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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star staff Writer

RICHMOND, Nov. 1.-Echoes
of Senator Harry F. Byrd'S
golden silence" in last years
presidential campaign are
bringing reverberations which
some interpret as a barrier
to the appointment of 1t. Gov
A. E. S. Stephens to the State
Highway Commission.
Gov. Almond appears to be
the man in the middle-boxed
in by a series Of unspoken
developments.
In last years race Senator
Byrd, head of the State Demo-
cratic organization, was point
edly silent and Virginia was
carried for a third straight
time by a Republican presi-
dental candidate. Senator
Byrd referred to his attitude
as one of Silence is golden"
Gov. Almond, who actively
campaigned for President Ken
nedy, is generally regarded as
the administration favorite for
appointment to the Federal
bench for the Eastern District
of Virginia when his term ex-
pireS January ID.
The administration, however,
repeatedly has withdrawn
further consideration of this
appointment for fear it would
be blocked by Senator Byrd
although the Senator has re-
manned silent on what position
he would take.
Parted in 1859
The Governor and the Sena-
tor came to a parting of the
ways in 1889 when Gov. AL
mond abandoned the Byrd
sponsored massive resistance"
approach to public school in
tegration.
Gov. Stephens is regarded as
the man chiefly responsible for
enactment of the Governors
school plan. AS presiding Of
ficer of the Senate, he issued
an almost unprecedented ruling
which resolved the Senate into
a committee of the whole. This
led to enactment of Gov. Al
mond's plan, by margin of
only one vote.
Again, at last years regular
session when the Byrd faction
was waging a bitter battle
against portions of Gov. Al
Evening star., 1961-08-23
AUTOMOBILES FQR SALE | AUToMoBLEs FOR SALE II

PACKARD 55 Clipper Sedan: looks
and runs excellent; S3I5. SIS
down. S29 q mo. ROPER. La.
6-270O.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FORD '5S Fairlane 800" Fordor
q beauty with Cruiseomatic. power
steering, radio, heater, Wv. tires,
Al condition. &l.l95,
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
PAUL BROS. (OLDS)

OLDS 81 "9S'' 4-dr. sedan; hydra
matte. I. and h., p.s., p.b., excel.
value, S995.
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PLYMOUTH 81 custom 4-door
9-paSs. Suburban; auto, ?. and
Bill Page Ford, Inc.
81 ARL BLVD. ?. c.. JE. 3-l1s9
SO 4-door sta. wag !;
fully equip, real bargain: 81 ,295,
low as Sl45 down, cash or trade
4S0O WIS. AVE. EN-. 3-4SOO
'57 station wagon VS.
custom; straight stick, excel.
cond.; private OWNER; S795, or
make offer. FE. 1924.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

.oLDSM0BILES-1961s; 3 air-con-
ditioned 49,, company official
cars. Exceptional values, from
S3,395.
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 9 PM.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

OLDS '54< cony. "9s": light blue
white top, all power, r. and h.;
good cond.; $3.50. OWNER, JE.
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FIAT '59 "11OO" 4-door sedan:
take over payments of S3S.SS.
Call FRED FREDERICK, TO. g.
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FORD 80 Falcon; bank financed.
Assume payments and $500 cash
or trade old car. 1925 New Hamp-
shire ave. NV, Apt. 80, after
pm
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FALCUN 80 H-dr. sedan, r. and
h: de luxe model; excellent con-
~dition; leaving country, must sell.
~EM. 3-2024.
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FALCON 80 Tudor: r. and h., auto.
trans; pvt. party: S1,395. Call
s949-0633.
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DODGE 81 demonstrators and
company official cars; now on
sale at huge savings. BANNING g.
-HyattSVille, Md, UN, 4-3l30.
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FALCON L.C6 81 a 4;doSF; grssgg;o auto. y,
$1,700 or best offer. CO. $3.50.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

'53 4-dr.; p.s., p.b.,
auto. trans: no dealers; S225.
FE. s-6655 or LA. 6-6250.
MERCURY SO 4-door hsrdtop; 7.
and h, auto; S695.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
Bill Page Ford. Inc.

FORD 81 Country Squire Fordor;
T. and h., auto. power steering;
! 81 OQ5
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DODGE 1858 club; looks and runs
excellent: S295. SIS down, $50
mo. ROPER La R-270O.
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DODGE 81 4-dr.; good running
cond.. good tires, r. and h., eco
nomical; sos. HU. 1-2s42.
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p.b. p.w., new top. excel. cond. :;
S1,346. JU. 5-S722, WA. 3-1127
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DODGE 1861 Pioneer 9-pass. 4-dr.
station wagon. $4,000, overseas
1908, after 8 pm. this wk. only.
DODGE AS; one owner since new;
$4,000 miles; $3.50. FLOOD POM
TIAC, 1921 Conn. ave.
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LINCOLN '59 Premier 2-door hard
top; power steering. power brakes,
power windows. power seats, r.
and h.: blue and white; S2.S95.
Bill Page Ford, Inc.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

FORD FALCON 80 Tudor; auto
matte transmission, radio, heater,
WV. tires; red with white top;
81 2Q5
Evening star., 1961-08-23

MERCURY SO Montclair hardtop;
Beautifully kept. very clean inside
and out. Automotive trade war
ranty. CHOICE CAVE CAR.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

LINCOLN 81 Premier convertible
baby blue finish set off with Wv.
tires, new top. full power equip
ment, immaculate throughout.
Butler Bonded; $1,295. LEE D.
BUTLER, 1921 21st st. NV. FE. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Texas Place
In AP Poll
Is Solicited
BY the Associated Press

Texas remained the No.
college football team in the
country today in the weekly
Associated Press football poll
and in the process won over
another half-dozen panelists.
Last week, the Longhorns,
now 30 and rushing toward
the host spot in the Cotton
Bowl. collected IS first places.
This week, Al members of the
nationwide group of AZ sports
writer's and Sportscasters placed
them on top.
Alabama 800 continued a
strong second, followed by Ohio
State gold, Louisiana State
(7-D' and Minnesota GID D..
That's just how the top five
looked a week ago.
Mississippi Sixth
Mississippi CID was sixth.
Then came, in order, Purdue
(5-2), Colorado GID, Michi-
gan State (5-O and Syracuse
(6-2).
Texas finished with 46S
points on the basis Of 10 points
for first place, 9 for second and
so on. Alabama had 401 and
Ohio State 365. Alabama, which
had six first-place votes week
ago, had three this time.
Georgia Tech and Missouri
tumbled out of the top 10. while
Purdue and Syracuse jumped
into the select circle. The En-
gineers were humbled by Ten
nessee, 1916, and the Tigers
dropped a TO decision to Okla
homa. Purdue upset Michigan
State, 7-6, and Syracuse clob-
bered Colgate, 51-8.
one unusual aspect OF the
poll this week was that two
losers, Michigan State and Col
orado, both hung on in the top
TO-. Usually, when a team loses
it nosedives right into the also
rams.
Drops Three Notches
Michigan State did fall three
notches from sixth to ninth.
But Colorado, which had its
hopes for an unbeaten season
dashed by Utah, 21-12, stayed
in eighth place.
In the only other change,
Mississippi, which blasted Chat
tanooga, $40, pushed up one
notch into sixth place.
The top teams with season
records and first place votes in
parentheses, points figured on
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Drops Three NOtches

Others receiving votes: Missouri
Georgia Tech. Maryland, Arkansas
UCLA. Kansas. RUTGERS. Utah State
Duke. wyoming. Utah. Michigan. Iowa
Notre Dame and Arizona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
UNCLE SAM PAYS $S5 PER MONTH
EIgin's $4,000 Pact
To Take Quick Drop

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA (AP)
When Elgin Baylor reports
to Fort Lewis, Wash, Novem-
Der rs as an Army Medical
Corpsman he will go off salary
as a 50.000-a-year Los Angeles
Laker basketball star and draw
$85-a-month from Uncle Sam
The 26-year-old Baylor signed
a five-year personal services
contract with Laker Owner
Robert E. Short this year, call
ing for $250.000. General Man.
ager Louis R. Mohs said a new
contract, probably for the same
duration and same terms, will
be negotiated when Baylor COM
pletes his one year of service.
Baylor was the high scorer
with 80 points last night as the
Lakers beat the Chicago Pack
ers, 127-113. and extended their
lead in the Western Division of
the National Basketball Asso-
citation race. 1t was the only
game scheduled. The Lakers
now are 1912. 1t was the ninth
loss in IL games for the Pack
ers, who were led by Walt Bel
lamy's 80 points.
Jerry West, Los Angeles fine
sophomore guard, dropped in
80 points, Frank Selvy 20 and
Rudy Larusso 10.
Baylor was getting his affairs
in shape today. He plays his
last game at home tomorrow.
He recently bought a home
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Betting Records
Set in Illinois

CHICAGO, Nov. IA (AP).-
Betting and attendance records
for Illinois thoroughbred racing
were set this year, unofficial
figures show.
In 181 days of Chicago racing
and 100 days downstate, a total
Of $225,774,920 was wagered.
The previous high was $213,-
918,109 in 1856. Attendance was
3,079,150 compared to the old
mark of 3,020,920 in 1854.
Chicago betting reached
$195, 597.820 and attendance
2,407.528. Last year $184,246,-
146 was bet and attendance was
2,148,418.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
NEEDS POINTS FOR NcAA RECORD
Mother Near Kicking Mark

Oddly enough, it also was a
Mather field goal that proved
the difference in Nays biggest
victory so far this season, 13-
10 over Notre Dame.
A husky 212-pounder with a
moon face, Mather wears
glasses off the field and rates
among the Middies' more vo-
cal members. He surprised ev-
erybody for instance with his
frankness when he said Penn
State players lacked second ef-
fort" even though they had
just beaten the Middies, 20-10
Versatile Gent
Mather does more than speak
his mind and kick placements
His punts have averaged 35.9
yards and he has an extra
special knack of making them
stop inside the opponents Is
He also is the Middies' second
leading pass-catcher.
And this isn't all Mathel
does. In track, he is a stand
out shot-putter and in the
classroom he has a good 81
average. All of this, of course
may sound like Mather is one
of those genuine All-Americar
boys. It's a. point that Hardin
has been trying all season long
to make.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
By FRANCIS STANN
Anything to Get the Hitters Out

NOW THAT COMMISSIONER Ford
Prick has bestowed his blessings upon the
spitball, thus joining Joe Cronin, it follows
that the anticipated movement to re-
legalize the pitch must be conceded a
chance Of success What is required now
is a majority vote of the major league club
owners when they sit in Joint session early
next month at Miami Beach. Or maybe
it's only the Rules Committee that must be
convinced.
In the offices of our ghost playground,
Griffith Stadium, Ed Doherty was looking
kindly upon the possible return of the spit
ter. Anything" spoke up the general man
ager of the Senator'S, ito get the hitters
OUT
This is about as blunt and Succinct
as man can be, and it must be assumed
that Doherty is expressing the sentiments
of the Washington clubs owners, If not ac-
tually setting the policy. But when the
major leagues convene for their annual
winter meeting there is likely to be an
argument.
7. Somebody is bound to stand up and
say, IF the pitchers can't throw strikes
now with what's legal how are they going
to control the splitter? We would be asking
for even longer games, more bases on balls,
more guys conked in the head, more acri-
mony."
DOHERTY COMEDIES the validity of
these arguments, up to a point. IF every
pitcher is going to try to throw splitter
thatn probably hold true" Ed admitted.
Some that I could name can't even get
their fast balls over the plate.
But lot of pitchers don't need spit
ter. Why should fellow like Whitley Ford,
with his fast ball, curve and good slider,
fool with splitter? Why should a pitcher
with good knuckle ball throw it?"
If the splitter becomes legal again
somebody is going to throw it. This bon
mot was fielded on the first hop by
Doherty, who is dextrous and practical.
Sure" he agreed Mostly it will be
thrown by pitchers who have been boot
logging it all along and know how to throw
it. If it's legalized they won't have to.
waste time putting on an act while they're
loading it."
Doherty also is given to moments of
nostalgia. TOO bad Frank Shellenback
came along year too late" he sighed
= FRANK SHELLENBACK is almost for
. gotten as big Lacquer but he is legend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

I've been with this club for
four years and I thought this
was the year we had a chance
for the championship" Baylor
said.
Il had hoped I could play
out the season, but since I have
to go I'm no different than any
other guy who is called up by
the Army"
"Elgin has six more games to
play with us before he leaves, y
said Coach Fred Schaus. Were
not dead. Well carry on just
as we have until Elgin leaves,
then make the necessary ad-
justmentS.
"Of course, We'll miss Baylor's
35 points a game, but his re-
bounding is even more i'm
portant to us. He's been getting
20 a game, and we'll have to
depend upon Howard Jolliff
and the rookie, Wayne Yates.
7 know Jolliff will do a good
job on the boards and defen-
sively. BY the time the season
Is over Yates will be a good
player"
Yates is 6-8, Jolliff 81.
Tom Hawkins will take over
Baylor's forward job. He was
captain Of Notre Danes bas-
ketball team in his senior year
and has been with the Lakers
two years. He is SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
By FRANCIS sTANN

of the Pacific Coast League. He may have
owned one of the all-time best wet pitches
and in his prime (which was for a long
time) Shellenback could win 80 games a
season.
When the splitter was outlawed in 1920
all practitioners of the pitch we're required
to register. Reasoning that it was the
bread and butter of these craftsmen, base
balls top brass permitted the registered to
continue until the end of their playing
days. Shellenback, who was Just a $3.50
pitcher with the White Sox in 1878,
either hadn't perfected his splitter or was
careless about declaring himself.
"At any rate, if he'd had the splitter he
showed later in the Coast League-or was
allowed to use it-Frank would have been
a very good big league pitcher for many
years." Doherty said.
The last of the legal spitballers was
Burleigh Grimes, who retired in 1884. Some
of the moist pitch artists were dainty in
practicing their art, but not Grimes. Old
Stubblebeard--l Danny O'Connell, he
never shaved before game and sometimes
not afterward, either-went all out. He
lathered the ball generously with tobacco
Juice and slippery elm saliva and made it
perform tricks.
ALL MODERN-DAY speculation touch
ing on the splitter sooner or later involves
the name of Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee
Braves His most persistent accuser was
Birdie Tebbetts, when he piloted the Gin
cinnati Reds. Now that he is Burdette's
manager, Birdie UNDERSTANDABLE has sub
sided
Nobody's really sure If Burdette throws
loaded ball If he is asked, Lew looks
wise and replies, II don't know how to
throw the splitter" Some rival managers
and hitters feel Burdette's reply is incom
plete. He ought to say it all" one Ma
tional Lacquer once commented. Lew
should say, don't know how to throw the
splitter like Grimes did, or safer yet, like
Clarence Mitchell did,"
Mitchell, who lasted II years in the Ma
tional League, was the only lefthanded
spitballer to register, taking the VOW that
spit was his staff of life in the big leagues.
Anyway, the matter is coming up be-
cause some baseball people think it may cut
down the epidemic of home runs. 1t goes
to show how moods and tastes change. One
of the primary reasons why it.was outlawed
40 years ago was to encourage home runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star staff Writer

Greg Mather says the only
record he's interested in is
Nays overall one, but there
will be considerable interest
nevertheless on Saturday as
Mather tries to overhaul one,
Mather needs only five more
points - perhaps field goal
and two conversions against
Virginia to break Ed Dyas'
ali-time collegiate record of 81
kicking points for Auburn.
This takes on a special bit
Of significance because Navy
doesn't have a man in the
, NCAA's record book and, well
Army has four.
Considering that Mather, the
son of a TV and movie actor
always has his best foot for
ward. the record looks like o
cinch.
Scored In Every Game
Mather has scored in every
Navy game this season and ha'
accounted for as many as /;
points in a single game with
his toe. He has booted fielC
goals in six of the Middies
eight games - none under 2,
yards. His longest-45 yard
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Sinner Likely to Threaten
Maryland Passing Marks

yards and seven touchdowns,
The yardsge figure is well over
average. He has had only eight
intercepted, not bad for q
sophomore.
Sinner was a big wheel at
Lebanon (Pa0 High School.
where he played football. bas-
ketball and baseball and was
president of his class in his
sophomore and senior years. He
uuarterbacked one of the teams
in the Big 80" game in Penn
sylvania, the States annual
all-star game.
Starred Against Alumni
Dick made a move in his
freshman year at Maryland,
completing 80 of 81 passes, two
for touchdowns. And in the
spring game against the Alum
mi last April. he completed IL
of II for 141 yards and two
touchdowns.
Richie Novak was off to a
fast start this year and kept
Sinner with the second team
i for the first half of the season.
But Sinner played three fourths
of the Air Force game, and
two games later started against
Penn State.
He will be the starting qaur-
terback against Wake Forest
here this Saturday, and in the
seasons finale against Virginia
at Charlottesville. Dick figures
to have at least a couple of
touchdown passes in those
games, and a fast start toward
all of Maryland's passing
marks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
By MERRILL WHITTLESEY
Star staff Writer

Maryland's Dick Sinner has
thrown seven touchdown passes
in his sophomore season - and
in just two starting roles =
enough to make a check Of the
record book to learn something
about his targets.
Tommy Mont, now the
DePauw coach, has the Terps'
season record Of IL touchdown
passes in nine games. That
would appear to be beyond
Sinners reach this year, but
Dick certainly has the potential
to threaten it the next two
years.
Jack Scarbath backfield
coach at South Carolina, has
the Maryland career record of
touchdown passes with % in
% games over three seasons.
Has Natural Talents
Sinner has completed six of
his touchdown passes in the
last four games, three of them
against Penn State. He had
only one in the first four games
when he was playing only
about 30 per cent of the time
on offense.
Sinner appears to have all
the natural talents to be a great
quarterback. He is big enough,
[. feet and close to 100 pounds.
He throws hard pass. but his
receivers are getting the knack
Of it. When he tried to slow it
down, he lost some of his effect
iveness.
Dick has more ball-carrying
talent than any Maryland quar-
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CoIonioIs in Top Shape
As Rugged Drills End

"Defensively they play like a
bunch of hornets-gang tack
ling, stunting, guys flying all
over the place" Camp then
showed the films of the VPI-
Virginia game four weeks ago
to back up his point.
Fumbles Become Scores
Tech won this one, 200, for
what might be its best per-
Torrance in a ga season so far.
The Gobblers turned two Vir-
GINA fumbles into touchdowns
in the first quarter and Terry
Strock returned the second
half kickoff all the way. Vir-
ginia. which seemed much
larger in the line, threatened
just once.
NOTES = Bryant has had
other effects on the Southern
Conference besides his influence
at VPI. His Alabama team, of
course, pounded Richmond, &C.
0, Saturday. Also, it was learned
yesterday that H. H. Montgom-
cry. a Southern Conference
official, injured his achilles
tendon during the game at
Tuscaloosa and cannot work
Fridays game at Blacksburg
Montgomery enters a hospital
today for an operation.
Kickoff Friday will be 1880
pm, an odd time for a college
game but one agreed to by CIV
because VPI must play rival
Virginia Military the following
Thursday. Thanksgiving Day.
Neither school wanted to play
at night.
Bill Reinhart takes his CIV
basketball team to Annapolis
tomorrow for a scrimmage with
Navy.
The CIV football team will
travel by bus Thursday after
noon and stay at a motel in
Roanoke that night.
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against Penn State - set an
Academy record. :.
The only thing more consist
ent than Mather's kicking, it
seems, is Middle Coach Wayne
Hardin's accolades for him.
Mather is 20 for 20 in ex-
ira points, but Hardin hasn't
missed yet either. He has cited
Mather for outstanding play
after every game, and even
jumped the gun a bit by tout
ing the 6-foot-1 Californian be-
fore the season began at Quon-
set Point.
Praised in Defeat
The Middies didn't have
much to cheer about in Sat-
urday's 800 lacing by Duke,
but Hardin still figures Math-
er was A-grade. Besides doing
the things defensively that a
coach appreciates, Mather add
ed to his kicking total with a
32-yard field goal.
Mather, 81, says he began do
ing his kicking on his fathers
ranch in the San Fernando
Valley of California, but IL
wasn't until last years Wash
Iington game that he made the
headlines. He booted a 42-yard
field goal with only seconds re-
Imaining to upset the Huskies
! 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
BY DICK STAY
Star Staff Writer

The rough work is over for
George Washington's football
team. with the big exception
Of this coming Friday after
noon. That's when the boys in
buff and blue tangle with Vir-
ginia Tech in Blacksburg, and
it might develop into their most
Furnishing workout Of the
season.
CIV spent three afternoons
last week in bruiSing contact
sessions at the field near Col
umbia Island Marina. Despite
the absence of a game. the
week might have been one of
the Colonials' most profitable
Of the year.
Lines Similar
They didn't incur any more
casualties ana Will be at full
strength for their final game
Friday. after light polishing up
drills this week.
Coach Jim Camp said yester-
day at the weekly luncheon
with the alumni that VPI will
outweigh CIV by only a couple
Of pounds per man in the line.
They'll seem like midgetS after
Boston University and West
Virginia." he said. Midget
tigers was what he meant.
Jerry Claiborne, VPI's new
coach, is the former top as
sistant to Bear Bryant at Ala
bama, Texas A6SM and Ken
lucky and it is no coincidence
that VPI tries nightly to re-
semble Bryant teams.
They're a defensive more
than an offensive team" Camp
said. They wait for that
break, then bling. they go in
for a touchdown and sit back
and wait some more.