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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Fisk ~" Head Attends
State Dept. Meeting
IVA nTTTNYHrNNY n n fATATnAN


DIR. Charles s. Johnson, president
Of Fisk university, took part in
the two-day meeting of the board
of foreign scholarships appointed
by President Truman last July to
administer the International educa-
ton program under the Fulbright
act.
The board met at the state de-
partnent last Wednesday and
Thursday to set up rules for the
administration Of the foreign schol-
arship plan. The two-day sessions
we're led by General Omar N. Brad
ley, administrator Of veterans af-
fairs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Making History

Future generations will ap-
praise the life and progress or
lack Of progress Of this COM
munity by what they read in the
files of newspapers like this.
In this paper history is in the
making" That's one Of the rea-
sons why the best informed lead
ers Of this area are regular
weekly readers Of this paper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Wrong People
Got Medals

James L. Hicks whose weekly
column in this paper, &C. |. joe"
is a favorite Of ex-service peo-
pie everywhere, Rripes about the
awards made Bishop Gregg,
Lester Granger and DR.. William
Jernagin by the War depart
ment. Hicks thinks some Of those
medals should have gone TO some
Of the tan Yanks who could
FIT in a foxhole."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
st. Paul COntraltO
Sings Three Times

Ermine Hall-Allen, st. Paul con-
tralto, was the soloist for the ST.
Paul Council of Human Relations
program Sunday in Stem hall.
Tuesday night she sang for the
Webster schools first open house
and Wednesday for the Minnesota
Congress of Parents and Teachers
association in assembly at the St.
Paul auditorium.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Rev. w. F. Ogleton
Transferred from
Iowa TO Indiunu

DES MONIES - Rev. W. F.
Ogleton, pastor Of Bethel AME
church for the past seven years, has
been transferred to the Indiana con-
ference of the Fourth district.
He will pastor the AME church
in Terre Haute, Ind, exchanging
places with Rev. Ernest Williams
who will come to Des Moines. Rev.
Ogleton was active in the religious
and civic life of Des Moines during
his pastorate here.
Rev. 0gleton is the son Of Rev.
W. A. Ogleton, presiding elder Of
the Des Moines district. He is well
known in Minneapolis where he
spent some years before being or.
dained.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

Of Minneapolis and J. T. Monroe,
of St. Paul. Each has filed a plat
form with the Associated Negro
Credit union, sponsor Of the con-
test.
SlemmOns:
81 will, if made mayor of
Bonneville, work for better work
ing and housing conditions for
Negro veterans.
Ell will work for any group or
persons to raise funds for home
for old folks.
Ell will work with all Negro
organizations in securing jobs,
homes, pensions an d relief + o r
needy Negro citizens in the Twin
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Housing Eviction Bulletin
Available To Public

Persons desiring copies Of the
Bulletin put out by the st. Paul
NAACP Housing committee, are
asked to address their requests TO
Mrs. Della Holsomback, chairman
Of the Housing committee, $50
Rondo, St. Paul 4. The bulletin con-
tains up-to-date information on
evictions and rent increases, and
will be sent free Of charge 10 any
one who desires a copy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

Four candidates are in the rum
ming for the Mayor of Bonneville
Title. The winner will be announced
at the Grand Inaugural Ball
Thanksgiving night at Norway
Hall.
The candidates are: James W.
Slemmons, present mayor; Birches
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
st. Paul NAACP
To Nominate Officers
Tuesday. October u

Nominations for officers and ex-
ecutive board members will be
taken at the regular monthly meet
ing Of the St. Paul NAACP, to be
held at p. m. Tuesday, Oct. 21,
at Halle Q. Brown community
house, Kent and Aurora. All men,
bers are urged to be present.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
COlOred Captain Is
War Crimes Judge

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Captain
Clifford Allen, of 1872 East 9th St.,
Los Angeles, recently assumed
duties as the first Negro judge of
a War Crimes commission in Japan.
On temporary duty status from
his post as commanding officer of
headquarters company, first battal-
ion, oath Infantry regiment, at
Gifu, Japan, Captain Allen is a
former commander of headquarters
company, 555th Parachute Infan-
try battalion, now at Fort Bragg,
Y. c.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
"Lucasta" is Success
In British Showing

OXFORD, England (NNPA) -
The original cast opened in "Anna
Lucasta" at the New Theater here
last Monday night. Critics called it
an unqualified success"
The colored American company
was 50 well received that IL curtain
calls had to be taken before the
audience, reckoned one Of the most
sophisticated outside Of London,
went home satisfied.
After its engagement here the
play will move to His Majesty's
theater in London Oct. go.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Pan American to
Land in Liberia

WASHINGTON. D. C. (NNPA)
Under the terms Of a contract
signed here last Thursday. Liberia
will get Pan American Airline serv-
ice.
The contract, signed by Mat
Adams. president Of the Liberian-
Roberts company. gives his COM
panv the right to operate Roberts
Field at Monrovia as an agent Of
the United States.
The Liberia Roberts company is
required by the contract 10 operate
the field under specifications Of the
Civil Aeronautics authority.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
MpIs. CORE
Elects Ruth
Little President

The Minneapolis chapter of the
Congress on Racial Equality met
Monday, Oct. 6, at the YWCA.
After brief discussion of a fu-
ture program, new officers were
elected. They are:
Ruth Little, chairman; Robert
Hudson, vice chairman; Avis Car
ter, secretary; Harriet Lane, cor
responding secretary; Manford
Hall, treasurer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Short Views
of the
NJ z w S
Tuskegee Head Named
To Am. Heritage Board

NEW YORK - The president of
Tuskegee Institute, Fred Douglas
Patterson, is one of five new men,
bers elected last week to the Amer
lean Heritage foundation, sponsor
Of the Freedom Train.
Others are E. E. Brown, presi-
dent Of the First National Bank
Of Chicago; Henry R. Luce, presi-
dent, Time and Life, Inc; Edward
L. Ryerson, president Of Inland
Steel; and T. E. Wilson, president
of Wilson & Co.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Mississippi Fair To
Show Negro Work

JACKSON, Miss. (NNPA)-The
2lst annual Mississippi State fair
opened at the colored fairgrounds
here last Monday and will continue
through Saturday.
The program is designed to show
the progress made by colored Mis-.
sissippians in the fields of farm.
ing, manual and cultural arts
home-naking and community life.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Bill Erick Telegraph
Company Employee in
Hospital With Stroke

Bill Erick, 80 Hyland Ave. N,
for 81 years an employee of the
Minneapolis office Of the Western
Union Telegraph Co, suffered a
stroke Oct. 8.
His condition is critical at Mime
apolis General hospital.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
WendY Borrie on
Lest We Forget
Broadcast Sunday

Wendy Barrie plays the part Of
a famous ballerina who encounters
discrimination in her home town in
my Own, My Native City" p. m,
Sunday, on KSTP.
This is the latest drama in the
Institute For Democratic Educa-
TONS new series, Lest We For
get-The American Dream"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Hollywood Buys
Gamma LucaSta"

NEW YORK (NNPA) - The
screen rights to Gamma Lucasta"
have been bought by Columbia Pic
lures, it was reported here last
week.
In the screenplay, Paulette God
dard is expected to get the title
role, which HiIda Simms played on
Broadway.
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]. L. james Retires
From Business

]. L. James, 900 Carroll Ave,
St. Paul, operator of a delivery
service in the Twin Cities for 81
years, has sold his business and
retired.
Mr.. James and his family came
to St. Paul from the province of
Saskatoon, Cam, in 1920.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Ban on Anti-KKK
Picture Up to Court

RICHMOND, Va. (NNPA)-The
Richmond circuit court Of appeals
will review the action Of the Vir-
ginia Motion Picture Board Of Cen
sorship banning the showing in the
state of 1.-THE Burning Cross" an
anti-Ku Klux Khan motion picture.
Records in the case were received
by the court last Thursday. The
appeal was initiated by Robert T.
Barton, Jr., counsel for Screen
Guild Productions, Inc. producers
Of the film.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Housing Self1Survey
To Be Taken Sunday
At Phyllis Wheatley

The Minneapolis branch Of the
NAACP is conducting a self-survey
on housing for Minneapolis colored
citizens. The survey is being I'M
dertaken by the organizations COM
mittee on rent control and housing,
and is scheduled as the feature of
the October meeting to be held at
4 p. m, Sunday at the Phyllis
Wheatley house.
Stenographers will be present to
record names and addresses, state
ments on present housing condi-
tions, and other information from
individuals VIII 0 consider them
selves eligible for the new emer-
gency housing soon to be erected
with municipal money.
The information gathered at the
meeting will be carefully tabulated
and studied by the NAACP COM
mittee. From it summaries will be
made and forwarded with recon-
mendations to the Mayors office
and the agencies taking part in
the emergency housing project.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Delaware Teachers
Assn Decides to
Drop Race BQrs

WILMINGTON, DEL. - The IS
Negro school teachers Of Delaware
will be admitted to the State Ed
ucation Assn. under a resolution
passed in convention here.
The action climaxed a movement
started II years ago. The associa-
ton now includes about 1900 Of the
States teachers.
Delaware has separate schools
for Negroes and whites.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
By CORDELIA HUNTER

Pilgrim Baptist church will cele-
brate the third anniversary Of Rev.
Floyd Massey's pastorship, Oct. 20
through 81.
Since Rev. Massey became pas
tor in September, 1914, the church
has liquidated an Indebtedness Of
$1,000 and added 230 members,
The percentage Of active and finan-
cial members increased from Is
per cent to 75 per cent Of total
membership.
improvements have been made
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in a full-page ad
the company ran
last Sunday in the
Minneapolis Trib-
une.
Mr.. Andrews,
who is married
and the father Of
two children, has
been with the
firm seven years.
He spent two
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
NEW MANAEFR

Orville Beck. 3O14 Sheridan Ave.
is the new manager Of Sumner
Coop store at 925 Eighth Ave. N.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

REV. FLOYD MASSEY
in church and parsonage building
amounting to thousands Of dol
lars, to say nothing of a we'll
established cash fund. We have
recently begun a campaign to
raise $4,000 TO erect an educa-
tiOnal unit which will complete
the structure Of the church.
In commemoration Of this
achievement, the church is present
ing a program as follows during
anniversary week:
Monday, Oct. 2O.-Deacons, Dea-
cOnesses, Ladies' Aid, Usher board,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

You're liable TO find what you
want in our want ad columns. Con-
suit them.-Adv.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
julius Andrews
Warmers Hardware
Worker for z Years

Julius Andrews, 9O6 Bryant Ave.
NJ, was one Of So employees Of the
Warner Hardware company whose
picturea apDeared
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

Miss Bessie Powell, Of 979
Charles, was unable to be present
at her work at the Urban league,
Wednesday, Oct. Is, because Of
illness.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

Keep on date Friday. Oct 81. St.
Thomas Mems club danee.-AdV.
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wears in the serv- Julius Andrews
ice.
His uncle, the late James H.
Burke, was a Warner employee for
20 years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

Hudson:
. Better unity between organi-
cations. Unity means strength.
. Remember we are the people
for the people.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17
Swindlers Caught

These t re Q
were arrested last
week on a charge
Of S W in dim g.
They say that St.
Paulites are t o o
smart.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

"The orthodox view among every
body in Washington, including
newspapermen, is still the New
Deal view."-Senator Robert Taft
(R., Ohio.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-17

" H5AAA4NN ASANt ~ ~ NANANA ~
Mrs. Anna Belle Douglas Of New
Orleans, former teacher and news
paper woman, has been appointed
a field representative of the Nation
al Council for a Permanent FEPC.
Formerly with the council in
1945 and 1916, in her new position
Mrs. Douglas will work principally
in the South, servicing local coun-
ellis and mobilizing public support
for the bill to ban race and reli-
gious discrimination in employ
ment, which is pending in the S0th
Congress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
HOGAN DEFEATS
BRITISH STAR
Betting Ben Outshoots Dai
Rees OF England,
6 And i

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Feb. 23.-
(P)-Ben Hogan defeated Dai Rees
OF England, 6-and-4, in match play
and outshot him for the days in
dividual medal honors to capture
the $4,000 International Golf match
before more than 1000 fans today
at the San Diego country club
The American star technically
closed out the match on the 32nd
hole with a birdie four, while Rees
had a five.
They played out the medal part
of the engagement, with Hogan
sweeping the entire. pot of S., 900,
including So, 900 for the match play.
Hogan's medal score for today's
10 holes was 37-34-71, one under
par 36-36-72 figures. Rees had So
35-75. The days medal score
was worth $1,000. Hogan won it
yesterday with a So to Rees' Y.
Rees, two down at the end of
the 9th hole, cracked on the 18th,
taking a two-over six strokes for
the hole to Hogan's four. The score
cost him the hole and the one stroke
lead he held at the time in medal
play.
Hogan birdied the 10Th to go four
up, they halved the 30th, and on
the 31st the Yenkee star had a par
three to Rees' four, making it five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
TRISTATE LOOP
ADOPTS SCHEDULE
Rock Hill Formally Accept.
ed As Eighth Club
In Circuit

CONCORD. Feb. %. -(P)- The
Board of Directors of the Class 3
Tri-State baseball league adopted
a 140-game schedule and fern
ally accepted Rock Hill, S. c., as
an eighth member of the loop in
an executive session here today.
Opening date for the season was
set for April Is, although it was
provided that Anderson and Spart-
anburg, S. c., could begin play
April IA. The official schedule was
set for release March 2.
Blue law provisions that prohibit
Sunday games in Anderson, Spart-
anburg, Rock Hill, S. c. and Fayet-
t~eville, N. c., called for a shift Of
Sunday dates all around.
Acceptance Of Rock Hill. follow
ing contingent acceptance of Reds
vile, N. c., some weeks ago, brings
loop membership to an eight club
status with these other members:
Charlotte, Fayetteville and Ashe-
vile, in North Carolina. Spartan.
burg and Anderson, in South Caro-
lima, and Knoxville, Tenn.
Rock Hills application was pre-
scented to league President C. Man.
ley Llewellyn by Billy Laval, New
berry College head coach. who re
vesled that Walter Jenkin~. Rock
Hill, higl school athletic director
would be the new baseball clubs
business manager.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
Boys, Leland Girls Enter
Star-News-YMCA Basketball Tourney
F0UR-DAY EVENT
SLATED TO OPEN
MARCH 5 AT "
Deadline For Entries Ex-
tended Until February
28 By Committee

The Atkinson High School boys
basketball team and the Leland
girl cagers entered the eight
annual Wilmington Star-News-
YMCA Southeastern North Car
Dina Invitational High school bas-
ketball tournament yesterday, it
was announced last night by tour
nament officials.
TWenty-three teams are now en-
tered in the tour-day event, slated
to get underWay.on the hardWoods
of the YMCA gymnasium March
5. According to present plans the
finals will be held at the New
Hanover High School gymnasium.
The deadline for entries has
been set for February % and all
high schools in Southeastern North
Carolina are invited to enter their
boys and girls teams. A meeting
of the coaches Or representative
of each team will be held prior
to the opening date to select pair
ings.
1t Was pointed out last night by
tournament officials that the tour
nament will be operated 10 suit
the various participants and sug>
gestions from coaches will be ap.
preciated. The tournament is be-
ing revived again this year after
a lapse of six years.
The tournament this year is IN
der the direction of Adam Smith,
YMCA physical director and Roy
j. Cook, Star Sports Editor. Sam
Johnson has been appointed to
supervise the officials. Other COM
mittees will be named the first OF
this week.
Six handsome trophies have
been engraved and will be placed
on display as soon as possible.
The winning team in the boys and
girls division will be awarded a
trophy as well as individual gold
miniature basketballs for the mem
bers of the team. The second
place teams will also receive q
trophy and the players a silver
miniature basketball. Two trophies
Cor the best Individual boy and
girl player in the tournament will
also be awarded.
Brunswick, Bladen, Columbus,
Duplin, Fender and Onslow coun-
ties are represented by the follow
ing boys teams: Bolivia. South
~o,+ A4rocoo 01o~l Cha11o44o
ElizabethtoWn, Clarkton, Tabor
City, Dixon, Richards, Warsaw.
Penderlea and Long Creek-Grady.
Girls teams entered include the
following: Tabor City Bolivia,
Warsaw, Long Creek-Grady, Rich
lands, Shallotte, Clarkton, Fender
lea. New Hanover and Leland.
Complete information and entry
blanks will be sent upon request.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
Davidson Cage Coach Named
To U.S. Olympic Committee
Norman Shepard, Formerly
OF Wilmington, To Serve
On Basketball Group

DAVIDSON, Feb. % Norman
w. Shepard, Athletic Director ano
Basketball Coach at Davidson
College, has been named to the
United States Basketball Commit
tee of the 1913 Olympic Games
and will serve as a member Of
the committee.
Louis G. Wilke, Chairman of the
Basketball Committee. extended
the invitation to Shepard to be.
come a member of the ten mar
group which will select the team.
players and coach for the basket.
ball squad which will represent
the United States in the 194s
games.
The basketball tournament will
be held in England in 1948 and
Shepard said that if it is during
the summer months he will be
able to make the trip. Before then
the Committee will meet to choose
the players and coach for the U,
S. team.
Shepard's appointment to the
Olympic group is one of the many
honors which have come to him
as one of the South's leading bas-
ketball coaches. He is Treasurer
of the National Basketball Com
mittee of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association and is South
ern District Chairman for the
N.C.A.A.
In addition to these duties Sher
ard is also working on a subcom
mittee of the Association which Is
concerned with the promation O.
basketball in Latin and South
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
7n-County Cage Tournament
Starts At Delco Gym Tonight
Leland Scheduled To Play
Southport In Open
|. ing Contest
Special To The Star

DELCO, Feb. %. - The Tri-
County basketball tournament will
get underway in the Delco high
school gymnasium Monday night
with the first game slated to be
called at 7:30 o'clock, Barney
Rodgers, chairman of the tourna-
ment committee said last night.
The schedule, released by Rod
gers is as follows:
Monday, February "a - Leland
VS.. Southport at 7:30; Hallsboro VS..
Clarkton at $3.50.
Tuesday, February Is. White
vile girls VS.. Acme-Delco girls al
7:3o; Tabor City VS.. Shallotte at
$50.
Wednesday, February 26. - Bo-
livia VS.. White Oak at 1870; Shall
lotte girls VS.. Bolivia girls at o:3o.
Thursday, February q. Winner
of H%allsboro- Charlton VS.. winner OF
Leland-Southport at 7:3O winner
of Tabor City-Shallotte VS.. Bollv-
ia-White Oak winner at $3.50. .
Friday, February %. -(Finals)--
Winners of two previous girl and
boy games play for championship
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
Georgia Tech Fined
By SEC Commissioner

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Feb. %
P-Dr. John j. Tigert, president
of the Southeastern conference,
said at his home here today that
SEC commissioner Mike Conner
had fined Georgia Tech $1,000 for
using an ineligible football player
last fall.
The University of Florida presi-
dent added that Tech had appealed
the fine to the conference executive
committee.
Tigert said he was unable TO OBJ
lain an executive committee
uorum in Birmingham last week
o consider the appeal anc could
not say when the commltte would
meet. He declined to comment on
the possibility that the executive
group might be polled by telegram.
The SEC prexy also declined to
name the player. a lineman, who
allegedly was ineligible while in the
Tech lineup last season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
; TEAMS TIED
IN CAPE FEAR
GOLF TOURNEY
Annual Mixed Two-Ball
Foursome Played On
Links Yesterday

The Cape Fear Country Clubs
annual mixed tWo-ball foursome
tournament was played yesterday
and three teams tied for the lead
Mr.. and Mrs. James l. Nets,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stearns and
w. D. Benton and Mrs. David
Harriss tied for the lead with .
total of "a.
According to officials the tie will
be played off next Sunday on the
Cape Fear links.
The scores of yesterdays tourna
ment were as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conant,
81; Mrs. and Mrs. James 1. Nets,
"a; Miss Ann Burr and B. M.
Washburn, 81; J.. P. Herring and
Mrs. R. P. Jobb, rs; Mrs. and
Mrs. L. L. Doss, IS; Mrs. Hnd
Mrs. George Clark, 70: DR.. and
Mrs. James Smith, 81; W. I.
Corbett and Miss Kitty Corbett
"a; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cooley, "a;
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Boushee, rs;
Mrs. David Harris and W. D.
Benton, "a; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stearns, IA and DR.. and Mrs. D.
B. .Koonce, 70.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-24
CZECH0SLOVAKIA
WINS ICE HOCKEY
TITLE FROM U. S
Fans Witness
Worlds Amateur Contest
AT Prague Stadium

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb.
%. -U.D-Czechoslovakia won the
worlds amateur ice hockey cham
pionship tonight by defeating the
United States, 6 to /.
The game drew 1900 fans to the
Prague winter stadium after Aus
tria upset Sweden in an afternoon
game, 2 to l, to set up the U. S.
Czech clash as the title-decidlng
contest.
The Czechs ended with a point to-
tai of II. Sweden had II and Aus
tria 10. The tournament lasted for
% games, and drew teams from
eight nations.
The new, champions, winning the
title for the first time in the 13
years of the tournament, won SIX
games and lost one-to Sweden Sat
urday, 2 to l.
Switzerland was fourth in the
standings with nine points; the U.
S. had eight, Poland four, Romania
two and Belgium was %scoreless,
suffering defeat in every start.