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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02
Obituaries
JOSEPH B. CLARK

Joseph B. Clark, 81, a member
of one of Bladen county's most
prominent families, died Friday
night at Z o'clock in Columbus
County hospital after a short i'll
ness. His home was at Rosindale.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Sunday at 2 p. m. from
Mt. Horeb Presbyterian church
by the Rev. j. W. Miller. Burial
will follow in the church ceme-
terry.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Pearl Boze Clark; son, Joe B.
Clark, Jr., Maxton; daughter,
Eleanor Anne Clark of Rosin-
dale; three brothers, John A.
Clark of Baldwin, Fla, Clarence
l. Clark of Greensboro, and Carl
B. Clark of Rosindale; two Sis
ters, Mrs. R. M. Mccall, Clark
ton, and Miss Flora R. Clark of
Rosindale, and a grandson.
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SKIES SUGGESTS
(Continued from Page One)

do not particularly care for the
Princess at this time. l will cite
you a quote from ene farmer
1 met up with, deleting, natural
ly, that which might otherwise
be censored on the Star News
copy desk.
"In this section," this farmer
friend allowed, ''we're getting
ready to send 'em three or four
hundred thousand pounds of to-
bacco."
l assume that my friend was
talking about the Britishers
when he said '"em" and that
he was talking also about the
tobaccos that will be bought for
British interests when the mar
ket reopens here and which
will be paid for through a com
plex arrangement with the Com
modify Credit Corpor alton, one
of Uncle Sans moneybags.
1 did not go further with the
suggested project to purchase a
wedding present for the Prln-
cess. But I did 60 diplomati-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02
PANAMA AWAITS
INVASION MONDAY
U. S. Stages First Man.
euver Under Uni
fecation

PANAMA CITY, Fla, Nov. /.
WH- This peaceable little in
dustrial and resort city, strong
hold of an ina ginary aggressor
army that landed on American
soil last summer. tensed today
for a task force invasion on its
cleaning white beaches Mon
day.
Twenty four ships Of the U.
Is. Navy, accompanied by ina
ginary battleships and cruisers,
were proceeding to stations of
shore as "exercise Seminole"
first peacetime maneuver of the
nations unified military prepa-
red for its combat phase.
Already, in the manuever
books, the big battleships and
heavily armed cruisers wer
preparing to move in to blast
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JAMES PRESTON HESTER

SMITHFIELD, Nov. 1.-James
Preston Hester, 66, retired Blad-
enboro merchant, died today here
at the home of his foster daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jack Edwards.
Funeral services were to be
held today at 3 p. m. at the First
Baptist church in Bladenboro.
The Rev. Charles P. B. Burch-
cite, Jr., was to officiate. Burial
will be in the Bridger cemetery.
Hester was a deacon of the
First Baptist church in Bladen-
boro.
Surviving are Mrs. Edwards,
two sisters, Mrs. Ada johnson,
Bladenboro, and Mrs. Eliza Ed
wards, Tabor City, and four
grandchildren.
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Sauce For the Goose

SPRINGFIELD, O.-UD-Red
faces were in order in the city
managers office here as result
lof the city's weedcutting cam
paign. The city has undertaken
to cut weeds on vacant proper
ties and City Manager Oscar L.
Fleckner received police letter
ordering removal of weeds on
what police said was municipal
property.
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enemy installation in a pre-
dawn shelling Monday.
Aboard the ships of task force
Choctaw were 1000 trained
fighting men including 5000
troops of the famed Hell on
Wheels" second armored divis-
inn
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British don't need our tobacco
enough to pay for it out of their
own pockets and we do not need
the Scotch whiskey, how come
we can't just swap the tobacco
we grow that England wants
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UN AGAIN CALLS
CONTINUED from Page One)

(COntlnued from rage OneI
have objected to the American
suggestion that the London gov
ernment continue to h We re-
sponsibility for law and order in
Palestine pending the proposed
creation of Independent Jewish
and Arab states next July l un-
der a partition proposal.
2. The assembly approved
over Russian objections Aus
tria's membership in the inter-
national civil aviation organiza-
ton. Italy previously has been
approved.
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i0r TOR the Scotch whisAey -,
some of our people want, G. 'a.'
to me that'd be fairer ~ 'eens
giving the English u ,bo naa us
to pay for our tobacco 's snd money 9t
US paying for the Sco.aL anu then
key, too" ''0h Whi,,
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Kansas InduStrialiZing

PRATT, Kan.-WH-Who says
this is the land only of wheat
and cattle. George B. Weeks,
western Kansas representative of
the Kansas Industrial Develop
ment Commission, says two gar
ment industries are seeking sites
in the western part of the state
for new factories.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02
FIRE BURNS HOMES

ROCKPORT, Tex, Nov. 1.-P)
AT least seven homes were def
nately destroyed" by a raging
brush fire that swept uncontroll-
ed tonight toward Rockport, push
cd by brisk wind.
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City Briefs

The W. H. F. Bible class
will hold it's regular monthly
meeting next Tuesday at the
YWCA, Third and Grace
streets, at 8 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02

OPPOSES MARSHALL PLAN
WILL1STON, N. D., Nov. l.
E-U. S. Senator William Lang
er (R-ND) said here today he will
vote against the Marshall Plan.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Turyn and Mont Leat
As Terps Conquer
V..M. l., 53.B

Marylands football quarterbacks,
Vic. Turyn and Tommy Mont, con-
tinued to have more success with
a basket ball than they did with a
football as they scored 80 points be-
tween them to pace the Old Liners
to q 53-45 triumph over v. M. I. yes
terday afternoon at College Park.
The triumph was the Terps' 14th
Of the season against 8 defeats and
concluded their home schedule.
Their standing in the Southern
Conference is 9 victories and de-
feats for a fifth place finish, one
short of a seeded position for the
tournament next week in Durham.
V.M.I. won only 4 games against II
defeats.
at halftime, but Walker and Pritch-
ard of the Kaydets brought the visi-
tors to 35-37 midway of the second
half. Maryland scored the next 10
points of the game, however, and
held on to win by points over a
team G. w. beat by 80 points Friday
night.
While Bill Brown and Johnny Ed
wards, Maryland's usual IL punch
contributed only points between
them, Turyn made 16 and Mont IA
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Recreation Swim Meet
Is Won by Georgetown

| Georgetown Playground won the
District of Columbia Recreation De-
partment swim meet for the second
straight year yesterday at the Am
bassador Hotel pool, scoring 611a
points to 81 for second place Rose
dale. More than 400 boys and girls
competed
Columbia Recreation Center was
third with 341z points, followed by
Jefferson, 341a; Buchanan, "a; jan
ney, 17h; Congress Heights, 15h;
Anacostia, Is; Hoover, 14h; Chevy
Chase, IA; Takoma, IL; Hearst, IL:
Palisades, s; Montrose, S; Hine, s.;
Hamilton, 4; Raymond, Q; Kenil-
worth, 2; Park View, /; Cook, ".
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Venezuela Only Rough Spot in Big Baseball Training Day

not in organized baseball after
Feb. %.
Came the seventh inning and
the Yanks were threatening.
The 1000 fanatics in the stands
were clamoring for q new pitcher.
Chandler and Brown stayed glued
to the bench. Their arrest fol-
lowed.
LAKELAND, Fla.-The Detroit
Tigers last major holdout worry
melted away in an all-day Flor
ida rain today as Roy Cullen
bine, versatile handy man of the
Bengals, came to terms for a
salary estimated at about $40 900
for 1947.
Cullenbine, 31-year-old switch
hitter who batted 1886 for the
Tigers a year ago, is scheduled
to move in from right field to
take the first base assignment
vacated by Hank Greenberg.
HOUSTON, Tex.-One of the
major leagues outstanding hold
outs, Howard Pollet, Houston
southpaw pitcher, today an
nounced that he had reached an
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Mats, KeptIdIe by Bad Weather
Focino Faster Pace This Week

Earl Wooten are due to report mere
tomorrow and will complete the
Mats squad except for Lewis and
Coach Rick Farrell. Rick's wife has
been i'll and he notified Griffith he
will be several days late.
Travis Impresses Bluege.
Thus far Bluege has been I'M
pressed by the work of Outfielder
Jack Netcher, former William and
Mary athlete, and 1nfielders Eddie
Lyons and George Myatt, who are
battling for the second base job.
Ossie's special Joy, though, is Cecil
Travis.
"1'd say Travis has his old bounce
back" Bluege enthuses. Hes as
spry as a kid and he's hitting the
ball better than anybody on the
squad. Cecil might give us a nice
comeback this year. Among the
pitchers, I've liked Milo Candini
and Sid Hudson. They're both in
great shape and throwing well. II
some of our pitchers show improve
ment we could have a pretty fair
sort of club this year. After all, we
were second in batting last year. It
was our pitching that failed U.S."
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agreement with Sam Breadon,
owner Of the st. Louis Cardinals,
and would leave Monday for
spring training.
The Cardinals are now In
spring training at st. Petersburg,
Fla, and Pollet will go there to
join the club for which he won
81 games last year.
MIAMI, Fla.-The Brooklyn
Dodgers, now training in Havana,
are having their steaks imported.
Juicy American sirloins, costing
$3.50 each at a Miami. market, are
being flown daily to the squad by
Pan American Airways, because
of Cuba's meat shortage.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Stan
Musial and five other members of
the World Champion st. Louis
Cardinals officially became hold
outs today when they failed to
report for the scheduled opening
of spring training.
Although a driving rain from
the Gulf of Mexico washed out
the first conditioning drill, the
Evening star., 1947-03-02
By the Associated Press

Z & CARACAS, Venezuela, Mar. L.
st was bad day for American
baseball here today.
s 81 First, the New York Yankees
dropped their third exhibition
game of the spring training sea-
son, 4-3, to the Vargas Club Of
the Venezuelan league.
Secondly, two American pitch
ers who assertedly had been paid
to perform for the Vargas team,
were arrested in the Vargas dug
out in the seventh inning and
lodged in the local jailhouse on a
charge of breach of contract.
The pitchers were Ed Chandler.
formerly of Fort Worth of the
Texas League, and George Brown,
who twirled for Nashua. N. H.,
last year. Both are Brooklyn
Dodger property.
The promoter said they'd been
paid to perform against the
Yanks.
But the players protested that
they'd received a telegram from
Dodger President Branch Hickey
informing them that major league
rules forebade player to engage
in an exhibition game with a club
Evening star., 1947-03-02
BY Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla, March 1.-The
Mats only practice here today was
on card tables, for downpour con-
fined them to the hotel. Foul
weather continued to plague the
Mats, who haven't had mild day
since spring training was launched
ten days ago.
Despite a drizzle that followed
a deluge, Manager Ossie Bluege
ordered his players to report for an
afternoon workout. but one glance
at a muddy, sodden field convinced
him it wasn't plausible. He promptly
Cancelled the drill and only Out
fielder Joe Grace and Infielder
George Myatt pulled on uniforms.
They loped around the field and
called it day.
Bluege will step up the Mats pace
next week. He plans to hold an
intersquad game on Thursday and
another on Saturday.
The only way to get line on
all the pitchers is. to see them under
fire." Bluege says, so we'll start
the week seeing them in action"
Nothing New on Lewis.
News concerning Buddy Lewis,
Washington's only holdout, was of
a negative nature. Writers who
attempted to reach him at his home
at Gastonia, N. c., were informed
Buddy had left town and wouldn't
return until Monday. He is be-
lieved to be in Atlanta on business
trip.
Lewis has been threatening to
remain in Gastonia until President
Clark Griffith boosts his salary.
They are $2,500 apart and making
no headway, since they haven't
talked in three weeks, and Bluege is
resigning himself to the fact that
Buddy may not play.
Il believe he'll report" says Os-
sic, "but his automobile business
may be doing we'll enough for him
to quit baseball. I don't believe he'd
do that, but if he does we'll just
have to make the best of things
and go along with an outfield of
Gil Coan, Stan Spence and Joe
Grace"
Outfelders Mike Dominguez and
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Fau|t|ess, StabIemat'
Of Armed , Annexes
F|amingo Stakes
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Mar. 1.-Taking the lead
as the field rounded the last turn
and Strengthened out for the final
testing run, Faultless, rather small
stablemate of Armed, romped home
a winner by four lengths at Hialeah
today to win first money of $500
in the Flamingo Stakes.
In establishing himself a prime
choice to win the Kentucky Derby
the 3-year- -old son of Bull Lea
Unerring proved himself much too
stout for 10 other eligibles for the
Blue Grass classic He let them run
with him for a while, but when
Jockey AL Snider-flling in for
Doug Dodson-pushed down the
throttle, Faultless went away from
there.
| For Warren Wright's Calumet
Farm 1t was the second big stake
victory here on successive Sattir-
days. Armed ran of with the
Widener Handicap a week ago, with
Dodson up. Faultless, never under
pressure, ran the mile and furlong
IN 1.49H5 To-Day.
Brabancon Is Second.
Walter P. Chrysler's Brabancon
an outsider, grabbed second money
by q head from Riskolater of Circle
M Farm. Mrs. M. Z. Whitney's Bull
let Proof, a diminutive speedster
which beat Faultless over the same
distance only week ago, ran fourth
another three lengths back, after
never having been in the contention
Ben Jones, general manager OF
Calumet, who saddled Faultless to-
day while his son Jimmy was out
at Santa Anita handling Armed
declared himself after the race as
very much impressed" with the
race Faultless ran. Hes Derby ma
terial, all right" said Ben, obviously
restraining his enthusiasm.
Faultless didn't pay much to his
hackers among the crowd of just
over ,00O-only $4.90 for. a 81 win
ming ticket. Brabancon returned
$640 for running second. With
Stimulist a poor fifth, five lengths
back of Bullet Proof, the remainder
of the field strung out in this order
Radar Man, Donna's Ace. Wide
Wing, Red Devil, CellGphane and
Dinner Hour.
Fourth In Back Stretch.
With stimulist setting the pace,
Snider waited long time to call
on Faultless for his run. The IA
vorite was running second at the
quarter-mile and dropped back
slightly to a comfortable fourth all
down the back stretch.
Through that period of the race
Brabancon was bang-up second
and Bullet Proof was running third
Beth were right behind Stimulist
As they hit the far turn, however
Faultless was seen to be moving up
fast under Snider's urging, passing
one horse after another, and when
they rounded into the stretch he
was out in front.
| From there on it was a question
only of which horse would take
second money. Toward the finish
Faultless was running easily, with
no challenger.
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5hugart Sets Pace
As Navy Quint Ends
Army Jinx, 6-42
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. IA
sustained second-half scoring spree
led by Capt. Kenny Shugart, today
enabled Navy's basket ball team to
break Army's f1ve-year jinx with. a
64-42 victory.
Army's beefy outfit kept the fast
breaking Middle attack completely
of stride for the first IL minutes.
The Cadets ran up four points be-
fore Navy could find the range.
Shugart and Don Dick, Navy
guard, broke loose late in the period
to run up a 1921 advantage at half
time. Shugart got Is points in the
outburst and added Z in the final
half for a total of %.
It was not until after intermis-
sion that the Middies hit the pol
ished form that has enabled them
to pile up one of the greatest sea
sons in academy history.
! Arnold Tucker and Bill Yeoman
Army guards, had better luck stay.
ing on top of Shugart after play
resumed, but the Navy captain me-
the situation by engineering 6
smooth-working floor game. Hi.
accurate passing set up one scoring
play aftern another for Jack Rob-
bins and John Barrow and Navy
drew % points ahead with two min
utes to go.
Coach Ben Carnevale pulled Shu-
CART from the game in the final
minute and the capacity crowd of
$500 gave the Cheyenne, Wyo., star
a wild ovation. He had played every
minute of 10 previous games.
The victory ended season in
which Navy won 16 and lost but
to George Washington. After that
defeat, the Middics won IA in a row.
Army GFP Navy G r
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Armed Fifth as OIhaverry Wins at Santa Anita
Coolidge Trims
Eastern, 40.29,
To Keep Title
Keinknecht Is Star
As Colts Win PIoce
In Durham Tourney

Coolidge repeated as District pub
lie high basket ball champion last
night, sinking Eastern, 1929, in the
title game at Tech gym. A capacity
crowd Of 3,089 was on hand to see
the Colts go In front early in the
first period and stay there the rest
of the way.
Despite Coolidge's fair lead at the
finish, Eastern was In the ball game
until late in the last period when
the Colts put on a final surge to
win going away. The victory ball
anced an Eastern triumph earlier
this season when the Ramblers
handed the Colts their only setback
during the series. It also gives Cool
idge the coveted spot as Washing
ton representative in the Duke
Durham Southern high school
championship tournament at Dur
ham, N. c., on March IA and Is.
KIeinknecht Ties Record.
Lanky Bob Kleinknecht, Colt CEN
ter, was the big noise last night.
He tossed in "a points to tie the
series record this season jointly
held by Claude Wickers of Tech
and Pat O'Neil of Wilson. He and
Stan King scored all of Coolidge's
field goals, while Eastern's leaders
were Francis Wesley with eight
points and AL Guiffreda with six.
Coolidge's victory largely was due
to its ability to control the back
boards at both ends. The game was
marked by good playing and tight
guarding from both clubs, and only
late in the going was Coolidge able
to break away and roll up a safe
margin.
Kleinknecht started his scoring
spree in the first frame with three
field goals and a foul to lead the
Colts to their LIS f1rst-period mar
gin. It was King who converted
two charity tosses to give them a
lead they never surrendered. King
managed two field goals for Cool
idge's only scoring in the second
quarter as Guiffreda, John Brown
and Spike Barouth came through
for the Ramblers to hold the Colts
to a 15-11 halftime edge.
Third Period Also Close.
The third period also was close.
with only Kleinknecht counting
from the dobr for Coolidge. Wesley
came through with a pair for the
Ramhlers. and the Colts entered the
final with 1920 margin. Gulf
freda managed pair for Eastern
in the last 8 minutes, but King and
Kleinknecht got hot to give the
Colts their 11-point margin At the
Evening star., 1947-03-02

unsigned men were listed as hold-
outs. They will not be permitted
to drill with the team until they
agree to terms.
PHOENIX, Ariz.-Ihe usually
reticent Manager Mel OFT of the
New York Clans, today said his
current squad of speedy, promis-
ing youngsters reminded him Of
the days of John McGraw. Ever
cautious, OFT would make no pre-
dictions as to where he thought
the club might finish this year,
other than the emphatic state
ment that I'VE won't be last"
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Johnny Luca.
dello, reserve infielder, has been
transferred by the st. Louis
Browns to the New York Yankees
on a waiver claim, the Browns
Office announced today. Johnny
was the only Brown who had not
signed his 1947 contract.
Lucadello, switch hitter,
played in 81 games last season,
batting .248. He had been in the
Browns organization since 1896.
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|C. US Mittmen Rally
For 5-to-3 Victory
lover Coast Guard

Catholic University's boxing team
came back to take the last three
bouts to shade the Coast Guard
Academy OF New London, Conn, 5
to 3, last night at c. U.
The program was staged before a
crowd of $500 fans. The win brought
the Cards up to the 500 mark with
3 victories against as many losses
and one tie.
Summaries:
125-pound class-Bon cronin &C. ~ de.
eisioned John Flynn
130-pound class-Deval &C. c. de.
cisloned Bernie BarYows.
135-pound class-John Arnold &C. ~
dectsioned Harry Keller.
145-pound class-Clarence Tannell &C.
g. decisioned Bill Groves.
155-pound class-Don Russell &c. g.
decisioned Cal Nilsson,
165-pound class-Don Mcdonald &C. ~
decisioned George Cosgroye.
175-pound class-Hermino Pobletts
&C. -U.l decisioned walter nEenfritz.
Heavyweight clasS-Bernie Cody &C. U.o
decfsioned Doug Burke. .
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Washington College
Defeats Gahaudet
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHESTESRTOWN, Md, March 1.
Washington Colleges fast-break-
ing Shoremen trounced last-place
Gallaudet today, 77-46, in the regu-
lar seasons last Mason Dixon Con-
ference squabble for both quintets.
Washington held a 37-13 margin
at half time.
Gallaudet, whose loop record is a
bleak 16 defeats and two victories,
took belated hold in the final quar-
ter to reduce the margin slightly as
the Shoremen let up and sent every
lad on the squad into the game.
Washington College finished with
a league record of six victories and
10 defeats.
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Caps Trounce Boston
Win Division Title;
Feerick Sets Mark
By Bill Fuchs

Washington's Capitols, paced by
Capt. Bob Feerick, who set a new
Uline Arena record with 80 points,
wrapped up. the Eastern Division
crown in the Basket Ball Associa-
ton last night by drabbing the
lowly Boston Celtics, 1852, before
Ia sparse gathering of 1909 fans. It
was the 23d straight home-court
victory for the Caps and eighth
straight league win.
Feerick scored IL field goals and
dropped in six of eight free tosses
to surpass the 29-point Uline record
set by Philadelphia's high-scoring
Joe Fulks and later tied by WASH
ington's Freddie Scolari.
With only 10 games remaining on
the Caps schedule, the second place
Warriors trail the Washington quint
by liz games. The Warriors with
only II games remaining, have nc
chance to tie the Caps for the
Eastern crown.
Caps Take 20-4 Lead.
That mathematical possibility be.
gan to vanish early in the game a:
the Caps ran up 20fapoints in the
first period while holding the Bos-
ton club to 4.
The Caps covered the Celtics like
a blanket and only by the appear
ance Of Washington reserves and
the sharp-shooting performance OF
Jack Garfinkel did the picture
brighten for the visitors.
Garfinkel, who dropped in nine
field goals for 10 points, was the out
standing long distance shooter of
the night as he connected from
every conceivable angle on the floor,
but couple of more Garfinkels and
one less Feerick were needed to hold
the Caps.
The Celtics, who trailed by "a
points midway of the second frame,
pulled up within nine points at
half time. ...
Feerick Sent Back in.
In the third period the Celtics
scored "a points to Washingtons II,
but when the Caps first team reap
peared for the last frame, the Celtics
registered a mere 10 points while
the Caps put in 18, half of them by
Feerick.
Coach Red Auerbach had taken
Feerick out of the game early in the
fourth period, but the fans wanted
to see a record broken and Auerbach
sent the former University Of Santa
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". P. |. Appoints Laird
Court, Baseball Coach
BY the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Mar. L.
G. Flake (ReO Laird, head backfield
coach for the 1916 Virginia Tech
football team. today was named
head basket ball and baseball coach
at Tech.
Athletic Director w. L. Monk
Younger said Laird would take over
the position held by George S.
(Gummy) Proctor, who resigned
effective next June IS, to accept the
position of director of athletics at
Hampden- Sydney.
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Georgetown Meets {. U.
In City tntramuraIs

Georgetown will meet Catholic. U
and American U. will oppose Gal
laudet in first-round games in the
first All-District intramural basket
ball tournament, sponsored by
American u, to be held starting
next Saturday in the Eagles gym
George Washington and Maryland
drew first-round byes.
In the semifinals on Saturday
March Is, G. w. will meet the
Georgetown Catholic winner anc
Maryland will oppose the winner
of the other game. The final viii
be the night of March Is.
The host school hopes to make the
event an annual affair.