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Evening star., 1961-04-10
FIRE IN CHIEFS OWN HOME
HALTS EQUIPMENT CHECKUP

fire-fghting equipment check in Prince Georges,
County was interrupted yesterday when the inspector
rushed to his home to help firemen extnguish $4,000
blaze. g
Harry c. Huth, chief of the Branchvlle Rescue Squad
and member of the County equipment standards COM
mttee said he checking trucks at Rverdale Heights
when that company dispatched to his at 511O
Paducah road, College Park
Mrs. Huth, on crutches with broken leg, led the
couples children, Harry jr, g. and Robyne to safety
Chief Huth said the blaze was confined to a rear
bedroom of his split level asbestos Shnge house He said
the cause of the fire has not been determined
Evening star., 1961-04-10
Airline Passengers S Tip
Leads to River Rescue

tower. Soon a rescue squad,
normally used in airport. acci-
dents. launched a boat from an
airport crash truck. Capt. Clin-
ton E. Scott, John w. Horst
man and Bernard w. Herbert
soon had Mr.. Gross and Mr..
Williams to safety
Harbor Police brought in the
capsized boat. Mr.. Williams
estimated he and Mr.. Gross
were in the cold Potomac about
25 minutes, but both said the
dunking was an ordinary haz-
ard of the sport.
Mr.. Gross said he expected
to be sailing soon again. "The
next warm week end sailing
and capsizing will be routine"
he said.
Evening star., 1961-04-10
Sale Of Training School
And New Site. Proposed

A new idea for replacing the
National Training School for
Boys has been incorporated in
a Senate Judiciary Subcommit-
tee report due to be filed in
the Senate by Friday.
1t calls for the outright sale
of the school by the Federal
Government and a congress
sional appropriation to build a
new school away from the city.
This could break the log jam
which has stymied efforts to
provide adequate facilities for
youthful offenders for nearly
a decade. The old school is at
Bladenshurg road and South
Dakota avenue NE, a site
judged by Federal Prison Off
cials as inadequate because it
is too close to urban develop
ment.
Midwest Site Proposed
The Bureau of Prisons in the
past has proposed that the
school be moved to a Midwest
State.
This possibility led District
officials to plan tentatively an
expanded Children's Center in
the Welfare Department and
an enlarged youth center in
the Corrections Department to
receive the large number Of
Evening star., 1961-04-10

BALTIMORE, April 10 (AP)
Local governments in Mary
land will receive some $429. 900
more in annual aid than orig
inally forecast, it was reported
yesterday.
Reviewing the Gov. Tawes-
sponsored program, the State
Fiscal Research Bureau said
later figures indicated a new
total increase of $14,789. 900.
Earlier estimates totaled $14,-
800, 900.
One Of the sensitive issues in
the recent session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, the administra-
tion package will increase State
help to its subdivisions through
education and welfare channels
and through a direct distribu-
tion of new cigarette taxes.
The education and welfare
features of the package, total
ing about $9,650,O0o will be fl
nanced by a deeper bite in the
sales tax.
Scent Cigarette Tax
Cigarette taxes, now varying
with a State rate of 8 cents a
pack and local rates at / to 3
cents, will be made uniform at
6 cents.
Local governments will get
all of the increase, estimated at
$S,135,000 a year. 1t was this
source that provided about
100000 of the increase in esti-
mates yesterday.
The Governors package,
drafted by the Legislative
Councils Committee on Taxa
ton and Fiscal Matters, was
strongly opposed by those who
wanted guaranteed raises for
teachers.
The Governor and the Legis-
lature left it UP to the subdivi-
sions to decide how the addi-
tional money was to be spent.
The revised estimates indi-
cate Baltimore City will remain
as the major beneficiary of the
package, with $3,262,500 fore
cast as its share.
Kent County, with a share of
$106,600, will receive the small
est amount.
Although it refused to dedi-
cate money for teachers sal
aries. the Council Committee,
headed by Senator William S.
James, Democrat OF Hartford,
reported its hope that some
funds would be used to reduce
Evening star., 1961-04-10

A passenger in a plane leav-
ing National Airport yesterday
spotted two men bobbing in
the Potomac and spurred their
rescue.
Horace w. Gross, 43, of 1918
Thirty-Sixth street NV. and
David G. Williams, SO, of 2725
Thirty-ninth street NV.
tumbled into the river at dusk
yesterday when their 12-foot
Penguin Sailboat capsized.
A passenger on American
Airlines Flight 266, Mrs. Frank
Kesner of New York City,
spotted the men and shouted
for a stewardesS, who told
Pilot Thomas F. Latta of 675C
Prestwick drive, Fairfax.
He radioed to the airport
Evening star., 1961-04-10
Father of 7 Children Dies
AS Car Strikes Abutment

A father of seven children,
the youngest only 6 days old,
was killed last night when his
car overturned in Prince
Georges County.
Victim of the 10 pm. crash
on Route 4 a half mile east
of the Suitland parkway was
Robert Lee Hall, III, 33. of
Upper Marlboro. Md. He was
-on his way home from Colum-
'bia Hospital for Women in the
District, where he had visited
2lis wife and new daughter.
n Mr.. Hall was a member of a
prominent Southern Prince
Georges County family whose
name was given to a town on
Central avenue near the Grain
highway. Members of the fam
lily own large tobacco farms in
the county's rural area.
Mr.. Hall. beer distributor
in Southern Maryland, was
alone in his car when it appar-
entity went out of control about
10 pm. and struck a concrete
abutment before turning over,
according to Prince Georges
Police Pvt. John F. Parker. The
accident happened at a time
when the road was slick from
rain, the policeman said.
= Mr.. Hall was dead on arrival
at Prince Georges General Hos
pital.
Mr.. Hall attended st. Mary's
Parochial School in Upper
Marlboro, was graduated from
Georgetown Preparatory
School in 1945, and for q short
time attended Georgetown Uni
versity. He had been a beer
distributor since 1851, and also
was vice president of the Marl-
boro Tobacco Warehouse.
. He leaves his wife. the
former Evalina Summers of
Upper Marlboro, and their
seven children, Robert Lee Hall
". g; Evalina. Z; Clarence, S;
Richard. 4; Elizabeth, q. John,
/, and Anne. 6 days.
He also leaves his mother,
Mrs. Richard Lee Sylvester,
3140 Klingle road NV, and a
sister. Mr.. Halls father died
Evening star., 1961-04-10

District youths now committed
to the Federal school.
But Congress has failed to
approve the shift, in part be-
cause of conflicting views in
the Senate and House. Sena-
tors generally favored sale of
the school and earmarking the
proceeds for a new institution
in the Midwest. House budget
makers traditionally have op-
posed. earmarking funds in
Federal budgets.
Earmarking Avoided
The new idea would avoid
earmarking by direct sale and
direct appropriations. Senator
Hruska, Republican Of Nebras-
ka. proposed this method after
three personal inspections OF
the school convinced him that
some compromise solution must
be worked out.
The Judiciary Subcommittee
hopes to develop a long-range
program for construction and
maintenance of Federal peni-
tentaries to serve as the basis
Of both authorizations and ap-
preparations in the future.
Members are Democratic Sena-
tors Long Of Missouri and
Johnston Of South Carolina,
and Republican Senators Cot
ton Of New Hampshire and
Hruska.
Evening star., 1961-04-10
HEAD-ON CRASH
KILLS 5 IN CAR

Virginia's worst highway
crash in 13 months claimed
five lives on a Halifax County
hilltop last night and wrote
a tragic final chapter to a
week end which saw IL persons
perish on State roads.
The Old Dominion traffic
toll for the year reached 1893.
On this day last year it was
179.
Evening star., 1961-04-10


in 1851. He was a nephew of
Frank M. Hall and Mrs. w,
Hampton Magruder of Upper
Marlboro. Mr.. Hall is a promi-
nent attorney, and Mrs. Magru-
der's husband has been promi-
nent as an attorney and Demo
cratic politician.
Funeral arrangements will be
made by the Ritchie Funeral
Home in Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Halls death is the 10th
traffic fatality of the year in
Prince Georges County, COM
pared with 16 this time last
year,
Evening star., 1961-04-10
CHARLES COUNTY
CRASH HURTS 9

Nine persons were injured
yesterday in a head-on crash
on Route 425, two miles south
of PiSgah. Md, in Charles
County. Eight of them are
members of a Washington fam
lily.
State Trooper John H. Ped
dicord. said that the crash oc-
CURED about 2:45 pm. when a
car driven by Charles E. War
rem. SIS, of Ironsides, Md,
crossed over the centerline and
struck an auto driven by Wal
lace S. Jackson, 25, Of 1882
AStor place Sc.
Eight members of the Jack
son family, returning to Wash
ington from church, were in
jured. Wallace Jackson, his
brothers, Auatus, 13; Charles,
6; Maurice, 3; Major, 20, and
sisters, Geraldine, 21;' Cath
crime, 81, and Rosea, 80, were
treated at Physicians Memorial
Hospital, La Plata.
Rosea Jackson, with a back
injury and possible internal in
juries; AuatuS, with a broken
left leg and possible internal
injuries; Maurice, possible con-
cussion, and Wallace, broken
right wrist, were all transferred
to the Washington Hospital
Center, where they were re-
ported in satisfactory condition
today.
Mr.. Warren, driver Of the
other car, was treated at the
La Plata hospital for cuts and
bruises and released. Trooper
Peddicord charged Warren with
reckless driving, driving after
the revocation Of his license
and failure to drive on the
right side Of the road.
Evening star., 1961-04-10

day OF the academy's conven-
ton which brought about 5000
physicians to Washington
today.
The button (five-eighths of
an inch in diameter) was re-
at the hospital center
in an emergency bronchoScopic
procedure by DR.. Joseph Pea
body, jr., with the X-ray cam
era grinding.
Evening star., 1961-04-10
Wins Greek Trip

Miss Hazel M. Bratt, a Latin
teacher at Montgomery Blair
High School, Silver Spring, to-
day was named winner of a
national scholarship which this
summer will take her to Greece.
Evening star., 1961-04-10
BertoreIIi Better

BALTIMORE, April 10 (AP).
State Senator Joseph A. Ber-
torelli, Democrat Of Baltimore,
who suffered a stroke Janury
7, was released Saturday from
University Hospital.
Evening star., 1961-09-15

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VIM LOSE OR DRAW
4 Better Pitcher Than a P~ophet
BY FRANCIS sTAhN

: THIS WAS ONE AFTERNOON last
March at Pompano Beach, Fla. Warren
SPAIN had toyed with the Senators in an
exhibition game and now he was cooling off
IN the clubhouse. A visitor asked the Mil
.Raukee Braves veteran Southpaw if he felt
That he could win 20 games again.
. Il don't know" SPAIN replied, frankly.
sThe odds are against any pitcher winning
20 these days. The game is too specialized.
The managers are too anxious to roll out
pinch-hitters and relief pitchers Unless
starting pitcher is holding lead he can't
count on lasting after the seventh inning"
y This was from man who had won
20 or more games in 10 of his previous
dozen big league seasons. Moreover he had
records to back him up. There had been
no 20-game winner in the American League
In 1860, only Early Wynn in SO and only
Bob Turley in SO.
\ SPAIN, himself, saw to it there were
more in the National League In go he was
Joined by Ernie Broglio and Vern Law In
SO he had Sam Jones and Lew Burdette
as running mates. In SO he had Burdette
and Bob Friend. But in ST SPAIN was the
pnly N. L. 20-game pitcher
Z THE POINT-if there is a points
that in this season of the frequent home
run there already is one 22-game winner
and the possibility exists that as many as
seven or eight others will join Whitley Ford.
One is SPAIN, who had II moving into this
week. Frank Larry and Joey Jay each need
only one more to hit 90
: This is contradictory enough-more
home runs plus perhaps an increase in 20
game winners-but to compound the topic
sis likely rise, too in 300 hitters. These also
were becoming a dying breed, or so it was
popularity supposed, People have been
watching Roger MariS charge at Babe
TRuth's home run record while at the same
time batting in the .26Os Some got the dis
rtinct impression that hitters no longer
were concerned about 800 averages only
home runs.
= SPAIN when he was speaking of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-06

chance that 20-game winners would be-
come extinct, was taking into considera-
ton the expanded American Leagues 1872
game schedule. But the National hasn't
expanded yeti still has 154-game sched-
ule-and yet Jay, Johnny Podres and
SPAIN could reach the goal
AS for Ford of the Yankees and Larry
of the Tigers, one reached % and the other
10 long before their clubs had played 154
games
PASSING REFERENCE WAS made in
thls space some days ago to Ruth's 1856
average IN 1927, when he hit his go homers.
mat mark was good only for tie for sixth
place. IN the American League batting race.
IhoSe were days when the list of 300
htterS IN each league was long. Last year
there were only 10 batters with 300 averages
a1ter the approved number of appearances
five in each league.
Pete Runnels led with 800 and the ex
elusive club otherwise numbered only AL
Smith, Minnie MinoSo, Bill Skowron and
harvey kuenn in the A. L. In the N. L. the
champ was Dick Groat with 1926, followed
Clemente and Ken Boyer in the 300 class.
There have been only two American
League hitting leaders in history with
lower averages than Runnels' 800 and only
two in the National lower than Greats 1926.
Elmer Flick of the Indians won the title
back in 1905 with a mere 306. He succeeded
Nap Lajoie, who in 'O4 batted .3S1. Figure
that out!
AS MATTERS STAND NOW, there not
only will be more home runs than ever but
return to near normalcy in number of 20
game winners and in 300 htters Here's
something else to interpret.
Unless lot of guys fall flat on their
faces nearing the wire, the National League
is apt to have a dozen or so certified 300
hitters this season and the American some
what more than the five in go. This is a
safer bet than Maris and/or Mantle beat
ing the Babe
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Son of Munqo
Is Given Bonus
By Senators

The Senators have signed
the son of Van Lingle Mungo to
a bonus contract and will try
to make a pitcher out of him
like his dad.
Van Lingle Mungo, jr, 18
from Pageland. S. c., was
signed yesterday for an esti-
mated $4,000 by Tex Willard,
who scouts for the Senators in
the Carolinas. The youths ia
ther is the former Brooklyn
Dodgers pitching great.
The 1870 pound, 6-foot-2
youngster was signed as an
outfielder. but Willard said he
will be converted to a pitcher
after he reports to Pensacola,
Fla. of the Glass D Alabama
Florida League next spring.
Hes big and still growing, +"
Willard said, land has an arm
strong enough to be pitcher"
The Senators also learned
yesterday that a game with the
Orioles scheduled for Wash
ington and twice washed out
will now be played as part of
a twi-night double header at
Baltimore on Friday. The ORR
oles have no more playing dates
remaining in Washington. =,
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SPORTS ON AIR

~ Radio
Baseball
Washington at New York,
WTOP-l500, 1:55 pm.
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Dodgers Stay 2 Games Back
In Extending Giants Skid

by beating Philadelphia. 50. in
IA innings. Pittsburgh defeated
the Chicago Cubs, 8-3.
The Giants lost their fourth
in row. third at Los Angeles,
when the Dodgers scored four
unearned runs in the third in
ming against Sam Jones $50
A two-out error by Orlando
Cepeda got the rally going and
Duke Snider capped it with a
three-run homer. 1t was the
Dukes 38lst home run in the
majors. his 18th of the season,
and gave him Is RBI in his
last dozen games.
Spoil Purkey's Shutout
Highlander Stan williams
G2-10) was the winner, check
ing the Giants on five hits. He
struck out five and walked two,
permitting only one earned
run. The Giants scored on a
walk, Ed Bailey's single and
Harvey Kuenn's sacrifice fly in
the fourth inning, then got their
other run on walk and two
errors in the eighth.
The Reds had a SO lead
going into the bottom of the
ninth. when the Cards broke
up Bob Purkey's three-hit shut
out with a single by Ken Boyer.
and doubles by Charlie James
and Pinch-hitter Carl Sawat-
ski. Purkey 15-10 had lost
three in row and five of his
last six decisions going back
to July 81. Cincinnati wrapped
it up with two runs in the sixth
off Bob Gibson GOLD on a
walk, Frank Robinson's single,
a double by Jerry Lynch and a
sacrifice fly by Gordy Coleman.
Milwaukee came from behind
with a pair Of two-run innings,
blew the lead when the Phils
squeezed across a run on a bunt
by Bob Mslkmus in the ninth
and then beat Reliever Frank
Sullivan t3-15) in the 14th
when Pinch-hitter Joe Tore
tagged a sacrifice fly after sim
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Beers MISSING
Rioht HuIfbucks

CHICAGO, Sept. s (AP).-
The Chicago Bears will be
missing both of their thanking
right halfbacks, Jim Dooley
and Johnny Morris, for Friday
nights exhibition against the
Pittsburgh Steelers in Soldier
Field
Dooley suffered two frac-
tured ribs and Morris got a
bruised side in last Saturday
nights 30-7 triumph over the
Minnesota Vikings in Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.
Angelo Cola, who normally
starts at left end, will move
to right half and John Far
rington will start in Coia's
regular place.
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LUCE WINS JOB
Sneod Slated to Stort
Against Green Bay

year, has a 14-game winning
streak in exhibitions, including
four this year. -
BY adding two ends McPeak
will be able to use Bill Ander-
son, his best receiver. as q
.flanker.
81 want to use him like the
Colts use Lenny Moore" he ex-
planned. II can play him as
tight end and alternate him
with Tom Osborne as a TANKER.
Or I may use Osborne as a
swing man between Fred Dugan
and Anderson. I can use
Junker or Lage as a tight end.
This will give us a couple of
good, fast receivers to throw at
the opposition"
McPeak is gambling on both
Junker, who made a brilliant
debut with the Lions in 1857.
and the INFESTED Lage. A knee
injury knocked Junker out of
the entire 1858 season and part
of the 1859 campaign, and he
has undergone two operations.
Last year the 60, 220-pounder
from Xavier caught only six
passes for SIS yards in a limited
number of appearances.
Luce Smooth Runner
In the 1857 playoff against
San Francisco for the Western
Division title, Steve caught
eight passes for 80 yards. and
in the championship game
against the Browns he shared
eight for 1909 yards and two
touchdowns.
McPeak's decision to keep,
Luce will be popular with
Washington fans who remem-
Der him from high school days.
James and Horner were fix
lures, but although McPeak
had guaranteed to take a good.
long look at Lew, his future
seemed clouded. He needs a
lot of polish but is a smooth
runner and should fit in nicely
as a relief man at left half.
Cunningham began to hit
the stride expected of him
against the Colts and showed
more against the Eagles. A
stocky 219-pounder. the Pitt
alumnus had 14-pound and
eight-year edge on Olszewski.
McPeak's bolt from the
blue" means he'll drop one Of
the five if suddenly and un-
expectedly offered an eStab-
lished top-flight back by
another club.
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BY BILL FUCHS
Star Staff Writer

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-If
Mickey Mantle overtakes Roger
Maris in the home run race, he
can thank the Washington
pitchers for a helping hand.
Mantle swatted No. 81 off
Joe McClain last night to help
the Yankees to a 6-1 victory
that increased their lead over
Detroit to 712 games. largest
bulge Of the season in the ma
jors. 1t was his 18th homer
against Washington pitching
and his third off McClain.
Maris, who has SO homers to
his credit, has eight at the ex-
Ipense of the Senators, and
none in the current series.
With Mantle sidelined with
a sore arm in Sundays double
header, Maris had a big oppor-
tunity to stretch his lead. In
stead, he went 0-for-8. Last
night he went 0-for-4 and was
so upset after popping out to
Catcher Pete Daley his last
time up that he tried to kick a
concrete stanchion out from
under the dugout roof.
Maris' Average Tumbles
Actually. Maris has been in a
slump for a month He's had
just nine hits in his last 81
times at bat and his average
has tumbled from .284 to .268.
Lucky for me I have hit
some homers," he said. MY av-
,erage has come down terribly.
I'd hate to get paid on the
basis of that figure.
Il don't know what's wrong.
I swing the bat real good in the
clubhouse"
Maris now is four games
ahead of Babe Ruth's record
pace of 1927 while Mantle is
even with the Babe.
Mantle said his arm felt
good. He pulled a muscle in
his left arm Sunday against
Detroit. Il still feel it a little
when I swing" he said. but
I switched to Bob Cerv's bat.
It's a heavier bat and so I don't
swing as hard with it.
Il know one thing. You feel
more like playing after a rest.
I don't know, but when you
play every day you get to feel
ing a little drowsy or some
thing. I know I felt good out
there tonight"
Cheney Faces Ford
The Senators aren't feeling
good at all. They are fast run
ming out of ambitions. With
last nights loss went their last
flicker Of hope of holding the
apparently pennant bound
Yankees to a Standoff in head
to-head meetings. The Yam
KEGS now own a 10-7 edge with
the finale set for today, with
Whitley Ford (22-3), the New
York ace, scheduled to face
Tom Cheney I'D.
Overlooking with lofty goals
a short time ago, the Senators
now find themselves looking
over their shoulders, What
seemed impossible a month ago
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Curfew or no curfew, the
Giants Shoulda stood in bed.
After getting the bed-check
lifted for one night-following
a reported $50 fine spread
over Is players by Manager Al
Dark for chrfew violations
once hot San Francisco
stumbled to a 10th defeat in IL
games last night in losing to
the Los Angeles Dodgers, Az.
It was the sixth success in
eight games for the second
place Dodgers, who stayed
within two games Of 'front.'
running Cincinnati in the Ma
tional League race. after the
Reds beat st. Louis, So.
Bob Hunter. Los Angeles
Examiner baseball writer. re-
ported that Dark socked Is of
his players, including three
veterans, with fines ranging
from $3.50 down to $500. Hunter
added that Dark then lifted the
curfew - normally two hours
after a night game on the road
for one night after the Giants
lost, 40, at Los Angeles Mon
day.
Terms Figure Excessive
Dark. a devout family man
who neither drinks nor smokes,
termed the 1880 figure excess
siye. He said the fines were
slapped on seven players, not
u, and that it all happened 10
days ago in st. Louis.
That's when the Giants,
after winning six straight and
RECALLING memories of their
little miracle of 1851, had lost
three in a row at st. Louis.
phat dropped them 6l2 games
behind after having edged
within four games of first
place.
T'hen they were third. Now
they're fourth, eight games be-
hind Cincinnati.
milwaukee chung to third,
two games ahead of the Giants,