Owens Is Reluctant to Accept
Patton, La BeachSprintTimes
MEL PATTON AND DAUGHTER SUSAN.
—AP Wirephoto.
By th# Associated Pres*
CHICAGO, May 19. — Jesse
Owens, once the fastest human
In the world. Isn’t certain whether
he will bestow that title yet to
either Southern California’s Mel
Patton or Panama-pledged Lloyd
La Beach.
At Fresno, Calif., last Saturday,
Patton was clocked over the 100
yard route in a world record
shattering 0:09.3 and La Beach
equaled the world 100-meter rec
ord of 0:10.2.
"I want to see those boys run
in this part of the country, be
fore I draw any conclusions,”
slyly grinned the sleek, .34-year
old Negro, who burned up the
Olympic track at Berlin in 1936.
Owens shares the 0:09.4 record
bettered by Patton and also the
0:10.2 world mark equaled by La
Beach.
“Mind you, I’m not saying that
the boys weren’t sharp. The con
ditions just right and the clock
ing accurate,” said Jesse, who
says he still can whiz 100 yards
under 10 seconds. (This he often
does in exhibitions as an added
attraction to Abe Saperstein’s
traveling Negro baseball teams.
"But I guess you get a little
skeptical over things you don't
see yourself.”
As for a Midwest glimpse of
the two West Coast flyers, La
Beach won't be around—he will
represent the Republic of Pana
ma in the Olympics—but there'll
be plenty of chance for Owens to
see Patton in action.
Patton is due to compete in
the national collegiates at Min
neapolis next month, undoubt
edly qualifying for the Olympic
final trials at Evanston, 111.,
July 9-10.
Maximum of 76 Seen
To Make Top Flight
At Indian Spring
Host Pro Mel Shorey predicted
somebody would break par of 70 by
at least two strokes, and that it
would require a 76 to qualify for
the championship flight as a field
of 124 teed off today in the Indian
Spring Invitation tournament.
The sun and a brisk wind dried
up the casual water that dotted
the course after recent rains, and:
the layout was pronounced in ex
cellent condition.
With a premium on accuracy due j
to the narrow fairways from 200;
yards out, the favorite’s role fell
to Spencer Overton, the Maryland
State Open champion from Balti- j
more. Washington’s main hope was 1
Ralph Bogart, who won the only
invitation tournament here last
year, at Kenwood.
The host club was expected to
fill at least four places in the title
flight with Volney Burnett, Buddy
Sharkey, Ed Ault and William Mc
Ferren among the favorites.
Two rounds of match play tomor
row and Friday follow today’s
qualifying round.
The members of the Women’s
District Golf Association teed off
In one of their favorite tournaments
today—the Keefer Cup at Chevy
Chase—the only 36-hole medal play
event on the schedule. .
The final 18 holes will be played
tomorrow with the low 32 players
today qualifying for the last round.
Dick Poster, Coolidge High golf
team captain, who has lost only one j
schoolboy match in the last two
years, and Billy D. Wolfe, 14-year
old golfer from Montgomery Hills. [
met for the scholastic championship
today at Chevy Chase. Wolfe won
the second flight last year.
Win Manor Tourney i
Mrs. Walter R. Stokes and Mrs.
John R. Daily puT together a best
ball 82 and deducted eight handi
cap strokes for a net 74 to win the
ladies’ day best-ball twosomes yes
terday at Manor.
Gil Dodds May Run
In 2 Meets in Day
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 19.—Mile
King Gil Dodds, who thinks
nothing of running the mile
and the 2 miles on the same
program, may try a new twist
next month—appearing in track
meets at Boston and New York
on the same day.
The world indoor record
holder and this country’s chief
hope in the Olympic 1,500 me
ters expects to return to com
petition in the New England j
AAU championships at Boston
June 12.
Noel Harris, manager of a ;
charity meet scheduled at Tri
borough Stadium here the same
day, said Dodds was considering
running in both meets, making
the jump by plane.
Dodds ran an exhibition half
mile at Elmhurst, 111., Saturday,
his first appearance since being
shelved early in the indoor sea
son by an attack of mumps.
C. U/s Unpaid Athletes Take a Deserved Bow
Cards Succeed Without Scholarships; Banquet a Rousing Affair
By Lewis r. Atchison
“The boxing team won four
and lost two,” said Eddie La
Pond, reading from his list of
statistics. “And I might say the
boxing team was particularly
well coached.”
The crowd whooped and hol
lered at that, because everybody
knows the popular director of
athletics at Catholic University
is head coach of the biffing
brigade, too.
“I want to give due credit to
Bingo Stant and Jay Turner,
two former C. U. stars, who
helped with the coaching,” 'La
Pond slyly added.
Eddie’s recitation didn’t take
long, but he was prouder than a
new papa with a set of twins
because the figures proved
Catholic U. didn’t have to buy
athletes to compete with teams
in its own league.
“Don’t get me wrong,” he said
later. “I’d love to be able to
give good athletes scholarships,
but as long as we can’t we’ll
get along with what we have.
“We’ll win our share of games
and keep the students inter
ested.”
xesteraay ana last mg in elo
quently proved the point. Some
where else you’ll read how the
Cards defeated Georgetown, 1-0,
in .an 11-inning duel for their
second baseball win over the
Hoyas. And last night’s student
activity banquet was a pleasant,
fast-moving affair, held in the
university dining hall.
Father Ignatious Smith, who
knows a well turned phrase when
uttered, kept things moving at a
lively tempo. Msgr. Patrick J.
McCormick, who demonstrated
that a rector with a keen sense of
humor and a lively interest in
sports 1s no hindrance to a uni
versity, reassured his audience
Zardozo High Crowned
D. C. Track Champion
Cardozo is track champion of the
District colored high schools after
winning four more first places in
,he meet at Brooks Stadium which
round up yesterday. Cardozo had
;hree triumphs on the opening day
ind finished with a total of 55 %
points.
Rudy McGoines was the individ
jal standout for the champs, win
ning the discus and broad jump
)nd taking second in the 220-yard
lash. He also ran on the winning
naif-mile relay team. Other team
scores behind Cardozo were: Arm
strong, 32; Phelps, 24, and Dunbar,
14*4.
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EDDIE LA FOND.
—Star Staff Photo.
that ’Catholic U. is back in sports
to stay. And when you have a
speaker like Judge Edward M.
Curran, who makes the boys in
the backroom perk up and listen,
the evening's success is doubly
guaranteed.
La Pond’s scoresheet shows the
Cardinal’s won more than their
share of games, chalking up a
winning percentage of .616 in
over-all competition in addition
to winning the conference tennis
clfampionship. Next year they
expect to do better because most
of the athletes are freshmen or
sopnomores.
“The boxing team will have to
do better,” remarked La Fond,
after noting its record of four
victories in six matches. It'll
have to be better with Syracuse,
Brewers Threaten Cameo
For Industrial Lead
The Heurich Brewers are up to
within half a game of the leading
Cameo Furniture team in the In
dustrial Baseball League. They
pulled close by beating Naiman Disc
Shop, 13-1, most of the marks com
ing in the 10-run eighth inning.
There was another 10-run inning
in sandlot baseball yesterday, as
Washington Gas Co. nine ran wild
in the ninth while swamping Union
Printers, 16-5, in the Departmental
League. In another tilt, the Fire
Department topped Falls Church
Garage, 7-4, in the Recreation East
League._._
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Maryiana, Virginia, nosi roun,
Michigan State and teams of
that caliber on the schedule.”
The director of athletics also
reaffirmed that C. U. will stick
to Mason-Dixon Conference com
petition. Anybody who saw Johns
Hopkins, Randolph Macon and
Western Maryland—not to men
tion Delaware—in football, Loy
ola. and American U. in basket
ball, and various other standout
teams in sundry sports will know
what La Fond meant when he
said competition was keen
enough for his boys and satisfy
ing for the spectators.
Prouder than even La Fond
last night, if possible, was a mod
est young man who though a
mistake had been made when he
was summoned to the head table
to receive the coveted Harris
Trophy. This award goes to the
C. U. athlete qualifying as the
outstanding scholar-athlete-gen
tleman of the year, and Third
Baseman Bill Connelly of the
baseball team was guilty on all
three charges.
isov omy wiai, »a.iu iviuii
signor McCormick in making the
presentation, “But he's the
father of a baby son whom we
expect one day to captain
Catholic University’s baseball
team.”
A total of 111 letters were
awarded in nine sports, with Bill
Kimball and Stan Plummer also
receiving identical trophies for
outstanding performances on the
swimming team.
The athletes also had an honor
to bestow. Connelly presented
the baseball in play at the end of
yesterday’s game with George
town, autographed by the entire
squad, to Father John M. Walsh,
faculty moderator of athletics.
It was the highest token of
esteem they could give him.
Cavaliers Rout Langley
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va„ May
19 (/P).—1The University of Virginia
Cavaliers kept the Langley Field
flyers completely grounded yester
day by pounding out 17 hits for an
18-0 victory. Tom Evans, a fresh
man from Washington, D. C., lim
ited Langley Field to two first
inning singles and fanned 14.
36 Teams Will Golf
For District Mixed
Foursome Title
A field of 36 teams has been
paired for the District CJolf Asso
ciation’s mixed scotch foursome
Friday at Prince Georges Country
Club.
Post entries will be accepted at
the golf shop, according to Chair
man Everett R. Johnson.
10:30—Mr. and Mrs. William Foley
(Kenwood). Mr. and Mr*. George Free
man (Prince Georges); 11—Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Shank (Kenwood). Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Alldredge iKenwood): 11:45—Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Jenkins (Congressional).
Mrs. H. H. Goodman and W. R. Little
(Washington). ...
12—Mrs. R. Aldred (Washington) and
F. F. Miller (Kenwood), Mrs. C. Seibold
and A. Miller (Manor): 12:15—Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Brlster (Washington), Mrs.
D. R. Monsees and I. M. Miller (Wash
ington): 12:30—Mrs. P. Y. Yager and
J. P. Trouchaud (Kenwood), Mrs. D. Dort
and P. W. Yager (Kenwood): 12:35—
Mrs. W. E. Welch and H. E. Davies
(Manor): Mrs. Paul Barefoot and W. E.
Welch (Washington).
1—Marie Spateg and F. M. Miller
(Prince Georges). Mrs. Hsymmn (Indian
Spring) and partner; 1:05—Mrs. J. P.
Trouchaud and Ed Semmler (Kenwood),
Mrs. Betty Meckley and Don Miller (Ken
wood); 1:10—Mrs. M. M. Alexander and
C. H. Featherstone (Washington); Mrs.
George Bailey and Bill McCabe (Wash
ington): 1:15—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Prownfelter (Prince Georges!. Dr. and
Mrs. Leonard La Vine (Prince Georges);
1:20—Mrs. E. B. Lockett and Sam O’Neal
(Kenwond). Mrs. W. R. Jarman and
Ralph Benner (Kenwood): .1:30—Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Brown (Prince Georges).
Mr and Mrs. Burton Kintz (Prince
Georges): 1:36—Mrs. W. R. Stokes and
John R. Miller (Manor). Mrs. J. R. Dally
and Harry G. Pitt (Manor): 1:45—Mr.
and Mrs. J. Novack (Prince Georges),
Mrs. J. R. Lewis and Joe Bgleitrl (Prince
Georges).
2:30—Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hartman
(Indian Spring), Mrs. W. F. Patterson
and A. B. Bower (Indian StWing); 2:35—
Ora Emge and Mike Ondo (Prince
Georges). Mss. Edna Kintz and Bob Kett.
ner iPrince Georges): 2:45—Mrs. Rex
Howard (Kenwood) and George Bew
(Prince Georges). Mrs. Sam Cracker
(Kenwood) and Edge Johnson (Prince
Georges).
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Members of i.,e Washington Red
skins and President George P. Mar
shall will attend the silver jubilee
father-son banquet sponsored by
the Washington Hebrew Congrega
tion Brotherhood to be held next
Sunday afternoon at the Hotel
Shoreham.
In announcing their acceptance,
General Chairman Jack E,. Blnde
man said he expected to receive
word of acceptance from other top
sports personalities in the next few
days. Baseball Commissioner Happy
Chandler has signified that he wiil
attend.
A1 Schacht, baseball clown, will
be master of ceremonies.
Sponsor tickets for the banquet
may be obtained from Milton S.
Kronheim, jr„ at 503 D street N.W.
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