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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
The Sports rail

Ter remember the guy who finished
second.
Advice-Army football team. Hey
ease up a little if you want to have
some playmates. Let some other
schools get some of those guys.
The public will quit giving you cred
it if you corner all the best players
and then kick the stuffings out OF
teams that have to take what's left.
Syrnpathy-The St. Louis Browns.
You astonished everyone by get
ting as far as the World Series,
but there are those who are disap-
pointed because you didn't win that.
It's Just a case of the better you
do, the better they expect you to do.
Alphabetically Wright and Will
lie Pep. Stay away from each other
for awhile or people will say you're
in partnership. It's beginning to
look like a serial story, with an
unhappy ending in every chapter
for Chalky. Willie already has won
three legs on him and now is en-
titled to permanent possession.
Advice-The pro football leagues.
Get together now on rules for sign
ing players before you do flank
err to the poorhouse. Baseball did a
little financial suffering before it
found out that in unity there is
strength.
Understanding-For all the boys
in service and what they are giving
up for we stay-at-homes who have
the nerve to squawk about cigaret
shortages and the scarcity of
scotch.
Sympathy-For any reader with
the patience to wade through this
to the last(.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Minister Compares
Christmas Of Today
And First Yuletide

The Rev. c. d. Barclift address
ed the members of the Exchange
club at their weekly meeting yes
terday on the topic, parallels Be-
tween Christmas Today and the
First Christmas"
He pointed out that America has
been fortunate m its periods of pro-
longed peace, of which the current
war, to date constitutes the second
longest interruption in history. In
passing he Illustrated the similari-
ty in figures of speech of the pre-
sent era and that in which Christ
was born, apply demonstrating the
consistency of the human mind
throughout the ages. An attentive
audience applauded his exposition
of the subject.
Next weeks program, it was an
nounced, will feature a son-and-
daughter program.
R. Stewart, president, presided
over yesterdays meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
SHIPBUILDINC
WILL CONTINUE
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than 19,000,0 900 lightweight tons is
due in a large measure to the
shift away from slow Liberty ships
to slower-building vessels such as
the Victory ship and types for the
military services.
This shift away from the Liberty
will continue in the first half Of
1945, and by July l. all outstand-
ing contracts are scheduled to be
completed. The Commission is not
expected to let any new contracts
for the Liberty, and shipyards now
building this vessel are expected to
be put to work on other construc-
ton or turned into repair yards.
Production in the next few
months will include large num-
bers of vessels for the armed for
ces, particularly assault trans
port types also are on the sche~
dule
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Nicholson Wins Nationalist
Average With MusialSecond
Aus'e {! Calan Rated Hard.
est Man To Pitch To
In League

NEW YORK, Dec. %. p
Bill Nicholson of Cbjcas,
1 u handiest National League, " a,
the plate when = run had ~ >
oatsed IN, the official R. B, ! " 's
ures released today indioat q ~
though Stan Musial Of St 'T "a, al
was awarded his second str -1gs
sluglng title. '''''sM
The smuggling championsbir l.,
ed on the ratio of total H. :, o'''
at-bats, was won by the Car Ts 70
out1lelder with a $40 average 4 toa4
points ahead Of Nicholson S a(' IGoF
came the first man to SET t0 Vt, w.
pace in runs batted in 125 VI. ne
homers (33) for two succes, a,a
years '''SS"e
Hardest man to pitch to va, 4,
gle Galan of the BROOKLYN Dod. a.'
who for the second year in = e eo',
drew the most bases on balls I N,
Vince DiMaggio of Pittsburgb W. y.
tanned his unwanted "str IL ,s'
king championship by wbitfin r.
o3 times to lead for the birs
straight season. 'D-0
Confirmation that Ernie 49,,
di of the New York Giants ''S Il,
into the most double PLAYS ~
was hardly news but it was i. 81
terestlng to note that NicboI,on
bounced into only three twin Kin
ings all season as did Mel Or n
the Giants. Johnny Rucker, ss W
a Giant, hit INTO only two CIV CIV
cinnati as a club grounded int,
126 rally-killing DIP, league biaS
and Boston raped into 90 the or o.,
mark. ~"
St. Louis continued its sweeO nj
honors with a 402 team sluqSns
percentage, tops for the third sr
cessive year; went to bat mo,,
times; compiled most total base,
and batted in most runs. The Red,
won the most oAe-run games a
and most extra-inning tits, IA BIZ
the Cards feat of playing hi ball
at home and 1854 on the road toJd
the pennant story.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-0P)-The
major leagues face their fourth
wartime baseball season W t h
more manpower than at any time
since the start of World War II.
An Associated Press survey
showed 572 players on the majors
reserve list for 1945, the National
League with 293 and the American
loop 279. The total exceeds 1944' S
reserve list by 50, when the junior
circuit led with $50 to 243 for the
Frickmen.
Thus, the influx Of II and 10
year-olds and discharged veterans
has more than offset the loss of
many players to the armed forces.
Of course, in place Of Joe Di-
maggie, Ed W I'LL a m s, Johnny
Mize, Pete Reiser, Bobby Teller
and Hank Greenberg, you'll find
such names as Tom Brown, Pete
Gray, Eddie Miksis and Ben Chap
man-which should give you some
idec of the player strength.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
COW PONY SEEKS
TO BEAT BLOOD

MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 22.-R-The
pride of Florida's COW country will
try to humble a proud thorough
bred at Gulfstream Park tomor-
row in a special horse race match
ing cold blood against hot blood.
Muscular Joe Palooka, one of
the fastest ponies ever to ru n
down fleeing calf, will pit his
early burst of speed against the
Louisiana Farms Tiger Call, a
slender, nervous tWo-year-old with
the heart that comes from gen.
erations of game ancestors.
The distance, one quarter of
mile, favors Joe Palooka, but the
racers will break from the Puett
starting gate, contraption to
which Tiger Call is accustomed.
Ted Atkinson, tn 1914 jockey
champion, will ride Tiger Call.
Sixteen-year-old Clearance Lewis,
who has piloted Joe Palooka to
victory in many match race,
will handle the range horse. The
race being at catch weights, Joe
Palooka must carry only IS
pounds, against Tiger Calls bur-
den of 1903.
The contest grew out Of the age
old argument over whether a thor
oughbred, or hot-blooded horse,
can beat quarter horse, or cold
blood, at his own game.
Joe B. Hendry, Jr., Of La Belle,
Fla, agreed to match Joe Pa
looka against a worthy race horse
land many of his neighbors will
be on hand tomorrow to cheer
their champion, and probably to
back him with plenty of folding
money in informal bets
The race will be run tomorrow
between the fourth and fifth
events on Gulfstream program
marking the completion of a 20
day meeting at which the former
ghost track staged a successful
comeback
: Re-opening after five years of
idlene s and bucking wartime
transportation difficulties, Gulf
stream had a daily betting aver
age Of S279,450 for the first 1S
days of the meeting.
1T proves that Gulfstream is
definitely on its way toward be-
coming one of the most popular
race tracks in the country COM
mented President James Dom.
Tropical Park, which was a 90
ing plant while Gulfstream w a
lying dormant, will open a 2O-day
meeting Christmas Day. Gulf
stream will have another 2O-dav
session in the spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Weatherman Crimps
Blue Devil Workout

DURHAM, Dec. 22.-tP- The
weatherman threw a crimp into
today's workout of the Duke Blue
Devils and due to the cold and
damp afternoon. Coach Eddie Cam
eron held a brief defensive scrim-
mage and a short signal drill be-
fore dismissing the squad.
THE weather just wasn't suit
able for an outdoor drill, remark
ed Coach Cameron, $50 we didn t
stay out very long.
The Blue Devil cripple list is
coming along fine, he added, and
all of the players are expected to
be ready for Alabama in the Sugar
Bowl New Years day except Gene
Wilhoite. reserve tackle who broke
his ankle last week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
NEGRO ARRESTED
IN ATTACK CASE

Working on inspiration after rou-
tine procedure had proved fruitless,
a three-man team consisting of E.
B. Murray and N. j. Wolff, city
detectives, and H. E. Fales, SUI
perintendent of the New Hanover
county Bureau of Identification,
yesterday arrested and drew con-
fession from a Negro youth sought
five days in connection with the
criminal assault of a white wom-
an in her south Wilmington home
Monday night.
The Negro, Ernest Brooks. Jr.,
Of 90l Queen street, was booked
at $50 pm. yesterday on charges
of felonious entry and criminal as
sault, capital offenses under North
Carolina law. He will be brought
before Judge Winfield Smith today
for a preliminary hearing in Re-
corder's court If the charge stands
he will be bound over to the State
Superior court for trial.
Failing to connect successive sus-
poets with the crime after exhaus-
tive checking and counter-checking,
detectives Murray and Wolff today
took the 28-year old victim, whose
name has not been disclosed, on an
automobile cruise through sections
of the city. Loungers and sidewalk
strollers answering her description
of he7 assailant were pointed out to
her.
At the corner Of 10th and Queen
streets she reacted to the sight of
an overgroWn boy thus indicated by
exclaiming. That's him. The
youth took flight, bearing out her
belief that it was he who had forced
entry to the house where she was
sleeping with her seven-yea--o
daughter Monday night, locked her
in room and threatened her with
a knife before attacking her.
Intercepted by the detectives,
Brooks was seized and searched.
After the key to the front door of
the victims house had been found
in his pocket, he signed a confess
sion. Later. escorted to the house
by detectives, he re-enacted the at
tack. police said.
Brooks, who gave his age as IA
years and II months. has figured
III two previous arrests, one for lar
ceny. and the. other for illegal en-
try.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Roosevelt Asks u. S.
To Raise Production
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not comparing the Atlantic Char
ter it'll the Ten Commandments,
Il he fastened to add, but did think
the Charter would take its place
in history as step forward.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the chart of
the worlds progress was made
up of peaks and valleys but that
the curve as always upward ano
intimated that he considered the
Charter a peak whatever valleys
might intervene before attainment
Of its objectives.
The President also said
/. He had nothing new on pros
poets for meeting with Premier
Stain and Prime Minister Church
i'll.
2. He had never heard of the
idea that there might be a meet
ing Of foreign secretaries of the
United States, Britain and Russia
until he read newspaper stories
saying sucn a conclave might be
held.
8. He had no news on a Gov
eminent post for Henry A. Wal
lace. (There have been reports
that Wallace would be given a
cabinet job when his term as Vice
President expires in january
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Pores Yule Message
To Be Beamed To All
Nations December "a
Nv The Associated Press

The Christmas message OF rope
Plus XII will be rebroadcast IN
English by the Vatican radio at
12:15 D. m. Eastern War lime
Christmas Eve, four hours after
he delivers the address in ltahan'
it was announced in Rome today
The major networks in the
United States have not scheouled
a relay of the message as yet.
The Pontiff's 8:15 a. m. ADDRESS
will be rebroadcast by the Vatl-
can radio in Spanish at 9:lo a. m,
Eastern War Time; in French at
1o:15; Polish. 11:15; German, l:15
o. M: Romanian. 2:15, and Dutch
800; Slovakian, 3:45; Portuguese,
an
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Drummond, Mcdonald
To Join The Ranqers

NEW YORK. Dec. y. - up -
Jimmy Drunmond, top defense
man for the New York Rovers
of the eastern amateur hockey
league, and Bucko Mcdonald, in
jured back court guardian. will
join the New York Rangers to play
the Chicago Black Hawks Sunday
night.
Guy Labrie and Billie Moe. reg
ular Ranger defensemen, were in
jured last night. Both however,
may be in shape to play Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
WANTED $4,000
SEATS FOR BOWL

MIAMI Fla, Dec. %. - Up -
This would be a good year for the
Orange Bowl to have those $4,000
seats planned for the future. means
President Van c. Kussrow, who
isn't getting much work done or
much sleep either as the result of
an unprecedented demand for non
existent tickets.
In fact, every member of the
sponsoring committee has been
singing the 'bIg-game-in-a-h little
stadium blues ever since Tulsa
was matched against Georgia Tech
in Miami's New Years Day foot
gall show
The committee is confronted, in
a smaller way OF course. with the
kinds of situation which faced Off
Gals when the Army Navy game
was scheduled for the tiny Anna
polls field
But the Orange BoWlers can't
follow the services lead and move
the game to a bigger stadium.
There isn't any.
The Orange Bowl seats about 25,-
600 paid spectators and Kussrow
declared today that I'VE easily
could have sold 5000 tickets this
year"
Its awful" the committee pres
dent explained. I'VE sold our last
ticket October a. but the demand
only started then. l get dozens of
telephone calls every day and ev-
cry nlght-a lot Of them long dis
we calls from people in the East
sho Middle West, and some of them
from football coaches and referees
VINO want to see this game.
l don't blame them. of course
we've always put on a, whale Of
game in Miami, and Tulsa and
Georgia Teen ought to have the
time" 'i'i'
AS soon as the war is over the
committee plans to build a bigger
orange Bowl with $1,000 to 100 00o
seats. -'o'o0o
But that's not doing us any
gooo now kussrow laments. IF
they d even let us doubledeck the
present stadium and fill in the west
end, we could seat $4,000. but we
can't get priorities.
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Rebecca West was born Cecilv
1saoel Fairfield in County Kerry.
ireland. She took her psuedonvn
from heroine of Ibsen's while
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Joe Dimaggio Ordered
To Rehabilitation Unit

NEW YORK, Dec. % - (P) -
Joe Di Maggie, former New York
Yankee centerfie]der. told club
President Ed Barrow today he had
been ordered 10 report at the Ar
my's rehabili' alton center in At
lantic City on December 27.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
Negroes Is Injured
By Hit-Run Vehicle

Ethel Smith, Negress, SO, of
Hilton Park, was struck by an
Army vehicle at p. m. yesterday
on North Fourth street. The car
continued on its way.
She suffered arm and leg frac-
lures and possible internal in
juries and was taken to James
Walker Memorial hospital. Late
last night her condition was de.
scribed as not serious.
State Highway patrolmen, con-
tacted by City police, apprehend-
ed the driver Of the vehicle out
side the city limits. He was iden.
titled as Pvt. Chester Wyatt,
member of the Bluethenthal Army
air base complement.
Charged with hit-and-run driv.
ing, he was given into the CUSTODY
of the air base provost marshal
-V--
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23

Brazil began as a Portuuese
colony. became an empire in he
early 18th century, with the son
OF the King Of Portugal as EN-.
peror, and then emerged as a ye.
public in 1889.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23

1t is estimated the average
American soldier eats approx
mately five and a quarter pounds
of food day as compared with
three and three-quarters pounds
for the average civilian.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
TEXTILE FOUNDATION

CHARLOTTE Dec. %. - R) -
David Clark, one of the directors
Of the North Carolina Textile Foun-
dalton since it's ganization this
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23

Tropical fireflies go the Ame~i.
can FREELY one better-they not on.
ly produce bright lights but 20 in
for colored ones as well.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23
ALLIANCE RATIFIED

PARIS, Dec. 22-(P)-The French
Soviet alliance was ratified today
by the French government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23

An estimated 1000, 900 tons of
freight were carried over the
Rhine in peacetime years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-23

Repecca West was born Cecily
Isaoel Fairfield in County Kerry.
ireland. She took her psuedonvnn
from a heroine of Ibsen's while
she was on the stage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
Fight Opening
Of Santa Anita

HUNTINGTON PARK, Cal,
Dec. % tUPJ-Mounting opposi-
ton to the opening of Santa Anita
race track Dec. 30 was empha-
sized today by the appeal of the
city council to Gov Earl Warren
to do what he could TO stop the
meeting.
1.-The opening will result In a
waste Of gasoline, tires and man
power" the telegram dispatched
TO the governor said.
Earlier this week a similar tele-
gram was sent 10 the California
executive by the city council Of
Pasadena located few miles
from the plant at Arcadia, Cal.
Granting of an employment
ceiling by the war manpower COM
mission removed one of the last
obstacles to reopening the track
and touched off the protests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
No Cocktails!
Is EdiCt 10
B1dCkhdwks

CHICAGO. Dec. % QNS)-
The ear drums OF the last place
Chicago Blackhawk hockey
players, leaving today for a game
az Montreal, fairly ached from
one Of the most vigorous verbal
chaStiSementS they ever had re-
ccived.
The tongue laShing was ad-
miniStered by President Bill To-
bin who told the assembled
players that every one OF them
was on the auction block or
available for transfer 10 a minor
league club with lower salary
II they did not mend their ways.
He said he knew the identity
Of several players who were do
ing much OF their training in
cocktail lounges and that this
would have 20 stop in a hurry or
the men would be fined. as a
minimum punishment. or eaSed
put OF the lineup entirely,
Tobin emphasized that with the
recent death OF owner Frederic
Mclaughlin he became the execu-
tive with sole responsibility for
giving Chicago a first class
hockey team OF major league
caliber and that he was going to
de IL even AZ the expeRse-et
numerous firings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
New Pro LEAGUE
Tells Off NIL

LOS ANGELES. Dec. % (UP)
The m bilious All-America
Football Conference today claimed
an equal right TO sign any cole
giate grid stars not legally obi
gated TO the National Football
League.
ChriSty Walsh. vice president of
the conference and co-owner with
screen star Don AmeChe OF the
conferences Los Angeles fran
chiSe, said reports charging the
new league with telling players
that signing with one league was
Just like signing with another
were false.
1--WE have authorized no such
impressions, but tell players who
are free agents that our con-
ference has conspicuous advan-
tages, including clubs located in
the sunshine states Of California
and Florida" Walsh said in a
statement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23

a war veteran who came home
70 become one of the University
of Michigan's football heroes and
the inspiration Of Michigan'S
greatest football song. will be
buried today
He is Charles II. Widman. who
Was a veteran Of the Spanish
American War al p when he en-
tered Michigan. AS a freshman
halfback he helped the Wolverines
smash through 10 games TO their
first Western Conference cham
pionship.
Nid#aR, graduate of Old De-
troit High, returned here after his
college days and became a great
success in business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
Hagg to
Stay
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, Dec. % (UP)-
Rumors around the smorgasbord
circuit indicate Gunder Hagg. the
swift Swede who is scheduled 10
arrive next month. may remain IN
this country, get married and
raise few American Haggiets
for future Olympic Games.
Gunder-the-wunder's curren I
plans ostensibly provide for his
return TO Sweden in April, after
participating in several indoor
meets in the East and Midwest
and one outdoor run at San Fran
cisco.
The haherdaShery salesman of
Malmoe is scheduled 10 head for
the u. S. A. about Jan. !. He
opens ms American invasion IN the
Philadelphia Inquirer's m e G t,
Jan. 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
Mdddrik Out
OF Edst-West

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. %
(ING)-Thc West Shrine squad,
prepuPing for the annual New
Years Day game with grid stars
garnered from Eastern teams, was
hard hit today by the news that
"Tippy" Madarik, former Detroit
University fullback, viii be unable
20 Join the team
Madarlk played the past season
with the Randolph Field tTeX)
RamblerS. thus qualifying for a
place on the West squad NADIA
rikS absence leaves coaches Orin
Babe Hollngbcry and Homer
Norton with only . players and
both coaches SAID they doubted If
they would be able 10 get a suit
able substitute at this time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
Hero of .Widmnns Rum u. W. he buried Todns

In the notes and there was The
Vlctors," said Mr.. Elbel later.
Widman was one of the last
survivors of the team which in
cluded such Michigan immortals
as the famed Neil Snow. Boss
Weeks and William Cunningham.
center, who was named ALI
American.
SCHOOL To WAR
The man who served as inspi-
ration for The Victors' was
truly representative Of old Detroit.
Not only was he one of the out
standing football and track stars
of old Detroit High, but he left
school to go to the Spanish
American War on the Yosemite.
This was the war vessel which
carried into action the naval re-
serves from Michigan. including
Edwin De1by, later secretary of
the navy, and many others who
were to becone illustrious De-
troiterS. including Truman II.
Newberry. B. Thornton Brodhead.
Charles F. Hammond and Burt
r. Shurly.
The family home is at 1922 w.
Boston Blvd. Mr.. Widman is sur
vided by his widow and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Desmond O'Brien of
Detroit.
Services are being held today at
2:30 p. m. from the William r.
Hamilton funeral home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
Favor Green at 9-5

NEW YORK, Dec. % tUP)-
Harold Green, young Brooklyn
welterweight. was a 9-5 favorite
10 beat Rocky Graziano of New
York in their return l0-round
bout tonight al Madison Square
Garden.
Green won the decision in their
previous bout on Nov. 3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-23
HE'S EXPENSIVE

Hagg is NOT being handed to
these meet promoters en- a silver
platter If they want the world
two-mile record holder for their
games, they must first agree 70
give a large cut of the gate 10
a certain war fund.
Most of the major meets prob
ably will accept the proposition.
Gunder's principal American
competition probably will come
from Jim Rafferty,, Frank Martin,
Dick Hall. Don Burnham. Ensign
Bill HulSe and the Hume twins
OF Michigan.
The lad with the long, yellow
hair became surprisingly Ameri-
Canized during his three-monthS
exposure TO our manner of living
i'm the summer of '43.
When Gunder arrived he gave
the impression of being dour and
uncommunicative, despite the
assists of concerned interpreters.
A CHANGED GUY
But when Hagg returned from
California and was ready 10 de-
part for Sweden, you'd never have
known he was the same guy. He
was smiling, genial chap, who
bubbled with conversation. He
was the life of his big farewell
party in the bail room of a
Brooklyn hotel.
He spent more than an hour
at the press table.
The last impression Of the swift
Swede was he was thoroughly
Americanized-" sold American
and that he had the markings OF a
sterling citizen, as he reluctantly
left the press table, under his
own power