Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Monday february 16, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 21 Tyler four Man Crew captures world bobsled Crown st. Moritz Switzerland a Arthur Tyler 43-year-old physicist from Weston mass., won the world four Man bobsled championships Ona homemade sled Here sunday and immediately announced he was re tiring from competitive racing. With masterly steering on the Tricky ice walled track Tyler beat Italy s Sergio Zardini. By .35 of a second in the aggregate of four runs. Tyler had a combined Tim of 5 10.82 for the four runs Down st. Moritz twisting 12-curve Chute. His Victory gave the . Its firs four Man world championship since Lloyd Johnson Madison wis.,captured the title at Garmisch Germany in 1953. Tyler s wife Agnes hugged him affectionately As his Victory was announced and told newsmen she insisted that her husband should now give up bobsled racing. She has seen some accidents and she now wants me to sign a note giving up racing for Good Tyler explained. I guess that what i la asked whether she insisted on her husband s definite retirement the attractive mrs. Tyler smiled and said i sure Tyler smiled too and added Iguess that s Tyler alone among the top placed Crews did not use one of the new style Pudar sleds manufactured by Evaldo Dandrea at Cortina Italy. Head of a scientific research firm in Boston Tyler built his own sled and unlike the other racers also carried out his own repairs on the spot when necessary. Truckers cop title in aau Cage tourney Las vegas Nev. Up the Denver Chicago truckers saturday night won the sixth annual South West invitational aau basketball tournament with an easy 92-62 Triumph Over the Mcdonald scots Flake Charles la. The truckers paced by former Illinois great George Bon Salle an former Utah Star Art Bunte led All the Way. They enjoyed a 50-24margin at intermission. In earlier games Pasadena Calif Mirror Glaze took the Consolation championship of the tournament with a 77-60 Triumph Over the san Diego Calif marines and Kirby s shoes of los Angeles nailed Down third place. Bon Salle who topped scorers inthe tourney with 69 Points in three games tallied 24 markers Satur Day one Point less than teammate Bunte. Seven minute slump Mirror Glaze held Only a slim 45-41 intermission Edge but the marines could not find the hoop from the floor for seven minutes after the second half began an the winners raced to an untouchable Terzian scored 22 Points for the winners and teammate Jimond had 18. Don Smith had 19 for the marines. Kirby s won third place 79-76, As the . Air Force All stars blew their second straight game of the meet. Former Iowa Star Carl Cain put Kirby a a 42-39 Leader at half time into the Lead in the Seesaw game with five minutes remaining on a Layup and Charity toss. The air Force which represented this country at the world basketball championships in Chile could not catch up. Couriers defeat warriors twice bad Kreuz Nach Germany special the 8th Sig couriers put on a Sharp display of shooting saturday an
