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Evening star., 1955-03-07
Hawks to Test
.SkIur's Sturs
Tonight

Mike Sklar's Stars will make
a second attempt to outshine a
major professional basketball
team when they take on the
Milwaukee Hawks in the second
half Of a uble-header starting
at 8 o'clock tonight at Turner's
Arena.
Stonewall AC. a strong, all
Negro amateur team, and Snug
Harbor, boasting a collection of
former area high school stars,
will meet in the opener.
The Stars could lay claim to
an unbeaten record except for
their first meeting with a Ma
tional Basketball Association
team. The Philadelphia War;
riors, led by Washington's Jack
George. beat Sklar's pickup team
by is points last month at Uline
Arena.
However. Uline's was more or
less a neutral court. Turner's
has a certain charm for the
Stars, who have won their other
nine games there while averag-
ing 1l2 points a game. The op-
position. though, has been several
cuts below that being offered
tonight. Milwaukee, out of con-
tention for playoff berth in the
NBA, will be coming in fresh
from a victory over the tough
Minneapolis Lakers last night in
Minneapolis.
Frank Selvy, the. 6-foot-3 for
mer Furman star, and Bob Petit,
6-foot-9 former All America
choice from LSU, are two of the
. (See SKLAR'S. Page A-2llN
Evening star., 1955-03-07
By Burton Hawkins
Stcr Stoff Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 7.-One
of the Senators fondest dreams
that young. expensive Harmon
Killebrew would display enough
flnesse to wedge his way into the
lineup somewhere this season
rapidly is being exploded.
Killebrew has been given in
tensive attention by Manager
Chuck Dresser and Coach Cookie
Lavagetto ever since he hit town.
The 18-year-old bonus boy, who
represents a $4,000 investment,
could be confused and tense as
the result of concentrated tutor
ing. but off what they've glimpsed
in two intraSquad games and in
practice, his bosses can't gen.
crate any excitement.
Less than a year removed from
Idaho semipro ranks, Killebrew
finds himself under tremendous
pressure trying to crash a major
league clubs lineup. He's fight
ing ground balls at third base,
throwing erratically and dis
playing deficiencies with a bat
in his hands.
Due for Little Action.
Constant practice may polish
Killebrew in time, but the Sena-
tors can't send him to the minors
to acquire needed experience,
nor can they afford to employ
him regularly. AS a bonus
player. they're stuck with him
for two more seasons and unless
he reveals remarkable improve
Evening star., 1955-03-07
By George Huber

Rod Hundley, West Virginia's s
celebrated sophomore basketball
star, may change the style of
play in the Southern Conference.
Some of the antics of this
high-scoring court comedian are
rubbing off on his teammates.
In pre-game warmup sessions
they display a lot of his trick
stuff, and even during game
particularly when the Mountain
eers are well ahead, is it evident.
It must work, because the
Mountaineers are champions of
the Southern Conference, having
beaten George Washington by a
58-48 margin in Saturdays over
time final at Richmond. One or
two players from other teams
were noted practicing some of
Hundley's antics. just to see if
they could do it. The confer
ence might break out in a rash
of fancy Glowing next season.
Easily Most Valuable.
Hundley, for all his cutting up,
is a terrific basketball player in
all departments, and well de-
served his selection as the most
valuable player in the tourna-
ment. He and Corky Devlin of
CIV also were unanimous Selec-
tions for the all-tournament
team. receiving the votes of all
90 sports writer's polled.
Joe Holup of CIV. whose effec-
tiveness in the final game was
hurt because he played with a
sprained and heavily taped right
ankle, got % votes, while others
making the first team were Walt
Lysaght of Richmond with %
votes and Warren Mills of Rich
mond with 13.
Oddly enough Hundley was not
a unanimous choice as the out
standing player, although he
scored 80 points in the deciding
game. eight of them in the
overtime session when it really
made a difference. His "a points
during the tourney fell one short
of the record and he could have
bettered that figure by quite a
bit hadI he chosen to play
straight basketball instead of
clowning around in his first two
games.
Devlin of CIV received four
of the most valuable votes, with
Holup of CIV and Mills of Rich
mond each getting one vote.
Cheered and Booed.
Those writer's not voting for
Hundley, who deserved it, might
have been irritated by some OF
his tricks. The boy is a strange
case. He was alternately cheered
for his skill and booed for some
of his tactics by the big crowds
at Richmond.
It is irritating to watch him
at times. When his team is
ahead he has the unfortunate
habit of trying to humiliate his
opponents. It didn't happen SC
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Spring Training Briefs
BY the Associated Press

TUCSON, AriZ., Mar. EARLY
Wynn came in late as usual. but
the big pitcher is in the Cleve-
land Indians camp now and says
his six-day holdout was worth
the trouble.
The Highlander signed yester-
day for an estimated $4,000,
plus a bonus based on home at
tendance. That would bring him
within whisker of the Tribes
highest paid star, Pitcher Bob
Lemon.
Wynn, 23-game winner last
season, said Cleveland's general
manager, Hank Greenberg, gave
in little and so did I. ... I'm
much happier than I was when
I came out here"
In 1858, it was estimated,
Wynn drew $4,000 from the
Tribe, but was cut about $4,000
when he won only II games that
season.
Still unsigned are Second
Baseman Bob Avila and Out
fielder Dave Philley.
LAKELAND, Fla, Mar. 7 (P).
Its no secret that General
Manager Muddy Ruel of the De-
troit Tigers plans to do some
window shopping at other Flor
ida baseball camps.
The Tiger brass is interested in
acquiring a reserve second base
man-just in case of injury to
veteran Fred Hatfield. If Hatfield
should be forced out of the line
up, Detroit has only one replace
ment--bonus player Reno Ber-
'toia of Windsor, Ont.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 7 (P).-
Sal Maglie cut loose for the first
time in spring training yesterday
and the 38-year-old New York
Giants pitcher was highly
pleased over the results.
The crafty Barber" faced
eight batters. giving up home
runs to Willie Mays and Whitley
Lockman. After his chore was
completed, Maglie said, "AllI I
Evening star., 1955-03-07


LANE is IMPRESSED by Turkeys fast ball, but.
still early to evaluate him. Turey and Larsen lost
total SO last IT, True they were pitch
ing for Baltimore Hunter still has to show he cam hit In
the big leagues"
His White Sox Lane reasons, more solid in some
respects either the Indians Yankees Take the in
field for example It's the best in the league
1--WE didn't hurt ourselves by adding Walt Dropo at first
base think he'll knock across 100 runs for us Where
Dropo going hit there certainly be bases for
him to drive home
Dropo on first Nellie Fox on second Chico carrasque at
short George Ke at third make better infed than
those of the other top clubs.
"The Yankees don't if Rizzuto play again. and
Cleveland isn't strong at first base or shortstop"
NOR IS HIS INFIEID all he likes about the White Sox
Lane was saying "eve got of the best outeders in
our league and Rivera Even if Johnny Groth
Lloyd Merriman notch below this pair it's still first
rate outheld I'd rather have it than Clevelands.
A right Yogi Berra is the class of the catchers Sammy
White of Boston ranks high But who else is better than
Sherman Lolar? He's pretty good hitter and catcher
underrated catcher might add And then we've picked
up Clint Courtney
Pitching? Maybe not strong Clevelands staff
although don't forget pitchers second only to the
particularly deep in pitchers, but we've
got enough if nothing happens
"And we've got pretty good manager, too, in Marty
Marion He didn't get the best of it in ST. Louis in ST. after
finishing third with Cardinals And then with the Browns
they hanged him because he had CUTS to tell the
truth when they asked him what kind of club he
running. They wanted to hear it good one.
Marty couldn't conscientiously say it. They lost 1O3
games last year, didn't they?"
LANE is CONSERVATIVE enough to admit that the
White sox can't lose any key IF Mnoso Fox or Ke
Carrasquel Rivera is for any length of me
might finish in the first DIVISION he says. But
get share of good breaks say all the way
"Oh, we're not alone in being vulnerable to injuries.
happens the Yankees if they lose Bera Mantle?
Or to the Indians Rosen Ava Dolby is hurt?
that Cleveland powerhouse with
those record Ill victories.
There point last year when I thought the
Indians going to chuck it, Just before the AlSta
Game beat four straight in Chicago exactly the
Giants did in the World Series
"Rosen complaining of bad finger and Dolby had
stopped Rosen didn't want to play in the Al-Star
Game until the last minute Then he hit big home
and Dolby hit and overnight they picked again. If it
weren't for the AStar Game honestly don't believe they'd
have the pennant."
Evening star., 1955-03-07

BoysGet Byes
In First Round
Kovonoueh, Stewart,
Taylor to See Action
On Opening Program
By Dick O'Brien
Sior Staff correspondent'

NEW YORK, Mar. THE
luck of the draw favored the
Washington Golden Gloves
team here today as it prepared
to defend its team champion
ship in the Eastern Golden
Gloves Tournament OF Cham
pionS.
Five Washington boxers drew
byes and will not see action in
Picture on Poqe All
Evening star., 1955-03-07
BY the Associoted Press

BATON ROUGE, La, Mar. Z.
Three golfers who fought from
behind during a tricky wind tee
off today in an 18-hole playoff
for $4,000 first money in the $12,-
500 Baton Rouge Open.
They are Bo Wininger of Okla
homa City. Jimmy Clark of La
guna Beach, Calf. and Billy
Maxwell of Odessa, Tex. who
tied for first with 278s after yes
terday's fourth round.
The three came from behind
in the final round, played as a
sudden cold snap with powerful
wind gusts played tricks with
their shots on the 6.450-yard Ba-
ton Rouge Country Club course.
However, Clark managed par
72 and the other two got Ills.
If they tie again today. sud-
den-death playoff will follow.
Maxwell Six Inches Short.
Maxwell, playing in the final
threesome, fell six inches short
of first money on the 18th hole
when he missed a putt and a
winning 10.
Il knew I needed a birdie 4
to win." said Maxwell. land I
tried awful hard, too hard. That
putt was only about seven feet"
Wininger, who three-putted
the 10th and also bogied the
l7th, had to shoot a birdie on the
18th to tie. His drive put him
behind a large tree on the left
side of the fairway.
Il played a hook around the
tree" he said. Then / got a
nice chip almost to the pin for
an easy birdie"
Clark was one-under-p par COM
ing up to the 17th hole. Then he
hit IAN iron shot over the green
and had to take a bogie.
"On the 18TH" he said. II
played it safe. I hit short with
my second shot, and had to
stroke three more to get down.
l purposely played that way to
be safe"
Clark shot a sizzling seven
under-par IS Saturday to boom
Into contention.
Marty Furgol Of Lemont, H.,
who had q one stroke lead over
the field with 205 at the start of
yesterdays round, found the chill
wind and final round tension too
much. He came in with q two
pwr-par "a for q 279 total.
Evening star., 1955-03-07

DevIin, HoIup on Tourney Team
HundIey's Antics May Change
Style of Play in Conference

much in the final against George
Washington because that was a
tight game until the end. but
against the others it was almost
embarrassing to see what he was
doing to the other boys, who
after all were doing their best
but who lacked Hundley's play
ing skill. His disparaging antics
and clowning. some of it in poor
taste, ct times brought booing
from the crowd.
Anyway, he's a terrific player
when he plays it straight. and
it will be a good match tomorrow
night when West Virginia and
Hundley go against LaSalle and
Tom Cola as the NCAA playoffs
start at Madison Square Garden.
Freezes Cause Talk.
Tournament spectators will be
talking about GW's last two
games for a long time because
of the two-minute freezes at the
end of both games, both of which
backf1red. In the final game,
CIV froze the ball for two
minutes with the score tied,
waiting for a final shot that
might win. Devlin took that shot
and it was blocked. sending the
game into overtime, where West
Virginia was the dominate team.
The night before in the semi
finals it was Richmond freezing
for more than two minutes in a
tie situation and missing a final
shot. CIV got the rebound and
quickly shot and won, only two
seconds from the end.
Eight seconds were left when
Richmond shot. and the CIV
double play" Of Klein-to-C -Catino-
to-Holup that got the ball down.
court for a score in six seconds
was the talk of Richmond the
next day. 1t seemed it never
would be forgotten, but Humid
ley's terrific night in the final
just about eclipsed it.
There's little doubt that Hol-
ups sprained ankle early in the
championship game hurt CIV.
He just couldn't move his 220
pounds around on a bum stem.
Actually. with Holup incapaci-
tated. the Mountaineers should
have won handily in regulation
time. Devlin's fine play kept the
Colonials in contention, but with
big Joe not at his best it made
the difference at the end.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Huskies' Back Signs
With Vancouver Team
BY the Asseciated Press

VANCOUVER, Mar. THE
British Columbia Lions of the
Western Interprovincial Football
Union have announced the sign
ing of Stu Crook, University Of
Washington fullback.
Crook. a 2l-year-old 1861
FOUNDER who played halfback as
well as fullback during his four
year stint with Washington, was
described by Lions Coach Annis
Stukus as a solid runner. good
blocker and excellent on defense.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Wininger, Maxwell and Clark
Play Off Today at Baton Rouge

Jerry Barber Of Los Angeles,
tied with Clark at 206 at the 54-
hole mark, also ran into trouble
and shot a 73 for 279.
Jay Hebert of Woodmere, N. Y,
Art Doering of Inwood. N. Y,
and Cary Middlecofr of Kiame-
sha Lake, N. Y, also finished
with 279.
Middlecoff and Doering stroked
II. Hebert, a fermer Louisiana
State University golfer, put to-
gether one of the best rounds of
the day, a 34-34-68.
Tommy Bolt of Houston, Tex,
and Tommy Burke jr. of Pasa-
dena, Tex, also had 68s yester-
day. Bolt was first penalized two
strokes for playing too slowly
and delaying the tourney. After
some argument by Bolt that he
wasn't playing any slower than
anybody else, Ray O'Brien, tour
nament director, relaxed the
penalty. Bolt and Burke both
wound up with 283.
Souchak Finishes With 283.
Mike Souchak of Durham,
N. c., winner Of the last two
winter circuit tournaments, had
a SO final round to finish with
283.
Walter Romans, the Baltimore
pro who led the field in the
opening round with a IS, shot a
rs yesterday to wind UP with 285,
Bob Toski of Livingston, N. j.,
winner of the Baton Rouge tour
nament last year, shot a closing
73 for 286. He won $11.12 in
prize money.
Evening star., 1955-03-07

The last night of the regular
season - last Saturday - pro-
duced five conference champions
and several upsets. Kentucky
had to 60 right down to the
final game to clinch the South
(See BASKETBALL, Page A-2l)
Evening star., 1955-03-07

clip, yet finished II games behind the Indians
and nine back of the Yankees. ut doesn't
figure" came protest to the Chicago general
manager Don't forget Cleveland has picked
up this hot boy Herb Score, plus Ralph Kiner.
"And don't forget the Yankees have Bob
Turley, Don Larsen and Billy Hunter" Lane
interrupted. "Im not forgetting, but there
are other factors
"Score has got the stuff, all right" he ad-
mtted, "but first he's got to prove he can get
it over the plate. And while the Indians are
adding young pitcher, Wynn, Lemon, Gar
cia and Feller are year older.
"As for Kiner, he may help or hurt Cleve-
land Gould work either WaVn
Evening star., 1955-03-07


the tournament until tomorrow
night. Making their first start
for Washington tonight will be
Flyweight Joe Stewart. Feather
weight Walter Taylor and
Lightweight Mark Kavanaugh.
Heavyweight Charles Ware,
Light-Heavyweight John Horne,
Middleweight John Martone:
Welterweight Stewart Grimes
and Bantamweight Charles
Driver drew byes.
None of those boys will have to
fight more than three times to
win a title.
Stewart, the first man up for
Washington, will battle the
Pittsburgh champion tonight.
He is Regis Sager. a solid look
ing 112-pounder with a good
record.
Taylor Draws Cuban Champion.
Stewart made the weight
nicely yesterday after a 24-hour
drying out process, coming in
at Ill pounds.
Taylor drew Ray Arrange, the
amateur featherweight cham
pion of Cuba, who is represent
ing Miami. Arrange. who won
the Cuban title last year and
will return shortly to defend it,
captured the Miami Golden
Gloves crown last week.
Taylor also had weight prob
lem for this tournament. He was
a pounds over the 126-pound
limit upon arrival here. but
checked in at 124l2 pounds after
a stiff workout at the Catholic
Youth Organization under the
direction of the Washington
coaches yesterday.
Driver, the third Washing
tonian with weight difficulty.
also scaled in under the re-
quired poundage, checking in at
lit pounds.
!. Kavanaugh, who was released
from the Marine Corps on Sat-
urday and Joined his teammates
here yesterday afternoon, meets
tough Nanny Burgo of New
England tonight. The Quantico
lightweight resides with his
family at Hampstead. Long Is
land.
Mark had no difficulty BEAM
ing in at 1876 pounds and an
nounced he felt strong at the
weight.
Much Interest in Ware.
Ware. Washington's heavy
weight, was the subject of much
conversation and wonderment at
yesterdays weighing-in cere-
monies.
Everybody was anxious to eye
the man who broke Heavyweight
Len Kanthal's jaw in an exhibi-
ton during the Washington fin
ais last Thursday.
Ware weighed in at 181 pounds
and then got a real break by
drawing his bye. There are nine
other heavyweights in the tour
nament.
After the start of action to-
night at the Ridgewood Grove
Arena in Brooklyn, the scene will
shift tomorrow night to the Sum-
nyside Arena in Queens, with the
semif1nals and finals Wednesday
night at Madison Square Garden.
AS usual, New York City. New
England. Pittsburgh and Wash
ington were considered to be the
strongest teams in the tourna-
ment. but Washington, with its
alternate aggregation, may have
a rough time defending its title
The teams spirit is high, how
ever, and the coaches are using
every psychological trick in the
book to keep it that way.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Spring 1TdnIng Briefs
Wynn Neors Lemons Salary;
7iqers Seek InfieId Insurance

was interested in was getting the
ball over the plate. I was able to
do that without any trouble No
aches, no pains, SO I can't kick !"
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar.
7 (P).-Ed Lopat, who along with
Vic Raschi and Allie Reynolds
formed the New York Yankees
pitching "big three for many
seasons, feels the club has the
makings of another top trio this
year.
1.-The way I see it," Lopat said,
1--WE have another big three in
the making-Whitey Ford, Bob
Grim and Bob Turley."
Raschi is now with the St.
Louis Cardinals, Reynolds has
retired from baseball and Lopat
has classified himself as a spot
pitcher.
VERO BEACH, Fla, Mar. 7
(P.-Hustling Don Hoax is put
ting in his bid early to win the
Brooklyn Dodgers third-base
post.
The aggressive youngster was
hit on his right big toe with a
line drive Thursday and was ex-
pected to remain out of action for
several days. Wearing a cutaway
spiked shoe on the foot, Hoax
asked to play "a few innings"
yesterday He delivered a triple
(See BASEBALL, Page A-21.)
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News Of Music
Infantry Chorus Lacks Nothing
But An Improved Repertoire
BY DAY. THORPE

De Paur Infantry Chorus. Leonard
de Paur. conductor. Constitution Hall.
Program: Come Let's Be Merrte, arr.
stone; Album for Male Voices. Opus
Two eones to poems by Frank VERIFY.
Marx Fax; The TIGERS Ghost, Otto
Luenine: Ave Verum. X. 61S, Mozart;
Pants Aneelicus, Ffanck: Kyrie Eleison,
An. Creston. Psalm $50, Lawrence
Morton. Folk Songs and Spirituais.
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Combined Lutheran Choirs
Sinq Mozart Requiem

The Combined choirs of the Lutheran
Church Of the RsfoEm nss,sn yuIe
Rowe Meryine, contralto: Frank Mervine.
The REQUIEM Mass. Mozart.
julie Zabawa led the choral
forces Of the Lutheran Church
of the Reformation last night in
a performance of the Mozart
Requiem which maintained the
high standards Of the volunteer
choirs Of that church.
The mass was left unfinished
at Mozart's death. but. was COM
pleted by his pupil Sussmayr.
It is not, In my opinion. one Of
the great choral masterpieces,
but it contains much fine music
and is in every way superior to
most of the pieces that choirs
sing at this season.
The choir sang well In tune,
especially in the softer passages,
and the precision of attacks and
releases showed careful re-
hearsal. The solo quartet. COM
posed Of Mr.. and Mrs. zabawa
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mervine, per-
formed very capably.
For preludes, George Koehler
played four preludes and fugues
of Bach. The offeratory and
postlude were chorale preludes
by the same master. w. M.
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Violin-Piono Ensemble
Shows Excellent Technique
BY WENDELL MARGRAyE.

Frederick z. sewell. violin. and
Hall. Program: Sonata in B Flat, K.
T TsshMos s Gse s9nss n in 4 a oeus d eo
81. Giauzunov.
An excellent recital of works
for violin and piano attracted a
slender but enthusiastic audi
ence to Barker Hall yesterday
afternoon.
Frederick E. Sewell Is smother
Of the amazingly proficient
youngsters to be trained by that
titan of modern violin teachers,
Ivan Galamian. He has a strong,
supple and accurate left hand, a
broad, free-bowing style and
thorough preparation. He showed
to best advantage in the Glazu-
nov concerto, a sort of track
meet, full of such events as pas
sages in double notes, left-hand
pizzicati, strings of artificial
harmonics and the like. His
sonorous tone and genuine ap-
proach did much to compensate
for the rather overripe romanti-
cism Of the composition.
The other two works were the
second of Brahms violin sonatas
and the very lovely B fiat major
sonata Of Mozart. K. 378. Both
of these works make severe de-
mands on the performing mu-
sicians, in style as well as in
technique. The Brahms sonata
was very well played. especially
the second movement.
The Mozart, on the other
hand. seemed to me to lack
something of proper style. Tempt
were about right, and all the
notes were played. but the per-
Torrance lacked clarity. The
tone Of the violin was too ro-
mantle. the piano covered some
Of the scale passages with the
pedal and the phrasing did not
have the required grace and
elegance.
George Silfies is a gifted en-
semble player. He has a big
technique. is in complete COM
mand Of himself and the music
and is thoroughly dependable. I
have rarely heard so convincing
q performance on the piano Of
the reduction OF an orchestral
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score of his reading Of the ella
zunov yesterday.
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miles racing around the theater
Academy Prexy Charlie
Bracket. muttering. .Thank
God. Bob Hope made IT, =.
Margaret Herrick. the distaff
brains behind the whole orga-
nization, making notes, planning
next years show. !. Edith Head,
who helped select the gowns for
all the female stars, then stood
in the wings and saw every
thread Of each gown was In the
right place before she let the
actress walk across the stage.
A police captain groaned: I'll
never do this again. We hold
meetings and set rules, then
they break them all. I want no
more of this"
To 90 back to Brando. Marion
lured his buddy drummer. Jack
Castanzo to his house for supper
to accompany him while he
played the bongo drums for Ed
Murrow's Friday might Person
to Person" Jack didn't know the
reason behind the invitation.
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Cathedral Choir Gives
Usual Top Performance
BY FRANK C. CAMPBELL

Cathedral Choir Of Men and Boys.
Paul Galway. organist and conductor.
National Cathedral. Program: For
saken OF Man Leo SoWerby