For the week ending July 16, 1936

OLYMPIC TEAM IS

ON WAY TO BERLIN

Aboard S.S. Manhattan, July 15: The happiest — and strongest — American Olympic team in history sailed for Berlin aboard this floating palace today at 12:16 p.m. EDT.

With the white Olympic flag with five interlocking circles flying from her highest mast and her sirens and whistles screeching, the Manhattan eased out into the harbor and headed for Europe where Uncle Sam’s athletes will meet the world’s best, beginning August 1. A crowd of several thousand on the pier cheered them on their way.

The 334 men and women athletes aboard broke out small American flags and waved them. An ear-splitting din went up from the whistles and sirens from other craft in the Hudson.

Every athlete who qualified for the team was aboard. Last minute fund raising has enabled the American Olympic committee to take a full squad —although the committee reported a $50,000 deficit a few minutes before sailing and many athletes had to pawn rings, mortgage homes and borrow from friends to help the fund along.

Avery Brundage, president of the committee, said the deficit was partly in the budget of the administration committee which dipped into its own funds to send a full team.

KIWANIANS RIDE TO VICTORY HERE

Age and experience were pitted against youth and speed last night, as the Kiwanis clashed with the 20-30 club in the final contest of a two game donkey baseball series at the Elks field. The older heads managed their steeds a little better and hit the ball a little harder to eke out a 4-2 decision over their younger opponents.

Neither team scored in the first, but both tallied in the second when Craig Coyner of Kiwanis singled and stole home, and Chet Meyers of the 20-30 club bagged a four cushion clout. C.E. Akers added another digit to the Kiwanis side when he crashed out a triple, stole second, stole third, stole second again and then galloped home on a long double in the third inning. The 20-30 scoring was concluded by Ernie Bembry’s four base exhibition of great “mulemanship” in the same frame.

Walter Rydell of the Kiwanis was the fielding star of the game. Leaning out from his mount at every angle he made some great plays despite the fact that he was thrown heavily in the contest and stunned.

For the Kiwanis, Ned Shevlin, Craig Coyner, and Carl Neal also played good ball. Meyers and John Wetle starred for 20-30 club.