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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
IFrick Declares
Majors Must
Span Nation

HOUSTON. May 8 (P).-Com-
missioner Ford Prick says the
major leagues must be extended
from coast to coast. north to
SOUTH"
He does not think reorganiza-
ton is imminent. but he expects
to see more major league cities
in his lifetime.
II don't know when it will be
or what form it will take, but
I have a bunch we will see three
major leagues" Prick told a
luncheon group honoring Harry
Walker. manager of the Houston
Bluffs, yesterday.
II believe in a fundamental
theory that baseball cannot sit
tight" Prick said. Baseball has
sat tight about so years. The
time has come when serious
thought must be given to a
change.
If baseball is to continue to
grow we must be aware that
things have changed IN so years
The Nations center of popula-
ton now is far west of the
Mississippi River.
my main hope is that base
ball will accept this change, not
this month or next year, but the
time is not too far away when
there will be a reorganization
which will bring baseball UP to
1857"
Prick made no mention OF
Houston as a possible major
league city Of the future but
said:
Il believe Houston and other
cities should ask for the highest
classification of baseball they
can SUPPORT"
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and still cameramen bounding
him along with reporters.
Lavagetto. a firm friend of
Dresser, attempted to convince
Griffith that he was making a
mistake in firing Dresser. He
pleaded with the club president
in Dressen's presence. but Chuck
finally called a halt to it by say
ing. Cookie. / don't believe you
realize these fellows (the board
of directors) already have made
up their minds"
Lavagetto later said. II guess
things had gone too far. / hate
to take the job under these cir
lcumstances."
What is gained by firing Dres-
sen as manager and replacing
him with a man who has worked
closely with Dresser for years
as a valued aide mystifies most
fans. Lavagetto is a smart base
ball man and a superb instructor.
but so is Dresser.
Cookie. a 44-year-old Cali
fornian, is Brooklyn's all-time
third baseman and gained eternal
sports fame by breaking up Floyd
Bib Bevens' no-hitter in the
l947 World Series with q two
out double in the ninth inning.
driving in two runs to beat the
Yankees, 80.
Urges Players to Relax
His only advice to the Senators
yesterday when taking over was
to tell his players to relax, get
some fun out Of the game and
well pull out of this thing" A
thoroughly honest fellow, Lava
getto has no illusions about the
club he inherited.
They'll do better" Dresser
said as he sat in the press box.
pulled for the Senators but saw
them lose, So. as Paul Foytack
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SCORE
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the 23-year-old pitching ace
maintained the poise which has
characterized him since he came
up to the major leagues in 1855.
On the trainers table he cracked
Jokes to teammates who were
fighting to keep back tears.
The crowd of 1886 was
stunned when Score went down
Many heard the thud of the ball
hitting him. Prayerfully the fans
waited for what little news could
be given them on the public adj
dress system about the injury.
The pitch McDougald hit was
only the 18th one Score threw
and it came on a % count.
Score said 1T was right down
the middle-maybe a little low
and probably straight as a string.
and 1t came back that way"
i didn't see the ball until II
got a foot or two from my face"
Score said at the hospital. Then
/ saw too much Of it."
He said the liner may have
lust licked the edge" Of his
glove. but not enough to defect
II. 1T hit me solid" he said.
McDougald. who lined one of
Pitcher Frank Lary's hip in De-
troit last week. wiped his eyes
with a towel in the corner Of the
Yankee dressing room and sat
worrying while other players
dressed. He didn't want to talk
Last nights start was the fifth
for Score. He lost the opener
here and has since won two. He
has famed 80 in 36 innings to
maintain into a third season a
strikeout pace no other pitcher
ever has equaled--an average of
more than one strikeout an
inning. He struck out 245 in
1855. when he was rookie of the
year, and 1853 last year, leading
the American League in both
seasons, and he had won-lost
records OF 1910 and 2O-0.
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Ku Will Undergo
Spine Operation

CINCINNATI. May 8 R.-
Ted Kluszewski Of the Redlegs
has decided to undergo an OPP
Grafton to correct a slipped disc
In his spine.
The big first baseman. who
played only in the season opener,
gave his consent last night. He
said the operation would be
performed within the next
week."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
Miranda SheIved
With Ankle Spruin

KANSAS CITY, May 8 (R.-
Shortstop Willy Miranda Of the
Orioles suffered a severe sprain
Of his left leg and ankle last
night. Manager Paul Richards
said Miranda would be out Of ac-
ton for about a week.
Miranda was injured in the
second inning as he stumbled
going into second base.
Meanwhile, the Orioles were
informed that George Kell is
feeling all right" and expected
20 leave a Detroit hospital "in
"a or 40 hours" The veteran
third baseman was hit above the
right ear by pitched ball Mon
Nv.
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TIGERS, s.;
SENATORS,3

Totals 81 %
! Doubled for Brodowski in eth.
. Flied out for Clevenger in 9th.
Washington $500 Dol OO2 600:
Detroit - 00I O4O OOx-i
Runs batted in Runnels, Lemon
Throneberry. Kuenn, House t2l, Boil
ling (al Two-base hits-Lemon. Bee.
auer. Three-base hit = Kuenn Homt
runs - House, Boiling Sacrifices =
Hels Doubie NAV = Honse e R.r run
Left on bases Washington, 8: Detroit
q: Base on balls-Oi Alternately. /: Of
of Brodowski. / /; of Foytack, z strucl
BY Foytack. 3. Hits-Of Abernathy.
in 4ss innings: OF Brodowski in III
innings; on cleyeneer. . in 2 inninss
Runs and earned runs-Of Alternately
SIS: OF Brodowski. 90: on Clevenger
90; of Foytack, g. Winning pitcher
Foytack '2-D.. LOSING pitcher-Aber.
nathy t0-3l. Empires Paparella
Hurley. Runge. Umont. Time-2:14. At.
tRndanre-2l.
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BASEBALL
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OUuttuuCu EEUm rage III
to his badly cut eye. can be
ascertained.
Bob Lemon took over when
Score was carried of the field
with two out in the first inning
and held the Yankees to six hits
for his second victory in six de-
cisions. Tom Sturdivant, the
loser. walked Rocky Colavitc
with the bases full in the eighth
to force home the winning run.
Despite their loss, the Yankees
retained their half-game lead
over the White Sox, who were
beaten by the Red Sox, 4-3. Ted
Williams drove in three runs with
q single and his sixth home run
to provide the batting support
for Tom Brewer. who hurled q
three-hitter.
The Athletics retained their
half-game lead liver birthplace
Cleveland with a 90 triumph
over Baltimore in 10 innings. Vic
Power hit home runs on the first
and last pitches of the Orioles
Skinny Brown to extend the
Athletics winning streak to -four
games. Detroit spoiled Cookie
Lavagetto's managerial debut
with Washington. defeating the
Senators. So.
Reds Chase POdres
The Reds pounded three
Brooklyn pitchers for IA hits,
including runs-scoring doubles
by their hottest hitter. Don
Hoax. who leads the league with
a ,410 batting average. Johnny
Podres. who pitched the first
seven innings for Brooklyn, was
charged with his second defeat.
Jeffcoat owns five lifetime VIC
tories over Brooklyn but this was
his first at Ebbets Field.
Peewee Reese and Duke Snider
were back in the Dodger lineup
but the defending champions will
be without the services Of Gino
Cimoli for several days. The out
fielder sprained his ankle, STEP
ping into an outfield hole, and
was taken to a hospital where
X-rays proved negative.
Warren SPAIN suffered his
first defeat Of the season. after
four victories. when the Phillies
blasted Milwaukee pitching for
10 hits. Gran Hammer, playing
his first game at second base
after a brief experiment as a
pitcher, walloped a home run
and single and Stan Lopata had
three singles and a double. Rob-
erts struck out five. walked one
for his second victory after three
straight losses.
Giants Biggest Day
The Giants. playing without
Willie Mays. who is nospitalized
by a virus attack, enjoyed their
biggest day Of the season. They
pelted a pair Of Cardinal hurlers
for IS hits. including nome runs
by Red Schoendienst and Dusty
Rhodes. The big hitter. how
ever, was Catcher Ray Kat,
who drove In three runs with a
double and two singles. Red
Worthington, with a brilliant
two-hit relief chore through five
runless innings. earned his first
victory.
Dale Longs two-run double
climaxed the Cubs 14th-inning
rally against the Pirates. The
Pirates had scored twice in the
ninth to forge a 6-6 tie, the
fourth consecutive night game
they had rallied for a lie in the
ninth only to lose in overtime.
A former Yankee, Gene Wood
ling. started the Bombers on
their downfall. He singled with
one out in the eighth and went
TO third when AL Smith popped
a fly to rightficld which dropped
In front Of Hank Bauer and on
which Bauer threw wild to Sec
ond. A walk to Vic Wertz filed
the bases. Roger Maris famed
hafora Cs0lox,itn x,aILad
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY Z. Z. EDGAR

TIPS: Millionaire spectacular
John w. "Bet-A-Million" Gates
was a lavish Upper. This did
not always assure him better
service. however.
Gates was a particular favor
lite Of hotel bellboys. AT one time
when he was stopping at a New
York hotel. he instructed his Sec
rotary to tip the bellboys Csc for
any service, no matter how
slight.
After a few weeks had passed
| 1t struck him that he must be
getting an awful lot of service
as the tips we're running into
several hundred dollars a week.
He also notice something else
His heavy mail (about 100-125
letters a day. was being de-
liveredSwith something less than
promptness.
GATES put two and two to-
gether and made a little investi-
cation. Sure enough, he dis
covered that the bellboys were
delivering his mail one letter al
a time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
BY JOHN A. GILES

1t appears Air Academy cadets
will have to go without ice cream
and cake-home-made style, thai
is.
The Defense Department Il
ordering the Air Force to delete
plans for construction Of an ict
cream plant and bakery at the
academy now being built al
Colorado Springs.
The Air Force had such con-
struction in mind. especially ir
view Of the fact that both An
napolis and West Point bake
their cakes and make their ice
cream right on the premises.
Spotted by Defense Aide
However, when the Air Acad-
envy plans crossed the desk Of
the Assistant Defense Secretary
for Supply and Logistics. E. Per-
kins Mcclure. he Immediately
spotted the units. Remembering
the Administrators firm policy
to get the military out Of activi-
ties which supply goods anc
services which might be easily
obtainable from commercial
sources, he asked his staff to see
that the plans were altered &C.
cordingly. The policy has strong
congressional backing. The law
makers. pressured by small bust.
ness. long have complained.
Whether the homemade ice
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Air Academy Bakery
Hit by Economy Wave

cream and bakery ban also even
tually will be extended to An.
Inapolis and West Point has moi
been decided.
Date Of Opening Doubtful
The multimillion dollar All
Academy is scheduled to oper
in September. But, because Of
a strike and other complications
1t now appears that If the cadets
10 move from temporary quarter.
on schedule they will be barely
under shelter.
Meanwhile. final plans for the
controversial chapel have not yet
been approved. The original
plans drew vehement Capitol Hill
criticism as being too modern
listic.
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Channel ChuckIes

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
why We Soy
MILITARY CAMPAIGN
FLAT LAND: Military action

FLAT LAND: Military action
can be called a campaign for a
very odd reason. In Rome the
fiat land southeast Of the Tiber
River was named campania be-
cause this means a fiat area
When Italian armies took over
this land many years later, they
used it as a training spot and
thus picked up the name III con-
nection with military affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
Library Head Named

BALTIMORE. June 8 (R. =
Arthur H. Parsons. jr., director
Of the Omaha (NebrJ Public
Library since 1850. has been
named director Of Baltimore's
Enoch Pratt Free Library eff
fective September 1,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08

Opening lead: Diamond queen.
Since this sequence may force
partner to go to the three level to
show a simple preference for your
f1rst suit. it shows a strong hand.
The question is, "how strong?"
On no other subject of bid
ding is there more difference of
opinion. Some players make a fe-
fish Of the reverse and will not
use 1t unless they have 10 or 20
points in high cards alone.
Others are willing to reverse
with only slightly more than a
minimum hand, so that they can
bid their longer suit first and
avoid giving a distorted picture
OF their distribution. Thus one of
the most important questions to
put to a new partner is: How
strong are your reverSes?"
I favor the middle view be-
tween the two extremes. When
your two suits are both majors
recommend six playing tricks in
opening bid values before you
decide to reverse. Mr.. Masters
hand today represents just about
a minimum hand on which he
would be justified in bidding
hearts first and spades on the
next round.
Mr.. Abel led the queen of dia-
monds and it won when Mr..
Masters played small from the
board. On came the jack of
diamonds. dummy played small
and Mr.. Masters ruffed. He laid
down the ace of hearts and
learned from Mr.. Abel's club dis
card that he would probably
have to lose two trump tricks.
He considered briefly the matter
Of taking a spade finesse in an
effort to build up ten tricks.
However, he abandoned that
idea in favor of another line of
play. At trick four he led to
dummy's ace of clubs. He re-
turned the six of diamonds and
ruled it. Now he cashed the ace
and king of spades, the king of
clubs. and rufed his last club.
With eight tricks in he led
dummy's king of diamonds, which
was covered by the ace. All he
had to do here was to ruff with
the seven of hearts and cash the
king Of hearts to make his con-
tract. But it was more fun to
play it a different way.
Mrs. Keen had played ten
cards and it was an absolute
certainty that her last three we're
Q-l0-9 in hearts. So Mr..
Masters simply discarded spade
on the last diamond trick and
let Mrs. Keen win. She was end
played in the trump suit and her
lead away from the queen auto
matically gave Mr.. Masters tricks
with the jack and king.
(Dtstrihuted nv McNanght svndieate Yrr ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Today's word game is designed
to test your ability to recognize
words opposite to one another in
meaning. Below you will find
two groups Of ten words each.
The first group is numbered /. 2.
g. etc. The second group is let
tered A, B. c. etc.
For each word in the first
group you will find a word of
almost the opposite meaning
ian antonym) in the second
group. Thus the word numbered
l may mean practically the OPP
posite to the word lettered F.
Write this down as IF. When
you have written down all the
answers. check against the COR
rect pairings at the bottom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
WORD GAME
Find Al or more words in
POINTER,

meaning. "a large gun dog" Av.
erage is 40; time limit. 40 min
uteS.
Rules Of the same. Words must b,
Of four or more letters 2. Words which
s., such as bats" cars" are no
used 3 Only one form OF a word h
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer 10 CRONIEs
censor eosine, coins. cosier. corn, cones
comics, core, cosen. corse, cries. cront
reins, risen. rinse rice, resin, once
Osier, nice. noise nose. noes. icer icons
irons, score. scorn, scone, scion, senior
senior siren. sire, sine. since. snore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-08
OUR PRESIDENTS
By HONORE M. CATUDAL

IA great military hero and
former President died liz years
ago today. He was the last man
to serve eight years in the White
House until Gen. Grant did.
Who?
2-Today is the 10th ami
versary of the birth in Ohio OF
"a future First Lady named Ida
Saxton. What was her husbands
name?
3-The first reigning British
King and Queen to visit the
United States we're guests at the
White House 10 years ago. Who
were they and which President
did they visit?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07
Report on the Doctrine

The Kremlin continues to fish in the
troubled waters 1t has helped to create
In the Middle East. But that is not the
only reason why the situation remains
tense. Other dangerous factors include
not merely the lack Of a peace treaty be-
tween Israel and its neighbors, but also
inter-Arab hostility like that existing
between Jordan and President Nasser's
Egyptian-Syrian axis, which has Mos
cows full encouragement. In addition,
the region is plagued with such head
aches as the obscure but potentially very
serious Oman conflict that has brought
British force into play.
It is for reasons of this sort that the
President, in his first formal report to
Congress on the operation Of the So
called Eisenhower doctrine, has warned
that there are mo grounds for complac-
ency" about the outlook in the Middle
East. None of the basic political or eco
nomic problems has as yet been solved
over there. Moreover, although the area
is relatively quiet at the moment, its
subSurface rivalrieS and passions are as
intense as ever, and that fact, along with
Soviet intrigue, must constantly be reck-
oned with as something capable Of caus-
ing blowup Of the gravest kind.
Yet, while thus sounding caution
airy note, the Presidents report makes
the reassuring point that our Middle
East program, as approved by Congress
last March, has served to ameliorate
conditions in that highly strategic part
of the world. 1t has done so in two ways.
First, it has made available to several
key countries total Of more than STA
million, primarily in the form Of stabil-
ity-breeding economic aid. And second,
as a solemn American commitment, 1t
has guaranteed that all the nations OF
the area, If they are threatened by Com
munist aggression and ask for the armed
help of the United States, can count
upon receiving such help.
All this unqueStionably has brought
about substantial improvement In the
situation, especially so as compared to
the turmoil of last fall. Further, in the
Presidents words, the programs con-
tribution to the regions stability and to
international peace will continue to
grow as long as the purposes and princi-
Piles it sets forth are maintained" 1t
cannot accomplish miracles, Of course,
but its results to date have been good
enough to make one wonder about the
Judgment Of those Senators who so
bitterly attacked it when 1t was f1rst
proposed. without it, conditions in the
Middle East today would almost GER
tainly be worse than they are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07
The Stadium and DELAY

In holding up by his objection SEN
ate passage Of the stadium bill, Senator
Lausche said that II may change my
views on it, AS reasonable as well as
able Senator, we hope he will.
For the stadium bills passage now
would not assure construction of sta
dium, which has been delayed year after
year. The purpose of the legislation is to
provide study that would determine
whether the stadium could be financed,
without expense to the Government; in
other words, whether 1t is a practicable
undertaking from the point Of view of
stability Of the bonds, and availability
Of stadium revenue to retire them within
80 years. If the study, for which $685.
900 would be available, determined that
such financing was infeasible, some
other proposal would have to be substi-
tuted or the stadium would be dead.
Senator Lausche based his objection
to the stadium bill on the Presidents
advocacy Of delays" in nonessential
construction, as weapon against infla-
ton. The delays in Washington on any
professionalism, bridge, Kidding the
city Of the Governments unsightly and
UNIT temporary buildings" for its once
workers, and almost everything else
are so extensive already that they more
than meet the Presidents suggestion
and should cause Ohio's former Governor
no worry of any sort.
The stadium has received such help
ful and intelligent help from some Of
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DHIos' Book

The heart and impact Of
Milovan Djilas' book, "a New
Glass;" lies in his argument
that "the Communist system
differs absolutely in kind, not
only in degree, from all other
tyrannies in the history Of
the world" Many Of his
other thoughts have already
been accepted, but this one
has not yet taken deep
enough roots. Only when this
truth is understood by those
shaping policy at the head of
the governments Of the free
world, and only when 1t has
penetrated public opinion.
will an adequate and suitable
foreign policy be possible.
Djilas' only attempt to JUS
tify the Communist idea with
a historical" merit-that it
brought industrialization into
backward and primarily agri-
cultural countries-fails in
the consideration Of the sat-
elite nations. Some were al
ready well industrialized,
while others were developing
at a pace suitable to their
conditions. Also, who can say
how the process Of indus
trialization might have pro-
crossed in Russia itself
within the SO years COM
munism has had at its dis
posal? The industrial revo-
lutions were in the making
or on their way and were
retarded only by the unprec-
edented wastefulness Of the
Communist system.
The only historical merit Of
communism. in my opinion,
is that 1t may rid the world
Of q phantom long cher
ished-that one can change
human nature to make Of
man q completely unsel1sh
being and that individuality
Is an unJustified luxury of
nature. 1t was Friedrich
Nietzsche who. about 10
years ago, ventured the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-07
Get-WeH MESSAGE

It is good to know that Mrs. Eisen-
hover has gone through her operation in
fine style and that all is reported to be
well with her. Whether she realizes 1t or
not, the American people have come to
like her very much, not merely as the
Presidents gracious wife, but also as an
unassuming mother and grandmother
whose warm and cheerful personality
has made her one Of their top favorites.
So they will want her to take things easy
for while to speed the return Of her
normal vim and vigor. That's their mes
sage to her at Walter Reed, with their
best wishes for a full recovery of the
fastest possible kind.