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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Battle
Phillips Today
In AAU Tourney

DENVER, Mar. 81 (P.-Top-
seeded teams bow into the 49th
annual National AAU basketball
tournament today against clubs
that advanced through the first
round with rather unimpressive
showings.
Defending champion Bartles-
vile, Okla. Phillips 66ers get
their first test against the Guam
tico. Va, Marine All-Stars who
had to rally in the final 4
minutes to overcome Browns
town. Ind, Marion Kay Co., IL
81, yesterday.
Second-seeded Peoria, ILL.,,
Caterpillars run into Pasadena,
Calf, Mirror Glaze, 1868 win
ner over the Army All-Stars.
The Californians, four of whom
attend Nazarene College in Pasa-
dena, outhustled the Army five
but they lack the size and man.
power to match Peoria, 1854
champion.
The toughest game for a seed
ed team sends favored Akron,
Ohio, Goodyears against Mobile.
Ala, Ada Oilers. The Mobile club
is made up of seniors from this
years University of Alabama
team that won the Southeastern
Conference championship.
The Alabamans rallied in the
closing minutes to overtake the
fast-breaking Air Force ALI
Stars, 90-83. Rated the tourney
dark horse. the Alabama five
rode to victory on clutch shoot
ing by Dick Guner and George
Linn.
Another top collection of COL
legiaus. Boulder, Colo, Luckett-
Nix, tackles seeded Wichita
Vickers Oilers in what may be a
close contest. The Luckett-Nix
club, a finalist last year, has
another array of senior stand
outs from Rocky Mountain col
leges. They won their first-round
test from Arkansas State Teach
ers of Conway. 1886.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
First round)
Susntiso; %s3 Marine M lI.,, AAll;stas5s T.
Mobile, Ala. tAda Oilers 90, U. S.
Air. Force Ali-Stars So.
Denver Central Insurance. 20, Des
Moines tClarkson Reality I'll.
Pasadens, Calf. mirror Glaze) 50,
New orleans Ioyola University IS,
Salt Lake City western States Invest
TODAY's SCHEDULE
(All times Mountain Standard)
1890 a.m.--New Orleans Loyola ~
vs.. Chicago (Ranier Cometsl.
IL noon--Milwaukee tAllen Bradley
VS.. Jacksonville, Fla Gibbs Vikinssl
l 80 p.m.-Bartlesville. Okla. phil
lips 66) VS.. Quantica, Va, Marine ALL
> pm-seattle tBuchan Bakers) VS..
Denys5 6csntr2 s., Insurance. ;.,.rn,,.r.,
vs. pa Pasadena csl Mirror diazs5
p,m.-Boulder. Colo. tLuckett-NixI
vs.. Wichita tVickers Oilers).
$50 p.m-Denver Central Bankers)
vs. Hesston, Kans. (KinR Motors).
10 pm. Akron, Ohio (Goodyears) vs..
Mobile, Ala. ada Oilers).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21

A bowling promoter prominent
some years ago recently declared
that the duckpin should be made
thicker and the distance between
spots lessened to produce higher
scores for psychological reasons.
1T would encourage more
people to roll duckpins." he said.
This comes after all those
years that such leaders as George
Isemann and Arville Ebersole,
long time secretaries of the Ma
tional Duckpin Congress, sweated
Ito standardize the sport.
Time was when pins, balls,
cutters and backboards varied to
such a degree that records often
were questioned. Conditions are
so uniform today that a record
certified by the duckpin congress
lis accepted without a witch OF
the eyebrow.
It's too early to determine
what effect the mechanical PIN
setter will have on scores. It
seems likely the difference. if
any, will be in f1ybackS. with the
Ispeedball specialists mostly con-
Icerned.
"You gotta get 'em going"
says oldtimer Walter tRed)
Megaw. land this puts higher
premium on accuracy. I'm in
favor of it."
Megaw's thinking was in line
with that of the late Clark
Griffith in regard to the size of
the golf cup when Gene Sarazen
was proposing its enlargement,
eff anything" Griffith said,
cit should be made smaller. Keep
the game tough"
\ 4
1t was tough enough last night
for the Chevy Chase Chevrolet
bowlers in the District Major
League, clinging desperately to
Ia one-game lead. Clete Pannell,
captain, stepped into the breach
when his ace, Bobby Lockhart,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

Trainer James MCGEE of
Holmdel, N. j.. is awaiting a
hearing before the Maryland
Racing Commission after his
suspension yesterday at Bowie
when the first stimulation charge
to develop at Maryland track
in nearly two years was revealed.
Joseph Flanagan, State stew
ard, announced that urinalysis
of the 3-year-old colt Morning
After, showed evidence of "a drug
of the nature of caffeine" after
his performance in last Fridays
sixth race, which he won as the
favorite.
All horses in McGee's charge
also were suspended. The action
is routine and the thoroughbreds
probably will be transferred to
another trainer with the approx
al of the stewards. The hearing
will be heard at the next race
commission meeting, before the
close Of racing at Bowie April II.
Morning After is owned by
Cough Thompson of Pikesville,
Md. who operates the Roslyn
Farm. Morning After. a 3-year-
old maiden. was paddock tip
Friday. but he had run a good
race March 9 when he finished
fourth.
The Bowie stewards also Or
dered the purse of $4,000 re-
distributed. First money of
$500 went to Watson Elliott's
Evelyn Miss, who finished Sec
ond. Tactical. Arietta and Half
Minute, who were third, fourth
and fifth. respectively, moved up
one position.
Back in 1945 MCGEE was sus-
pended for a year by the Mary
land Racing Commission on a
similar charge. This case in
volved British Buddy, owned by
Morris Wexler, and the alleged
drug also was caffeine. MCGEE
formerly trained for Larry Nc
Phail, Bowie's former general
manager.
The Bowie meeting enters its
18th day today, running nearly
10 per cent behind last years
34-day session, when the track
also opened the Maryland racing
season in March.
Milder temperatures are in
store today and Bowie officials
are hopeful that business goes
up with the thermometer.
Yesterday was another dis
couraging day after Mondays
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BOWIE NOTES

cancellation when 9,158 fans bet
Ia weak $690,837, the lowest pari-
lmutuel handle to date.
This dropped the daily average
ito $906.936, IN comparison with
last years mark of $1,017,000 for
the 34-day span.
Not helping the situation has
been the poor performance of
|favorites. Through the first 10
days only 16 favorites won in 80
races for a low 20 per cent
average.
Today's program is headed by
the $4,000 Glen Burnie Purse,
an allowance event at a mile
and a sixteenth, which drew 10
starters.
Two-year-olds will make their
first appearance of the season
in the third race at four and a
half furlongs. Ten baby
racers were entered for the dash.
The track thawed and dried
quickly under yesterdays warm
sun which also rid the infield
and surrounding fields of the
week ends heavy snow. And
there is a chance that the track
will be good" for today's races.
The William Bishop Stable
won three more races yester-
day for a total of eight. Wild
cat Sam, who captured the
eighth. became the first three
time winner of the session and
surprisingly has not been
favored in any of his triumphs,
all of which were registered in
the eighth race of the day.
Jockey Nick Shuk, who noti-
fled his agent shortly before the
first race yesterday that he was
delayed by weather in New
Jersey, lost the chance OF rldlng
three winners.
Nick was slated to ride Chief
Joe in the fourth, Andrew J. IN
the seventh and Wildcat Sam,
all winners for the Bishop barn
Hard-riding Tony De Spirito
heightened his lead for jockey
honors by adding three more
winners yesterday for a total
of Is.
Apprentice Thomas r. Root
17-year-old son of the veteran
Jockey. Buddy Root, was loudly
applauded when he brought
home Anne Bonny in yesterdays
second race in his first appear.
ance in silks. The young rider
rode a confident race on the
front-running victor who COM
pleted a $47.60 daily double.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
IWrestIers and Piq
To Share Spotlight
AT CupitoI Arena

Red Bastien. the Gallagher
Brothers, Farmer Jones, Ali
Pasha and rough Karl Won Hess
all will see action on Promoter
Vince McMahon's colorful wres-
Ting show tomorrow night at
the Capitol Arena.
Bastien will team with Carl
Engstrom in battle against Doc
and Mike Gallagher, while Jones
will have his pet pig in his COR
ner despite protests from his OPP
ponent, Pasha. The pig chased
Pasha and the referee out of the
ring last week.
Won Hess, whose roughhouse
tactics have made him a favor
lite target of abuse by the fans.
will take on Frenchy Roy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
.Burrow and MoIodet
Added to East Sauud

NEW YORK, Mar. 81 P.-
The Eastern squad for the
annual East-West College ALI
Star basketball game at Madi-
son Square Garden March 81
was completed yesterday with
the addition of a towering Uni
versity of Kentucky center and a
star North Carolina State guard.
The newest additions are Bob
Burrow, 6-foot 7 titan who has
been Kentucky's top offensive
man for the last two years, and
Vic Molodet, a 5-foot II play
maker who is one of N. c. States
smallest performers.
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FIGHTS LAST MIGHT
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, FIa.-Harold Carter,
1874 Linden. N. j. outpointed Bob Satter-
field, 1873. Chicaso. t101.
OAKLAND, Calif.-Ben Wise, 20l.
Oakland, stopped YOUNG Jack johnson,
2U5 Los Angeles a.
KANSAS CITY. Kans.-Chief Alvin
Williams. 40 Kansas City. outpointed
Jimmy WEIGH, 16S. Columbus, Ohio,
HOUSTON. rex.--Aldo Mente. 1873.
Brooklyn, outpointed Teddy lRed Top)
Davis. 1873. Hartford, Conn, 10l.
HONOLULU-Abel Donnell, 1874,
Honolulu. outpointed Shigeji Kaneko,
LONDON-Peter Waterman. 149A
England, stopped Bruno Marostegan. 146'
France, (6).
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Terps Open Football Practice,
Will Drill Six DAYS q Week

to football. He will play against
Princeton March 81. a day the
football team will be off for the
Easter holidays. Ed Cooke,
weight man in the track events.
probably will stick with football
practices all the way.
Mont plans to hold the alumni
game on the date scheduled, and
make use of the few days re-
naming after the alumni game
to correct mistakes. The Terps
must complete 20 days in So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
Boxer Charges
He Was Told 10
Throw Fights

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 81 up.
The Governors special COM
mittee investigating California
boxing resumes its hearings to-
day after receiving testimony
from Boxer Tommy Campbell
that he was instructed to throw
two fights.
Babe Mccoy, matchmaker at
Los Angeles Olympic Auditori-
UNI. was scheduled to testify for
the third day. Campbell accused
Mccoy of instructing him to
take dive" in his May 16,
1850, bout with Art Aragon at
the Olympic. Mccoy denied the
charge.
IT was supposed to look good
until the fourth round, then get
hit and that was ALL" Campbell
yesterday told James Cox, spe-
cial consultant to Governor
Goodwin Knight In the investi-
cation.
Campbell knocked Aragon
down in the second round. Ara
gon knocked him down to stay
in the third.
Hard to Believe
Aragon. in training at a ranch
near here. said it was hard for
him to believe the fight was
fixed" He added:
II never hit any one in my
life as hard as ! hit Campbell
when I knocked him out. could
have taken a shower and come
back before they revived him.
I'd have quit boxing a long time
ago if I had suspected any of my
fights were not on the level"
Campbell insisted he was tell
ing the truth about the alleged
Elk" When Mccoy cross
examined him and reminded him
he had told the State Athletic
Commission the day after the
Aragon fight there was no COL
fusion, Campbell said: II am
telling the truth now"
Campbell also told the COM
mittee that Mccoy instructed
him to lose to Del Flanagan in
Minneapolis and that he was to
get $500 extra for losing. Camp
bell said that before the bout,
however, a boxing commissioner
came into his dressing room,
said he had heard rumors about
fix, and warned him he had
better give his best.
II went out and beat Flana-
gam" Campbell said.
In st. Louis last night, Flana-
gan commented: IF Campbell
was trying to lose he sure went
about it in a funny way. He
almost beat me to DEATH"
Never Approached
Flanagan said he knew moth
ing of any fix in that bout or
their return match. Campbell
won the first and the next was
a draw. Campbell did not iden-
fifty the person he said asked
him to lose the second Flanagan
bout.
"I've never been approached
by anyone for a fixed fight"
Flanagan said.
| Campbell told the committee
his purse was short when he
fought Luther Rawlings, at the
Olympic ana he protested to
mccoy. He said Mccoy told him
the fight didn't draw as well as
expected and Campbell should
pay part of his expenses.
Il didn't think this was right
and I eventually received all my
money" Campbell said. Mccoy
then told me: AS far as Cali
ifornia is concerned, you're
Through as a boxer"
| Campbell said he found he
had trouble getting bouts, needed
money to support his family,
and eventually accepted the
proposition to lose to Aragon.
| Campbell was placed under
guard for the duration of his
stay here. He said the commits
sion had authorized his expenses
from his home city. but his ad-
dress was withheld for his
safety.
| The first Carnpbell-Flanagan
fight was held June 81. 1851, and
the rematch July 10. 1851. Both
were at MINNEAPOLIS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
HOCKEY SCORES
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYoFFs
(Semifinals)
Montreal Z. New York | montreal
leads best-of-7 series l-0J
Detroit 3. Toronto 2 Detroit leads
best-of-7 series 1-0)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
tSemifinals)
Cincinnati 5, Fort Wayne ] (Cincin-
natl leads beSt-cf-5 series 2-1).
Toledo 8. Troy e (best-of-5 series
tied 80
EASTERN LEAGUE PLAYOFF
(Finalsl
New Haven Q, Clinton New Haven
leads best-of-1 series LOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

Foreign Service, he became one of the
State Departments leading authorities
on both Latin American and European
affairs. In the latter field, he found his
greatest cauSe-that of denouncing the
Communist capture" of once-free ma
lions in Central Europe. 1t was the case
of Poland that aroused him to his greatest
indignation and eloquence as he bitterly
criticized the Yalta agreement and the
part it played in letting the Soviet Union
impose Moscow-controlled Communist
government upon the Polish people. Re-
signing from the diplomatic service in
order to speak and write more freely, he
contributed much to the recorded history
of how predominantly Catholic Poland
fell victim to the Communist conspiracy.
His views have gained force with the
passing of recent years and will remain
as memorial to his own strong sense of
right and wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Lousche's Gem

Governor LauSche of Ohio deserves a
prize of some sort for the simple splendor
of his statement on his prospects for
winning the Democratic presidential
nomination. Only the worst and most
presumptuouS kind of lily-gilder would
try to improve upon its succinct beauty.
Let him speak for himself. Thus, as he
has put it, in words that should win a
lasting place in all American political
anthologieS, Give months ago believed
my chances were nil. When Kefauver
made his declaration, I decided they we're
less than nil. Following President Tru-
mans statement, my optimism has risen
and / now feel that my chances are
negligible"
Has politician, dark-horse posi-
bility, ever expressed himself more mod
estly than this? Can anybody think of
finer example of restrained optimism?
The thing is classic in quality-full of
vague type of magnificence which may be
hard to describe but which is nonetheless
there. Governor LauSche, whether he
realizes or not, has wrought a wonder
with his self-deprecating words. Ger
tainly, long after the long speeches Of the
next two weeks are long forgotten, what
he has said-more or less like General
Sherman's refusal to run-ought to be
well and appreciatively remembered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Citizens Councils

While I disagree completely
with the aims and activities
of the four organizers Of the
Seaboard Citizens Councils.
the action OF Charlottesville
officials in hindering their
rights Of free speech is even
worse.
No doubt these officials
have much concern for main
tanning peace in their COM
munity. 1t is probably well
within their police power"
to control the distribution Of
handouts in public. The rights
Of recipients. especially in
their own homes fas in this
case with the unidentified
COMPLAINANT must also be re-
spected.
These organizers. however,
had applied for necessary per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
AntipoNution Aid

Relatively speaking, the tentative
allotment of about $500000 to the Wash
ington area under the new Federal anti
pollution program may seem inadequate.
Measured against the costly needs of the
region, the Federal grant is small. But
it must be kept in mind that this contri-
button is on 30-70 per cent Federal-local
partnership basis. This means that,
counting State and local shares, total
of SIT million in pollution-co facil-
tiles can be financed here. That is a
welcome prospect, in view of the urgency
of the Potomac River cleanup problem.
Most of the sum that will be available
for the Metropolitan Area will be ear
marked for the District This money will
help to expedite completion of Washing
tons sewage-treatment plant at Blue
Plains and to carry out the reconstruction
of the sewerage system in redeveloped
Southwest Washington. The Blue Plains
plant is making extensive Improvements
that will provide for secondary treatment
of local sewage, before it is emptied into
the river. The plant now can give only
primary, or basic preliminary, treatment,
with the result that vast quantities Of
dangerous sewage enter the stream every
day.
The Southwest program involves the
building of separate Storm-water and
sewage lines, so that overflowS from the
storm sewers will not flush raw sewage
into the river-aS is the case now with
the combined system. We hope the time
may come some day that the city can
afford to separate storm-water and sani-
tary sewers IN the remainder of Wash
ington. UntI that day arrives the river
must continue to serve as a huge open
sewer every time the storm sewers
overflow.
There is another phase of the new
Federal-aid program that should be of
great benefit to this area. This is the
provision for allotment of funds to adj
vance the work of interstate antipollution
agencies. Under this plan the Interstate
Commission for the Potomac River Basin
should be enabled to expand its activities
all along the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
'DinpIing All the Way

In this season of political conven-
tons, the American people can hardly fail
to note that our newspapers are full of
smiles On page after page of The Star,
for instance, one will see Mr.. Stevenson
grinning, or Mr.. Hartman grinning, or
Mr.. Truman grinning, or Mrs. Roosevelt
grinning, or Mr.. Symington grinning, or
ever so many other Democratic PERSONAL
tieS-big and little-doing precisely the
same thing.
Like Dickens Mrs. Fezziwig, in short,
Chicago, these days seems to be nothing
less than lone vast substantial smile"
And next week, when the Republicans
meet to nominate their candidates, San
Francisco will produce an identical
phenomenon, as though all nature-to
paraphrase Fielding-were wearing
universal grin. To sober-Sided citizens,
especially those among us who feel that
today'S world is no laughing matter, the
entire display may seem to be deplorably
synthetic and slightly tiresome-an act
inSincerely staged for television and press
cameras And many an American may
look at this or that determined smiler and
say, along with Pope, Eternal smiles his
emptiness betray, AS shallow streams run
dimpling all the way"
But let none of us take too sour
view After all, President Eisenhower
land what leader has more infectious
grin than his?) is probably the worlds
greatest authority on the subject, and it
is his considered judgment-as expressed
recently to a group of Republican stall
wartS--that nobody especially politi-
clan, should ever underestimate the
efficacy of a smile Beyond that, much
as one may tend to get fed up with the
whole business, we must not forget that
smiles form channels for future tears
consideration that calls for some milk
of human kindness. This is particularly
true. of course, because one or another
of the smiling hopefuls is going to be
sorely disappointed at both the Chicago
and San Francisco conventions, but he
will still be expected to hide his broken
heart under more or less gay cloak Of
motley. "dimpling all the way" His sad
lot has been rather touchingly summed
up by Bret Harte-to wit:
He smiled Kind OF Sickly smile
ana curled up on the floor.
And the subsequent proceedings
interested him no more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Racial View

I enjoyed ]. J. Sperry'S re-
cent letter on integration, and
I agree with him when he says
that what other people think
of us has nothing to do with
our existence"
In regard to race relations
and color discrimination, what
other country on the face of
the earth has a right to point
the finger of shame at Amer
lea? Is Tuxedo junction" in
Birmingham, Ala, any
worse than Balsall Heath in
Birmingham, England, where
a Negro pays four or five dol
lars a week for a bed in q
room occupied by four or five
other people?
The color line in Mississippi
is flexible and weak compared
to South Africa's "apartheid."
Indians and Negroes have
claShed in johannesburg; anti
white Mau MauS have terror
lied Kenya; the white man is
not allowed to vote in Liberia;
and Haiti's aristocracy is COM
posed Of mulattoes who hold
their darker brothers in con-
tempt.
France and Britain have
both had race riots. A sizable
influx of Negroes to Britain
began after World War /; and
in 1919 there were race riots
in Liverpool, Cardiff. and
Wales-not to mention lesser
disturbances in Glasgow and
London. In 1949 there was
another race riot in Liverpool.
In view Of all this, how could
anyone say that Africa and
Europe are less color-conscious
than America? Why should
anyone expect the United
States alone to be devoid Of
racial pride and passion?
Elgar Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Adequate Defense

After reading your August 8
editorial, Adequate Defense"
/ disagree with Admiral Rad
ford'S statements on defense,
and would like to express my
views. -
Admiral Radford stated that
our present preparedness is IAN
ample base for rapid and Or
derby build-up" should we be
forced into war.
I do not believe this coun-
try can gamble on a "blild-up"
after the beginning of hostil-
tiles. as we did in World War
II. In a third global war, this
country would be subjected to
round the clock lombard
ment, probably with nuclear
weapons, and our industrial
completes would be key tar
gets. The forces in existence at
the outset of hostilities would
largely decide whether we
would win or lose-if indeed
there is any distinction be-
tween the two in a nuclear
war.
Your editorial indicated that
Radford's opinion was not "the
view Of a politician who wants
to please the voters by balanc-
ing the budget" This is true.
However, I believe there is an
other reason why Admiral
Radford's views might be dis
torted. He is a professional
naval officer. AS such, he would
probably like the Navy to play
an equal part with the other
armed services in this Nations
preparedness. believe this is
obsolete thinking. and that the
Air Force should play a pre-
dominant role in future plan
ming. BY increasing our pre-
paredneSs, we would for the
most part be increasing the
striking ability of the Air
Force, and to a certain degree
the other services would have
to be reduced. Perhaps this eX-
plains Admiral Radford's views,
although he is unquestionably
a loyal American striving for
what he believes is right.
Whatever the reason, I be-
lieve Admiral Radford is wrong,
and the thinking of those who
oppose his views-notably Air
Force Gen. Twining-should be
brought to light.
Robert F. DOrr.