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Arkansas State press., 1959-03-27
ACCEPT Holds
Annual Session

MALVERN-The s2nd annual
convention of the Arkansas Con-
gress of Colored Parents and
Teachers convened at Wilson high
school Malvern, March 5 7.
Theme: Imperatives For Growth
In Home, School & Community.
Mrs. Dovie NJ. Anderson, state
president presided over the meet
ing which officially opened Thurs
day, March 5 : ZOO p. m. with
Board of Managers. The first gen.
eral session was held Friday 900
a. m. Invocation was given by
Rev. W r. Hayes, Greetings were
given by the Honorable G.. E.
Perciual, Mayor of Malvern, Supt.
Of school Lyal Bruce E. E. Baily,
principal of Wilson high school,
Rev. Harris, Ministerial Alliance
and Mrs. Ode wilson, Local PIT
a president, presided.
Music was furnished by the Will
son high, aid Hope elementary
schools, Hope.
Symposium Youth Speaks on
Arkansas State press., 1959-03-27
Malvern
Ruby Donaldson

Ruby Donaldson
The glee club Of Wilson high
school presented its annual musi-
cal concert Friday evening
March 20, sponsored by the PTA.
This program was among the best
ever presented. The elementary
school rendred its pre- Easter pro-
gram at Rockport Baptists church
March %. Mrs. S. Tuggle, princi-
pal. Rev. J T CrisWelL,pastor
Arkansas State press., 1959-03-27
Shorter Holds
Week of Prayer

Shorter College Observed Reli-
gious Emphasis Week March 70
Friday, March q DIR, c. Baker OF
st. Louis, was the speaker. The
Theme of the Week. Jesus AS He
Sees Himself. The services were
held at 1900 noon each day and
600 d. m. in the evening. Music
was furnished by the Shorter col
lege chorus interspered by con-
gregational singing, directed by
Alonzo Lewis-head of the music
department assisted by Samuel
Seward and Mrs. Sammie Sutton.
In Home, School and Community
Leaders, R. c. Engless, Menifee;
]. Hawkins, Little Rock and w.
L. Lindsey, North Little Rock. M.
J. Caruth presided. Approx
mately IS men were in stage.
The newlyelected officers are;
Mrs. F. M. Hawthorne Ell Dorado,
president; Mrs. Adline Whitfield,
Fort Smith, vice-presidenet Mrs.
C. D. Mays, Newport. secretary;
Mrs. Mary o. Ray North Little
Rock recording secretary; A. A.
Aleorn, Augusta, treasurer. Mrs. A.
c. Shanks, Little Rock, historian,
Mrs. R. E. Starlar, Hot Springs,
Mrs. L. L. Eason, chaplain and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Obscure Pro
Out Front in
Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 81
(AP) Two golfers fighting the
home town jinx and another
who has yet to win a nickel in
tournament competition led the
$4,000 Texas Open into its
third round today.
Joe Jimenez, a swarthy little
man from San Antonio who
moved to Manhattan, Kans.,
was on top with 1856 for SO
holes.
Wesley Ellis, jr., also a San
Antonio native, and Unknown
Sammy Reynolds of Springfield,
Mo. were tied for second place,
a stroke back. Ellis, the first
round leader with Sc, had a II
yesterday.
There we're few of the name
players around the top as the
final SO holes started with a
field reduced to the so low pro-
fessionalS and ties and eight
amateurs.
One of them, Mike Souchak,
the stubby power-hitter from
Grossinger, N. Y, was in a
good contending position, how
ever, and was considered an
excellent bet to win the tourna-
ment.
Jimenez hasn't been much of
a winner in golf. He tok down
only 5000 all last year and this
year has earned just $3l8.
Ellis, however, won the Cana
dian Open in 1858 and has been
a fairly consistent player this
winter.
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ConIeyDefies
To Report

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 81 (AP)
Gene Conley, the Milwaukee
Braves beanpole right-hander
plans to remain with the Bos-
ton Celtics professional bas-
ketball team until the last
ball is thrown through the
hoop" this season.
This was Conley's answer tc
a threat by Braves Manager
Fred Haney yesterday to Sus-
pend the 6-foot-8 pitcher un-
less he reported for spring
training in Bradenton, Fla.
with the rest of the batterymen
today.
Il couldn't work out if I was
there" Conley said from his
home here, because I haven't
signed my contract. They want
me to take Is per cent cut
ana I'm dissatisfied. Nobody on
the Braves has been in touch
with me for a month and I'm
not reporting for training until
1 sign"
The Celtics. with Conley con-
tributing 4 points, clinched their
third straight National Basket
ball Association Eastern Divi-
sion title last night with a Ill
106 overtime victory over De-
troit.
Conley. who is spending the
day at his home here before
rejoining the Celtics in Cincin-
matt tomorrow, said the regular
MIA season runs until March
III and playoffs take up a few
more weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21

Coss and Henry Foss bowed to
Kosei Kamo and Goro Fujikura
of Japan, SO, 6-3, and Earle
P. Brown and Frank M. Hartz
lost to Dever Hobbs of Forest
Hills and Charles F. Masterson
of Brooklyn, 81. 60.
Washington's Alex Kettles got
off to a good start in the senior
singles with a 6-3, Ga victory
over Edgar B. Nye of New York.
Savitt and Olmedo, favored
to meet in Mondays finals, won
easily. Savitt, top-seeded,
smashed Straight Clark of
Philadelphia, "a, 6-3, while
Olmedo turned back Julius
Heldman of New York, 6-3,
60.
Frost won easily over Don
Rubell of Brooklyn, al, 60,
but appears no match for
Savitt. Buchholz whipped vet
eran Gardnar Mulloy of Coral
Gables, Fla, 6-3, Ga. Stew
art eliminated Sidney Schwartz
of New York, 8-6, ct.
MacKay. who enters the Air
Force next week as a trainee
at San Antonio, Tex, said he
expects to be back in full
time tennis competition in
August and available for Davis
Cup play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
By JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

Deep freeze conditions, which
have numbed Bowie's faithful
for the past two days, were
ahating slightly today as an
expected crowd of $4,000 began
moving into the Southern
Maryland plant for the third
Saturday program. topped by
the $12,500 Burch Memorial
Handicap.
The track crew worked
throughout the night in sub
freezing temperature to keep
the racing strip open and built
up a safe cushion for the horses,
although the track is frozen
beneath.
Sunshine and temperatures
in the 40s were predicted this
afternoon for the start of the
Washington'S Birthday holiday
period which Bowie officials
figure will produce a So million
betting handle, if the weather
remains fair through Monday,
Tinkalero, a former platter
from the Monaco Brothers
Triple M. Farm, was favored
to run off with the Burch Me-
mortal. A A-mile sprint which
drew 10 starters. The Agar
old filly scampered home a 312-
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second when he wasn't pitch
ing. while Ford went to the
outf1eld or first base when he
wasn't on the mound.
Signed by the White Sox in
1850 for a $4,000 bonus, Vito
later drifted to the Cubs. He
tore a ligament in his left knee
in his only start with them.
He was to start only twice more
befort joining the Senators,
splitting a pair with the In
dams.
NOTES: Truman Cievenger
signed yesterday as Lavagetto
was about to wind up practice,
then put on a uniform and
worked out an hour still
unsigned are Roy Sievers, AL
bic Pearson, Jim Lemon, Norm
zauchin, Camilo PaScual, Pc
dro Ramos, Clint Courtney
Bob Malkmus and Jim Delsing.
Cookie stepped into the bat
ting cage to demonstrate to
some of his pitchers the art
of hitting to rightfield
he made it look easy ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
TinkoIero Is Fovored
To Take I'd STRAIGHT

length winner in last weeks
Abraham Lincoln Stakes.
Bent on upsetting the fleet
f1lly were Mrs. Anna Cannuli's
Chance 1t Tony, topweighted
with lis pounds, and Mrs. Win
fired B. Dietrich's Honey's
Tiger, 1l3. who beat Tinkalero
two weeks ago in the Early Bird
Purse. Chance 1t Tony in his
only start this year was a fast
closing third at 6 furlongS.
Tinkalero was picking up 7
pounds at ia today over her
weight assignment in the 5l2
furlong Lincoln Stakes and was
high weight on the scale of the
starting field today in view of
her 5-pound sex allowance.
Completing the Burch lineup
were Diamond Stables No Fear
II, ia; Wayne Kenrick's
Weeper's Boy, ia; Griffith and
Mendelson's DR.. Eugene j., 113;
George w. Parker's Sand Boy,
113; Mrs. j. BoweS Bonds Al
star. 112; Roxbury Farms
O'Keegan, ITO, and Kermac
Stables Tungsteno, ITO.
Last year the Burch was
Cancelled because of a snow
storm.
The thermometer did not get
out of the EOS yesterday at
Bowie-the coolest day of the
meeting to date-and 7,185 GUS
toners wagered $669,217. 1t
was the smallest gate this year
and third lowest handle.
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MocKoy Struggles On;
Don Dell Scores Upset

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 (AP).
Barry MacKay, who has seen
his tennis go from riches to
rags in the space of a year, is
convinced his lean days are
near an end and better times
are ahead.
tits true I haven't had a
very good year but 1 believe
this is just a temporary slump"
the Davis Cupper from Dayton,
Ohio, said today, and added.
II don't think I nearly have
reached my tennis potential. p"
For the second straight
evening he had to come from
behind last night to win his
match in the national indoor
championships at the 7th
Regiment Armory. After a
shaky start, he beat Burger
Folke, little known Swede,
2-6, 6-1, 60, to reach the
quarter-finalS against Egypt's
Jaroslav Drobny, top-seeded
foreigner. Drobny easily beat
Tony Vincent of New York
6-3, 6-1.
In other quarter final
matches, top-seeded Dick Savitt
of New York plays Jack Frost
of Monterey, Calf, Peruvian
Alex Olmedo meets Hugh Stew
art of Pasadena, Calf, and
Junior Earl Buchholz of st.
louis opposes upsetter Donald
Dell of Bethesda. Nd. who beat
Warren Woodcock of Australia,
second-seeded foreigner, 6-8,
GO, 60.
Dell and Buchholz teamed to
win their firSt-round doubles
match from Wilbert Davis and
Hubert Vincent of New York.
6-3, Ga.
Two Wa shin gton Cd. c.
teams weren't as fortunate. Tim
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AU Defending First Place
In Muson-Dixon Conference

American University, which
had little trouble turning back
Loyola on the AU court earlier
this month, invades the Grey
hounds lai rat 8:45 pm. to-
night with first place in the
Mason-Dixon Conference at
stake.
The Eagles must win to
maintain their No. l ranking
as a result of Baltimore Uni
versity'S 65-55 victory over
Hampden-Sydney last night at
Baltimore. The result gave Bal
timore a 11-3 league record for
the season. American is 1912
going into tonight's finale.
The game is one of three
MD encounters on the books.
Catholic University Journeys to
Washington College for a return
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Elliott Wins
Mile in 4:07.2

SYDNEY. Australia, Feb. 81
(AP) Herb Elliott ran a mile
in 4:07.2 over a sodden cinders
track today and beat two other
sub-four minute milers in an
invitational event at Marks
Athletic Field.
1t was the first run for FL
lott, holder of the world mile
record, since he returned from
Milwaukee earlier this month
where he received a trophy as
the Associated Press male ath-
lete for 1858.
Merv Lincoln finished second
in 4:07.9 and Abby Thomas
third in 4:ll4. Elliott took the
lead from Lincoln in the last
200 yards and was pulling away
at the finish. Elliott ran the
worlds fastest mile of 3:54.6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Vito VoIentinetti Is Going to Get
Lorqe Share of Cookies Time
Had Some Mustard

but only one pitch impressed
Cookie.
Had Some Mustard
''Vito threw one pitch over
hand in that game instead of
with his usual three-quarter
motion" Cookie said. THAT
pitch had some mustard on it
and opened my eyes.
When we got back to WASH
Iington, I had Vito pitch bat
ting practice to Ed Yost, Jim
Lemon and Roy Sievers. /
didn't tell them anything, but
i had Vito throw five pitches
to each of them from three
quarters, five overland.
Then we talked" Cookie
continued. Il asked Ed, Jim
and Roy, in Vito's presence,
what they saw. They all said
Vito's fast ball from overland
was sneaker, seemed to get
up on 'em quicker. I think
Vito learned something"
Valentinetti is pleased with
his changed delivery. In addi-
ton to picking up a bit more
speed he also feels he hides
the ball better, giving hitters
a briefer glimpse of what's
headed their way.
Wants to Start
81 like the idea of starting, -
Vito said, land I think I can
win. Confidence hasn't been
one of my problems. l think
I've always had it."
A teammate and chum of
Whitley Ford, the Yankees
crack lefthander. when both
attended Manhattan High in
New York, Vito learned base
ball under the Fifty-ninth
Street Bridge. That was Man
hattan's home field and ball
socked off the girders beneath
the bridge was a ground rule
double.
1T was only about 200 feet
to the rightfield fence" Vito
recalled, land a ball hit into
the street there was a double,
but if we smacked one on the
roof of the cab garage across
the street we got a home run. +"
Vito played third base and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Hoyos Play
Host Tonight
ToSeton Hall

The happy prospect of ending
its four-game losing streak
faces Georgetown's basketball
team tonight as it entertains
Seton Hall at McDonough gym
at $50.
The Hoyas produced their
lowest point total of the sea-
son in their 72-47 loss to Navy
Wednesday, but are capable of
dong better. Seton Hall, like
Georgetown, has had its STUN
bling moments this year. and
the home court may be just
what Georgetown needs.
Last year at Seton Hall, GU
won a 66-65 thriller; the year
before they met at GU, with
Seton Hall a 99-91 winner.
The Pirates are bringing a
9-10 record to Washington,
while Georgetown is 8-12. Com
parative scores favor the Hoyas.
however. Georgetown has beat
en- Boston College and Ford
ham, both of which beat Seton
Hall, and both schools have lost
to st. Peter S, LaSalle and La
fayette. Seton Hall nipped
Muhlenberg, which in turn
nosed out Georgetown.
Even during its losing string
Georgetown has had good scor-
ing from several individuals,
and if they can coordinate
their efforts they may be able
to stop the Pirates.
Puddy Sheehan has main
tanned his average, even sweet
ened it a fraction. in the last
five games at 10 points. All the
other starters. Jim Oravec. Tom
Coleman, Tom Martin and Tom
McCloskey, have been in double
figures several times recently.
and Matan and Coleman have
hit 20 points or better.
Seton Hall won its last game,
beating Long Island u, but be-
fore that it had a four-game
losing string against LaSalle,
st. Joseph's, Fordham and
Lafayette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star STAFF Writer

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 21.-
Vito Valentinetti is with his
fifth major league team, serv-
ing four others with little dis
tinction, but he showed Man.
ager Cookie Lavagetto enough
in several starts late last season
to hope that he's found a per-
manent home with the Sem
ators.
He's the guy who's really 60
ing to be worked on in training
camp" Cookie said. HE was
never in shape last season, but
he will be this year and l think
he can win. He's the key man
on our pitching staff. If he
does what I think he can do
Wen be improved"
Vito, son of a New York bar
Der who also sang with the
Metropolitan Opera in Pagliacci
and Othello, among others,
can't emulate his late fathers
rich tenor but he's hoping to
have a voice in raising the
status of the Senators.
Beat Yankees
Late last season Valentinetti
looked the part of a winning
pitcher. He beat the Yankees,
81, on six hits. He beat Balti-
more, 81, on five hits. He lost
a 20 decision to Boston, de-
spite pitching a three hitter.
This was better than the Sem
ators had hoped when they
acquired him from Detroit in
exchange for Pitcher AL Cicotte
in what was regarded as a
nothing for nothing" deal.
Lavagetto will deserve a big
hand in Vito's development if
the chunky Highlander comes
along as hoped. Cookie changed
Valentinetti from a three
quarter delivery to overland
and the results thereafter were
astonishing.
Last August Cookie dis
patched Valentinetti against
the Phillies in the Hall of Fame
game at Cooperstown. The
response was a no-hitter for
the five innings Vito toiled,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
TomyLee Holding
Rocing Spotlight
With Bordstown

! by the National Broadcasting
Co. from 4::30-5 pm. (Channel
4 in Washington will gross
$l37, 800 if all start, with $751;
240 net to the winner.
Tony Lee was ranked as the
No. 2 juvenile back of First
Landing in the 2-year-old fig
ures last season. First Landing
beat him twice in close, photo
spinet-tinglers at Belmont and
Garden State Parks. Turner is
anxious to get another crack
at First Landing. now in Flor
ida, and it may come in the
Kentucky Derby.
Royal Orbit Second Choice
Royal Orbit, from the estate
of Jacques Braunstein, is 2 to
| / second choice in the San
Felipe and will be ridden by
Eddie Arcaro. Willie Shoe
maker rides Tony Lee, who
carries 124 pounds. Tony Lee
was defeated last month in his
only 1859 start, but his back
ers figure he needed a race
| to help return to top form.
The $15,000-added Letellier
Memorial is the main attrac-
ton at the Fair Grounds, with
nine entered for the mile and
one-eighth race. Mrs. Joe W.
Browns Tenacious, winner of
last Saturdays LeCompt e
Handicap, is top weighted with
122 pounds. This is the final
test for the $50,000-added New
Orleans Handicap February %.
Racing returns to Oaklawn
Park, Hot Springs, Ark, with
IA named for the Inaugural
Handicap. The race is 51a fur
longs, with high weight of 119
pounds assigned to the Mon
tell Farms Take Note.
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game with the Shoremen
Hampden-Sydney, on the rope:
in its bid for an invitation tc
the conference tournament
starting next week at Gu, takes
on Johns Hopkins at Baltimore
in a crucial game. The Vir-
ginians, with a So league rec
ord, must win to force a play
off for the eighth tournament
berth. Hopkins is 5-4 in the
league.
Bill Frantz and Jack By
chich, each of whom scored Is
points, and Brooks Oracle, with
IL, paced Baltimore to victory
Gil Sayres and Leon Hawker
topped Hampden Sydney'S
scoring and also were outstand-
ing in their floor play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
BY the Associated Press

Bardstown, a 7-year-old cam
paigner nearing the end of his
career. and the youngster Tony
Lee. who has possibilities of a
spectacular 3-year-old season,
are the horses to watch in two
major stakes on opposite sides
of the continent today.
The Calumet Farms Bards-
town is an 8 to 5 favorite to
whip II rivals in the 0,000-
added Widener Handicap at
Hialeah Park in Miami. This
is the rich mile and one
quarter grind Bardstown won
in 1857 and which has been
the private property of Calu-
met on four other occasions,
Tony Lee is an English colt
unbeaten in six starts in Cali
fornia in 1858 and owned by
Fred Turner, jr., of Texas
Tony Lee is a prohibitive 4
to 5 choice for the $4,000
added San Felipe Handicap at
Santa Anita Park. Nine were
named for the mile and one
sixteenth event, final major
Western test for the 100000
Santa Anita Derby March Z
Brooks on BardstOwn
Steve Brooks rides Bardstown
winner of the Orange Bowl anC
Tropical Park HandicapS last
month, but shut out in the Nc
Lehman. Bardstown is to pack
top weight of 1874 pounds.
The two horses figured to give
Bardstown his most trouble are
the Claiborne Farms Nadir
with 100 pounds, and Mrs. S
Helene Sadacca'S A Dragon
Killer, with 113. OddsmakerS
listed them both at 5 to q
The Widener, to be televiseo
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Terp Five Hoping to Play
Giant-Ki||er Role Tonight
North Carolina
Is Favored by
7-Point Margin
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star stan Writer

Maryland's basketball team
has an opportunity to erase
some of the unpleasant memo
ries of what almost assuredly
will be Coach Bud Millikan's
first losing season when the
Terps entertain North Caro-
lina's No. ranked Tar Heels
tonight at BIS in Cole Field
House.
The Terp Frosh meet Bulls
Prep in a 6:l5 preliminary.
A capacity crowd of $4,000 is
expected, although a goodly
supply OF tickets remained
today.
Terps UnderdOgs
The Tar Heels are favored
by about the same 7-point
margin they defeated Mary
land two weeks ago at Chapel
Hill.
North Carolina has won IL
straight since its lone defeat
at the hands of Michigan
State, current f1rst-place team
in the Big Ten, in the semi
finals of the Dixie Classic.
The young Tar Heels, who
beat Cincinnati and oscar
Robertson the night after they
lost to Michigan State. SEEM
ingly matured with the Michi-
gan State defeat. They fell
apart in the last 3l2 minutes
of that game, and the Spar
tans scored the last II points
to win by IT.
Tar Heels at Ill
North Carolina has a I'LL
record compared to Mary
lands 7-12, but the Maryland
faithful are hoping the capac-
ity crowd will inspire the Terps
to their top performance.
Coach Frank Mcguire has a
starting combination without
a senior on it. 1t has more
height and balance than his
national championship team of
two years ago, which beat
Maryland in double overtime
before $4,000 in Cole Field
House.
The Tar Heel starters, with
height in brackets, are York
Larese (6-4) and Doug Moe
(6-5), the sensational Sopho-
mores, Lee Shaffer C6-D, Dick
Kepley (6-8) and Harvey Salz
GID. All are averaging better
than 10 points, with Larese
topping Is per game. Larese
scored 80 against Maryland at
Chapel Hill.
The Tar Heels have encoun-
tered SlowdownS. fast breaks,
zone defenses, and about every
thing in the book and will be
ready for Maryland's deliber-
ate style. Pete Krukar prob
ably will start for the Terps,
along with Charley Mcneil, Al
Bunge, Jerry Bechtle and Jim
Halleck.