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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-29
TOLEDO MUDHENS
TIE BROWNS &C

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, March
28.-tP-The Toledo Mudhens cuff
fed Pitcher AL Hollingsworth for
eight hits and four runs during his
three-inning tenure today and gain
ed s to 6 tie with the st. Louis
Browns in an exhibition game.
The Browns could muster only 10
hits off Earl Smalling and John
Whitehead, while the minor lea.
guers collected IL off Nelson Pot
ter, Hollingsworth and Tex Shirley,
who worked three innings each.
George McQuinn, Browns reg
ular first baseman, was struck on
the knee by fast ground ball in
the third inning and was taken to
a hospital for an x-ray examina-
ton. The knee was badly swollen
before he left the park.
Toledo (AA) --O02 013 OOO-6 - 3
St. Louis (AL) Dol 200 OO3-6 10 2
Batteries: Smalling, Whitehead
co and Comyn, Missler, Biere~.
Potter. HollingsWorth a., Shirley
CD and Mancuso.
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TURF'S OLD MAN
HAS ANNIVERSARY
BY JACK LEVIN

LEXINGTON, KY, March 28.-
R)-Tomorrow's an occasion in
the rolling blue grass country, al
ready tinted by the natural magic
of springtime.
AS the first cocks crow echoes
in the dawning, grand old man
Man O'War-the most famous
horse in American turf history will
reach the 18th milestone in his
now-plutogratic life.
Big Red, "the greatest boss OF
them ALL" is now in complete re-
tirement at Samuel D. Riddle S
faraWay farm near here.
The equine Pride of Kentucky is
an old man; twenty-eight years is
long life for horse.
But Big Red is a frisky felloW(
despite his years and an old age
sag in his back.
Man O'War was foaled March g.,
1917, and was retired from racing
Is years ago after 20 turf victories
in 81 starts.
actually, "Red'' was ~ on jan
uary /, since that is the universal
age-change date for thorough
breds, but his foaling date is OBJ
served on the exact date.)
The sleek red stallion also rank
ed as one of the top sires of rae
ing stock. Before retired FROM the
stud, he sired 357 sons and dough
tiers, including War Admiral and
Clyde Van Duesen, Kentucky Der
by winners; War Relic, American
Flag and Crusader.
Big Red won The Preakness and
The Belmont but never ran in the
Kentucky Derby, his Negro groom,
Will Harbut, will tell you as he
casts a watchful eye on The Old
Man as pasture.
Will, who once said he would
"rutha have this job than be presi-
dent has been Man O'War S
groom for Is years.
Red" leads a well-regulated,
but easy life on Riddles farm.
Will says the Stallion is in good
health for man of his age.
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HITLER'S CAUSE
ADMITTEDLY LOST
CONTINUED from Page One)

II Just can imagine how pleased
you are feeling now that you at
Hast are in the country you have
conquered and about whose inhab-
itants you have heard such dread
full things" he said.
II can imagine what it feels like
to hear Gay after day of the vic
tories of ones comrades, but now
is the time to ignore all you have
been told about the German people
and Judge for yourself. Ask your
self if you have found the Ger
mans self-satisfied, overbearlng,
fanatical, heartless and brutal?"
Anothec Nazi topflight propagan-
dist-George Schroeder. chief cor
respondent for the Transocean
agency-acknowledged that even
Heinrich Himmler's dreaded Ges-
tapo was not enough to make the
German people want to fight on
Iron discipline" he said. "cer.
tainly is rot enough to make the
people continue the battle, faith
and conviction also are needed"
Schroeder said the "nost diff
cult task was trying to answer the
peoples most persistent question:
when will the German counterot-
fensive in the east promised by
Goebbels three weeks ago begln!
There is no hope that the Ger
man high commands silence on
this question will be broken" he
said.
with confusion spreading
throughout the Reich as Allied ar
mics gobbied up more and more
German soil and war planes bat
tered the transport system, furth-
er restriction in food rationing was
reported in Berlin dispatch to the
Stockholm newspaper Svenska Dag
bladet.
The dispatch said there was no
longer any fixed food obtainable
for the greater part OF the ration
coupons and all distribution now
was based on the amount of diff
ferent supplies available in local
areas.
New plans for the further evacu-
alton of oomb-battered Berlin were
announced by the German radio,
indicating that all women and chill
dren would be cleared from the
capital while able-bodied men will
remain for last-ditch stand.
An urgent Berlin broadcast told
the Germans that "an enemy-con-
troled radio station is broadcast
ing false news on the wavelength
of the Frankfurt radio to spread
unrest and confusion among hte
German civilian population near
the 'front.'"
Reports from Stockholm that Hit
ler's ace trade negotiator, Karl
Schnurre, was. in Sweden with
peace feelers were denounced as
Lies" by the German foreign Of
flee.
The German foreign office de-
clared: "Schnurre often travels
to Stockholm to discuss German
Swedish trade relations.
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Gastonia Youth Signed
To Play With Crackers

ATLANTA, March %. - up -
Signing of Kenneth Dial, 17-year-
old American Legion pitcher from
Gastonia, N. c., was announced
here today by President Earl Mann
of the Atlanta Crackers.
Deal, 6-foot-3, highlander,
worked with the Crackers in their
opening drill today. Manager Kiki
Cutler said he was pleased with
Deals form and compared him to
Lon Warneke, former National
League star.
Mann said he was confident
Deal will make the grade in the
Southern Association this year"
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err bodies. although he does not
have to attend their meetings.
Mr.. Campbell said he had not
been called upon by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission to interpret the
records of the Looney case, and
that he had not been asked to at
tend the recent meetings, when
the case was discussed.
The City Attorney disclosed that
he would probably be in position
tomorrow to hand down a ruling
on the case.
The Council in its all-day session
yesterday, revoked beer and
wine license from Thomas E. New
kirk, operator of the Eight-Ban
pool room, for violation OF the ord
anance prohibiting the sale or
consumption of beer on Sunday.
Newkirk was accused OF operat-
ing an blishment that inter-
feres with the peace of the COM
selling beer and wine dur
ing unlawful hours, and constltut-
ing a general nuisance.
After the Council re-convened at
2:15 pm yesterday, Alton Lennon,
representing Newkirk, stated that
in view of Newkirk's intention to
enter other employment, he had
agreed to rsurrender his present IL
ense to sell beer and wine, and
not to make application for a new
license for a period of one year.
It was indicated at the meeting
that Newkirk would not enter the
type of business in which he now is
engaged.
The City Council yesterday auth
orized the opening of bids April IL.
to pave sidewalks in the area south
of Market street.
1t was explained that the side
walk paving contract held by F.
D. Cline, of Raleigh. covers only
the work north of Market street.
The contrac tor is expected to re-
sumo work April l, after suspen-
sion since December 10.
Scheduled to benefit by extension
of the sidewalk paving project are
streets between Orange and 18th
streets to Wrightsville avenue, in
Guiding Woolcott avenue.
The City Manager was instruct
ed to confer with County authori-
ties on the matter of a Joint recon-
for a New Hanover can
didate to serve on the State Ports
Authority.
pointing out that a joint City
County recommendation to the
for New Hanover's can
didate on the State Ports. Author
ity would "carry more weight"
Councilman Edgar L. Vow said it
was important to keep the new
Port Authority separate from the
present Wilmington Port Commits
sion.
Councilman Vow suggested that
he present commission be left as
is. and new member be
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Assistant District Attorney Charles
N. Cohen to get the inform stion
from other sources. ''0''
Previous to the search of what
became of the $4,000, Irish told
Cohen he received $l2, 500 annual
~ since January l, 1943 as acting
president OF the Garden and that
prior to this season he had received
IN per cent of the net receipts
from Garden doubleheaders since
inaugurating them in 1884 Fiftv
per cent of the receipts went to
the competing schools and 40 per
cent to the Garden as rent.
He estimated the gross receints
from the 10 seasons at 81 73o 1o0
but refused to tell his profits or
income.
Irish said the receipts had climb
ed from 100000 for six.night
program during the l934-1935 cam.
paign to $250,000 for 16 nights in
1943-44.
In addition, Irish said he receiv.
ed his salary of $l2,50O for 1943
because all arrangements for the
cage season had been completed
before he took office.
The proceedings were started
after five Brooklyn College youths
admitted to prosecutors they had
accepted $1,000 to fix the result of
a game with Akron University in
Boston.
The hearing was adjourned to
next Monday with Irish resuming
testimony.
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BALTIMORE, March 28.-R)-H
there is any racing at Pimlico in
As there will be Preaness; and
if there isn't, the Preakness pot O
gold will pay off like any Christ
mas saving club to owners OF eli
gible three-year-olds.
The Maryland Jockey Club, on a
do-or-die basis, went ahead with
plans for running the $50, added
event, even if there's snow in the
air next fall.
Invitations for supplementary
nominations by April 16 at $1,000
per clip were issued to owners of
thoroughbreds not eligible already,
with the added assurance there
would be refund if it becomes
definite the race won't 60. Refunds
also would be made of regular
nomination fees paid.
That may be late next fall, de.
pending on progress of the war
and actions of Government officials
but Henry A. Parr. 3rd, president
of Pimlico and of the Thorough.
bred Racing Association, explained
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BRITISH BREAK
THROUGH ENEMY
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berg and some of the docks of that
once great industrial metropolis.
The German high command de.
clared that Patton's Fourth Armor.
ed Division had driven into &C.
muenden, 43 miles east of Frank
furt and 2l8 miles from Berlin. A
subsequent enemy broadcast said
the column had pushed five miles
farther northeast within 213 miles
OF the rubbed capital.
Far-ranging tank forces of the
First Army raced eastward at the
center of the front over roads
cleared of the enemy. Giessen,
225 miles from Berlin, was over
run in an early morning dash and
la tank column smashed on
through Bellnhausen, eight miles
farther north and 50 miles beyond
the Rhine.
The full, magnificent story of the
First and Third Army advances
was hidden by censorship i'm
posed Tuesday night. The demon
allied enemy did not know where
the American spearheads were,
and the First Army was not meet
ing even token resistance.
Far behind the battles fore
front, Third Army troops forced
new crossings of both the Rhine
and Main rivers and captured
Wiesbaden, five miles west of
Frankfurt, in which street fight
ing ragged through the second day.
The Allied commission sat in Wies-
baden after the last war.
American and British fighter
bomber pilots striking at the Ma
zis in the path of the breakthrough
said the enemy retreat was becom-
ing complete rout. So fast was
the advance that the bombline for
filters had to be changed every
20 minutes.
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Senators Whitewash
Boston Braves 20

WASHINGTON, March 2s-R-
Two runs in the first of the ninth
gave the Washington Senators a
20 victory today over the Boston
Braves on the Braves home train
ing field at Georgetown Univer-
sity, evening the clubs exhibition
series at two victories each.
The Senators won the game
when Case walked, Myatt sacri-
feed, and Chippell singled Case
home, Binks walked and Chippell
scored when Drew of the Braves
dropped Wietelmann' throw on an
attempted force play at second on
Kuhel's grounder.
Johnny Hutchings, 260-pound Bos-
ton pitcher, held the Senators to
one scratch hit the first six innings.
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DEPAUL
MEET IN GARDEN

NEW YORK, March %. -P)-
Two of the leading college teams
in the nation, featuring the two
best big boys, meet for the myth
cal Nation Basketball champion
ship at Madison Square Garden
tomorrow night when De Paul of
Chicago and the Oklahoma Aggies
tangle in Red Cross benefit
game.
De Paul, with six-foot nine-inch
George Miken as it's chief threat,
qualified for the Red Cross con-
test by winning the National In
vitation tournament while the Az
gies, built around seven-foot Baon
Kurland, made the grade by TAX
ing the National Collegiate A. A..
title. For both fives it was their
first major tournament champion
ship.
The Chicago quintet nosed out
the Aggies by two points during the
regular season with little to choose
between the playing of Mikan and
Kurland. The De Paul center broke
all Garden scoring records in the
invitation tournament, setting a
new one-game high of SO points
against Rhode Island State.
Kurland, while leading the Ag-
gies with % points in their NCAA
triumph over New York University
last night, proved his worth in
controlling the ball of the boards.
Supporting the two big boys, both
teams have plenty of speed with
Cecil Eankins the Aggies best op.
erative and either Whitley Kachan
OR Gene Stump holding a like spot
on the De Paul team.
With Bowling Green and New
York University, runners-up in the
two tournaments, playing the open
ing game another crowd of over
$4,000 is expected to pack the
Garden and turn over in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 to the Red Cross
Only one of the seven tournament
douhle-headers failed to draw more
than $4,000 fans.
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The Sports Trail
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, March %. -(P)-
All winter long the lets change
the rules boys have been yowling
that something should be done to
curb the advantage the exceeding
ly tall players have in basketball.
The flagpoles should be cut down
to half mast; they should be blind
folded; there oughta be law :.
So-the rules committee, possib-
ly working on the theory that the
way to keep a dog from barking
SO loudly is to equip it with an am
plifier, makes one change which
might pertain to the Mikans and
the Kurlands and the Ottens, and
the one change is in favor of the
big guys.
The change eliminates any pen
atty if a player touches the hoop
while a goal is being scored, and
as the man of average height isn't
going to touch the hoop at any
time without a stepladder the
change can affect only the giants.
1t is a minor change at best, and
probably was made to take the
pressure off the officials, who often
have difficulty in determining
whether or not the ring had been
touched. It will ease the mind OF
the players, though, to know they
don't have to be afraid of splash
ing while they are dunking.
Oddly enough, the rule passed
last year with the idea of bending
the knees of the big guys little
reacted in their favor, although at
the same time serving the pur'
pose for which it was intended.
The rule barred goal tending,
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WILDCATS OPEN
SEASON AGAINST
WHITEVILLE Nine
Game Slated For Thir-
teenth and Ann Field At
3:45 P. M. Friday

New Hanover Highs letter-raar1-
less baseball team will play lte
first game of the season against
the Whiteville High horsehiders to-
morrow at the Thirteenth and Ann
Street diamond at 3:45 pm.
Little is known about the Column
bus county lads, and Coach Buster
Dandelake refused to make COM
ment concerning the outcome OF
the fracas. However, Dandelaks
urged all baseball enthusiasts to
come out and lend their support -
the home team.
Kenneth Rogers, former NorfoA
hurler, probably will start OIL On
the mound for the Wildcats. Ro-
gers has an extremely fast ball.
and seems TO have uncanny con.
troll "Hacksaw' futile, RELIEF
catcher with last years Wildcats
will probably get the nod to take
over the backstop duties.
The rest OF the infield will be
composed of Harry Smith at tlrst.
Tinky Rogers at second, Jack Mar
Gus at shortstop and J. B. Price at
third. The Wildcat outer garden
will feature Duncan Futrelie al
right, Teddy Fennell at center, ana
Howell Sharpe at LETT.
Sharpe will bat cleanup for the
Cats. Although he is playing his
first year of baseball, Howell mas
found the range at practice and
lifted several over the right field
| fence
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County Resident Drowned
In Orion Plantation Pond

Julius Andrews, 81, Carolina
Beach highway was drowned about
3 pm. yesterday in Mckenzie
pond on Orion Plantation in Bruins
wick county, Coroner w. E. Bell
of Southport reported last night.
Coroner Bell reported that An
drews was fishing in the pond with
B. ]. Hufham, of Wilmington, and
although he had not completed the
investigation, he believed the death
to be accidental. There was no in
dication of foul play, he said.
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ENGINEERS BEAT
BOMBING OUTFIT
IN SERVICE LOOP
'Bulldozers' Remain Unde-
feated In Mediterra-
mean Theater
BY SID FEEDER

FLORENCE Italy, March 2s-
R)-Chalking up their second
straight upset, the 21st Aviation
Engineer "Bulldozers' outhustled
the 321st Bomb Group Mitchell
Bombers' for a 1888 victory to
become the only undefeated team
remaining in the Mediterranean
theater basketball championships.
In the other second round tilt,
the 92nd Negro division big
Ayes, spanked by player-coach
PFC. Sonny Woods, one-time pro-
fessional on New York's Renais-
sance club, came back from Mon
days defeat at the hands of the
"Bulldozers" to romp past the Port
Pirates from Oran Naval Base.
1880. The defeat eliminated the
North African zone champions from
the tournament under the double
elimination system by which play
is conducted.
A crowd of some 1000 CTS and
WAC's, jamming Florence's &C.
ment-floored Madison Square Gar
den, went slightly wild as the 'buli-
dozers" although outreached and
''outweighted" practically down
the entire lineup, won simply by
aggressiveness. the~pressure they
kept putting on the airforce Tyr
hennian Zone champions. and by
teamwork The starting lineup
played the entire game except for
the last minute, when one of the
original five fouled out.
The Adriatic Zone titleholders
played the team game SO complete
ly that top scoring honors were
shared three ways-by Sgt. Joe
Sokol, New Kensington, Pa, with
dozen points; Pvt. Paul Herman,
one-time University of Tennessee
star from Massilon, Ohio, with II
and Pvt. Robert McQuillen, ex'
high schooler of Toledo, Ohio, with
10.
At the same time, continuous
hustling held the Mitchell Bomb.
er's' 1t. Oar Hutchins, former
Bradley Tech performer, to seven
points, and it wasn't until he man
aged to cut loose in the last quar-
ter that 1t. Ward Williams, who
played a year at the University Of
Indiana before entering the Army
was able to finally pile up II points
Connecting for a half-dozen field
goals and a pair of fouls, Woods
paced the big Ayes, the Fifth
Arnys' Northern Italy champs, to
victory. Sgt. Charles Brown, who
halls from Benton Harbor, Mich,
and who played with Western
Michigan at Kalamazoo, found the
range in the last half to wind up
with 10 points. Heading the Port
Pirates vain bid was EN- &c Tom
|OaBrien of Marietta, Ohio, WITH 1C
points.
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Cage Hearing Seeks
Disposal Of $4,000

BROOKLYN, March % - up -
what became of an estimated $780,
MN in profits from basketball in
Madison Square Garden this sea-
an took up virtually the entire
s ss today of the Joe Doe pro-
'sedings investigating Kings Coun-
~ athletics.
Ned Irish, acting president OF
Madison Square Garden, told Judge
samuel S. Leibowitz that 10 per
osnt of the net gate receipts
sross receipts less taxes and ex-
ssonses-from Is basketball nights
If the New York City arena dur
;na the 1s44-45 season went to a
snecial basketball department.
irish and Leibowitz agreed the
denartment received about $65, 900
airing the season with the Garden
-.eiaI estimating that between
$4,000 and $4,000 was spent for
expenses,
Did you get the forty-eight to
hAy thousand dollars?', the Judge
asked Irish.
~ refuse to answer in the belief
that my private income is Of no
concern in this case" Irish ans
vered.
He gave the same reply when
rebowitz asked if he had receiv-
Id less than 80 per cent or more
nan 80 per cent.
LeiboWttz said he had the power
10 make Irish answer but would
rot use it. Instead, he instructed
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City Attorney To Probe
Civil Service Hearing

appointed to the State body. He
asked that the Council consider
likely candidates.
The Council decided to transfer
1900 from the emergency fund to
Community hospital for the care
of INDECENT out-patients, providing
the County will make a similar
appropriation. 1t was disclosed
that the Negro institution has not
previously been given an appropri-
alton for this type of patient treat
ment.
Since the North Carolina High
way Commission has surveyed
Wrightsville avenue, with the idea
of widening and reconstructing the
street, the Council decided that
work on it should be considered
before Dawson street work.
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Billiard Champ Wins
In Philadelphia Play

PHILADELPHIA, March %
W.H-Welker Cochran, world
three-cushion billiards champi-
on, tide a previous high run
of II to defeat Willie Hoppe,
6O-35, in A innings tonight in
the final block of Philadelphia
play in their transcontinental
title match series.
The victory was Cochran's
third in a row here over Hoppe
and followed 60-52 win register
ed by the champion this after
noon. Hoppe had won the first
three blocks.
Cochran's double triumph
sliced to 43 points the margin
Hoppe holds over him in the S.
400-point series. The pair will
resume play in Detroit Friday
with Hoppe leading LIST to j.
ia.
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Army Beats Dem Buns
5-4 In Extra Inning

WEST POINT, N. Y, March %
Brooklyn Dodgers drop
ped 1O-inning game to the Army
nine today. to 4. The winning
run was forced with the bases
filled after tanning two batters.
Manager Leo Durocher played
throug the entire game as the
Dodgers second baseman.
The Dodgers announced that be-
sides selling Whit Wyatt. erstwhile
mound ace, to the Phillies, Bar
ney Koch, holdout infielder. was
sent to Montreal in exchange for
Vic Lombardi.