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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06

municipal golf course, but in anv
other way in which the CITY can
aid the convalescent program Of
Camp Davis.
USO mas tried to give the men
and women in the armed service
the kind of entertainment thew
want, and has greatly succeeded.
because the men as whole like
girls and music, and everything
that goes along. Sports and USO
are beginning to know each other.
At the request Of the Array Ser
vice Forces, Special Services Di-
vision, and under the direction of
USO, Miss Pauline Betz, No. l
ranking player in the United States
and Miss Dorothy NJ Bundy, rank
ed No. 4 in 1914 have been play
ing tennis in the Antilles for the
entertainment Of men in our armed
forces.
Miss Bunday points out some of
the highlights Of the trip in re-
cent letter to R. B. Kingman,
chairman of the International Play
Committee.
Gust quick note" she says,
'to tell how the tour is coming
along. So far we have had several
complimentary remarks about it
which, of course, makes us feel
wonderful. The fellows really seem
to appreciate something out of the
ordinary, rather than the usual
form of USO show-they say it is
good, wholesome, clean fun and
brings back home to them"
We've heard of lawn tennis and
clay courts, but a new one in the
South Pacific has been called to
our attention. It's something
unique the boys down there have
dug up. They're coral courts, built
by some of the boys serving in a
Seabee unit.
After building the court they con-
Quoted a singles and doubles tour
nament for the servicemen of their
island
In all, the matches were keenly
contested: some going to three sets
which called for plenty of endur-
anc, especially in the tropical eli
mate they endured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Black Mart Threatens
Ring Sparring Ceiling

MIAMI, Fla, March 5.-CUP)-
The shortage of boxing sparring
partners for heavyweights Joe
Baksi and Gunnar Barlund, who
are matched Thursday night at the
Orange Bowl, threatened ''black
market operations here, it was
said today.
Efforts to lure Bob Jacobs,
Philadelphia negro fighter, away
from the Baksi camp by offering
to pay lover ceiling wages we're
halted by his manager Nate Wolf
son.
1t was alleged that AL Lang, Bar
lund's trainer, offered Jacobs $3.50
a round to leave Baksi in order to
spar with the Finn. Wolfson claim,
ed that S. round was the "es'
tablished price" of heavyweight
gymnasium opposition. and threat
ened to appeal to the boxing com.
mission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Baseball Cars Quiet
On Special Gathering
To Name Commissioner
Fortnight Word State
ment Issued On Progress
OF Committee

CHICAGO, March S. (AP) -
Whoever has the inside track to
the baseball commissionership va-
Gated by the death Of X. M. Lam
dis is zealously being kept under
the hats of special major league
nominating committee which held
it's first formal huddle today.
The four-member committee met
here this morning, apparently at
the office of owner P. X. Wrigley
of the Chicago Cubs, member OF
the all-western screening board
which also includes Sam Breadon
of the st. Louis Cardinals, Don
aid L. Barnes of the st. Louis
Browns and Alva Bradley OF the
Cleveland Indians.
General Manager James T. Gal
lagher of the Cubs released a 49,
word statement from the commit
tee shortly before p. m. (CWT).
The statement read:
"The four representatives, two
from each major league, met this
morning to check with each other
on progress made to date on gath
ering data on individuals who ap-
pear to be desirable men for the
post of Commissioner of Baseball
and synchronizing their efforts and
their methods of working"
Contacte at his office, Wrigley
declined to comment on future
plans of the committee, what pro-
gress had been made or how many
candidates were under considera-
ton. Pm sorry, we can't say any
more than is contained in the
statement" he asserted.
Gallagher said the statement was
"just called to me" and that he
had no information whatsoever
concerning the meeting.
Wording of the statement further
emphasized the unwillingness OF
the -four representatives" to be
termed a committee and indicat.
ed the group was in no hurry to
: suggest candidates to all the club
owners who must vote on the new
l commissioner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06

tournaments are held in various
mems competitive sports, such as
baseball, basketball, croque, tennis,
swimming, track and field, box
ing, softball, horseshoe pitching
and soccer. as we'll as in various
women's competitions, but the pri-
mary purpose is to provide or
ganized sports for as many par
Elephants as possible.
The federation is by no means
antagonistic to the A. A. u, Mr..
Stokes explained. 1t Gust grew, "
more or less, filling in need for
organized local competition. With
the exception of the eligibility in
one sport of an athlete who may
be a pro in another. the rules are
patterned much after those of the
older national organization. He
said the two groups work together
in many instances.
In recent years the federation
has entered in its competition
many Army and Navy teams, and
the fact the athletes are in the
service qualities them to play, al
though in one sport-boxing-Am-
ateur eligibility rules are strictly
enforced.
The federation functions with a
minimum overhead. Mr.. Stokes, to
whom his duties are simply an
avocation.. serves without pay.
Plans already suggested for a
Nation wide physical education
program after the. war include
something of RECOMMENDATION OF
youth for the development of wind
and muscles; the building of stout
bodies whether the subjects are
willing or not.
The Texas plan encourages vol
untary participation for the love
of sport And it seems to be work
ling out pretty well.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Two Officers Are Named
To Annual Trapshooting
Team Of AN-Americans

MINNEAPOLIS, March 5.-(P-
Two American officers were named
to the 1914 all-America trapshoot-
ing team, the 18th annual team to
be selected by Jimmy Robinson,
trapshooting and hunting editor OF
Sports Afield."
The two are 1t. Vic Renders of
San Antonio, Tex, who was named
captain, and Capt, Joe Hiestand of
of Fl Meyers, Fla. these two, Rob-
inson said, were the outstanding
trapshooters of the 1914 season.
1t. Renders broke 1879 out of
200 in the North American clay
target championship at the Grand
American last August to win third
place, and won the all-important all
around championship with 1872 out
of 400.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Presbyterian Cagemen
Win Over Baptist Five
To Take League Title

The First Presbyterian basket
ball quint defeated the Temple
Baptist church outfit 1920 last
night to take the championship OF
Sunday School League "B" and
place the Baptist quint in a three
way tie for second place with the
Winter Park Baptist and Taberna-
Gle fives.
In the first game of the evening
the Winter Park outfit won over
the Tabernacle quintet 1928.
The Presbyterian hardwooders
took all six games and no defeats,
while the other three teams took
two victories and lost four.
These teams Will play off the
tie Thursday at 8 pm. on the
YMCA court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
CAFE BASKETEERS
DEFEAT B0TTLERS

Saffo's Cafe basketeers defeated
the hard fighting Kenney Educa-
tors 9-5 to win the second half
Championship in the YMCA Young
Mems League last night.
Saffos hardwooders drew first
blood when W. A. "Wennie"
Brown made a charity shot, and
followed with a left hand push
shot. Babson scored on free shot
which mace the score 81 in the
first quarter. The only scoring in
the second quarter was Lewis, cafe
center, who brought the half-time
score to 81.
Buster Brown made a Grip shot
early Sin the second half, trailed
by follow-up shot by Jack Park
er. and the third period ended at
7-3. with the Educators on tn e
lower end.
"Wennie" Brown made a good
free shot in the first half OF the
fourth period, followed by Grip
shot, also On his behalf. and closed
the game with another charity
shot.
In the second game last night,
City Optical cagemen defeated the
Pepsi Cola Bottlers 1920.
The second-half score stood a
14-1O, with the Optical five in
the lead.
Harry Mathis scored 10 points
for the Opticals, while Kelly made
eight for the Bottlers.
Saffo's quint will tangle with tn,
Educators Wednesday night at
o'clock on the YMCA court for thu
championship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Striking Streetcar Men
Placed In IA By Board

LEBANON. Pa, March 5.-(R)-
All Reading Street Railway Co OPP
orators under SO in the jurisdiction
of local draft board No. l here
have been classified IA, the board
said today.
The board said 10 operators are
registered with it, but would not
say how many deferred men were
affected by the change.
In Reading, where the majority
Of the 1926 idle workers live, draft
board chairmen said reclassifica'
ton has been discussed but no de-
cision has been reached.
Transportation has been tied up
in the Reading-Lebanon area by
the work stoppage for more than
week because of dispute be-
fore the Regional War Labor
Board, which the union says IN
wolves time and a half pay for all
hours in excess Of 40 during the
work week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
BRITISH MENACE
JAPS IN BURMA
Continued from Page One)

Continuing down the road to
Meiktila, the guns of the armored
vehicles literally blew to bits a
Japanese column of supply trucks
heading toward the Mandalay
front.
On February q the British col
umn took two Japanese airstrips
near Meiktila, on which hand-pick-
ed airborne infantry units later
were landed. Six other airdrones
and nearby strategic positions then
were seized. The airfields were lit
tered with Al wrecked enemy
planes.
In the few hours Of fighting be-
fore Meiktila fell, the British killed
1000 japanese of an estimated orr
ginal defending force of $500.
American plots of the 10th All
Force helped the British 36th Di-
vision chase japanese south from
their positions near Mogok, GO
miles northeast of Mandalay. Five
waves of American PATS pressed
home the attack as the japanese
evacuated troops, gasoline sup
plies and ammunition toward Man
dalay.
American authorities with h {
Chinese First Army in northern
Burma said the rich Baldwin leao
and silver mines near Lashio or
the old Burma Road have sustain.
ed only slight damage but cannot
be operated for the present because
the Japanese took some machinery
from the area. The mines were
captured n y by Chinese
troops.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
SIX JAP FORCES
ARE ANNlHlLATED
CONTINUED from Page qOne)

General Macarthur said the sup
ply depots destroyed held great
quantities of ordnance, munitions,
trucks, food, clothing and miscel-
laneous items
MacArthurs report followed an
analysis of the campaign by gen
eral, whose identity was not dis
closed, which pointed out that
shita's scattered tactics play
ed right into American hands. The
general said Yamashita employed
"stupid" tactics, including his use
of an armored division in groups
as artillery rather than committing
it as a formidable unit.
The Air Force was active over
the whole Philippines, with 122
tons of explosives dropped on Jolo
island.
Enemy shipping, railroad yards
and air bases on Formosa took
another in a daily series of pound
ings, with the American raiders
attacking despite adverse weather.
Three small enemy freighters
one carrying oil, were sunk off the
China coast by patrol planes which
ranged to the vicinity Of Shanghai
and Swallow.
In British New Guinea, long since
bypassed in leapfrog operations up
that coast toward the Philippines,
the communique said "our ground
forces pushing eastward towards
Wewak have advanced to within
seven miles of the But airfield."
Macarthur did not identify "our
ground forces" but he announced
several weeks ago that British
New Guinea is one of the bypasseo
areas where Australians have re.
lieved American troops.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
SWEDISH RUNNER
HOPES TO REDUCE
LAST MILE MARK
Cundar Haegg Says He
Can Cut Last Mark By
Ten Seconds
BY HAROLD CLAAssEN

NEW YORK, March 5|R-Gun-
der Haegg, Swedish ace who fin
ished last in five-man race last
Saturday, said today he would run
the mile again this weekend and
that he hoped he could cut at least
10 seconds of his 4:3l board floor
debut.
Il could have lowered my time
by about eight seconds last Satur-
day night but l saw that l was
beaten and there was no need to
risk possible injury. I'll make no
prediction on how l will come out
the next time he said through
an interpreter at a luncheon.
Haakan Lidman, English speak
ing Stockholm sports writer who
won the 60-yard high hurdle ex-
hibition Saturday night, said that
both he and Haegg were in need
OF rest and work.
I'VE honestly don't know how 10
train for our coming races. If we
take the work we need, we won't
have enough rest. If we rest, we
can't regain our spring. We will
have to wait and see what hap
pens," ne concluded.
Asked if breathing in the smoke
filled arena troubled them, Lid
man replied with an emphatic
mo"
aboard our freighter our two
companions always smoked black
cigars. The air in Madison Square
Garden actually seemed fresh, >"
he continued.
Dan Ferris, secretary-treasurer
of the AAU, added that he would
seek extension of Haeggs visitor S
permit in this country and that he
hoped to line up Pacific coast
and southern trip for the two which
would terminate with the annual
Pennsylvania relays on April AZ
and %.
The quaint Gunder romped 5000
yards in an uptown New York
park today and said he found the
terrain satisfactory but that he
planned to spend several after
Moons with the New York Univer-
sity squad under Coach Emil Won
Filing, who prepared Glenn Cum
ningham, Leslie MacMitchell and
Frank Dixon for their mile efforts.
THAT was one of the finest ex-
hibitions I have ever seen," said
Won Filing regarding Haegg's mile
of last Saturday. "MacMitchell,
who now in is the Navy, would
need at least six weeks to get in
shape for race like that. Haegg
tried it after only so hours on
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
DePaul Cage Star Refuses
Chance At Pro Basketball

CHICAGO, March 5.-LP)-Tow-
ering George Mikan, who scored
429 points for De Paul this season,
turned down a $4,000 offer to play
professional basketball for the
American Bears of Chicago in the
National basketball league, Athletic
Director Tom Haggerty disclosed
today. Although Mikan completed
his third season this winter, he
may be eligible for collegiate play
next season if wartime rules still
prevail
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Chicago Cubs Announce
Sale Of New Infielder

CHICAGO, March S. Up The
Chicago Cubs announced today
they had re-sold Infielder Glen
(Rip) Russell to the Los Angeles
club in the Pacific Coast League
after it was learned he was re-
luctant to leave the west coast to
join the Cubs this spring.
Russell, who batted .315 for Los
Angeles last season and had two
previous major league trials, was
purchased outright by the Cubs
last fall. It was reported Russell
wished to remain near his Los
Angeles chicken farm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06

what tlley "o!io' 80
W." on two occasions members OF
va rreeas Committee of the mu-
me snai Golf course have consider
nl''p redrIcing their rates for the
eo .,,ics men and women. How
Selr'' after considering the feaSibil-
t Of The plan, they decided
lg s.inst il; The reason: The local
ss@ 'rse row has rates lower than
cou courses. and there seems to
lllO9 ~ nerd of it. There has been
oe n NJ demand for reduc-
NV bv those in uniform who pa
.Il. or the course, and SO nothing
'I Ioo was done other than to con-
' ider the proposition. which was a
GOOD gesture
The rates of the local course are
es cents per day, So d quarter,
0nd s2S Annually. These are reas-
enable rates.
O Alec considered at these meet
;,ns was the fact that the munich
nj course was so crowded on
pppek,ends that there wasn't room
~ take care of any more players,
,nvway However, Jesse Reynolds,
secretary of the Greens Committee
ooints out that a plan may be
Worked out whereby the GONZALES
cents at Camp Davis could play
me or two days each week. OF
course the matter first has to be
considered by the Greens Commit
fee as we'll as the doctors and
nhvsical directors of the GONZALES
cent &c camp of the Air Corps. 1t is
IN 10 them to decide the kind OF
recreatioa for these men returning
from overseas duty and the fight
ing fronts.
REYNOLDS pointed out that the
service men who patronized the
local course often out-numbered
the civilians, especially when
Camp Davis was in full bloom. The
game itself, is highly specialized
snort. and most of those in uniform
who uartonized the course were
officers. who could well afford the
low rates Of the club.
REYNOLDS stressed that it was his
contention that the Greens Com
mittee would consider any plan to
aid the convalescents and SAID
the group would offer full cooper
alton not only in the case OF the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
RHODE ISLAND ACCEPTS

NEW YORK. March 5.-(UP)-
Rhode Island State today accepted
an invitation to compete in the
annual Madison Square Garden
basketball tournament beginning
March II. The State quintet, which
won 10 games while losing three
this season, was the fourth team
to accept. The others are st. johns
Muhlenberg and Tennessee. Four
more teams will be selected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
HOGAN TO SUBSTITUTE

MIAMI. Fla, March 5.-UP)-
1t. Ben Hogan, who arrived here
on a special 30-day assignment,
will substitute for T-Sgt. E. J.
Dutch" Harrison, Wright Field,
Dayton, O., in the $500 interna-
tional four-bal1 golf tournament
here Thursday, Fred Corcoran,
PGA manager announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
GERMANS WARNED

LONDON, March 5. -(P)- Ger
man civilians were warned tonight
by Gen. E EN- h wer's radio
spokesman to disobey Nazi orders
to dig trench works arou>.e Rhine
towns because such work sis a
deathtrap under Allied artillery
fire and bombing which will In
crease" coy
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Sunday School League
Governors Will Meet

A special meeting Of the Board
of Governors of the YMCA Sunday
School Basketball League will be
held at S:15 pm. today for the
purpose of considering banquet
or award for the winning team in
the 'Y' championships to be play
ed March 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
CUFF NOTES
By JACK STILLMAN

There has been considerable talk lately of sending more
,es an USO tours for the nations men and women in
g This would be out of question for the battle fronts
w anv of the flung of the globe where men
anu s. are stationed But there plenty of men in the
@ nd Navy stationed right here at home who happen to
And this the prime feature of USO-to give them
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
ULYSSES INDICTED

BOSTON, March 5.-(P)-Ulysses
John Tony" Lupien, of Lexington,
first baSeman for the Philadelphia
National League baseball club, was
sworn in today as member Of the
U S, Navy by induction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS!
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-06
Inventors of Drop Kick

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS!
The union times., 1945-06-16
Smashing Victory At Groton Plant
2474 Out Of 3772 Chose Federation As Their Bargain ing Agency In NLR.B. Ballot-A.FL. Organizers
 And International Representatives Do Fine Job

AFL unions scored remarkable victory at the National Labor Relations Board election held in Groton, Conn., Wednesday when of the 3772 employees of the Electric Boat Co., manufacturers of submarine boats 2474 voted in favor of AFL unions as their bargaining agency.
 Fine Teamwork
 John J. Murphy, New England representative of the American Federation of Labor in reporting the result of the vote, referred the victory scored by the AF as most gratifying and which, he sad was largely due to the fine teamwork between his corps of organizers and rep resentatves of IA International Unions most of whom were the job for several weeks prior to the election The result of the vote reported by Murphy was as follows:
 For the AFI, 2474; the CIO, 914; Independent Union, 341; and union, 43.
 All Crafts Represented
 Murphy said all who participated in the contest are greatly pleased the result and in accordance with an understanding the part of all workers who favored the AFL Union their bargaining agency workers repre- sentng the IA different crafts employed in the plant will become members of the International Unions which par ticipated in the election.
The union times., 1945-06-16
If You Are Over .65, This Item Is
 Meant For You!
Now Is The Time ToProtect Your Social Security
 Rights

Workers in building trades of 65 and over should contact the near- est Social Security Board field office whether or not they intend to retire.
 If worker intends to keep on working, there are some important facts that he should know. For in stance, suppose a 65-year-old worker, who has acquired insured status, is laid off. It would be to his advantage to file immediately for retirement benefit, or if he becomes i'll and is not able to work for a period of months, he, or some person from his company should get in touch with the Social Security Board for his appi- cation papers.
 ''It might be several months be- fore the aged worker becomes re- employed and during the time of his unemployment, he would lose several months of retirement bene- fits. Retirement benefits are not re- troactive.
 Even if the worker 65 and over is working steadily, he should get in touch with the Social Security Board office and learn his full rights.
The union times., 1945-06-16
27 Million Workers Unemployed By End Of
 War, Latest Figure Presented To Congress

WASHINGTON (LPA) = Con- gress last week was told for the first time that there may be 1000, ,OOO Americans unemployed at the end of the war.
 Rep. William N. Lemke (R., N.DD declared, during a debate on Breton Woods, that When the war drums cease to beat there will be 15,000,000 thrown out of employment In addi- tion, there will be 12,000,000 soldiers demanding that the government that interrupted their lives give them an opportunity to get new start"
 Lemke's estimate was much higher than any previous figures that had been offered to Congress or its com mittees by union spokesmen.
 No one in Washington, including Lemke's Congressional colleagues, however, challenged his figures. Government agencies, after making tentative estimates two months ago on the effect of cutbacks, have withdrawn into shell and refuse to make any predictions. War ManpOwer Commission officials will not take issue with union studies that indicate that at least 5000, ,OOO will be disemployed by the end of the year.
 There are two principal reasons why no one knows how great the un- employment figure may become be- fore the end of the year or at the end of the war, according to a Labor Dept official. ) Cutbacks are com ing too fast and unpredictably to make any accurate gauge even for two weeks ahead 9 Unemployment in civilian industries is and will be a wide-open question mark, partly be- cause of unpredictable cutbacks but chiefly because of the governments failure to evolve any overall recon version program that would provide for reconversion of individual plants to a particular civilian product even before the cutback hit.
 ''FLOUNDERING''
 WIPE is houndering he1pless1y in an attempt to abide by it own ruling that there must be a, seven day ad- vance notice of all cutbacks. Can cellations and cutbacks are piling up so swiftly, WIPE officials now admit, that frequently the first notice that workers receive that their jobs are finished is from the morning news paper headlines on their way to work.
 Meanwhile daily newspapers from coast to coast last week car- ried pictures of employment offices jammed with applicants for the first time in five years. War plants that probably will not shut down