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Evening star., 1956-12-24
Bigger Share of Tax Money
Asked for New York Tracks

! NEW YORK. Dec. "a tP). -
The New York State Racing
Commission has come out again
against the current division of
the Is per cent tax on pari-
mutuel wagering at New York
tracks. and said it would help
the Greater New York Associa-
ton lin every way possible to
assist" in restoration of the
States eminence in the sport.
In its annual report. the COM
mission noted that race track
profits in 1855 reached "a new
low and the problems facing
the GNYA in rehabilitating New
York tracks have the sympa-
thetic interest of this commits
sion.'
The Is per cent takeout at
New York tracks is the biggest
in the country, while the track
share of 4 per cent is the small
est. The GNYA has said it would
ask the legislature next month
for an additional / per cent in
order to help finance new con-
Struction. This would cut the
State share to 10 per cent.
In its report. the commission
said the results of operations at
Belmont and Jamaica this sea-
son confirmed its opinion that
two tracks will capably serve
the needs Of our track patrons.
The commission noted that
New York Joined "the upward
trend in thoroughbred racing
throughout the Nation. with an
increase of 2.l4 per cent in at
tendance and Jump Of 7.30 per
cent in wagering last season. as
compared with 1855.
THE States participations
produced a record high revenue
of S44 ,778.554. surprising last
years revenue Of $38. .053 .299 by
1857 per cent. New York States
participation in pari mutuel
wagering. heaviest Of all racing
Evening star., 1956-12-24

a double header and containing
another midway.
Its a good thing for Pat
somebody quipped. that auto
matte pinsetters can't bunch the
pins
OF the 102 men eligible. only
two failed to show. Rocco No
cera's car broke down and Bill
Bursey. lost in fog, wound up
in Forestville, Md.
Seventy two men survivors
will roll Wednesday at the
Wheaton Bowling Center, with
squads at 7 and $50 pm. Forty
two women of a starting field OF
% will fire at the Strike-M
the following night. also at 7 and
$3.50. Both Wheaton and Strike
Nor are sparkling new plants.
The youngest bowler ever to
participate in the tournament
easily survived the first test.
Wayne Souder of Damascus. Md,
got in at 612. and in so doing
showed up his dad, Walter, who,
on the same lanes, could muster
only SIS.
The scores.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
ACC STANDINGS
SOUTHERN STANDINGS
BIue-Groy Squads
Hold Indoor Drills

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dec. "a
R.-Rain poured down relent.
lessly yesterday, forcing botf
squads for the 10Th annual Blue.
Gray football game to practice
indoors.
But the rival coaching stats
took their charges into the Max.
well Air Force Base gymnasium
and the huge State Coliseum tC
get in a few licks for Saturday s
game.
Both teams spent most of the
time on signal drills and light
contact work, mixing in a few
passes to keep the quarterbacks
arms timber.
Southern Coach Jim Tatum OF
North Carolina named Laneail
Roberts. big Georgia end. as his
main punter. Ronnie Quillian OF
Tulane and Howell Tubbs OF
Auburn will backstop him.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
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have to be a Commute man
come January /.
Coach Tommy Prothro. whose
Oregon State team lost to Iowa
l4-13. at Iowa City during the
regular season. sent his squad to
church. then to the practice field
yesterday. AS the boys went 10
church. Prothro chirped: "It
looks as though that's the only
thing that will help us now. In
fact, maybe our best chance
would be to spend all our re-
naming practice sessions in
church"
Iowa skipped a Sunday
workout and plans are for one
a-day workouts this week. Ore
gon State moves from Santa
Monica 70 UCLAs Spaulding
Field for closed workouts begin
ming today.
Iowa is still favored but the
odds have dropped from 10 to Q
points.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
by Dc Assoeiated Prss,

While Floyd Patterson cele.
brates Christmas with his famil,
and thinks about a long reign a,
heavyweight champion. two oI
his leading contenders will bt
busy trying to climb I'D IN,
ladder.
Tommy tHurricanel jackson
No / contender in all ratings
returns 70 the ring after a three.
month layon 70 box julio
Mederos. an oft-beaten Cuban
Thursday in Milwaukee.
Willie Pastrano, No. 3 in both
RinR and National Boxing AS
ISOLATION rankings. takes on
Charley NorkuS Of Floral Park.
" Y on the Wednesday card a,
Miami Beach.
Jackson won't be on teleylsion
out Ehe PaStEano-N -Norkus bou,
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Bettors in Mexico
Riot After Horse
Is Disqualified

MEXICO CITY, Dec. "a (P.-
About 200 persons rioted at the
Hipodromo de las Americas race
track when officials disqualified
a winner of the second race of a
daily double.
Several were reported injured
yesterday when the rioting fans
poured onto the track, overturn-
ing an officials automobile,
wrecking the jockey scales, and
damaging railings and the pari-
mutuel board.
An estimated 10000 persons
we're in the stands when the
riot began after officials an
nounced the change.
A horse named Charrasqueado
came in first in the sixth race.
with Danny's Grill second. Off,
cials disqualified Cherrasqueado
and named Danny's Grill the
winner.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Eagles Admit
Move toObtuin
.Finks for 81

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a up
The Eagles are interested ir
Jim Finks, an assistant coach
at Notre Dame, if the former
Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback
would consider returning to the
playing ranks.
Vince Mentally. general man.
ager of the Eagles. today con-
f1rmed report in the Pitts
burgh Post-Gazette that he had
inquired about Finks. who quit
the Steelers last year.
McNally, who faces the posi-
bility that both Philadelphia
quarterbacks-Bobby ThomaSor
and Adrian Burk-may retire
said he had talked with Art
Rooney, owner of the Steelers
about Finks.
Realizing that I might have
to get along without ThomaSor
and Burk, I looked through the
list of possible quarterbacks
might sign" McNally said. 81
noted Finks' name and asked
Rooney if we could talk with
FinkS. Art said he had no idea
whether Finks would consider
coming back, but that we could
talk to him if we wanted to.
IF Finks is interested, We
might be able to arrange a dea
with the Steelers. However.
haven't talked with Finks be-
cause of the situation at Notre
Dame. I'm going to wait ano
see what happens there first.
BY the situation at Notre
Dame, McNally, a former Irish
Quarterback himself under Knutt
Rockne. apparently meant g
rumor that Notre Dame might
fire all of its assistant coaches
retaining only Terry Brennan
the head coach.
Thomason, Seven-year vet
eran, has announced he is
through. Burk. who is studying
for a law degree. also had indi-
Gated he may quit.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

Fred Martin. a southpaw, leads
the men and Frances Wilson the
women into the second round OF
the News 30-game elimination
duckpin tournament. begun ovei
the week end.
With a stirring finish in the
first five-game block, rolled al
Suitland, Martin barged to the
front with a score of 694. He
capped the performance with a
164 that enabled him to pass the
early leader, Pat Crescent. CO.
proprietor of the host plant, who
rolled 688.
Martin averages 122 with the
Jenkins Sheet Metal team in the
District Minor League. His other
games were 1877, 144, 126 and 1873
Miss Wilson, who captains the
Fulford'S Radio team in the Cap
lital Women's Major League, ano
averages 113. shot 500. She was
consistency itself in reeling of
games of 1877. 100. l22, 129 anc
l3l at the Alexandria Bowling
Center for a set of 639.
In contrast. Joyce Kaiser, in
second place, was hot and cold
her games ranging from 102 tC
IT'S. The others were lO6, 1877 ano
122. She rolls for the Central
Valet team in the District
Women's Minor League. For the
big game, she put together eight
marks, f1atting the last two
frames, with a triple strike in
the second. third and fourth
There were five spares. 1t was
one of the highest games ever
rolled in the tournament by a
woman.
Three other women topped
600, in surprise performances
Elaine Palmer rolled 623, Doro-
thy Bowie, $40. and Beryl Meyer
who had 403 for the last three
SOB.
Willie zehring of the cham
pion Chevy Chase Chevrolet team
in the District Major League
having his first fling in the
tournament, was third at 655
Bob Snyder was next at 653 ano
John Mandes. former winner
of the event, tied for fourth with
Garland Webb at $50.
Beating jinx, Billy Moore
the defending champion. was
seventh at 644. 1t was the first
time in six years, somebody re-
called, that the mems defending
titleholder wasn't eliminated in
the first round
But the hoodoo transferred it.
self to the women's division,
Alice Besll, a sensation in win
ming last year. this time fell
far by the wayside in shooting
514.
AS a host. Crescent took a
ribbing, after he wound up by
shooting 1871, a game begun with
Evening star., 1956-12-24
North, South in Last Drills
For Wednesdays Game

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. "a LP.-
Rival college all-star elevens
snap through final training ses-
sions today for the North-South
football game, first major sports
spectacle of the Orange Bowls
holiday season program.
North Coach Duffy Daugherty
OF Michigan State planned about
two hours offensive defensive
work for the North squad and
Vanderbilt's Art Guepe. COACH
ing the South team. ordered
more drill in all phases OF the
passing and kicking game.
The South squad names its
leader today for the Wednesday
night game.
The opposition--favored by a
touchdown to win its second VIC
tory in nine annual games
chose Center Jerry Tubbs of
Oklahoma and Quarterback Len
Dawson OF Purdue as co-cap-
tainS.
Daugherty said his starting
oacki1eld would be Dawson at
quarterback. Michigan States
Dennis Mendyk at left halfback:
Tommy Mcdonald Of Oklahoma
At right halfback. and Jimmy
Harris. regular-Season quarter
back for Oklahoma, at fullback
The North line will include
Purdue's Bob Khoenle at left
end. Penn States Jack calde-
rome left tackle Michiean's Dick
Hill left guard Michigan State s
John MatSko. center. Boston
Colleges Tony Quintiliano. right
guard Illinois Dave Walker.
right tackle and Michigan
state Jim Hinesly. right end
Dawson, Tubbs and Melon
aid are All-Americas.
Don BoSSeler. University OF
Miamis All-America fullback
and No. draft choice OF the
Washington Redskins. will work
his accustomed spot in the
Rebels hackfield, which musters
Quarterback Don Orr. van1er-
oilt Ed Crawford of Mississippi
A. left half and Bill Barnes Of
WAKE Forest at right half
The Souths starting forward
va vas listed as BUDDY Flick
o.~Sogih Carolina and Buddy
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the award as the Colts leading
scorer with 56 points.
If James seemed a little ner-
vous before the game it was ex-
cusable.
I'm being married tonight at
$780," he said, "at the Church OF
the Holy Communion on Nichols
Avenue"
James bride was Jeanne
Paulding.
Alan Ameche, the league s
leading ground-gainer last year
his first as a pro. gained AZ yards
on Is tries to move ahead OF
Clifford into third place in the
1856 rankings. Ameche, three
yards behind the New Yorker 60
ing into yesterdays game. fin
ished with 858 yards to Gif-
ford's 819.
Leo Elter got Al yards on 16
trips for the Redskins. just
enough to pull even with Ron
Waller of the Rams for the
leagues No. 10 spot.
Elter and Runnels made up
the Redskins two-man ball
carrying brigade. James, hobbled
by a bad knee. carried only five
times for IL yards. and Billy
Wells. handicapped by his ailing
ankle. was called on only twice
for three yards. Runnels car
Iried 80 times for Sc.
Harry Ulinski, who announced
before the season that this would
be his last in pro football. was
joined by Tackle j. D. Kimmel,
who said he intends to stick to
his oil engineering work from
now on. j. D. hesitated about
reporting this season.
Paluck nailed Shaw for one
of the seasons biggest losses
25 yards - after Volney Peters
turned the Colts quarterback in
and started him in reverse.
Don Joyce drew a 15-yard pen
atty for unnecessarily roughing
little Eddie LeBaron and putting
him out of competition in the
second quarter.
But Redskins say the penalty
assessed against them for run
ming into Bert Fechichar on a
punt should earn an oscar for
the Colts kicker. Paluck and
Ralph Thomas dove and hit each
other. Rechichar. they say. fell
on top of them without being
touched.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
BY the Associated Press

The annual tournament mad
ness hits college basketball this
week and when the last shot is
fired these questions will have
beeen answered:
/. Will Kansas and Wilt
Chamberlin continue their drive
toward an unbeaten season?
2. Will favored North Caro-
lima manage to escape defeat in
the tough Dixie Classic. in which
powerful West Virginia and
Duke teams also will participate?
3. Is Kentucky headed toward
the top rung of the national
rankings?
4. Do setbacks by Ohio State
and Illinois last week end mean
the Big Ten will not have a
strong representative this sea-
son?
Dixie Classic Top Tourney
Kansas, top-rated in the lat
est Associated Press poll, will
attempt to boost its 60 mark
in the Big Seven tourney at
Kansas City starting Wednes-
day. OFF Chamberlain's brilliant
showing and the Jayhawk tri-
umphs over California, North
western, Marquette. Wisconsin
and Washington (twice), they
figure to do so.
North Carolina takes an &c
record into the Dixie Classic at
Raleigh, N. c., Thursday. This
should be the most hotly-con-
tested tournament, since West
Virginia has won all eight of its
games and Duke owns one
point victory over Kentucky
Utah, I'll after it's victory over
previously unbeaten st. Johns
Iof Brooklyn Saturday; Wake
Forest. DePaul, Iowa and North
Carolina State round out the
field.
Wake Forest meets DePaul in a
2 pm. contest kicking off the
three day 12- game tourney
North Carolina, unbeaten ano
ranked third in last weeks AS
sociated Press poll, takes on Utah
in the $3.50 pm. finale on Thurs
day.
North Carolina State, which
won its sixth title last year, will
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Area Fives Idle
Except for Pair
of Tournaments

Georgetown's undefeated bas-
ketball team is favored. or al
least top-seeded, in the fourth
annual All-American City tour
nament opening Friday al
Owensboro, KY.
This tournament, which also
has drawn Maryland and Vir-
ginia. and the Southwest Con-
ference Tournament at Hous.
ton, which has Navy as it's "out.
side" team. provide the only
activity for Washington area
teams until some time in Janu.
ary,
All the other schools are of
for their Christmas vacations
George Washington got in it,
tournament play early. losing it,
games against Cincinnati anc
Miami of Ohio in the Cincinnati
tournament last week end anC
closing its December schedule
with a 1T record.
Georgetown. winner of all five
starts so far. has drawn New
Mexico AIM as its opponent fol
the second game Friday night al
Owensboro. Maryland. seeded
third and winner of the first two
tournaments there, opens the
same night against Montana
State. Virginia plays Mississippi
and Kentucky Wesleyan. the
home team, meets Iona in Sat-
urday's games.
This is a complicated tourna
ment. with losers playing losers
and winners meeting winners ir
four games Monday. leading ur
to four more games on Tuesdays
windup slate.
4 Navy is taking a ST. record tc
Houston for the three-daS
Southwest tourney opening
Thursday. The Middies' one los.
was to Princeton.
So far the Middies haven
quite hit last seasons SCORING
pace. Dave Smalley is the team!
top scorer with a 1873 average
although he was high man il
only one gme. Frank Petinos
last years leader with a 1915
average, is carrying only a 9.4
mark so far.
Navy's first opponent will be
Texas A6cM Thursday.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
.JCC Accepting Entries
For Cuqe Tournament

Team entries still are being
accepted for the Jewish Com
munity Center holiday basket
ball tournament scheduled
Thursday through Sunday. The
four divisions have age limits Of
IL. IA. II and 81.
Entries can be made by phon-
ing Phil Perlo at Dupont 7-6l62
between 10 am. and las pm.
today and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
Redskins Face Big Job
Of Rebuilding for 1857

Thomas and Don Shula, shooE
'em off like a shaggy dog anc
roared the last Is yards into the
end zone.
Washington's third score, g
touchdown that gave it a 17-t
lead and seemed to stash away
the victory, was similar to Mutt
scheller's game-winning counter
This time Tommy RunnelS
played the starring role. snag-
ging l4-yard pass from Dorov
after Carl TaSeff detected the
pitch.
Baker added both extra points.
The Colts, sparked by Billy
Vessels. Alan Ameche and the
spindlv Moore. rolled 285 yard:
on the ground. But is was
Tackle Jack Patera's intercep.
tion of Dorow's pass that set ur
their first touchdown drive from
the Washington 81.
Vessels Gains IS Yards
Vessels, who gained rs yard
on II tries. carried five Straigh
times for 35 yards following Pa
tera's interception near the ent
Of the first period, to set up th'
initial touchdown. Ameche bulleC
to the half-yard line and ther
put the ball over on the first pia!
of the second quarter.
The Colts relied on old-fash,
ioned footwork for most of tht
80 yards covered early in tht
fourth period for their second
touchdown. Moore, who SLICED
through tackle for the last seven
gained 38 yards on the march
with Vessels adding IA.
The Colts had bad luck with
their place-kicking. Tom Feams-
ter and Gary Kerkorian missed
extra point tries, and Bert
Rechichar was wide on an at
tempted 29-yard field goal in
the first quarter. But after the
third touchdown, Kerkorian's
boot sailed high and true fol
another point that really didn't
matter.
With only Is seconds left, the
Redskins gave it one last try
With the ball resting on the
Washington AZ, Baker was called
on for 65-yard field goal try
and it was short. Rechichar fell
on the ball on the 17-yard linz
as the game ended.
Washington 377 Oh
Baltimore % 4 q 13-it
Washington scoring Touchdowns
Meilinger 30, pass-run from Dorowl
Runnels ia. pass-run from Dorowl
Conversions; Baker. .. Held goal. Baker
yards
Baltimore scoring = TouchdoWns
Ameche "a, plungel; Moore a, rum
Mutscheller t53. paSs-run from Unitasl
Conversion. Kerkorian.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
I Quincy Madness Takes
College Cage Spotlight

play Iowa at 4 pm. Duke anc
West Virginia clash at 1880 ir
rematch of an earlier game ir
which the mountaineers handed
Duke its only setback, 1884.
| Seventh ranked Kentucky
pulled one of the surprises oi
the year Saturday night in beat
ing Illinois. 91-70, to win the
Kentucky Invitation tournament
The Wildcats next move into the
Sugar Bowl competition Friday
night. Alabama. Houston anc
Virginia Tech are also in thi,
one.
Kentucky's triumph over Illi-
nois was not wholly unexpected
The margin of victory was. Tht
Illini, No. S nationally compared
to the Wildcats No. Z, are ratec
the team to beat" in the Biz
Ten.
The Illinois setback coupled
with Ohio States 74-7l loss tt
Tulane Saturday afternoon left
the Big Ten without an unde.
feated quintet.
However. with Ohio State
Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern
and Michigan State all down fol
tournament play. the Big Ter
has an opportunity to recover
prestige.
Buckeyes in Holiday Festival
The Buckeyes are down for the
ECAC Holiday Festival at Madi-
son Square Garden which gets
underway tomorrow. Temple ano
st. Johns along with Ohio State
are rated stronger than the other
entries. Villanova, NYU. Ford
ham. Brigham Young. Niagara
Notre Dame and Manhattan.
Minnesota is in the Queen City
tourney at Buffalo, N. Y, Thurs.
day. Northwestern is booked fol
the Motor City Classic at Detroit
which starts Friday. Michigan
State is the guest" team in the
Big Seven shindig.
The Southwest Conference
tourney at Houston. which mum.
berS fourth-ranked Southern
Methodist among its entries. be.
gins Thursday. And the Blue
Grass Festival kicks off Friday
night with Sixth-ranked Louis.
vile. st. Louis. Duquesne ane
Dayton in the field.
Evening star., 1956-12-24

Bass of Duke at ends, Art Dem.
mas of Vanderbilt and Charlie
Hutchings of Miami at tackles
John Barrow of Florida anc
Tony Cushenberry of Georgia al
guards and Mike Hudock of Mi
ami at center.
The game. expected to draw
ABOUT 10000 spectators. gets un-
der way at 8:l5 pm. Washing
ton time Wednesday. The game
will be broadcast by the Mutual
Network. but not by Washing.
tons WGMS.D
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write this sentence. the roles
were reversed dramatically
Hecker. all set to make an easy
interception, saw the ball bounce
out of his hands into the air.
A half-dozen arms lashed out
at the capricious pigskin. like
prize-fighters swatting the light
bag. But it was MutScheller who
grabbed it, hugged it to his chest,
and with one. mighty lurch,
wrenched himself free and fell
sprawling across the goal line
for the six biggest points scored
in Baltimore this season.
Televised on 1873 Stations
It's hard to describe the pam
demonium that followed. The
32,994 fans who had defied the
bad weather jumped with de-
light, emitting wild Shreiks and
pounding one another on the
back. Mutscheller was almost
kayoed by the unrestrained
whacks of his happy teammates
Even cold-eyed veterans in the
press box could not restrain their
emotions. pounding the wooden
benches and cackling triumph
antly at the sudden misfortune
that had overtaken the Wash
ington eleven. 1t was a story
book finish on a gray. wet day
for the Colts-an all too real
nightmare for the Redskins.
The final game of the lengthy
season was a good one for the
largest TV pro football audience
of the year-188 stations. Played
on a slippery field. it was largely
a battle of the breaks. with the
division about equal.
The Redskins went out in front
in the first period when L. G..
Dupre, fumbled Hecker's open
ing kickoff and Mean John"
Paluck recovered for the Red
skins on Baltimore's 81. AL Do
row piloted the Washington elev-
en- to a fourth down-and-goal-
togo situation on the l-yard line
before Sam Baker came in and
booted an 8-yard field goal.
Meilinger, Runnels Score
just one minute before the end
OF the first half Gene Brito re-
covered Lenny Moore's tumble
on the Baltimore 35. and on the
first play Dorow, who completed
5 OF IA passes for 108 yards.
threw to Steve Meilinger for a
touchdown that put the WASH
ington club ahead, 1916. Neil
niger took the ball between Jesse
Evening star., 1956-12-24

States, doubles those of its
closest competitors. New Jersey
and California.
Evening star., 1956-12-24
EASTERN LEAGUE
INTERNATIONAL LEAorE

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kidoies. The Juniors will roll
at the Roc-Mar Lanes Satur-
day morning at 11:00 Am.
Here too we have an inno-
vation for the first time in
the running of these tourna-
ments in that Canadian Jun
iors from Nest 397 of Hamil-
ton, Ontario, will be compet-
ing with their American fell
low members.
Assure Royal Welcome
1t is not for us at this
eleventh hour to emphasize
the social side which will
open with Open House Night
on Friday evening, follow
with the Bowlers' Ball Satur-
day, and climax with the Vic
tory Banquet and Dance,
Sunday evening.
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into a gaoline pump at 3531
South State Street. The re-
sulting explosion swiftly en-
quilted an eight-passenger
station wagon in which Lee
was a passenger.
Lee was the son of Ivan
and Anna (Rukavina) Padjen
and the grandson of the late
Eliza (Barron) and Anna Ru-
kavina of Ogden, Utah.
He was a member of Nest
1913 for many years and join
ed Lodge 388 on October 16,
1858. He was a very depen-
dable member and active in
making our lodge progress
through its activities.
Lee was we'll liked by all
and always had a smile and
kind word for everyone. He
was a veteran of Navy SER