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Evening star., 1948-07-23
Bell Hopes for Kayo
Ito Cement Decision
Won Over Hursey

Tommy Bell, lanky welterweight
from youngstown, Ohio, Is In WASH
ington to put finishing touches on
his training for Monday nights
Griffith Stadium fight against
Smuggy Hursey. He's keenly con-
fldent of repeating his September
triumph over the d. G. middleweight.
On his arrival yesterday Bill in
dicated he hopes to win by a knock
out. He had Snug in a bad way In
the ninth round of their first fight,
but Hursey weathered that furry
and finished on his feet. Bell main
tains that Smuggy is easy to hit and
generally OF balance, and says he'll
both outlook and ottpunch the D. C.
youngster this time.
Bell was to show his wares in q
public workout at Liberty A. G. this
afternoon in sparring sessions with
Flat Top Cummings and B-29 Banks
Smuggy is working there too. and
both will terminate their drills to-
morrow.
Postponing his trip to Washington
for few days is Jimmy Bivins, who
was expected here today to drill FOL
the August 2 match with Ezzarc
Charles. Washington's heat Is q
little too much right now. said hi.
manager, Leonard Shane, who came
here yesterday to make arrange
ments for setting up training camp
at ODonnell's Farm. Jimmy will
stay at Madam Bey's New Jersey
camp until early next week.
Charles manager, Jake Mintz, sent
word that his boxer will be in Wash
ington either tomorrow or Sunday
Mintz said that in yesterdays work
out at Cincinnati. Charles fioored
two sparring partners.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Results indicate u. S. Method
Of Choosing Olympic Team

The mental strain of world cham
pionships naturally is greater than
in our own tryouts. although some
times the competition Is less. This
year the 300 and 400 meter events
will be plenty tough. 1t is the opin-
ion of most coaches that one event
is enough for any olympic hopeful,
especially in the 400-8 300 / 500 meter
range
Hill of England and Bevil Rudd OF
New Zealand both registered duel
wins in these events in earlier
Olympic Games. On the other hand,
in 1886 we lost the priced 1,600-meter
relay race by not using either of
our two top 400-meter men, Archie
Williams and James Lu Vale.
1t seems certain this time that
Coach Cromwell will wish to have
Whitfield fresh and available for
this race. Since he is eligible for
the 300 meters it is highly possible
that Nal will be too fatigued by
that time to run his near-record
performance. Only Herb Mckinley
appears to be better at 400 meters
than Whitfield at this time.
Doubling up Seems Unwise.
On the other hand, we do have
excellent 400-meter men and had
them last time from the 400-meter
hurdle, 200-meter hurdle and 200
meter groups. But a coach hesi-
tates to withdraw a man who has
earned the right to compete in a
certain event.
1t seems to me that by confining
our middle distance aspirants to one
event we would have fresher and
faster men in all berths rather than
relying on outstanding repeaters.
In all the hurdles hurrah" about
the collapse of billiard we have yet
to get a squawk about Ed Dugger's
tough luck. He was leading Smack
over" Scott at the ninth hurdle
which he hit and missed the last
Olympic hurdle berth by whisker.
Dugger was second to Bill Porter
in his heat while Scott was third
in his heat won by billiard, with
Craig Dixon second. Both heats
were won in IA fiat, 1f10 ahead of
| the Olympic record,
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Gridmen HurI75- Pound Hunks
Of Concrete to Get Into Trim

with the Buffalo Bills of the ALL
America Conference.
This, they declared, is an ex-
cellent way to "get into shape" :"
"It does things for your girl
ish figure" said Leonetti, 230-
pound former Wake Forest Col
lege guard. so, we're Just tough
ening up"
Durkota, 210-pound halfback
at Penn State last season, who
is being converted to a fullback
for the Bills, commented:
They told us to be in shape.
Well be in shape. We've been
spending the summer tearing
down buildings for a construc-
ton company. Well spend the
fall tearing down lines for the
Bills. It's nice, clean fun"
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Arcade 10 Pins Ahead
Entering Windup
With Winchester
By Ben McAIwee

With Arcade Pontiac sporting a
70-pin lead over Winchester Packard,
the two crack Major District Duck
pin League teams will square off
again at 9 tonight at Bethesda Bow
ling Center in the final of their
Gladys Lynn benefit matches.
An all-star women's doubles match
will precede the mems contest with
Jessie Keith and Frances Wilson
opposing Evelyn Nickel and Mary
Brown.
Leon Fleisher with a $50 game
and 405 set was the heaviest wal
loper as Arcade Pontiac handily
won the opening clash at Green
way last night by score of
1910 to 1910. Moe Meade's 1893
helped the victors tally games of
643, 662 and COS. Julie Singers 389
was best for the losing Winchesters
who counted 594. 626 and $40.
In special mixed doubles at
traction, Elizabeth Barger, No.
woman duckpinner of the country
and her Baltimore partner, Clarence
Miller, defeated Jessie Sacrey and
Ray Watson, 732 to 701. Mrs. Barger
was high with 371 set.
A sum of $7873 was raised for Mrs.
Lynn, Rosslyn team star, who has
been i'll for eight months. OF this
amount the eight-team Greenway
Thursday Night Summer League
contributed $40.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Christopher Returns
To Lanham Racino

Lloyd Christopher OF Miami, a
favorite here last year, joins the
midget auto racing field at West
Lanham Speedway tonight for his
first local appearance this year.
He'll drive one of those powerful
little Offenhausers against such
other Offy pilots as George Fonder,
Ernie Mccoy. Shorty McAndrews
and Len Duncan. This will be
only the second local race this sea-
son for Duncan, but he's been going
good at other tracks.
Fonder still is top point scorer
at Lanham, but has been in slump.
He's being chased by McAndrews,
winner of the main event two weeks
ago.
The Ford drivers also will be on
hand tonight. among them Hawley
Kight and Jimmy Forte, who have
recent victories over Offys to their
credit.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

and the District Golf Association
and the contributions from the
member clubs of the latter organ
iZation.
The boys will gain valuable tour
nament experience and the trips
have proved an incentive to the
young golfers. The turnouts for the
various local tournaments. the field
days, etc, are approaching the peak
totals of pre-war days.
Takes Bus Load to Baltimore.
Today Emmet chartered bus and
took 81 junior golfers from the
Washington area to Baltimore for
the annual Maryland Junior Open
championship at the Roland Park
course of Baltimore Country Club.
The entire field totaled 79 with
Billy Buppert of the host club the
pre- tournament favorite Last years
winner, John Bruff of Baltimore, is
over the age limit of II.
The eight low players in this test
will be paired for a match-play
event, with the f1nalists to compete
in an all-expense Hearst junior
tournament in Boston next month.
Although there are too many Ma
tional junior tournaments this year
-four, including the National caddie
tournament) they all help encourage
junior golf. There is little doubt
that the tremendous success of the
Junior Chamber of Com
merce event prompted the USGA
into holding its own tournament, as
the USGA had scouts at the Jaycee
event at Peoria last year.
Next year all events probably will
have a maximum age limit of II, to
comply with USGA rules on anna
teuriSnl.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
West, South, North
Mix in Semifina|s
|0f PubIinks Golf
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

ATLANTA, July 23.-Two West
erners took on Southerner and an
fastener in the 36-hole semifinals
of the National Public Links golf
tournament today over North Fulton
Parks 6,762-yard par-71 course.
Pairing of survivors after four
days and 108 holes of intensive golf
during the 23d national tournament
are:
Oliver Kay, Toledo, Ohio, with Ben
Hughes, Portland, Greg, and Mike
Ferentz, Long Beach, Calf, with
Charley Barnes, Atlanta.
The four public links aces are the
survivors Of giant field of 200
golfers who began the tournament.
Kay, 81 years old and boyish look
ing, is a member of. the University
of Miami (Fla) golf team. He won
his way into the semifnals with a
victory over Ralph Schneider of
Shaker Heights, Ohio, in yesterdays
sixth round.
Only few hours before his defeat
Schneider erased Defending Cham
pion Wilfred Crossley OF Brooklyn,
to take short-lived giant killer"
role.
The portly Hughes, who continually
smokes and chews on a cigar stump,
completely mastered Ted Trullinger,
Philadelphia, 6 and 4. to gain today's
round. Hughes is one of the few
stylists seen in the tournament.
Ferentz, a mild darkhorse from
the start, is a bartender. He Is a
veteran golfer and swings power
fully. though he is only S feet 6
inches tall.
Barnes. a tall, rangy long-ball
driver, is playing in his seventh
public links meeting. He never be-
fore has reached semifnal but has
long record of victories in tour
naments in the Atlanta area.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
-Four Tied for Mark
In Reading Golf Due
For Tee Struggle
BY the Associated Press

READING, Pa, July 23.-The
four record-equalling professional
golfers tied for the lead in the $15,-
600 Reading golf tournament are
agreed that the winner will be the
man with the most potent driver
The unanimous opinion of E. J
Outch) Harrison, Rod Munday
Fred Haas, jr., and Johnny Palmer
all tied with 65's after the first
18 holes-Was that the rolling, we'll
trapped 6,438-yard Berkshire course
was drivers paradise"
Munday, York, Pa, pro, summed
it up for the quartet when he said
the golfer who hits that long ball
consistently is the one to watch in
this tournament"
Ali four were hitting them long
and straight yesterday when they
equalled course record made only
once in the 26-year history of the
club. Fashion plate Jimmy Demaret
-uncommonly conservative here
with only two-tone shirt-set the
record last year. Demaret, of Oiai
Calf, shot a 36-34-70 over the
first 18.
All but Palmer played every hole
in par or less. Harrison, Little
Rock, Ark; Haas, New Orleans, La.
and Munday. each birdied 7 and
played par on II. Palmer birdied
eight holes and played par on nine.
coming up with a bogey five .
the 10th.
Harrison. defending champion:
Munday, the San Francisco native
who claims to be the only three
way putter in pro golf-left handed,
right handed and cross handed-and
Haas, each missed establishing a
new course record on the 18th
green.
Harrison's third-shot putt rolled
up to within an inch of the cup
and stalled; Haas Clipped 40 feet
up to the lip of the hole, and Mum
days 14-foot putt rolled to a halt
an eyelash away from the record.
Bobby Locke, South Africa, made
the audience litter as he blew a
4-footer that would have tied him
with the leaders. AS it was the
South African had to be satisfied
with a &c.
The money battle between Lloyd
Mangrum. the pro circuits leading
Greenback man, and Bantam Ben
Hogan, runnerup in the dollar and
cents columns, was close. Mangrum,
Niles, Ill, played in SO while Hogan
produced 81.
Close on the heels of the leaders
as the 146 professionals and
amateurs prepared to start the
second 18 in the 72-hole test, were
Gene Webb, Springfield, Mo-, and
Felix Serafin, Pittstown, Pa, Links
men, with 67's. At So were Chick
Harbert, Worthwhile, Mich, and Pete
Cooper Ponte Verde, Fla.
Leading the amateur contingent
were Doug Ford. Elmsford. N. Y,
and Johnny Markell of the host club
with SOS.
AL Houghton of Prince Georges
and Roger Peacock of Sligo Park,
whose names were released as en-
trants, did not compete.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Frank E Emmet Gets Quick Action
In Support of Junior Golfers

Frank Emmet chalked up two
more sales for his junior golf pro-
gram yesterday. one to S. G. Leofier,
the public links concessionaire and
another to the Womens Golf Com
mittee at Washington Golf and
Country Club.
Emmet called on Leoff1er to see If
the Anacostia Club would put on an
event to arrange for Bob Halcombes
transportation to the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce National Junior
tournament next month at Lincoln,
Nebr. Halcombe plays his golf at
Anacostia and captains the Ana
costa High School team.
But Leoff1er and Emmet didn't get
around to arranging a tournament
as the roturd public links boss had
a quick reply. III take care OF
the boys transportation. and add
something else for expense money" ;"
Leoff1er said. 1t was as quick as
that.
The woman golfers at Washington
responded with tournament that
Emmett hopes will be followed at the
other clubs. On July 80 they will
compete in a white elephant" tour
nament. which means everybody will
bring a prize, and thus the entry
fees will be turned over to the junior
golf fund.
Players Leave Town.
Ennoet has written the other
women's golf chairmen, advising
them of the event to be staged by
Mrs. M. Hale Dinneen's group.
Halcon1be and the six other young
sters from the District who vii!
compete in the National Jaycees
event will leave tomorrow. Marvin
CBubby) Worsham, Billy and Eugene
Wolfe. Stanley Mouser, Dennis
Bolster and John Eisinger will make
up the District entry.
The Nebraska championship tour
nament will be Bubby Worshams
farewell to junior golf, as the Wake
Forest sophomore is 18 years old ana
this is the only tournament that
admits youngsters over II. Worsham
went to the third round last year
but this season he Is a vastly I'M
proved player.
The Nebraska trip may be the
beginning OF tour of the Midwest
for some of the Jaycee tournament
contestants. On Wednesday at
Columbia Country Club, % young
sters from this section will compete
for seven places to the first USGA
National Junior tournament at Ann
Arbor, Mich, which begins August
II, just four days after the other
tournament ends.
Most of the youngsters who plan
to compete in these out-of-town
tournaments are able to do so solely
because of the cooperation Emmett
has received from such as Leoff1er
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Gun Factory Tops Typos
On Homer by Walsh

A home run by Ted Walsh with
one aboard in the seventh inning
made the difference yesterday as
Naval Gun Factory team defeated
the Union Printers, SIS. In the De!
partmental Baseball League.
Mayo Pittman was the big batter
for Cameo as 1t edged Mailman, 6-5,
in the Industrial League. He hit .
double and two singles, driving in
two runs and scoring twice himself.
Irish War Vets took a nonleague
tilt over Oxon Hill, AZ. Gordon
Jones Of the Vets smacked out .
homer and double to drive in three
runs.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
By Dorsey }. Griffith
Director Of The Stor Trock Comes

Director OF The Stur trock Comes
Much has been written about our
method OF choosing United States
, Olympic teams; namely, oul
final tryout regardless of perform
ances in any other meets. 1t seems
rather harsh when outstanding per-
formers have an off-day or are in
iured as this year in the case OF
Gil Dodds in the 1,500 meters and
Charley Fonville in the shot.
However, over long period it has
been found to be the most salts
factory system. The great profusion
of top-flight performers in this
country actually had forced the
adoption of this method and in the
loss of outstanding men through
this door die method.
The competition has been so keen
that if an athlete slips just a trif1e
on the fatal final tryout day any
one of the IL finalists is liable to
come up with an "over-his-head"
performance and take away the
Olympic berth from the star of
stars" who slipped for a day.
This wealth of competition is the
reason our Olympic teams are the
greatest in the world.
Whitfield in Tough Spot.
There is, however. one glaring
mistake in our rules of elimination.
We permit a competitor to enter
more than one event. This year in
the case of Harrison billiard 1t af-
forded hisl chance to make the
team in the sprints when he COL
lapsed in the hurdles. In the case
of Nal Whitfield, it may deprive the
United States of sterling perform
ance in either the 400 or 800 meters.
Then again, Whitfield is our No. l
man for the 1600-meter relay. In
accomplishing the feat OF qualifying
in the two events, Whitfield proved
his tremendous recuperative powers
He ran two 400-meter races and the
final of the 800 all within the space
of two hours.
However, the Olympic heats and
finals involve several days of COM
petition and while Whitfield was
really up" last week, an off day
along the way in three Olympic
events may wreck his performance
In either the 400. 800 or relay.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Jockey Longden
Setting Hot Pace
By the Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calf, July %.
-Nlnety-seven winners down and
three to 60. That was Johnny
Longdens Hollywood Park record,
after booting home another pair,
Minstrel Boy and Nursery School,
yesterday.
Longden, 1947 jockey champion,
has set 100 wins as his goal for
the 50-day meeting. He has two
days, today and tomorrow, to 60.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Archers Open Tourney
On Jummed Courses
BY the Associofsd Press

TWO RIVERS, Wis, July 23.-
The third national field archery
tournament-a four-day show
opened today over five jammed
courses built across 1000 hilly acres
of Point Beach National Forest.
Some 800 bowmen will start the
initial 28-target test of the gruelling
168-target title round tomorrow
Two rounds will be shot
daily unil the champions are deter
mined late Monday.
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Strong Duos Clash
In District Tennis

What promised to be, the hottest
match so far in the District tennis
doubles championship tournament
at Kenwood was today's semiflnal
sending DR.. David johnson and Gil
Bogley against Jim Thackara and
Don Leavens.
Both teams won by Ga, 6-S in
Yesterdays quarter-f finals. johnson
Bogley topped Ray Antignat and
Henry Barclay, while Thackara-
Leavens defeated Grady Frank and
Frank Mertz. Today's pairings:
Seminal mems doubles-5:3O pm,
Melsh-Lynch vs.. Curtis-Gifford: Leavens-
Thackara VS.. Johnsen-Bogley.
Seminal mixed doubles pm, Powell
Downes VS. Johnsen-Decker
Semifinal women's doubles-Herbert-G Cir
gOSin vs. McCOy-LeVy
Evening star., 1948-07-23
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, July pa
couple of passersby paused with
awe as two burly laborers play
fully tossed about a 75-pound
chunk of concrete.
One of them, Bob Leonetti,
casually picked it up and tossed
it several feet to the other, jeff
Durokta. Durokta caught it,
cuddled it to his chest and, like
a plunging fullback, raced a
short distance and threw it on
a growing pile of concrete
chunks.
The two have been engaging
in such antics for two months,
ever since they signed contracts
to play profootball next season
Evening star., 1948-07-23
Guard Your Sufety!

A series OF three attention.
arresting articles on water safe.
ty, written by Marinus DeGast,
physical director of the YMCA,
will be published in The Stars
Sport Section beginning Sunday.
With the vacation and swim
ming season now at its height.
extra precautions are necessary
to cut down the alarming an
snual total of drownings.
Mr.. DeGast's series is de-
signed to aid those who take
part in water sports and who
would rather be safe than
sorry"
Evening star., 1948-07-23

ACQUIRING FAME-Unt yesterday Ralph Schneider defD
was just old golfer from Shaker Heights
he became gantker by eliminating Defending Champion
Wltred Crossey Gigh in the National golf
nament at Atlanta Whereupon magnanmousy consented
autograph the exehodes Schneider later
eliminated by 21-yearold oliver Kay Toledo, Ohio
--AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1948-07-23

The Public Parks league opens
play tomorrow with Arlington play
ing Rock Creek on the latter's
courts; Alexandria travels to Tur-
key Thicket to play that team;
while Fairlawn plays host to Pierce
Mill.
Evening star., 1948-07-23

AL Houghton of Prince Georges
and Roger Peacock of Sligo Park,
whose names were released as en-
trants, did not compete.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-26
Canton Man Dies
OF Heart Attack

William Shelby Nichols, 81, of
Canton, brother of H. L. Nichols
of this place, died Of heart attack
at his home in Canton at IL p.
m. Thursday. A native of Camden,
he was a member of prominent Ma
olson county family. He attended
Mississippi State college and was
a member of the First Baptist
church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Marie
Fletcher Nichols; his mother, Mrs
Ella Nichols; three sisters, Mrs. Hill
and Mrs. c. I. Fletcher, both OF
Canton, Mrs. H. A. Crane of Hunt
ington Park, Calf; three brothers.
Mr.. Nichols of Lexington, Vernon
Nichols of Canton and Robert Mic
hols of Jackson.
Services were held Saturday at
5 D. m. at the First Baptist church,
in Canton, with the Rev. DR.. John
w. Landrum officiating. Burial was
in Canton cemetery.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-26
15-Year- odd 81. Louis Visitor Is Enthusiastic
Over 7 Months Vacation Here; Hates To Leave

Roger Neil Richardson. Is, of ST.
Louis. Mo-, is reluctant to leave
Lexington this coming Saturday. He
has been here since June, and
though, before coming he hadn't
felt enthusiastic about the trip
South, right now he thinks the
town is "tops," and that the boys
and girls he has met are swell"
Roger, who is the guest of his aunt,
Mrs. Bill Young, insists that small
town affords teen-agers many adj
vantages over city, such as st.
Louis.
For one thing, the Teen Canteen
of Lexington: "They don't have
such provisions for the young folks
up there, and they should, to keep
the kids off the street." Roger says
then, adding that in a small town
strangers can get acquainted easily,
and the people are lots friendlier,
and furthermore, ''you can even
sit in the movies with your girl
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-26
Chamber OF Commerce
May Transact Deal
To Get F factory Here
Northern Textile Plant
Requests Survey Of
Women, Between 1850

The Lexington Chamber of Com
merce is negotiating deal with a
large Northern Textile plant to locate
in Lexington, it has recently been
disclosed The firm has requested
that available White female work
ers from ages Is to go within radius
of Is miles of Lexington, who would
work at plant of this type.
The information forms required
for the survey is being distributed
through the Local Post Office and
carriers and other post offices in
the vicinity by mailing printed
QUESTIONABLE to all White box hold
ers. The QUESTIONABLE is to be
completed by persons desiring en-
ployment and who fill the specified
requirements, and they are to be
returned by mail, or in person, to
the Mississippi State Employment
Service, 104, Spring street, Lexing-
ton, as soon as possible.
If there are persons who have not
received one of the questionnaires
and who desire to complete one,
the Employment Service office in
Lexington should be contacted as
soon as possible.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-26
Holmes Bulldogs Open
First Game AT Home
Pearl River Sturts
Schedule; Ellisville
To PIoy Homecoming
By r. w. Almond

GOODMAN, August 28-The 1913
Holmes Junior College eleven will
face an all conference schedule Of
ten games. The opening game is
less than three weeks distant, and
getting the Bulldogs in top shape
for the opening game will give the
coaches no small concern for the
next few weeks of early condition
ing.
The Pearl River Wildcats will
furnish the opposition in the open
ing game for both teams on Thurs
day night, September 16. The South
Mississippi entry will be operating
under new coach this season with
Coach Dolby Holden, who moved
over from Pascagoula, where he
established an outstanding record
last season by annexing the Big-8
crown for the Goula Panthers.
On Rotating Busis
The entire Junior college schedule
is built on rotating basis. 1t con-
stitutes a Master Schedule in that
every j. c. team plays all conference
members, and therefore no team
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