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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
Lavagettos Woes Pile Up
With Mound Staff Cut to 7
Senators Hurt
By OutfieIders'
Failure to Hit
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Cookie Lavagetto Is getting an
early lesson in the miseries of
managing a cellar club. His
pitching staff is shot and his
outfield makes it a sort Of a par
lay, with Bob Usher not hitting
and Art Schult no immediate
hero.
Ted Alternately has returned
to the Senator's ailing list, check
ing out after seven innings last
night. Camilo Pascual, slated to
pitch tonight, was scratched
from the assignment after Cookie
saw him warm up last night. and
so it will be Russ Kemmerer
against Kansas City's Ned Gar
yer tonight at Griffith Stadium.
Lavagetto thus is reduced to
seven pitchers. Two of these.
Truman Clevenger and Bud
Byerly, have seen service in the
last two games. A m ong the
others are Dick Hyde and Evelio
Hernandez, who have been
trusted with only two starting
jobs between them.
Average Dipping
The residue is Pete Ramos,
who has been giving up home
runs in wholesale quantities
lately; Chuck Stobbs, beaten Is
straight times in two years and
lately unable to turn in a re-.
spectacle showing in defeat, and
Kemmerer. who has been effec-
tive.
Usher has obtained only two
hits in his last Is efforts and his
average has dipped to .24S.
Schult flabbergasted the Sen
ators' bosses with his foot-in-the-
bucket style upon reporting from
the Reds. but in his starting
debut contributed a double and
a single that allayed detection
at least momentarily.
But in last nights 20 loss to
the Athletics before 4,442 GUS
toners, Schult, a former George
town student, offered no occasion
for a Hoya- Hoya-saxa. He was
hitless in four tries and his last
effort was particularly futile.
With two dowr in the ninth
inning and the Senators two
runs back due to home runs by
Lou Skizas and Vic Power,
Continued on Page CA, Col. l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
Frick Says Trust Laws
Would |mperiI Baseball

league rules will facilitate" ex-
pansion.
He prophesied a third major
league will develop in the fore
seeable future" and said.
1.-THE log jam which prevailed
in major league status for so
years has been broken, and /
predict that a good many changes
are in the offing."
FavOrs Harris Bill
Prick said If Congress has to
pass any legislation. organized
baseball would prefer a bill by
Representative Harris. Democrat
of Arkansas to exempt baseball,
football, basketball and hockey.
He sharply opposed a bill by
Representative Celler, the sub
committee chairman, to cover
baseball.
Proposals to exempt certain
practices while covering COM
mercial aspects. Prick said, would
lead to "burdensome litigation. I"
He termed detrimental" an
other measure to modify the
contract reserve clause, which
binds a player to the club that
first signs him.
To scrap the reserve clause
altogether. Prick said, would
bring on chaotic scramble"
for players. Weaker clubs would
be unable to compete" he said,
as teams with the most money
would land the best players.
Fans would lose confidence,
he said. II players could hop
or be approached with
offers from rival teams.
Prick contended that throw
ing baseball all the way under
jurisdiction might en-
danger what he called, the mag
nif1cent player pension plan"
which allows UP to $3.50 q month
for 20-year players at the age
Of IS.
And as for contentious that
baseball is big business" Prick
said the gross income Of majors
See ANTITRUST. PAGE Ca
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
LIGHTWEIGHT KING FAVORED TONIGHT
Brown, ZuIueto to Use
COZ. Gloves in Bout

as the sharpest in the division.
has stopped only six opponents
in compiling a 62-27-l1 record.
But he never has been knocked
out.
Sees No Knockout
Il know won't knock him
out" said the 28-year-old Gu
ban, who will be spotting his
rival 3 inches in reach. 1T has
to go is rounds. I'll stay on top
Of him all the way and win by a
decision"
The fight will be scored on a
viewpoint must system. The
Athletic Commission yesterday
waived the 8-count ruling on
knockdowns as well as the Gus
tomary ruling that three knock
downs In one round constitute q
technical knockout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
BY the Associated Press

Baseball Commissioner Ford
Prick said today Congress would
threaten the foundations Of the
national game" If 1t placed base
ball under Federal antitrust laws.
Prick said such action would
result in endless lawsuits, "un-
certainty and chaos for players
and clubs" and public suspicion
Of the honesty of a game no
longer allowed to regulate itself
effectively"
In a statement prepared for
the House Antitrust Subcommit-
tee. Prick added that if anti
trust legislation were applied to
the national pastime:
Il do not see better baseball.
or lower admission prices. or
better ball parks. or anything
better for the fan. In short, I
see baseball set back so years. :"
Trautman to Follow
Prick was the star witness as
the subcommittee again took UP
its investigation of the status of
professional team sports under
antitrust laws. The Supreme
Court has ruled baseball is ex-
empt from the Sherman Act to
curb monopolies, but that foot
ball and boxing are covered. It
has indicated the baseball deci-
sion likewise would not carry
over to other team sports.
George M. Trautman, presi-
dent of the minor leagues, was
on call after Prick. He was ex-
Ipected to back up the commits
sioner's testimony.
Representative Herlong, Demo-
crat of Florida, previously told
the subcommittee the minors
would suffer along with the
majors if Congress took away
baseball's antitrust immunity.
Prick mentioned the proposed
shift Of the National Leagues
Brooklyn and New York fran
chises to Los Angeles and San
Francisco. and said present big
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
Shantz Moves
Into Ford's Ro|e
'AsYankeeAce


Bobby Shantz, well on his way
in what may be the comeback Of
the year in the American
League. is just what Casey
Stengel had him pegged for
the little guy who could knock
of the big guys for the Yankees.
The Yankees were chest-high
in pitchers and confidence when
they picked of Art Ditmar and
Shantz from Kansas City in that
February deal. Ditmar figured
as the key man-but Casey wore
a wink when he talked Of that
little teller" with the sore arm.
Sore arm or no, Shantz had a
winning lifetime record against
Chicago (11-9) and Detroit
tl0-D and was a respectable
S-13 VS.. Cleveland. considering
he was working for the second
division Athletics. Those three
clubs figured to be the most
likely to give the Yankees
trouble.
Takes FOrd's Place
So now Shantz is the Yankee
ace. replacing the ailing Whitley
Ford, leads the league in per-
centage with an 81 record, and
has a runnerup 1877 earned-run
average.
To top 1t of, the stubby 81
year-old southpaw has one Of
the Yankees three decisions over
Detroit. two Of their four against
Cleveland and two of their five
against Chicago.
He got his first shot at the
Tigers last night and cut their
winning string at five games with
a 81 victory as the Yanks won
their fifth in a row and pulled
within 2l2 games Of the first
place Chicago. beaten 81 at
Baltimore.
Cleveland replaced Detroit in
third place. beating Boston, 7-6.
And Kansas City gained its first
shutout victory as Ralph Terry,
See BASEBALL. Page CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-19
PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGuE

Portocarrero Odd VS. Kemmerer l2.3l
Chicago at Baltimore night --Dono.
van t6-2l vs.. Ceccarelli t0-2).
Detroit at New York--Maas t7-3l Va
Sturdivant tb.3l
Cleveland at Boston--oarcia (2-s) W.
'u'nVsn SAfioNAL LEAGUE
New York at Milwaukee (night)-
Gomez t0-3D Va. Bull 1927
BROOKLYN At Cincinnati fnight)-crais
ga or Drysdaie t5.3) W.. Acker C3-2l
philadelphia a. Chicago t2l--card.
b.0l and prabowsky (3-5D
Pittsburgh q q. Louis o. tvi-niGhtl
Mcdaniel t0-Sl and Jones (3.2J.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
staff photo.

The occasion also marked La
dies Night for the club and most
of the wives were in attendance.
Frank Troy, music instructor and
music store proprietor in Gath
ersburg, led a group of students
in short recital.
Next meeting of the club will
feature annual election of Of
ficers.
Civilians of the Rockville club
will send a strong delegation to
the annual convention of the
Chesapeake district of Civitan In
ternational in Washington this
weekend. The convention is ex-
pected to name Governor Elect C.
Ramsay Cruett of Norfolk to sue.
coed John S. Richardson of Ar
lington as governor of the district
which includes five states, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia, and the
District of Columbia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Civil Employees
Chapter Chartered
In Gaithersburg

A new Gaithersburg chapter
has been charted by the National
Association of Retired Civil En-
ployes. Officers include Francis
c. Green, president; Miss Marie
Stang, vice president, and Fred
II. Grimm, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
All are of Gaithersburg.
Other charter members are
Frank Carrochhi, Lawrence Bal
ley, Robert Horton, Norman E.
Belt, Winnie b. Allen, Lillian F..
Oyster, Arthur w. sherwood,
Roy f.. Talbot, Lulu Carlisle and
Blanche Trepe.
The new Chapter has 81 en-.
thusiastic members from Damas-
Gus, Gaithersburg. Washington
Grove, Laytonsville and Wood
bine. Membership is open to any
retired civil employee or spouse.
The next regular meeting will
be held at 2 p. m. Thursday, May
is, in the recreation hall of the
Gaithersburg Fire House. Trans
portation will be furnished if re.
quested. For information call the
secretary, Gaithersburg 1921 or
Mrs. Bouchard, G1ithersburg 96l.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
COmmunityCOncert
Membership Drive
Set for May I'll

The Community Concert Asso-
citation of Montgomery County,
Inc. invites you to see and hear
in person some of the worlds
leading musical stars at the Rich
ard Montgomery High School au-
ditorium in Rockville during the
next concert season, October
through March, 1888.
A membership card will entitle
you to attend a minimum of
three concerts in Rockville mo
parking problem-we park it for
you'll and four concerts in Fred
erick where they have been en-
joying Community Concert eve
nings for 25 years. In this past
season, the Frederick association
agreed to a reciprocity arrange
ment whereby Frederick and
Montgomery County members
may attend each others concerts
on their own membership cards.
Frederick is only 25 minutes
from Rockville on the new Route
U. S. 240 and here is an example
of concert season there: Alec
Templeton, pianist; William War
field, baritone; the Roger Wag.
ner Chorale with duo-pianists
Stecher and Horowitz. Four con-
certS are planned for Frederick's
next season and at least three
for Rockville so it would be pos
sible for a member to attend
seven concerts for the price of
three! Membership cards can be
escured throughout the County
from Tuesday, May z until 5
pm. on Saturday, May II. Your
area representative to contact is
listed below but memberships
are also available at our Head
quarters in Rockville on Court
House Square at the County Fed.
eral Savings and Loan office, N.
Perry Street.
Remember: No tickets are ever
sold for single performance.
No memberships are available
after Saturday, May II.
Area representatives are:
Silver Spring, Mrs. David Bur.
chuk, Juniper 7-7343.
Continued on page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Turn Down
Rezoning

The second attempt within a
year to get apartment house zon.
ing on Baltimore Road in East
Rockville was denied Tuesday
night by the Mayor and Council
after a public hearing.
The present petitioners, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Glover, for two
acres Of land at SIS Baltimore
Road near Redding Avenue to be
rezoned from single family to
multiple family residential faced
opposition from some 80 residents
of the area present at the hear
ing, in addition to a petition from
1913 members of the East Rock
vile Civic Association presented
by Hugh H. Hassell, president.
City Palmer Robert Plavnick
also gave a recommendation for
denial by the Rockville Planning
Commission on the basis Of: no
change of character in the neigh.
borhood since 1881; Baltimore
Road would become a safety haz-
ard by the addition of apartment
house traffic; and the already
overcrowding of the two elemen-
taries, Maryvale and Lone Oak,
servicing the area.
Arguments in favor of the re-
zoning were that apartment units
were badly needed in the city;
that the apartment project plan.
ned for the tract would bring
less children than single family
dwellings and that Redding Ave.
nue. could be used as an access
road.
Mr. Hassell pointed out that
apartments in Rockville have a
higher percentage of children
than elsewhere in the nation and
even in the county; that apart
ments generally have a higher
percentage of children; and that
the large number of empty apart
rnens units already sexisting in
Rockville showed no necessity for
an increase.
The Mayor and Council in deny.
ing the petition called it spot
coming" in the face of no evidence
proving change of character in
the neighborhood land use.
Following the hearing. the
aroused residents present went on
the offensive and asked what
steps would be necessary to re.
Continued on page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Eve, Eve or
YO-YO 2?

County Councilmen broke out
into puns this week, studying
claims for livestock slain by wild
dogs.
Mrs. Madeleine dc Sterkenburg,
Stoney Castle, Poolesville, sought
$65 for two sheep killed, one a
250-pound eve, the other a lamb.
A bill from Raymond E. Poole,
Poolesville, asked $50 for another
eve.
Charles A. Oursler, Rt. /,
Brookeville, put in a bill for $455
for Is sheep killed by dogs.
Councilmen Charles Jamison
and Jerry Williams took the stand
that a eve wasn't worth more
than the going market price, and
reduced Mrs. Sterkenburg's claim
to $50, allowing S35 for the eve.
They talked about the sheep,
pronouncing eve as 'yo.'
Councilman Robert Snure, a
more citified type, broke in to
inquire Does 'yo' mean 'ewe'?"
1T doesn't mean me-" Mr.. ia
miSon said.
Councilman Grover K. Walker
protested that the eve, pro-
nounced 'yo' or you, was worth
what Mrs. Sterkenburg asked.
He complained that the Council
was not sticking with sums it
has allowed in the past.
Then j. Grahame Walker
jumped in to announce that 81
should think the committee would
feel very sheepish about the whole
thing"
Council Gained down long
enough to vote Mrs. Sterkenburg
$50, Mr.. Poole S35 and Mr.. Our
sler all of his S455.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Architects
Will Advise
On Schools

Architects from the Washing
ton Chapter of the American In
stitute of Architects will be called
on to advise the School Board on
its policies in dealing with archi-
tectS chosen for it's school con-
struction projects, it was voted
Monday night.
A resolution of Board Member
Rose Kramer was approved to
ask the ALA to appoint five of its
members to a committee that
would make recommendations on:
criteria for selecting architects
for school projects; what the
board should expect in the way
of architectural services; the
architects part in site selection;
and the proposed building stand
ards which the board is in the
process of establishing.
During consideration of the
new standards Monday, five
board members voted to continue
the use of color consultant in
school decoration. A great deal of
controversy arose last year over
the appointment of DR.. Mildred
Lands, the present color consult
ant.
Board member Helen Scharf
commented that this position had
certainly been justified in her
opinion by the results which had
produced distinguished" schools
in both exterior and interior with
the expenditure of relatively
small amount of money.
Member Harrison King who
proposed eliminating the color
consultant job was joined only by
member Wyte Barrow in his
stand. DR.. lands was not spe-
officially mentioned for the job
which could be handled in some
cases by a member of the archi.
tect's staff.
The board also finished select.
ing its architects for the '57'5S
construction program with the
, appointment of four additional
ones to last weeks list of eight
architects.
Totaling $1,279,1s5, seven prof.
ects were awarded to: White,
Noakes and Neubauer, six class
room additions to elementarieS
Wood Acres and Hillandale;
Bailey and Patton, the new IL
room Dennis Avenue and a four.
room addition to Georgia Ave
nue., both elementaries; Cornelius
Milstead, additions to elemental
rieS, broom to Rocking Horse
and six rooms to Grosvenor; and
TO ]. F. Siam, the library for
the Montgomery Junior College.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Start Fire Safety
Survey in Country

The county's volunteer firemen
started a survey yesterday Of ru.
raj fire safety and hope to com.
plete it by June -.
The survey will acquaint volun.
teers with the people they serve
and it will furnish a file of cards
bearing information on each loca.
ton. Each location will have a
card telling important points on
fire-fighting for each site.
The survey sheets include
spaces for description of the prop.
erty and its condition as regards
fire safety; sources of water; 10.
cations of fuel on the farm; To-
cation of master switch, attic en-.
trance and so on.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Open Last
Bids For CITY
Water Systen1

Bids We're opened on the final
contracts for Rocllville's water
line to the Potomac by the Mayor
and Council Tuesday night. The
bids to be awarded June II were
for the construction of the water
filtration plant, estimated at
$807, 900.
R. w. Simpson of Gilbert AS
sociates, the consulting en-
gineers, said that upon confirma-
ton by the staff the bids would
probably go to the lowest of II
for the general contract, 1884, 400
to McElwee-Courbis Construction
Company, Camden, New Jersey;
mechanical contract, $278,5 800 to
The Pitt Construction Company,
Pittsburgh, Pa; and electrical
contract, $131, 800 to Anderson
and Estabrook, Inc, of Airing
ton, Va for a low total of $744,-
400.
May 20 was also set for the
sale of $2.6 million water facility
bonds (the Potomac water line)
$250,000 civic center bonds and
S87 900 water and sewer bonds
for current construction
Settlement of the bonds is ex-
pected by the middle of June with
construction to start on the new
water line Immediately there
after. Bids have already been
taken on the "a inch water main
and its installation, Qualification
equipment and pumps, and the
new two million gallon Hunting
Hill Reservoir.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02

The Rockville Civilian Club Of
ficially wound up its campaign
to raise money for a stadium at
Richard Montgo cry High
School Monday night at its
Ladies Night meeting at the
Washingtonian Motel
The presentation was made to
Judge John B. Diamond, III, rep
resented the RMHS Parent.Teach,
er Association. 1t was in the form
of a letter placing $4,000 at the
disposal of the PTA for the cree
ton of stadium seats at the
school.
Civilian President Bob Killion
explained the drive and congrat-
ulated the club membership on
its efforts which have been rec.
ognized as outstanding by Civil
tan International. The fund was
raised by selling spaces on huge
sign erected on Rockville Pike
in front of the school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
PTA Elects
Howard For
Two Terms

Paul Howard of Brookdale was
elected to his second term as pres
ident over his opponent Harold
F. Breimyer in the annual cleo
tons Tuesday night of the Coun-
ty Council of PTAs.
Following the elections, the
first discussion at a generel mem
bership meeting was held on the
school boards action in not re-
hiring Superintendent Forbes
Norris.
Mr.. Howard outlined the execu-
tive boards position that there
were no educational policy issues
involved and that therefore the
PTA bylaws prohibited any ac-
ton on its part.
The board felt, he said, that
this was a problem of relation.
ships between a lay school board
and professional administrator
The newly elected council pres
ident then read a letter from
David Soul, president of Park
side PTA, asking that free dis
cussion by local PTAs of educa.
tional goals in school curriculums
be encouraged, a point with which
Mr.. Howard said he agreed whole
heartedly.
However he felt that Mr.. SOULS
second request that a tabulation
of votes from local PTAs be tax.
en- on all important matters of
policy to insure the state of pub
lie opinion was not always pos
sible but that he agreed in prin-
cipal.
Elected with Mr.. Howard were
Continued on page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02
Coop to
Make Bow
On Sunday

A gala "open house" in connec-
ton with the opening of a new
$5oO,ooo Coop general store of
fering food and general mer-
chandise will be held Sunday in
Rockville.
State, County and local digni-
taries are expected to attend
brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at
2 p. m. followed by the three
hour open house, to which the
general public is invited.
The store is located in the new
shopping center on North Wash
ington St. Entertainment will be
furnished by Jimmy Dean and
his Texas Wildcats, CHS televi.
sion entertainers.
The new store, containing H..
900 square feet, will be the fifth
in fast-growing chain of coop
erative stores and service stations
operating in nearby Maryland.
Last year the patron-owned stores
took in almost $40 million and
this year, as result of opening
the new Rockville facility and an.
other store at Piney Branch Rd
and Flower Ave-, total sales are
expected to rise to SIS million
annually.
The Coop stores have more
than 1000 members in Green
belt, TalSoma Park, Wheaton,
Rockville and Westminster. In
the past year the Coop has paid
out more than one-quarter of
million dollars to its members in
the form of patronage refunds
and stock dividends. 1t was or
gained II years ago in Green
belt and has now become the Ma
tons largest consumer co-opera.
tive.
In addition to having a large
suRprmarl5et and large area for
the sale of general merchandise,
the store will offer major and
small appliances and shoes, prin-
cipally for children. on a self
service basis.
General Manager Samuel +.
Ashelman. Jr., of the Coop has
announced that the store will en-
ploy more than 100 local residents
on a full and part-time basis. He
said he expects the store to cater
TO approximately 10000 patrons
each week.
The COOPERATIVE movement
was started in England in 1874.
1t is based on the idea that the
people who patronize a store will
own il. Anyone can shop at Coop
stores and anyone can become a
member through letting his pa
tronage refunds accumulate to-
wards stock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-02

The City of Rockville extends
an invitation to its citizens to
visit their new civic center this
weekend to view enc of the out
standing springtime attractions
in the area.
The pink dogwood lining the
entrance driveway are all in
bloom as are the trees in the
peach orchard to the rear of the
mansion along with a number of
spring Towering bushes scat
tered throughout the formal gar
dens.
The Civic Center, the old Glen
view estate, is located on Balti-
more Road, the first left turn
past Edmonston Drive on the
Norbeck route.