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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
cats TO TANCLE
With Y TONIGHT
Two Varsity CUNTS To Meet
In Warm-Up Contest For
Games This Week

The New Hanover high school
varsity basketball team will meet
the Y. NJ. c. A. varsity quint on
the Y court tonight at s o'clock
ir a warm-up contest for both
teams.
The high school team will be in
process of prepping for the Rocky
Mount tilt Friday night, While the
"Y' Triangles will be cooking their
pistols Tor a crack at the W, L. ].
leaders of the Service loop.
This does not mean that either
team will be loafing on the job;
on the contrary, coaches have
been working hard with their re-
spective squads and will likely dis
play a, few new wrinkles that they
expect to try out against future
opponents.
The MINIS squad seems to have
a great many possibilities sewed
up in its basketball kit but has
found difficulty in getting all parts
of the scoring machinery func-
tioning at one and the same time.
Coach Pepper has been ironing out
a few rough spots in the Black
and Gold offense and expects to
start the winning habit by pinning
a defeat onto the "Y" Greenies.
The Green team, on the other
hand, has been improving as the
eason advanced and expects to
place its strongest lineup of the
season on the floor tonight. Dis
playing a very good defense in
most of its games this season, the
~ team has appeared to dis
advantage in the scoring column
on more than one occasion. With
a little better shooting than they
usually exhibit, they will have a
chance to win tonight. The "Y'
starting lineup will prob; Div in
clude Cieschen at center, Won
Oesen and Allen at guard and
Banck and Williams or Davis in
the forward positions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
DECISION
AGAIN DELAYED
Illinois Fight Body Withholds
Action On Charges Made
By Harry Thomas

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-R-The H.
linois state athletic commission ap-
preached the end of it's investi-
CATION of fixed fight charges by
heavyweight Harry Thomas today
without any indication of what
if any-action would be taken.
The commissioners had planned
to announce their conclusions this
afternoon, but instead issued a
formal statement saying "last
minute developments" made it
necessary to study the whole tran
script of four previous hearings
and to consider all possibilities of
jurisdiction and power of sub.
poena.
Thus, a decision in the case in
volving affidavits Thomas made to
the Chicago Tribune on Oct. 80
that he laid down" in fights with
Max Schmeling in New FORK and
Tony Galento in Philadelphia was
delayed Indefinitely.
During four earlier sessions Of
the investigation, conducted by
Edward T. Breen, assistant attor-
ney general of Illinois, only one
Of the principals, Nate Lewis,
former manager of Thomas, testi-
fled. Lewis made a sweeping de-
NAL of Thomas charges, but was
placed under suspension in Hi
nois, along with Joe Jacobs, man
ager of Schmeling and Galento,
nor \ Jacobs hold licenses to man
age or second boxers in this state.
Joseph Triner, chairman of the
commission, issued the following
statement:
I'm view of last minute develop
ments, it is necessary for the COM
mission to examine and study the
complete transcript of the Harry
Thomas hearing. We desire to
consider all possibilities of juris-
diction which would give us neces-
sary power of subpoena. AS soon
as our examination is completed,
we will render decision or an
nouncement of our future action
The case may be referred to At.
General John E. Cassidy
for any action he may desire to
take, although neither of the al
legged fakes" were fought in Illi-
nois. The New York state ath-
letic commission, after conducting
hearings, referred the situa-
ton to District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey, but no action has yet
IN taken.
Breen said that when the Hi
nois commission makes it's de-
cision it would be no "pussy-foot"
verdict.
1T will mean Something Breen
added. Perhaps we have the au-
thority to forcibly bring in the
people we want to testify to es-
tablish the truth or falsity of
IEomaS' charges"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Apostoli Leaves Hospital;
Say He Will Fight Again

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-(P-Former
middleweight Champion Fred Apos-
toll was discharged today from the
hospital where he was taken Friday
night after being stopped in II
rounds by Melio Bettina of Beacon,
N. Y, in Madison Square Garden.
His condition was satisfactory, his
manager, Larry White, said, and the
congestion in his chest, the result
of an attack of grippe, had disap-
peared. There was no evidence of a
brain conclusion, which had at first
been feared.
White said Apostoli, or leaving the
hospital, had insisted he would re-
turn to the ring in "six months or
So"
But" the manager added, "1'nI
still telling him he should quit. 1
hope 1 can change his mind about
fighting again."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Jameson Wins Medal In
Palm Beach Golf Nee

PALM BEACH, Fla. Feb. j.
LP-Na tional Champion Bet!
Jameson of San Antonio, Texas
won the qualifying medal Ill th9
Palm Beach women's golf tourra.
ment today with a rs, three ovs'
par.
Grace Amory, socialite golfer,
medalist in the recent Miami Bill
more event, was runner-up with
7s and Elizabeth Hicks Of LOns
Eeach, Calf, finished third al a.
Miss Bauer second an 81 WITH
Mrs. Richard Jarrett of Philade'
phia. Qualifying with SIS TeEa
Jane Cothran of Greenville, S. C.;
Clara CallenGer of Long Beach
Calf; Shirley Ann johnson o.
Chicago, and Mrs. Briggs Cunning
ham of Green Farms, Conn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

But they've got to leave class C and
D alone-or else kill baseball" he
warned.
AS for the recent edict against
Walter Briggs of Detroit. Griffith
has only one quarrel with Lands.
THAT $47,5OO retroactive fine for
the benefit of players out of the De.
troit chain for severa Years was
unprecedented.
Briggs, thrust into baseball over.
night by Navin's death, is an auto
mobile-not a baseball-man. Those
things that happened occurred be.
fore ne came into baseball and since
they happened under Lands, re.
gime, he had a right to surnose
that everything was in order
Lands was a little rough with that
fine"
Thereupon Griffith subsidized with
a parting thrust at "cola s+or.ao
ball players"
"Out of the 5000 or 81 n,,uers
in the minors, only two can he
classified as cold storage n1a vors I,
They are Rizzuto and Priddv of
Kansas CITY. The other s qoe oro
beng helped. Is it right n rob
many OIL benefits because of two?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
81 FIGHTS ARE CARDED TONIGHT
CAPPS, HENDERSON
TO CLASH TONIGHT
10 Bouts Slated In Open Dr.
vision; Another Packed
House Is Expected

Another night of slambangaroo
featuring some of the most colorful
boxers in North Carolina is sche-
duled to be staged in the New Han
over High school gymnasium to-
night, and if last night was any in
dication of what the boys will have
to offer there will be some classy,
hard-hitting fighting for the fans to
watch.
Last nights crowd filled the gym
nasium until there wasn't even
standing room left and fans who in
tend to see tonight's bouts are urged
to purchase their tickets early and
to arrive early at the gym tonight
if they want a seat.
In all there will be % fights to.
night . a full evening of fast and
furious fighting.
Pairings in the opening division
will match:
112 Id. Sinclair Caps, Of Ra'
leigh, VS.. Carlos Henderson, Of Ra.
leigh; Eugene Hamm, of Raleigh,
VS.. Jimmy Swami, the Buzzsaw OF
Wilmington.
11S lb. George Franquez, colorful
lad of the Isle of Guam, from Bel
mont Abbey, VS.. Ted McFall, of
Charlotte.
1877 lb.-Collier Ostwalt, Jr., OF
Belmont VS.. Billy Land of Whining.
ton; J. P. Shepherd, of Raleigh, VS..
Greene Stratfield, of Raleigh.
1876 lb.-George Weldon, of Bel
mont Abbey VS.. Paul Jockey, of
Charlotte; Ed Flora, Wilmington,
VS.. Garrett Rice, of Marion, N. c.
14S lb.-Bob Stanfield, Raleigh, VS..
Dick Young, Belmont Abbey; Tom
Britt, Raleigh, VS.. Henry Gilliken,
Wilmington.
ISL lb.-Zane Winters, Raleigh,
VS.. Vance Red" Beard, Lumber
ton: Delmar Mobley, White Lake
CCC VS.. Walter Hulak, Whining
ton.
176 lb.-Fred Barnhill, of Will
mington, VS.. Robert Jackson, Lum-
berton.
In the Novice division the pair
ings will be:
112 lbs. L. Rape, of Belmont
VS.. Jack Bryan, of Wilmington.
Donald Ray Lane. of Burgaw VS..
Douglas Baxiey, of Lumberton.
1856 lb.-"Red' Cecil Horne, of
Belmont VS.. Sidney Franks, of
White Lake CCC; William Borden,
White Lake CCC VS.. Jimmy Cas-
teen, Wilmington.
148 lbs.-Bill Clark, Charlotte,
VS.. James Henry Mcdonald, OF
White Lake CCC; John Britt,
White Lake CCC VS.. Ike Davis,
Jr., Of Manteo.
ISL lb.-M. G. Penney, of Caro-
lima Beach VS.. Erwin johnson, of
Erwin; Bill Kanos, Lumberton vs..
Jack Ormsby. Of Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
TROJAN RUNNER
HITS FAST PACE
Zamperini Establishes Him
self As Tough Opponent In
Indoor Track Meets
BY BILL BONI

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 Up The
more we have thought about it since
last Saturday night, the more the
conviction has been driven home
that black-haired, swarthy Lou Fam.
perrin, the temporary refugee from
the University of Southern Califor.
mia, is going to give the mile-run-
ming brigade all it can handle before
he reports back to U. s. C. on
March 1.
camp" until this winter, never
had run indoors. In his first board
start, in Boston ten days ago., he
almost nipped Archie San Romani
for third place in Ala, extremely re-
spectacle time for a first attempt.
Saturday night at the garden, in the
greatest four-man mile ever run
anywhere, he again barely missed
third place as he and Gene Venzke,
who got it, were caught in identical
time, 4:08.2.
That 4:0S.2, just to show how well
the Californian actually an, is the
ninth-fastest time that's ever been
recorded for thu mile, indoors or
out. 1t was a tenth of a secon l
faster than ~Zamperini's previouT
best, his N. C. A. A. outdoor cham.
pionship mile in 1888, and it was the
fastest mile Venzke has run in some
ten years of major competition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
CuHenbine Signed By Brooklyn For $4,000
|D0DCER 0UTFIELD
TO Be B0LSTERED
No Other Trades Made As
Baseball Heads Gather For
Annual Meet In New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-R-Har-
vesting of the major crop of free
agents created by Baseball Com
missioner Kenesaw M. Lands in
his Detroit decision was completed
today as the Brooklyn Dodgers
signed outfielder Roy Cullenbine
for a bonus Of $25, 900. .t
He was n Of four major
leaguers in the list of 81 players
freed from Detroit and affiliated
clubs last month. Previously the
Philadelphia Athletics had obtained
second baseman Benny Mccoy for
$4,000 and a two-year contract at
$4,000 a year; the Cincinnati Reds
had nabbed pitcher Lloyd Dietz for
an undisclosed sum and the Dodgers
signed Steve Rachunok for a re-
ported $500.
Cullenbine, a promising-looking
player for a couple of years, is ex-
pected to take over center field for
Brooklyn, where Manager Leo Dur.
ocher had a relay team" of four
or five players in service last year.
He was given a one-year contract
believed to call for $4,000.
A switch-hitter, Cullenbine was
used mostly as a pinch batter by
Detroit last year and in Is games
had a batting average of only .240.
But II of his 43 hits YER for extra
bases, including three home runs
in one game off Bob Teller. He Is
an expert defensive fielder with one
of the best arms in baseball.
The signing of Cullenbine raised
the question of what players Brook.
Ign had turned loose to keep its
reserve list within the limit of 40.
Because Of the Dodgers recent ac-
tivity in signing new talent. In.
Guiding pitcher Yves Terrell, it is
believed that at least three players
must have been trimmed from the
squad. Club officials who could be
reached refused to comment.
The town still was surfeited with
baseball men today, including Presi.
dent William Harridge and other
American league figures, Leslie
|O'Conner, secretary to Lands, and
representatives of all clubs in the
National league.
All Of the executives of the senior
circuit joined in a secret huddle as
a preliminary to their annual meet
ing tomorrow.
1t was learned that they discussed
Lands plan for abolition of farm
systems and that a formal state.
ment probably would be forthcom-
ing tomorrow.
Most of the National league
managers also were around, but
apparently no trades ere in pros.
pect. Bill Terry Of the Giants, Bill
McKechnie of the Cincinnati Reds,
Doc Prothro of the Phililes and
Gabby Hartnett Of the Chicago
Cubs, spent four hours together to-.
day, but afterward Terry told in
reviewers "it was just a lot Of
shop talk"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Atkinson Cagers Defeat
Penderlea In Twin Bill

ATKINSON. Feb. 5.-The Atkin-
son high school basketball teams
added o victories to their string
with a double win over the Fender
lea cagers here Friday night.
The locals led throughout the
game.
peterson led the Atkinson girls
with - points, with Pigford tops
for Penderlea with eight markers,
u. Simpson took high scoring hon
ors for the Atkinson boys with 10
points and English led Penderlea
with six points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Black Hawks, Redwings
Win Cage Loop Game,

The Black Hawks trimmed tba
Maple Leafs by IA and the Red.
wings trampled the Shamroc;,
1874 in prep basketball league plsy
at the Y. NJ. C. A. yesterday after.
moor.
The Black Hawks came from he.
hind after trailing by Al at The
half way mark, tallying six points
and putting the game on ice in
the fourth period. The Maple Leafs
were unable to chalk up a score
in the final half.
In the second game, the Red.
wings had things all their own
way, as they piled up a 1O-2 lead
at the intermission and coasted in.
Captain Harper Newbold was thu
sparkplug of his team, ringin.; TIP
10 points and playing a good flor
game. Teams in this league will
play their usual hockey games on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
SMOKE RINGS
Riding The Circuit
Bv SAM Raglan

For the past week we have reinquished this corner
to Phil Buchheit for the purpose OF exploiting the virtues
of Golden Gloves to all the listening public, but now that
Buck is having his hands full keeping the flying lists
headed in the right direction, we'll take over again.
little odd what with some 80-odd Golden Glovers pound
ing away in the biggest tournament of its kind ever staged
in Wilmington, and one of the biggest fight meets to be
90 about their business, other sports spots are finding
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Tickets For Southern
Cage Meet Go On Sale

RALEIGH, Feb. 5.-(R-One.sixth
of the tickets to the Southern con.
ference basketball tournament here
February 29.March 2 were sold to-
day, Business Manager Willis Zeh'
Ter said.
The tickets, which went on sale
this morning, were good for all four
sessions of the tournament. Tickets
for individual sessions will go Cd
sale February is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
CAMPBELL WINS

RALEIGH, Feb. 5.-R-Camp-
bell Junior college eked out a $3.50
victory over N. C. State freshman
basketball team here tonight. Carl
ton Mitchell's free-throw in the
closing minutes proved the mar
s s" of O. y ss'f %np0s'' lead s'-s'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

things rather interesting.
Game of Week
There is a basketball game com-
ing up this week between North
Carolina and Duke, the two teams
now tied for the Southern confer
ence lead, and the game is being
doomed as the game Of the week in
national cage circles.
The game will decide who will
Gead the parade of basketball
teams in the cir&lit and should be
a-good indication as to what team
viii win the southern championship
in the tournament the latter part
of this leap-year month.
Looking Ahead
Rambling further we see where
81 candidates for the team turned
out for winter football practice at
Chapel Hill yesterday and Coach
Ray Wolf, who deemed honor worth
more ahan a 500 a year job at
Rice Institute, was said to be we'll
pleased with 1910 prospects.
Cardinals freshman football crop
wasn't anything sensational, but
there were two or three lads who
appear to be varsity timber in the
lot. But the Tar Heels, ever though
George Radman, have some very
good sophomore and junior talent
coming up for another try-and
with Jim Lalanne coming back
we don't imagine Wolf will worry
too much about his backfield.
The Tar Heels are looking ahead
to 1910. Their 1889 showing sur
prised everybody and it doesn't ap-
pear that they will be so very
much worse off next year than
last.
Louis In a Lope
Most fight fans are picking Joe
Louis to win his championship tilt
with Godoy in a lope Friday night
and no more than a few hobbies
will be placed on the line for either
fighter.
No one seems to know exactly
why lQe SlllcdIl ICdNS was pi%hSo
as an opponent for the heavyweight
champion. Probably Al Weiss, Co.
dogs manager. is the only one
that knows. And it will be a cham
pionship fight-in name only.
Godoy has said that his principal
reason for coming to this country
was for his honeymoon. And that's
a mad situation for getting ready
to win the crown from Louis.
Basketball Review
We have mailed out requests for
information on all the leading bas'
ketball teams in this section, and
this is a reminder to the coaches
to send in their teams record for
this season so that we may do them
Justice.
The daily review Of basketball
teams in this section will be start
ed on this page this week and will
set the stage for the big Star
News-Y. M. C. A. tournament to be
held the first of March.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Griffith Hits LandiS'
Baseball Cure system
Head Of Mats Says He Will
Fight Attempt To Kill
Minor League Baseball

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. B. TIP
Clark Griffith, shrewd owner-presi.
dent of the Washington Nationals,
agreed today with Kenesaw M.
Lands that the present baseball
farm system often is an EVIL" and
then lambasted the commissioners
methods of meeting the problem.
He defended the systems right to
existence and asserted emphatically
he would fight to the last ditch
against any attempt to kill class C
and D leagues, the 'life's blood of
American baseball"
Il agree with Commissioner
Lands that the manner in which
some farm clubs are run can be,
and is, an evil. But until Lands
can advance some concrete proposal
that will allow the class D leagues
to flourish, I'll fight to the last
BREATH" the ~7O-year-old Griffith
said.
Il do not believe that Mr.. Lands
realized fully the far-reaching eff
fects Of point five in his first dec
laration. 1 believe that he will
further modify it and that, in time,
some proposal will be brought for
ward to clear the picture.
point five covers working agree
ments. The essence OF its wording
would prevent Charlotte, a Wash
ington farm, from giving aid to the
Orlando class D uni SIS Charlotte
owned Orlando outright).
THAT point five in the proposal
got baseball up in the air, for there
is no minor league team that is self
supporting. Even the class AA
clubs have to get help from the
pajors once in awhile.
Glass d leagues are always in
need of help. One or two clubs in a
class D league might make money
some years, but there isn't a class
D league in the country that will
balance the slate when an audit is
made at the end Of the season.
Griffith was just as dead set
against the commissioners proposal
that subsidies be granted to minor
league clubs.
1T is utterly ridiculous to think
that a class D club could operate
on a subsidy of $1,000 a season: or
a class c league on d subsidy Of
$1,000 or class B on $1,000. That
Is impossible-the amount would be
just a drop in the bucket.
Lands might be able to out.
think me, but Lands can't out.
think me in a baseball way. I say
again that he didn't realize the far
dalton.
"You hear an awful lot of the
evils of baseball, but you don't hear
the good things.
One of the good things, he said,
is a fund of $4,000 borne equally
by the American, National and Ma
tional Association Of Minor Leagues,
which finances a committee to Or
ganize new leagues.
mot so long ago, there were II
leagues. Now there are A, thanks
to this committee. We are still
spreading the gospel of baseball
and they say we do no good Grif'
fifth flared.
The Washington boss believes
that the ultimate solution may be
a limitation on working agreements
between major league clubs ana
all leagues from class B on down.
From class B on up, the leagues
a pretty well take care of them
Let them pass a no option
rule above class B. Throw n
draft open, it's all right with me.
I'm willing to take my chance on
the open market with any cluo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Slowed Down

The fact that Zamperini didn't
run any faster in his Boston mile
can be attributed to his reaction
when h. heard the time for the first
quarter announced. Lou slowed I'D.
for he thought the field was moving
much too fast. When they actual.
ly got down to the finish, he spri'
ed only the last so yards, and said
afterwards he could have made it
200.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Plaque Award

At today's luncheon of the Track
writers association, it was voted to
put up a plaque to be awarded to
the outstanding competitor Of -,
indoor season, taking in all meets
up to and including the Knights of
Columbus Carnival at the garden
March 9.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Fishing Club Rules
To Remain Unchanged

The board of directors of
the New Hanover Fishing club
met last night and voted not
to place any weight limit on
drum or blIefish in COMPETE
ton for the prizes.
At the annual meeting it was
suggested that no bluefish I'M
der one pound be eligible for
competition or my drum under
10 pounds be admitted in the
contests.
Several other routine mat
tiers were discussed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
BOWLING
v A LEAGUE
GIVEN LEAVE

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Feb. 5.-R)
Henry G. (Hank) Crisp, athletic
director at the University of Ala
bamo, was given indefinite leave
of absence today "for the purpose
Of regaining his health" The leave
will begin in March following the
close of basketball season. Crisp
is coaching the basketball team, a
leader in the Southeastern confer.
enc
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
BA1-Y DEACONS WIN

,WAhE crest, Feb. 5.-R-
h I'm rorests freshman basket
paii team turned back Rich Square
in sn sehool by 43-31 here tonight
d preliminary contest to the
.aisi.y game. The Baby Deacons
led 2O-19 at the half.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Man To Beat

Chuck Fenske, the Wisconsin grad
who won the race in 4:07.4, his fast.
est ever, naturally stands out now
the man to beat in the rest of the
winters races and the favorite for
this week ends Hunter Mile in Bos.
ton. Despite the fact some experts
felt Glenn Cunningham might have
beaten Chuck if he'd started his
a bit sooner, you can't take
anything away from the fact that
Fenske ran a smartly.paced race.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
WEST SIGNED

BOSTON, Feb. 5.-LP-The sign
ing of Max West, the Boston Bees
young outfield star, was announG
ed today. General Manager Edd'
Collins of the Red SoX, has re-
ceived the signed contracts Of III
fielder Tom Irwin, up from IN
Louisville farm. and Bill But.any
the sorthpaw pitcher, who won II
games for Minneapolis last season
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
WHAT TO DO FOR
THE ITCH (scabies J

known as scabies, scratches, camp itch
or 7.year itch, is quickly had with
"David's Sanative WASH" q liquid sui
phur solution which destroys those itch
germs which it contacts, thus easing
that fiery, tormenting itching. Coo at
my druggist or postpaid direct. Money
Richmond. We. (adv.l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE TEETH

Here is a pleasant way to oyefG0l VI,
loose plate discomfort. FASTEElh, 4.
j lproved powder, s%prinkled on upp,
and lower plates holds them flrmer " u
that they feel more comfortaole' :"
gummy, gooey. pasty taste or leel"s'
It's alkaline (non-acid). Does not so M
Checks plate odor' (denture bresIn,
Get FASTEETH today at any uIu'
store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

During early Christian days in
Rome, sausage was banned as an
instrument of the devil because of
It's popularity at feasts and revels.