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Gene Harris SforS
On Penn Sfofe
Basketball Team

State College, Pa. (ANP) -
Gene Harris, a sophomore from
Pittsburgh, is the leading rebound
er on Penn State basketball team
and gives indication Of developing
into a real scoring threat.
A starter since the beginning of
the season, Harris best perform
ance of the season came against
Duquesne in the Harrisburgh, Pa,
Keystone Holiday Tournament. He
scored 16 points and grabbed Is re-
bounds, giving the Nittany Lions
that necessary lift to defeat the
Dukes.
Since that game, the Penn State
cagers perked up, defeating Carn-
egie Tech and Bucknell and losing
a narrow decision, rs to 10, to
highly rated West Virginia.
Against Carnegie Tech, Harris
had points and Is rebounds; West
Virginia IL points and IL rebounds,
and Bucknell, 10 points and 16 re-
bounds
For his season total in the first
10 games, Harris scored SS points
and rebounded 1O5 times for an
average of 1O.5.
He is the sophomore star of a
sophomore-studded team. He is a
product of Schneley High in Pitts
burgh, the school that produced
such stars as Maurice Stokes and
Ed Fleming, both greater perform.
ers in the MIA. Stokes is the play
er who was stricken two years ago
with a brain disease that ended his
athletic career.
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Big Daddy"
Gscomb Makes
Wrestling Debut

San Francisco amp - The
bear hug" not the flying tackle
was Gene Big Daddy" Lispcomb's
feature hold when the 294-pound
world champion Baltimore Colts
tackle made his debut as a Crap
pier here last week.
The 2s-year-old pro footballer,
member of every All-Star team
at the close of the 1859 National
Football League season, appeared
on a card promoted by Joe (Waf-
fle Ear Malcewicz.
Malcewicz, who has been tutor
ing Lispcomb, had high praise OF
Lispcomb's potentials as a wrest-
Ter. He said:
He has such strong legs and
such powerful arms that he's just
going to squeeze the wind out OF
a lot of our top wrestlers."
Said Big Daddy"
I've still got a lot to learn, but
I'm strong, and I like to wrestle.'
He said he thought of wrestling
as far back as 1854 but was dis,
couraged by Baltimore's segrega,
ton. He resides in Baltimore. Lisp,
comb added: Now they are boiler,
ing for me to break in back there
(Baltimore). But I'm going to
spend the next few weeks on the
west coast"
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BIG o" TO COP THIRD
STRAIGHT SCORING TITLE

Chicago amp - With the sea-
son at the halfway point, Oscar
Robertson was well on his way to
his third straight college scoring
title and to becoming the all-time
high scorer in collegiate history.
The Big o" in leading Cincin-
MATHS great team Is wins out of
its first IA games, had tailed 45S
points in his first IL games, ac-
rording to statistics released last
week by the National Collegiate
Athletic Bureau.
Robertson was averaging 1872
points game. He also was among
the top rebounders, with 1877 re-
trieves in 1,214 chances for 1852
percentage.
Second in scoring was the SEN
satonal junior at st. BonaVenture,
Tom Stith who had tailed 292
points in 10 games for a 29.2
average.
Other leaders in the scoring in
cluded Al Butler, Niagara, $50
points for a 25-point average;
Mark DuMars, Penn State, 219 for
a 42.S average; Chef Walker, Brad
ley, 1872 on 255 points; Hubble
White, Villanova, 22.9 on FOG
points; Charlie North, Detroit, 22.s
on 274 points Larry Chanay, Mon
tana State, 22.1 on 100 points.
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FEDERAL AGENTS FIND
LIQUOR STILL IN BELFRY
OF CHICAGO CHURCH

Chicago CAMP - There was
much more spirit in Bible Witness
church on South State Street here
than even the preacher or the con-
gregation realized.
They didn't know it until federal
agents found watts in the belfry
where they said John Hill, a tuck
pointer. was operating an Illicit
still. They made the discovery by
acting on a tip and found their
proof-100 proof-at least enough
to convince a federal grand jury
that Hill should be indicted.
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Charley Dresser
May Use Aaron
Al Second Bose

Milwaukee (ANP) - Manager
Charlie Dresser said here last week
he may ask outfielder Hank Aaron
to take over the Milwaukee Braves
second base chores if other can
didates for the position fail to
measure up. He added, however,
that he wouldn't press Hank be-
cause he wanted him to be in the
best frame of mind for the 1860
season.
The 1859 National League bat
ting champion, Aaron once played
second base during his stint in the
minors, and filled in briefly for
third baseman Ed Matthews last
season.
Red Schoendiest, the Braves
regular second baseman, suffered
an attack of tuberculosis and saw
action only briefly toward the end
of the season. The decision to use
Hank at the trouble spot will be
based on whether Scheondiest will
be able to play enough games.
Red says he'll play 100 games
for u.s." said Dresser. II hope so.
I'm still figuring on filling second
base with what we've got" Vet
eran Bobby Avila, Chuck Cottier
and Mel Roach are the Braves 9TH
er second sackers.
Commenting Aaron's reaction,
Dresser said:
IF Aaron told me he didn't
want to play second, wouldn't
press him to do so. An unhappy
player isn't much good to you 1.-THE
club"
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TWIN CITY
Pin PATTER'
TWIN CITIES LADIES
January 10

The eldest son of Johnny Brown
John Jr., was visiting the st. Peter
Claver Lanes Tuesday could be
he was starting early to learn the
know how" of Bowling manage
ment. Others in the visitors row"
were, Marie Monroe; "a first night
err Cell Maddox, Pat Lee, "Bea"
Walton, Sue Scott, Bob Yaeger,
Bob Jackson and Johnny Pettiford.
Dewayne Moore was helping his
mother Lauretta Moore roll up
good score. Muriel Gardner Sub
bed" for Eunice Finney.
The Coleman Loan team with
the help Of a handicap and the
cheering services Of Bob Jaeger
and Bob Jackson "swamped" the
Gopher Lodge team Tuesday three
to nothing. Jimmy's DIX continued
its winning ways" by over-whelm-
ing the Grove Finance team by
the same score. Brooks Funeral
Home lost to Jansen Liquors two
to one, Just Rite Bar-B-Q took
two from Ted Bies.
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He is quick to point out, however
that Russell is very clean player
All MIA teams have centers
nearly as big as Wilt Chamberlain,
but Wits tremendous ability is
what makes him so superior to
rivals in scoring. rebounding
blocking shots and setting up scor-
ing plays for his teammates, Paul
Arizen, Tom Cola, Woody Saulds-
berry, Guy Rodgers, Andy johnson,
Joe Grabowski, Ennis Beck and
Joe Rutlick.
How They Compare
Here is how the other centers
stack up against Wilt:
Walter Dukes, Detroit Piston, 7
foot.
Clyde Lovelette, 6 feet, II inches,
and Charley Share, 6 feet II inches,
st, Louis Hawks.
Phil Jordan, 6 feet, 10 inches,
Wayne Embry, feet, 8 inches,
Cincinnati Royals.
Johnny Kerr, 6 feet, 8 inches,
Connie Derking, 6 feet, 10 inches,
Syracuse Royals.
Charley Tyra 6 feet, 8 inches,
Jim Palmer, 6 feet, II inches, New
York Nicks.
Bill Russell, feet, 10 inches
Gene Conley, 6 feet, s inches, Bos-
ton Celtics.
Larry Foust, 6 feet, 10 inches
Jim Crebs, 6 feet, II inches, Min,
neapolis Lakers.
So Wilt Chamberlain doesn't
have such a great height advant
age after all, does he?
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the answers from Mss Vegas
Nights, made it all the more in
teresting.
The wise guys tried to bury
Lost Wages, New" a half dozen
years ago-but it's still adding
hotel rooms. 1t won't be beaten.
Among the many newsmen in
Vegas, all agree that they have
the most beautiful Auditorium in
all the so states. Wall to wall car
Peting and a seating capacity Of
5000. Really out Of this world.
Our city council ought to see it
then they'd do something about
ours.
A boxing show is staged there
every two weeks and Monday drew
1900 fans Reno's Howard King
boxed a sensational 10 round draw
with Charlie Powell, a towering
giant from San Diego.
Vegas with a population Of S.
900 has boxing every two weeks.
We, with a population of more
than 100000 have boxing every
two years. You figure it out.
We stayed at the Stardust Hotel
and at the Lounge, Billy Daniels,
That Old Black Magic Man sang
out his heart to us in the wee hours
Of the morning Whatta guy
Next door at the Frontier, Billy
Eckstine keeps his audience in
high pitch-there is no place like
Vegas. You said it.
SheCky Greene, VINO Is so good
CIV won't use him, as anything is
libel to come out of his mouth and
gags says: Vegas looks like a
naval base with all those nude
shows here"
Joe f. Lewis quips: My
names Mickey Rooney and when
I have one drink, I feel up to
Parr."
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Almost About
thing
BY PERCY VILLA

We just returned from a most
pleasant trip from Las Vegas and
while we never drink nor gamble
one can still enjoy the beauties
Of the Silver State.
This is my first trip back in
little over two years and the big
surprise was the change Of the
city. Buildings that were only five
or six years old are being torn
down to build high and larger
places.
We attended all the shows and
just about met all the friends I
left behind.
Have a rundown as TO what is
showing and playing at the clubs
Sahara has Marlene Dietrich,
looking more beautiful than ever.
She admits being so.
Sands Hotel, has my good friend
Nat King Cole. Sings about a
dozen songs and ends doing some
rock n roll songs too. After the
show we paid him a visit in his
dressing room and did a little rem
iniscing. Sends his regards to his
many friends and followers in the
Twin Cities.
The FL Rancho has the all-time
mite club favorite Joe E. Lewis.
Lewis likes his liquor so well that
ne even INDUCES in the stuff while
his act goes on. He says: There
goes my heart-and I think there
goes my liver, too"
At The Rivera Hotel starring
Phil Silvers and Pvt. Doberman.
Shecky Greene is doing a lounge
act at the Tropicana. Spotting US
he says: Say hello" to Jimmy
Hegg, tell him to open a mite club
as need booking after next week.
Greene used to play every year at
the Starlight on Sixth Street..
The main attraction at the Trop-
icana Of course is "Follies Ber-
gere" which should play at least
a year.
The fabulous Louie Prima and
his wife Keely Smith are packing
'em in at the Desert Inn. It thrilled
me when they dedicated all there
songs to yours truly.
The Flamingo Hotel has Gisele
Mackenzie and Jack Carter. Car
ter says" You've heard about
these hotel owners being elusive.
can get my bosses out here with
two words: Grand Jury"
This is a town of wandering
dead. At $50 am. people will say:
where can we go now?
My good friend Gene Austin, who
started fame many years ago by
singing and writing Blue
Heaven" is still doing it nightly at
the Nevada Club.
At the Stardust is the home Of
the LIE Lido De Paris where the
show is without bras and without
brides. Unbelievable. Take it either
way. Pinkie Lee is at the Dunes.
But what is he doing with the bare
chested girls?
The day before returning we at
tempted a rodeo with many news
papermen from coast to coast.
Earl Wilson, one of our favorites,
who does a daily column for the
New York Post and the st. Paul
Pioneer Press, renewed our friend
ship.
We both interviewed a prize
horse worth $4,000, I'm told
called Vegas Nights. We asked the
question and since we couldn't get
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-01-29

Team High Single Game: So.
Deal Liquors, $50; U. S. Upholster-
ing, 925; st. Paul Recorder, S18.
Team High Series: So. Deal Liz
uors, 1884; Western Rec. 1866;
Woodland Suneral, 2641.
Individual High Single Game:
Bonnie Fowler, 252; HOWE Bar
rett, 227; Paul Thornton, ZIG.
Individual High Series: Ernest
Duke Green, 574; Art" Moore,
$50; Paul Thornton, $50.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
January 90
Individual High Single Game:
Jim Crowder 224, Andy Clark, 213;
Albert Clark, Helen Underwood,
1913, Doris Wilkerson, ia; 10 Mar
ity, 1853.
Individual High Series: Andy
Clark, 581; Jim Crowder, SAT;
Johnny Pettiford, SIP; Edna Judy,
4s1; 30" Marty, AT; Helen Un-
derwood, 465.
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VIC POWER SIGNS
INDIANS PACT

Cleveland (ANP) - Vic Power,
smuggling first baseman of the
Cleveland Indians, has signed his
1860 baseball contract, the club
reported.
Vic, who formerly played for
the Kansas City Athletics, was one
of three early signers with the
club.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-01-29

One ballplayer whose name in
variably pops up whenever there
Is talk Of baseball is Ernie Banks,
the slender but awesome slugger
Of the Chicago Cubs. And for good
reason. Banks has been mistreat-
ing National League pitchers for
the past seven years and recently
has developed into one Of the finest
defensive stars Of the game.
Breaks Own Record
To cite only a few of Ernie's
achievements in the big show are
the fact that he has become the
first National Lacquer to win the
senior circuits Most Valuable
Player award twice in succession
The drove in a total of 272 runs,
whacked a total Of 90 home runs
and batted .313 and .3O4 in the two
seasons - 1858 and 500; estab-
Hshed new shortstop homerun re-
cords, and tied with the immortal
Babe Ruth, among others, for the
most bases-loaded homeruns hit by
a shortstop in a single season. It
takes the average ballplayer five,
perhaps six seasons to equal Ern-
les total of runs-batted-in in the
two seasons. Others play a life
time without making any additions
to the record books
But that wasn't all. Before the
SO season was completed, Ernie
had established two fielding re-
cords for shortstop, committing
only IL errors, the fewest ever
posted by any player at that posi-
ton in National League history.
And all this without any minor
league experience.
Product OF Negro League
Banks has never played in the
minors in organized baseball. He
was drafted straight from the
Kansas City Monarchs of the Ne
gro American League, disproving
the oft-heard criticism that the
NAL lis no good" He reported to
the Cubs in mid-September in 1858
and Immediately set out to prove
that he was to be reckoned with
as a hitter.
1t took just two years for Ernie
to acquire the seasoning necessary
to become one of the games great
est stars. In IS, he established a
new homerun record for shortstop
by smuggling A roundtrippers. He
has been lettering the mark ever
since. For instance, he clobbered
Al homeruns in 1858, and fell off
two markers in SO with As, but
increased his RBI production by
IA. There are those who believe
he will top the At mark in 80 and
also hike his RBI total.
Ernie himself is noncommittal,
saying only "Tn do my best"
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TEAM STANDINGS

Team High Single Game: EZ
Lanes, 1853; Haskells Liquors, 934;
Observer, S91.
Team Hight Series: Haskells
Liquors, 2695; EZ Lanes, 2646; OBJ
server, 2541.
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TWIN CITY
BY LOUISE THOMAS
Midway 5-8373

" NdlASC 10 OF
Individual High Single Game:
Mary Russell and zelma Fullbright,
pol; Elizabeth Hiatt and Pat
Schuck, 100; Bessie Green, 1872.
Individual High Series: Zelma
Fullbright, SAT; Mary Russell, $40;
Louise Thomas, SIT.
TEN STRIKE
January 10
st. Paul Recorder continued in
its winning ways" by FASTING"
the champion Sun-Observer boys
three to one, as Woodland Funeral
Home was doing the same to Gard
ner Realty team. Square Deal not
to be left out Of the act took
U. S. 'Upholstering by the identical
score.
Western Rec. and Ted Bies were
a bit different. They split one point
and finished two and one half for
Western Rec and one and one-half
for Ted Bies.
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MAY Get Close To SEQ. 600


Banks is so good that the Cubs
brass are currently building the
SO team including newcomers
Richie Ashburn, Del Rice and
Frank Thomas around him.
They hope that with the slender
Texan batting in top form in the
cleanup spot behind Ashburn, Tay-
lor and Thomas, the team fortunes
will surge upwards, pennantwise.
Vice President Field Manager
Charlie Grimm is said to be hoping
only for a Banks repeat perform
ance Of 1858, a good year at the
plate for the others, and adequate
fielding and pitching, for the team
to become a challenger all the way.
Meanwhile. Ernie, who was the
Cubs highest paid player with a
salary of approximately $4,000
last season, stands to earn about
100000 during the 80 campaign.
The teams brainthrust are with
holding all salary info until Ernie
puts his name on the dotted line,
but AMP learned that Banks will
ask for a substantial raise, and
will get it,
One OF Greatest
This scribe believes Banks will
get around $4,000 or slightly
more, with the usual fringe bene-
fits the Cubs pay out to their
players running it up to 100000.
He deserves every penny of it,
too.
But how could you judge the
worth or measure the ability Of a
star of Ernie's greatness and
growing potentials? What yard
stick could one use? His worth as
a hitter alone is incalcuable.
One of the best descriptions of
Banks hitting powers was offered
by one of his own teammates,
Moryn, who claimed that Ernie
almost pauperizes him in RBI cate
CORY by driving in most of the
runs ahead of him. Said Walt:
That Banks - what a hitter!
It's beautiful just to watch him.
His swing is effortless and that
wrist snap of his sends the ball
soaring. Did you ever notice that
he seldom, if ever, tops a ball,
rarely pounds it into the ground?
He's one of the great ones"
AMEN.
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SPo RTS
ERNIE BANKS A PHENOM; TEAMMATE CALLS
HIM ONE OF BASEBALL'S CREATES
By Charles ]. Livingston

Chicago CAMP - This is winter 1t is also known in base
ball agOn the OffseaSOn the time when ball players
hope and dream of greater performances during the ensuing
season and managers envsiOn pennantS or least improve
ment of their teams.
But the off-season is also time for remniscing
pairing and judging the worth of individual players particularly
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TEAM STANDINGS

JLllllly Ia "A Id
Jansen Liquors 35 %
Gopher Lodge 80 "a
Just Rite Bar-B-Q 20 rs
Brooks Funeral Home rs 80
Ted Bies Liquors "a SO
Coleman Loan % 35
Grove Finance 16 Al
Team High Single Game: Just
Rite Bar-B-Qr 282; Coleman Loan,
1876; Jimmy's DIX, 77S.
Team High Series: Coleman
Loan, 2299; Jimmy's DIX, 2277;
Brooks Funeral Home, 2212.
Individual High Single Game:
Inez Clark and Louise Thomas,
TT; Pat Schuck, 176; Georgia
Canton, 172.
Individual High Series: Ceola
Webb, SOL; Mary Russell, 4S7;
Louretta Moore, 464.
A BOWLING BALL SPEAKS
By Dot Haas From The Woman
Bowler
Night after night thousands of
bowling balls are rolled down the
lanes and night after night they
are blamed when averages take a
dive. Did you ever wonder what
the balls would say to us if they
could talk? Sit back and relax
while we listen to the bowling
balls story.
Here I am again, sitting on the
rack waiting for the league to
start. My name is Pal as you
can see. The name suits me fine
for my Nom and have been Pals
for a long time, especially since
she saw Marion Ladewig on tele-
vision and noted that she patted
her ball. I get a pat quite often
and that sure gives me confidence.
I try my best everywhere we go
and we sure have been plenty of
places. Going to the WHO champ
ionships I have had, train, plane
and auto rides to many big cities.
Most of the time we went for
the ride, but it is a wonderful way
to sc this country of ours.
There are some nights when I
do not live up to my name. was
a little scared last season when my
Nom threatened to throw me into
Raritan. Boy, but she decided to
buy a new pair of shoes instead
and now we are all clicking to-
gether.
CAV is sitting next to me and
boy, does he have trouble-one
split after another. Do you know
what I think? He should reduce.
He is too heavy and his owner
just can't handle him correctly.
Lots of bowlers think they need
a heavy ball to knock the pins
down, but a lighter one will do
just as well if it is delivered cor
rectly. When I asked him if he is
ready for a big night, he shook
his head and said he thought he
was ready to be turned in for If
he got too many splits tonight he
would not be working for that gal
any more. (To be continued).
DUO-CITIES PACESETTERS
January 81
The "nippy'' weather cut down
on the size of the gallery Thurs
day at Pills Lanes. However a
few "faithfuls" came, among whom
were: Zoe" Sleet, Mary Anne
Terry, Theresa Washington, Jim
G Gardner, Jack Adams (who
brought a Mpls. Spokesman team
member to bowl at the last min
ute) thanks jack! A new gal
leryite," James Tubbings, who was
enjoying himself with two of the
bowlers and Kim Edwards and
Gary Daley.
Team VII "sneaked" by Mpls.
Spokesman two to one, Sally and
Jays swamped Guild Lanes three
to nothing while Cicero's Bar-B-Q
was "dishing" out the same pun
ishment to Marion's Dance School.
Jack Pine Acres fell before the
onslaught of So. Deal Liquors two
to one.
Team High Single Game: Sally
and Jays, 1888; So. Deal Liquors,
804; Team VII, 1856.
Team High Series: Sally and
Jays, 1919; So. Deal Liquors, 2301;
Team VII 2248.
uru auE c,r q NrvNWny-a
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lPhofo 6Y SstourI

WORLD WEARY? - No, these lions in South Africas
Kruger Game Reserve aren't bored to DEATH they're just
perfectly relaxed They're used annual passing parade
OF thousands Of cameratong American tourists who fire.
quently manage to snap pictures just like this
Kruger Park is Of the worlds largest ZOOS without
oars-forty miles wide and two hundred miles long
easily spend driving through its roadways stop
ping overnight at numerous camps in comfortable
nanve-style cottages Even visit Of days duration
you'll have the experience of lifetime photographing
zeDra rhnos elephants exotic birds and other indigenous
wldlife right outside your window
In addition Kruger South Africa maintains six other
major game and many bird fish sanctuaries
that welcome visitors
Evening star., 1960-04-08
YOUR FAMILY AND YOU
What Can Old Folks Do?

Of correspondence concern
ing anxious children who
don't know what to do with
their aged relatives.
MY husbands parents have
recently come to live with
US" writes Mrs. H. They
have retired. DR.. Popenoe,
but are still in good health
and can get around.
I'VE brought them a long
way from the region in
which they grew up, how
ever. and they seem to be
very much at a loss as to how
to spend their time.
There isn't much to do
around the house, and I'd
certainly like to get them
started on something that
would keep them busy and
happy. What can I do?"
Have them look around
E. and I mean literally.
Merely walking around and
studying their new environ
ment can make a pretty
worthwhile preoccupation.
I'm sure there are many
things to see in your city
that were not available in
Evening star., 1960-04-08

the region from whence they
came.
Many not-so-youngsters !
know of have private con-
tests among themselves just
strolling through the neigh
borhood, looking for the first
robin or the earliest flowers.
And speaking Of flowers,
lots Of retired persons get a
whale of a kick starting that
garden they never had time
for before.
There's unlimited room for
public service, too. Sid He'd
geS, in his book, Fun for the
Not So Young" suggests that
senior citizens are the ones
who have the necessary time
for committee work.
Sometimes it is a nuisance,
but the plain fact remains
that it accompliShes a great
deal which could not be done
in any other way.
Look around our neigh
borhood," he advises. Where
could you be useful?" What
things are most in need Of
well-merited support? Where
do your personal abilities and
interests most naturally lead