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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
TIGERS BEAT SOX
FOR LEAGUE LEAD
Detroit Gets II Hits To WIN
thinning Tilt, 1913; Triple
Play Executed

BOSTON, July 19--lR-The Red
Sox' e : generous Jack wilson
ushered the Detroit Tigers back IN
to first place today by passlng
three batters before Pinky HI25IaS
slammed out a two-run single IN
the eleventh inning that gave ms
mates a 1913 victory over the Red
Sox.
With Cleveland losing to tn e
Yankees, the Seekers also had a
wide open opportunity to regain
the American leagues top rung,
but they were unable to uphold an
early 8-3 lead. Wilson gave the
Tigers their tying run in the ninth
when Pete Fox drew "a base on
balls, went to third on Archie NC
Kain's single and scored after
Hank Greenberg poled out a long
fly.
The Tigers worked the first triple
play Fenway park has see IN
many years during the seventh IN
ming. Jim Tabor opened Bostons
side of that frame with a single
and made second as Johnny Pea
cock beat out a bunt. Tabor then
grounded to Charley Gehringer.
That veteran second-sacker was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
BRIGADE DEFEATS
SUNSHINE, 9 TO 6
Godwin's Ten Edges Out
Creosoters, 6 To 5, In Final
Game On Program

The Boys Brigade shelled the Sun
shine Laundry 9 to 6 last night in
the first game of the double bill OF
softball staged nightly at the Robert
Strange Fairgrounds, and the E. w
Godwin's Sons took another game
from the cellarites, the Taylor-Col-
quit club, 6 to 5.
The sunshine lads, bringing for
ward the winning spirit which they
had the previous night, got four men
home on three walks, a scratch nit,
an error, and an assortment of loose
ball playing. They made it 5 to .
in the second when Volk was on via
an error, stole the keystone sack.
and another error found him cross
ing home.
Suddenly the B~rigadiers frightened,
the Laundrymen slumped: result OF
it all was a burst of forr runs, and
another four in the third on the
same brand of ragged fielding.
The score by innings:
Sunshine Laundry 40 600 1t s
Boys Brigade - O44 010 x-9 s 4
Batteries, for the Laundrymen
Weeks, Casteen and Larkins; for the
Brisadiers, Grant, Wolf and Wilson
The nightcap showed that ii
doesn't take hits to win ball games,
Past masters in the art of mlnting
scores out of thin air, the Goodwin
Builders picked up a scant brace Of
blows off of W. Stokley's fire ball
but had a six-run squirt in the third
which proved to be enough.
Between Hammonds and Stokley
the bases were loaded with walks.
Dave Scott lined to left, a hard hit
ball which went through MacFolgers'
hands, and four runs were in.
Charlie Wade singled to bring in the
next two who were on by an error
and a, walk respectively.
The score by innings:
TAYLOR olquitt 010 004 0-5 8
| Goodwin BuildeSs OO6 900 o. 2 {
Batteries, for Taylor : Colquitt'
| Hammonds, Stokley and Atkinson
for the Builders, LeGwin and Nc
Donald. Umpires, Beatty ano
Litchen.
TODAY'S GAMES
Company "a" VS.. Spofford ano
Wertheimer Bag company VS.. Ethyl
Dow. Z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
AL Hostak Meets Zale
In Title Bout Tonight

SEATTLE. July 1S-P1-Although
Al Hostak, the NBA-recognized mid
dleweight : boxing champion, was
sluggish in his last heavy workout,
odds on the champion heightened
from 1913 to 10-e today for his Is
round battle with Tony Zale of Gary,
Ind, tomorrow.
Both fighters took light workouts
today and then planned to dry out
for weight-in time tomorrow. Neither
should have trouble making the 100
pound limit, and indications were
they'd scale around 159.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

TAYL0R's MARKET
1Ss So. Front St.
Octagon SOAP, 6 giant bars
Octagon SOAP, 10 special b,,. c
Octagon POWDER, ? lge. boxas o'
OctagOn
POWDER, 10 special boxes %.
Octagon CLEANSER, 2 boxes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

Errors: Gehringer, Doerr. HevIng.
Runs batted in: Higgins 3, McCosky =.
Greenberg 2. York. Tabor 3, Doerr 2,
Williams ., DiMaggio. Two base hits;
McCosky .. Fox, Tabor 2, Cronin, Doerr.
Three base hit: Fox. Stolen base: Ia
Dor. Sacrifices: Gehringer, Williams.
D3err. Double plays: Higgins. Geh-
ringer and York: Tabor. Doerr and
Owen; Doerr. Cronin and Owen. Triple
play: Gehringer. York, Kress, Higgins
and Tebbetts. Left on bases: Detroit
II: Boston 10. Bases on balls off: Cor
sica ., McKain 4. Trout 1, Hash 3. Hev-
ing 3. Dickman >, Wilson 4. Strikeouts
by: Mckain /. Heving d, Wilson 2
Hits off: Corsica 6 in 2 innings; Nc
Kahn , in 4; Trout . in |: Seats 4 in
8 Is: Benton. one in %; Hash 5 in
1 Is: Heving I in 5 %; Dickman 4 in
/: Wilson l in 3. Wild pitches: Nc
Kahn. Seats. Wilson. Winning pitch
err: Seats. Losing pitcher: Wilson. UNI
pires: Quinn, Pipgras, Ormsby and Nc
Gowan. Time: 3:12. Attendance: $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

phis, Tenn, and John Hyden OIL
Nashville, Tenn, 1-6, 6-3, Ga.
Faouin wa, seeded first in mems
singles and Hyden third.
The second round match founo
the favored combination OF Faquln
and Hyden definitely on the often
sive in the first set but the under
dog ex-Tar Heels pulled their tricks
out of the bag in the final two sets
and the Tennesseeans couldnt
stop them. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

New York ---------- 1o1 900 13o-c
Pittsburgh -----l------- 600 900 1901
Errors: urges 8, Cuccinello. White
OFT. Demaree 2. Two 1$se hits: Dem
aree, OFT, DiMaggio. Three base hits:
banning, Demaree, Fletcher. Sacrifice:
Demaree. Double plays: Vaughan, Gus
tine and Fletcher; Cuccinello, White
head and N. Young. Left on bases:
New York II; Pittsburgh 10. Bases on
balls off: Heintzelman 3, Hubbell 2
Strikeouts by: Hubbell 5. Heintzelman
3, Butcher l. Hits off: Heintzelman II
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
Tar Heels Win Matches
From Faquin, Hyden

CHARLOTTE, July 18.|R-Two
former University of North Caro-
lima net stars, Eddie Degray and
T awrence Jones of Charlotte, pulled
the biggest upset Of the mid-At-
lantic tennis tournament To-Day
when they defeated the strong COM
hin.tion of Louis Faquin of Mem
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
Hubbeu Pitches Giants
To 81 Win Over BUGS

PITTSBURGH, July 10 Up -
Carl Long Pants" Hubbell got
the chance tonight to hurl a night
same that he has been begging for
since his pal Hal Schumacher blank
ed the Pills last month, and came
through with a six-hit 6 to l tri-
,1mph for New York owe the re-
iuvenated Pittsburgh Buccaneers.
Might Game)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
T0DAY,S GAMES

Company "a" VS.. Spofford and
Wertheimer Bag company VS.. Ethyl
Dow. SO
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
ANTHEM ACTION

BUCHAREST, Rumania, July IL
-CR-The state railways today dis
missed all Jewish employees, the
Royal Opera ousted Jewish singers
and the states annual contribution
to the Jewish community was
abolished.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
ROCKY MOUNT WINS

CHARLOTTE, July 1S- Up ~
Rocky Mount STAYED off a Char
lotte rally tonight and Won the
series-opener 5 to 3.
Charlotte pulled up within a run
of a tie in the eighth with one run,
but in the ninth Gilbert singled, adj
vanced on a walk and wild pitch
and scored on Greenlaw's fly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19
S ? O R T.

set to tag Peacock as he raced
for second but after the latter
turned back to first, Gehringer
tossed to Rudy York to put out
Kress doubled up Peacock at &C.
ond base and Higgins relayed
Kress' throw to Birdie Tebbetts
who nailed Tabor at the plate to
comnlete the triple-killing. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

in 7 innings; Butcher 8 in 2-s; Lana
han 1 in / 1-3. Balk: Lanahan. Los
ing pitcher: Heintzelman. Umpires:
Stewart, Barr and Magerkurth. lime:
> 90. Attendance: 25,1SS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

The Titanic disaster saved many
lives since it made the world
iceberg conscious and brought on
the ice patrol.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-19

Spiders are not insects. True
insects have six legs; spiders have
eight.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18
Card OF Thanks
CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS
To the members and friends:
Please accept our thanks and deepest
appreciation for the beautiful flowers,
words of coincidence and many deeds
Of kindness during the illness and death
of my husband, Rev T. W. Wise.
Signed:
Wife and Family.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

Reverend E. F, Young, General
President of the Holbrook Benevolent
Association, preached the annual sermon
for lodge No. 49, Sunday, October Is
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18
About Folk We
Know

Wednesday, October 9, Mrs R L.
Young rendered Miss Zena Mae En-
erson and Mr. Earnest Haynes of New
York, N. Y, with a dinner party. A
delicious dinner was served and a de-
lightful time had.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

MIR. T. J. Young of 1906 18th Ave.
left the city Saturday night for Nev
Orleans, louisiana. The nature of hi
trip is business.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

Miss Hattie B. Nelson was hostess
b. a party in honor of Miss Zena Mae
Emerson and Mr.. Earnest Haynes Thurs
cay evening
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

Mrs Lille Rec Young Of 1903 18th
Avenue spent the weekend In Jackson,
Mississippi. visiting her sister and other
relatives and friends.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

Mrs. Edna Bur~e1l, receptionist
for DR.. r. B. Matthews Is In Meridian
Sanitarium, where she will undergo an
operation.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

Mrs. Stella Crockett died in a loo. al
hospital Tuesday, October 9Th Funeral
services were held from MalIieu Chapel
Methodist church.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18
Ise-. Cisei.saii. OHIO

ancient Is wisdom; and In length Of days
understanding With him Is wisdom
and strength, he hath counsel and un-
Outstanding. Behold, he breaketh down,
and it cannot be built again: he shut
seth up a man and there can be no
opening.
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18
Pysss- Rsdso Blbl< S1,

ALL LIFE Is IN THE HAND OF GOD
In whose hand is the soul OF every
living thing, and the breath of all man
hind. Doth not the ear try words? AMI
the mouth taste his meat! With the
The weekly echo., 1940-10-18
Continued on page FOUR
Financia Department
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1910

Seventh Episcopal District
South Mississippi Conference
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Jackson-E. B. Blackman. .. S420.51 |
Gloster-U. L. Washington. $4,000 |
North Mississippi Conference
Olive Branch-J. A. Abram. 80. $1,000 |
TCnica-W. o Brown ....... $4,000 |
Sardis-E. H. Carmen. ......... 1922. 90 !
Holly Springs-B. T. Tolbert .... S145.OOl
Clarksdale-S. F. Flowers. 100
East Mississippi
Water Valley H. Walton. .... $4,000
Aberdeen-M. S. McGlown... $4,000
Tupelo-J. D. Murdock ....... S226C0
New Albany-w. H. Foster. ..... S2O4GO
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Greenwood-T M. Coleman. s2250O
Dunant-W W Wall ......... s2O1.OO
Columbus thomas ......... s462 50
Brooksvllle- /. .. ,onnson. ..... s 1000
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The weekly echo., 1940-10-18

Chr MnrnH n Jpaa se [ ss a tsat 6 have d e,
loyalty harmony
the teachings Of Jesus the Christ whose into
the Of
SPAKE LIKE THIS MAN"
Moose Pass miner., 1940-01-31
s I B E R T 4

SIB BERIE
 We have always thought of Siberia as "frozen waste-land." Other people, of course, are better informed but if there are few who had the same idea that we had the same idea that many people in the States have of Alaska they will be int ere st ed in the fol1 owing facts which we have taken from an article by John Lear and American who has spent many years on an engineering project in Siberia. In fact if Siberia is as MT. Lear describes it, we cannot see any possible reason why Russia would fight the United States to regain Alaska;
 "Siberia, once dreadful pri son for exiles, has been made land of prom SC for all who believe in the ut innate tri- umph of Soviet Socialism.
 "Along a vast ice-locked frontier two thirds the size Of the United States, 233 sci ientific experiment stations drag new trea sures from a hitherto useless region almost every day.
 "Go1d, the dream of all adventurers ,ha 8 been found in the far northeast in lode more preci ous than the ri chest strikes of A1aska's heyday.
 "Iron has been dug out from under the snow in tremendous amount s. So has coal |. Oil wells spout on the rim of the polar ba sin. Salt has been mined. Copper,t % and lead, zinc, tin, graphite, mica, and asbe os. Silver and platinum have been unc overed along with peat, asphalt and fluorite.
 "Incredib1e things have been made to grow in this land of the frozen sun. Wheat as tall as man. Strawberries, plant ed in June, ripe and inch in diameter in Sept tember. Cabbages as big as elephant s ' heads. Vegetables crossed to grow quick ly, becau SC the arctic summer Is short. Apple trees trained to grow flat on the ground to escape the arctic blasts. Flow CTS grown the year round, by electricity in hothou ses, generated by windmills turn cd by the freezing gales.
 "Eleven thou sand miles of air1ines and planes met by natives on reindeer sleds. Aut omobil on skis. Sleds dri = ven by propellers and built to cross ice, snow and water equally we'll. Engines which generate power from the difference in heat between polar air and water.
 "Steamships st struggling thru peri1ous ice with cargoes of pianos, phonographs, !, guitars, vi iolins and Soviet literature for the fronti CT heroes. .
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Moose Pass miner., 1940-01-31
L o c A L N E " s

Mrs. Leora Roycroft presided over an elaborate dinner party January 24, to celebrate the sec ond wedding ami versary of MT. and Mrs. Sam Estes and also Sam's birthday. Enjoying the occasion were MT. and Mrs. Sam Estes, Mir. and Mrs. Will Es- ( tes, MT. and Mrs. Roy Luckey, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams, Ed and Bob Estes, Roy Luckey, Jr. Donna Lee and Billie Estes, Kethryn Loui Sc Estes and the hostess. Miss Alex Carl son, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Carl Carl son of Anchorage and niece of Mrs. Charles Lean of Cooper's Landing, was marri ed recently in Anchorage to A. B. White of Anchorage. The bride is well known and has many friends in Moose Pass. Mrs. Lean and her son, Nick, went to An chorage to tend the wedding. Nick has returned but his mother is making longer stay.
 A skating party on Trail Lake Friday night included Mr. and Mrs. Sam Est ,Mr.
 and Mrs. Paul Williams, Miss Mary Stafford, "Chuck" Clements and Roy Luckey, Jr. MT. and Mrs. Ray James of Seward, were
 Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Reid. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones, who are spending lthe winter at Mile 52, drove to Moose Pass last Sunday and called on the Ralph Reids. Mi ss Kathryn Loui SC Estes, seven months old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Sam Estes, cut her first tooth on January 26, which pleased her young uncle, Roy Luckey,Jr., so much that he reported the event to the Weakly Scream. Helen Ve1anis attained the highest av- lerage in school in January. Her rating was s for superior. The letter indl- cat es high and is normal. Jon Thur st on won the January 4th grade spelling cont est. Spelling contests will be held once each month. The interi or of the Harry L. Smith cabin has been improved with wall paper. Joanne Mel son suffered stiff neck dur ling several days last week which kept her out of school. Mrs. Irene Holden of LaWing, visited lin Moose Pass Sunday. Another jibe at Frank sgiving is this sign in New England stores; "Shept Today for Tomorrow May Be Chri stmas!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Officials To Decide
Fate OF Witt TODAY

CLEVELAND, Oct. 27.-R-Di
rectors of the Cleveland baseball
club will meet tomorrow to decide
the future of Oscar Witt, 1910 man.
ager, and consider a 1871 pilot.
President Alva Bradley, declaring
that Witt still was on the list of DOS
sibilities, commented:
Il think in fairness to Oscar that
we should make a decision now,
That will be the first matter to be
considered Monday. I can't say that
we will name a new manager at
this meeting. We will go into all
the possibilities after the Witt mat.
ter is cleared up"
Bradley admitted he had talked
with Bucky Harris, Washington
pilot, and Luke Sewell, Indian coach,
about the job, but refused to name
others under consideration.
1t is believed Mickey C~ochrane,
former Detroit manager, and Roger
Pecklnpaugh, ex-Cleveland manager,
are on the list to be submitted to
directors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
CATS WILL PLAY
new BERN FRIDAY
New Hanover Freshmen 70
Meet Chadbourn At Legion
Field This Week End

New Hanover's football teams
will play two games Friday, thu
varsity meeting New Bern there
and the freshmen playing Chad
bourn, who downed the locals II
last Wednesday afternoon, here
Friday.
The Frosh had the ball on the
Chadbourn one foot line but a
costly tumble cost the ball game
for them. The team played i'm,
proved ball over their first show
ing against the Tabor City clever
several weeks past and are expect
ed to give the Chadbourn lads g
different type of battle this week
The game will be played at Legion
field Friday afternoon.
The Wildcats played almost the
entire second half in Raleigh ter
ritory last Friday night, but the
first period rush of the Hurricane
backs, Allen and Senter, spelled
the difference in the two offenses,
The Hurricane backs got v oil
their ten first downs in the first
half while the Wildcats did not GET
but n down in the first half, but
reversed the proceedings in the
second session and garnered sew
en-, thereby outplaying the Hurri-
cane throughout the latter part of
the game. In a re-check of the
passes attempted and completed by
each team the Wildcats tried 2 in
the first half and completed 1 and
the Raleigh team tried 8 in the
first half completing none. In the
second half the locals attempted 10
and completed 6 with 5 of them 90
ing for first downs. The Hurricane
attempted 6 in the second half and
completed 4.
The Wildcats will be at home on
Friday night, Nov. 1, with the
Charles L. Coon High school. Of
as the foe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
TAR HEELS FORGET
LOSS TO CREENIES
Wolf Says It's Tough To
Lose But Begins Prepara-
tiOnS For FOrdham

CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 81 R -
The Carolina gridders today took
their heart-breaking 14-13 loss to
Tulane in stole fashion and made
ready to begin intensive prepare
tons for their next intersectional
headliner at Fordham Saturday.
AS Coach Ray Wolf put it, Its
tough to lose on a 48-yard run with
a blocked kick in the last two min
utes. But it's all in the game.
Sometimes the breaks are with you
and sometimes not. But Tulane
was alert and made the most of
every one."
The Tar Heels escaped the hard
battle with minor injuries to Carl
Suntheimer, center; Gwynn No
well and Tank Marshall, guards;
and Frank O'Hare, quarterback,
and a miscellany of knocks and
bruises.
Suntheimer may miss a few
days heavy work, Trainer Chuck
Quinlan said today, but otherwise
all hands will be ready to start
heavy preparations tomorrow for
Saturdays next big test.
One of the grid powers of the
east, Fordham just dropped from
the unbeaten ranks Saturday, 9-6,
on st. Mary's fourth-quarter field
goal.
1.-The Rams looked good as
Scout Dick Jamerson de-
clared today, land had no bust
losing despite the fact st.
Mary's played a great game. Ford
ham still had 10 minutes after the
but they lost their haeds
and started throwing long passes
every play, and a couple of inter-
ceptions spoiled any chance they
Local hackers today were still
praising the Tar Heels for the fine
scrap they gave the Tulane power
house and bemoaning the hard luck
that has logged their steps all
season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
SNAVELY CALLED
A GOOD CONTEST
Buckeye Officials Say Cornell
Coach Unethical In Call
ing Ali Plays

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 27.-R -
Ohio State university's athletic
chiefs - a bit upset by Saturday.
7-21 loss to Cornell-today charged
Coach Carl Snavely Of the Big Red
with lack of ethics and poor sports
manship, but admitted the eastern
mentor was "a pretty fair quarter.
back"
L. ". st. John, Buck athletic
director, and Head Coach Francis A.
Schmidt declared that Snaveiy, from
the bench, called practically every
offensive play run by the Big Red
as it handed the Ohioans their worst
defeat in Schmidt's re-
gime.
st. John said Snavely used a light
colored cylinder to tip off his quar-.
terback, ~grasping it by the end for
a pass play, in the center for a
sweep, in both hands for a line
smash, and then crossing his legs
and swinging one foot when he
wanted a kick.
ut was a - crime" Schmidt
said, "but it was so obvious and so
~amateurish that we had to laugh
We finally got to the place where
we could call practically every plav.
Snavely's actions were so bald
faced.
Some guys are foxy about pulling
stuff like that, but everyone in the
stadium could see this. Every time
he SEM in a substitute, the subs
shoe was united. And as he knelt
down to tie it, someone on his team
would kneel down to help him. ]
guess the sub did a lot of against.
the-rules talking while his friend
helped him tie the shoe"
st. John, giving Cornell credit for
having a great team, said he did not
believe the bench signals had anv
effect on the score.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
DEVILS ESCAPE
INJURIES IN GAME
Wademen Begin Laying Plans
For Game With Georgia
Tech Saturday

DURHAM, Oct. 27.-R-Althoush
there were several who were bruis,
ed up a bit, Dukes Blue Devils came
through Saturdays tough engage.
ment with Wake Forests DeacoN
in good physical shape and today
will start laying plans for the invas.
ion of those tricky engineers from
Georgia Tech.
The Tech game will be the feature
event of the annual Duke-Durham
Day and Duke homecoming day cele.
bration. The huge civic parade staged
annually in Durham the morning Of
the homecoming day program is
slated to be bigger and better than
ever. The program for returning
alumni will be capped off with the
annual barbecue luncheon on the
campus just before the game.
The advance sale of tickets has
been heavy all fall but athletic Of
ficials said today that tickets were
still available in the north end Of the
stadium. All seats will be reserved
for the game, they said. With seats
left only in the north end of the
stadium, it is estimated that about
10000 of the $4,000 have been dis
posed of.
Followers, coaches and the players
themselves were happy over the
Wake Forest victory with everyone
convinced that the Blue Devils met
and defeated a good football team
Praise was being handed out 10
all of the boys with Steve Lach,
Bill Wartman, Tommy Prothro, Tony
AL Winterson, Mike Karmazin,
Jap Davis and Bob McDonough re-
the major share of it. Lachs
run for Dukes first touch
Town and Breezy" Wartman's 81
7ard dash leading up to the Blue
final score were being re'run
~ the fans today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-28
Three Wolfpack Players
Hurt In Maroons Game

RALEIGH, Oct. 27.-R-N. c.
States Wolfpack was battered and
bruised in it's rs to 10 loss to
Mississippi State last night, and
today there was some doubt
whether three members Of the
squad would be able to play this
week because of occurrences of old
injuries.
The three were Pat Fehley and
Earl Stewart, backs, and Frank
Owens, end. Others who fencoun-
tered the fast, hard-driving Ma
rooms suffered bruises.
State meets Furman here Satur.
day.