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Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 36

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Guard Loss Cam last week's 15-7 loss to McKinley. George Naukana, Kaimuki coach, plans only one change in his lineup Steve Kop in place of James Han at II 1 I i i iivr "All il l. st? 4 1 ULS'rJ y- i able for the Red Raiders this week, although he may play only in spots. End Reed Minuth, who injured his elbow yesterday, is the only doubtful starter. A first division finish 28 WW J- Casper Victorious U.S.

Paralympicms show their skill at a demonstration last night. At left muscular Ron Stein throws the shot and at right sharpshooter Jean Howe shows Mrs. John Burns, confined to a wheel chair herself, bow techniques. Star-Bulletin Photos by Jack Matsumoto. Hit Paralympians Are a rides in Friday's important game between Farrington and Kaimuki.

Govs' Tom Kiyosaki said he had no serious injuries, although star halfback Tom Gushiken was slightly banged up in Wednesday, Nov. 4, six-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole of a scheduled 18-hole playoff to win the $25,000 Almaden Open Grid Slate Nebraska at Kansas. Purdue at Michigan State. Illinois at Michigan. Iowa at Minnesota.

Colorado at Missouri. Wisconsin at Northwestern. Penn State at Ohio State. SOUTHWEST Kansas State at Arizona State. Idaho at Arizona.

Texas at Baylor. Florida State at Houston. Cincinnati at North Texas State. Wichita at Oklahoma State. Iowa State at Oklahoma.

Texas A. M. at Southern Methodist. West Texas State at Texas Tech. New Mexico at Texas Western.

FAR WEST San Jose at Colorado State. Indiana at Oregon State. Washington State at Oregon. Santa Clara at Pacific. Southern California at Stanford.

Air Force at U.C.L.A. Wyoming at Utah State. Brigham Young at Utah. California at Washington. SAN JOSE, Calif.

(UPD Bill Casper fighting off a down-the-stretch challenge by Pete Brown, rolled in a Saturday's EAST Syracuse versus Army, New York City. Colgate at Bucknell. Cornell at Brown. Columbia at Dartmouth. Massachusetts at Holy Cross.

Yale at Pennsylvania. Notre Dame at Pittsburgh. Harvard at Princeton. Lafayette at Rutgers. Boston College at Villano-va.

SOUTH Louisiana State versus Alabama at Birmingham. Mississippi State at Auburn. North Carolina at Clem-son. Georgia versus Florida at Jacksonville. West Virginia at George Washington.

Tennessee at Georgia Tech. Vanderbilt at Kentucky. Navy at Maryland. Tampa at Mississippi. Citadel at South Carolina.

North Carolina State at Virginia Tech. Duke at Wake Forest. Virginia at William and Mary. MIDWEST Rice at Arkansas. Nothing 1962, was first a member of the German team.

She con- tracted polio in 1931 in her uauvc vji niaiij' she met her paraplegic husband at the 1960 Rome Wheelchair Olympics and they were married two years later. "i need three years more 0f U.S. residence before I can become a citizen," Mrs. Welger said. "And I'm cer- tainly looking forward to the day I can become an Amprican Saul Welger, a graduate New York University in accounting, is a shot-putter throws the javelin and discus and is also an archer.

Hubert Beckles was para lyzed from the waist down by a gunshot wound while stationed in Korea in 1958. A student at the Radio Corporation of American In- stitute in electronics and technology, Beckles is the national table tennis singles champion. Alonzo Wilkins, 33, fell while on board a ship bound for Korea "and didn't think anything about it at that time." After serving eight" and one-half months in Korea, Wilkins returned to the U.S. and underwent an operation "because of some pain, complications set in and he has been a wheelchair case ever, since. A watchmaker by trade, he's married and has one child.

By CARL MACHADO "It's a pleasure to work with these fine people. I have never worked with a more co-operative group. They show that they are enjoying life." So said Benjamin H. Lip-ton, chairman of the United States Wheel Chair Sports Fund and director of the U. S.

Paralympics team which gave a demonstration last night at Fort DeRussy. i introduced each Paralympian before performances in the discus, shot put, javelin and archery. And after each performance, the Paralympians received a big hand from the estimated 700 persons present at the Army recreation center. Lipton, who is making his third foreign trip with the Paralympians, said he enjoys his job more and more because the performers ask for no special privileges. The Paralympians, who will continue their demonstrations with swimming this afternoon at 3:30 at Schofield and an intrasquad basketball game at Scho-field's Conroy Bowl at 7:30 tonight.

They are scheduled to leave tomorrow for Tokyo at 1 p.m. by British Overseas Airlines to compete in the International Stoke Mandeville Games, the Wheelchair Olympics, November 8-12. of the Paralympians don't make a point of talking about their handicaps," said Phil Ramsay, 32, who contracted polio when he was 12 years old. "I'm very fortunate. I have been able to meet people I would have never seen if I weren't a member of the Paralympic team.

"I've been three quarters of the way around the world and certainly got a broader outlook on life meeting others than Americans." Ramsey, a member of the U.S. Wheelchair team in 1962 and '63, holds three international records in swimming. He also plays on the basketball team. Edward Owen, 18, was hit by polio when only six years old. But it didn't prevent him from growing to a height of 6-10 and 190 pounds in weight.

He swims, plays basketball and throws the Indian war club. "Of course." he said, "I would have liked to play basketball with my school team (he's a senior in high school), but I get to play with the Rehabilitation Center squad in Indianapolis. "I'm looking ahead to becoming a lawyer," Owens confided. Jean Howe, 20, is majoring in liberal arts and science in college. She says she would like to teach.

Miss Howe had the pleasure of explaining to Mrs. John A. Burns her technique in archery. The governor's wife, who has been confined to a wheelchair for many years as a victim of polio, lent a receptive ear. Judy Waterman, 22, was in an automobile accident two years ago, and since then has been able to move only her arms.

At the time of the mishap she was attending the University of Colorado. After three months in the hospital, Miss Waterman went back to school, this time to the else quite measures up Two top guards Charles Stanton and Cliff Mattos will definitely be sidelined when undefeated Kameha-meha takes on McKinley in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's grid headliner Saturday night at 7:30. Coach Calvin Chai of the Warriors said that both Mattos and Stanton, injured against St. Louis two weeks ago, will be out along with end Noa Horner. In addition, Kam may get only limited action from its star center Kanani Sheldon, still hobbled with a sprained ankle.

Les Kahalekai, a 6-2 junior, will start for Horner, while reserve John Kapololu will fill in for Sheldon. On the bright side, Kam's starting tackles Bill Kapololu and Clarence Dias, who both missed practice all last week after sitting out the St. Louis game the week before, are ready to go. Chai said that his back-field remains intact. In other games this week end, Punahou (5-1) is expected to keep a step behind fotlc Kam (5-0) when it takes on arch-rival Roosevelt (2-3) for the Paint Brush Trophy Friday night at Farrington (3-2) meets Kaimuki (2-3) Friday afternoon at and Kalani (1-4) battles Io-lani (0-6) Saturday afternoon at 2:30.

Punahou will be in top shape for the game with the Riders with the return of John Groth, a 6-2 end who sat last week's game out because of a bruised shoulder. Buzzy Kneubuhl, however, is expected to start for Groth. Iolani will be seeking its first victory against the Falcons, who finally broke into the win column with a stunning 18-13 upset of Kaimuki last week. Stu Hanchett w-ill be avail- Higgins Takes Singles Crown Billy Higgins of Schofield Barracks won the men singles championship in the University Open Tournament by beating Jim Schwit-ter, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2, yesterday. Muriel Osborne took the women's title by downing Judy Leong of the University of Hawaii, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Entries are being accepted for the men's and women's doubles play which starts Saturday morning. Phone 918-423 by Thursday. Nov. 21) iU.uSwj....,iiwyu. 1964 1 golf tournament yesterday.

The victory was worth to Casper and brought his official winnings for the year to $90,613. Casper and Brown had finished the regular 72 holes of the tournament in a deadlock with Jerry Steelsmith for the regular 18-hole playoff Casper and Brown each shot four under par 68's while Steelsmith bowed out with a 73. The two shotmakers then moved on to the extra holes. They both lipped the cup with 15 foot birdie putts on the first; halved the second with pars. On the third, a 415-yarder, Casper knocked a seven iron six feet from the pin while the long-hitting Brown left himself a 20 foot putt.

He was short on his attempt and Casper then closed out the match. On Waiver List MINNEAPOLIS St. Paul (UPD The Minnesota Vikings announced yesterday they had placed defensive back Charlie Britt on the waiver list. The move was made less than a day after the club obtained lineman Ken Byers on waivers from the New York Giants. $090 Pint PROOF HIRAM WALKER SONS PEORIA, ttL University of Illinois.

She is majoring in languages. When I was told I couldn't ur. wain again, 11133 vvaici- man said, 'I thought it was the end. But I slowly ad- justed myself and now feel normal again." She swims and plays tennis. Ron Stein, four-time Wheelchair All American, was 17 years old when he was hit by polio in 1955.

I had just graduated from high school and had accepted a basketball and baseball scholarship from Northwestern University when I fell victim to polio. "I adjusted my self. It was more of an inconvenience than anything else." Ron heads a restaurant' in Deca tur, Illinois, and employs 17 people. Janet Little, 25, went down with polio when she was 13. But the affliction didn't pre- vent her from graduating from the University of Illi- nois in journalism.

Miss Little is doing triple duty on the Tokyo trip. She's the official photog- rapher for the group and will cover the Paralympics for the Associated Press, United Press International and several newspapers. She's a quadriplegic. Mr. and Mrs.

Saul Welgar, the only husband-wife performers on the squad, are Pan American World Air ways employes. Mrs. (Christa) Wegler, who joined the U.S. team in Frances Barresi, bne of 20 an exhibition performance. To Miss 3 Tilts CINCINNATI (UPD Oscar "Big Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals will miss the next three games, including the unbeaten Boston Celtics, because of a contusion of the membrane covering his eye.

Eye specialists said it was a mild contusion and the outlook was good. The stitches will remain until i the weekend. LIGHT UP THIS DEMI-PAN ATELLA PERFECT FCi THE NEW CIGAR SMOKER IN-BETWEEN TREAT FOR THE REGULAR BUY SOME TODAY I J3L7 I i of women wheel chair athletes, hurls the javelin in Star-Bulletin Photo. SAVE $2-ADVANCE SALE! amaoa uup Presenting America's slowest fastback. Walker's DeLuxe Bourbon THE ELEGANT 8 YEAR OLD WALKER'S 1 Rlatches and International Golf Championship DECEMBER 1-6 Royal Kaanapali Golf Course Kaanapali Beach, Maui Special Season Tickets $800 All 6 days, includes practice round, Pro-Am tournament and 4 days Canada Cup play.

ON SALE: Liberty House Stores Aloha and Hawaiian Airlines Offices There ore some new cars oround with very jtreamlined roofs. But they are not Volkswagens. They are called fastbacks, and some of them ere named after fish. You can tell them from Volkswagens because a 'VW won't go over 72 mph. (Even though the 'speedometer shows a wildly optimistic top speed So you can easily break almost any speed law ki the country in a VW.

And you can cruise right past gas stations, repair shops and tire stores. The VW engine may not be the fastest, but it's among the most advanced. It's made of magnesium olloy (one step better than aluminum). And it's so well machined you may never add oil between changes. The VW engine is cooled by air, so it can never freeze up or boil over.

It won't have anything to do with water. So we saw no reason to name it after a fish. BOURBON STRAIGHT BOLRBON WHISKEY DISTILLED BY HIRAM WALKER SONS INC. PEORIA. ILLINOIS $.22 45 Qt.

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