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Evening star., 1955-07-29
Potomac Four Third
In Cunudiun Roce

PORT DALHOUSIE, Ontario
July 20 (SpeciaD Potomac
Boat Club Of Washington, D. c..
finished third in the junior fours
with cox yesterday in the Royal
Canadian Henley Regatta. New
York A. c. won by 10 lengths
with Wyandotte. Mich. second.
John Welchi of the Detroit
Boat Club is the only double
winner at the halfway point Of
the four-day regatta with VIC
tories In the junior singles and
l55-pound junior singles.
The st. Catharines Rowing
Club moved into first place In
team standings yesterday with
921a points. while the Detroit
Boat Club which ended Wednes.
days races in the lead, dropped
to third with At points. In sec.
ond place with So points is the
New York Athletic Club.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

join his 194S Olympics part
|ner, John Eiseman, in the tan
dem kayak event. Both are from
Potomac B. C.
Bill Havens, jr., Of Washing
ton c. c., national fitting cham
pion since 1895, will defend his
title amid rumors that he may
be retiring.
Olympic Champs Entered
The Philadelphia c. C. will
send down John Hass and Frank
Krick. Olympics champions in
the tadem singles. They will be
racing against George Byers and
Don Bingham of the Samoset
Club, undefeated this season.
The regatta resumes q week
from tonight with a long week
end of swimming and diving
The latter is set for Friday at
u pm. at Bradlee Towers SWIM
ming pool in Alexandria. On
the following day the All-Kiddie
Championships will be held in
East Potomac Pool at 4 pm
The windup for senior swimmers
comes August Z at the same poo
Tat Z PM, according to Swim
ming Chairman Bill Armstrong
Rowing races are planned fol
Il pm. August IA with a heavy
schedule set, Rowing Chairman
George Herman promises. They
will be run off West Potomac
Park.
The regatta will take a months
Ibreather until September 16
when a night aquapageant and
coronation Of the regatta queen
will launch a week end Of power
races. The program concludes
September 24-25 with sailboats
racing for The Evening Star
trophies. Events both week ends
are planned for the Hains
Point area of East Potomac
Park. s..
Evening star., 1955-07-29
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS ENTERED
ConoeMeet Here's Sundoy
To Settle NotionoI Titles

The 1855 Presidents Cup Re-
gatta begins Sunday for the ear
hest opening of the classic In
29 years.
Topseeded paddlers of the
country compete on the Po-
tomac off West Potomac Park
in the National canoe racing
championships. In other words
the Presidents Cup canoe pro-
gram is being employed as a
title series. In addition pad
dlers will be contending for
places on the United States
squad which compets next
month in Montreal for the North
American championships.
Canoe Chairman Dusty Rhodes
expects to start the program at
II am, with IA events going
off at 15-ninute intervals. The
title events are Junior and SEN
ior one-man single blades. jun
Tor and senior tandem kayaks,
junior and senior tandem single
blades. Junior and serionr four
man double blades and canoe
fitting.
Special Race Slated
An added event is a match
race in war canoes between
Washington Canoe Club and Po-
tomac Boat Club. This is q
memorial race for the late Bill
Rogers, one Of the regatta found
ing fathers and long time canoe
and power boat enthusiast.
War canoe racing is very pop.
ular in Canada and may be ir
Evening star., 1955-07-29
CANOE PROGRAM
for a revival in this country

for a revival in this country
Among the out-of-town clubs
sending canoeists here are Phila-
Idelphia Canoe Club, Inwood and
|Pendleton Canoe Clubs of lIeW
York, Yonkers IN. " Canoe
Club. Turkeyfoot Kayak Club
of Hudson, Ohio; Samoset Canoe
Club of Boston and Sebago
Canoe Club Of Lake Sebago
N. Y.
William Schuette of Potomac
B. c., 1852 Olympics representa-
tive Of the United States, will be
padding Sunday for National
honors in the one-man kayak
Capt. Raymond Clarke OF the
Army Engineers has returned
from overseas duty and will re.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
FORE AND AFT
By MALCOLM LAMBoRNE

Wes Lusby, veteran Washing
ton speedboat driver, received
the good news Wednesday from
the Navy that his 136-cubic.
inch hydro Miss Bell w hac
been located in IA feet Of water
not far from where he estimated
she went down during the run.
ming Of the Capital Power Boat
Association regatta Sunday
Thus ended three days Of sweat.
ing it ont over the fate Of his
new $500 racer.
Divers said they found Mis-.
Bell lying in the mud a short
distance. from q cinder bloch
that had served as anchor fol
the first lower turning buoy, the
buoy that started to 60 adrift
late IN the regatta on Sunday.
At the Naval Gun Factory
where Miss Bell. was taken
Lusby found the cause Of thu
sinking: His propeller strut hac
gone adrift. twisting the None
shaft into the shape of squirm.
ing snake. while the still revolv.
ing prop tore a big hole in tn,
bottom and on the side. Some
of the deck may have to be re.
placed. too. because Of watel
damage to the plywood.
The outfit was rushed over Il
Jim Watson's garage. Watson
a friend of Lusby's, had every
thing set UP for washing out the
Potomac mud and tearing dowr
the engine. The power plant
appears okay. although the two
had to work fast to oil all part;
before oxidation set in.
Lusby also has high praise fol
the Navy crew which spent all
day Tuesday and part Of Wed
ueSuay IN Lne search. He now
has plenty Of work cut out fol
him. but it's only a matter sol
weeks before he will be back on
the regatta circuit, slugging II
out for some little silver cup o,
trophy not worth more than $40
That's the racing game.
.* ~ l+
The Marine Corps Sailing Club
|at Quantico is playing host tc
the Duster class national cham.
pionships August 26-27. Some
|35 boats are expected to com.
pete, including q three-boai
team from National Yatch Club
where the Busters are a thriMne
class. This lis the first time thu
class has ever held its title Sc.
Iries in this area.
Meanwhile. the Atlantic coas
Lightning championships, to b
held at Baltimore Yachct CluI
next week end. is shaping up a,
Evening star., 1955-07-29
SWoRDFIsH SPEARS
BOAT TO ESCAPE
BUT LOSES BILL

SHELBURNE. Nova Scotia,
July 20 tP.-The skipper Of
the longliner Bonnie Gail
said today a harpooned
swordf1sh charged his boat
two days ago, thrust its bill
1s inches into the planking
and forced him to return
from a fishing trip to the
Grand Banks.
Capt. Lester Thorburn, 23.
said the sword broke Of but
fortunately jammed tight in
the 3-inch hole and kept out
the water.
The fish got away.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Marines TockIe Fort BeIyoir
In COLONEL Bowl Saturday

are definitely experiencing one
Of their better football seasons.
win show some colorful person
alities Saturday, including j. D.
Roberts. All-America guard from
Oklahoma: Fred Franco Of Navy
and Gene Filipski Of West Point
and villanoya. among q host Of
other outstanding former pro and
college stars.
Entertainment win be one of
the highiights of Saturdays
game. which is slated to start
at 2 o'clock. For instance. many
of the top marching bands in
the area have accepted the
Colonial Bowl Game Committees
invitation to take part in the
ceremonies and viii march In
the hour-long pregame cere-
monies.
Among them are Alexandria
Police Boys Band. Fairfax High
School Band, Mount Vernon
High School Band, the George
Washington High Band, the Sd
Infantry drill team and the
Washington Lee High School
Band, the Sons Of the Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps from
Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir Engf-
neers Band, Qnahtico Marine
Band. Kena Temple Band. Almas
Temple Band and other units.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Michigan TockIe
Lost for Season;
5 Irish Doubtful

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. 4
R.-Tackle Bill Kolesar win be
out Of the Michigan lineup for
the rest Of the season with a torn
knee lgament. The veteran line
man was injured Saturday in the
Michigan Michigan State game.
Fullback Lou Baldacci turned
an ankle in the game, but team
physicians predict he'll be in
shape for the Army game Sat-
urday. Quarterback Jim Van
Pelt suffered bruised ribs. but
also is expected to be in the
lineup against the Cadets.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Oct. 4
R.--Wayne Edmonds. veteran
tackle. Is among five Notre Dame
football players who were put on
the doubtful list today FOR FRI
day nights game against Miami
in the Orange Bowl.
Edmonds is nursing a badly
bruised Achilles tendon. HALF
back Paul Reynolds. End Gene
Kapish. Guard John McMullan
and Capt. Ray Lemek also are
shelved. Lemek was withheld
from the Indiana game.
Coach Terry Brennan put his
team through a long drill on
passing and pass defense, prepar-
ing for its first night game
since 1851.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Moore Must Pass
Physical to Referee

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 4 R.--
Archie Moore, hght-heavyweight
champion. will referee Q four
round bout at Hollywood Legion
Stadium Saturday--if he passes
"a State Athletic Commission
physical tomorrow.
The ring veteran, knocked
Iout last month by Heavyweight
Champion Rocky Marciano, was
denied q license to fight in Cali
lfornia last winter. Commission
doctors said Moore had a heart
condition.
Moore refereed q bout in a
charity show In San Diego last
week when the commission
waived the physical requirement.
II Moore passes the physical,
he win also be qualified to box
in California. paving the way
lfor possible further matches.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
REDSKINS
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champions In the Western Divi-
sion. led the parade by asking
waivers on three players, includ-
ing Walt Yowarsky, defensive
END acquired from the Redskins
along with Jim Ricca in q trade
for Tavern Torgeson. Other
Lions cut adrift were Guard Bud
Brooks Of Arkansas and End
Walt Jenkins Of Wayne.
Cutting Of the three actually
dropped the Lions one player be-
low the limit and they picked up
Bob Long. defensive end, from
the Los Angeles Rams in return
for q high draft choice next
season.
The Baltimore Colts placed
Bob Myers. 260-pound tackle
from Ohio State. and Harry
Hugasian. rookie halfback from
Stamford. on waivers.
The San Francisco Forty
Miners released Lowell Wagner,
veteran defensive back who
played with the Rams from l949
Through 1853 before going to
the Canadian League last year,
land Ted Vaught. rookie offen-
lsive end from Southern Metho-
dist obtained last month from
the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cleveland Browns cut
Henry Ford. halfback from the
University of Pittsburgh. and
Tom Jones. tackle from Miami
tof Ohio.
Released by the Green Bay
Packers were Clarence Self, vet
eran defensive haifback. and
Jim jenkins. rookie offensive end
Ifrom Missouri. Self, 80, was HI
Ihis seventh year in the league.
he played with the Chicag0
Cardinals and Lions before join
ling the Packers In 1852. The
Packers released him the follow
ing year after he played in all
~ league games. then signed him
again last year.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Noyy Is Working Hard
To Get Even With Pitt

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 4 tSpecial) I.
Nays football squad settles
down to heavy work this after
noon as part Of its preparations
for Saturdays game in Baltimore
against Pittsburgh, one of the
two teams that defeated the
Middies last year.
The team had only q light
workout yesterday following Its
l26-o romp over South Carolina
last Saturday. but the coaches
are not letting the players take
Pitt lightly. even il they were
lso inclined.
Pitt was beaten last week end
by Oklahoma, 26-14. but before
that the Partners defeated Cali
ifornia, 27-7, and Syracuse. 22-l2,
Len Eshmont, the Navy scout
who has been reporting on Pitts
Iburgh, says that despite the loss
Ito Oklahoma the Panthers are
ia much improved team" over
last year. Eshmont speaks high-
nv Of q fine Pitt line. averaging
E2l2 pounds, and a backfield fea-
turing Corny Salyaterra, Corky
Cost. Ralph Jelic and Bob Grier
big, fast and experienced
with pnod reserve strength 1.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
By DICK o'BRIEN

The colorful Qnantico Ma
rines. winners OF three straight
football games and hooking to-
ward an undefeated season. come
into the Metropolitan Washing
ton area Saturday for the only
time this season.
The occasion is their meeting
with the Fort Belvoir Engineers
at George washington High
school Stadium in Alexandria in
the first annual Colonial Bowl
game, sponsored by the Kena
Shrine Of Alexandra for the
benefit Of the Shriners Crippled
Children's Fund.
Undiscouraged as a result Of
close defeats in their first two
engagements. one by Fort jack
son and the other by Fort
Eustis, Fort Belvoir hopes to
bounce back in this game and
shatter the unbroken record Of
the Marine forces.
Coach John Tutko Of Fort Bel
voir. in sizing up his teams po-
sition. today declared his proteges
were improving with every start;
that the morale on the club was
high, and that he was expecting
Belvoir to spring an upset.
I'VE got four men in our back
field who can run 100 yards in
10 seconds" Tutko said. Joe
Huske, AL Thomas, Jimmy Left
wich and Billy Wells have all got
that kind Of speed. But we have
Just simply had trouble getting
our offense rolling. We are capa-
BILE Of springing an upset Satur-
day and, in fact. we expect to
explode with considerable force.
Meanwhile, the Marines, who
Evening star., 1955-10-04
|WheIon, Leemuns
To UnveiI Battles
Portrait Thursday

Two of the football stars al
ready in the Touchdown Clubs
Hall of Fame here will help In
duct Cliff Battles into that group
at q club dinner in his honor
Thursday night,
A painting Of Battles. former
West Virginia Wesleyan and
Redskins, great. will be unveiled
by Tommy Whelan. Catholic
University's ali-time halfback.
and Tufiy Leelnans, ex-George
Washington and Giants stand
out, Both already have their
portraits hanging on the Touch
down Club walls.
Yesterdays festivities at the
clubs weekly football luncheon
were given over to honoring the
Boiling Air Base team. The team
was well represented. although
many OF the star players are
suffering from lime burns re.
|ceiyed in a game last Friday
might.
George Makris, head coach Of
Boiling, told club members that
the team was going ahead with
preparations for its big game
Saturday at Fort Sill despite the
fact that practically the whole
first and second teams viii be
missing
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Dover Is Decked
ii Times in Losing
Title to Sponiord

NOTTINGHAM. England. Oct.
4 R.-Young Martin Of Spain
won the European fiyweight box
ing championship last night by
knocking out Dai Dover Of
Wales, the defending champion,
in the 18th round Of the sched-
uled 15-round fight. Dover
weighed 11oIa. Martin l1oA.
The 24-year-old Spanish ga
rage owner sent Dover to the
canvas for a count Of nine In the
fifth round and again for two In
the ninth. In the 10th, the cham
pion was down six times for
counts OF six to nine.
The young Welshman came
back strongly in the 11th but
finally was hoored with a crush
ing left hook. He got up at the
count Of eight. In the 18th, the
Spaniard dropped Dover with
another left hook. The Welsh
man was no sooner on his feet
than he was fioored again. This
time Dover failed to get up.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
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Continued From Page C-l
against North Carolina in its
opener. looked like a real good
ball team against Pitt. The
sooners. with only - firsts. drew
solid support ali down the line
for a 1.l46 point total to top
Georgia Techs 1.1os and Notre
Danes 1.048.
Tech didn't beat Southern
Methodist quite as badly as Notre
Dame had the week before and
the Irish followed up with q 1870
decision over Indiana.
Michigan Meets Army
Michigan and Army are due
to clash before a $1,000 plus
crowd in Ann Arbor. Mich. Sat-
urday. and their high ratings
add a bit to a game that always
is a top attraction. Other big
ones send Notre Dame to Miami
Friday night. and wisconsin
against Purdue Saturday. Miami
and Purdue both collected enough
points in the balloting to slip
into the top 20 teams.
The leading teams with first
place votes and won-lost records
in parentheses points on 10-9-
hasiS).
Evening star., 1955-10-04
BOILING
CONTINUED From Page C-

get the Fort Sill game postponed.
but could not get Sill to agree.
So Marks is taking every one
with any football experience he
could scrape up around the post.
and said, wen make do with
what We have"
OF those left for the team.
not one is q real name player
and many have only high school
experience. The five new players
added to the list are Pete Popo-
yich, lineman from Colgate:
James Dunbar, ex-Navy linennan:
Pete Kohut. quarterback from
Brown: Joe McKeel. Wake Forest
quarterback. and Pat Patrick, q
back with some high school ex-
perience.
The other 10 making the trip
will be-:
Russell Winn. ex-Richmond
end: Bob Shelton, tackle from
Delaware State College: Woody
Woodsor, tackle from high
school; Salvatore DiPippa, guard
who got his playing experience
in the Navy: Tom Moffett
another guard from prep school:
Jim Prether, also with high school
experience only: Joe Mays. half
back with some semipro ex-
Iperience. Al Ward. halfback and
an Armstrong High product with
no football experience: Gene Hill
|fullback from Swift Memorial
College. and Rieman Rhinehart
fullback from high school.
And there isn't q center in the
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Blackwell Released
|By Seattle Ruiniers

SEATTLE. oct. 4 R).Ewell
Blackwell. the veteran right
handler, was given his uncondi-
tional release by the Seattle
Rainiers Of the Pacific Coast
League yesterday.
Blackwell, who was acquired
by Seattle from San Francisco
lin Inid-June, won five and lost
i've for the pennant-winning
Rainiers last season.
Dewey Soriano. general man.
Iager Of the Rainiers. said Black
well, who saw service in the ma
|iors with the Athletics. Giants.
Redlegs and Yankees, win try
TO land q managing job.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
|Pasirano Beats
Paddy Young

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. { R.-
Willie Pastrano. who takes on
weight slower than q Japanese
wrestler, may have fought his
last fight as q light-heavyweight
last night when he slashed out
q unanimous I0-round decision
over rugged Paddy Young Of
New York. 4
The l9-year-old New Orleans
fighter, the No. 3 challenger,
went to the sweat box twice Q
few hours before the fight II
New Orleans Municipal Audi.
torium to melt OF q reluctant
az pounds. At that. he hit
light heavyweight poundage only
a glancing blow at 1854. Young.
rated No. 5. weighed 171l2.
Pastrano said after the fight:
Fl really felt weak from taking
of the two and a half pounds.
i don't know. Maybe I'll fight
heavyweight from now on. I'll
See"
The weakness didn't really
show. Midway Of the FIRST round
Pastrano nailed Young with q
right hand lead flush to the
chin. Young wobbled across the
ring and ran into a barrage Of
Ilefts and rights, ending up on
his pants. halfway through the
ropes. He got up at nine, but
seconds later, Pastrano threw
Ia left hook that upset Young
again. The bell halted the
count at around six.
In the first round, Pastrano
opened a cut under Young's
right eye. In the sixth. he cut
Young's left eye. In between.
In the second. Young bombed
mouse under Pastrano's eye with
one of his few solid shots to the
head.
| Judge Eddie Wolfe and Ref
Ieree Pete Giaruso scored the
fight seven rounds for Pastrano.
two rounds even. one for Young.
Judge, Francis Kercheval saw it
seven for Pastrano. three for
Young.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
COACH

Continued From Page C-l
Ion the last play Of the game on
field goal by Les Richter.
Bell said that his investigation
brought conflicting statements
about what happened and that
he was infiicting the fine to give
the officials every protection
that is possible"
The commissioner added:
'.Ofiicials have to call more
than 100 Judgment plays 4 game
and they must be protected
against abuse from coaches,
players and others. The fine ID
lin the best interest Of profess
|sionai football"
Bell said Kiesling was charged
with grabbing hold of Linesman
James Underhill during the
game after the Steelers had been
Ipenalized is yards and that the
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Mack Resting Well
-Four Doys After Foil .

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. A tPl.
Connie Mack was reported rest
ing comfortably today at Presby-
terian Hospital. four days after
he fell from his bed and frac-
tured a hip.
DR.. Illarion Gopadze said yes
iterday that he was satisfied with
the 92-year-old Mack's general
condition.
Evening star., 1955-10-04

victory. its second straight and
looks forward to the return of
End Earle Smith, who was out
of that game with q hip ailment.
Tickets for Saturcay's Navy
Pitt game in Baltimore are on
sale In Washington at the Capt.
tai Servicecenter, 26l Constitu-
ton avenue: the American Auto
mobile Association Offices at
Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue and the AAA branches in
|Hyattsville. Silver Spring. ArIing-
ton and Alexandra. The price
lis $3.50,
Evening star., 1955-10-04
indians Get Form Club

FAYETTEVILLE, N. c.. Oct.
4 R.-The Fayetteville Hiland-
ers of the Class B Carolina Lea
que have signed a full working
agreement with the Cleveland
Indians. The Hiianders win train
at the Indians minor league
camp in Daytona. Beach, Fla,
next spring.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
RosewuII Wins Notch

TOKYO, Oct. 4 GAP. Ken
Rosewall. Australian Davis Cup
per, today defeated Atsushi Mi
yagi. Japan's No. 2 player, To,
6-3. 8--6. in the first Of a series
Of Japan-Austra1ia matches to
be played here.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Jupunese Nine Wins

HONOLULU. Oct. 4 tP).-Ja-
pans Kanebo baseball team
scored four runs In the ninth
inning to beat the Hawaii Red
Sox, Al, last night.
Evening star., 1955-10-04

Pittsburgh coach also took hold
of Back Judge TaB Brown after
the game was over.
The commissioner said Kiesling
told him, II don't think
grabbed hold of anyone. My
other coaches pulled me away
Kiesling admitted to the press
after the game that he called
Brown - few names" but denied
trying to punch him.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
lost Of Old Braves

Warren SPAIN is the only
member Of the Milwaukee Braves
who played with the Boston
Braves in 1947.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Bakhfiar Rests
Bruised Lea

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Oct,
4 P).Fullback Jim Bakhtiar
was on the sidelines as Virginia's
Cavaliers started preparations
yesterday for their football game
against Penn state at Richmond
Saturday.
Bakhtiar, whose linebacking
was outstanding in last weeks
1870 loss to George Washington.
win be excused from heavy work
for several days to rest q bruised
leg.
A fast moving scrimmage for
all hands except the backfleld
regulars was held yesterday.
LEXINGTON. Va, Oct. 4 fPl,
Coach John McKenna says
Sophomore Halfback Bobby Jor-
dan viii be lost to the Virginia
Military Institute football team
for the remainder of the year.
Jordan is to undergo q knee
operation in q Roanoke hospital
today. He received the injury in
lVMI,s opening game with Tulane.
Jordan. . native of Radford. Va,
played most Of three periods and
had . 6-yard rushing average
and q 42.2-yard punting average
when he was injured.
Jordan led the Southern Con-
fernce in punting last year as a
freshman.
The Keydets started prepare
|tions for Saturdays game at
Biuefield, w. Va. with West
Virginia by holding a long signal
drill.
Evening star., 1955-10-04
Pitt Tickle Misses
Practice for Nuvy

PITTSBURGH. Oct. ( (R.-
Tackle Herman Canil, who sur
fered an injured leg in last Sat-
urday's loss to Oklahoma, missed
Pittsburgh's football drill yester-
day.
However. 1t is expected that
Canil viii be able to see at least
limited action against Navy at
Baltimore next Saturday.
The Pitt squad went through
only q light workout. Coach
Johnny Nicholson spent much
of his time digesting scouting re-
ports on Navy.