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FOR SALE

China Closets, SIS; Coffee
tables, SIS up; Radios, play like
new table model, 7; floor
model, $3.50; Breakfast Set,
Chrome Chairs, S18; Large
Cedar Lined Wardrobe. SIS;
Ladies' Used Suits, s2.49; Ladies'
Skirts, soc; Women's and Chill
dren's Shoes. SOC pair.
Oakland Furniture Exch.
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1858 Chevrolet 4-Door 21o-
with easy-driving POWER
GLIDE transmission. "Hor-
lion" blue lacquer. Radio,
fresh air conditioning heat
er and defrosters, new seat
covers, directional signals
and back-up lights. One
owner.
1853 Chevrolet 4-Door Sedan
See this solid, one-owner
car Equipped with stand.
ard transmission, fresh-air
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up lights and windshield
washers. WinteriZed and
ready to go.
1853 WHY'S 4-Door Sedan-Deep
maroon finish Equipped
with Overdrive and heater.
Get lots of gasoline mileage
with this Car. Roomy, too.
I952 Chevrolet 2-Door Sedan
One owner Perfect cOndi-
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ry!
1851 Pontiac 4-Door Sedan =
Eight cyl. with Hydramatic
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er, outside visor. Seat
covers. Top condition.
1851 Hudson Hornet 4-Door -
A very clean, one-Owner
car. Low mileage Radio,
heater, Hydramatic trans
mission
1e49 Hudson Club Coupe-An
eXtra-clean, one-owner car.
Radio and heater. Try it!
1913 Studebaker Convertible
Overdrive, good condition.
LOW GIN,
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ELLSWORTH w. STRAWSER
Al Liberty Street
Oakland, Maryland

LINDA LUCILLE STRAWSER
Address Unknown
No. 1900 Equity, In the Circuit
Court for Garrett County,
MARYLAND
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USED TRUCKS

1852 Chevrolet Canopy Express
New paint. Thoroughly
reconditioned and guaran-
teed ok" The ideal de-
livery truck.
1852 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
One owner, low mileage.
Tip-top condition. See it
today
1851 Chevrolet H-Ton Pickup
Thoroughly inspected and
ready for many, many
miles of trouble free work
1851 Dodge 34-Ton Pickup-In
good condition. Motor COM
pletely rebuilt. A real
value.
194e Chevrolet CarrYaII-Handy
Eight-Passenger Suburban
model. Doubles as p ton
panel. Very nice condition.
1s47 Dodge 34-Ton Pickup
speed transmission. Good
+;rac raal barCair
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The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a decree for a divorce a
vinculo matrimonii by the com
plainant from the respondent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
BALTIMORE
MARKETS

\ Quotations supplied by the United
states ARricuiture Department.
Poultry Quotations
light. Few hroiiers and hen t nrpsss
carried s over. Too few sales to quote
Ltvestoek ss.,r...
Cattle 2i0fl. holdoVers $50, run In
e!u1es "A loads siaughter steers, 2 loads
heifers and 90 loads stock Cattle, axound
- per cent Of total cows. trading mod
rn ifsI 'y ., very few srain fed steers
cents OF more higher. short feds and
s ~ Iat onsTlnEs mostly unsold. heifers
a ar,s COWS fully steady but hiEher asking
steady. stock cattle mostly steady. xeieh ian.
ing conditions favoring sellers and thfs
considered some sales particularly COWS
i ia sr sou gs hiah chois HI club wear
1903 ~ steers g 1878. other sales good
and choice 100a-I2S2 ID steers .i,06-
~ s7S, s9sm59 o Isl and good l0i2-II54
good heifers 10000 90, Gamers TO
utility heifers I050-I6.O0, ntiiity and
commercial sausage bulls 1901 5 90,
sood and a Choice cutters s54s e isE
feeder steers 20.00-5(l. some sS3 is
feeders out Of second hand 2f,00. small
lot $40 poundsrs .e 90
Flour--Reeeipts. 1880 100 pound
Wheat - Receipts. 1897 bushels
352, I23 bushels, No red winter
sarlicky spot. domestic. 1.97 Jtransit);
cornReeeipts. 239 $40 bushels: shin
hms ah le3d60 bushels; stocks, 55a.5sl
oats-Receints. I7,403 bushels; SHIN
ments, none: stocks, 754. 1881 bushels.
baries-Receipts, 151,T34 bushels;
2S6. 4Sp bushels
Rye Receipts, none: shipments none;
stocks, none -
Sosbeans--Receipts. $500 busheia.
shipments. none: stocks, 124. $50 husheis.
Milifeed--Receipts, 664 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
Charter No 5046 Reserve District No.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
RIGGS NATIONAL BANK
Charter No. 5046

OF Washington in the District OF Columbia at the Of bus
october 1856 Published In to call made by
Comptroller the Currency under Section 52 u Revised
Statutes Ie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Personal Income of the Nation
lin the April-June quarter was at
the annual rate Of 1921 billion,
up go from the first quarter and
about 10 above the like quarter
la year ago.--Commerce Depart
Imellt.
New Car Dealer inventories on
october / totaled 5l7.609 against
l7l3,264 on September Auto
motive News.
Halsey, Stuart a Co. headed
Ia syndicate which won $50 mill
lion of Southern Bell T. q T,
I40-year debentures with a bid
lof 100.6511 for a ga per cent
coupon.
Crowell- Collier Pub. CO. stock
was listed on the American Stock
Exchange today for the first time,
Previously the stock has been
straded oyer-the-counter.
| Inland Steel Co. and Cleveland
Barrel Co. announced they have
agreed on terms OF the Inland's
purchase of the Ohio manufac-
.turer of barrels and pals.
Howard stores Corp. Septem-
her sales totaled $2,285.579. UP
ll5.8es from 1854; for . months
ISIS, 736.13O. up 23.2go from 1854.
| Rockwell Spring a Axle in .
months ended September SO
learned $l2,347, 934 or $2.71 a
share VS.. $T868, 226 or $l.72 in
1854 period.
| Oklahoma Gas q Electric In
~ months ended September so
learned $6,583.948 or $2.24 a
share VS.. $6,583.948 or $2.06 in
1884.
| Safeway Stores. Inc, in 81
weeks ended September 10 earned
| lisa, 1916, 023 or $l.81 q share VS.
Is1o.076.274 or $3.50 in 1885
period.
1 Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. in 1
months ended September 81
earned $4,506.555 or SAL :
share VS.. $4.354.396 or $4.26 IL
1884 period.
/ Alpha Portland Cement Co. ir
10 months ended September 81
learned $3,740,24T or s2.12 .
share VS.. $3.50. 3e7 or $3.50 In
1884 period.
| Missouri Portland Cement Co
lin 9 months ended September
80 earned 2,326, 400 VS.. $780,
ISL in 1854 period.
Ferro Corp. in 9 months ended
September 30 earned $3.50, los
Ior $3.50 a share VS.. $I,3l0.177
lor sos in 1854 period.
Kendall Co. in II weeks ended
September 10 earned $726. 900 Of
I68 cents q share VS.. $769. 900 Of
rs cents in 1854 period.
| Gen. Instrument Corp. in
months ended August 81 had 9
loss Of SO, 1876 VS.. q loss Of $249,-
I946 In 1854 period.
\ s. 81 A5'a j. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
Stocks Higher
In s. Range;
Trading Firm

NEW YORK, Oct. II up THE
stock market was higher today,
with some gains running to
around 2 points. Losses were
scattered and reached q point
only occasionally.
Trading was quite moderate.
The greatest demand was for
steels. motors, coppers. and some
railroads and oils. Aircrafts were
higher and quiet. Chemicals
were featured by Du Point which
opened on 1000 shares up ~
at 220. Itslater dropped back
from its best. Du Point has been
strong recently on Wall Street
split rumors.
Also higher were United States
Steel, Bethlehem Steel, General
Motors, Chrysler, Douglas Air
craft, Lockheed. American Tele-
Anaconda Co., Kennecott
Copper. Magma Copper, Allied
Chemical. American Tobacco.
Southern Railway, Illinois Cen
trail and Standard OH New
Jersey.
Corporate bonds were mixed
Government issues traded over
the counter were lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
Steel Output
All New Record
During Week

CLEVELAND. Oct. IT R.-
National ingot production
reached an all-time high Of o.
$50. 900 net tons in the week
ended yesterday. the magazine
Steel said yesterday.
That was 5000 tons over the
record set in the week which
ended May is Of this year.
The national operating rate
rose half a point to 97.5 per cent
|of rated capacity.
The weekly journal also re-
ported that with business on the
|uptrend." the '.hellwether tool
and die industry looks for i'm
provement in 1856. 1t expects
volume to approach the $750
million figure of 1858. It's peak
year"
Because of increased costs.
prices in the tool and die indus
try probably will go UP soon, it
added.
Prices insthe steel market are
unchanged, except for increases
i'm list prices on large and small
bolts. silvery pig iron and spiege-
|leisen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17

% , ~ St. l7l'a per cent premium Of
sfoe 81 dTs ss h sSdsy Pfs SaSss. sszs
25I32, on II32; ep-day futures 2.7Si9,
Belgium tfrancl 1.aaHs, ofi
Germany tWesterul (deutsche mark
-. 50, Holland tgnildefl 1922, on OF;
Italy tlire1 s16H q . cent; Portugal
lescNdol $50; Sweden tkfona) 10 "a
mark kronel Il so.
Latin America; Argentine tfree) T.22;
Brazil tffee) LAD; Mexico SOC; Vene-
zuelA fbolivarl &c. 03
Far. East: Hong Kong dollar 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE

3 NEW York oct. IL R1.-fUsDAl.- =
Butter steady to weak. Receipts q days.
612.910. Wholesale prices on bulk carr
tons fresh. Creamery, 90 score (AA)
59-5ah cents, 81 score tAl 5Ts4-Ss,
gn score I'D 57-67I4. SO score tCi
cheese steady to Arm. Receipts q
days. 5000. Wholesale sales. American
cheese whole milk. Cheddars aged
4f-49 cents. single daisies fresh $3.50,
single daisies AGED 46-52, fats aged 81.
81, processed cheddars ) lbs. 36-37is.
domestic swiss twheeIsb Grade .Ats
t3-4s, grade ''B'i 42-47, grade &C..
3S-43
Wholesale egg prices unsettled. Re-
ceipts " days 27,305, New York spot
quotations follow: Includes midwesterr:
Mixed colors: extras 1850 lbs) b0-b2,
extEas large t4b-4s lbs.l 1850. extras
large -43, dirties 3I-32, checks sS-
3ohL checks 2s-30i&. Whites: extras
s4S- 100 lbs.l 1854, extra large (4H-4s
lbs.l Sl-52. extra medium Sels-4O.
Browns; extras 1850 ibs.) 66-62.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
EoREICN EXCHANGE

INV YORK. oct. II A.-Foreisn
Sealas. cshsrs I 2 cents unchanged I'M
csnadien dollar IL New YORK open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17

H6ufiy Sales ON the Exchnnge
tDeew Xerk Tinnel
|l1:0O am 2eo 600 ~ noon $40 0oc
100 p.m $50 600 500 ON ! Gao ooc
,tUnit Of tradins 10 snares or sales In
Rates OF diyidends In the foreseins
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly oil semi annual dec.
laration Uniess otherwise noted, special
ior extra dividends are not included
Also extra or extras Annual rate
Plus stock dividend Declared o. paid
In 1855 plus stock dividend Paio last
year ! PAYABLE n stock estimated cash
value on ex-dtvidend Of redistribution
date Declared OF paid 90 faf this year
IL Declared OF paid after stock dividend or
split-up Declared or paid this year.
an accumulatiye issue with dividends IN
arrears 2 PAID this year dividend
omitted, deferred or 10 action taken at
last diyidsnd meeting Declared OF nald
ing dividend, cid Called * dividend
x-dis n distriDution xg2x riEhis.
va When distributed Va When issued
Elm bankruptcy or rscsixership or beins
seorsantsed under ths Bankruptcy Ack
% securities assumed ky auch eoGapanleA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
NV YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Fnrrfshea ~ ths AssseiaseA gress
New xesk Timel
SALES
Stock and ADD Ne
Dividend Rate 90 High Low LIS eha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, oct. II B.-cotton
futures were irregular today. Selling Of
nearby December against purchases OF
deferred months was feature This
led to weakness In the SPOT month
Gains In the balance OF the market at
one time extended to almost 81 bale,
At that point. the market encountered
Increased hedxine and some profit takins
which erased part OF the advance.
Reports Of increasing movement oil
cotton into the loan stimulated somt
buying Of later months. Some trader,
were also to be reversing previous
straddie positions. accounting for soms
of the strenath.
Late afternoon prices were so cents
Q bale lower % S1.3b higher than tht
pTeyious close; Dscsmbsr. s2eei March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
DIVIDENDS

NEW FORK. oct. II -Dividsnds
Pc stk. Of Pay
Rate Rod. record. abls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-17
oDD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. oct, Ill h.--The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd lot transactions By principal
0ealerS on the exchange for October II
lbs, 05p shares inciuaifk 1,e63 shares
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Hortock Only 10 Awoy
From 4OO-Winner Goal

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 20 R.-
With opening-day bugs out of
the machinery. Tropical Park
settled down for 40 more days
of thoroughbred racing today
and Jockey Willie Hartack set
his sights on 400 winners for
the year.
Hartack. the Nations leading
rider. brought in four winners
"a Tropical's opening-day card
Yesterday to run his score to
$40 before a bet-happy crowd
b 1862 spectators.
A mechanical failure in the
tote machines dropped the third
race betting to $68,270 but it
climbed to SOS. .223 in the fourth,
which was delayed for Is min
utes until the money machines
could get back into operation.
Two Divisions of Feature
Hartack's performance over
shadowed the Inaugural Handi-
cap, split into two divisions with
Is in the first and nine in the
second. The slender rider from
Charles Town, w. Va, failed to
win, either section of the fea-
tlire but scored in the first,
fourth, sixth and ninth races.
Boncrist Farms Sue Pat,
slight favorite in the betting,
led all the way to take the first
division of the Inaugural, run as
Evening star., 1955-11-29
New NBA Rule Lets Warriors
Draft The Silt 4 Years EurIy

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 20 (R1,
Nov 1t comes out that wilt
(The Stilt) Chamberlain is a
Philadelphia Warriors pro bas-
ketball draftee. due for delivery
I'M 1859.
Eddie Gottlieb, owner Of the
Warriors, admitted yesterday
that the 7-foot star Of Kansas
University's freshman basketball
team was drafted by him even
before the youngster left high
school in Philadelphia. 1t was
done under q new draft rule APP
proved last spring by the Ma.
tional Basketball Association
Eottlieb, sensing a future pro
star In the high school boy, ex'
erclsed his territorial rights anc
grabbed him.
nottlieb apparently knew what
he was doing. In Chamberlain
first game as q freshman aftel
Phog Allen persuaded the young
ster to pursue his higher educa
ton ats Kansas, the 7-footk
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Minor-CIubs Fill
Managerial Jobs

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Nov. 20
R.-It was roundup time for
several minor league managers
and major league coaches at the
annual baseball convention yes
terday.
Toronto of the International
League signed Bruno Bethel as a
replacement for Luke Sewell. who
left to manage Seattle in the
Coast League. Bethel had served
under Sewell as a. coach for two
years. Lou Kahn. a st. Louis
Cardinal coach last year. was
signed to coach Toronto.
Clay Hopper took over as new
manager of Hollywood in the
Coast League. Succeeding Bobby
Bragan, who moved up to be-
come manager at Pittsburgh,
Hopper managed Portland for
the last four seasons.
Ray Mueller was named a
coach on the New York Giants
staff under Manager Bill Rigney.
Other Giant coaches already
signed are Davey Williams and
Bucky Walters.
San Antonio Of the Texas
League picked Joe Schultz as
manager. succeeding Don .Heff-
ner. Schultze managed Nashville
in 1854.
Stubby Overmire. former major
league pitcher, became a coach
at Charleston in the American
Association.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Swaps Storts Tests
OF New Front Hoof

ARCADIA, Calf. Nov. 20 tF1.
Swaps has grown a new right
front hoof.
The winner of the Kentucky
Derby is wearing q fun shoe on
the foot he injured before the
Santa Anita Derby last spring.
and he appeared on the Santa
Anita track yesterday for a gal
lop.
In the Kentucky Derby and
subsequent races Swaps wore a
partial shoe and his foot was
protected by a thin leather inner
sole.
After his defeat by Nashua in
the 500. 900 match race at Chi
cago August 81, Swaps had a
portion OF his right front hoof
cut away and has grown a new
one that Owner Rex Ellsworth
and Trainer Meshack Tenney
hope will enable him to resume
his winning form this winter.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Sherman Coach of Year
In Southern Conference

RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 20 P).
Eugene (Bo) Sherman. the
mild-mannered
man who turned a loser into a
winner at George Washington,
today was named the Southern
Conferences football coach Of
the year.
Sherman patiently took the
pieces of his 1854 team that won
only one Of nine games. rubbed
in the added experience. and
produced a stern defensive club
that finished with a 5-4 record
and gave league champion West
Virginia It's hardest conference
struggle.
It's a rare occasion when a
coach other than title-winner
can capture the No. l coaching
honor in the bailoting conducted
by the Southern Conference
Sports Writers Association. The
last five winners Of the plaque
all produced title clubs. They
included West Virginia's Art
Lewis (twice), Dukes Bill Mur-I
ray, Maryland's Jim Tatum and
Washington and Lees George
Barclay, now of North Carolina.
Obviously, the voters this time
took into consideration GW'si
talent and Improvement with
essentially the same talent it had
last season. The schedule also
must have carried weight, for
two of the Colonials' losses were
Ito nationally-ranked Maryland
and West Virginia in games in
which CIV made better-than-
expected stands. The Colonials
also had to play eight of their
nine games away from home.
This was Sherman's fourth
season as head coach at George
Washington and his overall rec
ord stands at l7-17-2. One Of
the greatest football players in
the history of Arkansas, Sher-
man starred at Henderson Col
lege in the late '20s both as a
back and a tackle. He began
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Ellsworth Co-Buyer
OF Mare in Britain

NEWMARKET, England, Nov.
80 (P.--American race horse
owners Rex Ellsworth and Mrs.
Richard Lunn paid $l7.640 for
Ia 12-year-oid mare at today's
Newmarket bloodstock auction
one Of the top prices among
the early sales.
The Anglo Irish Agency, act
ing for the Americans, outbid
British and continental rivals
i'm buying Madame Curei. a H.
lyear-old chestnut mare by Hy-
Iperion out of Arminta. The
mare is believed to- be in foal
Ito Supreme Court.
Ellsworth Of Ontario. Calf,
lis the owner OF Swaps. winner Of
this years Kentucky Derby. He
arrived in England last night.
Earlier, Paddy Prendergast,
Irish trainer, bought the 7-year-
old broodmare Bastogne by Die
bel out Of La Brabanconne for
Ellsworth and Mrs, Lunn. owner
lof the LlangoIlen farm in Vir-
Iginia. He paid $S,232 for Bas-
Itogne who Is believed to be In
foal to Fauborg II.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS

team In the King Pin Citizens
League.
Gene, by the way, is the son
Of the well-known bowler, Mrs.
Emma Bourne. He's a 6-foot-2
l95 FOUNDER, more interested in
an electrical engineering degree
than fat bowling average.
A few nights before he won
the Columbia Handicap, Leon
Rice Of the Spillway Major
League got in one of the seasons
outstanding bits. during a pickup
match at the Spillway with Pete
Santora. It was a three-game
battle. With two frames to go
Santora held what looked to be
a lock.
In the ninth box, Rice spared
Now, he could win only with 9
triple strike in the tenth.
He got it--for q one-pin mar
gin.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
1000


Prof. Josephus Pricci is not
the duckpin shooter he was
some years ago when he held
the District record for q league
set at 497. However, the fellow
seems a .whiz in the matter Of
developing ability in others.
It's becoming commonplace to
hear an improved bowler say:
IL owe 1t to Joe Pricci."
The other day, after l1-year-
Iold Pat Kane rolled games Of
Il24 and 113 in the Junior League
lat >Hyattsville, he remarked: Il
hope Joe hears about it." Pricci
used to give lessons at Hyatts-
willie.
Pricci's prize protege at the
moment appears to be Gene
Bourne, a sophomore at the
University of Maryland. While
lat Northwestern High. young
Bourne learned q sound tech
nique from Pricci and now he
seems headed for stardom. what
with an average Of l19. He
bowls on the O'Neill Restaurant
Evening star., 1955-11-29

the seventh race, with a gross
value OF $12.1l2.50.
With Jockey Walter Blum UP,
Sue Pat finished a length and a
.quarter ahead of Brookmeade
Stables County Clare, ridden by
Hartack. w. F. Mannagh's
Mintway was third, nose be-
hind County Clare, with Hasty
House Farms Wine List fourth,
In the second section Spring
Hill Farms Appeal, under Har-
tack, was the choice but could
do no better than third. G. S.
iCollella's Swith On closed with a
rush to win by a nose over NJ,
IShagrin's Card Trick, J. w.
Rodgers Due de Fer was fourth.
Hartack ON Eight Mounts
The second division was run
in l:05 fiat for the 5la furlongs,
one-tenth of a second faster than
Sue Pats time in the first di-
vision.
Hartack had eight mounts on
the nine-race program. He was
fourth on Just Bill in the second.
skipped the third and was out
of the money on Concord in the
fifth.
Net profits on opening day
went to the University of Miami's
scholarship fund. The opening
crowd compared with l5,035 on
Opening day last November. a
Saturday. Attendance for the
first Monday last year was 1886.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
NCAA Harriers
Turn on Speed

EAST LANSING. Mich, Nov.
90 GA pair of sophomore
speedsters are likely to rewrite
a lot Of college distance records
before their running days are
over.
Charles (Deacon) Jones Of the
University Of Iowa won the
NCAA cross-country rum yester-
day by covering the four-mile
Michigan State University course
in 1854.
But he had to kick out like a
sprinter at the finish line to end
just a yard and a tenth of a
second ahead of Henry Kennedy
of Michigan State.
Michigan State won the team
title. with the University OF
Kansas second and Notre Dame
and New York University tied
for third.
The performance by the pair
was considered remarkable in
that the 17th annual run was
staged in 12-degree cold over
an ice-glazed course and with
wind gusts up to 81 miles per
hour.
Gordon Fisher Of Indiana
University was elected president
at the annual meeting Of the
NCAA Cross Country Coaches
Association.
Riley Best OF the University
of Wisconsin was elected vice
president. L. p. Brown Of Michi-
gan State was reelected secre-
tary and Ralph Higgins of Okla
homa A. & NJ. was named treas
urer.
The 18th annual running Of
the NCAA cross country meet was
set for the fourth Monday in
November next year over the
Michigan State course.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

coaching in 1881 at his alma
mater. ran up q 500 record, and
then served for varying periods
as head coach at Arkansas A6SM
and Nashville lArk.) High
School, and as an assistant
coach at The Citadel, Oklahoma
City University and George
Washington.
An astute student Of defen-
sive football. Sherman's current
George Washington club ranked
ninth nationally in total de-
fense and fourth in pass de-
fense. Only Florida and Mary
land scored more than two
touchdowns against it.
Sherman, the first GW coach
to be honored as the conference &
coach Of the year in football,
topped a list that also included
The Citadeps John Sauer, who
produced his schools first win
ming team in 13 years; West
Virginia's Lewis, whose team won
the conference title for the third
year in a row; Virginia'S Techs
Frank Moseley. and Davidson's S
Bill Dole.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

II you average l54. you're ar
average tenpin bowler.
That, at any rate, was the
general average last season OF
the 2,098,687 members of the
American Bowling Congress.
The ABC recently announced
the findings Of a gigantic re-
search" headed by Albert r
Matzelle. assistant secretary.
A surprise to this reporter was
the scarcity Of bowlers with
averages OF 200 or better. The
200 group comprises only a tenth
of / per cent, Of those included
in the survey.
Only tenpinner in Washing
ton history ever to qualify fol
membership in this select group
is Harry F. Krauss. who retired
many years ago. There's a
strong likelihood that another
Frank w. Dunham. win make II
this season. Dunham Is carrying
a general average Of 205 in three
leagues and If the pace is main
tanned. he'll wind up near the
top in National standings.
The survey shows the largest
group averages between l55 and
l59.
II you rate yourself as a ten