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Evening star., 1960-03-31
RedAuerboch Calls Off
Practice for CeItics

BOSTON, Mar. 81 (AP).-
Coach Red Auerbach has called
OF one practice and refused to
try to stir up the Boston
Celtics for their next two Ma
tional Basketball Association
championship playoff games at
st. Louis.
The teams, deadlocked at
one victory apiece, resume ac-
ton on the Hawks home floor
Saturday afternoon in q ma
tionally televised game.
Auerbach had announced an
II am. practice yesterday but
called it of. Like the players,
Red was disappointed with the
sub-par showing Of the club in
its 113-103 loss to st. Louis
here Tuesday night.
II have absolutely no inten-
ton of calling names or trying
to stir my players up," Auer-
bach said. They're pros. They
brought themselves this far
and, win or lose, this series is
entirely up to them"
Had Chance for Green
Auerbach was shaking his
head over the fact he had been
given a chance to get st. Louis
81 Green in a trade six weeks
ago. He wouldn't have made
the swap then or now. But
Green was a major factor in
the Hawks triumph Tuesday.
How do you like that"
Auerbach commented. "The
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Swim Meet
Opensus Test
For OIympics

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Mar.
81 (AP).-The road to Rome
and the Olympics is the goal
Of 237 swimmers and divers en-
tered in the three-day National
Amateur Athletic Union mems
indoor championships starting
here today. :
While the winners in the 16-
event carnival won't be able to
rest on their performances in
Yale's two classy pools, they
can start looking over maps of
Italy. They're sure to be IA
vorites in the Olympic trials
early this summer.
Two titles are today's targets
for records-the 1.500-meter
freestyle and the 400-yard ned
ley relay. At least one new
champion is sure to be crowned.
Mighty Murray Rose, the
Southern California glamor boy
from Australia, will surrender
his metric mile. along with the
220-yard and 440-yard freestyle
titles. He has gone home to
prepare for defense Of Olympic
honors he won in 1856.
Stanford's George Harrison,
last years medley champion,
faces a problem. He. was en-
tered in the medley and metric
mile, but unlike 1859 when they
were held on separate days,
both were scheduled for iden-
tical times this afternoon.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Carroll Bonner
Advance Sales
Reach 1000 Mark

Advance ticket sales reached
the 1000 mark yesterday for
the Saturday night basketball
game pitting all conquerine
Carroll High against Monsignor
Bonner at the PaleStra in Phil
adelphia.
Carroll. winner Of 81 straight
games and Bonner, city cham
pion Of Philadelphia, will play
for the benefit OF the Au-
gustinian Seminary Guild. an
organization which supports
training Of Augustinian priests
Both schools are stated by
that order.
A preliminary game at Bpm.
will match Villanova and st
Joseph's College freshmen. Tom
Hoover, a Cornell graduate, will
be in the Villanova frosh line up.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Record Field Of 1878
Enters exos RELAYS

AUSTIN. Te.. Mar. 81 (AP)
Some Of the great names ir
track and field, including five
Olympic performers, go into
action here this week end ir
the 33d Texas relays.
The record entry list of 1875
individualS-93 more than last
year-includes seven 1885 in.
dividual champions and relay
teams.
The Friday night and Satur-
day afternoon finals are ex-
pected to draw more than 20, 900
spectators to the University OF
Texas Memorial Stadium.
No ofiicial team champions
will be named. but sports
writers who keep their own
totals expect Kansas, Michigan
and Abilene Christian to take
home most Of the ribbons.
Former Duke star Dave Sine,
co-holder of the world mark
in the l00-yard dash, was
scheduled to run in the 100
meter event but announced last
Evening star., 1960-03-31
CusteIIuni Picks
Ex-StobIemute to
Beut Sugar Roy

BALTIMORE, Mar. 81 CAP)
Ray Robinson and
Tony Baldoni will weigh in to-
morrow for their scheduled 10
round fight at the Coliseum
Saturday night.
Robinson is looking to the
fight as q tuneup for his re-
match with Paul Pender in
Boston April 20. Sugar Ray lost
the New York-Massachusett:
version Of the middleweight
title to Pender on a split de.
cision in January.
Rocky Castellani, former
stablemate and Wilkes-Barre
Pa, neighbor Of Baldoni, will
be in his corner. Castellani
floored Robinson for a nine.
count but lost q split decision
to him in 1855.
Castellani said last night he
has given Baldoni his complete
book on Robinson and Tony is
strong and smart enough to
use 1t.
I'm certain Baldoni has
what it takes to beat Robinson
or even knock him out" Castel-
lani said.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Sc. $1,000; eIoimins $4,000; s-yeor-oIds
Fighters Fined
For No Contest

LONDON, Mar. 81 (AP).-
Britain's boxing bosses yester-
day ordered that Middleweight
Del Flanagan of st. Paul. Mimi,
and British Fighter Phil Ed
wards should pay in hard cash
for their mo contest fight al
London's Wembley Stadium
March 8.
British Referee Tommy Lit
tie disqualified both fighters
for persistent holding.
The British Boxing Board
Of Control said $40 Of Ed
wards purse money would be
appropriated for the boards
benevolent fund. The BBBC
also took $3.50 of Flanagan's
purse.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
THEY MEET SATURDAY IN GOTHAM
Yorktown's Trainer
Not Awed by Warfare

NEW YORK, Mar. 81 (AP)
- CORVALLIS surrendered at
Yorktown, Va. in 1881. but
Yorktown - the horse - isn't
going to let Warfare get away
with the Gotham Stakes Satur-
day at Aqueduct without a
fight. Or so his trainer hopes.
'If this sounds like a battle.
perhaps it is" Trainer Syl
Veitch said today. declaring
that George D. Widener's colt
will tackle last years 2-year-
old champion in the $25,000-
added Gotham.
The Gotham, at l mile. Is
the second of four big races for
3-year-olds at Aqueduct before
the Eastern contenders head
for Louisville and the Ken
lucky Derby May 7. The
$4,000 Bay Shore Handicap
comes April l3, and the $4,000
Wood Memorial April %.
Yorktown Still Green
Yorktown is one of the top
Eastern hopes for the Triple
Crown classics. But Veitch
isn't certain he's got what 1t
takes. Veitch saw Warfare
break two track records at
Aqueduct last fall, and admitted
he was impressed when that
California bred colt won the
Swift Stakes last Saturday fol-
a brief1y-held third track mark
MY horse didn't race at all
as a 2-year-old, so he's inclined
to be a bit dumb" Veltch said
of Yorktown, a chestnut son oi
Battlefield.
Hes a bit green, and has a
lot to learn. but is coming alorl
a little better all the time.
Henry Moreno will ride hin
Saturday, and then we hope Il
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Souchok Is Honored
By Golf Writers

GREENSBORO, N. c., Mar
81 (AP).-Mike Souchak. a
one-time Duke University foot
ball star, has been named the
Carolinas 1859 Golfer of the
Year.
The Carolinas Colt Writers
Association set up the award
three years ago for service to
golf by a Carolinas golfer
Amateur Billy Joe Patton of
Morganton received the award
last year.
Souchak, who now plays out
Of Grossingers, N. Y. won more
than 900 on the professional
tour last year and played on
the United States Ryder Cup
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Rookie, l8, Giving
Boyd Bottle for
First-Buse Job

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 81 (AP)-
What once shaped up as a FIVE
man battle for the first-base
job on the Baltimore Orioles
is rapidly becoming a two-man
fight.
Bob Boyd was given a spe-
cial l5-minute defensive drill
yesterday, indicating Manager
Paul Richards is preparing the
veteran to resume his old post
But the 33-year-old BOYD
faces a real challenge from ls-
year-old John Powell, who is
hitting at a 500 clip in exhibi-
play. The other three candi-
dates are Jim Gentle, Walt
Dropo and Buddy Barker, a
24-year-old rookie.
Evening star., 1960-03-31

guy is on the trading block six
weeks ago and now he's keeping
them in the series. That's what
makes this game. You Just
never know what's going to
happen"
incidentally, television fans
probably will get q chance to
watch all but one Of the re-
naming games of the playoffS
between the Celtics and Hawks.
The games this Saturday and
Sunday will be telecast by
NBC CWRC-D at 2 pm.
NBA President Maurice Pod
oloff set the fifth game for
Boston, Tuesday night, April S.
This one won't be telecast.
Podoloff said the sixth game,
II needed, likely would be
played Sunday, April 10 in
Boston. The week end games
also would be telecast.
Purses Guaranteed
No matter how many games
are played, the athletes will
share in q fixed amount. The
winning team in the series
will collect $1,000 and the
losing team, $1,000. This is
part of the 100000 prize
money the league puts up for
the entire playoffs.
Boston already has collected
5000 and the players could
wind UP with a total Of either
$4,000 or $4,000. st. Louis
has earned $1,000 to date and
can finish with either $28,, 900
or $4,000.
The Celtics earned $4,000 for
finishing with the highest won-
lost percentage in the league.
$1,000 for winning the Eastern
Division title. and $4,000 for
capturing the division playoff.
st. Louis won $4,000 for coping
the Western Division title and
$4,000 more for winning the
division playoff.
The other playoff teams
earned the following amounts:
Philadelphia, $4,000: Mime
apolis. $1,000: Detroit, $1,000
and Syracuse, $4,000.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Jerry Graham
Meeting Rocco
At AtCupitoI Arena

Antonino Rocca and Jerry
Graham, who meet at $3.50. are
the first Of IA wrestlers COM
peting on tonight's five-bout
program at Capitol Arena.
Team bouts will bring to-
gether the Bastien brothers
Red and Lou, against the Iron
Russian and Zebra Kid, and
Skull Murphy and Pat Kelly
against Vic Christy and Chief
SUM War Cloud.
Prince Maiava tangles with
Taro Sakuro and Luis Martinez
faces Pampero Firpo to COM
plete the lineup.
Evening star., 1960-03-31

run Yorktown back in the
Wood Memorial. If it looks like
we've got a fighting chance in
the Derby, I believe Mr.. Wide
ner will send him to Louisville
Yorktown made his racing
debut at the Fair Grounds in
New Orleans Janary l and was
unbeaten in five races, although
he was disqualified once for in
reference. Tony Graf then
beat him by a nose in the Lou
iSiana Derby.
Survived Inquiry
In his first Aqueduct start
last week, Yorktown won a mile
race by a head over Don
RickleS, then survived g
stewards inquiry into possible
interference before the result
was made official.
However. that, plus the Fail
Grounds disqualification and
other foolishneSs, shows why
Veitch holds his breath every
time Yorktown goes into the
starting gate. Once he got the
lead in his New York race, he
thought it was over and tried
to pull up.
Jimmy Kilroe, New York rae
ing secretary. expects Warfare
Yorktown. Keenation, Don
Rickles, Wise Ship and three
or four others to start in the
Gotham. One is the MerricE
Stables John William, who
finished second to Tompion ir
the $780, 400 Santa Anita Derby
IF I was going to be afraic
of any horse in the Triple
Crown. I've got to be scared
Of Warfare" Veitch said. ",
think he can hit harder thar
The rest Of U.S."
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Architect Chosen

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.,
Mar. 81 (AP) Edward Durell
Stone. noted American archi-
tect, has been selected to design
the Football Hall of Fame, to
be located near the field where
Princeton and Rutgers played
the first college game in 1869,
Chester J. Laroche, president
of the National Football Foun-
dation, said yesterday plans for
the shrine are expected to be
ready this summer.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Bobby CIore Enrolling
At RundoIph-Mucon

Bobby Clore Of st. Stephens
School plans to enroll at
Randolph Macon College in the
fall. Paul Webb, Randolph
Macon basketball coach, has
announced.
Clore, 6-foot-2 and ITS
pounds, who lives at 102 East
Mason avenue in Alexandria,
last fall transferred from
Gorge Washington High
School to st. Stephens, where
he played in the backfield in
football and was selected ALL
Prep in basketball.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Joe Connolly Dies,
Ex-Mujor Lacquer

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 81
(AP).-Joe (Coaster) Connolly,
q former major league out
nelder. died Of a heart attack
yesterday. He was So.
Connolly played with the
New York Giants, Cleveland
Indians and Boston Red Sox
during the early ls20's and
complied a 1858 batting average
for four major league seasons.
He collapsed at a pier where
he was employed as ships clerk.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Jacobs Again Goes
For 3,00Oth Win

NEW YORK, Mar. 81 (AP) -
Hirsch Jacobs tries again at
Aqueduct today for his 3,000th
race track winner.
The noted trainer is hopeful
that Sister Antoine. a 3-year-
old filly who brought him VIC
tory No. 2,999 on Tuesday. will
come through again and start
of a celebration that has been
postponed two days.
Jacobs now has been baked
in his last nine tries to get
No. 5000.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Borgos Is Defending
Souush Title TONIGHT

Cy Borgos defends his Dis
trict AAU squash racquets
championship tonight in finals
of the 1860 tournament at the
Pentagon OfficerS Athletic
Center.
Borgos meets Fred Danforth
at 7 pm. while DR.. Harvey
Mudd and Col. Edwin Black
are playing the consolation
game.
In semifinals last night, Bor-
gos defeated Black, 81. and
Danforth ousted Mudd. 80.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
.Jupunese Keeps Title

TOKYO, Mar. 81 (AP).-Ja-
pans Fumio Kaizu smashed
Rush Mayor of the Philippines
I'd the canvas twice in the first
round and koncked him out to
retain his Orient middleweight
title tonight. Kaizu weighed
Isl q pounds. Msyon 100 for
the scheduled I2-rounder.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Sports Editor Dies

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Mar. 81
(AP).-Ellis j. Veech, 81, sports
editor Of the st. Clair-Madison
County Journal at East ST.
Louis since 1886, died of lung
cancer today. He had served
as an official scorer at st. Louis
Cardinals games for several
year.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
HARTACK
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mounts and was suspended at
Garden State for "unbecoming
conduct"
Lang, son Of Jockey Chick
Lang, who won the 1923 Ken
lucky Derby on Reigh Count
said he hopes to remain in
racing. perhaps as an official
Pestano, a disabled veteran oil
the Korean War, is a close
friend OF Hartack and ha,
handled his riding assignments
when Lang was absent.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
up; s kuElonaa.
By JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Raeins Editor

Laurel officials are hoping
for fair weather and a reversal
Of the downward trend set yes
Iterday when the spring meet
ing's opening day progra
played to a disappointing rain
soaked crowd of 9,141.
Betting also fell below last
years first day when S876,l69
was wagered on the nine-race
curtain-raiser. In 1859. bet
ting amounted to S93l,625.
The backdrop had changed,
but the players found the 60
ing just as tough as at Bowie
as only two favorites clicked
during the afternoon to follow
the low percentage this year in
Maryland.
! But the favorite hackers Sc
lected the right horse in the
$l1. 300 Capitol Handicap. won
by Vendetta. a 4-year-old Vir-
ginia-bred that paid $3.50
Owned by Mrs. Walter F.
Wickes, Vendetta had been
beaten by 3l4 lengths in
Aqueduct's Paumonok Handi-
cap last week. Yesterday Ven
delta caught Sand Boy at the
eighth pole and had enough
left to turn back the late
charge of Mystic II and win by
a half length.
Interest shifts to grass racing
at Laurel this week end when
the second running Of the
$25, ,000-added Wilwyn Handi-
cap is scheduled at a mile and
.one-sixteenth.
1t was hoped that One-Eyed
King, turf star of the Gulf
stream Park meeting, would be
shipped north for the Wilwyn.
But Trainer Woody Stephens
says the full brother Of Bald
Eagle will skip Laurel's only
turf stakes this spring.
Lii Fella probably will be
starting lightweight in the Will
wyn at l22 pounds.
A surprise for the Wilwyn,
however, is Brookmeade Stable s
Oligarchy. assigned Ill. Train
Evening star., 1960-03-31
tTH RAcE-Purse. $500; eomns t$ssoo) 4yeoreId and
LAUREL NOTES

er Elliott Burch said yesterday
he plans on sending Oligarchy
from New York.
Laurel has a new gimmick
Three minutes before the horses
break in each race, the public
address system blares forth
with the theme song OF the
Bridge Of the River Kwai film
A hasty calculation indicated
that unless somebody breaks
the recording. a steady Laurel
customer will listen to l3 hours
and 3 minutes Of the River
Kwai during the 29-day meet
ing.
Due to its association with
bridges, it could be an appro-
pirate theme song, however
II the favorites continue TO
perform as they did at Bowie
Laurel's homemade teletimer
failed to operate electrically
yesterday. Instead an observer
watched the horses pass the
various poles and then trans
ferred the time to the infield
board, the fractions being
lighted manually.
In three races, the Triangle
Publications, which makes the
oflcial charts. diSregarded the
time posted on the board anc
used clocker to time the races
Most tracks employ the
American teletimer device which
operates with the use OF ar
electric beam. The first horse
to break the beam at the vari-
GUS poles. and at the finish, au-
tomatically lights the fractions
of the race.
Jockey Joe Culmone. leading
rider at Bowie, jumped of tc
an early advantage at LaureI
when he drove home with two
winners yesterday-King Sue
and Boy d'Amour.
The first Ladies Day of the
meeting was scheduled at Lau.
rel today. Each Thursday dur
ing the session women are ad.
mitted free.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
Oldest Cage Rival

Notre Dame is Michigan
States oldest current rival in
basketball. Their series started
IN 1908.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
By nc Associated PICS

- by IHt hsSUCIdItu FItss
. FIRST RACE-PurSe, $4,000: claim
ma; 3-vear-oldS and up: & furlongS.
Rhine Wine (W'h'se) 1910 $40 i.50
star Act neonardD $500 81 90
fDouble Hitter (Bolan6 Sic
Roman Gale, Brides Account. Ad-
miral Savvy, Princess Jane Kinross,
pandy Will, Tack Bird, Honest Sam,
Fieht. ITma La Douce. Time, 1898
4 Field
Evening star., 1960-03-31
RRcONn RAcR

SECOND RACE Purse, $4,000;
claiming; 4-year-olds and up; 8 fur
PiuebrOke (StoValD 500 800 2.9O
beek n Learn (GueTin) $50 $50
Prince Nahar (ArcaroD i.1O
a 5ohn T. Mites Mite, Run Bully
0eadeye Dick, Courtly. Time, 1:llss
Evening star., 1960-03-31
RACING
RESULTS
Laurel
BY the Associated Press

FIRsT RACE-Purse, $4,000: claim
ing, 4-year -olds and up; Z furlongs.
Eagle Cen CKratD 5I.OO so l0.30
Grand Opera (Adams) $50 3.O1
Waiiin Sailor (BOhenkO) 80
.. Freighter. Sky Master. Behead. Dixie
Meledy, Fifth Down Red, Post once
Time, l:29+s.
Evening star., 1960-03-31

The first Ladies Day Of the
meeting was scheduled at Lau-
rel today. Each Thursday dur
ing the session women are ad-
mitted free.
Evening star., 1960-03-31
SECOND RACE
.Aqueduct

DAILY DOUBLE Cs-D s352.6O
Evening star., 1960-03-31
e, $1,000; eIoimins t$7,sool; 4-ysar-OIds end
90; claiming t$3 3.Soo); 4-yesr-oIds and

Top figure; tough roes - cvlmons - 81
Shorp; lightly weighted 49, Brondt - 9-2l
Beossn by top one ------ Cvlmone - ST.
Bowie winner s., 500 Mo boy - 81
Coed score $500 Bowie No boy - s-I
Coming 10 form now --- Bohsnko - 81
Speedy; stopped lost time freshmen - 81
Outside chance ------------ ChonbSrS ISL
Outsider ---- .-.---------- Fissenon ISL
For back for 81, 800 krosI 2o 2o-I
Figures 10 be ovtrvn ------K Krotz -2 2o-l
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

GAMBIA Britain committed principle, grant self
to this West Coast colony but has
been Universal suffrage announced in 1889
elections under the constitution promised for 1890
KENYA Constitutional talks being held currently in
London determine the nature, and possibly the timing
OF self which has been by the Colonial
Office the goal for Kenya.
TANGANYA This UN Trust Territory has been promised
internal self government this year Main African leader
Julius Nyerere has mraculousy achieved effective multi
racial alignment 1t is believed that he will be the first Prime
Minister when full self government Is attained
UGANDA Torn by internal struggles revolving around the
unwngess of the Kingdom of Buganda to risk the loss Of
power and identity by participating in untary form Of gov
erment is difficult define transition to independence,
although this is Britan's acknowledged goal multiplicity
OF political groupings further weakens the internal situation
Violence has ared result Of boycott Of Asian and Euro
pean goods protests mount against tax assessments
SIERRA LEONE Constitutional changes made IN 1858
1855 for this inland protectorate the West Coast OF
Africa Further progress expected from talks to be held
in London this year.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

FROM the Sahara south to the Cape of Good Hope,
tension and conflict ripping across the full
j sweep of Africa - the worlds biggest trouble
spot Whites fighting blacks who ready or not"
rushing to independence, and once big colonial
empires crumbling
In Algeria bloody and costly civil war between
Moslem rebels and French Algerians continues and
is in its sixth year.
In the Belgian Congo troops had to quel riots and
tribal last year. The Congolese take over this
month.
In South Africa a country where bigoted whites
determined to rule, streets flowed with blood vio-
lence born of black despair finally erupted.
In Nyasaland, Southern and Northern Rhodesia, the
three restless countries that form the weakening Cen
trail Africa Federation native leaders are camoring
for independence And Britain, in no mood for an
Algerian type situation is yielding.
Africa has long borne the name Dark Continent"
But the darkness wise say is not of Africa it
self. 1t is in the minds of nom Africans who know so
little of this vast land big the United States
Western Europe, India and China put together There
dozen African nations as large as Spain whose
very names unknown to the average person and
great mountains lakes, ungles deserts, ancient civil
izations and modern cities.
Almost everywhere, political unrest looms as
colonial powers prepare to turn over rule to the
blacks Freedom is coming. But so is turmoil
and trouble where whites fully determined to
hold their rule at any cost.
The post surge ofnatonalism, that has brought
six nations into being on the continent OF Africa
will receive new impetus this year.
Five more countries scheduled to become SOW
ereign states. Most significant of these is Nigeria
which will gain it's independence formally on October
First. With population of more than 50 million,
Nigeria, largest of any nation in Africa, seems des-
tined to play a key role in the unfolding drama OF
Africa.
Cameroun ushered in the year with an indepen-
dence married by strife and bloodshed. Other United
Nations Trust Territories scheduled to receive their
independence this year Togoland in West Africa
and Somalia on the east coast. The Belgian Congo
is due this month.
To help its readers keep posted on these and other
changes in the African scene TONE presents special
summary review of all the states and territories on
the African continent that gained their freedom or
are due independence in $780, with brief description
of their present political status.