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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
CHANGES IN RULES
FAVORED BY WOLF
Carolina Grid Coach Says Sub.
stitution Change to Help
Game Considerably

BURLINGTON, Jan. 2e. x Up -
Coach Ray Wolf told University Of
North Carolina alumni tonight that
he favored the 1941 football rule
changes because they would tend to
open up the game.
He said the least popular Of the
changes, the unlimited substitution
rule, was tested in the North-South
gone at Montgomery, Ala, and did
not slow the engagement to any no.
ticeable extent. ITS chief advant-
age" he said, lies in the break it
will give small squads, but in addi-
ton it will enable coaches to make
strategic shifts when necessary"
The most popular Of the changes,
he said, is the fourth down pass rule,
which now encourages passing with
in the 20-yard line since the defen-
sive team will not benefit so heavily
from an incomplete pass into the end
zone.
Speaking in general on the athletic
situation at Carolina, Wolf asserted
that 1--WE are not primarily football
school. though that does seem pretty
important from September to Novem.
ber" He said that $500 Carolina
students participated annually in in
tramural sports, while 900 engaged in
intercollegiate sports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
H;obe Gets Ne1u III Contract With DODGERS
REPORTED SALARY
| IS $S,50O YEARLY
Catcher Mickey Owen Refuse,
To Sign Contract; McPhajr,
Raise Not Enough

BRooKLYN, Jan. %. -lR-r
Brooklyn Dodgers disclosed .os..
that Pitcher Kirby Hlgbe had bs..
given new contract and that On,
fielders Dixie Walker and Pete Pc,
er were among the other sa,isa.
players who have signed.
Higbe, whom the Dodgers cb,ai-a
from the PhilIies this winter :,
100000 and three players. had si,,
ed 1871 contract with the taH.er.
ers at the close of last season a,
under baseball law this agreema-
would have covered Highes s9l,r
TO rthe Dodgers after they bou.l
him.
But President Larry MacPhsl =
fered the 25-year-old Columbia Is. c
Highlander new contract repo-
edly calling for $500, a raise Of 5.
900 over his salary at Philadelpt1
Higbe quickly signed,
MacPhail's reputation for largesa
however, cost him a holdout in Ii
person of Mickey Owen, the catch;
Brooklyn obtained from the ST. L0u
Cardinals in another big winter iaa
From his home at Springfield N,
Owen announced that he had tea
! offered a contract calling for ra!a
but that the increase was not lar:
enough and no more than he wou
have expected if he had remain:
with the Cards.
To this plant MacPhail decla:
he had no comment.
Walker and Reiser probably al
received raises. Dixie led the u
tional league in hitting for lr
last year and finished with mly
Of .308. Reiser, who has been in L
Dodger farm system two years, car
up from Elmira in July and prove
himself a handy man to have arol-
- filling in at shortstop and tnl
base as we'll as in right field-Thel
he expects to be a regular in l9tl.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Kouacs, Riggs Advance
In Florida Net Meet

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. %.
Kovacs of Oakland,
Calf, and Bobby Riggs of Chicago
favored to renew their rivalry
in the University of Miami invita-
tonal tennis tournament-headed
parade of seeded players into
the quarterfinals today.
Play followed the script except
for one slight miscue-the upset
election of eighth-seeded Billy Gil
lespie, University of Miami star.
Gardner Larned, rangy Chicago
youth who is ranked third among
the nations juniors, sent Gillespie
to the sidelines in a spirited 6 to
3, 6 to 4 skirmish.
Kovacs discarded his usual
clowning tactics to whip George
Parks, University of Miami tennis
captain, 6 to 3, to /. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
CONNER TAKES RAP
AT GRID SCOUTING
Southeastern Loop Commls'
sioner Upholds Athletic
Scholarship for Game

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 29.-CP'-
The southeastern conferences atm
letic commissioner, Mike Conner, pe'
lieves "iust criticism of college loot
ball comes from "deceitful and
Fraudulent recruiting.
Addressing University of Mlssis
sipri alumni and officials at din
ner, the former governor of this
state commended conference mem
bers for showing wisdom and cour-
age" in legalizing athletic scholar
ships, but scored some methods he
said had been used by talent scouts.
Many of the critics today are
contending football is over-empha-
sized" he said. That is not the
trouble. I maintain college football
is undervalued."
Conner said survey had shown
80 per cert of the holders Of South
eastern conference athletic scholar
ships came from humble homes
and poor parents" could not other
wise have had the education.
"The just criticism Conner de-
clared, comes from the deceit and
fraudulent practices that in some
instances have ranged from college
presidents down to janitors. 1t has
saturated the game
He charged some institutions had
given boys actual cash, found jobs
for the youths parents, then re-
quired the players to sign on their
word of honor" that they had mot
been given special inducements"
He told Of a Florida high school
star taken to every game certain
college played during last football
season by one Of the colleges
scouts.
"One week during practice Con-
ner said, this chap told the coach
he would have to move a scheduled
game up to Thursday night so the
player could make a Saturday col
lege game. The coach was sap
enough to do it.
Under Conner's supervision, South
eastern conference schools have
a greed to forego competitive bidding
for athletics-except insofar as they
may stress such things as the edu-
cational merits Of their respective
institutions and to limit induce
ments to the legal scholarships.
Scholarships are standardized, pro-
viding tuition, board, books, laundry,
medical services, and the privilege
of earning a maximum of $40 per
month at a legitimate job.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Calvary Fiue to Play
Y.M.C.A. Team Tonight

Local basketball rivals VIII
square off tonight when Calvary
strong Independent five meets 1ne
green clad Y.M.C.A., outfit IN a
game that is expected to be tops
in action and excitement.
The Calvary team will be tne
favorites because of an earlier VIC
tory but according to the Triangles
odds mean nothing to them and
hey will be out to annex this con-
test.
There is much speculation as 10
the type game this will turn out TO
be, since both squads are blessed
with strong defense and when
they are right, both have power
full scoring attacks. The game
might settle down to defensive
battle or it might develop into a
scoring orgy, which would prob
ably be more exciting to the fans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
GG TICKETS GO ON SALE TO-DAY
MEMBERS OF FRAT
TO HANDLE SALES
Proceeds from Tourney Go to
Brigade Boys Club; ANA
teurs Urged to Enter

Tickets for the Fifth Annual Star
Golden Gloves boxing
tournament, which will be staged In
the exhibit building at Legion sta
dunn February 11-12-13-14, will go
on sale in Wilmington today.
Members of the Senior Fraternity
of the Brigade Boys club will have
charge Of the ticket sales and rams
may obtain the ducats from any
member of the fraternity.
Aubrey Everett, president of the
fraternity, will distribute the tickets
among the various members this
morning. TWO types Of tickets will
be placed on the advance sale llst.
These are ringside tickets that Will
sell for 81 each for the four nights
and general admission tickets for 81
cents each.
A special 25 cent ticket for stu
dents will be placed on sale when
the tournament tickt office opens
the night of the opening round OF
fights.
Proceeds from the Golden Gloves
90 to the Brigade Boys club in It's
work among the underprivlleged
boys of the city.
Meanwhile, a number of boys con-
tinued workouts at the Golden
Gloves gym last night and Porter
Davis, trainer of the team, announc-
ed that most of the boys are rapidly
rounding into condition.
Entries for the tournament con-
tinue to roll in from points through
out North and South Carolina. All
amateur boxers are urged to file
their entries for the annual tourney
Immediately. Entry blanks may be
secured By writing the Sports De-
partment oil the Star-News, or the
entry blank printed in this paper
may be used for entering the meet.
Winners in the Golden Gloves here
will be awarded handsome trophies
and miniature boxing gloves. Ruc
ners-up will receive miniature box
ing gloves, as will the winners in
the novice and juvenile divisions.
In addition there will be trophies
awarded for the best boxer in the
tournament and for the team placing
the most champions on the cham
pionship team.
Winners in the tourney here will
also be taken to Charlotte with all
expenses paid, and entered in the
Carolinas Golden Gloves tournament.
Winners in Charlotte will be taken
to New York with all expenses paid
and entered in the tournament of
champions for the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Benz Says Johnson Best
But Feller Is Good, Too

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan. 20.
-R-Joe Butcher Boy) Benz, the
old spitball ace who is vacationing
here, said today he believed walter
Johnson was the greatest pitcher of
all time but Bob Feller is well on
the way to becoming the equal of
the Big Train"
Benz, who pitched for the Chicago
White Sox from 1908 through 1919,
turned in no-hit game against
Cleveland on May 81, 1914, and
missed another no-hitter by the mar
rowest margin ten days later when
he hurled one-hit shutout that beat
Johnson and the Washington Sena-
tors.
But Benz said he is sure the ma
jor league pitchers of the present
era have it harder than those of his
day because Of the lively ball. He
still lives in Chicago and sees all the
games he can.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30

CHICAGO; Jan. 29.-tR-Will
Harridge didn't pick baseball as
his career-basebal picked it for
him.
Authority for this unusual infor'
nation is none other than Mr..
Harridge himself, one of the most
popular executives baseball ever
has produced and apparently des-
tined to lead the American League
for many years to come as presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer.
His entry into the game dates
back to December, 1911. For 10
years he had been an employe OF
the Wabash railroad, which
handled most transportation prob
lens of American league clubs,
Harridge was the young passenger
department employe who handled
the details of player tickets and
baggage movements.
Henry Kline, chief clerk and
my superior, came in one morn.
ing and told me was through with
the Wabash" Harridge recalls.
"You can imagine my surprise
when he told me that the next
Monday I was to report to Ban
Johnson, American League presi.
dent, as his personal secretary.
II didn't have chance to de.
cline, and perhaps the fact that
my salary was jumped from 500
month to $50 a week had a lot
to do with my decision to accept
Anyway, I'd only been married
five months and that $50 looked
like fortune"
At that last remark a broad
engaging smile came to his face
It seemed to epitomize the friend
ly, warming personality of the
speaker.
That personality, a perfect ad.
junct to the mans natural ability
served him to advantage from the
moment he entered the league Of
five. For the club owners genuine.
ly liked him in addition to respect-
ing his work. They liked him in
those early years and continued to
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30

Amateurs Different
But that was ''professional
boxing and that's different story
from amateur nitt singing. Fight
ing fair is just a part of amateur
boxing as knowing how to fight
Boxers are judged on points-the
number of blows landed, where
landed. the number missed and
how many times he missed an op-
ponent's blows.
When the Golden Gloves come up
here in about two weeks-Feb. IL
12-13-14, are the dates-keep your
eyes on the boys fighting. Watch
both of them closely and it you
mentally calculate as to the points
scored, you'll pretty near agree
every time with the judges OF the
bouts
And in talking about judging
boxing points, the boxers who Will
take part in this annual istic fes-
tival can lay a lot of stock in that
old military axiom Of the 'fustest
and the mostest." But that's the
vay most Of the Golden Gloves
fight anyway, as you will see.
Day Of Contracts
These are the days Of contract
signing in baseball circles and
despite the fact that several Of the
better known players have refused
the offers made by the front office,
they say they are not "holdouts."
I'VE just haven't come to an
agreement" the players say, and
that appears to be as good an an
,swer to the business as should be
given. For although the holdouts
often make coIorful copy, it real
ly desn't make any difference to
the public just what player is
paid, just SO he plays ball.
Odds And Ends
Wilmington basketball game
with Rocky Mount tomorrow night
should prove close, that is if the
flu doesn't hold down the Wildcats
too much. And the Wildcat
boxers proved fairly good COM
petition for Tom Cash's Hamlet
leather SINGERS here. The
locals have a meet with Florence
here Friday night. After Win
ming eight straight games Leland's
boys basketball team dropped their
first game of the season Tuesday
night, losing to Bolivia by a two
point margin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
FLU HITS cats
BASKETBALL CLUB
Three Members of Squad Out
Of Lineup; Cagers to Play
Birds Friday

Coach Bob Blacks varsity Wild
cat basketball team and Rupert Bry-
ans junior varsity will take the road
to Rocky Mount Friday afternoon
for a conference go with the Black
birds Friday night.
The locals have been working with
a patched-up squad most all week
with McKoy, Morrison and Nisbett
on the sidelines with the flu and
Coach Black also fighting the dis
ease for the past three days.
Coach Bryan worked out both the
teams yesterday morning and aft
ernoon and will be in charge of the
squads should Coach Black be un-
able to make the trip.
The Blackbirds made very cred
table showing against the Raleigh
Hurricane Tuesday night, going
down under a 1886 count. The Rail-
readers have steadily improved since
their early season losses to Wilson
and Durham and have stopped the
Fayetteville Highlanders who de-
feated the locals in the first confer
ence game of the season early in
January. The Raleigh Hurricane
doWned the Wildcats As to 26 last
week on the "Y'' court with Carl
Sapp leading the attack. The Black
birds bottled up Sapp Tuesday night,
but someone else got away for the
necessary points to win the game.
Rocky Mount will come to Will
mington Tuesday, February 4, for
single conference game on the "Y'
court at 8 o. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Baseball Picked Harridge
For Job And Likes Choice

like him well enough to re-elect
him twice for increasingly longer
terms.
johnson, in i'll health for years
retired in 1927. E. S. Barnard was
elected president and Harridge was
officially named league secretary.
In that post he served under Bar
nard until the latter's death in
March of 1881. Subsequently Har-
ridge was approached by Tom
Shibe, Philadelphia Athletics presi-
dent, who suggested that he take
the league presidency.
II told him I'd like to run the
league one year and then have
the job if found satisfactory" Har.
ridge said. Frank Navin, late
owner of the Detroit Tigers, was
acting president and suggested that
I handle the league office detail
Charles A. (The Old Roman)
Comiskey sent for me one day. He
said club owners wanted some de-
cisive action because too many
men were after the job. A meeting
was called in Cleveland and on
May 27, 1881, I was named presi-
dent and treasurer for a three
year term
Later he was reelected for five
years and the 1888 meeting saw
the owners name him for TO-
year period.
Through the years the owners
have been a fine group of men, -
he said. They've been more than
fair to me and the whole league
has gone along with no internal
troubles. The ability to cooperate
and work out problems broadmind-
edly has been a great help toward
the success we've enjoyed. We've
had our lean years, it is true, but
its a grand testimonial to the team
owners that no Indebtedness ever
has been incurred" 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Marion Miley Defeats
Suggs in Golf Tourne

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. y:
CP-Marion Miley of Lexington H.
sounded warning to all comers tod'
she is ON her game" as she delea
ed Louise Suggs, 17-year,o-d Llt
Springs, Ca, sharpshooter' ahl
in quarterfinals of the Miami bl
more womens golf tournament
Miss Suggs, who had Won two vi
ter tournaments, was no match
the more experienced kentuc@
who scored a par SO going out VII
deadly putting. Miss suggs II !,
morning round had eliminated Nj
Mortimer May of Miami BeacA'
and 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
Moore Named Head Grid
Coach at Murray State

MURRAY, KY. Jan. 29.-R-
The athletic department of Murray
State Teachers college wa S re-
vamped today.
Jim Moore, alumnus of Connec-
ticut State, moves from assistant
to head football coach, succeeding
Roy Stewart, and Rice Mountjoy,
Danville (KyD High school coach,
becomes head basketball coach,
succeeding Carlisle Cutchin, and
assistant football coach.
Both Stewart and Cutchin were
retained on the faculty, Stewart
taking over direction Of the physi-
cal educa ton department. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
WILLARD DRAFTED

STOCKTON, Calf, Jan. 29.-LP)-
Jess Willard, Jr., son of the former
worlds heavyweight champion, has
been drafted into the Army, his fath'
er said today. The Junior Willard
was a hurdler at Washington State
college a few years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
ALLEN SIGNS CONTRACT

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-R)-Johnny
Allen, veteran pitcher, signed 1941
contract with the st. Louis Browns
today after 2-hour conference. The
salary to- be paid the righths<der was
not announced. Allen was one of
four pitchers the Browns bought this
winter,
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
GETS QUESTIONNAIRE

DETROIT, Jan. 29.-lR-Hank
Greenberg's draft QUESTIONABLE is
in the mail, officials of board No.
% said today, and the big Detroit
Tiger outfielder will receive it in
Honolulu, where he is on vaca-
ton. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
CONTRACTS SIGNED

BOSTON, Jan. 29.-R-Presio'
Bob Quinn of the Boston b'
said today that signed con'FaS
had been received from Siam
Andrews, veteran relief calcn'
and Claude Wilborn, DennlSo
Va. outfielder who Joined the Gil
last fall after a good season
York, Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
SMOKE RINGS
Fustest And Mostest
By SAM RAGAN

"Get there fustest with the mosest was an ol9 mli
] .ttributed to General Forrest OF the Contederste
farses The slogan applies football and goes just as well
in boxing. , roo+cb inst like one
s1valow doesn't make dinner. But we useo 10 KNOW
ered paooka who toured the bush leagues TOR years.
mo anvbodv anywhere and he called the l"o-funch
1I;Jv ono IN the chin and he hit the floor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30
VIRGINIA WINS

WEST POINT, N. Y, Jan. 29.-LR)
In wild and woody game that saw
the lead change hands 18 times, Vir-
ginia's touring basketball team beat
Army today 40.36.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-30

The Congo river is fifth longest
in the world, having a length of
5000 miles.
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OTTO .IIERS

Funeral services for Otto Juers
70. Of SIS So. Anderson st. who
died of heart attack Saturday
while on route TO a hospital. will
be held Tuesday at 3 p. m. from
the Buckley-King chapel. with the
Rev. A. r. NJ Kettner officiating.
Burial will follow in Tacoma
cemetery Juers. stepfather of r.
A. Mueller of Tacoma. was strick-
en- while walking along 9th ave
He had lived in Tacoma so years
and vas well known In this vi
entity as a landscape gardener, a
profession from which he retired
about three years ago. He WAS
born in Hamburg. Germany. Jan.
9. 1882. and came to the United
States SIS years ago.
Jusrs made his home in the 9Th
ave. district 40 years and his in
terest IN its development prompt
ed him tn spend much time and
effort toward that end. He was
member NJ Tacoma tent No. 2.
Msccsbees. the Platt Dueischsr
Vsrein. and NJ the Lutheran
church. Besides Mueller, he leaves
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HARRY !. tROSI.EY

Funeral services for .iarry Jesse
crosley. Il. Of 1880 Fa. d ST. who
died Saturday in a local hospital,
were held Monday at p. m. from
the Cassidy a Allen chapel. with
the Rev George Barton officiating
Cremation followed. Crosley. a SEN
Tor student of Lincoln high school.
who would have graduated in June.
made his home with an uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. n. c. Cogswell
The youth. whose death followed
an illness of two weeks, was born
in Pullman. He leaves his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Nell Crosley of
Spokane; sister. Lilly. also of
Spokane, and grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. II. A. Crosley of Taco
ma and Mr.. and Mrs. jesse Gray
of Spokane.
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Sconce 10 Head
BOYS Club Drive

Announcement was made Mon
day that Bob Sconce Will lead the
general oanvassing forces of the
BOYS club campaign. launched
Monday morning. Serving on the
initial gifts committee. which seeks
to raise at least 65 per cent of the
S3i 900 desired are the following.
Lyle Abrahamson. Emmett An
derson, Leo f. Barton, A H.
Brouse. Louis Burnett, Kenneth
Burnham. George Calvert. f. H..
Forbes. s. A. Gagliardi. Paul Gar
yer. John Goldshury. Fred Haines.
A. II. Heath. Clifford NJ. Lang
horne. F. A. Lateham. Harry Law
ton. A. L. Lee. Guy Lindsay. A. f.
Long. J. T. s. Lyle. L. A. Mcleod,
Salem Nourse. Axel Oxholm, Dave
Peterson. Burns Poe. Mel Pugh.
Jack Quill. Glen Reeves. Aaron
Robbins. Kenneth Roegner, Fred A.
Smith. A. A. Smell, Bert Sweeting.
Irving Thomas. Thor c. Tollefson,
G. A. Waite, Harris Warwick. r.
NJ. Williams and Burton Young.
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John ADAMS

Funeralservic.sf for John
Adams. SO. Of 1890 Bell ST. who
died Sunday in a local hospital.
Will be held Tuesday At a. m.
from the st Josephs church. Of
which he was a member. TIE
eortege Will leave Cassidy 4 Al
lens mortuary at s4a. Burial will
follow in Cali Wary cemetery.
Adams. a native Of czeehoslovakia.
had lived in United States IS years
He came to Tacoma Is years ago
from New Jersey. Adams was a
restaurant worker and prior 10 the
illness which resulted in his death.
he was employed by Hotel Win
throp. Surviving are one son.
Michael r. of Tacoma. two broth
ers. Joseph and Paul Of New York.
and one sister in Austria.
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FUNERAL SERVICES

George i. siinEeriand Tuesday
/ p. m, from the Lynn chapel.
Rev. W. o. Aacoskey officiating
burial Mountain View burial park
Lee Olson Tuesday. , D. m
from the Lynn chapel: burial
Mountain View burial park.
Mrs. Mary Casansugb Richard.
Tuesday. 3 80 a m. from the
81 Fatfick.s church. cortsRe lsa..
ing Cassidy Il Aliens a. sIs.
burial Calvary cemetery. rosary.
Monday. . ,. m. a. the noftuary.
hrs. Emma Hu-hin Tuesday, l
p. m. from the Hslllnger chapel
tho Rev. ~. u. Engsibrsehi off.
eating h4nal IN Mountain We.
Mrs.. Hnshln. VINO did Fridsv "a
survived BY s3-y.ar-ola sister
Ida Kslssr. N Ltipzs. Germany.
ard ~ niece In Tacoma Mr..
Helen Reed
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BENJAMIN .. CARoIuERs

Funeral services for BENJAMIN
Franklin Csrothers. -. Of laos So
nth st. who died Saturday at his
home. viii he held Tuesday al
10 80 a. m. from the Piper chapel.
With the Rev. ". O. Macoskey of.
fieiating. Burial will follow in
Mountain View burial park. Car.
others, a resident Of Tacoma three
years. VAS a member of the First
Baptist church. he leaves his wife.
Mette. four sons. II. {. Carothers
Of Texas. Paul Of Illinois. r. q
Carothers of Spokane and A. e.
Carothers Of Soap Lake. four
daughters. Mrs. r. r. McMillen of
Spokane. Mrs. W. r Livengood of
Indiana. Mrs. Cevilla wrye and
Miss Ann Carothers Of Tacoma.
two grandchildren and one great.
grandchild.