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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03
OUR OWN GALLUP POLL ON THE
DEFENSE PROGRAM

OUR OWN GALLUP POLL ON THE
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Question No. How do you feel
about America being the arsenal for
all victims of aggressor nations?
Yes 46 per cent.
No :. a per cent.
Not sure what the word arsenal
means 80 per cent.
Wouldn't mind being an arsenal Il
it didn't interfere with weekend mo
tor trip per cent.
Question No. 2-What do you think
of the Observation-Disclosures idea?
Yes AZ per cent.
It's okay with me if it's okay with
you : II per cent.
All right if the emphasis is put
on the short 8 per cent
Any man who calls what we are
doing short of war is bad judge of
distance 80 per cent.
Question No. 3-Do you think the
lag in our defense program IS Sc
rious?
Yes and no IS per cent.
Undecided per cent.
Think what America needs most
is lag in microphone 60 per
cent.
Wouldn't know a lag if saw one
:. per cent.
Question No. ADo you think
America is menaced as never before
in its history?
Uhuh q per cent.
Who am I to argue with the Presi-
dent? :. i. 40 per cent.
Too frightened to answer after lis
tening to the last two messages on
the state of the nation 80 per
cent.
Are you willing to make any sac
rifce?
Who? Me? IL per cent.
Wait till ask the missus /. Il
per cent.
Yes, but want to be sure all you
fellows who are asking me that
question in polls like this are not out
playing golf SO per cent.
Are you in favor of an about war?
Not too far out Is per cent
I am for an "all OUT war II It
doesn't leave us "an In" Is
per cent.
What do you think of the situation
| IN the Near East?
Yes >. 40 per cent
No 10 per cent.
Undecided 80 per cent
I tried to find out about it, but the
wire was busy 20 per cent
Mussolini is so quiet these
days that you can hear q gen
eral dropped.
Sonia Henie's husband has been
| called in the draft, but the soldiers
would much rather see Sonia u
| camp.
1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03

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Dodgers are Ok" they'll tell you.
"But they can't hit, pitch or field
with that st. Louis bunch. They are
just as good as the old Gas House
Gang, outside of Dizzy Dean"
But Dizzy is a lot to leave out-a
pitcher good enough to win SO games
in two successive seasons.
''The Cardinals have too many
good hitters," an old-time scout told
me. 'They have too much power.
And they are getting good pitching,
just as good as Brooklyn, or anyone
else"
st. Louis has always been the
southwestern stronghold. Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas have been
responsible for flock of stars, in
Guiding the Deans, Pepper Martin,
Lon Warneke and several others.
The Gas House Gang has passed to
other pastures, but the Cardinals
still have their share of color and
fire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03
FISH STORY

It may be old, but it's new to this
department. The story of two fish
ermen returning from Florida trip.
Asked if he had had much luck, the
first fisherman told Of landing 500
pound sailfsh first time out. What
did you get?" he asked
ct hooked into something and
when I pulled up I had big brass
lantern from an American ship sunk
back in the War of 1872 and it was
still burning!" he replied
Say" said the first fisherman,
'I'm a reasonable fellow. II you'll
blow out that light, III take $50
pounds off that fish,"
Yehudi Menuhin, the famous vio-
1inist, has been given a Class rat
ing in the draft. But a lot of US
will wonder why a great violinist Is
taken when the country is so full
of bum fiddlers who ought to be shot.
Smile by Vincent Lopez: as mod
ern looking as the hat grandma used
to wear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03
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TORT WORTH, TEXAS.-Watch
those Cardinals! This is still the
war cry from the Southwest where
they have turned out more good ball
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03
RESTAURANT MAN

To customers he throws curve,
His rating isn't high,
For he's the kind of guy who'll serve
Six portions to pie.
On Killers doorplate IN his old
Munich home he is still listed as an
author. And he appears to be the
only author in history determined
to kill off most Of his customers
Maybe Hitler gets his author idea
from the feeling he is one Of Eu-
ropes best shelters"
Times Do Change
(From the Altamont (Mo.) TimeS)
Fred Herman went to Union Star
Sunday where he has employment
on farm for the summer. He VIII
work for a man who used TO work
for Mr.. Herman a few years ago.
The New Haven road Is going In
for patriotism In train naming II
is putting two new trains into serv-
ice to be known as the Patriot and
the Nathan Hale. How about nam
ing the one that leaves at midnight
the Paul Revere?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03
FAIR wARNING!


They say somebody dropped q
bomb over Kilkenny the other day
from 1000 feet and that a Kilkenny
man picked it up, threw it back and
destroyed an enemy at 0,000 feet
Elmer Twitchell hopes there is no
lag in our fire hose program 'I
agree with Mr.. Roosevelt that II
neighbours house is on fire the thing
to do is to lend him your hose with
out clubbing. And if he asks for a
ladder, I am for handing him one
without all the crossbars missing"
It took a dentist two hours to pull
one of Clark Cables teeth recently.
We understand that when Clark IN
quired, Where's your strength In
that good right arml" the dentist re-
piled, Gone with the windup."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03

Tetiow has also been "drygulched." Ter.
~ is manager of the Diamond Reverse
B ranch, to whom he had sold his
small ranch and has been in Ill favor
with the small cattiemen and rustlers
since. Terry has in fact been accused
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-03

THE STORY so FAR: Buck Hart,
reputed rustler, brsther Il Sheriff Hart,
has been killed, shot in the back. Then
Ellen Carey, recently home from school.
hears 4 shot while out for a ride, and
meets Calhoun Terry, who tells her Jim
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Lauagetto Signs 1911
Contract With DODGERS

BROOKLYN, Feb. 7.-R-Harry
(Cookie) Lavagetto, star third
baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
signed his 1941 contract today in
the office of President Larry Mac
Phail.
Lavagetto came here from his
home in California to discuss
terms before heading for the
Dodgers training camp at Ha-
vana, Cuba. He had a bad season
last year, slumping in batting from
an even 300 in 1899 to a mediocre
.257 in 1910 and was out of action
during the month of September be-
cause of an appendicitis operation.
He declared today he was ready
to play again and expected to help
Brooklyn win the National league
pennant.
His signing ended a %freezeout by
Brooklyn's regular infield, perhaps
the best in the league, against 1941
contracts. First baseman Dolph
Camilli, second baseman Pete Cos
CARAT and shortstop Harold Reese
still are unsigned, although Reese
came to town several weeks ago
to have a physician examine the
heel he injured last season. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Y CLASSES SET
FOR HORSE SHOW
Junior Horse Show to be HELD
At SuttOn's Stables Sun
day Afternoon

The u classes which will make
up the Junior Horse Show to be
staged at Sutton's Stables on the
Princess street road Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock were announced
last night.
They are as follows:
Class No. Ponies ridden by
children under 10 years of age;
Glass No. 2-Pleasure horses for
children; Glass No. 3-Three-gait-
ed horses for children over ten
years; Class No. 4-Horsemanship
for children for II years of age
and over; Class No. 5-Five-gaited
horses; Class No. 6-Three-gaited
ponies; Glass No. 7-Horseman-
ship for children under IL years
of age; Class No. 8-Three-gaited
horses; Class No. Especial gated
class for gated horses; Class No.
1O-Musical chair for children;
Glass No. 11-Harness class f r
ponies and horses; Class No. 12-
Road hacks.
There will be about 80 riders en-
tered in the show, which is being
sponsored by the junior riders of
Wilmington. c.. D. Wilkins, of
Elizabethtown, will judge tn e
shows.
There will be no admission
charge but a silver offering will
be taken to defray expenses. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Ronman Likes for Boys
To Rule the Fauorites

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. g. Up -
Found: one college coach who
likes for his team to 60 into the
pig meet as the favorite and not
the underdog ii"
He is Mike Ronman, the Caro-
INA boxing coach, gentleman, and
scholar, and former Penn State
captain and Eastern champion.
coach Mike doesn't. want his team
70 build up any inferiority com.
piexes about its meet with h $
Alma Matters great team here Sat-
urday night. Wv
IT may be different in other
sports Ronman declared here to.
day, but in boxing at least hall
the battle is confidence, and tha+,s
what we want this week.
I'VE may or may not win penn
State always has a great team -
the Carolina coach went on. ..R,,+
our boys will be in there box;na
and scrapping with Confidence
It's a good bet that one NJ
tne biggest reasons is that Coach
honman never lacked for confid.
ehce hlmself-as boxer. or coach
IN either himself or my bows" =
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Carolina Boxers Battle
Penn State Team Tonight

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 7.-R-
Penn States Eastern intercollegi-
ate boxing champions and Wash
lngton and Lees Southern wres-
thing co-champions arrived here to-
night and were set for feature
meets with Carolina teams tomor-
row.
The freshman and varsity wres-
ting were scheduled for 2:3O and
4 o'clock and the boxing for 6
o'clock tomorrow.
Penn State has won six of the
last IA Eastern ring titles and
washington and Lee nine of the
last Is Southern mat titles, accord
ing to their respective coaches
Leo Houck and Archie Mathis. The
Generals have not been beaten by
a Southern team since Carolina
turned the trick in 1929. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
HURDLES RECORD
SET BY. W0LC0TT
Covers so Yard Stretch in 81
Seconds in Annual Penn
A. {. Meet

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.-P-
Fred Wolcott, of Rice institute, set
a new worlds record of 81 seconds
for the so yard high hurdles before
a crowd Of 5000 at the fourth annual
Penn A. C. Indoor meet at Conven.
ton hall tonight.
The former record Of 6.2 seconds
was set in 1882 by Jack Keller Of
Ohio State. Several had eQualled
Keller's record since then.
Wolcott's record was set in the
finals, but the Texan also won his
qualifying heat in the same time.
His first time would not have been
recognized as a worlds mark, how.
ever, since only two time-keepers in.
stead of the required three clicked
him at 81 seconds.
In the final, four timekeepers
clicked him at 81.
Wolcott's brilliant race. followed
another great race in which Thomas
East, comparative unknown sprint.
er from Cheney (Pa.) State Teachers
college, equalled the worlds record
of 81 second for the SO yard dash
in upsetting Defending Champion
Norwood Barney" Ewell Of Penn
State.
East, a lanky negro built much
like Penn States negro star, beat
Ewell by a wide margin in their
qualifying heat, but less than two
inches separated them at the finish
of the final.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Rains Driue Turf Club
Into Bankruptcy Court

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.0R-
Heavy rains which forced the Gold
en- Gate Turf club to postpone open
ing it's new $500 900 track five
times drove the. club into federal
bankruptcy court today to seek a
moratorium on it's debts.
An order signed by Federal Judge
A. F. st. Sure established the debtors
in control of the plant and forbade
creditors from attaching any of its
properties.
The club owes $6O3,6O6 in bills
ranging from $3.50 to $31, 900. To
pay these it has only $751; $50 in
ready cash. Most Of its $780, 9S
in listed assets are tied up in the
racing plant at Albany cross San
Francisco bay.
Under the action the management
will be allowed time for payment OF
it's debts while continuing operation
of the track in an effort to raise the
money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
TWINS ARE SOLD
TO DETROIT CLUB
American Leaguers Purchase
Winston-Salem Outfit from
Buffalo Club

WINSTON-SALEM. Feb. LIP
Outright purchase of the Wins
ton-Salem baseball club by the De-
troit club of the American league
was announced today by linn Beck
Tiger representative, after a con-
ference with D. E. Beach, execu-
tive secretary of the Buffalo club
of the International league.
Buffalo surrendered the fran
chise for an undisclosed cash con-
%sideration.
Beck said jake Atz, former
Texas league skipper, would pilot
the Twins in 1941. Business man.
agement of the club will be under
the personal direction of Beck him
self.
Terms of the sale give Buffalo
possession of leading players on
the 1910 Winston-Salem roster. De-
troit will supply most of the tai
ent for the 1941 squad from its
Beaumont, Texas, farm"
Beck and Beach were in confer
ence here for "a hours before the
deal was announced. Change in
ownership was enthusiastically re-
ceived today at a luncheon attend
ed by key baseball men of the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
TERRELL TRlUMPHS
in 0LFT0URNE
Guilford Hurler Wins Over
Waner; Manush Scores Vic
tory in Players Meet
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb. Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb. Z
-R-Three down at the turn, Yves
Terrell came back to shoot a spec
tacular 80 on the last nine and de
feat his old rival, Paul Waner, 2 up
in the second round of the Baseball
Players Golf tournament at the
Jungle club today.
1t begins to look like the only
way they'll ever eliminate Ferrel
is to blast. The Highlander has
won it three years in a row, and his
victories today advanced him to to
morrow's semi-finals, where hi
tackles Merv Shea, coach of the
Detroit Tigers.
The two other survivors of to
days two match rounds were Heinie
Manush, the tournament medalist,
and Lloyd Brown, now pitching for
the Phifiies. They clash in tomor-
rows other 1s.holer to decide the
finalists in the 36-hole play-off Sun
day.
Terrell won his morning match
from AL Simmons, Z and 6, encount.
ering no difficulty at all with the
old Athletics star slusger, who mash
ed a finger the night before in a
door. But Waner was a different
proposition in the afternoon.
Shea, who draws the thankless
task of trying to stop Terrell to.
morrow, scored today over Whitley
Witt, 4 and 2. and over Rick Terrell,
catching brother of Wes, 4 and 8.
Manush, manager at Greensboro
N. c., still was ailing in the back,
but he turned back Johnny Murphy
Of the Yankees in the morning, !
up in 20 holes, and overwhelmed
Jack Russell, now a Clearwater oil
man, 6 and 5, in the afternoon.
Lloyd Brown eliminated Roger
Peckinpaugh, 6 and 5, in the first
round and then subdued big Paul
Derringer, 4 and 8. Browns medal
score-played out-was 70.
Jimmie FoXX, n host at the
Jungle club and a busy man, fell
victim OF Rick Terrell in the first
round, 4 and 8. Eddie Collins, gen
eral manager of the Boston Red Sox,
came over from Sarasota intending
to talk contract to his great first
baseman, but when he saw what
a happened to Foxx he decided to
put off their conversation inde-
finitely. '-1'
Il; might come back Monday and
talk to Jimmie" he said. "Or may
be later. I'm sure we won't have
any trouble"
Gerald Walker, Cleveland out
fielder, fell in the first round to
Jack Russell, 2 up; Derringer beat
Myril Hoag, 3 and 2; and Waner
eliminated Joe Medwick, 3 and 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Carolina Freshmen Win
Over Blue Imps, 44-4O

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 7.-RHThe
University of North Cardinals
freshman basketball team rose to
the heights here tonight to upset
Dukes powerful and unbeaten
quint a. to 40.
Trailing % to 16 at the inter
mission the Tar BABIES pulled
ahead of their rivals at 1921 after
eight and a half minutes of play
and fought doggedly to hold their
advantage.
The loss Of three of Dukes key
performers - Seward, Corrington
and Cedric Loftis-handicapped
Duke considerably in the late
stages of the game.
But the Tar Babies appeared I'M
beatable with their sharp-shooting
aces, Jim White, Don Wilson and
Simmons Andrews. White and Will
son led the North Carolina scoring
with II points each. C. Lofts was
Dukes high scorer with IS
points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Miers to Face Strong
Competition in Meet

BOSTON, Feb. IF one of
the nations four. outstanding
milers fails to break 4:08 tomor-
row night in. the 30th running of
the Boston A.A. meets classic
Hunter event, it will not be because
they lack competent pace-setters.
Convinced that such stars as
Walter Mehl and Chuck Fenske,
both of Wisconsin, John Munski OF
Columbia, Mo-, and Les MacMlt-
chell Of New York university, had
fallen into the habit of c~oncentra-
ting on each other instead Of the
clock, Unicorn officials included
Luigi Becalli, former Italian olym-
pic champion, and Big John Borl-
can, the middle-distance marvel,
into the field to set a blisterlng
early pace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
SOOSe Scores Decision
Over Vigh In 10 Rounds
Former Penn State Boxer to
Get Crack at Overlin's
Middleweight Crown

NEW YORK, Feb. t. Up Billy
Soose, the ''glamor boy" boxer from
Penn State college, advanced to a
middleweight title shot with Ken
Overlin tonight by taking a ten-round
decision over Ernie Vigh before TO-
507 fans in Madison Square Garden.
Soose weighed 161; Vigh 160k.
In a close bout the lanky boxing
ace had to come off the floor to do it.
A ripping left hook to the body and
a short right to the head dropped
him to the floor in the eighth round
and the count reached eight, With
Soose on one knee as the bell rang.
Both judges scored the fight in
favor of Soose. Referee Eddie Jo-
sephs called it five rounds for each,
but gave the decision to Billy. The
Associated Press score care gave
Vigil, a cement-chinned slugger from
Newburgh, N. Y, five rounds, four
to Soose and one even.
The fight was, in effect, a long
range cannon against a submarine
armed with torpedo in either hand.
AS long as Soose was able to stay
away and poke out with his left,
from his advantage of inches in
reach, he was safe. When Vigh had
enough of this, he'd bounce under
meath and inside and tear Billy with
ripping rights to the ribs and lefts
to the midriff.
Promoter Mike Jacobs, who count
ed a gross gate of $4,000 for the
show, which followed an all-day rain.
had said previously the winner of
tonight's tussle would be awarded
a shot at Ken Overlin's middleweight
title in March.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
CLAMACK LEADS
WITH 2 POINTS
Lanky Carolina Center is Star
Of Loop Tilt, Played be-
fore Crowd of $500

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 7.-R)-
George Glamack led the University
Of North Carolina Tar Heels bril-
liantly tonight to a smashing 81 to
SO victory over Duke university in
the tenth straight victory for the
White Phantoms in Southern con
ference play.
An overflow crowd of $500 saw big
George, artist of the hook-shot and
an adept grabber of the ball under
the opposition's bank board, tally
II points in the first half and % in
the whole game.
There was no question of Team
superiority after about four minutes
Of the first half, though Duke had
opened the scoring and took a two
point lead on free shots before little
Jimmy Howard, set shot star, put
the Phantems in the game with a
long shot.
Glamack then started his work
and Duke got closer than a
two-point gap after that. The halt
ended 20 to II and the Blue Devils
couldn't do as we'll in the last half.
Duke started the scoring, Holley
making two free shots good of three
tries when Howard and Glamack
fouled him, but with nearly three
minutes played Howard pulled his
famous set shot from near the side
of the court and it was two-all.
Glamack began to function in ira
ditional style, making a Grip and
then hooking a shot over his shout,
der to make it 6 to 2 after four min
utes Of play.
Neatly handling the ball, Holley
passed to Mock, who shot an easy
one, but Glamack sank a free shot
when Holley miscued. Mock batted
the ball in for a goal on a follow
up and Holley rang a free shot to
close the gap to two points, Z to 9.
Glamack got hot again and the Tar
Heels were away with a long swish
ing shot from sidecourt by SEVERN,
putting Carolina ahead IA to z, after
eight minutes. Duke never got close
again in the period which ended
1917.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
Scores 68 in First Round to
Beat Out Hogan for Lead;
Heather Has Par II
BY FELIX r. MCKNIGHT

AAA ~ VASAA4N4o4AA
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. =
R-Snuggled deep in an overcoat
he she'd during shots, Johnny Daw-
son, the meticulous Hollywood
amateur, pulled a t~hree-under par
60 out of a rigid wind today to le ID
the Texas open tournaments first
round. -
Wood fires cracked at every tee
and Withdrawals were many as
chilled players tore up cards and
headed for clubhouse warmth.
Light Horse Harry Cooper with
drew when he discovered on the
fifth hole that he had Is clubs in
his bag-one over the limit.
Eleven one-putt greens, on
green's that were scuffed by mud
died feet before he started his
round, brought Dawson in one
stroke ahead of his playing part
Ter, Silent Ben Hogan of White
Plains, N. Y. Dawson had a 1888
-68 and Hogan a 1920.
Dick Metz, the bronzed Texan
out of Oak Park, ILL.,, stood alone
at 70 with his crisp round of 1884.
Bunched in the par II bracket
were Clayton Heather, Linville, N.
c., 1886; Ralph Guldahl, ,Chica-
go, $685.; Byron Nelson, Toledo,
National P. G. A. champion 1886;
and Craig Wood, Mamaroneck, N.
Y, 1886.
Notched at u were Sam Snead,
Hot Springs. Va, 1887; E. J. Har-
rison, Little Rock, 37-35; John Bar
mum, Chicago amateur, 35-37;
Phillip George, Austin, Tex, 35-
81; Red Francis, Altoona, Pa, 49,
"a.
Jolly Jim DeMaret, who scorch-
ed the first nine with "a, bogied
four consecutive holes on the last
nine to wind up with 73-a COM
fortably filed section with Jimmy
Hines, Great Neck, N. Y; John
Revolta, Evanston, ILL.,; Lester
Kennedy, New Market, N. H.; Ed
Dudley, Bala. Pa; Bud William
son, Fl. Wayne, Ind; Ray Man.
gram, Oakmont, Pa; Emery Tim
norman, Portland, Me-; Lloyd
Mangrum, Oak Park, ILL.,; Vic
Ghezzi, Deal, N. j.; and Jim Thom-
son, Chicopee, Mass.
National open champion Lawson
Little paired 37s for a "A to re-
main close enough, but the veter-
an Horton Smith of Oak Park, ILL.,,
skidded to rs. Worse off than
Smith, however, were such names
as Sam Byrd at IS; Harold (Jug)
McSpaden, II, and Leonard bod.
son, 70.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
CAPE FEAR GROUP
PLANS HORSE SHOW
Annual Event is Scheduled at
American Legion Field for
April 4 and 5

The Cape Fear Horse show as
ISOLATION, meeting yesterday after
noon, made plans to hold the
Fourth annual Cape Fear Horse
show April 4 and 5 at Legion field.
H. H. Mitchell, who directed the
unusually fine show which the as
sociation presented there last year,
was selected to be in charge of
the production this year also.
The show will follow closely the
horse show at Charleston, sched-
uled for April l and 2, and it is
anticipated the Cape Fear h W
will have many of the entries
which are drawn to this section by
the circuit of shows presented in
this area at that time of the year.
Last year the show presented
one of the finest collections of
horses ever see in the show ring
here and attracted large crowds
during two days and nights in
which it presented its four perfor-
mances. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-08
White Phantoms Defeat Duke Quint; 51-33
Dawson Goes To Front
In Texas Open Tourney
CAGE SCORES

North Carolina 81 Duke 80.
Presbyterian 48; Erskine 81.
Georgia 81; Georgia Tech rs.
Arkansas 81; Baylor 48.
North Carolina Frosh "A; Duke
Frosh 40.
South Carolina so; Clemson 81.
Richmond So; Va. Tech IS.
Hampden Sydney 49, Appren-
'tice School IS. S..
Trenton 40; Arnold AZ.
w. and M. 81; Furman 81.
Lenoir : Rhyme 80; Atlantic
Christian 49,
Vanderbilt 80; Mississippi Al.
Stetson IS; Miami 40.
Mercer 43; Chattanooga 80.
High School
Durham s.: Wilson 20.