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| Sign Holcomb ~ For 9 Years

New Mentor Is Former Ohio State Star

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By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor

Stuart Holcomb, former Ohio State grid star and for the last three years an assistant coach at West Point Army, today was named head

"football coach at Purdue

under a five-vear contract. He will report at the Boilermaker institution between March 10 and 15. He also was named associate professor of physical education at Purdue. . The announcement was made by Guy (Red) Mackey, Purdue athletics director, following a meeting late’ last night of a five-man committee which had been appointed to select a successor to Cecil Isbell, ‘who resigned recently to direct the | Baltimore professionals of the AllAmerica conference, Holcomb has had 15 years of collegiate coaching experience. He entered Ohio State university in 1928 and for two years was a teammate of Wes Fesler, the new Ohio State head coach. He is 36 and prepped at Erie (Pa.) Central high school where he won letters in five sports. Holcomb won .all-western conference honors as a sophomore fullback in 1929, and ‘then played halfback for the Bucks in 1930 and 1931, He was captain of the O. 8. U. eleven in his senior ‘year and also was a Tegular on the basketball team. Coached at W & J

Following graduation at Ohio State, Holcomb launched his coaching career when he was named athletics director and head coach at Findlay college of Ohio in 1932. At Findlay four years, his elevens won the Northwestern Ohio conference championship two years, From Findlay, Holcomb went to Muskingum college in the Buckeye state in 1936 and was there five years. All of his Muskingum teams finished in the first division and annexed the Ohio conference title in 1939. In 1941, Holcomb transferred to Washington & Jefferson college and in his one year there, the Presidents won the district championship. In 1942, Holcomb returned to the Buckeye state as hegd grid coach at Miami university of Oxford. In his second year at Miami, his team captured the Ohio State conference title and scored an upset by holding Indiana university to a 7-7 tie.

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Holcomb entered the army in 1944 and was assigned to the United States Military academy at West Point, where he was assistant coach under Eafl (Red) Blaik during the Cadets’ three-year undefeated streak, winning the na-

tional championship in 1944 and]

1948. Holcomb was also head basketball coach at West Point. Purdue's new grid chieftain will follow - the Army style of offense, the T-formation. It was announced that he will be given a free hand in naming his assistants at Purdue.

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Rescued From Fans

‘ BUENOS AIRES, Feb, 28 (U, P.). Bix frightened young American actresses promised police today they wouldn't go out for public walks in downtown Buenos Aires again. They caused a riot yesterday when they carried out a promise to walk down fashionable Florida st. Police rushed through a fist fighting crowd to rescue the girls who were mobbed by fans wanting not only autographs but garments as souvenirs.

Times Index

Amusements 25) ovies.. .....¢.25 Fddie Ash ....30| Business ...... 24|F. C. Othman.19 Classified ,.31-34 Outdoors .,...29 Comics .......35 Radio .........35 Crossword ....33 Reflections ....20

Editorials ve 00:20 Mrs, Roosevelt 23

Fashions ...22-23 Scherrer ......20

Foreign Affairs 20|Serial .........21 Porum .....,..20 Side Glances..20

§ Meta Given ..23 Spelling Bee ..35

Hollywood .,..19 Sports .....30-31

In Indpls. ..i.: 3 Stranahan ....30

Inside Indpls...10| Washington ...20 Legislature ,.. 4| Weather Map 12 Ruth Millett ..19 Women's ...23-33

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Caution in Relief |—14% Hours From Hawaii

Completes Longest Flight in History By Pursvit-Type Aircraft

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 #U. P.).—Streaking in to an “emergency” WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (U. P.).|landing at La Guardia field, the army's twin-Mustang fighter plane, Betty Jo, today completed the first non-stop flight from Honolulu. The 5051 miles were covered in an official elapsed time of 14 hours, 33 minutes—an average speed of about 346 m. p. h. With only 60 gallons of gasoline in her tanks, the plane touched

Property Owners Test Slum Order

The first legal test of the Indian- |wij]] he determined at a conference apolis redevelopment commission's between councilmen and utility |slum clearance program. began to- |execytives shortly. day in a hedring before five superior court judges sitting as a

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FRENZY — Lung power helped this young woman's team along in the basketball sectionals here today at Butler fieldhouse.

—Photos by Lloyd B. Walton, Times Staff Photographer.

FRANTIC —— Near hysteria gripped this youngster as she. watched a tense game develop. (More candid camera photos, Page 2.)

Urges Spending Be Kept Flexible

~—Former President Herbert Hoover today warned congress to “stop, look and listen” before spending

any more money on European relief outside Germany.

to a question—that congress would be justified jn appropriating an additional $350 million for foreign relief—if the program is-kept flex-

funds.

Denies Soviet Surpluses

71-year-old former chief executive, made. three suggestions:

of the countries aided. TWO: U. 8. authority to end the relief program for any .country at any time the U. 8. wishes.

program after the 1947 harvest.

H.) asked Mr. Hoover whether

ed countries. Mr. Hooyer . replied that the Soviet Union has no surpluses. Mr. Hoover told “the committee that it is in the interest “not only

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To Sign Miiance

LONDON, Feb. 28 (U, P.).—Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told

French alliance.

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down here at 10:08 a. m. (Indianapolis time) after passing the conHowever, he did say—in response | y,,] tower at 10:06 a. m., the latter figure being the one given officially by the National Aeronautical association for the arrival. } It was the longest flight ever

Hoover Advises |'Flying Freak Reaches N. Y. Natural Gas

To Be Available

Panhandle Company Notifies City By RICHARD LEWIS Natural] gas will become available in limited quantities to "Indianapnlis next summer, city council disclosed today. The Panhandle & Eastern Pipeline Co. has informed the council that it can begin selling Texas natural gas to the Citizens Gas & Coke Utility here by the “end of May or mid-June. ¥ Whether the Citizens Gas &

ible to recapture any unneeded |, . eo by a fighter plane. ; takeoff last night from Hickam The request for the $350 million |fie14 Honolulu, the strange twinfund [Jas been made by President |, celaged plane carried the heaviest Truman and is being considered by |,,,4 ever lifted into the air by a the house foreign affairs committee. |fighter plane. And it was the first | non-stop flight by any kind of a To keep the program flexible, the plane from Honolulu to New York. Lt. Col. Robert Thacker dropped {the “flying freak,” as some of those ONE: Prompt repayment of the seeing it for the first time today immoney, beginning within two_ or mediately named it, to a perfect three years, as the first obligation | landin

THREE: A review of the entire

Runaway Pullman Kills 1, Injures 11 In 31-Mile Terror Ride Down Mountain

Porter and Flagman Praised as Heroes; Panic-Stricken Women Pray; Only 2 Unhurt

ALTOONA, Pa., Feb. 28 (U. P.).—A Pullman coach broke loose from tracks to plunge into a gully and the Pennsylvania railroad's Sunshine Spécial on Cresson mountain to- Kill 24 persons.

{the house of commons today that agreement has been reached with France on the terms of the Anglo- day. It ran wild for 3% miles. Women passengers prayed and a heroic porter tugged helplessly at car, the last..of 13 in the train, emergericy brake, _ The porter, L. Keys, of near Houston, Tex., was killed, Ten

the treaty have been agreed upon gers and a flagman were injured ~ ; holes when the car jumped. the tracks | TUPNIDE ftom New York to Tex ’ [stopped at Gallitzin tunnei.

and crashed into an embankment. |

. i the y s of Mr. Bevin said that the terms o ne flagman, Edward .. Mulvihill,

~—| Pittsburgh, as the car sped down48, hill, They were warned to lie on

There | yhe floor for the crash which seemed the special dropped a “helper” loco- ie, ne &

None of the injured was from motive after climbing the 11; -mile | : [mountain grade. The crew members stood helpless — and! (Continued on Page §—Column 6)

would be signed Tuesday at Dun-|

Bidault told a cheering national|Indiana. assembly the treaty would be for a} The car, the “Cascade Mirage,” ed when the express, as the Pullman broke away

Coke Utility will purchase this gas

Utility Manager Returns

Council's finance committee chairman, Herman E. Bowers, said the

The test ease was brought in a committee has been awaiting the series of nine petitions by prop- | return of Utility Manager Thomas erty owners who are appealing the Kemp from a three weeks rest in redevelopment commission's desigg as his wife, for whom the nation of their property as a blightwas named, and a crowd of{ed area to be cleared. more than 1000 persons cheered and

| Florida ordered by Mr. Kemp's

{ physician.

Mr. Kemp returned day before

This area is bound by W. 10th!yesterday and natural gas discusand 16th sts. and West and Mil- sions may begin next week. The El Centro, Cal, pilot, and his burn sts. co-pilot, 1st Lt. John M. Ard, Ingle- | wood, Cal., were tired but happy a$ Rep. Chester E. Merrow (R. N.!they slid from the cramped cockpits. sion last month. For a time earlier today it had Russia should not be expected to!appeared that the fliers might have feed the-people in Soviet-dominat- to give up before reaching their

The conference will be based on

Most of the area was designated 'an interrogatory which council for slum clearance by the comimis- gent the utility” two months ago,

|asking its intentions on natural gas.

Operating on a 10-cent municipal | This would’ supplement the limited tax levy which provides about $550,- | supplies of artificial gas the Jtility 000, the commission would purchase | manufacturers from coal. ! the properties, clear away the strucCol. Thacker gave credit to Lt.|tures and resell the land to private |it had enjoyed the most profitable Ard for the decision to continue to |capital for redevelopment. |La Guardia instead of landing at Erie or Wilkes-Barre, Pa., which [ers concerned in the area testified

Meanwhile, tke utility revealed

year in“ its 12-year history as &

Witnesses who are property own-| municipal trust in 1946.

Its financial report showed a net

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picked up speed to race down the mountain. The car sped past Bennington curve, where 10 days ago the Red Arrow express leaped the

The -passengers in the runaway

| were roused by the porter and the

inevitable. The passengers were panic-

stricken. Women prayed. Five,

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Shortridge Out; Southport, Ben Davis, Beech Grove Win

Cards Nip Blue Devils, 32-31; Giants Edge Spartans, 42-40; Hornets Beat Hoosiers, 39-31

By BOB STRANAHAN : ’ Times Staff Writer BUTLER FIELDHOUSE, Feb. 28.—An all-Marion county threesome ~—Ben Davis, Southport and Beech Grove—were victorious in this morning's first-round games of the local sectional basketball tournament. Southport capitalized on two final-minute- free throws to sideline Shortridge, 32-31. Ben Davis eliminated Sacred Heart, 42-40, and Beech Grove ousted the Silent Hoosiers, 36-31. :

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Beech Grove vs. Silent Hoosiers

Frank Kaiser, a Silent Hoosier hardwood and football star, watched his teammates start against Beech Grove from the side lines, He was on crutches after fracturing his foot last month, Jack Long opened the scoring from the foul line for the Hornets then Ray Nelson popped one from the field for the Silents. Fast fielders! by Dick Hein and John Dennif sent Beech Grove into & 5-2 edge In the first two minutes. Nelson made one of two charities then Hein hit from the foul stripe for Beech Grove to make it 6-3. Miller Ties Score Hoyt Miller missed two fee shots, but drove through to scoré from the field a moment later to bring the Silent Hoosiers within a point a 6-5 with the period half gone. Miller tied ,the score from the foul line a minute afterward. Bill Grammer’s foul toss gave the Silent ‘Hoosiers a 7-6 lead, but Don Wise dropped a long one to make it 8-7 for Beech Grove. Miller's set shot front the side

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Snow Tonight And Tomorrow

LOCAL TEMPERATURES Mies 20 10am... 27

... 21 12 (Neem) . 31

Hoosier basketball fans were advised by the weatherman to be pre-

| pared for snow tonight and to-

morrow. Warmer weather was expected

accompany snow flurries tonight.) ‘Temperatures will average 4 to 8i degrees below normal the next five

days with continued cold weather,

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The first afternoon ' contest— Manual vs. Lawrence Central-was to complete the first round.

Elsewhere in Indiana favorites rode roughshod over weaker opponents, New Albany posted the morning’'s biggest score againt Elizabeth, 90-25. Others to advance were Lafayette Jefferson, Muncie Burris, South Bend Central and La Porte.

In second-round games this af-

{ternoon Warren Central was to play| Cathedral and Broad Ripple was to

take on Crispus Attucks. Ben Davis and Southport will open the evening session, with the other first-round victors meeting in the second night game. Slow in Filling Although the big fleldhouse slow in filling, it was jasimed to capacity by mid-morning. The ding-

{dong action on the court kept. the {nearly 15000 fans in a frenzy.

Winner in 17 of 20 games during the season, Shortridge had been tabbed as a slight favorite in the local tournament. Its elimination was the big surprise on the state wide front. Although the Blue Devils jumped off to a 8-7 quarter lead, the Cardinals fought back for a 21-21 deadlock at the half. again was in front, 28-25, at the three-quarter turn before the hectic fourth period. Two accurate free throws by Don

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Sectional Scores

: INDIANAPOLIS Ben Davis 42, Sac Heart 40. Southport 32, 3 Beech Grove 19, Silent Heesiers 31. AUBURN Fremont 48, As

hiey 28. Angela 52, Salem Usnior 2%. Garrett 56, Waterloo 26. ¢ BRAZIL

Bowling Green 51, Quiney 19, Sencey 41, Ashbore 46. "

Measure Shy 10f House 0. K.

By Six Votes Democrats Join GOP ; To Block Passage

BULLETIN = ~The house today passed and

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By ROBERT BLOEM Twenty-seven Republicans broke with Governor Gates’ administration front in the house today to block passage of the administration bill outlawing strikes in public utilities. / A The bill received 45 “aye”