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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
Generals Take Contest
From Duke Fiue, 1928

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. IL LP'
and Lee cagers to-
night squeezed out a narrow victory
over an inspired Duke quint, 1928
but only after a harum-scarum last
minute rally.
Dick Pinck, playing his final week
for the Generals. dashed in to in
tercept a Blue Devil pass in mid
court and dribbled quickly up the
court to sink a layup shot to over
come Dukes one-joint margin. Tom
Connolly fouled Pinck as he shot
and the w. & l.: senior forward
added his 18th point to end the scor-
ing. Dukes final effort to bring
the ball up the floor ended with an
interception and the Generals froze
the ball in the final seconds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
McCreary Returns to
Race for Riding Honors

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 11.-LP-Conn
the field four times at Hialeah park
today and the muscular little jockey
got back into the race for riding
honors.
He scored his Goth triumph in the
Eads by only six at the end of a
rainy day program dominated by
medium priced horses. s-
One Of the smallest of the riders,
the st. Louis apprentice has made
many friends with his showing at
Hialeah. If he can pass Eads, lie
will set a $500 watch offered the
top apprentice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
Borowy Signs Contract
With Newark's Bears

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 11.-LP-
Hank BoroWy, youthful rishthand
pitching ace of the Newark Bears
who will go south with the New
York yankees, signed his 1941 con-
tract with the Bears Of the Interna-
tional league.
BoroWy, a Fordham university
star who came through in great
style for the Bears in the playoffs
and Little Word Series last season,
was made an added starter to the
spring squad by Joe Mccarthy, man
ager of the Yanlls.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
'Gabby' Hartnett Leaves
To Report to Bill Terry

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-CP-Charles
Leo ''Gabby' Hartnett departed to-
night for strange spring training
camp to report for duty to Manager
Bill Terry of the New York Giants
at Miami, Fla.
1t was the first time in IS years
that his destination wasn't Avalon,
Santa Catalina Island, spring train
ing camp of the Chicago Cubs.
Hartnetts career in the major
league was identified exclusively
with the Cubs until he was dismissed
as manager after the close of the
1910 season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12

HAS new WORRIES
Nine Freshmen FOotballers
Drop Out of School for
Greener Pastures
BY ROMNEY WHEELER

ATLANTA, Feb. 11.>-tR-Life is
far from being all sweetness and
light for John Patrick :. The
Oglethorpe football coach-who re-
Gently ad-libbed that his school was
now de-emphasizing deemphasls -
has lust counted noses and found
himself shy nine freshman. foot
ballers The boys dropped out of
school in favor of greener scholar
ship pastures Yesterday John
scrimmaged with 81 men and the
water boy.
Worry: Scoop Latimer of the
Greenville News is worried But
definitely - in a telegram to this
corner. he hollered: Haven't seen
sinkwich's name mentioned last
four hours, Central Standard Time
Has Southeastern conference
folded up?" Springer Gibson, sports
editor of the Chattanooga Evening
Times, is just out of the worry divl-
sion Mrs. Gibson presented him
with son yesterday morning -. or
real worry, though, turn to John
Lodwick, st. Petersburg's veteran
publicity director After inviting
newsreel cameramen for the Base
ball Players Golf tournament 1t
turned off cold . .. And the flickers
show gallerryites bundled in over
coats.
Soft: Is Coach Wally Butts of
Georgia going soft? When his
footballers serenaded him at prac-
tice on his 36th birthday, he blush
ed five shades of crimson. grlnr.d
and dismissed them all for the after
noon Add prosperity notes:
Willard Marshall, the Atlanta Crack
ers' sensational young outflelder,
has signed his 1941 contract :.
Brooklyn is interested in the kid,
who vowed the Southern associa-
ton as rookie last year One
player, however, who is signing no
contracts is Savannah's Mike Petro-
sky He expects to be in khaki
h6IOrG lI6 ScdSOll OPSiS ~AAA
other athlete, already in the service
is Gus Twiddy, former William and
Mary footballer . He enlisted
in the Navy Flying Corps. 4
Huddle: It's all over but the shout
ing Bobby Frazier, the Barlow
(Fla.) High school gridiron flash,
definitely will enroll at Florida next
fall And it's an odds-on bet Joe
Renfro of Ft. Myers will go with
him Frazier and Coach Tomlieb
shook hands on it over the weekend
. Railbirds are wagering there'll
be a bargainday rush for that Stet-
son university freshman basketball
er, Russ Anderson, who scored "a
points against West Palm Beach
Junior college Stetson's sban-
donment of intercollegiate sports
would leave him eligible for varsity
play elsewhere And thus is
fame: Cedartown (Ga.) High school,
runner-up for the Georgia Class B
football title, can't find opponents
Five games scheduled just
after close of the 1910 season have
been cancelled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
STRAFACI WINS

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, Feb,
R-Frank Strafaci, ranking NJ
politan amateur from Great y
N. Y, added to his role as
golfer to beat" in the Golf
Champions tournament TO-DAY
winning his opening match
Harold Butler, Hampstead, y
8 and 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
DAVIDSON Five Beats
Wofford Cagers, 52-47

DAVIDSON, Feb. 11.-(P)-David.
sons Wildcats submerged the Wof-
ford Terriers tonight in a close bas-
ketball game, SO to a..
Wofford piled Up an early lead
and led by 17-6 midway the first half
Ihe Wildcats assumed command af-
ter lntermission and stayed in front
the rest of the route.
Captain Hogg's floor work was
outstanding for Davidson. He led
the scorers with 13 points. Spencer
WIN long flips and Relk's play TN
der the basket were also noteworthy
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
FUTURE OF JURCES'
HEALTH UNCERTAIN
Will Not Know Whether He
Has Recovered Until He Be-
gins Spring Training
BY JUDSON BAILEY

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-lR-Bill
urges, already so per cent deaf
in his left ear as the result of
being hit by a pitched ball last
summer, said today he would not
know whether he had fully re-
covered until he began training
with the New York Giants and
might have to have an operation
that would cause total loss of hear
ing on that side.
The veteran shortstop, 80 years
old and slightly grey around the
temples, is the key to all the hopes
and fears of the Giants this year.
When he was beaned by Bucky
Walters of the Cincinnati R S
last June % the club was a game
and a half out of first place With
him missing the rest of the sea-
son, the Giants finished sixth in
the National league.
81 feel good" he said t o a y
while sweeping out the garage of
his modest white house on Long
Island, ''but 1 won't really know
whether 7 am over those dizzy
spells until I start working out in
the sun down in Florida.
II saw the doctor the other day
and he told me I was coming along
all right. But there is no way of
telling. I may have to have an
operation called clipping the eighth
nerve in that ear. It's the last
resort because it would leave me
totally deaf on the left side, but
it would end the dizziness and let
me go ahead and play.
'That's not such big sacrifice
because I'm already so per cent
deaf in the left ear, and if I find
out in camp that I'm not over my
trouble, I'll come right back and
have the operation"
Jurges has received permission
from the club to fly to Florida
Sunday and will work out with
the batterymen in order to de-
termine his chances as soon as
possible. He said the operation,
if necessary, would keep him here
about week and that he would
be with the Giants at the start of
the season.
"Of course, I don't know what
kind of condition I'd be in. I'm
not a youngster any more-in base
ball-and I need longer to get into
shape. My weight is about l80
stripped. That's not much heavier
than I usually am at the start of
training, but I haven't played base
ball for about eight months.
Jurges said he would wear one
of the National leagues new pro-
tective headgear if others players
do.
'I think helmets are a good idea.
But I'm not going to be the first
to wear one. If you're scared of
being beaned when you go up to
that plate, then you're jus
| scared.
He didn't know anything about
the pitch that hit him last summer
and wrecked the Giants.
"It's just blank to me. I didn't
see it. A player ordinarily watch
es the ball all the way in. But
about half a dozen times in a
season he will lose sight of the
ball. That was one I lost sight
of and it hit me. Bucky later told
me it was his fast ball. Well, it
was pretty hard" 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
LOCALS COLLAp,g
AFTER lST PERM
Lofts and Carver Lead T.,
ing for Visitors With vG'''
teen Markers Each

The New Hanover High 81,
Wildcats held the visi-tc-
champion Durham Bul)do,.
to-5 first period, but wag,.,.
the next three periods to -. '' d
to defeat, So to &c. in = o,, :,
game played on the ~ s,,.-. ,'.'
night.
The Wildcats drew first h,o,,.
a charity throw by Burt vs,.
the first period, followed b, ". -
goal by Cliff Owensby. The p,n,
came right back with a fie5
by Lofts and another by c,,I
go ahead to stay for the 5r,
of the game.
The Bulldogs led at The b,r
to IS. '
Holding the locals to a mAr, ,
points in the third period. Nh. 4.
pions forged farther in front W..
4O-to-1S third period with f.
leading the scoring. Lofts din
share of work in the final h.,
lead his team in this period
Vernon Morrison PLAYED ,
floor game until forced out h
fouls in the third period Bovs-
the play for most of the gams
McKoy and Nisbett and Ovs-
taking honors in shooting,
Lofts and Carver led The 60,
for Durham with 16 markers
with McKoy leading the VIII
with seven points.
The 1ipe11oS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
NOVICE DIVISION

BANTAMWEIGHT-R. L. Ham,
ilton, 120-pound slugger fr m
Dunn, came through with the first
knockout of the opening night OF
the Golden Gloves, delivering the
flattening punch to Talmadge Wat
ters, 118, of Lumberton, in one
minute and 40 seconds of the third
round.
The first round found Hamilton
landing a half dozen or so punches
that did no damage, with Waters
able to parry off most of the blows
thrown.
The second round found both
fighters feeling out each other with
Hamilton in the lead with close
margin. The third heat found the
Dunn battler rushing the Lumber
ton boxer. The knockout punch
came as a surprise, sizzling right
to the jaw turning the trick. Wat
ters went down and stayed down
for the final count. He was carried
from the ring.
FEATHERWEIGHT - Bearing
the brunt of most Of the offensive,
Harvey Williamson, 1913 pounds, Of
Laurinburg, came through with a
unanimous decision over Buddy
West, 1875, of Lurnberton.
West went out with a furry Of
rights and lefts in the opening
round to win by a slight margin.
In the second heat the battling was
close from start to finish with both
scrappers more than cautious.
However, the third round found
the Laurinburg boy moving in with
close right jabs to the head, this
meaning the margin of victory.
Both boys employed a close de-
tense and it was hard for either to
land any hard telling blows.
! LIGHTWEIGHT - Punching at
long range and following it up with
short jabs to the chin, John Sim
mons, 135-pounder of Southport,
came through with a decision by
a wide margin over game Adrain
Benson, 13S-pounder, of Whining
ton.
Simmons, chalking up his first
Golden Gloves victory, started out
fast in the opening round and had
Benson on the defensive from the
very beginning. He won the first
heat in walk-away and the Sec
ond round saw him dishing out
some of the same medicine-long
punches and short jabs. Benson
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
Whiteuille, Leland
Cagers Will Battle

The Whiteville and Leland high
school boys and girls basketball
teams Will play doubleheader.
peglnnlng at 7:30 o'clock tonight at
Leland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12

wasn't able to land more than a
couple Of blows.
The third round saw Benson
outclassed and wobbly, but still
game. Benson started throwing
punches but his blows on most oc-
casions fell short. However, he
managed to keep Simmons from
landing any blow of consequence.
Still the Southport boy was far out
front in the margin of points and
the verdict was unanimous.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
7OES MARK GG TOURNEY OPENINd
Smoky Swami, Hamilton
Deal Devastating Punches

gamest fighters seen in the meet,
came off the floor and started
carrying the fight to Babson. But
this didn't last long for the pupil
of Coach Lonnie Blackwelder cover
ed up and waited for an opening
and then he let loose a barrage of
rights and lefts at short range to
win the opening heat handily.
Mack was trying hard again in
the second round to get in a few
blows at Babson's head, but again
the Roanoke Rapids boy came in to
land several telling blows that gave
him the margin of points. The third
round was a little more even, al
though Bason had the edge. He
came in with a short right jab to
hand Mack considerable punishment
LIGHTWEIGHT - In the closest
battle of the evening and one that
saw some of the fastest action of
the tournament, Jack Turner, 1876, OF
Roanoke Rapids, marked ur deci-
sion over Sammy Edwards, classy
l135-pounder from Lumberton.
Edwards, exhibiting smooth
floor pace and good defense, out
boxed Turner in the opening round,
although the latter got in several
good blows to the head in this ses-
sion.
The second round was almost m
even.stephen heat, with Babson
showing a little more aggressiveness
and wading in to throw his short
right to the body.
In the third round, both boys had
a feeling that they could take the
decision. Edwards started the round
with a series Of blows to Turner's
head. But the Roanoke Rapids boy
put up a close defense, rushed the
Lumberton boy about the ring and
gained good advantage in points
with a furry of short rights and
lefts.
MIDDLEWEIGHT- F G h t j n g
against an Arturo Godoy crouch as
exhibited by lanky P. G. Newsom,
1856 pounds, Of Wilmington, veteran
Bob Moore, 160 pound Roanoke
Rapids boxer, came out Of this me-
lee of tight defensive scrapping with
a unanimous decision.
Newsom met the best that Moore
could offer in the first round by
ducking and squatting and pushing
his long right into Moore's face.
However, the Roanoke Rapids boy
came out with a margin of points
and in the second heat he increased
this advantage by marching liz close,
lodging Newsom's long punches and
hitting telling body punches in close.
| The third round saw both battlers
| tying up each other when ever
either started the offensive. But
Moore, who has several ring battles
to his experience, got in the most
punches and despite the fact that
Newsom's crouch went within six
inches Of the canvas at times, he
was able to get in body punch now
and then.
1t was Moore's battle practically
all the way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12

At it's narrowest point, 'Bering
Strait, which separates North
America and Asia, is only about
Sc miles wide
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12

The first intercollegiate football
game was played between Prince
ton and Rutgers in 1869
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12

Referees: Jimmy Moore, CNC
Sam j ohnson, Alabama SC
Blomme; timer: Fergus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12

FEATHERWEIGHT - A game
little puncher from Roanoke Rapids,
Dewitt Babson, 124 pounds, punch.
ed and jabbed his way to a convinc-
ing decision over Buddy Mack, 1926
pound entry from the Lumberton
Robesonian team.
Bason came out ahead with a
good margin Of points in the first
round, which saw Mack floored for
q count Of nine. Mack, one of the
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Probe Asked of March
orc. in Disturbance

RALEIGH. n. c.. Aug. Is tPl.-
Gov. j. M. Broughton said today
that he had requested the head OF
the Civilian Conservation Corps In
Washington to make an immediate
investigation" of the march of
group of colored c. c. C. boys on
the Person County Courthouse dur
ing disorder attending an attempted
lynching in RoXboro last night.
Gov. Broughton described the
Roxboro disorders as very serious,
with a lot of shooting, and it was a
wonder no one was killed"
The Governor said he was in
formed that group OF colored
C. G.. C. youths marched from other
camp on the outskirts of Roxboro
toward the courthouse while mob
was milling around the courthouse
demanding Cy Winstead. 22-year-
old coiored man. The c. c. c. youths
got within $50 yards of the court
house when they were dispersed by
shots fired from the mob at the
courthouse
There is still lot of feeling in
Roxboro," he said, and l have in
structed the patrol to continue to
aid the Roxboro officers the rest OF
the day and tonight"
He said he wanted to praise highly
Sheriff M T. Clayton Of Person
County for his conduct in the sit
uation.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Pennsylvania Farmers
To Fight Wheat Quotas
Ry III, Assoc.ated Press

By the Associated Press.
HERSHEY. Pa, Aug. ia mill
tant Pennsylvania farm group has
set up a permanent organization to
make what spokesman termed
widespread protest to Federal and
State officials against the imposition
of wheat quotas.
Our next immediate move will be
10 send copies of protest resolutions
to all PENNSYLVANIA Representatives,
Senators and Governors of this and
other States" declared Ira c. Gross,
secretary of the newly formed Penn
sylvania Farmers Organization.
He estimated 1900 wheat farmers
from every section of the State
Joined in mass meeting here yes
terday where the organization was
formed with j. Audley Boak, New
Castle, as president.
Five Republican United States
Representatives attended the meet
ing to voice their protests against
the new wheat regulations which
place 49-cent-a -bushel penalty on
what grown in excess of a producers S
A. A. A. quota.
Secretary Gross said the State
organization would cooperate with
but not Immediately affiliate with,
national organization which John
Beath, Pennville, Ind, farmer, said
was being organized.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Judges on Vacation,
Court Cuts Sessions

With two of four Police Court
judges away on vacation, jury
branch Of the court will be con-
Quoted on Wednesdays only for the
next two weeks, Walter F. Bramhill
clerk Of the court. announced today
He added that on Wednesdays
only persons who are locked up will
be tried in jury branch. The cases
Of persons out under bond. pending
jury trial, will be continued until
later dates, it was said.
Judge Hobart Newman. VINO has
been presiding in jury branch this
month, began vacation today and
is expected back September 2
Judge Walter Casey has been on
vacation since August l.. He is
expected to return the latter part
Of this month.
All cases being tried by judges
meanwhile will come before either
Judge John p. McMahon or Judge
George D. Nelson. Judge Nelson
is regularly assigned this month in
the traffic branch of court. Judge
Mcmahon has been trying District
cases and United States cases, re-
ceiving some assistance from Judge
Nelson after traffic cases have been
disposed OF.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Birmingham Tin Mill
Closed by Wolkout

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. Is tP).
The giant Fairfield tin mill of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad
Co. was idle today after employees
of the thinning department walked
out last night.
approximately $50 men are en-
ployed in the timing department
but picket lines barring other
workers were set up at all entrances
to the plant today, The mill en-
ploys about 100 men in other
operations.
Oscar Glasscock. chairman OF the
Grievance Committee of the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee
local &C. I. o.. declared the COM
pany's operations at other plants
here would be virtually closed by
night unless some agreement Is
reached Immediately.
The company failed TO give us
workable incentive plan," j. S
Mitchell, grievance committeeman
for the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee reported.
No comment was available from
company sources.
The incentive plan provides for
payment of additional money to
workers If the volume and quality
of their work maintain certain
standards. SPECIFIC figures were
not aScertained.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Washington Park
An fha Asxnciafer PreNi

BY the Associated Press.
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Time. l:l2as.
Also ran--Annit Alone Land Of Rheims
Polly Hygro Pescharno Mi-Due. Tenth
Legion. PeteS Prince and Patched Pants.
SECOND RACE-Purse. ~ ,ooo: claim
ing a-yesr-olds and upward furlonss
o x Mullen tCkshanki 40 20 500
She's Right tWllSonl $50 80
Monk Memo Brooks $40
Also ran-Bluebird Anophees. Swing
Leader. Bright and Early Cook Book
Rose-Red. Radio Wave, TskitfSome and
DAILY Double paid s7e 40 for s:l
THIRD RACE-Purte, : 600. cla!mine
r-year-olds, 5is furlonss.
Miss Shopper FarreIh 100 80 3 0u
Memphis tYsroerryi $50 $50
Doctor Reder GEORGE 800
Time OF
Also ran-Prun!ng. Alsbyrd, John Hun
nIcutt, Country Miss and III Go.
FOURTH RACE-PeSe $1,000. claim
ms: a-yeaT-olds ana UP: = tUrlongS 400
MaiSeo Berger 500 so $50
VaIIite fLItzen bergerl 1850 90
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Evening star., 1941-08-16
Gasoline Substitutes
Can Be Made From
MoIasses and Coal
Science Will Supply
Fuel if U. S. Ever
Faces Acute Shortage

The stars Special News Service
NEW YORK Scientists can tap
huge stores of synthetic fuel to keep
the Nations motors humming
should the United States ever ex-
perience a gasoline shortage such
as Europe faces today.
Figuratively speaking science can
load the fuel tanks with coal, wood,
sewage, molasses and numerous
other substitutes.
There is little likelihood of Ameri-
can motorists being forced to use
costlier synthetic fuel until this
country's huge reserves of petroleum
above and below ground are near
exhaustion.
But should the time ever come
when motorists, farmers and COM
mercial truckers find their gasoline
supplies shut off. there are many
uneXploited sources of synthetic fuel
! in this country which might be de-
veloped.
1t isn't as simple. of course. as
dropping pellet of chemicals into
tank of water and seeing 1t trans
formed into gasoline. No one has
found such a simple solution.
Alcohol From Molasses.
Europe, particularly Germany, has
explored gasoline substitutes for
several years and the governments
even subsidize production and use
of synthetic fuel because nature did
not distribute petroleum in such
quantities as can be found in the
United States.
The Nazis have kept their war
machines running with synthetic
fuel to supplement stores of pc
troleum products.
Among the substitutes which
American motorists might use in
event of a drastic gasoline shortage
are Gquefied coal, charcoal and
wood; alcohol made from molasses
and other farm products; ethane,
butane and propane gases obtained
from natural gas; methane gas from
sewage and coal mines-and even
water itself.
A good many people have had the
idea OF burning water-extracting
the hydrogen by separating the H2
from the o. 1t has been tried in
this country, South America, Eu-
rope and perhaps elsewhere in an
experimental way. but it is too ex-
pensive to be used in anything ex-
cept few experimental cars
BY bacterial processes, some Eng
lish cities are extracting methane
gas from sewage and using it to
generate electric power and as motor
fuel
Germans Produce Methane.
The methane gas is compressed
into steel chambers under pressure
of 5000 pounds to the square inch.
With some changes in the automo-
bile's cylinders and fittings, two u.s.
pound tubes filled with methane
provide cruising range Of about
IS miles.
On the basis of a gallon OF paso-
line, methane produced in Germany
costs about Al cents.
Motor vehicles can be converted
into gas-consuming types for $780,
$500, including installation of racks
to hold the cylinder tanks. regu-
lating valves to control gas flow and
replacement of the regular carbure-
tor by a special gas-air mixer.
Methane can be liquefied and used
in automobiles with carburetor ad-
| justmentS. Some authorities say
that liquid methane is so per cent
more powerful than petroleum, but