davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Griffith, Dresser
ToAddress TDCIub

President Calvin Griffith and
Manager Chuck Dresser give
their estimates of the Washing
ton baseball team tomorrow for
the last time before the team
starts speaking for itself Tues
day.
Griffith and Dresser will pre-
sent their views as the main
speakers at the Touchdown
Clubs annual luncheon honoring
the team at 1890 pm. in the
main ballroom of the Willard
Hotel.
AL Luiack. president Of the I'D
Club, will be master of cere-
monies. Other speakers include
President Robert E. McLaugh-
lin of the Board of Commits
sionerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
.TV-Radio Issue
Only Headache
Seen byFrick

NEW YORK. April IA (P).-
Commissioner Ford Prick termed
the television-radio issue base,
balls No. problem today as tn,
major leagues prepared t
launch the 1856 season.
1--WE are confronted with 6
giant-sized operation without
any ground rules" the commits.
sioner added. I'VE are without
a law or a basis for dealing with
the matter"
I'VE are in the unique posi-
ton Of being sued on the one
hand for restricting broadcast,
and telecasts and on the other
for not restricting them.
ITS important to us and tc
the survival of the minor leagues
that we get this problem cleared
up as promptly as possible"
Terms Game Healthy
! Except for the TV-radio prob
lem, the onetime sports writer
who succeeded A. B. Happy
Chandler as commissioner or
September 20. 1851. says the
game is healthy and kicking
II think our greatest achieve
ment in recent years has beer
that we have adopted the for
ward look" Prick added. I'VE
have torn away from outmodeo
beliefs that there should be nc
tinkering with franchises or pro-
cedures.
I'VE have opened up new
frontiers, We have become more
modern in our thinking and our
dealings with each other and
personally. will not be happy
until we have a major league
setup in the United States
stretching from California tc
New York and from Canada Ia
the Gulf of Mexico"
Expansion Inevitable
1 The commissioner said he feels
it inevitable that the big popula-
ton centers Of the West. includ-
ing Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, and those of the South
such as Miami and Dallas. must
be brought into the major league
orbit.
Il don't know how this is to be
accomplished. whether we will
have 10 teams in each league at
first or three major leagues. but
it's bound to come"
Prick listed these aims for a
bigger and greater sport:
/. Expansion of the major
leagues to take in more of the
heavily-populated centers.
2. A more modern. more real
lstic agreement between the
major and minor leagues.
3. Improved ball parks and
parking areas to meet increased
demands.
4. A sound. healthy minor
league system which, he says,
after all, is the foundation OF
baseball"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Sketches ofMen Obtained
In Griffs' Negotiations

The Washington fan who at.
tends the opener Tuesday with
out purchasing a scorecarc
would be willing to try to thread
needle in a tunnel. The Sen
ators have been remodeled. via
trades, draft choice and rockies
emerging from their farm sys-
tenn.
CllmaXing months of negotia-
tons. which we're launched last
May when the Senators fruit
lessly sought to acquire Shortstop
Jerry Lumpe from Birmingham
Washington sent Pitcher Maury
McDermott and Shortstop Bob
Kline to New York February 8
for the following players:
CATCHER LOU BERBERET
Most valuable player in the
Southern Association in 1854
when he batted BIT, slammed
across ll8 runs and belted Ia
homers 26 years old. 2l2
pounds. 5-feet-l0i2 inches
Major league batting average OF
400. based on 10 times at bat
with Yankees in 1854 and 1855
-. Excellent receiver. but batted
only .265 with Toronto last year
=. One of slowest men on squad
Figures to share catching
duties with Clint Courtney
Football guard at Santa Clara
Lives in Long Beach, Calf
Bats left.
SECOND BASEMAN HERB
PLEWS-Light hitting in exhibit
tons temporarily has blocked his
bid to take over as a regular,
forcing Manager Chuck Dresser
TO abandon idea OF converting
Pete Runnels into outfielder
Will be % years old June %
l65 pounds. 5-feet-ll. bats left
Graduate of University Of
Illinois Slap hitter. batted
.302 with Denver last season but
hit no homers Wears glasses
From Helena. Mont.
PITCHER BOB WIESLER-
Swapping lefthander with plenty
of steam but little direction on
fast ball. Also breaks of a
curve with the best of them.
Figures to be WOW if he can
locate plate l95-pounder,
stands 6-3. switch hitter.
25 years old. from St. Louis.
Employed in only SO innings by
Yankees last year. figures to get
plenty of work with Washington
gambling he'll acquire control
and fulfill promise. Pro-
nounced WEBSTER.
OUTFIELDER DICK TET-
TELBACH - Graduate of Yale,
where he maiored in economics.
Not exceptionally fast but
fine instructive base runner,
20 years old, 6-footer, weighs 1874
pounds. from New Haven. Coma.
>. Hits to all fields. occasionally
with power to left. Quick with
a laugh and personable.
Righthanded hitter, batted .309
with Denver last year, hit Is
home runs but cautions fans not
to anticipate many from him.
OUTFIELDER Whitley HER
ZOG-The Senators could have
taken $25.000 as final payment
on the deal with the Yankees.
but chose this 23-year-old left
handed hitter instead and are
convinced they we're wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Continued from Page c.

and on them Bob Porterfeld
Mickey Vernon and Johnny
Schmitz look good. Porterfielc
gives Manager Mike Higgins one
more solid pitcher, Schmitz i;
a southpaw who can be spotted
and, il there is life in the ole
boy yet, Vernon will be an asset
on first base.
Porterf1eld, Frank Sullivan
Tom Brewer, Frank Baumann
Willard Nixon. Ivan O'clock
Schmitz and George Susce, jr.
are pitchers a-plenty. and if Me
Parnell's arm snaps back, the
southpaw will lend class to the
staff. There is no faulting the
outfield Of Ted Williams, start
ing a season at long last; Jim
Piersall and Jackie Jensen. There
will be some pressure on rockies
but they look like they can han
die it, particularly Third Base
man Frank Malzone and Short
stop Don Buddin. up from Louis
vile. Buddin, only 81, apparent
ly has beaten out both Milt Boil
ing, last years shortstop at this
time, and Billy Klaus, who played
most Of the season and turned
out to be a flreball.
Cleveland-Take away that big
pitching edge the Indians hold
over most clubs and there isn't
much left except AL Smith. And
as versatile as Smith is, he can
play only one position at time
The cracks are beginning to show
in AL RoSen at third base and
Jim Hogan behind the bat. First
base is a problem and only time
will tell if the shortstop-second
base combine Of Chico Carras-
quel and Bobby Avila will jell
Carrasquel cost the Tribe the
long ball of Larry Dolby, whose
place will be taken by the fleet
but light-hitting Jim Busby.
Manager Al Lopez probably
will have the best pitcher in the
business in young Herb Score
He is fittingly surrounded by Bot
Lemon. Early Wynn. Mike Gar
cha, Bob Teller. Ray Narleski, Don
MoSSi. Sal Maglie and Art
Houtteman. but pitching alone
won't win a pennant. 1t could
be that at first signs OF trouble
the Indians will sacrifice some
pitching for help needed else
where on the field.
ChicagO-There is no lack OF
perennial optimism on the part
of Boss Chuck Comiskey and
Manager Marty Marion, but the
White Sox are thin in pitching
and painfully shy of reserve
strength. Too, they are gambling
that Rookie Luis Aparicio, a .273
hitter for Memphis, can make the
grade at shortstop.
A classy pitcher is Billy Pierce,
and Dick Donovan and Jack
Harshman figure to carry their
share of the load. But the Sox
need more to throw at the hitters
of the top clubs.
DetrOit-Once more a NTH
place finish for the Tigers. woe
fully weak on the left side of the
inf1eld and. it is suspected, short
of pitching. The Tigers will be
interesting, thanks chiefly to AL
Kaline. youngest of all batting
champions; Harry Kuenn. Ray
Boone, Bill Tuttle, Steve Gromek
and Billy Hoeft but, Datatron
Notwithstanding, Detroit isn't the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

Batted .289 with Denver and was
timely with his hits, batting
across SO runs While hitting 81
homers. Yankees spotted him
when he was playing high school
baseball IN native New Athens
Ill. Lived in trailer while in
Army, did the same thing al
Denver last season and will con-
tinue that mode OF living here,
:. Throws left. can fill in nicely
at first base.
The Senators picked up FIVE
players from the Red SoX in a
deal that sent Pitchers Bob Por-
terfield and Johnny Schmitz
First BaSeman Mickey Vernon
and Outfielder Tom Umphlett to
Boston. The Senators since
have optioned Outfielder Neil
Chrisley, obtained in the trade
to Louisville. Those remaining
are.
PITCHER TRUMAN GLE
VENGER - Lanky 23-year-old
righthander from Visalia, Calf
who attended Fresno State Col
lege and once planned TO take ur
ranchlng as career l80-
FOUNDER. stands 90 Broke In
with 1872 record at San Jose in
1853, was "a with the Red SoA
in 1854 and 9-l3 with Louisville
last year -. Johnny Pesky
nicknamed him Tex" due tc
strong facial resemblance tc
Tex HughSon. former Red Son
pitcher.
PITCHER AL CURTIS
Hampered by wildness all spring
Attended Duke University
two years. now studies at Fur
man in off season 26. g.
weighs 1875. from Gaffney. S. C.
-. Had a 1873 record last year
at Louisville for best record
since he entered Boston farm
system in 1851 A right
handler, he was figured as a
starter by Dresser but most show
more.
PITCHER DICK BRODOW-
SKI - r g h hander from
BayOnne. N. j.. who is slated as
starter Cincinnati players
rated him one of the clubs more
effective pitchers e.. 6-l. weighs
1872. % years old Originally
third baseman in Ohio-Indiana
League in 1851. but manager OF
Marion club ran short of pitch
erS. called on Dick He won
Il, lost 5 Won one game
last season. a 1912 affair with
Kansas City. but as fourth man
in Boston bullpen pitched only
80 innings.
OUTFIELDER KARL OLSON
-Burly 205-pounder, 6-3l2, from
Oakland, Calf. President
Cal Griffith says he'll make fans
forget Jim Busby Couldn't
crash Boston outfleld after two
years in service Righthanded
hitter who seldom pulls the ball
I. Senators are hoping he II
revert to form he showed hitting
1921 with Birmingham in 1850
and 800 with Louisville in 1851
I. Rated good centerfelder
fast for big man 25 years
old.
Washington had first choice OF
minor leaguers on the draft list
last fall and selected:
PITCHER CONNIE GROB-
Pronounced as in robe"
Righthander with Mobile last
year. won IL. lost 9 Former
Brooklyn farmland has pitched
only two years in pro ranks,
compiling 24-5 record with She
boygan in 1852 before entering
service Control is his spe-
cialty, with Dresser counting on
him TO bolster bullpen From
Cross Plains. Wis. 6-footer. %
years old. weighs 1856.
49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

$40 s.: $500 800 $3.50 O
Handle-Sl5 1853 24S5
the
early
mnovec position snieT stretch but WAsHINGToN
showed brief half " " -
FIFTY sixth RACE-The mllo
l9yeardds on
Trainer, Harold ' S''''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Syracuse Five on Tour

NEW YORK. April ID (P).--
Syracuse's professional basket
ball team left by air today on a
seven-week tour OF Europe and
Africa. The team plays its flgst
iVlme in Iceland tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
BY BURTON HAWKINS


The 1856 Senators could bt
the most intriguing Washington
baseball team in years.
Such interest, though, must b,
OF the same type as the delieh
of watching a bright-eyed baby
taking its first wobbly steps
Those expecting an infant IL
sprint 100 yards in 10 second.
would be foolhardy. Those an.
ticipating a pennant from the
Senators are dreamers.
In a baseball sense, the Sena.
tore are infants. They're loaded
with youngsters. some Of whom
will prove delinquent. With
youth comes inexperience which
occasionally results in the loss o.
a game-the throw to the wrone
base, the desperate dash towarc
the next base when the situa.
ton calls for caution. an un.
thoughtful pitch in a tight pre-.
dicament or failure to be in DO.
sition to take a relay from ar
outfielder.
Mistakes Inevitable
They've been drilled inces.
sanity by fundamentals man.
ager Chuck Dresser. But there
will be mistakes made in clutch
moments Of competition. Some.
body will gum up a rundown
play or dash. head-down
through a coach's stop sign.
Those with an inclination tc
boo undoubtedly will have ample
opportunity to unleash throaty
disapproval. But those who come
to Griffith Stadium interested
in the gradual development OF
young players. struggling OF the
inevitable failure Of others, will
have fun.
This will be kindergarten, in q
way. Pedro Ramos. regarded a;
one Of the Senator's more reli.
able pitchers. won't be 81 years
old until April %. His fellow
Cuban. Camilo Pascual, is per-
haps the most promising of a
fuzzy-cheeked staff. He is q
years old.
Big Job for PaScual
To Pascual. who has served an
agonizing two year apprentice
ship with Washington. goes the
assignment of attempting to stop
the lordly Yankees Tuesday in
the opening game. Camilo has
won only six games in two sea-
sons with Washington, but he
could be ready to roll.
Take a look at the others. Ted
Alternately. Dick ,Brodowski. Tex
Clevenger and Connie Grob are
%. Dean Stone. Bob Wiesler and
Bunky Stewart are 25. Al Curtis
and Chuck Stobbs are 26. Hal
Griggs is q and the dean of the
staff is Bob Chakales, %.
Cal Griffith, succeeding to the
presidency of the Senators after
the death Of his uncle. Clark, last
fall. ripped the club apart after
last seasons cellar finish. His
moves may backf1re. He may
have gotten the shiv in his deals
with the Yankees and Red Sox.
Or he may have made trades
which ultimately will establish
him as a shrewd operator.
He has gambled boldly, much
in the manner of man who has
placed the rent money on red
and now is watching. pulse
pounding. as the roulette wheel
spins.
But Cal isn't likely to go broke
regardless of the outcome. He
and his relatives could unload
the club at some future date at
a handsome figure and be re-
lieved of financial fretting. Cal
naturally would prefer to cling
to the franchise, manipulate it
successfully and construct a club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
SENATOR'S TV GAMES

For fans who might have missed it, here's reprint of
Senators TV schedule. Sxtyhree games will be teecaS
81 of them by WTTG5. Baltimore channels will carry 80
games but only IL of them do overlap with WT
All games listed at Griffith Stadium unless specified
otherwise, and WTTG unless the Baltimore channel cited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Patience Required,
But New Senators
Will Be Interesting

which could be considered a con.
tender.
The Senators nine straight
second division finishes siphoneC
of fan interest steadily to 9
point where the club attracted
only 425,238 customers last year
They reached the danger point
Cal wearied of running on 8
treadmill and hoped OFF.
Griffith has the sympathy anc
best wishes of many. Others
have been harshly critical oil
dispatching Pitchers Bob Porter.
field and Maury McDermott
plus First Baseman Mickey Ver-
non, to other clubs. Part of the
fun Of watching the present Sem
ators will consist of comparing
the performances of those who
have departed with the results
from the swarm of players ac-
quired in exchange.
Cal conceivably could take a
pasting in the early returns
He's more interested in the final
reSult-whether Dick Tettelbach
Karl Olson, Whitley Herzog and
others will mature as respected
players and thrust the Senators,
at long last, among baseball's
mighty.
Barring a miracle, that won't
happen this year. Cal looks for
modest improvement this season
with reason to hope for a much
brighter outlook, say, by 1858
1t has been his idea to build a
firm foundation in progressing
toward that goal.
So completely has Cal shaken
the Senators that only three
players in the starting lineup
opening day in 1855 will reap
pear Tuesday. They are Third
BaSeman Eddie Yost, Second
BaSeman Pete RunnelS and First
BaSeman Roy Sievers. The lat
ter opened in leftfield.
Six Starters Gone
Gone from that lineup are
Vernon. Jim Busby. Tom Umph-
lett. Bruce Edwards, Bob Kline
and Bob Porterfeld. Supplant-
ing them are Tettelbach. Herzog
Jose Valdivielso. Olson. Clint
Courtney and PaScual.
ValdivielSo. only 81. is a lean
Cuban Negro. He's a sprightly
ShortStop whose hitting is ques-
tionable. The Senators didn't
bring him up from Charlotte
until late June last season. Il
guarantee we'd have won four or
five more games if we'd had him
from the start" Dresser says.
Courtney. picked up from the
White Sox in mid-June, is a
Scrappy catcher and the most
colorful member Of the club. The
Senators are expecting him to
supply punch, an anticipation
based on his timely and frequent
hitting in exhibitions.
Tettelbach in left. Olson in
center and Herzog in right equip
the Senators with an entirely
new outf1eld. Tettelbach and
Herzog are rockies, while Olson
is attempting to blossom after
two years in the service, then a
stretch of bench-warming with
the Red Sox.
Among the new pitchers, Wies-
Ter eventually could be a stand
out. His nemesis is lack of con-
troll. The Yankees. eternally in
volved in pennant scrambles.
couldn't afford to gamble that
he'd achieve it. The Senators
will employ him regularly. per-
haps suffer with him frequently.
ana aim for that dim. distant,
delightful day when it can be
said without fear OF contradict
ton, Here is whale OF a
pitcher"
The watchwords for the 1856
Senators are patience and toler-
ance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
HAWKINS CHARTS
REMNANT RACES

700. 9sIXIh RACEThe American purse million
Trainer $3.50 " - '" - ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

BROOKLYN settled into
rated while saving ground
assumed command at outset
pursuit Of winner. MILWAU
when real test came. PHI
urging but faded A. finish
gradually. NEW YORK. in
PITTsBURGH we're ontcIasse,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

$3.50 . MihwA AYE Ess 49, 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

stride early while hanging with leader cleverly
rallied when CHALLENGED by ST LOUIS. Latter
swung wide entering stretch but remained In close
KEE closed ground In late stages but had little left
ILADELPHIA remained in contention under stout
CINCINNATI showed early foot but way
green hands. ialtered at half pole CHICAGO and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

of all sorts of music-sym-
phony, opera, song, sonata,
chamber music, sacred music,
oratorio. What would you
put on the program. using only
music written and published
during the past three or four
years? Wait-suppose also
that the time is now 1916"
Father Woollen answered
with what show of authority
he could command.
Then followed the changes
rung on the basic PROPOSE
ton.
Suppose the time is 1928,
17l6. 1916" The catechizer
catechized was successful with
his answers, for at the con-
clusion Of his examination he
was awarded his degree.
Father Woollen is now tour
ing Europe with the Harvard
Glee Club He has written for
it a setting Of Hopkins 1.-THE
Windhover." Whatever sprung
rhythm there is in the piece,
however. is entirely in the
text, for the composer makes
no effort to translate the poets
metrical devices into music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Daughters of America
Lists Events Of Week

Council meetings this week OF
the Daghters Of America are:
Monday-John L. Burnett, 4le
Seventh street NV; Independ-
ent and Old Glory, 500 Eighth
street NE.
Tuesday Martha Dandridge,
523 Eighth street NE; Unity,
2407 Minnesota avenue S. E.
WedneSday-Anacostia, Four
tenth and U streets Sc: Esther.
Wisconsin avenue NV; Loyalty,
523 Eighth street NE: Peace,
2407 Minnesota avenue Sc,
Progressive, 4l9 Seventh street
NV.
Thursday - Trium D h and
Pride Of Washington, 523 Eighth
street NE.
Friday-Deputy's Association.
523 Eighth street NE.
Saturday-Loyalty dinner, ST.
PPM, 1856 Fort Davis street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
TURNTABLE TALK
Drumbeots Recorded
By Three Virtuosos

duced a lively collection titled
Marching Along" for Mer-
curry embracing half a dozen
Of Sousa's best marches and
another six by other American
composers. One, "On the
Mall" is by the distinguished
bandmaster. Edwin Frankie
: Goldman, who died a few
weeks ago. lei Captain, the
field artillery march and
Stars and Stripes Forever"
are among the Sousa offerings.
A discful of Sousa marches
is played for London by the
band of the Grenadier Guards,
demonstrating that Sousa has
won more than a patriotic fol-
lowing. 1t also shows that
American bands are not the
only ones that can play Sousa's
handiwork wellea One of the
marches is that named for
Washington's high school
Cadets.
On another London disc is a
collection called Famous Con-
tinental Marches /" spanning
various national boundaries
and historic military cam
paignS The Grenadier Guards
men perform these with gusto,
too.
Westminster has recruited
the DeutSchmeister Band, an
Austrian group formed in 174l
as part of the emperor'S house
regiment, to record a collec-
ton of marches, polkas and
waltzes by Johann Strauss and
other Viennese composers. This
sort of Waiting is a bit heavy
footed. but the music makes
hearty listening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
NEWS OF MUSIC
lRiHOver Divided Choir
/ Isn't a Minor Discord

placed facing the congregation
in back Of and below the
altar.
He also has other solutions
of the problem, too detailed
to be cited here.
Many Join in Opposition
Apparently all choirmasters
he has queried on the sub
ject are opposed to the divided
choir. He asked Paul Chris
tiansen Of the famous Con-
cordia Choir:
What help can you offer
the divided chancel?"
None" replied Christian
sen.
His brother Olaf Christian
sen of the st. Olaf's Choir
said that divided choirs were
of value only for antiphonal
singing.
MIR. Dunn interviewed many
choir directors - Richard
Dirksen, Stephen Prussing,
Louis Potter. r. Deane Shure,
among others-and reports
they are unanimously opposed
to the divided chancel choir.
Possibly the attitudes of DR..
Pruden and Mr.. Dunn are
typical-the minister thinks of
his altar, the choirmaster
thinks of his music. To me it
seems quite odd that an archi-
tect and a sound-engineer can
not collaborate and find a
solution which will not COM
promise either party.
\ X
RUSSELL WOOLLEN, Phi. ID.
In Logan Airport in Boston
last week I ran into Father
Russell Woollen of the music
department of Catholic Uni
versity, getting of a plane.
For a moment, at least. let
us call him DR.. Woollen. for
the young priest had just been
granted a Pho. degree by
Harvard.
His final exam in musicology
had been an oral one given by
three professors. Those of us
interested in $4,000 questions
are even more fascinated by
the real thing. and 1 asked
Father Woollen what the pitch
had been.
The examiners had said:
I'VE understand you young
composers are conspicuously
partial to contemporary music.
Let's see what you really know
about it. Suppose you were
getting up series of concerts