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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-26
Fairy Lake News

Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Herman Korf, Mr.. and Mrs
Melvin Hanson and Mr.. and Mrs
Emil Quistorff attended a supper
given by Mr.. and Mrs. George Suk
Ike Wednesday evening.
Jesse Weir and sons visited with
Otto Belize and family Wednesday
evening.
Miss Anna Rasmussen was a call
err on Mrs. Herman Hultgrtn Wed
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Ahrens and
daughter, Bertha, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Quistorff and fam
lily Monday evening.
Mrs. George Sukke attended the
shower on Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
johnson last Sunday afternoon.
Orville Quistorff and Richard Ire
land visited with Mr.. aand Mrs.
Gust Emblom Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ferdinand Belize and son,
Otto, were callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Quistorff Thursday evening.
Marcella Quistorff visited with
Beverly Ireland and Shirley Mag
nuson Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hanson Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. George Suk-
Ike Sunday.
Albert Quistorff, Bill Herlicke
and Charles, Orville and Merlin
Magnuson visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Quistorff and family
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hultgren
and daughter, Blanche, were Sun
day afternoon callers on Mrs. Null
lens at Sank Centre.
Mrs. Emil Quistorff visited from
Friday noon until Saturday evening
with her sister-in-law and brother
in-law, Bertha and Ire Quistorff.
Charles and Orville Magnuson,
Bill Herdlicke and Albert Quistorff
visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Quistorff and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hanson
were callers on Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Sukke Tuesday evening.
Albert Quistorff visited with his
brother, Arnold Quistorff, Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Tank and
son, Loren, visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Quistorff and family
Thursday evening.
Otto Belize and his mother, Mrs.
Ferdinand Belize helped Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Weir with their work
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sukke and
family attended the shower on Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Ecklund last Sunday
evening.
Ira Quistorff was a dinner guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Belize and
family Tuesday.
Marcella Quistorff helped Mrs
George Sukke with her work Tues.
day.
Mrs. Ferdinand Belize was ar
overnight guest with her niece, Ber
tina Quistorff, Saturday.
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

Mrs. George Grundman and Dola
and Audrey visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Walker Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Ole Halverson and Jackie
and Mrs. Orris Halverson and
daughter, Karen, visited at the O.
L. Hanson home Saturday after
noon.
Miss Teasel Kennedy, of Month
cello, visited over the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Eva Kennedy, and
brothers, Loren and Martin.
Miss Audrey Grundman returned
to her home after spending several
days with her grandmother, Mrs.
George Grundman.
Steve and George Kortan were
st. Cloud callers Thursday evening.
Miss Lou Halverson and Martin
Kennedy visited at the Halverson
home Sunday.
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Helen Norgarden and daughters
Shirley and Marie, Mrs. Thomas
Dwyer and daughter, Marvilla, and
the Misses Rose, Mary and Lena
Zitur and Margie Dold, of st. Cloud
were Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Zitur, at Melrose.
/ Mrs. Ole Halverson and Mrs. 0.
L. Hanson and daughter, Dorothy,
visited Wednesday afternoon at the
Ole Byeskaas' home in Little Falls.
Mrs. Oden Wetsoe and family, of
Tanks, N. D., Mrs. Lloyd Peterson
and Mrs. John Roen, of Sank Gen.
tire, visited at the o. L. Halverson
home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew Huisman and FAM
lily returned Friday from Brecken-
ridge after spending week there.
Miss Dorothy Hanson visited with
Mrs. Orris Halverson Friday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kortan, Jr.,
and son visited Friday evening at
the Charles Kortan, ST., home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Huber, Mrs. Bill
Reese and Mrs. Frank Doering and
daughter, Marie, of Watertown,
Wis, visited Saturday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Reese at Long
Prairie.
J. c. Parkinson, of Armor, S. D.,
visited over the weekend with Mrs.
George Grundman and daughter,
Dola.
Vic Nelson called at the o. L.
Hanson home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orris Halverson and
daughter, Karen, were Sunday din
ner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Becker.
Misses Edna Hanson and Lou
Halverson and Martin Kennedy
visited at the Ole Halverson home
Friday evening.
Miss Pearl Hanson spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. o. L. Hanson.
Mrs. Frank Doering and daugh-
ter, Marie, of Watertown, Wis, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Reese and family,
of Long Prairie, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
Huber were Sunday dinner and
supper guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Walker.
Mrs. C. F. Botz and sons, Richard
and Connie, attended the Catholic
convention at Melrose Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Iwinski and daugh-
ter, Nova Jean, and son, Butch,
visited at the Grundman home Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Eva Kennedy and daughter,
Teasel, and son, Loren, visited Fri
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Walker.
Mrs. Bernard Zitur, of Melrose,
and Misses Rose Mary, lena Zitur
and Margie Dold, of st. Cloud, were
guests at the Charles Kortan home
Sunday.
| Mrs. Orris Halverson was a
Thursday dinner guest of Mrs. o.
L. Hanson.
Martin Gross was a visitor at the
Ole Halverson home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Grundman, of
st. Cloud, visited with Mrs. George
Grundman and daughter, Dola,
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Kortan and son, Geo.,
Mrs. Helen Norgarden and daugh-
ter, Shirley, were st. Cloud callers
Friday where they visited with Mr.,
and Mrs. Harry Huston.
| Miss Marvilla Dwyer visited at
the Charles Kortan home Wednes-
day
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Ward Springs

Marie Brake has returned to her
home after spending a few months
with relatives near Grennwald.
Mrs. Joe Uhlenkamp and child
rem, Doris, Ralph and Roger were
visitors of Mrs. Anton Brake dur
ing the week.
Ernest Satlovski returned recent
ly from California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Albers and
daughter, Loretta, accompanied by
Mrs. A. Bense and daughter, Dina,
of Grey Eagle, spent Friday at St.
Cloud.
Florence Kicker, who is employed
in Sank Centre, spent Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Casper Kicker and family.
Mrs. Wayne Hemmi was visitor
at the home of Mrs. A. Hunter
Saturday.
Sunday guests at the home of
Mrs. E. Harmeling were her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Kortuem and children, Vir-
ginia, Norbert, Norma and Dorine
of Pelican Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brake and
son were Grey Eagle visitors Sat
urday.
Mrs. Ben kaufman accompanied
friends to st. Cloud one day last
week.
Relatives gathered at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ahrens a
week ago Sunday, the occasion be-
ing their twenty-fifth wedding an
niversary. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ritter and
children, Mrs. Noll and daughter,
Severina, Mrs. Eva Ritter and son,
Ray, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ritter
and family, all of Ward Springs.
Joe Brake, of Wilmont, Mime
sofa visited a few days with his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Brake and other rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Veneer and
children, were recent visitors at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Orth near Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thomas and
son, Arthur, of Sank Centre, spent
Sunday at their cottage at Little
Birch Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kuhlmann and
children, were Grey Eagle visitors
Saturday night.
Among those attending the
Catholic Convention parade at Mel
rose Sunday were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Kicker, Florence, Lorena,
Rita and Laura Kicker, Mrs. Wv.
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Northwest Ashley

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bentfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bentfield were
st. Cloud business callers Friday.
They also visited their uncle John
Bentfield and family at Sank Rap
ids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Freder-
ick and family spent Sunday after
noon at Joe Beste's.
Miss Laura Reuckert spent SUM-
day afternoon with Arvilla Uphus.
John Hortch of Morrill,, is spend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-26
State Highway 3-4

Mrs. Frank Doering and daugh-
ter, Marie, of Watertown, Wiscon-
sin, arrived Friday for a two weeks
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Walker and other relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grundman
visited Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. George Grundman.
Mrs. Chas. Kortan and sons
Steve, Richard and George, Mrs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-26

ing few days with his sister, Mrs.
Norbert Bentfield.
Jim Johnson, of West Union,
called on Frank Marthaler Thurs
day evening.
Miss Marcella Scanlon spent the
weekend at the Paul Bentfield
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Bentfield
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-09-26

and little son and Frank Marthaler
were Glenwood callers Monday af-
ternoon.
Glen Uphus called on Otto Paul
Wednesday morning.
Fred Cooper was calling in this
vicinity Friday afternoon.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Dallas Baseball Barnum Makes
Money From Pretty Redheads

DALLAS, Tex, March 12.-R1
President George Schepps of the
Dallas Texas league baseball club
made a Laundering outfit pay divi-
dends by making his fans see red
heads and the opposition "see red;
Now he's busy thinking up more
turnstile-twirling ideas.
Schepps last year took over the
Dallas baseball properties after
fewer than 100000 paid their way
into the park the season before.
He mixed showmanship with base
ball and packed 207,143 into
the stands.
He hired red-headed usherettes
He had slack nights" when women
in slacks were admitted free. He
offered a prize for the largest negro
woman in Stacks, the winner weigh.
ing 347 pounds.
He spent $37,50O on ball players
and the team climbed from seventh
place to second and a spot in the
Shaughnessy play-off.
Before the last season opened, he
tainted Dallas old enemies, the
Fort Worth Cats, with this: You
just as well forfeit all your games
to Dallas unless you get some ball
players"
1t made Fort Worth mad-so mad
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
OFFICIALS NAMED
FOR CAGE TOURNEY
Durham To Meet Lynchburg
In First Round OF Meet
Friday Morning

DURHAM, March 12-R-Ken'
meth c. (Jerry) Gerard and M. p
(Footsy) Knight of Durham ant
Johnny Morriss Of Chapel Hill. We're
today named alternating officials
for the second annual Duke-Dur.
ham Southern High School Basket
ball tournament to be held in Duke
gymnasium here Friday and Sat-
urday.
The eight-team field includes the
state champions of North Carolina.
Virginia, Mississippi. Georgia and
the District of Columbia and three
other outstanding teams.
Durham, the defending champion
and winners of So straight games,
will meet Lynchburg in it's first
round game Friday morning. Dur
ham and Lynchburg Ire in the up
per bracket with Runnelstown
Miss, and Lanier Of Macon, Ca.
who clash at one o'clock Friday.
In the lower bracket Roosevelt Of
Washington, D. c., and Harrods-
burg, KY, open the tournament al
$3.50 o'clock Friday morning and the
undefeated Parker High Of Green
vile, s. c., team clashes with High
Point at 10 o'clock.
The semifinals will be played Fri
day night with the lower bracket
winners playing at 7:30 and the up
per bracket winners at nine o'clock,
The finals are billed for Saturday
night at $50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
C0PIC WINS OVER
MILEY In TOURNEY
Toledo Golfer Scores 2 And ]
Upset Over Miss Miley
In Belleair Meet

BELLEAIR, Fla, March 12.-P)
- Naomi Copic of Toledo upset
highly favored Marion Miley of
Lexington, KY, the medalist, 2 and
1 today in the first match play
round Of the Belleair Women's Golf
tournament.
Miss Copic, who qualified with an
"a yesterday to Miss Miley's II, led
one up at the turn and pushed her
margin to three up at one point,
but lost the 18th with a disastrous
seven. She halved the 18th to close
out the dark-haired Kentuckian.
Glenna Collett Ware of Merton,
Pa, defending titlist and Miss
Copies opponent tomorrow, elimin-
ated Mrs. Villas Norton of Chenille,
ILL.,, 4 and 8.
Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta stylist,
closed out Janet Younker of White
Plains, N. Y. 6 and 4, and tomor-
row plays Mrs. Tom Williams of
LaJolla, Calf. Mrs. Williams de-
feated Bernice Wall Barbour OF
Paterson, N. j., one up, 10 holes.
National Champion Betty Jane
son turned on the heat to Dust Jean
Bauer of Providence, R. l., 6 and 4.
to move into the second round op-
posite Laddie Irwin of Montclair,
N. j., who triumphed over Mrs.
Tom Nolan of New Castle, Pa, 8
and 2.
Jane Cothran of Greenville, S. C.,
and Mrs. Philip Barney of Farm
1ngton, Conn.,, completed the quar-
bracket. Miss Cothran won
4 and 3 over Frances Hadfield of
clearwater and Mrs. Barney
trounced Elizabeth Wing of Evans
ton' ILL.,, one up on the 18th hole.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Jackson And Bell Team
Opens Practice Today
Snag Allen Will Manage Club
In Cape Fear Associa-
ton This Season

The Jackson and Bell baseball team
will hold its initial practice session
on the Hi-Kappas diamond at Hill.
ton this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
with the clubs new manager, Snag
Allen, the leading pitcher of the
Cape Fear association last season,
on hand to direct the drills.
Entering the league in late sea.
son last year, the jackson and Bell
club wound up it's schedule near the
bottom of the loop ladder.
However, under the MANAGEMENT
of Allen, the team has collected
some of the best talent in the league
and this year will offer a distinct
threat to the remainder of the c1,,bs
in the association, it was said.
Coupled with Allen as pitcher are
Oliver Allen and Jack Hall. two
promising youngsters who showed
up well the latter part of last sea-
son. Barefoot" Burney Covington.
the catching sensation in the league
of 1889, is expected to beat mt
Fred Tienken as first string catcher.
To augment the staff, the lbs
have such veterans as Jimmie
Swami, George Batson, James Carter
and Ed jackson for the coming sea.
son.
The remainder of the clubs ros-
ter includes: Morris Miller c,o,da
Bledsoe, Fred Dell, Johnnie c.rta.
Clayton Horne, Theodore s+snhsns
James Blanton, Henry Reatv q ~
Royal, Ralph Parnell, Ronnie WI.
liams, Horace Tyler and olden cora
All members of the team have
been asked to be at the H;-roaaae
park this afternoon for the dn,n .pa.
will last from 1880 until aarh '"A'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Derby Contenders Set
Fast Pace In TRAINING

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 12.-R
Eligibles for the 1910 Kentucky
Derby, despite the continuance Of
winter, are going through their
practices in increasing numbers at
Churchill Downs and Douglas Park.
Trainer Charley Ferguson of
Black Brummel, a strapping o of
st. James, grandsire of Johnstown,
the 1899 derby winner, sent the big
fellow stepping only five furlongs
at a 1905 clip under restraint from
the exercise boy. He took the first
quarter in :26. three.eights in :ss
and the half in :52 IA.
Other eligibles at the Downs are
w. D. Covington's Residue, A. C.
Ernst's Alhalon, Friedberg and AK.
toms Predicate, Mrs. Fred M: Rrab.
ners st. Crois and Blue Flyer. L. v
Ulmer's Good Conduct is WORKING
out at Douglas Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13

that the largest crowds in a decade
say the teams play. Dallas beat
Fort Worth 16 out of % games dur
ing the season but the Cats took
four out Of five in the play-off
Fort Worth got the last laugh
but Schepps got results.
The red-headed usherette idea
was something new. He advertised
for girls with natural red hair.
They had to be w Is and under
Is, measure five feet four inches
in height and weigh between lis
and 1923 pounds. A hundred applied
and George chose Is. The girls
were attired attractively in Stacks,
The first thing he has in mind
this season is a jitterbug contest
for negroes. He also plans to help
the blind see" the game by admit
ting all blind persons and their es-
corts. give them a reserved section
and install radios.
But what about the red-headed
usherettes?
mo, won't have them this year."
he replied.
"They detracted too much from
the ball game. Why, half the men
didn't know the score. I'm using
Boy Scouts this year."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Denny Shute Undergoes
Operation To Wrist

MIAMI, Fla, March IL. - Up -
Denny Shute, former holder Of the
British Open and American Profes.
sional Golfers association champin-
ships, underwent a wrist operation
today and will not know for six
months whether he ever can COM
pete again.
A cyst was removed from the bone
Of his right forearm at the wrist
joint and the defect vas filled with
bone grated from his shin.
His surgeon said Shute's condition
was good, that he was pleased with
the operation and that the golfer
could "hope for a normal wrist
Shute will be unable to play for at
least six months, the surgeon said,
and will not know until then wheth.
er he has regained full use of the
wrist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Double Call Sets New
World Record In Race

MIAMI, Fla, March IL. -lR-
Double Call, t~wo-year-old colt owned
by C. Leroy Kings King Farm, set
a new world record for a half'miie
today in winning the Pine Tree purse
for juveniles at Tropical Park.
The son of Double Heard-DuncaAy
galloped over the four furlongs IN
46 seconds, even. This sliced one
fifth Of a second off the mark set
by the two-year-old Donau at santa
Anita on March 10, 1909 and equal
led two years later by Anon, also a
Juvenile. at Juarez, Mexico.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Players Will
Hold Meeting Tonight

There will be an important meet.
ing OF Independent and Commercial
softball league players and officials
at the Y. M. C. A. tonight at 8 o'cloc,
roster Edwards, commissioner, an.
nounced yesterday.
Practice diamonds will be allocat.
co. Edwards said, and several mat.
ters whlch were left pending at the
last gathering will be settled.
All men who are interested in
making a connection with one of
the teams representing the two ton
hight loops r invited, as we'll as
any n else interested in softball.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
INFlELD IS BIG
PROBLEM TOCLuB
outfield, Pitching And Catch.
ing Up To Par; Team Goe.
On Exhibition Circuit
BY ROBERT Y F

AVALON, Calf. March I'm
There will be a tear-jerkipp so.
tomorrow as the Chicago Cubs II.
farewell to Santa Catalina islam,
and set sail for the mainland
Sun-tanned islanders will
on the dock to wave goodbvo
good luck to their beloved hal, H.,
and the ball club will be siobt.-
with heavy regret, too, becaus.N
There may be some real to,.
jerking later on-along about ~.
time the Cub machine bits -.
rocky stretches of the Nation,
league campaign. But things n
not be bad enough then IN taa.
some OF the boys who wave ,ons
bye tomorrow from waving hall.
to the island next spring.
There seems to be no doubt f..
instance, that several heads ars
marked for chopping if the cns
hopes founder this year: M ~"
would be a bit surprised IL ",
identity of M particular head uss
disclosed.
The main problem seems IN i.
in the infield. There's been INV
there ever since Billy Jurses va,
traded to the Giants. The PITCHING
staff should hold up, the outficld
may range from fair to good, and
the catching good to better.
Moundsmen like Big Bill Lee
Southpaw Larry French, CLAUDE
Passeau, Charlie Root n CLAW
Bryant, if his arm is all rich. IA.
gether with fine pitching prosnects
like Julio Bonetti, Dick Bass. Ken
Ratfensberger and Verne Olsen
should be effective.
Manager Gabby Hartnett. Veter.
an AL Todd and either hustling Bob
Collins or Clyde MCCULLOUGH. both
rockies, a handle the backstop.
ping duties. The outfield should
be well taken care of by REGULARS
Augie Galan, who may have a sen.
sational year; Bill Nicholson, who
did we'll after joining the club lats
last season.; Jimmy Gleeson: Pill
C~avarretta, shifted from first 70
right field, and slugging Hank Lei.
Der, when, and if he comes 10 sal.
airy terms.
The leading rookie prospect is
stumplike Domonic d'Allesaniro,
the $4,000 purchase who led the
Coast league for San Diego with
1868 last year.
Rip Russell will be back at first
for his second year in the majors,
and the very capable Billy Herman
at second. Then the trouble starts.
A rookie, Bob Sturgeon, up from
columbus, o., has moved into the
regular spot, replacing Bobby Mat.
tick. Whether the 20-year.old rev
conner can make the grade remains
to be seen, although he has looked
great in training. Stan Hack will be
back at third, but an untimely d.
GRAFTON has set him back, which
means that Veteran Billy Rogel,
OBJ aimed from Detroit for the vet.
eran Dick Bartell, may have to do
regular duty until Stan gets into
playing shape.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Cubs Break Spring Training Camp Today
z LOCAL BOXERS
TRAIN FOR MEET
Wilmington Negro Fighters
Start Working For Berths
On Team In Tourney

Twenty-seven local negro boxers
representing the Gregory recreation
center, Cameron and East Whining.
ton centers, last night started bat
ting for positions on the Wilmington
team in the first annual Eastern
Carolina A. A. U. boxing tournament
to be held at Legion stadium on
March 20, 81 and %.
Workouts were held in the Golden
Gloves gymnasium on North Front
street.
Cobb, Durham, Thomas, Nixon
and starkey Mccullough were the
standout performers in the ring last
night.
Cobb and Durham, light heavy
weights, gave a good exhibition OF
real fighting in three rounds of give
and take last night. Harry Nixon
and Coen Thomas turned in a fast
exhibition in the 1876 pound class
and Mccullough, who tips the scales
at 1871 pounds, continued to dominate
the heavyweight field last night.
Among the new entries that show,
ed up well in the first round drills
of sparring, shadow boxing and three
rounds of fighting were: Henry
Smith, 10 pounds; Harry Evans, US
pounds; Johnnie Merrick, 119; Julius
Holmes, 1O3; Nathaniel Holmes, 100
Eligah Walker, 112; William Sim,
mons, 112; Robert Stokes, 1888; Harry
Nixon, 1877; and Hayward Patter-
son, 140.
Entry blanks have been mailed to
several out-of-town fighters and en-
tries are expected to be received
within a few days. All entries should
be mailed to H. Carl Moultrie at the
Cape Fear Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
NO PLACES CINCHED

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 49,
R-Manager Doc Prothro said today
that asit. from his veteran pitchers,
Third Baseman Merrill May and Out.
fielder Morrie Arnovich, no one has
cinched a place on the Philadelphia
Nationals roster.
Fa Of the candidates, he added,
will depend on how they show ur
in exhibition games. The first is
scheduled tomorrow with the syria,
cuse Chiefs.
A prolonged batting practice to.
day drew the comment from Pro.
thro that he was almost ready to
believe the Phillies would have a
little punch this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
Ashmore Named Baseball
Coach At James Mil[ikin

DECATUR, ILL.,, March 12.-R-
James N. Ashmore, today was nam.
ed baseball coach at James Millikin
University, succeeding Harold John.
son, granted a leave of absence. Ash
more coached at James Millikin for
ten years through 1913 and then di.
rected basketball and baseball teams
at University Of Colorado, Iowa, De-
pau and the University Of North
Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-13
SOX PLAY GIANTS

SARASOTA, Fla, March 12.-R1
With Manager Joe Cronin out Of
action with a bad cold, Tommy
DAILY will be in charge Of the Red
Sox tomorrow when they journey
100 miles to the north to engage
the New York Giants at Winter
Haven.
Jack Wilson, Jim Bagby and
Woodrow Wilson Rich-tte three
hurlers on whom Cronin is basing
his hopes-will undergo fire for the
first time this year and the results
will be eager1.' watched. Cronin
hopes to be back in uniform W the
time the Sox take on Brooklyn
Saturday.