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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
Baseball Goat Roles
Leave Lifetime Scars
By FRANCIS STANN

Oy FRANCIS STANN
tom Of the ninth. They blow It when
Branca comes out Of the bullpen to relieve
Don Newcombe and throws a home run
pitch to Bobby Thomson to lose the pen
nant in 5-4 game.
Ralph had been very good pitcher,
a 2l-game winner one year. But he was
nothing after that home rum"
SELKIRK WAS A PARTICIPANT in
the 1941 Series between the Yankees and
Dodgers, when Mickey Owen dropped the
third strike that would have won 4-3 game
for the Dodgers and evened it up.
The Dodgers (why is it so many of
these things concern the DodgersP) had
never won World Series but they we're
confident of a breakthrough this time,
especially when Hugh Casey, in relief, had
retired the first two Yankee hitters in the
ninth of the fourth game.
Casey worked the count to 80 on
Tommy Heinrich Now he shook off two
signs from Catcher Owen, then threw a
pitch that Heinrich missed. The ball game
should have been over but, alas, Owen also
missed It,
Heinrich wound up on first base, then
the floodgates opened. DiMaggio singled,
Keller doubled, Dickey walked on four
pitches, and Gordon doubled. Final score:
Yankees 7; Dodgers, 4.
The Yanks wrapped 1t up the next
day.
81 NEVER SAW A MORE detected ball
player the next season than Owen" said
Selkirk. Actually, Mickey had an excuse
but he refused to use 1t. For some reason
all the accounts read called Casey's third
strike pitch a sharp curve.
"All Of us on the Yankee bench knew
Casey was throwing a splitter. 1t wasn't a
curve that got past Mickey. 1t was a ball
that was well loaded. Casey's curve never
broke as the pitch did, yet II you look 1t
up you'll find 1t unanimously described as
curve ball.
Mickey later worked for me year and
not once did he ever confess or suggest
that he dropped Casey's splitter. He took
the full rap They gave him the horns and
he wore EN-"
Probably the most tragic case Of goat
hood, as interpreted by Cincinnati base
ball writer's, is that of young Willard Hersh-
berger catching in place Of the injured
Ernie lombard for the 1910 Reds, who
were trying to repeat land did as Ma
tional League champions. Late in the sea-
son Bucky Walters held Al lead over the
Giants in the ninth but was beaten on
Harry Danning's two-out, two-on homer.
Walters had two strikes, no balls on
banning when Hershberger insistently
called for a fast ball strike, hoping to
catch banning by surprise. Three days
later in Boston, they found Hershberger
dead in his hotel room, his throat cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
Pustruno Faces
Argentine on N
In Non-TitIe Bout

MIAMI BEACH, Sept. 20
(AP)-The first Friday nigh:
Fight Of the Week" in three
years appears on television
tonight (WMAL-7 at 10 o'clock
and features Willie Pastrano,
the light heavyweight cham
pion.
It will be Pastrano's first TV
appearance since he lifted the
title from Harold johnson at
Las Vegas last June /.
His opponent in the nom
title bout will be Gregorio
Peralta, Argentine heavyweight
king making his first appear
ance in the United States after
winning Al of his 43 profess
sional fights.
/ Pastrano has had 70 fights
over q span of IS years, win
ming go Of them, 10 by knock
outs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
BY the Associated Press

The grand old custom of
opening with a breather has
almost been discarded, with the
result that a number Of COL
lege football teams may have
their seasons wrecked this week
end before autumn even dawns
officially.
The first full week Of the
season has some tough scraps
scheduled, three Of them to-
night.
Then tomorrow nine of the
IL teams in the Associated
Press preseason top 10-there
was a tie for the last spot-get
under way. There will be some
shattered dreams by midnight.
And fall doesn't even start Of
ficially until Monday.
Barnes Impressed
UCLA and Pitt are on to-
nights slate, with Pitt favored.
The Panthers have Fred Ma
zurek at quarterback, plus q
team that the UCLA coach,
Bill Barnes, says may be "the
best We'll face"-and the Bruins
have Penn State, Notre Dame
and Southern California ahead
The Orange Bowl will be the
scene of another tough night
game as Miami faces Florida
State. Miami has George Mira
and some fancy sophomores;
Florida State has its own pro-
type passer in Steve Tensi. The
Florida State coach, Bill Peter
son, predicts a victory.
Tulane, winless last year, and
No. 5 Texas, unbeaten in reg
ular play. meet in the other
major clash tonight.
use Faces Colorado
Tomorrow No. Southern
California opens defense of its
national crown against Colo
RADIO, No. 2 Mississippi should
romp against Memphis State
in a night game, and No. 3
Alabama meets Georgia.
No. 4 Oklahoma plays Glenn
son, no soft touch. No. 6 North.
western meets Missouri. North.
western, with Tom Myers
throwing, is a one-touchdowI
favorite.
No. Z Wisconsin, the Big Tel
champion, meets Westerl
Michigan, and No. 8 Arkansa
faces Oklahoma State at night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
WIN LOSE OR DRAW

NOT ALL HEARTS this side Of Los An
geleS bled profusely for the manned, hap
less Cardinals after the tornado struck
Busch Stadium. In our town George Selkirk,
a self-described neutral, was able to look
at the other side Of the coin.
II hate to think of what might have
happened to some of the Dodgers, espe-
cially Walter Aston, If the Cardinals had
swept the three-game SERIES" Selkirk said
at D. C. Stadium, where his title is Gen.
eral Manager, Senator's, Inc.
Blowing the pennant year ago was
bad enough to leave Aston and his club
shell-shocked. Two in a row could have
left lifetime scars It might have given
Aston defeatist complex, complete loss
Of confidence, even a nervous breakdown"
Players, too George2
Not so much" Selkirk replied "The
intelligent players would know they must
share the blame. Others would be satisfied
to make Aston +. or anybody except
themselves the scapegoat."
WITH SEVEN GAMES to play in '62,
you'll remember, the Dodgers held four
game lead and chucked it. Going back
bit further, they dropped IL of their final
16 games. Over one stretch they went 30
innings without scoring.
Eventually they blew Az lead in the
ninth inning Of the final playoff game
against the Giants. And the snapper was
that the run which decided their l65-game
season was walked across the plate!
A LOT ~ oy,,ofa,,r y,cun1aa lonio4a foIk ~. 10.
Great Chokeup would leave permanent
scars. Apparently it didn't. The Dodgers
didn't fold this season, even when the
Cards whitfield their lead to a game What
can any leader do when the pursuer wins
10 of 20? The transplanted Buns proved
their mettle this week.
1--WE seen the damage that being a
goat can do" Selkirk testified, land I've
read about other cases. Fred Merkles, for
example. He was fine player, apparently,
and might have been a great one"
$50
ALL OF MERKLE'S deeds are forgotten
except his boner, which was failing 10
touch second base and costing the Giants
the 1908 pennant. Same with Heinie Zim-
norman, who chased Eddie Collins across
the plate in the 1917 World Series and
broke II open.
I'm tag the so-and-so myself" zim-
norman is alleged to have shouted as he
refused to throw to Bill Rariden the Oh
ant catcher, and was outsped by the fleet
footed Collins.
Those incidents Sell1irk called up from
reading the books. But he witnessed a
couple Of outstanding goat" episodes in
person.
Ralph Branca in the playoif final be-
tween the Dodgers and Giants in 1851 was
sad case" George remembered. Here
are the Dodgers with a AL lead in the bot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
Aaron Makes Bid for Triple Crown

Bernie Allen homered for the
Twins.
Belinsky, making his third
appearance since the Angels
brought him up from Hawaii
brought his overall record fol
the year to AZ. He also con-
tributed to the attack with 9
run-scoring single. Albie Pear
son doubled and scored the tie
breaking run for Los Angeles In
the seventh against the Orioles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20

scheduled in either league, Be
Belinsky pitched a five-hitteI
in the Angels To triumph over
Baltimore.
Kaline's triple drove in Dick
McAuliffe. who har sin gled,
with the tie-breaking run in
the 18th for the Tigers to end
a home-run battle. Besides Ka-
line, Rocky Colayito and Gus
Triandos connected for Detroit
Don Mincher, Paul Ratliff and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20

Hank Aaron of the Braves
has q solid shot at becoming
only the 10th player in base
ball history to wear the triple
crown and the first in the Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

The University Of Maryland
opens its I'D football season
tomorrow and If folks find the
Terps' new 'Shifty-I" forma-
ton surprising, that's Just the
way Coach Tom Nugent views
the odds.
The Terps have been pegged
as 312-point favorites over
North Carolina State, the team
Nugent says is the toughe S t
opening opponent any Of his
Maryland outfits has encoun-
tered.
II like the Odds" Nuge mt
says, but I can't honestly see
what they're basirg them on,
Maybe they know something"
If the oddsmakers do, they're
one UP on the dapper Terp
coach. Because he has had to
retool his line almost complete
ly this Sc ason, he says that
he'll reserve opinion on this
club until after it gets its first
test. This is most unlike Nu-
gent, who usually starts off
humping the drums.
About $4,000 fans, including
some 1000 Band Day" partic-
ipants, are expected to be on
hand for first impressions. The
kickoff will be at Q pm. at
Byrd Stadium.
Shift From 81"
Nugent is on something of
an opening game streak, with
eight straight. He's won all
four as Terp coach, two each
over West Virginia and South
ern Methodist, plus winning his
last four openers at Florid Ia
State.
But he thinks this won't help
him as much as his most re-
cent innovation, the "Shifty-I.'
This is one of those things the
man in the stands can watch
It's designed to get pass receiv-
ers quickly in the clear.
Basically, the Terps line ur
In tn cir familiar I-formatior
and then shift. Sometimes the
thanking end drops q step back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20
Terps Rely on Shifty | Against WoIfpack
Toughest Opener
Worries Nugent

which makes him a back. This
then makes the end man on
that side Of the line an eligible
pass receiver. At the same time
another back may shift into a
slot. All Of this is confusing,
and it's supposed to be.
However, N. c. State has the
edge in the usual things that
go toward winning football
games size and savvy. The
Wolfpack will outweig h the
Terps by 10 pounds in the line
and will have the same sort of
edge in experience. N. c. State
has only four sophomores on
its first three units, none Of
whom starts. Maryland has IA
rockies, including starters Andy
Martin and Daryl Hill at end,
plus Tackle Matt Arbutina.
Hefty Backfield
If you're trying to figure out
what might make the Odds
m akers favor Maryland, you
begin with Dick Sinner, the
Terps' record-se tting passer.
He ranked third nationally last
season and completed IL of 16
throws against essentially the
same defense a year ago as the
Terps trimmed the Wolfpack,
14-6.
Maryland also has heftier
running backs. Ernie Arizzi, who
led the Terps In rushing two
years ago, and Lenny Chiaveri-
nj, who led the conference last
season, are the chief threats,
particularly since Fullback Jer-
fy Fishman still is hobbled by
an injured ankle. He'll proba-
bly, sit out this one.
The Wolfpack offense hinges
on Quarterback Jim Rossi, an
effective rollout passer, plus
three veteran running backs,
Tony Koszarsky, Joe Scarpati
and Pete Falzarano. Those three
totaled 654 yards last season.
OF course, in m aking the
Terps favored, the oddsmakers
undoubtedly are aware that
ChiaTerini rushed for 602 all by
himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-20

AI4OAAdA 6OdBhC al 1lOLC bAAdlI q
quarter Of q century.
The 29-year-old righthanded
hitter, previously overshadowed
by the tight pennant struggle
now has the stage and spot
light to himself in a drive to
grab the elusive triple crown
baseball's most exacting test Of
q hitter.
While Aaron continues his
bid at Chicago tonight, the
Dodgers open a nine-game home
stand against Pittsburgh. They
hope to wrap up the pennant
race quickly after sweeping the
vital three-game series with
second-place st. Louis.
Cards in Cincinnati
The Cardinals, four games
behind with only seven to play
will be trying to keep their hopes
alive at Cincinnati. Any COM
bination Of five Los Angeles
victories and-or st. Louis de-
feats will give the Dodgers Their
first pennant since 1859.
Aaron, trying to become the
first triple crown winner In the
National League since Joe Med
wick Of st. Louis in 1887, leads
the league with AZ homers and
127 runs batted In. However
he trails Dick Groat Of st
Louis by four points, 1913 to
.3l9, in the race for the batting
title.
The way Aaron always has
figured it. he, at least. has the
advantage over the pitcher.
1.-THE pitcher has got only a
ball. I've got a bat. So the
percentage in the weapons is in
favor Of me-"
Aaron has Just eight game.
remaining in which to overtakt
Groat and four others involved
In the six-man struggle for the
batting title. Roberto Clementt
Of Pittsburgh, San Francisco'I
Orlando Cepeda and Tommy
Davis Of Los Angeles are tiec
at .321 and Cincinnati's Vads
Pinson is at .319.
Davis is the defending cham.
pion, off a .346 average ir
1862. Clemente won with 1851
in 1851 and Groat won with
1876 in 1860.
Won BY Three Others
Aaron, who has won all three
titles making up the triple
crown at different times dur.
ing his 10-year career, battec
a league-leading 1856 in 1859.
Besides Medwick. only three
other National Leaguers have
won the triple crown-Heinie
Zimmerman Of Chicago in 1912
Rogers Hornsby Of st. Louis ir
1922 and 1925 and Chuck Kleir
Of Philadelphia in 1888.
Mickey Mantle OF the YAM
KEGS was the last American
Lacquer to accomplish the feat
in 1857. Ty Cobb did 1t with
Detroit in 1909, Jimmy Foxx Of
Philadelphia In 1888, Lou Geh-
rig Of the Yankees in 1884 anc
Ted williams OF Boston in 1914;
and l947.
Thereu be no triple crown
winner in the AL this year
Dick Stuart leads In homers
with Al, and runs batted in
with ll2, but is batting only
1858. Carl Yastrzemksi Of Bos-
ton leads the batters with o
1922 mark.
AL Kaline became the second
American Lacquer TO hit the
100-RBI mark this season az
he drove in four runs yesterday
with two homers, a triple and
q single in Detroit's 8-6, 49,
Inning victory over Minnesota
! In the only other game
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-06
Federal Grunt OF $2A5,400
Mode For Expansion OF Loris
Wufer And Sewer Systems

The Community Facilities
Administration annou q
Monday that a Federal grant
of S245,400.C0 has been made
to the Town of LoriS under
the Accelerated Public Works
program for expansion of the
towns water and sewer SyS-
TENS.
Senator Olin ID. Johnston
advised The Loris Sentinel of
the grant, adding that this
grant will be supplemented
with other funds totalllne
S448,60O.0O for q grand total
of S694,O0OOO. This. with town
funds, will run the total to
S70O.O00.O0.
Part of the $ii6, 10000 sup
Elemental funds of which Son.
Johnston spoke is a Federal
grant of S59.l39.OO which had
already been made tD tho town
by the Public Health Service
under L. 5. &. 100. Another
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-06

part is some S29,OOO.OO in
grant which is to come from
PHS under the Accelerated
Public Works Program.
Half of the S700,G00.0O cost
will come from a S350.OOO. 90
fown OF Loris bond issue
which. unless private firms
bid low, will be bought by the
Area acknowledgment Admins
tration at 3 3/8", and will run
over a % year period.
The bond issue would be
paid off over 20 years from
the revenues of the water and
sewer departments plus con-
tinuation of a present 20 mil
tax, used in the past to pay off
former water and sewer bond
issues.
Work on the $500. 100000 pro-
ieCt is expected to begin with
in 100 days and VIII provide
800 man months of local lab"r
at payroll of some S28O.OOO.-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-06
',WECT-TV P,ons
Educational
Show C~..ssdny

A special half-huur cue
mentary on education will be-
premiered on WECT TV,
Channel q, nj $50 p. NJ, Sat
urday, Feb. ..
"All In A Lifetime" mar
rated by Lowell Thomas, turns
the cameras on the schools Of
Mansfield, Ohio. and looks al
them through the eyes Of
three senior citizens. The piCt-
orial presentation of education
in one industrial community il
presented by the National Ed
location Association III cooper
alton with its affiliated S.dty
education associations aaU
shows how the schools have
changed with the times and
the demands upon time.
In the program, teachers and
principals explain what they
try TO do and how they ga a.
bout il. Students tell what thSy
want from school and citizens
of the community express what
they expect the schools To &C
CompliSh. The words are last
against Il background of class
room and playground activities
winch demonstrate the wide
variety of skli'S and abilities
now being taught in school.
"All In 4 Lifetime" is being
tclccast by WECT-TV as part
of its public service program
ming.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-06

sewerage available To all the
houses in town. about half of
which are now served by Spet-
&c tanks, many of which do not
operate IN wet weather, re-
sulting in raw sewage running
into open bitches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
Mt. OIivet Unit
Elects Officers

Mrs. Korea strowder wa.
elected president Of the Mt. o.
ivet Civic Association last night
at their monthly meeting.
Also elected were George
johnson. first vice president;
James Belk. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Flava conley. re-
eording secretary; Mrs. Doris
Chandler. corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. CIarissa Lindsey.
financial secretary; Mordecai
Harris, business manager; the
Rev. Stanford Harris, chaplain;
Carroll Tyler, legal adviser,
Mrs. Catherine Mayo. archi-
visit; the Rev. Robert Harrison,
pariamentar1an, and Mrs.
Myrtle Flucas, program chair
man.
In accepting her new posi-
ton, Mrs. Strowder said she
hoped the members would put
their shoulders to the wheel"
in the next year. She said that
in order to keep their area
from declining they could not
rely on help from the outside,
but would have to take the ini-
tiative and responsibility them
selves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08

Tense. He defended Senator
Dodd from Senator Dirksen's
charge Of absenteeism. Sena-
tor Dodd's attendance record
was good, he said.
Thereupon a group of SEN
ators were he ard from In
turn, offering their diagnoses
Of the Senate's ailment. They
sounde d like a band of
medieval doctors gathered
around a patient with appen-
dicitis.
Senator Morse, Democrat
of Oregon, said the majority
leader could not be blamed,
it was the committees.
Senator Jsvits. Republican
Of New York. said the trouble
was that the CONNIE cree
Committee had not reported
the civil rights bill.
Senator Kuchel, Republi-
can Of California, said it was
the fault Of the archaic
rules" and that Paul the
Apostle. as majority leader,
couldn't move the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
0fepka Case
NOWHinu@On
Wiretdp Issue

Wiretapping and three off,
Gals allegedly false denials
that it occurred have become q
focal point in the row between
the State Department and the
Senate over the dismissal Of
Otto F. Otepka.
Mr.. Otepka, chief security
risk evaluator Of the State De-
partment, was notified Tuesday
Of his dismissal for passing in
formation on security risk
cases to the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee. He
plans to appeal the department
decision.
Mr.. Otepka denied all IS
charges against him earlier
and ounter-charged that his
telephone has been tapped.
Questions Veracity
Senator Dodd, Democrat Of
Connecticut, has raised the
possibility that other State De-
partment officials were un-
truthful about the overlapping
in the Otepka case.
Certain people" in the State
Department, he said, had In
stalled q tap on Mr.. Otepka's
telephone.
Although q State Depart
ment official has denied under
oath that this was DONE" Sem
ator Dodd said in q Senate
speech Tuesday, "the Subcom-
mittee on Internal Security At
fairs has proof that the tap
was installed"
At another point Senator
Dodd said: I'VE know the De-
partment Of State tapped Mr..
Otepka's telephone, but an en-
ploye of the Department of
State came to our subcommit-
tee, and, under oath, said that
the telephone had not been
tapped-which was an untruth.
That Is the man who ought to
be subject to charges. :"
Should Tell Truth
Three officials repeatedly
denied existence Of the wiretap
in executive session testimony
before the subcommittee. One
Of them was a superior Of Mr..
Otepks, another was the supe-
rior's a assistant and the third
was an electronics engineer.
Secretary Of State Rusk,
asked for comment at his news
conference today, said State
Department officials should
tell the truth" when they ap-
pear before congressional COM
mittees.
He added that he must hold
himself aloof from the Otepka
proceedings because he will
pass Judgment on the case If
Mr.. Otepka follows appeal pro-
cedures, as he has indicated
he viii do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-08
SENATE
SENATE
Members of the Club
AnoIyze Themselves

Continued From Page Al
Senators confess their sense
Of loss in private.
Further. he called the
Republican opposition so
soft, so coy that it does not
count for much"
DirkSen Furious
Minority Leader Dirksen.
usually the coolest of minor
ity leaders. was absolutely fu-
rious. He got up on the floor
and called Senator Dodd's
remarks "a bundle of inco-
herencies which should never
have been printed in the
Congressional r ecord." He
rem arke d scathingly that
Senator Dodd. who was pin
ing for longer sessions, was
not even on the floor.
Senator Mansfield was, as
ever, long-suffering and for
giving. He made the clean
desk argument" No m ajor
bills remained on the calen-
dar, he said. The record Of
the session required no de-