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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
Tar Heels Score 1910
Win Over Carolina Nine

Taking advantage of five Tiger
errors, the Tar Heels triumphed
over the Carolina club, IL to 10, in
a Coastal league game played yes
terday afternoon at Robert Strange
park.
The Tigers garnered II hits,
against 10 by the Tar Heels. Crow
ley paced the winners at bat with
two for three, while Auld led the
Tigers with three for five.
Crowley and JeffoNIs made up
the Tar Heels battery while Grit
fifth, Aud and Perry comprised the
losing combination. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
Kentucky Leuies Tax
On Trotting Winnings

FRANKFORT KY. July 22.-R-
Kentucky will tax winners purses
at trotting races Is per cent under
a new state law and the princi-
pal result so far as he sport is
concerned state agriculture Com
missioner William H. May said to-
day will be ito make the exhibit
tors mad"
May said nominations already
had been made and entry fees paid
for races at the state fair in Louis
vile in September.
"However'' he added IT don't
know what the effect (of the taxi
will be next year. We are putting
up $40, 900 in purses in Louisville
and the state will take $780,
May is a member of the state
fairboard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
Leu Jenkins Signs For
Bout With Montgomery

PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-R-
Lew jenkins, worlds lightweight
champion, and Bob Montgomery,
Philadelphia negro, were signed to-
day for a 10-round non-title bout
here the night of Monday, August
10.
Promoter Herman Taylor an
nounced the bout would be staged
at Shibe Park, home of Philadel-
phia's major league baseball clubs.
The agreement stipulates t h a
the boxers may weigh within one
pound of 1873 for the contest.
The fight will be the first en-
counter with a worlds champion
for Montgomery, who formerly held
the Pennsylvania lightweight title
and has lost only one decision in
more than 30 bouts. Recently he
scored two decisions over Al Net
flow, Detroit welterweight. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
BILL TODAY
MAY PROVE LEADER.
Cincinnati Now Holds Five
Game Lead And Threat
ened Only By Dodgers
BY JOHN FRYE

CINCINNATI, July 22.-R-
The Cincinnati Reds, class of the
National league whether Brooklyn
likes it or not, started a critical
16-game eastern tour today in the
best shape in history, enjoying
their longest lead of the season,
and confident this is their year
again.
Tomorrow they meet the Dod-
gers, supposedly the threat of the
senior circuit, in a doubleheader
which may have great bearing on
the outcome of the second half of
baseball's fiscal year. The Reds
current margin over the runner up
is five games.
Win, lose, or draw, the figures
add up this way:
We're it Manager Bill McKech-
MES way, the champions C d
coast the rest of the way on 500
ball. Winning 81 of the remaining
IA games would give 90 won, 81
lost, average .597, and many a
pennant has been won on less. How
ever, such a program would re-
quire cooperation from Brooklyn
and probably the New York Giants
both notably cantankerous al
times.
Right now, for the Information OF
those who call them the second
''hitless wonders" the Reds have
added four points to the team bat
ting average in five games, bring
ing it to .267.
Although that's fourth in {
league, they're tops in fielding with
$50, a good mark for a team Of
first basemen. They have bobblec
the ball just 81 times in 80 games
and a tie. The infeld, which cost
$25, 600 for Bill Werber and little
more than c%arfare for the other
members, has turned in IS double
plays.
The offensive has produced s.
homers, close to 100 doubles, {
score of triples and IS stolen bias
es.
AS to pitching, McKechnie prob
ably could raise 81, 600, 900 on his
staff at a sheriff's sale if somebody
foreclosed. Without going into the
individual merits of Messrs. Der
ringer, Walters, Thompson, Turner
ct al, the earned run average Of
all pitchers, including the ones re
leased, is 3.0375. Only IS home run!
have been hit by the opposition
Finally, don't bet that one o
them doesn't throw a no-hitter thi;
year. All those one, two, and three
hit games are giving seven mana
gers worries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
PARKER ADVANCES
IN TENNIS MEETING
Sea Bright Champ Wins First
Test; Riggs Drives Way
Into Third Round

SEA BRIGHT, N. j., July o.
R-Frankie Parker glided through
his first test today in defense OF
his Sea Bright tennis champion
ship, but Bobby Riggs, the national
title holder, stole a march on the
field by driving his way into the
third round.
Parker busted off Frank Froeh-
ling of Chicago, Ga, 60 in n OF
the briefest matches of a day that
saw most of the surprises in the
Women's division.
Two seeded foreign players -
Nina Brown of England and Ma,
dame Sylvia Henrotin of France
were eliminated, and Helen Jacobs
former National champion, w a s
knocked from the competition by
a sore shoulder muscle.
Miss Jacobs strained her rlgh1
| shoulder last week and the injury
became so aggravated she default
ed.
Riggs, who drew a first round
bye, ran against a stubborn foe II
Young Chauncey D. Steele, Jr., O:
New York, but the jaunty Chicago
an, who is favored to retire the
mems trophy on which he VOL
legs in 1887 and 1888, pulled
through 8-6, ST. 6-2.
Steel played brilliantly through
two sets, weakening in the thire
only when Riggs struck out will
his full shot repertoire.
Francis x. Shields of New York
former Davis cupper, was a frs
round victim of the cagy stroaiag
of Gerard B. Podesta of Montclalr
N. j., 3-6, 6-3, Ga.
Joining Parker in the secone
round were Gilbert A. Hunt, Jr.
Washington, D. c.; G. Lyttleton
Rogers, Ireland; Robert Hartman
Berkeley, Calf; Edward G. Alloo
San Francisco, and Fred Schroeder
Jr., of Glendale.
Alice Marble, holder of thu
American and British champion
ships, moved into the second roun(
by default.
Seventeen year : old Louis
Brough of Beverly Hills sprang {
stunning surprise at the opening o
the 53rd annual tournament by
downing England's Miss Brown
81, 8-6.
Hope Knowles, flazen-hairee
Philadelphia, upset the Veteran
Madame Henrotin, 6-3, GA.
Helen Bernhard of New York go
eff to a successful start of the de
Tense of the women's title taker
last year with a 6-3, GA win ovel
Edith Clark of Philadelphia.
C%alifornians in spite of Mis- ia
cobs' misfortune, had a gooo day
Five girls from the far west, be
sides the surprising Miss Brough
swept through matches without be
ing extended.
The Misses Pauline Betz a n {
Mary Arnold of Los Angeles; VIZ
ginia ,Wolfenden of San Francisco:
Patricia Canning of Alameda anc
Dorothy May Bundy of SAINT
Monica, tucked away straight-se1
victories. ;
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
DODGERS RATED
GOOD ROAD SHOW
Brooklyn Sets New Attend
ance Records On Circuit;
Open With Reds Today
BY JUDSON BAILEY

NEW YORK July 22.-R-The
Brooklyn Dodgers are the best road
show since East Lynn. On
their circuit just completed they
played to $50, SOL paying custom
ers. They set seasons records
in three parks and already held
the mark in another. I. That
series between the Reds and Dod-
gers starting tomorrow ought to
shoot the Ebbets field attendance
figures up. Alex Carrasquel
who couldn't make the grade for
Jersey City has won three and
lost one in relief roles in the two
weeks he's been back at Washing
ton. When the White Sox are
playing in Chicago 19-year-old Bob
Kennedy's dad makes him check
in between $50 and 10 pm.
Grissom Fans Is
Lefty Lee Grissom famed IS for
Montreal the other day so don't
be surprised if the Dodgers bring
him back suddenly. The Bees
m hoping Max West will G e
back in the lineup in Boston to-
morrow. . The hero of the ALL
Star game has made only one ap-
pearance since he crashed into the
wall at St. Louis getting in as a
pinch hitter and then being sent
home. Jewel Ems manager of
indianapolis says Johnny Van
der Nicer is getting back his CON
troll. . e.
Success With Benton
The Tigers owe much of their
recent success to the relief hurting
OF AL Benton. He finished off
the Yankees N eight pitches in
the first game Sunday and pre-
viously had saved a game in Wash
ington with n pitch and another
in Boston with three pitches. .
Our accountants also have figured
that Dom Paul Derringer of the
Reds delivered just S6 pitches in
subduing the Giants on two hits
yesterday.
Like walks
Folk in Boston are hoping Jim
Tabor's marriage will get h m
back in line for Manager Joe Cron-
in. Taft Wright of the White
Sox doesn't like to get walks.
His slant is I'm up at that plate
to sock, that ball. To hell with the
bases on balls.". . -. Detroit S
chances look a lot better now that
Dick Bartell is back at short. .
Can anybody top this: Babe Dahl
gren of the Yanks hit ten fouls
before he flied out in the fourth
inning of a game with Cleveland.
. . That Zeke Bonura deal today
was the first time since January
that the Chicago Cubs have added
a player. In a recent baseball
brawl at Boston's Fenway park
Umpire Henry Geisel ordered pho
tographers not to make pictures of
the argument. The Montreal
Royals will play nine doublehead.
ers In the next ten days. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
PIRATES TO PLAY
BEAUFORT OUTFIT
Carteret Team Replaces In
iury-Ridden Kinston Nine
In Game Wednesday

Manager Bert Kite of the Whining
ton Pirates, announced last night
that due to the illness of two play
ers and an injury to the manager OF
the Kinston All-Stars, the game
with Kinston scheduled here Wednes
day night has been cancelled, with
the Beaufort, n. c., club taking the
place of the All-Stars on the pro.
gram.
Stuart Wade, younger brother oil
Jake Wade, the major Lacquer, is the
probable pitcher for the visiting
club. The younger Wade was re
Gently signed by the Cincinnati Reds
and is scheduled to report to the
Durham farm club next week.
Brooks, the pitcher who has turned
back the locals twice previously this
season, will be the reserve mounds
man. Potter, catcher for the Elor
college nine last spring, will be the
receiver.
Kite said that Norwood Skipper
will be on the mound for the BUGS
with either Larkins or Mckenzie
catching.
Linwood Rowan, a member of the
Royal Crown team of the Cape Feal
association, will be moved into the
BUGS infield, replacing Vic Stefane
at third base. Stefano is out of the
city all this week. Rowan has beer
playing shortstop and has a seasons
batting average of over $50.
The remainder of the Pirates line
up will be: Moore, first base; Nc
Keithan, second base; Smidt, short
stop; Carter, Davis, Trogden o.
Hines, outfield.
In series play this spring, Beau
fort has won two, while the Pirates
have beaten them nee.
The game tomorrow night will be
for the benefit of the Police Officers
association and advance tickets may
be secured from any officer or mem
Der of the team.
Friday night the Buccaneers NEE
the Golden Belt Athletic club of Dur
ham in the third game of the two
teams series.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
OPTICIANS, BOYS
BRIGADE TENS WIN
Eyemen Down Godwin's Sons,
8 To 8, While Brigade
Beats Bakers, 8 To 4

Now that all hands in the hide
pendent and Commercial loops. have
accustomed themselves to the ares at
Robert Strange Fairgrounds, two
machine-like games were put on last
night with the City Opticians riding
over the E. W. Godwin's Sons 8 to 3
and, in the late game, the Boys
Brigade taking the American Bakers
8 to 4.
Roy Cook, lanky Eyeman pitcher,
was in top form last night. He
walked only two, gave up four hits,
but two of them went to Dave Scott,
and one of those blows was a bullet
drive to left for a homer. The drive
accounted for two of the Builder
runs.
The score by innings:
Eyemen --- 1O2 $50 IS 10 Q
Builders ----- 600 100 2-3 A 8
Batteries-For the Eyemen, Cook
and Marshall; for the Builders, Scott
and Mcdonald.
The owl tussle found the Brigade
on the Warpath in a hurry. 1t took
advantage of two error and "Snag'
Aliens single to mint two scores. Ir
the second, Brown doubled with two
on to begin the run-around. The
third witnessed a sudden ,crumblins
of the Bakers inner guard. Three
errors, a hit and a sacrifice fly made
three more runs.
Allen and Aubrey Everett, with
two for three each were the hitters
for the Boys Brigade.
The Bakers, falling short of the
brilliance which made them thu
Commercial league champs last year
got Marshburn around on hits in thu
first, but went zero three straigh'
frames before they entered the bal
game again. The rally, which started
with C. Herring aboard on an erro.
and getting around on wild pitches
gathered a mite of momentum OF
Cooks double. He scored on Keen!
hit and the latter came in on gener
GUS hobbies.
The score by innings:
The Bakers ----- 100 030 o. 6
Brigade ------- 223 DOL 0-S 7
Batteries-For the Bakers, Kee1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
Low SCORES MARK
PUBLINKS TOURNEY

DETROIT, July 22.-(R-Ameri-
cas- pay-as-you-play golf headliners
staged the greatest scoring exhibit
ton in the 10 year history of the
National Public Links champion
ship today in the first round of the
36-hole qualifying test at the Rack
ham Municipal course here.
Hot as the merciless sun were
five golfers who carded two-under-
par 69's to share the medal honors.
Fifty players of the field of 191
were still out on the course.
The pace settlers, representing
four different sections, we're:
Charles Ferrera, of San Francisco,
1881 and 1888 champion, who is a
structural steel worker; Worth
Stimits, Jr., of Colorado Springs,
Colo, a senior at Colorado college
and Rocky Mountain conference
champion; Adrian French, 34-year-
old unemployed craftsman, of
Huntington Park, Calf; Fred H.
Hill, a 29-year-old salesman for a
Worcester, Mass, abrasive manu-
facturer; and Luke Barnes, 20
year-old graduate of Atlanta's Tech
high and co-medalist in last years
Public Links championship at Bal
timore.
Forty-four of the first al play
ers to finish reported scores of 73
or under and if the same scoring
pace continues tomorrow then golf
ers with 148 totals will need to
play off for places in the match
play bracket of 81. The lowest
score required in the past to gain
the right to continue match play
was ISL at Cleveland in 1888.
Pressing the leaders with 70's
were three golfers-Edward j. Fur
got, a Utica, N. Y, metal polisher;
Robert H. Price, 4O-year-old Okla.
homa City coffee shop owner, and
Donald Smith, of st. Joseph, Nc.
Another shot back with par
equalling IT'S were Edwin M. Har-
per, of Pocatello, Idaho, and the
Idaho amateur champion; E i n e I
Hanson, of San Francisco; Robert
Clark, St. Paul; Charles Lind, Den
ver; John Siergej, Plainfeld, N.
j.: Michaiel Dietz, Detroit; John
Skinner, Cleveland; and Arthur
Armstrong, of Honolulu, a semi
inallst in last years tournament.
Two former champions-Andrew
Szwedko, of Pittsburgh, last years
winner, and David A. Mitchell, of
Atlanta, the 1884 victor-had no
shots to spare as they carded 7's.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
ABB JENKINS SET,
new RACE RECORDI

BONNEVILLE SALT FIAT,
Utah, July % Up Alb ,JerL;,,
Salt Lake City's fast-driving ro,.
or, met the combined challengs
heat and time today, nIon+,
through the rotting salt of the 1,,+,
desert flats at a rate which bat,s.
ed world records with almost er..
turn OF the II IL mile oval ccnr,,
AS he neared the halfway mi.
in his contemplated 24-hour rr,
he had surpassed iii establisb,
marks-most of them his y
Already ''out of salt" was 8
first of three tracks prepared h
the endurance chase. The /
wheels of Jenkis' car ripped +,
sun-softened beds into saline sprs-
digging deep into what had he.
a rock-hard cover and crestr
dangerous ruts and holes.
At mid-afternoon he shifted +,
the middle course and slackp,s
his pace only slightly in deferenr
to the hazards of the desert bea
jenkins exceeded his first torr
er record within less than 20 min
ties after his start at 5:38 an.
(Mountain Standard Time. Thu
was the so kilometer mark, raise
unofficially, from 171,39 to l72.S
miles an hour.
From then until the first pit ST
at $50 miles, the meteor's rs,
rose steadily, reaching an impv
sive 1904 M. P H. average for d
500 kilometers, nearly six mil
better tina nthe old It'll.
Not a single-intermediate reco
escaped nor did any of those
times and distances reached sd
sequent to the pit stop. In spite
the enforced reduction in spec
during the heat of the day, Je
kins still managed to keep h
averages we'll ahead of any earl.
performance.
He and Cliff Bergere of Los A
geles, on hand as relief drivs
looked confidently for sunset
harden the salt beds and perm
a fresh stepping-up of the pace,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
MATS GET $4,000
FOR FIRST Stacker
Chicago Buys Rollicking Wan
derer To Replace Two In
jured Infielders
BY EARL HILLIGAN

CHICAGO, July 22-R-Base-
balls gay vagabond slugger, Zeke
|Bonura, made a new stopover to-
day in his carefree, nomadic ex-
~plorations of big league territory.
The big likable first baseman was
purchased for $10 1000 by the Chi
cago Cubs from the Washington
Senators. The Senators got him
from the Chicago White Sox, sold
him to the New York Giants and
then got him back from the Giants
over the bargain counter, to give
Just an idea of the happy-go-lucky
Wanderings of this colorful charac-
ter.
Now Zeke is back in the Ma
tional league and back in Chicago.
It's probably Jake" with Zeke,
for it was here he broke in with the
White Sox in 1884. He always was
a great favorite at Comiskey park,
where the fans roared Come on
Bananas and laughingly cheered
his merry, rumbling cavortlngs
around first base.
He's been ordered to report i'm
mediately to the Cubs, who have
two first sackers-Phil Cavarretta
and Glenn Russell-in the hospital,
and who have had more than 600
men left on base this season. OF
Zeke should help some. He's hit
only .273 but has driven in As runs
this season and has made 10
doubles three triples and three
home runs. His lifetime Major
league batting average is .313.
Zeke has never been any Hal
Chase defensively. His inability to
do anything more with grounds
balls than wave them merrily on
to the outfield has kept him on
the move. Bunts, to Zeke, are
something you have with your
morning coffee.
He's certain to liven things up
for the Cubs. Rambling around the
infield, patting players on the back
and enthusiastically signaling the
number of outs, he'll probably
move in on Bill Herman as Cub
captain-without portfolio. He loves
ice cream, spaghetti and dancing
with every one of his 200 plus
pounds. Jim Dykes of the White
Sox forgave him ice cream, spa
ghetti and dancing but not the
grounders he let through his legs
and traded him to Washington in
1898. The Senators sold him to the
Giants for $25, 900 but after one
year he went back to Washington.
Zeke probably has only n re-
gret leaving the Harris club. He
always got a hearty chuckle out
of sending messages to his friends
and signing them: Senator Henry
J. Bonura, democrat, louisiana"
The Cubs temporarily lost the
services of another player when
the pain in Pitcher Vance Pages
right elbow became nor acute.
He was sent to Detroit to consult
a nerve and muscle specialist
while the rest of the squad went
to Boston to open their eastern in
vasion.
Travelling eastward with the club
this trip was Ray Campbell, young
rookie southpaw recently return
ed from the Cubs Tulsa farm
where he was bothered with a sore
back. Manager Gabby Hartnctt
said he might use Campbell if an
emergency arose.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
Junior Order Ten Wins
Over Phalanx Team, SO

The Junior Order softball team
outhit the Phalanx fraternity e n
yesterday afternoon to win 9 to 6
in a Hanover league game played
at Robert Strange park.
Bryan with four to four, Carter
and Stancil with three, for four
paced the Juniors at the plate.
Taylor and Walker with three hits
out of four attempts led the losers
at bat.
Voss and Russ comprised t h e
Juniors battery, while Duncan and
Whitaker made up the Phalanx
combination. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
Fauorites Advance In
State Tennis Tourney

ASHEVILLE, July 22.-LR-Lib'
orally endowed with % first-rouno
byes, favorites took it easy for tie
most part today as play got off to a
routine start in the mems singles
tdivision of the annual North Caro-
lima Open tennis championships on
the Biltmore Forest Country clut
courts.
Only semi-upset of the day was
the defeat of Dave Morgan, one OF
Asheville's better netmen, by young
Robert Shillinglaw, Nashville, Tenn,
in a second round match. 6-1, ga
| Both had drawn first-round byes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
ZEKE BONURA SHIPPED TO CUBS
Reds To Start 16-Gane Eastern Tour Today

and Hayes; for the Brigade ".
mons and Wilson. Umpires "'
en- and Litchen. Sa
TOday's Games
Ethyl-Dow VS.. Taylor-Co1o,;..
the first game and the srn%.
Laundry and Spofford Mills IN
second game. ="
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23
SMOKE RINGS
Heat Mad
By SAM Raglan

You never can tell what one will do in weather ike
this. One time l knew a man who stayed out in the sun
too long and thought he was Jeff Davis. he Went running nm
around for days looking for his cabinet that had fld Rlch-
mond and insisting that his colored farmland was APE
Lincoln in disguise.
He might of been doing the same thing now, except
that worms oct in his home brew and he had to shoot his
way out of it. Sanest man you ever saw now, AFTER ne
lost three fingers from a double charge of a breach-oadlng
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-23

shotgun.
Believing 1t
That's the way it is with the
Brooklyn Dodgers. Back after they
won nine games in a row, everybody
started yelling that they were cham
pions. They believed it themselves.
Had 2 lot of fun while believing it
until a few days ago when the sew
enth-pla Boston Bees beat EN- in a
double header and they came out
from under the spell of the weed.
The Dodgers then went along and
lost several in a row, letting Cincin-
natti get five games ahead. While
they were winning, no one thought
about the fact that Brooklyn has
only one man hitting above the 300
mark and that pitching is not the
best in The world either.
Brooklyn had the winning spirit
and that's all that mattered.
Today the Dodgers meet the first
place Reds in the first game of a
series. Out of that series may come
the National league champion.
If the Dodgers win the double
header today, they'll start off again
in the winning direction and they'll
be hard to stop. If they are beaten
by Cincinnati, well, it might be like
that shotgun charge and bring them
good.
Moving Up
We have always insisted that the
Cane Fear Baseball association might
be the proving ground for the young
baseball players of Wilmington, and
indications are beginning to bear
out this contention.
In the first place, Bert Kite has
been picking up a boy or two from
the league for his Pirates. The lat
est is Linwood Rowan, of the Royal
Grown team, who will be given a
tryout tomorrow night.
Two other players, Lefty Brew and
Carter, of Leland, are seeking per-
mission to leave the loop for a bit of
playing in a semi-pro league in West
Virginia.
There are several promising base
ball players in the league and in
case they ever do get the chance to
get into higher company, the expe-
rience they are getting now will
stand them in good stead.
Pickups In Passing
The following is an excerpt from
Grantland Rice's THE Sportlight":
Little Boy Yank, come blow your
horn,
The other teams are nov in the corn.
Where are the Yankees, Little b.
Peep?
"Under the haystack, fast asleep"
AS I was marking out my plans,
/ turned an eye on the Dodger fans.
Some live east-and some live west,
But most of 'em live in the cuckoo's
nest.
There was a fan in our town, and he
was woudrous wise.
He picked the home team for a cinch
to cop the pennant prize.
But as the season moved along amid
the summer drums,
He took a quick and sudden shift
and labelled them as buns.
HOTEL COMMODORE - Washington.
D. C. Facing Union Station - Capitol
DIorn DoAr, o Doth frnpn GO R0 Man