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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
ENROLMENT HAS
GROWN SINCE BAN
Father Roy Says Increase In
Students Shows Football Not
Necessary To Education

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IA Up -
The president of Loyola University
of the South said today hat in
creased enrolment since the school
abandoned Intercollegiate football
last winter had proved the sport
was mot a necessary complement
to the educational system"
The Rev. P. A. Roy, S. j., Loyola
head and former president of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools, said many
other university executive would
like to make the same step if they
dared to-" He scored professional
football" conducted by universities
under the guise of lily-white am
ateurism."
"At our educational association
meetings last winter Father Roy
said, 'other university executives
bombarded me with questions.
How will the students take it?' and
how will it affect enrollment?'
They asked" Many, he said, told
him they would like to make the
same move if they dared.
Father Roy reported a record
class Of 226 freshmen, an IS per
cent increase over last year. To-
tai registration is 1916, a 7-per
cent gain. He said the gains were
noted despite the fact a number of
football players did not return, in
Guiding 30 of last years freshmen.
In IS years of football competition,
Loyola won 88, lost 70 and tied II.
"The question of whether or not
American higher education car at
tract students without football
teams is at least partially answer
ed by these Statistics" he con-
tinued. although football on an
amateur basis is a fine thing for
universities, these figures prove
that it is not a necessary compile
ment to the educational system"
Citing engagement of profess
sional speakers and artists to en-
terrain students, the Loyola presi-
dent said, "even professional foot
ball, if conducted by universities
on an openly professional basis for
the entertainment of students and
alumni, may be Of benefit, partic-
of financial benefit"
But I cannot approve profess
sional or semi-professional foot
ball." he added, conducted by
universities under the guise of lily
amateurism."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
HARTSYILLE GIVES
NEWS0M WELCOME
5000 Natives And Visitors
Greet Big Detroit Pitcher
During Parade

HARTSVILLE. S. c., Oct. IA
LCP-Louis Norman (Buck) Newsom
got a hero's welcome in his home
town today. Hartville, a town
under 5000 population, did itsel
really proud, and an estimated s.
900 natives and visitors lined the
streets to welcome the big Detroit
pitcher.
Down the streets dedecked with
welcome home, Buck" banners,
high school bands, boy scouts, the
high school baseball team attired
in Detroit Tiger uniforms, made
up the procession. A car occupied
by Newsom and Mayor l.. H.
Stokes headed. a long string Of au-
tomobiles bearing public officials
and civic leaders.
At the town square there was a
brief ceremony. Rotarian Leon c.
Pennington, a school mate, paid
tribute to Newsom and presented
Mayor Stokes, who welcomed the
World series pitcher home and re-
ferred to him as Hartsville's No. i
celebrity.
Commented Buck:
"You have struck me out" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Maryland's President
Helps Coach At Game

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Oct. IA.
-R-Fans at Saturdays Maryland
Virginia football game wondered
today if they hadn't witnessed
something of a gridiron rarity-a
university president helping out
with the coaching chores.
Throughout the game, Al Woods,
a member of the three-man Mary
land coaching board" left h i s
bench frequently and conferred
with Maryland's president, DR.. H.
C. Byrd, seated near the COVER
nor's box. Close observers noted
that after each conference, a
maryland substitute would dash in
to the fray.
Virginia won, 10 to 6, but Mary
land partisans called it a moral
victory" for the home club, which
has yet to win a game.
DR.. Byrd was Maryland's head
football coach for a number of
years, resigning to become presi-
dent. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
|W0lFPACK HOLDS SECRET DRILLS
President Still Against Football
American Loop Sets
New Attendance Mark

CHICAGO, Oct. 14-RHThe
American leagues season at
tendance record was broken
this year, when 5,433,7ee paid
Spectators passed through the
turnstiIes. President william
Harridge announced today.
This figure, Harridge point
ed out, surpassed the 1889 ag-
gregate by 1,163,189 and was
1888 better than the rec
ord set in 1924. Every club
showed a gain in attendance.
Night games attracted 634,-
22s, an average of 1871 per
contest. The Chicago White
Sox proved to be the besttnight
ball town. drawing an average
of 1850 to seven games, Cleve-
land was close behind with a
30,159 average.
Detroit alone drew m e
than a million, its total being
1,112,6 80 Total figures of the
other seven clubs follow: New
York, 988,975; Cleveland, 902,-
660,336; Philadelphia, 1872, las;
Washington, 381, 241; St. Lou
is, 239,591.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Blues Reported Biting
On Frying Pan Shoals

The blues were biting at Frying
Pan Shoals Sunday.
Eight boats made the trip to the
shoals and came back with an aver.
age of no less than 100 blues apiece,
a large number of bonita and some
fine trout.
Boats making the trip were those
of Robert Roberts, Earl Goodwin. j.
Knight Davis, Harry Stovall, E.. H.
Thompson, Harry DeCover and the
two boats Of Capt. H. Watts Of
Southport.
Fishermen aboard them reported
that the fish we're found in plentiful
numbers but that they were only
found on the shoals; that they
struck at leads but only at white
feathers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
WAR INTERPRETIVE
Continued From Page One)

rail and river connections between
Germany and those wells for the
Axis to take lightly any indication
of Soviet hostility.
Yet virtually all reports of in
tensive Russian military activity
and of actual clashes between Rus
sian and Rumanian warcraft or
frontier outposts. come from Nazi-
dominated Rumania. Moscow is 81
lent; and that silence might be it.
self confirmation of Bucharest's in
timations that Russia is preparing
to offer more than passive resis-
lance to Axis i%ncursions in the
Balkans.
; There were hints a week or two
ago that Russia was watching de-
~velopments in Rumania with a jea-
lous eye. Important Russian de
fensive'' .maneuvers have been re-
ported in the great center Of Rus
sian population and industrial acti-
witty south of Moscow.
Few >Bottlenecks
That region supports Russia's re-
acquired BesssPabian sector,
stripped from Rumania by Axis
decree. Within it are the most i'm
portant Russian airfields and the
greatest peace-time troop concen-
trations. Russian mobilization on
that front would be far less ham
pered by transportation bottle
necks-neck it was for the Finnish
campaign.
!, Nor can Germany overlook the
fact that the Russian air force
would be in a position to batter
at the Rumanian oil fields from
many closeup bases if present ten
sion resulted in Russo-R umanian
hostilities. Even an anti-Axis atti-
tude of armed watchful waiting on
Russia's part would free Turkey
to invite British help in repelling
a German-Italian drive via Ru-
mania to cross the Bosphorus or
Dardanelles. And Rumania's oil
wells, absolutely essential to Axis
war making, would certainly be
the prime target of British bomb
ers striking from Turkey.
AS a supplement to Bucharest
reports that Russia is moving to-
ward a rupture with Germany and
Italy, the location of the present
massed Russian forces is signifi-
cant. They Ire along and behind
the Rumanian-Russian border with.
n easy air range of Rumanian
oil fields and their outlets. Danube
barges carry most of that oil to
Germany. In January, however,
the Danube is 1ce-closed, USUALLY
until May. The oil traffic then goes
over Rumanian railroads more vul-
nerable to air attack than the river
route.
We're it Russia's purpose to abet
Axis strategy in the Balkans and
near east, Moscow's logical
move would be to bring pressure
on Turkey to keep out, or even
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
DUKE

DURHAM, Oct. 14.-R Dukes
Blue Devils worked on many differ
ent things here this afternoon as
work got under way in earnest for
Saturdays clash with a Colgate team
that Duke scouts rate the best Duke
has met in the five-year series.
The Wademen drilled on both Of
Tense and defense and various other
maneuvers. The defensive work
was against Colgate plays and there
was an offensive scrimmage against
the reserves and frosh.
The Blue Devils, as all last week,
failed to show anything for the
coaches to get excited about. The
boys have failed to show much since
the loss to Tennessee but all hands
are hoping they will snap out of
their lethargy before going against
Colgate.
Frank Killian, halfback, and John
Mania, tackle, did not take part in
the work today. Killian should be
able to play Saturday but it is doubt.
full If Mania will recover in time to
see action. Killian had a knee
sprain, Mania a bad ankle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Browns GetEstaleuo In
Draft From Minnea6oHs

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14-RHRober.
to Estalella,. 27-year-old 4outfieldar
who formerly played with t h &
Washington Senators, has beer
drafted by the Browns from Min.
neapolis, where he batted .342 and
was. one Of the leading sluggers
this past season.
Confirmation Of the b rown s.
drafting of the Cuban player was
received late today from Commits,
sioner Lands office. The, choice
was made by the Browns Oct. 2,
the day after other clubs announc-
ed their selections.
Estalella, a right-handed batter,
was second in three smuggling de-
partments in the American asso-
citation home runs with 50, in
runs batted in with 12l and in to-
tai bases with 1923. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
WAKE FOREST

WAKE FOREST, Oct. 14.-R)-
Wake Forest, its dreams Of an un.
defeated season shattered rudely by
a 800 licking at the hands of Glen.
son, started work today for a game
with Marshall here Saturday night.
Coach D. c. Walker had little to
say about the defeat, and offered no
alibis.
The Deacons ran their plays to-
day in a signal drill, and heard a
report on Marshall's offense by Line
Coach Tom Rogers, who warned that
Fullback Jackie Hunt Is a constant
threat.
Tony Rubino and John Pender.
CAST, regular linemen, missed prac-
tice today because of a bruised ankle
and a sore knee, respectively. Mar.
shall Edwards was nursing a bruised
elbow, and Tony Gallovich a bruised
nose, but both backs took light work
outs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
DEFENSE TO STOP.
CAROLINA PLANNED
Tar Heel Scouts Say State Has
Best Team Since 1927; TO-
900 May See Tilt Saturday

RALEIGH, Oct. 14.-R Secret
football drills continued at N. c.
State college today, but it was no
secret that Coach Doc Newton was
cooking up some kind of defense de-
signed to stop North Carolina in a
game here Saturday afternoon.
Idle last week, State has been
pointing for the Carolina game a
full week.
Guard John Barr, who has played
only part of M game this year
because Of injuries, returned to the
active list today, and will see action
against the Tar Heels.
Also in good shape at last are
Wade Brown, end; Bill Windley,
tackle; Cecil Frye, blocking back;
and Jimmy Allen, center.
John Won Claim, business mana.
ger of athletics at State, said tickets
for half of the $4,000 seat stadium
here already had been sold, and that
he planned to erect 5000 additional
end-zone bleachers to accommodate an
expected crowd of 10000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
CAROLINA

CHAPEL HILL. Oct. 14.-R)-
Facing what Carolina scouts ranked
as the strongest eleven State has
put out since 1927, Coach Ray Wolf
and the Tar Heels put aside TCU
celebrations and started heavy Wolf
pack preparations at a double skull
and practice session today.
Paul SEVERN and Jim Lalanne,
who led Cardinals new and brilliant
blocking and running, respectively.
against the giant Frogs, suffered
minor injuries, but except for a few
other bruises and Pinky Elliot's loss,
the squad turned up in good shape,
and all hands fell to this weeks
major task with a will.
There was no rough work today,
but the Tar Heels worked long and
hard to correct their mistakes
against ,TCU and to set their de-
lenses for States dangerous air and
ground attack while polishing their
own attack they flashed against
TCU.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Baker Signs Contract To
Manage Tigers In 1871

DETROIT, Oct. 14.-R-Del b.
ker, manager Of the Detroit IL
gers, today signed a contract to
pilot the American league cham
pions in al.
Salary terms were not disclosed,
but Baker, it was announced, re-
ceived a Substantial raise" The
quiet-spoken manager and owner
Walter O.. Briggs had come to
terms during the World Series.
Baker, who also was given an
Chrysler) automobile by Briggs,
said he would leave soon on a
business trip to the West coast. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
MILLER PUTS PAY
FOOTBALL NPAN
Chairman OF Yale Council
Says College Athletics
At Critical Stage

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-R-Com.
m%ercialized, big-time football was
put on the pan today by Ogden D.
Miller, new chairman of the athletic
council at Yale, once the biggest OF
the beginners.
Fresh from witnessing old Els
50-7 defeat by Penn, on top of a 1914
licking by Virginia in the opening
game, Miller told the New York
Football Writers association that
college athletics and even school
athletics in my opinion are at g cri-
teal stage. . . intercollegiate foot
ball is nov reaching a peak of en-
phasis in many colleges which ii
reached elsewhere many years ago.
II believe there will be a decline
or leveling-off in the next several
years and that even graver problems
are ahead for some who will have to
consolidated and retrench drastically.
Professional football is one signpost
along the way; those who nurture
the golden hope Of continued high
revenues in the future are, I fear,
headed for trouble.
Until the problem resolves itself
Yale, and others, may be in for lean
years. We believe we are on the
right track. We believe we will
carry through and merit public re-
spect."
Miller conceded football receipts
had made a contribution for good"
in providing of funds to make pos
sible athletics for ALL"
Beyond that gift to college OPP
portunities," he declared, II would
like to have someone list for me
other tangible benefits it has
brought. Big time football doesn't in:
crease the educational stature Of any
institution; it doesn't make loyal
alumni; it doesn't bring increased
gifts to the alumni fund or to class
funds except in a few isolated cases.
even the sports it helps to car
ry," the Eli athletic chieftain on
tinued, "were carried before the days
of astronomical gate receipts. -. Ac-
ceptance of recreation skills as a
normal and valuable part of ccllegi.
ate training. was the result OF a
changed philosophy Of education in
America. Comprehensive programs
would undoubtedly be carried out to-
morrow in many institutions II gate
receipts from football were reduced
sharply.
There will always be ~intercollegi.
ate contests at Yale; all of our sports
will be. continued to every possible
degree. If economic conditions. force
us to retrench we will retrench. In
places where the fewest students will
be affected and where the essentials
of our total program will be least i'm.
paired" +. ..-
Declaring that more than 40 per
cent of Yale's undergraduates were
self-help students, Miller declared
Yale felt athletes who need help
should be treated neither better nor
worse than non-athletes. That be-
lief does not give us any %holier-than-
thou complex. We hold to it because
in 24O years we have found that it
best furthers the real purpose of the
university" '
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
STRESSES
PLAYER DECEPTION
Even Lettering OF PLAYER,
Adds To Confusion Cornell
Gives To Opposition
BY BILL RONJ

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-p-
Coach Carl Snavely has given hi,
Cornell football team a smoothly.
balanced offense that combines de-.
ception with power and fine pass.
ing and which, against Army al
least, appeared virtually irresisti,
BILE.
The Big Reds numbering sys.
tenn does nothing to dispel the de.
ception, either.
For one thing the numbers ON
the front of the players jersey,
are very small. In addition, in the
No. 1 backfield the ball is handled
chiefly by Hal Mccullough, a tri.
ple-threat; Mort Landsberg,
spinning, driving fullback despite
his ITS pounds, and Bill Murphy,
who can pass and run. McCullougb
is No. So; Landsberg, No. SO; Muir.
ply, No. SO.
In the next backfield the chic:
attacking operatives are Wal
Scholl and Lou Bufalino. Scholl i!
No. Sc, Bufalino No. 66. Walt Matu.
szczak, the No. l blocking back,
is No. g.. The lad who takes his
place in No. 33.
Navy on Upgrade
Major Emery "Swede" Larsen,
the genial marine who coaches
Navy, forecast good times to come
for the Middies at today's football
writer's luncheon. The information.
al situation has brought a great
increase in enrolment at Anna.
polls, and Larsen in confident this
will mean a proportionate increase
in good gridiron material.
Navy operated handsomely
against Princeton, and hopes TO do
even better when "Youngster"
(sophomore) Jack Harrell returns
to the No. 2 back slot. Harrell, a
208-pounder, won the heavyweight
wrestling title while at Oklahoma
A. and M.-"Where fortunately for
us he did not play football" SAID
Larsen-but needs no mat to toss
the opposition around.
Other youngsters whose names
Larsen recommended be kept ii
mind are Alan Cameron, a full
Bill Busik, rated a potential
second Buzz Berries, and HOWE
a 145-pounder whose dad,
now a lieutenant-commander
submarines, played for Minnesota,
Happens to Score
Criticism of Michigan's Tommy
Harmon finally has been heard
1t came from a gentleman wht
saw the Wolverine All-Americs
play against Harvard. Asked what
he thought of Harmon, he said,
quite seriously:
"Oh, he's by no means a great
football player. He just happens to
be able to score"
Since young Harmon has racked
up SO points in three games, this
seems a rather remarkable coin.
cidence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
FISH ARE BITING
NEAR SOUTHPORT
Several Nice Catches OF Blues
Trout, Drum And Founders
Are Made Off Bald Head

SOUTHPORT, Oct. 14.-Fishermen
have been striking it rich on the
shoals Just off Bald Head Island
during the past few days as reports
of catches have been glowing.
With only two offshore parties
being contacted Sunday, Churchill
Bragaw of Orion, out with State o
lege people from Raleigh, reported
a catch of 80 huge trout; 81 blues;
six large black drum and four floun-
ders. Many of the trout went to
three pounds. Bragaw's guests were
R. S. CASTOR, C. F. Williams, J. G..
Weaver, G. o. Randall, M. E. Gard
ner and Carl Williams, all of Ra-
leigh. Jimmie Fox of the Orion
Plantation was also with the party.
Fred H. Orrell and Sam A. Troy,
of Wilmington, with Harry c. Mer-
rift and ]. C. Culbreth, of Columbia,
S. c., also reported a great catch
Sunday afternoon. They were out
on the E. M. Lewis, Captain Alfred
Newton. By actual count they had
116 blues, 20 large trout and 2 black
drum. This catch, good as it was
was beaten earlier in the week by a
couple of Columbia, S. c., men who
reported with 3O4 blue fish and n
Is pound sheephead. The blues were,
of, course, taken while trolling. The
sheephead was caught during a few
minutes stop of the boat near an old
wreck.
The Sea Girl, out on the Gulf
Stream Sunday, returned to port
with its record Of v having
missed getting a barracuda still un-
broken. The party, composed of
Clinton men,, went out with the in
tention of getting plenty of tautogs,
sailors choice and snappers. All of
which are fine food fish. They got
plenty. Trolling awhile, they caught
one IS pound amber jack and three
large barracuda, averaging over 25
pounds. The party was composed of
DIR. r. A. burlington, A. W. Colwell,
L. A. Edwards, Everett Hunter and
Benny Simmons. They reported see
ing many large dolphin and other
big game fish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Has Won 81 Of 81
Games Played In Six Years

has been at Clinton, the team ha.
played 81 games. winning 81, los
ing IA and tieing 6.
Recently Clinton installed lights
for the High school team to play
at night and Immediately lai,
claim to being the smallest town
in North Carolina with a lighte
football field.
Yesterday afternoon the Wildcats
continued their workouts. for the
game. After the Clinton battle the
locals will play Raleigh's Purple
Hurricane on Legion field Friday
night, October Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Redskins May Set Three
New Pro Grid Records

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-(R-The
Washington Redskins are in a fair
way to set three new national pro
football league records If they keep
up the torrid pace they set in the
first five weeks Of play.
Statistics released today show the
Redskins are two-completions-per-
game better than the league mark,
that they are n per cent more ef-
ficient in forward passing. and one
point a game better in scoring than
league records set a year ago
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
DAVIDSON

DAVIDSON, Oct. 14.-lR-David.
sons Wildcats took things easy to.
day. p.
But Coach Gene McEver lost no
time in starting to work on Johnny
Frederick's kicking, which was be.
low par in last Saturdays contest,
which the Wildcats dropped to Y. M.
T., 1877.
Dave Spencer, sparkplug back who
was hurt in that game, was not Sc
riously injured and will be ready, to
go against Sewanee here Saturday
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

When the New Hanover High
school Wildcats meet the Clinton
eleven here Friday afternoon they
will be playing a little school tina,
has piled up a remarkable record.
The school has an enrolment OF
259 students, lis of whom are boys.
From this number Coach c. H
Wood has 40 boys out for football.
and from this unusually large
number he has built not one bu,
two and three teams of power ano
deception.
During the six years Coach Wooo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
Mckay Named President
OF THEOLOGICAL Group

GREENSBORO, Oct. Mp.
DR.. Robert Mckay, Of Charlotte,
was elected president of the North
Carolina THEOLOGICAL association al
that body's business session this
afternoon at Sedgefield inn.
The two-day meeting, attended
by about so members from over
the state, was climaxed with a
banquet tonight at, which pr. Roy
Henline, New City urologist, spoke
on 1.-THE adequate treatment OF
prostate disease from a patholo.
gical viewpoint. 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
TIGERS GET REST

CLEMSON, S. c., Oct. 14-RH
Clemson's Tigers, fresh from a
$50 triumph over Wake Forest
Saturday, were given a holiday
today. They will get back to work
tomorrow to prepare for the an
nual state fair classic with South
Carolina at Columbia October "a.
Sid Tinsley, sophomore back, re-
moved from Saturdays game with
a leg injury, was not seriously
hurt. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
FURMAN WORKS HARD

GREENv1LLE, S. c., Oct. IA
R-Coach Dizzy Mcleod put his
Furman hurricane through a stren-
uous three hour drill today as he
opened preparations for the Ohio
University game Saturday in Ath-
ems, o. The backs looked good ex-
ecuting several new plays. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15
SMOKE RINGS
Without A Doubt
By SAM Raglan

Dosnite The fact that professional tom-tom heaters for
the welfare of the individual say that a persons mind should
be eliminated of all doubt, we still think a little DIT OF DOUBT
1here are doubling Thomases the world over. Some OF
them IRE heard from at times, but most Of them are not; for
instante. last Saturday there appeared to be little doupt out
That princeton would swamp the Navy eleven. But there
was some doubt about it in the Middies minds and SO there
uu,. =, droe+ic rovorca1 of form.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-15

assent to Axis use of Turkish terri
tory to strike at Britain. Ankara
reports that Turkey will fight if
invaded seem to indicate that Rus
STA has made no such move. 4