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Evening star., 1961-03-31
Lentz Honored
At Mount Vernon
Sports Banquet

Marty Lentz proved last
night at Mount Vernon High
Schools annual winter sports
banquet in the schools cafeteria
and auditorium that he could
steal the show off the basket
ball court, too.
The 6-foot-6 senior was
awarded two large trophies, a
Iplacque, wrist watch, a gold
basketball and a varsity letter.
Lentz, who broke every
Northern Virginia high school
basketball record, still failed to
disclose the college he intends
to attend next fall. West Vir-
ginia remains high on the list
Heavyweight Ralph Wander
wort was given an award as
the outstanding senior wrestler
George King, West Virginia
University basketball coach
who formerly played with the
Syracuse Nationals, was the
speaker and Jay Randolph
Mountaineer basketball broad
caster, was master Of cere-
monies. While at George
Washington University, Ran.
dolph won the Southern Con-
ference golf championship
MELOY.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
D. Deuf Team
In SemifinuIs
AtCuqe Tourney

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Mar. 81
(AP). - Washington, D. c.,
squeezed past Midwest cham
pion Council Bluffs, Iowa,
1912, and top-seeded Pitts
burgh walloped Dallas, 1851, in
the first round of the 18th Ma
tional American Athletic AS
sociation of the Deaf basketball
tournament last night.
Chicago beat Los Angeles,
71-58, and Little Rock beat
Oakland, Calf. 96-73, in other
first-round games.
Washington led council
Bluffs most of the way, but the
Iowans caught up at 49-49 with
8:01 left. It was tied again at
51-51, then Washington surged
ahead to stay on the shooting
of John Miller and Gerald
Pelarski.
Miller scored 26 points,
Pelarski 18, Doug Smith and
Charles Bueni IA each for the
winners. fC
The Chicago Crusaders are
unseeded and their victory over
the Valley Silent Club Of Los
Angeles was considered an up
set. Little Rock, the defending
Silent Olympics champion, is
second-seeded and Washington
is seeded third. &.
Semifinals are scheduled TO-
night and finals tomorrow
night. The winner will compete
| in the international tournament
in Helsinki, Finland, August
CLIO.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
BY JOHN MELOY
Star Staff Writer

= st. Johns, Catholic League
Baseball champion for the past
three seasons, has enough am
Inunition to capture its fourth
title. The Cadets, spearheaded
by nine returning lettermen,
launch the league race against
O'Connell next Friday.
Coach Jim Rydall took a eau
tious attitude about the teams
chances for another title and
the opposition after yesterdays
opener.
The Cadets had to withstand
two shaky innings in order to
defeat highly regarded Suit
land. 8-6, at st. Johns Airlie
campus. Suitland had shut out
DuVal, 80, in its opening earlier
this week.
Coach ,Rydall sized up the
league race by saying that De-
Matha, Carroll, O'Connell and
Gonzaga all are tough. de-
aMatha has a terrific pitcher in
Pat Noon and Carroll has most
of last years team back" Ry-
dali said. Our depth could be
the deciding factor"
y Senior Bob Mccarthy, who
heads a six-man pitching staff
was touched for three runs In
both the first and last innings
Evening star., 1961-03-31
Racing Bills
In Maryland
Appear Dead

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 81 (AP).-
The only two racing bills of
Importance to come out of the
starting gate were scratched
quickly in the Maryland House
Of Delegates last night.
One to set up a separate COM
mission to administer harness
racing failed by five votes. An
other relating to the transfer
Of days from half-mile tracks
was sent back to the commit
tee barn.
That ended for this session
of the Legislature the prospect
Of any racing legislation of note
being passed. Seven bills re-
lating to the sport were intro
duced.
Mandel "Disgusted"
Among those left at the post
was one based on a commission
study for which an out-of State
consultant was paid $4,000
last summer.
Delegate Marvin Mandel
Democrat of Baltimore, who
called for the study and served
on the commission, refused to
vote on tire harness commission
bill.
II am completely disguised
with all branches of racing,
he said. THE manner in which
they have handled themselves
is an injustice to the State"
The various tracks were al
odds when they appeared at q
hearing on the proposed legis-
lation. A subcommittee of the
House and Senate subsequently
failed to offer any recommen-
cations.
Boone Opposes Report
The House Ways and Means
Committee then voted 20-5 tc
move out two Of the bills,
Chairman A. Gordon Boone
Democrat Of Baltimore, tool
the unusual position of oppos.
ing his committee report. Ad.
mitting he owned stock in Bal.
timore Raceway, a harness
track. so he was not acting ir
self-interest. Boone argued 9
separate commission for the
sport would create chaos anc
conflict"
The existing five-membel
racing commission regulate.
three mile. five 1a-mile anc
four harness tracks.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
SENATORS
COntinued From PaRe n

Continued From Page D-1
day against the Athletics. From
now on they'll meet only "a"
clubs.
Off tomorrow and Sunday,
they'll play the Orioles here
Monday, then go to the west
side of the State for games
against the White Sox and
Phillies Tuesday and Wednes-
day. They'll play the Orioles in
Miami Thursday night and
then head homeward, stopping
in North Carolina for two
games with the Red Sox.
The league limit is % play
ers per club by opening day. It
drops to Is a month later and
rises to 40 September /.
The Senators have is pitch
ers in camp. At least four Of
these are sexpected to s be
dropped. They have six out
fielders and are expected to
carry five-with Hinton the
odds-on favorite to be sent out
for more seasoning.
They will keep their three
catchers, in all probability. One
second baSeman-either Boak
or John Schaive-iSn't expected
to be around long. One first
baseman-probably Bud Zip
fel, a fine prospect but only %
years old-may be farmed out.
Instead, it could be Short
stop Jim Mahoney, an excel
lent glove man who has been
handicapped a good part of
the spring by a leg injury. Or
it could be another pitcher.
The fringe players - those
not sure of their jobs-forgot
their anxiety yesterday as the
local Junior Chamber of Com
merce sponsored q golf outing
for the club.
Third Baseman Harry Bright
won the tournament with a rs
and net II on the Galloway
system. Pitching Coach Sid
Hudson (gross 82) and Out
fielder Marty Keough (gross
33) tied for second with nets
72s. Hudson won the runnerup
trophy on the first hole Of a
sudden-death playoff.
Mrs. Pauline BetZ Addie,
former women's world tennis
champion. shot a IS for a rec
ord for women on the new
Palm Air course.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
IN BASEBALL OPENER
Cadets Impressive
In Beating SuitIond

by the hard-hitting Suitland
club. He allowed IL hits.
st. Johns jumped on Suit
land starter Jim Brusseau and
reliefer Bob Zukowski for four
runs in the first, three in the
second and one in the fifth to
get the victory.
George Moore and Ken Claro
banged out three singles apiece
for the winners. These two,
along with Scotty Glackin and
Dave Battiste, are expected 70
supply the batting punch for
St. Johns.
Mccarthy, Claro, Battiste,
Jerry Brown, Marty McAlwee
and Fred Brown give the Cadets
good pitching strength. Fred
Brown and McAlwee are south
paws.
sT ST. JOHN johns 9S0 9So 9IS 9I9 "a 2
Brusseau, Zukowski (2), and Nc
Daniels, Brown t5); Mccarthy and
Sora.
.DU VAL Oul 900 Or ( 4
.sURRATsVLE 100 Oi9 xii 8 5
Norris. Chipouras l5), Club (6).
Morrow (6l, Vitaiis "a and Proven
cal: Lindhal. Russell (5) and johnson,
MeElroy 90.
- -. =.
NORTHWOOD 110 100 x-3 8 1
ChrismRn. Jones (2D and Kilby,
Plummer t6l: Cowperthwaite. Coe go
and Kalcounas, Hauff "a.
CHAMBERLAIN 500 oil ell s .
DUNBAR IO2 600 o. 3
keenan,, Bora (3) and Lee; Lam
caster. Ford t7D and Kinard.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
Paref, Griffith
TitIeBouf May
Bring $4,000

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Mar.
81 (AP).-Promoter Chris Dun
dee today stood by his predic-
ton of a $4,000 gate for the
15-round title bout between
Welterweight Champion Kid
Paret and Emile Griffith.
"The fans buy their tickets
late down here" Dundee said
with optimism. Some of them
wait until the last minute.
That's why it usually is hard to
figure what the crowd will be- .
Paret remained a 7-to-5 IA
vorite over the clever New
Yorker, who never has gone
beyond 10 rounds before. Gil
Clancy, co-manager and train
er of Griffith, said there is no
doubt that if the fight goes the
full is rounds Saturday Grit
fifth will be the fresher of the
two at the finish.
Hes in wonderful shape, =
Clancy said, land he never has
finished a 10-rounder in which
he could not have gone farther
without difficulty"
The champion has gone II
rounds twice-against Don Jor.
dan and FREDERICK Thompson
and also fought a 12-roundel
with Thompson.
The fighters will weigh in al
II am. tomorrow for the title
match, which will be televiseo
nationally over the ABC net
work at 10 pm. (WMAL-7 In
Washington.
Neither man is allowed tC
weigh more than lat pounds.
A Miami Beach Boxing Com
mission edict will tack an unex-
pected two ounces onto each
man in the ring. Eight-ounce
gloves, standard in local usage
were decreed for the bout in.
stead Of the 6-ounce gloves
which Paret's manager said
would be preferable. The COM
mission deviated from its rule
earlier this month to permit 6.
ounce gloves in the Patterson
Johansson heavyweight title
fight.
In the event Of a knockdown
the fallen fighter has to take g
count of eight.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
SPRING PRACTICE OPENS TUESDAY
Nugent Hints Terps
Are Strong Overall

Bob Hacker returns alone to
the center position with six
sophomores trying to take it
from him. At fullback, Pat
DrasS is sidelined with an OPP
Grafton on his shoulder and
Joe Hrezo, a fast, 190-pound
guard, has been shifted to the
post. Again, Sophomores Rom
ME Alexander and Ron Klages.
and an outstanding prospect
from the 1859 frosh, Jim Cir
ardi. will push the veterans
hard.
Nugent, perhaps for the first
time since he came to Mary
land two years ago, was re-
served in his comments to the
press, radio and television lis
teners after yesterdays lunch
con. ~
His most positive statement
was the announcement Of the
signing Of four high school
seniors to grantS-in- aid: Cen
ter Harold Pardew of Bel Air,
Md; End and Linebacker Sell
den Harris from Allegany in
C u m b berland; Tackle Larry
Bagranoff of Walter johnson
in Bethesda and Fullback Ar
mold Cash from Mount Vernon,
Bagranoff, 6-foot-2 and now
10 pounds heavier at 230, was
chosen second team All-Metro-
politan by The Star after last
season. Cash, 6 foot and 100,
was All-Suburban Virginia.
However, Cash told The Star
Monday that he intends to GO
to Virginia, and Cavalier
coaches confirmed his applica-
tion the next day.
Maryland received his appli-
cation for a grant-in-aid about
two months ago and sent a
copy to the Atlantic Coast
Conference commissioner Feb
ruary %. but it is SO per cent
certain that Cash will go to
Virginia.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
BY DICK SLAY
Star staff Writer

Maryland's football team will
be lacking experience down the
middle-at center, quarterback
and fullback-when it opens
spring practice Tuesday, but
the Terps are not desperate at
these positions.
For the first time in at least
five years, the Terps potentially
are strong everywhere, Coach
Tom Nugent intimated yester-
day at his first press confer
ence of the spring.
Center, quarterback and full
back merely are relatively lack
ing at the moment. BY the time
of the opening game against
Southern Methodist, September
% at Dallas, Maryland could be
solid.
There will be % lettermer
among SO candidates reporting
Tuesday afternoon, and thosG
middle positions right nov
don't have their share Of vet
erans. But an outstanding cror
iof sophomores-meaning soph-
omores-to-be-might solve all
the problems.
Speaking of the large list oi
letermen, Nugent said, 81 think
some of them won't be playing
for us this fall" He amended
this by explaining that some
will be at new positions, but
the meaning was clear: ThC
Sophomores will be clamorine
for attention.
Nugent actually didn't dwell
on his new prospects from the
1860 freshman team, except tt
say that Quarterback Dick
Sinner might be the big name
in the newspapers the next
three years" 4" He's a 190-pound.
er from Lebanon, Pa, who re-
minds some observers of Jacl
Scarbath, the TerpS' ALI.
America in 1852.
Dick Novak and Ken Psirs
lettered at quarterback last fall
along with Jim Davidson, whC
has been switched to right
halfback, but Sinner and Cliff
Melton should make them hus-
tie to keep their jobs.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
B-CC Truck Victory
Is Led by Myers

John Myer won three Of
Wakefield's 10 first places yes
terday in the Warriors 71-52
track victory over Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School al
B-CC.
Myer ran the 100-yard dash
in 1913, the 440 in SIS, and the
220 In 23.6.
Charlie Sither of B-CC
lacked one inch of breaking the
school record when he put the
shot 40 feet 2 inches.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
CaIIs Nlght . GAG
Maryland Netmen
WuIIop Syracuse

Maryland's tennis squad took
everything but a forfeited dou-
bles match yesterday in defeat
ing Syracuse, 81, at College
Park in the opening match of
the season for both teams.
Singles: Chuck Abelson defeated
Jack Treier. e., -6--4; Charles 6ha.
John Nogrady defeated Gerry Kahn
60, 81: Paul Capozello defeated
Bob. Raphaelson. 6-3, 7-5: jim
Frederici defeated Hal Lippman, 6-3
8-.1; John Myers defeated Bruce
Gordon, 6-2, ID:
Doubles: Nogrady and Shapiro de.
feated Kaplan and Lippman. G-1
Go; Myers and Pep Jensen defeated
John woodruff and jeff Leroy, B-3
6--3; TT eier and Kahn won by forfeit
over Abelson and Frederick.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
'Schous, Kerner Bottle
Verbally Over OfficioI

course, Schaus wasn't even IN
the league then.p
MIA President Maurice Pod
|oloff said the officials for the
seventh game here won't be
announced until tomorrow.
But Podoloff is said to have
decided on Mendy Rudolph and
Sid Borgia.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
HuvIicek Elected
Buckeyes Cuptuin

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. 81
(AP).-John "Hondo" Havlicek
will be Ohio States 1861 81
basketball captain. j.
The tireless Havlicek was
elected at the same meeting in
which his teammates named
Jerry Lucas as this seasons
most valuable player.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
TubIe Tennis Set

DETROIT, Mar. 81 (AP) -
More than $50 persons are
expected to compete here next
week in the 31st annual United
States Open Table Tennis cham
pionships. The three-day meet
begins April 7 and will be
staged at the convention arena
in new Cobo Hall.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
EXHIBITION
BASEBALL
By the Associated Press

GAMES TODAY
Kansas City VS.. washington at
PittsSurSh vs.. New York at St.
Petersburg.
Detroit VS.. Baltimore at Miami
Cleveland VS.. Tacoma tPcL) at Casa
GAMES TOMORROW
Pniladelphia VS.. Milwaukee at Bred
:. PittsRurgh VS.. St. Louis at Home
Los Angeles tNj VS.. Cincinnati at
san Francisco. VS.. Cleveland at
Boston VS.. Chicago (Nl at Mesa.
CHICAGO tA) VS.. Baltimore at Miami
Detroit vs.. Kansas city at West
San Diego tPcL) VS.. Los Angeles ,A)
at Palm Springs.
Minnesota VS.. New York at st..
GAMES SUNDAY
philadelphia VS.. Detroit at Lakeland.
81: Louis VS.. Pittsburgh at Fort
Cincinnati VS.. New York at st..
> MiiTaukse VS.. Kansas City at West
Los Angeles tN VS.. Minnesota at
Cleveland VS.. San Francisco at
CHICAGO IN, VS.. Boston at SCOTS.
Chicago "a VS.. Baltimore at Miami.
Los Angeles (A) VS.. San Diego (PcL)
at Indio, Calf.
RESULTS YESTERDAY
MILWAUKEE $50 00I 1875 ii 3
Daley, Kucks (s) and Pignatano,
cGsndSi weiOninEer.. eiOniinssT. fichs f6aIsg Se, and
Home runs-Milwaukee, Martin, Ad-
Chicago eIiIt;1As a. 900 900 00I Ola 8 0
wynn. staley VSo 3sS and and T IoIiar: Lee 1 :
Moore ts) and Nsrason. Wee. L.
Home runs = Minnesota. Narason,
Allison.
l.. Sherry. Newcombe (8) and Rose.
bore, N: Sherry t6) Broglio and II.
smith. W-Broglio. L-Newcombe,
@, HOME runs-Los Angeles, snider
NEW YORK -. IoI 0Og 390-s o 0
Turley, statfOtS Csl 81 and oonder; L Y
Bruce, Aguirre %, Fischer (9) and
Chit. W-Stafford. L--Aguirre.
Home runs - New York, Oondel
Johnson.
PHILADELPHIA 900 900 O4O-4 10 I
PlTTsBUR0H l01 0lO 1916 2
Short, Green (7D and Coleman: Law
and Burgess. W--Law. L-Green.
Home runs-Pittsburgh. Law and
Schofield.
SAN FRA'Isco 200 O03 110-7 s /
BOSTON 900 $50 1905 10
Loes. Marichal l4l O'Dell (7l, Duff
falo l9l and Haller;. Brewer, Wilson (f)
and Gle. W-Marichal brewer.
:, Home runs--San Francisco. Mays
yANCYER tPcL) 600 900 2Oa-2 7 /
LOS AMOS (Al O12 900 0gx-3
Nicholson, Abernathy (6l and Azcue
Grba,, Mcbride. (7), Morgan I7D anc
AyeriH. W-Grba. Lr-Mickelson.
Home runs--Los Angeles. Throne.
berry. Kluszewski.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
WEEKEND SPORTS
1 ON RADIO-N
TeIevision

NhSsS
TODAY
Auto Racing
Spe edway International,
WTTG-5, 10 pm.
SATURDAY
Basketball
Western Division final play
off, Hawks VS.. LakerS, WRC-4,
2 pm.
Bowling
Bowl the Champ, WMAL-7,
4p.m.
Bowling Stars, WRC-4, 4::3O
pm.
Make That Spare, WMAL-7,
10:45 pm.
Horse Racing
100000 Florida Derby from
Gulfstream, WTTG-5, 4:30
pm.
Golf
All Star Golf, WMAL-7, 5
pm.
Boxing
Welterweight championship,
Benny Paret VS.. Emile Griffith,
WMAL-7, 10 pm.
SUNDAY
Bowling
Championship Bowling,
WMAL-7, IL pm.
Golf
Celebrity Golf, WRC-, 5
pm.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
Hight RESULTS

Los ANGELEs.-Eddie Garcia, l38,
Pittsburgh u0). Tiger All Williams,
1929, Los Angeles, outpointed Gene
Johns, l60iA, Los Angeles (fOJ.
BRISTOL, England Irish Johnny
Caldwell, ia, England. stopped Jacques
Jacob, liza, France l5).
Evening star., 1961-03-31

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 81
s(AP1S Shaken by the 1l4-l13
loss to st. Louis in overtime
here Wednesday night, the Los
Angeles Lakers leave today for
tomorrow nights seventh and
deciding game in the National
Basketball Associations West
ern Division playoffs at st.
Louis. The winner gets a shot
at the Boston Celtics, Eastern
Division winners, for the title.
Coach Fred Schaus of the
LakerS was still steaming about
Referee Jim Duffy's officiating
Wednesday night. He called
Duffy incompetent.
But Hot Rod Hundley and
steammate Elgin Baylor of the
Lakers said I'VE blew it our
selves"
Kerner Hits Back
The Hawks. ahead at one
time by 16 points, won on a
pressure shot by Bob Petit in
the last IL seconds of the extra
period.
Meanwhile, in st. Louis,
Owner Ben Kerner of the
Hawks taunted Schaus as a cry
baby and added that ''he's al
ways been one"
Imagine Jim Duffy working
all six games" Schaus stormed,
pointing out that st. Louis fans
held a night for him and given
him $1,000 worth of gifts.
why take him off the seventh
game? Why wait for the sew
enth gamer"
Calls Night q Gag
Kerner branded this a com
plete Misrepresentation" He
said the night for Duffy was a
gag-and was announced as
such. He added:
"As for Duffy-why, Just last
year we demanded he not work
the deciding seventh game at
Boston-because Boston insist
ed on having him. But, Of
Evening star., 1961-03-31
HOCKEY SCORES

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
ROUND ROBIN
st. Paul. z; Omaha. 1.
,Muskegon, s.; Fort Wayne, f.
Evening star., 1961-03-31

PHILADELPHIA 900 900 O4O-4 10 1
Short, Green (7J and Coleman: Law
and Burgess. W--Law. L-Green,
Home runs--Pittsburgh Law and
Schofield.
Evening star., 1961-03-31

vANcyER tPcL) 600 900 sO1-s z
Los AMOS (AD O12 900 Ogx-:} s
Nicholson, Abernathy (6l and Azcue
orbay, Mcbride (7), Morgan (7D anc
AveriH. W-Grba. L-Mickelson.
Home runs--Los Angeles. Throne.
berry. KlusZewski
Evening star., 1961-03-31

SAN FRA'Isco 200 OO3 l1O-7 8
BOSTON 600 130 1905 10 .
Loes; Marichal t4l o'Dell al. Duf.
falo l9l and Haller; Brewer, Wilson "a
and Gle. W-Marichal brewer.
Evening star., 1961-03-31
INSULTS YESTERDAY

KANSAS CITY 900 900 2O0--2 s 0
MILWAUKEE, O30 00I 1875 Ii 3
Daley, Kucks (s) and Pignatano,
Crandall W-Cloninger, I-Daley
Home runs-Milwaukee, Martin, Ad-
cock.
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1961-10-11

Each year the Navajo Tribe,
|opGh its Education Committee,
|nishes clothing for students at
ding schools. These clothes will
|ssre that the Navajo children will
F % equal, we'll dressed terms
|la all other students.
This year the clothing fund was
heated over $500, OOO.OO for use
fNacha sing clothes.
The leaders of the Navajo Tribe,
Is insure the betterment of the
|axajoChildren in their search for
FSaa0n.
Evening star., 1961-03-17
SeriOuS-Or scientific fun?

You already know the result of all this eccen-
trio tinkering and mad-hatter driving
But, since "on-and-of" driving is illegal
on the public road-and since most Mara
thon notifications are positively dangerous
for normal use-you may be wondering if
Shells Mileage Marathon has any point,
Is it a serious test9 Or is it piece Of semi
Evening star., 1961-03-17

they waste gallons of gasoline by holding
automatic uansmissions in low gear too long.
3. Drive at moderate speeds. Your car uses
about 40 per cent more gasoline at so mph
than at IS mph.
a. Keep an even speed. Ragged driving uses
fuel without using the power it generates.
S. Pace yourself to traffic. Don't be the fast
est or the slowest. 1t traps you into wasteful
sPurts and slowdowns.
6. Keep tires up to their proper presSures.
Soft tires soak up power the way blotter
soaks up ink.
7. Get your Shell man to make these
checks. Your carburetor should be adjusted
periodically. Spark timing should be correct.
Fuel filters and air cleaner should be clean.
Brakes should be properly ad djusted. And
your thermostat must be in working order.
Follow these simple rules-and you'll
probably be surprised at the extra mileage
you get with todays Super Shell.
Many car-owners report up to 30 extra
miles per tankful. We can't guarantee this
saving But, unless you're millionaire, it's
worth thinking about.
Evening star., 1961-03-17

wear, many daring Liberties were taken with
fabrication systems.
On the winning car-the transmission and
wheel bearings were fabricated with light
engine oil instead Of with heavy oil and
grease, to reduce drag. 1t worked.
When the front wheels we're lacked up
and given an experimental push, they
continued to spin for half an hourl I
Of course, no Shell seviceman would ever
approve of such Liberties being taken with
your own cars fabrication. And he would
be right
A Marathon car is a Marathon car. And
nobody minds if it breaks down after it wins.
But your family car is different matter.
Trust your Shell seviceman's advice on
all fabrication problems. He's an expert
and he's got the finest tools, charts, lubri-
cants and gasoline to give your car the maxi
mum mileage it was designed to deliver.
The champs "On.and.Oif'' driving
Shells record was set in two trips over an
1874 mile course. The run was almost
walk.
The winning car was accelerated to 20
miles per hour, at which point the driver cut
his engine and coasted in neutral.
Only when the speed" dropped below
5 miles per hour was the engine restarted
and the cycle repeated. All acceleration was
done in high gear and at nearly full throttle.
There was little choice. All other gears were
removed prior to the contest.
Evening star., 1961-03-17

springs and an embarrassing bruise or two.
Pressure problems for the champs
Dave Berry and Fred Schuette, who eventu-
ally set the existing record, had to be satisfied
with something less spectacular in the tire
pressure department.
Their 1924 cars beat-uP tires couldn't
possibly take more than 50 pounds. And,
even then, they felt more solid than Pneu-
matte. But there was helpful mileage divi-
dend in the old, wood-spoked wheels.
They took tires that were nearly yard in
diameter. This moved the car forward an
extraordinary 9h feet at every revolution.
What's more, these ancient tires were
worn so smooth that road friction was cut
to minimum. Other competitors achieved a
similar result by bufing off their treads, till
only the slimmest strip touched the road.
SAFETY NOTE FROM THE CHAMPS: Don't try
bufhng the tread off your own tires. You risk
more than puncture. Itmight mean blow
out and crash.
Evening star., 1961-03-17

CHELL scientists are competitive lot.
~ Their constant pursuit of top perform
ance has all the elements Of a race.
Some years ago. an argument as to who
could get the most miles out of gallon Of
gasoline boiled up into challenge. And
Shells Mileage Marathon was born.
Shell scientists have competed in this
Mileage Marathon for several years. Not as
a publicity stunt. But purely as private
contest of ingenuity. They use their own
cars. Their own time. Their own money.