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The Detroit Tribune from Detroit, Michigan • 5

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CASS TECH WHIPS NORTHWESTERN, 58-55 NO BOSTON Rixen of Boston Celtics has that hopeless feeling, as PWRlVftlJ'fwll Jk the N. Y. Knicks' Ray Felix (19) and Ken Sears I jJD (partially hidden) tap in a rebound during m'Yl Wk ttPl their recent Madison Square Garden scrap, jtWEB. gl won by the Knicks. 119 99.

(Newspress Photo) 1 I IHK. WSm Im WjL BH JNRpjf EtW Mm. JMHMPNIBmMRBWK uJtTdSffl wr ili ii '-Ml Local G-G Champs Seek AAU Crowns Detroit's color-bearers who woe from the Golden Tournament of m-finals in Chirac Fiiclav night, will ronrentrate i.ii winning similar rational a owns. Thty art Heavyweight Groom and Harry Campbell, featherweight, who will participate in the date AAU championship at Arcadia Roller Rink on March 26. Boa- 3n is site fcr tha national on April 11.

i by sponsors' of the Sp irts Guild. Groom 'i in.ijor huddle when an opponent with entry tlifl Tavener, Lansing GG fhampion. Looked Formidable Groom, who had breezed past Gt opponents with first-round and whipped a third foe. 1 eri'inn to underdog Lewis, nf Sioux City, la observers, along with the crowd of 14.45 Pc Giooms i atod the r' Li wh Tn'iught forced to give away trotters Mgr. Citizen of Globe owner-coach lamed Harlem Globetrot- "ulrt have no trouble as a citizen of the Vow hu 29th seaton with Trotlart.

Saparstain will court magicians into Sunday April 15th. for 7 niqht tha Olympia. rrntters Will fare the 'All-Americans in the ual coast-to-coast rld Sr of Basketball in 1 anrl fi 30 pm. organization that has ri five pin vers, a brokrf flivver and an income w.ooo a year into one that Ass 30 players and gate of some onn anv. hard to believe he It fnr anything else.

Pioduccs television films JL and sports dorutou' 3, and keeps active 1 )asc ball, a field in which t' v' pioneer in W.S*™ ts. 1 diversified Msy tn understand how Mes 3.000.000 Entries Wh, ng Wy Like If' A By IWI1 WlI HAIRSTON MMETT TILL CASE by "iL Vf' WILL HAIRSTON. Concord Aetnuo. T. Mich.

WA. 3-11 SI UNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1956 35 pounds to the ponderous lowan, who scaled 24(1, the De-11 roi i willingly exchanged blow- with Lewis and even forced the going most of the time Lewis uncorked the heavier punches which apparently swayed the officials. Fatherweight Harry Campbell was knocked out in the thud round by Leroy Jeffery, the e.x- Michigan State champion now VWte' FINAL champion Wallace "Bud Smith of Cincinnati sits helplessly on the ropes as the referee puts a restraining hand on Boston Tony DeMarco. A moment later Buds seconds threw in the towel, winding up the nontitle bout in 45 seconds of the ninth stanra. and created bedlam among the partisan Boston fans.

DeMarco TKO of the champ leads to an automatic rematch, this time for all the marbles. (Newspress Photo). PAC Sets Ist Intramural Sports Festival Saturday The Athletic Conference, pledged to provide competition for all students both on a varsity and intramural level, sponsors its first Intramural Sports festival March 16-17 in Cleveland. Ohio. The four PAC members, Wayne.

John Carroll. Western Reserve and Caaa Tech, will intramural champions in basketball, fencing, wreitling. volley ball table tennis and free throw shooting to the two-day program. Western Reserve is hosting the meet. Newman Krtell.

intramural director at Wayne, expects to take 30 men to Cleveland. The champions in various events are team? or individuals who have won intramural tournaments at eeach of the PAC schools. Awards will be presented to both team and individual rhampions. jn the Army at Used Reach, Height Campbell used his height and reach to take an earl lead against Jeffrey, But the hitter's supenoi stamina began take its toll the second round when he drew blood from Campbell's nose with a series of rights and lrlts. Jeffrey knocked out Jim Ampey of Cedar in 1.45 of the first round to win the crown.

Basketball and volleyball learns will ploy a roifnri robin schedule while the other will he held on an individual basis. Teams competing will be the tegular squads that saw' action throughout the intramural season. No squad will be permitted to add members and no all-star teams will compete Announcing the Festi va 1. Wayne President Clarence Milberry said, We feel that this will bring the members of our Conference even closer together. I am sure that touinamenta of this type will help encourage Intramural competition at all 5 SAY JOE LOUIS TO MAKE RASSLING EBUT FRIDAY Year Guarantee Reported; D.C.

Match Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis is taking up a new profession on Friday nigh! Promoter Ray Fabiani of Philadelphia announces that Louis has accepted a a year guarantee to turn wrestler. Fabiani added that the Brown Bomber will make his first appearance as a grapplet in Washj Friday, meeting Cowboy Rocky Lee. The promoter also said Louis Tartars Nip DePaul Five FT WAYNE. Ind Ihe Wavne University Tartars won the "bin one" here Monday night in the first round of the NCAA playofls. upsetting 12- point favorite DePaul of Chicago.

72-63, in a dilly. The move to lowa City Friday to meet powerful Kentucky, along th Morehead of Kentucky, who beat Marshall of West 107-92, and faces lowa, the Big-Ten champs. George Brown and Bob Kendiuk were brilliant in abounding and Clarence Strawghn, brilliant of all Tartars, was in great form as he chalked up 27 points to lead the scorers. Coach Joel Mason had so much confidence in his team that ne substituted frequently. While leading most of the tune.

Wayne didn't pull out the victory until the last minute and a half. With 1:28 to go. DePaul was only two points behind at Wayna bacama iha sacond I team from chigan aver to compete in the tournament. earning their berth win-1 ning 17 games and losing only to Louisville, DePaul, playing a tougher schedule, won 16 and lost seven, including victories over Kentucky. Notre Dame.

Manhattan and Penn State Led by Ron Sobicszczyk, De- Paul has averaged 80 points per game to 79.6. The Blue Demons havp held the opposition to an average of 72.5 per game to 64 0. Sobicszczyk, a senior from Chicago, 111., has aveiaged 22 7 points and puked up 305 points to pace DePaul. Wayne put its hopes on center George Brown who has averaged 17.8 per game and leads in iebounds with 266 One big question mark in the Wayne lineup was forward George Duncan who was injured in the tinal 88 to 80 win over John Carroll and who was not able to practice until last Thursday. Duncan is third in scoring with an average of 13.9 per game.

The gamp was viewed by several hundred Wavne students who made the trip to Fort Wayne The Waynp ticket office sold out its allotment of student tickets early. Wayne has competed in a post season tournament on only one other occasion. In 1938-39 the Tartars went to the second round of the NAIB Tournament at Kansas City. In two previous meetings with DePaul the Tartars have been beaten both times. The Blue Demons beat Wavne 33 to 31 in 1932 and 39 to 27 in 1933.

Mat 'ViHians' Get Floored The Hidn't have a chance last Friday night at Olympia. For all of tha 'dean-cut' wallcad off with triumphs in tha wrestling show that draw 9.711 cuatomara. Varna Gagne tug ad and tussled with Villain Hint Schmidt for 20 minutes before ha used a hack body drop to pin him to tha mat. Antonio Rocca was avan more business like in reducing defeat in 19:26. Fvan Golden Bov George Marricoatas pinned Gino Angelo 13:28 and tha tag team of Louis Klein and Jim Hadv triumphed over George MrCarther and Harry Lewis Tha show grossed $7,068 from the largest crowd of tha aeasnn will be booked extensively in the East after his debut.

JBJ JOE LOUIS I.ouis has been refereeing wiestling matches and recently was reported to have turned 'down bid 1o become a mas, man. Howard Bisons Gain CIAA Swimming Crown BALTIMORE, to plate first or second in the final event of competition here last Saturday week forced defending champion Morgan State College to retire its swimming CIAA diadem to Howard by a one-point ni3i iim Competing in 9th annual Invitational CIAA Swimming and Diving Championships hare March 1-3. tha picked up 68 points to Morgan's 67. Hampton was third with 64 and West Virginia State finished fourth with 46 points. Howard entered the final 1 event trailing Morgan bv four points and would have lost to the Stewart A Brooks-coached Beais if the Morgan swimmers had won the 300 yard medley relay or even plated second, instead of placing third.

Nip and Tuck Race The three-day, 14-event competition was a thiillo with Howard, the favorite, taking an early lead aquarnan Victor Stone won the gruelling 1500 meters on opening night. Underdog Morgan began to challenge Howard during the Friday night finals and tiailed by only thire points, 39 to 3fl. as competition entered the final day. With Howard'nut of the diving finals. Morgan was able to forge ahead in the finals Hampton, tallying points steadily, made it a three-way race for the title, but suffered Clinic Saturday at U-M ANN ARBOR iral fishing enthusiast chances arr already begun polishing up your equipment and getting your tackle in shape for the coming season And although it may baa litfle aarly for getting out into tha field ttream you can at leaat come and talk about fiihing at the Univeraity of Fiihing Clinic, to be held Saturday.

Fisheries experts will be on hand to give tips on fishing and conservation of lakes nnd streams for the future, and tackle manufacturers will ba there to show the latest equipment ready for this sum mar'a activity. Speakers at the Clinic fiom 12:30 to (I pm. in Waterman and Barbour Uyins on the U-M campus, include Justin Leonard. assistant director, Michigan Conservation Department; David Shelter. MCD; Stanford Smith, U.

8, Fish and Wildlife Service; and Walter Crowe, Institute for Fisheries Research I DRAWING A a Chicago Whit. Sox form for the first time, former Cleveland Indian slugger Larry Doby sported tinted glasses as he came to bat at the White 1 Sox spring training camp in Tampa, Fla. Doby hopes to increase the sharpnoss of his batting eye. and provide new headaches for American League hurlers. with the addition of specs.

(Newspress Photo). a serious setback in the UhO yard breaststroke when Adolphus Woodard, coming in first, was disqualified lor making an illegal turn. Morgans Wi.liani Brown won the Individual Start Hockey Play Ends With the closing of the and Heere.it mi a tiln nil links, the hockev leagues, consisting of sonm 45 teams and 4475 platers a -o put away the pucks and sti ks until next Thaht i all but the row smilh Juniors anil Awning Seniors For them, the climax I is ahead The' will be representatives in the national' miration playoffs, win teams from the colder parts of the United States will play to deride the nation's champions This year, Saultc Saint Ma in Michigan plays host to the tumor teams, boys undri veais of age Arrowsm th .11 journev tiieie for the g.inu> March and 25. MATTER OF Dodgar catcher Roy Campanollc juat Can seem to figure out team-mate Pee Wee Reeee, as ths ailing captain ehowe up at the Vero Beach. Fla.

training camp wearing Bermuda It was of the coldeet daye Florida hae experienced recently, and Campy was hugging the lor warmth. (Noweproee Photo). R.cliaid (lee of it, Tom Johnson-i i ached was the tup individual winning three i han pmriships the 50 the 100 yard, and the 200 events He shaied honors udh tram Vic Stone who won the 440 freestyle in addition to the 1500 meteis. and Morgan co-captain Landis Lee. who al-o won two the 100 said and the 200 sard ha, K'truke event? Hamid Smith Hampton 'tailed the diving, executing beautiful fmm in the three meter lanes diving Hubert of Morgan was the top diver Ihe one meter competitions.

Ez Charles Signs For Windsor Bout K. Charles. Burner heavesseigiit champion, agreed Satureras to a 10 round bout against Don of Detroit, in the Wmd'oi Arena April 3 promoter City Arena until is closed October, svill run the show in partnership vsith Hap Tucker ol Windsor. Charles has been out ot aid ion De, 20 ss hen. after a cut lip.

he bv technual knockout to Young Jack Johnson in Los Angeles U-D Beats N'eastern 53 to 51 a- eh va i the Til' league ha.sk* t.jail lournev day mghl squeaking Northwestn three throw a in the la 38 the game at U-D High to 58-55 In the afternoon-night doublebtll net. the tr.aigm of victors was also narrow, jiis! erig ng No: thea-tci n. Guard Dave Ziegler dropped the three free the first breaking a 55-55 tie to put ahead for the first and only time of the game. The although slight had to 1 ontpst smif rai seem to fa 1 Steve Jordan hit on a rebound shot with 1 10 left to t.e ti game 30 Seecondt Left Haif minute late a chance to put 1 team out front, mi-sed the from a lou! bv Northwestern's Charlie North With 38 left. however Ziegler was fouled again, this timp by Ot Gilchrist He ma both losses put Cass ahead 57 to 55 Th' ti ith 30 seconds left Burley Lee bumped Zieglei and mice again tie converted to l.nch the The Technicians advanced tn the aftei dumping west side hamp on Chad-cy.

51-48 la-t Northwestern moved into the gau with a 64-45 victory over Pershing i previous round North western gained an overtime torv ovei Southeastern; the I league champion, and Cass nutrla-st'ci Southwestern U. of and Northeastern advanced to the consolation finals with wins over 81 to 58. and Mumfnid. 84 to 51, i espediv Calhoun Ties World Mark BALTIMORE iSpec.ali Lee Calhoun. Nuith Carolina College junior, tied the world's recoid for the 60-yard high hurdles and I set one ot four new meet marks entered in the books a' the South Atlantic AAl' indoor track meet last Friday night.

The 23-sear-(dd Cary and id i hurdlei ilea red the fise baniei? iin 7 1 seconds, better.ng bv three tenths of a second the meet mark when he set line in 1953 and equaling Harrison Dillard's I wot Id record established in New Yoik on Ma eh 20 1948 Va. May Segregate in Sports Events RICHMOND. a a 1 session if ihe state as sembh as called to amend the state constitution that stu dents would he paid to attend private schools and therebv thwait intigiation plans, is now also consideiing athletics resolulion already passed by the House would de claie it a policy against athletic integration at the schol a-tic level. In the Senate Rule? Committee, sevrral thought tins irsolution car tying too Howeser, it is likelv to ward (ieorge Durnan led Wavne in field goal shooting in 1955-56 with an of 48 per cent Duncan hit 95 of 197 attempts and 251 points ei the season. Meats for Babies most precious the goodiMM and flavor of a Swift dimt 9' 1 I CDCCI aN wMfc BTj FWTTm.

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