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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
BY WILLIAM TUCKER
United Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, Nov. 14-W.D-The
vagabond halfback, Johnny Blood,
has come back from the wars to
find the fortunes Of his 'alfha
mater" at Green Bay, Wis, at a
low ebb and he appealed tonight
to the United Nations organization
for help.
Nothing less, Blood said, can keep
the peace for the Packers, or keep
them from falling to pieces before
the rough and ready pigskin tao.
tics of fellow teams in the Western
bracket Of the National Profession
al football league.
He implied, also, that the Pack
ers may be feeling a financial pull
as a result of their reverses and
the necessity of replacing crippled
players. But reports that the COM
munity-owned Green Bay franchise
may be shifted to Hollywood, he
branded as hogwash.
Referring to the combination
football and boxing brawl wherein
the Packers lost % to IA decision
to the Chicago Bears 10 days ago,
Blood said:
II am only out of the Army three
weeks and I've never seen anything
like it. 1 thought we used to play
rough football in my day, but my
goodness. Well, they knocked out
two of our left halfbacks and Cleve-
land knocked over another one last
week.
"That was Bruce Smith, our third
stringer. Why, they hit him so hard
the Cleveland stands caved in. Six
people went to the hospital and IA
were treated at the field. You can
imagine what happened to Smith. -
Blood has put himself at the dis
posal of his old mentor, Curly
Lambeau, to help with the Pack
ers' rebuilding program. Now AZ,
the vagabond halfback is too far
along to fill the halfback breach
but he was the Don Hutson of his
day.
A spectacular pass-catcher like
Hutson, Blood started playing pro-
fessional football when the four
horsemen still wore college clothes
and Red Grange cavorted for Hi
nois. And he still was hard at it,
by this time settled down at Green
Bay, 10 years later when his con-
temporaries long since had entered
on big business or coaching ca.
reers.
Before he went to Green Bay,
Blood was RUDE Marquard in
moleskins who played for half a
dozen of the pioneer professionals
clubs in the midwest and kept his
coaches on tenderhooks with his
practical Jokes and unscheduled
disappearance.
His real name isn't even Blood
although he has used that infringing
monicker for 20 years. He started
out as Johnny McNally at Notre
Dame but lost his standing on the
Irish due to an evuberant week
end.
He and a similarly disciplined
team-mate decided they would
pick up a little cash with the pro
teams, using assumed names in
case they went back to college.
They saw an old Rudolf Valentino
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
CRIPPLED WOLFPACK
LEAVES FOR MIAMI
HURRICANE BATTLE

RALEIGH, Nov. 14-P)-With
many of its regulars crippled with
injuries, including star tailback
Howard Turner, North Carolina
States Wolfpack boarded a train
here tonight for Miami, Fla,
where it clashes with Miami's
Hurricanes Friday night.
The squad, % strong, will ar
rive in Miami tomorrow night and
lis scheduled to timber up lightly
after it's arrival. Coach Beattle
Feathers accompanied the team.
Turner, star passer and runner,
was injured in last Saturdays
clash with Duke, in which the fleet
footed junior romped 1o5 yards for
touchdown after pass inter-
ception. He has worked only
lightly this week and Feathers
says he may see only limited duty
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
UPSET UCLA HOPE
AGAINST ST. MARY

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14-P)-
The Bruins of the University OF
California at Los Angeles are
primed to upset st. Mary's flashy,
undefeated Gaels Saturday and
march right into Rose Bowl con-
tention along with their crosstown
rivals, the Southern California
Trnians.
Both the Trojans and the Bruins
backed into the limeliaht last week
as Washington was toppled from
The pacific Coast. conference lead
Nv Oregon State.
Now the pressure is really on.
Finding themselves in the leading
roles, both the Trojans and Bruins
hope to win their remaining games
and make their December l return
meeting of the Battle for the
onees."
The Trojans are idle Saturday
but meet Oregon State next week.
The Bruins have California to
beat after their joust with st.
Mary's.
But St. Mary's, prominently
mentioned for Rose Bowl consid-
Grafton is the Bruins No. l prob.
lem. The Gaels have rolled over
seven straight opponents, 262
points to 49, Their razzle dazzle
completely befuddled Southern
California two weeks ago, 26-0.
incidentally, the Gaels-for-Rose'
Bowl talk has subsidized here. Now
that the local schools have the in
side track. But win, lose or draw
Saturday, Jimmy Phelan's kids
appear almost certain to be some.
body's bowl babies Jan. l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
WIRE TO GRIFFITH
OFFERS SUPPORT
FOR LOCAL CLUB
His Decision Holds Future
For Minor League Ball
In Wilmington

Wilmington waited last night for
a reply from Clark Griffith, presl-
dent of the Washington Senators
for further information on the cltys
chance of sponsoring baseball
team in the Piedmont League dur
ing the coming summer season.
. James E. L. Wade, longtime
baseball enthusiast and former
president of the Wilmington club IN
the Eastern Carolina league sent
the wire to Washington after the
Star-News had informed him that
according to an Associated Press
story an eighth team for the league
had not yet been found.
Wade sent the following wire:
"Press reports indicate berth is
open in Piedmont League. Will
mington, North Carolina is definl
teH interested in a berth, will op'
crate independently or as a farm
club. Fully equipped field, large
seating capacity, and can play
night ball supported by interested
public. Present population $4,000.
Reference w. G Braham. Please
advise
The news that Wilmington might
re enter organized baseball
brought furry of calls to Wade's
office, he said.
However, l hope local interest
and hopes are not raised too high
because there is always a chance
that the franchise might not come
through" Wade said last night.
The Associated Press report
read:
"A Piedmont league committee
will report here Sunday on efforts
to locate an eighth team for the
1916 season."
IA meeting VIII be held in the
office of Clark Griffith, owner Of
Washington's Senators, who OPP
crates a league farm club at Char
lotte, N. c., Rep. Daughton D-Va)
retiring league president, will at
tend.
Griffith said today that "as fal
as 1 know, an eighth team has no
been found" The Piedmont opera
ted last year on a six-team basis
Charlotte, ready to return tt
the Piedmont after wartime lay
off would be the seventh club bu
a schedule could not be worked gu
satisfactorily unless another en-
tered the circuit. The Piedmon
might have to continue with onl,
six teams, Griffith said.
'Winston-Salem in the Piedmon
league before the war, now is ;
member of the Carolina LEAGUE"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
WlLLISTON TIGERS
TO PLAY HILLSIDE
SATURDAY MIGHT

The Williston Tigers" will meet
the Hillside High School of Dur.
ham at Legion Stadium SATURDAY.
night, November II, at 8 O'Clock
This promises to be the outstand.
ing game played by Williston this
year. These teams have met al.
ready and Durham nosed out a
60 victory. The Tigers" are being
put through stiff practices each
day by Coach Robinson and he re.
ports that all players are in number
one condition.
A feature of this game will be
the Homecoming Ceremony" at
the half when Elizabeth Rivers
will be crowned miss Williston".
This game is being sponsored by
lodge No. 1853 of the local Elks.
Tickets for white patrons will be
on sale at Foy Roe and Company
and at the gate. There will be two
ticket offices open at the stadium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
BAUGH, SID LUCKMAN
TIED FOR LEAD IN
PRO PASS STANDING

CHICAGO, Nov. 14-(SpeciaD-
Four touchdown passes and gain
of 279 yards on fifteen competitions
sent Sid Luckman, the head and
the heart of the Chicago Bears
attack, into tie for first place
with Sammy Baugh for the for
ward passing lead in the National
Football league over the Weekend
Luckman drew abreast of the
sensational Baugh by being nc
worse than second in any of the
five departments on which major
league passers are rated. He Is
first in yards gained, with lbs
against 1902 for the Redskin star,
and is second to Sammy in num-
Der of competitions, percentage Of
compilations and percentage OF IN
Perceptions.
Although Baugh leads the league
in three departments and is SECOND
in yards gained, he trails Luck
man, Roy Zimmerman of Phila'
delphia and Bob Waterfield OF
Cleveland in touchdowns, bringing
his total points to nine, the same
as Luckman. Zimmerman leads
the touchdown producers with
eight. Luckman and Waterfielo
are tied at seven apiece.
While Luckman was overhaulins
Baugh, Steve Van Buren,, the Gold
en- Boy of the Bayous, ran himself
into first place among groune
gamers with 129 yards in 10 at
tempts against the New Yorl
Giants. The swift striding Phila
delphia Eagle now has gained 46(
yards in So attempts, an average
of &C. yards per rush, and pace:
Frank Atkins of Washington, the
previous leader, by four yards. HI
also moved into second place
among scorers with 81 points ane
has tied Don Hutson of Green Bay
at nine touchdowns. Hutson, how
ever, has kicked Is extra point:
to retain first place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
The Sports Trail
By WHITNEY MARTIN
By WHITNEY MARTIN

probably forgotten it. How are you
going to keep the food fresh
Louis-Big refrigerators. That
will keep it from Schmeling.
took care of that Make the second
time, didn't 1?
Question-No argument there.
Where is your new place located?
Louis-Just up town little
ways. Not Farr. That Tommy Farr
was tough one, wasn't he: Had
plenty trouble with that boy.
Question-Have you a good cook
lined up?
Louis-The best. Everything will
be done Brown. Remember Matte?
He stayed 10 rounds with me once.
QUESTIONABLE you going to serve
fish?
Louis-Sure, Braddock. I mean
Haddock. Jim was game fighter,
wasn't he? Sorry I had to beat him
for the title.
QUESTIONABLE you going to have
entertainers?
Louis-Yes sir, and all good pro-
fessionals. No simon-pures for me
l certainly had to hit that Abe
Simon plenty times to beat him.
Question-In other words, moth,
ing but the best, heb?
Enthusiastically. Real Tony.
That Galento was round little
man wasn't he? And ne could hit
real good.
Question-You-re not spoofing,
are you, Joe? You're really plan
ming to open a place?
Louis-It's the Mccoy. Seems to
me 1 met a fellow by that name
once.
Question-Yes, Al Mccoy, but
you only met him professionally.
What will you say when you 60
to the cash register to check the
days receipts, Joe?
Louis-Another lucky night,
folks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
nv WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-(P)- Jot
Louis plans to open an eatery ane
Irinkery here about April l, there
oy risking the censure OF Prize
Fighters Local No. 4o1 as it il
customary to wait until the glove:
are hung up for keeps before open
ing one of these joiner-establlsn
ments. ...-
ANYWAY, question and answer
program involving the champion
might be expected to go something
like this:
Question-What kind Of meat dc
YOU expect to serve, Joe?
Louis Bear meat. Those Bae1
boys, Make and Buddy, were
pretty tough, but my meat won
be that way.
Question-What will you have tc
drink?
Louis-Thanks, don't drink. Oh.
you mean in my place. Well, III
have the finest wines and liquors
and coffee and tea and milk, Pas
torized milk. Say, wonder now
Bob is doing these days?
Question-How will you run the
place? Strictly high class, heb?
Louis-Yes, sir. Well keep out
all undesirables. None of these
Conn men will be hanging around.
Billy, ne hung around quite while
before. Understand he's coming
around again.
Question-Think you'll have
enough money to pay the help?
Costs money to run a nigh class
place, you know.
Louis -I'u be all right. The help
will get their paychecks every
Saturday night. That reminds me,
I met a fellow named Paychek
once, didn't T? Johnny Paychek,
wasn't it?
Question-That's right, but it was
a very brief meeting so you've
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
PROS TRY TOST0P
AMATEUR WINNINGS

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 14-UD-
The nations top stars tee off to-
morrow in the $4,000 Azalea City
golf tournament with the pros
hoping to take the Mobile Country
club course apart and end a
"streak' of amateur victories in
recent events.
Originally scheduled for three
days, the tourney was stretched
out to four because OF the large
entry list.
With the exception of Byron
Nelson, still resting after a long
list of spring and summer vic
tories, all top pros were present
along with an impressive List Of
amateurs, including 1t. Cary
Middlecoff of Memphis, and Frank
Stranahan, Toledo.
Middlecoff won the Pinehurst,
tournament last week and Strana.
han took the Durham Open, slip
ping past the finish with a one
stroke lead over Ed Oliver anc
two strokes better than Ben Hogan
Other play-for-fun entrants who
will be seeking to make it three
in row for the amateurs viii
include Fred Haas, New Orleans
and former tennis star Ellsworth
Vines. Vines recently was dis
charged from the Navy.
The Pros were out early ane
late today practicing on the wood
ed fairways and the tricky greens
where the grain of the grass run!
uphill and an unwary player ma,
find his ball curving upward in
stead of taking the normal down
ward sWerve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
Deacons-Tar Heels
In Hard Luck Game

Carolina and Duke are the only
two elevens unbeaten in Southern
Conference play, and if the hard
luck Tar Heels could get by the
hard-luck Deacons, it would SET
the stage for a grand champion
shin finale at Duke, November "a
Wake Forest, of course, nosed
out N. C. State in the last quarter
10 to 18. and the Deacons almost
turned the same trick on Duke
onlv to lose on two last-quarte1
pass interruptions rs to 10.
One of the features of Saturday
big game here is expected to be
the pitching duel between Wake
Forests All-Southern Captain
Sacrinty and the ace of the Tai
Heel mound corps, Tom German.
German was bruised up a hi
last week, but the coaches have
limited him to light work, and nj
should be back in shape for thu
Deacons.
In his absence, Merl Norcross
who scored the last-minute wiz
over William and Mary, and two
other newcomers, Floyd Simmon:
and Bob Warren, have been alter
mating at tailback and looking
good.
Simmons has gotten a few bump!
and bruises in scrimmage, how
ever, and so the race goes on be
tween the fiery Tar Heels and thu
Demon Deacons for first claim OF
"hard-luck'' honors for the year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
BRAVES HOLMES
SECOND IN VOTE
FOR LOOP AWARD
Andy Pafko, Red Barrett,
Hank Borowy Also Get
First Place Mention

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-P)- Phil
Cavarretta, smooth fielding and
hard-hitting first baseman of the
champion Chicago Cubs, today was
named the most valuable player
in the National League in 1915 by
the Baseball Writers association.
Once again the title went to
player on the pennant winning
club, swapping a three-year reign
of St. Louis Cardinal performers
Mort Cooper COPIED the crown In
1912. Stan Musial in 1943 and Marty
Marion in 1914.
Cavarretta, rated by many as
the No. hustler of baseball, earn
ed the honors by capturing the
batting championship in stretch
duel with Tommy Holmes of Bos'
ton and by leading both clubs al
bat in the world series.
In announcing the balloting by
committee of "a baseball writer's.
Ken Smith, secretary of the Base
ball Association of America, sale
the 29-year-old first sacker will
receive the second annual KenesaW
Mountain Lands memorial pla'
que.
Polling Is first place votes, sew
en- seconds and one fifth, Cavarret'
ia failed to score on only one bal
lot. He piled up total of 27s
points out of a possible 1856, more
than a hundred points ahead o:
Holmes second place score of It's
1t was Cavarretta and Holmes
who dueled for the league batting
crown most of the season. Al
though the Boston flychaser set {
new circuit mark by hitting safe
ly in a 81 consecutive games, the
Cubs First Baseman caught him
on a late squirt with an unofficla.
final 1855 average.
Despite the fact that a shoulder
injury forced him to the sideline!
during the Cubs final eastern
swing, Cavarretta played 10.
games, including 80 doubles, II
triples, and SIX homers IN his III
hits. His .423 mark in the worle
series was tops, earning him thu
distinction of matching Honu:
Wagner and Al Simmons a:
champs who had doubled up by
leading in the fall classic.
Holmes, the league home rur
king with %, was the only batter
to collect more than 200 hits. Three
writer's voted for Holmes as mos
valuable, four picked Andy Pafke
Of Chicago and one each named
Charley (ReO Barrett of the Cards
and Hank Borrow yof the Cubs.
Barrett's feat of winning 2;
games and defeating every club il
the circuit including the Cardinals
during his service with Boston anc
St. Louis, pulled him into thirc
place with ISL points, ahead O.
Pafko's 131. George Kurowski O.
the Cards rounded out the top five
with 80. Pafko led the champs il
runs batted in and Kuroswki hae
over 100 runs for the runnerup Rec
Birds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
Rice Hopes For Bo1ul
Though Often Whipped

HOUSTON Tex, Nov. 14-(R-
That man Neely's at it again.
Yep, Jess Nicely, whose Rice
teams usually are easy pickings in
September and early October but
tough as boot down the stretch,
may put an eleven in the Cotton
bowl with four loses on its record.
Rice bounced back after a row
OF humiliating defeats-one a A.
0 affair at the hands of Louisiana
State, another 1877 to loWly South
western-to floor Texas, the team
favored to win the Southwest Con-
ference championship. Texas had
beaten Southwestern 46-0.
Then, last Saturday Rice crushed
Arkansas 26-7 in a show of power
that caused head-wagging all over
the conference.
Saturday the Owls play Texas A.
and NJ, and $1,000 people-capaci
IT, for Rice stadium-will turn our
expecting to see the local bounce
the Aggies. If they do, and they
are rated strong chances of accom-
plishing it, they might 60 t. the
Cotton Bowl by trimming Texas
Christian and Baylor.
The way those Owls did theil
turn-about, who's going to say they
can't do it, too?
Of course, Texas might wind uE
tied with Rice for the southWes
conference lead, but since Rice
beat Texas rs, which team d.
you think would 60 to the big Dial
las bowl game?
Nicely never has taken Rice tt
the conference championship since
coming here in 1871 but the Owl.
have always been the feared team
in the stretch run. Today they are
leading the conference in groune
attack with 1,4S6 yards in eigh
games-a typical Nicely offense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
Tabernacle Basketball
Teams Meet Tonight


A meeting of the Tabernacle
Baptist Sunday school basketball
teams has been set for 8 o'clock
tonight at the YMCA. All members
were urged to attend as rules and
other important business will be
discussed.
1t was pointed out that Taber-
nacle with 30 players on their
Junior and intermediate teams
have an excellent chance at the
Sunday school league crowns in
those two divisions.
All boys 10 to 10 years of age
who want to play basketball are
invited to be present at the meet
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15

CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 14-With
Wake Forests ''flu'' epidemic be.
ginning to offset Cardinals epidem
ic of injuries, the annual Deacon
Tar Heel feud here Saturday, be-
gan to look more even today.
The husky Baptists, who have
practically the same seasoned.
polished squad that beat Carolina
here last year to 0, plus the
Au-Southern Nick Sacrinty, will
still be favored.
Sacrinty's brother, Bo, was the
only Wake Forest laid up with the
flu the early part of the week,
but reports from the Baptist camp
said that eight reserves were also
in the hospital.
On the other hando, the belea
guered Tar Heels still had dozer
regulars and alternates on the in
jured list. The "cripples" Mitter
and Wardle-probably out; Bevers
Bernot, and Rizzo-doubtful; ano
Cox. RUBBISH, Walker, Hartig, Cor
man, and Simmons up.
The big question this week is
which will recover fastest, Caro-
lina's cripples or Wake Forest .
'flu'' patients, but this only add:
to the uncertainty, unpredictabilitJ
and interest in Saturdays head
liner.
The two teams chances of re
covery will. have an importan
bearing on the final outcome o.
the Southern championship race a.
well as the State championship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15

KEY TO TITLE BID
By WALTER BYERS
United Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO, Nov. 14-W.R- Adam
]. Walsh, who first gained gridiron
fame as one of Notre Danes
"seven mules of 1924, was back
today with "Seven Rams" - the
principal reason why Cleveland is
championship-bound in the Nation.
al Football league race.
Walsh, a big, congenial Irishman
from Churchville, Ia, took over as
head coach of the Rams this sea-
son and installed some fighting
Irish spirit in downtrodden
squad. But more important, he
has developed a line which has
paved the way, with grass-culter
precision, to six victories in seven
games.
It's those "Seven Rams up front
which give Cleveland good chance
to win its first pro championship
in history this season. And. &C.
cording to Walsh, they are just as
good as the ''seven mules of 1924,
when Adam J. was the top mule, y
an All-American center.
Led by Guards "Rattlesnake
Riley Matheson and Milan Laze'
itch, Center Mike scarry and Enc
Jim Benton, the Rams have be.
come pro footballs No. l ground
gaining team, official national
league statistics showed today, as
well as the toughest team to score
against.
During Cleveland's overnight re-
verse from a "doormat" team to a
title contender, much of the &C
claim has gone to Rookie 3ot
Waterfield's passing wizardry. But
statistics point up that the Rams
are the second weakest aerial team
in the Western division and are
gaining the Lions share OF theil
yardage behind a hole-blasting line
Vouchers for Cleveland's grea'
forward wall are Fred Gehrke
Jim Gillette and Don Greenwood
the Rams top running trio, who
rank four, five and six among the
leagues best ground gaining backs
They only got there by rompine
through holes opened by the ex
cavating corporation of Riley
Matheson and carry.
Cleveland has averaged 100 yard
per game on running plays, II
more than Washington Redskins
And although the Rams line il
just an average defensive unit il
mid-field, it becomes rock-ribbes
at the goal line, having yielded
only an average of 1874 points pc
game for the leagues low mark
Sharing credit for the SIEVE
Rams production is Line Coac]
George (The Brute) Trafton, on
of pro footballs all-time great cen
tiers who went to Cleveland will
Walsh this year after moulding
the championship Green Bay Pack
err line last season.
Meanwhile, the Redskins, tor
ping the Eastern division, have tn
best balanced team in the league
Their running attack trails Cleve
land, but their passing has aver
: aged 2O5 yards per game for lead
ership in that department.
Washington also has yielded onl.
16 points a game, the second stingi
est team in the league.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
TJJNNEY WANTS TRAINING

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-P)-For-
mer Heavyweight Champion Gene
Tunney, recently head of the
Nays physical fitness program,
asserted today America was as
much in need of re-education as
Germany or Japan, and that "ou1
first step to this re-education is
universal military training"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
County Grade Schools
Play For Title Today

Tileston and Bradley Creek will
play for the New Hanover Grade
school championship at 3 pm. this
afternoon at the high school field,
at 18th and Ann streets.
Both schools are indicated in
league play this season, Bradley
Creek winning the League B race
while Tileston clinched the League
A title.
Bradley Creek is coached by
Wallace West. Tileston's coach is
Tinky Rogers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
JANIRO SIGNS CONTRACT

NEW YORK, Nov. IA = UP
Tony Janiro of Youngstown, O.,
and Hubberto Zavala Of Mex co
City were signed today for an
eight-round lightweight bout at
Madison Square Garden Dec. 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-15
RICKENBACKER SELLS

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14-P)-
The world-famous Indianapolis
motor speedway, home of the an
nual 500-mile automobile race, was
sold today by Capt. Eddie Ricken-
hacker to Anton Huffman, Jr.,
Terre Haute, Ind, capitalist.