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

Senate Leader johnson defeats Shvers control
Texas johnson Democratic moderate That's fellow who
wants to throw out Ikeand mark time with somebody
The Eisenhower administration a triumph. Re-
pubcans have proved they live sidebysde peaceful
coexstence with the common people.
Democratic Congressman Roosevelt Ike isn't providing
dynamic leadership Democrats define dynamic
who believes problem is too small
crisis
Ike wins the Maryland Republican primary, Usually the
voter who thinks his President is doing pretty fair job
fellow who has a pretty fair one himself
Foreign Aid Boss Holer pleads for $49 billion in foreign
spending No danger Of going broke The
national climate improving always float from
Russia.
There has been change Washington since
the Eisenhower team ousted the Fair Deal The welfare
now is run by Republicans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
TEE 10 GREEN
By MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

In resuming operations in thil
corner. the first business Is ar
irresistible temptation to chide
the Nations press and collins
officials" who recently elected
Craig Wood to the PGA's Hall Of
Fame.
Wood, Of course. made a con.
siderable contribution to the
game as a great player, teacher
and longtime pro at swanky
Winged Foot Country Club, but
wasn't Craig rushed into thi.
honor?
In fact. the votes for the siS
nominees selected by the PGA
Hall of Fame Committee showed
great short-sightedness for any.
thing that happened before the
modern glamorous era of golf.
Most of the golf writers anc
officials who voted apparently
cast their ballots without turn
ing a page of the record books
or taxing their memories more
than momentarily.
The feats Of 72-year-old JOCK
Hutchinson and our own 74-year-
old Freddie Mcleod Of Columbia
were bypaSsed for the more
youthful Wood, just IS last
month.
Mr.. Mac. smallest man ever
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|SmuII and Chose
Tie for Honors in
Woodmont Sweep

Al Small and Dr.. Alex Chase
tied for low net honors in a O.
hole sweepstakes at woodmont
yesterday as a large field took
advantage Of the summer like
weather to participate. Small
had 42-10-32 and DR.. Chase Al
.0-32.
Tied for second low net were
Leonard Jacobs, 37-4-33; Col.
L. E. Harris. 4O-7-33; R. Gittle-
man. 43-1O-33: M. Rodman, "a
11-33 and Marvin Kogod, 42-o
80.
Other winners were: Colman
Stein. 40-6-34; Dave Dubb, AZ
9-34; Moe Lerner, ASA;
Jerry Freedman, 38-4-34; Bob
Philipson. 39-5-34; Dave Bar
ron, 4S-l4-34; Bob Cramer, 40
Carl Gewirz, 46-l2-34,
and DR.. Blame Fig, 42-s-S4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

Minareln. Rudy A. Bosto
Defrington, James c., chI
SANTIAGO. Jose O.. Kansa
Baumann, Frank NJ. Boz
Abrams. Calvin R.. chiea
Melton, David o., Kansa
Mauch, Eugene W.. Boat
9tfeuli, walter r.. DetrNl
Battey, Earl J Chicago
Halo Elmer W., KanSas
King, Charles, O Detrol
9ilFera. Charles A.. New
I4au Charles r Detroit
Abernathy, Theodore W
Hernandez Lopez Evil
Lockiin, Stuart c. C'evl
Terry, Ralpk, New York
Richardson. Robert c., n
Astroth Joseph H.. Kan
Cox, Glenn NJ. Kansas
Mcdonald. james l., Chic
brodoWski. Richard g., \
Carver. Ned p. Detrnit
Beamon. chaflts A., Bal
Ceccarelli, Arthur =. X
DuSer. Carl n. Kansas q
knnstanty. e. james. NJ
Brunei. Ge1Tge a Kans
Black, william C.. DetroI
KeouGh. Richard N Bol
Craodock. Walter A, Ka
Host, EuHene T.. Detroit
MaricWe Richard B.. I'd
OiDell, william o., Bal
Birref, Werner o. baitln
M9eller, Ronald h Bal
BYRD. Harry O. Chiengo
Portocarrero. Armed NJ.
Dixon. John G.. Neg York
Wright Thomas Wa
Bfady. james J.. Detroit
pahlke, jerome A.. Chica
He'd. Melvin n. Baitimul
1echar Wiiiam c. Chit
epieer, Robert o., kanaaI
Wcodeahick. Haroid J u
Coatet, James A., Neu .
Wolsy. Peter p. petreit
Weriey, oeofga W Boifi
unnin 01fden w. uall
Harrison, nseert I 1aiI
Bradford villas p a
Ycuna ncbsrt = ciegel
HalaA Henri 4. cisssia
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Nurses Report
TIC Chased
Olympic Feurs
By JIM SIMPSON

MELBOURNE (by Mail) -
Take it from Mary Korfonta
head nurse Of Georgetown's Out.
patient Clinic, athletes use more
TIC than linament, bandages OF
medicine. Mary. one Of two
American nurses who attended
the United States Olympic team
issued TIC by the bucket.
TIC is q common expression
in American hospitals and means
Tender. Loving Care" Ath.
letes, no matter how experienced
have severe cases Of butterflies
in the stomach before competi-
ton. They can't turn to other
athletes for comfort. So, during
the Olympics. they trooped ovel
to the American Dispensary al
Olympic Village In search OF
some TIC.
Naturally. when they checked
in at sick call, 1t was for an upset
stomach, or q slight sprain, but
1t usually wound UP with a long
comforting talk. Butterflies gone,
the athletes left Mary and 10
Hanks, the second American
nurse, who halls from San Mateo,
Calf. must have done terrific
job Of calming fears, for the
American track team won is gold
medals--a new all-time high.
Mary applied for the job as q
team nurse with little idea that
out Of the hundreds Of applicants
she would be selected. The good
news came last April, and now,
heading for home after two
months with the team, the trip
has seemed all too short.
Mary Korfonta saw some Of
the Olympic competition, but
spent most Of her time listening
to the brawny athletes talk OF
their families, homes and hopes,
and helping to get rid Of those
butterflies.
The hundreds Of thousands Of
fans have many memories. but
as Mary flies back to Mclean,
Va, and work at Georgetown. she
figures she's got the best of the
deal in the Olympic memory de-
Ipartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

TO win the Open title, figured
prominently in the major cham
pionships for is years after he
won the big one in 1908. Eight
times he finished in the first
10 in the Open championship,
including second place In 1921,
and three thirds. He was runner
up in the PGA In 1919, and twice
won the North South Open at
Pinehurst when 1t ranked right
behind the Open and PGA In
prestige.
And well into his 18th year,
the Columbia pro still devotes a
seven-day week to golf. has a
sharp. keen mind and an unbe-
lievable memory of some of COLTS
greatest moments. His seasonal
teaching schedule is full, and his
only vacations are to attend the
Open. Masters and PGA seniors,
the latter tournament he also has
won.
And his buddy, Jock, thought
lessly has been bypassed in this
and past Hall of Fame ballot
ing. Jock never won the Open
but he was second twice, and he
won the British Open and was
winner and runnerup In the
IPGA.
Jock, too. is extremely active
in the game. while Wood has
left It and is a prosperous busi-
InesSman in New York.
Baseball had the same unfair
ness. 1t was not until a few
years ago that Frank Baker, who
first led the American League in
the home run department in
1911, made baseballs Hall Of
Fame and then he was named
by a committee setup to give
special consideration to the old
timers. For many years Baker.
like Mcleod and Hutchinson, had
been by-passed for younger and
Iless-deserving players.
Wood was 40 years old before
he won the Open and Masters,
after having been runnerup in
the Open, PGA and Masters. Pos
lsibly his hard luck sobriquet
swayed the voting.
Mcleod was 50 years old when
| the Masters was born, but he and
Hutch have played in each one
for which they were physically
mt. They're first of each year
lat Augusta, a sentimental pair
playing with a couple of their
ifavorite but outmoded sticks in
the bag. They finish the round
in about two hours and some
change, playing the game as it
was meant to be played. It's a
shame they won't tee of at Au-
gusta next year as partners in
the Hall of Fame.
NOTES-Chev Chase has
solved the problem of sinking
cups into frozen green's in the
winter. Three cup locations
were sunk in three widely scat
tered places in each green to be
ready for the first freeze, and
the pins can be changed in cold
weather. -. The winter golf
dinner season was inaugurated
with George Cornell's annual
party for the golf course super
intendentS. pros and greens
chairmen Tuesday at Cornell's
place Of business in Bethesda.
Proof that George is a splendid
host is the fact that his dinner
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Lehieh Rally
Defeats Army

WEST POINT, N. Y, Dec. 8
l(R.-A tenacious Lehigh basket
ball quintet overlook Army in
the final two minutes today and
went on to defeat the Cadets,
$3.50.
The Engineers broke open
Arny's tight zone defense with
some superb set shooting in the
final minutes when they con-
nected with six for six from the
floor.
Tom Healy tied the score at
57-all with a short set shot. He
was fouled making the basket,
then hit with the free throw to
put the Engineers in front, 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

Isets an attendance record each
year.
Herbert Warren Wind has two
offerings on the golf book market
for Christmas-book 2 of Tips
From the Top" compiled from
the series in Sports Illustrated
and "The Story Of American
Golf" $4.95 edition Of the orig
inal SIS issue. plus q 64-page
chapter on "The Age Of Hogan .
The new one includes up-to-date
records and all photographs from
the higher-priced first printing.
Manor's Greens Committee.
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SENATOR'S
Continued from Page B-1

lis traded. Plews batted .270 as
q rookie last season.
Kemmerer, a 6-foot-3 right
handler who pitched one-hitter
against Baltimore in his major
league debut in 1854, spent last
season with San Francisco. The
former University Of Pittsburgh
student is remembered wildly by
YoSt, for that same season when
one Of his fast balls crashed
against Eds left ear. Yost at that
time had a consecutive-game
streak operating and finished the
season by making only token APP
pearances.
Yost, 80. has led the league
in walks four times. He drew ISL
bases on balls last season while
batting .231. A regular with the
Senators since 1947, Ed batted
.295 in 1850 for his peak year.
In seven Of his 10 full seasons
he has batted less than .26O. ,
Griffith declares other teams
haven't produced propositions to
tempt him.
Detroit and Kansas City are
interested in Roy Sievers, but
they're not offering anything, .
the club president said. THE
White Sox would like to have
Yost. Sievers and Catcher Clint
Courtney, and Cleveland wants
Yost and catcher, but right now
it doesn't look as if there's a
chance Of doing business with
them"
In the major league meetings
starting Monday and winding
up Wednesday, baseball's brass
will. determine whether to start
inter-league play in 1858.
On the agenda is a proposal
BY Hank Greenberg, Cleveland
general manager, that teams
trim their schedule against cur
rent league opponents to l26
games instead of l54. He would
make up the difference by sched-
luling % games with teams from
the rival league.
1t would work like this: In
stead Of playing % games with
each American League rival, the
Senators would play 18-nine at
home and nine on the road. They
would play four National League
teams four tirnes-twice at home
and twice on the road. They
would play the other four Ma
tional League teams three times.
The inter-league games
wouldn't start until after the
All-Star Game and would be
completed by September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

Istiil disturbed over . lack Of
character Of the clubs seventh
hole. win add 26 yards and make
the second shot much more Diff
flcult by extending the tee into
the woods. There was an
obvious tenseness in the air at
the Women's District Golf Assoc
citation meeting the other day at
Kenwood, and it is hoped the
differences viii be patched UP
by spring and the group win
work together. Too bad that Q
couple Of highly capable officers
were lost In the shufiie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Mitchell Five Tops
Quuntico, 1929

Mitchell Air Force Base and
the Quantico Marines both hit
for 81 field goals. but Mitchell
scored 40 points from the foul
line to provide the margin in 9
l02-Ss victory yesterday at Guam
tico.
Walt Sprunewicx tossed in "A
points to lead Mitchell to its sixth
win In eight games. Don LANCE
scored II for the Marines, who
lost their second in nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

stolen bases with 81 and was
thrown out only four times.
Detroit finished as the team
batting leader with an average
of .279.
The leagues homer total of
LOTS set q league record, break
ing the old mark Of o7s set In
1850. The Yankees 100 homers
set q league mark. Both records
were given q boost due to de-
creased distances at Grifith
Stadium.
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Mantle Leaves
Rival Batfers
0n|yCrumbs

Mickey Mantle left some
crumbs for other hitters to
scramble for. but official Ameri-
can League batting averages re-
leased today confirm the fact
that the New York Yankees
blaster grabbed virtually every
thing worthwhile in becoming
the leagues first triple crown
champion since 1947.
In addition to leading the
league in homers with So, bat
ting average at 1852 and runs
batted in. 100, the speedy out
fielder also was tops in runs
scored and total bases.
Mantle was given strenuous
competition in only one phase
of the triple crown department.
AL Kaline of Detroit gave him
a battle with 1913 runs batted
in as Mickey played sparingly
in the final days of the season.
But Mantle smacked 20 more
homers than runnerup Vic
Wertz and was eight points
ahead of the average runnerup,
Ted Williams. last winner Of the
triple crown with a .343 average,
80 homers and ia RBI in 1947.
Topped by Only Three
Mickey's homer production
placed him next to Babe Ruth
among the Yankees for slam
ming 80 or more homers in q
season. Babe did 1t four times
and the only other American
Leaguers TO hit more than Man
tie in one season were Jimmy
Foxx and Hank Greenberg.
Mantle scored 1872 runs, II
more than runnerup Nellie Fox
q the White sox, and accounted
for 376 total bases. 20 more than
he No. 2 man. Kalino. !.
Fourteen hitterS VINO went TO
bat ofncially 400 or more times
nnished with averages above 800.
The Senators lone representative
was Pete Runnels. who tied for
the No. 10 spot with Mickey YER
non, . former tean1mate now
with Boston.
Six Bat In 100
Six hitters batted in more than
100 runs. Jim Lemon, with SO,
and Roy Sievers, with 95. we're
Senators who just missed. Lemon
lied for the league lead In triples
At II with Minnie Minoso Of the
White 6ox, Jackie Jensen of Bos-
TN and Harry Simpson Of
Kansas City.
Harvey Ku0nn, Detroit short
sop, paced the league In hits
with 1o6, while Boston'S Jim
Pdeesall led IN doubles with 40.
La1lg ApaEioto, Chicago's rookie
6crtStop. topped the league in
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Coast Coach Quits

CLAREMONT, Calf, Dec. 8
R.-Earl j. (Fuzz) Merritt said
today he had asked to be re-
lieved as head football coach of
the Pomona Claremont College
Sagehens. He said he hoped to
remain as q member Of the
physical education staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
UnreoIistic and Unfair

Legislation pending in the House
would continue the unrealistic and unfair
tleup between WorkmenS compensation
law benefits for longShoremen and those
for District workers of all trades. In fact,
the legislation would make the tieup
even more SenSeless and unjust than it
now is. For it would arbitrarily make
applicable to the District increased in
surance payments formulated specifically
to cover longShoremen and harbor work.
erS in other parts of the country. The
proposed legislation would require Dis
trict employers to pay workmen'S COM
pensation benefits far higher than those
required Of employers in comparable
businesses in Virginia and Maryland
The peculiar alliance between Dis
trict rates for all types of workers and
national rates for men employed on docks
and other harbor installations dates from
1923. At that time the national Long
shoremen's and Harbor Workers Com
penSation Act was amended to include
District workers having no waterfront
connections. This was done because
prior efforts to enact a separate work
mems compensation law for the District
had failed. Many employers assumed
that this was to be an interim arrange
ment, pending eventual passage OF a
District law. But the law still controls
local rates, despite the fact that local
conditions have no bearing on the rate
fixing process. Under Senate-approved
measure as revised by the House Labor
Committee, local maximum disability pay
ments would be raised from $35 to $54
week, as compared with Maryland's
maximum rate of $35 week and Vir-
ginia's rate Of $50 a week
The Washington Board of Trade is
strongly opposed to any such increase,
1t favorS. instead. the Mcmillan bill to
give the District its own law. Certainly
the present plan is makeshift arrange
ment that Congress ought to end with
out further delay. Local rates ought to
be fixed on the basis of local conditions,
not on the basis of what is light for
longshoremen somewhere else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
Mr.. Nixon Is Wilma

It certainly is not surprising to learn
that Mr.. Nixon is available for the Re-
publican vice presidential nomination.
The element of surprise, If any, lies in
the timing of the announcement.
BY stepping forward now as the pro-
Spectlve nomlnee-a prospect which has
been converted into virtual certainty
by the Presidents indorsement-Mr.
Nixon gives the Democrats more def
mite target to shoot at than they would
otherwise have had. AS long as there
was degree of uncertainty. the Demo-
cratic sharpShooters could never be quite
sure that they were drawing bead on
the right target But Mr.. Nixon'S an
nouncement gives the signal to fire at will,
and the Democrats will not be backward
about accepting the invitation.
Presumably, the announcement was
made at this time to put an end to the
dump Nixon" stories that kept popping
up every few days. Despite Mr.. Eisen-
hower's repeated praise of the Vice Presi-
dent, the absence of any definite state
ment was bound to leave some doubt
In many minds as to whether the PreSi-
dent really wanted Mr. Nixon for a
Second-term running mate. This had the
effect of encouraging those who hoped
to stop" Mr. Nixon, and of keeping the
party regulars more or less off balance.
So. presumably, all aspects of the matter
were weighed and decision was made
to put an end to uncertainty in the G. o. P.
ranks by bringing Mr.. Nixon out into the
open-and let the shooting begin.
1t is also fair guess that Mr.. Nixon
did not step forward until the pros and
cons of putting him on the ticket had
been carefully appraised It is to be
expected that he will weaken the ticket
In some places and strengthen it in
others. When one looks at Mr.. Nixons
impressive showing in New Hampshire,
however, and takes into account the
absence of any popular and well-known
alternative candidate, there is a strong
inclination to agree with Senator Ke-
fauver that an Eisenhower Nixon ticket
will be as strong as any the Republicans
could put up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28

lily may have had questionable associa-
lions or because the soldier himself may
have belonged at one time to some pro-
scribed organization. Henceforth, it must
be established that there is basis for
believing that the individual himself sis
motivated or influenced by, or is sympa-
thetic to subversive aims or ideologies."
Certainly, Secretary Brucker, who
had already shown himself to be out of
sympathy with arbitrary findings under
the regulations formerly prevailing, is to
be warmly commended for putting this
equitable new program into effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
Hospitality Pays

Visitors are welcome In Washington.
We are glad to have the transients among
us, despite the occasional inconvenience
suffered by local residents. For we are
proud of our city, which also happens to
be the Capital of the Nation and we like
to have sight-Seers admire the things that
have become more or less commonplace
to those of us who live here. There is
also another side to these visitationS that
makes us happy to play host to tourists
and convention-goerS, year after year
This has to do with the economic aspects
of sightseeing. To be frank about it, it
pays to be hoSpitable to the millions OF
men, women and children who come to
Washington annually to spend few days
or weeks.
How we'll the hospitality business
pays may be cleaned from report by
the Greater National Capital Com ittee
on the economic effects of last years
influx of 46 million visitors. These guests
rented rooms. bought meals, shopped and
otherwise increased the volume of local
business by an estimated $3.50 million in
1855. This spending of tourist dollars
had Salutary chain-reaction throughout
the whole business community. Every
body benefited to some degree by the new
business.
That Is why the committee feels
justified in appealing to local business
men for wholehearted support of the
annual GNCC Embarrassing drive, to be
held during May. The campaign will
coincide with the committees "silver
anniversary celebration, marking IS
years of effective work in promoting
Washington as convention and tourist
center. The efforts have paid big divi-
dendS over the years. For the committee
has found that every dollar invested in
such promotion activity produces return
of approximately $l,750 in new business.
And there is good reason to believe that
greater dividends could be derived from
greater expenditures and efforts by the
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-28
THE POLITICAL MILL
Eisenhower Still Most Popular
By GOULD LINCOLN

Presidential primaries in
seven States indicated ID that
President Eisenhower retains
in large measure his popularity
with the voters and 90 that
neither of the avowed candi-
d dates for the Democratic
presidential nomination, Adlai
Stevenson and Senator Estes
Kefauver, has set the voters
on fire. The one weak spot for
Eisenhower was Minnesota,
where he ran behind Kefauver
but ahead of Stevenson. In
the other six StateS-New
Hampshire, Wisconsin, Illinois,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and
MISUNDERSTANDING President
led all other candidates for
presidential preference.
Eisenhower Led in Votes
Popularity contests" in these
primary States are by no
means conclusive. In the first
place, they bring out only a
fraction of the total vote that
will be cast next November, in
the general election. In the
second. nearly all of them are
CLOSED" that is, only regis
tered Republicans can vote in
the G.. o. P. primary and only
Democrats can vote in the
Democratic primary. The pri-
marieS in Minnesota and Wis
consin are the exceptions.
They are open" and voters
are free to take either a Re-
publican or a Democratic bal
lot as they see fit. including
the so-called independents"
With President Eisenhower
unopposed in any serious sense
in the Republican primaries.
Republicans have been worried
lest too many Republican vot-
ers stay at home and so leave
the field to the Democrats
fighting for the nomination.
Eisenhower suffered to some
extent on this account in the
Minnesota primary, and also,
it is reported, number Of Re-
publicans and independents
entered the Democratic pri-
mary there to PUNK for Ke-
tauver and against Stevenson.
In Wisconsin, the other open"
primary. where Kefauver alone
was entered, the Presidents
vote was more than 100000
greater than Kefauver's-and
he outran Kefauver in Mil
waukee, industrial center and
Democratic stronghold.
Also Eisenhower had more
votes in Illinois primary than
did Stevenson-though Illinois
is the home State of Steven
son, its former Governor. and
a drive to bring out the Demo-
cratic vote was put on by his
supporters. In the New jersey
primary, the entries were
President Eisenhower and Sen
ator Kefauver. The President
had some 100000 more votes
than Kefauver.
In Pennsylvania, it was Ste
venSon and Eisenhower. There
the Presidents margin over
the Stevenson vote was APP
proximately 100000. In Phila-
delphia. which Stevenson car
ried by 10000 votes in 1852.
only to lose the State to Eisen-