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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-04
/. BY MORRIS sIEcEL

THE HALFWAY POINT for the Braves Of
1914 came July Is. Their record was 3S-43,
incredible for cellar-dwelling crew. Four
days later the miracles" moved out Of last
place to stay.
The acceleration was slow, one Jump at
time. They snatched double-header from
Cincinnati on July 10, advancing to seventh
place and we're on their way. The chances
Of the Senator's moving forward Just as rap
idly are not only remote. but impossible.
At countdown before todays shenanigans
with KC., Washington was 71s games out
of ninth place. They don't play enough games
in four days to make even one move. Bad
scheduling.
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY stallings'
team, faced with double header against
Brooklyn. made the least Of It. The Braves
blew EN- both. July has always been q
portentous day for baseball oracles.
Often the team in front on Independence
Day remain there. In 1914 the July 4 stand
ings showed the Giants on top with 4O-24
record. The Braves were eighth. is games
back, at 26-4O.
I'VE we're not only in last place on the
Fourth Of July" Johnny Evers their second
baseman, used to say. "but Just after the
holiday we lost an exhibition game to q soap
company team. That's how bad we were"
At least the Senators can't do that They
aren't scheduled TO play soap-company
team.
TO MAKE THE MIRACLE work, the
Braves played differently the second half Of
Ga record which would enhance the Sena-
tors standings over the same haul-but re-
versed the field and bagged 50 Of their next
Sc.
Pitchers who had had trouble getting any
body out-except hemselves-became un-
beatable. They managed only one shutout
before July 4. After the holiday they logged
10 blankings.
Washington's long suffering fans haven't
witnessed q first division entry since l945.
The stage is set for whirlwind comeback,
even 10 a similarity In names on the 1914
Braves and the 1868 Senators. The Braves
Dick Rudolph pitched six shutouts among his
81 victories.
Our man Don has long way to go. In
Washington fans aren't demanding miracle
Of 1914 proportions.
A two-game winning streak would suffice.
Go get EN-, Oil.
Francis Siam Is on vacation. His
column will be resumed next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-04
VIRGINIA HAM

CHARLOTTESVILLE, July 4
(SpeciaD. - Coach Bill Elias
of Virginia has come up with
another problem in regard to
John Naponik, the 6-foot-9.
290-pound Pennsylvania scho-
lastic star who will enter the
university this fall on a foot
ball scholarship.
Naponik shocked observers
during a recent visit here with
his proficiency at the table.
Virginia has no training table
for athletes, therefore the ath-
letic department must arrange
to feed the 17-year-old version
of Paul Bunyon.
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and got home-run support
from Dick McAuliffe and Norm
Cash in swapping the Mime
sofa string. He had a four
hitter going into the ninth,
but weakened and had to have
help from Terry Fox.
Boston's huge relief ace,
Dick Radatz, struck out six
Of the IL men he faced and
got the benefit of a four-run
Red Sox burst in the top of the
ninth at Cleveland. The rally
provided Radatz with his
eighth victory in nine decisions.
Bob johnson singled In two
runs, and an error by Leon
Wagner paved the way for
another as the Orioles scored
all their runs in the third
inning against Los Angeles.
Milt Pappas, IA, spaced nine
hits. leaving 10 Angels on base.
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tralia and Santana. Mckinley
has not met one seed.
Records of previous clashes
between Mckinley and Stole
are stacked heavily against the
American. He has played Stole
six times and beaten him only
twice-and never on grass.
But most Of them were In
minor tournaments" Mckinley
said. IT beat him in the final
Of the American clay courts
championships last year."
Mckinley thrilled the CEN
ter-court fans Wednesday by
flinging himself about and
playing some fantastic retriev-
ing shots, in addition to his
usual mixture of drives and
volleys. He took a grip on the
match from the start. Bungert
seldom looked like the player
who knocked out top-seeded
Roy Emerson in the previous
round.
Stole, tall, 24-year-old bank
clerk from Sydney, was equally
convincing in beating Santana.
The Australian dropped an
early service in the first set
but soon took charge.
When he arrived In his
dressing room before the match
the whole Australian contin-
gent stood and welcomed him
with "Waltzing Matilda"
''It gave me a lot of conf
dence," Stole said.
Friendly Rivals
IT hope I shall have the same
confidence against Mckinley. !
shall need it.
zone thing is certain-it
won't be a bitter feud out there.
Chuck and I are great friends.
We play the same type Of game,
and ! always enjoy our matches
against each other.
I'D say each of us has a
$3.50 chance"
The United States Is in con-
tention for both titles. Today,
two American girls battle for
places in the women's singles
final Saturday.
Don Dell, the Davis Cupper
from Bethesda who lost In the
singles earlier and in the mems
doubles, also lost in the mixed
doubles yesterday. He and
Heather Segal of Australia fell
before Boris Jovanic Of Yugo-
slavic and Jaime Leffrig Of
] France, 6-1, To, Ga.
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spot since June Is. They've
won II of their last % games
and, going into today's tradi-
tional midpoint of the season,
hold the biggest lead Of the
year.
Minnesota's loss dropped the
Twins four games back, while
the third-place White Sox are
AZ behind.
Homer Support
The Yanks won it on Tony
Kubek's two-out single in the
bottom Of the ninth, the hit
driving in Hector Lopez with
the tie-breaking run. The
White Sox had tied the score,
"A, in the top of the ninth
when Yank reliever Hal Renifi
issued a bases loaded walk to
Jim Lands.
Jim Burning struck out II
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Hodges Gets First Look at BIasingame

and Osteen is a batting prac-
tice pitcher.
The Angels have an attrac-
ton in Leon Wagner, the ALI
Star leftfielder, who is making
a serious run at the triple
crown. He led the league in
hitting, homers and runs battec
in earlier this week.
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Senators Need Miracle,
But Would 1t Help?

THE SENATORS, who have already Gre
ated hysteria. now have glorious chance to
create. history as well.
With the exception Of last years Nets, the
losingest team ever. seldom has any club had
better opportunity Of outmiracling the 1914
Boston Braves, who jumped from last to first
after the halfway point The accomplish
ment is all the more remarkable considering
the leap was made before the advent Of the
fiber-glass pole.
Beginning with today's double exposure
against the Athletics it behooves the Sem
ators to make their move Immediately ANY
additional procrastination viii complicate
the chances of another miracle.
SO haste is the watchword Pitching, de-
tense and hitting also viii help
THE LONG SEASON WILL be half over
for the Senator's after the first game against
Kansas City. This deduction is mathemat-
ically incontestable. but a discrepancy exists
nevertheless.
For many among us the season was COM
pletely over April 8, the day the 162-game
grind started
have more going for them than the 1914
Braves, who not only won the pennant but
who also seized the World Series in four
straight.
The Braves didn't have to make UP as
much ground as the Senator's BY night
fall, the Senators should be In the neighbor-
hood Of rs games out Of first place, an UNI
desirable neighborhood from any point of
view.
Compared to this the Braves had a breeze
at their halfway point. They also were dead
last but the gap was much narrower. Only
II games separated them from the league
leading Giants.
THE BRAVES. WHO TURNED out to be
world-beaters, were looked upon with pretty
much the same disrespect that today's Sem
ators have so richly earned.
George Tweedy Stallings the Gil Hodges
Of the Bostons. took stock Of his minions
after they had lost 81 Of their first rs games
and said: This bunch OF mine is the worst
looking bali club I've ever seen. They can't
do anything right"
Hodges, unless the shock Of Tuesdays rare
victory over the AS proved too much, could
say the same about his troops, with little
fear Of contradiction. Gentleman Gil has
seen enough Of the Senators this season to
make him wonder how the Nets with whom
he toiled last year, ever managed to lose more
than Washington.
But as Gil knows, baseball is too unpre-
dictable, even where the Senators are con-
cerned.
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VIRGINIA HAN
Noponik Puts Bite
On Elias Budget

NCAA rules permit a school
to provide a player on .
scholarship with books, board,
tuition and SIS a month for
laundry.
Elias plans to ask the NCAA
If extra money will be allowed
for the feeding of Naponik, who
has few peers with a knife and
fork.
Naponik already has put q
strain on Virginia's athletic
budget. 1t is estimated that his
size 1914 shoes will cost SIS
q pair. Then there will be GUS
tom-made uniforms and he
probably win need a king-sized
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The Angels will be here for
q night game tomorrow, a 8
O'Clock game Saturday, and a
twin bill Sunday before all Of
the Senators except Catcher
Don Leppert and OSteen take
three days off for the All-Star
break. Leppert is on the team,
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Yanks Starting 10 Leave Rivals in Wake
FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY
ONCE WAS BIG FIGHT DAY
BY the Associated Press

The Fourth of July once the biggest day on the
boxing program the big date for the big show Of the
year.
It was that way in 1919 when Jack Dempsey won
the heavyweight title from Jess Willard in Toledo in
1910 when Jack johnson ruined Jim Jefries comeback
in 1923 when Dempsey fought Tommy Gibbons at Shell
by Mont and in 1908, when Battling Nelson knocked
out Joe Cans for the lightweight title.
But on the Fourth of July 1868, not fight Of any
consequence is booked anywhere in the country.
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Leading Hitter

Hodges did not use Breeding
over the latter stages Of the
Senator's recent road trip but
he started Mary against a
southpaw when the Twins
played here last Friday, and
Breeding now has seven hits
in II times at bat in the Sena-
tors four games at home.
Hes now our leading hit
ter, and I'm certainly not go
ing to keep him on the bench
when he's anything like 7-for-
IT," Gil said. II know some of
his hits have been bloopers, but
give me the bloop hits and you
can have the line-drive outs"
Breeding is hitting 1855.
thinner has four hits in II
times at bat since joining the
Senators. Don may take g
while to get his batting eye ad-
justed. but two of those four
hits have been mighty home
runs. One cleared both fences
in Kansas City. and the other
was an upper-deck job at d. C.
Stadium.
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N.Y.Widens
Allied to
Four Comes
By the Associated Press

It's taken a half season to
do it, but the American League
is beginning to take on q much
more familiar look "a look
that is made up of pin stripes
and distance.
The pin stripes, Of course,
belong to the Yankees, and the
distance belongs to the rest of
the league-the distance they
would have to make up to
catch the perennial champions.
The Yanks, who dipped as
low as fifth place in their
early-season doldrums, opened
up the biggest lead Of the year
in the American League yes
terday on the strength Of their
ga victory over the White Sox
at New York.
It was the Yanks' second
straight over the White Sox,
stretched their winning string
to six and their league-leading
margin to four full games.
Tigers Top Twins
In other AL games. Detroit
snapped Minnesota's Gig hit =
game winning string, 7-5, BoS-
ton whipped Cleveland, 6-2
and Baltimore edged Los An
geles, 81. Washington anc
Kansas City were idle.
The American League had
rather unfamiliar look for
large part Of the first half Of
the season as five teams Other
than New York held the lead
at one time or another. They
were Baltimore, Boston, Chi
cago, Detroit and Kansas City
But the proud Yankees, who
have won IL remnants in Il
years, righted themselves last
month and have held the tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-04

Francis Siam Is on vacation.
column will be resumed next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-04
Fight Results

ToKYO.-Bert Somodio, 1914. Phi
lippines, knocked out Shigemasa Kawa-
tanned Oriental junior welterweight
EUGENE. oreg.-Don Fullmer. 1o1,
West Jordan, Utah, outpointed Bobby
Horn, 1853, Springfield, Greg. u0l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-04
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
star staff Writer

Gil Hodges win get his first
look at Don Blasingame, the
Senator'S new second baseman.
today, and he also will see
more Of Don thinner. but the
Senator'S manager does. not
plan to forget Mary Breeding
and Chuck Cottier.
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Threat May Help

Cottier obviously is upset
over the acquisition Of two in
fielders. both Of whom prefer
to play second base, Chuck's
position. But Chuck has an
undeniable edge with the glove.
and the threat might make
him come out swinging instead
Of taking so many pitches.
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Mckinley Favored
In Final T omorrow

WIMBLEDON, England.
July 4 (AP),--The bookies have
made Chuck Mckinley. aero
batic tennis star from st. Louis
and San Antonio, Tex, an
odds-on favorite to beat Fred
Stole Of Australia tomorrow
and take the Wimbledon tennis
title back to the United States.
The fast-moving American
reached his second Wimbledon
final by crushing Germany's
Wilhelm Buugert, 60, Ga,
8-6, in the semifinals Wednes-
day. Stole overcame second
seeded Manuel Santana of
Spain, sc, 6-1, Us.
In the women's singles, Billie
Jean Moffitt Of Long Beach,
Calf, reached the finals by
beating Mrs. Ann Hayden Jones
Of Britain, GA, Ga. The other
women's semifinal Is between
Darlene Hard, also from Long
Beach, and Margaret Smith Of
Australia.
Mckinley is trimming with
confidence.
More Relaxed Now
''I'm a much better player
now than when Rod LAYER beat
me in the final of 1851" he
said. I'm more experienced
now and I'm more relaxed.
Against LAYER. / knew I was
in for a tough match. This time
I think I'm in with a real
chance"
The last American to win the
title was Tony Trabert in 1855.
Australians have won it every
year since then except 1859,
when Alex Olmedo of Peru was
the champion.
Stole, unseeded and a 22-1
shot for the title when the
tournament started, has beaten
two seeds on his way to the
final =. Ken Fletcher of Aus
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BY IRVING LOWENS

Bob Dylan, surely one of the
most extraordinary figures in
the strange world Of urban
folk music" today, was at
Lisner Auditorium last night.
For two hours, an overflow
audience was held spellbOund.
Dylan is extraordinary be-
cause he is (Of all things a
very genuine folk-balladeer who
functions with success in the
highly competitive world of
hootenanieS. collegiate trioS and
sad-faced. long-haired girls with
mOnOchromatic voices.
His songs are his own. He
makes them up about things
that are happening to him and
to us, such as the shooting of
Medgar EverS and the death of
Davey Moore in the prize ring.
He asks questions in his lyrics
no one can really answer, and
he moves people with his
subdued violence and his open
protest.
He sings love songs, too, but
not about fair maidens" or
Fabian-type teen-age frights.
There is a clean streak of wild
poetry in Dylan's lyrics about
the out-of-dOOrs, about the day
to-day meetings Of ordinary
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chorus sang a little too closely
to the microphones. resulting
in that hard-edged ring-a-ding
sound of overemphasized highs.
In the cast, tenor Jerry Jen-
ningS stood out for his musical
singing in the meatieSt role of
Lamech, the shepherd who was
the blind mans eyes. The blind
man, tenor Joseph Porrello, did
a superb job of his aria on re-
covering his sight at the manger.
Costuming for the shepherds,
the three kings, and the family
of Jesus was both colorful and
credible, for which Kenneth
Reigel deserves credit, and
scenic Hardisty's undersigned
sets were practical. The built
in static quality of the work
was made less so by Joseph
Porter's intelligent direction.
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Editors Named
In Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, Dec. Il
CAP).-The appointments of T.
Donald Shires as managing ed
itor and c. A. Lancaster as as
sistant managing editor Of the
Cumberland Evening and Sum-
day Times were announced to-
day.
John ]. McMullen. president
OF the Times and Alleganian
Co., also announced that both
men would be named to the
editorial board of the Times.
Mr.. Shires succeeds both Mr..
McMullen who also had served
as managing editor of the
Evening Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
NEWS OF MUSIC
DyIon's Performance
Has Poetic Qualities

folk in the Middle West, or the
Far West, or the South, or any
place at all. His sense of imag-
cry is fresh and strong, and if
he continues to develop, he may
well turn out to be a figure Of
major importance in the world
Of poetry. Maybe can in the
world of music, too.
1t is a unique performance
Dylan puts on, with his weirdly
manhandled harmonica and
Strummed guitar, his shouted
and unrhythmic yet magnifi-
Gently sensitive singing. You
can't really say he has much
of a voice or plays any inStru-
ment, but he moves you.
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musical spectacle, The Night
of the Miracle"
The work. to a Iibretto by
Karl Jacob Eigsti, a former
member Of the Army Band
Chorus, is based on an magma
tive story Of a blind man who
RECEIVERS his sight when led by
a shepherd to the manger in
Bethlehem where the newborn
Christ child lay.
In two parts, the production
moves to a rather cleverly ar
ranged score employing familiar
hymns and carols and a great
deal Of through-compoSed recita-
tive. None of it stands out in
the memory, its quality being
that Of good background or in
cidental music.
Both orchestra and chorus
we're of chamber size, the
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There was a large audience
on hand at Constitution Hall
last night to receive a Christ
mas gift from Maj. Gen. Phillip
c. Wehle, commanding general
of the Military District Of Wash
ington-a neatly staged produc-
ton Of Maj. Samuel LobOda's
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ARMY MUSICAL
WINS APPLAUSE
BY JOHN HASKINS
contriburinE Critic

United States Army Band. Or
cheStrs. and Chorus. Maj Samuel
Loboda, conductor At Constitution
Hall PTogrsm. The Night Of the
Miracle. Loboda. Cast: Harold Sher-
man. Allen CroWell. Robert McCord.
Jerry jennings. Joseph Porrello.
Franklin Summers. Curry FTeer,
David Hudson. Mrs. 10 Anne Mar
tin. James Martin, Kenneth Cor
CoTan.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08

among the junior boys. and Jan
Jamerson was the first among
the Junior girls i'll the Junior
prose reading competition.
They will represent the school
in the district forensic meet
which will be held at Bucking-
ham Central High School some
time in April.
The Buckingham Book Club
Will meet March IL. at 8 pm.
at the First Baptist Church, Dill
wyn. The Rev. John Adams.
pastor will present a program
of music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Watson. Jr.
and daughters, Sabra and Van
essa. of Richmond were week
end guests of Mr.. Watson's par
ents. MIR. and Mrs. Paul Watson
ST., other recent guest in the
same home were Mr.. and MIS-.
Ernest dag. of Sandston. Mr..
Watson ST.. has not been very
well lately.
won a blue ribbon in a window
display with posters and dem
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BCW[ Plans Bake Sale

The Buckingham Boy Scouts
the week end at William and
Mary College, Williamsburg, as
a guest Of her sister Miss Nancy
Ann Pennington. Dr.. Margaret
Pennington and Johnny attend
ed the Choral concert Sunday.
given by the Sussex County High
Schools, Miss Jane Pennington
was one OF the music directors
of the concert.
Mss Betty Ruth Dunnavant.
of Roanoke. spent the week end
at her home here.
Mrs Taylor Duty is a patient
in the Southside Community Hos
pital where she underwent an
operation last week.
Mrs. Walter Hellard is also a
patient in the Southside Com
munity Hospital. She is improv-
ing.
Horace Hill. principal of
Buckingham Central High School
said that the school had 100 per-
cent participation by the stu
dents in the 18th annual Wild
life Essay contest sponsored by
the Virginia Game Mission and
the Virginia IZaak W | o II
League which ended Jan. Is
These compositions on the
theme. The Importance of Con
servation and Education in the
School, Curriculum were sub
mitted by Virginia schol chill
dren in grades five through r.
Buckingham Central was one of
IA schools in Virginia who had
100 percent participation in the
contest by their students. Rep
resentatives from the 100 per-
cent school and winners in the
grand prize awards will be
SutSlS at OillSldl PltoCl-Odti Olis
ceremonies at the State Capitol
in Richmond. the latter part of
April.
Winners Of public speaking,
prose and poetry reading contest
at Buckingham Central High
School were announced recent
". Faye Wyland won the senior
girls public speaking competi-
ton There was no senior boys
contest
Irving Epperson took first
place in the boys poetry read
ing and Sharon Baber was first
in the senior girls poetry read
ing.
In junior class public speaking
E. M. Wright. Jr., was first and
Van Shepard second.
Johnny Pennington was first
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08

BUCKINGHAM, March =
Members Of the Buckingham
County Wonan's Club will spon-
sor a bake sale on Saturday
March 10, at Dillwyn in the old
barber shop building. Proceeds
Will go toward the Federation
Clllb House to be erected in
Richmond. i'll the near future
The club was asked to raise the
money In some way for this
project. Those on the committee
are Mrs John Griffin. chairman
Miss Lewis Daniel and Mrs. Tom
Hall. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Bland and
son "BeBe" visited Sunday in
Varina. with Mr.. BANDS par
ents, Mr.. ard Mrs. j. S. Bland.
ST..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker
B wright. Jr., and son
Johnny. of Richmond. were
week end guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Roatwright, ST..
Back to School
Horace Hill. principal Of
Buckingham Central High
School has announced a Back
to School Night" to be held
Monday. March 10. at 7:30 pm.
All students and parents are in
vited to attend this affair.
Mr.. Hill has asked that every
one come into the auditorium
when they arrive at the school.
where he will make a short talk
on the overall policy of the
school.
The parents will then be given
their childrens' schedules and
will be allowed to go to each
class to talk with the teach
ers.
This is the parents opportu-
my W lliC anu
learn just how the child is pro-
crossing" said Hill Refresh
ments will be served.
Members Of the Buckingham
County Wcman's Club are busy
making plans for their annual
spring dance which will be held
April l9 a. the DillWyn Elemen-
tary School. Mrs. w. A. Pankey
is chairman of Ways and Means.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hall
attended the World Book Ban
quet last Friday evening at the
Town and Country Restaurant
in Lynchburg.
Jenny Lou Kidd is in the Vlr-
ginia Baptist Hospital in Lynch
burg.
Miss Martha Pennington spent
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Buckingham County on the sec
ond Sunday night at 1880 pm.
Mrs. John Morgan Jr., is re-
cuperating at home after under
going surgery at the Southside
Community Hospital recently.
The Buckingham Community
Senior All meeting Was held
Thursday evening with Diane
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Moss. The group is selling first
aid kits to raise money for the
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Morgan
have a new addition to their
family. girl. born last Tues
day. in a Richmond Hospital.
Both mother and daughter are
doing fine.