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Berr, youthful MJnn.eapolJ* star, wound with iltafihot just for (on at Miami. Fla. Motitan SPORT SECTION BUTTE, MONTANA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1937. CHAMPS Champ Stode, toft, out with UfhtweJfht Champ Ixm ta New Talk. State Independent Cage Crown Returns to Butte BUCKVICH HIGH POINT MAN WITH LOSERS ASM WINS FINAL GAME, 49 TO 41 H.

Robinson Paces New Champs With 24, Freebourns' Ace Counting 28 for Tourney Record; Johnson House of Butte Beats Dillon Gossmans for Third. Semi-Finals Montana's independent basketball championship returned to the Mining My last night as an all-Butte finals wound up the annual state tournament after three days of sensatloni! play at he local Y. M. C. A.

gymnasium. In the classic finale the M. M. quint led for three quarters and then was desperately on the spot before stopping a final Freebourn rally, to win by 49 to 41- That getaway classic lived up to its name and produced the two high Individual scorers of the tournament at Buckvlch counted 28 for the losers and H. Robinson paced tha whmerf with 24, one point more than any other man had registered during, the meet, Johnson House Barmen of Butte copped third place, Just before the championship struggle, by defeating the smooth working Gossman Druggists of Dillon, 34 to 28.

The Championship Game. Through most of the first half Die see-sawed for the lead as they traveled at top speed, all knowing there wasn't a. man on the floor who wasn't a sure scorer any time he could get set. The M. M.

boys led by 10-9 at the quarter and by 19-15 at the half. With both clubs still facing more stiff sltlon in the City league race that has several more weeks to run, the rivalry was red hot. It was a great game and a fitting climax to a fast tourney. Lineups: (41) Suckvlch i 323 B. Robinson 6 2 I 2 2 I G.

Robltuon'f, 0 0 Kleiy i rowers 5 3 3 1 0 Score by periods Freebourns M. M. Jf. (49) Ft Pf 1 0 2 0 H. Robins'n 3 Smith i 2 J.

Berrym'n ff 0 Frenfclno 0 0 1 10 JOHNSONS BEAT GOSSMANS. Last ol the out-of-town learoa eliminated In the evenlne'a battle for third and fourth place, where Johnson House Barman of Butte defeated Gossman Drugs ot Dillon 34 to 29. corda ol lha Montana, School of Mines paced tha winner! with II points. Lineups Gossman Drut I Johnson Bar FeFtl'll FtFtl 0 0 SlCulerton 32 3 1 SCordl 1 3 1 1 C-iEverly 00 2 5 SiBonnere. 3 4 3 0 2Kundgten-j 3 0 1 1 01 0 0 olRlleyi; 0 0 i IHar'terson 0 Roland 1 VandrelyH Brown I Cashmore Olbbons Mtlter Bar Totals Score 8 periods Totals 13 10 IB Johnson TJar Grossman Drui 7 9 5-26 sines Colleio Wins.

Two teams that showed enough class to hace been In the tlnale hut which, with last year 1 champion Harlowton Sao- Dhltes had been previously eliminated opened final nlcht 1 card with an el hlbltlon Kith scorlns Individuals were In form tha Dutte Business Oolleee defeated the Westwood Independents. 38 lo 32. Lineups Hbull I Marrow rhompson Crookcr Bursess Rouse B. B. O.

(SSI Bcora by perlodl TVestwood 1 Sullivan IPenny liFaul ODuclo 4 lOallant IMcOalr Totals 519 8 II DIZ, P. WANER WITH RED SOX SARASOTA, March Wl Dizzy Dean and Paul Waner, Na tionni league holdouts, stole th show away from Manager Joe Cro nin and his Boston Red Sox durln today's practice session. Crontn gav both permission to work out wit, his players and Dean was so ambi tlous he pitched to several of th American leaguers during their bat ting drill. Tile Cardinals' slar fooled Rlc Ferrell with two of his hooks an used so much smoke that the left handed batters had lo hit to lei Held. Waner chased a few flies an took couple of turns at bat.

RAMAGE jnjRT, FIGHT OFF. LOS ANGELES, March 13 The Lee Ramage-Bob Nestell heavj weight boxing match, which ha already sold out the Olympic aud torlum for next Tuesday night, wa called off today when Ramnge wa found to have hurt a finger i training. Butte's Junior Ice Champions Kid Skating Jytars Receive Prizes 135 BOYS AND GIRLS RECEIVE NEW TROPHIES Seml-finalj In the state inde- tendent basketball tournament here esterday morning saw two Butte ubs advance to the championship nals as the M. M. quint which ad uncrowned the Harlowton Sap- hires romped over the Gossman 'rugs of Dillon by 51-35 and Pree- ourns defeated the Johnson House also Butte, by 49 to 28.

Buckvlch High. In flic Preebourn-Johnson House ame this morning Buckvich wns ilgh for the winners with 16 points. Cords and Lundgren paced the osers. Tho lineups: Freebourns (49) IJohnion Br (2ft) Fl Ft PII Fa Ft I't luckvlch. a 0 1 231 IcCarthy, 2 0 -itCullerton.

3 1 4 O'Leary, 3 0 I 110 74 llcords, 333 IcOonlcle, 2 1 2 1 Pr'b'rn, 0 0 IJMtLfiod. i 022 B. Fr'b'rn, 0 0 OIHalverAon, 0 0 1 Totals 32 3 Totals 10 11 M. M. Wins.

M. M. boys had little difficulty defeating the Gossman pruggisU if Dillon In the second semi-final ontcst this morning. Bill Hobln- on, forward, paced the winners with 22 points. The lineups: 31, 91.

1 FKFtPIl FsTtF! Rob'n. 11 0 alRolnnrl. 010 Rob'n, I 0 1 Bar, 000 Vrlgler. 31 sfVandersr't. 1412 ranklno.

0 0 OIBronn, 2 0 a V. smith IT 2 3 6 1 1 Berrrn, 1 0 HMIller, i 112 Gibbons, 211 Totals 2i 9 15 5 Quarter Final Game. Lineups of last night's quarter inal games follow: Music, Dancing, Speeches on Program High as Ice Winners Are at Butte Carnival Honored. Training Camp Chatter BARBARA. HANLEY (Emerson) BILI, JOHNSON (Whlltlcr) Grnde school girl and boy champions for Butte this winter, this pair signally honored at the Butte high auditorium last night when prizes were awarded to all point scorers in the recent annual Ice carnival at Clark pnrk.

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY COPS MINOR SPORTS MEET BOZEMAN, March State University, with a point otal of 05 in three divisions, swimming, wrestling and boxing, today won championship here of the annual Montana Intercollegiate minor sports tournament. Montana State was second with 77 points and Montana Mines won third with 21 points. Winners in the boxing events were Mann, Ollvera of M. S. with decisions and Schwartz with a technical knockout, and Clark of the university with a decision.

Montana State's total in this event was 14, and that of the university was three. In the wrestling matciies, Tokerud and Overturf of M. S. C. each won falls white Westmau and Lewis of the university won decisions and Yates and Kennedy, also of the university, won falls.

The university allied 16 points to Montana State's 10 in wrestling, Montana State University tallied 66 points in the swimming contest, M. S. C. made 53 and Mines 21. Winners in the swimming events were: 100-yard free (U), Rouse (U), Roberts (MSCJ, Donaldson (MSC).

Harrison and Howell 100 yard brest stroke ester Schaeffer (MSC), McBane (MSC), Howell and Blankenhorn (Mines). 100-yard Burgess (D), Forsyth (MSC), Hurtle (MSC). Ingram (U), Waldrlff IM). Medley MSC. University, J.flnes.

Time 2:06.1. (U), 217.9 points; Barnes (Mines), Roberts (MSC), Shaw (U), McBane (MSC). EASE BLOW AT BOWL GAMES ATLANTA, March Governor E. D. Elvers today signed "with pleasure" a resolution adopted by the Georgia leglslatur condemning as "discriminatory" i new Southeastern conference 'orbidding members to play In anj "bowl" game except the "Hose bowl and 'Sugar bowl" events.

Introduction of the resolution In the Georgia legislature brought I light plans lor a New Year's day game here featuring Georgia Georgia Tech against nn outstand ing opponent. Milton Flewwellen, brilliant young Quarter mile star, has quit Syracuse university to go to work. RICE OF MISSOULA SETS MARK AS NOTRE DAME TRACKMEN WIN SOUTH BEND, March Dame scored 28 points today to retain its Central Intercollegiate conference indoor track championship. The Irish finished second in the mile relay, final event on the program, to nose out Michigan State and Wayne university of Detroit for the title. Gregory Rice, Notre Dame sophomore from Missoula, shattered one of the two records broken.

He won the mtle in 4 minutes 16.3 teconds, eclipsing the former mark of 4:17.3 set by Ray Sears of Butler in 1834. Al Tolmich of Wayne came through with an "Iron man" per- formanse, winning both hurdle evente and the 60-yard dash. His time of 7 seconds flat for the 65- yard low hurdles is a new American Indoor record. Tolmich had prevloujly clone 7.1 seconds In Friday'o triali to break the record of 7.2 made by Roy Bailie of Notre Dame in 1931. Tolmleh also tied Johnny O'Brlen'A meet record oJ 7JS seconds in winning the high hurdlss.

Manners Man Is Inaugural Winner SAN FRANCISCO, March Manners Man, owned by Davl Butler of Hollywood, won th Inaugural handicap at Tanforai race track today in a driving finis before a crowd of 15,000 spectators. Cloud d'Or was a head back the winner and Eoxthorn, the favo rite, was third. The time was 1:13 2-5 for the nbc furlong rate over a muddy trac and the $2 "tote" tickets paid $4.00 and J2.80; 40 and $3.00, an $2.80. OLD SCRIBE GOLFS ACE T1EL MONTE, March "Mysterious Montague, whom Grantland 'Rice, the sporU writer, claims fs flic £rea(ex( golfer of all lime, and Rice hlm'wif combined to provide spectacular jfolf on Ihe Pebble Beach course today. Monfague holed out in two for an eagle on the 325-yard fourth hole and Hlce made A bole in one on the short 110-yard, par-threi seventh hole.

One hundred and thirty-live place winners In Individual and relay events at the annual municipal Ice carnival on Jan. 29 and 30 were honored last night at the presentation of awards In the Butte high school auditorium. Medals were presented Individual winners and ribbons went to those placing second and third. Winning ims received placques. John Lindqtilst, who, with Dr.

ter Potter has been a member of city parks and playgrounds mmittee sponsoring the Ice canil- 1 since it was started In 1620, pve- ded at the meeting. Big Program Varied. Douglas Gold, city superintendent schools, and Mayor Charles A. auswlrth spoke briefly. Featured on the program were everal selections by the Butte high chool band under the direction Kllbcrer nnd numbers by in- entertainers.

John Matt- 011, 'a pupil ol the Emerson school resented an accordion number illy and Mike Siager entertained Ith a tap dance and J. Moore ccompanicd by Miss Grace Gundy rcscnttd a musical saw selection The AVirmcra, Skating contest winners ailed to the stage by Mr. Llndquls nd the awards were presented Mayor Hauswlrth. The winnci ollow: 300-yard skalcless race, boys 12 First, Pat O'Ncil, St. Joseph ccond, Tony Petrovlck, Greelcj hlrd, Dave Sullivan, St.

Joseph. 300-yard dash, boys under 'irst, Dave Donaldson, Grceley econd, Kenneth Hayden, Qrecicy hlrd, Bob Parrel, Garficld. 100-yard dash, girls under 'irst, Beth Hubber, Qrecley; Donna Panning, St, Patrick; third ietty Booth, Franklin. 300-yard dash, Ixiys 10 and 11 'irst, Melvin Fisher, Grceley; sec nd, James Doran, St. Patrick; third Bobby Bryant, Grceley.

200-yard dash, girls 10 and 'Irst, Anne Bukrlch, Webster; sec nd, Betty Burg, Emerson; third rtallary O'Connell, Immaculate Con eption. 300-yard dash, obstacle, boys 1 nd First, Melvin Fisher, Grcc By; second, Donald Miller, Gnrfleld hird, Donnis Harrington, St. Jo eph. Half mile, boya 13 and Firs Robert Holloway, Madison; second 'ack Mccaughey, St. Patrick; third Roy Hubber, Grecley.

600-yard dash, girls 12 and First Katherlne Hashka, Whlttlcr econd, B. Hanley, Emerson; rue Jean Crowle-y, Longfellow. Three-quarter mile, boys, 14 to 1 George Mudro, St. Joseph second, Billy Johnson, Whittle: third, LcRoy Burns, Garflcld. Obstacle race, 800 yards, boy.i 1 and First, Roy Hubber, Grceley second, Jack McCaughey, St.

Pa rick; third, Eddie Sylvain, at. Jo seph. 600-yard dash, girls 14 to 16 First, Gertrude Murphy, Emerson second, Laverence Carroll, St. Ji scph; third, Mary Louise Donova WhIUler. Quarter-mile, boys 14 to 16 Firs Billy Johnson, accon George Mudro, St.

Joseph; thfr LeRoy Burns, Garfield. 300-yarda, one-skate race, girls Babrara Hanley, Etnerso second, Beryl Garrison Emerson third, Helen Yarzombck, Webster, Mixed doubles, under 15, at 3 First, Jack McC'aughcy at Edna Karle, St. Patrick; second, Eddie Syivaln and Jeanne Frlck, St. Joseph; third, George Mudro and Esther Reardon, St, Joseph. Four laps, boys under 17 First, Billy Johnson, Whittler; second, Jack McCaughey, St.

Pa-trick; third, George Mudro, St. Joseph. Girls' relay, one-half mile, one lap First B. Denlf, Beryl Garrison, B. Hanley, Gertrude Murphy, Emerson; second, Laverne Reardon, Frances Wakh, St.

Joseph; third, Betty Smith, Beth Hubber, Lois Lavclle, Norma Dcakon, Greeley. 300-yard high school open First, Patsy O'Connor, Central high; second, Elaine Seymour, Butte high; CARDS HALtY GTANTt. HAVANA, March St. LouU Cardinals got to Clyde Castleman for pair of runs in the seventh liming to nose out the New York Giants 4 to In the first "Grapefruit league" battle between these National league rivals. Eleven thousand fans turned out Tropical stadium to see tho Gas ouso Gang come from behind after al Schumacher and Cliff Melton id held them In check from the inning through the sixth.

Ed Slmonich, Notre Daine ful back, is one of the best (hot pu ters on the track and field team. Bcorc: Lollls (N) Vorlc (Nl Owen; Behumicher. nd Mancuao, K.M.E. 200 000 7 1 300 010 3 1. Slltlllt, McOeo Molton.

CASlle- CAMIIJ.I MAY LOSE IU15E, WINTEH IIAVUN, Mulct! CMnllll, holdout first bssdunn mny par Increase conlnlilfld In JilA IW7 ntracl ho lo report to Iho 1'hHn- IphU NMlonut IcdBUfrs before the learn turni It, Philadelphia, aerry Nutenl, ub ureildenl, ahld laclny, MEXICO OITY, MOTClt 11. AtlilcllcV battlni boxaeil ftn lodny and they took ol IQIS lo jio.u out tha ifttm tn 7 to ft. Scoro n. H. lilleltaa 310 010 000 8 Illcullurn 3CO 003 001 TilbervlUfl and Hnyei onroy; UcMldn Nato.

nr.n.i RTIUJT i-oit noss. TAMPA. MAKh U. W) resident Orojler Jr. on Held he Cincinnati Hated llnlr xconrt nlrn-club training Kama today, Ih wlnnlnt Irom the "ShechaiiA 1 to 1 In iix Lnnlnis.

TODAY SAN ANTIN1O. Texai, March rijokle nnd a Recond-rear man at alcd to dlUde pllchlnir dutlfj 81 ouh Browns jo nsalnsl the Mlnnnuoll Jlllera of the. American Association In thel ptnliit BprliiB training cntm at No Draunfeh tomorrow, Julio Uonelta De ltie.i snd Slim Klmberlln. who ivai wil Browns last aeanon, both rlaht nderi, will do the linrlSnB. Man losers llornehy said lonlBhl, 1IQUANS WIN IN NATS' CAMP.

OnijfXHDO. March ll nlirK rcHUlnilon rame today between from the Wnahlnilon stnulor rejullfd In a I'lelorr lot (h headed 1)7 7-rank llonn nf Hen Chapman. rniATKS rmiu, IN win. SAW BCKNARDINO. Mnrr.li -rjefyltiB sUpii'ry looting caused by a 2 lour rain, the Plluburnh Pirate ballery men held lone drill today.

Thirteen In Meldrrs and en route to th were scheduled to arrive Monday Waner. league balling champion, nalned In Florida with ilia holdout dli ule unbroken, nEMAnnK JOINS cuns. AVAIXJN. Mnrch Charlie Orlmm. Irkcrl nt rainy wealhe ilch hm lija oljlcnso Cubj on! full day of practice, nlnns down" Sunday and throughout nrjt-t reel Wlllt tile arrival In camp of FranV De nraree, who signed for a reporled 111,50 f(er severnl weeks of bCckcrlng.

arlmm a chance, to concentrate on Hie bl Ilnilti problem. bulldlnK an ontlleld. TANKS SMOKE OUT llnjlS. ST. PFTTKrinilUnO.

March If The New York Ynnkees. npcnlng the (Irftnelrult" srnsnn cortinellllon, today they left off In the 103 ferles ruid nee SIchlnK for 1R hlfs and a victory Al fit, PefTSburc, New Ynrk (A) 101 310 IR ion oin 012 a Tobln Olcnn: I.snnlnB, rerrtn, Rcwell Mueller. Ct.KVKI.AND. Olilo. March flJR) Karl AverJll, his aalary difference with 11 Cleveland Indiana compromised.

lUte. lo Hew Orleans trmUht lo Alutl ll 1037 contract, 'Hie unnner-up for the A tine championship terms -wllh rreslrtcnl accented a receive a 12,000 homi India eric of If lie ontfleldc leaiue ba cm ROX PASEDEHA. 01, March Jimmy Dykes will use as many pit as ooislble whrn Ills Oh eaKn Box a movie eorr team Jn Box' Ural ninr: of the camo aeason. INDIANS HAVS NEW 8TAR. NEW ORLEANS.

Match eath, 21-year-old outlleldcr, made rone bid for a reaular In the Oleva- nd Indians', llnenn today when cocked out a home run, a double and a. iBle In three limes at bat to lead Ilia idlani lo a 10-to-B victory over the Netv rleans Pellcanj New Orleans 03(1 003 8 11 3 lovelaud (A) 030 HO 13 1 Osborno, Burke nd Hnhn, Henririx; Helse, Zubor, Cardovv and Becker, Helf. WISCONSIN JUNIOR TOPS LASH AS MICHIGAN CAPTURES MEET Charles Fenske Races to Upset Triumph in One-Mile Final of 27th Annual Western Conference Indoor Track Tourney at Chicago. CHICAGO, March Fenske, powerful Wisconsin Junior, need to an upset, triumph over his famous Indiana rival, slender Don nsli, In tlin one-mile Ilrml of the 27tli annunl Western conference Indoor linmplonslilp track meet tonight in the University of Chicago field house, liming in minutes 12,0 seconds, nfter a thrilling struggle. Tho rnco was a Mistering JlliAT TANNIOANII.

Martll ork, hard-hlltlUB roccult Inllelder. drove three inns today, enabling Manager key cochrstie's team lo bent Oy Pers' leant to 3 In an Inlra-cUili ganio at Detroit TlEec trainins camp. END FISHING FOR MONTANA HELENA, Mnrch encrnl fishing senson in Montana come lo tin end at sunset Monday and remain closed until sunup 311 May 21, Fishing In Iho state's major rivers permitted tho year around, however, nml the closing order nppllcs only to the smnll streams, Tho aUxto Pish and Oamo com- lvilon win meet early in April ti Ictermine which streams anrt lake: will be open Lo fishing during 11) 1D37 season. Meanwhile, cluht of the slato' deputy game wnrdens nnd Severn nalloiml forest service rangers wl nmkc a count of tho number of aitl mals in tho northern Yellowston pnrk elk horn, under the dlvcollo of Jnmc.s Weaver, Htatc fish an game warden. The count, the warden said, Is In tended to disclose Ihc exact, mimbc of elk'In Monlaim nnd the mimbc still in the pnrk, and dctcrmlr what provision lor forngo must 1 made.

The hord has been at nbout 11,000. ULLANDWINS DOWNHILL SK YOSEM1TE, Mnrcii Slg Ulland. Tohoe Bkl club's sen performer, today won the downhll race In Ihc California ski chntHplon ships held on tho hard-packed snov slopes of Badger pass. Ulland covered the tricky, two miles coui-nc In 2 minutes 50 2 seconds. Ho defeated Bill Start Yoscmllo Winter club entrant, an Tom SoviiJewfikl, 1035 state title holder and defending champion.

others finished as follows: Iloy MikkelRon, Auburn; l.ero Bust, Yoscmltc; Willy Meyer Yoscmlte; Dick Mitchell, Fresno Jack Patterson, Yoscmllo; Enrl miinds, Hero; Bob Lally, Yoscmlte Gnbc OoldfiWorthy, Yoftcmltc Win ter club, won the women's downhl liUe by defeating JuiinKfv Saul Yoscmlte, and Olna Kruslc, Yosem He. Winning lime was 1 minute 28 1-5 seconds. Olhcr finishers were Kathlec fltnrk, Tahoe, and Vera Conncl Yosnniltc, Ml.w Stark tripped an fell midway down the course, nn finished the race with a twlstc knee. Snow fell nt intervals, making th snow mushy at the end of the af' ernoon, A crowd of ficveral lumdre watched tho races. The flialom Is scheduled tomorrow, a rom tho start, with FensVcc, who eat Lash in last year's meet, and ntshed second to tho Indiana ace the outdoor meet, gaining the eclslon by less than six inches.

Michigan Helalns Title. Tho time was four-tenths of a econd slower thrm tho Big Ten irtoor mark set In 1932 by Henry Tooksmlth ot Indiana. Michigan won tho meet. Its fourth scoring 3S point. 1 Other chools finished ns follows: Indlnnn 20, Wisconsin 27, Ohio Into 23, Iowa 13, Illinois 13, Mln- csotn, Chicago 3, Northwestern 2, 'urclua did not score.

Tommy Ucckard, another star looslcr, was third, with Waller lesl, a tcamnmlo ol Fenske, fourth, ml Clayton Brelsford of Michigan, Iftli, In the Julio event. Bobby Clrlovo, tiny Illinois out-finished Michigan's Sam Stolier, to win the 00-yard dash a couple of Inches, In 6.2 seconds, a tenth ot second slower than the conference record. Allan Smith Michigan sophomore, wns third. Michigan'! vaunted bcgai: show in a big way when Stanley Ulrleson nnd Stcvo Mason ran one- in the 4'10-yavd rtin. Blrlcsoi led nil the way lo finish In 40.1 seconds, nine-tenth ot a second slower than tho conference mark 40.0 set by Hay Elllmyood ot Ohl- cftKo last year.

jack Robinson nf Illinois, sped a surprising, bill decisive, victory over tho lavorltc, Hob Osgood Michigan, In tho ilnal of tho 10-yari high hurdles, In 0.1 seconds. Bill Watson, Michigan's sopho more negro sensation, produced new Big- Ten record of fiff feet Inches In tho hot-pul, WhiN Kccond Itncc. Lash came back from Ills defca in the mile to win the two-mil from his "shadow" and lonminnlr Tommy Dcckard, In the ordinary time of 0 minutes 10.7 f.cconds Lloyd Cooko of Wisconsin kciit hi Hooslci'B from making It one-two Ihrco, bill Jimmy Smith, tho thirt Indiana starter, Intidcd fourth, will I'aul Bcnner of Ohio Blato Ilflli. Charlie Ilectham, Ohio Slale' Krcat Apcodfttcr, who left a hosplta bed loclay, cut loose with a finish a couple of yards in front John Graves, Iowa sophomore In tho halt mile run. Dcctham, wh underwent Ircalment for a never cold today, came from fourth plac In tin: last lap nnd finished In minute 60.5 seconds, Mel Trut, tin Indiana, sophomore, third.

MIchlKiin clinched its Court; straight team tllle by winning th one-mile relay in 3:20,3, The Urn of a second fa.stc than the former mark set by an other Mlchlgctn team In 1933. Tiger Jack Fox Defeats Packs NDW YORK, March 13. Tiger Jack Fox, 177, Spokane, ra lied in the last five rounds tonlgh to outpoint Packs, 209, for mer Detroit boxer now fighting ol of New York, In Ihc 10-roimd wine up bout nt Rockland Palace, Tommy MolHs, Baltimori outpointed Meyer Rowan, Nc Vork, In the six-round Bcml-windiil FIVE RECORDS FALL AS COLUMBIA WINS I. C.4-A LAURELS ON TRACK third, Virginia Flannick, Central hlfrh. 600 yards, high school hoys, open- First, Dan Mllkvlch, Butte high; second, Frank Mlhclich, Butle high; third, Eddy Delroy, Washington Junior high.

BoyV relay, four laps First, Noel Hubber, Boy Hubber, Melvin Fisher, Carmen Moroggo, Greeley; second, Harry Miller, Andy Hustarelc, Paul Brooks, Leroy Bums, Garllcld; third, Jack McCaughey, Ward Fanning, James Doran, Tod Doran, Bt. Patrick. NKW YORK, Mnrch all rivals by a lop-Mdcd marnln, Columbia University's track and field team captured its first intercollegiate A. A. A.

A. indoor title tonight before a cheering crowd of 12,000 fans In MadUon Bfiuarc Garden. Led by the allm negro ace, Ben Johnson, who set new meet marks as he captured the 60-yard dash in 6,3 tccondi and the broad Jump at 24 led, IS inch, the Columbians rolled up a victorious total of 34 5-14 pointi, Princeton into (second place by a fractional margin by amazing -19 10-21 point 1 Manhattan College, champions for the past hree years, finished third with 19 3-7 points. Johnson, the'only double contributed 10 lo the nev; champions' total, but Columbia took four individual titles outright and shared a fifth as Danny Taylor tied Dimmy Tailz of Boston college at the new record thot put dslance of 50 feet Inches. Colombia Last Won In '79.

The last time Columbia won an I. c. 4-A championship, Indoors or out, was back in the days when bike-riding was a part of the pro- grom. The Light Blue won the outdoor crown In 1877-78-79. Besides Johnson and Taylor, Columbia produced victors In the pole vault, won by Dick Ganslen at 13 feet 0 inches, and the high Jump, captured by James Dllllngham at 6 feet Inches.

The winning team tallied In eight events. Record performances were achieved In five ot the dozen varjity Two of them. Johnson's sprint mark of 0.3 seconds and Syracuse Kddlc O'Brien's time of 1:31,1 In the 600-yard race, were established for not heretofore on the meet program. Dartmouth's Jack Donovan cut the meet record for the 00-yard high Hhrdlcs to 7:5 seconds, In the semifinals, wiping out the mark of 7,8 seconds set by Harold Barron of Perm State fn 1022. The complete team scores: Columbia, 31 5-14; Princeton, 19 10-21; Manhattan, 10 3-7; Dartmouth, Syracuse, 12; Yale, 11; Rhode Island State, 8 1-3; Cornell, Harvard, 2-3; New York university, 6 3-7; Pennsylvania, 5 2-3; Perm State, Holy Cross, Rutgers and Fordham, 5 each; Massachusetts Tech, 4 16-21; Boston college, Georgetown, Brown, 1 1-3.

WINS S. SKI TEST IN IDAHO SUN VALLKY LODGE. Main March Dick Durranec Hanover, N. won the natlona amateur downhill skiing champion ship here today in the fn.st time 5 minutes 1,10 seconds for th Ihrpc-mile run. TJjo American Olympic slar an Dartmouth Outing club entrant fin Ished better than 20 jeconds ahca of his Dartmouth college coacl Walter Prager, who negotiated th distance In 5:22.10 for second plao The race over Boul'-er mountal course was the first event in th Sun Valley International open whic had attracted 41 amateur and pro fesslonal stars from Europe nn America.

Sverrc Kolterud, Norway, too third In 5:27. Huns HaiBer, An trlan champion, who blazed th course for the other competitor was slowed by loose snow and fin Ished fourth In 5:28, followed Pierre Fcrncioli, Swiss univcrsit entrant, fifth with a time of 6:3 ASTORE PUT OUT IN FOURTH BY MONTANEZ NEW YORK, March 13. (IP) 'edro Montanez, lightweight title Jrom Puerto Rico, out Nick Pnstore of New fork In seven rounds tonight in a unc-up match for his overweight with Olmmplon Lou Ambera on 2. Except for the first round, jont tonight at Bldgowood Grovs vns all Montunez' us he brttteretl he New Yorker with both hands in very frame. Ho finished It up with lirce lofts to tho body, and a rlght- mnd smash to the head dropped Pnstore for the count.

Montanez, scaling 138, spotted opponent 2Vi pounds. CUNNINGHAM WINS AGAIN IN CANADA HAMILTON, Mnrch Cunningham turned In his second onn-mtlc foot-racing victory In as many nights by romping to nn easy win tonight in the fcntiire of the Olst Highlander track and field meet In the slow time of 4 minutes, 10.3 seconds. With Ills alniidoitt opponents of llio season missing, the burly- chcated Knmrm, now running fn ths colors of the Now York curb exchange, had little difficulty finUh- hig in front of Bill Daly of Detroit and the Now York veteran, Joe Ma- Oluskcy, in that order. Cunningham whipped the pair In Identical order In the Maple Leaf nt Toronto la.it night. Larry O'Connor, another Toronto speedster, who set a world record 00-yard high hurdles time ol T.S In last night's meet, added victory In tho same, event in the High- landera' competition, although lite Unio of 7.7 seconds was somewhat slower.

Bob Qimld of Detroit Unlvarslty registered tho night's big upset when he finished in front of Bill former Manhattan college ace, in tho halt ratio, In the fair time of 1:57.2. With Michigan Normal's Floyd Hoffman chasing him all the way, Brown of Toronto equalled the 25-year-old Canadian record for the 40-yanl dash with a 4.6 seconds victory, two-tenths of a second off the world record, The Canadian mark was originally scl, by Bobby Kerr, Canada's 1908 Olympic performer. Portland Invites Big Crew Races PORTLAND, March Invitational feelers were sent today to University of Washington, University of California, Oregon State, University of California nt Los Angeles, and the University of British Columbia to participate in an Intercollegiate rowing regatta on the Willamette river July 14. The event would be held during Fleet week, and efforts will be made to make it an annual affair. Portland businessmen plan to underwrite the event.

SETS MOTORCYCLE RECORD. DAYTONA BEACH, March Petrall, Milwaukee, late today established a new recognized world's motorcycle straightaway record of 138.18 mlle.i per hour on the local beach course. BKARS HEAT TROY NETMEN. 1X53 ANGELES, March University of California beat University of California at Los Angeles matches to 3 at conference tennis here today. In the singles the Berkeley players took 4 out of 6 and went on to take 2 of the 3 doubles matches.

REALLY RUSHERS. Rochester's outfielders will actually be biishers this year tor at the spring training camp, on a man-made island at there arc no fences around the field, only a border of hedgw and bushes. CHAMPAIGN, Mnrch Eaton, head track coach'at the University of Illinois for four 5 cars, resigned tonight and Johnson, director of athletics at Jnmc.s university, Immediately was appointed his.

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