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second look from anybody, not even from each other
And yet, he had the strange feeling that somehow
they did belong together. The idea disturbed him
because usually everything in Mr. Sprys life was neatly
cataogued, ready at an nstants notice, and now he
couldn't name the source of the absurd idea.
AS a collector and student of crime, he began to
scissor police stories from stack of old newspapers
while one corner of the psychologists mind dealt with
the problem of Miss Pringle and Mr.. Abbott He
remembered movie he'd seen recently where two
mousy people found each other and lived happily
after. He paused in his clipping Miss Prngie and
Across the dinner table that night he studied
Miss Prngle with keen interest She was hopeless Dull
hair pinned severely away from face devoid of make
up her eyes obscured by heavy, bone-rmmed glasses
But in the movies he's greater transformations take
place. The hero usually looked at the girl with more
perceptive eye than others and said, why. you're
lovely" And she Immediately became
But Mr. Abbott was no hero. Above blank, paSty
face bald head cleaned, and he seemed too puny to
contemplate making any such remark.
Later that evening Mr. Spry, the psychologist, rum
mayed through carton and emerged with a text on the
behavior Of the abnormaly shy.
The next morning at breakfast he launched his cam
paign why Miss Pringe, your hair is red. I'd never
have noticed if Mr.. Abbott hadn't mentioned it,"
The effect on Miss Pringle was more than MIR. Spry
had hoped for. A dull red. matching the roots Of her
hair flooded her face. Voorhees, she snatched her purse
and gloves and streaked from the dining room.
Mr. Spry knew he on the right track. Miss Pringle
merely afraid Of her SELF as the book said
With jaunty self-confdence MIR. Spry fell into step
beside Mr.. Abbott, who ate breakfast later downtown
IF had your looks, young fellow, I'D dress up to
Them MIR. Spry said Miss PringIe told me she
thought you were most unusual looking man. Wear
gray flannel suit - pink shirt, grow mustache -"
ANY particular color?" Mr.. Abbott snarled. his face
aShen.
mo - er - that is. no. MIR. Spry gaped as Mr.
Abbott hurled himself into the subway entrance.
At dinner that evening, Miss Pringle and Mr.. Abbott
who had formerly ignored each other threw such looks
of hatred at another and at MIR. Spry that they
forced Mr. Spry to go to his earlier than usual
He felt hurt and little ridiculous at such fury; he
only trying to help them to rich, full life.
The vision of the back room bright that morning.
faded Instead his gaze met the stack of newspapers
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Old Mr.. Spry tptoed down the hail. listened carefully
then eased open the door to Miss Pringles room.
He wasn't concerned about Katie, the maid, who was
nosiy running the sweeper the spacious floor; he
just didn't enjoy Mrs. Terboven, the landlady ordering
him about when not too long ago he'd owned his own
home. But that when his wife Mary was alive, the
three boys were little and everything was different
Through bay window which looked out on gar
den morning light revealed crowded booksheves lining
the walls Mr.. Spry felt betrayed. month ago when
he'd come to look at the room, Mrs. Terboven had
assured him that his books would soon adorn the
shelves as Miss Pringe would be leaving. But Miss
Pringe had stayed on, and Mr.. Spry wanted the room
more than he'd wanted anything in his whole
seventy years.
He couldn't expect Mrs. Terboven to understand the
importance of this He collector, psycholo
gist, student of crime and even more important,
retired librarian; and his catalogued library was
enormous. With Mary gone, and the boys all mar
ried, he had done all he could to make room for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Howard Drills
Start Saturday

Coach Tom johnson expects 80
candidates for the Howard Uni
versity football team when he
calls the first practice Saturday,
with the number increasing to
so after the Labor Day week end
Twenty-four lettermen will be
in the final group, the largest
collection of experienced players
since johnson took over in 1852.
Quarterback and captain Will
mer Smith, product of Dunbar
High; Fullback Bob Brown, a
20O-pounder from Brooklyn. and
Halfback Gene Smith, a speed
ster from Armstrong High, lead
the parade Of returning backs.
Also returning is Art Van
Brackle, Towards leading pass
catcher as a halfback in 1852.
who has been in the Army and
who played for Fort Eustis last
year.
Seven of the returning letter.
men are ends, and johnson ex-
poets to convert some OF them
TO other positions.
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Pro-Amateur
Tennis 10 Open

The sixth annual pro-amateur
tennis round robin for the Court
land Ferguson Trophy will start
at 4 pm. tomorrow at Columbia
Country Club.
Frank Buddy" GoeItz, Column
bia Country Club professional,
and Fred McNair are the de-
Tending champions. They beat
Harris Everett, Army Navy
Country Club professional, and
1t. Col. Robin Hippenstiel in the
finals last year. N n
Pro-amateur teams entered
in the tourney are Goeltz and
iNfcNair. Columbia Country Club;
Dan Watson and Tom Moornead,
Chevy Chase Country Club; Carl
Beall and Jim Thackara, Chevy
Chase Country Club; Pauline
Betz Addie and Hugh Lynch.
Edgemoor Club: Charles Wood
and Teddy Burwell, Washington
Golf and Country Club: Clarke
Taylor and Johnny Harris.
Woodmont Country Club; Jack
Boucher and Bill Costello, Ken
wood Country Club; Claude Kill
day and Douglas Love, Kenwood
Country Club, and Harry
Ahrendts and Dick Williams,
Army Navy Country Club.
Amateur teams entered to fill
out the draw are CORTLAND
Ferguson and Charles Charming,
DR.. Gilbert Rude and Frank
Shore. and Henry Foss and Clay
COSS.
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Soo,Vusquez
Sturt Series
Of TV Shows

The Jimmy Soo-Baby Vasquez
lightweight fight Friday night
at Capitol Arena is the first of
what Promoter Goldie Ahearn
plans as a monthly series during
the early fall. If successful, he
hopes to carry ON through the
winter.
Friday nights fight will be
televised, with WRC-TV, chan
mel 4, the outlet in Washington.
and Ahearn says he has two
other televiSion fight dates in
September and October to stage
bouts in cooperation with the
International Boxing Club.
500 is an undefeated Phila-
delphia fighter who is Just about
ready to spring into national
prominence. He has won 80
straight bouts. one more than
another Philadelphia fighter, Gil
Turner, had at the start of his
career. Twenty Of Soo's VIC
tories were by knockouts.
This year. the 22-year-old 500
has knocked out three of his
five opponents, Nazzareno Vitale,
frankie Madison and Willis
Moore. while outpointing Ray
Portilla and Earl Hilton.
Vasquez. rs. has had a bit
more experience than 500. most
OF II south Of the border. and his
overall record shows him with
~ victories. IA by knockout,
against II defeats and a draw.
He holds the Mexican light
weight championship which he
won from Raul Esqueda in De-
cemoer OF 1854.
This year Vasquez has knocked
out Bobby Cardenas. Marcelino
Pena. Eduardo Almazan and Au-
Rustin RoSales.
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ators and Redskins games. In
1852 he went to Helsinki to
report on the Olympics for a
number of network programs.
His job there was his first to
attract national attention. He
Joined WRC. the Washington
outlet for NBC, in February.
1855.
Simpson. who served with the
Coast Guard in World War II
and in the Korean conflict. says
he is viewing the coming trip
with particular interest because
the Americans and Russians will
be housed in the same area. In
1852 the Russians had their own
village.
AS for the unofficial team VIC
tory, Simpson believes victories
by the smaller Nations will
throw the balance to either
Russia OF the United States.
Simpson will leave here in
id-November. He'll be back in
a month, in plenty of time for
Christmas with his wife. the
former Sara Kanaga of Hagers-
town. and their two children,
James Bret, 8, and Elizabeth
Kimberley, 9 months.
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CIV Will Focus
On Search for
Grid Reserves
By GEORGE HUBER

A search for reserve strength
in practically every position will
be the immediate task facing
Coach Bo Sherman when he
calls his so candidates for
George Washington's first loot
ball practice Saturday.
The Colonials will have IA let
termen plus a dozen or so with
limited varsity experience. spread
pretty well over the IL positions
Some help also is expected from
those who played freshman foot
ball last season. but the big
worry is requirements for those
who at this point figure to be
the first stringers
Judging from spring practice
CIV probably will have a good
No. ! lineup with a reasonably
heavy line and fast backfield
Sherman figures that barring
injuries to important players,
the Colonials should do as well
this year as last, when they won
five of nine games. but some
help from the new men will be
needed.
Aiding GW's prospects is the
return of Mike Sommer, last
years leading scorer and rated
the fastest halfback in the
Southern Conference. Sherman
also has popped up the backfield
by shifting Dick Claypool from
fullback to halfback to take bet
ter advantage of Claypool's
speed.
Also returning is Ray Looney,
who shared quarterbacking with
Bob Sturm, now graduated. and
30 Austin at fullback. A nom
letterman, Jack Henzes, also is
back for quarterback duty, but
that's about it in the backfield
and the Colonials are not as well
of for experience there as they
had been in recent years.
Lettermen returning for the
line will be two ends, three
tackles, three guards and two
centers-one of the latter a serv-
ice returnee, indicating the need
for finding additional strength
there
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RingwoIt Shares
Swimming Honors
With Miss Riqsby

4 Sue RigSby of Little Hunting
Park and Dave Rigwalt of Hol-
lin Hills took honors as the out
standing performers yesterday as
the Northern Virginia Swimming
League concluded its season with
an All-Star meet at the Woodley
Pool in Falls Church.
Miss Rigsby. swimming in the
girls junior division, won the So
meter backstroke and 50-metel
breaststroke and placed second
in the 50-meter freeStyle for IL
points, while Ringwalt. swim
ming in the boys midget division
won the 25-meter freestyle, 25-
meter backstroke and 25-meter
breaststroke for a sweep and Ia
points.
Competing pools. in addition
to Little Hunting Park and Hol-
lin Hills. were Chesterbrook
Poplar Heights. Spring fl e | d
Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, Lee
Graham, Pike Branch and Free
dom Park.
Boy TadpoIes
25-meter freestyle: /. Ross Bailey c.
hickey shaw tCl; }. Bob Mueller 80
Boy Midgets
25-meter freestyle; l. Dave Ringyal
tHHb; :. Larry Dumas CT): 3, Scot
Carson PBl. Time: l7.O.
25-mster backstroke; l. Rinswalt: 2
s ssaa.. Fdm0n'0n FP'i 3 Dumas, Time
Pete Arnold IT.; 3. William Young!
Boy Intermediates
{aH =: Scott bailey ,ci;; 8 jim Paimei
LGl Tine: S3;9 rs.. o,..,.
oEPS; Y. Bob Arnold III; 8, Ed Hafve,
a4;metsT S sFsai ss.; i Joe PGysI
Noses har' crp, FL 4Ine r'I5sf '1'' > Franz
5O-meter freestyle Brian Adaml
g. &C.; a-p Pan Pe5L ;s Ct 3-chaunce'
50-meter backstroke: Dan PerLee
adams; John Youngs (FPl. Time
5o-metsr breast stroke: brian Pal.
Steve Brunson III. Time. 500
30 2o-meter freestyle; IL I-GeTdon Fowler
56-meter back Stroke. Light: p
Fowler; 3-John Connolly IGl. Time,
, 5O,meter butterfly: la-FoMler; p
1913.
Girl TadpoIes
f. meter treestyle; Jill Olson tS);
2%Garol vespe ~; 3-Janice Helstrom
Girl MIdgets
25-meter .freestyle: Patty skillman
Kern kslner G iPSt r,m Nancy SS 'c' a-oail
Diameter backstroke: I-Kerner: p
Eleanor Murphy (FPJ: 3--Gail Adams
2 5%ste Eva S5sa;istFOke KsTner
Michael tHHl Time: SEQ
Girl intermediates
5o.meIer freestyis lame Hon.
Rastss d dPonns Ga Yp HOs 41S. H ~
50-meter haekstroke: Karen Pick
ard fTl;- "--Hoffmaster: 3--Hosmer.
50-meter breaststroke. Jean Re-
maud INV: S-Hofmsster. 3-Pickard.
Girl juniors
5Q-meter freestyle | Margaret
8---Terry Fowler tPBl Time 4o.s.
50-meter backstroke: l--Rigsby; p
Fowler; 3-Rebecca Rosers 'LGl. Timei
500
50-meter breaststroke: 1-Rissby: p
Sandy Mueller 81 3-Marcia Robert
son 49,. Time. 90.
Girl seniors
50-meter freestyle l--Crellin James
Sheils O'connell ISL Time: 432
50-meter backstroke Julie Hol-
brook fMVl; James. 3-Annie Laurie
HURLEY 'PHl Time 5@.5.
jO-meter butterfly. 1--Schneider: -
Nancy Watkins tPBl: 3--James. Time.
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Simpsons Lucky Streak
By BILL FUCHS

Jim Simpson, who says he had
70 leave town a few years ago
to acquire a sports background.
will be the voice of the National
Broadcasting Co. at the 1856
Olympic Games in Melbourne.
A graduate of Leland Junior
High and Wilson High School
and a former student at Dewitt
School and George Washington
University, Simpson was picked
for the job in November and
December because of his mike
work at a number of outstand-
ing sports events the last couple
Of years.
His work on the Pan American
Games in Mexico City last year,
the recent Olympic Track and
Field Trials in Los Angeles and
three major golf tournaments
made him the obvious choice,
in the opinion of NBC officials.
In Australia, Jim will concern
himself with on-the-spot re-
porting plus personal interviews.
Because of the time difference,
his broadcasts probably will be
tapped in San Francisco and re-
broadcast to the Nation.
Simpson is a tall, handsome,
boyish-looking young man who
appears genuinely awed by his
recent giant strides. in a highly
competitive field.
i've been tremendously lucky
he says. Il suddenly found out
in 1947 how little l knew and
got out of town. I needed a.
sports background and so Il
went to Hagerstown as program
and sports director of WARK
To be able to come back to-
Washington was my big dream.
! never thought I'd be that
lucky"
Simpson. who got his first
radio job at Is with a weekly
hunting-fishing show on WINK,
returned to Washington to join
the staff Of WOIC, since re-
designated WTOP-TV, before
that stations first telecast in
1913.
He left there to free-lance and
picked up spots after the Sem
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|ShontyI Wins
First Heat in
|Hurmsworth

DETROIT, Aug. Is GA
Seattle Yacht Club speedboat
roared over the Detroit River
racing course today at an aver
age speed of 94.772 IN. to win
a first heat victory in the Inter-
national Harmsworth Trophy
race over a Canadian challenger.
Shanty I, the United States
defender owned by William G.
Waggoner and piloted by 1t. Col.
Russell Schleeh. an Air Force Jet
pilot. ran away from Canadian
Miss -Supertest in the opening
of the best-of-three heats classic.
The challenger shot across the
starting line six seconds in the
lead but lost her advantage in
the first half mile of competition.
At the end Miss Supertest trailed
by two and a half miles.
The Canadian boat, with Will
liam Braden. Hamilton. Ont,
executive at the wheel, appeared
to have some difficulty with her
engines and made the turns
much more slowly than did the
defender. Miss Supertest's aver
age speed for the 35-mile course
was 89.313 m.p.h.
Shanty made the fastest five
mile lap at the rate of 98.784
m.p.h. in her first time around
the Semi-eliptical course. Miss
Supertest's fastest lap was her
seventh, at rate of 81 .976 m. p h.
The second 35-mile heat sched-
uled for next Monday at $50
pm. washington time).
Should the challenger win
Monday, a third heat will be
run Tuesday.
1t appeared yesterday that the
race would have to be called of i.
The Supercharger on Miss Su-
pertest's new engine was dam
aged yesterday during trial.
The original engine had been
repaired and was put back in by
the Woodworking Canadian crew
in time for last-minute test
run this morning.
The speeds per lap for Shanty
and Miss SuperteSt:
sHANTY-u) 9s.7s4: t2) 90 $685.
90 94.979; "a $4,000; go 93.3l5;
co. 1854; ca $3.50.
S.40s; go $1,000; az S7939; (6)I
SS.325; go 5000: % 91916
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as the starting left half this year,
the replacement for Ed Vereb.
inexperienced Quarterbacks
If Tambo is drafted, the quar-
terbacks probably will be John
Fritsch. d junior, Dickie Lewis,
a sophomore, and Bob Rusev-
Ivan, a st. Johns product, in
that order. All, of course, lack
experience.
The returning linemen will be
led by Mike Sandusky and Jack
Davis, with the All-America
guns likely to be concentrated
on Sandusky. Last year the Terps
were tops in rushing defense and
second in total defense in the
Nation.
Maryland won Is straight
games under Tamburello before
the 20-6 defeat by Oklahoma in
the Orange Bowl.
The major problem seems to
be at end. where the top four
men were graduated. Mont hired
Jim PEBBLES, a former Redskin.
to tutor the ends, and in spring
practice he made considerable
progress.
Good Spring Practice
The Terps had one of their
best spring practice sessions, al
though they lost to the Alumni.
The stars of the spring sessions
in the backfield were Tom Selpp
at fullback and John McVicxer
at left half. Selep sat out all last
year after twisting his knee Sep.
TENDER l. McVicker couldn t
seem to make the right play at
the right time under Tatum.
1t is very important for the
Terps to get of to a good start
against Syracuse, for morale pur-
poses of the team, the young
coaching staff, and the fans who
will be watching the Terps with
out Tatum'S guidance for the
first time in 10 years. For those
reasons the first "a days of Sep
TENDER will be of utmost i'm
portance. -WHITTLESEY
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Sc Terp Gridmen Report
Saturday for Fall Drills

Tommy Mont; who this summer
has learned some of the I'M
expected trials that befall a
head football coach. starts the
fall problems Saturday morning
at 6:45 when his University of
Maryland team reports for
practice.
Twenty-four days later the
Terps entertain Syracuse in one
of their four home games.
Sixty-six players meet Thurs
day night in the dining hall. and
Friday will dress for the press
day. Two practices are sched-
uled daily at 6:45 and 3:15
through September IA.
The early morning and late
afternoon times were favorites
Of Jim Tatum. Maryland'S coach
for the past nine years. who liked
those hours to beat the heat.
Maryland has "a lettermen re-
va AAAAA6 eAAAd lOob 10.
Mont Has Problems
Mont. Tatum's assistant for
i've years. supposedly inherited
the best talent in Maryland's
football history. but there have
been problems this summer
Among them, Quarterback Frank
Tamburello Unexpectedly was
called for induction. He has
asked for a review of his case
and it probably will not come
Until October Even if drafte<
early that month, he probably
will be here for the Syracuse
and Wake Forest games. Tam
burello definitely will report for
practice.
It's almost certain that Phil
Perlo, the No. 2 fullback. will
not return to school because of
illness. He left school late last
spring and has indicated he will
not return
II the TerpS lose both Tambo
and Perlo. it will call for whole
sale shifts in the backfeld. with
the possibility that Fred Hamil-
ton will have to return to full
back. Hamilton was counted on
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Orioles to Regain
Billy O'DeII Soon

BALTIMORE. Aug. Is Dr.
Billy Digger O'Dell, first bonus
player signed by the Orioles, will
be discharged from the Army
Friday and will rejoin the team
within the next 10 days. Farm
Director Jim Mclaughlin said
today.
The 23-year-old southpaw
pitcher is stationed at Fort Nc
Pherson, Ga.
O'Dell signed with the Orioles
for a $4,000 bonus. shortly after
being graduated from Clemson
College in 1854.
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Race Today

More than IS motorcycle riders
are expected to compete in the
eight-event program this after
noon at Vista Park Speedway.
Defense and Palmer highways.
Time trials are set for / o'clock
and the first. race at 2.
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Lions Guard in Movies

Jim Salisbury, Detroit Lions
guard who played for UcLA.
worked as a movie stunt man
and as an extra during the OF
season.
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Tuscany. Italy, perhaps 10 mil
lion years old. This means man
may be even Older than he be-
lieved.
Other interesting discoveries
were a nest Of Nebraska bird
eggs. estimated at 40 million
years, and skeletal remains Of
marine reptiles 1870 to 100 mil
lion years old in Israel's Negav
Desert.
Discoveries were worldwide.
In Northumberland, England,
were found the burned out foun-
dations of King Edwin's palace
and fortress. important Anglo
Saxon center. Danish explorers
found the largest Viking burial
sites known. In the Bay Of SYRIA
cuse, Sicily. divers found crum-
bling hulks of a Greek war fleet
sunk centuries before the Chris
tian era.
Lode Of Discoveries
The Bible lands yielded a rich
lode of discoveries-potteries and
buildings of Canaanite kingdoms
in Upper Galilee; an armory and
food supplies in ruins Of King
Herod's citadel above the Dead
Sea; a royal cemetery on the
Lower Euphrates in Iraq (an-
Gent Mesopotamia) with many
human sacrifices.
The oft mentioned Biblical
City of Gideon was unearthed
north Of Jerusalem; on success
Isive days in Syria the 4,000-year-
old seaport of Semira and a
8, 000-year-old city near the
Turkish border were found.
In Russell. Cave. jackson
County, Ala. was found evidence
of fires that burned 5000 years
ago, and bones told a store of
human occupancy from 5000 BIC.
or earlier.
Space scientists came up with
new information about the vast
cosmos. When the red planet
Mars came within IS million
miles of Earth, the National
Geographic Society and Lowell
Observatory made some $4,000
photographs in South Africa. Al
study of these and other ma
terial in an around-the-world
chain Of observers is expected to
throw light on the planets geog-8
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'~S-eAA NNS0SA oPAAAN OONACOy LlObCO
oceanography. mountain climb
November, a Navy research bal.
loon scared to 10000 feet, a new
record for this kind of craft.
I Most excite ment centered
around the first man-made satel-
lites, which are planned to circle
the globe to collect new astro-
physical information. This month
a test rocket was fired 125 miles
from a Florida base to test elec-
tronic devices.
The quest for knowledge also
plumbed the depths. In one of
the deepest points in the Atlantic
Ocean-the Romanche Trench
between the bulges Of Africa and
South America-the researc h
ship Calypso successfully dropped
anchor at the end of a new type
nylon rope.
This National Geographic So
ciety French navy expedition
lowered specially designed cam
eras to the floor, 24,600 feet
down. From this came films of
ocean-bottom formations and
marine life.
Everest Mastered Twice
Skyward. 29,O28-foot Everest
twice was mastered by a Swiss
expedition, as well as its neigh
Dor. 27,890-foot Lhotse I. Other
mountain peaks fell to other adj
venturers, but in Latin America
engineers and soldiers explored
remote jungles and mountains to
map still mysterious terrain, a
program entered into by the
United States and II Latin Amer
lean governments.
Bone hunters came UP with
some new finds, too, such as frag-
ments of a humanlike creature in