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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
.Lopes 10 Make
.Tough0pponent
For Cuban Here

p joey Lopes Of Sacramento.
aggressive and ambitious. and
Orlando Zulueta of Cuba, ex-
ponent Of the artistic approach,
tangle Wednesday night at Cap
itol Arena in the 10-round fea-
ture of Goldie Ahearn's boxing
show.
A portion of the proceeds will
go to the D. C. Aid Group for
Cancer Research at Children's
Hospital.
The bout. which will be tele-
vised across the Nation, brings
together two well-regarded light
weights who would like to relieve
Joe Brown Of his lightweight
crown.
Lopes sees Zulueta as a STEP
ping stone to better things.
Former National AAU and Gold
en- Gloves champion. Lopes has
been fighting professionally since
l949. He has compiled a 39-12-2
record and has knocked out IL
opponents. His victims include
Bassett, Red Top Davis. Sandy
Saddler and Freddie Herman.
Lopes was due IN Washington
today and will work out before
the public at 2 pm. tomorrow at
Billy Edwards new gymnasium,
1241 Fifth street NE. Zulueta
is expected in from Havana to-
morrow and he'll join his OPP
ponent in a public workout at
Edwards gym at $3.50 pm. Tues
day.
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WITH ROD THOMAS

pressed. what with high average
1928; high set. 36l and high
strikes and spares.
X y
When aErle D. Stocking pulled
stakes he left many a friend in
the Washington area, notably
among them Hugh Arbaugh who
owned the Silver Spring Bowling
Center when Stocking, a former
president of the Washington City
Duckpin Association and the
Masonic League. managed it.
Stocking, on a recent visit
amazed Arbaugh. "At TO-" Hugh
said, "he's just as forward look
ing and energetic as ever"
OF Sturdy Stock" is now an
orange grower at LaPlant. Fla.
y Il
Capt. Lee Woodbury., USING, is
the new president of the rapidly
growing Washington City Ten
pin Association. Serving with
him are John Tasker, first vice
president: Noble C. Shumway.
second vice president; Yancy
Price, third vice president; Will
liam j. Fabritius, fourth vice
president; Matt Bonnie, secre-
tary, and Billy r. Zeh, treasurer,
the latter two reelected for three
years.
Named for one-year terms as
executive directors are Ray j..
Dixon, Frank w. Durham,
Michael S. Galko. John F. Mac
Farlane, Joseph v. Miseli, James
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ANN AHANNOW Wit
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Senior Boys-St, Timothy tPhila), 81;
St HedwiR tWH.), "A.
intern ediate Boys-Blessed Sacrament
tWash.l, Al: Most Blessed Sacrament
(Phila }. So.
Junior ,Boys--st. Matthews tPhila)
senior Girls - St. Jerome's twash }
49, St. Elizabeth fWil1, Is
intermediate Girls - Blessed Sacra-
ment WASH. 81: st. Francis Of Assist
(Phila.), ~
Junior Girls - St. Martins (Wash. },
80: Christ Our King (Wil.), 81.
CONSOLATION RESULTS
Senior Boys-Nativity tWaSh). So:
st. Josephs Monastery lBaltol. 40
intermediate Boys--St. Hedwig tWil.).
Al, Little Flower tBAito), 10.
Junior Boys - ST Anthony's (Wil).
81: St Elizabeth's tBalto.I, %.
Senior Girls-St. Marks tBalto.), as:
Holy Spirit tphila) 20
intermediate Girls St Marx s
(Baltol Al: Christ Our King twil.l. "a.
Junior Girls Our Lady Queen Of
Peace (Phiial. "a; st. Marks tBalto.l.
Fl.
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
Junior Boys-St. Matthews tPhila J.
rs: St Elizabeth's tBalto1 rs. Our
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JUNIOR GIRLS FINAL
Becker Of More Sports Aid
Reelected CIAA President

its own plan, fixing the aid at
the total expenses of A regular
students. The plan must be ap-
proved by the CIAA presidents.
Other highlights included the
approval Of Statistician L. T.
Walkers ruling that the 1856
football championship remain a
three-way tie among North Car
DINA College, Morgan State and
Delaware; provisional admission
of Elizabeth City State Teachers
College. and election of Harry
R. jefferson. recently of Hamp-
ton Institute, as an honorary
president. Jefferson, who recent
ly resigned as a physical educa-
ton professor at Hampton. was
presented with a travelling bag
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Sullivan Places
Third in Scoring
BY the Associated Press

Jack Sullivan, star Of the
Mount st. Mary's College basket
ball team. finished third among
individual scorers in the Nations
small colleges, according to off,
cial final statistics released yes
terday by the NCAA.
Sullivan scored 1910 points in
80 games for an average of 1914
points per game. The former
standout at st. Anthony's High
in Washington was less than 11a
points from making it, a three
way hairline finish.
AS it was, Ken Hammond of
West Virginia Tech nosed out
Porky Vieira of Quinnipiac COL
lege of Hamden, Conn, by the
closest margin since such statis-
tics have been kept. Hammond
averaged 34.89 points and Vieira,
34.86.
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With a big assist from the girls,
Washington teams mopped UP
in the Mid-Atlantic CYO basket
ball championships yesterday at
the University of Maryland.
Washington won all three
girls championships and one
boys title. took second in an
other boys bracket and won the
consolation in still another as
all six District area clubs took
home trophies.
The only boys championship
came from Blessed Sacrament,
which also was the only repeat
C h mpion from last year
Blessed Sacrament pulled away
in the second half to whip Most
Blessed Sacrament of Phila-
delphia. Abs. in the Inter-
mediate Boys final. Tom Alder,
Val MateliS and Jim Buchanan
all hit double figures to lead the
effort.
Our Lady of Lourdes was
beaten by Philadelphia's St.
Matthews. 1881. in the Junior
Boys final. Nativity Of WASH
ington did not make the cham
pionship round of Senior Boys
but defeated st. Joseph's Mon
astery of Baltimore, 56-40, in
the consolation bracket.
Blessed Sacrament won an
other title in intermediate Girls
with a 53-42 victory over st.
Francis of Assist from Phila-
delphia st. Jerome's took the
Senior Girls crown by defeating
st. Elizabeth of Wilmington,
1925. And st. Martins beat
Christ Our King of Wilmington
1927. for the Junior Girls
championship as Diane Rorie
and Sandra Carroll scored all of
the winners points, Is each.
/ Tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
30 WILING

Today: A heavy slate in the
National Duckpin Congress tour
nament at Bladensburg, opening
at IL am. Spotlighted will be
Jimmy Dietsch of Baltimore. Ma
tional No. l ranker, shooting
doubles with John Weinkam at
4 pm. and singles at Sis. The
IL annual Arlington Handicap
for men and women, at 2 pm.
at the Arlington Bowling Center.
With all proper respect for
bowling stars. it's a relief at
times to dip into the lower ranks
for things to report. For instance,
there's the Famous Delicatessen
team in the Hebrew Major
League.
The maximum average for
entry in the league is $50. with
handicaps based on SIS. Famous
IDelicatessen entered at $40. thus
shouldering a distinct disadyan-
tage. Yet it managed to win Is
straight games in mid-season.
And now. with another streak
going, six games long, Famous
DcllcateSsen is deadlocked for
the lead with Feldman's Poultry.
defending champion.
On the lowly team are Gene
Schneider, captain; Bernie Kip
perman. high in average at 1903;
1rv Tarason, Marty Oler and
Harry Goode.
welloitna-qa
incidentally, Famous Delica-
lessen gained the pennant tie
when Feldman's lost the odd
game to Mayfiower Valet in an
odd battle. A score of 631 is
quite something in the Hebrew
Major, but it wasn't good enough
to win for Feldman's. Mayf1ower
Valet tossed aaginst it a 657.
1t was small consolation to the
losers when their star. Bob
Heinbaugh shot 162-377 to regain
the lead in average, with 120-48,
against 1904 for the erstwhile
PAGER. Paul Gordon of Blackie's
House Of Beef.
Then there's eBtty Lou Will
liams of the Kensington Women's
League, who averages about go.
In the upper ranks of women
duckpinners. games of $50 aren't
rare, but in Betty LOUIS bowling
circle sthe one she shot was a
sensation, and many an envious
eye was cast on the bronze medal
she received.
Among those who admired was
another Betty Lou, surnamed
Tolbert. whose l42 had looked
a cinch for high game in the
league. but she wasn't at all de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31

DR.. Thomas H. Henderson.
dean of Virginia Union Univer-
sity and a leader of the opposi-
ton to the so-called 1910"
plan to limit aid to athletes. was
reelected president of the Gen.
trail intercollegiate Athletic Con-
ference as that body closed its
three-day. 45th annual session
yesterday at Howard University.
In supporting DR.. Henderson,
the CIAA thus indicated its gen.
eral disapproval to the plan pro-
posed by the Council of CIAA
Presidents. a plan that would
limit aid to 40 athletes and the
total cost of such assistance to
a figure not exceeding tuition
and fees for Is regular students.
The CIAA then recommended
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Navy Stickmen
Top washington

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 80 R.-
Goals came at a fast pace today
as Navy's lacrosse team opened
up in the second half to score
an 1911 victory over Washing
ton College.
1t was the season opener for
the Navy, and the first defeat
for the Shoremen who opened
last week with a victory over
Ohio State.
Charlie Buck set the pace for
today's game when he fired home
an unassisted goal after 20 Sec
onds of play to give Washington
q 10 lead,
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Lions Game Opens
Colts Home Slate

BALTIMORE, Mar. 80 (P).-
The Colts will open their home
season next fall against the De-
troit Lions on September 90.
The Colts complete schedule
Of home games announced
today. continues on October S
with the only night game against
the Chicago Bears. and includes
these other games:
october 81. Green Bay; No
vember 3. Pittsburgh; Novem-
Der "a. San Francisco. and De-
cember /. Los Angeles.
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Moore. Earl Mueller and Chester
c. Wysocki.
The association has a mem
bership of 1888 teams rolling at
rs establishments certified by the
American Bowling Congress.
Authority has been given the
new executive board to institute
a program to give keglers i'm
proved services and more awards.
The most improved bowler and
the high-average kegler will re-
ceive trophies, and any associa-
ton member with a game of 265
or better will be rewarded with
a lapel pin.
The name of a "house repre-
sentative" will be posted at each
plant and to him kegler may
apply for help in any bowling
problem.
In the tenpin field, verify
things are picking up.
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CYO Cage Tourney Titles
Taken by D. Cared cams

Lady of Lourdes (wash). "a; ct. An.
thongs tWil.l. Is.
intermediate Boys-Most Blessed Sac,
81. Blessed sacrament wash. J. ~
Little Flower (Balto.), 80.
:. Senior Boys-St. Timothy's (Phila.i
81; Nativity (Wash.). 20; St. Hedwil
ssMH IiIL,1c. g; St. Joseph'si Monster,
Junior Girls-St. Martins wash )
a; Lady Of Peace (Phila.l. ~. Christ
Our KIM (Wil). "a; st. Marks tBaltol
Intermediate Girls-st. Francis Of
Assist tPhtla.l. 81: st. Marks (Balto J
q. Blessed Sacrament wash. so;
Christ Our King tWil,l. IS.
- Senior Girls-St. Jeromes wash. },
35;. Holy Spirit (Phila.j, 20. st. Eliza
beth's Wi }, 20; st. Marks (Balto, }, rs
INTERMEDIATE BOYS FINAL
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SEMINAL RESULTS
Junior Boys--St. Matthews tPhila J..
rs: St Elizabeth's fBalto1 rs Our
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Darkness Stops
Catholic u. Bid

Catholic us baseball team
tied New Haven Teachers.
1910, yesterday at Gu in a game
halted by darkness in the bottom
OF the 18th when the Cardinals
had three men on and two out.
New Haven had scored three
runs in the top of the 18th. The
Cardinals bounced back and had
scored twice when the game was
called. The score reverted to
the 18th.
Catholic 200 3O1 O3O OI-10 =
New Haven Ola Q04 900 Ol-l0 Ii 4
johnson. Shrode AZ and Wendroth:
Ahearn. Larsen 80 and Whitaker.
Home runs: New Haven-Delgabbo
go, three on. Catholic-Shrode IA,
Two on:
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PIANOS

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MOTOR TRAVEL
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end weeks he'll transfer to navigation school, At
the end of AZ weeks he'll theSba of a second
lieutenant
Those bars yen to fly and the meshing of his train
ing with his civilian plans tipped the scales in favor
of the Air Force for LOWELL who all the services the
once-over before he made up his mind
The Quickest Route
The cadet program, he says, Offered the quickest
route to a commission for a noncolege graduate"
Lowell had a chance to bid for an Air Force commits
Officers Training Corps program, but
passed it up.
After graduating from Fairfax High School in 1858,
he enrolled at the University of Maryland, land grant
college, where ROTC training is compulsory for two years.
He indoctrinaed with the history role and future
Air Force but dropped ROTC after two years to
concentrate on his engineering studies
Last fall with three of college credits tucked In
kit resumed his thinking about his military
obligations.
"a friend of mine, Eddie Jones' Maryland student,
went through the cadet program three years ago and
said it was a good deal, Lowell says
Qualities as Cadet
In February Lowell made up his mind and qualified
as an aviation cadet He came here in April.
He found fellow cadets with similar backgrounds
the rest split half and half with no college
experience.
Lowell 81, plans to return to college at the end
of his fouryear enliStmentunesS he decides to make
Coa6nsed o Poss
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HE CHOSE THE AIR FORCE
The Cadet Route
To Commission
By GEORGE FLYNN
TEEN Editor OF The Star

SAN ANTONIO Tex, June III knew wasn't going
to be drafted planned to sign up in branch of the
service long before that could happen"
Thus Lowell S. Smith, aviation cadet, recalls his
thinking in the weeks before he enlisted in the Air Force
The Fairfax County (Va) youth is in pre- flight train
ing the sprawng Lakeland Air Base here At the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Ziler, of
Playground street, visited Sun
day afternoon with Harley Dick
inson, near Renrock.
MIR. and Mrs. William Nau and
family, of South Olive, visited
Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Miller and family,
of Caldwell route 4
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Springer
of Caldwell route s, were Thurs
day evening dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Springer, Maple Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Boyd
and sons, Eugene and Myron and
Mrs. Bertha Boyd have returned
to their homes in Caldwell after
enjoying a trip through the
Southern states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dean
Hupp and daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Hupp, of Canton,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. R. Hupp of Bronze
Heights. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Foutty of Fly, visited last week
in the Hupp home.
Mrs. Ruby Andersen, of Belle
Valley spent last week with her
daughter, Mrs. John Elioue in
Canton.
Miss Marianne johnson, of
North street, spent Monday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bates,
of Cumberland.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-08-01
John Hawkins
(Continued From Page

Continued From Page y
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins, who
reside at 906 Clark street, have
two children, Earl F., with the
Air Force at Francis E. War
ren Air Force Base, Cheyenne,
Wyo,, and Dolores, a senior at
Ohio Wesleyan University.
Mr.. Frese started with Ohio
Power in December, 1888, as
member Of the Residential
Sales Department in Lima.
Two years later he became a
rural solicitor there and in
October, 1912, he was appoint
ed assistant manager of resi-
dental sales at Lima.
After serving a short time as
a rural service representative,
Mr.. Frese was appointed rural
service supervisor in October,
1946, and was transferred to
Delphos as local manager in
February, l949.
He served there until Dec
ember, 1855, when he was
named local manager at Upper
Sandusky. He has been man
ager of the Crooksville District
since Feb. l, this year.
Mr.. Frese has participated in
various civic and social affairs
in his previous locations and
has been active in industrial
development programs.
A native of Cleveland, Mr..
Frese later resided in Nash
Vile, Tenn, where he attend
ed high school for two years.
He completed his high school
education at South high in
Lima, being graduated in 1882.
Mr.. Frcse or3 his wife, Ger
aldira, have two children, Rae
Anrc, II, and Andrew, II.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-08-01
Secrest Testifies

Continued From Page II
verted by the swirling con-
troversy over cigarette smok-
ing and lung cancer.
Buffeted by clashing opin-
ions committee members have
reacted by switching their own
smoking habits variously.
Chairman Blatnik (D-Minn),
said he considers "the evidence
to date to be impressive" in
favor of contentious that cigar
cite smoking is a causative
factor in lung cancer.
On the other hand, some re-
searchers challenged the vail
dity of statistical findings
which suggested direct cause
and-effect relationship be-
tween tobacco smoke and can
Ger.
Unusual Difficulty
Secrest testified the FTC has
experienced unusual diff
ficulty" in the past in policing
cigarette advertising claims.
Through orders and volun-
tary cooperation by manufac-
turers, he said, the commission
has eliminated claims that cer-
tain brands of cigarettes help
digestion, relieve fatigue or do
not harm the throat.
He said halt also has been
put to "extravagant compari-
sons" for filter tip cigarettes.
But, he said, the new and
tougher approach was consid-
cred necessary in light Of the
official announcement two
weeks ago by the Public Health
Service and the surgeon gen.
eral.