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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Chlcubs Buy Storey
From Frisco Seals

CHICAGO, Jan. 27-LR-The Chi
cago Cubs purchased Shortstop Har-
'ey Storey from the San Francisco
Seals today, but he won't join the
National league team until the
spring of 1941.
Charles Drake of the Cubs. Of
nee staff reported the transactions
involved two unnamed players and
an undisclosed bundle of cash.
Storey, %, weighs 1875 and resides
III Forest Grove, Oregon. He went
10 work for Portland in the Pacific
coast league in 1886 and spent the
next two seasons with Tacoma. In
Az games with the Seals last year
He oatted .351, felded 1928 and drove
IN s. runs.
can francisco declined to deliver
nm until after the forthcoming cam
paign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
PRO GRID LOOP
SEEMS ASSURED
Four Cities Join In Movement
Launched In Chatta-
nOOga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. q
-R-To bring the south it's first
professional football under regula.
tons of the National league, four
cities joined today in organizing the
Southern Football league. Play will
start this fall.
Charter members of the league:
The Chattanooga Baseball club
with Joe Engel as representative.
Tom Watkins, president Of the
Memphis Baseball club, with Frank
Eonginotti as representative.
H. M. Buddy Martin, Chattan.
ooga sporting goods salesman rep.
resenting a syndicate to operate in
Atlanta, where they will rent the
baseball park.
Joe Epstein, representing a Knox.
vile syndicate in which I. w. Miller
also is interested.
Paul florence, director of the Biz
mingham Baseball club, was given
until February is to determine
whether he can organize a corpora
ton to sponsor the sport there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28

on the market! Such popularity has
brought about many new competi-
tive developments by the various
manufacturers, and today the best
of the 20 caliber ammunition of the
low-speed, fabricated variety, can be
reasonably expected to make II
inch groups at 100 yards, and some
of it will do better than that I'M
der ideal conditions.
First developed by the ]. Stevens
Arms company, and subsequently
marketed for the first time by the
Peters Cartridge company, the pres
ent day % caliber long rifle cart.
ridge is far removed from the old
type, highly corrosive riT-fire am
munition of years ago. Not only is
the 1910 cartridge far more accu-
rate, but the old-style primer, with
it's ground glass content-a most
destructive agent-has been replace
ed with a modern, non-mecuric prim-
er which now deposits a residue in
the rifle barrel that is actually good
protection against %corrosion. Conse-
quently, the average life of an IN
cleaned rifle barrel, when one par
ticular brand of modern ammuni-
ton is used exclusively, has been
given an unbelievable life span
against an average life in the old
days of 1000 to 1900 rounds. Rem
ington, one of the leading manu-
facturers of sporting arms and am
munition, once made a most inter
esting test of the protective as well
munition by selecting a 90 caliber
rifle from its general stock and
then proceeding to pour the equiva-
lent of nine miles of late issue lu-
bricated, low-speed ammunition
through the barrel of said rifle with
amazing results; SO unusual, in fact,
that 1 am sending a copy of this
article to Frank Kahre, former edi-
tor of the American Rifleman and
now shooting promotion manager for
the Remington outfit, with the re-
quest that he kindly furnish me
with some accurate figures on the
test, which facts I will pass On 20
my readers as o as received.
While most 20 caliber rifles cham
bered for the % long rifle cart
ridge will also handle the 90 short
and the 20 long varieties, the accu-
racy of the two latter sizes will not
compare with that of the long rifle,
If used in a rifle chambered fol
the long rifle cartridge, both the
% short and the 20 long will first
be forced to jump across the re-
naming smooth portion of the cham
Der before taking the rifling at the
time the shot is fired. On the othel
hand, the % long rifle cartridge
fills the smooth chamber entirely
and, when fired, Immediately takes
the rifling without any objection
able jump between chamber ant
rifling. Consequently, the serious
marksman will use only the % long
rifle cartridge, and that preferably
in the low velocity or semi-high-
speed varieties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
BAPTISTS DOWN
CACEBALL FOES
Tabernacle And Calvary Con
tinue To Race Through
Second Half Schedule

Tabernacle and Calvary continued
to race through the second half
schedule of the Friday intermediate
Church School basketball league
undefeated by trimming their OPP
ponents on the "Y" court Friday
night.
Tabernacle doubled the score in
taking Fifth Avenue for a 1916
ride while Calvary, meeting stern
opposition from st. Andrews boys,
triumphed by 22-S. Meanwhile,
Southside hoped on the rejuvenat.
ed Emmanuel quintet for a 40-16
decision.
Although the Emmanuel team
showed a surprising spirit and put
up an unusually good game, the
sharpshooting of Oliphant and
company piled up the largest cor
of the evening. The losers must be
given credit for a scrappy perform
ance but in size and polish were
no match for the Southsiders. Oil
plant alone tailed "a points, while
Parker was high for Emmanuel with
s.
Fifth Avenue also put up a good
fight against Tabernacle's first half
champions, holding them to one Of
their smallest scores of the year.
The Methodists never seriously
threatened T~abernacle's record but
made them fight for every point.
Evans IA points led the scoring
with Bell of Fifth Avenue in the
runner-up position at 10. Markiton
got eight for the winners. .
st. Andrews played its best
defensive game of the year against
Calvary's Wanted cagers. Boosting
one of the largest teams in the
loop, the Presbyterians used their
height to good advantage in taking
the ball off the board and, with a
little better craftsmanship could
have made an excellent game Of it.
AS it was, Calvary's superior floor
work and shooting gave them a
comparatively safe lead throughout.
l.. McKoy got eight points to bet.
ter Mathis seven for st. Andrews.
The lineup:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
ICarolinas White Phantoms Down Many Quint, N To 40
High School Boxers Meet
WhiteuiHe Pugs Tuesday

On Tuesday night in the high
school ring the New Hanover High
schools surprising young punchers
will meet the highly favored White
vile contingent in the locals third
match Of the season.
The Columbus lads defeated the
Wildcats last year in two matches
and will enter the local ring with
the odds greatly in their favor. The
visitors, coached by Lee Greer, form
err local high school athletic star,
will bring a large squad. to town to
give the fans a good card. The Wolf
pack has done very we'll in the squar-
ed circle this season and has a well
rounded team with fine boxers in
all weights.
Works Them Hard
Coach Howard Mcdonald has been
running his boys hard all the past
week pointing for this match and
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will be at full strength unless the
flu stops some of his leather throw
ers before gong time. The coach
hopes to show off some of his lads
who have been training all year for
a battle but as yet have been I'M.
able to be matched in their weight.
Joe Starkey, n Of the mainstays
OF the past two campaigns: Erby
King, southpaw jabber; Wetzel Holt.
welterweight and Jack Nall have yet
to face an opponent across the can.
vass.
The team members have been in
better shape this year than any in
the past and several of the boys have
changed their style and r expected
to make a name in high school box.
ing before the last gong SOUNDS for
their final bouts.
The first fight will start at 8
n'o1nok p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
EIGHTH GRADERS
PLAY FOUR TlLTS
Hemenway Boys Beat Tiles
ton; Isaac Bear Girls De-
feat Winter Park

-Four fast basketball games, two
boys and two girls, were staged on
the Y. NJ. c. a. court Friday night.
light grammar schools participated.
In the first tilt, the Hemenway
boys beat the Tileston boys II to II.
Brown, of Hemenway, was high
scorer with eight points.
The Tileston girls team beat the
Hemenway outfit u to 4 and Skip
per, of Tileston, was high with eight
points,
The Isaac Bear girls defeated
Winter Park 16 to -. Lewis was
high with 10 scores.
IN the last game, the Isaac Bear
boys overwhelmed Winter Park 80
10 ). Aud, of the winners was high
with Is points and Watts followed
With 10
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Ponder Smoke
BY
Edmund McLaurin

Walk down the firing line at any
you will invariably find almost as
many different brands of % cali
Der ammunition represented as there
are competitors, and it is, therefore,
the shooting game, in possession OF
a new target rifle of the latest de-
and seeking the shortest road
to success in the sport, will even
tually ask of the expert, what is
the best ammunition for competi-
tive sh%ooting?"
Unless the expert is approached
during an idle moment, or is natu-
rally a helpful soul, interested in
seeing his fellow-man develop into
a good shot, the chances are good
that he will answer the question by
simply recommending the particular
brand of ammunition of his own
choice and use.
Variety OF Results
1t SO happens, however, that a
certain brand of .22 caliber ammu-
milton which performs brilliantly in
one make of target rifle may give
cratic results when fired from 9TH
err rifles of known accuracy. In
fact, two guns of the same manu-
facture End consecutive serial num-
Der, made on d single machine and
under Identical conditions, will pos
sibly give altogether different de-
grees of accuracy when tested with
one particular brand of ammuni-
ton. Briefly, you cannot tell which
make of ammunition will shoot best
in your rifle until you have tested
several of the leading brands by
firing at least SO test shots of each
brand from either the prone posi-
ton or from a sandbag or bench
rest. When you have found a par
ticular cartridge which gives uni
form accuracy in your rifle, then
| stick to that make of cartridge as
the chances are good that you have
the right combination of rifle and
ammunition, and that your future
success is merely a matter xOf meas
urins. UP to the possibilities of your
equipment.
Regardless of manufacture, the
proper cartridge for the % caliber
rim-fire, target rifle is the 20 cali
Der long rifle cartridge, which car
be had in a variety of velocities an(
printing mixtures. From a ballistie
standpoint, the .22 long rifle cart
ridge is a 40 grain lead bullet with
an average muzzle velocity in the
neighborhood of LOO feet per Sec
ond in the 1ow-speed variety, ano
1,400 feet per second in the high
speed loads. When the rifle barre
is elevated to an angle of approx
mately 80 degrees, the extreme range
of the .22 long rifle cartridge is
about 1,4OO yards for the regular
velocity loads and about 1000 yards
for the high speed combinations. AT
such ranges it is fully capable Of
inflicting serious damage in spite
of the fact that it has lost consid.
cradle velocity during its flight.
Last year, according to figures
furnished me by the Sporting Arms
& Manufacturers institute, of New
York, which complies such statis-
tics, four and one-half billion as.
sorted 20 caliber cartridges alone,
were sold by all combined brands
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
"a FIGHTERS ARE
COUNTED ON LIST
* 1876 And 118 Pound Di
,-;sions Promise Most Ac-
ton In Fistic Classic

with approximately so fighters
officially entered or known to
~ ,oning to the tourney with va
w. teams, prospects for the best
''r1on Gloves tourney Wilmington
ever seen shone brightly last
1sht as arrangements were com.
,leted for the classic to be staged
~ 6 and 7 in the High school
srnasium.
T., Glance at the entry list shows
.oro will be more action in the 135
NJ ana novice divisions, the 126
W and us Id. groups than in any
amer all of which should be to
NO liking of fistic fans. Generally
'hora is more action and speedier
ssh-ipg in these divisions which in.
'Inde boys of fairly good size, than
marc is in the heavier weights.
The open welterweight has the
..uest entries of any class but
.b.,e is a possibility Red Beard, col
,rfuI fighter who has participated
hors for two years, will be back
.oain this year to add color and &C.
linn to the lighting in this division.
Two heavyweights . Tubby
ucNeil (who isn't a tubby anymore)
If Lumberton, and Tiny Taylor, of
rarrboro, reputed,y the possessor of
dynamite in either mitt have
already entered the lists officially
and it is anticipated there will be
three more TO enter before weigh
;ng.in time. In the event these other
lads do sign on the dotted line the
division will have more entrants
Than ever before in GG history here.
Daily the mail is bringing the GG
committee in more and more Off
cial entries for the tourney and if
there is the usua: last minute rush
Of entrants the GG committee is 60
ing to find it difficult to get all the
fights into the ring during the three
nights set for the tourney.
Meanwhile the Senior Fraternity
Of the Brigade Boys club is finding
an unusually fine reception for the
tickets to the three-night embroglio
and indications are attendance rec
ords set in previous years will be
smashed. Ringside tickets r disap-
pearing unusually rapidly, the frat
boys say, and general admission
SEES are selling nearly twice as
rapidly as last year.
Phil Euchheit, of the GG commit
tee, announced last night a meeting
Of all the officials of the tourney will
be held this week so each man may
know his duties and become more
familiar with the AAU rules and
regulations under which the tourney
will be staged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Oar Mat Wins $4,000
Purse At Santa Anita

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27.-lP-A
high-priced outsider, Our Mat, won
the $4,000 San Felipe Handicap
horse race at Santa Anita track
today. Lassator was second and
Sun Egret third.
The race was run without COM
petition from Charles Towards two
potent threats, the mighty Seabis-
cult and Kayak IL The champion
Seabiscuit was Withdrawn
night and Kayak today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Bongiouanni Acquired
By Kansas City Club

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 81 Up -
Outfielder Nino Boneiovanni of Gin
cinnati, was acquired by the Kansas
City club of the American o
ton today as part payment for the
return of Outfelder Vince DlMag-
gio, the associations home run
leader during 1889. His transfer was
reported previously.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Five Horses Perish
In Dade Park Fire

I OWENSBORO, KY, Jan. 27-R-
Five thoroughbreds owned by Mrs.
R. J. Murphy, Evansville, Ind, per-
ished in a fire that destroyed a barn
at the Dade Park race track between
Henderson,, KY, and Evansville, TO-
day. Four of Mrs. Murphy's horses
were saved.
Those lost were Big SquaW, Mis-
information, Gravy Train and two
unnamed 2-year-olds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Lutheran Cage Team
Downs First Baptist

lhe Lutheran Mission basketball
oulht swamped the First Baptist
.edfh by a 20 to 9 score in a Sun
Jay school loop game on the YMCA
court yesterday afternoon.
Although the Baptists played
~'loiIhanded, they were outclassed in
very department by the ball hand
ing of the winners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Bob Bowman Returns
Contract Unsigned

MCCOMAS, W. Va, Jan. 27-tR
Bob Bowman, pitcher for the st.
Louis Cardinals, said today he had
returned his contract unsigned be-
cause the salary vas not satisfac-
tory.
Bowman, who received $4,000 last
wear, said he wanted $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
SOLD

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 27-RE
Chester "Wimpy" Wilburn, short
stop of the Portland baseball team
in the Pacific Coast league, has been
sold in a straight cash deal to Mill
waukee of the American associa-
tion. e. J. Schefter, Portland own.
err. did not reveal the price.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28

nized manufacturer has sold for
less than 81, 900. And then there
was the one about the parachute
Jumper who thought he could
fool the c. A. A. inspector by
stuffing his chest pack with
rags, because he didn't have an
other chute. But they didn't let
him down so easily when his
chute failed to open. Speaking
of parachutes, it is said that the
new Cub 'chutes are really
something. The cushion of the
back of the seat is taken out,
and the chute, a back pack, fits
in that space. 1t is said that they
are so flat and compact, that
you don't even know you are
wearing it until you jump!
Thought For Today: You can't at
ord not to fly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
ANSWERS TO ART KRENZ

NsWER g r KRENZ d o YOU o CARTOON
l. Jack Dempsey started as Kid Bhcke
2 Wesley FTrel is the only pitcher who ever won 20 or more games in his first: four years
in 49,
g. Johnny Farrell was the last gdr to defeat Bobby Jones in UntedS ahs Open payoH
He's 10 1s to the Geogans IA to prwn at Olympia Fields in 1885,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28

Russell Chinnis' face last week was
not a femme but the fact that he
soloed last Monday. After complet-
ing his solo course in 8 hours, he
achieved the height Of many a stu.
ambition in making his first
solo hop. Congratulations again
Russell, but remember, Don't Be g
Screwbird!
We thought all the snow and
cold weather would mean 10
visitors last week, but we were
fooled. The Coast Guard Doug.
las Dolphin was in on its usual
patrol Wednesday,. Saturday
brought a Beechcraft owned by
DR.. William Dyer of Hartford,
Conn. DIR. Dyer comes through
here each year OIL his way north
from the warmer climes. AnOth-
err plane, a Waco custom, stop.
ped over last night. Wonder
how many people saw the trans
Atlantic Clipper that flew over
yesterday afternoon.
At the airport, the Aero club start
ed studying the 20 hour first ait
course last Wednesday night at The
regular meeting, after completing
study Of simple navigation. Mex
Wednesday night means a quiz OF
how many Corrigans the club may
bring to light! At one of the future
meetings, members will visit the 10
cal weather bureau and try to learI
something of meteorology ...-News
and club members: Our friend, Mr.
Capps, C. A. A. Inspector will bt
here Friday to remind us of do's
and don't's. It is rumored that one
of the boys plans to go up for his
private rating then -. Bright re.
mark overheard OH one of these colo
days, Don't forget to let the watel
out of the Cub" Were we surprised
to see the sun shining last Sunday
The fair weather brought quite {
few people out to the airport to &
up in the tri-motored Stinsons ant
the students stood in a line wait
ing to fly the Cub. They even drew
straws at times. Another new stu
dent appeared, Frank Elliott. A nea
bit of stunt flying was done by Air
port Manager Jimmy Pennington
The crowd on the apron looked a
us rather oddly as we counted spin
in unison and described each ma
newer in loud tones.
Each Sunday is not complete
unless our prize passenger has
made about five hops in the
Stinsons. The first day we no.
ticed him, someone called to our
attention the fact that he would
go up in one plane. and imme-
diately upon landing, buy a tick
ct for a hop in the other one
W. thought it was merely queer
but when the same thing hap
pened OH the following Sundays,
we knew the flying bug had been
at it again and claimed another
victim ..>. We hear that Cub
Couples are behind in produc-
ton due to lack of instruments.
1t seems that Instruments r
being manufactured for war
planes in such quantity that they
just can't be had for other or
ders. This may mean more fly
ing in the manner prescribed by
veteran pilots, flying by the seat
of the pants! The 40 horsepower
Cubs are now selling for S995.
This is the first time that a
plane manufactured by a recOg-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-28
Aero Chatter

The reason for that big grin on
Russell Chinnis' face last week was
not a femme but the fact that he
soloed last Monday. After complet.
ing his solo course in 8 hours, he
achieved the height Of many a stu
dents ambition in making his first
solo hop. Congratulations again,
Russell, but remember, Don't Be a
Screwbird!
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Rumuniu
Continued From First Page.)

SO11S VIII s<eS q Z OffK I II Do efSt7'V
Company. had been released by Ru-
manian police and cleared of sus-
picion Of attempted sabotage. Five
other Britons, however, remained in
custody,
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Decision on Balkan War
Entry Expected Soon

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. IA (P)-The
Balkans, apprehensive over possible
spread of the European conflict,
watched Germany increase her mill
itary strength in Rumania today
and uneasily studied reports Soviet
Russia was massing troops, planes
and guns along the Soviet uma-
MAN frontier.
In Istanbul and Athens, where
British ties still hold, and in Sofia
and Belgrade, where German inf1u-
ence is dominant, official circles
seemed agreed that the next few
days may show whether the Balkan
peninsula will be drawn into war.
Turkey, guarding the outlet to the
Mediterranean, appeared defiant of
the Nazis and hopeful of eventual
Russian support.
Bulgaria, which stands as a buffer
between Turkey and Rumania, was
seen by observers as confronted
with difficult choice: Whether to
carry military coordination" with
the axis to new lengths or to reaffirm
definitely her policy Of peaceful
neutrality" -- "
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Shots Reported Fired
At British in Bucharest

BUDAPEST. Hungary, Oct. IA (P).
Several hundred pistol shots were
fired by demonstrators last night at
the homes of British residents and
of British military and naval at
taches in Bucharest, according to
reports published here today.
One window was said to have been
broken out but no one was injured.
The Belgrade newspaper Politika
reported that the British telephoned
police, who were quoted as saying
the shots were fired by Iron Guard
lists from neighboring villa at sus-
picious characters.
The villa was said to have been
the property of Nine. Magda
Lupescu, who left Rumania with
former King Carol.
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ment, while only one German chaser
failed to return to its base.

ment, while only one German chaser
failed to return to its base.
Meantime, German bombs set
such huge fires near the London S
Victoria and India docks last night
that they could be seen from the
mouth of the Thames River. 40
miles to the east, the high command
declared.
The report minimized the effect
of British raids on Reich territory,
relating that little damage resulted
in North and West Germany from
bombs planlessly dropped" which
hit no military or industrial OBJ
jectives.
Short Pauses Between Attacks.
All through yesterday and last
night, the Nazi war directorate re-
ported, light and heavy fighting
plane units as we'll as squadrons
protected by chaser units raided
Britain so repeatedly that "only
short pauses" ensued between the
attacks. Clouds of smoke rolled
skyward after an assault on a power
plant, said the communique.
In one especially audacious dive
attack" it reported, fighting plane
which had no bombs left machine
gurIed convoy Of 10 merchant
men, setting the stern Of one ship
afire.
Heavy explosions were reported In
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icyholders. Because a policy is
necessarily a long document
does not mean that it is hard to
understand, but most of us hest.
tate when we see a long docu-
ment because we don't like to
take the trouble to read it.
Practically the whole dOcu.
ment is devoted to telling the
policy owner about his rights
and benefits. These must be
clearly and accurately defined
for his protection, because the
contract may have to be inter.
preted fifty years hence, after
everybody present when it was
signed is gone.
Hence, it would be mistake
to try to shorten it at the sacri.