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CLOCK
Snider CIouts
One ITO Feet
Above Wall

ST. LOUIS, June IL (P).-
Duke Snider of the Dodgers says
his first-inning homer against
the Cardinals, which hit clock
atop the rightfeld pavilion roof
last night, was the longest of
my career"
Snider has hit GAG homers in
the majors, two of them last
night.
His 245th travelled about 1856
feet from the plate and struck
the top corner of the clock. an
estimated Ito feet above the
base of the wall in right-center.
The blow came of Tom Po-
holsky.
The first four letters of the
name of the clock were BACKED
out.
Press box observers said it was
on a par with a recent blast by
Mickey Mantle of the Yankees,
which lacked inches of being the
first homer hit out of Yankee
stadium. That one travelled $40
feet from the plate to a point
lib feet above the ground.
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By BURTON HAWKINS

Bunky Stewart will get an
other crack at a starting job
against the Athletics tonight and
if he turns in a creditable job
the assignment could become
permanent. Dean Stone has in
vited replacement. what with
being shelled nine straight times
as a starter.
Jose Santiago, a Highlander
plucked from Cleveland. will
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Open
MaySeeB oros
.AsDdrk Horse

ROCHESTER, N. Y, June IL
(P.-You don't hear much about
Julius Boros in speculation about
the National Open golf cham
pionship. but some time before
the Seth Open starts Thursday it
might be we'll to remember a few
facts about the big pro from
Bridgeport, Conn.
Boros won the championship
in 1852, when he still was reia-
lively unknown. He usually does
well in big tournaments on big
courses. And he's about the best
trap shot in the business.
All these things could be i'm
portant on this weeks 70 nerve
racking holes over the Lined,
6,902-yard Oak Hill course.
1t was on the same Oak Hill
East course - slightly shorter
then-that Boros played in his
last amateur championship and
went to the quarter-flnals before
he was beaten by Bill Campbell.
Pleasant Contrast to IS
Oak Hill offers a pleasant con-
trast to the San Francisco Olym-
pic Club, where the 1855 Open
was played in a chorus of walls
about the unfair" deep rough
and artificial toughness.
This is a handsome course
with built-in penalties for bad
shots. The fairways are COM
Iparatively wide. the hills gentle
and right now the rough isn't as
deep as United States Golf As
ISOLATION officials would like to
have it.
That factor drew a comment
from Harvie Ward. national
amateur champion. among
Others. after yesterdays prac-
ltice rounds. you can hit right
out of the rough most of the
time" Ward said. But they're
watering a lot and it should be
deeper by Thursday"
| Most of the changes in the
course for the Open were in the
Locations of traps. New ones
were added and others re-de-
signed to frame the big level
greens. Some fairway traps were
created to pinch in the target
areas for long drives.
Made to Order for BOrOs
This would seem to be made
to order for Boros and his sand
wedge-except for the fact that
See GOLF, Page ca
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him for four runs in the second
inning in a pattern which has
become all too familiar.
Often Taken OFF Hook
During his nine-game erratic
streak Stone has been taken off
the hook on numerous occasions
by subsequent events and he
even won one, but his % rec
ord is the most misleading in
the majors. Chicago twice has
bumped him for three runs in
the first inning. Kansas City got
three in the first off him on an
other occasion, while Cleveland
him for six runs in the
fourth.
Manager Chuck Dresser has
shown almost inexhaustible pa
tience with the tall lefthander,
but the results have been dis
tressing.
Stewart now gets a chance
to step in and grab himself a
starting role, but he'll be forced
to show improvement. In his
only previous starting assign
ment this season, Bunky was
belted for five runs by Kansas
City in the second inning.
Lou Kretlow was operating
with a 81 lead entering the
bottom of the eighth in the
first game last night. Johnny
Groth had clipped Connie Groh
for a couple of homers to ac-
count for all the AS runs and
Kretlow seemed to have the sit
uation well in hand.
But when Lou walked Whitley
Herzog he was yanked. Bobby
Shantz was summoned from the
bullpen, and Pete Runnels well
coined him with a single. Roy
SieverS flied out, but Paula batted
for Clint Courtney and doomed
a homer into the new seats in
centerfield.
The Senators previously had
picked up a run off Kretlow
in the fourth when Courtney
doubled and Jim Lemon sin
Igled. but Groth homered after
Joe Ginsburg walked in the
fifth. Johnny hit another homer
i'm the seventh with none aboard
to lift the AS into a 81 lead
With one out in the second
See SENATORS. Page ca
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and Terps to Renew
Football Series in 1Q58-5Q
Two Games Set
For Baltimore
In November
BY BILL FUCHS
Star staff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, June 12.-Navy
and Maryland will resume foot
ball relations with a two-game
series in 1858 and 1859. it was
announced jointly here today.
The scene of both games will
be Baltimore's Memorial Stadi-
UNI, which has a seating ca
pacity of nearly 10000 Mary
land will be the home team
November 8, 1858. and Navy win
act as host November 7, 1859.
The announcement, surprise
inasmuch as Nays books we're
believed filled in those years. was
made to the press by the ath-
letic directors of the two insti-
tutions-Capt. Elliott Loughlin
of Navy and w. w. (Bill) Cobey
of Maryland.
Tech Series Cancelled
Openings on Nays schedule
came as a result of the cancella-
ton of a series with Georgia
Tech by mutual agreement Of
both schools.
(The Associated Press said
that while Capt. Loughlin re-
fused to state the reason for
the cancellation of the Georgia
Tech series, it had been re-
ported previously that the
games were endangered by the
segregation stand taken by the
Georgia trustees.)
Maryland did not have to drop
any opponents in arranging to
resume the series, but Cobey said
the Terps would have to post
pone their 1858 game with Duke,
their perennial rival for top hon.
ors in the Atlantic Coast Confer
ence. He said Duke was glad to
cooperate to permit us to play
Navy"
Terps Won Last Three
When the Terps and MiddieS
were last seen together on a foot
ball field in 1852, Navy was abb
Sorbing a 1917 defeat, its third
straight trouncing in as many
years by Jim Tatum's high-rid-
ing Maryland teams.
That game was played in Byrd
Stadium, which the Middies
helped dedicate in 1850. when
they took a 1921 setback. The
1881 game, won by Maryland.
1921, was played at Baltimore.
/ Since those lean years for
See NAVY-TERPS, Page ca
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Box Score of Senators Double Header.
Page c.:
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Stones Ninth Rout
Gives Stewart 7 rial
AS Regular Starter

him for four runs in the second
inning in a pattern which has
become all too familiar.
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start for the AS, who earned a
split with the Senators last night.
Carlos Paula dubbed a three
run pinch homer to give Pedro
Ramos a 4-3 victory in relief in
the opener, while Alex Kellner
restricted the Senators to seven
hits as Kansas City won the Sec
ond game. 6-3.
Stone seldom gives the Sena-
tors a chance to get in the game
before giving up bundle OF
runs. Last night the AS pasted
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SANTEE TO DRIVE
SPORTS CAR RACER

LOS ANGELES. June IL
up. - Yves Santee plans to
take a crack at sports car
racing.
The Marine Corps miller,
here to run in the All-Serv-
ice track championships Fri
day and Saturday, signed an
entry to drive in sports car
races June 1924 at the
County Fairgrounds in near
BY Pomona.
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PROBABLE PITCHERS
BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN LFAGUE

Kansas City at WASHINGTON nj
san natTot al Ra ys steT sn5Eoett
VS.. Wight t3-5)
Chicago at New York nl-Donovan
t3-l VS.. Ford t7-3l.
Cleveland at Boston tn)--Wynn (6-2)
VS.. Sullivan (4-3l.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Cn)-Friend
1913 VS.. Nuxhall f3-5).
Philadelphia at Milwaukee >(n)-Had-
lix t3-2l VS.. Crone t4-2).
New York at Chicaso-Worthingt
2-5) VS.. Minner Q-51.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis (n)-Koufax
Loo or Erskine t2-6) VS.. Dickson (3-5).
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NATIONAL
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
Bklyn.. s: st. L., 8.
Phila., 6; Milw., ..
(Only Games Seized.
Games Today
Pitts. at Cinci. mi
Phila. at Mil. tn.A.
N. Y. at Chicago.
Bklyn. at. st. L. mi
Games Tomorrow
Pitts. at 'Cincin.. tnl
Phila. at Milw. (nl.
New York at Chicago
(Only Games Seized.
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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
Wash. 4-3; Kansa.
City, So.
Cleve.. Al; Boston
Is.
Baltimore. 3: Det.. 4
(Only Games SEIZED.
Games Today
K. c. at Wash. s.
bet. at BALTIC. tn.l
Chi. at N. Y. tn.(.
Clev. at Bost. (n.).
Games Tomorrow
K. c. at Wash. ..
Oct. at Baltimore.
Chicago at New York
Cleveland at Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-23
NATIONAL
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
ST. Louis, 6; Pitts, 3.
Mirkee, z: Brook. 3
Cincin.. @; N. Y, 3.
Chicago at Phila
ppo,, rain.
Games Today
Milw' kee al Brook.
Cincin. at New York
St. L. at Pitts, (n).
Oh go at Phila. (n).
Games Tomorrow
Brook. at Phila. tnl
Only game scheduled
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Wild Pitchers Keep
Senators in Tai|spin
Dodger Pitching Proves
7 onic for Aaron S Spree

Indians. So. Kansas City beat
Washington, 6-1.
There were two rain-outs-
Chicago at Philadelphia in the
National and Baltimore at Chi
cago in the American.
Tom Brewer tripped the In
dams for the sixth straight time,
winning his fifth decision of the
season. He needed Dave Sisters
relief in the ninth. however. A
two-run clout by Billy Goodman
his first homer since Septem-
Der 10, 1854, span of 1874 games
provided Boston's edge. Early
Wynn. victim of three unearned
runs in the first. lost his second
in six decisions.
Detroit didn't get a run for
Frank Larry until the eighth after
the young righthander had
stopped the Yanks on three
singles following a four single,
two-run New York first. Mickey
See BASEBALL, Page C-3
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Runs batted in--stewart Zerniai
Simpson (2l, Groth, plesS, Herriage
IWo-baSe hits---Lemon, Finigan. Simpson
Home run--Groth. Stolen base--LOpez
Finigan Double plays--Demaestrl Il
Finigan TO Simpson. Runneis to snydei
70 Slevers t2l, Courtney 10 Runnels
Left or bases Washington, T. Kansa,
CITY Basees on balls-of Stew.
ART, of CleYenger g. of GtiggS
of Wiesler. .. on Heritage. =
Struck out--By Stewart 4 by clei.
enscr b By Gfisgs, q. by wieslei
BY Herfiase Il Hits--OH stew.
art, ! IN ! inning; OF cievenger .
IN INNINGS OF Griggs o In . inninss
On wiesler, IN lnnlnss. Runs arc
Cisvenssr. Ill. on wissier ii: on
Heritage III Hit hv nitchsr--B,
grises tpemaestrD winnins uitchcr--
Herrlase tl.2i LOSING pitcher
chylak Fsnatslla. Time-222 Al.
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sleek, supple body and a burning
urge to excel have made him the
Nations most heralded track ace.
With no advance fanfare,
Sine rocketed into the limelight
on January 81 in Washington
when he shattered a 32-year-old
world indoor record for the 100
yard dash by running it in
9.5 seconds in The Star Games.
Then followed a series of fam
,aaJlc successes:
February "a, Raleigh, N. c.
Equalled world indoor record for
'6O-yard dash with 81 seconds.
April %. Des Moines-Broke
30-year-old Drake Relays record
for 100 yards with :09.4 on rain
soaked track.
May 5, Durham, N. C.-Bet-
tered world 22O-yard low hurdles
record with 222 seconds.
May II, Durham. n. C.-Bet-
tered world 220-yard dash record
with POI, one tenth below mark
set by Mel Patton in l949.
May 10. Raleigh, N. c.
Equalled world record for 100
yard dash with 1913, also ran
'22O in ;2O.2.
Greatest Chambers Has Seen
He'll be doing the 100 in :09.2
and the 900 in 1919 bfeore the
year is out" says Shines coach,
Bob Chambers. a wirey, nut
brown little man who doubles
as trainer for the Duke football
team. He is the greatest rum
ner I ever saw
Chambers is printing young
Sine for the Olympic finals-the
100 and 200 meter dashes-and
the 400-meter relay. There are
no 220 low hurdles in the Olym-
pics. so We'll skip the jumps" he
adds
Shines summer campaign will
begin with the Pacific Associa-
ton championships at Stockton.
Calf, June Q. He may enter the
meet at Fresno, Calf, June Q.
Then follow the NCAA cham
ipionships at Berkeley, Calf,
June 1928 to be climaxed by
See SINE, Page ca
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terest in the Capital City in
dicates inability to support q
winning ball club here" (He
did not explain the reference tc
a winning" club
Proposes Action on Coast
Killings said he hoped a COM
mittee of Los Angeles civic and
business leaders would get to-
gether and investigate the
chances of bringing big league
baseball to the Pacific Coast.
1T is time" he said, that
Los Angeles, which is the big
gest sport center in the world
for everything but baseball, had
a major league club.
AS a member of the Judiciary
Committee which conducted a
study of organized baseball in
the 82d Congress, 1 am, con-
WINGED that it is in the best in
terest of our national pastime
See Killings, Page C-3
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KILLINGS PROPOSAL
lis LAUGHED OFF
BY GABE MURPHY

CHATTANOOGA, May %
Especially. H. Gabriel
Murphy treasurer and prin-
cipal stakeholder of the
hington Senators.
laughed off Representative
Killings proposal to move
the clubs franchise to Los
Angeles.
Murphy. who is visiting Joe
Engel, president of the Look
outs, a Washington farm
club, said:
II have read with interest
the comments of Congress
man Killings of California.
I wonder if it has occurred
to the distinguished Con-
gresham that if the Wash
lngton baseball team is
having difficulty getting base
hits under clear skies and
bright lights, what the SEN
ators would do in California
smog."
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Griffith Blasts
Talk Of Shift;
'NoCriisis Here

Calvin Griffith, president OF
the Washington Ball Club, hoped
today that he and his associates
had put an end to talk of NOV
ing the Senators to another city,
The club acted yesterday to
Isquelch gossip that it was in
financial difficulties and. in the
face of weak attendance, was
searching for a way out.
Griffith and his associates
moved quickly after Representa-
tive Patrick j. Killings of Cali
fornia, by means of a telegram
and a news conference, urged
Mayor Norris Poulson of Los
Angeles to explore the poSsibili-
ties" of buying the Senators
American League franchise.
Careless rumors," the club
answered in a prepared state
ment.
Killings wired PoulSon saying
the Senator were facing a seri-
GUS crisis" because lack of in
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Heavyweight Bout
Set Tonight on TV

DETROIT, May % (41.-John-
ny Summerlin puts an ll-fight
winning streak on the line to-
night at Detroit's Olympia when
he engages young Harold Carter
in a l0-round heavyweight elimi-
nation bout.
THE fight will be televised
in Washington over The Eve
ming Stars Station WMAL-
TV, Channel 7. at 10 PM
Undefeated since 1854 and
winner Of 20 in a 3S-fight career
dating back TO 1850. summerlin
has boxed about rs rounds for
this one.
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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
Kan. City, 8; Wash
ington, ].
Boston. 5; Cleveland
3
Detroit, 2; n. Y. .
Baltimore at Chicago
ppd., rain.
Games Today
Wash. at K. c., d.
Boston at Cleveland
New York at Detroit
Balti. at Chicago.
Games Tomorrow
New York at Detroit
Only game scheduled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-23
BY the Associated Press

1t looks as if all Hank Aaron
needed to shake loose from Mil
waukee's list of slumping slug
gers was taste of Brooklyn
lpitching-just as Dodger Man
Iager Walt Aston feared.
Aaron, the Braves 22-year-old
Iclouter who hadn't been over 300
since the fourth game of the
season, righted himself with a
Irousing four-for- fve-a home
run. double and two singles-as
the league-leading Braves pushed
Brooklyn into fourth place. 7-3,
last night. It was Henly'S first
four-hit game Of the season and
boosted his average 81 points to
.313.
In spring training. Aaron
batted a jolting $50 against the
world champions and Aston
commented, whats more, ne's
likely to hit $50 all season. That
fellow really is terrific"
Thus far in the regular season,
Aaron is betting Brooklyn pitch
ing at a $50 clip.
On Nine Game Streak
Last nights spree was Aaron's
oeSt yet in Slump-shaking drive
in which he has hit safely in
nine straight games. When the
streak started. he was batting
1876. He's had II hits in 81 at
bats during the comeback, with
four doubles. two triples. a homer
and eight runs batted N for a
459 pace.
His stickwork helped the
Braves gain a 23-point edge over
the runnerup st. Louis. The
Cardinals ended the Pirates
three-game winning streak, 6-3.
despite home run, double and
single by Dale Long. who gained
the major league lead with a
All batting mark. Cincinnati
took over third, a half-game
ahead of Brooklyn by beating
the Giants, 6-3.
Tigers Stop Ford
In the American League.
Catcher Red Wilson of the Tigers
hammered a two-run homer in
the ninth to end six-game win
ming streak by Whitley Ford and
the Yankees. 80. The Yanks
retained their 2l2-game lead
over second-place Cleveland.
however. as Boston beat the
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tall, good-looking sophomore
said today. But it doesn't
make any difference. My main
aim at the moment is to go to
the Olympics."
The l9-year-old redhead from
Fair Lawn, N. j.. just outside
New York. stacks up as the great
est Olympic prospect America
has produced since Jesse Owens
won three championships and
shared in another in the 1896
Games IN Berlin.
Big for Splinter
Sine is exceptionally big for
a sprinter-6-foot-3 and 1876
pounds compared with Owens
5-foot-11 ana 165 pounds-but a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-23
Connie Johnson
Going to Orioles,
Newspaper Says

CHICAGO. May 90 (P).-The
Chicago Tribune said today
Pitcher Connie johnson will 60
to Baltimore to complete Mon
days six-player deal between
the Orioles and the White Sox
The Sox dealt Third Baseman
George Kell. outflelder Bob ME-
man. Pitcher Mike Fornieles and
a player to be named later for
outfelder Dave Phuley and
Pitcher Jim Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-23
KANSAS CITY
Totals
Washington
Kansas City

Lined out for clevenser in 9th.
. Grounded out for Grisgs in 9Th,
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PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

washington al Kansas City--stone
q -ul VS. Ditmar (3-3l
Baltimore at Chicago-Ferrsrese Q-2l
VS., HarshmHn OPP
New YORK at Dftroit-coleman do
Boston a Clevelsnd-Porterfield u-3l
NATIONAL LEAGUE
=, milwaukee at neutrality-suspicious.
g.. VS.. Craig f3-2).
Cincinnati at New York-Iawrsnce
goneri q 20.
st. Louis at PittSburgh tn)-Schmidt
c-l vs.. Friend .'6-2l
CHICAGO al PHILADELPHIA tn)-Mever
1-lD vs.. simmons (T-5l,
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PROSPECT SINCE OWENS
Slime Eyes OIympics,
Big Leagues, Medicine
BY WILL GRIMSLEY
Associated Press Sports Writer

DURHAM, N. c.. May %
Dave Slime, Duke University'S
world record-smashing sprinter,
has set a three-pronged goal
for himself. He wants to win
three gold medals in the Mel
bourne OlympicS. play center
field for a major league baseball
team and then become a doctor
Rated an outstanding diamond
prospect, he has been approached
by each of the major league
clubs and offered as much as
100000 to sign a contract.
Il don't want to say who
made the biggest offer" the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-23

This is the first Of series Of three
articles on Dove Sine, the briIIiont
Duke University athlete who has
rocketed from obseurity to the posi-
tion Of one Of the United Stotes'
top trock prospects for the Olympic
Comes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Lakes Freighter
Sinks in Collision

DETROIT, April 20 (R.-Two
Great Lakes freighters crashed
in the st. Clair River entrance
to Lake st. Clair last night. One
sank and the other went
aground. but only one of approx
imately 10 crewmen was injured
severely enough to require med
ical aid.
Down, with it's decks awash.
was the 504-foot A. M. Byers,
downbound with a load of
dolomite (limestone). Damaged
severely and anchored to shore
was the E. M. Ford, a 406-foot
cement carrier for the Huron
Transportation Co.
Mike Wenta. 81. of Milwaukee
a cook aboard the Ford. was
taken to a nearby Mount
Clemens hospital for treatment
OF head, back and chest injuries.
Mr.. Wenta said he had started
from bed to deck when he was
struck by a free-swinging door
as the ships collided.
Within two hours some rs
freighters were blocked from
using the channel between the
lake and river. Some of those
downbound were ordered to
backtrack and go into Lake
Michigan, delivering their ores
or other steel ingredients to Chi
cago or nearby ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Misleading Claims Made
On Scrolls, Scholar Says

The famous and controversial
Dead Sea Scrolls are being used
to make misleading claims about
the origin of Christianity. a
Catholic University scholar said
today.
Msgr. Patrick w. Skehan. one
of two Americans on an inter-
national team now working in
Palestine on the scrolls, said
there have been attempts to con-
meet Christianity with some of
the texts that actually contain
no basis for it.
Msgr. Skehan. on leave from
his post as professor Of Semitic
languages and literature at the
University, wrote from Jerusalem.
His letters were released here by
the university.
1T is regrettably true that
some of those making pro-
nouncements on the significance
of the Dead Sea manuscripts
are much more interested in
finding in them plausible coun-
terparts to Christian teaching
than in evaluating what the
documents themselves are the
scholar said.
Although no one was named
in Msgr. Shehan's criticisms,
there have been numerous arti-
Giles and publications here and
elsewhere suggesting that the
sect that produced the Dead Sea
Scrolls originated ideas which
were later incorporated into
Christianity. The scrolls were
found in caves near the Dead
Sea over a period of years be-
ginning in 1947.
Concerning alleged simllari-