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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
CoIhoun's Hurdle Mark
In Donqerin Stor Games

Charley Pratt. National de-
cathlon champion. and Elias
Gilbert Of Winston Salem
Teachers College have their
sights set on Lee Calhoun's TO-
yard hurdles title in The Star
Games Q week from Saturday
night in the National Guard
Armory.
Calhoun is out Of action until
August. when he viii be re-
turned TO the good eraces Of
the AAU. He Was barred from
competition for an act Of pro-
misunderstanding married
on television.
Like so many other Star
Games champions, Calhoun
shot out OF obscurity. He won
In 1883. but then went into the
Army and was unheard Of
again until three years later
when he upset Jack Davis. a
feat he duplicated later that
year in the Olympics.
An established star last year.
Calhoun won again. He was
pushed TO a world record Of 80
seconds by the ambitious Gil
bert. who was iil0 OF o second
behind.
Pratt is the former LIST Army
champion in the hurdles and
dashes who finally showed
signs Of arriving last summer.
He was clicked In 1877 for the
l20-yard high hurdles with the
wind and in late June in Kings
burg. Calf. put on q two-day
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POLL

Continued From Page CT
North Carolina won the first
time they met. $3.50. in the
title game Of the Dixie Classic
over the holidays.
Oklahoma State advanced to
seventh place on a i0-l record
and victories over Cincinnati
and Tulsa. The Cowboys play
Wichita. the No. II team. to-
night.
Maryland returned TO the top
ten. taking eighth place. on
the strength of decisions over
Duke and North Carolina.
Kentucky chung to ninth by
whipping Vanderbilt and Loui-
siana State. and Bradley held
10th BY taking two from
Houston.
Previously unbeaten Missis-
sippi State tumbled from ffth
to 18th after losing 10 Georgia
Tech.
Newcomers among the second
10 were Tennessee. Dartmouth
and Oklahoma.
Several Of the teams played
last night, but the voting was
based on games played through
Saturday.
The standings. with points
on a lO-e-e-7-6-5-4-3-2-l basis
tiirst-place votes and won-lost
records through January II in
parenthesesl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
Gu Anchor Mon Runs $50
In 2:17, Broken Lea and All

When Catholic UNIVERSITIES
Dick Nelson took over the baton
for the half-mile anchor leg Of
the Mason-Dixon Conference
medley relay at Baltimore last
Saturday night, Coach Dorsey
Grifhth beamed with satisfac-
ton. The race. he decided. was
as good as won.
And when Nelson took It
easy, allowing the field to close
the gap. Griffith nodded with
approval. His boy. the coach
figured. was letting his rivals
run themselves out and saving
himself for a soaring home
stretch kick. But when the field
kept going and Nelson failed
to challenge and lost by about
30 yards, Griffith was irritated.
putting 1t mildly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
Letbetter Signs
Puckers' Contract

GREEN BAY. Wis. Jan. II
tR.--Ray MCLEAN. new head
coach Of the Green Bay Pack
ers. has announced that Clyde
Letbetter. Baylor lineman. has
signed . 1858 Packers con-
tract.
Letbetter won a letter as q
sophomore tackle on the 1888
Baylor team and then played
two seasons Of military football
at Fort Lee. Va. He was the
Packers goth choice In the
1856 National Football League
draft.
He returned 10 Baylor for
two more seasons as q guard
and was picked as the most
valuable player in the 1857
Sugar Bowl game because OF
his remarkable defensive work
against Tennessee.
Letbetter was a starting
guard and co-eaptain Of the
West team In the Shrine game
at San Francisco last month
and played in the annual
Senior Bowl game at Mobile
last Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14

done nothing along that line
for years"
There still are plenty Of good
runners around. he pointed out.
and mentioned q fellow Eng
lishman. Derek Ib5otson. In .
group with Ron Desany Of IRE
land and Don Bowden o. Cali
Ifornia as having the potential
to get the mile record down as
low as $3.50.
Bannister and his wife,
Moyra, are visiting Mrs. Ban
nister's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Per Jacobson. at the Sheraton
Park Hotel. Mr.. Jacobson is
managing director Of the In
ternational Monetary Fund.
The Bannisters' li-month-old
daughter. Erin. was left behind
in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
Bonnister's Ode On Urn
Tops Keats for Distance

Roger Bannister. the worlds
FIRST 4-minute miller. has a new
record In the books. q S2-line
Ode on q Grecian Urn. That's
two lines more than John
Keats. the former record holder.
Now retired from running
and serving his military stint
as n doctor In the British Army,
Bannister and his wife are here
on q two-day visit to his wife's
parents. He wrote the ode last
week as an extra touch for
ceremonies connected with his
receiving q trophy from Sports
Illustrated Magazine in New
York.
Bannister was Sports Illus
trated's sportsman-of- the-year
in 1854. the year he broke the
4-minute barrier in his native
England. but Is just getting
around TO receiving the trophy
for same. a replica Of q Greeian
urn. Also receiving urns at the
same time were Johnny Podres.
Bobby Morrow and Stan Mu-
sial. selected in succeeding
years for the award. Bannister
took notice Of this company In
his ode. part Of which reads:
o eonnoisseuy's trophy rare
and unusual,
Received NTH P0dres, MOrr0iU
and Mustal.
The four OF Us hare been
royalty feted
BY Booth. Luce. Time. Inc,
and Sports Illustrated.
o Grecian Urn. fair object Of
delight.
HON. shah ! iDrap thee on my
ftoHtCOofu Ntvttt9
And iphat iDiH the man at the
customs say
When gently I thee on the
counter ldy7
There's much more. Of course.
but that sets the tone.
The red-haired Bannister. re-
Taxed and jovial on his visit
to washington. still looks ex-
ceedingly At, and ct i5e pounds
Is the same rs when he was en-
active competitor. But I have
no illusions about being able
TO run in competition any
more" he said laughinsly. 1--WE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
Scholastic Division Entries
In Stor Comes Due by Friday

Hardy Pearce. director Of the
scholastic section Of The Star
Games. announced today that
all entry blanks must be in his
Office BY the close Of the school
day Friday.
Pearce's ONCE is in the Hyde
School. Thirty-third and o
streets NV.
Fifteen schools have noti-
fed Pearce Of their intentions
to compete In the fourth an
nual Schoolboy meet January
25. which carries the title
of Metropolitan Interscholastic
Track Meet. Competitors must
represent their high schools
and cannot run unattached.
The Is high school events
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14

viii begin at 1890 pm. a week
from Saturday. in the National
Guard Armory. Finals in the
so and l00-yard dasheS. the
70-yard high hurdles and the
mile medley relay will be held
during the big evening pro-
gram.
At least 10 more schools are
expected to send entries. ac-
cording to Pearce, giving the
meet about IS teams. Those
already entered are Episcopal.
Wakefield. Washington Lee.
Fairmont Heights. Gonzaga.
Carroll, Hammond. Woodbury.
Forest. Parker Gray. st. James.
Phelps. Armstrong. Eastern,
Spingarn and Coolidge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14

What the dickens happened
to you?" Grifith demanded
after the race. you had that
race in your hip pocket"
MY leg hurts. Coach" Nell
son explained. Il guess I pulled
q muscle when turned after
taking the baton. That's when
/ felt a sharp pain IN my leg"
X-rays yesterday revealed
that Nelson's leg was fractured
just above the ankle. And AL
though II was a costly injury
for Grifith. who must dig up
a replacement for Nelson in
The Star games. he was BEAM
ing more proudly than ever.
Imagine a boy running q
2:17 half-mile on Q broken
leg" he said.
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Weiss Can Set
Scoring Mark
For AL Tonight
A slightly deiiated American

A slightly debated American
U. basketball team shifts its
activities 10 Westminster, Md.
tonight for q game against
Western Maryland.
The Eagles. beaten by Mount
st. Mary's. 90-6o. last night
at Emmitsburg for their FIRST
Mason-Dixon Conference loss.
expect 10 get back on the win
ming track tonight.
And unless something very
unexpected happens tonight.
Frank Weiss Of Az win break
the schools all-tlme scoring
record. He needs three more
points to pass the 1871 record
set by Leroy Ishman In io47-5l.
Weiss was held to Is points
last night. q bit below his usual
average. getting all Of them In
the first half. The Mounts had
only a 42-4l halftime lead. but
broke things open thereafter
with Bert Sheing scoring 80
points. Willie Jones was high
for AU with II points.
Catholic U. also was beaten
in Mason-Dixon play last night,
bowling 10 Washington College,
1911, ct Gu. The Cardinals
piled UP . 25-l6 lead In the
FIRST 10 minutes. but thereafter
the Sho'men took over and
surged to q 1889 halftime
margin.
An eieht-point scoring spree
by Bob Talbot Of Gu In the
closing minutes pulled his team
close and made him high man
In the game with 20 points.
Gu Is 81 In the league. WASH
ington College So.
Bridgewater Is coming In for
q game at Gallaudet tonight,
and stays over to play at AU
tomorrow night. Catholic u.
goes to Johns Hopkins in an
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lopes Fights Tonight

SACRAMENTO. Calf. Jan.
II R.-Joey Lopes. lightweight
contender Of Sacramento meets
ex-champion Jimmy Carter of
Los Angeles tonight in a 10
round main event at the Me-
mortal Auditorium here. II will
be Lopes' first ring appearance
since Champion Joe Brown
knocked him out in the 18th
round December 4 in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14

Wen have 70 wait until next
fan, when all the scores are In.
70 decide whether Fritz Crisler's
college football rules commit
tee acted wisely or capriciously
In making B successful forward
pass or run good for two extra
points after q touchdown.
leaving the traditional place
ment kick good for one.
Seldom has a rule change
80 rocked the sprawling foot
ball domain. The New York
Times considered the story inn
portant enough TO play 1t under
Q two-column head on Its first
news page. and. indeed. 1t Is Of
historical importance. Not since
1905. when the value Of the
touchdown was increased from
i've TO six points. and that Of
the field goal decreased from
four TO three. have the scoring
rules been changed.
This is something that won't
blow over next week. next
month or even next year. Bar
room strategists will debate its
merits at length. And imagine
the field day grandstand quar-
terbacks will have with some
thing more TO second-guess than
whether the Quarterback should
have gone for 1t on the fourth
down or punted.
Perhaps Crisler. whose real
handle is Herbert Orrin Crisler,
isn't entirely TO blame. After
all, the rule was changed by
unanimous consent Of the TO-
man committee. although GER
tain enraged coaches charge
that Fritz. who could charm
the brass OF q doorbell. must
have hypnotized them to get
It through. Frank Mosely Of
Virginia Tech called the
scheme "Crisler's pet" and the
air is heavy with comment. pro
and con.
We thought Terry Brennan
Of Notre Dame had one Of the
best reasons for opposing the
change.
"You have to fight hard from
any spot On the field to get six
points" Brennan declared.
Nov you can get two by going
only three yards"
But 1t remained for 30 Sher-
man OF George Washington to
hit the real controversial nail
on the head when he said the
committee would have done
better to move the goalposts
and help US on field goals"
Some observers suspect the
committee Of tossing a bone TO
the Ivy League. whose coaches
wanted the goal posts moved
back to the soalline. Only a few
years ago there was q clamor
to put the foot back in foot
ball. and moving the posts
within range of the kickers
would have helped.
The committees action would
have added significance If the
pros follow suit and change
their rules accordingly. but
there seems to be small chance
Of that. WheL gravel-voiced
Bert Bell. commissioner Of the
National Football League. had
no comment" when asked
about the new rule. there was
only one conclusion to draw
he didn't like 1t.
Crisler referred to the extra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
.Quantico Relies
On New Men in
Golden Gloves
BY DICK 0BRIEN
star stan Writer

btaf Dtan Wrtter
The Quantico Marines win be
featuring 0 number Of new
faces when they 90 after SEN
Tor honors In The Stars Gold
en- Gloves tournament. which
gets under way at Capital
Arena next Tuesday.
The Marines. additionally q
threat for the senior team title.
will send nine campaigners into
action. But for the first time
In many years they have no
outstanding star.
M/Sergt. Frank Veith. known
throughout the corps as q stern
disciplinarian and master Of
training procedures. has been
bringing his charges along care
fully. however. and figures to
nave them at their peak for the
Gloves competition. II viii
come as quite q surprise II one
or more Of them don't fight
their way TO the top. =.
Ford Has Best Record
Curtis Ford. o middleweight
from New York. boasts the best
record 10 date with five straight
victories. even though this Is
his first year in the sport. And
Harold jackson. bantamweight
from Gary. Ind. has won all
three Of his starts.
Others the Quantico team
will feature include Feather
weight Roger Goedert Of Lam
sing. Mich. and George Will
liams Of Chicago. Lightweishts
Joe Louis Rose Of Arlington and
Billy Hailes Of Cleveland. Wei
terweight Frank Harris Of
Chicago. Middleweight Gene
Wright Of New York and
Heavyweight Lou Williams, a
l95-pounder from Baltimore.
| Meanwhile. Boiling Air Force
Base is coming up with another
strong group to defend the
senior team title It won last
year.
Heading the Boiling forces
will be John Granger. 1857 well
terweight champion who will
campaign as . middleweight
this year.
Coach Freddy Fratteroli also
is high on George McCorkle,
Air Force middleweight cham
pion last year. and Eddie WAL
lace. a promising lightweight.
McCorkle Is a Washington boy
who learned TO box in the Air
Force.
Andrews Has Heavy
Andrews Air Force Base has
come UP with a formidable
heavyweight in Alfred Madrid,
. 200-pounder from San Eli
zorro. Tex. and both Boiling
and Andrews are well padded
with veterans Of last years
novice and subnovice action.
Golden Glovers are reminded
that entries for the tournament
will close at noon Friday in
preparation for the weighing
and physical examinations
which are to be held at the
Offices Of the Boxing Commits
sion. l740 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. Saturday. between
l and 5 pm.
Prospective participants are
requested to secure their ANA
teur Athletic Union cards be-
fore the weighing and physical
exams. They may be obtained
at the Boys Club of Washing
ton. Southeast Branch. between
noon and Z pm. weekdays. All
boxers must be registered and
must have AAU cards before
they may compete.
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ATCHiSON'S
A NC LIE
or LEWIS r. ATcHIsoN

point try as dull" and Athe
most stupid play In football"
Indeed, Bell once espoused its
elimination as an unnecessary
evil.
It's automatic" Bell ex-
planned. Nobody ever misses.
1t doesn't help decide anything
and it slows UP the game"
It wasn't as automatic as
Bell presumed. One Of Bert
Rechichar's extra points was
blocked in Sundays Pro Bowl
game. And didn't Sam Baker
have one blocked that cost the
Redskins q $3.50 victory over
the same Browns?
Because the extra point
wasn't automatic. attention has
been focused on the field goal.
The pros unwittingly put the
foot back In football by restor-
ing q thrill the spectators never
tire of watching. With the
closer goal2osts, q pro team viii
60 for three points any time its
offense stalls on the far side
of the 50-yard line.
The pros aren't bashful
about copying college rules
that help their games, as, for
example. declaring the ball
dead when a tackler knocks a
runner of his feet. They kept
the Reconsideration rule after
the colleges dropped 1t. speed
ing UP the game and putting
the best men in their proper
places. It follows that If the
two-point rule succeeds they
may try it. too.
But. as Backfield Coach
Mike Nixon of the Redskins
pointed out. the extra point
rush or pass shouldn't be hard
TO stop.
you can play a seven-man
line and jam the middle" Mike
said. land play man-for-man
on the ends and wingbacks.
They're the only ones you've
got 70 worry about on passes"
Maybe Crisler's COMMITTEES
labored in vain to freshen up
the old game. But 1t sure did
cause talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

NEW YORK-Frankie RyfI. 1854,
New York. outpointed KID Centella.
1877, Nicaragua. 10.
NEW ORLEANS Liehthurn.
1886. British Honduras. knocked out
Larry Armstead, 1877 New Orleans. 10.
PROVIDENCE. r Bob Young.
lT3, Providence, outpointed Juan Po-
mare. iTn. Panama, g.
BEAUMONT. Tex Ray Rioias. l35,
Fort Worth. Tex. knocked out Floyd
East 1872. Lake Charles, La. Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
BASKETBALL SCORES

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s. Francis. RA) 81 Prevalence 50
Kentucky % . Tulane so
Tennessee 70 LOuisana State 5a
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Es%phiss State 90 Flsrlda" i ssss: -
sprllG Hlll Sc East Tenn. State %
seushwestern ~ Memphis ~, -.
S.nisnary1I North%ssisrn ia: 81. NJ
Atlantic Christian II ca,sWSs "
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Riehmond Professlsnsi IS
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- - - West Virsinia State 74l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14

Morgan state 81 Hampton Institute NJ
U. Of south ~ Birmingham South. 80
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-14
PRO BASKETBALL

EAsTERN DIVISION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
BY JOSEPHINE LOWMAN
Realster and Tribune syndicate

HSHister anu AIlpuuc oynuiChtv
Fashions in spring tonics
seem to change just as other
styles do. Long ago 1t was
molasses and sulphur. Today
the thing which gives new
zest to feminine life each
spring is apt to be q short
reducing diet.
Many women struggle along
indefinitely with Just 10
pounds too much. They are
just 10 pounds away from a
good figure and yet they pro-
crastinate. This is UNDER
standable because 10 pounds
is not nearly so uncomfort-
able or SO damaging to the
figure Is an extra 20 or 80
pounds.
However. 10 pounds can
make the difference between
O fairly good figure and a
truly lovely one, between that
1.-THE. youthful feeling and
one which is definitely mid
dle-aged. Even this small
amount of overweight can
give you a noticeable pad Of
fat over the abdomen, fatty
deposits on the hips or thighs.
or a little roll over the girdle
so that certain styles are i'm
possible to wear.
1t is q mistake to lose q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
WHY GROW oLD2
9-DaY Reducing Diet
Offers New Zest to Life

lot Of weight too rapidly. Even
Ahough your diet includes the
essentials for good nutrition,
the loveliest results are OBJ.
tanned from slow, gradual re-
duction. This way your skin
has time to adjust to your
new proportions and you have
time to firm up with exercise
so that you need not fear
fiabbiness or lines.
However. If you have only
i've to 10 pounds to lose, why
not get it over with? The
rapid. short reducing diet is
also helpful to those who
have more than 10 pounds to
lose because 1t gives those
women an encouraging start
and stiffens their will to con-
tinue for a longer more grad.
ual reducing period.
Each spring, along with the
flowers and the birds, comes
why Grow Old's?" 9-Day
Reducing Diet. This will give
you a loss from 5 to 10 pounds
in nine days time. How
much you lose depends on
your own individual metab-
olism. your glandular setup
and physical activity.
Each day this week. begin
ming tomorrow, the menus for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
Local Musicions
To Perform

The National Association
for American Composers and
Conductors will give q concert
April ~ at 3 pm. in the
Georgetown home Of Mrs.
Anne Archbold. A reception
honoring the composers and
guest artists will follow.
Among the Districts NAACC
composers whose songs will
be heard are Robert Paris,
Alma Grayce Miller. Gene
We've DAWSON Fritter. Darius
Theme. Alba Rosa Victor.
Robert Brintnall anHMildred
Royse.
Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery.
Washington composer and
pianist. is program chairman.
Local singers scheduled to
perform include Sylvia Mer-
rill. Clarke Paulsen and Rilla
Rowe Mervine. The Mont
gomery q Capella Chorus will
also sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
MODERN
MANNERS
Invitations Are Already Starting
For The Weddinq Months
By CAROLYN HAcNER SHAW

bridegroom are not referred
to at all. The reason for this
procedure is that you are
acknowledging the invitation
to the reception ONLY Ito
those issuing tin this case.
the parents) and the we'd
ding ceremony itself doesn't
come into 1t at all. Note: The
envelope should be addressed
to Mrs. John Philip Proper at
the address given In the
lower left-hand corner Of the
reception invitation.
Just Q few reminders in
passing. Never. under any
circumstances. should q type
writer be used when reply
ing. It must always be hand
written. Also it is in ex-
tremely poor taste to ever use
the calling card or folded
over informal card. These are
definitely for informal occa-
sions-not weddingsl
(Rsgistered U. 8. Patent ofaes)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
Arts Group to Stage
Annual Prodron1

The Fine Arts Department
Of the Woman's Club Of Be-
thesda will give their annual
spring program at II am.
tomorrow.
1t will include presenta-
ton by the drama section of
"As the Playwrites See U.s.;
a display by the art section
Of 20 paintings by art class
students, and q spring con-
cert by the music section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

the following day win appear
in this column. ! also am
going to give you an exercise
a day which is corrective to
figure faults.
Many women repeat my
9-Day Diet every spring. II
you would like to have the
complete diet In q convenient
little booklet, send 10 cents
and a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope with your
request for 1t to Josephine
Lowman In care Of The Eve
ming Star.
Tomorrow: "o-Doy Diet Will
Help You Get Into Summer Clothes"