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Evening star., 1956-02-01
Buck Weaver Dies, Never
Cleared Of Black Sox Toq

CHICAGO, Feb. / Rl.-George
(Buck) Weaver, former White
Sox third baseman who main
tanned to the end his innocence
In the Black Sox baseball scan
dai, died yesterday at the age
of "a.
Weaver. o star for the Sox
from 1912 through 1920, coli
lapsed on the sidewalk Of q South
Side street and was found by
police. He was pronounced dead
at Englewood Hospital.
Weaver fought a losing cause
through the years in attempting
to clear his name Of charges that
he and seven other White Sox
players conspired to throw the
1918 World Series to Cincinnati
for 500, 900.
Cincinnati won by taking its
fifth victory in the eight game
of a nine-game series.
Weaver hit 800 for the Sox in
1877 and .296 In 1919-both
|pennant years-and 1888 In 1920.
In the 1919 Series. Weaver had
II hits in "a at bats for q .324
average and scored 4 runs. He
made only one error in the field
and had 8 putouts and 18 assists.
Weaver and the seven other
White Sox players were acquitted
by a -ury In Chicago in August.
1921, Of charges Of conspiring to
throw the series.
Nevertheless. all were barred
from baseball by Commissioner
Kenesaw M. Lands.
The other players involved
were Joe Jackson. Oscar
Happy Felsch, Eddie Cicotte.
Claude lefty Williams, Charles
tSwede) Risberg, Chick Gandil
and Fred McMullen.
The plot was unveiled late in
1920 and Lands showed no
mercy.
Weaver applied for reinstate-
Evening star., 1956-02-01
NFL Considering
Franchise in Miumi

MIAMI. Feb. l (PD.-Bert
Bell, commissioner Of the Ma
Itional Football League. told the
Miami Daily News today he is
Investigating the possibility Of
locating a professional club in
Miami.
Walter Wolfner, an official Of
the Chicago Cardinals, is In
Miami as Bells agent. There
have been rumors in the past
that the Cardinals might move.
"Mr. Wolfner has been en-
powered by me to investigate
the possibility of putting a new
team in Miami" Bell told the
News by telephone from the
league headquarters in Phila-
ldelphia.
Evening star., 1956-02-01
Mont to Be Busy
On Bunauet Circuit

Tommy Mont. Marylan6s new
football coach, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Touchdown
Club luncheon on Monday, max
ing at least four days in row
for Tommy on the banquet cir
cult.
Friday he will be in Pittsburgh
for a banquet honoring Ed Vereb,
Saturday it's the IN" Club din
ner In Baltimore and Sunday is
Tommy Mont Day" in Cumber-
land, with the Dapper Dan din
ner to follow.
Bill Cobey, the Terps' new di-
rector Of athletics. and Mary
lands assistant football coaches
also will be at the Touchdown
luncheon.
Evening star., 1956-02-01
BASKETBALL SCORES

BY the Associated Press
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Evening star., 1956-02-01
|Hoyas, AU Face
Tough Teams in
Games Tonight

Y
Both Georgetown and Ameri.
can U. have drawn tough as
lsignments for their basketball
games tonight. the Hoyas as
hosts to st. Joseph's and the
Eagles as visitors at Loyola in
Baltimore.
In a game at Annapolis this
afternoon, Navy. with a 5-4 rec
ord, is host to Penn State.
Georgetown more or less has
owned the Hawks in recent
years, beating them eight Of nine
times, but 1t could be different
tonight. American U. is taking
on the first-place team of the
lMason-Dixor Conference.
Hawks Have I2-2 Record
Georgetown. which beat st.
IJoseph's by 61-53 last year.
might not even be favored in
ltonight's $50 O'Clock game. The
Hoyas have an 81 record this
season playing opposition not
much tougher than st. Joseph's
which is 1872. That's Q big i'm
lproyement for the Hawks who
worked to q l2-l4 record last
season.
There will be a preliminary
game between Georgetown fresh
men and st. Francis Prep al
1880
| st. Joseph's two losses were to
George Washington. 7l-60. and
IConnecticut. while the best
teams it has beaten are Villa
nova, Fordham and Manhattan,
the latter by one point in two
loyertimes. 1t has four players
averaging over 10 points q game,
with Kurt Engelbert. a 6-foot-5
Junior, tops with a l6.2 average.
Ryland Improved
American U Is riding q modest
lone-game winning streak as it
goes to Loyola. having done very
well by beating Baltimore U, 93-
I8l, last time out. The Eagles
stand 80 in the conference and
I3-9 overall. while Loyola is SO
i'm the conference and 9-7 in all
games.
The recent improvement Of g.
foot-3 Wally Ryland from WASH
Iington-Lee High brightens Amer
leans prospects. He's been
plagued by missed layups all
season. but hit for % points
against Baltimore. Still top
man on the team is Frank Weiss
who is averaging 1877 points.
In the only game played yester-
day among Washington area
teams, District Teachers trimmed
Gallaudet. 112-77. for the second
time this season,
Evening star., 1956-02-01

NExT-The Phillies
Evening star., 1956-02-01
AFTER QUICK KO IN GLOVES
Sontee Says Downes
Beots Him for Speed

in the first place. He just took
up boxing. ! think. counting
tonight. he has had the gloves
on three times"
= ~
In contrast to young Brown
were a number of suhnoviceI
who apparently had had the
gloves on frequently enough x
know exactly what to do with
them. George Logan OF Mer.
rick Club. for example, knocked
out Doug Hale Of the WV AC
i'm Just "a seconds.
Glenn Drake, veteran trainer
lat Merrick who has taken part
In 81 Of the % annual tourna.
Iments. says Logan presented .
problem. He looked awful,
good In the GYM Drake said
land I wondered II ! should put
him in the novice division in,
stead. But he has had no ex.
Iperience and ! was advised
against it."
There was great concern a
ringside, as Hale lay prostrat.
for several minutes. Paddy Kane
veteran CYO boxing coach
brought the fighter around. II
the dressing room Hale mur,
INJURED his first words: "Wha'
happened?" DR.. Clark Halstead
attending physician, answered
Nothing much, you're all right.
II feel fine" Hale said. I'D like
to try it again" A bystandel
quipped: you better wait {
few minutes"
The fitness of the Quanticc
fighters is a tribute to MiSergt
Frank Veith. rugged veteran oi
many South Pacific battles. "You
never see those Marine fighters
leaving their fight in the gym,
one high in amateur boxinl
circles remarked. "Veith knows
how to train them. It's not all
boxing. One day they'll do road
work. another day they'll teal
into the bags. He doesn't believe
in boxing every day in the gym
R%*
This will be the second ano
final venture into the Gloves foi
Dick Perry. CYO welterweight
He scored a technical knockout
In l:48 of the first round ovel
Jim Raimbolt. unattached. HI
Is "a years old, but this was hi,
first tournament victory, his sec.
ond bout.
Il went into the Gloves fol
the first time last year." he said
and 1t was my misfortune tc
run into Eugene Golanda in m,
first fight" Golanda Of Quantict
wound UP with the Fred A. Hart.
ley Trophy. awarded annually t.
the outstanding novice boxer.
Evening star., 1956-02-01
BY BILL FUCHS

Between the rounds at the
Golden Gloves tournament last
night at Capital Arena:
Yves Santee, Americas fastest
miller, said to Terry Downes,
British-born Quantico Marine
welterweight who had just dis
posed Of Manuel Mays Of An
drews Air Force Base In 1924
Of the first round: That's even
faster than get through"
1t. Santee, in charge Of the
Marine boxing group last night,
still hopes to get through with
his speciality in under 4 minutes.
His next action viii come Sat-
urday night In the Millrose
Games in New York.
\
Downes' father with typically
British subtlety of humor: ''The
English boxers are so scientific
and clever. That's why they
have so much trouble with the
Americans. They're not rough
enough. Terry used to fight the
English style, but now he uses
the American STYLE"
Terry's sister. incidentally, Is
getting along fine and win be
married in June. A former
trapeze artist with the Barnum
and Bailey Circus, she was seri-
ously injured In a bus accident
four years ago and her family
came across then to be with her.
They like 1t here so much they
decided to stay and now call
Baltimore home.
George Davis of Fort Meade
won a close decision over Charles
Gates Of Boiling. and credits the
newspaper boy at Fort Meade
with an assist. TT I hadn't got
ten a paper today, I wouldn't
have read that I was supposed
to fight tonight and wouldn' t
have showed up." he said. u
didn't think I was supposed to GO
until Saturday night"
y
Nicest gesture Of the night:
Edwin H. Brown congratulatine
Roger Reid on his knockout VIC
tory. VERY well DONE" Brown
said. "even II 1t was my son you
knocked out" Brown says he
wasn't at all surprised. what
surprised me was that he was
going to fight in the tournament
Evening star., 1956-02-01
MAJOR LEAGUE ROOKIE PROSPECTS
Red Sox investments
/. May Pay off at Lost

vile with a $40 mark that In
cluded SO doubles. nine homers
and SO runs batted in, made a
deep impression on Manager
Mike Higgins in his few Septem-
ber games with the Red Sox. He
also proved to be an exceptional
fielder.
Keough. only 20 despite foui
seasons in pro ball. two in
triple-A, is regarded as one Of
the fastest men In baseball and
q great defensive outfielder. He
batted 1903 in Isl games at Louis
vile, with 80 doubles, IA triples
IL homers and 81 runs batted in
He is a lefthanded hitter. Hi
only drawback is a mediocre
arm, but he has the knack Of
charging ground balls and get.
ting them away quickly.
casale, a 22-year-old right.
lhander from Brooklyn. was ONT
of the best pitchers, If not ths
best. in the Association last year
The 6-foot-2. 205-pound fire.
baller had a IT'LL record, posted
Ia 2.96 earned-run average anc
led the league with 1856 strike.
outs.
"Casale is a terrific youne
prospect" said Charlie Wagner
assistant farm director Of the
Red Sox. 81 think he's a bettel
pitcher than some Of the fellows
We saw pitch in the World Serie:
last fall"
Another Vern stephens
Then there is Shortstop Bud
din, whom Red Sox officials re.
gard as another vern Stephens.
"A defensive standout. he has
shown tremendous power for
little fellow. At Louisville he
slammed 80 doubles and 10 hon.
ers while driving in 86 runs or
Ia 1872 average. Only 81, he has
put in three years in pro ball
two with Louisville.
Sullivan was one Of the finest
young mechanical catchers ever
Ito hit the association. He's q
big fellow. 6-foot-4 and 205
pounds. and former star
quarterback at the University
Iof Florida He has a lot Of
ipower. In his first full season
in pro ball he batted .258. but
slammed 80 extra-base hits in
| 1913 games. Eddie Joe Buck. who
shared the catching duties with
Sullivan at Louisville. hit .240 in
f85 games. He can also play first
base. Zimmerman, 81, was .274
at Greensboro.
Console Tries Again
Console. optioned to Oakland
last year after two compulsory
seasons with the Red Sox. re-
turns with a .276 mark in 159
games. His hit total includes 80
doubles, 8 triples and IA homers,
but he famed 86 times on the
Coast. A couple Of young out
| fielders. Bob jenkins and Cor
don Windhorn, probably need
more experience. jenkins was
$40 at Albany and .346 at York.
Windhorn was .254 at Oklahoma
City.
Righthander Al Schroll and
soutllpaw Bob Smith. q couple
Iof pitching prospects from
Louisville. may win places in the
bullpen. Smith was 10-6 with a
q. 2.48earned-run average. Scllroll,
l23, 6-foot-2 and 2l5. was l1-6
with a 3.87 ERA. Up for the
first time are a pair Of 22-year-
lold Greensboro grads. right
handler Joe Albanese (10-10) and
suthpaw Roy Tinney f7-D,
They'll probably be farmed out
SHE- uNu-
Evening star., 1956-02-01
GLOVES

Continued From Page C-1
Merrick Club. Roberts Is the
|lightest boxer in the tournament
at 80 pounds.
Police Club No. 13 scored again
when Calvin Woodland regis
tered a second-round technical
knockout over William Barbour
of the Northwest AC in the l18-
pound class. Woodland Is a
sophomore at Armstrong High
School.
The Catholic Youth Organ
|ization had its victory string
stopped abruptly in the 1885,
pound class when HaSsein
Tajhaksh lost on a technical
knockout to Bobby Baldwin OF
the Southeast House In 50 Sec
onds Of the second round. Bald
win dropped the Iranian boy
with q short right hand to end
the contest.
Matthews Quick Winner
Roy oBryan, q graduate OF
Washington-Lee High School
last year, scored an impressive
victory in the welterweight class
by outpointine Robert Wilson OF
the OLYMPIC Club.
John Matthews. a welterweight
from Spingar1' High School, rep
resenting the Southeast House
came up with a quick victory over
George Griffith OF the CYO In
II minute and 20 seconds of the
first round.
One Of the show shoppers was
the meeting In the niddleweigh,
division between Sylvester Cal.
ther Of the Northeast AC and
William Branch of the North
west AC. Branch decked Cal
ther in the first round, but
tired after piling up a big lead
and was on the short end or
all Of the officials' score cards
at the finish.
Police Boys Club No. 13 scored
its third victory OF the nigh,
when Roger Reid stoppe d
Charley Brown. unattached, in
/ minute ~ seconds of the frs,
round. Brown had Reid down
twice before he was fioored him
self. Marty Gallagher ther
stopped the Bout.
Johnny jerks, a hard hitting
entry from the Catholic Youth
Organization, got home with a
quick technical knockout over
Barton Widom of the 18th street
YMCA. Both boys came out
swinging. but jerks got home
first with some hefty shots tt
put Widom on the defensive
Referee Ray Bowen stopped the
affair In 40 seconds Of the first
round.
Douglas Hale, the FBI finger
print clerk. was stopped in "A
seconds In his 175-pound bout
with George Logan Of the Mer-
rick Club.
The novice competition was
opened with q spirited meeting
in the l26-pound class between
Hunter Ragland of the North
west AC and James johnson OF
the Northeast AC. johnson, who
attends Cardozo High School
won a close decision.
Albert Summers of the South
east House and Roscoe Gudger
Of the Police Club No. Q put on
IAN old-time slugfest in the nov
ice l35-pound class with Gudger
winning a close decision.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22
Laytonsvi|Ie and WoodfieId
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith ~
Clearwater 3-2632

begins at 1. If you don't want to
fool with fixing a big dinner you
really can get turkey dinner
with all the trimmings at Wood.
field Thursday.
Mr.. John White and his mother
have moved from their home in
WoodfieId to Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hines en-
tertained last Sunday at an Open
House honoring the birthday Of
Mrs. Lucy Hines.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Raymond
Kemp, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Windham, Mr.. and Mrs. Cram
well King, Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
King and Elisha Warfield attend.
ed the Farm Bureau banquet last
Thursday at the Ag center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ward,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Davis, Jr.
and Debby were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Ward.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Hines en-
tertained at an Open House Sun
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22
Leef-Melbro photo. Silver Sprin9

ers. although great progress has
been made against tuberculosis
through case-finding, research
and treatment, there is still a big
job ahead" she said.
DR.. Bajda devoted the second
half of her student press confer
ence to the topic of Health Ca
reers," then threw the meeting
open to questions pertaining to
both topics, where details of her
job and those of Mrs. Eileen
Troop, Director of Nurses, Mrs.
Margaret Strom, Medical Social
Worker, tuberculosis division, and
Miss Alice Wagner, Montgomery
County tuberculosis and Heart
Association, were outlined as to
education and preparation needed
for various health careers.
Students attending the confer
ence were: Barbara Williams,
Jay Land, Montgomery Blair
High School; Fay Seaton, Gath
ersburg High School; Putney Fite,
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School; Harold Slate, Wheaton
High School; Rita Myers, Richard
Montgomery High School and
Linda Ferguson, Lynn Joiner,
Sherwood High School.
Students are preparing news
and feature stories, editorials,
and cartoons to be published in
their school papers during No
vember and December. Subjects
assigned in the contest by the
National tuberculosis Association
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22
Damascus
By Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3.2682

There will be a union Thanks
giving service Thursday at the
Damascus Methodist church at 10
am. The Rev. Charles Adams of
the Upper Seneca Baptist church
will be the preacher. The Rev.
Ira Stechman of the Cedar Grove
Methodist church and the host
preacher the Rev. A. Dean Kes-
ler will also take part in the
service.
Sunday, November 25, is family
night at the Damascus Methodist
church. There will be a covered
dish supper at five followed by a
movie "In the Face of Jeopardy"
Steven Lyman from India will be
the speaker.
A musical program is to be
presented at the Damascus High
school November 21 at ten in the
morning for the Junior High and
at 2:30 pm. for the Senior High.
The program is under the direc-
ton of Donald Murphy and Rich
ard Evans. Parents are invited.
The Methodist Men meet Fri
day, November 30, for dinner at
6:45 pm. Price $150. The speak
er will be the Rev. James Moore,
a Methodist minister associated
with the religious program de-
partment of the Voice Of America.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
will meet Tuesday, November 81
at the home of Mrs. Lloyd White
at 8 pm. Co-hostesses are Mrs.
Howard Taylor, Mrs. O. E. Will
liams, Mrs. Harry Stipe and Mrs.
George Slider.
Children in the fourth grade at
the elementary school enjoyed a
trip last week to the Arts and
Science museum in Washington.
The Damascus Boys All club
met Wednesday with Jack King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Slacum
had as their guests last weekend
Mrs. Slacum's mother Mrs. N. c.
Bailey and her nephews KirWan
and David Jones. The Slacums
will spend Thanksgiving in Cam
bridge, Md, with Mr. and Mrs
Waldo Robinson
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22

There will De a Community
Service in Laytonsville Thanks.
giving morning at II A. M. in
the Church Hall at st. PauPs. The
Rev. Stewart Labat, rector OF
st. Bartholomew's, will be the
preacher.
The WSCS of. Mt. Tabor
Church, Etchison, met Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. vii.
bur Burns.
Joy Green, Joe Hecht and Dal.
ton Fraley were among the stu
dents who enjoyed the trip to the
United Nations Building in New
York on Thursday, sponsored by
the League of Women Voters.
Mrs. Charles ROeIke entertained
on Sunday at a family dinner
party in honor of Mrs. Roland
Green's birthday.
WOODFIELD
Almost everyone in WoodfieId
will be very busy on Thanksgiv.
ing Day helping with the annual
turkey dinner at the Woodfield
Methodist Church Hall. Serving
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22

and the Columbia Scholastic Press
Association, are whats Needed
to Defeat tuberculosis" and Ca
reers in Health"
The School Press Project is one
of the educational programs sup
ported by Christmas Seal Funds.
The Montgomery County Tuber-
culosis Associations 1856 Christ
mas Seal Sale opens November
IS.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22

County tuberculosis and Heart
Association.
DR.. Lenore A. Bajda, Assistant
County Health Officer, refused to
be pinned down on a target date
for the defeat of tuberculosis in
the county. Predictions have
proved wrong too many times in
the past" she told student report
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22

Health authorities of Montgom-
cry County took stern cross-ques-
tioning from reporters represent
ing seven Montgomery County
school newspapers at a press con-
ference held at the Health De-
partment in connection with the
Annual School Press Conference
sponsored by the Montgomery
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Orem were
overnight guests Saturday of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Braun.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-11-22

day in honor of the birthday of
Mr.. Hines mother, Mrs. Lucy
Hines.
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GALLERY ANNIVERSARY

The cream of the art world
came from far and near to
attend the gala dinner given
by the Director of the Ma
tional Gallery of Art and Mrs.
David Finley at the Sulgrave
Club last night.
The dinner, attended by am
baSSadorS, members of Con-
gress and art celebrities tro.ii
all over the country. was a
prelude to the gala celebrs-
tion of the Gallery's 18th
anniversary to which the Fin
leys took their guests after
wards.
Attending from the diplo-
matte corps were the British
Ambassador and Lady Makins.
the Spanish Ambassador and
the Countess of Motrico, the
French Ambassador and Nine.
Couve de Murville and Sig
nora Brosio, wife of the Italian
Ambassador.
Others invited to the distin-
guiShed gathering included
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cabot
Lodge, the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. George
Humphrey, Senator Theodore
Francis Green, Senator and
Mrs. H. Alexander Smith,
Senator and Mrs. J. William
Fulbright, Senator and Mrs.
Leverett Saltonstall. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Richard
B. Wigglesworth, the Under
secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs w. Randolph Burgess and
and the Bishop of Washington
and Mrs. Angus Dun.
MELONS Attend
Coming up from Upperville
for the brilliant event. were
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
his father, Andrew w. Mellon,
not only gave his magnificent
collection of paintings and
sculpture but also the mil
lions required to build the
Gallery. Also there was Mr..
Melons sister, Mrs. Mellon
Bruce.
Expected from other art
families was one of the trustees
of the Gallery and head of
the Kress Foundation, Mr..
Rush H. Kress and Mrs. Kress;
Mr.. Kress' two nieces, Mrs.
Charles Wesley Frame and
Mrs. Raymond H. Jack. and
their husbands; Mr.. George
B. Widener of New York,
grandson of the donor of the
Widener Collection, and Mrs.
Widener, Mr.. Lessing j. Ro-
senwald of Jenkintown, Pa,
donor of the Gallery collection
of prints and drawings, and
Mrs. Rosenwald, and Col. and
Mrs. Edgar w. Garbisch, do
nors of the Gallery's collection
of American primitive paint
ings.
Highlight of the gala ami
versary celebration at the Gal
lery last night was the unveil-
ing of the loan exhibition Of
10 paintings from the Samuel
H. Kress Foundation.
The scarlet-coated Marine
Band, seated in the garden
courts of the Gallery played
throughout the evening. 1t was
one of the rare occasions that
the Gallery has remained open
late.
Among others from the art
world accepting the dinner in