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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
Wake Forest Wins Over
Furman Quintet, 59-5l

FURMAN, S. c., Feb. 19-(P)-
Wake Forest, bidding hard for an
invitation to the Southern confer
ence basketball tournament at Ra-
leigh, N. c., next week. defeated
Furman tonight, 59-5l.
The Deacons, seven points be-
hind at the half, gradually pulled
up at the start of the second period
and with eight minutes to 60, tied
the score at 43-all.
Carl Ray again was the driving
force behind the Baptists, sinking
II field goals and eight foul shots
for 80 points. Herb Cline, playing
the entire game at center, play
ed bang-up defensive game and
time after time broke up determ-
ined Furman drives to the goal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
North State Cage Meet
Gets Under Way oday

HIGH POINT, Feb. 9.-R-The
first North State basketball tourna-
ment ever held will begin here
tomorrow with teams from all OF
the loops eight members partici-
pating.
The winner will be recognized
as conference champion. In the
past the title has been decided
upon a percentage basis.
Elon, by virtue Of its victory
over Appalachian Tuesday night,
cops the No. l spot in the seedlings,
with High Point and Appalachian
following. These three teams share
the favorite's role in the meet.
The first round will start at 3:3o
p.m., with CataWba and Gullford
as opponents. At S o'clock Ap-
palachian will meet Atlantic Chris
tian. Night games will send High
Point against Western Carolina
Teachers at 8 pm, and Lenolr-
Rhyme against Elon at $3.50. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
Bill Lee Is Holding
Out for More Money

NEW ORLEANS, La. Feb. 10.
-R-Bill Lee, who pitched the
Chicago Cubs to pennant in
1888 and then ran into two lean
years of mound efforts. said today
he had not signed his 1941 con-
tract and added 1T doesn't look
much like I will"
They even wrote me that they
would not give me as good a con-
tract as they offered if I did not
report on time" Lee said, but
I still feel that 1 am worth all
that I am asking so am going to
do my training here
Big Bills stand was made known
in a letter to the Associated Press
from his home in Plaquemine, La,
where he VOWS he'll do his spring
training. Lee said he was sorry
the Cubs had sold Zeke Bonura
because hes a pretty good hitter
in my book and that is something
we have needed a long time" 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
Browns Sign Three More
Players to Contracts

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-R-The
Browns tonight announced the sign
ing of three more players and
said they would take Frank CRUDE,
former Giant and White Sox catch.
er, TO training camp as free
agent.
CRUDE, who played with Toledo
Of the American association for a
time last season will be given a
tryout in competition with the
clubs regular catchers-Joe Grace
and Bob Swift.
The three men who autographed
contracts were pitchers Denny
Galehouse, purchased from the
Boston Red Sox this winter, Emf
Bildilli, who won two and lost four
last season; and outfielder Chez
Laabs, who hit .271 in 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
SIMMONS TO MEET
HICKORY BATTLER
Lane To Fight Friday: Tay-
lor. Newman Get First Bouts
In Tourney Saturday

CHARLOTTE. Feb. 1.-THE VII
1n;ng-on Star-News Golden Gloves
team will not begin competition il
the Ninth annual Carolinas tourna-
ment here until tomorrow. ali mem
bers Of the team drawing first round
byes il the fistic meet.
Johnnie Simmons. blond-headed
welterweight from Southport. is the
first member Of the Star-News team
% get a chance at displaying hi:
wares in the tourney. Simmons will
rangle with Jake Bowman. Hickory
welterweight. in Open division com
petition tomorrow afternoon.
Donald Pay Lane, flyweight from
Burgaw. will participate in his frs
match Friday.
W. Edward (Tiny) Taylor. 220-
pound heavyweight and Tom New
man, light-heavyweight from Pose
boro, will battle Saturday.
Smoky Swami, bantamweigh1
champion in the Star-News-B Brigade
Golden Gloves, Of Wilmington. was
unable to accompany the team here.
Most Of the bouts On roday's card
were in the Novice division, with
II matches being chalked of thi:
afternoon and 20 more tonight. a
crowd Of 5000 was on hand for the
opening nights battling in the Char
lotte arnory-auditoriu
Jack Dempsey, former world $
heavyweight champion, opened the
tournament, sponsored by the Char
lotte Observer, this afternoon. i
field Of approximately 200 boxers
from the Carolinas are entered il
the meet, winners coming here
from several tournaments sponsored
in every section Of North and South
Carolina.
In addition to the various tourney
winners, a band Of some 60 fighters
from the Ninth division al Fort
Bragg has entered the meet. which
will continue for five days, with the
champions in the two divisions 70 be
crowned Monday night.
Besides the Simmons Bowman bout
tomorrow afternoon, other Open di-
vision scraps are: Ray Morgan, Al
bemarle, VS.. Bill Watts, Rock Hill,
s. c., (welterweight); Parker Alford.
Ninth division. Fort Bragg, vs.
Charles Mitchell, TaylorsvilIe, wel
terweight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
OSCAR WITT GETS
HIS BONUS MONEY
Judge Lands Rules That the
Ousted Indian Pilot Entitled
To $4,000 Bonus

CHICAGO, Feb. f9.-p-If, as
they say, money talks, Oscar Witt
had the last word today in his
row with the Cleveland ball club
by proxy.
The last word, exactly $500
worth, was delivered in behalf Of
or Or by Commissioner Kenesaw
Mountain Lands. who ruled favor
ably on Wits salary claim against
the club which dismissed him late
last October.
Witt, now manager of Portland
in the Pacific Coast League, was
paid $4,000 for the 1910 season,
hectic one marked by a rebel
lion of players against him, diff
ferences with the Indian front Of
flee and a stretch drive which saw
Detroit nose out Cleveland for the
American League pennant. When
Cleveland declined his demand for
$500 bonus, he took his case to
Lands.
The commissioner secretary,
Leslie O'Conner said he received
the Witt ruling from Florida, where
the commissioner is vacationing.
A check for $500 was received
from the Cleveland club a few
days ago and forwarded to Witt.
O'Connor said. At Cleveland, Presi-
dent Alva Bradley of the Indians
said: Lands said we owed the
bill and we paid it."
Witt, whose job as Cleveland
manager went to Roger Peckin-
paugh, had a contract calling for
$1,000 bonus for every 100000
customers above the 100000 mark.
Bradley said they agreed in mid
season that if the figure were be-
tween 100000 and 100000 Witt
would receive the 81, 500 anyhow.
Since actual attendance was
above 100000 the club paid Witt
his base $4,000 plus a $500 bonus
but contended he wasn't entitled
to a second $500 bonus and the
matter was put up to Lands.
Il wanted to keep him happy"
said Bradley. Il had no intention
of giving him a bonus for 100000
and another for 100000"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
.T0NICHT'S GAME
IS LAST AT HOME
Cellar-Dwelling Clubs Will Be
Battling for Fifth Place
In Conference

New Hanover High schools bas-
ketban team and the Fayetteville
cagers viii battle it out On the
Y. u. c. A. court tonight for the
cellar position in the Eastern Glass
4 conference.
At present the Wildcats are in
the cellar. but q victory over the
Fayetteville Bulldogs would give
them few percentage po n s
boost into fifth place.
Tonight's game will be the last
home game Of the 1871 season for
the locals. Friday night they will
play the Charlec L. Coon Quinte
IN wilson in the last game on the
schedule.
Fayetteville defeated the Wild
cats in the opening conference
game Of the season, making 1st
period rally to turn the trick How
ever, the Cats are hoping to hano
the visitors the same brand o:
playing as they did Rocky Mount
They lost to the Blackbirds there
but won in return engagement
here.
Practically the same lineup as
has started the other loop tits
will start the game tonight.
The Junior Varsity will play the
Fayetteville Jaycees II the open
ing game which starts at 7:45
o'clock. Jimmy Moore and Sam
johnson will referee the two con-
tests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
BRUNSWICK FOX
HUNT CONTINUES
Newell, Boyer Hounds Catch
Up With Three Foxes One
Day; Hunt Saturday

SOUTHPORT, Feb. le.-R- E.
Newell. brother Of Mecklenourg g
Jake Of republican warhorse fame,
swore last night that some Of the
Brunswick county foxes were run
Ming relay races this week. HIS
remarks were inspired after 50
howling hounds had run foz or
succession Of foxes distance OF
eight miles frona the starting point,
before they caught him Or her or
one If them. mo gray fox,
ayeree Mr.. Newell could run that
far and fast without my hounds
or John Boger's catching him"
He thought, and 50 did the other
hunters. that . fox. hard pressed
by the homdc, would jump to one
side. The dogs. rushing by, woulc
lump another and fresher fox, who
would set out across the country
in connendsble effort TO save
his hide.
Three foxes we're tailed Tuesday.
according " 11r. Newell And it
is fairly certain that q number Of
others we're run down and finished
by the dogs at q distance too far
from the hunters for them 10 fin(
the carcass Regardless Of wheth-
er or rot they find the fox, the
boys are having great time. 1t
is the Joy of hearing the hounds
that counts. making a kill and get
ting the carcass does not matter
so much.
The Beaver boys. Eugene and
jim, had TO return TO their homes
in Concord today. They took eight
Of the younger hounds home with
them. The rest Of the pack Of 50
or more and Mr.. Newell Charlie
Burrage. John Boyer and Mr.. Da-
Wis are staying over for a week
longer. They anticipate big
hunt Saturday with several other
packs Of hounds being brought in
from nearby counties to join up.
Mr. Boyer was the judge at the
National Fox Hunters M e e t in
Florence. Alabama last fall. He
is an outstanding member of the
North Carolina Fox Hunters asso-
citation and is loud in his praise
Of the possibilities Of holding the
l94l meet Of the North Carolina
Fox Hunters down here in Bruins
wick. At his suggestion, the presi-
dent and directors Of the organi-
zation have already been invited
to have the boys meet here in
the fall /
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
FIELD TRIALS RUN

PINEHURST, Feb. 19.-|R-
Twelve of the scheduled IA braces
Of the open all-age events OF the
Pinehurst field trial club ran to-
day and the remaining two post
poned until tomorrow.
After the all-age event is com
pleted and winners announced, the
open derby, numbering Is dogs.
will be called.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
Combs Says Detroit
Won't Win Pennant

RICHMOND, KY, Feb. 19.-Np-
AS Earle Combs sees it, the Cincin'
nsti Reds will win the National
league pennant again this year, but
the Detroit Tigers won't repeat In
the American league.
Said the New York Yankee coach,
the former outfielder as ne prepared
to leave tomorrow for st. Petersburg
Fla. the Yankee training camp:
IT don't know whether the yam
KEGS can win the pennant or not
too much depends on how the young
sters show up do know one thing
the Tigers won't win 1t, you can gam
BILE on that"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
FRACTURES ANKLE

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. I9.-.2-
Frank Hoerst, Phils pitcher, frac-
tured his ankle today while work
ing out with the high school bas-
ketbau team he coaches. Physi-
clans said the injury would keep
him away from spring training at
least month. Hoerst was farmed
out last season to Pensacola il
the Southeastern League. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
BAUER LEADS MEET

NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 19-R,
Jean Bauer of Providence, R. l.,
scored a II today to lead a bunch
ed field through the opening round
of threeday Women's medal
play golf tournament.
Marion Miley, of Lexington, Ky,
was in second place with 78 and
Mary Agnes Wall of Moneminee,
Mich, third with a 49,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20

ELCfS III S1D'~, +c~S ~
Baseball School
1,ez. ueez Z oageoaIl school Tor
W...c.ingtoa ooys viii Re openeo
ar n connect!oo WITH tals tran
5ne Course. tae nigh scnoo- base
csu tea1o ca1c.oates ~ Il star
TIER workouts tor tne scnedAs
tkst vii E,srt Iate II March
II aoout anotaer rnonta sprns
x.u officially oe marked Up OF
ne calencac. But the baseball eo-
tauesastz needn't wait for that. Ire
oiar,oao ses9on Il now on and i :
taze your PICK ard grab q seat
10 watch tne national pastlrne ro-!
~.
Tuo On.o 2tste teams are our
cnoice u nm the National and
American hague pennants. Ii the
National # looks Ike the Reos
have al tnat's necessary II make
if three n 1 ron. II the ALnefl-
can the InGlanE look the same way
t. tsze the American loop ountng-
Strongeet competition for Clnch-
nat. WIu probably oe BrooAIyn.
vhiIe Cleveland WlIl fIno the Ian-
keez giving >nen their best run
fgr the Money.
However. jts hsrd - make pre-
oictiong IN the ba@eoau league out
come right nov. There too much
left u chance u guess u any
degree =. cloScnes5.
This and That
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Warrington and Lee look Ike
the best bets IN ], Z, ) order IN
the Southern conference basketball
tourrament which starts IN Raleigh
next week. j. =. Carrot. physi-
cal director of the 7. NJ G. A.,
says that his 7 Juniors Will play
any of the cage teams planning
to enter the Star-NeWg 7. VI. c.
4. Journey in practice game at
any time they desire. Il trans
portation can be lined up the Z
Juniors will enter the KannapolIa
Juniors and Midgets tournament
soon. The crack basketball team
at Fort ScreVen, &C., would Ike
u play some tcp-notch Eastern
Carolina quInt in . game here at
an early date. ClcnWard
Blomnc, tennis coach at New Han
over High school, would Ike to
line up net tournament some
time this spring or sumner. . e.
Bcattic Feathers. the Tennessee
football star of d few years back.
has accepted d coaching job at
Appa lachian. Snow Hill, which
al one time was ready TO drop
out Of the Coastal Plain league
scramblcd around and got up its
$500 forfeit fee and now viii play
its l94l schedule. Rocky Mount
and Wilmington we're trying n
land berths in the league l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
Hilfair Wins Race to
Pay $3.50 for 81

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 19-R-Mrs.
H. C. Phipps' Snow Ridge qualified
for the $50, 900 added Widener chal-
lenge cup by winning the Allan
tic city purse at Hialeah park to-
day. but a poorly regarded platter
named Hilfair caused more excite
ment.
Hilfair, owned by W. W. Stone,
startled crowd Of 1923 by win
ming the turf course seventh race
and paying $137.eo for 81 in the
straight mutuels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
SMOKE RINGS
It's Baseball Again
By SAM RAGAN

r. ra}sn season g here again. You might not think
s + sre plery Of evidence that it is In the sunny
elroate of Florida California and Cuba the diamond stars
ere getting ready for the summer suns o 'he
nd while the major eaguers battle through the con-
i4ioning rounds from al the nation come reports
Of this and that school getting reaoy 1or spring oaseD
Si The sandots will soon be the busy centers for young
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
81, 900 000 pIRSF

CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-7-Arling-
ton Park and Washington Park will
distribute almost sl000000 to
horsemen through 66 days OF rae
ing next summer. i was announced
today by John D. Jackson. gen
eral manager of the two tracks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20
SOUTHEAST LOOP
| STILL IN MIDDLE
Athletic Scholarship Question
Still Exists in Circuit.
Despite Conference
By KENNETH GREGORY

ATLANTA, Feb. l9.|R-last
weekend's Southeaste conference
huddle on scholarships and pro-
selyting. says Sam Bu1 Jackson
vile Tirnes-Union), has left the
situation right back where We
started he sums up the situa-
ton thus: It's free country
Athletic scholarships are and for
some time have been. legal in the
conference. The conference has
rules governing these scholarships
as to scope. These rules must be
observed. And these rules are not
being observed"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20

as to scope. Inese ruleS must De
observed. And these rules are not
being Observed
Walter Stewart (Memphis Com
nnercial-AppeaD suggests that Bos-
ton college is trying TO cancel the
Tennessee game at Memphis be-
cause it does not relish another
meeting with Ut. He says the
rule B. c. says prevents the meet
ing-rule against two trips south in
one season-was broken So the
Eagles could 60 to the Sugar bowl
Few records, if any, compare
to the Little Rock High school
track teams i. d. they're unde-
feated in IS years, having won Is
state titles and 30 consecutive
meets now, their coach, Earl
F. Quigley plans to relinquish the
post to become full-tine athletic
director.
Paul Chotteau, French distance
swimmer, is fiddling at the bar Of
a Coral Gables hotel to raise funds
for another atten pit to paddle from
the Bahamas to the Florida main
land, reports Everett Clay miami
HeralO Mrs. Eugene Coca
nouther, University of Kentucky
athletic department secretary, has
pilots license and has ordered
plane to be delivered this month
Paul Jenkins, former Ken
lucky athlete, is a candidate for
the Male High coaching post in
Louisville. The two Carolinas
and Washington and Lee are rated
10 stage the fight for the Southern
conference basketball champion
ship.
Irving Alsobrook, Jacksonville
high athlete, is all set to take his
football playing skill to Univ. of
Georgia, reports Walter Lynch
Jacksonville JournaD Lynch
also chronicles that Joe Nichols,
stellar backfield player of the
same city, is ticketed for Georgia
Tech . Nichols, he said, wanted
to 60 to Florida but is going to
Tech because he wants to pursue
an engineering education Big
Ed Dudley, the smooth-swinging
golf pro on his way to Augusta to
start things rolling for the arnua'
Masters tournament, says he
wasn't surprised over the low-scor-
ing spree Of the pros on the winter
swing says the bad weather
encountered forced allowance of
winter rules, permitting players
to place balls in fairways and
clean them on the greens
Furman University has decided
to leave the Nov. l date open on
its football card unless something
can be worked out with Univ, of
Florida which also has that date
vacant, reports Scoop Latimer
(Greenville News Second
Lieut.. Hutson M. Betty, assistant
Univ. Of Missouri football coach,
has reported at Fort Benning for
duty as athletic director of the
Fourth division (motorized
Auburn's ace basketball player,
Shag HaWkin, has collected 256
points, averaging 18 points a
game. s
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-20

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Evening star., 1941-11-09
La Toilette Asks Public
To Back Neutrality Act

Defending the Neutrality Act as
the last barrier which stands be-
tween the people of this country
and an all-out war" Senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette. jr., of Wisconsin,
last night pleaded for public sup
port of a move to stop revision of
the act.
The neutrality legislation. he said
in an N. B. c. address originating
through WMAL, was the product
of careful study of events leading
to the United States entry in the
World War. 1t was enacted, he
continued. with almost unanimous
approval in days when calm, sober
and unprejudiced thinking was pos
sible."
Senator La Toilette charged that
"a war party minority is herding
an unwilling people imbued with
fatalism ever closer to the point
of all-out involvement. - Our
real danger is not from an invader;
it is from war-party leadership
which would have us doing the in
vading OF the rest of the world,
under the banner and in the name
of an evangelistic crusade to re-
form the world with the sword.
". MY fear is that with our
present policies We may spread our
strength out so thin over this globe
so much lending and leasing. and
so much policing-that we make
ourselves vulnerable to attack
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Police Seek Pair Who Stole
| Watch From Show Case

Police last night were looking for
two colored men, one of whom was
said to have grabbed $225 watch
from a show case Of the Ross Co.
jewery store, 702 Seventh street
NV, yesterday and, with his COM
panion, escaped in crowd on the
street while being chased by a clerk
from the store.
The clerk, Gus Louis, had gone to
get an electric toaster to show one
of the men when the other grabbed
the watch and the two fed, police
were told. Ten days ago two watch
es. one valued at $50 and one at
$45, were stolen from the store in
similar fashion by two colored men,
while another clerk was attempting
to wait on them, Milton Lyons, man.
ager of the store, reported to police.
DR.. Gregg G. Birdsall, 1882 Kalo-
rama road NV. yesterday report
ed to police a microscope, valued at
500, had been taken from his Of
flee by a man who had gone there
Friday, presumably for treatment,
and then sneaked away with the
instrument while DR.. BirdSall was
in another Office. Police last night
| recalled similar thefts had been
made recently from other local ply
sicianS.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Girl Holdup Witness
Faces Two HEARINGS

Miss Marilyn Wilson. accused of
contempt of court in failing to an
swer a subpoena to appear before
a Federal grand jury in Baltimore
in connection with the $4,000 Hy-
attsville. Md. robbery. will appear
before both Justice David A. Pine
in District Court and United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage
tomorrow.
Soon after Miss Wilson was ar
raigned before Commissioner Tur-
mage yesterday and ordered held
under $4,000 bond, her counsel.
James L. Laughlin, presented Chief
Justice Alfred A. Wheat of District
Court with a petition for a writ Of
habeas corpus.
Chief Justice Wheat signed the
petition ordering the District Jail
superintendent to produce Miss Will
son before Justice Pine at 10 am.
Commissioner Turnage had con-
tinued the removal hearing to 1:30
pm. tomorrow.
Miss Wilson was picked up here
Friday on an arrest. warrant issued
by the commissioner on the basis of
a bench warrant from Baltimore
She had been released last Satur-
day by Justice Matthew Mcclure
of District Court following a habeas
corpus hearing. The Government
had asked the court to hold her as
material witness because she was
arrested in North Carolina along
with Hilliard Sanders, accused OF
being one of the participants in the
Hyattsville holdup.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
PiIkehon's S Keen Eye
Saves D. {. Tidy Part
Of Grant Il Paid
City Auditor Triumphs
In Contest With U. S.
For 33,o08.34

The District is now richer by
exactly s33 3.908 "a. thanks to the
sharp eve of Arthur r. Pilkerton,
its auditor.
Correspondence just released by
the Commissioners tells the story.
Back in 1888 when the first
P. w. A. funds were being handed
out. Secretary of the Interior Ickes
decided what the District needed
was some sewer improvements.
The city heads pointed out that
they had no authority to go into
debt without congressional ap-
proval or to promise to pay back
any portion of the sum advanced
Nevertheless. a grant of S1.759 SOC
for sewer Improvements was an
nounced.
The District Appropriation Act o
1885 included a requirement thai
the District pay back 70 per cent O
the total advanced Meanwhile. i
had been found that S250000 of tn.
total grant" would not be needed
and this was written off.
After all the sewer work was com
pleted and the District had paid of
the required 10 per cent, it was dis
covered that s48 ,440 49 had been lef
unspent.
Here, Mr. Pilkerton steps into tn,
picture. He was following up thes,
calculations recently when he dis.
covered that a Federal agent hac
sent an argument to the Office O
Controller General Lindsay Warrer
that the entire surplus should bt
placed to the credit of the Unitec
States.
Mr.. Pilkerton told the Commits.
sioners that at least 70 per cent O.
that surplus-representing actua
payments made by the District
belonged to District taxpayers. ant
the Commissioners told Mr. Warren
The last item in the correspond
ence is a notice from the Treasury
In keeping with formal ruling O
the Controller General, the Treasur,
was placing $685. ,90S.34 to the credi
of the District.