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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20

formers as Bob Kelly of Notre
Dame, Tony Minisi of Pennsylva.
MIA, Bob Hoernschemeyer of Indi.
ana, Bob Pfohl of Purdue, and
Reeves Baysinger of Syracuse.
Captain-elect Dick Duden, Ralph
Ellsworth, Jim Petit and Clyde
Scott were among Navy gridders
occupied by baseball and track.
AS for the "T'' formation, Hag-
berg said that posed plenty of ques-
lions.
We'll run it some this spring,
although we don't know how far
we can go with it until we see what
the boys can do. Our idea is to
use the material to the best ad-
vantage"
For the important quarterback
post Hagberg has Bruce Smith,
third stringer last year and a good
0asser; Jay MCKEE who had 'T''
experience with the 1914 Navy
"B' squad; and Cecil Duffee, a
Birmingham, Ala, plebe halfback
from last fall.
Nays biggest loss in the line
were the two regular tackles, all.
America Don Whitmire, and Gail
Gillian while the brightest spot
in the forward wall is at guard,
with Ed Deramee, Stan Turner and
Jim Darlington back again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Carolina Boxing Coach
Slated For Induction

CHAPEL HILL, March 19.-R)
Coach Joe Murnick, who led the
University of North Cardinals
boxing team to the Southern Ring
championship this winter, is slat-
ed for Army induction at Fort
Bragg Tuesday.
Coach Murnick, who was an out
standing star on Tar Heel boxing
teams from 1886 through 1888 COM
piled remarkable record in the
past three seasons with the Caro-
lima leatherpushers. He took over
the coaching duties when Coach
Mike Ronman went into the Army
in 1913. Murmick's teams have
been highly successful.
This year Murnick's boxers
whipped Virginia to win undisputed
possession of the Southern cham
pionship as well as the conference
crown. They lost only to a great
Army team in the seasons final
match.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
CAGE RULES SET
FOR BRIEF REVIEW
NEW YORK, March 10.

NEW YORK, March 10. - R) -
Basketball rules, which received
thorough oterhauling last spring
aren't likely TO get more than a
brief review this spring, says
James st. Clair of Southern Metho-
dist University, chairman Of the
N. c. A. A. rules committee.
Emphasizing that the committee
was studying reports from all sec
tons on the effects of last year S
rules changes, st. Clair indicated
his only recommendation would be
that the players starting the sec
ond half of "a game no longer
should be required to report. Uni
formity Of signals by referees also
will receive considerable atten-
ton.
The coaches Rules Committse,
which meets here Saturday, may
60 further, says Ed Hickok of
Springfield College, who has re-
ceived reports from about IS col
leges. These indicate that the five
foul adopted year ago has result
ed in more personal fouls in al
most every game. Some coaches
also are dissatisfied with the free
substitution rule, Hickox said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Negro, Wanted In Theft,
Returned To Local Police

Norman Ellerby, Wilmington Ne
gro who had been sought by local
authorities on charges of larceny
and receiving, forgery, and fail
ufe to appear for trial, was brought
back to New Hanover county Sat-
urday by Harry E. Fales, super
intendent of the Bureal of Identifi-
cation, it was reported yesterday.
Trial in superior court on h e
larceny and receiving charges was
scheduled to be held yesterday for
ellerby but postponed because of
a civil matter.
Fales said he brought Enerby
back from Jersey City, N. j.,
where he had been arrested on
charges of disorderly conduct. Aft
err the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation determined by fingerprint-
ing methods that Ellerby was the
man wanted here Fales said the
Negro waived extradition at first
and few days later refused to
return to Wilmington without be-
ing, extradited.
Confronted by the Wilmington
Ellerby readily consented
to return here to stand trial, 1t
was reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Navy Squad Is Called
For Spring Grid Drills

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 49,
~ Comdr. Oscar E. Hagberg,
summoned his Navy football squad
for spring drill today, prepared to
submit his Middies to the intrica-
cies of the IT'D formation, but
gloomily declared that everything
was "far from rosy on the banks
of the Blue Severn.
Beginning his second season as
head sailor mentor, Hagberg said
his line was shot, the backfield
needed help, and unless a lot of
plebes come through, We'll be just
another football team next fall"
Adding to the funeral parlor at
mosphere was a fear that winter
examinations might cause casual
ties; that spring sports would keep
others away when they should be
learning about the 1T" system;
and "other uncertainties"
The uncertainties" mainly were
half dozen proven Stars from
other colleges who have Naval
Academy appointments, and it's a
touchy subject.
1--WE can't count on them until
they arrive-if they do-and that
won't be until the new plebe class
enters in June" Hagberg said. =
These include such backfield per-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
CARDINALS SCOUT
ALONG THE OHIO
FOR HIGHER LAND
Outfield Of Diamond Gov.
cred By Almost Four
Feet Of Water
BY BEN PHLEGAR

CAIRO, Ill, March 19-(P)-The
world champion St. Louis Cardi.
nails pitched their spring training
camp today in surroundings more
suited to sculling than baseball.
The. outfield of the practice dia-
mond was under almost four feet
OF water and it appeared doubt.
full that the park would be disable
for baseball during the two weeks
the team will be in town.
Club Secretary Leo Ward went
scouting for enough dry land on
which to hold batting and field
ing practice but he mired in mud
and returned gloomily to the hotel.
The stages of the Ohio and Miss
issippi rivers outside this walled
city are ten feet above the level
of Cotter Field and presence of
water in the park was explained
as seepage.
Coach Mike Gonzales, who is in
charge pending arrival Of Man
ager Billy Southworth, sent the
first day squad of eight regulars
and eight rockies through calls
themes drill only.
SouthWorth had informed Presi-
dent Sam Breadon he would be
delayed while completing some af-
fairs of his son, Major Billy
Brooks SouthWorth, who was kill
ed recently in an airplane craA
in New York Harbor.
Among early arrivals, prospects
for the infield shaped up best.
First Baseman Ray Sanders, Sec
ond Baseman Emil Verban, and
Third Baseman George Kurowski,
all 1914 regulars, are here along
with rockies, AL Schoendiest, and
Glenn Crawford.
Schoendiest, In t e n tional
League batting champion and
shortstop sensation from Roches-
ter, has been called a better pros
pect than Marty Marion was when
"Mr. Shortstop'' came to the
Cardinals. Marion has not yet re-
ported.
Pitchers here are world series
star Blk Donnelly, just rejected
by the Army for the tenth time,
Max Lanier, Bud Byerly, and Bill
Trotter from last years staff; and
Rookie Ken Burkhart, Jack Creel,
Henry Koch, and Stan Partenheim-
err. Mort Cooper, ace highlander,
came to terms today and will sign
his contract Thursday then report
at camp.
Debs CAIRNS is the only veteran
outfielder on hand but Jim NAL
lory, a rookie from Columbus is
q good prospect.
The catching staff is still abb
sent, with only Bob Keely, bat
ting practice receiver last year,
in camp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Head Irish Cage Coach
To Head Iowa Hardwood

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 49,.
-R-Clem F. Grove, head basket
ball and assistant football coach
at Notre Dame University since
last spring, announced today he
had signed contract to become
head grid coach at the University
of Iowa. The contract is effective
April l.
Grove, whose 1944-45 Notre
Dame basketball team erased
every Irish scoring record, did not
disclose the terms or the length
of the contract. He succeeds Ed
ward P. Slip Madigan.
Grove said he planned to hold
a tWo-week spring football session
at Iowa before the present school
term ends in the third week of
April,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
The Sports Trail
Basketball Is BOOMING
In The Southern States

NJ, Winnie Williams of Baylor
and Claude Stoutmire, a Florida
prepster who will be quite a col
lege prospect when he sewers his
service with Uncle Sam.
incidentally, it was this Clai-
borne club which eliminated our
Transportation Corps School five
in both meets. Charlie Lacins,
who had a freshman year at St.
Johns in Brooklyn, pitched in "a
points for our T. c. team. Most of
our players come from small col
leges, but have done right well
for us. They include Tom Cross of
College of Puget Sound, Chuck
Rednall of Santa Clara, Connie
Downey of st. Vincent's, Pa, Don
Brownlee of Lehigh, Lou Bender
of Lasalle and Charlie Williams of
Erskine.
Basketball should become a
major sport in the south in the
postwar period The big handicap
is lack of gyms, but a large field
house is being planned for New
Orleans as a living war memorial
and L. S. U. has. announced it
will build a field house which will
house II courts. That should be
quite layout.
Zone of the top prep cagers in
New Orleans is Larry Gilbert S
son, 'Tooky," who rated all-city
honors at Jesuit High school. He
is only II and junior, but is 6
feet 2 in height now and may be
the best athlete in the family.
Three members of the Trans
portation Corps school sam re-
turned to the cage sport this win
ter after tours of duty on foreign
shores. Connie Downey played in
all-nations competition in India,
where United Nations troops did
their dribbling and dunking out
doors. Chick Rednall has been
sweating off some of the insulta-
ton he used to combat the biting
breezes of the Aleutians, and
Norvin Baker, a product of the
hotbed of ll-Indiana-is
veteran of the Central Pacific
Circuit"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Senators And Braves
Will Play Six Games

WASHINGTON, March 19-tR9-
The Washington Senators today re-
arranged their exhibition schedule
to play six games instead of three
with the Boston Braves, who also
are training in this vicinity.
The Boston-Senator dates:
March Is, at College Park, Md,
Red Cross benefit; March 26, at
Fort Belvoir. Va; March 81. at
College Park; March 20, at
Georgetown University; April 7-8,
at Griffith Stadium.
Three of these games take the
place of exhibitions with the Phil
adelphia and New York National
League teams which were cancel
led under basebalFs elimination
of "side-trip" travel this spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Cuff Notes
BY JACK STILLMAN

,.,ouoh the Professional Colt
Al''i sOseociation decided to take
els ..coooin Plan" into considera-
the mere won't be any changes
tl0i 10 present distribution of prize
IL ule r mil after the winter tour.
nlo oaookfng for about 80 profession
0p 5oifers Willie Goggin had the
a. idea when he went to Ed
Ilss 5ioy president of the PGA, and
pub IN the song and dance"
s sso',t the large number of pros
suu' weren't even making expenses
40 onen championships.
Oil A. any rate the petition gained
aoonit;on and Dudley promises
S ".t beginning April Is. prizes III
I- ar bonds will be changed so that
S We biober scorers among the first
y, .- in each tournament would re-
reive more.
l.. bio moAey-makers in the golf
s,sinpss. DUi they Snould De salts
s ea, with The arrangement to give
A he lesser players a little more
f. inc gravy" Although the Gold
n nnst Twins and many other top
linking pros had to come up the
lard way, they probably can. re-
member when they were accept
ino handouts from the top men
Taking it and liking it, too.
However. it should be remern-
oered that the main purpose of the
came is the craftsmanship involv-
sd-or i. should be, at any rate.
The little guys provide just as
much of the show as the big
fellows. even though the top rank
mo players are the drawing cards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
RAFFERTY'S NAME
IS OUT OF RACE

CLEVELAND, March 10. -(P)-
Gunder Haegg, Swedish middle dis
lance star, and Jimmy Rafferty,
of the New York A. c., winner of
seven straight indoor miles, won t
contin e their board track feud
at the K. of C. games here Friday
night.
Rafferty, withdrew from the meet
today, explaining he was unable
to secure a release from his job
because he would have to leave
New York sometime Thursday.
Haegg, who has trailed Rafferty,
in all three of their meetings turn
ed in his best time4:14.5-in fin
ishing IL feet behind the New York
er at Chicago Saturday.
His competition Friday will be
provided by Rudy Sims of the New
York Pioneer Club, Forest Efaw
of cambridge Naval and Tommy
Quinn of the New York A. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
One-Legged Pitcher
Returns To Senators

WASHINGTON, March 19-LP)-
Lieut.. Bert Shepard, veteran fight
e. pilot with an artificial leg, to-
day was back with Washington S
Senators after drilling with the
New York Yankees yesterday at
Atlantic City.
Sheppard, on a To-day leave,
wants to play baseball during that
time. Washington club officials
said this would require special
consideration by both organized
baseball and the War Department.
They are attempting to work out
such an arrangement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
PEA GETS PLAN
TO DISTRIBUTE
GOLF EARNINGS
No Changes To Be Made
Until Current Winter
Tour Is Over

CHARLOTTE, March 10 R -
The Goggin plan to devalue the
Gold Dust Twins of golf was
accepted in principle today by
PEA officials here, but no changes
in the distribution of prize money
will be made during the current
winter TOUR.
President Ed Dudley of the Pro-
fessional Golfers Association said
after hudole with Willie Goggm
OF White Plains, N. Y, spokesman
for more than 80 petitioning pros,
that beginning April IS, War Bond
prizes would be revised so that
the higher scorers among the first
~ In each tournament would re-
ceive. more.
More than 100000 in war bonds
will be awarded in some Is sum-
mer events now being arranged.
Goggin's proposal for the~com-
mon man to receive more of the
gravy submitted to the PGA yester-
day, called for 80 percentre-
ductlon of first, second and third
place money, usually $1,000, $500
and $3.50 in $4,000 tournament
with the difference spread over the
other II places. A proportional ad-
justment would be made in meets
having a greater total value
Detail of the plan to be put into
effect mex. month remain to be
worked out, Dudley said.
Goggin's complaint centered on
the earnings of the Gold Dust
Twins, Byron Nelson, who won
SAT, 900 in bonds last year and has
$4,000 this season, and Jug Nc
Spaden who has amassed earn
ings of around $4,000 in the two
years, while a number of touring
pros barely made expense money.
Goggin did not mention Sam
Snead, who has won almost $15,-
600 in dominating the winter
swing, presumably because Snead
spent mere than two years serv-
ice in the Navy for a nominal sal
airy.
The idea probably developed
from a PGA action in the Miami
fourball last weekend. The pros
agreed before the tournament that
the winners would spread part of
their earnings to the others play
ing. So when Nelson and McSpad-
en- won they returned $500 each Of
their $1,000 first prizes to the
PEA for distribution to the first
round losers.
Goggin thought that fine idea
and only wants some such share
the wealth plan made perma-l
nent.
Practically all the professionals
playing in the Charlotte open
signed the petition with. the ex-
ception of the big three-Nelson,
Snead and McSpaden - and suc:1
name players as Craig Wood aud
Sam Byrd.
After his conference with Dud-
ley, Goggin said everybody was
happy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Two Veterans Left
In Blue Devil Team

DURHAM, March 19.-R-Coach
Jack Coonbs looked today over
the results of his call for hopeful
Blue Devil pitchers and catchers.
Only two veterans were out.
Leftlee Griffeth, civilian junior,
who pitched two and won as many
last season, was the only letter
man out today. Charles Braswell,
civilian senior, relief catcher last
season, was the other man with
experience.
Pitching practice will continue
through this week with a full turn
out scheduled for next Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Bv WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, March 19.-(P)-
Despite the war. or. perhaps be-
cause of it, basketball is booming
in the Southern States, our secret
lucrative reports. He is so secret
We will give you nothing but his
name. which is Sgt. L. M. mick
ey@ Mcconnell, now stationed at
New Orleans.
The top team in the south this
season." he says, sis the ,CaNp
Claiborne club. which won the
Eighth Service Command and
SDuthern A. A. U. tournaments.
The members of the squad range
in height from 81 to 6-5, and have
the speed and savvy to make them
potent in any competition.
The ace playmaker and scorer
is Johnny Rayz of Kentucky u,
but he received ample help from
Billy Daniels of Oklahoma Aggies,
Leland Huffman of Texas A. and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20

Dunk A Nickle" has been
adopted as an official slogan for
l945 by the Fishing Tackle Man
utacturers Association. The idea is
to collect funds in every comrnun.
1ty and lake region for the improve.
ment OF fishing. Fishermen who
catch string of fish will be aske \
to deposit nickle for each fish
caught, just as Ducks Unlimited in
vited duck hunters to drop a nickle
into a container for each duck shot
A meeting of the Dunk A
Nickle" committee, appointed bv
the Tackle Association. was held
recently in Chicago to formulate
a complete working plan for the
campaign.
Representing the association on
the committee are Leo Pachner of
Pachner and Kohler Inc, Chica-
go; Ivan Hennings, South Ben Bait
Co., South Bend, Ind; and Ed
Wotruba, Weber Life Like Fly Co..
tevens Point, Wis. Other mem
bers are Bob Becker and Joe God
frey, Jr.. of Chicago.
There is an up and coming ball
club in Elizabethtown, and E. D.
Duncan, team manager, says that
the players are showing up well
in practice. They would like an
opening game on their home
grounds, April l, and any team
wishing to play them is asked
to contact Duncan at postoffice
box 284 or telephone 9171. They
will return the visit on an agreed
date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Five Brooklyn Players
Denied Varsity Letters

NEW YORK, March 19.-CUP)
The Brooklyn College basket
ball team, beset with more trou-
BILE than any other athletic squad
in years, was forced to deny var
sity letters to five players because
of excessive absenteeism from
classes, it was revealed today.
These players enrolled in school
early in February and replaced
five players who were expelled
from school for arranging a brib-
cry deal with two gamblers.
The five players who were re-
fused their letters are about to
enter the armed forces. They ap-
piled for leaves of absence after
being in school about a month
and none of them played after
that.
Three were enrolled in day
classes and two took night courses.
-V-
Trenton, N. j., has become one
of the ceramics centers of h e
world
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Rambler Nine Defeats
East Wilmington, 10

The Masonboro Ramblers nine
defeated East Wilmington ITO
Sunday afternoon. Todd and
George were serving on the Ram
blers' batterys', with Strickland
and Horace doing the heavy work
for the East Wilmington outfit.
Todd gave up no hits, while
Strickland allowed IS. Kirkham
made the only home run in the
game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
WEATHER
Eastern Standard Time)
(Ry- IT s Weather Rureaul

Wy u. .. weather bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperature
1880 am, 81; 7:3O am 64.9; 1:30 pm, I'll;
1880 pm, $50.
Maximum 70; Minimum 81; Mean g.;
Humidity
1870 am, "a; 1880 am. SO; 1:30 pm, So;
1880 pm, 88.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches
Total since the first of the month,
600 inches
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published bv
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
wilmington --------------- 2:54a 10:14a
3:23p 1O:28p
Masonooro Inlet ---------- 12:46a 7:05a
1:20p 7:18p
Sunrise, 6:16 am; Sunset. 6:23 nm
Moonrise, 11:10 am; Moonset. 1850 n m
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
VIOLENT EARTH SHOCK

LISBON, March l9-[P-A V1o-
lent earth shock, followed by a
lesser one, was recorded today at
Angra do Herismo, on the island
Of Terceira in the Azores. No cas-
ualties or damage were reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
SURPRISES QUOTA

RALEIGH, March 19-(P)-The
state has surpassed by seven its
quota of 105 woman army corps re-
cruits, Governor Cherry was noti-
fled yesterday by Maj. Gen. Fred
erick E. Uhl of Atlanta, command
err of he fourth service command.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-26
TRUE TO LIFE"
 E NOW SHOWING
 AT 10TH CENTURY

AS something novel in film n1ak- ing. Paramount recently used two full casts of players to portray the characters of story This trick was used for the hilarious comedy with music, True to Life now at the 20tn Century.
 In the novel dual cast lineup the same characters are being played by: Mary Martin and Ann Doran; Vic tor Moore and Harry Hayden; Will- jam Demarest and Bl1 Jamison; Mabel Paige and Madora Kesne; Raymcnd Rce and Robert Winklsr Beverly Hudson and Shirley Mills Fanchot Tone and Dick Powell have the male leads opposite Miss Mar tin.
 s In the story all the principal characters are played twice. Firsi they arc portrayed as they supposed ly are in real fife by tfe main cast Mary, Fanchot, Dick, Moore and the others.
 Then they are duplicated for a radio program within the picture by a secondary cast. The results make for one of the funniest pictures seen in long time, so bc sure to catch it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-26
MAJOR NANCE E
 AWARDED MEDAL

Mrs. Mable hopkins has received word that her son, Major Donald w. Nance, has been awarded the Air Medal for "meritorious achievement in aerial Tight" at his fighter field in Italy.
 Now on his second tour of duty, Major Nance is veteran fighter pilot with a record of over 20 mis- sions against the Japs. and 18 com bat missions against the Germans as commanding officer of a veteran, hitting P-38 Lightning Squad ron in the 18th Air Force. Major Nance was stationed in the Aleu- tians from May. 1941 to July, 1943, and after being transferred to the States, assumed command of his present sqaudron Octobec 5, 1944, and flew his first mission with it as part of the second oldest P-38 group overseas, on October IA, escorting bombers to Blechhammer, Germany.
 Major Nance visited his mother and other relatives in Juneau in July, 1943. He is brother of Lee Nance
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-26
GAS TAX ACT pR0p05EDIN
 SENATE BILL
Territorial Offices Audit Pops Up Again in New
 Senate Measure

|
 Five cents per gallon of motor fueI' would be collected off every
 Alaskan highway and airline user
 by Senate Bill No. 35, introduced in the Territorial Senate Saturday afternoon Sponsors of the measure
 are Senators Frank Whaley, Allen Shattuck and Grenold Collins. The bill, now in the hands of ' the Senate Taxation Committee, is
 patterned after the Washington
 State gasoline tax law, with the taxation of aircraft fuel added. The bill would license motor fuel dealers and make them responsible for col lection of the tax, receipts from which would go into separate ! fund for the development and i maintenance of Territorial high ways, airports and transportation facilities.
 | The Territorial Board of Road
 Commissioners would be made re- sponsible for the administration and enforcement of the provisions
 of the act. Exempt from payment of the levy would be official ve-
 hicles, boats and motor powered vehicles not using public roadways The roundlY-jostled Audits of Territorial Offices law made its
 re-appearance in the Senate Sat
 urday afternoon also, in a new version, by Senator Howard Lyng
 Senate Bill No. 36 is a substitute
 for Senate Bill No 14,, after severe
 mauling.
 No. 36 puts responsibility for the
 audits in the hands of the Terri
 torial Board of Administration
 rather than the Territorial Auditor
 alone. It provies for having the
 work done by public accountants
 with reports to be before the Leg islature within 10 days after con-
 vening. Audits would be made bi- ennially. The bill replaces the lpresent law, under which audits fare made at the direction of the Governor. t,f... as.m ;. No. 36 was referred to the Judi
 ciary Committee.