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Evening star., 1962-05-02
NXN LOSE OR DRAW
A. L. Hitters Debunk
he Kingsley Report

ONLY FRACTION Of the American
Leagues hitters have been able to do any
personal research on the matter but al
ready they are at wide vartsnce with Mr..
Robert Kingsley. In fact, the latter gentle
man is not looking very sharp at this point.
Mr.. Kingsley is engaged in the business
OF determining the rate Of difficulty In
volved in hitting home runs in baseball
parks. 1t is his studied opinion-nay, it was
a full-fledged report-that our multi-mil-
lion dollar D. C. Stadium presents reason
ably exacting challenge
Kingsley's slide rule and professional
knowledge Of climatological factors deduced
that it's no small trick to homer In the
home Of the Senators. But the hitters,
averaging just about three homers Q game,
belle the gentleman's efforts with their
bats and knowledge Of sliders, not to mem
tion fast balls and curves.
To be as flat and arbitrary about It
as the Kingsley Report itself, they are go
ing to hit 240 home runs this season IN
d. c. Stadium and that Is going to be a
grander total than any, lafted out Of any
bonfide major league park IN history
THIS COURIER HAS CARRIED the
question OF the D. o. Stadium's ynlnera6ility
to several authentic sources since the show
place was opened on April q Including the
office Of Edward Doherty, the otherwise
harassed general manager.
Frankly, can't understand all of Mr..
Kingsley's wording and all Of hts figures"
Doherty confessed, tapping the report in
front of him. "But the gist of it seems to
be that our park is an average home run
ground, or maybe tougher than average.
"Well, that's not how it's been work.
ing out and, speaking for myself, I'm glad
it isn't. I'll take the home runs. II have
a choice, IN take home runs over two-hit
shutout pitching because that's what the
fans want, that's what they pay to see"
It is Kingsleys contention that at least
four other parks are tougher for right
handed home run hitters and he lists Cam
dlestick in San Francisco, Yankee Stadiums
Houston and Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
He also claims that only three parks are
harder on lefthanded swingers, these being
Houston, Fenway Park in Boston and Con-
ME Mack Stadium In Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1962-05-02

1t would be his third race In
10 days. He ran third back OF
Ridan and Decidedly in last
Thursdays Blue Grass Stakes
ct Keeneland. --...-.
The maybe" came from
Steve Di Mauri, who trains
Mister Pitt for the Golden
Triangle Stable. Mister Pitt
showed q burst Of early speed
as expected, in the Trial. ther
wound up last in the seven
horse field.
Roman Line, ridden by Jimmy
Combest, went off as the even-
money favorite and returned
$500, $500 and $3.50. Lee Town
was second.
Meantime, Trainer Casey
Hayes said that the name oi
c. T. Chenery's great filly
Cicada, would be dropped intC
the entry box tomorrow along
with stablemate Sir Gaylord.
"We1l enter both but only
one will rum" Hayes said
adding that Cicada would b,
entered so the owner Of tn,
Meadow Stable wouldn't be lef
empty handed If something
should happen to Sir 0aylorc
1t costs $3.50 to enter q hors
land another $3.50 to starr
Evening star., 1962-05-02

Cicada also is eligible for Fri
days $3S, S,000-added Kentucky
Oaks, on which she appears to
have q lock.
With 18 entries and 16 start
ers, the Derby viii gross $685.
400 with the winner picking up
$120. 300. Post time is $50 pm.
washington time). Television
time (WTOP-O is 5-5:45 pm.
Hard work for the most part
is over for the horses. Only
light workouts remain on their
schedule before they are asked
to answer the big question.
Hayes and Leroy Jolley,
trainer Of Ridan, appeared con-
fident. Both Sir Gaylord and
Ridan wound UP their heavy
work last week with victories
and went on to sensational
workouts. Ridan travelled the
Derby distance Of o mile and
q quarter in 2:0I after taking
the Blue Grass Stakes and Sil
Gaylord went the same dis.
tance in 2:O23S following hi
triumph in last Saturday
Stepping Stone Purse over tn
slower Churchill Downs oval.
| But trainers Of such toI
Evening star., 1962-05-02

contenders as Sunrise County,
Sir Ribot and Admiral's Voyage
were far from ready to throw
in the sponge even though the
early odds held Sir Gaylord ut
8-5 and Ridan at So. Sunrise
County was the third choice
at 81 followed by Admiral's
Voyage at l0-l and Sir Ribot
at 12-1.
"a lot depends on how the
race is rum" said Sir Ribot's
trainer. Frank Childs, who won
with Tony Lee. an English.
bred colt, in 1859.
TONY Lee was q speed horse
and I had q little luck" said
the veteran. II would rather
have Sir Ribot but realize he'll
need q little luck to beat Sir
Gaylord" Sir Ribot also is of
foreign ancestry. His sire. Ribot,
was an Italian horse unbeaten
in 16 starts.
Although Sunrise County lost
nearly 100000 through dis
qualifications in the Flamingo
and Wood Memorial, Trainer
Tom Kelly Is far from dis
couraged. But he can't decide
whether to run the son ol
Summer Tan In blinkers.
Evening star., 1962-05-02
By FRANCIS sTANN


THE BALL PLAYERS are unfamiliar
with Mr.. Kingsley's report and their ignor-
ance Of such niceties as fence curvatures
and Genealogical factors is reflected by
their gross attacks on the stadium's bound
aries.
With all due respect to science, as
represented by Kingsley, it is suspected that
ball players are more unerring and much
swifter at sizing up the potentialities Of q
ball park. The Yankees, for example, took
one look ut the stadium, watched few
batting practice pitches san out Of the park.
noted the absence Of wind current, and
predicted with varying degrees Of finality
that it was fine playground In which to
bat. ~
Even before Roger .Maris, cletis Boyer
and the rest Of the Yankees began teelng
off at the expense Of Mickey Vernon's poor,
belabored pitchers. Phll Ris3dto Nistfully
eyed the fences from behind khe batting
cage. i 4 n.
.Methinls gut TOO soon. little PIN
sighed eOh spntse I never u6s = home
run hitter but Id this TX q nalisd have
popped few Anyway. It's good field Tor
line drive hitters too .i NJ
sCARCElY Nd H1zzpTo reached his
hroadcasttng booth thar the baEraee began.
Boyer, who was TIE ankees Sd. !. hitter
year ago. not only hlt home runs but had
no trouble reaching the upper deck. Harry
Bright, whose chief exercise this spring has
been putting on and taking off his uniform,
hit two in one day with his rusted swing.
And John schaive even cleared the chain
link.
It was never thus in old Griffith sta
dunn, not even after Cal Griffith moved
the seats closer In leftfield 10 accommodate
Harmon Killebrew, Jim Lemon and Roy
Sievers. Mr.. Kingsley speaks Of right
handlers hitting 40 per cent less" 'holners
in the new park than the old but it isn't
happening.
Indeed, General Manager Doherty
sounded even q mite impatient with the
Kingsley findings, probably because he ran
across reference to such past and present
clouters as ruth, Tnxx, Mantle and Maris.' .
"T wonder" mused Doherty, III the
gentleman ever heard Of Ted Williams?'
Evening star., 1962-05-02

too disturbed when the Red
Sox had Hardy on first and q
80 count on Pagliaroni with
nobodyS oi1t.s Nobody ever
waaked on three balls" Sid
said. and ! just felt Pete was
going to pitch out Of It." But
just ii case, Hudson had
Marty KatSna and Fred Green
warming up.
Tight It Start
BuFnsides pitching was rem
iH1iscent cf his strong Septem-
Der finish last year. He kept
the ball low and after surviv-
ing q shaky first inning he
allowed the Red Sox only two
hits and three base runners the
rest Of the way. he gave up four
hits in all as he became the
first Washington pitcher to win
q game since April IS, when
he beat Cleveland.
Pete was q little tight
at the start Hudson said.
Everybody is when you're In
a losing streak"
Burnside admitted it. II had
been bombed by the Yankees
Just q couple Of nights ago and
when that happens you wonder
whether you've lost it." he said.
The Senators. who haven't
had many gifts In their 13-
game descent. finally had some
breaks go their way. Pagliaroni
not only struck out in . key
situation, but was guilty Of an
error and q passed bali that
helped Washington to its win
ming run in the eighth inning.
Evening star., 1962-05-02

Q passed ball and scored on
Kings sacrifice fly.
Il Is difficult to see deep
rightfield from the press box
because Of the darkness and the
official scorer at first gave
Clinton an error on Piersall's
hit. But he changed It when
he learned Clinton banged into
the fence Just as the BAN hit
his glove.
Asked II he saw the error
sign, Piersall said mo, and it's
q good thing I didn't"
Needs only 11s Pitches 81, :
Gene Conlsg faster and with
betteF sfleaky Stuff than when
be beat the Senators last week
ii Boston, twice retired eight
in . row. BE walked only two
and was almost o match for
Burnside, although he was
touched FOR eight hits.
Hnrn1Ide, Is Is his custom,
gave credit TO others. 'sE1ow
about Kenny,s tlrow?" he said
Of the peg Retzer made to Sec
ond to ct Hardy, who had led
oft the ninth with q single.
Pete walked only two, and
five Of his seven strikeouts were
against the middle Of the Bos-
ton batting order. He needed
only 11e pitches, exceptionally
good for q lefthander, particu-
larry after using Is In the first
inning. Pete retired II in Q
row in one stretch, and Is out
Of Is.
The Red Sox opened scoring
in the first. Pete Runnels
greeted Burnside with q double
and was sacrificed to third.
Piersal came In fast for q
looper BY Hardy and held the
runner, but after Pagliaroni
walked, Frank Malzone singled
to left to score Rumnels.
After their failure to score
on three hits In the first. the
Senators tied 1t In the fourth
on Johnson's second straight
double and . single BY Dale
Long. Johnson also had 0
single.
NOTES-Jim Hannah, off to
9 good start against the. Red
Sox last week before inexperi.
ence led to his defeat. viii get
another crack &C them tonight,
with Mike Fornieles going for
Boston. johnson was voted
the Senators player-of-the-
month for April by those cover
ing the club and win receive {
new suit from Bruce Hunt.
Long was robbed Of q two
run single In the first when
his hot bounder hit Conley or
the leg and caromed to NAL
zone for an out. WheE
Vernon congratulated Burnside
on his victory, Pete replied
Merry Christmaslp :. Clintor
had his glove on two Of tn
three Senators doubles bui
couldn't hold them. Tit
Red Sox, who have lost fiys
straight. have scored only on
lrun in each e Their last tnres
games. /. T9ie crowd Of las;
on ) threateni0b night vas tn
senatOrs' sEnalI u N their new
After the II home runs In
1.-THE Yankee series there wa
only one tlarea last night. Nal.
zones deep fklge to Piersal
with one on in the sixth.
D.
Evening star., 1962-05-02
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEl
star staff writer

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Star staff writer
The biggest pitch Of the ball
game that finally snapped the
Senators losing streak at 13 il
a row last night was a Pete
Burnside fast ball in the ninth
inning.
It was q called third strike
to Jim Pagliaroni, and q
couple Of seconds later it was
good for a double nlay when
Ken Retzer whipped the ball to
Chuck Cottier to get Carroll
Hardy at second.
There was nothing on II
except q little speed" Burnside
said with a shy grin as he was
dressing after the Senators 81
victory at D. c. Stadium. "He
might have been looking foI
something else"
In Complete Control
Manager Mickey Vernon
thought it was a great pitch
but even If it had been q ball
and had put a second runner
on base with none out, Vernon
would have let Burnside stay in
Il had no idea Of taking him
out" Mickey said. pete hadn't
walked anybody since the third
inning and was in complete
control. They had q righthan6
hitter coming up. but If I had
switched they probably would
have batted Philley, Nixon OF
Geiger."
Sid Hudson, the Senators
pitching coach, said he was moi
Evening star., 1962-05-02
Burnside Man Of the Hour
AS Senators Win at Last

Jim Piersall, whose double off
Lou Clinton's glove opened the
Senator's eighth and set up the
winning run. said he had q
hunch 1t was going 10 be q
different night IN the first
inning.
Piersall was on second and
Jim King on first after back
to-back singles, but piersall
was picked of when Bob
johnson missed q huIat John
son then doubled q left. "He
took me of the hook with the
double" Piersall said. I'VE still
had men on second and third
with one out. ! figured things
were going to be different"
PiersaH AbsoIved
Actually. the Senators missed
Gne scoring opportunity, be-
cause after two singles and q
double they still didn't get q
run. But Piersall's hunch came
true later.
Vernon and his coaches alb
solved Piersall Of blame on the
pickoff. That's the toughest
play for Q base runner to
make" George Case said. "He
has to cheat and Jim Just
couldn't get back fast enough
on his bad ankle"
Piersall asked for Q pinch
runner after this leadoff double
In the eighth and Chuck Hin
ton came In and scored the
winning run. After Pagliaroni
dropped Kings foul pop for an
error, Hinton went to third on
Evening star., 1962-05-02
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! CArFiean. Hurley. T--2:O0. A--3,233.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
TaWes Front
Ticket Denied

Angered at reports that her
ticket is a front group for Gov.
Tawes, State Senator Margaret
C. Schweinhaut said yesterday
that the county Democrats
would support no gubernatorial
candidate.
She said she had been forced
to restate her position because
Of repeated questions on her
gubernatorial preferences from
citizens. The County Democrats,
headed by the Senator, has
pledged to run In Montgomery
County on strictly local issues,
How can our county bene-
fit from. a political alliance
pledged to support State forces
20 years behind our proeress?'
Senator Schweinhaut asked re.
porters.
The other two Democratic
states in the county support
the candidates. Of Gov. Tawei
or George P. Mahoney, q can
didate for Governor.
'sPfnpaganda persists" th'
fSenat6r said. that County
democrats are q hidden Tawe
ticket or a front for (Davi'
\ Hume, (the third major CUB
] Ilnatorial candidate) :" She callel
y these fumors a "witchhunt,
land said she wanted to make
Eclear that her ticket was sup
porting no Statewide candi
'ldate. either openly nor II
secret.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
Stine corrects
Aisidentificution

"A story in The Star last.
Wednesday incorrectly identi-
fed Henry Slime As president
Of the Charles County Water-
mems Association, and quoted
him as saying the watermen
ere against Gov. Tawes IN the
enrrent gubernatorial cam
paign. .e 4
sThe correct name OF the
Watermen's president Is Harry
n. Stine, who has q boat at
Cobb Island and lives at
Tompkinsville, He said he was
the man who assured Demo-
cratic gubernational candidate
George p. Mahoney that the
watermen were against Gov.
Tawes. !.
ssHenry Stine, wis has q
commercial fishing business ct
Rock Point, Nd, notified The
Star through q spokesman that
ne was not involved in politics.
and had been misidentified In
the story.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity Cloudy
with showers and scattered
thunderstorms tonight and to-
morrow. Low tonight in upper
SOS followed by somewhat
warmer tomorrow.
Maryland - Cloudy with
showers and scattered thunder
storms tonight and tomorrow.
Low tongiht. IS to 81. Tomor-
row. somewhat warmer in the
east.
Virginia-ConSiderable cloud
mess with showers and scat
tered thurderstorms tonight
and tomorrow, ending over the
west tomorrow. Low tonight
from So in east to sos in west.
Tomorrow, warm and humid
in the east and becoming some
what cooler in the west.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Southeast winds OF
10 to IS knots tonight and
south to southwest winds of 10
to 20 knots tomorrow. Show
ers and scattered thunder
storms tonight and tomorrow
Evening star., 1962-05-01

Others questioned the candi-
date about teachers pay and
the savings and loan situation.
Skips Elephant
I'm for that $4.00o-$6, 900
pay guaranteed minimum ,
and we're going to take care
of savings and loan," Mr.. Ma
honey promised.
The majority said they had
seen the candidate on televi-
sion.
Although cordial to all
greeters, Mr.. Mahoney could
not be coaxed by q photogra-
pher to pose next to an ele-
phant in an animal show at
Prince Georges Plaza Shopping
Center.
Heck no, elephants are for
Republicans" he replied.
Mr.. Mahoney started his tour
yesterday by indorsing the
local slate of independent
Democrats, opposing the
Sasscer organization.
The only indorsed State
wide independent candidate is
Carlton r. SickleS, running on
Mr.. Mahoney's slate for the
nomination for congressman
at-large.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
Bon Autos Downtown?
Thot's Not q Joke, Son

him show how all-bus trans
port could clear congestion and
speed travel. So
The city liked the idea no
better than the American Au-
tomobile Association did. and 1t
never was considered seriously
c. Darwin Stolzenbach, pres
identially appointed admins
traitor of the National Capital
Transportation Agency, was to
testify before the subcommittee
later.
In his prepared statement.
Mr.. Stolzenbach called for a
union Of mass transit and
highway facilities. The neces-
sity for some Federal and local
government financial aid in
creating the area system is
already clear, Mr.. Stolzenbach
said,
Evening star., 1962-05-01
House Bill
Asks District.
ImpoctedAid

The District would be In
cluded in the Federal impacted
school aid program. under
legislation drafted by Repre-
sentative Kearns, Republican
Of Pennsylvania. -
His bill is a companion mea-:
sure to one introduced in the
Senate by District Committee-
men Bible Of Nevada and Morse
Of Oregon, both Democrats.
Mr.. Kearns and Senator
Morse are influential members
of the Education Committees
Of their respective houses. But
whether they can win COM
mittee action on the District
measure is doubtful. ~
Senator Morse tried unsuc-
cesSfully last year to attach
the impacted aid for the Dis
trict to g local tax bill, Under
the special Federal program,
money is given to schools over
crowded by children Of Federal
empolyes. Nearly one-third 81
the Districts total enrolment
in public schools would qualify
as "Federally connected" Mr.
Kearns said. -
He put a binder in his bill
to prevent the District from
using impacted aid for actiyi-
! ties other than educational. 9
Evening star., 1962-05-01
Policemen Quit
Arlington Force

Two Arlington policemen re-
signed yesterday after they
were suspended for their "asso-
citation" with Q 15-year-old
girl, Police Chief william G.
Fawver announced.
Maj. Fawver said the pilice-
mems association" with the
girl, Q ward Of the Arlington
Juvenile Court, was discovered
when the girl was talking to q
probation officer last week
The girl since has turned 10.
The policemen were supend.
ed verbally Friday night and
resigned yesterday, Mai. Faw-
yer said
The police chief said any
further action against the two
lpatrolmen would have to come
from Fairfax County. where the
alleged association took place
Only last week two othel
policemen pleaded guilty In
Arlington Juvenile Court tc
contributing to the delinquency
of another 15-year-old girl
They also resigned.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
Court Kills Indictment
Against School Chief

tened intently from a 'front.'
row bench in the filled court
room as Judge Evans gave his
oral opinion. ...
Arguments Yesterday
The Judge had heard argu-
ments yesterday on whether
the indictment should be dis
missed. Dr.. Jenkins attorneys
claimed the charges against
him stemmed from malice
favoritissn, prejudice. hate
spite, hostility, partiality, bias
and intolerance" /"
These charges were never
elaborated on.
DR.. jenkins has been head oi
the county school system since
1346. He comes up for reap.
pointment this summer.
The superintendent was tbs
second county official freed o.
an indictment by the grand
jury which retired In April
Magistrate Ralph c. Boyd o.
Ferndale was indicted OF
charges Of accepting q bribe ir
q traffic case and was &C.
quilted by q jury in Carol
County.
Judge Evans said II the State
wide law in question were K
apply to DR.. Jenkins it woulC
be necessary to hold that h
was an agent Of the State.
Evening star., 1962-05-01


dampen the spirits of Mr.. Ma
honey yesterday as he wheeled
his bid for the gubernatorial
nomination through one shop
ping center after another.
I'm going to carry this
county" Mr.. Mahoney said at
the beginning Of yesterdays
tour.
And at the end Of a day OF
hoe-leathering he acted like
a man who was surprised at the
warm and often hearty welcome
he received from citizens.
why. that man came out
from behind the meat counter
to shake my hand" he ex-
planned in a Langley Park
Supermarket.
Mr.. Mahoney showed every
intention Of handing Mr.. Sass
Ger the same kind Of defeat he
dished out in 1852 when he
won the United States Senate
nomination in the primary over
the man who heads the local in
cumbent Democratic organiza-
ton in Prince Georges County.
Lee Sees BIOwup
Mr.. Mahoney's glowing words
for the welcome received in
the seven-unit vote county also
caught his running mates.
II haven't met a hostile per-
son yet" reported Blair Lee
III, running for the United
States Senate nomination in
the May Is primary.
This county is ready for a
blowup." he added.
Mr.. Lee got a polite rebuff
from one woman who apollo
getically confessed she was 60
ing to vote straight Rep1bh-
can regardless, because Of the
recent 37-cent increase in the
Montgomery County tax rate,
She seemed almost sorry she
had to do this to Mr.. Lee but
she said he had no alternative.
II guess 81 cents is q little
high" he replied.
Although half the shoppers
Mr.. Mahoney met we're in q
hurry to get to their destina-
tons. all took time to shake
his hand and wish him well.
Its time we had q change
IN this State and you look all
right to me-" one woman OBJ
served.
Evening star., 1962-05-01

ANNAPOLIS, May / (APl.-
Anne Arundel County Circuit
Court dismissed today an in
dictment charging DR.. David s.
Jenkins, county superintendent
Of schools. with conflict Of in
tereSt.
Chief Judge Matthew 8.
Evans held that the 1851 law
under which DR.. Jenkins was
indicted did not apply to q
county superintendent and was
intended only for State boards
and agencies.
DR.. jenkins was accused Of
having had an interest in trans
actions between the Anne
Arundel County Board Of Edu-
cation, his employer, and Jen-
kins, Inc. an Annapolis station
cry firm operated by his son.
Judge Evans observed that If
the law were made to apply to
such q case ''the situation could
be very ridiculous"
Judges Statement
"a principal Of q high school
could want a box of crayons,
and maybe Jenkins. Inc, is the
only one In town that has
them" Judge Evans said. ''Dr.
Jenkins could be indicted If
they were bought there"
In throwing out the indiet-
ment, Judge Evans made nc
mention Of q third count which
was based on q separate Law
prohibiting superintendent OF
schools from having an inter-
est ''for profit" in any contract
between o school board and 9
private interest.
If DR.. Jenkins had gone tc
trial on this, 1t would have beer
necessary for the State TO prove
that he profited financially
from such transactions with his
sons store. The Statewide Law
applies to an indirect, as well
as direct. financial interest In
q contract. 81
The 63-year-old superin-
tendent. who has been under
suspension at his own request
! since the grand jury returned
the indictment April 10, lis
Evening star., 1962-05-01
District MiIitory Day

The Commissioners have des-
ignated Saturday as military
District Of Washington Day.
Commissioner Walter N. To-
briner presented q proclamation
today to Mai. Gen. Paul A
Gavan, commanding general OF
the military district.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
Motorist Stricken,
Dies at Wheel

A motorist died early yester-
day while driving on Dorsey
Run road. three-fourths Of q
mile south of State Route ITS
near Annapolis junction, ac-
cording to Maryland State
police ct Waterloo.
Police said Guy M. Nichols,
IS, an employe Of the Clifton
T. Perkins State Hospital at
JesSups. apparently was strick-
en- with q heart attack and
drove off the road about $40
am. He lived at the hospital,
police said.