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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-22
DAVIS H00PSTER
SETS CAGE MARK
Lutz Leads 10th Group To
Win Over IA Board
Team

CAMP DAVIS. Dec. 21.-Charles
Lutz winged eighth field goals and
four foul shots through the net
last night in Farnsworth Hall and
his 20 points not Only established
a new individual high for Camp
Davis tournament play but enabl-
ed the Goth group to gain its third
basketball triumph in five starts
as the AA Board suc"umbed, 1929.
With Lutz and Kelly doing the
early scoring the Goth Group ran
up a 1875 first quarter lead but
Miksis and Null whitfield this ad-
vantage down until the ultimate
winners managed to own but a
four point edge at the half.
Upon resumption OF play the
long lenders once again improved
their margin while holding their
foes to four tallies in the third
period after which the score read
26-18. Here, the underdogs put on
final offensive burst that car
ried them to within three points
of tie but Lutz applied the crush
err with two baskets and Bauer
tagged on another for good meas
ure.
In a preceding contest RED
Mcbride proved to be just what
the doctor ordered as the Station
Hospital hocpslers doubled the Is
points registered by K Btry, AA
School. McBride's II markers
achieved through six field goals
and five penalty losses provided
the main fireworks. His dribbling,
passing, and floorwork established
him as the outstanding player on
the court and he directed his
teams maneuvers when not busy
scoring himself. HIS chief aide was
Adamowicz with nine points.
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Redskins Begin Prepping
For Contest With Bears

WASHING TON, Dec 21.- LR -
The Washington Redskins, Eastern
pro champions, leave tomorrow
for Lafayette, Ind. where they
will work cut TO- three days in
preparation for tneil National Pro-
fessional Football League title tilt
against the Chicago Bears Sunday
in Chicago.
The squad Of %, coaches and
business personnel will make up
two parties for the trip, because
they were unable to get travel re-
servations for the full group on
one train. They will move into Chi
cago Saturday afternoon.
The Redskins came out of their
20-0 Eastern playoff triumph over
the New York Giants last Sunday
with six men On the injured list.
However. none was seriously hurt
and Trainer Wilhu- Bohm looks for
the full squad to be ready for ac-
ton against the Bears.
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VENZKE THROUGH
AS TRACK MAN
Cinder Star Ends Running
Career To Take Up
Golf

READING, Pa, Dec. I'll R -
Gene VenzKe, one ct the great
milers, has quit the cinder track
this time positively. he says
and has taken up golf.
The former Olympic team star
said the same thing last year but
was back on the boards last
March.
Now he's at a tool makers lathe
at the Army Air Field here and
he's getting old for a miller.
Thirty-five now, he says he'd
'1ike to keep on running but the
training grind is too Furnishing. -
Venzke stops at country club
on his way home from work for
nine holes of golf nearly every
day and boasts a recent three I'm
der par.
The former University of Penn
sylvania miler's last race was in
Chicago in March when he was
nosed out by Lee Eisenhart OF
Ohio State in a 1,000-y ard event.
The greatest runner of all?
Venzke's selection is Gene Cum
ningham, the Kansas Splinter who
often matched strides with him.
when that guy wanted to run
and was feeling good. he was I'm
beatable," Venzke declared.
"And I should know, he beat me
20 tines
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Connie Mack Looking Toward Future
Derringer Believes Warm
Climate Aids Ballplayer,

SARASOTA, Fla, Dec. 21-tR-
q warm sun beat down on the
golden orange grove and P u l
Derringer flexed husky r i h t
arm as he tossed a rock into the
gulf creek which runs so feet from
the front door of his farm here.
II know I sound like the cham
her of commerce" he grinaed,
but l think living in Florida will
s,Gd three to five years to the ac-
tive life of a baseball player
The 36-year-old Chicago Cubs
pitcher, who has spent. 10 winters
here, explained that he stayed in
the open practically all W n e r
hunting, fishing and playing golf.
"You keep in shape that way, >
he said.
Lots of the fellows spend the
winter in the north. They sit
around and play cards, Or pool or
something. They pick up weight
fast and get soft.
Derringer, VINO admits that he
can't pitch as often as he once
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Tropical Park Race Track
Has Excellent Attendance

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 21.-Ten
lucky daily double holders casted
in on $1,170.60 payoff today at
Tropical Park where the favorite
players had another rough day.
Until c. W Anderscn's displayer
ronped home In the eighth race,
II successive public choices had
failed to click.
Sam Garfield's Shiny Penny,
paying S35 90, took the headlined
Florida City purse by head over
G. R. Watkins Charitable which
paid a fancy $47.7O for the place.
The Brolite farms Fag, also light
ly backed, was third with the IA
vored Swimmin Hole RUM n 6
eighth. Shiny Penny ran the six
furlongs in ITO Is with Hubert
Trent up.
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German Chemical Center
In Ruins Following Raid

The Luftwaffe was confused,
however, there was tWo-way
traits as we were leaving Frank,
furt," pilot said. eve were going
home and the fighters were chas-
ing back where we had co
from
Reports of not aerial combat
came mainly from the Mannheim
Ludwigshafen force, further indi-
eating that the Germans were fool
ed into concentrating their defense
there. One group of Lancasters re-
ported five battles in Is minutes.
The Frankfurt attack compress
ed into 80 minutes of bombing
came in the early evening last
night, and then the HAF pulled
another trick out, sending swarms
of swift, light -Squitos darling in
to that same western Germany re-
gion later to send the inhabitants
of Frankfurt back into the shell
tiers in fear of new attack.
Forty-tWo planes were missing
from the .hree-point heavy opera
ton, the Mosquito follow up, addi-
tional Mosquito forays into Bel
GUM, RCAF attacks On enemy
shipping in the English Channel
and minelaying operations along
enemy coasts.
1t was the RATS fourth major
raid in December and the second
attack On Frankfurt in less than
a month. l. moved the city, one
of Germany's 20 major industrial
centers, perilously close to the fate
of obliterated places like Ham
burg, Essen, Kassel and the "em-
asculate'. Ruhr.
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did believes the year-round -,
oltlonlng program which bo Voa
lows will keep him active for S o.. l0'
eraI' more years. SeA
The big right handler win
s seeking his 2olst National lei Iess@ "
victory when he pitches he N% 9s'
game next spring, He hit fl. ' o5,
mark near the end of last s Son.. w
after getting Off to Slow y'@ ~.
IN MS first year with the Cub S,'''
Derringer led the LEAGUE s' W
rookie during hts first fun sss ~
with the St, Lois Cardins st''o'
1881, but he feels he has Iesrn.s,
much about pitching since tboa
I learn more about pitcbine
cry year" he said. When T.. "
low gets older he has to m. I'LL
changes to keep ahead" '''A'
One of the few pitchers ovo. =,
top the league twice. Derrin,,n,
has been helped by excent t,,s',
control which he developed on ,' .tl
advice of Grover Cleveland "a n .'
arder. '''eA'
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SPORTS TRAIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-QF)-We little afraid ouz
FRIEND Ray Dumont, the Wichita wizard, has become in
voved in revolving door been nudged under the chin
by one of his eaping mcrophones His latest idea
makes you dizzy just to think about it.
Dumont is the daddy of the National Semi-Pro Base
bill Congress- and also of such intriguing innovations
dustproof umpres, thanks to gadge that automatically
sweeps the plate; the mcrophone which sprouts when
player spout the mike shooting up out of the ground
carry the players quawks to the grandstand and other
ideas.
Up to now, however, he has let the rules alone but
later such inventive mind was bound to get
around to them He's starting out moderately enough
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DIAMONDS GRAND
!!0LD MAN NEARING
SlST. BIRTHDAY
'Mr. Baseball" Still En-
deavoring To Build
Winning Team

Philadelphia, Dec. 81 - (Y -
Spry enough to assume a catch
er's stance that Bill Dickey might
envy Connie Mack held his annual
levee for the press today, and no.
body would have believed that he'll
be 81 in two days.
1t was sort of now-it-can-be
told session in the circular Shibe
Park office, with the trophies of
49 rich baseball years on all sides.
Mr.. Baseball recalled, among
other things:
How he could have had Babe
Ruth aind Erne Shore for nothing.
How he bought Chief Bender for
$100-but still doesn't think h e
great Indian pitcher was his great
est bargain.
Ruth and Shore. the old gentle
man disclosed with a CLEAN of
amusement in his mild blue eyes,
were offered to rim by Jack Dunn,
cwner of the Baltimore club. Shore
now is sheriff of Forsyth County,
II C.
'That Ruth was great pitcher
in those days, :oo," he said. But
I told Jack he needed the money
that they would bring, and l wasn't
III position to offer what they
were worth. So they went to the
Boston Red Sox. :"
All this was during the breakup
of the great 1914 Athletics.
But his greatest bargain?
Jimmy Foxx,' said the patri-
arch of Philadelphia without hest
tation. He cost me $4,000, stayed
with me long time and brought
a considerably higher price when
l sold him."
Looking into the future, then. for
he's still ready to jam his six-foot-
three into lower berth and be
hte first up for breakfast.
Mr. Mack said Al Simmons. re-
leased last season by the Boston
Red SoX, will return to the AS
next spring as third base coach.
Otherwise, great great grand
father Mack hasn't much to say
about next year.
you can't figure on anybody, -
Re said. Right now it looks az
though we'd be all right, We have
enough players, but you can't tell.
We might lose them ALL
If that happens-well. Mack has
MT played baseball since he broke
leg in 1893, but the way he
performed for photographers, you
never can tell.
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PORK DIVIDEND

WASHINGTON, Dec. Pip
The Office of Price Admin.
istration declared a pork chon
dividend tonight.
1t designated spare ratiOD
stamp No. / in ration bOok
number 4, as geea for an ey
ira five points in the purchase
of pork.
The order, effective at mid.
night tonight, was issued 70
meet rapidly . mountaing pres.
sure ON the hog markets and
storage facilities where swine
and meat were piling up with.
out enough takers.
The extra points are good
only until midnight SUNDAY,
Jan. 2.
OPA said the temporary vail.
dation of a special stamp for
extra pork provided "the
simplest and most effective
manner for getting the unex.
poctedly large civilian supply
of pork into the hands of the
housewife" Chester BOwles,
OPA administrator, said the
housewife may use the spare
stamp only for the purchase OF
pork.
OPA reported that surveys
indicate the average person
spends between II and Y Of
the individuals 16 weekly ra-
ton points for meats, With
the loins and other choice cuts
Of pork at four points, fami
ly of five using the new spare
stamp one, Temporarily, vii
be able to buy about 20 pounds
a week. Of the cheaper cuts,
such as shoulders, the family
could buy about 40 pounds a
week.
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ing and was sentenced to 60 days
N Jail to be assigned to the county
farm.
Josie Hall, white, was fined $25
and costs and given a 60-day sus-
rended sentence.
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Beau Jack Slated To Meet
Sammy Amoot In January

NEW YORK Dec. 21.-Beau
Jack and Sammy Angott. holders
OF the two shares IN the world
lightweight title, will meet in TO-
round overtime weight match in
Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28.
Jack, hose tilt claims have
the blessing Of the New York State
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revising Cne playing cOQe. All
he wants to do first is to al
low the batter the choice of
running either to first base or
third base.
In that way, he figures, the field
ers would be kept on their toes,
wondering where to throw the ball,
end the game would offer such
Eavelties as two players trying to
steal second at the same time from
diff ere directions. In other
words, he would put a reverse
gear on the base running.
The complications h a might
follow such an innovation are al
most too dizzy 10 contemplate. He
says he's going to stage an ex-
= detrimental game of this nature at
the opening Of the 1914 Semi-Pro
Congress next Aug. II, and we
await the result with interest.
We would like. though, to see
Dumont out there playing second
base with six men on base, three
going in each airection while he
fielded a hopper and tried to fig
ure out who was going where. and
why.
Oh we'll, they laugheu at the
Wright brothers too, ana all they
were trying to 90 was make one
man go up into the air Dumont
would make a whole team go right,
left, backwards and forwards and
up in the air as well.
Speaking Of baseball, if the above
can be termed that, the following,
written by the Rev. George Grun-
dy, one of the repatriated prison
ers who reached Britain from Ger
many, appeared In the L n d n
Daily Mail:
Baseball has become the great
est organized game IN the Ger
man prison camps today At first,
when the American prisoners came
and started to play it, our fellows
used to laugh. But they were in
terested, too, though they didn t
like to admit it. Gradually, almost
furtively, their interest took a
practical turn. They began to
learn the rules. Soon they were
as enthusiastic as the Americans.
Now they even beat the Ameri-
cans at it."
Rev Grundy also tells OF time
when arr angements for an earlier
repatriation fell through. He re-
lates the men were drawn up IN
{ square and the German officer
announced: THE repatriation will
not take place. You will return to
camp"
I looked around the crowd and
sew the disillus'on on the faces
OF he men, > Rev Grundy reports.
Il wondered how they were tax
Ing it. Then a voice told me. Some
Che shouted:
"Oh, to with the war.
Let's get back to our baseball ="
And still speaking of baseball.
Sgt. Enos Slaughter. former St..
Iclis Cardinal oltfield star now
4. the San Antonio, Tex, aviation
cadet center. saws he had 'ba d
year" with the center baseball
team last season. "Only hit .49o, -
he explains apc!ogeticaIIy
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athletic commission, will have a
tune-up 10-rounder with Lulu Cos
tantino of New York. in the Gar
den on Jan. 7. Angott, MIA king
in the division, halls from Wash
ington, Pa.
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Brazil, short on motor fuel, has
10000 charcoal burning motor
vehicles in operation in the Sac
Paulo area alone.
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In 1913, 2,250.000 cords Of pup
wood were needed to manufacture
containers for shipping food, sup
plies and munitions overseas
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WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21-(P)-Weather
Bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending 8 pm,
in the principal cotton growing areas
and elsewhere:
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Wormerdom's Pre- Flight 7 oil
May Bring on 16-Foot Vault
Physical Fitness Program Might Develop
Extra Kick Needed for Phenomenal Leop

y inch, and the Californian, at
tempting that height for the first
time. missed on three tries-maybe
Just because of that oil fleXor pro-
fundus, etc
Warmerdam stole good show
and received a thunderous ovation
from $4,000 spectators. They also
were enthusiastic over Gil Dodds.
the Boston divinity student who
runs as if he were late for a sermon.
Never headed, he posted 4:085
in the Bankers Mile, best of the
season. to beat Indiana's Earl
Mitchell and Frank Dixon. New
York University's sensational fresh
man.
Wolverines Win PlauditS.
Applause also broke out for Mich
iean's 2-mile relay team. which won
the Midwest championship by beat
ing Illinois and Notre Dame: Two
Miller Greg Rice, who won his 63d
straight race after Notre Danes
Ollie Hunter had hung doggedly at
his heels until the last Two laps:
Sprinter Herbert Thompson of Jer-
sey City, Hurdler Bob Wright Of
Ohio State. Les Eisenhart of Port
Clinton, Ohio, who staked the
II ,000' title in an upset over Gene
Venzke and National A. A. u. Cham
pion Jim Rafferty,; JIMMY Herbert
Of the New York Grand Street Boys.
who captured the 800" from Bob
Ufer of Michigan and Lewis Smith
of Prairie View College in Texas:
and Dwight Eddleman, the Illinois
freshman now in the Army, who
high jumped 6-6.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
By GEORGE HUBER,

Billy Richardson, former George
Washington and Central High ath-
letic star, is handling his first major
coaching job this spring with West
ern's baseball team and of the eight
public high schools here Western
probably is the worst off for eX-
perienCed material.
The last holdovers from Westerns 5
194l championship nine are gone,
leaving Billy only two letter men
from last years team He really has
to start from scratch. The mono
gram Wearers are Brian Bell, good
field-no-hit first baSeman, and Ray
Love, snappy shortstop.
Richardson is injecting a lot OF
his fire and competitive spirit into
Westerns practice sessions, however,
and the Raider nine might be better
this season than it appears from
early drills. Muddy fields have ham
pered batting sessions, but several
of the boys have been connecting
with long hits, among them George
Conway, a secOnd-base candidate,
and Sam Carpenter, outfielder.
Pitching is Big Problem.
Another youngster doing well Is
Nick Chinaka, who came to Western
only in February. He's out for first
base and is giving Bell run for his
money. Other infield candidates are
Sam Bromley, Fred Wacker and
Johnny Bickle, while the outfielderS,
in addition to Carpenter, are Bill
Stratos and Oliver Carter.
AS at other schools, pitching is a
big problem at Western. Dee Lamp
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Blood Flows as B|ueue
Stops Ball With Nose
Boss Mats First Casual:
Vernon TO Tuik Terms

Putting the Mats through their
pre-snoWfall PAGES yesterday at Col
lege Park, Manager Ossie Blueee
painfully discovered you can carry
this leadership business too far.
He became the first casual of the
season when struck in the face bv a
thrown ball.
A few seasons ago Bluege busted
flVe stitches in new ball and almost
put big Buck NeWsom out of COM
mission, but permanently, in the
opening game of the season against
the Yankees in similar mishap
oswald came in on bunt. scooped
up the ball and fired at first in his
! customary, underhand manner.
Newsom, who had started after the
punt, was in the line of fire and got
plastered with a direct hit that
would have felled an ordinary
pitcher.
A bloody nose was the sum total
OF damage to Bluege yesterday and
ne was scheduled to lead his Eski-
mos through their daily chores to-
day III Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum.
Word has been received that First
Baseman Mickey Vernon will report
Thursday after threatening to Quit
baseball because of salary differ
ences with the club. Vernon has a
JOB with an Oil company in his home
town of Eddystone. Pa, but will
come here to discuss a contract with
President Clark Griffith and the lat
Ter anticipates no trouble getting
MlckeyS name on the line.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN.

CHICAGO. March 22.-There was
speculation today that Ensign Cor
nelius Warmerdam will hit 16 feet
in the pole vault before long.
The physical fitness program he
will go through at the Chapel Hill
IN. c. Pre-Flight School may de-
velop that minute fraction of CO.
ordination which. he admits. is re-
quired to reach his seventh heaven.
There was talk at the Chicago re-
lays Saturday night after the 81
year-old former school teacher had
bettered his worlds records with a
solo Of Is feet 3i2 inches. that calls
themes at Chapel Hill might have
loosened something such as his flexor
profoundus digitorum "a wrist
muscle, no less--to degree that
made the big jump possible
Warmerdam EXpiodes Theory.
But the Flying Dutchman ended
that prattle, and quickly.
Il arrived at Chapel Hill Thurs
day" he responded. The only
thing I had time to get fitted for
was uniform"
Warmerdam, who always has ad-
hered to strict training routine
which is reflected in his record of
clearing IS feet or more 33 times
believes. however. that the fitness
program really may develop some
special muscle or tendon and result
in the millennium of timing neces-
sary for l6 feet.
After his record Jump Saturday,
the cross bar was hOSted to l6 feet
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Gators Keep IntramuraIs,
But Quit Varsity Sports

By the Associated Press.
GAINESVILLE, Fla, March %
All intercollegiate sports are being
abandoned at the University of
Florida for the dura ton of the war
Football will be the principal
sport affected by the decision, an
nounced Yesterday by President
John j. Tigert. Florida is the first
Southeastern Conference school to
take such action.
The entire coaching staff will be
retained to carry out an intramural
program of sports, including foot
ball, baseball. basket ball. track. ten
mis-, golf, boxing and swimming.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Many Stars Missing
In Pinehurst Golf
Event Opens Tomorrow
With Only Vets in Field

BY the Associated Press.
PINEHURST. N. c., March %
The 4lst North and South Open
golf tournament will get underway
here tomorrow with many of the
big names of golf conSpicuOuSly
absent-including Ben Hogan, the
Hershey, Pa pro who won the title
last year with 27l,
Most of the pros are IN the armed
services or in War work Civilian
players may participate only if they
are 80 years of age or older. and
this bars most Of the amateurs in
this area
Word has been received from
Camp Croft, S. c., that Clayton
Heafner would not participate
Others who will be absent include
Ralph Guldahl, Horton Smith,
Byron Nelson, Craig Wood, Jimmy
Demaret, Paul Runyan and Lawson
Little
Eighteen holes will be played to-
morrow l8 Wednesday, and the
final 36-hole round Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Western High Baseball Outlook
Drub With Few Vets at Hand
Richardson, New Coach, Has Big Problem;
Coolidge Possesses Experienced ToIent

rOs. a SouthpaW: Nathan Gould and
Barry James appear the class Of
RiChardSOn's small group of would
be hurlers.
Another coach handling his first
major sports assignment is Bob
Masterson, the Redskin football end
now putting Coolidge Highs baseball
squad through it's PAGES. Masterson
is having a good time with his high
school boys and is ideally fitted for
the job. He's a real sports hero in
the eyes of these high school lads
and he in return likes all of them.
so it makes happy combination for
Coolidge.
Coolidge Has Six Vets.
The situation at Coolidge is much
better than at Western, with six
veterans back for this years nine.
Inflelders Chuck Greenbaum, Jake
Jacobsen and Jack Clark. who cavort
around second, third and short. and
Outfelders Billy Penn. Skip Koenig
and Dale Martin are the returning
players.
Paul Sickle and Chuck Keiskine
are fighting for the vacant frst-base
post. while Addy Bassin and Jack
Krumpke are giving some of the
regular infielders something to
worry about. And Gene Litteri and
Buster Poole might break into the
outfield.
Masterson must form new battery
combinations with Southpaw Mike
Hanson and Right Handlers Buck
Henry, Bill Mckinney and Bob Hos
Dime probably his best quartet of
pitchers and Dudley Spicknail and
Bob Webb working we'll as catchers.