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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

1t required some imagination
because it was cold and bleak
the other day when Witty Cox
was pointing out the new nine
at Congressional from the sun
porch. but with WHY'S enthu-
siasm you could visualize a
threesome, competing in the Ma
tional Open championship, walk
ing up that first fairway on q
June day in 1858.
Congressional has not had a
second reply to its formal bid
for the 1858 Open, but 1t hasn't
expected one. The United States
Golf Association acknowledged
its request with the requirements
and a sample of the contract
There's little to be done except
wait.
The Open goes to Rochester
in 1856, Toledo in ST and the
1858 site likely will be announced
during this years championship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

across the item what ever be-
came of Jack Fleck?" The next
day while going through his
mail at the club he found q card
from Flick from Florida. /.
Guests at George Cornell's party
the other night had lapel cards
with their name and identified
ton. John Connolly, former
partner In Cornell's business.
and who recently sold Fairfax
golf course. had Unemployed"
under his name.
Bethesda Country Club is PLAN
ming a complete renovation Of
its present locker building. The
entire first floor will be for the
men, the upstairs for women
golfers. with the basement floor
for swimmers. Rooms on the
present second floor will be torn
out and rooms made over the
present clubhouse. Mid
Atlantic PGA members will hear
from their National PGA con-
vention delegates Tuesday at
Woodholme In Baltimore. -
Improvements to the front
nine at Kenwood include raising
the green on the second hole and
the tee on the sixth to make
better par threes and banking
the fourth and seventh greens
so the second shots will hold
better. Also a fence will be
placed around the second, third
and fourth holes. Manor
members are playing a tempo
Irary first green but nobody is
grumbling because it means they
are doing away with that mon
Istrosity OF a first green. A new
green. shaped differently, IS 60
ing on the same site, and the
second hole will become a dog
leg. Pro Clagett Stevens believes
the second will be a much better
hole.
Middle Atlantic Golf Course
superintendent have scheduled
their annual short course Janu-
AIRY 1913 at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

Cheek and Whitley Dovell the
other.
The assistants may ask Tatum
to hold a game-condition scrim-
mage the last day before leaving
for Christmas vacation, first
team against the second. Okla
homa has a similar practice
game scheduled the day before
the squad leaves for home.
Maryland will have nine work.
outs in Miami, two day on the
26th, 9th and 28th of December
and one a day the next three
days. Sunday. January /. will
be the usual day Of meetings
and movies.
Maryland will take at least
SIS players to Miami and possibly
as high as so. They need -four
full teams for scrimmage, plus
extras. Tatum will decide which
of the B squad members merit
the trip after workouts this
week. -WHITTLESEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
TEE TO GREEN
BY MERRELL wHITTLEseY

Vern johnson, Compassionate
Golf Committee chairman. be-
lieveS the clubs chances are ex-
cellent.
In Compassionate favor to
host the Open championship
would be that the Nations Cap
ital has not had the tournament
since 1921: that the USGA Junior
was held there in 1949 and the
Celebrities in 1858, and that
Robert Trent Jones, a USGA IA
vorite, designed the new nine.
The new nine will be the back
nine in 1857. with the present
back nine to become q third
nine holes.
The new 10th hole stretches
$40 yards from the clubhouse
through pine woods on each side
The other day, hundreds OF
lengths of pipe. for the watering
system, split the future fairway
right up the middle. The green
has been nodded and trap loca-
tons are in. Cox had been
overseeing work on the 10th
tee. The other holes are in a
comparable stage.
"You mean this could be ready
for the National Open in 1882
Witty was asked.
| Cox gave one of his grizzleo
looks and replied. why GER
tainly. That would give the
fairways and green's two years
to grow. Well have great
nine holes in two years.
"And let me tell you something
else" Cox continued. Nobody
and I mean nobody. Snead, Ho-
gan or the others. will do much
with that nine. It's going to
be $500 yards long and have
some great golf holes"
Cox, like johnson, sincerely
hopes Congressional is awarded
the championship. WHY'S en-
thusiasm is popping out with the
new nine holes as a challenge.
He has enough faith in nature
to think it will be ready for
the top championship Of them
! all in 80 months.
| DIVOT DATA--Cox was read
ing Ed Sullivan's column in The
Star the other night and came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Cherberg Stays
At Washington

SEATTLE, Dec. 10 PD.-Coach
Johnny Cherberg. accused OF
tyranny by some of his players,
was hired for another year at
the University Of Washington by
order of the university's Board
Of Regents today,
The regents capped five-hour
closed-session with a brief open
meeting in which they voted
unanimously to retain the coach
for 1856. Cherberg. who sue
ceeded HOWE Odell in. 1883. has
been hired on a year-to-year
basis.
Cherberg thanked the regents
''for the opportunity to coach
the Huskies" end added: I'm
looking forward, not backward.
I've learned lot in the last two
weeks"
He said he was confident he
could patch up his troubles with
the players who reVolted at the
close of the 1855 season. About
Is of the IS involved were sem
Tors. Most of the players in his
starting eleven remained aloof
from the controversy.
The Rebels, taking their dis
content to Athletic Director Har-
vey Cassill. asked that Cherberg
be fired. Later the Board of
Control Of the Associated Stu
dents urged that the regents
dismiss the coach.
Vice President H. P. Dick
Everest conducted an investiga-
ton and reported to the regents
In their motion on retention of
Cherberg. the regents included
"a note that there should be no
censure of the rebellious faction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
No Extension Of Cancer
Found in Babe zohorios

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 10
(P).-Dr. H. w. Paley said today
that exhaustive checks "show no
extension of the cancer process
in Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
Earlier today the Galveston
Tribune reported a spokesman
for John Sealy Hospital. where
Mrs. Zaharias is being treated,
said a recurrence of cancer had
been discovered.
THAT is not correct" said DR..
Paley, OF the hospitals depart
ment OF internal medicine.
DR.. Paley said: II feel the
Babe will be out Of the hospital
after the first Of the year and
will be able to get up and around
within a reasonably short time
after that"
He refused to answer. how
ever, when asked about the
woman golfers prospects for
eventual. full recovery.
Dr.. Paley said:
Evidence at this time follow
ing exhaustive tests reveals no
extension of the cancer process
beyond that observed during
her confinement to John Sealy
Hospital in August and Septem-
Der of this year.
"As a matter of fact. X-ray
examinations reveal healing Of
the tcancer) process formerly
seen to exist In the sacrum."
The doctor said Mrs. Zaharias
interest in the Babe Zaharia:
Cancer Fund has been so intense
doctors have had to restrain her
She announced establishment oi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
TATUM DUE TO STEP UP TEMPO
Liqht Workouts Seem
To Pay off for Terps

Jim Tatum has borrowed a
page from the coaching books
of his friends. Bobby Dodd of
Georgia Tech and Bud Wilkinson
of Oklahoma. AS a result, Ia
tum's assistants believe the Terps
are better prepared for the
Orange Bowl game than they
were two years ago.
Practice sessions since the
workouts were resumed after
Thanksgiving have been shorter.
lighter, and the accent has been
on physical fitness and reaction
drills. Two years ago there were
more scrimmages and longer,
more concentrated workouts.
The Maryland coach will be
back to supervise the practices
this week, and the tempo will be
stepped up a bit because it's get
ting closer to game time for the
|Terps and Oklahoma in the
Orange Bowl January 2. Tatum
has been on an extended tour
|of meetings, banquets, etc.
For the past three weeks the
Maryland regulars have been
working an hour or less on prac-
|tice days. and the boys seem to
put more into 1t when they know
they'll be excused early. Jack
Healy. who missed the George
Washington game. still is taking
it easy but his injured leg is re-
spending to treatment and he
has been running near full speed
the last few days. He is the only
player on the injured list.
In addition to the calisthentics
and reaction drills the coaches
have been stressing ball han
ding. blocking and passing.
The players have seen movies
Iof only two halves Of Oklahoma
games. but three Of the coaches
have spent many. many hours
stopping and starting the pic
lures and charting Oklahoma s
Ioffenses. defenses and what to
lido In certain situations.
Eddie league. chief scout for
the Oklahoma game. is charting
one set of films and Emmett
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Missouri Valley Names
Fromhurt TOP Coach

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10 Dr.
Wally Fromhart, 42-year-old
coach of the University Of De-
troit. today was named football
Observation-Disclosures" by his fell
low Missouri Valley Conference
coaches.
Fromhart. quarterback for
Notre Dame in the mid-30s, led
his young Titans to a tie with
Wichita for the conference
championship this season. This
was his second season as head
coach at Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Amherst Slaves Off
Army, Wins 66-57

WEST POINT, NY, Dec. 10
(P.-Amherst grabbed a nine
point lead shortly before half
time and STAYED OF a last-half
drive by Army to record its sec
ond basketball triumph, 66-57.
tonight.
Doug Hawkins and Bill War
rem paced the Lord Jeffs with 20
points each. Mark Binstein scored
l8 for Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
New Prospect Hill Club
Hos Open House Today

The new Prospect Hill Coun-
try Club will hold open house
for prospective members today
from 2 until s pm. Mai. Terrill
Brazelton. president of the club,
will be on hand to welcome Wis
itors.
Twelve holes are under plant
in. while a swimming pool and
, tennis courts are under construc-
ton. 1t is hoped to open the
club by summer. 1t can be
reached by leaving the Wash
1rgton- Baltimore Expressway at
the Greenbelt-Glenn Dale exit
and taking Glenn Dale road to
signs about four miles from the
Expressway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

Iliams of Montgomery Blair High
each scored a basket before the
final horn sounded.
AU used six players with Sned-
don getting Is points. Comito is
and Weiss II. Lynagh. a kanga-
roo under the boards, led the
Cards with II points. Dutch
Schulze, the AU coach, said 1t
was the best Gu team he had
seen in years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Gu Ra||yFa
American U.
Wins Thriller

Catholic University's basket
ball team gave 1t a gallant try,
rubbing out a 13-point deficit
and threatening to take it all,
but three students from New
York gave American u a needed
lift in the closing minutes for
a $3.50 victory yesterday at AU.
The noisiest TOO basketball fans
ever to shout themselves into
near hysteria watched the Eagles
win their first MaSon-Dixon Con-
ference start on vital shots by
Alex sheldon. Frank Weiss and
Joel Comito. AU had lost its first
1.-TWO starts to Georgetown and
Navy, while the Cardinals had
won three out of four. all In
league play.
The Homecoming Day gather
ling that damned the small AU
lgym sat through the first half
fully expecting the Eagles to
have the same easy time with
the team they had beaten con-
lsistently over the past is years,
but Coach Miggs Reilly of Gu
lclosed up the middle, and with
no eagle-eyed long shots on
the Eagle squad. the Cardinals
closed in.
Catholic Takes Lead
Trailing. 1928. at the half, the
Cards called on John Stauff, q
sophomore from Staten Island
IN. Y. to close the margin to
leight points on two push shots
Ibis first baskets. Andy Balint oil
Yonkers. N. Y. and John Lyn-
Iagh. formerly Of Gonzaga High
Ialso added baskets. while the
AU offense hit a snag.
The second half was 10h min
utes gone and so was the Az
lead before the Eagles scored
their first basket, a side shot by
ISneddon. a 24-year-old Army
veteran who saw service in Ger
many and France. Five straight
points by Lynagh had given Gu
its first lead of the game at As
a.. Sneddon's shot was followed
|by one from Comito. but a foul
land a tap-in by the 6-foot-4
ILynagh tied 1t at 48-48.
/ Then Sheldon hit for two ir
Ia row and Weiss added pain
of layups and three foul shots
Ron Boothby Of st. Johns High
There combined with Lynagh
IBalint and Stauff to bring Gu
within three points. $3.50. with
Ia minute and a half remaining
| Lynagh Leads Scoring
! Here the Eagles froze the ball,
until with only Is seconds left,
Sophomore Comito. who played
basketball with teammate Weiss
!; at Brooklyn's Lafayette High
drove in for the clincher. Gus
Ron Dreher and AUS Jim VIII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

GOLF FAN, CHIP SIZE-Mami.- Singing Mike
Souchak, former Duke football player, is shown with
Mike, jr., 10 months old, after shooting 5-under-
par IS yesterday in the second round of the Miami
Open golf tournament. His 68-65-133 gave him
tWo-stroke lead Because of an opening day deluge,
the first round was Cancelled The tournament ends
todav-AP Wirephoto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
DC. Rules Out
|AdoptionMove

The District Commissioners
to-day decided they have no power
Ito close q loophole in District
law on child adoptions.
The decision was made at the
request of the Commissioners
lCommittee on Regulations for
Child Placement and Care, which
had pointed out that 1--WE are
currently uncertain" about
whether the city can prosecute
nonlicensed placement inter-
medaries who arrange adoptions
but exclude therefrom any phys
ical contact with the child ITSELF"
The effect of the decision. said
Donald d. Brewer. chairman Of
the committee, viii be to require
the committee to decide whether.
it wants to seek an amendment
of existing law or to fellow cur
rent practice.
At present, Mr.. Brewer said,
welfare officials had countered
three or four borderline cases
a year." in which doctors or
lawyers are believed to be violat-
ing legal restrictions on the ar.
rangement of adoptions. Each
of these, he explained, has been
evaluated recently by Corpora
Ition Counsel Vernon E. West
for possible prosecution.
The commissioners action was
taken on the advice of Mr.. West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
HUSHERs
DO BEST WORK
WHEN 1T RAINS

Through the rain, stream
ing over the pavementS 10
District water trucks rolled
along this morning-hush-
ing the streets.
Nor was 1t q wet version
Of Goals to Newcastle. SAM
tation Supt. william A. Kan
ten says the time to flush
the streets is during rainfall.
For one thing. tree debris
is brought down by showers
and plastered on the streets.
Flushing 1t to the curb is
done best while 1t Is wet. In
addition, dirt on the street is
softened and more easily
moved.
IF we were timid. we
would bring the fiushers in
because so many people
want to know why they are
out in the RAIN" said Mr..
Xanten. "But it's too valu-
able to STOP"
The 10 fiushers normally
would have worked last
night. but officials weren't
sure it would be safe at
night because Of the wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
IGAVIALS, HARMLESS
BUT MEAN LOOKING,
JOIN ZOO FAMILY

The Zoo received two ga
walls yesterday. first time
the crocodilians have been
displayed here in II years.
A gavial is a cousin Of the
alligator and crocodile and
looks like them. except its
jaws are long and slender.
Webster's dictionary says 1t
Is a native Of India and
harmless to man.
The two here are pretty
young. probably not older
than two or two-and-a-half
years. They are about three
feet long. AS they age. they'll
be able to initiate the soft,
swollen tips of their shouts,
Zoo Director William M.
Mann said he hopes they
are q male-female pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
Many Roads
Under Water
Route ~ in Virginia
Closed in z Places

Swollen rivers and streams
left a number of roads irnpass-
able in Northern Virginia. and
closed several in Maryland and
the District.
AS usual, No. highway al
the Bladensburg Peace Cross
was flooded and traffic was TAX
ing its customary wet-weather
|detour.
Virginia State Police reported
that Route 90. D main highway
to the west, was closed In al
least two places.
Traffic was blocked at tho
Madison Green County line be-
cause Of q weakened bridge
across the Rapidan River. Water
across Route 20 at Culpepei
caused a detour in that area
| Route CAS- Flooded
Route CTS in Fairfax County
near Vienna, was inundated b.
q flooding stream.
| Mount Vernon boulevard wa.
under water at several place.
south OF Alexandria.
The Anacostia River parkwa,
lin the District, between South
Capitol and Sousa Bridge, wa.
closed because of high water.
Route 2 was closed a mile ant
a half north Of Madison. Va. be-
cause the Robinson River bridge
was almost under water.
Route IL. the Valley pike. wa.
CLOSED north and south Of Mount
jackson, Va. by high water.
| Bridge Washed Out
The Middle River bridge or
Route 230 at the Madison-G Greer
County line In Virginia wa.
washed out.
Route $40, south obituary, wal
under water.
A rockslide made travelling
ltreacherous on Route 211 just
west Of Panorama, Va, on the
Skyline Drive. Motorists wert
instructed to proceed with ex.
IRENE caution since the heavy
rainfall might cause further
slides.
Route II at Marshall, Va, was
under water, and Route 80 Just
west Of Swift Run Gap also wal
impossible.
| A bridge was washed out or
Route 225 south Of Indian Head
md.
The town Of Moorefield. w
Va, was reported isolated BY
water covering all roads into
the town. It is about 100 miles
above Cumberland, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
q GAUGES WATCH
RISE AND FALL
or POTOMAC HERE

The two main gauges that
measure the rise Of the
Potomac River here are at
the foot of wisconsin ave-
nue. and on the Letter Estate.
about a half mile above
Chain Bridge
Each has automatic ma
chinery to answer telephone
calls from Weather Bureau
personnel. and buzzes at the
caller in code to report the
water level.
The Weather Bureau
keeps the telephone numbers
secret to avoid interested
citizens from tying the sys-
tenn up in knots"
The Wisconsin avenue
gauge is also equipped to
transmit q continuous graph
Of the river level to the
bureau headquarters at
Twenty fourth and M
streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
Plan for Smaller
Firehouse Ok'd
Station in Southeast
Will Have z Units

The District Commissioners
today agreed to reduce the size
Of q new firehouse TO be con-
structed ct Twenty-fourth and
Irving streets Sc.
Acting on the suggestion OF
Fire Chief Willard H. Sutton,
they approved making the sta
ltion q two.unit outfit consisting
of an engine company with two
pumping trucks and q rescue
squad consisting of q rescue
wagon and an ambulance.
Original plans called for 0
three unit station - Battalion
chief, truck and engine company
Chief Sutton. however. decidet
that a rescue squad is needed
more urgently In the area thar
either a truck or engine com.
Ipany. The nearest squad to thu
southeast is on Twelfth street
between G and H streets NV
The southwest area to b.
covered by the new outfit ha!
grown tremendously in housing
and in population in recen1
years. Most of the buildings arr
lof low construction requiring
little If any service by q trucl
company. fire officials pointed
out.
Congress appropriated $3.50, 00t
to be spent on the building thi'
year. A smaller station will
probably mean some savings out
OF this amount. Construction Il
expected to begin next spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Proeroms for ] onieht

Program sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center Of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Alexandria and Arlington, Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties:
Washington. at Dusk
stoddsrs,, Thirty-ninth and Calvert
PARK view. warder and Otis streets
:, taft. Eighteenth and Perry streets
:, I, k,a,lorsms, S, 4, street and Co.
Logan. Third ana q streets NE.
Kenilworth.- Keniiworth avenue and
Buchanan, Thirteenth and d streets
n,i 6sag E : Wheeler road and Walter
Fort Greble. Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake street S.W.
Arlington County, $3.50 pm.
Yorktown. 5aol North Twenty eighth
Nellie Gusts, 712 South Twenty-third
street,
Montsomery County, $3.50 pm.
u. MSsKenans eI HIS Ills elementary School.
smithviiie Recreation and commu.
nifty Center. Smithville.
d Alexandria. $3.50 pm.
Patrick Henry Playground, Shirleys
Duke DEVELOPMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
One-Fund Chority Drive
|OK'd for D. C. Employees

A 5000, 900 single-fund charity
drive was approved in principle
today for the Districts 10000
by the Commissioners.
Fourteen charity agencies were
approved for contributions from
the one package CT Am p align
scheduled to start on Septem-
Der Q.
Director Donald Clemmer Of
the Department of Corrections
chairman OF the COMMITTEES
which has organized the cam
paign. said the 100000 goa
would exceed by $4,000 the
greatest contributions made tx
charity In recent years.
Heading the list Of agencies Il
share in the District contribu-
tions Is the Community Chest
which is slated to get $123. 46G
|or 50 per cent of the total col
|lected among District employees.
Others Listed
The others on the list are the
Red Cross, with 10 per cent.
the Cancer Fund. Society for
Crippled Children. Arthritis and
Rheumatism. Heart Fund. Polio
Foundation, Muscular Dystro-
ply, Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, Help for Retarded Chill
dren, Washington Home for
Foundlings. National Multiple
Sclerosis Society. District Men
tai Health Association and
Goodwill Industries.
The minimum proposed con-
tribution-$500. or 0.25 per cent
will go to the Help for Re-
tarded Children.
The Commissioners also in
dorsed q schedule Of recon-
mended minimum gifts by indi-
viduals. This ranges from 81
for those earning less than
81, 800 a year to $85 for those
earning $4,000.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
said the Commissioners would
regard the schedule as minimums
only and praised the committee
for an excellent job"
win Appear at Rally
The Commissioners agreed to
appear September 8 at a kick
off rally in the Board Room Of
the District Building.
Mr.. Clemmer explained that
the committee proposes to let
individual contributors specify
which agency they would like to
have receive their donations.
However, he said, this would be
permitted only If basic quotas
to the various agencies are filled.
Today'S decision involves only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18

Community Chest Federation ale
city government employees and
not the general community. The
ready has announced that IL
must hold a campaign this fall.
since time is too short to work
out details for q general united
drive.
The Federation has taken o
lead In urging other Embarrassing
organizations to join in the cre-
lation Of q new United Fund here
designed to eliminate many sep-
lafate charity dives.
The Washington Board q
Trades United Committee has
issued q statement, however.
that there is not sufficient time
Ito complete detailed plans for
such a united drive this fan.
/ The United Fund is consid-
|ered q possibility for the fall Of
1885, however, in view OF the
efforts of the Chest, the Board
LOT Trade. Government and busi-
mess leaders.