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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
More Yank Sale RumOrs
Continue To Be Heard
Clark Thinks Next Owner Will
Be National Advertiser;'
One Offer Made
BY BILL WHITE

NEW YORK, March rs. -R-
Byron Clark, Jr., who is as familiar
with the New York Yankee financial
structure as Bill Dickey is with Red
Rulings Sunday pitch, thinks the
next owner of the world champions
will be "a national advertiser who
might buy the club as a medium for
radio broadcasting."
Clark, in his sumptuous offices in
midtown New York, was busy all
day discounting rumors again flood.
ing town-to the eject this time the
Yanks were to be sold either to a
syndicate headed by Postmaster
General James A. Farley and for
mer Gov. James Cox of Ohio or one
headed by Joseph Patterson, New
York publisher, and an unnamed
associate.
The latest rumors that have been
mushrooming since the death of Col.
Jacob Rupert over a year ago came
today in a World Telegram copy
righted story from Florida.
The grey-haired, deeply tanned
Clark, who as attorney for the Rup-
pert estate, will know about a sale
as soon as anyone else, said he had
no knowledge of the rumors-and
he said he doubted if there is any
syndicate actually in position to
swing the deal.
"The number Of purchasers is
very limited" he pointed out, ANY
potential purchaser must have plen-
ty Of money, a sufficient interest in
baseball, and a desire to be identi-
fled with such a big undertaking
that is not a sure-fire investment"
That's why he thinks it more
likely a manufacturer, who adver-
tises on a nationwide scale, is the
likeliest candidate to buy the prop.
critics valued v%ariously at from $10,-
100000 to SIS, 900, 900.
Clark knows of but one offer
that has been made for the greatest
empire in baseball-a paltry $3,000,-
900. 1t was made by a source I'M
known to him, through a middle
man whom he personally knows is
Trustworthy"
All these reports of someone
wanting to buy the Yankees prob
ably come from commission mer-
chants, who stand to make any.
where from s250,O0O to 100000 if
they can swing the DEAL"
Clark was moderately bitter about
these syndicates with a national
reputation.
"We don't need that kind Of a
figurehead to impress u.s." he said.
He referred to deals such as those
suggested today, or n previously
in which Governor Francis Murphy
of New Hampshire was supposed to
be interested" in purchasing the
team.
Although the terms of Col. Rup-
pert's will directed this enterprise
shall be perpetuated," the Yankees
are for sale, simply because "the
position Of the executors is that If
we don't dispose of the property on
a good market-and then prices de-
preciate-we are subject to criti'
cism," he said.
1.-The executors have the absolute
power of sale," he pointed out.
pending the complete settlement OF
the colonel's estate, the disposition
of the baseball interests lies with
the three executors-George E. Rup'
pert, H. Garrison silleck, Jr.' OF
Greenwich. Conn.,. the coloners
brother.in- law. and myself"
Clark pointed out the three
Young women" to whom the colonel
willed the club-Mrs. Joseph Hal
loran. and Mrs. ]. Basil Mcclure
of Greenwich and a former actress
Helen Winthrope Weyant Of New
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
York-actually have no say in the
MANAGEMENT ar s,1o g

have no say in the
management or sale of the club.
Their position is that of three
individuals who have the right to
receive during their lifetime the net
income received from the operation
planned.
any sale is made it will be a
proposition" in that the
p ana personnel will not be
suoseahtlally changed.
LARK pointed out that with the
plesent personnel there have been
th" - II misunderstanding with
'"e n'ga commissioners office"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Durham Bulls, Columbia
Begin Spring Training

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 25-lR
Spring baseball drills opened to.
day for the Columbia Reds, of the
Sally league, and Durham Bulls, Of
the Piedmont league, with the bless.
ings of a kindly sun which chased
away reminders Of Easter Sundays
freezing weather.
Manager Oscar Roettger took his
Durham hurlers and catchers ont
for a limbering up in the morning
and the Reds took e in the after
noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
TOURNEY PLAY MAY
Be RESUMED TODAY
Players Wait For Snow 10
Melt; Guldahl Named No.
Money Player
BY BILL BONI

GREENSBORO, March lo.-N
| Watching the ice melt at the nine
teenth hole and the snow melt OH
the eighteenth green at the star
mount Forest Country club:
While waiting for play to be re
sumed tomorrow Or wednesday III
the $4,000 Greensboro open, some o.
the pros began discussing money
players. Not the men who play
just for cash, but the ones who play
best when the chips are down
After Walter Hagen and Bobby
Jones had been mentioned, there
wasn't a dissenting voice when
Henry Picard nominated Ralph
Guldahl as the No. / man OF the
present-day crop -. Ben Hogan
who tied for first in the opening
round here way back on Saturday,
KY Laffoon, Sammy Byrd, Tony
Penna and Leonard Dodson all
nodded in sage agreement
Nerve Control
"Nerve control, that's what he
has better than anybody said ri
card. "Just look at his record. A
So for PSI in the Open at Birming'
ham in '37, when Snead already was
in with 2S3. Another winner at
Denver in '3S; lost out by a putt
in '33; tied for seventh winner last
year, and eighth in "a and '36. No
man around today can match that
record in the one tournament where
the pressure really is tough"
While the continued postpone
ment of play has been a headache
to the ~hard-working tournament
promoters. the players haven't mini
ed it so much After five months
Of being together constantly, it's
given them a chance to get away by
themselves 80. Gene sarazen, lock
ing out at the greens and tees
that have been swept clear Of snow
and the fairways that are beginning
to dry out, recalled a Ryder cup
match in which he played in
Leeds, England. 1--WE played
through hail and snow, but those
British, they'd eve postpone a
MATCH" said the Squire.
Longest Driver
Who's the longest driver in golf?
They're still arguing, and getting
no carer a conclusive answer
In a contest at San Antonio this
winter, Jimmy Thomson beat Sam
Snead, 286 yards to 2S2. At New
Orleans it "a Snead 286, Thomson
279 -. Snead, incidentally, is the
Babe Ruth of golf sluggers. He hits
a looping drive. Thomson is the
Lou Gehrig or DiMaggio. He hits
low screamers that never get far
off the ground.
But there's no question that Sara.
zen remains the best man coming
out of a sand trap-he meanwhile
insisting he doesn't get in 'em any
more. he's always on the greens
. Horton Smith, still the best
putter, takes off his glove when
he's on the green And always
warns up on four one-foot puts
figures that if he has the cline on
those, he'll have it on %10-footers.
Metz Wins
Only ones to play today were
Dick Metz and Laurence Leonard,
sports editor of the Greensboro
Daily News. Metz won, one up,
playing the first, fifth, 10th, 18th
and 18th. Dick started 7-6-5, but
then finished 5-4, chipping a four.
footer into the cup on No. II. Be-
cause Asheville was good enough
to release one of the days scheduled,
the boys can do n of two things
either 1S tomorrow and Sc Wednes
day, or 10 Wednesday and SO Thurs,
day In either case, they'll be
at Asheville for the first round
Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
MENTOR IS GIVEN
ASHSETTLEMENT
Termination Of Contract Fol-
lows Request By Players
That He Be Dismissed

BOULDER, Colo, March 25.-Q)
Bernard F. Bunny Cakes, whose
teams won two conference cham
pionship and whose star pupil was
all-America Byron (Whizzer) White:
stepped down today as football
coach at Colorado University with
a cash settlement in his pocket.
He and President Robert l.
Stearns reached an agreement tc
terminate his contract-it had three
years to run-five weeks after 80
players from the team that won
the Big Seven conference title last
fall signed q petition urging the
board of regents to dismiss him.
The 41-year.old coach c%ontended
in a statement that "the cash set
Element and my record are a com
plete vindication Of me and my
coaching methods"
President Stearns, announcing
the severance of relations, said in
a four paragraph statement that
Harry Carlson, director of athletics
has been instructed to make rec
concentrations in the near future
for the appointment Of a new foot
bal coach"
During the months of controversy
in the athletics department, Cakes
had charged Carlson, Walter B
Franklin, graduate manager Of ath'
letics, and Mark Schneider, assist
ant to Franklin, did not cooperate
with him.
At Cakes request, the amount of
the cash settlement was not dis
closed. His present contract, signed
in January, 1888, a few weeks after
Whizzer White and his fellow Buff.
faloes lost to Rice in the Dallas
Cotton Bowl, repeatedly called for
5000 annually.
II intend to stay in the coaching
profession, but have no immediate
plans for the future" the former
marine said.
He vas a teammate Of Red
Grange at Illinois. assistant coach
at Nebraska and Tennessee and
head coach at Montana university
before coming here in 1885.
President Stearns said the set.
tlement made to Cakes lis consist.
ent with the policy employed with
university professors"
"The athletic investigating com.
mittee has been requested to con
tinue its study Of the athletic de-
partment," Stearns' statement said,
with particular reference to the
graduate managers functions anc
to consider the possible reorganiza-
ton of the department to promote
greater efficiency and harmony"
Last October, after Colorado had
lost three straight games, the ath-
letics board recommended Cakes
dismissal, but the regents gave him
a quick vote of confidence and
Stearns said: "It is the policy of
the university to keep it's engage
ments." The team then won its
next five games to capture the
conference title.
The players petition, which only
three members of the squad refused
to sign, accused Cakes of breaking
the two-hour practice rule, encour.
aging them to neglect their studies,
threatening players with the loss
of spare-time employment and other
infringements of their rights.
Cakes, who is married and has
three children, declared that was
utterly untrue"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
SMOKE RINGS
Take Your Pick
BY SAM Raglan

Van MIGHT not think it by peering at the thermome-
~ - iii soon he baseball time again, and if you
1 hayen nq' made N Mm up 9'y your respective minds about the 1910
pennant-winners you can soon do so by glanclng around
te oaa Of the teams have run hot and cold-winnlng
+odav and losing disgracefully tomorrow, but in the way
+b ma nerform one can get a pretty good idea as to Wnat
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
Training Camp
Briefs
CUBS LOSE

LOS ANGELES, March 25.-P-
Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast
league pounded two pitchers for 10
hits and a 6 to 3 victory over the
Chicago Cubs today in an exhibit
ton game.
The veteran Charlie Root gave up
three runs in the first four innings
and Ken Raffensberger as many
more in the last five. The Cubs got
only four hits off the Coast hurlers.
1t was the Cubs first loss in their
last eight exhibition games:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
RAINED OUT

LAREDO, Tex, March 25.-R-
Rain forced cancellation of today's
game between the St. Louis Browns
and the San Antonio Missions. An
other contest is on tap for tomor-
row.
Manager Fred Haney of the
Browns said he would start reduc-
ing his squad a week from today.
He plans to start north with % or
80 men. There are 80 in camp now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
SOX WHIP BEES

BRADENTON, Fla, March 25.-
P)-The Red Sox greeted Lou Fette
with a five-run barrage in the first
inning today as they evened the in
tra-city series by drubbing the Bees,
IA.
The Seekers punched six of the IA
hits they totaled against four Bees
Fingers to drive Fette from the box
after the opening frame. Denny
Galehouse and Emerson Dickman
gave the Bees nine safeties, but kept
them scattered until the latter took
over in the fifth and gave the Ma
tional leaguers half their runs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
DEACONS WIN

F., WAKE FOREST, March 25-R
Wake Forest shut out Boston col.
lege, 10, in a tennis meet here to-
day. The meet was played on the
Deacons' outdoor courts despite the
cold and slush.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
INDIANS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March rs.
two-run outburst off the de-
livery of rookie Thomas Pullig in
the 18th inning gave the Cleveland
Indians a 81 triumph today over the
Phillies.
The two runs broke a IL tie that
had existed from the seventh inn
ing. The Phillies took a 10 lead in
the fifth on Gus Suhr's home run,
but the Indians tied it up in the
seventh on a double and a single.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
FOUR MAYORS RULE

There are four mayors in Copen.
hagen, Denmark. Each has his own
responsibilities and duties and the
chief municipal officer is knqyn as
president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
SOX HURLERS BETTER

PASADENA, Calf, March 25.-
R-Harold Ruel, Chicago White Sox
coach who handles the pitchers for
Manager Jimmy Dykes, said today
that his hurlers showed every prom
Use of putting in a better season.
What impressed him, he said, was
the control of all the Sox pitchers.
He pointed out that only 65 walks
were issued to the opposition in al.
most 100 innings of spring games.
The Sox, idle today, will resume
competition tomorrow against Hol-
lywood of the Pacific Coast league.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
COTTON SEEDS NOW VALUABLE

Not only is cotton used in many
thousands of ways, but chemists
have discovered ways to use the
seeds, which once were dumped into
streams. For each bale of cotton pro-
duced, there is approximately half a
ton of seed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26

today and losing dlsgracelul
they perform one can get a
to expect when the m
70 Breaking Camp
-esome of the teams have already
broken camp and more will pack up
their baggage and head homeWard
via the exhibition game r TINS
week. Wilmington fans will not De
able to see any of the major leaguers
perform here this year, but a short
tourney to several other cities in the
state during the coming month"; Will
turn up something like two dozen
major league exhibition games.
If YOU haven't made up your mind
in the National league, we suggest
pinning your hopes on either Gin
cinnati or st. Louis, but always keep
YOUR fingers crossed when the
Dodgers are mentioned. And as an
afterthought you'd better not bet Oh
the outcome until July.
When it comes to the American
league it frightens us. For the
Yankees are such surefire winners
that something is bound to happen.
But when laying money on the line
it's best to peer into the past anu
then let your conscience be your
guide.
Another Coach Bounced
Bunny Cakes, football coach at
Colorado university, was fired yes
terday and therein lies an interest
ing incident.
Most football coaches get bounced
on their ear when their teams fail
to win at least so per cent of their
games. But the interesting part OF
this Colorado affair is that Cakes
has won the conference champion
ship for the past two years and has
as the prize feather in his cap the
development Of Byron Whizzer)
White, one of the greatest of the
All-Americans.
Last October after Colorado had
lost three in a row., the school had
Cakes on the carpet. Colorado then
went out and won its next five
games and sewed up the conference
title.
The whole business is a little odd
and just goes to show that a football
coach never knows when he's going
to get it in the neck.
This And That
Reports that Robert Jordan,
Whiteville's gridiron flash, is headed
for Carolina or State next fall con-
tinue to bob up e. Latest rumors,
however, indicate that the lad will
become a member of Doc Newton's
t.;Wolfpack in 1871 If Old Man
Weather says so, the New Hanover
Wildcats will play Whiteville this
afternoon and this one should be
much closer than the other three
games played by the Cats this sea-
son =. Glenward Blomme, whose
New Hanover tennis teams are no.
thing short Of remarkable, doesn't
like the tag of Wildcats on his squad
.. . . He prefers the Phantom Aces
and the ghostly gallopers of the
Courts they shall be Some of
these days every one will wake up
.and find the Yankees sold to a new
owner but that won't make much
difference either way to the other
members of the American loop .
indicative of something or other is
the staging of a doubleheader bas-
sketball program at Leland tonight
for the benefit of the Leland Base.
ball club 80. There will be no games
called on account of darkness in the
Coastal Plain league this season ,
All the parks have installed lights
and the officials have ruled that in
case of darkness arriving on tie
tailend Of an afternoon game that
the lights will be turned on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-26
PORTRAIT PREVENTED THEFT

In Italy, during the 14th century.
1t was customary for the book own
er to nave his portrait designed on
the cover OF each book to avoid its
loss by theft.
Glacier County chief., 1940-08-16
CrOLU Indian Fair
To DrdlU TribeSn,en
From Far and Near

Indians from every section Of the
United States will re-live the primitive
life of their ancestors during the 18th
annual Crow Indians fair. to be held
at Grow Agency. near the site of the
Custer battlefield. Aug. 26 to 81.
On reservations from the Pacific
coast to Florida. and from Montana
to Arizona, tribesmen are packing the
family automobiles for the trip to the
fair.
During the exposition the Indians
live In a village of more than 100
tepees, just as their ancestors did when
great herds of buffalo roamed the val
leys of the Yellowstone and Big Horn
rivers.
Entertainment highlight will be a
buffalo barbecue. Supt. Robert Yellow
tail has ordered the slaughter of IS
Of the tribes private herd of bison for
the feast.
The Crow Indian fair is one of the
largest annual gatherings of Indians
in the United States.
Glacier County chief., 1940-08-16
By C. E. MATSON

Do YOU remember when that gang
of outlaws contemplated robblng the
Great Northern westbound tram at
Two Medicine bridge, near what was
then Midwife, but now Glacier PARK
station? ..
We'll, it all happened like this: In
1895 about a dozen men, dressed as
COWBOYS. rode into Blackfoot, winch
was a division on the main line 10
Gated on the Blackfeet Indian reser-
walton. -,., ,o.
wore chaps and each carried SIX.
shooter or two. Real cowboys, SO II
appeared. ~ s .,o so,,,r-
ern part of the state where a train
robbery had been committed. Or course,
as was natural, they were all hungry
and ready to devour most anything
in sight.
So they all entered the Great North
ern section house which was then OPP
Grated by Sam SomeS and his vile.
They ordered a big feed for the bunch,
and all the men sat facing the door.
After they had finished their meal
the spokesman for the gang went over
to the Great Northern depot where
he sent and received several code mes
sages which aroused suspicion. Con-
sequently, some of the messages were
deciphered and the plans OF the out
laws were revealed.
They rode out of Blackfoot heading
west toward the mountains intent on
carrying out their plan of holding
UP a certain train that was supposed
to be carrying a consignment OF con-
siderable value.
Now this Two Medicine bridge was
a wooden structure in those days and
was said, at that time, to be the
highest OF its kind in the country. 1t
was located at a point where the wind
struck with terrific force and fire.
quently blew the bridge out of line.
Trains always stopped before crossing.
That is why these train robbers picked
this location. Then again, it was near
the mountains, then wild country, and
they evidently figured that they could
make clean getaway. But their plans
failed to materiaIize and they all came
to bad end.
The Indian agent Of the Blackfeet
reservation was notified Of what was
Glacier County chief., 1940-08-16
Kitchen
Clinic
A DreSsy Dessert
By BETTY CROKER

Wouldn't you be proud to offer your
dinner guests slice of ice cream with
alternate layers of yellow and dusky
pink-like regular brick ice cream?
Only this would be a dessert you'd
make yourself. The ice cream is really
layer of raspberry ice cream with
plain frozen custard layer on top
and then another dusky pink raspberry
layer over the custard. If you have a
mechanical refrigerator-you can make
this dessert without too much trouble
Here is the recipe:
2 cups milk
! cup sugar
tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons all
purpose flour
teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks
teaspoon vanilla
II cups mashed raspberries g cups
whole berries
cup sugar
/ cup whipping cream
Scald the milk. Mix together the
sugar, flour and salt. Pour the scalded
milk slowly over the sugar, flour and
salt mixture Cook in a double boiler
Cuntil the mixture thickens slightly.
Divide the mixture in two. Cool half
OF it. Pour the other half over the
beaten egg yolks and return to double
boiler and cook for minutes, stirring
constantly. Cool and add the vanilla.
To the first cooled mixture add the
mashed berries blended with the cup
sugar. Add the whipped cream, folding
1t in.
Place in Freezing Tray
Place half the raspberry ice cream
in the freezing tray Of your refrig-
orator and let it freeze until firm
about y to hour, depending on the
speed of your particular refrigerator.
When the raspberry ice cream Is
frozen-add the cooled custard, spread
ing it evenly over the frozen ice cream.
Freeze until custard is firm, about y
to l hour.
Then add the remaining ice cream
and freeze until firm.
Serve in slices so that the three
layers show. You'll find that this will
make about 8 servings.
Your guests will be delighted with
the appearance of this dusky pink and
yellow ice cream. And when they put
their spoons into it-they will not be
disappointed. For this is a dessert that
lives up to its promises in every way.
It's unusually delicious!
Glacier County chief., 1940-08-16
Code Messages of Bandits
Thwart Train Robbery Plun

taking place and dispatched hi,
Of Indian police, along with Som
perienced scouts, on their trail
The robbers took refuge In VII
manned of an old log cabin, well
tected by trees, supposedly uss
fur trappers in early days. Herr
stood off the Indian police, az
the Indians was killed in the eyr1
of gun fire.
Seeing that they could not dj,
the gang by ordinary means the
eminent officials moved in a 81
and located 1t on the hill overIoj
the hideout. They intended To
fire on this notorious gang of ou|
at the break of day. But in the n
time, the men in hiding had
witted those on guard and ed
into the night.
They headed west through the N,
tainS following a then little used
and evidently experienced great
ficulty in eluding their pursuers
trail was soon located by the
that was following them, which
the way, was headed by Billie
sui VIII az OIlt llIllt Ildl lei
scout for General Custer.
The outlaws were all capture
killed with the exception of one
The one survivor made his
through to the west side Of the
range and finally landed at
pers cabin in the dense forest
of Bolton, now the west entranl
Glacier national park.
This was, at that time. a wild
isolated district. The fugitive
himself at home with the trappa,
bunked with him for some time.
ever, through some contact whe
was out of the hills, the tn
learned the truth about his new
partner and that there was II
of a considerable amount on his
dead or alive.
Well. this reward was too muc
the good Samaritan so he kille,
man he was bunking with
This is one OF many cases
crime did not pay. l do not
whether the reward was ever pa
not. But at the time the trappel
in danger of lynching by the en-
settlers of the district for killing
stranger in his bunk while he
sleeping, so I have been told.