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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Quebec Contestant
Finishes First in
Annual Dog Derby

Quebec, Que, Feb. 90 (APo -
Holding his pace throughout, Frank
Dupuis Of Quebec, driving six dogs,
won the Quebec international dog
derby today, In the third and last
leg Of the journey over snow and ice.
Not from the time he heard the
word go did he or his huskies let
up. It was a glorious victory "a fter
hard fought battles through binding
Snowstorms, across miles Of snow
drifts and in zero temperature for
the much coveted honor and a thou
sand dollar cash prize.
A gallant fight was staged by
Shorty" Russick of Chicago. who
finished q close second. Dupuis fin
ished in IL hours, SO minutes, 16 sec
onds, and Russick in IL hours, AZ
minutes, five seconds.
Third position went to George
Cheverette of Quebec, in 12.53.55 and
fourth to Emil st. Goddard of the
Pas. Manitoba, 1865.
The winner. Dupuis, made consis-
tent time throughout, exhibiting
great skill as driver and a ira .ner
of dogs. 1t was because his wife. a
Scotch Girl" urged him that he
went in for dog racing. This little
family breeds and trains huskie dogs
on a little island in the ST. Lawrence
below Quebec. where Dupuis is a
lighthouse keeper.
Shorty" Russick's dogs were too
young, as two of his puppies" had to
Quit the race today. leaving him only
five dogs for the last start. At that
time both he and Cheverette had
several minutes advantage over Du-
puts in the two previous races.
"Shorty's" dogs could have raced to-
day, but from the humane standpoint
they were hardly fit. So he gamely
went on with his five.
Cheverette of Quebec led the pace
for the first two days, although he
drove only four dogs yesterday. He
showed great generalship in handling
his diminishing team and with near
ly three minutes to the good tried
hard to hold the lead, But his noble
four greyhounds could not maintain
the speed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
RIBBON CANE TO
RACE DOWN EAST
DURING SEASON

Fredericton, N. B., Feb. 20.-None
other than Ribbon Cane, 2.01 IA, Lead
ing money winner on the Grand Cir
cult in 1925, is the latest addition to
the list of fast record PAGERS that will
race In the free-for-alls in Maine and
New Brunswick racing circuit during
the coming season. Charles Mason,
the Combination Park trainer, who bid
in Ribbon Cane at $500 at the recent
Old Glory sale for we'll known New
England shoe manufacturer, has let it
be known that he plans on racing down
east this summer. In fact, he sent
word to that effect to Maine and New
Brunswick circuit officials by Billy
Keys, the well known st. Stephen
reinsman, who attended the recent
New England horsemen's day in Bos-
ton.
Ribbon Cane thus became the third
new candidate for the down east free
for-alls this year, the others being Ell
Verson, EOS Ia, and Jenny H., EOS IA,
both half-mile track win race records.
With a couple more new fast record
PAGERS likely to come in and a pair of
former stars expected to be back in
their top form again, there is every
reason to expect that John r. Braden,
202 Ia, will be buster than ever de-
Tending his crown as king of down
east PAGERS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
New Hampshire
Shows Way in East
Winter Carnival

Hanover, n. H., Feb. 2o--fAP)-
University of New Hampshire won
the first annual championship Of the
Eastern intercollegiate Sports Union
here today. nosing out Dartmouth by
one point. The final scores were:
New Hampshire 20. Dartmouth 2S,
McGill Is, Williams II, Loyola and
Bates o.
Proctor of Dartmouth broke the
Hanover record for the jump with
130-foot exhibition performance.
With Dartmouth in second piaoS
after the ski and snowshoe cross
country races. the Green made a val
liant attempt to overtake New
Hampshire. but Cichaelson's placing
third in the ski Jump gave his team
the victory.
The summaries:
Sko cross country race: Won by
Dustin IN. HI; second. Conant CD;
third. Bourne IN. H.. Time one hour
"a minutes. 20 2-1O seconds.
Snowshoe cross country: Won by
peaslee On. HI: second, Greeley
CD: third, Mason CD. Time, AZ
minutes II 10 seconds.
Ski jump: Won by Proctor CD;
second. McLaughlin (MG); third, Mi
chaelson IN. H.)!e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
v. & H. OUTFIT
SNATCHES FAST
GAME SATURDAY

The vickery q Hill basketball team
Of the city league defeated the Water
vile Boys Club in the z. NJ. C. A.
gym Saturday evening in a close and
exciting game by score of 1884. This
was the first defeat Of the season for
the visitors and the closeness of the
score indicates the fast brand Of ball
played. The Elm City aggregation
nearly staged comeback at the ex-
pense of the locals in the last half
after trailing at the end Of the first
half by score of 1910.
Clukey of the losers developed a
shooting streak in the last period which
threatened to wipe out the early lead
acquired by the printers. The work Of
Hanson and York was also of the high
est caliber. The entire v. & H. team
functioned well although the work of
Charlie Prime with seven from the
floor and one from the free throw lane
was especially noteworthy. The work
of Capt. Hall and Clary was also In
strumental in keeping the opponents
score down.
In a preliminary contest the Post
Office team took one from the Head
quarters Company by score Of 1877.
Davis of the winners and Plummer and
Rowe of the losers put up good games.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Los Angeles Speed
Merchant Goes
1929 Miles in Hour

Miami, Fla. Feb. 2o-(AP)-Rob
McDonough. Los Angeles, set a new
worlds speed record late today when
ne flashed around the Miami Fulford
Speedway at an average clip of 142.-
W miles per hour while qualifying
Tor the Washington Birthday races
next Monday. N
McDonough was the last of 10
drivers to qualify for the event. His
mark today supersedes that set last
wednesday by Ralph Hepburn, who
averaged 141.19 miles per hour to
beat the previous record of 1905
miles set Jointly. with Cooper and
Leon Duray at Culver City, Calf.
last Thanksgiving Day.
Tommy Milton. Earl Cooper, Peter
kreis and Ben Jones were other
drivers who qualified today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Georgetown Favored
To Cop College
HOnOrs This Spring

Nev York, Feb. 20-(AP)-Cornell
Univerr.ty. with 1T athletes. has
filed the biggest entry list for the
1926 intercollegiate indoor track and
Held championships, h~4 George
towns squad Of SO, including most
Of the members Of the 1925 cham
pionship array, looms as the most
formidable for the eastern title meet
here March 6.
Georgetown corralled 81 of her
winning It's in the individual
events last year, besides capturing
beth the mile and two mile relays,
and her squad of this season num-
bers athletes who rolled up all but
one of this total Willie Sullivan,
who finished fifth in the mile, is the
only missing 1925 individual point
scorer, but the teams chief losses
are In the relays, where Brooks. Hol-
den and marsters are gone from the
ia rs two mile team, in addition
to Herlihy and Kinnally Of the title
holdin~ enc mile quartet.
The VETERANS upon whom George
town couts the most in the coming
battle are Emerson Norton, winner of
the high jump and second in the
pole vault last year; William Dowd-
ing. broad jump champion; Tony
Plansky, all round star; Harry
Helme, distance runner; John Hass,
s--rinter, and Ray Hass, hurdles.
Altogether, the entry list of 77S
athletes representing 81 colleges
made public today shows that five of
the nine individual title-holders of
1925 will defend their honors. Be-
sides Dowding and Norton. the list
comprises AL Miller and Willard Tib-
belts Of Harvard in the 20 yard dash
and two mile run, respectively and
Charley Moore Of PPM State in the
70 yard high hurdles.
New champions will be crowned in
the shot put, pole vault, 35 pound
weight throw and mile run. Last
year the victors of these events, in
order, were Hills Of Princeton, Sher-
rili of Pennsylvania. Wentworth of
Colby and Larrivee Of Holy Cross.
The contest for sprint honors
promises to be one Of the most spec
tacular of the meet with Miller de-
Tending his laurels against such stars
as Frank Hussey of Boston College,
the national 100 yard champion, and
Henry Russell of Cornell, intercol-
legiate outdoor 220 yard titleholder.
Following Cornell in total entries Is
Harvard, with 100 athletes listed.
Pennsylvania comes next with rs,
followed by Dartmouth with IS,
Princeton with "a. Yale with SIS and
Syracuse with As. Others irclude:
Boston college, 81; Penn State, 80;
New York University, "a; Holy
Cross. %; Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology. IA; Union, IL; Bowdoin,
10; C. c. N. T., Z; Rutgers, 6; Colby,
4; Swarthmore, 4; Amherst, /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Maine Team Takes
Win from Other
Colleges at OrOnO

Orono, Feb. 20.-The University of
Maine winter sport team. showing re-
markable strength in both snowshoe
and ski events, swept the field in the
intercollegiate competition which
marked the last day of Names Winter
Carnival.
The final results We're: Maine As,
Bates %, Colby Z, Bowdoin 4. The fifth
annual carnival wound up tonight with
open house parties in all fraternities.
The change in weather from the slushy
conditions of the day before to cold,
windy day made conditions ideal for
the outdoor events.
o. r. Colby, Maine freshman, was
high point man of the day, taking first
place in the seven-mile cross country
ski race. the 440-yard ski dash and ski
proficiency. totaling Is points. Moves,
also a Maine freshman, was second
high point man with nine points. Gray
of Bates, Brown of Bates and Turner
of Maine scored seven points each.
Cups were awarded to the winners
of the interfraternity events, held yes
terday between the halves of the Maine
and New Hampshire basketball game
in Alumni Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Maine Teams Ready
With Complete States

Orono, Feb. 20--Varsity and fresh
man cross country and freshman
baseball schedules were given out to-
day by Graduate Manager B. C. Kent
They are as follows:
Varsity Cross Country
Oct. Is. New Hampshire. Durham.
Oct. 20, State meet, Lewiston. Nov.
3. Alfred. Orono, Nov. Is, N. E. /. C.
c. A. Bottom, Nov. 20, !. C. A A. A. A.,
New York.
Freshman Cross Country
Oct. %, Edward Little. Orono, Oct.
20, Lee Academy, Lee, Nov. 5. Brew
er. Orono, Nov. Is. N. E. l. c. A. A.,
Boston.
Freshman Baseball
April "a, Coburn, Orono, April %,
Brewer, Brewer. May /. Millinocket,
Orono, May S, Kents Hill, Orono. May
8. Hebron. Orono, May IL. Higgins,
Orono. May II, Coburn, Waterville.
May 10. Brewer. Orono. May %, Fox
croft, Orono. May rs, Maine Gen.
trail, Orono. June S, Maine Central,
Pittsfield. June 8. Higgins. Charles
ton. May II, New Hampshire Fresh,
Durham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
CLASSY PAGERS
WILL DO STUFF AT
GARDINER TODAY
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\0PCSidi W hCuilCDcC JOuIAdlJ
Gardiner, Feb. 21-Five of the fast
est horses in this section Of the State
are entered in the free-for-all which
is slated to be held on the river this
afternoon. The latest entry is that
OF Dearborn, the Canadian PAGER
which has been wintering in Bruins
wick this winter. Roqua F., Donald
Cook, j. M. T. and Annie Whistel
complete the entries for this class.
This race will be run for purse of
500 to the winner.
The second race will be the junior
free-forall in which Home Brew,
the fast local horse and winner of
the Carnival race at Augusta, will
defend his laurels against a fast
field including Neptune Boy, Chum-
my j., and st. Frisquin.
The third race will be the Glass A
race with a fast quartet of fliers en-
tered. Mokolite, Teddy Marshall.
Sonora and Ulin c. will furnish the
fireworks in this class. The races
will be called promptly at 100 and a
large crowd ais expected to see the
holiday card.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Hauser Signs to
Coach Colgate Squad

New York. Feb. 20.-(AP)
George w. Hauser. assistant football
coach OF Iowa State College. has ac-
cepted two year contract to become
head coach at Colgate's University.
according to announcement today by
the Congress football committees.
Teams OF Hauser's contract with
the New York state institution were
not disclosed. He will succeed
Richard Harlow, who resigned after
four years at Colgate to accept the
coaching Job at Western Maryland
University.
Hauser has been head line coach
of Iowa State the last two years.
Prior to that he was an assistant
coach for five years at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. where he starred
as q varsity tackle for three years.
1915 10 1917.
He is the son Of Clergyman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Maine Bows to
New Hampshire in
Saturday Contest

Orono, Feb. 20.-The University OF
New Hampshire basketball team
found its stride in the last half here
tonight and won from the Maine
quintet 1923. The Pale Bite hoop.
men trailed closely throughout the
first two frames and at the half the
score stood 10 to II. New Hampshire.
But the Granite Staters. lead by Mo.
ora and Davis. opened up In the last
two frames and annexed II more
points while holding Maine to six.
Kamenkovitz, high point man OF
the game with nine. starred for the
U. of NJ. aggregation. His work with
Lake was one Of the outstanding
features of the battle.
In a preliminary game. the Maine
Frosh nosed out the New Hampshire
yearlings, rs to rs. The Blue nve
started with a bang and Gagged -
points before their rivals had Tailed.
But the Granite state team staged
a strong comeback in the second pc
Rod, tying the score and trailing az
the end of the half by only one point,
10 to IL. From here to the last whistle
the game was nip and tuck. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
|,Wiby and Bates
n ~ Dual Offering
y. lewiston Today

WatsaIo the Kennebec JournaD
lAe hoc.suie' Feb. 21--Colby will end
Jon whary season Monday at Lewis
Ia BIns fe the first battle between the
lbe belS an. ana Gray and the Garnet to
, hocke,,,u 's winter occurs. Not only
tests My game but a pair of con-
Ihe no WIN be on the menu today as
Ssns eOs'ponement of the scheduled
10 PLAY "eeK ago made it necessary
even uouoleheader today in order
Pc chansp the series. Bowdoin is
etereol,alpion for the year in Maine
tates NOV safe hockey but neither
~ tbs colby is DESTROYS of cinch-
fsnes Nil, uark damp cellar. Today's
sement ~ decide who rests in the
sAady until next winter and a
0a'tie should result.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Al Applications
For Mentors Berth
At Amherst College

Amherst, Mass. Feb. 20.---tAP)--To
the list Of popular and much-sought
positions must be added that of foot
ball coach. Forty-one applications re-
ceived this week for the Job of head
coach at Amherst swelled the total to
Is. The athletic committee will begin
investigating the qualifications Of the
candidates tomorrow.
Amherst was left without a head
coach a month ago when Dermond
(Tuss) McLaughry signed a three
year contract with Brown University
to succeed Edward N. Robinson as
football director. DIR. Paul c. Phil
lips, secretary of the Amherst athletic
committee, said today that the num-
Der Of applications for the post of ath-
letic director at Amherst was the larg-
est on record. The choice of the COM
mittee for head coach will be an
nounced in April.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Helen Wills Using
New Service Stroke

Beaulieu, France. Feb. 20.-(AP)-
Helen Wills in perfecting a new serv-
ice stroke, possibly for use against
Suzanne Lenglen should they meet in
the Nice tournament next month. She
tried it yesterday in her single
matches against Miss Wright and Mrs
Lycett. Apparently it worked. for she
defeated her opponents with the ut
most ease.
Miss Wills is pining for a first class
American partner for mixed doubles
This is no reflection on her partners
billiard and Aeschlimann. who thsu
far have shared her mixed doubles for
tunes on the Riviera. But she feels
that she wants an all-American combi-
nation.
I wish.I had BIZ Johnston or VIM
cent Richards here" she said today.
L feel that we could give any mixed
doubles pair in the world a good
fight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Boston University
Has Hard Slate for
Diamond Artists

Boston, Feb. 20 - (AP) - Boston
UNIVERSITIES baseball schedule for the
coming season has been announced
as follows: April 10, Harvard at
Cambridbe: IA, Northeastern at
Brookline; II, Tufts at Medford; 81,
Providence College at Providence.
r. l.; %, Holy Cross at Worcester;
20, Lowell Tetile at Lowell; May 1,
Boston College; s, Northeastern at
Brookline; 6, Rhode Island State at
Kingston, r. l.: Boston College; IL.
Tufts at Medford; Is, Worcester
Polytechnic at Worcester; IL. New
Hampshire University at Durham,
N. H.; %, Williams at Williamstown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Canton o; Bates Frosh 0

Lewiston, Feb. 20.-Canton High and
Bates freshmen battled three 15-min-
ute periods of a scoreless tie on the
Bates rink this afternoon. Coach
Poore of the schoolboys pleaded in
vain for an overtime or a sudden
death" playoff.
The Bates team used IL players, but
none could score Poor ice conditions
handicapped both clubs. N. Lavorgna
of Canton sustained a bad cut over the
eye from skate when he fell follow
ing a collision. He had the wound
banda ged at a local hospital. Today's
game marked the conclusion for the
regular playing schedule for the Can
ton lads. who have completed a most
successful season. being undefeated by
a high school. Coach Poore would like
to stack his boys against Cony High
for the State championship and sug-
Gests that the game be played at the
st. Dominic Arena
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
SPORT TABLOIDS

Cleveland, O., Feb. 20-(AP)-The
harness horse racing stable OF Cap
tain David Shaw, who died here re-
Gently. with the exception of five Of
his favorites, which he pensioned in
his will, will be sold at Lexington,
KY, March 2. Included are several
brood mares and foals. Prince
Loree. double gated champion, Peter
NC, Grace, Joan and Lillian R., were
pensioned.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 20.-tAP)-
Awarding of the 18th renewal of the
matron and championship stallion
stages, among the richest for three
year-old trotters on the Grand Circuit,
was announced today. The matron
stake. with a $500 value, was award
ed the Toledo Driving Club, over
which track 1t has been raced since
1921 1t will be trotted during the
July meeting. North Randall, as usual.
gets the championship stallion stake,
with value of about $4,000. 1t will
be decided during the August meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Crusade Against
THANKSGIVING Games

Philadelphia, Feb. 20.-(AP}-A cru
SADIE against Thanksgiving Day foot
ball by colleges was announced today
by the Presbyterian board Of christian
education, of which DIR. William Chal-
mers Covert is general secretary. The
plan, DIR. Covert said, is to educate
the American public to the restoration
Of the fundamental observance of
Thanksgiving Day as an occasion for
serious thought rather than athletic
recreation.
The first college to adopt the princi-
pie of not playing football on Thanks
giving Day, the announcement said,
was Parsons College at Fairfield, Ia,
a Presbyterian institution which has
for years played Iowa Wesleyan on
that day. 1t is expected that many of
the other 53 Presbyterian colleges in
the United States will take similar ac-
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Bath Basketball
Fans Are to Get
Real Treat Tonight
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Bath, Feb. 22.-The night Of
Washington's birthday in Bath is ex-
pected to be a red letter affair in
the annals of shipping city basket
ball, for this evening at 8 o'clock
the Bath team will meet the crack
st. Joseph Club of Boston, Mass.
The Bay State five will attempt
to mar tlre clean record of the Bath
outfit ana it's an even bet that the
invaders have got the quintet that
can turn the trick as they are sport
ing several we'll known figures in
the hoop game. But with Bill Per-
kins going right and the rest OF the
Shipping City five playing their usu-
al game. the city of Bath Is hop
ing to turn back the first Of the
Massachusetts invaders.
The future games Of the Bath
team. 1t Is understood, viii be played
with all greater Boston teams. Bath
has taken everything In Maine ana
the city IL supporting the court crew,
consequently out Of state talent can
be brought here. IL % o big year
in Bath for the semi-pro aggrews~
ton from all viewpoints
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
"Muddy" Ruel Out
For More Salary

st. Louis, Mo, Feb. 2d.--tAP]-~
Harold Muddy" Ruei, Washington
catcher, admitted tonight he was a
holdout He said he had returned the
contract offered him by President Clark
Griffith of the Senator's and reiterated
his request for what he termed
nominal increase" in salary.
Recently Griffith was quoted as say
,ny he considered Ruel and Shortstop
Roger Peckinpaugh too old for reg
ular jobs.
Putting me In broken-down veteran
c1ass was rather unllind of Griff.' SAID
Ruel. "Home folks here know am
only 90 years old and steady per
former"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
One Legged Jumper
Clears Six Feet

Boston. Feb. 20-(AP)-A one
legged high jumper who can clear
the cross bar at six feet, will be one
of Dartmouth's threats in next Sat-
urday's triangular indoor track meet
with the teams of Cornell and Har-
ward. The name Of the athlete IS
George Slawson and he has a spring
which enables him consistently to
clear the bar in the neighborhood of
six feet. His high mark is six feet,
one inch. a height that taxes the
ability of the best of two-legged ath-
letes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
New York Veteran
Springs Surprise
In Defeat Marsters

New York, Feb. 20.-(AP)-George
T. Nolan. veteran runner of the New
York Athletic Club, introduced a sur
prise in the 1000-yard run, one of the
first features of the metropolitan in
door championships in Brooklyn to-
night when he outran Georges Marsters,
former Georgetown star, and Ed Sven
son.
Eddie Kirby. the 1925 champion from
the Newark A. c., finished fourth The
time was 2.21 2-5.
Chef Boman of the Newark A. c.,
took the 60-yard dash in AS seconds,
with Louis Clark of the same club a
couple of yards behind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Gotham Ski Entry
Cops Eastern HOnOrs

Berlin, N H, Feb. 20.-(AP)-Olaf
Sapre of the Swedish Ski Club, New
York City, today won the ski running
championship of the United States
Eastern Amateur Ski Association.
Fighting see-saw battle with two
other contestants in sub-zero weather
and in the face of howlin gale. he
won the 1S-mile marathon from the
base of Mount Washington into Berlin.
Road conditions hampered the runners.
Six men started the race.
Sapre's time for 2 hours, 2 minutes
and seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-22
Kent's Hill Walks
Away with Abbott
Saturday Night

Pennington, Feb. 20.-Kents Hill
completely swamped Abbott School
here tonight by the score of 49-17 in a
lop-sided battle in which the Farming
ton boys never threatened. Rollo
Flynn, former Westbrook High athlete,
and Tom Barry, former South Portland
star, featured for the Kents Hill in
vaders. Powell, former teammate of
Barry at South Portland. played oppo-
site him tonight and was the star for
the Abbott quintet. Rolla Flynn was
high point scorer with % points to his
credit