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Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
WINIFRED PIPER HOME
Arrives Home After Serving Two
Years in Foreign Service

lCdfS III fOFclgn service
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy P. Piper,
Smyrna, and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Beck, Wilmington, went to New
York Tuesday to meet Miss Wini-
fred Piper, who arrived on the
SIS. America, which sailed from
Southampton, England. Miss Pip
er, who has been a member of the
staff at the United States Con-
sulate in Salzburg, Austria, left
there on July IS and has since
been touring on the continent and
the British Isles. Miss Piper has
been in Salzburg since February,
1854 and previously was in the
foreign service at Tel Aviv, Is
rael, in the United States En-
bassy for two years. Before TAX
ing up her career in foreign SER
vice Miss Piper was associated
with the Hercules Powder Com
pany, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
ANNUAL OCEAN SWIM
Rehoboth Event Lists Six Races
Scheduled for August II and 18

Rehoboth Event Lists Six Races
Scheduled for August IL and 18
The 18th annual ocean swim
races are being held on the 18th
and 18th of August with storm
dates of the oath and 25th of
August. The first days events
consist of the 220-, 440-, SS0-yard
events for both men and women,
making a total of six races the
first day. On August 18th the Ss0-
yard races for men and women
for the state championship will be
held. These events are open only
to residents of the state of Della
ware. After these two events are
completed, the women's mile and
mems mile, feature events of the
meet, will Immediately be held.
The first days events will start
about 1 pm. and the second days
about 2 pm. Entries will not
close until midnight, August 16.
1t is quite possible that several of
the swimmers who tried out for
the U. S. Olympics team will en-
ter these events. A special surf
board race between the members
of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol will
be a feature on Saturday after
noon. The distance of this race
will be a half mile. Entry blanks
can be obtained at the Rehoboth
Beach Patrol headquarters, Balti-
more Avenue and the boardwalk.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
George Pappas To Retire

George Pappas, who has been
at the same site, Georges Place,
since 1920 has announced that he
expects to retire from business
this fall. The diner-restaurant has
been popular with truckers from
Maine to Florida, as well as with
the general public. He will con-
tinue to live in Smyrna at his
home on DUPONT Parkway.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
d. P. BUCKSON
CLUB SPEAKER
Tells of Interest i'm Horses
Handed Down by Grand
father<and Father
OWNS TRACK HORSES

David P. Buckson, Dover at
torney, and member of the Mid
dletown Rotary Club, was the
guest speaker at the dinner meet
ing of the Smyrna Rotary Club
Thursday night at The Wayside
Inn. Mr.. Buckson talked on his
hobby, his interest in horses,
which he said had been handed
down oy his grandfather and
father. Today, he said, being the
owner of track horses, his hobby
is sometimes self-supporting. He
gave descriptions of several grand
stands at various race tracks, and
also the Hambletonian races
From early childhood he had felt
the keen interest in horses, he
stated. The program was arrang-
ed by George E. Bryson. Reynolds
Pratt gave short talk on Rotary
information and service ana OF the
good ethical standards and high
ideals in business both local and
national of Rotarians. James
Cooper directed group singing,
with Robert Reed as pianist. Dr.
C. ]. Prickett made the response
to the speaker. The business ses-
sion was conducted by the presi-
dent, Edward S. Wilson, Jr. Vis-
!ting Rotarians were Walter H.
Warrington, Dover, and William
Tomlinson, Middletown. Harold
E. Wickham had as his guest
Glen w. Madden.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
Nazarene Church Notes

The Rev. Robert schappell, pas
tor of Nazarene Church, announc-
es services for Sunday, August 10
as follows: Sunday School, 10 am.
Morning Worship, IL am. The
Rev. Schappell1 will be in charge
of the morning service. The Young
Peoples service will be at z pm.
with Delleme Dodd and Reba Ann
Garrett in charge. Mrs. Garrett,
Jr. will speak for the evening SER
vice with the topic, How Am T."
Prayer meeting on wednesday ev-
ening at 7:30 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
ENTERTAIN SCOUTS
Grange Sponsor Hay Ride and
Hot Dog Roast for Girl Scouts

hOC log hOdSU TOT Glrl SCOUTS
The Smyrna Grange will enter
tain the intermediate Girl Scout
troop tonight at a hayride and
hot dog roast. The group will meet
at the Youth Center at $50
o'clock. Transportation will be
provided to the home of Mrs
Franklin Cooke by Arthur Short.
All grangers are welcome to at
tend. The committee on arrange
ments includes Mrs. James Flem-
ing, Mrs. William Anderson, and
Mrs. Norman Short. The rain date
is Friday, August IL. Thirty-two
members of the grange attended
the annual picnic at White Crys-
tai Beach Manor, where boat rides
were provided by Benjamin Bur
rows. Regular meetings of the
grange will be resumed on Thurs
day, September 13 at 8:15 pm.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
Completes Combat Training

Army Pvt. Richard D. Aiken.
whose wife, Katherine, lives in
Newark, Del, recently completed
eight weeks of basic combat train
ing with the 4th Infantry Train
ing Regiment at Fort Knox, XIV.
Aiken, son of William Powell, of
Townsend, is a former employee of
National Vulcanfzed Fiber in New
ark.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
Death of John NJ. Wood

Services for John NJ. Wood, 81,
who died at his home here On
Friday, were conducted from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on Tues
day. Burial was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. He was a son of the
late John and Hester Clough.
He had operated a general store
in Spruance City, near here, but
retired some time ago. He was
born in Maryland, but lived in
Smyrna about so years. His only
survivors are several nieces and
nephews.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
st. Peters Church Notes

The Rev. Paul A. Kellogg, rec
tor of Christ Church, Dover, will
conduct service of morning
prayer, with sermon at $50 am.
on the 18th Sunday after Trinity,
August 10 at st. Peters Episco-
pal Church.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
DEMOCRATS TO
HOLD PRIMARY
Candidates For Three County
Offices To Be Decided
At Polls
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is

Contests for nomination of can
didates for three Kent County
wide offices will be decided at the
Democratic primaries Saturday.
Polls will be open from z am. to
8 pm. In addition, the Demo-
Gratis have contests in the first
Levy Court District and the Sec
ond Representative District, plus
five contests for naming of dele
gates to the state convention. The
delegate contests are in the
Fourth Representative District,
the first election district of the
Ninth Representative District, and
the three election districts of the
T e tn Representative District.
There will be no Republican prim-
aries on Saturday since that party
has no contests on it's slate, L..
Winfred Hughes, president of the
Department of Elections for Kent
County explained. Therefore, only
Democrats will vote. They number
6,077. Persons registered as Re-
publicans or as declining to give
their party affiliation will not be
eligible to vote in Saturdays
primary. The countrywide con-
tests are: Register of Wills, ].
Wesley Walls, Sr., Marydel, in
cumbent; Hugh F. Vincent, Farm
ington, and Clarence E. Dixon,
near Dover. Sheriff, Thomas
Hughes, FELTON,, and Nick S. Saw
yer, Cheswold. Coroner, Roland
P. Trader Dover, incumbent, and
w. Harrison Melvin, Harrington.
The First Levy Court District
contest is between j. Clements
Bowdle, Dover, and Leonard c.
,Covington, near Dover, while the
Second Representative District
contest is between Rep. Daniel j.
Queen, Jr., Dover, and Jacob W..
Zimmerman, near Dover. The De-
partment of Elections has an
nounced the polling places, as fol-
lows: First election district of the
First Representative District, Will
liam Collins Building, Smyrna;
second, Smyrna High School. First
of the Second, Leipsic fire hall;
second, Dover Community School;
third, Court House, Dover; fourth,
Little Creek School. First of the
Third, Clayton fire hall; second,
Kenton School. Fourth Repre-
sentative District, Rose Valley
School. First of the Fifth, Wes-
ley Junior College, Dover; second,
Dover Century Club; third, Book
er t. Washington School. First
of the Sixth, the Robert Seaman
store, Willow Grove; second, Har-
rington School. First of the Sew
enth, Camden-Wyoming fire hall;
econd, Woodside Community
House; third, Wyoming Town
Hall. First of the Eighth, FELTON,
fire hall; second, Frederica fire
hall. First of the Ninth, Harring-
ton fire hall; second, Pennington
School. First of the Tenth, Amer
ican- Legion building, Milford; Sec
ond, Hollands Restaurant, Mil
ford; third, Houston fire hall.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-16
Girl Scouts Return From Camp

The following local Girl Scouts
have returned after attending the
third camping period at Grove
Point, Md: Joyce Thompson, Kar-
en- Krauss, Dorothy Gray, Carol
Ann Pryor, Karen Everhart, Nam
cy Ewing, Patsy Moffitt, and
Clara Anne Jones.
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Cornell Gives Middies
Battle. in Losing, 40
BY BILL FUCHS
Star Stan Correspondent

ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 6.-An
aroused Cornell football team set
up stubborn line of resistance
here this afternoon before bow
ing to the inevitable-a 14-0
loss to Navy.
Trounced by Colgate in the
seasons opener a week ago, the
Big Red thrilled the crowd of
10000 in the crescent-shaped
stadium at Schoellkopf field with
a superb goal-line stand that left
the scoreboard dark at half
time. But the MiddieS, with the
so-called second team operating,
struck for two quick touchdownS
in the third quarter to preserve
their unbeaten record through
two games.
On a cold, cloudy afternoon,
Nays outlook did not brighten
until Quarterback Tom Forrestal
found Ned Oldham waiting for
a pass on a play that covered
II yards. The time was $50
Of the quarter.
Oldham, who two years ago
became the first Plebe ever to
win the Academy's annual ora
torical contest, had a silent, dra-
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Duke Bowsto Vols, 1870,
Record Score in Rivalry
DURHAM, N. C., Oct. 8 a.

DURHAM, N. c., Oct. 6 (P.-
The knife-like running of Tail
back Johnny Majors and AL
Carter slashed Dukes defenses
today as ninth-ranked Tennes-
see mauled the Blue Devils,
1920, in the highest-scoring
game since their first collision
IN 1893.
Majors, a l62-pound flreball
from Huntland, Tenn, scored
two touchdowns in the opening
period on brilliant runs of 18
and % yards and rolled los
yards in the first half in seven
plays to lead Tennessee's sharp
offense, He didn't play in the
second half.
A rain-soaked crowd of $4,000
saw Duke come back in the Sec
ond quarter to score two touch
downs, but the Blue Devils were
no match against the Vols who
appeared like the Tennessee
teams of old.
Carter, a junior from Sara
sofa, Fla. scored in the third
period from the 2, and COM
pleted a 60-yard pass play to
Wingback Bill Anderson for an
other third-quarter score. The
other Tennessee touchdown
came in the second period when
Fullback Tommy Bronson of
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STATISTICS

37-yard line. From there they
drove So yards on 16 plays for
what proved to be the winning
touchdown.
The Redskins threw away a
golden opportunity to put the
game on ice Immediately be-
fore Sans punt when the Ea-
gle's Ken Keller of North Caro-
lima fumbled after taking a pass
from Bobby Thomson, volney
Peters recovering for Washing
ton on Philadelphia's 38-yard
line.
Instead of moving ahead the
Redskins went into reverse as a
screen pass from AL Dorow to
Dale Atkeson lost nine yards.
Bakers punt followed, and the
aroused Eagles marched for
their decisive touchdown.
Dorow went all the way at
quarterback for the Redskins,
throwing only 10 passes and
completing six for 81 yards. But
two desperate pitches in the
closing minutes of the game fell
into the mitts of first, Jerry
Norton and then Eddie Bell,
sealing the Redskins fate.
1t was chiefly a ground battle
See REDSKINS, Page C-5
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Griffith Listens
ToLouisviIle,
San Francisco
By ) star stan correaponasnt

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Calvin
Griflth's threat to transfer the
Washington ball clubs franchise
elsewhere reached what some
observers we're thinking was the
ultimate tonight when the Sena-
tors president listened" TO pro-
posals by Louisville and San
Francisco.
In a popular New York bistro
last night, Griffith heard out a
small delegation from Los An
geles. Tomorrow he was 10 have
listened 70 a proposition from
Louisville. but that confab was
moved up. Calvin and the one
man Louisville committee. Bill
Henry. talked after today's
World Series game.
Tonight Grifhth heard out
an expression Of his own-a
pitch by San Francisco interests.
This scene was even less private
than Toots Shor's Restaurant,
site Of the meeting with the Los
Angeles group. II was held at
the Waldorf Astoria. with most
Of the 500-odd baseball writer's
on the scene At the press head
huarters FRANCIS sTANH.
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Gomecock Sophomore
Defeat Tar Heels, 40

COLOMBIA. S. c., Oct. 6 up.
South Carolina STAYED off three
flrst-half threats. then unleashed
a pair of sizzling sophomore
halfbacks late in the game today
to defeat North Carolina. l4-0.
A crowd OF 10000 sat through
a light rain to watch halfbacks
King Dixon and Alex Hawkins
reel off yardage in two touch
down drives in the fourth period
Of the Atlantic Coast Conference
football game.
South Cardinals defense
weathered three first-half North
Carolina threats. one ranging
as deep as the Gamecock one.
and one drive in the final min
ute.
Late in the third period South
Carolina staged a 94-yard march
that produced a touchdown
shortly after the fourth period
opened. Hawkins 30-yard pass
TO Dixon. Dixon's l6-yard jaunt.
plus 9 and 8 yard dashes by
Hawkins. we're in the backbone
Of the march. Dixon carried
three times inside the FIVE before
going over for the score. Haw-
kins converted.
South Carolina moved 80 yards
late in the fourth period. Quar-
terback Mackie Prickett took It
u E final eight yards In four
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Eagles Late Drive
Tops Redskins, 1879
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
star staff CORRESPONDENT

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.-The
Redskins got out in front of the
Philadelphia Eagles twice to-
night, but each time failed to
make their lead stand up and
went down to defeat 1879 before
a crowd of 26,607.
1t was the second straight loss
for the Washington eleven, which
found the soggy footing of Con-
ME Mack Stadium and the line
play of the rebounding Eagles
too much of a hurdle. It was the
Eagles first triumph in two
league games.
Rain poured down before
the action and internationally
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YANKEES HAIL FORD AND ENOS
FuriIIo Not OFFERING
AIibis for His Rock

Iold leftfelder whose three-run
home run in the sixth inning
provided the winning margin.
Slaughter now is hitting .583 to
lead all hitters in the Series ex-
cept Gil Hodges of the Dodgers.
When a reporter suggested to
Jim Turner that Ford made a
nice comeback" the pitching
coach snorted:
Comeback? He'll, he hasn't
been anywhere. Sure he had a
bad day in Brooklyn on opening
day. but anybody can have one
of those. You rearely see that
fellow have two off days in sue
cession."
Ford, who famed seven. was
particularly effective against
Duke Snider. whom he struck out
three times.
He was giving Snider that
good curve" Berra said, but he
threw fast ones to Duke, too. In
the eighth inning, after he had
Snider all set up and looking for
the curve, Whitley fired two
straight fast balls down the pipe.
Those were the two fastest
pitches he threw all day."
The one ball Snider hit was a
long fly to Mickey Mantle. scor-
ing Peewee Reese after the
catch.
"Snider hit a hanging curve, .
Berra explained. For a while III
the middle innings Ford's curve
began to hang and he lost soms-
thing off his fast ball. Then in
the last two innings he got sharp
again. That happens to pitchers
sometimes"
Only one Yankee relief pitcher
warmed up in the bullpen. THAT
was Bob Grim" said Charley
Silvera, No. 2 catcher for the
Yanks. "but he warmed up three
times"
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eight and nine yards in the 54-
yard drive, all of it through the
air.
California scored again in the
third quarter after Fullback
Herb jackson smashed 35 yards
to the Panther one, after four
straight pass plays opened up
the Pitt defenses. Jackson dived
over center for the final yard.
Darrell Roberts conversion
made it 14-0 and there the score
remained through a scorelesS
fourth period.
Beating the Panthers, rated
seventh in the Associated Press
weekly poll, gave California its
first victory in three games. The
Bears had lost to Baylor and I'LL
'nois while Pitt triumphed over
West Virginia and Syracuse.
The shutout was the first
racked UP by a California team
since it's second game Of 1854.
The credit goes to hard-charg-
ing line led by its 240 pound
tackles, Proverb Jacobs and Enr-
ley Martin.
The tackles. with Center I..'ank
Mattarocci and a quartet of
stubborn guards, stopped the
Wanted Pitt running attack.
Jacobs and Mettarocci played all
but three minutes of the game.
Becker. in addition to his six
pass receptions, proved a bull
wark on defense, and in the
fourth period the California de-
Tenders twice took over in Pitt
territory when fourth down gam
bles failed.
Penalties Hurt Pitt
The first period was scoreless
as three penalties hurt Pitts
burgh's ofiense. One California
drive ended when Panther Half
back Ray Dispasquale intercepted
a Gianulius pass at his 80 and
returned to midfield.
California got its first touch
See CALIFORNIA, Page CO
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PRO GAMES TODAY
Chicago Bears at Green Bay.
Los Angeles at San Francisco.

ably. but it apparently didn't
throughout the bruising but fast
moving contest. The wet ball
slowed up the Redskins consider
bother the Eagles. A tumble and
a poor punt paved the way for
both Philadelphia touchdowns.
Fullback Sam Baker had a
hero's mantle draped around his
shoulder, after setting up the
Redskins touchdown and boot
ing a 38-yard field goal, but it
was rudely snatched away.
1t was Sans 11-yard punt
that slithered off the side of his
foot, out of bounds. that gave
the Eagles the ball on their own
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STATISTICS

rolled over Kansas State, $50,
to set a new modern college rec
ord of 80 straight victories.
The record breaks the Soon
ers' old mark of 81 set by the
teams of l948-49-50.
Eight Oklahom players
scored touchdowns as the Soon
ers opened defense of their Big
seven Conference title with
their saith straight conference
triumph without defeat = an
other record.
The homecoming crowd of
$4,000 came for a touchdown
slaughter and wasn't disap-
pointed as FIVE Oklahoma teams
did just about what they wanted
against the hapless Wildcats.
The only sad note for the
Sooners came as All-America
Tommy Mcdonald failed TO
score-the first time in 10 games
he hasn't counted. However.
the Sooners ran their string OF
making at least one touchdown
game 10 l08-an all-time ma
tionsl record.
Thomas, a junior from Okla
homa City, couldn't be stopped
as he snaked through Kansas
States line TO confuse the de-
Tense. His first three touchdowns
were enough TO break the Wild
cats.
Kansas state q o O. o
Oklahoma 10 20 ~ i9--66
oklahoma teoring Touehdovns.
Thomas I'D runs - piunge. Ia
run Bauer 81 cunt return Derrick
plunge Prieer p plunge Dodd
plunge sandsfsf IS, planFsl Day 8.
5ig0e CsnFsrilonA Pricer 3. Brown.
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matte argument with halfback
30 Robertson over that touch
down. With the bail on the Navy
90, Forrestal threw to Oldham,
who managed to get behind the
Negro defender on the Cornell
IS. A track star who has run
the 100 in 81, Robertson took
of in pursuit and caught Old
ham at the IL, but the star from
Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) high
school Squirmed away and made
it.
Less than five minutes later,
the Middies had their other
touchdown. but it was made on
a less dramatic note. a 55-yard
advance on two passes and
seven running plays.
A 15-yard pass from Forces
tai to Oldham started this move,
Continued on Page C-5, Col. 4
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California Ends
Panther Hopes
By 14-O Score

BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 6 (P).
-California's bulls-eye passing
attack surprised the previously
indicated Pittsburgh Panthers,
14-O, in an intersectional football
upset today.
A crowd of $1,000 saw the
Bears score in the second period
after four pass competitions by
Quarterback Gus Gianulius. The
payoff has a 19-yard toss to End
Norm Becker.
The 188-pound senior end pre-
viously had taken throws of
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SIoughter's 3-Run CIout Puts
Yankees Back in Series, Sd
Continued From Page Al

winner during the regular sea-
son who pitched one inning and
yielded a run in the second
game, will attempt to level the
Series for the Yankees tomorrow.
Carl Erskine, who had a 1911
record this year, will pitch for
the Dodgers. Erskine, appearing
in his fifth Series, has a 81
record against New York and
pitched a glittering game in
1853 when he struck out IA to
set Series record.
Craig. a tall highlander who
hadn't won since August % and
had failed to complete his last
IL starts, was giving the
Yankees a tremendous tussle I'M
til he was Slaughtered.
Martin Also HOmers
Until Enos unloaded, Craig
had given up six hits. but the
only one that hurt him was a
second-inning solo homer by
Martin.
Martins smash into the lower
leftfield seats, his second homer
of the Series, tied the score, for
the Dodgers had drawn first
blood in their half of the inning.
They stirred up run after
Jackie Robinson walked. Gil
McDougald, Yankee shortstop,
made an excellent backhand stab
of Gil Hodges grounder, but his
throw to second base in an at
tempt to force Robinson was late.
Furillo sent a long fly to Bauer
in right and Robinson dashed to
third after the catch. Camp
amelia got Jackie across with
another long fly to Bauer.
That IL situation existed I'M
til the sixth. when Peewee Reese
cracked a triple to right-center.
Duke Snider, who struck out on
mis- other three appearances at
the plate. sent a deep smash to
Mantle in center and Reese
trotted across.
At that point there were
visions of it being Craig's day.
In the third inning he had
singled to experience unaccus-
toned elation, for in 81 times
at bat during the regular season
See SERIES, Page ca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
BY FRANCIS STANN
Star STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK. Oct. Carl Flu
rillo, whose futile effort to beat
out a triple in the ninth inning
when the Dodgers were two runs
behind stunned the Nation to-
day. offered no excuses for the
"rock."
In the dressing room the rug
ged outfielder put it this way:
II had a split second to think
when / rounded second base,
Furillo said. II thought I could
make it and so I went. Now that
I look back on the play it was
a dumb move.
tive got nobody to blame but
myself. I'm second-guessing my
self now. Still, I don't feel bad
about it,"
A reporter said, 1--WE just been
talking to Jackie Robinson. He
said it showed you were hust-
ling"
Furillo grinned wanly. Sure
I'm a dumb hustler"
Berra Cites Luck
In the Yankees dressing room
Catcher Yogi Berra was Of the
opinion that New York was lucky
when Furillo dived headfirst into
the bag. IF he'd slid I thinl
maybe Billy's MARTINI throw
would have hit him on the back.
Everybody agreed there wal
no percentage in Furillo's fool.
hardy gamble. With the score
$50 in favor of the Yankees, the
Brooklyn rightfielder would hav'
been just as good on second al
on third base. Instead, he cos
the Dodgers a big out and made
Whitley Ford's job that much
easier.
The Yankees, naturally, wer,
high in their praise of Ford anC
lof Enos Slaughter. the 40-year.