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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Arnovich To Get His Chance
In Sundays All-Star Game

a signal for b%oisterous anti-Hartnett
demonstrations.
But Moe will get his chance Sun
day. Whether Bill McKechnie, who
will pilot the National leaguers, was
influenced by that Yankee stadium
tragedy is not known.
Mr.. McKechnie will need the best
to stop Joe McCarthy's stars. 1t ap'
pears that the American leaguers
are determined to simply overpower
their rivals, just to muddle any Ma
tional league arguments to a
whisper.
Mccarthy has taken his five best
Yankee sluggers, and added to them
possibly the only three men who
might strengthen the worlds cham
pions - Joe Cronin, Ted Williams
and Jimmy Foxx.
Evidence of the power hidden in
Americans starting lineup is the
fact Bill Dickey, a Yankee siege
gun, is batting eighth, and Foxx,
Red Sox slugger who batted 1850
last year, is in the fifth slot.
Neither Mccarthy o McKechnie
has announced a starting pitcher,
but insiders hint it will be either
Bucky Walters or Paul Derringer
for the Nationals. McCarthy's only
hint is that his starter will not he
Bob Feller.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Rice Ia Try For New
Track Record Tonight

INDIANAPOLIS, March 15.-R-
Greg Rice, the stocky young man
from Missoula, Mont, who received
his collegiate racing training at No
ire Dame, will try tomorrow night
in the eighth annual Butler Univer-
sity indoor relays to add the worlds
record for the mile and a half run
to his collection which already in
cludes marks for two and three
miles.
If he succeeds, it will be mis- third
record-breaking performance in three
weeks.
The worlds indoor mark Of 6:37.8
for the event was set by Sweden's
Edwin Wide 10 years ago.
The mile and a half race will be
the climax of the relays, which drew
$50 individual entries from &c
schools. A crowd of 10. 900 is expect.
ed to watch the colorful three-hour
show.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
RHODES PRESENTS
BASEBALL REPORT
Reviews Prospects Of Junior
Team At Weekly Meeting
Of Legion Post

Adrian B. Rhodes, athletic officer
of Wilmington Post No. 10, Ameri
can Legion, gave a report on Junior
Legion baseball prospects at the
weekly meeting of the post in the
Tide Water assembly hall Thursday
night.
Rhodes said a number of boy:
would be needed this year 20 re
place the boys who played las
year and were ineligible to play this
year.
Harry M. Symmes reported on thu
post officers conference held a
Rocky Mount last weekend an(
stressed particularly the interest thu
local post should take in the Boy:
State and urged that every effort
be made this summer to send a full
quota of boys to Chapel Hill in Au
gust.
Last year nine boys attended tn
institute of government conducted
by the Boys State and all of them
reported they had learned consid
erably about city, municipal, ant
federal government operation, Sym
mes said.
e. Laycock, director of the New
Hanover High school oand, reported
on the trip to Rocky Mount an6
thanked the post for it's help ir
making it possible for the band tt
participate in the parade there. Thu
band was awarded the second prize
a handsome gold trophy.
r. c. Mcmahon, commander, an
nounced that he had received a let
ter from the secretary of the bant
thanking the post for its aid in get.
ting the band to Rocky Mount.
Details of the Legion essay con
test were announced by Command
er Mcmahon who said it was ex
pected a number of students from
the high school would enter the
contest. Robert Strange is chair.
man of the essay contest committee
for the local post.
The Rev. j. L. Davis filed a re.
quest that the post endorse the eff
forts Of the W. P. A. to establish re
irrational centers for children oil
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
DURHAM ADVANCES
TO CAGE FINALS
Bulldogs To Meet Parker High
Of Greenville, S. c., For
Title Tonight

DURHAM, March 15.-(P-Dur
ham High school, defending cham
pion, and Parker High of Greenvilie,
S. c., won the right tonight to meet
tomorrow night for the championship
of the annual Duke Durham basket
ball tournament.
The phenomenal Durham quintet
qualified for the finals with semi.
final So to 81 triumph over Lanier
High of Macon, Ga. .
Parker reached the championship
round with a 27-22 elimination of
Harrodsburg Ky.) High.
In the opening round Harrodsburg
defeated Roosevelt High of Washing.
ton, D. c., 21-16; Parker beat High
Point, N. c., 56-16; Lanier eliminated
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High of Be-
thesda, Md, 43-31, and Durham won
W Lynchburg, Va, 1898.
The tournament is being held in
Duke University's new gymnasium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

TAMPA, Fla, March 10 Up -
The forgotten man" of the 1893
major league all-star game in New
York will not be cast in the same
pathetic role when the National and
American leaguers meet in their
Finnish relief fund exhibition game
here Sunday.
On the contrary, he will be the
first National Lacquer to step to the
plate.
Last year Moe Arnovich, sturdy
Phillie outfielder. was a demon
early in the season. With a batting
average around the 400 mark, he
was a natural choice for a place on
the all.star roster.
The great day for Moe arrived,
and his friends and relatives went
to the Yankee stadium, bursting
with pride in the Jewish lad from
Superior, Wis.
AS each fresh player went on the
field, the Arnovich rooters looked
eXpectantly, but inning after inning
passed, and no Moe. The game end.
ed, with the American leaguers in
front 3 to l.. And still no Moe.
Indignation in Philadelphia and
Superior was boundless. Gabby
Hartnett, who managed the Ma.
tional stars, had done little Moe
dirt, and for the rest of the season
his appearance in PHILADELPHIA was
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Young Boxer Acquitted
OF billiards. DEATH

GREENSBORO, March 15.-F-
A Guilford county jury acquitted
Carl Wilson, 10 year old boxer, late
today in connection with the fatal
stabbing of Charles S. Hilliard, %,
Greensboro professional pugilist, the
mot guilty" verdict being returned
an hour and a half after jurors be-
gan their elaboration in the case.
Solicitor H. L. Koontz had asked
for a second degree or manslaught-
er verdict.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
DIXIE RACE RATES
KAYAK II AT TOP
$4,000 Handicap Looms AS
Contest Between Kayak
And ChalledOn

BALTIMORE, March Is. - R -
Kayak End, C. S. Towards Argen-
tine-bred ~speedster, was rated a
notch above Seabiscuit and Challe-
don in weights released today for the
$~20,000-added Dixie handicap, al
though he has been defeated by both
of them.
Handicapped Charles ]. McLennan
assigned Kayak End top weight of
1874 pounds in the field Of 81 horses
nominated for the mile and three.
sixteenths Dixie, to be run at PIN
leo May 8, three days before the
Preakness.
Seabiscuit, retired stablemate Of
Kayak End and turfdom's all-time
high money-winner, was rated next
in line with a burden of 80 pounds,
w. L. Brann's Challedon, the 1885
three-year-old champion and "horse
of the year," drew 100 pounds.
McLennan's weight assignments
received with surprise in some racing
circles, furnished the first line or
an official NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
the abilities of the leading handicap
horses to be seen in action this
spring and fall.
With Seabiscuit retired permanent.
ly by Howard after his successful
comeback campaign at Santa Anita
the Dixie looms as a contest pittins
Kayak End and Challedon againsi
the field.
In both his comeback triumphs
the San Antonio handicap and thu
Santa Anita handicap, Seabiscui
crossed the finish line just ahead o
Kayak End. Challedon also scored
a notable victory over the Argentin'
ian in the Pimlico special last No
vember.
Marshall Fields Sir Damion, win
e Of the Dixie last year, was give1
a 118-pound impost this year. Othe:
weights included Isolater anI SUI
Lover, 1872; Hash, 100; Third Degree
118; Pasteurized and Challephen, 116
Honey Cloud, Masked General an,
War Dog, 115.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Company Awarded
Contract In Savannah

WASHINGTON, March 15.-P-
The United States Housing Authori-
ty approved today a $S19,800 bid by
i. A.. Loving and company, Colds
ooro, N. c., for construction of a
Sl4-unit Garden Homes Estate' re-
housing project in Savannah, Ga.
Officials said work would start nv
April l. last about one year and pro-
vide almost 1000 Jobs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
WILDCATS DEFEAT CLINTON, TOE
VISITORS SECURE
ONLY THREE HITS
Alderman, Pieper, Land Pitch
For Locals; Cats Collect
Seven Blows

New Hanover's Wildcats opened
their 1910 baseball season at Lee
|gion field yesterday afternoon with
a Z to 5 triumph in a game that
|saw many substitutes entering the
lineup.
Three Wilmington hurlers, work
ing in three-inning heats, hand
!cuffed the visitors while allowing
but three hits.
Allison Alderman, who started
on the mound, looked much more
impressive than last year.
Billie Pieper, who succeeded AL.
derman, was the victim of a three.
run splurge in the fifth and two
tally rally in the sixth by Clinton,
but the last three innings saw
young Ray Land hold the visitors
hitless while walking one and a I.
ming five.
Coupling two walks with a hit in
the first, the Cats sent two runs
trotting across the plate. Scoring
again in the second stanza, the
locals sent two over in the third
and once again in the fourth. The
locals scoring ended with n in
the sixth.
Three walks, an error and a hit
gave Clinton three markers in the
fifth and two errors and a walk
sent it's total runs to five in the
sixth.
New Hanover collected a total
of seven hits off two Clinton hurl'
ers, K. Fakes and S. Jones, who
last year pitched for Clinton in
the Tide Water semi.pro league.
The Cats staged a rally in the
sixth inning and loaded the bases
on a brace Of hits and an error,
but with two men out, Day was
called out on strikes, thus ending
the threat.
The visitors turned in a total
Of six errors, while the locals
bobbled four. The excessive errors
were attributed to the cold and the
strong wind as most of the errors
consisted of wild throws.
Clinton used but few substitutes
but shifted it's players from posi-.
ton to position in an effort to Sc.
cure the best combination. New
Hanover used a total Of Is men.
The Cats will play Kinston there
next Tuesday afternoon and Ed
wards Military institute here Wed.
nesday afternoon.
Score by innings:
r H E
Clinton - 900 032 00o-5 3 6
Wilmington 21z 100 10x-7 Z 4
Batteries: Clinton Jones and
Fakes; Observation-Disclosures, Pie.
per and Land and Rhodes and Ed.
wards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
81, 600, 900 Price Tag Placed On Yankees
new TRACK MARKS
ARE NOT STANDARD
Ferris That Rs,.
ords Set At Dartmouth Bs
Recorded Separately

NEW YORK, March I'D
Dan Ferris, the countrv's \,
authority on track and field
today he would recommend IN saw .Iu
rules committee of the Amateur NV
letic Union it list records CO.
the Dartmouth college track sarsa
ately from those established in n.
door competition elsewhere,
1.-THE Dartmouth track. with j..
six and two-thirds laps to the mil.
is not a standard competitive NJ,
ming surface said the secre-a,,,
treasurer of the A. A. U. "Bacon.
the runners have to make fon,..
turns, it is only natural that ,b,.
can run their races in better ,ir,.
than on the 11-lap tracks at Nadis,,
Square Garden, the Boston CARD
Philadelphia, Chicago and Ksnss'
City.
I'm evidence, I give YOU the 10,
Torrance at Dartmouth last niyb,
of the New York U. SSO-yard rpIsy
team. In the national championshi,.
at the Garden last month, that sam.
team ran second to Seton Han
which won in l minute 80 seconds
Yet at Dartmouth n. Y. U. ran ths
distance in 1:27.7, over four secors,
faster.
Mind you, I'm not saying tbs
Dartmouth times shouldn't De listed
as American records. They should
but with a footnote indicating TIM
conditions under which they weys
set. Seton Halls 1882 has lust a.
much right for a place in the recon-
book as N. Y. US 1:27.7."
Ferris pointed out that only a few
top-notchers get a chance to run a.
Dartmouth, and that therefore It
would be unfair to the vast majority
of athletes to let these hand-pi picked
men set records on an unusual track
and expect the others to match them
under normal conditions. He feels
that, unless a line of demarcatiOn is
drawn between the two sets Of
standards, the eventual result will
be detrimental to the sport.
1--WE had an example of that this
winter" Dan continued. Chuck
Fenske won the MilIrose and New
York A. C. miles in 4:07.4, Most Of
the spectators didn't give him a
tumble for that. Why? Because their
automatic reaction was, SO what!
cunningham ran three seconds fast
err at Dartmouth
eff it hadn't been for The tratk
writer's, who recalled that FenSksS
time equalled the fastest ever re-
t urned at the Garden, Chuck
wouldn't have received even tha.
small share of the credit due hiM'
Ferris added that there was pre'e
dent for the action he RECOMMENDS
on the eight world indoor marks set
last night by N. Y. US halt'm4'
and mile relay teams (the latter as'
for 1000 meters); John Woodruff
for 800 meters and $50 yards; JONI
Borican, for three-quarters of a mile
and Jim Herbert, for 400 meters an
440 yards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
YELLOW K WIN

PINEHURST, March 10 up =
The Yellow Jackets polo team, made
up of three Pinehurst players and
a film, defeated the Red Jackets,
a team consisting of three Aiken
IS. CO. players and a film, 6 to 5
in an exciting match here today.
The Fellows played with a one-goal
handicap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
HUNT HEELS

HAGERSTOWN, Md, March 15-
R-Police were ordered out today
to track down 1900 heels "of all
Sizes" but admitted the scent was
cold A manufacturing plant dis
covered during inventory that 4s
cases of rubber heels valued at $500
had been stolen a month ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Calvary Triumphs, 31-22,
Over Tabernacle Ca9ers
DONATION

AUSTIN, Tex, March 15.-
R-Internal revenue depart
ment clerks received S. today
from a man as : donation" to
the federal government.
Not eligible to pay an income
tax, a San Saba resident sent
the money "in appreciation of
the privilege to live in the Unit
ed States" Officials said the
check would be returned with
thanks,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
NEGRO

HENDERSON, March 15- Up -
Richard Mcknight, 35, negro saw
mill worker, was shot and killed as
ne stepped from a lumber camp
shanty a mile east of here last night.
Sheriff L. L. Swanson said he was
seal hing for a negro who had quar-.
relied with Mcknight earlier in the
night about a bottle of medicine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

wv
Something
We won't go so far as to predict
a conference championship Tor the
Cats this season, although some
of the most optimistic were saying
hat yesterday, but we do say thal
"when spring trips north a
This wear and the first meadow
blossoms appear the Wildcats VIII
be showing something on h oall'
Fishing Contest
Although he has not yet started
his seasons fishing actlvltles' Capl'
Daniel P. Cummings, of East Wey-
mouth, Mass, has already all but
won the first prize for striped bass
in the Rupert fishing contest.
George Rupert who is sponsoring
The big salt water contest for
twelve classes of fish has received
q letter from the doughty captain,
saying:
81 am an old timer at striped
bass fishing and have to my credit
some of the largest bass pulled u
of Cape Cod waters. I am also
credited with some of the strangest
fish stories told on the cape. l am
the kind that fishes and tells
Would you supply me with half a
dozen entry blanks or maybe you
would just as soon send me first
prize now for I'll be getting In
touch with you again real soon-as
soon as I land another 40 FOUNDER"
This and That
Don't overlook the Cincinnati
Reds in the National league race
this summer Young Myron
Mccormick, who has left field sew
ed up with the 1889 champs, seem
to be just the spark needed by
the Reds He can hit and he
can field, which is about all n
can ask Of a baseball player {.
The New Hanover Cats will play
two games next week, meet Kin
ston there Tuesday and Edwards
Military Institute here Wednesday
afternoon North Carolina will
again this year have more teams
in organized baseball than any
other state in the union-32 in all.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Gordon Gray Will Run
For N. c. Senate Agar,

WlNsToN-sALEM, March 15.-
NJ-ooiuon cray, publisher of the
journal n Sentinel, today an.
nounced his candidacy for the dem.
ocra.lc denomination for state sena.
the 1858 sessions ETAOI sHRDLU
tor o Forsyth county. GRAY gerv
ed in the 1899 session ~ ~ ~an.
eral assembly. He was nam,;ratad
opposition two years ago
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
GIANTS WHIP yANKS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
ie.-tP-Meeting in their first e.
hlpltion game in many years, the
New York Giants edged out the
world champion Yanks 80 today on
a tenth-inning triple by rookie Nor
IT'S jones'. 1t broke a four-game win
nlng streak this spring for the
Yankees.
IN the course Of subduing the
champs, pitchers Hy Vandenberg,
Harry Gumbert and Bob CARPENTER
OF the Giants held the famed slug.
gers to three hits in the last seven
innings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
SMOKE RINGS
Baseball Opener
Bv SAM Raglan

r. was cold yesterday, slightly too cold for good BASE
bal! playing, but but fans fans d felt after a team T at Se% H ass w1!q hish
School "p10 that. if given the breaks, will go some place 1ns
spring. ,.lh,oa Tho hou o,;+e 2 hit and
sboved their lack of long training but underneath more
annor than was evident last year was demonstrated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
BROWNS PITCHERS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March is.
-Up-Manager Fred Haney today
nominated Eldon Auker, Roxte Law.
son and Nate Andrews to pitch for
the Browns in the first game of their
spring training schedule tomorrow
against Tulsa.
Haney also named the following
players to start: Myril Hoag, right
lleld; Alan Strange, shortstop,
George McQuinn, first base; Joe
Gailagher, left field; Harlond Cliff,
third base; Chef Laabs, center field.
Don Heffner. second base; and Sam
Harshany, catch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Training Camp
Briefs

FORT MYERS, Fla, March 10
R-Cleveland's Indians shut OUT
the Washington Senators 20 today
in he Tribes first exhibition game
against major league talent.
First inning singles by Lou Bou'
drou. Roy Weatherly and jeff Heath
brought the only scoring.
Bill Zuber held the Senators to
three hits in three innings Harry
Eisenstate followed him and fllleo
the bases with none out in the nth,
but famed Jimmy Wasdell and
forced Buddy Lewis into a double
play. Johnny HUMPHREYS welded the
white.wash the last three innings.
Bucky Jacobs, Early Wynn and
Gilbert Torres kept the Tribe down
to six hits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
p. G. WIN

CLINTON, March 15.-R-Pres-
byterian colleges METERS, opening
their season, made a clean sweep of
the matches here today with East
Carolina Teachers college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

Ihere are more than 20, 900 sill.
yer o farms in Norway, with this
nation producing the bulk of such
pelts in Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
SOX WIN BY ERROR

CLEARWATER, Fla, March 49,
Pit was the fifth inning, score
tide bases loaded, two out and-Pete
Coscarart, Brooklyn's star second
baseman, let an easy bouncing
grounder hop between his legs and
into the outfield.
That error provided the Boston Red
Sox with the margin of a Z to 5 vic
tory over the Dodgers and kept the
Sox' spring record spotless.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

commissioners Of Llttlefield, Tex.
nave ruled that free city water be
supplied only to firemen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
CARDS LOSE

LAKELAND, Fla, March 15.-P)
Young Dick Conge1, pressing his
bid to become a major Lacquer in
n jump, BANKED the st. Louis
Cardinals for five innings in an ex.
hibition game today as the Detroit
Tigers came through with a 5 to 2
victory.
Only n Cardinal got as far as
third base and that on an error and
a stolen base. Conger allowed only
two hits.
Conger, former West Coast col.
legian, never played professional ball
until this year. The last pitcher tc
move from the sandlots to the ma.
jors in n jump was Bob Teller OF
Cleveland.
A rookie and a veteran gave Conger
able help. Pat Mullin, centerfield
and Birdie Tebbetts, veteran catcher
each hit a home run and between
them batted in all the Tiger scores
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

Approximately 50 per cent of the
wear on an automobile tire occurs
III the four warmest months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
Game At Y Is First OF Series
To Decide Championship
In Friday League

Calvary captured the first gale IF
the Friday night championship Sc
ries on the Y. M. c. A. court last
night, by trimming the Tabernacle
five in a rough game by 1922.
The winners scored first on a field
goal by Pylant and were never head
ed. Both teams appeared slightly off
form as they passed poorly and miss
ed their shots but each showed the
championship form of which they
r capab Z at times.
Tabernacle saved it's threat until
the final quarter, when with the
count at 27-11, the Southsiders start
ed a rally that was good for a three
alarm a to Calvary. Markiton
popped in three looping shots and a
foul goal in this period and between
times, Casteen and F. Kelly alter
mated in finding the hoop for two.
pointers. This brought the score to
1927 before Calvary finally found
the combination again, and tossed in
the safety points. L. McKoy led the
winners with a IL point total for
the evening while Markiton added up
two free shots and three field tries
for an 8-point total.
Next game in the series will be
played at the "Y" gym Monday night
at S:15 o'clock.
The lineup:
| Calvary (31) Tabernacle f22>
johnson (6) --- Evans ID,
Hunter CD --- II Ke,1v 10Y
L. McKoy (12) cos+een *,
Pylant (6) ----- shenard C1l
u. Mcf>oy ----------- Markiton (8)
Subs: Calvary-W. Rogers, J. Rog.
ers, surles. Tabernacle-F. Kelly (2).
Referees; Billy Pieper and Charles
Hatchell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

MusS-oxen, during one Of the
earth 5 ice ages, roamed as f..
south as Oklahoma.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

Canada. Norway and New. Gale.
donia are the principal sources Of
the worlds nickel,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

Sixty cities in the world nav
populations of more than l,OVVV"
ETH.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
BUGS WIN

ANAHEIM, Calf, March 15.-R)
punching three of their six hits
with two walks, the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates showed over five runs in a big
sixth inning today and beat the
Philadelphia Athletics, 6 to 5. John
ny Rizzo's hit with the bases full
and Arky Vaughan's double were the
big blows of the inning.
The AS took a Al lead by scoring
two runs off Max Butcher in the
fourth and two more off Bob Klinger
in the fifth. Thereafter Klinger hold
the AS in check until the ninth
when three singles accounted for the
last tally of the game.
The victory evened the series be-
tween the teams. The AS won q
thinning game yesterday, 1917.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16
CUBS LOSE

LOS ANGELES, March 15.-R-
A big eighth inning which produced
seven runs helped the Chicago
White Sox to a II to 10 victory to-
day over their National league home
town rivals, the Cubs.
Five hits, two of them by Jimmy
Webb, together with three walks
and an error, figured in the White
Sox seven run eighth. The losing
pitcher was Vern Olsen with John
Rigney getting credit for the win.
The Cub 15-hit offense included
homers by Bill Nicholson, Augie
Galan, Dominic Dallessandro, and AL
Todd.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-16

Clinton 900 032 0oo-5 3 6
Wilmington 21z 100 10x-7 z 4
Batteries: Clinton Jones and
Fakes; Observation-Disclosures, Pie.
per and Land and Rhodes and Ed.
wards.