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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
ACCIES PRESENT
SADCACE TEAM

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Feb.
23.-(R-The Texas Aggies can look
back on a basketball campaign in
which they:
1. Showed this is a game of par
ticipation.
2. Got only the exercise.
3. Furnished scoring records-for
the opposition.
Friday and Saturday nights the
winless Cadets close their South
west Conference season against Ar
kansas, probable conference CO.
champion. with Rice. Their start
ing lineup is as problematical as
a girls hairdo but there's one thing
certain: all of them will get to
play.
All you have to do is show up
for game. Three boys, who grad
uated from high school at mid-term
registered at Aggieland on a Fri
day, made trip to Houston the
next day and played against Rice.
On Monday they attended their
first classes at A. and M.
Coach Manning Smith has play
ed minimum of IL and in one
game 10 pounded the maple
They're all inexperienced bu
they've had a big time, although
they haven't won a conference
game and don't expect to and their
only victories were against cou-
pie of jumped up service teams.
Twice this season the conference
scoring record was broken against
the Aggies-the first time by Tex
as when it rolled up II points and
the next time by Southern Meth
odist in getting 81. Then, Monday
night Texas tied S. M. us 81.
In their conference games, the
Aggies have yielded 619 points
an average of 61.9.
And all this time couple of
teams that could give any club a
tough evening were sitting on the
sidelines. They were Army trainees
not eligible for intercollegiate ath-
letics. Said Lieut.. Herman B. Sc
crest of the air corps team: 1--WE
could take on Rive and Arkansas
on consecutive nights and beat a
combination of the two on the third
night"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24

Wrestling promoter Bert Causey
stated that, despite the double
main event offered, the admission
eor the sparkling graphing show
at the ITALIAN Hall Friday night
ut $3.50 o'clock will not be advanc-
ed.
This Madison Square Garden
attraction will feature four artists
Ut the grunt and groan game who
all feel that they are main event
performers. Jimmie Coffield hooks
up with Jerry Meeker and Bill
Bartush takes on Jack Dillon. The
grapplers in both bouts demanded
that they wrestle in the featured
affray, of the entertainment. To
settle the dispute Promoter eau
sey arranged two main events
with rs minute time limits on each
tiff.
The Dillon-Bartush battle will be
ct u. particular interest from the
standpoint of seeing for which limb
twister will receive the support Of
the crowd. Both of the men are Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
DAVIS DEFEATS
FAVORED MARINE
TEAM BY As Al

CHERRY POINT, Feb. %. -
Winding up a successful basket
.all season, the Camp Davis Blue
Brigade downed the highly favor
ed, top ranking Cherry Point Ma
rire team As to Al before crowd
If 1000 cheering servicemen in
the Marine base gym tonight.
Joe Messing, ranking forward,
and J. Ku1ntinger, 6 foot, : inch
center. from Camp Davis earned
the high-scoring honors by raking
up % and points respectively.
Cherry Point, rated among the
ton ten service teams in the South,
defeated Camp Davis 70 to 40 in a
game played at Camp Davis sew
eral weeks ago.
During the first half, Red Nc
Bride, guard, received a deep cash
On his forehead and was taken
from the game. Shortly after the
second half opened, he re-enter-
ed and played until the cash open
ed up. During the game. he man.
aged to scrap up two points.
Davis opened the game with a
depleted squad, as three of their
regulars were NOT present but
al one point in the original Sec
ton, Davis lead by 16 points.
Ray Lockers, a Davis forward,
rlayed his first and only game OF
the season. scoring seven points.
Tho hoy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
Southern League Court
Tourney Opens Tonight

COLUMBIA, Feb. 70. -(P)-
The state champion University
of South Carolina basketball
team declined today an invita-
ton to participate in the Sou
thern Conference basketball
tournament at Raleigh Friday
and Saturday.
Acting athletic director Fur
man Cannon of the University
said that students were in the
midst of examinations, and no
arrangements could be made
for the Gamecock cagemen to
leave the campus.
The Gamecocks were among
eight teams invited to play.
The players are Navy VIZ stu
dents, and during a 14-game
season, the team won IL games,
losing to Dukes Blue Devils
Raiders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
BRIGADE BOXERS
DOWN FORESTERS

The Brigade Boys Club and Lake
Forest boxing teams hooked up ir
seven bouts last night at the Bri.
gade Armory. The Brigade team
won the event by taking five Of
the fights, but not before the spec
tators had witnessed some of the
best and most closely matched
amateur fighters seen in this city
for a long time.
David Oliphant. Brigade, and
Bobby Kennel, Lake Forest, q
couple of midgets, opened the
event with three fast rounds. Ken
nell took this fight by decision aft
err three rounds of barn yard slug
ging.
The second fight brought togeth-
err Tommy Gore, Brigade, and
Douglas Strickland, Lake Forest.
Gore won the decision after being
the aggressor for three rounds.
R. C. Mccall, Brigade, won the
third fight of the day decisioning
Harold Latham, Lake Forest. Both
boys were more then willing to
mix it, keeping the fans on their
feet for the entire fight.
Sidney Best, Brigade, and Ed
Morris. Lake Forest, put on the
gloves for the fourth fight of the
evening. Both boys seemed to be
in the pink of condition and turned
out what many of the spectators
said was the best fight of the eve
ming. Best, was awarded the de-
cision, a rather close one.
Bill Kennel, Lake Forest, put
his team back in the win column
by defeating Billy Brogan, Bri-
gade Kennel, proved too strong
for Brogan and was the aggressor
for the entire fight.
In the semi-final, John Brogan,
Brigade, avenged the loss of his
brother, Billy, by giving Jesse
Merritt, Lake Forest, three
round licking. Merritt seemed I'M
able to solve Brogan's style of
leather singing but was more then
willing. :
The final fight of the evening
brought together Field Batson, Bri-
gade, and Elder. Strickland, Lake
Forest. Both boys really mixed it
for three rounds and hit each 9TH
er with every thing they had. Bat
son, was awarded a close deci-
sion which met the approval of
the crowd.
]. W. Qke) King acted as the
third man in the round and was
very efficient, getting the apprais-
ais of the officials of both teams.
The. Brigade team will travel to
Lake Forest next Tuesday and
fight a return bout with the Lake
Forest team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
Writer Cafe Man Saue
Sacramento Ball Club

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23.-R-An
eleventh-hour drive by sports ed
tor and a cafe owner, who in 4S
hours raised $4,000 and fought off
rival bid of more than thrice
that amount, has saved Sacrament
to it's Pacific Coast League Base
ball franchise.
Dick Edmonds, young sports ed
itor, and Yubi Separovich, cafe
man, beat deadline by hours and
snatched the franchise back from
Tacoma, Wash, which seemed to
have the club sewed up.
League directors scheduled a
meeting for yesterday in Los An
geles at which to transfer the club
to Tacoma. Edmonds and Separo-
vich started out at 5 pm. last
Saturday and by that hour Monday
had called on every sports-minded
citizen they knew of. One contrib
utor came through with $4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
By BLOYS BRITT

RALEIGH Feb. 23.-tR-The
1914 version of the annual South
ern Conference basketball tourna-
ment opens here tomorrow night,
Thursday, when four clvilian-man
ned teams swing into action in
an opening round which due to
wartime complications continues
through Friday afternoon. i
Under a waver of tournament
rules the four non-Navy teams
Virginia Tech Davidson Mary
land and N. C. State--will play
Thursday and the four teams boil
stered by Navy VIZ transfers
North Carolina Duke Richmond
U. and South Carolina-will play
Friday afternoon.
This method of pairing first in
the history of the annual classic
resulted from the tournament
committees decision to give CT
william teams the benefit of an
overnight rest because of Navy
regulation which prohibits VIZ
transfers from being away from
their respective campuses for
more than 48 hours.
The committee which seeded
but two teams North Carolina and
Duke in that order voted to hold
two first round games Thursday
night b IT h involving civilian
teams and two others Friday aft
ernoon foz. Navy clubs. The semi
finals will be staged Friday night
and the championship affair Sat-
urday night.
Here are the pairings:
Opening round
Thursday: Virginia Tech VS. Dav-
idson 8 pm. and N. C. State
VS. Maryland $50 pm.
Friday afternoon: North Caro-
lima VS. Richmond U. 2:3O and
Duke VS. Southern Carolina 4
o'clock.
Semi-finals
Friday night: Winner of North
Carolina-Richmo.>d game VS. WIN
ner of Virginia Tech-Davidson
game 8 o'clock and winner of
South Carolina-Duke game VS.
winner of N. c. State-Davidson
game $50.
The four civilian clubs are rated
on even terms in pre-tournamezt
speculation. South Carolina and
Richmond although not seeded by
the committee are generally rat
ed in that orde-. behind North Car
DINA and Duke among VIZ teams.
Meanwhile Willis Zehmer bust
ness manager OF the tourney said
the teams may play before packed
stands in at least three of the
rounds despite wartime restric-
tons on travel and a general de-
cline of interest in the cage sport.
Only eleven southern conference
teams were active this year.
North Caroline which won nine
and lost one in conference COM
petition has the best overall sea-
sonal. record Duke lost two con-
ference tits to the Tar Heels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
By WHITNEY MARTIN

~'A>.-~
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.@REAside
from the ideas the Washington
Senators will play baseball in
Spanish, h the Wilkes Barre
club has taken over the Cleveland
indians, and that the Chicgo
White Sox are signing athletes
with both youthful treads and re-
treads, Earl Hilligan's red book
gives only hazy picture of what
may be expected in the American
League this year.
Not that the book isn't complete.
It is a remarkable job consider
ing the difficulties encountered.
IT'S just that so many PLAYERS
therein listed may not be around
when the season rolls around. Mr..
HilIigan's pipe lines don't go to
the draft boards, so he can't tell
what will happen.
The rosters show surprisingly
few retired gents returning to ac-
tice service, indicating Connie
Mack's fears that greybeards
might try to creak their way
around the diamonds are ground
less. Also, there are comparative
ly few lads with no pro expert
ence, only 16 being in that cate.
CORY. The Senators have eight men
with no records who will be start
ing from scratch, mostly Cubans.
The White Sox lead the list in
both inactives returning and anna
teu-s. Jimmy Dykes will have five
of the retired citizens trying to
regain a little spring in the spring,
although two OF them still are Of
tender years. He'll also have sew
en- men fresh from the amateur
ranks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
CURIOUS COIN WINS

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 23-lR-Hugh
j. Brennen's Curious Coin took
advantage of a seven-and-a-halt
pound shift in the weights to re-
verse a week-old decision and beat
Margaret McCallum' Reztips by a
nose in the Wildwood Purse, to-
days feature at Hialeah Park.
The six-year-old son of Brandon
Mint, which returned to the races
early this month after being out
of action during all of 1e43, re-
ceived a powerful ride from Jockey
Steve Brooks in touring the seven
furlongs in 1926 As for an $8.10
ticket.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
Region Six Subscribed
1l3 Per Cent OF Its
War Bond Drive Quota

Lumberton, in region six, sub
scribed 1889, 1874 or 113 per cent
d it's quota of 0,093. 900 in the
Fourth War Loan drive, according
to statement by Chairman John T.
Stedman, Wednesday night.
Counties in region six are Bla-
den, Brunswick, Columbus, Pen
der. Cumberland, New Hanover,
and Robson. Fender county had
tie highest per cent, 213.
Robson county exceeded its quo
ia by 81 to raise $1,722,O0O, CHAIR
man M. F. Cobb announced Wed
nesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
SPORTS TRAIL

The Senators have five amateurs
in addition to the eight anonymous
gents with no records, and they
also are tied with Chicago i'll the
matter of numerical strength.
Each club lists 80 names. Detroit
has the most sketchy -oster-25.
Despite Mr.. Mack's fear That
old-timers will be tripping over
their own tongues, his squad lists
tive men over the 35-year mark.
However, it must be pointed out
Mr.. Mack was referring to the
elderly ex-athletes returning to
competition. Those on his squad
have continued active,
Other data cleaned from Mr.
Hilligan's p-eview:
Largest player-George Woods,
Boston pitcher-225 pounds (and t.
foot-5 yeti.
Smallest player-Jonas Berry,
Philadelphia rookie pitcher from
Milwaukee-150 pounds he's s.
1eet-ll at Cnat weight, Training u
be another Connie Mack, no
doubt.
Youngest player-Carl Scheib,
Philadelphia-just turned II on
Jan. /. Wins by a few months
over Emery Hresko of Detroit. 4
Linotype operators best pal
Cass Kwiet1iewski, OF Chicago.
They'll just make it K'ski and let
ii go at that.
Longest service honor roll-Phil-
adelphia and Detroit tied at 80
each.
Oldest player-Joe Heving of
Cleveland and Jim Turner of New
York tied, each SO.
Oldest mana er-One guess.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
CHAPMAN TO ARMY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. %
|R-Ben Chapman, who had plan
ned to manage Richmond's base
ball club in the Piedmont League
this year if Uncle Sam doesn't
want him, received two econ
tracts in today's mail.
One was from Eddie Moores of
the Richmond Colts stating that a
substantial raise from last year.
agreement was forthcoming.
The other was from his draft
board, ordering him to report for
induction into the armed forces
March l. Ben said he would take
the latter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
DUROCHER SHUNS
ACTIVE PLAYING

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 23.-tR-Leo
Durocher took note today of
Branch Rickey's suggestion that
he get in shape to return to the
Dodger lineup if baseball player
shortages make it necessary, and
decided that the Brooklyn front
man was talking about some other
guy.
''Mr. Hickey must have been
thinking of the Durocher of 20
years ago or thereabouts-when l
was playing ball." the Brooklyn
manager asserted.
Durocher was obviously not re-
ceptive to the idea and dismissed
it shortly
It has been some time since he
gave up toiling at the shortstop
position and began directing Dodg-
er strategy from the bench. He
indicated that if it is left to him,
he will continue to watch nine 9TH
er fellows perform.
But Hickey, in his recent state
ment, brought out that lack Of
playing talent may become so Sc
rious that drastic steps will be
necessary to field team and Du-
rocher conceded that he had a
point.
IF it comes to that" he ad-
mitted reluctantly, Il suppose we
old birds will just have to do the
best we can"
Durocher has been spending sew
eral weeks in this section, divid-
ing his time between Army camp
appearances and summing himself
on the beach. He plans to leave
tomorrow for Brooklyn, where he
will participate in a War Bond
rally, then head for the Dodgers
spring training camp at Bear
Mountain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
MANDEL REJECTED

CHICAGO, Feb. %. -tR- Fred
Mandel, Jr., owner of the Detroit
Lions professional football club.
was rejected for military service
today after taking a pre-1nduc-
ION medical examination.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24
WEATHER
Eastern Standard TimeI
nv IT. 6 Waatbar


(By U. S. Weather Bureau,
Meteorological data for the "a hour,
ending 1880 pm, yesterday. 40a''
TEMPERATURE
1870 am, IS, 7:3O am, So, Ian mn, 20
7.30 pm, So p'''' 10
Maximum IS, Minimum g. Mean G,
Normal 40. 90
HUMIDITY
1:30 am, IS, 1880 am, SO. 1:3o nm, >,
7:30 pm, 81. p+i' Oh
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 7.9o ~,
600 inches. '''O pin
Total since the first of the mont,
5.98 inches. ''''i+
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published r.,
U. S. Coas. and Geodetic Survey v
Wilmington ------- 1O.isa 10y Low
u.ao u,. lo:45p 5:l9p
Nlasoilooro Inlet --------- 6:05a l:43a
Sunrise, SAT am, Sunset, 6iOa mp n M
Moonrise, 1922 am, Moonset, 6:57 NM n M
Cape Fear River stage at Fayettc" "
vile, 31.40 feet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-jP)-Weatbsr
bureau report of temperature and ram.
fall for the "a hours ending nm N
the principle cotton growing areas and
elsewhere: N-'N
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24

Totals 20 l Al
Score at half: Camp Davis n;
Cherry Point 16.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-24

The heavily bombed G m n
cl y of Magdeburg was leveled in
the Thirty Years War and took
nearly three centuries to rebuild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Montgomery Hospital
A nnuaI Subber Off

For the second time in almost a
quarter of century the Montgom-
cry County General Hospital will
have to count on the results of a
letter" for financial support rather
than from proceeds of the annual
hospital supper" at the Sherwood
School in Sandy Spring.
However, 1t is hoped that the cir
cular will stimulate the desired
generosity needed to provide more
modern equipment as well as an
emergency operating room, a re-
modelled diet kitchen, a freezing
cabinet, drug room and new wing.
Contributions should be sent to
Mrs. Edith B. Thomas Of Ednor, Md.
Mrs. Douglas Whitlock is chairman
of the drive.
The work of making thousands of
dressings and sewing innumerable
name tapes for the hospital is being
enthusiastically continued in addi-
ton to the annual JOB Of canning
lellies by the hospitals women's
board and its junior auxiliary and
the Hospital Service Unit. Besides
their efforts the Howard County
auxiliary to the hospital, members
of the "a clubs of the Montgomery
County Federation of Woman's Clubs
and all local women interested in
worthy activities can be said "to be
in there pitching"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Couple Is Wed
In CabitaL

The Georgetown residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Roudybush was
the scene OF the wedding Saturday
Of Miss Margaret Miller OF New
York, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William B. Miller OF San Diego, and
Mr.. Paul w. White OF New York
The Rev. Dorsey K. sturgis, pastor
Of the Congress Street Methodist
Church, of1iciated at / o'clock.
The bride, who was attended by
Mrs. Carl F. Shelton of Crosse
Point, Mich, as matron OF honor,
was attired in a navy blue ensemble
trimmed with touches of pink, and
Mrs. Shelton's brown and white
print frock was worn with brown
accessories. Both wore corsages of
white orchids Mr.. Marx Loeb of
New York served as best man.
A wedding breakfast at the Carl
ton Hotel followed the ceremony and
Mr.. and Mrs. White left later for
Charlottesville, where they are stay
Ing at the Pennington Country
Club. They will reside in New York.
Mrs. White was graduated from
Wellesley College in 1898 and from
the Pulitzer School OF Journalism,
Columbia University. in 1899. Mr..
White is native of Pittsburg, Kans.,
and was graduated from Columbia
University in 1923. He also received
his masters degree from that uni
YerSitY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
By the Way
Beth Blaine

Through the slender, capable I'm
gers Of Mrs. Robert A. Long Ellis
must pass each day all the miscel-
laneous articles contributed to the
District Of Columbia Chapter OF
Red Cross Camp and Hospital serv-
ice This does not include the
furniture, which goes directly to
Camp and Hospital Services work.
rooms in Linthicum Hall, George
town, but 1t does include musical
instruments, games, current maya
zines, playing cards, records, mod
ern sheet music and . world Of
other things that will be distrib-
uted to camps and hospitals to make
the convalescent and recreational
hours of our fighting men a little
less tedious.
Various local shops and public
buildings have volunteered to serve
as collection agencies and Mrs. Ellis
is busy working on a plan to have
hotels and apartment buildings CO.
operate in the same way. If you
have something that you'd like to
send to Camp and Hospital Service
call the Red Cross, Republic $500,
extension 422, and they'll tell you
the nearest collection center, or
if you have a great many things
that you'd like to contribute, the
Red Cross Motor Corps will call for
them. But here's little hint. :.
Go over those things VERY care
fully and send only the sort of
things that you'd want your OWN
boy to have. 1t isn't fair to ask the
Red Cross and the women who are
volunteering their time to collect
and sort and work over a lot of
stuff that isn't going to be of any
use-incomplete decks OF cards,
broken games, out-of-date maya
zines or old, torn sheet music. The
things are for grown men, intelli-
gent men, the very best in America.
who can't be expected to enjoy read
ing a lot of last years magazines
any more than you or I would. So
let's give generously of the best
for that's the only kind of giving
that really is worth while.
Mrs. Ellis tells us that the Bow
Scouts have been put on a special
detail and are helping with some of
the collections and doing a splendid
job, and for some time now local
flremen have been going out with
the Motor Corps women to help load
the Red Gross trucks.
It's a well-run, well-organized serv-
ice, and one of the most important
IN the Red Cross. Mrs. Ellis has
been chairman for recreational
needs Of the District of Columbia
Chapter for two months. As the for
mer Mary Mcdowell, Mrs. Ellis went
to school, grew up, and made her
DEBUT here in Washington. She is
the daughter of Mrs. Luther Shell
don and comes of a family long
Identified with the civic and social
interests of the Capital. Her young
husband, naval officer, is overseas
ana like so many young Navy wives
sne Is doing her part back on the
nome front-and doing 1t very we'll
we might add.
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Concert T0m0rr011
With Reception

The Washington Grand Opera
Guild will give concert and recep-
ton tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock in the Statler ballroom. In
vitations have been sent to the
members of the guild who are invit-
ing their friends. Others wishing to
attend may write to the guild at 1719
Nineteenth street for invitations.
Mrs. Robert Davis is chairman of
arrangements for the event tomor-
row and those serving with her are
Mrs. Carl Spaatz, Mrs. Laurence
Kuter, Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman, Mrs. Franklin
V. Killian, Mrs. Bruce Smith and
Mrs. Marshall Crisp.
Featured singers will be Dorothy
Remington, Georgianna Bourbon,
Myra Gregg, Claudio Frigerio, Will
liam Webster, Urban Holmes and
Richard SchWeitzer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Clarendon Society
Enferfains WCTU

According to their annual custom
the Missionary Society of the Clar-
endon Baptist Church yesterday en-
tertained members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
THE WCTU Is Faced With Peace
Problems" was the subject of dis
custom by Mrs. Frederick w.
Havercamp. county president Mrs
Charles DRESSER spoke on the mis-
sionary work in China and reported
that $50 was donated to China
Relief through the efforts of Miss
Catherine Fredic, who raised the
sum through series of lunches.
Devotions were led by Mrs. John
George. and two songs. besides the
opening Song Of Peace" were sung