Evening star., 1941-02-23
Roosevelt Eastern Gonzaga and Be- Head Field Stars Basket Tourney
Big Flop of Freisinger Many
Upsets, Slow Times Feature
Openinq of II. S. Ice Meet

New York, third. Handlan circled
the course in 42.8 seconds.
Freisinger fell behind on the
second lap when bumped on the
turn and couldn't recover lost dis
lance. Delbe1t Lamb of Milwaukee,
United States olympic team member
in 1886. didn't even qualify for
the final
Woman Ace Is Beaten.
Another stunning upset was regis
tered in the senior women's 440-
yard final race, when Carmel1ta
Laundry, who swept all five women's
events in the recent North American
championships at Schenectady, N.
Y: took an inglorious spill on the
second lap.
Virginia Ruth jain of Cresskill.
N. j., won that event, with Beatrice
Amann of Meriden. Conn, and
Elaine Gordon Of Chicago finishing
second and third respectively. Miss
Jahns time was AIS seconds.
Rose Steininger, North American
intermediate y mile girls cham
pion, lost distance on the turns and
was defeated in her specially by
Terry Renton Of Tuckahoe, N. Y.
Mary Mohr, of st. Louis, was third.
Miss Steininger grasped an early
lead but Miss Renton nipped her
on the turns to win in l minute
43 $40 seconds.
Neither could FreiSinger stand the
S,o ,T0r- =
final, won by John Simmons Of
Stamford, Conn. in minutes 1873
seconds. Ray Erickson of Brooklyn
was second and Joe Bree of New
York, third.
Lakewood, Ohio, entries finished
one-tWo in the junior girls 44O-yard
title race, with Mary Jane Hurd
beating Joan Wheeler to the red line
in Sill seconds. Marion Hanley
of New York was third.
Boy Takes His Time Winning.
Content to lag in seventh or eighth
place in the boys intermediate q
mile championship race for the first
1l2 miles, Robert jain sprinted into
the lead in the last y mile and
clung tenaciously 10 a 5-yard ad-
vantage over John Schneider Of
Astoria, N. Y.
jain, from Cress Kill, N. j., re-
quired minutes 249 seconds TO
cover the distance. Edward Sher-
man was third in the race, featured
by many spills.
Point score:
Mems senior-Slmmons, 40; Erick-
son, 40; Heidi, 30; Handlan, 30;
Ronchetti, 20; Bree, 20.
Womens senior-Virginia jain.
so; Alice Burnham, 30; Beatrice
Amann, 20; Elaine Gordon, 10: Mar
jorie Cummings, 10.
intermediate boys-Jahn, 80; Fitz-
gerald, 30; Schneider, 20; Haenisch,
20; Sherman, 10: Syvertsen, 10.
Mems senior-Simmons, 40: Erick-
son, 40; Heidi, 30; Handlan, 30;
Ronchetti, 90 Bree, 90
Women's senior-Virginia jain,
so; Alice Burnham, 80; Beatrice
Amann, 20; Elaine Gordon, 10; Mar
jorie Cummings, 10.
intermediate boys-Jahn. 80; Fitz-
gerald. 30; Schneider, 20; Haenisch,
20; Sherman, 10; Sylvertsen, 10.
Summaries:
Midget eirIs' 44o-yard fnsl-won BY
Sally Wheeler, Lakewood, Ohio: second.
GrscIa Rogers, Cleveland HEIGHTS. Ohio;
thlrd. Nancy Manning SARATOGA SPRINGS
n. Y. Time, O.534
Senior mems 44o-ysrd fna!-won by
/ RonchettL Chicago. III. third. Joe Bree,
( Glendale, Ions Island, N. Y. Gotham S.
C. Time, % ~,
ginia JAIN, cressSiII n. J; second Bea-
/ trlce Amarn. Merlden. Conn; third, Elaine
Roggda Gordon. CHICAGO. Time o,,456'
Bobby Nielsen tBrooklyn Ice Palace.
Brooklyn. second, Ronald Quinn, Gay
thTd G STANLEY sTfjh smyEs2 g9 soah River skat
1 ing Club. South River. n J. Time ,O:?I 5.
1n5eEmedate poI d, boys 4p52rgaT6d naW09
/ Haenisch- cNorthwest Skating Club. Chi
GGago; ttiJTd' Bob syverYen' Cleveland.
intermediate girls sso-ysrd hnal-won
| by Terry Renton, Tuckahoe. N. Y; second,
Rose Steinlnger. Troy. N. Y third, Mary
Junior girls 441-ysrd fnal-won by
Mary Jane Hurd 'Edgewater Skating Club
LssfE9o5 sanc Qa0 sI39d @ I9an W9s s6
third: Marion Hanley. New York City
Senior mems 74-mile fnal-Won by
John Simmons, Stamford. Conn; second
Ray Erickson BROOKLYN Ice Palace,
/ Brooklyn; third. Joe Bree Gotham Skating
I Club. New York Time. FL
/ Boys intermediate @-mlle-Won by
Robert jain. CreSSklu n. j.; second. john
! w. Schneider, Astoria, n. Y third. Edward
Sherman; St. LOUIS Time: = 24-9 -
James quinn Grand Street Boys Club. !.
! bay State Skating CLUB, Roslndale,
Mass; third. Jack Van Olden Gay Blades
Skating Club. Fairlawn. n. J.: fourth.
Tommy Stanton, Newburgh, N. Y. Quinn
was DISQUALIFIED for pushing. Time: 80, S.
Junior boys SSO-yard fnal-Won hv
I Ernie RudeI, Jr: ,Pendleton Skating Club.
Teaneck, n. j, second Walter Nafey
Bay Blades Skating Club. Brooklyn;
third. Bud Sprosty, Cleveland. Time.
| intermediate boys emile fnal-Won by
| Robert jain. Cresskil, n. J.: second, John
/ Schneider Grand Street Boys ASsocia-
/ tion), Astoria, n. Y; third. Edward Sher-
man tWinter Garden Skating Club. St.
Louis, Mo. Time, 6."4 @.
Senior women'S mile lnsl--Won by Alice
Burnham Cav Blades Skating Club.
Brooklyn; second. Virginia Ruth jain.
/ CresskiH N. J.: third. Marjorie CummlpEs
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Mems senior 3.mie hnai-Won. by
Jamaica' JAM iie'N n. Y, second, Roy ERICKSON
mons. Stamford, Conn. Time, 6:O7.