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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-27
Milwaukee Brewers Sale
Said Near Completion

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 90
W.P)-Sale of the Milwaukee Brew.
ers, the most successful baseball
club in the American Association,
was imminent tonight with Oscar
Salenver, Chicago attorney, sche-
duled to purchase President Bill
Weeks controlling interest.
Veeck, who took over in June,
1871 and whipped the club into
the best drawing card in the asso.
citation, said negotiations are un-
der way and things look very good
for a sale"
The formal signing probably will
not take place for couple of days.
he said, because any new Ameri-
can Association club owner must
be approved by the league.
Weeks willingness to sell the as
ISOLATION champions of the past
three years, came as a surprise.
Son and namesake of the late pres
ident of the Chicago Cubs, he had
become one of the most successful
Minor League baseball executives.
But he hasn't recovered from foot
injury during his service with the
Marines in the South Pacific and
his wife is ailing.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-27
BOBBY IS BABY
TO ARCENTINAN

ATLANTA, Oct. 26.-(P)-Bobby
Jones has been called an awful lot
of things. King of golf, grandslam'
mer. And all that sort of stuff.
But it took an Argentine paper.
which was obviously confused, to
run a story the headline of which
read:
Baby Jones here today"
You see, he's Bobby Jones to the
sports world. In the legal profess
sion-of which he is a member-it's
Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
There was a time, though, when
maybe the sports editors called
him "Baby Jones" in their head.
lines. For the famous golfer won
his first tournament at the tender
age of eight.
That was the junior tournament
at East Lake here in 1910. At IA
he won his first state tournament
and qualified for his first national
amateur tournament.
Jones related the incident Of the
Argentine headline on his return
today from a South American bust.
ness trip. He is ten pounds heavier
due to the fancy tables set in the
Argentine, he says.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-27
MAJOR PROBLEMS
FACE LOOP HEADS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-R-At
least three major problems will
confront club owners and officials
of the Piedmont Baseball League
at their annual meeting in Rich.
mond Sunday:
Whether to expand from six
to eight clubs, now that the war
is over and Charlotte wants to join
up again.
2-Revision of the constitution.
3Election of a new president to
succeed Congressman R a p h
Daughton of Norfolk, Va, who an
nounced today he's quitting after
10 years at the helm.
The league has been down to six
clubs with the suspension OF the
Charlotte and Winston-Salem clubs
which withdrew during the war.
Daughton said he did not know
what city will be taken in to round
out an eight-club league if Char
lofts application for reinstatement
is granted.
WinSton-Salem is out OF consld-
Grafton, be explained, since it
hasn't protected its territory. No
other cities have applied. i,
AS to the constitution, the Con-
gresham said "a lot Of changes"
must be made. He didn't specify
them.
AZ To his Refinement from the
presidency, Daughton said:
''I've been president for 10
years. I'm rather proud of my
record, financially and otherwise.
The league is in splendid shape
financially, so far as league funds
are concerned, and we're not sup
posed to be in business for profit.
ALI this Notwithstanding the fact
the compensation of umpires is
half again as much as it was when
I came in e>
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YMCA SWIMMERS
NEAR 800 MILES

Registering the biggest single
days mileage in the national
Mississippi River Swim, local
swimmers yesterday rolled up a
total of 297 miles, 952 yards in the
YMCA pool to enter the last day
Of the contest today.
A record 10 members participant
ed in the Swim" yesterday, &C
cording to Adam Smith, physical
director of the ~.
The results for the seventh day
of the Mississippi River Swim, ="
in which the local swimmers are
c peting, are in and Whining
ton is listed as number 80 in the
national rankings, ahead of such
cities as Washington, D. c., Rich
mond, Va, Atlanta, Ca, and
Miami Fla.
Il think they are doing we'll to
stay ahead of cities Like Washing
ton and Atlanta Smith said, add
ing that practically every day
around fifty swimmers participate
the event here.
Mile swimmers were Wright
johnson, Williams, Clark, Cook,
Jeffords and Huffman.
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5000 Watch Wolfpack
Do1vr Fast We M Team

NORFOLK, Va. Oct. -REAn
alert North Carolina State football
team upset William and Mary's
Indians here tonight 2O-6. The game
was Witnessed by $4,000 persons.
Just as they did in 1910 and
lS41, when they were ticketed to
lose, the Wolfpack struck through
the air" to upset pre-game predic.
tons and tumble the Big Green
from Williamsburg. Howard Tur-
ner, brilliant passing ace and half
back of State, provided the balance
of power with his accurate chunk
ing. The all-Southern Conference
backs passes accounted for the
first two touchdowns and kept the
Indians in constants trouble.
In the first period Turner led a
drive to the Indian five-yard stripe,
then tossed looping pass to Bill
Stanton in the end zone. John
Klock came in to relieve Charlie
Richkus and converted from place.
ment.
Soon after the second quarter
opened, Turner uncorked 3O-yard
pass from the William and Mary
As which plummeted into the arms
of Richkus on the Is, who pro.
ceeded down the side of the field
for the touchdown. Again Klock
converted from placement.
The Indians looked their best in
the second period. Striking for
their lone touchdown, Chef Mac
kiewicz and Stan Magdziak led the
Indians to States Is, where Magd.
ziak started around his own left
end only to stop and chuck short
pass to Denver Mills, standing
alone in the end zone. Magdziak
attempted to convert but the kick
went wild.
Both teams battled up and down
the field for the major portion OF
the fourth period without gaining
much Roadway, but just as the
session was about to end, Tony
Gaeta, alert Wolfpack guard, re-
covered the ball from Magdziak as
he was attempting to pass from
States AZ yard line and galloped
43 yards to cross the Tribes goal
line. Klock's attempt for an extra
point was Smothered.
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ARKANSAS FAVORED
OVER OLE MISS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 26.-(P-
Although thrice beaten and minus
the services of their, backfield
spearhead, the Arkansas Razor
backs rule a touchdown favorite
over young University OF, Missis'
sippi team in the renewal OF their
37-year-old rivalry here Saturday.
The game at Crump Stadium is
expected to attract sellout crowd
of $4,000, many of them drawn by
elaborate Navy day ceremonies CO.
NEEDING with the contest.
Coach Glen Rose, attempting to
yank his Arkansas boys from two
game losing streak, announced that
his, all-purpose backfield star, Al
ton Baldwin, would be on the side
lines with, injuries. ~.- ~,
Baldwin, 193-pound speedster,
kicker, pass-receiver and signal
caller, will be replaced in the line.
up by Shorty Turchi, freshman
Setback. iii:
Ole Miss, winner Of three games
and loser only to Florida, is in
"the best shape possible" after a
weeks rest. Coach Harry Mehre
said 1--WE should be at our top for
this one.' 80 d, r. ~ -
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CHANDLER PREPARES
TO VACATE OFFICE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26-U.D-
A. B. Happy" Chandler, base
bal commissioner, prepared today
to vacate his senate office.
Chandler, who announced during
the World Series that he would re-
sign as Senator, refused to con-
firm or deny a report that his
resignation would become effec-
tive Nov. 1, saying that it was up
to the governor to announce the
date.
However, Chambers office pro-
vided indications that he intends
to leave soon. All pictures have
been removed from the walls and
boxed for shipment to his home al
Versailles, KY.
"You can see by looking that
it won't be very long" Chandler
said, pointing to the bare walls.
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Tech Decided Favorite
In Tilt With Auburn

ATLANTA. Oct. 26-(P-Georgia
Tech and Auburn went through
light drills this afternoon in antici-
patton of their meeting here to-
morrow in what will be the JAG
kets' first venture into southeast
ern conference play this season.
Denvard Smell, 208-pound Tiger
tackle, is the only first string play
er on either teams injured list,
but he is expected to see some &C
ton. He missed the Tulane game
last week which saw Auburn win,
20-14, for their second victory in
four starts.
Tech, bolstered by the return of
Jack Helms, a p-ewar end, and
Billy Williams, last years full
back, is better manned than at
any time this season and is de-
cided favorite.
The Jackets won last year, q.
0, although the statistics favored
the Tigers in every department.
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Wildcats Hand Goldsboro 1917 Defeat
Duke, Army Meet Today At Polo Grounds
Giants Seek To Hold
Inx Over WASHINGTON

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-(R-One
Steve will bank on another to main
tain the Giants Jinx over Wash
If ston's Rampaging Redskins
Sunday. at the Polo grounds.
That is to say, Steve Owen,
round coach of the New York
Football Giants is relying on his
freshman backfield ace, Steve
Filipowicz to lead the Giants to
their 18th victory in the last 16
games with the Redskins.
Since 1887, the Eastern division
al leaders have been able to win
only three games and earn one tie
against the Maramen.
Steve fhe player, off to a slow
start two weeks ago against the
Yankees at the Stadium, struck
hi. stride against the Pittsburgh
Steelers in a losing cause last
Sunday, emerging from, the game
as the leading ground gamer with
30 yards.
Although admittedly not yet
ready to fill the shoes of bullet Bill
Paschal, Giants leading ground
gamer and main offensive weapon
last year but now in the Army.
Flip" in two games has demon
strated that he is the best of Owen s
ba.l-toting backs.
"Filipowicz is as good a back as
il possess" said Owen today after
the Giants had completed prepare
tons for Sundays game, what
Steven needed was few bumps
He joined us just few days before
we opened the season and of course
wasn't ready. He needed contac'
and lots of practice to get his tim
ing right. He looked 100 percen
improved last week and is still i'm
proving"
Bull-necked Filipowicz received
his Shooting" at Fordham, bu
was forced to postpone his profes
sional debut because the U. S. Ma
rines had first option on him. I
proficient passer while in college
Steve suffered an injury in tn
Sugar Bowl game of 1912 that LET
him without a sense of feeling IL
his little finger and half Of the mex
digit of his right hand.
Fiipowicz has been working
steadily, however, to regain hi
skill as a passer and may we
break out in that role. He ha
acquired a new grip that has bee
getting results.
'I'm improving" he said, ''
can't throw them as long as I use
to, but Pm getting there"
u The double Giant-he plays i
the outfield for the New York Base
ball Giants in the summer-has al
so shown to advantage in puntin!
drills.
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Penn Picked To Upset
Middle Eleuen Today

Bucknell, Dartmouth over svra-
cuse, Kings Point over Boston Col.
,ege, Coast Guard over Harvard
N.Y. over Brooklyn College, Mis-
souri, over Nebraska, Oklahoma
over Kansas State, Kansas over
Wlchlta, Marquette over Michigan
s st: Great Lakes overf Western
Michigan, Tennessee over Villano.
va, Southern Methodist over Tu-
zane, West Virginia over Maryland.
FLORIDA over Southwest Louisiana.
Virginia over Virginia Tech, Texas
Iech over West Texas, California
over Nevada, Washington State
over Idaho, Utah over Colorado A.
and M. and Denver over Utah
State.
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CAROLlNAS FANS
GET Slim FARE

For the second straight week.
mid-season open dates leave Caro-.
linas football fans with slim grid.
iron fare
South Carolina, following Thurs.
days State fair classic between
Clemson the University of South
Carolina. has drawn a complete
blank. Not one Palmetto team will
been seen in action today.
North Carolina fares little better
OF the five games involving Tar
Heel elevens, only two are seized.
uled for home gridirons.
The "big" game OF the day finds
Duke facig Army's national cham.
pions at New York.
Meanwhile. for home consume.
ton, there is the Richmond night
game at Catawba and the High
Point College-Appalachian duel at
Boone.
Guilford travels to Tennessee for
a night game with Milligan and
Dukes Jayvees tackle Wright Field
in Ohio.
Wake Forest and North Carolina
have open dates.
Sunday games show Camp Peary,
Va, at Fort Bragg, now officially
the First Army, after starting the
season under the Second Army
banner; the Cherry Point MS.
rines at Washington for a meeting
with the Nashville Air Transport
Command and the Greensboro PDC
Comets facing the First Troop
Carrier Command at Louisville.
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BOTH TEAMS AT
FULL STRENGTH
FOR TOP CLASH
Clear Skies Predicted With
Spectators Estimated
Over 10000

NEW YORK, Oct. 26. - up :
Coach Eddie Cameron of the Duke
Blue Devils laughed out. loud today
when asked if he would like to
make a prediction on the outcome
of tomorrow's tussle with undefeat-
ed Army at the Polo Grounds.
when you're playing Army
these days you simply don't make
predictions, he said. CAL l know
for sure is that We'll be on hand at
game time
Cameron said all his regulars, in
GLIDING his star back, George
Clark, were in pretty good shape"
for Army. He said he had every
confidence that Clark, who missed
the Navy game, in which duke took
21-O beating, would be able to &c
the route this time.
The Blue Devils arrived at noon
in the midst of sudden cold rain
during which mathematician for a
time turned almost as black as
night. It cleared sufficiently later
on for both teams to take Timber.
ing-up exercises at the P o. ! G
Grounds and jog around the field
Neither club did any formal prac.
ticing, having completed that chore
yesterday.
/ The prediction for tomorrow was
colder, but clear. Army authorities
still had a considerable number oil
good seats for sale, but predicted
that if the weather did clear over
night. they. might have sellout oil
50, 900.
Duke, Southern Conference lead.
er: and 81 to victim of Navy ir
a game in which the Dixie club
ace back, George Clark, was I'm
axle to play, is expected to extend
Army tomorrow in their Pole
Grounds clash.
Duke was leading Army, last
years No. l team and currently
holding the same designation by a
I to 6 margin at the half of thei,
1914 contest, Army won q to T.
Neither club reports any casualties
for the game.
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ENLARGE CAPACITY

LOS. ANGELES, Oct. 26-WH-
Pacific Coast League baseball
parks will be increased to a mini
mum seating capacity of $4,000
each asa result of plans made at
the annual league meeting today.
Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Seattle, parks already are larger
than 1900, and other parks will
be enlarged as follows: Oakland
from 10000 to $4,000; Portland,
1880 to 21,000; Sacramento, l1,00o
to $4,000; Hollywood, 1850 to
$4,000.
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,rSTIN BEALMEAR

,r1T YORh, OCt. 20 - vi -
Ne" cracking noise is the we'll
rhal . limb already beginning to
|aloN Wv as we go out to the vicini-
FFpll !. The little end and forecast a
y Oh to r reversals on tomorrow's
FOo'uaA we so, struggling desper-
E- 5y't to protect - II II not sas boost s IT,,
ses a. predictions and "a misses:
Foffee. VS. penn - Both teams are
Nav ,aasos.ted and united. Navy is
knde saTorite despite the fact Penn
be l4' Yielded a point this year.
faM he silly to get off the mid
~ a''i b,ndwagon. especially on
PIES ., nay. but this corner picks
navy oc,,aEers to spring an upset for
be X l9u coach, who will miss t h
pei sacause of the flu. Pennsyl-
|anla, state VS.. Minnesota - a
oliIV chance for an upset here.
pea, conhers are sailing along the
he ... per path while the Bucks,
n t.aaina big ten champs. will be
1st tsnal1Ij5 II to get back into the
! e s1s fisht after last weeks loss to
! b tis lys"' Hesitatingly, however,
III take Minnesota.
= n !, ,a' VS.. Army The Cadets
= Dun week got safely past No. 10
PSI 4,oir vicotrv string - or LIB
| I American fliers always dubbed
s,ir 18th mission - and should
|a Is this the 18th in a row, al
a aI,eb Duke looks strong enough
Va 1--WE them real test-Army.
Georgia VS.. Alabama-The Grim.
=, It'd tide is well on its way toward
\ ''N~ southeastern Conference
|.n,Trnionstip and another b ow ]
h |ls'' Charlie Trippi's return wasn't
|rough against l.. >. U. ana won
+ here. Alabama.
purdeu vs. Northwestern - with
oo ~ record of two losses
y, w. . tie. the Wildcats hardly look
|Ee the ones to succeed where
| trso other big ten teams already
lave failed. Purdue.
so,thern California VS.. Washing
w. The Trojans are shifting the
Lsps that 90 with the Pacific coast
Esmpionship. Southern Cal.
MORE
1owa va. Notre Dame-no hill for
l. housekeeping Irish. Only con-
[ls+ion for Iowa is that this won't
hunt in the big ten standings. No
Rice va. Texas-Rice has improv-
L in recent weeks, but not enough
rope the unbeaten, title bound
Ionghorns, Texas.
Auburn VS.. Georgia Tech-both
eams have been beaten twice and
fis looks close. The flip of the
hin saws. Georgia Tech.
Temple VS.. Pittsburgh - again
l. discard the records which show
temple unbeaten in four games
hid Pitt loser of three out of five.
|ittsburgh.
Oklahoma A. and M. VS.. Texas
Ehristian-a repeat performance OF
be Cotton Bowl show, with the
ame result. Oklahoma A. and M.
Michigan VS.. Illinois-a weeks
est should put the Wolverines in
|lape TO grab this one. Michigan.
Tulsa vs.. Indiana-first real test
br the Oklahomans since they
Fhipped Georgia Tech n the
lrange Bowl, but this is out OF
teir league. Indiana.
Arkansas VS.. Mississippi-prob-
ply another close one, but Arkan-
Es lost two in row in its own
hague and is overdue. Arkansas.
Baylor VS.. Texas A. and M. II
Frictly a guess. Texas A. and M.
Skipping over the remainder of
be days major games-Colum-
ia over Brown, Cornell over Yale,
Jolly Cross over Colgate, Princeton
Rer Rutgers, Lafayette owe r.
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ON THE NETWORKS
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
Time is Eastern Standard p M
200 Army VS. Duke-CBS from
New York.
200 Purdue VS.. Northwestern
-MBS from Evanston, Ill.
2:45 Minnesota VS.. Oh o
State-NBC from Minneapolis.
2:45 Alabama VS.. Georgia
ABC from Birmingham.
Mote: Between halves all nets
are to switch to Hudson River.
New York, for presidential re.
view of fleet.
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FRIDAY SCORES
HIGH SCHOOL

Gray High (Winston-Salem) II,
Asheboro 0.
Reynolds (Winston-salem) As,
Gastonia 6.
Asheville 0, Raleigh "a.
Reidsville 6, Greensboro 0.
Harding (Charlotte) 80, Wades-
boro 6.
Hamlet 10, Rockingham o.
Charlotte Central 0, High Point
(tie).
Durham 20, Rocky Mount o.
Hillsboro 10, Graham 6.
Oxford High 7, Roxboro 0.
- 49, COLLEGE
Miami (Ohio) 10, Miami (Fla) q.
S. C.-P.C. "a, Camp Mackall 20.
N. c. State 20, W. & M. g..
BUY U. s. VICTORY BONDS
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TELEvIZED COACHING

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26-W.D
If George Munger, PENIS all
ing coach is unable to attend the
Navy game tomorrow, he will
witness play through television
broadcast into his room at Uni
versity hospital. Munger is suffer
ing from grippe, and his physi
clans say he may not be well
enough to attend the game.
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ANNOUNCE PURCHASE

CLEVELAND, Oct. 26-U.H-The
Cleveland Barons of the American
hockey league today announced
the purchase of defenseman Alex
Motter from the Detroit Rec
Wings. Motter was discharged
from the Coast Guard three days
ago.
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A MEAL TICKET
in ENGLAND
RATToNs REDUCED. RATHER
THAN INCREASED. AFTER
VICTORY IN EUROPE
By 2. v. W. JONES
az Es fmrwM Writer

Britain most impatient
queues form at pushcarts for
purchases Of ice cream. cher
ries and stra " berries
munching which Englishmen
forget the disappointment of
less food after victory in Eu-
rope.
A in most of Europe. the
British people looked for
ward to the day ct peace "a
the turning point from scare
ity 20 plenty. II was felt that
carefully boarded war stocks
could be released and a bet
ter flow OF supplies main
tanned.
There was undisguised dis
appointment when TationS
weTe reduced rather than in
creased after NE-Day. Eu-
rope had o. be fed.
But BritOns are an unCom-
planning breed. They took
he cut. voiced their disap-
pointmeHt. and qucued up
for luxury ct lce cream aud
native-grown fruits. They
felt better then.
when I left London recently
thg British werc eating the sans
tasielcss sausagCs heavily bread
"a hamburRers. dried heans and
cabbage cog brussels sprouts that
formed their dict whrn hrss
arrived during the dsys II black
outs and aIr alcrts.
frr~h FISH had hccouc more
plentiful because tIaRlers we're
hack un the fishing grounds m
stead &c un patrol The apple
crop ~ thu extensive Kent ct
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chsrds was coming along FINE.
and pears promised to flow
plentifully % market despite a
late snow that reduced the pros
pective yield
But in the sh0Ws the people
received sEnallcr ratiuns Of meats.
margarine and ether coupon
food. Under the British ration
ing system. however. everyone
received his due.
In the Unitcd States grocery
shoppers NAV spend their points
a. sny store. In Britain . shopper
must register with the store uf
his choice and do all his food
buying there The store - allot-
ted supplies g. meet the needs II
all registered customers, how
ever. 50 each Is assured IL his
full ration helpful situation
which American housewives com
plain lSn't true IN the United
States.
LuNuries are lacking In Brit
ain There are no fruit Juices.
nothing hike bottled olives. Coffee
and cuc0a are unTationcd. bat tca
Is frcuEestly scarcc and always
tightly rati0nsd There Is enough
sugar
British fathers are sometimes
heard % describe O. their off
spring how q banana looks and
tastes. and Vhy the skin car e
Ia eaten.
PuSheart vendors sometimes
offer peachgs fog kslc.
TIE reaches are placed one q
q large Fat box The box Is hllca
With rutton. and The peach is
PLACED 90 the center. like q
jewel They seil Tor FIVE shill-
mas each-onc dollar.