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8-AIKEN STANDARD REVIEW, Wed. Nov. 11, 10b3 hite Is Winner iivnn Upenlroli lou Bobby Knowles Is Victor Of Second Amateurs Honors Teeing off vi'slcnlay with one stn.ki 1 k-ail OVIT (ho pack of tliirty-oni! pros and rule roil in Ihr Second Soulh I Open Golf Tournament sponsored hv the South Carolina Associii-1 "tion Of Professionals played C.VIT tin- beautiful and difficult Cam-1 den Club-course Pro Orville White of Ihe Municipal Golf held tenaciously to this slim margin and made it enougb (o capture first plan- money of -S125 and ilie ehatnpionship of the 36-hole event. On Monday one- underrpar 70 to.take '-the, str.oke lead. Fighting" the difficult Camdcii layout and freshening wind all aflei-noon.

White's score soared to a four-over-par so did the rest of the field, antl the one stroke was the final victory margin. Paired with Home Pro Steve Duda who was the clef ending champion -in this tournament, and who had carded even par of 71 Monday, both White and Duda had smooth sailing with (lie wind and were even par for the round but on No. 16 trouble stuck both pros simultaneously. While's second shot was off the green, he pitched back long and two-putted for a boegy five. Duda ran into much of the same and was down lor a double-bogey.

On Hie next hole White ran into trouble again Floyd JNprman Wins Local Fish' Contest Floyd Normal), local high school sliuienl. has been named winner on the. grand prize in Holley's Hardware cnmpany's Fishing contest. entered a bass wciuhiifg nine pounds, Ihrec-eiylils of an ounce. Floyd wins a PNueger Supreme reel, a gold-tipped casting r'otl, and SO yards ciistins line.

The prize is reportedly vr.lued at more than According to Daniel P. lieU. in charge ot the fishing equipment department' at Holley's, the contest was sponsored to encourage the sportsmen this community, to fish fun and recreation, and to prove that we in Aiken county have as good fishing waters as there are in any other county in the stale. 4 Axing' Is Proposed For 56 Olympics '53 Hornets when his ball off the tee slopped in a road with an almost unplayable lie. He pitched short to the the ball landing in a trap.

He blasted too strong over Ihe green and finally got down with a double his opponents were all having much of Ihe same with their game and yesterday's card of 75. coupled with Monday's sub-par was good enough to bring the over-size championship cup of the Second Soulh Carolina Open championship lo Aiken. Paired with Amateur McCariey of Camden Pro White and his partner the Pro-Am Sunday with best-ball score, of (ill. ORVILLE WHITE pionshm tees and the pins on the greens set in almost unapproachable spois, to place second among the amateurs. Joe McCarley.

Navy veteran home in Camden on leave, fired an almost consistent 147 to carry hack to the service amateur honors. Knowles fired for the two day event. Other scores for Ihe open tourney were a.s follows: Earl Ksiridue. Shaw Field, 14U: Al Esposilo. Charleston, 150: F.arl Cochnm, Florence, 150: George Warven.

111. Hampton, Sylvan. Columbia, IfiH. (In the 1 way home from t'amdeii award of $51) to Ihe pro and iner- i while and Amateur Knowles chandl.se to ihe amateur. The defending champion.

Sieve Duda, of Camden was able to end up- only in a three-way tie for place with 147 with Mike Cerino of the Kort ilackson Cluh aiil Amateur Joe McCai'ley of Carnden. entered the SID.000 Fort Jackson Open which gets under way in Columbia Thanksgiving Day. A SCOTTISH GAME I lie eabcr. a 20-loot, Winning second place was D. B.

200-poiind log. is a Scottish High- ilder of Anderson who carded land lii-ine. Holding it in locked Cald a pair of 73's for 140. Knowles Second Amateur Bobby Knowles of Aiken, who got off to a bad start in Monday's round, came back strong ycstcr- d.ay to fire even par golf of 71 over the tricky layout from the chain- hands, the losscr balances the luiae pole vc-rtically and, rnniiinK forward, heaves it end over end. The event may have tiriginated with Scottish lumbermen who used this method of putting logs across steep valleys.

Mortgage Problem? Then don't hesitate for one minute to stop in! During the past two years-we have helped ''ihjto homo of their own and we may lo help you. 'There's no obligation in talking things over. Aiken Federal Savings Loan Assn. 1912 Park Avenue Notice BIG SALE I'. All furniture, fixtures, China, glassware, silver, beds, dressers, 'tables, chairs, beverage box, stain- less steel sink, kitchen equipment restaurant supplies will be sold Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14.

Sales Hours From to 4 p. m. All the above property of the Moose Club Formerly Hitchcock Home ir" PARIS. 10 UJP) A special Olympic committee recoininend'-il loday thai about 1.000 athlries -officials be eliminated from iiie 1956 games at Melbourne. Australia.

Tlie. reduction warf proposed after a two-day session liore. The committee will forward its suggestion for a cut from (i.IKJIl'to 5.0(10 participants to the executive committee of the InliTiiaiional Olympic Committee. The eommiltee will hi' taken up at Lausanne in April Jit a meel.iim of the executive com- 1 niiltee and Ihe (li-li-iidli'S 1 of the inli-rnalional associafinns. "We to eliminale all snbsl i( nil's in individual events, although we do not limit the number of athletes by country." Sloan Simpson To Feature A Radio Program NKW VOIUC, Nov.

HI lUl'i Sloan Simpson, o.stranKed wife of former New York Mayor and LI. S. Ambassador William IVOwycr. has signed an exc-Uisivc radio and television contract with stations WOK and VvOK-TV and will hc'Ki" a five-limes-a-week i-adio program in Nov. 23, the stations announced loclay.

TlK" lormer I'asiiion model who mai-rietl O'Hwyer while lie was I -nayor and was scparaleii from him shortly alter In; resigned as lu Mexi(jo last year, will conduct, a 23-ininuU 1 eveninn program Monday Friday, according lo ihe announco- uieiH by M. C'raines. vice oresident in oi 1 Ihe slations. announcemeiil said Hie pro- would '-reflect Miss Simpson's of local, national and inlernation.il events of interest lo New Yorkers" and would as Bursts "her many in the field of arts, lasli- i .311: travel, society, the theater and sports." PETE WALLACE is llic lallesl oti llic H)5o Aikirn Iligli school but c.iU' of liic on lliis squad. live in 1 nine int-lii's.

I'di: lit 1 in bi.s season al Aikch lit- canit'd a k-ili-r tlv Ilnrncl cagi-rs last ancl Iju our oi llic inaiiislays on Ircu'clint; this vcar. I'clc tacklt-s a sjuard position, llic targpl for iniK-li praise lasl The UjaiiK-il last voar slionld shnu- in lliis fall. -'(Stall Pliolo). Olympia In Playoff At Graniteville Langlcy Bath deal-water's Lions will meet Columbia's Olytn- pia High School in Graniteville Friday night in a state Class high school diminutions game, it was reported yesterday. The Lions, winners of the District 3 Class cl.ampionship, will be slightly Ihe underdog when they tangle with the ever powerful Olympians, who b.cal Whitmirc last Friday night tojfwiri the District 13 title.

A capacity crowd is expected to watch the tilt, and Coach Clyde Parrish -is doing everything possible to get his Lions "up" for, this all-important contest. The Aiken countians gained a shot at the District 13 champs by beating Ninty-Six two weeks ago in Siiludn. The game ended in a 6-u" tie, but an agreement had been reached before the game thai, if a lie game resulted, the Montana point system would apply. The Lions made the most, of their chances in Ihe overtime play and won the game. They drew a bye last week while Olympia was marching over Wliilmirc for the District 13 flag.

FOOTBALL BRIEFS ATLANTA, NqV. 10 Coach 1'obby Dodd rotated Georgia Tech players between three groups where they worked on pass Will Play For State Title Nine Aiken midget footba-ll players have been 5i resent.this'cityoii the Aiken County MitJRet All-Star squud which- will play the All-Stars from Distnct 4, which includes Georgetown, North Charleston and St. Andrews for the lower state title, it was announced, yesterday; The county midgctV winners of he District 3 crown, began drills preparation their play-off nocling with the District 4 yesterday at Field in Gnmileville. The silo for the play-off game, which will be played either on Saturday, November 21 or on Saturday, November 28, has not been it was announced. The Aiken County All-Star ros-" tor, released by officials and conches of the Ailccn County Midget Football association, contains 30 players.

Graniteville has nine on.the squad, L-B-C has nine, and Warrcnville, three. The play-off game between Aiken and the District 4 champs will decide the winner of the lower slate midget championship. The winner of this game twill meet the winner of the upper 1 state midget title the first week in December to decide the stale title. Aiken Coach H. II.

(Toll Kobin- soit was named head coach of the Clearwalcr named to assist. "I not have asked for two more able assistants than Bill Otis Melton. I'm sure we'll win the lower state eham- )ionship." Coach Robinson said last night. The players named to-the county All-Star team are Jerry Coker, Don Freiday, Arthur Gregory, Numson Clifford, Eugene Varney, Paul Crow-Hover, Dinzlc Adams, Richard Johnson and Terry Joyner, all of Aiken; Robert Pills, Leonel Ergle, Billy Dewcy Eidson, Paul Williams, Grady Cato, James C. Davis, and Edgar W.

Kcardcn. of L-B-C. Also. Wayne Thompson, Curtis WUHanis, Raymond-E. Foster, O.

P. Wilson, Hubert M. Kneece, Herbert Kneece, Cullen Wood, Lynwood Prilchard, and Jerry Wood, all of Granilevillc; and Sammy Ford, Ilichard Harlon, and Jimmy Sauls, all of Warrenville. Practice will be held at Memorial each weekday, begin- Aiken Team Meets- Edgefield Here Tonight MISSISSIPPI STA'I'S-'. ACAINS'l' STARKVIKLK.

Nnv. lUl'i -Tlie Mississippi Stale var- sily scritnniayed ayainsl I'reshinen and rcsei'ves Louisiana Slate offensive plays today. Coach Warmalh said tackles Tom Morris and Jim nil-run probably won't play LSU Saturday. i m- Aiken Hiu.lt "li" leant and Hie Kdnelield mi-el here tonight at Kiislis I'ai'k field at fi p. m.

in a game (gionsorcd by tin; senior class of the hiyh school, it.was announced yesterday. In a previous meeting this season tlie junior Hornets uninud a lianl-earncil to 0 viciory over Hie Kdueficld team. Coach Quay ciiiich. stalc-l alter lite first name thai lie would like very tinicli tn play Ihe Aiken I wish earne true whra the senior class dcvi'led lo sponsor a to raise funds for school activities. 1 Senior class memhers urgo'ii local sports fans yesterday to uive serious considera' ion lo tite tumie.

not only bri-aasr they'll 1 a top-fliK-it hall aid tin- Aiki'ii schoi'l n-nior in raising nuu-li needed ir'uis. Hnrnr'Sl 11. Nee! s- 1 lie'il D'Miald Sn'tiiil f.iinai' 1 at 1 h' 1 "oils, K'-n amt 'I'ojn i A' it Iri-ia l.il'.-s. 'foiimiy COl.l'.\IIUA. S.

HI iL'I'i South iu.i's oeks ivsserl pass mul det'cnse today llii'V for Saturday's mei'ljnc, willi nnliealen Virginia. Craii in Hie passinu flrills. liillinu end and halfha'cks Carl Hlackic inuVray. Tommy Mnlilt tilTl siliLlrr field, hacKii. defense.

Tech offense, and defense atfainsl running play.s llalfbiick Leon Hardeman was still in clothes mir.sinu injuries. Tlie ran Alahama plays against the reserves in a short dei tensive AUDUHN, Nov. Ill Iliilfbaek ChuiTu- Littles returned lo practice today foul worked out in as Auhurn concentrated on devt-iopiny a pass defense lu spring againsi fJeorgia Halorday. Coadl: Halpli Jin-dan said it was doulitful whet'her Littles would he ri-aHy for the Cieorgia name, lie praisi-U (iiiark'rback 1'ree- inan's work on pass defense today. local All-Stars, with Otis Melton ning at 4 p.

Coach Robinson of Granilevillc and Billy Eidson of said. Mississippi Has Displaced Auburn As The Offensive Leader In SC Statistics FUKMINGHAM, 101 displaced An- bnni as offensive leader in South- eastern Conference statistics re- leased Inday. hut the held on lo the defensive lead for the third consecutive week. While riding over Texas Stale 40-7 last Saturday. Mississippi rushed and passed for total of yards to raise its per game average lo a confi'i-eiu'c leading y-n-ds.

Rebels have gained a total of yards this season. Auburn, which lead the conference with a 335.7 offensive average to a HUH yard average for Mississippi last week, dropped hack to with an average of 331.3 yards alter last Friday's 29-20 win over Miami. The Plainsmen held on lo their defensive lead in widening the Kap between them and second-place Mabiima. Auburn has given up an I In-u A nights i.l" putting all tins hcaltli I'd he pliysiciil 1 average of yards per game i while Alabama has given up 220' yards. Kentucky, rising with a 40-14 slaughter of Vanderbiil.

last Satin-day, went from fifth to fourth on offense wit an average jusl a shade less than third-ranking Georgia Tech. Tech has averaged yards per game and Kentucky Tech and Kentucky took reverse jioKitiori.s on defense with Kentuc- Isy showing the besl defensive average of 223.3 yards per game, and Tech a 22G.3 yard average. The ranking of other SKC members on offense were Georgia 280.il; Louisiana State 275.4: Tennessee 274.7; Florida 273.1; Mississippi Slate Tu lane 233.1: and Vanderbiil 222 f) The ranking of ollwr SKC members on defense were Mississippi Slate 23U.4: Mississippi Hollywood" Tlie dune of The STARS PRIZES TOWER CHIVE IN THEATRE' AiKEN-s DKIVE-IN TIIKATItK (Il-l'Ianl Koat!) Box Office OiH'iis at Show Slails TELEPHONK PutrUin Today Thurs. Fri. REACHING FOR YOU FROM OUTER SPACE! L'lns C-urluon Late Show Friday, 13th LASTTIMliS TONKillT S.

C. We FOR EACH CAJU- Sfrfa I now ME MnEW OTHER fflfd mur BARBARA STANWYCK I Also Selected Subjects All Hits Shown.Twice onight and Tomorrow Ciiris Conic Alone Your Fricntl Along uicKARLOFFiONCHANlY Raseiuoru Today Thurs. Fri. MeC CARON FERRER Cartpon and.

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