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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
rs Ball Clubs To Play
In 40 Grapefruit League
II Major And Is Minor
Loop Outfits Pick Flor
ida Training Camps
BY A. P. COOKE

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 13- Up In
six weeks by the clock, the 1910
baseball training season will swing
into action in Florida, with presp'r-
ing athletes representing 26 teams
Ii major league clubs and Is min.
ors- disporting themselves in the
colorful grapefruit league.
The assemblage of 26 clubs will
constitute a new record for Florida.
Counting an average of 40 men 10
the squad, it will bring together
around 1000 baseball regulars and
hopefuls.
Preseason Games
Once they have unkinked their
arms and adjusted their batting eyes,
the players will roll into the GUS
tomary schedule of approximately 25
preseason exhibition games which
have become a prime winter divertis.
sement for Florida tourists and home
folks alike. Last years gate topped
100000 paid admissions and the 1910
business promises to be greater.
Moreover, the regular grapefruit
schedule will be supplemented by an
all-star rookie classic, the proceeds
to go to Herbert Hoover's Finnish
relief fund. The game will be play-
ed about March Is at a place
yet to be selected. Joe Williams,
New York sports columnist is in
charge Of arrangements, and is oper-
ating from his own winter Quarters
at Sebring, Fla.
In former years players arrived
il train en- mass for the opening of
the training season. Now the man.
ayers comb the golf courses and fish,
ing banks for their behring's, most of
whom have been living in Florida
for the winter. Some are landed
gentry, owning hotels, apartments.
filling stations and retail stores.
Nearly two score live in Sarasota
alone.
OF the major leagues, the national
leads with six clubs training in Flor.
ida. Two teams, New York and Phil.
adelphia, are returning this year.
There's n addition to the Ameri.
can league roster, the Cleveland In.
dams, who will move in at Fort NV.
ers, where Connie Mack and his
Philadelphia AS trod for many
years.
In the American association, sew.
en- of the eight clubs will be in Flor.
ida along with six of the Interna.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
WRESYLERS
DEFEAT DAVIDSON
Chalk Up First Win Over
Wildcats Since 1911
Win Of 1884

DURHAM, Jan. 1S.- Up Duke
won it's first intercollegiate wrest.
ling match since 1884 here this
afternoon defeating Davidson, Il.
1-2 to IA 1-2 as Bolo Perdae, Blue
Devil grid star, made his varsity
debut by pinning Ed Hipp Of the
Wildcats in % seconds.
Perdue's victory put the Blue
Devils ahead for the first time at
1918 and then little Charlie stata
of the Blue Devils earned a draw
with Ken Mcintyre of Davidson
to clinch the victory.
Dukes last victory was over
Davidson in 1884 by a score of 10.
II and since then, although they
have come within a point or two in
many matches, the Blue Devils
were unable to triumph.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
HIGH BOXERS OPEN
SEASON TOMORROW
Will Meet Dangerous Warsaw
Team In School Gym
At s O'Clock

The New Hanover High school
boxing season will open officially
Monday night in the ring of the
school at s p. m. with the always
dangerous Warsaw leather singers
as the opponents.
Coach Howard Mcdonald has been
drilling his black eye artists for sew.
eral weeks for this opening bout and
although his boys are mostly mex.
perienced he expects them to give a
good account of themselves Monday
night.
Green Squad
Suffering the loss of such fighters
as Joe Walker, long string winner
in his three years on the squad; jim
my Sinner, battling star of last
year and Ben Daniels, former state
champion in his weight, Coach Nc
Donald has had to rebuild his team
from green material, but the boys
are set to go and should they go
down in defeat they will give the
fans a full card of scrappy boxing.
1t was learned last week that Her.
bert Houston's hand has healed and
he may be ready for the gong at an
early date, but he is not expected to
be ready for the bell tomorrow night,
Houston worked out a couple of days
last week and looked to be in good
shape. This lad has been one of the
mainstays of the team for the past
two years and Coach Mcdonald will
be counting on him heavily in future
bouts.
The following boys will be prob
able starters tomorrow night: James
Fennell, Joe starkey, Hugh Grit
fifth, Jack Griffith, Jack Nall, Bob
by Lee, Wetzel Holt, Irby King,
Herbert Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Piedmont To Consider
Elimination OF Bonuses

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 13-R-Pied-
mont league directors will meet here
tomorrow morning to vote on five
proposed playing schedules and to a
proposal to delete from the leagues
constitution a clause banning player
bonuses for participation in the
Shaughnessy playoffs.
Deletion Of the bonus clause will
make the league constitution jibe
with the National associations reg
ulations. At the recent meeting of
the minors President W. G.. Bran
players to receive extra prize money
for playing in the playoffs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Invitations Are Issued
For Indoor Contests

CHAPEL HILL, Jan, 13-G-In-
vitations have just been mailed to
more than 200 schools for the 18th
annual southern conference indoor
games here February "a, and from
all indications this years meet
should be one of the finest ever held,
Athletic Director r. A. Fetzer said
To-Day in announcing the newly COM
pleted program.
competition will be held in four
olVlslons-southern conference, non.
conference, freshman, and prep and
nigh school-with a total of 29 ev-
ents, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Bolivia Takes Twin
Bill From Long Creek

BOLIVIA, Jan. 13.-The Bolivia
High school teams took both ends
of a twin bill from Long Creek in
the Long Creek gym last night, the
boys winning 1921 and the girls
1920.
Danford and Sellers led the win.
ming boys with 8 points each while
Smith of Long Creek had 8 to show.
Stone was high scorer for the Bo.
hvia girls and D. Clay for Long
Creek. qsN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14
Annual Meeting Is Set
For Night OF Jan. %.
Membership Ticket Sellers Are REQUESTED
To Make Immediate Settlement
With Secretary

The contest committee of the New Hanover Fishin,
club Yesterday announced the prize winners for the 19gas
season, and all were asked to call by Sneeden's Cycle conn.,
pany to receive their awards.
The committee announced also the annual meeting of
the club will be held Monday night, January 29, and asked
that all ticket sellers who have not yet made settlement
with the secretary do so during the next week.
The winners. their fish, their prizes and the donors Were Is follow
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14

tional league. The southern associa
ton contributes the remainder.
Here's the roster:
National League:
Cincinnati at Tampa.
New York at Winter Haven.
Brooklyn at Clearwater.
Fhlladelphia at Miami Beach,
81. Louis at st. Petersburg.
Boston at Bradenton.
American League:
New York at st. Petersh,,rg
Detroit at Lakeland.
Boston at Sarasota.
Washington at Orlando
Cleveland at Fort Myers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-14

In 81 states, the cost of relief is
shared by state and local govern.
merits according to a variety of
formulate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
GUARD IS INVITED
TO ATTEND GAME
w. L. l. Drill Platoon To Per-
form At Wildcats Tilt With
Warsaw Friday Night

New Hanover's Wildcats will be
hosts to members of the National
Guard in Wilmington when the To-
cal eleven opens its 1910 season
against Warsaw Friday night at 8
o'clock.
Director of Athletics Bob Black
said last night that all guardsmen
in the city have been invited to
attend the game. During the halves
a crack drill squad from the Will
mington Light Infantry will per-
form.
The 252nd regimental band will
play during the game.
The Cats went through another
long scrimmage yesterday after
noon on ROTC field polishing up
their offense and defense and rum
ming new plays. No starting line
up has yet been announced and
will probably be withheld until just
before the opening whistle.
The cheer leaders and High Step.
pers are planning a big affair for
the haf-time celebration.
Season tickets are still on sale
throughout the city and students as
well as adult fans are urged to take
advantage of this bargain sale to
see seven home games for a small
price.
The cheer leaders have planned
giant pep rally for Friday after
noon after school with every STU
dent taking part. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
YANKEES DEFEAT
ST. LOUIS, 81
Donald Keeps Six Hits Well
Scattered; DiMaggio Leaves
Game After Hurting Knee

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.-tRAStill
struggling to keep in the thick of
the American league pennant fight
the New York Yankees today over.
whelmed the troublesome st. Louis
Browns 9 to 0.
Alley Donald kept six hits well
scattered and was in trouble only
twice. In the fifth he gave double
and single with one out, but dou.
BILE play ended the threat. In the
ninth single and two walks load.
ed the bases, but Donald stifled
the uprising with two of the six
strike outs he spotted through the
game.
Some of the joy of breaking their
three-game losing streak was lost
to the Yankees because Joe DiMag.
gio, their kingpin, had a recur:
renee of his old leg injury in the
second inning and had to leave the
game. His trouble was described
as a charley horse and not ser.
ious, but no one knew whether he
would be able to play in tomor-
rows important doubleheader with
the Chicago White Sox
He batted in three of the world
champions runs before leaving the
game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
CAPE FEAR OFFICIALS
CANCEL LEAGUE GAMES
All Remaining Tits On Schedule
Called Off Due To Loss Of
Players To Guard

The board Of directors Of the
Cape Fear Baseball association
met Monday night and voted to
cancel all remaining games on the
1910 schedule, with the team stand
ings of last Sunday to represent
the results of the second half play.
Several of the teams reported
that their strength was weakened
by the loss of players who were
members of the National Guard,
which was modified into active
service Monday, and this was
given as the reason for calling off
all remaining games.
The league officials. however, ap-
proved two games between ALI
Star teams picked from the league,
the teams to be known as the Reds
and the Blues. Skeet James and
Brodie Farrow will manage the
Reds and Oscar Flowers and Tim
Farrow will manage the Blues.
The first game Of the series will
be played at Robert Strange park
Sunday afternoon, and the second
game at Hilton park the following
Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
SCHOOL ATHLETIC
PROGRAM PLANNED
Six-Man Football 10 Be In
stituted In Junior High
School On October s

Relmon Robinson, Director of
Athletics for Junior Highs and Ele-
mentary schools, met with repre-
sentatives of the various schools of
the county yesterday afternoon at
New Hanover High school to plan
the program for the year.
The director outlined his plans to
give the local grade system its
finest athletic set-up yet devised
and the children attending elemen-
tary and junior high schools will
be given every opportunity to parti-
cipate in athl ,tics this year.
The boys from the first grade
through the seventh in all county
schools will be coached and have
teams in touch football, basketball,
softball, track and tennis. The boys
in junior high will take part in
six-man football, basketball, base
ball, track and tennis.
The girls of all ages in these
schools will participate in basket
ball, tennis, track and softball.
The six-man football teams
which will be made up of the jun
ior high schools, Tileston, Hemen-
way, Isaac Bear, Winter Park, will
play each team in the league,
twice and will start the season on
Tuesday afternoon October 8 at 3
.. m. on Robert Strange gridiron.
The coaches ana principals dis
cussed an All-Star VS.. High School
Freshman football game to be
played on Armistice Day in honor
of the American Legionnaires. The
funds from this game would 60
toward defraying expenses of the
game and to purchase trophies and
letters for the winning schools and
players. The director will work out
a system of points whereby the stu
dents may win their letter at the
end of the school term for partici-
patton in all sports.
The Touch Football schedule will
begin on Monday October 7 with
the teams playing each other once
and the games called for h
and Wednesday afternoons
Schools taking part in the touch
football are as follows: County
Forest Hills, Winter Park, Sunset
Park, Bradley's Creek, Wrights-
boro and Carolina Beach. City
Tileston, Hemenway, Isaac Bear,
Cornelius Harnett, William Hooper,
Catlett, formerly Del
gado.
The track meets will be conduct
ed in three sections, County, City
and Junior High. These meets will
be run on separate days.
The director urged the coaches
present to organize cheer leaders
to build up the spirit of the stu
dent body and announced that suit
able officials will be secured for
the games and that all contests will
be run off in good order and on
schedule.
The schedule for touch football
has not been worked out but will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
MANACUFF, MARSH
TO CRAPPLE HERE
Cossack Expected To Provide
Comedy In Bout; Patter-
son To Meet Manacher

Pete Managuff, who wrestles bare
footed in true Cossack fashion, is
scheduled to open his bag of grap'
pling tricks against Joe Marsh in the
opening engagement of the American
Legions weekly mat card at the
stadium Thursday night.
In his one appearance here. the
Russian captured the fancy of the
fans with his unorthodox wrestling
and clowning. Little is known of
Marsh, newcomer to ring circles
here, but the promoters proclaim
him as one of the coming matmen
in this section.
In the finals, Jake Patterson, the
roughhouse grappler from Syracuse,
tangles with Sammy Manacher, of
New York, one of the fair-haired
boys with Wilmington fans.
Harry Fales, former boxer and
wrestler himself, will referee the
two matches.
Doors to the exhibit building at
the. stadium will open at 2 o'clock
and the first bout will get under way
at o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
TRIBE LOSES LEAD AS AS WIN
Tigers Beat Mats, 6-3, To Regain Loop Lead
States Alphonse And CASTOR
Attack To Be Tested Fridav

the plays before they start for
ward.
Somewhat of fued has devel-
oped between Newton and Coach
Carl Voyles of the Indians as to
the ability of the Virginia team.
Voyles claims that his team has
been grossly overrated. Newton,
claims that any team which was
able to whip Wake Forest in a
spring practice game must be so
strong that it couldn't be over
rated.
But 1 hope that Carl is right
about his ball club" says Doc,
Because my boys are green, and
what they need most now is con-
fidence. If we should happen 10
luck out. on William and Mary, we
would be so confident we might
do something reckless, like win
ming few more games"
The games Saturday afternoon
which will feature Wake Forest
and North Carolina should be lit
tie more than dress rehearsals for
the encounter between the Demon
Deacons and the Tar Heels on Sep
tember %.
The Carolina squad is bigger and
stronger than last years outfit,
which lost only to Duke, and the
passing combination of Jim (Sweet
LaLanne and All America Paul
SEVERN should be cons tan t
threat.
appalachian whipped big Tam
pa, 13-6 last week.
The Deacons, despite the loss OF
Red Mayberry, wingback, and Ted
Kunkel, tackle, probably will sport
one of the most powerful running
attacks il the country.
And they do say that Coach Pea
head Walker finally has developed
couple Of passable passers VINO
were pretty much passed up last
season. The tip-off came last Sat
urday, when the Deacs completed
two touchdown passes against their
freshmen. Both were tossed by,
Joe Duncavage, a substitute who
MAJ hold down Mayberry's post.
The Davidson conte-t will be
played under arc lights now being
installed. Although the wildcats,
have shown much Improvement in
the last couple of week., Rollins
will be favored because of a So
0 licking pinned on Western North
Carolina Teachers in Asheville last
Thursday. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
College Athletics May
Tie Up With Defense

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-lRAThe ma
tion's universities and colleges
have been urged by the National
Collegiate Athletic association and
athletic directors of the Western
conference to extend and intensity
their athletic programs as a means
of integrating them with the ma
tional preparedness program.
Reporting on its recent meetings
with Western Conference authorl-
ties, the N. c. A. A. said both the
war and navy departments had
expressed appreciation for the as
sociation's offers of assistance in
tense. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
Light Brigade May Have
Surprise For Some Foes
Improved Lettermen A n d
Good Sophomore Prospects
Make Citadel Look Better
BY ALDERMAN DUNCAN

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. II.
-R-Football prospects at t h
Citadel can't by any stretch of the
magination be said to be bright
for this season, but team is TAX
ing shape that may surprise some
of it's foes.
Although handicapped by mex
perience, the squad is work.
ing hard and exhibiting will
ingness to learn. Some of the re-
turning lettermen ard last seasons
reserves appear to pe greatly inn
proved and there are several out
standing sophomore prospects. Too
the team should be heavier than
the usual Citadel gridiron aggre-
cation.
Coach John H. c'Bo") Rowland.
fresh from job as an assistant
to Carl Snavely at Cornell, is be-
ginning his new regime by drill
ing his pupils intensively in funda-
mentals. He says no one can play
for him Who can't block and tackle.
His efforts are showing results
Rowland, who succeeded Tatum
Gressette after the Bulldogs went
through a disastrous 1889 cam
paign, knows he faces a terrific
rebuilding process and does not
expect to produce any sudden up
surge. It's the long pull he's eye
ing with the idea of sending forth
real team in 1912.
Rowland trying to fashion the
best possible eleven, has made
wholesale shifts.
For instance, Eddie Lockwood,
a good blocking back last year,
was converted into an end, and
Mike Newell, a reserve flankman,
was sent to the backfield. Other
changes have seen King K o n 6
Shealy, former tackle, placed, at
one of the guard slots with Tommy
Jenkins, part-time end last sea-
Son. Gordon Payne, a, 20O-pound
center, will be a tackle.
Other linemen Rowland is count
ing on include Doug Kierstead, who
played last year at end and CEN
ter; Jack Connally and Ritchie Bel
ser, 195-pound junior tackles; and
Paul Wolf, sophomore tackle,
who weighs 200 pounds.
Little Hank Foster is likely to
get the call for most of the kick
ing and passing duties. To round
out his backfield, Rowland can
pick from Jimmy Leach, a brill
liant blocker and line-backer; Ben
Suit, a 22O pound senior who has
never before played football but is
regarded as sweet prospect;
Bob Smith, a veteran; Newell,
whom Rowland expects to do a
good job of blocking; and sopho-
and Martin Gold. There are few
others who might come through
too.
The schedule:
Oct. 4-Erskine here (night):
Oct. 12-Furman at Greenville;'
Oct. 18-Presbyterian at Sumter;
Oct. 26-Oglethorpe here; Nov. 1
-Wofford at Orangeburg; Nov. 16
IN. C. State here; Nov. 23-Se-
vance here; Nov. 30-Davidson at
Wilmington; Dec. 7-South Caro-
lima here. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
BY FRANK B. GILBRETH

RALEIGH, Sept. 17.-tRET h t
Alphonse and CASTOR attack which
Coach Doc Newton has been per-
fecting at N. C. State college will
be the major question mark of the
opening of the Big Five football
season this week end.
Four of the five teams will see
action. State will play William and
Mary in Norfolk, Va, Friday night,
North Carolina will meet Appala-
chan at Chapel Hill Saturday aft
ernoon; and Davidson will play
Rollins in Davidson Saturday
night.
Duke, the fifth team, will not
start its season until September 28,
when the Devils will entertain-if
being cleaned and pressed by a
streamroller is entertainment-V
M. I. at Durham.
The State-William. and Mary en-
gagement will hold the spotlight
TO-: two reasons. First, sports fol.
lowers will get a chance to see il
it's true what they say about the
Indians, who have been billed as
the most improved team in the
conference. Second, Coach New.
tons nothi1 e-ball offense will be
given its first test.
State, of course, will have the
doormat role, which will be nc
novelty. The Wolves have been
skinned and trod underfoot so oft.
en- in the past that they might
as well have had a welcome
sign painted on their pelts.
This year, with a team com,
posed almost exclusively of B
squad alumni, Newton has been
attempting to substitute timing and
finesse for natural ability and pow
er.
His backs spin and fake passes
on almost every running play. It's
button button whose -got-the-button
on every reverse. Sometimes the
runner carries the ball behind
his back as he heads for the line
of scrimmage on a variation of
Tennessee's bootleg play.
The effectiveness of the Alphonse
and Castor offense-which breaks
Sc slowly and deceptively that the
backs appear to be waiting polite
ly for one of their number to go
first-may depend largely on whe-
ther the State line can keep Will
liam and Mary from mussing UP
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-18
MACKMEN TRIUMPH
WITH 4-3 COUNT
Beckman Scatters Nine Hits
For Athletic Victory; Miles
Catch Sparks Defense
By RAY BLossER

CLEVELAND, Sept. H. Up -
The cellar-dwelling Athletics jerked
the Cleveland Indians out of first
place today with a 4 to 3 triumph
representing Philadelphia second
straight one-run decision over the
Tribe.
Pitcher Bill Becknan and Right
Fielder Dee Miles were Williams OF
the Connie Mack-authored play
titled: IF the Indians Win the Pen
nant, They'll Have to Earn It,"
Beckman was in more trouble
than a Scotchman minus pockets,
hut scattered Cleveland's nine
blows well enough to defeat big
Al Milnar, who departed in the sew
enth as Bob Johnson singled to tally
Beckman with the deciding run.
In the Indians half Roy Wealth
|erly was on second, after doubling
with two men out, and Lou
Boudreau occupied first via the
walk route when Miles uncorked a
sensational catch which dropped
the Indians into second place, a
half-game behind the victorious
Tigers.
Hal Trosky had just waded into
three and one pitch for a deep
drive to the cinder track in right
center. Both Miles and Center
Fielder Sam Chapman dashed to
field the ball. It appeared neither
had chance, but Miles tore on
and caught the drive at top speed
to kill two-run triple.
Although the Indians had nine
hits, that was their last threat and
the Athletics salvaged two games
of the five-contest series.
Originally Mack was expected to
start Phil Marchildon, rookie ac-
quired from Toronto, but instead
used the veteran Beckman be-
cause II don't want anybody to
think we're not trying to win" The
aged scorecard waver said he also
would pitch regulars against De-
troit in the series opening tomor-
row, and experiment with rockies
when the Athletics get around to
clubs out of running.
Today's Cleveland stadium shut
file was witnessed by 1000 fans and
78, 900 bare seats. The Indians open
three-game series against the
Senators here tomorrow, but are
expected to hold back pitchers Bob
Feller and Mel Harder for the inn
portant three settos starting at De-
troit Friday. Johnny Allen and Joe
Dobson were the Tribe choices, to-
morrow.