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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-05-31

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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-05-31

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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
World Champs Begin
Training March 10
AT Cairo Quarters

ST. LOUIS, March 3.-(P)-Sam
Breadon, president of the St. Louis
Cardinals, announced today the
world champions will begin spring
training at Cairo, ILL.,. March 10.
Breadon declined to reveal the
number of Cardinals who have re-
turned signed contracts but said
negotiations were proceeding about
'the same as last year. and that ne
was satisfied he would be able to
field a team.
Meanwhile, Vice-President Bill
Dewitt of the St. Louis Browns
American League champions, an
nounced the signing Of four more
Professionalism Vernon Steph-
ems, Catcher Tom Turner and Pitch
er Sid Jakucki and Sam Zoldak.
All are classified At.
The Browns now have announced
eight players contract for spring
training which starts March p at
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
SPORTS Roundup
RY HIGH FULLERTON, JR.

NEW YORK, March Sit is
with justifia BILE pride that TO Al
G. Smith sends the following re-
port from Teheran on sports IN the
Army's Persian Gulf command
4 territory of Extremely rugged
terrain and of temperatures rang
ing from below zero in the noun
tains to $50 degrees in summer IN
the desert" Smith writes:
"Our all-star football teams recent
80 victory over the United States
armed forces in the middle east
aIl-,tars at Cairo has given us a
clean sweep in inter-conmand
competition in this part Of the
world. We're champions OF the
middle east in football, basketball,
boxing and table tennis now. Dur
Ing the past year our boxing team
decisively won the team title and
most of the individual titles from
the USAFME at Cairo; two PGC
basketball teams tied for first
place in round robin basketball
tournament at Cairo and our table
tennis team decisively whipped the
boys from USAFME at Teheran.
. p. S.: Our football team is
right proud of a radiogram that
arrived yesterday from the COM
manding general of USAFME, con-
graduating the command on the
team Fine spirit and clean sports
manship' in the all star game Feb
Urary 18th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Major League Baseball
Teams Begin Training
With Uncertain OutIooh
Nev Hanover Fishern,en
To Hold Annual Neot;;n.

sports MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBA
The annual meeting for the cleo
ton Of officers Of the New Han
over Fishing Club is scheduled for
tomorrow night in the Recorder S
courtroom at 7:45 pm. and up for
discussion will be the 1945. prize
list and latest information on the
fishing zones. 49,,
Heading the topics for discussion
will be the possibilities of includ-
ing deep sea fishing among the
clubs activities this season, as
we'll as the reopening of two of
New Hanover counties main fish
ing piers. -.
1t has previously been announc-
ed that the Mira Mar pier at
Wrightsville Beach will be reopen
ed, as well as Kure's pier at
Kure's beach, both Of which were
severely damaged by the storm
along the coast last August.
The Mira Mar pier will be eX-
tended to 600 feet and Kure's pier
will be extended to the original
"T'', about 300 feet. Both extended
for about 1000 feet. Both extended
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Tony Penico Captures
Opening Indoor Event

NEW YORK. March 3-Tony
Penico of Pennsylvania won the
35-pound weight throw today, open
ing event of the 1945 annual IC-4A
indoor championships.
Penico tossed the huge ball 40
feet II 81 inches to dispalce Leon
Dombrowski of Army, defending
champion who could do no better
than 46 It and inches and finished
seconda
Both ~service schools placed two
men in the final of the 1000 yard
run. Army sent Bernard Conor ana
Albion knight into the title race
while Navy countered with Rich
ard Hall and Floyd Cuff, Santon
Calender of New York Univer-
sity, and Dan Kirk of Pennsylva-
mia, were the only civilians to
make the greade.
Conor's 2:23 was the fastest time
Of the three heats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04

won 81 games against six losses
for Albany.
Another stranger to the Pitts.
burgh roster is Catcher Bill Sal
keld, up from San Diego of the
Pacific Coast League.
Among the veterans slated to
return, unless Selective Service or
other elements interfere, are out
fielders Frank Colman. lanes
Russell, John Barrett and Tommy
O'Brien. Vince Dimaggio's future
with the club remains in doubt
The roster lists, among others
these infielders: Pete Coscarart'
Babe D h l gren. Bob Elliott
frankie Cuisine, Lee Handley and
Al Rubeling. Al Lopez and Virgil
Davis are expected to be back as.
catchers, and string of eleven
pitchers includes Truett (Rin1
sewell, Max Butcher, Fred oster.
mueller Xavier Rescigno, Elwin
(Preacher> Roe, Ray Starr and
Nick Strncevich. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Accepts Bid
For Invitational Meet

NEW YORK, March g. Up -
Tennessee today accepted bid
to compete in the National lnvita-
tional Basketball Tournament at
Madison Square Garden, March
l7-19-21-25,, St. Johns and Mullen
berg were named earlier, leaving
five open berths.
The volunteers, C o h d by
Johnny M +, snapped Ken
tucky's 11-game win streak and
upset New York University, 50-48,
in early-season but lost to Ken
lucky in a return game and also
bowed to Temple and Georgia
Tech. They reversed t h score
against the Yellow Jackets and
beat them again in today's South
eastern Conference tournament
semi-finals. In the regular season
the Vols had a 1873 win record.
Included in the list of other
tourney possibilities are Bowling
Green, Valparaiso, Rhode Island
State, City College of New York,
New York University, DePaul,
Kentucky and North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Three Academy Outfits
Beat Navy Aggregations

WEST POINT, N. Y, March 8.
-P)-Three of the United States
Military Academy winter sports
teams wound up their seasons UNI
defeated today by trouncing the
Naval Academy in swimming,
gymnastics and pistol.
In the, swimming meet Army
won 44-31.
Coach Tom Maloney's gymnasts
handed the Navy their worst defeat
in the history of the series 63 IL
to 80 IL, the Cadets taking first
places in all six events.
On the range Army made the at
ternoon complete by keeping its
three year unbeaten skein intact
with convincing 1886 to 1914 vic
tory over the Middies,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
SWEDISH HURDLER
WINS EXHIBITION

NEW YORK, March 3. - (P -
Haakon Lidman, Sweden's cham
pion hurdler, won the special 60
yard high hurdle exhibition at
Madison Square Garden tonight,
only so hours after reaching the
United States following a 23-day
storm-tossed crossing of the At
lantic.
Lidman bounded off the starting
blocks and fenced over the bar
riers for a two-foot victory over
Sgt. Ed Mitchell of the Cherry
Point Marines in :07.4.
Owen Cassidy and Clifford Nc
Lain of the Columbia Midshipmen
grabbed third and fourth places
before; a throng Of 1912 specta-
ors Of whom one was Gen. Joe
StilWell.
In the college phase of the lC4A
meet Army built up is points IN
the 35-pound weight throw and the
shot put.
Later in the 5o-yard hurdle ex-
hibition Lidman led for the first
two hurdles, but lost his stride and
finished third behind Mitchell and
Cassidy in that order. The time
was 1904.
Meanwhile in the college field,
JerrvsMorroW of Army captured
the 6Qeyard high hurdles and was
folloVd to the finish line by
Georg e Hedrick and Richard John
son, both of Navy. The winner S
time was :07.6.
The pole vault provided the
nights biggest oddly with five
athletes, including defending cham
pion Phil Lansing of Army. dead
locked for first at II feet. Lansing
won at 10 feet a year ago.
Paul Robson, Jr., of Cornell
and Joe Conley of yarmouth shar-
ed the high jump at 6 feet 3 inches.
At the end of five events Army
had SO IL points and Navy II IL
in the race for the team crown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Pirates Show Promising Roster
of Players For Coming Season

PITTSBURGH, March 3.-RHIf
enough key ball players from the
Pittsburgh Pirates present roster
show up this season, Manager
frankie Frisch looks to have as
good a chance as anybody OF WIN
ming the 1945 national league pen
nant.
The club roster, released today,
lists several promising recruits
who, with a few important veter-
ans, might easily show the way in
the loop, especially considering
that the champion St. Louis Car
dinals lost such formidable stars
as Stan Musial, Walker Cooper
and others.
Among the youngsters looming
bic are outfielders Al Glon1rlddl
and Bill Rodgers, Infielder Vic
Barnhart and Pitcher Leonard
Gilmore. Gionfriddi, Rodgers and
Barnhart all batted better than
800 in class a baseball last sea-
son, while Gilmore, rlghtnander'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Giants Get Contracts
From Three Pitchers

NEW YORK, March s. R -
President Horace Stoneham of the
New York Giants today announc-
ed receipt of signed contracts from
three rookie righthanded pitchers.
They were Ray Harrell, William
Emmerich and Loren Balm.
Harreu won 20 and lost 10 for
the San Francisco seals Of the Pa
cific Coast League last year and
was purchased for cash, Pitcher
Ken Miller and the optioned con-
tract Of Pitcher Ken Brondell.
Emmerich was selected from
Rochester of the International
League in the December draft. He
won IL and lost 10 for the Cardinal
farm and was recommended by
Scout Hank de Berry who also ad-
vised purchase from Minneapolis
of Balm. The latter compiled an
lily record for the American AS
ISOLATION team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
'SNEAD, M'SPADEN
LEAD GOLF OPEN

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March :
-RHTurning on the power, Slam
min Sammy Snead and Harold
Jug McSpaden fired six-under'
par 66's today to 60 into first
place tie in the third round of the
S.. 900 Jacksonville open golf tour
nament.
Their 200 total for the 81 holes
placed them two strokes ahead 81
KY Laffoon of Chicago, whose 6e
today put him in second position
with 202
Big Bob Hamilton of Chicago
National PEA champion, who lead
during the first two rounds, falter-
ed badly today. He carded a II for
a 2O3 total and third place.
Next in line were Bruce Coltart
of Absecon, N. j., with Sc and d
2O5 total; Byron Nelson of Toledo
with a 70 and Sam Byrd of De
troit with a sc were tied at FOG
Craig Wood of Mamaroneck, N. Y.
duration open champion, had &c
for a total of 207.
The final Is holes will be played
tomorrow with Snead rankin 6
slight favorite TO beat out Mcopa'
den for first money. The Hot
Springs, Va, Slammer belted out
prodigious drives today and his
play around the greens was con.
sistently accurate. Perhaps the big.
gest gallery in the city's history
watched him perform.
McSpaden, hailing from Sanford
Me-, was bent on shaking off the
jinx that has kept him from Win
ming a single tournament this seas
on. He played flawless game
despite the pressure and the 86.
degree heat.
Bob Hamilton, who moved into
the role of favorite yesterday,
cracked up and took 80 on the
incoming nine after carding a 81
for the front side. He carded a
boyle five on the 419 yard twelfth
when his second shot hooked into
trap, and got another one on the
short fourteenth when his tee iron
overshot the green and plunked
into the sand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
DUKE BASEBALLERS
BEGIN PRACTICE

DURHAM, March s. Up The
Duke University baseballers will
get off to their last start since
Jack Coo;nbs took over the coach
ing reins when they launch spring
practice on Monday, March 10.
The pitchers and catchers will get
a full week start before the rest
of the squad reports on Monday,
March rs, it was announced today
by Coach Coombs.
Although the ration league sched-
ule opens on April 2, the Blue
Devils will not launch league COM
petition until they 60 to N. C. State
on April %. However, the COMBS
men expect to play several warm
up tits before opening their ration
loop card of u games.
In announcing the dates for start
d drills, Coach Coombs, former
star pitcher for the Philadelphia
Athletics, revealed that the Blue
Devil prospects are poor
Il just don't know what kind
OF team we will have until the
candidates report" remarked the
Duke diamond mentor. Few b1ys
with college baseball experience
are left,'' he added, land l doubt
1t we have very much. The outlook
is poor"
The only known player Coach
Coombs is counting on is Tom
Davis, smuggling Blue Devil out
fielder of two years ago. The Will
son boy was a Marine lieutenant
ut this time last year but returned
to school to finish work toward his
degree after he received a dis.
charge last fall because of an az
injury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Jumping Joe Sauold
To Meet Earl Wan1pler

Jumping Joe Savoldi, ace foot
ball star of the old Notre Dame
squad under Knute Rockne, and
former aI-American, has recently
returned from an overseas tour
and will be the star of next Friday
nights wrestling show in the Thai
ian Hall arena, Promoter Bert
Causey announced last night.
Savoldi will NEE Earl Wampler,
hardly Iowa corn picker from Des
MONIES, in the main event, the
time limit Of which has been set
at 80 minutes.
Savoldi, former world champion,
won the title in Chicago in 1927
when he defeated Jim Londos, the
Greek. champion, in the first ten
minutes of a scheduled three-fall
match. Later he licked Bronko
Nagursko, also an ace footballer,
for the title and still later he met
and beat "Strangler" Ed Lewis.
During his brilliant career as a
grappler, he has won more than
5000 matches and defeated six
world champions. He is now at
tempting comeback and another
crack at the championship.
"Texas jack O'Brien, who de-
feated the Swedish Angel two
weeks ago and lost to him last
Friday night, will meet Johnny
Carter Of Brooklyn in the semi
final match. Time limit in this
event has been set at As minutes.
The Masked Marvel No. z, a
popular favorite, is scheduled to
meet a newcomer. Abe Tourist,
Jewish champion from Brooklyn.
In the opening match, a one-fall
contest also limited to As minutes.
Dave Cohen Of Holly Ridge will
referee all three matches this week
and seats are now on sale for Fri.
day nights show,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Tn-State Basketball
League Plans Meeting

ASHEV1LLE, March3 -(P)- Rep
resentatives of prospective teams
OF the proposed Tri-State Baseball
League will meet in the Arlington
Hotel at Gastonia tomorrow at 2
pm, according to an announce
ment made here today.
Hugh taylor, local wholesale gro
ceryman and hacker of the Ashe-
vile entry, said representatives
would be on hand from Knoxville.
Clinton and Maryville, Tenn, and
Ashevllle, Gastonia, Charlotte,
Spartanburg and Greenville of the
Carolinas. Ray Ryan, named tenn
porary president. tx vna1s ago,
will preside
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
ARMY BASKETEERS
LICK NAVY QUlNT
IN CAGE CLASSIC
Cadets Turn Back Middies
For 18th Time In u
Meetings, 50-48
By FRANK Eek

ANNAPOLIS. MO-, MaIcn o."H)
-Army's fast-breaking basketball
team, beaten but once in 81 games
over three-year period. won the
mythical Eastern Collegiate Cham
pionship today by defeating Navy
5O-46 before a capacity crowd OF
5000 in Dahlgren Hall.
The meeting was the 22nd be-
tween the service academies, Ar
nv now having turned back the
Middies 10 times on the court. 1t
marked the Cadets fourth straight
over Navy and their 18th win OF
a 15-game season.
The game fought at a terrific
pace saw the score tied four times
13, Is. 10 in the opening half and
35-all in the last period.
Perry Nelson was pretty much
the whole show for Navy. With the
score tied at 35-au, however, he
was elected on five personal fouls.
A foul by John Nance and goals
by Ed Rafalko and Bobby Dobbs
gave Army the lead at 4O-35 and
the Cadets never relinquished 1t.
However, with five minutes to 60
and the Army, beaten only by
Pennsylvania this season, in front
4943, the Navy closed in on de-
tense. The teams exchanged fouls
and Bobby Howe and Adgie Back
sank long set shots in the last
minute. Navy was again in the
game at 50-48.
With 20 seconds to go. Back S
long shot fell short. He took an
other but it just barely hit the
rim at the gun.
Nelson made II points to gain
scoring honors, Is Of his tallies
coming in the first half after
which Navy led, 1924. He scored
the games first five points before
Army creased the cords on Nance S
follow up. After seven minutes
Navy led lis, Nelson being respon-
sible for 10 markers.
When Doug Kenna replaced Ra-
falko, Army's fast break began to
click and the West Pointers, took
the lead, 1912, for the first time.
Nelson's two foul shots put the
Navy back in the van at 2l-19 and
the Middies held the advantage.
Army opened the half getting the
lead on Kenna's toss but Navy S
Jack Carroll matched it, Dobbs,
brilliant with, his righthanded;t push
shots although Kenna paced Army
scoring with Is markers, scored
from under, putting Army ahead
at 1927. Navy never regained the
leeway it enjoyed in the first half.
The exciting struggle Developed
into a brilliant defensive teS be-
tween the service teams twUhigh
scorers for the season-Captain
Dale Hall OF Army and Back of
Navy. Backs guarding held Hall
to one field goal.
Hall was off on his shooting but
his passing was big help to the
winners. Back. guarded on de-
tense by Kenna, made only five
points. Hail finished his senior
year with 213 points and Back
brought his total to 159.
Plebe Hal Grossman played well
for Army although he went out on
fouls with five minutes to go.
Dobbs and Nance were close be-
hind Kenna in scoring with IA and
IL points respectively.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04

them We're destroyed and w,,,.,
away by high waves and o.;., ''a
the hurricane. "
1t was pointed out that tbs ,,a.,
ties Of the club will get ,,nd.,n. ,'
immediately II upon completion y.
the business meeting tor sn o.
nlgh', and memberships are Nv.
ca to exceed the 800 mark o, w. ~,
year. VI ID"
Prior to the beginning Of III. W..
the club was noted as the l,sg.,,
OF its kind in the world viii, ~ y
membership Of more than iM
fishermen. ~"
1t is expected that some CIV,
eminent restrictions VIII b. lifted
this year, among them the b.a
on deep sea fishing. It has hoo,
reported that the plan has hos,
talked with Army and Federal n,
ficials, and fishermen may b, Il.
lowed to fish as far as u nio,
from the coast, it was said. II /,
not expected that much cham.
will take place in coastal zones 4
was Reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Boxing President Says
Joyce's Upset To Have
No Effect On Contract


PATERSON, N. j., Mach s.
UP)-President Abe j. Green Of
the National Boxing Association
said today that the upset victory
Of Willie Joyce over Ike Williams
last night would have no effect on
Williams bout with Juan Zurlta Tor
the lightweight title at Philadelphia
April g.
Il cannot indiscriminately break
down contracts" Green sad
Since there are legitimate con-
tracts on file with the Pennsylyan'
ia Athletic Commission, there ~
nothing much l can do about !"
sitIation.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Buddy Scott Scheduled
To Meet Mitchell Here

kid Ellis, Wilmington BOXING
promoter, announced last night
that he mad completed plans 10
bring 29year-old Buddy Scott,
fifth ranking heavyweight Of The
world, to ITALIAN Hall March y
to fight Terry Mitchell, an OFT.
standing heavyweight, of Boston,
Mass.
Scott fought big Bill Wilson
in the Legion stadium ring last
year and gave him literally box.
ing lesson in the 1O-round decj.
sion, flooring him nine or Ten
times.
SCOTS fights take him 10 The
largest areas in the U. S.. inchd.
ing Madison Square Garden in
New York.
kid Ellis last show in the
local arena featured Lee Croft,
Camp Mackall paratrooper, against
Frankie Ryan, Of Savannah, Ga,
who pelted Ryan with KO early
in the third round. Ryan, who
was called in at the last minute al
a substitute for Joe Renniers,
suffered three broken ribs at tho
cuffs of Croft, and had to have
nine stitches taken in his left
eye. Renniers held Scott to a 10.
round draw several years ago.
Also scheduled for the SEM.
finals is bout between Babe
Saunders. 154-pound local fighter,
and Early Hamilton, l52 pounds.
of Mt. Holly. Saunders took
Hamilton in an eight-round de.
cision in their last fight at ITALIAN
Hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
CAGE CUNTS PREP
FOR ANNUAL TRAYS

NEW YORK, March 3.-(UP)-
The fields for the NCAA and Mad
ison Square Garden invitational
basketball tournaments took shape
tonight. Five teams definitely
were selected and the number of
candidates for the II remaining
berths were reduced to 10 clubs.
The University of Tennessee and
Muhlenberg were tapped for post
sason duty in the invitational
tournament today, bringing the
number of entrant teams to three
in that dribble derby. St. Johns
winner of the tournament for the
last two years, accepted b d
earlier in the week.
Two teams, Arkansas and Okla
homa A. NJ, have accepted in
vitations to the western half of
the NCAA tournament, at Kansas
City, Mo. Arkansas its offensive
punch built about six foot 10-inch
center, George Kok, finished Sec
ond to rice in the Southwest Con-
ference, while seven-foot Bob Kur-
land led the Oklahoma CoWpokes
to an outstanding home and road
record in the midlands.
There were indications that sew
eral teams would get bids to both
tournaments. Most of these, New
York University, DePaul, Rhode
Island State and Kentucky favor
the NCA meet, because it in
wolves stronger competition. De-&
Paul, called the strongest team in
the nation by Coach Howard Cam
of New York University, may re-
ceive the midwestern NCAA bid be-
cause Iowa, top Big Ten Team has
Naval trainees unable to make the
trip. If Ohio States all-civilian
team gets the midwest bid, De-
Paul is expected to go to the in
vitational meet.
The western playoff of the
NCAA at Kansas City's municipal
auditorium, March % and "a, lines
up tentatively with Utah's defend
ing collegiate champions repre-
senting the Rocky Mountains, Pep
erdine of Log Angeles, Oregon or
Oregon State representing the Pa
cific coast, Arkansas, the south
west and Oklahoma A. & M. of the
Missouri Valley.
The winner of the western play
offs will face the winner of the.
eastern bracket in Madison Square
Garden on March 9th. None OF
the eastern playoff teams has
been announced, but Pittsburgh
and New York University dominate
the Mid Atlantic region, Brown
and Rhode Island State the New
Kentucky, and North
Carolina, the southern and Depaul
and Ohio State the midwest.
The invitational meet will take
the left over teams. Because of
travel restrictions, it will not be
a national meet geographically,
with the Mississippi river the
western boundary.
Valparaiso of Indiana, Bowling
Green of Ohio, West Virginia,
Temple, Rhode Island State, City
College, Rensselaer, Polytechnic,
City College of New York, and
Albright are the front-running
teams in the invitational.
The winners of the NCAA and
the invitational tournaments will
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
MARINES DEFEAT
FLlERS, $3.50

CHERRY POINT, March 3.-[P>
Coming from behind after trail
ing 1912 at the half. the Cherry
Point Marines defeated the Blueth-
enthal Field Thunderbolts 80 to 80
tonight for their 18th straight bas-
ketball victory.
Paced by Bill Van Bredakolifa.
the Marines bounced back after in
PERMISSION and went into the lead
1928 at the end of the third quarter.
1t was Cherry Point 29th victory
against three losses for the season.
The Marine flyers play Camp
Lejeune there tomorrow in the third
of a four-game series, with the VIM
ner intending to claim the state
service team championship. The
final game of the series is set here
Wednesday night
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Basketball Games

YMCA JUNIOR LEAGUE
Sally Ann Bakery &c, White w.
Davis Co.. 30. Firestone IS.
CADET LEAGUE
Efird's s. Foy-Roe 4
Nick's Market 10, Belk'Ni'
liams II.
CADET CHURCH LEAGUE
Winter Park Baptists %, II"
Presbyterians 49, ,.,
Leland Baptists Is, Trinity Mem
odist II.