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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
|SANDHILLS RACE IS
SLATED TOMORROW
Melons Faction Fighter Is
Among Favorites To Win
Annual Event

SOUTHERN PINES, March IA
Up - Paul K. Mellon, Pittsburgh
sportsman, will send his sturdy,
brown gelding, Faction Fighter, to
the post again Saturday in an effort
to win permanent possession of the
Sandhills Challenge Cup, handsome
trophy awarded to the winner Of the
three-mile timber race in the annual
racing meet at the Barber Estate
course between here and Pinehurst.
The cup becomes the property of
the horse owner who wins it three
times. Faction Fighter won for
Mellon last year, and in 1898 the
Pittsburgher's Corn Dodger captured
the event.
Stiff competition is promised for
Saturdays race, a feature of the
sixth annual meeting at this course.
Besides the Challenge Cup, the event
carries a purse of 5000 and a trophy
for the winning rider, which was Of
fered by Werner q. Reed, Jr., OF
Newport, r. l., in honor Of the late
Noel Laing, noted rider and trainer.
There is much support for Mrs.
Stewart Spillman's Postman Home,
considered one of the country's top
timber horses, which is being
brought here from Warrenton, Va,
by Trainer William B. Street, for
the race.
Other entries include Home, Sweet
Home, owned by Mrs. J. c. Clark, #
Mt. Kisco, N. Y, Gil Bias and Any
Way, owned by Carleton H. Palmer,
of New York, Mansfield Park, own
ed by Paul G. Daily, Of New York,
and Catray, owned by Trainer
Street.
Forty-seven horses have been
nominated for the five races on the
program, which includes the $1,000
Handicap Steeplechase, another over
the brush, the three miles over
timber. n over hurdles and one on
the flat.
In the 1000 Handicap. top weight
of 1872 pounds has been assigned to
La Touche, 8-year-old chestnut geld
ing, owned by F. Ambrose Clark OF
Westbury, L. L. This is nine POUNDS
more than the second weight, lSS
pounds, to be carried by G. Il. (Pete)
Bostwick's Masked Night.
Other entries in this race OF
miles over the brush course nave
been assigned the following weights:
Crooked Wood, owned by MIS-
Lewis A. Park, of Sewickley, fa''
14s pounds; Raeford, Mrs. Marion
DUPONT Scott, Montpelier, Va, 14S
pounds; the Dock, End, Mrs. Du-
Point Ware, Uninoville, Pa 1885,
King Cob, G. c. luke, u
Pines, 1876: Little Hurd. Sam Wolf'
Aiken, S. c., 1876, and Sir Roster
Mrs. George Watts Hill, Durham
1876 pounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
CREENBERC PAGES
DETROIT TIGERS
Looks Surprisingly Good In
Left Field And Likes
Job Better Daily
By Y TALBOT

LAKELAND, Fla, March IA
R-Though the complete returns
will not be until about July 4, it
may be said at this point that Hank
Greenberg looks surprisingly good
in left field for the Detroit Tigers
and that he likes his new job bet
ter every day he plays It,
Also, it car be reported that the
Tigers look like a better ball club
now that the big guy is roaming the
outfield and Rudy York at last is in
possession of first base, the n and
only spot he can play really well.
Manager Del Baker appears to have
solved one of the most vexing prob
lens that ever confronted a big
league pilot.
Doesn't Miss First
Honestly, I like playing outfield
more than l had any idea I would"
said Greenberg as he trotted to the
bench, rivulets of sweat rolling
down his face. "I'm not missing
the first base at all, and I think
maybe I'll do all right out there.
"One thing that's helping me a
lot is that 1 a handle ground balls
better than a lot of outfielders. Did
you realize that an outfielder gets
more ground balls to handle than
he does flies? I've been stopping
grounders all my life, SO I'm not
afraid to come in and try to trap a
lot Of balls that the other fellows
stay back and take on the bound.
If I don't quite reach it IN the fly
1 know it won't get through me.
That's just as important as
catching flies-taking the ball fast
and holding runners on base. That's
one thing I know I can do, and I'm
learning to throw in from out there.
Maybe I'm not a DiMaggio yet"
Hank grinned, "but I won't be the
worst outfielder in the American
league"
Later, watching Greenberg sprint
dIOullu OuL llieIS LUZ lille lIlLluSS,
he locked like he had been telling
the truth. He easily hauled down
every fly that came his way, chas-
ed those that went past him en-
Enthusiastically. and pegged the ball
in hard and true.
Despite his 6 feet 8 1-2 inches and
210 pounds, Hank is neither slow
o awkward. He doesn't look like
he's moving SO fast, but those long
lef take him over the ground. He
won't have any trouble covering
the short field in Detroit, at least,
and is not likely to disgrace himself
anywhere else.
So, with Greenberg and York in
there swinging, one-two every day
the Tigers feel they can't help be-
ing a little tougher than they were
last year. Even though they face
the possible loss of Charlie Ge'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
"a BOXERS DRILL
FOR TOURNEY HERE
March II Set AS Deadline For
Filing Entries In Fight
Meet AT Stadium

Some real fist -slinging marked
last nights training for the first
annual Eastern Carolina A. A. U.
boxing tournament to be held at
Legion stadium March 2O-22, as "a
negro fighters crowded into the
Golden Gloves gymnasium for their
nightly workouts.
In a three-round exhibition match,
Buster Cobb and Holmes battled to
a draw in a hard-hitting bout.
Another feature bout was between
Bill Johnson and Hurlee Johnson.
Elijah Walker and Russell Lyles
also turned in a good exhibition Of
boxing.
Edwin Fulton and Joe Doe domi.
mated the 110-pound class with a
three-round battle that assured
both places on the Wilmington
team.
Tiny Taylor, heavyweight, who
just returned from the Golden
Gloves tournament in New York
after winning in the Star.News.
Brigade and Atlanta tournaments.
went three rounds with Starkey
Mccullough, leading heavyweight
boxer on the local negro team, in
an exhibition match.
March II has been set as the
deadline for entries in the tourna.
ment. Sponsors of the meet say
that interest is increasing through.
out Eastern Carolina and a good
many entries are expected from
out-of-town fighters. :
All entries should be sent to Fl.
Carl Moultrie Of the Cape Fea1
Journal
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
Burkemo-Usina Golf Team
Defeat Picard And Ford

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March IA
.-R9-The team of Clyde Usina, Jr.,
and Walter Burkemo provided the
chief fireworks in the opening round
today of the National Amateur Pro.
f%essional Match Play Best Ball cham
pionship owe the st. Augustine
links.
Usina, a ST.. Augustine youth who
is now professional at West Palm
Beach, and his amateur partner
from Evanston, ILL.,, eliminated the
highly-favored combination of Henry
Picard, current P. G.. A. champion,
and Frank Ford, Charleston, S. c.,
n up. Picard and Ford won the
event in 1887.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
INDIANS WIN

Fl. LAUDERDALE, Fla, March
14.-R-The Cleveland Indians in
augurated their Grapefruit league
campaign today by connecting for
two home runs to scalp the syria.
cuse Chiefs, 6 to 1.
Clarence Campbell, rookie out
fielder, blasted a three-run circuit
clout over the right field wall in
the sixth inning to give the Tribe a
convincing 60 lead. He also dou-
bled in the third to start Cleveland
off to its second tally. Second Base.
man Ray Mack opened the scoring
in the second with a 360-foot homer
owe left center fence. The paths
were empty.
The International leaguers made
their only run in the eighth, off
Joe Dobson, when Norman walked,
Mueller and Jungman singled ,ld
Rogino -uncorked a wild throw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
DURHAM CAGE MEET
WILL OPEN TODAY
bulldogs To Play Lynchburg
layers In Feature Tilt
Of Opening Round

'VAHAM, March 14-(P)-Eight
"S''anAlng High school basketball
,'4iS from six southern states and
D~'I4ct OF Columbia, were gath
AsIe tonight for the opening at
VOmorrow morning of the
r n,'nd annual D
S g.. Of Southern Champions.
~ ss.es represented in the tourney
cs,o,;I Ol'n Carolina, Virginia, South
s sa.,las' Georgia. Maryland and
IN addition to the District
W. o'sning play at 8:so will, be Roose.
If nlgh of Washington, District
s sSS,un6ia champions, against Har.
ii yt, ~ Ky, an outstanding ouin.
Po NJ the Blue Grass state.
ts parl. .ile'h at 10 o'clock will
padsfsstar, High of Greenville, S. c.,
sssse in 10 games this season
. ia seeded ed No. 2 in the tournament our annsot'
aop Oh nigh Point, Western Divi.
At Champions ham of this state. D'
'lre o.n CLOCK will come the fea.
'seen me-. OF the morning round be.
tate nuFham's North Carolina
champs champions III and defending
'aent aaa Ile Duke Durham tourna.
Tate cb ssliist Lynchburg's Virginia
ssng batt,ap ioh 1t looms as a slam.
'V'ns virginians. anu tho last
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
New York Negro Breaks
Two World Track Marks

HANOVER, N. H., March 14.-lR
Jimmy Herbert, New York uni
versity negro, erased two 27-year-
old indoor board track mark tonight
when he opened Dartmouth's third
annual record-smashing carnival by
covering the q~uarter-mile distance
in 48.4 seconds against three handl-
capped rivals.
While so doing, Herbert was clock
ed in 47.9 seconds for 400-meters.
Tom Halpin of the Boston A.A. re-
ceived credit for setting both marks
when he turned in his 1916 quarter
in Buffalo, N. Y, in 1913. w. f.
Koppishch equalled them in 1923
at Buffalo.
In adding two more indoor marks
to his 5000 record of 1:10.8, Her
bert Tapped his three Dartmouth
p~ace-setters, Dick Howard, Bill
Ford and Jay Harris, who were
given five, IA and 20 yards starts,
after the first lap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
II Games On Wildcats
1910 Baseball Slate

Fourteen games have been ten
tatively scheduled on the New
Hanover Wildcats spring base
ball card, which was announced
yesterday.
The schedule, which does not
include a date with Whiteville
now pending, is as follows:
March 15-Clinton, here.
March 19-kinstOn, there.
March BACKWARDS Military,
here.
March 20 - Rocky Mount,
there.
April 2-Clinton, there.
April 5-Wilson, here.
April 9 - Edwards Military,
there.
April 12-Rocky Mount, here.
April 16-Kinston, here.
April 19-Durham, there.
April 23-Raleigh, there.
April 26-Durham, here.
April 3O-Wilson, there.
May Raleigh, here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
WILL TEST ARM

ORLANDO, Fla, March 14.-R)
The Washington Senator's center,
fielder George Case, will test his
throwing arm, lame for the last
three weeks of the 1889 season,
against the Cleveland Indians to-
morrow. Another casualty, Kendall
Chase, pitcher, has been limping
about with an ailing toe, but the
Senators planned to pitch him
against the Giants in a Grapefruit
league ball game next Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
SMOKE RINGS
The Old MOxie
By SAM Raglan

49, Greeks had a word for it, but Broadway went
l no better when it was termed "the old Moxie." And
them VI" diamond ~gladiators for the next several days will
h%t ms a bit of knuckle-popping wondering if they have
What it takes. 4,o hon;nn;no Of +ho 1aoa - uou. ,
even wv IN bio league camps the Ides will be filled with the
ing sn a. Of whether "Pl make it or not" and no rookie
q n nov for sure until the guy with the brass hat comes
VII Wv IN md saws either yes or mo"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
r SOX DRILL

SARASOTA, Fla, March 14.-GP)
The Boston Red Sox went through
a fast workout today in preparation
for their exhibition tilt tomorrow
with the Brooklyn Dodgers at clear
water. I
Manager Joe Cronin, sidelined
with a cold for the past few days,
expects to be back in the lineup to,
morrow at his %shortstop berth. How
ever, he turned thumbs down on
Jim Tabor playing, insisting the
lanky third baseman must wait I'm
til his badly cut finger heals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

I over a team from Randolph air
field, clinching the verdict with a
four-run rally in the fifth inning.
It was the American leaguers
first competition this spring against
an outside team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
Plans For Intra-M Mural
FIGHTS Are Under Way

Coach Howard McDonalo, nSo,
of the New Hanover High soe o.
boxers. announced yesterday al.sl
noon he is signing boys o ~
intra-mural boxing matches "
acid at the High school next week
The matches will prooaoiy oe
on Tuesday, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

0r0Illu
Grapefruit League
r,,,ida to California this
i il'r will mark the besinlns IN
TseA 's, If the major league exhlpl-
f'l.', ,c6edule and although this
fob WI, league" rarely gives a
Indication of the power Oh a
a's dor a sumner sun II can
team -satber or not a rookie has
IaI , the ball at tits time
'''- 4,s. the grade in the big time
70 MAN. roungster hasn't, the club
l. 's him off to one of it's many
VII .or a little more seasoning ne
;ntroducing him to the main
1SD, a,.,,v will be trying days IN
-s.;on's baseball camps for the
MT few weeks
vandy Situation
r,. rsports that Vanderbilt uni
i% Is seriously considering max
way .so,baIl walk the plank at that
s..,-ion are not all bear stories.
..,,Itv bloc which tavors aean'
s..r.r- of the gridiron sport Is
I...i rs arguments on a deficit OF
I .,n:stng like $50 grand. But the
.rrrI Of vandy want to keep loot
s,r mi that body right now is try
i,- ID pull enough strings to see
tnt il stays.
IND now it seems that Ray Nor
,,,r ,,epped out at Vanderbilt just
\ rne to keep from getting a he1ty
,,r,n, and on top of that having
III Of his athletic scholarships taken
away from him.
Vanderbilt will give up football and
We rather think that Chicago now
wishes it hadn't.
Here And There
8, far the New Hanover Wild
nts have II baseball games on their
srng schedule, with the first game
rbsluled to be played here this
,f-ernoon. -. The teams last
usctice session Monday afternoon
fund all the boys IN good shape
FIR the opener. 80, Greensboro, IKE
Wilmington gave up hopes OF or
anzed baseball several weeks ago.
but the Gate City is definitely plan
llg on it for 1871. Several OF
he Coastal Plain teams this year
Tl play in new parks. Reports
On State colleges secret football
game with Richmond d few days
ago have been sent out to several
Prominent alumni members.
And some Of the aforesaid alumni
members feel that instead of keep
Ing the report from the public thai
State should be doing a bit of brag
:ng about the outcome. -. Duke
aid Clemson will play a practice
zane at Durham Saturday and may
d this will answer the critics as to
Which should have held the cham,
Elonstip Of the Southern conference
last year. $3.50. William and Mary
md Wake Forest will also play be-
MD locked gates at Wake Forest
AIlTday. The Indians won the
lNt practice tilt, but it is now re
.talN that big John Polanski, the
Usacons leading ground-gainer last
!FaF' was not in the Walker line.
lD that day,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

PINEHURST, March 14.-lR-A
pro-amateur golf tournament will be
held at the Pinehurst Country club
Sunday as a prelude to the annual
North and South championship
which starts Tuesday.
Club handicaps up to % will be
allowed and the amateurs will be
paired with the big time pros who
VIII be here for the North and
South event. $780,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
SWIMMING MEET e

PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-R)
Headed by AL Cande Weghe,
Princeton's ace backstopper, and
Yale's record-breaking crew, swim
mers of IA colleges will open com
petition here tomorrow for Eastern
intercollegiate league individual
titles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
BONURA LEAVES

NEW ORLEANS, March 14.-R)
Before leaving for Florida tonight
in an effort to reach a salary
agreement, Zeke Bonura, holdout
first baseman of the New York
Giants, said he was going in re.
Spouse to a request from Horace
Stoneham, Giants president.
II haven't signed yet" said Zeke.
But my boss called me up (from
the teams training camp at Winter
Haven) and asked me to come down
and talk to him. So I'm going
down."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

Douglas Davis of High Hope
Farm, Lexington, KY, a nationally
known horseman, will judge the
saddle and harness division of the
annual Cape Fear Horse show here
April 5 and 6, it was announced
recently by H. H.. Mitchell, direc-
tor of the show. One of the fore
most breeders of the nation and
nationally recognized as all excel
lent horse show judge, his officiat-
ing is expected to add much to the
colorful social and sporting event
which will be staged at Legion
field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
BROWNS WIN

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March IA.
-QR-Bob Harris, Emil Bildilli and
Charles Wagner hurled the st.
Louis Browns to a 7-to-1 victory
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07

has wide range of duties to perform
He is an inspector of customs under
the treasury department, an inmigra-
ton inspector under the department Of
labor, navigation inspector under the
department of commerce, and he re-
strictS the importation of plants, trees,
or seeds under the department of agri-
culture. He also works with federal
law enforcement agencies.
Canadians in transit, particularly
those stationed at Eastwood lake, may
obtain permission from Anderson to
enter the United States. This is the
main extent of his immigration &C
tivities.
Every motorboat, which includes
canoes if and every time they are pro-
PEELED by an cupboard motor, must OBJ
serve certain regulations when OPP
Grated in international waters, and
customs officers see that these and
other navigation laws are enforced.
Last summer most of the motor boats
around Eastwood and other border lakes
were numbered, which is required by
low, and many of the operators installed
the necessary life preservers, fire ex-
tinguishers, and lights if the boats were
operated after dark in international
waters, as is also required by law.
Motor boats must have one life pre-
server per passenger and one fire ex-
tinguisher per boat, but do not need
lights if used only during the day.
Sergeant F. B. Feldman and Patrol
man Harry Brady of the customs patrol
who are stationed at Ely are a distinct
unit from the inspector of customs.
Sergeant Feldman has two patrolmen
at Grand Marais and one here work.
ing under him. Their company head
quarters is at International Falls and
their territory extends from Crane Lake
on the west to the mouth of the Pigeon
River on Lake Superior on the east.
Their duties principally are to police
the border and to prevent illegal en-
tries of any nature. They also en-
force navigation regulations.
Four new cabins are being erected on
border lakes for their use in traversing
this area. The Knife and Eastwood
lakes cabins have been built, and cabins
on La Croix and Crooked lakes remain
to go up. With the forestry cabins that
are available for their use, patrolmen
will have housing Accommodations spaced
at about 16-mile intervals, across the
whole border in this region.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
SCOUT CIRCUS
PLANS STARTED
Second Annual Event Set for
Hibbing; Plan Showing
of Merit Badges.

Plans for the second annual Head
waters area Boy Scout circus to be held
May 10-11 at Hibbing, are already
being formulated, and turnout of at
least 1000 Scouts is expected Andrew
Erickson, Tower, district commissioner,
will represent the Vermilion range on
promotional work.
All troops and cubs in the Head
waters area, which extends from Be-
midi to Aurora and north to Ely and
International Falls, are expected to at
tend. The first Scout circus was con-
Quoted in Virginia last year with nearly
1000 Scouts taking part.
Scouting activities, camping, pioneer
ing and other parts of the Scout pro-
gram will be dramatized. A merit
badge show may also be included this
year
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NOTICE FOR BIDS
Ely, Minnesota, February %, 1910.
Office Of the City Clerk.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
proposals, or bids, will be received in
the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Ely, st. Louis County, Minnesota, up
to seven-thirty G:3O o'clock P. NJ
Tuesday, March 10, 1910, for the fur
nishing of one %, new, 1910 Model
IL ton, Power and Light Utility Truck
delivered F. o. B., Ely, Minnesota, in
accordance with specifications now on
file in the Office of the City Clerk OF
said City.
Each bidder shall be required to make
the City of Ely, Minnesota, an allow
ance- trade-in for used Dodge, IL ton
1921 Model UFa0, Truck with stake
and platform body.
! Successful bidder shall be required
TO furnish the usual warranty covering
/ this truck and its equipment.
Each bidder shall accompany his pro-
posal with his own specifications COM
plete, together with lists of equipment
and accessories to be furnished.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with certified check in the
sum of ten (1O per cent of the con-
tract price, made payable to the City
Treasurer; check to be drawn on some
National or State Bank duly authorized
to do business in the state of Mime
sofa.
Check of the successful bidder shall
be held until satisfactory warranties
have been rendered by the successful
bidder and the contract sig.led All
other checks shall be returned within
ten (1O days from date contract is
awarded
If successful bidder to whom this
contract is awarded fails to furnish
warranties and sign contract within
ten q0) days after being awarded the
contract, said deposit shall be forfeited
to the City of Ely, Minnesota, who then
shall proceed to award the contract to
other parties.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
bearing plainly on the outside thereof
the name and address of the bidder.
marked bid on Power and Light
Utility Truck" and addressed to the
City Clerk, City of Ely, Minnesota.
The City Council Of hte City Of Ely,
Minnesota, reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, or any part OF bid.
By order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
2-29 3-5 City Clerk.
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Dog Seeks Doctor
To Treat Sickness.

Stillwater-When Mickie, three-year-
old Cocker and Irish spaniel, belonging
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Degarisch is sick,
he is willing to take matters into his
own paws to see that something is
done about it. When he was indisposed
a few days ago, his master and mis-
tress took him to the veterinarians
office twice, only to find the doctor
out. When Mickie was turned out
doors for his afternoon airing, he made
a Decline for the veterinarians office.
Two hours later when Mickie's owners
were frantically searching for him, the
vet called to say that he had Just
found the dog waiting for him on his
doorstep