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Evening star., 1955-09-07

this year. Selep could play Of
fense and defense with the best
and also had some ability as q
place kicker.
A 6-foot-1, 195-pounder from
California, Pa. Selep had both
speed and power and made good
with five of seven extra point
tries last year. He averaged ST.
yards with 27 rushes. His knee
trouble finally has been dag
nosed as a torn cartilage that
will require an operation. prob
ably Friday.
1--WE probably won't find any
one boy with everything Selep
had" Tatum remarked yester-
day, "but with depth We pr0p-
ably can platoon sur way
through. The thing ye Rsally
See maryland. Rage C.s
Evening star., 1955-09-07
Griffs Get Chance to Bury
Sox in 2 Games Here
Kiner Says He'll Retire
In Fall to Enter Business

BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 R.-
Ralph Kiner, Cleveland OUT
fielder and one of the National
Leagues all-time home run
greats at Pittsburgh, disclosed
today he's quitting baseball at
the end of this season.
The 32-year-old slugger said
he was getting too old and indi-
Gated that was the chief reason
for his decision.
81 haven't been playing too
much,' he said. II don't know,
maybe I'm just getting too old.
Kiner said although he is no
longer badly hampered by an old
back injury, it contributed to
his decision to quit.
He said he had not yet dis
cussed his plans with Manager
AL Lopez of the Indians, but had
talked them over with Hank
Greenberg, the clubs general
manager.
Lopez and even Kiner's ROOM
mate, Third Baseman AL Rosen.
said they had no idea of his plan
to quit.
"It comes as a great surprise
to me-" Lopez said.
Recently he has been using
Kiner, a righthanded hitter, only
against lefthanded pitching.
Kiner said his quitting was
"just one of those things that
Evening star., 1955-09-07
RACE AT A GLANCE

last spring. He still thought SC
on July 2 when they were eight
games out. Now, with a half
game lead, he's more confident
than ever.
Casey Stengel. who was halted
after a run of five straight pen
|nants by Lopez in "a, is a little
more cautious, but he's not Civ.
ing ground. With his Yankees il
second place and due to meet
Chicago and Cleveland this weel
end, Casey allows as how "thi.
here race has got down to a day.
by-day proposition and I got m,
pitching lined up pretty good
But If ! have to use one of my
starters in relief Ill have to q
Ianother way"
Possibly the least exuberant ol
the four contending managers i.
Marty Marion of the White Sox
He has good reason. They've
Just lost four of five and slipped
See BASEBALL, Page c.
Evening star., 1955-09-07

(45 Balu
line the
of Colts
17-14-AP Wrephoto.
Evening star., 1955-09-07
|MeId Wins
st. Leeer
AT t1O-to-11

DoNCASTER, England, Sept
II tR.-Meld. Lady Zia Wern.
hers favored filly, won the his.
|toric st. Leger Stakes today
Only eight horses started rs a
result of a wave of coughing
which struck British stables.
It was the smallest field the
st. Leger. third and last of Eng
lands Triple Crown races, has
had since 1885. The distance is
i mile. 6 furlongs and 132 yards
Nucleus finished second be-
hind Meld. who was backed
down to 10 to II because OF
earlier. convincing victories In
the One Thousand Guines at
Newmarket and the Oaks at Ep-
som. Two foreign-bred 3-year-
olds--the Irish Daemon and the
French Beau Prince-were in
volyed in a photo finish for third
place.
Meld was the only Ally in the
race, which dates back to 1776
and is the oldest Of the British
classics. The winner earned
$37.959 for her titled owner.
Evening star., 1955-09-07
Burrows Upset
OF Dane Turns
Into Rhubarb
Nielsen Blows Up
Over Eurly Start of
Forest Hills Match

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. Z
tR.-A rhubarb developed today
between Kurt Nielsen. a NOUS
tachioed Dane who is ranked
third on the foreign lists, and
the officials running the ma
tional tennis championships.
Nielsen, you see. absolutely
cannot play tennis before 2 pm.
and the old meanies who ar
ranged that he finish his match
with Hal Burrows of Charlottes-
Vile, Va, at noon yesterday, in
Cured his wrath.
AS it turned out, Burrows won
the match postponed from Mon
day. 6-3, 3-6, 2-6. 6-4, 8-6
to gain the round of Is. This
was the biggest upset of the
tournament to date, but Nielsen,
pouting at the referee and spec
tators alike. didn't put forth
much effort.
II asked them not to start the
match the night before" he
|fumed. Il couldn't even see the
ball then Che ran up a 81 lead
in sets before the match was
halted by darkness Monday.
"But when they refused to
permit me to finish it at 2 O'Clock
i really thought I got a raw deal,
I'm no good at all until after
noon. ! arise early. but I simply
cant play early. I eat only a
Light. breakfast and don't begin
functioning until later in the
day."
There probably was some
merit in Nielsen's argument that
tine match shouldn't have been
started in the first place. The
sun was falling Monday when
lit did start. It was apparent
that 1t would have to end in
three sets-and fast ones-ir
order to be completed. It also
was the second night in a row
that play had to be suspended
because of darkness.
But as to Nielsen's blast that
he couldn't play before 2 o'clock
See TENNIS. Page C-l
Evening star., 1955-09-07

have to come sooner or later"
II know i can't play baseball
all my life and the aches and
pains are becoming more FREE
quent. ! figure this is as good
a time as any to get started in
something else"
He praised Lopez as "a won
derful guy who took me under
his wing when ! was just getting
started back in Pittsburgh"
Kiner said he plans to go into
business in California but has
nothing definite lined up yet.
At the end of last week Kiner
was hitting only .244. He had
l6 home runs and Al runs
batted in.
Kiner led or tied for the lead
in the National League home
run race for seven straight years
with the Pirates. starting in
1916. His high point was 81
in 1949.
Evening star., 1955-09-07
Pilots of Four Contenders
Are Wary, But Confident
By BURTON HAWKINS

The erratic White Sox, who
have wilted to lose four of their
last five games after momen-
tarily forging ahead in the fran
tic American League race. move
INTO Griffith Stadium tonight
fully aware that their next de-
feat could scuttle their pennant
ambitions.
Chicago has been bumped back
to third place. 1la games be-
hind the front-running Indians.
and must surge on a 10-game
invasion of the East to close
ground.
Second division clubs have
demonstrated there are no soft
touch teams at this stage Of the
campaign. The Senators recent
ily presented the White Sox a
vivid illustration Of that point
lin Chicago by capturing two Of
three games.
The Senators Ahave lost 16 Of
20 games with Chicago, including
eight of nine here. but they're in
"a position to bury the White Sox
in tonight's 8 O'Clock affair and
Itomorrow's 2::30 game.
Ramos Faces Harshman
Although the White Sox viii
be clashing with the seventh
place Senators and eighth-place
Orioles in six of their 10 games
in the East, they'll be confronted
by a rugged schedule. Following
their brief final visit here they'll
head for New York and a vital
two-game set, then clash with
Boston in a double header Sun
day. They have an of day Nom
day, but then will be forced to
meet the Orioles in a pair of
successive twi-night doublehead-
ers before journeying on to Kan
sas City.
Chuck Dresser will attempt to
make it as uncomfortable as pos
Esibe for them. He'll employ
Pedro Ramos, a two-hit shutout
conqueror of the White Sox the
last time he opposed them. in
Itonight's game. If Bob Porter
field has recovered sufficiently
from a lame left knee, he'll work
tomorrow. Bob has whipped the
White Sox three times.
Paula Hottest Senator
Jack Harshman, who lost bis
first start against the Senators
but who since has walloped them.
81 and ILL. will pitch tonight.
/ The Senators are hoping their
home attendance. now standing
at a modest 349, ,995, will boom in
the stretch run. They have six
attractive dates left, providing
the race remains tight, and to-
See SENATORS, Page c.
Evening star., 1955-09-07
.ShawStands0u1
Despite Colts
Loss 10 Giants

| MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 7 (R.-
The Baltimore Colts still were
stunned today over their l7-l4
exhibition loss to the New York
Giants here last night on q
second chance" field goal. but
they had every reason to be en-
thusiastic over the performance
of George Shaw. rookie quarter
back from Oregon.
The Colts seemingly had
earned a 14-14 tie when Bert
Rechichar stormed through to
block a field goal try by Ben
Agajanian, but they drew a
rarely invoked penalty when one
| of their players left the field on
| the wrong side during SUBJ
stitution prior to the kick and
the Giants got a second chance,
This time Agajanian made good
from the l0-yard line.
Even then. the Colts had q
chance to tie it up again on the
last play of the game. but failed
when Rechichar missed on a As
yard field goal attempt.
Shaw Scores Twice
It was in the first half that
Shaw stole the show. He romped
So yards for q touchdown a few
moments after the game opened
and scored again on a 1-yard
keep play in the second half
Shaw got a standoff with the
Giants Charley Conerly. who
threw a 14-yard touchdown pass
to Bob Schneider in the opening
period and connected with him
on a 30-yard scoring play in the
second quarter.
Jack Scarbath quarterbacked
the Colts during most of the
second half, while Bob Clatter-
buck and Don Heinrich. rookie
from the University Of Wash
lington, took over for the Giants
1T was a 27-yard pass from
Heinrich to Alex Webster that
set the stage for Agajanian's S
winning field goal.
fEn.n~ Nf.~I~ rsn.ku
A clever bit of maneuvering by
Carl Taseff set up Baltimore's
second touchdown. On a fake
field goal try Tasef pretended to
hold the ball for Rechichar on
the New York Is. He crossed up
the New Yorkers by Tipping a
pass to Zollie 10th. who ran all
the way to the two. Then Shaw
scored on fourth down.
The Colts made one other field
goal attempt in the second half,
Gary Kerkorian missing a 20
yarder.
Colts ------------ = T o 0--i4
Giants ------------- 2 2 o 3--17
Colts scoring -Touchdowns: Shaw. 2
sez:ina. se21yard ran Y1roa,aa and yard rum. Con-
Giants scoring-Toue ehdowns: Schnel-
ker. . t14-yard pass from Conerly ana
;.0-yard pass from Conerfyl, Field goal:
Agatanian. Conversions; AGatanian. 2.
CLEAN. N. Y, Sept. Z (B.--
Six players were released and
one signed yesterday by the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Meanwhile, 1t was announced
that John (Bull) Schweder, vet
eran guard. will not play In Pitts
burgh Sunday against the Phil
adelphia Eagles In. an exhibition.
Schweder is hospitahzed in Pitts
burgh, recovering from heat ex-
haustion suffered last week in
Miami, where the Steelers
See COLTS, Page C-s
Evening star., 1955-09-07
BoiIermoker Returns

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Sept. 7 (R.
-Purdue's football squad was
bolstered today by the return of
Bob Leonard of Cincinnati, a
sophomore linebacker on the
schools 1852 Big Ten co-cham-
pionship team. who was dis
charged from the Army last week
after two years In service.
Evening star., 1955-09-07
By the Associated Press

Wary. but confident = that's
the way four guys named Lopez,
Stengel, Marion and Higgins
called their shots as the frantic
American League race spun into
the final East West series today.
Manager AL Lopez whose In
dians open their final eastern
trip tonight at Baltimore, figured
It'll be rough. but I feel sure
wen still be in first place when
We get back home"
He said his Tribe would win
a second straight flag away back
Evening star., 1955-02-04

Cushman. said in Chicago that
neither party could possibly pro-
ceed with the annual meeting
until the Supreme Court has de-
cided the case"
Mr. Shea said, I'VE are going
to cooperate in every way to
help get the Illinois Supreme
Court decision as fast as we
can
Mr.. Shea outlined Mr.. Wolf
sons plans in his fight to oust
the current Ward board chair
man. Sewell Avery:
The Wolfson Montgomery
Ward Stockholders Committee
plans to send a letter to the
5000 stockholders within the
next 10 days and proxy solicita-
ton letters sometime in
March"
viii Nominate Nine.
Nine directors will be nomi-
mated by Mr. Wolfson at the
meeting with the hope of elect
ing FIVE land possibly six
Mr.. Wolfson said he has inter-
viewed IA men as possible candi-
dates to succeed Mr.. Avery as
chairman of the board and said
three of them Impressed me
Evening star., 1955-02-04

produce market, taking of the
west end of the produce ware
house on Maine avenue and re-
quiring removal Of the Armour
plant on Twelfth street.
Plans Advantages Listed.
The committee listed these
advantages of a Ninth street
mall and the use of Tenth for
major through traffic:
/. The South Mall would take
a much longer, gradual APP
proach to the waterfront. 1t
also would connect directly to
Ninth street north Of Indepen-
dence, instead Of dead-ending at
Tenth and independence.
2. It would permit adequate
handling of all through traffic,
One basic factor" in Its studies,
the committee said. was that all
existing through streets in
Southwest should remain in use
Evening star., 1955-02-04

to handle the heavy trafflc.
3. The produce market would
not be impaired and could ex-
pand eastward to Tenth street.
4. The Smithsonian Institution
could be permitted to use q site
it wants on Tenth street near
Independence for its proposed
National Air Museum. Room also
would be provided for expansion
of the Agriculture Department.
The planning commission has
given considerable attention to
the Smithsonian site request
which amounted to a major con-
f1ict in the Zeckendorf plan. Of
f1cials said today. however. this
issue was not q major factor in
their alternate plan.
The committee said their pro-
posal for moving the railroad
tracks was entirely optional"
and would depend completely on
further cost studies.
Evening star., 1955-02-04

anticipated to come from a pro-
posed six-lane bridge, favored
by the Planning Commission,
which would lead from Reaches
Run, Va, and cross the Potomac
and Washington Channel.
While the new plan "presup-
poses" eventual construction OF
the Reaches Run span. officials
contended their plan is still valid
even if the bridge isn't built.
Their plan showed Tenth street
as the major Southwest street
for through north-south traffic.
with a big traffic interchange at
Tenth and the F street freeway.
Tenth would be a single street as
far north as D street. Then 1t
would separate widely to Inde-
pendence avenue, with north
bound lanes connecting to Ninth
street and southbound lanes
connecting from Twelfth.
Both Ninth and Twelfth would
Evening star., 1955-02-04

underpass roads on the city's
main east-west mall, providing
nonstop expressways all the way
to Constitution avenue.
Webb g. Knapp had proposed
that Twelfth street serve such
through traffic, leaving Tenth
free for the mall.
Give Grounds for Rejection.
The committee, however, te-
jected this on the following
grounds:
l. A three-level 40-foot-high
interchange would be needed at
Twelfth street and the F street
freeway. which would be "insde-
quate for handling traffic"
2. A Tenth street mall would
require very steep grades tabout
8 per cent between the South
west freeway and the waterfront.
3. Development of Twelfth
street as a major expreSsway
would damage the wholesale
Evening star., 1955-02-04
WoIison Will Fight
Delay in Session Of
Ward Stockholders
BY The Asseeie,sd Press

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. A
spokesman says that Financier
Louis Wolfson will fight any at
tempt to postpone the Montgom-
cry Ward e. Co. annual stock
holders meeting, now scheduled
for April %.
Attorney william Shea told a
news conference yesterday that
Mr.. Wolfson's group. which seeks
control of the huge department
store and mail order chain, wants
the meeting held on schedule.
The postponement possibility
has arisen because Of a Chicago
Circuit Courts ruling that Wards
present system Of staggering the
election of directors was uncon-
stitutional.
Appeal Is Planned.
Wards attorneys plan to ap-
peal the Circuit Court decision
to the Illinois Supreme Court.
. One of the attorneys. Robert A.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
| Moi. Gen C. E. Ryon
To Shift to Fl. Monroe
By HE Associoted Press

FORT DIX, N. j.. Feb. A.
Mai. Gen. c. E. Ryan. com.
mander of this Northeast basic
training installation for the past
l8 months, will be transferred to
the Continental Army Command
at Fort Monroe. Va, February IS,
it was announced yesterday.
The Department of the Army
has not yet announced his Suc-
cessor, but in the interim Brig.
Gen. John W. Harmony will as
sumo command of the post and
its 69th (Basic Training) 1nfan-
try Division.
Evening star., 1955-02-04

particularly. ! know one Of the
three will be the top man.
At a luncheon of the Philadel-
phia financial analysts. Mr..
Wolfson said if he Is successful
he will pattern Montgomery
Wards operations after its larg-
est competitor, Sears-Roebuck
& Co.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-07-15
Bopfist Sunday School
Congress Holds
Golden Jubilee

Atlantic City, N. J.--(ANP)-
The National Sunday School Con-
gress and Baptist Training Union
celebrated It's Golden Jubilee"
here last week bringing together
the largest gathering Of religious
followers the group has ever as
sembled at Atlantic City.
DR.. w. II. Jernigan Of Washing
ton. d. c.. president Of the organi-
sation for the past 20 years. Is
shown delivering the annual presi-
Dental address in the Atlantic
City High School where sessions
were held.
The training school phase OF the
week long meeting were parti-
cularly impressive, bringing tea
cheers and students from all over
the country in a sustained pro-
gram Of bible study.
Officers elected for the new
year besides DR.. Jernagin, in
cluded:
DR.. o. Clay Maxwell. New
York, vice-president; Mrs. Bees
sic Estell, Ala. secretary; Mrs.
Wilhelmina Scrotchin, Ca. assis.
tant secretary; J. c. Oliver. Chi
cago. treasurer; DR.. e. C. Estell.
Texas, director-general; DR..
James b. Cayce, Pa, associate
drector-general; Or. A. Franklin
Fisher. Ga, dean: DR.. HoratIo 8.
Hill. N. Y. assistant dean: Rev.
A. McEwen williams, Tennessee,
assistant dean; Miss Lucie K.
Campbell. Tenn, music director
and Robert Bradley, assistant.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Who+ Happened Next Year?

like Texas 'Shalom ALL De
came expression in Beersheba
began bottle
won't A
will fuel This about as the
result of an invention by Israeli scientist.
IL
is. Let's take particulars
emigration from Russia we'll now that the cold war
possibility
squirt flaming at Gan Yavne
other
in israel but before in such quantities
About fact that Israeli scientist Tabor
has achieved development solar
CINE for the heating OF water and Tor
thing But enough OF
has been successfully captured by any OF the common
industrial problem
has been capturing the keeping 1t from
being quickly Tabor offers great hope IN
connection.
with haInessng
of Also first step to the nuclear power
taken with Oh the
experimental reacor under the o. s. scheme or
atomic energy development
big development of next will be the
the the complexion
Negev for
of will blossom let not like the rose
like the barley and peanuts
Next wear in should be big kahn anhora
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
By Ben David
(Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)

WHAT HAPPENED year in Israel? -
the famous LOOKING Back
inhabitants of Mars whom
he depicted able t o the future
would be able to write Such an arc Dut
nota of this planet -.
friend Mars VINO mas SEM me io'eS
and here ares O things he foresees
since the cold war had abaed negotiations were
israel AS
Tel
made fortune selling pillows ana ho
Immediately to
rationng of borSht.
T1or1naev their vodka
there would for kddush The large HOW
fell Negev favorit of the Negev came to be ta
old reliable, Pripchock"
of the Jews working in the copper & nes Tt e
buttons needed
ideal
parties both placed
orders for Israeli buttons for 1856
THE happened in Israel next year was
the finding OIL So much oil was found at e peope Os"
h country Isra-oi -.
Everybody like Texas CadIlacS all aDocI
President Ogalon hat and Hebrew began 10 De
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16

A new railway line is being built
from the Negev to Beersheba.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Funds Gathered To
Rebuild Synagogue

NEWPORT, RI, (JTA) = More
than one-third of fund of $4,000
to restore historic Touro Syna-
gogue, now national historic
shrine under the care of the Ma
tional Park Service, has been
raised, it was reported at the
eighth annual meeting of the So
ciety of Friends of the synagogue
here.
The building, dedicated in 1853,
will be repaired after a six-month
research program and preparation
of architectural plans which Will
provide for enlargement OF the
site, reinforcement OF the founoa-
tions and repair of interior and ex-
terror. More than 10000 persons
visited the synagogue last year. 1t
is famous in American history as
the oldest synagogue building In
America.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Million to Maxi Victims

NEW YORK, (JTA - The Con-
ference on Jewish Material Claims
Against Germany issued a report
revealing that during the years
1854 and 1855 it allocated over 81
OOO, 900 for the care of aged victims
of NaZi persecution.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Hospital Criticized
As Hiding Identity

LOS ANGELES, (JTA) = The
practice of Jewish-sponsored hospi-
tails of publicly stressing their non
sectarian character and accept
ance of patients regardless of race
and creed while, at the same time,
failing to draw public attention to
the fact that they are under Jewish
auspices, has come in for criti-
cism here.
The issue was raised editorially
by the B'nai Birth Messenger,
which criticized sponsors of the
new Mt. Sinai Hospital for alleg-
edly attempting to hide their jew
ish face in public at the hospitals
dedication. The editorial received
considerable comment.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16

The Jewish Consumptives' Relief
Society in Denver has been re-
named the American Medical Gen.
ter at Denver and is expanding
| its work to include cancer.
Evening star., 1955-06-05
Down On the Farm
Visit Combines Fun ond knowledge
Pheiesievy hy Paul Sehxniek


poultry, eggs and meat "au natural"
This year, the bus took them to the
farm of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest p Finger
in Fairfax County. They saw cows
and chickens, played in the hayloft
and watched work on an acre-and-a-
quarter lake.
Evening star., 1955-06-05

EACH SPRING, the fancies of the
II first-graders in Claremont Ele-
mentary School in Arlington turn to
things rural. Mrs. Jeanne DeHority
and Mrs. Jan Davis, the teachers,
pack the kids into bus and of they
60 on farm trip to see their cereal,
Evening star., 1955-11-24

iceIled last summer after the city
lof Memphis announced 1t would
build its own power plant. Much
lof the Dixon Yates power had
been intended for the Memphis
area.
Mr.. WenzelI's role in the ne
gotiations leading up to the
signing of the contract became
an issue during congressional
hearings last summer.
During early stages of those
talks, Mr.. Wenzell was a part
time conSultant to the Budget
Bureau on power matters at the
same time he held the post Of
senior vice president Of the First
Boston Corp. First Boston, a
New York financial house, was
the financial advisor and later
financial agent for the Dixon
Yates group in its plans to build
the West Memphis plant.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat
of Tennessee. chairman of a
Senate Antimonopoly Subcon1-
mittee which investigated the
contract, informed the Justice
Department last summer that he
felt serious questions of con-
hict of interest" stemmed from
Mr., Wenzell's activities in the
negotiations.
Senator Kefauver suggested
MFR. Wenze1l helped to frame the
contract and that an effort was
made to "cover up his activ-
ities." Mr.. Wenzell and admin