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Journal-E very Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Monday, March 17, X941 Si Takes Catholic Final Playoff ner ea Fourteen Ann's Ope Tea for Tiger Chadick's Goal Mound Mainstay for Blue Rocks Sports Roundup Br EDDIE BRIET7, Wright's Reds Defeat Grier's Blues in Shoot Tomlin and Winchester Register 50 Straight To Lead Individual Scoring Last Half Decides Defensive Contest Forty Acre Quint Pull Away in Last Five Minutes After St. Hedwig's Hold Lead Major Part Of Closc-Cuardmg Tussle By dick rixard St. Patrick's Day offers a double celebration out In the Forty Acres today. The Irish, besides paying homage to their patron saint, are rejoicing because the St. Ann's Micks turned back St.

Hedwig's Huskies last night on the Archmere Academy court. 26-21. to get off to a flying start in the quest for their third straight Catholic Basketball League championship. St. Ann's pulled away In the final five minutes to beat back the Browntown Bombers in a game that saw most of the action supplied In tenacious scrimmages around the backboards and left much to be desired in field goal shooting.

Neither team displayed much accuracy from the field in a game where the accent was on close cuardine. 1 1 11 The annual team shoot of the Wilmington Trapshootlng Association was won Saturday by Norm Wright's Reds who broke 3,167 targets to prevail over MaJ. John B. Grier's Blues who totaled 3,025. A field of 180 contestants, the largest ever, took advantage of the fine weather to participate.

The shoot was not decided until the last 20 scores were In. Individual high honors went to Fred Tomlin and J. P. Winchester, of the defeated team with 50 straight. M.

L. Hopkins and V. M. Davis led the winning Reds with 49. The annual W.

T. A. banquet was held Saturday night In the Hotel DuPont. Luther D. Reed, newly elected president, presided and Harry H.

Prettyman wa.s chairman of the committee on arrangements. Guest at the dinner honored the memory of Palmer D. (Pete Guest and William A. Staving, members who died during the past. week.

RED nt.v (P Newman Iilghthanded Hurler purchased from Lynwood Rowe The perennial Schoolboy takes time out for tea at Detroit club's Lakeland, training bae. Moffett Scores Triple in Shoot Thrre of Nine Maple Leaf Sunday Chicken Events Fall lo One Marksman Three of the nine events' at the M8ple af Gun Club chicken shoot at Centrevllle yesterday were won by J. W. Moffett, Jr. Moffett won the third, sixth, and eighth events with scores of 23, 24, and 25.

respectively. Maj. John B. Grier. besides winning the seventh event, also topped the scoring in the colored target event with a 65x65 performance.

N. 1 A. P. Hopkins 22 Bane 15 Jack Tellev 30 C. C.

W. LeCates .17 Erent No. L. L. Jarreii 33 Jack Talley H.

Ooodwin 22 J. Jfeff A. R. Hopkins 22 Eyent 3 J. W.

Moffet 21 J. Monro C. mtt 22 R. Ban 14 ,14 .14 C. W.

LeCates .18 Fent S. 4 3. W. Morrott. Br.

21 C. Lamborn 18 H. Ooodwln. ,31 M. Carrol 17 L.

L. Jarreii 21 eent No. John Otterson 30 J. Monro 14 C. Neff ..19 Dr.

Lancaster ...11 C. Harrigan 18 Erent No. 0 J. W. Moffett, Jr.

24 E. Lilly .20 Olenn Dial 31 R. Lancaster 12 W. Tip lor 21 Eent No. 7 MaJ B.

Grier. .23 N. A. Wright ...21 C. H.

Mason 22 Frank Lawson ...18 H. H. Prettyman 21 Event No. 8 J. W.

Moffett, Jr. 25 J. w. Moffett. Sr.

21 W. Jackson 22 Dr. Lancaster ...17 T. C. Marshall, Jr.

21 Ent No. 9 T. C. Marshall, Jr. 22 C.

A. Lippincott 20 W.Jackson 23 Mrs. R. L. Mlnntcic 15 R.

L. Minn-ick ...21 Colored Target Event MaJ. J. B. Grier 85x85 J.W Moffett.

Jr. 50x65 C. H. Riggs 63 L. L.

Jarre.l 50 C. H. Mason 62 Frank Lawson 83 N. A. Wright.

53 J.W.Moffett,Sr. 53 H. Prettyman 48 Glenn Dial 4 C. Neff 41 C. LeCates .34 Frankie Kovacs Takes National Indoor Title OKLAHOMA CITY, March 17 (INS).

Frankie Kovacs of Oakland. was the new national indoor tennis champion today. He won the title with a straight set victory over Wayne Sabin of Portland, 6-0. 6-4. 6-2.

Don McNeill of Oklahoma City and Frank Guernsey of Houston. Texas, won the doubles crown. They turned back Bobby Riggs of Chicago, the 1940 singles champion, and Jack Kramer of Belvedere Gardens, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3. Art Krenz CZl A I Rocks pitching mainstay. Shirley is training with the Philadelphia Athletics at Anaheim, where he has hurled in fine, form several times against Pacific Coast League teams in exhibition games.

Shirley, owned by the Blue Rocks, will report to Manager Tom Oliver when the local club starts training at Rock Hill, S. March 28. senior diners Start Tourno Three Contest Tonight See Six of Seven Quints In Action nt Y. M. C.

A. A seven-team field will compete In the Delaware State senior basketball championship tournament which gets under way tonight at the Y. M. C. A.

with three games. The field was cut when the Red Raiders decided to withdraw Friday. "Hie opening game tonight will pit Worth Steel against Bancroft at 7 o'clock. Two Industrial League teams. Allied Kid and Hercules, meet at 8 o'clock, and In the final.

General Chemical, recently-crowned Industrial League champions, meets Goldey College at 9 o'clock. Boys' Club, the seventh tram, entered the second round on the Red Raiders' default. Semt-flnals are scheduled Friday and finals Saturday. Allied Kid Is the defending champion. Lou Brooks Is Honored By St.

Joseph C. Y. O. The St. Joseph's C.

Y. O. entertained Leu Brooks. Eastern Golden Gloves 175-pound champion, at a luncheon yesterday in the organization's clubrooms. Brooks left today for New York to begin training for the East-West Golden Gloves to be held at Chicago on the twenty-fifth of this month.

More than 100 persons attended the farewell celebration, which was featured by a program cf entertain ment, presided over by Toastmater William Price. Ouests included Ray Morris, boxing instructor cf thej East Side Boxing Club, the Rev. John J. Neiffrt. pastor of St.

Jos- i eph's R. C. Church. Harold Corbln. Neville Reed, and Reese Hammond, i The committee in charge Included: Father Netfert.

Mrs. Rcba Lee. and Mrs. Irma Lawson. Bill Kogell Is Reported A Lancaster Manager Bl Rogell.

former Detroit and Chicago Cub shortstop, is expected St. Hedwijf held a 12-11 lead at halftime as Paul Chadick converted a foul toss for the edge. With etgh: minutes of the same remaining, the Huskies nursed a 19-16 lead. BUI McGcne gal's foul tvs cut the lead and Otas Gillespie finally stalemated the statistics with a long fielder. MrGoncfx! Supplies Clincher Another long-rang shot by Buzzy Gllien gave St.

Ann's the lead at 21-19 with five minutes to go but Franny Preybylek tied the cor with his fourth fielder of the nignt. Bruce Lindsay was awarded two free throws and converted both and Bill McGonrgal furnished the clincher with a double-decker. He added a superfluous free throw as the final seconds ticked away. Each team counted lour times from the Geld In the opening half Buck Lacy tabbed three for Si. Ann's on his specialty, set shots, and Lindsay got the other one.

Lacy 'a opponent. Przybylek. tabbed two and Dobrzynskl got the others for St. Hedwig's. Injury Slows Chadick In the final half Paul Chadick and Walt Matuszewskl tabbed a Re Id goal each with Przybylek adding the other two.

Lindsay. Lscy. Gillespie, and McGonegal got one each for the victors. Paxil Chadick was knocked cold in ts ftrst minute of play and required several minutes to resume play. He did not have his usual speed but was played very closely by Ftank Farren.

St. Ann's stellar guard. Paul' lone fielder came from mid-court In th second half. BiU McGonegal was St. Ann's tlckout on the floor.

McGonegal got the ball continually for St. Ann's off of the backboards where St. Hedwig's held the edge. St. Ann's made eight cf free throws while St.

Hedwig's had only nin chances and converted five. A crowd of 600 saw the game. The second game of the series wUl be played next Sunday night cn the same court. In the preliminary Little Flower Qualified for the Parish Leaeue final serfs by defeating St. An-ttwny's in the deciding game of their semt-flnal playoff.

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ANTHOXT'S 21 Star Golfers Display Flashes K. Winchester 43'C. DeBow 45 P.Jackson 4J. J. Shoemaker 41 B.

L. Mlnnlck 45 L. P. Tilley 30 Reed Kwing 4S W.Welch 26; J. Oregt 39! A.

R. Hopkins 45; A. Williams 4J E. Burkenstins 41 Ann Muson 44 Barrall 42 L. Poord 4J P.

A. Lawson 41'0. T. Burns 4S C. Voshell 44 Dr.

J. Pay 41 H. H. Prettyman 42 V. ThnmM 42 C.

H. Rlgg 42 Tomlin 50 h. A. Wiebe ai'D, W. Thorna 44 M.

Hopkirtg Jr. 49 C. C. Oerow 44 C.E.Porter 41 A. Worthington 31 C.

Downey 4 vr. Turner 42 W. C. Pearson B. Orifr 4 Ri P.

Willi 4 r. Johnium 41 P. Holioway 47; W. Johnson 40 J. H.

Lor 44 H. B. Clarlt 31 W. M. Poord 45 C.

H. Mnwn III 44 D. Gilpin 45' J. Cain 39 M. Furquhar 44 C.

Nurtham 37 J. M. Johnson 38 C. J. Miller 44 a.

Bylreater 43'r D. Baldwin 47 C. KfarH 4 M. Orac 4 3. Blfta 3'J.

Wrlsrht 32 J. T. Hopkina 40 W. Erhart 2 J. R.

Lynam 32; M. Burri 30 3. C. Hindi 39! T. H.

Simon ton 39 Davidson 31 H. Atmors 25 J. Neft 35 A. R. Mvfrr, 4 S.

Lloyd 38 K. T. Larkln 42 I. Devlm 31 T. fmtlh 4 3 W.

Stroda 41 Warren 40 I Keil 41 H. Mon Sr. 47 W. M. Davia 40' W.

O. Wood .39 W. Penrose 42 Baker 4 W. J. Elliott 45 W.

W. Kirk 42 H. Falla 41! A. L. Richard 19 E.

J. Nilan 45 3 Lumey 33 O. SvlveKtef. Jf. 27' W.

N. Taylor 42 0. Hoffecker 2 3 W. Moffett, Jr. 4 C.

L. Walker 47 Ferchk 3S A. Batten 34 C. K. Rimon 45 C.

Hymer .19 A. R. Beach .1 J.C.Wagner 30! Mr. J. Turnbull 41 T.

W. Richard 37 F. Sharer 44 H. Schroder 39 W. A.

Simonton 40 C. ftlnhard 35 P. Yarall 39 J. K. Baliey 29 F.

Collin 43 P. J. Chapman 2 C. R. Patcheil 32 H.

Berry 45 T. C. Marshall. Jr. 43 A.

Reeves 43 Dr. E. R. Steeia 30 P.H.Bates 47; J- L.Luke 39 J. H.

Htiirhei 41'L. Willi 44 P. W. Hitman 39 C. emcher 45 H.

M. Paschali 40 D. S.Willis W. A. Ben 26 8chwar 4 H.

B. Wending 48 D- Tulloch 42 L. L. Jarreii 44 K. Whueman 37 T.

C. Marshall 35 R. Whlteman 43 C. Dean 31 F. Mahaf'ey 13 Dr.

R. Comegya 43 3. P. Win ter III 50 J. D.

Carver 41 3. P. Winchester 41 W. Morris 25 H. Barr 28 W.

L. Spann 38 W. H. Slater 48 L. J.

Clendening 44 3. J. Herben 39 N. A. Wright 48 A.

V. Browning 42 Dr. J. P. Wmtrup H.Ward 37 J.

W. Talley Jr. 48 K- McElvaln 34 A. Wack 30 Mrs. C.

P. Schutt 32 T. Kirsch 17 L. Lynam 49 C. Ewing M.

Duychinck 43 F. Dickerson r. Willi! 39 H. B. Slater 47 A.

P. Hart 44 Ci. K. McFarland 34; C. J.

Perry 33 C. B. McCoy 42! J. T. Turnbull 40j O.

E. Dial 41 L. S. Spruanc 42; C. Leaderer 34; L.

D. Reed 4, H. P. Scott 43: H. Harper 44 G.

Crothers 48 S. L. Lcgan 39! Totals 3167. Totals 3023 Tossing Gives Chemical Title Long-Rangc Baskets, 19 Points, Defeat DuPont In Shop League Final Player-Coach Paul Chadick paced his General Chemical team to the Industrial League championship Saturday night when his sensational long-range firing of field goals sent DuPont down to a 42-39 defeat in the third and deciding game of the title series. Chadick connected with eight bas kets from scrimmage as the teams battled it out in one of the most ex citing and bitterly-contested games of the season.

AH of his action arches were tossed from a distance with no less than half of them coming from the dead center of the court. DuPont was a front-running team until late in the final quarter when Paul and his brother. George, start ed a barrage on the basket that pulled the game out of the fire for the Chemists. With only two minutes left in the third period. DuPont was holding a 31-22 lead and appeared all-over a winner.

With five minutes left, DuPont led. 35-31. Two field goals by Paul Chadick and two more by George put General Chemical into the lead but Don Barlowe tied the score on a fielder and two fouls. A foul toss gave Chemical the lead again and in the last few seconds Butch Bailey cemented the victory with a flip under the basket. Paul Chadick tabbed three fielders in the first half and then came through with five more in the closing half.

George ClwMck had two each half, the pair accounting for 27 points. Chemical played the entire game with five men with Smith the only member of the team not scoring. Bailey notched nine points and Logan accounted for the other six. Barlowe was high for DuPont with 10 counters, followed by Buck Lacy and Paul McCullin with eight each. Chemical outscored DuPont.

18-16. In field goals, but trailed 7-6 in free throws. Chadick. in addition to scoring 19 points, bore the brunt of the floor work for his team. A capacity crowd turned out for the game which was contested in true championship style by both clubs.

DUPONT I OEM. CHEMICAL ci rf r. LufT.f 0 Cliad.ck.t I 3 1 Ceok.f Ballev.f .1 .1 Wilson. 3 3 i Lofan.e 3 0 McCuUtn.e 4 0 OChadlck. 4 0 Fartnvc 3 4 10 Smith.

0 0 0 Hatm 0(10 Bnreckt.f 3 Shivotif 0 0 0, 10 39 TotaU IS 6 43 Referee; CuUlnana nl McClranary. Claymont Tops Warner In Badminton League Clavmont defeated Warner, 7-1. In a Division match of the Wilmington Badminton League Saturday. Claymont and Newport will meet on the latter's court tomorrow night In the final play-off for the league championship. l.di' noablM Mrt Truitl and Mt.

Hartley, Warner. Mra Potts and Mrs Ertktnr. 17-15. 15-3. 5S-S Mm Pirc and Mr McClur.

Cly-mont, dfatd MIm Kardo and Mis Warner S-1S 17-14. 13-13. Mrn'a Poablea Aiimond and Fcater. Claymont, defeated SneUady and Truttt, Warner. 14-7.

1J-U. Kirg and Kurti defeated Milier and Darts. Warner. 17-1S. 13-3.

Mixed Hable Mrs. Pierce and Kurti. CJavmont. defeated Mrs. Truttt and SheUsdy.

Warner, IS-7. 1J-11 Mrs. Potli and AUmond. Claymont. defeated Mis Harney and Truttt, Warner.

7-1S. 15-13. Mrs. Erskine and Poster. Claymont.

defeated Kardos and Miller. Warner. 15-3. li-1 Mrs. McCIure and King.

Claymont. defeated Loftus and Dans. Warner, 13-11. 16-lt. 15-13.

Forte Brothers to Battle In Chester Twin Finale Tommy and Johnny Forte will appear in a double eight-rounder at Chester. Thursday night. Promoter Irving Romm and Eddie Carver paired the fighting brothers against Carlos (No No) Cuebas of Cuba, and Nick Spano of Philadelphia, in the twin feature at St. Hedwig's Hall. Jimmy Lancaster of Wilmington, an Angclo Panatellas of Greece: Jim Moore and Billy Warner, both of Chester, and Al Pierce, Philadelphia welterweight, tackles Baby Katz.

stablemate of the Forte brothers, in the six round contests. Georgetown High Drubs Rehohoth Beach in Final GEORGETOWN. March 17 (Special). Georgetown High School walloped Rehcboth Beach High School Friday night, 41-17, in its basketball finale. GEORGETOWN I REHOBOTH P.

I O. T. P. Royal.f Booth. Walls.c Hastings.

Faucett.g Tovnsend.f Short. Pusey.g Roach, Totals 5 1 11 1 7 Lingo. 1 3 Maasey.f 1 lliTravls.f 0 3 Hayden.c 0 Ewlng.c 4 Wllhelm.C 3 Marh.f 1 Ingram 0 Oa.lo.g IS 411 Totals 4 17 Referee: Nunvar. Georgetown girls won over the Rehoboth girls, 37-12. Pastor Held Favorite HOLLYWOOD.

March 17 (INS). Bob Pastor of New York rates as a 7 to 10 favorite to score a win over Turkey Thompson. Call fornia heavyweight champion, in their 10-round battle tonight. At stake is a match with Champion Joe Louis in Los Angeles sometime next summer. Penn Starts Grid Drill PHILADELPHIA March 17 (U.R).

The University of Pennsylvania football team, riddled by graduation, holds Its first spring workout at River Field today. Coach George Munger must find replacements for 14 regulars. Associated Press Sports Writer 4 Plenty of talk nlxwt the Belloise-Mauriello fight. Looked all right from where we sat first punch took all the steam out of Bellolse. No getting1 around the fart that except for the oatfieM the Yanks are an unknown quality.

Ben Hogan has left the touring golf caravan to take up his new post at the Hershey Country Club. Massachusetts State is reported coach-shopping. Billy Myers says If Ernie Im-bardl could only ran he'd gH 150 more hits a year. What If the Poles have takn over the Boston College football team from the Irish! The Eagles followers still are predominantly green. The tourist agency which ran those Beantown excursion trains to the Sugar Bowl reports the McCarthys led all passengers with 12 aboard.

There were 10 Suillvan-s, 10 Murphys and nine Kellp)ys. but not a single Kelly. At the othT end of the roster, there was one Jones, one Smith, and one Cohen. Talking about the Irish, Elmer Layden, an ex-Irish, Is rhafin at th bit because he can't loeate an office and get organ'rM In Chicago. Flmer says srhool are passing op a good ht In not grabbing joe Benda, his lire roach at Notre Dame.

The Southeastern Conference casr tourney at Louisville showed a profit of Joe Engel of the Chattanooga Lookouts, is visiting cvry baseball camp in Florida in search of talent. The Coast reports there is a definite leaning in the camp of the A's toward junking Bnny $45,000) McCoy in favor of "Crash" Davis, late of Duke. Young Kid McCoy of Detroit, training for his rematch with Al Nettlow. is sorking with Billy Soose. Boston Herald front-paged addition of Bill Cunningham from the Post as "the biggest sports news in lieralu history." TODAY'S QUEST STAR Nixson Denton, Cincinnati Tlms-Star: "Abe Simon, who is to tackle Joe Louis in Detroit Friday night, says anything can happen in a heavyweight championship fight.

Most of it is very apt to happen to Abe. Charlie Baehman, Miehlgan State' CoJteh: "Yon said I stood to los five of my regular starters In the draft. Make it nine, Botch." Greenberj? Put in 1-A Waiting Check on Feet DETROIT. March 17 iZ. Hank Greenberg, who was reported to have been recommended lor a deferred status under the selective service act, has been placed in Class 1-A and is subject to immediate call for army duty when his number comes up, Greenberg's drals board announced today.

Ben O. Shepherd, chairman nf Board No. 23 in Detroit, issued the following statement: "Henry Greenberg has been classified in Class 1-A. but his case is being referred to the medical advisory board for a report. If that board reports that he is not fit for general military service, the classification will be reconsidered by the board." Greenberg was originally examined by a physician at Lakeland, Fla where the Tigers are In training, and it was widely reported thai the noted siugger, whose salary is reputed to be 550,000 this season, would not be called for army duty for the time being because of hia feet.

A. B. C. Leader Change As High-Scoring Rules ST. PAUL.

Minn March 17 CU.P.;. High scores, were maintained during the week-end in the American Bowling Congress competition, establishing a new frv3-man team leader and revising second placa standings in the doubles and singles. The Grubaugh. Funeral Homes team of Detroit Tolled 2,829 to taka first place above the Milwaukee Schhtz Brown Bottles who week turned in a 2,826 score. Jim Berado, Chicago clerk, scored the third 7C0 scries in the singles to take second plac in that even: with 711 and also took second place in the ail-events with 1,313.

The team of Russell Henry and Charles Wooes of Detroit move! into second place in the doubles standings when they knocked oil 1.255. Woods rolled 695 and Henry 570. The team had scores ol 333. 453 and 429. (p) 1 IM A KlIAla a.

GROUNOCITY'V 50 MIL PC LONG fir on rue LiiFc UKDtRANY CONDITIONS PUTS MUSCLE XTKA -xk to be named manager of the Lan-t caster Red Roses of the Interstte i Seaford Starts Softball SEAFORD, March 17 (Special). Plans for a Seaford softball league sponsored by the Y. M. C. have been smarted.

It is expected there will be six or eight teams. Explosion Shot Shirley the Clovis club of the West Texan" in Nassau Match tures of the golfers and of the affable, smil'ng referee, the Duke of Windsor, and his Baltimore-born duchess. On one breath-taking shot, for Instance, Jones looked once again like the Atlanta wizard who won 13 major titles. He had played like a duffer in knock'ng hU tee shot beneath a scrub palm and then hitting his second into a tree 15 vards away. With' the green still' 150 yards away, Bobby calmly laid his third shot within two feet of the cup for an easy par four.

Individually, Armour played the most consistent golf of the quartet. He scored a 70 Saturday, one under par and was one under par for the 16 holes played Sunday. Jones was two over regulation figures Saturday and two under Sunday, while Sarazen tallied a 72 Saturday and was one under par Sunday. The aging Hagen played erratically, firing a 76 the flrt day and was two over par Sunday. Two Colleges Admitted To Mason-Dixon Group BALTIMORE, March 17 Special).

Gallaudet College of Washington, and Bridgewater College of Bridgewater, were admitted to the Mason-Dixon Conference at a meeting here yesterday by unanimous vote of the ten member organizations represented. Blue Ridge College also appl'ed, but its request was tabled for a year. J. Thomas Klbler of Washington College, presided, with the following representing their institutions: Fred Dumschott, secretary. Washington; Emil G.

Reltz, treasurer, Loyola College; George Ekaitis. Washington College; Charles Havens and Bruce Ferguson. Western Maryland College; Dr. G. Wilson Shaffer and Gardner Mallonnee, Johns Hopkins; Don Minnegan, Towson State Teachers; Arthur Malloy, Mount St.

Mary's College; Frank Summers, Randolph-Macon College; Dorsey Griffiths, Catholic University, and by proxy American Univers ty, and G. P. Doherty, and William Murray, University of Delaware. Francis Schmidt Gets Football Job at Idaho MOSCOW. Idaho.

March 17 (JF). Francis Schmidt, who resigned as fOOtball COaflh nt. fV-ifrk SUotA TTnltn sity in December, is the new head coach at the University of Idaho. tresiaent Harrison C. Dale, who announced the choice yesterday, did not divulge salary terms, or the length of time Schmidt, a Nebraska graduate, contracted to handle the Idaho football program.

He succeeds Ted Bank, who held both the directorship and head coaching position five years. His Idaho teams, Schmidt said, will operate from a single wing "with some double-wing and we'll throw that ball around." Another Jockey Injured SAN DIEGO, March 17 (INS). Willie Gruber, 17-year-old Chicago apprentice jockey, was in serious condition at Mercy Hospital today suffering from a skull fracture received in a fall at the Agua Caliente race track. His mount fell In the last race yesterday at almost the same spot where Earl Dew, 1940 turf champion, was fatally injured, Feb'. 2.

P. II Ktftr: Hertihy. Wcl All-Stars Defeat DuPont Bees at Laurel LAUREL. 'Del, March 17 (Special The DuPont Bees were defeated in an overtime basketball game Friday night by the West AZ-Stars. 48-44.

The Bees held a 10-point lead with five minutes to play, but the locals tied the score at the final whise. WIST Aii. STARS DUPONT 9tZ9 CV r. 3 3 I rumaj.f Vrmr.t 3 4aJtr.f 53Bi. Aen 3 0 4 Hastir.f s.f Pirn.nt 30 4 Tota.a nttrrtt: Burfortf.

3 0 4 1 0 3 3 17 3 3 0 3 15 10 I 44 ore or 0 0 0 WJt 3 3 Ionia 3Ratini.f KoUia.t 3 Frna.r 3 1 1 Mantantf alTtor.f 3 S.jr.rcn 3 0 Coppol.f 4 Valona 0 I 0 3 Conticalio.J 3 0 OroM.l 0 X3 3 Of Old Form By LARRY ROLLINS NASSAU. Bahamas. March 17 (T). Though the years and long layoffs have taken their toll, Bobby Jones. Tommy Armour, Walter Hagcn, and Gene Sarazen still can play pretty good golf.

The ghosts of old victories striding at their side, the four great stars of the plus-fours era came back to the links together over the week-end to play a 36-hole benefit match for the Red Cross and demonstrate conclusively that they still know what to do with a golf club. Jones and Armour won the match, defeating Sarazen, only one of the four still in active competition, and the venerable Hagen 3 and 2. A gallery of about 1.000 followed them all the way with as much interest as if they had been playing a Ryder Cup match. And each or the four rewarded the crowd from time to time with flashes of spectacular golf. Camera fans had a field day, taking pic Week-End Sports By Associated Press NASSAU Bobby Jorii-a and Tommy Armour defeated Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen.

3 and 3. In Red Cross benefit golt match with Duke of Windsor referee. ST. AUGUSTINE. Sam Snead and Wiiford Wehr.e win National Pro-Amatur goif tournament, beating Jack Grout anl Frank Allan, Pittcton.

one up. with best Ball score of 66-06-133. 13 under par. OKLAHOMA CITY Prank Koyacs whips Wayne Sabin. 6-0.

6-4, 6-3, to win National indoor tennis ehsmninnshm nni McNeill and Prank Guernsey take dou- o.es iiue. oeanng BODoy Riggs and Jack Kramer, 6-1. 7-3, 6-3. MOSCOW. Idaho Francis Schmidt, former Ohio State coach, named head football coach at University of Idaho.

CLEVELAND Al Biozis betters own world indoor shotpul record with bt feet 41 inches. KANSAS CITY San Diego Stale con quers Murray iKy.t Teachers, 3S-34, to win national intercollegiate basketball tournament. PULLMAN. Within.mn 1. wins Pacific Coast Conference basketball beating Stanford 44-40 for second suaigni victory 01 playoff series.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. St. Nicholas Cluh. New York, captures National A A.

U. hockey title, beating Clinton. N. 10-3. ANNAPOLIS.

Md. Yale swimmers win eight of 11 individual titles In Eastern In-tercollegiale swimming championships. St. Mary's Triumphs St. Mary's Parochial Schnnl hn- ketball team scored a 42-9 triumph over me Jioys' ciuo Juniors BOYS' CLUB JR8.

I ST. MARY'S T. O- F. P. 0 7 7 10 3 33 3 0 4 3 0 4 3 1 6 Sosnowik.f Bonkowskl.f Matuieskl.f Tucker.

Jubb.g Kane.g 2 Wolfe.f 0 Walsh. 3 Sammons.e 3 Kane.g 0 DIMaggis.g 0 Totals 1 Totals 16 10 43 Referee: Faller. Anderson Paces Net Play PHILADELPHIA, March 17 (U.R). J. Norman Anderson of New York, former Dartmouth College star, led the field today into the quarterfinal round of the Middle States indoor tennis championships at the Penn A.

C. Anderson, only player to reach the quarter-finals, knocked off two Penn men, Leo Bloom, 6-3, 6-3, and Stewart McCracken, 6-3, 6-4. Horton Smith, Choice of Pros As Best, Gives Tips on Putting League, according to reliable reports. Rogeil. a free agent.

Is said to have accepted terms and his contract to I pilot the last year's champions now in the mall. Rogell will be a playing manager, replacing Bill Red HoiTner at this position. HoCner plans to retire from baseball. I Rogell will succeed Cy Perkins as i manager of Lancaster. Partner's Putt Enables Snead to Collect Cash ST.

AUGUSTINE. March 17 (UP). A six-foot putt by an amateur golfer enabled Sammy Snead. long-driving pro from Hot Springs, to collect $1,000 first prize for winning the seventh annual National Amatfur-Professional best-ball golf tournament. WUford Wehrle.

Chicago amateur, sank his putt on the thirty-sixth hole yesterday to give him and Snead a 1 up victory over Jack Grout, pro. and Prank Allan, a Pitts-ton. Pa- team, in the 36-hole final. Grout won $500. what the same principle to the other shots.

I used to begin warming up with a six or seven-iron from the practice tee." he declared, -then worked up progressively through the five-iron, the four-iron, and so on. Perhaps I even hit a few drives. Nowadays when I practice driving It is merely to loosen my wrist muscles." Smith considers putting the most important single factor in golf. "If you arent putting well it is likely to undermine confidence ui the rest of jour game." he said. "That's why I would rather putt well consistently than brilliantly some of the time and poorly on other occasions." The tall pro treated the International Four-Ball gallery here to one of the greatest competitive putting exhibitions ever seen in these parts.

On the Miami Biitmore's ninth hole, he made a 15-fcoter for a birdie. Then, from the twelfth, ne clicked off three consecutive birdies with two 30-footers and another six-footer. Ke rammed home a 10-footer on the sixteenth, narrowly missed hoi-ing one from the fringe on the seventeenth, and putted within Inches of the cup from the edge of the eighteenth for a final easy birdie. By LARRY ROLLINS CORAL GABLES. Fla.

you would take a tip from Horton Smith, make sure you can sink a three-foot putt before trying to hole out from 30 feet. Smith, credited by his fellow pro-lessionals with beln the best putter In goil. always practices on the ahort one first. Before starting a tournament round. he said.

"I usually drop several sew balls three or four feet from the cup and try to stroke them in from all directions. When I feel I have the proper touch. I may drop back to 10 feet or farther. The closer you are to the cup. naturally, the less is the margin for error.

When you putt from three feet it is usually your accuracy that sends the ball into the cup. Farther away, other factors may enter In such as the roil or the grain of the green. But you cant expect to sink long one unless you stroke the ball properly, and practice on short Eatta gives you that solid Smith said that when he was perfecting form he applied some.

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