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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Metro IS Resume
Play Friday
Southwestern, Western
in Feature Game

Metropolitan League prep has,
ketball teams resume their cham
pionship competition this week
end after the holidays with 0air
of old rivals, Southwestern and
Western, meeting IN the feature
game.
Southwestern is one Of five un-
beaten and united schools in the
race to date. The ProSpectors
have won their two starts and
share first place in the southwest
sector with Northwestern. The
latter has won three straight.
Other quntets with clean rec
ords are Central. conqueror OF
Mackenzie in the northwest dl-
vision: Northeastern. unbeaten IN
the southeast section and Ham,
>mck, pacemaker IN the north
group Southeastern, IN the
NtheaSt division. IS unbeaten but
has been tied
Western will be trying 10 whip
p four-year ink against South
western The Cowboys last year
were beaten by one point.
Central. meanwhile. should have
little trouble staying unbeaten
against l.. of D. High Northeast
ern may run into real trouble
against Miller. however. while
Hamtramek engages Northwest
ern in a nonleague tilt.
|rrNf
Wtirbt a. Chadsey' Western ~ south
western Central AZ O.. NJ Fed'ord 81
Eackknue DENLY a. sOutheastsrn Noriheasi
or III Miller Cas- AZ Pershinf Northern A.
Gighland PARK Coo'fy a. Eastern North
western 90 HsHatraHeki
sNonleague game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Dundee in Norfolk

Chris Dundee. who brought Jose
Fasora and Tommy Bell here for
bouts al Olympia, Is promoting
fights IN Norfolk Va. Phil
Watson Of the Rangers is playing
hockey with his right hand IN a
plaster cast the hand was
fractured Christmas Eve in a
game against the BlackhawkS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Skating at All Parks

Department Of parks and recre-
alton said Saturday that good
skating would be available this
Sunday again at all city Kinks ana
parks unless a thaw- interNeneS
Thcre is tohoCganIng n Rouse
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Wrieley Clipped

p .Nr1EicY--u Hurr-n thc
Chicago Cubs. has Withdrawn
from the All-Amcrican Girls Pro-
fcssIonal Baseball League, after
dropping S175.COO aS the loop 5
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

angel Lew
Tender son,
Pfc. Roy Tend
Ter wears the
Purple Hear I
h q G. q use Of
wounds hips,
fore ar m and
back suffered
in France
Sgt Jimmy
Edgar home on
furlough is a
boxing inStruc-
for al Camp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Sports
Only 3 OutfieIders
left of OF Tigers
BY LEO MACDoNELL

Davey Jones, former Tiger star
and now a prosperous drugstore
owner on Livernois, recalls he is
one of but three living members
OF the 1907 Detroit American
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

League cham
plonS 4. and
that the trio
Jones, Ty Cobb
and Sam Craw-
( o r d 49, COM
priSed the regu-
lar outfield.
at 90 ks
like 0utfietd-
ers live longer
than I h er
p | a v e r -"
j o N q $ sug-
Cuested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
Trippi PAGES Grays
To 24-7 Grid Victory

MONTGOMERY Ala, Dec 30 CJP)A packed southern
team spanked by the brilliant and passing OF Charlie Trpp
pungnE Laden tho Northern aStaTS,
- TO today the annual BueGray before crowd OF 1000
fleet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
FORCED TO RALLY

The Buckeyes were heavy IA
vorites before the game. but they
had TO come from behind in the
last half. The Wolverines, despite
the height advantage enjoyed by
the Ohio quintet, outplayed them
during the first 20 minutes and at
intermission had six point lead.
. In the last half, however, the
Buckeyes used their taller lads
10 better advantage and took the
lead after IL minutes. They in
creased il steadily until they had
a five point edge, their biggest
of the game.
The Wolverines. sCrappy out
fit all the way. rallied and with
a minute to go, pulled even
Michigan took the lead in the
overtime period. bur Risen scored
one basket 10 tie the count and a
second later a free throw TO de-
DiIo tho icGI1n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
W LEADS AT HALF

Michigan. aided by the addition
of Dick Rifenburg. outplayed the
Buckeyes during most Of the first
half 10 gain 25-l9 lead at inter-
mission. Had they been able 10
connect with a little more consist
eneY- with their shotS.the WniVer-
ines would have had an even
greater lead there
Rifenburg. siX-foot three, gave
the Michiganders some much
needed help He gave them a
chance 10 command the ball off
the back board
Twice in rapid succession near
the end of the first half, Dick took
rebounds and turned them into
field goals for the Wolverines.
The lead changed hands five
times in the first 10 minutes and
then the Wolverines put on a
squirt that kept them in front
during the last 10 minutes of
the first half.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

swift backs who ran through and
around the heavier northern line
and dropped accurate aerialS into
the Northern secondary 10 pile up
four-touchdown lead before the
North finally got its offensive
started and scored in the last
period
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
HUNGRY RUSHED

Bob tHunchy) HoernSehemeyer
Indiana fine passer was rushed
most of the DAY and his losses
failed 10 click until late in the
game when the North staged a
75-yard drive 10 score
The touchdown came when
HoeFnsehemeycr flipped a short
5-yard aerial 20 Bonelli. who
ScanpFrrd into rhU rrd- zone.
John TaVoneT OF Indiana con-
verified
But the star of the game was
Trippi He scored the South :
opening touchdown and spear
headed the second drive
That first march went 50 yards
Trippi pile driving across from the
3-yard stripe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

Waldorf of Northwestern Charley Bachman Michigan State
Joe Genbs Of Wayne and Lloyd Brazil Of Detroit Many lead
football greats and present will session
will he fitting climax the football just closed one
of the best In the history Of the game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31
KEEPS EN- GOING

Throughout the next two pc
RODS Trippi kept the South on
the march. with other long runs
being reeled off by such southern
backs as Joe Renfroe Of Tulane,
Yam Title of Louisiana State
Curtis Kuykendall Of Auburn.
and Davey Eldridge Of Georgia
Tech.
The South followed up their
initial touchdown by scoring three
more times with Layden going
over on a short plunge, Bob Nc
Cain taking A long aerial in the
end zone for anotter and little
tallying the last one with a 5-yard
sweep OF left end.
The South made 242 yards rush
ing 10 Is for the North. and rs
first downs 10 II. The North
picked up 100 yards Via Hoern-
Schemeyer's aerialS while the
South made 81 Yards in the air
Evening star., 1944-06-11
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Stan Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June TO-
Their game with the Athletics
washed out by rain today, Manager
Os Bluege and his Mats were a
disappointed lot. After two straight
victories they felt they had the
Mackmen on the run.
Idleness may prove beneficial to
the Washington club, however, in
bringing about a change In pitching
plans. Mickey Haefner, who was
to have fired his left-hand knuckle-
ball at the AS today, now will face
them in one game of tomorrow
doubleheader with Roger Wolff
rignthand knuckler, slated to take
over the other engagement. This will
leave Johnny Niggeling, leader OF
the Mats slab corps, free to tackle
the Yankees Monday night in the
opener of a four-game series in
Washington.
Connie Mack has announced he
will send Bobo Newsom with SOC
record to the hill in one game. In
the other he will use either Jesse
Flores, highlander now pacing his
pitchers with two wins and one
loss, or Luman Harris, another
orthodox finger who has won four
and lost three.
Griffs Face Busy Week.
Following this series the Mats viii
face a busy 7-day home stay anc
the way the clubs now are punched
ANYTHING could happen to theil
Evening star., 1944-06-11
American Grid Loop
To Plan June lib
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 10.-Witf
eight clubs representing principa
Pacific Coast cities as members, the
first meeting of the American Pro-
fessional Football League will be
held here June % and %, it was
announced today by Bill Freelove
organizer of the circuit.
He said the meeting would con.
slider the adoption of constitution
applications for franchises, a sched.
ule of games, changes in playing
rules and the approval of the con-
tract with Jerry Giesler, Los An
geles attorney and sportsman, as
president and commissioner of the
loop.
The league is represented by two
clubs in Los Angeles and one each
in Seattle, Portland, San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Hollywood and San
Diego.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Pauline Betz, Segura
Head Star Array in
Clay Court Tennis
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, June 10. Pauline
Betz, strawberry blond from Los
Angeles, and colorful little Fran
cisco Pancho) Segura of Miami,
Fla. were top-seeded today in the
34th National Clay Court Tourna-
ment that opens a weeks stand
Monday at the Detroit Tennis Club.
Miss Betz, who added the clay
court title last year at Detroit to
her two national lawn champion
ships, was placed atop a list of eight
seeded players. Nancy Corbett of
River Forest, ILL.,, 1943 runnerup
to Miss Betz, was ranked seventh,
indicating the high quality of the
feminine field.
Sequra, dashing Ecuadorian with
the two-fisted drive, drew the top
spot ahead of Billy Talbert of
indianapolis, who lost a four-set
final match last year to Seymour
Greenberg of Chicago. Greenberg,
now an Army Air Force lieutenant
at Lowrey Field, Colo, was unable
to arrange leave to seek his third
successive title.
Doris Hart of Miami is No. 2
behind Miss Betz, followed by
Dorothy May Bundy, New York;
Mary Arnold, Los Angeles; Shirley
Fry, Akron, Ohio; Catharine Wolf
Elkhart, Ind: Miss Corbett, and
Constance Clifton of Miami
Segura and Talbert are followed
by Rex Norris of Lansing, Mich:
Ray Gibson, Hobart Wrobbel and
Hubert Manire of Detroit, and
Richard Warner and Robert Lewis
of Salt Lake City.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Bethesda Youth Sets Sizzling
Pace as Links Fuvorites Win
Plays Out Rounds for Cords Of ia and IS;
Lundon's Walker Bows in 23-HoIe Match

golf. 1t was strictly form show,
with Manders, who has fired a 76
at Bannockburn and captained the
1914 championship Wilson golf
team. at the top of his game.
Lanier, who shoots in the 70s
regularly at his home club, Ken
wood, and carries a 6-stroke handi-
cap there, was hotter than a fire.
cracker both days and has the
favorite worried.
Florance Wallops Pill.
Nearest thing to an upset hap
pened when Florance defeated Reid
Phippeney in the second round, z
and s. Florance, a big rangy
youngster. has the greater power
and gained his victory by out-hit-
ting the smaller boy, whose expert
ness on the green's and approaches
was not enough to offset the dis
tance advantage Florance carried.
Preliminary play Friday and yes
terday brought out some of the
finest schoolboy golf seen here in
many season with scores and form
that made Manor veterans whistle
in amazement.
Features have been Lanier's long,
beautifully hit tee shots, Manders
consistently expert play except on
the first four holes which have
jinxed him every round, Lew Swart-
wout's sharp short game and the
putting of Harry Gustin.
Swartwout and Gustin went into
the tournament undefeated in in
terhigh team matches and Swart-
won't shot a 76 for the lowest score
in the team clashes.
First Round.
Harry Gustin (Wilson). 8 and 2; Bob Roy
{Devitt) defeated Stanley Harris (WilsonJ.
7 and g.: Alan Weisberg. fCoolidge) de-
feated Bob Solomon tBullisl. 3 and 2;
Johnnie walker 0andon} defeated Eddie
Campbell fWestern), 4 and 2: Reid Phip-
peney (Blairl defeated David CLARK (st
bans, defeated Le Grand Everett tcool,
defeated Albert Hooper (WilsonJ, 5 and
4: Lew Swartwout tWestern) defeated
Dick Sturges Central. l up in 10 holes
Second Round.
Manders defeated Roy, and g.: Flo
rance defeated Phippeney z and 6: Lanier
defeated Swartwout, and 81 Weisberg
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Illinois Easily Annexes NCAA
Crown, With Young as Leader

Mile run--Tied for first, Robert and
tin Notre Dame: fourth, JACK Exier,
Purdue (no other, entrants). Time, min
o+saa a4ayfyd sa Ry sR0s Ha1t
iinois; fourth. sU Joe shropshire, Fresno
% sra sixth, % Mare nts Gonasies illinois, Tme,
Ioo-yard dash-Won BY Claude Young,
sSTd Marx N9an MIN
aftS' Kenton Brown Wisconsin toniy
1Rs hsh RI issonSs by
Miami; third, Robert Ruther. Illinois;
Bruce Finiayson, Purdue: sixth. Robert
ss0-yard run-Won BY Robert Kelley,
third: Richard Barnard, Michisan: fourth,
sr5 Moreno, ,.. colorado sixth Henry
Ohio State; William Blackwell, Oberlin
Phil Anderson. Notre Dame and Robert
Harvey Baerwald, Marquette, II feet 6
6, Broad jump.,won BY Ralph Tyler. Ohio 10
Fred shefieie. utah. y feet "a inches:
opIa FEET By1Fq neh fafb h pRs %sitss Best Mhss fsos
Central Michigan, 2l feet Az inches.
22O-yard dash-Won by Claude Youns
illinois,; second. Ed Conwell. New York
University; third, Henry Altepeter. North
western: fifth, Joe johnson. Illinois: sixth
Norman Hankins, Illinois Tech. Time,
t21.6
High jump-Won by Kenneth wiesner
Marquette: height, 6 feet ~. inches; sec.
nnn FTpd ShPf1P1G. Utah n feet 5,3.
inches; third, Armin Bauman. Minnesota
l6 feet 4 "a inches: fourth, Raymond Pat.
| terSon. Wisconsin. 5 feet l0Is inches
| fifth, Tom Fullerton Illinois, 5 feet 81.
inches; lass sixth; no,e Bruce Finlayson' Purdue
Shot put - Won by Norman Wasser
| New York u, distance 40 feet inch
second, William Bangert, Missouri. As fee
70 inches; third George Sullivan nS'1d. Notr.
Ran lms p pardae dsSs es ehe Sa 'qn nehes NfS h
George Kraeger Michigan, As feet So
inches; sixth. Joe Kelly, Notre Dame
"A feet Y inch. .,-
Notrs Dame; Second wlll,sm Walsh II
diana: third. Jack Exler. Purdue; fourth
Charles Rice, western Michigan: sixth
Mike Kiley, Notre Dame. Time, 9:364.
Guy WsR coiorado s5 t. So in stioF thPd
John Dick. Marquette, -151 IT. 10H in.
fourth Byford ssIIh Western ;s,,s Michigan
waid. Marquette. 145 It. I0H in,
22O-yard low hurdles-Won by Emor
Harris, Morgan State; second, Harolt
Fisher. Miami; third Jack Martin. Michi
Harry Smith, oberlin, 'only starters.
Time 0.23,p,
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Bossuet, Brownie, Wait a Bit
Tie for Purse at Aqueduct
Detroit Race in 1912 Lost Previous Freak;
Betting FoIIs Below Saturday Standard

the stretch, when Brownie went out
in front. Bossuet was head be-
hind. Wait A Bit, next to last at
the quarter mile pole. closed very
fast in the stretch to catch Brownie
and Bossuet under furious drive.
The. three ran as one during the
final sixteenth.
Each won purse of $3.50. In
the mutuels, Bossuet paid $40,
$3.50, $3.50; Brownie, $3.50, $3.50,
$3.50, and Wait A Bit, $3.50, s3.40,
$3.70.
The last previous recorded triple
dead heat, outside of New York. oc-
CURED October 6, 1912, at Detroit,
when Sabra, Cutloose and Queen
Echo couldn't be separated at the
finish.
For the first time in several weeks
less than $4,000, 900 was wagered on
Saturday. A total of $2,503, ,204
was bet on eight races.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Paul Dean, in Come Back
Gets Little Rock Test
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, June 10.-Paul Dean
brother of Dizzy Dean, has been re-
instated on the active list of the
st. Louis Browns in another at
tempt by the younger member of
the me N Paul. pitching duo to
make comeback.
The Browns announced they had
asked waivers on the highlander
and, If they are obtained, he will be
sent to Little Rock of the Southern
Association to test his arm.
Dean, once star pitcher with
the ST. Louis Cardinals, was with
the Browns briefly in 1943 but quit
baseball to devote full time to busi-
ness interests in Arkansas.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
State Society Here
To Root for Yunks

When they battle the Mats in
Griffith Stadium next Wednes-
day night, the Yankees will have
a special cheering section. 1t
will be New Workers Night and
the New York State Society of
the District is taking over a block
of lower grandstand seats be-
tween home plate and third base
for its members and friends.
New York fans interested in pro-
curing reservations should tele-
phone Harold B. Barnett, Re-
public $500, Extension 67O9.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-Ex-
cept for the formality OF playing
an 18-hole round of golf tomorrow,
Sam Byrd Of Detroit was all set
today to pocket $6.7Oo In War
Bonds.
The former New York Yankee
outfielder, who gave up baseball to
join the -for-pay golf brigade,
held a seven-stroke lead at the
end of 81 holes in the $17,500 Phila-
delphia Inquirer 72-hole medal play
Invitational Tournament-and with
him in his present putting groove
no one is going to catch him in tht
short stretch drive.
Sam sloshed around the Torres
dale -Frankford 71-par layout today
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Dumont Doing Fine Job in Aiding Kid Baseball

meets and was unbeaten IN the
440. Who said baby needs new
pair of shoes?
Mexico will send a half dozen
tennis stars, including a couple of
promising youngsters as we'll as
national championships. to the
United States late in July to pre-
pare for a shot at the Forest
Hills center court.
Cubs Phil Wrigley is looking
into the possibilities of starting
a Midwestern soccer league to
operate in baseball parks during
the of season,
Evening star., 1944-06-11

Sensation of yesterdays opening
match play in the 18th annual
schoolboy championship at Manor
Club was Sid Lanier, lanKy 6-footer
of Bethesda High who stroKed a
sizzling IA to defect Lew Swart-
won't and 8 in his second round
after scorching the. excellent fair
ways with a rs that downed Al
Hooper of Wilson, 5 and 4.
The Bethesda star played out the
full Is holes with his opponents
even though they had been licked
about half way through the back
nine in both cases. 1t was an un-
heralded attraction, a battle with
par, and the youngster came ouk
only six over on the first 18, five
over on the second.
Florence Beats Phippeney.
The 18-year-old youths perfor-
nance sent him into the semifinals
and a match with Eustace Florence
of St. Adams, who gained his place
in today's battles with victory over
IsCi0 1ilppCACy, QudlA1yhiS ioulie
headliner who on Friday fired a
rs to tie Norman Manders of Wilson
for medalist honors only to lose oui
in the first-hole play-of.
Hardest fought battle took place
in the second round, when Alan
Weisberg of Coolidge and Johnny
Walker of Landon reached the 18tf
green all even. They tussled fol
five more holes with Weisberg tht
victor.
Manders, heavy favorite to wiz
the hotly contested tourney unit
Lanier's splendid performance took
over Bob Roy of Dewitt, and s.
Manders is up against Weisbere
in the semifinals in a tilt to de-
termine an opponent for the win
ner of the Lanier- r-F1orance clash
No upsets marked the play yes
terday with the majority of con-
testants shooting a steady brand OF
Evening star., 1944-06-11
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 10.-A triple
dead heat for first place, the first
in New York's racing history, marked
today's running of the $4,000 Z
furlong Carter Handicap at Aque-
duct before 1886.
Crossing the finish line as one
were William Woodward's favored
Bossuet, running as an entry with
Apache; Joe w. Browns Brownie
and William Ziegler, jr.'s, Wait A
Bit. They were timed in 1:23B over
a track made sloppy by early after
noon rain.
Three lengths behind in fourth
place came w. L. Ranch's Bill Sickle,
followed by Jack 8. L., the top
weighted Apache at 1872 pounds, Al
quest, Ariel Lad and Doublrab
Smart Bet was scratched.
Bill Sickle led until the head OF
Evening star., 1944-06-11
NJ the Associated Press


MILWAUKEE, Wis, June To-
Claude Buddy Young, fleet Illi-
nois freshman, led his team to the
23d National Collegiate Athletic
Association track and field cham
pionship tonight-as advertised
but even without him the Iuini
probably wouldn't have had much
trouble in winning.
Scoring In 10 of the IA events,
Illinois rolled up 70 points, far
ahead of Notre Danes 43. Mich
igan, the perennial Big Ten title
winner, was third with 40
Young. unbeaten in the dash
events this season, added to his
laurels by winning the 100 in 81
seconds and running away from his
field in the 220 in 2l6 He picked
up a second place in the broad
jump behind Ralph Tyler of Ohio
State and with Illinois far out in
front in the team contest was
scratched from the 220-yard low
hurdles.
Bob Kelley, winner of the half
mile in 1851, and Dave Nichols,
who won the high hurdles in 1853
seconds. accounted for the other
Illini first places, and Bob Phelps
participated in four-way tie for
first place in the pole vault.
Tom Fullerton finished fifth in the
high jump and sixth in the discus
Kelley was third behind Elmore
Harris of Morgan State of Baltimore
in the 44o and Marco Gonzalez was
sixth.
Bob Ruther landed third in the
high hurdles, Dave Best was fourth
in the low hurdles and fifth in the
broad jump, and Joe johnson picked
up a fifth in the 220-yard dash tc
round out the Illinois scoring.
Ross and Bob Hume, Michigan's S
famous distance running twins, raced
to their ninth straight dead-heat
victory in the mile, finishing hand
finland more than 100 yards ahead
of Frank Martin of Notre Dame in
4 minutes 1876 seconds.
Discus throw-Won by William Bangert
Missouri, distance 149 feet 5 inches; sec
ond, Joe. Kelly, Notre Dame 145 feet
liz inches; third, Jack Duseer. Ohio
state. l39, feet 11ss inches fourth, Jim
inches; sixth. Tom Fullerton. Illinois, 1876
feet SAs inches.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Norfolk, Rieney on Slab.
Conquers Boinbridge
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the AsSociae ted Press.
BAINBRIDGE, Md, June TO-
Behind the A. hit pitching OF
Johnny Rigney, eX-Chicago White
Sox hurler, Norfolk Naval Train
ing Station snapped the 13-game
winning streak of Bainbridge Naval
Training Center today, to l.
Bud Blattner, Commodore sec
ond baseman, snatched a shutout
from Rigney when he smacked a
375-foot homer over the left field
fence in the seventh.
Score by innings:
Norfolk 03O 600 100-4 IL .
Bainbridge 600 600 IOU-l O
Rlgney and Deininger Budnck, Wilson
and Schetfing
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Big Ten Title Goes
To Michigan Nine
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich, June 10.
Michigan needing only one
game to clinch the Big Ten base
ball championship, licked Purdue
twice today in brilliant battles,
4-2 and 80.
Michigan won all its eight
games. Northwestern, taking 8
of 10, was second.
1t was Michigan's 18th dia-
mond title and 9th in "a years
under Coach Ray Fisher. former
Yankee and Cincinnati pitcher.
1t also was the 9Th confer
ence championship this year for
the Wolverines, who missed only
In basket ball.
Evening star., 1944-06-11

those plays the rules say are
okay. The price Of baseball
bool,s which are now on the mar
ket is too steep for the average
kid" Ray explains.
When Eric C. Wilson. jr., of
Iowa City won the State high
school quarter mile champion
ship, he wore the same pair Of
lightweight track shoes his dad
used 20 years ago in bettering the
world 200 and 400 meter records
in the Olympic tryouts. Young
Wilson, in his first year Of COM
petition, scored lis points in 0
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Clubs 10 and a Split Lead

A hard-hitting No. 10 club climbed
into a first-place tie with No. 4 in
the Police Boys Club Baseball
League by walloping the No. Club
10 to 0, while Club No. IL edged out
No. II, to 3. as the high-light ac-
ton OF the week In the Boys Club
loop.
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Lomburdo and Vacant
Voted Sport Leaders

KANSAS CITY, June 10.-Cadet
Thomas Angelo Lombardo of West
Point and Sam Vacant, Marine
Viz student at Purdue today were
declared co-winners of a nation
wide poll conducted by the National
Civic League to name the most
valuable American athlete of Ital-
ian extraction,
Evening star., 1944-06-11
BOYS to Get Awurds

Eastern Branch Boys Club has
scheduled its sixth annual award
night ceremonies for June Is at
7:30 with $50 members who have
won team and individual champion
ships in the past year to be present.
Prominent sports figures of the Dis
] trict will make the presentations