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during the Alaska gold rush In
1898. It was there he first met
Tex Rickard. who later promot-
ed the million dollar fights for
Kearns and Dempsey.
1t was In 1917 that he first
encountered Dempsey, then q
mucker at the union iron
mines in California. He rec
ognized Dempsey's possibilities
and in two years unanswered
Jack into q title bout with
heavyweight champion Jess
Willard at Toledo, Ohio, under
Richards promotion.
Dempsey demolished Willard
in three rounds in that his
toric July 4. 1919, fight and
the Kearns-D Dempsey Richard
trio was on its way to un-
dreamed riches.
Two years later. on July 2,
1921. the trio elaborated on
boxing's first million dollar
gate. That was the Dempsey
Georges Carpenter bout at Jer-
sey City, N. j., in which Demp-
sey knocked out the French
Orchid Man" before 10000
who paid 81, 789 1888.
Before their breakup, Demp-
sey and Kearns were in on the
81, 188,603 gate for the Demp-
sey-Luis Firpo bout at the Polo
Grounds in September 1928, an
other Richard promotion.
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McNuirs Cheered
In Tennis Defeat

Fred and 12-year-old Freddy
McNair of Bethesda didn't quite
win the National Patterson
Tennis Championship yester-
day, but that hardly seemed to
matter to the throng at the
Edgemoor Club.
The title trophy went to
Chauncey Steele of Cambridge,
Mass, and his son Chauncey
III, a member of Harvard's
tennis team, for a 60, 46,
60 triumph.
But the McNairs, as prohibi-
tive underdogs facing over
whelming odds, were cheered
on almost every point. Little
Freddy, just 4-foot-1O, won the
biggest cheer after his side
captured the second set.
That Ill sonavagun is going
to be a good one," said Bitsy
Grant, who is recogngized for
getting results without much
size, too.-GUBACK.
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Jones more of a struggle than
she usually gets. The first set
was deadlocked 3-3 before
Mrs. Jones gained control.
After winning the Northern
Virginia, Kenwood and now the
MALTA titles, Mrs. Jones in
tends to take off for Chicago
next and the National Clay
Courts Championships begin
ming July Is.
Despite her singles triumph,
Mrs. Jones wasn't able to make
it a sweep in the doubles. Mrs.
Reed and Carol Southmayd
rallied in the third set to win
a three-hour doubles marathon,
"a, ST, 1913, over Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. Ann Gray, the
defending champions. The win
nerS trailed, SO, in the third
set before nching their
comeback.
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In addition to Jack, jr., he
is survived by another son
Jerry Kearns, an attorney in
Baton Rouge, La, and a sis
ter, Helen McKernan.
Ups and Downs
II am sorry to hear It,"
Dempsey said in New York
when informed of Kearns'
death, but we had been ex-
pecting it. We had a lot OF
laughs together and we made
a lot of money and he made
me-"
In an apparent reference to
his breakup with Kearns after
Jack married Estelle Taylor
star of silent movies, Dempsey
added, "Of course we had our
ups ana downs, but ne was q
great manager. Those were
great times when we were to-
gether."
Mickey Walker, who won the
welterweight and middleweight
titles under Kearns, said in
New York, I'VE were very close
pals. He was a remarkable
guy, big-hearted and generous"
Meeting With Richard
Kearns was born John Leo
McKernan in Waterloo, Mich,
in 1882. He started his career
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

Amazing Bitsy Grant, At
lanta's most famous legitimate
racketeer, has won a record
setting sixth National Seniors
Clay Courts tennis champion
ship, and the 1000 fans at
Edgemoor who saw him do it
may never forget the day.
At So and with a lifetime of
stirring victories behind him,
Grant says he has had it in
singles on the national level.
This is it." Bitsy sighed, a
few minutes after they posted
his 1-6. "a, 60 triumph
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Sub-Par Score Predicted
For Maryland Open Winner

Fairfax, Andy Gibson of the
Country Club Of Maryland and
Ralph Beach, the host pro.
The low SO scorers today,
including 10 amateurs, qualify
for the 36-hole double round
tomorrow.
INTERNATIONAL - Nothing
seems to change in the club
championship. Last year Chris
Sarro defeated Carroll Singers,
the title and next week end
they'll meet again in the final.
Sarre defeated Carroll Singers,
6 and S, in the semifinals yes
terday and Oakley, the club
junior champion, trimmed Dick
Anderson, 4 and 2. In a club
match, International defeated
Cedar Crest 1879, at Cedar
Crest.
BELLE HAVEN-Hal Gould
can take another major step
toward a second straight club
championship by beating Bill
Crawford next week end, but
even if he does 1t probably
won't seem as big a victory as
his 24-hole decision over Herb
Ladley yesterday. Gould was
2 up going to the 14th, lost
that one to a par when he
three-putted and then went
back to even when he butchered
the 18th, sending the match
into extra holes.
He looked as If he won the
third extra hole when Ladley's
putt for a half stopped on the
lip Of the cup. But Ladley
waited and two minutes later
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had the active mind and sense
OF humor of a young man."
Funeral services for Kearns,
who in addition to Dempsey
managed Mickey Walker, joey
Maxim and Archie Moore to
world championships, will be
held at 3 pm. Wednesday in
the Philbrick Chapel in Coral
Gables.
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it fell in. Gould won the oath
with a par. In the Other
matches, Crawford defeated
John Howard, Q and 1, HAM
Anderson defeated Charley
Holden, 2 and /, and Bruce
Smith eliminated Bob Dunn IL
10 holes.
NORBECK - The biggest
break Frank Rothschild and
Herb Goldblatt have had so ia,
in defense Of their two-man
team championship came when
Sy Meltzer didn't show up yes
terday. Therefore, Bobby
Gordon had to play them him
self and didn't do badly, losing
only 3 and 2. In another top
match. Eddie Huffman and
Spencer Mudrick eliminated
Ted Cohen and Sol Shelter
man, 2 up.
SPRINGFIELD-The Bowers
Trophy will reside for the next
year in. of all places, the home
OF the donor, Bobby Bowers,
the club pro. Bobby's son,
Bobby, jr., shot 70 yesterday
giving him a 36-hole total of
142. three strokes better than
runnerup Rick Richardson.
Charles Wright won low net
with 77-79-156 minus %
handicap strokes for 1913.
INDIAN SPRING - Mrs.
Leonard Snyder and Seymour
Kaufman won the mixed two
ball tournament with 82-23-
SO. Mrs. Scale Giles and Carl
Mirman tied for low gross with
Mrs. Ben Frauwirth and
Leonard Snyder, with 70.
PRINCE GEORGES-Charles
Cabrera has his first tourna-
ment victory after shooting
82-l8-64 in the Presidents
Cup and beating George Butler
and John Jankowski by two
strokes. Butler posted 1880
and Jankowski 71-5-66
Prince Georges defeated the
Country Club Of Fairfax, 1913
in a B team match.
ARGYLE-Birdies on the last
four holes made the difference
between the Pat Martino-Jack
Conway team and the Ray
Horne-Tom Bugden combine
in the Argyle Cup. MARITIME
and Conway finished 1924
for q closing 10 In the best
ball round and la while Horne
and Bugden shot 70 for a 148.
BELAIR-He's part owner,
manager, president of the club
and now Doug Smiley and his
son Chester are the Father
Son champions after defeating
Walter Bowers and Walter
Bowers, ST., In 10 holes yester-
day. Bill Eaton. with 77-l3-
"a, won the lefthanders' tour
nament.
MANOR-H. T. Hsrrison and
Norman Manders indicated that
they have designs on the two
man team championship by
unsubtle means yesterday-an
eight-under-par So in the quail
flying round. This was a stroke
better than two other teams.
e. M. Groves and X. E. Baetz-
ner shot 33-30-63 and George
Cornwell and J. T. McCarrick
shot 32-3l-63. harrison and
Manders shot 32-30-62.
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THIS IS 1T
No More Singles Titles,
SAYS Grant After Victory

over George Ball on the big
Scoreboard and the last of the
cheers had died down.
six titles are enough. I al
most died out there" Bitsy
said. "I've never been so tired
in my life. When you get to
be my age, you want to play
for fun. and believe me that
was no fun. From now on, it'll
be only doubles for me In the
big tournaments"
Stages Comeback
Playing in near 90-degree
weather yesterday, BitSy had to
call on all his cunning for a
come-from-behind victory over
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Manager Doc Kearns Dies at 80;
Bookings CoIorfuI BaI|yhoo Artist

MIAMI, Fla, July 8 (AP).-
Two months ago Jack (Doc)
Kearns, one of the most fabu-
louS characters of bookings
golden era in the 192O's, said
from a hospital bed, Tell the
mob I'll be back soon. I think
I'll beat the count. If I felt
any better I'd think 1t was a
fix"
Yesterday, the man who
managed Jack Dempsey to the
heavyweight championship and
who Is credited with bringing
the first million-dollar gate to
boxing by making it possible
for women to attend fights
without any social stigma, died
at the age of 80.
1.-THE last words my father
spoke were, We have to get
ready and get on the ball and
go to Nevada" said Jack
Kearns, IT., at whose home the
old promoter died. He explained
his father planned to establish
a health center in Nevada and
promote boxing there.
Argues with Doctors
His body just wore out" the
younger Kearns said. I'm two
months confinement to bed he
kept arguing with doctors that
he had to be up and doing. He
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Edeemoor Skips
1864 Seniors

Although the National Sen
iors Clay Courts Champion
ships produced the clubs big
gest tennis crowds ever, Edge
moor officials say they will not
seek next years tournament.
IT'S too much every year"
said Casper Names, the tour
nament director. I'VE Just
can't handle 1t. Wen have
some other tournament, maybe
the Middle Atlantic mems, in
stead"
The players we're enthusiast
tic and unanimous In citing
their appreciation for the clubs
hospitality and efforts.
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Miss BardahI
WinsGoIdCup;
ThriftWayLast

DETROIT, July 8 (AP). -
The green and black colors
Of Miss Bardahl fly as Gold
Cup speedboat racing cham
pion for 1868.
The Seattle boat driven by
Ron Musson, former Akron,
Ohio, electrical contractor, won
the honors yesterday by out
stripping defending champion
Miss Thriftway.
A crowd estimated at l85, 900
watched the dramatic battle
on the Detroit River as Miss
Bardahl beat out q field of
IL Of the Nations highest
powered unlimited hydroplanes.
Muncey Denied
The outcome Of the seven
15-mile heats denied driver Bill
Muncey, handling Miss Thrift
way, an historicy fifth Gold
Cup victory.
Miss Thriftway finished last
among the six finalists.
Travelling at speeds well
above 100 miles per hour,
though less than Miss Thrift
ways 116.463 m.p.h. qualifying
record, the racers dueled in
alternate rain and sunshine.
Musson complained about the
choppy water conditions in the
early heats. He said at that
time the race should have
been postponed. Muncey had
the same complaints. But Mus
son went on to win.
He and Miss Bardahl were
so far ahead on points that he
took it easy in the final heat,
content with second place be-
hind Bill Cantrell and his Gale
v of Detroit.
1,5OO Point Total
Miss Bardahl finished her
day with $500 points to the
runnerup Gales 1,400. Tahoe
Miss Of Reno, New, driven by
Chuck Thompson, was third
with 1,225.
Next in order were Notre
Dame Of Detroit, driven by Col.
Warner Gardner, 845: Miss
Exide, Seattle, driven by Mira
Slovak, 844, and Miss Thrift
way, 1913.
The cup victory was worth
$4,000 first money to Musson.
He also won several hundred
dollars more in lap and other
prizes.
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Ruymonde Jones
Sets Sights on
National Title

Mrs. Raymonde Jones, clear
ly the best of the areas women
players, will head into national
competition now after mailing
down her second straight Mid
dle-Atlantic Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION title.
Mrs. Jones, scoring we'll off
her flawless backhand, defeat
ed Nancy Corse Reed, 6-3,
60, yesterday in the title
match at the Kenwood Coun-
try Club.
Mrs. Reed, a former area
junior star who recently re-
turned from Europe, gave Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-08
BY ROBERT SOMMERS
star staff Writer

With sub-par scores the rule
throughout the season, the 54-
hole Maryland Open record
appears to be in serious jeop-
ardy today and tomorrow at
Suburban club near Baltimore.
Charley Bassler of Indian
Spring set the record Of 2l1
in the 1856 tournament at Five
Farms. / over par for the
distance. Par for 81 holes at
Suburban will be 210.
Only once during the cur
rent campaign has an over
par score finished first in any
kind of tournament. Deane
Beman led the 36-hole Sec
tional National Open qualifier
at Congressional with 146 -
2 over par.
Nine former champions are
in the field including the last
amateur winner-Bobby Brow
nell Of Chevy Chase who set
the 36-hole record of 1876 at
Elkridge in 1941. Dick Whetzle
of Woodholme is the defending
champion.
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100000 Winner

PARIS, July 8 (AP).-The
Baron Guy de Rothschild's Ex-
bury won the 100000 first
money yesterday by scoring
a half-length victory over Val
de Lior in the Grand Prix de
Saint Cloud.
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Fishwick Elected

NEW YORK. July 8 (AP).-
George Fishwick Of Chicago
was elected president Of the
United States Soccer Football
Association yesterday.
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Other Winners

Other former winners are
Bassler, who has won six, more
than anyone in the 42-year
history Of the tournament,
Walter Romans of the Balti-
more Country Club, John o.
Donnell of Mount Pleasant
Lloyd Kelley Of Manor, Melvin
Rowe of the Country Club OF
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the AZ year = old New York
school teacher who has a repu-
tation for stamina. The over
flow throng, the largest tennis
crowd ever at Edgemoor, prob
ably was ready to count BitSy
out Of the match as early as
the first set, when he failed to
hold his service in the seven
games and was swept in 20
minutes
But he came back, Just as he
had done the day before in the
Semifinals against Harry Hcff-
mann and just as he had done
two years ago here In another
memorable title match with
Ball when he also lost the first
set, 6-1.
There are Just certain points
you gotta get," Bitsy said aft
erwardS. "Thirty-15 is the i'm
portant point. It's worth two
to me. I'll gut like heck for it.
If you don't get it, you're back
even. If you get 1t, you're two
ahead and can gamble for a
winner and the game on the
next point"
Thinking Mans Game
With Bitsy, tennis Is q think
ing mans game. He proved 1t
again yesterday, gambling
when he had to on his drop
shot or keeping long rallies 60
ing endlessly. Even his oppo-
nents recognize this.
II Just wasn't aggressive
enough" Ball. a runner-up for
the third straight year,
groaned. HE made me play his
game. I just wasn't q tennis
player out there. I didn't
think"
The tide began going Bitsy's
way when he took a quick 80
lead in the second set and made
1t stand UP. clinching it with a
service break in the 10th game
after Ball had closed to 5-4.
Key to Victory
The key to the match came
with the score "a in the third
set. Ball had a 40-love lead on
Grants service. but couldn't
break through. Moments later,
Ball had Grant 800 In the
next game. but he still couldn't
win it. BitSy then ran off the
final two games for a string of
four straight at the end.
On match point, Bitsy drilled
Balls service deep to his back
hand. Ball could only lunge
for it and his return settled
into the net. With a whoop,
Bitsy hurdled the net like q
teen-ager.
He means that about retir-
ing in singles" Larry Shippey,
Bitsy's longtime doubles part
ner, said. HE was going to
give 1t up last year at Atlanta,
but he didn't win. He wanted
to go out a winner"
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Meeting With Richard

Kearns was born John Leo
McKernan in Waterloo. Mich,
in 1882. He started his career
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'sz FORD oeIaxIs z-peor Hard- e9fOO
top, full Fewer. No. 474 ----~GHSS
Evening star., 1963-01-10
1880 See
Mona Lisu
On First Day

Opening-day attendance at
the Mona Lisa exhibition in the
National Gallery of Art was
1880, museum officials re-
ported.
While this was reasonably
heavy traffic for a weekday, it
could not compare with other
opening days. In November.
l949, for example, 41,725 per-
sons visited the National Gal
lery to see the Hapsburg art
treasures collection.
John Walker, museum direc-
tor, predicted three weeks ago
that the Mona Lisa would set
attendance records, but even
with the paintings stay ex-
to four weeks. it seemed
it would top the 900,-
900 mark set by the l948 show
ing of art treasures discovered
in a German salt mine by
American troops.
Muesum officials said they
attendance to pick up.
Evening star., 1963-01-10
D. c. BUDGET
Message Set
By Kennedy

The President will send his
special message on the District
budget TO Congress at noon on
Wednesday
The White House announced
the date for the District budget
message. a precedent breaker.
In the past, the Districts needs
have been reflected only in a
few paragraphs OF the Presi-
dents budget message for the
Nation.
The Federal payment TO the
city is now $50 million. Senate
District Committee Chairman
Bible mas favored payments in
lieu OF taxes equal to about
.S42 million.
The Kennedy administration
is devising a broader formula
for Federal payments. II would
give the city substantially more.
II may combine Federal grant
and loan authority, including
perhaps impacted school aid
and an interest reduction on
loans.
Senator Bible and Mr.. Hor-
sky have scheduled a conference
tomorrow morning 10 co-ordi-
nate fiscal proposals. Mr..
Horsky has been deeply in
volved In drafting the financial
proposals, II was reported. and
wants 10 brief the Senator on
their scope.
The scheduled conference Is
in line with Mr.. Horsky's as
Signment to coordinate pro-
posed solutions to Metropolitan
problems.
Evening star., 1963-01-10
Agency Plans
Foster Child
Pay Program
Cost of Compliance Hit
BY BETTY MILES
Star staff Writer

Family and Child Services
Of Washington soon will launch
a program paying foster par
ents for the care of children
that could lead the way to an
entirely new approach to this
critical need.
The private social agency
will set up the service with a
$4,000 grant from the Alex
ander and Margaret Stewart
Trust. created by the will of
Helen S. Devore.
Mrs. Devore left most OF her
estate for the care OF children
with emotional or physical
handicaps.
Family and Child Services
will establish foster family care
for children with these prob
lens.
Significant is the break with
tradition in paying foster par
ents for the service they give
instead of providing only money
TO cover expenses for the child.
Traditionally. social workers
have feared that paying foster
parents would attract the
wrong kind of adults, but John
@. Theban, executive secretary
OF Family and Child Services,
believes better foster houses
could be developed under the
new plan.
The District Public Welfare
Department is conducting a
drive for more foster homes TO
relieve overcrowded Junior
Village, which was designed as
an emergency shelter. But more
and more children are growing
up there.
Evening star., 1963-01-10
Teachers Have Full Power
To Keep Order, Hansen Says

at the heart Of the Citizens
Committee report dealing pri-
marily with the causes Of
Thanksgiving Day violence at
d. c. Stadium after the st.
Johns Eastern championship
football game.
The report charged a failure
Of the school administration
TO establish a system of devel-
oping well-disciplined students,
who hold respect for a code Of
conduct and craftsmanship"
1t declared that because Of
fear Of criticism. educators
too long have covered up Sc
rious deficiencies in conduct and
failed to seek the help OF the
Police Department TO insure an
enforced atmosphre Of peace
and hormony."
Excess Criticism Hit
School officials, and the
many principals and teachers
who run orderly classes in the
system. felt the report went
overheard In some Of It's criti-
cismS.
To improve discipline, the
committee recommended revi-
sion OF current disciplinary poll
icy for teachers, 10 give them
more authority. immediate re-
port OF suspected law violations
10 the police. and a strong
statement from top District Of
ficials on punishment Of hang
ers-on around schools.
Both DR.. Hansen and John
d. Koontz. assistant superin-
tendent for Junior and senior
high schools. declined TO COM
ment on the recommendations
pending a reply TO the report
In detail.
However. both agreed strong
ly with the report that the
system needs help, including
more teachers and counselors.
Either we get help. or the
outside will come inside and
Evening star., 1963-01-10

have lost before the Board of
Appeals and Review, the report
said.
Today's report also touched
on the subcommittee's investi-
cation of complaints about the
Districts enforcement Of the
municipal housing code.
Cost of Compliance Hit
These complaints, which had
been received by Representative
Dawson. Democrat of Illinois,
mainly were to the effect that
the city's new regulations can
not be enforced against many
older buildings except "at pro-
hibitive cost to the property
owners"
The subcommittee said,
however, that Mr.. Dawson
later reported that District
housing division officials have
modified their enforcement
policy. This may provide a
solution to many of these
problems" the report said.
Evening star., 1963-01-10
Democratic Women

The Southern Maryland
Group OF the United Women's
Democratic Clubs OF Maryland
will hold It's first quarterly
luncheon-meeting at 1890 pm.
Saturday, at Kings Park Inn
Restaurant. 1922 Silver Hill
road, Hillcrest Heights, Md
Evening star., 1963-01-10
D. {. Heads
Back Sunday
Liquor Bill
Sole Measure
Gets Approval
In Principal
By CHARLES ID. PIERCE
Star staff Writer

The District Commissioners
today approved in principal a
bill which could permit sale
of liquor here on Sunday.
The bill would strike out the
present ban on Sunday sales
Of distilled spirits.
Instead it would give the
Commissioners authority to pro-
hibit the sale of alchoholic bev-
erages on such days as the
Commissioners determine nee
eSSary in the public interest"
Planning of the discretion
ary authority to the Commits
sioners was recommended by
a citizens committee which
studied operation of the Al
coholic Beverage Control Act
here a few months ago, Robert
Kneipp, assistant corporation
counsel, told the Commits
Sionsrs.
Time Extension Cited
The committee proposed that
the cutoff time for sale of
liquor be extended from mid
night Saturday until 2 am.
Sunday. The deadline on
weekdays now is 2 am.
He said that the Commits
sioners especially might want
to extend the time for liquor
sales if New Years eve hap
pened to fall on a Saturday.
The proposed measure would
also permit the sale of cham
payne on Sunday. At present,
while wines may be sold on
Sunday, champagne is banned.
The bill would also extend
to hotels the same "standup
drinking" privilege recently
granted for restaurants patrons,
Wider Subpoena Power
1 The ABC board also would be
given authority under this pro.
posed legislation to serve sub
poenas in an area within q
miles of the Capitol Building
At present the board can no
serve Summonses outside tht
District boundaries.
The measure would restore
the right of restaurants to sci
| liquor in private rooms, a privi-
Ilege which Mr.. Kneipp said was
inadvertently eliminated in the
last liquor measure passed by
Congress.
Also approved in principal
was another bill which would
authorize the District to charge
a fee OF 81 for additional in
spections of automobiles by
the city.
Mr.. Kneipp explained that
George England, director of
the Department of Motor We
hicles. has said that when
some persons fail to get their
car approved at the District
inspection station they keep
bringing it back time after
time until the car is finally
passed.