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Appalachian League
Nav Go With a Clubs

WYTHEVILLE, Va. Feb. 20
up Directors Of the class D
Appalachian Baseball League
have adopted tentative plans to
operate as a four-club loop, but
a representative Of one Of the
four said 1t was an impossibility.
Wytheville voluntarily with
drew at a meeting yesterday to
make the four-team plan pos
sible, but left the door open for
II another team could
be found to make UP a six
team league.
Wytheville's action left Salem.
Bluefleld, johnson City and
Kingsport as league members.
Clyde Arnold expected to be
business manager of the Kings
port team II one is fielded, said
such proposal would be quick
ly disapproyed. Kingsport was
not represented at yesterdays
meeting.
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Murray to Coach
Providence Nine

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Feb. 90
up. ~ Robert Murray, 81. Of
Nashua, N. H.. a veteran Of 40
years in professional baseball.
is the new baseball coach al
Providence College.
A native of st. Adams, VT,
Murray attended Norwich Uni
tversity before entering baseball
as an infielder with Worcester in
1917. Except for 10 games with
the 1923 Washington Senators,
he spent his playing career in
the minor leagues.
Murray became manager of
Richmond in the Piedmont
League in 1881, and managed
many other clubs in the next 20
years.
He joined the Detroit Tigers
organization as a scout in 1851,
and two years later was named
business manager Of the club s
Corning, N. Y. farm team in the
Pony League.
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.3l-poy Meeting
Opens Saturday
At OukIuwn Park

HOT SPRING, Ark, Feb. 20
R.-Arkansas' horse racing en-
thusiasts will get their first
chance this year at Oaklawn
Parks pari-mutuel windows Sat-
urday when the track opens its
annual meeting.
J. Sweeney Grant. general
manager. predicted today that
Oaklawn's 1856 attendance for
the 81 racing days would be more
than last years total OF 259. 033.
a daily average Of 1856. Opening
day Saturday should draw more
than 10000 fans, Grant said.
Horsemen will have a record
$576,500 in purses to divide dur
ing the meeting. Grant said the
total is $4,000 more than offered
last year.
Improvements at Oaklaw n
since last year include an in
crease to 5000 in seating capa-
city. additional boxes and
reserved seats, a new press box
and new quarters for track
stewards.
The opening day inaugural
next Saturday will have purse
Of $4,000.
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Roy Demmitt, II, Dies;
Former AL OutfieIder.

GLEN ELLYN. H.. Feb. 20
Rl.-Charles Ray Demmitt. r.
year-old former major league
baseball player, died at his home
here today.
A former outfielder. Demmitt
was in the majors for seven years
and played with the New York
Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chica-
go White Sox and the st. Louis
Browns. He hit 1888 for the
1917 Browns and wound UP hts
big league career with that club
In 1919.
Recently Demmitt had been
an inspector at the naval ord
nance plant at st. Charles.
He was born in Illiopolis. H..
February Q, 1884. Survivors in
clude his wife. Leona. two sons
and a daughter.
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1t took photo to separate Ma
shua and Social Outcast in the
Widener at Hialeah. And the
bangup finish added zest TO the
Santa Anita classic with the pros
pect of a duel between the VAN
derbilt star and Nashua's leading
rival for national attention, CAL
ifornia's Swaps.
Llangollen Farms Social
Climber rocketed in for a $lll.20
win payotf in the San Felipe. The
one-two finish of Social Climebr
and Count Chic not only befud-
died the experts, it also beclouded
the picture for the 500. 000-
added. Santa Anita Derby March
3
The favorite. and still a big
threat in the derby. was Swaps
stablemate. Terrang. who fought
his way into third place Satur-
day. The races second choice
also still a solid challenger, was
Fathers Risk, who finished fifth
in the San Felipe.
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RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 20 (F1.
Legislation to prohibit any
athletic indignation in Virginia
Was suggested today by Delegate
Sam Pope Of Southampton
County. -
Pope disclosed he was consid-
ering legislation to declare a
state policy against high schools
and State supported colleges
piaying athletic events in Vir-
ginia with all-Negro or integral
ed schools.
HE said his proposal was based
'.Sulely on a desire to lessen the
chance of racial friction" Pope
said he could not imagine "a
more dangerous situation" than
q stadium filled ION one side
with Negroes and on the other
side with whites"
He told reporters he wanted
to confer with Attorney General
j. Lindsay Almond, jr. on details
Of the legislation and the legality
d the proposal.
The policy would affect only
those athletic events taking place
Ii Virginia not when Old
Dominion schools play elsewhere.
AS an example. the University OF
Virginia football team could play
Q Northern or Midwest team with
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.76-Point SpIurge
Boosts HoIup in
sc Scoring Race
BY the Associated Press

Darrell Floyd, Furman's ALL
America forward, slipped slightly
the past week in his effort to hold
the Southern Conference indi-
.vidual point-making lead but still
held better than a 5-point margin
over Rod Hundley of West vir-
ginia.
Fhyd's average is 34.3. Humid
ley has 28.6 mark. Joe Holup
Iof George Washington made the
biggest gain last week and has
"a 28.4 average. He boosted his
average almost 2 points per game
with 81 points against william
81 Mary and ~ against Furman.
Leading scorers: Conference
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Sports Sturs to Aid
Olympic Fund Drive
At Annoy Tonight

Tonight will be Olympic Fund
Night at the Home Show at the
Armory, with some of this areas
outstanding athletes making per-
sonal appearances while collec-
lions are made to help send the
United States team to Australia.
The biggest group will be the
Walter Reed Clubs girl SWIM
fmers. many of them national
champions who are considered
strong contenders for places on
the United States team.
Two 1852 Olympic champions
also will be present. Norvel Lee,
the Interchangeable boxing
champion. and Jimmy Bradford.
winner Of one Of the weightlift-
ing titles. The introductions will
be handled by Morrie Siegel, tel
Ievision sports commentator.
Golden Gloves boxers also will
be on hand. as will professional
athletes from the Washington
baseball and football teams.
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Loss of Vereb
No Surprise
To Redskins

Ed Vereb's decision to sign
with Vancouver in Canada s
Western Interprovincial League,
rather than accept a contract
for less money with the Redskins,
was no big surprise to Coach Joe
Kuharich Of the Washington
club. But Kuharich today in
sisted he could go higher than
the offer he made to the Mary
land halfback, whom he took as
the Redskins first choice in the
pro draft.
1--WE offered him a two-year
contract" Joe said. I'VE con-
Isidered all the factors-that he
was well known locally. could
play offense and defense. and
was our No. choice-and we
offered him what I consider a
real fair salary. I thought we'd
get him. but maybe we're not
good enough statesmen"
Vereb Is reported to have been
Offered $l7,500 by Vancouver,
with a mo release" clause in his
contract. Kuharich said he
couldn't blame him for taking 1t.
"I'd go up there myself for
that much money" Joe added.
But the coach said he could
mot justify paying an untried
rookie more than veteran backs
who have made good for the
team. It would wreck the clubs
morale. he said. No player, he
added, was worth that.
Maybe we lost a gen." Ku-
Iharich said. Time will tell"
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Harris Expects Tigers
To Be in Thick of Race

those clubs to be right up there
again this year. but not in that
order.
Boston certainly helped itself
by getting Mickey Vernon and
Bob Porterfield from Washing
ton. And the Yankees didn't do
themselves any harm by picking
up Mickey McDermott from the
same club. don't believe that
Chicago or Cleveland will be any
tougher.
! don't want to belittle Balti-
more. Kansas City or Washing
ton. but let's face it, they are not
as good as the rest.
I can't say that I was al
together displeased by the Tigers
in 1865. We finished strong to
just about knock Cleveland out
of the pennant race. And our
young Kaline improved tremen-
dously to win the batting title.
Torgeson looked good after we
picked him up from the National
League and Larry was one of our
leagues best rockies.
The Tigers will be looking to
get away with a fast start in the
pennant race. The guy who said
a game won in April is as good
as one won In September knew
what he was talking about.
For myself, I'll be starting my
29th year as a big league man
ager and ] can honestly say I'm
as anxious for the season to
start as ] was in my first year.
All we need is a little help here
and there to move right up to
or near-the top.
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By BUCKY HARRIS
Manager of the Tigers

LAKELAND. Fla, Feb. 20 LPl.
With any luck at all, the
Tigers are going to be in the
thick OF the pennant race this
year.
We certainly have the nucleus
Of a fine club with players like
Al Kaline. Harvey Kuenn. Ray
Boone and Bill Tuttle. We're well
balanced in all departments. and
II we get a little more power
maybe from Earl Torgeson and
Frank House-we're going to
crash the first division. at least.
Virgil Trucks. whom we got
from the White Sox, is bound
to help our pitching staff. Steve
Gromek and Ned Carver are
over 80. but they're winners.
They dropped some heartbreak-
ers last year, the kind they could
win this time with more hitting
support.
And we've got fine young
crop Of pitchers. too. Billy Hoeft
and Frank Larry both did well
last season. Then there's Bob
Miller, the young bonus kid, who
looks as though he's going to
make 1t this year. We're also
expecting Paul Foytack and Jim
Burning to make the grade.
House will be my regular
catcher. but I'm also going to
try to convert J. w. Porter into
q catcher and use him against
lefthanded pitchers at times.
The Tigers finished behind
New York. Cleveland. Chicago
and Boston last season. I expect
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Social Climber Makes
Blue Book With VICTORY

ARCADIA. Calf, Feb. 90 (PH.
Social Climber, rushed by no
less than Count Chic. finally
made the grade into high society.
apd Social Outcast is probable
visitor at stylish Santa Anita
Park this week.
This is no idle chit-chat Of a
society gossip columnist.
The facts are that Social
Climber is the name of colt
who registered into the blue book
the blueblood book of racing.
that is-by virtue of stunning
victory in the S25 ,000-added San
Felipe Handicap at Santa Anita
Saturday. Count Chic is the colt
who finished second.
And Social Outcast, so named
in a pixie mood by his socially
prominent owner, Alfred G. VAN
derbilt. is a rarin' horse who was
a close second to Nashua in Flor
ida Saturday and who may be
hnown here to race in the $780,
000-added Santa Anita Handicap
Saturday.
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Three Quintets Tied
For Montgomery Leud

Neeley's Shell Service, Beth
Iesda Merchant is and Silver
Spring Recreation Center scored
victories last night in the Mont
Igomery County Adult Basketball
League and remained tied for
first place with 81 records.
The scores last night at Beth
Iesda Chevy Chase High were;
INeely's Shell Service. So; Olney
Merchants, "a: Bethesda Mer-
chants, So; oyster, %, and Silver
Spring Recreation Center, n.
Poolesville Rangers. rs.
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BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS

three games in which he shot
1872, 143 and IA for 479. But he
lost the range suddenly and
wound UP with 112 and SO for
690-4S-738.
Geib's 707-28-735 included
games Of 1874 and 1853.
Others in the big payoff
sweetened by a contribution OF
$50 from H. T. Harrison &
Sons, Inc. were:
Les Blevins. 92-734; Ban
Franklin, 80-724; Wayne Sou
der, 64-7l3; Howard Goodwin
8O-711: Ronald Allen, 56-71l;
Frank Detorie, jr., 52-708; Jim
Goodwin, 44-703; Vic Weiner,
Berli Damico. 112-
TOO: Charles Evans, 24-700;
Duke Doyle, 5000: Burkhard
Fogle. 5000; Clarence Appler,
32-698; Joe Thompson. TO-
sos; Sonny Weldon. 1887;
Edward Wratten. $500; Pete
Townsend, GA - sos; Tony
Grande. 1854; Leroy Bur-
dette. 1854; Emerson Fling
104-693; Tony Chancey, So :
500: Milton Lampiris, 164-69l;
Oscar Walker, 112-69l; Hugh
Davis, 1880. Consolation win
|ners: Beall. SAT; Carlton Smith
$40; Clayton Morgan, 1853: STAN
ley Ward, 157.
+ Il
Following are the leaders in
the Greater Washington tour
nament at Bethesda:
MEN
Teams
Championship--Brisg Ice Cream. 9s-
1915: Ihompson's 5eafood Restaurant
Glass A--oeisbert Gulf, "a 1903;
Worth 5 Dept. Store is-l7s6; Collins
Glass B-Frocurement, alma; Fetch.
ers Boathouse. 4-l109i George c. Whit
InR No, ~. 30-l709
Class Omitted Veterans GPo No. !,
ls-l6dI; State Field. ls-I657; E. D.
Mixed-Colonial Village No, s. So
1852: Administration. 14-l62s; Stack
Rats. 2s-16l3.
championship-aM syoDOda t3o9l John
$500 Mike Avon ta65J. 32-857.
Glass A--John Tarpinian t3s6b -Bot
sw y, az GAY a.r, so,igo Leo Atys a
Rimar e37;I-BilI Malloy 1885,, 1881
!. Class. Blk. Carl Baudu t3s2l Frank
l. Beck 1000, 6-7ss; Bob Brisbane
1897 Neil McKillen t369l, 10-7i6; D
ws csss 3 h bpSsn $685. sss,as oas
Wsldron t36sl. 2-525. Gene Day (33a1
Walt Robertson (3.sl. 0-8oo; Bill Tunis
t3i7l-Bob Keen .293l. A-o4s.
Championship-John Bauer. 20-40s;
Joe Freschi. 22-3s3; William Kirby. "a
Class A7- AT Brown, e,.94; Ee.sse
DuFsee' l2-3ss A,f cl sysni Loeffisr' 1895
Class RMcieye Ioei f iosa afo Ar,
Brown 'losi: Jerry Bowman. 1859.
Championshlp--Beth Forty. 20
1879; Rotzin. ss-l649; GriEss optician,
Class A..-,colony Flower shop. S4-
Class B--DocumentS 52.l5fs: Robins
54- l551; Duckpin Five, 12-1533
Class c--Aeeounts. 20.l425: Card.
nais. O-i4ls; MAYORS Seafood. To- 1406
Doubles
chsmpionship-Helen Pappas 1856.
Helen Thomas t361l. 1874; Ann Ha.
eercom t37ll-Lyn KucZek 1907. IA.
W kilaur Lagos t332I-Loreita Mills
Class A-Eleanor Simmons t305).
Nancy McInnerney l343I. O-64S; Bill,
Buehler L342l-Louise Mcdonnell t2si1
l4-63t Eleanor Eberhardt t30sl -Aiea.
tina watson t3f5l. l2-63S
Glass Beck Barnett t26l)-Dori,
Wills 300, 4-555 Nellie Howlin t25fl.
Aiine Cannon $3.50 1884
Class C--Phyliis Pesce (2SS) Mar,
lSehildkamp f9g5). 3o-B13
ampionship-Hildur Layon, 1890
Helen Thomas. 1881: Lyn KucEek
|. Class A--Eleanor Simmons s-357.
Loretta Mills, 0-3I4; virginIa Brasfield.
Class B--Aiiee Cannon, s-343; Nellie
Howiin, 1891; Betty wofYord. 1880
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CHARLES TOWN NOTES

1.-THE top meeting recorded here
was the 1858 December session,
which averaged 1854, 275 over a
13-day span.
Last Saturday. although the
crowd was smaller than last week
end at 1920. activity at the bet
ting windows established a high
mark for the current meeting at
$580.443.
The eagerness of the fans dis
played at this meeting is most
Encouraging to the Maryland
tracks. The major turf season
in the East will be starting in
little more than two weeks. Bowie
begins its 34-day meet on March
%, the day after this track closes.
Although the barn door was
locked too late, as far as the
favorite players were concerned.
IR. A. Kershaw's Sakr- El-Bahr
has been placed on the stewards
list here.
Saturday. the 6-year-old for
inner stakes performer appeared
more sore" than usual in the
post parade and turned in a dull
race. finishing last after being
Ioutrun throughout the mile and
Ia sixteenth. A total of $30.176
was wagered across the board on
ISahr -Bahr, one of the FIVE
contestants in the $2,5o0-$ 90, 900
claiming race.
The IS per cent average of
winning favorites was maintained
Saturday when I'VE choices won
despite the defeat at EaIr- Ell
Bahr at 3-to-5 and En- -Kay -Em
at 1-to-2 odds on the nine-card
race.
Stanley Small has taken the
lead in the battle for riding
honors with II winners to date.
The veteran Freddy Kratz is Sec
ond with IA.
*gE \
A total Of As horses have won
the No. l post position here and
for the past three programs a
pair Of zones" have clicked In
the daily double. =
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Lions Bow to Jets
In Last 5 Minutes

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Feb. 20
Especially The Lions lost a 80
decision in the final five minutes
to the Johnstown Jets in an
Eastern Hockey League match
here yesterday.
Don Hall tied the game at 30
at 1929 OF the third period and
Buddy Mcdonald scored the
winning goal three minutes later.
Joe Medynski and Glen Nc
Kenney each scored for the
Lions in the third period. The
Jets took a 10 lead in the sec
ond period on a goal by Dick
Roberge.
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Sinking Hawks
Gould Lose NbA
|PIayoff Berth
By the Associated Press

The st. Louis Hawks and New
York Knickerbockers each were
lin the midst of a damaging
losing streak today and unless
they right themselves quickly
they're liable to be on the side
lines come National Basketball
Association playoff time.
The fading Hawks blew their
sixth in a row last night. this
time to the Fort Wayne PistonS.
1898. The Knickerbockers lost
their third in succession. 1888.
to Syracuse and dropped into
the Eastern Division cellar.
In other games. the Mime
Iapolis Lakers downed the
Rochester Royals. 100-93. and
the Boston Celtics tripped the
philadelphia Warriors. l20-1l8.
st. Louis, which remained in
the Western cellar, narrowed
the gap to 60-60 in the third
quarter after trailing by IL
points. But Fort Wayne. the
Western leader, rallied in the
final session. Mel Hutchins led
THE Pistons with ID points. Bob
Petit grabbed 90 for the losers.
Dolph Schayes led Syracuse
to its fifth straight victory with
| 81 points. The Nationals. who
hit on so per cent Of their field
goal attemps. moved into third
place in the Eastern Division. q
half game in front OF the
Knicks. !
A well-balanced attack. paced
by Clyde Lovellete's 10 points.
gave Minneapolis its triumph
and increased the Lakers' hold
ION second place in the Western
to two games. The Royals. losers
of their last FIVE. trailed almost
Jail the way.
Despite the usual point pro-
duction by Bob Cousy t2D and
Bill Sharman t23). It took the
hot hand of substitute Togo
IPalazzi to pull Boston through
to hand the Warriors their first
defeat in nine games. Palazzi
lentered the game in the fourth
period and connected on four
Iof six field goal tries. Paul Arizin
had 80 points for the Eastern
Division leaders.
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ny SO0EE n d. AA<k<L
Star Racing Editor

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va.
Feb. 20.-Charles Towns re-
markable spring" meeting to-
day moves into its final is days,
sailing along with q 1891 ,166
betting average which is excep-
|tionally high in the face of in
clement weather, a muddy track
and short fields.
With the worst Of the winter
behind it. this 34-day session,
the earliest ever attempted by
the Charles Town Jockey Club,
may become the most successful
lin the history of the track. which
opened in 1888. Betting-w wise.
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Boiling to PIoy Host
To USAF Rinq Meet

The Air Force worldwide
boxing championship tourna-
ment has been scheduled for
March IL through 16 at Boiling
Air Base.
About 1870 fighters who have
won sectional titles will compete
for the world titles in 10 weight
divisions.
Two OF last years champions,
Flyweight Earl Spence and Light
middleweight Paul Wright, are
stationed at Boiling.
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Steve Dyak of Baltimore wor
the Clarendon Open. John Nc
Kim ruled the Anacostia Spill
way 12-Game Elimination and
Sterling Fritz of Taneytown,
Md won the Ricky Harrison
Memorial Handicap over the
week end. Best performer in
the Greater Washington tcurna-
ment was Joe Freschi who rolled
AL in doubles.
Dyak, one of the last to shoot
in a field Of "a. a dozen above
last years entry, counted 1.01l
for seven games, for 5000. Until
he took over, the leader was
Norman Titus. making his fare
well appearance in Washington
competition. He next will be
heard from at Buena Vista, Va,
as branch manager of a loan
concern. Titus rolled $50 for
second prize Of 500.
Next came Ell Geib, one of the
tournament surprises of the sea-
son. a former star making a
comeback, who shot 949 for $50.
He was fourth in the Ricky
Harrison Memorial.
Others in the payoff of the
18th annual event at Clarendon
were Jimmy Dietz. Baltimore,
942; George Clark, Baltimore,
Gal: Leon Rice. 9S4: Billy Moore,
i933: Wing Englebrecht. 932;
Ben Siemek, 932; John Gaise and
George Young. Baltimore, 929
each; Paul James. 925. and
Dave Volk. Baltimore. 923. Bob
Pese, IT,, received a consolation
prize with a game of 1871.
Dyak's games were 1877, l49,
lIl3, 176, 1856, 1874 and lie. Titus
best was 1866 and his low. 1l3.
McKim averaged 1895 from
scratch to win the Spillway
elimination. With a handicap
of 100 he crossed 1861. His six
game sets were 802 and 739,
worth 500. An Air Force master
sergeant, he captains the Anchor
Grill team in the District Minor
League.
But McKim's victory was over
Swallowed by a sensational bid
made by Charley Beall of the
Chevy Chase Chevrolet team in
the District Major League. Far
down in the field. Beall started
the final block with game of
|173. For the first three games
he totaled 452 and moved into
contention. Coming to the final
game he needed 1855 TO win. He
shot 161.
From scratch, Beall easily was
the best in the tournament. For
the IL games he averaged 1921,
with sets of TIC and 500. He
crossed 72-l657. The $50. in
Guiding three-game scores OF
452 and AIT, was high for the
event. The week end was one of
the hottest periods in Beall's
bowling career. In the Harri-
son Memorial he won a scratch
prize with CAT.
Third at Anacostia was Beanie
Oliver, with l76-l.635. Then
came the defending champion,
Curtis Jones. at l84-l. 606; Elmer
Swartz. 1861 .604; Bub Guethler,
$751;, SOL: Ray Watson. 2-1.597.
and Joe Zenewitz, 1861. 597. tied:
Leon Rice. 1891 1913 and Van
Zahn. oldest in the field, 2l6-
1887.
The Ricky Harrison Memorial
Handicap attracted 1874 entries
i'm its inaugural, the largest field
lof the season. Fritz rolled 699-
I56-755 for $3.50 and a trophy.
He opened with a game Of 1877.
Like Beall at Anacostia, Ralph
Gaddi. the runnerup. made a
valiant attempt to overhaul the
leader. In the opening game he
rolled 1853 and had 433 for the
first three. He finished with
I146. for a tally Of 7i2-36-748
and 500.
Third prize Of SIS fell to Nick
Campanella. who was terrific for
|Murruy TO Coach
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SoftbuII MEETING Set

Managers Of all softball teams
in the area are invited to at
tend a meeting of the Amateur
|Softball Association tonight at
Thompson School. Twelfth and
II streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

EST PETERSBURG, Fla.-The ball is blur as it
rockets off the bat of Don Blasingame rookie second
,baseman with the Cardinals who hit 1903 with
iOmaha in the American Association last season. He
was named rookie-of-the-year in that league
APP Wirephoto