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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28

SARASOTA, Fla. Feb. 28 up.
t--Righthander Bob Porterfield,
acquired by the Boston Red Sox
in an off-season trade with
Washington, is happy that he
doesn't have to pitch against
Mel Parnell.
He beat me in our first meet
ings three of the last four years
in 1852. it was 10; 1853, 81,
and 1854, 4-3." Porterfield said.
/ The 3l-year-old veteran, who
won 10 games and lost II for
the Senators last season, said he
should win "18 or 20 with the
added batting power I'll get
with the Red Sex"
Porterfeld. Parnell and l6
other pitchers and FIVE catchers
reported to Manager Mike Hig-
gins yesterday as the Red Sox
officially opened spring drills.
The rest of the squad is due
Thursday.
| TUCSON. Ariz., Feb. % (P,,--
Jim Busby. who went to camp
with the Washington Senator'S
a year ago in fine condition but
came North underweight and
then grew haggard in the throes
of a slump, is ready for a fresh
start with the Cleveland Indians
The 29-year-old Texan arrived
in camp yesterday weighing III
and announced he hoped to add
another five pounds. Jim hi,
only .230 in AZ games with the
Senators and couldn't shake the
slump after being traded tc
Chicago. He batted .243 in 9s
games with the White Sox, who
traded him and Chico Carras-
quel for Larry Dolby.
| Forty-three players were In
uniform at the Tribes opening
workout. including Outfieldel
Sam Mele, released last season
by the Cincinatti Reds. and
Pitcher Duane Pillette. tall 3d.
year-old Highlander who was
with Baltimore last year, Mele
and Pillette, trying to come back
hope to land 1856 contracts with
Cleveland.
| LAKELAND. Fla. Feb. % up.
If extra pounds mean extra
poWer--as apparently they did
last year--there. will be plenty
of home-run souvenirs from the
bat of Detroit's 2l-year-old Al
Kaline this season.
Kaline. weighing 1856 pounds,
got to camp yesterday. He was
ii pounds heavier than ever be-
fore.
A stringbean 1862 when he
Joined the Tigers as a bonus
baby three years ago, Kaline
checked In around ITS last sea-
son and proceeded to become
the youngest batting champion
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SPRING TRAINING CAMP BRIEFS
PorterfieId Aims for Is,
Busby, KoIine Beef Up

in American League history. His
production included 81 home
runs. against a mere four the
year before.
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Shifflett, a Highlander who will
be 81 years old next month. The
youngster from Elkton. Va. Is
miles from Harrisonburg. was
missing out on some wonderful
food. 1t didn't figure. Fox de-
cided to investigate
I He discovered that Shiffiett.
had brought a pair of dungarees,
one pair of trousers, but no coat
to training camp. Too embar-
raised to breach his troubles to
others. Garland had been eating
in cheap restaurants, surviving
on hot oogs and probably winc-
ing a bit where he heard other
players discussing the tasty roast.
beef served at the hotel.
But that didn't figure, either"
The Senators shelled out $4,000
to Shiftlett last summer when
he came to Griffith Stadium for.
a trial. He threw 40 minutes
and his fast ball left an indelible
impression on Manager Chuck
Dresser.
/ That's a long time to fire
pitches. but when Dresser asked
him ARE you tired?" Garland
responded. No quickly and
firmly. That's when / marched
him in to Ossie Bluege farm
directory and told him to dish
out $4,000 as bonus for the
boy" Dresser said.
1 What happened to the 4,000?-
Shiffiett blew it. He blew the
Ientire. sum helping to purchase
"a better home for his mother
and father.
! Yesterday Fox took Shifflett
shopping. Bought him a suit.
sport coat. Stacks. shirts, ties,
Isocks-the works. Garland is
eating roast beef and steak now.
Shiffiett weighs only 157
pounds. spreading it over a s.
foot-11 frame His only previous
baseball experience consisted of
pitching for the Elkton Blue
lSox in the semipro Valley
League. For that he received
IS275 a year. but even in the
Ibackwoods major league scouts
ARE present.
4 II had offers from the Yank-
tees, Detroit, Cardinals and
Pittsburgh. Shifflett said, "but
1 decided to sign with Wash
Iington. If l show something
l figure to move up faster than
with those other clubs"
| So far Shiff1ett has shown
something. Dispatched to Erie
in midseason last year, he fin
Iished with an lis record and
an exciting Los earned run aver
age in his first ENHANCEMENT
with pro ball. z.
| A press punch operator in a
steel mill at Orange, Va, before
he headed south to join the
Senators, Shiff1ett went to high
school only one year. Dresser
Iloves him. Loves the mean look
about the kid. his eagerness to
make the grade, his iron arm
and a zippy fast ball.
He's trying to show me how
Ito improve my curve and to get
IA change of pace" Shiff1ett said.
That's what / need to get any,
where"
| Here's hoping. personally. that
the kid makes it. and in a real
/, big way. The boy who drops
|, s4. 000-the only huge sum he's
ever seen-into the laps of his
parents, then goes hungry be-
cause of it, deserves nothing but
the best.
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By DICK SLAY

DeMatha, which was over
looked as a candidate despite its
exceptional record. has accepted
a last-gasp invitation to enter
the Washington-Lee Invitational
basketball tournament. filling
the vacancy created by George
Washington Highs withdrawal
yesterday.
CIV pulled out about six hours
before the tournaments OPEN
ing double header, which saw
Gonzaga pull away from AMMAN
dale in the last two minutes,
61-50, and host Westinghouse
run up a 76-51 score on Landon.
The withdrawal of the Alex
andria school had been threat
ened over the week end, after
fighting had broken out Thurs
day night. following GW's defeat
by WI in the play off for the
Northern Virginia Group /
championship. Parents of at least
two starting CIV players had
voiced intentions not to allow
their sons to play in the tourna-
ment at Washington-Lee.
Rest for State Tourney
The decision came after CIV
officials huddled for more than
two hours on the matter yes
terday. A prepared statement
from Principal Edgar C. Pruet
said:
After careful consideration,
officials at George Washington
High School decided against
participating in the Washington
Lee Invitational tournament. the
primary consideration being the
physical condition of the George
Washington High School basket
bail squad"
Rasty Doran, CIV athletic di-
rector, said last week that the
school had been thinking of
pulling out of the tourney even
before the fighting Thursday, in
tending to rest the team for the
State tournament. which be-
gins a week from Thursday in
Richmond.
McCloskey Big Gun
DeMatha's acceptance was re-
ceived by Pete Rockwell. tourna-
ment director, from the Rev.
Louis AMIGO, moderator of ath-
letics at DeMatha. Just before
the second game was completed
last night. The Stays. one Of
the most active teams in the
area. will carry a 20-6 overall
record against Wakefield in the
second game tonight as the tour
nament's first round continues at
WI. st. Johns. the defending
champion. faces Fairfax in the
first game at 7 o'clock.
Gonzaga, defeated only by the
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Scholastic Elves
Near Windup

Tournaments do not comprise
the entire high school basketball
schedule this week. More thar
a dozen games are slated today
in addition to the Interhigf
and Washington Lee events -
leaving only a few area team tc
close their schedules.
The list:
1nterhigh playofts al Tech fArmstronG
VS.. Wilson, $40; Tech VS.. CardoZo. 81
Washinston-Lee Invitational tourna
DeMatha VS.. Wakefield. $50.
Carroll at St. Adams. $50.
Gaithersburg at Landon. BIS.
Charlotte Hal! at ST. stephens, 5.
Suitland at MONTGOMERY Blair, 2.
Bladensburg al Arundel, q,
GEORGETOWN Prep at Northwestern
$40
Richard MONTGOMERY at High Point. 2
Faculty at wheaton. &
Brooklyn Park al Laurel, 7:i5.
st. Mary's at Frederick sasscer, 8.
Lackey at Surrattsville, 7.
Southern at LaPIata. 40.
WEDNESDAY
Columbian Prep 1T woodward Prep. 3
Middletown at Poolesville, 8.
THURSDAY
rn,erhigh playoff semifinals at Tech
$3.50, g.
Washington-Lee Inyitational tourna-
ment Semihnals at WI Z.
Sherwood VS.. Gsithersburg at Richard
MontRomery s
Luther jackson at Culpeper Carver
Z 30.
FRIDAY
Washington-Lee Invitational tourna'
ment finals at WI, z.
Priory tournament al Priory fLandor
vs. Mackin, $50: GEORGETOWN Prep VS.
st. Mary's. 2: st. Anthony VS.. ST. Ste
phen's. $50: Priory VS.. Friends, lot.
Virginia Group II, District q playofi'
at George Mason tOsbourn VS. Georg'
Mason. $40: Herndon VS.. Nokesville
VIA Group II tournament at Hampton
fVal Institute
OXon Hill at Wheaton.
High Point at Howard County. Z.
SATURDAY
Interhigh playoff finals at Tech, g.
Prtorv tournament semif1nalS at Pricry
Is.
Virginia Group II, District playoi
finals at George Mason. 3 30 and $50
VIA Group II tournament at Hampton
.tVaD Institute.
SUNDAY
Priory tournament finals at Priory
$40
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DeMATHA PLAYS WAKEFIELD
Cadets Open Defense
Of WI Tourney Title

Georgetown University freshmen
in II games this season, ap-
peared to toy with Annandale
last night before pulling away
at the end when the Atoms had
rallied to a $3.50 deficit against
the reserves with two minutes
to go.
Denny Pekin scored all Of his
Is points in the first half as
the Eagles twice built 12-point
advantages. Each team made
only two shots from the floor in
the third quarter and the Con-
zaga reserves took over. The
Eagles first team came back at
$3.50 and Tom McCloskey per-
sonally finished of the Atoms
with six points in the eight
point burst.
McCloskey gave the slim crowd
the best show of the night in
scoring "a points. Jimmy Gaines.
husky Annandale forward. scored
10, leading the Atoms to a 9-1
lead at the start before the Fair
fax County entry lost its ninth
game in Is.
Landon, Interstate Academic
Conference champion for the
first time. lost its first-round
test for the third straight year
in this tournament, which Is an
outgrowth of the Metro tourney.
Washington-Lee had too much
height and its 2-3 zone defense
was impenetrable.~
Don Dell matched McCloskey's
total with "A points for Landon,
10 Of them coming in the last
quarter against the WI SUBJ
stitutes. The Generals played a
dozen boys and 10 of them
scored as they built a 32-point
lead in the third quarter and
coasted to their 18th victory.
Gonzaga and WaShington-Lee
meet in the first seminal game
Thursday at 7 pm. and tonight's
winners will square of in the
nightcap.
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Dunbar Paired
With Spingarn
In SenlifinaIs
BY BOB HANSON

Dunbar, the only team to hand
ISpingarn a loss in regular-sea-
son play. is looking forward to
doing 1t again Thursday night
lin semif1nals of the Interhigh
Basketball League champion
ship playoffs.
An easy 77-56 victory by Dun
bar over Anacostia in opening
play yesterday afternoon at Tech
while Spingarn was taking care
of Coolidge. 61-45. in the night
cap, set the stage for another
meeting between Dunbar and
ISpingarn. A total of 1900 fans
watched the two games.
Meanwhile, second round play
today has Armstrong. defending
champion, playing Wilson al
$3.50 o'clock and Tech facing
Cardozo at 8. The winners OF
these two games will meet In
lsemifinals Thursday afternoon
1t was Dunbar that defeated
Spingarn. 63-52. in the last reg.
ular season game. inflicting the
only loss on Spingarn after Il
straight victories.
I'VE zoned them and kept
them on the outside most of the
time" Coach Louis Williams Of
Dunbar said. whether we have
as much success against then
Thursday remains to be seen
They may have been a little toe
irelaxed last time. If so. we're
in for a much tougher time
on what the two team:
showed yesterday, however
Dunbar might still have an edge
| Jones Leads Scoring
| Paced by Willie Jones. thu
leagues leading scorer with
800 average, Dunbar went int
Ia 21-16 first quarter lead ane
was never headed.
| Jones finished the day with
80 points, IA of that total or
consecutive foul shots. It wa
too much for the Indians to cop,
with despite the 10 points o.
Calvin Knott, fifth ranking
scorer in the league with a 20.l
average.
| Anacostia was without its
coach. Russ Lombardy. called u
North Carolina because of q
death in his family. In his alb
sence. Zu Stewart. football coach
handled the team.
But 1t is doubtful If the In.
dians could have performed any
differently with Lombardy or
the scene. They enjoyed a briei
lead in the first few minutes OF
play when Frank Copper hit on
Jumps from the corner, running
up his teams first 10 points
But the five-point difference a,
the end of the first period was
the closest Anacostia came tc
closing the gap.
Dunbar steadily pulled away
enjoying a 1892 halftime adj
vantage and upping 1t to 62-46
at the end of the third quarter
1t was just case of too much
Jones. who stayed in until 1907
remained In the game. and the
board play Of Elliott Marley
Neal Woodruff, Hosea Zollicoffei
and Herbert Thompson.
Spingarn Has Trouble
Spingarn. although winning b,
a comfortable margin. seemed tt
have trouble with Coolidge ir
the early going. Neither team
seemed to find the right pattern
particularly the Colts.
1t was 1910. Spingarn, at the
end Of the first period. At the
half Spingarn held 27-19 edge
and spread 1t to 1923 after three
periods.
The Colts had difficulty pene.
itrating Spingarn's sliding zone
forcing them to try set shots
from far outside, few of which
lcOnneCtpd
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-03-31

invited and urged to attend.
Mrs. M. E. Dunnaville, presi-
dent.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-03-31
STAR CITY
PILGRIM CHORUS

The Star City Pilgrim
Chorus rendered a spiritual
program last Sunday, March
70, at 3 pm. at Gravel Hill
Baptist Church, Troutville. A
record crowd was in atten-
dance. Mrs. Geneva billiard,
the director and founder of
the chorus was much pleased
with the renditions of her
group and the fine reception
given them by the audience.
Mrs. Bessie Williams, 326 Gil
mer Avenue, N. E., is business
manager.
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vile, Tennessee, will be the
guest, minister. At the even
ing service, the Senior and
Junior Choirs will be present
ed in a Spring Musical, under
the direction of Charles l..
Palmer, organist, who also
will render selections from the
Hammond Organ. This is
Rev. Campers last Sunday,
prior to attending the Goth
Session of the Virginia An
nual A.M.E. Conference, con-
vening at Richmond. The
public is most cordially in
vited to all these services.
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PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Jor.
dan, 704 Mcdowell Avenue
N. E., left the city Friday to
spend the weekend in Colum.
bus, Ohio, the house guests
OF Mrs Jordan's sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs,
Henry Frazier.
"
Rev. and Mrs. M. Arthur
Camper announce the arrival
OF their third child, Cecil Clay
ton Camper, born Sunday,
March 4th, 11:44 am. at the
Burrell Memorial Hospital
weight at birth 6 lbs. 3 oz.).
Mrs. Camper, now GONZALES
cling at home, was pleasantly
surprized last weekend with
a visit by her mother, Mrs.
FlOssie Cooper and a sister
Mrs. Flossie Reid, from Bal.
timore, Maryland.
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CHURCH NEWS

The Ebenezer A. NJ. E.
Church is having special Eas-
ter Day Services at II am.
and z pm. During the morn
ing service, the Rev. DR..
Charles w. Abingdon, Editor
Religious Literature of the
AME Church with it's publish
ing Headquarters at Nash
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-03-31
WOMN'S CLUB MEETING

Meeting of the Woman's
Club of Roanoke will be held
next Monday evening, April
2, at 1880 pm. at The Tribune
office, 312 First Street, NV.
Plans will be completed for
the dinner meeting at that
time. 1t is still time for you
to join the other progressive
women of Roanoke.
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LILLY OF THE VALLEY
NEWS
BY E. NJ. Waldron

Well friends, they say
spring is here. again but these
days and nights look very
much like "O1e Man Winter"
The people on the sick list
in the Valley are on the mend.
Parker Simmons of Coving-
ton is much improved.
Rev. o. w. Nowlin, pastor
of The Valley, preached last
Sunday from the subject,
"The Sadness of Chirst's Cru
cifixion." Members and visi-
tors were out in large num-
bers.
Mrs. Warner Barnett and
children attended the song
service at Gravel Hill at 800
in the afternoon. The Star
City Pilgrims rendered a very
acceptable program. Rev. J.
r. Sparrow of Covington is
the minister.
y Deacon M. v. Waldron, Mrs.
Mary Burrell attended the
Mems Day program at Lapsey
Run last Sunday. Rev. S. j.
Jones is the pastor. Among
the churches represented were
Rising Mt. Zion, Amsterdam
and Lilly of the Valley.
Among the visitors who
worshiped with us at The
Valley last Sunday were; Mrs.,
Robert Brown and daughter
Blanche of Roanoke, Mrs.
Otelia Brown, Mrs. George
Thompson and children of
Fincastle, Deacon Henry Toll
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|CORB1N BRANCH Y.M.C.A.

The committee on Religious
Emphasis entertained Is alert
guests at a Coffee Chat" last
Thursday evening at Calfee
Training School. The evening
proved very beneficial to all
present. Problems of our
group in the community were
presented and discussed.
The Camera Caravan en-
joyed a day of sight seeing
and photographing Sunday in
Roanoke and vicinity March
IL. : They were chaperoned by
Miss Frederick Poindexter and
Mr.. Albert McClanahan.
The P.T.A. of Calfee Train
ing School had a very success
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-03-31
TALENT PROGRAM

A talent program will be
presented at the Greater Mt.
Zion Baptist Church Thurs
day, April 5th, at 8 pm. Spon-
sored by the Ministers Wives
Alliance of Roanoke and vicin-
lty. The public is cordially
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-03-31
DRAPER NEWS

William F. Penn spent sew
eral days in Draper last week
visiting Mrs. Ossie Steger and
family.
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yer, and Misses Henrietta and
Louvenia Toliver of Roanoke,
Mrs. Julia Dawson, Misses Eff
lie and Myrtle Davis of
Springwood.
The Mems Club of Bote-
to tourt met here Monday night.
The next meeting will be at
Springwood Baptist Church.
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present were; Miss F. M. Poin-
dexter, Mrs. Cora Cox, Mrs.
Ellen Beverly, Mrs. Hazel
Reynolds, Mrs. l. e t a Robin
son, and Mrs. Maria Penn.
The hostess served a lovely
desert and coffee.
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full benefit banquet on March
2. The ladies SERVED a de-
licious turkey dinner with APP
pie pie and coffee. The pro-
ceeds reached almost $4,000
parents from Draper and
Dublin participated.
Mrs. Stella entertained the
Mary White Buford Woman's
Club on March 10 in her home
on Altoona Road, Members
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John Williams of Magazine
Street are improving in their
homes. Mr.. Samuel Richard
son of Commerce Street is
home after an operation in
Richmond. He is doing nicely.
Miss Marguerite Calfee at
tended the teachers meeting
in Richmond last week end.
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| am happy to report that
our sick; Mrs. Robert Raspy,
Mrs. Virginia Reed, William
Fitzsimmons, Mr.. and Mrs.
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Timber Reserves

SEATTLE. - About one-Sixth
Of the total standing timber in
the United States exclusive Of
Alaska, is within the State Of
Washington.
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Public Library IL years overdue.
Library officials said the fines
would total $3.50 but no attempt
will be made to collect.
The unidentified professor
borrowed the books while he was
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Borrower Returns
Books II Years Lute

VICTORIA. B. C. (P. An
absent minded professor re-
turned two books to the Victoria
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teaching armed forces personnel
here in 1914. They were left
in his collection of books when
he left and recently caught up
with him at the University of
London.
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ON THE
SANDLO IS
By BOB HANSON

ment with Clcm Barbara of the
Union Printers.
~ 4
Silver Hill won first hall
honors in the Industrial League
and a playoff berth in the city
series championships in August
but whether the Sand anc
Gravel boys can repeat in the
second half is something else.
Catch er-M anager Reds
Bladen, not one to shrink wher
thrown a hard one, was quick
with an answer when asked his
teams chances in the second
half
I'VE should be able to take
the title in the second half,
IBladen said. I'VE hope to get q
couple of pitchers to help out
but otherwise we'll 60 with the
same team. although our bench
will see more action"
In compiling a 6-2 record,
Silver Hill made it on team
play, according to Bladen. Only
two players, outflelder Gino
ID'Ambrosio and pitcher Ernie
Clifford, were among the leaders
in the league when first-half
play wound up, which would
seem to bear out Bladen.
D'Ambrosio'S 1881 batting av-
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Moore-Potterson Fight
Now Likely in September

over Jackson. Gus D'Amato
Patterson's manager, said his
fighters availability would be
determined by the doctors.
X-rays will be studied today
and Patterson will report fol
another examination tomorrow
1t was pointed out that Patterson
would have to do no boxing In
his training program until Sep
Itember / and it is expected that
the break will have healed by
August /.
September 20 appears as q
likely date for the bout.
President Jim Norris of the
International Boxing Club sale
today that both the New Yorh
State Athletic Commission anc
the National Boxing Association
have indicated they would recog-
nize the winner of the proposed
fight as heavyweight champion