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The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
Officers
See Field
ManeuverS

MAJ. Donald y. smith. ard Capt
Harold L. krelder represented
Keealcr Field a. observers st ne
recent field exercises Of the 3rd
luterrep,or Command. Charlotte.
n. G.. 20 which they had been
sent by order Of Mai t.eri Rush
n. Lincoln. Commanding General
Of the Air Corps Technical Train
ing Command.
The Officers left October 10. and
returned October IS. each plotting
nT-g plane. The purpose OF tho
trip, Captain Kreidsr stated. sas
10 observe air-atlaek problems
from the standpoint Of The eff
cheney Of civilian warning sys-
tens.
The frat two days we're spent
observing operations and plotting
board work a. Charlotte, y. G..
and Tho following two Al Whining.
taas y q. THAR flnnl zssp was
made at Savannah. Ga. whers
they examined the many inter-
ceptor planes based there. and
held technical conferences with
the personnel Of The ist Pursuit
Group.
1900 LOCATIONS
The srd lntsfceptor Command
Group. II was explained. has OBJ
seryation points at approximate
~ 1900 locations (spread about
ak miles spart) within its area.
This area includes North and
South lrolina, and northeastern
Georgia. In operation. trained
volunteer civilian observers, To-
Gated on fire towers. on roof tops.
in open fields. etc. watch for ap-
preaching aircraft. then telephone
an Information seen and heard to
the nearest Army Filter Center.
Reports are made only when more
than one plane Ia seen. AT the Fil-
ter Center the newr "a classified.
then sent 10 The Information Gem
ter. where Il is mapped on sn
Operations Map Bosrd.
When II has been sscsrtained
that the planes are enemy. inter-
cepior planes are sent to stop
them. snii-sircgafi goes into op-
GRAFTON. snd raid alarms are
sounded
USE or INFORMATION
Thus. the explanation con-
tinucd. Inflammation gathered and
concentrated by Aircraft Warning
Service Is used;
I. To Euide friendly pursuit.
planes 10 intercept the hestiie air-
craft.
2. To guide anti aircraft axtil-
lery In their defense Of vital areas.
,. To warn the civilian popu-
lstion Of the approaching DANGER.
Major Smith and Captain Krel-
der expressed themselves a. well
satisfied with the results. and In
formation gathered. IN their Oh
servation trip,
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
Keesler Field
Calendar
TurRsDAY. NOV. /

OPEN HOUSE Methodist chspfer
House. 7.3o 2. nj Bay View Homes
AndlioIigrq % =, gays,ew ,, avenue. ! p. n.
Of Commerce. Ayelet Hotel. 40 p. m
socfAL--d'Iberyiiie Recreation Cen
REviEwDKeesler Flslo Varieties. Ma
val Reserve Park. p m.
FRIDAY. NOV, J
LEcTuRE--Picture exhibition and trs-
vel talk. Bflou Community House
FooTBAII-Bnexf '. crseavane. Rl-
iuxi High Stadium. 1W o. m. sol
der ratesl: wocuiavn " Cult Coast
Military ACADEMY. Cuifpoft J ?. n
solder rsfeej
sOFTBAf.L - Eiininatsssn tuurnsnenf
for post championship. vsterans Pa
psNcrscs Isz GO ssrsi lssrsiils ssrnes,son r Cen
cIsuacR isj z 3 TssHyrcrs-Jspish. white
House, soy
CHURCH sERvfcEs-Jeyish. White
LEf.TURK-Piesure exhibition ard ifa-
vel talk. Biioxi Community Bouse
rooTz3sfI,-Aisbans T.. vs Tulane. New
Mississippi ys Iouisisna state, Baien
socIAL-FIrrt Baptist Church. How
arc avenue. ~ p. III
DANCfNfs--Forrnal Biloxi Commun-
~ House. . o. m.
SUNDAY, nov. >
CHURCH SERVICES = White Houzs
Protestant. 3sft ON = y m fed
services and sermon 10 q M Cstho.
&c. confessions . a. M fnsss ard
sermon. n us Episcopal. roiT
communion, 2 a. r., pcnsnce on APP
pointrpent IN Bfi oxt. Catholic
masses. SO 80 and 10 !. rn.s Pfef-
esfsrt Sunday School. e;<s a m
regular services. 730 q m
LECTURE- Picture exhibition and ira
vel talk BlIoxt Community House
i-6 D. m.
sOFTBAf.L - Elimination fournsoen;
for port championship. Veteran "a
ciiifys two games. p. m.
SOCiAr~-FirEt EsDtist Church. How
ard avenue - p m.
OPEN HOUsE--Mefhodfs Chsptsr
House IL si5-eis m
TUESDAY. NOV. II
OPEN HOUsE--Asthodit Chspts
Hcuee - D m
DAyCTNC-lnforrfa c'rserv5fie Rec
resttou Center. Q. M. Pfzztt Pa
riiicr . m
WEDNESDAY. NOV. ~
DA<CfgC-f1 Informal Biloxi Ccra1litft.
~ Hops~ military Maids p e.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05

Would you pay s2s Tor the
chance 70 catch . tarpon2
II you we're down here for your
vacation at your own expense
that's what you'd pay. but at
Keesier Fisid you get the chance
free,
Free--because adjacent 70 the
military reservation Is one of the
few places in the world where
tsrpon fishing. the king Of ali
sport fishing. may be INDUCED IN.
and being . soldier. you can sep
into boat, unwrsp your heavy
tackle and fish ali you want 70,
with no questions ssked-
The Back Bay Of Biloxi. 81 vel
az the Bay Of Biloxi, are both
ideal fighing spots--nos only for
,srpon bun for all kinds of salt
water fish. And this time Of the
yesr Is the very best tine Of all
Fishing "a bes; on the rise and
fan Of the tide and for miles in
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
Field Mess Halls
Go Back to
Garrison Rations

Keesler Field mess halls have
returned to garrison raiionx, an
nounced lst Ii. Charles W. Siger-
son, General Mess Adjutant. to-
day. The change, from field rs-
tons, effective since Saturday.
marks no difference in amount,
type. or quality of food to be
served, il was stated
All supplies are now purchased
by the Keesler Field General Mess
from quartermaster coumissaries,
or local markets and farmers,
while on field rstions, all pur-
chasing was done by the quarter
master corps. The brief period
spent on field raiions, it was re-
vealed, was merely experimental.
Major Leon r. Brownfield has
been appointed supervisor Of the
general mess organization. il was
further announced.
The fourth mess hall opens this
week, under the direction Of End
Ii. William S. Duty. Mess Officer.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05

A.. M.
to
p. M.
by Pvt. Clifford x. Jsffs

WHAT'S more traditional n the
Army. on lazy Sunday afternoon
gith payday dim memory OF me
past. and envisioned not too near
in the future. than to chew the TAT
in = bull session with our barracks
buddies7 We couldn't say. but Ts
do think that Keesler Field can
offer you sonethinz-right on the
station-weii worthwhile, thanks
10 the efforts Of one Pvt. Thomas
Eure
Imagine listening 10 the music
O, the worlds greatest artistic
Schubert'x Screnade. TO Enrico
Caruso singing from Aida and
II Parliaeci, or 70 Tibbett in a
rendition Of the fiery Toreador
Song.
Well. trot over 10 the Naval
Reserve Park nexi Sunday, every
Sunday, at ,. m. and you can
get in on the fun--even though II
may break Up that traditional bull
session. Private Eure is in charge
Of the Record" program, using
his own recordings on = machine,
which he built himself.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
Fire Department
Receives New
Equipment

An order Of so flre-extinguish-
ers, 1000 feet OF hesvy-duty fire
hose, 40 fire helmets. and 90 pairs
Of 'Firemen's Britches' has been
received by the Post Fire Depart
ment The extinguishers. a new
type, operating with caroonic acid
gas. are sctirsted by opening a
valve, and directing tne discharge,
from a aide nozzle. at the base OF
the fame& The helmets are Of
heavy black plaStique. with the
letters ONO on tile front The
trousers are heavy green canvas
with detachable rubber Innings
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
NEW wooLENs

Do you want 10 get rid Of your
old World War or CCC type
wooden clothinsz
II you do. turn # into your sup
ply sergeant
The Post Quartermaster has re-
quested that any organizations
that have clothing Of this nature
on hand or are being issued such
clothing turn il in on shipping
ticket and new issue of suitable
ooien clothing issue viii be made
ii its pls e.
The shipping text should state
at what station the cIothszf was
issued.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
10000 Coat Hangers
Distributed to Soldiers

Ten thousand coat hangers have
been distributed by the Soldiers
Lounge, Biloxi, to students a.
Keesler Field. The coat hangers
we're contributed by citizens Of
Biloxi. Gulfpoft and Pass Chris
tian.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
As Officers Come To
Keesler Field From
Jefferson Barracks
keesler's Laundry
Service Speesied

l.sck " storage facilities at
Camp Shelby, wheFs tbs fields
laundry Il besnk handled TEN
pagarily. has resulted in speed
cd-up Laundry service for Kess-
Ter Field organizations
Organizations Of this poat
may now expect . receive
their laundry four days after
delivery at Camp Shelby IN
stead cf the prsseni schedule n
A week.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
Are You Up on
Military Code2
Find Out Nov

ianswerx on next pzKel
u What IL the maximum
amount that > first class pri-
vste can earn monthly
- What are the various
combat arms Of the United
States Army?
81 What are the two kinds
OF Coast Artillery regiments?
~ How many 5attalions
compose a regiment
81 Who is the Assistant
Secretary Of War for Air7
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
.134Naf11ed
AS Staff
.Sergeants
Promotions TO Be
Announced Every
Month Hereafter

Long awaited prom lions In
grades and ratings began at kees-
Ter Field last Friday when the
promotion Of 13s sergeants 10 the
grade Of staff sergeant Was an
nounced by special order.
On Monday las sergeants we're
"made"-former corporals, plus
a few former hiEh-ranking first
class privates who had specialist
ratings.
Promotions to corporal we're an
nounced today.
In addition. hundreds OF first
class privates and specialists yere
created hy sduadrnn orders.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
"a MORE DAYS


Red wallet containing money
and drivers license, ldensifics-
ton cards. Private Ralph Hopkins,
3e2nd School Sadn. Lost near Px
Or near 302nd. on or ABOUT Oct.
" Reward.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05

Afe you oNefWOIht0l sUsuItI7
Well, you're not, unless you
consider less than two months
work during the year as over
work.
The average soldier. II he work
ed night and day without stop for
50 years. would put In as much
time at work as he does In whole
wear
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
LOST

Money contaiEer containing $40
and Building ard Construction
Trade Dept quarterly working
card. J 3. Mcbride Finder please
report % Military Police head
quarters
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
MORE PROMOTIONS SOON


nounced each month hereafter, be-
fore the tenth Of the month.
Enlisted men holding grades
and ratings at Keesler Field will
number several thousand when
the field reaches its full author
i1ed strength. There will be 81
master sergeants. las technical
sergeants, 81 first sergeants, 524
staff sergeants, 489 sefgeants, 492
corporals. 1898 first class privates
and 1888 specialists.
NO JUMP IN RANK
Men will not be allowed 70
Jump, a grade In their advance
ment, announced Col. Arthur w.
Brock Jr., Commanding Officer.
Promotions to the grades OF
technical and master sergeant are
made by the Office OF the Ch 4
OF the Air Corps at Washington,
D. c.. on recommendation of the
Commanding Officer, Keesler
Field.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
We Labor Less Then Two
Months Of The Year

passes every three months, II he
can be spared from his job, or
about "a days a year.
During the II months phen he
is not on furlouRh, the soldier
does not work on IS Sundays or
on "a Saturday sfternoons-72 2
more days Of free time. He z 5
about half a day off on each
Of the years IL psydsys--or six
more days off.
"a MORE DAYS
Az many fields the practice Of
not working on Wednesday after
noons. she soldiers holiday is
followed and amounts TO "a more
days OF free time.
In addition, enlisted men are
given about six holidays each year
Thus, soldiers work only about
203 days out Of 365.
Working for seven hours q day
from 8 am. till IL noon and
from pm. till I p.n.-Army men
labor for 1871 hours year, or
slightly more than 50 days.
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05
30 DAYS FURLoUGH

When conditions warrant, en-
listed men are encouraged To take
off up TO 80 days year in fur
Tough time. Likewise, soldier
may take about two three-day
The Keesler field news., 1941-11-05

DANCING Informal BiIoxa Cprflnuft'
~ Hous~ military Maids. . r.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
BARNHILL ENTER MEET
Tar Heels Continue To Lead Southern Loo,
M'Phail Gets Talked About
A Lot But Never Ignored

and partial to tweeds. He smokes
cigarets endlessly. He doesn't like
to be called the "Barnum of base.
ball." but doesn't mind being
known as a David Harum."
MacPhail has a deep love + o r
baseball, and he feels that. tn e
stunts he has introduced to enter
tain the fans-fireworks and foot
races and such-haven't hurt the
game. He knows only that he's a
Snowman who has taken rundown
clubs and built them into money.
makers.
At the same time, he's a pretty
good hand at building winning
teams. Some of the outstanding
stars of the flag-winning Cincinnati
club of the last two years were
discovered and brought along
while Larry was with the Reds.
Also, the extra money the Reds
made from night baseball undoubt-
eddy helped them put together
their present fine outfit.
MacPhail fits perfectly into the
Brooklyn picture. If he storms up
and down the press COX during a
game, arguing with the writers
and yelling his opinion of the UNI
pires, that is more or less in keep.
ing with happy Ebbets field ira.
dition. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
|0LlVER CAPTURES
WESTERN TOURNEY
Hogan, Nelson, Bulla and
Heather Follow in That
Order in Phoenix Meet

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. Pip
Coils comeback man with the
candy striped shirts won the big
gest championship of his y o u n G
fairways career today-the West
ern Open.
Rotund Ed Porky) Oliver, with
an exhibition of dauntless courage
when the pressure was on, fired
final rounds of 67-69 over the par
II Phoenix Country Club course for
a 72-hole total of 275 strokes, three
under the aggregates Of Ben Ho-
gan and Byron Nelson who dead
locked for second place.
Oliver, three shots off the pace
after the first So holes, got his
stretch drive under way on today's
morning round. Out in 81, he fired
a 80 on the home nine that still
left him two shots behind Nelson
as the field passed the 54-h o ! e
mark.
Then he went to work. Out in
35, n under par, he birdied the
10th and 18th holes for a stable
margin, then coasted in to a "a on
straight pars and a boyle six at
the 18th, where he elected to play
safe after his tee shot caught the
rough.
divers first two rounds were
67-72-and that u Saturday saw
him slip to a bad 40 going out and
then rally beautifully for a par
%shattering 30 on the lin" nine. j..
His play under pressure W a S
typical of the performances which
gave him three tournaments last
year, the Phoenix 54-hole event,
the Bing Crosby and the st. Paul
Open.
Oliver, Hogan, Nelson. Johnny
Bulla of Chicago and Clayton Heat.
ner, Linville, N. c., were the five
stretch runners" today. Hogan,
playing with Oliver, had finals
rounds of 70 and u. Nelson this
morning had a 81 but slipped to
a "a in the afternoon-and gained
his tie with Hogan on a delayed
drop" putt at No. 18-where he
watched the ball hang on the lip
a full As seconds before it dropped
into the cup.
Bulla, tied at 1856 with Hogan
after the first two rounds, finished
today with a 72-72 for a go total,
a shot under the aggregate of
Heafner, whose final rounds were
68-72. Those five were the only
players who broke par of 284 for
the 72-hole grind. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Wildcats To Play Two
Loop Foes This WedI
Wolcott Wins WanonrI,1,
Trophy in Trock N NJ

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-,
committee of seven sports IT,,
voted the Rodman Wsn,r%
trophy to hurdler Fred woIc~.
Rice Institute today as ts :.
standing performer in last MI. :
Millrose A. A. track meet >, y,
son Square Garden.
Without wishing to detrsc. =,
think from Wolcott's eat q. :.
ming his 60-yard heat and se, :,
and then taking the final IN ~,
record time of 70 second, :,
corner must admit the cboic. j,
a difficult one. In a meet th.. :
surprisingly disappointing T..
start to finish, there really w.,
any one athlete who stood ON
1t couldn't be Walter Menl
mile winner in Abs, becanS, ,
first half of the mile was a ,ja,
lous waltz which seemed cr
the pattern of the 4;46.S nig5,r.
Glenn Cunningham Won in IA
Though Greg Rice ran 10 Nj, =
straight indoor victory in he +,
mile, the time of 9:032 va,
good enough to make that anvil.
exceptional.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03

No Weather Talk
Our visitor propped his feet up
on n corner of the desk, pulled
out a whacking cheroot and start
ed talking about everything but the
weather.
You'd better ask Paul H e S S
about that" he said, you know
how these professionals are any
way and besides these meteorolo-
sists have never given me proper
recognition"
= "What'd you think of that boy
Red Burman 'tother night? He's a
pretty good fighter, you know. Can
take a lot, but that other fellow,
whats-his-name, ought to stay
champion a long time," Mr.
Grounding opined.
And, by the way, hoW's tn e
Golden Gloves coming along?" he
asked. lust as if I haven't heard
that plenty of late as it is.
We told him that things are look
ing mighty good for four nights OF
fast and furious fighting. II that
Fort Bragg team decides to come
down then the fans ought to see
how Uncle Sam fights with gloves
on. All in all something like lbs
boys have s%igniied their intentions
of coming to the tournament.
You shouldn't go back to bed
with all that fighting coming up,
I told Mr.. Grounding.
"Oh, I don't know he said, Il
feel a little embarrassed looking at
a lot of beak busting. But l may
get back. I can't see a thing with
the sun getting in my eyes"
He yawned. Pulled his muffler
up a little higher and said, Guess
! better 60. Bedtime. you know"
And the little fellow Waddled out
singing with malicious good hui
NOR" How I Hate to See that Eve
ming Sun Go Down."
Should be in Business
Football is a year-around sport.
At least people are forever talking
about it. And it may be a little
late but I'd like to find some KIND
of a medal to Joe Hood for his
an-perfect record of picking foot
ball bowl game winners on New
Years day.
The day before the games Hood
and Foster Edwards wrote down
their selections and put them
away. A few nights ago the two
got together and remembered that
they had made a bet and picked
the winners. They dug out the Sc
lections.
Foster had one out Of four right
and Hood had picked-Stanford in
the Rose Bowl, Mississippi State
in the Orange Bowl, Boston col
lege in the Sugar Bowl and the
Texas Aggies in the Cotton Bowl.
If you'll dig back in month-old
memory you'll find that he was
Absolutely correct. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Florida Quint Leads
Southeast Cage Loop

ATLANTA, Feb. 2-tREFlorida's
surprising basketball team, which
hasn't met a league opponent since
Jan. II and won't meet another
until the tournament, starting Feb.
%, at Louisville, led the Southeast
ern conference today after an cpl
demic of upsets among other con-
tenders.
While the Gators played casual
games with Stetson and Florida
Southern, undefeated Auburn, pre-
vious number-one outfit, W a g
bcwled over by Tennessee, 51-33,
and then further humbled by an
in-and-out Georgia Tech squad, 49,
80.
Tennessee, winter book favorite
to take the conference title won
a year ago by Kentucky, was no
great shakes either. After flashing
brilliant basketball to beat Auburn,
the Vols took a gaudy crack on
the noggin from second-division
Georgia last night, 47-36. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
O101 IL . .
EASTERN
DEEP IN CELLAR

The New Hanover High schoo
basketball team will play Rocky
Mounts Blackbirds on the "Y'' cour'
Tuesday night at s p. m. in a con
ference game.
The locals were pushed deeper II
the cellar of the family dwelline
last Friday night when the Rail
readers came back in the fina.
period after trailing the locals fol
three quarters and took the upper
hand to win.
The Wildcats are the only team
in the conference which has not
won a game in the family circle,
but when a team is down then is
the time it will perhaps do the most
damage to some other outfits re.
cord. The Cats are determined tc
take the measure of the Blackbirds
Tuesday night. Last year the locals
swamped the Rocky Mounters on
the local floor, but when they jour.
neyed to the railroad city the home
team turned the tables in the final
moments to exc out a win the same
as last Friday.
The Fayetteville Highlanders were
scheduled to play here on Friday
night Of this week, but the "Y'' is
not available for either Thursday
or Friday so the game will be play
ed at a later date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Social Security Program
Urged for Sharecroppers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. ZIP
Enactment of a measure to bring
sharecroppers and tenant farmers
under the federal social security pro-
gram was urged today at, the closing
session of the seventh annual con-
vention of the Southern Tenant
Farmers Union.
A resolution adopted asked 'imme-
date enactment by members Of con.
gress legislation to bring all Aneri-
can labor, including sharecroppers
and tenant farmers, under the social
security law, including old age pen.
sions, child welfare and unemploy-
ment compensation"
J.. r. Butler, Memphis, was re.
elected president of the union, but
told delegates he was considering re-
signing the post because I feel I
cannot work with another officer you
have elected" .''
Butler declined to name the indi-
vidual.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Meet Rocky Mount, Fayette.
vile; Durham Wilson Game
Tops Circuit Card

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 3.-Interest
will be centered on play in the East.
ern Glass A division this week with
the three leading contenders fc1
the title, Durham, Raleigh and Viii.
son, playing in two important games.
Durham's Eastern leaders and de.
Tending champions entertain the
strong Wilson team Friday while
Raleigh, another powerful contender
for the championship, plays Wilson
in the T~obacconist's stronghold
Tuesday.
Other Class A games for the week
are as follows:
Eastern: Tuesday-Rocky Mount
at Wilmington; Friday - Fayette.
vile at Wilmington and Rocky
Mount at Raleigh.
Western: Tuesday Salisbury at
Greensboro; and High Point at
Winston-Salem; Friday-Greensboro
at Salisbury.
Durham turned back the second
serious threat to it's title last week
by nipping Raleigh 80 to q in a
thrilling game Friday. Earlier in
the week Durham had walloped
Fayetteville rs to rs and Raleigh
had nosed out Rocky Mount SO to
80. Only other Eastern game saw
Rocky Mount beat Wilmington Sc
to 20.
High Point, the Western confer
ence leader, kept its record clean
with an exciting win over Green's
boro 81 to rs. Salisbury turned in
two victories to keep right on High
Points heels. The Rowan boys
scored triumphs at the expense of
Winston.Salem 80 to rs and Gas.
tonia rs to 20. Gastonia shaded
Greensboro 81 to 25 for it's first
victory in the only other game in
the league.
Although there are a few games
here and there, the majority of the
Glass B and c teams will be settling
group and district titles in contests
this week.
Tho C1arr ~<o-I-
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Ouerlin, Munley Will
Meet in Bout Tonight

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-R- Two
niddleweight bouts are the top at
fractions on this weeks national
boxing program.
Ken Overlin, middleweight
champion from Washington, D. c.,
meets Jack Munley of Scranton,
Pa. in a 1O-round overweight
match at Allentown, Pa, tomor-
row night.
Billy Soose, middleweight con-
tender from Farrell, Pa, who de.
feated Overlin in a non-title match
last July, takes on Ernie Vich of
Newburgh, N. Y. They will meet
in a hereunder at Madison Square
Garden Friday night, with the win
uer promised a crack at Overlin.
In his last appearance here,
.Soose handed the highly touted
Tami M~auriello, his first defeat. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-03
Kouacs Whips Riggs.
For Miami Net Title

CORAL. GABLES, Fla, Feb. 2
-RE frankie. Kovacs of Oakland
Calf, overcame' a two-set defici'
to win his fourth successive winter
tennis tournament today by defeat
ing Bobby Riggs Of Chicago, 70
l-6, 8-6, So, 81, in the University
of Miami Invitation finals.
The lanky winter sensation put
himself in a hole by Glowing In
the opening sets, then settled down
to serious tennis to avert defeat.
Riggs, former national cham
pion, played superb tennis. at the
outset and at one stage in IN e
third set was only two points short
of victory.