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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MACK WISHES FOR
One GOOD HURLER
AS Pilot Proud Of His Young
Team But Says Pitching
Is 'Sorely Lacking

DALLAS, Tex, April 7.-P-
The Athletics were taking batting
practice at Rebel field today and
Connie Mack was sitting with his
longtime friend, Lyman Pearlstone
of Dallas.
"One pitcher like Bob Feller or
Red Ruffing can make the differ
ence in a second and first division
ball club, the septuagenarian re-
Elected.
COR like Bob Grove, RUDE Wal
berg and George Earnshaw,' Pearl
stone said, referring to the three
great pitchers who enabled the
Athletics to win remnants in 1929,
1880 and 1881 and two world series,
with a loss of only three games.
ut is too much to expect three
such pitchers on n club at the
same time again." said Mack. "My
goodness. Just give me one man
like any of the three and you
would find a big difference in my
club.
"Such a man relieves tension
on a pitching staff and makes
things easier when the others take
their turns"
Mack admitted he is proud of
the young team he is building,
especially the outfield which is one
of the best in the majors, with
Bob johnson in left, Sam Chap
man in center and Wally Moses
in right.
But the pitching is sorely lack
ing" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
Puerto Rican Democrats
FAVOR James A. Farley

SAN JUAN, April 7.--P9-Puerte
Rican democrats today placed the is
lands six votes in the national con
vention at the disposal of Postmas
ter General James A. Farley.
The party convention expressed
the hope that Farley would be the
party's nominee and pledged its
votes to him or whomever he di'
reefs.
The convention directed the dele
cation to seek a Puerto Rican state
hood plank in the democratic plat
form.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
u. S. SWIM CROP
JUST TOO GOOD
Coaches Mourn Fact That
With Such Material There
Will Be No Olympics

NEW YORK, April 7-(P-Thi'
may sound slightly screwy, bu'
Americas swimming coaches arr
mourning because this countr!
boasts the finest collection of splash
ers and divers put together in i
years.
It seems that ever since the 1925
Olympics, the United States tanl
forces have been eating the flying
spray the Japanese kicked up ever!
four years. Oh, sure, the U. S. out
scored Japan on an unofficial poin
basis in Berlin in '36, but this wa!
largely on a sweep in the diving
where the Orientals admit they're
outclassed.
So, along came 1889 and 40 ane
up popped a well-balauce, powerful
crew of water churners - a squac
that this country's coaching master
minds tell you is just about the
strongest the U. S. ever had on tar
for an Olympic year. But now the
Olympics won't be held, and that
sweet revenge the boys were just
about tasting, won't be served at all
This is the picture painted by the
Olympic swimming bosses, who've
been cutting up old touches here
this weekend while taking in the
National Indoor A. A. U. champion
ships. Fellows like Bob Kiphuth, the
U. S. team coach four years ago;
Fred Cady of Los. Angeles, the div
ing coach, and Larry johnson OF
Boston, the National A. A. U. swim
ming chairman were on hand while
the University of Michigan came in
with the team title last night and
Adolph Kiefer cracked another world
backstroke record. Afterward, they
were convinced the folks "ain't seen
nuthin'" like the team that could
be put together right now.
For instance, there r two free
style sprinters as fine as eve plop'
ped into a tank in Gus Sharemet
the National Collegiate champion
from Hamtramck and the Univer
sity Of Michigan. He was favored
to take the 100-yard event last night
but young Otto Jaretz, an 18-year-
old Chicago prep-schooler, beat him
out, adding the Indoor crown to his
Outdoor title.
In fact, every one Of the individual
champions crowned during the two
day indoor meet would be a cinch tc
make an Olympic team, the coaches
feel.
These yer Tom Haynie, the De
troit and ex-Michigan free-styler
who won 220 and 44O yards; Kiefer
ex-University Of Texas Ace, now
representing the Chicago Towers
club, in the 15O-yard backstroke anc
3oo.yard Medley; Dick Houg7
Princeton graduate, in the 22O-yard
breaststroke; and AL Patnik, Ohio
States great %flip-flopper, who heli
onto both the low and h%igh-boart
diving crowns. Michigan won the
4oo-yard free style relay and Prince
ton took the 3O0-yard Medley relay
in which Kiefer, swimming the back
stroke leg, chalked up a world mark
Of SIS for 100 yards over a 25-yare
pool.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
Training Camp
Briefs

AUGUSTA, Ca, April 7.-R-
Alright pitching by Dick Erickson
and Nick ~Strincevich. gave the Bos'
ton Bees an easy Al victory today
over the Augusta Tigers of the
Sally league.
Erickson allowed six hits during
his seven-inning stretch and Strince'
vich gave up one more in finishing
the game. Erickson was effective
but the Tigers scored once in the
third when sloppy fielding put a
man on second and a clean single
brought him home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08

CllC SO4S0A -
Riding The Circuit
It doesn't seem that there's as
many people swimming the Eng
lish chanel now as there used 10
be Someone quipped recently
that golf is the white mans Dur
den Who remembers when gol1
was an old mans game? =. Talk
ing about playing for keeps young
Jimmy Demaret who yesterday
COPIED the Augusta Masters soif
tournament, has won 1852 this
year to top the list of money
winners Blackie Carter. n
time manager of the Wilmington
Pirates in the Piedmont loop, is at
the helm of the Lands club IN n
Tar Heel league Snow Hill, a
town of something I'VE 700 popu'
1ation, is said to be the smallest
town in the U. S. supporting or
ganized baseball -. Wake Forest
will open it's 1910 gridiron sched'
ule against Carolina on September
% The Deacons will travel as
far as Lubbock, Texas, to play
Texas Tech next fall ... Lefty
Cheshire really had his curves
breaking Saturday when he hurled
three-hit ball for Carolina against
Washington and Lee .. Bert Kite
has already booked games with At
lantic Christian and The Citadel
here in May and plans to hook on
with Campbell college soon after
the opener. Dukes seventh annual
invitational interscholastic track
and field meet will be held Satur-
day 90. Four North Carolina high
schools are entering teams The
Southern Lawn Tennis association
plans to hold it's annual tournament
in Charlotte this summer.
More Hop.Scotch
Archie Henderson, former Caro-.
lima tennis star who was out with
illness last year, is planning on
hitting the big-time circuit this
summer . Durham hasn't started
playing as yet, but don't count the
Bulls out of the Eastern Class A
conference. baseball race until the
third man is out in the ninth in.
ming of their final game Viii.
mirgton has won one and lost n
loop game, but they have a better
than fair average of breaking bet.
ter than even this season 80. Dick
Shikat, who will wrestle on the LIE
gion's mat card tomorrow night has
twice been recognized as the worlds
heavyweight wrestling champion -.
Whatever became of the Frank
Merriwell stories? II yester-
days exhibition games are any indi.
cation there will be some high
scoring in the Cape Fear baseball
association this summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
BROWNS BEAT CUBS

FORT WORTH, Tex, April T.
R-Going in as a pinch-hitter with
two down in the ninth inning.
Johnny Berardino hit a home run
with one mate on base to give the
st, Louis Browns a 4 to 3 victory
over the Chicago Cubs in an exhi
bition game played here today.
Gabby Hartnett's club held a 81
lead going into the ninth and Ken
Raffensberger had two down whe;!
Chef Laabs singled, stole second and
scored on a single by Don Heffner
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
SMOKE RINGS
Up And Down
BY SAM Raglan

Thoughts while stroning or how to build a baseball
fence without %knotholes: . do
women know about sports and the only answer one can
have for that is-they know everything except TT the s+ f1gae
is . wrestler who speciaHzes in bouts staged in a ring
full of eggs. Another thing that proves women + know wan al
about sports is the way they comment on what the otni IL
WOMAN three seats down is wearing and their interest IN
49, calobration that follows the me-wi lose or draw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
WILL REPEAT PLAY

CHAPEL HILL, April 7.-P-
,"The Field God" a new version of
a full-length play of North Carolina
by Paul Green, which was presented
Friday evening by the Carolina
.Playmakers before a filled Memorial
hall as a feature of the Southern
Drama festival, will be repeated on
Monday evening, April 8, at $50
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
DODGERS BEAT TIGERS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 7.lF'
- Although outhit 10 to Z, the
Brooklyn Dodgers won a battle OF
home runs today from the Detroit
Tigers 6 to 4 in ten innings.
The playoff blow was a circuit
smash by Babe Phelps to Joe Vos.
mix in the extra inning. The Dodg-
ers had taken a three-run lead in
the first when Phelps walked and
Dolph Camilli homered him home
and Vosmik tripled, then scored on
a wild pitch by Tom Bridges who
lacked the control he boasts in
season. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
INDIANS LOSE

GADSDEN, Ala, April 7.-P,-
The New York Giants nosed out
the Cleveland Indians 3 to 2 in an
exhibition game today with Manager
Bill Terry. leaving his regulars in
for a full nine innings for the first
time this spring.
Harry Danning's single and John
ny McCarthy's third homer of the
training season gave New York
two runs and the lead in the second
and an unearned tally in the. third
when Frank Demaree scored on 6
double play provided the winning
margin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
AUSTIN WINS

CAMDEN, S. C., April 7.-P)C
Bunny Austin, the English star, beat
Sam Daniels, state singles cham.
pion, 81, 1917 in an exhibition ten
mis- match today. In a mixed doubles
match, Daniels and Miss Sara Rush.
ton. of Columbia, state champions,
defeated Austin and Miss Irene
Scott of Columbia, rs, GA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
YANKS TRIUMPH

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 7.-LP-
The New York Yankees shared the
interest of fans today with an
eclipse of the sun and in the eerie
light crushed the Memphis Chicks
Is to 2 with a 20-hit bombardment,
In the course Of the proceedings
Red Ruffing served motive that he
would be as effective as ever this
season by hurting seven scoreless
innings and Joined in the batting
practice with a triple and a double
good for three uns
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
BRAIN

DURHAM, April T. R Eddie
Joost, substitute first baseman for
the Cincinnati Reds, suffered a con-
cusslon of the brain when hit on
the mead by a ball thrown by
Pitcher Jack Wilson of the Boston
Red Sox, in an exhibition game here
this afternoon. Joost was knocked
unconscious but revived while being
taken to a local hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08

290's. and Paul Runyan and Frank
Walsh, $50 each for 291.
The $500 moved Demaret, who
has won six out of twelve tourna-
ments he's played in, back into No.
1 money-winning position with ST.
e52 to Hogan's s6,5Ss. He also took
charge Of the Vardon Trophy rae
with 267 points to the White Plains
IN, " professionals 215.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MEDALS

MooCoW, April 7.-R-Orders
and medals We're warded INA sol.
eas anu officers of the Red army
~ exemplary execution of orders"
90 me fannish war today. The title
awarded 119. ""'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
Davidson And Y. M. l.
To Play In Chariot

CHARLOTTE, April 7.-P-T
Davidson-V. M. 1. football game w
be played here October - in u
American Legion stadium, it N'
announced today.
V. M. l.. alumni in Charlotte Ia
been working for some time to ha,
the game played here, and Y, NJ
officials recently agreed. Dawes
reluctant to play here due to a A'
understanding over previous d1'.
announced acceptance of the leED'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
CARDS WIN

HOUSTON, Tex, April 7.-R-
The st. Louis Cardinals smeared
their Houston Texas league cousins
with II hits for a IA to 1 exhibition
game victory here today.
Enos Slaughter and Don Gutter
idge clouted three hits apiece in
their only official times at bat, and
right behind them came Don PAD
gett and Johnny Hopp with a pair
Of safeties apiece.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
Pinehurst Polo Team
Wins Over Fort Bras

April 7-lP-I.
Plnehurst polo team beat Fort bL.,
. to 8 today for its tenth consee'',. =.
win. Pinehurst goals were maze -.
Merrill Fink, Rye, n. Y, ? New
Hicks, New York, r. B Green -.
ham, and Baxter r. Brown, purlaD.
Capt. Paul R. Miller made f"0 =,
Fort Bragg's and Lieut., E.rael y
koehler the other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
WINS CUP

CAMDEN, S. c., April 7.-R-
The town polo team won the Devine
cup today by defeating the Country
foursome Z to 6 in the final game
Of their series.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 0, Oakland 8.
Hollywood 4, San Diego 6.
Portland 6, Los Angeles S.
Seattle 6, Sacramento 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08

Seventy-one per cent Of IfD~
population is engaged in azgl~ui''
or stock-raising.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
BANKS PREFER NEWSPAPERS

Five hundred members of the Amer
lean Savings and Loan Institute, recently
attending a convention in Pittsburgh,
heard Francis E. Ingalls,, Massachusetts,
banker, declare that newspapers provide
the "best'' advertising medium and that
they should make newspaper advertising
a live and vital force in their savings and
loan programs"
Moreover, the Financial Advertising
Association, of Chicago after survey of
banks ranging from the worlds largest to
those with resources around a million dol
lars, reports that 80 per cent are increas-
ing their advertising, IS per cent main
tanning their schedules and only five per
cent reducing advertising budgets.
Banks in the 25 to so million dollar
class will use Ga per cent of their approp-
ration in newspapers; those in the SO to
100 million dollar class will use 81 per
cent; those under 25 million Sc per cent
and those of 100 million or more so per
cent.
Direct mail advertising will get from
Is to 81 per cent and the balance of the
funds will be divided between other
media. such as sectional periodicals, novel;
ties, car cards, outdoor advertising, dis
plays, national magazines and ladio.
The point is that advertising is worthy
of your consideration, regardless of the
manner in which you prefer to advertise.
It's your money and you should spend it..
Nevertheless, if you want more business,
the bankers experience suggests that you
advertise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

This is national wildlife week Among
the dozens of spots drawing countrywide
attention during the observation of this
important event are the Key West and
Great White Heron wildlife refugees. The
Key West refuge extending to Dry Tor
Tugas was established in 1908, the Great
White Heron covering scattered land
and water area between Key West and the
mainland was set up, in 1888.
Earle r. Greene, refuge manager here
for the U. S. Biological Survey, which
maintains these two refugees, is authority
for the statement that there are about
1900 great white herons within the boun-
diaries of this unique pair of wildlife
havens However, besides the Great
Whites, a check last year revealed that
115 species of birds nestled or rested with
in the two refugees. Among them were
nine species of herons, white ibis, plovers,
sandpipers, gulls ard terms, and white
crowned pigeons.
The average Key Wester seldom
stops to consider what the two refugees
mean to this city While to some blind
residents the n0rOnS are merely source VI
food and an outlet for the hunting in
stinct, the birds add beauty to this area
that is an invaluable asset. Hundreds of
biologists, Ornithologists and nature lovers
come to Key West and the Florida Keys
every year to admire, observe and study
these beautiful birds. While it is impOS-
sible to calculate the dollars and cents
value Of this influx annually, it is safe to
say that it is considerable and important
in the economic life of the city and
county
Since it last had occasion to comment
on the beauty and value of the unique bird
life in this area, The Citizen is now glad to
report that a new spirit of cooperation
has been developed here in the movement
to save the herons from the fate that has
wiped other wildlife from the face of the
earth. The u. S. Biological Survey reports
that conservationists, spOrtsmen, Key
West civic organizations, fishermen and
spongers are helping to protect the herons
and other birds, as we'll as key deer.
This is a good sign of the change in
Key West from the old and destructive
way of life to a new and constructive.
spirit. 1t is the kind of constructive serv-
ice that will yet make this community and
area one of the outstanding vacation CEN
tiers of the United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
REMINDER FROM CHINA

Since the war in Europe began, the
people of the United States have almost
forgotten the conflict which has been GO
ing en- in China for several years. Chinese
statistics for 1889 reveal that aerial bonn
bardment killed 1888 civilians in Kwang-
tung Province during 1889. This item
should remind Americans that warfare is
still going on in China and that the Jap
anese continue to bomb with ruthless eff
cheney the defenseless Chinese civilians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue
colhmead good done by individual or organ
izaSion; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not cohtaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

The friends of Senator Fred L. Touch
ton will regret to know that he has with
drawn from the gubernatorial race. If he
had continued in the race and won, we
would have had the assurance of an honest
governor in the chair. He had to retire
on account of lack of funds. That's the
trouble all the time, the honest candidates
do not have either the money or the rich
hackers, but the conclusion is not to be
drawn from this statement that all the
other candidates are not honest-'For
Brutus is an honorable man, SO are they
all, all honorable men,"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
FIVE YEARS AGO

J. B. Condor. of Chicago, and
Mrs. Condor are visitors in the
city. Some time ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Rice, also of Chicago,
were visitors and on their return
home prevailed on the Condons
to make the trip. This they
have done and are delighted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Stafford Caldwell, grand mas
ter of Masons in Florida, and
Wallace Cheeves, deputy grand
master, were honor guests last
evening of the lodges in Key
West, badge Lodge No. IA, DR..
Felix Varela Lodge No. "a and
Anchor Lodge No. 1872.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Apparatus from No. l station
responded to a call yesterday and
found that it was necessary to
run $500 feet of hose to the fire
which was on Flagler Field.
Within an hour the lines had
been connected up and the fire
was extinguished.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Major Sam Wolf, in charge of
the local mosquito control move
ment, has called a meeting of the
mosquito eradication committee
to be held il the Chamber of
Commerce rooms of La Concha
Hotel. Important matters are to
be discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Edward Bruce, winter resident
and director of painting and
sculpture division of the Treas
ury Department, has been named
as a member of the National
Academy of Design, one of the old
est and best known art organiza-
lions in the United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Charles S. Baxter, vice-presi-
dent of the Key Largo Club
Properties, is due to arrive this
afternoon in his special car at
tached to the excursion train. He
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

school will go next week as
guests of Congressman Ruth Bry-
an Owen to Washington, D. c.,
where they will meet others from
the II counties in Mrs. Owens
district and will be taken on a
tour of six days in the national
capital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
). More Hotels and Apartments.
4. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
5. Arports-Land and Sea-
6. Consolidation OF County and City Gov
ernmentS
7. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

The Key West Citizen claims only
tramps and millionaires care little about
clothes. We feel just like tramping along
with them.-Lake City Reporter All
right let's go-"Tramp, tramp, tramp,
the boys are marching''
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

There is rumOr afloat, we'll sub
stantiated, that a national chain grocery
store will soon commence to operate in
Key West. Representatives have been
looking around for a location.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

In order to vote in the next
primary election the voters will
have to pay their poll tax for the
years 1923, and 1929 on or before
the third Saturday preceding the
election, which will be May. II,
says Attorney General Fred Da-
Wis. asS2
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Krause's Carnival, which show
ed here last week for the benefit
of the volunteer fire department,
left yesterday over the highway
for Pahokee. No statement was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Both outside papers emanating from
Miami were wrong in their guesses that
the AsturianO Club fire resulted in the loss
of $4,000. The Citizens story that the
&c was about $4,000 was correct accord
ing to Aquilino Lopez. president of the
club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

ing of every variety of fish found
in these waters. In the party
were Milton w. Curry, Edwin L.
Robert, Roy and Gilbert McKil-
lip and Captain Pogue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Key WesterS were honored at
the Great Council of Florida I'M
proved Order Red Men, held in
Jacksonville. Roscoe Roberts was
named Great Sachem, Wallace
Pinder was named Great Keeper
of Wampum and Abelardo Lopez
was selected as Great Guard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

If Mrs. Ellie Lowe should be success
full in being elected to the county commits
sion, that body will have TO tone down its
accustomed repartee, eliminate the risque
stories by supplanting them with Mother
Hubbard tales, and the stag parties will be
at an end. &" le~f~1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20
An explosive place: Fireworks, III.

This week Christianity commentaries
the death of the greatest Christian, who
was a Jew.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

Scientists report new method of
Analysing the human breath in six minutes
Some wives can make a rough analysis in
two seconds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

DR.. Rexford Tugwell, assistant
to the secretary of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and one of
the brain trust group often
mentioned in the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration, arrived yesterday
and will be the guest of Julius
Stone for several days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

will meet with several Key
Westers and discuss. matters of
importance to the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-20

million nerves, and some folks manage to
get on all of them.