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Evening star., 1949-01-22
74OIympions Head Cast of 522
In Boston K. of C.. Meet Tonight

to start are Bob Black, Rhode Island
States grandslam cross country
champion; Ed Mearns of Yale, Dick
Church of Syracuse and eight
others.
The nine-man mile field includes
Browning Ross of Villanova, Gerald
Karver and Curtis Stone, the Phila-
delphia aces; Tommy Quinn Of New
York and George Wade, the Yale
performer who looms as the out
standing miller of the immediate
future.
Olympic Sprint Champion Har-
riSon billiard Of Baldwin Wallace
will limit his activities to his IA
vorite hurdles competition. thereby
making the 5O-yard dash a wide
open event.
The most outstanding field will
vie in the Prout Memorial 60O-yard
run. Closely screened for it are
Villanova's fashy George Guida,
Tom Dickey Of Louisiana State, Ken
Charles of Boston University, Jim
Gilhooley of New York University
and Frank Fox of Seton Hall,
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Kovacs Battles Segura
In Pro Net Feature
By the Associotsd Press

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Jan. 30
Top seeded Frank Kovacs Of Oak
land, Calf, meets colorful Fran
cisco (Pancho) Segura in the fea-
ture semifinal match Of the Profes-
sional Lawn Tennis Association
tournament today
Segura, from Guyaquil, Ecuador
drew third ranking
Secono-seeded Welby Van Horn
of Philadelphia and John Nogrady
of Flushing, N. Y, meet in the other
semifinal.
Finals in the singles and doubles
clay courts tournament will be held
tomorrow. Doubles semiflnals are
scheduled tonight.
Segura and Elwood Cooke OF New
York, seeded first, meet Bob Stubbs
of Miami and Mitchell Gornto OF
White Plains, N. Y. Second-seeded
Kovacs and Bert Brown of Los An
geles meet Van Horn and Jim Evert
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Terps Visit Navy, American u.
Invodes LoyoIu for Bio Game

Maryland visits Navy tonight and
American University plays at Loyola
of Baltimore in the most important
Mason Dixon Conference game of
the season to date. The games are
the only college court action involv-
ing local schools.
Last night Catholic University
scored it's seventh Mason-Dixon
Conference triumph, total matched
only by Hampden-Sydney, in defeat
ing Johns Hopkins, 45-41. at c. u.
The Cards have lost two in the
league
The Cards now take almost three
weeks off for examinations before
meeting Loyola and Coach Abe
Rosenfeld is thankful for the rest
as Bill Connors injured ankle might
respond to treatment in that time.
The 6-foot-8 center did not play
against Hopkins. The Cards had a
new high scorer in Bill Sondericker,
who broke the halftime tie with the
first basket Of the second half, then
broke the game open with three
straight baskets few minutes later.
His 13 points were five more than
the eight of Jim Losty and Gene
SzklarZ
The Cards have scored their seven
Mason-DiXon triumphs against sew
Evening star., 1949-01-22
CapitoIs Face ce|ties
At UIine's S Tonight

Washington's Eastern Division
leading Capitols can better their
winning record of all last season
tonight when they entertain the
improved Boston Celtics in a Basket
Ball Association game at Uline
Arena, 6:45 o'clock.
Whereas the Caps won 20 games
against 20 losses while finishing in
q three tie with the Baltimore
Bullets and Chicago Stays for sec
ond place in the Western Division
race q year ago, they already have
taken 20 decisions in IS starts this
season, and are favored to win No.
20 tonight.
The Celtics' game marks the final
appearance of the Caps here until
February S when they return to
Ulines against the New York Knick-
erbockers.
The Caps currently are leading
the Knicks by eight games and are
to oppose them in Madison Square
Garden, New York, tomorrow night.
The Celts have been strengthened
by the recent acquisition of George
Nostrand, 6-foot- 6-inch center, in
q deal that sent Chuck Halbert and
Mel Riebe to the Providence Steam
rollers.
Gene Stump, former De Paul
University All-America, is leading
the Celtics' scorers with an average
of 11I3 points.
Bones Mckinney and Capt. Bob
Feerick, two of the Capitols' key
men, emerged from a scoring slump
against Providence on Thursday
night when they registered 20 and
IS points respectively.
A Heurich Industrial League
game set for 7:15 o'clock tonight
brings together Thrifty Beverages
and Washington Gas Co.
The Chicago Stays defeated the
Celtics for the fourth straight time
In the only game played last night,
1915 The Celtics pulled to within
four points at half time, but Eddie
Mikan ended the threat with pair
OF field goals.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
sy the A.secjofsd Press

BOSTON, Jan. 22.-With IA
Olympians, including two cham
pions and one of 1886 vintage, in
its cast of 500, the Knights of Co.
lumbus will launch Boston's major
indoor track season with its 23d
meet tonight at the Boston Garden
With Boston's crack miller Gil
Dodds no longer eligible, this years
meet probably will be highlighted
by the Cheverus 1000. 1t has at
tracted such famed speedsters as
Nal Whitfield of Ohio State, the
current Olympic 80o-meter cham
pion; Herb Barton of Michigan,
Tarver Perkins of the Illinois A. c.,
Jack Dianetti of Michigan State
and 1ngvar Bengtsson, who COM
peted for Sweden in London last
summer.
Erik Ahlden, Bentsson's compa-
triot, faces difficult assignment in
the Leo Lalrivee 2-mile feature, for
Forest Efaw of Saltwater, Okla, will
be striving for his third straight
triumph in this event. Others down
Evening star., 1949-01-22


semmediocre s2-but the fact remains
that better there is reason TO
things going get tougher for the domestic stars oo
they get still fourth mportaionoympc 5000
champion Ref of Belgiumo make his DEBUT
FOREIGNERS Condition Is Obvious
These they could dominate the indoor
miles that barring accidents third place
Ahlden didn't to have
broken laps both Bengon and
slykus could all night Sykhis who kept
kicking he out little black
and blue looking least good Bengtsson
foregneYs-Reif half mile by himself to give
ookemed to be in superb condition IN hnhing SO
strongly Ahden Skhuis stood in sharp contrast TO
dead last IN the
John night Whitfield recuperaing from
contender and early in the race connted him.
Ahden was tremendously nwieldly 2mle
position got of well and t1en ap-
pareny looking purpody dropped back At one time he
had before finding the stock FBl agent
wilt began Together Wilt and Ahlden
ran three straight in the Inquirer games and
then overlook Stone
SIykhus Rated Better os Miller
Wilt than half mile to but Ahlden
running easily When ne turned on he neat
question his superiority
They are strangely assorted-Ref, Sykhus, Ahden and
Oldest husky Bengtsson,
Swedish football player 26 and slightly rangier
neede-ke chap of 25 with beautiful stride ana
slykhuis a with sharp delicate face
1t slykhuis is better mile than Bengtsson
That's that he's been in this
that's the he looked He nshed YARD
OF behind Bengtsson
The little guy a rough during the His weight
dropped pounds slave labor battalion and he got no
bang of eating his cat
he's the Knights OF
waiting for the Mrose Games
he'll be better acquainted with our banked In
door tracks -
Meanwhile ready to concede the
foreigners middle distance supremacy
Evening star., 1949-01-22
By Bill Fuchs


Another Washington area scholas-
tic basket ball team has tasted de-
feat for the first time, which leaves
only George Washington and Con-
zaga In the unbeaten class at this
writing. The Eagles were to meet
Georgetown Prep in Catholic
League tilt today at American Uni
versity.
Bethesda was the latest schoolboy
power to succumb, losing to Blair
in a 1927 thriller last night at
Maryland University's Richie Col
iSeum.
George Washington. meanwhile,
ran its string up to eight straight
with an easy 7l-18 triumph over
Fairfax at Fairfax, while Priory won
its seventh straight and its 18th in
10 games at the expense of Mont
gomery High of Rockville. 50-2l, at
Priory. Hyattsville High walloped
Roosevelt, 41-27, at Roosevelt.
Bit the big news along the scho-
'lastic front today was the Bethesda
Blair tilt, which had the near
capacity throng and both teams
filing out while the game still was
in progress-officially that is.
Firecracker Causes Confusion.
The score was 1927 in favor Of
Blair when some one in the stands
set of q firecracker. which was mis-
taken for the final gun. Five sec
onds of playing time remained, but
it required several minutes to get
the players back on the floor and
the fans back in the stands. The
officials disagreed as to which team
had the ball last and a Jump was
called. In the long run 1t didnt
make any difference, for the trail
ing Barons grabbed possession and
failed to score. Fred Geneau's last
second set shot missed the basket
and Blair owned its first victory over
its arch rival in three years.
1t was Bethesda's first setback In
II games this season and Blair's
9th victory in 10 starts. Although it
was stiff dose to swallow, the
Barons weren't shedding any tears
In the dressing room. Instead, they
set their minds on the February 4
date with Blair at the Coliseum.
Well take them next time" pre-
dicted one player, and all his team
mates heartily agreed.
How did Blair, a decided under
dog, win the Fame?
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Reynolds Whips Gosney,
To Earn Garden Date
By the Associotsd Prsss

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Bernie
Reynolds is in line for a Madison
Square Garden date, February 25,
with the winner of the Roland La
Starza -Gino Buonvino fight at St.
Nicholas Arena February 4.
Reynolds moved ahead in the
heavyweight ranks last night by
stopping Gene Gosney, Seminole,
Okla, giant. in 26 seconds Of the
sixth round OF a scheduled To-
rounder at st. Nick's.
The ending brought a storm of
protest from the handlers Of Gosney,
who never was on the floor. Referee
Eddie Joseph stepped between the
two boys as Gosney reeled away
after taking a stiff left hook to the
bOdV
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Blackwell Mends Fast
Following Operation
by the A,socioted Press

GLENDALE, Calf, Jan. a.
Ewell Blackwell, Cincinnati's big
pitching hope. who is recuperating
from a serious operation, may be
ready to take his regular mound
turn when the season opens in late
April.
At least that's the word from his
doctors here. Blackie had a kidney
removed Thursday night, but he is
scheduled to leave the hospital in
a week and report to the Reds
Florida training camp shortly after
March /. If he works back into
shape gradually, the big right
handler should be strong enough to
go nine innings by the seasons
opening, the medicos claim.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Hogan Stroke Behind, /,
Set 10 Charge as New
Putting Style Clicks
BY the Associafed Press

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 22-
Ben Hogan-with new putting
styles ready to move into top
contention today in the inaugural
$4,000 Long Beach Open golf
tournament
Heading into the second round
of the event at Lakewood Country
Club. four crack challengers are
tied for the lead with subpar first
round scores Of Ct, and Hogan Is
Just one stroke behind
Leading the parade of par busters
are Jimmy Demaret, Skip Alexan-
der Jim Ferrier and Chick Harbert,
all with 4-under-par Cts.
Hogan, at SO. is tied with five
others, and out of the surviving field
of l41 players, IS broke regulation
figures in the initial 18 holes.
Most people think Hogans game,
including his putting, hardly could
be improved on. But not Ben. He's
experimenting" with revised
stance, a different stroke at the ball.
Now most Of his weight is on his
left leg, instead Of evenly divided
between the two, and he's gripping
the club more on top and hitting
his puts with less of a rake move
ment.
Hogan says 1t will take three
months to perfect the change. But
it seemed to work yesterday.
There was nothing wrong with
the pacesetters, each Of whom had
identical 9-hole scores of 1884 for
the par 1886. 6,235-yard distance Of
LakeWoods handsome and seemingly
treacherous course.
Tied with Hogan are Dutch Hsr-
rison, Johnny Perelli, Jack Burke,
jr.; Smiley Quick and Willie
Hunter, jr.
Knotted at SO are Horton Smith,
Leland Gibson, Bob Hamilton, Toney
Penna and Fred Haas.
The 1-under-par 70's contained 10
names. In view of the well populated
subpar contingent, some Of the To-
shooters-including Lloyd Mangrum,
Lew Worsham and Sam Snead-
almost were embarrassed.
Scores of rs and under qualified
for today's round. Tonight the f1eld
will be cut to 80 players and ties.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Maryland State Golf
Body Aims 10 Skirt
Pro Grid Games
By MerreII WhittIesey

Pro football was one OF the prin-
cipal topics of discussion at the
29th annual meeting of the Mary
land State Golf Association last
night at Columbia Country Club.
It seems the Redskins and the
Baltimore Colts have priority on the
attention OF the top golfers in the
fall, and the MSGA's team cham
pionship has become neglected
event. The elimination tournament
requires about five Sunday dates.
Although the final decision will
be up to the Tournament Commit
tee-to be named by President Mar
tin F. McCarthy-the team cham
pionship probably will be played in
the spring, starting about the first
week in May. If so, the four ball
tournament, which requires only
four men from each club compared
to - for the team matches, will
be switched to the fall.
In taking over as president, Nc
Carthy said the principal aim OF
the association this year would be
to promote junior golf. Pointing
out that a recent survey of his
home Observation-Disclosures that
80 per cent of the members were
35 years Of age and up, Mccarthy
said that probably was true of every
club and it was not healthy situa-
ton for the game. The Baltimore
delegation particularly vas inter-
iested in the Districts junior golf
program, which is supervised by
Frank Emmet, and plans to invite
Emmet to attend several meetings
In Baltimore.
The annual intercity team match
played between the Is top amateurs
Of Washington and Baltimore, may
become a showdown between the
top eight amateurs and pros from
each city or six women golfers, six
amateurs and six pros to each team
The Washington dominated series
has not created much interest the
past few summers.
A. Herman Stump, outgoing presi-
dent from Green Spring Valley
made several suggestions one to pro-
mote caddy welfare, another to
sponsor more junior golf activities
one for meetings between greens
committee chairmen and, fourth, to
keep commercialism out of the asso-
citation and not to permit business
concerns to sponsor tournaments.
Mccarthy said the Gettysburg
(Pa) club had applied for member
ship and that it may be taken in
as an associate member, such as
now held by Army Navy and Wash
ington Golf and Country Club in
Virginia.
The MSGA tournament schedule
to be announced later may include
change in the method Of playing
the senior championship as we'll as
new dates for the team series and
shakeup in the intercity match.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Mathis Phi||y Victory
Presages Big Year
On Indoor Track
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The stor

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22-Stocky
little Billy Mathis of Washington,
D. c., former national sprint cham
pion, appeared set for smashing
indoor season today following his
victory in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Games.
Mathis, second by point to Mar
cellus Boston in The Evening Star
Sprint Series a week ago, romped
off with the 50-yard Inquirer sprint
last night at Convention Hall, WIN
ming his heat, semifinal heat and
final to break Ed Conwell's three
wear reign rs top sprinter. Mathis
won his heats in 54 seconds and the
final in SO, Conwell finishing SECOND.
Georgetown University's relay
team, thanks to strong anchor leg
by Ed Sause, was the only District
college to win. The Hoyas came
from behind in the final quarter
of mile to defeat New York Uni
versity and Villanova. Morgan
State Teachers, who apparently fin-
ished second, were disqualified.
The Hoya quartet composed of
Cince Cino, Bob Spearman, Mort
Kane and Sause, turned in 3:H.5
mile.
Bill Mitchell, Georgetown hurdler,
won his heat in the 50-yard high
hurdles, but finished second to Har-
rison billiard in the SemifinalS and
was third to billiard and Jim
Gehrdes of Penn State in the final.
1t would have required tremen-
dous performance to beat billiard,
who twice equaled the American in
door record of 81 seconds.
Karl Rubach Of Maryland finished
second to Mitchell in heat, but was
eliminated in the semifinals.
Two Maryland sprinters, Bill
Alexion and Joe O'Steen, failed to
qualify in the 5O-yard sprint. Bob
Palmer, Terp miller who was third
in the Star Games, withdrew from
last nights meet because Of studies
and Ed Matthews, Maryland, ran
last In the 600.
Howard and Maryland were un-
successful in mile relay events,
Howard's team Of Booker Anderson,
Louis Russell, John Lassiter and
Bill Collins running last against st.
Francis, c. c. N. Y. and Lincoln
and Maryland's quartet Of George
MCGOWAN, Paul Ostrye. Mario Sal
vanelli and Ed Matthews finishing
second to Manhattan.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
u. S. Seeks to RetuIiote
For Ice Loss to Czechs
By the Assoeioted Press

PRAGUE, Jan. 22.-The Czecho-
slovakia national team played bril-
liantly last night in whipping the
United States Amateur Hockey As
sociation team, to 3. But there
were indications the Czechs may
have been playing over their heads.
The Czechs play the Americans
again tonight. The game probably
will decide the makeup Of the Czech
team for the world tournament at
Stockholm in February.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
.Grogan Again Stars,
But A. u. Boxers Bow

Stan Grogan, American Univers-
ity's 6-foot-3, 155-pound class boxer
came through with his second flrst-
round TKO of the season last night
but the Eagle boxers lost, 51a-21a to
the Patuxent River Naval Air Sta
ton team at A. U.
Grogan, who cooled his Western
Maryland opponent last week in "a
seconds, was extended minute and
6 seconds longer by Mike Martin,
fighting at 'l55 pounds for the
Sailors.
Martin Ries, A. us only other un-
beaten boxer in two matches, scored
an upset by winning a decision over
Marcy Gonzales. all-Navy flnalist in
the 120-pound class for Patuxent. In
the only other TKO of the night,
Bill Bonno Of Pax stopped Robert
Clark Of A. U. in 40 seconds. James
Duley of American and Pat Agor
fought to a rousing draw in the 120-
pound class bout.
aAFr uvrA AM vRAcNF
Evening star., 1949-01-22

en- different teams The loss was the
second against no victories for Hop
kinS.
Maryland takes q five-game losing
streak and 20 record for the season
to Annapolis for the pm. game.
The Middies have won .flve, all On
their home court and lost four, all
away.
The A. U.-Loyola series has come
to be regarded as the top rivalry Of
the Mason-Dixon Conference. The
Greyhounds have won three out Of
three in the MD and outside have
beaten Xavier of Cincinnati. De-
troit, Seton Hall, Maryland and
others. The Eagles have won six
straight in the conference.
The game will be televised over
WMAL-TV, Channel Z, at 8:45.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Tenpinners Will Split
$100, 900 Jackpot
Nv the Assocjoted Press

CHICAGO, Jan. GA 100000
Jackpot will be distributed to win
ners of the annual Petersen and
Dom De Vito tenpin bowling tourna-
ments opening simultaneously to-
day.
The Petersen classic has a prize
list of $4,000 and De Vito's offers
$4,000. Virtually all of the Ma
tion's top keglers will 60 to the fir-
ing lines before the two meets wind
up February 20.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Manhattan Is Fovorite
In New York Meet
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 22-Most Of
New Yorks track stars will stay
home tonight for the Grover Cleve-
land indoor track and field meet.
The competition ends the fiat board
racing season in these parts.
Manhattan College. surprise
winner in the Metropolitan AAU
meet a week ago, is favored to take
the team title this time.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

learn he sighed, ph1loSophlcaIly. He was hardly
breathing hard, although Willie had just finished
running in the Inquirer Mile,
Slykhuis was the only foreigner who ddn t
win his American debut. but it was pre-destined
that one Of the three lmportatons had to lose be-
cause two-Ingvar Bengtsson of Sweden and
Slykhus-were inferred in the same event. Willie,
whose name is pronounced Slick-Hoos ran second
to Bengtsson as the overseas contingent mopped up.
The third man. Erik Ahlden of Sweden, won
the 2-mile grind easily defeating Curtis Stone,
Fred Wilt, Forest Efaw and the rest of a l0-man
field
The stories told by the stop-Watches were not
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Kuvukos Quint Plays

Kavakos All-Stars were to meet
Cortez Peters Business School bas-
keters at Turner's Arena today at
2::3O. Don Hillock and Bart Fugler
were among the former college
standouts in the Kavakos lineup.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

THIS COULD HAVE DONE ITNosed out, 2s27, by Blair in
thriller at Maryland us College Park dhoue last night this
missed field might have resulted in Chevy Chase
victory attempted by Fred Geneau of whom just
darksocknged leg shows And it failed because of the guard
ing Blairs Bill Larimore John Linton G6 Others
shown Cleft to right Jimmy Downs Q4, Blair Don Schne
der CD Bethesda Ray Luckett 22 Blair and Dick Beckwith
90 Bethesda. Star staff Photo.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Two D. G. Fives Beuten

Washington area scholastic fives
had little luck in Baltimore yester-
day, Phelps bowling to Douglass
High, 64-42, and Parker-Gray of
Alexandria losing, 1926 to Dunbar.
Both games were in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Bezdek, 68, Back
AsGrid Mentor
BY the Asseeiated Press

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, Jan. o.
Hugo Bezdek, onetime Penn State
football coach, has been named
athletic director and football
coach at the National Agricul-
tural College.
The 6s-year-old Bezdek left
Penn State 13 years ago and has
been out of football since that
time. Bezdek said he never felt
better" and is "rarin' to get back
into the coaching business"
Evening star., 1949-01-22

Five years ago-Bill Dickey of
New York Yankees named player
of the year by New York baseball
writer's.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Win, Lose, or Draw
We Must Learn Says Willie
BY FRANCIS STANN

PHIIADEIPHIA, 22--Wlle Sykhus who tulip
and during of his native Holland
steps last night and explained that he couldn't
Hall I'VE
Evening star., 1949-01-22

Additional Sports, Page A-l2
Evening star., 1949-01-22

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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