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Evening star., 1962-09-19

also played a key role in the
exchange of Soviet spy Rudolph
Abel for U-2 Pilot Francis Gary
Powers.
Mr.. Morgenthau, who had
won a nd-ballot nomination
in a bitter struggle with Queens
County District Attorney Frank
O'Connor early yesterday morn
ing, accepted his nomination
last night by pledging an all
out fight against the G. o. P.
Mr.. Morgenthau. getting
what most observers felt was
a lukewarTn reception from the
convention crowd on his first
appearance in the hall, de-
clared, "a week ago my ad-
versary arrogantly commented
that he hoped he would have
a Democratic opponent to run
against him by election day.
Well, he has one. and I want
to tell him that he is in for the
fight Of his life"
Raps Rockefeller
Charging that Gov. Rookie
Teller had put his drive for
the White House above the
needs of our people right here
in New York State" Mr.. Nor
genthau said, ''I challenge him
to open debate on any issue in
volving. the people of this State,
on any aspect of his sorry rec
ord" Gov. Rockefeller has not
yet said firmly whether he
would engage in debates with
his Democratic opponents.
The new Democratic ticket
involved an intricate selection
of candidates thought by the
leaders to represent important
voting blocs in the State, es-
pecially in the city areas. The
ticket was balanced" by the
naming of Mr.. Morgenthau and
Mr.. Levitt, both Jewish; by
Mr.. Donovan, an Irish-Catho-
lie; by Mr.. Dudley, a Negro,
and by Mr.. Scileppi. of Italian
American origin. All are from
New York City. Mr.. Burns, al
though a Catholic, was select
ed not for his religious affilia-
ton but to satisfy Democratic
tradition that an upstater be
included on the ticket.
Aim at City Vote
Thu ~ a Iax,ya - kt.z kg.l--A Il
Evening star., 1962-09-19
New York Democrats
Appealing to Minorities

Gratis will present to the States
voters on November 6 includes
these men:
Governor-Robert M. Nor
genthau of the Bronx.
Lieutenant Governor-Mayor
John ]. Burns of Binghamton.
Controller-Arthur Levitt Of
Brooklyn, now serving his Sec
ond term as controller in an
all G. o. P. administration.
Attorney general = Manhat-
tan Borough President Edward
r. Dudley of Manhattan.
United States Senator-James
B. Donovan of Brooklyn.
Associate judge, Court of
Appeals-Supreme Court JUS
tice John F. Scileppi Of Queens
County.
Figure in Spy Swap
Mr.. Donovan, 46, has been
negotiating with Cuban Pre-
mier Fidel Castro for the re-
lease of invasion prisoners. He
Evening star., 1962-09-19
Javits Tones Stand

An overwhelming victory could
give him a strong push toward
the G. o. P. presidential nom
ination in 1864. A defeat would
end any prospect that he would
run against President Kennedy
Evening star., 1962-09-19
BY STAN HINDEN
Contributing Writer

SYRACUSE, N. Y. Sept. 10.
New York State Democrats,
hoping to parlay a minority
group" ticket into an election
majority in November, today
broke camp and headed home
to begin the battle against Gov.
Nelson A. Rockefeller.
The Democrats. ending their
tumultous two-day convention,
Evening star., 1962-09-19

Mr.. Hinden Is Stote Political Editor
For NewsdoY, Long IsIond. N. Y.
ratified a ticket designed to
make a strong appeal to Jewish.
Negro and Irish Catholic voters
in New York City who went
strongly for the Republican
Governor in 1858. The Demo-
Gratis broke precedent by nam
ing a Negro to run for State
office.
The ticket which the Demo-
Evening star., 1962-09-19
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Aim at City Vote

The makeup Of the ticket in
dicated a clear determination
by the Democrats to strike at
the heavy number of votes Gov.
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MAJOR LEADERS


AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING BASED on so or more .
batsl - Rollins, Minnesota, .354
Jtmenez, Kansas City, .34S; RunnelS
Boston, $40: Robinson. Chicago
.324: A. Smith, Chicago, .3l6.
RuNS-oreen, Minnesota, So. HowSer
Kansas City and Pearson, 10,
Angeles. 81; Siebern, Kansas City
~; WaEner. Los Angeles, As,
81; Wagner. Los Angeles, SO; sic,
Minnesota. Is: GENTLE. BaitimoiT'ss
HTTS-Rollins, Minnesota. 81; Run.
nels. Boston, and Robinson. Chicago
%; Malone, Boston and Siebern
Kansas City, 76.
DOUBLES - Robinson, Chicago, 90;
Cunntngham. Chicago 20: Rodgers
Los Angeles, and Green. Minnesota
10; Yastrzemski, Boston, Is
TRIPIES-Fox and Robinson. Chicago
z; A. Smith. Chicago. 8: Cimoh anc
Lumpe, Kansas City and Allen
HOME RUNS-Wagner, Los Angeles
b rs;i GIentils: RRa ,ltspSo snd Cash
is rG Isadis c6ies sSGeW ana Hi9 cofs0st,
and Kaline. Detroit, -.
PITCHING BASED on five or more
decisionsl = Donovan, Cleveland
1912. .S33; Wickersham. Kansa,
City, So. 500; Grant, Cleveland
Foytack,, Detroit, and Moore, Mime
sofa, Al, 500.
STRIkE0UTs = Psscual. Minnesota,
so; Estrada, Baltimore, 20; Terry
New York, 20: Belinsky. Los ANGELES
20; Burning, Detroit, 81.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING BIASED on Iso Or NOR. At
callison. Philsdelphia, 533: P. Aiou
Louis, .329; 7. Davis. Los Angeles
and i, Aaron. Milwaukee, .324.
RUNS-Mays. San Francisco, 90
Wills. Los Anseles. IS; Williams
e 81 dSIl,. 50; b sb,I Asrp1 MilSauEse
RUNS BATTED mt. Davis, Los An.
geles,. SO; Mays. San Francisco, 81
Cepeda, San Francisco. so: Robin.
son, CINCINNATI. and H. Aaron, Nil
HIST Davis. Los Angeles. 90: vii,
burgh. So; Cepeda, San Francisco
and Flood, ST. Louis, 81.
D0gBLES-Robinson Cincinnati, 95
Mays, San Francisco, II; Brock
Chicago, Callison, Phiiadelphia, anC
skinner and Virdon. Pittsburgh. is
IklPLES-Ranew, Houston, q: Fairly
Los AngnleS, and Virdon, Pittsburgh
D; Brock and williams, Chicago, anc
II. Aaron, Milwaukee, 3.
HOME lRUNS-Mays, San Francisco
Il; Banks, Chicago, Is: Cepeda, SaT
Francisco, Ia; MejiaS, Houston, Is
MIllams. Chicago, and H. Aaron
PITCHING biased on five or more de,
.ss3: Koufax. Los AnEeies To-!
1913; Bruce, Houston. and MeLish
Philadelphia, 5-1. .s33: Shaw. Nil
Waukee, 9-2, sis.
STRIkE0UTS-Koufax, Los Angeles
l47; Gibson, St Louis. SO: DrySdale
Los Angeles, 81; johnson and Far
rel. Houston. 81.
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DODGERS, 3; CARDS, 2

.W,n.A ;,,.y,;.,,iIS r. caT,,SS =
Sth; b-Struek out for Spencer in 7th.
e4Grounded cut for Camilh in 7th; d.
Ran for White In eth; e-Struck out flor
MaxviE in 9th; f-Doubled for Mcdaniel
In 9TH.
81. Leuis :. =. =. =. -. ,ooo OIL Ooo-7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-20

E-None. PO-k-st. Louis 7A-l4, Los An.
geles 21.l3. DP-Gotay, Javier and Whit
field; White and Whitheldj LoB-St. Louis
9, Los Angeles ..
2B = Howard, Oliver. HR - Howard,
Fleod. SB-Javier. wills 2. S-Fairly.
simmons q. ~ Es % SO 2
Drysdais Cw. I'D : Z {
HBP-By, Simmons wv. Davis). U-Gor.
man. yackowSks SViol, Fornaan. T-2:2o.
A-33,ses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-20

WP Woodeshick, Giusti. U-Secory
Venom. Pryor. DOnateli. T-3;ol. Al
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REDS, Z; PIRATES,

Tetals VIM Totals MAJ
Allied out for thinner in 9TH; b-An-
Hounced for olive in 9Th; c-Grounded
into foEee cut for Marshall in 9th; d.
Ran for Legan In 9TH.
lcIsei1ssai :. ............ Go 100 SIo-1
lNMseuroa 's..... ....... W. W WI
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TWINS, 8; WHITE Sox, 4

Allied out for Baumann In Ath; b.
Flied out for Kemmerer In 9Th; Gifted
out for Fisher In 9th.
Minnesota ........... I'D ~ WY
Chicago 80, ,.,.,.,.., 90 Ie1 loo-A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-20

E-Kaat, Power. PO-A-M Minnesota ~
10, Chicago 27-s. DP-Allen, Versailles and
Power; Kaat and Power; Versailles and
Power. LOB Minnesota s. Chicago J.
7B-A. Smith, Robinson. HR -Killebrewl
Kast, Power. Allison. A. Smith. ST
p0VUer
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ANGELS, 7; ATHLETES, 4

E-Howser, Cimoli. PO-A-Los Angeles
1.l2, Kansas City 1-lo. DP-Thomas,
as; Hoppe and Thomas; Azcue, Lumpe,
Azcue, Charles and AIcue. LOB-Los An.
seles 7, Kansas City II
2B-W indhorn z, Pearson. 3B-Lumpe.
HR- Wagner, Mcbride, Torres, Alusik.
Thomas. SB- Thomas. S-Koppe. ST.
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RED sox, 4; INDIANS. z

a-Singled for Gomez In 9Th; b-WaIked
In sth.
Boston -. .............,. col ga ole-a
Clevelaho .............,,. ~ - ezs-1
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MINOR LEAGUES
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Tacoma z. Spokane 5.
Seattle 8, Salt Lake City 4.
Portland 2, Hawaii O.
San DIEGO 8. Vancouver 3.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Syracuse Sc. Columbus 81.
Buffalo z, Atlanta 10 innings).
Toronto 2. Jacksonville 1.
Rochester z. Richmond o.
/ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis 6, louisville 8.
Denver 4, Omaha ].
oklahomG City 5. Dallas-Fort Worth l
TEXAS LEAGUE
Tulsa 4-12 Amarillo %.
Albuquerque 8, FL Paso Z 30 tnningsl
Austin 4. San Antonio 2.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Charleston A, York 1-6.
Sprinsfield IL. Binghamton 9.
Wtlltamsport s. Elmira 5.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Asheville' 4, Savannah 2.
Charlotte 2, Augusta 1 6 innings).
Knoxville II. Portsmouth 8.
Macon 8. Greenville 3 30 innings.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Veracruz 70. Pozs Rica %.
Other genes postponed.
Evening star., 1962-02-27

QUE PoLcY AND NOW
" PROTECTS vou
Well give YOU o ber,et hfe
buy btond for brond. line
Tor line. ony doy. Of The week
or we'll refund your money
promptly" Joe Cronviie
Reg, Trode Mork
Evening star., 1962-02-27

the veteran commissioner CIV
ing advice on how to establish
the new league. He said Bell
rejected proposals for a COM
mon player draft and a tele-
vision blackout involving both
leagues.
Warren E. Baker of Silver
Spring. Md, one of three AFL
attorneys, said the NFL had
repeatedly said no city could
support two teams, especially
one the size of Dallas. which
was smaller than all except one
NFL city.
One of five attorneys for the
NIL, Gerhard A. Gesell of
Washington, said in his open
ing statement that the NFL
expansion was not sudden. He
contended action toward pos
slble expansion into Dallas,
Houston and Minneapolis was
taken before the American
Football League was even a
dream"
Gesell said there was no con-
certed effort to injure the AFL,
adding they did it to them
selves by running into estab-
liShed plans"
After Hunts detailed an
swers, Baker announced that
he was 20 minutes behind his
schedule, which allows three
weeks for the plaintiff to pre-
sent its case.
Evening star., 1962-02-27

but when I looked down there was this
hole in my stomach"
4
FOR NINE HOURS Pepitone was on
the operating table. His name was on the
critical list for IL days "They said that if
the bullet had been an inch in any other
direction I'd have been dead Joe testified
Talk about luck!"
Prior to the near-fatal prank, some
IA major league clubs were trying to sign
Joe to bonus contract. After the shoot
ing accident only two-the Yankees and
Los Angeles Dodgers-retained interest.
Then Joe's father died shortly after the
boys release from the hospital.
Before my dad passed on" Joe VOL
unteered, "he told me it would make him
happy if signed with the Yankees, and so
did, The money the Dodgers offered was
about the same, but dad liked the Yankees. /"
Wan and thinner than ever, Pepitone
resumed his baseball career at Erasmus
after the shooting, but the coach, thinking
that too much running was involved in
play & the outfield, switched him to first
bas- The change did nothing to disturb
his batting stroke. He wore out the scho-
laStic pitchers.
PEPITONE TURNED PRO long enough
in 1858 to play in 16 games with Auburn.
He moved to Fargo-Moorhead in SO and
batted .283, although striking out 1O2 times
in 1913 games. But his aptitude began to
show IN go with Binghamton. He hit only
.26O in the Glass A Eastern League, but he
cut his strikeouts to S3 in 1872 games.
Last year it was Amarillo in the Class
AA Texas League, and Joe began to come
on He hit .316 and now he reduced his
str1keouts to mere 40 in 1913 games. Still
carrying only ITO pounds on a 60 frame,
Joe began to hit for more distance, too.
TWenty-one of his blows were for homers.
Right now the Yankees are rating him
the hottest rookie in their talent-loaded
camp, even above the two rookie shortstops.
Phil Linz and Tom fresh. And, although
the Yankees are rich in outfielders Joe is
given chance of sticking.
One thing Doherty and Vernon learned
on their optimistic visit here is that Houk
isn't about to trade the like of Pepitone or
any other OF his brighter young men at this
time, not even for the experienced bat of
Long
I've got to wait and look at these kids
some more" Houk told the Washington duo
IL would be odd If he did anything else.
Evening star., 1962-02-27
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer

PoMPANo BEACH, Fla, Feb
27.-Jimmy Piersall, the high
est salaried player ever to wear
a Washington uniform, could
be the biggest bargain.
If the preseason interest in
Piersall's contract negotiations
with General Manager Ed Do
herty are an indication, the
Senators should be a lock to
reach their attendance goal of
100000 once Piersall starts to
roam centerfield in the D. c..
Stadium.
Jimmy agreed to sign for
$45,000 yesterday in his second
telephone conversation of the
day with Doherty. He will be
here tomorrow afternoon at l
O'Clock, and will start workouts
with everybody but Dale Long
Thursday morning, unless Long
signs in the meantime. This
appears unlikely.
Estimated $12,5OO Raise
Roy Sievers, who was Wash
lngton's highest-paid player
with a $4,000 salary in 1858,
the year after he hit AZ home
runs, dropped into second place
after Piersall accepted terms for
an estimated $12,500 raise over
Evening star., 1962-02-27
Mountaineers
Lose Starter
For Tourney

MORGANTOWN, w. Va.
Feb. 81 (AP) West Virginia's
basketball team has been lur-
ther crippled for the Southern
Conference tournament begin
ming Thursday in Richmond.
AS had been feared, Jim
Mccormick, the No. 2 scorer,
has extensive calcium deposits
in an injured thigh muscle.
according to X-rays taken yes
terday, and he will not accom-
pany the team to Richmond.
Two weeks ago Co-Capt. Paul
Miller quit the squad because Of
bad arches. Mccormick also sat
out last weeks games against
Penn State and Furman. Gale
Catlett replaced Miller ana
Dick Dubois filled in for Nc
Cormick on the first team,
joining Kenny Ward. Tom
Lowry and Rod Thorn.
Mccormick was playmaker
and second leading scorer for
the Mountaineers, averaging
15.4 points in % games. West
Virginia posted 21-5 record
and won IL of 13 conference
games.
The Mountaineers play the
University of Richmond in the
first round of the tournament
at 1886 pm. Thursday. If they
win, they will meet either
George Washington or David
son in the semifinals Friday
night.
Mccormick will rest for at
least two more weeks, accord
ing to Coach George King.
Evening star., 1962-02-27
$40 MILLION ANTITRUST SUIT
Hunt Tells of Conflicts With NIL

BALTIMORE, Feb. 27 (AP)
"A play-by-play account oi
the formation of the Ameri-
can Football League was tc
continue today in United States
District Court as the AFL SIC
million antitrust suit against
the National Football League
resumed.
Lamar Hunt, founder of the
AF'L, testified more than foul
hours on the first day of the
trial yesterday and was on the
stand when Chief Judge Rosie.
C. Thomson, hearing the case
without a jury, called a recess
Hunt, owner of the Dallas
Texans of the AFL, gave a de-
tailed account of the steps he
took to organize the new league
after failing to obtain a NFL
1ldIlCIllSG.
The AFL was formally Or
ganized August %, 1859, Hunt
said, just one week before
George Halas of the National
Football Leagues expansion
committee announced that the
NFL would move into Dallas
and Houston in 1861.
Houston never joined the
NFL, but the Dallas Cowboys
were added in 1960-the same
year the AF'L came into being
Both Dallas teams have oper-
ated at a deficit during the
Evening star., 1962-02-27
Piersa|!> Top-Paid Senator
Could Be Biggest Bargain

ball players in camp. Visiting
photographers and reporters
stopped by,> and said they'd be
back when Piersall is in camp
Doherty and the Senators
obtained the most possible
mileage out of the negotiations
short of making a holdout OF
the high-strung outfielder.
Came Up a Little
Doherty, general manager of
the Louisville club when Pier
sail played there in 1949-50,
met with Jimmy three or four
times in person, had dozens of
long-distance telephone con-
versations, and finally they
started narrowing their differ
ences.
Il came up a little" Doherty
admitted after Piersall agreed
to terms yesterday, "but he
dropped that two-year busi-
ness" Doherty wouldn't di-
vulge the figure, but when
asked if $45,00O was the
amount, he replied, you must
be psychic"
The Senators general man
ager had been saying for
several days that once Jimmy
started reading about spring
training in his Newtonville,
Mass, home that he would get
Evening star., 1962-02-27
MARIS GETS RAISE TO $4,000
Cash More Than Doubles So|ov

Colavito of the Tigers and Or
lando Cepeda of the Giants.
Maris got an estimated $7O,-
900 contract yesterday, and
PierSall came to terms for $45,-
000-both substantial increases.
Maris' figure in fact was nearly
double what he got last season.
Cash's signing left only Cola
vito and Pitcher Terry Fox un-
signed by the Tigers. Colavito
apparently is being particularly
tough to deal with.
1--we reached the saturation
point with colavito," Ferrell
said. He said he has countered
Colavito's reflections with three
increases without reaching the
figure Rocky has in mind.
Colavito repeatedly wants at
Evening star., 1962-02-27
WxX LOSE OR DRAW
By FRANCIS sTANN
Joe Pepitone: Lucky to Be Alive
By FRANCIS sTANN

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Feb 27-It
is secret no longer that the Washington
ball club, more than merely willing to trade
Dale Long to the Yankees, is even taking
the initiative. When General Manager Ed
Doherty and Field Manager Mickey Vernon
visited here the other day it was for more
than gander at the Yankees new 81 mil
lion ball park
They were making survey of all of the
bright young men at Ralph Houk's disposal,
and the New York manager has a platoon
OF them. They 60 by such names as fresh,
Globs, Linz, Berardino, Solomini, Keller
Hegan-and Pepitone Remember this last
name, Pepltone. This is a young man the
Senators twosome would have been happy
to have dragged back up the road to Pom
pano Beach.
Joe Pepitone is a 21-year-old from
Brooklyn, tall, almost skinny kid who is
listed as an outfielder but who also can play
first base, or at least the Yankees think he
could learn. Aside from his minor league
credentials, which are valid and impressive.
there Is story of a different sort behind
Pepitone.
Joe DiMaggio is credited with having
coined the phrase, Lucky to be Yankee"
Joe Pepitone can mint his own. to wit:
Lucky to be alive
THERE WERE SOME pretty tough kids
attending Erasmus High School when Joe
attended. In fact, Pepitone was one of them
he confesseS But there were others who
were bona fide dead-enders, including one
classmate who found rusty pistol near
the Brooklyn dock area
Rather than turn it in the kid brought
1t to school as conversation piece" Came
the end of one class in vocational subject
and Pepitone, moving to his locker to
change clothes, was accosted from the rear
by the kid, who jammed the pistol in his
back and, in what he felt passed for
desperado's voice, said, "Stick 'em up!"
Young Pepitone turned, caught flash
of the gun and fell back against the locker.
At the same time the gun, although rusted
roared. The bullet tore almost squarely
through the center of Joes midsection and
came out of his back, narrowly missing his
spinal cord.
Funny thing" Joe was relating the
other day, "but I didn't feel the wound
The noise scared me but I didn't feel any
pain. There wasn't even any blood, really,
Evening star., 1962-02-27

two years they have been in
existence.
The antitrust suit accuses the
NFL of monopolizing profess
sional football and contends
the move to Dallas was made
deliberately to help undermine
the AFL.
Hunt said both Halas and
the late Bert Bell, then NFL
commissioner, told him during
the first six months of 1853
that the NFL was not interested
in expansion. Halas, Hunt
added, described the expansion
as several years away"
In the fall of 1858, Hunt said,
Bell told him the NFL and its
club owners did not think
Evening star., 1962-02-27

In a discussion with report
ers after he signed. Maris re-
fused to predict how many
home runs he would collect
this season.
I'll take them as they come"
he said. Il don't believe in
counting my chickens before
they are Matched. I'll keep
swinging the same way, hoping
l won't bite at as many bad
pitches as I did last year.
They called me the louisieSt
hitter ever to win the home
run title" said the blond slug
ger. We'll, I don't mind being
the louSiest hitter in baseball
If I can hit 81 home runs
again. AS long as I'm good in
all the other departments, I'll
sacrifice my batting average"
Evening star., 1962-02-27

highly of a possible franchise
shift to Dallas because another
team failed there in 1852,
Hunt said he met with Bel
on July 20, 1859, to inform him
of plans for the AFL, and
asked Bell to serve as commits
sioner of both leagues, with a
structure similar to the two
major leagues of organized
baseball.
Bell said he couldn't serve"
Hunt testified, Saying he was
overworked as the commits
sioner of one league. But he
advised us to seek someone
with whom he could work"
Hunt indicated the three
hour talk was amicable, with