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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, March 15.-UP-Euro-
pean peace talk dominated the grain
trade today and prices slipped to
their lowest level in 10 days with
losses Of as much as / 3-8 cents at
times.
Weakness of securities and French
reports OF internal political contro-
versies highlighted foreign rumors
of possible peace maneuvers in the
wake OF the Finnish.R Russian settle
ment. While most traders agreed
that the grain market is subject to
peace rumors as well as war talk,
this situation served to restrain buy.
ers and produce scattered evening
up operations, with many dealers
hesitating to make new commit
mentS.
Wheat closed 1-2 to 10 lower than
yesterday, May $1.01 Is to Ia, July
80 1-S to 80; cor unchanged to 3-8
off; soy beans 2 lower; rye 81 to
rs off and lard 20 lower.
Some buying that helped to steady
wheat in early dealings and rally
prices later was associated with pes.
simistic crop reports from the south.
west indicating growing weather has
disclosed signs of winter killing
in some regions. Temperatures have
been below freezing in southern
parts Of the winter wheat belt but
weather was moderating. The mod
ern miller crop survey pointed out
that freezing and thawing weather
this week over a considerable part
Of the belt was unavoidable. One re-
port was that plants which had been
green appeared wilted now.
The report that 100000 bushels Of
No. 2 yellow hard winter wheat had
been bought in st. Louis for delivery
here attracted attention. Traders
Q s timate approximately 100, 900
bushels of loan wheat remain to be
liquidated or turned over to the gov.
eminent by April 80 although there
was no way Of telling how much Of
this would come to market mas.
much as producers can elect to re-
deem loans and hold their wheat.
However, this was said to be a fac.
tor restraining consuming interests.
Open High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
rALK " PEACE STARTS SELLING WAVE IN MARKET

Only Georgia and Pokey know
that Sky Rex Ear beat Sky Lane.
er, and though Pokey is fired by
Wild Bill, he gets a chance to win
the race, and Georgia, when Sky
Lancer is poisoned by Van Wyck
the morning of the race.
One of the screens most realistic
horse races is the thrilling climax
of the picture, as Sky Rex, leaving
the post last, races gallantly to
save the Coburn ranch and win
Georgia for Pokey.
Zorro's Fighting Legion. Three
Stooges. and News complete the
program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
sloCKs IN THE

s, M.m YORK, M~rch 10 Up -
d f1 i. Closing price and net change
, d , me fifteen most active stocks
! 'u''lss'Wright $4,000; 1oA, down
DOM ,n''s = Air Lines 2s,5oo; 17z,
y Central $500; 15H, down y
pS s.eel l4,oOs; 55h, down *.
I. Am !Arway $4,000: IS, down
ss tsas,1l 1890; 5%, down \.
Low 'paker 1880; 10%, down y.
y 1rs 1l,4oo; 20, down *.
tra ny Mod Gid Ct 10000; 1914,
i, '''s'al Motors s,4oo; 5sM, down
l ii,na Brands 800; 81, down y
down y and West Air 5000; III,
'sas ram n" s,1oo; sh, down *.
sklS Trn Pet 800; IN, down n.
Nanh Tr 5000; pm, no.
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@.StOck Range Since 1927
What Stocks lid
LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, March 10 Up
Hogs Market steady. Quoting
good and choice 1s0-e25 lbs. 5.30.5.50.
!wl?o lbs, 3.50.4.Oo; 120.140 lbs.
aV'4'1O; 140.160 lbs, 4.70-5.00; 160'
No lDs' 5.oO.5.3O; :c5-25o lbs, 4.S0.
Wv; 10000 lbs, 4.6J.5.10; over $50
JOS. 4s0.4.SO. sows under $50 lbs,
'IoA''5; over so lbs, 3.25-3.75.
eattle-MarEet aoout steady.
steers - Strictly good fat butcher
Neers S.25's,5O; mediums 6.50.7.50;
common 5,OO.S.oe.
nelfers - Average run nearby
usalum heifers 5%.5O.e.5O; good beef
~esd heifers 10000.
lows Strictly good fat butcher
"Ss O'g0-5.15; mediums 4.25-4.75;
'%l'noa and Gamers 3.oo.4.oo.
nuIs--Good fat butcher bulls 500.
ivy rss' extra choice little higher;
lights 5.o0.soo.
~,sasers-Good and choice vealers
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Grace Church Plans
Easter Day Services

Easter Day services are planned
Sunday, March "a, at the Grace
Methodist church.
The pastor will deliver a sermon
on the subject Ellis Face and His
Name" at the II o'clock services.
Christening services will be held at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon. Par
ents who wish their child christen-
to the church at that hour. No ap-
pointment is necessary.
The choir of the church will pre-.
sent it's annual Easter Music serv-
ice at the S o'clock vesper hour. The
public invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
CASH

CHICA 60, March 15.-LR-No
cash wheat. Corn No. 1 yellow SO
IA; No. 2, 81 IL to So IL; No. 8, 81
IA to Sc IL.
Oats Nc. 2 white 43 to 43 ~; No.
3, Il 3-4 to 43. Barley mating So to
63 nom; feed 40 to SO nom; No. 3
mailing 81 to GO. Soy beans No. 5
yellow 10 to 1.12 IA; sample grade
yellow 1.06. Field seed per 100 lbs.
nominal; timothy seed 400 to 5.25;
sweet clover 4.50 to 5.25; red clover
1850 to $4,000; red top $50 to 800;
alsike 1900 to 1900; alfalfa 1900 to
$500
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, March Is. - Up
Turpentine firm 80 Ia; offerings Z,
all sold; receipts 1; shipments
none; stock 49, 800. Resin firm; Of
ferings none; sales none; receipts
50; shipments none; stock 1851.
Quote: B 4.8O; D 4.80; e SIS; F
5.45; G $50; H 5.55; I 5.57 IL:
K $50; M $50 IL; N SOS; WIG
5.72 -; WV $40; x $40.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
u.s. 0VERNMENTS
eli climb IN MARKET
1,dustrials Advance But
POM u,ny Rails, Utilities
Suffer Declines
., FREDERICK GARDNER

Work, March 15.-H-Talk
NEW .;h,a european peace in the
w. pos the Russian-Finnish settle
wake o. nhined with lessening opti-
r.nt' u s some quarters over business
ti'fn u off a selling wave in the
t t9sss market today that knocked
'lssk leaders to more than 2 points.
'Vsr l' ,;st 1oafed over a narrow trail
III, tH' around midday when a BURST n;n'
d md rails unsettled other de-
oe. a and, for a while speeoeo
saF. .icser tape. Pressure soon slack
' I..d' however, and, at the close. ex.
ensa' ,os.es we're reduced in many
'' Ths Associated Press average Of II 50
l LIZ. vas off IS of a point at 49,
,ssrs drop for any session 80. since ase
1ss' transfers totalled SS2,13O
jaws jan, compared with ss1'sso yester'
sAA turnover was the second lars-
~, since Feb. g.
L<sua with reports negotiations be-
epa. fine British French mission
N"r Name manufacturers had been
'aa ,.nded. Discussions of orders
'asnnting to nearly $1,000, ooo, 900
~. hsen under way. Among rea-
NV. .dysnced for the break-off were
s sa.,,ions in congress regarding sales
e rsv type warplanes to belliger'
NJ, Also there were guesses the
, ,"si representatives might have
-Ssjy.d Instructions to await new
NM, moves overseas.
Warning of Col. Ayres, Cleveland
.,,romist, that the sharp dive of in
.1,tri,, induces since December
ui,ht portend a widening of depres'
sim, tended 10 chill bullish enthusi'
ats considerably.
few amusement stocks, reflect
IN, nroofg Of expanding box office
rrsints, contested the trend. LoeW's
,,uched a new years peak, and re-
.t,nce was shown by Paramount,
ryntie,h Century-Fox and Warner
Bis, -,
rs. Steel and Bethlehem ended
rur the bottom as forecasts of de-
tfrtns mil operations were heard.
An upturn in this weeks new car
induction failed to aid General Mo-
mrs or Chrysler, both of which were
we'll under water.
Among losers we're Douglas Air
rratt, Boeing, Glenn Martin, Sperry,
criss.Wright a. Montgomery
Ward. American Smelling, Dow
Chemical, Westinghouse, Loft, Du-
Point and American Telephone. New
1910 lows we're posted for N. Y. Cen
tal, Southern Pacific and Southern
Railway on declines Of a point OF
lost
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, March 15.-R-
(U. S. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs 1926,
steady. Good and choice grades
'17O-210 lbs. $500; practical top
$50; 220-240 lbs. $3.50; 150-16O
lbs. 5.30-55; 140-150 lbs. 5.10.35;
250-3OO lbs. 4.9O-5.35; 1S0-140 lbs.
4.85-5.10; 120-13O lbs. 4.70-95. Pack.
ing sows 3.9O.4.4O.
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NEW O r T T

NEW YORK, March 15.-R-
The cotton futures market ran into
price snags today after early gains.
Final levels were 2 points higher
to 8 lower. Old March went off the
board at 1889, up 2, but the new
type spot month was down % at
1913.
Opening gains were extended in
line with a firm Bombay market and
the rise at Liverpool. Trade and Tor
eign accounts were lively buyers.
In the afternoon, however, trad
ers thought twice before making
commitments and the list started a
slow slide downward. Lower security
prices and the downward slant "a
other commodities braked demand
from the trade.
Exports Thursday 11,34S bales;
season so far 5,233, 692. Port receipts
ss,1s5; port stocks 2'9o5'147.
Range follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
East Wilmington Stages
Clean Block Campaign

Under the sponsorship of the
East Wilmington recreation center,
a Clean Block campaign is being
waged in that section of the
ty, Already a number Of gardens
have been planted and flowers are
beginning to bloom.
In the meantime the lay commit.
tee of the center has inaugurated
a drive to Increase the facilities of
the recreation center.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
NEW YORK EGGS

NEW YORK, March 15.-R-
Eggs 1924, easier. Mixed colors
fancy to extra fancy 1921; ex'
tras 10 3.4; storage packed firsts
10 1-2: graded firsts 10; current
receipts II -; mediums IT; dir
ties No. l.. II IA: average checks
Is 1.4-3-4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Wolff Will Specialize
In Home Portraiture

Fred Wolff, who for more than a
year has been associated with the
photo and engraving department Of
The Star-News, has left the news.
paper and will be connected with
Edward L. Gruehn in a photograph
hic studio at 719 Princess street.
Wolff will specialize in h o m Q
pOrtraiture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
~ n OIL

NEW ORLEANS, March ls.-lF,
New Orleans cottonseed OIL closeu
steady. Bleachable prime summer !
yellow s.7on; prime crude 5'es IL
to 5.S7 IL; March 6.20b; May o'zsN'
July 6.s5h: Sept. 6.ssb. ~
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, March 15.-R-
Spot cotton dull, prices Z points
higher; quotations in pence; Amer
lean, strict good middling 8.28;
good middling 1888; strict middling
7.7S; middling 7.6s; strict low mid
ding 1858; low middling 1888; strict
good ordinary 6.93; good ordinary
6.58.
Futures closed 5 to - points
higher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-R
The average price of midding cot
ton at ten designated southern spot
markets today was two higher at
1861 cents a pound; average for
the last 80 market days vas 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
NEW E COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, March Is Up
- Cotton futures were irregular
here today with long liquidation off
setting foreign and domestic trade
buying. Closing prices were steady
unchanged to 2 points net lower.
Open High Low Close
March x10.71 1913 1886 1858 Oft z
May 1915 1882 1914 1914 Unch
July - 1852 1857 1915 1O.4S Off 2
Oct. 80 $50 9.95 9,S4 1856
Dec. - 9.81 9.S1 9.72 b9.72
Jan. - b9.69 - 80 boss
March
(1941)-- 9.57 9.57 9.57 boss
Bid.
1-March expired at noon
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NEW YORK BUTTER

NEW YORK, March 15.-R-
Butter 44s,SS8, easier. Creamery,
higher than extra 20 1-4-3O; extra
coz score) % S-4-29; firsts (SS-91(
2s-2S s.4; seconds !(s4.S7) 26 Sd
~ 7S.4
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SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-R
New Orleans spot cotton closed
quiet, unchanged. Sales 1874. Low
middling 9.54; middling 1864; good
middling 11.09. Receipts $50. Stock
1856, O21.
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Nv N." YORK POTATOES

eoatoe, YORK, March 15.-tR,-
quiet. ch I'D crop firm; new crop
Long S1a,poewa, brushed, 1880.
Nouth siaal o' Green Mountain
III l.75 s,' ~. 2.2o'so: North side)
ain, moSt' o, Maine, Green Noun.
ND katahdyu 2.oo.2.o5: Chippewa
srep, Flown 2.inch 2.1o.15. New
s(s 81 or hos Red Bliss, bushel
Oily, 5o.lh. y ,.25.4o. Cuba. Red
sack 2%.oo.2.15,
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RITTER

CHICAGO, March 15.-LR-But.
ter 744,356, steady prices unchang-
ed. Eggs 21,923, steady, prices I'M
changed.
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, March 15.-R
Peanut quotations: Jumbos 3 7-S to
4; runners 3 IL to 3 So; runners
3 3-8 to 3 IL. Market quiet.
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BALTIMORE POTATOES
Spot COTTON

BALTIMORE, March 15.-R-
Potatoes unchanged.
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CHICAGO LARD

CHICAGO, March 15.-LR-Lard
tierces SIT; loose 400; bellies 5.25.
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Open High Low Close
May 1880 1880 1880 b10.78 Off
July 1850 1850 1880 1888 Unch
Oct. 9.S9 9.93 9.79 9.83 Off
Dec. 9.75 9.78 1854 9.68 Off
Jan. go 9.73 $40 b9.63 Off
OLD:
Nav 1857 1913 1861 1864 Up
July 1915 10.47 1895 1893 Unch
Spot nominal; middling CTS inch)
1890.
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CHARLOTTE, March 15.-&-
Spot cotton 1850.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
H Centre Seeks
Second Series
Win Over BrawIey

The Brawley jinx broken in
a four-game series last season,
Al Centre All-Star Softballers
will go after the nOrthenders
Friday night in the first of a
series OF games between the
rivals in Ell Centre stadium.
Joe Hurst, who defeated Braw-
ley three times last season and
who Wednesday night hurled a
league shutout victory, will be on
the mound for Ell Centre. Oppos-
ing him will be Tunney Williams.
Brawley mOundsman.
Backing up Hurst will be Hank
CauzZa at first base. Ted San
dez at second, Orville Coates at
shOrtstOp, Dutch Van NOstrand
at third and Porte, Ehmke, Rit-
ter and T. J. Payne in the out
field. Hoyle Priest will catch.
For Brawley Lovelady will play
first. SkileS second, Post, short
and Judd Humphrey third, with
Fleming, Chalupnik, Pat Viii
liams and Lou Hauseman in the
Outfield.
The game will start at 8:l5.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
Edison ExfoI|s
1st Defense Line

ANNAPOLIS. Md. June 6. up
Secretary o. the Navy Charles Edi-
'on told t2e naVsl academy grad
uating class today that the nation
is determined that. if needed. our
ilrSt line OF defense will not fail "
Speaking at the academvs 83rd
annual exercises before presenting
diplomas to the 456 mldshipmen.
Edison said:
AT few times in onr nation
history has the attention Of the
American people been mora focused
ON a naval academy graduating
class and their brothers III the SER
vice than today. The unhappy SER
les OF events Of this year has belat-
cdly awakened our citi7eaa t. a kcrI
and active interest in our nation s
defense.
We are determined hat. if need
ed our first line of defense will
not fail In the words Of our COM
mander in chief, the president.
the fleet must be ready.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
Melrin OFT

MetcIn UT :.
Hes lust a mite Of a man as
baseball players 60, and when he
takes his stance in the box he
doesn't look like the type of fellow
who could throw the fear Of God
into pitchers.
But pitchers have a double bar
relied fear of Melvin Thomas OFT.
Keeping him off base Is problem,
because If he doesn't belt the ball
out of the park he's just as apt
TO walk.
Whether it's because he has the
knack of working the pitcher, or
because he's such a feared hitter
in the clutch-or both-the fact
remains that OF has been given
free passage to first more often
than any player in National league
history.
II he has a weakness at the plate
pitchers have been unable 10 find
It. OFT has an eye that isn't easily
fooled by a curve or change of pace.
When Max Carey. greatest Ma
tional league base-stealer. hung up
his spikes in 1929 he had set a
mark of l040 bases on balls. OFT
broke that mark early last year,
closing the season with 1885.
Now, with each succeeding pass
he receives his record will become
tist that much more secure. Before
he's through the Giant outfield
star easily can set a loop record
that will stand forever.
In the first place. il isn't likely
that many more players will SEE
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
.NScouts Get
Awards at Final
Court of Honor

TWenty-Seven Ell Centro scouts
received advancement lWards at q
final court of honor ceremony at
McCabe school Wednesday night.
according to Hugh Wilcox, scout
executive
The meeting, combination
court of honor and wiener roast,
was sponsored by the Ell Centre XII
wants club, Wilcox said. and nearly
100 scouts and scouters attended
the outing
Awards were made at a campfire
council ceremony. Boys who receiv-
ed awards:
Troop 70-Neal Macurda. Merlin
Miles. Walter Price.
Troop 7l-Felipe Morales. Jack
Gum.
Troop 73-Harold Romans, Paul
Barrigan Bobby Taylor, Gene
House, Clifford Payson, Walter
Palmer, Melvin Womack. George
Maloof.
Troop 74-Gene Takahashi. Ray
ChickahiSa. Jimmy HWibe, Tommy
Miyata. H. Kobata, Henry Okamura,
S. Horibe.
Troop 370-Duncan Burk.
Training certificates were award
ed to Roch Maquar and Richard
Van Nostrand.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
By HENRY McLEMORE

CLEVELAND, June 6. tUP)-Gol1
makes just about as much sense as
the Venus Di Milo would using the
sign language.
III tell you, and I'll use the ma
tional open championship that
started here today over the Canter-
bury course as an example
Canterbury from first Tee to
home green is a little over 1000
yards long. That means there Is
four miles of it the long way.
Canterbury, taken as a whole,
sprawls over some ITS acress which
is some acreage, even in Texas.
It is stippled with scores of traps.
and some are deep enough to war
rant a player refusing to enter
them without a miners lamp and
q canary TO warn him of dangerous
gases.
The rough is thicker than mat
inee idols hair and there are
enough trees TO house every bird
in the country.
IN short Canterbury is big
, tough .unyielding golf course that
demands men of muscle. II is no
place for weaklings So, one would
seem to be correct If he chose his
open winner from the group OF
long hitters. or from the group OF
men who have the power TO lift
mighty shots over trees, or from a
group whose corpuscles are virile
enough TO blast the ball from the
deep and yawning traps.
Now here is where we get back TO
my original premise that golf does
mt make sense.
The 1910 national open cham
pionship won't be won in the wide
open spaces Of vast Canterbury. AL
those acres are just SO much waste
space. The open will be won on
the smooth. tiny green's of Canter-
bury-greens what are no better
or no worse than the green's OF a
hundred courses in the country.
Putting will determine the win
ner here, just as it has determined
nearly all of the golf winners Of the
past twenty years. The delicate
stroke on the greens, the gentle,
sensitive tap required for puts
will pay-off, and not the thunder
ous swing at tee, brassie, "a trap
shots.
The winner will not be the most
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
Oakland Moves Up
On Seattle; Padres
Defeat Seals
BY UNITED PRESS

Oakland pulled to within seven
points of the league leading Seattle
Rainiers TODAY by taking the second
straight from the Woe-begone InjunS
The score was 4 10 3 and Stan Cor
bett who pitched to three batterS
in the ninth. received credit for
the victory.
los Angeles had field day at
the expense of Tony Freitas and
pasted Sacramento 10 to o. to drop
the Cardinals into tie for fourth
place The Angels got l3 hits off
Tony and five runs before he re-
tired at the start of the ninth IN
favor Of Frank Gabler
Rugger Ardizo!a pitched shutout
ball for Hollywood and the stars
turned Portland back > to o tor
the second straight twink victory.
The sinking StalS lost another
To San Diego. to ,. once more
exhibiting an inability 10 clear the
bases once they were occupied. II
was the eighth defeat IN 10 starts
Tor San Francisco. Although Sam
Gibson gave the Padres II hits. they
were mighty blows. including a
home run by Mike HaSlin in the
llrSl with Il mate on base Dick
Ne"Som gave the Seals II blow.
but only Brook Holder and Jackie
Warner could stretch them into
extra BASES. both uuubl,.S.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06

defeats. making him the leagues
No. man in victories behind all
winning Bucky walters. who has
nine triumphs.
BY winning. the Reds not only
saved the loss of the lead to the
idle Dodgers. but increased their
margin over Brooklyn to game and
half Thompson. who started the
season by winning five of his first
games. went into eclipse in late
May and lost three in a row. He
righted himself June by beating
the Bees, 80. Last night he gave
the Giants ten hits but was effec-
tive in the pinches. The Giants
filled the bases in the first with
none out and he famed OF and
caused league batting leader Dan
ming to bounce into a double play.
Rookie Dom Dallessandro' dou-
bic with the bases loaded in the
fourth inning enabled the Cubs to
trim the Phillies. 3-2. Larry French
retired the last IA PhilS in order
for his fifth victory.
DtlIOll NOIl llS OlIl game Ill III
starts by clouting. out 81 triumph
over the Athletics III Il night game
before 1850 at Philadelphia. School
boy Rowe gave up seven hits to win
his fourth straight. The victory
moved the Tigers To within two
games Of the pace-setting Red SoX.
Barney McCosky hit two triples and
Birdie Tebbetta rapp,N unt four
hits in five trips.
Three unearned runs permitted
the Yankees To beat thrlr une-tlInr
nemesis, Thornton Lee. White SoX
lefty, rs.
Relief Pitcher Bob Harris singled
II the fourteenth inning TO drive
IN the run by which the Browns
made 1t two IN row over the
@ilnpng Red Sox AS. The Red
SoA had the game Won until Chet
aaDa doubled in the ninth, driving
IN two runs To tie the score. 3-3
Jun Tabor had his hand cut Slid
nlg INTO second and had to retire.
Rookie Walter MasttrSon held the
Indians to four hits in pitching
Washington to G. triumph over
Cleveland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
Today's Sports Parade

spectacular putter in the field, el-
ther. He may hole a single putt OF
fifteen. twenty, or fifty feet, but
and oh, how true this is-he won't
miss many five, six or seven foot
ones. That's what wins tournaments
the six foot putt. The man who
can't can those can't win.
You know the only thing that
kept Ralph Guldahl from winning
at Philadelphia last year and max
iag IL three in a row? The six foot
putt. From tee to green Guldahl
hit the ball better than anyone in
the field, including the winner,
Byron Nelson But he just couldn't
make the six -footers. His puts by
rounds we're 1926 1854. That's fatal
A m4n must average no more than
81 puts a round to win. Once he
goes over that figure he is licked.
A dig into the records covering
the period that Bobby Jones was
grand -slamming. shows that Jones
averaged 80 or fewer puts per
round. and I dare say the modern
game hasn't produced a champion
who putted worse than that.
So, in casting about for the win
ner here at Canterbury take the
putters into consideration OF course
if you hit on the perfect combina-
tion-a tremendous hitter who also
has surgeons touch on the green's
then you've found the man who'll
win.
And I think l have. His name is
Sammy Snead. If I'm wrong, Sue
Snead. it'll be his fault.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-06
BENG fRWARM|NG
by Burdette Kline
p
-Post-Press Sports Editor

, as many as 20 years of full-timt
service in the ma jors. Mel reported
TO John McGraw when ne was 6
pink checked lad of Is. McGraw
kept him on the bench for two sea
sons. content TO let him watch how
things were done. This is his 18th
year OF active duty and at the age
of 81 he has at least four or five
more seasons ahead of him.
BY the time OFT is through ne
should have more than 1900 walks
to his credit. considerably under
Babe Ruth's all-time mark of 2056,
but there was only one Ruth.
Every time Mel hits a homer a
new National league record also is
made in that department. His 369
round-trippers at the close of last
season were more than any senior
Lacquer had ever made in a life
time.
This year and next OFT will set
his sights on Rogers Hornsby's
league mark of 1852 for runs driven
in. He already has more than 400.
Owner of lifetime batting aver
age of -3l5 OFT isn't merely an ef-
fensive ball player Back in 1909
the first year he played $50 games
seasonxhe set an all-tiine mark
for figuring in double plays from
an outfield position, getting in on
an even dozen.
All told. the bulky Louisianan
possesses l6 lifetime marks. and
with a few years Of his car1er left
there's no saying what they'll final
! ly tack up alongside his name.