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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
T obert-G Gonzales Duel
In Garden Tomorrow

NEW YORK. Dec. 8 R.-Tony
the top amateur tennis
player Of 1855, and Pancho Con-
zales. the top pro. start a 100
match pro tennis tour tomorrow
night in Madison Square Gar
den and they're already looking
forward to playing Australia's
Lew Hoad next year.
Promoter Jack Kramer let ii
slip that Hoad is the ultimate
objective when he was trying to
explain the competitive angles
at a luncheon meeting yesterday
Its a popularity Of pro tennis
that the touring champion calls
the tune and makes the dough-
said Big Jake. who has been call
ing the tune for the touring pros
for the last five years. "And the
winner on this tour will be in
line to play Hoad next year."
1t rankles Kramer a bit that
he doesn't have Hoad to play
Trabert this year-a setup that
would replenish the tennis
after a couple of lean
seasons. Actually he had the
signatures Of both Of Australians
ton stars Hoad and Ken R0SR.
wall, on pro agreements before
they left the United States last
fall, but when they got back
home they changed their minds.
"Hoad is the logical one for
next year." is the only explana-
ton Kramer would give, but
revealed further that
his deal for this tour calls for a
|25 per cent bonus and a better
'setup" for the next tour II he
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Grove to Coach
Vancouver Lions

VANCOUVER. B. c., Dec. up
Glen Grove, former head coach
of the Baltimore Colts, has
been named coach Of the
British Columbia Lions in the
Western Interprovincial Football
Union.
Grove was the teams 1856
line coach and a former coach Of
the Ottawa Rough Riders. HI
also formerly coached the Buf.
falo Bills.
Grove. who captained the
Notre Dame eleven in 1925, sue.
ceeds Annis Stukus, who wa,
released by the Lions director.
after the 1855 season.
Vic Lindskog. who was thu
backfield coach last season, will
move into Groves line coach
spot. President Don Mack emf,
said a United States college
coach will be the other assistant
He declined to name the seconc
assistant because he is still
working at the college"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Boxing Promoter
Faces Charge Of
.Coercinq Boxer

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 8 (P).-
Herman Taylor, Philadelphia
boxing promoter, today was under
orders Of the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Commission to appear
December II to show cause why
his license should not be sus-
pended permanently.
The veteran promoter was
charged yesterday with taking
over the management Of a
fighter. George johnson. By
coercion and threats" to the
boxers career.
He also was charged with as.
sociating with criminals book.
makers. gamblers or persons Of
similar i'll repute," with failing
to obtain a managers license Il
direct Johnson's activities in thu
ring. and with having had inan.
cial interest in johnson since
January Is, 1854.
The commission also ordered
Archie Pirolli. who did publicity
in Taylor's Office, to appear or
charges Of conspiring with Tay.
in taking over active man.
agement of johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08

comes out ahead of Trabert this
season. And both Trabert and
are determined to come
out on top after Pancho got
Tony miffed with some unfat-
tering remarks about the lat
tiers tennis ability.
incidentally, neither Trabert
nor Rex Hartwig. the only Aus
sic star who accepted a Kramer
pro offer this year, would name
Hoad as the No. / amateur
player now.
"If Lew and Ken meet in the
finals Of a tournament, Lew will
win nine out Of 10 times" Hart
wig said. But Lewis trouble is
reaching the finals"
Trabert pointed out virtually
the same thing. When the chips
are down. the big. blond Hoad is
almost unbeatable. But when he
plays q Hartwig. a Jaroslav
|Drobny or a Vic Seixas in the
semifnals, he may be beaten. OF
the two. the little Rosewall is the
more consistent.
This winters pro tour will be
entirely a Trabert-G Gonzales duel
for top honors, with Hartwig and
34-year-old Pancho Segura play
ing secondary roles. Kramer
found the fans didn't go for hts
idea Of a tournament" setup
which would match the players
with the best records each night.
After opening with a three-of-
five match here Friday, they'll
jump to Cincinnati, Trabert's
home, December 81. and Los An
geles, Gonzales home. December
is
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IRA Picks Neji.
AsNo. Jumper

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 8 R.-
Mrs. Ogden Phipps' Neil, winner
bf the worlds richest steeple-
chase, today was named the
outstanding s~teeplechase horse
of 1855.
Neil, winner Of the $4,000
Temple Gwathmey at the United
Hunts meeting. as well as the
S28.250 Grand National. was
voted the honor by a board COM
posed of the racing secretaries at
the Thoroughbred Racing Asso-
cations annual meeting.
His victory in the rich Temple
Gwathmey clinched the honor
over Montpelier's Shipboard, who
three times earlier had taken the
measure Of the 5-year-old son OF
Hunters Moon w.
Mrs. Phipps obtained Neil
from Rigan Mckinney for $l6,-
500 at the Belmont Park spring
sale in 1858. He hadn't won a
race at the time, but since don
ming Mrs. Phipps' silks has com
piled a record of 10 victories
six seconds and five thirds in "a
starts with earnings of sl32,2S0
The IRA board earlier hac
chosen the Foxcatcher Farms
Parlo as the champion of the
flly-and-mare division. A veal
ago Parlo was honored as the
country's top 3-year-old flly.
Owned and bred by William
du Pont. jr., the 4-year-olc
daughter of Heliopolis = Fairy
Palace received SO of 40 first
place votes. The other two votes
went to another 4-year-olc
mare, Oil Painting.
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Gridmon
To Receive $500

LEXINGTON, KY. Dec. 8 (P1
Allen Fetch. the former Ken.
lucky fullback who was left par.
alyzed by a swimming accident
will receive $500 Sunday, &c. 0(
of 1t the contribution Of count
less Kentucky football fans.
Athletic Director Bernie Shive-
.ly and Co-Capt. Bob Hardy will
fly to Chicago to visit Fetch and
his wife at Hines Veterans Hos.
.pital and present the check.
Fetch was injured four days
before his Army discharge was
due last summer and had
planned to return to school this
fall.
Most Of the money was Clipped
in by fans at the Kentucky
Tennessee game last month ant
additional contributions came ir
by mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
ACC Conferees to Receive
Report on Study Of Grants

GREENSBORO, N. c., Dec.
several small groups
lof men meeting behind closed
doors. the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference set up the machinery to-
day for its annual winter session
Opening tomorrow.
The faculty chairmen and ath-
letic directors had separate ses-
sions. So did committees han
ding problems of the booking
office, television and basketball
IA night session was scheduled
for the Executive Committee.
Results of their deliberations
will be in evidence tomorrow
morning when the full conference
session Is called to order by
President F. w. Clonts Of Wake
Forest.
I Commissioner Jim Weaver said
no changes in the bylaws OF
constitution have been proposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Losing Streak
Sinking Lions

The Lions have backed them.
selves against a wall and unles.
they make a sudden recovery
they'll find themselves within
the embarrassing vicinity Of the
last place Philadelphia Rambler.
within the next few days.
Three straight losses. includ.
ing a Al setback at the hands
of the Clinton Comets last night
at Uline Arena. have pushed the
Lions back into a three-way sec.
ond-place tie with the Comets
and Baltimore.
Johnstown has picked ur
strength and now is only a hall
a game behind the three second.
place clubs. The Jets. as win.
nerS over Baltimore last nigh
in Johnstown, play the Lions
Saturday night. at Uline's Thl
last time these two clubs met
Sunday, the Jets hung a hu.
Initiating ILL pasting on thu
Lions.
The recent futility of the Lions
ATTACK can be seen In the fact
they have been outscored. POS
in their last three starts. Before
tumbling. they had put together
five straight victories and hope
to start another streak Satur.
day.
Clinton's victory before 1.19t
fans last night was that team!
first In two years at Uline's. Tn,
Comets wrapped it up with thret
goals in the second period, Gerry
Frizelle and Willie PawchucH
leading the way.
Frizelle scored first at 2:47
and Pawchuck at SOL. Player.
coach Stan Warecki scored fol
the Lions at 7:48. Pawchucl
gave the Comets a two-goal leac
at l4:4l of the second period
Each team scored once in tn,
final, Dan Morgan for Washing,
ton and Jack Lee for Clinton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Pascal Takes
0ffense
.Honors in ACC

GREENSBORO. N. c., Dec. 8
P1.-Bob Pascal, Dukes all con-
ference halfback, gained rs yards
in victory over North Carolina
Saturday. and that was more
than he needed to win the 1855
total offense crown for the At
Ilantic Coast Conference and
with its recognition as the ACES
No. / offensive back of the year.
Pascal. according to final ACC
Service Bureau figures. finished
with 804 yards. 750 rushing and
81 passing, to oyertake and pass
Clemson's Joel Wells who had
1882, all on the ground.
Wells, however, was not caught
in the rushing race. taking the
title on 1872 net yards. a new
single season record for the
young ACC. beating the old mark
of 1855 set by Chef Hanulak of
Maryland in 1853. Wells ITS
yards rushing in his final game
against Furman also established
q new conference, standard
'eclipsing the recently-set mark
of 1853 yards gained by Jim
|Bakhtiar of Virginia against
North Carolina.
Bakhtiar finished third in
rushing with 1888 yards and
fourth in total offense behind
Eddie West of North Carolina
who had 761 yards.
Nick Consoles of Wake Forest
easily won passing honors, his 66
competitions for. 1877 yards also
ranking him eighth nationally
But West. from Alexandria, Va,
threw more touchdown passes,
seven to Consoles six.
Final individual total offense
leaders for 1855:
NIL W A.
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Drive May Save
Club

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. 8 (P.
The Bullpen Club reported
last night that 1t had obtained
Sc. 500, assuring-for the time
being. at least-that Louisville
viii keep its American Associa-
ton franchise.
More than 200 kilograms,
many of them pledging to take a
high number" of. $40 shares,
had been received from fans in
a stock buying plan to keep the
here.
BY tomorrow morning, the cost
of the franchlse-$50.0 00-must
be raised. The Boston Red Sox.
who own the franchise. want a
down payment Of $1,000 i'm
mediately, with the remaining
money due February /.
TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. 8 tP.-
.Toledo's hopes Of acquiring q
.Triple-A baseball franchise were
dashed last night when officials
of the Korger Co., which pur-
chased Swayne Field last Octo-
Der. said the park would be
RACED early next year and would
not be available for baseball.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. Dec, 8 up,
"A ninth thinning rally" will be
held tonight to determine the
future Of professional baseball
In Syracuse.
A total Of $l9,275 was pledged
last night toward a fund to
keep the international League
franchise here. There is a mid
might deadline to raise the rest
lof the $4,000 needed to pur-
chase the club from owner Mar
tin Haske. .
Haske said in Miami Beach,
Fla, that the club either would
remain in Syracuse or be moved
to Miami.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08

by the eight member schools.
Among committee reports TO
be heard is one from a group
which has been looking into the
grants-in-aid situation for q year.
1t was to have reported at the
spring meeting last May, but
said then that decided division"
of opinion among its members
made it impossible to report.
The conference granted it seven
more months in which to study
the problem.
The question Of grants-in-aid
athletic scholarships. came up
Unexpectedly for q vote Q year
ago. BY the margin Of q single
vote 1t failed to pass.
A new slate Of officers must be
elected at the session, which,
officials expect, should wind UP
by nightfall, barring unexpected
DEVELOPMENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Twymon Making
With Royals
BY the Associated Press

The Rochester Royals knew
they had q top-notch rookie in
Maurice Stokes this year but in
Jack Twyman they have come
up with another hrst-year man
who is proving a real surprise Ia
the National Basketball Assoc
citation.
Twyman, scoring star for Gin
'cinnati last year, has been hit
ting in double figures regularly
in recent games and last night
he paced the Royals with 10 as
they downed the Minneapolis
.Lakers, 92-79, in the only league
game.
The Lakers played without
their scoring ace. Clyde Lowell
'lette, who was taken LII during
the afternoon with intestinal
flu,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
By JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Dec. 8.-Joe Vogel, 17-year-old
apprentice Jockey thrown from
his mount. Warren's Dream,
during the running of the
seventh race here yesterday, was
released from Charles Town
General Hospital this morning.
Vogel suffered only minor
injuries. according to DR.. J.
Marshall Glenn. who examined
the Jockey at the hospital.
DR.. Glenn said he advised
Vogel to take a day or two of
before returning to the saddle.
Track stewards said Vogel's
mount clipped the heels of b.
banet Stables Sookins as the
field turned into the home
stretch. Warren's Dream stum-
bled and fell. The young rider
from Vineland, N. j., was kick
ed by the horse as both were
attempting to regain their feet.
Vogel will be remembered for
his winning ride aboard Ru-El, a
$l59.20 outsider. at Marlboro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
DoneIIi May Coach
.SteeIers in 1856

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8 (P.-
Aldo tBuf) Donelli is reported
to be in line for the job of head
coach with the Steelers next
year, according to the Sun
Telegraph.
Donelli. now head football
coach at Boston University,
previously served as head coach
Iof the Steelers for part Of the
l941 season. He left the Steel
ers to devote full time to his
coaching job with Duquesne.
Walter Kiesling is the present
Steelers' coach. His team has
won four and lost seven this
year with one game, with the
Redskins Sunday in Washing
ton, to play.
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SANTEE

Continued From Page CT
kets. Why don't they set up one
Saturday during the football
season every year and add 25
cents to the price of each ticket
for the Olympic Fund? Do the
same one day during the basket
ball season. That would take in
all the games that particular
day clear across the country. ]
don't think anyone would object
to that. Do that for four years
in a row and you'll have more
money than you need"
Speaking of money, Santee
says he has an open mind re-
garding the problem of expenses
to amateur athletes, a matter
that caused his suspension ano
subsequent clearance by the
Missouri Valley Association Of
the AAU.
1T depends on how you look
at it," he said. If you say ar
amateur athlete performs JUS
for the fun of 1t on week ends
that's one thing. If you can JUS
run in a track meet and ther
hide in a secure place, you're al
right. If you're an athlete vol
have to do a lot of things 20,
wouldn't have to do ordinarily
Usually they mean spending
money.
Take any businessman whit
has to travel and see what h
spends. l don't know whethe.
I'm justified in making the com
parison. The AAU allows al
athlete $12 a day for room ant
b ID. Oh. YOU can get along OF
that, I guess. But you won't d.
muds else" II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
.AAU Names Builey
TIMING Chairman

Howard p. Bailey. assistant To
the managing editor of The Star
and chairman of The Star
Games. has been named chair
man OF the National AAU Tim
ing Committee, Carl H. Hansen,
president of the National AAU,
announced today.
The committee Is responsible
for training timers and for their
assignment to AAU = sponsored
track and swimming events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Colts Lose Finnin,
Joining Police Force

BALTIMORE. Dec. 8 up. ~
Tom Finnin, one of the "Feroci-
Gus Five" on defense for the Bal
timore Colts announced yes
terday I'm through with foot
ball positively"
The 255-pound tackle said he
will become a full-time policeman
in Chicago.
Finnin joined the Colts two
years ago in a trade with the
New York Giants. whom he
joined in 1850. He dislocateo
a shoulder in last Sundays
game in Los Angeles and will
be Just a spectator at the final
Colt game against San Fran
cisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Red Smith Named
White Sox Scout

CHICAGO, Dec. 8 R.-Rich-
aid tRed) Smith. 81, former
minor league baseball executive
and well known in the National
Football League, has been named
a scout for the White Sox.
Smith, who resigned as presi-
dent and general manager of the
Toledo club after the 1855 sea-
son, will hunt talent in Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota and the Dakotas,
Smith once was a catcher for
the Giants and Braves. A foot
ball guard at Notre Dame under
Knute Rockne, Smith played and
was an assistant coach for the
football Giants and Green Bay
Packers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
English to Head
Football Officials

Harry English of the D. C.
Recreation Department was
elected president of the Wash
ington District Football officials
Association last night at Catholic
University.
Bill Harrison was named vice
president and John Roper secre-
tary-treasurer. Named as di-
rectors we're Julian WhiteStone,
Tom Sullivan and Chris HipSley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Prince Georges Sets
.Cuqe Meet DeudIines

Entries for the Christmas
basketball tournament spon-
sored by the Prince Georges
County Boys Club and county
recreation department close next
Monday at the recreation de-
partment, f811 Riverdale road
The tournament will be held
December 27-29 at the Green
belt Junior High and Suitlano
Senior High Schools.
1t will be a single elimination
tournament with games in the
80. ITO. 1870 and l5o-pounc
classes. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Hopkins Coach
Enters Army Service

BALTIMORE. Dec. 8 Especially.
Cornelius R. P. Cochrane.
coach of Mason-Dix Confer
Ience champion teams in soccer
and wrestling at Johns Hopkins
University, left this week for
service in the Army.
A 25-year-old graduate Of
IOberlin College and Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, Coch-
rane also had been freshman
basketball coach and a physical
education instructor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Cassidy to Get
Trophy Tonight

NEW ORR Dec. 8 R.-
Howard (Hopalong) Cassidy,
Ohio States two-time ALL
America, will receive the Heis-
man Trophy tonight as the out
standing football player Of the
year.
The award, made annually by
the Downtown Athletic Club,
will be presented to the 21-year-
old Columbus, Ohio, star at a
dinner attended by many leading
figures in the sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Dunbar Bouquets

Dunbar High School will hold
its annual fall sports banquet at
1880 tonight at the school.
Sports awards will be given and
the group will hear Q talk by
Col. West Hamilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
CHARLES TOWN NOTES

October 10. That was Joe,s first
winner.
Despite snow-threatened skies,
yesterdays crowd Of $3.50 wa
gered $349,666 to give the
Charles Town track its top bet
ting day of the current meeting
Owner-trainer Alan T. Clarke
who saddled 80 winners this year
on the Maryland elaware-N New
jersey racing circuit, was a visi-
tor here yesterday and reported
that all of bis horses are quar-
tered at his farm in Clarksville
Md. for the winter.
Clarke has six brood mares
who will foal this spring and he
is particularly enthusiastic about
one by Alerted and Kimesha
which is due about February /.
The expected foal will be the
first one sired by Alerted. who
was known as the iron horse in
his racing days. Alerted. a son
of Bull Lea and a Calumet cast
of who became a handicap star
winning 20 stakes and starting
104 times. now stands at the
Glade Valley Farm near Fred
erick. Nd. owned by Col. Harry
B. Marcus,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Dombrot's SpIuree
Marks Boiling Win
Over SuitIund Hall

Irwin Dambrot. former City
College of New York star,
pumped in 26 points to lead
Boiling Air Force Base to an
1866 victory last night over
Suitland Hall at Boiling.
The Generals, with a IL rec
ord, play at Arlington Hall Mon
day at 8 pm. in their next game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
Korver Aids Meade
In Win at BeIvoir

Jim Mitchell, with "a points,
and Elliott Karver, former
George Washington University
star with 10, paced Fort Meade
to it's third basketball victory in
four starts with an 1856 victory
last night over Fort Belvoir at
Belvoir.
Meade's next game will be at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08

PALM SPRINGS, Cahf-Two volunteer nagmen, Larry Bashore, 80, of Bell
flower, Calf, and Mike Jones, 18, of Whittier, Calf, were knocked into the air
when a sports car (hidden by car No. 120B) crashed into them during the Palm
Springs road race last week end. One man suffered a broken leg, the other two
broken ribs in the accident An amateur photographer got this dramatic picture
but it only became available today-APW nephdo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-08
HOCKEY SCORES
BY the Associated Press

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 Toronto ]
fNIERNATloNAL LEAGUE ,
Eastern League.
Clinton = ---------- .Wnsnlpgion +
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October 10. That was Joe's first
winner.
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-15

The first stag party of the season is
being planned for September 20 at
$50 p. m. at the American Legion
club rooms. Cards will be mailed to
all Legionnaires giving you pertinent
details concerning the affair.
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-15

held at the Lone Tree Inn after
the ceremony and served buffet
style, tables were decorated with
baskets of gladioI and white
tapers. The three TERED cake. trim
med with white icing, was cut bv
Mrs. Ingvard Svarre, aunt of
the bride, and Mrs. Eta Thoger-
sen, another aunt, served the
punch. Mrs. Edward Thogersen
played several violin solos. with
Mrs. James Motzko as her ac-
companist. Miss Patricia Deming
registered the guests.
For travelling, Mrs. Richardson
wore a medium blue tweed suit
with rust accessories and white
orchid corsage. They left at once
on a wedding trip to Denver and
New York City by plane, and
will also go to Cape Cod.
Mrs. Richardson is a graduate
of Sidney high school and of the
Bismarck, N. D., Hospital School
of Nursing, and is presently en-
ployed as a nurse supervisor at
the Greenwich hospital at Green
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-15

Lloyd Berg won the pot of dimes last
meeting mite. $7.26. Congratulations,