Kton Owens Wins Lner At A-W Track ?nine the WMest break, Lpoon. Cotton Owens, of ^ ? won the n*3in opener at AsheviMe L speedwav Sunday af ?000 excited spectators ;h( race on a near-per |g]( came on the 20th joe Lee Johnson of , Tenn., who posted a ering qualifying time tld command through ; the main event, was f action when tie strip ? end out of his power powered "37 Chevrolet, f blond mechanic from S. C.. who applied *ssure on the leader he race, had it all to n Johnson fell out. ly had to drive three i lap to win the race, pileup on the back d the scheduled 30 the 26th lap ? the ?ns took the lead, he tall Tennessean debut at Asheville booted his Cadillac lew track record in -hen he turned the in 24 seconds. I .01 of a second off ecord set by Jimmy Monroe last June 6. m the pole position, ed into' the lead as it started. He stay il the fifth lap when enabled Owens to sixth-lap accidents, the race, the cars in single file. John he lead before the le first turn on the d it until mechani sed him out on the nson's failing to tee, he won fourth t of 4he total purse w, Asheville stock ped-up Ford, roar >laee finish behind lyers of Winston a sportsman Ford at A-W, came in loting a Cadillac let, finished fifth tat race. Johnson, e rear in the in imbed into first wid lap and com ssfully fought off ge by Owens for Owens finished eat was won by g a 36 Chevrolet, lillac engine. Sec ieat was filled by ng newcomer to eddy Fryar of m. Fryar drove 1 from last po and it looked as LAFF Hubbard Foresees College - Trained Big League Umps j AP Newsfeatures HOUSTON, Tex. ? Good um pires could come from the colleges, J says Cal Hubbbard. Hubbard, an American League ' arbiter for 20 years?the last three as supervisor?has a plan which he would like to see adopted by the major leagues. "I'd like to see a group that would contact the athletic direc tors of major colleges throughout the country for the names of young men well-grounded in sports who are interested in a career of offi ciating. I mean young fellows who have come up through sports know the feel of competition and the meaning of rules. "From such a list and such a group, baseball could select young men for future umpires, train ?Hem, bring them up through the minors. "Now those young fellows needn't be only baseball umpires. Baseball could be their start. They could go from baseball to football, then to basketball. There's good money in officiating, and I don't see why a man with sports in his blood wouldn't find it interesting." Hubbard says the colleee man is the type baseball would like to have "althoueh we know there are High type men who get their train ing in sports without gettine to col lege and we would be interested in them, too. But I think we ought 'o have a plan to keep good um pires coming up." Hubbard thinks the salaries of umpires in the lower minors must be increased because "we've got to have something to offer to get voungsters started." He says better umpiring would help improve the game. "Nothing helps a good game of baseball like good, sharp umuiring. Noth ing can turn what might have been a good game of ball into a sloppy one quicker than poor umpiring." Hubbard says the biggest test of an umpire is how he handles a complaint. "The outs and the safes, the balls and the strikes aren't the tough parts," he de clares. "ft's how well the umpire handles a troublesome situation and how well he knows the rules. "I've heard umpires talk about if he would have taken over the first fflace position if the race had only been one or two laps longer. Fryar, who set the second fast est qualifying time of the day at 24.58 secorfds, was not permitted to run in the main event because of a rule that requires a car to have four fenders?his had none. -A-DAY TROPHY WINNERS (n the annual CDP basket ? ball tournament this year were the Saunook girls and the West Pigeon boys. Happily holding their rate prizes are Jean Rowland and Gall MeClore of Saunook and E. B. Rickman, Jr. of West Pigeon. (Mountaineer Photo). Former Duke End Souchak Newest Sensation In Golf By HAROLD V. RATI.1FF ' AP Newsfeatures SAN ANTONIO, Tex. ? Mike Souchak was getting a lot of pub licity a year ago because he could | | drive a golf ball out of the county, j But it wasn't paying him any | I money. I So Mike shortened his drives j and concentrated on the best way to get the ball in the hole. Today he's the newest sensation in the j game. Souchak. the 210-pound former end on the Duke University foot ball team, took the Texas Open by storm. This tournament always has been noted for its sensational feats. Chandler Harper. the Chattanooga veteran, shot 259 in ' winning the 1954 Texas Open and that tied the record for 72 i holes. Twice previously a 60 had been shot over the 6.400-yard Brackenridge Park Course. That j also was a world's record. Mike wasn't looking for a record when he came here with the tour ing professionals for a crack at j the $2,200 first monev. But it j i came when the bie man from Dur i ham, N. C.. was forced to shoot a 60 to lead the first round. On the way to his record-tying round he did nine holes in 27, which was a new world's record. The second round found one of the tournament veterans breathing ! on Mike's neck. He was Freddie Haas of Claremont, Calif., who did 129 for 36 holes. That made Mike post 128. Haas still hung on after the third round when his 65 gave him 194 for 54 holes. Mike just had to shoot a 64 to stay out front. Came the final dav and Souchak had to really buckle down to get his greatest glory on the links. It rained during the morning and almost froze during the afternoon and there was a bitter wind that chilled the boys to the bone. Souchak, however, was prepared for it. He wore a suit of wind breakers and gloves and said he was plenty warm. He stepped up to the first tee. drove down the middle, pitched to the green and was 15 feet .-way with his second shot. He calmly rammed that down for a birdie. "When I did that, all the pressure how many men they chase from a ball game in a season. To me, an umpire i? judged by how many he keeos in the ball game. "I don't believe in the aggres sive imoire. And I tell our um pires that when a tough ball gamf is over and they can walk through a crowd and hear someone ask 'Who was that umoiring behind the plate today?', then they can feel that they, as umoires, have had a good day. Nobodv pavs to see the umpire. If thev don't re member who umpired, then the umps have had a good day." MIKE SOUCHAK I was off," said Souchak. "1 figured I could win and have a good final round. I had gone out determined to win the tournament and to heck with the record. But that first putt dropped in and then I got a good J break at No. 3 when my second shot jumped the corner of the trap and rolled 12 feet past the hole." He got another birdie there. By the time Mike reached the tenth hole he was looking for that record. He told Ray O'Brien, the PGA tournament supervisor, that he would get it. An he did: Souchak shot the 72 holes in 257 with a 7-under*par 65 on the final 18. It won the tourna ment by seven strokes. What did wining this tournament RELIGIOUS DUTY PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Donald (Dudey) Moore, a Protestant, Is head basketball coach at Duquesne University ? a Catholic institu tion. Before coming to Duquesne, Dudey coached a Young Mens Hebrew Assn. team. CROOKED STICKS FREDERICTON. N. B. (AP) ? Athletic thieves set the University of New Brunswick hockey team back on its skates recently. They stole a hundred hockey sticks belonging to the school from York Ar^na. TELEVISION PITCHER PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Bob Pur key, Pittsburgh Pirate right hand pitcher, is a handy fellow to in vite to a party when the television set goes haywire. Purkey, who led the National League pitchers in fielding in 1954 with ^ perfect rec ord, works during the winter as a TV and radio repairman in Pitts burgh. mean to the 27-vear-o\d athlete | who has been a professional less than three years? In iue xirst plaee it was his initial major victory. In the second place it brought him about $10,000. Not only did he get the $2,200 first money but the golf manufacturers he represents paid him about the same or more, he got a flock of exhibitions and he'll get at least $1,000 for being invited to the I Las Vegas, Nev., tournament. A week later Mike won the $30,000 Houston Open, richest tournament on the winter tour. His 67, 70, 71 and 67 game him a 15 under par 273 for the 2,700 yard Memorial Park course. His 273 also set a record at Memorial. Mike is a thinker. He figures everything out. "You have to hit | the ball squarely apd you have to make up your mind where you're going to hit it before you swing," he says. "You can't start chang ing up while you're in the process of swinging," he says. i Hazelwood Nine Slates Second Practice Session With the opening of the Western North Carolina Industrial Baseball I League slated Just two weeks from this Saturday, Hazelwood's team will hold Its second practice at 4.30 p.m. Wednesday, according to act ing manager Elmer Dudley. Twelve candidates for the tejuri which won runner-up honors in the WNC league last season turned out for the first practice session Saturday, which was hampered by cold weather. (lEEN^ k"ULia U *1 BY VIVIAN BROWN J These days a proposal of mar riage Is supposed to come with the school diploma or little ladies feel they have graduated to a spot on the shelf. It's like an atomic chain reac tion?one student writes out wed ding invitations and bingo, love pops out all over the classroom. Sometimes decisions are made too hastily, however, as this letter from a senior illustrates: "I am supposed to he married soon. Invitations are printed. My wedding dress is ready. But now I don't want to get married. It was the idea that appealed to me be cause all my school chums were doing it. I don't know how to tell my parents or the boy. althoueh he does not seem as enthusiastic about it since we took the first step. I have had several showers and am ashamed to face mv school friends." Of course this marriage must be nostponed until both narties are sure But why can't thi= serious thought bp given to the idea in the first olace? Conversations with newlvweds evolve these auctions which, thev sav. are well worth askine yourself before you jump into tlje wedding ring: 1. Would vou still like to date other bovs after marriage or have you had vOur final fline? 2. Are you marrying your first date? 3. Can he sunnorf you in the stvle vou desire? 4. Is he the tvne Who can ae BEST IN WORLD ? ... By Alan JV\av?f i "J ^ tiayf* 'v-w> ala* or colopudct fpp'ngs. .... coloracxd, '?" va/t Hts 2*0 St*a/<5Ht world's R/G00LP 6/VEU//14 A STR/MG OF 3 STRAIGHT/At THAT, T^/O ftNtlYAL&RtGHT4 ^g4r WHO ptaA/NEP THE HOMEH* Wf HoPLP T/TLB 9Me WOP 2 A'" AGO, WOULP HAVE A F>TRlN60f ft 4 $ TRA/QHT /F 9HB PBTA/HEP HER AMER/CAP CHAMP/OHSH/P ccpt responsibility? 5. Does he date other girls or ogle them when he is with you? 6 If he is in the service would you think of leaving family and 1 friends and joining him In a strange land and like it aside from the spirit of adventure? 7. Are you ready to have a fam ily, giving up fun for that serious job? 8. Do you like his parents i 2'Sii> ? ^ ? i V i A ? ^A ^yHjiJuA EASTER MUSIC ON W H C C Good Friday 7 00 P. M. The Story of Easter In Sonr. Easter Sunday 12:00 The Church In the Wildwood 2:30 Salute to the Class of '55 (Easter Hymns and Anthems). 4:00 "Easter Overture" (Rimsky-Korsakov) and other concert music. 7:30 Cantata: "Rabboni" Directed by Mrs. Fred Martin. Sunt by choir members from local churches with the following soloists: Mrs. Jim Kilpatrirk, Mrs. Harry Lee Liner, Jr., Mrs. Fred Calhoun, Mrs. Fred Martin. Mrs. Clyde Fisher, Thomas Davis, Charles Isley, Harry Lee. Liner, Jr.. Samuel Wilson. Arthur Moon and John Hogue. (Broadcast from The First Methodist Church), 11:30 Highlights from Handel's "Messiah" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Luton Choral Society and Special Choir. W H C C 140 0 " ? ' v^tofr 1*?5, K?>| F???r? lac . WwU li|h? i*?v?4 "We should get together more often!" I WRESTLING ? rm\ iMwmf?r ni^v^A-, ?>?!*????? " ?asheville city auditorium I^ESDAY, APRIL 6,8:30 P.M. I ? main event ? I 2 ?ut of 3 Falls, 60 Minute Time Limit I MIDGET tag team match Kj'f BEAVER FUZZY CUPID | *" ? 9? lbs. 40 tin. Tall ? H lbs. ** VS. and ? C0Wb?y tom thumb K* BRADLEY ? j|lh ? 4S In. Tall ? Ml lbs. I semispinal event ?lM Minite Tt?? Limit V ^AlSTARl vs. LOU KLINE OPENING MATCH 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit BLOND BUDDY LEE vs. TEX HEILLY