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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
Loi Wins Decision
For Successful Debut
sy HE Assoeiatsd Press
MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Jan.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. IS.
--Duilio Loi. European light
weight champion, came through
his FIRST American ring test in
good shape last night. scoring q
unanimous decision over the st.
Paul toughie. Glen Flanagan.
The 24-year-old Italian was
far from sensational, however,
In his United States debut be-
fore q Nationwide television
audience. Except for Flanagan's
roughhouse tactics, it was Q dull
fight. The 3.l05 fans twice
clapped for action.
Loi. beaten only once In his
64-fight career. jumped into the
lead with . fiashy attack In
the first two rounds and built
a commanding margin by cap
turing the last four rounds. but
he lacked the punching power
to do Flanagan any serious
damage.
Referee Billy Regain gave Loi
q $3.50 margin. Judges stu Win
ston and Fred Aaaronson each
scored 1t 1892. The Associated
Press gave the handsome Euro
pean q 1884 edge.
In last nights fight. Loi
weishdn 1874. Flanagan i3s.
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Senators Are Ready
ToGive Morrero
Outright Release

The Senators changed their
minds about selling Connie Mar
zero to Charleston. w. Va, Of
the American Association today,
and instead have asked waivers
on him pending his uncondi-
tional release.
The stubby highlander, whose
age is somewk re between 80
and a, won tee games and
lost six last season. O record
that apparently didn't impress
Charleston officials ct his present
salary. In his career with
Washington Marrero won %
games and lost 20.
Marrero. who operates q cattle
ranch In Cuba. was noted as one
Of the Senators best spring
pitchers until last season. In
1851 he got on to q 60 start
and finished with an it-9 record,
while In 1852 he won his first
four starts and finished with
l1-8. 81
Named to the American
League All-Star squad In 1861.
Marrero pitched one OF his out
standing games that year when
he beat the Philadelphia Attn
Ietics ON one hit---a fourth In
ming home run BY Barney Me-
sCosky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
Signs Fishing Contracts
His Baseball Bridges Burned,
Ted Tells Boston Newspaper

Joe Cronin, Red Sox general
manager, and Ted's business
manager. Fred Corcoran, both
said they knew nothing about It.
The Globe quoted Corcoran
as saying from Pebble Beach.
Calf:
TT may be wishful thinking
on my part but / hope Ted con-
tinues to play baseball. Every
one has been after him to COM
pete In fishing tournaments,
though.
7 guess wen all 90 fishing
now"
williams claimed he had not
received his 1855 Boston con-
tract which Cronin made clear
was mailed to him.
At the same time the New
York Daily News quoted Jim
Deren, q close friend and fish
ing companion Of Williams. rs
announcing:
Ted told me he win positively
not play baseball this year. He
told me repeatedly that he wants
to fish all next summer"
Deren was with Williams
Thursday In the international
Saufieh Tournament.
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b be A.sesIe.sd prs..

ARCADIA, Calf. Jan. 15.-
Determine always has done just
about what was expected Of him
on a race track. but they've given
him terrific assignment today.
The gray winner Of the Ken
lucky Derby win pack 1875 pounds
and try to win the $25. 900 San
Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita.
The distance is a mile and one
sixteenth. Rain or shine, Deter
mine always runs his race, but
he will be giving away Is pounds
today to Miz Clementine, q big
fllly who is the pride and joy
Of the Calumet Farm.
She's one Of the most promis-
ing Of her sex since Busher.
With lib pounds Miz Clementine
may fly SO fast through the
stretch that Determine can't
catch her, but Determine does q
lot Of running In the late stages.
Coupled with Miz Clementine
Is Dukes Lea. an outstanding f.
year-old who gets in with liz.
He looks like real threat for
the Santa Anita Maturity, with
its $4,000 pot, two weeks
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Special Dispatch to Tn. sso,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Jan. 15.-The Ocean City Light
Tackle Club from Maryland
came through with flying colors
to win the 10th annual Interna-
tional Light Tackle Sailfish
tournament.
Paced by James O'Donnell Of
Chevy Chase, Md. a Washington
attorney. who won individual
honors for the three-day event,
the team arnassed q total Of 970
points to outdistance their near
est competitors. the Walker Cay
Club, by 200 points. ODonnell
caught eight sails.
Other members Of the team
are Osbourn Owings. Washing
ton, D. c.. and Alan M. Fergu-
son, also of Chevy Chase.
All three of the anglers scored
heavily yesterday on the final
day Of the meet with O'Donnell
subduing eight fighting sails and
Ferguson and Owings catching
four and two sails, respectively.
Yesterdays fishing was a wild
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Eight Of Top Ranked Cage Powers in Aetion Today
Derby Winner Gives Is Pounds
Miz CIementine Chief Threat
ToDetern1ine on Coast Today

hence. Dukes Lea has been as
signed 113 pounds for the Ma
turity.
Allied viii be coupled with De-
termine but isn't expected to be
of much help, except possibly to
force a pace. Trainer Red Nc
Daniel has another pair. Poona
II and Travertine, both with 112
pounds. First Pole and Jet
Action will complete the field.
In action yesterday Llangollen
Farms Porterhouse, 2-year-old
Of the year in 1858 but a disap-
pointment as q 3-year-old.
equalled a track record by rum
ming six furlongs In 1909 fiat.
Ridden by Eddie Arcaro. Por-
terhouse turned on the heat in
the stretch and rolled away from
Hour Regards. Phil D. closing
fast. captured the show.
It was the ninth time in Santa
Anita history that the six fur
longs had been run in 1909. and
the second time this season.
Imbros doing it on opening day
December 20. 1854.
Porterhouse was the even
money favorite and paid 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
By George Huber

The University of Maryland's
boxing team has come up with
D number Of good new men and
on the strength Of the Terrapins'
performance last night in beat
Ing Virginia at Richie Coliseum
it's hard to explain their one
sided loss to Louisiana State In
the Sugar Bowl matches.
Joe Madden, a fast 139-pound
sophomore; Tony Esposito, a
combination boxer and hitter at
lat pounds, and Tom Sullivan, a
real solid slugger at 1875 pounds,
were among the bright new men
put on display by Coach Frank
Cronin. Sullivan is q senior, but
this is his first year with varsity
boxing.
All three were among the
Maryland winners last night as
the Terrapins scored a 6h-2k
victory over the Cavaliers. This
apparently is Virginia's greenest
team in some time but most Of
the Marylanders also were new
hands at intercollegiate boxing.
A crowd Of a little under 1000
turned out, the smallest for box
Ing in many seasons at College
Park. ssg
Il
Sullivan's fight probably was
the most spectacular of the night
as he stopped Steve Hoffer In
the third round. Tom had to
score a knockout to win after
losing the first two rounds to
the rather unorthodox Hoffer.
Sullivan finally broke through
Hoffer's failing defense to deck
him twice with good rights to
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py me Assoelo,sd Press

BOSTON, Jan. l5.-Ted VIII
liams meant 1t when he retired
from baseball says the Boston
Globe after q phone CONVERSE
ton with the Red Sox slugger
In West Palm Beach. Fla.
The Globe quoted williams -
stating:
yT've signed contracts to COM
pete In fishing expeditions In
May and june next summer.
II thought ! made my retire.
ment clear TO you guys last
year"
williams, the keenest student
Of hitting In the game and o
man Of fast-changing moods.
announced to the press he was
quitting after the last game Of
the 1854 season at Fehway Park.
But the consensus was that Ted
would be back after . winter to
think 1t over.
The fishing expeditions VII
liams has entered. according to
the Globe story. are In May and
June in Iquique. Chile and Noya
Scotia.
Ted is now In . saflfish tourn-
aren't ct West Palm Beach. Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
Redskins Sign Brio
After Flight From Coast

Gene Brito was Johnny-on-
the-spot this morning to sign
o 1855 contract with the Red
skins.
Returning here after o season
with the Calgary Stampeders
In the Canadian league. the
broad shouldered Brito met
Coach Joe Kuharich o couple
Of hours after stepping on the
plane from Los Angeles and put
his name On o one-year con-
tract. Although his salary was
not announced, Gene said 1t
would be less than he made In
Canada but represented . SUBJ
stantial increase over his pre-
vious Redskins salary.
Thirty years old and looking
more like q successful young
business executive than Q foot
ball player, Brito Is up 70 230
pounds, but he anticipates no
trouble getting down TO his best
playing weight Of 12o next
5ens0n.
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New Men Make Good Showing
As Terp Boxers Beat Nirqinid

the head before Referee Joe
Bunsa stopped it after As seconds
OF the third.
Madden won all three rounds
Of q fast-punching fight over
Bro Kinlock and displayed all
around ring ability in doing so.
opposite made use of his defen-
sive skill and solid punching to
score technical knockout over
Billy Young, who was not floored
but was badly battered.
Gary Fisher. Maryland's 147-
FOUNDER who was the only Ter
rapin winer in the Sugar Bowl,
lost the closest fight Of the night
when a 1928 decision went to
Bob Rush, the only real veteran
on the Cavalier term.
Another Maryland veteran,
Leo Coyne, the Eastern heavy
weight champion who fought at
178 pounds last night. won his
close fight over Norman Wis
sering. an ex-football player at
Virginia. by putting Vissering on
the floor just before the final
bell.
The summaries:
125-pound class--Guido Capri (Md.1
scored technical knockout over Elliott
Reinhardt. Sd round.
lse -poiindjoe Madden cMdD de-
feated Bro Kinlock.
;pound--Bob Rush tys:, defeated
technical knockout over Chris Wester-
m a. Cd round; Tony Esposito MD
i56-pound--Tony DiBiase tva.) scored
technical knockout over Soucy, I'd round.
165-pound--Pat Duffy (Md.1 and Pres
ton Quesenberry fought to draw; Tom
sullivan md scored technical knockout
over Steve Hotter, Sd round.
Norman Vissering.
Final score-Maryiand GA. virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
D. C.Lowyer Leads Ocean City
To Victoryin Soilfish ! Quincy

finale to the tournament. with
the 81 anglers accounting for
l54 sails from $50 strikes. OF
the sails accounted for only six
we're brought into the dock, with
the balance Of the catch being
released to fight again in another
tournament.
O'Donnell replaces Ted VIII
liams as champion Of the tour
nament.
Williams caught only two fish
and spent part Of the perfect
last day battling q 400-pound
sea turtle which he hooked acci-
dentally.
It was q record tourney for
the Palm Beaches, with more
than ITO sails accounted for in
the three-day competition.
The event for 1856 win be held
in Mazatlan, Mexico, in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15

Harold Mensch Dies;
Ex-AAU Dash TitIist
D. Ne AssoeIuisd prsss

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.--Harold r.
Mensch, former AAU track
champion, and football and base
bali player, died yesterday in
Presbyterian Hospital. He was
50.
Mensch held the AAU IOo-yard
dash championship In 1915 and
1916 and also played football
with Chris O,Brien Cardinals.
predecessors to the present Chi
cago Cardinals Of the National
Football League. and baseball
with Quincy IN the Three-I
II kgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
BY Bob Henson

washington-Iiee has hurdled
its two toughest opponents in
seeking q second successive
Northern Virginia basketball
championship. but the feeling
is the Generals have yet to play
their best.
But they are nearing a peak
and at the rate of Improvement
shown in the last two games
against league opponents. WI
Is going to be hard to stop.
The first league victim was
Fairfax last Tuesday. The Sec
ond was George Washington last
night. The Generals, pitifully
outplayed In the first quarter.
rallied behind the terrific surge
put on by three Of It's players to
take q hard-earned 49-46 VIC
tory before q frenzied crowd Of
$500.
It put Washington-Lee on top
In the league with q 20 record
and a season mark Of 6-l. CIV
was losing its league opener. Its
season record is Az.
Praises Generals Spirit.
"a team that has the spirit
Of this one is going to win a lot
of games" Coach Ralph GUM
Their said. sit took US a while
to penetrate their defense and
the boys were tight at the start.
Once that was overcome, we kept
going after them until we caught
up. II was q determined bunch. !"
The Generals meet Mount YER
non and Falls Church, neither
Of whom 10 expected to be too
troublesome. before encountering
CIV and Fairfax again. Each
team meets the other twice In
league play. BY the time WI
comes up to the CIV and Fairfax
games next month 1t should be
rolling In high gear.
Three seniors, CO.. Captains
Sonny Dugan and Jim Wool
bridge and Phil Palmer ignited
the team to turn almost certain
defeat into victory.
CIV Leads at Start.
George Washington took a
1877 first-quarter lead and
stretched it to 1921 at halftime.
WI made only two shots
from the floor in nine attempts
In the first period. both by Wool
bridge.
WI played the Alexandrians
on even terms in the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
WI Squeoks Past Big Hurdle,
But Has Yet to Reach Peak
star stan Photo b. George Ravens.

quarter and outscored them,
1910, in the third;
woodbridge, who I'D to that
point had practically carried the
team on his 6-foot-5 frame.
started getting help. particularly
from Dugan. The Generals
kept whiting away at the Presi-
dents lead until they narrowed
the gap to 42-41 in favor Of
CIV with five minutes remain
ing the the game.
The lead see-sawed but Dugan
kept WI from fading out with
set shots from center court.
Palmer, 6-foot-4. who did q good
job of the boards in the last
half, made q layup to make it
47-44 WI with two minutes
remaining. Doug Yates of CIV
added a field goal to get within
one point Of q tie but Palmer
iced it as he sank two foul shots
with IS seconds remaining.
Densmore Injured.
The Presidents lost Walt Dens-
more, 6-foot-4 sophomore, mid
way Of the third quarter when
he had to be helped from the
floor with turned ankle. Dens-
more's absence the remainder of
the game undoubtedly hurt CIV.
but the drive Washington-Lee
was putting on at the finish,
spearheaded by Dugan, was the
real difference.
Woodbridge. hitting on 8 Of Is
shots from the floor finished with
IS points. was high for the game
and his personal high for the
season. Dugan finished with 10,
II Of that number coming in the
second half.
Yates, AIl-State last year. en-
tered the game with an 1876
average, but saw It shrink as he
wound up with II points. Dens-
more also had II to share scor-
ing honors with Yates.
Durwood Register and Capt.
earn Webb scored two goals each
during a 10-point overtime as
Fairfax ruined George Mason's
unbeaten record and reversed an
earlier decision. 67-59. at Falls
Church.
Register topped the scoring
with 20 points but Webb made
only five all night. Ralph Haven
got % points as his team suf-
fered Its first loss in seven games.
Fairfax now has q Ga record.
(See WI. Page AIRY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
Pros Bunched al Top
As Second Round Of
Crosby Golf Starts

PEBBLE BEACH. Calf. Jan.
15.-Bing Crosby's $4,000 pro-
amateur golf tournament swings
closer to the crucial stage to-
day, with featherweight Jerry
Barber Of Los Angeles and Stan
Leonard Of Vancouver. British
Columbia, leading the procession
into the second round Of the
54-hole show.
Tied at 66, six strokes under
par. Barber and the veteran
Canadian stylist were among the
26 professionals who managed
to break par u in the first round.
The split field Of 272 players
changed courses today as Tour
nament Chairman Larry Crosby,
brother Of the singer, directed
affairs on the comparatively
short but dificult Cypress Point
and Monterey Peninsula golf
courses.
Cypress is 6,3l7 yards in length
and par is 37-35. Monterey
measures 6,246 and par is 35-
37-72.
Attention Is Divided.
The main attraction for the
gallery was the scoring struggle
between the professionals for the
$4,000 first prize. But the pro-
amateur best-ball battle had its
points.
The team or Fred Warnpler Of
indianapolis. the little pro who
won the rich Los Angeles Open
last year, and Julie Bescos Of
Long Beach, Calf, a one-time
great athlete at the University
Of Southern California, led the
pro-am race with a score Of 81.
Grouped at So were Doug Ford
and Actor Randolph Scott, Jay
Hebert and another actor, Dem
mis- O'Keefe, Smiley Quick and
Howard Glow and Arrow Hill
and Bob Rosburg and Hank
Mann.
Ford One Shot Back.
Ford, the money player from
Kiamesha Lake. N. r. was Just
a shot back Of Barber and
Leonard. while two strokes of
the pace were Ted Kroll. Gerald
Kesselring Of Toronto. Paul Nc
CURE, Wichita, Kan, Jimmy
Clark. Laguna Beach. Calf. and
Dow Finsterwald. Athens. Ohio.
Gene Littler. the general pick
to add the Crosby cash to the
1000 he earned In winning the
Los Angeles Open last Sunday,
was within striking distance at
70. Tied with him were three
former National Open cham
plons. Byron Nelson, Lawson Lit
tie and julius Boros.
The leading uro ec0rers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
Giants Sign Quurterbocks

NEW YORK. Jan. Is @.-
Charlie Conerly and Don Helm
rich. .both quarterbacks. have
signed their contracts with the
New York Giants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15
AAU on West Coast Rules
Richards Is Still Amateur

LOS ANGELES. Jan. IS R.--
Bob Richards. Americas No. /
pole vaulter. Is still q Simon
pure amateur.
The Southern Pacific As
ISOLATION Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, after investigat-
ing Richards appearance on .
television program during which
he received several gifts. includ-
ing q dummy set Of keys to an
automobile. came up with this
ruling late today:
1.-THE gifts that were presented
during the This Is Your Life
program on the occasion Of the
Rev. Robert Richards appear
ance on this show were pre-
sented to the Church Of the
Brethren in Long Beach COT
which he Is PASTOR In the In
terests OF furthering its service
to the members Of it's congrega-
ton and the community.
"In the light Of these cir
cumstances. 1t Is the decision
Of the Registration Committee
that the amateur status Of
Richards has not been leopard
Ted"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-15

Track RivaIries
Hold Spotlight
In Boston Meet
Wilt and AshenfeIter
One Of DueIs Tonight
Ink. Of c. Event
BY III. A..esis,sd Pres.

BOSTON. Jan. Is. - Intense
personal rivalries are expected
to give added zest to the 2eth
Knights Of Columbus indoor
track meet tonight at Boston
Garden.
The event. first major invita-
tional meet Of the season. In
cludes the pole vaulters who
finished 1-2-3 In the 1852 Olyn-
pics: Harrison billiard and Jack
Davis. co-holders Of the olympic
1l0-meter hurdles record. and
the fellow FBI agents who are
perennial 2-mile rivals, Horace
Ashenfelter and Fred wilt.
In addition, Indy Remigino
and Andy Stanfield are entered
In the 50-yard dash. Remigino
won the 100-meter sprint In the
80 olympics at Helsinki and
Stanfleld the 200. They've
clashed often.
And the armed forces are
sending three representatives
who have bested the meet high.
Jump mark Of 6 feet ga inches.
They are John Papa Hall.
t6-feet-9Hs), Herman Wyatt
t6-feet-0 and Charlie Holding
(6-feet-9).
Richards Confident.
The Rev. Bob Richards. de-
Tending Olympic vaulter and
meet recordholder at i5-feet-3,
bumps into his Helsinki pur-
suers-Don Lag, former Illinois
star, who came In second. and
third place winner Regnar Lund-
berg Of Sweden. Also on hand
is Finland's Eeles Landstrom.
who beat Lundberg in the Euro
pean championships at Berne
last August.
-
Richards, who was partially
crippled by an injury here q year
ago and withdrew after failing
to clear l4-6, now says he's In
perfect shape and IAN counting
on hitting is feet. 8 inches"
billiard, q tireless timber.
topper. beat out Davis In the
Olympic finals with 1877 seconds
In the 10 meters. though Davis
had been clicked In the same
time In q trial heat. Since then.
Davis has turned in o 1876 per.
Torrance. billiard, incidentally,
never has been beaten In Boston
through IS straight heats and
finals.
Dryer out for Record. naa
Fred Dwyer. the former villa
nova miller now with the Army,
Is trimming with confidence.
Dwyer says hen break Gil Dodds'
regulation indoor board-track
mile record Of 4:05.3.
His main challenges come from
two dangerous foreigners--0un.
mar Nielsen Of Denmark and Vic
Milligan, Irish champion.
Joe LaPierre. former George
town star from Fort Lee. Va:
George King OF NYU. Ed Shea
Of Northeastern and George
Terry Of Boston University,
IC-4A cross-country titleholder,
are the main challengers to wilt
and Ashenfelter.
Marine 1t. Carl Joyce. another
excl Georgetown standout, and
rharItn .Tnf1kfne Vi1IaY0vA enfSh.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-21

INCIDENTS do occur, accidently. I'M
avoidably, inadvertently and sometimes
purposely Regardless, they lead only to
misunderstanding, and unpleasantness. Is
pecially is this true when it occurs between
races, which live as closely az do the white
and Negro races in this section.
Fortunately, though there has been
considerable outside stimulus, racial Incl
dents of no consequence have occurred IN
this area. We do not believe such will oc-
eur among our citizens. Courtesy and re-
spect have been inculcated in people Of this
community over many years, and they
must continue in the best interests Of de-
Velopment and harmony.
There is u great deal Of tolerance here.
Certainly this newspaper has always en-
couraged tolerance, courtesy and respect,
one person for another. If we propose to
live together there must be tolerance
VIE give these words Of caution because
some other places have been yictimized by
stimuli which have produced alarming
results. A recent review Of an incident in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-21
Unfortunate Incidents

Louisville, Ky, made by the L. S. News
and World Report shows definite commu-
MIST patterns 1t involved the bombing Of
II house occupied by Negro family which
moved into a predominantly white section.
The house was bought by white man, Of
Communist connections. and sold TO the
Negro family The question as to whether
the Communists did or did rot do the
bombing to stir racial prejudices and TO-
ment racial trouble, is yet to be determined
in the courts. Says the Us News and World
Report, Regardless of who did the actual
bombing most Louisville leaders agree that
it was d blow to friendly relations between
the races in the city
Recently a Negro friend made this OBJ
servation to us, They (peopIe from the
outside) come in here and stir up trouble
and leave We have to live here with it"
Quite true and we who must live here,
must be careful that we live in such Il way.
that tolerance will aways continue in order
that We may live happily and our section
continue to prosper.