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Evening star., 1962-08-09
VIM LOSE OR DRAW
Memories Remoin Green
To Mrs. Tex Rickord

THE COUPLE WERE STRANGERS, a
man and his wife standing hesitantly at
the open door of Room 3-E-9 at the WASH
ington Hospital Center.
Mrs. Rickard?" asked the man.
"Yes," murmured the patient. She wore
a cast on her left arm, which was in a
sling, too. There was cast on her right
leg, where the thigh bone had been broken
after a robbery and mugging attack.
Il usta be Sparring partner for Tiger
Flowers" the man said. 81 Just thought
I'd look in and see how you're doing"
did you box for my husband?" Max
Inc Rickard asked
mo, wasn't that good" the man
said. But I was great admirer of Tex
Rickard"
THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN" Mrs. Tex
Rickard later quietly related from her
hospital bed. "People-total strangers
have been so nice. Not everybody has for
gotten Tex"
Not to this generation but to former
one the memory of Rickard remains green.
George Lewis Rickard was the greatest
sports promoter of all time. Mike Jacobs?
"Oh, don't think you could compare Mr..
Jacobs with Tex" Maxine was saying
Jacobs was :. well, ticket speculator
at heart. Tex had warmth, color and
imagination"
Mrs. Rickard, who as Maxine Hodges
had been connected with the theater since
the age Of six and who played for George
M. Cohan in Elmer Rices first big success,
"On Trial." wrote a book on Tex some
years ago in collaboration with Arch Oboler.
Titled "Euerythtng Happened to Him." it's
a story which she can't understand isn't
made into movie or a TV series.
ut would help me-" Mrs. Rickard
sighed. II shudder when think of these
medical and hospital bills" Tex became a
millionaire three times in his lifetime and
three times he tapped out before dying of
acute appendicitis in 1929.
BAT Masterson was good for a TV
series, about SO per cent of it pure fiction"
a visitor remarked. Maybe it was be-
cause he once was lawman as well as
gambler"
"Tex was town marshal of Henrietta,
Tex, when he was "a years DID," Maxine
Rickard testified. "And goodness knows he
was a gambler on the grandest SCALE"
y 4
THE LADY WHO WAS ONLY 10 when
she secretly was married to Rickard is
petite and attractive. Considering that the
robbery and yoking on July % in the 1900
block Of R street NV. was the second on
her person in three years, she expresses
a minimum of rancor what I'd like to do
now is get well and some day open small
bookstore" she said.
"Bat Masterson was Tex friend" Mrs.
Rickard recalled, "but doubt if Bat did
as much as my husband. From what
you've read, do you think there was ever
a sports promoter on par with Tex?"
The answer had to be no. There had
never been live boxing gate close to 81
million until Rickard took in 81 1896, $50
with Dempsey and Carpenter in 1921. His
first Dempsey -Tunney fight drew 120,757
fans and that's still a record. His second
Dempsey-Tunney fight had a box-office
count of $2,658,66O, and that's another
record Long before these productions Tex
promoted Joe Gans-Battling Nelson and
Jim Jeffries-Jack Johnson in such i'm
plausible places as Goldfield and Reno, New.
It was Rickard who built the present
Madison Square Garden and at the time
of his death he was bent on making Miami
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Collapse Of Mound Staff
Dooms Senators to Cellar

the bright spots were Of small
consolation on another bad
night.
Tigers Hit Four HOmers
Tonight the Tigers will pitch
their rookie sensation, Howie
Koplitz, against Tom Cheney
as Detroit winds up its season
series in Washington. The Sem
ator hold a So edge.
KoplitZ, a 24-year old right
handler from Oshkosh, Wis,
was the player-of- -the-year in
the minor leagues last year
with his 1913 record and 2.11
earned-run average for Birm-
ingham.
Detroit brought him UP near
the end of the season and he
won two and lost none. He
has been in the Army most Of
this season, but since rejoining
the Tigers has won both of his
starts and has a 1.59 ERA.
The Tigers hit four home
runs to Bob Schmidt's lone
some homer for the Senators
last night, but the one that
caused the most damage was
by Vic Wertz in the first inning
of the opener.
Chuck Hinton leaped for the
ball and had his glove on it,
but it dropped over the fence.
If Hinton had been able to
catch it, the Tigers would have
had only one run in the first
inning instead of four. Norm
Cash hit No. 81 in the fourth
inning, one of the few in the
upper deck in right, and that
made it 6-3.
Tigers Go for Distance
The Senators had a threat
going in the eighth as Ken
Retzer made it 6-5 with a two
run pinch single, but Terry
Fox, who gave up Refers hit
in relief Of Kline, retired the
last four in a row.
The Tigers went for distance
in the nightcap. The IS hits
included homers No. "a for
Rocky Colavito and No. 3 for
Mike Roarke, a triple and two
singles by Bubba Morton and
three doubles.
Regan had a one-hitter for
five innings. but gave up three
runs in the seventh when the
Senators collected four hits
with nobody out, including
triple by Hinton and double by
Ed Brinkman.
But with his bullpen crew
tapped out, and also realizing
that 10-run leads are overcome
only in fiction, Manager Mickey
Vernon permitted Hannah to
bat for himself.
The two teams smacked out
AZ hits, with Steve Boros the
leader with four. Cash, Morton
and Roarke had three for the
Tigers and Hinton, Retzer,
Brinkman and Jim Piersall
three for the Senators.
NOTES.: Schmidt's home run
was No. 100 for the Senators,
an impressive-sounding number
until you look at the Tigers
total of lac. Joe Falls, a
Detroit baseball writer, figured
out that if every half inning
took as long as the Tigers first
in the first game, the double
header would have ended at
6:10 am.
The Senators not only are
becoming the leagues chief
strikeout victims, but far too
many are on called third strikes.
AS Arch Mcdonald used to say
in a 80 situation, If they're
close enough to call they're
close enough to hit"
John Schaive, who had q
double and single in the first
game, got a nose-full Of Dick
McAuliffe's knee on a force play
in the ninth and left with a
bloody nose. The Senators
finally had pinch-hit produc-
ton in losing causes. Retzer
and Hicks singled and Bud
zipfel walked.
Evening star., 1962-08-09

DONG things their own way.
They'll never last" soberly
pronounced the experts as Bill
MoiOr League box scores, NotiOnol
League roundup. Pose ca
T
Rigney somehow placed his
oddly assorted crew of heroes
hot on the heels of the Ameri-
can League-leading Yankees.
But they clung there, week
after week.
"See," chortled the punditS
in an I-told-you-so sort of way
late last month when the An
gels went into a mild slump,
the Yankees got hot and Los
Angeles quietly slipped back
to third.
But now, all of a sudden, the
Angels are back in second place,
trail New York by Az games
and once again have to be con-
Sidered a major factor in the
race.
Sweep DOuble-Header
They regained second by
sweeping a double-header at
Chicago, ST. and Us, last night
while Kansas City chalked up
its sixth straight victory, a 4-3
triumph over Minnesota. The
YankS split a pair with Balti-
more, winning the first, 80,
and losing the nightcap, 4-3.
Boston beat Cleveland, 60, be-
hind Gene Conley's four-hitter
and Detroit took a pair from
Washington, 6-5 and 1913.
Los Angeles won the opener
on a four-run eighth inning IN
which they got only two singles.
Three sacrifices and two Chi
cago errors helped the Angels
break a IL tie. Lee Thomas
single drove in two after the
Angels had loaded the bases.
Don Lee (9-8) got credit for
the nightcap victory, but need
ed help from Dan Osinski and
Bob Botz, and finally from
Ryne Duren, who entered after
Sherm Lollar's two-run homer
drove Botz to cover in the
eighth. Charley Maxwell also
homered for the losers.
Ed Charles stole home with
the winning run with two out
in the ninth inning as the AS
dropped Minnesota to third.
Harmon Killebrew's 30th homer
Of the season had tied it for
the Twins in the top Of the
ninth.
Bridges Gets Victory
Bill Skowron's two-out sin
gle in the ninth drove in Roger
Maris with the winning run as
the Yanks won the first against
Baltimore. The Yanks and
Orioles were tied %, when
Maris drew a walk, moved to
second on a ground out and
scored on Skowron's single.
Marshall Bridges (5-0 got
credit for the victory after TAX
ing over in relief in the ninth.
Baltimore won the nightcap
on a four-run fifth inning and
four innings of no-hit relief
pitching by veteran lefty Billy
Hoeft. Hoeft came on in relief
of Jack Fisher in the sixth
with two on, two in and none
out. He got Maris on a pop up,
Yogi Berra on a run-Scoring
infield out and retired the
Yanks in order the rest Of the
way.
Conley (10-1O struck out
six, walked only two and retired
13 men in order over one
stretch in pitching Boston past
Cleveland. Gary Geiger led the
Red Sox attack with two sin
giles, a double and three runs
batted in.
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Why Shelter Boom Faded

moral fortitude and the eco
nomic sinew of each one of
US
Americans have always lived
with danger. Mr.. Wilcox adds,
land have successfully met
that danger by doing what
had to be done with resolu-
tion-calm resolution once
the full size of the task at
hand became apparent"
Mr.. Wilcox says that the
country's return to stability
could be found also in the
confidence of the American
people in the face of current
stock market gyrations.
This confidence is being
displayed by increased in
vestment "in that most basic
of all resources-the land
and in the institutions that
make loans on the basis of
property ownership" he says.
After a brief period of I'M
certainty following the initial
break in the stock market,
the housing market is now
back to normal" he says,
and ut is not without sig
nificance that the value Of
real estate investments has
held its level"
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mania reached its height in
November, 1861. when 896
applications for insured loans
to building home shelters
were approved.
by January. 1862. this
monthly total had dropped
to 281. and in May Of this
year-the last month for
which figures are available
it had Sagged to a mere %.
The total to date is only
$500"
The head of the 72.000-
member realtor organization.
who earlier in the year had
stated that the shelter con-
cept was a snare and a de-
fusion minimizing the peril,
says that 1.-The way to win
the cold war is not by
crouching mole-like in a hole
1T lies" he explains, "in
the forward thrust of Ameri-
can Science-TelStar, for ex-
ample. 1t lies in our reSolute
determination to help the
free peoples Of the world in
the solution of problems basic
to the survival of democracy
individual land ownership.
for example. 1t lies in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-25

The collapse of the home
fallout shelter boom of late
1861 and early 1862 has re-
suited from a re-emergence
of the traditional American
response to danger, accord
ing to Arthur P. Wilcox,
president of the National As
ISOLATION of Real Estate
Boards.
Drawing on statistics COM
piled by the Federal Housing
Administration, Mr.. Wilcox
says: The shelter building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-25
Painting Metal

Anodized aluminium is as
easy to paint as other types
of this metal. Remove any
oil or grease with paint
thinner. then apply any ex-
terror primer.
After this had dried. brush
on exterior house paint or
enamel. In areas of indus
trial or atmospheric cor
rosion, the best primer to use
is zinc chromate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-25

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DIRECTIONS: Drive out
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Path Ave-. turn left one.
halt block to iVerson ST..
then right to 18th Ave. and
model home or corner.
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$500 toward burial and the bal
ance of the oolinv GO pv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23

$500 toward burial and the bal
ance Of the policy, If any.
Exceeds Face Value Of Policy
Persons coming on relief tend
to have small policies, gen.
orally ranging from $3.50 to
$500. If they are given assist
ance any length Of time, the
amount the city spends on
their support quickly exceeds
the face value of the policy.
Mrs. Mary Jewell, of 1885
Galen street Sc, may be the
first recipient whose social
worker raised the question of
insurance under the new pro-
gram. She has passed UP the
deadline for signing over her
policy although she has been
told this means she will lose
eligibility for assistance.
52c-a-week Premium
Mrs. Jewell suffers from
rheumatoid arthritis. She is So.
She has a life insurance policy
on which she has paid for
1914 years. 1t will provide her
beneficiary $500 after 20 years
of payments If she dies a ma
tural death and $1,000 If her
death is accidental.
Mrs. JEWELS premium of So
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SKYBOLT
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
Skybolt program received g
premature burial at the Anglo.
American Little Summit meet
ing in the Bahamas this week.
But from Palm Beach, Fla.
where President Kennedy is va.
cationing, came word that de-
spite the Skybolt success, thu
Bahamas agreement gives thu
best possible defense for the
West-not only for the SOS but
the '70s."
White House Press Secre.
tary Pierre Salinger said the
two-power Polaris-for-S kybolt
agreement played an impor-
tant part in increasing unity ir
the West"
More SkybOh Tests Doubtful
And at the Pentagon, Acting
Secretary of Defense Roswell F
Gilpatric said that the success
Of the Skybolt test has not
caused any change in the deci-
sion of the Pentagon against
continuing the program.
He also strongly indicated in
a statement that any further
testing of the controversy in
volved missile is out. He said
that many additional tests
had been planned" for the
weapon but indicated these
were now ended.
The statement said:
1.-THE Skybolt flight test that
took place this morning, the
only successful test out of the
six conducted to date, had been
scheduled for sometime prior
to the understandings reached
yesterday at Nassau by Presi-
dent Kennedy and Prime Mon
lister Macmillan.
"Today's single test die not
conclusively demonstrate the
capacity of the missile to
achieve the target accuracy for
which the Skybolt system was
designed. This flight test was
one Of an extensive series plan
ned for the research phase OF
the project.
PentagOn Decision Unchanged
1T is always expected that
some tests Of this sort should
succeed and that others will
fail. Many additional tests have
been planned and would be re-
quired during the research
phase to prove out and perfect
this complex weapons system.
Program decisions cannot
be based simply upon the sue
cess or failure Of early tests
Doubts as to the prospects Of
success Of the Skybolt system
in its entirety and reliability
when operational were among
the factors responsible for the
recommendation Of the Secre.
tary Of Defense against further
funding of the program. The
results Of today'S test have moi
caused any change in that po-
Sition."
There was no question about
performance-today is Skybol
test-although the missile wa,
only an infant version of the
final product. Months. perhaps
years. Of testing would be re.
quired TO perfect a reliable
operational Skybolt which hac
been planned to extend the
lifetime of the United State.
B-52 and British VulcaI
bombers.
Mr.. Kennedy feels the wea-
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yesterday lined up in support
of the administration.
"One swallow does not make
a summer" observed Senator
Mansfield, referring to the one
successful launching.
This is no time to say I told
you so, Senator Mansfield
added. I'VE have to trust some
body's judgment, and that per-
son has got to be the President,
because he is responsible for
foreign policy and the control
Of the armed forces"
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat
Of Arkansas, said this new test
demonstrates the value and
capability Of Skybolt as a wea-
pom, but said the question re-
mains whether we can pro-
duce the Polaris for less money.
Senator Mcclellan said he
does not know which is best
as between the Polaris and Sky
bolt. He suggested the Armed
Services Committees should
study the matter, but not nee
eSsarily embark on a full-scale
| Investigation,
Gilpatrick Gives News
In his statement, Mr.. Gil
patrick said the defense bud
get for next year will provide
further substantial strengthen
ing Of United States strategic
forces, including more Polaris
submarines and more Minute
men missiles.
These major additions to
the forces now in operation or
previously funded-that is B.
So bombers equipped with
Hound Dog missiles, Atlas, IT.
tan and Minutemen ICBMS
and Polaris submarines-will
maintain the substantial march
Of superiority now possessed by
United States strategic power.
1T was in the light of these
already launched strategic
forces and the availability of a
proven weapons systems that
the Secretary Of Defense rec
commended against proceeding
with the further development
and production of Skybolt mis-
sileS at a cost of at least some
$2.5 billion"
More than $500 million al
ready has been put into Sky
bolt design and development
work.
Mr.. Gilpartick issued the
statement in the absence of
Secretary of Defense McNa-
mara. Mr.. Mcnamara returned
from the Nassau conference.
then left Washington for a
holiday in Colorado.
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SKYBOLT
Missile Hits BuIIseye;
Pentogon Stands Firm

pom might become obsolete
before it is completely devel-
oped-and that the already
perfected Polaris and Minute
man missiles will more than
take Skybolt's place.
Climbs to 800 Mile Altitude
The missile dropped from the
right wing of the big bomber
and plummeted 500 feet before
the first stage ignited as
planned. The smoke trail from
the Solid-fuel engine traced a
brilliant pattern in the clear
blue sky as the vehicle sped in
an upward swoopiug curve far
in front If the plane.
There was a heart-Stopping
seven-second coast period be-
tween first stage turnout and
second stage firing and then
the Skybolt climbed to an
altitude of about 300 miles
before plunging on ballistic
trajectory toward its target.
The Air Force said lit was
the first time a ballistic missile
ever was launched successfully
from an aircraft and flew its
full mission range under its
own power and guidance"
However, the navigation Sys-
tenn which has been the key to
Skybolt's technical profile m s
has yet to be successfully tried
it was understood.
Project workers from Doug.
las Aircraft Co., the prime
contractor, whooped it up in
the Skybolt control center on
Cape Canaveral when it was
evident the missile was on IT'S
way.
Firing Date Changed
The Air Force had hoped to
launch the missile during the
Kennedy Macmillan talks in
Nassau. The launching orr
ginally was set for Thursday
but moved to Friday. When
the two Western leaders ex-
tended their talks an addi-
tional day through Friday, the
firing was put off until today.
This necessitated opening
the missile range. which had
been closed for the Christmas
holiday, and paying overtime
to scores Of tracking and test
support personnel.
Sources reported the delays
were political postponements.
The Skybolt was plagued by
a number Of different troubles
on its previous launchings
dating back to last April. The
first fizzled when the second
stage did not ignite; ignition
failed on both stages on the
second flight and the missile
plunged into the ocean.
On the third test, the flight
programmed signaled separa-
ton Of the stages before the
first stage ignited and the roc
ket was destroyed: on the
fourth, the second stage shut
down prematurely. and on the
fifth. the flight control mech
anism failed and the vehicle
spiraled into the sea.
Although numerous members
of Congress. including Chair
man Russell Of the Senate
Armed Services Committee and
Senator Symington. Democrat
of Missouri, have indicated
they would oppose the decision
! to cancel the Skybolt, Senate
Democratic Leader Mansfield
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23

United States Government flew
into British Guiana Friday to
help fight a polio epidemic
which has killed 3 children and
sent 8 8others to hospitals.
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Portugal OKs Budget

LISBON, Dec. % (AP). -
Portugal's Cabinet has APP
proved a 1868 national budget
calling for spending of al
million contos ($47l.6 million)
Income is expected to exceed
outgo by 2.6 million escudoS
1887, 00O.
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U. S. Aids Polio Bottle

GEORGETOWN, British
Guiana, Dec. 20 (AP).-Four
American public health cpl
demologists on loan from the