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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Rules Dodgers
Recruit Is Free Agent

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-R-George
Riegel, a recruit left handed pitch.
err signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers
a year ago, was declared a free
agent today by Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, commissioner of baseball,
the grounds that Riegel's con-
tract had been altered after he had
signed it.
Lands ruled that Riegel was led
to believe that he would report to
Dayton, O., in June 1941. AS filed,
the contract directed that Riegel
would report to the Americas. Ga,
club of the Brooklyn farm system,
in 1910. Riegel and his father as
serted that the contract did not
bear the name of the club, and
particularly that the Americas
club was not even mentioned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Yale Cagers Win Over
Harvard For Loop Flag

The Yale cagers defeated the
Harvard quint 36-17 at the Brigade
Boys club last night to win the
first half championship in the
Junior league.
The game was a play-off for the
title, the regular season ending
with these two teams in a tie for
first place.
Alton Collie led the winners in
scoring with 10 points, Emil
Meyers with nine markers follow
ed. Victor James set the pace for
the losers with 10 points, with
David James following with six.
At mid-season the Yale five was
at the bottom of the loop but put
on a strong finish to wind up with
d deadlock.
In the Intermediate league. the
Red Birds, spanked by Joe Mark
ton, won the championship easily
with Is wins against n defeat.
The second half season will get
under way at the club gym to-
night. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Monopoly Trials Held
In By Racing Season

LEXINGTON, KY, an. 7.-R,
Because attendance at Keeneland
courses spring horse racing me-
here in April is expected TO eH-
haust hotel Accommodations req
eral Judge H. Church Ford toaay
postponed to May 5 the trial q dale e
of 81 tobacco companies and 50 o.
their executives on charges Oh
criminal monopoly and prlce'tlx-
ing.
The opening date had been set
for April IA. Government and de-
tense attorneys told Judge Fore
they and the defendants and WV
nesses would be unable to OBTAIN
hotel rooms during the race meet
ing
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Strips School Opens
With Isl Enrolment

ORLANDO, Fla, Jan. 7.-lP'-
Joe Strips school of baseball open
ed at Tinker field today with an en-
rollment of ISL.
At the same time, George Barr
opened his umpire school with ~
registered and more expected to-
morrow.
Activity on the opening day was
hight for both schools. Barr took
his future arbiters for a long hike
and then retired to a downtown
motel lobby for a get-together at
which he outlined the six-week pro-
gram to the students.
Strip gathered his charges IN
The clubhouse for a chat about the
new rules and sent them home With
the warning: Tomorrow, come pre-
pared" He was enthusiastic over
the appearance of his students, pre-
dlcting he would "send more boys
INTO professional ball this year than
ever before"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
CAWTH0N QUITS AT TEXAS TECH
Reds Place Three Players On AH-Star Team
Odd And Unusual Were These
Rose Bowl Telephone Calls

One party wanted to send a per.
sonal message to a member of the
Nebraska band.
Another wanted her boy friend
PACED near tunnel "a. She would
hold the line but don't take too
long" There were about 80, 900 in
the stands then.
Clara M. telephoned to advise
she had left her Rose Bowl ticket
on a bus and what was the STAN
ford management going TO do about
it? Guess Clara didn't Sc the
game.
. The woman who telephoned and
said she would buy c ticket if
somebody would mind the b a b y
while she watched the game had
as much nerve as the fellow who
wanted a birthday greeting read
to a friend owe the public adj
dress system.
A man came in with a legitimate
complaint. There was two inches
of water under his seat where his
feet ought to be. 1t was fixed. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
BY RUSS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.-R-
Rose Bowl cleanup to end all Rose
Bowl cleanups for l94l:
As general manager of athletics
for Stanford university, Alfred r.
Masters was charged with hand
ling some 90, 900 Rose Bowl tickets.
On the day of the game, when
Masters arrived at L.: offices un-
der the stadium, he discovered he
had left his ticket at the hotel in
Pasadena. He got in on a field
pass but had no seat.
For two hours this agent and
Tod Powell, a woodsman temper
arily out of character, helped Mas
tiers answer telephones and Win
dow queries. The headman's OF
flee corps was smart. None showed
up around the office.
Telephones rang necessarily.
Some of the calls were worth
the price of admission to the foot.
ball game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08

Days Are Gone
But them days are gone. At least
one of the colorful holdout figures
mas mellowed and quit the game.
That's the old Dizzy one, who yes
terday sent his contract sealed,
signed and kissed, back i to the
Chicago Cubs front office without
a murmur.
And when Dizzy Dean quits
being a holdout something's gone
awry. And there is something hay
wire about the business-the great
one of tongue and arm is going
down hill. A sore arm caught up
with him and he appeared mighty
proud of the fact that he'll be get
ting $4,000 in 1941, just like in
1910.
Dizzy will go to spring training
with an ultimatum hanging over
his head-an ultimatum of show
us or quit. Dean is anxiou to show
and he might do that.
But it's a sad business. 1t used
to be Dizzy pulled down an aver
age of three headlines = week dur
ing the winter months. Now he
doesn't get any.
All, but the philosophers also say
that fame and fortune are fleet
ing. !
Another Handicap
No better example of the need
of an indoor athletic arena can be
found today than the fact that the
high school basketball teams are
finding it necessary to cut out all
but the conference games f o m
their 1941 schedule.
The reason being that there isn't
adequate space for training and
playing games available in tn e
city.
The New Hanover gymnasium
has been under construction for a
long time, but it still is far from
being finished. The Wildcats
thought that they had a place to
train in the Cape Fear Armory, but
in the name of defense" the en-
ployment service took over tn e
armory gym and that sent tn e
Cats looking for other quarters.
The YM.C.A. gym was accorded
them, but the Y also has its physi-
cal education program and h a S
need of the gym most of the time.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats ire
practicing an hour early each
morning and trying to re-arrange
its schedule to take care of as
many games as possible. But re-
arranging the schedule is a hard
job-this is to suit everybody and
Wilmington stands to lose much
of its winter basketball program
as a result.
A sports arena would take care
of this and also make room for
any number of other teams to
play. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Chapman To Join Winter
Golf Meets Next Month

PINEHURST, Jan. 7.-LP-Rich-
ard D. Chapman, national amateur
golf champion, will join the Winter
Open tournament when it swings
back into Florida at st. Petersburg
in late February.
He will play in the Amateur-Pro
event at st. Augustine as a partner
of Open Champion Lawson Little
and has his mind on the Masters
at Augusta, Ca, and the North and
South Open and Amateur Champion
ships in Pinehurst.
Chapman played the championship
course here today in Is, three over
par.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
WILLIAMSBURG WINS

MIAMI, Jan. T. Up Williams
town, heavily campaigned geldins
from the barn of Jake Freedman,
scored his third victory in four races
at Tropical Park by leading home
eight rivals today in the Ocala Purse,
six-furlong feature of the tracks
closing card.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
HOPPE AHEAD

CHICAGO, Jan. L. Up Willie
Hoppe of New York, worlds three
cushion billiards champion, pulled
further away from Challenger Jake
Schaefer today in their %4S0-point title
match by winning a third straight
block, 60 to AZ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
ARMOUR

DELRAY BEACH, Fla, Jan. L.
LR-Tommy Armour, who has held
three national golf championships,
a recovering today from an in
jury received Saturday on a fishing
trip.
A large hook became imbedded in
his left forearm when he fell against
a fake lure. Beca'lse of the rough
water, those on the boat we're I'M
able to remove the barbed part. 1t
was cut out at a hospital here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
TAMULIS ILL

BOSTON, Jan. 7.-LR-Vito Tamu-
lis, National league pitcher recently
traded to the Phillies by Brooklyn,
was revealed tonight as a pneumonia
patient at a Boston hospital.
Doctors said the South Boston
twirler became ill two days ago
but now was resting comfortably
and getting along we'll" They added
that no complications were expected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
smoke RINGS
Not Like Then
BY SAM Raglan

81 The he p Phnoso genecs+ may 3aZi say az that time is ~changeless, but
of years used to be. That is like they were back two three
four. maybe i've years ago-the years when one Dizzy
Dean used to squawk for months before signing a baseball
contract. e " "'"
Nope, the sports world is not quite the same again. We
have been sa4o a H 4tfls disappointed that there isn't been a hold
out to aate. Hoiaouts are a part of baseball. Why they even
mighty pleased with himself if he could get three-square
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
Italy Euacuates $4,000
Wounded From Valona

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. -
government spokesman said to
night that, according to reliable
information, the italians have
evacuated $4,000 sick and wounded
soldiers from the Albanian port OF
Valona and that their casualties
throughout; the war runs into Items
of thousands" '' =
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08

The number of service stations
has increased 146 per cent IN the
last 10 years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

Mrs. Vada Cronin of Bluffton
called on Mrs. Olive Crozier Thurs
day evening and attended revival
services at the u. B. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Trask left
Tuesday for New Orleans, La, to
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Trask.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mari Fellers and
daughter Marjorie were Sunday
afternoon callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross FelIers and son Bob.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smith and
daughter Ruth were Saturday even
ing callers on Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Steinman and son Larry Dean of
Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartman of
Eagle township were Sunday after
noon callers on Mrs. Olive Crozier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jones and
family of Gallon were Sunday after
noon callers on friends in Rawson.
Vernon Biggs of Findlay was an
overnight guest of Billie Peterson,
Saturday.
Miss Marybelle Shaw spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Wiseley and family of Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
BIuffton High School Notes

Clark, Byron Fritchie, Kenneth
Geiger, Richard Gratz, John Her
mann, Paul Klassen, Wilmer Leh-
man.
Lysle Niswander, James Reichen-
bach, Peter Schmidt, Wesley Som
mer, Evan Steiner, James Steiner,
James Stratton, Clayton Weiss, Mer-
lin Zuercher, David Tosh, Richard
Berkey, Robert Young.
The group was accompanied by
the instructor, Orden Smucker.
Two films to be used this week in
the science and social science classes
are: Highways" and "China."
Members of the State Department
of Health visited the high school
Monday and talked to the student
body in an assembly meeting. The
subject of the discussion was OF
care of teeth.
Tables for the winter fair We're
placed in the gymnasium Tuesday
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

baseball participation; and Robert
Simcox, by tennis participation.
The Varsity "B" club will sponsor
a football testimonial dinner in the
near future. A basketball intra-
mural period is being sponsored by
the club.
Bluffton college students will hold
their annual College church Christ
mas service at the First Mennonite
church, Sunday night at 600 p. m.
The service will be open to the COM
munity and will feature the reading
of the Christmas story, Christmas
carols by mixed octette, selected
musical numbers from the "Mes-
siah", Christmas meditations, and
other musical numbers appropriate
to the season.
The annual presentation of Han
dels Messiah" by the Bluffton
Choral Society will be given Sunday,
December ID, in the Bluffton High
school gymnasium at 300 o'clock.
Soloists appearing are Bertha Cal
lahan, soprano; Katheryn Welty,
contralto; and John Walters, bari
tone. Unavoidable circumstances
make it impossible for Mr.. Horton
to appear as tenor soloist as pre-
viously scheduled, and plans for Sc
curing another soloist are tentative.
Russell A. Lantz will direct the
chorus of $50 voices which will be
supported by the college orchestra
under the direction of Sidney Hauen-
stein. Mrs. Pearl Bogart Mann will
appear as accompanist.
Organized in 1902, the Bluffton
Choral Society is opening its fortieth
season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
BIuHton College Notes

Nineteen students have been NAM
ed to the annual Bluffton college
Roll of Scholars" for the ye1r 1940-
1941. The list includes names of all
students whose grades were As and
BIS during the course of that year.
Those named, who are Bluffton
students at the present time include
Jeanne Baumgartner, Frances Beck
enbach, Helen Habegger, Ellwyn
Hartzler, Holly Mosiman, Ruth Sold
ner, Arthur Thiessen, and Royal
Thomas, all sophomores; Laurence
Burkhalter, Herbert Fretz, and
Mabel Hill, juniors; and Wilton
Hartzler, Ruth Henderson, Robert
Sommer, and Richard Weaver,
seniors. Rachel Criblez and Julia
Culp, graduated in Al; and Robert
Lehman and James Smucker, former
sophomore and freshman, respective
ly, were also listed.
One hundred seventeen names
have been placed on the annual
"Grade List" All students doing
regular college work, with no grade
below d and with grade of C or
above in at least two-thirds of their
total academic hours, are included
on this list each year.
Nine Beavers were inducted into
the Bluffton college Mems Varsity
"B" organization at special meet
ing at Lincoln hall. George Swank,
president of the club, conducted the
meeting.
Men indicted who qualified by
football activity were: Robert Kerr,
Robert Graham, Paul Radulovich,
Paul Soldner, Dwight Sutter, Lyle
Sommer, Floyd Hugus, and Elton
Beery. Earl Lehman qualified by
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

Enthusiastic about the victory
of the Pirate basketeers over the
strong Vaughnsville quintet Friday
night, the students have been talk
ing considerably about the many
good games in store for the season
and looking forward especially to
the game with Lima South at Lima,
Friday.
Members of the sociology class
visited the Lima State Hospital for
Criminal Insane Monday afternoon.
The class studies both crime and
insanity and took advantage of the
visitation to see some of the actual
problems in these fields.
Visiting the institution were:
Carol Bame, Daisy Basinger, Ruth
Garmotter, Hildred Eversole, Edna
Huber, Margery Niswander, Eloise
Sommer, Eileen Tripplehorn, Mar
garet Young, Marjorie Zuercher.
James Amstutz, Richard Augs-
burger, Ralph Balmer, Norman
Beidler, Evan Burkholder, James
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

John Burton and Walter Sites of
Findlay We're Sunday afternoon call
ers on Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Conard
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Blunk and
family attended the funeral of Mrs.
Hindall at Arlington, Monday after
noon. Mrs. Bunk is a sister of
Mrs. Hindall.
Mrs. Jennie Cameron and son
Charles were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cameron
and family of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Shryer and
family of Sycamore spent the week
end with relatives in Rawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. T. Shelley and
Delmar Landes, of Rushsylvania;
Mrs. Florence Kindall, of Mt.
Victory; Miss Betty Landes, of Day
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lauck, of
Touchdown, and Mrs. Nora Clymer
of Benton Ridge, were recent guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Landes and Mary
Jean Harris.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
MipAy
Deh4o1soI

1t remained for the years best fish
story to make its appearance when
the season was just about ended. Ed
gar Root, fishing at the National
quarry Monday, snagged two large
bass on one cast, and landed both of
them. 1t was a new experience for
Root but he managed to get both on
the bank. They each weighed nearly
two pounds. Root had two hooks on
the line he was using and both fish
struck at the same time.
Ed K. Lugibill, of Mound street, has
two old almanacs that have a curious
family significance. In one of them,
his father marked the day on which
Eds birth occurred, and other hap
penings of the year also are recorded
In the almanac. 1t is a custom that
dates far back in the history of the
Lugibill family, for Ed also has an
almanac, published in 1910, in which
his grandfather recorded the birth of
Eds father.
Reading the recent Bluffton News
article describing the THANKSGIVING
feast enjoyed by Fred H. Fritchie at
the United States army hospital dur
ing the World War in France, re-
sponsive chord was struck in the heart
of Pvt. Robert Kohl, son of Mrs. Eva
Kohl of West Elm street, who is sta
toned at the Letterman General Hos
pital in San Francisco California,
Not to be outdone in the mouth wat
ering" qualities of the menu, Kohl
sent to Fritchie copy of the Thanks
giving menu enjoyed by the soldiers
stationed at the army hospital.
If you're hungry don't read this:
Consomme, saltines, celery hearts,
stuffed olives roast turkey, oyster
dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry
sauce whipped creamed potatoes, but
tered asparagus tips, mince pie,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

afternoon. Teachers in the voca-
tional subjects began placement of
their exhibits Immediately after
school.
Due to the fact that the gym
nasium is being used this week by
the fair, the basketball team is
having practice sessions at the
Bluffton college gymnasium.
Plans are being made for the an
nual banquet given by the teachers
to the board of education to be held
this year on Monday, December Is.
Sidney Stettler, president of the
Bluffton teachers association, ap-
pointed P. W. Stauffer, chairman of
the committee in charge of arrange
ments for the banquet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

since large cock pheasant flew
against their front door the other
day. Thinking the bird might be
/ injured, they sought to capture it,
but it was off again quicker than a
wink.
Fisherman Sam Stepleton is get
ting real chummy with bass in the
National Guarry-at least he appar-
emily knows how to lure them on
his hook. Last Thursday Sam got
his limit of six small-mouth bass
in less than three hours. One of
them, by the way measured 1912
inches, he reports. On Friday he
again hooked his limit in one hour
and forty-fve minutes. Much of the
catch is distributed among the aged
and i'll of his neighborhood.
A-hunting we will go, says Char
ley Manges-even though he is on
crutches, due to a leg injury. And
let it be said right here that Char
ley's handicap hasn't impaired his
shootin' eye. The first day he got his
limit in pheasants and managed to
get at least one every time he went
out. Charley says the hardest part
of hunting on crutches is getting
over fences.
We thought ii was just a late
fall-but perhaps it's an early
spring, since pussy willows are here.
Ray Mumma, trimming shrubbery
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Joe
Mumma on North Jackson street
found two pussy willow twigs-as
fine as any you ever saw in March.
That Bluffton colony in Cleveland
really gets around-latest is word
of open house last Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Ed Davy, when Mrs.
Davy and Mrs. Homer Geiger en-
tertained upwards of so former
Blufftonites.
Although he is getting along in
years, j. P. Bessire, formerly of
Bluffton, still drives his car from
Nashville, Ind, to Bradenton, Fla,
for his annual winter hegira. Mr..
Bessire and his wife who have win
tered for many years in the south
left the first of this week for Bra
denton. They spend the summers in
Brown county, Indiana, one of
natures beauty spots in the Middle
West.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
Boy Scout News
BY Robert Stratton

Troop No. Sc again collected old
magazines and newspapers Saturday
and have completed the canvass of
the town. Helping in the collection
were: Robert Stratton, Charles Trip
lehorn, Richard Minck, Dean Mis-
wander, all day; Robert Ramseyer,
Paul Bixel, James Harmon, morning;
Bill Mericle, Don Augsburger, Gene
Patterson, afternoon.
The following tests were passed at
the regular Monday night meeting:
Robert Stratton, first aid merit
badge; Charles Triplehorn, personal
health merit badge; James Harmon,
second class thrift.
The scouts will sponsor display
at Buttons winter fair. Camp
craft, woodlore, knot tying, and
other evidences of scout activity will
be shown in the display.
News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04
TlO0 High School
Gridders HOnOred

Two Bluffton High gridders re-
ceived honorable mention in the 1941
selection of the All-Ohio football
team.
In competition with Glass A, as
well as Class B schools, Bob Cooney,
end, and Pete Schmidt, halfback,
were listed in the honorable mention
group. Both are seniors.
Tindall, a Van Vert guard, was
placed on the third team in the poll
ing by coaches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

pumpkin pie, ice cream moulds, fruit
cake, bread and butter, assorted fruit,
candy assorted nuts, cigars, cigar
cites, cider, coffee, milk.
Included with the menu were greet
ings from Brig. Gen. Wallace Dewitt
to the patients and personnel of the
hospital. On the trent of the menu
was a turkey with the caption, King
For q Day."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

Using their goat for q pack horse,
Roger and Scott Murray together
with Harold Core transported food
and equipment for a weiner roast
which they held Saturday on the
banks of the Riley creek near the A.
C. & Y. railroad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-04

since a large cock pheasant flew
against their front door the other
day. Thinking the bird might be
injured, they sought to capture it,
but it was off again quicker than
wink.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
America First Committee Arouses
Ire Of MacPhail, Dodger Boss

resembling the Hitler technique"
To force permission for the use Of
Ebberts field for a 'Lindbergh
rally"
MacPhail said that although the
field had been denied to all pro
pagands" groups the America
First committee has threatend TO
abolish night baseball and boy
colt the Dodgers"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

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