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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
CHARLES TOWN NOTES

Charles Town will be rounding
out 100 days of racing for 1855,
which has been a most success
full year despite competition from
the Maryland tracks.
With the Maryland racing
dates for 1856 to be announced
this week. Albert J. Boyle, pres
ident Of Charles Town, Is ex-
pected to apply for approval OF
dates for his first meeting OF
1856. which again will inaugu-
rate the Eastern season.
Charles Town probably will
run for about 80 days prior to
the opening of Maryland's mile
season on March 8 or 10.
Gail Parker, the meeting s
leading rider, gained his 18th
triumph Saturday when he won
the featured $4,000 allowance
race aboard All Gone. Charles
Clark is chasing Parker with IL
victories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Lido. Myron CoweIl
Win Soccer Matches

Individual three-goaI perform
ances paced Lido and Myron
Cowell to three-point victories
yesterday in opening matches Of
the second-half schedule in the
National Soccer League.
Hans Shame booted three goals
as Lido won. 6-3, at Marlboro
and Nick Palupa kicked three to
lead Myron CoweN to Al VIC
tory over Accokeek at Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets NV.
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| oIos Not I 90 Convincing
In Reiteroting Retirement

Staley franchise to Chicago and
renamed the team the Bears.
From then on it was a long haul
for the man who was to become
the main factor in forming the
National Football League.
Just who will succeed Halas
remains a mystery.
He must be a man who will
devote all Of his time to the
team" Halas said. This is a
full-time job"
Halas might go into the ranks
for a successor or he might try
to get one of his many former
players who have been successful
in the coaching ranks.
In any respect, he has indi-
Gated that he'll still be the man
sitting in on player drafts and
probably will run the team from
behing the scenes.
Despite his numerous state
ments that he'll retire. 1t would
surprise no one II Halas re-
NAMED as coach OF the Bears.
He had his heart set on quit
ting with a winner and he just
might try a 'comback" next fall.
There's little question that the
Bears viii be one of the title
favories next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12

CHICAGO, Dec. IL R.-
George Halas. owner-coach OF
the Chicago Bears. is quitting
without the championship he
wanted. but the pioneer of pro
football says he is glad he's STEP
ping out on a winning note.
The Bears did all they could in
beating the Philadelphia Eagles,
1910. but Los Angeles 31-l7 VIC
tory over the Green Bay Packers
gave the Rams the Western title
by a half game.
Halas reiterated that he's 60
ing to retire. but he refused to
name his possible successor.
I'VE carried our end in beat
ing Philadelphia" Halas said
"and it's just one Of those things
that Los Angeles beat Green
Bay. We don't feel too bad
after all we did beat Los Angeles
twice this year."
Halas threw his annual
alumni" party last night and
said he. wasn't interested in talk
ing about pro football.
THE season Is over and now
is the time to have fun" he said
It was back in 1922 that Halas
transferred the Decatur ml)
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BY the Associated Press

Maurice Podoloff, president of
the National Basketball Asso-
citation, said today the league
was trying to check on a series
of mysterious telephone calls in
which three coaches have been
offered brides to either lose a
game or control the point spread.
AL Cervi, coach Of the SYRIA
cuse Nationals. and Bobby
Wanzer, player = coach Of the
Rochester Royals, reported they
received calls from unidentified
men before yesterdays games
Last week Charley Eckman of
the Fort Wayne Pistons received
two such telephone calls.
1--WE are trying to check them. "
Podoloff said. "even though
think they are the work of crack
pots. But we are stabbing in
the dark since all of the calls
were long distance and it was
impossible to trace them"
The MIA president said Eek
mans calls came from Mime
apolis and Chicago. The call to
Cervi, received by an Office at
Itendant. came from Minneapolis
Wanzer said his call was from
st. Louis. All the coaches re-
ported the incidents to the police
TELL sCervi to lose this game
with Boston, or not win it by
more than six points" was the
information relayed to the SYRIA.
cuse coach. Tell him there will
be $1,000 in it for him and q
couple of hundred for yourself"
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|C,o|onia|sHope
'HundIeyHasto
olav Il Straight

The word clown" often is
coupled with the name Of Rod
Hundley, the West Virginia bas-
ketball star, serving to obscure
the fact that he really is some
Ishucks as a player.
Even without the Gle wnirg he
usually injects into a game.
Hundley would be a real attrac-
ton on talent alone. When the
occasion demands he forgoes
the fancy stun and sticks 10
straight basketball, which un-
beaten George Washington hopes
will be the case tomorrow night
when West Virginia, iInbeaten in
three games. meets the Colonials
at Uline Arena in what may be
Ia preview Of the Southern Con-
ference championship final.
Early-season activities indicate
these two teams may be the
ones shooting for all the marbles
/ In the windup March 3. Just as
they were last year when the
Mountaineers took the title from
the Colonials in overtime
Hundley and Joe Holup Of CIV
ARE the stars Of their respective
teams, both big scorers and both
also good defensive players. Both
have all the shots, although
Holup generally is an under-the-
basket man while Hundley works
from slightly further back.
Thus far in three games
against Wake Forest, William &
Mary and st. Joseph's-Holup is
averaging 30.3 points while Hun
idley-against Carnegie Tech,
Furman and Washington g. Lee
is averaging n. It makes for
an interesting attraction tomor-
row night.
CIV has two other conference
games this week, against Wash
ington & Lee at the Washington
Lee High gym in Arlington FRI
day night and against Virginia
Military at the Wakefield High
gym, also in Arlington, Saturday
night. The Colonials will be
favored in those two games, but
need to beat the Mountaineers
tomorrow night to take over first
place in the league. The Noun
taineers, winners Of two league
games. don't have another in
the family until next week.
Conference standings:
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.NBATrying to Run Down
3 Futile Bride ATTEMPTS

Wanzer said he was told not
to win the game with the st.
Louis Hawks by more than
points and there will be $1,000
in the mail for you tomorrow. -
Syracuse won It's game from
Boston, 101-89, for its seventh
straight home victory. The
Royals beat the Hawks. 1891.
to take over first place in the
Western Division. In the only
other league action yesterday
Fort Wayne downed the Phila-
delphia Warriors. 96-9l.
Dolph Schayes paced the Mats
to their victory with 26 points
as the leagues defending cham
pions struck from behind late in
the first half and then pulled
away in the second period. Jack
Nichols was high for the Celtics
with 10.
In ousting the Hawks from
first place in the Western Divi-
sion. the Royals got 20 points
from Jack Twyman and 10. in
Guiding IA In the last quarter
from Art Spoelstra. Both were
outscored by Bob Petit, who
dropped in 30 in a losing cause
Fort Wayne shook Of q
closing rally by the Warriors to
hand the Eastern Division lead
ers their fifth defeat Of the sea-
son. George Yardley led the
Pistons with % points, while
Paul Arizin's 81 was high fol
the Warriors.
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BOWLING

In an eventful week end In
duckpins, Big Billy Watson won
the Won Dreele Open in Balti-
more for his fourth major tour
nament victory of the season
and in doing so tied q Baltimore
and Central Atlantic record. but
he was hardly more of a sensa-
ton than young Eddie Owens in
winning the Jack Mooney Me-
mortal Handicap at Mount Raj
nier.
Watson defeated one Of the
strongest fields Of the season at
the Patterson Bowling Center
with a six-game score Of 1893.
and Owens struck a similar pace
with TAT for five games. At
1894, Watson averaged only two
sticks more than the 19-year-
old Owens.
The record tied by Watson
was set in the Brooklyn Open in
1914 by Al Neubert and equaled
in the 1947 Won Dreele by
George Hranicka. Both are Bal
timoreans.
The Won Dreele yesterday,
which attracted q field Of o., re-
suited in a two-man contest for
the first prize Of 5000. Bill Brozey
of Baltimore, the No. l ranking
duckpinner of the country, was
second at 1877.
Then came Sonny Weldon,
827: Dave Volk, 822; Frank Mi
calizzi, BIT; Bub Guethler. 806,
and Howard Parsons. 804, all
from Washington except Balti-
morean Volk.
wilson totaled 429 for the first
three games, with 122. $50 and
l57, and 469 for the last three,
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Varsity Club to Honor
Nicholson of Gonzoqu

Halfback Bob Nicholson of
Gonzaga. who returned a kick
off IS yards for touchdown
during the 6-6 tie with Cardozo
for the city championship. will
be honored as the outstanding
player OF that game Wednesday
at the weekly luncheon Of the
Varsity Club.
The affair will begin at 1890
pm. at O'Donnell's Restaurant,
1907 E street NV. Coach Jim
ITatum of Maryland will make
the presentation to Nicholson.
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Soccer Group Picks
East OLYMPIC Team

NEW YORK, Dec. IL CP).-
The Eastern Olympic soccer
squad has been named by the
Olympic Selection Committee of
the Soccer Football Association.
The Eastern squad is sched-
uled to play Western all-star
team, possibly next month in
st. Louis.
The complete squad:
Goalies--Dick Bell, New York; Ronald
Coder, Penn state.
Fullbacks--William Conteiro. Chicago;
Al Marina. New York: Harry Olson,
Halfbaeks--Frank Toliand, Scotland:
Rolf Decker. New York; John Garden.
New Jersey; George Dorian, New York
Forwards--.Lloyd Monsen, New York:
Beigbert With, Syracuse University: Al.
bert Zerhusen, Cincinnati; Dick Packer
Penn State. Bucahanon Waid, Dart
mouth COLLEGE. Jack Dunn, Philadel-
phia; william Eckert, Philadelphia
Alternates--Vittori Ottoboni. Italy;
Jim Hanna. New Jersey: Dick Stelnuk.
Penn State; Russell Murphy, OF. Louis;
Vnor Torgersen. Penn State. y
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Richardson Ranked
No. I Southern PIoyer

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. IL
(P). - Hamilton Richardson Of
Baton Rouge. La. has been
ranked No. / mems singles player
for 1865 by the Southern Lawn
Tennis Association.
Jean Clarke of Birmingham
was ranked first in women's
singles
w. E. Hester, jr., of jackson
Miss, and Tom Falkenburg OF
Hazelhurst. Miss, were ranked
tops in mems doubles and Evelyn
Cowan and Louise Fowler of
Covington, Ga, in the women's
doubles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
DOAK BOWS OUT LIKE CHAMPION
Walker Thanks Everyone,
Especially 'BIeocherites'

DETROIT, Dec. IL R.-Doak
Walker said goodbye to football
yesterday. And the little Texan
bowed out as expected-like q
champion.
Walker. playing his final game
for the Detroit Lions. climaxed
q great career by scoring II
points to Cd clinch the National
Football League scoring title for
the second time in six years. and
CD become the third highest
scorer in league history.
But even more impressive than
these cold statistics was the brief
halftime speech by Walker. after
he was honored by fans and Of
ficials alike.
Even the fact that the Lions
were in the process Of losing a
24-l9 decision to the New York
Giants didn't detract from the
warm feeling which spread
throughout icy Briggs Stadium
as Walker spoke into the loud
speaker, using his best Texas
drawl.
He said the conventional
things at first: Il would like to
thank the officials Of the Detroit
II ions nv coaches nv
teammates -
! Then. with a sweep Of his
hand. he turned around and
pointed to the centerfield sector
Of the ball park and said: But
most Of all, I'd like to thank the
people out there. the people in
the bleachers. They've been
wonderful"
An instantaneous roar went UP
from the fans in the cheaper
seats. the "bleacherites." who in
six seasons sat through rain,
snow and sleet to watch Walker
and never once aimed their some
times bitter criticisms at him.
Walkers IL points yesterday
gave him So for the season. He
also won the scoring title with
1913 points in his rookie year in
1850. He was second with LOG
last year.
! Walkers record is remarkable
in view Of the fact he came to
the Lions tabled as a glamour
boy" An outstanding star Tor
Southern Methodist, he won the
Maxwell award in 1947 and the
Heisman trophy in 1913.
. Weighing only 1855 pounds,
Walker was Instrumental in De-
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Eagles Expected to Make
Firing of 7rimb|e Official

with the Eagles are the only
people I know on the club.
ut looks to me like somebody's
just mentioning a lot Of coaches
whose teams have had good rec
ords."
The 37-year -old Trimble joined
the Eagles in 1851 as line coach
under the late 30 McMillin. He
became head coach two weeks
before the 1852 season opened
when Wayne Millner resigned
Trimble took a disorganized ball
club and directed it to second
place in the Eastern Division his
first year. The Eagles also I'm
ished second in 1853 and 1854.
Were Favored for Title
After winning all six pre-sea-
son exhibition games this year
the Eagles were tabled as favor
ties to win the Eastern Division
title. But the club topped and
as is usually the case. the coach
is taking the rap.
McNamee has said he feels
the Eagles failed to live up to
expectations because they for
got their fundamentals. tackling
and blocking. He not only
criticized the coaching, but ex-
pressed the opinion that the
players failed to go all out.
What we need are 1912 new
faces, hungry players who will
make the do-or-die effort needed
to win championships. The fans
have supported this team and
we are obligated to do every
thing in our power to give them
a champion" McNamee said.
Three of the Eagles key
players. Ends Pete Pihos and
Bobby Walston and Linebacker
Chuck Bednarik, yesterday dis
claimed any dissatisfaction with
Trimble. They made their state
ments after being told of a
report that among the reasons
for Trimble's expected custer
was that he was having trouble
with some Of the teams stars,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va, Dec
l2.-The last six days Of Eastern
racing this year gets under way
here this afternoon.
Judging by Saturdays OUT
pouring Of TAIL fans, who wag-
cred $570,730 to give the Charles
Town Jockey Club Its largest
handle Of the meeting. the final
week will be a big one, if the
weather remains pleasant.
Business here has picked UP
sharply since the competition
with Pimlico ended. At one point,
the betting was running As per
cent below last years late fall
meeting, but this deficit is being
cut down steadily. This week,
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Sports Photos Aid
u. S. Propaganda

An exhibition of SO action
sports photographs. in color and
black-and-white, is being sent
abroad by the United States
Information Agency.
1t will be shown by the agency
as part of It's efforts to inform
those in other lands of life IN
America.
Baseball, generally regarded
as the No. l American sports,
dominates the show. The ex-
hibition will be sent in January
to Europe. the Middle East
Latin America and the Far East
1t was prepared for the magazine
Sports Illustrated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12

troit's two league championships
in 1852 and 1858. He made the
big touchdown run against the
Cleveland Browns In the so
game, after playing only two
games during the regular season
because Of injuries.
The Lions have retired Walk
er's No. II Jersey, the first time
they've ever made such a move.
I'VE really don't believe in
such things" said Edward j.
Anderson, president Of the Lions.
but 1t is o little different in
the Doakers' case"
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With ROD THOMAS

with ITO, l45 and I54. For the
last five his score was TIC. an
average Of 1851. Brozey's sets
were 459 and 428 with a high
game Of I'll.
Previously, Watson had won
the Wolfe Memorial here and
the Conn Memorial and Recrea-
ton Inaugural in Baltimore.
Ralph Brackbill. bowling editor
of the Baltimore Sun for many
years. couldn't remember any
other bowler in the Central At
lantic area having won four ma
jor events so early in the season.
+ = \ +
The Mooney Memorial Handi-
cap itself was q sensation. OF
the n contestants, nine crossed
700 or better. An even 700 was
last in the nine-man payoff.
Len Belas, who directed the
tournament. said: II never heard
of such a thing before"
Owens opened with a game Of
l9l. The others were 125. 1875.
159 and lat. With a handicap
Iof "a. he crossed TIL for 500.
Pat Torrillo. "a, who bowls
only once week and averages
103 in the Navy Department
League, shot an amazing $40
from scratch and with a handi-
cap Of l08 crossed TAB for second.
Charley Beall. manager Of the
FBI's crack baseball team. was a
spectacular third at 36-746. With
games Of Isl, 1854. 1919 and 1856.
Beall was only IA pins under
the world four game record, but
In the fifth he could muster only
100 sticks. His scratch score was
I710.
Still another topped TOO. Bill
Wrestling. winner of the Jimmy
Burns Memorial Handicap the
previous Sunday, shot 1882
1888 for fourth.
Others in the payoff were:
Tony Chancey. 52-726. and Rob-
ert Howey, 92-726. tied: Bob
Crump. 92-712; Eddie Payne. So
706, and Mark Sperry, 60-700.
Eddie Pugh won a consolation
prize with 676 and Henry George
collected on 1853.
4 *%*
Top honors in the Fort Davis
Limited Handicap Doubles went
to Don Rollins (605) and Gage
Sans GOD, with SAL, 260 for a
500 prize. Second were Jack
Goliwas t59D and Mel Cooke
$500, at 81 ,254, and third, Jer-
|ry Bowman (626) and Mike Vann
(6l2), with 1898 from scratch.
Twenty-Five pairs competed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. IL (P
-Officials Of the Philadelphia
Eagles attended a City Hall
meeting on plans for a new city
supported stadium today while
Coach Jim Trimble cooled his
heels at club headquarters await
ing word on his immediate fu-
ture.
A club spokesman told the As
ISOLATED Press last night that
Frank McNamee, president of
the club, would confer with
other officers today and then
issue statement confirming
that Trimble was out Of a job.
Trimble. whose three-year
contract has another season to
go, arrived this morning from
Chicago, where the Eagles lost
their season-ender yesterday to
the Chicago Bears to wind up
with four victories. seven losses
and a tie.
Wants big Name" Coach
The Eagles hope to replace
Trimble with a "big-name"
coach. High on the list of pos
sible successors are the names OF
Jim Tatum of Maryland, Blan-
ton Collier Of Kentucky, Buck
Shaw, coach of the new Air
Force Academy team, Bud Wiki
inson of Oklahoma, and Clar-
ence (Biggie, Mum, athletic d.
rector at Michigan State. None
Of these men has been contacted
but their names were discussed
at a high-level meeting last
Thursday.
Tatum, contacted at his home
In College Park, Nd. said no
one had mentioned the job to
him.
"As a matter of fact" he
added. "Trinble and Dick Bielski
(former Maryland fullback now
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Conference standings:
Dinner

The Sportsmen's Club of
Greater Washington will hold
its annual football dinner at the
Touchdown Club, l414 I street
NV, at 8 pm. Thursday. Two
persons will be selected to rep
resent the club at the Rose Bowl,
January 2. at Pasadena. Calf.
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Olympic Torch to Get
Varied Trip in Italy

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy
Dec. IL R.--The traditional
olympic torch will be carried
to the winter games here next
month by automobile, airplane,
and men on foot, skis and ice
skates.
The Italian olympic planners
announced today that Mayor
Salvatore Rebecchini Of Rome
will start the torch on its way
January % from the Temple Of
Jupiter at Rome's ancient city
hall.
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Two Wisconsin Sturs
Added to North SQUAD

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. IL (P).-
Guard Wells Gray and Quarter
back James Miller OF the Uni
versity of Wisconsin have been
signed to play for the North
team in the Shrine's College ALL
Star game here December 26. 4
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-07-07

A lovely summer wedding was
solemnized in St. Philomena
Church Saturday, July End, when
Nancy Lou Harty, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Vern Harty, 1890 East
143rd st. and Richard Norman
Lojewski, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lojewski, 40 East 1O5th ST.,
Bratenahl, were married by the
Rev. Father George O'Hara. Bask-
cts of white gladioli and pompoms
were placed on the altar.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, had chosen an en-
broidered white cotton organdy
frock with a sweetheart neckline
and short sleeves. The full TERED
skirt was floor length. She wore a
fingertip veil and carried a white
orchid and lily of the valley on a
white prayer book. Her mitts
matched her gown. Her only orna-
ment was a single strang of pearls.
White organdy also fashioned
the ballerina length gowns of the
brides attendants, Miss Nancy
Raids as maid of honor, and Mrs.
Willard Harty and Miss Mary Ann
Herman as bridesmaids. Their
gowns had touches of blue as did
their white picture hats. They
carried baskets of daisies.
The reception was at Ovens
Plantation, after which the newly
weds were off for their honey
moon at Mount Airy Mountain in
the Poconos of Pennsylvania. They
will make their home at 1856 Hay
den ave.
Both are graduates of Shaw
High School and the groom attend
ed Fem College.
Hancock.R
Garfield Trinity Baptist Church
was the scene of a candlelight
wedding ceremony Saturday, June
25th when Nora Lea Root and
Allen Lloyd Hancock, son of Mrs.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-07-07
WEDDINGS

! showered with stephanotis.
Her attendants were attired in
ballerina length gowns of white
raw silk with which they wore
smoky blue hats and carried white
and blue daises. Mrs. William B.
Barclay was the matron of honor
and the bridesmaids were Mrs
Charles S. Madras, Miss Janice
Lucille Sprouse, sister of the bride
groom, and Miss Madalyn Jean
McDermott.
The best man was Merle D.
Swearingen and ushering were
Richard Mehary, Second Lieut..
John Allen Rudolph of the U. S.
Marine Corps, and the brides
brother, Berney w. Magneson.
Mr.. William B. Barclay was the
soloist.
The wedding reception was held
at the Vasa Club, BOIL Lake
Shore blvd. The couple will reside
temporarily in Quantico, Va, where
the groom is stationed.
Dorothy is a graduate of Ohio
University where she was men,
Der of Chi Omega and Phi Up
silon Omicron. She has been the
assistant to the Head of Food Serv-
ice at Carnegie Institute Of Tech
nology. Her husband is a graduate
of Ohio University and a member
of Theta Chi fraternity.
Weedon-Owen
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-07-07

At three thirty o'clock on Sat-
urday, July End, Dorothy May
Magneson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Erick George Magneson,
1858 Potomac ave. was married
to Lieutenant Alan Keith Sprouse,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Argus G. Sprouse of Monessen,
Pa. DR.. Mr.. Wayne Mcqueen per-
formed the ceremony in Winder-
mere Methodist Church, Euclid at
Holyoke aves.
The bride was gowned in
floor length model in white chan
tilly lace with a bouffant skirt.
Seed pearls edged the scoop neck
line and a matching cap held her
veil. She carried lilies of the val
Icy and a small spray of blue iris,