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Evening star., 1961-12-17
Arizona Stars
Are0pponents
InU u. ). Bowl

Bobby Lee Thompson and
Joe Hernandez, whose brilliant
running helped the University
of Arizona win eight games
this year, will be on opposing
sides in the first United States
Bowl game at D. c. Stadium
January 7.
Thompson, whose signing
with Montreal after being
drafted by the Lions caused
General Manager Ed Anderson
to be hanged in effigy by De-
troit players, will perform in
the West backfield. Hernandez,
the Redskins second choice,
will play for the East. The move
guarantees both sides plenty of
speed.
The Redskins are still trying
to sign Hernandez, who saw
them play Pittsburgh last week.
He led his team with 27 recep-
tionS and had a 81 yard rush
ing average. Hernandez also re-
turned IL kickoffs for 286 yards
and is reported to be a threat
every time he touches the ball.
Thompson, a $40, 172-pound
speedball, topped Hernandez
with 81 points. He was the
teams leading ground-gainer
with 752 yards, a 7.3 average,
and returned two punts for
touchdowns. Detroit figured on
Thompson to give it a breaka-
way runner who could bust up
a game.
Tommy Mont, DePauw coach
who is in charge of procuring
players for the Bowl, said he
may miss a few big names and
All-Americans, "but our ma
terial, as a whole, will be the
best"
Both squads will assemble
here December 2 and will have
public workouts at Griffith
Stadium starting that day.
Meanwhile, tickets for the
game are on sale at the Red
skins office, National Guard
Armory and the American
Automobile Association.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
Who Says You Can't Play Cash?
By FRANCIS STANN

NEXT TO HIT EN- where they amt"
the most worn baseball cliche probably is:
"You can't play cash" This is a standard
utterance when clubowner or manager
spurns an offer of money for ballplayer.
But this was the sentiment in its literal
sense as far as the Chicago White Sox and
Cleveland Indians were concerned, the Sox
in the winter of SO and the Indians in the
spring of go. Neither club felt it could
play Cash-that is Norman Dalton Cash
of Justiceburg, Tex.
Official American League averages to-
day certify that Cash was the batting
champion of 81, the 22d time in history
Detroit Tiger has won With 1861 Norm
ran and hid from his rivals at bat. More
over, the hot-tempered, 27-year-old Cash
developed into pretty good first baseman.
But the Sox, who had brought him up
from their Three-I League farm, couldn't
use him and tossed Norm into seven
player deal with Cleveland in December,
SO. Norm had played little for Chicago
but net at all for the Indians. Four months
after this trade-April IL, 1960-he was
gone.
1t is almost too charitable to say the
Indians traded him. Gave him away is
more like it, Frank Lane, who then was
general manager at Cleveland, shipped Cash
to Detroit for the largely forgotten Steve
Demeter.
THE CASH -FOR-DEMETER deal has
got to go down as one of the biggest boo
boos in the flambuoyant career of Trader
Lane, who, incidentally, is joblesS at the
moment. For Lane it was the Nellie Fox
for-Joe Upton steal in reverse.
In fact, 1961's averages do not reflect
at all favorably on Lanes heralded swap
ping talents. At one time or another The
Trader dealt off Cd Roger Maris of the
Yankees, the Ruth recordwrecker; (2)
Cash, top hitter plus Al home runs, and
60 Rocky Colavito, As homers and 140 runs
batted in, two shy of AL leadership
Jumped together, Maris, Cash and Colavito
hit lat home runs and drove in 414 runs.
Cash didn't play for the White SoX
because they had the veteran slow-footed
Ted Kluszewski on first base and won the
pennant with him in SO. Klu nearly was
done, but the Sox traded Norm, anyway,
and later bid high for Roy Sievers, now
departed from Chicago. Cash didn't play
for Cleveland because Lane was wholly
satisfied with Vic Power.
So it remained for the Tigers to hit
the jackpot. They gave up little and
gambled on the Texan playing him both
in the outfield and at first base. They got
a. 1856 season out of him in 80, but neither
the Tigers nor the rest of the league sus
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Browns PresentLos Obstacle
For Giants in Eastern Race

Cleveland Coach Paul Brown
says it will be interesting to
see how his team reacts now
that it's out of the champion
ship race.
This will be the first time
I have seen some of them un-
der these circumstances, y
Brown said. I'VE will do our
best. ="
Statistically there isn't much
difference between the two
clubs. The Browns are fifth in
team offense and the Giants
sixth. Defensively the Giants
hold an edge, being fifth, while
the Browns are eighth.
The Browns haven't Jared
too we'll with the Giants since
Plum became quarterback. Milt
has faced them nine times and
the Browns have won only
twice.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
San Diego Wins
10 Positions on
AFL West Team

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 16 (AP)
Champion San Diego placed
10 players on the Western Di-
vision All-Stars who will COM
pete against the Eastern squad
in the American Football
Leagues Pro Bowl game jan
uary 7.
The 22-man squad, selected
in a poll of league coaches, will
be augmented by seven players
to be named by Sid Gilman of
San Diego. who will coach the
Western All-Stars.
Offense-Ends, Lionel Taylor, Den
yer, and Dave Kocurek, San Diego
tackles. Ron Mixed and Ernie Wright,
yer, and Bill Krisher, Dallas: center,
Kemp, San Diego; halfbacks, Abnef
Haynes, Dallas and Paul Lowe, ssf
Diego; fullback, Alan Miller, Oakland
Defense-Ends. Earl FaiSon, San Di-
ego, and Mel B. n, Dallas; tackles
Bud McFadin, Den r, and Ernie Ladd,
San Diego; linebackers, Sheriff. Head
rick and E. J. Holub, Dallas, and Emil
karSS, San Diego; backs, Dick Harris
and Charles Mcneil, San Diego; David
webster, Dallas. and Fred Williamson,
Oakland
Evening star., 1961-12-17
By the Associated Press

The New York Giants, a team
that wasn't figured to set the
world on fire, can win the Ma
tional Football Leagues East
Iern Division championship to-
day by overcoming certain OBJ
Stacles-the Cleveland Browns
in general and Jim Brown, Milt
Plum, Lou Groza and Bobby
Mitchell in particular.
The teams square off in New
York's Yankee Stadium on this
final Sunday of the NILS reg
ular season. Even a tie would
do the trick for the Giants
and put them in the December
81 title showdown in Green Bay
against the Packers, the West
ern kings.
The Browns are anxious to
make amends for the 1921 de-
feat the Giants handed them
November 26 and perhaps gain
a spot in the Runnerup Bow
N Miami January 6 against
Detroit.
Brown and Plum are the
leagues top performers in two
individual statistical depart
ments-rushing and passing
Brown is shooting for his fifth
straight rushing title. Plum
leads the passers, as he die
in 1860.
Groza, the great placekicker
established an all-time> NFI
scoring record with 826 point.
Sunday when the Browns lost
l7-l4, to Chicago and thu!
bowed out of championship
contention.
Mitchell, the Browns Sun.
day Flash" Che's in the Army
the rest of the week.. isn't frs
in anything, but the Giants art
we'll aware that unless they
keep a close eye on the elusive
halfback, he might we'll leac
today's touchdown parade.
If the Giants lose, Phiiadel.
phia could pull into a tie by
whipping the Lions at Detroit
In that event. New York ane
Philadelphia would clash il
Yankee Stadium December 2.
for the Eastern crown and tht
right to face the Packers.
OF course if the Eagles til
or lose, the Giants would b.
lin" regardless.
New York is 1913, Philadel'
phia ga, Cleveland 8-5, ane
Detroit, a Western team. 8-4-1
In other games today it.
Green Bay 10-3) at Los An
geles 40. Pittsburgh CD a
st. Louis CD, Minnesota g
l0) at Chicago (7-6) and Dalla
(4-8-D at Washington (0-12-D
Both the Giants and thu
Browns came out of last week
Evening star., 1961-12-17

/ games with only the usual
bruises. Cleveland will have
Tom Watkins, Mitchell's un-
derstudy. available for half
back duty if needed. Otherwise
Watkins, recuperating from a
dislocated shoulder, will be
limited to punt and kickoff
returns.
The Giants are favored by
a touchdown. In the last Cleve-
land-New York meeting, it was
tied, 14-14, at halftime. but
| Y. A. Titles passes found their
targets with greater regularity
| in the second half and the
Giants won easily. Title and
Charlie Conerly, who replaced
Y. A. and threw three touch
down passes in last weeks 28-
"a triumph over the Eagles
are both primed for the Browns
invasion.
Evening star., 1961-12-17

Nellie Fox to the National
League, and the Senators can
send Gene Woodling over there,
III be rid of some of the guys
who give me the most trouble
But just so the Giants don't
trade Willie Mays to our league
I think he made five or six
in a row off Of me in All-Star
games.
Glad Old Park Gone
Whitley was asked if he was
sorry to see the Senators move
out of Griffith Stadium be-
cause of its reputation as a
pitchers paradise.
Not as long as I'm with the
Yankees" Whitley replied. The
smaller the playing field, the
better l like it. I know our
guys are going to hit two
homerS to one for anybody
else"
! Ford said he watched the
Redskins play the New York
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Ford, Ready to Sign 1862 Contract,
Glad Sievers, Minoso Were roded

Giants on television in the
new D. C. Stadium, but couldn't
tell much about it as a base
ball park.
Whitley seemed genuinely de-
lighted at winning the Cy
Young award, Nov maybe ]
can start collecting trophies
nd try to match my kids" "
he said. My boys are 8 and
10 and have a shelf full of
trophies they've won speed
skating,
Kids Have Trophies Galore
"They have so many, we had
to make a case for them in the
tele vision room at home"
Whitley said all he had to
match them was five baseballs
in a drawer at home that he
was going to mount, and have
the occasion printed on them
One was the ball that broke
Babe Ruth's World Series rec
ord of scoreless innings, another
for hts Goth victory last season,
one for six consecutive strike
outs III game a few years ago,
and two from his World Series
triunlr>hS of last season.
Forcl said he couldn't see
any TROUBLE ahead for the Yam
KEGS. I'VE have pitching and
hitting, and what everybody
overloolls, the best defense in
baseball"
Whitley was asked how he
would have voted on the recent
issue OF the return of the spit
ball. He said he would have
voted against it. and was
pleased that it was killed.
THE way I look at it, a
pitcher spends years develop
ing his best pitch or two. II
the spit ball was legalized, a
kid COULD come out of college
with a good fast ball, put a
little saliva on it and be a
Isensation in one year."
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Niagara Knocks LoSo|Ie
From Unbeoten Ranks

i PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i
(AP).-Ken Glenn's "a points
paced Niagara to a 1864 vic
tory over LaSalle in the first
game of a basketball double
header at the Palestra tonight.
Villanova easily m ade st.
Francis of New York its seventh
straight victim, romping to a
79-51 triumph in the second
game.
Niagara, which has lost only
to Villanova in five games,
Knocked LaSalle, a preseason
Eastern favorite, from the un-
beaten ranks. The Explorers
had won their first two games
Of the season.
LaSalle stayed close to the
visitors most of the first half
on the play Of Bob McAteer
and Bill Raftery, who was max
ing his first start despite an
ailing back.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
District AAU
Will Sponsor
Golden Gloves

The Amateur Athletic Union
Of the District of Columbia an
nounced yesterday it would
sponsor the annual Golden
Gloves boxing tournament in
conjunction with the District
AAU championships.
The Joint tournament to be
known as the Golden Gloves
AAU championships will start
in February at Capitol Arena,
with the AAU planning to send
a full complement of eight area
titleholders to the national
AAU championships slated to
be held in Cincinnati in March.
There will be no national
Golden Gloves tournaments
next year-the Eastern Tour
nament of Champions and the
Inter City Golden Gloves hav-
ing been dropped by their
sponsors.
Jocko Miller will head up the
AAU boxing committee for
the tournament, plans for
which were outlined by j. Kip
Edwards. president of the Dis
trict AAU.
There will be two classes in
the tourney - novice division
and an open class. Those who
have never fought in sane
toned competition will be ELI
gible for the novice class, while
those who competed in the
novice ranks of the Golden
Gloves will be classified as
open contestants. Amateurs l6
years of age and over are ELI
gible for competition.
The District AAU has in
vited the armed forces to pre-
sent a military tournament in
conjunction with the cham
pionships this year. This phase
of the tournament is now un-
der consideration.
The National AAU will be
attempting to stimulate anna
teur boxing next year in view
of recent developments on the
international front.
Last October the National
AAU sent 10 American boxers
to England for matches and
none of Uncle Sans repre-
sentatives won.
The newly elected president
of the AAU, Louis Fisher, has
urged all associations to stress
boxing next year. A recent
communique declared:
I'VE are making strides in
all sports under our jurisdic-
ton except boxing. If the
United States is to continue its
all-around excellence in the
Pan American and Olympic
Games. I'VE must stimulate ac-
tivity in this field"
The Pan American Games are
to be held in Brazil next yeal
and the Olympics in Tokyo in
1864.
Entry blanks for the tourna.
ment will be available January
2 at the various boys clubs
and youth organizations in the
Metropolitan Washington Area
I-O'BRIEN.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer


You never know what you
might run into on the golf
course in the off season.
On a brief golfing holiday at
the Boscobel Country Club near
Clemson, S. c., this week the
lefthander who was hitting a
few practice shots looked IA
miliar. That's because he was
Whitley Ford, recent winner of
the Cy Young award as pitcher
of the year.
Ford was taking a couple of
days off after meeting Mickey
Mantle and Roger Maris in
New York to Join in partner
ship in a new merchandising
project. They also talked con-
tracts with the Yankee bosses.
Mantle signed, Maris didn't.
ITS my turn next" Whitley
said with a wink. You know,
they have to space Them out"
10 Pounds Heavier
Later Ford talked baseball
while relaxing over a heer. In
cidentally, the latter is re-
Sponsible for most of the 10
pounds he has added since the
World Series, and will have to
go shortly after the first of
the year when he starts to get
into shape.
Whitley was discussing the
recent trades, and said he posi-
lively approved of two of them.
1T was all right with me when
they sent Roy SieverS to the
Phillies and Minnie Minoso to
the Cardinals. They both hit
me pretty good.
Last year when Harvey
Keunn was sent to the Ma
tional League 1 got rid of an
other guy I had trouble get
ting out. If Jackie Jensen quits,
that will be another one. Now
if the White Sox can trade off
Evening star., 1961-12-17

At halftime it was 1922 in
favor of the Eagles.
In the second half the Ex-
plorers came within five points,
57-52, at 1925. At this point
the hard-driving Eagles tight
ened their defense and held
LaSalle to two baskets in the
next eight minutes while tally
ing IA points themselves.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Thorn Is Leader
AS Mountuineers
Trip Penn Stute

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa,
Dec. Is (AP).-West Virginia,
behind 17-point shooting by
Rod Thorn. defeated Penn
State, 1857, tonight for its
sixth straight basketball VIC
tory.
1t was Penn States first loss
after four straight wins. 1t
came on the heels of the loss
of high = scoring sophomore
Wayne Lundy, who had been
averaging 18 points game,
who dropped out of school be-
cause he was declared scholas-
tically ineligible.
West VirRini. De-. S...
Evening star., 1961-12-17
Mrs. Clayton Heofner
Dies of Heart Attack

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 16
(AP) Mrs. Mary Allen Heaf-
ner, AZ, widow of Clayton Heaf-
ner, the professional golfer, died
in a Charlotte Hospital early
today of a heart attack.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23
Health Group
To Show Film

The Mental Health Associa-
ton of Delaware will show
Comprehensive Treatment in
Mental Retardation" and rs
This Love?" at their Wednes-
day film preview session on No
vember %, 1861. The previews
are held in the Mia Center at
1900 noon.
Comprehensive Treatment in
Mental Retardation" describes a
three-month study conducted at
Pineland, New Jersey, State
Hospital for the purpose OF eval-
uating a therapeutic program in
the field of mental retardation.
"Is This Love?' describes
two different romances, asking
of the audience which one has
the greater chance for success.
People interested in schedui-
ing a mental health program
for their organization or club
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23

Have in Jesus"
Even though many of these
hymns and gospel songs have
been torn out of the hymn
books, they can't be torn out
of the hearts of people who
love them," McVey said. Am
ericans are inspired by the SIM
pie melodies and sentiments of
the lyrics of their favorite
hymns and gospel songs.
"The enthusiastic response to
the National Newspapers Hymn
Poll by men and women in al
most every state indicates that
ministers and choir directors
should encourage more hymn
singing in their churches and
at the same time urge every
one to express his faith with
song every day." Bill McVey
said.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23
Habit of Shyness
Can Be Overcome

Do you often feel lonesome
and "out of things?" Do you
feel blue and rejected and won-
der if life is worth living?
Everyone does now and then.
Sometimes loneliness, even in
the midst of family and busi-
ness associates Sand acquaint-
ances, can become an acute
psychological problem. All of
us are more or less shy. We
often think that other people
don't like us, and this makes
us unhappy.
Everyone wants to belong"
to be part of a group and to
do things along with others who
share our interests, our aims.
Membership in groups with use
full purposes is of great value
to our own personality.
Making friends is easy for
some persons; others have to
work at it. Those who have no
friends often are the ones who
would most like to have them,
but don't know how to do it.
Shyness and timidity is a habit
that can be overcome. The Am
erican Medical Association Of
fers a few suggestions that
have helped many people, of all
ages, to overcome loneliness.
Try to concentrate on your
assets and, for the time being,
pay little attention to your
shortcomings. You are not alone
in doubts and insecurities.
Everyone has them.
Cultivate a cheerful atti-
tude, Say Good Morning" to
the other folks in the office.
Life is pretty complicated at
times, but it is interesting and
chall e n ging. Approach your
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23

problems as a challenge that
can be met.
try to develop your sense
of humor. People who become
offended easily generally do not
attract friends. If someone
snaps at you, reply with a smile,
and, often as not. the anger will
melt.
Make people feel import
ant as much as you can. If a
compliment is deserved = on ap-
.pearance, on effort, on achieve
ment : don't fail to give it.
For men: Always make a favor
able comment when a lady
changes her hair style. This can
be highly important to feminine
morale.
Remember the old saying:
TO have friends, you must be
a friend" Invite a neighbor
over for coffee. Send cards to
the sick and on birthdays and
anniversaries. Do the little
things that show other people
you are interested in them. In
turn, they will be interested in
you.
At first learning to make
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23
Revival Services
Set at Clayton

The Ewell's-St. Paul Metho-
dist Church, Clayton, DEL, an
nounces its revival beginning
November rs through Decem-
Der 3, 1861. Services will be
held each evening, except Sat-
urday, at 7:30 p. m. The evan
gelist will be Mrs. Coretta Ma
son of Lynchburg, Virginia.
The host pastor, Rev. Frank o.
Baynard, will conduct the half
hour song services. Special NIL
sic has been planned for each
evening. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend, to participate
in the song service and listen
to inspiring Gospel messages.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23

Sweet Hour of Prayer" LIS
votes; abide With Me-" ILL.
votes; Beyond the Sunset, /,
i050 votes; and, Whispering
Hope" TAI votes.
Whispering Hope Moves Up
McVey said the vote received
by Whispering Hope" was the
biggest surprise in the nation.
wide balloting. This hymn wa:
9th in the Christian Herald
poll but moved to 10th in the
National Newspapers Hymn Poll
This years poll, co-sponsored
by Christian Herald Magazine
the nations largest interdenom-
national Protestant publication,
and newspaper editors in every
state except Hawaii and Yer
mont, recorded fore than 1900
hymns and gospel songs. Last
year, Christian Herald readers
voted for 1866 religious songs,
McVey said the most import
ant point disclosed by this def.
initive survey to determine the
hymns America loves best was
that American churchgoers dc
not prefer one type of relig-
ious song to another.
The last two years have seen
a constant controversy between
hymnal editors, who downgrade
hymns they feel are too senti-
and poorly composed
and sometimes eliminate those
religious songs from hymn
books, and churchgoers who
prefer hymns that have been
the most inspiring to them and
easiest for them to understand.
McVey's Analysis of Voting
"The National Newspapers
Hymn Poll results show that
American churchgoers want to
sing sentimental hymns ond
gospel songs like The Old Rug
ged Cross" McVey said. 'Tf
we are to get all Americans
singing the hymns or gospel
songs of the church again, choir
directors, organists and minis
ters should note the favorites
of newspaper readers across the
country and encourage religious
singing of every variety" he said.
"A silent faith is not as strong
as a singing faith" McVey said.
Singing our favorite hymns is
a natural way to create a ma
tional bond of brotherhood and
strength in the face of
the mounting Communist
threat" the Christian Herald
Singer said.
McVey pointed out that read
ers who voted in the National
Newspapers Hymn Poll divided
their ballots almost equally for
gospel songs such as "How
Great Thou Art" and for hymns
such as what A Friend We
Smyrna times., 1961-11-23
Attains Major Objective

Operation Deep Freeze attain
ed its first major objective on
81 October, 1856, when a naval
expedition in an RAD Skytrain,
with crew of seven, landed at
the South Pole. This was the
first group to reach the Antarc-
tic region since Captain Robert
F. Scott, of the Royal Navy, got
there in January 1912.