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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
MAJOR LEAGUE ROOKIE PROSPECTS
Three New Yonks Join
Shortstop Scramble

first base job on the strength
of an impressive slugging record
lat Denver. His batting average
was only PTS but he waIloped
la league high of SO home runs
and drove in lit runs. He is
only %. Carter, "a. was the
outstanding third baseman in
the Eastern League with a .279
average at Binghamton. Rich
Iardson, who received trial at
second with the Yankees last
season. was .296 at Denver.
Coates. a 6-foot-4, 23-year-old
Highlander. is regarded as the
best of the five pitching new
corners. He had a 1873 record
lat Binghamton,. turned in a
noteworthy 2.77 earned run
average and led the Eastern
League with 1876 strikeouts in
1855 innings.
De Palo. %, was go at Biz
Imingham and O'Reilly, 81, was
1913 with the same team. Terry.
only 20, was 7-5 at Denver. Pig
Inatello, 10. was signed as a free
agent at the end of last year.
He had a fine record in high
school and was sought by several
clubs. O'Reilly is the only left
handler in the group.
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ATCHISON'S ANGLE
Continued From Page C-1


1925 Thanksgiving Day game between the Cardinals and
Bears Grange his pro football debut Return
ming punts Oranges speciality but he didn't get chance
that day Paddy carefully pin pointed his kicks out Of
bounds
ut question Of which of us going to look
bad Paddy explained after the game when reporters asked
why hadn't kicked to Red land decided it wasn't going
to be Drscol."
The year he brought the Cardinals their first league
title by kicking 27yard field goal in the last minute of play
for victory Green Bay That incidentally the
Cards last title until 1947
Haas made deal for Paddy the following year and
Drisco celebrated by scoring all the points in Bears
1910 triumph his former teammates.
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SANTEE

Continued From Page C-1
penseS for competing in four
California meets last spring. He
was absolved of wrong doing by
a split vote of his local Mis-
souri, Valley AAU Executive Com
mittee last fall, but the case was
reopened at the AAU's national
convention in Louisville in De-
cember.
He won the Sugar Bowl mile
but injured a calf muscle. He
wasn't able to compete again
until last Saturday, when he had
nothing left to fight of Delany's
closing challenge after following
a fast early pace.
With outdoor mile clockings
of 4:00.5, 1905 and 4:00.7. the
24-year-old Kansan long has
been regarded as this country's
best bet to run the mile in four
minutes or less,
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BobsIed Federation
Elects Fox Despite
u. S. Opposition

CORTINNA D'AMPEZZO, Italy,
Feb. 3 Misunderstanding came in
for its share Of attention at
the Winter Olympics even be-
fore the important four-man
championship got under way to-
day.
The International Bobsled Fed
Grafton, in a surprise move yes
terday. reelected Donna Fox OF
Larchmont, N. Y, as interna-
tional vice president. despite all
out opposition by his American
colleagues.
The vote favoring Fox came
a few minutes after Dan Ferris
secretary of the United States
Amateur Athletic Union. read q
report that Fox is PERSONA non
grata" to United States bob
sledders.
Fox has been under fire by
many American bobsledders for
what they believe was his role
in helping to get Stan Benham
United States star. suspended
The 1858 world competition
was awarded to Garmisch-Pa
tenkirchen. with st. Moritz get
ting the nod for 1859.
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Weak Hitting Morgan to Try
For Senator'S OutfieId Berth

Another outfleld candidate has
joined the group seeking berths
with the Senators starting Feb
ruary "a at Orlando. Fla, but
unless the latest addition re-
verses his batting habits he'll be
no threat to capture a job.
Vernon Morgan, 27-year-old
infielder, has been signed to a
Chattanooga contract but will
work out with the Senators, who
will attempt to convert him into
an outfielder.
Morgan, a lefthanded hitter.
batted .143 in seven games with
the Chicago Cubs last season,
hit 1859 in so games with Los
Angeles, and, dropped to Des
Moines, batted 1902 in the Class
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

A Western League over a 90
game span.
The Senators also reported re-
Iceipt of signed contracts from
IOutfielder Neil Chrisley and
Pitchers Ted Alternately and
Connie Grob. Twenty-Five of
the clubs 80 players have signed
and President Calvin Griffith
says no more than $1,000 is in
volved in salary differences with
any player.
Griffith currently is in New
York attending major league
meetings. While there he will
chat with George Weiss. general
manager of the Yankees, in an
attempt to close long-hanging
deal. That failing, he'll talk
trade with other clubs.
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with big Jim Bickford Of Saranac
Lake, N. Y, at the helm, went
out of contention with two
mediocre runs which left him
Inext-to-last. He had a total
time Of 2:43.44.
Austria's fourth championship
moved the country closer to the
leading Russians in the unofficial
team standings. The Russians
with no entries in the sled event
has 101 points. with Austria fol-
lowing with 1872.
/ The United States picked ur
two points in the figure skating
pairs to move up a notch tc
fifth place with 45h points
Sweden is third with So and Fin
land fourth with 46.
Sailer was acclaimed "tht
miracle man OF modern skiing
after his third straight triumph
about a thousand meters
from the finish line I almost
faltered but managed to keer
my feet on the ground" ht
said.
Raymond Fellay. a Swiss skier
finished second with the time
Iof asst, followed by Austria's
famous Andreas Molterer in
I2:56.3. Then came Roger Stab
Iof Switzerland. 2:57l, and Ger
many's Hansper LANG. with
I2:598.
The race was staged in zero
weather and on a course crusted
with ice.
Chiharu (Chick) Igaya, a sill
Iver medal winner in the special
Islalom who attends Dartmouth
College, dashed Japan's hopes
when he fell on the sharply
slanting course. Some Of the
worlds finest skiers picked them
selves up from the snow in one
Iof the most disastrous ski races
lin Olympic annals.
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GOLDEN GLOVES
PAIRINGS
TOMORROW--FORT MYER
SUBNOXICE DIVISION

TOMQRROW--FORT MYER
SUBNOV1CE DIVISION
i26-Pound Class
William Wilson tCYOi vs. Trye e.
kins unattached.
I3b-Pound Class
Charles Russell CMerrick Club VS.
Mcneil Prince fsouthesst House,.
Paul Whitmore fMerrick Club.
lf7-Pound Class
Fermon Charles Northwest AcJ vs.
Larry BubeS iCYOl
NOVICE DIVISION
t35-Pound Class
Richard JaniRan fcYo) VS.. Macl
Sanders tMerriek Club
I8O-Pound Class
Mack Bell tSt Joseph's Club VS.. Dor
Purcell tMerrick Club.
SENIOR DIVISION
I75-Pound Class
James YounRblood WV vs. John T
Smith Northeast Ac1.
military TOURNAMENT
i12-Pound Glass
Vic Perez Destroyer Force Va. Charlie,
Newsome tQuantico Marines).
IIS-Pound Class
Ronnie Andrews DESTROYER Force) VS.
Robert Webb ANDREWS ABB.
126-Pound Class
Charles Waugh Boiling ABB VS.. Petel
Labella ANDREWS AFBl.
I36-P0und Class
William Cherrie Boiling AFB) VS.
James Richardson tAndrews ABB,
VS. Clarence Timpson fAndrews ABB.
l16-P0und Class
Elwood Myers f0uanticol vs.. william
Atmors darlington Hall Station.
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|Garl1e at Gu
Tonight Opens
Week End

Catholic University seeks a re-
peat victory over Randolph Ma
con in a Mason-Dixon Confer
ence basketball game tonight at
leu to open week ends collegiate
activity here.
The big game will be the Navy
Maryland clash tomorrow night
lat College Park in which the
Terrapins, who have a 9-5 record,
probably will be favored to take
the Middies, who are SIS. Mary
land won last year at Annapolis.
Other games tomorrow have
Georgetown at LaSalle. American
U. at Hampden-Sydney and Lin
coin at Howard.
UnderdOg to LaSaIle
Although Georgetown has won
three of its last four games, it
likely will be an linderdog against
LaSalle. The Hoyas lost to La
Sale by 81 points last season.
American will be attempting
Ito get back into the Mason
Dixon Conference race in Its
game at Hampden- Sydney. The
Eagles are 3-3 in the conference
after losing to first-place Loyola
earlier this week. while Hamp-
Iden- Sydney is Az.
Howard will start a stretch
of seven straight Central Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association
games when 1t plays Lincoln
tomorrow. That will be an af-
ternoon game. at $3.50 at Ban
Ineker gym.
American U. Favored
In tonight's Mason Dixon
game at Catholic. the Cardinals
will be favored to again take
a team they outscored by 90-75
nearly a month ago at RIM
ecu is 7-6 in the conference
while RIM is 1-8 and in last
place.
In the only game played yes
lterday, District Teachers upset
Howard, 10l-94. as Babe Mar
shall scored 20 points. Howard
had beaten the Teachers by 8
l roi,,fr IN an no flfof uoyna
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GLOVES
Continued From Page CT

Continued From Page Gel
Brown, who lost his opening
bout in the Gloves. is Elkins
only sparring partner.
Trye is only one of eight SUBJ
novice boxers on tomorrow's
card at Fort Myer, which also
features three novice contests, q
senior battle and six military
encounters. The first bout starts
at $3.50.
Many military stars will be In
action tomorrow night as then
division of the tournament APP
proaches the seminal round.
A great battle is shaping uE
between Vic Perez Of the Nays
Destroyer Force and Charles
Newsome of Quantico in the
1l2-pound class.
Among other Armed Forces
stars on the show are Elwooc
Myers and Eugene Golanda, OF
Quantico; william Cherrie
Clarence Timpson and Charley
Waugh of Boiling and Pete La
bella of Andrews.
Seats for tomorrow nights
round are on sale in the lobby
,of The Star and at Fairway
Sports Store and the American
Automobile Association. The
box office at Fort Myer will open
at z nm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

/ CHICAGO, Feb. 3 (R.-Tht
Chicago Tribune. in a dispatch
from CortinaD' AmpeZzo. Italy
said Ken Henry of Chicago. a
member of the United States
Olympic speed skating team, was
declared a golf professional yes
Iterday by Avery Brundage, who
heads the international Olympic
group.
! Henry. 81, was ruled ineligible
for further Olympic competition
Henry Gaggiottini. the Tribune
writer at Cortina. said.
The Chicago skater. who wor
THE 500-meter championship in
the 1852 Olympics, has just fin
Iished representing the United
States in the Olympics for the
third time. He did not win q
medal at Cortina.
The Tribune writer quoted
Brundage, also Of Chicago, as
saying:
"A man who makes his living
from sport is a professional and
there is no room in the Olympics
for professional athletes.
Ruling Puzzles Henry
Henry, told of Brundage's rul-
ing. was quoted by the Tribune
Il am in funny spot. AS OF
April /, ! will be one of two
assistants at the Park Ridge
Ill) Country Club. But BY
admitting my professional plans
for the future / am Immediately
Iclassed a professional"
I Asked why he planned to be.
come a golf professional, Henry
told the Tribune writer:
II have been waiting to do Il
for the last five years. Now
finally decided to do it,"
Henry, who is a substitute biol
ogy teacher in the Chicago high
school system. added that money
definitely was not a considera-
ton.
Personal Preference
I "A golf professional does not
make more than a biology
teacher, at least not in the begin
ming" the Tribune quoted Henry
ITS a matter of persona
preference"
Henry said he planned to &c
to Oslo. Norway, but he had not
entered any competition. Three
members Of the American team
are to compete in the world speed
skating meet at Oslo February
IL and IL. -.
i do not know whether I am
ALREADY barred from other ANA
teur contests" Henry said.
M. K. Wells, president Of the
Park Ridge Country Club, said
Henry was caddie master last
summer, Wells said he did not
know If he would continue in
the same capacity or be hired
as an assistant pro by the new
head pro, Ken Weller.
Henry's wife. Roselle, said We
hemently; According to the
rules. Ken is pro now. But
what about at least two Euro
pean skaters who own sporting
goods stores? Why doesn't Avery
Brundage make a statement
about them"
The Tribune story said Brun-
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BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS

l.. White of the Mems Census
League at Fort Davis was shoot
ing 426. with q l91 high. only
he wasn't entered in the BVL.
Tenpins, Inc, is running a
headpin tournament throughout
February with IL men to qualify
for a roll-off. In this sort of
competition a bowler rolls 10
balls, with only headpin hits
counting, but strikes don't count
as such. only 10. With an entry
fee of rs cents. IS weekly
prize is given and the remainder
of the entry coin goes into the
rol-off pot. There also will be
a trophy
When Johnny Micro of the
Crawley League at Mount Raj
nier shot three consecutive 1905,
it was the third time this season
a triple was registered in the
same league. The others were
109s by Frank Scaldi and ITS
by Graham Fanshaw. At the
same plant this week the st.
Jerome No. l team fired Identical
games of sos.
Micro holds a weird distinction.
In November 6. 1850, also in the
Crawley League, he rolled an
Iall-time area duckpin record of
I222. 1t was topped two years
ago by Vivian Walsh's fabulous
232 at the King Pin.
Thus, Micro is the only male
duckpinner in the country play
ing second fiddle to a woman in
the matter of city records, at
least for a single game.
And but for a blown single
pin break in the 10th frame, Mrs.
Walsh might have topped even
the mems National record, the
239 rolled by Eddie Funaro of
New Haven, Conn. Is years ago.
Tiny Mrs. Walsh had quite an
excuse for muffing that single.
She has no recollection Of having
seen it!
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|OLYkPICS
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Continued From Page C-l
Kurt Oppelt. 81, captured thu
lhgure skating pairs title. upset
ting the favored world cham
Ipions from Canada. The victor,
gave Austria its fourth gole
medal Of the games.
The Canadians, Frances Dafot
and Norris Bowden, finished sec
ond in very close scoring.
carole Ann Ormaca and Robir
lGreiner of Fresno. Calf. cap
jtured fifth place for the United
States. They ran up an excel
lent score despite fall by Carole
ion an Axel maneuver. A Hun
Igarian pair was third and the
German team fourth.
Accidents were plentiful today
ION the treacherous skiing strip.
The slender. 6-foot Sailer. how
ever. tipped over the approx
Imately l mile and l.020-yard
strip with wild abandon and
Inerveless daring. This is a
straight downhill swoop. un-
marked by gates as in the slalom
with the competitors often reach
ling the speed of a mile minute
Tyler. a 40-year-old physicist
from Rochester. N. Y, who has
been risking his neck for years
ION the death-inviting bobsled
runs of the world. shot his oak
and steel machine down Tofana's
lightning fast chute in record
breaking time to finish a close
third behind two Swiss sleds al
the halfway point Of the four
man competition.
The first two Of four runs were
staged today with the final two
runs tomorrow.
Switzerland's No. ! sled. piloted
by Frank Kapush. was first with
runs of 1913 and l:l7.19 for a
total Of 2::35.l9. He was followed
by the No. 2 Swiss sled. driven
by Max Angst. The Zurich
butcher had runs of l:l7.41 and
Il:l7.85 for 2::35.26.
Tyler was third, bare frac-
Ition of a second behind the
Headers. He registered 2:35.62
on looming trips of 1:l7.75 and
l:17.87.
In fourth place came the Ital-
ian No. Q sled. piloted by Eu-
lgenio Monti. the two-man cham
plon, with 1856.
The second United States sled
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By BILL FUCHS

The ever-youthful Peter Pan,
who rescued the Lost Boys from
the clutches of the sinister Capt.
Hook, has accomplished newer
and even more amazing piece Of
heroism, so far as this writer is
concerned.
Peter Pan has saved the Ice
Capades of 1856. With the help
of Tinker Bell and the magic
formula for flying, the effer-
vescent Peter pulls the Ice
Capades up. away and safe
from the rut it had been digging
for itself over the last several
years.
There is nothing quite like the
show, which opened a two-week
engagement last night at Uline
Arena, and it is this distinction
which puts joy even into an Ice
hardened critics heart.
Having witnessed John H.
Harris annual production for
several years. I must confess
I went to Uline's last night with
something less than enthusi-
asm. you see one, you see 'em
ALL" was my attitude. but now
I know. happily, my appetite
hasn't grown too jaded. It
wasn't met was the show, or
rather the central production
numbers of recent years. wish
You Were Here" something less
than a bowling success on
Broadway. "Brigadoon," Gin
derella"-all nice enough stories.
perhaps, but none charged the
imagination. none occupied the
commanding position In the
show 1t should have.
All. but Peter Pan! Now
here is a production that lends
itself to performance on ice. A
mother Of three said later: II
watched Peter Pan on the big
television show with my children
and frankly I enjoyed it much
better here in the ice show. So
did my children" Another
among 5000 spectators COM
mented: II saw the original on
Broadway. I believe it's better
on ice"
It also is apparent why Donna
Atwood decided to wait until
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Ordinarily duckpin handicap,
don't attract many Of the first.
class performers, but the Green.
way Bowl Handicap, for mer
and women, is an exception
Julie Singer, Greenway man
ager, bangles such an allurins
batch of prizes that the event
is irresistible to some. The 14tf
edition is slated Sunday from
pm. to midnight.
Some Of the experts will enter
the Norman Levy and Jimmy
Wallace opens at Norfolk over
the week end. but even more are
likely to be found at the Green
way, reaching for one Of a dozen
guaranteed cash awards totaling
$500, with 500 for first place
It's a five-game affair with 9
$3.50 entry fee and three-fifths
handicaps. Frank Baker won IL
last year with a score of 694.
Weekend duckpin competi-
ton will get under way tomor.
row with the first running Of
the Mount Rainier Brentwood
Boys Club Handicap, sponsored
by AL Fleisher, the clubs presi.
dent. This is a ffye-game test
with four fifths handicaps and g
$4.75 entry fee. Guaranteed
prizes are $50, $40 and $25.
In Championship Bowling
on WMAL-TV at $50 pm. to
morrow it will be Buzz Fazio o
Detroit, the 1855 American Bowl
ing Congress Masters champion
against a tenpinner who is cred
tied with 26 perfect games, fou
rolled in sanctioned play-Pau
Krumske of Chicago.
Krumske is a co-holder of tn,
world four-game doubles record
1909, and average Of 251-1. Hi
22-year average in the Chicago
Classic League is 205.
In last Saturdays match
Fazio won all three games from
Rudy Habetler of Chicago, total
ing 685 to 632.
The second highest individual
tenpin score in the Nation was
reported from Milwaukee last
night, an 816 series by Dennis
Wright. 1t was a Wisconsin rec
ord. The games were 257, 27&
and 280.
High for the country this sea-
son is 825, rolled by Jim Vrenick
of st. Louis.
From Pittsburgh comes Che re.
port of a tenpin team. Rochei
Bros. with a league series O
1882, one of the highest regis.
tered this season. 1t broke thu
teams previous record Of 3.54.
also rolled recently. In the lates
whopper. three men had game
of 279.
\ r n
Among the last to shoot in th'
Bowlers Victory Legion tourna
ment was Austin Ferris Of thu
Quartermaster Generals Offic'
League at Fort Davis and HI
chose the occasion to set league
record of 443. In the tournament
he crossed 51-494. certain II
land a prize, but affording hin
the biggest bang was a game o
100. o.,
At about the same time, Orvil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Henry Ruled Out Of OIympics
Due to Future Job, Paper Says

dage. who in previous years had
declared Jesse Owens a profess
sional and. as United States
committee chairman, announced
the dismissal of Eleanor Holm
from the 1896 squad for break
ing training rules. presumably
took yesterdays action because
word of Henry's Intentions to
become a professional had
reached him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
1887 See Rocco
Defeat Montana

To the surprise of absolutely
nobody, Antonino Rocca defeat
ed 345-pound Hombre Montana
in the feature wrestling match
at Capitol Arena last night be-
fore 1887 fans. largest crowd
of the season. 1t happened In
two straight falls.
In other matches. Ali Pasha
defeated Frenchie Roy, Nelson
Royal flattened Harry Lewis and
Leo Newman defeated Frank
Hurley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
NEW LET TO CRITICS HEART
Ice Copodes Fly High.
On Magic Of Peter Pan

after this year to retire. Like
Mary Martin and anyone else
offered the chance, the person.
able Miss Atwood just loves fly
ing through space. And Miss At
wood. Mrs. John Harris in pri-
vate life, rises to the occasion, if
one will pardon the play on
words. She gives to the Peter
Pan character a pixielike charm
and appealing grace Peter would
be proud Of. Her mimicry Of the
voice on record is an acting
achievement in itself.
The chief difficulty with try
ing to produce a fantasy with
live characters is the gap be-
tween the real and unreal. The
bridge just wasn't made in pre-
vious shows, at least not to the
complete satisfaction Of the
viewer.
Such difficulty Is understand
able, but it is overcome In the
Peter Pan production and a
major assist goes to Joseph
Kirby. Ltd, Of London. designer
Of the flying equipment. and to
Peter Foy and John P. Ingram.
the flying technicians. When
you see Peter actually looming
through space. well. you have
to believe it.
The success of the central pro-
duction number. which occupies
a good portion of the time be-
fore intermission, spills over to
the rest of the show. Everybody
seems to get a big kick out of
performing and this enthusiasm
captures the audience.
The Old Smoothies - Orrin
Markhus and Irma Thomas -
who will be a big hit 100 years
from now If they're still waltz
ing; Bobby Maxson and Rose
mary Henderson; Bobby Specht,
a spectacular soloist who was
naturally left out of the Peter
Pan number for lack of a suit
able role; Hugh Forgie and Stig
Larson. Eric Waite and the en-
tire cast are commendable per-
formers.
The costumes, the lighting. the
sets. seem better than ever. And
that Peter Pan! How does he do
it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Mosconi Beots Corus
Twice in Billiards

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 3 (P.--
Willie Mosconi, Haddon Heights
N. j., defeated Jimmy Caras
Upper Darby, Pa, twice yester-
day. 150-l10 and l50-53 in a
pocket billiards match described
as a world championship.
This gives Mosconi a total OF
/ 200 points to Caras' ISL in
their l,800-point contest.