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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
College Baseball
Postponed Because
Of Wet Grounds

All area college baseball games
today we're postponed because of
wet grounds.
Georgetown at Maryland and
Virginia Military Institute vs..
George WASHINGTON. the latter
a Southern Conference game
scheduled for the West Ellipse,
will be played at later dates.
A double header scheduled to-
day with Fayetteville at Howard
was postponed until tcmor1 Nv.
There will be only one other
game here tomorrow. with Vir-
gina invading Maryland for an
other ACC game. Maryland
topped Virginia. 81. earlier this
year at Charlottesville.
Catholic U. and American o.
are out Of town tomorrow for
Mason-Dixon Conference games.
Gu is at Mount st. Mary's, while
the Eagles go to Loyola for a
double header.
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IN INSTITUTION SINCE 1927
AID WoIgost Dead at 81;
Beet BottIing Nelson

GLENDALE, Calf. April IS
R.-Last rites for Ad Wolgast,
once a great little fighting man.
will he held Monday at the
Little Church of the Flowers in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Lightweight champion from 1910
to 1912. Wolgast died yesterday
of a heart ailment at 81 in the
State Mental Hospital at Cam
arillo.
WolgasU's mind had been a
blank for several years and he
was blind. Doctors at the hos
pital said he suffered from
traumatic psychosis with de-
terioration. I'm simple terms
one physician explained, 'Wol-
CAST was hit on the head too
many times"
The little man who blasted
the great Battling Nelson into
submission in 40 savage rounds
to win the worlds lightweight
championship in 1910 lost the
title on a foul in the 10th round
70 Willie Richie two years later.
Was Sha dowy Figure
Death could hardly have
meant much to the old fighter.
While he had the best of treat
ment in the State institutions
where he hid been a patient
most Of his life. Wolgast was a
shadowy figure among the living
dead. Two years ago he almost
died Of pneumonia.
Wolgast, born in Cadillac.
Mich, of German-American
parents, fought his first profess
sional match in 1906. He went
on 10 fight no less than 1870 times
in a career that stretched with
out interruption to 1916.
In 1915 the lights began to
lower on Wolgast and he was
committed for the first time to
a mental institution at Patton,
Calf.
He obtained his release and
four years later attempted a
comeback. Against the advice
of friends. he boxed a four
round match in San Bernardino,
Calf. 1t was called a draw.
In Hospital Since 1927
Wolgast was in and out Of hos
pitals the next few years, but in
1927 he again was sent to Pat
ton and from then on he was a
mental ward of the State.
For a while he maintained
periods of nationality. Once he
told a visitor he couldn't under
stand why he could remember
things that happened many
years before but nothing that
happened yesterday.
But in the span of years when
he was a great fighter, in all
era when prizefighting was more
often savage than accepted,
Adolph Wolgast was a terror.
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for keeps. Carl Furillo hit his
second three-run homer in two
days as the Dodgers padded
Newcombe's lead to 1913. But
the big Highlander gave way
to Jim Hughes when Hank
Thompson and Bobby Holman
homered five runs across in the
seventh and eighth.
Duke Snider contributed a
sensational tumbling catch of
Monte Twins long drive in the
ninth inning. spearing the 450-
foot smash in front of the
bleachers in left center.
Herm Wehmeier took charge
for the Phils after Willie Jones'
homer had set off a three-run
second and beat the Pirates on
six hits. Two were home runs,
Rookie Ramon Mejias in the
first and Preston Ward in the
ninth.
There were seven home runs
in all as st. Louis opened at
home to the Braves, but Rookie
Bill Virdon's was the big one
hit off Dave Koslo to win it in
the 18th.
Noren and Rauer Elected
The Yanks found they still
couldn't do much against Will
lard Nixon. who got his fifth
straight victory over the New
Workers. Ellis Kinder had to
help out, however, turning
pinch-hitter Eddie Robinson's
liner into a. double play after
relieving Nixon with one out.
two on and two runs home in
the eighth. Jim Piersall and
Sammy White Clipped in home
runs as the Red Sox scored five
runs on seven hits off Bob Grim
in six innings.
Elston Howard became the
first Negro to appear in a regu-
Jar season game for the Yankees
when he went into left field to
replace Irv Noren, thumhed out
of the game with Hank Bauer
in a disputed play. Howard
singled and dove in one of the
eighth-inning runs.
The Yanks didn't score until
the wild sixth inning when both
Norcn and Bauer were banished
BY Bill Mckinley. plate umpire.
Noren, making a wide turn
at third base and stumbling
coming down the line, was
called out trying to score from
second on Gerry Coleman's base
hit to left.
Mckinley pushed his protec-
tive mask in Noren's face to
protect himself from the en-
ragged left fielder and thumbed
him out of the game
Moments later Mckinley also
heaved Bauer, who apparently
was making comments from the
on-deck circle.
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Full Track Slate
Tomorrow 10
Feature MiIers

A couple OF sophomore milers
with promise meet tomorrow at
the University of Maryland in
one Of four track meets involving
teams from this area.
North Carolina invades Mary
land, where Jim Beatty will hook
up with the Terps' Burr Grim in
the mile; Navy entertains Penn
State and Pennsylvania in a tri-
angular meet ct Annapolis,
Catholic University plays host to
six MaSon-Dixie Conference ri
walls in its annual invitation
meet. and Georgetown travels to
LaSalle in Philadelphia.
Maryland and North Carolina
botn boast unbeaten records. The
Terps' scored lopsided victories
over Virginia and the Quantico
Marines while the Tar Heels |
handled North Carolina state |
and Princeton with surprising
ease.
Special Attraction
The expected duel between /
Grim and Beatty offers a special !,
atti action for area fans fol- this
meet, scheduled to get undel way
at 2 pm. Some observers claim !
they see in Grim and Beatty !,
potential four-minute milers and
visualize the two hooking up in
duels comparable to the Yves
Santee -Gunnar Nielsen races
during the last indoor season.
Though both are sophomores
with a lot Of collegiate racing
remaining, caution dictates
"wait-and-see" policy before be-
slowing such praise on either.
Regardless of the times-betwcen
AIS and 4:20 is a likely estimate
the race stacks up as a sizzIer.
In their last meeting Beatty
ripped Grim at the tape in all
indoor event. Before that itswas
Grim over Beatty.
Maryland figures to be strong
est III the iddle-distance and
distance events. Tie Terps will
be counting on points by Burke
Wilson. Atlantic Coast Confer
ence titlist. in the 900 and 440.
In the half. it will be Larry
Faass of Maryland against Boyd
Neuman,
Penn State Formidable
Navy, which counted on depth
to beat out Georgetown and
Villanova last week, figures to
run second to Penn State. which
boasts such standouts as Art Pol
lard and George NORM in the
sprints, Ron Perry in the hurdles.
Bill Yonkers in the shotput and
Rosy Greer in the discus.
Ed Kirk. who upset Vil!anova's
Alex Breckenridge IN the mile in
Annapolis last week, will carry a
portion Of Georgetowp's hopes at
LaSalle. Coach Frank Sevigne
was pleased with the Hoyas'
showing. six first places against
five for Villanoya and four for
Navy. Had Villanova picked up
a.few more seconds or thirds, the
Hoyas would have won.
Catholic is defending cham
pion in its invitation meet. Hop
ing to unSeat the Cardinals will
be Bridgewater, conceded the
best chance: Loyola, Tcwson
Teachers. Western Maryland,
Gallaudet and American U.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

OF all his ring brawls. per-
haps the three that stand cut
are his encounters with Nelson,
Ritchie and California Joe
Rivers.
The Nelson fight at Port Rich
mond. Calf. remains one Of the
epics in old time ring blood-
letting. Nelson, the Durable
Dane from Copenhagen, was
still on his feet but he had taken
an awful beating and the referee
stopped the fight in the 40th
round.
Wolgast defended the title %
times before he lost it to Richie,
presently the chief boxing in
spector in Northern California
for the State Athletic Commits
sion.
Double Knockout Fight
The loss of the title on a foul
to Richie in San Francisco
stirred up tremendous contro-
versy. Later the two boxed in
Milwaukee in a no-decision bout.
The Rivers fight in Los An
geleS resulted in a curious near
double knockout" Both fight
ers went down and the referee
began the count. Wolgast man
aged to struggle to his feet, how
ever, and won the fight.
Wolgast earned SGT, 600 in the
Ritchie fight. During his title
days he received 81 900 and up
for vaudeville engagements. At
one time WolgaSt was said to be
worth a quarter million dollars.
A twe-fisted hitter, able to
knock out an opponent with
either hand-he stood only S
feet AZ inches-Wolgast appar-
emily used both hands in dispos-
ing Of his money.
He had been penniless for
years before death came.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
Carter and ZuIueto Due
Here Today for Troining

Lightweight Champion Jimmy
Carter was due in Washington
today TO set up training quarters
for next Wednesday nights
fight against Orlando Aulueta at
Uline Arena.
Zulueta, the Cuban contender
WHO ranks No. 8 ON the lis of
the worlds best 135-pOunders,
also vas coming to Washington
today. Both fighters will drill
at Dudley's Gym. 419 Ninth
street NV, with public work.
outs tomorrow. Sunday and
Monday afternoons.
Their fight next Wednesday
night is a 10-round. non-title
engagement, but Promoter
Goldie Ahearn is working to get
them booked for a title fight if
Zulueta upsets Carter. To that
end, he has arranged for them
to sign contracts for a cham
pionship battle. with the cere-
monies to take place later today
at the District Boxing Commits
sion office.
Incentive for Zulueta.
Ahearn Is talking of holding
such q championship fight. if
1t can be arranged, the week of
June 8 at Griffith Stadium.
All this championship talk
gives Zulueta q double incentive
for winning Wednesday night.
In addition to the prospects of
a title fight II he wins, he'll also
get q mink coat for his wife.
Zulueta's manager, Hymie
Mailman. Ii a furrier as well as
. manager. and in moment of
sxuberance he promised Zulu
eta's wife q new mink coat
should hubby upset the cham
pion at Uline Arena next week.
"Ie can do it, too" Mailman
told Ahearn in a phone CONVEX
sation from New York. "He has
the best left jab in the business,
ard Carter can be had"
Basis for Optimism
Mailman and Zulueta are bas-
ing their hopes for victory on
the fact that Carter can be
beaten. as has been shown sew
eral times since ne first won the
title. Carter, in fact, is unique
in boxing in that he is the only
champion ever to hold one title
three times.
Since first gaining 1t by knock
ing out Ike Williams in 1851,
Carter has lost the crown to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15
AL SCHACHT'S
NY Own Particular Screwbull

One morning toward the end
of the 80 season, I was in Griff' S
Office shooting the breeze when
he turned serious and said:
"Al, I'm going to have to do
something soon which I'd been
hoping to avoid. 1t will break
my heart I feel 7 must get
rid Of johnson. He was my best
pitcher at times my only
pitcher, my bread ana butter.
We've been together So many
years. I have actually tdolized
the man. But I can't kid myself
any longer. I don't think he's
been a good manager. I've got
to let go the finest man I was
ever connected with in baseball.
It's not an easy step 10 take, Al. "
The Sunday Punch
Late IN the season I went to
Grit and threw my Sunday
punch.
You had success once before
with a playing manager. didn't
you!"
"Harris?" Griff said.
"Yes. think Joe Cronin is
the same type" 1 said.
Gr1ff thought about it. "I'in
liable to ruin a good shortstop.
he said. MANAGERIAL duties
might prove too much for him"
But he said he'd think ABOUT it.
That fail I toured with an ALL
star team again, along with my
old pal, Joe Judge, whom I be-
lieve was hoping for the man.
ayers job. During 4 game at
Winnipeg, an Associated Press
dispatch came over the ticker
in the press box. I interrupted
my nonSensical play-by-p play
over the loudspeaker to report
That Joe Cronin had been named
manager of the Senators.
Joe Judge nearly fell over at
first base. That dampened my
enthusiasm. for I liked Judge a
lot. But I knew Cronin would
make swell manager. He proved
it the next season by leading
US to the pennant.
Manager for a Month
The year 1884 was a big one
for me. I entertained at nv
first Ail-Star Game, managed
the Washington club for a
latter Cronin broke his
wrist late in the season., and
left Washington for good.
Our pennant winning team
fell to pieces. and / mean every
which way. Where in '33 we
couldn't do anything wrong if
We tried. this season was Just
the opposite. Joe Kuhel broke
his leg. Fred Schultz also in
jIred his leg. Buddy Myer got
hurt and then Cronin. The
team slumped deep into the Sec
ond division.
The day after Griff named
me acting manager for the last
month of the season, had my
final blowoff with Altrock. Nick
and I hadn't really spoken for
nearly five years, though We had
been coaches together and had
continued to clown together. I
think Altrock was not happy
about me taking over as mana
ger, even though it was only
temporary. Anyway we had a
showdown in the locker room.
He told me what he thought of
me. and I returned the compli-
ment. Neither of us was using
Sunday-school language, and
neither of us was whispering.
It was a hell of q good row.
For the first time, l enter
tanned at the World Series alone.
That winter Grit sold Cronin
to Boston-and at Cronin's in
sistence I was included in the
deal.
From the book: My Own Particular
screw6ai.. copyrieht. 1855, by Al
schacht Distributed by Doubleday Syn
TOMORROW-The Years Of
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the Indians an insurance run in
the ninth with another homer.
The game was delayed twice by
rain-for IS minutes before it
started and for 40 minutes in
the first inning. #
Cubs Leading League
If Stan Hack, the smiling man
who manages the Cubs, could
figure a way to make his guys
full-fledged campaigners instead
Ct firSt-Week wonders he might
be cracking that April gin come
September.
i The Cubs haven't challenged
since 1946. but they're leading
the National League today. I'M
beaten in three games and bang
ing out base hits by the dozen.
It's splingtime madness Hack
seems to instill.
Hack took over just before the
1854 opener. Stanley at least
got the Cubs enthuse dior the
first three games. They were
! 81 then. having scored II runs
on AZ hits. including Z homers
ard IS doubles.
Some of the excitement STAYED
I, with the hitters awhile and the
Cubs Smacked 80 hits during
their first six games. Yet their
record was just 3-3 and they
never got above 500 again, wind
ing up in seventh place.
Even With Pace
The Cubs are just about even
with that pace this spring.
They've slugged the opposition
(St. Louis and Cincinnati, for
AZ hits. With six home runs and
IL doubles. It's the same old
crew doing the sw.ngine-Randy
Jackson. Hank Sauer and Dee
Fondy, with the help of some
laSer-day Cubs, Ernie Banks and
Gene Baker.
The question IS, how long can
it last?
1t lasted through yesterday,
ANYWAY, with Hal Jeffcoat, jack
son and Banks giving the Cubs
three home runs in the ninth and
10th innings to beat winless
Cincinnati, Ga.
The victory kept the Cubs a
Jump ahead of Brooklyn and
Philadelphia, also still unbeaten
but having played but twice. The
Dodgers pasted the world cham
pion New York Giants, 1913, and
the phils beat Pittsburgh, 4-3.
st. Louis and five home runs
beat Milwaukee, 81, in II in
nings in the other National
League game.
Red Sox Beat Yankees
In the American League,
Cleveland kept pace with UNI
beaten Boston. which beat the
Yankees. ga, the White Sox
defeated Kansas City, I'll, on
Sandy Consuegra's three-hitter,
and rain washed out Baltimore's
night game in Washington.
Roy Campanella smashed a
three-run homer in the fourth
and Don Newcombe followed
with the first of his two home
runs to put the Giants behind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

Lauro Ss!as and Paddy De-
Marco ard regained iC from
both.
The training schedule for both
fighters at Dudley's gym here
has not been set definitely. It
probably will have zulueta work.
ing at 2 pm. and Carter an hour
later. Both have done their
preliminary training at Still
mans gym in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

noticed a pool Of water forming
around the pitchers mound.
got hold Of a broom and broke
OFF the sweeping part, leaving
the long stick. Then, taking two
bats and bottle filled With water,
Altrock and I ran out into the
downpour ito the mound. There
we sat down, facing each other,
me rowing" with the bats and
Altrock fishing" with tn e
broomstick. The Gro wd roared.
Suddenly Altrock got up, as
though he'd hooked a big one.
lost his balance and started
rocking the boat. with me yelling
to sit down, He fell overheard,
right into the small lake sur
rounding the mound. Having
sneaked a mouthful Of water
from the bottle. I dove in TO save
him. Then. grabbing Nick around
the neck like a lifeguard, I
swan" for shore toward the
third base liner. spouting water
out of my mouth. The crowd
loved it.
Harris Wears Out Well
The Senators slipped to fourth
IN 1926. And toward The eLd of
the 1928 season, it looked like
BLcky Harris. had worn out his
welcome in Washington. Our
club was just doing $3.50, and
the fans were riding Bucky.
AS a matter of fact, Bucky
was about through as a second
baseman and Griff began to fig
ure how he could get Buddy
Myer back from the Red Sox.
Boston was willing TO trade-for
six players, including top short
stop. We had a pretty good one,
Bobby tGunner) Reeves, but we
didn't want to lose him. So Griff
sent out Joe Ergel to buy a
s!lortstop
Before long Engle wired: "Am
sending you Joe Cronin. short
stop, Kansas City club. Take
care of him." 1t
Cronin arrived a few DAYS
later. a big. chisel-chinned Irish
kid, all excited, didn't have the
heart to tell him we only wanted
him tn throw into the Red Sox
deal. I introduced him to Griff.
After the kid signed, said to
Griff: Maybe you oughtnt to
send this boy to Boston. He
might make good for you." It
was just bunch; I liked the kid.
What" Griff snorted, "a .24O
minor league hitter?"
A Debt, Perhaps?
Griff let Cronin finish the sea-
son at silortstop. And Reeves
was among the six players we
traded to Boston for Buddy Myer.
The following season Cronin be-
came the leagues best shortStop.
Three years later Griff named
him manager. And three years
after that he sold Joe to the
Red Sox for $3.50 900 and another
player. Do yo,, think Griff owes
me some money!
Our ball club was a third
place finisher in 1881 and 1892,
and although on paper Walter
johnson (who lad replaced
Bucky Harris in 1920 hadn t |
done too badly as manager, peo-
pie close to him felt he hadn't
gotten the fullest possible mile
age out of the material on hand. |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

I managed to squeeze some
good fortune out of Washington's
setback in the 1925 World Series
The final game had been held
up by rain. and Nick Altrock and
] got an idea for one Of the best
gags we ever pulled.
The infield had been covered
with the canS as tarpaulin, and /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

This is the 18th Of "a excerpts from Al
Schochts my Own PortieuIor Screw
ball. published by Doubleday 6 Co.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Retiring CoIorimeiry
Qlisf Honored

br Kasson s. Gibson, IS, chief
ofsthe photometry and colorime-
try section Of the National Bu-
rehu Of Standards, last night
was given a testimonial dinner
by his colleagues when he retired
after 80 years of service.
pr. Gibson played q major role
In providing the most scientific
bsels for the measuring Of light
arS color. He has had published
some IS papers in scientific and
technical journals, and has Gre
attN standards in the fields Of
plio1ometry and colorimetry that
haSD been accepted interna-
ti0nally.
&Ie was chairman Of the Ma
tiSnal Bureau Of Standards
Awards Committee, having ac-
cepted that duty when this pro-
gram got under way in i947. DR..
Iibson last night was given
credit for the success Of this pro-
gram by DR.. A. ". Astin, director
of the bureau.
DR.. Gibson has been cited by
Commerce Secretary Weeks for
his work. He was president Of
the Optical Society Of America
from 1899 to l94l.
In addition to DR.. Astin. others
who paid him tribute included
DR.. Lyman j. Briggs. director
emeritus Of the bureau: Or. Z. c.
Crittenden. associate director
emeritus: Or. w. n. Brode. asso-
ciata director. and L. y. Bar
brow. who succeeds DR.. Gibson.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Fdrt Bragg Set to Try
Soldier as CoIIoborotor

FORT BRAGG. N. c.. Jan. 90
@.-A Fort Bragg sergeant
charged with collaborating with
hik Communist captors in Korea
whl go on trial before a
general courts-martial here next
Wednesday.
The defendant is MiSergt.
WILLIAM H. Olson, a native Of
YHungsville. Pa. A 20-year man,
he would have been retired from
the Army but for the charges
against him.
The charges include author
ship Of a pro- Communist article
for a prison camp newspaper.
making statements derogatory
to the United States. making
pros Communist recordings for
broadcast. and informing enemy
officials against four fellow pris-
oners.