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stairs Of reddish stone were laid
out and thousands of evergreens
were planted along the APP
proaches to the football stadium
which has been gouged out of
the mountain. The work involved
is staggering. Every spadeful of
dirt had to be brought from a
distance.
On a five-car funicular we
rode up to the mountaintop park
We might have mistaken it for
an ordinary municipal park back
home-swings for children, ice
cream stands and tree shaded
aisleS.
Return by Sea
From Tbilisi we drove toward
the port of Sukhumi. AS a final
phase of our "Rivieras" tour be-
fore heading back to Moscow. we
would take our car to seattle
Black Sea.
Our ship was the "Rossia," a
diesel-powered vessel which must
have displaced 10000 tons. Soon
after boarding and seeing our
car placed on deck at Sukhumi.
noticed some rather novel fea-
lures about the ship.
The winches were made in
Germany. The davits had been
cast in England. The names OF
the decks were printed on little
cards in Russian but in the in
laid linoleum floor covering
those same names were written
in German. Our suspicion that
the "Rossia" had been a German
ship, awarded to the Soviets as
war PREPARATIONS" was con-
f1rmed. The faucets had "hot"
and cold" written as "heiSs'
and "kalt.'
Life on the "Rossia" was con-
stantly interrupted by arguments
over the deck chairs. De luxe
and first class cabin passengers
had chairs assigned. But the
fourth-class passengers generally
slept in the chairs relinquished
by other passengers or at night.
Stop Made at Yalta
The "Rossia" stopped at Sochi
and Novo- Rossisk. Then the
mountainous coastline OF the
Crimea came in sight. At Yalta
we made an overnight stop and
toured the main street that runs
along the waterfront. Cars are
barred: mimosas and some kind
of pine are planted in rows along
a retaining wall, and across the
street are the fashionable
shops"
The "Rossia" moved on to
Odessa. and here we saw an
indication of "rackets in the
workers paradise" We were
questioned by the security police
and it took a phone call to Mos
COW to clear us. 1t turned out to
be all a mistake. They had word
that a government official had
gone abroad. taking his auto
mobile, which he exchanged for
a new one in Albania. He was
expected to try to get the We
hicle past the revenue people
without paying taxes. Seeing
our car, the militia decided not
to take any chances.
Odessa is sailors town.
Many of the seamen slept or
benches in a narrow park. Six
times within a half-hour
watched a shore patrol-twc
sailors and a petty officer-come
up to one Of the sleeping men
and shout at him. The petty Of
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Interpreter Needed

HOUSTON, Tex. P]. - Roy
Masters, an English diamond
cutter. reports he had language
difficulty when he reached the
United States. In London, they
call the subway the under
ground. When he reached New
York. whenever he asked how
to get underground, the answer
always was, Drop dead!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
TOURING INSIDE RUSSIA
Stains Birthplace
Gets Its Face Lifted

Is Cotholie choploin to the Amerieor
community in Moscow for two yeors
the Rev. Georges Bissonnette hoo
unique opportunity to see and study
Russie and the Russions. Before hi,
expulsion eorlier this yeor, he troveIet
mony thousands Of miles--to the
heort Of ittIe-known Russion Asio
to the Ukroine, to the Soviet
"Riviero." This is the Lost in q
series OF 10 articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
By FATHER GEORGES
BISSONNETTE

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Gori
was undergoing a face-lifting
operation. when we arrived
there. The streets were being
paved; the market had a gal
vanizd iron roof and a serious
effort was being made to keep
the house whitewashed.
More impressive still, the old
fortress of Gori was being re-
stored. 1t is a huge construction
with crenelated walls and nu-
merous redoubts that takes up
all the little knoll around which
the village grew.
Gori is known because of its
first citizen. Josef Vissarionovich
DzhugaShvili. better known as
Josef Stain. A little museum,
hard by the little homestead
where Old Joe was born. pre-
serves such mementoes Of his
early life as the marks he OBJ
tanned while a student at the
Georgian Orthodox Seminary
the was a good studenD and his
first poems published in the
local papers. These poems, at
least in their Russian tranSla-
ton. show that the old man OF
iron was sensitive young man
taken up with the austere beauty
of the mountains and the less
austere beauty of the Georgian
maidenS.
Behind this museum, a two
room frame cottage is carefully
preserved under a granite and
marble canopy. A graceful foun-
tain bubbles into a small pool
If you contrast it with the
monStrosities put up in Moscow
to honor the memory of Stain,
I would go so far as to say that
the Gori shrine is in good taste
Old Christian Monuments
From Gori the road follows
the fertile valley of the Koura
River to Tbilisi, the old capital
of Georgia, formerly called
Tif1is.
In it we found some of the
Oldest Christian monuments in
the world Tbilisi Cathedral
which which had withstood some
30 sieges. If We are to believe the
venerable priest who took us
around. parts of it date back to
the Seventh Century and there
has never been a time when
services were not held in it. The
hated Uzbek, Tartar. Persian
and Turkmen invaders always
respected the old church and
allowed its bell to ring even
when they occupied the city.
The different powers which
have occupied Tif1is during the
centuries of wars in the Cau-
casus have left their mark on
the streets and houses. The ar
chitecture showed Turkish,
Uzbek and Persian influence.
But. by far the greatest nom
Georgian influence is Russian.
The park atop the mountain
dominating Tbilisi is Soviet, and
by that I mean that it has some
thing Russian and something of
the local traits in its makeup
and is the result of community
effort.
The scale Of work is typically
Soviet. The whole mountain was
terraced.
Ordered BY Stain
It seems that in the 1905
Stain visited his homeland and
was shocked to find that the in
habitants of Tbilisi had no place
in which to enjoy a rest after
their days work. Pointing to the
mountain $50 the story goes he
said:
The next time come tc
Tbilisi. I want to be able to SEE
the citizens of Tbilisi drink theil
tea in the shade of trees grow.
ing on top of that mountain"
Impressive formal gardens
water basins and monumental
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Evening star., 1955-06-17
By BURTON HAWKINS

With little to lose by the ven
ture, Manager Chuck Dresser
plans a quick and thorough test
of the Senator's latest bonus
rookie, sturdy Jerry Schoon-
maker. The well constructed
blond may take over in right field
tonight when the Kansas City
Athletics open a four-game series
at Griffith Stadium.
With Tom Umphlett batting
.204, Ernie Oravetz stalking the
opposition to runs by throwing
to wrong bases and Carlos Paula
providing few heroics. Dresser
says Schoonmaker probably"
will be employed against right.
handed Arnold Portocarrero to-
night as Bob Porterfield goes
after his eighth victory for
Washington.
Thus far Schoonmaker has
faced formidable mound foes in
Virgil Trucks, Bob Lemon and
Mike Garcia, with an infield hit
against Lemon to show for it.
He has had only one fielding
chance and handled it admir-
ably, dashing back quickly to
haul in Dave PhilleyS' deep drive
in the course Of an 8-5 defeat by
the Indians here yesterday be-
fore 1858 spectators.
Schoonmaker romped to right
field as a replacement for Ora
vetz after Ernie twice had fired
to wrong bases. The Senators
were trailing, 60. at the time
Evening star., 1955-06-17
NO REASON FOR DREssEN TO WAIT
Schoonmoker Will Get
Thorough Test Quickly

and Jerry was exposed to little
pressure, which is the way Dres-
sen would prefer to keep it for
awhile.
But with his other outfield
reserves displaying little hitting
or fielding f1nesse, Dresser may
rush Schoonmaker's develop
ment. hoping that the customers
will be considerate of a 22-year-
old rookie only a few days re-
moved from the University Of
Missouri campus.
Schoonmaker has been a SEN
sation in batting drills against
admittedly soft pitching, but it
may take time for him to catch
up with major league throwing.
There's power in the 190-pound
righthanded hitter.
It's customary to nurse such
freshman tenderly, dropping
them into the lineup occasion
ally in lopsided games, but with
the Senators showing no signs
of going anywhere, Jerry may
find steady employment.
The Seventh-place Athletics
move in trailing the Senators
by only 11a games. The clubs
have split eight games.
Chuck Stobbs, Ted Abernathy
and Pedro Ramos were battered
for Is hits yesterday. The Sem
ators accumulated IL hits off
Bob Lemon, who notched his
ninth victory, and Mike Garcia. !
Stobbs, who was dealt his sew
enth loss against one triumph,
See SENATORS, Page C-SI
Evening star., 1955-06-17
Stanford Win in Reqotto
Wouldn't Surprise Coach

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June II
R.-Lou Lindsey has seen his
|pay-as-you-go oarsmen perform
all sorts Of miracles this year Sc
1t wasn't surprising when the vol
unteer, unpaid coach of the
Stanford Indians picked his
crew to win the 'big row" on
Saturday.
"Why not?" he asked.
"These kids have done about
everything else to get here in
the first place so it wouldn't sur
prise me in the least If they won
They beat Washington and Cal
Iifornia and were a close second
to Navy in the Western sprint
championships. That's a pretty
good recommendation"
Six other coaches picked un-
defeated Pennsylvania to cap
ture the three-mile Intercolle-
giate Rowing Association Cham
Ipionship on Onondaga Lake and
five chose Cornell's tall. powerful
eight.
Not Official Sport
Cornell and Penn are fine
crews. I hear. but we can do It,"
said Lindsey.
The slight, 35-year-old invest
ment counselor is a former Cal
lfornia coxswain who did grad
uate work at Stanford. He vol
unteered to help the eager-bea-
yer oarsmen this year and be-
came so infected with their en-
thusiasm that he has devoted
Evening star., 1955-06-17
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS s1Ann
As 1t Happened in '33

BILLY cox DECISION to quit baseball following his
trade from the laspace Baltimore Orioles to the contend
ing Cleveland Indians startling perhaps but not without
parallel Billy may may stick by his guns years
ago guy named Sam Gray did.
This in August of 1888 and the Senators rolling
along toward their third and last American League pennan
They less had it made but Cronin who was
managing the club felt that would be smart to load up with
one pitcher Not rookie, of course, but smart
veteran who could work inning here and there.
Sam Gray was up for sale by the lastpace st Louis
Browns Back in 1925 Gray had posted with
Philadelphia Athletics and in 28 he had 20-12 mark with
the Browns Sam good when he had it, no about
the matter and in S3 for ST. Louis he had appeared
SO games and IA pitcher.
CLARK GRIFFITH BOUGHT the fellow who was only in
his SD year, but shortly after the deal announced
telephone in Manager Cronins The at
the time were in Chicago.
This Is Sam Gray" said the voice at the other end
Look I'm not reporting Don't buy They're trying
Evening star., 1955-06-17
National Open Scores Back
Complaints Against Course
Hot Putter Puts
Bolt Ahead at 67;
Hogan Is Fourth

SAN FRANCISCO. June II tE.
Its true what they've been
saying about the course where
the Nations top golfers are
playing in the National Open
Tournament.
They've been saying that the
Lake Course of the Olympic
Country Club, scene of the 55th
annual classic. is tough. And
only Tommy Bolt, with a spark
ling three-under- 81. found
it otherwise yesterday as tho
field of 162 took off on the ~
hole route.
Bolt, swinging a putter so hot
he used it only once on II of the
tricky green's, took three -stroke
advantage into today's second
round over the 6,700-yard par
35-35-70 layout which nestles
between the Pacific Ocean and
Lake Merced.
portions of today's round
will be broadcast tonight from
$3.50 to 8 pm. by WRC. The
Open will be on both televisioll
and radio from to 8 pm,
tomorrow @
Augusta Pro Runnerup
In the runnerup slot was
Walker Inman, jr., little-known
Augusta, Ga, pro, with an even
par 10. Third, another stroke Of
the pace, was Jack Burke Of
Kiamesha Lake, N. Y, and
fourth, with a two-over-par ~
came Ben Hogan, four-time
titlist. Inman, Is, has been D
pro for five years and is Just out
of the Air Force.
It was the rough the boys
complained about in practice
and which the United States
Golf Association ordered trim
med. But it still was the rough.
narrowing the fairways and put
ting a premium on accurate
drives-which was tripping them
up yesterday. Billy Maxwell Of
Odessa, Tex, who carded q n,
put it neatly.
Man." he said coming OF the
18th green, "if we had that kind
Of grass down in Texas we'd bale
it up and sell it"
The soaring scores were topped
See NATIONAL OPEN, Page C.S
Evening star., 1955-06-17
HOLE-IN-ONE TOURNEY TO AID
STAR SUMMER CAMP FUND

For the second year the S. G. Leofler Co. will conduct
hole-inone tournament for the benefit Of The Stars
Summer Camp Fund.
The event will start tomorrow a specially
structed hole the East Potomac driving and will
continue through July 4.
The s. g. Leoer Co. will donate ST. 900 in merchandise
prizes in bags clubs Shoes balls etc. All receipts will to
The Star Summer Camp Fund The company is paying
expenses Of the contest.
The daily hours will be from pm. until 10 pm. and
from 8 am. until 10 pm Saturdays and Sundays.
Last year the contest realized almost 900 and the
s. G. Leoer Co. made contribution in addition the
contest receipts.
The fee will be three balls for SO cents.
Evening star., 1955-06-17

full time to the job in the last
two months.
Rowing. in case you haven't
heard. is not an official sport
lat Stanford. There is no money
at Palo Alto for crew, which
does not bring back any revenue.
In order to compete, the cars
men dig deep into their own
pockets and raise money from
interested alumni and friends to
defray some of the expenses.
They didn't compete in the IRA
last year so they could use the
money they raised then to build
Ia boathouse at Redwood City,
about 10 miles from the campus.
There they were able to prac-
tice on the protected waters of
Redwood Creek.
They won five regattas, whip
ping Oregon State, Southern
California twice, UCLA and
California. They beat both
Washington and California in
finishing second to Navy In the
See REGATTA, Page ca
Evening star., 1955-06-17

Ifluence" Of the commission to gel
him the Marciano fight If he
comes through against Olson.
II would do what I did to help
Carmen Basilio," he said. (The
commissions influence was a fac
tor in getting Basilio his chance
lat the welter title last week.
Lesnevich Predicts KO
Although Moore admitted small
men give him more trouble than
big heavyweights, he said 81 think
I can knock anybody out.
Archie said Olson's style ne
minded him of Charley Burley
Ia Pittsburgh boxer who beat him
as a middleweight in 1914. All
of which proved the champion
has a good memory as we'll as a
SNEAK right"
Among the spectators in the
steaming gym where Moore
boxed two rounds with Clint
Bacon of Toledo was Gus Les
nevich, the former light-heavy
champion Gus was quick to
predict a Moore victory.
"Archie should knock him out
in about seven rounds" he said.
"Olson will set the pace, trying
to get Archie tired. But Archie
is the best we've got, outside of
Marciano. He'll make the weight
all right. He did it three or
four times before"
Moore will continue boxing
every day over the week end. He
may spar as late as Tuesday,
the day before the fight, depend
ing on his weight and condition.
(The fight will be broad
cast and televised over Sta
tionS WMAL and WMAL-TV
in Washington at 10 p.m.)
Evening star., 1955-06-17
Ted and Fox SET
.1orrid Pace for
.AnlbitiousCIubs
By the Associated Press

Two great competitors who
are poles apart in style hold the
spotlight in the American
League today as the ambitious
White Sox and the rising Red
Sox open important series,
Ted Williams. still irrepres-I
sible despite his 36 years, has
Evening star., 1955-06-17

unload sore-armed pitcher can't do you any
good I've been having trouble combing my hair lately"
Cronin habbergasted First he didn't suspect that
drays arm was in such bad shape Secondly he had
encountered ball player who rejected World Series cut
especially one attached to tail-end club.
"cray could have bufred it OUT Cronin said later "He
could have thrown few pitches in games that hope
lessy lost It August really enough pitchers
to wtncrowder Whitehil Stewart, Weaver Russell and
couple OF others But he didn't He the most honest
I've known"
The deal already had been mace but in the wake Of
drays confession Gri got refund Judge Landis COM
missioner Of baseball, nuled the transaction and Gray
dead quit the game.
BILLY COX, WHO Is S5 ostensiby has gimpy leg and
that appears be the refused to report to
the Indians Yet the average ball player ang other
wse would have eaped at the chance the cellar
dwelling Orioles and join the Indians defenders of the
American League flag and by no means out of contention
this year
Cox may have been the guy to sew up the Cleveland
ned being just about the best glove in the business
When the Brooklyn Dodgers riding high Chuck
Dresser few years back Dresser used to tell baseball
writers:
cox is the hardest guy to find Job for because he isn't
big hitter Yet he's the best third baseman in baseball
and he plays short better than Reese second better
than Jackie Robinson and first better than Gil Hodges Any
time substitute Cox for any my other nelders am
strengthening my team defensivey"
****
UNLESS THE TRADE is called off because OF Cox
retirement, Cleveland will wind up with Outhelder Gene
Wooons Wno couAu AeIp bu6 CoHlt says here-WaS the
player the Indians needed At time when AL Rosen Vic
werz and George Strickland seemingly atering even
Cox in his old age could drift from ned position to
another and shore up the defense
Perhaps the time has come, too to dwell bit on the
Orioles They hopeless outfit at this pont-a little
than the Senators the evdence-but they may
wind as having played big part the outcome Of the
American League race
First they traded the winter with the Yankees and
gave them, notably Pitcher Bob Tuey Shotstop Billy
Hunter Fans took umbrage and yelled:
well Richards has just clnched the pennant for the
Yankees"
But Paul Richards field and general manager of the
Orioles evidently is playing favortes At the same time
he dealing OF woodng and Cox to the Indians Richards
selling Harry Byrd to the White sox were down to
. mere eight pitchers at the time
Evening star., 1955-06-17
GUESSES WEIGHT AS 78O-7SI
Doctor Says Moore
Will Make rs Limit

SUMMIT, N. j., June II (P.-
Without his goatee and his rub
ber sweat suit. Archie Moore
looked positively thin as he
battled with the scales to make
the 175-pound light-heavy limit
by Wednesday.
I'D say he weighs no more
than 180 or 181 pounds" DR.
Vincent Nardiello said as he ex-
amined the light-heavy champion
yesterday at his training camp
for the New York State Athletic
Commission. Hell have abso-
lutely no problem taking off
weight for his defense against
Bobo Olson (the middleweight
champion) next week"
Informed of DR.. Nardiello's
guess, Moore observed, 1.-THE
Doc isn't close but he's getting
warm"
Restricted Information
Moore's weight is restricted in
formation. Even a conference
I"at the summit" with Chairman
Julius Helfand of the Athletic
Commission failed to produce the
mystic numbers.
Helfand watched DR.. Nardiello
examine Archie and then pro-
claimed he was more than salts
fled with his weight" Just in
case Moore doesn't hit ITS at the
noon weigh-in Wednesday he'll
be given two hours to sweat it off.
If Moore wins "convincingly"
he will have the full backing of
the New York Commission to as
sure him a September shot at
Heavyweight Champion Rocky
Marciano.
Helfand assured Moore he
would use the prestige and in
Evening star., 1955-06-17

Moior League Standings and Box Scores.
Pose c-5
turned the Red Sox into the
leagues hottest club at the mo-
ment, blasting away at a AIS
clip and showing plenty of hus-
tie. With eight victories in the
last nine games, the Red Sox are
only three games below 500 de-
spite their dismal start and are
|eyeing the fourth-place Tigers,
who are four games ahead of
them.
The Boston surge includes q
three-game sweep over the In
dians last week, and the Red
Sox open another series with the
Tribe with a day-night twin bill
today.
Fox on Rampage
Meanwhile. the White Sox
march into New Fork tonight to
challenge the Yankees for the
league lead and Fox, their little
drum major, is on a rampage.
Nellie got three more hits last
might as Chicago beat the ORR
|oleS, 80, running his total for
the four-game series to II in 16
trips. During his 12-game hit
ting streak, the scrappy place
hitter has averaged SAL to pull
up among the leaders at .329.
Virgil Trucks turned in his
second straight shutout last
night to lift his record to IA.
It was Chicago's third shutoutI
victory of the series.
Still trailing the Yankees byI
two games, the White Sox will
send Dick Donovan against
Whitley Ford at New York to-
night. Both have To records.
The teams play again tomorrow
afternoon and meet twice Sun
day.
The New Workers. who staged
a 3-run rally in the ninth yes
terday to beat the Tigers and
Frank Larry. 80. have a 5-3 edge /!
See BASEBALL, Page C-3
Evening star., 1955-06-17
PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN me! LEAGUE

AMEhtCAN LEAGUE ~
Kansas City at washington fnightJ-
Detroit al baltimore (nisStl@dromek
(6-9 VS.. johnson 1-2l.
Chieage at New York tnight)-Dono-
van CD Us: Ford t7-2l;
Wynn ts.I and. Houtteman (5-2) VS..
Brewer (2,7l and Susce l2-1).
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (night)-
surkont l5-6) vs.. collum (4-D,
Antonelli t6-7) vs.. SPAIN (4-7).
Philadelphis ct chicago-simmons
Brooklyn at st. Louis (nightl--New-
combe 10-D VS.. Lawrence t2-5) or
Evening star., 1955-06-17

Major League Standings and Box Scores.
Pose c-5
The frontiersman., 1955-07-21
Dedicufe.
(Continued from page D


 two exhibits, one of which will be their Mine Safety exhibit. During the 1854 Fair over 2,000 persons visited this phase of the Departments exhibit, in spite of the fact it was not possible to locate in on the grounds. The Homemakers' Council will exhib- it; the Department of Social Se- curity and Territorial Depart ment of Labor have indicated their interest in having display space.
 Among newcomers to the edu- cational display section will be the Territorial Police who for the first time plan an exhibit at the 1855 Valley Fair. Alaska Native Arts and Crafts who have ex- hibited at past Fairs expect to be on hand with a varied dis play of ivory, fur and other AL aska Native crafts. Military units will have interesting displays of varied types and many addition al exhibitors are expected to reg ister within the next few weeks.
 New Entrance
 Among plans for improving the fairgrounds is the construction of combination office and en- trance gate. It will be construct ed of cement blocks, set on a poured cement slab and will per- init entrance to the grounds from both sides of the building. NeY steel fencing will be erected along the front, fitted into the building with gates for vehicle entrance as necessary and to pro- vide immediate emergency ex- its.
 Members of the fair board are contracting Military officials in an attempt to arrange for entertain ment rides during the Fair. They hope to be able to have a merry go-round and similar type enter tainment for the fair.