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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
FOUR FULL NIGHTS
OF FIGHTS SLATED
Record Number Of Entrants
To Participate In Annual
Sports Classic

, Four nights of fast and furious
fighting are slated for fistic fans
in Southeastern North Carolina
when the annual Star-NeWs-Brl-
eade Boys Club Golden G S
tourney opens Tuesday night OF
next week.
An advance peep at the list OF
entries shows that to date no less
than 126 puncheroos have ex-
pressed a desire to participate IN
fhe tournament which is rapidly
becoming a sports classic n this
section of the state.
Exceeds Prior Events
This number is far greater than
any lis of entrants ever before to
apply for the right to test their
skill in the Golden ring and lndl-
cations are that from the r S t
gong on the opening night until
the Golden Gloves r awarded the
winners on the night of Feb. IA
fight fans will see some fast mltt
singing.
Looking to the fut and the
development Ct material for tour
naments in the years to C o m e
tournament officials decided this
year to add another class to those
allowed to participate in the fights
the juvenile division for young
sters under The age ct Is a n d
weighing from so to 100 pounds.
This has always been a very
popular class in other GG tour
neys, because the action is fast
and most of the youngsters dis
play considerable skill in the use
of their mitts. But heretofore tour
ney officials have felt the tourna-
ment here wasn't ready for the
addition of this class.
To show the need for such a
class, no sooner had it been an
nounced that it would Je open this
year than 20 Wilmington young
Bters enrolled in it and began rig
orous training.
To date there are 20 juveniles,
nine novices and eight open fight
ers entered in the tourney from
Wilmington. Lumberton plans to
send eight juveniles, eight o p e n
champions from its tournament,
and eight runners-up. No less than
a dozen men have entered the lists
from Roanoke Rapids, a town
which has always had a hard-hit-
ting, fast fighting team. Fayette-
vile plans to send eight men to
the tourney here and Raleigh will
possibly send eight and plans are
now in the making for three teams
of eight men each to come here
from the Ninth Division at Fort
Bragg. In addition there are two
entries from Lakeview, S. c.; four
from Southport; two from Laurin-
burg; two from Roseboro; w o
from Cumberland county; and
three from Rocky Point.
This year for the first time the
tournament is to be staged at the
exhibition building at Legion field.
Changing the site TO that building
was decided upon when tourney Of
hcials remembered that last year
they were forced to urn hundreds
away from the fights due to lack
Of seating space.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
La. Group Is Seeking
To Reuipe Race Track

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-R)-
Holders, of an option on the Fair
Grounds race track, hoping to re.
vive the sport here, counted their
chips today and found they lacked
nearly $4,000. of the s177,50e they
must have by Monday to take title
to the track.
About $25,0 900 was pledged today
at an emergency meeting of about
100 local business men. At the close,
however, Sylvester Y. Labrot, Jr.,
head of the option-holding syndicate,
announced the total still was nearly
$4,000 short. Exact figures were
withheld.
This means We'll have to hump
ourselves by Monday" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
North Carolina Fencers
CAPTURE w & NJ Contest

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 1.-R-One
of the most exciting fencing meets
seen here in several years, Nor :"
Cardinals South Atlantic champion
garnered a hard-earned 14-13 decis-
ion over William and Mary here to-
day.
The meet, matching probably the
Lest two teams in Dixie, was well
contested and was nip and tuck all
the way.
The victory enabled the Tar Heels
to avenge a 10 to 8 beating admins
tered them by the Indians at Will
liamsburg, Va. last winter. The de-
feat was the first William and Mary
has suffered in dual meet competi-
ton since 1889 with Carolina the vic
tor on that occasion.
The triumph was Cardinals fourth
in as many starts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Tar Baby Swim Stars
Beat Duke Yearlings

DURHAM, Feb. 1.-LR-The Uni
versity of North Carolina's freshman
swimming team defeated the Duke
y%earlings APP in the Blue lmps'
opening meet of the 1941 season in
the Duke gymnasium pool here this
afternoon.
The Tar Babies won six Of the
eight events that were listed on the
card. They took the lead when they
captured first and second in the So
yard free style, the third event OF
the day, and were never headed after
wards.
Jack Echelman was the high scor-
er for the Carolina team, winning
so and 1O0-yard free style events for
a total of ten points. Gene Schuman
was high fer the Imps with eight
points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Florida School Drops
All Sports Activities

DELAND, Fla, Feb. 1. - Up -
Stetson university went all the way
on "de-emplasis" today, withdraw.
ing from all intercollegiate athletic
competition after 40 a of plav
ir footb Ill.
President w. S. Allen disclosed
the action, effective in June. said
the trustees vote was Unanimous
and explained:
1.-THE university can not continue
to spend thousands of dollars in
cash and scholarships for intercol.
legiate athletics"
Stetson, which has an enrolment
of CTS, won only two football games
last year but has had some good
teams, including ones that beat the
University Of Florida in 1909 and
1898,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Football Rule Changes
Hot-Stoued By Coaches

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-R-
College football coaches, still argu-
ing the merits of three major rule
changes announced less thar a
month ago, we're confronted today
with the likelihood that two more
changes will be incorporated into
the 1871 gridiron code.
Wilmer Crowell, middle Atlantic
district representative on the N. c.
A. A. rules committee, said the
latest changes will be formally in
troduced into the code at a meeting
in New York next weekend" They
stipulate that:
1. A kicked ball touched first by
the kicking team within the opposi-
TONS 10, ard line is to be classified
as a touchback. Tie ball thus will
be returned to the 20-yard line.
@. Three balls will be used in
games played on wet or muddy
fields. Crowell said they r to be
rotated after each play to provide
"ample opportunity to have the balls
wiped dry on the sidelines."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
EXPERTS
| RESUME ARGUMENT
Give Billy Conn Best CHAM,
Of Taking Crown From
Joe Louis
BY SID FEEDER

NEW YORK, Feb. 1,-ts-s.
Burman's sore "tummy" MY
much better today and Joe Iom,
took a long nap, while the H.,
mob buzzed with argument AZ
just how much of the explo,ir,
the bomber has lost from Il.
heavy artillery.
In stiffening the Baltimore raj
head in the fifth round last niss,
with a right hand tor edo To r..
body in Madison Square Gardsn'
Louis did just what he was smr'
posed to do, but before he appliss
the crusher, he failed complets,,
to bother Burman even a little h,
with his choicest rights . the chin
With this in mnd. the sidewss
experts wondered who in tha
near future, had the best cbanr,
to take Fistiana's fanciest baubs
from Joe, and the majority mn
the finger on Billy Conn, the Pits,
burgh glamour boy, who tanrls
with the champion in June. Loui,
not only was slower in tossing hi,
punches last night, which is not !,
handy habit to have in tradjps
with flashy Billy, but by actual
count Joe landed % solid shots m
Burman's chin without making a
dent. And while Red is a FOOD,
tough, solid citizen, there has been
no one in the past who would have
stood up under more tan half A
dozen of these explosions.
Joe was the first to admit that
the $21, 023 pay-check he picked I'D
for last nights 18th defense Of hi,
title was well-earned. The title.
holder pointed out that Red wa,
the second fella who really tried
to take my crown away; the other
was Galento." That's the kind Of
showing Burman put up in rush.
ing Louis right from ...le start, ah.
sorbing his heavy guns and still
pouring in, trying to put Joe away.
For his efforts, Burman received
SO, 1877 from the net gate of SN.
153. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
New York Pays Honor
To Beloved Inspector

NEW YORK, Feb. l.. - Up - Ter
thousand men, women and children
and the city's officialdom from May.
or La Guardia to the cop On the
corner, turned out today to pay their
last tribute to big, beloved Mat
thew ]. McGrath, police inspector
and former Olympic weight-throwing
champion.
Solemn high las of requiem was
celebrated as thousands lined the
path Of the funeral procession or
packed into the Roman Catholic
church of Our Lady of Mercy in the
Bronx.
Inspector McGrath, 81, died
Wednesday of pneumonia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
|SUB-PAR ROUNDS
GIVE EACH 1876
Are Tied After " Holes At
Half Way Point Of $4,000
Tournament
BY EARL HILLIGAN

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 1.-R-A
good little man and a good big one
shot their way to a draw in the
Western Open golf championship to-
day.
Slender Ben Hogan of White
Plains, N. Y, and big Johnny Bulla
of Chicago each scored sub-par e c
ond rounds to wind up in a 1856
stroke deadlock as the 72-hole $4,000
tournament reached the halfway
point preparatory to tomorroW's &c.
hole final drive.
Leading Money Winner
Hogan, leading money winner of
1910 and one of the games most
diminutive stars, carded a three-un-
der-par 6S to duplicate his opening
round performance. He went out in
par SO, then turned all his guns
loose to blast three strokes off regu-
lation figures by coming home in 81.
The 215-pound Bulla, whose power
| off the tee yesterday aided him to
a leading &c, found his distance
somewhat of a handicap today. He
had bogies at the fifth and 18th
when his shots sailed over greens
into traps. But he offset that play
by running down puts of from IL
to 40 feet for three brides. His mines
were 1854.
Byron Nelson, the Professional
| Golfers association champion, fash
toned a two-under-par So, for a &c.
hole total of 1877.
Close to the pace were Ed Oliver,
young pro from Cornell, N. Y, who
had a second round u, and the
South American star, Eduardo Blast,
who turned in a fine 68. Their 139
36-hole totals were just one shot
under that held by John Geertsen,
Salt Lake City, Utah, who added a
II to an opening round 50.
A stroke back, at 141, was Clayton
| Heather, who had a second round
par II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
ANNA FEENSTRA

Last Sunday saw a most spec
tacular crack-up at the airport.
The spectators all moaned and
then surged around the wreckage
of the plane streWn all over the
field. Bits of fabric duttered in the
wind, and everything was quiet
after the roar of the motor had
suddenly been stopped. No, it
wasn't as bad as you might think,
for the plane involved was not one
of the regular planes, but Dwight
McEwen's gas model. Dwight, one
of the city's most ardent model
fans, had been flying his Comet
Clipper when the disaster occur
red. Several good flights had been
made, the model climbing beau
tifully, and gliding in to perfect
landings after the timer had cut
off the power. In fact one of the
landings was made right in the
middle of one of the new runWays,
just like any big ship. But during
the last flight of those little
things that happen in model flying
happened. The take-off was per-
feet, but after the Clipper climb
ed to about SO feet, she suddenly
went into a steep left vertical,
then dove right into the ground.
Bits of the plane started shearing
off as 1t dug further into the
ground, and everybody gathered
round to view the wreck, after it
was taken to the Office. But
Dwight says that the nice part
about the gas models is that they
can usually be repaired during
one nights work after a crack-up,
something that isn't true about
planes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Rem Hoonn And JOHNNY BuIa Deadlocked In Western Oh
GG Tickets Reported
Selling Rapidly Here

Member of the Senior Frater-
nifty of the Brigade Boys club
last night reported rapid sales
of tickets'for the annual Golden
Gloves tournament which opens
at Legion fields exhibition
building Tuesday night of next
week.
Tickets are also on sale at
the switchboard of the Star.
News office.
Ringside tickets, which sell
for 81 this year, entitle the
holder to a reserved seat, which
will be held for him through.
out the night for which he
buys a ticket and which will
be waiting for him if he chooses
to come in for the last round
of the last fight of the night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Ripple Signs Contract
Al Increase In SaIm,

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.--P-War
rem Giles, general manager of the
Cincinnati Reds, tonight received a
telephone call from Outfielder jim
my Ripple from his home in Ex
port, Pa, and afterward announced
that Ripple had signed his 1871
contract Giles said Ripple had re
ceived an increase over his last
years salary as the result of his
play in the World Series.
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced
they had signed Catcher BABE
Phelps to a 1941 contract, In the
past Phelps usually has been a late
signer, but he was No. Is among
the Dodgers to get lined up for
the new year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Bolivia Cagers Capture
Brunswick County Lead

The Long Creek-Grady High
school basketball teas defeated
Burgaw High school in both games
of a doubleheader played Friday
night at Long Creek, the boys Win
ming II to 7, the girls % to 10.
The Long Creek boys gained an
early lead and were nevo" threat
ened. In the girls game, L o 6
Creek coasted to an overwhelming
victory, with every member of the
squad seeing action. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CHAMPIONS

BETHLEHEM Pa, Feb. 1.-P-
Massanutten Military Academy swim.
mers Of Woodstock, Va, captured the
ninth annual Lehigh university in.
terscholastic swimming meet cham
pionship today, scoring IS points tc
ucceed Mercersburg Academy, which
did not defend its title as champion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
RETIRING

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-LR-
Jimmy Hitchcock, former Auburn
football and baseball star, today noti-
lied Charles Hurth, business manag.
er Of the Pelicans, that he was re.
firing from baseball to accept a full
time coaching job at Auburn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

Visitors of the week: Billy and
Dabney Coddington dropped in at
the field together Thursday. Billy
was flying his Waco, and Dabney
piloted a white gull-wing Stinson,
both flying up to their farm. -.
And Billy stopped in again yester-
day. An Army Northup Alta
from Boiling Field, Washington,
D. c., put down for gas yesterday
too. The pilot was on his way to
Savannah, and said he would stop
in again today on the homeWard
trip. . Come out and see it. .
We couldn't name this weeks visit
ors without mentioning our CAA In
spector Milton Schultz, who by
the way, presented Burk Render
with his private pilot certificate.
Our congratulations, Burk, and we
know you're happy. -. Burk, you
know, is the male half of our Fly
ing Family" his wife, LaVerne al
SO being a private pilot. Bill
Belts, local commercial pilot, says
that he'll be off to Dallas Aviation
school soon to take a course for an
instrument rating. Dallas is Bills
Alma Mater, as he graduated from
there with a commercial rating
back in 1885. Bernard Adams
has enrolled for a solo curse at
the airport, and tells us that his
brother Harold also plans to en-
roll. Wilmington seems to be wax
ing up to aviation. Aero club
members had a big time at their
inaugural supper last night, as
the new officers took over their
duties. Those taking over the con-
trolls are: Dwight McEwen, presi-
dent; Albert Wooten, vice-presi-
dent; Willie Kraft, secretary; An
ma Feenstra, treasurer; and Jim
my Pennington, member at large
Of the board. Membership cards
to the Carolina Aero club were dis
tributed also.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

The one that made that landing
was Culver Cadet, the first one
to land here. They are nice lit
tie ships, little but fast. One
safety feature about the Cadet
is that the engine cannot be
throttled back when the land
ing gear is retracted. But a
story comes from Raleigh about
a pilot flying one. 1t seems that
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
ACCEPTS

BOSTON, Feb. 1.-R-Jack Will
son wired acceptance today OF the
Boston Red Sox contract terms for
1S41, brining in line all Of the pitch
Ing veterans Manager Joe Cronin is
counting on for the coming season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

when he was ready to come in
for a landing, he tried to throt-
tie back but the throttle
wouldn't move as the wheels
were still retracted. Circling the
field he tried again but still the
same. After several attempts
he finally lined his ship up with
the runway and cut the switch
so he could come in, and in
making a landing tore the
plane up quite a bit. 80. Prov
ing that even pilots can be
dumb at times. 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
SWIMMING

W. and NJ. AZ, Virginia 80.
Carolina Frosh A, Duke Frosh 2
N. C. State Al, VMI "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
College
ketb
BASKETBALL

The Citadel 81, N. C. State 50.
Lenoir-Rhyne Al, Guilford So.
Duke 43, Maryland II.
Dartmouth so, Army AZ.
Navy AZ, Virginia "a.
Richmond 2S, VMI IS.
Hampden-Sydney SIS, Lynchburs
81.
Elon II, Catawba As.
High Point As, Appalachian 80.
Wofford 46, Erskine 25.
Roanoke 46, U. of Mexico 20.
Georgia At, Tennessee Sc.
Syracuse 81, Pennsylvania 30.
Purdue 40, Indiana Sc.
Otterbein A, Marietta 35.
Florida So, Stetson 80.
VPI 81, Davidson Al.
Georgia Tech 4S, Auburn 80.
Kentucky 81, Vandy so.
Hanes Hosiery Al, McCrary Eagles
SO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
BOXING

Clemson S., South Carolina 3.
Virginia 6 IL, Maryland l IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

Thought for today: The
wisest pilot is often the old
pilot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

The WPA workers will be forced
to warn visiting planes off the run
ways by writing a warning with
different colored rocks. AS you
know a base of rock has been laid
on two of the runways pricr to
laying the asphalt, and these have
been made pretty smooth by the
rock crusher which has run back
and forth over the large stones.
From the air it gives the appear
ance of paved runways, and it
fooled one pilot yesterday, for he
landed on the northeast southwest
runway and TAXED down the strip
to the hangar. If that keeps up
there will be no need of paving the
IrunWays!
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

Dwight and several other
model fans plan to hold a con-
test at the airport today. Eddie
Mathis and Sam Houston, two
other gas model enthusiasts,
will send their miniature planes
up in a bit of friendly rivalry,
and it should be fun to watch.
Be sure to come out and watch
tho show.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

FENCING
North Carolina IA, w. and M. 10.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-28
COMMITTEE IS NAMED.
BY TRADES COUNCIL

At the last regular meeting of the
Cooperative Trades and Labor Council
an important committee was appointed
to visit the affiliated locals and for
the purpose of urging them to send
their full quota of delegates to the
central councils meetings. The COM
mittee consists of Ed. Dulli, Joe
Spaulding and Ralph Morningstar.
This committee should be extended
all the cooperation possible by the
unions who are a part of the central
body.
Some of the unions have been very
inactive and only at times when they
are in need of assistance do their dele
gates appear, and then when the task
is finished by Trades Council commu
nications or committees their dele
gates disappear. This condition should
not exist and it is hoped that the COM
mittee will have something to report
next Tuesday night at the council
meeting and at meetings thereafter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-28
CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE UNDER WAY

The thirty-ffth annual Christmas
Health Seal Sale opened in Butler
County on Monday, November "a, it
was announced by DR.. HI. A. Moore,
Oxford, president of the Butler County
tuberculosis and Health Association,
sponsor of the yearly campaign.
Letters containing the anti-tubercu-
losis stickers were mailed to residents
in all parts of the county Monday, and
Mrs. Frank M. Suma, Hamilton, is
general county chairman of the cam
paign. Assisting Mrs. Suma are: Mrs.
J. Paul Albert, Oxford chairman; Mrs.
Ray Sebald, Middletown chairman;
Mrs. John Nichols, general school
chairman; Mrs. Joseph Warndorf, pa
rochial school chairman; Mrs. Gerald
Huffman, county school chairman; Mrs.
David Frechtling, personal solicitation
chairman.
'Since the failure of the tuberculosis
tax levy" Dr. Moore stated, "the de-
mands on the tuberculosis Association
for more preventive work will be
heavier. We expect to increase our
prevention program in order to pre-
vent many cases from happening and
to expand our tuberculosis clinic work
to make more examinations to seek
out the disease.
''In order to care for the increased
program, more people will be asked to
buy seals this year, and those who
can will be asked to increase their
past gifts" DR.. Moore said
Mrs. Suma, in stressing the impor-
tance of the associations work, de-
clared that Butler County has always
strongly supported this health-giving
work and expressed the hope that more
and greater contributions will enable
the association to carry out the best
possible program in 1912 to check the
spread of this contagious disease.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-28

enunciate principles for future action.
This conference was more than a
meeting of delegates of the member
countries of the LILO. 1t symbolized
the spirit of democracy in its struggle
against dictatorship. 1t gave express
sion to the desire of democratic peo-
pies everywhere throughout the world
for freedom, and for the establish
ment of an enduring peace based upon
justice.
Through the moving words of Pres
ident Roosevelt at the closing White
House session, it sent message of
hope to the countries oppressed by ag-
gressors that they are not forgotten,
and gave to all freedom-lo loving peoples
the promise of eventually achieving a
better ordered world"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-11-28
Bids For Municipal
Light Project To Be
Received December 3

Camden, Ohio.-The Camden board
of public affairs will receive bids until
IL noon on Wednesday, December g.
for the construction of the local mu-
nitipal electric light and power prof.
ect. Conditions under which the bids
will be accepted and information re-
garding the plans and specifications
were described in legal advertise
ment appearing in the November goth
issue of the Preble County News.
The municipal project which involves
the issuing of Sill, 800 in first mort
gage revenue bonds was sanctioned
by the voters of Camden on April 9Th,
this year.