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La gaceta., 1940-05-30

casa de las amigos o en- cual.
Ipuier hotel.
Doha Angeles sonri6.
-iSiempre has sido estrada
laria! IDe d6nde te has sacado
% que sea cursi Ell que una Sc
nora haga en- su casa las comi-
das? ESQ son cosas tuyas.
-iNo digas, mama! IA yer
Isl cuieres que 70 sea una en-
pleadita, que Sc come todOs los
'dfas Ell cOcidito a la misma no.
RAJ Me psgaba qn tirel
titus eosas Como 10 de no
salir nuHea con tn marble.
iCrees que es buen sistemaP
No se 81 es bueno o malo,
mama. No me he parade a pen.
sarlo jamas. Me tiene sin cuida-
do. Dame un beso.
-Pues ten cuidado, no vava
Pope, con esa libertad tan gran
de que lie dejas, a pOner sus ojos
en- otrS mUjsy, f.,
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cor, dDS CUnNTES
NUEvo CAMPEoN

Ahora sc ha descubierto que
Lefty Young tiene I'm titulo Y
una corona de hojalata.
E titulo, seg1n ell empresariO
local, es de campe6n de peso vel
tel del sur.
Diez libras de p%ergamino van
a ser compradas para que NJ
artista lie prepare a Young Ia
movfsima e inservible distinction
La corona Sc lie ha encargado
"a una hojalaterfa.
Mr.. Young arriesgara su tftu
20 y la "coronilla" frente al Gu
bano Domingo Torres.
Ahora bien, Domingo tendra
que darle una ventaja de varias
libras,
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

La empresa local trata de dar
a entender que rehusan pelear
con Young, ell campe6n "fabri-
cado," los boxeadores Kenny La
Sale, Sammy Mango y Yucatan
Kid.
Ell 1nico notable del grupo, en-
cuanto a la afici6n local, es Ell
mejicano y este no ha venido
porque pide una garantia acep-
table,. no fantasticos tantos
por cientos.
En- cuanto Mr.. La Marque de
cida pagan bien,,., lie sobraran
boxeadores.
A base de tantos por cientos
Tenderness que seguir tragando
las peleitas de las mediocrida-
des sin esperanto de llegar a ia
primera fila.
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

Fernandez Y Ricardo Fidalgo y
retro q Mano Mones.
Ingrasaron en- los astures MI
guel Mones, Henri Orihuela, Ro
CELLO Sanchez y Regime Fernan-
DEE.
Ell Centre Asturiano presento
una p~rotesta, en- cuanto a un de-
safio en- ell que alega hubo inter
ferencia, y despues la retro, a
solicitud del delegado del Circu-
10 Cubano.
Alegaba ell Centre Asturianc
que Polk, corriendo en- las bases.
habia entorpecido la labor d
Maseda en- Ell "fildeo."
Sc pedira a los arbitros vigi
len con la mayor atenci6n posi-
BILE esta clase de jugadas.
La reunion de la semana pro
xima Sc efectuara en- ell edifici'
de los Leales, en- la Gale 16.
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

Ia, pOrque eres buena, porque to
porque eres buena, porque TO-
do Re 10 mereces!
Los dos, enlazados dulcemen-
te, dieron unos pasos hacia Ia
.puerta.
De pronto, son6 un CRITIC. IN
agudo grito que salia de una
garganta de mujer...
-
-lQue, te marchas va?
ST.
-1Ad6nde vas, Q casa7
-iOh. no, por Diosl No seas
cursi, mama, It'll te crees que
70 soy de tus tiempOs7
-iJeSis l.. Madamoiselle Ca
yetana, como decian en- Lara Ia
otra noche. w que tendria de
particular
@iQue mol Que no voy a casa
hasta las nueve y media o las
dieE. cusndo voy a eenar. Cue
Ia mayOria de las wees eeao "a
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DFPORTES
LA U N DE LA LlGA
INTERSOCIAL
Retro su proteSta Ell Centre
AsturiGnO

En- ell Centre Asturiano Sc
reuni6 aver la Liga Intersocial,
asistiendo los Delegates LUIS
Sanchez, Jose Fernandez y Char
les Fernandez, y los subdelega-
dos Ceferino Lopez e Ignacio
Antinori.
No pudo a%sistir, pero Sc hizo
excusar, el tesorero Sr. Antonio
La Paz.
Para ell domino Sc anunciaron
dos desafios, como de costum-
bre. Los Cubanos y los Asturia-
nos jugaran en- Ell primer lugar
Y los Caballeros Leales y la u
nione Italiana en- segundo.
Solo medic juego de ventajs
separa a los Leales de la Unto
ne.
La novena de la Unione pre-
sent6 como pelotero a Andres
Espolita y puso en- la lista d'
"inutilizados" al pitcher Patton
No modificaron sus grupo'
de peloteros ell Circulo CubanC
Y los Leales.
Pas6 ell Centre Asturiano a L
lista de "inutilizados," a Jos,
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a cACWNN
LEGA AMERICANA

Abrieron los Yankees eli desa-
flo con Alley Donald de pitch
er y este domino q los Senado-
res, deiandolos en- cuatro hits '
una carrera.
Dos de los seis hits de los .neo-
yorquinos, bateados contra
Dutch Leonard, fleron de cua-
tro esquinas. Los dispararnn
Charley Keller y Bin Dickey.
Washington lie, Al, Oe; New
York &c, Oh, De.
Tn hit de Welaj produjo Ia
1nica carrera del team del vie.
10 Griffith, en- la novena entra.
.da.
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TONIC SEGUNDO
"A MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE

da mejor, su presentimiento de
que ella pertenecia a una raza
escogida, a una raza privilegia-
da...
Y SD algeria inmensa, infini-
ia, incontenible, Sc rOmpi6, al
fin, en- un hondo sollozo, que la
hizo estremecer tOda entera.
Pope la dej6 llorar unos ms
tantes, acariciandole las maros
en- silencio.
Ash. isomos hermanos, Pc
pc?
@Ya 10 ves!... TIL eres una
de esas nihas a que aluden esas
cartas... y Maria de las Moves,
y mgjer de BOrgona.,
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a los bateadores del Ffladelfia
y di6 otra victoria a las Ahejas
de Boston. Todas sua carreras,
tresS las hizo Ell Boston en- la sep
TINA Alfonso Lopez no
bate6tde hit. en- tres fveces.
FiIadelfia lie, 5h, BE; Boston
81, Oh, lie.
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

La primera Inca de partada
IA forman, por haber desarrolla
do mayor velocidad en- las prue-
bas, los drivers Rex Mays, dc
Glendale, California; Wilbur
Shaw, de Indianapolis, v Maari
Rose, de Columbus, Ohio.
segunda fila: Ted Horn, de
Hawthorne, N. j.; Mel Hansen,
de Los Angeles, Y Cliff Bergers
de Hollywood, California.
Tercera fila: Frank Wearne,
de Pasadena; Frank Brisko, DE
Chicago, y Tommy Hennershitz
de Reading, Pa.
Cuarta fila: Joel Thorne, Tus
con, Arizona; Russell Snowber-
ger, Detroit, y William CANTON
Detroit.
Quinta fila: Kelly Petillo, Los
Angeles; San Hans, Los Ange-
les. y Harry McQuinn, Indiana
polls.
Sexta fila: George Baringerr
Wichita Falls, Texas; George
Conner, San Bernardino, Cali
Ifornia, Y Luis Tomei, Van Mugs
California.
S6ptima fila: Merrill William
Franklin, Indiana Bob Swan
\ son, de Los Angeles, y Ralph
Hepburn, de Los Angeles.
a Octave fila: Emil Andres, d
5 Chicago; George Robson, d
Los Angeles; Raul Riganti, d
! Buenos Aires, repdblica Argen
a tina.
n Novena fila: Duke Nalon, d
Chicago; Joe Chitwood, de To
IS peka, Kansas, y Chef Miller, d
n Detroit.
n Decima fila: At Putnam, d
20 Los Angeles; Paul Russo, de K
nosha, Wisconsin, y AL Miller
ia Detroit.
Oncena y Ultima fila: Rem
10 Lebegue, de Paris, Francia; Bi
a, Devore, de st. John, Kansas,
a. Floyd Davis, de Springfield
m Illinois.
- Entire los drivers figuran X
10 ganadores de otros amos senori
a. Wilbur Shaw y Kelly Petillo.
do Shaw maneja un coche Mas
40 rati, ell mismo con ell cual gar
la carrera del aho pasado.
La mayor velocidad en- |
- pruebas Sc desarroll6 por R,
Mays, de Glendale, Californi
con 127, s59 millas por bora. /
Todos los AUTOMOBILES son
Z cuatro y ocho eilindros, con
! exception de uno de l8, guiaI
!. por Bob Swanson, de Los A
, geleS. Este eoehe SO eonstru.
e con las pleas del autom6vil
T. Ell cual encontr6 Ia muer
= Frank Lockhart.
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

Sc SOLICITA una sehora 10
ven y de la raza blanca para a.
tender a los quehaceres de una
casa. Lame por Ell telefono n1-
nero NJ 1044.
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LIGA NACI0NAL

Bucky Walters, ell notable pit
cher ,obtuvo aver su octava vic
toria del ano, dejando sin caFre-
ras a los Piratas. Solo cuatro
hits pudieron batearle. Con sus
odho "terapeuticos" los Rojos
anotaron cuatre carreras,
Cincinnati DC, Oh, De; Pitts
burg DC, 4h, De.
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

Lanzado por el Boston-Me-
dias Rojas, Wilburn Butland H.
70 su primera presentation en-
las grandes ligas y derrot6 a
los Atleticos, aunque lie batea-
ron IL hits. Con solo 9 hits el
Boston lego ocho wees al
'fhcme'. Benny Mccoy cometi6
dos costosos errores Tabor ba-
te6 Ell 1nico jonrr6n de la tarde.
Boston &c, Oh. lie; Filadelfia
&c, 12h, Be.
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Lon Warneke ayud6 q su vic
toria de aver, sobre los Cubs,
con un batazo de euadrangular
que impulse tres carreras.
Cada novena bate6 diez hits
pero los Cardenales aprovecha-
ron mejor los suyos,
San Luis Sc. 10h, De; Chica-
go &c, ION, De,
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Chicago &c, Oh, De; San Luis
&c, III, lie.
FL Chicago corria Ell riesgo
de perder Ell quinto lugar, pero
en- Ia octava entrada gan6 Ell des
afio.
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la GACETA
a perS6dicO en- idiOmA EsPAhe'
~ mas circulaci6n en- Tampa
VlStoriano Manteiga, Editor
gascripci6n semanal: 70 C
1908 "a. Ave-, YbOr City, Fla
TelsfOnO Y 1892
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

Detrois &c Oh, Sc; Cleveland
IN, 14h, De.
Bob Teller no Sc hallaba en-
buena forma; pero consigui6 ga
mar ell juego.
La gaceta., 1940-05-30

Dick Erickson supO dOminar
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
ALLAN ELIMINATED
in DIXIE AMATEUR
Bobby Dunkelberger Is Hard
Pressed To Defeat John
Doland, Of New Jersey

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 2o-R-Dick
Ciuci Of New York, eliminated
Medalist Frank Allan of Pittston,
Pa, 4 and 8, in their opening round
of the Dixie Amateur Golf tourna.
ment today.
Bobby Dunkelberger of High
Point, N. c., southern amateur
champion, was hard pressed to de.
feat John F. Dolan of West Orange,
N. J., 1 up.
Frank Strafaci of New York,
easily turned back Henry Lanman,
also of New York, 6 and 4.
Bobby Walker of Jacksonville,
Fla, winner last week of the st.
Augustine Club Champions tourna.
ment, trimmed D. H. Beisel of Mil.
waukee, 5 and 8.
Charles Whitehead of South River,
N. j., eliminated Jack Baldwin, Jr.,
of Hollywood, Fla, 6 and S.
Bruno Minkley of Boston ousted
Olney Redmond of Schectady, N. Y,
2 up, while Arnold Minkley of Chi.
cago, was beating T. H. Somerville
of Wilmington, Del, 5 and 4.
W. H. Mandley of Wethersfield.
Conn.,, defeated John r. Miller Of
Landover, Md. 6 and 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
TIDE WATER BEATS
BLADENB0R0 FIVE
IvanhOe Scores p To 16 Vic
tory Over Four Oaks In
Final Contest

MAGNOLIA, Feb. 2O-Cage fans
turned out en- masse here tonight
as the annual Magnolia Indepen-
dent basketball tournament went
into the second round of play.
Close contests highlighted to-
nights play and set the stage for
some fast games tomorrow night.
One Of the closest games tonight
was a 1922 victory by the Tide
Water quint of Wilmington over
the Bladenboro cagers.
Hufham, with eight points, led
the Tide Water attack with Gibson
and Marshburn turning in standout
performances on defensive and
passing play. Nance with nine
points led Bladenboro.
The Bladen team went into the
last half with a 1873 advantage, but
the Wilmington boys surged GU,
front about three minutes from the
final gun, with Priest dropping ir
the deciding goal.
The final game Of the evening
was a nip and tuck affair between
Ivanhoe and Four Oaks, with Ivan.
hoe coming out on top 22-16. Ivan.
hoe was out front 1875 at the hall
but the Johnston county boys start
booming and were a decided threat
in the last period.
Bland with six points led Ivanhoe
and Wellons and Upchurch with siz
each topped Four Oaks.
Clinton's Dark Horses defeated
the Jacksonville cagers AZ to 2e
with Alvey providing the scoring
spark with 10 points. Bloome fol
lowed with 10 markers. Norton with
II and Willis with 10 led Jackson.
vile.
In the only woman's game played
tonight, Chinquapin downed the
Bladenboro sextet 1877. Wood, wit,
%. and Bailey, with IA points, lee
the victors. Darden, with foul
points, was high scorer for Bladen.
boro.
Among tomorrow nights head.
liners will be Goldsboro VS.. Beula.
Vile; Clinton VS.. Chinquapin an
Wilmington Y VS.. Magnolia in tn,
mems division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Southern Pines Horse
Show Scheduled Friday

SOUTHERN PINES, Feb. 20-P)
so blue bloods of
horsedom r expected to participate
in the annual Southern Pines Horse
Show here Friday.
Twenty-one of the sprightliest
jumpers hereabouts have entered
the knockdown and out class against
Little Squire" owned by Mrs. Will.
liam J. Kennedy of Dedham, Mass,
winner of jumping events in Eng.
land and Ireland.
1t will be the first southern ap.
pearance for Little Squire" a
of the National Horse
Show in New York last November.
Competition for the noted visitor
will include, in the knockdown and
out class, Lady Durham, owned by
Mrs. w. o. Moss, Durham, Rising
STAR" former member of the Can.
adam army horse show team owned
by Hugh Sicard of Rye, N. Y, and
Tony and six Spot" Fort Bragg
stablemates; and in the open jump.
er's class Erin's Son, another cham
pion performer from Mrs. Ken.
nedy's Stables.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Magnolia Cage Tourney Enters Second Round
Cats, Burgaw Battle
To Deadlock In Meet
Score OF Boxing Encounter Is
3 IL To 3 IL; Burgaw To
Come Here Next Week

BURGAW, Feb. 20.-Burgaw High
schools boxing team broke even with
the New Hanover High school mitt.
men in a meet here tonight, the
score being deadlocked 3 1-2 to 3 IL.
Results of the seven fights were:
Spartman, IS, Burgaw, and Grit
it'll, IS, drew.
Willie Wells. 100, Burgaw, decis-
toned over Jack Bryant, 100.
Donald Ray Lane, o Burgaw, over
Jack Griffiths, of Wilmington, on
forfeit.
Kenneth Davis, 1872, of Whining.
ton, decisioned Norman Brothers,
1872.
Douglas Beares, 1913, Wilmington,
and Billey Bowen, 1873, drew.
Bobby Lee, 142, of Wilmington,
and Jep Casey, 142, drew.
Billy Mead, 10, of Wilmington,
d%ecisioned over Gordon Jones, 10.
of 2urgaw.
The Wilmington team was &C
com. lnied to Burgaw by Porter
Davis, Bob Black, director OF New
Hanover athletics, and Tiny Taylor,
member of the Star-News Golden
Gloves team.
Burgaw will Inject Wilmington in
a return match at Wilmington next
Wednesday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Laddie Irwin Captures
Medal In Mid-Florida

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 20-LP-
Settling down after a shaky start,
Laddie Irwin of Montclair, N. j.,
shot a par-equalling 76 for medal
honors in the annual Mid Florida
Women's Golf tournament qualify
ing round today.
Running over three strokes on
the outgoing nine, Miss Irwin clip
ped three off regulation figures on
the back stretch for a 40-36-76
card.
Two strokes back of the New
Jersey linkswoman was Patty Berg,
former National champion from
Minneapolis, with a 39-39-78. Jean
Bauer Of Providence, r. l., finished
in third place with 41-3S-79.
Shirley Ann Johnson of Chicago.
winner here last year, went six
strokes over par in the 1S-hole test,
posting an 80 for her round.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
BRIGADE CACERS
WIN DOUBLE BILL
Juniors Whip Y Team 1912,
With Varsity Rolling Over
Triangles, IS To %

The Brigade Boys cage teams
whipped the Y. M. c. A. junior
varsity and juniors in a double
header at the Brigade last night,
the juniors winning over the Tri-
angle team 1912 and the Brigade
junior varsity winning 55-2s.
In the opening game, the Y
juniors yer ahead at half time
12-10s but the Brigade cagers forged
ahead with three field goal in the
last period. V. James and A. COL
lie led the Brigade with four points
each. Groom led the Y quint with
eight markers.
Smith topped the Brigade varsity
in the second game with 10 points
with Evans grabbing runner-up
honors with II markers. Kelly led
the Y quint with eight points.
The Brigade cagers will play at
Jacksonville tonight, the Juniors
meeting the Jacksonville High
school team and the senior varsity
playing the White Oak cagers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Madry Says Greater Care Being
Used In Selecting Al-Americas

HIGH POINT, Feb. 2O.-lR-"It
is encouraging to mote that a more
scientific and accurate approach is
being made to the business of pick
ing All-American football teams"
R. W. Madry, director of publicity
at the University Of North Carolina,
said in an address here tonight be.
fore the American Business club.
A few years ago, the Carolina pub
licist said, There were only one or
two recognized All-American teams.
today there r half q
dozen of more considered accepta'
ble."
THAT change is all for the bet
ter" he explained, Because IT a
how doesn't make one team he may
land on the next n {.
Mr.. Madry said he thought ttat
at least Is teams, with Is = Tor
each position, that would stack up
on almost even terms, could te pix
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Kozeluh And Joe Whalen
Eliminated From Meet

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 20
R)-Fifth-seeded Karel Kozeluh IF
Greenwich, Conn.,, and eight l-seeded
Joe Whalen Of Hollywood, Fla, were
blasted out of the $500 southeast.
ern professional tennis tournament
today as Don Bulge and other fay.
orites moved into the quarterfinals.
Young John Nogrady of New YORK
former Metropolitan junior champion
outsteadied Kozeluh, Ga, 2-6, Ga.
Art Hendrix Of Annapolis, Md, ten.
mis- coach at the Naval Academy,
disposed Of Whalen, 6-2, 60. Both
Kozeluh and Whalen are former
national pro champions.
Bulge paced the top four seeded
players through the third round as
he eliminated Pete Peterson of New
York, 6-1, 6-4. The California red
heads persistent rival, Fred Perry
of Hollywood, Calf, coasted through
a Ga, Ga match with Charles Wood
of New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
WILSON DEFEATS WILDCATS, 1919
KITTENS SCORE
23-22 VICTORY
Varsity Game Rough With
Coonmen Holding Advant-
age Most Of Contest
BY GLENWARD BLOMME

The speedy Charles l.. Coon High
school varsity of Wilson stopped the
comeback try of the New Hanover
High OIL Wildcats basketball
team on the Y. N. C. A. hardwood
last night in a conference game by
a score of 35 to 10.
In the toughest game played here
this season, the 'Coons jumped into
the lead less than five seconds after
the game was opened, as Switzer
sank a Grip shot.
The visitors stayed in front all
the way and were never seriously
threatened, although the entrance
into the game of Billy Pieper, local
sharpshooting guard, started the 10.
cal scoring late in the first period
which ended with the 'Coons ahead,
8 to 2. With Brooks and Switzer
leading the shooting the winners
pushed their lead to 10 to 8 at the
intermission. The third period end
ed with Wilson out in front, rs to
II, and they outscored the Wildcats
II to IL for the second half.
Billy Pieper, Bill Bowen and Ed
wards lei the play for New Han
over with Brooks, Switzer and Her
ring taking the honors for the To
bacco lads.
The Junior varsity opened the
nights play with a thrilling last
minute victory over the visiting
juniors by a % to 20 score The
first half was tight as Coach Pep
per started a comparatively second
string against the visitors and the
period ended II to 8 for the Local
Jayvees.
Packing a thrill a minute into
the second half the Wilson players
suddenly found the range anG
dropped the leather from all cor
ners of the floor to take what
seemed to be a commanding lea6
which they held until about the
middle of the last quarter. With
Johnson and Oliphant leading the
play the locals took a new lease or
life and grabbed the bacon with
less than seconds to go. Johnny
Oliphant, Junior Johnson, Tom Nc
Craw and E. G. Herring topped thu
local play with Sakas, Davis ane
Barbee leading the Wilson Juniors
The ljneupS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Upsets Mark Robson
Gage Tourney Opening
Games Played In Ro,,
Boys And Girls Division,
Second Round Today

LCMBERToN, Feb, 2o-Tte e..
annual Robson county Hirb 20,
basketball tournament opened b.,,
tonight with upset victories
bing the spotlight.
Results tonight We're:
Boys divisions. Pauls a. 4.
rum %; Red Springs g., R.r,...
Ten-Nile 81; Maxton %. p,r,.
SO.
Girls division Barnesvire A,
Fairmont 81; Attention 40, Psis5.
plus %; Orrum 81, Smiths H.
Fisher with II and Ncco-m,.
with Is points led the St. p.~,'
upset victory over Drums o~,.
Graham with II markers lei 49,,
Orrum five.
Graham topped the Red Spri.,,
boys with 10 markers while lrs,s
white with IS points led the B,r:.,
Ten-Mile cagers, Gus Steyos W,
the sparkplug Of the Mayr5n INV,
attack, racking up 81 points for N.
victors.
Ruth Lee with 20 and Ette ra
with 16 points topped the Barn..
vile girls while Smith with 4
markers led Fairmont.
Sadie Branch with % and Ree
Lee with II markers were t
scorers for Attention. NJ, Flovj h
Drum with IA points.
Second round play will get urig
way tomorrow afternoon, with FL
semi-finals scheduled for FH1
night and the finals next M9Dir
night.
Wednesday night pairings are 4
follows:
Wednesday, : p, m tgit;
Barker-Ten Mile IS Red Springs.
p. m. girls) St. Pauls vs. Lum.g.
ton; 4 p. m,-(boys) Lumberr
VS. Barnesville; 5 p. m. Cgits
Parkton VS. Maxton; 9 p. m. !
Oboys) Philadeiphus VS. Fairmmt
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21

ed from American football, SQUADS
each fall.
The saddest part about the
whole business" he said. ~. .h.t
for each man who make. an. ~
these mythical selections there W.
probably fifteen or twenty othsr ~
lows equally deserving but WIN e.,
to make the grade. either hsosn.a
they are playing for a sma,, conoss
or oecause they fail to gain nronsr
recognition" proper
footoali would probably be he+t.r
Oft If there were no An-Amer,ea
teams said Mr.. Madry, But thara
is some comfort in the fact 1h.t mere
men who select these teams ars
ing a great deal more check,na ~ Nv,
checking in an honest s,e a''a
TO select the most worthy bows A Ta'
collese publicist or coach these d .ns
claims that my boy John il tSs
greatest player ever to hit the the =. n,' Inc
anu VINO fails to give facts and IT,
ures IN support of that Claim 1i ~ rle'
ting nowhere" ' Is get
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
Pitchers George Caster,
Heusser Agree To Sign

ANAHEIM, Calf, Feb. 20. Up
Connie Mack slashed his holdout list
to two today as pitchers George Ca.
er and Ed Heusser announced after
brief conferences with the Athletics
they would sign contracts.
Caster. who lives at Long Beach,
Calf, wanted only a few minor tech.
nicalities ironed out. Heusser, up
from Memphis, Tenn, on his third
major league trial, wanted a hike
big enough to take care of increas-
ed living expenses.
St'n holding out are Catcher
Frank Hayes who wants $4,000 in.
stead Of the $500 offered and
Pitcher Lynn Nelson, who also
wants an increase on the basis of
leading the AS staff in victories las.
season,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
CAGE CLUBS URGED
TO FILE ENTRIES
First 16 Teams Submitted In
Each Bracket Will Be Ac-
cepted For Tourney

All basketball teams in this area
desiring to take part in the sixth
annual Star News-Y. M. c. A.
cage tournament were urged yes
terday by Phil Buchheit, manager
of the tourney, 10 submit their
applications Immediately.
Only the first 16 teams in each
bracket will be accepted, he said.
The following boys teams have al
ready entered:
Long Creek-Grady, Bolivia, South
port, Leland, Kenansville, Chad
bourn and Bladenboro.
Girls teams entrants are:
Long Creek-Gcady, Bolivia and
Bladenboro.
The tourney, scheduled for March
6. 7, 8 and 9, will pit nearly every
team throughout the section of the
state in competition for recognition
as Southeastern North Carolina
champion.
In addition to the winning boys
and girls team, trophies and awards
will be given for many other dis
tinctions, such as most sportsman
like team, best individual player, and
many others.
This years tournament has been
extended to four days-one longer
than last years contest. This ar
rangement was made to provide fol
greater convenience for both play
ers and spectators. And in addition.
all games will be played on the
YMCA court, whereas last year ii
was necessary to play some on the
high school floor to avoid confu
sion.
All in all, the sixth annual Star
News-YMCA Southeastern NORTH
Carolina cage tourney promises a
this distance to reach its creates
heights in interest, sportsmanship
and color this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-21
WAKE FOREST FIVE
SMASHES CLEMSON
Demon Deacons Take South.
ern Conference Game
With $3.50 Score

WAKE FOREST, Feb. 20. Up
Wake Forest crushed Clemson SO to
80 in a listless southern conference
basketball game here tonight.
The victory gave the Deacons re
venge for a 80 to 20 defeat by the
Tigers early in the season.
Clemson scored first-on q foul
shot by Norman after a minute of
play-but half a minute later Barnes
dropped in a field goal to make the
score 2 to /, and Wake Forest kept
the lead the rest of the way.
The Deacons led "a to 20 at the
half.
Convery, Deacon forward, led the
scoring with 16 points. Cline, usually
high-scoring Wake Forest guard, &C.
counted TO- only 10-he was guard
ed by Clemson's star, Banks McFad.
den, who got 15 points.