davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Southern Collegiate
Golf Meet Opens Today

ATHENS, Ga, April 10-LP-Old
man par held his ground today as
scores an high in final practice
rounds for the Southern Intercol-
legiate Golf tournament, but indica.
tons were that regulation figures
would be thrown to the winds to.
morrow with almost 100 linksmen N
the 36-hole qualifying test.
Forecast of ideal weather, excel
lent condition Of the tricky Athens
Country club layout, and probably
the fastest field in the Journeys
history indicate there will be ample
fireworks in the qualifying play.
Louisiana State university will go
to the post as the outstanding favor.
lite, the Tigers having trimmed an.
other top-flight club, Duke, II IL
to 9 IL, in practice today. Mich.
gan's first quartet served notice it
will bear watching by handing the
University of Georgia it's first de.
feat, 10 1-2 to 4 IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
REPUBLICANS SHOW
SIGNS OF GAINS IN
ILLINOIS EALLOTlNC
Continued From Page One)

pivotal state, calculated the probable
party totals to gauge current trends
Projections based on both party's
senatorial contests indicated the
democrats had polled more than l.,
800, 900 votes in comparison to their
1,744, 005 total in the 1888 primary
and that the republicans had gath
cred more than 1000, 600 compared
with SOC, 637 two years ago.
Dewey's indicated total of 977,'
900 would exceed the go, 795 com
piled by Col. Frank Knox and Sen
ator William E. Borah together ir
the 1886 republican preference pri
mary while Roosevelt's would fall
under the 1,416,411 he received in
his uncontested preference test fou1
years ago.
to receive the support of the ILL
nois delegation to the republican ma
tional convention on the basis of his
showing. Mayor Edward J. Kelly
whose Chicago democratic organiza
ton placed the President in the
race without a statement from him.
interpreted his victory as a de
mand" that Roosevelt be renominat'
ed and predicted the democratic
delegation would so insist. However.
the results were not binding on
either group of So delegates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Ward Declines Offer To
Head Pro Football Loop

CHICAGO, April 10.-GP-Arch
Ward. sports editor of the Chicago
Tribune, announced tonight he haG
declined an offer to become presi-
dent of the National Professional
football league at an annual salary
of $4,000 for ten years.
The invitation was extended Ward
by a majority Of the leagues club
Wners. They meet in New York
Friday for their annual meeting.
L appreciate the generosity of
the league magnates and the vote of
confidence from the country's fast
est growing professional sport -
Ward said, but my interest at pres.
ent is Golden Gloves, All-Star foot
ball and other activities of my de-
partment."
Ward, A years old, a graduate of
Notre Dame, has been connected
with the Tribune for - years and
has been its sports editor for ten.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Tar Babies Score 1913
Win Ouer Louisburg Nine

CHAPEL HILL, April 10.-P-
Scoring five runs off three hits, two
flelders' choices, a walk and a hit
batsman in the sixth inning, the
University of North Cardinals fresh
mar baseball team won it's second
consecutive game this season here
today by beating Louisburg college
10 to 8.
The Tar Babies put together two
big scoring frames. Behind 6 to ]
going into the fourth, they collected
three triples to set the stage for a
1our-run rally and in the 9Th added
their winning five markers.
Johnny Pecora, former Warsaw
nigh football and baseball star, Boz
saunders, and John Miller paced the
Tar Baby attack with two hits
apiece Wise and Hall each hit safe
ly twice for Louisburg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Duke Nine Triumphs
Over Davidson, 1872

DAVIDSON, April 10 P) -
Dukes baseball team collected IL
hits off three Davidson pitchers to-
day, converted the blows into runs
and defeated Davidson - to 2. BY
am, Blue Devil shortstop, led the
hitting with four for four.
Duke started the scoring in the
first inning when Pierce singled,
stole second, went to third on
Smokes infield out and crossed the
plate on an infield out by Crash
Davis. They scored twice in the third
but the sixth and seventh were their
big innings, when they scored four
runs in each session. Dir Mclean,
Davidson's second twirler, was the
victim in the sixth and he loaded
the bases with none out in the sew
enth before he was relieved by Chas'
ltain,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
COLLEGE MENTOR
SUCCEEDS MEYERS
Councilman Had Been Ousted
At Washington After Team
Won Championship

CHICAGO, April 10.-(P)-Jimmy
Councilman, one of the ablest grid
iron tacticians in the country, is
back in professional football.
The former head coach of Wash
ington university, st. Louis, Mo.
signed today with Owner Charles
W. Bidwill to become coach of the
Chicago Cardinals Of the Nationa.
Football league. He succeeded Err
ME Nevers, a former Stanford uni
versity all-star, whose 1889 team
wound up a disastrous campaign in
last place.
Conzelman's resignation from
Washington university, after win
ming the Missouri Valley confer
ence championship, created a sur
prise and drew from alumni a re
quest that he reconsider and with
draw his decision. Councilman
quoted the protest by disclosing
that he was asked to resign.
The new Cardinal coach produc
ed three Missouri Valley champion
ship elevens in the eight years he
served at Washington u, his alma
mater.
Before returning to Washington
in 1882, Councilman established
himself as a player and coach ir
professional football. He started
his pro career with the old De
catur, Ill, Staleys, which subse
quently became the Chicago Bears
one Of the pioneer clubs in the
National Professional league.
Later he played with the Rock
Island, Ill, Independents and the
old milwaukee, Badgers. In 1925 he
became the playing coach of the
Detroit Tigers. In 1927 when the
Tigers dropped out of the league
for a year, Councilman became head
coach of the Providence Steam
rollers and in the next year piloteG
providence to it's first and only
National league championship.
Before embarking on his profes.
sional career. Councilman was a
member of the famous Great Lakes
Naval Training Station team dur.
ing the World war, alternating at
quarterback with Paddy Driscoll
now head football coach at Mar,
quette university. George CALAIS.
oWner-coach of the Chicago Bears,
also was a star member of the
Great Lakes team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Stillman, King Win
In Ping-Po ng Tourne,

Gloria Stillman and Lew King
Won the girls and boys division ping.
pong championships in the final
round of a tournament held at the
Castle street recreation center last
night.
Seven girls and II boys competed
for the prizes.
A lamp was awarded as first prize
IN the girls division and a leather
pocketbook was awarded the win.
ner IN the boys class. The prizes
were donated by Ernest Mayhan.
Several close games were PLAYED
before the winners We're decided. A
u. Thomas was the referee. About
6o persons attended the final round
of the tourney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
OF KIRTON
DEATH RE-OPENED
Continued from Page One)

be made to do so. The officers
from Georgetown arrived here this
afternoon and together with loca.
officers resumed the investigation.
Nothing definite, however, had
been learned this afternoon and the
investigation of the death will be
continued tomorrow,
Funeral services for Kirton will
be held from the home of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Sim Brown, of
Chadbourn, tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
The Rev. e. c, Maness, pastor of
the Chadbourn Methodist church, and
Rev. Donald Myers, pastor of the
Chadbourn Baptist church, will con.
duct the services.
Interment will follow in the
Chadbourn cemetery. The local
American Legion post, of which Kir-
ton was a member, will have charge
of full military rites at the grave
side.
Active pallbearers will be: Frank
Wooten, E. l.. Derrick, C. l.. Tate,
Sidney Meares, w. H. Billiard and
w. C. Horne.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Elizabeth Brown, OF
Cadbourn; m daughter, Frances
Kirton; his father, George Kirton,
of Aynor. s. c.; two brothers, Free
man Kirton, of Aynor, and Floyd
Kirton, of Washington, D. c.; three
sisters, Mrs. Frank Keck, of Rich
mond, Va; Mrs. Ruth Hunter, of
Aynor, S. c., and Mrs. Dowd Jen-
rick, of Mullins, S. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
WRESTLING BEAR
TO PERFORM HERT
Ginger's Bout With WeIeh To
Headline Mat Program At
Stadium Tuesday Night

Something entirely new in w,os,
ling will be offered at LcgicM s.al.ra,
Tuesday night when Gingel. the ,.'
NOUS black Canadian vre.rIr,
bear, will battle Roy Wel,n IN t|o
ring in the feature attraction ~
the night.
The Wilmington American Trr.o,
post, sponsors Of the program. To-.
ceived word yesterday that G.ngar
now on a tour through the so,r,'
has been booked for Wilmington y
Weighing $50 pounds, tho bear ra,
been trained in the art OF wrcsrHr,
and during a match exhibits norram+
knowledge of such holds as tho 4oa.
hold, deadlock and body scissors
To prevent any casualties, llar DAVIS
are covered and mouth mu2ZIcd dm.
ing a performance.
The wrestlers who will appear or
the program have not yet hecn an
nounced. AS a curtain-raiscr H..
Edwards Family will present their
well-known acrobatic oxidation IN
the ring.
Doors to the exhibit building at
the stadium will open at 7:20 o'cloc.
and the first bout will start at San
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Henderson Advances To
Net Meet Semi-Finals

P~INEHURST, April 10 up -
Archie Henderson of Chapel Hill,
played three rounds of tennis today
and reached semi-finals of the an
nual North and South amateur ten
mis- tournament.
He defeated Leon Bass of South.
ampton, N. Y, a student at the
University of North Carolina, 81,
81, eliminated Don Neill of Phila-
delphia, 60, 81; and also put out
Walter Meserole of New York, 81,
81. Meserole and Neill are on the
U. N. G. team.
All of Henderson's matches were
played at Chapel Hill because the
tournament conflicted with many
students classes.
Charles Rider of Malverne, l.. l.,
and U. N. c., defending champion,
defeated Fred c. Baggs of New York
in the third round match and Mar.
tin Buxby Of Miami, t~op-seeded, east.
ly eliminated Don Manchester of
Waban, Mass, to advance to the
third round.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
ATHLETICS WIN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 10
-lP-Two late scoring spurts gave
the Philadelphia Athletics a Z to 6
victory over the Chattanooga Look
outs in an exhibition baseball game
today.
Wally Moses triple in the seventh
produced two runs and Hal Wagner
sewed up the game in the eighth
with another three-base drive that
scored the winning run. Moses and
Sam Chapman did the heavy stick
work for the AS, both sending two
runs across. Moses had two hits,
Chapman three.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
PERRIN SCALZO
BOUT ARRANGED
New Orleans Slated To &c!
Championship Match May
6 Under Conditions

NEW ORLEANS, April 10-CP-
The dove of peace lowered over the
th~ree-cornered featherweight cham
pionship scramble today as a Is
round title bout here between
Jimmy Perrin and Pete Scalzo was
promised for May 6.
The controversy began clearing
with announcement from Washing
ton that Scalzo's manager, Petey
Reilly, had agreed to the New Or
leans bout for the title if the winner
agreed to make his first title defense
in the capital within thirty days
thereafter.
Johnny Cox, spokesman for the
Auditorium Boxing association here,
indicated approval of this arrange
ment and said the whole situation
would be settled within 4S hours.
Louisiana will not vote to with
draw from the National Boxing as
sociation," Cox said in a statement
which also announced that President
Harvey L. Miller of the MIA had
sanctioned the match.
Mr.. Miller meant no harm in try
ing to make Perrin and ScalZo fight
for the title in Washington, D. c."
Cox added. He had a leg to stand
on as the Washington promoter, Joe
Turner, had signed Scalzo and we
signed Perrin. The national con,
troversy that arose placed Miller in
a bad light and we want fight fans
to know it was mainly through h S
efforts that New Orleans will get
the championship 15-round fight"
Perrin, a local, boy, was crowned
champion last night by the Louis
lana State Athletic Commission.
Scalzo has the blessing of the MIA
while joey Archibald, disowned by
the MIA, is recognized by the New
York Boxing Commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Bulge To Meet Henderson
In Tennis Match TODAY

CHAPEL HILL, April 10.-R-
Donald Bulge will meet Archie Hen
derson Of Chapel Hill, one of the
best of Cardinals former stars. in
an exhibition singles match here at
8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on tho
university courts.
The match will be open to the pub
lie and there will be no charge.
Bulge and Henderson will NAV
the best two out of three sets. Budpe
Bernie Coghlin, another pro star
who is spending several days here,
and two members of the Carolina
tennis team will play two or three
sets of doubles following the singles
match.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
GOLF MEET QUALIFYING LIMITED
To Coach Chicago Pro Gridders
Training Camp Briefs

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 10
-R-Paul Derringer performed in
mid-season fashion for the Cincin-
natl Reds today but the Boston Red
Sox hit when it counted for u FL
victory.
Derringer hurled four-hit bail
through six innings but permitted
Dom DiMaggio to single and Ted
Williams to double in the first frame
for the initial tally. Gene Thompson
took over in the seventh and i'm
mediately gave up two singles and a
walk, returning the winning mar
gin,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
NAZI MOVE INTO
BALKANS FEARED
Continued from Page One)

now regard the situation in south
eastern Europe:
l.. The British-French armies in
the Levant, while strong enough {.
defend that region, are not ready
to embark on a major expedition
from their bases.
2. The maximum force which nov
can be sent out of Syria, Palestine
and Egypt is 200 900 men, which is
nothing compared to the army Ger
many can throw into the Balkans
Facilities for transporting an aie'
quate army into the Balkans anil
maintaining a flow Of supplies ar
far from sufficient.
3. The Allied air fleets in the Near
East are still too weak to cls
with the German air force, which
could destroy possible landing poTs
while an eXpeditionary force vas
proceeding.
Allied military preparations IRE
being pushed daily and the Whole
question is whether the NaZ.s Will
give the Allies all the time they 70
quire to get ready.
The trepidation in the Ba.k2rs
was reflected today by Turkish d.
ficials. They said Turkey wants 70
call a new meeting of the Balkan
Entente within the next TEN Gays
in order to line UP RumanIa, Greece
and Yugoslavia with Turkey On III:
side of the Allies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
HUBBELL

TARBORO, N. c., April 10.-GP-
Carl Hubbell went nine innings to.
day for the first time and pitched
the New York Giants to a 4 to l
triumph over the Cleveland Indians
OF four hits.
This was one more blow than his
teammates collected off AL Smith
and Johnny HUMPHREYS, but a lib
eral pass list spelled the difference.
The Giants scored twice in the
first on four walks and John Ruck-
er's single and We're never headed.
Hubbell famed eight and walked
only two, one of these giving
Cleveland a run when Ken Keltner
doubled in the seventh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
CATAWBA WINS

WILSON, April 1O.-(P)-Catawba
defeated Atlantic Christian 1914 to.
day after staging four run rallies
in the third and fourth innings.
Davis, with a home r,1nN and
single, and Hamil, with a single and
double, topped the Indians attack
Holmes three-run homer in the
second was the locals best blow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
PILLS WIN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 10
Up - Doc Prothro's Philadelphia
Nationals drove out IA hits, includ-
ing three home runs, to spank Knox
to s in an exhibition baseball game
here today.
The Phils got off to a flying start
with a five run outburst in the first
inning capped by Ben Warren's
home run. Joe Marty and Morris
Arnovich added the other roundtrip-
pers n the sixth. Dutch Meyer hit
for the circuit for Knoxville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11

season.
One Good Look
At any rate, wilmington lans
will get a chance to see what the
Bulls look like next Friday after
noon when they march out on LIE
eion field against the WILDCATS
who resume conference play tomor-
row against Rocky Mount.
At the present time Durham n
Wilson are tied for top place IN '&
conference, neither having lost d
game, Raleigh and Wilmington are
tied for second with a 800 per
centage and the Blackbirds ave
yet to mark up a win.
From a neutral corner 1t appears
that the two top teams in the league
are Durham and Wilson. But both
Raleigh and Wilmington are strong
c~ontenders.
Dixie's Calling
Northern and mid-Western basket
ball coaches are reported 10 be more
than = little peeved at southern col,
lese scouts beating the bushes for
cage talent in their sections. Dixie,
long described by other areas as
the nations weakest basketball
section" has started building its
basketball fortunes in the same
manner which has helped keep its
football standards high.
But the northern and mid-Western
coaches while hitting their sour
note, grumble that the southern
scouts need a few lessons in diplo-
macy. The story got around hat a
Dixie cage sleuth visited the tourna-
ment at Columbus and after watch
ing one of the stars cornered him
in the dressing room and started
a sales talk. Tournament officials,
50 the story goes, gave the said
scout the buns rush.
Which all adds up to what have
you and You can figure out Your
ideas.
Here And There
With the help of three North
Carolinians - Enos Slaughter, Don
Padgett and Jimmy Brown-the St.
Louis Cardinals are counting on the
National league pennant this year
Look magazine this week pre-
diets that Cincinnati will repeat as
q pennant-Winner, but picks the
Boston Red Sox to GUST the Yam
KEGS from the top spot in the
American loop Ted Williams,
the SoX's super star, says his one
ambition is to be the greatest hitter
of all times Rival pitchers are
about willing to concede him that
honor with no questions asked i,
New Hanover's Phantom Aces hope
to play a tennis match with Fay
etteviIle Friday afternoon here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
DUKE WINS

DURHAM, April 10.-GR-Duke's
varsity tennis team won it's sixth
straight victory and it's fifth inter
sectional win of the current cam.
paign when it defeated the Uni
vcrsity of Michigan 81 on the Duke
courts here this afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Church School SoftbaH
Teams To Meet Tonight

Intermediate Sunday school soft
ball teams will assemble at the
Y. M. c. A. tonight at 1870 o'clock
to complete their organization for
play in the approaching season.
Play is scheduled to begin on
April %. Eleven or more teams have
Indicated that they will enter the
league which contained ten teams
last season and will probably be
limited to the same number this
wear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
Dizzy Dean Denies
He Has Quit Team
TOPEKA. Kas.. April 1O.-(P

TOPEKA, Kas.. April lO.-H
Dizzy Dean, Chicago Cubs
pitcher, remained at his hotei
room during the clubs exhibition
game with the st. Louis Browns
today but denied he had had any
serious differences with Manag-
er Gabby Harnett.
81 just took a day off, SAID
Dir. There's nothing to this
stuff about my quitting the
team"
Hartnett fined Dean $100 to-
day for staying out after hours
i'm Wichita last night.
Dizzy left for Kansas City
with the Cubs after the game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
BUGS LOSE

OWENSBORO, KY, April 1O-CR
- Chicago's White Sox celebrated
the return of Manager Jimmy Dykes
today by trouncing the Pittsburgh
Pirates 10 to Z in an exhibition
game.
Dykes rejoined the club after a
trip to Philadelphia where his wife
had been ill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
N BEAT DODGERS

ASHLAND, KY, April 10.-OPD
The New York Yankees were held
to two hits today, but the world
champions nevertheless scored six
runs in one big inning to beat the
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 to 6.
This uprising came in the fourth
frame when Red Rolfe led off with
a single, New York's first hit; and
there followed two errors, a mental
lapse that was scored as a fielder's
choice, and five bases on balls by
Pitcher Max Macon, three of them
forcing in runs.
Babe Dahlgren homered in the
sixth for the Yanks' other hit and
what proved to be the winning run,
The Dodgers, who got eight bin
giles, rallied for three runs in the
seventh when Joe Vosmik and Err
ME Koy hit home runs, but fell
short.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
MATS WHIP BEES

WASHINGTON, April 10 Up -
The Washington Senators got only
six hits off Bill Posedel today but
combined with nine bases on balls
they added up to a 4 to 8 victory
over the Boston Bees of the National
league.
1t was Washington's fourth
straight exhibition victory over the
Bees and their first game of the
year on the home grounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
ELON WINS

ELON COLLEGE, April 10-LR-
lefty Tai Abernethy pitched two kit
ball and struck out 10 men here this
afternoon to best Balm Sisk in a
mound duel as Elon defeated Lenoir
Rhyme 2 to 0 to strengthen its North
State conference lead and run its
list Of victories to nine straight for
the season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-11
BROWNS BEST CUBS

TOPEKA, Ka., April 1O-CP-The
st. Louis Browns dubbed two Chic
ago Cub pitchers for IS hits and a
Is to 8 victory today in an exhibit
ton game.
Johnny B%erardino led the Brown
assault, which was restricted to
four innings, with a triple, double
and single and drove in eight runs.
Stan Hacks home run with one on
accounted for two of the Cubs runs.