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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

fast as your backs and ends? We
haven't seen many Hubbards in foot
ball. Or Fat Henrys either.
The 1910 rush may break all rec
ords, both among the colleges and
the pros. Sport remains the big
mind distractor and football leads
all other competitions in this re-
spect.
I can't recall when the college
game had so many strong teams
scattered all over the map-Cornell,
Princeton, Fordham, Tennessee, Al
ALBANIA, Tulane, Texas A. and M,
Southern Methodist, Ohio State, Min
nesota, Michigan, Notre Dame,
Southern California, Washington,
Duke, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebras-
ka, L. S. u, Texas, T. c. u, Geor-
gia Tech and Santa Clara. And
even this list is only partial roll
call.
There should be at least 35 excep-
tionally strong college teams this
year and they cover all known and
explored sections of the map.
The Football Phenomenon
Pound for pound, one of the great
football players and one of the most
amazing is .150-pound Dave O'Brien
of Bert Bells Philadelphia Eagles.
Little Dave has one record that
is almost beyond belief. AS 1 recall
the vital statistics O'Brien's slight
frame has never left a football game
through injuries in five years of col
lege and pro play. He finished three
years with T. C. us hard schedule
minus a dent in his small but solid
system. And he was always be-
tween a so and Commute man.
He was supposed to be too small
for the pro game. But in place of
being rumpled into shapeless mass
Little Dave went along passing and
running and kicking without any
trouble.
You might ask Steve Owen of the
N. Y. Giants about him.
"One of the best l ever saw"
Steve said, smart running his
team, a fine ball carrier and one of
the best of all passers. And above
all as tough as green hickory when
it comes to taking his share of being
knocked about"
O'Brien completed 40 passes in
his last two pro games a year ago.
That ought to be a record-and
think it is.
Star Running Backs
A group of football coaches were
talking about the star running backs
of football, apart from the power
house delegation.
In the discussion my top nominal
ton was Cliff Battles, and no one
cared to dispute the pick. Cliff Bat
ties and Red Grange were two of
the first nominations.
Cliff will tell you he was rarely
even Jared. Extremely fast and
slippery, he had way of avoiding
any shock tackling. No one could
pick an opening quicker.
One of the greatest running backs
is barely known. His name was
Johnny Barrett of Washington and
Lee-the same entry who. ran
through great Cornell team head
ed by Chuck Barrett for Fl points.
81 never saw greater one," Bob
Zuppke tells you.
He played only short while and
then dropped out of college.
So far as the modern leaders go
it would be hard to find a greater
running back than Tom Harmon of
Michigan. Harmon is not only light
ming fast but backed up with un-
usual running strength.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Evil Means

Never let man imagine that he
can pursue a good end by evil
means, without SHINING against his
own soul! Any other issue is
doubtful; the evil effect on himself
is certain.-Southey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Method

$50 you've discovered a way to
get your husband to dig in the gar
DEM"
eyes, I call it a sand trap"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Love Is Blind

Housewife-If you love work, why
don't you find it?
Tramp-You ought to know, Mad
am, that love is blind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
D.. JUST A STARTER

The auctioneer held up a pair of
antique silver candlesticks.
''Will someone give me a start?"
he began.
Zone dollar" came a reply.
whats that?" queried the auc-
tioneer.
"Ah," retorted the bidder, 'I
thought that would give you a
start!" -Montrea Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03
Snappy Suggestion

Customer wish to buy an appro-
pirate gift for a understanding
timely and striking.
Merchant-How about a clock?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-03

Time to Give
Give neither counsel nor salt un-
til you are asked for it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
AS WIN 7 TO 4
OVER CLEVELAND
Get Seven Runs Off Mel Har'
der In Seven Frames
He Pitches

CLEVELAND, June 15.-(R-The
Philadelphia Athletics d f e a d
Cleveland IA today with Al Brancato
knocking in four of the runs and
Wally Moses two more.
The AS, evening the series at one
victory each, got all their seven
runs off Mel Harder in the seven
innings the Indian veteran pitched.
Three of the tallies came in the
fifth on four hits, including doubles
by Dick Siebert and Brancato. Moses
homer highlighted the seventh,
which produced the AS four runs.
A high throw by Beau Bell helped
send Harder to the showers IN that
inning.
Joe Dobson finished for the Tribe
and kept the Mackmen under con-
troll. Successive doubles by Roy
Weatherly and Rollie Hemsley, fol-
lowed by Bells single, gave the In
dians two runs in the first at the
expense of Bucky Ross, but there
after the Mackian Highlander was
more effective even though he gave
In II hits to the 10 the Tribe gar
nered
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

BY ROD SPARROW

Friday nights game at Legion field meat. We
would rather the Pirates lose like that than to
win without any trouble. And like most of the other
fans, hoping Kite is going to bring the High Point
boys back for another game.
Due to Vic Stefano's injured thumb, Kite had to
shift his lineup Friday night but still have hunch
that with the usual lineup the Pirates can take the High
Pointers despite the fact this lad Haney has ball
that would break big eaguers heart If the High Point
nine does back, watch Haney throw that
whenever the count is three and two It doesn't curve
The Pirates during the latter part of the game
could always tell when it coming but they couldn't
hit it Haney who hus the ball from all POSITIONS throws
this particular slant with motion, and it is
plenty effective.
Highlights of Friday nights game: The improvement
in Trogdens playing with his spectacular catch in the
sixth making up for his hitting into double play in the
ninth with the teing base The Improvement
in Smidts playing who, though he still failed to in
the ball and let roll right through his legs looked
better than in Wednesdays game here
Statistics show that with the exception of Moore and
last year. the youngsters or newly acquired payers) OF
the Pirates oushnng the odsters at the plate and
afied.
Sellers in six home games has attained batting
average of 391 and fielding average of less than 9O5
this year, and can't recall time last year when he
had any such figure as that.
Moore always the pepper box of the Pirates, in nine
has racked up hitting percentage of 1903 and
fielding average of 900.
But the youngsters stealing the lin1eght Hoggy
Davis three games has hit 428 and feded 1000 Smid
is hitting 1888 and fielding 1853 in six contests Trogden
hardly youngster but still newcomer, is batting 357
and fielding 300 in three games. Lamb believe not
is fielding 1000 and hitting 1888 No the official figures
do not give him any for those he missed in right
field the other mighty
Surprise of the is Little Man Amos Carter who
is batting 200 though he is fielding 1889:
Figures for the various in all the home games
to date:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
FISHING

From down Southport way comes good Fish
heading for Southport and New Hanover county fish
ing grounds Menhaden boat crews according to W. B.
Kezah report large schools of large mackere off Lock
woods Folly and Shalotte Inlets which expected to
reach Southport Monday Tuesday and Carolina and
Wrightsville Beaches later in the week.
Fishing off Frying Pan shoals Gan experience that
may become sightseeing tour if British vessels con-
tinue to hang around there) Mr. and Mrs John R. Pea
cock of High Point last week caught Is large dolphin the
largest weighing about 20 pounds we'll couple of
amber jacks, of which tipped the beam at rs b.
While they fishing there eight ten water
turkeys in the water just alongside the boat Also
known the American snakebrd anhnga Qook it up
in Websters) they said not to be found anywhere
the coast of North Carolina except off Brunswick.
And here is whale of yarn from Southport
party of Ia from Raleigh and Durham, using two boats
into big school of cero king mackere But the
fish big they broke every line and every wire
leader and the party did not catch fish However, prior
encounterng these fish, boat landed about 200 blues
And here's tip: Those cero ought to be around
Carolina and Wrightsvle Beach in the next day two
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
TO MEET
BEAUFORT TEAM
Will Try Wednesday Night
To Avenge Last Sundays
11-3 Defeat

Wilmington's Pirates, who suffer
ed 5.4 loss at the hands of fast
High Point nine Friday night, will
meet the Beaufort, N. c., team at
Legion field Wednesday night, Bert
Kite, Buc pilot, has announced.
Last weekend the Pirates met the
Beaufort lads on the home grounds
of the latter aggregation and fell
by the wayside II to 8 when they
were outhit - to 8.
The Beaufort nine is a speedy,
clean-playing team, Kite said last
night, and the Pirates are going to
have to hustle if they are to wipe
out the defeat of last Sunday.
Kite said he had not decided who
would open on the mound for the
Pirates Wednesday night but indi-
Gated he would put some real talent
on the slab to attempt to take the
measure of the boys from the fish
ing city.
Friday night, Kite said, the Pi-
rates will meet the McColl, S. c.,
team, rated as one of the fastest in
it's section of the state.
The Bucs will not journey out of
town this weekend, he said, but will
take rest. Jimmy Moore and Vic
Stefano are both on the injured list
temporarily, with Ernest Afford be-
ing out with a broken ankle.
IT hope some Of the boys are 60
ing to be able to get into little
better shape this weekend and be
in the pink for Wednesday nights
game" he said.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

This year, it has been announced.
the winner in each division in each
OF the point series Of races will be
awarded a pennant to be flown by
the winning boat until the next
race when it will be passed on to
the class winner of that event. D..
AS has been the custom for the
past several years, races this year
will be held in point series, with
each boat being given one point for
finishing and one point for every
other boat which it beats across the
finish line. W.,
At the end Of the season the class
winner flags and trophies will be
awarded the boat in each class with
the greatest number Of points won
during the season. ,.v
A feature of this afternoons race
| is the anticipated entry Of a new
boat, owned by Donald Parsley, of
Masonboro sound, and built on the
lines of the old Dixie, which held
supremacy in the sound for many
years, was retired, and then re.
turned to the lists with some degree
of success.
Yachtsmen Of the club are point.
| ing for the big July invitational
race to be held here this year and
indications are the season will pro.
duce unusually keen competition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
hawkins CARDS
2spEEDY BOUTS
McCmd And Bashara To Tan.
ce. Newman And Marrs
Renew Rivalry

Tuo men who have never lost a
ami here and two men who have
,rsnnled to a one-hour draw will
meet Thursday night on the mat in
tbe exhibition building at Legion
dsld when scotty Dawkins presents
his weekly wrestling card.
Each event, the promoter said
,,st night will be Commute, two
nltof.three falls event.
In the first vibber McCord and
Nils Bashara, each of which has
heep victorious in every match he
has fought here, will tangle in what
is expected to be a fast and furious
bout
In the finale of the night Johnny
Marrs and Pat Newman, who
vrestld to a one.hour draw here a
couple Of weeks ago, will begin
where they left off. This event
will be limited to 30 minutes, or
the next two of three falls, Daw.
lls said.
It has been reported the promoter
hseeking the services Of Fritz Han
Nn former world champion wrest-
ht as referee for Thursday night
but Indications are Hanson is re.
hctant to accept the task.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
B0ST0N'S FINNEY
HOLDS TOP RUNC
Lou Gets Five Hits In Nine,
Trips To Boost Lead
In American

CHICAGO. June 15-(R-Lou
Finney. the 30-year-old outfielder
Boston purchased a year ago from
Philadelphia for $500 has just about
convinced the boys around the Amer
lean league that he's in the batting
race to stay.
Finney, still the batting leader
with fancy .37S mark, has been
pacing the field now for three weeks
and has been among the first three
for the past six weeks. He gained
10 points the past week, including
day games of Friday, getting five
hits in nine trips to the plate.
Most of the others in the first
ten look rather familiar, although
there's a newcomer at the very bot
tom of the list. His name is Joe
DiMaggio, the Yankee ace who led
the league year ago. He's max
ing his first appearance in the top
ten this week, being tied with team
mate George Selkirk at 1922.
In between these two and Finney
are Rip Radcliff, st. Louis, 1867;
Roger Cramer, Boston, 1852; Luke
Appling, Chicago, .351; Taft Wright,
Chicago, .345: Barney McCosky, De-
troit, .343; Ted Williams, Boston,
.337; Ray Mack, Cleveland, $3.50; and
Cecil Travis, Washington, 1923.
There were few changes in de-
partmental leaders. Hal Trotsky,
Cleveland and Jimmy Foxx, Boston,
failed to get any home runs, but
still lead with IA apiece. Foxx pushed
his pace-setting runs batted in total
to so and Hank Greenberg, Detroit,
moved ahead in doubles production
with IS. Wally Moses of Philadel-
phia has the most triples, eight,
and George Case of washington, tops
the run scorers with 43. He also
shows the way in stolen bases with
13. Wright leads in total hits with
50.
Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe has the
best won-lost record-four victories
and no losses. AL Smith of Cleve.
land and Buck Newsom Of Detroit
have six wins and single defeat
each. Bob Feller of Cleveland, as
usual, tops the strikeout department
with 81.
The Red Sox show the way in team
batting, having mark of .2S7 and
Cleveland is tops in fielding at 1913.
Washington and st. Louis are tied
for double plays with 81 apiece.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
PHILLIES D0WNED
BY, CARDS IA TO l
Cooper Holds Them To Four
Singles While Mates
Slam Out 19

PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-(P-
Morton Cooper held the Phillies to
four singles today while his St.
Louis Cardinal teammates pounded
three enemy hurlers for 10 safeties
and an easy IA to 1 victory.
Three OF the Phillies' hits came in
the first two innings. After that
only two Philadelphia men reached
first, Morrie Arnovich on a single
in the eighth and Walt Miles in the
ninth on a base on balls.
Stu Martins double, Enos Slaugh-
ter's triple, Bob Bragan's error on
Ernie Koy's grounder and Johnny
Mizes single drove Walt Beck from
the mound in the first inning, 81
Johnson held the Cards in check
until the sixth when Clyde Smoll
came in.
Slaughter drove in three runs
with three hits to lead the attack,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
sPOKEMA' OR DRAW POKER
IT'S ALL THE SAME

TULSA, Ola. -tRATime afte,
time police raided gambling placer
in the Negro quarter.
On their next intrusion the po-
lice were met by Negro who
announced naively: Cant arres'
us, boss. We amt playing draw
poker. Just pokema."
Invited to demonstrate the fine
points of the new game, the Ne
gro did so.
May be a new name but it's
still draw poker to u.s." the of
GERS announced. Come along"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

;, .be second flight yesterday
noon ], C. Williams won one up
az 10 holes over W. e. Curtis and
y. r. Bozeman won 2 up over B.
F. sutherland
,, the third flight R. M. Williams
- and 6 over F. A. Matthes, Jr.,
SOn A. Laney won 3 and 2 over
Earl Napier +,,o e;,...+ e,;.x,,+
siI be over So holes.
W. .r final round play must be COM
,,ad by Monday night, Kurt
F,, Rsshn, pro at the club announced
I.st night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
SCRAP IRON SHIP
IS LIBELED HERE
CONTINUED from Page One)

ed by the Italian firm, at st. Vim
cent, in the British West Indies.
Rountree and Rountree, local at
torneys for the London company.
yesterday filed the libel papers
with William A. Wylie, deputy
clerk of the federal district court
in Wilmington, who turned them
over to Deputy Marshal Hatch for
service.
BALBOA, CANAL ZONE, June
15@REThe liner Conte Biancama'
no, in refuge here since Italy en-
tered the war, has been attached
by the United States marshal in
an admiralty libel suit against the
Italian Line by the Asiatic Petrol
cum corporation.
The corporation alleged non-pay-
ment for fuel oil deliveries amount
ing to $91,843. The Canal Zone
agent for the oil company is Cliff
ford Payne, a Briton.
The 25,000-ton liner now is un-
able to leave the waters of the
zone. All precautions were taken
to prevent unauthorized depar-
ture. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Errors: Bragan 2, Miles. Runs
batted in: Slaughter 8. Padgett, Koy
3, Mize, Cooper, Orengo. S. Martin,
Klein. Two base hits: s. Martin, Mar
ion, T. Moore, Koy 2. Three base hits ::
Slaughter. Sacrifices: Warren, Cooper
p. Double play: Orengo, Marion and
Hopp. Left on bases: Philadelphia 4 !;
er 2, johnson 8, SmoIl l. Strikeouts
by: 81 johnson 4, Cooper 8, smoll l.
Hits off: Beck, in 0 innings (none
out in 1st); 81 johnson in 5 1-3;
Smoll in 3 2-3. Losing pitcher: Beck
Umpires: Barr. Magerkurth and Stew
art. Time: 10. Attendance: 1000 (es-
timated).
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
ESCAPED

RALEIGH, June 15-R-The pc
ral division reported today the es-
40. nane of two men from the jackson
co,1nty prison camp-Waddell Eel
serving a 10-year term
;rnnosed in Carteret county Tor aid
inc and abetting in manslaughter,
and Hugh Ferrell, serving seven to
ten years for larceny in Cleveland
in March. 1898. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
LEXINGTON GETS KEYED UF
FOR IT'S FAMOUS VISITORS

LEXINGTON, KY. -tRE For
many years, Lexington's mayors
have gone through the oratorical
motion of handing a key" to dis
tinguished visitors, but the pre-
sentations were strictly atmosphe-
ric.
Now, however, Mayor T. Ward
Havely has ordered and received
so 8 1-2-inch, six-ounce brass keys
bearing the seal Of the City of
Lexington and a plate upon which
the recipients name may be in
scribed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
SOFTBALL

A nice scrap for first place has developed in the Han
loop, where the Senior Fraternity has slight lead
hind with and 5 and the is third with and a. The
has two games to play with, the News the Frat
boys one more and the Firemen one more. Figure the
chances out for yourself
Incidentally managers in this loop will meet at the
Tuesday night at o'clock to set the schedule for the
second half of play.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

This Weeks Schedule
Monday Bagmen VS.. Eyemen.
Tuesday: Taylor-Colquitt VS.. Ethyl
Dow.
wednesday: City Optical VS.. Goodwin.
Thursday; Bagmen VS.. Chemists.
Friday: Builders VS.. Creosoters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
LEGION FIELD SCHEDULE

Legion field is going to be busy again this week. The
Legion Juniors will not have home games this week
but Tuesday night there will be doubleheader of the
Cape Fear Baseball association Wednesday night will see
the Pirates and Beaufort N c. playing Thursday night
will present the weekly wrestling bout and Friday night
the Pirates will play the McColl S. c., aggregation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
CHIT CLUB OPENS RACING SEASON TODAY
Parsley's New Boat Is
Expected To Participate
Starting Gun For Moth Boats To Be Fired
At $3.50 O'clock From
Club Pier

The Carolina Yacht club opens it's 1910 sailing season
this afternoon at 3 80 o'clock in Banks channel
The Moth boats will get the first starting gun at
80 o'clock with the and class boats to follow, and
the C and class boats to get away last.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

This Weeks Schedule
Monday: Spofford VS.. Boys Brigade
at Robert Strange.
Tuesday: Boys Brigade VS.. Bakery at
wednesday: Bakery VS.. Co. A at Rob
ert Strange.
Thursday: Sunshine VS.. Brigade at
Bellamy park.
Friday: Spofford Mills vs. Sunshine
at Robert Strange.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
1910 Championship To Be
Decided By &c. Hole Play
Herring Wins Way To Finals With Win
Over Koonce; Orrell Defeats
Julian Morton
,,,NpAY, JUNE 16, 1910

P Herring, Jr., and Louis Orrel will meet this aft
% on the of the Cape Fear Country club for the
tuG| toao championship of the club.
l'' Yesterday Herring won Dr. D. B. Koonce and
0 ond Orrell over j. W. Morton and to win the
sht auN In 90 to the finals in the first flight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

Arithmomania is a strange NAL
ady. The sufferer is obsessed with
an uncomfortable desire to count
things.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
THE STANDINGS

This Weeks Schedule
Monday: Firemen VS.. Y at ROTC
field.
Tuesday: Senior Fraternity vs. J. o.
u, A, M. at Robert Strange.
Wednesday: Star-News VS.. Phalanx
at ROTC field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON, June IS. - up -
Weathe- bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
SOUTHERN ASSN

Kna,a Kon'a 7, Chattanooga S.
NsS NOAsllle 10, Nashville 3.
hleheaaeol ol'eans at Birmingham, dou-
''e' nostnoned. rain
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
SOFTBALL
Hanover League

Last Weeks ReBuItS
Star-News 8; Junior Order 2 (9/in-
nings).
Senior Fraternity IL; Y. M. c. A. z.
Phalanx 8; Firemen z.
Y. NJ. C. A. 16; Junior Order 6.
Senior Fraernity s; Phalanx 2.
Firemen 6; Star News 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

NORFOLK, Va, June 15.-tP}-
The Tars pounded Livengood and
Hill for II hits today, including
homers by Soufas, Cooper and Skel-
ley, as Roser held Durham to seven
safeties. winning 81. Lawing ac-
counted for three Durham runs
with two homers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

lev. Rell. Brancato 4, Moses 2, Camp
bell. s. Chapman, B. Chapman. Two
base hits: Weatherly 2 Hemsley 2, b.
CHAPMAN, Siebert, Brancato. q lie,
Camnheil' Home run: Moses. Sacri-
flee: Lillard. Double plays: Boudreau,
Mack and Bell; Lillard, Mccoy, Sic
bert and Hayes. Left on bases: Phila-
delphia 8; Cleveland Z. Bases on balls
off: Ross /. strikeouts by: Ross !.
Harder 4, Dobson !. Hits off: Harder
in Z innings; Dobson 1 in 2 Losing
pitcher: Harder arI;1 ;me umpirss o5 Attend.
aace: (estimatedl 5000:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
PIEDMONT

ASHEVILLE, June 15.-tPCBe'
spectacled Ed Hurley scattered sew
en- hits we'll here today and the
Tourists turned In z to victory
over Portsmouth to take a 81 lead
in the series. The final will be play.
ed tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
STANDINGS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
Detroit 11-8; Washington 10.
Boston s: Chicago 2.
Philadelphia z; Cleveland 4.
New York Z; st. Louis 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

INDEPENDENT LEAGUE
The Standings
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

National League
st. Louis IA; Philadelphia /.
Chicago II: Boston 5.
Brooklyn II: Cincinnati 6.
New York 12; Pittsburgh 1.