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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-22
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Heroes Here

The three marine SURVIVORS who
helped raise -the American flag
atop Mi. Suribachi on Two Jlma
arrived IN Detroit today and de-
plored the fact that special cam
paignS are necessary 10 stimulate
war bond sales
On a nationwide tour the three.
Pfc.-Irs H Hayes Renc-e -eIag=
non and Pharmacists Mate pc
John y. Bradley. were brought Ia
Detroit 10 help spur the Seventh
War Loan Drive They said IN a
crisp Joint statement AT 4 press
conference in the Union Guardian
Building
we don't see why special
campaigns are necessary before
people will buy bonds. After
all. the bows out In the Pacific
are just Willing =tA=giie- their
lives.
BREACH or TRUST
"If the BOYS on Okinawa
should hear that the seventh
War Loan Drive II a failure
they wnuid iose their trust in
\ IN e lea
They WnuldR't understand why
YOU have 10 get out brass band
la sell bond.
The three. quiet and modest
fighting men preferred no, 20 dis
CuSS the Mt Surlbachl incident
extensively But they did reveal
that the record OF the planting of
a small flag battle ceremony
that preceded the hosting of The
larger flag was iosr when A ma
rinc combat photographer fell
down the volcano. ) slopes and
broke hIS camera.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-12
JIMMY F0XX' SET
TO AID PHILLlES

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. LIP
The double-V is coming back to
Philadelphia's Shibe Park where
he broke into Major League base
ball 20 years ago.
At 81, James Emory Foxx has
his comeback ticket, signed and
delivered-a one-year contract with
the Phillies.
my legs are good. my eyes are
fine and the broken ribs which
handicapped me so much a year
ago have completely healed" said
the Maryland broadback. II feel
sure that I will be able to help the
Phils and Herb Pennock.
General Manager Pennock is
equally sure the one-tirne slugger
and all-around big league star per-
former will fill a need space in the
Pills lineup.
HE can still hit 'em a mile, -
said Pennock, land I am going to
try to get him to shorten his hold
on the bat instead Of swinging from
the end. If he does that, I don't
think any pitcher in our league will
be able to throw them by him. :"
Foxx joined the Athletics at Fort
Myers, Fla, when he was 16 and
filled in as catcher, first baseman
and keeper of the keystone sack in
his 10 years with the AS. He was
traded in 1885 to the Boston Red
Sox where he stayed until 1912
when he joined the Chicago Cubs.
He remained the property of the
Cubs until last season when he be-
came a free agent and later man.
aged the Portsmouth club OF the
Piedmont League.
During his career, Foxx hit SGT
home runs, reaching his best year
in 1882 when he poled out So. His
lifetime batting average is 1928
and in 1888 he hit his peak with
1850 in 1874 games.
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phillies' Chief Opposed
To East-West Alignment

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-(R)-
General Manager Herb Pennock OF
me Phillies says he would not
like to see the present big-league
Setup abandoned in favor of east
west alignment which has been
proposed to conserve transporter
ton.
The east-west plan would set up
Two victory leagues of four Ma
uonal and four American League
teams in the Eastern division and
IKE number in the Western
half.
But said Pennock, 1--WE don't
always get everything we like and
the government considers it
necessary as a war measure we
are ready to cooperate fully.
suppose a satisfactory arrange
meht could be worked out"
Government officials estimated
o M1al under the plan roughly O.
UOO'oo0 passenger miles could be
.aEed BY the Major Leagues alone
ana many times that amount by
the minors.
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HEAVY D0WNP0UR
DELAYS TOURNEY
AT NEW ORLEANS
McSpaden Leads But Mel
son Is Only Three
Strokes Behind

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.-P>-
A steady 12-hour downpour OF rain
caused postponment OF the maj
SO holes of the 5000 New Orleans
open golf tournament today and
|P. G. A. tournament Manager
Fred Corcoran said morning and
afternoon rounds will be played to-
morrow.
The skies cleared at mid-after-
noon but with bitches and traps
over the 1,500-acre city park course
flooded, tournament officials de.
cided against starting the third IL
holes.
Harold (Jug) McSpaden, San
ford, Me-, who leads the field with
a 7-under par 1877 for the first
two rounds, said today that he
didn't think the one day layof1
would slow down his sub-par shoot
ing.
II was going pretty good" Nc.
Spaden said, land I am sorry that
we couldn't play today, but I don't
think the days rest will hurt my
game"
Byron Nelson, Toledo, Ohio, the
Nations top golfer in 1914 and
leading performer this year, is
McSpaden's closest rival. Nelson
has a pair 2-under par 70's for the
first SO holes and trails the leader
by only three strokes.
Neither McSpaden nor Nelson
have ever won first prize here.
Claude Harmon, Crosse Point,
Mich, is in third place, four
strokes behind the leader at al.
Others within striking distance are
Johnny Bulla, Chicago, 142; Leon
ard OFT, Denver, and Denny Shute,
Akron, Ohio, IA; and Bryan Win
ter, Dallas, Tex. grouped at 145.
The hard hitting Bulla, an air
line pilot, said tonight that he was
trying to get another days leave
in order to be able to play tomor-
row. Bulla flew here from Chica.
go, arriving one hour before his
first tee-off.
A bonus Of $500 in war bonds will
go to the player shooting the low.
est 10 holes tomorrow.
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0DT BAN MAY HIT
PRO GRID LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL up -
Professional football as well as
oresnized baseball will feel the
ninch Of further curtailment of non
essential wartime travel.
Such cross country trips as have
been made in the past by the
Washington Redskins to San Diego,
Calf. where they trained and
PLAYED Western exhibition games
before making their return to the
East, apparently may be out for
the duration.
Government officials already
have asserted baseball will have to
cut down it's man-miles substantial
" this season because Transporter
ton is tighter now than ever be-
fore.
An Office of Defense Transpor.
tation source was asked specifical-
ly today about what might hap
pen to such trips as the Redskins
Or other teams might be planning
for this season.
The ODT spokesman's reply was
that National Professional Foot
ball League officials should as
sumo responsibility for stopping
any long Westward trips.
If the league does not take such
action, the ODT will step in when
the time comes, this ODT source
said.
1t was explained that the ODT' S
travel curtailment policy has
functioned SO far principally in a
request or voluntary basis. If de-
sired results are not obtained in
that manner, other methods will
be employed.
The ODT spokesman also said
that airplane hops by some foot
ball players had caused some
criticism but added that "as a
whole, athletics has been highly
cooperative"
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HITLER ORDERS
BERLIN BATTLE
Continued from Page One)

ported Transforming the suburbs
into huge fortified area.
The deputy Berlin Gauleiter,
Moscow said, broadcast a decision
taken by Hitler at his field head.
quarters that Berlin would be de.
Tended even if it meant its com.
plete destruction.
The Berlin radio quoted the Nazi
deputy press chief, Helmut Sun
dermann, as saying in the latest
Nazi party bulletin that the Ger
mans should make any Allied at
tack on Berlin ''as costly as pos
sible.''
The London Sunday Observer
meanwhile made a detailed analy-
sis of reports of recent days on
the great mass exodus of German
civilians before the advancing Rus.
SLAMS. 1t estimated that Berlin S
population, which dropped to g.
100000 during the worst of the Al
lied aerial siege, had risen to its
normal size of approximately a.
100000 as the result of an in
flux of refugees.
CHS Correspondent Charles
Shaw reported from Stockholm that
the German announcement of the
execution and Imprisonment of
former party leaders at Bydgoszcz
(Bromberg), Poland, was merely
cover for those men to join the
oganiza ton which the Nazis plan
to use after the war.
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Bombing OF laps Nearing
Scale Used Oper Germany
Continued from Page Cre)

ton of Japanese combat planes,
both Army and Navy. The Oscar
and TOTO fighters and Helen
bombers are assembled there. The
plant includes more than II large
buildings, mostly of steel and re-
inforced concrete covering some
100000 square feet. The COM
pact target included administra-
ton and inspection buildings, as
sembly shops, sub-assembly shops,
engine plants, machine-shops and
foundries.
The picture showed one main
assembly building demolished. The
sub-assembly building to the east
of the main building was badly
damaged. One-third of the roof
area of another large building
showed blast damage and build
ing inside the main factory area
was severely damag ed. Other
damage was obscured by smoke.
The attack cost three or four
Superforts. One and possibly two
were lOSL 10 enemy actlOn. Two
others were lost when they col
lided over the target during an
evasive maneuver while attempt
ing to escape Japanese fighters.
Both exploded and broke in half.
Fighter opposition was describ-
ed as Light to heavy"
Cpl. Oren Briscoe, Takoma
Park, Md, said bullets were
thick as rain and "many were
close but not close enough" He
said ne thought he was "goner'
when one Jap bullet exploded IN
his ammunition box but luckily
the ammunition did not go up.
1t. C. c. Kresge, Nantlcoke,
Pa, brought his plane home on
three engines after preparing to
ditch the plane four times. An
other piloted by Capt. Edward
A. Hanback,, Rolla, Mo-, arrlv-
ed on two cupboard engines. An
other plane bot nome on two en-
gines.
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10 10 White Is Signed
Bv Pacific Coast Team

ATLANTA, Feb. IL Up joy
ner 90 Jo) White, outfielder to-
the Cincinnati Reds last season,
has signed a contract to play with
Sacramento of the Pacific Coast
league this summer.
"I'm at liberty to say its the
finest minor league contract
have ever been offered. 1t amounts
to the same money made with
Cincinnati last season." White
said.
White, who worked for the Ford
Motor Co., during the winter, said
he would leave for California to-
morrow.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-12
First Presbyterian Set
For Tabernacle Quintet

The First Presbyterian church
basketball team will meet the Ia
bernacle Baptist quintet Thursday
at pm. in competition in new
ly formed YMCA church league.
The second game of the night will
pit the Temple Baptist five against
the W. P. B. Methodist team.
Last Thursday, the First Presby-
erian cagemen swamped Temple
So to 10. Leading the scoring was
Leroy Toles, of the winners, with
% points, followed by his team
mate, Raynor Newbold, with 10
points.
All games in this new league
will be played on Thursday nights
between pm. and 10 pm.
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Jimmy Herbert, Winner
OF Hollis Race, Named
Boston's Best Athlete

BOSTON, Feb. 11.-UP)-Jimmy
Herbert of New York, who copied
the Hollis 6O0-yard run, tonight was
awarded the John J. Hal1ahan Me-
mortal trophy as the "most out
standing athlete in last night S
Boston Athletic Association meet
at Boston Garden.
Herbert received 80 votes from
Boston sports writer's, while 49,
year-old Phil Stillwell Of Philadel-
phia, winner Of the two-mile run,
garnered %. Others chosen were
Bob Grady, Dartmouth anchorman
in the one-mile relay; Coast
Guardsman Herb Thompson, who
won the 50-yard dash; Jim Raj
ferty Of New York, winner of the
Hunter mile; and Stanley Callen-
der of N. Y. U. who triumphed
in the Lapham 1,000-yard run.
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u. S.-British Delegations
Arrive In Switzerland To
Curtail Aid To The Reich
BY The Associated Press

U. S. and British delegations ar
rived in Switzerland Sunday to
urge that neutral country to cur
tail aid to Germany. Laughlin Cur
RE, special assistant to President
Roosevelt, and Ding1e M. Foot,
representing the British Ministry
OF Economic Warfare, head of dele
cations.
Currie will seek to persuade the
Swiss to embargo shipments from
Germany to northern Italy and to
cut off exports of machine tools,
metals and food to the Reich. The
Swiss already have ceased ship
ments of arms and ammunition to
Germany.
A Bern broadcast head by the
FEC said the delegations would
confer with Swiss officials this
afternoon.
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S. C.. Keeps Lead
In Loop Contest
Piedmont League Plans
1916 Season With Sir
Clubs, President Says

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 11.-R-
The Piedmont baseball league, a
class "B" circuit, will operate with
six clubs this season barring un-
foreseen circumstances.
This was made plain in state
ment today by Rep. Ralph H.
Daughton, of Norfolk, president OF
the league, following a meeting OF
circuit directors here to discuss a
playing schedule.
The unforeseen circumstances, "
President Daughton explained, in.
clude the work or fight" edict in
its relation to baseball players and
other rulings of the War Mobiliza-
ton Director as regards the sport
in general.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-12
SPEEDSTER HAECC
FAILS TO ARRIVE
FOR TRACK TOUR
Noted Racer Apparently
Missed Boat, Official
Explains

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-UP)-
Swedish distance runner Gunder
Haegg, who was to have arrived
here today for an indoor track
tour, failed to make mis- scheduled
appearance and amateur Athletic
Union Secretary Daniel ]. Ferris
said che apparently missed the
boat"
Why Haegg failed to make con-
nections with the fast shop that
would have gotten him here in
time to begin his tour in New York
on February "a, was not immed-
lately explained.
An American Red Cross repre-
sentative on the ship on which
Haegg and his travelling compan-
ion, Hurdler Haakon Lidman, had
booked passage, said that he could
not say what happened, but that an
explanation might be forthcoming
I'm a couple of days"
A large number of newspaper
men had gathered to greet the dis
lance ace, VINO ran the fastest mile
every recorded in the United States
in his last trip here in 1913. Ferris
came from the ship alone and said
that 'Haegg just wasn't there and
1 can't tell you why"
Later, Ferris said he under
stood that the athletes might have
gotten on another ship and that
he definitely expected them to be
here in time for the National A.A.
U. meet February "a.
One of the conditions Of the trip
was that Haegg would run in the
National Ferris said, and that he
would do so even if he arrived only
a day or so before the event.
He will run in the three-mile
event and if he arrives in time to
condition himself to indoor tracks,
upon which he has never run, he
also will run in the mile.
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The Sports Trail
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

a baseball man, and Jim Far1ev
if they go outside.
Baseball as a whole is very o,,;e+
with everybody afraid to move or
say too much until they find out
what kind Of teeth the proposed
work-or-fight bill might have. The
clubs are sending out their con-
tracts and proceeding with spring
training plans, and it's my guess
the majors will carry through some
way.
The sales of the Yankees prob.
ably is old news to you by now.
Col. Larry MacPhail and couple
Of other guys brought the club at
fire sale price. Everybody is
waiting to see what will happen to
the club, or to MacPhail.
They had a fight at the Garden
the other night which has a lot of
the boys arguing. It was between
Johnny Greco and Bobby Ruffin,
and some thought it a great show,
and others a side show. Greco took
sick during the bout because OF
something he ct, no doubt, and lost
the decision, among other things.
Well, Joe, that's about all for
now. Gunder Haegg apparently is
on his way over here after more
false alarms than he ever answer
ed as fireman in Sweden Babe
Ruth had his 51st birthday last
week, and Bill Tilden his Sind. The
Golden Age is getting furnished
with the years, isn't it?
Keep leading with your left,
Joe, you've got 'em groggy.
Your Pal-Whitney.
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College Cage Games Hold
Popular Despite Scandal

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-P)-Col-
lege basketball apparently has lost
none Of its popularity despite the
unpleasantness Of the Brooklyn
gambling scandal.
A total of Al, 643 fans turned out
Saturday night for doubleheaders
at New York, Philadelphia, Chi
cago and Buffalo while Dallas re-
ported the largest cage crowd on
it's history-2,500-as Rice won the
Southwest Conference title by
beating Southern Methodist, r.
SO.
Madison Square Garden, holding
its first twin bill since the Brook
Ign disclosures, reported the larg-
est crow of the season, 1920, as
Notre Dame beat New York Uni
versity, $3.50, in the feature con-
test.
The Chicago stadium had
turnout of 1892 as Depaul nip
ped the Oklahoma Aggies, 47-46,
and Ohio State chung to its
Big Ten lead by edging North
western, 36-32.
More than 800 watched a
triple-header at Philadelphia S
convention hall as St. Joseph's
beat LaSalle, 1896, Duke upset
Temple, 51-46, and Penn trounced
Princeton, $685.. At Buffalo, 3,461
saw Bowling Green crush West
minister and Canissius humble
Syracuse.
In the country at large, Army
and Navy continued to build up
to their clash at Annapolis early
next month. Both remained un-
defeated by easily beating Roch-
ester and West Virginia, respec-
lively. Army, now boasting a
string of 26 straight, meets two
tough foes this week, St. Johns
on Wednesday at West Point and
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Sat-
urday.
Depaul, remained standout
nationally by its victory over the
Oklahoma Aggies as George
Mikan outscored Bob Kurland, Is
points to eight, in their much
heralded meeting.
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OFFICIAL OPPOSES
BASKETBALL CAR

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. 11.-(R)
The commissioner of the 70-college
Eastern intercollegiate Athletic
Association DOESN'T favor the ap.
pointment of a collegiate basket
ball Gear" to guard against
gambling evils.
The Brooklyn gambling scandal,
says Commissioner Ava Bushnell,
has given the sport "a black eye
but not a broken leg" and there
is no need for a complete, revo-
lutionary change in the setup or
the supervision of the game
Bushnell, here for the 41st an
nual Eastern intercollegiate Wrest-
ling Association tournament which
ended last night, said 1--WE just
need to recognize the fact that
players are younger, less expert
enced and less mature than before
the war and must be given greater
protection against gambling temp
tations."
Greater supervision and vigi-
lance on the part of coaches and
othe1. athletic officials is what is
indicated," he said.
Bushnell said mo sure cure" of
the gambling menace has been
found.
But the people responsible are
Going their best to find one," he
added. Meanwhile the integrity of
the coaches, the officials and the
vast majority of the players them
selves is the best safeguard against
a corrupt sport.
If any individual player or group
of players fails to put forth his or
its best efforts, that is apparent
very quickly to coaches and Off
cials-and there can be no reason
to question the honesty of these
people.
1T has been contended by many
that, because of one instance in
which players planned to throw
game, there must be many cases
in which games actually are
thrown. That is definitely not true,
and there surely is no evidence that
it is true"
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NV YORK. Feb. 11.-(R-

NEW YORK Fe0' ll'-0
IT. nD Joe Smith,
Somewhere
u ), H w. We've been hearing
pear LAVE about what you fellows
goa i nG over there, Joe, and
ne uol"S are making it hot for the
bow yO1 wish you were around
Na 1a 10 make it hot for me, as
ssre - ,een having a tough Win
we've .d with the fuel situation as
t t:, s the only time we're e, warm arm. we
It IS ~, Some pun, Ell, keed?
re sr eg Kidding aside, Joe, we know
Al A., mn in a feather bed compared
Ts .as w W you'v We been living over
70 fas wit" wi" snow up to your KNAPP
thef 1T. and the only fire coming
s'chS nortars. and machine guns
ND. ND field pieces. = +o,,,
VIII VII. =" b,aopenings in the sports
rsVs ,d 1oe, and they concern most
'o Nv lees. That's word I picked
y NV nv crossword puzzles, and
up .. III Ms dregs, or something that
s,+ t at the bottom
ss yor always said that everything
,. sue in Brooklyn, and I guess
h ~, we're right. Maybe you heard
~ you ,ow about those Brooklyn col
~. DO bovs admitting planning to
y sss basketball game. OF
a a.arse if left terrible stencil and
e Y.I1r mt the heat on gambling on
s ss-ts and more schemes than you
wv W shake a wand at have been
s.f ', to stop it. It's like the
s sasS though. You can scare
)! ,u. ..rav for while but it will come
'' Tho baseball people still are
...rcbing for a commissioner, and
. sSr club owners from each league
have been appointed to survey the
as1d. That's the first time ] heard
IT 5000 hunting for a man. My
.toices still are Ford Prick if it S
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duke RUNS CLOSE
AS FINALS NEAR
Richmond Spiders Out Of
Race Due to Quar-
antine

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IL R-
Southern Conference basketball
teams will get their final warm
ups for the annual championship
tournament this week in a series
Of family games which will bring
all Of the loop leaders into action
except the quarantined University
Of Richmond squad.
South Cardinals Navy Came
cocks are continuing to set the
pace in the campaign, winning
eight conference games in row.
Dukes defending champions have
won five within the loop. Richmond
had won two before the strong
Spider squad was sidelined by an
epidemic OF mumps at the school.
The eight top-ranking quints
among the IA conference teams
this season will scrap for the title
at Raleigh, N. c., February 1924.
South Carolina and Duke are
certain to participate and the final
games this week will determine
which of them is seeded No. /.
Richmond's quarantine is due to
run until February % SO there is
little likelihood that the Spiders
could play. Six remaining squads
with the best records to date are
the Citadel, North Carolina, North
Carolina State, William and Mary,
Clemson and Virginia Tech.
The battling this week will get
underway Monday night when
North Carolina plays at N. c.
State The CitadePs team goes to
Davidson on Tuesday.
A midweek highlight will be a
renewal of the old North Carolina
Duke rivalry at Durham. Duke
won the first meeting this season,
50-41. The two teams met in the
finals in the 1914 conference tour
nament and Duke surprised by
trouncing a heavily favored Caro-
lima quint. N. c. State plays at
Wake Forest in another setto billed
for Wednesday.
Davidson takes the road to play
at Furman and Clemson on Friday
and Saturday. Saturday features
will find the Citadel at South Caro-
lima and Duke at N. c. State. South
Carolina nosed the Citadel 1851,
in an earlier game and Duke beat
State, 48-38
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Navy Places 3 Winners
In Eastern Wrestling Tilt

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. LIP
A powerful Navy wrestling team
rested on its laurels today after
placing three individual winners IN
the 41st annual Eastern INTERIOR
legiate Wrestling Association tour
nament and annexing the team
championship for the second sue
cessive year.
Navy piled up total of IS points
in the two day meet which ended
last night, to take a IA point lead
over it's closest rival, Army with
81 points.