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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-07
Entertains at Dinner

Mrs. Bertha Stitt entertained at
dinner at her home Sunday. in
celebration OF -he birthday anniver-
sary OF her sister. Mrs. William
Jellis. Guests present we're Mrs.
Amelia Koch. Ottmar Koch. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Koch and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jellis.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-07
PROBABLY HAS ENTRIES

WHEN a PLAYER with sound
habits leads the fourth-best OF a
suit against your No Trump game
contract, he will practically al
ways have some re-entries to
bring In the remainders OF the
suit II they get established. Lack
ing high cards for re-entry. such
a leader will often prefer a short
suit lead in the hope OF hitting his
partners long suit. Hence. when a
fourth-best is led. the declarer
generally should count that player
for holding high cards which are
important to the hand.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-07

NJ. and Mrs. Leroy Clough and
family have moved from Cherry
Hill Road 10 L. Clark Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-07
Fine Points in Bridqe

was ever more determined to treat
that worthy's hand as lacking i'm
portant cards, though he might
have secondary ones. After win
ming the FIRST trick with the heart
X. he applied his formula pronto.
leading to the club A and bringing
back the 3. on which he played the
10. reckoning West as a probable
holder Of the K. but maybe not the
J. When that forced the X. he
scored one for his judgment.
West took the heart A, then re-
turned the 8 to the J. Next South
led toward the diamond X. Sure
enough. West used the A. raked
In the heart s. then led the dia-
mond 3. The X won. luckily drop
ping the Q. so the contract was
made. by aid OF the spade hnesse.
or course. II West played low on
the first diamond. South would
have been In corner. But his skill
with luck had prevailed.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-07

VETERANS BENEFITS
Scores OF special benefits are
available for war veterans,
widows. and other relatives.
Consult BayarG Buehen, diree.
tor Council OF Veterans A..
fairs, American Legion Home,
III s Huron ST., Ypsilantl.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-07

dealer: North. Both sides vul-
nerable.)
North East South West
- Pass INT Pass
2NT Pass 3NT
South. with hardly more than
barely enough to make his first
bid Of 1-No Trump. rated his
playing ability, or luck. or some
thing, pretty highly to justify his
raise to game. But he made It pay
by counting on West to hold every
vital high card after the lead OF
he heart 2.
After East put In the Q. South
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
SHIPS BUILT HERE
DURING WAR SLATED
FOR R%ECONVERSION

-Four Navy ships built during
World War II by the North Caro-
lima Shipouilding company will be
restored to their original CO type
passenger;cargo vessel design for
entry into the postwar CONNER
cial shipping trade, according to
an announcement received here
yesterday from Washington head
quarters of the U. S. Maritime COM
mission.
The ships, all of the AKA type,
are USS Valencia, USS Vinton,
USS Woodford and USS Todd.
All were delivered to the U. S.
Navy from Aug. IA through Nov.
IA, 1914.
Bids for contract to convert the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Accidental Death

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-(P-Mrs.
Evalyn Mclean Reynolds, "a, wife
Of former Senator Robert Reynolds
OF North Carolina, died from an &C
cidental overdose of medicine,
Coroner A. MaGruder Macdonald
said Thursday.
The formal verdict on the death
of the heiress to the famous Hope
diamond, was: Acute congestive
heart failure due to barbiturate
poisoning. Accidental overdose
taken by one who was in the habit
of using this drug"
Mrs. Reynolds was found dead
Sept. 20 in Friendship, the home
of her mother, Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
OVER THE NETWORKS

mango in programs as listed are d,e
TO corrections by networks made
too late to incorporate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Meat Causes Strike

WATSONV1LLE, CALF, Oct.
3-(P-The meat . shortage was
blamed Thursday for a short stop
work strike by U. S.Army prison
ers at Camp McQuaide, Calf.
The prisoners knocked off We'd
nesday complaining they were
getting too much lamb stew on
the menu.
The prisoners went quietly back
to work this morning after the
commandart, Col. Edward A.
Everette, told them he himself
was having to eat lamb stew every
time they old.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
WILMINGTON MoRNfIc TAR. VIII M1NGToN. NJ

ships will be opened by the com
mission at 1918 p. m. on Oct. 10,
the announcement said.
The ships, together with a. fifth
one, USS Hamb.en, built by the
ingalls, Shipbuilding company,
Pascagoula, Miss, are located in
the Reserve Fleet anchorage in
the James river, adjacent to Fort
Eustis, Va. An inspection period
for prospective bidders was held
this week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
To Get DSM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-(R)-Maj.
James E. Fechet, former chief OF
the air corps who returned to
active duty in World War II at
the age of IA, will receive a dis
tineushed service medal Thurs
day. -
Gen. Carl Spaatz. Army Air
Force commander, will present
the medal to Fechet for his SER
vice during the. recent war as
director and then president of the
promotion board, Fechet, now ~,
retired in 1881, but returned to
active service in 1912.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
PORKER BLOCKS ROAD

NEW YORK. Oct. 3-ReA
mess of pork chops on the hoof
hog-tied traffic in the Lincoln Tun-
mel Thursday.
A fat. 25O-pound porker jumped
out of a truck and landed smack
in the middle of the roadway,
causing one accident and putting
traffic in a stew for more than
hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04

S:l5-Portia Facing Life Drama-NBc
Woman's Club. Lecture Series - CHS
Dick Tracy (Repeat at 6:15) Abe
Superman (Repeat at 6:15) - MBS
5:30-Just Plain Bill, Dramatic NBC
To Be Announced go Mins.) - CHS
Jack Armstrong Repeat $500 - ABC
Capt. Midnight (Repeat $500 MBS
Rp't Sea Hound Observation-Disclosures
5:4o-Front Page Farrell, Serial NBC
Tennessee Jed Repeat 6:45) - ABC
Tom Mix Repeated at 6:45) ME
Repeat of Buck Rogers MBS-west
6:0o-News Report for Is Minis. NBC
News Period for Is Minutes - CHS
Walter Herman and News ABc-east
Hop Harrigan in Repeat MBS-west
6:15-Echoes Of Tropics; Sports NBC
Report from Washington, News CHS
6:30-Red Barber & Sports Time CHS
6:45-Lowell Thomas & Newscast-NBC
World News and Commentary : CHS
Allen Prescott Is Minutes = ABC-east
7:o0-Radio's Supper Club-ABC-bssic
Mystery Drama for the Week CHS
News Commentary & Overseas - ABC
Fulton Lewis, Jr., in Comment MBS
7:l5tNews & Comment of World-NBC
Jack Smith and Series for Song - CHS
Raymond Swing and Comment ABC
Dancing Music Orch. Us Min - MBS
7:30-Songs from Carolyn Gilbert-NBC
Meredith Wilson & Orchestra CHS
Lone Rangers Drama of West ABC
Henry j. Taylor in Comment - MBS
7:45-H. v. Kaltenborn Comment-NBC
Bill Brandt in Sports Commentaries
8:00-The Paul Lavelle Melody - NBC
Fanny Brice as Baby Shocks - CHS
The Adventures of San Spade ABC
Voice in Night Detective Play-MBS
8:30-Alan Young Comedy Show-NBC
Adventures of the Thin Man - Obs
This F.B.I., Dramatic Series - ABC
Music as Endorsed by Dorsey MBS
8:55-Five Minutes News Period - Obs
S:00-People Are Funny in Stunts-N3C
Ginny Simms with Entertain'nt-CBS
Break the Bank, a Quiz Show - hBC
Gabriel Heater and Comment - MBS
9:15-Real Life Stories, Drama - MBS
9:30-Abe Lyman's Waltz Time - rlBC
Moore and Durante in Comedy - CHS
The Sheriff's Detective Drama - Abe
9:55-Five Minutes Sports Show abe
10 :00-Mystery Theater Mysteries-NBC
1t Pays to Be Ignorant "Quiz'' - CHS
Boxing Bopt and Sports Show - ABC
Spotlight Bout and Sports Show-ABC
Spotlight on America, Drama - MBS
10:30-Bill Stems Sports Series - NBC
Ann Sothern's Maisie Drama - CHS
Meet the Press in Interviews - MBS
10:45@Weekly Talk Time Is Min. NBC
11:O0-News for Is Minutes - NBC-basic
The Supper Club Repeat other NBC
News, Variety, Dance, 2 h. - CBS-ABC
News. Dance Band Shows, 2 h. MBS
II :15-Variety & News to l am. - NBC
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
WING
JACKSONVILLE. n. c.
1910 ON YOUR 1 A

JACKSONVILLE, N. g.
1910 ON YOUR DIAL
FRIDAY
s58 AM-Sign On.
%6:O0-Yawn Patrol
6:3o-Tobacco Network Jamboree-TN
1:O0-News - Wilmington Star
7:o5-Musical Clock
7:4-News Roundup-TN
s:00-Fairy Tales-TN
S:lo-Under the Capitol Dome
s:l5-Front Page News
S:31Musical Clock
s;45-sally Ann Time
s:55-United Press Commentary
s:0G-United Press News
s:05-Spotlight On Rhythm.
9:l5-Songs of Hope n Glory.
s:30-In the Woman's World
9:45-Melodic Moods
s:55-North Carolina Hi-Lite.
1O:00-Once over LighrIy-MBS
12;15-Barry Wood Show-TN.
10 :30-Parade of Bands
1O;45-Say 1t With Music-MBS
il:oO-Cecil OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
l1:l5-l240 Club
1l:45-Victor F. Lindlahr-MBS
I2:0o-The Nation in the News.
l2:04-Billy Arthur, Onslow County News.
l2:io-Farm News
12:l5-coke Club with Morton Dow.
4ney-MBS
IL :3o-Keybord Varieties.
l2:45-Division Diary-MBS.
l:0O-The Editors Diary-MBS
1;l5-Melody Lane
1:50-Luncheon with Lopez-MBS
l;45-John j. Anthony-MBS
2:00-Cedric Foster. NeWs-MBS
2:l5-Smile Time-MBS.
2:3oCQueen For A Day-MBS
3;0e-News Wilmington News
5:05-Music Box
4:0o-Erskine johnson in Hollywood
MBS.
4:l5-The Johnson Family-MBS
4:30-The Music Box
4:55-United Press News
5;0o-Lew White At The ORGAN
5lo-Superman-MBS
5:30-Captain Midnight-MBS
S45-Tom Mix-MBS
6:oo-Pepsi-Cola News Roundup
6;15-Pleasure Parade
6:30-Twilight Serenade
645-sizing Up Sports
I:cCFukton. Lewis, Jr.-MBS
1:l5-Korn Kobblers-MBS
7:30-Henry J.. Taylor-MBS
7:45-1nside Of Sports-MFS
s:0GOnslow Music School
S:5o-Endorsed BY DorseyAMBS
s:0oCGabriel Heatter-MBS
slo-Public Service U. 8. Treasury
s;3o-Harry James-spotlisht Bands -
10 :oospotlight On America-MBs
lo:3oCMee The Press-MBS
!i;0o-All The News-MBS
ll;l5-sisn Off,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
JONES GETS CONTRACT

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 3-REThe
]. A. Jones Construction CO., has
been awarded the contract for a
65-room addition, estimated to cost
1925, 900, to the Sheraton hotc1 in
High Point, the Carolinas branch,
Associated General Contractors of
America, it was announced here
Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
APPRAISAL

RALEIGH, Oct. 8 U.H - The
army is conducting an appraisal
Of the 3,0oo-bed hospital at Camp
Butner with a view to making 1t
available to the state, DR.. H. O..
Llnebarger, chairman Of the State
Hospital board, revealed Wednes-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With Little Worry

Eat, talk, laugh or snenze without
fear. of insecure false teeth dropping,
slipping or Wabbling. FASIEEIh u.s.
plates firmer snd more comfortably.
This pleasant powder has no gummy.
gooey, pasty- taste or feeling. Doesn't
cause nausea. It's alkaline (non-acid).
Checks "plate odor" (denture breath).
Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Radio Programs
, WMFD Wilmington-l4OO &c


@F MIDI
mn AM-Top of the Morning.
.1.T5-Day Break in the Barnyard
4.@0-"Musical Clock"
-,5-"UP News"
oooooo-"News with Martin Agronsky''
SS.TT-"Musical Clock"
oot ar Musical Reveille.
oo.S-Gems for Thought
oo.o0--The Breakfast Club with Don Nc
Neil
IN .oO-My True Story
f0;25-Betty Croker
nn"rc0-Hvmns of All Churches
iI0.45-The Listening Post
~ .o-Breakfast in Hollywood - Tom
u .cO-Kellogg's Home Edition
ti.S-Ted Malone.
t2.M-"Noon Day Musical"
i2:sO-Evelyn Tyser.
i9.45-At Your Request.
1:~0O-Baukhage Talking
i.E-"Musical Intcrlude"
i.25-"Round the Town Reporter
1:SO-Our Singing Land
i45-Man On the Street.
7M-John B. Kennedy-News
2.15-"Organ Reveries"
s.3o-Bride and Groom Show
s.No-Lsdies Be Seated
s.20-Meet Me in Manhattan.
4:G0-Gospel Tabernacle. .
4I5-Let's Dance
5;0O-Terry n Pirates
515-Dick Tracy
5:3O-Lone Ranger
6.00-Kiernan's Corner -:
6.l5-WMFD Sports Review
6.20-Musical Interlude
AGROUND the Town Reporter
s:3O-Columbia Record Shop
7:00-Ethel and Albert
r:l5-Evening Request Program
s:o0-Adventures of Sam Spade
s:3O-This is Your FBI
e:00-Break the Bank
e:30-The Sheriff
o:55-News Commentary
10 :00-BoXing O
1O:30-American Sport Page
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
DEATH SETTLES ARGUMENT

HOONh
GERM A N T OWN, Pa. W,D-
Only 81 hours separated the deaths
Of Mrs. Sarah c. Rice, 101, and
Sarah Shaub, SO, who used to
have friendly 8 arguments over
which would go first. Mrs. Rice
died at 3,p. m. and Mrs Saaub the
next day at noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04

All times PM eastern standard. Times
listed are those supplied by networks.
Relay times by local stations, may vary
in some instances.
Evening star., 1946-10-03
here TOGO
hat Io Do

Dance on starlight roof. Jewish Com
munity Center; Sixteenth and @ streets
e ssuaes sseek anS s9nsh' foR dancing rnom
son Center, Twelfth and L streets NV.
$50 o'clock tonigh., gNA,.,rs
Sketches in black and white and water
division, Public Library. Eighth and I
hroush Thursday. a@ 1o e sn pm Mshdsys Frdsys
and Saturday, throush October.
american Panorama" in the memorial
%nsenm 1ao a sspeee aGet NW yRs 10 &
8 Pm. weekdays through October.
inss by, Hemilce saforcada, both of Argsn-
tina: At the Pan American Union, am.
noon sstrday. wssk throas asys csaSer and am to
Historical section. Tennessee sesqui-
centennial exhibit, through October 21:
books published by the Colombian govern
nisar.d ment In commsmorstion N Of the 4oGth an
through October: basic source materials on
early rn American II, history In rare book room.
e1oSer g. TosEs a T 8 tesSugh eo
sns asssnsf ct e & n54aPs
Of ConRress,. am. to 10 pm. Mondays
daTs 5ns9ush snd Fridass r Az an to pm satur
,Pastels by Edith Mccartney and water
colors by Gustav Troys, at the Arts Club
Of Washington, 2017 street N w, IL am,
to 5 pm. daily through October Is.
Display Of fresh water game and food
hatcheries, in aquarium under main lobby,
October
Exhibition of work BY artists Of Wash
ington and vicinity, at the Phillips Me-
moriai Gallery. am to Pm. Tuesdays
Mondays and to pm. Sundays through
October.
Victory anniversary exhibit. including
display OF Japanese and German surrender
sed BEFORE 1ed aeg States ds
Of war aaainst Japan and the Japanese
declaration against the United States and
Great Britain through November u; origi-
Truman establishing October II as Gen.
Pulaski Memorial Day and October IL as
Columbus Day ~,curoy
Kiwanis Club. Hotel Statler. 1890 pm.
''' FOR sERviCEMaEN.
Bowling. leave lounge, NcCS-U USO. 1914
Dance, Dance Unite United nations fia s0r Service Center
500 North CAPITOL street. O'Clock tonight
Dance, YWCA gymnasium. Seventeenth
and < streets NV 9 o'clock tonight; M
and Clifton streets NV. O'Clock tonight
ton Labor Canteen., 1919 Eighteenth street
Social hour. Uso Club. sol Pennsylvania
Ceramics and bridge. 7:30 O'Clock, and
doughnut dunkinE party, o'clock tonisht.
Uso Club. 1911 street NV.
Service personnel may obtain additional
Information by phoninE the United Ma
tions Service Center. National 5000.
Evening star., 1946-10-03
Yeu save money!

Tests with many leading soap flakes proveit
costs less to wash more dishes with Glim.
Enough for so dishwashings in bottle.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Caps 18Th Win in Row
|DeHafes Bombers;;
increase Lead

When Ken Loefler, coach Of the
st. Louis Bombers, tied for the
western Division lead in the Bas-
ket Ball Association of America,
brought his Bombers to Uline Arena
a month ago he protested the slick
condition OF the floor and boasted
his team could beat the Caps under
proper conditions.
Proper conditions existed last
night, but the Caps evidently are
not convinced by mere chatter
They plowed their way to their
18th consecutive victory. 68-47, be-
fore 1900.
The Caps took early control of
the game and completely bottled
up the Bombers 1t possibly was
the roughest game ever played at
Uline's.
The Bombers registered "a fouls
five each by Don Martin and Aubrey
Davis who were elected from the
game. John Logan also was evict-
ed for "unsportsmanlike showing" OF
Washington's John Norlander.
With five minutes remaining and
Washington ahead by 16 points
Capt. Bob Feerick collided with
Davis and was taken out Of the
game with an injured ankle. He
will be out for at least week.
The Cleveland Rebels, mean
while, upset the New York Knicker-
bockers for the second straight time
$685. and thereby heightened the
Caps Eastern Division lead to
game and a half
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Flashing 152 for a record game
and a set of 1863, JEANNE Bolac made
an auspicious debut in the Ladies
Minor District League last night.
Her wallop gave second-place Clar-
endon its lone win from the visit
ing Anacostia Spillway quint which
won the two final tussles each by
one pin. The newcomer substituted
for. Evelyn Morris, whose lO9-l3
average tops the circuit. Mary Ken
lon was high for Spillway with 134
and 331..
Colonial Village with Katherine
1Grayson bowling 126 and 353 took
two from the leading Greenway
ouint. Northeast Temple white
washed Fort Davis with Schwab's
1873 and Collins BAT telling blows.
Marion Hamilton's 143 gave Ia
koma a 81 win from Lucky Strike.
The pacesetting Brookland Rec
reations, led by Lillian Carleton's
100 and 355, won two games from
LAFAYETTE but their lead in the
Ladies' Major District League was
cut to three games when second
place College Park whitewashed Sill
yer Spring. Mary Brown was the
Marylanders best pinner with SAY.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Washington's Lions, 1-6 victim
of the New York Rovers in Madison
Square Garden last night. today
were attempting to shake q slump
that has extended through four
winless matches as they awaited to-
morrow nights return Eastern
Hockey League showdown with the
Rovers at Uline Arena.
AS result of last nights loss, the
Lions today were trailing the Row
ers by three points and must win
tomorrow night In order to remain
within striking distance Of the Row
ers and Baltimore Clippers at this
time.
A recent seige of colds; lame
arm suffered by Defenseman Guy
Roach and various other bumps and
bruises suffered in two recent gGmes
with the Boston Olympics unques-
tionably have shaken the locals, yet
they made fine fight of it for two
periods before collapsing before the
impact of a heavy New York attack
In the final stanza last night.
New York's Mickey Macintosh
had sent his team out in front in
the first semester. 10, but WASH
ington's Ken PARTS tied it in the
second at 1-all.
Macintosh fired three more goals
to better the that trick" by one:
Jack Gordon added another, and
Buddy LambrecIt also Tailed dur
ing wild closing chapter that
eliminated the Lions.
The brilliant Macintosh, incl
| dentaly, will be covered closely to-
morrow night. It was Mickey who
Evening star., 1946-12-19
By Rod Thomos

Howard Campbell, who origin
ated the bowling tournament
bearing his name, from which
stemmed all Of the important
duckpin events OF its kind in the
country, "took a rap" at The Star
tournament q while back and
won a change in the rules.
AS q result Of Sailor Camp
bells panied criticism, employees
of bowling plants will be read
mitted to the tournament, the
18th annual edition of which
will open January 6 at all Of the
"a maple establishments in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
approved by the National Duck
pin Bowling Congress.
Campbell, on the staff of the
Hi-Skor. put up his dukes mainly
for the numerous floormen who
are part-time employees Of bowl
ing plants with full jobs else
where. but mostly are run-of-
the-mine bowlers.
Most OF these men," he ar
gued, "are members Of one or
more leagues. When Star tour
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Its Official Now That Mats
Were Worst of All AfieId
By Burton. Hawkins

Browns was the best Of the regular
outfielders at .995, three points
ahead of the Yankees Tommy Hen
rich.
Billy Hitchcock Of the Mats had 81
errors at third base and shortstop
while Cecil Travis had 81 at the
same positions and Sherry Robert
son Clipped in with 10 more. Joe
Grace, with II errors, and Buddy
Lewis, with 10, had only Sam Chap
man Of the AS ahead OF them In
flubs among the outfielders.
AS whole, American League
players fielded meticulously enough
to equal the league record for de-
fensive play with an average OF
.s73. Twenty-six pitchers had per-
feet fielding records on the basis OF
10 or more games, and Sid Hudson
and Bobo Newsom of the Mats were
among the regular hurlers who
fielded flaWlesSly.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Opens January o, closes Feb
ruary 1.
Entry fee-$1.
Full handicaps, with mems
scratch 1928, women's 118.
Open to all league bowlers
within the jurisdiction of the
washington Mems and Women's
Duckpin Associations. Bowling
employees cannot compete at
their own plants.
Only league scores will be
counted and a bowler may enter
as many times as he rolls a
league match, each time turn
ing in the entry fee to league
official or alley attendant Be
FORE competing.
A CONTESTANTS HANDI-
CAP WILL BE BASED UPON
HIS AVERAGE IN THE
LEAGUE IN WHICH HE COM
PETES.
Note. No major prize ever has
been awarded in The Star tour
nament before the score was
checked for legitimacy in every
detail. If 1t Is suggested to you
by ANY ONE to enter AFTER
your set is begun, refuse. On
Evening star., 1946-12-19

four occasions ignorance or de-
fiance of the rules has cost a
potential winner the first prize.
In two instances 1t was a $1,000
War Bond.
The prize fund will be made up
of entry fees, with rs cents of
each accruing to the Bowlers
Victory Legion. Prizes will be
paid in cash.
The mems and women's prize
lists will be separate.
In the 1916 tournament $50
prizes were awarded, with the
mems winner receiving 5000 and
the women's 500. approximately
5000 competed.
Full handicaps assure equal OPP
portunity for all. The Bowlers
victory Legion is continuing to do
Job which won the hearty COM
mendation of dozens of military
leaders and especially that OF
Gen. Eisenhower during the war.
It's current mission is to supply
with sports publications and other
material the thousands OF war
hit men in the. Veterans Admin
istration hospitals. It's creed Is
headed: Lest We Forget"
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Garden Court Games
Attracting Average
Crowds Of $4,000
By the Assoeioied Press


NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The boom
still is on in basket ball as far
as Madison Square Garden is con-
cerned.
Seven collegiate twin bills have
been held thus far in the big sports
palace and the average attendance
has been $4,000, which is considered
capacity for basket ball. A few OF
the shows have dipped slightly below
1900 but that has been made up
by other doubleheaders' packed
crowds of 18,453 or so.
The latter figure was the exact
attendance for Tuesday nights af-
fair and probably as many cash
customers will turn out for t5nights
clashes between City College OF New
York and Bowling Green OF Ohio
and Louisiana State and st. Francis
Of Brooklyn.
Topping the bill Is the collision OF
unbeaten C. C. N. Y. and Bowling
Green City has racked up six
victories including three in the
Garden over Idaho, Montana and
Westminster pa. The Beavers
for change, have plenty of re-
serves and enough scoring power to
go with their fancy ball handling
Bowling Green's towering Falcons
will enter the contest with the long
est victory chain of any Of the
mayor court powers. II. The last
triumph, one of their hardest, wa.
! achieved over Boston College al
Boston's Arena Tuesday night by
a 55-54 count.
L. S. U. with a starting five aver.
aging 6-3, has a 20 record which
includes q 61-34 shellacking of Bay.
lor, 1856 Southwestern Conference
king. The Tigers are paced b,
Bobby Lowther and Bill Adcock
who combined for 625 points in q
games last year.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

nament time comes they not only
work without extra pay to help
run it, but get an itch to bowl
in it. It's about the only big
tournament In which an entrant
can feel he has an equal chance
with anybody in the field.
TN barring bowling employees
the idea was to prevent any
chance of skullduggery I pro-
pose that an employe Of bowl
Ing plant be permitted to enter
the tournament at any estab-
lishment where he completes In a
league = OTHER THAN ONE
WHICH ROLLS AT THE PLANT
WHERE HE IS EMPLOYED"
The tournament committee
agreed. 1t took its collective
tongue from its cheek on find
ing that Old Salt, who "fit" the
battle back there in 1878, was
Ineligible. He used to win more
than one mans share of bowl
ing spoils and is pulling a come
back.
The tournament is unique.
There's none like It in the bowl
ing world. but its set-up is sim
ple. Here 1t is: