 1954-03-27
9-Day Sports Show
Opens al Armory

The International Sports, Ira
vel and Vacation show opened
its nine-day stand at the Ar
mory today, featuring the pres
entation of a traditional cere-
monial doll by Tatsuko Iguchi,
daughter of the japanese Am
basSador. to Mrs. Douglas Nc
Kay, wife of the Secretary of
the Interior. The presentation
was to be at 2::30.
The ceremony commentaries
the Tooth anniversary of the
JapaneSe-American trade treaty.
Sports celebrities at the show
are Golfers Sammy Snead and
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, SWIM
mer Florence Chadwick, Jack
Sharkey, former heavyweight
boxing champion, who will give
a demonstration of fly casting;
Ann Marston, 19-year-old arch
cry expert, and Jimmy Risk,
fancy horseshoe pitcher. A wa
ter tank show will be held with
Canadian woodsmen competing
in log-rolling. fitting and
other events.
Mrs. Zaharias will appear on
Monday only. Snead will con-
duct twice-a-day clinics today
through Tuesday. The shows
will be put on twice daily. at
$3.50 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Novice Player Is Hailed
As World Billiards Kinu
BY the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 81
Luther LasSiter. 35-year-old
novice from Elizabeth City, N. c.,
today claims the worlds pocket
billiards championship.
He was awarded the title last
night by a group of professional
billiards players after his 81
inning victory over Irving Crane,
former world champion from
Binghamton, N. Y, 15O-12O.
LasSiter, playing in his second
championship tournament, fin
ished with 1912 record.
Jimmy Moore. Albuquerque,
N. Mex. took second place with
an 8-4 record. He was awarded
the position over Crane, who also
had an 8-4 mark, because his
point total of 1880 was 80 more
than Cranes.
Willie Mosconi, recognized by
the Billiards Congress of Amer
lea as the champion, did not
compete as the BCA refused to
sanction the tournament.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Ohio State Leads Swimmers
Despite Ford Konno's Defeat

last night in low board diving
won by its Fletcher Gilders with
441.10 points. His teammates,
Morely Shapiro and Jerry Har-
rison, came in third and fifth
in the eight-man competition.
Ohio State has 40 points to
Michigan's SO. Yale. the de-
Tending champion, has 10.
well have the same bunch
back and right in there for the
high board title" Mike Peppe,
Buckeye coach. said.
He also will have his flashy
Olympic trio from Honolulu in
the water-and each of them is
a recordholder in the event he
goes in today.
Yoshi Oyakawa, who kept his
NCAA 200-yard backstroke title
by edging Larry Helm Of Stan
ford in 2:09.8, goes in the dorsal
100-yard today. He holds the
listed world and NCAA records
and has staked claim to a new
world time and the American
mark.
Dick Cleveland captured the
50-yard free-style in 0:22.3 and
today goes in the 100-yard free
style.
He holds the world, American
| and intercollegiate records.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
CIV Meeting Princeton
In Beer Muq Reoutto

George Washington Univer-
sity. in the first Of eight sailing
events this season, meets Prince
ton in the seventh annual Beer
Mug Regatta today off Buzzard's
Point.
Shippers sailing for the Co.
lonials are John Dodge, Lorenz
Schrenk, William Clark and
Peter Davis. The prize is a silver
plated beer mug. Each team has
won three times.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
CoIIegian Leads Pros
Into Second Round
OF AzaIea Open
BY the Associossd Press

WILMINGTON, N. c., Mar. ~.
Mine years ago golfing history
was made in North Carolina
when two amateurs won success
Sive major open tournaments.
Cary Middlecoff, now a pro-
feSsional. started the uprising by
winning the North and South
Open at Pinehurst as Ben Hogan
was forced to settle for second
place. The following week at
Durham, Frank Stranahan COM
pleted a sweep for the amateurs
by finishing first ahead Of Porky
Oliver.
The stage was set for another
performance along those lines
as the $4,000 Azalea Open head
ed into its second round today,
Arnold Palmer, Wake Forest Col
lege star from Latrobe, Pa, held
a one-Stroke lead over Jimmy
Turnesa, Briarcliff, N. Y, after
a rain-Spattered opening round.
Palmer, back in school after a
Coast Guard hitch, played a
tremendous round. His 1895
was seven under par for the
6,652-yard Cape Fear Country
Club course and only one stroke
over the tournament record set
five years ago by Paul O'Leary.
Palmer. a former Southern in
tercollegiate champion and twice
medaliSt in NCAA championship
play before going into service,
holed seven puts from eight to
80 feet. starting with a 30-footer
on the first hole. He started
with four brides.
Last year Palmer won the Ohio
State amateur title and in the
National Amateur toppled Rep
reSentative Jack WeStland, de-
Tending champion.
TurneSa, with six brides and
II pars. had a neat 66 for sec
ond place. In all, 35 players
were under par and 13 more hit
par 70 on the nose.
The leaders.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Annual Trials Held
By Potomac Hunt
Spsei1i oispo,eh 10 The S.or

Speefoi DisPcteh 10 The Stor
POTOMAC. Md. Mar. 81
Huntsmen gathered here today
for the annual Potomac hunter
trials.
The trials. scheduled to begin
at 10:30 am, were set for a
course laid out next to the Po-
tomac Hunt kennels.
Events included the Joseph ].
Cotter Bowl event for lady
hunters. the Elinor Wheeler
Exnicios Trophy for Potomac
Hunt members, the Foxcatchers
Plate for pairs, the Potomac Plate
for teams and the Gracias Tro-
ply for the grand championship.
The grounds may be reached
by driving out River road to
Potomac where direction signs
have been set up.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Sontee Top Attraction Tonight
In Chicago Assault on Records

mile since Glen Cunningham'S S
4:04.4 in 1888.
Other top entries include Fred
Wilt and Horace Ashenfelter, in
the two-mile; Harrison billiard,
seeking his eighth straight high
hurdles title: Nal Whitfield. mid
die distance ace: Ken Wiesner,
high jumper, and Bob Richards,
pole vaulter.
Richards. who has vaulted
higher than Is feet so times. is
expected to get his main opposi-
ton from Don Laz. the former
University of Illinois star.
Ashenfelter is defending cham
pion in the 2-mile event. Last
week he scored his only victory
over Wilt in II tries. Wilt did
not compete in the Daily News
relays last year.
WieSner holds the relays high
Jump record of 6 feet. 1924 in
ches, set last year.
Whitef1eld is the defending
champion in both the 600 and
1,000-yard runs and will try to
repeat in both events.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Hiking Goal Near,
Party Passes Falls
On Way 10 Canal Boat
By George Kennedy

Supreme Court Justice Douglas
and his band Of followers passed
Great Falls this morning on the
final stretch of their hike along
the towpath from Cumberland
to Washington.
AS 1t continued from Great
Falls. the party had grown to
so due to Saturday mixers fall
ing in.
Before noon the mixers lunched
on sandwiches at Cropley, below
the Anglers Inn.
They had about Z miles to &c
to Chain Bridge to board the
canal boat used for excursions
along the rebuilt part of the
canal. They are to be towed
into Georgetown in style.
Chain Bridge is to be the end
of the long walk which will
total about ITS miles.
Hike ALI the Way.
The justice is accompanied on
the last leg of the walk by
eight mixers who have walked
every foot of the way. Two OF
them are limping bit, but they
all appear certain to make it.
They are Constant South
worth, George Frederick Miller,
Harvey Broome, CLAUS Murie
Grant Conway, John Pearmain
Albert Farwell and Colin Ritter
Sigurd Olson, Ely, Mimi, IA
nous outdoorSman, who fell out
Thursday with a swollen ankle
has suffered q second casualty
Yesterday horse which he had
been riding fell on him and
Sprained his leg.
The hike is the result of a dis
pute over how the canal strip
should be developed - whether
this long stretched owned by the
Federal Government should be
the course of a parkway or made
into a recreational alea.
The hiking group was oo,ng
slow in its last stages along the
path smooth enough for a bicycle
race.
Finishing Together.
1t is not that the hikers are
tired that makes the going slow
but it was agreed they woulo
stick together on this last lar
instead of stringing out with
the slow-pac.d walkers far be.
hind.
We had left the mountains be.
hind when we started yesterday
from Camp Kanawah, about two
miles below the Potomac's cleft
in the Catoctin Range at Point
of Rocks.
Soon we were walking with
the still waters of the Potomac
on our right and the green pas.
lures of Montgomery county or
our left. The sun was shining
1t was warmer than in the
mountains. The day was beauti-
full and everyone was in gooc
spirits.
The SeaWeed pills handed out
by John Pearmain. the advocate
of organic farming, are wonder
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Babe zaharias Leads
Peach Blossom Golf
BY the Associated Press

SPARTANBURG, S. c.. Mar.
27.-The president of the Ladies
Professional Golfers Association,
was in charge today as the sec
ond round of the Peach Blossom
Betsy Rawls golf tournament
opened.
Babe Zaharias Of Tampa, Fla,
toured the Spartanburg Country
Club course in par II as the 54-
hole event opened yesterday.
Her performance was three
strokes better than that of Louise
Suggs of Atlanta. the defending
champion, and Marlene Bauer
of Saratosa. Fla. Of the pace
with a II was Betsy Rawls, the
Spartanburg girl for whom the
$500 tournament was named.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
CIV Loses Tennis Match
10 Hampden. Sydney, II

Hampden-Sydney. a 7-2 WIN
ner over George Washington
yesterday in opening tennis
matches of the season for both
teams, plays Catholic Univer-
sity on the GU courts today.
The Colonials won only two
matches, both singles. Burt Ep-
stein defeating Mickey Hoke,
6-3, 8-6. and Andy Cole de-
feating Benny Vincent, 60,
GO.
In the closing match Of the
day at Forehand Tennis Club
and the only one requiring three
sets. Hoke and Bill Odum de-
feated Cole and Bill Russell,
"a TX
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Senators
Continued From Page Al

NNOlCIIlucu rIOm rage A-4zJ
milo Pascual and Gonzalo
Naranjo."
In addition to the unexpected
batting aid from Roig and Oldis,
Harris is pleased with the hit
ting of Mickey Vernon and Jim
Busby. Vernon is in the groove
now," Harris says. and Mickey'S
recent hitting bears out the ap-
praisal. Vernon has contributed
eight hits in his last Is attempts.
Busby is $50 hitter with IA
hits in Is tries. Tio*
For the fourth time in their
last five games the Senators pro-
duced a big inning against the
Red Sox, scoring six runs in the
third against Bill Henry. Three
times the Senators have splurged
for six runs and in another game
they sent five runs across in one
inning.
Odds Starts Big Inning.
Oldis walked to touch OF the
big inning against Boston. After
Spec Shea famed. Eddie Yost
also walked and Jerry Snyder
scored a run with a pop-f1y sin
gle to left. Vernon's single to
right, Busby's double to the
same sector after Roy Sievers
popped out, a walk to Tom
Umphlett and Roig's timely
triple completed the damage.
Lew Damman'S single, Roig's
error and Lepcio'S looping dou-
BILE gave the Red Sox their only
run in the second inning at
Shea's expense before the CELL
ing descended on the Bostonians
in the third. The Senators
picked up a run in the fourth
on Snyder's single and Ver-
mons double, added two more
against Skinny Brown in the
seventh on singles by Vernon,
Busby, Roig and Oldis, and
tapered of with a run in the
eighth on q walk to Snyder,
Angel Scull's single and Sievers'
grounder.
NOTES: The beating was the
worst inflicted on the Red Sox
this spring The Senators
have scored rs runs in their last
three games Billy Goodman
was hit on the left elbow by Shea
in the third inning and left the
game to have X-rays taken.
These were negative, but he
won't be able to play for three
or four days.
McDermott, batting for Shea
in the sixth inning, famed and,
as he did so, let the bat fly out
of his hands :. The bat scared
80 feet through the air, cleared
a 10-foot fence beyond the Red
Sox dugout and struck an elderly
man on the chest, but he wasn't
injured seriously. McDermott
gave him the bait as memento.
Jackie Jensen went hitless and
is fretting about his failure to
get going with the Red Sox. He's
hitting .232 X. Sonny Dixon
finished for the Senators and
retired nine batterS in order be-
fore Bob Broome looped a sim
gle to right in the ninth -.
That was the only hit of Dixon
in four innings.
Evening star., 1954-03-27

NORMAN, Okla. Mar. 81
One entry from Maryland. and
two from Navy have worked
their way to this afternoons
Semiflnals in the National Col
legiate Athletic Association
wrestling championships. Finals
are tonight.
Ernie Fischer. Maryland 167-
FOUNDER. defeated Don Wen Of
Toledo and Harold Broughton
Of Colorado AdSM in yesterdays
matches. He goes against Fred
Davis Of Oklahoma A8M in the
semifinals.
Pete Blair, Navy 191-pounder.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
WoyIond Girls Team
Wins AAU Basketball
BY the Assoeiated Press

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Mar. 81
Wayland College of Plainview,
Tex, won the 1854 Women's
National AAU basketball tourna-
ment last night after coming out
second best twice in three years.
Ruth Cannon's 20 points and
two free throws by Faye Wilson
In the final six seconds were the
big factors in Wayland's 1898
victory over the Kansas City
DOnS.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Maryland and Navy WrestIers
In Todoy's NCAA SemifinoIs

is matched against Gus Cato
Of Iowa State Teachers after
victories over John Robinson of
Bringham Young and William
Oberly Of Penn State. both by
falls. Gattuso. representing Navy
at 167 pounds, won three
matches. pinning Al Rial of
Texas AIM and defeating Vito
Perrone of Michigan State and
Del McGhee of Washington
State.
Oklahoma AdSM is favored to
succeed Penn State as team
champion, with six Of its orig
inal 10 entries reaching the
semifinals.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Fight Official Protests
Cancelled Minis Bout
BY the ASsoeioisd Press

ST. LOUIS, Mar. 27.-Charley
Plan Of the Missouri Athletic
Commission has protested to the
National Boxing Association
about cancellation of the bout
between Jesse Turner of st.
Louis and Holly Minis Of Wash
ington.
The fight had been arranged
for April 3 in Washington, but
was called off because of an
ankle injury to Minis.
Plan said Arthur Lieber. man
ager OF Turner, has not been no.
tilted officially of the cancella-
ton and asked that Minis be ex-
amlned by a disinterested physi-
clan. He also asked that Minis
be placed on the unavailable list
by the NBA until he can fight
Turner.
In Washington. Heinie Miller.
executive secretary of the NBA,
said the questions raised by Plan
already had been answered.
Lieber has been notified, Miller
said.
Minis was called in for an ex-
animation by the District Box
ing Commission physician, who
said, "The ankle injury was OBJ
Vlous even to a layman." The
commission will make every ef-
fort to arrange a Minis Turner
hight as soon as Minis ankle is
healed, Miller added.
Evening star., 1954-03-27


ton swing through the South.
TAMPA, Fla. (P.-Roy Cam
PAMELA. Brooklyn catcher. pre-
dicted today that Outfielder
Sandy Amoros will be one of the
major leagues best hitters before
he's through.
"Amoros has the shortest
stride at bat 1 ever saw" Cam
PAMELA observed. HE never
overstrides on a pitch and those
kind of hitters are hard to fool
Amoros, a left-handed batter,
was the International Leagues
leading hitter in 1853.
MESA, Ariz. (R.-"The most
pleasant surprise of the spring.
is Manager Phil Cavarretta' S
description of Gene Baker, the
Chicago Cubs rookie second
baseman. He is a converted
shortstop.
II knew Baker never had
played second in pro ball and
went into spring camp still un-
convinced that he had the ability
to do the job there" Cavarretta
said. But he's really shown me
something, and at the plate.
too"
The Cubs today begin a home
ward journey on which they will
play Is games, IL straight with
Baltimore and the finale with
the White Sox In Memphis
April 9.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Wilson, Dunbar Win
lnterhiqh Rifle Matches

Wilson High, with a score of
l ,239. won the Interhigh Divi-
sion u rifle championship yes
terday. AnacoStia was second
with 1928 and Tech third with
Ito.
Dunbar won the Division II
title with score of 1,414. Fran
els DAILY, with a mark of 329, was
high for Dunbar. Spingarn took
second place with a score of
1852 and Armstrong third with
1922.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
No Coaches, No Pructice

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. Mar.
q R.-No spring football prac-
tice at Central Michigan College
this year. Reason: No coaches
available. Billy Kelly. head foot
ball coach. and his aides are
coaching IN other sports now.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Fiqhts Lost Nioht

NEW YORK madison SQUARE oarden).
S%SSp0i11fsd %is' 91eSi Al Andrews. 1881. Superior.
HuADELPHIA.- Cooke. 147.
Philadelphia. .outpointed Emmy Tucci,
145, Philadelphia (6).
1854. Paris, outpointed Garth Painter
1854. Salt Lake City (1O),
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Browns Sign Motley

CLEVELAND, Mar. ~ ((PO.-
Marion Motley, veteran fullback,
and Walt Klevay, rookie back
from Ohio State, signed profoot-
ball contracts yesterday with the
Cleveland Browns.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
THE EVENING STAR Alb
Washington. D. C.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27. 10kA

full. They are made from IS
kinds Of seaweed. I opened a
barbed wire cattle barrier and
did not have the strength to
close 1t. A good hiker never
leaves a cattle gate open. Then
I swallowed a seaweed pill, ex-
erted my strength again and
managed to stretch the wire
enough to close the gate.
walked about 13 miles yes
terday just to keep from get
ting stiff.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Beuuty Is AqeIess

READING. Pa. (P. Beauty
parlor operators observed beauty
week by administering beauty
treatment to women at the
county home for the aged.
Evening star., 1954-03-27
Training Camps
Continued From Page A-12.

here next Tuesday on an exhibit
tion swing through the South.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-23
Affy.Gen. BrowneII
Urged TO Prosecute
TrumbuII Park Mob

Attorney General Herbert
Brownen has been urged to make
a thorough investigation of the
Wace-hate inspired violence at
Frumbull Park Homes in Chicago
and to prosecute vigorously those
responsible for such incidents.
This proposal was placed be-
fore the attorney general on July
Ia in conference here with
Walter White and Clarence Nit
chell. executive secretary and
director of the Washington Bur-
eau, respectively of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. Mr.. BroWnell
promised to make such an mves-
aIsation.
For year now police have
been maintained on a 24-hour
vigil to protect Negro families
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-23

who moved into the previously
all-White Trumbull Park Homes,
federally owned public hous-
ing project, Violence has flared
repeatedly and damage has been
done to the government owned
property by hoodlums who gather
nightly in the environs Of the
project.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-23
. -
.

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Elkins, 523
Leicester avenue, Detroit were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. G.. Pen
nington, 5000 W. 18th street. They
enjoyed meeting Pine Bluffians,
also their visit at AMIN college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sebastian Graves,
Memphis, have returned home af-
ter spending a brief vacation
here as guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Virgil Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. En-
och Holt, Lawyer Reed and other
relatives.
Moses Nicholson has returned to
his home in Detroit after a ten
day stay with his aunt. Mrs Hat
tie Johnson, GIG N. Hickory and
friends. Mrs. James Motley, of N
Cedar street spent several days
in TeXarkana recently as guest
of relatives. ..
Mrs. Vannette Johnson and chill
dren spent Sunday in Little Rock
as guests of Mr.. Johnson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, Charlie John
son. c. A. Jones attended the
Cardinal-New York game in St
Louis last Saturday. While there
he was the guest of his son-in
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs,
Irwin Webb. Mr., and Mrs. A. ".
Terry, ST. lief, last week for Los
Angeles and other points in Cali
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-23
AROUND Pine BLUFF

fornia, where they will visit rel
atives and friends. Clyde Man
grum, Chicago. is spending a few
days here as guest of the c, A.
Jones and in Gould, guest of Mr..
and Mrs. U, S. Mangrum and fam
lily Mrs. c. V. Ross, 720 N Lo-
Gust, has returned from Chicago
where she spent a week visiting
relatives and friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
Other AM Stations

Julius Tanner.
1900, WTTG t5)-Wrestling !:
From Chicago.
1890. WMAL (D-Seven Star
Theater: Kent Taylor is an
adventurer with an affinity
for trouble in HALF Past
Midnight"
11:25, WTOP t9)-The Late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
THE AWFUL TUNNEL.

When Handsome, the ugly elf,
spoke right out loud for the first
time in Toms life. for the first
time in history, even. why Tom
just stared at him and he was
speeches..
So the elf spoke again.
IF you want to find out about
flying saucers why don't you go
ask somebody who flies? That's
what I'd do"
Tom never took his eyes of
the stone statue. In fact. his eyes
were nearly popping out of his
head. He tried to speak but his
voice came out in a little squeak
and said nothing. It was as If he
were the statue.
Handsome went right on talk
ing. take Santa Claus. He must
fly around quite a bit with those
reindeer of his. Why don't you
go ask him what he thinks of
this flying saucer instead of sit
ting around here asking me
every day?"
Tom Gulped.
Tom gulped three times and
finally he was able to speak.
II didn't know you really
heard me when I talked to
you'll"
Good grief! Then why have
you always brought your troubles
to me?"
well, I-you-I always pre-
tended you could hear me and
that made it about the same
thing"
Exactly" said the elf. IF you
pretend something long enough
and hard enough pretty soon
it's real"
"Oh!" whispered Tom.
'Now about this flying saucer
you're so curious about. Why
not ask Santa CLAUSE"
"B but live never seen
Santa Claus in my whole life!
How could ever find him?"
WELL" confessed the elf, "I've
never seen him either but
have some friends who see quite
a bit of him. They fly, too"
who are your friends?"
witches"
"Witches?"
"Of course. Haven't you heard
of Halloween witches? Go ask
them how to get to Santa Land"
But, I don't know any
witches faltered Tom.
Il told you some of my best
friends are witches. I'll take you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
Mondays Starting foreign assignment for Junior Editors

Show: Robert Young and
Betsy Drake star in "The
Second Woman, the story of
a rising young architect.
Radio Today.
200, WMALr-Opera: Gior-
dano's Andrea Chenier''
stars Mario Del Monaco.
zinka Milanov, Herta Glaz
and Leonard Warren.
2:45, WRC, VOL - Football:
Notre Dame VS.. Southern
Methodist.
$500, WTOP--Football: Balti-
more Colts VS.. Los Angeles
Rams.
1900, WWDC-Report to the
People: District Commits
sioner Camalier is quizzed by
Reporters Harry Bacas of The
Star and Albion B. HALEY of
The Post and Times-H
IFS, WWDC-Your Capital
Host: How tourists are
brought to Washington.
1880. WRC-College Quiz Bowl:
Georgia VS.. Minnesota.
500, WRC - Conversation:
Drama Critic John Mason
Brown, Playwright Marc
Connolly and Publisher Ben
net Cert discuss MY Most
Memorable Evenings in the
Theater."
sos, WGMS-Opera: Complete
performance Of Puccini's
"TOSca."
1000, WTOP--Adlai Stevenson:
The Democratic leader speaks
at the Democratic National
Committee Victory Dinner in
New Orleans.