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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
JACKSONVILLE NAVY
TO TACKLE LEJEUNE

CAMP LEJEUNE, Feb. "a
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
and Camp Lejeune Marines will
meet here Tuesday night in one
of the nations headline basketball
attractions.
Jacksonville, challenging the
Marines for South Atlantic lau-
rels, has won Is Of its % games,
and is ranked above Lejeune in
the recognized Dunkel rating sys-
tenn.
Two of the visitors losses. how
ever, nave been to the North Caro-
lima Preflight School, which, at
full strength, fell before the Lee
jeune club, 40-37. at Chapel Hill.
Using II to 20 PLAYERS. the
Florldlans have averaged SO points
per outing: They are led by Joe
Trosper, five-foot. s;x-inch for.
ward from Oklahoma City Col
lege' Their outfit consists of both
and Marines
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
JUNIOR CIRCUIT
LISTS H0PEFULS
FOR THIS SPRING
Red Book OF American
League Released For
18th Time
By JERRY LISKA

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-PIA har-
binger of spring and the good, old
summer time, the Red Book OF
the American League - hopefully
listing who's who in the junior cir
cult for the 1945 season-Was re-
leased today by the leagues serv-
ice bureau.
The sixteenth edition Of the Red
Book. dedicated to every Amerl-
can league player in the armed
forces. and especially to those who
have made the supreme sacrifice,
counts 274 players on the active
list and c4S on the military honor
roll.
How many of the 274 potential
performers will don flannels or
long respond to the familiar play
ball. after the seaon open in late
April can only be anssered by Sc
lective Service and Congress
which now is studying work-or-
fight legislation.
Whatever the fate of the l945
big league season, the junior cir
cult at the moment is prepared
to make go OF its fourth war
time campaign.
The Washington Senators, draw
ing upon Cuba for II players and
Venezuela for another, has the
largest squad roster with Al cam
didates. The Cleveland Indians are
next with 80, followed by the Chi
cago White Sox, who have SO de-
spite the loss yesterday of outfield-
er Gene Thomas, now in the Ma
rines.
The champion st. Louis Browns
and the Detroit Tigers, who lost
the pennant On the final day, have
"a each. The New York Yankees
list 80 players, while the Boston
Red Sox and the Philadelphia Ath-
letics have 20 each.
Only 20 players have been induct-
ed into the armed forces since the
1914 season ended, but the trickle
of American leaguers to induction
centers for denomination has
been constant in unheralded. The
crux of the whole baseball man.
power problem hinges upon Con-
gress' action on the proposed
Work-or-tigh: legislation.
The american League, 70 I in
stance, has 1875 AIS, forming the
experienced nucleus of the cir
cults playing strength. If these
fail in draft denominations and
are not required to enter war
plants, the league possibly will be
up to last years caliber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Final Yankee Stock
Goes To New Owners

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-R-
Purchase Of the final 3.12 per-
cent Of New York Yankee stock
held by George E. Rupert,
Anna C. Dunn and F. Ruprert
Schalk today gave the M-c-
Phail-Topping Webb combine
100 percent ownership of the
American League Baseball
club and its farms.
Although no price was an
nounced by J. Arthur Fried
lund, attorney for the buyers,
the latest transfer was believ-
ed to have boosted the price
to approximately S2,900,0o0.
AS in the original deal, an
nounced January 26 and con-
summated Wednesday. Col
Larry MacPhail, Capt. Dan
Topping and Del E. Webb ac-
quired the franchises and
parks in Newark and Kansas
City and the clubs in Bing-
hampton, N. Y, and Norfolk.
Va. as well as the Yankee Sta
dunn and rights to about 375
players.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
.YNCA Announces Plans
For Annual Tournament

Plans for an Invitational Bas-
ketball Tournament at the Will
mington YMCA were announced
Yesterday by Adam Smith, dirsc-
tor of physical education, to be
held March 1924, including teams
from surrounding areas, indus
trial and school teams.
All entrants must be registered
at the YMCA before March 10.
Smith pointed out that individ-
ual divisions would be provided
for each age group, with the I'M
limited division having no re-
strictions as to weight or age.
Ten men, including the team
manager, will be the limit on all
entries.
There will be six divisions, in
Guiding the following weights: 80,
los, 12O, 135 and $50 pounds, and
the unlimited class. The average
weight of the five heaviest men
must not exceed that Of the weight
class, and no individual weight
may exceed the division weight
by 10 pounds. Players will not
be eligible for but one team.
The rules provide that all play
ers must be under 10, and con-
sidered amateurs in their weight
division.
Smith pointed out that no senior
nigh school varsity players or
members OF industrial leagues
will be eligible to play in the
weight divisions, but must COM
pete in the unlimited class, which
is exempt from other regulations
Of the tournament pertaining to
the five weight divisions. This
also pertains to the age limit,
which is not affected in the I'm
limited class.
All games will be played in the
YMCA gymnasium in Wilmington,
and registration fee Of 81 mus
be provided.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Catawba Accepts Bid
For National Tourney
Play At Kansas Civ

SALISBURY, Feb. 24.-P)-Dr.
David E. Faust, athletic manager
at Catawba, today announced &C.
ceptance Of an invitation to the
indians to play in the National In
tercolegiate Basketball tourna.
ment at Kansas City March 12-17.
The Athletic council early this
week agreed to the trip provided
the necessary funds were raised
and the ODT granted permission.
Scoop McCrary, sports editor of
the Salisbury Post, headed a two
day Embarrassing drive that raised
the $1,000, $53 so of which was con-
trlouted in small coins by Boyden
high School students.
Officials Of the tournament said
the ODT had given approval of the
meet
The Indians, North State Con-
ference champions who won Is and
lost four during the season, will
resume practice Monday.
They were invited to the tourna-
ment last year, but it was called
off because of travel restrictions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
By BLOYS BRITT

RALEIGH, Feb. 24-(P)-North
Cardinals Tar Heels, paced by a
bevy of sharp-shooting forwards,
captured the Southern Conference
championship here tonight by nos
ing out Dukes defending Blue
Devils, 1888, before 1900 fans in
Memorial Auditorium.
The game, which climaxed three
days of milling by eight teams Sc
lected to participate in the annual
loop championship tournament
was almost a replica of last year S
finals battle, and furnished the Tar
Heels sweet revenge for the 44-21
defeat they suffered in the 1914
championship contest.
And, like last year, the two teams
really put on show for their fans.
Aside from the fact that the loop
championship was at state, the
game also was the rubber match
between the two teams. Duke lick
ed the Tar Heels in the first of two
regular season games, and North
Carolina took the second by a wide
margin, but that made little diff
ference in tonights finals battle.
The traditional rivals hooked up
in earnest at the opening whistle,
and each literally squeezed out
points for the first II minutes. The
score was tied no less than five
times and neither team could get
more than a three-point advantage
until near the end of the frame.
Then Jim Jordan laid i ma snow
bird and Don Anderson tossed in
a freethrow to break a tie and send
the Tar Heels out in front 1916 at
the half.
In the final period, however, the
Tar Heels showed their superiority
Using a fast breaking offense eff
fectively, and with John Dillon,
Nanny Alverez and Jim Jordan
hitting the basket with regularity,
the boys from Chapel Hill went out
in front to stay after breaking a
21-2l tie set up by the Blue Devils
two minutes after the period got
underway.
Actually, Duke held the lead only
once during the game. That was
in the early stages of the game
when the Blue Devils held for only
moment a 81 advantage.
Dinninutive Nanny Alverez open
ed the scoring minute after the
Then Jim Jordan laid in snow
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
BAINBRIDCE WINS
OVER NAVY, $3.50

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. "a. Up
1t took another Navy team to
do it, but the sailors from the
cambridge Naval Training Center
defeated the hitherto unbcaten
quintet from the Naval Academy
today, $3.50, in a hard-fought bat
tie.
cambridge took an early lead,
running the score to lis in the
first four minutes. Navy bounced
back to make it 1915 halfway
through the first period but The
half ended with cambridge ahead
1890
Navy went out in front in The
first five minutes Of the second
half again, but the Sailors from
cambridge regained the lead. The
score was tied at 47-all in the Sec
ond half but in the last four min
utes Of the game, Navy tired vi-ib-
ly, and the Commodores ran the
score to $500.
The line-lnxf
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
MINOR GEARS BUCK
MAJOR RESISTANCE

NEW YORK, Feb. "a. - (P) -
Minor league baseball will insist
on checks against postwar major
league expansion before signing
any new major-minor agreement
it was indicated today as members
OF the 10-man revision committee
headed for Chicago to open imror-
tant meetings Monday.
Although the Chicago sessions
probably will produce nothing
more than an airing of ideas, NAM
ing of a smaller subcommittee
to met with a similar group from
the majors is to be expected. All
recommendations will be subject
to approval at the December Ma
tional Association convention.
One prominent minor Lacquer
proposed that the new commission
err, when named, should be the
umpire to DECIDE when minor
territory could be invaded" and
how much should be paid. AS mat
tiers stand now a major club :an
take over a minor franchise by
paying the league only 5000 and
making suitable arrangements
with the individual owner 6is-
regarding the stability of the cir
cult.
The majors have indicated will
ingness to arbitrate but have turn.
ed down each proposal sponsored
by the smaller leagues. AS the
agreement that ties togethe-. the
two groups expires January ~
1916, some compromise mus be
made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
STATE RIFLEMEN
WIN TWO TITLES

RALEIGH, Feb. 24.-State Col
kge's ROTC rifle teams won sec
md and third places in the Nation
nj ROTC Rifle Matches for the
William Randolph Hearst Trophies
IN the Fourt Service Command
area, and J. Edgar Williams OF
Wilmington, was captain OF the
team winning third honors.
This is the first time that State
rifle teams have won two trophies
IN the matches in one year. The
teams were coached by 1t. Fred.
erick S. Woodruff, personal at
fairs officer OF the State College
Department OF Military Science
and Tactics.
First honors were taken by Mis-
sissippi State Colleges team, and
others placing below N. c. State
were Georgia Tech, the University
Of Alabama, Davidson College and
The University of Florida.
Members Of the team taking
second honors are John H. Bilbert,
Catawba; Paul Rhodes, Statesville;
Lenwood Edge, Fayetteville; Ross
L. Fogleman, Greensboro; and
Warren P. Blanks, Raleigh. D. M.
Parker, Jr., Of New Bern is team
manager.
Members Of the team taking third
place, besides Williams, are Will
liam c. English, Winston-Salem;
Jack R. Phillips, Greensboro; Eus-
tace R. Conway, Greenville; and
Charles R. Buckner, Siler City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
New York A. G..
Indoor
Field Contest

NEW YORK, Feb. "a R -
New York A. c., customary winner
of the America Indoor Track and
Field Championships, took a big
step toward the 1945 crown today
by grabbing two scoring places
in the 35-pound weight throw, held
in the semi-privacy of a downtown
National Guard Armory.
Henry Dreyer, defending cham
pion, flung the huge iron ball S.
feet 10 3-8 inches for first place
but his teammate, Frank Berst,
odds on favorite, finished out OF
the money. Irving FolsWorth, an
other NYAC competitor, was sec
ond with 50 feet 9 So inches.
Tony Penico of Pennsylvania,
was third and Tom Montgomery
Of the Olympic, San Francisco,
fourth.
Vincent Barry of Navy, Archie
Parsons Of Michigan, and Stanton
Calender of New York University,
won the three trial heats in the
1000 yard run in which all the
favor1tes qualified. Dan Kirk OF
Penn, George Kennedy of Tufts,
Robert Thomason of Michigan and
DICK Hall OF Navy, are the other
finalists.
Floyd Cuff and Art Bigley, both
OF Navy, James Herbert of New
Yorks Grand Street boys, Lee S.
Hofacre OF Drake, Ehnore Harris
OF Elboron, N. j., and Herbert Nc
kenley of Boston qualified for the
60O-yard final.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Tar Heel Basketeers Upset Blue Devils
To Win Southern Hardwood Honors 49, 50
Carolina Auenges
Last Years. Toes.

bird to put the Tar Heels .h,
Bob Paxton added another i1, 'resa'
lately tor a 40 lead. but Duke ,c'' .'os
1t up after two minutes on a t ;.gg
goal by Dan Buckley and ' fe.a
losses by Gordon Carve II VIC VIC
then that the Blue Devils 90, Their
only chance to lead. as BIZ Ssn ,,
sank field goal and added
tree throw to make the score q
FROM then until halt-tire IN.
crowd roared as the Tar Heel a..
wards tried hard 10 get the sd.
vantage only TO have thei. r;v.I,
stay on equal terms.
In the early moments Of Tho
second half Duke apparently had
I found the range, A field goa' bv
Buckley and two free losses by
Carver tied the count at 2l-2l and
the issue still was in doubt How.
ever. Jordan and Alverez combm.
ed IN a brilliant shooting display
and in five minutes had safe
safe lead for the Tar Heels. Mid.
way of the period the North Caro-.
linians held a 1921 ADVANTAGE and
the Dukesters never came close at.
ter that.
Cardinals jim Jordan was the
/ games top scorer. He got seven
field goals and five free losses for
19-point total. Alverez, who play.
ed brilliant game both Extensively
and defensively, garnered six field
goals and made good on three fee
! losses for a total of Is points.
| For the Dukes. Gordon Carver
paced with 10 points and earned
the plaudits of the crowd for A
bang-up performance. Ed often
! berger, Blue Devil center. con.
nected four time from the floor
and three from the free throw line
for II points.
Tonight's victory meant the
, fourth championship for North
Carolina since the tourney first
was held here in 1888 They first
won the title in 1885, and success.
fully defended it in 1886, Duke had
won tourney honors in four Of eight
championship battles, defeating tie
Tar Heels Al to u in last years
titale game.
Tho hoy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
YMCA FIVE WINS
OVER NAVY TEAM

A sharpshooting YMCA quint
downed a fighting Coast Guard
Crash Boat five 26-14 Friday night
on the YMCA court.
The ~ aggregation took an early
lead on the fast dribbling Of Will
liams and Moskowitz, and the back
board play of Depompolo. The
Crash Boat five were unable to
overcome tight zone defense on
the part of the 'Y' basketeers.
The boatsmen staged a dazzling
comeback in the last quarter, but
were unable to overtake the high
score established by the accurate
shooting of the 'Y' hardw coolers.
High scorer was Billy Lee, ~
center, and hook-shot specialist.
who aggregated total Of 10
points. Trailing was his teammate,
Moskowitz, with eight.
Davis, forward for the Boatmen,
was high scorer for the losers with
six points.
Tho lipa1,pc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Cambridge Licks Oxford
In Traditional Classic

HENLEY ON-THE THAMES,
England, Feb. "a. -(P)- Cam
bridge swept to surprising two
length victory over veteran oN-
ford crew today in Britain S trsdl-
tional rowing classic, using rae
ine shell borrowed from their an
cient rivals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Tennessee Announces
Three New Opponents

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. "a
W'H'-Three new opponents appear
on the lS45 University of Tennessee
football card released tonight bv
Coach John Barnhill.
They are Georgia preflight Vii
lanova' and the University of North
Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25

Totals at the half-North CaTo'
lima 10; Duke ID,
Free throws missed-North CaTo'
lima: Dillon 2. Paxton z Alyerez j.
Duke: Sapp 3, Koftenberger l.
Officials-Alcorn Illinois,; and
knight Durham ".
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
1tr. .tOO1TA =
Nv HUGH FULLERTON, JR.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-(P)-Wh!en
hasebaIPs committee to revise the
nnaior-minor agreement meets IN
Chicago Monday, Prexy Pants
Rowland of the Pacific Coast lea
que wants them to put some TEEN
in a rule against signing amer,
can Legion players. Rowland
told the sporting news: Baseball
is apt to get in trouble when IL
starts putting its welfare above the :,
education of youngsters VIII n
promising baseball ability" i.
Red Trautman, who has been ne
sotiating with various high school
athletic groups on behalf OF base
ball, probably would add that
baseball already is in trouble for
that same reason, and even when
It has good intentions the educa-
tors are suspicious. What this
department would like to see is a
strict Glands off, policy regard
ing any kid who really wants an
education, plus support Tor a
school and college program that
would enable the boys to study
baseball as well as books.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Sports Roundup
oNE-MlNUTE SPORTS PAGE

An article in the current Green
keepers Reporter" tells of British
golf courses studded with tank
traps, barbed wire and tall poles
to prevent the landing Of elders.
Phog Allen, the voluble Kansas
basketball coach, is running for
City Councilman in Lawrence,
Kas. Offha d we'd say Phog
should be about a 17-15 vote favor
tie. When Baltimore was in
the American league in 1901-02, the
club drew a total attendance Of
315, 1000. Last season the Minor lea
que Orioles drew $4,000. Is that
why they call 'en the good old
days."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25

Half-time score: Bainbridge y
Navy 30,
Free throws missed: Coleman;
Hamilton: Carroll; Back 80;
Armstrong: Nelson; Duden.
Referee: James H. Neun: I'm
pire: j. F. Enright.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
UNANSWERED QUESTION

If the midnight curfew for night
spots remains in effect through the
baseball season, what do you sup
pose Vince DiMaggio will do for
one of those nine-buck snacks aft
or a night game?
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
SERVICE DEPT.

The New York State Soccer
Football association lists 1888 reg
istered players-enough for 3O5
teams-in the armed forces.
Charlie Berry, the baseball-foot-
ball official, reports from Green
land that the most popular soldier
up there is Hank Soar Of the foot
ball Giants. A recent poll at
the cambridge, Md, Naval Train
ing center, including everyone
from Waves to war casualties,
showed a 35-1 ratio in favor of
continuing sports in wartime. The
vote on favorite sports was foot
ball, Isl; baseball, SOL, basketball,
530.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-25
Basketball Scores

Arkansas 81, Texas A + M So.
Temple SO, Penn State %.
West Virginia University so, Uni
yersity Of Pittsburgh At.
Guilford "a, Lenoir Rhyme "A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-10
Fog Causes
 Plane Crash

Los Angeles, January 10. (UP) An American airliner with N persons aboard crashed in heavy fog today after circling the airport and heading for an emergency field
 The plane was 25 minutes over due when it circled the airport at T a. m., EWT. and turned back for an emergency field in the desert because of heavy fog here.
 It crashed in the foothills about five miles northeast of the Burbank air terminal, in the La Crescenta region.
 It vas six hours before visibility improved enough for searchers to sight the wreckage on the hillside.
 An airport control tower watcher who spotted the plane, was unable to determine whether there was any sign of life, and automobile parties left at once for the scene.
 The ship was on a regular flight from New York and had made its last stop at Phoenix.
 Al Bone. American airlines vice president. said the plane was g min utes late when it appeared over Burbank.
 Bone said that the big airship DC-3, then headed for an alter nate landing field at Palmdale, Cal, but Fever arrived. Its last report was to the Burbank tower.
 The plane left New York City yes- terday. It's last stop was at Phoe- nix early today.
 Aboard the plane in addition tc
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-10
QuintuPIe Shooting

Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan. 10 - oU. p Zeil Jenkins Smith A, World War I veteran, told his family he was going to be better father in the future" then shot and killed his daughter seriously wounded three other members of the family, and turned the gun on himself, po- lice said today.
 The quintuple shooting occurred last night as the family was gather ed around the radio.
 Smith died instanly and his daughter Audrey, 2l, was dead upon arrival at Lutheran hospital. Smiths mother, Mrs. Dora Smith, "A. and his wife, Alfretta 48, were wounded critically and were not eX- pected to live, physicians at the hospital said.
 Alma Smith, Is, another daughter, who was not so seriously wounded as the others, told police the family was gathered in the living room when the father promised them he was going to be a better father in the future than I have been in the past
 Then, she said. he drew gun and shot Aundrey who was sitting at his feet. He fired upon each of the others in turn and then turned the gun on himself.
 smith, a former accountant, only recently had returned from a Vet erans hospital at Indianapolis where he had been treated for 2 nervous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-10
Union Not To Stage
 Wdlkout At Factory

Reports that a walk-out may re- suit shortly at the Scovill Mfg. CO because of the labor union dispute were denied today by John Driscoll c. I. O. spokesman, who said the company is still trying to provoke the union, but we refuse to be moved to the extent of staging a Walkout."
 The denial came in the midst of a report that six more of the men involved in last springs lay-otf were rehired today and then fired fol- lowing regular ritual given ordinarily to new employees. The total number of men affected by the new re-hiring and firing pro- cess now stands at 20.
 Robert Walkinshaw of the Scovill local and John MankoWski. execu- tive board member of the Inter- national Union, Mine, Mil and Shelter Workers, were in Hartford today conferring with government officials on the ScoVill incident, and a union statement on the outcome was promised later in the day. nA~u ' Tu-~~
 Meanwhile the state CIO. coun- cil called on all it's locals today to protest to the governor, to Gen. eral Someryille and to War Mobil- ization Director James Byrnes "tc take such action as is necessary to prevent the company from destroy ing the morale of everyone in the area who is working in a war job"
 MT. Driscoll declared today the ScoVil incident is detrimental tC
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-10
ELIAS Urged to Dovn Arms, Promised National Army

Plastiras' statement of policy was regarded as the most coaciliatoIy yet made and paralleled the views of Prime Minister Winston Church i'll SO closely that it might have been written al the British Embassy In- stead Of the Greek government of .lceS.
 Regardless O. it's oyiRin, the state ment seemed to constitute a bold bid for immediate Ccssat!on Of hos lticS in Greece, no wthat hte Brit ish have achieved tha, Churchill ;eit was point oi honor clearing he Athens aera.
 British armor flaming out be- yond Thebes reached the Khalkls bridge which links the Island Of Evyoia with the mainland, and the area of IAVadhia, 25 miles north- west of Tfekes.
 Strong artillery. mortar anG ma chine gun fire pushed back the first British forces to reach the bridge leading to the city of Khal- ki,S 36 miles north of Athens,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-10

Hartford Conn, Jan. l0-CUP)-- Gov. Raymond F. Baldwin today sent to the General Assembly the renomInations of l5 judges of the supreme. superior, common pleas and juvenile courts.
 The supreme court nominations were those of Chief Justice William M. Maltbie, Granby, for eight years starting Dec. 1. l946, and Associate Justice Newell Jennings, Bristol. Tor eight years starting Sept. p, lS4o'
 Superior Court: Edward J. Daily West Hartford. eight years From Sept. 22, l945, and Ernest A. Inglis, Middletown, eight years from Dec. l. l046.