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The Phoenix index., 1940-01-06
Urge Battleship Be
NQr2edF0rRa RaceMa11
UGE Asks
Wide Naval
Enlistment

WASHINGTON 0SN5)- SUM-
day, The United States Govern
ment Employees, an organization of
colored federal workers headed by
Edgar Brown, urged that one OF
The U. S. Navys proposed new
45,000-ton battleships be named il
honor of a Negro. No particular
name was suggested, but it is clea
TO all it would be some such re-
3ognized statesman as the late
Booker T. Washington who woulc
je accorded such an honor.
At an Emancipation Day meeting
resolution Was adopted by tht
body that also asked that Presi.
Ient Franklin D. Roosevelt appoin.
30 Negroes to the U. S. Nava
Academy at Annapolis, Md, tina
5000 Negro seamen be enlisted, anc
hat the army train 100 Negroes t,
)e air corps officers.
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Approve 2
AirSchooLs
ForNegroes

Following conference FRIDAY Of
Civil Aeronautics Authority Of
ficials in Washington with Edgac
G. Brown, president of the United
States Government Employees
Inc, final plans were approved for
the two schools in Chicago begin
ming January Is, 1880 to train Ne
gro air pilots with a full compile
ment of Negro flying instructors.
Cornelius r. Coffey, president of
the National Airmen's Association
will be in charge of the CAA school
at Harlem Airport. At this school
a limited number of young men
and women with or without college
training will be eligible for the
same civil aviation course now
available at Tuskegee, Hampton,
Howard, N. c., A. & T., West Vir-
ginia and Delaware State College
FOR Negroes.
Colonel John Robinson, Illinois
NIA aviation consultant and for
mer Chief of the Ethiopian air
forces will be in charge of the
ground school of the CAA and
Army class under the Chicago
Aeronautical School located al
Glenview, Illinois and supervised
by Howard Darr. Twenty young
men between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-five with at least two
years of college training will be en-
listed in this program for primary
and advanced flying preparatory
to subsequent tests for officers in
the u. S. Air Corps.
DR.. M O. Bousf1eld, member of
the Chicago Board of Education
and the Rosenwald Fund will acc
as chairman of the coordinatlng
and selective committee for the
erourd and flying schools with
regional representatives of the
Civil Aeronautics Authority.
Grove Webster, chief of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority training
program of Washington and repre-
sentatives of the War Department
will confer in Chicago with DR..
Bousfield ard the local COMMITTEES
during Lne first week in January.
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building blown out and the inert
form of benjamin Warren, g., Gus
todian, lying amid debris, writhing
in pain.
Two unidentified boys ran to the
aid of the aged man and succeed
ed in dragging him from the
flames that quickly engulfed the
building. Police and firemen who
responded to an alarm were at d
loss to determine the explosion. 1t
was believed the blast resulted from
leaking gas pipe.
Rusned to the Georgia Street
Receiving Hospital Warren died
soon after he arrived. The deceased
was a prominent member of the
Masonic LoAye, holdusk high hon.
ors in the order
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-06
|WingsOver Jordan To Have
Observation-Disclosures

"a or for the CHS programs, has
achieved national recognition
through his work. Together with
the 35 voice chorus, he has made
over 100 personal appearances in
the eastern and central portions
of the country On the occasion
of the second anniversary program
and celebration he will tell some
thing of the history and back
ground Of this chorus and the
features which have made "Wings
Over Jordan" such an outstanding
success in the radio and concert
field.
Worth Kramer, director of the
chorus, announced that during the
special 4S minute anniversary
program, his group will sing eight
spi ituals which listeners have re-
queSted most frequently during
the Iast year. Kramer, who di-
rectS the group in the VICAR
st--dos for their Obs brcadcasts,
as well as on the concert stage, is
also expected to speak on the al.
rivers ry program.
Included on the music list for
this special occasion are the fol-
lowing aelectfons: Hell Under.
Stard and Say, Well Done" I'm
Waiting for Jesus, When I've
Zone the Fest I Cam, 81 Must
Keep a Moverin'," "I've Got q
Home in That Rock, "You Can
Tell the World, "I Cried and l
Cried, and "Ill be a Servant.
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Men Organize Into
Service Club; i
AuStene In Lead
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS-
An organization to be known
the Service Club was organize
here Saturday. Officers of the club
are: M. R. Austelle, president; u
T. Robinson, vice-president; w. B
Baker, secretary; Frank Hamilton
assistant secretary; Joe Lockett
treasurer; F. P. Jones, chairman of
Sick Committee. The club will fea-
ture service, efficiency and saving.
Composed of businessmen, the club
officers invite other members, it
was reported.
The organization is understood.
to have grown out of a meeting at
which D. T. Robinson, printer, was
presented a box of cigars by the
men for his services during tie
past year.
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CALIFORNIA BLAST :
KILLS CUSTODIAN

LOS ANGELES-(C)-A terrific
blast Saturday morning shook the
neighborhood of West 36th Street
and st. Andrews, and sent sEres
running to the street in time to
see the side of a small house sit
uated on the property of a school
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-06
White Farmer Stays
Youth In Pay Dispute

mary hearing at Go.dsboro court
house.
According to witnesses young
Sutton, after repeatedly demand
ing his money, followed Stroud
into the latter's house.
There, it was alleged, the youth
threatened the farmer,
Stroud then picked UP his shot
gun and fired one shot into the
boys abdomen, killing him in
Stantly.
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MY NEW 1910 ASTKOLOGY
READINGS ARE READY

MY NEW 1910 ASTKOhOGY
READINGS ARE READY
r. E. B.-Would it be worth
while for me and my fellow men
to still pay dues, or will we get any
benefit out of this labor union?
Ans: You and your fellow men
have already gone into this thing
200 deep to back out. Continue on
with the union, as any progress
they might make in your behalf
takes time, and cannot be accom-
p.ished in a week or month.
Sometimes it takes years to win
point.
w. B. Ii think I am In love
with a preacher, who IN return
has told me he is interested IN me.
have been weak enough to tell
him I love him. In the meantime,
I have advanced some cash with
him as a loan and he has not set
tied with me. I did it to help him.,
not to buy his affections. Do you
think he could be interested in o
woman of my type?
Ans: He has a genuine feeling
of respect and admiration for you,
but he doesn't love you. Therefore,
I doubt seriously that he will ever
ask you to be his wife. For one
thing, he feels that you are too
old for him and furthermore, 1
don't believe there is any strong
desire on his part to become any
bOdy's husband.
E. w. B.-Please tell me why my
husband treats me like ne does.
Is he losing his mind or what?
Sometime I feel like I can not
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stand it any longer, he has no
respect for me or for himself, re-
fuses to take a bath and fix him
self as he should What must 1 do?
Ans: At the source of your
trouble. you will find another
woman. A woman of very low
character who seems to have
great deal of influence over your
husband. Thru his association
with her, he has dragged his own
character into the mud. If you
can convince him to give this
woman up, he will gain his self
respect and be his old self again.
B. M. CT have been going
with boy and he has been mess
ing around with another girl on
and off for quite a while. He likes
to hit me in public. Tonight l
went to this other girls house and
had to pull on him to. make hir-
go a part Of the way with me-
and then when he left me he
went back TO her house. L went
down to bis mothers and told her
to make him let me alone. She got
angry about it. Help me quick.
Ans: His neither has good rea-
son to get angry. Yeu had no
business dragging her into your
fuss. The boy no longer cares for
Won and has tried to make this
plain to you in more ways THAI
one. Pulling and punching each
other in public is no way to act.
A. w. PLEASE tell me why is
it everybody picks on my chill
dren?
! Ans: 1our kids are partly re-
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TEXAS CITIZENS FIGHT

NEW Y0RK-|C]-ssThe people
of Texas are showing the country
that they have o real conception
of the need of program Of fight
ing for civil rights, ssid JMrc. Daisy
Lampki1, field secretary of the
National Association for. the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People, who
recently completed "a 4gtour of the
state conducting campaigns for the
NAACP. Tv,rvger
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GOIDSBORO, N. CLAMP
During a heated argument Satur-
day with a white farmer over mon
ev he claimed was due him as a
farm hand, j. D. Sutton, 10, was
fatally shot. Arrested and charged
with manslaughter in connection
with the shooting was Earl Stroud,
IS, farmer of the Seven Springs
section of Wayne County.
Stroud was later released in
$1,000 bail pending the prelim-
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-06
ERSKINE HAWKINS TO HIT
ROAD AGAIN

NEW YORK-(C) - Erskine
Hawkins, the Twentieth Century
Gabriel, who recently was signed
to play a co-starfing role in t
play, "Young Man with A Horn"
is booked tentatively to play
dance and theatre dates through
out the East and midwest upon
completion of the vehicles run.
Such popularity must be deserv-
ed,-Ted Yates.
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FOUR INK SPOTS SLATED
FOR PARAMOUNT

The Four Ink Spots, celebrated
quartet, now appearing at the
Famous Door in New York are
scheduled to play the Paramount
theatre in the big town late this
month.
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The Phoenix index., 1940-01-06
ANDY KIRK At HARLEM
APOLLO

NEW YORK-(C)-Andy Kirk
and his orchestra with June Rich
mond, Mary Lou Williams, Pha
Terrell and Lloyd Smith are the
current hit attraction at the
Apollo theatre in this city.
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Dr.. Pinkston
Speaks At West
Hunter Street
By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD

By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD
Warning that the American Ne
gro has about dismissed Jesus" DR.
L.. A. Pinkston, distinguished pas.
tor of the Tabernacle Baptis'
church. Augusta, and president Of
the General Missionary Baptist
Convention of Georgia, delivered q
brilliant sermon Sunday morning
at West Hunter Street Baptisl
church, Rev. S. p. Pettagrue, min
ster.
Developing the theme "The Re-
demptive Cry Of Christ From the
Cross" the Rev. Mr.. Pinkston stat
ed that in eveJv eiep o. Jesus may
De seen his purpose which was to
finish the work His Father gave
Him to do.
I'm this racketeering age there
are people who put their work
ahead of the church," he bluntly
stated to an overflow audience. He
said that ChriSt's will was to do
the work Of His Father, charging
the people not to quit the church
because things don't go to please
them.
CHURCH MADE FOR BAD
PEOPLE
"The bitter cup Jesus partook OF
spurred Him on for the redemp-
tion of men," DR.. Pinkston said.
The church was made for bad
people and I fear for any man who
boasts of goodness.
The fierv young Baptist leader
averred that "all men would need
the grace cf God" He lauded the
pastorate of the Rev. Mr.. Petta-
grue, and spoke words of praise
for the part The Atlanta Daily
WORLD. is playing in helping to
put over the program CT the church
EMANCIPATION SPEAKER
Following the sermon, DR.. Pink
ston left the city for Covington,
where he delivered the Emancipa-
ton address at the New Hope Bap-
tist church In the afternoon. The
program was sponsored by the Cow
ington Civic League. He formerly
pastored the New Hope church
twenty years ago. Sunday night.
President Pinkston preached at Mt.
Zion Baptist church, Rev. j. t.
Dorsey, pastor.
DR.. Pinkston stated that the gen.
eral outlook in Georgia is highly
encouraging. He said he was look
ing forward to the call session to
be held this month at the First
Baptist church in Macon.
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A. w. L.-Please tell me why is
it everybody picks on my chill
dren?
Ans: xour kids are partly re-
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E. w. B.-Please tell me why my
husband treats me like ne does.
Is he losing his mind or what?
Sometime I feel like I can not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
0regonians
Top Skiers

The Pacific Coast conference
four-way ski tournament moves to
Mount Tacoma today for cross
country racing. following the first
days jumping events at snoqual-
ME pass. in which the University
of Oregon's five-man team took
the lead.
The Webfeet rolled up 100
points in yesterdays competition,
followed by University of Wash
ington, defending champions, with
1852 points; California, 1886;
Washington State, 93.7s, and Idaho
with 65.33.
Jack Schneider, University
of Washington, led the indi-
vidual competitors With jumps
of I07 and ia feet for 141.2
points.
Tom Terry, Oregon. was second
with 1883 points, although his leap
of 116 feet was best of the day.
Elton Blazier. Washington State
took third place and Carl Neu,
Washington, fourth.
Washington's chance to retain
its title was handicapped by loss
of Harold and Reidar Gjolme, who
received broken leg and sprained
ankle, respectively.
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Lefty Isekiie
Opposes Sox

ONTARIO, Calf. - The Los
Angeles Angels play the Chicago
White Sox here today in a spring
exhibition game. Ray Prim and
Floyd Isekite will pitch for the
Angels.
Los Angeles beat the Phila-
delphia Athletics, ga, yesterday,
getting IA hits to IL for the
Athletics.
SAN FRANCISCO - Manager
Lefty o'Doul brought his San
Francisco Seals in from Boyes
Spring today to tackle the Phila-
delphia Athletics. The Seals have
looked sad in exhibition games,
having dropped six of nine to the
Oaklanders from across the bay.
FULLERTON, Calif.-Port-
land plays the Hollywood
Stars here today and travels
to San Fernando Saturday for
a game with the Seattle Raj
niers. The Beavers lost yes
terday TO Sacramento, All.
LOS ANGELES-The Holly
wood Stars were shut out yester-
day at Gilmore field by the Chica-
go White Sox, 100.
Ell CENTRIC, Calif.-A pitchers
battle featured yesterdays intra-
squad game between the San
Diego regulars and the rockies
with the latter finally winning, q
to 1. Wslly Hebert was the
winning pitcher and Pat Tobin the
loser.
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Salem Senator's
Working in South

SALEM THE Salem Senators
newest addition TO the three-year-
old Western International Baseball
league-will have southern
training camp.
General Manager Biddy Bishop
today said one camp will be open
until April 25 at Santa Barbara,
Under the guidance Of Manager
Bunny Griffiths rs recruits from
California points and Pitchers
Bernie Brewer and Roy Helser
will try out at the southern camp.
A number of veterans and 20
rockies unable to make the Cali
fornia trip will train at home,
Bishop said.
The Senators new home field
the George f. Waters park-has
just been completed, except for a
few coats of paint.
The Salem ball club opens its
first season April 13 with an ex-
hibition game at Corvallis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Divide League
Into Four Parts

At a meeting last night, Junior
Baseball league officials and team
managers decided to divide the
circuit into four divisions, the
Junior Boys, Is and under; Senior
Boys, Is to II; Young Mems Twi-
light league, Is to "a, and the In
dustrial league. no limit.
Entries close May 2s, with the
schedules opening June 10.
An important board meeting
will be held next "Wednesday
at 8 p. m. in the park board
office.
Those attending last nights
meeting were Charles Funk, JEFF
ferson Chiefs: Joe Iverson, Sunset
Stars; Mickey Dolliver, Fuel Oh
Service; Roy Lund and Bill Bel
lamy, Bell Fuel; Stan Stowe
Washington Hardware, and Henry
Fournier, Arctic Bottlers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Lincoln Riflemen
Beat Clover Park

Lincoln highs rifle team. coach
ed by Myron Carr. scored a SIS
572 win over Clover Park shooters
in a prone meeting at the Park
range. Bill Boucher and Slim
Somerville led the marksmen with
a es score.
Clover Park. Pyle 81. Pitts %. Cad
digan %. O'Hsaron a5, Barlow 90
Kenney 90: total, STA
Lincoln; Boucher %. Simpson %
Roberts 90. English IS SomerYille %
Kolmberg eS: total, SIS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Rumherq Back on Local Mat

Dick Lever. Tennessee heavy
weight and newest ruffian to In
wade the Northwest, viii tangle
with another srch-villain, Laverne
Baxter OF Hollywood. in what
promises to be q riiotous main
event on Mondays card.
Chief Saunooke. S25-pound Cher
okee Indian who halls from Tulsa.
Okla. and whose current Pacific
coast invasion has caused almost
as much comment as the advent Of
The Angel, famed ugly man from
France. will make his debut in
Mondays five round semi-final.
meeting Pat Meehan Of Vancouver.
2. c.
Conner expects to complete the
card tomorrow with the signing
Of a three-round opener.
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Gonzogo Football
Schedule Announced

SPOKANE, Wash.-Coach John
(Puggy) Hunton and the 1910 edi-
ton of the Fighting Bulldogs"
will invade seven states for foot
ball games with nine strong teams,
Claude McGrath, athletic director
of Gonzags university, announced
today.
Gonzaga will play three home
games-against College of Ida
no, Sept. 23; University Of De-
troit, Nov. is, and Washing
ton State college, Nov. 2S-but
spend the rest of the season
travelling.
A high spot in the 1910 season
will be the trip TO Phoenix, Ariz-.
to play Tempe Teachers.
The schedule:
Sept. 2o-college of Idaho al
Spokane might.
Sept. 2s- St Mary's at San
Francisco.
Oct. l2-University of Portland
at Portland, Ore.
Oct. rs - Montana state at
Butte.
Nov 2 - Willamette at Long
view. Wash.
Nov e-Arizona State Tempe
Tescners) at Phoenix. Ariz.
Nov. l6-Detroit University at
Spokane thomecoming).
Nov. % - Washington State al
Spokane
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Ski Champions
AT Practice Work

SUN VALLEY, Ida.-Ski cham.
pions from north, east and west
slid down e.200-foot Badly noun
tain today as they practced for
national downhill and SALON
championships to be run here this
weekend.
The downhill event. over one Of
the nations fastest courses. will
be held Friday and the slalom race
Saturday. Besides running for the
national titles, entrants will also
be competing for the Hartman
trophy.
Among those now practicing
whose records place them rs
favorites are Fried Pfiefcr,
national open slalom cham
pion; Toni Matt. national
downhill titlist, and Dick Dur
rance Of sun Valley, former
Dartmouth ski ace.
Other topnotch entrants includ-
cd Bobby Blatt. Palo Alto, Cal;
Martin Fopp. Davos. Switzerland
Walter Pragoer. Dartmouth ski
team coach; Sepp Benedicter. Bish-
op. Cal; ALI Engen. Sun Valley;
Charles N. Proctor. Yosemite. Cal,
and Gordon Wren, Steamboat
Springs, Colo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Bowlers Short Of 600

tailed sos for the high score
In the Safeway league on the
Play Nor alleys.
Tacoma bowlers, headed for the
American Bowling Congress tour
nament in Detroit, left Thursday
night. They will stop off in
Minneapolis for a singles tourna-
ment Sunday and will shoot In the
Congress meet next Thursday
night. Those on the Tacoma team
are Bill Herdman, Left Jensen
Bill Eggleston, Scotty Murdock
and Dick McNerthney.
League play for the week closes
tonight. For the first time ir
many weeks. no tournament play
is on the schedule for Tacoms
alleys. Broadway and Play MOI
alleys will open for practice anC
special matches Easter Sunday
A handicap tournament at Everett
will draw several local teams fol
Sunday play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Six Brother Acts
In Hockey League

NEW YORK There are six
pairs Of brothers serving with Ma
tional league hockey teams. The
Chicago Blackhswks have Bill and
Bob Csrse; Murray and Lynn Pat
rick. Of the New York Rangers;
Neil and Mack Colville, also of
the Rangers: Don and Nick Metz
of the Toronto Maple Leafs: Char
lie and Roy conacher of the
Americans and Boston Bruins. re-
spectively, and Art and Harvey
jackson OF the Bruins and Maple
Leafs. respectively.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
Boil Franchises and
Pluyers Tuxuble

COLUMBUS. O. - Ohio Tax
Commissioner William ;. Eyatt
ruled today that baseball play
ers and the franchises Of base
ball clubs are taxable a. intang-
ible property.
Because baseball players do
not bear the ordinary emplose-
employer relationship with the
clubs for which they work, but
are told when and where to play
and can be sold, they are In
tangible property according to
Eyatt.
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BY JERRY BRONDFIELD
The old guy with the scythe
never fails to get his man in the
end. but he's having difficulty wav-
ing to the sidelines a handful Of
ma jor leaguers who just won't give
up.
Few ball players are very
effective once they get beyond
IS but both the National and
American leagues this year list
a number of durable except
ions, most of which are pitch
ers.
Oldest combatant In Charley
Root, Chicago Cub pitcher of Al
summers, who broke in with the
Browns in 1921. In Is subsequent
years in the big-time. after spend
ing two seasons each with Terre
Haute and Los Angeles. Root has
won SIT games and lacks just two
frames Of having worked 5000
innings. lie gained an even split a
year ago, with eight and eight.
LYONS SPENT ENTIRE
CAREER WITH ONE CLUB
Lanky Bob Grove of the Red
sox, has been shooting his south
paw slsnts over the plate ever
since he broke in with Martinsburg
of the Blue Ridge league in 1920.
Sore arm and all. 40-year-old Rob-
ert Nose won Is and lost only four
last year for the Sox and indics-
lions are he'll do just a. well this
trip.
In 1913 the Chicago White
sox lured Ted Lyons away
from Baylor University at
Waco. Tex. and the $e-year-
old right-hander has been with
the club ever since. Ne was
effective enough In 1889 TO
win IL while losing only six.
Gabby Hartnett, also 40. spent
just one year with Worcester Of
the Eastern League in 1921 and
then hoped to the Cubs, for whom
he has been catching for Is years,
a record for service with one out
fit.
At the age of 40 Sylvester John
son is still dishing 'em up for the
Phillies. for whom he won eight
and lost eight a year ago.
COONEY LEAVES MOUND.
BECOMES GREAT GARDENER
Johnny Cooney broke in as a
pitcher with the old Boston Braves
when he was 20 years old back in
1920. After shutting back and
forth between the mound. out
field and first base, he went to the
garden for good in 1884 and now
is rated one OF the greatest de-
fcnsive pickets in the game.
Clint Brown is still winning for
the White Sox at 81. The Giants
Carl Hubbell at the same age, is
the most respected southpsw In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-23
SMU Cage Star
Has Record Year

DALLAS Virgil wilkerson.
Southern Methodist center, vr-
tually cornered individual honors
In the Southern conference bas-
ketball race this winter. Wilker-
son set five and tied a sixth mark.
He scored ie2 points for season
honors: Tailed 10 points against
Texas Christian for the largest
single game score; sank a. free
throws for a season mark; sank
seven free throws for a single
game mark; Tailed 81 field goals
for season honors and tied at IL
field goals for single game mark.