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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-09-10
Methodist Teams
Win LIST PIayoffs

st. Paurs Methodist and
MILAN Methodist won their
opening games in the playoff
series for the Wheaton Church
Softbal League crown last
week.
Bill Overstreet's two run
single with two away in the top
of the fifth inning, broke So
tie and gave st. PauPs, the
regular season champ, a rs win
over st. Jude's.
Mary McCollum's superb
threeinning relief job led Nil.
Ian into 9-5 win over st. Johns
Lutheran. Mary came on in the
third inning with nobody out
and the bases loaded. He walked
in one run but thereafter shut
out st. Johns in all depart
ments.
Joe Cav allowed six hits in
notching the win for st. Paul's.
He struck out seven and walked
six. Charlie Perkins started for
st. Jude's but he lasted only an
inning-and-a third as st. PauPs
tagged him for four hits and
four runs. Jack Shrieves re.
lieved him and allowed six hits
and three runs in the remainder
Of the game.
In Williams game. Glenn
Brown started but he was wild
and allowed three walks and
five hits in two innings. Ed
Zambuto was the big stick for
the winners with two-for-three
including a triple. Bob Krop
went all the way for st. Johns
allowing 10 hits.
The games scheduled for
Tuesday, September l, were
rained out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-09-10
Line Stronq,
Blair Needs
Quarterback

Despite an all.veteran line,
Coach Joe Good of Blair isn't
enthused over the Blazers pros
poets for the coming year.
At present Joe has a winged
T without a quarterback, a diff
cult situation on any ball club.
Dick Mossburg, a fair junior
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-09-10
Awards Banquet
AT B-CC Tonight

The annual awards banquet
of the Montgomery County Boys
Baseball Association will be held
at Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School at 6 pm. this evening.
Trophies will be awarded to
the league winners and section
winners in Midget, Junior, Sen,
ior and Major divisions of the
Association. Some 200 boys,
guests and league officials are
expected to attend the dinner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-09-10
At Montgomery r.

Debbie and Mary Ames Tyler,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Tyler, will be among the
Rockville goods at Montgomery
Junior College this fall. Mary
Ames will enter as a freshman,
and Debbie will return to MIC
for her sophomore year. Both
girls are graduates Of the
Academy Of Holy Names in Sill
yer Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-09-10

took to win-I think it's football
players and I'm afraid we don't
have them," he said.
Other sources revealed, how.
ever, that if Lester wasn't dis.
appointed with the outside
scrimmages, the coaches of the
outside teams were and ex
pressed surprise in Rockville's
effectiveness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-09-10
Moving?

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on mailing label Of your Sen.
tineI AND your new address.
Allow at least a week for the
change-Over.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Horses Contract
To Be Decided
By Appeals Court

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 18 (AP)-
The Court Of Appeals has been
asked to decide whether Rag
out, a race horse, should re-
main with ] g. H Stables, Inc.
OF New York or be turned over
to his Kentucky owner.
The corporation appealed a
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court decision which Cancelled
the firms lease agreement with
Owner William B. Robinson of
Lexington, KY. for racing the
horse.
Robinson turned over possess
sion of the colt in January,
1857, to j & H Stables under
an agreement in which the firm
would pay him 40 per cent Of
Ragout'S earnings. The colt
was then 2 years old.
Ragout has won at Bowie,
monmouth, Randall Park, ia
maica and Charles Town.
The lower court agreed with
Robinson that j g. H Stables
failed to live up to the contract.
Joseph Reisman of Lynbrook,
N. Y, president Of J g. H, also
sought a reversal of a Circuit
Court ruling which held he was
properly served with a subpoena
in the courtroom.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
BOWLS

Continued From Page d.
was listed 10th, Clemson llth
and Penn State 18th.
The Holiday Bowl, sponsored
by the NAIA, has been billed
for the small college title. It
matches the survivors of a pair
OF preliminary playoffs.
In the Liberty Bowl, both
Alabama and Penn State are
reported to be in fine physical
shape and the game shapes up
as a test of Alabama's strong
defense against Penn States
productive offense, headed by
Richie Lucas.
The Crimson Tide, fourth
best defensively this season,
has allowed only 95 points in
10 games. The Nittany Lions
accumulated 255 points in their
10 games.
The weather is of little con-
cern to the teams, both of which
have had success on wet fields.
Penn State played twice in
the rain and won both, 20-9,
over Illinois and, 46-O, over
Holy Cross, while Alabama had
only two games in sunny
weather. The Tides only loss,
l7-3. to Georges Southeastern
Conference championship team,
was suffered on an ideal day.
Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant
credits his teams pass defense
record to : the weather. Ala
bama'S opponents completed
only 46 passes in 116 attempts
for 457 yards, best pass defense
record in the Nation.
TCU, co-champion of the
Southwest Conference, and
Clemson may draw 10000 fans
to Rice Stadium.
Clemson's offenSe revolves
around Quarterback Harvey
The Horned Frogs at
tack is led by Jack Spikes, the
Southwest's top rusher. Both
teams led their conference in
defense.
The Tigers are 3-3 in previ-
Gus bowl meetings. TCU holds
a 4-5-l record in previous post
season games.
Lenoir Rhyme eliminated
Connecticut, 47-2O,
and Texas All ouSted Hills
dale (Mich), 900, two weeks
ago to gain the NAIA finals.
Lenoir Rhyme is placing an 18-
game winning streak on the
line. A turnout of 10000 is ex-
pected at Al Lang Field.
Evening star., 1959-12-18

Gumpert, who has been given
a scouting assignment by the
Yankees.
Released by Cleveland at the
end of the 1859 season, Ham
ner said he expects to play
third base for Richmond, a
Yankee farm.
I'm quite sure I'll play third,
but, Of course, thatll be up to
Steve Souchock Richmond
manager, Hammer said.
Hammer said he had offers
from several clubs since he was
released by the Indians, but
indicated he'd like to get re-
settled in his home town.
Barring injury, I don't see
any reason why I can't play
every day." he said. II feel
good and I feel confident
Hammer, named three times
to the National League all
star team at shortstop, COL
lected more than 1,500 hits and
batted 1858 in the major
leagues. He spent only a sea-
son and a half in the minors
all told.
At %, Hammer was captain
Of the Phillies' Whiz Kids, who
won the 1850 National League
pennant. His best season was
1854 when he hit .299 and
drove in SO runs in 152 games.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Dec. 18.-Apprentice Fran k
Northcutt was in the news again
here today, but not for the
usual reason.
The 17-year-old rider, who is
trying to finish second to Willie
Shoemaker in the 1859 national
standings, was hoping the
Charles Town Stewards would
not hand him a Today suspen-
sion in connection with the dis
qualification of Inquest in yes
berday's fourth race.
Inquest finished fourth, but
was placed last by the stewards
after they posted the inquiry
sign. Steward j. Fred Colwill
said, however, that he doubted
there would be a suspension
because the films indicated
Northcutt tried to keep Inquest
from interfering with other
horses in the stretch run. The
stewards were scheduled to ex-
anime the pictures again today
but Colwill thought Northcutt
would be held blamelesS.
If so, it will be a break fol
Northcutt because yesterday
was a washout for the young.
ster, who failed with two
mounts to add to his total o.
PIT winners.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

games, and Bobby Lockhart,
l25-240 in BAT games.
Following Gertha Wilson in
the women's division are
Frances (no rlation) Wilson,
117-49 in 189 games, Ann
Habercom, 1862 in BIG
games; Bobbie Jones, 113-174
in 259 games, and Bing Moen,
1918 in 282 games.
-
AVerage-type gets a crack at
some prize money Sunday in
the annual Mount Rainier
Brentwood Boys Club Benefit
Tournament at HyattSville. A
four-f1fths handicap based on
130 scratch will be given. The
entry fee for the five-game
block will be $4.75 and firing
will go from l to 10 pm. Top
prizes are $50, $40 and SIS.
E&
The talk of the Silver Spring
Major League these days are a
pair of whoppers bowled by
Toms Chevrolet Qast week.
and Frederick's Motors last
night.
The Chevy tie m came
through with the biggest game
of the season in the area, a
sizzling 1877. Anchorman Pat
Loomis hung up a 164 game,
Mike BalloS had 162, Rocco
Nocera had $50, Ray Mckinley
1872 and Bill Downing was
low" with 129.
Frederick's, led by Jack Bar
clay's 1876, knocked over 726
pins in stretching its lead to
two games with a 2-to-1 VIC
tory over Family Savings and
Loans.
Elmer Harris contributed a
l49, Bob Bolen had 1876, Dan
Triplett had l31 and Vic Weiner
scored 126.
Barclay preceded his 1876 with
1877 and l46 games for a ass
set and took over the individual
average lead with a l30 in AZ
games. Joe Pricci of Sligo
Realty is in second place with
129.
Wright's Jewelry knocked of
Silver Spring Shopping Center,
the second-place team, 2 to l
The top 10:
Frederick's Motors, 29-l3:
Silver Spring. 27-15; Capri
Restaurant, 26-16; Shayn G
B 70 t hers, 26-16; Wheaton
Sports. 23-l9; Sligo Realty
22-20; Woodmore Delicatessen,
1920; Suburban Recreation,
2l-21; United Market, 1922;
William c. Voigt, 20-22.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
SKI
TRAILS
By ROBERT B. RYAN

Skiing in the Alleghenies Of
ficially opened last week end, at
least one week ahead Of the
northeast.
The Cabin Mountain drifts
are still in good shape despite
warm weather. and another
week end of skiing is forecast.
Additional warm weather
threatens, which might affect
ski conditions. Call the num-
bers listed = Nv for the latest
information.
The recent warm weather
has halted skiing at Laurel
Mountain, Ligonier, Pa, and
at Seven Springs, Pa. Skiing
at Deep Greek, Oakland, Md,
is reported poor.
Ski information is at least
beginning to come in from
New England. Most areas in
the Northeast have not yet
opened, and thus are not re-
porting.
Those areas listed below are
either open now or will open
tomorrow. For area and New
England ski conditions call
Ski Tours at Sterling 3-1771.
For area conditions call the
Ski Club at King 1922.
Appalachian Areas
Davis, w. Va. Cabin Noun
tain Drifts intact. Skiing like
ly this week end unless warm
weather precludeS slope oper-
alton. No skiing forecast at
Weiss Knob.
Ligonier, Pa. Laurel Noun
tain mo skiing at present.
Ch a mp ON, Pa. (Seven
Springs NO skiing at present.
Winchester, Va. Shawnee
land)-No skiing until colder
weather.
New England Areas
Stowe, VT. Mount Mansfield)
-12-14 inches granular. Fair.
Limited lift operation.
Sherburne, Vt. (KillingtOn
Basin Six to 10 inches, gran
ular. Poor to fair.
Waitesfield, Vt. Mad River
Glen Five to IS inches packed
powder. Fair. Sugarbush-Six
to 18 inches, packed powder.
Fair to good. Big Bromley and
Mount Snow have not yet re-
ported.
Pinkham Notch, N. H. wild
Cat-Two to s inches, frozen
granular. Poor.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
WISMER
Continued From Page D-1

Continued From Page d.
during his minute talk. He
said there was no chance of
putting an AFL team in Wash
ington while the Redskins were
here, but would move in" If
they left.
Wismer said some teams.
possibly Los Angeles and New
York, would play on Friday or
Saturday nights. The Los
Angeles club, he said, plans to
move into the Dodgers Chavez
Ravine Stadium when it is
built.
American Football League
club owners, he said, have
decided Los Angeles and New
York are the only cities capable
of supporting two football
teams. A 12-team circuit is
the eventual goal of the league,
he said.
Wismer described the wealth
of the men behind the new
league, adding that in Boston,
Richard Cardinal Gushing had
urged his flock to get behind
Billy (Sullivan) and help him
with this team"
Los Angeles, WiSmer said,
already has sold $4,000 season
ticket books.
Asked if he would consider
selling a share of his stock in
the Redskins to a Negro, so the
latter could sit in on stock
holders meetings, Wismer said
he would If he meets my price
and George Marshall approves
him" He explained that under
an agreement with Marshall,
either must offer the other first
chance to buy the stock.
Il am going to sell my stock
in the Redskins as soon as I
get my price, which I've been
asking for two years." he said.
When the racial question
came up, Wismer said there
would be mo problems in our
League about any American
playing in any American Foot
ball League city"
Evening star., 1959-12-18
WEEKEND SPORTS
ON RADIO-TV
TELEVISION

TELEVISION
Today
Boxing
Charley Scott VS.. Benny Pa
ret. WRC-4. 10 pm.
Bowling
Jackpot Bowling. WRC-4,
l0:45 pm.
Saturday
Football
Holiday Bowl, WTOP-9,
1890 pm.
Penn State VS.. Alabama
WRC-4. l2:45 pm.
Clemson VS.. Texas Christian,
WTOP-9, $3.50 pm.
Bowling
Bowl the Champs, WMAL,
4 pm.
Golf
All-Star Golf, WMAL-7, 5
pm.
SUNDAY
Basketball
New York Knickerbockers VS..
Cincinnati Royals, WRC-4,
2:l5 pm.
Golf
Championship Golf, WRC-4,
4:30 pm.
RADIO
Today
Boxing
Charley Scott VS.. Benny Pa
ret, WRC, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
City Title Game
Earned $4,000

The City championship foot
ball game November 81 at Crit
fifth Stadium, won by Gonzaga
over Eastern, 7-6, yielded a pot
Of $4,000 for the Interhigh
and Catholic Leagues to split
down the middle.
A crowd of 17,403 saw the
game. The participating leagues
were presented with checks for
$1,000 each last night at a din
ner at the Touchdown Club.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Terps, Howard
Each Place Three
AII-South Booters

A trio of Howard University
players and three more from the
University of Maryland were
named to the 1859 All-Seuthern
soccer team announced by
James r. BLY, of Duke Univer-
sity.
Mcdonald Gibbs, inside right;
Alex Romeo, outside left, and
Peter Hezekiah, right halfback,
made it for Howard. Honored
from the Maryland team are
Dick Romine, center halfback;
Algirdas Bacanskas, left full
back, and Bob Vosswinkel, right
fullback.
Gibbs, a senior from Trinidad,
is a repeater from last years
All-Southern, and also made the
1858 All-America squad.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Quantico Wins
Own Tourney
For 5th Time

The Quantico Marines won
their own Christmas Invita-
tional basketball tournament,
as expected, but they had
neither the most valuable
player nor the most players
on the all-tournament team.
With Joedy Gardner. former
West Virginia ace, and Jack
Sullivan from Mount st. Mary's
showing the way, the Marines
eased by Jacksonville (Fla.)
University, 99-85, last night to
win their fifth championship in
six tournaments.
Gardner scored 13 of his 81
points in the first half as he
led the Marines to a 52-34 ad-
vantage. Sullivan scored II
points and wound up with 66
for three games. the highest
tourney total.
Although he scored only II
points in the final game, Jim
Kirkland of Jacksonville was
voted most valuable player.
JackSonville's other all-tourna-
ment player was Eddie Cone,
who scored 20 last night.
Sullivan and John BUewer of
Kentucky made all-tourney for
Quantico. Mount st. Mary's,
which won third place with a
1864 victory over Lewis College
of Illinois, led all entries with
three all-tournament players
Jerry Savage, Dick Talley and
Ed Pfeiffer.
Jim Mullen of Belmont
Abbey. John Valaitis of Lewis
and Dave Hohl of Wesleyan
filled out the 10-man all-tour-
ney team.
In other consolation games
yesterday, Belmont Abbey won
fourth place by routing At
lantic Christian, 73-49, and
Wesleyan took seventh by
squeezing past Catholic Uni
VerSitV. 56-63
Evening star., 1959-12-18

The top bowlers in the area
begin firing this week end in
the 10th annual News Classic,
a grinding elimination of 80
games that will wind up Janu-
ary 2. The finals will be tele-
cast starting at l pm. over
WNAAL-7.
Not any guy or gal named
Joe or Jane can make this
series, co-sponsored by the
Washington Bowling Operators
Association. There will be
l22 men and 81 women compet-
ing. but they are the best in
the area, according to official
averages compiled last year.
Pat Crescent, who led the
parade last season with a mark
Of l27-l2S in 289 games, will
be on hand when the firing
opens at 7 pm. tomorrow at
the Queenstown alleys.
Gertha Wilson, the women's
leader with 117-II4 in 384
games, will compete when that
division opens Sunday at
Suitland.
Though bowling is not con-
sldered a spectator sport, this
particular tournament offers a
golden opportunity for the ave-
erage-type bowler to pick up
some valuable tips. One char
acteristic in particular marks
bowlers of this category-con-
sistency in approach and de-
livery, a factor not easily
come by.
tomorrow nights five-game
block will cut the mems field
to y, who will go out again
Monday at Woodmoor, Decem-
Der 26 at Mount Rainier, De-
cember % at Culmore and
December 80 at Dalamar. That
will leave eight men standing
for the championship final.
The women have their Sec
ond round scheduled Tuesday
at Bladensburg and the sur.
vivors will meet Thursday at
Hi-Scor. They join the men
though their division is sep
arate throughout, for the last
three rounds.
Prizes will be in savings
bonds. Top prize for men will
be 500; for women SIS.
After Crescent in averages
Of last year are Norman Titus,
l26-337 in 488 games; Cletus
Pannel, 1861 in 221 games;
Frank Micalizzi, l25-2s7 in 334
Evening star., 1959-12-18
CHARLES TOWN NOTES

Jockeys Melvin Gerst, John
Soto and Apprentice Robert
Vandal we're handed indefinite
suspensions by the Charles
Town stewards yesterday
pending the outcome of Grim
inal charges" The three riders
were charged with armed rob-
berry recently in Martinsburg.
Charles Towns racing pro-
gram, for years an unadorned
practical affair printed on
flimsy paper which just about
lasted for the afternoons races,
has gone high toned. The price
went up a nickel to 20 cents,
but the fans should appreciate
the easier to handle book-type
program. The glossy outside
cover also includes a few his
torical notes on the area.
The track has an unique sys-
TEN for getting the programs in
the hands of the fans early. A
track representative catches
the Charles Town special trair
at Point of Rocks. Md, shortly
before it reaches Harpers Ferry
and the programs sell rapidly
With 301 customers on the
Washington Baltimore specia,
yesterday, the clerk could not
sell the programs fast enough
and the trains conductor han.
died the last car for him.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Leaders Meet
In Bi-Counfy
Action Tonight

The logjam atop the Mary
land Bi-County Leagues bas-
ketball standings will be broken
somewhat tonight with three
games scheduled involving
league-leaders.
Bethesda Chevy C h a e,
Northwood, Montgomery Blair
and Northwestern all are tied
for first place with 20 records.
Bladensburg is right behind at
10. In tonight's action, B-CC
meets Northwood at B-CC,
Bladensburg battles Northwest
ern at Northwestern and Whea-
ton (0-0 is at Blair.
In the Northern Virginia
Group League, league-leading
Wakefield go meets Mclean
(3-D at Wakefield. Mclean was
knocked from the unbeaten
ranks Tuesday night by Mount
Vernon as Marty Lentz set what
is believed to be a league scor-
ing record with IS points.
Mount Vernon will put its
three-game victory streak on
the line against Groveton (3-D
at Groveton. The Majors lost
their opener to Wakefield but
have come back strong behind
the scoring of Lentz, a 6-foot-5
junior who has a 29.3 average.
RESULT YESTERDAY
Havre de Grace, IS; GlenelE. 30.
GAMES TODAY
James Madison at WRshington-Lee. 8.
Annandale at Osbourn. Z.
Mount Vernon at Groveton, 8,
Hammond at Lee, s.
Mclean at Wakefield, 8.
Herndon at Marshall. =
stuart VS.. CIV at Hammond. 6.
Fails Church a. Fairfax. s.
Garfield at NokeSville, z.
Criser at Luther Jackson. 7:3O
BladenSburg at Northwestern. $50.
High Point at Fsirmont Heights, 2.
OXon Hill at Suitland,
Walton johnson at Richard Mont
gomery, $50
Northwood at Bethesda Chevy Chase. s.
Wheaton at Montgomerv Blair, $50.
SurrattSvllle at Sherwood, 8.
Great Mills at Leonardtovn. z.
Lackey at Gwynn Park, T.30.
Mackin at Laurel. s
AnacoStis at DeMaths, $3.50.
Gonzaga at Fordham Prep New York;.
St Stephens at O'ConneH. s:lb.
Quantico Post at Priory. g.
Gallaudet Prep at Woodward Prep,
3.l5.
St Johns at Roosevelt. $50.
SpEinEsrn at PAige-Jsckson (charles
TOWN.. $50
Dunbar vs.. Phelps at Terrell JHs, 3:I5.
Bell vs.. Chamberlain at Jefferson
JHS, $50.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Andrews Cugers
Earn 500 Mark

Andrews Air Force Base,
having won its last two basket
ball games, will carry a 6-6
record into the new year. The
Rockets wound up the pre-
January schedule with a 1910
victory at home last night over
Stewart IN. " AFB.
With Ken Pichette of
Georgetown leading the scor-
ing, Andrews broke away in
the first half and steadily in
creased it's advantage.
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Hammer Coming Back Home
AS Richmond PIoyer-Couch

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10
(AP).-Granny Hammer, who
jumped directly from high
school to the major leagues IS
years ago, is coming back home
next year as a playing coach
for the Richmond Virginians of
the International League.
Hammer, a 32-year-old in
fielder who spend IL seasons
with the Phillies, was named
last night to replace Randy
Evening star., 1959-12-18
Lukers Recall Ellis

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18 (AP)
The Minneapolis Lakers yes
terday recalled Boo Ellis from
Wilkes-Barre off the Eastern
Basketball League and placed
Eddie Fleming on waivers to
make room for Ellis.