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Evening star., 1961-06-24

MINNEAP OILS, June "a
(AP) Sam Mele bowed in as
new manager of the Minnesota
Twins last night with 40
victory over the New York
Yankees.
Mele had assumed the reigns
of the slump-ridden club only
hours before he directed the
Twins to their eighth win in
their last 35 games.
President Cal Griffith an
nounced the change in mana
gers in a news conference late
yesterday afternoon. He said
he was replacing Cookie Lava
getto in order to pump new
life into the club"
Lavagetto received the news
with a struggling, That's base
ball for you"
Got Word Over Radio
The 46-year-old pilot who
had been manager of the club
since 1857, said he had no i'm
mediate plans but that he will
"be glad to be able to spend
the first summer in IA years
with his family" He said he
first learned of his firing over
the radio and called Griffith
to confirm it.
Lavagetto was recalled ear
lier in the month for a short
cooling off" period, but that
apparently didn't help much.
Griffith said he didn't want
to fire his manager, but some
thing had to be done about the
slump and the only thing I
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posted in contrast to the 81
opening the tournament.
Bruce Baird of Galveston,
Tex, fired a 81, the days best
round. and was one stroke be-
hind the leaders. Bunched at
1877 were Dave Ragan, Dave
Hill and Ted Kroll.
Gene Litter, the National
Open champion. hung back in
the pack with a 36-hole total
of 143.
The leaders.
Evening star., 1961-06-24
Reds Increase
n. |. Lead 10
Three Games
BY the Associated Press

The Cincinnati Reds begin to
look like they mean to tear the
National League race wide open,
barging into a three-game lead
lead behind a bunch of cool
cookies in the bullpen and the
hot bats of Frank Robinson
and Gene FreeSe.
They packed away that
three-game bulge. matching
the largest any N. L. leader
has managed this season, by
breaking a ninth-inning tie for
a 5-4 victory over Los Angeles
last night in the opener of a
three-game series with the Sec
ond-place Dodgers.
Robinson's two-run homer
had tied it in the sixth. Then
FreeSe doubled and scored on
Eddie Kasko's baSes-loaded
single in the ninth after re-
levers Howie Num- and Jim
Brosnan had blanked the
Dodgers on three hits over the
last 32s innings.
Giants Five Behind
1t was the ninth victory in
10 games for the RedS-and
Robinson has batted .469 in
that span, driving in IS runs,
while Freese has batted 1895
with nine RBI. Brosnan COL
lected his second decision in
the Reds spurt. giving the
bullpen a 30 record on top of
two saves in those nine victo-
ries.
Third place San Francisco
tumbled five games behind with
"a 10-5 loss at st. Louis, while
p h lila delphia knocked off
fourth-place, Pittsburgh, 12-11,
and the Chicago Cubs stopped
birthplace Milwaukee, 5-3.
The Reds, who have come
from behind in five of their
last nine victories. bounced
back twice in this one with a
two-run fourth and a two-run
sixth off Dodger starter Don
Drysdale. Los Angeles chased
starter Jim O'Toole in a three
run sixth triggered by Tommy
Davis homer. Ron Perranoski
(3-2) was the loser after CIV
ing up Freese's double in the
ninth. Intentional walks to
Pinch-hitters Jerry Lynch and
Dick Gernert with one out
followed before Kasko broke it
up with his single, off Larry
Sherry.
Stan Musial drove in seven
runs with two homerS. one a
grand-slam, as the Cards hand
ed relief ace Stu Miller his first
defeat in seven decisions and
tagged the Giants with a fourth
straight loss. Righthander
Craig Anderson gained the vic
tory with a 325 innings of
three-hit, shutout relief in his
first major league game. Craig,
from Washington. D. C. was
called up from Portland only
Thursday.
Musiars grand-slam, the
ninth of his career, also was
his 2,340th extra base on long
hits and enabled him to pass
Lou Gehrig, who had 1888.
Babe Ruth is first and uncatch-
able with 1920.
The Cubs cut Milwaukee's
winning streak at four, break
ing a % tie in the eighth on
Bob Wills pinch-single and an
infield out. Rookie southpaw
Jack Curtis (3-2) was the win
ner, but gave up home runs by
Frank Thomas and Hank Aaron
and needed relief help from
Barney Schultz in the ninth.
The loser was lefty Bob Hend-
Ter, making his first major
league appearance.
Pittsburgh blew an 11-2 lead
against the Phils, who junked
their losing streak at seven by
scoring four runs in the eighth
and six in the ninth. Four of
the ninth-inning runs were un-
earned, with the winner scoring
on an error by Bib Skinner.
Ken Lehman Q-0) was the
winning pitcher and Earl Fran
els (0-2D the loser, both in
relief.
Evening star., 1961-06-24
ROut by Tigers
Drops Indians
Back
By the Associated Press

The Cleveland Indians have
fallen on hard times in the
American League pennant race.
After winning 10 in a row
and 13 of Is for a 1l2-game
Evening star., 1961-06-24
ToDAYs GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

TODAY'S GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS
Washington at Chcago-Mathias 600 McLsh (3-6
Detroit at Cleveland-Lary Q0-4) Grant CID.
New York at Mnnesota-Sheldon (3-2) Cueto ODD.
Boston at Kansas City-Delock (42) Archer SD.
Baltimore at Los Angeles (n)-Hal (2-2) Moeer 2-5
Results Yesterday Games Tomorrow
Chicago A. Washington 3. Washington at Chicago (2)
Detroit Is; Cleveland, 7. 2:30.
Minnesota A. New York. o. Detroit at Cleveland (2).
Baltimore, 8; Los Angeles 6. New York at Minnesota
Boston, S. Kansas City, 4. Boston at Kansas City o.
Baltimore at Los Angeles.
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TODAY'S GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS
Los Angeles at Cncinna-Koufax Q03) Maloney -3).
Chicago at MlWaukee-Hobbe (4-8 vs. Cloninger ODD.
Francisco at ST. Louis-Lemay 600 Jones $50
Gibson (5-3).
Philadelphia Pttsburgh-Short 1-3) Mizell (4-5)
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Results Yesterday

Cincinnati. 5; Los Angeles, 4.
Philadelphia, IL; Pittsburgh,11.
st. Louis, 10; San Francisco, 5.
Chicago, 5; Milwaukee, 3.
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Games Tomorrow
Los Angeles at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Cd
San Francisco at st. Louis 90. =.
Chicago at Milwaukee.
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,Winner--Herbert (6-6). Loser-Mc-
Claim (6-6).
PB-Lollar. 1Linsalata, Umont.
Stewart, Berry. T-2:1s. A-19,73O.
Evening star., 1961-06-24

MINNEAP OILS June "a could think of change o1
AP).-Sam Mee bowed in as scenery for the players"
eW managef OF tne Minnesota Most of the players also
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Spuding Under

In many gardens the frosts
have killed the ANIMALS and
vegetable crops and it is time
to spade under the dead vines
plus some leaves. Mix them
into the soil rather than a
thick layer in the bottom Of
the ftrrow. Mixed with soil
they will decay by spring and
greatly benefit the soil phys
ically as we'll as contribute
some plant food. Also, insects
that were trying to overwinter
in the dead plant material will
be destroyed. If chopped leaves
from the street departments
are obtainable they will de-
compose rapidly. This saves
having to make a large COM
post pile. Spading the garden
on a chilly day is good warm
ing exercise.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Bulb Storage

The preparation of bulbs for
winter storage might well be
given all of the attention
needed. Well grown bulbs of
good varieties deserve to be
properly cleaned and stored un-
der the best conditions avail
able if they are to come
through the winter with all of
their vigor and vitality. Each
kind needs specific temperature
and moisture conditions. Dry
rot is serious if cannas and
dahlias are not given cool nom
drying storage. Peruvian daffo-
dis need a warm place. Glads
want dry and cool. The tuber-
our begonias, zephyranthes,
Spreklia, ETC., want dry and
cool, preferably surrounded
with peat moss,
Evening star., 1961-11-19
GARDEN CHORES

Dig and prepare the summers -flowering bulbs for
winter storage Consider temperature and moisture
quirements for each kind. Wait to cut off the
chrysanthemum tops until the leaves brown, then
mulch with sawduSt other materials which will keep
them dormant. Any evergreen shrubs that moved
at this should be put into very we'll prepared
planting hole the leaves sprayed with latex material
that will reduce Transportation and they should be pro-
tected by screen from and wind . =.
Spade under the dead tops of ANIMALS and perennals
that have been removed, also chopped leaves all land
as it is cleared for the winter, leave it rough :.
Continue bulb planting until colorfu spring display
assured but leave the tulips and Dutch iris until later
Do not remove the tops of until ALI growth has
stopped for the md-December later At that
time mound if the site is windswept . . Sow seeds of
the hardy annuals.-YOUNGMAN.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Moving Gift Tree
Often Too Costly

Moving a tree may be a
larger operation than you an
ticipate. Usually a neighbor's
gift tree is too large to be
transplanted successfully with
out a ball of earth around the
roots. This entails careful dig
ging and wrapping the ball in
burlap.
The earth ball required to
move a tree 4 inches in trunk
diameter-a relatively small
tree-will weigh about one-half
ton, a according to planting
specifications recommended by
the National Arborist Associa-
ton. This much weight can be
handled only with special
equipment.
All things considered, If you
want a tree you'll be wise to
buy it from an established,
reputable firm. Then you will
be assured of a healthy tree
and a good planting job.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Shade Trees Often Aided
By Care in Winter

several years, but still are at
tached to the trunk or a major
limb. When high in the top
they give the tree a stag
headed" appearance.
Check trees for split crotches,
often caused by storms.
If a split branch crotch isn't
repaired, further splitting and
severe damage to the tree al
most certainly will occur. Re-
pair treatment usually consists
of installation of tree screw
rod at the crotch to hold the
splitting sections together, and
placement of cables in the top
of the tree to provide additional
strength.
You may find other condi-
tions that should be corrected
-unduly long branches that
impair the trees symmetry;
branches that cross and rub
together causing unsightly
wounds; dead bark areas or
open wounds on the trunk;
roots that are partially encircl-
ing and choking" the tree at
the ground line.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
1861 Greens Show
Schedule Given

The 1861 Christmas Greens
Exhibition sponsored by the
National Capital Garden Club
League will be titled "The Vii
lage Christmas" and will be
held at the Botanic Gardens,
First and Canal streets S.W.,
based on this schedule: Tues
day, December 5, 5 to 8 pm;
Wednesday and Thursday, 9
am. to 3:45 pm; Friday, 8 am.
to 8:45 pm, and Saturday and
Sunday, 9 am. to 3:45 pm.
Major sections will include
"the street" with church, post
office. inn and garden center;
"the home" with many novelty
treatments, and, "the village
green" Mrs. John H. Rixse,
jr., is chairman.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Wild Onions Kill

From Mrs. r. E. r., 4l00
Glenridge street, Kensington,
Md. What can be done at this
season to control wild onions?
Answer-Suggest using a mix
ture of Silvex and 2,4-D sold
in most garden supply stores.
Because of the waxy foliage of
the onions it will probably take
two or three applications. You
could mix this three parts Of
the combination with one part
of fuel oil-and get a complete
kill-BUT this will kill grass
and everything else. Suggest
when there are only a few
clumps you paint the tops of
the onions with such a mixture.
Confine spraying to the Sill
vex 2,4-D mixture.
Evening star., 1961-11-19

Your shade trees will be more
attractive next summer If you
give them adequate winter care.
This may include pruning to
improve their health and ap-
pearance, and to remove haz-
ards to life and property. Brac-
ing and cabling may be needed
to provide support for weak
branches. All such jobs, and
the removal of dead trees, can
be done to advantage during
the winter months before the
rush of spring work. Usually
the advice of specialists is
sought.
Begin the winter care pro-
gram by giving your trees q
careful inspection. Look for
large, broken branches caught
precariously on other limbs,
Such branches may fall at any
moment.
Equally hazardous, and near
ly as easy to see, are large
branches that have been dead
Evening star., 1961-11-19
November IL

Some will protest the chilly
weather of recent days, but
gardeners are welcoming it
since it takes quite a few days
of chilling breezeS to start our
evergreens into dormancy. After
that S1-degree day we need
the change or we could have
another injurious winter-such
as 1901 - for our board
leaves evergreenS. Such is un-
likely. That was the worst win
ter for our lockwood in recorded
history. even worse than in
1886. Let's have some more
chilly breezes.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Rose Core

Along about the middle of
December it might be well to
cut back tall-growing roses in
exposed situations. They should
not be cut back to less than
g feet except in really wind
swept situations. And, in such
situations many prefer to erect
a snow-fence to eliminate the
wind damage. Killing is an
other protective device for
windy places to keep the bushes
from swaying in the wind. The
earth mounds should be from
6 to 10 inches in height to be
effective.
Evening star., 1961-11-19

when in active growth. Azaleas
and other broad-leaved ever
greens can be moved but it is
doubtful if the roots would be
well enough established to sup
ply the leaves with all mois-
ture needed to counteract the
effect of drying winds. They
might wait until spring but il
that is not feasible then put
in well prepared. holes, erect
screens that cut off sun and
wind, and spray the foliage
with a latex material to re-
duce the transportation rate.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Mum Gore

There is no hurry to remove
the tops of the chrysanthe-
muyns until the leaves are
brown. Then cut them back to
4 or 6-inch stubs which will
hold leaves and other plant
material as a mulch for the
shallow-growing roots. A thick
layer of well-decayed sawdust is
also very useful for winter pro-
lection of the NUNS.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
RYeqruss

RyegrasS makes a very good
soil enricher because of its
strong sizable root system. 1t
cannot develop such a root
system unless there is some
plant food available. Working
plant food into the soil a few
days ahead of seed sowing is
desirable. The seed should be
lightly raked into the soil and
then the area lightly rolle5
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Moving Plants

The moving of dormant de-
ciduouS trees and shurbs can
commence as soon as the leaves
have fallen. A ball of dirt is
not necessary but the roots
should be protected from sun
and drying winds during the
moving operation. DOgwOOds
magnOlias and other plants
with thick flashy roots
are most safely moved in the
spring-their roots heal best
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Bulb Planting

Bulb planting can well be
continued until an attractive
and colorful spring flower dis
play is assured. The tulips and
Dutch iris should be the last
to go into the ground so as
to avoid leaves appearing above
ground this fall. The unsea-
sonal growth does not affect
the Towering but it does mean
the plants will be lacking in
attractive foliage.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Split Bark

From P. G. S., 2703 Iona
street, Silver Spring, Md. What
causes the bark to split? What
is the treatment? Answer-Last
winters early severe freeze
probably caused the splitting.
All diseased wood should be re-
moved and the wound painted
with a good tree dressing. Also,
because of this injury it is i'm
portant that the trunk and
larger limbs be sprayed or
washed with a DDT solution to
control the dogwood borers
that tackle injured trees. Apply
in April and May.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Plum Injury

From Mrs. c. N. r., Route 2,
Box rs, North Shore. Washing
ton, N. c. What caused the
injury to these leaves of a plum
tree? Can I control it without
too much trouble? Answer-It
could be japanese beetle dam
age. Am not positive. However,
a mixture of Malthion and
methoxychlor applied every two
or three weeks, June is to Au-
gust Is, should control them or
other similarly active pests.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
How to Rote Roses
For Washington Area

/ convenient to prepare a bed
and plant, but we usually can
do it more leiSurely an d
thoroughly than is usually pos
sible in the spring. However,
Texas and California grown
roses do not become dormant
enough for digging and ship
ping early in the winter for
fall planting here. This means
Eastern grown roses are the
ones we normally look to for
fall planting. We can have the
holes ready for those that
come in March (around the
20th) for spring planting.
| In preparing the bed OF
( planting hole it is well to re-
member the old rule 1T is bet
ter to plant a 50-cent plant in
a $5-hole than $5-plant in a
50-cent hole" The hole
should be dug wide enough SO
that the roots can be placed
without cramping or winding
them around. Also, the hole
should be deep enough to let
the roots hang down when the
bud joint" is held at the soil
surface level. After the digging
it is well to mix generous quan-
titles Of sphagnum peat into
the soil, perhaps a handful Of
bone meal for each bush. These
are well mixed into the soil in
the bottom of the planting
hole, which then should be
mounded into a cone to facili-
tate the spreading of the roots.
The soil mixture that is used
next to fill the hole should be
about half and half peat and
soil.
Bud Joint at Level
With the bush in place the
filling is started with a
thorough tramping of the soil
around the roots. Make GER
tain that the bush is held high
enough so that after settling
the budjoint will be at soil
level. When the hole is two
thirds full it is well to pour q
pail or two of water into the
hole and after it has seeped
into the soil the balance of the
filling is completed but nc
tramping or packing.
The final step is to mound
soil up 8 or 10 inches high
about the canes of the new
bush. The canes are then cut
back to within an inch or SC
of the mound and the label is
put in place. For fall planted
roses the mound remains in
place until some cloudy day
day next mid-March when il
should be pulled away from the
bush.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Gardens
THE SUNDAY STAR DIT
Washington, D. c.
November l9, 1851
QUESTION BOX
IiYinn Fences

From Mrs. w. B. P, Box 262,
Hughesville, Md. When do 'iv-
ing fence" roses need pruning
and fertilizing? Answer-I as
sumo you have the new living
fence roses, County Fair or Hy-
brid 311. Prune in the spring,
removing first all dead wood,
then small wiry stems that are
usually unproductive. and then
shorten the others to a uniform
height. The oldest canes are
entirely removed when 8 years
old. These roses grow to 2 or 8
feet and hence viii not need
much shortening. FertiliZe in
the spring and summer, stop
ping first of August so wood
will mature before cold weather.
These two varieties need a rose
protection program such as that
given the hybrid teas.
Evening star., 1961-11-19
BY BILL YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

Picking rose varieties for the
Washington area gardens is
usually based upon the color,
length of stem and fragrance.
All good points that should be
kept in mind. After selecting
them on these three points it
is well to go step further
and make sure the varieties are
adapted to our soils and cli-
mate. Roses, like many other
plants, were bred at some dis
tance from here and may or
may not be able to take our
weather and soils.
There are several bases of
checking the dependability of
the rose. Some will confine
their selections to those that
achieve an All-America Rose
Selections rating. Generally
that is fairly safe because
roses that can earn such a
rating in the rose test gardens
that are scattered across the
country seem to perform fairly
well. Perhaps not as well as
do the Radiances, but good
enough to give pleasure to us
in our gardens.
Society Lists Selections
Another approach and one
well worth noting is the list
put out by the Potomac Rose
Society. This list like other
ones available from special
plant groups, is prepared by
experts and may contain some
that are not as easy to grow
by the beginner as might be
desired. Nevertheless their
list Is reviewed every two years
and contains a wide range of
types and colors of roses that
are to be found growing in To-
cal gardens.
The third approach to this
problem is to obtain the Buy
ers Guide which is published
annually by the American Rose
Society. In it the roses are
numerically rated according to
reports by members. In a way
it has some objections because
the ratings are weighted ac-
cording to the number of re-
ports. Obviously roses that
are grown by many members
of the American Rose Society
can earn a higher rating than
those not so widely grown. AS
a general rule, however, those
varieties having a high rating
can be depended upon for this
area.
Fall vs.. Spring
| EolI y1IoofiYoo ~ Y.nSne ic q
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Hardy AnnuuIs

Sowing the seeds Of the hardy
annual is a timely task for
those who wish an early sup
Evening star., 1961-11-19
THIS WEEK
IN. YOUR GARDEN

ply of cutflowers-they begin
Towering about the end of the
spring -flowering bulb display.
Evening star., 1961-11-19

African violet leaves root water where they left until small plant
Then the planS trans
planted pots soil and placed in waterproof tray Pour
into the and let the pots soak moisture until the
ngertip will the drink
water if you put your ear at tray level
Evening star., 1961-11-19
Fall vs.. Spring

Fall planting of roses is a
widely recommended practice in
this area. Not only is it more
Evening star., 1961-12-01

device was placed in a cylindri-
cal, 2-foot thick concrete
shielding cask mounted on a
flat-bed truck.
At its new location. the re-
actor was placed in a "hot cell''
"a container with thick con-
crete walls and equipped with
remote manipulators. Tech
nicians will dismantie it in an
effort to learn more about the
nature and cause of the ac-
cident.
Three enlisted Servicemen
technicians at the reactor, were
killed in the accident, the first
of its kind in the 10 years the
Government has been operating
nuclear reactorS.
The Acc had assumed gen.
eral responsibility for the ac-
cident, saying 1t would not have
occurred if all precautions and
safeguards had been taken. The
exact cause has not been pin
pointed.
Evening star., 1961-12-01

The Acc continued: ut has
been estimated that the amount
of radioactive material that will
ultimately be deposited Off
site from this low yield under
ground test is less than one
hundred -thousandth Of that
resulting from an equivalent
low-level atmospheric test"
The Acc report was in the
November issue of Pathological
Health Data. a Welfare Depart
ment publication.
The report added that Public
Health Service personnel who
conducted the monitoring esti-
mated that the maximum ex-
posure in any inhabited area in
the vicinity would be less than
10 per cent of the yearly amount
of natural background radia-
ton"
Evening star., 1961-12-01

flare home and later. Charlie
took it apart. Somehow, 1t ex-
ploded and Charlie. in an in
slant, was "a flaming torch, ="
his mother said.
The courts ruling. Mrs. Nc
Gettigan said today. was "a
great disappointment 1t
would have meant a lot for
Charlie"
Defendants in the suit are
the National Bank of Washing
ton, holders of the property as
trustees, and Fred A. Smith
Co., a real estate firm which
acted as manager of the prop
erty.
BY his ruling. Judge Holtzoff
granted a motion by the CO.
defendants for summary judg-
ment. In his written opinion.
the judge held that the "at-
tractive nuisance" doctrine has
been construed as placing liza
bility on persons who build the
Evening star., 1961-12-01
Boy Burned by Flare
Loses 100000 Claim

A discarded, l5-inch flare on
a rubbish heap in an abandoned
building is not an attractive
nuisance" in the legal sense If
the property owners are un-
aware of its existence, a Dis
trict Court judge has ruled.
In making the ruling last
week, Judge Alexander Holtzoff
held that the defendants in a
$500, 900 damage suit were not
legally responsible for injuries
suffered by a 15-year-old boy
who was severely burned in an
accident five years ago.
The suit, filed by Mrs. Ger
trude McGettigan of 2215 F
street NV, in behalf of her
son Charlie. contended that the