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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
John Van May
Have His Year
With Cincinnati
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Sports Editor

TAMPA, Fla.-The sensation of
the 1888 baseball season has foot
hold today on the lower rungs of
the ladder to fame, and this may
be the year he climbs back to the
heights.
Johnny Wander Nicer. who
pitched two consecutive no. hit
games in June, 1888, arrived at the
Cincinnati Reds training camp this
year and said to Manager Bill Nc
Kechnie:
From now on just consider me
~ a rookie. l want to make this
team on my merits"
No baseball player ever took
q dizzier, faster descent from
fame than Wander Nicer did
last season. He reported for
spring training figuring to he
one Of the pillars of the Reds
pitching staff. But he was cut
down by illness early In the
training season and he wound
up with the indifferent record
of five won and nine lost and
an earned run average of t.67.
The news about him this year is
that he has all his stuff and speed,
but there is big black question
mark about his control. The rail-
comes in fast and breaks sharply.
but you never know whether II Is
going to hit the dirt or go over
the catchers head. Most Of his
wild ones are high and outside to
o right handed batter.
The only cure for that kind Of
thing is work-hsrd, sweaty work
In the bull pen and on the mound
and that is the program Wander
Nicer has mapped out for himself.
No ball player in the big leagues
has more well wishes, for fans re-
member that neither success nor
failure changed Johnny. Through
At all he remained a nice kid from
Patterson, N. j., who was doing
his best to get along in the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

all within respectabls shoot
Ing distance. Doc Crsmer.
who h Old hsa Consistency
himself. viii pIay between
Williams and DisiAEgle.
The big lift in the infieid may
come from Jimmy Foxx. who had
the greatest spring since hs pinned
the Red sok. The appendectomy
he underwent last September IL =
load off his mind. Williams and
Fox. hitting No. and Z. rive
Boston the best ons-two punch In
baseball Bobby Doeer Will BE- a.
second. cFonin At short and Jim
Tabor At third
Bring on ths Yankees" says
cfonin. we're ready for them"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Mccormick in Lineup
BLUEFIELD, W. We. = 3

BLTEfIELD, W. Va. FIRST
BasemsB Prank Mccormick Of the
Cincinnati Reds. out Of uniform
since April with a lame back.
resumes workouts today. Tss Reds
ard Boston Red SoK. tied A. five
al IN their exhibition series, play
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Perry Takes First

LOS ANGELES - Fred Perry
former British Davis cup star, took
first money today in the West
Coast professional tennis cham
pionships. finishing the round
robin tourney with four victories
and one defeat.
Les Stoefen, the only man to
beat Perry. placed second with
three wins and two losses.
Don Bulge had the same num-
Der Of wins and losses ss
Steefen, but the latter Won
more sets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

The No. league went on the
alleys at o'clock and walked
off two hours later with two new
league records on the board. The
Olson Confectionery and Lunch
team. cellar occupant. went wild
in its match with Hans johnson
Department Store. Every man on
the team rolled more than 500,
with Pete Naccarato leading the
scoring spree with $50. the high
total of the league for the night.
The Olson team started right
out to break old marks and rolled
1910 in its first game for a new
high team single game score. The
final series total was 1882, also
new mark in the No. circuit.
Not to be outdone by the
earlier league, pinmen Of the
No. . loop caught the spirit
of the evening and when the
figures were checked by Sec
rotary Ernie Craig II was
found that three Of the old
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

PITTSBURGH Bill Boyd.
heavyweight under the wing Of
Jack Dempsey. knocked out Harry
Bobo. sensational Negro fighter
who had z0-odd pounds weight
advantage. in the seventh round
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Autos Less Costly
On Poved Roads

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pertinent statlsn reveals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
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syss knosviIis yssEs<<1ay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

couver. D. G.. and othsr noNst
points. n well ~ from Montana.
Defending champions are Ted
Jensen and Don Lewis ~ the Port
land Y. N. c. A. In the doubles
division. and Rudy Weiss 81 Port
land. singles titlist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Nv HENRY McLEMoRE

AUGUSTA. Ga--Ten years ago
he was the Emperor Jones. and
the golf world lay At his feet.
His were the open champion
ships Of America and Great Brit
ain. and his were the amateur
championships Of the same eoun-
tries.
All those who swung clubs for
q living. and all those who swung
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Title Handball PLAY

SPOKANE. Wash. ~ Handball
stars from all points Of the Pacific
Northwest gathered here today for
the annual r. N. A. championships
opening tomorrow.
Entries were expected from
Seattle, Portland. Tacoma. Van
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Russ Bauer 10 Hurl

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Rgsf
Bauers. the only unsigned Pirate.
today was 10 90 against the Chi
eago White Sox In = game that
IL 70 decide whethsr be shall stay
with the Pirates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Teller Will Pitch

SALISBURY, ~. q. Bobby
Feiler pitches for tbs Cleveland
Indians today against the New
York Giants Harry Gumbert
Yesterdays game was rsined out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
wALKER cur Play

NEW YORK TIE walker cup
golf matches the biennial com
petition between the United states
and Great Britain have been can
celied because ~ the European
war. 1t Sss announced today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Nor alleys Monday night.
league records had bern dump
ed overheard.
Bill Butsch. anchor man for
Samuelson Shoe Store. rolled 10
223 and 40, for a sos total. .
new high individual three-gams
score in the league and the first
500 score registered in the circuit
this season.
TWO TO FRANKLIN
Two of the new league records
went to the Balls Ben Franklin
Store quintet. Lowell Ball. lead
off man, rolled 234 in his first
game to erase the 232 single game
OF Ernie Craig. which had stood
as high mark for many weeks.
The Ben Franklinites started off
with 1922 in their first game To
set new team single game record
for the year. They barely missed
the three-game total with their
1929 count.
Industrial leaguers closed their
campaign on the Broadway alleys
last night, with the high scoring
honor of the final night Of play
going to John Roman, of the De-
fiance Mill team. who rolled sos.
including games of 1874. IT'S and
23e. Ray Printers won the cham
pionship of the league without a
playoff, taking the title in both
halves.
Women bowlep from Ia
coma banks Travelled TO Port
land over the past weekend
and defeated their respective
opponents In q tourney In
which teams from Portland,
Seattle and Tacoma particl-
pated.
Tacoma's No. / team, composed
Of Mildred Geer. Eleanor Larson.
Winifred Rowe, Marie Gasney and
Celia Rowe, won from Portland's
No. l team. while Tacoma's No. 2
quintet. with Frances Pugnetti.
Catherine Daugherty, Florence
Edith Hansen and Bette
on the firing line,
won from Seattle's No. 2 team.
COMPETITION
It's the Water pinmen Of the
Class B league competed In dou-
bles and singles of a big handicap
on the West Seattle
alleys. John and Dan Fijslka put
on a good brother act in the dou-
bles and rolled 1866 for one OF
the high totals in that event. Bill
Hurlbut and Joe Brezicah checked
in with 1918. Joe's score Of the
singles was 655. Dan Fijalka
rolled 1925 In the singles and
Brother John registered GIL. The
team series il scheduled for next
Sunday.
Tacoma Eagles split even
with Ballard Eagles In two
special matches on the Broad
way alleys, winning one match
25s5 to 1871, and dropping the
other 262s 10 285l. Ed soren-
sen. Bert Appel. Morris Me-
Dowell and Jim shaughnessy
were the high scorers for the
Tacoma teams.
Important events on todsy's
bowling calendar include the play
off for the Class A City league
and the battle for
the Class b title. Griffin Fuel
and Columbia Beer tangle for the
City league championship. Ia
coma MIX Producers meet schorn
Paints for the title in the Glass b
league. Also on today's chart Is
the annual banquet OF the mem
bers Of the City Employees league.
at which prizes won during the
past season win be awarded aid
officers elected for the ensuing
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Chsmsr sf B.ffsis IN shs ils-
poUad class,
Leo Enmanisilo u Hpokans Do.
olsioned Earl Matthias of Bait.
more II iss pounds
Tommy Meyer Of Portland. Ore.
decislonsd Tommy csmpbsll o.
Kansas CITY st i3s pounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

and ne rantss IA m - ther = ~ nfn
vi thFuns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
K Street Bowlers
Run Up Good Scores
Shelter League Marks in MondoY
Nights PluY on Play Nor Alleys

Bowe in the Street Booster leagues shattered pin marks that
had held the their
bowling of N 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Joe Cronin
Likes His
1910 Squad
Bo-Sox Manager Is
Pleased With His
Sound Mound Stoff
Nv GEORGE KIRksEy

tinted Press STAFF Correspondent
SARASOTA, Fla. The Boston
Red Sox left here the champions
Of the grapefruit league and Joe
cronin boasts that next october
they'll be hailed as conquerors of
the Yankees. Cronin may not be
talking through his hat What the
Red Sox needed most was pitch
ing. and that's what they had
most OF when they headed north.
ITS the first time since
I've managed the Red Scr
that I haven't started north
with q pitching headache"
Cronin said. Eve haven't
sore arm on the staff and
every man IL working his head
off,"
cronin has l3 pitchers on his
squad, with two to be trimmed off
before the desdline The top men
are 40-year-old Lefty Grove, Jim
Bagby. Emerson Dickman. Jack
Wilson and Benny Galehouse. Be-
hind them come two brilliant Min
neapolis righthanders. Herbie
Hash and Bill Butlsnd: Mickey
Harris, Scranton southpsw; Fritz
Ostermueller. just hitting his
stride after a sinus attack: Char
lie Wagner. Woody Rich. Ted OIL
son. and the big relief man, Joe
Heving.
GROVE STILL GOOD
Grove is still Grove and good
for once a week. The two right
handlers who burned up the grape
fruit league were Bagby and
Dickman. Bagby. who won is
games In 1888. learned his lesson
last season after a disagreement
with Cronin, and Is hustling again
this year. Dickman, used mainly
in relief roles last season. appears
to have graduated into a start
ing job.
Wilson and Galehouse have
the stuff to win II they can
get the hall over the plate In
the American league NJ well
as they did In Florida. Those
five Grove, Bagby. Dick
man, Wilson and Galehouse--
are likely 10 start the season
as Boston's big five"
Outside of the pitching staff.
the Red Sox had only three ad-
ditions to last years hard-hitting
outfit. Dom DiMaggio. the be-
specialized Coast league rookie,
has stepped into an outfield berth.
Owen OF the White Sox In
around as utility infielder. and
George Lacy from Minneapolis
joined the catching staff Of John
Peacock and Gene Desautels
DOM SATISFIES
Despite the sprained ankle which
laid him up for ~ days. Dom
DiMaggio has shown cronin
enough to make him satisfied with
his gamble in disposinE Of Joe
Vosmik. Dimaggio In major league
In running. fielding and throwing.
II he hits he'll be the rookie Of
the year. He has a good eye At
the plate and does not lunge for
bad balls. He's a deer on the base
paths. and a good bet TO lead the
league in runs scored.
Ted Williams. who viii play
all the shade fields this season
THAT IL left field In Boston.
right field In Yankee stadium.
etc.), promises to become the
outstanding hitter In the
league. With his added con
fideDce and one year. expert
snce, Williams has the hons
run crown. runs batted In
title and batting championship
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
KirkseY Picks Bo-Sox
To Win American Raco


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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-04
Draft Blanks
Out Later
This Week

Selective service questionnaires
will not be sent to the first of Vance
county regiStrants until the middle
Of this week, it was stated this morn
ing al the office of the county selec-
tive service board.
Although the work of checking the
master list Of order numbers, receiv-
ed Saturday from Washington, is pro-
crossing rapidly it will require a
great amount Of work TO assign coun-
ty order numbers, check all lists and
complete the other detail work con-
nccted with this part of the draft
program, it was said
North Carolina has been assigned a
quota Of 49,424 men to be furnished
the United States armed forces.
Credit is given against this number
for the 1891 National Guardsmen re-
Gently modified and for the 29.427
North CarolinianS in other branches
Of the service, leaving a net quota
for the state of 1868 men.
County selectiVe service officials
say that they have received no quota
assignment for Vance county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-04
Averill Estimates
Democratic Majority
Continued From Page Onei

fall far behind the presidential and
gubernatorial totals.
The Republicans haven't even an
outside chance to elect a Congress-
man except in the Sixth district
where Gillian GriSsom, vote get
ter Of no mean proportions, could
conceiVably upset Carl Durham over
whom not even the most faithful
Democrats are showing any en-
thusiaSm. Even here the normal party
margin is 50 great as to make d Girls
som success almost miracle. The
Tenth and Eleventh Districts, close
some ten years ago, seems perfectly
safe for Major 4. L. BulWinllle and
Zebulon Weaver. veterans who have
known defect by the G.. o. P. once
each lin 1929.
In the state legislative races the
G.. Q. p. will an>Jst certainly gain
a few scatS-it could hardly drop
from the ioWly level of in the House
and two in the Senate Sampson,
Tvrleil and Brunswick will be close
in the east; while the West will have
its usual dozen tough battles. A good
sleeper" IS Randolph To name a Re-
publican to the House and Guilford
10 Slip maybe ore G.. O p. standard
bearer into the same body.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-04
Registrars
May Enlist
In Army

Registration under the SelectiVe
service act does not bar otherwise
eligible young men from enlistment
in the regular Army, it was stated
this morning by recruiting officers in
charge of the mobile recruiting sta
ton which is in Henderson today and
tomorrow for the purpose Of enlist
ing men for various branches Of the
service.
Applicants must be between the
ages of 19 and 35, white, single and
without dependents. OF good char
acter and able 10 pass required ply
steal and mental examinations, it was
stated by Sergeant L. V. Sturgeon Of
the Charlotte recruiting office. VINO
is in charge of the station here. En-
listments in the regular Army are
for three years.
The recruiting officers called Spe-
cial attention to vacancies existing
for qualified automobile mechanics,
at Fort Mcpherson, Ca; for the signal
corps, at Fort Mcpherson: for the
second Armored Division. at Fort
Benning, Ca; and for enlistment as
flying cadets. Ftlgner educational re-
quirements or specialized training re-
quirements must be met for these
Army units.
Concerning the Second Ar,nored
Division, it was said that the eX-
ceptionally high educational REQUIRE
ment for the division is due to the
fact that large number Of these
lNn
schools for diesel and gasoline motors
for period Of three to four months,
shortly after they have completed
their recruit training, and these men
will be assigned to specialized or key
positions in the regiment This is an
exceptional opportunity for high class
young men to learn trade"
Vacancies also exist in the air
corps, signal corps, armored infantry
and field artillery, and other units.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-04
HENDERSON, IN CO. DISPATCH MONDAY NOVEMBER 7'

Her drivers license was revoked for
one year. She gave notice OF an
appeal and bond was set at 500.
NJ, H. Harp. guilty of being disor-
derby, was given 30 days. suspend
ed upon payment of the costs.
Lucius Terry. Negro. pleaded to a
drunk charge, and was given 80
day, suspended upon payment of
the costs.
Ernest Green. Negro, was guilty
of being drunk He received 80 days
on the roads.
James Yancey. Negro, was guilty
Of being disorderly. the coutr sent
him to the roads for 60 days, Sis
pended upon payment of a fine of s.
and costs.
Fannie Perry and B. Durham.
Negroes, were guilty of asSaultng
and beating each other. A four
months term was handed out to the
defendants, suspended upon pay
ment Of d fine of $40 and costs. and
show good behavior for the next two
years.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-04
Big Session
Before Mayor

There W&S a lengthy session in
city court today, with Mayor Henry
T. Powell presiding.
George Claborn, Negro, charged
with trespassing, failed to appear.
Joe Robertson failed to answer q
drunk charge, and capias was or
dercd for him.
Wilbert Mitchell and Rosa Bump
ass, Negroes, were guilty Of engag-
ing in immoral conduct, and prayer
for judgment was continued upon
payment of the costs.
Routh Henderson and Curtis
McadlNs, Negroes, were guilty Of
assault and beating each other. Each
received 80 days, suspended upon
payment of the costs.
Oscar Littleiohn, Negro, was
charged with theft of S34.7G from
Estelle Littleiohn. The State took
a nolle pros.
John Person, Negro. pleaded gull
ty to assault, and was given 80 days,
suspended upon payment of the costs
and showing good behavior for the
next two years.
The State took nolle pros as to
Willie Edwards, Negro, charged with
careless and reckless driving.
T. R. Robinson went free when the
State took nolle pros 10 careless
and reckless driving charge.
Ed Card pleaded guilty to being
drunk, and was given 80 days, sus-
pended if he leaves town and re-
mains away for two years.
Hugh Green, Negro, was drunk
He drew 80 days. suspended upon
payment of the costs.
James Cheatham, Negro, entered
a plea of guilty to being drunk, ana
was given 80 days, suspended upon
payment of the costs.
Josh Davis, Negro, was given 80
days for being drunk. He pleaded
guilty, the term suspended upon pay
ment of the costs.
Thomas Wynn entered a plea of
guilty to being drunk. He was given
80 days suspended upon payment of
the costs.
Helen BurWell Negro woman,
was guilty of drunken driving. She
was given 80 days, suspended upon
payment of fine of $50 and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-04
MARRIAGES
PARTIES
SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES
Henderson
Fights Boom
CONTINUED From Page Gnel

ton era was past and the town was
beginning to feel the effects of It's
previous destruction.
1t stands to reason that a man
can't save up his money for half a
lifetime, then throw it in the cook
stove and burn it up, and figure that
then he'll be wonderfully prosperous
because he's got to start over again.
Leon HenderSon's position is that
We'll be burning our money up (that
is to say, wasting our labor) on our
armament program. 1t won't be aS
bad as actual war, but we may get
into that likewise. And will we
have boom, while re-Supplying our
selves with the real necessities Of
lie? For d spell, doubtless, as dur
ing and after the last war. But it will
be snide prosperity. Such is Icons
cerebra.ion.
What he's trying TO do is to head
off boom-being sure that boom5
inevitably pop ultimately.
have a great deal of respect for
academic economists, like Leon Hen
derson, in comparison with some Of
our big businessmen.
1t Puzzled En-
During our last postwar boom l
couldn't understand why we were
net having a depression instead It
seemed to me that it ought TO have
been Il certainty as sequel to the
1914-l0 conflict But finally the
boom did blow up. Thereupon the
senate's banking and currency COM
mittce conducted an investigation to
determine, if possible. what was the
matter with us. All our outstanding
fnianciers were Subpeonaed as wit
ncsses-including J. Picrpont Nor
gan and all his satellites.
One after another these birds tcs-
titled. "The depression puzzles lis.
We thought there might be dcprcs-
sion, but we didn't know it was go
ing to be as bad as it is
Why, heck! I knew it. What had
Stumped me was that it hadn't come
sooner. And any time know more
about booms and slumps than ]. P.
Morgan processes to know, either
he isn't speaking quite candidly or
else he isn't as wise as I'd supposed
him to be.
(That was the time J. P. was pho
tographed with a circus midget in his
lap.)
Anyway. another boom is what
Leon Henderson is trying to Vacci-
nate us against.