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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20
PERSONALS

Robert A. Mccartney, who has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. N.
c.. Thompson, for the past two
weeks, has returned to Alton, ILL.,,
to resume his work.
T. J. Moore, Jr., has returned to
Greensboro, after spending the week
end here with his mother, Mrs. Ella
Moore.
Miss Ida Lee Collins is a patient
at James Walker Memorial hospital.
John Hines Dickson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Dickson, accompan-
led DR.. and Mrs. E. R. Hines to
Rocky Mount to spend several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. Hines and Miss Mar
garet Weaver spent the weekend
with Mrs. Edward Weaver at her
home on Grace street.
Friends of Mrs. Leonard Young,
of Rosehiil, who is a patient at
James Walker Memorial hospital,
will be glad to learn that her con-
dition is satisfactory.
Miss Hazel Overman has returned
to her home here after spending
the weekend in Richmond, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

Club Clock

The Whatsoever circle Of
the Kings Daughters will hold
a meeting this afternoon at
$50 o'clock with Mrs. c. B.
Case, I'LL Grace street. A full
attendance is desired.
The regular meeting Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars
auxiliary will be held tonight
at 8 o. m. in the dug-out. All
members are urged to be pres
ent.
The Winter Park Home DEM
%onstration club will hold the
monthly meeting Friday after
noon at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. j. F. Rogers. Mrs.
John Garrett will be joint
hostess. All members Ire urged
to attend.
The Woman's auxiliary Of
Pearsall Memorial church will
hold the monthly meeting to-
night at s o'clock at the church.
A full attendance is desired.
The New Hanover county as
ISOLATION for Childhood Educa-
ton will hold a meeting this
afternoon at 3:15 o'clock at
the Winter Park school aud
itorium. ALI members and in
terested friends are urged to be
present.
The regular meeting Of the
New Hanover High school Par
ent-Teacher association will be
held this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the school. Mrs.
Louis Poisson N,ill be guest
speaker. The executive board
will meet promptly at 8 o'clock.
All members are urged to be
present.
The Grade Mothers Of the
Winter Park school will spon-
sor an entertainment, George
Washington Jubilee" Friday
night at 7:3o o'clock at the
schoci. The public is invited to
attend.
The regular meeting Of the
Kings Daughters will be held
Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
George Bailey in Forest Hills.
A full attendance is desired.
The Young Mems Bible class
of the Fifth Avenue Methodist
church will hold a supper on the
sound tonight. Members de-
string to attend are asked to
meet at the church at $50
o'clock.
The officers, teachers and
substitutes Of the Junior de.
partment of Temple Baptist
Sunday school will meet tonight
at s o'clock with Miss Elsie
Crute, 2021 Fender avenue. The
study course will be taught by
Miss Vivian Grant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

The officers, teachers and
substitutes Of the Junior de.
partment of Temple Baptist
Sunday school will meet tonight
at 8 o'clock with Miss Elsie
Crute, 2021 Fender avenue. The
study course will be taught by
Miss Vivian Grant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

Miss Hazel Overman has returned
to her home here after spending
the weekend in Richmond, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

The Young Mems Bible class
of the Fifth Avenue Methodist
church will hold a supper on the
sound tonight. Members de-
string to attend are asked to
meet at the church at $50
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

The regular meeting Of the
Kings Daughters will be held
Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
George Bailey in Forest Hills.
A full attendance is desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

The Woman's auxiliary Of
Pearsall Memorial church will
hold the monthly meeting to-
night at s o'clock at the church.
A full attendance is desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

The New Hanover county as
ISOLATION for Childhood Educa-
ton will hold a meeting this
afternoon at 3:15 o'clock at
the Winter Park school aud
itorium. All members and in
terested friends are urged to be
present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-20

Miss Ida Lee Collins is a patient
at James Walker Memorial hospital
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Second Rankers Take
Top Billing On Weeks
Program Of Battles

NEW YORK, March 81 Up -
Second rankers take top billing on
this weeks national boxing pro.
gram.
Harry Balsamo the betting brake
man of New York, battles Walter
Franklin also of New York in a third
meeting between the pair. Balsamo
took the first on a split decision and
the second ended even. The fight
is a scheduled ten-rounder in New
York tomorrow night.
Lou Salica, former bantamweight
champion from New York, tackles
Jackie Callura of Hamilton, N. l.,
in a ten-round featherweight match
at Rochester, N. Y, Thursday night.
A couple of lightweight title con-
tenders, Baby .Arizmendi from Los
Angeles and George Latka of San
Jose, Calf, throw leather at each
other for 10-rounds or less at Los
Angeles Tuesday evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Walter Beck Pitches
Phillies To Victory
Over Rochester. 81

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 81.
R-One of those pitching perform
ances that make the fans gasp was
turned in by Walter Beck today in
an exhibition game that saw the
Phillies thrash Rochester Of the In
ternational league 6 to 1.
Walter limited the New Workers.
to three singles, and it took two of
these combined with a Pills error
to give Rochester it's only run of
the game in the fifth inning. Man.
ager Doc Prothro juggled the Phil
lies batting order and the new line
up produced five valuable hits.
Costly Rochester errors and bases
on balls did the rest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Bv FELIX R. IG

SWEETWATER, Tex, March 81.
R-To Mr.. Mike Jacobs, Twentieth
Century Boxing club, New York
City:
Dear Mike:
Don't mind if I call you Mike,
cause we folks down here sort or
feel like we know you since word
got around that u SweetWater poy'
Lew Jenkins, fights a fellow named
Lou Ambers for the world light
weight championship up there in
that Madison Square Garden on
May 10. We understand you got the
boys together.
"Just thought maybe your per-
sonal interest in our boy Lew about
500, 900 worth, they tell me, if the
May 10 party fills your meetln'
place. might cause you to want to
know how Lew spent his Easter holl-
days down here with the home folks.
"Now Lew is pretty well known
down here, where he used to punch
a few cattle, play soldier in the U.
S.. cavalry and beat up some of our
fighters. We know Lew and under
stand that he is still just a big kid
at heart.
Naturally, we weren't much up
set bout it when Lew scared whey
out of our COWS down here the other
day by doing a little stunt flying in
a fellows crate. That's what we call
airplanes down here, Mike.
Cant say that it caused an aw-
full lot of commotion, either, when
he did some of those newspaper pic
ture fellows a right nice favor by
posing with a herd of wild buffalo
that got a little restless and made
just a few-not many-lunges at our
boy Lew-and your favorite light
weight contender.
Lewis bein' pretty careful bout
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Wildcat Nine Will Play Clinton Tuesday
Having Fun In Texas
As He Awaits Ambe1S Battle

things, though-you could tell that
by the way he hung on that horses
name when he took the high hurdles
today for the benefit of some more
picture fellows at Dallas. I wouldn't
worry too much if I were you. just
wanted to tell you how Lew was
spending his holidays.
"Lew's awful serious bout his
Ambers fight-when he amt up to
some of his pranks. He tells all of
us that he knows Ambers is just
about the best boxer in the business.
Yeah, he knows that. But he also
tells us he plans to beat this fellow
Ambers at Is rounds if he can't tag
him with that elm club right hand
of his any earlier.
"Lew just comes right out and
says he's seen Ambers fight some
of the same boys he has, and if it
takes Is rounds to win that belt You
give away to the fellows that Win
championships-he can go all the
way.
Lew sort of ruined some of our
dreams of those big boys up there.
He says to us that he used to ad.
mire those big name fellows, until
he went up there and licked 'em all.
Lew says he just doesn't think they
have any great fighters up there
unless maybe it's Ambers.
LEV says that if that boy Al
Dummy Davis could hit Ambers,
he figures he can-only a whole lot
more times, of urs All Lew wants
to do, he tells us, is to swat Ambers
with the same kind of punch he
threw at Tippy Larkin a few nights
ago. He says it was the most down
right useful right HAND punch he
ever tossed at anybody.
Better be closing now. Don't wor'
ry bout Lew.
"Your Sweetwater correspondent"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
METERS TO MEET
WILSON THURSDAY
Baseball Club Also Faces
Games With Whiteville,
Wilson This Week

Coach Floyd Bumgarner's pace
setting Wildcat baseball team and
Coach Glenward Blomme's defend
ing state champion Phantom Aces
tennis team will take them coming
and going this week on the diamond
and the courts.
The lndefeated baseball squad will
play three games with two road
trips on schedule with Clinton and
Whiteville and the Charles l.. Coon
Highs Of Wilson at home.
It will meet Clinton Tuesday and
Wilson Thursday with Whitevilie
ending the week Friday in White.
vile.
The baseballers opened the class
"a" conference season last FRIDAY
in Rocky Mount by defeating the
Blackbirds, 4 to 2.
Thursday afternoon against Wilson
On the Robert Strange courts at 8
o'clock in the first meeting Of these
teams since 1887, when the locals
won the match. The Coons have a
strong aggregation this year and
their doubles combination will be
out to avenge the defeat sustained
at the hands of the locals last year
in the state doubles championship
at Chapel Hill.
On Friday, the Aces expect to play
the Marion, S. c., boys and Satur'
day morning will take on the Porter
Military cadets in their annual
match. The Phantom Queens have
a pending match with the Marion
girls for Saturday morning. The
Queens won the Southern champion.
ship last year and because Of their
record have had considerable trouble
getting matches this year, although
most of the last years team
graduated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
NORTH AND SOUTH
TOURNEY TO OPEN
Frank Strafaci Will Defend
Title He Has Won For
Last Two Years

PINEHURST, March 81 Up -
The 10th annual North and South
Amateur Golf tournament will start
here tomorrow with Frank Strafaci
of Brooklyn, N. Y, defending the
title he has won for the last two
years.
Among the competitors he will
face are Frank Dunlap, Jr., cham
pion for several years until Strafaci
won in 1888; Bobby Dunkelberger OF
High Point, the Southern and Caro-
linas' champion, and Joe Thompson
of Hamilton, Ont, twice runner.ur
for the Canadian amateur title.
Besides Dunkelberger, the Caro-
linas will be represented with a
strong contingent, including Skip
and Chuck Alexander; Bill Cozard
the 1899 medalist, from Durham;
Grover Poole, IT., of Raleigh, Hobb
Anderson of Wilson, and Richard
Tufts, Jr., of Pinehurst.
The Princeton university golf
team, led by Captain Peter Page, of
Philadelphia, as well as members Of
the Dartmouth, Harvard, Duke and
other school teams, are entered in
the tourney.
Others include Fred Allen of Ro.
chester, N. Y, Guy Berner of Buff.
falo, N. Y, Jerry Causa of East
Orange, N. j., James T. Hunter Of
North Adams, Mass. Paul Hydeo of
Buffalo, Robert Knowles, Jr., of
Brookline, Mass, H. H. Mandy, Jr.,
of Hartford, Conn, John Mallaghan
Of Providence. r. l., Jack Tucker of
Rochester, Ray O'Brien Of Larch-
mont, N. Y, James M. Robbins of
Mt. Kisco, N. Y, and John B. Ryer-
son of Cooperstown, N. Y.
The 80 low scorers in tomorrow's
1S-hole qualifying round will begin
match play Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Charlotte Gets Next
Years National Open

CHARLOTTE, March 31.-R
- The Charlotte Observer said
today it had learned from an
authoritative source that the
1941 National Open golf tourna-
ment might be played at the
Charlotte Country club here.
The newspaper said that the
United States Golf association
was seeking to hold the 1941
or 1912 tournament in the south
and that Charlotte had been
highly recommended by Caro-
linas officials of that organiza-
ton.
A site for next years tourna-
ment will be selected at a meet
ing in the fall by the U. S. G.
A. tournament committee. The
Charlotte Country club course
is now undergoing extensive inn
prOvementS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Greenberg Gets Homer
As Tigers Beat Bees

LAKELAND, Fla, March SLIP
Big Hank Greenberg slammed out
his seventh home run Of the train
ing season with two on base in the
sixth inning today to lead the De-
troit Tigers to a 6 to 3 victory over
the Boston Bees in a Grapefruit
league game.
The 380-foot blow sent Nick
Strincevich, who had held the Tigers
to two hits in the first five frames,
to the showers. Lou Fette, who re-
lieved him, yielded two runs in the
next two innings.
Boston jumped on Paul Dizzy
Trout for their runs in the fourth
and fifth but Rookie Johnny Corsica
held the Bees to three hits the rest
Of the way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01

Anything For A Laugh
The kid from Iowa is a fine fell
low, we imagine-good to his folks
and all that sort of thing-but the
idea of throwing him into the same
ring with Joe Louis is laughable.
And the way the crowds dished out
the old razzberry when the fight was
over just goes to show what low lev
els of stinko the fight business has
sunken to in recent years.
Jack Dempsey was right a few
days ago when he blamed Mike ia
cobs and his monopoly on fighters
for the sad fix boxing is now in.
Ever so often Jacobs drags up a
fighter that doesn't even come up to
the standards of being mediocre and
feeds him to Louis, and as a result
Louis is now worth a million and a
half bucks and Jacobs purse gets
fatter all the while.
Jacobs, however, sunk to a low
level last Friday night, when he had
to stage the heavyweight champion
ship battle under the banner of Re-
lief for Finland in order to draw a
handful of fans.
Date With Dobbin
If you haven't made your plans
to do so yet, set aside Friday and
Saturday of this week in your date
book to attend the third annual Cape
Fear Horse Show to be held at LIE
gion field.
At this stage of arrangements for
the show, it appears that there will
be something like 100 horses entered
in the event. The horses, represent
ing stables in several states, also
represent the class of Dobbin for
the south.
Old Dobbin is far from being a
goner. If you think so, you'll change
your mind when you see him go
through his PAGES.
Thisa and Thata
Joe Cambria, a scout for the
Washington Senators. a few weeks
ago repeatedly "stole" five prize
rockies from the Cuban sandlots
that were definitely headed for the
Cincinnati Reds -. After one look
at them, Bucky Walters, skipper
of the Mats, is reported to have said,
"I wish the Reds would steal them
back" New Hanover's nine re-
sumo the diamond act tomorrow in
Clinton . x. Brown, young Clark
ton pitcher, is said to be the favor
lite moundsman with the Goldsboro
Goldbugs -. Most of the Coastal
Plain teams will open spring drills
this week Some have already
started The Cape Fear Base
ball association will start their sea-
son on April IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
LOUISVILLE MEET
MAY BE REVIVED
Plans For $4,000 Tournament
Next Fall Are Taking
Definite Form

LOUISVILLE, KY, March I'll
R-Plans for reviving next fall
the $4,000 Louisville Open golf tour
nament, which folded in 1885 after
two years of competition, began to
take definite form today.
. The city's golf professionals and
Cliff Lussky, Louisville business
man, expressed confidence they
could renew the 72-hole tournament
through a financial arrangement
whereby rs local business houses
annually would contribute $500
apiece to provide $4,000 in cash
prizes, pay all expenses and make
admission free.
Coming in the off season between
summer and winter competition,
the tournament attracted many Of
the nations foremost golfers in the
two years it was held. Horton
Smith won in 1884 and Paul Run.
yam in 1885.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Tiger Mentor Praises
Don Herring's Courage

CHAPEL HILL, March 31-lR-
If courage alone could make a discus
sail, Don Herring probably would
set a new worlds record.
That was the word today from
Matt Gels, coach of Princeton's track
team, who arrived here today with
his charges. The Princeton track
sters will work out daily in prepare.
ton for a dual meeting Saturday
with the University of North caro-.
lima.
Herring, who lost a leg following
a football injury last fall, didn't
make the trip with the team, but
may arrive here in a few days.
HE had to have a few adjust.
ments made to his artificial leg"
Gels said. I'VE don't know yet
whether Don will be able to regain
any of his old form as a discus
thrower, but if courage were the
only thing that counted-well, he'd
be a world-beater."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
SHAREMET LAUDED
BY SWIM COACHES
Bob Kiphuth Says He Is The
Nearest Approach To Weiss
muller I've Seem
BY LOU BLACK

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, March 81.
-P-If Gus Sharemet, ~1S-year-old
Michigan sophomore sprint star,
could have heard the flattering
remarks being paid him today by
swim experts, his face would be as
crimson as the bathing cap he
wears. He was being described as
another Johnny Weissmuller, crash
err of worlds records galore.
Beating the tom-tom loudest was
the usually conservative Bob Kip
nth, Yale and Olympic coach, who
lauded the raw-boned youth, easily
the star of the two-day National
Collegiate swimming championships
which ended last night, as 1.-The
nearest approach to Weissmuller
I've seem"
Matt Mann, coach of the Michi-
gan team which successfully defend
ed its N. C. A. A. A. title for the
fourth consecutive year, equally
praised his pupil along with many
others among the 4o-odd experts.
Sharemet captured the 100-yard
sprint title in O:51.s, eight-tenths of
a second slower than Weissmuller's
world record made in 1927, and with
only about 90 minutes rest, went
on to swim a brilliant anchor leg
on Michigan's 400-yard f~ree-style
relay team which broke the accept
ed international standard Of 3:31.6
by six-tenths Of a second. Other
members Of the relay team were Ed
Hutchens, John ellis and Charley
Barker.
Kiphuth described Sharemet al a
"hard-worker, with a long, smooth,
powerful stroke, really a stylist,
who promises to go a long way"
Sharemet is built very similar to
Weissmuller.
Other high.spots of the National
Collegiates were the browning of
seven new champions, Guy Lums-
den Of Wayne, 50-yard free style;
Sharemet, 100-yard free style; How
ard Johnson of Yale, 200-yard free
style; Andy Clark of Wayne, 440-
yard free style; John Higgins Of
Ohio State, 2O0-yard breast stroke;
Earl Clark, Ohio State, three-meter
dive and Michigan's 300-yard med
ley relay team.
Successfully defending their indi-
vidual titles were AL Patnik, one
meter dive, and Hal Stanhope, 1900
meter swim, both of Ohio State, Civ
ing the Buckeyes four titles; Al
Vande Weghe Of Princeton, ~150-yard
backstroke and Michigan's 400-yard
relay team.
Clark, Ohio State diver, provided
a startling upset in the three-meter
event, when he beat Patnik, his
teammate who was seeking his
sixth straight N. C. A. A. crown,
by slightly more than a point. Pat
mix was selected by the Swimming
Coaches association of America as
the outstanding performer of the
year.
Michigan's victory in the 400.
yard relay by two-feet over Yale,
gave it As points, three more than
the Blue. Others who scored were
Ohio State, 80; Wayne, 25; Prince
ton, 20; Harvard, IL; Southern Cali.
fornia, 8; Army, 4; Kenyon, 2;
North Central (Ill.) Teachers, 2;
Brown, 2; Texas, 2; Franklin and
Marshal, /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
BROWNS Stage Rally
And Whip Toledo, 90

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 81
R-The st. Louis Browns staged a
five-run rally in the eighth inning
today to win their seventh straight
game, 9 to 2, from the Toledo
Mudhens of the American associa-
ton.
The minor leaguers had gone
ahead with a four-run attack on
Vern Kennedy in the sixth inning.
Slick Coffman, relieved him in the
eighth,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Training Camp
Briefs
BROWNS RALLY

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 81.
-R-The st. Louis Browns staged
a five-run rally in the eighth in
ming today to win their seventh
straight game, 9 to 5, from the To
ledo Mudhens of the American as
ISOLATION.
The minor leaguers had gone
ahead with a four-run attack on
Vern Kennedy in the sixth inning.
Slick Coffman relieved him in the
eighth.
Meantime, the Brownie "B" squad
smacked out IA hits for an s to
victory over the Tulsa Oilers al
Sequin. Eldon Auker and Chilli
Wagner held the Oilers to eight
hits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
YANKEES WIN

HOUSTON, March 31.-R-Scor-
ing six runs in the first inning,
the world champion New York Yam
KEGS crushed Houston's Bluffs of
the Texas league 10 to 8 today be.
fore an overflow crowd of 1885.
The 16-hit cannonading of the
Yanks was led by Buddy Rosar,
who notched his third home run
since leaving st. Petersburg, Fla,
and by Red Rolfe with a triple and
two singles.
Young Marvin Breuer worked the
first seven innings for the champs
and for five of these allowed only
three hits and no runs. When lie
started weakening in the sixth the
outcome was already settled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01

8 to 2 victory today over the Bos-
ton Red Sox.
Vince DiMaggio, who drove in a
pair of runs with a single and dou-
bic, paced the Cincinnati attack.
Lefty Grove toiled the first three
rounds for the sox. allowing four
hits. He was followed by Jack Will.
son and Emerson Dickman, who
gave Up four between them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
BIRDS' SONG.BOXEs

The BIRDS song-box is called the
syrinx. The instrument is quite
complicated, but the principle is
simple enough. AS the bird breathes
out air, it sets certain membranes
vibrating, and these r frightened or
loosened according to the pitch de-
sired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
CUBS TRIUMPH

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 31.-P)
Bill Nicholson personally conduct.
ed the Chicago Cubs to a 7 to 6
victory over the White Sox today
with two home runs that drove IN
six runs.
Nicholson hit his first homer in
the fifth inning, scoring Bill Her.
man and Augie Galan ahead Of him.
He duplicated the feat in the sixth,
sending the anne two runners
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
: H0GAN WINS ASHEVILLE TOURNEY
SMOKE RINGS
Athletic Ascent
By SAM Raglan

Today-AN Fools DAYS. the time you merely grin
instead of taking a poke at the practical jokesters. ana
since this expression of taking everything with a gram OF
salt has again come into popular use, you really don't
have to go for any cock-and-bul yarn that happens to
come into your range. ..-
But getting back to practical jokes, that Joe LOUIS
Johnny Paychek was a poor excuse for one. And well pet
Johnny wishes the fight ~ had been held tonight instead
of last Friday. so he could wake up and say it wasn't so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
EVEN SERIES

COLUMBUS, Ga, March 31.-R
- The Brooklyn Dodgers evened
their two-game series with the New
York Giants today by taking a 6 to
5 decision in a battle of home runs.
Roy Cullenbine poled one ball 900
feet over the right field fence in the
fourth frame and Dixie Walker
banged another in the eighth for
what proved to be the winning mar
gin.
Bob Seeds of the Giants also hit
for the circuit with one one in the
eighth.
Rookie Cliff Hartje was taken to
a hospital for treatment of a case
of tonsilitis during the day but ex-
pected to leave with the club when
it pulled out for Lanett, Ala.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
PIRATES LOSE

HERMOSILLO, Mexico, March 81.
-P- The Philadelphia Athletics
ended a five-game losing streak to-
day coming from behind to beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates, s to 7, before a
crowd of 5000.
The AS won in the eighth inning
when Ray Harrell forced in the
tying and winning runs by walking
Al Simmons and Eddie Collins with
the bases full.
The AS took an early lead off
Mace Brown, but the Pirates
knocked Herman Besse out in the
fifth to go ahead.