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Evening star., 1961-05-18
Sizzling Senators Striving
To Turn Tables on Orioles

the tying run on second. He
got Pinch-hitters John Blanch-
ard and Jesse Gonder on in
field outs, the latter on a fine
play by Shortstop Jim Ma
honey.
Senators Get Hot
These finishes sure make
you sweat" said Vernon, who
seems to be boning up to take
Alfred Hitchock's place with
his suspense dramas.
The Senators sent eight men
to the plate in their big fifth.
Burnside started it by getting
to first on Boyer's throwing
error, taking second on a passed
ball and going to third on
Klaus fly. Danny O'Connell,
who got on base five times,
scored Burnside with a single
Then Chuck Hinton singled
O'Connell to third and Jim
King doubled him home, Hinton
taking third. Willie Tasby sin
gled home both runners and
chased Art Ditmar to the show
erS in favor of Jim Coates.
Dale Long doubled to right,
but Tasby was thrown out at
the plate. Then Daley fouled
out to end it.
The Senators added a pair
in the seventh when O'Connell
was hit by a Coates pitch,
Hinton walked and Long drove
in both with a long double
over Mantle's head in center
field.
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~ the Associated Press

What's a whammy? That's
he word you use to explain
low the Los Angeles Dodgers
IAN give up a dozen walks and
'wo errors, go scoreless for'siX
innings and then come from be-
hind and win on a bases
oaded walk.
That's just what they did
asst night as they once more
exercised their spell over War
'en SPAIN for a 2-1 victory in
Il innings against the Milwau-
zee Braves.
1t was their 31st victory in
is decisions against SPAIN, the
superb Southpaw who holds a
lifetime edge over every other
National League club and needs
lust eight victories to join the
charmed 800 set.
braves BACK 10 .oUU
Spahn's defeat also dropped
the Braves back to 500 again
while the Dodgers stayed in a
virtual second-place tie with
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, all
still three games behind 'front.'
running San Francisco after a
day Of one-run decisions in
the MI.
The Giants scored twice in
the ninth for a 4-3 decision
over the Chicago Cubs, Pitts
burgh defeated st. Louis, 4-3,
and Cincinnati beat Philadel-
phia. 2-1.
SPAIN (4-3D. who hasn't
beaten the Dodgers in their
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WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
Eight Weeks Ago and Now

LET'S PUT 1T this way . If very few
people expect the Detroit Tigers to stay on
top in the American League it's also true
that not many expected them to do as we'll
as they're doing.
Eight weeks ago in Florida the Tigers
looked to be from hunger. Other baseball
folk frankly wondered how the Tigers
figured they could afford to trade second
baseman of Frank Bollings caliber This
involved playing rookie in an infield that
already had one rookie on third base and
a weak shortstop.
Bill Bruton was the centerfielder the
Tigers got for Boiling. Good ballplayer,
but getting old. The catcher had to be Dick
Brown, whom the Indians, White Sox and
Braves couldn't use. Harry Chit, the other
backstop, was so fat and ludicrous on the
field even the tourists laughed.
Detroit tried to reacquire Coot Veal
from Washington because Chico Fernandez,
the shortstop, was overweight and both
cred by sore leg. Looking at him now"
Manager Bob Scheffing sighed, you
wouldn't give 80 cents for Chico"
IF SCHEFFING WAS NOT outWardly
disturbed about his pitching he should have
been. His big men had been cut down to
size in go. Frank Larry, ace of the staff,
was 15-15. Jim Burning was lila Don
Mossi was 9-8 Paul Foytack had horrend-
Gus 2-11 mark.
An astonishing thing happened last
December, too. The Tigers tossed Pete,
Burnside 90 and Dave Sisler C7-5) into
the expansion draft. How can they do
that?" baseball people asked. They need
a lefthander and Burnside isn't bad. They
need reliever and Sisler is one of the
best" Eagerly, Washington claimed both
for $4,000 apiece.
Nothing seemed to make sense. Every
thing seemed to reflect the ineXperience
and the lack of harmony in the front office.
The Tigers have not been happy outfit for
years. They've had five different managers
since 1858, they have radioman for a
president and they have no general man
ager because Bill Dewitt was paid off and
fired.
The only front office member with any
baseball background was and remains Rick
Ferrell, who had his wings clipped by De-
Witt He was removed as general manager
and promoted to the comparative obscurity
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Dodger Whommy on Spain
Works Again in Weird Way

own park in 13 years. walked
four, struck out seven and al
lowed nine hits. He had them
shut out on five hits until Norm
Sherry, playing his first game
since April 20 because of in
jury, hit a home run leading
off the seventh inning.
Williams Goes Route
The Dodgers didn't get an
other hit until the 18th, but it
was a leadoff triple by Frank
Howard and chased SPAIN.
Moe Drabowsky relieved end in
tentionally walked two men,
loading the bases. Then Seth
Morehead came on for the
Braves, and after striking out
Pinch-hitter Bob Aspromonte,
he walked Pinch-hitter Bob
LilliS on a 80 pitch, forcing in
the tie-breaking run.
Milwaukee managed only
four hits off righthander Stan
Williams (2-2), who pitched his
first complete game of the sea-
son. but left Is men on base.
Williams struck out IL, and lost
a shutout in the sixth on a
triple by Frank Thomas and a
groundout by Pinch-hitter Hank
Aaron, who failed to start be-
cause of a leg injury.
The game took 4 hours, Is
minutes.
The Giants, outhit, 1876. put
away their eighth one-run de-
cision among their 20 victories
in the same fashion as the
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Dodgers - when Reliever Don
Elston (5-2 of the Cubs
walked Pinch-hitter Jim Mar
shall with the bases full. Ed
Bailey drove in the tying run
in the ninth, after giving the
Giants their first two runs on
a homer in the fifth. Stu Miller
(2-0) was the winner in relief
as the Giants took their fifth
in row.
Burgess Provides Power
Smoky Burgess drove in three
OF the Pirates runs, bringing
home the clincher with a two
run double in the fifth off Err
ME Broglio Of the Cards. Bro
Clio go now has lost two to
the BucS this season, after beat
ing them four times in four de-
cisions last year. Wilmer Mizell
(3-D won it. although giving
up 10 of the Cards II hits. Roy
Face saved it with two innings
of Shutout relief.
The Reds had just three hits,
all off John BuZhardt (0-4), but
paired two Of them with a walk
and Vada Pinson's sacrifice fly
for both runs in the third in
ming. Frank Robinson's double
brought in the deciding run.
Bob Purkey (4-D won it, al
lowing six hits, one a home run
by Tony Gonzales. 1t was the
Reds 18th victory in ID games
and six Of those successes
have been against the last
place Phils. who have lost II
Of their last IA.
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Pete Burnside, who pitched
two-hit ball for seven innings
against the Red SoX and lost,
had a five-hitter working and
81 lead going into the eighth
inning yesterday.
BaSes-empty home runs by
Billy Klaus in the first inning,
his third, and Pete Daley in
the fourth, plus a four-run
fifth inning. helped build the
cushion, the Yankees getting
their run in the second on a
single, a hit batter and an
error.
Yankees Open Up
But near disaster struck in
the eighth as the Yankees sent
10 men to bat to trim the deficit
to 8-6. Burnside struck out Bill
Skowron after Mickey Mantle
had opened with a single
Mantle took second on a wild
pitch and scored on a single by
Elston Howard. Maris blasted
his homer to score Howard
ahead of him, then Tony Kubek
beat out an infield hit anc
Pinch-hitter Bob Cerv singled
to bring on Kutyna.
Pinch-hitter Yogi Berra's
sacrifice fly scored Kubek anc
singles by Hector Lopez anc
Clete Boyer got Cerv across be.
fore Kutyna retired the side.
In the ninth, Howard opened
with a single. Maris flied ou
and when Kubek blasted {
double to left-center, Scorins
Howard, in came Gabler, with
Evening star., 1961-05-18
BY the Associated Press

About all you could say for
Phil Regan during spring train
ing was that he was a junior
member who might fill an open
spot on the pitching staff for
the Detroit Tigers, a club listed
somewhere behind New York,
Baltimore and Chicago in the
American League pennant
picks.
Both representations are in
need of revision.
Regan at the moment has
become an unbeaten regular in
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the rotation. and he's done it
by whipping the now timid tri-
umvirate-New York, Baltimore
and Chicago-for a 40 record.
The 24-year-old highlander
nailed the Orioles a second
time last night. putting away
his third straight complete
game with a six-hit, 9-1 vic
troy as the Tigers once again
battered Baltimore and gained
a five-game lead in the AL
race.
That wrapped up a three
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the former Washington club
last year. And it has been
seven years since Washington
fans have been able to cheer
about a six-game streak. High
est previous mark was nine in
a row in 1949, while the best
ever was II in a row by the
1912 team.
The Senators were a smash
hit in New York with their
treatment of the lordly Yankees
and Ralph Houk, the Yankee
manager, was a gracious loser.
They beat us two straight" "
he said. "and I couldn't see
much wrong with the way they
did it. They're all profession
ais on that team. They know
how to play.
Il had Gabler at Denver
He's a good one. Before the
year is over he'll be one OF
Washington's better pitchers
probably"
Yankee HitterS Explode
Houk said he was happy to
see his hitters finally start ex-
ploding, as they did yesterday
for five runs in the eighth in
ming. Roger Maris, a .20S
hitter at game time, raped out
two hits, including his fourth
home run.
That was a real pleasure to
see," Houk said. Our pitch
ing wasn't up to par today, but
in the past our hitters hurt us
the most"
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Nashua Blue
Joins Field
For Preakness
Boncrist Farm Colt
Flying In; 8 Due
To Face Garry Back
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

Boncrist FARMS Nashua Blue
became a last-minute entry for
Saturdays 85th Preakness to-
day, swelling the prospective
field of 3-year-olds to nine
starters.
Christopher J. Devine, New
York financier who owns the
BoncriSt Farm, made the 11th-
hour decision to fly the colt
from Suffolk Downs to Pimlico
today. Nashua Blue finished
third in the Withers Stakes but
will be a rank outsider in the
Preakness. Jockey Buck Thorn
burg has been signed to ride
the colt.
Entries for the historic Mary
land Jockey Club stakes close
tomorrow at 10 am. 1t costs
$500 to enter and another
1000 to start. With nine
starters the PreaknesS will
gross $178,7OO with the winner
getting $126,200.
AS the excitement began to
generate for the colorful Sec
ond round of racing's Triple
Crown here, it was difficult to
find an expert or casual OBJ
server who was not picking
Garry Back, the Derby winner
in the shorter mile and three
sixteenths PreakneSs.
FavOrite at : to 5
Garry Back was due to open
a Us favorite on Saturdays
program morning line with his
shadow. Crozier. owned by Fred
w. Hooper, the second choice
at So. Leonard P. SaSso's
GlobemaSter. the speed colt
who led for a mile in the Derby
before he faded to sixth, is
being quoted as the third choice
at 6-l, two points shorter than
DR.. Miller and Hitting Away
Jacob Sher's Sherlock was
10-1 on the early line with
Crimson Fury and Orleans
Doge, the two rank outsiders
politely rated at 20-1 which
meant anything from 20 to
l00-l.
Final short speed drills OF
pipe openers" as the horsemen
call them, were scheduled fo1
the PreakneSS colts tomorrow
morning. Meanwhile, most OF
the trainers and owners of the
3-year-olds were attending the
traditional Alibi Breakfast with
the press today on the porch OF
Pimlico'S old clubhouse.
DIR. Miller's Jockey
The only detail missing today
! for the Saturday showdown ir
the worlds richest 3-year- -olc
race, was a jockey for DR.. Mil.
ler, owned by Mrs. Ethel D
Jacobs.
Trainer HirSch Jacobs re-
fused to be rushed into a hasty
choice and after getting rid Of
Willie Shoemaker, the five.
time national champion, it was
understandable that he wa.
having trouble getting a sub
stitute. Shoemaker finished
fourth with DR.. Miller in the
Derby. but Jacobs thought hi
should have been closer.
Although the weather for the
week end did not seem to bt
of too much concern for the
PreaknesS trainers, with thu
exception of Tommy Kelly whC
wants the track fast for Globe.
master, Pimlico officials were
extremely hopeful that weather
predictions of clear skies or
Saturday would hold up.
Jockey Tommy Lee, who ha!
hopes of landing the ride on DR.
Miller in the PreaknesS, nearly
eliminated himself yesterday
when he was tossed into thu
hedge on the turf course as Lay
Dog fell in yesterdays eighth
race.
Fortunately Lee, who wa
born in Canton, China, was un.
injured except for scratches
and came back in the ninth
race to win with Daringquette
a $54 upsetter. 1t was his sec
ond winner of the afternoon
and raised his total for tht
meeting to 16.
CEMATODC o.
Evening star., 1961-05-18
BY BILL FUCHS
Star Staff Writer

BALTIMORE, May 18.-The
Senators, owning a five-game
winning streak, and the Orioles,
sagging beneath a five-game
losing streak, open a three
game series here tonight.
The Senators-who don't care
how they play the game, just
Evening star., 1961-05-18
Things Have Changed

The embarrassing three-game
totals showed IA runs and 90
hits for the Orioles and two
runs and IL hits for the SEN
ators.
When it was over, the Sen
ators had a 4-10 record and
those who expected the worst
from the expansion club were
Growing, II told you So"
Things have changed. Since
then, the Senators have won
II of 18. they are two games
under 500. and only a half
game behind the Orioles and
the first division. And all is
quiet on the "I-told-you-so'
front.
The Senators will call on
Tom Sturdivant to oppose
either Billy Hoeft or Skinny
Brown tonight. Sturdivant threw
a one-hitter at the Red Sox in
his last appearance.
That one, last Saturday,
started the Senators on their
current string. which matches
the best streak fashioned by
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Moior League Standings, Box Scores.
Poee A-23
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Picture on Pose ABB
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so they win-are anxious to
teach Paul Richards squad a
little respect.
The Yankees have great re-
Spect for the Senators today
They just watched Mickey Ver-
mons "Castoffs" sweep a two
game series in New York.
Pitching Tails Off
First, it was Hal Woodeshick
and Dave Sisler bamboozline
the power-conscious champions
with two-hit pitching Tuesday
night. Then yesterday, when the
sharpest pitching ever honec
dulled a bit, it was a soft cush-
ion of eight runs that backed
up the Senators. They won
81, with John Gabler finally
putting out a New York fire
that threatened to send up ir
smoke what had been a seven
run Washington lead.
The Orioles, meanwhile, have
fallen on hard times. The In
dians whipped 'em in both ends
of a double-header Sunday and
the Tigers followed with a
sweep of a three-game series
So it is only natural that
the Orioles will be welcoming
the Senators like long-lost
cousins. The last time they
met, the Orioles swept a three
game series as Dick Hall threw
a two-hitter and Milt Pappas
a siX-hitter, while Chuck Es-
trada and Hoyt Wilhelm COM
bined on a hitter.
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Winner-Burnside U-2). Loser
Ditmar C2-2).
HBP-By Burnside CHoward); by
Ditmar (O'ConnelD: by Coates 10 Con-
nelD. WP-Burnside. PB-Howard
(2). U-Rice. Stevens Schwsrts,
Napp. Tt SO. A--6,l97.
Evening star., 1961-05-18

Washington, 27-l0: New York. 27-I1.
DP-Mahoney to Long. LOB-Wash-
ington, Z; New York, 12.
2b-King. Long ,2). o'Connell,
Kubek (2). SB-Hinton. SF-Berra
Smyrna times., 1961-07-06
KelsO Nominated
For Delaware Park
$4,000 Handicap

Delaware Park completes the
sixth week of its nine-week
thoroughbred race meeting Sat-
urday with the $4,000 added
Diamond State Handicap shap-
ing up as one of the most in
teresting attractions of the
stakes-studded season.
But, before that, there's an
other intriguing event on tap
tomorrow. It's the $4,000 add
ed Indian River Steeplechase
Handicap, a rugged test of
about two and a half miles, in
volving the best available jump
erS in the area. This contest
brings to an end the steeple-
chase sport at the Stanton
grounds for this season, with
flat racing only scheduled for
the balance of the meeting.
The Diamond State Handicap
is one of Delaware Parks newer
stakes, it having been inaug-
urated in 1858 when the win
ner was Sharpsburg. Better Bee
was the victor in 1859 and Scot
land led the way last year, beat
ing Mystic End by a nose.
The long list of nominees for
this weekend's renewal is pack
ed with class. A surprise NOM
inee was Kelso, 1860 Horse of
the Year owned by Mrs. Rich
ard c. DUPONT of Wilmington,
Del. However, there has been
no indication the handicap star
will go postward and, if he
doesn't, the field should still be
both large and lustrous.
Among the best known elig-
ibles aside from Kelso are:
Polylad, who won the rich
and recent Massachusetts, Hand
leap at Suffolk Downs for Mrs.
Quincy Adams Shaw Mexican;
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's veteran
Find, William c. Partee's Babu,
Shoestring Stables A S h er,
George A. Garrett's Bonzo,
George D. Widener's Pundit,
Mrs. James A. Bohannon's Mos
lem Chief, Peter Fuller's Hills
borough, Louis Lee Haggin IFS
Careless John, Merrick Stables
John William, and other veter-
ans of the stakes wars.
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Twelve Schools
Represented in
1901 Blue Squad

Salesianum and Brandywine
High will supply a lot of talent
for the Blue squad in the sixth
annual Delaware All-Star High
School Football Game.
The roster, released recently,
revealed that six players have
been chosen from perennial
power Salesianum and five from
Blue Hen Conference co-cham-
pion Brandywine.
Twelve schools in all are re-
presented in the 30-man squad.
Brown Tech, Mt. Pleasant and
P. S. Dupont provide three
players each, Archmere Acad-
emy, Claymont and Tower Hill
two each, and Alexis |. Dupont,
Friends, Howard and Whining
ton one each.
This Blue team, comprised of
players from the city and north
ern suburbs, will meet the Colds
in Delaware Stadium on Satur-
day afternoon, August 26th. The
game, as usual, will be played
for the benefit of the Delaware
Foundation for Retarded Chill
dren. 1t is one of the states
top summer attractions.
Three first-team All-Staters
are on the Blue squad. They
are Ron Mazik, end, and Jim
my Luciano, fullback, who were
Salesianum's co-captains, and
Buddy HALEY, Brandywine half
back.
The squad also includes three
second-team and four third
team All-Staters. The second
team choices are Johnny Klep-
acki, Salesianum, and Rich
Nichols, Mt. Pleasant, ends, and
Mike Fay, Archmere, halfback.
From the third-team All-Stat-
ers were selected Sonny Owens,
P. S. Dupont, end; Bill Red
mond, Brown, tackle; AL Shue,
Wilmington, guard; and Larry
McIntire, Brandywine, center.
The Blues are undefeated in
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Plastic Keeps
Plants Healthy

Indoor gardeners going on a
vacation can confidently leave
their plants right at home. Pol
'yethylene plastic keeps plants
moist and healthy. Water your
plants we'll and let any excess
drain off. Then enclose the en-
tire plant, pot and all, in plas-
tic. Use sheets of plastic for
large plants and freezer bags
for smaller ones. Fasten the
plastic loosely making certain
it is completely closed. Place
the plants in bright light but
not direct sunlight. The plants
will not need water for weeks
and will suffer no ill effects.
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success at such harness tracks
as Santa Anita, Hollywood,
Sportsman's Park, Maywoo d
and Hazel Park.
Brandywine's major events
during its summer season are
stake races for 2-year-olds, g.
year olds, the H T A Trot for
4-year-olds and two Free For
All tests, one each for trotters
and PAGERS. Purses on these
steller events range from $l0,-
600 Added to an estimated $780,
900.
Even as the racing mould
jells with new sparkle, so does
Brandywine's real estate take
on added glitter. An ultra-mod-
ern grandstand designed for
greater patron accommodations
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BrandywineTrack
Begins 6O-Night
Meet Tomorrow

Claiming races will form al
integral part of the 60-nigh
program at Brandywine Race
way which starts tomorrow
night, Friday, July 7, it wa:
stated by President Howard
Miller.
Falling in line with other ma.
ior harness tracks across the
country, Brandywine is plan
ming to serve at least Is claim
ers weekly. It's the first time
in the Wilmington tracks nine
year history that claiming races
are being attempted.
The plan to institute them
more universally originated with
the Harness Tracks of America
organization early this year and
was given a strong shot in the
arm by Stan Burgstein, Execu-
tive Secretary of the HTA.
Des ignated d for 6-year-old
trotters and PAGERS of lower
than B Class, claiming races
met with goodly measure OF
success at Rosecroft Raceway,
Oxon Hill, Md, this season,
where from Is to 20 were held
weekly. At least Is a week are
listed at Baltimore Raceway,
now in operation, and Racing
Secretary Joe DeFrank says
they are good contests-well
received by the bettors."
James M. Lynch, racing Sec
retary at Brandywine, announc-
ed that claiming races here will
range possibly as high as $751;
600 to claim. Were going to
go all out to make this type of
racing highly successful at
Brandywine," Lynch said, "be-
cause we recognize the great
value it has in elevating the
standard of the sport"
He pointed out that claiming
races have been held with much
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Children of Vets
May Get Pension

Grown men and women may
receive pensions as children"
of deceased was veterans, but
only if they became mentally
or physically incapable of self
support before reaching age Is
and have never been married.
Leon Fields, manager of the
v. A. Regional Office in Wilm-
ington, Delaware, explained the
ruling because there are instan-
ces of persons applying who do
not qualify.
Ordinarily, he said, pension
payments to children of deceas-
ed veterans cease when they
reach l8, or earlier if they mar
ry. But when they are incap-
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the series. They won the frs
four games, played a tie las
year.
4 The upcoming contest may be
the toughest yet for the Blues
The Gold team has six first.
team All-Staters and quite q
few others from the second and
third teams.
Brandywine's John Modica
will coach the Blue team, which
again will train at the Univers
ity of Delaware.
BLUE ALL-STAR SQUAD
Ends-John Albert Klepach. Ronald
Richard Mazik. Salesianum School; Rich
ard H. Nichols. Mt Pleasant School /;
sc6ooi. E Edwin ~eRIii Mitchell si Pierson DSr0ht a.
DUPONT School.
Tackles-Vincent S. Bucci, Claymont
School: John ID. Koester. Mt. Pleasant
School: William Franklin Redmond. Brown
School: Thomas William Sansone. Salesi-
anum School, Allen Richard Vaala. Bran
dywine.
Guards-Peter jefferson Armistead. Tow
er Hill School: Steven Harris Apsley.
Brandywine; Michael Stephen Cycyk. Mt.
Pleasant; Peter Andrew Dudley Hents-
chel. Tower Hill Albert Nelson Shue. Jr..
Wilmington; Leo John Sweeney, Jr..
Salesianum Thomas Reed Warrington.
Jr.. Brown.
Centers-Donald Allen Burge. P. S. Du-
Pont; Martin p. Londergan. Archmere
Larry Warn McIntire. Brandywine.
Quarterbacks-Frani Joseph Frabizzo.
Salesianum; James Kelly Savage. P. S.
DUPONT.
Halfbacks-Georg Rollin Brown. Clay
mont Louis Albert Dorsey. Brown JOS
eph Michael Fay. Arehmere; Hugh Buch-
anan GAGE. Jr.. Friends; Clyde Randolph
HALEY, Jr.. Brandywine John D. Meeks.
Brandywine: William Delaplaine Wright.
Howard.
Fullback-James Thomas Luciano, Sal
esianum.
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able of self-support before Is
the payments continue until
they improve enough to support
themselves.
Many of these so-called chill
dren are victims of incurable
illness who live to an old age
and continue to draw pensions.
Recent newspaper accounts of
Civil War children" still on the
pension rolls have led some eld-
erly persons to inquire if they
could get a V. A. pension, Mr..
Fields said.
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now is receiving the finishing
touches and will be ready for
the unveiling on opening night.
1t was constructed during the
past season at a cost of ST.
100000.
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Take Cuttings in September
September is the time to take
cuttings of plants you wish to
keep until next year as house