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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
five CAGE CLUBS
GRAB SPOTLIGHT
Duke, N. Y. u, Trojans, Okla
homa A. & M. And Colorado
Are Best In Own Areas

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-P-Al.
though they are widely separated
geographically, there is a similarity
between New York university,
Southern California, oklahoma A. &
M, Duke and Colorado.
They have far and away the best
basketball teams in their regions.
The suspicion has been all along
that such was the case, but recent
developments have almost proven it
beyond a doubt. Such recent devel.
opments as whaling the daylights
out of opposition, for example.
New York university's clean.cut
So to 43 victory over Notre Danes
fine outfit Saturday in the Garden
before 1900 was all the critics
needed to stamp the violets with
the adjective great" That, coupled
with Long Island'c defeat by Du.
quesne earlier, also settled the
problem of which Was the best
metropolitan team.
Southern California, pride Of the
Pacific coast, started off like q
champion-and has continued to i'm.
prove. The indicated Trojans'
most recent sample Of their often
sive prowess the thing that has
made them feared from coast to
coast-came when they beat U. c.
l.. A. 60 to rs Friday.
Colorado, though beaten once,
was called "the best team Frosty
Cox ever produced" by no less an
authority than former Sportswriter
Ralph l.. Carr, now the states
governor, on a visit here last week.
Oklahoma's Aggies have won
eight straight and something like
43 consecutive games IN .heir home
court, to end all argument in the
Missouri Valley. And Duke came
through with a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SO to A decision over North Caro-
lima to take the top spot in the
Southern conference. It's still a
race down there, but If the Blue
Devils continue to improve, they'll
breeze in.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
DUKE LEADS SOUTHERN CIRCUIT
Cats To Play Durham Quint Tuesday Might
M'Kechnie n otToPunishErn;o
lombard For Famous 'Snoo7o,

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 11.-R-
Deacon Bill McKechnie, manager
Of the Cincinnati Reds, today
knocked sky high any idea that
punishment or reprisal might be
meted out to Ernie lombard, Reds
catcher who took a nap at home
plate in the final game of the 1899
world series.
"It was a tough break Nc
Kechnie said Of the incident in
which lombard was knocked down
by Charlie Keller of the Yankees,
and lay dazedly cross the plate
while Joe DiMaggio scored. 1.-THE
razzing that Ernie took for that
mishap was unjustified-too bad"
One game does not make or
break a ball player, the sage of
Williamsburg, Pa, continued. After
all, lombard played in 1870 games
for the championship last season
and turned in a fine performance
in the All-Star game. The Reds
want lombard back. He wants to
come back to Cincinnati, and my
guess is that he will be right in
there catching for at least 100
games this season."
Technically, the big catcher is a
passive holdout. At least he is dis
satisfied with the terms Of his
1910 contract, but McKechnie be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12

lieves Ernie and the fro,.
Will come to terms shorty V'.lcs
Here for a bit of relayin.
his batterymen report reb % S',o'
Kechnie said he expected Me-
pitching this year than las, 's',s'
walters, D~erringer and
Thompson should be as goos 9sa'
last year." he said. Z beiieys a. as
can use Jim Turner (obtainad We
BOSTON, as a starting ni,o ,t..l
Johnny Wander Nicer sbon,S E4S''
back. He never got going las, ."as
From what I hear, hes readr ':''
a big comeback ~
The Dour Deacon said bs l..
that some were ~conceding rbs ANEW
nant to the st. Louis Cardnp S''
and admitted that they're a ,a".,
ball club. ''Dsn
"But check the 1899 raco,,.
he said, "and you will find a..
licked the Cards in every imro,,.,.
series.
The Reds figure to be strors..
in 1940-with the confidence 90.
ed by winning such a rouab .a,
tumble scrap as We had last ves,.
McKechnie has not picked ri,
1910 lineup yet and is nor a.,
pected to do so soon.
My custom is to let the Inv,
know there is a wide open ba,t-.
for every position he said. "Trs,
makes them hustle.h
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
Wilmington Fight Team
Goes To Atlanta Meet
Regional Fight Meet OPENS
Tonight; Six Local Boxers
To Compete For Titles

Wilmington's six-man Golia
Gloves team arrived in Atlanta last
night at II o'clock where it vii! start
on its first lap of the fictic wars in
the Southeastern United States
Golden Gloves tournament tonight.
The team will weigh in with Tie
ether contestants in the tourney a.
noon today. The fights will start
tonight at 8 o'clock (EST).
The tournament is scheduled 10
continue through Thursday night,
Members of the team, selected
from the Star-News-Brigade Golden
Gloves meet held here last week
are:
Jimmy Swami, 112-pound cham
pion, of Wilmington; Harry Barn
hill, 118-pound runner-up champi@
Of Wilmington, who was named ID
take the place of George FranQuezd
Belmont, who was unable to lea0
school; j. P. Shepherd, 126-pouHi
champion, of Raleigh.
Henry Gilliken, 147-pound cham
pion, Of Wilmington; Vance "Red'
Beard, of Fayetteville, who was
named to fill the place of Zane VIII
tiers, of Raleigh, who elected to
fight in the Charlotte state tourney,
and Tiny Taylor, 232-pound Whining
ton lad, who walked through tas
heavyweight division here.
George Brooks, 135-pounds, of RAJ
and Fred Barnhill, l75'pomds
Of Wilmington, were selected VI
make the trip but did not go.
The team was accompanied BY
Phil Buchheit, head of the Golden.
Gloves committee, and Father JAMES
A. Marley, member of the WilmlnsI
ton boxing commission who was "
charge of the local team in the NEE
Opponents for the opening rounlI
for the Wilmington boxers are f"E
to be known until tonlsA'
short time prior to the opehIA'
of the tournament.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
ROPER EXPELLED
FROM BASEBALL
Bramham Suspends Lenoir
Directors And Expels Man.
ager And Player For Life

DURHAM, Feb. 11.-LR-In two
sweeping decisions involving the
Lenoir IN. c. club of the Tar Heel
league, William G. Bramham. car
Of basebalTs minor leagues, ex-
PEELED a manager and a player from
the game for life, suspended the
president and directors Of the club
md warned everybody in profess
sional baseball against future
frauds.
Cleaning up the situation he ap:-
parently had referred to at the
Cincinnati convention when he said
baseball was "in the darkest spot
since the Black Sox scandal" Bran
ham has imposed two fines agyre-
eating $74O and placed President
w. C. Courtney and five directors
of the club on baseball's ineligible
list for filing false and forged con-
tracts for Al players.
In a separate decision Bramham
expelled from baseball Clarence P.
Roper. who managed the team for
half the 1899 season, and Mike
Slime, because the latter played IN.
der an assumed name (Bob Wells)
while on the ineligible list o. the
Wausau (Wis.) club of the Northern
league.
1t was in this connection that
Bramham stated:
Notice is given to all parties
now or hereafter connected with
professional baseball that conduct
consisting of knowingly employing
ineligible players or otherwise prac-
Using frauds upon clubs, leagues or
the national association, will meet
similar action"
Sine said in an affidavit to- M.
c. Campbell, president of the class
D Tar Heel league, that he did not
believe anyone connected with the
Lenoir club except Manager Roper
knew his real identity.
AS to the forged contracts which
showed the club ostensibly paying
players $50 to SIPS a month when
it actually was paying $50 to $3.50,
Bramham said that all officia's ad-
mitted this was done but all denied
responsibility.
"Out Of the Al contracts which
this club filed during 1889, it is ad-
mitted and the records disclose"
the contracts actually signed by
the players called for $6,SO5 while
the false and fraudulent contracts
sent in by the club only called for
$3,465."
Bramham added the usual ex-
cuse of lack Of knowledge of the
rules and ineXperience in profess
sional baseball is offered but i'm.
posed a punitive fine of $500 against
the club for this conduct of the
club president" and imposed an ad.
ditional $240 fine representing 20
per cent Of the salary limit ($1, 2O0)
of the Tar Heel league.
He said except for the fact that
new interests have taken over the
Lenoir club the franchise would
have been forfeited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
DURHAM MAY WIN
TITLE THIS WEEK
Bulldogs Would Cinch Eastern
Flag With Wins Over
Cats, Rocky Mount

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 12-While
their Glass B and c brethren are
playing in the district eliminations,
the Glass A high school basketball
teams will swing into the next to
last week of regular season COM
petition and will engage in 10 i'm
portant loop contests.
Durham High schools state cham
pions for the past two seasons need
only two more victories to remove
the last mathematical chances of
the opposition for a shot at the title.
Should Durham beat Wilmington
Tuesday and Rocky Mount Friday
the Bulldogs would gain undisputed
possession of their third Eastern
title.
Much the same situation prevails
in the West. Should High Point win
both Of its games this week the
Furniture City team would virtual.
ly clinch the title. A loss for Greens.
boro in either one Of two games
would give High Point the Western
championship.
The Class A schedule follows:
East: Tuesday-Durham at Will
mington and Rocky Mount at Viii.
son; Friday: Durham at Rocky
Mount and Wilmington at Raleigh;
Saturday Wilmington at Durham.
West: Tuesday - Greensboro at
Gastonia and Winston-Salem at
High Point; Friday-Winston.Sale.n
at Charlotte and High Point at Gas
tonia; Saturday - Greensboro at
Salisbury.
High Point gained its fifth and
sixth consecutive victories last week
by rolling over Salisbury 33 to II
and Charlotte 40 to 10. Greensboro
broke into the win column for the
first time Tuesday by nosing out
Winston-Salem 21 to 20. In the only
other Western Class A game, Wins
ton-Salem beat Charlotte Al to 80.
In the East Durham's sharp.
shooters found the mark otter to
wallop Wilson S. to 20 to gain their
fourth straight victory. Raleigh, a
strong contender for Eastern honors
in past years, dropped a % to is
decision to Rocky Mount and a 81
to % verdict to Wilson. Wilmington
won its first conference game by
upsetting Rocky Mount 80 to rs
Friday.
The High schools basketball race
will be climaxed by the annual
tripleheader championship games at
Chapel Hill Tuesday, February II.
Glass A standings:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
DEMPSEY CHOICE
TO Whip LOUIS
Majority OF Fight Experts
Say Ex.Champ Could Beat
Negro Title Holder

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11.-R-Could
jack Dempsey whip Joe Louis?
That question precipitates a fistic
argument that never will be settled
but there's n thing certain it
would be the battle of all the cen.
turtles.
The composite views of "a sports
writer's, managers, referees and
lighters questioned by the Post
Dispatch gives the decision to
Dempsey, champion from 1919 to
1926, by a vote Of Is to 6,
III" Manassa Mauler's supporters
argue his tremendous two-handed
punching power, plus a greater
ability to take It," would enable
him to win in the fourth round.
Louis admirers, however. contend
mat Louis, also a great two.handed
hitter, would have the advantage
because Dempsey's style was made
to order for the Brown Bomber,
A number Of the experts noted
1t would make a difference what
rules Dempsey would have to OBJ
serve: that Dempsey during his
day made his own rules" and
II Ated regulations without penalty.
Eighteen Of those questioned be.
iieVe Dempsey would win by a
knockout; four think Louis would
win by a knockout, one by a is
roun decision and n by a teohni-
cal knockout.
Eight thought Dempsey would
win on ability to take IT; eight be-.
ieVed he would win on a better
punch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
2,738 Dogs Entered In
Westminster Club Show

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-R To
morrow morning the first of z.73S
dogs, each a selected specimen Of
his breed, highly groomed and
trained to look and act his best,
will start parading through the
rings at Madison square Garden in
the 64th annual sno.: of the West
minister Kennel club. Scr etime
Wednesday night just one of them
Will bo left standing alone to re.
ceive the most coveted ribbon Of
them all and the applause of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
BULLDOGS HEAVILY
FAVORED TO WIN.
Game Here To Be Fourth Con-
ference Tilt This Season;
Locals To Drill Today

Playing the role of the giant
killer, the New Hanover High
school cakers will go against the pc
rennial state champions, the Dur
ham Bulldogs in the Y. M. c. A,
gmy Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in
the second home conference game
Of the season and the fourth family
row for the Wildcats.
The locals have won one and lost
two in their three conference starts
Everything in the south, from
small high schools to college fresh
man teams, has fallen before the
drive of the state champion Bull
dogs, but the New Hanover lads
have set their minds to give the
visitors at least a great battle.
Displaying a speed and sharp
shooting ability which has beer
lacking on the High school squads
for several years in their game with
Rocky Mount last Friday night, the
Wildcats hope to keep up the pace
against Durham. The champs are
fast and accurate with their shots
and if the locals can match them
the game will be terrific.
Captain Allison Alderman with
alternating bursts Of scoring all
season, grabbed high honors in Fri
days game with Is markers through
the ropes to bring his camlaign
total to SO.
Billy Pieper, guard, shot his total
to an ever 100 Friday with some
fancy and difficult shooting from
all angles of the floor. Pieper's
defensive work was outstanding as
he broke through the Railroaders'
offense to stop their drives repeat
eddy.
Bobby Edwards, forward, third
member of the three scoring aces,
Topped the hoop for 10 points to
bring his total up to 10 for the
winter months Of play. Bobby has
developed a mighty classy shot
from along about the foul stripe
and he seldom misses.
The best side Of the locals play
has been written into the books,
but the errors still remain and
Coach Pepper is planning a long
session this afternoon to correct
the mistakes. One or two which
were noticed from the sidelines and
which, when corrected, would
greatly improve the play of the
Wildcats, are the failure to follow
up under long shots. The Cats
could have benefited even more
Friday if the long chance had been
followed to the basket, but in most
cases their opponents recovered the
ball on the rebound from the back
board. The second outstanding err
ror was the slow recovery after a
goal had been made. When the ball
was put into play under the goal
by their opponents the locals did
not change to defensive tactics fast
enough and in most cases the
Rocky Mounters got the jump on.
the Cats and had the ball down
the floor before they started to
work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
FENSKE'S Squirt
WINS TRACK MEET
Wisconsin Runner Takes Cum
ningham's Place As Worlds
Premier Indoor Miller

BOSTON, Feb. 11.7P-It could
be youth conquering age or power
overcoming finesse, but most stu
dents of track agreed today that
Chuck Fenske's ability to prolong
his terrific squirt for amazing dis
tances has caused Glenn Cunning
hams downfall as the worlds pre-
mier indoor miller.
For the fourth time this season,
the powerful Fenske defeated the
old master in last nights famous
Hunter mile with a ALP perform
ance.
To do it, the Wisconsin star cut
loose with a blistering 5S.7 final
quarter, which swept him home
five yards ahead of CALIFORNIA;
Lou Zamperini and eight in front
of Cunningham.
They competed in a five-man
field before the Boston A. AS
record crowd of 1894. Most of the
spectators bemoaned the fact that
for many laps Fenske was content
to run third, with Cunningham al
his heels, as the veteran Gene
Venzke set a comfortable 1928 pace
for the first three quarters. If
either had forced matters earlier,
Boston's 4:10 record might have
been wiped out.
Cunningham's practice has been
to stay behind and gather himself
for a terrific last-lap squirt that
killed off most rivals in former
years. Fenske has made it obvious
that such tactics can lot prevail
when lie does the same thing two
laps earlier and holds on stoutly
until the end.
And as the first three pounded
to the finish line, many experts
were impressed by the burst that
spread over the last two
to remain ahead of the hard
driving Kansan.
Despite Fenske's decisive triumph
the meets outstanding feature,
he received scant consideration
from the track writer's when they
met this afternoon to award the
John j. Hallahan trophy.
1t was voted to John Borican,
the sensational Elberon, N. j., ne
gro star, whose PIP win over
Olympic Champion Johnny Wood
ruff in the Lapham 1000" was
rated the nights outstanding per-
Charlie Beetham of New York's
69th regiment A. A., whose 1926
time won the Hollis $780," was
runner-up in the poll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
TWO MEN KILLED
IN AUTOACCIDE
Four Other Persons ln]ufF'
When Car Overturns On
Kings Mountain ROAD

GASTONIA, Feb. 11.-'F-Jd"s
William and Wilbur Owens uae'
textile mill workers, were kllleu 'a
four other persons were lhJuteu
8 p. m. today when their car vm .s.
turned on the Kings Mountain A5D
way. ,.,,ol
Clifford owens suffered a 6F0Asf
back and collar bone. R. L. " rot.
a WPA timekeeper, also had a G.' J
en- back. Both were reNof'eu !
critical condition. Mart Hun'Sn sr.
and Yates Owens, the otheI asly
pants of the car, We're less seEl0U'''
hurt.
The car overturned on a curve
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
Nathan Mann To Battle
Williams Thursday Night

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-R)-The
nations boxing program is unusual
ly quiet this week.
The best brings together Nathan
Mann of Hamden, Conn.,, and Hobo
Williams. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
in a heavyweight ten.rounder at New
Haven, Conn.,, Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
OF The JUDGE
N THE

HOUSTON. Tex Up EXCUSE
me, judge" said the friend who
vas walking along with Judge
Langston King. 1--WE got to &c
back. I've lost my snake"
Your snake?" questioned the
judge in establishment. where did
you have him?"
"In my pocket" mumbled the
other as he started searching the
ground.
In a few moments he caught up
with the judge again.
Found him." he said, cheerfully.
stay away from me-" said the
judge, quickening his steps.
And as he tells the story, he
reached the courthouse away ahead
of his friend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
Burgaw Negroes Jailed
On Liquor Law Chafss1

BURGAW, Feb. l1,-I-iIIa nrl
negress, was arrested l'Le nr,er
day night by Sheriff D. IIJt'st
and Chief of Police K. D. nnl
on a charge of possessl''s 4
taxpaid liquor for the p0'I0~
sale. vi
She is being held in jail IN !, n
fault of bond. A heaFlh7 .d
held in recorders court lue-|
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
co. | INSPECTION
SLATED TONIGHT
Continued From Page One)

fantry, U. S. A., will be the in
speeding officer.
Colonel Alophe Huguet, senior
instructor in Infantry, N. c. N.
e., will be an honor guest at the
inspection, which will last for
about n and a half hours,
A schedule of the program which
Company I has observed for the
past six months will be followed
Captain Cheek said.
The public is invited to Witness
the inspection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
GORDON TRAIN

EUGENE, Ore, Feb. 11.-(R--Al.
though Joe Gordon returned his
1910 contract unsigned, he is on his
way to st. Petersburg, rla., spring
training camp of the New York
Yankees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
DUKE LAY TIGERS

DURHAM, Feb. 11.-LR--Duke
university's basketeers, leading
conference and Big Five
aggregation, left here tonight for
Clemson where tomorrow night
they will clash with Clemson's de-
tending conference champions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
SETS RECORD

BERGEN, Norway, Feb. 11.-H-
Charles Mathiesen Of Norway today
set a new worlds speed skating
record for 5000 meters, covering the
distance in 8 minutes ia seconds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
SMOKE RINGS
Day Of Cagers
BY SAM Raglan

For the next three or four weeks the cage game Will
rifle the sports world, and that goes for every corner in
the nation from the crossroads village to. the metropoll-
tan centers. -,
In Southeastern North Carolina most Of the nigh
schools will be in the midst of their annual tournaments
and the records of some of the teams in this section lndl-
cate that the territory is producing some Of it's best bas-
ketball teams in many a season this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12

1t Is estimated that enough pho.
tographic film for a super colos-
sal' epic is used in auto expert.
mental laboratories each year in de.
veloping important mechanical i'm.
provement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12

In eastern Bolivia a native tribe
the Toborochos, live in the hollow
trunks Of gigantic trees known as
bottle trees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
Q STORIES .
 IN STAMPS
New U. s. Super-Liner Sails on First Cruise

THE maiden voyage of the S. S. X America, newest queen of the seas, is marked by the cachet above, applied to all mail carried on the first Caribbean cruise. The America will stop at Charlotte Amalie, San Juan, Port-au-Prince and Havana.
 The luxury liner is entirely American, designed and built in U. S. shipyards. Practically every state in the Union contributed something to the building of the vessel; raw materials from the south and west; finished products from the industrial east.
 The ship is 723 feet long, 92 feet in beam, 100 feet deep from keel to mast, and displaces 35,440 tons. There are accommodations for 1902 passengers and a crew of 643. It is completely air-conditioned.
 Originally intended to meet for- eign competition m the luxury.I liner service. the America is prac-i tically the only super-liner ir.l operation today. Vessels of othel1 nations are either tied up at docksj or are in transport service in wal zones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17

self. Vera was unlike the other girls
 It wasn't that she was unattrac- tive, or untrained. Sue Mary could honestly say that she would work as well and longer than many Yet she wondered just how Babs, Kitty, and Miss Grant would react to Vera's own individual philosophy. But she had prom ised Nick, and she knew she would never have the courage to see him at the hall Friday unless she carried out his wish.
 It wasn't as difficult as she had anticipated. Babs gave her the opening by announcing that she was going to take her two weeks vacation starting the first of the month.
 "I'll try to clean everything up before leave," she told Kitty and Sue Mary, "but the way the work has been coming in from the plane and auto factories, I just never seem to get caught up
 That gave Sue Mary reason for approaching Miss Grant later LlaC Qay. II bdDS IS SO1uS OIl her vacation and the work is in- creasing, I thought you might put an extra girl on for a while. And Miss Oliver is very capable. She's friend of mine and very ef1- cient."
 T guess I'm better saleswoman than I think" she told Nick when she phoned him that evening. Any way, tell Vera to come in within a day or so and see Miss Grant. I'm sure she can finish convincing her that she'll do very we'll"
 Nick's voice was able to do something to her even over the phone: that heady intoxication, that feeling of a whole new world unknown.
 You've done a good job," he said. You've helped Vera, who needs help, and as for me well tomorrow - tomorrow night I'll tell you how I feel about it."
 (T0 Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
PAY DAY CHANGES
 PLEASE TEACHERS
Board Votes New Salary Schedule; Anderson Gym
 Plans Approved

Teachers will be paid the first and 18th of each month, the board of education ruled last night.
 The recommendation for such a schedule was made by a committee consisting of Dr. Thomas J. Condon, school superintendent, Thomas P. Ashton, president of the board, and Controller Thomas J. Conlon.
 The board also told a delegation from the East End Community Club that plans for the Anderson school gymnasium have been approved by the state board
 The new salary schedule has the approval of Waterbury Principals association and the Waterbury Teachers association, Dr. Condon told the board.
 Teachers were previously paid on the third week of September and about every two weeks thereafter, with full pay before Christmas and another on the third week fo January.