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Evening star., 1954-01-10
By Burton Hawkins

About 1900 sports followers
assembled at the Hotel Statler
last night for the Touchdown
Clubs glittering 10Th annual
banquet honorlng a swarm of
outstanding football figures who
achieved distinction on a broad
front encompaSsing professional,
collegiate. scholastic. military
and Sandlot football ranks.
Merriment was the accent of
the evening, with waggish Her.
man Hickman and quick -witted
Tom Meany spicing a program
precisely paced by Toastmaster
Bob Considine. former Washing
ton sports writer who blossomed
into national prominence as a
writer on more Weighty subjects.
Departing from its custom of
selecting standout backfield
man to receive the Walter Camp
Memorial Trophy, the club last
night distributed reproductions
of the award to a quartet of
crack backs. Johnny Lattner of
Notre Dame, Bernie Faloney of
Maryland, Alan Ameche of Wis
consin and Paul Giel of Mime
sofa, all named to various ALL
Evening star., 1954-01-10
18th Touchdown Bonouet
7ousts Footballs Best

America teams, were the backs
whose brilliance was recognized.
Official Washington Joined in
the tribute. Presenting awards
to those prominent backs were
Supreme Court Justice Sherman
Mlnton, Senator John NJ. Butler
of Maryland. Representative
August H. Andersen of Mime
sofa and Representative Glenn
R. Davis of Wisconsin.
While football predominated.
with the $15-a-plate guests
straining for glimpses of ALL
America players. Earl Blaik of
Army-the Touchdown Clubs
coach of the year-and other
gridiron bles, baseball
wedged into the picture. Clark
Griffith the Senator's 84-year-
old president. was cited as the
games man-of- -the-year.
Col. Blaik, who had most of
his football material washed
from his hands by the West
Point cribbing scandals several
years ago, was lauded for quickly
restoring Army as one of the
East's powers. House Speaker
Martin presented the Touchdown
(See TOUCHDOWN CLUB. C-2)
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Colonial Five Romps
Over VPI, 73-4O, for
Ninth Win in Row
By the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. Jan. O.
George Washington, hottie st
basketball team in the Southern
Conference. made it nine straight
here tonight with an easy 73-40
triumph over Virginia Tech.
The Colonials spoiled the Cob
blers' home debut with a highly
effective attack. John and Joe
Holup, the sparkling brother
combination, and Corky Devlin
wrecked any faint hopes the VPI
boys might have had with a
great display of shooting on
corner set shets. In fact, the
whole CIV club proved adept at
f1ippi,Ig the ball through the
basket from all angles and
ranges. John bagged ii points
and ice Clipped in with 13, but
they had to take a back seat to
Devlin, who collected II.
George Washington rolled up
a 22-8 lead in the first period
and was never In danger. The
visitors cooled off a little in the
second period but still held a 81
II edge at halftime. Then they
got hot again in the third for
26-point barrage to run the mar
gin to 1928.
Virginia Tech had trouble
finding the range all night as
(See CIV, Page C-2)
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Sedgman Defeats
Gonzales for Title;
Segura Tops Bulge
By Cospor Nennes

Frank Sedgman of Australia
and his all-court game turned
back the challenge of Pancho
Gonzales. California star, and
his battering ram service last
night at Uline Arena in one of
the finest tennis matches ever
played in Washington. The score
was 4-6. 6-3. 6-3.
The 26-year-old Australian
kept intact his record of never
losing here. Last year he played
Jack Kramer, former national
champion who is running the
professional tour. and beat him
three times straight. On Friday
Sedgman defeated Pancho Sc
gura, colorful star from Ecuador,
60. 3-6, 6-3.
Segura won last night from
Don Bulge, who lost Friday to
Gonzales in a close three-set
encounter. 60, Ga.
First prize was worth $4,000
to Sedgman, whose earnings in
singles play for the tour so far
is $4,000. Gonzales. winner of
the New York opening tourna-
ment, added $3.50 to bring his
earnings for the week to a high
of $7,75O. Segura received $3.50
for third place money and Bulge
$500 for fourth position.
Sedgman, victor in the Phila-
(See PRO TENNIS, Page C-5D
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Cupozzoi Third to Mckenzie
In Metropolitan AAU Mile

only record breaker IN the field
events. He tossed the 35-pound
weight SO feet "a inch to erase
Henry Dreyer's mark of So feet
11A inches.
Dick Lynn. a New York A. c.
teammate of BackuS. won the
pole vault with a leap of 13 feet;
Stan Lampert of the Pioneer
Club tossed the shot SIS feet 924
inches, and Meredith Gourdine
of the Pioneer Club captured
the broad jump with a 22-5
effort.
AShenfelter EraSes Record.
Horace Ashenfelter, the Older
of the two running brothers. won
the 3-mile run in a speedy
l4:02.9, and in the process
erased another of Greg Rice's
distance records. Rice held the
former meet mark of 14:10.7
which had stood for IL years.
The FBI agent finished about
400 yards ahead of Curt Stone
of the New York A. { There
was quite a battle for the run
nerup spot and Stone just did
grab it from Austin Scott of the
Pioneer Club, who was third and
Fred Schoeffler of the N Y A
who was fourth.
Harry Bright of the Pioneer
Club upset team mate Roscoe
Browne to win the 1,000-yard
race in 2:13.4 which eclipsed the
old meet standard of 2:14.2.
Hurdles Mark Lowered.
Charley Pratt of Manhattan
lowered the meet record in the
70-yard high hurdlesto 81 sec
onds. The old one was 80, which
he shared.
Paul Ewing of the New York
A. c. established himself as
runner to watch by winning the
60-yard dash in 6.5 seconds and
beating out Andy Stanf1eld, a
real swiftly, for the No. / spot.
Ewing got of to a bullet start
the kind that once won races for
(See METROPOLITAN, C-3)
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Statistics

nightly to keep Steve Owen S
Southern forces in the game with
his bullet tosses. But the South
couldn't match the superior run
ming and defense of Paul Brown S
North team.
Thomas. who ranked tenth
nationally in passing, tossed a
63-yard touchdown pass to John
Ryan of Illinois, scored once
himself on a quarterback sneak
from 3 inches out, and started
another touchdown drive with
19-yard screen pass to FELTON,.
Fllipski, a darting halfback,
and FELTON,. pile-driving run
ner. stole the play from the
smaller Billy Wells of Michigan
State and Bobby Cavazos of
Texas Tech. who had been ex-
pected to set the pace in the
running.
Lewis Gets Loose.
One of the bright spots in the
South'S backfield was the run
ming of Tommy Lewis, the Ala
bama fullback who gained Ma
tion-wide publicity by making
an off-the-bench tackle of Rice's
Dick Moegle in the Cotton Bowl.
His 26-yard end run spanked the
South's first touchdo' :, drive.
Bratkowski brought the crowd
Of 28.174 to its feet time after
time with his long passes. He
completed 50-yard pass to
Georgia Techs Dave Davis in
the first touchdown drive and
later completed 60-yard touch
down toss to Tulane's Max Nc
Gee.
The North raced to a touch
down the frs time it got the
ball, travelling 76 yalds in 13
plays. A 19-yard screen pass
from Thomas to FELTON, spanked
the drive. with Harlan Carl of
Wisconsin and Filipski alternat-
ing in driving to the /. FELTON,
leaped over right tackle for the
score and added the extra point.
On the scoring play. Bud Will
lis, defensive end from Alabama,
was bumped on the head and
suffered a Slight conclusion.
An action-f1 filled second quar-
(See SENIOR BOWL. Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Indiana Tops Jittery Gophers
7-63, Before Record 1882

a vicious fighter under the board.
had II. Schlundt, who missed
much Of the last half after
committing his fourth foul,
scored IL. and was used mainly
as a diversion.
Minnesota, calculated to give
the HoosierS a brisk fight for the
Big Ten title this year. was stone
cold from the field when it
counted and built itself a big
roadblock by missing 10 of its
first Is free throws.
The sniping of Leonard and
White from outside plus
Schlundt's free throw work gave
Indiana a seven-point lead in
(See INDIANA. Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Speciol Dispoteh 10 The Stur

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Reputa-
tionS meant little in the mile
run of Metropolitan AAU Senior
Track and Field championships
tonight at the l68th street ar
mory as Gordon Mckenzie of the
Pioneer Club ran away from
Olympians Charley Capozzoli.
formerly OF Georgetown. and
Bill Ashenfelter of the New York
Athletic Club.
Although Capozzoli, whose
speciality is the two-rmile race,
was the heavy favorite to win
on the 4;08 he ran chasing Wes
Santee in the Sugar Bowl Mile
last month, Mckenzie controlled
the race all the way and won as
he pleased. The former New York
University runner passed the
quarters in 81 seconds, 2:06 and
3:11.5 as he led all the way
to win in 4:16.9, far behind the
meet record.
Ashenfelter and Cappy were
content to run second and third
behint Mckenzie, and veterans
present wondered when they
would take over the lead. 1t did
not happen as Mckenzie never
had less than a 10-yard lead and
was IL yards in front breaking
the tape. AShenfelter was sec
ond Cappy ran third about
eight yards further back and
was clocked in 4:20.2.
Cappy to Run 2-Mile.
The Georgetown post-gradu-
ate law student had no alibis
for his poor race although he has
been bothered by a cold. After
the event he said that he will
stick to the two-mile distance
for the big meets but hopes to
try a one-mile race on a banked
track before the winter is over.
Cappy will stick to the two-mile
for The Star Games in Wash
ington January %.
Bob Backus, a Tufts Univer-
sity medical student, was the
Evening star., 1954-01-10
BY the Assoelated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 9.-In-
diana, with the poise and class
of champion, tonight rolled
back the challenge of jittery
Minnesota. 71-63. before 1882,
the largest crowd ever to watch a
basketball game in a college
owned arena.
The defending Big Ten and
NCAA titlists shifted their Gus
tomary scoring reliance from
6-foot-10 Don Schlundt to Bob
Leonard and Dick White, and
the Gophers were never in seri-
GUS contention.
Leonard, a smart playmaker,
clammed in 20 points and White,
Evening star., 1954-01-10
fiIipski' Runs,
Thomas Passes
Defeat South
Brotkowski Thrills
$4,000 With Long
Heuves for Losers
By the Associoted Press

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 9.-An
underdog North team, fired by
the passing of Northwestern S
Dick Thomas and the running
of Gene Filipski of Villanova and
Ralph FELTON, of Maryland, upset
a paSs-minded South team, 90
IA, today in the Senior Bowl
football game.
Zeke Bratkowski, brilliant
paSser from Georgia, strove
Evening star., 1954-01-10

Looking back, can see that by putting Fa-
loney in uniform did something to Charley
Boxold's confidence. couldn't have done
more to shake the boys confidence if had
tried"
The late Rabbit Maranville delighted in
shocking dowagers with lorgnettes by feign-
ing inebriation and pretending to eat live
goldfish out of the marble ponds in swank
hotel lobbies. He substituted sardines he
had palmed. -. Once in an exhibition game,
with Babe Ruth at bat, Maranville lay down
at his shortstop position and feigned sleep.
Ruth struck ont
Evening star., 1954-01-10

Basketball Results. Page ca
score the Terps, 5 to 3, in the
flVe-minute extra period to win,
1886.
The Terps' tight defensive
maneuvers also backfired in an
other way. Gene Shue, their
brilliant scorer from Towson
(MdD High School, saw his
shooting average of 81 per cent
take a drop as he could make
only five goals in "a tries.
Joe Carroll, 5-foot-11 senior
from Baltimore, guarded Shue
as closely as Shue guarded him.
Carroll, not noted as high scorer,
got four points, while Shue made
10 foul shots to wind up with 20
points. high for both teams.
Seven-pOint Lead Melts.
In the final analysis, the Terps
lost the game because they could
not find the basket after build
ing up a Seven-point lead with
five minutes remaining in regu-
lation time.
Bob Everett threw in a goal
from the pivot to give the Terps
a 47-41 lead that appeared al
most inSurmountable at that
point. But it was the last bas-
ket the Terps scored.
The Hoyas, who last month
rubbed out a l0-point deficit in
two minutes to beat St. Joseph's
OF Philadelphia. wouldn't give up.
Vail Ties Game.
They trailed 53-49. with 40
seconds to go. Warren Beuhler.
who led the comeback against
st. Joseph's. scored a basket and
a foul. Maryland's Tom Young
missed two fouls and Jack Vail.
who got the rebound, and was
fouled by Young. He made one
of two shots to send the game
into overtime.
Georgetown's overtime points
were foul shot by Lou Gigantic,
a layup by Vail and two fouls
by Cowley.
Shue. meanwhile, missed on
five attempted shots. Maryland's
only points in overtime were
made in the last % seconds after
the Hoyas had built up a $3.50
lead. Bill Martin made them on
a layup and foul. Georgetown
took the ball out and held it
until the final horn.
Maryland Streak Halted.
The Terps entered the game
as six-point favorites and were
looking for their ninth straight
victory. They had won IL Of
l3, the other losses coming at
the hands of Wake Forest and
West Virginia.
Georgetown upped its record
to 6-5.
The ose-guarding tactics Of
both teams resulted in 48 fouls
being called. The final figures
show that the Hoyas outscored
the Terps. 1916, on the floor
and trailed, 24-22, at the foul
line.
Cowley, with 19 points, Gil
eante with II and Buehler with
II were GEORGETOWN top scorers.
Shue was the only Marylander
to hit for double figures.
The game was the second in
the series for the areas Big
Three championship. George
Washington trounced George
town in the first one Thursday
night.
The Georgetown freshman
(See GEORGETOWN Page C-5)
Evening star., 1954-01-10

Jones Session Wins Jon Vincente at
Sonto AnIto. Poee CT
was aboard horses which broke
and tied track records at Santa
Anita Park.
In the sixth he rode Mrs. E. j.
Jacobs Joe Jones that won a
mile event in 1885. The previous
Santa Anita track mark was
1885. Joe Jones paid $3.50 to
win.
In the previous race, Wee
Willie brought in the Palatine
Stable Sprinter Woodchuck IN
1:09 to tie the 6-furlong malk.
Woodchuck paid $500 to win
Shoemaker made it a triple
when he brought home Pistol!o
in the last race by nose tol a
win payoff of $7l0. 1t was Will
lies fourth triple of the meeting.
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Hoyas Break Terps Control to Score $3.50 Overtime Victory
North rumphs Senior Bowl 204 FELTON, One Of Top Stars
'Wm,Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS S1ANN :

JIM TATUM STILL accepting responsibility for Mary
lands TO defeat by Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl told fellow
coaches at the NCAA convention big mistake in
even letting Bernie Faoney get in uniform didn't stop
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Shoemaker Rides
Triple, Sets Record
And Ties Another
BY the Associated Press

ARCADIA, Calf. Jan. O.
Jockey Willie Shoemaker. who
set a world record in 1858 by
booting in 485 winners. today
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Tight Defense
Fails sMary|and
In Late Stages
Georgetown Eroses
Seven-Point Deficit;
Shue, CowIey Lead
By Bill Fuchs

Georgetown University, held in
check for almost the entire game
by Maryland's control type Of
basketball. broke loose late in
the fourth quarter and came out
a two-point winner in overtime
last night at McDonough Gym.
A standing-ro only crowd
of 4,289 watched the Hoyas out
Basketball Results. Poqe ca
Evening star., 1954-01-10

Jones Session Wins Jon Vincente at
Sonto AnIto. Poqe CT
Evening star., 1954-01-10

(See GEORGETOWN, Page C-5
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09
MANTEO LIONS MEET
TO INSTALL LEADERS

Installation of new officers
highlighted ladies night at the
regular meeting of the Manteo
Lions Club Tuesday night. Lion
Little, Secretary of the Elizabeth
City Club performed the cere-
mony.
Officers chosen were Presi-
dent, Earl M. Green; Secretary,
Alvah H. Ward Jr.; Treasurer,
Willett Tillett; First Vice-Presi-
den, Fred Wescott; Second Vice
president, Desmond A. Rogers;
Third Vice-President, Wayland
H. Fry; Lion Tanner, Theodore
H. Noe; and Tail Twister, Clyde
Biggs.
The respective duties of the
Lion Tanner and the Tail Twister
are to handle complaints and to
keep the meetings going.
Directors are John F. Wilson
Jr., Elworth Midget Jr., R. D.
Sawyer Jr. and Henry B. Parker
Lion Little presented Ralph
Implicit certificate from the
Lions International for being a
1000 Secretary.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09

CONRAD L. WIRTH, director of
the National Park Service is a
man of no small ability, as many
can now testify. Besides being in
charge of the "a million acres
that constitute the National Park
System, extending across the
United States, to Alaska, Hawaii,
Porto Rico, and other places, he
has found time to interest
wealthy people in contributing to
worthy causes whereby many of
this nation S natural beauties
may be preserved and protected
for all time. Among gifts to his
cause which has a special in
terest in this area, was $4,000
for Cape Hatteras Seashore, and
100000 for Kill Devil Hills, by
private donation.
The value of the property
under Mr.. Wirth is some four
billion dollars. He has $500 en-
ployees in his department. Our
National Parks and monuments
exist in 80 states. He is a man of
rare ability and personality. He
is devoted to the cause of pre-
serving public domain, and con-
siders the Outer Banks of North
Carolina a new and excellent
type of recreation land. He has
been working on it 20 years. He
calls it the finest beach preser-
walton in the world" Already the
people of Hatteras Island are
reaping fine profits from the pa
tronage brought by the develop
ment and are investing their
money to provides facilities to
take care of their guests.
Mr.. Wirth is a native of
Massachusetts,. He has a brother
who is a Rear-Admiral in the
Navy. His father, Theo Wirth
was born in Switzerland, and
was distinguished in his own
right as a park man and conser-
Vationist.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09
JULY 4 EVENTS
INCLUDE PARADE
FLAG CEREMONY
Ocracoke Island Is Scene of
Pony Penning And
Branding
By Larry Williams

Ocracokey July 6-Fourth of
July events drew large crowds
to Ocracoke Island over the holi-
day week end. The celebration
began with the rounding up of
the island ponies. About fifty
ponies were corraled and brand
ed. Crowds watched eagerly as
Mr.. Marvin Howard, chairman of
the annual event, unveiled the
queen of the pony penning. Jane
Bryant of Ocracoke's only color
ed family, stepped from her
queens throne as gracefully as
the queen of England.
The event that followed was a
patriotic service at the school.
The newly organized boy scouts,
sponsored by the Methodist
Church, paraded before the
many spectators. Standing at
attention, the scouts were pre-
sented the flag by Mr.. Calvin
ONeal. Patrol Leader, Edward
Carlson O'Neal was in charge of
the flag raising. Rev. R. L. Wick
cry read a few verses of script
ure and led the group in prayer.
The ceremony was ended with
patriotic singing.
Shortly after noon people be-
gan to crowd the islands mar
row paved roads to watch the
oncoming parade, the biggest
event of the day. About 20
gayly decorated floats gather
ed at the southern end of the is
land and began their procession
along the winding roads towards
the school building where judges
awarded prizes for the best
characters, best floats and orig
inality. Mr.. Wilbur Gaskill walk
ed away with first prize for his
original float November Morn.
Roars of applause showed the
spectators appreciation of the
float representing old and mod
ern bathing beauties. According
to tourists and islanders, the
floats liked best were the ones
pertaining to the islands early
history and customs, presented
by the participants in authenic
and homemade costumes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09
DARE RED CROSS MEETS

The annual meeting of all citi-
zens of Dare County who are inter
ested in Red Cross will be held at
the Community Building in Man.
teo on Monday, July IL at 7:45
pm, according to Charles S. Mar
shall, the Chapter Chairman. In
setting this date Marshall said
that if they found it convenient to
attend residents of Hatteras Island
would be most welcome hut that
because of evening transportation
difficulties across Oregon Inlet a
special meeting on Hatteras will
be held later in the month.
At this meeting the officers who
have completed their terms of serv-
ice will report on the accomplish
ments of Red Cross in Dare Coun-
ty in the past year, questions re-
garding the program will be dis
cussed and an election of seven
members of the Chapters Board
of Directors will be held. The Hat
teras meeting will elect two mem
bers to the Board of Directors and
the nine members so elected will
choose Chapter officers for the
coming year.
Marshall urges all who possibly
can to attend this meeting which is
being held through the cooperation
and courtesy Of the Manteo Rotary
Club immediately after their din
ner meeting is terminated.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09
COUNTY BOARD NAMES
LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Roads At COlington and Avon Re-
quested; Tax Rate Put OFF

The Dare County Board OF
Commissioners in it's monthly
meeting Tuesday named men,
bers of the Library Committe for
the number of years following
their names. Wallace Gray, six
years, Mrs. Donovan Thyme, two
years, Doris White, four years,
Rennie G. Williamson, six years,
Louise Meekins two years, and
Duvall Tillett, four years.
1t was decided to request the
Highway Commission to place a
three fourths of a mile stretch of
road at Avon and a one fourth
mile stretch leading to the Col
ington Community Building on
the State system.
An investigation was ordered
of a complaint by Clarence Gull
pepper about garbage removal
at Mays Head. 1t was decided
that a petition for police protect
ion at Mays Head could not be
granted because of a lack of
funds.
The tax rate for the current
year is to be determined at a
special meeting July %.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09
RECORD TUNA FOR COAST
LANDED BY VA. ANGLER

Mays Head-E. M. Payne Of
Esmont, Va, trolling from
aboard Capt. Willie Etheridge's
cruiser Chez Chez of Wanchese
ON Monday hooked and boated
yellowfin tuna which scaled at
170k pounds. 1t is the largest
tuna ever landed with rod and
reel off the coast of North Caro-
lina-the first tuna of any size
ever taken in these mid-Atlantic
waters.
The big fish measured five
feet and four inches from tip to
tip and 1872 inches around its
girth.
School tuna and smaller yell
lowfins have often been landed
off the North Carolina coast in
recent years, especially by ang-
lers fishing the western edge of
the gulf stream off Hatteras. The
big speciman taken on Sunday
was taken in approximately the
same waters about 35 miles
southeast of Oregon Inlet.
Payne was using "a go reel
loaded with 800 yards of 100 test
line when the tuna hit the strip
of dolphin bait being skipped
from the outriggers. 1t took
about As minutes to land the
heavy fish.
Catching the 1071s-pounder
made piscatorial history again
for the North Carolina coastal
waters off Dare County. Previ-
ously sailfish, white and blue
marlin had been taken, but only
small tuna, seldom weighing
more than 35 pounds and aver
aging less than that.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-09
TARPON HITTING LURES
IN SURF AT HATTERAS

Buxton - Tarpon have been
hitting artificial lures in the surf
at the Point of Cape Hatteras re-
Gently and although only one has
been actually landed, at least
three of the silverkings have
been hooked, played and then
lost during the past week. The
only catch reported for tarpon
this season was a 65-pounder
landed by Charles Williams of
Avon.
Mrs. George Fuller casting
here last week hooked a tarpon
which observers declared would
have scaled at $50 pounds. She
played the fish for As minutes
before it finally made final
leap to freedom by breaking the
leader.
All of the tarpon landed or
hooked so far this year in the
surf have been lured with Hop
kins No. 4, chromium squid-
like lure with a gang of three
hooks.