Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-04
SEGH AT LARGE
Bottle of BirdIund
Is Under Way
BY MORRIS sIEGEL

WE HAVEN'T HEARD the last about that $1O-million
aquarium Congress voted to build in Washington last
year. The militant pigeon population, demanding equal
rights feels it deserves much national recognition as
fish.
They making a strong and characteristic protest
With Federal home to call its own Pigeons Anonymous
insists on Selling recently taxpayer-supported edfce
built for other purposes.
Until their recent discovery the pigeons were about
to convert D. c. Stadium, home roos OF the Senators
and Redskins, into $22 million brdand Their presence
has doubled the pathological problems confronting the
Senators for Mondays opener
Originally, the lone worry was how to combat the
Birds of Baltimore Now the additional concern is how
to combat the pigeons Of no fixed address.
ON AN INSPECTION tour yesterday not one pigeon was
seen personally Joe Burke the Senators harrased BUSH
ness manager and Joe Mooney the perpexed grounds
keeper insisted they had been there Their invitation to
point out proof-postive declined.
Neither Burke nor Mooney is bird-brained In the
current dilemma they wish they were. MONEYS prn-
cpa billet with the Senators is immoble assignment
TO watch the grass grow Recently he given an ad-
ditiona responsibility He's also the chief brdwatcher
pigeons and the President coming Monday"
moaned Mooney, who has political loyalty despite
fine Boston Irish background "If don't get EN- the
hell out of here by Monday they'll think I'm Repub-
ncan."
1t trying to assure Mooney that the Pres
ident wouldn't think that low of any Republican not
even Barry Goldwater
WHEN MOONEY FIRST detected the pigeon invasion
his immediate thought to hire Ted williams When
Williams wasn't rfling home the righted wall
In Boston, he rifng pigeons off the centereld wall
Until the ASPCA learned why the Red sox marksman
was reporting TO Fenway Park four hours before day
games, Ted had built up unenvabe reputation Pub
lie Enemy No. in pigeonand
There is reason 10 believe the ASPCA has placed an
asterisk beside his in their Most Wanted Book
the pigeon league, Williams performed better than
he did In the American League which considerable
Mooney reluctantly decided against recalling williams
The long layof may have impaired Teds accuracy, he
reasoned Then too the word would surely gotten
among the pigeons and they would have protested on
the grounds that the Senators tamperng with prop
erty that stn belongs TO the Red sox
BUSINESS MANAGER BURKE, who had talked with
every available anpigeon club in the area was for eav-
ing the gate crahers right where they and blasting
them out by sound. He willing to gamble on BOOM
ing announcements the public system but
this not ooproof enough for Burke pigeon
the idea.
Finally q solution was found. An Arlingtonian with
previous experience in removing pigeons from minor
league baseball parks given his first major league
sgnment He guarantees results according to Stadium
Manager Dutch Bergman who must pick up the tab
de-pigeoning D. G. Stadium.
Nobody win say how the pigeon-remoyer plans TO rid
the premises Of the feathey party but whatever
Is done they insist will not violate the ASPCA const-
tuition
They could trap em and release 'em in Griffith Sta
dunn.