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Evening star., 1948-02-23
SnavelY Rejects Pro
Bid; Keeps N. {. Job
By the Assoeioied Press

CHAPEL HILL, N. S., Feb. 23.-
Head Football Coach Carl Snavely
of the University of North Carolina
said today he had declined an offer
to become coach of the Los Angeles
Dons of the All-America Conference
The 56-year-old snavely was report
edly offered s25,ooo a year plus a
commission to coach the pro club.
After the most careful consider
alton of which I am capable, have
decided not to accept an oppor-
tunity to enter professional foot
ball as coach of the Los Angeles
Dons," Snavely said.
Negotiations grew out of a state
ment which I made to my friend,
Harry Thayer, business manager of
the club, and it is most regrettable
that the matter became public.
When Mrs. Snavely and I came
face to face with the termination
of our Carolina associations and
with the thought that the work in
which so many of us have joined
might be impaired, we simply found
ourselves unable to leave"
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Unbeuten N. Y. u. Court Team
Gets Test Against St. John S

tossed into a three-way wrangle
with the Tigers and Cornell for the
title in the Easts Ivy League. Co.
lumbia-unbeaten until last week
leads with 6-1, followed by Prince
ton (5-D and Cornell go.
Kansas State has slight ad-
vantage in the Big Seven, but its
6-2 record is by no means secure.
Oklahoma is pressing at So and
Missouri and Iowa State follow at
5-4. A five-game schedule this
week should clarity the picture.
The other wide open race is in
the Northern Division of the Pa
cific Coast circuit. Three Wash
ington State (8-4 is fighting off
the hot breath of oregon State
(8-5) and Washington G-4. But
the two pace-setters meet in
weekend series that should un-
scramble things. California go
has sewed up the Southern half
title.
Kentucky 90 already has
clinched the Southeastern Confer
ence crown and North Carolina
State has done the same in the
Southern.
Baylor, unbeaten in 10 starts in
the Southwest Conference, is a
shoo-in now that Texas and Ar
kansas, the main challengers,
bumped each other off in a two
game series.
Oklahoma A. & M, with an 80
record in the Missouri Valley, and
Brigham Young, 81, in the Noun
tain States, apparently have league
championships clinched, although
mathematically they could be tied.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Hamilton Grabs First
Major Golf Triumph
In Nearly Two Years
RY the Associotad Press

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 23.-
Bob Hamilton headed for the next
golf tournament at st. Petersburg,
Fla, today with new set OF clubs
worth $4,000.
The swinger from Reynold, KY,
got check for the two grand here
last night, after stroking the
Metairie County Club course well
enough with his new sticks to win
the $4,000 New Orleans Open.
Bob, who was PEA champion in
1914, hadn't won a major victory
since the Charlotte Open in 1916.
But his 280 with the fresh-from-
the-factory clubs gave him first
place here by one stroke.
Finishing in a tie right behind
him was Fred Haas, jr., who was
playing his home course and had led
the first three rounds; Roberto de
Vienzo Of Buenos Aires, Argentina
and Lawson Little of Cleveland,
Ohio, former National Open cham
pion.
Hamilton bought new clubs be-
cause of the recent argument among
the touring golfers over how deep
the grooves can be on club faces
under PGA rules.
Deep grooves are believed to give
player added control over his
ball, by increasing backspin.
All Hamilton did without the help
of the deep grooves in his old clubs
was to shoot his best golf. And
his most important winning golf, in
long while.
He started yesterdays play four
strokes behind Haas but shot 34-35
SO to pass the pace setter on the
last green.
The tournament ended without
any of the current hottest players
up in front. But Lloyd Mangrum
of Chicago, leading money winner
of 1913, got $500 for finishing fifth
with 282 and kept ahead in the
financial scramble with $8,608.33.
Haas. Little and De Vincenzo won
ST ,066.67 each.
Leading amateur was Joe Moore,
jr., San Antonio boy studying at
Louisiana State University, who had
300.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Levin Will GrappIe Lee
In Feature at Turner's

Rassler Dave Levin, who has be-
come drawing card at Turner's
Arena, will meet Don Lee, tower
ing Texan, Wednesday night in a
feature attraction.
Levin recently won from the
Super Swedish Angel and on the
same card Lee drew with Billy
Darnell. A former Pacific Coast
champion, Lee features roughhouse
tactics, while Levin goes in for sci
entif1c graphing.
The semiwindup will pit Darnell
and 30O-pound George Bolas.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Local Sprinter S Win
In National AAU SO
Ties World Record
By Austin Beolmeor
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-America's
newly crowned indoor track and
field champions still have to prove
themselves in outdoor tests, but it's
saft bet that several of them will
be on the United States Olympic
team when 1t sails for London in
midsummer.
The intensity of the competition
which can be expected between now
and the final olympic tryouts in
July was demonstrated Saturday
night in the 60th annual National
Indoor Championships of the Am
ateur Athletic Union.
The 13,607 fans who witnessed the
seasons most important indoor meet
in Madison Square Garden saw new
champions crowned in IL of the Is
events.
Six Titlists Dethroned.
They saw the defending team
champion and six returning indi-
vidual titlists dethroned. And they
saw two world indoor records
equalled as the athletes matched or
surpassed last years efforts in all
except three events.
The most impressive Of the new
board track champions were Dave
Bolen, quarter-miler from Boulder,
Colo, and Billy Mathis, Negro,
sprinter from Washington, D. C.
Bolen, former Colorado star and
this country's topmost quarter miller,
won the 600-yard run in 1:11.8, just
two-tenths of a second off the meet
record. He scored by a yard and a
half over George Guida, Villanova's
1947 winner, as Herb McKenley,
Jamaica's world quarter-mile record
holder and Olympic 400-meter
favorite, finished badly beaten
fourth.
billiard Equals Mark.
Mathis, former Illinois ace who
also owns the national outdoor 100
meters title, equalled the world in
door record Of 81 seconds taking
the 60-yard dash over Defending
Champion Ed Conwell and former
titleholders Tom Carey and Barney
EWell.
Only individual titleholders to
hang on to their crowns were Harri-
son billiard of Baldwin Wallace, the
worlds No. / hurdler: Curtis Stone,
the Smile champ from the Shana-
han Catholic Club of Philadelphia,
and John Vislocky, New York Ath-
letic Club high jumper.
billiard equalled the world indoor
record of 7.2 seconds which he al
ready shared with Charles Had in
taking the 60-yard high hurdles.
Stone scored by IS yards in winning
the 3-mile run in 14:236.
Vislocky's triumph at 8 feet, 7
inches in the high jump over field
that included Dave Albritton, out
door champion and 1896 Olympic
runner-up, enabled the New York
A. c. to replace New York Univer-
sity as team champion with 16
points, one more than the New York
Pioneer Club.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
-Four Bouts at Turner's
In Headlines Program

Turner's Arena is offering four
eight-round bouts, all billed as main
events, on its Carnival OF Head
liners" The bout that probably will
top the others is a featherweight
scrap between little Jimmy Cooper
of washington and Billy Lima OF
Miami. The baby-faced Cooper Is
a youngster just getting started IN
the ring game, but he has displayed
lots of speed, which Is not unusual
in a featherweight, plus more punch
than is usual in such light division.
He's undefeated in his pro career,
closest scrap being draw against
Puggy King whom he chilled IN a
return bout.
Lima also is billed as hefty slug
ger for a youngster, but he'll have
to go some to stop Cooper. King
had Cooper on the floor, but Jimmy
got up to win kayo.
Other battles are Red Gaddis
against Orlando Fernandez, Art
Bethea against Randy Brown, and
Stonewall Jackson against Leslie
Harris. Gaddis, Fernandez, Bethea
and Jackson all have been in Turner
main events recently. Gaddis par
ticularly has shown lot OF i'm
provement recently after being just
a regular club fighter for a year
and Is being built up for better
things. Gaddis also is showing his
head above the pack, recently hav-
ing beaten Kid Alexander and Billy
Proctor.
None of them are world beaters,
but theys been regular performers
here and usually put out with action.
That's what Matchmaker Gabe
Menendez is counting on to draw
the crowd to his plant tonight.
Starting time is 8:45 pm.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Classy Johnnies Enter
Star Court Tourney
With Great Record

st. Johns will carry one Of the
fanciest schoolboy records ever
compiled here into the Metropolitan
Interscholastic Basket Ball Tourna-
ment which starts week from to-
morrow night at Ritchie Coliseum.
The tourney, sponsored by the
Interhigh Athletic Association and
The Evening Star, has eight repre-
sentative high school teams entered
and the Johnnies will rate as favor
ties off their record of 81 wins and
only one setback.
S. Johns Rally Tells.
They got over the big hump of
their late-season schedule yesterday
by coming from behind to nose out
Gonzaga, 1888, at the Armory.
They have two more games to play
before going after the Metropolitan
title-against Woodward tomorrow
and St. Paul's on Friday-and are
favored to win both.
st. Johns opens The Star Tourna-
ment next Tuesday night by playing
Washington-Lee, after which the
District public high runnerup takes
on Bethesda Chevy Chase, the
Montgomery County champ. Next
Wednesdays first-round games are
George Washington High, Northern
Virginia leader, against the Prince
Georges County champ, and the
District winner against Gonzaga.
Identity of the District and Prince
Georges teams won't be decided
until later this week.
George Sparks Attack.
Again it was the stellar play Of
Jack George which spelled victory
for the Johnnies yesterday. But
the Eagles, attempting to avenge an
earlier set back by their Catholic
rivals, almost pulled the upset of
the year. Gonzaga led, 1880, at the
end of three quarters. but the john
nies threw up an air-tight defense
ana the Eagles Went SCOIeleSS LII tIle
final period.
Jack Spicer and Mike Nolan, each
of whom scored II points, were the
big guns for Gonzaga, as they
matched baskets with George and
Vince Durking of st. Johns to keep
the game on an even keel for three
quarters. The Johnnies had an lilo
lead at the end of the first period
and the half ended in a 22-22 dead
lock. George, who took scoring
honors with II points, put in 5 Of
the Johnnies' 8 points in the final
Stanza.
The Eagles were playing without
the services of Glen Conlin, whose
father died over the week end.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Assault 10 Be Retired
Due 10 Ankle Growth
Injury in Widener
By the Associoted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 23.-Assault,
the Texas thoroughbred that par
layed a club foot and champions :
heart into a s626,62O fortune, will be )
retired from racing effective imme- q
Il
diately. i
The great chestnut handicapA
speedster which was voted the
"horss of the year" in l946 after
winning the triple crown will be
sent to Robert j.. Kleberg's King
Ranch Farm outside of Lexington,
KY. =
Thus ends the racing career of q !!
horse whose story-book rise to fame
despite a crippled foot Is already
turf legend. +"
1t would have been better end
ing if Assault had won his last race
in a dramatic stretch drive. But
he didn't. Sent from Columbia,
S. c., to compete against his arch,
rival, Calumet Farms Armed, AS
sault ran fifth in the Widener clas-
sic, four lengths behind the golden
gelding. Armed ran fourth, with Ell
Mono, an outsider, finishing first.
Kleberg said the decision to retire
Assault was made after 1t was found
he had burst an osSlet in the race
An osslet is a growth on the ankle
which racing thoroughbreds some--
times get as result OF the hard
pounding on the turf.
When still "baby" the son Of
Bold Ventures racing career was
almost put to an abrupt end when
he stepped on a surveyors stake on
a Texas ranch in 1943. The injury
permanently crippled his right fore
foot, making it necessary to fashion
a specially built-up shoe. -
The peak of his career was in the
spring of 1946 when he won the1
Kentucky Derby. the Preakness and
the Belmont Stakes-all 100000
events-to capture what the turfs
world calls the triple crown" u
A long -publicized duel between.
Armed and Assault resulted in some-i
what of fizzle last year at Belmont
Park when the Calumet ace beat As
sault by six lengths. A splint, or
bony growth, on Assaults left fore
leg was blamed for the bad showing
Assault made.
Assaults $626,62O ranks third
among all time money winners.
Stymie leads with $816,060 and
Armed is second with $776,700.
In 80 starts Assault has won IL
races, has seconds and thirds.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Toms Auto Nips V.F.W
In Hectic Court Tilt

Johnny Schumate and Wimpy
Reynolds each scored a basket in
the third period to give Toms Auto
a hard fought 47-43 win over v. F.
w. in a Silver Spring Unlimited
Basket Ball League game yesterday
at Blair High School.
In other games Grotto Grill
downed Sandy Spring, 51-3l, and
Hubbard Cleaners edged Myron
CoWell. 1888.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Guard, Riverside Teams
Gain PIayoff Berths

The National Guard five joined
CYO in the playoffs Of the National
Guard League last night by beating
Kavakos, 65-35, while CYO downed
Webb-Lyles. 6l-43.
Riverside also went into the play
offs by beating Cavalier, 1927.
Mitchel's, idle yesterday, Is the
fourth team that will play in the
round robin, which begins next Sum
day at the Armory.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Local Fight Fans Hit Jackpot,
AS Two Bells CIong I onight
BY George Huber

tonight whether
Turner's Arena couple Of name
fighters action at Ulne Arena the
rival promoters putting their the same night
Boxing Commission permits to both
regulate
This probably time choice offered
Goldie Automatically lining
program Grazno for April s. That's another
the likely will
night finds enough in the box office tonight to
heat and light.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
U. S. Skater Shows Way
In Big Race in Norway
By The Associofed Press

OSLO, Norway, Feb. 23.-Europe' s
fastest skaters had met their master
today in John Werket, 132-pound
bundle of speed from Minneapolis,
MINI.
Werket showed he had endurance
In spite of his size in winning the
international speed-skating cham
pionships here yesterday. He finished
first in the 500 meter event, second
In the 500, fourth in the 10000 t6A
miles and sixth in the 5,000-meter
race during the two day competition.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
St. AIMS Five Is 42-12
Victor Over Nativity

st. AIMS trounced Nativity. 1912
in CYO Junior Basket Ball League
Section /, contest yesterday at
Nativity. Other results:
Section 1-St. Gabriel's 25. Blessed
Sacrament II; St. Michaers 81, Our Lady
Of Victory 10; Our Lady OF Lourdes 20
GEORGETOWN Prep, 20.
Section 2-Holy Trinity 66, st. Paurs ~
St. Stephens 80, Calvert ID; st. Thomas 80
Immaculate Conception "a.
Evening star., 1948-02-23


ing cards-pro, that is-on the same night. Mrs.
Florence Turner and her matchmaker. Gabe Men
endez will present what fight promoters are wont
to call Carnival of Headliners," which is glor-
flied way of announcing that eight club fighters
are scheduled to participate In four 8round bouts.
This is the bargain counter attraction at Turner's
Arena.
Over at Uline Arena, where the racial barriers
recently were lowered. Ahearn returns to business
and Goldie, unlike the Turner -Menendez combine,
Ia putting all of his eggs in one basket Hes got
Smuggy Hursey, No. boy in the local limelght as
If last September, and George Sonny Horne OF
Nau vnrl In a main event and what's under
Evening star., 1948-02-23
SoftbuII Sponsor Wanted

Hubbard Cleans softball team is
seeking a new sponsor for its entry
this summer in the Montgomery
County League. Contact Manager
Jack Ellis at Shepherd 1868.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Biff Jones Battles Parker

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. % (Spe-
ciaD .-Herbie (Biff) Jones, Wash
ington, D. c., lightweight, will bat
tie Mat Parker in the feature 10
rounder here tonight,
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Quantity VS.. Quolity %

The Turner -Menendez outfit frankly offering quantity Out
Of four srod bouts have fought main
events here Gabe with at least one
peraps two Menendez is no ousner IN
the matchmaking be strictly mnor-league IN the
national picture OF sizing up club ngnes ana
matching styles.
Ahearn along the hlc trail
He has against Xavier Cugat for example, but
fode has which rated applause in Washington
He's not aergic Menendzs but tonight
he's offering could be or very bad
Last out Hursey. Negro middeweght developed IN our
town didn't look fighter One Tommy Bell
uho had national ranking whipped him in Griffith Stadium as
he owned the previously wayscoming Husy Indeed SNUG
gy appeared company as fellow rao among e o
five middleweights. This last September
Horne Bell hardly likely world champion But he's
got high lick Hrsey On the other hand
still chance that smuggy got mixed up with the wrong guy
still chance that Hurseys style will
beat Horne qualify MddleWeght Champion
Rocky here in April in nontite bout.
A Fioht Show Is Strictly Gamble
still would to revove around
promotions and the Ahearn effort For years
the rival Monday dates previously
issued by District Boxing Commission.
Why Mondays Tuesdays Saturdays etc,
but the promoters adamant on the subject OF Mon
Consequently inevitably heado-head match
resulted. tete-a-tete tonight
prospects Horne except that Smuggy has
ability with good fighter his slze Ike the
it almost impossible TO SIT
through without watching good fight
local fight fans privileges They can go to
either joint the of account they can hnd soiace
had cracks at boxing in one night
Evening star., 1948-02-23
PRO BASKET. BALL

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
Chicago, 81; Boston. II.
St. Louis. so: New York, II.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Minneapolis. So; Oshkosh, IS.
Syracuse, rs: Sheboygan, SO.
Fort Fayne, 40: Toledo, Al.
Moline, 20; Indianapolis. 5s.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Scranton, 81: Brooklyn, 40.
Trenton. IS; Paterson. 81.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Mon'sPReeTfFi1 sPReTfF1c sV CossT ssSTemffi nsAausI. fAiausI
Bellingham, rs: Portland. Sc.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Sports Mathis Dash Victory Boosts His Olympic Hopes
Win, Lose, or Draw
Whut's So Good About Monday?
By FRANCIS {. sTANN

fight promoters going to have little fun
tonight Probably they'll have to the fiddler but the
corporation and Gode Ahean who also has
corporation al the beltlne, off on binge.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
Mckee Whips Rockville

George Benigni scored IA points
to lead Mckee Pontiac's basket ball
team to a 53-49 win over Rockville
All-Stars yesterday at Rockville.
Evening star., 1948-02-23
:uIIs Church Faces Cats

Falls Church will face the Fair
fax Cats tonight in Fairfax County
Independent Basket Ball League
game at Fairfax High at $3.50.
Evening star., 1948-02-23

meath, meaning the preminaries strictly from hunger
How the promoters to ring fans
It's both shows Mondays IN
fighter boxing promoter rich But
interesting how they fare
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-05-05
EAGLES DEFEAT
CARVER A.C. 8 TO 3
Sloppy Fielding clUbmen in
Complete Form Reversed

Carver Athletic Club dropped
an S-to-3 decision to the Eagles
Sunday in a Puget Sound League
contest. Showing complete re-
versal of form. h Carverites
spent two hours giving an exhi-
bition of what not to do in a
baseball game.
Bad breaeks, lack of hustle and
base running that was reminis-
cent of the Daffy Dodgers of
halycon days combined to move
the clubmen out of their tie for
first place. Lack of practice was
apparent in the playing of the
carver team, whose infielders
were dribbling ground balls like
basketballs.
The hitting of the home team
was below par due to the fact
that everyone was taking his Sun
day cut and lifting the ball into
the waiting hands of the Eagles
outfielders who were playing just
few feet in from the Cherry
Street sidewalks.
The Carver Club plays Fuller
Paint next Sunday at ? p. m. at
Garfield.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-05-05
WOMEN, GIRLS TO BE ACTIVE in
WV. BUDDY POPPY CAMPAIGN

"Aided by the voluntary services
Of the women and girls of other
clubs, the Ladies Auxiliary to
Lewis Ford Post No. 2S9 of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
offer for sale on May 2S and 20,
the V.F.W. Buddy Poppy, symbol
of aid to the veterans of all our
wars, and to the needy orphans
and widows of our honored war
dead" Commander of the Post
announced this week.
cit is most gratifying" said the
Commander. that practically ev-
cry women's organization in the
city, as well as other patriotic
women and girls, have unhesitant-
ly answered the call for volunteer
workers. Realizing that today,
more than ever before in our his
tory, the task of giving assistance
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-05-05

Randolph Edmonds is the
first Negro playwright TO have
q full festival of his plays pro-
dUced. Three one-oct plays
and two three-oct plays were
presented by formr students of
his, now directing plays in
leading colleges of the country.
They were presented in the
9Th Annual Conference and
Dromo Festival of the Southern
Association of Drama and
Speech Arts. The title of the
one-oct plays were: Bod
Man." "Congsfers Over Hor-
Iem," and NAT Turner. The
three-oct plays we're Earth and
Stars" q drama about Negro
Leadership, presented by the
tennessee State Players Guild;
and the world premiere of
"Promeiheus and the Atom" q
drama about mans misuse of
power presented by the Fam
Gee Ploymokers Guild.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-05-05
Hey! You Skinny,
Read Our New Laws

/. Cross the street at intersec-
tions only. Stepping into the
street from between parked cars
and crossing in the middle of the
block are dangerous.
2. Look to the left and to the
right before stepping from the
curb.
3. Walk when going to n d
from school, or when crossing the
street. Running at these times is
hazardous.
4. Play and skate where it is
safe. Playing in the street is a
law violation.
5. Stay off the railroad right
of--way and other private prop
erty.
6. Avoid thumbing or stealing
rides on any vehicle. This is a
law violation.
7. Where there is no sidewalk,
walk on the left-hand side of the
street, facing the traffic.
8. Remember that throwing
missiles is a law violation.
8. Obey all rules and laws per-
tanning to safe bicycle riding.
10. Respect and obey police
and school patrol officers. They
are your friends. They are work
ing for your safety and for other
peoples, too.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-05-05

to our deserving veterans and their
orphans has multiplied a hundred
fold, our women and girls have en-
Enthusiastically responded to do their
part on May % and 20.
"The majority of these women
who will participate in the Buddy
Poppy Sale have husbands, broth
ers, fathers, or sweethearts who
served in one of our last three
wars. They know that every cent
collected will be used exclusively
for the welfare of the veterans
who fought for them.
ION Next May % and 49," con
cluded Commander Gideon, I'VE
urge that every citizen pay tri-
butte to our heroic war dead. In
no way can we more fittingly
honor them than by helping those
who fought beside them"