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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Swing to Cards Spreads
Like Fire in Everglades
By FRANCIS STANN

clubs they'd do all right. But it's still a
game Of nine men to a side"
Where did the Cards improve the de-
tense that betrayed them?
"At shortstop, mostly. We didn't have a
shortstop last season, except when Alex
Grammas filled in This spring Julio Gotay
pronounced Go-TIE) has done everything
very well. He's been making all the plays
and he's made some hits that won for us.
Only Bill White has been better"
KEANE LIKES HAVING Minnie Minoso
on the club. Somebody compared us with
the 1912 Cardinals as club with good foot, :"
Johnny volunteered. "Minoso isn't any
drawback. All of our infielders- White,
Javier, Boyer and Gotay-can run. So can
Curt Flood, who is as good in centerfield as
Willie Mays, Bill Virdon or anybody else. In
some ways he's better"
Stan Musial, age Al, showed up four
pounds under his weight of recent years.
"Im going to lose more, too," Musial has
vowed.
"Stan's trying to prove something
what and why don't know" Keane said.
I figure him for 100 games and, as usual,
most of them will be very good ones"
When Johnny Keane states that none
Of his Cards had "a helluva year" in 81, he
does not mean there weren't some credit
able performances. Ken Boyer, for example,
batted 1929 and hit "a homers. White was
.286, with 20 home runs. Flood was 1922,
although his power is negligible, and Musial
was 288.
But all Of those men can match those
figures, and probably improve them" Keane
said. "And don't forget, we didn't have a
pitcher who won more than IA games Ernie
Broglio was 21-9 in 80, but he wasn't any
help last season with his sore arm
BROGLIO PRONOUNCES his arm fit.
The ace of the staff, Larry Jackson, suffered
broken jaw when. struck by Duke Sniders
broken bat on March 81, 1861. Denoted to
the bullpen he was only SO in mid-season.
When Keane became manager Larry moved
back to starting rotation and won II of IL
over one stretch. On March 81 of this year
Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings.
Johnny was the third-base coach for
Hemus, and that's where he'll manage He'll
be the only pilot on the coaching lines,
which is throwback to olden days. II get
better feel of ball game" he explained.
81 don't have to relay signs, like bench
manager"
Who is going to maintain discipline in
the dugout?
Modern players don't need nurse "
Johnny insisted. Anyway, we've got few
pros on the club. The other day Gotay was
out on a close play, possibly because he
didn't slide. When he came back to the
'dugout, Musial said: Look, young fellow
we don't mind dirty uniforms on this club
Next time you hit the dirt
1T was more effective coming from
MEsial than from me-" Johnny stated
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WIN LOSE OR DRAW

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA, APRIL s.
Ever see a fire in the Everglades? One
minute the sky over Florida is blue and
serene. Then in the distance appears the
funnel of deepening gray smoke and soon
it spreads until it looks like large, darkly
ominous storm front.
The current swing by the baseball intel
ligentSia to the st. Louis Cardinals as the
club to beat in the National League is some
thing like a sudden, wind-fed Everglades
fire. Nobody knows how 1t started, but it is
very real and widespread.
Most of the winters 1000 Everglades
fires were watched this winter but not
fought by the forest rangers. Johnny
Keane, who manages the Cardinals, was
asked if he would feel better if some water
was thrown on the enthusiasm for his
teams chances.
mo-" Johnny said in his quiet manner,
because we've got to include ourselves in
the race. We don't hit as many home runs
as some clubs, but we're as strong as any.
It'll be among Milwaukee, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and our club. Except for Gene
Freese breaking his leg, I'd include Gin
cinnati"
JOHN JOSEPH KEANE is a 49-year-old
whose gray hair and lined face make him
look older. He is a career Cardinal who
spent 81 years in the organization but got
his first managerial shot with the parent
club only last July 6, when Solly Hemus
was axed. Coach Keane was moved up and
the Cards played the best ball in the league
the last half of the season, winning Al and
losing 80.
1--WE spent most of the season in fifth
place and wound up there" Johnny said.
I'VE were betrayed by our defense, but I
think we've got that part licked" The Cards
finished 10 games out of it, but Johnny
isn't backing off.
1--WE don't need to have any of our
players matching helluva year." pointed
out the amiable French-IriShman "Other
clubs that finished ahead of us have got to
get duplicate performances from some guys
who may not do so we'll"
What other clubs, Johnny? All of those
you mentioned?
well, you take Adcock and Mathews of
the Braves. Adcock is going to be IS years
old Can he hit IS home runs and have 108
RBI again? How much longer is Mathews
going to hit over 80 homerS? Warren SPAIN
will be Al years old I'll admit he wins 20
or more games each season, but can he keep
it up?"
MARSHALING HIS THOUGHTS, john
ny asked, Can Cepeda of the Giants hit
46 homers and show 142 RBI again? Is Joey
Jay going to win 81 games this season for
Cincinnati? He must you know, If Cincin-
natl is going to do it again"
nd t.aI hot
be called a Notwithstanding season in 81
True" Johnny admitted. They even had
a little trouble finding eight first-stringers
WHO measured up every day. If the Dodgers
could match their fpA squad with the other
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bined earned-run average OF
2.20 for II innings Of exhibition
pitching.
Burnside and Osteen, the
two southpaws, will share the
pitching assignments here to-
day as the Senators meet the
Orioles. Daniels will get his
last pre-opening game workout
against the Pirates tomorrow
in Fort Myers.
This time last year, Mickey
Vernon had nominated Dick
Donovan as his opening game
choice and from there he was
guessing. Now he has conf
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dence in the top four on his
staff.
Together they won Is games
last year, Osteen contributing
one victory in a short Septem-
Der stand. This year, Vernon is
counting on more than As, as
Stunning. Of course, that Burn
sides September showing was
an indication that Pete had
arrived.
The Senators believe Daniels
will have few. if any, peers
among the American Leagues
righthanders. McClain's 8-lS
record last year was dotted with
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slithered to the canvas. After
being administered to in the
ring, he was carried by stretcher
to his dressing room, then
taken to the hospital.
Griffith was jubilant as his
hand was raised in triumph
but the newly re crowned
champion has shed many tears
since.
II didn't mean him any
HARM" Griffith said after the
fight in his high pitched,
clipped tones. II wanted to
keep punching and punching.
My manager told me to keep
hitting him when I had him
hurt and that's what I did
He called me bad names at the
weigh-in and during the fight.
I was burning mad"
Expresses Deep Sorrow
Later, as Paret chung futilely
to life, Griffith expressed deep
sorrow.
I'm sorry now that 1 ever
became a fighter. I guess III
60 on fighting sometime, some
where, but I don't want to
think about it. Everything has
been a nightmare since Satur-
day night"
But while Goldstein was be.
ing criticized in some quarters
he also was being defended
Some observers pointed out
that ring tradition calls fol
a referee to go slow in stop.
ping a championship fight,
particularly when it is the
champion in trouble-and Paret
was the champion.
Others have noted that the
end came suddenly, that Gold
stein acted as soon as he rea-
sonably could have been ex-
pected to.
Paret, who was Is on March
IA, was a native of Santa Clara
Cuba. Working as a $2-a-day
sugar cane cutter helped him
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Tribes I'd Deal for HurIer
Lands Ramos for Power

TUCSON, Ariz., April 3 (AP) .
The Cleveland Indians. who
had been inactive in the trad
ing market since Frank Lane
left the Wigwam, now have
made two big deals since the
end of the 1861 baseball sea-
Son-both for veteran pitchers.
The latest deal, announced
yesterday, sent First Baseman
Vic Power and southpaw Dick
Stigman to the Minnesota
Twins in exchange for Pedro
Ramos.
Last October. Cleveland Gen.
eral Manager Gabe Paul dealt
Jim Piersall to Washington for
Pitcher Dick Donovan and In
fielder Catcher Gene Green anc
Infielder Jim Mahoney.
Both Power and Piersall hac
been accused by Jimmy Dykes
former Tribe manager. of beins
disturbing influences on the
Cleveland club.
We're not finished looking
for pitchers. and we're going
to do everything possible to
get another good one," Paul
said.
To get Ramos. a sorely needed
starting pitcher who will be
81 this month, Cleveland gave
up one of the games greatest
fielding first baseman-the 30
year-old Power.
Stigman, 26, was selected for
the American Leagues all-star
team in 1860. but he has COM
piled only a 7-16 record in
two seasons. He has had arm
troubles.
Ramos Pleased
= Power, 6-foot Puerto Rican.
took the news of the trade
with good humor. I'm a pro-
fessional," he said. They send
me to Africa, I play there. I
knew they'd trade me. I'm
too good a player to stay on
bench"
Ramos was glad to go to
the Indians and said he would
fly from Orlando, Fla, at noon
today.
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Il ask Calvin Griffith many
times to trade me-" the hand
some highlander said. HE
finally do it. I glad he trade
me to Cleveland. I like the
weather in Cleveland and
always have hard time beat
ing that club"
Ramos Is correct on that
score, for he has beaten the
Indians only nine times in
% decisions, his worst lifetime
record against any team.
The Cuban hurler. who has
been in the majors for sever
years and owns a 1912 life.
time record, has led the league
in losses four times. Last yea,
he was ll-20 in AZ games
But the Indians think he cal
do the job for them.
Il had him thorough,
secuted" Paul said. we locke,
at him for the freedom of hi
arm and delivery, and we fee
he's going to help"
Killebrew Freed
Ramos, who owns a good
fast ball and a fair slider
has had trouble with his curve
ball. He said he was anxious
to be working with Mel Harder
Cleveland pitching coach. Il
know Harder can teach me, !"
Ramos said.
The Twins get a polished
first baseman in Power. who
will tighten up their infield
and free Harmon Killebrew
to play leftfield or third base.
Stigman may develop with
more work.
Stigman, who comes from
Nimrod, Mimi, was subdued
after getting word of the trade.
IT realize this is a good OPP
portunity for me-" he said, but
I grew up with all these guys
Gary Bell. Barry Latham, Jim
Perry"
Those three. with Donovan,
are likely to make up the In
dians' list of starters.
Power said he liked Cleve-
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NEW YORK, April 8 (AP).-
Benny kid Paret, former well
terweight champion. died early
today Of brain injuries suffered
in a knockout defeat by Emile
Griffith March "a in their title
fight at Madison Square Gar
den. Paret was Is.
The Cuban fighter had been
in a coma since being ham
mered out in the 18th round of
the savage fight by Griffith.
who regained the champion
ship. Paret's death came at
l:55 am. ..
Yesterday, his ninth day in
Roosevelt Hospital, Paret's con-
dition worsened when he de-
veloped pneumonia. He under
went three-hour brain opera
ton for removal Of blood clots
soon after being hoSpitalized
and afterwards doctors said "all
that can be done has been
DONE"
Chances for his survival were
reported as extremely slim since
the time he arrived at the hos
pital. about IS minutes after
the fatal fight.
Expecting Second Child
Paret's brother Antonio and
his manager, Manuel Alfaro,
were present when the fighter
died. His 23-year-old widow,
Lucy, and his mother, Mrs.
Maxima Crespo, returned to the
hospital when notified of the
death. Mrs. Paret is left with
a 2-year-old son, Benny jr.,
and expects another child in
seven months.
The widow, who urged her
husband to give up fighting
after being knocked out by
Griffith in their first meeting
a year ago, flew to New York
from Miami the morning after
the fatal bout, which she saw
on televiSion.
Paret absorbed brutal pun
ishment in the match, staged
before a crowd Of $500 at the
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build his heavily-muscled, bull
shouldered physique. He turned
to prize fighting in 1855 and
battled his way to eminence
mostly through a combination
Of durability, a Strong-chin
and a buzzSaw punching at
tack.
Paret won the welterweight
title the first time with a Is
round decision over Don Jor-
dan at Las Vegas, May 81, 1860,
made one successful defense
against Federico Thompson of
Argentina in New York, De-
cember 10, 1860, then lost the
title to Griffith on a knock
out in the 18th round at Miami
last April 1.
Paret recaptured the cham
pionship from Griffith Septem-
Der 80. on a controversial Is
round split decision, but was
severely beaten by Gene Full
mer December 9 in a bout for
Fullmer's National Boxing As
ISOLATION middleweight title.
Fullmer knocked out the Cuban
in the 10th round at Las Vegas,
and said today, Il never hit a
guy so many times before he
went out 1t was not a
fight to be followed by an
other tough fight. He got a
bad beating in the fight with
me-"
When notified of Paret's
death. Fullmer's manager, Marv
Jensen, commented:
1T is a great loss to boxing
Paret was a credit to the game
Gene and I both feel that
Benny was one of the gamest
fighters in the country. It's a
tragedy"
Third Death This Year
Paret bought a home in
Miami recently and planned to
become an American citizen
During his career he won "a
fights. lost II and had 3 draws
He was knocked out four times,
three of those knockouts COM
ing in his last four bouts.
Paret's death is only the third
in boxing history to result from
a title match, and he was the
first to die in defense Of a
championship.
Jimmy Doyle was fatally in
jured in a fight with Welter-
weight Champion Sugar Ray
Robinson June "a, 1947, in
Cleveland. The only other cham
pionship fight fatality came in
the Jimmy Barry-Walter Croot
20-rounder in London, Deem
Der 6. 1897, when Barry won
undisputed possession of the
bantamweight crown. Croot died
of a brain injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer

MIAMI, April 3.-Admittedly
there are some pieces missing
as the Senators break camp
today and play the first Of five
exhibition games before open
ing day. But there also are
some bright spots, topped by
the sparkling work of the four
known starting pitchers.
Sennie Daniels, Joe McClain
and Pete Burnside, the starters
in the first home stand against
the Tigers next week, and
Claude Osteen have a COM
, 1962-07-27

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, 1962-07-27

On June 28, 1889, the Pan American Dixie Clipper took
off for Lisbon and achieved a place in aviation history.
the first scheduled flight across the Atlantic by a passen-
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She stopped briefly in the Azores, then landed in Lisbon
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
By DAVID S. BRODER
Star Staff Writer

SEATTLE, June 11.-Mrs.
Dorcas Kelly, representing Ok
lahoma, arrived for today's
meeting of the Republican Ma
tional Committee wearing a
specially designed bonnet show
ing the G. o. P. elephant
perched atop the space needle
of the Seattle Worlds Fair.
The hat, an awe-inSpiring
object in itself, is also SYM
bolic of the purpose of this
gathering.
The main object of the party
leaders assembled here for the
start of a two-day meeting is
to find a posture for the ele-
plant somewhat more comfort
able than it now occupies in
the Nation-or on Mrs. Kelly's
hat.
Trailing 1884 in governor
ships, 1864 in Senate seats
and 174-263 in the House, Re-
publicans from around the
country are meeting for the
last time before elections to as
sess their chances of gains.
The initial round of talk
has been markedly cheerful.
Maybe it's the Billie Sol Estes
case, maybe it's the thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
ELEPHANT ON SPACE NEEDLE
COP. Seeks Better Seat

that the steel settlement and
stock market gyrations may
boomerang against President
Kennedy, or maybe it's just the
Worlds Fair atmosphere in this
clean, green city.
Whatever it is, the Republic
cans seem much happier now
than they did when they met
in the chill of the winter in
Oklahoma City for the last
session of the National Com
mittee.
Whether the facts of politi-
cal life justify this rebirth of
optimism remains to be seen.
Only as they exchange their
appraisals of the Republican
prospects in their home States
will the national picture begin
to merge with some clarity.
Meantime, National Chair
man William E. Miller had one
bit of solid good news in the
area of campaign finances,
where the G. o. P. has been
having unusually serious prob
lens since 1910.
He told the party executive
committee that an experiment
in seeking small gifts from
sustaining m e mbers" has
proved successful and will be
continued on a larger scale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11

Mr.. Miller said that a single
direct mail appeal this spring
to some 100000 Republicans
had brought in about 500, 900
in $40 per person contributions.
The solicitation, directed by
William S. Warner, executive
director of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, went out to
Republicans in about half the
States. Those solicited were
persons who had not been ma
jor contributors to the party
in the past.
The party chairman said the
favorable response from one of
every 20 persons contacted was
considered very encouraging
and said the solicitation would
be extended to other parts of
the country later this year.
A presidential commission on
campaign financing last month
urged both parties to broaden
the base of their support by
seeking small contributions
from large numbers of their
adherents.
Democrats have launched a
similar sustaining member
ship" drive and now the Repub-
licans appear to have made a
success of their first broad
scale effort in this field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
Phoumi Says He'd Bar
Russian Aid to Loos
By EARL HI. VOSS
Star Staff Writer

VIENTIANE, Laos, June IL.
Gen. Phoumi Nosavan, strong
man of the rightist Royal
Laotian government, is relying
on troika control to stem the
Communists here, he said today
in an interview.
Gen. Phoumi was named to-
day as deputy premier and fl
nance minister in the neutralist
coalition negotiated among his
forces, the Communist Pathet
Lao and the neutralist adher-
entS of Prince Souvanna
Phouma.
Finance minister is consid-
cred a key post in the pro-
jected government because
American and Soviet aid are
expected to funnel through this
post.
All key decisions of the
government would be subject to
veto by any one of the three
factions in his troika plan,
Gen. Phoumi said.
Gen. Phoumi said he would
refuse to accept Soviet aid.
Presumably he would veto it.
Gen. Phoumi said he believed
the government represents a
success for the Communists.
He said. however, that neither
Prince Souvanna Phouma nor
Pathet Lao leader Prince Soup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
White House
Talks Called
On Business
BY the Associated Press

President Kennedy today
summoned a group of business
leaders leaders. including Roger
M. Blough, for a 6 pm. con-
ference to discuss the balance
of-payments and gold problem.
Those to attend include mem
bers of a committee formed by
the Business Council, formerly
known as the Business Ad-
viisory council, to look into
the problem.
This is the first meeting of
the committee with the Presi-
dent.
In addition to. Mr.. Blough,
chairman of the United States
Steel Corp, those to partici-
pate include Henry Alexander,
New York banker; Crawford
Greenewalt, president Of du-
Pont, Alan Sproul, San Fran
cisco banker, and Thomas
Watson, president of Interna-
tional Business Machines.
Secretary of the Treasury
Dillon and Assistant Secretary
Henry Fowler also will sit in
on the conference.
The White House said Mr..
Kennedy and Mr.. Blough
earlier had talked over the mat
ter of how the Business Council
might be helpful in cutting
down the balance-of- payments
deficit and the heavy outflow
of United States gold.
AS a result Of the Kennedy
Blough conference. the Bust
ness Council formed a special
committee to look into the
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
Train Strikes
School Bus,
AZ Killed

BUENOS AIRES, June IL
(AP).-A commuter train coll
lided in dense fog today with q
school bus carrying more than
100 kindergarten children,
dragging it hundreds Of yards.
Argentine officials said AZ
persons were killed and scores
seriously injured.
One of the dead was a
woman teacher aboard the bus.
One of the few children to
escape unframed was a little
girl who saw the hazy outline
Of the onrushing train in the
fog and jumped through an
open window.
Witnesses described the scene
as appalling. A rescue worker
said, THE moaning Of these
kids was pitiful."
Police arrested a guard at the
intersection after the bus driver
said the barriers had not been
lowered and he never saw the
train.
The accident occurred shortly
before school time near a
shantytown section of Buenos
Aires. The bus had just picked
up the children, most aged 3 to
6, and VS. taking them to a
school about is blocks away.
Witnesses said smog from the
shantytown cooking fires min
gled with the fog to cut visi-
bility to less than 10 yards.
Teams of doctors worked fe-|
verishly over the injured in four
hospitals, but it was feared the
death toll would increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11

ported by only nine or 10 of the
is Democratic members of the
committee, while all 10 Repub-
licans and the remaining DEM
ocratS opposed it.
This bill would help persons
IS and or over to meet some
hospital, nursing home, labora-
tory and X-ray costs in ILL
neSses. But it would apply only
to the IA million persons al
ready covered by social security
and would be financed by an
increase in the social security
tax.
Secretary Ribicoff refused to
disclose what he told the COM
mittee in executive session. He
said he expected to testify fur
ther but did not indicate
whether he would propose a
detailed compromise.
Members reported that Mr.,
Ribicoff clearly invited a COM
promise effort and expressed a
See MEDICARE, Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-11
D. c. STUDENTS
SHORT-CHANGED

A CLASSROOM shortage ond low
teacher solories ore short changing
District students seeking on edu-
cotton, DoVid Breasted writes. Reed
the second Of q series assessing &C.
complishments during the last pub
lie school year, Report Cord-'6z,"
todoy on Pose b..
DWIGHT EISENHOWER was the
first President in the Nations his
tory to take public responsibility
for on oct Of espionage. As q result,
his invitation from Russion Premier
Khrushchev to visit the Soviet Union
wos conceIed. The story behind the
news appears in tOdoy's instoIIment
of the w Affair"
A TOTAL Of 3eI ministers hove
been appointed to posts in 81
churches and charges of the Bolti-
more Annual Methodist Conference.
Casper Nonnes lists them today on
Poes BIO.