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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
TOPS INDOOR
SPORTS PROGRAM
Loss of Olympic Games Tough
On U. S. for Rice, McClus-
key Are Sure Shots

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-LR-For
endurance rather than speed, it has
become a mighty tough break that
the Olympic games of 1910 were
bombed off the map.
This becomes increasingly evident
with the winters indoor %galloping
as Greg Rice keeps yanking at old
pop times whiskers week after week.
And, with Joe McCluskey still roll
ing along, it begins to look like this
pair, particularly off their world
record romps in the National A. A.
U. championships last night, might
be the greatest one-two punch the
United States ever enjoyed in dis.
tance running.
Certainly, Rice, with his short.
choppy stride and his ability to u
all evening, if necessary, would have
given the Films a fight for their
marbles in Olympic long-distance
doings for the first time in 80 years.
He is the white-haired boy Of the
winter, definitely. By his week-to-
week performances, distance run
ming has taken the play almost COM
pletely away from the long-spot-
lighted mile just when this event,
which has held the public fancy for
years, received a surprise and some
what sensational shot in the arm
through the development of a new
star-Les MacMitchell, the New
York university flier.
But Les, who anchored the N. Y.
U. distance Medley relay quartet to
a third worlds indoor record in last
nights snappy set of games, has
had to be satisfied with second fiddle
in Rice's symphony. Fresh from a
two-mile world mark effort, the little
ex-Notre Damer, who looks to be
built about three quarters of chest.
lit out last night on a jaunt which
not only smashed the three-mile
standard, but also took care of the
records for 2 IL and 2 ga miles on
the way.
In turning the trick, his most
amazing stunt was to Ian even tho
redoubtable Don Lash, which no n
has ever done with mirrors I'D to
now. At the finish, he trotted on tn
a box to receive a hug and kiss from
MON and pop who were seeing
him run for the first time. Thev
come on from Missoula, Mont for
the party-and it turned out to he
just that. There were tears in IRIS.
Rice's eyes as the 1 $4,000 fans buleed
Madison Square Garden with their
cheers. ~eii
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
Chaaedon May Not Get
Into Santa Anita Race

LOS ANGELES, alif., Feb. %.
-'R-Unimpressed by his showing
IN the W, 900 San Antonio purse
event, turf >Nservers doubt Chal-
ledon will be a serious factor in
next Saturdays big 500, 900 Santa
Anita handicap.
W. L. Brann's Pride of Mary
land breezed through a light work
out today, indicating he C a m e
through without mishap in yes
'erday's race in which he finished
seventh behind the winner, Charles
D. HoWard's MIDLAND in a field of
IL.
Some veteran horsemen even
went SO far as to express belief
ehalledon might be declared out
OF next Saturdays colorful classic,
although Brann and Trainer L. c..
whitehall still chung to hope that
they might be able to get their
horse ready in time. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
Tamul;s Is PhiHies'
Second I94I Holdout

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 23.-R-
Vito c. Tamulis. chunky left hand
ed hurler who has yet to wear a
Ph'l'ies uniform. gave that per-
ennial last : place National league
baceball club its second headache
to'av by confirming reports he is
a holdout.
Holdout No. ! is Third Base
man Merrill May. now considering
a second contract described by
Presiden. Gerry Nugent as con-
tanning a very subs 2ntial raise
Tamulis, contacted at his South
Boston. Mass, home, said he
WoHld not sign the contract Of
ferHd him-for the second time
by lie Phillies.
&C 2oo-rounc 2ortsider C a m e
he-e rom the 7rooklyn Dodgers
last November with tw other
plaNers and a reported 500 900 in
e~xcnan"e 70" the Phillies' Kirby
Highe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
cats TO BATTLE
WHITEVILLE HERE
Boxing Meet at High School
Friday Night to Close the
Season for Locals

The New Hanover High school
boxing team will meet the once
defeated Whiteville Wolfpack in the
local ring Friday night at 8 o'clock
in the final ring meet for the
locals this season.
Coach Howard Mcdonald has de-
veloped the largest squad of fight
ers in the history of boxing at
New Hanover High school t h i S
year and most of his promising
band of leather singers will be
back in harness next year. Unlike
other years the boys h a re-
manned on the squad the entire
season even though they have not
all seen action in the squared cir
Gle.
The match Friday night should
prove to be the largest and best
of the ring wars seen locally for
Whiteville is close to Wilmington
and Coach Lee Greer is expected
to bring down a crowd of punchers
as well as fans. Plenty is on tap
to happen and one of the happen
ings may be the second defeat of
the Wolves who scored over the
locals in the Columbus ring last
week with none of the fights going
over $50 pounds and Coach Nc
Donald has plenty of dynamite
stored up in a number of lads
over this weight who will see what
they can do about a local victory.
The Wildcats usually fight their
best against the Wolfpack a n d
since they are lat home and it
is the last meet the fans can well
expect to see some classy punch
ing.
The Whiteville squad has seen
plenty of action this season with
a schedule which looks more like
a football lineup than boxing. They
have dropped but one decision and
that to Hamlet and have defeated
Florence, S. c.. North Charleston,
S. c., Lake View, the Wildcats
and a number of other S tron @
teams.
Fighters of Wilmington from
whom the squad will be selected
e T. c. Hunt, Sammy Doxey.
Phelps, Billy Mead, Roland Coo
per, j. P. Jenrette, Harold Jeter,
Bill Bowen, Mitchell Saleeby. Billy
Haas, Norman Davis, Tomm y
Hughes, Atom Fowler, Wetzel Holt,
Jack Jeffrey, Jack Nall, Bob Gar
ey, Herbert Holt, Kenneth Davis,
Gibbs.
Whiteville fighters expected to
see action are: Bobby Nelson, Son
ny Hammonds, John Henderson,
Jim Berry, Dickson Malpass, Eu-
gene Cook, Merlin Williamson, Ho-
mer Thomas, Captain Warren
C. P. White, George Wooten,
Ralph Stanley, Billy Cook, Jack
lnman, Stephens, Wayne Cook, B.
Williamson, Tyree.
The annual intra-mural boxing
tournament will begin in the High
school ring rext Monday, March
3. These fights are about the big
gest drawing card in the school
athletic set-up and are fought dur
ing the latter part of each lunch
period. Boys who wish to enter
are requested to sign up now with
either Coach Mcdonald or Man
ager Hugh Griffith giving weight
and lunch period and class in
school
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
EerHrc Erickson Sign
1871 Cub Contracts

CHICAGO, ,'eh. 22.- l.r Billy
Herman, veteran second basemar,
and Paul Erickson. rookie pitcher.
signed Their 1911 contracts TODAY,
leaving only ei-ht members Of he
Chicago Cubs to j." brought INTO the
fold.
Herman and Erickson Joined the
10 other players who left tonight
with five clul: officials for Catalina
island where spring training begins
Wednesday. The earty included
General M&na&~r Jimmy Gallagher:
Travelling Secretary r. c. Lewis,
Coaches. Charlie Grimm and Dick
Spalding and Trainer Ardy Lotsha-7.
Unsigned players include such
mainstays as Stan Hack. third base
man.; Hank Leiber. center field r;
Lou Novikoff. celebrated rookie
,slugger and Pitchers Bill Lee, Verne
Olsen ard Charley Root. Most of
these, however, are expected to con-
fer with Cub officials in California
in an effort to reach an agreement
before Manager Jimmy Wilson be-
gins spring drills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
M'Spaden Captures Top
Prize In Golf Tourney
Hogan, Mangrum, Harper Are
Runners-up in the $4,000
Thomasville Open
BY ROMNEY

BROWNSVILLE, Ga, Feb. 23.-
LP-Firing faultlessly through two
more sub-pap rounds. Harold (Jug)
McSpaden won the $4,000 Thomas
Vile Open golf championship today
with %207-nine strokes under stand
ard figures and eight ahead of his
closest competitors.
The Winchester. Mass, profess
sional toured the Glen Arven course
with a morning 6S to beat par by
four strokes. He finished the So
hole test with SO in the afternoon to
go with his opening-round 70 for
the eieht-stroke margin over 1910
Champion Mangrum of Chicago, Ben
Hogan of White Plains, N. Y, and
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth,, Va.
McSpaden took $500 top money
while Hogan. Harper and Mangrum
split second. third and fourth for
$3.50 each.
1t was the fifth tournament that
Hogan has been second or tied for
second, and his 40th consecutive
tourney 10 finish in the money.
McSpaden yesterday shot a 70, two
under par, in the first round, a
stroke behind Manerum and Horton
Smith of Chicago. Today he contin-
ued his fa%ultless game.
Jack Slayton of Columbus, Ca,
and Tommy Barnes of Atlanta tied
at 227 for first prize among the
amateurs.
Smith whose brilliant playing was
one Of yesterdays stand-outs, begged
down today and turned in IT'S for
both morning and afternoon rounds
five over par figures for each lap.
He finished with 223. Jack Grout,
young Pittston, Pa, professional,
shot a par Y on the morning round
and two over "A in the afternoon to
clinch fifth money-$220-with 8
PIG.
Jimmy Demaret of Houston, Tex
as. and Byron Nelson, PEA. cham
pion, of Toledo, tied for sixth at
PIT and split $34O in prize money
between them. Craig Wood of Nam
aroneck. N. Y. Vic GheZzi of Deal,
n. j.. Stanley Horne of Montreal,
Felix Serafin of Scranton, Pa, and
Johnny Bulla Of Chicago whacked
up $3.50 for split purses of s106 each.
They carded 218 to tie for eighth.
Sam Byrd of Ardmore, Pa, ane
Clayton Heather of Linville, N. c.,
wound up the money-winners at 22O
with $65 each.
The pros so from here to St.
Petersburg, Fla, where the $4,000
open begins Wednesday on the Pasa-
dena course.
Today's victory was McSpaden's
first tournament win of the year
and the first time his wife had
watched him play since he competed
in the Miami open last December.
Finishing out of the money today
were. Jimmy Thomson of Chlcopee'
Mass, Lawson Little of San
cisco. national open champion, KY
L.affoon of Chicago, who Withdrew
DENNY shute of Chicago, who also
up, and Ray Mangrum OF
Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
CREENBERC DRAFT
HEARING IS SET
Tiger SIugger Will Be Asked
To Clear Up Matters on
Deferment Request

DETROIT, Feb. 23.-lR-1n a
manner of speaking, Hank Green
berg is coming up with the bases
full on Tuesday and what he does
about it might turn out to be as
potent, in effect, as any OF his
home u smashes.
Since the situation appears full
of doubt regarding home u
Hanks attitude toward the army
draft, the ace slugger of the De-
troit Tigers doubtlessly will be
asked to clear up matters when
he steps off his ship in San Fran
cisco.
Ever since Thursday night, when
reports reached print that Green
berg was seeking 'occupational
deferment" from the draft as a
''necessay man. there has been
much ado locally. M e m b OF
Hanks own local draft board dis
agree. The perplexity of baseball
fans is probably unreasonable.
On Tuesday the big fellow, be-
lieved the highest salaried b a
player in the organized game at
a reputed $36, 900 a year, disem-
banks on these shores after a va
cation in Hawaii. He was on ship
board when the reports first were
heard, and no one has been able
to reach him for his side of it.
Therefore. Hank, who has done
it often enough on the ball field,
can be the one to end an extended
period of suspense.
Certainly the baseball world will
be hanging on his words. Particu-
larly baseball-loving Detroit. The
''Greenberg story has been doing
pretty well for itself here in front
page competition with the war
overseas and national affairs.
Over the weekend it developed
that the members of local draft
board No. %. to which Hank re-
ports. we're in disagreement over
the Tiger stars memoranda as to
his draft status.
Originally, Chairman Ben O.
Shepherd had denied that Green
berg had asked deferment on any
grounds. Subsequently, however,
a fellow member, Floyd T. Smith,
took an opposite view.
Smith said that ''Greenberg, in
his QUESTIONABLE, did ask to be
deferred to class 2 and he also
gave his reasons for asking de-
ferment."
THE facts are definitely that
there is a request for deferment
to class g." Smith said. Green
berg is within his rights in re-
questing it and the board must
act upon it."
Smith said that board members
had talked over Greenberg's case
and agreed to keep silent about
it until final action had been
taken.
However, Smith said, when
j I1nd a Sta1ement. IN the case in
the newspapers coming from our
board, a statement that I know
is erroneous, l feel that it is within
my province to correct thal state
men"
The third board member, Ralph
j. Norton, tacitly approved Smiths
remarks with the comment:
Whatever Mr.. Smith says about
the case is all right with me-"
Smith said he was unable to re-
call Greenberg's exact words in
MS deferment request and there
lore would not attempt to repeat
them.
Chairman Shepherd declined to
olscuss the case any further.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
SMOKE RINGS
School Postponed
By SAM Raglan

Old Man Winter is trying to get IN MS one last 1llng
hoforo hoino called back to the home pastures and forced
to abdicate his present reign, and for that reason Shuney
Brittain's Baseball school, which was scheduled to get under
way at Legion field this week, has been postponed unu'
March 3.
shuney called up last night to announce the postpone,
ment and also to reissue the call for boys with baseoai
ability to come out and go through the PAGES IN the diamond
drills' The school will not be limited to just wilmington
and New Hanover county, but any boy from a nelghooflng
county who would ike to play the game is welcome TO atteno:
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24

May Use Some
Bows who give promise of de-
veloping into good baseball mate
rial will be given every opportunity
available to break into profession
al baseball.
There is a possibility that Shuney
will be able to use n or two OF
the BOYS from the school in his
plans with the Greenville, s.. C.,
Spinners this season. Britain hg-
ures on having most of mis- same
team back at Greenville this year
and he will be cunning for a Sally
league championship this season
for sure.
Greenville is one of the farm
clubs of the Washington Senators
and Shuney figures that if he can
get a few good pitchers away from
the Mats that he will be liked IN
every department.
But back to the Wilmington base
ball school. It's too cold this week
to get things started. but by next
Monday he expects to have some
thing like &c boys galloping around
Legion field displaying their base
ball talents. Get in line, boys,
here's your chance.
Cage Tourney
Only five more berths remain
open in the Boys division and eight
in the Girls brackets of the Seventh
Annual Star-News-Y. M. c. A.
basketball tournament.
And because of this teams that
have not yet entered + urged tc
do SO at once. because only the
first Is teams that apply for berths
will be accepted.
Latest teams to enter the tour
ney fold are Leland boys and girls.
Wallace boys. shallotte boys and
Bladenboro boys and girls.
This and That
There's a chance that Linwood
Rowan, the shortstop sensation ir
the Cape Fear league and with
Dell Nile > fIldlSS last SUllllllSl.
will get a chance in pro ball this
season. Curly Stands. former
high school baseball star and mem
Der Of the BUGS infeld last year, is
considering an offer from Danville,
Va, in the Bi-State league this
summer. Stands recently re-
turned from Florida where he at
tended Joe Strips baseball school.
-. The New Hanover High school
baseball team plans to get started
on training next week >. It's
tough that Duke and Carolina have
to meet in the opening round of
the Southern Conference basketball
tournament. . They would have
been a natural for the finals if the
pairings hadn't ruled otherwise
-. The Ripper fishing contest for
Atlantic coast fishermen is open
again this year. We have a
sample entry blank if any of the
local anglers care to use it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
Textile Union Urges =,
All Aid to Democracle

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-R-Nsa.
bers of the CLIO Textile WORK.,
Union of America today aoop "A
a resolution endorsing an o.,
short of war and consistent N A.,
our own national security 10 ,ri
people of England, CHINA q"
Greece III.
The action was taken al n,
close of a tWo-day session u =.
unions mid-Western conterelI. =,
tended by 116 delegates, replSt
ing SO locals in II mlo"s,
states.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
YANKS GATHER

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb.
.23.-R-A squad of "a pitchers,
catchers, infielders and outfield-
ers, the largest opening-day squad
which ever assembled under Man
ager Joe Mccarthy, gathered here
today to begin the New York
Yankees spring training season.
Workouts start tomorrow on Miller
Higgins field under the S ]
schedule of one workout a day,
starting at Il am. and continuing
until the athletes are tired.
Among those missing were Char
ley Ruffing, right-handed mound
ace, and Bill Dickey, first string
catcher. Neither has signed his
1941 contract.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
CAGE SEASON
IS NEARING EN-
Stanford. Nor,
Carolina, Kentucky SURE
Of Loop Titles

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-g-n.
long college basketball seaso, :
nally is getting to the stage wb.,.
one team in each section ed
proudly claim the years cha,
%pionship, but so far there's ~,
one team whose claims are col
tain to stand up during the L..
week or two of the campaigr
That one is Arkansas, holde, !.
one of the nations finest co,.|
records this year. The tall r,,|
of the Ozarks, winners of y 81
of 10 games against all kind, j
opposition, clinched the Soutbvs,
conference title last week vss
they whipped Texas Christi
twice. That gave them a recn,
of eight straight victories in en-
ference competition with only h
more to play before they end d.
season next Saturday. Every all
er conference club ALREADY ha
lost more than two decisions.
Stanford, North Carolina al,
Kentucky also are sure TO fns
the regular season on top of the
respective heaps and there's c,|
an outside chance that Washjm
ton State will fail. All of thea
however, will be involved in po;|
season competition that mai
change the whole situation.
Stanford, which won the Sout
ern division title in the Pacae
coast conference last week 81
whipping U. C. L, A. twice wh4
California dropped two decision
to Southern California, still faa
a playoff with the Northern d
vision winner if the playoff daa|
can be suitably rearranged. lad
original schedule called for the nj
ter-group series on March a, \
and is, which would intefere Will
Stanford's examination schedut
Washington State figures 10 viii
the Northern title unless it should
lose all it's three remaining game
while Oregon State won tu
straight.
North Carolina, which won "A \
Is regular season games in Id
Southern conference, goes into t4
annual tournament starting Thurs
day as an overwhelming favorI'
to repeat last years triumph. How
ever, the Tar Heels drew Duke
the only conference team to 0ea'
them this season, as their MS
round opponents. Other touTr'
ment pairings are second-Seeda'
South Carolina VS.. Richmond, VII
liam and Mary VS.. Wake FoTe'
and Virginia Military VS.. WaShn?
ton and Lee.
In the Southeastern conferenc'
the title also will be decided Y
tournament play although Ken
lucky won seven out of eight .
lead the regular season by a OH
game margin over Florida. IN
Wildcats still have to meet var
derbilt tomorrow but can't be ou'
ed from first place.
The other major leagues anu
N the more important ~independeD
circles, the battles may go on Els'
to the finish or they may be Se'
tied by certain turns of eVen'
within the next few days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
jackson Day Dinners
Will Be Held March u

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23- R :
Richard J. Reynolds, treasurer u
the democratic national comHA'
tee. announced today that the a.
nual Jackson day dinners Of W.
democratic party would be new
March 20. .,.,
AS he has in the past, PresloFI.
Roosevelt will address the olil.
to be held in Washington, ana n.
remarks will be broadcast 10 Nv ~
other gatherings Throughout
country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
FIELD TRIALS STApr

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Feb.
% l The nations bird cog
champions go on display here to-,
morrow as the opening rounds of
INC Nataonal Field Trials get under
way over the vast, wooded ridges
ana 1lelds OF the Hobart Ames
plantation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
NEWS BOXER
MEETS THOMPSON
Heavyweight Match Is One of
Feature Bouts on Caro-
linas Tourney Slate

CHARLOTTE, Feb. % William
Edward (Tiny) Taylor, 229-pound
heavyweight of the Wilmington
Star-News team, will meet an old
rival, Carlisle Thompson, of Flor
ence, S. c., in the championship
finals of the Carolinas Golden
Gloves tournament here tomorrow
night.
Taylor reached the finals by
knocking out Steve Doughty, l79,
of Fort Bragg, in the second round
Of their semi-finals bout here Sat-
urday night.
Thompson "a light-heavyweight
champion in the Carolinas meet
last year. Three of last years
champions are back in the finals.
They r Thompson, Glenn Nc
Crary, featherweight of Florence,
and Howard Hettrich, lightweight
of Elizabeth City.
Champions will be crowned in
eight classes of both open and no.
vice divisions tomorrow night.
Taylor is the only member of
the Star-News team to reach the
tourney finals.
The pairings for the finals are
as follows:
(Open Division)
Flyweight-J. B. Talbert, Kan
napolis Y. M. C. A., VS. Clifford
Smith, Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
Bantamweight - Eddie Green,
Ninth Division Reds" Fort Bragg
VS. James Larusso, Ninth Division
Reds" Fort Bragg.
Observation-Disclosures English,
Ninth Division "Reds," Fort Bragg
VS. Glenn McCrary, Florence, S. c.
Lightweight - l.. M. (Smokie)
Dodd, Chapel Hill, VS. Howard Het-
trich, Elizabeth City.
Welterweight - Bryon Brooks,
Kannapolis Y. M. c. A., VS. Fred
Holt, Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
Neutrality-suspicious. Casa, Ninth
Division Reds" Fort Bragg, VS.
Marcus Steelman, Appalachian
college.
Light Heavyweight-William IT.
vim, Charlotte Y. M C. A., VS. Viii
liam Reid, Ninth Division Reds"
Fort Bragg.
Heavyweight William Taylor,
Wilmington Star-News, VS. Carlisle
Thompson, Florence, S. c.
Novice D~ivision)
Flyweight-Willard Sellers, Bess-
mer City, VS. Chitey Robinson,
Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
BantamWeight - Jack Brown,
Charlotte Y. M. C. A. VS. Shocks
Howard, Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
Featherweight - Jack Sherry,
Belmont Abbey, VS. Jack Smith,
High Point.
Lightweight-Roy Killian, Mount
Holly Jay-cees, VS. Hector Steel
man, Appalachian college.
Welterweight-Cecil Horne, Char
lotte Y. M. c. A. VS. Raymond Az
ant, Kannapolis Y. M. c. A.
Observation-Disclosures Blotto, Le-
noir Rhyme college and Charlotte
Y. M. C. A. VS. Albert Sebock,
Ninth Division Captains" Fort
Light Heavyweight - Preston
Null, Appalachian college, VS. Thad
Ellis, Siler City.
Heavyweight - George Martin,
Jr., Appalachian college, VS. Du-
Bose Rogers, Blenheim, S. c., and
Y. M. c. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
GAMEs

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-lR-Tbe
campaign to provide United States
representation in the first pan.
American games, scheduled r. ha
nsia ae 6uenos Aires in 1912, will get
unoer way tomorrow night when
ieaolng athletic officials, %prese
ing % Organizations, gather to nave
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
CATHAM VS.. M'CRARY

HIGH POINT, Feb. % Up -
chatham of Elkin, will meet the
McCrary Eagles of Asheboro, for
the Carolinas A. A. U. Senior Mems
championship in the annual Basket
ball tournament tomorrow night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
A MEET A

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Feb. 23.-
LP-Southern conference schools,
including North Cardinals indoor
track champions, will be we'll repre-
scented in the University of Mary
'and-F1fth Regiment games at
Baltimore Friday, March 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-24
AS ON DECK

"A . YIN DEOh
ANAHEIM, Calf, Feb. 23.-lR)
Philadelphia Athletics, "a
strong, arrived today, to b e g n
their baseball spring practice.
Most of the initial contingent was
composed of pitchers and CATCH
ers. Another group of 10 more is
due tomorrow.
Pilot Connie Mack said he was
not greatly concerned about the
weather, despite recent h e a
rains and forecasts of still more
showers.
We've got to take the rain with
the sunshine" he said, adding that
despite the precipitation the play
ing field in La Palma park was
in fair condition. /