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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18

Welterweight Champion Car
men Basilio and Johnny Saxton,
the ex-titleholder. have 1t out
for the third and probably last
time in Cleveland Friday night
with the champion a 3-to-l
favorite TO win the rubber" bout
Basilio, 20, regained his crown
from the fast-moving Saxton
on q decisive ninth-round tech
nical knockout at Syracuse. NY.
September IL. The ex-Marine
from Chittenango. N. Y, gave
Saxton a real shellacking when
Johnny tried to slug II out with
his harder-hitting rival.
Saxton. 20, a New Yorker, had
won the title from Basilio in Their
first fight at Chicago March Ia
on a disputed 15-round decision
Basilio has scored % knock
outs in SO fights. His won-lost-
draw record is 48-l2-7. Saxton
has a 1852 record, including
81 knockouts.
The bout will be telecast
(WRC-TV, Channel 4, in Wash
ington, 10 PM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
III Wife Insists
Kentucky Player
Stay With Team

LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. II
tPl.-Ed Beck. star center fol
the Kentucky basketball team
and a Methodist minister. viii
play in tonight's game against
Vanderbilt even though his 20
year-old wife is critically Ill Of
Hodgkins disease at Macon. Ga
Beck has wanted 20 quit
school. but his wife urged him
to stay at Kentucky. and he has
divided his time between here
and his wife's bedside.
In two sermons last night al
Centenary Methodist Church, he
told his audiences that Il know
her days are numbered. but she
has ben a great inspiration for
so many people. She has a big
heart with plenty Of determine
ton"
AL Coach Adolph Rupp's in
sistence. Beck missed last Fri
day nights game at Chicago
when the Wildcats trounced
Loyola. He did play in last
weeks game in which Kentucky
was upset by Mississippi State
In tonight's game. II Wander
.bilt wins 1t will take the south
eastern Conference lead from
Kentucky.
Beck's Kentucky teammates
formed a special musical chorus
at last nights church services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Marlboro to Have
IL Races for Cars
And Motorcycles

Marlboro Motor Raceway will
be the scene of five sports cal
programs, five motorcycle events
and seven late model stock car
races during the 1857 season. ac-
cording TO plans announced by
President Mac Magruder.
The motorcycle schedule will
be hiRhlighted by the three day
racing program formerly held at
Langhorne Speedway on Labor
Day week end. The American
Motorcycle Association has as
sured Marlboro Of this addition
to the schedule.
Two Of the seven late model
stock events will be held on the
sports car road course, now be-
ing heightened to almost two
miles. All seven late model
events will be run under the
sanction OF the new American
Late Model Auto Racing Club.
The big event for the sports
cars will be National race on
about April %.
Regular stock cars will f1ll the
schedule on remaining Sundays
during the season, regulated this
year by the Maryland Auto Rae
ing Club.
Magruder also has announced
that four-lane entrance drive
way has been built TO ease con-
gestion for the spectators auto
mobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
FlamingoImpost
Tests Gen. Duke

MIAMI. Fla. Feb. 10 Up
Fans who saw Gen. Duke defeat
Bold Ruler by a head in the
S30.350 Everglades Handicap
are inclined to start fresh II
figuring the speedy pair for the
speedy pair for the 100000.
added Flamingo March 2.
With a l26-pound impost
Bold Ruler carried IL pounds
more than Gen. Duke over the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. course. In
the Flamingo. over the identical
distance. both will haul 122
pounds-dropping Bold Rulers
load by four and burdening Gen.
Duke with an additional eight.
The time OF the winner was
ll:472s. a record for the Ever
glades and only a fifth of a Sec
ond of the Hialeah Park rec
ord for nine furlings.
Gen. Dukes win with Willie
Hartack up. poured S2l.050 into
the Golfers OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Marley Of Lexington. KY. who
own Calumet Farm. 1t was
their second consecutive sub
stantial stake win. Their Amoret
took the Columbiana and ST.
325 last Wednesday at Hialeah.
Another Calumet entry. Iron
Liege. finished third in the
Everglades.
Dave Erb. who rode Iron Leige,
and Hartack will be rivals Satur-
day when they handle Summer
Tan and Bardstown. respec-
lively. in the 100000 Widener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
TWO SWIM MARKS
FAIL RECOGNITION

JOHANNESBURG. South
Africa. Feb. 10 iP1.-Mary
Kok. a l6-year-old Dutch
swimmer now touring South
Africa. bettered two world
records last night - but
neither will receive recogni-
ton.
Rules state that officials
must be notified three days
ir advance of a race for its
results to have sanction. Of
ficials said they were notified
only yesterday.
Miss Kok swan a special
880-yard event in 10 minutes.
30,5 seconds-4.1 seconds I'M
der the world mark held by
Australians Olympic star,
Lorraine Crapp. En- route.
the teen-age star also bet
tered Miss Craps 800-meter
record of 10000. hitting the
intermediate distance in
1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Banquet to Honor
Suntu Bowl Eleven

The Boys Club of Washington
football squad that won TIT
Santa Claus Bowl game will bt
honored at a banquet at Z pm
tonight at the Eastern Branch
night.
Bo Sherman. coach of George
Washington's football team
will be the principal speaker
ISherman's team also won q
'post-season game. the Sun Bowl
at FL Paso. Tex. The toastmastel
will be Bob Wolff.
All IS members of the Boys
Club squad will be presented
blankets on which is printed the
championship emblem from the
Santa Claus Bowl. held at Lake.
land, Fla, December 90.
Invited guests at the banquet
include the parents Of all the
players. George Marshall, pres
ident of the Redskins: Tommy
Mont. head football coach at
Maryland: all three Commits
sioners of the District: Tuffy
Leemans. president OF the Touch
down Club; George Cullen, pres
ident of the Boys Club OF
Washington; Chuck Thompson
who will share the play-by-play
broadcasts of the Senator's base
ball games with Wolff. and Jack
Hagerty, Georgetown University''
director of athletics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
|Lust-PIuce Lions
To Meet Clippers
Here Saturday

Only five players on the squad
that started the season with the
Lions remain. but the general
shakeup has had little effect on
the teams play in the Eastern
Hockey League.
So today. the Lions are en-
trenched in the basement and
with scant hope remaining for
moving up two places to fourth.
the final spot for making the
post-season playoffs.
The Johnstown Jets scored
five times in the first six and
one-half minutes TO route the
Lions. IA. yesterday in Johns
town before 1850 fans. largest
Sunday afternoon crowd of the
season there.
The Lions meet the Clinton
Comets at Uline Arena at $50
pm. Wednesday and the Char
lotte Clippers there at the same
hour Saturday.
Player-coach Gaff Turner.
Ross Kelly. Doug Orvis, Jean
LeClerc and Norm Dowdall are
the only Lions who opened the
season still here. General Man.
ager Paul Rothgeb and Turner
have done everything but offer
brides to get a winning combi-
nation. but, so far. to no avail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18

and Queen Mary in 1921. He still
wears a diamond stickpin that
the late king presented him.
He came to the United States
in 1922 with group of European
boxers who toured the country
with such a success that Billy
never went home. He managed
the Boston Garden for many
years and in recent years
handled publicity for Narragan-
sett Park and Bowie race tracks,
the latter under the controversial
Larry MacPhail.
When Ames, with backing
from Joseph Linsey of Boston.
decided to get his feet wet in
staging boat shows several years
ago, he admittedly didn't know
port from starboard. But he
knew shows, and that is why the
Chesapeake Bay Boat Show
which runs through February 81
is so successful.
He's learning plenty, too, about
speed boats and jet engines and
revolutions per minute. Since go
ing into boat shows, Billy has ac-
CURED as another client, Donald
Campbell. the world record hold
er on water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
.Sisler Recovering
From Operation

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 10 iP.-
George Sisler, SO, special assist
ant to the field manager of the
Pittsburgh Pirates. is recovering
satisfactorily from an emergency
abdominal operation last night
at Presbyterian Hospital.
The former big league first
baseman. Hall of Fame men,
Der, who complied a $40 major
league batting average, will re-
quire a lengthy period for recu-
peration. doctors said. Sisler
was scheduled TO leave next week
for spring training camp.
Two months ago. Sisler was
named an assistant TO Manager
Bobby Bragan to help give bat
ting instructions. Prior to that
he served as chief scout for the
Pirates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Pennsylvania Man
Outshoots Cook to
Take Virginia Title

Roy E. Oster of Upper Darby
Pa, edged Arthur Cook o.
Laurel, former University o.
Maryland student who won ar
Olympic title in 194S, for tor
honors in the Virginia State in.
door rife championships yester.
day and Saturday at Fort Bel.
voir.
Oster fired a grand aggregate
Of l.565x1 800, while Cook wa
right behind with 1853. Franz
Briggs of Forest Hills. N. Y.
was third with 1855, while Mrs
Betty Taylor of Silver Spring
topped the women with 1.52C
and Larry Cook of Hampton
Va. was best among the junior;
with 1884.
The Powder Burners of Laure
won the State Master team
championship with 770x800
while Fort Lee won the expert
award with ISL. The Fairling-
ton Junior Rife Clubs 14-year-
old sharp-shooting team whip
ped two Marine Corps outfits in
winning the State senior sharp
shooting title with TAG. The
Powder Burners of Laurel wor
the marksmen award with 682.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
With BILLY AMEs AT CONTROLS
Chesapeake Boy Boot Show
Opens in Baltimore Friduy

The Chesapeak Bay Boat Show
opening Washington's Birthday
in Baltimore is stage-managed by
one of the most colorful and
competent sports figures to be
found anywhere.
He is Billy Ames, a big. strap
ping man with a London accent
that has never washed away de-
spite his many years in the
United States.
At the tender age of 10, Billy
was playing international junior
soccer. That started him on a
career which has taken in box
ing, both as a performer and a
promoter; track, horse racing,
sports shows and, most recently,
boat shows.
A badly torn ligament at age
% ended Billy's active boxing
career, and he turned to man.
aging such leather singers as
Billy Papke, Sam Langford and
Georges Carpenter and handling
the championship bout between
Bombadier Wells and Jack john
son.
Billy's biggest moment in the
fight world was a command per-
Torrance before King George v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
With JOE KELLY

fuss about the race as they do
nowadays and the winner only
got $4,000 or So" Trueman re-
lates.
His mare finished third. but
he didn't think too much Of the
ride she got so he obtained
Jockey Jimmy Butwell for the
Kentucky Oaks a week later. 1t
was smart move as Flamma
won the Oaks and $3.50. which
is $40 less than you get at Bowie
now for winning a sprint with
a $4,000 platter.
=
Trueman has some wonderful
about his training days
that have carried him all over
this country and Canada. If you
pin him down. he thinks his
greatest thrill took place over a
span of four days at Aqueduct
back in 1880 or 81.
II won seven races in four
days" he recalls. They got to
calling the chute the Trueman
chute and I remember Sunny
Jim Fitzsimmons kidding me
about taking all the money"
Elmer believes the best horse
he ever trained probably was
Her Grace. although he also
rates a thoroughbred named
The Niger high on his list. Her
Grace ran for Mai. Raj Parr
and Trueman happily recalls an
incident regarding one of her
greatest triumphs.
The day before the Maryland
Handicap at Laurel in 1880, the
late George Brown. the steward,
said TO Trueman, You're not
going to be foolish enough to
run your mare against these
horses tomorrow are you?" The
answer was yes.
After she won, Brown ac-
costed Trueman and said:
Elmer. step over here and
shake hands with a damn fool"
For the past As years. True
mans home base has been 20l
F street NE. Although a great
portion of his time from day.
break to sunset is spent at the
track, don't get the idea
that he is living on past glories.
II you do. just stop in his barn
at Bowie and. after a couple of
minutes, he'll be showing you a
horse or two and saying:
Nov just take a look at this
2-year-old. Don't he look like
a real race horse?"
A man can't afford to get old
when he's got a 2-year-old that
looks like "a real race horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Pilot HospitoIized
After Boot Crash

MIAMI. Feb. 10. (Pl-A
spectacular collision at nearly
100 miles an hour wrecked two
powerboats in the Biscayne Bay
regatta yesterday and sent one
driver to hospital.
Don Wilson. 30. of Dearborne,
Mich. defending champion in
the 266-cubic- Inch class hydro
plane event. and his brother,
Stuart. SO. of Fort Lauderdale,
collided on the first turn in the
first heat of the four boat race.
The younger Wilson was
thrown clear Of his craft. Miss
Pinky, and was picked up float
ing unconscious on the bay by
Ray Gassner of St. Petersburg,
driver of Sunshine Baby. Stuart
Wilson. thrown from Wawatoo
by the impact. fell into shallow
water and was found standing
dazed nearby
Don Wilson sufferd a cash on
the right ankle and complained
Of head. back and neck injuries.
His brother apparently escaped
with a Shaking-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Battle for BertFls
I'm NBA P|ayoffs
.GoesIntoSiretcFl
BY the Associated press

The eight-team scramble fol
six National Basketball Associa-
ton olayoff slots today careened
into its final month-with only
the Boston Celtics virtually as
sured a post-season berth. And
the Celts, Eastern Division lead
ers. have been slipping lately.
The Celtics winners of 81 MIA
games, are the lone team assured
of better than 500 season. Each
MIA club plays 70 games during
the season which ends March l3
Philadelphia, next best winner,
has 80 victories to place second
lin the East.
The Syracuse Nationals tight
Iened the race for the final play
of position in TIE Eastern Divi-
sion yesterday beating Boston,
ll6-106, with a fourth-period
rush.
Mats Close on Knicks
The Mats moved into a virtual
third-place tie with the New
York Knickerbockers, who lost
both their coach and a 1915
game to Philadelphia. The
Knicks held third alone Saturday
after shipping Minneapolis, 100
liz, in a televised game.
In the Western Division yes
terday, Fort Wayne whipped
Rochester, l04-85, to take a two
and-a-half game divicion lead
The Pistons nicked the Royals
t37-84. Saturday.
st. Louis pulled a game and q
half ahead of Rochester, going
into a popcorn-pelted overtime
to down Minneapolis, l1S-ll5
! Dolph Schayes, playing the en-
tire 48 minutes for Syracuse
scored % points, made seven as
sists and grabbed Is rebounds as
keystone of the Mats victory
New York leads Syracuse by
.0003 percentage points. The Gel
tics dropped their fifth in seven
games.
Coach Vince Boryla OF the
knicks wasn't around to watch
a second half Knick rally fall
short in Philadelphia. He dis
puted technical foul called
when he protested a decision
Referee Jim Duffy banished him
at four minutes, IL seconds Of
the first quarter.
Nine Players Foul Out
Paul Arizin and Joe Graboski
each scored rs points for the
Warriors. Jim Baechtold scored
is OF his 20 points during q last
half Knick rally which carried
them within two points of the
Warriors at l10-l08. They had
been trailing 65-43 at the half.
A dispute over the number OF
tree throws awarded Slater Mar
tin of the Hawks started the
crowd tossing popcorn with six
seconds remaining at Minne-
apolis. Nine players left the game
on personal fouls as Ed Macauley
scored So points to pace st.
Louis
George Yardley led Fort
Wayne scorers with % points
against Rochester. Jack Twyman
scored rs points for Rochester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
CYO BASKETBALL
INTERMEDIATE BOYS

St Michaels, 05: Holy Redeemer. 40.
nativity, AZ. St Camilus, ID
81. JeromeS 20, st Berbadette'S. IS
Blessed Sacrament, So: Little Flower
st. Augustine's. IS: Holy Family, ~
st. Demands, ~; ST. Johns iChntoD
st. GATHERINGS. 10: st. cyprian's. IA.
St. Ambrose, IS; st. Hughs. II.
SENIOR BOYS
Little Flower. 81; St. Francis Xavier
Nattyity, 81; St. Martins. ~.
St Hueh's, So. Holy Redcemer, 81.
Blessed Sacrament. 60. ST. GATHERINGS
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS
Blessed Sacrament, ~; St. Martins
Lourdcs. So. Little Flower, -.
st. Michaels, go: Holy Redeemef, 81
81, AIMS. 81; 81 Mary'S ROCK 81
SENIOR GIRLS
fourdes, a.. Nativity, 20
ST. AIMS IS Blessed Sacrament. ~
Little ploN MlDo Is! MOUNT MOUNT Calvary. q
St Michsels 10, St, caminu,
JUNIOR GIRLS
ST, -Jeromes, Is; st, Anthonys 10
81 Francis de Sales. 30. ST. James L.
ST. Martins. 80 Lady OF Sorrows, 81
S ssShsfds ~ s ~ ca MfSa9fmss IL
Blessed Sacrament, -. Lourdes is
81 Thomas 49,. Little Flower, o.
s sacr Aan H,a Gs E9iy N IriTi No sS
Nativity No. l. 20; ST. Berna-
Campus, 81 St, oabriers No, .. IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

96-685: Roland Walters, 68-685
William Carter. 104-684; Grady
Andrews. 68-683; Ray Edens, 90,
681: Fred Genau, 64-681; Ra,
Watson. $1,000; Jerry Brown
64-680; Don QUAD, 1l2-680
Sterling Fritz, 40-678; Ray Rit.
chic. 88-675; Len Nory. 84-675
John Parke, 44-674: Mel Kid.
well, 68-674; and Shirley Duvall
only one of half a dozen womer
entered to hit the payoff, 92-673
Consultations winners we're Gene
Iannucci, 628; Norman Titus
GIG; Jim Goodwin, 155. and A
LUCAS, l6l.
/ X 4 u
Walt and Ray Kramer, broth.
ers. ran one-two in. the Anacostis
Spillway Elimination Handicap
and their brother, Chuck, wa:
seventh. among 80 finalists. The
tournament was run in two six.
game blocks on successive Sat.
urdayS.
A 173 in the 18th game wa.
the telling punch for Walt, in 6
scratch set of 785, which wa.
equalled to pin by Ray. The
l73 backed up a count of 1854.
The winner. who earned $100
shot 794 in the first round anc
for the u games averaged 1871
for well-earned victory. With
a handicap of 100 he crossed
500.
Ray shot 420 for the first thret
games in the finals. with a high
of lat. His tournament average
was 1878. He crossed 1861 sc;
for $50.
Mark Sperry was third at TBS.
776-128-1,629. followed by Clyde
Dubbs. 7l7-755-128-1.60 900; FL.
.mer Swartz. 720-707-l66-1.58 7,
Townsend Bird, 689-741-l44-
1,574; Chuck Kramer, 772-718.
80-1. $50, and Ray Howell. 697.
685-l76-1,558.
y X + X
Two Washington bowlers FIN
ished in the payoff of the East
err Open at Willimantic, Conn.
Johnny Mandes far down the
list at 1914 and Ell Geib with q
7-game block prize with 9l0.
The winner was George Pelle-
tier of Dsnielson. Conn. who
rolled 2,02l for is games ano
$500. Nick Tronsky of New
Britain. Conn. was second, three
pins behind, for $3.50. and jim
Wolfensberger of Hagerstown
Md. was third at 1,947 for SITS
Other high scorers were: Marty
Powers. Middletown, 1871. $3.50;
Harry Peters, Bristol. 1867. SIPS;
Fax Healy. Torrington. 1857
S1l0; Jack Long. New Haven
/ $40. 500; Joe Carey. Cranston
R. l.. 1928. SOS; Sam zaza
Waterbury. 1926, 500 Enoch
Kasey New Britain. 1925. s85;
John Pradetto. Torrington. 1924
$50, Jerry Maloney. Springfield
Mass, 1923. SITS; Mario Clan
motif. New Haven, 1877. $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Dryer B|ames
Loss 10 De|any
On Judgment

NEW YORK. Feb. Is (@.-
Fred Dwyer admitted today ar
obvious fact-he made a mistake
somewhere along the line ir
losing the Baxter Mile to Ron
Delany in the New York Athletic
Club games.
II experimental against De-
lany," the former Villanova star
said. land found that my judy
ment was wrong. / just couldn't
go any faster. But there's moth
ing like learning"
Saturdays race was billed as a
struggle of the giants of the mile
but the big battle never de-
veloped. Delany, Olympic 1900
meter champion from Ireland
treated Dwyer with the same
scorn he has dealt all his other
rivals. When he was ready to
open up, he moved into the lead
trailed by Dwyer. But Fred
couldn't keep UP and at the end
Ronnie was gaining with every
stride. He hit the tape in 4:06.8
Il plan to change my strategy
this week in the National AAU
championships but I'm not say
ing what I intend to do" Dryer
said.
The AAU mile will bring to-
gether Delany. Dywer and Lasz-
10 Tabori. who didn't return to
his native Hungary after the
Olympics. Tabori, like Delany,
is member in good standing of
the four minute-mile club and
appears to be getting used to
the boards.
Until the NYCA meet, he had
drawn a blank in four outings
on boards. But he won the two
mile in a fast 1884. and may be
a problem to Delany.
Arnie Sowell continued his
hex over Tom Courtney, beating
the Olympic 800-meter cham
pion in a l:50.7 half mile. His
margin was about 10 yards and
he won going away. He now has
whipped Courtney nine times in
a row on boards.
Other winners included Willie
Williams of the Army in the CO.
yard dash (6.2l. Lee Calhoun of
North Carolina College in the
l60-yard hurdles Gid. Charlie
Jenkins of Villanova in the 500
(57 fat, Bob Richards Of Los
Angeles in the pole vault $50
Parry O'Brien of the Air Force
in the shot put (59-7h4). Phil
Reavis of Villanova in the high
jump t6-934). and Georgetown
/ in the 2-mile relay (7:46.5).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
Kemper Yuneey Dies;
Former Virginia Coach

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Is (F1
I-Kemper Winsborough Yancey
SO, of Ashland, Va, former head
football coach at the University
Of Virginia. died yesterday in q
Richmond hospital.
Yancey. a retired paint CON-
pany official. was captain of the
University football team of 1908
and coached at his alma mater
in 1911. He also coached at
Hampden-Sydney for one year
before giving up coaching in
1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18
No. Is Cuqers Win
Police Club Titles

Police Boys Club No. Is con-
tinues to dominate the basketball
races in the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club Division II.
For several years No. Is has
won three Of the five Champion
ships. and this year upped its
production by taking four of the
round-robin titles in the season
just ended.
No. Is won titles in the 80. lis
and 1870 pound and unlimited
leagues. The l05-pound crown
went to the Southeast Club.