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I Cuff Notes 8 By JACK STILLMAN '-''''7, the busiest men around One L : ,0,v js Adam Smith, S8phy«cal"director’, tT,s 11 ,ring fur the annual Y In ?rtp° 7 PasKetball tournament underway tonight ’■ f the 18 teams entering Ali “namer.t have been weigh tr-e,1 „„,d smne of the boys had ed11,1 a {evv trips around the duor track to work off a '•'!CA „ds so they would be in f Sect weight division. ■'e,■> , first tournament of TtULnd heid in New Hanover s-* * and it is to become an an ;c7'"77 - There have been oth r-pa‘ f c'-'v'sf'. but none have been £:7,‘d ;n; weights, giving ail ::V„. an opportunity to enter. *??dV the guidance of “Smit 7,-„e ymca hopes to stimulate i’ sketball in this section, provid 7 better talent for the high lol team and other teams re jreser.tirig business and clubs m •his ares- _ , Ittv said the other day that . ^iVc.r-ewhat surprised at the conditions in North Caro *. a„d -emembered that when ! was a physical director in Ln'vlvania, he usually issued ■ , swimmers about May :U'e77v vear. This year he .found 7nece«£rv to issue his annual in actions which we think merit consideration and study because ‘/.,e warm weather which has hit tde coast lately. Here are the 10 rules which he (w.-kV should be followed by every one taking to the water: 1 Wait one and one-naif hours be'ore entering the water after eating a picnic lunch or regular meal 2 If a person is over-heated or jas exerted himself to the point rf'ae-spirine. he should wait until he cools off. It is better to wait shea: one-half an hour before going into the water. 3. Swim in places where there is no swift running water, where •here are no submerged logs or drop-offs, and always swim with others. There is safety in numbers. 4. Remember your first time out swimming to be careful about get ting too tired. You will gradually need to develop your endurance to be able to swim as far as you did at the end of last season. 5. Swim in shallow water, where you can put your feet on bottom easily. Swimmers can enjoy them selves in three or four feet as I easily as in deep water. Good swimmers do not take chances. 6. If an experienced swimmer does get into trouble, he should remember to keep both hands be low water. People will hear him call. By all means do not hold one or both hands above water. 7. If in a canoe or boat and it should upset, hold on to the boat. It is your best means of support. 8. Should you be caught in a current or undertow, the thing to do it to keep your feet off the bottom. Either float or tred water, and gradually the wind and water will float you into shore. 9. Keep. cool when in trouble, and use your common sense. Should you get water in your mouth, swallow it to keep from shoking. 10. Test the bottom well before swimming, and never dive In water over eight feet deep. Never jump in water over your head without holding your nose, as water may get in the sinus canals and you may develop sinus trouble. Over-exposure to sun is a com panion danger to water. To pre vent sunburn, cover your body after the skin has been exposed to the sun for 20 minutes. By grad ual exposure (seven 20-minute periods) one will become tan. Then you may go out into the sun without burning. To prevent sunstroke (and this is referred particularly to fisher men) wear a straw hat or one with a brim which extends over the shoulders and the back of the neck. We think these warnings are timely. Now is the time to avoid water accidents—before they oc cur. I Cage Turnstiles Click Off 570,525 Spectators NEW YORK. March 18. — (A>) — A total of 570,525 spectators turn ed out this season for college basketball doubleheaders in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos ton and Buffalo, an Associated Press survey showed today, dem onstrating that the Brooklyn Col lege gambling scandal in January did not stop the turnstiles from clicking. Topping the list was the 299,734 attendance for 18 twin bills at Madison Square Garden, an in crease of 49,210 over 1944. The Chicago stadium reported 112,542 ior nine doubleheaders, up 42, 500. Philadelphia’s Convention Hall, scene of the season’s biggest upset when Penn beat Army, had a turnout of 87,505 for 13 bargain nights, up 3,000. At Buffalo eight doubleheaders drew 41,123 while at Boston sev en twin affairs attracted 29,621. In addition one doubleheader at Mil waukee drew 6.200 while the twin hills at Kansas City brought in 4,000. These figures do not include the 18.142 jammed into the Garden last night for the opening of the .national Invitation tourney or the 4.500 that saw the doubleheader finish of the National Intercolle giate tourney at Kansas City. Unseeded Rhode Island State, playing without a substitution, up set the fourth-ranked Tennessee quintet. 51 to 44, in the feature of ‘he Garden twin bill. With Ernie 11-game winner last year, in the Md along with Frank Papish and A1 Treichel, who won 17 and 13 respectively for Little Rock, Ark., las* year; John Johnson, acquired from the New York Yankees; Lee 'Buck i Ross, who won two and lost seven with the Sox in 1944; ™h Mistele, an eight-game win der for Scranton; and 40-year-old way Touchstone, a 20-year vet eran of minor league play. The decision of Hal Trosky, for “er Cleveland Indian Star, to re J?a>n in an Iowa factory, has left no sox without a first sacker and e=used Dykes his biggest worry. ,°e Crenga, obtained from the De Tigers, probably will be f^v • urst shot at the position be use of his infield versatility *nh the Bengals. fir i k " ^ave to experiment at „,,s ®ase and it’s anybody’s guess ° wind up there when the definitely will bt our weakest spot.” At second, Dykes has Leroy Schalk. 1944 holdover; 37-year-old Tony Cuccinello; and Dan Rey nolds, obtained in the player draft from Newark, who also plays shortstop. Floyd Baker, pur chased from the St. Louis Browns, and holdover Cass Michaels prob ably will battle it out at shortstop. -V FLYING CAGERS BILOXI, Miss., March 18.—In a repeat performanre the Keesler Field Fliers earned the title of No. 1 basketball team of the Deep South. -V MAINTAINS HIGH MARK LAFAYETTE, March 18—For the 26th straight year a Piggy Lam bert-coached Purdue basketball squad finished with a .500 or bet ter rating in the Big Ten. -V SWIFT PAIR OF BOOTS ARCADIA, Calif., March 18. — Jockey George Woolf used a spe cial pair of boots in big stakes. They have never been polished, iust washed with saddle soap. -V RATLIFF TO COACH IOWA CITY, March 18. — Lt. Carlos Ratliff will coach the Iowa Navy Pre-Flight school baseball team this season. -V Italy has an area about the same as that of New Mexico. YMCA HARDWOOD TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY TODAY Long Creek Cagemen En gage Dry Ponders In Opening Contest Opening the YMCA Invitational Basketball tournament at 7 o’clock this evening on the ‘Y’ court, the Long Creek basketeers will en gage a fast Dry Pond aggregation in the 135 pound division, follow ed by two additional contests. In the second fray, which starts at 8 p. m., the ‘Y’ stars, fo-'mer ly the White Phantoms of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, engage the Atkinsons first entry • in the 150 pound class. Atkinson has en tered two teams in the tourna ment. The third game tonight, start ing at 9 p. m.. finds the Crash Boat aggregation against the White Phantoms, most of whom are the varsity basketeers of New Hanover High school. Adam Smith, physical director Of the YMCA, and at whose insti gation the tournament was form ed, says that he has hopes of building greater hardwood teams in southeastern North Carolina. This is the first tournament of this kind to be held in this section. Others have been held, but they have not been divided into weight divisions, giving all teams an op portunity to compete. “We hope that these tourna ments will stimulate the sport in this section,” Smith said, “and in the future there will be better high school and all-round teams.” Wednesday night the Jayvees of NHHS are slated to meet the ‘Y’ Eagles in the 135 pound class; the ‘Y’ Seniors will meet Atkinson’s No. 2 team in the 150 pound class; and the ‘Y’ Unknowns will play the ‘H’ dormitory five in the un limited class. Friday night the ' ‘Y’ Leaders will meet the Leland basketeers in the 90 pound class, the ‘Y’ Com ets engage the ‘Y’ Hawks in the 105 pound class, and the play offs will be played in the 150 pound division. Saturday night the finals will be played in the 135 pound class at 7 p. m. Following this game, the Four-Foot Wonders will meet the Tileston Red Terriers, and at 9 p. m. the finals in the unlimited di vision will be played. " Referees tonight will be Charles Stephenson, Bill Croom and Sam Johnson. _v_ William Ryan Captures Senior Golf Tournament SEBRING, Fla., March 18.—CP) William A. Ryan, 62, Detroit, scor ed a 1 up, 19-hole victory over Fred L. Riggon, 59, Port Huron, Mich., brass manufacturer, today to win the title in the eleventh an nual tourney for amateur senior golfers at the Kenilworth course. Two shots one in a trap and the other under an orange tree, prov ed Riggin’s downfall on the extra hole. Ryan, former Ford Motor Co. executive, was superior with the putter. Previously he had won the senior annual putting tourney. Nearly 90 seniors, all over 50, were in the annual event which lasted a week. -V SPARTANS STAY NORTH EAST LANSING, March 18.—For the third time since 1926, Michigan State College will forego its south ern baseball trip. --V TALL PITCHER REPORTS WILMINGTON, Del., March 18. (JP)—The Philadelphia Phillies to day greeted James B. Spencer, 6 foot 9 inch rookie moundsman from Rhode Island—tallest Tiurler in the Phils’ history. Tie This One! Susie Harvey, just three, has been tying flies for six months, is particularly proud of her half-hitch. Her tutor is George Harvey, Penn State’s wartime track coach. HAEGG TO ENTER FOURTH CONTEST By JIMMY JORDAN CHICAGO, March 18—(JP)—Guil der (The Wonder) Haegg, profes sionally a Swedish necktie, sales man and athletically one 9f the greatest runners ever to don spikes on the outdoor cinder paths, doesn’t like his consistent lack of success on America’s indoor boards and he intends to do something about it. He will attempt to end his cur rent string of defeats next Friday in the Knights of Columbus track meet at Cleveland. Haegg has lost three times in as many weeks to Jim Rafferty, of New York in the only races Haegg has run indoors. But, his traveling companion— Sports Writer-Hurdler Haakan Lid man of Stockholm—says, Haegg hasn’t been in top condition in any of the indoor meets and that com bined with his unfamiliarity with the boards, has probably been the reason for his failures. Haegg, himself, offers no alibis fo. his three straight losses, but his finish in the Bankers’ Mile of the Chicago relays last night was indicative of his condition. The “Smorgasboard Special” took the lead on the fourth lap and stayed in front until the final round of the 11-lap race. Then Raffetry sped to the front, while Haegg could not summon the speed to stave him off, and ‘‘Iron Mike” came through with his seventh mile vic tory in as many starts for the in door season. In reviewing the race today Lid man said: ttaegg didn t have a chance to keep in condition while were were coming here from England. (The Atlantic crossing took 23 days). If he had had a few more days to train for last night’s race, he should have beaten Rafferty.” afferty’s time was 4:13.7. Haegg wa- time in 4:14.5—four and a half seconds better than his fifth place time a week previous and 16 and a half seconds better than his 4:31 in his first indoor race in New York, which he ran just 50 hours after getting off the ship. Lidman himself withdrew from the hurdle races in last night’s relays because of a knee injury suffered in New York a week be fore. Ed Dugger of Dayton won all three hurdles events, at 40, 50 and 60 yards, in times of 5.2, 6.3 and 7.5 seconds respectively. The veteran Barney Ewell, now in the Army and running unat tached, swept the 40, 50 and 55 yard sprints in 4.5, 5.2 and 5.8 sec onds, respectively. John Schmidt of Ohio State and Bob Phelps of Illinois, who a week before tied for the Big Ten pole vault title at 13 feet, 9 inches, tied again in the relays at 13 feet, 6 inches. Elmore Harris of the Shore A. C. at Long Branch, N. J., took the 600-yard run in 1:14, and Forrest Efaw, unattached, lapped the field twice to coast into a two-mile victory in 9:08.7 The 1,000 yard title went to Les Eisen hart of Great Lakes in 2:12.4. Illin ois turned in the fastest time in the series of College and Univer sity mile relays, with the team of Buster, Johnson, Gonzalez and Kelley timed in 3:32.2. SAM SNEAD HOLDS TWO POINT LEAD IN GOLF TOURNEY Golds Dust Twins Are Two Points Behind Tourney Pace-Setter By FRITZ LITTLEJOHN CHARLOTTE, March 18—(A>)— Golfs Gold Dust Twins—Byron Nel son and Jug McSpaden — closed in on pace-setting Sam Snead to day but the ex-sailor from Vir ginia held to a two-stroke mar gin at the end of the third round of the $10,000 Charlotte open tourna ment. , Snead, seeking his fourth open tournament title in a row, batted out a 69 for a total of 202, 14 shots] under par, at the three-quarter mark of the 72-hole meet. McSpaden gained one stroke by firing a 68 for a 204 total and Nel son pulled even with the Jug by posting a sharp 66, the best round of the day, thus assuring a three way race in tomorrow’s final round. Snead, still complaining of weari ness in his lame back, stroked in four straight birdies from No. 14 through 17, che stretch over which he had trouble yesterday, to trim three strokes from par. He had 36-33 against par 36-36. He again bogeyed, hill 455, the cursed No. 9, for the third straight day, being trapped again, and once more hit a tee shot into the woods, but he breezed along the easy home nine to stay in front of the flying Nelson and the scrambling McSpa den. Mcfpaden picked up his stroke with a scorching 32 on the home coming route. He needed 36 on the out nine even with an eagle three on the second hole where he holed out a 40-yard chip. Nelson, probably the greatest finisher in the game, had the steadiest round—if you can call a giddy 66 steady. Lord Byron sounded a warning to Snead by playing 18 holes with out a single bogey or a single mis take, six birdies and 12 pars, six threes and 12 fours. He was put ting for eagles on three holes and for birdies on 13, six of which he made. He even continued to get par on the par 3 ninth, where he lost last year’s tournament by dropping six strokes to regulation figures. Today the iron master hit a perfect two iron to the 215-yard blind green ar ' got down in two putts. A three-way race was assured for top money — two $1,000 war bonds—but the rest of the field was far behind. The nearest man to the three leaders was Sam Byrd of Detroit, seven shots back of Snead with a 209 with a 70 today. Gene Kunes of Hollywood, Fla., also had a 70 for 210 and fifth place. LEVEN TO MEET O’BRIEN HERE Dave Levin, Brooklyn born Jew ish wrestling champion, will meet “Texas Jack’’ O’Brien in the main event Friday night at Thalian Hall, Promoter Bert Causey announced last night, with Abe Yourist of Toledo, clashing with Jack Car ter of Boston, Mass., on the same card. Levin, undisputed champion, is proud of his achievement in con quering Ali Baba, who twice threw Dick Shikat. Shikat is the first man to defeat Donno O’Mahoney. There have been many usets in the grappling sport, but Levin feels sure that he will be "tops” for many months to come. Levin attributes his success to lucky token, a copper cent, which his mother had sewed in his trunks in his first amateur match. It was after victory in his initial bout that she told him what she had done—and ever since, including the night he defeated Ali Baba, he has worn the same trunks with the hid den penny. Now that he has been crowned “king” of the matmen, he feels the good-luck charm has served its purpose and he intends to have it made into a ring, which he will always wear. JUST STARTING - - By Jack Sords &P db/J +2. &MZS lAl-fte UA£-T _ -iWo Years For, fR IP • f S&MtlU ' 3(e'i£AZ-OlD A<OU/0P v/eTecAM, sfiuu I/O -top CorOprTiOfrJ Af A*1 A&£ vAM£4 MoSf /AoO/JOSMg/0 A(?6 vJl|,Ll/J&''lb CAUL- tX A CAp££R The Sports Trail Martin Gives His Idea On Baseball This Year By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, March 18. —ti lt’s just an idea: That the ban on traveling for exhibition games is a particularly hard blow this year, as from the size of the squads some of the Major League teams are going to have trouble lining up enough players for Yannigan .vs. regular games. That the advocates of basketball rule changes should concentrate on the eligibility rule. That, judging by the way play ers are being inducted into the service, the guy who said a team would wind up in the first division but didn’t know whether it was the Army or the National League wasn’t fooling. That Joe Louis has crowned his ring opponents so successfully it’s no wonder he was chosen to crown the queen of a fashion show. That, if you wanted to be skep tical, you could take the presi dent’s remark that he would go to see sandlot games himself, and so wo,,,'i a lot of other people, to mean that,was the kind of base ball he expected this year. That “Travel, Travel Little Star” wasn’t written for the ball play ers this year. That a lot of ball players who thought they were sure of a berth in the Majors will find they can’t even get an uper. That, if the traveling situation remains tight, Army, with prob ably one of the finest football teams the country ever saw, will have to play its own reserves to get any kind of competition. That the Cincinnati Reds, with all those post-graduate pitchers, will be the team to watch in the National League this year. That Leo Durocher may end up at second base for the Dodgers this year (this end up, with care). That the two local boys who played college basketball without being enrolled were a little mixed up. They attended basketball to play school. That at the rate the Philadelphia Phils are taking in farm clubs, WATCH REPAIRING 1 guaranteed ft Quick Service M i Teach VYatchea To Tell 1; | The Trutfc ® The Jewel Box | M| K E M I ‘Grade and Cruver Plastic I Playing Cards [ Pitcher With One Leg Taken From Senators By Manager Of Yankees Shepard Snatched From Nats’ Camp; Works With N. Y. Team By DOUGLASS WALLOP United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 18—(U.R>— Somebody from New York—and Larry MacPhail1'- name was men tioned—today put the “snatch” on Lt. Bert Shepard, one-legged pitch er whom Owner Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators was grooming as his top 1945 drawing card. Shepard vanished a few hours before he was to have pitched In an intra-squad game at the Sena tors’ training c=mp at College Park, Md. He reportedly left by Army plane for New York or for the New York Yankees training camp at Atlantic City, N. J. MacPhail, new co-owner and gen eral manager of the Yankees, is a Lieutenant Colonel on inactive duty. Griffith said he was told that MacPhail had a hand in the "kid naping.” “I wouldn’t want to say for sure,” he added, “but if he was at the bottom of it, it wasn’t very nice. It’s against the ethics of base ball to snatch a player from an other team's training camp.” Griffith, the "Old Fox” of base ball, may have been outfoxed. Shep ard has been training with the Senators for more than a week but had not been offered a con tract or placed under option. He thus is a free agent. Until about a year ago Shepard was a fighter pilot in Europe. His plane was shot down in combat and his right leg had to be amputated below the knee. He is convalescing at Walter Reed hospital and navi gates so well on his artificial leg tha' the Army gave him permission to work out with the Senators, He has shown major league form despite his handicap. His fielding has been flawless and he claims he can run 100 yards in 14 seconds. The fans have gone overboard for him and veteran baseball writers said he was a cinch to land a con tract with Griffith. Griffith, who has a weakness for colorful ball players, said that he has been waiting to offer him a contract until his minor league status is cleared up. He said he wa;. advised by minor league offi cials just yesterday that it was all right to sign him. He said the agreement was that he would train Shepard and let him round into form before they talked contract. "It wasn’t very nice after I’ve given him a chance to get back on his feet,” he added. It was said that Griffith tried to coax Shepard to wait until tomor row because a large crowd was expected to be at the training camp to see him pitch. But, it was said, MacPhail or one of his representa tives, had a more potent persuader in the form of cash. If MacPhail was at the bottom of the snatch, he lost no time in making the American League feel his presence. He has been in the junior circuit only since March 1. He may be in for a stiff fight with Griffith and other American League owners, even though Shep ard is a free agent. It's the prin ciple of the thing. Can one owner snatch a player from under the un suspecting nose of another? The answer is yes, but, as the "Old Fox” put it, it isn’t ethical. Shepard says he once played with the California-Arizona and Wiscon sin State Leagues. A check of his status shows that he became a free agent when he was released for Army service. Shepard’s apparent direction to the Yankees became known this morning when a friend stopped by to take him to College Park. He said he wasn’t going there but was going to Atlantic City to join the MacPhail club. -V Four Brooklyn Teams Train At Thomasville THOMASVILLE, March 18.— (/P) —Four Brooklyn Dodger farm teams will do their spring train ing here beginning April 5. Olean, N. Y. of the Pony Leagile, Newport News, Va., of the Pied mont League, Thomasville, of the North Carolina State league, and Burlington, of the Carolina league, will send between 65 to 70 players to the camp. Young players wishing to try ort for berths will also be welcom ed. Golf Minors May Ask For Additional Cash DURHAM, March 18 —(JP)— A group of golfdom’s lesser lights are petitioning the Professional Golfers Association for m o r e “equa1 distribution” of purses in future golf tournaments, Jack Hor ner, Morning Herald sports editor will say in his column in tomor row’s editions. Horner, now in Charlotte for the Charlotte open, says he learned in Charlotte today that the petition ing pros have given PGA Presi dent Ed Dudley and other officials “until Tuesday to decide upon hteir request. In short they’re tired of eating the dust of the Sneads and Nelsons without receiving more more than chicken feed.” He listed as an example that instead of the top place winner receiving $1,000 in a $5,000 tourna ment, “the lesser lights have re quested that the first place finish er receive $750, second place $500. instead of $750 and so on. In this way the last man sharing in the prize money would receive $200 instead of the usual $24.” Horner quoted the little fellows as saying they weren’t making ex pense money despite the fact they are part of the show. Chicago Czar Predicts Toss-Up In League Race By JERRY LISKA / TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 17 { (A1)—Manager James Joseph Dykes of the Chicago White Sox predicts the American League race will be a toss-up this season and that if he can find a first baseman, the lowly Pale Hose will cause plenty of trouble. a Cigar-smoking Dykes, who bows a only to Connie Mack of the Phila delphia Athletics, his old boss, a and Joe McCarthy of the Neft C York Yankees as managerial mo- p nopolists in the major leagues, ^ considers the 1945 season the most uncertain in major league history. “We thought 1944 was the cru cial year,’-’ Dykes asserted, “but s it was cut-and-dried compared c with this year. No manager can h say until opening day what his e starting line-up will be, and it’s o foolish to predict now whether any c club will finish first, fourth or r last.’’ t! For that reason, the 48-year-old v pilot declined to say whether his r team would improve its seventh- a place performance of 1944. At the c some time, however, he is far e from pessimistic over the pros- ‘ pects of the squad he has been t drilling here since March 12. e Pitching, Dykes asserts, will be the White Sox forte if veterans t Urval Grove, Bui Dietrich, John- t ny Humphries, Joe Haynes and \ Thornton Lee appear as expected, v Meanwhile, he has Ed Lopat, an s Calverley and Dick Hole scoring fc 38 points between them, the Rams rolled up a 40-27 lead, then staved i off Tennessee’s late rally. * Bowling Green of Ohio, spark ed by Don Otten’s 27 points, kept pace with Rhode Island by whip ping the previously unbeaten Rens- , selaer Engineers, 60 to 45. The ' remainder of the first round will ? be played tomorrow night with St. , John’s meeting Muhlenberg and c Depaul clashing with West Vir- c ginia. v Loyola of New Orleans, compet- 1 ing in the tourney for the first time ? won the Nica title by upsetting ‘ the favored George Pepperdine * College of Los Angeles, 49 to 36. ' Earlier eastern Kentucky, led by 1 George Lewis who boosted his * four-game tourney mark to 99 , points, won the consolation game by beating Southern Illinois Nor- * mal, 56-49. Oregon edged out Washington ] State, 39 to 37, in their third and deciding game for the Northern Division title of the Pacific Coast Conference and thus earned the right to compete in the western E NCAA tourney at Kansas City this t! weekend. Arkansas, Oklahoma c Aggies and Utah accepted invi- t! tations several weeks ago. v The eastern NCAA competition 1 opens at the Garden Thursday a night when Ohio State tangles with Kentucky and New York Univer- * sity meets Tufts. The winners play ^ for the eastern title Saturday ' night. e Tr 0 Giants Hold First * Competitive Action c - j LAKEWOOD, N. J., March 18.— 1 UP)—The N. Y. Giants had their t first competitive action today, v Team No. 1 won, 2-1, over the sec ond team in six innings. It was an errorless affair. Rookies Walter Ockey and Don t King, for the regulars, allowed one f hit each in three innings. Andy 1 Hansen and Bobby Barthelson, for ‘ team No. 2 gave eight hits, five a off Hansen. 1 Johnnq Kerr, shortstop, had a sore shoulder and didn’t play nor did Joe Med wick, left fielder, with a lame back. Manager Ott announced that1 Frank Seward, pitcher, would be sent to the San Francisco club on option. He is the first of two play ers the Giants will send to the Seals in a deal involving Neil Sheridan, San Francisco outfield er, upon whom the New York club must exercise its option by Au gust 1. they won’t be the Phutile Phils very long after the war. That the ODT and WMC will take the play away from the RMI and ERA this year. That Gunder Haegg’s haberdash ery boss doesn’t do things half way. If the colors in those neck ties Gunder sells won’t run, Guil der won’t either. But how can they be fast colors? ’ That this is enough of that. CHECKER EXPERT TO PLAY AT USO Local checker players will have an opportunity at 8 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday of matching wits and skill with “Willie, the Bronx Comet,’’ Ryan, American cham pion, who will appear at the In dustrial USO at 223 Princess street, it was announced. Ryan has been playing checkers since 1922 and has toured the country extensively, playing in ex hibitions and creating much inter est in the game. He is the author of many books and guides on checkers, and has played and won more matches and tournaments than any other checker player, it was learned. He will play 10 or more at one time blindfolded and any number simultaneously. Ryan offers a complimentary autograph ed copy of his celebrated guide, “Scientific Checkers Made Easy,” to any player defeating him in an exhibition performance. This is the “Comet’s” first ap pearance in Wilmington and spec tators as well as players are in vited to watch these exhibitions, which will be sponsored by local stars who will appear against him. -V -- Detroit Tigers Drill With Evansville Team EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 18.— (A*)—The Detroit Tigers, their eight game exhibition series with Major league clubs wiped out by an ODT baseball travel ban, today sche duled a four-game Sunday series with an all-star Evansville war plant nine. Manager Steve O’Neill, whose charges went through a two hour Sunday drill under a bright sun and 70-degree heat, said the Tigers would be ready for the first exhibition game next Sun day. “Any kind of cometition will be good for our boys,” he said, ‘‘much better than intra-squad games.” -V Boston Olympics Clinch Eighth Straight Victory BOSTON, March 18 —(£>)— The Boston Olympics virtually clinched the U. S. Amateur Hockey Asso ciation championship as they won their eighth straight game by over whelming the Washington Lions, 14-4, today before a 5,656 crowd at Boston Garden. Sparked by defenseman Theo Hamel, who scored two goals and registered six assists, and Right Winger Tommy Brennan, who scor ed five times and assisted on three others, the Olympics overcame a first period Washington lead early in the middle session. Washington goals were scored by Chirp Brenchley, Hank Nicowski, Jack McIntyre and George Kelly. The visitors played without two of their stars, Alan Percival and Har vey McClelland, who are injured. -V PIRATES PLAY BALL MUNCIE, Ind., March 18.—m Warm weather greeted the Pirates for the third straight day as they held their first practice game. The ‘‘Yanigans” led by Acting Man ager Spud Davis, beat the Regu lars, 4-3. JLBNMOR.E DISTILLER!^ COMPANY. Incorporit?4, fjOUISVILLE,
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