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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05

lie University, finds searching
for majolica a stimulating
quest.
Her collecting enthusiasm
spread to her husband, a uni
versity professor, who special
lies in cut glass wine glasses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05
BY GEORGE FLYNN

The last half Of the 10th
century saw the rise and de-
cline Of the manufacture of
the colorful American majo-
nca" ware.
Millions of pieces were made,
for the potteries producing it
were aiming at the popular
market.
Tastes in tableware veered
and majolica gave way to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05
Broom Hundle Hint

When you lean the handle
Of a broom or mop against the
wall there is always the
chance that it will fall, scrape
against the wall and mar the
finish. This will be much less
likely to happen If you cover
the end Of the handle with q
rubber cane tip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05

Washington. 7th. 9th ond SIS NV Phone MA $1,000
Langley Park. Nd, New Hampshire Ave & University Lane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
Navy Trounces
Johns Hopkins

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. II P).-
Nays basketball team, which
permitted healthy leads to escape
it in its last two games, held on
to one yesterday and beat Johns
Hopkins, 83-46.
1t ended a two-game losing
string for the Middies and
brought their record to AZ. A
small crowd Of 678 watched the
game.
The Blue Jays actually hae
the early lead yesterday, but
Navy pulled ahead after the first
seven minutes and kept up the
pressure until it was we'll ahead
Frank Petinos and Dave Smalley
were the high scorers for Navy
with Is and IL points, respec.
lively.
Nays Plebe team also was q
winner yesterday. making ar
early lead stand up over George
towns freshmen. 1886. Dicl
johnson topped Plebe scorer.
with Is points, while best fol
the freshmen was Chuck Phillips
with Is.
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SutterfieId an AIso-Run Again
As Holman Finds Glass Chin

CHICAGO. Jan. IL (Pl.-Boh
Satterfield's chin got in his way
again last night. keeping him
once more from crossing the
threshold to heavyweight title
contention.
Johnny Holman, a hulklng
20l-pounder with the reach OF an
octopus, catapulted three long
rights to Satterf1eld's sensitive
button and three times Satter-
field, outweighed by II pounds,
went to the canvas.
He went down for a nine count
in the second round Of the
nationally televised fight at Chi
cago Stadium, for eight in the
third and finally the scheduled
10-round bout was stopped in
the eighth.
Holman's right in the eighth
flattened the l3-to-5 favorite
But Satterf1eld staggered up just
at the count of 10 with 8 seconds
to go before the bell.
Referee Bernie Weissman
stopped 1t. giving Holman a
technical knockout.
Satterfield, at 80. was being
doomed as bait for Rocky Mar
ciano, the heavyweight cham
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Adcock Among Seven Braves
Set to Scrap for LeftfieId Job

MILWAUKEE,. Jan. IL P.-
The Braves are seven-deep in
leftfield candidates and the bat
tie for the job appears to be
wide open.
The seven are Outfielders Bob
by Thomson, Chuck Tanner, An
dy Pafko. Yves Covington AND
AL Spangler, plus First Baseman
Joe Adcock and First Baseman-
Outfielder Earl Hersh.
Manager Charlie Grimm, with
George Grove, long-ball threat
slick fielding Frank Tore ano
Adcock available for first base
has said he plans to experiment
with Joe in the outfield.
Adcock. %, slipped to 1854
last year. missing the latter part
of the season when Jim Hearn
pitch fractured his right wrist
He recently signed a Sc contract
and reported the break had
knitted perfectly.
The 23-year-old Hersh, who
batted .314 for Atlanta last sea-
son, will make the switch to the
outfield because of the abund-
ance of first sackerS.
Thomson and Tanner. who
split the left field chores in SIS,
both say they won't be counted
out Of consideration despite poor
seasons. Thomson, never right
after suffering a broken ankle
in the spring of 1854. batted .257
and Tanner 10 points less.
Thomson reported recently he
never felt better, that his legs no
longer bothered him and that his
arm was strong,
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DRESSER TACKLES
SPANISH TO MEET
ILATINS HALFWAY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. IL
(P).-Chuck Dresser is bank
ing on a bunch Of youngsters
to boost his Washington
Senators out of the American
League cellar.
Among the lads are nearly
a dozen Latins. And Dresser
doesn't-ol didn't until re-
cently-SaVvy a word OF
Spanish. Which made 1t
about even Few Of the
LatinS knew any English.
Dresser has undertaken a
home study course in Span
ish. Visitors at his home are
apt to find him muttering
over a book of Spanish Words
and phrases. OF his Latins.
he says:
mot only do they miss
signs, but it's hard to explain
to them what they're doing
wrong"
Some OF his Latins. he
says, are studying English.
His Spanish lessons are an
attempt to meet them half
way. But he comedies:
What we really need is a
good interpreter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

Tanner is only the second
player in major league history
to hit a home run on the first
pitch thrown to him in the big
time. There is a great oppor-
tunity for me this year" the
.26-year-old outfielder declared.
I"and I'm going to cash in on it,"
Covington, %. and Spangler.
%. were teammates at Jackson
willie in the South Atlantic League
and come highly recommended.
'Covington led the league with a
1876 average while Spangler
batted .287.
Pafko is the senior member of
the group at "a. Grimm has said
Handy Andy" still can help the
club but. II don't think he will
he able to go 100 games this
year" Few can beat him as a
firSt-rate utility man.
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Reichow Stating
On Comedian Bid

VANCOUVER. Jan. IL R.-
The British Columbia Lions of
the Western Interprovincial
Football Union may lose out to
the Detroit Lions of the National
Football League in bidding for
Jerry Reichow, Iowa quarter
back.
Glen Grove, head coach Of the
B. C. Lions. telephoned Don Mac
Kenzie, the club president, last
night to tell him Reichow has
decided to wait until the NIL
draft next week before making a
decision.
Grove has been in Reichow'S
home town of DEBORAH, Iowa, fol-
some days now in an effort tc
sign the Hawkeye star.
Reichow has not been draftec
but the Detroit Lions, with thu
poorest record in the NIL fol
1855, get first choice when thu
pro-league draft continues mex
week in Los Angeles. Grove sale
the Lions offered to groom
Reichow to succeed the veteran
Bobby Layne.
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.Dons' Captain
Ineligible for
.TourneyPloy

LOS ANGELES, Jan. IL tH9.--
The National Collegiate Athletic
Association has ruled that K. C
Casey Jones captain and stat
guard of the University Of Sar
Francisco basketball team, is in.
eligible to play in this year.
tournaments
A resolution asking amend
Iment of NCAA bylaws to permit
"a review of hardship cases failec
to receive a second yesterday al
the 50th annual convention anC
was ruled OF: of order.
The Dons won the NCAA
championship last year and art
rated the Nations No. / team
again this year. Jones played
one game OF the 1884 season
with a ruptGred appendix. wa!
hospitalized tui months and saw
no further action, but under
INCAA rules he lost one year o.
eligibility.
| The California Basketball AS
ISOLATION ruleo Jones eligible fol
regular season play, but he will
be dropped when the Dons ento.
tournament competition IL
March.
! Richard Drake. San Francisco
athletic public director. triet
to take Jones, case before thu
ENCAA's Eligibility COMMITTEES
yesterday. out Henry P. Hard
of Texas Christian. a membe'
of the NCAA council, objected
The establishment of hard
ship machinery is not feasible,
Hardt said
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pion But all that appeared
vanished now and the unpre.
Idictable fighter has returned tt
the also-ran class.
The most that can be said
of Satterfield is that he provides
"a token of excitement in his
bouts. He has scored 80 knock
outs but has been kayoed Il
times. Just when he appears
to be going places with a string
of knockouts. someone finds his
chin and out go the lights.
Holman. who twice had been
clobbered by Satterfield. showed
some finesse with a left jab
something that he only recently
developed.
Since being handled by Trainer
Angelo Dundee, Holman. who il
20, has a kayo list that include:
Satterfield. Ezzard Charles. Cesar
Brion and Boardwalk Billy
Smith.
The International Boxing Club
has promised him a Februar,
IN date in Madison Square Gar
den against Nino Valdes or The
winner of the February 3 scrar
between Bob Baker and Hurri'
cane jackson.
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Site in Brooklyn
Held Suitable for
New Ebbets Field

BROOKLYN, Jan. IL Up
Borough President John Cash
more says a site near the Long
Island Railroad terminal at Flat
bush and Atlantic avenues is
Large and suitable enough fol-
a new Ebbets Field
Cashmere made his statement
yesterday after study of a six
month survey designed to find q
new ball park for the Dodgers
after the 1857 season.
Walter O'Malley. president OF
the Dodgers. has indicated the
team might move from Brooklyn
unless a new location is found
The Dodgers are playing seven
games next season in Jersey City
Discussing the proposed site in
the Fort Greene section of Brook
Ilyn. Cashmere said: THE area
for redevelopment is large enough
and otherwise suitable to serve
as a location for a new Ebbets
Field"
He said the Board of Estimate
would start a check of the site
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{ Compromise Reached
On Charles Town Dotes

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan
la R.-The West Virginia Rae
ing Commission has reached q
compromise with the Charles
Town track on the latter's re-
quest for winter racing dates.
At its meeting yesterday. the
commission virtually gave final
approval to a January 28-to-
March z meeting. Earlier the
track had requested dates Of
January 21-March 7, but the
commission turned that down
because 1t thought winter racing
too hazardous.
Dates of February 4-March II
were suggested by the commits
sion instead. At yesterdays
meeting, a petition from about
200 horesmen who race al
Charles Town was presented
asking for the earlier dates
proposed by the track.
In another action yesterday
1.-THE commission gave tentativ.
approval to an application fol-
authority to build a 5s-mile tract
in Putnam County.
The approval was granted II
1.-THE Kanawha Park Racing As
sociation, which wants to con
struch a plant, expected to cos
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about $1,025. 900. along Route
IN. Ministerial groups already
have launched a vigorous cam
paign against the project.
Notice of yesterdays commits.
sion action will be published In
Putnam County weekly news
papers tomorrow. and opponents
of the track proposal then viii
have go days in which to Obtain
signatures of Is per cent of Put
mans legally registered voters
on petitions.
If the opposition efforts arr
successful, the county court will
be required by law to hold 9
special election on the race track
matter, probably in conjunction
with the regular May 8 primary
voting.
If the petition drive fails, thu
commissions approval Of thu
plan automatically will become
final.
! AS explained by an attorne!
for the commission, under tn,
law it is almost mandatory TO
the Racing Commission to gran
tentative approval of an applica
ton for a horse racing tracl
provided the petition is in prop
er form,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
Americans Late
For Welcome al
Winter Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO. Italy
Jan. IL P.-The first contin-
gent of American Olympic ath-
Iletes failed to arrive on schedule
yesterday but Cortina kept the
welcome mats busted of anyway
as the vanguard Of nearly $500
competitors in the winter games
starting January 26, began tc
trickle in.
First to arrive were the Italian
team and four Lebanese skiers
who tried out the downhill anc
slalom runs in perfect weather
Four officials Of the Polish team
also came in last night and Pc.
lands cross-country skiers were
due and probably will try Out
some distance runs today.
Francis Tyler, American Olym-
pic bobsled coach. left st. Moritz
Switzerland. by automobile today
with an advance guard OF the
UNITED States team.
The rest of the team will traveI
Ito Cortina by bus tomorrow
They arrived yesterday from the
United States.
The Bellevue Hotel. where mos
of the Americans will stay during
the Olympics. had its staff alert
ed and a hot lunch waiting fol
the anticipated arrival of Il
American skiers and bobsledder'
yesterday, but the preparations
ENDED in confusion.
!, A telegram said the Americans
chartered plane could not land a.
nearby Treviso airport because o.
bad weather.
In Rome. an airline spokesman
said only four Americans would
come to Cortina today and thu
bobsled team would remain il
Switzerland to train.
] Otherwise, the preparations fol
the winter games went alonl
smoothly. Brilliant sun CLEANED
of Mounts Tofano and Cristallo
where most of the Olympic SIX
events will be held, and thei
slopes were dotted with training
athletes and winter sports fans
:. Italy named its bobsled team
and surprisingly listed 1856
World c ha mpion Guglielmt
, Scheibmeier only as a reserve
Dino de Martin and EugniC
MONT were picked by the Italian
committee to pilot its four-mai
sheds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
.Quantico Tops
On East Coast

QUANTICO. Va, Jan. IL
(SpeciaD The Quantico Ma
rines basketball team now can
consider itself kingpin Of the
service teams on the East Coast.
cuantico hasn't won any off,
cial title yet. but it has taken
care If the best its rival services
can offer. Last week it also won
twice over Camp Lejeune. its
principal Marine rival. Since
then Quantico has defeated
Andrews Air Base. best OF the
Air Force flves, and last night it
toppled Fort Eustis. the All-Army
champion.
Quantico's margin over Fort
Eustis was 1858, with Don
Lange, former Naval Academy
star. hitting for % points. 1t was
Quantities. Dist win against two
losses. Both defeats were from
college flves. but Quantico has
beaten seven other college teams.
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Hogan Coils for Charity
But Practice IS Is Tipoff

PEBBLE BEACH. Calf, Jan
IL (P.-Ben Hogan comes out OF
retirement tomorrow for charity
but his benevolence may not ex-
tend to other pros entered in
the Bing Crosby golf tourna-
ment.
Blazing Ben, who retired last
June after failing to win the
National Open, turned in a nifty
65 in a practice round yesterday
lat Cypress Point and remarked
II was putting better than
have in two years"
Both he and Crosby, his part
Iner in the pro-amateur event
had said before that practice
round that they did not expect
they would raise a sweat during
the $4,000, 54-hole tourney.
Crosby said he convinced
Hogan to leave his Texas home
by pointing out his appearance
would increase the gate. The
singer said he returned to play
after four years on the side.
lines because Hogan was mighty
persuasive"
Crosby Shoots IS
After that Crosby shot a cred
liable practice rs and Hogan
fired seven brides and an eagle
for his IS.
Crosby for 10 years has beer
picking up the tab for the tour
Iney and donating receipts tc
charity. He is putting out 81.
500 first prize for best pro and q
$500 first prize for the play.
for-pay man in the winning
pro-amateur team.
In the starting field are l2s
Itwo-man teams. including such
sharp-shootine pros as Byron
Nelson. Marvin tBudl Ward
Cary Middlecoff. Doug Ford, b
lWinninger, Walter Burkemo
Lloyd Mangrum. Bob Rosburg
Bud HolscheI, Gene Littler
Mike Souchak. Tommy Bolt. Ec
Oliver. John Bulla and Dutch
Harrison.
| Nelson had a So in practic,
while Ward had a II, Bolt a n
land Mangrun a 81.
Among the amateurs arr
Freeman Gosden candy OF Amol
and Andy Phil Harris, Johnn!
IWeissmuller, Hoagy Carmichael
Gordon MacRae. Dean Martin
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Pirates Abandon
February Training

PITTSBURGH, Jan. IL R.-
The Pirates announced yester-
day they will not have an early
spring training program Cor the
first time since 1949.
Some time ago we aptici-
pated taking "a players to Sort
Myers. Fla. on February Is.
General Manager Joe Brown
said. This has been changed
and there will be no spring camp
until March /. The purpose ism
to save money, although that
always is a thoughtful procedure
We now feel there are only seven
minor league players who have
ia chance to make the club TAX
ing the seven minor leaguers
won't make the camp too cum
bersome after March l."
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Sexton Gets Crack
AT BusiIio's Title
In Chicago Feb. IS

CHICAGO. Jan. IL R.-
Carmen Basilio will defend his
welterweight crown against
Johnny Saxton. former cham
Ipion, at Chicago Stadium Feb
Iruary Is.
The nationally televised Is
round title scrap. with the Chi
|cago area BACKED out. was ap-
proved last night by the Illinois
Athletic Commission.
The commission said. how
ever. that Saxton must sign his
own contract for the fight in
preference to his reported man.
ager, Blinky Palermo. who has
been under fire from the New
York State Athletic Commission
Saxton lost his title to Tony
De Marco. who in turn was de.
throned by Basilio.
The International Boxing Clut
also announced the signing o.
Cisco Andrade of Los Angelo!
and Jimmy Carter of New Yori
for a l0-round televised light.
weight bout at Chicago Sta
dium on February /.
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Baltimore Beats
.CUFive, 1869

BALTIMORE. Jan. IL (Spe-
ciaD There's something about
playing at Baltimore u that
brings out the best scoring from
Catholic University's basketball
team, but it also seems to weaken
Gus defenses.
The Cardinals compiled their
highest total OF the season last
night, but still lost to Blu. 49,
I99. Last year, it almost was the
same here when Gus second
highest total of the season left
lit on the short end Of q 1895
game.
Last night 1t was a close game
until the last five minutes when
ecu lost. Andy Balint, its high
scorer with 20 points, on fouls
and Ron Boothby. another i'm
portant player, with spraineo
ankle.
It was Baltimore's first Mason
Dixon Conference win after foui
losses, and the Cardinals fifth
-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
Veterans Favored to Capture
Eastern Table Tennis Doubles

Northwest Washington home,
can claim IS championships by
himself, including the Eastern
Mems Singles, the doubles, senior
singles and mixed doubles. Schifi
has held the national singles
doubles and mixed double
crowns and was rated al one
time as high as seventh among
the worlds table tennis experts
Both now over 40, Hazi ano
ISchiff will represent the veteran
element in the Eastern Open al
Eastern Branch Of the Boys Club
Iof Washington this week end.
There will be four sessions Of
play at and 1880 pm. Satur.
day and at and 8 pm. Sunday
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Irish and California
ISet2-Gume Series

Los ANGELES. Jan IL R.-
Notre Dame and California will
linaugurate a home and home
football series in 1859.
The athletic directors, Moose
Krause of the Irish and Brutus
Hamilton of California said yes.
Iterday that Notre Dame will play
at Berkeley October 10. 1859, anc
the Golden Bears at South Benc
September "a, 1860.
F., The 1859 game will mark the
| first meeting between the two
schools and the first appearance
of Notre Dame In the San Fran
cisco Bay area.
| 1--WE hope to catch Notre Dame
in one of its down years and we
will b. having an up year,
H amilton commented. hu.
morously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

Thor Hazi of Washington and
Sol Schiff of New York may not
be the oldest participants in the
Eastern Open Table Tennis
Championships here Saturday
and Sunday, but there isn't much
doubt they will be the best OF
the veterans.
Hazi and Schiff will defend the
mems doubles title which they
won at the 1855 Eastern Open
in New York. Besides that crown
a safe estimate would be that
they have won or shared more
than so other major champion
ships.
Hazi. who has between 700 ane
800 awards tucked away in hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
These, Montana
Clash Tonight in
ITV Mat Feature

Lou These and Hombre Mon
Itana clash in the feature of a
four event wrestling program to-
night at the Capitol Arena. First
bout is set for 9 o'clock.
The Thesz-Montana headliner
ia two-out- -three-fallS, So
minute time-limit match, will be
televised over Station WTTC
(Channel 81 with Bill Malone al
the microphone.
! A secondary feature pits An
igelo Martinelli against Doc Gal
lagher in a one-fall, Commute
time limit affair.
| Jimmy La Rock meets MI. y
and Karl Won Hess takes OF
Tinker Todd in a pair of one
fall. 30-minute-t ime-limit bout
to open the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

made her debut last night in the
Capital Womens Major League
with the William C. Voight team.
"Just thrilled" when Ruth Nc
Clintic Voight captain, invited
her to substitute for the injured
Clara Walz, Mrs. James re-
sponded with a 345 set which
helped the Weights retain the
league lead
Mrs. Habercom, one of the best
herself, was impressed by Mrs.
James smooth delivery.
Mrs. McClintic led the Weights
to an edge over Comber's Res
taurant, for whom Anita Trott
was high with 345.
Nell Huff, who finished fourth
in the 30-game elimination, is
still sailing. as witness 1855
bronze medal game last night for
Rays Bar in a 81 victory over
Bethesda Forty Alleys. Both the
big game and her 1853 were best
of the evening.
Sara Stephens, leadoff. and
Hildur Lagos, anchor for Chatter
Bar, have teamed lately in sin
gularly consistent style. Last
week, Mrs. Stephens rolled 387
and Miss Lagos 388. Last night
it was $50 and 355, respectively.
good for an edge over Kirby's
Sales. paced by Betty Hensel's 1856.
With Frances Wilson's 352
leading the way, Pabst laced the
King Pins for the only sweep
of the evening.
Boots Petit of Bethesda. the
individual leader, picked up with
a 1853 set, making her average
117-33, exactly one point ahead
of Mrs. Habersom, the runnerup.
Next come Miss Lagos at 1856
and Miss Wilson with 1874.
The standings: Voight, 1921:
Chatter Bar. 1922; Rays. 1922;
Bethesda. 27-27; Pabst. 1928:
Kirby's, 1881; Comber's. 1922,
and King Pin, 21-33.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

President EjSenhower's brother
Edgar and Lindsay Crosby.
Bing's son. now II. will be max
ing his first round in the family
contest.
Wards Among Favorites
One of the favorite teams is
made up OF two Wards: Bud.
the pro from San Mateo, Calf.
and Harvie, the National ANA
Iteur champion from San Fran
cisco. Bud Ward is a former
National Amateur champion.
Half the field plays 10 holes
tomorrow at Cypress Point while
the other half plays at Mon
terey Peninsula Country Club
They swap courses Saturday
And on Sunday the low men will
play the final 10 at Pebble Beach
This yeal Crosby has ruled
out the Calcutta pool to avoid
any hint Of gambling. In the
past, teams were auctioned of
with the person who owned
the winning team taking
the pot.
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.Reds Want to Give
.MeIe His Release

CINCINNATI, Jan. IL R.-
The Redlegs have asked waivers
on Outfielder Sam Mele in order
to give him his unconditional
release.
Mele. SO, has been in the ma
jors since l947. He was obtained
from the Red Sox last season
He appeared in only 35 games
and batted .2l0. Previously he
played for the Senators and
White SoX.
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IGiunts Give Webster
Job for Off-Senson

NEW YORK, Jan. IL R).-The
old gag of the football player
who also collects tickets and
sweeps out the stadium is almost
true in case of Alex Webster
star halfback of the New Yorl
Giants.
The Giants announced yester.
day that Webster has taken ovel
a job with the club in off-season
He will act in a promotiona
capacity on season tickets ant
supervise the Giants film pro
gram.