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Evening star., 1954-09-14
BY George Huber

The Inanpower shortage on
George Washington's football
team has been eased somewhat
this year, and Coach Bo Sher-
man finds himself in position to
have a utility backfield man. q
L John 0Skinny) Safer, a Junior
who came up from Fairfax High
School, is the man tabled for this
rowing assignment. He is not
listed as a starter or even as a
No. l substitute. but he will be
sure to see important action in
every game. And more than
likely he'll play in two or three
positions, and on offense and
defense, in every game.
Safer is the kind Of player
who does virtually everything
well. He doesn't have the weight
to be a plunging fullback-that
Skinny" part of his name is an
honest appraisal - but other
than that he fills any backfield
hole. This will be his third year
with the varsity. making him
one Of the more experienced
men on the squad, and he's
shown himself quick to learn
any given assignment.
Safer is little and quick,
weighing 165 at most and stand
ing 5-feet-7. He's a little toe
short to play a regular quarter
Evening star., 1954-09-14

Davis. a strong, fast 180-pounder
described by the coach as a
real f1nd," could end the full
back worries. but he's been abb
sent from practice for the last
week.
Mcintyre admits a lack of size
in the backf1eld. In fact, If Davis
returns, he'll be the biggest back
at Armstrong in several years.
But Armstrong never has missed
size before, what with a constant
supply Of speed boys available.
The situation at ends is de-
scribed as the most serious,
where Avelino will be Joined by
an all-freshman list-Bernard
Dory. Charles Hughes. Anthony
Tobias Lionel Thomas and Will
liam Hagler. Dory is the fastest,
Thomas is the best pass receiver.
so far. and Hagler looks like a
good tackler. AS, yet, no one
boy has all the qualities, however.
Better Tackles Gone.
All the first and second-string
tackles are gone from last fall
and Edwards. a former fullback.
and Robinson, who has played
guard, are doing most of the
filling in. They are being helped
out most by Lloyd Taylor. 245
pounds with no fat. and no ex-
perience, either. James Barber.
Charles Tinker and Robert
Archer are the other candidates.
Among the holdovers at guard.
Russell, a freshman, and Paige,
a former center, have all but
locked up first-string berths.
Rusty Brown should get his most
competition at center from
James Ellerbe, another fresh
man. Mcintyre says Ellerbe,
Fullback Davis and Guard Rus
sell are the most promising of the
newcomers. =
Out of this list Mcintyre thinks
he'll emerge with a fair" first
team and probably weak reserves.
"An injury to one key man could
ruin us, though" he adds, look
ing toward the next three
months as maybe the final cur
tain for football at Armstrong
The schedule:
September 24-At Baltimore Carver
800.
300
October S-Douglass at Brooks. 800
October 15-Open.
october 22-Baltimore Dunbar al
October 2S-spingarn at Brooks, 800
November 5-Bates at Brooks thome-
coming), 300.
November 19-At CardoZo, 800.
November 24-Dunbar at Brooks. 3 100
Evening star., 1954-09-14
You Be the
Quarterback
ANSWER

4. Short pass to fiat. If inter-
cepted. this pass could be run
back all the way. 1t probably
wouldn't go for the yards you
would need (you have averaged
only 5>yards per pass, even if
completed.
8. Punt. Why? Better keep
the ball as long as you can when
working against the wind. Wait
till fourth down to punt.
2. Handoff. You can't expect
8 yards on this one but there's a
chance. And you retain the ball.
l. Quarterback keep play. Best
bet. With 7-point lead and the
wind against you. play for an
other first down. This is the best
and safest of the plays.
Evening star., 1954-09-14

tiers of the Nation. They also
have Bill Wohrnlan. who won
the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in
the ACC last year. and was
drafted by the Cleveland Browns
under the ruling that permits
juniors to be drafted for future
delivery with their class.
In the backfield they have two
halfbacks who averaged better
than 6 yards per carry in more
than so tries, Carl Brazell and
Mike Caskey. plus Wohrman at
fullback and a sleeper at the
latter position, Ed Adams, a
transfer from Bucknell. whom
you'll be hearing about.
Man for man, pound-for-
pound, position-for- opposition, this
is the best-looking football team
in the conference. There's some
doubt as to how the deep men
will perform defensively. and
there's no proof that Harold
Lewis is a big league quarter
back. But in the words of En-
right, he thinks Lewis will do.
Speedy Substitute Halfbacks.
And how about those half
backs now working in the sec
ond-string halfback positions?
Tommy Woodlee, a senior and
drafted by the Philadelphia
Eagles, is the conference 100 and
220-yard-dash champion, and
Bobby Drawdy was third to
Woodlee at both distances. Even
without these speedsters, tie
Gamecocks have team speed.
On the debit side for South
Carolina is that opening game.
Army at West Point, where the
Cadets have played 141 games
and won 100 of them. But while
a drubbing at West Point could
be demoralizing. what wonder
full tonic a victory would be.
= Another debit is that some
where along the schedule South
Carolina always has lost a game
or two it had no business losing.
Wake Forest last year for in
stance. The Deacons had won
Evening star., 1954-09-14
BroWneII Head Field
OF 81 in Amateur

Bobby Brownell will be trying
for his 10th title in a tournament
in which he never has lost q
match in the District Amateur
golf championship that starts
Thursday at Argyle with an 49,
hole qualifying round. Thirty
two win qualify for match play
with two matches Friday and
Saturday and the 36-hole final
Sunday.
Ralph Bogart and Jay Ran
dolph are figured to provide the
stiffest opposition to Brownell in
the field Of "a players. Pairings
and starting times:
9:2a. Bill Robinson, Tracy Mehr
George J. Sears; 9:35. Jack Rountree
w. A. Jeffries. Jim Patterson; 1908
s1ddy aisss, BrylaTski 1ds,U John 3 FlaheTty, BIZ
sd Ssrro ecSirE ciarf iMs
Clancy; 1o:4S. Denny Hevener, Bobb,
Footer, Eddie Ault. Buddy Clark.
1905. Dave Leahy; Irving Cantor
II. j. Hon Dennis Foiken; Il:34. Deans
Bsman. Charles Van Horn, Bill Gartner;
IL Al Howard P. Valentine. Del Beman
Tom Shenk: 1909. Billy Martin, Bob
Chandler. Pierce Bragg; 1900: Danny
1928. John Eisinssr. % Fred T Hanion. sn San, m
Parks: 1870. pE. NJ. oristian, Dick
Osborne. B. C. McKnown. Frank Devlin;
1881, Richard Gill. jr.. Richard Mason
Phil Read: 1858. James 8. Murray
l:05. Everett steinem, jay Randolph
Arne Prada; 1:19, Julian Murphy. Mike
Jankowski. Roger Martino; 1:28, Tony
MCGOWAN. John Gonella, Dan Fults; jr
Al. Jim Kinder. RAY Swearingen. BOZ
Solomon; 2:02, Eddie Bean. Clarke Dan.
lei, r. c. McFarlain; 200, Jim Whitaker
Louis Fuchs. Don Sullivan; 2:16. Kar
kellerman, Jim .Swink, Pat MARITIME
:23. Perky sCullinane. Hank Robson
Laurent Beauhien: gao, Bobby Brownell
Ralph Bosart. Bob Harmon.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
South Carolina Is Rated Teomito Watch
And Could Make This E nright' sBest Year

word is out to watch the Came
cocks. Enright missed having
his best year in 13 at South
Carolina last year when Wake
Forest upset the Gamecocks in
a wierd finale, leaving the rec
ord at seven victories against
three defeats. One of the VIC
tories was a convincing one over
West Virginia's Sugar Bowl
team.
Pair of Star Linemen.
For 1854 the Gamecocks have
two All-Atlantic Coast Confer
ence linemen returning in Guard
Frank Mincevich. drafted with
his class by the San Francisco
Forty Miners, and Leon Cunning
ham, one of the real good CEN
Evening star., 1954-09-14

Another in q Series
seven years. and won the Inter-
high Division II championship
at least nine times, the coach
recalls. But now is not the
time to quit. Mcintyre contends.
Last years squad was the
end Of q three-year group" he
explains. I'VE lost two games
in those three years. Now we
start at the bottom. I would
not like to bow out with such
an uncertain season.
The uncertainty developed
With the graduation of % Of his
squad last spring. Two boys
played out their eligibility and
eight more transferred to Nc
Kinley.
What is left over is this: Quar-
terbacks Willie Woods and Lowell
Wheeler, Halfbacks Barry Will
lianS and Leonard Mills, Haracio
Avelino, who was an end with
the scrubs; Tackles Kenneth
Edwards. Stanley Robinson and
James Barber. Guards Eugene
Boggs, Melvin Paige. William
Williams and Silas Faust, and
Roland Brown, a regular center
IL, 1OSo Rheidoc ST3,.On,v, a,,l~,
Woods and Wheeler played FIRST
string ball.
Wheeler May Shift.
Wheeler figures to be shifted
to halfback because of his good
running in the open field. but
will spell Woods II needed. Mills
is a former funback, but Nc
Intyre hopes to use his speed
at half If Jack Craig RECEIVERS
FROM q 1nn II, i,,,.xr Diah a rrl
Evening star., 1954-09-14

only two games, and South Car
olina was just one away from
its best year under Efright.
The Gamecocks scored on a
steady march following the kick
off and were on the verge of
scoring again when they were
stopped on an intercepted pass.
After that Wake Forest took
over and finally won, 1913.
f Five South Carolina players
from last years team now are
IN pro ball, Clyde Bennett. john
my Granting and Gene Wilson
in the Canadian League. Bob
King with the New York Giants
and Blackie Kincaid with the
Redskins
Lewis Showed Promise.
Granting set six school pass
ing records in his three-year ca
reer and played about twe-
thirds of the time at quarter
back last year. But Lewis was
in there enough to get his feet
wet. And Lewis had almost a
500 passing average with 20 for
a., and three touchdowns.
+ Enrigilt believes the squad Is
| gaining confidence in Lewis. and
/ then Rex has an exceptional
/ sophomore quarterback prospect
in Mackie Prickett.
| With Army headed back to-
wards the top 10. some people
think the Cadets will .outclass
South Carolina. But that's not
the way they're thinking here
where the football fans believe
Enright. one Of the real nice
guys in the football profession
is about to have his finest hour
Evening star., 1954-09-14

the piercing black eyes. stood up,
a little bewildered by the re-
quest, and automatically reached
out and shook hands.
Marshall then turned to the
assembled Redskins and told
them to take a good look at two
men who helped bring pro foot
ball championships to Washing
ton in 1887 and 1912. AS he
spoke, the teams owner seemed
carried away by the memory OF
those years when the Redskins
ruled the roost.
1t was Battles. if you remem-
ber. whose running spanked the
1887 eleven to the champion
ship, and five years later it was
Farkas' dancing feet that helped
nail down the title. A couple Of
backs who would have looked
good in anybody's backfield at
any time. In 1888, of course,
Battles and Marshall were as far
apart as the poles over some
trivial matter, like salary, but
that was all forgotten last night.
Marshall's fondness for Farkas
was no secret. Andy always said
he had no trouble hitting the
boss for a raise. It was the
coaches who haggled over terms
and tried to drive a hard bar
gain with the kid from the Uni
versity of Detroit.
Il 4
Marshall, noting that he was
supposed to be a humorist on
such occasions. passed up that
role. He was dead serious. rec
ognizing that even Will Rogers
might have had trouble wiring
ing laugh out of an 0-5 exhi-
bition record. The only light
moment in Georges talk came
when he spotted Tuffy Leemans
former George Washington u
and New York Giants backfield
star who now coaches John Car
roll High School.
when Tuffy came to George
Washington to play football ]
was in the cleaning and dyeine
business" Marshall noted. "but
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Mrs. Barry Opposes
3Finalist at Manor

Mrs. Jack Barry, a newcomer
who is the club champion at
Portage in Akron, Ohio, meets
Mrs. r. D. Watson, last years
runnerup. in a feature first
round match today in the Manor
Club women's championship.
Mrs. Barry won medal honors
yesterday with an 81. In other
first-round matches, Mrs. George
Martin, the defending champion,
plays Mrs. H. II. Staehling; Mrs.
Il. E. Davies, second low quail
fer with an IS, plays Debby
Wilder. and Mrs. r. T. Brooks
meets Mrs. Paul Costello.
Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Martin
are IN opposite halves Of the
draw.
Mrs. Charles Egenroad's 7 and
6 triumph over Mrs. Frank Crit
fifth was the shortest of four one
sided matches in the first-round
Of match play in the women's
club championship at Washing
ton Golf and Country Club.
In other matches, Mrs. Henry
Riley defeated Mrs. Frank Mirth,
4 and 8; Mrs. George H. Bailey,
jr., defeated Mrs. c. r. Miles, 6
and 4, and Mrs. Howard Lady
defeated Mrs. Charles Olmstead,
5 and 4.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Lions-Browns Dute Shifted
by The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IA
Bert Bell, National Football
League commissioner, announced
today that the Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns game. origi-
nally scheduled for October 8,
has been moved back to Sunday,
December 10 at Cleveland. Bell
said the shift was made because
of possible conflict with World
Series action in Cleveland.
Evening star., 1954-09-14

four of them
in their jun
i o r y e a r.
Coach j j m
T a t u m a t
Maryland Of
ten has said
that his teams
best game of
SO was against
t he G a m e.
cocks. Coach
Bill M u r + a y
of Duke says
his team didn't
play a better
ono than in
Evening star., 1954-09-14

it's squeak over Rex Enright's
team.
This year Tatum. Murray and
maybe even Earl Blaik at West
Point figure to need superb
performances by their respec-
tive teams to beat South Caro-
lima, and the guess here is that
one or two of them will come
up short.
Everywhere you travel in the
Atlantic Coast Conference, the
Evening star., 1954-09-14

paused in the
midst of his
talk and called
for two men
in the audi
ence to stand
up.
ANDY Far
kas," he shout
ed, land Cliff
Battles-stand
up, will you,
and r e m a In
standing"
The bal d
B a t tt e S and
Evening star., 1954-09-14
AntonelIi Wins Pro Awurd

NEW YORK, Sept. II lR.-
Johnny Antonelli, first New York
Giants southpaw to win 20 games
since Carl Hubbells days, has
been named winner of the August
award in the Hickok pro athlete
of the year poll.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Three Pros Continue.
Hof Pace by Tying
For Suburban Honors

Three golfers who are making
the fastest finishes of the season
among the Mid-Atlantic pros
were the only sub-70 shooters in
the biggest pro-amateur field Of
the season yesterday at Subur-
ban in Baltimore.
Clarence Doser Of Woodmont.
Johnny Musser Of All View and
Frank Tenney of Annapolis
Roads all had 68s, the best
scores OF 201 contestants. Dark
ness prevented the last foursdme
from putting out.
Next Monday the pros 60 to
Fort Meade for a pro-member,
with Steve Tobash supplying all
partners. The following week,
September 81, Clare Emery will
be host at Washington G&CC,
with 5000 added. Emery will
supply one partner and the pros
will bring one.
Musser and Frank Michalek of
Baltimore and Bill Clarke Of
Hillendale and Lou Smith of
Forest Park had best ball scores
Of So. Michalek topped the anna
teurs with II.
Iofn crron,oSto lznr.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
.Sooners May Be Picked No. ?,
But Wilkinson Says 1t Isn't So

Club meeting yesterday his team
is deficient in tackles and pass
defense and, referring to the
California game. said: They're
ready for us. we're not ready for
them
Evening star., 1954-09-14
By MerreII WhittIesey
Siar sfaff Correspondent

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. IA
Nine University Of South Caro-
lima players were selected for
last years pro football draft,
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Armstrong; Veteran Coach
Dislikes Timing Of Swan Song
By Dick sIoy

Because Of the probability that
Armstrong High win be merged
with Mckinley Tech next year,
this football season is regarded
as the Swan song" for Arm
strong's longtime coach. Ted
Mcintyre.
In the last Is years McIntyre's
clubs have gone undefeated
Evening star., 1954-09-14

This is the fourth in a series
OF preUiews of Atlantic Coast
Conference football teams.
TomorroD-N. C.. State.)
Evening star., 1954-09-14

1t was a nostalgia moment last
night at the Touchdown Clubs
welcome home" dinner for the
Redskins when George Marshall
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Gumecocks' Schedule

Sept. 25-Army at West Point.
Oct. West Virginia (night).
Oct. 9-Furman.
Oct. 21-Clemson CThursday).
Oct. 3O-Maryland.
Nov. 6-North Carolina.
Nov. 13-VirRinia
Nov. 20-Duke at Durham.
Nov. 27-Wake ForesRs4 y stss -
Dec. 3-The Citadel at Charleston.
Evening star., 1954-09-14

Another in q Series
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it's time to go on to other part
ners. So Boy 2 teams with Girl
3, boy with top number with
Girl /. etc. Time out between
records to walk, talk with new
partners.
For a swap loan" you ex-
change the record or book you
brought with your first partner.
at party's close. Or you set UP a
lending library; borrow what
you choose, to be returned In
person within an agreed time or
at the next listening party.
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Teen Etiquette
By Kite Turmoil

Home-parties are in. season to
spark the dull winter lull, to cele-
brate holidays in February.
There's no better way to enjoy
friends. dates. with the family
mod" of approval. So let your
party-planning genius get to
work.
Don't be too timid to try out
the new: give fresh twist to an
old favorite. Off-beam as it might
seem, it's the indoor Hawaiian
luau in New England, the Boston
bean bake in Florida, the South
ern Chicken dinner in the North
west. the fishery in the desert
that packs appeal as a novelty.
Whatever effort you invest will
be repaid personally, socially.
Youth-guidance experts cat the
Reiss-Davis center in Los An
geleS) says:
Party-giving is one of the best
ways to build up your sense of
success, Importance and we'll
doing. Also it can do much for
poise, confidence, you-improve-
ment. The unusual party gives
you a chance to develop some
thing all yours. Even with the
same theme, no two parties come
out quite alike.
So. away you go to plan the
party to remember for which you
can work out your own ideas
from fun trends all over the
country. For a "hit-theme." try
your version of the old-style
"spell-down" for which there's a
revival in popularity.
To buzz fun with a spelling
bee" for a boy-girl party:
Line up to compete as teams,
or couples, or boy-versus-girl
with an equal number on each
side.
For leader, choose a best-spell-
er. Keep a big, recent dictionary
handy.
Pre-pick lists of long, odd. new,
tricky words. Ask your teacher or
librarian for a list of much mis-
spelled words. BOBBY traps such
as separate"
Cat the 26th annual National
Spelling Bee in Washington, D. c..
Elizabeth Hess. Phoenix teen
ager, won top honors with correct
spelling of "spermaceti." sou
hrette" Words even she missed:
''concinnity" and "marcescent.")
For the easy party-style con-
test. the new twist. ask all to
spell familiar words backward,
starting with their own names!
Props: Sketch little red school
houses for invitations. or for
posters for wall decoration. Use
black paper, white chalk to
name-mark table place-mats
that look like states. Or serve
a school-style box lunch packed
for one or two. box-social style.
For dessert, top cake with A-B-C
trim. For the last laugh. give a
paper dunce-cap to the winner,
plus a desk or pocket dictionary.
Rules listed in the book, Spell
ing Bees" by Albert Dea1e pub
lished by Frederick A. Stokes,
New York;, include: The contest
may be oral or written. Limit
for answer. 10 seconds. Spoilers
are in semicircle around an
nouncer. Commencement is
from the announcer's left. A
competitor cannot correct after
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Teen Etiquette
Stage NeW-Style Spelling Bee for Your Party

he starts to spell word. After
one fails. announcer signals for
him to leave line, others close in.
Then, a new word for the next
competitor. The dictionary Is
the final authority.
For a listening party: Invite
friends to a picked program at a
set time for radio or TV. Or
ask each to bring a record or o
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book from which something
short. apt to entertain. can be
read aloud. disc Jockeys"
readers take turns playing a
reading of what each brings,
while all listen.
Pre-stack trays or plates. for
each to tote to listening posts.
or for a fireside shutdown snack.
For ..walky-talky fun: At
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party's start give out; record
shaped black paper tallies. num-
bered in white. Give even num-
bers to girls, odd numbers to
boys. Let them match numbers,
to be listening partners Girl /
with Boy D, while the first rec
ord is played. At records end,
the record-changer announces
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Miss Jean Frances Klein.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
F. Klein of Alexandria. became
the bride January 80 Of Mr..
David K. Erwin. He Is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. STAN Erwin Of
Peoria, Ill.
The wedding took place at ST.
Pauls Church in Alexandria and
the Rev. William H. Mead per-
formed the ceremony. A recep-
ton was held at the Anchorage.
The couple will make their home
in Alexandria.
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Miss LeOna A. Price.

Miss Leona A. Price. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Price
Of Lisbon, Md, formerly of
Washington, became the bride
January 30 Of Mr.. Erwin s. Byrd.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Almon S.
Byrd of Erwin, N. c.
The ceremony took place in
the National Pentecostal Holt
ness Church in Washington with
the Rev. H. Ray Stewart offici-
ating. A reception was held in
the church. and afterwards the
young couple left for a two
weeks trip to Florida.