Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02

Peace Corps
'Outbids' Reds
BY MORRIS sIEcEL

THE ONLY SUBVERSION the Cincinnati Reds are In
erested in at the moment is the overthrow Of the Dodgers
Giants Cards and Cubs who blocking their path to
National League pennant.
However the possibility exists that later on the Reds
might become un-Amercan their name implies and
I seek to overthrow the Government.
They have grievance against the Peace Corps They
recently were outbd by Sargent Shvers volunteers for
pitcher prospect Rudy DAmico rejected $4,000 bonus
offer from the Reds for $5a-month job with the Peace
Corps.
If DAmico had spurned offers from the Nets or even
the Senators his logic would make The Peace Corps
MS as much chance to win the pennant these two
6e-nots but the Reds can't be stuffed Off Not Just yet
I anyway
y rudy WANTED TO GAIN some experience coach
ing" Peace Corps spokesman, Doug Kiker explained
"He also wanted an opportunity to work abroad"
In Shriver's lineup DAmico quickly got the oppor-
tty to do both He is stationed in Morocco teaching
regional and secondary teams basketball-a sport he
starred in at Seattle Unvsrsty-voleyban and track
+ The Peace Corps is a non-profit organization un-
equipped financially to around the country outbddng
major league teams for baseball prospects Turing draft
choices away from football teams.
However one happens along and is eager to do
two-year hitch in the Corps he is enthusiastically well
coined. I'VE need more and athletic Instructors"
shrtver says They contributing the most valuable
form Of Peace Corps work.
I'VE sent 20 to Indonesia and they're asking for so
more. In the African Games recently the three winning
by Peace Corps personnel We extremely proud Of
this"
sHRIvER WHO HAS A GOOD connection with the
top man at the White House-he married of Presi-
dents ssters-regrets that baseball is being taught by
Peace Corpsmen in only one country, the Dominican Re-
public Shriver is a baseball buff
He and another former star second baseman, Bucky
Harris had nostalgia reunion in the D. c. Stadium press
box the other evening when Shrver dropped to watch
the White Sox fail the Senator'S
They first met in 1924 when Shriver and Harris,
n, was the boy wonder" manager Of the world cham
pon Senator's Editors note You look up bub the
Senators did win the World Series once)
Shrver remembers the incident well. He crashed the
Senators victory party atop the willard Hotel roof and
got Harris to autograph baseball Shriver caught in the
met again. this time when Shriver to Griffith Sta
dunn the second baseman for the Yale team that played
an exhibition game against Harris Senator's.
"They won" Shrver recalls 1t had been an upset
The other night at their most recent geogether they
met equal grounds Both in the recruiting business
Shrver for the Peace Corps and Harris for the Senator'S
Judging by the success of the Peace Corps program
and the Senators standing in the American League,
shriver's scouts must be doing better job.
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THE PEACE CORPS MUSCLENGEN are not all grad
yates with degrees In physical education In Thaand as
an example the Corps has Yale teaching physics
at Chuia Longkorn University
At Yale the instructor something intramural
boxer 30 he entered Bangkok tournament Thai boxers
fight with their feet well their hands, modified
Tony Galento style. f#8
"our man there" Peace Corps enthusiast related
became the first nominal ever to get as much as draw
The sports pages made big to-do over him and as
suit he is teaching them boxing, American style"
The most notable achievements Of the athletic nsruc
tors being made in the newly developed nations.
There Shriver says the young countries directly identify
national achievement with sports achievement"
In Malaga the American-coached Jahora team won
the national basketball championship for the first time
In practically every country where Peace Corpsmen have
taken unsed athletes the teams eventually have
become pennant winners. <t+4
II the proposed domestic corps is formed, the first
batch Of coaching volunteers should be assigned TO the
Senators They have shown the effects Of uned labor
for years.