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Evening star., 1960-04-29
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW B, FRANCE, ,7Apu
Only The Names Were Chonoed

BILL VEECK TELLS the story of how he offered
100000 and five White Sox for Roy Severs and
was turned down. 1t Cal Grifh's turn last night
while waiting for the steaks to be at the dinner
meeting of the GrandStand Managers Club Alexandria
I'D have traded Severs this spring for Earl Battey
even up Cal blandy volunteered. Naturally asked
Tor more We were lucky to get Don Mncher in the
The Senators president must have disbelief in
the faces of couple of other guests for he added Il told
Cookie Uavagetto) last winter 'We1 lose games
behind the plate than we will at first base We got to
get catcher"
Battey doing all right so far but for 2l-year-old
just up from Charleston of the Sally League the first
oaseman has been pleasant surprise. Hardly anybody
on major league level except scouts heard of
Mncher until the White Sox traded him to Washington
CAT THE WINTER meeting in Miami Cal was saving
our farm system people told about Mincher If YOU
trade SleverS and ask for first baseman they said
consider this kid
Mostly, it Clyde Mccullough who touted Mincher"
H confessed referring to the old Pirate and Cub catcher
VINO Is one OF his coaches clyde managed Ahevlle
last year and saw quite bit of Mincher He liked the
way the kid SwShes his bat"
The Washington scouting system over the years has
oC oeeh precisely the most respected but in this case
looks as if it came up with live one in the Young
ALBANIAN Mincher of course hasn't got it made by
long shot In another month he may be in the minors
In fact, it will come as surprise if Don makes the big
jump.
But Ill still be satisfied with the deal" Cal said IF
Mncher needs more experience we'll move Bob Allison
rSt oase All know that Veeck didn't to give up
Mlncher I've got too many old players and not enough
young ones now, he told me. Which is true"
THE GRANDSTAND MANAGERS were out in fnu forco
10 Sten TO the annual spring report the Senators field
manager OF the year who again happened to be Cookie
LaVagetto Any managers public report it comes early
enough fairly oozeS optimism Cookie gave lust about the
SAME Speech ne delivered year ago. Only the names
were changed
Second Baseman Billy Gardner was referred to as
Mr. Gardner CBecause I respect him so much ~
Mncher was praised So Battey and Kitty Kaat and
Dan Doooek "Kilebrew will hit 49, maybe As home
runs Cookie predicted
Garoner will make better shortStop out of Billy
console ne went Console everything he needs
physically to be good ballplayer keep telling him the
olHerence between just ballpayer and good one is
the way he thinks"
II was fumored that Cal had to do hard sell Job on
See WIN, LOSE OR DRAW Page D-s
Evening star., 1960-04-29
THREE STRAIGHT SETBACKS
Loss of Punch Puts
Skids Under Tigers

clincher in the sixth on a dou-
BILE by Bill Tuttle and a single
by Jerry Lumpe.
Hall. 90. a National League
castoff who had only a 6-l3
record to show for four years
with Pittsburgh, extended the
Tigers Scoreless slump to IA
innings before Lou Berberet
homered in the eighth. 1t was
Halls first American League
decision. He struck out five.
walked just one.
The White Sox defeated
Righthander Gary Bell Old
for the fourth consecutive time,
on a Smith Nellie Fox-Minnie
MinoSo parlay. Smith, raising
his average from .l26 to 1855
with 8-for 9 in two games az
leadoff man, singled his first
three times at bat. He scored
all of the Chicago runs before
his consecutive hit string ended
at eight when reliefer Johnny
Klippstein got him on a foul
pop in the seventh.
Mlnoso brought him home
twice with a single and a sac
rifice fly. after Fox had moved
him along with an inf1eld out
See AMERICAN, Page D-3
Evening star., 1960-04-29
BY the Associated Press

The Tigers are terrors no
more.
After hammering II homers
and scoring "a runs while win
ming their first five games, the
Tigers now have managed to
score Just once in each of their
last three. And they've lost
them all.
Kansas City, working behind
the four-hit pitching of Dick
Hall, made it two straight over
Detroit with a 81 victory last
night that slipped the Tigers
into a tie with idle New York
for the American League lead.
The White Sox beat Cleve-
land, 81, on Al Smiths three
singles and Billy Pierce's five
hitter. Baltimore won its
fourth in a row, defeating Bos-
ton, 6-l, and joining the White
Sox and Washington in a tie
for fourth place at 500.
The third-place Athletics,
just one game behind, beat
southpaw Don Mossi (0-D with
five hits. They scored one in
the first on two-out singles by
Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern and
Bob Cerv, and added the
Evening star., 1960-04-29
1ompiion Odds
Cut After Win
In Blue {.
BY the Associated Press

With Tompion'S future-book
odds on the Kentucky Derby
cut to rs as a result of his i'm
pressive victory in yesterdays
Blue Grass Stakes at Keene-
land, two of the C. v. Whitney
colts chief Derby rivals get
their chance tomorrow to show
that the May 7 classic at Louis
vile will not necessarily be a
one-horSe show.
Bally Ache and Venetian
Way are scheduled to start.
along with several other Derby
hopefuls in the seven-furlong
Stepping Stone Purse which
features the opening program
at Churchill Downs. Bally Ache,
winner of the Flamingo and
Florida Derby this spring, has
been raised to Al in the Cali
ente future book, while Vene-
tian Way is third choice at 5-1.
Wins by 224 Lengths
Tompion, a stretch-running
son of Tom Fool, showed yes
terday why he is such a hot
favorite for Americas glamor
horse race. He shook off Vic
toria Park. the Canadian cham
pion, in the stretch and won
by pa lengths in the Blue
Grass. AS a result. the odds
against Victoria Park went up
from 10-1 to ISL.
The Whitney colts time for
a mile and one-eighth under
Derby weight of 1875 pounds was
an impressive 1:482s. Then he
caused the clockers to take a
second look at their watches
as Willie Shoemaker rode him
out the Derby distance of a
mile and a quarter in 2:0145.
Only four DerbieS have been
run as fast or faster. The rec
ord of 2:0l2s was hung up by
Whirlaway in l941.
Tompion's time was four
f1fths of a second slower than
the track record set by Round
Table in 1857, but Shoemaker
didn't press the colt after VIC
tory was assured.
The Whitney colt, a $40
See RACING, Page D-2
Evening star., 1960-04-29
MiddIeburg Womon's Fi|Iy
Wins British Race Classic

NEWMARKET, England,
April 29 (AP) .-American-bred
Never Too Late, owned by Mrs.
Howell E. Jackson of Middle
burg, Va, today won the 147th
of the One Thousand
Guineas for the second major
American success at Newman
ket in three days.
Martial. owned by Dublin
born Reginald N. Webster, New
York financier, Wednesday
won the 152d Two Thousand
Guineas for 3-year-old colts.
The One Thousand Guineas is
for 3-year-old fillies. Both
races are run over the Rowley
mile course.
Evening star., 1960-04-29

Never Too Late, who is
trained in France, finished two
lengths ahead of A. R. B.
Owens Lady In Trouble. j. P.
Phillips Running Blue was
third. another half length
back. Never Too Late was the
8-1l favorite. Lady In Trouble
was 25-l; Running Blue, 1907.
Roger Poincelet, French
Jockey, rode the winner. who
earned a purse of $39.264.
Never Too Late is a daughter
Of Never Say Die, the 1854
EPSON Derby winner, from the
mare. Gloria Nicky. Never Say
Die also is the sire of Never
Give In, a prominent contender
in the Kentucky Derby May 7.
Evening star., 1960-04-29
Friends Fabulous Pitchinq
Stretches Pirates Strinq
Bob Just Misses
Club Record in
Fonning II PhiIs
BY the Associated Press

The Pirates have made it
seven straight, extending the
seasons longest winning streak
behind Bob Friend.
The righthander who lost his
first seven and wound up the
biggest loser t8-19 in the Ma
tional League when Pittsburgh
Topped to fourth last season,
pitched his second four hit
Shutout and won his third with
out defeat last night as the
Pirates beat Philadelphia, 80.
That left the Pirates. match
ing their longest success string
since 1858 when they finished
second, a game ahead of San
Francisco. The Giants beat Los
Angeles, Us, in the only other
National League game Sched-
uled, but lost Orlando Cepeda.
JuSl MISSES heCOTu
The big outfelder was struck
behind the right ear by Short
stop Maury Wills peg to first
on an attempted double play.
Cepeda was carried off on a
Stretcher. but X-rays showed
no fracture.
Friend 90. struck out seven
in the first three innings at
Philadelphia. He wound up
with II. just one shy of the
Pittsburgh record set by Babe
Adams in 1909. for a total of
30 in his "a innings. 1t took 13
games and rs innings before
he Whitfield that many a year
ago. but now he's only one be-
hind the league leader, Don
DrySdale, who has famed 33
in 81 innings.
Friends Job last night
stretched his shutout inning
string to Is. And he's per-
mitted Just one scoring inning
in his last 27. His eaIncd-run
average is a fantastic LOG.
McCOvey Hits No. 5
The Pirates got 10 work on
Loser John Buzhardt CO-2
with two runs in the second
on Dick Stuart's triple, Bob
Clemente'S single and an in
field out, Singles by Don Hoax
and Dick Groat and a sacrifice
fly by Bob Skinner got the
other run nome in the fifth.
Willie McCovey took care Of
See NATIONAL, Page D-3
Evening star., 1960-04-29
IMPROVING ALL THE TIME
Griffith Rates Allison
Best Since DiMoggio

time" Cookie continued. Hes
a far better rightfielder than a
centerfielder. For some peculiar
reason he doesn't get a good
break on a ball when playing
center. It's odd, because the
centertielder gets a clear shot
at seeing whether the batter
is going to get a fast ball or a
curve and can anticipate a bit,
but Bob seems more at home
in rightfield."
More Run Production
AlliSon'S swift start is vir-
tually a duplicate of his break
from the barrier last season,
when he was a .4l9 hitter after
10 games. He's getting more
production this season, already
having batted in IA runs COM
pared with eight at the same
time last year.
There's a hint of more selec-
tivity on Allison's part this
season. In his first 80 games
last year Bob walked only eight
times. So far this year he has
walked five times, which could
reflect that Allison won't be
nibbling at as many wide
pitches.
Allison is one of the reasons
we're going to have a better
club" Lavagetto said. Il have
to feel that some of our pitch
ers are going to be better than
they've shown. Well have to get
some help from the bullpen,
and I'm sure Dick Hyde will
give us some.
II think Billy Console is going
See SENATORS, Page D-3
Evening star., 1960-04-29
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN


Bait, 6; Bost., 1.
Chic, 3; Cleve., /.
K. c., .: Det.. |.
Only games sched-
uled.
Games Today
N. Y. at Bait. (n).
K. c. at Cleve. tnD
Det. at Chic. tn.
Only games sched-
uled.
Games Tomorrow
Wash. at Bost.. 9
pm.
Det. at Chic.
K. c. at Cleve.
N. Y. at Bait.
Evening star., 1960-04-29
NATIONAL

hesuits AestcEuay
Pitts, 3: Phils.. 0.
S. F., :; L. A, )
Only games sched :
mled.
Games Today
Pitts. at Cine. I'M.
Phila. at Milw. tn,
Chic. at st. L. IN.
s. F. at L. A. tnl.
Games Tomorrow
Pitts. at Cine.
Phila. at Milw
Chic. at St. L. tnl
S. F. at L. A. tn,
Evening star., 1960-04-29
PROBA BILE
PITCHERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York at Baltimore (nD-Short
1-W VS.. Brown 900.
Kansas City at Cleveland Cn)-Lar-
sen tO.1l VS.. Perry (O-O).
Detroit at Chicago (nl-Lary 90
VS.. Wynn t0-D.
npIv papes schaduIad
Evening star., 1960-04-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh at, Cincinnati Gn-witt
t0-0D VS.. McLish .t0-D.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee I'M
Owens G-kl VS. Buhl I'D.
Chicsgo at St. Louis tnl-Morehead
ODD VS.. Miller 1-0l or Kline 900.
San Francisco at Los Angeles M
Jones t2-I VS.. PodreS 1-D.
Evening star., 1960-04-29
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staff Writer

Bob Allison's .439 hitting
and the rosy future it indicates
prompts President Cal Griffith
of the Senators to declare he
wouldn't trade his muscular
outflelder for anybody in the
American League.
Il wouldn't trade Allison for
Mickey Mantle. Al Kaline, Luis
Aparicio or anybody you can
mention in the American
League" Cal said. ITO my mind,
Bob is proving every day that
he's the most solid player to
crash the American League
since Joe DiMaggio.
"The only thing that fright
ems me about Allison" Cal con-
tinued, "is his eagerneSs. He's
so intent on doing we'll that at
times he's overanxiouS, but that
figures to be cured by expert
ence. However. he has learned
so much so rapidly that there
can't be any complaint.
Il don't know if Bob would
bring the highest price of any
player in the league if he were
placed on the open market"
Griffith said. That might de-
pend on which club you talked
to. Detroit, for instance, has
a solid out6eld in Rocky Cola
vito, Kaline and Charley Max
well. They'd bid higher for
Camilo Pascual because he
probably would win the PEN
nant for them. A team like
Boston, though, would prefer
Allison"
HOmers Will Come
Bob. who blasted 80 homers
as a rookie last season, has hit
only one this year, but ldana-
ger Cookie Lavagetto doesn't
believe production from his
muscular rightfielder will de-
crease.
THE home runs will come"
Cookie said. Right now they're
pitching him outside and Bob
is smart. He's hitting the ball
where it's pitched. But they
won't be getting the ball where
they want it all the time. A
lot of pitchers will be hanging
a lot of curves, and when they
do Allison will be hitting them
in the seats.
Bob is improving all the
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Sewer Line Cut
3 Months AGO,
Family Learns

A family of five in Radiant
Valley, Md, have discovered
that their house sewer line has
been cut of for the last three
months.
Mrs, Leland E. Lane. of 306S
CRANKY street. noticed the trou-
ole when sewage backed up
through her basement laundry
tub drain.
Two plumbers could find no
obstruction in the pipe. Then
the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission dug a 10
foot hole in a futile hunt for
its outlet.
Digging two more holes in
Mrs. Lanes back yard. the
WSSC came upon the sewer
pipe they didn't know was
there. Workmen concluded the
pipe had not been connected
to a new main sewer line last
May when other house pipes in
the neighborhood were re-
routed.
The work was done in con-
nection with construction of
the John Hanson highway.
The sanitary commission this
week dug a hole at the end of
the pipe from the Lane home
and said a permanent connec-
tion would be made soon.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Kennedy Plans
To Meet Banker
About Groups

Senator Kennedy planned to
60 to New York late today for
a private dinner with Charles
Spalding to discuss Kennedy
for President t organiza tions
among businessmen.
Pierre SalinRer. the Demo-
cratic nominees press assistant,
said the visit would depend on
whether Senator Kenne y
would be required on the SEN
ate floor during debate late in
the day on the minimum wage
bill.
Mr.. Spaldihg. q banker, is q
long time friend of Senator
Kennedy. Mr.. Salinger said. He
added that several others would
participate in the dinner at the
River Club in Manhattan.
Senator Kennedy will return
to Washington tonight.
The Democratic nominee had
lunch with Gov. Orville Free
man Of Minnesota today. He
planned to meet during the
afternoon with the presidents
of three railroad brotherhoods.
The union officials are G.. E.
Leighty Of the Order Of Rail-
road TELEGRAPH ers. Harold
Crotty Of the Railway Mainte-
nance Employees. and Michael
Fox. who heads the Railway
Employees Department, AFL-
CIO.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Khrushchev Seen TYING
u. N. Visit to Latin Bids

let Intervention In the Cuban
situation.
Secretary Of State Herter and
his associates are not 80 much
concerned about Mr.. Khru-
shchev's propaganda making as
they are about the tendency
he has displayed in recent
months to make or imply COM
mitments Of Soviet military
power far outside the range of
Soviet defense interests.
President Leaves Door Ajar
If Mr.. Khrushchey does de-
eide to attend the U. N. Gen.
eral Assembly session, United
States officials say they think
1t would be not for the pur-
pose Of discussing disarmament
seriously. but for the purpose
Of using the u. N. as a power
full sounding board for his at
tacks on the United States.
President Eisenhower de-
clined at his newS conference
yesterday to slam the door on
the possibility that he himself
might go to the General AS
sembly session at some point,
or that if he considered it use
full he might ask Mr.. Khru-
shchev to have a talk with him
in Washington.
The President made it clear,
however, that he has no plans
for either move-he was Just
not putting any restrictions on
his own~4uture activities IN
these two respects.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Explosion Rocks
z Negro Homes

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,
Aug. II (AP).-Two Negro
homes in a racially-mixed
neighborhood were damaged
early today by an explosion.
None of the Of nine persons
in the houses was injured.
Police speculated that the
explosion was caused by a
home made bomb or stick of
dynamite tossed about midway
between the homes Of Robert
Lee Woods and Mrs. Mary
jolly, 43. .-...-a
White families occupy homes
on the opposite side Of the
street.
Both Mr.. Woods and Mrs.
jolly said they never had any
trouble with white persons and
could give no reason for the
blast. Investigating officers said
a bomb went off in the Woods
yard about three years ago.
(Mr. Woods has lived in the
neighborhood for about IA
years. Mrs. jolly, who lives
alone. is a 4-year resident Of
the area which is near the
Georgia line.)
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Vancouver Halls
Pekinq Opera

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Aug. II
CAP).-The Peking Opera Com
pany made its North American
debut here last night. It got a
thunderous reception from a
sellout crowd.
The entire cast was called
back half a dozen times for
curtain calls.
Some Nationalist Chinese
groups had protested the ap-
pearance. but there was only
a small. orderly demonstration
outside the 2,S00-seat Queen
Elizabeth Theater as the per-
formance began. About 40 Chi
neSe paraded with anti-Com-
munist banners. The company
is Red China's first cultural
delegation to North America.
Many other members of VAN
couver's 10000 member Chinese
community were in the theater
audience.
The opera company's appear
ances here mark the start of
L 37-performance tour across
Canada.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Venezuela Puts
Blame for Plot
On Dominicuns

II (AP). - Venezuela. has
charged the Dominican Repub-
lie with being involved in an
anti-government plot that was
reported smashed.
The Interior Ministry said
the move was planned by the
same group that plotted against
President Romulo Betancourt' S
regime last April. At that time,
the government charged the
plotters received Dominican aid.
The same persons who were
not able to act before" said
the ministry, were again un-
successful" The ministry point
ed out the plot developed as
Venezuela was pressing for ac-
ton in the Organization of
American States against the
Dominican Republic on charges
Of violation Of human rights in
the island nation.
Government sources said a
retired army colonel and II
civilians have been arrested for
conspiracy. They were reported
to have told police they planned
to set up a military junta COM
posed Of three former army
majors, all of whom have been
involved in past conspiracies.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
CONGRESS
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
for. We are working early and
late to accomplish it. I
wouldn't want to attribute bad
motives to either the Senators
or the President. L expect
we will have a profitable and
an effective session"
Although the Democratic
leader did not rule out consid- =
GRAFTON Of any particular bill,
it is virtually certain that both
chambers will continue to
strive for adjournment during
the first week of September.
House members will not be-
gin to reassemble until next
week, but they are further along
with the unfinished business
than the Senate. having already
passed minimum wage. social
security and the foreign aid
appropriation bill.
Blocked in Rules Unit
The big job facing the House
is to pry the housing and school
construction bills away from the
conservative Rules Committee.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
PARENTS LEAVE
FOR SONS TRIAL

NEW YORK, Aug. IL (AP) -
The parents of Francis Gary
Powers, American U-2 pilot,
departed aboard a London
bound plane today for his Mos
COW trial on espionage charges.
Reporters at Idlewild Airport
asked the father, Oliver w.
Powers. Of Pound, Va, whether
he felt optimistic about the
trial which starts Wednesday.
Not a Bit" he said.
His wife. Mrs. Ida Ford
Powers. when asked the same
question, replied: I can't say"
She expressed hope she and
her husband could see their son
before the trial.
Mrs. Powers, a cardiac suf-
ferer. was pale. She was accom-
panied by DR.. Lewis K. Ingram,
Evening star., 1960-08-11
Defense Fund
Fight Pressed.
By Johnson
~ the Associated Pres.

Senate Democratic Leader
Johnson. renewing q long -range
exchange with President Eisen-
hover. told the Senate today
there can be no question about
the fact" that 1921 million Of
defense funds voted by Con-
gress have been frozen" by
the administration.
s.At his press conference
yesterday the President indi-
Gated that he did not know
that $62l million Of defense
funds had been frozen" the
Democratic nominee for Vice
President said. He stated that
the matter had not been Put
before him in those terms"
Senator johnson said he ac-
cepted the Presidents state
ment that he was not in
formed that these funds were
frozen" but added:
Nevertheless. there can be
no question about the fact that
these funds have been frozen
and are frozen right now"
Senate Republican Leader
Dirksen Of Illinois and Senator
Bush, Republican of Connect
cut, a member Of the Senate
Armed Services Committee,
told Senator Johnson 1t was
wise for any administration to
reserve part Of the defense ap-
preparation for unforeseen con-
tingencies.
Mr.. Eisenhower yesterday
challenged a johnson charge
that that amount has been i'm
pounded. The President said
that when Congress cuts out
$l.3 billion Of defense items the
administration asked for, and
puts back $l.1 billion for diff
ferent purposes, 1t takes time to
study how the changes should
be carried out.
Evening star., 1960-08-11
By the Asseeiated Press

United States authorities be-
lieve Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev is strongly tempted to
carry his violent propaganda
campaign against the United
States personally into the
United Nations General Assem-
bly,.
Mr.. Khrushchev said this
week he would consider 1t "a
great honor" to attend the
meeting opening in New York
next month, and to discuss dis
armament proposals. But he
has not yet said he will attend.
and the Soviet U. N. delega-
tion said today it has no word
that he will.
The Soviet government has
not named It's Assembly delega .
tion." Press Ofiicer Mikhail
Polonik said. Il know there has
been speculation - but 1t re-
mains only speculation - that
Mr.. Khrushchev will attend the
General Assembly session"
One reason for Mr.. Khru-
Shchev's hesitation may be his
apparent failure so far to OBJ
tain invitations from Latin
American countries other than
Cuba to make personal visits
to them.
Backing for u. 8. Seen
The belief here is that Mr..
Khrushchev would like to com =
bine a flying trip to the U. N.
with a grand tour Of as many
United States neighbor nations
as would welcome him. He has
been fishing for such invita-
tions, United States ofIicials
said, ever since it was an
nounced earlier this year that
he would visit Cuba at some
unannounced date.
But Central and South Amer
lean governments, concerned
over expanding Soviet ties with
Cuba and Mr.. Khrushchev's
hostility to the United States,
have been cold to his show Of
interest.
The repeatedly widespread
concern in other American
capitals about Cuba's swing to-
ward communism is expected
to help the United States ef-
fort at q foreign ministers
in San Jose, Costa
Rica. next week to rally sup
port for pressures against Sow