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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20

Williams shift. Ted made it fam
Gus because he would rather chal-
lenge the three infielders and go
for home runs than bunt or try
hitting to left field.
In 1948, Boudreau tried another
play in spring training. 1t was the
pick-off play. 1t was used a num-
Der of times and worked with an
opposing runner on second.
In the first game of the Cleve-
Boston World Series that
year, Bob Feller, catcher Jim He
gan and Boudreau pulled the play
on Phil Mast, a substitute runner.
Mast dove from under his cap get
ting back to second base and UNI
pire Bill Stewart signaled safe.
THE play worked then, too,
claims Boudreau who insists he
tagged the runner before his hand
reached the base.
What has Boudreau done lately
Well, Boudreau has made an ac-
ceptable first baseaan out of an
outfielder Vic Power. He also pull
ed another switch last June, mov-
ing Jim Finigan. rookie of the
year in Sd as third baseman, over
to second, and putting second sac
ker Hector Lopez on third.
Boudreau isn't saying what he
has up his sleeve for this season
but it will have to be plenty be-
cause he just doesn't have the
horses.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20
SPORTS

formed the greatest one-two punch
baseball has ever known.
There's no doubt that Gehrig's
presence behind Ruth helped the
Babes mark" says T ebbetts.
When Jimmie Foxx hit SO in 1882
for the Philadelphia Athletics he
had AL Simmons back of him.
Simmons hit. 322 for his ninth
straight time above .300) And
when Hank Greenberg hit So for
Detroit in 1888 he had slugger
Rudy York following him."
Tebbetts, who caught LISP
games in the majors, never was
noted for hitting homers. But as
a catcher he observed the great
hitters. He's played with Williams
in Boston and Greenberg in De-
troit.
Ruth was 80 when he set his
charmed On and Tebbetts points
to the fact that KluzewSki will be
30 on Sept. 10.
You wouldn't want a better
guy than big Ted to break Ruth's
record" says George (Birdie) Teb-
belts. He's the same kind of a
guy Lou Gehrig was, and if he
played in New York he'd be get
ting the same kind Of publicity
from sports writers that Ruth and
Gehrig got. III give Klu the hit
sign anytime. I think he should
get every chance at the record. y
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20

ming. Guests were Mrs. Hazel Long
of London, Mrs. L. M. Morris Of
Brighton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Witbeck and Mr.. John Wasner of
Markley Rd., Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Long of Brandenburg Rd.,
Mrs. Mildred Blake and Joyce of
Summerford, Miss Wilma Bush of
London Rural and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Olinger and Linda. A pot
luck supper was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. Webster Nicewarner, broth
er of Mrs. Fay Morris, has enter
ed Springfield City Hospital for
observation and treatment.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Rogers of
New Castle, Indiana, spent several
days last week with DR.. Rogers
mother, Mrs. o. E. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Paugh and
family of Springfield and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Morris of Hollandia
Gardens visited Sunday evening
with Mrs. L. NJ Morris.
Miss Wilma Bush of London Ru-
raj was the weekend guest of Miss
Peggy Myers of Markley Rd.
Mrs. William Olinger had g
birthday dinner for Mrs. OlingeI
Tuesday evening. Guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Foster Miller and son
Steven and Linda Jean Olinger.
Miss Joan Long was an over
night guest Thursday of Miss Jear
Morganstern OF South Charleston
Rural.
Mrs. Howard Smith is a patien
at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus
She had a major operation Thurs
day.
Mis-, Ruth Lannon, Miss Lenori
Lannon and Roy Lannon motoret
last weekend to Washington, d. c
to see the Cherry Blossom Festi
val.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20
Brighton News
MRS. FLORENCE oLINGER
PHONE 902-W-2

Mrs. Thomas Morris came home
Tuesday from Springfield City
Hospital where she underwent a
major operation. She is coming a.
long just fine and hopes to be back
to work soon.
Mrs. Donna Hayman is still a
patient at Springfield City Hospjt-
al. She is responding very well to
special treatment that is being Civ
en- to her. Her room number is 526.
Miss Peggy Myers was a guest
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Geyer of London Rural and Mr..
and Mrs. ] ck Mercer of Plain
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Snodgrass of
New Carlisle visited Sunday after
noon with Mr.. c. L. Snodgrass.
Mrs. Carl Wiseman was the
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Muriel WatrouS of Columbus. Mr.
Watrous is Mrs. Wiseman's broth
er.
Mr.. and Mrs, Howard Myers and
Peggy entertained Saturday eve
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20
Ruth's Record In
Danger This Year
BY FRANK Eek
AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor


TAMPA, Fla. (AP)-B Baseballs s
most celebrated record-the so
home runs Babe Ruth hit for the
1927 New York Yankees-is about
to be broken.
And who is going to do it?
why, one of three men," says
Manager Birdie Tebbetts of the
Cincinnati Redlegs. There's our
first baseman Ted Kluszewski,
Willie Mays of the Giants and Ed
Mathews of the Milwaukee Braves.
There is no question in my mind
that the record is about to be bro
ken. There are too many fellows
with the potention. These three
fellows all will have a better
chance this year.
Il think the guy who will break
the record must have a good hit
ter back of him. It means the pit
chers must pitch to the big slug
ger batting in the third spot /
think KluszeWski, who hit 49 home
runs in 1854 and AZ last year, has
the best chance. With Wally Post
hitting back of him the National
League pitchers will pitch more
to Klu. Post had his best season
in 1855. He hit 40 home runs and
batted .309. Kluzewski and Post
form the best one-two punch in
both leagues.
Mathews has a good chance at
Ruth's record because he hits a.
head of Hank Aaron who seems tc
be getting better. If the Giants
come up with a solid hitter behind
Mays, watch out. Wilt hit 81 last
year and has ideas.
Duke Snider, with Roy Cam.
PAMELA following him in the
Brooklyn lineup, has a gooc
chance to hit so.
Then there's Ernie Banks oi
Chicago. He hit A last year anc
he's only IS and figures to ge'
better. But the Cubs don't have
a big stick to follow him.
"Only condition will operate
against these men. Some of tht
parks are shorter than in tht
Babes day, but today we pla.
day and night ball and the hit
ters are facing better day-after
day pitching"
The year Ruth hit 60 Gehril
at "a, batted 1873; Lou and Bah
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20

Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Zoltz and
Judy. Mrs. Amanda Hicks and
Mr.. George Hicks, Joyce and
George attended funeral services
tor Mr.. Grover Hicks at ClarkS-
bCrg, Sunday.
Nls. Stanley Mccoy Of Spring
field will entertain the Women's
+ Fellowship of the Congregational
Christian Church In her home
april 26th. Mrs. j. B. Smith will
nave charge Of the prsgrarrl.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20
South SOlOn
MRS. RUTH DIFFENDAL
PHONE 3271

A miscellaneous shower was Civ
en- for Mrs. Dana (CaroD Porte"
Tuesday evening in the home OF
Mrs. Dorothy Porter. Hostesses
were Mrs. Stanley Marsh, Mrs.
Robert Daniels, Mrs George Kim
ball, Mrs. Ray Neer and Mrs. John
Z. Diffendal. For decorations, a
pastel umbrella was used with
streamers in various colors. As
sisting in the opening of the gifts
were Misses Viola Marsh, Peggy
10 Daniels and Linda Diffendal.
Refreshments of ice cream, cake
and coffee were served to Mrs.
Jerry Jacobs and Peggy, Mrs. Dick
Peters, Mrs. Shirley Gamson, Mrs.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20

Lois Kelly, Miss Ann McLuty,
Miss Peggy Suskitors, all of
Springfield Mrs. Tommy Chap
man, South Charleston, Mrs. Jer-
ry Foster, Mrs. Rufus Jenkins,
Mrs. Tom Spears, Mrs. Thurman
Spears, Mrs. Mary Powers, Mrs.
Weldon Fast, Mrs. Howard Muir
ry, Mrs. Mae Shanteau, Mrs. Roy
Critis, Mrs. Wade Harper, Mrs.
Jack Lansing, Mrs. Lottie Lans-
ing, Mrs. Wayne Linson, Mrs.
John Dunn, Mrs Roger Bennett
ard Lynda, Mrs. Donald Marsh,
Mrs. James Hollar, Mrs. Everett
Grear and Marva, Mrs. Gail Sim
merrnon, Mrs. Dale Simmer1non,
Mrs. Arnold Grear, Mrs. Blanche
Gordin and Miss Ruth Duff.
Mrs. Roger Exline was guest of
honor for a miscellaneous show
er Wednesday evening in the
Church of Christ, Belle Center.
The following attended the ach-
iercnent program for the Home
Demonstration in London Thurs
day: Mrs. Richard Mckenzie, Mrs
NTillard French, Mrs. Clifford
CIernans, Mrs. Jay Gossard, Mrs
Harry Theobald, Mrs. Byron
jerks. Mrs. Ralph Sexton, Mrs
Hugh Anderson, Mrs. Raymond
Cl3rien, Mrs. Conrad Butcher
Mrs. Darwin Currey, Mrs. Richard
Mckenzie. Mrs. Harold Jackson
Mrs. Arbun Davidson, Mrs. Edwir
Vallery, Mrs. Luther Rehm, Mrs
c. c. Rowand, Mrs. Charles Lut;
= ard Mrs. Lewis Pierce.
The Minute Maids met Tuesda,
evening in the community build
| ing. Hostesses were Mrs. Donalt
1. Mace and Mrs. Donald Marsh. AT
: tending were Mrs. Paul Daugher
tv. Mrs. Raymond Stewart, Mrs
!. Conrad Butcher, Mrs. Hugh Alder
son, Mrs. Robert Zoltz, Mrs. Ever
EFT Grear, Mrs. Marion Knisley an
Mrs. Roger German.
Mrs. Martha Crum, Mrs. Hug
Anderson and Mrs. Roger Bennett
attended the Ruth Lyons tlevisio
l program in Cincinnati Monday
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cron an
family of Mutual spent Sunda
= with Mr.. and Mrs. George KimbaI
" aud Ronnie.
Mrs. Lester Exline spent sever
s al days with Mr.. and Mrs. JAG
E Brubaker and family at Bellefon
: taine.
I Marion Knisley is a patient a
4 Green Memorial Hospital, xenia
4 Mrs. Carl Hisey entered tn
= clinic at Yellow Springs Tuesday
S Mrs. Howard Murry was Gale,
Y to Wilmington Friday by the ser
!. ious illness of her mother, Mrs
2 II. 0. Cox. Her condition is mucl
). improved.
< Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Dean Port
). er moved into the Dillon propert
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20
Elmer |. Ward Sr.
Is Sponsor Of
Round Robin Golf
By FRANK Eek

Az NewSreatureS sports EDITOR
Elmer L. Ward Sr. has spent
more than a half million dollars
sponsoring Ia Round Robin golf
tournaments for the top profess
ionals.
At 81 he has seen his handicap
as an amateur rise to seven
strokes.
He has played with and against
the top professionals and has play
ed in every Big Crosby Invitational
tournament.
1t has been a long time since
Ward was one handicap player
following his 3 and 1>victory over
Dick Chapman for the New Eng
land amateur championship at
Portland. Maine That was 1880.
Yet his love for the game never
will diminish.
II guess / got the idea of a
golf tournament from Bing Cros-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-20

by II spoke Fred bit tired of seeing Ted Williams
Corcoran about and he lined murder Cleveland pitchers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Few Old Friends and Relatives
To Attend Rites for Mencken

his life, planned to address the
small assembly briefly.
Harry tthe family nickname
left instructions there was to bt
no religious service. But he die
want q few old friends around
to speed him on his way" sale
the 66-year-old August.
Only August and the othel
surviving brother. Charles Memo.
ken Of Pittsburgh, would accom-.
pany the casket to the cremator-
Iium. The ashes are to be laic
to rest beside those Of Mr.
Mencken's wife. who died II
1885. about five years after they
were married.
Mr.. Mencken's brain has beer
removed as he suggested and i!
available to the pathology de-
partment of the Johns Hopkin;
medical institutions here. It Wa:
presumed it might be If value tt
those studying the nature Of
cerebral hemorrhages. The au-
thor suffered a severe one ir
1913 and is believed to have hao
two others. A coronary occlusior
caused his death Sunday morn
ing.
In addition to- the surviving
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and served rs chairman Of the
church's finance commission.
He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Pauline Lewis Hutton; a
son, Woodrow Walter Hutton, 7;
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r.
Hutton of 1913 Belt avenue.
Bradbury Park. Md; four
brothers, o. D. Hutton. 4515
Branch avenue Sc, w. P. Hut
ton, Burtonsville. Md. c. C.
Hutton. $40 U street Sc. and
II. H. Hutton of 1913 Belt ave-
nue.. Bradbury Park; and two
sisters, Mrs. Thelrna Phelps.
Hagerstown, Md, and Mrs.
Gladise Cannon, Of Greenville,
IS. c.
Funeral services will be held
at Q pm. Wednesday at Forest
Memorial Meth odist Church.
Burial will be in Cedarville
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

six years ago, where they lived
at 1927 North Nottingham street
jeremiah visited his housebound
brother about once q month
Cards and checkers were their
favorite pastimes. jeremiah. who
had a heart condition, became
sick on Christmas Day. He had
been bedridden sever since. He
died at his home on Alaska ave-
nue..
Dtring his career, Jeremiah
was self-employed, then worked
| for the Bureau of Standards
Mike worked for private con-
tractors. Both men retired sew
eral years ago.
One of their sisters, Mrs
Mary A. Yeabower Of Silve,
Spring. survives. She is "a.
The son of jeremiah Conner
the Rev. John v. Connor of the
Holy Comforter Parish, who is
Catholic chaplain at District
General Hospital. will officiate at
both funerals. He will be assisted
by his cousin. Brother Joseph M.
Conner, of Woodstock Md Col
lege, the son of Michael Conner
jeremiah Conner Is survived
by his widow. Mrs. Mary Achstet-
ter Conner; seven children, his
son. Father Conner, Mrs. jose
phine keenan, of Anchorage,
Alaska. Mrs. Antoinette Hudson
of Arlington, Mrs. Catherine
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LACED Conner Brothers
Die Only Il Hours Apart

| Connor, who came to this coun-
try from Ireland. Their father,
who had dairy farm on Georgia
avenue. died when they were
young. and the boys pitched in to
help run the farm.
Both attended Immaculate
Conception Grammar School and
st. Johns High School and then
went into their respective trades
Jeremiah into Steamfltting
and plumbing. and Mike into
carpentry. Both men were active
in their unions and jeremiah
was a charter member of Steam.
filters Local 602.
Mikes wife died about 80
years ago. when his youngest
child was 10 months old. For the
next Is years, he and his family
shared a home with Jeremiah's
family, and Jeremiah's wife was
mother to all of the children.
They lived at As M street NV.
then moved to the Alaska avenue
address about Is years ago.
Mike and his daughters set up
housekeeping in Arlington about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

After almost a century of com.
partnership, two brothers diec
this week within IL hours ol
each other.
. Michael Connor. 88. died in q
Z coma yesterday morning at his
home in Arlington without know.
Ing that his older brother. Jere-
miah, who would have been sc
, in July, had died the afternoon
before.
The brothers last saw each
other about six weeks ago. when
Mike, who had been bedridder
for the last four years. was
driven to his brothers home al
1904 Alaska avenue NV. to pay
him surprise visit. In honor OF
the occasion. Jeremiah broke Out
a bottle of champagne. a gift al
the celebration of his golden
wedding anniversary in october
Parents From Ireland
The brothers had lived to-
gether nearly all of their lives
They were natives Of Washing
ton-two of a family of nine
the sons of John and Mary Cox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

Scanlon of Takoma Park, Mrs
Anne ODonnoghue of Washing
ton and Mrs. Elizabeth Holloran
of Washington, and 10 grand
children.
Michael Connor is survived by
his son. Brother Joseph, and two
daughters, Miss Mary Jane and
Miss Helen Conner. both Of the
home address in Arlington.
Solemn high requiem mass will
be said for jeremiah Conner in
st. Michael's Church in Silver
Spring at 10 a m. tomorrow, with
burial in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Arrangements for the funeral
of Michael Conner are not yet
complete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
w. W. Hutton, Al,
Brick Contractor

Woodrow w. Hutton, IL. Of
Falkland, Nd, a brick contrac-
tor in southern Prince Georges
County, died yesterday at hi;
home, 2 Kentucky avenue.
Mr.. Hutton had been Ill fol
several months.
He was a native Of Charles
ton. Tenn, and came to Wash
ington in 1881. Mr.. Hutton was
a member of the Petworth Ma
sonic Lodge. a director of South
Gate Lions Club and a member
of the Southern Prince Georges
County Board Of Trade.
He was a member of the For
est Memorial Methodist Church
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 81 R.-A
few old friends and the immed-
late family of H. L. Mencken
were to gather today at an I'M
named funeral home for last
ceremonies for the author.
Mr.. Mencken's brother Angus.
said either he or Hamilton
Owens. editor-in-chief Of the
Baltimore Sunpapers, with which
Mencken was associated most of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

brothers and Mr.. Owens. The
group at the brief observanceS
today was to include Mecken's
sister, Anna Gertrude, Frank
Kent, political writer; James NJ
Cain. the author. now living in
Hyattsville; Louis Cheslock and
w. Edwin Moffett, surviving
members of the old Saturday
Night Club over which Mr.
Mencken used to preside. and
Siegfried Weisberger, former pro-
prietor of the Peabody Book
shop in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Morqenthuu in Tokyo

TOKYO, Jan. 81 up. - Henry
Morgenthau, United States Sec
rotary Of the Treasury during
the Roosevelt administration, ar
Irives here today from Honolulu
on world sightseeing tour. He
is expected to stay in Tokyo five
DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
THE EVENING STAR Washington d. c. Bill
20 1859

Mozart festival at the National
Gallery, has achieved a fine bal
ance between familiar and un-
familiar works. Last nights pro-
gram was no exception, present.
ing a divertimento for six wind
instruments. a moderately we'll
known symphony, and the favor
lite, if not the finest, of the piano
concertoS.
The program opened with a
piece for winds, one of a set of
six or seven written for the Arch
bishop Of Salzburg for outdoor
entertainment. 1t was played by
Richard White and Beth Sears,
oboes; Dorothy Erler and Wal
ter Maciejewicz. bassoons; and
William Klang and Jacob Wish
now, horns. The instruments for
which it was written were
coarser in sound than their
modern equivalents, forming the
core of the military band of the
day. Last nights performance
was bright and cheerful. with top
honors going to the splendid
horn-playing of William Klang.
The Linz symphony, written in
something like four days in 1888
for Graf Thun of that place,
remains one of my favorites.
movements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22

The playing ranged from the
pedestrian to the superb, being
a little clumsy in the minuet,
but full of fire in the outside
Ann Schein was given an ova-
ton for her performance of the
ID minor concerto, a work
which because of its trans
parency and economy of means
Is very difficult to project. She
was impeccably prepared, and
played with great poise and with
a fine sense OF ensemble. Her
icadenzas were clean and bril-
liant. Richard Bales and the
orchestra gave excellent support,
and the dynamic range of the
performance was kept sufficiently
restrained to overcome, in large
measure. the resonance of the
hall
Again, the court was crowded
beyond the maximum for COM
fort. Possibly the management
of the Gallery should consider
the possibility of sacrificing the
plants and even providing seats
in the corridors to take care
OF the overflow. An alternate
arrangement would be to make
the concerts on an invitation
basis. but this would lose much
OF the pleasant atmosphere Of
welcome to all who love the
arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22

were scheduled (not to mention
added starters, virtually none
of which lasted more than a few
minutes. Although the effect OF
the first few pieces was thrilling
the choral virtuosity of the
Scandinavian visitors proved no
substitute for music of genuine
substance.
That KFUM was capable OF
much more than it offered was
plain from a fine rendition OF a
moving motel by the early 18TH
century composer, Melchior
Franck. But there was an all
Itoo-rapid return to the barber
shop harmonies, the hasso pro-
fundo superficialities, the glee-
clubisms, and the folk or folksy
vein, which made the afternoon
seem like a meal made up only
of different varieties of sugar
cookies.
| Karl-Olaf JohanSSon, a true
Heldentenor type in voice and
appearance, sang several solo
songs and made quite a hit with
the audience.
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is a true chamber ensemble,
with nine instruments each with
its own part. Made up Of men,
bers of the National Symphony,
it was excellent.
Clan Carlo Menotti, whose
imagination conceived and whose
talent created the opera, is the
man. of course, who should as
his personal tribute the vocifer-
Gus and delighted applause Of
the audiences of both the after
noon and evening performances.
Paul Galloway, the conductor
whose energy, uncanny timing
and peerless ability with large
and diverse forces brought to
life ID work of art without visible
frictions or inconsistencies, is the
man who turned enotti's
beastly parable into entertain
ment. Each should pledge the
other in champagne.
Mr.. Menotti has said this week
that he wishes the final madrigal
Iof 1.-THE Unicorn" to be his re-
QUEEN. A young man who can
write so good an opera should
forget about eXit-muSic.
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because the Chamber Chorus of
Washington, who sang the opera,
is an amateur organization
trained by Mr.. Galloway. Eu-
ropes greatest choruses are pro-
fessional; ours amateur. and
nothing can so confound an
amateur chorus as to be led in
performance by conductor who
has not trained it in rehearsal
We have heard the Chamber
Chorus of Washington many
times in music Of many varieties
but never was it so stunning as
yesterday. The printed librettc
was superfiuous-every word OF
Menotti's text was Immediately
Ineligible, and every nuance OF
his music was realized as pre-
cisely and concretely as one
could wish for in art.
The ten dancers, the most
engaging and original feature OF
the show. were Incompatible
or comparable only to Salome in
SICKNESS. to Orpheus in pathos
and Sganarelle in comedy. The
costumes were superb, and the
direction of the stage movement
faultless. The color, movement
and all-over style Of the per-
Torrance I myself cannot COM
pare unfavorably. with the best
I have ever seen.
The orchestra. which usually
plays interludes to the narrative
singing of the a cappella chorus,