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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-25
Henderson Elected
President as CIAA
MEETING Closes

DR.. T. H. Henderson, dean OF
Virginia Union University at
Richmond. was reelected presi-
dent of the Central Intercolle-
giate Athletic Association as the
organizations 44th annual meet
ing closed yesterday at Howard
University.
Other officers elected by rep
Iresentatives of the 17-member
schools included Manuel Rivero
Lincoln University, vice presi-
dent of Northern District; Harry
R jefferson, Hampton Institute,
vice president of Central Dis
Itrict; j. E. Lytle, Shaw Univer-
sity, vice president of Southern
District.
Also, G G. Singleton, Virginia
State College. secretary-treas-
urer; T. H. E. Jones, st. Paul
Polytechnic Institute, assistant
Isecretary-treasurer, and w. H
Robinson, North Carolina Col
,lege, chairman of Eligibility
Committee.
Elected to the newly-created
position as chairman of the
Committee on Aid to Athletes
was Dr.. Thomas P. Fraser. OF
Morgan State College of Balti-
more.
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.TerpS tickn1en
Win Exhibition

BALTIMORE, Mar. "a (Spe-
ciaD. - All-American Charlie
Wicker pumped in a goal with
lis to go in the last period to-
day to give Maryland's National
champion lacrosse team a 1911
victory over Mount Washington
Lacrosse Club. A crowd of about
1000 attended the exhibition
match.
Mount Washington's team of
graduated stars rained shots on
Goalie Jim Happier the entire
afternoon. The hosts led the
Terps. Al, at the end of the first
period; trailed. GA. at halftime
and 1877, going into the fourth
period before making their final
bid.
Mount Washington tied the
score at HILL with LAS remain
ing, but 80 seconds later Jim
Strott tipped to Wicker in front
of the Mount Washington net
and the big senior banged home
the winning goal. Maryland got
the ensuing face-off and hung
on.
Wicker, Bud Waesche and Jim
Heating contributed three goals
each to the Terps' scoring,
Strott scored twice and Stu Car
Isle once. Maryland opens de-
tense of its National champion
ship next Saturday against
Princeton at College Park.
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TEE TO GREEN
By MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

construction work on Prospect
Hill can finish UP in three weeks
with good weather, and from
there will go to Laurel to start
work on a new public course
that has a September, 1857,
completion date.
Larry Robinson of the New
York World Telegram has put
the wisdom of Sneed, Armour
Middlecoff, Mangrum and other
big names into a Fawcett How
to-Do" series book, Golf Sc
crets of the Pros" You can't
beat the price, rs cents. Bill
Cobey. Maryland's athletic di-
rector, has had his laugh Of
the month. Golf World reports
Maryland's new golf course is
being built with receipts Of
bowl game and another million
dollars picked up through foot
ball gate receipts"
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Hoys-Reeon Team
Wins Federal Golf

A surprisingly large field, con-
sidering the icy winds, turned
out for the Federal Golf Associ-
atoms mixed Scotch foursome
tournament at East Potomac
yesterday, which was won by
Joyce Hays and Joe Regain with
a 42-47-89. Frank Wetherbee
and Frank Battista were next
with 45-49-94.
Net winners were Rose Marie
Taylor and Sid Sowe -. 105-24-
81, with second to Martha Jane
Eustis and Walter Romanini,
105-20-85.
In a special handicap tourna-
ment, Gordon Rainwater won
low gross with 40-44-84 and
Walter White second gross with
l04. Net winners were Wesley
Williams, $3.50 and Mere
dith Burrill, 105-19-86.
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Cunudiens Take Series Lead;
Detroit Edges Maple Leafs

NEW YORK, Mar. "a Dr.
Bert Olmstead, who set a Ma
tional Hockey League record for
assists this season, scored twice
tonight to lead Montreal to a
81 victory over the Rangers and
enabled the Canadiens to take a
81 lead in their Stanley Cup
semifinal playoff series.
A sellout of 1925 in Madison
Square Garden witnessed a
gruelling, close checking game,
the third IN the best-of-seven
series. &
Olmstead, who had SIS assists
and only IA goals during the reg
ular season, scored the winning
tally at 1924 of the second
period when he tipped Boom
Boom Geoffrion's shot past
Gump Worsley. That broke a IL
deadlock.
Then with Worsley off the ice
in the games final minute, the
veteran left winger fired into an
empty net for the insurance
marker at 1913.
TORONTO, Mar. "a (R,-Ted
Lindsay, who watched Toronto
score two goals while he was
serving penalties, tied the score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-25
By MERRELL WHITTLEsEY


The coaching change at
Maryland might mean that
John McVicker, a chunky. bar
.el-legged halfback with a world
If potential, will come into his
,wn under Coach Tommy Mont,
4 fellow Cumberland native.
It is no reflection on Jim
Catum's coaching ability or Nc
vicker's attitude. but the former
1erp coach and the talented
sophomore just didn't get along
With regularity one of the
assistants would tout McVicker,
but when it came time for Nc
Wicker to prove himself to Ia
tum in practice or in a ball
game, he'd tumble. make the
wrong move. or slip up on de-
Tense.
Thus Tatum never held him
in too high esteem. even though
McVicker would rate high in the
coaches meetings.
In the first four days of spring
practice, including the cold. raw
session yesterday afternoon that
lasted 2 hours and As minutes,
McVicker has been a whirlwind
John played the second-string
left-half position yesterday and
was one of the days big ground
gamers, in addition to handling
himself we'll when he wasn't the
ball carrier. Last year he carried
only seven times for 26 yards in
Maryland's 10 games.
Healy Tops Gamers
When adjustments are made
in the six-deep lineups after the
coaches study yesterdays pic
lures over the week end. Nc
Wicker undoubtedly will rate
high, although he hardly will
displace Jack Healy. The latter
must have been the top ground
gamer yesterday, for his runs
included a touchdown dash Of
10 yards.
The competition for the left
half position could be the keen
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late in the third period and
counted again in overtime as
Detroit edged the Maple Leafs
50, in the third game of their
Stanley Cup seminal playoff for
a 80 lead in their best-of-seven
series.
The Red Wings. defending cup
champions, now lead the series,
80, with the fourth game to be
played here Tuesday night.
The Maple Leafs, playing
without their great center. Tod
Sloan, who was injured in the
second game at Detroit Thurs
day. held a 81 lead at the end
of the first period and increased
it to 81 after the second frame
Then the Red Wings counted
three times in the final 20 min
utes to tie Toronto at regulation
time.
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Cavaliers Fail to Impress
In Bowling to Alumni, So

Ilier line and going around end
for gains of from 3 to 9 yards
Hartwell burst through left
tackle for the touchdown, but
Player-Coach Bill Dudley's at
tempted conversion fell off to
the left.
Trailing, 6-3, and with time
running out, the varsity made a
try to pull it out, going from its
own 43 to the Alumni Is before
flzzling.
A 17-yard pass from Whitley
to Calvin Fowler made up the
biggest gain. Jim Bakhtiar, the
teams top runner from Iran by
way of Washington, was called
on to carry only twice after vir-
ginia crossed midfield.
Dudley. the former pro star
and ex-backfield coach here, saw
limited action, carrying 8 times
for "a yards. He. also attempted
one field goal from 80 yards out
in the first quarter, but it was
short.
Bakhtiar kicked a field goal
from the Alumni 10 in the second
quarter to give his team the lead.
Whitley held the ball on the 26.
John McKenna. head coach of
VMT, Virginia's first opponent,
took notes in the press box. He
said Virginia lacked depth. but
certainly showed more hustle
than last year.
Alumni " O O O At
Varsity - 0 go O--3
Alumni scoring: ouchdown--Hartwell
(plunge
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Lear Shades
Russell as Top


EVANSTON, ILL.,, Mar. "a up
The NCAA basketball title wa:
grabbed by San Francisco's Don.
for the second straight year, but
Temples Hal king Lear stole
the individual spotlight by being
elected the tournaments most
valuable player"
In a poll OF sports writer's ano
sportScasters covering the semi
finals and championship round
the . 5-foot-1l record breaking
Lear received five more votes
than San Francisco's 6-foot-1C
Bill Russell.
Lear and Russell were unani-
nous choices on the all-tourna-
Iment team selected by 81 writers
and radio men. The triumphant
IDons also placed Guard Hal
Perry on the all-tourney team.
Runnerup Iowa also landed
two players, Forward Carl Cain
and Center Bill Logan.
Lear put on an almost in
credible show in Temples 90-81
victory over Southern Methodist
in Fridays consolation game,
scoring 48 points for a one game
NCAA tourney mark and wind
ing up with a record 100 points
for five tourney games. The old
mark was 141, set by Clyde
Lovellette of Kansas in four
games in 1852.
Lear, Russell and Cain are
among IA collegians selected for
Olympic consideration. Russell,
who scored rs points in the
|Dons' 1911 victory over Iowa in
the championship game. gave
the Hawkeyes more anguish with
his amazing rebounding and de-
lfenSiye work.
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billiard Equals
Hurdles Mark;
Courtney Wins

CHICAGO, Mar. "a (P.-Har-
rison billiard, 32-year-old Olyrn-
pic champion. tied his own in
door 6G-yard high hurdle world
record tonight with a 7.1-second
performance in the Chicago
Daily News relays.
billiard nosed out Joe Savoldi
of Michigan State to win his
18th hurdles title in the meet.
Jack Mathews of Iowa was
third.
A crowd of about 10000
turned out for the Goth relays
meet at Chicago stadium.
Tom Courtney. MEGA 800
yard champion from Fordham
and now stationed at Fort Dix,
N. j., smashed the meet record
in tine 1,000-yardv run with a
time of 1904.
Courtney beat the defending
champion, Gene Maynard, for
mer Illinois star now at Fort
Monmouth, N. j., by about Z feet.
Jerry Welbourn, Ohio Track
Club, replaced Bob Richards as
the meets pole vaulting cham
pion. Welbourn cleared Is feet,
! "a inch. Richards best was IA
feet, 8 inches.
| Ted Wheeler of Iowa took the
lead just past the half-mile juno
ture and stayed in front to win
the Bankers Mile in 4:07.5. 1t
was Wheeler's seventh mile vic
tory of the season and his best
time. Wheeler finished only one
yard ahead of fast-closing Phil
Coleman, Illinois graduate
Student.
John Barnes, stationed at
Chanute Air Force Base. ILL.,,
won the 600-yard run as a sub
jStitute runner. The 1852 Olym-
pic team member and former
INCAA $50 champion from Occi-
dental College. beat Joe Gaffney.
of the Shanahan Catholic Club
of Philadelphia by about nine
feet in l:11.7.
Arnold Sowell. running a bril-
liant 880-yard anchor in l:48,
led Pittsburgh to the university
2-mile relay crown in 1887.
Sowell made up half lap deficit
and beat Syracuse's anchorman.
Bob Pugsley, by Is feet.
Michigan won a section of the
university mile relay against
Wisconsin and was clicked in
3:45.3 when the anchormen in
advertenbly ran an extra lap.
Ernie Shelton of Los Angeles
fell far short in his bid for a
indoor high jump record. sharing
first place with Floyd Smith of
Chicago at 6 feet. 6 inches.
Herbert Carper of Pitt edged
defending champion Willie Will
liams, former Illinois star, to
win the 50-yard dash in SO sec
onds, matching the meet record.
held by five others.
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Terp Golfers Lose
ToCIemson 1879

CLEMSON, S. c., Mar. "a (P).
Clemson University's golfers
took an Atlantic Coast Confer
ence match from Maryland here
today, 1879. The Tigers John
Woodland fired a three-over-par
rs to pick up medalist honors.
Scores bounced upward in the
match as players fired into a
steady 25-mile-an-hour wind.
The summary;
Yaaun. Clemson, defeated j. Meier,
rem; 3. McFerren. Maryland, defeated
warren; Yaun and Warren defeated j.
McFerren and B, McFerren. 2a.la.
Wcods I'd, Clemson defeated Beman:
Parks, MARYLAND. defeated Inman;
Wocdord. and fnman, defeated Beaman
Agnew Cl,r'sor, tied KronoAerger
MARYLAND; Van .Arsdaie, Clemson, de-
feated Coonrod Anew end Van A"sdniG
tied Kroneberger and coonrod. 1h-l "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-25
D. {. Elves Win
Two CY0 Titles

BALTIMORE, Mar. "a (Spe-
ciaD Washington, D. c., sent
five teams into the finals of the
Middle Atlantic CYO basketball
C h a m p ionships today and
emerged with two titles in the
six classes.
The Washington winners were
Blessed Sacrament in the senior
boys division and st. AIMS in
the intermediate girls.
In the senior boys games at
Loyola College, Blessed Sacra-
ment, led by Hank Buchanan's II
points, whipped Monastery of
Baltimore, 59-47, for that cham
pionship. Blessed Sacrament beat
the Philadelphia entry in the
semiflnals.
st. AIMS won the inter.
mediate girls title at Seton Hall
with consecutive victories over
Monastery. 1927. in the semi :
finals, and over st. Francis of
Assist, 24-17. in the final. Kay
Hisle scored II of st. AIMS "a
points in the title game.
Other Washington finalists
were st. AIMS in the junior boys
bracket, 1884 loser to Philadel-
phia's Queen of Peace in one
overtime; Blessed Sacrament in
intermediate boys, 1925 loser to
st. Timothy Of Philadelphia, and
St. AIMS in senior girls. 44-34
loser to Our Lady of Mount Car
mel of Philadelphia.
Washington's junior girls en-
try, also st. AIMS, was beaten
by Holy Spirit of Philadelphia,
1921. in the semif1nals, but won
the consolation game from Mon
iastery, Balls.
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District AAU Track
Slated for May !
At GeorqetoWn

The District AAU track and
relay championships will be held
May l at Georgetown University,
Howard P. Bailey, chairman of
track and field for the sponsor
ing group, announced yesterday.
Entries will close April IL with
Bailey at The Star, ll01 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Entry fee is
SO cents for each individual and
So for relay teams.
Championship track events in
clude dashes and runs for 100,
900, $40 and $50 yards and one
mile and two miles and 120-yard
high hurdles, 220-yard low
hurdles and mile and sprint
medley relays.
Field events listed are the
high and broad Jump. shot put,
discus. pole vault and javelin.
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MONT PLEASED WITH TERPs' WORK
McVicker Makes Bid
In Keen Ho|fbock Fiqht

lest on the squad. Freshman Ted
Kershner drew praise from all
the coaches yesterday. includ-
ing the often hard-to-please
Whitley Dovell. Dovell. who
coached Kershner as a fresh
man, asked out loud, did you
ever see freshman lower his
shoulder for that extra yardage
like Kershner does?"
| After four hard days of work,
Coach Mont. alternately cheer
leader and critic on the field,
appeared highly pleased. He
liked the squads spirit and the
way it was getting back into the
ihuddle in a hurry. In fact, he
said maybe he was swayed be-
cause the interest and spirit was
$50 high. but he liked what he
has seen to date,
Fritsch, Lewis Click
Frank Tamburello was excused
for the lacrosse scrimmage with
Mount Washington and John
Fritsch handled himself nicely
as the No. quarterback, while
IDickie Lewis, moved up to No. 2,
also was one of the days stars.
Lewis is so quick he commands
attention.
At this stage of spring train
ing the offense always is far
ahead Of the defense. so more
will be known of the lineman
and linebackers at later date.
However, Mont has the defenses
switching, instead of sticking to
la set defense for the practice
session. and it hasn't bothered
the offenses too much.
The squad will work tomorrow
and Tuesday, hold another rough
|scrimmage on Wednesday and
then take five days of for the
Easter holidays.
Ray Holland, the first Negro
Ito go out for football at Mary
land, worked in the morning
with the other 40-odd volunteer
candidates. They will be moved
up with the first six teams as
they impress the coaches.
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Maxwell Shoots
SO, Boosts Lead
AT Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Mar. "a
Jap. - Texan Billy Maxwell
Stacked his par-smashing pace
slightly today but still stretched
his lead to five strokes over the
field in the third round of the
| SIS, 900 Miami Beach Open goll
tournament.
Maxwell. former National Am.
ateur champion from Odessa
added a 34-35-69 to his previous
rounds of 81 and IS for an 49,
Iunder-par total Of 1913.
Gardner Dickinson, jr., Of
Panama City, Fla. who tiec
Maxwell with a "a the first day
but slipped to a " in the second
round, rallied with 31-36-61
for 203 and second place. Dick
Iinson, a Ben Hogan protege, was
tied tor fifth at the start of the
round.
Pete Cooper Of Detroit ano
Jimmy Demaret of Kiameshs
Lake, N. Y, two veterans of the
golfing wars, tied for third al
|204. Cooper, who was second al
the start of the round, couldn't
Iget his puts down and had to
settle for a ~. Demaret, who
was in fourth place, came in
with a SO.
Mike Souchak of Grossinger's
N. Y. and Bob Inman of Detroit
carded SO and Dow Finsterwalo
of Bedford Heights, Ohio, a So
to tie at EOS.
Maxwell bogeyed the 18th hole
which he eagled in both of the
first two rounds. Maxwell COM
planned that cameramen both
cred his threesome during the
entire round.
Il wish you'd tell those guys
I'm not Cary Middlecoff or some
of those other fellers whom cam
eras don't bother. I get ner.
vous." Maxwell said. Il sure
felt sorry for Don Fairfield
Those camermen caused him to
miss two puts of about a foot
or less"
Fairfield. from Casey, H., had
a 70, good for a six-way tie at
2O6.
Middlecoff, playing out of Dali
las, had the second best round
of the day-a six under par &C.
and Joined the 206 group.
The days lowest round was
carved out by Gene Littler OF
Palm Springs, Calf, who posted
a IS with the help of an eagle
on the first hole. He had a 207
total.
Deane Beman, 17-year-old Be-
thesda. Md. club champion
added a par 70 for a 221 total
to remain in contention for one
of the amateur awards.
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Hood Plays KovoIeski
For Net Title Today

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Mar
"a (P.-Angela Mortimer OF
England won the women's singles
title in the Alexandria interna-
tional tennis tournament today
with a 6-3, ga victory over Al
thea Gibson of New York.
Australias Lew Hoad dropped
two sets against Giuseppe Merlo
of Italy, but turned on the power
to defeat the Italian defensive
specialist, 6-3, rs. 3-6. AS, 81
In the mems semifinals. He will
meet Fred Kovaleski of Wash
ington, D. c. in the finals tomor-
row.
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kato, in 1887. 1t was the 30th
straight victory for Hodge and
the only pin in tonight's finals.
Other scoring for the tourna-
ment included Iowa 40. Penn
State q, Lehigh Is, Colorado
AIM. "a and Illinois and
Michigan 20 each.
The Aggies clinched the title
early in the finals when Roderick
won his match Four other
Aggies in the finals lost.
The first defending champion
to retain his title was smooth
working Terry Mccain of Iowa
who easily stopped Bill Hulings
of Pitt, 60, in the 115-pound
match.
Pitt got its first title when
Ed Peery came from behind in
a furiously-fought bout to sub
due Harmon Leslie of Oklahoma
AIM, Us, in the 123-pound class.
Peery was defending his title.
Jim Sinadinos of Michigan
State. nosed out Ron Day of
Colorado AIM, 4-3, in the 1877
pound finals.
Ed Eichelberger, Lehigh's de-
Tending champion in the l47-
pound division, had to come from
behind to whip David Adams of
Penn State, GO. An escape and
a take-down put Eichelberger
ahead and he finished strong.
Larry Ten Pas, 1877 FOUNDER
from Illinois, scored mild upset
when he beat the Aggies' Doug
.Blubaugh.
sEMIFINALs
10 pounds-Terry Mccain. Iowa. de-
eiSioned Dick DelEado. Oklahoma. 81
BoElin. Oklahoma A&M. AZ, ''
n 1on S fssIG o Mchigan stats 20 Hsr
eisioned Jerry Hoke. MiehiEen state,
5-2; Myrop .Roderick. Oklahoma Ann.
deeisioned Wick Defelice, Pittsburph
la7-Ron Day: Colorado AIM. de-
Sis51oned Stan Winttermote, Wyomins.
J. l47SDsye Dams, Penn i H Stale. pin pinned
Pau Weinhold $50: Ed Gichelberger.
Leshish;, decisioned Wilbur Derby Colo
I571EDeus, Blabsugh. Oklahoma Ann.
Mtichissr; Larry Ten Pas. Illinois. de-
l61-Fret Davis: Oklahoma Ann.
S "a Dev afS P aaEfhsR
Harlan Jenkinson. Iowa. SO.
Ga i y KDaSs,m nSSge Oklahoma pinned
I91.Ken Leuer. Iowa decisioned
A AtTn Else Seno' Purdue SO; Jim ericsson,
seh aa0% Pittsb A&M s decisi0ned Ronald
HeavyweishtMdofdon Roesler. Okla
homa decisioned Mike Sandusky. Mary
land ~, ~. referees decision; Bob konoy-
land. Colorado A&M. 81 ~
FINALS
la Mccain decisioned Hulinss 90.
l23-Peery decisioned Leslie rs.
l30-Roderick decisioned Lyons ga
131-Sinadionos decisoned Day, 4-3.
l41-Eichelberger decisioned Adams
I57--Ten Pas accustomed Blubaugh
Ere. ls7 .T|s neittsA SA dscsioned
Roy MinteT' Mankato, 1877.
l91-Ksn Leuer, Iowa. deeisionsd jim,
drsgson: Oklahoma Ann 30; 49,
hos deon oy ESs Sss xe os
sky, Wisconsin, "A,
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Amateur Qualifying
Awarded to Columbia

Columbia Country Club has
been awarded the sectional quail
flying rounds for the National
Amateur championship for the
Middle Atlantic section, the Dis
trict Golf Association was advised
yesterday by the USGA.
The 36-hole trials will be held
August %. Columbia was host
to the trials here two years ago.
The championship will be played
September 1915 at Lake Forest,
III.