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Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STANN
The Case of the Academies vs. Colleges
The two big service academies apparently are running out of
patience with college coaches who hurl accusations that Annapolis
and West Point are not permitting star football players to resign or
are raiding talent on other campuses.
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, superintendent of the Military Acad
Francis E. Stann.
Linyt mincea lew woras yesterday when he an
swered charges leveled by Coach Allyn McKeen
of Mississippi State that Army did not permit
Halfback Tom (Shorty) McWilliams to resign in
order to return to State.
The> general not only denied the charge, but
countered that McWilliams "has received a particu
larly lucrative financial offer from a certain quarter,
designed to induce him to leave West Point and
play football elsewhere.” He went further and de
clared that the summer furloughs of cadet players
"have been marred by the visitations and solicita
tions of coaches and representatives of colleges,
urging them to transfer in order to play football.
"It appears to us at West Point,” summarized
Gen. Taylor, “that the parting way is near between
those schools which become openly semiprofessional
in sports, particularly in football, and thosp whn will
continue to play the game primarily for the contribution it makes to
American manhood.”
War Loosened Colleges' Grip on Manpower
Earlier in the summer another civilian coach charged Navy with
raiding his material of a star player. They got pretty warm about it
at Annapolis and issued a denial. But it has remained for Gen. Taylor
to suggest that West Point, at least, will have no truck with schools
with •‘semiprofessional” teams.
The war. of course is responsible for practically all of the recent
headaches of civilian coaches and the high brass at the academies.
Before the youth of the country was mustered into the services the
big civilian schools held their own or fared better in competition with
Army and Navy.
There is no sense in being hypocritical about the reason. Manv
big schools and or their alumni are able to make attractive offers to
good football players. They could and can again offer certain financial
inducements which more than offset the pay of a cadet or midship
men, which is the same for the athlete and nonathlete. They could
and can offer freedom from the discipline of West Point and Annapolis.
During the war period, however, the civilian schools last their grip
on manpower. Athletes were as liable for the draft as the nonath
letes Inasmuch as cadets and midshipmen were not subject to the
draft, but already were in the service, Army and Navy came up with the
best football teams in the land.
Resigning Athletes Sore Point at Annapolis
Many gooa auuetes swarmed into the service academies during
♦ he war. The intentions of most were the best; they were to become
regular Army and naval officers. But Navy, particularly, was to be
come embarrassed after V-.J day. Some of the midshipman athletes,
it developed, suddenly lost their zest for naval careers after the war
was over.
One by one they resigned from the academy. Classmates, accord
ing to report, eyed them stonily. To the brass at Annapolis it was a
sore point; some newspapers insisted these players ducked into the
academy to avoid the draft and left as soon as possible after the war
was over to return to civilian colleges.
Army, which had the better wartime team (Army usually ranked
No. 1, Navy'. No. 2 in the east) also had better luck in keeping its
players. The fabulous Blanchard and Davis never made obvious efforts
to get away from West Point. The reason, De Witt Coulter, Army's
all-American tackle, left to join the pros was academic failure. For
♦ he same reason it might be mentioned, Navy’s Clyde Scott resigned
from the Naval Academy. Still, from Navy's point of view, it was
embarrassing to have other athletes resign. And the civilian coach
who later pointed accusing fingers found the wrath of the head men
down upon them. Obviously the superintendent- of the academies
are in no mood to wrangle over a football player.
Army, Navy Can't Match Civilian Offers
The academies aren’t completely olean-handed in the matter of
digging up players and persuading them to come to West Point or
Annapolis. Each has its representatives who scout talent, but about
all these people can do is proclaim the advantages of a military career
and help with appointments—if the candidates are academically quali
fied and remain so.
Civilian colleges which look upon football as an industry, can,
in time of peace, offer far more financially attractive possibilities than
an academy. Some of the offers are stunning.
At least one former GI who will play for a civilian college this
year has been offered a new automobile, a "job'’ for himself, free
tuition, an apartment and a job for his wife, according to the officer
who coached him during his service play. That was an offer from one
college. He weighed this against others.
Amhjtious colleges can with so-called get-rich-quick offers top
any propositions of the academies, whicn remain: An appointment
and very little special treatment thereafter. Offhand it would seem
that Mr. McKeen picked a poor time to shake an accusing finger at
Army. It's true that McWilliams played one year at State, but he was
playing for Army later and it would seem to his credit that he's sticking
it out at West Point.
Newsom Goes for Sixth Straight
In Facing Chisox; Griffs Bow
By Burton Hawkins
Bobo Newson, the huge straw at
which the Nats have grasped to pre
vent sinking into the second divi
sion, will focus his sights on a sixth
successive victory and No. 13 for the
year when he confronts the Chicago
White Sox tonight at Griffith Sta
dium.
Hotter than a blow torch, Newson
will attempt to record an undefeated
August against the club that launch
ed him on his string of triumphs on
August 2. Since that date, inci
dentally, the Nats have won 11
games and the winner in 5 of them
has been Bobo.
For his last 63 innings of labor
with the Nats, Bobo is displaying a
1 42 earned run average, which hap
pens to be an attractive decoration
inasmuch as Hal Newhouser led the
league last season with a 1.81 aver
age. Newsom has been almost as
good as he says he is.
The Nats’ slump shaker, Bobo for
the fifth time in his last six starts
will attempt to steer Washington
back on a winning course. The Nats
dropped a 4-2 decision to St. Louis
last night before a ladies’ night
crowd of 14,202. but thus far against
Western clubs in their last invasion
Washington shows a 5-3 record.
Jeff Heath, who batted .400
against the Nats in the three-game
St. Louis series, has succeeded in
embarrassing Washington since he
was unloaded in June but there
was no inclination by Washington
bosses to moan about the deal.
The Nats, you see, obtained Out
fielder Joe Grace in that swap and
Grace's conduct has been commend
able. Joe came to Washington as
a .277 hitter, but in two months
with the Nats he has swatted at a
robust .342 clip and has boosted his
average for the season to .291. Thus
far the Grace-Heath exchange has
been one of those deals which has
benefited both clubs.
Washington couldn't fathom the
southpaw slants of Sam Zoldak
last night. He checked the Nats
with four hits, two of them by
Mickey Vernon, and the only runs
Washington obtained off him were
gifts. Zoldak stopped the Nats with
two hits in the last seven innings
but until the eighth Washington
was getting no worse than a 2-2 tie
out of it.
Sid Hudson, slammed for 13 hits,
saw the Browns sneak into a 3-2
lead in the eighth through the
medium of singles by Chuck Stevens,
j Zoldak and Bob Dillinger and in the
ninth Heath opened the inning by
belting his 13th homer of the year
over the right-center field wall.
The Nats tallied in the first when
Grace walked, took second when
Catcher Prank Mancuso threw wild
attempting to pick him off, gained
| third on George Binks’ infield out
land scored on Vernon’s single.
Gerry Priddy scored the Nats’
other run in the second when he
reached second on a two-base error
by Dillinger, took third as Mike
Guerra beat out a bunt and scored
when Billy Hitchcock drilled into a
double play.
In the fifth Mark Christman
scored as Cecil Travis threw wild
after fielding Dillinger’s bunt.
Singles by A1 Zarilla and Stevens,
plus Christman’s infield out, fetched
!the Browns a 2-2 tie in the sixth.
Major League Standings and Schedules
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 28. MHfi.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tnttrltr'i Retails.
St. Louis. 4; Wash.. 2.
Det., 7; N. Y„ 4, (10 in'gsi
Phila., 5: Chicagb, 2.
Only games scheduled.
Garnet Today.
Chicago at Wash., 8:30.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at N. York (n>.
St. Louis at Phila. mi.
Games Tomorrow.
Chicago at Wash., 8:30.
Cleveland at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Only games scheduled.
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Mississippi Mentor
Demands Proof in
McWilliams Case
j
iy the Associated Prats
WEST POltfr, N. y„ Aug. 28.—
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, superin
tendent of the .United States Military
Academy, implies that Army may
bar from its sports program schools
which he said had made • fantastic”
! offers to Army football players.
In a statement issued yesterday on
j the academy’s athletic policy, Gen.
i Taylor declared:
“It appears to us at West Point
| that the parting way (sic) is near
! between those schools who become
| openly semiprofessional in sports,
! particularly in football, and those
who will continue to play the game
j primarily for the contribution it
| makes to American mahhood.”
His statement was in answer to a
charge by Coach Allyn McKeen of
Mississippi State that Tom (Shorty)
McWilliams, first string Army half
j back, had been unsuccessful in an
| attempt to resign from West Point
[ and return to Mississippi, where he
played in 1944, ‘‘because he is a star
football player.”
A remark by Gen. Taylor that
McWilliams ‘has received a par
ticularly lucrative financial offer
from a certain quarter, designed to
induce him to leave West Point and
play football elsewhere” drew im
mediate reaction from McKeen in
State College, Miss.
Coach McKeen declared, ‘‘If Gen.'
-TVC Iimuc M uv II
nancial offer to McWilliams, we de
mand he present proof or retract
his charges. My statements in re
gard to McWilliams’ resignation are
the exact truth.”
S. E. Conference Head
Resents Army Stand
Sy tha Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 28.—Mike
Conner, Southeastern Conference
athletic commissioner, has Joined
Coach Allen McKeen of Mississippi
State College in “resenting" a state
ment by a United States Military
Academy official that Tom "Shorty”
McWilliams had received a “lucra
tive offer from a certain quarter.”
Conner, in a statement, said he
deeply resented “the insinuation di
rected at Mississippi State by the
halo-wearing United States Mili
tary Academy.”
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis. 7; Columbus. H.
Milwaukee. B; St Paul. f>.
Minneapolis 1—5; Kansas City, 0—3.
'Only E«mn)
Leagues Are Expected
To Agree Today on
Players' Demands
$y th« Aiicciolid frm
CHICAGO. Aug. 28.—After day
long meetings yesterday, at* which
owners studied drafts of major
league baseball player demands,
Ford Frick, president of the Na
tional League, and Will Harridge of
the American indicated proposed
reforms would be acceptable. They
agreed the discussions did not hit
any snags.
The four basic changes suggested
by the players include a minimum
salary of approximately $5,000, a
player pension fund, spring train
ing incidental expenses, and mod- \
ideation of the 10-day release
clause. Also suggested was exten
sion of the barnstorming season,
now limited to 10 days.
Accord Expected Today.
At today's joint meeting the two
leagues are expected to come to an
agreement concerning the changes.
Then, as soon as possible, the
Steering Committee of the majors
and the Players’ Committee of six,
three from each league, will meet
to ratify, the restyled document.
The two leagues went into sepa
rate conferences yesterday after a
joint meeting called in the morning
by Commissioner A. B. Chandler, at
which Chairman Larry MacPhail of
the major league Policy Commmit
tee outlined players’ demands.
The American leaguers met with
their Players’ Committee, which in
cluded Johnny Murphy of the
Yankees, Joe Kuhel of the White
Sox and Mel Harder of the Indians.
Frick said the National League's
player policy group did not appear,
apparently because “the progress of
negotiations so far has been agree
able.”
National League Trio.
The National player trio includes
Shortstop Marty Marion of the
Cardinals and Outfielder Dixie
Walker of Brooklyn, whose teams
met yesterday at St. Louis, and Billy
Herman of the Braves.
The proposals which MacPhail
outlined at yesterday’s joint confer
ence came out of a meeting in New
York on August 5 between his Pol
icy Committee and the players’
steering group. Because prospective
contract changes will involve all of
professional baseball, representatives
from classs AAA through D and
agents of the 16 major league clubs
attended yesterday’s joint session.
•—1-" -—
Ray Choice Over Savold
At Ebbets Field Tonight
By the Associated Press
BROOKLYN, Aug. 28.—Elmer
(Violent) Ray of Hastings, Fla., is a
! 5-to-2 favorite to whip the veteran
j Lee Savold of Paterson, N. J„ tonight
jin a 10-round heavyweight feature
at Ebbets Field.
Promoter Bill Johnston, making
a serious bid for recognition, pre
dicts a crowd of 20,000 fans and a
gross gate of *55,000 for his fifth
show of the season at the Dodgers’
home park.
| FAIR VISITOR—Miss Joan Smith of New York, “Miss Star Dust
of 1946,” who will be one of the guest celebrities when the Aqua
Follies opens at East Potomac pool on Hains Point Friday.
-Cleaver-Miller Photo.
Aqua Follies, Opening Friday,
Promise Keen Entertainment
kod Knapp, a Washington busi
nessman who once held a national
swimming title, thinks that what the
District needs is a water show com
parable to the Aquacade Billy Rose
staged at the New York World's
Fair.
Turning producer. Knapp has
been working for the last several
months to assemble some of the top
water artists of the country for
‘‘Aqua Follies of 1946." The show
begins a 10-day run Friday night at
the East Potomac Pool on Hains
Point.
For the undertaking Knapp has
associated himself with Joseph Hol
lon, aquatic director of Chevy Chase
Country Club and Richard Bolton
of New York, both experienced
aquatic show producer^ The trio
has succeeded in luring such stars
as Walter Cleaver, described as the
"best water comedian in the busi
ness," Len Carney and Henry
Holmes, Olympic diving specialists,
and Henry La Mothe, a French
daredevil.
A water chorus of 12 shapely mer
maids has been training in New
York recently to supply the show
with precision swimming and ballet
formations. They will offer a unique
demonstration in their strobolite
number with the dazzling effect of
phosphorescence.
Infielder Drives In
Nine Riins in Game
• y the Associated Press
HAGERSTOWN, Md., Aug. 28.
—Interstate Baseball League fol
lowers combed the records today
to learn If Tony Matarazzo's nine
runs batted in is a new single- i
game record.
The Hagerstown infielder ham- |
mered out a homer, two doubles
and a single in five trips to the
plate last night as Hagerstown
tripped league-leading Wilming
ton, Del., 15-4.
Williams Wrecks Car,
Gilt Will Replace It
ly the Associated Press
EAST DOUGLAS. Mass., Aug. 28.—
Ted Williams, the Red Sox's home
run slugger who cracked up his
brand-new 1946 model automobile
coming here to attend this town’s
bicentennial celebration, does not
have to worry about £ repair bill.
He has been promised a replacement
when he returns here on Septem
ber 28.
While Williams was driving his
wife, Doris, and State Trooper and
Mrs. John Blaise to a Red Sox
| Cleveland Indians exhibiton game
which was rained out, his sedan,
which had gone less than 500 miles,
was in a head-on collision on a
rain-drenched highway in nearby
Holliston yesterday.
Williams escaped with a slightly
strained leg, Blake suffered a cut
on his head and t»th Mrs. Williams
and Mrs Blake were shaken up.
They were treated on the scene by
Red Sox Trainer Win Green, who
was following in the club bus.
Winfield A. Schuster, woolen man
ufacturer, banished Williams’ auto
mobile worries by promising to pre
: sent him with another car.
St. Louis, 4; Nats, 2
Dii'«r.3bAf' ?l' *2' Ai Grace.lf *3 0 °b *6
§*r n?-,~b 6 10 4 Lewis,rf 4 0 2 0
Heath .If 3 110 Binks.cf 3 0 10
Judnleh.cf 5 14 0 -Evans l 0 0 0
Zarllla.rf 6 2 3 0 Vernon.lb 4 2 10 O
Manc so.c # 0 3 0 Travis.3b 4 0 0 2
Steves,lb 4 2 11 1 Prlddy.2b 3 0 3 7
Chrts’n.ss 4 12 2 Guerra.c 3 13 0
Zoldak,p 3 2 11 Hltch'k.ss 3 0 4 3
Hudson,p 3 10 1
Totals 39 13 27 9 Totals 31 ~4 27 13
•Batted lor Blnks in ninth.
gt- - 000 011 011—4
Washington ___ no OOO 000—2
Runs—Heath. Zarilla, Stevens. Christ
*>*n. Grace. Prlddy. Errors—Mancuso,
Hitchcock, Dillinger. Travis (2). Berardino.
Runs batted in—Vernon, Christman, Dill
inger, Heath. Three-base hit—Vernon
Home run—Heath. Sacrifice—Zoldak.
Double plays—Priddy to Vernon; Berardino
to Christman to Stevens; Btevens (unas
sisted). Left on bases—St. Louis. 11:
Washington, 3. Bases on balls—Off Zol
dak. l; off Hudson. 2- Struck out—By
Hudson. 2; by Zoldak. 3. Umpires—
Messrs. Grieve. Berry and Jones. Time—
_Lj43.. Attendance—14,202.
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D. C. Junior Golfers
Picked to Play in
Intercity Match.
The eight junior golfers who will
represent Washington in the first
intercity match against Baltimore
Friday at the Country Club of Mary
land -were named today by Frank
Emmet, who appointed Eugene
Wolfe as captain of the local team.
The lineup—In the 18-20 age group: Lew
Swauwout (Wash.) vs. BUIy Baumgartner:
9*v* (Wash.) vs Clyde Randolph:
John Walker (Wash.) vs. Dick Mullens:
Alan Weisberg (Wash.) vs. John Brufl.
captain of the Baltimoreans.
the age group Jay Wolf
(Wash.) vs. Wally Oaynor: Marvin Wo
sham vs Eddie Cover. The 13-15 age
group: Stanley Mouser (Wash) vs. Billy
Buppert; Eugene Wolfe (Wash.) vs. Melvin
Kreide.
Mouser was low scorer for the
third time in the junior field day
yesterday at Congressional with a
72, even par, with Eugene Wolfe sec
ond with a 73.
Johnny Walker and Tom Hopper,
Who won semifinal matches in the
Columbia Country Club junior
championship yesterday by comfort
able margins, met for the title today.
Walker defeated Dana Belser, 6 and
4, and Hopper won over Francis
Murray, 3 and 2.
Mrs. W. R. Stokes posted another
round in the 70s to capture net
and gross honors in Manor s weekly
women's tournament. Mrs. Stokes
had 79-4—75. Other winners were
Mrs. Mario Scandifflo, 97-16—81;
Mrs. J. H. Nash, 113-32—81; Mrs. D
H. Henderson of Congressional, low
guest with 89-8—81, and Miss Betty
Nuttman, low putts with 34.
Hader, Savoldi Grapple
In Turner Headliner
Jack Hader and Joe Savoldi. estab
lished headliners, meet in tonight’s
feature match on the Turner's
Arena rassling card.
An old favorite returns after a
long absence when,Milo Steinborn
comes here to grapple with Ben
Rosen. In other engagements, Natie
Brown tackles Angelo Savoldi, Stu
Hart meets Ivan Komaroff and Jan
Blears goes against Mike Haller.
Firat Big League
- PRO.
FOOTBALL
of 1946
BUFFALO “BISONS"
vs.
MIAMI “SEAHAWKS”
All-American Conference #
BALTIMORE STADIUM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
KICKOFF, 8:15 P.M.
Prices: $2.50 and $3.60, tax incl.
Send mail ardert to American Le
gion, Room 329, Emerson Hotel,
Baltimore 3, Md.
or call Plaxa 4400
Brownell, Ault Only
Q. C. Golfers to Wjn
Places in Amateur
By Merrell Whittlesey
Bobby Brownell and Eddie Ault,
two lonesome Washingtonians who
played magniflcient comeback golf
to crash their way into the National
Amateur along .with four Balti
moreans in yesterday's sectional
qualifying rounds at Five Farms,
have 10 days of hard work ahead
before they face the starter at Bal
tusrol, N. J., September P.
Although a two-player represen
tation is a new low for the District
with the National only a few hun
dred miles away, the Washington
ians on hand yesterday were happy
to settle for two players after a
shaky morning effort by all con
cerned.
At the end of *36 holes at Five
Farms, they lined up like this:
Medalist, Otto Greiner (72-74—
146). The 27-year-old ex-PBY pilot
from the Country Club of Maryland
qualified for his fourth National,
won his sceond medal in the sec
tional rounds. He is an accountant.
Makes Grade for Fourth Time.
Brownell (77-72—149). The 27
year-old FBI agent also made the
grade for the fourth time despite
a shaky time on the hard greens.
Spencer Overton (74-76—150).
The Baltusrol show will be the sev
enth National for the 48-year-old
inventor, precision machinist, engi
neer from Rolling Road, dubbed
“Old Man River” of Baltimore golf.
Eddie Johnston (77-75—152). The
24-year-old accountant qualified for
the second time. Has played in
three National Public Links tourna
ments and three National Intercol
legiates.
Aim io4). one of the Dis
trict’s most underrated golfers, the
35-vear-old PEPCO employe qual
ified in his first attempt.
Eddie Meyer (78-76—154). A two
time Baltimore City aihateur cham
pion, the' 33-year-old steel worker
qualified for the first time.
Ault, seemingly out of it after
his opening 81, bounced back with
one of the best rounds of the dav
and won his place after a playoff
with Meyer and Arnold Litman. Tire
latter was eliminated when he took
5 on the first hole.
Brownell never, was out of the
fairway off the tee, hit 16 greens in
perfect figures in the afternoon, but
like the rest of the field he had
putting trouble. The boys were try
ing to get close on 6-foot putts, not
sink them. After an opening 77
and a double bogey 6 on the first
hole of the afternoon, Brownell
played the next 17 holes in even par.
Pittman Has Hard Luck.
Hard luck story of the District
delegation goes to Gene Pittman,
the pitch-and-putt specialist who
was even par after' 10 holes of the
afternoon round and appeared to
be home with a place. As Pittman
was on his backswing on the tee on
the 600-yard "Hell’s Half Acre”
14th, one of Greiner’s (Pittman’s
playing partner) overenthusiastic
rooters let out with a line of chatter
and Pittman shoved his ball into a
trap and took 8. He missed out bv
I three shots.
Otto Oreiner, c C o(. Md. '.2—74 14H
Bobby Browneii. Manor ;7_72_140
opencer Overton. R. Road 7 4—7M—1 Kti
i^ddie Johnston C. O. of Md. 77—76—16"
i §ddj' Adit. Indian Spring 81—7.3—154
! Eddie Meyer, C. C. of Md 78—76— 54
Arnold Liqman, Suburban 7.3—81 — 154
: Ken Scales, C. C. of Md 78—79—167
Louis S. Mann. C. C. of Md 81 76 167
Eugene Pittman, Cong 79 78 167
: Alan Weisberg. Ind Spring 77—8i —158
I Leroy Smith, Manor 80—78—158
j Edgar Lucas. Baltimore C. C. 80—79—169
Joseph Kendrick, Kenwood 81—78—169
j Donald MacPhail, Balt. C. C. 82—77_159
I Thomas D. Webb. jr.. Col. 81—79 160
F?H-rlswey!?r>’ R°llin* *d - 81—80—I”"
|*rl« Sklnker. Columbia _ 85—76—161
I ?,tuaP BdDJ?ert- Balt. C. C 82—80—162
! Martin McCarthy, Columbia 8,3—80—16.3
Mason Bartlett, C. C. of Md 80_83_163
; Ernie Caldwell. C. C. of Md. S3—84—167
1 Joseph Neuman. Rolling Rd. 87—81—168
John Deford. Elkridge. 78—No card
Ray Swearingen. Columbia 8.3—No card
; Jack Emich. Balt. C. C. 84—No card
: Alvin London, Woodholme. 86—No card
1 r r.A6 jr" Pr5 3p8 - 63—No card
gran. Oabrlelson, Ind. Spg. 87—No card
George Thornton^ Ind. Spg. 88—No card
: Donald Murray, Rolling Rd._ 92—No card
•Charlie Price. Kenwood _ 81—Dtsaual
1 M*urey Nee. Columbia Withdrew
] W. L. Hess, Rolling Rd. Withdrew
George Miller. Columbia Withdrew
. !r' ^ IJ1' BaIt- c- C. Withdrew
Corby, jr . Col. No card
H. K Swindell. Balt. C. C. No card
Disqualified for violation of stroke Rule
S' nwh.fh Pf°hlb|l« Playing out hole with
oali other than one shot by player in ques
j tion.
Belle Havens two entrants were
shutout In Richmond, with Col. Ber
| nard Schiever's second alternate po
sition the best effort. Dave Ewell, jr.,
! °f Richmond and Jack Hamilton oi
; Newport News won the places with
I !51 and 153, respectively, over the
1 James River course.
Schriever had 82—74—156, and
Paul Lipps, 80—83—163.
Camp Lee Boxers Win
Lt. Luke Rader’s Camp Lee box
ing team defeated Port Belvoir
1 mittmen, 5-4, in the Engineers’ ring
last night, with Johny Carr flatten
ing John Campbell in the high
light bout.
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SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY—Hal Tback Tom (Shorty) Mc
Williams (above) is center of verbal battle between, Coach
Allyn McKeen of Mississippi State and Maj. Gen. Maxwell D.
! Taylor, West Point superintendent. McWilliams played under
McKeen before he transferred to the United States Military
| Academy. —AP Wirephoto.
'Big Names' in U. S. Golf Qualify
In Amateur Despite High Scores
By ms AnocioUd rr»»*
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 —The start
ing field of 150 for the National
Amateur Golf Championships at
Springfield, N. J., September 9-14,
was complete today, trimmed from
an original entry list of 913 by
qualifying trials throughout the 48
States and Hawaii.
The 141 survivors of yesterday's
36-hole tests and John L. Ukauka^
who qualified earlier at Honolulu,
will be joined at Springfield by eight
former American and British ama
teur titlists who werq excused from
the preliminaries.
Frank Stranahan, Western ama
| teur champion and an outstanding
| favorite to wrest the national crown
| from Marvin (Rud i Ward, led the
; assault on par yesterday, an under
i taking that was accomplished suc
! cessfully by only a handful of qual
j iflers.
.The Toledo tOhiot sharpshooter
racked up nine birdies as he went
twice around the 6,463-yard Floss
more Country Club layout at Chicago
in 69—71—140, four strokes under
par.
Lowest Score Is 137.
Par withstood the test at most
points, however, and in many in
stances the lowest scorers were well
above regulation figures.
The lowest score of the day was
i turned in by Bob Willits of Kansas
City who set the pace at the Indian
Hills Country Club with 65-72—137
! although he was only three under
| par. His initial round came within
! two strokes of the course record,
i Joe Aheam of Portland, Oreg.
also knocked three strokes oft regu
lation figures in leading the con
tingent at his home town wdth 72
69—141 and three others wound up
two strokes under par.
Skee Refgel of Glendale, Calif,
the Trans-Mississippi champion
fired seven birdies in the last 15
holes for a 66 to add to his earlier
74 and set the pace at Pittsburgh
j with a 2-under-par 140.
At Atlanta, Tommy Barnes
Southeastern Open champion, and
Gene Dahibendei, jr.. Atlantic City
titlist, shared the lead with identical
scores of 72-68—140. two under par
Capt. Cary Middlecoff of Mem
phis, North and South Open cham
pion last year, was, even par with
71—69—140, which topped the field
at his home town.
Smiley Quick of Inglewood, Calif.
National Public Links king, quali
i
fled at Chicago with 75—71—146.
while Henry Martel of Edmonton.
Alberta, Canadian amateur cham
pion, had the best score at Minne
apolis, 77—77—154.
Walter Emery Lands Berth.
Walter Emery of Tulsa. Okla..
runnerup to Lawson Little in the
1935 tournament and a former
Walker Cup player, landed a berth
in his home town with 72—75—147.
Maurice McCarthy, another Walk
er cupper, got in with 7^—71—144 at
Cincinnati, while National Intercol
legiate Champion George Hamer of
Columbus, Ga., made it with 74—71—
145 at Atlanta.
Chuck Kocsis. 1935 quarter-final
ist, and Bob B&bbish, former West
ern Amateur champion, shared the
lead at Detroit with 144s.
A 149 was the best effort at New
York's Winged Foot club, where Rsv
Billows of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., twice
a national finalist, barely made the
grade with a 155.
Oxon Hill Trims FBI
Oxon Hill's nine continues to rate
as one of the favorites in the Wash
ington Amateur Baseball Associa
tion championship series after de
feating FBI, 8-6, yesterday on the
Ellipse. •
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. 3: Atlanta, 0.
Mobil*. 6—0: Chattanooga. 0—I.
New Orleans fi: Nashville. 4.
Birmingham. 13; Little Rock. 4
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