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on Moody

We are gathering and or
ganizing historical material
concerning the great evange-
list. D. L. Moody, especially in
view Of our coming 18th
anniversary. II any Of your
readers have original letters,
photographs or clippings con-
corning his meetings in WASH
ington in the 1880s and 1905,
or other similar material, /
shall be very glad to hear from
them.
Bernard r. DeRemer.
Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-01

Q. When did steeplechasing
begin? Mr..
A. The first authentic re-
cord Of these obstacle races
goes back to the middle Of the
18th century, in Ireland. The
first race in which more than
two riders competed was run
in 1892. and the first organized
race was in 1880. The famous
Grand National has been run
annually since 1889 over the
dangerous and difhcult course
at Aintree, near Liverpool,
England. In the United States,
steeplechasing started In the
l860s.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Q. Are doctors and lawyers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-01
Refiqhts Old Battle

Rose ArnOld POWell
Minneapolis, MINI.
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Cover Story
Comic Amid Sorrow
BY BERNIE HARRISON

"Whcre can we write to Red Shelton and
tell him how feel?" reader inquired
How can he go on after that and be
funny?" fan asked Sympathetcally.
These questions were in the minds of thou
sands of SHELTON fans here few weeks ago
when the news broke that the comedians son,
Richard 9, was critically Ill with leukemia.
Then He Collapsed
1t wasn't easy for Red to go on-he couldn't
that first week. The network rushed in a film
substitute
Big hearted emotional Red, the son of
circus man and a cutup famous for his off,
stage antics. was at the hospital night and day
and the inevitable happened. He collapsed.
But the letters helped pull him through
10000 of them streaming in from all corners
of the country we are praying for him." many
said. SHELTON who is easily touched. was over
whclmcd.
Kind Friends Helped
AT first We felt useless" Red told a re-
porter lust another mother and father asking
for help, and then came the kindness of friends.
Red went back to work-to lose himself IN
it, Just as any other father would do 1t simply
happens that his work is making other people
laugh.
Just how all this will affect his program
at the moment is uncertain.
Up-and-DOwn Career
The comedian, who got one of his first big
breaks here at the Capitol and Earle (now the
Warner theaterS, has had an up-and-doWn
career in TV Only short while before the doc
tors broke the news. this reporter wrote a
column expressing the view that this could be
Reds big year (how ironic can fate getD
His skillful presentation of an O. Henry
classic at Christmas time was one sign Of
steady growth in the Shelton comedy technique
His performances on shows other than his own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

BEFORE THE BLOW-Red Shelton,
camera in hand, and his wife have fun
photographing celebrities at Holly
wood premiere. Not long after this
they received the shocking news of
their sons critical illness, which made
Red a clown with large burden of
woe.-Copyright, 1857.
were impressive-pa particularly the straight plays.
Red has always known that wherever there
is humor, there, too, is pathos The transition
Continued Next Poss
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Continued on Next Poss
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

Mrs. S. Morris left for St. Louis
and Milwaukee where she will
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Pearl Milton and grand
son left for Oakland. Calf. TO
visit her father and son for the
summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Hay
ward Curtis have returned TO their
home in Oklahoma. after a Wis.
here with Mrs. Mamie MeRea. i.
Mr.. and airs. Jennie Weaver
and sons are here visiting from
New York and Los Angeles. +.
The Deacon and Deaeeness Uaien
met at Zion Hill Baptist church.
Rev. Hughes was the guest speak
er for that hour. Rev. S. Nor
re. pastor. Mrs. Mary Adams
passed after being Ill for , long
time. She wal a member Of Zion
Hill Baptist church. The funeral
was held on June 20. 1857. i.
Dock Mills Of elayborn Parish.
La. was fIneralized June Q. lie
was a member Of the Ebeneezer
Baptist church. He was married
10 Miss Amer Taylor and to tins
union three sons and seven
daughters were born: Mrs Mar
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

Meade Aleorn. Republican ma
ti0naI chairman charged this
week that six 'iself-stylsd liberal
Democrats solo out civil rights
IN the Senate last week TO win
southern Democratic support for
he Heiis Canyon dam bill
senator Nike Mansfield Dem.
Mont). promptly denied the
eh@ge. He aid there was no
deal Of any kind, sort or nature
and there were no trades On the
part Of any Democrat gith any
other Democrat for votes"
those accused by Alcorn OF
having made "a deal to swap off
civil rights for Hells Canyon
were Senator'S Wayne Morse OF
Oregon. John :. Kennedy Of Mas
sschusetts. Warren c. Msgnuson
Of Warrington. James z Murray
of Montana. Joseph C. o,Mahaney
q wyoming ana mansfield.
AIeorn aaid the band of self
styled liberal Democrats backed
. move to send the civil rights
bin 10 the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. which has bottled up civil
rights legislation.
The move was defeated Is to
10. 4 move x.il be made some
time after July Q TO bring the
rsghts ball mp for . vote. ssna-
tor Allen Eliendsr tDem, LAD
has warned the move will be
mst win a filibuster.
Aleorn noted In a statement
that the day after the civil rights
vote the Senate passed a Demo-
- sie mo red bin 70 bund q
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28
Texas Woman
Dies at 119

CROCKETT. fexas-Mrs. Ma
ria Hopkins died this week at
the ripe old age Of iis. Born on
. Georgia plantation. her grand
daughter. Mrs. Carrie Williams
told how her grandmother was
brought to Crockett by soma
white folks in 1850"
During the last few weeks she
liked to visit folks and listen to
her favorits Biblical passages
But her eyesight failed. Mrs.
Williams vouehsafed for her
grandmother's age Of iie.
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

Bryant. Leu Ann. Azzie Mills.
Ida Gray. FL Dorado. Sarah A
very. Camden. Lottie Millander,
Carrie Taylor. Flint. Bonnie
Mills Snaekover. Birtha Avery.
Camden. Roy Mills Detroit and
Er.ea Mills Klgore. Texas. TWEEN
~ one gsnd children. seven
great grandchildren and ons great
great gransehild.
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

spent last week Ia Ivan, visiting
their aunt. Mrs Nora Tyler.
Mrs. Laura Hill spent Saturday
mite in Ivan With her sister. Mrs.
Elizabeth Daniels. Mr.. and
Mira Isaiah McDuffie motored 70
Lonoke Sunday morning. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ollie Mccoy. John Me-
Cary visited his niece. Lorice Nc
Duffie Sunday at AM&N college
The two attended church services
there. John Harris Of Warren.
visited In the home Of his daugh-
ter. AIRS. NJ Mccary last week. /.
Prof. and Mrs. White of Thornton
visited In the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ollie Mecary last week.
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

Word has been received here that
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Lawson and
family. who left > few days ago.
arrived in Las Vegas safely They
were accompanied by their
daughter. Juanita. who had spent
several days here with them. and
Id MeGOugh. Rev. and Mira
3. 7. Smith. and Mr. and Mrs.
L. B. Harrison were in Fordyce
last week. Joe ir.. and George
Williams VISITED Mr.. and frs. w,
A. Harrison last week. DIR. and
hrs. Booker Hsrri IN ef Oakland.
Calf. and Mrs. Beulah Harrison
Of Sparkman were in Fordyee on
business last week. Mr and
Mrs. Johnnie Meads are the
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28
Rights Supporters Sold Out
Republican Leader Charges

sovenment-finaneed high dam In
the Hells Canyon region OF the
Snake River on the oregon-Idaho
border.
He said that all Democrats he
charged. except Kennedy. were
sponIors Of the Hells Canyon bill
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

Misses Mary Dowd. Gloria
Jean McNair. and Lilly Bell fy-
Ter attended the MIA meeting
In Pine Bluff last week. VIII
liam Edward and Alvin Harrison
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

proud parents of a baby girl
born June 10 Mr. and Mrs Lu-
ther Scott are the maternal
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

grandparents. Bobbie Webb
left last Saturday mite for Las
Vegas. where she win spend her
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

summer vacation. Friends
Win Psrr viii be addened
learn Of his death
Arkansas State press., 1957-06-28

Fri, June %. 1857
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1910, twin size 3.95 S'17s- double size IS
They're seamless for smoother sleeping and double
box stitched for longer wear Sonforized to reton
size. BIeoched white cotton covering and filling.
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Muuch's Sturt
Aids Red Sox

BOSTON. April % Ry.-Gene
Mauch is proving an important
figure in the Red Sox' aspira-
tons these days.
The 3i-year-old fugitive from
f1ve minor loops and the Ma.
tional League was brought ur
from Los Angeles to tighten the
Boston defense and give the club
more double-play potential.
So far. the 5-foot-l0 ITS.
FOUNDER has done much more
He has brought a sharp batting
eye and aggressive spirit to the
club.
In yesterdays Us loss to Bal
timore. Mauch singled twice fol
three runs batted in. scored once
and made four putouts. The per.
Torrance boosted his batting
average to .381 in five games.
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ST. Nick Battle
Won by Dure||e

NEW YORK, April 90 (RD.--
won Durelle, the Canadian
oxer-fisherman. headed back
to his fishing feet today after
scoring his second straight VIC
tory at New York's st. Nicholas
Arena.
The Canadian light-heavy-
weight champion never had won
"a fight In the United States un-
til March rs when he stopped
Clarence Floyd in the seventh
round. Floyd subbed for Angelo
DEFENDS who withdrew because
Of a sore right arm.
Durelle, q, caught up with
DEFENDS last night, winning a
split decisions in an action
packed television Hereunder.
The upset defeat ended An
gelo's winning streak at six, The
24-year-old Brooklyn slugger was
"a Al favorite but the awkward
husky from Bal ste. Ann. New
Brunswick. made the odds look
foolish.
DEFENDS dropped Durelle In
the first round with a couple of
left hooks and a right. Durelle
made up for that by decking
Angy in the fourth with a series
OF blows climaxed by a right.
They belted each other freely
the rest Of the way, with Durelle
earning the edge by throwing
and landing more punches.
Durelle weighed 174Is. De-
= ndis i73. A crowd Of l,44Y
. d $2.587.
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Slo-Mo Crewmen
Get Hawaii Kui Ill
OAKLAND. Calf. April % (F

OAKLAND, Calf. April % (P1.
Edgar F. Kaiser announced
yesterday that he has transferred
title to his unlimited hydroplane.
Hawaii Kai III. TO former crew
members Of the world-record-
holding Sio-Mo-Shun Nv of
Seattle.
The Hawaii Kai III won the
Rogers Memorial race in WASH
ington. d. c.. and the Sahara
Cup race at Lake Mead, New, in
1856. Kaiser said business COM
mitments made 1t impossible for
him to campaign the boat this
season.
New owners are L. N. Welsch.
crew chief; Jack Regas, Yves
Kiesling, Fred Hearing, Elmer
Linenschmidt. George McKer-
nan, Pete Bertelotti, Red Fellers.
Jack Watts and Don Ibsen.
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ROUND TABLE IS BIGGEST NAME
Thursdays Blue Grass
ToDrow5DerbyHopes

LEXINGTON. KY, April %
Rl.-A Blue Grass Stakes winner
hasn't gone on to victory in the
Kentuck Derby since Shut Out
accomplished the double in 1912
But at least five Derby nominees
figure to try the Keeneland
tuneup Thursday.
Heading the list of 3-year -olds
is Travis M. Kerr's Round Table
who was shifted here from Cali
fornia after winning the recent
Bay Meadows Derby. Round
Table worked s furlongs in l:o94s
Saturday.
Other probables for the Blue
Grass at rs miles. a furlong less
than the Derby. are Cain Hoy
Stables One-Eyed King and
Lucky Dip. T. Allie Grissom's
Shan Pac. Revere Knoll Farms
Second Fiddle and L. L. Haggin
us Manteau.
All except Second Fiddle, who
scored a six-length victory last
week in racing 6 furiongs IN
l:092s, are nominees for the May
4 Derby at Churchill Downs.
Possible starters include o. S.
Deming's Mt. Olivet and Hasty
House Farms Big Pond.
Calumet Farm plans to take
the Derby favorite, Gen. Duke,
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.Haney Taking
Calm View Of
Streak
MILWAUKEE, April % 1R.-

MILWAUKEE,. April % tR.-
Manager Fred Haney isn't about
to go on the deep end over
the Braves five-game winning
streak. mainly because they
haven't looked like world beaters
in the process.
$50 we've got a streak going
and we're leading the National
League he said today, but
those two one-run wins against
Cincinnati could have gone the
other way"
Take that ball Ted Kluszew-
ski hit Saturday" Haney con-
tinued. Another foot and II
would have gone over the fence
for a home run and they would
have had two runs, enough to
win" The Braves won that
game. 5-4.
Our pitching has been good
but We haven't been exactly over
powering the ball." he said
Yesterday was the FIRST time
we had little breathing space. "
No SIR" the 5l-year-old skip
per continued. Pm not reading
anything into this streak be-
cause we still have a long way to
go and, besides. streaks have a
funny way. Of changing.
Il recall another five-game
streak last September. Remem-
Der. We lost three in a row here
to Cincinnati and then went
down to Chicago and lost two
more before winning a double
header.
Last season we played them
one game at a time and / see
no reason to play them any
different this time.
They say this one is the team
to beat. or that one is the team
to beat. Nuts! They're all tough.
but I think we have the team to
do it,"
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and the No. 2 colt in its fine
string of 3-year- olds. Iron Liege
on to Louisville.
1t has "second-liners" such as
Wing eligible for the SOS, OOC
added Blue Grass, but has not
indicated that any will start in
Keeneiand's closing feature.
One-Eyed King ran second to
Iron Liege and ahead Of Gen
Duke in a special three-horse
7-furlong event last Friday. The
Calumets are expected to get a
final Derby tuneup in the Derby
Trial next Tuesday.
Toby B.. not eligible for the
Derby. won last years Blue
Grass. upsetting Career Boy,
owned by C. v. Whitney. Career
Boy was second in the Blue Grass
but finished sixth as Needles won
the Derby.
Bubbling Over in 1926 was the
last Blue Grass winner before
Shut Out to repeat in the Derby.
But the horses who have won
here since then include Bull Lea,
Bimelech. Lord Boswell. Fault
less and Coaltown.
And there was the runnerup
to Our Boots in l94l-Whirl-
away. whose Derby record of
2:0l2s will be the target of still
another crop OF swifties this year,
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By the Associated Press

Florida's long racing season
comes to an end today with three
jockeys battling for the riding
championship at Gulfstream
Park, and w. j. Schmidt a cinch
TO win the trainers title regard
less OF what his two closest rivals
do on the final program.
Charlie Burr. 23-year-old rider
from Kansas who won the ma
tional title in 1851. went into the
final program with 80 winners
one more than 28-year-old. Ken
tucky-born William Mckinley
Cook and three more than Wal
ter Blum. 23-year -old reinsman
from Brooklyn.
But 1t was 17-year-old Harrel
Bolin who again stole the show
from his more experienced rivals
at the Florida track yesterday
The apprentice from Lancaster
Tex, who last week rode five
winners in one day, scored with
three of his mounts to run his
total for the meeting to 10.
Bolin, winning by margins OF
from l12 to Z lengths, won the
first race with Mi Model t$6.l0),
the fifth with jolly Princess
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3 Seeking Jockey Title
On Gulfstreom's Last Dov

(sl7.l0l and the sixth with War
Sally t$5.60).
Schmidt has frightened the
girth on IL winners at Gulf
stream and stands to boost his
lead today since he has entered
four horses. including the highly
regarded Easy TRAFFIC in the
fourth. Neither Jack Weipert,
with IL winners. nor Elmer
Kalensky. with 10. has a horse
entered today.
Burr, only one OF the three
leading jockeys to win yesterday
accounted for Gulfstream's fea-
ture with Voyante, a $3.50
chance who scored by three
quarters Of length.
One Of Eddie Arcaro's two
winners at Jamaica came aboard
Mrs. Edward E. Robbins Mid
afternoon in the / lil6 mile
headliner. Midafternoon, a fire.
quent stakes winner last year
won by IL lengths over King
Ranch's Beam Rider to pay $40
as the favorite in his first start
OF the year.
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Joe Benz, Pitcher
For Sox, Dies at II

CHICAGO. April % up. -
Joe Benz, who compiled a 1875
pitching record for the White
Sox from 1911 to 1919, died yes
terday of a heart ailment.
The Highlander. a native Of
New Alsace, Ind. joined the list
Of no-hit pitchers on May 81,
1914, when he beat Cleveland,
6-l. He reached his major
league peak with q l5-ll record
IN 1915.
Survivors include the widow,
Alice. a son, Joseph, jr., and a
daughter, Sister Mary Borgia,
OF the Sisters Of Charity OF the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Davenport,
Iowa. Funeral services will be
conducted Thursday.
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League. growled a terse ITO he'll
with them" in turning down the
request. Bragan's comment was
a succinct, They need the prac-
Itice worse than we do"
The Braves pounded Bob Rush
for nine runs in the first four
innings to coast to their fifth
straight victory. Henry Aaron
and Joe Adcock homered for the
winners.
Furillo, Gillian Slug
Carl Furillo and Junior Gill
liam drove in two runs each as
Brooklyn celebrated its third
opener. this one at Jersey City,
with its fifth victory in six starts.
Rober Craig was credited with
the triumph but he has Labine
to thank for it. The Dodgers
relief artist took over in the
eighth with runners on second
and third and one out and
Brooklyn leading. 81. He dis
posed aof Ed Bouchee on an in
field tap and got Harry Ander-
son to end the threat with an in
field pop.
Kansas City came from behind
with a tying run in the eighth
and belabored Jim Burning for
four more runs in the ninth to
make it three in a row over the
Tigers. Home runs by Lou Ski
zas and Harry Simpson helped
Arnold Portocarrero gain his first
triumph in relief.
Joe Ginsberg and Dick VIII
lliams drove in two runs each as
the Orioles downed the Red Sox
and gained their first triumph
over Brewer. The Boston ace
had whipped Baltimore five
straight times starting early
last season.
A scheduled game between
Cleveland and the White Sox
was postponed because of rain.
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his Pirates and the Giants fol-
lowing his teams 81 loss at the
Polo Grounds. A month age
Bragan predicted the Giants
would finish last.
Mantle, after four homerless
games, finally powdered his first
four-bagger of the year as the
Yankees thrashed the Senators,
1876.
In other highlights yesterday
the Braves made it five victories
in a row with a ga triumph over
the Cubs and Glen Labine turned
in his third game-saving chore oil
the infant season as the Dodgers
whipped the Phillies, sd.
Kansas City. which hasn't
been able to beat anybody else
gained its third straight success
against Detroit. coming from be.
hind to defeat the Tigers, lit.
Baltimore beat Tom Brewer
for the first time in his career
knocking of the Red Sox, Us.
Willie Mays hit his third home
run in three days to account fol-
all the Giants runs.
Mizell Fl0ps Again
Vinegar Bend Mizell. who sell
dom succeeded in lasting through
the first inning during the ex-
hibition season. showed little i'm
provement as the Reds dubbed
him for four runs in the second
inning and added four more of
Mcdaniel in the third.
Johnny Temple and Ed Bailey
cracked three hits apiece to pace
the Redlegs "l4-hit assault on siS
st. Louis hurlers as the Cards
Clipped in with six errors. Tom
Acker. third of four Cincinnati
pitchers, was credited with the
victory. Wally Moon. Ken Boyer
and Walker Cooper homered for
the losers. Stan Musial con-
tinued his early spring surge,
collecting four hits to boost his
average to .524.
Ruben Gomez. encouraged by
Mays three-run homer in the
third inning. turned back the
Pirates with six hits for his Sec
ond victory. After the game
Giants Manager Bill Rigney de-
MED a request by Bragan for his
Pirates to hold a post-gamt
batting practice session.
Rigney, still ranked by Bra.
CAMS crack that the Giants were
the worst team in the Nationa
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Burns Prove FutuI For Johnny Nee

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. April
% (R.-Johnny Nee, who
secuted for the Yankees and
Phillies for 80 years, is dead
at 81.
The University Of Missouri
graduate and former minor
league player died yesterday. IL
hours after falling asleep with
q lighted cigarette In his hand.
He was burned over 30 per cent
Of his body before flremen were
able to pull him from his bed.
Six weeks previously he had
escaped with minor injuries In
similar accident.
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NATIONAL LEAGuE

Games Today
Pittsburgh At New York.
Chicago at Milwaukee.
Cincinnati at 81 Louis tnightl.
tonly games scheduled,l
Results Yesterday
s ss% tKo5E's y p5 PlttssS5Ssh /
Milwaukee. o; Chicago. 4.
Cincinnati, 10: st. Louis. q tnightl
Games Tomorrow
New York at brooklyn tnight,
Pittsburgh ct PHILADELPHIA fnightl.
Chicago at Cincinnati tnight.
st. Louis at Milwaukee.
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PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York at washington-Kueks
0-0l VS.. Abernathy 900.
Cleveland at Chicaso-seore (0-1) W.
- Kansas City at Detroit-coleman
Baltimore at Boston-sullivan to-l)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh At New York--Kline t0-ll
chicaso At Milwaukee-sinsleton
(0-0l vs. Burdette 0-0).
Cincinnati at st. Louis (nightl-Gross
tO-Ol or Jencoat (0-1 VS.. Dickson OLD,
tOnly games Scheduled