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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
Davidson Works Indoors
For Hampden- Sydney Tilt

DAVIDSON, Nov. 13.-R-Indoor
skull sessions and blackboard drills
constituted Davidson's routine again
today as the Wildcats made ready
to meet Hampden-Sydney here Sat
urday. The only outside work was a
couple of turns around the track.
Coach Gene McEver, worried be.
cause the weather prevented outside
work, said the Wildcats needed drills
on tackling and pass defense.
Dave Spencer appeared to be in
the best condition of the season and
ready to play against Hampden-
Sydney's Sydney Hay. Both are 49,
pound speedy backs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
Walsh Reelected Head
Of Pro Golfers Groun

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-RHThe
N,--'onal Professional Golfers asso-
citation today unanimously re-elect.
ed Tom Walsh Of Chicago presi.
dent for another year.
Frank Sprogell, of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, was named secretary,
replacing Charles R. Clark, vii.
loughby, o. The vote was IS to
"a. Willie Mcguire of Houston,
Texas, was reelected treasurer,
defeating Joel Smith of Hartford,
Conn. AZ to 10.
Walsh said that the contract of
Fred Corcoran of Boston as t. urna-
ment bureau manager had been
continued through 1871. Corcoran,
who arranged a 1889 tournament
program in which the stars played
for SIG, 900 and attracted some $780,
900 spectators, has lined up an
other attractive winter program. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
Rain Keeps Tar Heels,
Devils Working Indoors
Carolina Drills Against Dul.,.
Power Plays, But UnabIs
To Use Passes

CHAPEL HILL, Nov. :,
When it rains, it pours. w5s..,,
IT'S hard luck, bad breaks or nr.,,
water, and the Carolina griss t.-
who've had their share of all ,sr.,
were hampered again TODAY y
their preparations for Dr,.o Il
made the best of a bad ~ Wy
doors. AZ
The squad got an eve.f,,, -,
Dukes ground power, as eyso... "
by reserves in dummy scrjnm..,
at the. Tin Can, but it was ;,..
slble to portray Dukes Iongar ,.s
es indoors, and the worL,r. '1 ~.
much to be done if and wEan VT! Ill
Their permits. "ea'
Jim Lalanne. Paul SEVERN
Carl Suntheimer did regv1sr ,.s se
but the drills were necesssri,y WIN q,
!lghtest type with no contact ~, ,:
furnished no test of their ror ~
ton under fire. Bill FaircIo,b ,' ~.
placed the injured Narshan -.
guard, and Bob Written altern,,ss'
with Gwynn Novel;. but otba~r+,,
the varsity personnel was IN,
changed.
Johnny Pecora and Fran,
OHare, who took over for LsIs MA.
at Richmond. did a good FOB i~.
personating Yves McAfee on Dy.s,
shorter passes, but completed En-.
tirely too many for comfort
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
Tennessee Iron Company
Makes Expansion Plans

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 13.-
R-Moving to prevent any defense
"bottleneck" in the strategic steel
industry, the Tennessee Coal Iron
and Railroad Co., U. S. Steel's
southern subsidiary, announced a
broad expansion program TO-DAY
estimated unofficially to cost up
to $50, 00O, 900.
The program to be completed
by midsummer, 1912, will increase
steel lngot capacity here by 40O,-
Uoo tons annually, and will relieve
drastic shortage of raw materi-
ais Which has been a point of cen
Germ since capacity operations
started several months ago. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
Cats Take Rest From
Drills For Goldsboro

A steady mist falling throughout
the afternoon forced the New Han
over Wildcats to take a rest from
their drills for the Goldsboro Earth
quakes at Legion field Friday night.
The team will hold a workout this
afternoon on pass defense and will
also brush up on their own passing
attack. The return of Billy Ptttman
to the fullback slot is expected to
bolster the Cats offensive consid-
erably.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
WORK AGAIN

DURHAM, Nov. 13.-P- Dv
university took another indo
gridiron drill this afternoon Fl
Saturdays contest with CAROL,
at Chapel Hill.
Both linemen and backs work.
out, the former in the dirt trs
division of the big gymnasium al
the latter on the floor of the gr
Later the two units united al
finished up a session which LAST
just about an hour and a half.
Offense and defense We,
stressed, with Cardinals plg
again battling the No, l Duk
team.
Frank Swiger ran at Yves Nj
Afee's halfback berth, with the L
jured Duke passer viewing the PIT
ceedings from the sidelines and
sweat toys. There was some Qle
ton today whether McAtee's il
ured knee would permit him I
play against the Blue Devils hea'
ed rival Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
BY BILL BOM

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-R+
"Screwy News Of the Gridiron,"
No. 4, Vol. II (and opening prompt
ly with the best hard-luck story of
the year,:
Seems Dick Pinck, star halfback
at Washington and Lee, had such
pain from an abscessed tooth he
didn't sleep a wink for two nights
before the game with West Vir
ginia. Saturday morning, the train
er gave him some mild dope
to ease the agony and Pinck, dazed
from that and the lack of sleep,
stumbled into the wrong hote.
room where he promptly fell
asleep.
Follows an interval of several
hours, during which the team de
parts for the stadium after as.
sistant managers have been sent
on numerous but fruitless searches
for the missing halfback, and we
return to find our hero awake and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
PRESENT CONTRACT
EXPIRES dec. 81
Several Persons Being Con-
sidered As Successor To
Veteran Cub Catcher
By EARL HILL1GAN

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-R-Gabb!
Hartnett, who for 10 straight years
carried his big red face, bat ant
chest protector to the plate for the
Chicago Cubs, came to the end o.
the road with that team today.
His contract as Cub manager
said Owner P. K. Wrigley, will not
be renewed when it expires Dec. 81
The surprise announcement, one
which was not without a tlnge O.
sadness, thus terminated the big
Irish catcher's connection with the
team, which began when he joined
the Cubs in 1924 81 year ole
rookie with a world of hustle and an
ingratiating grin.
Wrigley, who remarked, eve
simply decided we'd have to buckle
down and do something for the
team" said Waivers would be asked
on Hartnett and that if there were
no takers he would be given his un-
conditional release.
we are announcing this decision
now" Wrigley said, both out of
fairness to Hartnett and because we
believe the fans expect and are en-
titled to know what's what about
their ball club.
Several names are under considera-
ton for the position of Cub manager
in 1871. All the men we would like
are under contract and their names
cannot be discussed until we have
made definite arrangements with
them and their present employers"
This was taken to man the new
Cub manager would not be a Cub
player, even though the name of Bill
Herman, second baseman. long has
been mentioned as a possible Cub
managerial possibility. William A.
Billy Meyer, who managed the
Kansas City club of the American
association last year, mentioned as
a possible successor to Gabby, de-
clined to comment when asked it
he was to become manager of the
Chicago club.
Hartnett, who succeeded Charlie
Grimm as Cub pilot in July, 1888 and
who has never worn any other major
league uniform than that Of the
Cubs, said: "Whew!. Was it a sur
This was the first time I'd
seen Wrigley since the season end
ed. And it's the first time I've been
out Of a job since 1 started playing
ball.
I'm going to stay in baseball -
do anything just to stay in the
game. 1 have no offers or plans
and I'm not going to make any phone
calls, just take them when they come
If they come This is n of those
You can't cry or bellyache
about it. l hope the next fellow has
better time of it than I did"
"Old tomato face" as fans and
have affectionately called him
down through the years, caught his
last full season in 1897, when in 10
games he hit 1854. Through the 1899
he had a lifetime major
plate mark of .298 and last
season, appearing at bat only 81
he hit PTS.
Both Wrigley and Hartnett were
obviously ill at S when they ap-
peared before newsmen, Wrigley
sounding the tone of the conference
by remarking, this isn't particu-
larly pleasant-Gabby's been with the
club almost a quarter century,"
Hartnett, whose first, two names r.
Charles Leo, will be 40 next month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14

SCdC az o1ioHOA
Showers Feared
Down at The Citadel is where they
are hoping most that it won't rain
They're underdogs already in the
game with n. C. State and If shower
shade the passing attack OF tn
Light Brigade the Wolfpack will b.
even heavier favorites.
Which reminds us that Joe Boldue
is the passing ace for the Cadets
It was Bolduc who threw the pass
to Lockwood in the Wofford con
test for the only touchdown OF the
game. And he passed to Kiersteae
for the Citadels only score In the
game with Furman. In its last four
games the Light Brigade has com
pleted % Of 81 passed for a net gain
of 268 yards.
The Cadets stand a long chance
of beating State, but not If it rains.
Citadel remembers what happened in
Wilmington in 1888, when a steady
downpour offset their stubborn re-
sistance and they finally bowed to
the boys from Raleigh 14-e.
National Ratings
We've presented several national
football rating pictures recently and
now we come up with Prof. Paul B.
Williamson's system, which ranks
Dukes Blue Devils sixth in the ma
ton. The Texas Aggies and Stan
ford are rated in IL order.
Others in the state and Southern
conference are as follows: Clemson,
35th; Wake Forest, 37th; Richmond,
And; North Carolina, 46th; N. C.
State, seth; Virginia Tech, 18th;
South Carolina, Seth; Virginia, 93rd;
Furman, 1903; Elon, 1872: Davidson,
146; Maryland, PIP; and The Citadel,
219.
Odds And Ends
The Georgia Tech-Alabama game
Saturday will be another repetition
of the age-old rivalry between these
two teams -. Alabama won in 1885,
1877, and since then the Tide has
won two, lost one and tied one 49,.
Laurence Leonard writes in the
Greensboro Daily News, From the
looks of thinks Wake Forest cut
Davidson off it's schedule just in
time The Wildcats get better
each week, have a definitely sound
air attack and a fine ground game,
especially when they've got Bolin
and Johnny Fredericks working In
there at the same time, while the
Deacons, toast of the south after
they became No. 1 to beat Carolina,
haven't shown the old flash"
The New Hanover freshman eleven
won its first game of the season yes
terday, defeating the Clinton "B"
team, 1870 -. The local Kittens will
play the same team in Clinton next
Wednesday night -. If it rains that
night, the game will be played Fri
day afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
BILLIARD LOOP PLAY

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-R The
worlds championship pocket billiard
league opens its 1940-41 competition
Monday with eight players represent
Ing six cities. Play will continue I'M
til April with each player playing
112 games.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
SMOKE RINGS
The 18th Man
By SAM Raglan

Taking a little of this and adding it with a little OF that
and we are reminded that old Jupe Pluve may be 1he guy TO
reckon with on Saturdays gridiron.
For there are a lot of fair weather football teams IN the
country and like a T-model Ford on a dirt road a pgskln Is
nnestion If winning or losing. for the crowds will be there
lust the same. At least no one is expecting to find a vacant
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
REAGAN TO PLAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-CP-
Francis r g n, University of
Pennsylvania's great halfback, was
named today as a teammate Of Mich
isan's Tom Harmon for the East
West Charity football game here
New Years day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
MEET RAINED OUT

PINEHURST, Nov. l3.-P-The
final round of the 36-hole Mid-South
Golf tournament will be played to-
morrow. weather permitting. Rain
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14
JORGENS RETIRES

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-LP-Arndt
Jorgens, veteran New York Yankee
reserve catcher, today notified Presi-
dent Ed Barrow that he was retiring
from baseball.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-14

Colouitt's Creosoters falling in line
as they have during the past two
seasons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
SOLO l P PLAY

Jack Sturm, the rookie who'll get
a first base looking over by the
Yanks this spring, ice made a solo
triple play with all three putouts at
a different base while playing for
Joplin, ILL.,, in 1896. Willard
Hershberger, the Reds catcher, has
been spending a lot Of time (volun-
tarily) with the Cincinnati police
this winter and says he wants to
be a criminologist when he retires
from baseball. Half a dozen ma
jor league rosters have been drop
ped on this desk in M batch and
the flossiest ever is the Giants
robins egg blue compendium of
some 30 pages. . Dizzy Dean may
be- in danger of dropping out Of the
five-figure salary class but he still
has a six-figure telephone number:
Dallas 587531. 49,. The first time ma.
jor league players wore numbered
uniforms was in 1916 in a game be-
tween Cleveland and the Chicago
White Sox. -. Two fellows who
can tell you more about it r Err.
ME Lanigan and Henry Edwards.
who covered the game for the Cleve-
land Leader and the Plain Dealer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
SHEPHERD WILL SEEK GIG GROWN
Jameson, Berg Battle To Biltmore Finals
MacPhail Says Lands Ruling
May 1nflict Damage On Minors

"If baseball is to be dominated
and controlled by any selfish
group" MacPhaiI said, ut won't be
long before professional football
or some other sport ill succeed as
the great national game, and that
none of us want.
I'm the matter Of Judge Lands
versus the farm system, he sits as
prosecutor, judge and jury, and
there is no appeal.
either he is dealing out justice
or he is engaging in witch hunts
in which the innocent will burn
along with the guilty"
MacPhail said:
"The commissioner has submitted
a plan to subsidize the minors and
preserve fair competition by pre-
venting the control Of players at
the source Of supply.
I'm a nutshell, it would abolish
all farm systems, working agree
ments and options, set up a uni.
versal draft and prevent all clubs
from acquiring players beyond
their immediate needs, thereby
making the supply as easily avail
able to the Browns as to the Yam
Ikees."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
BY BILL KING

BOSTON, Feb. L. Up - Larry
MacPhail, president of the Brook.
Ign Dodgers, reviewing Kenesaw
Mountain Lands recent farm sys.
TEN edict, tonight rated John
Brown, the great abolitionist, "a
bush Lacquer" in comparison to the
high commissioner Of baseball.
Asserting Brown had to raid
Harper's Ferry to free a few
slaves, MacPhail told the annual
Baseball Writers dinner that Judge
Lands struck the shackels off 30.
odd baseball serfs with a stroke Of
his pen and followed up with a
seven-point manifesto that wiped
out nine farm systems and about
100 working agreements.
81 have kilograms from the pres
idents of IS minor leagues that in
dictate that there is grave doubt
whether they can operate unless
the commissioners recent bulletin
is modified" MacPhail said in a
prepared address.
Unfortunately, the present sit
uation is one of seemingly hope
less confusion. And if something
isn't done about it in a hurry, the
minors may be injured and years
required to repair the damage"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
Apostolic MEETS
BETTlNA TONIGHT
Will Be Pitching For Shot AT
Billy Conn's Light Heavy
weight Crown

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-R-The
second showing Of one of the tough
est tussels in Madison Square Gar
den this winter comes off tomorrow
night, only this time Fred Apostoll
and Melio Bettina will be pitching
for a shot at Billy Conn's light
heavyweight crown.
Apostoli, former middleweight
champion from San Francisco, was
awarded a close decision over the
acknowledgements king a month
ago after a 12-round session in
which both b%attlers wound up stag
gering around from the red hot
pace.
Since then, the argument as to
whether the verdict in the Frisco
bellhop's favor was just has been
one of the big talking points along
bash boulevard. A return 90 was a
natural for Promoter Mike Jacobs,
this time over the championship
route" of Is rounds, with Conn to
meet the winner, probably in March
and always providing he doesn't
wind up back of the eight ball
against Gus Lesnevich in their title
tea-party in Miami, Feb. %.
Both fighters put finishin 6
touches on their training today with
light activities and each reported
himself nj first-class condition. Apos-
toll has regaiued some of the con-
fidence and form he showed as one
Of the better middleweight bosses
in the last several years. Bettina, a
southpaw and always hard for an
opponent to solve, is punching bet.
ter.
This corner likes Apostoli to turn
the trick. The Odds layers figure
Apostoli a close favorite at 5 to 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
PATTY WINS OVER
MlLEY, 5 AND 4
Miss Jameson Never Behind
AS She Eliminates Shirley
Ann Johnson
BY Y TALBOT

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Feb. L.
B- Strictly on schedule, Betty
Jameson of San Antonio and Patty
Berg of Minneapolis today won
their way to the finals of the an
nual Miami Biltmore women's golf
championship.
Patty, in the midst of n Of her
brilliant streaks, shot a record IS
on the outward nine in beating
Marion Miley of Lexington, KY, 5
and 4. Though she was playing
with a pair of blistered feet, the
defending champion was six under
| women's pal when the march ended
on the 18th.
Miss Jameson, the national WON
ems champion, was never behind
as she defeated Shirley Ann John
son Of Winnetka, ILL.,, 3 and 2. She
had a 80 going out and only
matched women's par for seven
| holes of the back stretch, but that
was sufficient to beat Shirley Ann,
| who was a surprise semi-finalist.
Tomorrow's 36.hole final will
mark the third meeting of the two
| girls who generally are regarded as
the best in the country. Each holds
a decision. Betty beat Patty in the
finals of the 1887 Trans-Mississippi
5 and 8, but Miss Berg was the
winner, 3 and 2, when they met the
next year at st. Augustine.
Miss Miley looked slightly dazed
when she finished the first niEe of
today's match four-down, because
she, herself, had shot a commend
able 40, even women's par. Her
score would have been good enough
ordinarily. but against Patty it was
futile.
Starting with a 4 on the 500-yard
first hole, the little redhead burned
her shots up to the pins like a
crack nan amateur. Where Miley
was using woods for her second
shots, Patty used her irons, and
mostly they rode the flag. Her fint
35, best ever shot by a woman or
the out nine, was marred by only
one poor shot, a hoe ked drive into
the woods on the 420-yard sixth
where she took a five.
There was lever much doubt OIL
the outcome of the match. Shirley
Ann was a vision in white and as
pretty as the sunshine, but he,
game lacked the stability Of thu
husky girl from San Antonio.
Today's was, incidentally, thu
oath consecutive victory scored by
Patty in this tournament since sht
began winning it in 1886. She wa:
a favorite to make it 25 tomorrow
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
High ROTC Battalion
Ia Stage Parade Today

The New Hanover High school
ROTC battalion will stage a dress
parade and review this morning at
8:45 o'clock on the drill ground, at
Thirteenth and Ann streets, Major
William Van Dyke Ochs announced
yesterday. This will be the first
such formation since last fall.
Major William Van Dyke Ochs,
commandant, said the parade Will
be in honor Of George w. Bailey,
Wilmington theatre operator, who Is
to be made an honorary colonel.
Major Ochs said: MI. Bailey
been a grand friend of the High
school corps"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
Baseball Clubs Want
To Know If They Are
Liable For Job Taxes

RALEIGH, Feb. 1.-R-Four pro
fessional baseball clubs in h
Coastal Plain league have asked the
state unemployment compensation
commission whether they are liable
unemployment compensation
taxes, Mrs. j. B. Spilman, vice chair
man of the commission, disclosed
today.
The clubs-Kinston, Snow Hill,
Greenville and New Bern-contend-
ed they were not liable because they
did not employ players for as long
as 20 weeks a year.
The question Of whether profes'
sional ball players are eligible to
receive compensation during the
winter months was not directly
raised.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
|BATTLER FINALIST
IN five JOURNEYS
Ia Determined 10 End Jinx
In Wilmington Golden
Gloves Next Week

J. P. Shepherd, Raleigh bantam
weight. will be fighting for glory
on one hand and for personal salts
faction on the other when he enters
/. , ring to take part in the Star
News.Brigade Golden Gloves tour
ney scheduled here Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday.
Shepherd has the questionable dis
tinction of being a finalist five
times-but never a champion. And
the scrappy little fighter is deter
mined to end this jinx in the tour
ney here.
Three separate times he went to
the high school finals in Chapel
Hill. but failed each time to win
the title, In the Virginia Carolina
meet in Raleigh in December, he
again reached the finals, but was
defeated in the last roundup by
Franquez, of Belmont Abbey.
Once again he reached the finals
this time in the Raleigh Golden
| Gloves last week. For two rounds
he APPARENTLY had his opponent un-
der his thumb, but the judges gave
the decision to Norman Fleming, OF
| Greenville. This was the most I'm.
popular decision in the entire tour
ney.
Shepherd, who is a member OF
the Raleigh Exchange club team,
will be singing determined leather
in an effort to break that jinx in
the tourney here.
Another Raleigh knockout artist
to make his appearance here is L.
NJ. Dodd, sometimes referred to as
Smoky"
Smoky is a lightweight and holds
more titles than he can count on
both hands. Included among the
feathers in his cap are: three high
school titles, three Golden Gloves
crowns, and two Virginia-Carolina
championships.
His style can best be classified
as the slugger type. He wades in
fast and throwing his mitts all the
while. He is reported to pack
sleeping powders in every punch.
The bouts in the high school gym
nasium are scheduled to start Mon
day night at 8 o'clock. Phil Buch'
heit, manager Of the scraps, said
last night at least 20 tiffs will be
run off the first night. The second
and third nights will be shorter and
proportionately faster.
Buchheit announced that all boys
entering the tourney who do not
tlve seconds will be furnished as
sistants, but added, however, that
no passes will be issued to seconds
other than those officially selected
by the officers Of the tournament
The officials will meet at $50
o'clock tonight in the Star-News Of
fees to discuss rules and regula-
tions for the affair.
weighing will be held Monday
afternoon from 3 to 5.15 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
Intermediate Cagers.
Face Busy Weekend

Intermediate Sunday school has.
ketball teams have booked five
games for the weekend, three Of
these being played tonight and two
Saturday afternoon. Calvary is ex.
pected to continue along the I'm.
defeated trail of the second half,
while Tabernacle's warriors are
idle. having drawn a bye.
The schedule:
Friday League: 500 p. M, St
Andrews VS.. Fifth Avenue. 1920 p.
M, Calvary VS.. Emmanuel. 9:20 p.
M, Epworth VS. S%outhside.
Saturday League: 800 p. m, First
Presbyterian VS.. Covenant. 1920 p.
M, First Baptist VS.. Lutheran
Mission %(practice game.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
Dick Barteu Declines
To Discuss New Contract

OAKLAND, Calf. Feb. 1.-R-
Baseball recorded a notable event
today. Dick Bartell, veteran infielder
c~hatterbox who has done his share
of popping off about salary terms,
declined to talk on the subject of
his new contract with Detroit.
Beyond admitting he had received
it, he was mum as a clam. He said
any other information would have
to be obtained from his new club.
Bartell was acquired from the
Chicago Cubs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-02
McCoskey And Sulliuan
Accept Tiger Contracts

DETROIT, Feb. 1-@-Two more
Detroit Tiger baseball players &C.
copied terms for 1910 today, leaving
only five athletes who will report
for spring training at Lakeland,
Fla, outside the fold.
President Walter O. Briggs an.
nounced that Barney McCosky, reg
ular center fielder last season, and
Billy Sullivan, catcher obtained
from the St.. Louis Browns in a
trade for Pitcher George Coffman,
were the latest players to accept
contracts. No terms we're disclosed.
Outfielder Earl Averill, third base.
man Frank Higgins and recruit
pitchers John Tate, Bill Fleming
and Tom Seats are the only Tigers
unsigned.