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Evening star., 1928-03-31
THREE MORE SQUADS
ENTER DEWITT MEET

One school from nearby Maryland.
another from adjacent Virginia and a
third from West Virginia today sent
word that they would be represented
in the big track meet to be conducted
bv Dewitt School on Georgetown Uni
versity Field April 2l, Hyattsvillc
Md. High announced 1t would enter
squad Of 10, Oakton, Va, High will nave
g In competition, but Bath District
High Of Berkeley Springs did not say
how many entrants II would have.
All three will compete In the events
closed 10 high schools, There also VIII
be prep school class and one Tor
junior high schools.
Tech and Dewitt mines were to open
the base ball season Tor the local school
boy group today both having engage
ments on foreign diamonds, The Man
lial Trainers were Ia tackle Alexandra
High In that city and Dewitt was down
for go against Leonard Hail School
at Lconardtown. Md
Tech and St Alban's were TO meet
Yesterday IN the opening game OF the
scholastic season but rain necessitated
poslponement Of the tilt contest
arranged for last Thursday between
Georgetown Prep and Rockville High
has been advanced To next Tuesday
Led hy Edwards and Fisher. who
scored 20 points between them the
team Of room 2i9, sixth semester
doWned room 1875 third semester, yes
lerday. and won the Eastern High IN
trpmural basket ball tournament, which
has been In progress three weeks,
Twenty teams took part IN the tourna-
ment
Evening star., 1928-03-31
BURKE SEEMS SURE
TO WIN GOLF PRIZE

PTNEHURST, N. c.. March 81 tP).-
Billy Burke. whose golflng star has
twinkled on rare occasions during the
present Winter season. shone with a
new luster today as the former caddy
master started the final 10 holes of
the North and South open tourna-
ment here today with a scven-stroke
lead over the field
Slapping down a 73-69-74-2l6 in the
past two days Burke had a clear lead
that left him In an exceptionally
favored position 10 capture one of the
most priced events that money golf
offers
Tommy Armour, Washington ma
tional open champion, and Tom Har-
mon. New York. each with 223 Johnny
Farrell. winner Of the recent $4,000
Miami Beach open with a 224. and
Bobby Cruickshank New York. defend
ing champion. holding a 225. were
closest at Burke's heels but with only
10 holes TO go only phenomenal golf or
bad breakdown by the leader could
possibly change the aspect of the sit
uation.
The winner here gets $500 while
81 500 more is distributed between those
following up In low positions.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
ST. LOUISAN BOWLS
7O5 TO TAKE LEAD

~ tbe Ak7p,tAted Press
KANSAS CITY. March 30.-~American
Bowling Congress competition here has
reached the ninth inning" with several
places near the top hinging on II single
pin and With crack teams up
general Tightening among the lead
ers occurred IN yesterdays l5~hour ses~
sion, IN which marks established during
nearly tour weeks Of steady rolling were
improved Henry Summers, young st
Louis entry, shot 20l 2SG 246-~ Ia
lake over leadership In the singles from
Henry SchfnitZ. Chicago. who had 3O2
Summers added $50 and $50 In the
flye-m and doubles 10 place nth IN
the alI-events with 9I4
Jimmy Smith world all~ar0und cham
pion, was of form After a mediocre
629 in the singles, he knocked down 62b
IN the doubles ~ duplicate his five
man performance His all~event total
NJ / fsl left him far down the list
MIneFalites 81 Chicago continued tn
Lead the teams with 30l0 viii and
Hrsdek Cicero ~ still top the d0n-
DieA while Wolf 0f the Windy CITY re-
mains N front IN the all-events with
,93Y
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Fights Last Night

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK Leo Lomski. Aberdeen,
Wash, defeated Joe Sekyra Dayton,
Ohio O0). Andy Divodi. New York,
outpointed Jimmy Finley, Louisville 80.
Sunny JON Williams, New York. won
from Benny Ross, Buffalo 90.
TORONTO, Ontario.--Jackie Johnston,
Canadian bantamweight champion, de-
feated frankie Cenaro, N. B. A., fiy-
weight title holder 10). Tommy Mitchell,
Toronto won from Eddie Speaks, Louis
vile 90. George Nichols, Sandusky,
Ohio. stopped Jack Golden. Toronto ~.
DETROIT.--Kid Francis. New York,
won from Pete Firpo, Detroit 80. Patsy
RuffalO Mount Vernon, N. Y, defeated
Sammy Dorfman, New York 80. Eddie
ODowd. Columbus. Ohio, and Ward
Sparks. Terre Haute. Ind, drew 80.
Steve Rocco, Toronto. knocked out
Senger Swengcr. Cleveland 80. Carlo
Mazzolo. Detroit, stopped Joe Shnra,
Youngstown. Ohio ID. Joe Brown. De-
troit won from Jack McKenna, Nova
Scotia 80.
TAMPA. Fla--W. l.. (YoungD Strib-
ling. Macon. Ga, technically knocked
out Earl little Boy Blue, st. Paul ~ +.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-Clyde Hui,
South Dakota, Knocked out Bernie
Irvine, Tulsa. Okla. a..
HOLLYWOOD. Calif.--Harry Bltman.
Philadelphia. defeated Johnny Farr,
Cleveland U0).
SAN. FRANCISCO.-Mi Midget Mike
ODowd. Columbus. Ohio, and Tony
Mandell, Worcester. Mass, drew tl0).
OMAHA.--Tommy Grogan, Omaha,
and Eddie Anderson, Wyoming drew
1O) Meyer Grace, Chicago, defeated
Royal Coffman, Council Bluffs, Iowa 49,
Leonard Boskovitch, Panama won from
Mickey Durane, Omaha (6). Joe Greb,
New York, and Young" Delaney, Perry,
Iowa, drew 10).
LA CROSSE. WIs--Louie Mays, Des
Moines. Iowa. defeated Mike Sauro, st.
Paul 10). Steve Koran, Minot. N. OAK,
won from Eddie Johnson. La Crosse 80,
McCOOK, Neb.--"Bull' Yingling,
Yuma. Colo, won a technical knockout
over Kid" Clemmons, Pueblo, Colo. t0.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
WEAKNESS is STRESSED
IN LOSS TO BIRMINGHAM
Stewart. Shirley and Smith. Former Critfmcn, Promi'
nent i'm 7.to.6 Setback Inflicted Upon Harrismen
nv the BarOnS.

! counter passed away at third base when
/ the Babe lifted foul To the Baron s
/ hot~corner guardian
Wells Proves Ineffective.
/ With fairly good pitching. these six
/ runs might have meant something. but
Ed Wells left-hand offerings seemed
Just what The BaronS wanted and they
accumulated 10 hits for all their mark
ers before chasing their former team
mate from the hill in the sixth inning
Ed who did such remarkable work
/ for this towns club last year, was
/ pounded even harder than the Brming-
ham hit total would seem to indicate,
but had some good fielding back Of
him TO help check the Barons
Everybody who came TO bat for Bir-
mingham in the first frame slammed
the ball savagely and had 1t not been
for remarkable catch by West the
home crew would have gotten more
than two hits and run, Sam Sprintcd
10 his left and far back to drag down
With one hand a tremendous drive
from Bigelow'S bat II was a splendid
effort but tho catch was so far back
in center that Smffy Stewart. who
used 10 sport q Washington uniform
got home from third and another run
ner advanced from second
From then on Wells was soundlv
SoCked and while he famed six BaronS.
once striking out the side. but not with
out getting thumped while doing so he
plainly had little with which to fool
/ them. Between his first and second
Strike-outS in the fourth inning in
which the three Barons took the count
AT the plate were inserted triple.
double and single that counted for two
runs and in the fifth frame a triple a
double and single combined with two
OF the four walks Wells granted. handed
Birmingham four more runs.
With one gone in the sixth session,
Ed was niCked for a single. then passed
a batter. That finished the afternoon
for him. Harris sending Garland Brax-
ton to the rescue. Braxton took a
grounder from the first batter to face
him and nipped Baron off third bas"
The next batter grounded out and in
the following two innings the Barons
went down III order. II was typical
Braxton relief work.
Meet Former Team Mates.
The Nationals ran into many of their
former team mates here and battled
against three of them. Stewart Mule
Shirley and Ernie Smith, in the game.
Shirley and Smith. both with Washing
Ton al ltS tampa lTaHllnk camp TINS
Spring got two hits each and fielded
well. Mule reached Wells for a triple
and single and Ernie raped the same
pitcher for a double and a single. in
cidentally driving over three Birming-
ham runs At short. Smith had but
four chances and never had to make a
throw to first. but in practice he heaved
the ball around as though the arm he
complained OF at Tampa had lost its
soreness altogether The Nationals
were to stack UP against the Barons
again this afternoon. then idle tomor
row and resume their struggle with the
Giants here Monday. II may be they
Will acquire some punch before fighting
the New Workers again They certainly
will need more if they are TO make any
kind of showing in their last week OF
exhibition engagements
Evening star., 1928-03-31
nv the Associated Press.

NY the Associated Press,
n TEW YORK, March 3l.-Mlnor
league base ball players con-
tInue TO show lack OF respect
4 for major league uniforms and
the big fellows arc finding the
trail leading homeward strewn with
difficulties.
As the games. which do not mean
ANYTHING but loss Of dignity, went ahead
Yesterday Washington, Cleveland ana
the st. Louis Browns lost to minor
league clubs.
The Philadelphia Athletics, New York
Giants and Detroit maintained the
prestige OF tho majors by beating BACK
the opposition from lower classification.
Four National League clubs engaged
in battles which might have been drop
ped out of the regular season weeks
ahead
BROOKLYN made 1t three In a row from
Boston by winning well pitched game,
3 to z. while the Chicago Cubs we're
trouncing the Pittsburgh Pirates. to 2
Eddie Brandt. the Braves willoWy
Southpaw from the Pacific Coast. looked
good in defeat. while big Doug NC
Wecny Of the Robins was even better.
Cubs Show Sharp Hitting.
The Cubs supported Pat Malone's
clever pitching with sharp hitting
Freddy Mcguire, who is expected to
make Chicago fans forget that "Sparky'
Adams played second base for the
Bruins last year. led the attack.
The Browns we're cheercd in their
3-to-2 defeat by the Kansas City Blues
by the pitching OF George Blaehoder,
Tulsas contribution to the st. Louis
pitching staff He showed good form
Evening star., 1928-03-31
CAPITAL CITY LOOP
DRAWS MANY MINES

Seventeen teams OF the District and
nearby Maryland already are in line
for the unlimited section competition
Of the Capital City Base Ball League
Twelve Of the clubs were represented
81 = first organization meeting last
night but the others let it be known
they wished TO enter
Clubs which have announced their
Intention Of competing are St Josephs,
Dreadnauents. A.. B. 81 w Bus Co
Union Printers St Mary's Celtics,
Maryland Athletic Club Woodbridge.
Chevy Chase. Petworths. CloYers.
Bonds Jewish Community Center
Ross Council. Junior Order Z. A. M.
SDanTocks. Rockville. HaTtfords and
Addison A {. A meeting 10 perfect
plans for unlimited section play will
b. held next Thursday night in rne
Post sports department
Nineteen midget teams last night
slgFec 20 play IN the American Legion
Or micget section 0. Capital City
League. TIE winners ri which will play
3n oJt-of-to@n tournaments With alt ex-
penss* PAID. IL Is expected however
that several more teams VIII get in line
DIT those planning 70 DO 50 must COM
nunlcate with Arthur a HeyRood Capi-
isl City League secretary. AZ the Post
sports department before "wednesday. 1t
Is certain u prote one of the biggest
cisnonc series ln the c!ty's history
Among teams which signed last night
we're AztPfe rowhatans, PARK view.
Plsnsky hyhIe.ic Club ST Stephens. s.
Mercury. Esm Rlces. Lionel Athletic
Cltb. Hoel House. JeS1eh Community
Center Whjtsh2Yer& Afcadiang Co.
Fantnlsns Aoote. kussells, Alexandra
Poai. no q RooaeEelt Troop o! Bov
Ecoa'a sAd Addison Athletic Club
Mi1sets.
CIey~rs. initiated clzss dlarnoncers
s1il or"c'-- nis afternoon a. ; O'Clock
~ if nd y streets southeast
~9si BouSs Midget lJtsera will ga her
f"4ight ~ g 20 O'Clock ~ the Noel
HoHsf Al candidate. neH and Old are
n report
TAk0D1s Tigers. Who were 20 face
Bliss he1oo! niile this afternoon % giI-
yer Spring diamond 2lll enRa2e Pet -
TcFh Ath4st.c ClaB tomorrow afternoon.
on ne same fed 1T z 30 c.cloek.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
inch Threatens Severely Handicap Nationals in Coming Flag Race
PRESEASON GAMES

gs,ssay"' y E"'' 'S' F''" w. Sss3 sSs RHF
Rattcries~-noak Mcwecuey and Har
srcaves, Brandt aud Taylor.
A. Greensboro. N &. RH. T.
G%".. GH,'s. r g.: T.: I'd D ! II Il
Rattcrtrs-shorcs, pancy aud Fox: Drake
Hall Alshrook and Brandon
Sss,,,s%S:. Sc% S%Ss 'S' n Y"G9 j IS i !
sorhSfsr; vaushtS ryic", ard LmSiS". " M"StrSe
:, +" igS,; ~, %So''' $'$%SSSS!lS%S%SPY ! 3 PY ) !
Rattcres-~ Hlscholdcr. Rrcp and schang
Itnn. Fctte and rrters.
EtcSc. SsT o., 1i., ,fi z 3--Ia Il !
Ra,tcrios-Karr. MrMns,cr and y .Andcr-
son. Murphy shaute. Miller and Hartley,
= A. Fort worth a,oo RI, RuE, !,
FSrI Fs'3"I Worth !" :" : ! ) Q " Ss S-s Is Is
Rattegies- Sulllyan. Gibson and woodall.
Shea. Williams. Kcrk. Fish and Smith.
At Los Angeles RHE.
r',i."arsS rn's1s% Guns 3 9 80 = !
Batteries Malone and Harlnctt Dawson,
Bartholomew and smith.
GAMES TO-DAY
wcst Palm Bcach---noston tN. h. ".
Atiants--S, Louis IS. H. vs. Atlanta
Observation-Disclosures "a. H. vs.
New 0lieans~-Clcvcland "a. l.o vs. New
Orleans
shtrycrort~-Chicaso "A, H. vs., shreye-
Mcmphis-New York N. - vs. Memphis
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Hahn, Conger and Helen Filkey
Add to Their Cinder Path Fame

A Butter College freshman. Joe
Civak. who ran unattached, pushed the
brilliant Hahn hard In the mile run.
He led Hahn OF the 10 laps, but in
the last lap the Nebraskan sprinted
ahead. barely winning by two yards
Because Of the numerous turns and
cuppy track. the time was very slow.
being AIT. Hahn's father. Falls City
Nebr.. resident, was among the 5000
spectators that cheered the runners. II
was the first time he had seen his son
race since Lloyd Joined the Boston A.
A. team.
Conger. who like Hahn conquered the
German ace. DR. Otto Peltzer. during
the latters American invasion, won the
/ .000-yard run almost as he pleased
finishing fully IS yards ahead OF his
nearest opponent. Walter Caine Of the
Chicago Athletic Association. His time
also was Slow minutes and "a
seconds.
Only one upset featured the meet;
That was the defeat in the 60-yard
dash of Jack Elder Of Notre Dame by
T. c. Yarnell, former University Of
Illinois dash star and now affiliated
with the G. A. A. Yarnells time was
62-s seconds-i-5 second slower than
the worlds record of which Elder is a
co~holder
Evening star., 1928-03-31
ny John n. KELLER.

~ BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March 81
Punch punch and more punch
Is what the Nationals appear &c
need more than ANYTHING else
these davS. Bat where they are
to set Il no one having To do with the
development ot the club can tell
For The third time in The four games
played this week The Harris clan yes
ter6ay took a beating and had they not
rallied in the ninth inning of the 7-to-6
tilt with Birmingham 10 do all their
scoring their hit total would have been
a sorry looking affair Half Of The lot
Of u SafetieS the Washington outfit
registered against the BaTouS' pitchers
came in the big session.
This lack Of power in attack was in
accord with their batting form against
the Cardinals at Tampa the first part
o. the week On Tuesday they outhit
their National League foe lS Safcties
20 u. vet showed no concentration ~
offensive and were defeated by a run.
The next dsy. the Nationals were held
70 five well spread blows and suffered a
shut out
What they did against the tars at
Jacksonville Thursday may be dis
counted for the game almost from The
start was little more than q JOY party
for the big leaguerS, but their efforts
against the Barons yesterday may not
be discounted
Bingles Prove Scarce.
II was quite evident that the Na-
tionals we're striving ali the way yet
during the first eight frames their offen-
sive was simply pitiful. In each Of the
FIRST two rounds the HarriSmen clustered
two hits then got one In each of the
two following innings After the fourth,
not another safety Sprang from Wash
ington war club until the ninth inning,
when the SiX-hit barraee aveTted a
second shut-out within the week.
The Nationals faced a right-hander
named Sheridan in the first six seS-
Sions and the only batterS to solve his
delivery we're Red Barnes. George Sis
Ter. Goose GoSlin and Sam West. Barnes
sn6 Goslin each socked a safety, while
West and S!SleT each hit twice One Of
Sisters safeties was somewhat scratchv.
however II was not a showing calcu-
lated 10 make followers Of the Nationals
believe the club will develop the often
Sive hoped for before the American
League season opens in 10 DAYS.
During the first two innings they
faced Voolfolk. a southpaw who Sue
ceeded Sheridan. the Harris clan was
Just as helpless at bat as before. but
Il contrived TO make some headway in
the ninth when the left-handed hurler
weakened Then singles By Camel and
West and a pass TO Biuege filled the
bases Ciillis followed with a TOusing
triple TO left 10 drive runs across. and
Tate duplicated ellis hit Jack Kloza
who has not been touching the ball 10
any extent let alone banging it, came
UP as q pinch-hitter and took a third
strike when Barnes singled Tate home
ano HAYNES single put potential tying
tally on the runway Hutto. another
left-hander relieved Voolfolk While
Judge was being thrown out. both rum
ners moved up with Barnes scoring.
Camel came up for the second time
IN the session. but the possible tying
Evening star., 1928-03-31
81 STILL ARE LEFT
IN "BUNION DERBY"

PALMA. N Mex, March 81 Lpl
After having threatened TO quit the
Los Angeles~New York marathon be
cause their trainer was discharged
Nestor Erickson. Port Chester. N Y,
and August Fegar Ashtabula Ohio.
we're back In the field today Ninety
four entries remain IN the race,
Both runners announced their inten.
ton To quit the derby when their
trainer Alex Finn Los Angeles was
banned by Referee Arthur nuffey. los
Angeles. tor attraction OF rules
Arne Suominen ot Detroit retained
the leadership at the start ot today s
4d-milc trek 90 Santa Rosa. with an
elapsed time OF 20 81 IS for the
1o1 8 miles lie covered the aa miles
from Moriarty yesterday IN 6,09 30
Peter davusga, southampton Eng.
land retains second with i6S nS %
and Andrew Pavnc Of Claremoie Okla,
Is third with Ids 20 "a
Evening star., 1928-03-31
JAPANESE TENNIS STAR
REACHES TOURNEY FINAL

Augusta oa.. March 81 fA9 Tn
pash The bitterly struggling Johnny
Doeg, stanford University luminary
TaBlio Abe, japanese tennis singles
champion, combined remarkable hardi-
llood with deadly baseiine attack and
entered today's flnal IN the South At
lsntie tennis tournament
Having finally won hts yesterdays
match, 3, 10 q, ia, q, 4 a
Abe Was forced 10 wait until today tn
learn who his opponent for the cham
piDnahlp WaE ~ be
The semi finals battle betWeen Lott
Chicago. and Frank Shields New fofk
national junior champion, wss post
poned
Evening star., 1928-03-31

nv tho Associated Press
~HICAGO. March 3l---Three Of
Americas hopes in the 1928
Olympic games Lloyd Hahn of
~ the Boston Athletic Association
Ray Conger of the Illinois Ath-
letic Club and Helen Filkey OF the ILL.,
nois Women's Athletic Club, have won
more laurels on the cinder path.
Competing in the annual Chicago
Bankers indoor track meet last night
at the Chicago Riding Club. each ran
true TO form. winning their events. The
Boston flyer won the special event and
permanent possession Of the Chicago
Bankers Trophy. Miss Filkey won pos
session Of a new world indoor record in
the 60~yard low hurdles by running the
event in 8i-5 seconds. and Conger
beat good field to capture the 1000
yard run
In addition 10 her new record. the
Chicago girl tied two of the records she
has held. In tho 60-yard dash she tied
her indoor mark of 7 2-5 seconds In
her 60-yard low hurdles performance
Miss Fiikey tied the outdoor record.
which she has held at Sis seconds.
Although she was not pushed TO win.
she gave all she had to establish the
new records.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
WOMEN In SPORT

opponents. University Of Maryland CO.
ed sharpshootcrs triumphed over the
University OF Michigan girls rifle team.
4s7 TO AGO, In telegraphic match this
week
This was the most decisive victory OF
the season for the College Parkers.
Margaret Mitchell. winner OF the ma
tionai individual intercollegiate rifle
championship this Winter, was the
highest scorer, turning in a card OF 80
for Maryland.
This afternoon the Terrapin team will
play hostess to Drexel Institute and
George Washington University In the
triangular shoulder r-to-shoulder contest
which winds up the range season for
G w. and possibly for the other teams.
Ga1rinos
Evening star., 1928-03-31
SEkYRA is S0UNDLY
BEATEN BY L0MSKI



~ JEW YORK. March 81 Aspira-
tons OF Joe SekyTa ~ Dayton
" ONO, 70 gain pueilistlc fame
J. Ia the light heavyweight
division have been Bidetracked
tof the time being at least by Leo
LomSkl. the Aberdeen, Wash. assassin.
L0mski soundiy thrashed the Dayton
lad IN I0-r0und tlif IN Madison
Square Garden last night before q
crowd " i3 900, which paid 34g 1872 10
witness the spectacle
The Pacific Coast boxer was hard
pressed only on Ons occasion the thlfd
round. when 8ekyta had his f0eman
staggering about the ring Al long
range Fekyra drilled accurate left iahs
10 head and body and on q crushing
lefi " the face. sent Lomski spinning
half nay across the arena.
Near the END ~ the round l0nskl
complained ~ a low blow, but the ref
cree refused 10 recognize the claim Of
f0B
IDnaA Kept otit Of the long range
Asik " Sekyra thereafter and ham
Uereo the Dayton Da aftleT without quar-
1rF ia close fighting style Hard right =
nanc punches ln the FIRST round by
I4oDaki aimosi dropped Sekyra The
coast fighter continued a heavy club
D2Dg attack III The second round but
sustained lu return q solid lsb over
the right rye which started ~ pun
oiIi
After the third Iomski forced the
aetlgn ~ remain ia close quarters
gekyfa Yss IN retreat in the sixth and
seventh At the opening Of The eighth
he DaYI0uian flashed some NJ ths form
he dlauiayed lu the third round b,It
I foInski cut tire rally snort by pounding
hnue terrific body blows. Whiob Kept
sekyfa On the defensive Ilonish then
keOf uD the assault on sekyras rib
I s1id sides - the huai bell L0nsk
+ weighed 40 Eekyfs nag
A. n result of his triumph Loinsk
gecs3YeR consideration f9f a return bout
Sith Tommy LCAghfan WoTld light
I heavyweight champion IN sr open-sii
SHOW this coming Summer
Evening star., 1928-03-31
AL LEXANDRlA BASKETERS
IN FINAL. FRAY T0NlGHT I

ALEXANDRIA, Va March 81 The
local basket ball season viii close to-
night with the 50 Mary's Celties aud
old Dominion noat Club teams meeting
IN the Afnory Hall At q, 10 IN the third
aud deciding game Of The unlimited
series,
preliminary between the at Marys
Celtic Juniors and the Junior Centen-
malls of Washington viii start At 80
Evening star., 1928-03-31
CONCORD SOCCER TEAM
WILL OPPOSE WALF0RDS

Performance Of The newly ufgaHIHtu
Concord soccer eleven against the
champion Walfords tomorrow afternoon
Oh Concord Field viii be watched WIN
interest by local fans,
German Americans and Concord
hooters recently consolidated ana =
crack team is expected TO be developed
Evening star., 1928-03-31
CAMBRIDGE OARSMEN
EASILY BEAT OXFORD

PUTNEY, England. March 81 P).-
Leading all the way. Cambridge Uni
versity today scored an easy victory Of
10 lengths over oxford in their eightieth
annual boat race on the Thames
The Cambridge crew covered the 4
mile course in 20 minutes and 25
seconds. The record of l8 minutes and
90 seconds was set by oxford in 1911.
Today's victory was the Light Blues
thirty-ninth. oxford has won forty
times and one race was tied.