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time for the 1855 pro football
season.
Hill hasn't signed a contract
yet, but the Redskins consider
that only a formality. HE told
us he'd sign as soon as we got
Torgeson," Mccain said. Nov
that Torgeson has sent in his
contract. it's only a matter OF
getting a contract down to Hill
Our defensive setup is beginning
to look mighty good. We feel
much better"
Was Lions Captain
Torgeson was defensive captain
of the Lions last year. and before
coming to the pros played his
college football at Washington
State. That school has presented
a number of good athletes to the
Redskins; not the least of whom
was Turk Edwards. Torgeson
captained the Cougars in 1850
and played regularly with the
Lions the next four seasons.
Torgeson weighs 215 pounds
and is 6 feet tall.
Had Canadian Offer
The deal between the Redskins
and Lions isn't to be final until
all players report to their new
clubs, and Torgeson's signing is
a key move in completing the
business.
Torgeson has a business on
the West Coast he was not
anxious to leave. He also had
an offer from the Vancouver
Lions of Canadian football and
is was working past both those
obstacles that caused some
anxious moments in the Red
skins front Office.
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Torn Between Two Loves
By the Associated Press

FORT MYERS, Fla, Mar. II.
Torn between two sports ca
reers-pro baseball and pro bas-
ketball-Dick Groat plans to
stick with baseball if he has a
good year at shortstop with the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
The basketball All American
who jumped from the campus of
Duke University to the majors in
1852 is back with the Pirates aft
er two years in the Army. He
turned down a winter of basket
ball with the Fort Wayne Pistons
to give baseball "the big try"
This will be the first time I've
ever started a baseball season
fresh and ready" he said at the
Pirates training camp. Always
before ! had just been through
a strenuous basketball season. !
want to find out for myself if it
really makes any difference.
II could have had my dis
charge a few months earlier if
wanted to play pro basketball, "
he added. But I decided to stay
in and play just enough basket
ball with the camp team to keep
in shape" He starred with Fort
Belvoir until his discharge.
Although Groat is all wrapped
up in his baseball career. he is
curious to know how he would go
in a full season with the Pistons
In the winter of 1852, Fort
Wayne few him to and from the
Duke campus to play several
games and he averaged 13 points
per game. He realizes that his
best chances of a financial stake
for the future is in baseball.
Things have changed since
Dick went away. Bill Meyer, whC
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Fights Lost Night

TACOMA. Wash.-Pat McMurtry, 100
Tacoma knocked on: Han Friedrich. 2O2
Germany, 3.
DALLAS. -oscar Pharo, 1913. Birming
ham Ala, knocked out Ted Donald. 200
New Orleans, ].
FRESNO, Calif.---Dale Hall, EOS, Lol
21a, Portland, Ore, 3.
West Palm Beach. Fla.--Eddie Compo
1876. New Haven, outpointed Chico Nal.
donado. 1873, New York, 10.
New Haven, stopped Gerard Tester
1872. Springfield, Mass. A.,
Mexico City-Kid Azteca, 1854. Mexico
City, stopped Sandy Baxter, l54, Brook
lyn, o.
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Speeiei Dispoteh 10 The Stor

EMMITSBURG, Md. Mar
Lied by Jack Sullivan OF
Washington. Mount st. Mary's
College had its greatest basket
ball season in history.
Sullivan, the 6-foot-4 sopho-
more from Washington's St
Anthony High School, spear
headed the Mounts to their Sec
ond straight Mason-Dixon Con-
ference championship.
In doing so. Sullivan broke
two school records, tied one he
set last season and also broke
five tournament marks. He
averaged 25.5 points per game,
Sullivan was named to the all
conference team. the All-Mason-
Dixon tournament team and the
All-Jersey City Armory team for
his fine play there against st
Peters College. He also received
honorable mention on the
Brooklyn Tablet All America
team.
Jim Phelan. former LaSalle
College star. in his first season
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Globetrotters Come
On N Here Tomorrow

CHICAGO, Mar. 1.-THE Har-
lem Globetrotters basketball
team will play for coast-to-
coast televiSion tomorrow against
the Washington ID. c. Gen.
erals at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station.
The game will be shown in SO
cities. including Washington, on
WTOP-TV (Channel 81 at 3
pm.
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Louise Suggs Ahead
As TitIehoIders Golf
Enters Second Round
BY the Associafsd Press

AUGUSTA, Ga, Mar: ia
pair of long-driving Georgians.
Louise Suggs of Sea Island. the
defending champion. and Mary
Lena Faux of Townsville, to-
day led picked field into the
second round Of the Women's
Titleholders Golf tournament.
Miss Suggs, showing no after
effects of the virus and asthma
that sidelined her last week.
knocked a stroke of par yes
terday with q first-round II that
barely edged Miss Faux for the
lead.
In third place with Is was
hefty Jackie Pung Of Honolulu.
Two veterans. who with Miss
Suggs have captured 10 Of the
is Titleholders championships,
remained very much in conten-
ton.
Mrs. Babe Zaharias, still weak
from a severe bout with a virus
infection which caused her to
miss the last two tournaments.
matched par for nine holes but
faltered and took a 80 coming
back for rs and tie for fifth.
The Babe is looking for her
fourth Titleholders crown.
| Marilyrf Smith. attractive
blonde from Wichita, Kans.,
crowded into the leaders COM
pany largely on the strength Of
a sensational "a on the first
nine. She slumped to 40 on the
way back when her puts began
going astray and scored a IA.
Tall, bespectacled Pat Lesser
of Seattle tied with the Babe at
rs and topped the amateurs.
Next in line among the nom
professionals was Mrs. Mae Muir
ray Jones of Rutland, VT, whose
rs tied Patty Berg and profess
sional Betty Jameson of San
|
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-11
Three Distance Races
On Bowie Program;
Cufshaw Top Rider
By Joseph B. Kelly

Three distance races at a mile
and one-sixteenth are scheduled
at Bowie today, with the sixth
event for $4,000 platers serving
as the feature on all-claiming
program.
The Maryland -owned stable of
Ella K. Bryson probably will
supply the favorite among the
seven starters in Plenary. This
6-year-old raced for 81, 900 at
Hialeah this winter and finished
first in one Of his five starts. but
was disqualified and placed last.
Plenary, who finished second in
another turf race at Hialeah, is
meeting some tough opposition
today.
Trainer Bernie Bond. who win
tered his large public stable in
Maryland, has entered Ronas
md Irish Admiral and both are
rated a good chance.
Mrs. Samuel Lewin's Senga,
Mrs. r. C. Hodges Skeeter II.
Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Darlin'
Wife, Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Loyal
Sir complete the field.
Nick Shuk. frequent riding
leader on the Maryland circuit,
gave his followers cheering OPP
portunity when he won with
Westward Ho. the favorite, in
yesterdays feature, the $4,000
Balko Purse.
It was Nick's first triumph Of
the young season. but more will
be heard from him.
Jockey Oliver Cutshaw, who
starred on opening day by win
ming the last three races at long
prices. will pilot r. c. Hanna's
Candlewood in tomorrow's $10,-
600 Burch Memorial.
Cutshaw still tops the winning
list at Charles Towns current
meeting and is battling Willie
Hartack for the lead here. Cut
shaw, who lives in Laurel. leads
after two days at Bowie, 4 to g.
Favorable weather drew out
another good crowd yesterday as
there were 10.726 fans on hand.
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Gorrett Main Speaker
For Touchdown Fete

George A. Garrett. former Am
bassador to Ireland, will be the
principal speaker next Thursday
when the Touchdown Club stages
its annual st. Patrick's Day
luncheon
Garrett has been identified
with boxing, horse racing and
fox hunting activities. and spoke
at the Touchdown Clubs st.
Patrick's Day luncheon two years
ago.
The club also will hold a dance
Thursday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-11
NoVeI Lee Coach
Expects u. 5. 10 Win
5 Of 10 Ring Titles
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MEXICO CITY. Mar. 1o.-Pete
Mello, coach of the United States
boxing team. went out on a limb
today and predicted his charges
would capture five of the 10
championships in the Pan Amer
lean tournament starting Mon
day.
Opening ceremonies for the
games will be staged tomorrow
and formal competition begins
Sunday. An estimated 1000 ath-
letes from 20 nations and terri
tories are on hand.
The United States boxin Q
coach said, well get five titles
at least
We've got a sound. seasoned
team" Mello added. II don't
know what the other countries
have and I don't care. I hope
they have some good fellows be-
cause that would make it worth
while.
Lee Getting Into Condition
"Our guys are mostly from the
Air Force and they've been doing
a lot of fighting lately, so they're
in shape. Old Norvel Lee is
the only one who has to whip
himself into top condition and
he'll do it,"
Mello said he liked Lee, 30
year-old Washington veteran
who won the Olympic light
heavyweight title, to take the
heavyweight crown; John Stew
art. another Washingtonian. for
light-heavyweight honors; Or
vile Pitts of Milwaukee to romp
through the middleweights,
Harry Smith Of New York to
beat the featherweights and Bill
Morton of Kansas City in the
light welterweight division. All
but Lee are airmen.
I'VE might make it six titles
with Paul Wright in the light
middleweights," Mello said.
Concern About Altitude Ending
Meanwhile, some of the con-
Germ about Mexico City's altitude
and it's effect on United States
athletes is disappearing.
Parry O'Brien of Los Angeles
world shotput record holder
grinned and said. Il really
haven't noticed it much. I only
hope the rare air will make that
shot go further"
| Ernie Shelton, University OF
Southern California high jump
err, who took brisk jog around
the practice track before prac-
tice. and Bob McMillen, the dis
lance runner, also tended to dis
count any great difference be-
cause of the altitude.
While the athletes were getting
| in their flnal practice ticks, the
delegates to the Pan American
Congress assembled again tc
thresh out recommendations fol
revisions of their constitution
and of more import, a site fol
the 1859 games.
| Still in the hopper, "a hour!
late, was a decision on the bid.
of Cleveland. Santiago. Caracas
Rio de Janeiro. Guatemala City
and Houston. Tex, for the mex
games.
Cleveland, or rather the Amer
lean delegate, former Mayor
James A. Rhodes of Columbus
Ohio, was left high and dry yes
terday in a move to get the Con-
gress to vote on the 1859 site.
The issue was on the agenda
but the delegates got boggee
down in a debate on other res
olutions.
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O'Brien Will Morry

MEXICO CITY, Mar. II, (P).
Parry O'Brien, world shot put
champion participating in the
March 1926 Pan American
games. says he will marry San
ORA Cordrey Of Palm Springs,
Calf, in Mexico Immediately
after the games. O'Brien of
Santa Monica, confirmed the
marriage plans after word of it
leaked out to reporters covering
the games.
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Sponsor Switches
Wednesday Fights
From CHS to ABC

NEW YORK, Mar. 11.-Effec-
tive June / the nationally tele-
vised Wednesday night fights
will be shown on the facilities
of the American Broadcasting
Co.. it was announced today by
the sponsor. They have been
on CHS for the last five years.
1--WE probably will open our
connection with ABC June
with title fight" spokesman
for the sponsor said.
| He added the switch was made
because CHS insisted that next
fall there be only two fight pro-
grams a month.
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Be|voir Takes No. Is,
Awaits MDW Tourney

Fort Belvoir's basketball team,
its regular season ended. now
turns its attention to the Mill
tary District of Washington
tournament starting March 81
at Fort Myer.
If Belvoir wins the MDW title
as expected, it will qualify for
the All-Army championships
April 4-8 at Fort Benning, Ga.
The Engineers wound up their
regular season last night by
whipping Arlington Hall, 91-54,
at Belvoir. Belvoir posted an
1911 record. Arlington Hall has
lost only four of "a games.
Jay Norman. playing his top
game of the season, scored 81
points to lead the Engineers.
while Ron Tyerar was high for
Arlington Hall with Is points.
Norman made II out of 20 free
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Boxing Show Tonight
At Soldiers Home

An amateur boxing program of
II bouts will be presented at 8
O'Clock tonight in Stanley Hall
at Soldiers Home.
Boxers from Fort Belvoir will
take part in the II bouts against
those from PatuXent Naval Sta
ton. Fort Myer, Andrews Air
Base and Dudley's Gym.
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) with the annual spring spawn
ing run of the yellow perch who
swarm up into the Fresh from
the headwaters Of the Wicomico.
Refreshments will be available
and bait as well. You'll need a
can or bucket for minnows. A
fly rod outfit or light bait cast
ing or spinning tackle is proper.
You'll also need small snelled
hooks. split shot sinkers and a
light cork or quill bobber. Nice
prizes will be awarded to the
persons catching the largest fish.
There is no license fee, nor any
entry fee. Just drive down Route
S to Waldorf, then turn right on
Route 301 and go 17l2 miles to
the gray schoolhouse, where you
turn left for about a mile to the
Fresh You can't miss it, and the
contest is open all day until 5.
AS folks fish from the banks, and
the water is mostly shallow. it
is a grand place to take the kids
for an outing.
During the duck hunting sea-
son Just past, we wrote Of watch
ing herring gull almost eviscer-
ate a wounded duck before we
drove 1t away and shot the Grip
pied bird. H. S. Mosby, a biolo-
! gist on the staff of Virginia
4 Polytechnic Institute, says that
certain gulls in the Back Bay
section of Virginia have not only
learned to attack wounded ducks,
but are now killing coots. These
2 attacks we're first reported by
game wardens in 1852 and are
: becoming increasingly serious.
/, Gulls are protected by law and
game protectors are now trying
to discover some way to legally
destroy those which are doing
the damage.
The Arlington-F Fairfax Chap
ter of the Izaak Walton League
will sponsor one of the perform
ances of a play, THE Corn Is
Green" at Falls Church High
School the evening of March II.
Proceeds will go toward develop
ment of the chapters acreage
near Centerville. Va, where a
fish pond and small bore rifle
range are already completed.
The play will be presented by
the Falls Church Community
Theater, Inc. on the evenings
: OF March 16 through 10. Tickets
may be obtained from Bob Yeat-
man. ia 7-7300, or at Yeat-
4 mans store, 1921 Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington.
If we were not going to Aliens
Fresh for Bob Wilson Day Sum-
day, our best bet would be to
drive to Riva, Md, and hire a
boat and get some bait there. We
would try the coves in South
River for yellow perch and have
a last fling at the pike. The
Severn River should also be a
good bet. If you have a Mary
land fishing license 1t might not
be q bad idea to try South River
where the new Annapolis high
way crosses, fishing from the
bank.
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Basketball Results
WASHINGTON AREA
Potomac River Naval Command
Tournament
(Semifiualsi


Potomac River Naval Command
Tournament
tSemifnals,
Patuxent Naval Base 81
Bethesda Medical Center SO
Service
F. Belyoir 81 Arlington Hall Sta. 81
GonzaRa CYO Tournament
Holy Comforter 36 -.
st. Michaers IL Mount Calvary "a
Nativity 81 st. Martins 22
ST. Francis de Sales 80 Holy Trinity Is
Campus ~ ST. John the Baptist 2:
High School
virginia, Group l. Scholastic
Tournament
Washington-Lee 10 E. c. Glass 13
Jefferson Senior 70 Maury 30
virginia, Group II, Scholastic Tournament
George Mason IS Buckingham Cent? g
t Ellils% f e IS "a, ess Ssa X
Churchland SO Montevideo 81
NAIA TOURNEY
tQuarterfnals)
~ Anderson. Broaddus wv. Va "a
Southeastern Oklahoma 90 o
Fast Texas .,,, GO an Beloit wis., 81
NATL JUNIOR COLLEGE TOURNEY
tQuarterfinals)
New York Community Center so
Pueblo 81 Graeelsnd dowa) 81
McCOok tNebr.) IS Joliet (IlI) 81
losers bracket, Joliet eliminated.)
East Central miss. 81 Phoenix 81
losers bracket, Phoenix eliminated.D
Boise Idaho) 10 Howard Co. (Tex.) 63
losers bracket. Howard Co. eliminated.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-11
Hockey at q Glance
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

Yesterdays Results
EASTERN LEAGUE
Final PlayOffs
Washinston, 5: Baltimore. 2. wash
ington leads best off series. LOO.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Toronto, g; Montreal, 0 Itie).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. 8; Hershey, 2.
PROVIDENCE, I! Buffalo.
Troy 3: Johnstown, 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-11

OF the Wlcom-
leo S u n d a y.
All friends of
Bob Wilson,
who for more
than 80 years
wrote "Up the
Stream" for
the Tim e S =
II e rald and
who was one
2 OF the incest
gentlemen we
ever knew, are
cordially in =
vi t e d. TIL e
dofn rOioni6pS
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Fort Dix Wins Title

FORT DIX, N. j., Mar. II P).
The Fort Dix basketball team
captured the list Army cham
pionship last night with q
humping 1854 victory over Fort
Monmouth.
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OUTDOORS
with Bill Leetch

The Washington Chapter of
the Izaak Walton League will
celebrate Bob Wilson Day at
Aliens Fresh on the headwaters
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Totals "a % 81 Totals 1929 81
Score at halftime. 44-30. Belvoir.
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kept catching fish after fish,
and so did a chap on the
other side Of us. Finally, when
we'd about made up our mind
that all we were due was a water
haul, we got our first real strike
ard landed a nice pound
roe. All told. Julius and caught
two shad. George Oku and his
friend had 13 when the fish
stopped biting. 1t is a great
sight to see these big shad swirl
ing all around you as they tail
the surface toward dusk. We
came in just ahead of the thun-
.derstorm, after wonderful eve
|ning'S fishing. The shad should
be here for another three weeks,
approximately. Unfortunately
the river is muddy again from
the storm.
Harry Smith of The Star is
just back from Miami, Fla,
where he had some fine fishing.
His most notable catch was a
common bonito weighing IL
pounds He boated with Capt.
Joe Reese out of Bakers Haul
away, who said that of its kind
this was the largest specimen
he'd ever seen. AS the common
bonito rarely reaches its top
weight Of around Is pounds, this
lis a real trophy fish and Harry
Us having it mounted. It took
him a full 13 minutes to land
Iif
Evening star., 1955-06-26

LOUIS Z. WILLIAMS
1850 MerIbere Pike
Re. S-79s2
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Parker of FBl
Bots 5OOfor
League Title

Catcher Joe Parker Of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
oyerhauled Teammate Bill Har-
rison in the final week to win
the batting title for the first
half play In the Industrial League
with an even 500 average.
Harrison. who led almost
throughout. dropped to third
with .422, behind Mickey Meinke
of Silver Hill with .430. Averages
were based on a minimum Of 80
times at bat.
Parker and Harrison tied for
most hits, each with 10. John
LeGros, also of FBI. had the
most runs II, led in runs batted
lin with IS, and tied with Reds
Murphy CT the champion Arcade
Pontiacs for most home runs,
each with 4.
| Sam Barbieri and Monk Bar
bee, both Of Silver Hill, and Pat
/ McDougall of Federal Storage
tied for most two-base hits with
3 each. Bob Ambrogi Of Arcade
lied in triples with three.
Walt Jasinski Of FBI and Jim
Lawrence of Arcade paced the
pitchers. based on percentage,
each with a 20 record. Billy
Carroll of FBI had the most
victories. however, fiye, as
against one loss.
The batting leaders:
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Jack PryFi
'EnIists Area
College: Sturs

A number of area college bas-
|ketball players have joined up
with the Jack Pry team in the
Boys Club of Washington unlim-
|ited summer basketball league.
From George Washington are
Joe Holup. Joe Petcavich, Buzz
lCiriello and Joe Manning and
from Mount st. Mary's, Jack
Sullivan. Former high school
stars are Babe Marshall, Bill
Breen and Smoky Herman of
Techs unbeaten championship
team of a few years ago and
Frank CHorse) Harding of St.
Johns.
Also on the Jack Pry team are
Bob Mcdonald and Jerry Le-
Compile, who will be sophomores
lat CIV this fall, and Bob Ryan.
Other teams in the league are
the TerrapinS, Phi Gamma
Kappa, Miller High Life and
|ColonialS.
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|l50-Lop Race Tops
Marlboro Cord

The second 150-lap. 5o-mile
championship grind presented
this season at Marlboro Motor
Raceway for late-model stock
cars will get underway this after
noon with time trials set for 1880.
Known as the Eastern cham
lpionship, the race has attracted
the top drivers from this area,
including Elmo Langley, last
years winner.
In addition to Langley such
well-known performers as Bill
Gross, Johnny Dodd, ST., Johnny
lCramblitt, Marv Goldberg, Gene
Holcombe. Bill Lone and Bill
Bowman are included among the
% drivers listed to start.
Bob Streeter, the "voice of the
Speedway" will assist in an
nouncing the calls, and Kudabux,
billed as "The Pakistan Mystery
Man." will perform driving tricks
while blindfolded.
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|bdtters Paced
|byReds Vernon

Reds Vernon and Perry Currin.
both of Colonial Restaurant, are
running one-two for the batting
leadership of the Old Dominion
League, based on 20 or more
times at bat.
Vernon has IA hits in Is plate
appearances for an average of
$50. Currin, with IA hits in 26
trips, is hitting .538. Close be-
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| hind is Bill Samson of Forest
vile, with .533.
Bud Dobson Of o. w. L. Moose
leads in runs scored with II, and
Samson in hits with 16. Samson
and Bob Ambrogi of Forestyille
and Bob CHASER Of Jack Pry are
tied for the two-base-hit lead,
each with three. Charlie Wilson
Iof Columbia Heights leads in
triples with two, and Currin and
Ralph Ward of Jack Pry share
the home-run lead with two
each.
|. Odie Printz of Colonial Res
taurant leads the pitchers on
percentabe basis with a 30 rec
ord. Guy Brill Of the Virginia
White Sox has the most victories,