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The Shreveport Journal from Shreveport, Louisiana • 24

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TWELVE THE SHREVEPORT JOURNAL MONDAY OCTOBER 10 1955 NEWS WITH PICTURES frti-pewiji-r -nrnMUTiai up 'tap 1 FM I nbmh) IB 3 Russian Cagers to Be Invited to Visit US SAN FRANCISCO (tv-The Amateur Athletic Union will be asked the next to invite a Russian basketball team to visit colleges in this country a San Francisco promoter said today Frank Walsh made the prediction after Dan Ferris AAU executive secretary declared at New York that reports of the trip were false and that one has requested us to extend an official Richmond Links Open Won By Betty Jameson RICHMOND Calif MPl Betty Jameson of San Antonio won the $5000 Richmond Open Golf tournament today posting a 71 for a 220 total the 54-hole contest Mary Lena Faulk who nrded a par five on the 501-yard 18th hole to tie shot her third stroke into a trap and finished second with a 221 This tournament ended the season for the touring women Patty Berg ended as top money winner with $1649234 collected 22 of the 28 tourneys She also won the Var trophy with a round average of 7447 It was the first tune any woman has won both the money and the trophy Louise Suggs won $13736 49 and had an average of 7479 Fay Crocker won $1179617 with a 7576 average victory boosted Betty Jameson to fourth money $1059317 Fifth was Mary Lena Faulk with $1038650 I have not sold the RUCKER INSURANCE AGENCY I did sell to Smith Jr my interest in the Smith-Rucker Insurance Agency (formerly the Dece Watson Agency) Rucker We con SAVE YOU MONEY if you plan to finance the purchase of a NEW or USED AUTOMOBILE Tenn State Crushed 12-0 By Grambling GR AMBLING The Grambling College Tigers a team that had never beaten Tennessee State took care of that detail in conclusive fashion here Saturday night with a crushing 12-0 victory over the Midwest Conference champs Superiority up front and defensive opportunism were major factors in boxing up the high-compression backfield ItTaking full use of the heralded right arm of Taul Green Grambling drove 69-yards for the early touchdown that started the splurge and formed an impenetrable defense before adding lhe clincher late in the fourth period The statistical aspect of (lie contest was an important one for Grambling They racked up 150 jards rushing ran 46 running plays from scrimmage and accumulated 11 first downs Tennessee put the ball in play 45 times gained 118 yards and racked up 12 first downs The victory was Eddie 100th since taking over as Tiger Foreman in 1941 His teams have lost 41 and tied 6 Halfback Edward Murry and Howard Scott were leading ball carriers Murry gained 65 yards and Scott had 47 Smash Hit! 12 Three Under Arrest Howie Fox San Antonio Pitcher Fatally Stabbed SAN ANTONIO Tex (P Howie Fox 34 who pitched for three major league baseball clubs was stabbed to death after he ejected three young men from his tavern in the early morning hours yesterday Two college students and another I t- nian "ere booked by police iNOrtn I CX3S Charges were being prepared to- dxv Smashed 26-0 By sbM Thr i nnthnm Witnesses said Fox was stabbed JYII33 JUUIIIUII three times in front of his tavern HATTIESBURG Miss Mis- and died crawling toward the door Ins bartender Hubert Callahan 47 sissppi Southern aimed a devas- was slashcd tatmg offense at North Texas State! Booked for investigation of mur-Saturday night and smashed the der and assault to murder was Texans 26-0 John Strickland 20 a San An- Southern scored once in the first omo college student Booked as quarter once in the second and macrial witnesses were Jack twice in the fourth Allen 21 also a student at the Quatrerhack George Herring i and Martin Belto 27 sneaked one yard for the first Strickland had a severe cut over touchdown after a 12 yard run by ri e'e cause(L he told po-fullback Eddie Cardenas set it up lcfj when he was struck by Fox Quarterback Doug Barfield fired a what looked to him like a 36-vard pass to halfback Dallas miniature baseball bat Whitfield to set up a one-yard scor-! All three made statements to in gbuck by Lawrence Meeks the second I Freshman halfback Joe Doggctt Mory of ran 12 yards and quarterback Bob-1 Officers pieced together this hy Hughes shot a flat pass to sory: Meeks in a 30-yard play to account Aftcr lIie fight in front of the for the fin alscores Meeks con- Bnern Strickland's companions erted once and Bobby Lance once took him to City-County Hospital Southern held a 390-115 yard of- "here several stitches were taken fensne advantage and led 18-5 in a ove tie cye' Then he to a NOW MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM The Fastest Funniest Show On Ice! Set Amusement Page for Detail JIMMIE 'ey announcing the removal of the offices of Dr Malcolm Kaffic and Dr Harris Kaffic GENERAL DENTISTRY INSURANCE AGENCY PHONE 3-3573 219 MILAM ST CADDO HOTEL BLDG General Insurance Fire Auto Accident Casualty Surety Bonds Furniture Compensation to BOOTING BILLY BATON ROUGE La- Billy Smith Louisiana sophomore end from Ruston still leads Bengal punters after four games Although Smith got off one a punt against Georgia Tech his average for the season on 12 punts is 454 yards per kick Boxing Notes By MURRAY ROSE The Associated Press Bobby Courchesnc a 20-year-old featherweight comer from Holyoke Mass and Lulu Perez a 22-year-old on the comeback path clash in a television 10-rounder (Du-mont-TV 8 pm CST) at New St Nicholas Arena tonight (Monday) Courchcsne (pronounced made a hit in his ninth round technical knockout of rugged Tony Pulco at St Sept 5 to stretch his unbeaten streak to 16 Perez former leading 126-pound contender was drubbed by Car-melo Costa in his last outing on May 27 and was dropped clear out of the first 10 Bobby made the rankings yet but he could make the jump with a victory over the fleshy Brooklynite record is 36-3-2 with 15 knockouts record is 32-6-1 Ralph (Tiger) Jones seventh ranking middleweight contender from Yonkers NY takes on A1 Andrews Superior Wis in the Wednesday night radio-TV bout (ABC 8 pm CST) out of Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami Although their records are almost similar Jones figures to have too much of everything for the midwexterner record is 36-13-3 record is 35-14-2 A couple of young middleweights with modest winning streaks and a zest for fighting Ray Drake of New York and Tony Baldoni of Wilkes-Barre Pa collide in the Friday TV-radio fight (NBC 8 CST) at the War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse NY Drake (21-4 has won five straight Baldoni an ex-Marme has swept eight in a row His record is 16-3-1 Floyd Patterson leading light heavyweight contender from Brooklyn strives for his 13th straight victory Thursday night against young Carl Brad of Los Angeles at LA The 20-year-old Patterson Olympic 165-pound champion has a 25-1 record He has won all seven of his fights this year by knockouts Willie Pep ex-featherweight champ from Hartford Conn keeps on going Wily Willie meets Charlie Titone of Brooklyn in a 10-rounder at Brockton Mass tonight Chuck Davey another comeback fighter takes on Alan Kannedy at Lansing Mich in a welterweight 10 Saturday night Sugar Ray Robinson starts his boxing drills today at Greenwood Lake NY The retired middleweight champion will try to regain the 160-pound crown from Carl (Bobo) Olson in Chicago Nov 4 Robinson says Olson looked slower against Archie Moore and Joey Giambra than when he fought Bobo and vows to quit the ring for good if he loses first downs 808 Jordan St Phone 5-7454 (Across the Street from the West Physicians 4 Surgeons Bldg IN REAR OF A YOUNG BANK "Sure proud of my Peggy!" downtown hotel Later in the day he left and police found bloody clothing in the room Strickland then returned with his companions and a hotel clerk told them they were wanted by police They went to the city jail The 6-fool-3 195-pound hurler pitched for Cincinnati in 1944 through 1946 and again from 1948 through 1951 He was with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1952 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 The past season he pitched for the San Antonio Missions a Baltimore farm club and had three wins in eight assignments His best year was 1950 when he won 11 and lost 8 Fox was a native of Coburg Ore and broke into organized baseball with Ogden Utah of the Fioneer League in 1943 He also played for Birmingham of the Southern Assn in 1943 and 1944 and with Syracuse of the International League in 1947 He was a World War II veteran OFFICERS San Antonio Players lo Join Latin Clubs BALTIMORE The Baltimore Orioles announced today that two of their farmhands from San Antonio have been assigned to south of the border winter baseball clubs Second baseman Robert Cassery W'as assigned to the Pampero club of the Venezuelan League and shortstop Whitty Quintana has been sent to Mariano of the Cuban League Robert Masterson San catcher will join the Col Roman club of the Columbian League once a broken nose is heeled STATEMENT OF CONDITION At the Close of Business October 5 1955 ASSETS Cash on Hand and Due From Banks $5227118 32 United States Government Securities 4210000 00 United States Government 10096 Insured or Guaranteed Loans 207273754 $11509855 86 Other Loans and Discounts 854913156 Municipal Securities 46200000 Other Securities 51000 00 Leasehold Improvements 2512014 Furniture and Fixtures 12214673 Interest Earned Not Collected 3905296 Other Assets 4713921 TOTAL ASSETS $20805446 46 just as proud as a peacock of my Peggy for the efficient way she manages our home For instance many of her friends are still knocking themselves out scrubbing wood floors But not my Peggy! She cleans and waxes them in one easy operation with Bruce Cleaning Wax And I'll be banged if Peggy's floors aren't the talk of our block I sure have to hand it to my Peggy and her Bruce Cleaning Wax for making easy work of a tough job And I love both for it! CAMPBELL President A STEPHENS JR Vice President FRIEDMAN Vice President PERRY Vice President HAILEY Vice President FOSTER Vice President LINDSEY Vice President CRUTCHER Vice President ond Monojer Southside Branch O'DONNELL JR Vice President ond Manager Fairgrounds Branch HANSEN Cashier MRS LOIS JACKSON Assistant Vice President LOFTIN Assistant Cashier BUCKLEY Assistant Cashier WINN Assistant Cashier SIKES JR Assistant Cashier and Assistant Manager Fairground Branch BACKS BATON ROUGE La -Although pass receiving is usually thought of as the personal property of rangy ends Louisiana State is currently defying tradition by having two of its backs as its leading pass receivers While neither Don Stinson nor Vince Gonzalez caught a pass against Georgia Tech their previous work was good enough to rate them one-two in that For lighter axtng on linoleum end ood Peggy es Bruce Floor Cleaner tjMntnnwdt caca MkT Win this O'Keefe Merritt Range absolutely FREE during our old stove Come by and register Drawing will be held Nov 25th LIABILITIES Capital 50000000 Surplus 30000000 Undivided Profits 17308790 Reserve for Losses Interest Taxes Etc 1301 1990 DEPOSITS 1970223866 TOTAL LIABILITIES $2080544646 Stranahan Scores First Win as Pro By LOU PANOS BALTIMORE Frank Stranahan who explained he became a professional golfer because it than playing as an amateur clutched a $3000 check today to prove his point The 33-year-old strong boy from Toledo Ohio picked up this little convincer yesterday as the booty in the $17500 Eastern Open over Baltimore's municipal Mt Pleasant course He couldn't have chosen a more dramatic spot for his initial victory as a pro after years of successful campaigning in the amateur ranks It was the last tournament on the 1955 trail mapped out by the Professional Assn and Frank didn't cinch it until he dropped his final putt in the 72-hole event That stroke gave him a one-under-par 71 for the last round and 280 for the route enabling him to finish one ahead of Art Wall Jr of Pocono Manor Pa said Frank Besides winning the world amateur four times and a flock of other amateur titles he had actually beaten the pros in four open tournaments dating back to the 1945 Durham Open But he remained an amateur until a year ago and this was his first successful bid for cash that went with a crown as a pro means more to me because I know I'm out there every day trying to beat the best there he said Stranahan son of a wealthy industrialist got a big hand from the gallery of about 4000 when he dropped a putt of about 18 inches for his victory Tied for fifth were Ted Kroll of Bethesda Md with and Tommy Bolt Chattanooga Tenn with 70-284 DIRECTORS GOODMAN Chairman FRED BESELER CAMPBELL CAMPBELL CHASTAIN FRIEDMAN FULLILOVE JR I HOROWITZ O'NEAL SHANNON SKIDMORE A STEPHENS JR (KL HOURS: 9:00 AM to 4:00 Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturday 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursdays Main Office Fridays Neighborhood Branches jyggcS KV lit- 4 Giart Top Burners All Sleet Griddle Low-temperature Oven Full sized Smokeless Broiler Spacious Compartment lift up Top Safety Pilot Built-in lamp (Stop Wall Sweating) The Bank with the Open Door aim from Nine to Four IAST TIRMS 2701 GREENWOOD RD RHONE 3-3003 ra 3 LOCATIONS 401 MILAM ST FLOOR FURNACES WALL HEATERS WARREN WEST CO 1225 Hollywood Are 8-8451 2708 GREENWOOD ROAD 6725 SOUTHERN AVE MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION np in iJA.

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