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Evening star., 1963-12-29

they put their husky shoulders to the wheel
and helped to build up the struggling city"
The wetlands which gave this area its
name came from famous old Tiber Greek which
ran through its center
Today, the only reminder Of the sections
old status is small diner at Third and G
streets NV, called "SwampoOdle Kitchens"
The neighbOrhOod otherwise has become
mainly one of Government buildings. The
imposing Government Accounting Office; the
old, red Pension Office Building; the City Post
Office, and the Government Printing Office lie
in what used to be Swampoodle. Some of the
residential part of the area is in slum condi-
ton, but it is slowly being erased by the
advance Of government construction and
urban renewal And still in the center of the
neighb0rhO0d stands ST. Aloysius Church.
PipetOwn was a sort of drier version of
SwampOOdle. Located in the southeast section
OF the city, east Of Eleventh street and running
down to the Anacostia River, Pipetown was
dotted with shacks, trash heaps and wandering
livestock. According to legend, this browsing
area derived its name from the fact that prac-
Evening star., 1963-12-29
BY RALPH w. CROSBY
PHoTocRAPAS sV euWooO BAKER

IN THE shadow of the us Capitol one day
A. in 1859 Washington newspaper reporter
covering the dedication of St Aloysius Church
slOshed through the sOggy land adjacent to the
new building and wondered what would be-
come Of this mire that was the center of the
Nations capital city.
The reporter, in his story of the church
dedication referred to the surrounding land
as being dotted with "swamps and puddles."
From this reference grew a name for that
section of the city: SwampoOdle.
Swampo0dle as a nameplace is gone to-
day. Gone with it are number of other color
fully earthy names of Washington neighbOr-
hoods which sprang almost accidentally
product Of a realtors imagination. There were
such areas as PipetOwn. COwtOwn, Murder Bay,
BloOdfield, Hells Bottom, Rum Row and Vine
gar Hill.
It was with these low-grade neighborhO0d
beginnings that the vision of grand city,
was fulfilled, though fulfillment was long
time in coming
The complete transition of Washington
neighbOrhoods can be seen where these
Evening star., 1963-12-29

weirdly named areas sprawled in the past.
Where the Washington Monument stands once
was the toughest section of the city where
murder was frequent occurrence. The Lin
coin Memorial rose out of Odorous swampland.
The Commerce Department straddIes what
once was one Of the most notorious red light
districts in America.
The demise Of these old areas was a vel
come cathartic for Washington. Yet something
was lost in the process. AS Washington ac-
quired the refinement of capital of a growing
world power, much of the picturesque and
quaint was lost along with what was unsavory.
SwampOOdle'S picturesqueness consisted
of a dOwn-atthe-heels assortment of frame
houses, vacant lots, dumps, foraging goats and
lake-like mud puddles. Within its boundaries,
roughly F, K and First streets NE, and
Fourth street NV, was grand thoroughfare
called Cabbage Alley" where gang leaders
like "DOggie" McGraw led their boys to battle.
SwampOOdle was filled with citizens of Irish
descent who liked their booze and rough
house. To their credit they didn't mind hard
work AS one Washington chronicler recalls.
SUNDAY MAGAZINE. THE WASHINGTON STAR DECEMBER Z
Evening star., 1963-12-29
SWAMPOODLES
NO MORE

A few of WaShingtOn'S
picturesque old place
names survive, but the
neighbOrhOOdS are all
completely changed.
Evening star., 1963-09-25

tf.an Guglielmi, and in that
case they needed another de-
fensive back to free the Mis-
sissippi rookie from double
duty.
Guglielmi, 30, was the top
draft choice of the Redskins
in 1855 and was with the club
through 1860, with two years
out in the Air Force. He spent
1861 with st. Louis, then was
Swapped to the Giants.
He will back up John Brodie
for the 49ers, who have lost
both their regular season games
after five straight exhibition
defeats. San Francisco plans to
shift reserve Quarterback Bobby
Waters to defensive back. The
team cut quarterback Sam
Etcheverry and ex-Giant Half
back Bobby Caters yesterday.
Dove, a 26-year-old former
Colorado star, was a first-string
defensive back for the 49ers for
three years, but was dropped
to reserve status this season. He
entered the NFL in 1859.
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Craft Signs
ToPiIotCo
Aquin in "a

HOUSTON, Sept. Is (AP).-
Harry Craft signed a new one
year contract today as manager
Of the Houston Colts.
There are a lot of managers
who could have won fewer
games than Harry has," Paul
Richards, general manager. said
in his decision to retain Craft
a third straight year.
Harry has done us a good
job and I hope he continues to
do good job next year."
Craft, former manager Of the
Athletics. took charge of the
Colts when they made their
major league debut last season.
His first Houston team fin
ished surprisingly in eighth
place with a 64-96 record that
left the Colts ahead of the Cubs
and the Nets.
The club dropped to ninth
place this season while building
for the future by carrying five
rockies.
Crafts coaching staff slso
was retained for the 1864 sea-
son. The coaches are Lum
Harris, Cot Deal, Jim Busby
and Jimmy Adair.
Evening star., 1963-09-25
BY FRANCIS STANN

Maryland in 1859 he told me I wouldn't be
needed, which was all right with me. AS
for Curtis going to Duke, had nothing to
do with it,
Il didn't even know Bill Murray. 1
know Ted Mann. What said to Mike was
that he should give his State school as
much consideration as possible. AS a mat
ter OF fact, telephoned Nugent before Mike
left for Durham and warned him that I
thought the boy might accept grant-in-
aid from Duke. I didn't owe anything to
Nugent, but am fond of Bill Cobey and
Maryland, generally"
%E#
MANN BEARS OUT Roy Lester Mikes
an unusual boy" Ted volunteers. "A lot of
schools were after him. When he came to
Durham on visit, Coach Murray was just
about ready to go into his why-you-should-
come-to-Duke routine when Curtis said:
coach, you don't have to sell me. I'm
coming to Duke, anyway"
His scholastic coach rates Curtis the
best he's coached in his 14-year career
only one nearly as good" Lester said, was
Rod Breedlove. I'd like to see Mike wind UP
with the Redskins. They, or any other pro
team, could have lot of fun with Curtis.
He not only can run but he's great middle
linebacker and on offense he may be the
best blocker in the country. He could play
the offense or defense for the pros. Even
on offense they'd have to choose between
leaving him fullback or shifting him to
half on account Of his arm. He hasn't
passed for Duke yet but he can throw a
football mile
LESTER THINKS that Parker, legend
ary hero Of the Blue Devils, might have
played part in Curtis choice of Duke. "I
remember that in Mikes Junior year at
Richard Montgomery" he said, Parker
came up here TO look for punter. We had
one but he was little short, academically
Curtis isn't a punter but he was SO good at
everything else that Parker had to notice
him"
Back to Ted Mann: "one sign of real
All-American is when guy plays hurt
Mike played hurt . .. that's the expression
we use against South Carolina Ace
Parker played hurt lot of times. He might
have had a bad leg or shoulder but Ace
played, anyway"
oh, yes, Curtis as topic is apropos at
this time, too. Come Saturday he'll be the
threat that Virginia must face at Char
lottesville. The following week he'll be
Marylands problem at Richmond. Later
on Navy will have to cope with the area
whiz who got away from all the area
schools.
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Miss Gunderson
Lost U. s. Golfer
In British Play

NEWCASTLE, Ireland, Sept.
25 (AP) .-JoAnne Gunderson,
24-year-old Curtis Cup golfer,
today moved into the last l6
of the British Women's ANA
teur Golf championship-the
sole American survivor.
Miss Gunderson OF Provi-
dence, r. l.. defeated Margaret
Nichol Of England, 8 and 5. in
the third round.
Two other United States
women-Judy Bell of Colorado
Springs, Colo. and Mrs. Anne
Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio
lost their third-round matches.
Julia Greenhalgh Of Britain.
recent winner OF the New
Zealand title, defeated Miss
Bell, l up, and the Irish
champion, Philomena Garvey,
knocked out Mrs. Stranahan,
2 and /.
Evening star., 1963-09-25
L. A. C|inches Flag on Ant-C|imactic Note
Cards Drop
9th Straight
InDoyGone
By the Associated Press

Walt Aston is feeling no
pain today.
1t happened this way: Waits
dentist took care of his teeth,
the Cubs took care of the
Cardinals and the champagne
took care of everything else.
The champagne put the fin
iShing touches on the 1868 Ma
tional League pennant chase
some nine hours after Alston's
Dodgers had clinched their first
flag since 1859 without so much
as lifting a bat or throwing
a pitch.
Aston had just left his
dentists chair yesterday when
the news was broadcast in Los
Angeles that the Cubs had de-
feated second-place st. Louis,
6-3, in a day game at Chicago,
eliminating the Cardinals and
wrapping up the race for the
Dodgers.
10th for Drysdale
Anybody who says we backed
into the pennant missed our
five games last week." Pitcher
Don Drysdale said before taking
the mound in a night game at
Los Angeles and holding his
own pennant celebration by
posting his 10th victory in a
Al victory over the Nets. Noti-
fled even before they reported
to the ballpark that they were
the MI champions, the Dodger
players reacted as expected
except for Catcher John
Roseboro.
Veteran Wally Moon said,
I'm happy" Tommy Davis SAID
"It's a great feeling" Moose
Skowron called it real won
derful."
RoSeboro's wife told him she
had heard of the Cardinals loss
on the radio. She said Roseboro
yawned, and went to take a
nap.
Ford Wins Gath
The Dodgers had little op-
portunity to nap during the
season until they moved into
st. Louis last week with a one
game lead, swept a three game
series from the Cardinals and
returned to Los Angeles with
the pennant all but officially
clinched.
The Yankees, American
League champions. began final
Evening star., 1963-09-25

one hit in 26 previous trips to
the plate.
What proved to be the end
of the MI chase came in the
eighth inning at Chicago. With
the score tied, 3-3, Ron Santo
cracked a two-run single for
the Cubs, swapping the dead
lock and handing the Cardinals
their sixth straight loss. Lindy
Mcdaniel got the victory and
Bob Gibson took the defeat.
In other MI games, Jim Ma
loney won his 23d game, strik-
ing out IA in his seven-inning
stint, and Vada Pinson a n d
Frank Robinson provided
homers in Cincinnati's Az vic
tory over Milwaukee. Chris
Zachary and Hal Woodeshick
combined on a four-hitter as
Houston edged Pittsburgh. 80,
and Philadelphia defeated San
Francisco, 5-4, on John Her
rnstein's first major league
homer, a pinch-hit job with
two out in the ninth.
In other AL action, Ray Her
bert posted his seventh Shutout
with a two-hitter as Chicago
crushed Baltimore, $50, and
Joe Azcue hit two homers ir
Cleveland's ST. victory over
Minnesota. Don Vert homerec
as Detroit beat Washington
10, and Boston rode homers BY
Felix Mantilla and Ed Bressouc
to a 5-l triumph over Kansas
City.
Evening star., 1963-09-25

Curtis Rated in Class
Of Former Duke Greats

YOUR CHARGES FOR "a minutes :"
began the long-distance operator on the
ring-back. Thirty-four minutes and Ted
Mann of Duke, who is dedicated to the prop
ostion that his boy richly deserves ALI
AmericaniSra, hardly had warmed up on the
subject.
Subjects name? Mike Curtis, match.
This is the Rockville (Md.) boy who is so
purely gifted at playing football that Mann
acts as if he were wide-eyed beginner
instead of college drum m-beater since 1927.
We've had some great backs at Duke"
he said. "Ace Parker, George McAfee, Steve
Lach, Eric Upton :. and Curtis already
belongs in that league"
James Michael Curtis happens to be
only junior, too, and not the red-shirt
variety, either. The 90, 215-pounder made
the Duke varsity ('Made our 1862 season,
too" Mann adds as a sophomore All Mike
did was lead the Blue Devils in scoring, tie
in pass interception, electra. Best line
backer, too, and top blocker
THIS YEAR COACH (BilD Murray is
going to put Mike to work." Mann says.
kicking our field goals Did mention that
he's our best pass receiver"
Not many sophomores owe prefer to
call 'em first-year players because we don't
red shirt :. yet" Mann corrects) make a
Duke varsity. Curtis not only crashed the
lineup of the 1960-61-62 Atlantic Coast
Conference champs but wound up on the
AAC's first team.
Duke had to come from behind to beat
South Carolina last week, 22-l4. I'VE were
getting whipped and Curtis wasn't playing
because of bum left knee and sprained
right ankle" Mann reported mike only
had three days of practice. But Coach
Murray put him in the game and things
got different-fast. First, Mike kicked a
field goal and then he scored two touch
downs Fifteen points weren't bad for a
guy with two bad wheels and almost no
practice South Carolina is a good club l
doubt II they'll lose another game all sea-
son."
PROVING THAT OUR high school staff
knows quality when it's on the board, Curtis
was a two-time All-Metropolitan choice
when he played at Richard Montgomery
High. He was coached by Roy Lester, who
was an assistant at the University of Mary
land under Tommy Mont.
Rumor has 1t that Testers parting with
Maryland was not entirely amicable and
that 1t might have cost the Terrapins the
services Of Curtis. mot true" Lester said
yesterday. when Tom Nugent came to
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Coner|yC|ear,
Calls Stories
Embarrassing

CLARKSDALE, Miss, Sept.
25 (AP) old Quarterback
Charley Conerly, cleared by the
National Football League of
any wrongdoing in financial
dealings with accused gambler
Maurice Lewis. repeated today
he knew Lewis only as a
successful businessman and still
considered him his friend.
At the same time, he struck
out at first published accounts
of the transactions, claiming
they were one-sided and based
upon incomplete information.
"The whole thing probably
wouldn't have happened if
they'd have asked my side of
the story" the 42-year-old for
mer New York Giants star said
in reference to disclosures last
Friday that he had accepted
five checks from Lewis in 1861
and 1862 totaling $9,575.
But they went ahead and
printed it. Actually, it was more
a misunderstanding than any,
thing else-but it was real en-
barrassing to me and my wife.
Anyone could have come to
me and we probably could have
Strengthened it out without
anything ever getting into
print. But they went ahead
without that, saying I was in
volved with a known gambler.
Well, I didn't know Maurice
was a cumberland he's only
been accused of that. Nothing's
been proven but already they're
calling him a known gambler.
Nobody around here knew any,
thing about any gambling. He
was a successful businessman.
That's what he was known for.
And he's still my friend"
NFL Commissioner Pete Roz-
ellie announced last night in
New York that the leagues in
vestigation of Conerly's trans
actions with Lewis, a Memphis
developer, determined the deal
ings involved repayment of
loans and had no connection
with gambling.
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Rockies Given
Defense Jobs
AT Maryland
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

It's exceedingly rare when a
college team scrimmages three
consecutive days, but Tom
Nugent, Maryland's football
coach, is sort of laying 1t on
the line this week-and the
linebackers, too.
Nugent made it quite clear
when he announced another
scrimmage for today that he's
still smarting from that 36-l4
whipping by North Carolina
State. So are his players.
This week it's gonna be a
lot different" vowed Gene
Feher, Terp co-captain and
linebacker. There's gonna be
plenty of knocking down at
South Carolina"
One thing Nugent's get
tough policy is intended to do.
is to give this club experience
in a hurry. The way things
stand now the Terps will field
six rockies on their defensive
platoon when they face the
Gamecocks Saturday night at
Columbia, S. c. That's more
| than half of the unit.
End Andy Martin, a soph,
has been with the first unit
all along, and Tackle Larry
Bagranoff and Guard Dick
Melcher were elevated to the
first team Monday. Mickey
Melcher. another soph, is a
defensive end who is used as
"a wild-card substitute when
the ball changes hands. Com
lpleting the six are Gary Miller
and Daryl Hill who worked
their way into the secondary
yesterday in phase No. 2 of
Nugent's Operation Shake
we'll"
Nugent admits all the scrim-
Imaging this week is risky busi-
ness, but he feels he has no
other choice. "I'd been misled
into thinking I had some good
boys" he said. ,
II thought we couldn't afford
to take chances scrimmaging,
but from what I saw last week
it wouldn't make much differ
ence who was out. You protect
something only if you've got
something. I've got to find out
who likes to hit"
Evening star., 1963-09-25

PAT. going seven shutout in
nings last night before giving
way to Ralph Terry. Elston
Howard hit a three-run triple
in a four-run first inning
against Bo Belinsky, and the
Yankees rolled the rest of the
way. Mantle and Maris, in and
out of the lineup all year, each
stroked one hit.
End Comes In Sth
Drysdale, 1917, had Ron Per-
ranoski's relief held in beating
the Nets after allowing four
hits in seven innings. Moon
snapped a IL tie in the seventh
with a single that drove home
Marv Breeding. Moon had only
Evening star., 1963-09-25

preparations for the opening
game of the World Series,
Wednesday, october 2. by trot-
ting out the entire first string
for the first time since June
sand bombing the Angels.
81, at New York.
For those who had forgotten
what the Yankees regular line
up looks like, here's the batting
order that is likely to open the
series:
Tony Kubek, IS; Bobby Rich
ardson, 2b; Tom fresh, If;
Mickey Mantle, CT: Roger Maris,
rf; Elston Howard, C; Joe Pepi-
tone. Id; Clete Boyer, 3b:
Whitley Ford, p.
Ford brought his record tc
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Rookie to Replace
Traded GugIieImi

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (AP).
into an early-season
shift in manpower in their quest
for a third straight Eastern
Division title in the National
Football League, the New York
Giants have traded Quarter
back Ralph Guglielmi.
The well-traveled former ALL
America from Notre Dame was
sent to the San Francisco 49ers
yesterday along with a 1868
draft choice for Defensive Back
Eddie Dove.
The deal was triggered by the
Giants first regulars season
shutout loss in 10 years, SUM-
days $40 rout by Pittsburgh.
Guglielmi was ineffective as the
replacement for injured Quar-
terback Y. A. Title.
Griffing Promoted
Defensive Halfback Allan
Webb came out of the rugged
battle with a twisted knee that
probably will keep him out of
next Sundays game at Phila-
delphia.
With Webb sidelined, the
Giants could have put Glynn
Griffing. rookie quarterback,
defensive back on fulltime de-
fenSive duty and gone with
two misunderstanding and
Guglielmi. Instead, they decided
to promote Griffing to No. 2
and use Guglielmi
as trade material for defensive
secondary help.
I'VE think we gave Guglielmi
a real chance" commented
Coach Allie Sherman of tn e
Giants. Maybe not in game
time, but in a lot of other
ways. When we decided on two
quarterbacks, we felt Griffing
had shown enough Tor the job"
Redskins No. /
This is a gamble for the
Giants. little has recovered
from the rib injury suffered in
the opening day victory over
Baltimore, but he is SO years
old. And his new understudy
has had just 10 minutes of pro-
experience, gained last Sunday
in finishing up the debacle
against the SteelerS.
But the Giants feel Griffing
is a better risk at second string
Evening star., 1963-09-25

Radio
Baseball
Washington VS.. Detroit,
WTOP l50O, 2::30 pm.
, 1963-08-17
Governor Rockefeller
Greets Two Virgin
Isldnds Boys

Alexander Watley of st.
Thomas and Joel Francis of st.
Croix were greeted by Cover
nor Nelson Rockefeller at his
New York Office, during their
exchange visit to that city
under the auspices Of the
Herald Tribune Fresh Air
Fund and a Virgin Islands
Committee, according to a
release received from the Tri-
bune Office.
Two Fresh Air boys visited
the Virgin Islands and en-
joyed a complete tour. Costs
Of the trip were met by a cam
Continued on page AZ
, 1963-08-17
Locdl Businessmen
Muke Contribution
Towdrds Rec. Center

EJ%NrTrEEE
The st. Croix Youth Com
mittee announces that several
businessmen have made sub
stantial contributions towards
the renovation Of the old
Lunch Room building in Fred
eriksted which will become
the Recreation Center for the
youth of that town.
Albert A. Sheen, Assistant
to the Executive Secretary,
announced that John Carter,
a reputable contractor, esti-
mated the cost of renovation
at 1925. With this informa-
ton, Mr.. Sheen approached
several businessmen and the
result was contribution from
Maxine Garcia Of 10 yards of
gravel Mr.. Shierloh of the
Sanfoad GonstractienCo
three loads of gravel r. Nor
man Skeoch Of Christiansted
Continued on page A.
, 1963-08-17
HedIth Department
To Construct Nurses
Residence on ST. John

Specifications are being
drawn and it is expected that
work will soon begin on the
construction of a nurses resi-
dence at Cruz Bay on the ISL
and Of st. Johns, to be COM
posed of two units, it was
made known by Dr.. Melvin
Evans, Commissioner Of
Health for the Virgin Islands.
II is expected and hoped that
this will make for easier re-
cruitment and more perma-
hence in ~augmenting the nurs-
ing staff on the Island Of St.
Johns.
, 1963-08-17
Vicorp TO Wuit
On Citrus Question

1t is reported that the Board
of Directors of the Virgin ISL
ands Corporation Wicorp)
took no definite action on leas-
ing land to Bulk Carriers Inc,
for the purpose Of growing
citrus fruits on St. Croix.
The proposal was put aside
for further consideration.
, 1963-08-17
Vicorp. Votes To Sell
Power & Voter Divs.
To v. /. Government

Yesterday, IN Washington,
D. c., the Board of Directors
Of the Virgin Islands Corpora
ton c voted to sell
its Power and Water Divisions
to the Virgin Islands Govern
ment. These properties are
valued at approximately $40
million dollars. The acquisi-
ton date set was April /,
1864.
A new government agency
will be created to operate the
power and water facilities.
It is reported that Gov:
Ralph M. P~aieWonsky said
that v. I. Government opera
ton of these facilities will not
mean an increase in current
rates.
There has been no report Of
the reaction of the Vicorp.
Board to the cooperative pro-
posal (nri"ted in cente~ O.
page), which is reported to
have heavy support on St.
Croix.