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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Jesse Queens To Meet
All Corners In Race

Jesse Owens, the former Ohio
State comet, who holds all world
records in the dash events as well
as the 22O-yard low hurdles and
running broad jump, will step his
favorite distance. 100 yards, against
all corners when he appears at the
Legion stadium Monday night.
Any competitor will be given a
suitable handicap.
Owens broke three world records
in one day at a Big Ten track meet
at Ann Arbor and was the indivl-
dual star of the last, Olympics.
His appearance here will be IN
connection with the baseball game
between the Charleston CraWfords
and the Ethiopian Clowns. The at
traction is being sponsored by the
Colored Boys club. H. Carl Moul-
trie, executive secretary, says that
arrangements have been made for
both white and colored spectators.
The park will open at 1880 o'clock
and the first attraction will get I'M
der way at $3.50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
LOWELL IS SLATED :
FOR MOUND DUTY
Champion Or Kirby Probable
Hurlers For Visitors;
Game Fifth For Pirates

Eddie Lowell, who has been held
in reserve since the season OPEN
ed, will make his first start on the
mound tonight when the Whining
ton Pirates meet the Golden Belt
club of Durham at Legion field to-
night at 8 o'clock.
The Buccaneers have won two and
lost two to date.
Bert Kite, manager of the Pirates,
said last night that Lowell, a right
handler, appears to be in good shape
now and indicated that he will be the
starting pitcher tonight. The re-
mainder of the locals lineup will be
about the same as nj the game Wed
nesday night with the House of
David nine.
The Golden Belt club is composed
Of some Of the best semi-pro play.
ers in the state, several of the play
ers having made great records on
college teams. The club carries five
pitchers-Champion, Kirby, Parker,
Mcbride and Tillotson-with Cham
pion or Kirby the most like starters
here.
The remainder Of the visitors line
up will probably be: Hawkins, 1b;
Morris, 2b; Overman or Lloyd, IS;
Clements or Partin, 3b; Winters, If;
Williams Of; Fortunes or Sykes, IF;
Shaw or Byrd, c.
The Durham outhit has won two
thirds of its games so far this spring.
They lost to the Erwin Red Birds of
the Tobacco State league the first
Of the week by the score of 3-2.
Next week the Pirates will play
the Eastern Carolina Teachers col.
lege nine here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
BY SAM Raglan
(SportS EditOr)


"The next time it'll be differ
ent. Come September and you'll
have a new champ"
Thus spoke the one and only
Tony Galento while he quietly
played a hand of rummy. He
was speaking of his next fight
with the heavyweight cham
pion, Joe Louis, which most
think will bob up about Sep
TENDER.
II was careless, just careless,
the last time. I had i'm where
1 wanted him when he went
down. Then I let up. I was
just careless. I know better
now"
1t wasn't any Glowing Beer
Barrel Poker speaking. 1t was
Antonio Galento, talking very
seriously, who "knows' that
he'll be the next champion.
Tony was playing rummy
with Jim Crockett in his room
in the Cape Fear hotel. He
gave no signs Of having a worry
in the world, and more than
likely, he didn't. Least of his
worries was Max Baer, who he
will meet in a bout in Jersey
City July 2.
The Jersey Nightstick has
been training for the past few
weeks. He exhibited a big bag
of gym clothes, gloves and ring
paraphernalia as proof.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
.S0X COLLECT IA
HITS IN CONTEST
Lead In League Boosted To
Three Games; Foxx Hits
Ninth Homer Of Year

ST. LOUIS, May 10 Up The
league leading Boston Red Sox lam
basted three st. Louis Browns pitch
ers for IA hits, six Of them for ex-
ira bases to win, Z to 5, today and
boost their margin I've the idle
second-place Cleveland Indians to
three full games.
b~eantowners punched six straight
Manager Joe Cronin's clouting
blows off Vernon Kennedy and
Emil Bildilli for five runs in the
third, added another in the seventh
on Jimmy Foxx's ninth home run Of
the season and finished with another
tally in the ninth.
Rightfelder Lou Finney opened the
big third inning for the Red Sox
with a homer on the pavilion roof.
Roger Cramer, next up, tripled and
Ted Williams and Foxx singled be-
fore Bildilli replaced Kennedy on
the slab.
The new Brownie hurler was
greeted by Cronin who singled and
Bobby Doerr who doubled to COM
plete the big onslaught.
Tt. st. Louisans nicked Denny
Galehouse, Boston's starting hurler,
for a run in the third, two fourth
and another in the fifth but Rookie
Herb Hash took over the Red Sox
pitching chores in the sixth and pro-
tected the Corninmen's margin.
Galehouse vas credited with the vic
tory j..
Finney collected three singles be-
sides his home run to lead the Red
Sox attack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Spofford Team Wins
Over Company A, 50

Spofford Mills softball team de.
feated the Company A ten 8 to 2 in
q Commercial league game played
at Robert Strange park yesterday
afternoon.
The Spinners collected Is hits
against five safeties by the Com.
pany A squad. The winners made
three errors, while the losers had
four to their credit.
Beardon with a triple and a
double and Hardee with a home
run paced the Spofford team at bat.
dodgers and Hardee comprised the
winning battery, with Lackey and
hicks the losing combination.
The Spofford ten will play the
Boys Brigade at Robert Strange
park on Monday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
PILLS SIGN BERGER

PHILADELPHIA, May 16-R-
Signing of Walter Berger, veteran
National league %outfelder, was an
nounced today by President Gerald
P. Nugent of the Phillies.
Berger, given his unconditional
release by the Cincinnati Reds a few
days ago, is expected to be used
as a pinch-hitter.
At the same time, Nugent also an
nounced optioning Of Rookie Out
fielder Stan Benjamin to Baltimore
OF the International league,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
Senior Frat Defeats
Junior Order Ten, 1914

The Senior Fraternity marked up
it's third straight triumph yesterday
afternoon with a 1914 win over the
Junior Order Tar Babies in a Han
over league game at the ROTC field.
The Seniors combed the offerings
of Ruark and Hunter for 1e hits,
while the Tar Babies could only get
six from Patrick, the Senior hurler.
Pye caught for the winners and
Russ for the losers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

ptching Comes through
paantown boys have been hit
1DT Nth all the power expected of
t,ns and the pitching, said to be
tnVli neskest link in the Red Sox
the has been coming through in
GUAM stvle. The Croninmen may not
s sfnD the pennant but they'll be giving Mg
v" arst place team a run for Its
l ls before it's all over.
Ag Thot American league race will be
than the National loop mara
n Dvs,' this summer, we think.
Got His Chance
,,onoger Leo Durocher says that
at his own request that Hugh
nosov Dodger pitcher, remained
''' 4ho mound for seven innings
v u been pounded for Is hits by
.ho Cardinals on May 7.
"I previously Casey had pitched only
.rr innings in ten days and he felt
.sa+ he needed the work. AS some
me %quipped: THE Cardinals fuliy
satisfied his desire"
Season Climax
Tomorrow morning, the Phantom
Aces of New Hanover high school
will climax their 1910 tennis season
nitb 2 match with Charlotte to de-
eide the state team championship.
Coach Glenward Blomme isn't any
Inn bopeful of the Aces chances.
"But. then again we might" he
saws, On a whole the local meters
have played more and superior
teams than Charlotte this season,
but the Queen City lads will rule
heavy favorites in the match.
Here And There
Jesse Owens. the dark flesh who
walked away with the 1886 Dlympics
in Berlin, will take on all corners
in a foot race when he appears here
Monday night along with the Craw-
fords and Clowns in a baseball
game. . This DiMaggio ~investiga-
ton is a funny thing, as if a guy
like that would even need a man.
ager. The Hanover softball
league is anxious for fans to see
the high grade brand of ball they
play. :. These boys play for the
fun that they get out OF it," loop
officials say. That National Open
golf tournament is attracting con-
s~iderably more golfers this year than
last and the number of persons in.
terested in participating almost
equals the record.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

Error: Cronin. Runs batted in: Fin
ney, Williams, Cronin, Doerr 8, Jud-
mich, Bildilli, Radcliffe, Heffner, Foxx.
Laabs. Two base hits: Doerr 2, Cronin.
Berardino. Three base hit: Cramre.
Home runs: Finney, Foxx. Stolen base
Berardino. Double plays: Foxx and
Desautels; Strange, Heffner and Nc
Quinn; Heffner, Strange and McQuinn.
Left on bases: Boston IL; st. Louis 10.
Bases on balls off: Galehouse 1, Ken
nedy 2, Bildilli 1. Hash 2, Niggeling 2.
Strikeouts by: Bildilli 1, Hash 2. Hits
off: Kennedy 5 in 2 innings (none out
in 3rd) -; Bildilli z in g.; Niggeling 2 in
1; Galehouse 10 in 5; Hash 2 in 4. Win
ming pitcher: Galehouse. Losing pitch
er: Kennedy. Umpires: Grieve, Basil
and Ormsby. Time: 2:15. Attendance
paid, 2,225.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
BUGS RESIGNED
TO THEIR FATE
Frisch And Gang Give VI
Hopes Of Breaking Out
Of Second Division
BY JUDSON BAILEY

NEW YORK, May 16.-R-The
Pittsburgh Pirates are just about
resigned to the second division an6
some Of the fellows who second
guessed Pie Traynor now are saying
he did a good job keeping the club
in a challenging position year after
year. -. frankie Frisch even is able
to laugh these days and quip.
there's nothing the matter with me,
except I'd like to win a few bal
games" The Pittsburgh delega'
ton is panied over those recurring
reports of dissension. .. Some of the
boys are hard losers and dropping 13
out Of Is games didn't make anybody
gleeful. .. But not a single fine has
been imposed and the entire family
is rs happy as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Gordon As ShOrtstop
Before the yankees headed west
they had Joe Gordon practicing at
shortstop, which is the position he
is expected to play if and when Ger
aid Priddy is brought up from Kan
sas City. That may have caused
the rumors the move was imminent.
Rollie Hemsley, nee the Peck's
Bad Boy of the Cleveland Indians,
has Joined the Oxford movement,
which accounts for his model life
now. -. Ernie lombard, now out of
action with a bruised hand, boosted
his batting average SO points C263 to
1861 in two days last week. :. The
Boston Red Sox's big worry isn't
young Dom DiMaggio but old Nose
Grove, who has been knocked out of
the box the last four times he has
started. :. Opponents say he has lost
the last vestige of his famed fast
ball.
Parker Case
The first-thing you know football
coaches will forbid their stars to play
that dangerous game Of baseball, in
stead of vice versa. The other day
Ace Parker, Brooklyn's big shot OF
the National Pro Football league,
broke a leg sliding into a base for
Syracuse of the International league.
>. And Paul Christman, the great
Missouri back, was hurt playing
baseball for his Alma Mater.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
TWINS BEAT BULLS

DURHAM, May 16-R-Wlnston'
Salem defeated the Durham Bulls
to 2, here tonight to take the cur
rent series two games to one behind
the alright hurting Of Murray
O'Flynn, former Durham hurler. "A
big first inning, when five runs
scored was enough to give the
visitors the game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
RA1NED OUT

BROOKLYN, May l6- Up Rain
forced calling of the deciding game
Of the Cincinnati Reds-Brooklyn
Dodgers series today in the first OF
the fourth inning with the Reds
leading at the time 2 to l on home
runs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

Errors: Moss, Miller. Runs batted
in: Gleeson 2, Leiber Russell, Herman
West, Ross, Lopez 2 Two base hits
Herman, Lee, Sullivan, Loape, West
Three base hit: Gleason. Home runs:
Russell. Lopez. Double plays: Warst-
Ter, Miller and Scarsella. Left on
balls off: Lee 3. Sullivan 1, Piechota 1.
Strikeouts by: Lee 4, Sullivan 2. Hits
off: Sullivan 6 in z 2-3 innings; Pie
chota, none in 1 1-3. Wild pitch: Lee
Losing pitcher: Sullivan. Umpires
Stewart. Barr and Magerkurth. Time
1:38. Attendance: (actual) 1,134.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
ANCIENT TANKS"

Hannibal, Carthaginian general,
attempted to accomplish with ele-
plants the tasks performed in mod
er1. warfare by armored tanks.
Men, armed with spears and
shields, bows and arrows, r o d e
troops of elephants into the enemy
ranks. The experiment was unsuc-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
ORIGIN THROUGH CONTEMPT

Oliver Cromwell had all English
writing paper marked with a FOOLS
cap and bells design, to show his
contempt for King Charles I. Thus
fools cap paper" originated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
THE STANDINGS
American Ieavue
National League
TODAY,s GAMES

TODAY'S GAMES
NEW YORK, May 16.-R-Probable
pitchers in the major leagues tomorrow
(Won-lost records in parentheses):
American League
New York at Chicago - Russo (0-0)
VS.. Smith (1-3).
Boston at st. Louis-M. Harris (2-1)
VS.. R. Harris (2-1).
Washington at Cleveland - Hudson
(2-2) VS.. Milnar go.
Philadelphia at Detroit - Dean (3-1)
VS.. Newsom (2-1).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
SUN IS EARES STAR

Being only 81, 000, 900 miles
away, the sun is our nearest star.
The nearest of the bodies we COM
monty call stars, and which are
identical with our own sun, is the
star Proxima Centauri, which is
about 26, 600, 600, 000, 900 miles dis
taEt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
SMOKE RINGS
Sox Keep Winning
By SAM Raglan

Rain and cold weather continue to hold sway in the
uoMr leagues, but the Boston Red Sox keep right on
mayI while the Yankees anguish in the cellar.
v" few rash souls predicted the Red Sox would beat
49, the Yankees for the pennant this season and Man.
NV Wv, Ie Cronin, a master ~strategist on the diamond. is
aa aa to it that the faithful are not let down.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
National League

Cincinnati at Philadelphia - Turner
CID VS.. Beck (O-0).
st. Louis at Brooklyn-Warneke Q-3)
VS.. Wyatt (2-2).
Chicago at New York-Passeau (1-3)
VS.. Gumbert (3-2).
Pittsburgh at Boston Bauers (0-O)
VS.. Posedel Oh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
STANDINGS
RESULTS
American League

Boston z; st. Louis 5.
Washington at Cleveland, postponed.
cold and rain.
New York at Chicago, cold and wet
grounds.
Philadelphia at Detroit, postponed
rain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

WOMEN ARE HEALTHIER
According to medical authorities,
women are healthier t a n men.
For every man who reaches the
age of 100, eight women attain that
age,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17

DISTANCE VARIES
The distance from the earth to
the planet Venus varies from &c.
900, 900 miles to 100, 600, 900 miles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-17
National League

National League
Chicago 5; Boston 4.
Pittsburgh at New York, postponed,
rain.
st. Louis at Philadelphia, postponed.
rain.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, postponed
rain.
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FIFTH COLUMN

The vivid term Fifth Column,
has an ominous significance these
DAYS. 1t first came into use during
the Spanish civil war, when an in
surgent general announced that ne
had four columns of soldiers driving
toward Madrid--and a Fifth Column,
consisting of spies, saboteurs and
other enemies of the Spanish Re-
public, within the city. And since
then, we have seen Fifth Columns
operating with almost demoniac
efficiency and success in other parts
of the world. The Nazis have de-
veloped the Fifth Column technique
to an extraordinarily high level--to
a very large extent, the collapse OF
Norway, Holland, Poland, and Bel
GUM was due to the activities OF
Nazi sympathizers and purchased
terrorists within those beseiged ma
lions. Somber rumors OF Fifth Col
umn work have even come from
France--as witness the recent Wnoie-
sale dismissal of 15 or 20 French
generals who had, according to
Premier Reynaud, made inexcusable
and impossible-to-understand blum
ders. And in the British Isles, the
Authorities have gone to unprecedent
ends to ferret out and arrest any
and all persons who might be expect
ed to aid German invasion.
That the high officials OF the
United States are tremendously wor-
ried by the specter of Fifth Column
ativitiy here, goes without saying.
The President has mentioned it in
a speech. At the moment, the potent
ial U. S. Fifth Column consists OF
ayowed Hitlerites--the bulk of whom
are organized in the German-Amer1-
ca bunds and similar societies--and,
to a lesser exent, the Communists,
who have been running around in
circles attempting to justify Lenin's
denunciation of Imperialism and
conquest with Stains Communist
Nazi pact and the Russian invasion
of Finland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

Payments Of unemployed benefits
by the Maryland Unemployment
Compensation Board continue heavy,
the aggregate for the first half Of
June being $46O,639, compared with
total of $554,901. for the entire
month Of April.
New claims received are decreas-
ing slowly, the number for the week
ending June Is being 2,15S, which
was SO less than the figure for the
preceding week, while the total OF
all claims last week--new and renew
ed-was 29,616. This was an average
of about one hundred claims a week
below the record for the ten con-
secutive weeks preceding.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
FACTS WE MUST FACE

This is a moment in our history
when hysteria comes easy, but
there should be no hysteria. This is
an hour in democracy when the souls
of free men are tried, but no free
man should yield to sense of de-
featism.
AS the bastions of liberty fall one
by one abroad, here in America we
have job to do, and it is largely q
job of self-preservation, of protect
ing and perpetuating system that
has been handed down to us by men
who gave their brains, their Drawn
and their lives to make this land
where no tyranny can flourish. This
rich heritage is ours to have and to
hold, and it is ours to pass on to
succeeding generations. That Is the
first big fact we must keep sharply,
in mind, for all other facts in our
present situation stem directly from
it.
AS Americans, we are endangered
in many ways today, but it would
be the height of folly to grow hyster-
ical because of that, or to feel that
we are not equipped to cope with the
wild forces running loose in the
world. Excitability and defeatism
constitute a Fifth Column all their
own, at time when cool heads and
resolute spirit are essential to safe
guard the security of the nation.
Americas position is difficult
one. Whether there is quick peace
in Europe or protracted war, our
immediate task is to build our moral
and physical defenses in this hemi-
sphere. The best we can expect at
the moment is an Allied victory, and
the worst we can expect is a triumph
for the relationships. But whatever
the outcome, we Americans shall
probably have no real tranquility
for the rest Of our lives, and we may
as well face up to that fact with
all the fortitude the American spirit
can command.
We shall have no real tranquil
lily because the fortunes Of our
nation will be deeply affected by
the outcome of the war. For the rest
of our lives, we shall have to sup
port such an arms burden as was
never before necessary in our hist
DRY.
These are not happy days for
anybody in this world. These are
days when heavier and heavier taxes
become the least OF our worries.
These are days when all of us must
see to it that men of high Compel
encs are elected to Office and that
we our selves have the moral fiber
to arise above petty partisanship or
meah and narrow selfishness. Above
all, these are days for a militant
reaffirmation of faith in our Ameri-
can system. - The Pathfinder.
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STRAWS IN THE
WIND
nv THE w. C. T. u.

THE certainty of a national ground
1 swell against the social effects Of
repeal is indicated by certain
"straws in the wind"
Some of these are:
Definite and frequent statements
by wet leaders that the industry
must reform itself, or else.
Increasing recognition by the pub
lie of the part alcohol plays in traf-
fic accidents and deaths; plus
strong tendency toward enforcement
of laws aimed at drinking drivers,
with increased severity of sentences.
Isolated, but increasing, steps to
close taverns charged in court with
having helped cause delinquency of
youthful defendants.
Increasing editorial and "Voice of
the People" criticism of alcohol's
social effects. This is considered
to be very suggestive, as editorial
comment, from a press in large
part pro-repeal, is certain to be fol-
lowing, and not leading, a change
In the public's thinking.
A projected current effort to re-
organize the women's repeal group,
which publicly led 1885 legislative
fights, evidently in an effort to
strengthen alcohops public and leg
islative position.
A noticeable movement, despite
financial needs, in the daily and
weekly press toward further BAN
ming of alcohol advertisements.
This winters effort in Washing
ton to prohibit beverage alcohol adj
vertising by radio and the action
last year of some chains and many
individual stations in banning such
advertising.
Growing strength of movements
dedicated to national rebirth of spir-
itual and moral values.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

The President has appointed a
national defense committee of seven
members. It includes representatives
Of government, business and labor.
And, of great importance, it likewise
includes a member whose job is to
represent the consumer.
It is essential that the consumers
interests be protected-many of us
remember bitter times in the past
when prices rose out Of reason.
Prices must be held to reasonable
levels and infationary trends dis
couraged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

This April, members of the Dairy
mems League Cooperative Associa-
ton of New York, received a
"bonus" of $1,650,OO0. In other
words, their milk brought them that
much more than it would have
brought a year before, under con-
ditions obtaining then.
A number of factors were respon-
sible for the improvement. And the
most important was the aggressive
work of such marketing cooperatives
AS the Dairymen's League. The
farmers got together and stuck to-
gether-and better times were the
result.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
CENSUS FIGURES SHOW IN
CREASE IN POPULATION

With returns still incomplete.
census enumerators have passed
1S1, 100000 in their count of the
population in the United States.
In 1880, the final count in the
continental United States was 122,-
775,046 persons. Birth and death
statistics indicated the 1910 total
would be about 132.000,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

The newly planned anti-aircraft
equipment and ammunition for the
United States Army will cost the
U. S. more than $500 every so
seconds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28
THEIR DREAMloF UTOPIA
BECOMES NIGHTMARE

How hopeful settlers visioned an
island as a promised land with lit
tie work, no worries and easy
wealth only to become completely
disillusioned. A feature story in
the July 9TH issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE AMERICAN
On Sale at An Newsstands
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

with sound opinions about war
conditions and the objects of other
persons who may be disloyal to the
Government Of the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

The U. s. movie industry is
business colossus-and it costs q
dollar a second just for the insurance
on movie theaters and studios in the
u. S,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

Biggest U. S. export item is auto
mobiles and parts-average value of
shipment is $500 every so seconds
of the day and night.
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ing around, where they might least
be expected to be found. So it be-
hooves every locality to conduct its
own careful survey to discover the
differences between honest persons
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-28

Venezuela Is known throughout
the world for making candles its
candle factories turn them out at a
dollars worth minute.