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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-16
Sports Roundup

New York -UP-The Brooklyn Dodgers, out in front Of the
National League by two full games with only IL games to play
squared off against the Cincinnati Reds today in the finale of a
three-game series which already has provided as much excitement
as last weeks three games with the runner-up St. Louis Cardinals.
Los Angeles -AP- The scheduled 12-roand nontite fight
betVssn MiddLs1vsight Champion Billy Soose of Farrell, Pa, aud
Csferino Garcia, Los angeles, was stopped in the eighth round
Monday night and called q drdy because of an eye injury to
SooSs.
Philadelphia-AP- John B. Kelly, National director of physi-
cal training, heads a syndicate that is ready to offer $4,000 for
the National League Baseball Philies. Kelly champion Olympic
sculler back IN the early 1905 and former Democratic chairman
OF Philadelphia, said big Jim Peterson, who pitched for the Athle-
ties 10 years ago, probably would handle negotiations with Gerry
Nugent, president of the Tal-End Phils.
Detroit -AP- Mrs. Don Weiss, of Flint Country Club, faced
Mrs. A. E. Wilson IN the first round of match play today in the
Detroit District Mdteh-Pldy Golf Championship at Red Ran. Mrs.
WeHs, holder Of the state Wonens title, turned in a 43-3o-S2
Monday to capture medal honors in the qualifying round.
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Fight Facts
(By Associated Press)


Los Angeles - Middleweight
Champion Billy soose. 1917, Far.
rell. Pa, drew with Ceferino Garcia,
lsl Y. Los Angeles. Eight halted
after n minute Is seconds Of
eighth round because OF eye in.
jury to Soose.)
Pittsburgh-Fritzi zivic. 147M,
Pittsburgh. knocked out Milt Aron,
i51h, Chicago tB); Nose Brown,
l7J1t. Pittsburgh, stopped Irish
Jimmy webb, I'll, Houston. Tex.
(s); Petey scalIo. 1870. New York.
o~utpointed Corporal Mike Raffl.
1879. Newall, w. "a. (10); Harry
Bobo, 2os, Pittsburgh, knocked out
Bill Poland, 1913, New York t6).
Baltimore-Harry Jefra. 1875. Bal.
timore, o~utpointed Lou Transpar.
snti. IAN, Baltimore (l2).
Newark. N. J.-Bobby Runin. 1875.
New York, stopped Pete Galiano,
1856. Baltomore (3).
Chicago - Joe Maxim, lsojs.
Cleveland, ou%tpointed Nate Beiden,
l7lh. Chicago (lo).
Norfolk, Va.-Fred Apostoli.
1851, San Francisco, scored tech.
meal knockout over Joey Spangler.
lbt, Richmond, Va. (b).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-16
Twenty we Normal Gridders Start Fall Pract
Light Squad to Provide Poser
For Coach Elton Rynearson

liar. Larry Tremper, the only re-
turning center candidate with play
ing experience, Is light. As a re-
suit. Steve Koruna, Belleville soph-
omore. may have 10 work as pivot
man despite the fact that he has al.
ways been a. end In the past.
Though the guards-vic Apple.
Dick Fell and Dick Karpintki-are
comparatively little. all three are
rugged players who are not likely
TO fold up when the going becomes
difficult. Apple saw action most OF
last season, q leg injury forcing
him to the sidelines In the conclud.
ing games.
The backfield Is as much Of q
problem TO Coach Alton Rynearson
as the line. His plans were upset
further over the week end when
Capt. Andy Newlsnds and Dick
GILES announced that they would
not report for football this fall.
N~ewlsnds, troubled with q knee
injury last season, decided not to
risk further damage. GILES. also q
senior. has heen Ill for some time.
Both men we're counted upon a.
halfback regulars.
At present Jack Brown appears
to be the most outstanding pros
pect at left half with Bob Osburn
and Bob eager sharing his duties,
Brown will not be able to work out
the rest OF this week, but he will
be back with the team neat Mon
day.
Howard slabaugh and Chuck
Nemeth have been tentatively
placed at right half. Nemeth did
most OF the quarterbacking for Nor
NAL last year.
His place will probably be taken
by Harold Syrett and Art Liedsr
Syrett may also be called upon to
do h large share OF the forward
passing. John Palmer and Carl
Schram. both lettsrmen, are full
backs.
Besides Lowell Beach, un~question.
ably the most valuable OF the re-
turning veterans, Rynearson had
expected to have Sig G%retSner back
at end. Gretzner Is reported to Be
busy with a defense Job, however,
and Ben Stsnden or Jack Van 0sdol
may move up to the other flank.
Morning and afternoon, sessions
are scheduled for the next two
weeks.
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Senators Stump
Detroit Tigers

Washington, Sept. 16-AP-For
the third time in as many days
the Detroit Tigers were confront
ed with the problem Of getting
around the Washington Senators.
Already two games down TO the
Nationals in the final series be-
tween the two clubs this season,
the Detroiters hoped today that
they might solve the offerings of
Ken Chase. the Washington choice
for pitching duties.
Against him Manager Del Baker
planned to send Lynwood School.
boy, Rowe. 1t appeared that any
luck Rowe might have would rate
highly beside the fortunes OF other
Detroit hurler,s who have drawn
assignments against Washington
in the current series.
Yesterday the Senators went TO
work early on Southpaw Hal New
houser and raped ont an SIS vie
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%FoRTY-FTvE

KING DOESN'T like me-"
Henry reminded his fellow conspir-
ator. Hell think 1t strange, my
forcing a visit On him tonight May
be he won't let me In"
That's the argument that ought
to win an audience with him." Spi-
nelli declared. Tell him he hasn't
any grounds for s~uspecting you of
murder. Tell him that's why you're
coming to him-to convince him
you're innocent. Argue with him.
Keep him busy"
"And what will you be doing ?"
I'm going to look for Mrs. Will
let's father-and see II he has any
other gun traps around the place"
Mrs. Willett's father? Gun
traps?"
He answers every description
but one. He'd have a shotgun for
rabbits, being a gardener. He Is a
small man. lighter than you are,
but he is strong and active. He
would be the logical one to have
seen your signal light shining up
out OF the well. He is, as Laurence
put 1t. dumb"
Henry protested, But he wasn't
at the meeting the night Ives was
killed."
Spinelli halted as they came to
the gate Of the bankers estate.
you go ahead. I'll cut around to
the rear"
Henry walked on alone, wishing
he'd never come. He imagined the
old man behind every dark bush
crowding the curved driveway. The
gravel ratified under his feet. To
attract less sttertion he walked In
the middle Of the road where there
was short grass.
The huge house was dark EXCEPT
for dim light toward the rear.
Henry mounted the front steps. his
heart pounding as though he had
been running. He lifted the big
brass knocker and let It drop.
Footsteps sounded inside. A light
glowed In the transom. but the door
did not OPEN Who's there ?" de-
manded the mufied voice Of STAN
ley King.
Its just me-Henry Potter"
Henry Potter!" The bankers
cry was almost a scream. Il knew
1t! You're the killerl Get out of
here!"
I'm no killer, Mr.. King. You
ought to know that. I came to ask
you why you suspect me-"
Get outl I have q gun. III get
you frst!"
Henry swallowed I'll don't
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MHNM5M7IX
RICHARD HOUGH7OW/

have a gun. Don't te afraid Of me
please don't!"
I'm not afraid Of you-you lit
tie rat-now I know who you are!"
Henry retreated backward down
the steps. He waited there, won.
dering what he should do next,
ready to run II King opened the
door.
The blast Of q gun went OF
around the corner Of the house.
Henry instinctively dropped to the
ground. Stanley King Sc ned as
though shot
The door few open King ran
out He didn't see Henry, almost
collided with him In flight. The big
man was wearing a bathrobe and
slippers. He vanished into the
blackness Of the garden like a
witch.
Framed In the doorway, looking
out, was Spinelli, Z weird figure
with his stiff. bandaged neck He
held a revolver IN his hand.
Henry drew q sharp breath that
was painful In his tight throat. He
breathed to himself. "spineili's the
murderer! He sneaked around be.
hind King while I held his atten.
toni"
Halo there" called spinelii. Il
say. Mr.. King. nobody's trying to
shoot you! That was an accident"
Henry lifted himself to his hands
and knees. Spinelli saw him.
That mans crazy!" spinelii de-
clared. coming down the steps.
Crazy with fear. He thought you
crept around to the side window
and took q shot at him"
"Who-who shot" Henry was
trembling. He wanted to run, but
his legs wouldn't obey him.
mo one. It was another Of those
gun traps-set this afternoon after
the sheriff was here. I went to look
In through q window to see II the
old man was inside the house, and
II almost got me. I half suspected
1t would be there. and I was careful
to keep my hands well In front Of
me to trip 1t before I got In the line
Of fire"
"You-you thought It would be
there?"
Certainly. That's what the 9TH
er trap was for-to keep someone
from getting into the house-not
to kill Stanley King. II was set for
the murderer"
"Ohi And the man who set II
was Mrs. Willett's father?
Right 1t wasn't King, or he
would have known what went OF.
Ths only other ons who could have
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tory. In the opening inning New
houser walked George Case and
allowed singles by Doc Cramer and
Charlie Letchas. which were com.
bined with a felder's choice 70
send two runs across the plate.
Emil (Dutch) Leonard, Washing
tons knuckleballer, yielded eight
hits as he went the route for his
18th victory Of the season.
Detroit played without the mas
reminding OF Manager Baker who
LETT the field in the nrst inning
by request OF an umpire, after pro.
testing a close decision at FIRST
base.
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ixed the gun since the sheriff was
here was the old man."
But II he set the trap for the
murderer. he isn't the murderer"
Il said he was. Come on,
let's find him. That shot will bring
him from wherever he is"
They tiptoed to the corner Of the
house and waited, but no one APP
peared, and the gardens were dark
and silent.
HE heard US talking" Henry
whispered.
Perhaps so. Let's look down by
the garage. ! think he sleeps in a
room at the rear"
They parted the bushes and
crossed the lawn. There was
enough starlight to show the way.
Henry wondered if there would be
a gun trap at the garage.
Gravel crunched under their feet
again as they passed the boundary
Of the lawn. The small garage
building was almost buried in the
blackness Of the trees that shell
tered it
Not a Hight" observed Henry.
Spinelli grasped him by an arm.
"Sh! Listen!"
The humble Of a voice reached
their ears. faint and unnatural in
its tone. One man was talking
talking continuously and in a mon
otone-inside the garage.
Goose flesh crept over Henry. He
whispered In Spinelli's ear, Hes
really crazy by now!"
That's not Kings voice. And It's
not the voice of the old man,
either"
Henry didn't want to walk clos
er, but he didn't want to be left
behind, either. He followed spinelli
to the open door Of the garage.
trying to be silent The voice grew
louder.
IT'S a radio" spineri said.
Someone left the radio turned on
In his car"
But there's nc car herel"
Then It's the radio in the old
mans room in back Of the garage.
Listen! What's it saying? ?"
Attention all carsl Attention ALI
police and sherif's officers. Henry
Potter. in custody on suspicion Of
murder Of John Ives. has escaped.
he Is believed to be IN foot. He has
no car. but may steal one. He vas
reported five minutes ago at the
Stanley King estate. Attention cars
l and 2. Search for him there. He
may be armed and dangerous.
That u ALL"
Ito Be Continuedl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-16
Mead Nominated
to Succeed Odds

George Mead. supervisor Of high
school athletics for the Detroit
Board OF Education. has been nom.
mated to succeed DR.. Lloyd w.
Odds as president OF the Michigan
A. A. u. Mead is a Michigan Nor.
NAL graduate.
Other officers nominated ara
Ralph H. Young. nrst vice presi'
dent; Roscoe d. Bennett. second
vice president; r. j. Megargls
third vice president: Larry Brown
fourth vice president; Charles
Brennan. secretary. and z. A.
Wright. treasurer. Brown also
formerly attended Michigan Nor.
NAL.
The nominations will be ratified
at a formal meeting Oct. 6.
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FILE X NOTICE

Lansing, Sept. Estate Labor
Mediation Board reported Monday
that It had received its first notice
from an employer of intention to
impose q lockout against employees.
The Ralston-P urina Co., Battle
Creek, has flied notice OF intention
to declare a lockout because OF
disagreement with the American
Federation OF Grain Professors
Council.
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GRANT WAGE INCREASES

Midland. Sept. ia ten-cent In
crease in Dow Chemical Co. hourly
wage rates for the 1880 workers
covered by a bargaining agreement
with the United Mine Workers
(CIO) was announced here Monday.
This combined with conversion
OF the bonus system to a weekly
wage basis, mean a $l.373,000 an
nual addition to the payroll.
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DELAY GRAINED

Lansing, Sept. ia six.week de.
lay to give time for the collection
and study OF statistics on the fire.
insurance business in Michigan
was ordered by the Michigan In
surance Rating Commission Mon.
day. The next session will be held
Oct. q.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-16

Detroit, Sept. ls-An va1eQ1olu
man died IN Asostving 6
Monday, the rsssit q n}1sof&
Tered when he ran Int ~ U
IN auto driven By yeAn n
%. Papers in The uanS
indicated that ~ wss fFeo1 -
cago.
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Mr. II. p. Brown. a local Ypsilanti
resident for the past II years, will
be in charge OF this office.
wed like all you folks in Ypsi-
lanti and vicinity to see our new
office and to learn about our per-
sonal loan service. When you need
money you're not asking a favor
when you come here-you're doing
US q favor. We want to serve you
promptly and privately without EN-.
barrassment."
H. B. Brown, Manager
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Mondays Neevet
Brooklyn 8. Cincinnati J toesSop
teen inninss),
Ysdsy's Games
Boston ct Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at st. Louis.
Only games scheduled.
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A ogIP

Detroit, Sept ie-AY-A ~
hours aftsr he had ~ essVC
on charges Of threatening ~
with . rssor. Jenes na1s3o0oo4
hanged himgslf ueadey = - -
tral Police station b0lipeo.
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F. Shuda 544, D. Deck 515. A.
Morris 470, D. Mead 4e2, A. Dundon
407. Totals, 772, 1928, S%33-242s.
Singers Sewing Machine
]. Max SCI, Erlewine 512, Hub
scher $50. McCollum 572, l. Hall
655. Totals. 956, $50, 965-2s50.
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e. Ypsnanti
CLUB TO SPONSOR SEWING
MACHINES FOR RED CROSS

East Ypsilanti. Mich. Sept. 16-
The last meeting of Spencer Club
was at the home Of Mrs. Florence
Raymond. s. Adams st. There were
ten members present and Miss
Nina Casey was a guest. A coopera-
tive luncheon was served at noon.
At q short business meeting II
was voted to sponsor a sewing
machine for the Red Cross Tor the
month Of September.
Bunco provided the entertain.
ment for the afternoon with Mrs.
Percy Holloway. Mrs. Anna Beach,
and Mrs. James Beach winning the
prizes.
The next regular meeting Of the
club is Thursday, September IS
with Mrs. Hubert Holloway. The
club will sew for the Red Cross
Friday, Sept. 10.
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HOUSE lEAGUE
shaefer's Huron St.

Kennedy 521. Thomas 497. De-
Groat 4S0. Livingston sos, King
AIS. Totals sol, s73. sos-24s2.
Annex Tap Room
Harris 492. Carrier 45s. Richards
sos, Glow All, Green All. Totals
765, s35. 737-2337.
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Practices
AMERICAN LlA4vs

Meatay's nesvssf :
Washington .. Dttfo(t
st. Louis 4. PhilAdtlpli~ ~
inninss).
Boston 6. Chicago I.
Teday'S oemse
Detroit at WAshineton. 3
st. Louis at PhilAdtlpAia.
Only games ptAtduled. !
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-16
Annex Tap Room
StreIcher's Tool 4 Die

fowler Sol, Smith 432, Osborne
426. Streicher Jr. AGO. Streicher Sr.
519. Totals. 754. $50, 724-233s.
VOLTS Grocery
Peters 473, Shockey 557. Wolf 376,
Eberts 451, Messner 447. Totals,
724, 79b. 7s4-2303.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-16
Bowling Scores
Coreroom

Giles s62. Riggs 3ss. Schanz 400,
Rutledge 437, Bullock 524; totals,
6s7, ia, 68S. 20Ss.
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Assembly

Crawford 497, Sheldon sos, Simp-
son 294, Harden $50, Lidke 453; to-
tails, 791. S2S. $40, 22s9.
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Hashers

Middleton All, Waiting 4os. Orr
1874, Oliver 397. T. Smith 461; to-
tails, 6s7, CSC, 1928, 2071.
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j. Schwall SAT, Flyers 461, Fox
372, Farmer 439. Schoolmaster 497;
totals, 723, 1877, 2316.
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Allen ASS. Roy 347, Sprague ATT,
Mackie 422. Hubbard 416, Anderson
403; totals, 1872, s92. SOC, 1880.
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For the Customers Conven-
nence-
l.. An office right here in
Ypsilanti at II n. Washing
ton St.
,. A friendly efficient staff.
3. Private consultation Off
ces where financial problems
can be discussed in strict
confidence.
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Herbst 535, Short 416, Bielec 451,
w. Schwall 433, Yohn 46S; totals,
751, 756, 796, 1908.
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Individualized and Friendly
We Are Here To Serve You

II you want extra cash right now for Fall shop
ping. for fuel and clothing-or for any othss
need-don't hesitate to come In and see ~.
Tell us how much you need i've make large
loans as readily as small ones) and how LONG
you want to take to repay. We have opened
here to serve you-to see that you get the
cash you require at terms suited TO your
convenience.
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Extension Club Meets

Extehsion CIup weeks
Spencer Extension Club met
Tuesday with Mrs. Arthur Briggs. A
nose-bag lunch was enjoyed at
noon and the members learned to
turn the heel of a sock and finish
off the toe at their knitting lesson.
Several members have completed
knitted articles since the lessons be-
gan.
Mrs. Lee Ackley, Pickerel Lake,
left for her home Monday after
spending the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. Reid Ross. Mrs.
Ross accompanied Ter mother and
will. return the latter part of the
week. Miss Frances Ross, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Ross, also
accompanied Mrs. Ackley.
Miss Phyllis Wright accompanied
her uncle, Richard Heaven to Ionia
for the week end. They visited Mrs.
Heaven and family.
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Clerks

TAFT 437, Rodenberg 4s1, Nc
Spadden 431, Chambers 429. Davie
357, Harris, 35s; totals, S56, SIS,
$40, 2494.
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CENTRAL SPECIALITY
RAJ Pivarsidal

Lonskey 4sy, Baker 5zz, Granger
337, Barker 231, Connolly 525, Munro
1877; totals, S67. 1893, 81, 2471.
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INVOLVEMENT! e:
To residents q
Ypsilanti.
and Vicinity
Personal Finance Co. opens a new modern office equip.
ped with every facility for prompt, private loan service.

Tomorrow a new kind of loan
service comes to this city. The
Personal Finance Company-whieh
has long been popular in Ann Arbor,
Detroit, and other Michigan cities
is opening an office in Ypsilanti on
IA N. Washington ST., second floor.
A COMPLETE SERVICE
II Is Personals" policy to try TO serve ever
one that needs extra funds. To DO this
Personal has developed q complete service
that can take care OF every individual need:
loans 10 individuals on signature only.
loans TO husband and wife on their own note
special plans for executives, school teachers
and civil service workers.
Automobile and furniture loans.
Individualized and Friendly
Personal" offers a friendly. considerable loan
service that meets the financial needs OF folks
In average circumstance. Thousands q pee
pie In nearby cities have already been served
by our simple. individualixed loan plans. Our
specialized experience In making only personal
loans has enabled us to know and understand
the varying needs and requirements OF dit
ferent people.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Ice Cream and Cake
To Be Awarded as
Regatta Prizes
Corinthion SEQ Scouts
Compete Sunday as
Sailors, Oursmen

Ice cream and cake-lots Of both
will be at stake Sunday afternoon
off Corinthian Yacht Club when
sea scouts OF that club stage a row.
ing and sailing regatta.
To the winning shippers and crews
will go a quart of ice cream and
half a pound of cake each, while the
losers will receive only half that
amount, according to Sea Scout
Skipper Fred Tip, who has charge
of the affair
Feature race Of the day promises
to be a start-from scratch test in
which all boats will be tied to a
starting line. At the gun, scouts
must place battens in sails, hoist
sails, cast off and race around a
short course off the club house.
There also will be team racing in
Navy rowing boats; Single-handed
racing in the two catboatS, Wildcat
and Bobcat, and in penguin dinghies
and a free-for-all in the catboats.
In the latter event any and all types
of canvas are permissible.
Then when the boys have tired of
sailing their catboats, they'll stage
a rowing race in them, no easy job
in the large and beamy craft.
Racing will begin at l pm. and
the regatta will not close officially
until the last ice cream and cake
have been consumed.
Evening star., 1941-06-13
Students Speedboat
Meet Will Be Held
On Raritan River
New Brunswick Citizens
Keep College, School
Races From Lopsine
several regattas.

Through the cooperation OF New
Brunswick, N. j.. civic leaders and
boating enthusiasts, the national
intercollegiate and interScholastlc
outboard racing championships have
found home. This regatta, on the
verge of going by the boards for the
first time since its inception in 1880,
will be held on the Raritan River
on June 21-22 with the customary
program of title events.
Announcement Of New BrunSwick's
choice as the regatta site has been
made by the Eastern intercollegiate
Outboard Association.
Thus the schoolboys and collegians
will race for the first time within
sight of the campus of Rutgers Uni
versity, whose name appears twice
on the college championship trophy.
Rutgers won the title in 1888 and
1884 when its colors were being
worn by Sammy Crooks, Joel Thorne,
Carl Schwenker and Lou Eppel.
Crooks. who turned to inboard rae
ing after his graduation, won the
individual honors in 1888 and 1885.
Thorne was intercollegiate champion
in 1884 and now amuses himself in
big-ieague automobile racing.
Not since 1888, when the fixture
was run at Lake Hopatcong, has the
intercollegiate regatta been held in
New Jersey.