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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Louisiana Hearing Delayed
On Dupos Racial Charges

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 90 (P)
The Louisiana State Athletic
Commission has continued until
Tuesday its hearing behind
closed doors on vague charges
that Ralph Dupas, the No.
lightweight contender, is a Negro
Louisiana law does not permit
athletic contests between Negroes
and whites. Dupas has bout
scheduled here April 8 against
Vince Martinez of Paterson, N. j
Dupas declared last night
while waiting outside the hearing
room that I'm white and don't
know why I have to prove it"
In a three-hour executive ses-
sion last night, the commission
heard several witnesses before
acceding to persistent objections
by Sam Monk Zelden, Dupas
attorney, that he had no time
to prepare his case. The COM
mission then continued the hear
ing until next Tuesday.
The source of the charge has
not been made clear.
DupaS said he was born in
New Orleans october IA. 1885,
as opposed to the contention of
hostile witnesses that he was
born at Pointe a La Hache o..
tober Is the same year. Dupas
said he was baptized in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

in favor Of the California club.
Romanoff's accuracy from out
side forced the Oklahomans to
revise their defense and opened
the gates for drive-inS by Barry
Brown and left-hander Phil W.
kicevich.
Down eight points in the first
half. San Francisco went ahead
of Bartlesville. 1898. with Is
minutes to play and never
dropped behind.
B. H. Born. 6-foot-l0 former
Kansas star, came through with
a squirt in the early minutes OF
the second half that broke
Peoria out Of a 1896 halftime
tie with the Army. Born, top
scorer with 81 points, swished in
IL during a 19-point Peoria
squirt that pushed the Illinois
five in front 54-4l with IA min
utes to play.
Seattle took command in the
final eight minutes to overcome
the hard-running Wichita club
The Northwest team went ahead
to stay $3.50 with TAT to play
Seattle had only a one-point
lead with 1859 to go. but Koon
provided the necessary cushion
on a long set shot that gave
Seattle enough margin to stall
ii out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Van BrockIin Suys
Los Angeles Bettor
Used His Name

PORTLAND. Greg, Mar. 90
-iPJ.--NOrm Van Brocklin says
somebody making bad bets on
horse races in Los Angeles APP
parently had used his name in
placing them,
Van Brocklin. the Rams quar-
terback, said when he returned
from lunch Wednesday a tele-
gram on his desk told him to call
a number in Los Angeles. He
did and the man at the other
end-"You know who / am
said he wanted the money he
had put up for horse race bets.
Van Brocklin. representative
here for a pipe manufacturer,
said he hadn't made any bets ION
a horse race or any sporting
event" He notified Sid Gilman,
Rams coach. who in turn notified
Bert Bell. football commissioner
Bell, in Washington, said he
had complete confidence in Van
Brocklin. He added that a player
who bets on football results
would be tossed out OF the league,
but he said OF wagering on the
horses: Whose business is that
except his?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Harness Arena
Plan Killed
In New York

ALBANY. N. Y, Mar. 90 (H1.-
The State Assembly yesterday
killed a bill that would have au-
thorized winter pari-mutuel har-
ness racing at olympic City-ar
enclosed l50,000-seat arena pro.
posed for New York City.
Only yesterday Governor Har-
riman had told a news confer.
ence he could "see no reason
now why he should not sign the
bill if it were passed by the Leg
islature.
The bill fell under a devastat-
ing attack by upstate Republi-
cans. who alternately denounced
and ridiculed plans for building
the SIS million arena.
Halfway through the roll call
the sponsor. George w. Harring
ton, Bronx Republican. withdrew
the measure on a motion to re-
turn it to committee.
The bill is backed by the
Greater New York Sports Arena
Inc, whose general counsel is
Franklin d. Roosevelt. jr.
1t had been planned to hold
harness racing for a l00-night
meeting from December To
April /. boxing. conventions and
other events in the huge en-
closure.
The legislation would have
permitted a Is per cent pari-
mutuel cut. with per cent going
to the State. The operators would
get another 5 per cent and the
third share would 20 to a fund
to finance construction.
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Densmore Barely Misses
Honorary Court Coptuincy

RICHMOND. Mar. 30 (Hg. -.
Bucky Keller of State champion
Newport News barely edged Wait
Dcnsmore of George Washing
ton OF Alexandria as honorary
captain of the All-Virginis
Group / high school basketball
team announced yesterday.
Keller and Densmore were
named on all but two Ballots
submitted by sports writers ans
broadcasters in and around Vir-
Iginia, and the difference wa.
that Densmore was mentioned
on the second team twice while
Keller made the first team II
every instance he was named
Keller, the only underclsssmar
ION last years first unit. also /,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Bukhtiur Picked
AS 1857 Virginia
Football Cuptuin

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Mar. 29.-The University of Vir-
Iginia'S 1857 football team, it's
confidence resting on the broad
shoulders of Jim Bakhtiar, the
teams new captain. takes on the
alumni in the annual climax to
spring training at pm. toalor-
row
The Cavaliers next season hope
to take another step out of the
football darkness and into ma
Itional prominence. They hit
rock bottom in 1855 and last
wear, under a new coach. Ben
Martin, tripled their previous
seasons victory output by posi- :
ing ST mark.
Once more in the spotlight will
be Bakhtiar. pre-med student
from Iran by way of Washington.
where he was an All-High star
at Western. He was fifth among
major college backs in rushing
last season with 879 yards.
The 220-pounder, very popular
here as he was at Western. was
picked by his fellow players to be
captain at a meeting yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Langley, Morgan
In 1857 Debuts
On Marlboro Card

Auto racing in this area again
will be limited to Sunday this
week end as Marlboro Motor
Raceway stages another sports
man-stock car show and Old Do
minion Speedway is host to the
drag tests.
Elmo Langley and Bill Nor
gan. who were absent from last
Sundays opener at Marlboro.
have promised to make their
presence felt this time in two
recently constructed machines.
Langley will introduce his own
1887 Ford with a 1851 engine
Morgan will drive a car for Jim
Phelps, who sponsored Langley
last year when Elmo won the
Marlboro season championship.
The show at Marlboro gets
under way. at 2:30 pm. with
three 10-lap heats, followed by
a l0-lap consolation and the Is
lap feature.
About 5000 spectators have
turned out for the two previous
Sundays of drag racing at Old
Dominion this season. The rec
ord attendance of 1900 two weeks
ago may be topped this Sunday
with break in the weather.
More than $50 cars and motor
cycles are expected to warm up
for the 2 pm. competitions on
the fifth-mile asphalt straight
AWAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

the only non-senior this time
and the only repeater. Denslnore
and G. A. Ward OF Hermitage
moved up from the second team
The other two first-stringers
are Bobby Carter of Virginia OF
Bristol. also a heavy vote-getter
and Tommy Mccoy OF Ports
mouth. Densmore tops the unit
In size at 6-foot-5 and Carter is
the smallest at SILL.
CIV was the only school Ia
have two players named as Bob
Garda was chosen to the second
team. Joining Dave Blondino Of
E. c. Glass of Lynchburg, Rich
ard tBuzzyl Haymore of George
Washington OF Danyille, Bobby
Burton Of Hopewell and Norman
Snead OF Warwick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

Temperature some days ago but
may start if he is in good con-
dition.
Post entries will be permitted,
so several other followers of the
cross-country sport may COM
pete.
Start and finish Of all the
races will be on picturesque
hillside owned by MI. and Mrs.
Richard Duckett on Stoney Creek
road. short distance off River
road beyond the village Of Poto-
mac. From there. entrants will
run over neighboring farms to
a field behind the hunts kennels.
about three-quarters of a mile
as the crow flies. Then they will
head toward a point on Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Atwood's farm on
Glen road, back to Col. Robert
Jones field which adjoins the
Duckett land. and back to the
finish line near the remains OF
the buckets old red barn.
If there are not enough entries
in the ladies race to warrant
running such an event sepa-
rately. the distaf side will be
included in the Potomac Bowl.
Stewards for the affair are
Judge Richmond B. Keech, Joint
master: Raymond NJ. Norton. ST..
and A. G. Earnest, a former
master. Val Wilson. who may
not be able to defend the title
he won last year in the race
because OF his horses recent i'll
ness, is cochairman of the race
committee along with Barnsley,
who finished second to him in So.
Junior riders will go over the
same course as their elders, ex-
cept for the most distant point
at the Atwood farm. To the
winner goes the Bloody Mary
Bowl, given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Noyes. jr., in memory OF a be-
loved old hunter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
blair High Nine
Appears Strong
In Beating Tech
BY DICK SLAY

Montgomery Blair High School
graduated most of its good base
ball team last year, but a casual
glance at the current crop may
not reveal much of a difference
Blair and Mckinley Tech
opened the high school season
yesterday as Blair won a TO
victory in the unbaseball-like
temperatures at Tech. 1t was
an uneven game from the start
but Coach Stan Kulakowski OF
the visitors insisted the decision
didn't mean too much.
Kulakowski. going after his
third straight Maryland BIZ
County League championship.
believes pitching should be his
best weapon this spring. Tommy
Brown, Eddie Berger, Bob Cor
zine and John Mathews are ex-
pected to be the pitching main
stays. He showed off half OF
this foursome yesterday and re-
ceived maximum results.
Brown and Berger shared the
pitching and denied Tech a hit
Only four men got on base for
Tech. three on walks. Brown
bespectacled left-hander who
already is a five-letter athlete
in his junior year, worked the
first five innings, allowed Just
six balls hit fairly and struck
out nine. Berger. t-handed
Junior. struck out two.
Jim Arata, who transferred
from Bethesda Chevy Chase this
semester, led the Blair hitting
with a single and double of
Miles Cook. who pitched the first
four innings for Tech. Ker
Colbert finished for Cook ano
limited Blair to one more single
for a total of six hits. The
Trainers committed seven errors
behind this pitching. however
and led to four unearned runs
High school baseball today:
81. Johns VS.. Armstrong at East e.
llpse. 3:I5.
Gonzaga VS.. Phelps at spingarn. 800
wheaton at Richard Montsom.
'ery. $50
Sultland al Surrattsville. =.
Fairmont Heights VS.. Chamberlain a,
Fairlawn. $3.50
Woodward Prep at Washington Lee
ouantieo Post at George Mason. 800
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
AzaIea Golfers
Must Catch Hot
Money Player

WILMINGTON, N. c., Mar. 90
R.-Dow Finsterwald, riding
one of COLTS hottest money
winning streakS, was the man
to catch today as he carried a
three-stroke lead into the Sec
ond round of the Sl2,5O0 Azalea
Open tournament.
! The 27-year-old Athens. Ohio
native. now playing out of Jul
piter, Fla, has been in the mon-
ey in As straight tournaments
and he has his aim on the S1,70C
first prize in this 72-hole test
which ends Sunday.
Dow, in his sixth year as a
pro, hasn't been out of the money
since late 1855. Last year he was
No. 2 money winner with just
under $4,000 in official earn
ings. To date this season he ranks
No. s with over $4,000.
He came up with a sizzling
finish in the first round. bagging
three brides on the last foul
holes for a 34-32-66 that was
good for a three-stroke lead over
Mike Souchak Of Grossinger
N. Y. last years winner. and E
j. Dutch Harrison of st. Louis
who is AZ years old today.
Each of the three leaders coulc
thank his putter for his lofty
position. Finsterwald, with /:
pars and 6 brides, had puts Of
IS. 10 and 6 feet for his brides
On the last hole he dropped q
great eight-iron shot foot from
the pin for an easy birdie.
Harrison, also never strayinf
over par in his tour of the $780,
yard, par 70 Cape Fear Country
Club course, had an 8-footel
and two as for his birds: but
saved precious strokes with diff.
cult parS, one on a putt of /.
feet and two of g.
Souchak, who said he hadn'r
been putting well prior to the
tournament, rammed home two
from IA feet going out and a /;
and 7-footer coming back. HI
followed a bad drive on 10 by
overshooting the green and JUS
missing a l0-footer to take &
DOGGY five.
Back Of the three leaders came
five men at 70 and seven at II
The 20 group included former
Open Champion Ed Furgol. h,
of the deformed left arm. HI
was playing with a bad righ
elbow, the result of a mino
automobile accident here Wed
nesday. but his 80 finish indi,
Gated he'll be tough the rest O.
the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
.Auth's, Falcons
Win in Tourney

Auth's Brothers and Van.
Falcons were victorious in quar-.
Iter-final games of the District
Recreation Department Women.
basketball tournament last night
at Western High School.
Vans Falcons defeated First
Baptist. 57-35, and Rosemary
Sullivan scored 20 points to lead
Auth's Brothers to a 1923 wir
over C&P Telephone Co. Ac-
counting.
Semifinals will be at 8 pm
Tuesday atJefferson Junior High
and the finals at 8 pm. Thurs
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
Furgo, Stevens Win
Toe Team Contest

Wildman Fargo and Wildman
Stevens strengthened their claim
to the world tag team title last
might by defeating Jackie Nichols
and Aldo Venture in the feature
wrestling match at Capitol
Arena.
On the supporting card Oyama
kato defeated Big Jim Bernard
Dick Allies topped Jackie Wilson
Cowboy Rookie Lee beat Jesse
James and Jerry Graham Ae.
lfeated Chief Big Heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29

Roman Catholic CHURCH of SITS
Peter and Paul here.
Promoter Heard Ragas failed
to obtain a court order earlier
yesterday which would have pre-
vented the committee from hold
ing its meeting. But Civil Dis
trict Judge Alexander Rainold
said he would direct the COM
mission to show cause Monday
why it should not be barred
from preventing the Dupas-
Martinez bout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-29
COLLEGE SPORTS
BASEBALL

BASEBALL
North Carolina MARYLAND q
Trinity Conn D, Catholic n 2
Duke = Yale =.
Georgia Tchrs q NeWbefry 3
Fairlinfton Dickinson 4. Upsala 2.
Bates .. Adelrhi 3
Amherst q. Miami Ella , /
Southern Illinois y, La Tech |
Northwestern =. New orleans LOyola
Delaware +. N. G. State
Allen Sc ~. Benedict 3
Cornell y, VMf
Arkansas Tech 10, Western Ill n.
Minnesota at Rice cancelled, rain
Florida state T, Michigan State 4
GOLF
George WASHINGTON , VMI 4
Carolina State 23ls, Zion 3ls
Duke 10. Clemson ! /.
TENNIS
Wsa1 A. Mary b Hayeriord 4.
Ili Hampden- Syndney .
ahH uh-MaCon . Fort Lee L.
tgtdH Duke q
if9i.le . Furman q
no. aroilha >. Williams 4.
mar ~ Il WAKE Forest 2. -
LACROSSE
Cofhta .. loyola Baltimore 2.
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IAt KUNsL
Coth'" . loyola Baltimore 2.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-03-14

to define but, nonetheless, they exceptionally
significant This is not an accusation for we have no
proof and do not make charges without evidence hit
it is interesting to note that prior to the Organization
OF the Citizens Council here there were no such Incl
dents reported Each Of the four incidents has happen
ed since the organization OF the Council We do not Be-
neve that Council members were in any way involved
but we believe that with the organization Of such an out
III certain unintelligent bigoted inferior whites feel
sometnng resembling guardian angel protection in tef
(Which indeed, they they don't just feel interior)
on Negroes who, by all standards and concept
lures OF lower order 1g@G s. ~ Il
number of possibilities occur to us as possible
result OF this kind of action the part Of whites First
aside from the humiliation suffered bv Negroes in the
incidents mentioned, (which they must view with fea1
is the fact that of these nights some member OF the
Bigger and Better Bigots Bureau is going run into
a Negro VINO isn't woman or child and when they do
Iney are likely to get carved up like a turkey at
THANKSGIVING Any Negro attacked would most certain
~ be In his rights to fight back but well lust re-
call our record in the state for justice to Negro
Another possibility is that in view of these whites
operating on the assumption that they are superior by
virtue OF their being white protestant and native born
they Will not limit their brutal and huiliatne attacks
% negroes Of course Catholic, Jew and the misce
aneouS are harder to identify than the Negro but those
thoroughly bent being superior would determining
persons race or religion, and act according to their
limited intelligence. 49, ,s--.es, e.5-sst.t
Qf course, if the Bigger and Better Bigpts Bureau
does decide to organize get state charter collect dues
ney could promote an advertising campaign directing
all who not white, protestant and native born to
wear sign around their neck reading: I AM A CATH
OLIC or 49, AM A JEW :. or Il WAS BORN
In EUROPE. or whatever distinction is theirs.
Oh, yes if they do decide to organize we'd be glad
to suggest an attorney to draw up their papers them
There seem to be two three around these parts who
would probably do the work free seizng il as an OBJ.
portunity to strike a blow for the sweet magnolia.
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and her twenty year old daughter were walking home
from motion picture theatre There one on
the Streets except few passing One car passed
and the elder Negro felt sharp blow her right leg,
near the ankle She startled for few minutes, but
realized she had been hit by egg from passing
Looking the street she the She stated that
best she could judge there four five white
boys in the car with his head stuck out the win
dow yelling something to the Negro women. The car
had gone too far for her to read the tag number to
determine what make of it Unfortunately,
there too many autos the color for that nfo
nation to be of any help. EFft
Item three minor incident admittedly happened
the following afternoon South Main Street Neg
70 stopped his car to wait for parked car to pull
out into the line of traffic Naturally behind him
had to STOP too But potential member of the Big
ger and Better Bigots Bureau, driving old model
Hudson, pulled along side the Negro and yelled to
him: Get that CD. thing out of the way you black
sob"
On Sunday evening May 9th, at 1880, Negro boy,
age H. walking home to get dressed for church He
about half block off Walnut Street, going to-
ward Manning Avenue. The street dark without adj
equae lighting He noticed drive by two three
times, but paid attention to it. Without warning the
car stopped and best he could remember four pos
sibly five, white boys jumped out and beat him into
state of Inconsistencies before he realized what had
happened. They gone when he regained conscious
ness He managed to get home, blood dripping from
him, his clothes soaked. He guessed the ages of the
white boys to be Is to 21 but couldn't be sure because
OF the split second in which he had them. We
the Negro boy four days after the beating, and
with eyes the effect of the beating he took His
lip cut through, swollen unbeleveably. His face
was swollen completely out of proportion to its
NAL shape. There bandages covering his right
received He having some difficulty in moving a
round due to the fact that his body badly bruised
Frankly, admit that these four incidents are in
dicative OF something which have not yet been able
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tFrom June 7. 1856 Issue)

Whether or not they have actually organized as a
chartered group, their guardian angels have, the
Khan and Council, we don't know, but this do know:
There few yoing men in Hattiesburg who could
easily qualify for the Board of Directors of such
ganization The Bigger and Better Bigots Bureau.
We have been informed of course, of the riot on
New York ferry boat last week We know of the riots in
Chicago Detroit and st. Louis And in the interest of
passing along information, would like to call the
following to your attention Threse not
in New York. Illinois, Michigan, or Missouri . they
happened in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and assure
these incidents have been confirmed For which
volved.
The latter part of April, directly in front Of the
Owl Drug Store, located the of Main and
Front Streets three Negro boys standing talking
TO fourth Negro boy who worked for the store The
three boy&Were on their way to show The time
about One of the boys, age is, felt lick
gans the side of his head turning around he three
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A New Organization In Business?
The Bigger And Better Biqois Bureau

white boys whose he guessed to be 49, 81 The
Negro boys stunned, for they had spoken one
single word to any white person whatsoever and they
hestated for few seconds before doing anything.
While standing there trying to decide what do the
white boys pulled out swish blade knives The Negro
boys started to down Main Street, but they saw
two other white boys standing along side the drug store
and not knowing if they part of the group who
had attacked them they decided to run down Front
Street toward the police station. They did, in fact go
directly to the police station, and the boy who had
been struck stammered out his story. He was told by
the officer on duty that the incident would be nvesi
gated However no information whatsoever such as
name and address, asked for by the officer duty
Charges, OF cannot be made without Identified
ton and Identification cannot be made without know
ing whom to contact and where to contact them Thus
to date the Negro boys have not been called in to
identify their assailants.
The second significant incident to occur In Hatties-
burg happened the OF Main and Pine Streets
at 1918 PM, May 1st. Two Negro women, mother