Evening star., 1955-01-23

night lead and lose tonight leads and he loses
Next week if lead maybe lose again. And he shrugged
his shoulders
ENSIGN JACK DAVIS who is expected to go down to
the wire with Harrison Dard for the top hurdles ranking
In the indoor said last nights winning effort the
first time he felt fire in his legs and he predicts he will be
ready for billiard about three weeks. Davis beaten in
Philadelphia after months the carrier
Yorktown said of the he at the Armory
because of ample time to upwhich is denied at
most indoor meets because of too tight schedueand
excellent start by Frank Cronin the Maryland boxing and golf
coach.
Mike Sommers third place finish in the District AAU
10Oyard championship final respectable inasmuch
the first for the George Washington U. freshman
the Interhgh 100 three years ago. This his
first and only meet of the because football practice
starts CIV the second February two
days out OF bed after flu attack.
JOE GAFFNEY, THE Ex-vIILANovAN running for
the Shanahan Catholic Club considers The Star meet his
lucky the Invitation 500 the third of his
major track umphs His 1127 last night the best time
of his three victories here and represented change in
strategy since his defeat in Philadelphia Friday There he
set the pace and finished third Last night he from
behind although he not too far back to be concerned
The $ box seats for The Star Games sold out five
days in advance Of the meet earliest in the Games eghtyear
history That follows the pattern Of bigger crowds for winter
sports here of late The box Office for the MarylandN
State basketball closed hours before game tme
for the MarylandGW game hour and 20 minutes before
starting time and hockey had seasons record attendance
last Saturday.
VOICE OF AMERICA and Pathe News both covered
The Star meet for the first time along with high in
out-otown track reporters the latter dentabe by the
stop watches around their necks The pole vault box
increased inches Armory request Of Bob
Richards who the here past years been
only which under regulation and forced the vauers
to change hand positions at the last minute.
Louis Olive former &c "A mile champion and captain Of
the Army track tea the second Negro sports captain in
West Points history The other Cliff Worthy, tennis
captain Olive West Points only entry here, but the
Cadets have budding trackman in Bob Kyasky fleet football
star who scored l3 points against Manhattan in dual meet
with sts in the high Jump and broad Jump and second in
the 6oyard dash Kyasky Army fastest halfback since
Glenn Davis, also hurls the javeln.
The 2yearold Atlantic Coast Conference the Nation
in its winning basketball percentage in games with
Conference teams Despite weak-sisters South Carolina
and Clemson the ACC 80 games and lost is against
outside clubs The Missouri Valley is next with 45-9 followed
by the Southeastern Ten and Pacific Coast in that order
The Southern Conference is eighth with 1899 mark
IF JIM TATUM WAS criticized in the recent eyaluation
report Maryland he both football
athletic director what would they about Max harrington
of George Washington who vice president Of the university
of men, director of athletics chairman of the
Faculty Athletic Committee? They'd probably slap poor Max
IN irons.
Some New York boxing managers burned at Gov.
Hartman for appointing Julius Hefand the busting
attorney chairman Of the New York Athletic Commission
They the appointment aspersons the ancient and
honorable profession of managing boxers The boxing
managers would prefer banker business executive type
to somebody who is looking down their throats
Notre Dame makes its debut vP1 schedule this spring
when the Irish visit Blacksburg to play baseball April H.
Skip Sahey former CIV football COACH who led Idaho its
first triumph Washington 20 years
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