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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Greg Rice Makes Other
Two Milers Look Bad

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-R-Much
as Joe Louis overshadows the
heavyweights, little Greg Rice has
the unique quality Of making all
the other current two-mile runners
look bad.
The TOY Bulldog" from South
Bend, Ind, won his 18th straight
indoor race in two seasons last
night at Jersey City. He whipped
the best men they a put in
against him by 20 yards and up,
simply running away from them
when he decided it was time to
uncork his sprint. There's no rea-
son to believe he won't run the
string to 10 in a row at Philadel-
phia Friday night and Boston Sat
urday, since the same rivals-Dor
Lash, Joe McCluskey, Tommy
Deckard, etc.-will furnish the
competition 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
CREEK PLAYS
Y HERE TONIGHT
Juniors and Midgets to Meet
Visiting Cagers; Juniors
Now VIM Conscious.

Long Creeks basketeers meet the
Y. M. c.. A. Juniors and Midgets
or the local "Y" court tonight, the
first game beginning at 500 o'clock
The Midgets, playing the visitors
second string will ring up the cur
tain on the double-header and will
be seeking to turn the tables on their
larger opponents. The Long Creek
aggregation defeated the Midgets
on their home court last week by
a 1910 score.
The Juniors will be out after their
second victory in a row oper the
visitors varsity squad, which they
deIeated In a close game last week,
1923. The Juniors have become
victory conscious by virtue Of their
recent win over the hitherto un.
defeated MINIS Junior varsity and
are confident of extending their win
streak in tonight's contest,
"Y" line-ups are expected to in,
clude for the Midgets, Maner and
johnson at guard, Groom at center
and Billiard and Brown or Gross at
tie forward positions. In reserve
will be Westmoreland, Waters and
others.
The Juniors will probably start
Pridgen and Butler at the forward
berths, Williams at center and Dur.
nam and Poisson at guard. Reserve
material includes Crowley, Wolfe,
KING, Dew, Harvell, Kelly, Strick,
land and others.
Thursday night, the Juniors and
the "Y' varsity will travel to Bolivia
Tor games with the Bolivia High
school and Independent teams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
FIND TOUGH
GOING FROM START
Schedule Makers Pit World
Champs Against St. Louis
On Opening Day

CINCINNATI, Feb. 4.-R- The
1941 schedule of the Cincinnati
Reds, currently recorded as IN e
best team in baseball, shows they
must start defending their hard
won championship from the MIN
ute the ball is put in play.
The schedule, published today,
pits the Reds right up against what
may be the National leagues
sleeper team, the St. Louis Cardi-
nails, in the opening series a d
there's no real let-up in the pres
sure until May 4. That's when they
60 to Philadelphia, where Doc
Prothro's Phillies are expected to
do little damage.
The Cardinals, who had a better
record in the last half of 1910 than
anybody else and may be- still in
the same stride, play the tradition
al opening game here.
Two more games with the Cards
and the Reds go up river to Pitts
burgh, where frankie Frisch has
been rumbling, quite likely with
authority, of vast Improvement
when the Pirates could knock the
when the Pirates could knock the
Reds over like roly-polys. and they
may be in a mood to resume.
Thence to Chicago, where ex-Red
hero Jimmy Wilson is functioning
with the Reds best wishes f o r
everything short of a %pennant. He
likely will be in an ungrateful
mood and the Reds can look for
trouble.
Then two days in St. Louis, and
two days back in Cincinnati, with
Pittsburgh.
Then to Brooklyn for four games
and if you think that's going to
be a picnic, bring along your own
ants.
May 2 and 3 are to be spent in
Boston, and Casey Stengel's Bees
never did succumb to Red smoke
without protest, and even the Phil
ly series following could be sur
prising.
All in all, the schedule makers
behaved entirely unlike the fellows
who arrange college football
games or those who seed the seed
ings for tennis. In those sports the
idea seems to be to let the stars
take it easy at least until the semi
finals, but in baseball the fur flies
April Is.
The Reds, of course, have taken
all this into consideration and ex-
pect to contribute some Purifying
of their own, just to show that they
really r champions of tn
world. .. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
White Phantoms Beat
Davidson Fiue, $3.50

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 4.-R-
Davidson's scrappy Wildcats play
ed North Cardinals Southern con-
ference champions on even terms
for all but five minutes tonight
but an eight-point squirt at the
opening of the second half proved
the margin that kept the Phan-
toms loop slate clean, $3.50.
The first half play was slow and
ragged on both sides with Caro-
lima leading at the end, 1914. A
reversal of form put the Phan-
toms in front, 23-15, but Davidson
spurted, too, and the teams bat
tied the rest of the time on vir-
tually even terms.
George Glamack was off his aim
and made only II points, while
Jim Hogg copied high scoring
honors, with Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Leland Divides Double
Slate With Waccamaw

LELAND, Feb. 4. - The Leland
and Waccamaw High school basket
ball teams divided a ~doubleheader
here tonight, the Waccamaw girls
winning 1921 and the Leland boys
marking up a 34-14 triumph.
The Waccamaw girls pulled out
to an 1914 lead at the half and were
never seriously threatened. Bennett
with IL points set the pace for the
winners, while Elizabeth King with
IL, and Ethel Douglas with 4 led
Leland.
Leland's boys had their way most
OF the time in the final tilt, holding
a a OF 23-5 at the end of the half,
Willetts with IA points led the win.
ners, while Inman with 9 set The
pace for Waccamaw.
Leland will play shallotte in a.
doubleheader here Thursday n;gh+
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
SENATORS DEMAN|
PROBE OF BOXIN|
Pair Denounces Louis.Dn,
zio Bout; Says Commissin
Works With Gamblers

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. ID
Two state senators asked II
Pennsylvania legislature tods,
investigate what they charges
open connivance' between s,,|
blers and the state athletic "a,
mission.
At the same time, thew i,
nounced the Forthcoming bp,,
weight title bout between Ct,,|
pion Joe Louis and Gus Dora,
Philadelphia Italian, as a u
grant violation of the commjssir
duty to the public because Of !,
unequal ability of the para
pants"
Senators H. jerome Jaspar a
Anthony J. Disilvestro, phI3s.]
phia democrats, charged in t.|
legislative resolution that "ss-|
bling interests more or less crI
troll boxing in Philadelphia wit.
the knowledge of Commits
Chairman Leon L. Rains
They asserted that "fighta
physically unfit for athletic G.,
tests have been ordered 10 ps,
cipate, over the order Of p75
clans, for the profit of promug
and in some instances for the NJ.
fit of professional gamblers.
At his Philadelphia office, RAJ
retorted that "Jaspan is after y
because l refused him complng
tary tickets" The chairman. a
that boxing in Philadelphia is m
in its healthiest condition.
The Louis-D orazio bout, scii.
uled for Feb. II in Philadelul.
is IAN imposition on the public a.
should be called off" Jaspan I'd
the legislature. 1T will be suica
for Dorazio."
Rains, a former boxing promct
himself, replied that "Dorazio
as good as any of the present CT
Of ~heavyWeights. He's beaten
Mccoy and Bob Pastor, both
whom lost to Louis, and he drop
a split decision to Clarence B.
man who was knocked out
Louis last Friday
The resolution was given 10
senate committee for consider
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
N0TRE DAME NOW
LOOKS FOR COACH
Layden's Successor to Come
From Alumni; Crowley,
Smith Are Mentioned

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 4.-R
-Notre Dame will continue its
policy of choosing its head football
coach and athletic director from
among its alumni, it was indicated
tonight as speculation increased
over the successor of Elmer F.
Layden.
Layden, who had filled both as.
signments since 1894, resigned yes.
terday to become commissioner Of
the National Professional Football
league. He was one of the Irish
teams famous -four horsemen" II
years ago.
With the late Rockne's system
apparently destined to continue,
the names of four of his former
pupils topped the list of possible
candidates for the coaching job,
They are Joe Boland, present ilLe
coach at Notre Dame; Lawrence
(Buck) Shaw, mentor at Santa
Clara university; Maurice (Clip'
per) Smith, Villanova coach, and
Jim Crowley, coach at Fordham.
Crowley was another member OF
the famed backfield with which
Layden performed and Boland has
been Layden's line tutor. There
was no hint of the future status
of Layden's other assistants, Joe
Benda, end coach, and Donald
(Chet) Grant, backfield coach.
The Rev. Hugh J.. O'Donnell, c.
S. c., Notre Dame pre-: 'ent, said
the faculty athletic board would
meet Friday to consider Layden' S
successor and that he would be
guided" by it's recommendations.
A choice is expected to be made
by March /.
FIR. O'Donnell expressed regret
at Layden's departure but cdded.
Since graduation Elmer has re-
Elected in life and work the finest
ideals of christian manhood and
as a result, has brought glory to
his alma mater. He will be
held in the highest regard here
for his contribution to the develop
ment of clean, wholesome recrea-
ton in the field of intercollegiate
sportsmen.
"All of Notre Dame joins me ir
congratulating him on his appoint
ment and wishing him success il
his new field Of labor" 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Mccarthy Asks Rockies
To Report on Feb. %

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-RAMana.
ger Joe Mccarthy is going to lose
no t1rae looking over the New York
YANKEES new kid infield,"
Inc Yankee office announced to.
gay mat Marse Joe had ordered
lrs Baseman Johnny Sturm So
ona 5 nS Gerry Priddy. Short.
stop Phil Rizzuto and Third Rssa-
man Study Blair to report =. Ia ths
o o. reeersour (Fla.) training
oturm Priddy and Rizzuto were
w wlen Kansas City last year. and
5lalr, whose, signed contract anu ar.
rived today, with Newark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
SIX TEAMS PLAN TO ENTER MEET
X-C0UNTY MEET
TO OPEN TONIGHT
Lumbertor Will Send Three
Teams to Star Brigade
Tourney Next Week

With Lumberton's Six = County
tournament getting under way to-
night, plans were being pushed
here yesterday to welcome the
winners from this meet and at
least five other teams to the Fifth
Annual Star-News-Brigade Golden
Gloves tournament, which will
open at Legion stadium next Tues
day for a fortnight stand.
The Lumberton tourney, which
is sponsored by The Robesonlan,
plans to send it's Open division
and Juvenile division winner
along with its runner-ups in three
separate teams to the Wilmington
fistic meet.
Among other teams which are
to be entered are the Wilmington
scrappers, Roanoke Rapids, Fay
etteville and possibly three teams
from Fort Bragg and an outfit
from Raleigh. Definite conflrma'
ton on the latter two entries is
expected in the next day or two.
Three separate teams from the
Ninth division at Fort Bragg have
already entered the Lumberton
tournament.
Among individual entries filed
yesterday was Julius Farrior, 1856
pound Open division heavy from
Watha. Farrior participated in
the 1899 tourney but did not enter
last year.
About IS boys continued to work
out at the Golden Gloves gym al
the Brigade Boys club last night
and practically all of the Whining.
ton boys are now in tip-top con
dition for the meet, which opens
Tuesday and runs through Friday
night of next week.
Members of the Senior Fraterni.
ty reported yesterday that ticket
sales are moving fast for the tour.
ney. The ducats may be secured
at the Star-News offices or from
any member of the Fraternity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
RIGGS SCORES WIN

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb.
4.-LR-Top-seeded Bobby Riggs of
Chicago had to come from behind to-
day to win his sec~ond-round match
In the South Florida tennis tourna-
ment, while Frank Kovacs, Of Oak.
land. Calf, caught up with the field
in two straight-set victories. Riggs
dropped the first set of his match
with Bob Decker of Miami but rallied
to win S.6, 60, &c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Calvary Cagers Play
Leland Quint Tonight

The Calvary Independents will play
the Leland Independents in a return
basketball game on the Leland court
tonight at 8 o'clock.
The local team will be favored by
virtue of two earlier wins over the
Brunswick quint. Coach Gene Bull
lard is expected to start the following
players for Calvary: L. McKoy and
Rowan. forwards: Sandlin and
Edens, guards; and Billiard, center.
Calvary's latest win was a victory
over the Y. M. C. A. varsity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
National League Heads
OppOSe Lands Ruling
Owners to Protest the Edict
Against Return of Players
To Minors After Draft

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-R-The
eight members of the National
league united unanimously today
in opposition to the latest edict
from Baseball Commissioner Kene-
saw M. Lands against return of
players to the minor leagues after
they have been purchased by
major league clubs.
Still adhering to the secrecy
which has surlo unded the latest
bulletin of the commissioner since
it was issued January 81, the
league did not disclose its action
officially, but it was learned that
a committee composed of Branch
Hickey of the St. Louis Cardinals,
Warren Giles of the Cincinnati
Reds and Leo Bondy of the New
York Giants was appointed to draft
a resolution to be presented to
Lands expressing the opposition Of
the major league club owners to
his ruling.
The ultimatum that has drawn
the ire of some of the clubs says
that a player purchased by a big
league club while he is subject 10
the baseball draft may not be re-
turned to the minors on option I'M
less waivers + obtained from all
the other major league teams.
There was some question as to
the extent of the rules effect on
the National league members. The
Giants said none of their players
would be affected, but the Chicago
Cubs said four of their players fell
in the class of the ruling.
One of the latter is Lou Stringer,
star second baseman for Los
Angeles of the Pacific Coast league
last year. He is a valuable ball
player potentially, but the Cubs at
present have Billy Herman, prob
ably the best second baseman in
the league, and normally would
consider optioning Stringer to a
class AA minor league club.
However it now would be neces-
sary for the Cubs to ask for
waivers and some rival like the
Giants or Phillies very likely
would put in a claim at the draft
price of 81, 500. Then Chicago
either would have to withdraw the
waiver request and keep him on
its bench or let him go at q con-
siderable loss to a rival club.
The National league representa-
tives said they realized that Lands
was undertaking to avert abuse OF
the practice of placing a ball play
err on a major league roster to
keep him from being drafted by
some other major league club, but
they felt the regulation as now
stated was not only impractical
but usurped the clubs powers to
make their own rules.
The league adopted a helmet Tor
batters which all the clubs will
try out in spring training. 1t was
invented by DR.. George Bennett OF
Johns Hopkins hospital at Baltl-
more and league President Ford
Frick said it was guaranteed to
prevent fractures. Larry Mac
Phail. president of the Brookklyn
Dodgers. said he would make
wearing one compulsory for his
rlavers. but other club executive
sa;d their players would be given
the option Of wearing one or not 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
Wilkinson Will Judge
Junior Horse Show He

C. G. Wilkinson, of ElizabethiOT
will act as judge of the Junior H0r
Show to be staged at Sutton's Sta'.
on the Princess street road Sunoi
afternoon at 2 o'clock, it was q
nounced last night.
There will be II classes IN u
show, which is being sponSoTea
the Junior riders of Wilmington 4
proximately 50 riders are expected
participate.
There will be no admission cfsS!
but a silver Offering will be taken
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05

IS Tourney Awards
The usual fine array of individu-
nj and team trophies will be
awarded in the tournament. There
will be individual gold, silver n
bronze basketball for first, second
adm third places. respectively IN
both divisions. There will be
craftsmanship trophies for both
boys and girls and a number OF
others which will bring the total
wards to approximately Is.
Entries may be mailed to this
department or to j.. P. Garrott,
physical director of the Y. M. c.
A. We'll be looking for them.
Another Steve Brodie
DR.. Hubert A. Register, OF Ra-
leigh. recalled a few amusing IN
cidents in the sports world known
to him in an article appearing in
Sundays News and Observer. One
concerned Steve Brodie, famed
centerfielder with the Baltimore
Orioles when that club was in the
majors, when he was a member
of the Wilmington nine n the old
Eastern Carolina league.
Wilmington was managed by Bob
Gwaltney, former college and pro
player, and Brodie got a job here
after he was down on his up
pers," DR.. Register recalls. When
Brodie came to bat on his first
appec rance here he got a big
round of applause and also he
promptly got two strikes called on
him. Bud Lane, a pitcher just out
of Trinity college, was throwing
'em past, and Brodie, like any big
Lacquer of the time, figured that
with two strikes any pitcher would
waste a couple of more balls be-
fore throwing one over the plate.
But Lane didn't. With Brodie
standing up with the bat on his
shoulder, he logged n across the
bag and the umpire promptly cal
led Brodie out. The ex-big Lacquer
stumbled deiectedly back to the
plate and Gwaltney jumped on
him.
That was a sorry sight" he
said, for an ex-big Lacquer. What
do 1 pay you $3.50 a month and
feed you for? You're rotten
Steve was humble. Don't be too
hard on me-" he said. you can't
ever tell what one of these college
pitchers will do"
Odds and Ends
Tiny Taylor, who won the heavy
weight GG championship here last
year at 230 pounds, is now down
to 220 pounds and in top condition
for the coming event. . up In
Winston-Salem a wrestler has filed
suit in court for $50. 900 damages
against the promoters and a GER
tain fan who jumped into the ring
one night and cracked a pop bottle
over his head. . Tiger Joe Marsh,
who has appeared in the ring here,
was the complainant. . It's seldom
that a wrestling fan gets that ex-
cited. He usually takes such
things in stride. . Julius Farrior,
1875 pounds, of Watha, came in yes
terday and entered the Open divi-
sion of the Golden Gloves. . And
he has the feeling that he can take
the title. . The Cape Fear Base
ball association is planning an
ambitious program for the sum
mer of Al. . They will announce
further plans soon. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
GAME IS LOCALS
FIRST LOOP WIN
Owensby Scores Winning Bas'
ket in Second Overtime
Period on Y. Court

II6 NEW Ild1lOVef HIGH SCIloOi
Wildcat cagers won their first con-
ference victory of the season with
a story book finish in the second
overtime period last night as Cliff
Owensby dropped in a follow-up shot
of Billy Pieper's short try to take
the contest from Rocky Mount 20
to g.,
The game was almost a repetition
of the game played in Rock Mount
last Friday night, with the Wildcats
leading by a large margin through
out the first half, which ended with
the locals ahead 10 to II, holding
the Blackbirds to a lone marker in
the second period.
The game was marked by "a
fouls and the loss of Vernon Nor
rison of New Hanover by the foul
route. Both teams played a fast
brand of ball for the entire four
periods with the Blackbirds tying
the score at 24-all shortly after the
fourth period got underway. In the
final period with the locals out in
front "a to 20 the visitors started
hitting the loop to outscore the
locals 6 to 2 and tie the game 1926.
At the end of the first regulation
three minutes overtime period the
score was still tied at rs to rs.
Owensby dropped his winning tally
in less than a minute Of the second
overtime.
Pieper and Bowen stood out for
the Wildcats with Owensby, McKoy
and Morrison lending a big hand in
defensive work. Pitt and Walker
were the stars for Rock Mount.
Pieper led the locals with 10 points
and Pitt led the Blackbirds with 8.
The lineups:
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
NEWS0M POPULAR
WITH YOUNGSTERS
Old Bo-Bo Has Quite a Follow
ing in Huntsville; Powell
Is Piedmont imp
BY ROMNEY

ATLANTA, Feb. 4.-(RN Make
believe OF Bo-Bo Newsom isn't
popular with the younger genera
ton. Whenever the big De-
troit pitcher is in sight around
H~artsville IS. c. there's not an
occupant of passing school buses
but what manages to poke mis- or
her head out the window holler:
Hey, Buck!"
People: Maybe some folk think
Paul Waner is washed up after
being let out by Pittsburgh, but
not residents of Sarasota (Fla.). ..
When he signed with the Brooklyn
Dodgers the local paper trotted out
an eight-co lumn banner head to
tell about it. Dixie Dick
Powell, the grunt-and-groaner, is
retiring from wrestling to become
a baseball umpire in the Piedmont
league. He worked last year in
the Florida state loop. :. Off sea-
son he's a cop in Orlando.
When Manager Del Baker of the
Detroit Tigers named his new sec
ond son Walter, it wasn't accident
-. The choice was in honor Of
his boss, Walter o. Briggs, owner
of the Tiger ball club. And
extra-curricular titles: Ralph
Davis, varsity track man for three
years at Florida, is executive sec
rotary to Governor Spessard Hol-
land of Florida.
Huddle-puddle: More than 1000
boys and girls, representing 100
teams, are expected to compete IN
the 21st annual Southern Textile
basketball tournament opening in
Greenville IS. c. March s..
And here's a fish story to end all
fish stories. j. C. Power and
H. P. Overlesse of Mllroy dnd.)
told of seeing a good-size bass
struggling to swallow another bass
of equal size in a lake near Win
ter Haven (Fla.). And to prove
it they brought in the fish, just as
they scooped EN- from the water.
49,. Skipper Calvin Griffith thinks
his Charlotte IN. c. ball club is
going to have something to brag
on this year. Part of his plans,
though, are secret. . Three of
bis key players have yet to grad
uate from college. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
FAVORITES WIN

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. A.
Medalist Elizabeth Hicks Of
Pasadena, Calf, and most Of the
other favorites easily Won t e r
%first-round matches in the Palm
Beach women's golf tournament
today. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
SMOKE RINGS
Cage Meet Plans
By SAM Raglan

Despite the fact that Golden Gloves now nave the spot,
,;cb+ here nans are going forward for the Seventh Annual
star-News-Y. M. C. A. Basket6all t to y II lam m "n'cn Will
Within the next few days invitations together with
antrv blanks will go out to coaches of the outstanding boys
and girls cage teams in Southeastern North Caroilna; Inc
f 16 teams in. each division will be accepted tor 5erths
IN the tournament. so to coaches in this section we say get
h,,su and send in YOUR entries for the meet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
II BROWNS SIGNED

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 49, With
the addition of four rockies, the
St. Louis Browns were II up with
20 to go today in signing thelr
players to contracts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
TAR BABIES WIN

CHAPEL HILL. Feb. 4. Up -
North Cardinals freshman basket
ball team won its seventh game in
eight starts by beating Davidson's
yearlings, 1922, here tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
CAGE SCORES
w. & L. 81; Furman ~.
V.P.I. 81; N. C. State IS.
U. N. C. 80; Davidson 30.
Erskine 81; Charleston ~.
~ n ErOch 90. davidson

Eros, %.
Villanova so; Wake Forest 33.
NOtre Dame 46; N. Dakota 80
Ohio 81; Cincinnati AZ.
Milligan As; King 81.
HIGH SCHOOL
New Hanover High 20; Rocky
Mount 26.
Raleigh 40; Wilson 81.
Durham 40; Chattanooga IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05

Referees, Sam Johnson and Jim.
my Moore; timer, Fergus, scorer,
Blomme.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-05
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