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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-09-04
Much Visiting In Mt. Zion Community
As Summer Neurs End, Schools Open

Mr. and Mrs. N. j. Snyder and
family, of Mclean. were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Mar
tin and Mn and Mrs T. l.. Hud-
gins. They came through G n
Allen and Richmond where they
visited Mrs Snyder's sister and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Yancey and
family visited Mrs. Yancey's par
ehts, Mr. and Mrs. George Payne
OF Palmyra. Edna and Charlotte
Payne came home with the Yam
ceys for visit
Mrs. Clrence Thomas and Sandra
Of DillWyn. visited her parents Mr.
and Mrs. r. B. Anderson asl
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Tate anC
Harold. Jr., of Farmville We're Sun
day guests Of Mrs Tate's mother
Mrs E. W. Bickford
Mrs. A. D. deBettencourt ano
Alex. W l Wheeley and Mrs. c
T. Davis were Richmond visitors
last Thursday.
Mrs. Ma lcol m Hitter returned
home last Tuesday from Martha
jefferson Hospital where she under
went surgery.
Visit in Farmville
Miss Carolyn Hudgins visited Mr.
and Mrs Paul Cave in Farmville
last week
Miss Virginia shumaker who i
employed in Farmville. spent the
week end with her parents. Mr.. arc
Mrs. R. H. Shumaker.
Miss Flo Snyder. Of Mclean is
a guest this week in the T. L. Hud-
gins home
Mr. and Mrs B L Apperson
.1r.. and family spent last Thursday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-09-04

Wednesday
Mrs. A. D. deBettencourt and her
sons, Manuel David and Paul visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Harris in
Southport. NJ G. Bill Harris, who
had been visiting here two weeks,
returned home.
On Aunt's Birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Parsons have
announced the arrival Of their sec
! ond child boy Darrell Roy in
Richmond Memorial Hospital. Aug
ust 30. Mr. Parsons is a nephew OF
Mrs. c. w Cave. The child was
! born on her birthday.
A large crwod from the Mt. Zior
community attended the Community
Hymn Sing at Buckingham Baptist
Church last Sunday night A splen
did program had been planned By
D P. Morgan, leader. Severa
churches participated that h a {
/ never taken part before We are
glad to see new interest taken il
! these services AS it has been stat
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-09-04

Tourist to native Is this a
very healthful place?
We'll. should smile. They ain
been a death here for many years.
And the last party who died was
the undertaken. an he died from
hunger. he did
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-09-04

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l0C The popular racOOn collar. "A real bigger
softer cuddier. racoon collar topping easy swing
coat Of alWeather poplin And it's lined in down
soft orion pile BY Betty Best. IN tan willow green
Sizes to "a 24.99
l0D Ship n Shore shirt with rollo collar and
roll-up sleeves Lustrous broadclcth in white blue
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ZOE poplin car coat that's natural for casual
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DERBY

Continued From Page D-1
Open View can come from be-
hind and grab the money.
The MackleS own Open View
whom they claimed for $500
last summer at Monmouth
Park. Open View, a son OF
Somali u-Dueling, promptly
became the shadow of Troilus
another Derby candidate. Open
View finished second to Troilus
in the Spalding Lowe jenkins
Stakes at Laurel. the Bahamas
and the Flamingo at Hialeah
We've managed to win more
than 100000 with him, Metcali
said. 1--WE seen a lot of Derbies
but never had a horse in the
race. Man, would the home
folks celebrate if we could get
those roses?"
Suffolk Downs opened yes
terday before 23,343 chilled
fans with Mrs. HELEN ($8.20)
winning the $4,000 Paul Re-
we're Stakes for Owner McIvor
Prickett.
The Great Lakes Stables
Rarnadel ($5.80) took the Lake
View Purse at Jamaica and
the Ledgemont Stables Battle
Camp ($s) took the Gulfstream
Park feature.
Wayne Chambers rode three
winners at Sportsman's Park,
including Sun King ($8.40) in
the Milwaukee Purse. He also
won with Colna (s5.40) and
My Dust $50.
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pound championship to fight
middleweight.
Then ensued a round robir
in which the leading fighters
of the class battled it out
Atkins wound up on top of the
heap.
Jordan took the title from
Atkins with a lopsided decision
in is rounds. He stayed on tor
Of Atkins and didn't give him
punching roonl--a style which
has consistently bothere d
Atkins over the years.
Handlers of the 3l-year.
old challenger reported Atkins
is in the best condition of hi:
career, mentally and physi-
cally.
I've never seen Virgil Sc
geared up" said his co-mana-
ger. Eddie Yawitz. I'm con-
fident he will win, and dom
see how Jordan can go the
limit"
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Duchshund Wins
Bel Air Honors

BEL AIR, Md, April 81 (AP) .
- A long haired dachshund
owned by Mrs. Osborne Howes
of Chestnut Hill, Mass, won
best-of show honors at the
eighth annual dog show and
obedience trials of the Hartford
County Kennel Club yesterday.
The dog. champion Roderick
Won Der Nidda, also took top
honorS in the hound group.
The best-of-show award was
a silver trophy offered by the
kennel club. The winner also
received the sterling silver
trophy offered by Miss Gene
Simmonds of Joppa. Nd, in
memory of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Simmonds.
Other winners among the SIS
dogs divided into six groups
were.
sporting-champlou Pinetou's Fancy
Parade, ASeob cocker spaniel owned by
William j. Laffoon. IT., ana Mrs. Rose
Robbins Of PETERSBURG, Va.
Working-Chsmpion Cote De NeiRe
Suneew. welsh eorgis CPembrokel owned
BY Mrs. William B. Ions OF Concord.
Mass.
Terrler-champion Reanda Rheola
Scottish terrier owned BY Mr.. and Mrs.
I. Howard Shethen Of De Wittville.
IN. Y.
Toy-calsrtha Manderin Of Jshol.
Petingese owned BY Mrs Eisel Aubrey
real. Canada
observation-disclosures Roadcoach
Roadster. Dalmatian owned BY Mrs. 8
K. Altman, IT., DoyeStown, Pa.
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Home Secretary
Will Confer on
Grand National

LONDON. April 81 (AP)-
The British Government is
moving in on the Grand Ma
tional Steeplechase controversy.
Home Secretary r. A. Butler
announced yesterday he will
meet April % with the National
Hunt Committee, bosses Of
steeplechase racing in England,
to discuss the Grand National.
The announcement followed
mounting public clamor to
make the grelling race of az
miles over 80 obstacles easier
and safer.
At Aintree this year only four
of the "a horses finished the
course. Two died as a result
of injuries.
The League Against Cruel
Sports and the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals promptly called for
notifications to the race.
The British Government has
no power to compel the Grand
National organizers TO make
changes. But if Butler decided
some changes were necessary,
experts believe the organizers
would make them by voluntary
agreement.
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KoIine Gets Best Start,
Turns Deaf to Advice

DETROIT, April 81 (AP).-
AL Kaline is of to his best bat
ting start in four seasons, and
he believes he can continue the
good work "if I keep my eyes
open and my ears closed"
It has been suggested by the
Tigers front Office that a good
start by Kaline would assure
a fast start by the club. The
24-year-old rightfieider, who
won the league batting cham
pionship in 1855 before he
reached his Goth birthday, has
disproved that theory.
The Tigers have lost six OF
their first seven games, but
Kaline is hitting ,467 on IA
hits in 80 trips. A VIGOROUSLY
slow starter. Kaline has hit well
in the spring only once before,
when he captured the title with
a $40 average in his second
full year in the league.
Tags Pierce at Start
The rifie-armed outfielder hit
the ball hard in spring training
but failed to hit a home run in
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Body Joe Cons Dies;
FOUGHT Topnotchers

MILWAUKEE,, April 81 (AP)
Baby Joe Cans, So. former
lightweight contender and
trainer at the Milwaukee Urban
League for the past % years,
died OF a heart attack yesterday
at the league gymnasium.
Cans, a Negro, whose real
name was Gerald Slaughter,
won a Los Angeles newsboys
championship at the age of IA.
He turned professional in 1928
and fought the top men in his
class. He never won a cham
pionship but met at least nine
boxers who at one time or an
other had held titles.
He came here as a trainer
for Gorilla Jones, who met
Freddie Steele in a bout jan
uary l, 1887.
The original Joe Cans, who
held the worlds lightweight
title shortly after the turn of
the century, died in 1910.
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Comeback Pattern Puts
Atkins in Favorable Spot

ST. LOUIS, April 81 (AP).-
If history repeats itself, Don
Jordan, the welterweight cham
pion. might not hold the crown
any longer than did Virgil
Atkins who lost it to Jordan
last December 5.
They square of again Friday
night, this time in Atkins home
town of st. Louis. Jordon won
in Los Angeles, his home port
Atkins got the title with a
four-round knockout Of Vince
Martinez last June 6 and lost
| it in his first fight defense.
The welterweight crown is an
uneasy one. The championship
has changed hands rs times in
the past 80 years.
The past eight years serve as
an example. Johnny Bratton
took the throne with a Is
round decision over Charley
Fusari on March IA. 1851, in
Chicago.
Three months later he was
unseated by Kid Gavilan. Gavi-
land held the title until Octo-
Der 20, 1854. That night,
Johnny Saxton took over in q
hotly disputed unanimous de-
cision.
But Saxton was the recipient
of a surprise when Tony De-
Marco beat him in his first
title defense on April /. 1850,
Two months later Carmen Ba-
silio knocked out DeMarco in
a championship fight in SYRIA
cuse. N. Y.
Saxton regained the title
from Basilio in March, 1856,
but lost it the following Sep
TENDER to Carmen.
Basilio vacated the l47-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21
Nine Instructors
Named for Sneud
Golf School Here

A staff of nine Instructors
has been named for the Sam
Snead School of Golf that is
scheduled to open May / in
the Fig Building in Silver
Spring.
Albert Irvine, director of the
school, announced the follow
ing staff members:
John Paul Helenek, So, pro
at the Ell Cuje Golf Club, Cabi-
mas, Venezuela, for the past
10 years; Keith Eynon, rs, a
graduate of Wake Forest Col
lege; Vince Brooks Hanrahan,
rs, the University of Maryland;
Frank Paul Saponaro, 81,
Georgetown University, and
Thomas Lee Tompkins, rs,
Maryland.
Others who have been ap-
proved are: Boyd Shertzer, %,
Highland Park, Mich: Leonard
Hall Jones jr.. 81. Memphis;
Michael Thomas Ungard, %,
Xenia, Ohio, and Ronald Dean
Dudick, %, Wausau, Wis, cur
rently enrolled at Maryland.
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SUSIE WERBER AMONG PROSPECTS
AAU Track Meet Adds
SpeciuI Dash for Women

The first serious effort at
women's track and field In this
area win be made in the Dis
trict AAU championships next
Tuesday when at least six girls
win compete in a special 100
yard dash.
One real future prospect is
Susie Werber. daughter Of Bill
Werber. the former star in
fielder for the Athletics and
Redlegs. Susie, who has not
reached her IL birthday, has
been clicked in 80 seconds for
the 60-yard dash and 1875 for
the 100.
She is being trained at the
University Of Maryland by Jim
Rucker, coach Of murders and
sprinters for the Terrapins. The
other five entrants also are
being trained by Jim.
Favored to win the 100 win
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Area. Air Cadets
To Get Letters

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
April q (SpeciaD.-Seven ath-
letes from the Washington,
D. c.. area have been nominated
for varsity letters or freshman
numerals for participation in
winter sports at the Air Force
Academy.
Varsity n minees are Bob
Blake, Falls Church, Va, in
basketball; Wayne Jefferson of
Washington in fencing, Lee
Butler of Arlington, Va, in
gymnastics, and Richard
OKeefe of Arlington in SWIM
ming.
Mentioned for freshmen hon
orS are Hal Horsburgh of Silver
Spring, Md, and Richard Smull
OF Mclean, Va, in gymnastics,
and Gerald Daniel of Alexan-
dria, Va, in skiing.
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Arlington Boy
Threat 10 ACC
BATTING Mark

GREENSBORO. N. c.. April
81 (AP).-Speedy Jay Franklin
Of Wake Forest, with a $3.50 At
lantic Coast Conference batting
average, is threatening to break
the league record.
Franklin, 5-foot-l1, 165-pound
sophomore from Arlington, Va,
boosted his average from ATS
in one week. His average so faI
is more than 100 points above
the .429 season record set BY
Dukes Andy Cockrell in 1855.
Franklin's closest challenger
as ACC squads head into the
last half Of the season, is
Frank Copper, Of Maryland al
.444. Copper is from Anacostis
High School and Franklin from
Washington-Lee.
Ken DoSefeld Of South Caro-
lima and AL Baldwin of North
Carolina are tied for third with
identical 400 averages and dor
Brown Of Maryland and Neal
Eason Of N. c. State are tied
for fifth with 1886.
Franklin, in action only once
last week. got four for five
against North Carolina to lift
his record to is hits in % times
at bat. He is called by his
coach, Gene Hooks, "the fastest
man in the conference" and
has been timed from the plate
to first base in 3.4 seconds.
In the pitching department,
Ben Hammett of North Caro-
lima leads won-lost standings
with a 80 mark. Rod Brown
OF Virginia (2-D tops earned
run average with LA with Dick
Reitz Of Maryland (4-D close
behind at LAT.
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be Linda McCollum, a Mary
land student who was winner
last year in the Prince Georges
County Women's Junior Olym-
pics dash. She is active in
many lines Of sports. Linda
Brelsford. runnerup in the
Junior Olympics last year will
offer the principal contention.
The other entrants are Nancy
Crowther. Rosemary Tan and
Cindy Woodell.
The meet will be held at
Maryland, starting at $3.50 pm.
Because this event was added
late, entries will be accepted
beyond today's deadline II sent
promptly to the chairman OF
the District AAU Track and
Field Committee, Howard p,
Bailey, at the new Evening Star
Building, Second street and
Virginia avenue Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21
MAJOR
LEADERS
AMERlCAN LEAGIIE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
bAIIING lhssed on 90 or more at
R S1HtIs;n,@Striekland. Cleveland, .47s:
York, 42S: Bertoia. WashinFto tom
,,;406; Power. Cleveland, 400.
huNS-Tasby. Baltimore. Buddin. Bos-
ton; Lands. Chicago. Yost. Detroit,
pY ane Sie5 TT New York. s.
"V INs T LATED M-Held. Cleveland,
Boston, and skowron, New York, o;
STRICKLAND, Cleveland. Howard. New
I Iork, ana Bertoia and Allison.
HITS-Fox, Chicsgo, and Kaline, bet.
10Y. i4: iasby, Baltimore. and Ber-
Lola, tois; washington, ID: Allison. Wash
pc gW1sTRi Strickland Cleveland. ;.
Plnigan. Baltimore. and Buddin,
Boston, d Runnels, Stephens and
Malone, Boston. Aparicio, Chicago,
TRIPLEs-cerv, Kansas City. Q; nine
HOME RUNS = Held. Cleveland. ::
Yost, Detroit. and Bertoia. Wash.
sr nngton' J; II tied with ..
SI0LtN BASES-Landis and Lollar
Killebrsw, washington 3 Is tea aed
"Reminiscences. Cleveland. and
Ramos, WASHINGTON, 30, 1000;
nine tied with 10. 900
SIkIkEOUTS-score. Cleveland. IS;
wynn; CHICAGO. IL: Narleski, Det-
cual and Kemmerer, Washington, 9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
bAltlNG BASED on 90 or more al
DatSl Aaron. Milwaukee, .53S
Dark, Chicago, .42a; Demeter, 10,
/ Angeles. .379: Moon. Los Angeles
;391: Banks. Chicago, .355
Runs - Cepeda, San Francisco q,
pinSon Cincinnati. s; seven players
Runs BGTTED N-Banks. chicarO
| and Cepeda, San Francisco, 10
Robinson, Cincinnati. 10: Demeter
LOS Angeles. ana Mays. San Fran.
mrs = cspeds, San FRANCISCO, IS
San Francisco -; Cimoli anc
Bower. st Louis. Il.
7 DOUBLES Cepeda. San Franefsco
I 5: Aaron, Milwaukee, 4: Mcmillan
| and Temple, Cincinnati. BURGESS
/ PITTSBURGH, and Bissingame, St
HOME RUNs-cepeds san Fran.iseo
5; Banks. Chicago. 4 Robinson
CINCINNATI Demeter. Los Angeles
! Mathews, milwaukee. and Alou. Sar
STOLEN BASES - Robinson. cincin.
natl. thinner. Los Angeles. and Aiou
PIIcHING-Antonelli. san Francisco
Klippstein, Los Angeles. end Bur.
! dette, Milwaukee, 20. 1000: r.
TED with 10. l 900.
STkIkEOUTS--Drysdale. Los Angeles
Jackson. ST. Louis. IA: Fowler. To-
Anseles, and 8. Jones, San Fran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21
. MINOR LEAGUES

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland, o; Phoenix, 8.
Sacramento, IL; Vancouver, ,.
Salt Lake City, g.: Seattle, z.
Spokane, 2; San Diego 3.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Houston, /: st. Paul, o.
Charleston, 2; Louisville, i.
Minneapolis at Dallas, postponed,
Denver at Fort Worth, Postponed
Omaha at Indianapolis, postponed.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal, 2; Havana, 1; IA innings.
Toronto 4; Miami, O.
Only games scheduled.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta, @; Memphis, /
Birmingham, II: Shreveport, 2.
Mobile, g; Chattanooga, q.
Only games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Charleston, 9; Columbus, 4: IL
innings,
Knoxville at Jacksonville, postponed.
Macon at Asheville. postponed.
TEXAS LEAGUE
Austin, II: Amarillo. 4; 7inninSs'
San Antonio. 10; Victoria. o; IA
Corpus Christi at Tulsa, postponed.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Monterrey, Is; Mexico City Red
Vera Cruz, .; Mexico City Tigers, 0.
Nuevo Laredo at Poza Rica, post
poned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21
SoftbuIIers Sturt

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
branch YMCA church softball
league will begin play next
month with games on Monday
and Wednesday evenings,
Teams desiring to enter either
the Junior or unlimited divi-
sions are asked to call Oliver
2-3713.
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Strine, Lucas
Keep Suit|and
Slate Clean

Juniors Willard Strine and
Jimmie Lucas have pitched
Suitland High Schools I'M
beaten baseball team to five of
its six victories this season, but
Coach Charlie Hudson is afraid
the breaks will start to go the
other way unless the Rams
hitting picks up.
Yesterday, Strine pitched to
all but one batter as Suitland
defeated Bladensburg, 80. at
Suitland. Lucas relieved with
two out in the seventh and had
to throw only one pitch as he
got the batter on a ground out.
The victory was Strine's third
of the season. Lucas has won
two games.
Suitland got only three hits,
but one was a solo home run
by Roger Hackett in the fourth
inning that stood up for the
victory. The Rams scored
twice in the first inning as Billy
Fort doubled in Billy Letcka
and Hackett singled home Fort.
Bladensburg picked up a run
in the fifth and another in the
seventh before Lucas came to
Strine'S aid to preserve the win,
Suitland, which had a a2-5
record last year, the best in the
schools history, opens the
Maryland Bi-County League
season Thursday at North
western.
Sophomore Ken Claro yes
terday hurled st. Johns sixth
victory of the season against
one defeat with a two-hitter
against Blair at st. Johns. II
was the second time this season
the Cadets have won over Blair
on a two-hitter. Bob Mccarthy
pitched a two-hitter two weeks
ago. Catcher John Werner got
both of Blair'S hits, the second
a triple in the sixth inning. It
accounted for Blair's only run
Blair ---- 900 O01 OIL . &
st. Johns 900 O30 Ks 4 @
Werner, Goubeau go and Hevner
Claro and Bridgeman.
Gwynn Park 900 023 O-5 3 Q
Surattsville Dol 010 Ia 8
20 Edelen and Kiss; BRYANT MeLain
Bladensburg - 600 01O 1-2 4
suitland 200 100 Rs 3
Muman. Lairwood (5) and Divers;
strine, Lucas ca and Lectka.
Laurel OsO OIL 1-6 8 4
Northwestern 052 24i XII Is z
saylerS, Pritehard 90 and Hall
Korab. PIKE t2) and Mettler' sada-
Poolesville - 900 O10 O-1 3 4
Sherwood - 43O OIO ks 9 d
Remsburg, johnson ca and Butler;
Evans and Bailey Hanna "a.
Rich. Montgom'y $50 900 x-9 4
Mackey, Reitz Is and Auber.
High Point - 600 O01 10 3 3
Oxon Hill 900 O04 "A 3 2
B. Smith, AXE go and Jarvis; Me-
Fadden and Vailati.
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the exhibition season. The nrst
time he came to bat in the
opening game OF the regular
season, Kaline cracked the first
pitch from Chicago's Billy
Pierce into the leftfleld seats.
That's what did it," Kaline
said yesterday during an off,
day hitting drill. THE minute
I hit that ball, I felt I could get
off to that good start everyone
has been talking about"
Just a year ago the front Of
fee offered Kaline a $4,000
bonus if he had his batting
mark at 800 or better by June
Il. The ex-bonus kid from the
Baltimore sandlots was barely
above the 200 mark when the
deadline rolled around and
missed the incentive pay.
"I've had some pretty lousy
starts and some bad slumps," he
explained, land when you're not
hitting you dread going up to
the plate-no matter who is
pitching. But the way I feel
now, l Just can't wait to get up
there"
Cuts Down on Swing
Kaline's average dropped to
.314 the year after he won the
title, then to .295 the following
season. Last year he battec
.3l3, but his home run ano
RBI totals were down again.
Nov I'm trying not to swing
so hard" he said. IF 1 just
hit the ball where it's pitched
instead of trying to kill it, II.
get my share of homers ano
drive in my share of runs.
People try to be nice wher
a guy is in a slump, and you
get all sorts of advice and sug-
gestions. But I think I've beer
trying to take everyone's ad-
vice. and consequently I've been
a pretty mixed up guy at that
plate sometimes. Maybe If
keep my eyes open and my ears
closed, I can have a real good
year."
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BoyIor Is Picked
Pro of Month

NEW YORK, April 81 (AP)
-Elgin Baylor, star rookie of
the Minneapolis Lakers, has
been named winner of the
March trophy in the S. Rae
Hickok pro athlete of the year
poll.
The versatile baSketballer
from Washington, D. c., re-
ceived 81 firSt-place votes and
127 points for a substantial
margin over Davey Moore, the
newly crowned featherweight
boxing champion. Moore, who
stopped Hogan kid Bassey,
got IS first place votes and SO
points. Dickie Moore Of the
Champion Canadiens of the
National Hockey League was
third with Sc points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21
Russell Heads
Cage Officials

George Knepley, after five
years as commissioner Of the
D. C. Approved Basketball OFF,
Gals Association, resigned at
the annual meeting of the
group. Ev Russell was elected
as his successor for a two-year
term.
Other officers elected were
Ray Love, president; Phil Fox.
first vice president; Sidney
Schulman, second vice presi-
dent: Frank Bolden, sergeant
at arms, and J. Dallas Shirly,
cretary-treasurer.
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Third Of . ssrie,

NUUu W SgIlgs
S---~------~--~~--
and Grants, so the trotters have
their top sulky masters, most
Of whom will be seen in the
stakes events this spring al
Rosecroft and Laurel.
A decade ago the big names
Of harness racing were mer
long past middle age, many o.
them close to or in theil
70s. Indeed, they were a hearty
breed.
To mention a few, there were
Sep Palm, Fred Egan, Der
White, Tom Berry and Henry
Thomasand.
This brings us to the ques-
ton: "Are age and weight Of
drivers Important"
The answer is no.
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Today's leading money win
ners, like the sprightly Del Mil
Ter, Johnny Simpson, Jot
O'Brien, Billy Haughton anc
Stanley Dancer. are young BY
comparison lin the 40S) Never.
theless, there are still a lot o.
older men driving and training
their horses and who win i'm.
portant purses.
With regard to weight, one Of
the top drivers Of all time wa:
Frank Stafford, who weighed
240. But his weight was never
a handicap.
Racing sulkies weigh only q
pounds and can be pulled BY
the little finger. No matter how
heavy the driver in the Sulky
may be, his weight makes nc
difference, since the forward
momentum Of the sulky will
counterbalance it. So a heavy
man or an older man can con-
tinue to train and race harness
horses, utilizing all the skill
and experience he has acquired
over the years.
What, then, makes a gooc
driver?