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HIGH SCHOOL SET
FOR HARD SEASON

Just what the New Hanover High
gridsters are able to produce this
year was apparent in Fridays bat
tie with the Whirlwinds of White
vile, when the Cats licked them
on their home grounds 27-0. But
tie real showdown will come Oc-
tober 10, when Wilmington meets
Rocky Mount there.
Rocky Mount o o k Greensboro
Friday by a $50 victory.
Although the Wildcats crossed
pay dirt eight times in Friday s
game, only four of the goals went
into the tally, for whenever the
Cats went over it m that
someone on the right side of the
line was off sides.
The schedule for Wilmington is
as follows:
Sept. 20, open; Oct. 6, Rocky
Mount there; Oct. 10, Goldsboro
here; Oct. 20, open; Oct. q, Ra-
leigh here; Nov. 3, Wilson here;
Nov. 10, Durham there; Nov. IT,
Hamlet here; Nov "a, Fayetteville
there; Nov. 30, Oxford Orphanage
here.
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TRACK STAR TO RUN
AGAINST FRENCHMEN

NEW YORK, Sept. % Up -
Jesse Owens, former Ohio State
University spring and broad jump
star, and holder of four Olympic
titles, is scheduled to com4 ,te soon
in Paris in a meet sponsored by
the French Athletic society, Absie
american broadcasting station in
Europe) said today.
Owens, now a soldier in the us.
Army, will compete against t h e
French champions despite the fact
he has not trained recently for
track events, according to the
French language broadcast as re-
corded by the owl.
Owens won two sprints, the
broad jump, and ran on vic
torious relay team in t h e 1886
olympics at Berlin, W h i l e Adolf
Hitler looked on.
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BLUEJACKETS WIN
IN PURDUE DEBUT

GREAT LAKES, ILL.,. Sept. 23.-
R Great Lakes bustling Blue
jackets, spanked by heroic Jim
Youel, former Iowa star, surged
to two last quarter touchdowns to
spoil the debut of Purdue's boiler
makers, 27-18, before $4,000 sailors
today. ...
The lead changed hands o u r
times before Youel pitched a a.
yard scoring pass, his third of the
game, to end jim Keane in the
fourth period to put Great Lakes
ahead, 2O-18. A few minutes later,
Youel returned a punt SO yards
for a touchdown that sealed Pur-
dues fate.
The Bluej Jackets took a 10 lead
in the first period when Youel toss
ed a ID yard pass to halfback
Ed Saenz for a touchdown to cap
67-yard march. Jim MeIo booted
the first of his three points.
The Boilermakers showed over
touchdown in the second quarter
when Cody scored the first of his
two touchdoWns on a one-buck. Stan
Dubicki missed the extra point try.
Purdue swept into a 1877 lead
later in the second period on 49,
yard pass from quarterback Ray
Schultz to Dimancheff, who snagged
the ball in full stride on the Is
and scored. Dubicki again missed
the point try.
Before the half ended, the Blue.
jackets struck for another touch.
down when Youel arched a 40-yard
pass to halfback Don Mangold, who
outleaped three boilermakers ir
the end zone to grab the ball.
Mello's try was blocked but hi
fell on the ball across the line fol
a point and the Bluejackets led
14-12 at halftime.
In the third period Purdue tool
the lead for the last time at 1914
Nine plays swept Purdue from
Great Lakes SO to the one-foo1
line whence Cody blasted over. The
Boilermaker point try again failed
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Louis Browns in the tor-id flag
race, came right back for two more
runs in the second. With one out
Mayo walked, and Higgins singled,
both riding home on York's single
to center. With two out and the
bases loaded, Hoover famed.
The Red Sox went out in order in
the third, but the Tigers scored a
run and batted Cecil out OF the
game, Haussman going to the
mound for Boston. Trout singled to
start the frame, and Mayo walked.
Haussman came in, and Higgins
got his third straight single to score
Trout. The Tigers filled the sacks
with one out, but Wakefield famed
and Outlaw hoisted to Metkovich.
Boston ----- 900 900 011-2
Detroit ----- 421 900 01x-8
Batteries: Woods, Haussman, &C.
Gil and Partee; Trout and Swift.
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ILLINOIS DOWNS
HOLSTERS, 26-lS

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-N
The University of Illinois football
team opened the 1914 Big Ten cam
paign by downing a powerful In
diana eleven, rs to 10, today be-
fore 1000 spectators.
The Indianans counted all their
touchdowns on short plunges not
more than three yards from the
goal line. Harry Jagade, reserve
fullback. went over for the first
in the second period.
Jagade scored a few minutes
later from the 2 IL yard line
after Patterson had fumbled on
his own 9-yard line. With the Hoo
siers leading, IL to 0, the Him
began to march, Patterson, Bud
dy Young and Eddie Bray team
ing for the initial score. BRAY
went over on an 8-yard pass from
Patterson.
Patterson spanked the Illini to
tie the score at the start of the
second half, shaking off tacklers
from the Indiana 20 yard line to
the goal line.
Young, national collegiate sprint
champion, put the Illini in the lead
on his 15-yard touchdown run
after receiving 21-yard pass
from Greenwood in the fourth
period. Greenwood converted and
Illinois led, 10 to IL.
The Hoosiers Robert Huncy)
Hoernschemeyer, began passing
wildly. Greenwood Intercepted on
the east sidelines and romped IS
yards for the days longest run.
Greenwood also kicked the extra
point.
Abe Adams returned a kickoff
from his own 20 to the Illinois
IS before Jerry Cies and Art De-
meter stopped him. Jagade went
to the 10. A 15-yard penalty on
Illinois for unnecessary roughness
put the pigskin on the 3 yard line.
George Sundheim scored.
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The Hampden-Sydney tie m,
made up wholly of Navy Viz
trainees, battled gamely but never
threatened seriously. Virginia
rolled up II first downs and 418
yards to two first downs for the
Tigers, who netted only yards
from scrimmage.
Hickman, who played for Mary
land against the Cavaliers last
fall paced the scoring drive that
began in the third quarter and
ended in the fourth, the Navy
trainee from Baltimore sicing
over tackle for seven yards and a
touchdown.
Walker, star end at South Caro-
lima last year, bucked over Vir-
ginia's final score, but missed the
goal
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CAMEC0CKS BEAT
NEWBERRY, $50

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 23.-tR
A power-laden University of South
Carolina Gamecock football team
broke into the 1914 season with a
crushing 48-0 victory over the
fighting but helplessly outclassed
Newberry Indians here today. A
crowd of 5000 was on hand.
Coach Doc Newton kept his vet
eran first string under wraps most
of the afternoon but reserves COM
pleted the rout as the Birds rolled
up 81 first downs to two for the
Indians.
Using only half dozen plays,
the Gamecocks smashed to their
first touchdown within five min
utes, and racked up one each in
the second and third and topped
1t off with three touchdowns in the
final quarter.
Newberry never seriously threat.
ened.
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PITTSBURGH WINS
FROM new YORK

NEW YORK, Sept. %. - up -
Truett Sewell gained his Goth VIC
tory of the season today, as pinch
hitter Tommy OBrien drove in
two runs with a single in the 18th
inning to give the Pittsburgh Pr
rates ga triumph over the New
York Giants. The loss was the
Giants ninth straight.
A pair of runs in each of the first
and sixth innings against Rookie
Ken Brondell gave the Pirates a
four run lead, but the Giants came
back with a brace of two's in the
seventh and eighth to tie the score
and send the game into overtime.
Sewell hurled only one inning, the
twelfth, to receive credit for the
victory, while Ace Adams, who
pitched the last five innings, was
charged with the loss.
Pittsburgh $500 200 O02 O0O 0OO 2o
New York $3.50 600 600 220 600 o.
Batteries: Cuccurullo, Sewell,
Roe, Butcher and Lopez; Adams,
Fischer and lombard.
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Catcher Jim Pruett
Sold To PHILADELPHIA

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. %. -R)-
Mickey Heath, vice president of
the Milwaukee Brewers, 1914 Am
erican Association pennant winners,
today announced the sale of catcher
Jim Pruett to the Philadelphia Ath-
letics for cash and two players.
Pruett was the ninth Brewer to
be sent to the majors since mid
August. A full team, every posi-
ton represented, was sold. The
Brewers have - players coming
from the major league clubs in the
deals, Heath said.
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Tigers Beat Boston
In TOrrid Flag Race

DETROIT, Sept. %. - R - The
league-leading Detroit Tigers ex-
ploded for seven runs in the first
three innings today before 1870
fans, and then went on to defeat
the Boston Red Sox 8 to 2, with
Paul Dizzy Trout registering his
26th victory of the season.
A crowd of about 10000 was in
the stands when the Tigers climb
ed on Rookie Rex Cecil for four
hits and the quartet of runs in the
opening frame. Two walks and a
passed ball aided in the scoring,
with Cramer, Higgins, Outlaw and
Hoover getting singles.
Metkovich doubled for the Sox
with one out in the first, but was
stranded. In the second Finney
singled with one away, but Partee
hit into a double play.
The Tigers, seeking to increase
their one-game lead over the St.
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Then the Mountaineers passing
attack caught Pitt hat-footed. Wa
thall tossed and Anderson received
West Virginia to the Panther eight
and RAIDER took it over from the
one after a penalty.
Sprock and Gaugler gave Pitt
another touchdown in tn e same
period with Kalminir scoring and
Kosh kicking the extra point.
Both teams scored in the last
period, with Matthews, Banasick
and Itzel carrying the ball from
their own % and Freese going over
the line and kicking the point. Ha-
man tossed a long one to Kesling
who galloped across the goal for
the Mountaineers.
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Virginia Cavaliers
Beat Hampden-Sydney

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Sept.
23.- Up Virginia scored every
quarter to defeat Hampden-Syd-
ney here this afternoon $40, with
an offense spearheaded by
parade of new backs led by john
Duda, who counted three touch
downs in the first half. Three
thousand spectators saw the open
ing game of the Cavaliers in per-
feet football weather.
Duda, Navy trainee who played
for Virginia Teen two years ago,
gained ISL yards in Is plays to
dominate the first-hah play. Two
other Navy trainees, Bill Hick-
man and Henry Walker, and one
civilian, Frank Goodman, helped
roll up Virginia's total in the
second half.
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BOSTON DEFEATS
CINCINNATI, 40

BOSTON, Sept. %. = up - AL
Javery Won his eighth victory, scat
tering six. Cincinnati hits, today
as the Boston Braves took the
first of three-game series with
the Reds to 0.
Six errors were attributed to a
high wind that played tricks with
the ball. Cincinnati was without
Frank Mccormick, still nursing a
bad hand, and Gerry Walker, laid
up with a cold.
The Braves collected a run in
the second on walk for Phil Mast
and singles by Charles Workman
and Damon Phillips. Mast scored
again in the two-run fourth on
Stuart Hofferth's double and the
Braves Catcher came in on Work
mans single to center.
The fourth run came in the fifth
when Dick Cutler scored as Butch
Nieman grounded out.
Cincinnati -------- GOO OOO OU0-O
Boston ------- O1O 2lU OOx-4
Batteries: Malloy, Shoun and
Mueller; Jave-y and Hofferth.
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Braves Get Infielder
Tony York From Chicago


BOSTON, Sept. % -lRHThe Bos-
ton Braves today acquired In
fielder Tony York On waivers
from the Chicago Cubs, it was
announced by Secretary John
Quinn.
York, who has been with Los
Angeles in the Pacific Coast lea
que on option, plays shortstop and
third base. So
Last season he played $50 games
with the Milwaukee Brewers OF
the American association scored
100 runs; hit ten home runs; %
doubles and eight triples. His bat
ting average in. 1943 was 207.
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IOWA DEFEATS MINNESOTA
IN FINAL MINUTES, 1913
Pittsburg Painters
Beat West Vir3inia

PITTSBURGH, Sept. % Up -
Clark Shaughnessy sent out h S
second formation edition Of the
Pittsburgh Panthers h ere today
and defeated the Mountaineers Of
West Virginia, 1918.
Pitt completed only three for
ward passes T, ON T-formation
plays but amassed 296 yards from
rushing, to % for West Virginia.
Pitt scored late in the first quar-
ter when Kalminir skirted left end
for II yards and then crashed over
from the vineyard line. In h e
third period, Sprock scored from
the courtyard line after the Pan
theirs had moved "A yards on five
plays.
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HARVARD GRIDDERS
OVERWHELM BATES

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. %
REHarvard's informal football
forces raced, ploughed and passed
for seven ,touchdoWns in impress
sivei fashion while overwhelming
Bates for a 1876 victory today be-
fore an 5000 crowd at the stadium.
Three Of the Crimson's ball
carriers, including a pair Of non
starters; .second-string wingman,
added the final points late in the
fourth quarter by going over with
a six-yard pass.
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7 anlkS Defeat Indians
Second Strai Sht Time

Three Yankee double plays helped
the young Highlander out of as
many holes.
The Yankees pounded Steve
Gromek, Paul Calvert and Ray
Poat for u hits, including Nick
Etten's '21st homer of the year.
Oscar Grimes batted in three runs
with this second Straightforward
game.
The Yankees got nine hits and
five of their runs off Gromek be-
fore he retired for a pinch hitter
in the sixth. Gromek had won
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TEXAS ACGIES WHIP
BRYAN AIRMEN, $50

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Sept.
23.-(P9-Texas A. and M. breezed
to $50 victory over Bryan Air
Field here today featuring specta-
cular runs, long passes and an air.
tight defense.
Bobby Golf dashed 80 yards for
with his blocking and also scored
the most sensational touchdown
play was 55-yard pass by jim
mic Cashion to Norton Higgins.
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CLEVELAND, Sept. % R -
The New York Yankees kept their
faint pennant hopes alive today by
taking their second straight from
the Cleveland Indians 70 before
slim crowd of $500 fans.
Rookie Floyd Bevens gained his
third triumph of the season, hold
ing the Tribe to five hits. 1t was
not until the eight inning that the
Indians were able to score tally
ing twice on Jeff Heath's single
with the bases full. Until then
Bevens had allowed only two hits.
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Grophers Show Weako.,
On Pass Defense In
Fourth Period
MINNEAPOLIS MINI

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Sen.
- P) -Minnesota's weakne., a.
pass defense when the low 9 VII
hawks had their backs TO the S 'ss,
in the final minutes Of the fo rsa
period gave the Iowans 10 IN ~
decision in the Gophers opeD;n 40
game Of the season before Al s,s
fans here this afternoon. 0'
Late in the first period A..
Minnesota had STAYED off tSrs.
serious scoring threats, Psr
Swanke, Iowa substitute ran !.
yards unmolested at .er inte~co, ~
ing a lateral pass to score NJ. NJ
Evoy missed the placekick for ,s,
extra point.
Minnesota opened the third Wit,
a march from its own 20 10 n.
Iowa where it was a first down
John Lundquist, broke into M
clear to score from the Il vsd
line and Williams placeki,ked so,
to make it Iowa s. Minnesota !
In the third period the Seabsv.,
came back to pass their way jnn
the lead. Taking the ball after
Minnesota tumble on the Conner
26, a pass, Taylor to Phillips, SET
the ball on the Minnesota Is. SL
Ivan hit the line for nine and
Woodward went over from the sly
for a touchdown.
On the first play of the fourth
period George Strohmeier was
elected from the game for shg.
cling and the Iowans were penalz
ed to their own 26. Another five
yard penalty followed for ottsids
and then Williams dashed into III,
clear and went 81 yards to score
Iowa took to the al with success
in the last five minutes and com.
pleted a pass, Waldron to Swanke,
which took the ball to the q. Wal.
dron skirted left end to the two
yard line and rushing plowed across
for the winning touchdown.
nn~ GAo + vxylr~ Nur
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six straight before today. 1t was
his ninth defeat against 10 vic
tories.
The victory kept the Yankees
from losing any ground to the
league leading Detroit Tigers,
who conquered the Red Sox today
8 to 2.
r H E
New York 021 oo2 300 IL 0
Cleveland 900 900 o20-2 5 0
Batteries: Bevens and Garbark,
Gromek and Susce and Rosar.
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PREFLICHT READY
TO MEET MARINE

CHAPEL HILL, Sept. %. -Y :
The U. S. Navy Prefhght Cl9 ~.
busters and the Cherry Point NJ
rines meet here tomorrow sna ~,
noon at 2::30 o'clock in the opeh, ~.
game for both clubs, Around H."
spectators are expected.
Both teams include former s'sls
out college stars. Perhaps w ~
standef of the ex-colleglans Is N
Cloudbusters' Otto Graham all d
America back at NorthWesleE'
nuIan ABLE lINEIPS
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Pennant Race At A Glance

*Does not include night game.
REMAINING GAMES
Detroit-Home, Boston %, Phila-
delphia 80, Washington ~. Away
none.
St. Louis-Home Philadelphia (2).
Boston 80, New York (4). Away
none.
New York-Home, none. Away.
Cleveland ID, Chicago .(4), St.
Louis "a.
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STANDINGS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League

New York z, Cleveland 2.
Boston 2, Detroit g..
Washington 4, Chicago 5.
Philadelphia l, st. Louis 8.
National League
Pittsburgh 6, New York 4.
Chicago II, Brooklyn 8.
Cincinnati 0, Boston 4.
St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 2.
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CAROLINA LOSES
FIRST GAME, 20,
ON HOME GROUNDS
By BLOYS BRITT

CHAPEL HILL, Sept. %. -P-
he age-old Statue of Liberty play
yet up a touchdown for Wake For
est colleges all-civilian team TO-
day, enabling the Deacons to de-
feat the University of North Caro-
lima, 10, before 1900 fans In
keenan, stadium in the first game
OF the season for both teams.
After being held scoreless in the
first half, but being able to roam
almost at will between the 30-ya-d
stripes, the Deacons pulled one OF
the oldest tricks from their foot
ball bag to catch Cardinals Navy
VIZ bolstered team mapping.
Opening the third period, the
Deacons allowed Carolina to enter
their territory for the first time in
the game, and it proved an Ill
omen for the home towners. The
Deacons drove straight up the field
from their 16, a 13-yard pass from
Nick Ognovich, freshman replace
ment for Nick Sacrinity, and an
other for seven yards, aiding in the
drive.
At the Carolina "a, the Tar Heels
dug in and temporarily stopped the
drive. On fourth down Bob Smath-
ers, wingback, took the ball on the
Statue of Liberty play swept around
left end and rode high to the
Carolina six. Again the Tar Heels
stiffened, but Rock Brinkley buck
ed over in four tries. Cliff Hobbs,
big right tackle placekicked against
the goal posts, but the ball bounded
over for the extra point.
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LOS ANGELES HOT

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23.-R-
The temperature reached los de-
grees at noon today, highest this
year. The previous 1914 maximum
was 104 Sept. 8,
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Iowa Navy scoring-TouchdOEhs,
Swanke (sub for Phillips, Wood
ward (sub for McEvoy), RushH!
(sub for McEvoy). Point arei
touchdown, McEvoy (placement1
Minnesota scoring-TouchdoTA
Lundquist (sub for Braun, Will
ans. Point after touchdown, WILL
ans (placemen0.
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Wake Forest Scouting, rUucHuoW1I'
Brinkley. Point after touchdown, T..
Hobbs (for Ratteree) placement.
Sustitutions: Wake Forest -
Tackle. Anon; guards, c. Hobbs,
J. Harris; b a c k S, Ognovicn,
Fenellio, Demetriou, M b y,
Perry.
North Carolina ends, Lacy,
Gillian Bauer; tackles, Koffen-
berger, Abel, Lane, Hay; guards,
Towhey, Colling, Maronic; center,
Kraus; back, Lowe.
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BASEBALL'S BIG SIX
(By The Associated Press)

Batting (three leaders and ties in
each leaguel
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were facilities which afford social
interminglinr
On the base are two post OK
changes without designation and
serving all men stationed there.
one ~ them happens to be in the
Negro area for convenience There
is a library open 10 all and gym
nasinm which Is utilized by all II
is not infreqnenl that both Negroes
and whites find recreation here To-
gelhcr in some form Of game a
bowling alley has recently heen
opened however and the RrTH
replacement training unit mean
ine the Necroesl was offered two
nights week II william Bailous
delivered the message 20 the M
manerne officer that his group pre-
fcrred MOI 10 use the alley a, all
on such terms
Capt Jack WALTON the Protest
ant chaplain early invited the RITZ
10 worship al the base chapel. and
some ~ tho mon have accepted
The Catholic priest from outside
has bcen jus, as cordial
So one could recall any Incl.
dent occurring between mon Of
the two races None fel, that any
Mould occur.
While The iheatcr matter Is tho
main sore spot of the men. there
are others that make Tor their nm
HAPPINESS and low morale Taking
the hy1ng trainees first they point
or
Every time fight returns 10
tho hold approximately 50 rer cent
of The ships have to grounded for
lack of proper maintenance The
net effect on the fliers Is a reaiiza-
lion Of stark reality their very
lives al a 1000 or ono0 feet hangs
rpcn the fitness 81 ship which
may or may not have heen prop
crlv maintained not necessarily
in all details but maybe IN just
one litue detail which they be Of
the greatest inheritance AZ any
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