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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-24
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK. March 23.-RE1
YOU want your boy to enjoy long
career as a baseball player don't
fetch him up to be an infielder.
Those guys are just soap bubbles
when it comes to lasting qualities.
This profound observation is the
result of a suggestion by Bill
Brandt of the National League
publicity Bureau. to the effect 1t
might be possible to line up
complete team Of average de-
stroyers from the league rosters.
The catching assignment was
cinch. and considering the number
of receivers still available for
service and the hardships OF the
iob the only conclusion is that
these gents are taken apart, oiled
I'D and reassembled every now
and then.
Pitching also was no problem,
and that is not unexpected flgu-
ing that a chrcker goes to the
firing line only every four or i've
DAYS. The outfield also was easy,
not unusual situation when you
figure that if an outfielder has to
move after a ball more than half
q dozen times in an afternoon ne
feels he's being overworked.
But the infield! Nary an infield-
err SO or over is to be found on
the rosters, and the only way you
can plug any of those positions
is TO move in outfielders who have
been exposed to infield play on
occasion, and al that you're still
two shy.
For catchers you have the ven
cradle Merv Shea, who will be a
I this year and Who is on the Pills
list; Ray Hayworth and Clyde
Sukeforth of the Dodgers and Gus
Mancuso of the Giants.
The pitching staff would start
with 42-year-old Freddy Fitzslm-
mons, with Johnny Allen, Curt
Davis and Ray Starr completing
pretty fair corps. Davis and
Starr aren't quite 38, but they are
so close they can sprint the rest
OF the way.
Paul Waner,, Estel Crabtree and
Chuck Klein would be stationed IN
the outfield, and maybe stationed
is the right word. It might be
called a 30-cent outfield, with each
man playing on a dime, but at
least they are available.
Pepper Martin, primarily an out
fielder, could be moved in to third
base, where he has, on occasion,
fielded beautifully with his stout
chest, and the history of Johnny
Cooney shows numerous furtive
stabs at first basing, in addition
to a hidden chapter in his life
as pitcher.
This absence OF infielders seems
to bear out the idea that an ath-
lete is just as old as his legs,
and that infieiders, doing more
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GIL D0DDS AFTER
TW0-MILE RECORD

CLEVELAND, March 23.-RI
After twice lowering the worlds
indoor mile record on successive
weekends, Gil Dodds, Boston's rum
ming divinity student, will cease
the procedure long enough to take
a crack at the two-mile mark in
the Knights of Columbus meet here
tomorrow night.
Standout of the tWo-mile event
entries, Dodds will be out after
Greg Rice's 8:5, world record for
the distance, a mark established
on the K. of c. boards at the
arena last winter.
Dodds' best time for two miles
is $685. which he turned in two
years ago. Concentrating on the
mile since then, he has galloped
that distance in 400 or better nine
times.
He lowered the mark to 4:07.3 In
New York two weeks ago, and last
week dropped it to 4:O6:4 in Chlca-
60.
The Nebraska farm boy who ex-
poets to get his divinity degree a
year from next June says ne al
ways has felt the two-mile distance
is his natural race, because he
lacks the finish drive" required
in the mile. II don't get tired" he
told an interviewer. MY legs just
won't carry me any faster"
Chief rivals fol Dodds' efforts 10
white down the two-mile mark
are expected to be Jim Rafferty, OF
New York, who won the event at
the New York K. of c. meet and
the Millrose games recently, Jer-
~ Thompson of Great Lakes, for
mer national collegiate champion.
Jimmy Wisner of Baltimore, and
Lloyd Lochner, formerly of Okla
homa.
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Group Named To Study
Equitable Distribution
OF Railway Workers

CHICAGO, March %. (P) -
Representatives of railroad labor
and management, the Railroad
Retirement Board, the Office of
Defense Transportation and the
regional War Manpower Commits
sion decided today to appoint a
committee to determine distribu-
ton of reputable" labor among the
railroads.
The committee, representing
railroad brotherhoods, manage
ment and the ODT will be ap-
pointed by w. H. Spencer, VINO
regional director to plan a man.
power recruiting drive. The plan,
when formulated will be present
ed to the regional labor manage
ment committee for approval. The
problem of determining the allo-
cation of workers to roads ter
minating in Chicago will be left
to the committee.
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fielder George Fallon were the lat
est training camp arrivals. South
worth. in need of another catcher
before he can start intra-s squad
games, was waiting for Ken O'Dea
to PUT in an appearance.
ATT ANITA, March 23.-R-Giv-
en- at least a few weeks grace
by his draft board, Shortstop Mar
ty Marion of the St. Louis Cardi-
nais announced today he was
heading for spring training anu as
much baseball as possible this
year.
Marion stopped off in Atlanta en-
route to Cairo, ILL.,, from his home
near Abbeville S. C.
1.-THE draft board told me I
wouldn't be called this month but
they didn't know how soon after
that" said Marion, who recently
passed his pre- induction physical.
IT don't know how much I'll get
to play but I figured ought to
report for training sss4 2ssss,
Marion said he had not signed
contract but expected to sign
shortly after he reached camp.
FREDERICK, Md, March %
(R - The Philadelphia Athletics,
kept indoors for the fifth success
sive day by ankle-deep water on
their training camp infield, just
sat around and master minded
today, in the course OF which it
was discovered that the squad
headed by Connie Mack boasts
seven former managers.
The are coaches Lena Black
burne, Earl Mack, Chief Bender
and Earle Brucker, and players
Woody Wheaton, Lou Parisse and
Hal Wagner.
The pre-war Soviet Union spread
over vast area nearly three
times the size Of continental Unit
ed States.
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SPORTS TRAIL

galloping around than the other
players, get old legs in a hurry.
A catcher actually works harder
than the other players, but ne IS
more or less anchored in one spot
and can catch a whole inning with
out moving, or even getting off
his launches.
A pitcher, in addition to his rare
appearances, is in cotton in a
glass case out there, with the IN
feeders obligingly running over to
pick up the ball for him II 1t
rolls two feet from the mound.
The outfielders, well, they just rest
out there waiting their turn to bat.
They should give those guys the
bleach peanut concession to keep
them busy.
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|DANF0RTH LEGAL
SAYS DANF0RTH

BALTIMORE, March 23.-RE
Whatever made Dave Danforth's
southpaw pitches do dipsy-doodles
still is a secret With the former
American League star.
Danforth, one m e Chicago
White Sox and st. Louis Browns
hurler and now a prosperous den
fist, denies even today that there
was anything queer about his sail
err heaves-''just psychology and a
good fast ball. There was nothing
to disclose.
In the minors and majors, Dan
forth-a Texan who attended Bay
lor-was a storm center because
of his ability to Whit hatters. His
colorful career was climaxed at
Philadelphia in 1928 when Umpire
George Moriarity ordered him to
the showers after ninth-inning
pitch that almost struck Wild Mat
thews, Athletics batter.
'"The Browns were leading 81
and swarmed about the plate.
Danforth related. ''Moriarity had
charged at Detroit year earlier
that l was a cheat and always
would be- Finally. Johnny Tobin.
our rightfielder, grabbed the ball
from Moriariiy's pocket and all
saw there was nothing wrong"
Moriarity. w h differences
with Dave reached feud status.
claimed Danforth was illegally
''doctoring" the ball and the hurl-
err was suspended 10 days.
Between games at Philadelphia,
the St. Louis players signed tele-
gram to the late Ban Johnson,
then league president. defending
me, but it wasn't sent when Lee
Foil. our manager, wouldn't
sign" said Danforth.
He claimed that Phil Ball, st.
Louis owner, released Foil seven
days later because Foil had re-
fused to back ane up"
Ban Johnson and the great
George Sisler, former Browns
manager. were among those sup
porting Dandy Dawes claim that
his hurting was perfectly legal.
when 1 was right, opponents
claimed my pitching was illegal.
but you never heard squawk on
my bad days." said Danforth, who
once famed 54 players in 20 inn
ings in the American Association
-18 in one game.
cat Louisville in 1915, after light
oil had been spread to settle dust,
I discovered my twister.' said
Danforth, when 1 rubbed oil and
dirt off on a trouser leg and found
the smooth ball did fancy hopping.
There's no rule against rubbing
a ball with your hands. Often I
did it deliberately long time for
psychological effect. That usually
got Ty Cobb hopping mad-but
that boy could really clout EN-"
After the Philadelphia incident,
OoiiAOA Ill EAeNA1lAIS was ouOJCSICQ
to a test before Johnson, Commits
sioner K. M. Lands and others,
when the New York Yankees went
to st. Louis.
Umpire Billy Evans handed
Danforth a new ball every time
one was hit foul or into the out
field and forbade Dandy Dave
even to rub it.
II held Babe Ruth and heavy
hitting Yanks to three hits, but
the boys had some trouble behind
me and I lost, 1-3 to Herb Pen
nock," Dave explained. johnson
came to me afterward and said
he was satisfied nothing was
wrong. He told me to jump down
their Threats anytime anyone rides
YOU
well, l couldn't very WILL 20
up into the stands every day, could
II" he asked.
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Nelson Rated Fauorite
In Durham Golf Tourney

first round. The second IS will be
n,aved there Saturday and the fin
al 36 holes are scheduled Sunday
over the Hope Valley Country Club
layout.
SGT. Harrison returned to his
duties at the AAFs BIC 10 at
Greensboro and will not play here.
All other 1914 tournament winners
are on hand, including McSpaden,
victor in three meets, Nelson, Sam
Byrd, Johnny Revolta and Bob
Hamilton, the new North and South
champion.
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my.
Nelson's round of 1888, equal
ling Harrison's competitive course
record, included two three-putt
greens and three puts missed
from less than five feet. @
Favored back of Nelson were
Jug McSpaden, leading winner of
the year who had four straight
sub-par rounds to finish second to
Harrison, and Craig Wood, winner
of the last National Open.
A field of 100 pros and amateurs
will tee off tomorrow over the up
and-down hillandale course for the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-24
A. K. 0TEY WINS
RIFLE CONTEST

In a holly contested indoor gal
lery rifle match, that was any
mans affair until the last shot
had been fired, A. K. Otev took
high honors at the Lake Forest
Rifle Clubs weekly firing session
by nosing out L. w. Kirby by one
point, turning in an average foz
the evening of 94.5 against Kirby
average of 9.
On the first target card of the
two-stage match, Kirby rolled up
an opening lead by scoring 81 x
1OC points on his first target, while
Otey chalked up 95 100. How
ever, on the second of the record
targets, Kirby was unable to MAN.
tain his lead, dropping to score
of 81 x 100 points against a 9 x
100 by Otey.
o. A. Thomas, last weeks win
ner, found this weeks competition
bit too heavy, and was forced
back into the third place position,
tying with W. H, Fender and Louis
Robertson with ans average Of 81
for the night.
The class, coached by Edmund
McLaurin, National Rifle Associa-
ton instructor, has made very
creditable scores. following only a
few weeks of basic instruction.
Diplomas are awarded the trainees
as they complete the various
stages of the qualification courses
for the rnarksmen, sharpshooter
and expert craftsmanship ratings.
Firing is at so feet on the regula.
ton NRA five-bull target, consid.
cred by veteran riflemen as one
of the most difficult of targets, due
to the extremely small diameter
of the 'ten'', or center, scoring
ring.
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Jack Dillon another burly bon.
bender of the Coffield tyne ie
scheduled to vie holds with .Iorr'
Meeker in the semi-final fracaS ~
the evenings entertainment Tbi w
will be another affray pitting -s
bully against crowd please
Advance tickets for the hon..
are now on sale at the Ort"s s
Hotel desk. The ITALIAN Hall doora
will open at 7:15. 'iS
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to terms quickly and participated
today in a drill that was confined
largely to batting practice.
Manager steve O'Neill an
nounced this tentative batting Or
der for the first Of two weekend
contests with the Chicago White
Sox: Chuck Hostetler, CT; Charley
Metro, 3b; Jimmy Outlaw, If;
Rudy York, lib; Eddie Mayo, SIS;
Edward Boron, 2b; Zeb Eaton,
RI; Bob Swift, C; Paul Trout and
Emery Hresko, p.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, March
23.-R-Filling tn e Washington
Senator's infield spots was Man
ager Ossie Bluege's headache to-
day.
Field practice found only regu-
lars spotted at first and second
bases, with shortstop and third
handled by players whose special
ties are elsewhere.
The gaps are unlikely to be filled
until Johnny Sullivan, who handled
shortstop last year, and two Gu
bans, Luis Suarez, a third base
man, and Preston Gomez, a short
stop, report.
Both Suarez and Gomez have
been highly recommended but
have still to be seen in action.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 23.-(R-
Rip Sewells famed ''blooper ball''
remained under cover again today
when soggy diamond once more
forced the Pittsburgh Pirates to
forsake Mccullough Park for the
gymnasium.
That blooper has turned out tc
be one of my best friends, drawled
the chief of the Buccos' hurting
corps, land I'm not going to ex'
pose it to these March zephyrs
It is a very sensitive little cuss
and might catch tonsilitis if it hac
to scoot up into the frosty at
mosphere.
After yesterdays improved
weathec. an all-night rain mussed
up the ball grounds. Manager
Frank Frisch trotted his trainees
TO the gym and put them through
two hours of drills.
CAPE CIR ARD E ", Mo.
March 23.-lREVernon Stephens
star shortstop of the Browns, took
his first spring training camp
workout today and apparently was
in good condition after a winter
working in a California shipyaro
and playing baseball two or three
times a week.
With the drill ground still toe
soft for outdoor practice, Manager
Luke Sewell held the players inside
except for run around the field.
The Browns have IS players in
camp but still missing are first
baseman George McQuinn, third
baseman Ellis Clary, and outfield.
ers Milton Byrnes, Mike Kreevich
and Barney Lutz.
CAIRO, Ill. March 23.--RA
Twenty-one Cardinals were in uni
form today as Manager Billy
Southworth, despite chilly
breze, held outdoor batting prac-
tice with Stan Musial, Pay San
ders, Danny Litwhiler and George
.Kurowski doing the long distance
smuggling.
Sauthworth was pleased with the
showing of two new players. Emil
Verban. No. l replacement for Lou
Klein at second base, and Augue
Bergamo, an outfielde.r-.
Pitcher Fred Schmidt and In.
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BEAR NOUN T A I N, N. Y,
March 23.-REPitcher Fred Ost-
ermueller signed his Brooklyn con-
tract today, while word was re-
ceived that Les Webber, last sea-
son the clubs chief relief artist,
was en- route to camp from his
California home.
Frenchy Bordagaray. here for
another contract conference with
Branch Hickey, failed to reach an
agreement.
The holdout outfielder then re-
turned to New York and Hickey
left for the Springfield, Mo-, train
ing camp of the st. Paul Ameri-
can Association GLIB. While there,
Hickey is expected to purchase
Frank Drews, rookie second base
man who is drilling with the Dodg-
ers.
Manager Leo Durocher missed
today's workout because OF a mi
nor illness.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., March
23.-lRHThings were so dull as
rain kept the New York Yankees
indoors again today that a potato
race was staged in the armory
to break the monotony.
Virtually the only other activity
was the temperance in camp of
infielder George Stirnweiss after
having been in New York City for
treatment of sinus condition.
Outfielder-i nfielder Jack Phillips,
Newark player whose work is
being inspected by Manager Joe
Mccarthy, said he would leave to-
morrow to keep an appointment
with his draft beard at East Au-
rora. N. Y. on April l.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., March %.
-R-Centerfielder Johnny Rucker
signed his new Giant contract to-
day and cut the clubs list of un-
satisfied players to six. of whom
only pitcher Ace Adams, who is
asking for 100 per cent salary
increase, is regarded as a genuine
holdout.
Adams and Catcher Ernie LON
bardi are en- route here.
The squad worked out in the
Lakewood YMCA today because OF
the rain.
FRENCH LICK, Ind, March %
-tR-First Baseman Hal Trosky
and Guy Outright, outfielder.
joined the Chicago White Sox for
spring training today, reducing the
absentee list to Joe Haynes, re-
lief pitcher, the only holdout. The
Sox engaged in spirited workout
in preparation for their exhibition
games against the Detroit Tigers
at Evansville Saturday and Sun
day.
FRENCH LICK, Ind, March %.
-tR-Manager Jimmy Wilson of
the Chicago Cubs opened negotia-
tions today fo.' tWo-game home
and home series against the Gin
cinnati Reds who are in training
at nearby Bloomington. Wilson
wants to play the first game here
next Tuesday Dominic Dallessan-
dro, who had remained at his
Reading, Pa. home because of
salary difficulties. began his train
ing program this morning.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, March %.
-R-Roger Cramer, the only 300
hitter of the 1943 squad returning
10 the Detroit Tigers this season,
signed his contract and climbed
into uniform today. c ramer ar
rived in camp last night, came
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Nv FRITZ LITTLEJOHN

DURHAM, March 23.-R[Lord
Byron Nelson, on the basis of his
closing 66 in the Charlotte Open
Tuesday, ruled the favorite tonight
in the $4,000 Durham Open golf
tournament starting Friday.
Nelson, named by most of his
fellow pros as the best golfer now
playing, started the last round 10
strokes behind the leaders at Char
lotte. When the firing was over
he was only four shots behind the
winner, Ouch Harrison of the Ar
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OWEN APPOINTED

RALEIGH, March 23-IR-Dr. J.
F. Owen, superintendent of the
Raleigh State Hospital at Dix Hill,
was appointed chairman Of the
Eugenics Board of North Carolina
at the boards meeting here today,
to succeed Mrs. w. T. Bost.
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Helps You Overcome
FALSE TEETH
Looseness and Worry

No longer be annoyed or feel I'll at
ease because of loose, wabbly false
teeth. FASTEETH, an improved alkaline
,non-acid) powder, sprinkled on your
plates holds them firmer so they feel
more comfortable. Soothing and cool
ing to gums made sore by excessive
acid mouth. Avoid embarrassment caused
ny loose plates Get FASTEETH today
at anv drug store.
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Jimmie Coffield, bad man of the
squared circle, says DR.. Halls
promising him a licking in their
graphing duel tonight is a lot of
"baloney." The skilled antagonists
hook up in the main event at Tha-
liam Hall at $3.50.
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PITTS TRANSFERRED

MAXTON, March 23- lHJ COT:
Younger A. Pitts, who actlvated
the Laurinburg- Maxton Army Air
Base as an installation of the
First Troop Carrier Command on
August %, 1912, and has been
commanding officer Of the base
since that date, was today ordered
transferred to Pope Field, Fort
Bragg, where he will assume COM
mand of a troop carrier wing.
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WEATHER
Eastern Standard Time
RN III INkL

Eastern Standard Time
(By U. S. Weather Burean
Meteorological data for the 2; ho,,,.
ending 1880 pm, yesterday. -'oU''
Temperature
1:30 am, SO, 7:30 am, So, 1850 M, M
7:30 pm, IS. '' ",
Maximum u, Minimum 81 Mss, 6,
Normal IS. %,
Humidity
1870 am, 79, 7:30 am, 81, 130 pn ,,
1880 pm, 80. ' 10,
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 7.3O Nm,
1.28 inches. pm,
Total since the first of the mont,
6.42 inches '0'''n,
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published =.
U. S. Coast and Geodetic SURVEY W
High Low
wilmington -------------- 9;54a 432a
l0:15p Assn
Sunrise 6:1O am, Sunset, 6:2s n 1'T5p
Moonrise, 6:33 am, Moonset, $50 NV NV
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-l4-ws.
Their bureau report of Temperature srs
rainfall for the "a hours ending n anu
in the principal cotton growing a r,I,,
and elsewhere:
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Red blood corpuscles, by prod
uct in preparation of dried blood
plasma for the armed forces, are
being used successfully instead OF
whole blood in treating anemia.
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The pre-waz Soviet Union spread
over vast area nearly three
times the size Of continental Unit
ed States.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15

Ernest Timothy Marshall Jr., IS
the handsome son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Marshall OF Englewood ave-
nue.. Petite" as he Is fondly called
by his parents. is vitality interested
in sports and who knows but that
he may someday follow in his dads
footsteps and become a famous
basketball player.
Abbott, named for the late founder
OF the Chicago Defender.
NEW FACES
Conley Worsham Jr., made his
debut April /. at Harper hospital.
Mrs. Worsham is the former Maxine
Fears.
DR.. and Mrs. J B. Martin Jr., OF
Josephine avenue are parents again.
This time, a fine baby girl. We
heard that the doctor presented Mrs.
NJ. with an exquisite diamond when
he found out it was a girl. Their
other child is boy.
'Tis rumored that the Gloster
Currents expect new face in their
household, come autumn. This will
be the Currents second child.
SICK NOTES
Mrs. Isaac Pugh OF Hague avenue
is recuperating from an operation at
Parkside hospital.
Mrs. William Smith OF Ann Arhor,
Mich, is i'll in University hospital.
We hope she has speedy recovery.
Charlotte Howard is able to be
out again. after having been con-
fined indoors for about 10 days
with severe cold.
MISCELLANEOUS
Viola Constable's birthday gift
from her husband was a stunning
fur coat.
Saw cute Helen Brown sporting
a genuine mink sides coat recently.
Victoria McCall's diamond ring is
one OF the prettiest that we've seen
in long time. 1t is particularly be-
coming to her fragile beauty.
Frances Leonard is wearing
diamond on the third finger left
hand. 1t was birthday gift from
that certain fellow in the service.
When we asked her about the date,
she wouldn't talk, the meanie.