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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
TABERNACLE RUNS
ON VICTORY TRAIL
SOuthside Takes Fifth Avenue
And Epworth Defeats St.
Andrews Quint

While Calvary's basketeers were
idle, Tabernacle romped along the
victory trail Friday night with a
COLA decision over Emmanuel. South
side took Fifth Avenue into camp
by 37-17 and Epworth rallied to
gain a Pals triumph over a stub.
born st. Andrews quintet.
Evans is Tops
Emmanuel put up a good figh,
against the polished teamwork of
the Tabernacle cagers and held
them to a 20-8 score in the opening
half but the winners began to click
in championship fashion in the Sec
ond half and ran up a 40-point to-
tai in this period. Evans, held to
two points in the first half, added
16 in the second to top all scoring
efforts. Casteen added II, H. Kelly,
Vereen and Markiton eight each
and F. Kelly 6 to complete the
scoring for Tabernacle. For Imman.
uel, Parker hit the hoop for Z, But
Ter 4, Dixon 2 and Garfield 1.
The second game saw Southside
defeat Fifth Avenue in a well-play-
ed contest, in which the winners
displayed much better shooting
ability. Fifth Avenue passed the
ball nicely but was short on the
scoring punch, finding great diff
Guilty in hitting the basket. Oliphant
led the victors with IA markers,
while Rowan and King contributed
six each, Dixon and Peterson 4 each
and Smith 3. Walker was high for
Fifth Avenue with 8, Raynor and
Wilson tallying 4 each and Marsh.
burn l..
In the final game of the night,
Epworth was held scoreless in the
first half of the game with St. An
drews but staged a furious rally in
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
S0FTBALL MEET
SET FOR TUESDAY
Edwards Calls Gathering OF
Players, Managers And
Sponsors On Plans

A meeting of managers, players
and sponsors of teams in the Inde-
pendent and Commercial softball
leagues, to be held at the Y.M.C.A.,
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock for the
purpose of formulating plans for the
1910 softball ason was called last
night by Foster Edwards, commits
sioner Of the Independent circuit.
1t is highly possible, Edwards said
last night, there will be a field for
night softball this year. Plans are
under way, he said, to erect a grand
stand, bleachers and a fence in I'd
dition to equipping the field with
regulation softball f1oodlights so that
both the major loops of the city will
have a place to complete their sche-
dulles.
The game, which many claim is
twice as fast and more exciting than
hardball, has grown rapidly here
within the past few years. Three
years ago, Edwards said, the teams
none Of them had uniforms-play-
ed on vacant fields. There was no
organization and no attendance. The
following year the game began
catching on, and the two leagues
boosted a steady attendance of
about 500 a game. With the openir;
of the 1889 season, the two leagues
had an average Of 1000 people at
their games. With lights and offer.
ing the fans two ball games each
night, Edwards believes three and
four thousand will follow the teams
this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
HIGH net TEAMS
BEGIN PRACTICES
Schedule For 1910 Incomplete
But Season Expected To
Open Here Soon

The New Hanover High school
tennis teams donned their new
warm : up suits during the past
week and got down to some hon
est to goodness serious practice
for the coming season which will
open in less than a month.
Getting In Shape
Working out for the first time
since November the Phantom Aces
and Queens are rapidly getting in
shape and the session yesterday
morning on the Robert Strange
courts vas very good with the
first stringers hitting the ball with
mid-season form.
The schedule has not been made
for the 1910 season, but a South
Carolina team will probably open
the local net season early in
March. The date Of the East Caro-
lima Teachers match is tentatively
set for March 20 and confirmation
of the date is expected this week.
The present lineups of the two
teams follows: Girls, state champ
ions for 1935-36-37-3S-39, Mary
Elizabeth Johnson, captain and
number one; Eslie Fergus, 2; Jane
Lewis, 3; Jocelyn Peck, 4; Norma
Henderson, S; Jean Jones, 6;
Lgnes Morton, Z; Louise Hard
wick, 8. Boys, eastern state champ
ions 1933-34-35-36-38-39, state cham
pions 1933-34-3S-39, Lionel Johnson,
1; Nelson Taylor, 2; Charles
Boney, {; Harold Hinnant, captain
and 4; Jerould Robinson, 5; John
Evans, 6; Burt Gornto, Z and Burt
Myers. &.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Tentative arrangements also have
been made for a tournament at
Pinehurst, N. c., the first week in
April, and at White Sulphur Spring; :,
W. Va, later.
Tilden Enthusiastic
The veteran Tilden waxed enthus-
iastic today over the program.
Tournament competition is es-
sential," he said, ito the :dvance-
ment of professional tennis. It as
sures the public that the matches
are played on their merit. The ex-
hibitions are, too, but you can't con.
vince the public of that.
Gin tournament play, also, it's
performance and not reputation that
counts. Tournaments, by the way,
may be a bad thing for me, because
I may not show up SO well in hem,
whereas I could demand a good
sized guaranteed for an exhibition
series. In tournaments you've got
to go out and prove you're good"
Other advantages, he said, were
that-as in golf-the lesser known
professionals were able to keep their
names before the public; that the
general publicity acted as a stimulus,
and that tournaments provided in
centive for the younger players.
Don't get the idea that exhibitions
will be eliminated" he added. There
is still money to be made on tour,
but the tournaments are necessary"
To make tournaments worthwhile
for the top professionals, Tilden said
large purses probably would be
needed, but he believes they will
come as a natural sequence.
The southeastern tournament draw
was made for "a players, with ldge
seeded first, Perry second and Til
den third. Other seedlings included
Bruce Barnes, White Plains, N. Y,
No. 4; Karel Kozeluh. Greenwich,
Conn.,, No. S; Walter Senior, Nee
nah-Menasha, Wis, No. s; Vince: t
Richards, New York, No. Z, and Joe
Whalen, Hollywood Beach, Fla, No.
s.
OF those, only Perry will get into
action tomorrow, the others draw
ing byes. Perry was matched against
Leonard Grifiths of White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va.
Budge's first match Monday will
be against Don Watson, of Wash
ington, D. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Magnolia's Au-Stars
Defeat Dunn Sextette

MAGNOLIA, Feb. 1.-THE Mag
nolia, All-Star girls tonight defeated
The Dunn-All stars 1920 in one of
the closest basketball games seen
here this year.
The contest was close from start
tn finish with the lead changing at
frequent intervals.
Warren, with 16 points, was hlgh
scorer for the visitors, while Chest
mutt. with 10 points, was high TOR
the Magnolia girls.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Professional Tennis Goes In For Big Money EUents
More TourneysA ndFewer
Exhibitions Are Planned
Virtually All Name Players Will Compete
In $4,000 Southeastern Pro Tourney
BY LARRY ROLLINS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 7-PCProfesslona
tennis, taking it's cue from big-time golf, IS going IN Tor
more money tournaments and fewer exhibitions.
AS the first step in their campaign to put pro tennis
on a more solid paying basis, virtually all the name play play
Tilden on down-wil compete in the $4,000 southeastern
professional tournament starting here tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Boliuia Basketball Teams
Ride High In Brunswick
Girls Have Won II of IL Contests; Boys
Have Lost But Three While
Winning 10

BOLIVIA, Feb. 17-Bolivia cageball fans are proud
no end Of the showing which the teams of the Bolivia
High school have made this year.
The girls have won IL of their Is games, having de-
feated every team in Brunswick county, with four wins
over Shallotte, two over Southport, one over Waccamaw,
two over Leland and having defeated Long Creek-Grady
twice and Wampee. S. C. once.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

teams competing.
The tourney will open Man,.
night at Z o'clock with forr
scheduled each of the siv -,
the tourney is to run. The ,o,S
will close Monday night, Feb =.
No games have been set a.
urday night.
Opening Night
The opening game ton..
night will pit the Magnolia ~,
Warsaw women in a game IA ,..+
at Z p. m. Other games GO. !.
Monday night are: BeulaviIls -,
Warsaw men at s D. M. rv..-
and Jacksonville men at 9
Magnolia and Wallace men , ~g
p. m. u
Wilmington has two entria,
the mems division of the torr,.'
The Wilmington Y team will fr,
see action Wednesday night =, n
o'clock while the Wilmington AZ
Stars are to play their first "a.
test Tuesday night at 8 oc,,,,
when they meet the Blaier6o,,
men.
Teams which have entered N,
tourney are:
Mems division - GoIdsboro AL
Stars, Erwin Red Birds. Wilmir,
ton Y. M. c.. A., Rosehill E,agl4;
Wilmington All-Stars, Clinton All
Stars, Jacksonville All,Stars, Bill
enboro All-Stars, Magnolia Rail
Shirts, Ivanhoe Au-Stars, ChinQus
pin All-Stars, and Gray All.Stsz|
Womens' teams entered sy
Dunn All-Stars, Kinston A.ll.stas|
Clinton All-Stars, Bladenboro AL
Stars, Warsaw All-Stars, Beulay.r,
All-Stars, Chinquapin All.Stars, AMI
Magnolia All-Stars.
In the mems division the Coli
boro All-Stars and the Erwin Re3|
Birds have been seeded the nun,
Der one and two positions, while Il
the women's division Dunn All
Stars and Chinquapin All.Stars All
rated one and two, respectively.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

slight carrying charge for tn9
payment accounts, he said.
Personally, 1 firmly believe thu
the new Argus scope, as Offered b
Finkelstein's, will meet with the AZ
proval of the most e~xacting. In ny
case, at least, seeing is believing
And to the rifleman seeing is yer?
very important.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
CAGE TOURNEY OPENS MONDAY
-Four Games Are Carded
Each Six Nights OF Pin,
Wilmington Y and All-Star Elves Ent,.
Annual Basketball Competition "''

MAGNOLIA, Feb. 17-Sports fans of Southeast.
North Carolina are expected to flock here this wa aIeA
the annual Magnolia Independent basketball tourn noeA a.
underway with a full complement of mems and wy wom KY
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

the closing half to win out easily
by 24-15. st. Andrews led by 80 at
the lntermission but the boys SEEM
ed to have put their all into that
1lrst half and could not withstand
the rush Of the Epworth attack.
Eason led off with IL points, while
Bland and Lewis stacked up 6
apiece. Mathis with Z and Patelos
and Saffo with 4 each scored all of
st. Andrews points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Bill Belts, commercial pilot, is
the first of the local pilots to get his
new instructors rerating. He took
his flight test last week in Farm
vile, Va, where he has been flying
for Virginia Cub Distributors. He
tells us that the test was really
tough. He said he took the instruc-
tor up as a student, and demonstrat-
ed everything from take-offs, nor
NAL climbs, straight and level flight,
to maneuvers of which students
have knowledge. These ma
neuvers included stalls, spins, spi-
rails, verticals and slips. Bill will in
struct the CAA students of the U.
of Va, in Charlottesville when the
airport is opened there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18
Challedon Is Declared
Out OF Widener Gun

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 17.-P-Chal-
ledon, 'the horse" of 1889, today
was declared out of the March 2
running of the $4,000 Widener
challenge cup at Hialeah Park by
his owner, w. L. Brann.
Brann said the four-year old colt
had been training we'll at Columbia,
s.. c., but he did not think he was
ready for such a hard race.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Visitors: Last week brought
quite a few visiting planes to the
local field. Tuesday a Cub from
New York dropped in on its way
back north after a visit to the
warmer chimes. The plane was
yellow and had red wheel pants,
and the pilot told us that all
along the way people had laugh
ed at that, remarking that the
little "putt-putt" had on its red
flannels! A gull wing Stinson
came in on Wednesdays gale,
much to surprise. Other Wis
itors were the Coast Guard Cru
man am%phibian, a Fairchild "a,
and a new 1910 T%aylorcraft. Sew
eraI Army planes circled the
field, looking rather formidable,
but failed to land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

At the Airport: The Cub is sport
ing a new instrument, a bank indi
Gator. That gives the students some
thing else to concentrate on, but W.
we're disappointed when we tried i
out and found that we were making
an error after flying this long. The.
told this one about one of the nev
students: 1t seems that he bought
book on aviation recently, and on,
day after doing spins with the in
structor, fished out his book and OBJ
served, you didn't do that right
-. One of the boys has worked ou1
a new maneuver as all pilots do
We often wonder when we hear then
explained just why they wouldn'
work 80. This one starts with a hal
roll, a loop and winds up with an
other half roll. Who will be first tt
try it? We heard someone remarl
that now parking on Greenfield
drive will be prohibited, visitors 6:
the airport will increase New
est students r Charlie Johnson ant
Mr.. Eggleston. Several of the othe1
students are almost ready to solo
-. A new supply of Cub stickers
is now available for those who wan1
them for their cars If anyon
wants some, they may get them al
the airport. One of the students
was watching the stunt flying last
Sunday, and while trying to explain
the maneuvers to a friend started
speaking of snapovers. We shook
our heads and started wondering il
we were behind times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Club notes: The Aero club
elected new officers at the meet
ing Wednesday night. They are
Dwight McEwen, president; Al.
bert Wooten, vice-president: An
ma Feenstra, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
and Kenneth Wooten, member
at-large OF the board of direc-
tors. Who was it said it was a
family affair? The clubs Ii.
brary is expanding. Some Of the
books of the old Port City Aero
club were found, and for those
who plan to go up for their pri-
waite ratings, "PWvate Pilots
Manual" was bought. Memhers
continued study of the First Aid
course at the meeting also.
The Junior Model Aero cl,,h
has gotten under way. The fret
meeting was held at the cham'
Der OF commerce last night and
plans were made to hold a mode
meet on March 9 at the airnort
The next meeting of the club will
be held Thursday night at tho
chamber of commerce. We tb;nL
this will be an excellent onnor.
tunity to keep many of the
younger boys and girls ont Of
mischief. Anyone Interested ~
model building, whether young
or old, is invited to attend the
meeting.
Confucius say: Move your brain
fore you move the plane
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-18

Confucius say: Move your brain
before you move the plane.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Huddled down in the far corner
Of the Old Orchard, hungry, shiver-
ing with cold, the Bob Whites lis
tened to Happy Jack Squirrels story
of the good things to be found in
Farmer Browns henyard, and their
eyes frightened.
TT won't do any harm to 90 look"
said Bob White to Mrs. Bob. I'VE
have got to do something or starve
to death. We have had pretty slim
pickings ever since this hard, icy
crust formed and until this melts
we cannot hope for anything better
unless Farmer Browns Boy thinks
Of us and puts out some grain.
don't know why I didn't think of
that henyard before Come on,
everybody, follow me-"
Bob White jumped into the air
and with his stout little wings
whirring darted away toward Farm
er Browns henyard. After him
whirred all the other Bob Whites.
They alighted on the snow just out
side the henyard, where they could
peep through and see what was
going on inside. There were the
hens, running about picking up
grain as fast as they could, while
right in among them were Bully the
English Sparrow, Mrs. Bully and
some of their children, stuffing
themselves and actually squabbling
with the hens to whom the grain
rightfully belonged They were a
disgrace to the feathered tribe.
The sight of all that good food
was too much for the Bob Whites.
They were so cold and hungry that
they were quite willing to run almost
any risk. You see they knew per-
fectly we'll that if they once filled
their stomachs they would no longer
be cold. So once more they whirred
into the air and over the fence and
dropped like so many little brown
balls among the hens. So sudden
and unexpected was their arrival
that they frightened Bully and his
family so that they few up to the
roof OF the henhouse.
But when Bully saw what had
happened he straightway flew into
a rage. With all the other SPAR
rows behind him he flew down and
began to threaten and bluster, as
only Bully can. He told the Bob
WHITES they had no business there.
He ruffled up all his feathers to
make himself look as big as he
could and then screaming all sorts
Of harsh things he pretended that
he was going to fight Bob White.
There was no pity in him nor in
any of his followers for the poor,
half-starved Bob Whites. The lat
ter did not want to fight No, in
deed. All they wanted was to eat.
But this Bully and the other SPAR
rows did not intend to allow them
to do. They snatched the grain out
of the very mouths of the Bob
Whites and altogether were as
selfish crowd as ever was.
Evening star., 1940-12-13

EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY
Star Flashes: Latest Bill Coyle, WMAL, 4:30
Star Sports: Late by Ray Michael WMAL pm
Star Recorded "Lohengrn"
"Todays Prelude" WNdAI. 645-7
Christmas annual
toy and fund campaign sponsored by The and
Warner
THE EVENINGS High LIGHTS
7:30-WRC, Templeton S guest.
so0-WJSV,
in adaptation of Chad Hanna"
S3o-WRC Information Please: scientific
thority, believes scathing things
sabers with the
oWJSV Playhouse offers Fredc March Florence Edrdge
in
s3o-WRC
democracy Mr. Whikers with Lee J. Cobb Of Group
Theater,
Beloise Madison Square Garden.
10oWJsV William Knudsen production coordnator of the Ma
Defense
tonal Association of Manufacturers the subject Industry
Meets the Challenge of Defense"
Organization of the Legal Profession
Evening star., 1940-12-13
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM
DEcEMeER -. 1910.

FRIDAYS PROGRAM. DEcEMBER -. 1910.
Epery effort by this program accurate
frequently ordered the station
Toe corrections here
Evening star., 1940-12-13
POINTS FOR PARENTS
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

II mother cannot resist taking
chtldren'S responsibilities for
them. 1t is advisable for her to
take herself away from the scene
of temptation.
Evening star., 1940-12-13

Mother: Don't forget your book,
Jean q. . Here's a clean handkerchief,
Jack :. Remember it's music lesson
day, Jean Have you cleaned your
teeth, Jack?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Jacobs Trophies Are
Presented At Banquet

CLINTON, S. c., Dec, 1o.-R-
Gates Barker. Furman guard,
Lloyd Chatham, ace Auburn back,
and Billy Walker, V.M.1., star
blocker, received tonight the 1910
Jacobs interference trophies at the
18th annual presentation banquet
at Presbyterian college.
Dr.. William P. Jacobs, college
president, gives the trophies an
nually to the best blocker in South
Carolina, the Southern conference,
and the Southeastern conference.
Winners are chosen by ballot OF
coaches, officials and sports
writer's. Barker was the South Car
DINA winner, Walker the Southern
conference, and Chatham the
Southeastern.
A crowd estimated at 800, said
to be the largest since II inception
of the event attended the presenta-
ton. Among the guests were sports
writer's, coaches and athletic di-
rectors, officials, fans and lumi-
naries of other sports. A distin-
guished visitor was Buck New
some, Detroit Tiger pitcher and
off-season resident of Huntsville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Nick Cullop Is Named
Manager At Asheuille

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-R-Nick
Cullop, who has slammed 1855 home
runs in his II seasons in professional
baseball-an average of slightly bet
ter than 26 a year-has been selected
by the st. Louis Cardinals to manage
their Piedmont league farm at Ashe.
Vile in 1871.
Cullop, hefty outfielder who has
campaigned effectively through the
big minors and done duty with both
Brooklyn and Cincinnati, will sue
coed Tommie West as manager at
Asheville. West has been sold to
Mobile of the Southeastern league.
Cullop, who will be playing man.
ager at Asheville, hit his greatest
home run stride in 1890 when he
slugged 81 round trips while playing
for Minneapolis in the American AS
ISOLATION. He has been with Hous-
ton in the Texas league for the last
two seasons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
Colorado Is Again In
Market For Grid Coach

BOULDER, Colo, Dec. 1O.-RH
For the second time in less than a
year, Colorado university is in the
market for a new football coach.
Last March bald-headed Bernard
Dummy Cakes stepped down with
a Sc, 500 cash settlement after most
of his players signed a petition for
his dismissal. Frank Potts, track
coach, was given the football lob
a month later under a one wear
contract.
Today Potts notified UNIVERSITY
heads that he prefers" to resl,noe
his former status as track mentor
and assistant in football, althouoh
President Robert l.. Stearns &C.
phasized the ex-Oklahoma ha1fbsnL
n pole vaulter could have ral
famed the grid post.
Potts will continue to head tho
football staff until a successor is
NAMED probably by April /. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-11
WOLVERINE STAR
IS NO. l CHOICE
Kimbrough Goes To Cardinals
AS Second Choice; Steelers
Select Standlee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Up -
AS if they weren't already a pretty
fair ball club, the World Champion
Chicago Bears won first call today
on the football services Of Tom
my Harmon, Michigan's All-Ameri-
can halfback, if Tommy. changes
his mind and decides to play foot
ball for money next year.
Harmon's name was the first
drawn in the annual draft Of the
National Professional Football
league. Actually he was selected
by the Philadelphia Eagles, under
a rule which permits the leagues
last place team to make the first
draw, but through a previous
agreement the Eagles yielded first
choice to the Bears.
The Bears Won the pro cham
pionship last Sunday when they
crushed the Washington Redskins,
70 to O..
When Tommy, in New York, was
informed that he was the No. /
choice he said again that he was
not interested in pro football. He
previously has expressed a prefer
ence for radio work. Today's draw,
he said, did not influence his de-
'cision not to play.
The names Of Harmon and 400
odd other college seniors whose
services are sought by the ten pro-
fessional teams e placed side
by side on a group of blackboards.
From this list the team owners,
crowded with their coaches in a
smoke-flled hotel room, made their
selections.
The Chicago Cardinals, given
second choice, drew Jarrin' John
K~imbrough, Of Texas A. & NJ, an
other highly priced All-American.
Other. first choices:
Pittsburgh Steelers - Norman
Standlee, Stanford full-back, who
also was transferred to the Bears
under a preseason trade agree
ment. y
Cleveland Rams-Rudy Mucha,
University of Washington center.
Detroit Lions Jim Thomason,
Texas A. & M. back.
New York Giants - George
Franck, Minnesota back.
Green Bay Packers - George
Paskvan, Wisconsin fullback.
Brooklyn Dodgers Dean Nc
Adams, University of Washington
back.
Chicago Bears--(picking in their
own right-Don Scott, Ohio State
quarterback.
Washington Redskins - Forest
Evashevski, Michigan blocking
back who cleared the way for
many of Harmon's touchdown
sprints.