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Evening star., 1959-12-02
SERVICE SCENE

Two parties held the serv-
ice scene spotlight last night.
One Of them was the first
official reception given by the
new commanding general of
the Military District Of
Washington, Mai. Gen. C. K.
Galley, and Mrs. Galley at
the Fort Myer Ofhcers Club.
The 6-to-8 o'clock party
honored Army commanders
In town for their annual
meeting. Some command
Army. installations as far
away as Alaska, Hawaii and
Heidelburg, Germany.
Top Officials
Besides top officials Of the
Department Of the Army and
their wives, guests included
members Of the Washington
Board Of Trade. the District
Commissioners, ranking off,
cials Of the other services.
various commanders Of units
in the Military District Of
Washington, and members of
the diplomatic corps.
A conversation piece we're
the decorations that adorned
the ballroom where the party
was held.
Gold-sprayed leaves and
flowers were feStooned about
the room. A large centerpiece
of bronze and white chrysan.
themums dominated the CEN
ter of the buffet.
An added color note were
the state and territorial
flags set around the room. A
group from the U. s. Army
Band provided music for the
occasion.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Ask
Dorothy Draper
You Can Bring Sea Inside
With Scenic Wullpdper

If you're far from the sea but long for the
feeling of sailing ships and blue water have sug-
geStion for you.
friend of mine has just turned an unused
attic storeroom into the most charming suite.
clever carpenter put in a good-Sized picture
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Introduces Successor

Farewells were said at the
party given by the outgoing
Greek NATO Military Repre-
sentative. Mai. Gen. Spyros
Diamantopoulos, and Mrs.
Diamantopoulos last night at
Evening star., 1959-12-02

Wells, Miss Louise Vaughan,
Mrs. Bernard Van Rensselaer,
and Mrs. Leroy Southmayd.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
CIV Defeated
AtFou| Lineby
Furman, 1859

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. IL
(AP). - Furman's Paladins
made up for a shortage of field
goals with accuracy at the foul
line here tonight and defeated
George Washington, 1860, in
the first game of a Southern
Conference basketball twin bill.
Richmond defeated The Ci-
tadel, 1882, in the nightcap.
Outshot, 80 goals to 25, Fur
man whipped the Colonials by
caShing in 26 of 90 free throws.
A 2l-point performance by Dag
Wilson paced the Paladins, who
notched their second straight
victory after four losses.
Wilson also grabbed II re-
bounds to tie his teammate,
Tom Conard, for honors under
the backboards. Conard Clipped
in l6 points to the Furman
attack. as did Byron Pinson.
Dick Markowitz was GW's
leading scorer with 13 points.
A pair of free throws by
Markowitz tied the score at
57-57 for the Colonials with
6:33 to go, but Pete Carlisle,
a l4-point producer, responded
with a basket that put the
Paladins back in front and
they never trailed again. They
were moving away at the close.
The victory gave Furman a
2-1 conference record. CIV is
"a for the season and 2-3 in
conference play.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Johnson became the head of
the Kansas City club.
Today, Veeck said the term
nf unholy alliance was "a little
high class for me. I don't think
I said that"
THE important thing" :"
Veeck continued, "is that it ap-
pears on the surface, at least
that the two clubs are operat-
ing as a closed combine to deal
with one another.
This is a dangerous thing.
public opinion-wise. The Amer
lean League is supposed to be
an eight-club league with the
right of clubs to deal freely
among one another. But two
club tieup puts 25 per cent of
the players out of the reach
of the other clubs.
"All this talk about nobody
wanting to trade with the Yam
KEGS is wrong. I know Lane
tried to deal with the Yankees
at the recent major league
meetings. Hank Greenberg of
our club talked to George Weiss
yankee general manageD
Weiss said he'd talk to him
later. Hank has yet to hear
from the Yankees"
LAS for the Athletics, only
yesterday morning the Detroit
Tigers tried to talk to Kansas
City about Roger Maris but
were told there could be no
deal unless it included Harvey
Kuenn."
Lane disclosed he tried to
get Maris from the AS last
week but was told the young
outf1elder could be had only
for Kuenn.
Now, Veeck said, he feared
that the AS Bud Daley might
be next to go to New York.
1.-The Yankees say they need
a lefthanded pitcher" Veeck
quipped.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Weaver Gets
Kansas State
Coaching Job

MANHATTAN, Kans., Dec.
IL (AP.-Doug Weaver, first
assistant football coach at the
University of Missouri, today
was named head football coach
at Kansas State University.
Selection of Weaver to sue
ceed Bus Mertes was announced
by the Kansas State Athletic
Council. His salary was not
announced.
The council said Weaver
would have complete freedom
in the selection of four assist
ant coaches. Ed Bissinger,
freshman coach, will remain
in that post. the council said.
Weaver, %, is a graduate Of
Michigan State. He came to
Missouri when Coach Dan De-
vine took over in 1858.
At Columbia, Mo, Coach De-
vine said he hated to lose
Weaver, but would not stand
in his way.
Weaver is not expected to as
sumo his duties here until after
January /, since Missouri is
being readied for the Orange
Bowl game against Georgia
New Years Day.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Jordan Kayoed
In Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. IL
(AP) Don Jordan, the world
welterweight champion. was
knocked out tonight in the
fourth round of a scheduled
10-round, nontitle fight by the
Argentine title-holder, Federico
Thompson.
Jordan, who won the world
title from Virgil Atkins on De-
cember 5, 1858, weighed 1853.
Thompson tipped 152.
Jordan won the title decis-
lively from Atkins in a 15-round
bout in Los Angeles. Later he
became involved in difficulties
after it was revealed that
Frankie Carlo and others in
boxing's underworld were at
tempting to take over his man
agement. He defeated Danny
Meyer in his last title fight on
July 10 in cortland, Greg.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Giants, Sonto Claus and Alumni
Here for Redskins Finale Today

ber q, and Coach Jim Lee
Howell never brought a finer
team to town. Injuries will
keep Phil King, a reserve full
back, out of action and pos
sibly Halfback Alex Webster
and End Pat Summerall, the
teams place-kicking star and
the leagues leading scorer.
But old Charley Conerly
Frank Clifford and Mel Triplett
are sound of wind and limb
and should give the local posse
a merry chase.
The Redskins, who've had a
lengthy casualty list all season
are probably at their physical
worst for the 18th and final
game. But Coach Mike Nixon
hopes to make a better showing
than in the first game, which
the Giants won, 45-14, thanks
to Conerly's f1rst-half passing
and Gifford's legwork.
Don Bosseler, the Redskins
top ground-gainer with GA
yards, isn't expected to play
because of a pinched neck
Evening star., 1959-12-13
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star staff Writer

The New York Giants, wear
ing their newly-won Eastern
Division crown at a jaunty
angle, troop into Griffith Sta
dium today to help the Red
skins ring down the curtain
on a long. bruising season.
Santa Claus and So former
Redskins, including some of
the brightest and most colorful
figures in the clubs 23-year
history. will be there, too, help
ing make it one of the seasons
best shows. More than $4,000
fans are expected to take it in.
COnerRy, Clifford Ready
Pregame ceremonies may
delay the opening kickoff five
or 10 minutes beyond the nor
NAL 2:05 time. The weather
outlook is for a fairly mild but
partly cloudy afternoon.
This will be the Giants final
full-dress skirmish before the
championship playoff lecem-
Evening star., 1959-12-13
WORLD CHAMP RUNS OUT OF GAS
New ZeoIonder Wins
Grand Prix on 'Breok'

5 seconds, or 1O1.13 miles per
hour.
Tony Brooks of England, who
had a chance to win the title,
flNished third in his Ferrari.
Seven of 18 Finish
So brutal was the pace that
only seven of the 18 starters
finished.
Count Wolfgang Won Trips of
Cologne, Germany, took fifth
by also pushing his Ferrari
across the finish after q last
minute breakdown.
Innes Ireland of Scotland
stayed in with a Lotus to take
sixth and Harry Blanchard of
Greenwich, Conn, was seventh
in a PorSche. Blanchard was
the only American to finish.
The crowd of $4,000 cheered
wildly for Brabham as he
struggled slowly toward the
line. Soon after he made it,
the Australian dropped from
exhaustion.
The championship was va
Gated when Mike Hawthorn Of
England, the 1858 champion,
retired after a series of acci-
dents that left him in fear of
his life. Soon after he quit
Hawthorn was killed in a high
way accident.
Moss was leading when he
broke down. The Briton had
been the world runner-up for
four consecutive years.
Walt Hansgen of WeStfield,
N. j., drove a British Jaguar
to an expected victory over
Americas economy automobiles
in a two-hour international
See GRAND PRE-, Page G-S
Evening star., 1959-12-13

muscle. His place will be taken
by Johnny Olszewski, the
teams No. 2 man with 393
yards.
Nixon Juggles Linemen
There's been a lot of talk
about this being the last game
for some Redskins, such as
Chet OStrowSki, recuperating
from a knee operation in Doc
tors Hospital; Chuck Drazeno-
vich, Eddie LeBaron and
others. It might be, but none
definitely has announced his
retirement.
LeBaron will be concentrat-
ing on his passes to Bill Ander-
son, Jim Podoley & Co., and
Drazenovich, after being g
honored last night by the
alumni" undoubtedly will
want to show that he de-
served it.
Nixon, after juggling the
squad all season trying to find
a winning combination, is re-
SzSee REDSKINS, Page G-2
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Yonks' Deal for Moris
Draws Blast by Veeck

CHICAGO. Dec. IL (AP).-
Owner Bill Veeck of the pen
nant-winning White Sox today
blasted what he described as
the apparent closed combine"
of the Yankees and the Ath-
letics in the American League.
Irked by yesterdays seven
player deal between the
Yankees and AS, Veeck told
the Associated Press:
II don't know whether there
is any unusually close connec-
tion between those two clubs.
But whether there is or not
is immaterial because it ap-
pears there is.
II would think for the good
of public opinion, they would
not have operated for some
time-this is the 18th deal be-
tween them-as an apparent
entry"
In the deal, the Yanks re-
ceived Outf1elder Roger Maris,
Infielder Joe DeMaestri and
First BaSeman Kent Hadley
and sent Outfielders Hank
Bauer and Norm Siebern, First
BaSeman Marv Throneberry
and Pitcher Don Larsen to
Kansas City.
At Havana, General Manag.
er Frank Lane of Cleveland
noted it was the 18th Yankee
AS deal since 1855. tits legal
but it should cause some eye
brow lifting" Lane said.
Veeck was quoted last night
as saying there was an "un-
holy alliance" between the
Yanks and the AS since Arnold
Evening star., 1959-12-13

SEBRING, Fla, Dec. IL
(AP).-Bruce McLaren, a little
known New Zealand driver.
scored gift" victory in the
first United States Grand Prix
today when Australia'S Jack
Brabham's car ran out of gas
on the last lap.
Brabham, who led almost
from the start of the 218.4-mile
race, still won his first world
driving title with 81 points.
The Aussie's car stopped as
he led going into the last
straightaway. He pushed it to
the finish line to take fourth
place as McLaren. only a few
yards back, flashed past to win.
McLaren and Brabham drove
British Cooper Climaxes.
Moss Drops Out
As it turned out, the half
mile of pushing was unneces-
sary because the world title
virtually was handed to Brab-
ham when his top challenger
in the world rankings, Stirling
Moss of London, was elimi-
mated by a broken gear box on
his Cooper on the fifth lap of
the 41-lap test.
Moss needed a victory here
while Brabham finished third
or lower to overtake the Aus
tralian in the world standings.
The winning speed was 1888
miles per hour. The time
was 2 hours, IL minutes, 35.7
seconds.
Maurice Trintignant of
France, who finished second in
another Cooper Climax, turned
the fastest lap. He circled the
5.2-pile circuit in sSninutes,
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Rums Beaten
By21-Point
Burst in 4th

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IL
(AP). - The Baltimore Colts
locked up the Western Division
title in the National Football
League today, but it took 2l-
point blast in the final quar-
ter to stomp down the Los
Angeles Rams, 1926.
The Rams played their fin
est game of a sad season after
Coach Sid Gilman announced
Evening star., 1959-12-13
STATISTICS

before the game that he was
quitting. The resignation was
not unexpected, but the dra-
matte timing did come as a
surprise.
The title-bound Colts, now
headed for a December 81
game with the New York
Giants in Baltimore for the
league championship, could
not be contained in a wierd
final quarter.
A crowd of 65,528 saw the
Rams wind up their season in
the cellar, with 10 defeats and
two victories. The game was
televised nationally.
Rams Lead After Three
Whereas the fans booed the
Rams against Green Bay last
Sunday, they cheered them to-
day as they went into the final
period with a 1924 lead.
The lead didn't last long.
Quarterback Johnny UnitaS
hit Jerry Richardson with his
third scoring pass to put the
Colts in front.
Then Linebacker Dick Szy-
manski intercepted Billy
Wade pass deep in Ram terri
tory and romped Is yards for
another touchdown.
To wrap up Baltimore's Sec
ond straight division title, De-
fensive Back Carl Taseff
scooped up a Ram field goal
attempt that fell short. bobbled
it, and then took off for SO
yards and a final touchdown.
TaSeff's run equaled an NFL
record for such a play, estab-
lished in 1851 by eX-Ram Jerry
Williams against Green Bay.
The runback was a letdown for
the Rams field goal kicker. Lou
Michaels.
Four Goals for MichaelS
Michaels had kept the Rams
in contention throughout the
bright afternoon. making four
out of four field goal tries until
this one fell short. The ball
was held on the 80.
Los Angeles, trying to snap
a seven-game losing streak, got
off to a 10-point lead in the
first quarter.
Michaels started it with a Is
yard field goal. Fullback Joe
Marconi made it 100 with a
one-yard plunge.
Baltimore hit the scoreboard
before the period ended when
: Halfback Mike Sommer, the
RedSkin reject, cut through the
line on a 53-yard scoring run.
. Steve Myhra kicked the first
! Of his six extra points.
MichaelS kicked two more
three pointers in the second
period, from 19 and 40 yards
out. But UnitaS passed to Ray
mond Berry for a touchdown,
See COLTS, Page G-2
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Bolt Wins, 6 and 5,
Over Cory Player

CAPE TOWN, Dec. IL CAP).
Tommy Bolt, 1858 United
States Open golf champion,
scored a 6-and-5 victory over
Gary Player, South African
holder of the British Open
championship, in their 36-hole
challenge match TODAY.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Told to Resign


in a dressing room news con-
ference that resembled a wake,
said:
THE ownership of the Rams
told me I should resign. and
I agreed. I just didn't up and
resign"
Co-owners Dan Reeves and
Fred Levy also were present.
Reeves termed the action "one
Of the most unhappy decisions
I ever have had to make. None
of us is blaming Gilman for
the Rams poor record this year,
but we figured the hue and cry
would be too great a pressure
If Sid should return next year. "
Reeves would make no COM
ment on Gillman's successor.
Waterfleld, who has been pro-
minently mentioned for the
position, was in the pressbox
today. He said he had not been
approached by anyone, but
that he would be interested in
the job.
Reeves. asked about Water
field, said: mo comment. Well
have to take a shower and relax
for a few days"
Five Years on Job
Gilman completed his fifth
season with the Rams today. He
came here in 1856 after q high
| ly successful career as coach
at the University of Cincinnati.
The announcement of Gill;
mans resignation was not
made until shortly after the
game began. Gilman was on
the sidelines to direct the team
for this last game.
He has one more year to go
on his contract. Presumably
some adjustment will be made
Waterfield served as an as
sistant to Gilman last year but
declined to continue in that
capacity this season because OF
personal business.
Successful at Start
The Gilman case typifies
the perils of a coach's career.
A dedicated student of foot
ball, tireless to the point of
exasperating his aides, Gill;
man is recognized nationally
as one of the more astute men
in the profession.
His selection to guide the
Rams ended what was literally
a man-hunt by the Ram or
ganization. Scores of appli-
cantS were screened before
Gilman was tapped to succeed
Hamp Pool.
Stepping from college foot
ball to the tough pro league is
a precariouS move, but in 1855,
his first year. Gilman enjoyed
fantastic success.
Despite a succession of in
jurieS to players, the Rams
won the Western Division title
Cleveland walloped them in
the championship game, 49,
IA, but Gilman seemingly had
it made as a pro coach.
Then it developed that all
was not serene among the
playing personnel. The mat
ter came more into focus when
the clubs great quarterback,
Norm Van Brocklin, retired
after the 1857 campaign.
The outspoken Dutchmar
subsequently "un-retired" and
See GILMAN, Page c.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
NFL STANDINGS
WESTERN DIVISION

RESULT YESTERDAY
Baltimore 45, Los Angeles 26.
GAMES TODAY
New York at Washington.
Chicago Cardinals at Pittsburgh.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Chicago Bears.
Green Bay at San sncisco.,
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Colts Take Division Title 1876;
Gilman Resigns as |. A. Coach
Clubs Helm
May Go to
WuterfieId

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IL (AP)
Sid Gilman resigned as coach
Of the Los Angeles Rams today.
He advised the squad that he
would not be back in 1860 just
before the team took the field
to play the Baltimore Colts in
Memorial Coliseum.
The resignation was not un-
expected. The Rams wound up
with a 2-10 record, the worst in
the history of the Los Angeles
club.
The name of Bob Waterfield,
a former Ram quarterback, who
was one of the teams greatest
stars, Immediately cropped up
in speculation about Gillman's
successor.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Hoyds Defeat
ST. Peters as
Sheehan Stars
BY GEORGE HUBER
Star Stan Writer


Georgetown'S basketball team
caught fire behind the scoring
and ball-handling wizardry of
little Puddy Sheehan last night
and outscored st. Peters of
Jersey City, $3.50. before a
crowd of 1000 in McDonough
Gym.
The 5-foot-9 redhead, who
was all over the place both on
offense and defense, tossed in
% points to lead the Hoyas out
of their two-game losing slump.
Puddy counted eight shots of
IA from the floor and hit 13 of
13 from the free line.
In addition, he played a
grand floor game in directing
the GU attack. particularly in
the second half when the Pea
cocks constantly shifted their
defenses.
Sheehan FOilS Maneuvers
The visitors tried various
zones and, for the last 10 min
utes, a full-court press. 1t was
Sheehan's fancy dribbling, his
speed and his twistings' and
turnings that showed his mates
the way through these various
maneuverS.
In evening their record at
two wins and two defeats, the
Hoyas defeated a good little
See GEORGETOWN, Page G-5
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Totals 30 g-l2 81 50
Halftime: 34-31. Furman.
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SPIRITUALIST

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1920 Michigan Ave. NE, LA. 6-1S9O
Reading by Apt, o am. until 8 pm:
TEMPLE OF THE MASTER-ucM
HOs od 3. E.ll Sy:' h NE1s;sC 81 Pm
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Grievance Group
Urged for PTA,.
School Disputes

A special grievance commit
tee" should be established to
help settle disputes between
units of the Parent Teachers
Association and school officials,
says Mrs. C. Rhodes Cox, presi-
dent of the District PTA Con-
gress.
Mrs. Cox said the committee
could act in an advisory ca
pacity" to smooth out such
disputes as those involving the
PTA units at Raymond and
Lovejoy Elementary Schools.
She proposed that the COM
mittee be set up in a talk last
night before specially called
meeting of PTA unit chairmen
at Roosevelt High School.
Mrs. Cox said that PTA units
are run by their own member
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Young Thieves
Get Probation

Two youths were placed on
probation yesterday at District
Court for the $500 robbery last
May of Edward Ortman, pro-
prietor Of a gasoline service sta
ton in the 5000 block Of
Twelfth street NE.
One Of them, william A. Nell
son, now II, formerly of the
100 block Of Fourteenth street
NE. was given a suspended
sentence of from one to four
years and placed on probation
for four years by Judge Edward
M. Curran.
Judge Curran gave the other
youth, Marcus F. Nelson, 20,
formerly of the 5000 block of
Eighteenth street NE, a sus-
pended sentence Of from two to
six years and placed him on
probation for five years. Both
youths had pleaded guilty. The
younger one was only 16 at
the time of the offense.
Mr.. Ortman was leaving his
place Of business when a youth
rushed up and grabbed his
brief case, containing the
money. They left in an auto
mobile, police said.
Three others, who had been
accused with the two Nelson's,
were cleared last month when
the robbery charge against
them was dismissed on Gov
eminent motion for lack Of evil
dence.
The three cleared are Harry
r. jenkins, II; Robert H.
billiard. IT, of the 1900 block
of Jackson street NE, and
Howard T. Smith, 20, of the
2700 block of Tenth street NE,
In another District Court
case, Air Force Sergt. Floyd
F. Wilfang, 20, captured last
July 20 by police after a two
hour seige of his barricaded
apartment in the 1900 block
of Fourth street Sc, was
placed on probation for two
years for three misdemeanors.
Wilfang, who had fired a pis-
tol from his apartment. was
wounded by fragments of bull
lets which were believed to have
ricocheted after being fired
from a police riot gun.
Last month. Wilfang pleaded
guilty to an information
charging him with petty lar
ceny of a bottle Of whisky and
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Wheaton Blaze
Damages Theoter

A blaze Of undetermined
origin caused an estimated
$4,000 to $4,000 damage yes
terday morning at the viers
Mill Theater in the Viers Mill
Shopping Center, Wheaton,
Firemen from three Kensing-
ton companies said the fire was
confined to the theater stage.
where a 30-foot wing curtain
was destroyed. The blaze was
detected by workmen repairing
theater seats several hours be-
fore the theater's opening time
Of l pm.
Inspector Don S. Battersby
of the Montgomery County Fire
Marshals Office said the origin
Of the blaze was unknown but
that it started under suspicious
circumstances" He said the
stage curtain was of fire re-
SiStant material and had burned
slowly.
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The Ford Foundation has
poured nearly $40 million into
public welfare projects in the
District. Maryland and Vir-
sinia in the Is years of its
existence.
The grants are described in
q new report of the founda-
tons activities since its estab-
lishment in 1886 by Henry Ford
and his son Edsel as a "pri-
vate, non-profit corporation
dedicated to the advancement
Of the public welfare"
OF the $69,330,856 total con-
tributed to the two States and
the District, $45,824,94 went to
the Federal City, 6.106.679 to
Maryland and $7,399,228 to
Virginia.
Division Of Funds
More than half the total. or
37,679,217, fell into the fol-
lowing five grant categories:
Hospital aid: District, ST.
SOL 900; Maryland, 1884, 700;