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Smoke Rings The Last Mile By SAM RAGAN Basketball is winding up a whirlwind season and the big gun of the year and the state will be staged in Ra leigh next week, when the Southern conference tourna ment opens on Thursday. . , Weeks ago when we were beating the drums tor nign school basketball in this section, we did not anticipate the heavy demands that would be imposed on this corner in keeping track of the various tournaments in Southeastern North Carolina. This week has been one tournament after the other and they still keep rolling in. But we have en ■invorl it and the more tournaments the better. Anything Can Happen One thing has been proved in the tournaments in this section to date and that is that anything can happen when two cage teams meet on the hardwoods. A favorite in the pre-tourney guessing may run a poor second even in the opening round and the team that wasn’t given a ghost of a chance may come out of the melee with the title. The same thing may happen next week in the Southern meet, but we don't think so. At any rate the scrapping that will take place in Raleigh memorial auditorium will be worth seeing. Tigers and Vols It seems that Clemson’s Tigers, jthe Cotton Bo.vl victors, have tak en a tip from the Tennessee Vol unteers in making up a football schedule that will assure them of a bowl bid. But we weren't much surprised when it was announced yesterday that Clemson will take on a series of “breathers” on next fall’s grid iron. The move had been antici pated for some time and our guess and what you may be thinking may be all wrong. For the addition of Wofford and Presbyterian to the Tiger schedule may just be a “good neighbor” policy of the South Carolina in stitution. But what about South western, for instance. Of course, Tulane, Auburn and Wake Forest will be tough and N. C. State, South Carolina and Fur man are good timber, but the Tiger football schedule isn’t what it used to be. Here and There Only about three more teams are needed to complete the boys' bracket in the annual Star-News Y. M. C. A. basketball tourna ment . . . Beulaville is one of the latest entries . . . Foster Ed wards, commissioner of the In dependent softball league, says that there are at least 5,000 po tential softball fans in Wilming ton . . . and he has figures to back up his statements . . . the game of softball is one of the fast est growing sports in the country today and may soon overtake bas ketball in the number of partici pants . . . the Johnny Paychek Joe Louis heavyweight battle has been changed from April 3 to March 29 . . . R. M. Hitt, of the Charleston News and Courier, had an interesting essay on the sports publicity racket in his Thursday morning column ... he gave Paychek as one example . . . but if you take publicity away from most enterprises today you won’t have anything left . . . R. W. (Bob) Maddry, publicity director at Carolina, said in a talk at High Point the other night that it would be better if there were never any more All-American foot bail teams, but as long as the syndicates want them, he’ll keep plugging away for the Tar Heel boys ... he thinks there are some All-Americans on the team now . . , and he’s not counting Paul Severin. Pitt, Fordham To End Grid Rivalry In 1941 PITTSBURGH, Feb. 23— yt) —A seven-game gridiron rivalry between Pitt and Fordham will end with a tilt in 194}, announcement of Pitt’s schedules for 1941 and 1942 disclosed today. In five games so far, the Rams and Pitt have played three scoreless ties and each has earned a victory. The schedules showed a continua tion of Pitt’s western trend in book ing opponents. By 1942 only two eastern foes, Penn State and Carne gie Tech, and one southern team, Duke, will be left. In 1941 Duke will be played Oct. 25 at Pittsburgh, and in 1942 South ern Methodist will be met at Pitts burgh Oct. 3, and Duke on Oct. 24 at Durham. VITT FEELS TRIBE IN FOR GOOD YEAR If Harder And Allen Come Through On Mound Indians May Be Out In Front SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.—(.T) The Cleveland baseball club, take the word of Manager Oscar (Wit ty) Vitt, is going to be "plenty o.k.” this season. Vitt won't go so far as to say the Indians will win the pennant but in an appraisal of his 1940 prospects he volunteered the infor mation "the Yankees can be beat.” The Yankees have been rough housing their American league rela tives for years. Vitt thinks the big bullies are going to have their ears pinned back more frequently this season than last. "The Red Sox, Detroit and Cleve land will give the Yankees plenty of trouble this year,” he said. "From all indications every club in the league will be better balanced. “Come to think of it, I didn't find any clubs last season that could be called pushovers. We beat the St. Louis Browns in all three games of one series but we had to go to extra innings each time.” Cleveland's chief problem, as Vitt sees it, is linked up with a couple of "ifs.” They’re in the pitching de partment. If Mel Harder can get his win ning streak started early in the schedule and if Johnny Allen’s re paired arm holds up, Vitt believes the Indians will be prepared to put on some nif'y old fashioned scalp ing parties. Harder, heretofore, has been a late starter. He gets going in the stretch run. Allen, since a bone chip was removed from his arm, has been a five-inning pitcher. Lou Boudreau, the new shortstop acquired from Buffalo, turned in such a smart performance the tail end of last season that his man ager already is comparing him with the best in the game. "Next to Frank Crosetti of the Yankees, this boy Boudreau is the best,” he said. “His double play work helped us win 19 out of 22 games on .the road. Until he joined us, Cleveland had the reputation of being a poor road club." Two youngsters will get a whack at the second base job. One is Os car Grimes, a holdover, and the other is Ray Mack, purchased from Buffalo along with Boudreau. Mack also finished the last six weeks of the 1939 season with Cleveland and looked great. He's a big raw-boned kid with a strong double play arm. Second base has been a problem with the Indians since the days of Slick Bill Wambsganss in the ear ly 1920’s. Jeff Heath in left field, Roy Weatherly in center and Ben Chap man in right form a fly chasing combination which has Vitt’s ap proval. Heath slumped last season but is expected to be on top this year. Beau Bell, acquired in a trade with Detroit, should supply a stout utility source. The outfield and catching depart ment are the least of Cleveland’s worries. The club will take the largest squad of pitchers to spring training camp since 1928. There will be 19 flingers. Vitt may have to install a card index filing system to iden tify all of them. Cubs Open Spring Work In Damp, Cold Weather AVALON, Calif., Feb. 23.—W— The Chicago Cubs opened spring training today with a two-hour work out consisting mainly of running and fungo drills in damp, chilly weather. The only absentee was Dizzy Dean who is holding out for more than the $10,000 offered by the club. Manager Gabby Hartnett said h« wasn't worried about Dean’s stat.d explaining that his interest was mainly in the ‘‘kid pitchers.” ‘‘This is the biggest squad 01 pitchers and catchers we have evei taken to camp and the most . roods ing in years,” he said. Walter Burkemo Takes South-Florida Tournei PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 23—(ff —For the second time in two years Walter Burkemo of Chicago won thi South-Florida Amateur Golf tourna ment today. He defeated R. D. Chapman o Greenwich, Conn., 3 and 2, in a 36 hole final match. On the morning round Burkemo the medalist, turned in a 36-35—71 t( Chapman’s 35-38—73 and thereb; took a two-up lead. He picked ui another on the third nine, when tin cards were 35 against 37, RALEIGH WINS OVER ’CATS, 23-21 i 1 A A__ A - ^ «Ar -A_ A CAPS STAGE RALLY IN FINAL MINUTE Hinnant Scores Winning Point After Locals Were Ahead; Jayvees Win By GLENWARD BLOMME Playing the best basketball they have shown all season and looking unbeatable at the end of the first half, the New Hanover High school Wildcats lost a heartbreaking 23 to 21 decision to the Purple Hurri cane of Raleigh High school last night on the "Y” court before a large crowd of loudly cheering fans. New Hanover sparred with the visitors for the first four minutes of the first quarter before Billy Pieper sank a crip for the first two points of the game and put his club in the lead, which it held until the final two minutes of the last period. The Wildcats led the first half by a 6 to 4 score due to the fine playing ot the entire squad. The guarding of the locals was almost impregnable until the fatal last two minutes. In the final period with a min ute and 40 seconds to go, Hinnant broke through the Wilmington de fense to sink what proved to be be the winning goal although the locals scored again before the game was over. At this point, Wilming ton was leading 19 to 18 and Hin nant’s score put the visitors in the lead 20 to 19 and they remained in front to the end. Hinnant led the winners with 10 markers and Billy pieper gathered in 13 to top all players for the night. The high school junior varsity and the Leland varsity put on a fast and close game in the final show of the card with the lead changing hands every time a team scored. Junior Johnson and John ny Oliphant led the local jayvees with 15 and 10 points respectively while Chadwick and Hollis tied for the top on the Leland team. The locals copped the game 27 to 26. The locals jumped into the lead shortly after the opening whistle and led the first period 6 to 4. At the halfway mark the teams were tied at 10-all, but in the third period the lead changed and Le land went in front 20 to 19. The visitors led in the final quarter until the final minute when the locals’ Johnson sank a field goal to win the game. j.ne lineups: Raleigh (23) FG FT TP Hinnant, f _5 0 10 Sauls, f _ 0 0 0 Sapp, c -3 17 Bunn, c _ 0 0 0 Willis, g _ 2 0 4 Turner, g____10 2 Totals _11 l 23 New Hanover (21) FG FT TP Alderman, f _ 2 0 4 B. Edwards, f _2 0 4 Morrison, c _-__0 0 0 Pieper, g -6 1 13 Merritt, g _0 0 0 Bowen, g _ 0 0 0 Totals _10 1 21 Personal fouls: New Hanover, B. Edwards 2, Morrison, Pieper. Ra leigh, Hinnant, Sauls, Turner.’ N. H. Juniors (27) FG FT TP Johnson, f _-_ 7 1 15 Lewis, f _ 0 0 0 Oliphant, f _5 0 10 Dunlea, f _ 0 0 0 Mohr, c_-_ 0 0 0 Halliburton, c _ 0 0 0 Herring, g ___10 2 Spivey, g _ 0 0 0 Shain, g _ 0 0 0 Totals _ 13 1 27 Leland (26) FG FT TP Robbins, f _3 17 Lowe, f -_ 113 Chadwick, c __4 0 8 Hall, g _0 0 0 Hollis, g -3 2 8 Totals _.._11 ■ 4 26 Personal fouls: New Hanover, Johnson 2, Lewis Oliphant, Her ring 2. Leland, Robbins 2, Chad wick, Kollis. Referees: Jimmy Moore and Sam Johnson: scorer, Blomme; timer, Fergus. Cooke, Alloo Lose Out In National Net Meet NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—(TP)—The seedlings in the National Indoor Ter. nis tournament were shattered ir three places today as Elwood Cooki of Portland, Ore., Edward Alloo ol Berkeley, Calif., and Joe Fishbacb of New York, were eliminated by un ranked opponents in second rour.c matches. Cooke, a finalist at Wimbeldor last year, and rated behind top seeded Bobby Riggs in the drav bowed to Marvin Kantrowitz of New ’ York, and Lehigh University, 1-3 2-6, 9-7. His defeat came a few mo ) ments after the sixth-seeded Fish . bach had dropped a 7-5, 3-6, 9-7 en ! counter to Alfred Jarvis, of Tenafly • N. J. In the concluding duel of the day Alio, who preceded Fishba-.-h in thi seedings, was swept aside by bi; Frank Froehling, of Chicago, 6-4 | 6-4. Riggs himself rested today am , will make his bid for a spot in th< , third round tomorrow when hi . faces Lester Kabacoff, Alloo’s 'el low townsman • 4 X X X M W 7* * " " " H jr Robeson Cage Tourney Finals Slated Monday BARKER TEN-MILE, MAXTON WIN TILTS Parkton Girls And Barnesville Boys To Be Met For Ti tles Monday Night LUMBERTON, Feb. 23.—T h e Barker Ten-Mile girls and the Max ton boys rode into the finals of the 18th annual Robeson county high school basketball tournaments with triumphs over Barnesville and Smiths tonight. The Maxton boys defeated Smiths 21-17 and will meet the Barnesville quint in the finals Monday night at 9 o’clock. The Barker Ten-Mile girls defeat ed Barnesville 21-17 in the semi finals tonight and will get a crack at the championship by playing the Parkton girls, the defending champs, Monday night at 8 o’clock. An unprecedented series of upsets hit the tournament this year and no seeded team will get into the championship play. Flora Musselwhite, who has led the Barker Ten-Mile offensive throughout the tourney, tonight set the scoring pace with 15 points. Ef fie Lee led the Barnesville sextet with 10 markers. Harolu Steed and Gus Steveros were high scorers for the Maxton boys with six points each. Archie Council with eight points, topped the Smiths offensive. Clinton Girls Defeat Goldsboro Team, 30-17 CLINTON, Feb. 23.—The Clinton All-Stars girls basketball team de feated the Goldsboro girls 30-17 in a game played at the Community building in Goldsboro Monday night. Those starring for the winners were: Bettie Butler, Agnes Lee Hoi land and Virginia Epps, Marie and Katherine Kaleel and Odel Holland were outstanding at guards. 1 WEATHER I (Continued from Page One) WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 — W — Weather bureau records of tem perature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 p. m„ in the prin cipal cotton growing areas and else where : Station High Low Prec. Alpena, snow _- 27 15 0.00 Asheville, cloudy_ 50 25 0.00 Atlanta, cloudy —- 46 25 0.00 Atlantic City, clear 42 26 0.00 Birmingham cloudy 49 24 0.00 Boston, clear ...._ 36 20 0.00 Buffalo, cloudy 28 22 0.00 Burlington, clear - 32 12 0.00 Chicago, snow —.. 31 20 0.02 Cincinnati, cloudy 42 24 0.00 Cleveland, cloudy _ 33 21 0.00 Dallas, cloudy _ 59 45 0.00 Denver, snow__ 61 26 0.00 Detroit, snow __ 32 21 0.00 Duluth, cloudy 11 -6 0.00 Ey Paso, cloudy_ 61 50 0.01 Galveston, cloudy - 56 46 0.00 Havre, cloudy_ 7 0 0.05 Jacksonville, cloudy 50 33 0.00 Kansas City, rain - 40 30 0.02 Key West, clear 62 50 C.00 Little Rock, cloudy 43 36 0.00 Los Angeles, cloudy 70 54 0.00 Louisville, cloudy _ 39 23 0.00 Memphis, cloudv .. 43 32 0.00 Meridian, cloudy - 54 28 0.00 Miami, cloudy .... 65 43 0.00 Min-St. Paul, cloudy 11 7 0.30 Mobile, cloudy .._ 51 31 0.00 New Orleans, cloudy 58 39 0.00 New York, clear — 41 26 0.00 Norfolk, cloudy_ 48 31 0.00 Pittsburgh, cloudy 33 24 0.00 Portland, Ore., rain 46 41 0.26 Portland, Me.. Clear 37 16 0.00 Richmond, cloudy 48 22 0.00 St. Louis, rain_ 46 26 0.01 San Antonio, cloudy 68 53 0.00 San Francisco, cldy 60 53 0.00 Sagannah, clear_ 51 30 0.00 Tampa, cloudy _ 62 38 O.Ofl Vicksburg, cloudy 58 37 0.00 Washington, cloudy 42 28 0.00 Wilmington, cloudy 51 31 0.90 ALLIES’ BLOCKADE SEEN AS MOVE TO HALT IRON TRAFFIC (Continued from Page One) shipments were highly impor tant now to Germany. The Oslo newspaper Arbaid er Bladet, mouthpiece of the Norwegian government, assert ed today in a stern editorial that “that big power which tor pedoes our ships and murders our sailors while causing enor mous financial loss to us has its ore boats plying along our coast. “They have the right to navigate our coast according to present international law. We respect this law. Should not this respect for their ships from our side be of a certain value to those who steadily pursue our commercial ships?” The same newspaper charged that submarine warfare had de veloped to “purest piracy.” , The Norwegian Shipping Times, commenting in the same vein, asked whether it “would not be a fair situation if de liveries to Germany from Nor way were to be reduced by one loading each time the Ger mans sink a Norwegian ship.” Southern Loop’s Track Meet Slated Tonight -•¥ North Carolina Favored To Retain Conference Cham pionship In Games CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 23.—CP)— Five hundred track and field stars, coaches and managers from 49 teams in eight states made ready tonight for a wholesale assault on records tomorrow in the llth Southern conference indoor games. Winners of 12 of the 1939 events were primed to try to repeat. There are 29 events in the meet, in four divisions for conference, non-conference, freshman and scho lastic competitors. North Carolina was favored to repeat as conference champion but Maryland’s speedy racers and Duke's dark horses, balanced team, were expected to make things tough and maybe nose out the defending Tar Heels. N;*vy will de fend its title in the non-conference group but the crown winners in the other two divisions, George town in the freshman and Episco pal high of Lynchburg, Va., in the scholastics, will not be in the meet. The team entry list set a record but the 433 athletes listed fell a little shy of the 1939 record. It was possible there would be some last minute entrants. A capacity crowd of 1,900 is ex pected at Woollen gym, which has been converted into a gigantic in door track and field stadium. The banked, board track, 10 laps to the mile, is longer and rated as faster than the famous Indoor oval of Madison Square Garden. A full afternoon of preliminary events will precede the big show which starts at 7 o'clock at night. Hill, Kennedy Entries Win Horse Show Prizes SOUTHERN PINES, Feb. 23— UP)—Horses from the stables of Mrs. George Watts Hill of Durham and Mrs. William J. Kennedy of Dedham, Mass., won the most rib bons in the first annual Southern Pines Horse show here today. About 2,000 attended. Mrs. Hill's Lucky Buck, with Delmar Twyan up. won the Moore County Hounds challenge cup, and C. C Tuke's six-year-old bay geld ing, Clinker, with Cecil Tuke in the saddle, won the reserve ribbon. Hallow Gold, seven-year-old chest nut gelding owned by Mrs. Ken nedy, with Micky Walsh up, had a bad spill at the second jump and it was thought for a while the horse was badly injured but after a few minutes he walked off the course. Mrs. Kennedy’s Little Squire, Micky Walsh up, won top money of $50 in the open jumping sweep stake. Hemenway Boys Defeat Isaac Bear Five, 15-12 The Hemenway eighth grade boys defeated the Isaac Bear eighth grade cagers 15-12 in a game on the Y. M. C. A. court yesterday afternoon, making the first defeat for the Bear boys this season. Isaac Bear led at the half 6-5 but Council’s eight points and Craft’s two in the second frame sent the Hemenway boys ahead with the victory. Council with nine and Craft with four led the winners, while Auld and 'Williams with four each were high for the Isaac Bear school. Sevier Stars As State Defeats Furman, 32-31 RALEIGH, Feb. 23.—UP)—Rollins Sevier, N. C. State captain and for ward, ended his collegiate basketball career with <- Frank Merriwell fin ish tonight as State defeated Fur man, 32-31, in a Southern Confer ence game. With 20 seconds to play, Furman bad a 31-29 lead had the ball ’n its possession, and had adopted “freez ing” tactics in an attempt to clinch the victory. Wake Forest Five Beats South Carolina, 48-35 WAKE FOREST, Feb. 23.—UP) Wake Forest racked up a 48-35 vic tory over South Carolina in . South ern Conference basketball game here tonight. The Deacons led, 22-17, ; t the half. The first-half doings offered nip and-tuck battling during the first 12 minutes of play, but the second half battle was all in favor of Wake Forest. GOES TO FINALS MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 23.— CB — Frank Strafaci of New York, for mer national public links cham pion, won his way to the finals of the 16th annual Dixie amate ir golf tournament today by defeat 1 ing Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point, N. C.. southern champion, 4 and 3. Strafaci will meet Earl Christiansen of Miami at 36 holes tomorrow. Christiansen eliminated Fred Dowling of Toledo. Ohio, 3 and 2 in his half of the semi finals today. \ Adams Named Head Grid Coach At Kansas State MANHATTAN, Kas., Feb. 23. —(/P)—Hobbs Adams, assistant coach at the University of South ern California, was named head football coach at Kansas State college today. He replaces Wes Fry who re signed along with Line Coach Stan Williamson after dissension broke out in the athletic depart ment. Adams was varsity end couch at Southern California for two years. During that time the Tro jans returned to the gridiron pinnacle and won Hose Bowl vic tories from Duke and Tennessee. Both years they were cham pions of the I’acific Coast Con ference. LESNEVICH THINKS HE’LL WHIP CONN Gus Insists There Will Be New Light Heavy King After Wednesday Night MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 23.—UP)—Per spiring Gus Lesnevich conceded to day that Billy Conn is a pretty good fighter—perhaps even a coining heavyweight champion—but insisted there will be a new light heavy king come Wednesday night. "It's up to me to profit by the mis takes I made against Conn last No vember,” said Lesnevich, who is back for another crack at the title less than four months after muffing his first big chance. ‘‘It took that fight to teach me how to handle Conn. Now I’m ready to win.” Lesnevich lay on a rubbing table and tacitly admitted Conn outsmart ed him it. their first meeting. “He’s a smart fighter,” Gus said, "and I fought the way he wanted me to.” “That's right,” put in Manager Joe Vella. "Conn is a great counter puncher, and Gus carried the "ight to him all the way—just as Billy ex pected.’’ “I won the first four rounds,” Les nevich declared, “and then Conn went to work. I came back ..ter. but Conn saved himself better than I did, and had more left.” Conn, Celia explained, takes care of himself the first two minutes of a round, letting the other fellow wear himself out. and then turns on the steam. "I've got to be ready to match Conn’s flurries,” said the challenger. Lesnevich believes he can outbox Conn, and will be content to do that until the champion elects to slug. “And if Conn wants to slug—,” Lesnevich shrugged, "I can take care of myself there too. But tb Conn hits harder than most people think.” Here’s what Gus thinks about Billy’s prospects in the heavyweight division: ’’I see no reason why he shouldn't go all right. He’s tall enough o handle more weight, and he’s better than most of the heavies. He ought to give Joe Louis a great fight. “Me? Right now I’m concentrating on Conn and that light heavy t le. Aft.r that I’ll fight anybody, and that includes Louis.” Lesnevich is firmly convinced the peak of his career is still ahead of him. He is only 24, has had 55 fights against rivals all over this country and Australia. The score, Vella said, is: Won 46, lost 5, drew 5. Budge Defeats Hendrix In Pro Tennis Tourney MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 23— tIP) — Donald Budge proved his supremacy on the courts again today by win ning straight sets from Arthur Hen drix in the $2,500 Southeastern Pro fessional tournament. Hendrix, who beat Bill Tilden to enter the semi-finals, didn’t even make it tough as the powerful Cali fornian raced through the match with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 victory. Budge will enter the finals Sun day against the winner of tomor row’s other semi-final between Fred Perry and sixth-seeded Walter Senior “*• t ans expected a re newal of the Budge-Perry feud. Hendrix, a former Lakeland (Fla.) boy who turned professional as coach at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., couldn't fathom Budge s uner ring capacity for placing shots in the back corners. After a few games it became apparent he was badly outclassed. CAROLINA FROSH WIN DURHAM, Feb. 23—UP)—The Uni versity of North Carolina’s fresh ““ swimming team won its sev it tic.f” f meet °* the year when 47-19 in tv, ^ke’S yearlinff Mermen h ... the Duke gymnasium pool here this afternoon. The Tar Babies c’Z "‘I-?/ *he eight events on the rink - Marshall, who turned in ",tWo "ins by taking the 50 the rt ,’yai’d free style events, was day s lllgh scorer with 10 points. Clarkton Cagers Enter Bladen Tourney Final® White Oak, Clarkton Girls To Play, With Boys Meet ing Bladenboro CLARKTON, Feb. 23.—OS’)—Clark ton's High school cagers moved into the finals of the annual Bladen coun- ■ ty basketball tournament here to night as the local girls defeated Bla denboro, 19-15, and the Clarkton boys emerged victorious over the White Oak boys, 24-23, in the tourney’s lead ing thriller to date. Finals will be held Monday night, with the following games scheduled: Clarkton girls vs. White Oak girls ' at 7:30 o’clock; Clarkton boys vs. Bladenboro boys at 8:30 o’clock. 1 Trophies for the championships will be awarded immediately after the final game. lomgncs UiL oeiween viarKiuu and White Oak see-sawed back and forth throughout with the lead changing hands practically every minute of the game. Charles Little with 10, W. D. Gooden with eight and Jack Little with six points led the Clarkton attack. McClure with six markers topped the White Oak drive. Theresa Buie with eight and Pruitt with seven poihts led the Clarkton sextet, with Bradshaw with seven markers leading the Bladenboro scorers. PORTSMOUTHPRO LEADS GOLF MEET Young Harper Shoots Low Of 67 To Top Field In New Orleans Open NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23.—(^P)— Chandler Harper, 25-year-old pro from Portsmouth, Va., smashed a sensational 32-35—67 over the long, windswept City park links today to tie the course record and lead the first round of the $15,000 New Orleans open golf tournament. One of the last players to finish 18 holes, Harper bettered the 36-32 —68 which put Ben Hogan of White Plains, N. Y., in second place and the 35-34—69 which gave Tony Long of Inwood, L. I., the third spot. Five players were tied at 70 and four at 71, making a total of 12 entrants to beat the course par of 72 Harper, who declared his round was about the best of his career, “considering the course and the wind," got in the best licks on the first nine. At the end of eight holes he was five under par, his margin at the finish. He breezed the second nine with a birdie tenth, a bogey 15th and the rest par, missing a course record when a 20-foot putt stopped on the rim of the 18th hole. The young Virginian, who put the big-name favorites in the shade —for a time at least—has never won a major title although he held his state amateur championship three times and open crown twice. Hogan’s bad luck with his putter kept him from the day’s and the course’s best round. He missed a three-footer on the fourth, three putted the sixth and on the final three holes putts of under six feet stopped inches short. An estimated 8,000 persons, ad mitted free, followed the players. The biggest gallery trailed (Slam min’) Sammy Snead of Shawnee, Pa., whose one-under-par, 36-35— 71, was good only for a ninth-place tie. Low amateur was WilforU Wehrle of Chicago, with 37-36—73, followed by Fred Haas. Jr., of New Orleans, at 39-35—74. Tied at 70 were Lloyd Mangrum of Oak Park, 111.; Paul Runyan of White Plains, N. Y.: Craig Wood of Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Winchester, Mass., and Ralph Guldahl of Chi cago. Gene Sarazen, the venerable Con necticut farmer, despite his age and a sore thum, cracked out a 71 to tie with Snead, Vic Ghezzi of Deal, N. J„ and Bud Williamson of Fort Wayne, Ind BOWLING CIVIC B LEAGUE Howr5’ 1 2 3 Total Houes -120 134 i56 410 Hamilton -15g n4 i36 40s Lander - 85 97 m 30g s .141 145 137 423 McGowan . '95 '97 192 TlJi«tal-®®* 383 650 1839 w n 1 2 3 Total Watkms -130 134 12g 392 King -109 117 fl4 32„ - 177 159 185 ®21 -136 161 144 441 Dummy -loo 100 100 300 _8otal- 652 671 651 1974 model supplies **rs£ nl0?eJ,airplane supplies wived r8# ■WpmenUu.'t* wl PICKARDS 209 Market St. Phone 862 _ "Vf BARTUSH, HADER TO GRAPPLE HERE Bout To Feature Mat Pro?ram At Legion Stadium On Tuesday Night Burly Billy Bartush, the rm md ready grappler of the u ichool, will return to WibniJ/ lext Tuesday night to >rains and brawn with Jack vho made his debut in local 2 lircles last week. m The American Legion, spons* )f the weekly mat show, jn uouncing the card yesterday Ji hat it is still trying to bring’ pV ron Tony Galento, the Beer Er •el Poker, here to referee the bon;* The opening match on the car will pit Whitey Grovo. a com® ibly newcomer, against Johnny Harrs, former world champ. Bartush has been away f,,„ Wilmington wrestling for sai, ;ime but fans are picking him» dn Hader in their match. Bt'1 frapplers are rough and tough a' lists who care little for rules t: ■eferees. The other match will bC SMt ;hing of the other order. Jlarrsj usually a clean wrestler who bear* u remarkable popularity with fan uere. While Grovo in his first ay pearance didn’t do so well in ’an appeal, he was acclaimed as i smart and clever matman. The opener will star at 8 o’cfei n the Legion exhibit building, Annual Flamingo Stakes Will Be Staged Toilij MIAMI, Fla., Feb. Widener's flamingoes take ‘heir s: nual walk tomorrow, ami then tfe customers at Hialeah will watc’ “ teen 3-year-olds scramble a mile at: a furlong for $20,000 in ..ie lie running of the Flamingo state. This well-heeled event is expects! to attract a near-record crowd: Widener’s fancy plant, giving .ra cash register impetus to an arte prosperous season. To justif! It fancy name, the 400 large, awkwas salmon-pinkish birds that ffliifi stand around the infield tot! bored will be paraded up and do*: the greensward. First important 1940 test fori year-olds in the east, the Flam::?' stakes will be overshadowed in ffi portanee at Hialeah only by tin 1 000 added Widener handicap on e closing date of the meet, March.' SIGNS CONTRACT LOUISVILLE, Kv., Feb. Ii-?‘ Russell. (Red) Evans, rigiithr: pitcher formerly with New V: Giants and the Brooklyn l*te has signed a contract with the i vilie Colonels of the American* sociation, it was announced t- - Evans is the first player-payment the Dodgers for Shortstop Hr (Peewee) Reese. ---
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