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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Only The Greyhounds
Appear To Be Elated
As Race Track Closes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 3
tP-Only the dogs appeared happy
today as one of the richest Grey
hound racing seasons in Florida S
history came to an abrupt end.
Mobilization c h e f Jimmy
Byrnes' no-racing edict was put
into effect by hundreds of owners
and handlers, who went about the
business of grooming and feeding
their sleek charges and wondering
what was going to happen next.
One gloomy operator said dogs
at the tracks would either have
to be exterminated or given away
as household pets - pointing out
that it costs about $3.50 to raise
a good racer.
For the most part, however
owners took the blow as one of
the :nisfortunes of war and agreed
generally to make the best OF
it."
Some expect to remain in Flori-
da for two reasons. First, because
it is too cold to 60 anywhere else
and second, they hope without con,
viction that the tracks will be per.
n1itted to open again before the
season is over.
In the Miami area alone, it was
estimated that more than 800 dogs
with 200 handlers, would be at
fected by the shutdown.
Programs Of the various kenne
clubs in the state ran as long as
AZ days-the full 1944-45 season a
the West Flagler track in Miam
and as short as the three-daJ
meet at Longwood and the two
day sessions at Jacksonville, Tam
pa and Miami Beach.
Many betting and attendance
records established previous sea
sons, were smashed. West Flag
ler's closing program yesterday
set new record for parimutue
handle with 8,014 persons wager
ing 1924, ITO on nine-race card
The previous high had been Sc
New Years, night.
At St. Petersburg, the Kenne
club held 35 days Of racing witt
record wagers of Sl00,414 on tn,
final night. The closing nigh
handle of S89. 1896 at the Hollywood
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 3. - up -
mis- is one of those days when
lou wish you were writing a col
1rsn On advice to the lovelorn or
,bp care and feeding of Hampshire
bo1s as there always will be love-
1orn who need advice and there
,lvays will be hogs.
That's more than we can say
,bout sports right now. Sports as
40 have come to recognize them,
'ba- is. big time football, and base
hall and boxing. They'll come
hack. of course, but right now the
lg45 outlook is so hazy it's tough
a write about them.
We could launch into a more or
lpss mostly less, learned disser-
alton on the Byrnes' statements
md the immediate prospects of the
IFS in sport, of course And when
you're discussing the prospects of
tho AIS you're discussing the
nrospects of sports in general. as
:, YOU take the 4-F's out of the
games you're taking away the
games.
But at the moment it would be
Al crossword, with the whole sit
nation simmering down to this: If
+5ev require At pro baseball play
srs and football players to take
oner jobs if they aren't accepted
for limited service, pro baseball
and Pro football are through. If
there is no such action, the games
yil continue about the same as
last year.
The Qualifications of a complete
pro sports shutdown defy analysis,
70 well do the impossible and
snslyze them.
First to be accepted, naturally.
are the thousands actively engag-
ed in pro sports as a means of
likelihood This would include the
athletes, promoters managers,
nainers, CLUB owners, publicists
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
WALLOP
SAILORS, g.

The Bluethenthal Army Air
Base quintet walloped a visiting
aggregation from the Buckport
Coast Guard Station, S. c., in
what appeared to be walk-over
last night, defeating the sailors
1921.
Picking up substantial lead
early in the game, the halfway
point was reached with the filters
leading by a score of 1868.
High-scorer was Lingle, center
for the fliers, who racked up a
total of 20 points, with Lollai,
guard, also of the nome team,
hot on his heels with total of
49,
The line-ups:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
All Remains Quiet
AT Florida Tracks

MIAMI, Va. Jan. 3.-(UP)-hll
was quiet at Tropical Park today
as workmen cleaned up from the
abbreviated racing season. but
across town at Hialeah race course
a group of the faithful bid spirit
edly for ten thoroughbreds.
Racers stabbed in the Miami
area were worked out as usual
during the day. on racing strips
kept in condition for training pur-
poses. Trainers said they would
keep them in shape for as long as
possible.
Meanwhile. word was received
ct Hialeah Of relaxation OF the gov
ernment's restrictions on horse
shipment. An interstate commerce
commission executive wired tina
permission would be given car
riers to ship horses anywhere II
this country, provided that tht
Journeys were not for racing pur
poses. p,
Jockeys wintering here-aoout y"
in number-planned to meet TO
morrow to devise q rellef plal
for needy riders from specla
fund. Secretary John SWlsher o
the Jockeys Guild was en- route II
Miami tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
The Sports Trail

ana others associated with the &C.
tual staging Of sports. That is
sports writers, newspaper sports
page, the radio, including the short
waving OF sports events to serv-
zee men overseas; athletic supply
houses, magazines devoted to vari.
Gus individual sports. concession
1lrms and other persons and insti-
tutlons who, or which, are not
actively engaged in the business
but Which nevertheless RELY on if
for a livelihood
Going still deeper, you would
find what you might call the in
nocent victims of a shutdown. That
is, worthy citizens such as printers
on newspapers and sports maya
zines, office staffs, mail room EN-.
ployees, workers in sporting goods
manufacturing plants and even
lahltors and charwomen who
would be thrown out of work by
the closing Of publications and fac
tories catering to sports.
The above sketchy list is lust a
beginning. and concerns only those
whose business or employment can
be directly traced to sports. We
don't think anyone ever has tried
to estimate the total. but it would
be staggering.
Add to them the millions of Am
orleans to whom the sports pages
have become an institution; who
turn to them first after scanning
the front page headlines, and a
complete shutdown will be seen to
have an effect on the lives of the
average citizen. Not to speak of
the boys in the armed forces who
avidly per-se box scores and foot
ball results ard movies of sports
events.
1t isn't just case of speculat-
ing on the fate of the athletes and
club owners and promoters. They
are just a fraction of the number
of persons VINO would be affected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Racing AtHavana
Sees Big Increase
More Than One-Third OF
$50 Thoroughbreds
Originate In U. S.

HAVANA, Jan. 3-tP)-Havana's
Oriental Park is getting shot IN
the arm from renewed Cuban
Interest in horse breeding that
has brought big money men into
the game.
OF the 800 thoroughbreds stabbed
at Oriental. more than one third
was bred on Cuban farms of stall
lions and mares from the United
States. The others are North AM
erican bred but the number of inn
ported racers rapidly is decreas-
ing.
The trend Of prosperity that
brought rich Cubans into close
contact with racing comedies with
increased purses and mounting
betting totals in land where
the -the-street is an invete.
rate sportsman.
An ordinary Saturday or Sunday
turnout ranges from 5000 TO 5000
fans but the total approaches TO-
900 on holidays, particularly when
an all-Cuban stake is offered The
bettors have the legal choice of
wagering through the parimutuels
or with the handbooks
The bookies get play from the
big 'plungers who figure they
are thus assured Of stabilized odds
without the risk of driving down
the price in the machines.
An average daily handle is about
$50, 900, normally split about even
ly between the mutuels and books.
Oriental Park, located on the out
skirts Of Havana, is virtually brand
new as the stands were rebuilt af-
ter almost total destruction by
the Oct. Is hurricane. The entire
layout. however, still bears the
stamp of the 1915 construction by
. Harry D. Brown, who also built
Laurel and Arlington Park.
Although Havana racing has exc
cited little interest in recent years,
until the current shutdown of the
tracks by order Of War Momiliza-
ton Director James F. Byrnes,
it once was the winter sports cen.
, ter of America. The late John J,
, McGraW, manager of the New
York Giants, once was financially
I interested in Oriental Park and
was a regular off-season visitor.
old shortstop and Jack Boiling,
+, first baseman. Melton and Boiling
< went into the Army and Mikus to
r the Navy.
Hickey will 60 to Chicago to.
morrow where he will meet Fri.
:, day with the major league com.
mittee which will draw up t h c
new agreement under which the
successor to baseballs high com
= missioner, the late Judge K. M.
. Lands, will operate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
SOVIET RACING
CONDUCTED AS
BIG BUSINESS
Russian Racing Controlled
By Government In
Every Phase
BY NJ. S HANDLER
limited press Staff Correspondent

United Press StaI1 correspondent
MOSCOW, Jan. 3. up Horse
racing in Russia is a business
pure and simple, shorn OF the
splender accorded it in the United
States and Great Britain, and 1t
plays only an inconspicuous part
in the normal amusement of Rus
slams.
The sport is controlled by the
government in every phase. and
bookies ard touting are forbidden.
Its chief purpose is to serve as
an important testing ground for
the development of good breeds OF
cavalry horses the cavalry being
an integral part of the Russian
Army.
The hippodromes. or tracks, are
operated by an agency attached
to the ministry of agriculture and
the horses are owned by state
farms called sovkhozes. special
lists in breeding. Jockeys are in
the employ of the hippodromes but
are attached to the same horses
for a season and are responsible
for their welfare. Women and girls
fill the jobs of stableboys and
grooms and they. as well as the
jockeys, dress as do the same turf
figures in America and England
Betting is cor>lucted through
the pari-mutuel totalisator system,
but those who wager must be sharp
to win for it is necessary to pick
the first and second horse in that
order to collect.
The home of racing in the Soviet
capital is the old Moscow hippo.
drome which dates from the last
decade of the 10th century Its
grandstands are bare and worn
and it has little of its old glitter
and gnificience although the
track remains in fairly good con.
dition
The main racing season begins
in May and lasts through October
with the last three months Of the
year devoted largely to jumping
trials. Normally there is racing
seven days a week with Is to 2(
running and trotting races SEIZED
uled each day. Trotting is popular
here because of the long tradition
Of trotters in this country. In pre-
Revolutionary days Russian fan
ciers imported some of the fines
Am ,rican trotters and the top per
formers in that class today are
generally of American blood lines
English French. Italian, Hungar
ian and American breeding is re
presented among the runners.
Daily races draw from 1900 t.
5000 spectators and Sundays draw
from 20, 1000 to 10000. Factory ane
office workers and their wives of
ten appear at a hippodrome fol
a day of relaxation and spend free
ly for ice cream, beer and sand
witches which command high war
time prices.
The queens of hippodrome ar,
several elderly women who sit in
side the pari-mutuel boxes takin!
wagers. Each bet is written out il
triplicate form and the "queens'
handle the payoff as well as tn
intake.
Racing here is not an excus
for grand fashion displays as it i
in the United States and Grea
Britain. People come out in thei
simple but best clothes. Politician
and state officials are infrequen
visitors but there always is a fai
sprinkling of Army officers in tn
crowd
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
BRITISH RACE
FANS AMAZED
AT TRACK BAN
English Keep Tracks Open
To Boost Their
Morale
BY ROBERT L. MEYER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Cnlteu freSS Stdt Correspondent
LONDON, Jan. g. UP) Eng
lands racing followers, who have
made every sacrifice to preserve
the national pastime without tax
ing war facilities, were surprised
at the shutdown of the sport in
the United States.
While horsemen in the U. S. re-
peatedly have drawn criticism for
the manner in which they have
conducted the sport, royalty and
commoners alike have taken step
to build morale through racing in
Britain. The great spectator sport
has become recognized as a mo.
rale-booster for War-workers. sol
diers and civilians, who pack the
thoroughbred plants at peace
time pace and keep the totalizers
clicking. They just don't think of
giving up their beloved horse and
dog racing. although horse racing
was halted for a while at h e
height of the Nazi blitz.
CdSC tllC OIL ain VII w al co
sentials, this island has been d.
vided into three regions. and
horses race only in the area in
which they are trained except for
about a dozen big open events an
nually.
This curtailed promiscuous ship
ping Of ponies about the country.
Races were cut from every day
affairs as they were in the United
States to once-weekly offerings
Saturday afternoon when war
workers enjoy half holidays. This
avoided the criticism or absentee
ism which was heard in the U. S.
particularly on the west coast.
Newsphotos showing track park
ing los filled with co. and "B''
card automobiles we're common in
the U. S.. but here a tight police
check was kept on motorists in
the vicinity of the tracks. This
kept crowds at a limit and cut
down the use of local rail and bus
system. Also gasoline was limited
to horse and dog owners 50 that
they could not transport entries
more than so miles by road. There
is no civilian gas here anyway, ex.
cept for business purposes,
Racing under lights also w s
banned in England, barring unnec-
essary absenteeism. Like t h {
horses, the rabbit-chasers are now
racing on Saturday basis too
and the crowds are sometimes So
OOO The bettors who stream Lon.
don's White City stadium on Sat
urdays poured $3.50, 100000 in the
mutuel machines at races last
year, excluding the business OF
private bookies.
The breeding industry is the chief
concern in England and that is
the main reason for the country's
decision to maintain a limited rae.
ing program. The policy proved q
success at newmarket. where the
highest prices in history were paid
at recent horse sales. In Ireland
too, frugal farmers are becoming
rich on Greyhound breeding. witt
prices ranging from $4,000 to S.,
900 per animal. The English Grey
hound jubilee time recently sole
for the record auction price OF So,
OO0
While the sport has been brough
to every commoner in the coun
try. it is still sport OF kings
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Small Owners Reported
To Be Selling Charges

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3-tUP>-
S"a'I owners Of race horses are
getting nut from under and
selma their charges now that rae
me- has been banned in the nation,
II vas learned here today,
duilus G Feeder. racing secre-
,aiN for the fair grounds associa-
ron. reported that quite num-
Ger Of horses have been sold dur
my the past few days"
Heedcr said that the majority
~ me sellers were small ownets
sod thai the purchasers were own
eve Of breeding farms and large
8 7'"' --'7- ,.,---~ fir--,o:,11-- ah1e
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04

to weather "blackout' in racing
for a long period Of time
Good news came to horse own
rs who had animals quartered at
the fair grounds today when it
was announced from Washington
that owners may ship their horses
home All that is necessary is to
arrange for railroad or truck trans
nortation and the owner sign an
sffidavit that he is shipping the
horses home and not to another
track for racing purposes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
100 MORE HORSES

Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, Jan.
2.-(P)- Racing Secretary Joseph
E Walter reported today that an
other 100 horses had moved across
the international line for com.
petition at the border track. Wal
ter said more select steeds were
ready to take up reserved stall
space at Caliente today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
SKIN Ex1ERNAI CAUSE

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enjoy Black and White Skin Soap daily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
new VOLLEY BALL
LEAGUE PLANNED
Losers OF Tourney Play
Hosts To Winners At
~ Tonight

A new vollev ball league will be
organized .at the Y. M. c. A. to-
night. as the two losing teams in
the senior league entertain the
winners of the tournament. the
New York Life Insurance Company
team and the Massachusetts Mutt
ual Life team. at dinner at 8
p m.
Adam Smith, physical director
al the ". explained that the din
ner is being arranged by the vol
ley ball committee, composed OF
Sam johnson, Charles Stevenson,
Johnny Kulaen, Bud Davis, and j.
B Huntington.
Losers during the tourney. Me-
tropolitan Insurance Company vol
ley ballers and members Of the
team Of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance Company, will be hosts to the
two winning teams.
The League has been active
since December /. and Mr.. Smith
pointed out that it was not de-
signed particularly for insurance
companies. Or other business or
CARNATIONS. but that it was open
10 any team wishing to partici-
pate, Play-otfs in the new league
will start as soon as organization
is complete. he explained.
Members # the winning team
are Johnny Kulken. captain. Vance
Che wick Robert Shipp. Bill Ro.
0ertson L. G.. McLemore. and
Harry Wiles.
The standings:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04

Calfornia's population increased
from 6. so7, 1877 in the 1910 census
tn an non.military figure in 1873 OF
7. 2o7. SAG
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04

Kennel Club was the highest in
the tracks 11-year history. At
Tampa, betting totaled $4,000 for
the two-day meet while at Jack
sonville similar brief session
saw $4,000 pass through the Win
dOWS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Killer Kane
Gets Ne1U Assignment
WASHINGTON, JAN 3-(AP)-"Kller" Kane, Naval
officer of the at Pearl Habor when the Japanese struck
has new job He's head of Naval Aviation Physical and

Military framing.
AS Commander William R..
Kane, he is the third former Ma
val academy football star appoint
ed to mead this program. Com
manders Tom Hamilton and Frank
Wickhorst, both on sea duty, pre-
coded him.
Kane, brilliant three-sport star
at Annapolis, where he graduated
in 1888, has an even finer war
combat record.
After caring for the wounded,
fighting fires and housing survi.
vors from damaged ships that I'M
forgettable Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl
Harbor. Kane flight-tested bomb
er, fighter and torpedo planes
wnen they began rolling in from
the States.
Then he joined the Grim Reap
ers," famous Pacific squadron,
and earned the Navy Cross, two
Distinguished Flying crosses and
a Presidential unit citation.
~ NIX IL Olll tl1C Su1 lCl LlllNO
prise, Kane fought in Guadalcanal
engagements in 1912, once was
forced down at sea when caught
in Japanese-American cross fire
as he approach ed his carrier out
of gasoline.
After an assignment in the
States in 1913. Kane returned to
the Enterprise with reformed
squadron of Grim Reapers" early
in 1914. He got in the scraps in
the Marianas. Marshalls, Truk,
Emirau, Palau, Hollandia, Saipan
and Guam.
The day after the landing at Sal
pan, ne was shot down by his
own forces who thought he was
an enemy.
A native of San Rafael. Calf.
and a football. wrestling and tracl
star at Annapolis, Kane has sly
japanese planes TO his credit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04

MURRAY. Utah-(P)-After a
dinner in which a sheep-killing
bear supplied the chief course, the
hostess. Mrs w. E. Tangren. wife
of a forest ranger, commented:
mot bad. but then on second help
ing, not SO good. either
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WEATHER
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON, July 14.-R)-Weather
bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending p. M
Stafiop High Inv Prap
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Byrd, Byron Nelson
Go Into PEA Finals

DAYTON, O., July IA. - U.H -
Sammy Byrd of Detroit, a former
baseball player, and Byron Mel
son of Toledo, O., an ex-railroad au-
ditor, swept into the finals of the
9th national P. G.. A. tournament
today, shooting sub-par golf over
the rain-drenched Moraine country
club fairways.
Byrd, averaging about $50 yards
with his booming driver, knocked
Clarence Dozer of Hartsdale, N. Y,
out of the running in their semi
finals match, and 6 on the 30th
green, Nelson spoiled Claude Har-
mons 10Th birthday by knocking
the young Detroit pro out of the
nations top tournament, 5 and 4 or
the 32nd hole.
Both Nelson and Byrd showed
they were great "mudders" today
The tricky Moraine course - with
it's narrow fairways- was water
logged by an all-morning rain
which delayed the start of the
matches As minutes. A slow drizzle
fell most of the day and it raised
havoc with Doser's game as the
36-year-old New Yorker shot six.
over-par golf. Byrd, however, pillow.
ed right through it all for a two
under-par for a tWo-under-par caro-
for the distance.
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1900: NOTES 8
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A<ae<AN aA~~~e

up all the unlicensed dogs in this
country. OF the $4,000, 900 dogs in
the United States. 1t is estimated
that only 1900, 900 are licensed.
That would leave 5000, 900 for the
national dog catcher to round up.
Mongrels FAR outnumber the reg
tstered purebred dogs by ratio
# approximately to /.
HOUSEKEEPING A PUPPY
A puppy can be 'housebroken"
just as easily as a human baby
and far more quickly. AS in all
canine matters the problem So
luton lies in these two magic
words: patience" and Common
sense" Above all don't beat him
or try to housebreak him by any
other kind of cruelty. He is only
baby and with a baby's unde-
veloped muscles and self control
See that ne is allowed to 60 out
Of doors whenever he shows the
first sign of needing to do so. Do
this, many times day, including
the last thing at night and in the
early morning, and Just after feed
ing. If he transgresses, let him
see you are displeased with him,
and then gently put him out Of
doors.
Gradually, often very soon he
will learn to understand. BY ma
ture he is clean. BY nature he
wants to please you, when he
knows what you want OF him. Few
dogs can be 100 per cent house
broken before they are six or sew
en- months of age.
Dogs FOSTER CHILD
Visitors to Gil BoWman's sheep
farm near independence, Oregon,
often remark about the devotion
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HELPS WITH

Imagine coming home from a
trip and after. sitting down and
writing couple of thank you
notes." turning to your husband
and asking him to please take
them out and mail them, to have
him turn to the family dog, hand
it the letters and then watch the
dog trot to the mailbox on the
corner and drop them in safely.
That's just the experience Mrs.
Harry Dolan of Baltimore, Mary
land, had recently.
When Mrs. Dolan went away to
visit relatives in Cleveland, Ohio,
her husband decided to spend his
lonely evenings teaching their dog
Fox some useful tricks. Dolan
recalled that almost every evening
when he came home from work
he was greeted by request from
his wife to take letter or two
to the mailbox on a nearby street
corner. Why not teach Fox to do
this, thought Dolan. Then, unused
Dolan, I will be able to sit down
and read my paper without first
having to run out and mail let
ter.
Two weeks of patient training Of
Fox by Dolan accomplished the
trick. Now whenever the dog is
given a letter and the front door
opened for him he trots to the
mailbox and gently drops the en-
velope in. Not a very easy trick,
for, if you'll remember, it usual
ly requires two hands for a HUI
man to post a letter.
LET VET PRESCRIBE
FOR WORMS
A reader of this column writes