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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Reserve Clause
Could Be Altered
Teller Declares

NEW YORK. Aug. S (P).-Bob
Teller thinks major league base
ball could modify its contro-
versial reserve clause without
weakening its structure.
Appearing on the Mike Wal
lace television program last
night. the former Cleveland star
repeated his frequently ex-
pressed position that ball play-
ers are in a poor bargaining
position because the reserve
clause binds them to one club.
Teller said if a player were
given a choice to bargain for
himself after'two or three years
with one club he did not believe
the richer clubs would wind up
with all the top players.
Ball players have good and
bad seasons" Teller said, land
no club buying UP Is players
can assure itself of a cham
pion."
Asked why few players seem
to support his criticism of the
reserve clause. Feller indicated
many did but for one reason or
another had not expressed
themselves publicly.
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THREE CLASSICS IN YEAR
Jockey Piggott Making
British History at Fl

LONDON, Aug. 5 (P.-Les-
ter Piggott. at 81. already is
something of a legend on the
British turf.
Horse race experts talk about
this youngster in the same
breath as England's Sir Cor
don Richards, and Americas
Eddie Arcaro and Johnny
Longden or. If you prefer, Willie
Shoemaker and Willie Hartack
Piggott is Britain's jockey of
the year. He's won three clas-
sics-the English Derby. Oaks
and One Thousand Guineas-
and the Ascot Gold Cup. No
jockey has ever done that be-
fore in one season.
He's won 100000 pounds
($280,00 for owners this sea-
son. That may not sound
much by American standards
But It's a small fortune on
British tracks where purses are
small compared with those Of
fered in the United States.
Piggott's luck was all bad
however, in his only visit to the
United States. He finished last
in the 1855, Washington. D. c.,
International aboard Miss Dor
othy Pagets Nucleus.
Its tough at the top" says
the quiet, wavy-haired young
ster, whose calm manner has
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Boxes SIues Pair
OF 4-Run Homers

BUFFALO. Aug. 5 (PD.-Mike
Baxes of the Buffalo BisonS is
the sole member of the two
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fra
ternity in the International
League.
The 26-year-old shortstop.
who couldn't make it with the
Kansas City Athletics because
Of light stickwork. hit two
grand-slam homers yesterday
in the opener Of a double
header against Havana. Buff
falo won. col.
Baxes hit his four-run homers
in the first and fourth innings
and added two singles for a
total of 10 runs batted in-twC
short of the league record
Billy Botenus of Buffalo in
1895 and Bob Seeds of Newark
in 1888 hold the record of u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Belgium Upsets
Italian Netmen
BY the Associated Press

Belgium Unexpectedly won
the Davis Cup European Zone
tennis finals today when
Philippe Washer defeated
Italy's Nicola Pietrangeli, ga,
3-6, 6-8. rs. 60, at Brus-
sells.
The Belgians will face the
winner of the United States
Philippine match for the right
to challenge Australia for the
trophy in December.
The United States completed
a SO rout Of Brazil in the
American Zone final yesterday
at Brookline. Mass.
Washer had to stage a rally
TO beat Pietrangeli in the final
match. which was interrupted
yesterday with the Italian lead
ing, A6. 6-3. Sc, Ia.
Yesterdays last two matches
in the United States Brazil
series were formalities. since
the American team had
clinched with victories in the
doubles Saturday and the two
opening singles Friday. Mike
Green of Miami Beach outbat-
tied Brazil's Jose Aguero 6-3,
ST. 60. As. 6-3 and Barry
Mackay. National collegiate
champion from Michigan
swept Carlos Fernandes in
straight sets. rs. 6-3. 60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Girl Fails in 16-Hour Bottle
To Swim Strait at Vancouver

to sea and away from her
goal.
The surging tide was too
much. She fought it for an
hour, but she kept losing
ground. Her pilot boat sent up
a green flare. indicating that
she was being pulled out of
the water.
Miss Thompson had swum
alone about four hours after
outlasting the Is other starters
who began the mass assault on
yesterday.
Her official time was almost
5 hours better than the en-
durance record for the mass
swim set last year by Ben
Laughren. a Victoria chef.
Laughren himself dropped
out hours before under the
blistering pace set by Miss
Thompson, who earned a prize
of $500.
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Burrows, Decker
Lose in Net Finals

VIRGINIA BEACH. Aug. 5
GA blazing sun took the
starch out Of two favored vet.
Grams here yesterday and
helped make the finals of the
Cavalier invitational tennis
tournament almost entirely a
young folks show.
Dave Snyder of Fort EustiS,
a tireleSs soldier who not so
long ago was a star at the Uni
versity of Texas. defeated 81
year-old Hal Burrows of Char
lottesville. 2-6. 60. 60. for
the mems singles title.
Teen-aged Bonnie Loving of
Charlottesville outlasted Char
lOtte Decker of Washington,
No. 2 player in the Middle
Atlantic area. 8-6. 6-3. for
the women's championship.
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Amoros SheIved
For Week; Snider
May Play Tonight

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 5 (R.-
Sandy AmoroS. who strained
an abdominal muscle Saturday.
will be out Of the Dodgers line
up at least a week, according to
Trainer Harold Wendler. AmoroS
was batting $40.
Duke Snider also was side
lined because OF a chronic knee
condition. He may be able to
play tonight when the Dodgers
open a home stand against the
Giants.
Don Newcombe. who missed
his turn yesterday. said he
would pitch tomorrow or We'd
nesday. He said he has a
stiff" arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05

been acquired in trying to live
down his boyhood reputation
as a daredevil. II make a lot
of money. but I spend a lot. I
have a fast car that cost 1000
pounds ($5.500).
There's not much time for
holidays and there's not much
time for reading. I seem to
spend my whole life riding
horses.
You have got to make the
money while you can. There is
usually not much left at the
end of a Jockeys career"
That's the philosophy of the
youngster who has fought his
way to the top after a turbulent
apprenticeship.
Three years ago. with one
EPSON Derby already under his
belt. he was told: You've been
banned from riding in Britain. I"
Britain'S bosses imposed the
ban for alleged dangerous rid
ing in a race at Royal Ascot.
The suspension stayed for
100 days. And during that
time Piggott went to work as a
stable boy. He swept out the
stables. watered and exercised
horses.
Then came the okay for
Poker Face Piggott to ride
again. He marked his return
with a winner in his first race.
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Water Ski Accident
Kills College Boxer

BATON ROUGE. La, Aug.
5 CP).-Gil McLane. 81, former
collegiate boxing champion,
was killed yesterday in a water
skiing accident near here.
A native Of Eunice. La, Nc
Lane won the l47-pound NCAA
championship in 1856 while
boxing for Louisiana State Uni
Versity.
The boxer died of n frac-
tured skull suffered when he
smashed into a bridge support
OH the Amite River near Port
Vincent.
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Vienna Launches
Leoion Title Play

FRONT ROYAL. Va. Aug. S
tSpeciaD Vienna Post 1870
will play Front Royal here to-
day in the opener of a best-of-
five series for the Virginia
Legion baseball championship.
Vienna is the States Eastern
Zone champion and Front
Royal holds the Western title.
The second game will be
played here tomorrow and the
remainder of the series will be-
gin at Vienna Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05

VICTORIA. British Column
bia. Aug. S (P.-Myra Thomp-
son, a 22-year-old San Fran
ciscan, failed by less than a
mile early today to conquer the
unruly Strait of Juan de Fuca
Miss Thompson made an ex-
hausting l6-hour. 27-minute
attempt to swim the strait
separating Vancouver Island
from Washington States Olym-
pic peninsula in the second
annual mass swim between
Victoria and Port Angeles,
Wash.
Just as the California girl
was close enough to the Wash
ington shore to see people on
the beach on Ediz Hook at
Port Angeles. the tide turned
and started to carry her out
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Bernurdon Takes
IAquusco Awards

Bob Bernardon OF Hillside.
Md. won the top speed and
eliminator trophies yesterday at
the Aquasco Speedway drag
races.
Bernardon hit 98.9 miles per
hour on the quarter-mile track
and had an elapsed time Of IA 7
seconds while driving a 1899
Chevrolet with a 1855 Chevy
engine.
About 100 drivers competed,
with most coming from Norfolk.
Philadelphia. and Southern New
Jersey to make the meet one
of the largest of the season.
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Flash Stakes Features
89th Saratoga Opening
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y,
Aug. 5 (P.-Ancient Saratoga
opens its 89th racing season
today with IA two year olcs
meeting in the $15,OO0-added
Flash Stakes.
The youngsters will travel
5l2 furlongs in the Flash. the
first of five stakes races for
juvenile colts here.
A prospective champion and
horse to watch in next years
Kentucky Derby and other 81
year-old classics may emerge
by the time the meeting closes
August 81 with the Hopeful
Stakes, worth about $4,000.
Mrs. w. Thorn Kissel's Louis
Dor, who won two races at
Belmont and ran third behind
Jewels Reward and Lii Fella in
the fremont Stakes, is the
probable favorite in the Flash.
Raul Sterling is expected to
ride the colt, who will have q
stablemate, Nance'S Rule, in
the race.
George d. Widener's Grand
Mogul. with Eddie Arcaro up,
and Greentree Stables Refugee
also rate attention.
Others entered ar Mr.. Touch
down. Silver Ship. Counter
Spy, Circencester, Dark Tale,
My Old Pal, Etoka, Wing Jet,
Hit the Trail and Eastern
Hobo.
Twenty-one stakes with a
total of $452,50O in added
money have been put up for
the meeting. including hurdle
and Steeplechase events.
The $4,000 Saratoga Handi-
cap is set for August "a, but
the race expected to draw the
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Lombeuu Planning
AII-Stor Changes

CHICAGO. Aug. S (PD.-The
College All Stars return to work
today after a Sunday holiday
to finish preparations for their
Friday night date against the
New York Giants at Soldier
Field.
So far. progress in the ALI
Star camp has been moderate
but Coach Curly Lambeau has
hopes that his teams balance
will bring on a victory over
the National Football League
champions.
Alto studying movies of pre-
vious workouts, Lambeau plans
to make several changes which
will aid his aim of upsettine
the Giants. Lambeau did not
indicate what changes he will
make.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05

most attention is the 88th run
ming of the S40,000-added
Travers August IT. The Trav-
ers, at a mile and a quarter,
dates back to 1864 when Sara
toga opened, and the Nations
top 3-year -olds are expected to
clash again.
Among them is Ralph loves
Gallant Man, winner of the
Belmont Stakes and second in
the Kentucky Derby when
Willie Shoemaker misjudged
the finish line. Another is the
Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler,
winner of the Preakness. Glen.
who upset Calumet Farms Iron
Liege, the Derby winner. in the
Arlington Classic last month,
also may go.
All Saturday stakes will be
televised nationally from 5 to
$50 pm. They are the Whit
ney, Travers. Saratoga Handi-
cap and Hopeful.
Portersville brought the Bel
mont spring summer season to
a laundering close Saturday by
winning the 69th running of
the Brooklyn Handicap with a
half-length victory over Ad-
miral Wee. The big Alabama
colt was timed in 1855 and
paid $26.10.
Belmont reported a slight in
crease in attendance but
drop in wagering for its 58-day
meeting as compared to the AZ
day spring session in 1856.
The total attendance was l.
367.863 for an average of U.s.
584. A year ago it was ILL.,
SIG and 23,282. The average
daily mutuel handle this year
was $2,088, 291 compared to ST.
l04 ,076 a year ago.
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|Strick'sSeeks
Title Tie Today
In Gauzza Play

Stricks Restaurant plays
Suitland Hall at $50 pm. to-
day at Fairlawn in a Gauzza
League sandlot baseball game,
and Silver Hill meets Union
Printers at $50 pm. tomor-
row at the West Ellipse in an
Industrial League contest. Both
games are important in decid-
ing seconc-half championships.
Strick's. f1rst-half titlist. is
go in the second half and can
tie Design Printing with a VIC
tory today.
Silver Hill. league champion
last year has a IA record and
can wrap up the second-half
championship with a victory
over the Printers t6-4).
The Printers, just returned
from Boston where they lost
to st. Louis for the Union
Printers championship, need a
win tomorrow to stay alive.
They have one game remain
ing. with Atchison 81 Keller
(3-8 Thursday.
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, first-half winner, has fin
ished the second half with rs
If the Printers win tomorrow
and lose Thursday, 1t would
throw the race into a triple
tie and necessitate a sudden
death playoff between the
Printers, Silver Hill and FBI
In sandlot action yesterday
Guy Brill pitched a one-hIttel
for Colonial Restaurant as il
defeated Fairfax Legion. 60
and Atchison q Keller shut Out
ForeStville. 20, in the Old Do
minion League.
Silver Spring remained un.
beaten in four games in The
second half of the Montgomery
County League with a 1873 VIC
tory over Damascus. P. j Nee
defeated Sandy Spring, 9-5
and Redland swamped West
more. 23-1. in other league
games.
Brill faced only % men ir
his near-perfect victory. Bumps
Horning singled in the eighth
for the lone Fairfax hit.
Ernie Clifford got credit fol
his sixth victory against M
losses and Ray Smith and Bill
Nolan homered in Silver
Springs victory.
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Ibbotson's 3:57.2
Gets British Okuy

LONDON. Aug. 5 (P).-Derek
Ibbotsons mile clocking OF
3:57.2 was officially recognized
today as a British record.
The British Amateur Board
also agreed to submit the time
to the International Fedora
ton as a world record, H.
botson ran his record mile July
10 with three others also
breaking A minutes in the race.
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Women Swimmers
Seek Medley Title

Three national junior SWIM
ming championships will be
held in the area this week be-
ginning with the 200-meter in
dividual medley for women to-
night at the Brookville pool
just off Shirley highway in
Alexandria.
The others are the women's
l-meter diving at 4 pm. Friday
at Brookville and the l00-meter
butterfly for men at 7 pm
Sunday at East Potomac pool
Both Of these events are spon-
sored by the Presidents Cup
Regatta Association.
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Green Boy Guard
Has Broken Lea

STEVENS POINT, Wis. Aug
) (P).-Guard Joe Skibinski was
lost to the Green Bay Packers
for six weeks when he broke
his leg as Coach Liz Blackburn
sent the team through a driving
scrimmage yesterday.
Skibinski. a former Purdue
player with four pro seasons
behind him. was injured while
blocking on a trap play. He
went down when the defense
crashed into him A bone in his
right leg was broken.
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Foley Faces Romero
In Dallas Tonight

DALLAS. Aug. S P.--Zora
Foley. second-ranked heavy
weight, puts his reputation on
the line tonight in a l0-round
bout against Edgardo Romero,
Argentine champion from
Buenos Aires.
Foley, who fights out of
Phoenix. Ariz., has won 81 Of
.36 professional bouts. including
"a by knockouts. Romero has
a 27-8 record and claims of
being floored only once in his
career.
Foley. 1874. will be at a de-
cided weight disadvantage
against the 240-pound Romero.
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Lithuuniun Runner
Wins Fast $500

MOSCOW. Aug. S (Py.-The
Soviet Union found the answer
yesterday to its long search for
a metric miller in Jonas Pipyne
The lean Lithuanian ran the
1900 meters in BALI in the
third international youth
games.
The performance set a So
Wet Union record and ranks
among the 10 best OF all time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Falls Church Nine
Ocens Stute PIuyoff

BRISTOL. Va. Aug. S CSpe-
cial1.-The Falls Church XII
wants All-Stars will play in the
opening round of the State Lit
tie League baseball playohs be-
ginning here today.
Falls Church won the Dis
trict 3 championship by defeat
ing Baileys Cross Roads. 1879.
in the finals Friday at Falls
Church High.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Potomac Polo Club
Wins at Lancaster

Potomac Polo Club made it
two straight over the Lam
caster. Pa. Polo Club in game
yesterday at Lancaster. liza.
Potomac won on its own
grounds Friday, l4-l0.
Col. Tom Matlack scored
seven goals for Potomac, Frank
Wilson. 2; Frank Stallone, l
and DR.. Fred Hartsock, /.
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WEEKEND FIGHTS
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD. Cahf.-Paule Arm
stead lil Los Aneeles outpolnteo
Lauro Salas, 100. Mexico. -.
MUSHROOM. Mich KENNY Lane
! II, MuSkegon, outpointed Tcdd,
IRed Top Davis. l3'. Hartford
Conn 10
Japan. outpointed Hideto Kobavashl
III. =. Japan. 10
MFXICO CITY Roberto Garcia
I25i7. Mexico outpOinted GuIlleimt
Medina l2s. Venezuela 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
BY DICK STAY
Star Stan Correspondent

Guar stan
DANVILLE, Va, Aug. S.
The new Virginia International
Raceway. a twisting. 3.2-mile
course on the banks of the
Dan River. went on trial before
the racing world over the week
end and came out with a unan-
lmous verdict in its favor.
The Nations top sports car
drivers. who make up the men,
herShip of the Sports Car Club
o. America. are a critical. par
tiCular breed. And those who
showed up for the tracks in
augural National sports car
races Saturday and yesterday
came away praising the layout
Carroll Shelby, the loose
jointed ace from Dallas and
No. winner here, put the track
on a par with the one at Elk
hart Lake. Wis, considered the
ultimate in sports car layouts
Dick Thompson, the Washing
ton dentist who proved his ver-
satility with expert driving OF
cars of several classes, was ever
stronger.
More Like Road
II like it better than any
course I've ever driven.
Thompson said. land Elkhari
Lake, l guess. would be next
1t is more like a natural roac
than Elkhart and this is how
a road course should be. IT.
fast. but interesting.
There were only 100 entries
but the comparatively small
field was blamed by most or
the time of the year. AS one
driver put it, If you have 6
cabin on the lake. why go tt
Danville in Augusta"
The crowd, estimated al
10000, was treated to a number
of top performances. particu-
larry by Shelby in his 4.5-litel
Maserati. He came down the
straightaways at l40 TO l6(
miles an hour. winning hi:
seventh-lap sprint by six Sec
onds and the 20-lap main event
by about 20. Walt Hansken ano
Charley Wallace trailed in thai
order both times in Briggs Cum
ningham's two D-Jaguars.
Thompson Wins Two
Thompson led from the start
In two races in Dick Doane''
Corvette. winning his 14-lar
feature by a full half minute
over Jim Jeffords from Milwau-
kee. He drove two other car!
for Manhattan Auto.
In the feature 14-lapper fol
the small modified cars
Thompson took a new Porscht
Carrera to third place behinC
the powerful Porsche Carrers
new model RS's driven by Boil
Holbert and Wallace. and ever
beat another RS.
In the finale. Thompson
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y Of 13Champs
Retain Titles
lin AAU Swim
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S (P)

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S (P1.
Mine of Is champions sue
ceSsfully defended their laurels
in the Notwithstanding mems
National AAU swimming and
diving championships in John
b. Kelly Pool.
While several newcomers
earned titles and records. 1t was
the veterans who swept most
of the honors in the four-day
meet ended yesterday in which
three American records were
shattered. one national mark
tied and eight meet records
lowered.
The outstanding newcomers
were Gary Heinrich, l7-year-
old medley swimmer from the
Bay-O-ViSta S. c. of Hayward.
Calf, and Ron Smith. Hous-
ton. Tex, diver. Heinrich sur
prised by wrestling the 400
meter individual medley title
from Bill Yorzyk, Springfield
(MaSs.) College teacher, in
American and meet record time
of 5:15.6, two-tenths of a Sec
ond off the world record.
Smith. a Southern Methodist
University student who never
before won a major crown. took
the 3-meter springboard diving
over favored Gary Tobian of
Los Angeles.
Three Set Records
Champions who repeated
were George Breen. Buffalo
A. c.. in the $500 and 400
meter freestyle events; Dick
Hanley. Detroit A. c., the 100
meter freeStyle; Bob Hughes,
Manhattan Beach. Calf, 100
meter breaststroke; Frank Nc
Kinney. Indianapolis A.C.. 200
meter backstroke; AL Virgins
Cincinnati c. c.. l00-meter but
terf1y; Tobian, platform diving
Yorzyk in the 200-meter butter
fly. and the 800-meter New
Haven S. C. relay team.
In addition to Heinrich. Cy-
rus Hopkins. Michigan SWIM
mer. and Virgins lowered
American records. Hopkins
turned in a 2::43.2 breast stroke
in trial heat. and Virgins
a l:02.8 in the 100-meter but
terf1y. Mckinney. son of the
former Democratic National
chairman, tied an American
standard in the 200-meter
backstroke with a 2:2l.7 clock
ing.
Three competitors, Breen
Mckinney and Hanley earned
doubles. Breen took the l.50C
and 400-meter freestyles. Nc
Kinney the 100 and 200-metel
backstrokes. and Hanley the l0C
and 200-meter freestyles.
Three Double Winners
Champions dethroned were
Yorzyk in the individual med
ley. Richard Fadgen. NORTH
Carolina A. c. by Manuel San
gully. Havana. Cuba. in the
200-meter breast stroke. Yosh
Oyakawa, Cincinnati, c. c. II
the 100-meter backstroke. anC
the New Haven Swim Club BY
Indianapolis A. c. in the medley
relay. The 3-meter dive anc
200 meter freestyle events were
not defended.
Indianapolis won the team
title with SO points over Gin
cinnati c. c. which totaled ~
New Haven. team winner the
past two years and six Of thu
past seven, wound up thirc
with 38.
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Seat Pleasant Wins
In DeMoIuy Leuoue

Seat Pleasant defeated Ana
costa, 1913. yesterday on the
Monument lot to boost its first
place record to 6-1 in the De-
Molay Softball league.
In other games. Woodlawn
defeated Robert LeBruce. 9-5.
and James F. Sypes beat Brook
land Woodbridge. 14-3.