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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16
Marylanders Visit Relatives
In POwhatan And Richmond

JEFFERSON, Aug. Is = Mr..
and Mrs. William Coleman, Of
Kengenston. Md, were visitors
OF his mother, Mrs. Mabel Cole
man, the week end of Aug. 8.
On Sunday afternoon they all
drove to Richmond for a visit
with his brother, Dixie Coleman.
and family, and his 81 tel S,
Edith and Gaysell.
Mrs. Eleanor Byrd Dowdy was
matrOn Of honor at the marriage
OF her friend. Nancy Joyce Sal
mon, to Paul Braxton DENLY,
both of Richmond. which took
place at st. Benedict's Catholic
Church on Saturday. Aug. 10
Her daughters, Diane Fay and
Barbara Leigh DoWdy, wer e
flower girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Henirg
and their three children spent
Saturday in Newport N e VS.,
where they visited Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Eley and son. David. En-
route. they stopped in Williams
burg and took a walking tour
to several points of interest.
Their son, Richard Scott Hening
stayed in Newport News, this
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16
Meherrin News
OF Interest

! MEHERRIN, Aug. Is - The
Rev. c. L. Taylor, of Stanfield,
N. c.. was overnight guest of
Mrs. George w. Redd. Jr., and
daughter, Miss Virginia George
Redd, on Wednesday. Mr.. Tay-
lor is q former pastor Of Me-
herin Baptist Church.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Il.
Kindred and children were also
guests Of the Redds on Wednes-
day
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Newman
and daughter, Miss Lois New
man, returned home after
spending most of the past week
in Douglas, Ga. While there
they also motored to Lake City,
Fla. Eugene Newman has been
IN Douglas, Ca, for the past
three weeks dispatching til
Newman trucks
/ Mr. and Mrs. Denny Bowman
had as their dinner guests Sat-
! urday evening their son. S. Sgt
/ Robert Bowman and Mrs. Bow
man and children Sharon, Eliza
BETH and Robert Wayne, of Den
yer. Colo, their daughter, Mrs.
j A. Damlani, and Mr.. Damani
and son, Jamey, and Barbara
Cooper, Of Christiansburg:: their
son, Lawrence Bowman, Of Little
Greek Amphibious Base. Nor
folk, Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Bow
man, and Ike Gee, all Of Keys
vile. Harris Gee, Of Meherrin.
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Price,
of Victoria.
| Mebane Ward of Greensboro,
N. c., spent several days last
week with his sister. Mrs. Den
ny Bowman and Mr.. Bowman.
/ Mrs. M. NJ Baugh and chill
dren. Of Fort Mitchell, visited
Mrs. u. u. Elliott, Monday.
Mrs. Denny Bowman, S. SGT.
Robert Bowman and his family
spent Friday at Guilford College,
~ q, with Mr. and Mrs. Mebane
Ward S, Sgt. and Mrs. Bowman
left Monday for Denver. Colo,
where he is stationed at Lowery
Air Force Base.
Denny Bowman is doing some
engineering work in Hillsville.
He plans to be there for several
weeks.
Mrs. Tom Younce and grand
son. Tommy Toney, Of Rich
mond. spent a few days here
last week with her husband,
Tom Younce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Younce
visited Mrs. L. B. Hurt la st
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Filler, of
Norfolk, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Macon Vaughan Sunday and
Mrs. Dot Farley's children, of
Rice.
pr. and Mrs H. G. Smith, Of
Burkeville, visited Mrs. L. B.
Hurt Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Queens
berry. Of Baltimore. Md, spent
week here with Mr.. and Mrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16
Knoxville

Aug. Is Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Word were
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Barnes,
their son. David. and grandchll-
dren. Douglass. Paul, and Pen
ny Sue Rollings. of Sprln g
Grove. Surry county
Miss Pauline Peters was a
recent visitor of Mrs. Ernest
Courier, of Schuyler. and attend
ed Homecoming services at
Goshen Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Word and
Carolyn and Mr.. and Mrs. F. n.
Word and family were visitors
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Word.
Henry Arlington, of Lynch
burg. was diEner guest Thurs
day of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Ran
son. II
Miss Pauline Peters recently
visited Mr.. and Mrs. R o b c
Baber, of Howardsville. a nd
Mrs. Terry Glass. of Scottsville
Annual Picnic
The Young Adult Sunday
School Glass Of Enon Church
held their annual picnic at Bear
Creek Lake Saturday afternoon
A. E. Rush is teacher Of this
group.
Those who were week e nd
visitors of Mrs. Cary Payne
were Dick Payne and Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Noring. all Of Rich
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16
Five Forks

Aug. Is Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Southan
We're MI. and Mrs. Albert Flip
pen and Albert. Jr.. of Farm
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bailey. Of
Darlington Heights, were Sun
day afternoon visitors Of Mr..
and Mrs. D. Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon BoWles
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
R. E. owles visited R. S.
Bowles of Cumberland, on Sun
day. They also visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Metcalf, of Pam
pin.
/ Sunday visitors in the George
Womack home were Mrs. r. B.
Southall. Miss Mary Lou South
all, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Flip
pen and Albert, Jr., of Farm
vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Cason. of Hampden-Sydney.
Other visitors during the week
were Mrs. Walker Gillian, Page
and Lew. Mrs. Jack Swan and
Mrs. E. B. Womack, of the route
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Womack
and daughters, Shyleen, Debby
and Rosemary, Of Charlotte
Court House. and Mrs. Lou
Southall, Of Richmond.
| Monday visitors Of the William
Berrys were Mrs. Edith Stanley
Of Buckingham. and Mrs
George Womack and George
William.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Stockton
and family and Mrs. Herbert
Stockton are visiting relatives u
Tennessee and North Carolina
| Mrs. John Held and daughter
Colette, and Miss Frances South
all returned Monday after spend
ing the week end visiting Mrs
Held $ husband, at Quantico
who was there with the United
States Rifle Team.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. H. Butcher
attended church services at Oal
Grove Methodist Church in Pitt
! sylvanla County on Sunday. They
later visited her brother, Jacl
| Power, and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs Garter Southall
Earl Southall and Miss Carolyl
Shelton spent Sunday in Rich
mond visiting Mrs. N. R. South
all
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16

Saunders. Sandy Lush and Ran
kin Wilmington. all from Pied
mont Baptist Church, and Shr-
ley Munford from MT. Hope
Church. Mrs. J. R. Wilmington
is also attending as counselor for
the group.
Mrs. Earl Poore and daughter,
Carolyn, attended the Kelly-Bow-
lin wedding at the Laurel Pres
byterian Church on Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kerr had
a lookout on the Lawn Of their
home on Saturday night to help
celebrate Charles Dodson's and
Robert Kerr's birthday. There
were around Is guests present.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16

Aug. Is Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Bush and family. of Miami
Fla, left Friday following a two
weeks visit here with his sister
and family. Mr. and Mrs. D. C..
Riddle. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Addle-
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Mylum spent Thursday in Rich
mond visiting the J. W. Newton
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry AL
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16

Aug. 15-Mr. and Mrs. James
P. Baber's daughter, Catherine
Shepherd Baber, was christened
at home on Sunday evening,
August IL. The Rev. Drinard
Smith, rector of Christ Episco-
pal Church at Luray, performed
the ceremony. Godparents are
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. P. Lame Of
Petersburg.
Present for the occasion were
the grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16

The Governor s Highway Safe.
ty Committee tells us that GER
tain medicines and drugs can
seriously effect driving ability.
If you intend to drive after TAX
ing medicine. consult your doc
tor and be sure it's safe to get
behind the wheel.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16

G. A. stonnell and Mrs. Mary
Tyler Baber, and great-grand-
mother. Mrs. Hise Baker. Out-of-
county guests included the Rev.
and Mrs. Drinaid Smith and
soa. Stephen; Roy Stonnell and
sons, Ernie and Mike, of Char
lotte, N. c.
A lovely reception was held
following the christening service.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16

mond.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Jones
visitors for the past week were
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Jones and
sons, Of Huntington. w. Va.
Miss Anre Wootton came home
for the week end.
Miss Ruby G. Gillispie. Of
Richmond. is spending a week S
vacation with her mother. Mrs.
R. l.. Gillispie.
Miss Barbara Dunevant an d
Irving Bergman accompanied
Mrs Katie Dunevant home from
Richmond Sunday. Her visitors
this week are Mrs. Henry BlaM-
ton and sons, Richard and Cary.
of Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Wood
son S guests during the week
end were Robert Douglass and
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. AtWatcr
Mrs Woodson's mother accom-
panied them on a boat trip on
the Rlvana river over the week
end.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-16
Attends Senior
High Conference
At MaSSanetta

MATTOAX, Aug. Is - Miss
Jean Chimney attended tn e
Senior High Fellowship Confer
ence at Massanetta Springs over
the week end as a delegate
from the Mattoax-Pine Grove
Presbyterian Church Fellowship.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Yates, of
Mechanicsville, were guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr and
family on Sunday afternoon. Gail
Kerr vert home with them to
spend a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. BAIL Tinsley and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Tinsley motored to Mays
Head. N. c., for the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Wright and
grandsons, Eldridge and Will
liam Daugherty. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Fuller
and family, Of Amelia Miss
Mary Daugherty is spending this
week in Richmond with her
aunt, Mrs. Miller. She will go
to the beach with her cousin.
Mis-. Molly Locknane, to spend
the week end at her trailer.
With Aunts
Miss Janet Crute, of Radford
spent the week end with her
aunts. the Misses Esther and
Alma Wilmington. She will at
tend the Youth Music Camp at
Eagle Eyre, this week. A group
OF happy young people left the
community on Monday to attend
the Youth Music Camp at Eagle
Eyre. Baptist Assembly Center
Those attending are: Pat S y
Saunders Linda Lawrence, Dale
Evening star., 1963-01-06

BALTIMORE, Jan. 5 (AP).-
Bucking weather, tradition and
"a televised professional game,
46 college football players from
throughout the Nation COM
pete here Sunday in the in
augural Crusade Bowl.
The game, featuring draft
choices of the Eastern and
Western Divisions of National
Football League teams, will
start at 2 pm. The Maryland
division of the American Can
Ger Society will receive rs per
cent Of the gross receipts.
Even under clear skies, q
crowd of 10000 paid admis-
sions probably would be con-
sidered outstanding in a town
where the Baltimore Colts have
captured the fancy Of almost
all the football Bluffs.
Snow Possible
But the weather buraeu say;
there is a possibility of snow
in the area tomorrow morning
The slim turnouts at the
Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia
and the Gotham Bowl in New
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Duke Scores
0verWo|fpack

DURHAM, N. c., Jan. S
(AP).-Duke stopped a possess
sion-minded North Carolina
State basketball team in the
first half tonight and rolled
to its fifth straight Atlantic
Coast Conference victory,
1852.
N. c. State played cautiously
throughout the first half, TAX
ing only 10 shots but making
eight of them.
Duke, ranked No. 7 nation
ally, broke through N. c..
States control tactics midway
in the first half to go out in
front, 1873, as Art Heyman and
Jay Buckley connected on sue
cessive 3-point plays.
The second half was a diff
ferent story as the sharpShoot-
ing Blue Devils, who hit on 80
Of 81 attempts for SOL per cent
Of their shots from the floor
quickly boosted the advantage
to more than 20 points.
Heyman was high with Is
points. Buckley had 13.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

Leonard. Crowder, who was called General"
because there had been a noted World
War I general by that name, was one of
old Griff's favoriteS.
He sometimes was impatient with
Johnson, whom he felt was not exploiting
to the fullest the great gifts with which
he came equipped. He was only lukewarm
to Leonard, second only to Johnson as the
winningeSt of all Senator pitchers, because
he thought Dutch'S reluctance to double
as reliever in AZ cost him a flag.
CROWDER, WHITEHILL AND MAR
BERRY were his secret guys. None had the
binding speed of JohnSon-nor did any
body else, before or since-but they MIXED
their skills to the utmost. Whitehill had a
fiery temper but an almost flawleSs COM
petitive temperament. He waS except that
he was lefthanded, what Griffith fancied
he saw in himself in the dark ages. And
Griff, remember, won 240 games in the
big leagues.
Marberry was exciting to the Old Fox
because when the Strapping reliefer walked
into a tough situation he was like Mac
Arthur Striding knee-deep onto beach
head He was big man with dark Texan
face and somebody hit upon the name of
'Firpo" for him, after boxing'S old Wild
Bull of the Pampas, Luis Angel Firpo.
Marberry had a good arm and his fast
ball was made to look faster because Of
high leg kick that intimidated hitters. He
glowered from his place on the hill and
looked like the meanest man on earth.
He had the bravery to match, too, because
one of his favorite sports was to knock
down AL Simmons of the Athletics, who
wasn't any welterweight in size or heart.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
REDSKINS NO. ! CHOICE
Top Linemon Award
Going to Richter

Pat Richter, the University
of Wisconsin's All American
end who was the Redskins No.
l draft choice, has been Sc
lected as recipient of the Knute
Rockne Memorial Award to be
presented at the Touchdown
Clubs 23d annual dinner Sat-
urday night at the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
The award honors the out
standing college lineman of the
year.
Richter, a 6 foot S, 230-
FOUNDER, was a standout in
the recent Rose Bowl game de-
spite Wisconsin's 42-37 defeat
by Southern California. His pass
catching featured a last-period
Badger rally that all but
caught the front-running Tro-
jams.
Richter played a leading role
in WiSconsin'S drive to the Big
Ten title. He was rated a good
blockers and defensive man as
well as top flight receiver.
Richter also punted for the
Badgers and probably will fill
that role with the Redskins
next season if signed by them.
The big fellows three-year
record at Wisconsin showed l10
pass receptions for LILO yards
and IA touchdowns-all school
records.
Richter went to Wisconsin
on a basketball scholarship and
was a power hitting outfielder-
first baSeman in baseball. He
is only two letters away from
being the first nine-letter man
at Wisconsin since 1852, and
expects to pick them up be-
fore graduation.
The Badger ace chose the un-
usual course of landscape
architecture as his major in
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Trio Sparks
Gu, 1856

Gene Horan and Bill Leahy,
with help from Walt Skinner,
proved too much for Southern
Connecticut last night as
Catholic University rolled to a
1886 victory in the first game
Of a double-header at Gu.
Koran and Leahy combined
for 48 points and with Skin
ner's is outscored the entire
Connecticut team.
AU took on undefeated Ak
ron in the second game. Akron
whipped Gu, 85-72, Friday
night.
Horan, a 6-foot-2 senior,
sank IL Of II field goals. He
scored IA points in the first
half when the Cards took a
commanding lead. Leahy led
all rebounders with 81.
Don Norcross had II points
for the losers. He scored 10
Friday night in a losing effort.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
MM LOSE OR DRAW

IN WINSTON-SALEN, N c., where he
has deep roots, Alvin Floyd Crowder has
been making the good fight. Two days
before Christmas he was stricken with
heart attack, later became partially para
lyzed. A major operation helped and now
it's up to The General" to pitch his way
out Of hole, same as he did with con-
sistent success during his l1-year career
with the old Browns, Senators (twice) and
Tigers.
One would have to be very unsteeped
in Washington baseball lore not to place
Alvin Crowder. 1t wasn't necessary to have
seen him when he was winning 26 games
in 1892 and "a the next season, which was
the last time the Senator's won a pennant.
On any list of Washington's all-time five
pitchers-four, really, because Walter john
son is an automatic-Crowder belonged.
The late Clark Griffith, who was the
master appraiser, always led off with
Johnson, then followed with Earl White
hill, Crowder, Fred Marberry and Dutch
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Devaney Gets
$1,000 Raise

LINCOLN, Neb. Jan. S. (AP)
University of Nebraska re-
gents today awarded increases
in pay to members of the
coaching staff, with Head
Coach Bob Devaney receiving
a $4,000 raise to $4,000 a year.
The Huskers, in their first
year under Devaney, won eight
games and lost two in the
regular season and defeated
Miami of Florida in the Goth
am Bowl in New York City.
Assistants James Ross, Mike
Corgan and Carl Selmer had
their salaries increased from
$4,000 to $4,000.
other pay increases were
John Melton, from $4,000 tc
$4,000, and Cletus Fischer anc
George Kelley, from $8.700 tc
$4,000.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

Svare is the seventh Ram
coach since l947. The others
were Bob Snyder, Clark
Shaughnessy. Joe Stydahar,
Pool, Sid Gilman and Water
field.
There was speculation that
the Rams might try for an es-
tablished name to head a club
that has been considered a
graveyard for coaches.
Among the names suggested
were Vince lombard OF the
Packers and Joe Kuharich OF
Notre Dame.
But Reeves said that, as far
as he was concerned, There
He was a lineman at Wash
ington State before joining the
National Football League.
Ram President Dan Reeves,
who acquired control Of the
club last week. said Of the
broad-shouldered young bache-
lor.
II feel he's young but deter
mined and dedicated. He can
handle men. He's well schooled
4 feel that the players, the
press, radio and TV and the
fans are solidly behind Har-
land"
Reeves, In New York, talked
to Svare by phone today. He
said the young coach would
hire his own staff.
Hampton Pool, an offensive
coach last season and one-time
head coach Of the Rams, will
be retained as a special con-
sultant answerable 10 Reeves,
the club president announced.
were no others. / thought OF
other persons, but no one else
was contacted by me"
He said: I'VE feel that Har-
land deserves this chance. and
we think that he's going 10
come through In a big way for
us"
Syare, youngest head coach
In the NFL, said the Rams gave
him q one-year contract but
declined 10 reveal the amount
OF money involved.
wen have some offensive
Evening star., 1963-01-06

LOS ANGELES, Jan. S (AP)
The Los Angeles Rams ap-
pointed Harland Svare, 81
year-old defensive specialist, as
head coach today.
Svare took over for Bob
Waterfield after Waterfield re-
signed in mid-season last fall
and coached the luckless Rams
in the last six football games
Under his leadership. the Rams
plagued by injuries, had a
record Of five losses and one
tie.
Their final game Of the sea-
son was a 20-l7 loss TO the
champion Green Bay Packers
The Rams head office said
the final game, although a
heart-breaking effort, was the
teams best game Of the season
against the formidable Packers
Former Llnebacker
Svare, who was signed on as
q defensive coach at the start
OF last season. was a star line
hacker for the Rams anc
Giants.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Cincinnati
Wins, $3.50

CINCINNATI Jan. 5 (AP).-
Cincinnati's top-rated BearcatS
fought down a second-half rally
tonight and walloped Wichita
$3.50.
The Shockers. trailing by IA
points, early in the second half
moved within to six, 47-41, be-
fore the Bearcats got hot again
George Wilson's reboundine
and game-high 20 points lee
Cincinnati which stretched itS
unbeaten string to 29 games
llthis year-and Sc on its home
court.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Middies Down
BuckneII, 67-58

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. S (AP) -
Hank Kettelhodt came off the
bench 10 score seven straight
points tonight and propel Navy
into a lead II never relinquished
in taking a 67-58 basketball
victory over Bucknell.
Kettelhodt, inserted into the
lineup with eight minutes re-
naming In th efirst half,
promptly tied the score at 90
20 and moved the Midshipmen
in front. 1920, with another
basket and a three-point drive
In play.
The victory evened Navy's
season record at "A. while
Bucknell dipped 10 As.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
HarIand Svare Signed to Lift
Rams Out of NIL Darkness

changes" he added. "One rea-
son Hamp Pool is moving up is
a new concept in scouting
which we can't discuss at this
time. We think we can use
Hamp's abilities to more ad-
vantage now"
Svare said his first-string
quarterback will be Roman
Gabriel as of now. The North
Carolina State standout came
off the bench as a rookie after
Svare took over as head coach
last season and looked impres-
sive in directing the team.
Evening star., 1963-01-06

college and hopes to design golf
courses and build swimming
pools after receiving his sheep
skin.
Other winners Of the Rockne
award were Lew McFadin, Tex
as; Bob Ward, Dick Modzelew-
ski, Stan Jones, and Bob Pelle-
grini, all of Maryland; Max
Boydston and Jerry Tubbs of
Oklahoma; Lou Michaels, Ken
lucky; Bob Bovogartz, Army;
Roger Davis, Syracuse; Tom
Brown, Minnesota, and Joe
Romig, Colorado.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
This Has Been q Tough
Winter On Old Heroes
BY FRANCIS STANN


Actually Marberry was a gentle man.
When it was over for him as a pitcher he
turned umpire in the American League.
'I quit because couldn't stand the verbal
abuse" Firpo explained. Most of the guys
had been friends of mine."
CRoWDER WAS A PITCHER who al
ways appeared to be angry. Maybe grim
is a more appropriate word. He never
seemed to smile, when he was pitching,
from the day he reported to the Senators
in 1925 after minor-league career that
began in San Francisco and spread out to
Winston-Salem Rochester, Waterbury and
Birmingham.
He was a freshman winner (7-4) in
'26 but Griffith unaccountably let him go
to the Browns on waivers, then rued the
day. The Old Fox was not above admitting
his mistakes. He had traded Buddy Myer
to the Red Sox in 1927 for the aging
Topper Rigney, who was no great help,
and late in '2S he gave five players to
Boston in order to get Myer back He needed
him to win the '33 pennant
To reclaim Crowder from the Browns
in June, 1880, Griff had to give up Goose
Goslin, hero Of the 24'25 pennant-
winning seasons. Goose was favorite of
the fans and one of GriffithS, too. But he
was an artful clubowner; he yielded Goslin
to regain title to Crowder, and got Heinie
Manush in the bargain.
Less than two years later he traded
again with the Browns and got back Goslin,
who was to be cog in the '33 flag run.
Cant seem to win a pennant in this town
without Goslin," muttered Griff.
CROWDER HAD BEEN an Army SER
geant who had seen service in the Philip
pines He looked as tough as field sergeants
are popularity pictured. He wasn't especially
fast, but he became the big man on the
1928 staff. He won 68 games over this
three-year stretch.
The General was, putting 1t in the
trite players language, "sneaky fast" He
had a curve and he was not above for
getting to dry off a baseball which he
suddenly found uncommonly moist in his
hand Few, if any, righthanders nailed
down would-be base StealerS better than
Crowder. He might have given Maury Wills
a few hard times last season.
That was some of the professional AL
Crowder. The retired guy, when he was
wrenched loose from his Carolina moorings
for an All-Timers game few years ago,
was the jokester of the aggregation, gayer
than Bobo NewSom and the other blades.
NEWSOM WAS AN ILL MAN who
passed on recently. This has been tough
six weeks for the old heroes.
There had been Red KreSS, then Ben
Cantwell and Joe Boley and Jake Flowers,
none of whom touched home plate. Then,
yesterday Rogers Hornsby. Crowder, as
these lines are written, was giving it the
big try.
They were all-or most all-friends.
One recalls some of the lines of Grantland
Rice's verse, after he'd seen Ring Lardner,
Don Marquis, o. o. Mcintyre, Bill Nc
Geehan, Eddie Neil and "otherS of the old
guard who recently have beaten us to the
border"
1t was titled, "Via Charon, The Ancient
Boatman." The lines
Chdron-dnSlDer me this today
From all of the iDorld'S corrdlS,
Why do you dliDayS look my lDdy?
I'm not Uorried about your play.
But iOhy do you pick on my pals?
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Osunu Beaten

PARIS, Jan. 5 tAP).-RafaeI
Osuna, Mexican Davis Cur
star and University Of South
ern California student. wa,
eliminated In the semifinal
round OF the Pierre Gillou in.
door international tennis tour
nament Saturday by jean
Claude Barclay OF France,
3-6, Us, 6-l, 60.