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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

LOUISVILLE. KY, Mar. 20
(AP). - Undergraduates like
All-Americas Oscar Robertson
and Jerry West will have q
chance to play for the United
States basketball team in the
Pan American Games next
summer. af
The selection plan was an
nounced today by Dutch Lon
borg, chairman Of the United
States Olympic Basketball
Committee.
Preliminary tryouts for the
Pan American team will be held
at Freedom Hall here April "a
with 20 selected players ad-
vancing to final trials at the
Glenview Naval Air Station
near Chicago. August /.
From the 20 at Glenview. IL
viii be chosen for the United
States team that viii play In
the basketball tournament
phase Of the Pan American
Games at Northwestern UNI
versity In late August and early
September.
The field for the April trials
here win include two teams
from the national AAU tourna-
ment now under way In Denver
an armed services team selected
from the service tournament
which win be played next week,
and O l4-member college all
star squad.
Lonborg, outlining the plan,
emphasized that the collegiate
members Of the olympic bas-
ketball committee have been
empowered to pick the II best
college players available-in-
Guiding sophomores, juniors
and seniors.
This opens the way for play
ers like Robertson. the great
Cincinnati star. and West, YER
satile West Virginia ace. Both
are juniors.
The committee viii select a
coach for the college squad.
perhaps the coach Of the team
that wins the NCAA title here
this week end. Lonborg said
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SPRING TRAINING BRIEFS:
Braves, Yonks Try
To Play Pair Today

MIAMI. Mar. 20 (AP).-The
Braves. rained out four con-
secutiye days. hoped TO get in
two exhibition games today
with the world champion YAM
KEGS.
Lew Burdette was scheduled
70 face New York's Art Ditmar
In the first game in the after
noon. while Warren Saphn wal
scheduled to 60 against either
Johnny Kucks or Don Larsen
in q night game.
Manager Fred Haney said he
plans to have some of his reg.
ular pitchers go nine innings
because bad weather had put
the team far behind in its
training program.
III Just have to work In the
kids wherever I find an open
ing" ne added.
PHOENIX Ariz. (AP)-Wn.
lie Mays wants to play.
The Giants centerfielder
still recuperating from a gasheC
shin, sneaked into his locker
Yesterday and donned his uni.
form.
Take 1t on" Manager Bill
Rigney shouted. "The doc say,
you can start swinging Sunday.
Not a minute sooner"
Willie changed his clothes
then shufied out to the dia.
mond and surreptitiously hi
In q pepper" game.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP).-
Frank Larry. troubled by q stone
bruise on his right foot for
nearly three weeks. told Man
ager Bill Norman OF the Tigers
yesterday that he now Is ready
to pitch.
I'm getting tired Of sitting
around with nothing 10 do, "
said the highlander who post
ed q 1918 record last year, In
Guiding seven victories over the
Yankees. -4., :. ,------
my arm feels good" Lazy
said. II could have pitched
before but what's the rush? II
I would have worked with that
bum foot. I might nave
gummed things UP with an un-
natural pitching motion. We've
still got three weeks to 60.
I'll be all right.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
AP).-n the Cardinals have
to run in the rain today to
keep leg muscles loose, they'll
be given new pairs Of SOS
kangaroo-hide baseball shoes
by the management.
Players provide their owl
gloves and shoes. but Manager
Solly Hemus noted that
younger players often couldn't
stand the expense Of an extra
pair Of spikes.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP).-Despite
the rain. Manager AL Lopez Of
the White Sox still can quip.
The Sox have been working
out in sneakers on the polished
gym floors Of the University Of
Tampa.
THE only thing wrong with
1t Is that we can't have batting
practice" Lopez said. And thi,
is the first place we've been ir
this spring that one Of our boys
might possibly hit one out Of
Meanwhile, the Sox await
the first visit tomorrow of Bill
Week since he purchased con-
trolling interest in the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Daily to Assist
Ricketts, at Manor

Tommy Daily. %. q former
Junior golf champion at Manor.
viii desert the amateur ranks
to become an assistant to
Dewey Ricketts, at Brooke
Manor Club.
Rickett. q graduate Of the
University Of Maryland. will
start work Immediately. He Il
the son Of John r. Daily. who
has been president Of Manor
Country Club several times.
;Tommy's mother Is o former
,club champion at Brooke
Manor.
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Dodgers. Reds
P|ayin Havana
ToAvoid Rain


The Reds and Dodgers finally
will get together in Havana
tonight for their hastily sched-
uled exhibition game after
spending yesterday playing
hide-and-go-seek with the
weatherman.
They will play In Havana
again tomorrow instead Of In
Tampa. as originally scheduled.
The nth straight day Of rain
on Florida's Gulf Coast caused
the sudden shift. The Reds
originally were slated to meet
the Cardinals In st. Petersburg
yesterday and the Dodgers were
10 have played the Orioles in
Sarasota. Rain washed out
these games.
So the brass Of both teams
decided they had better get In
some playing time or lose the
conditioning edge gained 90 far.
The Dodgers found Havana TO
be dry and the Reds said. Let's
CO."
Reds Turned Back
The Dodgers arrived in their
private plane yesterday after
noon. The Reds. In q CONNER
cial airliner, were turned back
to Tampa by foul weather.
The Dodgers wound up playing
q squad game.
The two teams decided to 60
through with the game today,
despite other schedule COM
mitments. Los Angeles Is
scheduled with the White Sox
in Tampa and the Reds with
the Phillies In Clearwater.
With the Weather Bureau
predicting more rain, the teams
left enough men in their camps
to 60 through with the games
II 1t should clear, The rest Of
the Cincinnati squad was to
take Oh today In the Dodgers
plane, sent from Havana.
The Phillies- Tigers, Yam
kees-Braves. Pirates-Athletics,
and Senators-White Sox games
also were rained out yesterday.
Red SOx Top Cubs
Arizona continued to feature
the only playing activity. Tom
Brewer and Murray Wall COM
bined for . 2-1 Red Sox victory
over the Cubs. The pair allowed
the Cubs six hits, including
Bobby Thompson's home run.
Dave Hillman Just missed
being the first pitcher to go
nine innings this spring. He
allowed Boston only four hits
and two walks in eight innings.
The Giants belted five home
runs to outSlug the Indians,
90. Shortstop Andre Rodgers
hit two homers as part Of q per-
feet day at the plate for the
Giants.
Four Of the Giants homers
were OF Herb Score, making his
third start Of the exhibition
season. San Francisco belted
him for four the first time out,
too. Minnie Minoso and Woody
Held homered for the Indians.
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Gage Come Tops
SuitIond NIGHT

/. The eighth annual All
Suitland Night win be held
ut 1880 o'clock tonight ct Suit
land High School.
Feature Of the program viii
be . basketball game between
the men faculty and the boy
seniors and q volley ball game
involving the women faculty
land the girl seniors.
. There viii be tumbling acts
trampoline exhibitions and the
browning Of q king and queen
Dancing will wind UP the affair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

SEBRING. Fla. Mar. 20
NP).-A steady rain had
caused one death and was
creating confusion In prepare
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in today, just ahead Of Vice
President Chuck Comiskey. who
is returning to camp from
Chicago.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP).-
Gene Leek. the 2l-year-old
University Of Arizona infieldel
who was signed by the Indian,
Monday for a $35.000 bonus. IL
making q hit with the Tribe
brass.
Manager Joe Gordon and
General Manager Frank Lane
have been so impressed with
Leek's work at third base that
they are going to keep him
with the Indians indefinitely.
I'VE don't have to send him
to San Diego" Lane said. He
has looked better than any
thing we've had at third base,
so wen keep him with Us fol-
the time being.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla
| (AP). - The Athletics have
started sending their rookie.
back to the minor leagues.
Ten youngsters were farmec
out yesterday, including two
who are regarded as among
the best Of the AS young play.
ers. They are Second Basemar
Lou Klimchock and Outfieldei
Charley Secrest.
Secrest and Infielder Milt
Gran were sent to Portland
Of the Pacific Coast League.
Klimchock was sent to Shreve-
port In the Glass IA Southern
Association along with Infleld-
er Rae Slider and Pitcher
Harry Taylor.
Sent to the As minor league
camp for assignment were In
flelders Alex George, Ron Nc
Cutcheon and Dick Howser,
Pitcher Bob Dammit and
Catcher Rick Rogers.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP)-
Tom Brewer and Frank Sulli-
van. veteran mainstays Of the
Red Sox pitching corps, are
tossing curves and sliders with
pin-point control in Cactus
League competition.
Brewer has walked only one
while striking out eight in II
innings. while the towering
Sullivan has surrendered one
base on balls and struck out
nine In IL frames.
MIAMI (APO-Dave Nichol-
son. 100000 bonus outflelder.
has been assigned to the ORR
oles' Texas League farm club
at Amarillo.
General Manager Lee Mac
Phail also announced yesterday
that Frank Zupo. l9-year-old
catcher signed to q $50. 900
bonus contract in June. 1857.
has been sent to the Orioles
Miami affiliate Of the Interna-
tional League.
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ADULT
BASKETBALL

METROPOLITAN RECREATION
TOURNAMENT
Seminnals
Maggie's Restaurant, II: HAnrahan
D. z. iREcSSsEiArIoN woMEN's
CLASS d TOURNAMENT
HeiHaIumts, ST. Naval Ordnance, ~.
FIAeons, 36i Bureau Of Personnel, IS.
Y-HI INYITATlONAL TOURNAMENT
AT WAYNESBORO, PA.
Second Round
MessneE's Apple Butter. IS: MOntgom-
cry County Sentinels, 80.
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Unavoidable Crash"

/. johnson. q mechanic from
Savannah. Ca. and one Of the
/. AC-Bristol drivers, 24-year-old
Lonnie Rix Of Savannah, were
heading south on the highway
when q truck driven by David
n. Shirley Of Sebring made q
left turn In front Of them. The
sports car, driven by johnson.
hit the truck broadside. Rix was
treated for severe cuts and
bruises.
Sheriff Broward Coker said
the crash was unavoidable in
view Of the weather conditions.
The car involved in the &C.
rident was owned by Rix. al
though 1t was entered In the
race under the sponsorship Of
the English factory. It was
demolished.
The rain started Tuesday and
has fallen continuously since
then. The infield at the Sebring
race course was o quagmire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

Ntst~ Wv IVY S-SS
lions for tomorrow's 12-hour
international sports car endur-
ance race.
~ Gilbert e. johnson, 22-year-
old crewman for the AC-Bristol
team Of Surrey. England. died
last night after his racer
crashed into q truck on a rain
slick highway. south of Sc
bring.
The collision came shortly
after 81 European sports cars
were ordered OF the Sebring
course after attempting to prac-
tice for the race. After 90 con-
secutive hours Of rain. water
stood inches deep on some parts
Of the course. and driving con-
ditions were extremely hazard
Gus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

Hank Greenberg. one Of his
partners, is expected to check
in today, just ahead Of Vice
President Chuck Comiskey. who
is returning to camp from
Chicago. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Francis CoeIon,
Attorney for VA

Francis C. Coglan, 4S, a
claims attorney for the Veter-
ans A dminiStration, died
Thursday at Georgetown Hos
pital.
Mr.. Coglan was born in Oak
land, Md, attended Gonzaga
High School here and was grad
uated from Georgetown Uni
versity in 1895.
After serving in the Army
during World War II, he joined
the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration
with which he was stationed in
Germany for 10 months.
Mr.. Coglan was president OF
the st. Vincent de Paul Society.
president of the Mems Club and
former president of the Holy
Name Society, all of Holy Trim
ity Catholic Church.
He leaves his wife, Helen,
and his son, Francis. both of
the home address, 2346 Fortieth
street NV; three sisters, Mrs.
Robert Glover, 1881 Fortieth
street NV; Mrs. Lionel Clover,
1928 Metezrot road, College
Park. and Mrs. William CAST,
4403 Franklin street, Kensing-
ton, Md, and a brother, Rich
ard Coglan of New York.
Services will be held at the
DeVol Funeral Home, 1924 Wis
consin avenue NV. at 8 am.
Tuesday. Mass will be said
afterward at the Holy Trinity
Catholic Church, Thirty-fifth
and o streets NV. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Col. Barrett, S.,
Airborne Officer

Funeral services for Col.
Charles Franklin Barrett, jr.,
USA ret), Sc. who died Thurs
day In Asheville. N. c.. will be
held at 2 pm. Tuesday at the
Fort Meyer Chapel. Arlington.
Col. Barrett, who retired from
the Army in 1897, served on the
general stan Of the S2d Air
borne Division during World
War II.
A native Of Shawnee, Okla,
Col. Barrett is the son of the
late Mai. Gen. Charles F. Bar
rett, who was the commander
Of the 45th Division.
Col. Barrett was graduated
from Washington and Lee Uni
versity in Lexington, Va, and
Joined the Army shortly after
graduation when he was 10.
he then Joined the 45th Divi-
sion and stayed with that group
during most Of World War II.
Col. Barrett participated in
the D-Day invasion Of Nor
mandy and later fought in the
Battle of the Bulge. His deco
rations include the Legion OF
Merit and the Bronze Star
Medal.
He leaves his wife. Jean Bar
rett Of Asheville; a son. Charles
Blake Barrett. of Oklahoma
City. Okla; two sisters; Mrs.
Russell D. Funk. Of Arlington.
and Mrs. Cabell Cornish, Of
Houston Tex.
Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
u. Coulter, 78, Dies,
EXT rif Economist

John Lee Coulter. rs, former
chief economist with the
Tariff Commission and q spe-
cialist in rural life problems,
died Thursday Of q heart at
tack. He lived at 210O s
street NV.
Mr.. Coulter was appointed
chief economist and chairman
Of the advisory board Of the
Tariff Commission in 1929 on
the basis Of his presentation Of
the case on behalf Of the flax
growing States for raising the
tariff on fiaxseed. His appoint
ment was recognized as ac-
knowledgment that the farm
and factory were to be given
equal consideration in Ameri-
can tariff schedules.
The year before his appoint
ment to the commission, he
appeared before the Senate
Agricultural Committee as 81
spokesman Of the Northwestern
farming country, reviewing ag-
riculture's plight. At that time
Senators Nye and Frazier Of
North Dakota urged his APP
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9ratha

WEIGH. ELIZABETH B. on Thurs
day, April le, 1859. ELrzABETH
John r. WEIGH and mother Of Mrs.
Alice Raines, Mrs, Ruth Gibbons,
ed snd JOSEPH MSSr w. %si sSnn &: s sso
dren and nineteen great randchii-
dren. Funeral from the Simmons
Bros Funeral Home, 1851 Good
IL aSPms MONDAY a. * S0r SDs s e s taseslsssl
thence e 81. Ignatius Catholic
will be offered at 10 am. for the
repose Of her soul. lnterment
church cemetery. 10
DELLA RAE HYLAND.
On Saturday, April IS. 1859, at
WEs;rERMANN : q Z as SHS MAYOR HETAF I'd
daughter Of Mr.. and mrs, Howard
I. ,Hyland and sister Of Richard w,
tie Warner L. " PnmpRrey Fun Fanera al
Home. s434 Georgia ave, Silver
Spring, Nd, where services will be
held on Tuesday. April 81, at 10
am. parking facilities). Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. 20
JAMES L. ILARRY). Sud-
denly, on ! THURSDAY; sa April i6; 1859.
NV. JAMES L. LARRY WILL
LIAMS, beloved husband OF Annie
Leo Williams, stepson OF Annie Will
liams, half brother of Thomas viii
liams Of La Plata, Nd, and Mrs.
Va; uncle OF Samuel B. Clements
and Mrs. Rosa Lee Di Sslvo. Fu-
neral services will be held at the
DeVol Funeral Home. 1924 Wis
consin ave NV, on Tuesday. April
81, at l2:45 pm. Friends and
relatives invited. Interment Arling-
ton National Cemetery. 20
WILSON. ROBERT PERCY. on Sat-
urday, April 1S, 1859, at Doctors
Hospital. ROBERT PERCY WILSON
Of 5426 Connecticut ave. NV, be-
brother Of Mrs. W. A.. Justice, Mrs.
Fred Barrows, both Of Washington.
D. C., and c. H Wilson Of Hickory,
n. C.. Friends may call at the
s.. Il. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 2901
14th st. NV, after pm. Sunday,
April -19 (parking facilities. No
tice Of funeral later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Edwin Clarke,
Infantry Colonel

Col. Edwin Clarke. As, Of Coz
lumbus, Ca, died in Walter
Reed Hospital Thursday, after
being admitted April 4 with
leukemia.
4 A native of Boyce, La. Col.
Clarke was graduated from
West Point in 1888 and served
during World War II in the in
fantry with the late Gen.
George Patton's Sd Army.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Jane Clarke.
Funeral services will be at 10
am. Tuesday at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
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DEATHS
HIT MRntnrtant
Announcements Of

BROWN, REV. LORENZO O. In mem
GoSRESzom g. s sHsSans' w ins pa Rsv
so suddenly April. 1858.
There is wife who misses you
And nnds the time long since
you went,
And thinks Of you daily and hourly.
But tries to be brave and con-
A year has passed since that sad
When the one loved was called
God took, him home. it was Hi.
But in my heart he llyeth still.
EVANS, WILLIAM II. AND MAGGIE
Z. Sacred to the memory Of our
parents, WILLIAM H. EVANS, Sr.,
who passed away April 10, 1925,
and MAGGIE Z. EVANS, who passed
away April 10. 1856.
Rest, sweet spirits, rest.
RALPH IL "a EVANS. MIAAlRGuERIT,E
GREEN MANS GERTRUDE L.
GRAY, CHESTER A, In sad but loving
remembrance of my dear husband,
father and brother. CHESTER A.
GRAY. who departed this life two
years ago, April IL. 1857.
4 precious one from US is gone,
A voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant in our home
WIFE. ALICE GRAY: DAUGHTER,
GLADYS TERRELL, AND SISTER,
LESSEE MINOR.
LEDBETTER, LUCY. In loving mem
DRY Of our beloved wife and sister,
LUCY LEDBETTER. who passed
sgay three years ago today, April
You heard a voice we could not
1t said, You cannot stay:
You saw a hand we could not see.
Which beckoned you away.
Some day We hope to meet you
In that land so bright and fair,
For God In Heaven invites US
HER HIS f SeSItitg H h1mf f sha SISTER
GENEVA, PRANK AND Harry.
MAGRUDER, MARY ADA. In low
ing memory Of our dear mother,
mother. MARY ADA MAoRtU h5EF
who departed this life four years
ago today April 10. 1855.
You were such a wonderful mother.
You vii ffn s: sSTsasr ana IN o Gnn0 hearts
And always in our minds.
Now there is nothing we can say
Except Q loving prayer,
That God will bless you, Mama,
And keep you in His car,
xOHE pEX0TED CHILDREN
= GRANDCHILDREN.
STEPT0E, MAYME A. In loving mem
ory Of our wife and mother, MAYME
A. STEPTOE, who passed three
years ago today, April 10, 1855.
You win always be missed. but
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
TATUM, La vERN. In memory Of
our dear friend, LA VERN
TATuM. who passed away four
years ago today, April 10, 1855.
Some one. we learned to love a lot.
We miss her more as days 90 BY,
@ O"s' HENRY Sns '1 HNp H afI Se'''
WEBB. JOHN W. In loving memory
father JOHN W. WEBB. who de-
parted this life thirtyonnine years
The world may change from year
And friends from day to day.
But never will the one we loved
Prom memory pass away.
THE FAMILY.
WEDL0CK, LUNA B. A tribute OF
love and devotion to the memory
Of our mother and grandmother,
LUNA B. WEDLOCK, who departed
this life hve years ago, April 10,
1854
We miss her love, her CHEEKY ways
Please, God, Just let her know
That We down here do not FORGET,
we loved and miss her so.
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
WOOD, SUSIE. In loving memory
OF our dearly beloved mother and
grandmother, SUSIE WOOD, who
passed 70 the Great Beyond eleven
years ago, April IS, 194s.
Rest in peace, your work is ended:
Sveetly sleep, your race is won
You nave gone where those who
loved you
Stil are coming one BY one.
MRS. MARGUERITE BRUCE. MRS.
LQRENA THOMPSON, MRS /.
IDELLA TILLMAN. Mr.. MA
IHANlEL WOOD, Jr., AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
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Darn nj Chunks

HOLMES, MARCELINE J. The fam
lily OF the late MRS. MARCELINE
/. J. HOLMES wish to acknowledge
with sincere appreciation all cards,
telegrams. telephone calls, personal
S ness du GEsT' O ano ressn @ "
Mr.. AND MRS. SAM SPARAcINo
AND JOSEPH W. HOLMES. 10
JANEzEcK, LEO FRANCIS. The fam
iiy Of the late LEO FRANCIS
JANEZECK wish to express their
friends and neighbors for their
many. acts Of kindness during our
''s"' O''' THE FAMILY.
LAWRENCE, HELEN RoTIIp. The
TIE LAWRENCE wishes to thank
their many friends for their kind
expressions Of sympathy during their
Bereavement. THE FAMILY.
LOMAx, PETER A. The family OF
the late PETER A. LOMAX wishes
to acknowledge with sincere appre-
citation all telegrams, CARDS. tele-
phone calls, flowers, use OF cars
and all other services rendered BY
lions and many friends during their
IRENE LoMAX ROBINSON AND
DEACON ROBERT ROBINSON.
POLES. CHARLES L. The family of
the late CHARLES L. POLES wishes
to express their sincere apprecia-
ton for all telegrams, cards. how-
ers, phone calls. the use OF cars
and other services rendered oy ,,l his
clubs and friends Of caTdozo Nisht
High during their recent bereave-
r ment. THE FAMILY.
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Anufiltnn

koLT, MAX. There viii be an un-
DRY Of MAX WOLF at 1880 pm,
Sunday, April 10, 1888, at the
Adas israel Cemetery. Relatives
and friends invited. 10