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Evening star., 1960-03-15
THE BASEBALL
BEAT
BY BURTON HAWKINS

and Fernandez, we could be
better this year.
1T wouldn't take much to
put any team in the league into
contention. Cleveland got into
the race last year when a cou-
pie Of young pitchers, Gary
Bell and Jim Perry, came
through. Gerry Staley and
Turk Lown, a couple of old
pitchers, had good years to give
Chicago's pitching staff a big
lift"
Ferrell revealed that while
Bill Norman was fired as man
fager Immediately after the
Senators. inflicted a 1873 wal
Looping to the Tigers May 2.
Norman would have been oust-
ed regardless of the outcome
Of that game.
Actually I had talked to
Dykes a week before that
game" Rick said, "and it was
all set for him to take over. 1t
wasn't a spur-of the moment
thing. 1t had been coming on
for some time.
You could say, though, that
Washington was a pivotal team
for us. We had begun to get
big ideas after that strong
comeback carried us almost to
the top, but that June 81
double-header with the Sena-
tors debated us. We're not in
clined to take the Senators
lightly"
Evening star., 1960-03-15
1000 Dogs Listed
In Show Sunday

More than 1000 entries, rep
resenting 100 breeds, have been
received for the National Capt.
tai Kennel Clubs annual dog
show Sunday at the Armory.
Judging starts at 9 am. and
will not be completed until
after 10 pm. when the best
in-show award is made.
Two speciality shows will be
held in connection with the big
all-breed show by the Wei
maraner Club of Washington
and the Mason-Dixon Collie
Club.
For the main show, dachs-
hunds are the most popular,
with rs entered. At the other
extreme several rare breeds,
such as Rhodesian ridgebacks.
basenjis, griffons, salukis and
lhasa apsoS, have only a few
entries.
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broken leg" Chris related, you
had a disgruntled player who
wouldn't talk to you for a
week"
But agents Of certain visiting
teams also have testified that
getting their guarantee from
'O'Brien required persistence
and courage. Sometimes they
had to grope in the darkness
through a narrow pasSageway
to the rear of Chris home and
knock on the door. Grudgingly
admitted by Mrs. O'Brien, they
were ushered into the dining
room where Chris, flanked by
armed bodyguards, sat behind
neatly stacked rows of dimes
nickels and quarters and piles
Of dollar bills, the days re-
ceipts. With some mumbling
carefully thumbing each bill,
the old boy paid of.
h&&
O'Brien. who died in 1851,
sold the club in 1929 to a
physician, DR.. David j. Jones,
who named Ernie Nevers head
coach and created quite a stir
by sending the squad to q
training camp at Coldwater
Mich. 1t paid off in one respect,
for that year the Cardinals
walloped the hated Bears, 40-6,
as Fullback Nevers scored six
touchdoWns and kicked four
extra points for an individual
league scoring record.
DR.. Jones retained ownership
until 1888 when he sold the
club to Bidwill, who had in
terests in dog and horse racing
tracks as well as a profitable
ticket printing business. Bid
will, who died in 1947, was
one Of the leagues most COL
orful owners. The Moonlight
Charlie" monicker was be-
slowed upon him by Art
Rooney Of the Pittsburgh Steel
ers. The gray-haired Bidwill
always wore a dark blue shirt,
and Rooney said it reminded
him Of a moonlit night.
Bidwill assembled what he
called his dream backfield,"
consisting of Pat Harder, Paul
Christman, Charley Trippi and
Elmer Angsman, which romped
to successive division titles in
1947 and '48, and a world
championship in al. BidWill
ironically, didn't live to see the
foursome in action. He died in
the spring, his interest in the
club passing to his widow, now
Mrs. Walter Wolfner and two
sons, Charles Stormy Bid
will, jr., and Billy.
And now the Cardinals
themselves are gone from Chi
cago. Things just won't seem
the same without them.
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The deal Coach Mike Nixon
made for Lee Riley of the Phil
adelphia Eagles yesterday is
only the beginning, he hopes,
in a major rebuilding job for
the Redskins. From the time
the club owners met in Florida
in January, until last week,
when they reassembled at Los
Angeles to give SO players to
the new Dallas Steers, all deals
were frozen.
Riley, a defensive back from
the University of Detroit, whose
speciality is returning punts
and kick-offs, is a 6-foot, 190-
pound veteran of four years
experience in pro football. He
was drafted originally by the
Detroit Lions and Joe Kuhar-
ich, then coach Of the Red
Evening star., 1960-03-15
Friend Sheds
Fat and Looks
For orCorlleback

FORT MYERS, Fla, Mar. is
.(AP).-Bob Friend is aiming
for the comeback Of the year
in the National League. The
big highlander who somehow
lost 10 and won only eight last
season for Pittsburgh thinks
he's got a shot at becoming a
20-game winner again.
Everybody feels good in the
spring, but I can't remember
ever feeling as good as this" :"
said Friend, who led the league
in defeats after sharing the
lead in victories with % the
year before.
If you're a losing pitcher
you just don't get the breaks, I"
he said. This year I just fig
ure I'm going to get the
breaks.
''I've got a shot at winning
E20-this club is good enough
for me to win that many-but
I'll be satisfied just with a
good winning percentage. I'd
really feel better with say a
15-5 record than say 2l-17."
The obvious difference so
far about Friend is his weight.
He reported about is or 20
pounds lighter than last spring,
when he checked in at 2l4.
MY best weight is about 100
or 1885," he said, "and I had
a harder time getting rid of
that extra weight last year. I
wasn't worried about it at first,
because I never had trouble
losing before, but when / fin
ally did lose it, I lost it too
quickly and l was weak. I
Just didn't have any stuff.
Il guess maybe it's Just that
I was a year older" said Friend,
now 27, land 1 have to watch
my weight more. That's what
I did this winter"
Friend, who lost his first
seven decisions, finally won
his first last season in his 11th
start-a four-hit, 80 Job on
Milwaukee May %.
AFTER that first month I
started feeling better. My legs
felt stronger and then knew
that the weight had been my
trouble. Before that I didn't
know what 1t was"
Evening star., 1960-03-15

CLEARWATER, Fla, Mar.
15.-"They say we have a weak
BENCH" fumed Rick Ferrell,
general manager of the Tigers.
but when I look around the
league 1 don't see any club with
an impressive bench. Our re-
serves seem to be about as good
as anybody's. The regular line
ups of every team will have
weaknesses, and it makes for a
balanced league.
"Doggoned if I didn't think
for awhile there last year that
Washington was going to sur
prise" Rick continued. Il was
skeptical about the teams
pitching depth, but along about
June it looked as if the Sena-
tors could have taken it all if
they had one more solid pitch
err. Then the club came apart.
Washington has problems
this year, but with those four
home-run hitters in the lineup
it's a dangerous team. If they
get a couple of young pitchers
to come through for them, the
Senators could be real rough.
Of what he showed against US
the other day, Jim Kaat could
be a big help"
Chicago must be respected,
of course" Ferrell said. but
there's a lot of age on that
club. The White Sox don't
frighten anybody when they
walk in a ball park. The Yam
KEGS had injuries last year and
they figured to be better this
season. So do the Indians.
Our key fellows will be Steve
Bilko and Chico Fernandez. If
we can get good defensive job
out of Fernandez at shortstop,
we won't worry too much about
his hitting. If Bilko hits and
we get normal years from our
other players, I think we'll have
as good a chance as anybody.
Even after our terrible start
last year, / thought we might
take it. Maybe we would have
if Al Kaline. Harvey Kuenn
and Frank Boiling hadn't been
hurt at the same time. We lost
is Of our first II and were l01a
games back right of the bat,
but Jimmy Dykes took over,
we won something like "a of
our next 48 games and on June
20 we were half-game out of
first place.
Then the Senators killed
us the next day. Kaline had
been hit in the face in Balti-
more and had a fractured
cheekbone. We went into
Washington, dropped a double
header and never recovered.
Kuenn went out with a bad
leg for 10 days and Boiling
broke an ankle and was out a
month.
After we got Dykes and got
going we won "a, lost So. Toss
out the first two weeks and
we were a pretty good club.
With a little help from Bilko
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Gibbons to Be NC
For I'd Luncheon

Sportscaster Jim Gibbons
will be master of ceremonies
at the Touchdown Clubs st.
Patrick's Day luncheon at noon
Thursday at the club, 1414 I
street NV.
Brian Durnin of the Irish
Embassy will speak. Reserva-
tions may be made by calling
Al Fiorentino, club manager
at National 8-2975,
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today. He's staying at home to
play with his kids"
The new coliseum seats
$4,000, but Araneta is putting
up 5000 extra bleacher seats
in anticipation of over-capacity
attendance. He estimates a
probable gross of Sl25,O00.
Barney Ross, former welter-
weight and lightweight cham
pion, will referee the fight. Two
FilipinoS. to be named shortly
before the fight will act as
judges.
President Carlos P. Garcia is
expected to attend the fight.
Evening star., 1960-03-15
ATCHISON'S A S
ANGLE
BY LEWIS F. ATcHISON

The ghost of the late Chris
O'Brien will be restless next
fall with the Cardinals gone
from Chicago to the strange,
new precincts of st. Louis. The
Cards finally have been dis
lodged from their old stamping
grounds by George Halas and
the Bears. How old Chris, and
later Moonlight Charlie" Bid
will would have fumed at that
The Bears indeed! Without
OBrien's permission, the Bears
wouldn't have been in Chicago
in the first place. Chris gave
them permission to come from
Decatur, III, surrendering one
of his two franchises.
That was the one the Car
dinals won from Gil Falcons
Chicago Tigers, 6-3, in a 1920
game to decide which would
remain as Chicago's pro foot
ball representative. Paddy Dris-
coll, later to become Bear
which he is to this day-won
that one with a 40-yard touch
down run.
Chris was a shrewd, two
fisted, sportS-minded baker
who played left halfback, with
brother Pat at fullback, on the
team when it was organized
as the Morgan A. C. in 1899
The home field was at 61st
and Racine streets, and when
O'Brien made a good buy on a
set of cardinal jerseys the
team became the Racine Car
dinals.
Some of the games most IL
lustrious names wore the
Cardinal colors, including the
famed brothers, "a. Mcmahon
and r. Mcmahon" The Nc
Mahons were Arnold and
Ralph Horween, Harvard stars,
who played under assumed
names for several reasons. Pre-
football was not socially ac-
ceptable in those days, but was
considered the sport of ruff
fans and tramp athletes by
most folks.
Indeed, the National Football
League manual still records
that the first eight-columr
newspaper bannerline the
game received was in a mega
tive vein: "Stagg Says Con-
ference Will Break professional,
Football Menace" 1t appeared
over an interview with Alonzc
Stagg when the old gentleman
was coaching the University Of
Chicago.
Stagg also is reported tc
have stopped practice one
afternoon until a former Chi
cago player, who had turned
pro, left the grounds.
A midWeStern newspaper
which requested a wire service
story on a game in Chicago
was bluntly informed that sale
service had no intention o.
wasting time on anything a.
piddling as pro football.
But the game attracted al
increasing number Of standou
college men and the CARDINAL
got their share. Their all-tim,
roster includes such as WilfreC
Smith, currently sports edito.
OF the Chicago Tribune; Dukl
Slater, a Chicago judge; DR.
Eddie Anderson. Holy Cros.
coach, and scores OF others
Financially, however, times al.
ways seemed to be tough.
O'Brien, whose bakery wa
near the field, had squads o
IA to 16 players, although h,
often protested in later year
that the players themselves in
sisted on small squads.
If you took one OF then
out Of the game for anythinI
less Than a fractured skull O
Evening star., 1960-03-15
NBA at q Glance

BY the Associated Press
PLAYOFFs
Results Yesterday
Philadelphia. 1872; Syracuse, 112.
Philadelphia wins best-of-three series.
Games Tonight
No games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow
Philadelphia at Boston (frst Of
best of-seven serieSl.
Minneapolis at st. Louis (irst Of
beSt-of-seven Series).
Evening star., 1960-03-15
Surgery for Veeck

CHICAGO, Mar. is (AP).-
President Bill Veeck of the
White Sox underwent surgery
in Mercy Hospital for an elbow
infection yesterday. He is ex-
pected to be in the hospital
for two days.
Evening star., 1960-03-15
CIV Netmen
Open Monday

George Washington's tennis
team, seeking its fifth straight
Southern Conference title.
"Opens a 14-event campaign
here on March 81 against Dart
mouth.
The schedule:
March 81, Dartmouth: 23. at David
son: "a, at The Citadel; %, at North
Carolina State: 80, Syracuse.
April 6, VMi. s, at Wiilism 4 Mary.
12, at Virginia; IA, Washington a, Lee:
lS, Cherry Blossom Tournament here
with Wisconsin, North Carolina and
Georgetown; %, West Virginia; 25,
Richmond; 2S. Pitt.
May 81, Southern Conference tour
nament here.
Evening star., 1960-03-15
WILLIE'S DOWN BUT NOT OUT
SENATOR'S

Continued From Page A-20
brew. Schaive's left ankle was
sprained when his spikes
snagged as he retreated after
rounding third base yesterday.
When Courtney's finger be-
came more inflamed yesterday,
he was hospitalized and will be
out about a week. Sievers will
miss three or four games, as
will Naragon. Schaive may be
inactive for 10 days.
Ramos ROughed Up
The Dodgers pounded Pedro
Ramos for seven of their IL
hits and all their runs in the
three innings he toiled yester-
day. Russ Kemmerer and Hal
Woodeshick blanked them the
rest Of the way. Russ allowed
only one hit and walked none
in continuing his fine spring
showing. while Woodeshick es-
capped two jams nicely in per-
mitting three hits.
Washington collected 13 hits,
with Lamar Jacobs, Jim Lemon
and Julio Becquer getting two
each. The Senators nicked
Danny McDevitt for two runs
in the third. clipped Clem
Labine for five straight hits
and three runs in the sixth,
then added two runs of Bill
Harris in the seventh.
NOTES: Tom Davis, whose
.345 batting average with
Spokane led the Pacific Coast
League last season, Dashed a
solo homer off Ramos in the
second inning. Pedro al
lowed two runs in the first, but
he was hurt by a Jacobs error
and inept maneuvering by
Shortstop Zoilo Versailles on a
pop fly that fell safely.
Bob Allison made the play
of the day when he ranged far
to his right in the fourth to
snare Duke Snider's deep
smash. Ken Aspromonte's
relay to Becquer doubled Wally
Moon of first base. The
surprised Moon had rounded
second base 10 feet before AL
lison made his amazing grab.
Schaive, who doubled while
batting for Ramos in the third,
rounded third on Aspromonte's
single, thought better about
dashing for the plate and
braked. His ankle gave way
and he was carried from the
field on a stretcher. Clyde
Mccullough, who replaced
Steve Korcheck behind the
plate in the seventh inning
and famed in his lone plate
effort, is along on this trip as
a spare receiver.
Evening star., 1960-03-15
Cutumuron Meeting

A meeting Of the Catamaran,
an organization of sailboat
enthusiasts, will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Wash
ington Marina. N
Evening star., 1960-03-15
SENATOR'S, Z;
DODGERS, a
WASHINGTON

Totals 80 Ans Totals "a 7l36
Doubled for Ramos in 3rd; Ran
for shaive in 3rdi 8 Bunt single for
Versailles in 9th: 4 Struck out for Kor-
check in 9th: Fanned for Kemmerer
in 9th: d Ran for Killebrew In 7th:
Z Fanned for Harris in Sth.
LOS ANGELES 2ll 600 000-4
WASHINGTON 002 003 20x-7
E-Jacobs Lemon, Becquer, Hodges.
Roseboro. PO-A-Los Angeles, 24S;
Washington 27-l3. DP-Wills to Zim-
mer to Howard, 2; Allison to Aspro-
II; Washington. g.
2B-Becquer, Shaive, thinner, Lem
on, Gillian. HR-Davis. SB-Roseboro.
Davis SF-Allison
Evening star., 1960-03-15

HBP-Howard by Woodeschick)
WP-Ramos, Kemmerer, Labine. u
Kinnamon. Sudol, Soar. T-2:3l
Al $40.
Evening star., 1960-03-15
HOCKEY SCORES

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
st, Paul. z: Milwaukee, 3.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03
Future Nurses Smyrna Chapter
Chartered By National League

The Future Nurses Club of
the John Bassett Moore High
School is receiving congratula-
tions on being one of the first
clubs in the United States to be
chartered in the Future Nurses
Club National Programs. The
charter has been granted by the
National League for Nursing,
New York. The charter signifies
that the Future Nurses Club full
fills requirements established by
national advisory committee
on Future Nurses Clubs. 1t was
granted on the recommendation
of Charles V. Williams, high
school principal. AS a chartered
club, the Future Nurses Club is
participating in a national youth
program to help the nation meet
future nursing needs. The clubs
activities are designed to enable
members to explore career op-
portunities in nursing and other
health fields. Nurses and student
nurses discuss nursing with
members and answer questions.
Films illustrate various aspects
of health care. Field trips to
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03

nursing schools, hospitals, and
other community health agen-
cies expand career horizons.
Members have visited Memorial
Hospital, Wilmington; The State
Welfare Home, Smyrna, during
the past year to observe nurses
at work. Community projects al
so help club members to gain
insight into nursing and health
work. Members are now taking
part in the in-school health pro-
grams; visits to the Welfare
Home, to write letters and visit
patients; help the VFW on pro-
jects at Bacon Health Center;
polio drive; Scott's Nursing
Home, and make scrapbooks for
hospitals. The Future Nurses
Club has As members this year,
and officers are: Carol Wolford,
president; Carol Simmons, vice
president; Marie Kopelen, secre-
tary; Margaret Mast, sunshine
girl; Joyce Thompson, historian.
Miss Clara Spar, RN, is faculty
adviser, and the local Women's
Medical Society of Kent County
is the clubs sponsor.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03

Installation of additional dial
switching equipment in the Dia-
mond State Telephone Com
pany's Olive central Office serv-
ing Smyrna and vicinity has just
been completed, it was announc-
ed today by Theodore w. Col
Inns, local manager of the com
pany. The new equipment, in
stalled at an estimated cost of
$4,000, increases the operating
capacity of the office to serve
some 325 more customers, Col
Inns said. The Diamond State
Company is spending an addi-
tional $48,000 during 1860 for
the construction of outside plant
facilities, such as cable lines, in
the area served by the Olive cen
tral office. Present plans call for
the expenditure of $45,00 more
in 1861 for the construction OF
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03
Ennis & Deakyne
Show New Wagon

Ford Motor Company, which
mass-produced the worlds first
station wagon 80 years ago and
has sold more station wagons
than any other company, will
introduce in March the latest
addition to the economy field
the Ford Falcon station wagon
with the longest cargo space
and greatest floor load in its
class. The new wagon will be
introduced locally by Ennis &
Deakyne in their DUPONT Boule-
ward showroom. The Falcon
station wagon seats six-passen-
gers comfortably and will be Of
fered in either two-or four-door
models. 1t was first displayed
in public at the Chicago Auto
mobile Show in January. The
two new station wagon models,
like the Tudor and Fordor Sc
dams, are powered by the effici-
ent, six-cylinder, 90-horsepow-
er Falcon engine, designed to
provide SO per cent better fuel
economy than the six-cylinder
engines in standard-sized cars.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03
Flag Signifies
Opening of Drive

The flag of the American Red
Cross may be seen beneath the
American flag at the Smyrna
Post Office, the only flag that
has this distinction and honor,
signifying that the 1860 Red
Cross drive for funds is now un-
der way. President Eisenhower
issued a proclamation urging all
A m eric ans ito support the
American Red Cross as an in
strument of their charitable con-
cern for their neighbors in need" F"
"By helping to promote coopera-
tive action among the "a nation
al Red Cross societies compris-
ing the League of Red Cross So
cieties, the American Red Cross
is a major in strume e t for
strengthening the bonds of hui
manitarian service among the
peoples of the world" President
Eisenhower declared. The chair
men directing the drive in Area
4 includes Mrs. Robert M. Sarde,
general chairman; Mrs. Richard
w. Comegys, Clayton; Mrs. Nal.
colin FARRELL, K e N ton; Mrs
George Gage, Woodland Beach;
and Miss |. Inez Burton.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03
Riddagh Appoints
Town Committees
AT Reorganization

The report of the election
board was accepted at the or
ganization meeting of Smyrna
Town Council Tuesday night,
and two new members were
sworn in by Mayor Robert Rid
dagh. They are Glenn w. Busk-
er, and Guy M. Edmondson, Jr.,
who assumed their posts for
three-year terms. Holdover mem
bers include Linden Doughten,
Nelson M. Stats, Lloyd Pleasan-
ton land Charles V. Williams,
who is in Europe on a Fulbright
scholarship and will return at
the end of March. A. Rodney
Schuman was sworn in as town
treasurer, and MIR. Stats was re-
elected as secretary to council.
William E. Jones was named as
an assessor, his name being pre-
sented by Mr.. Doughten. Mayor
Riddagh expressed the hope that
all would work together for the
benefit of the town, and said
that in his opinion committees
were vital to the work of coun-
Gil. The following committees
were appointed, the first named
the chairman in each case;
Continued on PAGE Twelve
Smyrna times., 1960-03-03
Methodist Women
List Communion
Breakfast Sunday

Breakfast for the women of
Asbury Methodist Church will
be held this Sunday morning be-
ginning at 7 O'Clock. This service
will be conducted by the Rev.
j. Howard Link, minister. Dur
ing the service one of the wom-
en- will bring a brief meditation
to the group assembled and the
Rev. Mr.. Link will serve the
Sacrament. The men of Asbury
will serve a communion-break-
fast following the Sacrament in
Fellowship Hall. Robert A. Mills
is general chairman, assisted by
Earl c. Ford and members of
the Men of Asbury. 1t is believed
this is the first service of its
kind for women in the history of
Asbury Church and the PENN
sula Conference, and as such
will be observed annually by the
women of the church. On Tues
day evening an Inspirational
Dinner will be provided for Off
GERS, teachers, and workers of
the Asbury Church School. The
Rev. Walter Stone, executive
secretary of religious education
of the Peninsula Methodist Con-
ference, will speak. Planning for
this dinner are Jack Dukes,
Church School superintendent;
Richard Price, superintendent of
the youth division; Nelson S.
Everhart, superintendent of the
adult division; Mrs. June Short,
superintendent of the children's
division; and Henry T. Price,
secretary and treasurer of the
church school.