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Evening star., 1961-02-12
Wilhelm Signs
ForS2O,OOO

BALTIMORE, Feb. II (AP).
Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, Out
fielder Dave Nicholson and
Rookie Catcher Dave Mas
sarelli have been signed to 1861
contracts by the Orioles, the
club announced today.
Wilhelm. 37-year-old knuck-
leball specialist. is believed to
have signed for about $40, 900
"a raise Of about $4,000.
In the first month Of last
season, Welhelm's fluttering
knuckler was so unpredictable
he was charged with four wild
pitches and his catchers had
IL passed balls in 281s innings.
He failed to last his first four
starts and his record was Ia.
On May q the Orioles un-
veiled a catcher's mitt about
so per cent larger than nor
mal-the brainchild of Man
ager Paul Richards. Wilhelm
beat the Yankees, 80, without
a wild pitch or passed ball.
From that day on, Wilhelm
had a 1916 record and a 2.66
earned-run average, with only
two wild pitches and three
passed balls in his final 1885
innings. For the season he was
l1-S with q 3.31 ERA.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Navy Swimmers
Lose to Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mas, Feb II
(AP)y-Harvard staked out q
claim as the East's top SWIM
ming team Of the season with
q smashing $3.50 victory over
Navy before a capacity crowd
Of 1000 tonight.
Navy had ended Yale's long
unopposed domination of East
ern swimming last week by
mapping the Ellis dual meet
winning streak Of 201, dating
back to 1945. :
Navy won only four of the II
events The Middies captured
the first two, the 400 yard
medley relay, in 1855, and
the 220 freestye with Gay
Hopkins winning in 2:09.1.
But Harvard surged back to
win the next six events. Olym-
pic Sprinter Bruce Hunter tok
both the SO a nd 100 yard free
style races in 0:22.2 and 0:49.3
respectively. Bob Kaufman
won the 200 individual medley
and 200 backstroke in 2:05.S
and 2:t3.5. Sophomore JEFF
Levy surprised by winning the
dive for Harvard and Jim Coff.
man was q surprise winner IL
the 200 butterfly with an ex,
cellent 2:07.8 clocking.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Providence
Upset Victim

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. II
(AP).-Rhode Island. employ
ing just six Smen, shocked the
NIT tournament bound Friars
1916 tonight in a basketball
thriller.
Rhode Island, led by its For
est Hills, N. Y, delegation of
Stu Schachter and Mike Weiss,
built up a 44-37 halftime lead
and drew fouls by its control
tactics down the stretch to pre-
serve the triumph.
The loss was the first to a
college opponent for Providence
on its home court in 81 games
dating to the meeting with
Holy Cross three years ago.
Schachter scored % points,
Weiss 10, and Charlie Lee IA.
Johnny Egan topped the scor-
ers, notching "a points for
Providence while Jim Hadnot
had %.
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town once or twice q year to
watch the big leaguers.
The Twins do not expect any
serious intercity frictions de-
spite all the notoriety Of Min
neapolis st. Paul wrangling
But the depths Of the potential
pitfalls scare them.
Twins executives have beer
known to freeze in horror on
speaking platforms after
tongue-slip like "the Mime
apolis Twins"
I'VE are a hyphenated fam.
ily." one Of the Twins explained
nervously. IF we give anybody
in either town the impression
we're being partial on some.
thing. wen never hear the enc
Of it,"
Griffith and friends spent
tortured days thinking up &
nonpartiSan name for the clut
until somebody mercifully sug-
gested Minnesota Twins. a ny.
brid Of many roots.
To a questioning fan . few
weeks ago Griffith painstak.
ingly explained the Twins were
sending their laundry to a COM
pany in one city and their dry
cleaning to the other town.
For the record they are head
quartered temporarily in Min
neapolis, but will move theil
offices to Metropolitan Stadium
In suburban Bloomington.
The stadium was built pri.
marily by Minneapolis cash
But after ALL" say the Twins
'it's really about equidistant
between the two downtowns."
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Ed Mathews
Given Boost
To 10000

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. II (AP)'
Ed Mathews, the Braves s.
slugging third baseman, signed
a 1861 contract today for an
estimated $60, ,000-a boost over
his 1860 paycheck.
The muscular. 29-year-old
clouter, who makes his home In
the Milwaukee area, signed his
contract in the office Of Gen.
eral Manager John McHale al
County Stadium.
Mathews, q member Of the
Braves since 1852, won his pay
boost on the strength Of having
batted in 1874 runs-two less
than teammate Henry Aaron
last season. It was Mathews
second-best season in run
production, topped only by his
1858 mark Of 135 RBI.
He walloped 80 homers tc
bring his major league career
mark to 1888. He compiled q
.277 batting average.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Virdon, Nelson
In Pirates Fold

PITTSBURGH, Feb. II (AP)
|-Outfielder Bill Virdon and
First Baseman Rocky Nelson
today returned their signed
1861 contracts to the Pirates.
They are the 10th and goth
players to sign.
The 35-year-old Nelson had
one Of his best years last sea-
son, hitting 1902 and driving in
IS runs. His two-run homer in
the first inning of the seventh
game Of the World Series gave
the Bucs an early lead over the
Yankees in the wild and woody
clincher.
Virdon hit .264 last season
and belted eight home runs.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

Totals 80 % 90 Totals AHA 81
Halftine: 47-47.
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mand for tickets, although it's
certainly extremely good by
our standards" the club official
said.
By late last week the Twins
had sold a little under 2,7OC
season tickets. They were told
by some baseball enthusiasts
here the figure might come
close to the Milwaukee Braves
standard of 10000. They would
be happy. however, with around
5000 and may settle for 5000
This would be adequate. "
the spokesman said. you've
got to remember they've had a
pretty hot football ticket cam
paign through here"
The Minnesota football Vik-
ings got the jump on the Twins
last fall, profited by an upsurge
in interest stemming from the
Gophers' remarkable comeback
and have peddled more than
5000 season tickets. The base
ball books. of course, sell for
between $50 and 5000 more.
Griffith is confident that his
firSt-Vear attendance in the
Twin Cities will run well over
a million. Evidence of a terri
tory-wide interest in the Twins
is undeniable. So is the premise
that few shopkeepers in Inter-
national Falls, Mimi, or farm
ers from Milbank, s. OAK, viii
be buying season tickets.
Little Friction Expected
But thousands Of them and
their brethren will come tc
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Delaware State
Hands Howard
1896 Setback

Delaware State and Howard
came within five points Of a
200-point total last night as
the visitors beat the Bisons,
1895, at Howard.
The score was tied 47-all at
halftime and the CIAA rivals
continued their blistering pace
in the second half.
Howard pulled into a 94-all
tie with 2 minutes remaining,
but Tom Arlington put Della
ware State ahead on a free
throw and the visitors added
to the margin.
Four players scored more
than Is points, with George
Baker of the winners high with
81. Ed Pearson hit for % for
Delaware, while Howard's lead
ers were George williams with
81 and Larry Hancock, 26.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Yale Rally Stops
Princeton Streak

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. II
(AP).-Yale tonight uncorked
a second-half rally to hand
Princeton, defer ding Ivy
League champion, its first loss
1869.
Led by Bill Madden, who
netted % points, Yale overcame
a 1884 halftime deficit and
Snatched the lead from Prince
ton early in the second half.
Yale now has a So record
and holds second place In the
Ivy League. Princeton has q
6-1 record an dstill leads the
league.
Leading scorers for Prince.
ton were AL Kaemmerlen with
Is points and Peter Campbell
| with 10.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Gordner's BIizzord Sogo Points Up
Big Change for Former Senators

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. II
(Ap).-Hiawatha never played
the outfield in the American
League, but the wide-eyed
Griffiths. late Of Washington,
already can tell you the Old
brave threw righthanded and
was q hard man to knock down.
They also can tell you that
businessmen in Williston, N.
OAK, $50 miles from the Twin
Cities, are willing to lay out
more than $1,000 for eight
season tickets to watch major
league baseball.
Were still sort of up in the
air." Calvin Griffith said. "Our
operations have been turned
upside down. We've come a
long way"
Only a man with the hair
raising saga Of Second Base
man Billy Gardner can testify
how far, the old Washing ton
Senators have come.
Driving to Rugby in north
central North Dakota on a
goodwill trip for the Mime
sofa Twins, Gardner and a
Minneapolis businessman got
caught in a blizzard.
"The wind blew our car off
the road twice before we de-
cided we weren't going to make
it." Gardner said. I'VE stopped
at a place called Penn to make
q telephone call to the good
people Of Rugby. where I un-
derstand 800 people were wait
ing for us at a luncheon.
'It was 20 yards from the
car to a grocery store where
made the call. My socks froze
to my feet before I got there.
It was IS below zero"
The moral Of the story for
Gardner and the Twins was
not that you should wear
woolies at 35 below zero, but
that 800 people would turn out
in that weather 500 miles from
the Twin Cities to hear about
the team.
To introduce the ball club
to a new baseball market and
the sprawling geography Of the
Upper Plains, the Griffith elan
has embarked on a glad-hanc
ing campaign that would make
q Kiwanian beam.
Demand Not Oyerpowering
Ice skaters on the Twin Cite.
lakes were startled and ther
delighted last December to SCI
the Twins ont-office forct
romping en- masse on the ice
Since then ice skating has be.
come a sort Of status symbo
with the Twins, comparable Il
touch football play back home
I'VE know we're on a honey.
moon for a couple of years." {
Twins official said. This is tht
time to make friends and tt
learn all about the people here
and the things they like"
AS yet the campaign has rot
induced an overpowering de.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Monti. Tops Sled Mark ,
Neors 5th World Title

LAKE PLACID, N. Y. Feb. II
(AP).-Eugenio Monti, a little
Italian who is bidding for his
fifth consecutive world title,
took the lead today. at the
halfway mark of the world
two-man bobsled champion
ships and clipped nearly a
second and a half off his old
record.
The United States sleds were
fifth and sixth.
Responding to the challenge
of 18 other sleds from 10 ma
tions, Monti zoomed down Mt.
Van Hoevenberg's one-mile run
in l minute, 1885 seconds in
the second heat and piled up
a combined time Of 2:22.28. His
first heat was clocked in 1:11.62.
The final two heats will be
held tomorrow on the icy run
that corkscrews through 16
turns in breath-taking drop
Of almost 500 feet. The speeds
range up to approximately 81
miles per hour.
Record Broken Z Times
Months old single heat mark
Of 1912 was broken seven times,
twice by Monti and twice by
Germany's Franz Schelle was
was in second place after the
first two heats with a COM
bined time of 2:23.61 with
heats Of 1:11.75 and 1:11.86.
Sergio Zardini, Months Ital-
ian teammate, held third place
at 2:23.95. His heats were
1920 and 1:11.65.
Switzerland's No. Q sled,
driven by Max Angst whose
fastest first heat time of 1:11.46
also broke the old record,
ranked fourth with a combined
2:24.10.
The two United States sleds
followed in order. Gary Shef-
field Of Lake Placid, N. Y, and
his fellow Marine teammate,
Gerry Tenant of Princeton,
w. Va, wound up with 2:24.i3.
They were the first to break
Months old mark with a 1:11.90
on the first heat, the third CT
ficial trip Of the day before
1890 spectators.
Bill Dodge of New York,
braked by Steve Phillips, a New
York stock broker, turned in
l:12.l1 and 1:12.13 for 2:24.24.
Only One Accident
There was only one slight
accident over the course that
had taken a heavy toll of driv-
erS during the practice runs.
Sweden's Gunnar Garpo, who
had been involved in Tuesdays
mishap. hit the wall Of q
straightaway 100 yards from
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Five Clubs in Majors
To Start Early Drills

place in the Yanks' early camp
is an attempt to groom Ryne
Duren. the relief pitcher. as
q starter. Bill Short, young
lefty who was given a big build
up last spring. will get a long
look.
Deron johnson, former out
fielder who was switched to
third base last year, also may
be worked at first base. Pedro
Gonzalez. q 1927 hitter at Bing-
hampton, N. Y, where he led
the Eastern League, also is an
other new infielder Of promise.
Charlie Keller's two sons will
be on hand. Don, 20, a right
handed-hitting infielder. batted
.304 at Fargo. He is an out
fielder, like his dad.
Orioles Start Wednesday
Baltimore has asked eight or
nine players to report at Miami
Wednesday. five days early
Four Of those who have been
asked. are men who were in
jured last year and may need
extra time to get ready. In that
category are Jim Gentle. Pete
Ward, Gene Stephens and
Barry Shetrone. Others to come
early include Pitchers Milt
Pappas and Jerry Walker
bonus boy Dave Nicholson and
Earl Robinson. acquired from
the Dodgers during the winter.
For the most part the varsity
batterymen of the 18 major
league clubs will not report
until February 10 or later.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
By the Associated Press

Although opening day Is
eight weeks off. the baseball
season is with us. Advance
camps for exceptional minor
leaguers and for veterans with
a problem will be operating on
five fronts before the week is
over.
Detroit was the first club to
get into action with so Tigers,
including 10 from the major
league roster. already on the
scene in Lakeland. Fla. Bob
Scheffing. the new manager, Is
getting his first look at his
talent.
The Cubs, still without q
manager, have been having q
series of briefing meetings at
Mesa, Ariz., for over a week
The seven coaches Cor is II
eightO and Richie Ashburn, q
consultant from the outfield
are kicking around a host oi
ideas. So far there have been
no reports Of stabbing or gun
fire.
The Cubs pitchers and catch
ers are due to show up today
hoping to get a head start or
the long summer ahead.
Cardinals Gather
st. Louis also has a delega-
ton Of some 80 players invited
to gather at Homestead, Fla.
today for a 16-day run before
the regular camp opens at st
Petersburg. Fla. More thar
half of the men on the Cards
regular roster are due for this
early work which Solly Hemu.
hopes will get the Redbirds of
flying when the season starts
Ralph Houk. Casey Stengel's
successor as manager of the
Yankees, has asked 20 player,
to turn out tomorrow for ar
advance camp at Miller Hug.
gins Field in St. Petersburg. A
couple of the men have beer
given permission to skip the
first few days because Of othel
duties. Outfielder Leroy Thorn.
as. for instance, has been play.
ing winter ball in Latin Amer.
lea.
Among the more interesting
experiments expected to take
Evening star., 1961-02-12
3CaIifornians,
SaVitt Reach
Net SerlifinaIs

NEW YORK, Feb. II (AP).-
Top-seeded Dick savitt Of New
York and . trio Of Californians
John Cranston. Chris Craw-
ford and Whitney Reed-erased
the last Of the foreigners and
set up an All-American semi
finals today in the National
indoor tennis championships.
Davis Cup aces from Mexico,
France and England were sent
to the sidelines where the top
foreign seed. Orlando Sirola of
Italy. was dispatched in the
opening round.
Savitt. who may be the best
amateur player in the world
despite Q dislike for interna-
tional competition. smashed
Pierre Darmon Of France. Ga.
8-6.
Second Upset for CranstOn
Cranston. 24-year-old Marine
corporal from San Moreno,
Calf, scored q second straight
upset by beating Rafael Osuna
of Mexico, co-holder Of the
Wimbledon doubles title, Ga,
I6-8, 6-3. Last night he ousted
second-seeded Ron Homberg Of
Brooklyn.
Crawford, %, a student at
San Jose State College, de-
feated Billy knight, left
handed Briton, 10-e. Ga.
Reed, an unorthodox swinger
from Alameda. Calf. elimi-
mated Crawford Henry Of At
lanta, 6-3, 9-7. Henry de-
feated Sirola in the first round.
In tomorrow's semifinals at
the Seventh Regiment Armory,
Savitt faces fourth se e d e d
Crawford, and Reed, No. 3.
plays unseeded CranSton.
CrawfOrd's Play Sparkles
A crowd Of about 800 saw
Crawford play the most SPAR
king tennis of the afternoon.
Hitting winners from back
court off both wings, he broke
Knight for the first time in the
18th game Of the opening set
and then rolled to a So lead in
the second.
The agile Briton slashed back
with a rebreak to cut the ad-
vantage to 5-4, but Crawford
won knights service in the
tenth game to clinch the match
Cranston had too much power
for the nimble-footed Osuna
one Of the best volleyers in the
game.
The Marine, who put out Sec
ond-seeded Ron Holmberg last
night. rallied with three straight
games for the first set after
trailing 3-4. He seemed to relax
in the second set under Osuna s
pressure, but quickly took charge
in the third set. gaining two
Iservice breaks.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

the finish and fell off his sled.
The brakeman took over and
finished but the sled was elim-
mated from further competi-
ton because both men were
not aboard.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17
FELTON,
Mrs. Virgle Carlisle

The theme of Rev. Hugh John
sons sermon Sunday morning was
Slaves of Christ. The Junior Choir
anthem was What Shall We Chill
dren Bring, accompanied by Kar-
en- Haldeman at the piano. The
Senior Choir anthem was. only
Touch" Rev. Hugh Johnson is
on radio WKSB. Milford from 8
am. to 9:15 am. Monday thru
Friday, March IL to II.
Official Board meeting Friday,
March II, at 500 pm. All mem
bers required to attend.
There were % members from
FELTON, charge, two from Viola and
two from Manship that attended
the Fellowship Communion and
Breakfast for Methodist Men at Cal
vary Church. Milford, Sunday NOR
ming
Mr. and Mrs. Harvard George of
Bridgeville. We're recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Brittingham, Jr.
Mrs. Mildred Holiday and Mr.
and Mrs. Bradford Holiday o
Frederick. attended the Musical
Comedy The Boy Friend" at the
University of Delaware last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Steward and
children of Delmar, were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Jes-
ter.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Anne
Sharp were Mr.. and Mrs. James AL
exander of Wilmington. and Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Wilson and children
of Seaford.
Patsy Richards spent Friday
with Karen Haldeman.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Cora Kill
len were Mrs. Edith Killen and
Mrs. Williams of Dover
Mrs. Helen Draper is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker and
Mrs. Draper were recent visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Baker of
Wilmington. and Mr.. e Mrs. Ray
mond Fairchild of Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17
squad that posted 14-4 record

She left on Monday for Alabama
to begin her training. We wish her
all success in her career.
Mrs. Dorothy Porter was a Sun
day dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Kubek in honor of her birth
day. Mr.. and Mrs. William Gray
Joined them in the afternoon for
ice cream and cake.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Mock who welcomed a son
on Monday morning, March 13.
This is the second child. The Mocks
have a daughter, "Cindy"
Mrs. Sallie Tatman had the mis-
fortune TO fall and break her hip
this week We wish her a speedy
relief from pain and a good recov-
cry.
Notice TO parents: Registration
day for pre-schoolers who will en-
ter first grade in September. will
be held at Greenwood School on
Tuesday, March 2S. Parents are re-
quested to come into the school
on that day between the hours OF
Gil am. and 1-3 pm. to give the
necessary information. A brit h
certificate must be presented at
the time of registration.
The Lions Club informs us that
collections for the heart fund here
in this area now total $2S992. We
think ii was excellent for small
community
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17

Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. l.. Kates and family were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jaggers and daugn-
ter Doris of Chester, Pa.
The community extends SYM
pathy to the family of Mrs. Lanah
Milbourne in the death of her son,
Francis Butler of Altus, Okla, AL
so Mrs Paul Hughes in the death
of her sister. Mrs. Mary Laurence
of Decatur. Ill.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Anna Mae
Gruwell and Mrs Bess Cubbage
were Mrs. Sadie Berry and Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Melvin of Harring-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs William Delong of
near Dover. spent Sunday with
Mrs. Pearl Delong and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Moffett and
family of Clayton, and Irwin Wyatt
and children were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Ms. George Wyatt and
daughter Hazel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Medford Killen and
children were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Max 0rkin of Milford.
on Sunday
Miss Betty Genoe was a dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Biggs on Sunday.
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs
Lott Ludlowwere Nancy and Char
lotte Ludlow of the University oil
Delaware, Newark, and Misses Sue
Cain and Eleanor Quirin of New
York, classmates of Charlotte.
Mr.. and Ms. Clarence Warren oi
Richmond, Va, spent several days
with Mrs. Lanah Milbourne.
Walter w. Moore, EN2, of the
us. Navy. spent several days last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter H. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs
/ Moore accompanied him back G
Portsmouth. NH, and attended the
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17

ceremony of the Commissioning Of
the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln at the
Portsmouth Naval Yard on Satnr-
day as guests of the commandant
of the first Naval District, officers
and crew of the submarine.
Sunday morning guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Carlisle were Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Seward Of Mt. Holly,
Nj. Mrs. Lydia Purnell and Harry
Seward of Goldsboro. Md. and
Graham Merridith of Greensboro.
Md.
Alan Haldeman, Fireman of the
US. Navy on the U.S.S. Abbott,
Newport, Rhode Island, spent the
weekend with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. William Haldeman. Alan has
just returned from three weeks
cruise TO Porta Rica and Martini
que. Miss Judy Reed was a dinner
guest of the Haldemans on Sunday