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Evening star., 1956-03-31

when left-handed pitchers were
on the mound for the opposition.
as well as in a pinch hitting
role.
st. Louis got Whisenant, 27,
last June from Toledo in q deal
that sent Catcher Del Rice to
the Milwaukee Braves. Whisen-
ant hit only .19l in So games
with the Redbirds.
Sauer, the leagues most val
liable player in 1852, has a life
time batting average of 1868 and
244 home runs. His best season
was 1854, when he hit .288 and
Al home runs. Last season he
was used Sparingly and batted
.211 in 10 gariies. Sauer came
to the Cubs in 1949 in a trade
with Cincinnati.
The trade was only the Sec
ond made by Lane since he
Joined the Cards with a reputa-
ton as baseball's Trader Horn" /"
He snapped Pitcher Brooks
Lawrence to Cincinnati earlier
for Jackie Collum, another
pitcher.
Evening star., 1956-03-31
|GW Nine Hopes
To Snap Back

George Washington Univer-
sity's baseball team takes on
Cornell at the Ellipse today, seek
ing to return to winning ways
after Trinity defeated the Co
lonials. 9-8, yesterday.
Four other college games are
on today's schedule: South Car
olina at Maryland in a double
header, Lafayette at Georgetown
and Howard at South Carolina
State in Orangeburg.
Maryland was scheduled to
play South Carolina yesterday
but the cold weather forced post
ponement, creating today's two
games. Howard was BANKED
by Allen, 100, in Columbia, S. c.,
in the only other game involving
IA Washington area club yester-
day.
The Colonials were looking for
their second straight victory yes
terday, but Trinity pushed across
an unearned run in the top Of
the ninth inning to break an 8-8
deadlock and hand the hosts
their first defeat in two starts.
George Bickerton, formerly of
Wilson High, walked Dick Sala-
mon and the Trinity runner
came around on an error and a
sacrifice fly. There were three
home runs. all by Trinity.
Catcher Ron Kozuch homered
twice to drive in four runs and
Charlie Sticka, Little All-Amer-
ican fullback in football. hit q
two-run homer in the sixth.
Howard ran into the three hit
pitching of Lew Werts to absorb
its fourth defeat in six games.
Allen remained unbeaten in four.
Evening star., 1956-03-31
Declares
-Four Ineligible
For East-West

NEW YORK. Mar. 81 R.-
Four members of the East-West
college all-star basketball squads,
including two All-Americas, have
been declared ineligible for anna
teur competition by the Amateur
Athletic Union.
AS a result they will not play
in the New York Herald Tri-
bune's fresh air fund game at
Madison Square Garden tonight.
Originally five were declared
Ineligible but late last night ALL
America Darrell Floyd of Fur
man satisfied the AAU that he
has no tieup with the profess
sionals and does not plan to play
with the College All-Stars
against the Harlem Globetrot-
ters in their Nationwide tour
starting at the Garden Sunday.
To make room for Floyd on
the East squad, Bill Thieben,
who had been added earlier in
the day, was dropped. -,
The four are All-Americas
Tom Heinsohn of Holy Cross, 81
Green of Duquesne, Ron Sobie-
szcyk of DePaul and Julius Nc
Coy of Michigan State. Helm
sohn and Green are members Of
the East squad. The other two
are on the Western team.
Dan Ferris. AAU secretary
treasurer, said the five have an
nounced their intention of play
ing professional ball although
they have not yet turned pro.
This constitutes a violation of
the AAU code, according to
Ferris.
Bill Theiben, Hofstra's high
scoring center, was added to the
Eastern squad to round out a
group of eight.
The IA college seniors who will
bid next week for places on the
1855 Olympic team comprise the
greater part of the two squads.
The members of the college
Olympic squad have been evenly
divided between the two teams,
but have been working out to-
gether since last Tuesday under
the direction of Olympic Coach
Bucky O'Connor of Iowa. The
East and West teams also in
clude four of the five members
Of the 1856 Associated Press ALI
America basketball team.
After today's game, the Olym-
pic candidates will go to Kansas
City, where they will compete
against the top two teams in the
recent National AAU tourna-
ment and an armed forces team
In the Olympic tryouts April "a.
Several others from the two
squads will switch to the profess
sional ranks Immediately. joining
the College All-Star team which
will oppose the Globetrotters
One player chosen for the
Olympic squad, Joe Holup OF
George Washington, gave up his
place to join the pro tour. He
was replaced on both the Olym-
pic and East teams by Jack Nc
Carthy of Canisius.
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race - which he won - against
Barney Oldfield.
One of his nephews was Pete
DePaolo, who followed in his
uncle's footsteps and won the
1925 indianapolis race.
Other important races and
titles won by DePalma included
the National dirt track cham
pionships, 1908, 1909, 1910 and
1911; Canadian championship.
1929; Vanderbilt Cup, 1912 and
1915; and Elgin National road
race, 1912, 1914 and 1920. At
the age of So, DePalma finally
quit the speed trials.
Although his indianapolis rae
ing ended in 1927. he still held
the track record for number of
laps led-613. In second was the
late Wilbur Shaw with sos laps.
In the last 20 years. DePalma
had worked in research engi-
neering, designing or public re-
lations capacities for Stude-
baker, Ford, Cadillac, Ranger
Aircraft Engine Co., and most
recently. General Petroleum
Corp. He had been with the lat
ter firm since 1916.
In 1854 DePalma was elected
to the Racing Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his widow.
While he was a race driver.
DePalma began dabbling in re-
search and engineering. AS early
as 1914 he did research for the
Packard Motor Car Co. and as
sisted in designing the Liberty
aircraft engine. In 1916 he
established the DePalma Manu-
featuring Co. in Detroit. building
racing engines and cars.
Early in World War I he sold
his company and enlisted in the
Air Corps. serving as director of
flying at McCook Field, Dayton,
Ohio, and earning a captains
commission.
Thereafter he worked again
for Packard. then for the Chrys-
Ter Corp. during which time he
set stock car records including
l 900 miles in l,007 minutes at
Fresno. Calf.
He was the first man to test
four-wheel brakes in this coun-
try and said of that work: "I
contributed seven teeth to the
testing Of those brakes"
Evening star., 1956-03-31
Report Due Monday
On Bube zuhurius

GALVESTON. Tex, Mar. 81
R.-A new report on the condi-
ton of Babe Didrickson Ia
harias is expected to be COM
pleted by Monday, DR.. Robert
M. Moore of John Sealy Hospi-
tai said last night.
The famed woman golfer
entered the Galveston hospital
Thursday and tests and X-rays
were started yesterday. Moore
said Mrs. Zaharias 'looks good
and seems to be resting COM
fortably."
The Babes husband, George,
is due to arrive here Monday
from their Tampa. Fla, home.
Mrs. Zaharias said she plans to
attend a golf tournament in
Beaumont. Tex. April IA. A
Evening star., 1956-03-31
Barbara Frietchie Expected
To Draw 10000 to Bowie
Softer Spots Than CompbeI
Hunted by Nashua S Owners
By LEWIS F. ATCHIsoN


With good field of II fillies
and mares entered in the $25 900.
added Barbara Frietchie Handi.
cap, Jockey Willie Hartack back
in action after his Florida So
journ. and q promise Of mostly
sunny weather with q high Of
about SO degrees. Bowie prepared
to welcome another crowd Of
more than 10000 fans today.
The place still buzzed about
Leslie Combs IFS decision not to
run Nashua in next weeks John
B. Campbell Handicap because
of the weights, but it wasn't ex-
pected to deter the 50 bettors
assault on the mutuel machines.
AS an added attraction, Bowie
had C. v. Whitney's gallant
little Fisherman, and two lesser
known nominees for the Camp
bell entered in the $4.500 sixth
race. With Eddie Arcaro up.
Fisherman shared top weight of
124 pounds with Go Lightly, un-
der Tony DeSpirito, in his race
and figured to attract a lot of
money. The Whitney horse ap-
pears to be fully recovered from
the leg injury that forced him
out of training last year.
Two Share Top Weight
Maine Chance Farms Myrtle's
Jet, who had light-weighted
Royal Lark for a running mate.
and Alfred G. Vanderbilt's
Sometime Thing shared top
weight of 124 pounds for the
seven-furlong Barbara Frietchie.
But Helen w. Kellogg's Dark
Charger. a 3-year-old with De-
Spirito in the irons, commanded
"a lot of respect with a l0-pound
edge in weight. 1t wasn't all she
could have gotten under the
scale at this season of the year
going against older horses, but
some of her supporters figured
it might be enough.
Dark Charger won the $l5,000-
added Miss Maryland Stakes for
I3-year-olds in her first outing
here. after running second in
the Jasmine and second in the
Bahamas at Hialeah.
Myrtle's jet, who will have
Hartack in the pilots seat. was
an impressive winner of the
IColumbiana at Hialeah, beating
Wheatley Stables High Voltage
and Sometime Thing in near
track record time of 1:22ls at
q furlongs. The Maine Chance
star carried only ia pounds that
day, however, while Sometime
lnlng packed lIo.
Searching Works Well '63
The latter has been fresh
ened since his Florida campaign
and with Eric Guerin riding had
to be reckoned with today.
Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Search
ing, carrying 122. worked Z fur
longs in fast time earlier this
week, indicating that the winner
of last years Gallorette Stakes
at Pimlico has fully recovered
from the leg splint that side
lined her in California. Jockey
Willie Lester will be the rider.
Searching drew the No. 3 post
position. with Dark Charger
scheduled to break from No. 2
and Companas Stables Ros Clag.
l09. on the inside. Myrtle's Jet
drew No. Z, and Sometime Thing,
No. 5.
Other horses entered and
their weights were as follows:
Royal Fan, 119; Wagon Drill,
112; Ros Clag, 109; God Child.
107; Our Only One, LOG, and
High Ore, 104.
Evening star., 1956-03-31
SPRING TRAINING CAMP BRIEFS
Rockies Impress Yonks;
Wertz Tabled for First

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar
81 P.-Two rookie pitchers gave
heartening performances for the
Yankees in the only major league
exhibition game yesterday. The
only trouble was that they ran
Into two veteran Phillies hurlers
who were at their best.
Ralph Terry and Rip Coleman
held the Phils to six hits. with
Terry giving up two runs in the
sixth, his final inning. But that
was enough for the ball game as
the Phillies won, 20.
Coleman. a fast-balling left
handler who came on in the
seventh. now has pitched II
Iscoreless innings, during which
he has allowed only six hits.
Robin Roberts and Saul Rogo-
win held the Yanks to four hits
before 1889 fans to tag the New
Workers with their fourth shut
Iout of the season. Roberts gave
up only two singles in seven in
lnings. while Rogovin allowed a
double and a single in his two
innings.
Meanwhile, at the request OF
the Yankees, the American
League is taking a vote to decide
whether the wearing of batting
helmets shall be made manda-
tory. The National League al
ready has such a rule. Will Har-
ridge, league president, is ex-
Ipected to announce the results
in a day or two.
TUCSON. Ariz.. Mar. 81 (R.-
Vic Wertz, a polio patient when
last baseball season ended. is in
good enough condition to ham
die the first baseman's job on
the Cleveland Indians satisfac-
torily this season, Manager AL
Lopez says.
Lopez conceded Wertz may
need a little spelling by Sam
Mele, a 10-year veteran who had
a -pinchhitting role with
the Cincinnati Redlegs last year
But Lopez is counting on Wertz
"He still has a few pounds
to take off and he tries easily"
Lopez said yesterday of Wertz.
but he will be in good condi-
tion by the time we're ready ito
lgo. Frankly, ! think he will have
a good year."
Rookie Joe Altobelli hasn't
hit much at all" although hes
the best we've got defensively''
at the first base job, Lopez said.
Meanwhile. Early Wynn has
reason to view spring training
with apprehension. Last spring
the Indians hurler picked up
pneumonia and wasn't able to
start pitching until three weeks
after the regular season opened.
Now. an infected finger may
cost him the first week Of this
season. A doctor probed the
digit yesterday and told Wynn tc
give it a rest. Early says he
doesn't know when he'll be ready
to throw again.
SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 81 up
Ted Williams has been in
Istructed to concentrate on run.
Evening star., 1956-03-31
English Jockey Dies
From Injury in Spill

STRATFORD ON AVON,
England, Mar. 81 (P). - Paul
Middleton. steeplechase Jockey
injured in a pileup here Thurs
day. died yesterday. He suffered
serious head injuries in the fall
of his mount Golden Rod.
Three years ago Middleton
rode Baked Alaska, owned by his
farmer-father, to a victory
which paid odds of 260-1.
Evening star., 1956-03-31
Troiuns Fuvored

SANTA BARBARA, Calf,
Mar. 81 tP.-Southern Califor-
MAS powerful Trojans, peren-
nial track and field champions,
are favored to take team honors
in today's 18th annual Santa
Barbara Easter relays. Olympic
champions and others Qf top
caliber are competing.
Evening star., 1956-03-31
IN oLDFiELD, RICKENBAcKER ERA
Ralph DePoImo Dies;
Auto Racing Great

wv / II EA6tAOElNA, GdllI. >,
Mar. 81 tR.-Ralph DePalma.
|73, one of the greatest automo-
bile racing drivers of all time.
died today of cancer.
His wife Marion was at his
bedside when he died at his home
here. DePalma had been i'll a
little less than a year.
An associate said cancer origi-
mated at the point of an old
racing injury in his hip and
spread to his spine and other
parts of his body.
Born December 10, 1882, in
Biccari, Italy. DePalma came to
the United States when he was
10 years old. The family settled
in Brooklyn. Ralph started in
sports as a runner. then jumped
from bicycle and motorcycle rae
ing to auto racing.
Won indianapolis in 1915
Winner of the Indianapolis
Speedway classic lin 1915. he at
ltained AAA national champion
ships in 1912 and 1914 against
such competition as Barney Old
field. Eddie Rickenbacker and
Tommy Milton.
DePalma estimated he had
earned SIS million during his
27 years of racing. He retired
from competition in 1884, after
having won asst of 1889 races
probably an all-time record-in
the United States and Europe.
His career began in the days
when a mile a minute was top
speed. But in 1920 he attained
a speed of 149.875 miles per hour
in one of his special racers to
break a record previously held
by Oldfield and then Bob Bur-
man.
His Indianapolis 500-mile VIC
tory was achieved at the then
record breaking speed of 1894
IN. .p.h.
Atoned for Disappointment
That victory atoned in part for
the heartbreaking disappoint-
ment he had suffered three years
before in the big race, He had
led the field for 495 miles and
1913 laps when piston broke.
Throttling down to 20 miles an
hour, he hoped to crawl in ahead
|of the pack, but the machine
stopped 2 miles from the finish
line.
DePaima and his mechanic
jumped out and tried to push the
car in to victory. but, while the
crowd rose and cheered, he lost.
His only serious injury came
in 1912. His car went out of con-
troll in Milwaukee and overturned
in a newly cropped corn field,
Hurled from the machine, De-
Palma was impaled on q short,
sharp stalk. He was hospitalized
for II weeks.
Once he was arrested for speed
| ing Che congratulated the Of
ficer). and another time, in. one
of those amusing incidents that
featured the gag-line of the day,
a motor cop hailed him down.
The Perfect RetOrt
who do you think you are,
Barney Oldfield?" was the in
Ievitable demand.
"No-I'm Ralph DePalma. -
Ralph answered.
BY coincidence he was hur-
|rying to Redwood City, Calf, at
the time to compete in a match
Evening star., 1956-03-31

ming today in preparation fol
returning to action in Red Sox
exhibition competition.
Trainer Jack Fadden told
Williams to run in order to
strengthen his thigh muscles,
He's slated to play tomorrow
against Detroit. Ted has been
idled since March 13 with a
groin injury.
In observance of Good Friday,
the team did not play or work
out yesterday.
LAKELAND, Fla. Mar. 81
I(R.-Al Kaline, Detroit's bat
ting sensation, today faced an
other ordeal in a dentists chair
as well Us an extended rest from
his spring training chores.
The 21-year-old outf1elder was
told by a Lakeland dentist yes
lterday that two teeth would
have to come out as a precau-
tionary step against recurrence
of an aching shoulder that trou-
bled him for several weeks.
Kaline had an infected tooth
removed in January and de-
veloped a sore shoulder soon
after the Tigers opened spring
drills. Doctors traced the trou-
BILE to the bad tooth and he's
been kept out of action since
March 10. Another dental in
spection showed additional in
lfection around two teeth ad-
Ijacent to the extracted one.
Kaline, who won the Ameri-
can League batting title last
season with a $40 average, in
sists he feels fine.
Nevertheless, Trainer Jack
Homel said the young sluggel
would not be permitted to play
in the next three or four ex-
hibition games, just to make sure
he'll be in first-class shape wher
the Tigers start the regular
season.
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 81 (R.-
Sammy Esposito, Chicago rookie
who has been holding down the
| Job of third base in exhibition
games with the White Sox. may
be in the opening day lineup.
Much can happen in the next
two weeks" Manager Marty
Marion. said, "but right now Tc
say Esposito's chances Of open
ing at third are very good"
Marion added "The only ques-
ton about Sam is his hitting. II
lhe demonstrates he can hit ma
Ijor league pitching. he'll do,
We've seen enough to know he
can do the job at third"
Esposito, "A, was with Men,
phis last season and batted .28l
ATLANTA, Ga. Mar. 81 (P.-
Judging by the latest Grape.
fruit League pitching records
the Milwaukee Braves Dave
jolly has shaken the elbow trou'
BILE that hampered him last year
The 31-year-old silent man
from Stony Point. N. c., cur.
rently is one of the major
leagues three winningest spring
pitchers with a record of 80
The others, with identical rec
ord, are Vern Law of the Pirates
and Tom Poholsky of the Cardi'
mails.
Jolly, a Highlander, was a!
Ibad last year as he was good thu
year before. In 1854 he won Il
and lost 6 and compiled q spar
king 2.43 earned run average al
Continued on Page A-13, Col.
Evening star., 1956-03-31

LAWRENCE, Kans.--Phog Allen of the University
of Kansas Qeft), dean of American basketball
coaches yesterday was bumped out of his job by an
infexibe retirement rule effective July l. Dick
Harp (right), Aliens assistant since 1949, ele
waited to the head coaching job. The State Board
of Regents turned down the request of the colorful
70-year-old veteran that his tenure be extended
past the mandatory retirement age. Allen has been
coaching since 1908 and at Kansas since 192o-AP
Evening star., 1956-03-31
|Beequer 10 Get
Chance al First
On Trip Home
Sievers and RunneIs
Switch to Old Spots
If Cubun Is Success
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star stan Correspondent

Star stan Correspondent
ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 81
Chuck Dresser says he'll employ
Julio Beequer at first base for
the Senators on their eight-game
swing toward Washington in the
hope that the Cuban Negro will
display enough hitting to war
rant the return of Roy Sievers
to left field.
"If I had to open the season
today I'd have Sievers on first
base" Dresser said, "but I want
to take a more thorough look
at Becquer. If he can handle
to job Sievers will go back to
the outfield and Pete Runnels
will be TOSSED into a battle for
second base with Herb Plews and
Jerry Snyder"
Dresser said his tentative reg
|ular batting order at the mo-
|ment is Runnels,- Plews or Sny-
der, second base; Dick Tettel-
bach. left; Carlos Paula, right
field; Sievers, first base; Eddie
Yost, third base; Karl Olson.
center field; Clint Courtney,
catcher. and Jose Valdivielso,
Ishortstop.
Runnels Has Sore Arm
Runnels, currently sore-armed
but expected to return to the
lineup in a day or two, thus may
be finished with the attempt to
transform him into an outfielder.
Dresser, though. has been known
to change his mind and, If other
outfielders fail to produce it will
come as no surprise if Pete goes
back to fly-chasing.
Becquer so far hasn't indicated
he'll hit. Given opportunity to
show his value in eight exhibi-
tions and several squad games,
he is batting .167.
An attempt to bolster the club
was frustrated at least tempo
Irarily yesterday when President
Gal Griffith and Dresser made a
Ifruitless trip to Haines City to
Examine the Yankees "B" squad
and sat with General Manager
George Weiss.
Unproductive Visit
The Yankees had split their
squad. The outfielders in whom
the Senators are interested-Lou
|Skizas and Whitley Herzog-re-
manned in st. Petersburg. Weiss
changed his plans and didn't
appear, so the Senator's bosses
had an unproductive chat with
Lee MacPhail, Yankees farm
club director.
The Yankees originally were
supposed to produce a player or
cash by tomorrow to complete
the Maury McDermott deal, but
Griffith has offered to extend the
|deadline. weiss and I will talk
in the next day or two" Cal said.
The Senators will play a squad
game today. Ted Alternately,
belted freely by the White Sox
Thursday, will be sent right back
to the mound for one club, with
Chuck Stobbs due to pitch for the
lother team.
Abernathy's Job at Stake
Abernathy now very well could
be fighting to stick with the
Senators. In his last two starts
he has been pounded vigorously,
hasn't been firing the ball as
he can. and has incurred
Dressen's wrath. Another she'll
ling today could result in a
demotion to Louisville.
Dresser has only 13 more ex-
hibitions, including one with
Brooklyn's "B" team tomorrow,
lin which to shake down his
pitchers. At the moment he'd
be pressed to name a starting
staff, for his pitchers generally
have been clobbered.
The Senators will play the
Yankees here Monday, then
hook up with Cincinnati for a
journey through Georgia, the
Carolinas and Tennessee before
landing in Washington April IL.
Evening star., 1956-03-31

SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 81 up.
Ted Williams has been in
structed to concentrate on rum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
No Help for Wiley?

The President took too much for
granted, or so it seems to us, when he
told his press conference he did not think
Senator Wiley expected or wanted any
support from the administration in his
Wisconsin primary battle.
Mr.. Eisenhower evidently based his
statement on an article in Milwaukee
newspaper. But Senator Wiley promptly
made 1t clear that his feeling on the
matter was not exactly as described by
the President
Senator Wiley was tossed overheard
by the Wisconsin Republican Old Guard
at It's recent State convention, the basic
reason being that he supported, and they
opposed, the Presidents foreign policies.
The Senator has stated his intention to
run independently in the G. o. P. pri-
mary, however, and he will need help.
After the Eisenhower statement, SEN
ator Wiley said that of course he would
not want to put the President in cor
ner. But he added, hopefully, that he
thought the voters would be interested
In the Presidents "factual evaluation"
OF mans public service, and that per-
hapS the Chief Executive later on might
see Mt to do this much in his case.
The President does not like to inter-
fere in party primaries. He thinks the
voters are apt to resent it, so that the
intended beneficiary might be hurt more
than he is helped. There is much to be
said for this as general rule But there
are also exceptions to all rules. In this
case, 1t seems to us that Senator wiley,
having served faithfully and well, de-
serves an assist from the President if he,
Senator Wiley, thinks it would be helpful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
MoiI-Order Permits

The Commissioners have taken a
sensible step in adopting Traffic Director
Keneipp's proposal for mail order
drivers permit system. The move will
prevent several kinds of trickery involv-
ing phony names or addresses on permits
issued to applicants in over the counter
dealings.
Under the system to be discarded
applicants may obtain permits under an
assumed name and fake address, as there
is no practicable way to check promptly
the accuracy Of the data given. Many
permits have been issued in the past to
people giving fictitious names and false
addresses. The frauds have been dis
covered from time to time in connection
with Investigations of check forgery.
False permits have been used by these
crooks as proof Of identity. Furthermore,