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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
"DANGER AGE"

NEW YORK, March 1O-(R-
The danger age" for criminally
inclined young women is 10 and
both boys and girls between IL
and Fl contribute more than
their proportionate share to the
nations criminality, the Ameri.
can Law institute asserted today.
A survey by the institutes
committee on criminal Justice
youth said that in 1888 state and
federal prisons and reforma-
tories received II girls prisoners
who were 10 years old for every
100000 females of that age in
the CT untry-the biggest proper.
ton OF any age group.
The report showed that in the
less serious crimes-resulting in
confinement in local jails-the
girls were slightly older, between
81 and "a.
Local jails in the first six
months Of 1888 received 1873
women for each 100, 900 of that
age range against only IS in the
19-year group.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
3 TEAMS ENTER
NATIONAL MEET
Appalachian Is First Band To
Reach Scene Of Tourney;
10 States Represented

KANSAS CITY, March 1o.-LR'
Basketballs swished through the
hoops at Municipal auditorium to-
day as the 80 teams seeking the
National Intercollegiate tournament
title tested the floor and glass
backboards.
The field Is made up of repre-
sentatives from 10 states and tt
first aggregation to reach the site
was the Appalachian State squad
Of Boone, N. c. 1t made the trip
by motor and became 'lost some
where in Indiana" en- route.
The Texas State five, labelled the
worlds tallest team with every
player at least 6 feet, 4 inches and
Center Charles Halbert towering to
6 feet, 10, also worked out. It is
one of the pre-meet favorites.
Both Southwestern college OF
Winfield, Kas., and San Diego,
Calf. State, last years finalists,
are in the present field. The Kan
sans took the 1889 title, 80 to 81.
This years champion will be de-
cided Saturday.
Coaches and athletic directors
accompanying the teams will or
ganize the National Intercol)egi-
ate Basketball association" dr ring
the week to sponsor the four-y ear
Old meet in the future,
Eight games comprise tt nc, rows
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
MASKED CRAPPLER
TO APPEAR HERE
Purple Flash To Meet Floyd
Marshall In Main Bout At
Stadium Tuesday Night

Wrestling fans of Wilmington
will be given their first opportunity
Tuesday night to see the famed
Purple Flash in action, Is the
masked mauler will meet FIoyc
Marshall, of Arizona, in the head
line match of the evening at Le-
gion stadium.
The identity of the Purple Flash
is unknown, although this much
is known-he is a former ALI
American football player who de-
cided he would rather grapple on
the mat than on the pro gridiron.
In appearances in several other
cities of the state and south, the
Flash has been the type of wrest-
Ter who showed little regard for
rules and referees. Marshall, on
the other hand, is a clean, clever
grappler Of the old school and even
though the Purple Flash has a
more awe-inspiring record, the
Arizona mailman is expected to be
a very good match for the bound
ing bruiser.
The semi-final bout on the card
arranged by the American Legion
will pit Johnny Mars against
Chief Little Beaver, of Cherokee,
N. c., n of the toughest wrest-
lers ever to appear here.
The opening match will get I'M
der way in the exhibit building at
the stadium at 8 o'clock,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
NELSON, MANGRUM TOP TOURNEY
LEADERS SHOOT
6S'S IN ROUND
Final sc Holes In Th0masvllle
$4,000 Golf Meet Are
Slated Today

BROWNSVILLE, Ca, March 10.
-R-By pulling off some marve'
lous shots that struck the gallery's
fancy, National Open Champion By
ron Nelson of Toledo, o.. and Lloyd
Mangrum of Oak Park, ILL.,, dead
locked today for the lead in the
first round of the $4,000 Thomas
vile open golf tournament.
Scoring neat 6S's, four under par
for the opening 18-hole round of the
54-hole competition, Nelson n
Mangrum held a one-stroke lead
over the field, with Herman Kaiser
Of Akron, O., in third position with
a SO. The final So holes were billed
for Monday.
While spectacular shots helped
Nelson and Mangrum to share the
lead, the national champion flubbed
a putt of less than a foot at the
14th hole that would have given
him sole command. Kaiser was vic
tim of an unplayable lie that cost
him two shots at the 18th hole n a
possible chance for the lead.
Nelson, after his drive struck a
tree and fell into the rough at the
18th, played an intentional hook
with a No. 4 iron that sailed beau
tifully to the green and he got his
par. Mangrum's tee shot at the 7th
hole was in the woods and he had
to play out to the fairway. He
planted a brassie third shot IL feet
from the cup and sank it for a
birdie 4.
In fourth place with a sub-par 70
was Paul Runyan Of White Plains,
N. Y. He had mines Of 1888. Mel
son, the winner here a year ago of
the top prize of $3.50, had a pair Of
34's. Mangrum and Kaiser had the
best individual mines Of the day,
each clipping four strokes off par
on the incoming side with s2's.
Equalling the Glen Arven courses
par of II and tied for fifth place
were Craig Wood Of Winged Foot,
N. Y, and E. J. (Dutch) Harrison
Of Little Rock, Ark. Bracketed at
u were Amateur Tommy Barnes of
Atlanta and five professionals
Jimmy McHale Of Saranac Inn, N.
Y, Ted Luther Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Stanley Horne of Montreal, Can.
Felix Serafin Of Scranton, Pa, and
Vincent Eldred Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sammy Snead Of Shawnee, Pa,
who blew" the National Open title
last summer with an eight on the
last hole, fell victim of another dis
astrous eight here, taking that num-
Der of strokes on the par-4 first
hole and finishing with a rs. jim
my Thomson of Chicopee, Mass,
also needed rs shots.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Lynchburg Team Gets Bid
To Durham Cage Tourney

DURHAM, March 10.-P-E. e.
Glass high Of Lynchburg, Va, VINO
won the Virginia state high school
championship last night, was in
vited today to become the sixth
team in the Duke-Durham south
err high school basketball tourna-
ment to be held in Duke gym
nasium here Friday and Saturday.
The Lynchburg outfit, which de-
feated George Washington high OF
Alexandria, Va, last night, 1892,
joins Durham, North Carolina high
champion, High Point, western
North Carolina title-holders, Lanier
of Macon, Ga, champions of that
state, Roosevelt of Washington, D.
c., District of Columbia cham
pions, and Parker high of Green
Vile, S. c., undefeated in 10
games this season, in the tourney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
San Francisco Summer
Retains National Title

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March TO-
R-Helen Crlenkovich of san a
cisco broke one of three American
records shattered in the national
women's indoor swimming meet to-
dav and was the only champion TO
retain her title.
Miss Crlenkovich repeated In the
1O-foot dive, accommodating an all
time, high of 146.77 points In a SUI
perb display of springboard aero
battles.
Fifteen-year-old Brenda Helser OF
Portland, Ore, dethroned Dorothy
Leonard of Worcester, Mass, in the
22O-yard free style by splashlng to
a new record of 2 minutes, 1913 Sec
onds.
The third record went to the New
York Women's Swimming association
medley relay team, which set a new
time of 8 minutes, 2S.6 seconds Tor
the 300-yard event.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
BROOKLYN CACERS
DEFENDING TITLE
Long Island And St. Johns
CUNTS Go Against Best
Teams In Nation

NEW YORK. March 1o.-R-It
you're looking for the seasons
prize example of sheer courage,
You might well consider two
schools from Brooklyn, the Dor
ough better known for the Rover
Boy antics of it's baseball Dodgers
than for the fortitude of it's has.
ketball teams.
But you can't discount the cour-
age that Long Island university
and st. Johns college have shown
in agreeing to uphold the Metro
politan areas dignity in the COL
lege Invitational basketball tourney
that opens Monday in Madison
Square Garden.
For pitted against the kids from
the left bank Of the East river
will come four teams that are just
about the best in the college field
Cf you exclude Rice and South
ern California; this season-Colo-
RADIOS three time Big Seven cham
pions, Oklahoma Aggies, winners
of 25 straight as they swept
through to the Missouri Valley
title; Depaul of Chicago, victors in
20 Of "a games against the best
in the country, and Duquesne Of
Pittsburgh, counting 10 victims in
10 tries!
Long Island lays Depaul in the
Journeys opener and in what will
be a rubber match between the
two, for each has beaten the other
this season. The second game Mon
day pits st. Johns and Duquesne
and no n will be disgraced ir
losing that one. On Wednesda,
Colorado plays the L.I.U.-Depau
winner and Oklahoma Aggie.
meets the st. Johns Duquesne vic.
tor, then on Friday the winners
meet for the title.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Father Manley Speaks
To Local Negro Boxers

Local negro fighters training for
the first annual Eastern Carolina
AAU tournament, to be held at LIE.
gion stadium March 20, 81 and %.
we're given a few pointers on the
sport of boxing by Father James
A. Manley yesterday.
Father Manley spoke to the
fighters who have started training
in the Golden Gloves gymnasium or
North Front street and explained
that the sport car build character
as well as good bodies.
Approximately Is local negro box.
ers are training for the tournament
which is attracting a field of fight
ers from all over the state.
Isaac Shoe" Williams and BABE
Chestnut are supervising the train
ing Of the Wilmington boxers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Baseball Loop Play Opens March %
cats WILL PLAY
BIRDS in OPENER
First Eastern Glass B Game
To Be Played Friday; Five
Mines In Class A Loop

CHAPEL HILL, March 10.-some
7O-odd schools will take part in
approximately 200 scheduled games
this spring as the North Carolina
High School Athletic association
sponsors it's 9th annual general
state high school baseball contests.
Glass A teams will not swing
into action until March 20 but
the Class B and C mines will begin
play this week and early next
week.
Durham, Glass A: Mt. Airy, Glass
B; and Pleasant Garden, Class c.
are the defending champions. Run.
ners-up last spring were Winston
Salem in the Class A division,
Whiteville in the Glass B circuit,
and West End in the Class C
league.
Raeford and Sanford, representa-
tives Of the Fourth district, meet
at Sanford Friday in the opening
Eastern Glass B game. Two con
tests on March % will inaugurate
the Eastern Class C schedule. These
games are First district tests be-
tween Red Oak and Macon in Group
One, and Bethel Hill and Millbrook
in Group Two.
A five-game program on March
10 starts an expected lively rae
in the Western Glass B conference.
Teams playing are Burlington-Ashe'
|boro. Bessemer-Rankin, Harding
Charlotte Tech, Cramerton-Mt. Hol
lily, and Oakhurst-Thomasboro. The
first four named are members Of
the First district and the last six
mentioned, of the Third district.
East Spencer and West Yadkin
play at West Yadkin on Friday
in the initial Western Glass c
game. Both teams are members OF
the Second district.
The Eastern Glass A conference
will be composed again Of Raleigh,
durham, Wilson, Rocky Mount,
and Wilmington. The season gets
under way on March 20 with Will
mington playing at Rocky Mount.
Salisbury will take part in the
Western Class A division this spring
for the first time in several years.
Other league members of Greens
|boro, Winston-Salem, Charlotte.
Gastonia, and High Point. The
first game will be between Greens
|boro and Charlotte in the Queen
City on April 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Burgaw Boxers Defeat
HarreR's Store, 6 To 0

BURGAW, March 10.-The Bur-
gaw boxing team defeated Har-
rells Store 6 to 0 in a meet staged
here Friday night, with two local
lads scoring technical knockouts
over the visitors.
Alan Farrior won a T. K. o.
over Joyner after 1870 of second
round and Donald Ray Lane won
by a T. K. o. after 80 seconds of
the first round.
Results of the meet were:
sparkman, IS, of Burgaw, de-.
cision over MCDOWELL; Lane, 108,
L. K. o. 80 seconds Of first round;
Mizerak, Burgaw, 1875, decisioned
Holland: Bowen, 40, knocked out
Hartley after 20 seconds of first
round; Farrior, las, Burgaw, T.
K. o. over Joyner, second; Casey,
l5O, Burgaw, T. K. O.. over Wa
tiers, 1:20 second round.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
|RICE'S new TRACK
RECORD ACCLAIMED
Rorican Feels That He Is Best
AT Mile, Even Though he
Ran Last In Race

NEW YORK, March 10.-G-
Greg Rice, having just set a new
world indoor mark of 1862 for the
two mile run, couldn't be exactly de-
scribed as downcast. Grimm jim
my Herbert, the likeable negro from
New York u, having just run the
clock dizzy in setting a new worlo
indoor record of HOS in the Casey
600, was wreathed in smiles.
But the biggest grin was worn
surprisingly enough, by John Borl
can, who had run a neat last in the
Columbian mile-the race hat was
supposed to have featured the
Knights of Columbus games IN
Madison Square Garden saturday.
John, national 1%,O00-yard cham
pion, was to have set the pace for
three-ouarters that would pull either
Chuck Fenske, the nations ace
miller, or Glenn cunningham or both
into a new world mile mark-a bis
tering 4:03.
John started out like a Splinter,
while the mile field Jagged along al
a normal gait. He got SO far out
in front that there was something
like IS yards between him and
Fenske. So he Jagged and the field
not only caught up with him but
passed him, with Fenske winning
his seventh mile of the year in a
disappointing 413.2. Cunningham,
in his farewell indoor mile, was Sec
ond and Gene Venzke third. The
very tired, but still cheerful, Bori.
can was last.
Instead of 1903 for the three quar-
tiers. Borican had run only 3:14.4-
and when he was caught down
stairs later, instead of feeling bad
ly Gas he should have) he just
grinned and said:
"Why, I just ran that first quar-
ter too fast Che did it in 0:5S.2 sec
onds while the crowd howled with
glee). But I like that mile run ano
I'm goin' in for it next year. And
I'll beat 'em, too. Why, ida beaten
'em tonight if they'd kept up with
me-"
The point being that the old heads
were too smart to keep UP with the
limber-legged Borican when he
started out. They let him wear
himself out and then beat him al
the tape. He was clicked in Abs
a time that hardly will make
Fenske lie awake nights with worry
The real hero last night was
Rice, whose amazing power dash in
the last lap around the track was
as conclusive a piece of running as
has been seen all year. 1t was
doubly amazing when you realize
that Don Lash's mark of 1858 haG
not even been approached in three
years Of terrific competition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
DODGERS BEATEN

LAKELAND, Fla, March TO-
R-The Brooklyn Dodgers, who
had beaten Cincinnati's National
league champions in two onsecu-
tive games, strayed out of their
league today and were promptly
padded by the Detroit Tigers II
to q.
While three Detroit hurlers held
the Dodgers to six hits, the Tigers
rampaged with 10 and punched
seven runs in the third frame.
Hank G%reenberg, making his
debut in the outfield for Detroit,
easily shared the only ball that
was hit in his direction and batted
in five runs ON a triple with the
bases loaded, two singles and a
long fly. ~.
To add to the Dodgers discom-
fiture, Peewee Reese, the cele-
brated rookie shortstop, muffed a
hot grounder and split the palm
of his hand SO badly he'll prob
ably be out for about 10 days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Oak Ridge Rifle Team
Defeats ROTC Shooters

The Oak Ridge Military Institute
rifle team defeated the New Han
over High school ROTC team on the
indoor range of the ROTC unit Sat-
urday.
Oak Ridge came out in front with
a o of 1923 to the High school
teams of $40.
Cadet Summerland Of Oak Ridge
was the highest scorer with a score
OF 172 and Bill Blake of Wilmington
was second with a score of 1877 of
a possible 200.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Nathan Mann Ia Battle
Barlund In Relief Bout

NEW YORK, March 10.-CR-
Nathan Mann, of Hamden, Conn,
will box Gunnar Barlund of Fin
land, in a ten-rounder for the ben
eft of the Finnish relief fund at
New York Tuesday night. Although
plenty Of action takes place
throughout the country, this bout
is the leading fight on this weeks
boxing program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
MAJORS WIN OVER
COAST TEAM, log
Coast Training Big Leapup,,
Play Pacific Loop Stars
In Relief Tilt
LOS ANGELES Nrn.,

LOS ANGELES, March N
Major league pitchers wero VII
rade-one an inning-here toSa, ID
the big circuit stars defeated Irn.' az
aries from the Pacific Coast ls, ,,,,'
4 to 1 in a Finnish relief IS.
game. '1aa
The coast players were out.,i. .,
to s, with the major squad ~
posed of members of the r.S sYD'
Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics cE
cago White sox and pi,t,s, VILE
Pirates, scoring in the tbird .,
eighth innings, Coast stars NJ.
from the Los Angeles, Holivn,,.'
Sacramento, Portland and s.,,'
clubs.
Bill Thomas, Portland cr,..
specialist, held the big timers Sow,
less the first two frames, but ro,r
Freitas, Sacramento southpaw, ~.
hit for two runs in the third,
Claude Passeau, Cub Df,c,..
started the uprising by beatip, NM,
al bunt. Augie Galan another Nj
singled to left and Passeau nor.3
to third after a long fly by Bar,r
Mccoy, the Athletics $4,000 h,r,
second baseman.
Luke Appling of the Whit. e.,
singled to score Passeau All M.
Galan on third. Gabby Bs-,a, |
popped out, but Elby FleSr, |
single to right brought Galan b,ns
Appling was out trying to p,i
third.
The Coast leaguers got their lone
tally off Bob Klinger of Pittsbugb
in the fifth. Less Weber, Seattle
star, singled. Jigger STATE, Lo;
Angeles club manager, walked anil
another Angel, Louie Stringer, sg.
feed him and Weber along with a
bunt. Weber score on an inted
out by Bill Sweeney, Hollywood
skipper.
Rugger Ardizoia, Hollywood twr,
er who goes to the New York Yan.
KEGS next year, allowed the Other
two major league runs in the eighth,
Pep Young of the Pirates doubled
down the left field line, and scored
on Arky Vaughan's single. A third
Pittsburgher, Catcher Ray Mueller,
singled, moving Vaughan to third,
from where he scored as Joe Kuhe,
White Sox infielder, forced Mueller
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
REGULARS WIN

FORT MYERS, Fla, March H.
|R-The four-hit pitching of Har-
nv Eisenstat and Bill Zuber helped
the Cleveland Indians regulars to
a 8 to / victory owe the rockies
today in a seven-inning affair. The
regulars scored all their runs IN
the first inning on doubles by Roy
Weatherly, Hal Trosky n jeff
Heath and singles by Ken Keltner'
Ray Mace and Rollie Hemsley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Sanders0n Wins Cycle
Meet With 81 Points
Loughlin Second In Whining
ton Motorcycle Clubs
First Regular Meet

With a total of 81 points, James
Sanderson was winner in a motor
cycle meet held by the Wilmington
Motorcycle club yesterday afternoon
at Winter Park.
Second place went to James
Loughlin, with 4s points, and Ear
Marshburn, with 43, took third
place.
The scores were compiled through
a scoring system in which each
contestant was given credits fol-
events won.
The club, composed of motorcy'
Gle enthusiasts throughout this sec
ton, plans to hold additional meets
Of this type in the near future,
About 500 people turned out for
the event.
Other winners in the various
events were:
Time race, Martin Bordeaux; re
lay race, Vonnie Hickman, Martin
Bordeaux and James Sanderson ;
low gear race, Vonnie Hickman
figure eight, James Loughlin; bar
rel roll, Loughlin and Earl Marsh
burn; stake ride, Loughlin; slow
race, James %Sanderson; Italian pur'
suit, James ~Sanderson; and circle
spin, Sanderson.
A feature of the meet was the
boot race in which all partici
pants took off one boot and laid
it on the ground about SO yards
down the field. The winner was
the motorcyclist who could ride
down the field, pick up his boot.
put it on and reach the starting
point soonest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
Tar Heels May Depend
On Radman AS Pitcbo,
Cheshire, Of Wilmington, May
Be Ineligible For Play
Because OF Studies
BY A b.

CHAPEL HILL, March 10.-[R
He's better known is a football
catcher than a baseball thrower,
but George Radman may be the
answer to the pitching problem at
the University of North Carolina.
Radman, whose pass-snatching
was the margin Of difference be-
tween hallelujah and mood indigo
in many a Carolina football game,
is working on the mound these
days. If he clicks, Carolina may
be the team to upset the favored
Blue Devils of Duke in the South
ern confere. .ce baseball champion
ship race.
The Carolina-Duke baseball en-
counters may be a final fling at
glory for George, who is a senior.
Because of a leg injury, he was
unable to play in the Duke-Caro-
lima football game last fall, and
Duke won, 1873. Many Carolina
supporters believe the outcome
might have been different if he
had been in there.
The role of pitcher isn't ex-
actly a new one for George-he
hurled three games last year, win
ming two and losing one, but de-
veloped a sore arm about half
way through the season and was
shifted to the outfield. His season
batting average was 1888.
Radman's arm seems to be in
good shape now, and if it holds
up he may share pitching assign
ments with John Cheshire and
Red Benton, sophomores. But
there's an eff" in that, too
Cheshire is having trouble with his
studies, and may not be eligible.
Cheshire, a Wilmington boy,
struck out 81 men in SO 2-3 inn
ings as a freshman, and yielded
only ID hits. He o five and lost
two. Benton, former Wilson high
star, three and lost none as
a frosh.
Radman and Benton are right
handlers, and Cheshire is a south
paw.
Bud Hudson and Sam Davis,
who did most of the varsity pitch
ing last season, have graduated.
Also lost by graduation are George
N%ethercutt, catcher, who batted
,4SS, and made Phi Beta Kappa in
his spare time; Frank Cox, left
fielder; and Harold Bissett, first
baseman, who made only five er-
rors in more than 800 chances at
Carolina.
Harry Reynolds, who led the
frosh attack last year with $50,
probably will start at first base,
but he is being hardpushed by Al
Mathes, a senior. Mathes was first
baseman on the freshman team
three years ago., but gave up base
ball in favor of basketball, and is
making his debut on the baseball
varsity.
George Stirnweiss, the Bronx
general who has letters in foot
all and baseball, again will hold
down second base, and Tony Top
klns Will be back at the shortstop
post. Either Charlie Rich or jim
Howard, lettermen, will play
third. Bob Hermson, reserve catch
for two years, will step into
Nethercutt's shoes.
When Radman isn't pitching, he
probably will be in left field. When
mes on the mound, that post will
be filled by Julian Miller. Jim
Mallory, football player, and Har-
ola Jennings probably will hold
down center and right, respective
ly. Both are veterans.