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Evening star., 1960-09-30
Dentist Is Found
Guilty in Pitt
Cage Bribe Case

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 80 (AP)
"A suburban McKees Rocks
dentist has been found guilty
of trying to bribe two Pitt
basketball players to fix games
The verdict against DR.. Ed
ward Sebastian was handed
down yesterday by visiting
Judge Ethan Allan Gearhart of
Lehigh County following a
non-jury trial.
Judge Gearhart deferred
sentencing. The maximum
penalty is a $4,000 fine or 10
years Imprisonment.
The charges against Sebas-
tian were filed by John Fridley,
81, of Sharon, Pa, and Dick
Falenski, 81, of Latrobe, Pa,
Both are seniors at Pitt.
The players testified that Sc
bastian offered them money and
other lures to hold down scor-
ing in certain games so SebaS-
tian could win bets. Sebastian
denied the charges.
Immediately following the
verdict, Defense Atty. Louis
Glasso filed a motion for a
new trial.
Evening star., 1960-09-30

average considerably against
a Union line which has not
been impressive.
To beat Union, Howard will
have to stop the conferences
most highly rated ball carrier,
Hezekiah Braxton, a 6-foot-4,
225-pourder with speed. Brax-
ton led the CIAA with a 70.9-
yard-per-game rushing aver
age last year.
Union has started slowly.
winning only one of its three
games. Howard got by Cape
May Coast Guard, $50, in the
season opener and dropped an
1912 decision to heavily IA
vored Virginia State last week.
Two players are bling
.groomed for Howard's starting
quarterback assignment, Stan
Allen, a freshman from Fair
mont Heights MD High, and
Leon Armour, a junior who has
been the Bisons' No. l fullback
since his freshman year.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
900 BeIdome Draws
Top FiIIies and Mares

winner of the 100000 Della
ware Handicap in July. Quill
beat Royal Native, Tempted
and others then.
If eight start, the race will
gross $4,000, with a net of
$56,640 going to the winner.
w. Arnold Hangers Waltz
will be the starting lightweight
in the e-and-a- sixteenth
Boardwalk Cap under 122
pounds. He'll be ridden by
Sammy Boulmetis. Talent Show
from Ada L. Rice's stable will
work under 121 pounds and will
be handled by Eddie Arcaro.
Talent Show won the race last
year.
Other prominent probable
starters are the four-time stakes
winner Yes You Will Q18)
Rick City Q16),. Battle Neck
Q15) and Prize Host Q14.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Rizzuto Halls Cookie
As Top AL Manager

Manager Cookie Lavagetto of
the Senators got a personal
vote as manager Of the year in
the American League from Phil
Rizzuto, the former Yankee
shortStop, at last nights
awards meeting of the Alex
andria Grandstand Managers
Club at the Hotel George Ma
son.
Lavagetto was honored by
the fan club as manager of the
year. and Rizzuto, the guest
speaker, echoed his support of
the selection.
Rizzuto, who now broadcastS
the Yankees games, proved to
be as raZor-sharp behind the
microphone as he was on the
field. His stories about Catcher
Yogi Berra, Phil's roommate
for six years. kept the capacity
crowd in stitches.
Lavagetto received a silver
serving set from the club, pre-
sented by Bob Addie of the Post
and Burt Hawkins of The Star.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Howard Will Be Underdoo
In Game With Virginia Union
BY the Associated Press

Howard University, which
lost it's only experienced quar-
terback when Charlie Smith
was sidelined by a broken finger
on his throwing hand earlier
this week, will be a 7-point
underdog in its Central Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association
game with Virginia Union at
Richmond Saturday. Game
time is 2 pm.
Until Smith was hurt the
Bisons were given an even
chance to get by Union, a feat
which they have not accomp-
lished since 1852. The Vir-
ginians have won six in a row
over the Bisons, amassing l32
points to 6 for Howard.
Without Smith, Howard prob
ably will lean more heavily on
its running game, particularly
on Halfback HOWE Williams.
The 195-pound junior has
picked up 1856 yards in the two
games ard could boost his
Evening star., 1960-09-30
RocewuyGets
Extra Night
ForMeetinq
By DICK OBRIEN
Star Stan Writer

Laurel Raceway resumes op-
'erations tonight after rain and
fog forced the track to postpone
its program last night. A new
lineup of nine races has been
drawn up for tonight's action,
including the featured Cecil
Calvert purse for B PAGERS.
The postponemeAt forced the
harness track to revise it's
schedule. Originally, Laurel
Raceway had planned two dark
nights during the meeting, Oc-
tober 4 and October IL, to get
an extra week end of racing.
President Dick Hutchinson
said today the Maryland Rae
ing Commission has granted
the track permission to run
continuously for the final two
weeks, ending the meeting as
scheduled October Is. This will
give Laurel Raceway Is nights
of racing instead of "a nights as
originally allotted by the COM
mission.
Three G Stables Top Com
mand heads the field of eight
in tonight's Cecil Calvert.
Rounding out the field will be
Bob Carpenters Kathleen
Grattan, John Donovan's Tips
Son, Frank Popfinger's Panda,
Russell Palmer's Majors Pride,
Bob Farrington'S Earl's Pal, Lee
Jubb's Success Byrd and M. P.
Davis M. P.'S Nancy.
Ralph Ayou, former Holly
wood stunt man from Winter
Park. Fla, is the leading driver
at Laurel Raceway with seven
winners. Ellis Myer is second
with five victories.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
LAUREL GETS THIRD U. S. STAR
Sword Dancer Joins
international Field

Already one of the high
spots of the Nations racing
calendar. the 100000 WASH
ington. D. c., International at
Laurel November II has been
assured of its classiest field
with the announcement today
that Brookmeade Stable has
accepted an invitation to run
Sword Dancer in the invita-
tional grass classic at a mile
and one-half.
Unanimous choice for horse
of-the-year honors last year,
Sword Dancer joins Cain Hoy
Stables Bald Eagle, winner of
last years International, and
Turfland Stables Bally Ache,
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Little TumbIer
Brings Bio Price

NEW YORK. Sept. 80 CAP).
Little Tumbler, the 2-year-
old filly that beat colts in the
recent Futurity at Aqueduct,
was sold yesterday to Bruno
Ferrari of Latrobe. Pa.
The amount paid Joseph
Lacroix of Hollywood, Fla. for
the speedy daughter of Royal
Note was not announced but re-
portedly was in excess of $780,
900. Little Tumbler, who also
won the Colleen and Astoria
Stakes, will continue to be
trained by w. R. Mitchell.
She is eligible for such rich
races as the S50,0O0-added
Cowdin at Belmont Park Mon
day and the Gardenia, Frizette
and Alcibiades later in the fall.
Evening star., 1960-09-30

on racetracks in France, Bel
gium and England over the last
25 years. His confederates have
been traced and are being
closely watched.
The Duke said they appear
to be raking in huge winnings
by placing large bets on doped
horses with bookmakers in
France.
He added that the gangs ac-
tivities so far have been con-
fined to Britain's top stables
at Newmarket, Berkshire, Ep-
som and South Yorkshire.
The Dukes report, first Off
cial statement on the dopings.
said the inquiry revealed that
security in many training sta
bles is virtually non-existent. >
Evening star., 1960-09-30
MAJOR LEAGUE
LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

@AhA1ANANhN
BATTING biased on 400 or more al
smith, Chicago, .3i5; Kuenn. e m Cieve. ;2i
land, ,:3OS; Skowron, New York
.3O6: Minoso, Chicago, .305.
RUNS-Mantle. New York, IIg: Maris
New York, IS: Lands, Chicago, SS:
Aparicio, sievers and Minoso, Chi
RUNS BATTED IN-Maris, New York
Boston: 10l; Lemon Washington,
loo; Gentle, Baltimore, 9s.
HITS-Minoso. Chicago, III: Robin
hoi; boito5 smith; I a. chicasO' 1863; Runnels
D0UBLES-Francona. Cleveland, and
Ereese and smith Chicago, Sno
S@lebern' @ Kansas City, 81
son, Baltimore, 9; Aparicio, Chicago
and Bertoia, Green and Becouer
Washington, T.
HOME RuNS-Mantle, New York. 40
Marls. New York, 80; Lemon, Wash.
KiIsSrew !S; % wssainat0n. GGiaSlt0i Dffr0' i 80
STOLEN BAsEs-Aparicio, Chicaso
S,sSfdstn %sshinston; q; Kaline, Detroit, 80
PITCHING I,SldLS oy,si Lbased on NJ Is % more de-.
500: Brown; Baltimore; l3-5 .5gg
Baumann Chicago. 1876, ISL
Pierce. Chicago, l4-7, 661: For.
nisleS, Boston. 1913. .661.
Chicago 153: Pascual, washington
l43; Larry. Detroit. 141.
NATIONAL LEAKUE
BATTING biased on 400 or more a.
hat sgt., -
ksr' T,, los Los Angeles IA IA; Mays, sar
burgh. Bis; Boyer. St. Louis. .3O5
RUNS-Bruton and Mathews. Milwau,
kee, 1O1; Mays, San Francisco, 106
Pinson, Cincinnati, l04; Aaron, Mil
RUNS BATED IN-Aaron, Milwaukee
100; Mathews. Milwaukee, III
Banks, Chicago. 116; MAYS, sar
Francisco. 100: Boyer, st Louis, 81
HITS-Msys, San Francisco, 1888
cinnati, 179; Bruton, Milwaukee, anC
DoIyRpF Gls%fnte, Ptttsoursh tasou c,Ianr. 11S
son, Cincinnati, 81: Banks, Chicago
and Skinner. Pittsburgh, 32.
TRIPLES - BrutCn. Milwaukee. ant
Mays, San Francisco. l.: Aaron
Milwaukee; Il; Kirkland, san Frsn, ran,
Louis. 10
HOME RUNS - Banks, Chicago, Al
Mathews. Milwaukee, -; Aaron
Milwaukee, IS; Boyer, St. Louis, 32
Robinson. Cincinnati. 80.
STOLEN BASES-Wills. Los Angeles
40: Pinson. Cincinnati, 81; Tayolr
Philadelphia, %; Mays, San Fran
cisco. "a: Bruton, Milwaukee, -.
PITCHING biased on ! 3 or more de
cisions sl-McDaniel, St. Louis, IA
$50: Broelio, St. Louis. 2l-S. .124
Law, PittSburgh. POS, ia: SPAIN
Milwaukee, 2l-9, 700; Purkey, Gin.
cinnati. I1-lO. $50.
STRIKEOUTS-Drys Los Angeles
.4l: Koufax. Los Angeles. 1873;
Broglio, st. Louis. lS6; Sam Jones
San Francisco, ls2; Friend, Pitts
bureh, l1S.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Navy Golf Won
By Jordan Boil

FORT ORD, Calf, Sept. 80
AP).-Ensign Jordan Ball,
former University of Virginia
golf star, won the 1860 ALL
Navy golf championship yes
terday at the Army's Fort Ord
course.
Ball, from the Richmond,
Va, Naval Recruiting Station,
carded a rs over the rugged
and scenic par 72 course to
total 297.
In the senior division, 1t.
Comdr. Louis Anderson of An
napolis, Md, fired a 70 for a
1926 total to win.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
GANG HAS MADE FORTUNE
Continental Doping Ring
Active at English Tracks

LONDON, Sept. 30 CAP).-A
gang of race horse doperS from
continental Europe was blamed
today for large-scale betting
coups which have made a for
tune for the gang and shaken
the confidence of many British
bettors.
The Duke of Roxburghe, SEN
ior steward of the Jockey Club,
reported the clubs own detec-
tives have investigated nine re-
cent cases of doping. In five
identical drugs we're used-"a
sign that they were all the
work of the same gang"
According to the Dukes re-
port in today's racing calendar
the gang leader is a middle
aged Belgian who has operated
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Art Walker SideIined

EDMONTON, Sept. 80 (AP) i.
Art Walker, voted the best
lineman in the Western Inter-
Football Union both
last year and in 1857, will not
play this year. Defensive guard
and offensive tackle from Mich
igan, he underwent an opera
ton for a ruptured Achilles
tendon yesterday.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
LAUREL RACEWAY
SELECTIONS

Double Stone. Volo Land. Dream
King
rel Hall
Marie Byrd, Playwright, Miss Lau-
Laddie, Joe Van c., Sun
bonnet King.
4-Brown Signal, Homestretch Harvey,
VeStan
5-lma Dream, Nancy Ensign. Daleson
b-Ray Greed, Friscota. Tommy Pointer
I-Royal Hi LIE, Wanda Jane, Pa
tricia M
s-Major's Pride, Tips Song, Top Com
mand.
9-Hal Joy. Quick Dream, Ruth Ly-
brook
Evening star., 1960-09-30

pected to be named after the
Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe in
Paris October 8.
Bald Eagle defeated the best
horses from Europe, Australia
and South America in the 1859
international and was the main
reason why Cain Hoy was the
worlds leading money-winning
stable last year.
The 5-year-old has had a
big 1860 season, winning three
100000 races, plus the $50, 900
Aqueduct Handicap, and set
ting track records at Hialeah
and Aqueduct.
Bally Ache has won six stakes
this year. including the Fla
mingo. Florida Derby, Freak
ness and Jersey Derby. A slight
injury kept Bally Ache out of
action for several months.
In his first major race since
then. Bally Ache finished third
in the 100000 United Nations
Handicap at Atlantic City after
leading almost all the way.
Slumped in Florida
After his triumphal 1859
campaign, the 4-year old
Sword Dancer unaccountably
went into a slump early this
year. But after returning t.
New York he regained his form.
He won the Grey Lag Han
dicap last April and then set
a track record of 2:O13s for
IA miles in the 100000 SUBJ
urban Handicap at Aqueduct
July 4. Sword Dancer finished
second in the United Nations
Handicap on grass at Atlantic
City. but then broke his own
track record in winning the
lA-mile Woodward in 2:01hs.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
FIGHT RESULTS

SAN FRANCISCO. - Hank Casey,
l59. San Francisco, outpointed Henry
Hank. 80, Detroit, 10.
McKEESPORT. Pa.-Freddie Mar
tinovich, 1856, PITTSBURGH, outpointed
Carmie Price, 1873, Pittsburgh, 10.
TOKYO. Chartchai Lamphafa,
Thailand. stopped Atsushi Fukomoto.
Japan. 2 flyweishts.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
RACING
RESUL
Belmont

BY the ASSOCIATED Press
FIRST RACE-Purse, So, 700; claim
ing; 2-year-olds: 8 furlongs.
Julitta (ArcarOl $50 $50 $40
Flame Queen (YeaEaD $50 $40
Down Count (YotherD $50
Gigi Dunstan, Escablue. High Spy.
Davidann. maggie James. Dvad,
q Rhea Babe, Jean Baby. ErrcounteSs,
Blonde Bombshell, FLYING Shadow.
Time, 1:13zs
maggie James disqualified from I'd
to last.
aWebster-Csvanuagh entry.
Field.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Cavaliers Meet Saints

The Cavaliers 1-0) takes
on the Saints (0-D in a Dis
trict Amateur Football AsSo-
citation game at $3.50 pm. today
at Bannaker recreation center.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Picture on Pose 81

winner of this years Freak
ness, as the United States
representatives in the colorful
race. 1t is the most powerful
entry this country ever has
boaSted.
Could Decide Title
The race could decide horse
of-the-year honors for 1860 in
this country. Until last Sat-
urday's Woodward Stakes at
Aqueduct, Bald Eagle appeared
to be the probable choice. But
Sword Dancer, owned by Mrs.
Isabel Dodge Sloan, came to
life in the acknowledgements
race, coming from last place to
win going away over a field
which included Bald Eagle.
The American trio will face
strong European competition.
Foreign entries include Ire
lands Glamour, Italy's Malhoa
and England's Prolific. A
French representative is ex-
Evening star., 1960-09-30
Bowman Tops
Six-RaceCard
Sunset Hills

SUNSET HILLS, Va, Sept.
80 (SpeciaD Featuring the
third running of the A. Smith
Bowman Memorial. a Smile
timber race for a $1,000 purse,
the fall meeting Of the Fair
fax Race Association will be
held here tomorrow with the
first of six races slated at 2
pm. Washington time.
The Sunset Hills course is
adjacent to the Fairfax Hunt
Club on Route 606, about a
mile of Route 7 at the Hern-
oon turmoil.
Heading the field of nine in
the Bowman and seeking their
second successive victories over
timber are Valley Hart. owned
by Mrs. Virginia M. Duvall of
White Hall, Md. and Latin
Lancer, owned by Mrs. Wilfred
Wood of Morristown, N. j..
Valley Hart won the recent
Cecil County Steeplechase at
Fair Hill, Md, and Latin
Lancer scored in the New
Jersey Hunt Cup at Far Hills,
N. j.
Seeking to topple the favored
pair are Mrs. Carol Batson's
Conda Kit, George T. Wey-
mouths Ferris Burg, william
D. Halls Full Stop. Talbot j.
Albert's Clean Home, Mrs. E. D.
Ceballos' Barge Toter, Samuel
D. Fry's Melbrooke and Andrew
E. Branham's Harkimell.
First Race 900 PM. EDIT
FIRST RACE-The Stirrup Cup; for
maidens 3-year-olds and up; purse,
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FOURTH RACE-The Seven Cor
ners; hurdles; for 3.year-olds and up
claiming since Sept. /. 1853; purse,
$1,000; about ga miles.
Malls Trouble $50 Ny Hour I'd 147
Villena l41 Cafre 2nd l3a
Another Slam 130 Darubini $50
entry.
FIFTH RACE-The A. Smith Bow
man Memorial; timber steeplechase for
4-year-olds and UP; purse. $1,000:
about miles.
Conde Kit 145 Latin Lancer 1875
Ferris Burg l55 Harkimell l55
Clean Home l53 Valley Hart 1853
Barge Toter 155 Melbroke 1855
Entry.
SIXTH RACE-The Lord Bryan
Fairfax; not sanctioned; flat; for 3
and 4-year-olds and up which have
not won at a major track Zone mile
or over) since Nov. Is, 1853; about
IA miles: trophy.
Volanee Boy 175 Mush On 17S
Mr.. Boss 115 Ballyguy l75
Evening star., 1960-09-30
The Washington Duke Alumni

extends an invitation TO all Duke
University Alumni and friends to
come to an "open house" immedi-
ately following the game, to be
held in the Capital Plaza Room of
North Capitol and D Streets NV,
Just opposite the Union Station and
the Capitol Building.
Evening star., 1960-09-30

THIRD RACE-The Difhcult Run:
not sanctioned; for 3-year-olds and
up which have not won at a major
track tone mile or over since Nov. Is.
1853; about 11s mile; turf; trophy.
Dover Dam las Yes | Will l45
Sir Nigel l45 Go Jet l45
Town Fire l45 Pat A. B. l45
Rhydare l45
Evening star., 1960-09-30

SECOND RACE - The Parkington:
hurdles; for 3-year-oldS and UP which
Evening star., 1960-09-30
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse,
NINTH RAcE-Purse,
up; I 5-l6 miles.

xApprsnfies aIIowones eIuimsd.
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SEVENTH RAcE-Pus 81 200; Henry j. Carroll Memorial
alIowanee 3 and eds 6M furIonss.
Ioimins $4,000 to $2,sooI +;
MANDALAY MISS (no bo

.oooi eIoin,ins Isl l.zoo); 4-yeor-oIds ond
Evening star., 1960-09-30

First Race 200 PM. EDIT
FIRST RACE-The Stirrup Cup; for
maidens 3-year-olds and up; purse,
Evening star., 1960-09-30
SECOND RAcE-Purse. 81 900; eemns t$I2oo to 81 ooo)
yeoT-oIds and 6K furonqs.
l 900; eIoimins tsz.soOi 7-ysor-OIds;
THIRD RAcE-Purse, 4,
about s furIonus.
FOURTH RAcE-Pure, 81 900; eomns Isl ZOO 81 oool;
-ods and about furIonas.

al. II. Rogers G. G. croieoU entry.
b Mrs. G. Walker-J. P. Pons entry.
Evening star., 1960-09-30
LAUREL RACEWAY
GRADED HANDICAPS

Thirteenth night OF 24-night meeting.
Post time s pm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-08

nothing at all. They adamantly rejected the
recommendations of both neutral referee,
appointed by mutual consent of the unions
and the railroad, and Presidential mediation
board while the railroad agreed to accept
those same recommendations as a basis for
settlement. And then they turned their backs
on further attempts at arbitration.
Finally, in an appalling abuse of power,
they called the strike and left more than
10000 employees without work and hundreds
of thousands of travellers without means of
transportation.
Certainly, unions have served a useful
purpose in eliminating "sweatshop" conditions
and giving their members higher standard
of living. For the most part, they have func-
toned to the best interests of everyone con-
cerned but every now and then the general
good reputation of the labor movement is be-
smirched by glaring power tactics and ruth
less use of the strike as means of trying to
force surrender to unreasonable demands
A tragic consequence of these actions is
the suffering of innocent bystanders. In
Montgomery County, needed trash service
was denied $1,000 homeowners who were no
part of the dispute. Throughout the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad system $1,000 non-striking
employees have been laid off because of the
Gripping effects of the decision of unions
controlling a mere 10000 operating en-
ployees. Not to mention the hundreds of
thousands of travellers who have been left
without transportation.
1t all leads to the conclusion that in eco
nomic warfare, the strike can be as devastat-
ing weapon as the nuclear bomb in actual
warfare Both, on occasion, have the effect of
achieving an objective, but their principal toll
Is taken from the ranks of the noncombat-
ants.
Sometimes we wonder if humanity
wouldn't be better off if neither one had ever
been invented.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-08
Around the County in SeUen Days

MRS. DEXTER BULLARD
sent to many former residents
of Rockville an invitation to
return for the week of the
Tooth anniversary week.
NOT TOO MANY were able
to be in Rockville for the Gen.
tennial Celebration but Joe
Hamilton, who was raised in
the town and recalls many
fond memories, lame for a
visit from Hollywood where
he has been since 1921.
JOE HAMILTON, brother
of one of Rockville's most IL.
lustrious citizens, Mrs. Hamil.
ton Clark, has been in many
movies and has been busy in
television shows for the past
few years. The photo featured
here shows Joe Hamilton, up
per left, as himself; upper
right, as a priest; lower left, a
thug, and lower right, depicts
him as a successful business
man. I'm sure you remember
seeing these characters on the
big screen or on your own
television sets.
MIR. HAMILTON has great
memories of his days in Rock
vile. His best pal was TOdy
Riggs, who is now q teacher
Mt BrOOme Junior High. These
two had a wonderful time i'm
the old town. He recalls the
time he kept a diary. II wasn't
a very good diary and he gets
a chuckle when he thinks of
the j0ttings In 1t. Here Is a
sample: "Tuesday-gOt up ate
breakfast-went down to meet
TOdy. Wednesday-G0t up ate
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-08
Bob Bernstein

foundation and the bane of the law. "Rea-
says is reasonable. More often than not q
police case will boil down to the question Of
whether, in the opinion of the judge or jury,
the officer was reasonable (there's that word
again in believing (as he inevitably win tes-
tify he did that the force he used was neces.
sary in carrying out his duty.
This can be pretty fine line. If you an.
swer the more or less academic question in
the negative, the result is police brutality. II
you decide it in the affirmative, the result is
policeman doing his duty and defending the
citizenry in the best American tradition.
Because the line can be so fine-and be-
cause the answer must be black or white,
guilty or innocent-any charge Of police brii.
tally Immediately polarizes public opinion.
The Smith case proved, and future events
may reinforce the conclusion, that feelings
run inordinately strong on these matters.
One side sees the battle as between the
forces of law and order and those of the
bleeding hearts. The other side sees it as
conflict between the spirit Of Fascism and
that of respect for individual dignity and con-
stitutional guarantees.
But the difficulty Of resolving the prob.
lem should not, and we trust it viii not deter
our citizens and our courts from a diligent
investigation of any incident in which it is
possible that an officer of the law has abused
the very great authority and very great trust
that goes with his badge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-08
County Comment
Reasonable Force
Poses a Problem

Police brutality is an ugly phrase, but
one which has been the topic of not inconsid-
cradle comment in the county in recent
months Both legally and morally, it is sub
ject difficult of analysis.
The local concern began last December,
when a 19yearold Gaithersburg boy accused
four county officers of inflcting serious in
juries by beating him without cause while he
was county jail prisoner.
The officers were acquitted in court But
the conduct of the trial by the court and by
the prosecution has not gone without severe
criticism, and one Washington newspaper still
faces charges of criminal libel arising out of
its editorial comments on the case.
This week, Sentinel story on page one
reveals that at least one of the four officers
has encountered other occasions to club the
craniums of suspected lawbreakers. One such
case, set for trial three weeks from now, may
shed some light as to whether the officers
strongarm tactics were essential to the proper
enforcement of law in that instance.
But whatever the facts surrounding these
particular incidents, and whatever the out
come of specific cases, the use of force by
policemen will remain ticklish problem BY
law, an officer is entitled to use reasonable
force to subdue resisting suspect or to quell
unlawful disorders.
How much force is reasonable? Therein
lies the rub.
The test of reasonability is at once the