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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
Minors Will Try To Get Working Parts
In Order For Full Oper alton Next Year

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 1.-R)-
Minor league baseball, which has
been suffering along on cylinder
and a half since Pearl Harbor,
will try next week to get its work
ing parts in order for full scale
operation next summer.
Officially known as the 44th an
nual convention Of the National
Association of Professional Base
ball Leagues (the Minors, the
regular business sessions here won't
open until Wednesday. But by that
time, leagues which have opera
ted during the war will have their
1915 plans in order. A number OF
leagues, which have been inopera-
tive since 1941, also are expected
to be ready to go.
At least 10 leagues hold meet
ings prior to the actual start OF
the convention. One, the American
after Dec. /, 1916 or forfeit their
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02

membership and territorial rights.
Association, is faced with the task
Of naming a new president to sue
coed George M. Trautman, who
resigned to become vice-president
Of the Detroit Tigers.
The association directors meet to-
morrow and it appears that the
No. prospect to succeed Trautman
is Roy Hamey, president Of the
Kansas City Blues.
There is no indication, however,
the association directors will elect
On Sunday.
Main items on the convention
program are the proposals Of the
suspended leagues to resume opera.
ton and an anticipated scrap over
a request by the American asso.
citation, the International league
and the Pacific coast league to
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
ALABAMA HUMBLES
| MISS STATE CLUB

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Dec. 1.-W.H
Alabama smart and powerful
Crimson Tide, flashing a Rose
Bowl preview, ripped past Miss
issippi State IS to 10 today before
a crowd of 21,000.
It was the Tides ball game all
the way despite an early Mississ-
ippi lead which came when Ora
ham Bramlett intercepted one of
Harry Gi1mer's passes and ran 95
yards to, the Alabama one-foot
line from where Harper Davis
plunged over.
In running up its big score to-
day, this Alabama team, the sixth
to be taken to the Rose Bowl, broke
its scoring record for a season
with 396 points in nine games.
Alabama's 1920 squad held the
previous record with 377.
Slim, leaping Harry Gilmer COM
pletsd 10 passes in 10 tries today
as the 19-year-old sophomore star
set up one Alabama score with
five perfect aerials in succession.
skirted end for 80 yards and an
other score, and hurled two more
touchdown aerials.
Little Hugh Morrow kicked sew
en- extra points and scored two
touchdowns for a game total Of
10 points.
Bulldozing Lowell Tew, hard
driving Alabama halfback. scram.
b1ed IS yards through the entire
Mississippi State team for the
games longest run.
Mississippi States line held Ala
bama's attack from pav-dirt twice
in the first half with goal line
stands but collapsed completely ir
the third and fourth periods.
Alabama put on the pressure ir
the final period, openino with E
53-yard touchdown pass from G'l
mer to Morrow. From then unit
the closing gun the game turned
into near-riot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
LAUNDERING HERD
NIPS UCLA ISIS
AS 100000 WATCH
Win Right To Oppose Ala
bama In Annual New
Years Day Classic
By ALEX TROFFEY
limited Press Shorts Writer


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1-U.D--
University of Southern California's
laundering Herd clinched it's third
consecutive Rose Bowl bid TO-DAY
with a smashing 26-15 victory over
University Of California at Los
Angeles before 100000 fans at
Memorial coliseum, the years big
gest football crowd.
The Trojans scored after 10
minutes of the first period and
piled up ia commanding 1870 Lead
at halftirne to assure themselves
their ninth Bowl bid, making the
official vote Of the Pacific coast
conference only a formally.
It was stubby halfback Ted Tan
nehill, the most consistent Trojan
player all season, who quickly
spelled UCLA's doom and gave
Southern California the right to
play Alabama New Years day.
Tennehill, caught from behind on
an early 81 yard sprint, was not
to be denied a second time. A poor
quick-kick by Skip Rowland fell
dead on the use As yard line, and
on the next play, reserve quarter
back Jerry Bowman passed in the
flat to Tannehill, who, starting
from the line of scrimmage, wtairl-
ed through the entire UCLA team
and outran the secondary for a
touchdown.
Only after first half rest period
did UCLA begin to show life. Row.
land passed to Brooks Biddle tor
SO yard scoring play two minutes
after play resumed. But Tannehill
made it right back for the Trojans
when end Joe Bradford intercepted
Ernie Cases pass on the UCLA %,
Tannehill going over end for his
second touchdown.
Cases 1efthanded passing kept
the desperate Bruins in the game
in the final period. Ken Kiefek
blocked Jim Peterson's punt for a
safety and two points for UCLA.
Jack Porter then clicked on A
yard pass to Bob Wheeler for q
touchdown as the clock ran out.
It was brilliant climax for the
Trojans. After a dull start and
while early season wolves howled
for Washington or St. Mary's to
represent the west in the Rose
Bowl, use suddenly picked UP
drive and speed to virtually clinc.1
the bid.
use got its second touchdown 8
few minutes after the first. Thei1
kickoff was fumbled and recovered
by use on the UCLA Al. Jerry
Bowman punted out on the Bruir
two and when UCLA kicked out
Bobby Morris carried it to the Il
On the first play of the SECOND
quarter, Bowman passed to Harry
Adelman to- the UCLA eight ane
on the next play passed over thu
goal to Adelman.
The next Trojan score in thu
third period was set up whel
Bruin John Rea recovered Book
Biddle's tumble of a punt on tn
UCLA rs. Bowman again passed
to Adelman to the UCLA seven
Joe Scott powered to the three
and Roy Cole took a shovel pas
from Bowman to 60 over right end
Score by periods:
!. use -------------- 6 10 Z o.
II UCLA @ O Z 81,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
Trippi Leads Georgians
To $50 Win Over Tech
Powers, Passes and Kicks
Inspired Bulldogs Before
Crowd Of $4,000

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 1.-WD-
Charlie Trippi, Georgia's one
man gang, surpassed all his ad-
vance notices today as he powered,
passed and punted an inspired
bulldog team to a lop-sided SO
to 0 victory over Georgia Tech
before a capacity crowd Of 5000.
Trippi received staunch assis-
lance from John Donaldson and
Charles (Rabbit) Smith, and a
light but stamina-paked Georgia
line that outplayed the heavier
Tech forward wall most Of the
game.
Georgia's shortest touchdown
thrust was Is yards. Three other
scores climaxed tremendous drives
of Y, 6S, and 80 yards. Fullback
Floyd Reid grabbed a Tech pass
for the other Georgia touchdown.
Despite desperate efforts by
Techs flyweight back, Jack Peek,
and a neat running display by
George Mathews, the 26-yard line
was the closest the Engineers
came to the acknowledgements
Georgia goal and that only once
in the third quarter.
Georgia served notice on the
Engineers the first time they took
the ball, marching from the Bull
dog 80 to Techs 30. However, the
Techs gold-clad line stiffened and
punted to monentary safety.
With Trippi, Donaldson and
Smith alternating at the line,
Georgia marched from the % tc
the first score. Smith took a
Trippi pass on the So and went
over for the counter that gave
Georgia Z to 0 lead at the end Of
the first quarter.
On the first running play
of the second halt, Trippi stood
on his own q and rifled a perfect
TOUCHDOWN pass far down the mid
die to Reid Moseley on the 80
and he sprinted over the goal.
Johnny Rauch took another Trip
ri pass IS yards for a score later
in the third period and Trip:
finally carried over for a touch.
down himself in the final perloo
after Georgia had taken a punt
on the Is. Trippi's pass to Way
man Sellers set the ball ON the
20 and Moseley put the ball on the
Tech seven with another reception
from Trippi. Trippi plowed il
over from there shortly before
retiring to a great ovation.
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be placed in new class AAA.
At present they have a class AA
rating and the Southern associa-
ton already has decided to advance
from elias" AL to the AA group.
Pre-convention dope >says the
Southern association is prepared
to make a vigorous fight against
creating a new class for the three
big minors. # the new class were
created, it would leave the South
ern association in a group by it.
self and still subject to draft OF
its players by the other three loops.
Other major amendments pro-
posed to the minor league baseball
law include a renewal by the
Pacific coast league of its demand
for an increase in the price paid
by the major leagues for drafted
players and a proposal that all
suspended leagues be required to
resume operations within 80 days
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TIGERS PRESENTED
FIRST CONFERENCE
DEFEAT OF SEASON
CONTINUED from Page Ten)

place the ball well within Clemson
territory. On two tries, Sacrinty
picked up II yards and a first
down on the Clemson 10. Another
Secrinty pass, this time to end
Dave Harris for II yards moved
the ball still further down the field.
The next half of the Sacrinty act
came right back to hammer into
the Clemson line for five more
yards before fumbling.
Pride Ratterree recovered on
the Tiger four as the third quarter
ended. Two plays later, with Nick
Sacrinty carrying both times, the
leather was across. Bo Sacrinty
missed the try for an extra point.
Although boasting a comfortable
seven-point lead, the Deacons fail.
ed to keep firing for more yardage
and the closing minutes Of the
game found the Tigers holding of
more Wake Forest touchdown
thrusts.
ASIDE from their lone touch
down, Clemson's only scoring
threat was halted early in the
game. Clark blocked Brinkley'
first punt and tackle Jim Turner
recovered only 20 yards from the
Deacon goal line. Reynolds fumblee
on the next play, but the Tiger!
pounded back for a first down or
the Baptist's rs. Butler passed K
Clark, who was wideopen nea,
the goal, but the ball hesitated il
the 1atter's hands a second befor,
falling for an incompletion.
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Behind 200 and held to within
The Tar Heel 2O-yard line all after
noon, Virginia came to life at this
point and rolled to a touchdown.
RAY Brown, tailback in the
Cavaliers T-formation attack,
broke the Virginia's scoring ice
by breaking through the opposing
forwards and racing 81 yards to
pay dirt. Ed Mifflin missed the
try for extra point, first of three
such misses by him for the vlsl-
tors.
Encouraged by the score, Vir-
ginia came back for another be-
fore the end Of the quarter. Sam
Fray going around left end for
IS yards and the touchdown.
Both Teams Score
Both teams crossed pay dirt in
the final quarter. The Tar Heels
eountered first on Bob Warren's
plunge from the Virginia vineyard
stripe Scoring last in a play
which covered 88 yards, the Vir-
ghlans tailed on a pass from
Sugar Game to Fray.
The Tar Heels, tearing great
gaps in the Virginia forward wall
and holding in reserve their
passing attack, completely domi-
mated play during the first half.
ohly Il plays and five first downs
were included in 71-yard drive
lof the first touchdown, without
once relinqlishing the ball after
me opening kickoff. Camps
sweep around left end for the
score was executed beautifully,
and not a Virginian touched him
on the trip.
Inc Cavaliers got in five plays
Oe n the North Carolina eleven
:oled over for a second touch
S o."h late in the period. Jim
lamp I'd intercepted Ellis pass on
ae carolina 80. After first down
vi me 43, Warren heaved a long
pass p to Bill Pritchard on the Vir-
s sLna 70. Pritchard was in the
wa. We When ne hauled the ball in
s atu went the rest of the way
"''lout being molested.
Virginia Counts
T., wen along in the third. after
. u,s lar Heels had scored their
, ,t.,s touchdown, Ellis directed an
v Wax which exploded from the
n shlia IS S own 26. Stanley went
tSs ' ne ~ on two breaks through
s sle nne' On the next play, Brown
il sSnss through center on a de.
seo eu DUCK, held his feet in the
'os s0 q, and broke into the clear
n.,, VI yards and score. After
touched. --eei w. ne WASH
Of hoI, short kick rolled out
to SOUNDS Wv on the Tar Heel 81
seor ae' up the second Cavalier
breaS II Taking advantage Of the
IN siy virginia drove for a score
apsin S pays, A 15-yard penalty
y in ~ carolina, counting heavi
their ou 'ne orlVe, put the ball or
owh 10 yard line. Two blay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
Overseas Vet Gets
Tickets He Bought
While In German,

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-R-L.t
Joseph Holcombe, 20, of Knoxville,
Tenn, strobe into the Sugar Bowl
office here yesterday, days after
the sellout, and came out with four
tickets to the New Years Day
football game.
II just asked, have you got my
tickets and every one ran around
and shook hands," said the hand
some paratrooper.
He sent $50 for four tickets from
Berlin, after spending 80 months
overseas, and got the tickets and
$50 change.
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Rose Bowl Next For Trojans
BLANCHARD-DAVIS
THUNDER THROUGH
GALLANT MIDDIES
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Blanchard plummeted over. That
was in three minutes and % Sec
onds, quite up to the Army tradi-
ton.
Not much later, but after Navy
had run for a couple of first
downs, the boys from the plains
struck again. This time they
started from Nays AZ. On the
first play the still-ailing Tucker
banged through the Navy center
for Is, land on the next play
Blanchard, all 2o5 pounds of him,
broke away and ran II for the
score.
Davis, who up to this time had
been watching his i1lustrious team.
mates smoke, then decided to take
a hand. With the ball reposing on
Nays 40-yard line, the result Of
a short kick by Navy's Bruce
Smith, little scatterfoot took of
around the Middies' right end
stopped abruptly at the sideline
and sprinted for score. With Dick
Walterhouse booting his second ex
ira point in three attempts, tina,
made 1t 20 to 0 and there were
visions Of a bad score against
Navy-perhaps in the sixties.
Navy Stiffens
That was why the crowd, includ
ing possibly the President, 60
such kick out Of the Middies
came.back. Suddenly 1t turned
into a football game.
Army, instead of going on tt
win by whatever score 1t chose a.
Coach Earl Blaik's charges had II
other games this year, found itsel
mixed up in a contest. The boy!
from Annapolis more or less tool
over the second period, handcuff
ing Davis and Blanchard, and RICH
at the last they scored on a spec
tacular play.
With only Is seconds remaining
and with the ball on Nays SO
Bruce Smith, the Miami, Fla, boy
fell way back and threw pas!
in the general direction Of Clyd'
Scott, the Smackover, Ark, prod
uct.
It was a prodigious heave, full!
40 yards, and Scott gathered it il
on Ar1ny's 35-yard line, just owe
Davis, finger tips. He lit out 70:
the goal line, with Davis in pur
suit, and just mode it. Davis divet
and hit him and knocked him dow
just as he crossed the last line
Jack Currence kicked the point t
make it Army 20-7.
! Early in the third period Blanch
ard intercepted a short pass b
Smith, who was passing in his ow7
territory, and barged As yards t
Army's fourth score, weaving hi
way past a half-dozen would-b
tacklers. For the remainder {
that quarter the Cadets were dee
in their own territory and doin
no good whatsoever, though Arm
was leading 26-7.
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Baylor's Bears Upset
Rice In Last Seconds
With Long Field Goal

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 1.-F-
Richard (BulD johnson kicked a
field goal from the 81 yard line
with Is seconds to play here today
to give the Baylor Bears a thrill
ing IVA upset victory over the
Rice Owls. Baylor had taken a
IA point lead in the first period
with the Owls scoring once in the
third period and once in the fourth
to tie the score,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
REFUND AFTER 2 YEARS

INDIANAPOLIS W.D-Herb Eli
Oft Of Indianapolis is confirmed
admirer of the OPA's effiency.
He recently received a check for
$1.10 from a hotel in Boston, with
a note explaining that the OPA
had discovered an overcharge and
ordered it refunded. Elliott stayed
at that hotel two years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
ONLY EIGHT TEAMS
KEEP CLEAN SLATE

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-R-Only
eight college football teams, in
season with unbeaten and united
Guiding Army, Alabama and Okla
homa A. and M, completed the
records. Little High Point college
was the only eleven to have its
record spoiled during the week,
the North Carolina school being
tied by Milligan Thursday.
Army finished its schedule by
defeating Navy 1918 while Ala
bama routed Mississippi State 55-13
in its regular season finale.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
TRIPPI CAPTAIN

ANITA, Ca, Dec. 1.-W'H)--
Charlie Trippi, Georgia's great
back from Pittston, Pa, tonight
was elected captain Of the team for
next year. Charles {Rabbit) Smith,
of Palatka, Fla, was named alter
nate captain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02

Clemson scoring: TOUCHDOWN = Butler
Wake Forest scoring: Touchdowns N
Sacrinty 2; point after touchdown, B
Sacrinty.
s-Clemson-Quinn Hougf
Cox, Saunders, Dyer. Woods, Lindsay
Phillips, Pruitt, Clinton. Wigs and
Cleveland. Wake Forest-Kensia, Afford
Worthington, Kelly, B. Sacrinty and Kin
sey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
1lRGlNlANS RALLY
IJo0LA7E TO STOP
' RAMPAGE OF uNC
81, Carolina Touch
'a 1'',,s Slave Off Late
Virginia Threats
p1oYs BRITT

ri HILL. Dec. l.-lAl-
t, Gb1c5 CARDINALS Tar .d asels' p snUg
irs p aaasse. handed Virginia Its
md flnes .,ack in two seasons here
,scond ls ses in three periods; IT. to 0
today se eg-18 football victory. me
win a 2' woke a 1928 deadlock
s'unph 5 o[0ss football feud be-
tween the ne M Heels, pre-game fav-
The laI .;+e an alternately hot
orites de dsSp season. scored almost i,
and con- relinquishing the ball IN
without Tour fn,1r minutes of play.
he he. f' fhat, there was little doubt 1s aa
hel ' the final outcome; iney
ibout, s snc in the first stanza :
'no' at hack to add another IN each
call Lso last two quarters.
The 1,rd VI last Saturday for their
Asfy ,d loss in Is games, came PACK sIs
' ' tha lt third period to score ore Two sso
in me sor ms and added a third for
1 t MILITANT finish in the final quar-
TEL s,,s Bob Warren and Bill IL
vi sasAs slternated in carrying yyhns,;. II
Vof OILS t 9TH the first North Carolina
y afassd Nv, with Jim Camp sweep =
t tes around end for the final .; 10
ing ID si0e Sub end Robert Nox, the
y aras. n I specialist, added
heel .ust If his three extra point
diversions of the game; .ra
cow 4rnran nassed to Bill Pritcharo
-. warren arr sec pnise Carolina score, near
for ' md Of the first period. The
the ne. e no,e " 81 yards. Cox again
p paied the extra point.
'u Tse Cavaliers buckled down IN
+ss sDs second period to hold the
IN. aass,n ,s Carolinians scoreless,
sn4 alter the intermission the
s sa' al,I Tar Heel ground attack
pow psss,le clicking and Melted a touch
1eyn in three minutes. Camp again
s S,nt W wide de around right end for
W.T. WEI, r. wv Cox missed his place
a r,s try for the extra point.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02

Point after Touchdown Currence, (subs
for Deramee) (p1ace kick.
Army Observation-Disclosures 3. Da-
Wis 2. Points after Touchdown, Walter
house (sub for Tucker) (place kicks.
Navy substitions: End, Carnahan. Mar
KEEL, Russell; Tackles, Tagliente Shin
shak Smith: Guards, Brown, Turner,
Larkin: Center, Sorenson; Backs, Petit,
Barron, Kelly, Welsh Williams.
Army substitutions. Ends. Poole,
Wayne; Tackles, Lamar, Webb; Guards,
Joy, Biles, Steffy; Center, Enos, Backs,
Walterhouse, Richmond, Rowan, Sauer,
Stuart, McWilliams.
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later, Fray went around end FOR
10 yards and the touchdown.
The two last period touchdowns'
which followed, were an anti
climax to the third quarter fire.
works, but Virginia threatened all
the WaY
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02

Virginia scoring: TouchdoWns, Bro%n,
Fray (for Brown q North Carolina scor-
ing: Touchdowns, Camp 2. Pritchard,
Warren. Points after touchdown, Cox
(for Cook (placements).
substitutions: North Carolina-Ellison,
RUBBISH, Cox, Mead. Witten. Szafaryn,
Maoczyk, Golding, Augustine, Stiegman,
Norcross. Cannon, Walker, Crow, Har-
tig, Flannish, German, Curtis and Ken
nedy. Virfainia-Janeso Pickett. Kirk
land, Parlow, Parrish, Slivinske. Bar
bour, Horsley, Sipt, Roth, Fray, Sullivan,
Scott. Mifflin, Stanley and Game.
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Artesian wells sometimes spout
salamanders n d other creatures
that frequent underground waters.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

SISTERHOOD MODELS FASHIONS
Attractive models OF 10hat "the
aear displayed at spring fashion featured
at the annual donor luncheon of the Washington
Hebre1o Congregation last AboUe et Mrs.
Saube bond chairman and Mrs. Theodore Peyser gh pro-
chairman examine OF the dresses modelled
OF the siSterhood Which being joseph Shuri
chairman of the luncheon. Star staff Photos
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Mrs. Mark Clark
Political club
|Gnest Sneaker

Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of the
commander Of the 5th Army, will be
guest speaker at the annual break
fast Of the Political Study Club at
1890 pm. Tuesday, at the May
flower Hotel.
The program will include installa-
ton Of new officers following inyo-
cation by Rear Admiral Robert D.
Workman, chief of the chaplains
OF. the United States Navy. Pledge
to the flag will be led by Miss Lillian
Chenoweth. Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt
will present Frances Alcorn in a
group of songs, accompanied by
Myrtle Alcorn. harrington Charma
will be accompanied by Jewell
Downs.
Special guests, to be introduced
by the president, Mrs. Benjamin
S. Gantz, include Mrs. Dwight
Eisenhower, Mrs. James S. For
restal, Admiral and Mrs. William
Carter, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Workman, Mrs. Francis Biddle, Mrs
Alexander Loudon, Nine. Ciechan.
owska, Mrs. John Lucker and Mrs
Wallace Streater.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Veterans Problems
WI Be Discussed

Problems Of returning veterans
will be discussed before prominent
group Of officials and medical men
at dinner meeting of the Business
and Professional Women's Club at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the YWCA.
Rehabilitation of these men will
be the subject of talk by Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator of the
Veterans Administration. A talk on
Iconvalescent training of the Army
Air Forces will be illustrated with
films by Col. A. r. Stands of the
Chief Surgical Branch Once of
Air Surgery.