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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Minor Baseball Group
Wants Additional P0Wer

/ the minor-major league agree
ment obviously was intended to
prod the majors into asking minor
league cooperation in selection OF
a successor to Lands before the
wheels of nomination are set in
motion.
A four-member joint major COM
mittee had been cheduled to hold
its first formal meeting to sift
commissioner candidates in St.
Louis tomorrow, but the parley
was suddenly cancelled.
| The committee urged that its
proposals be studied ''by the en-
tire body of the National Associa-
ton at the next regular annual
meeting after the naming of the
new commissioner, infering that
whether or not the minors help
pick Lands successor they still
may kick the major league traces.
Clarence (Pants) Rowland, pres
ident of the Pacific Coast League,
and a member of the committee,
said he would urge an increase
in player draft price above the
$500 maximum and greater pro-
tective measures against major
league inroads into minor league
territory.
AT present major league
team may take over minor
league franchise by paying $1,000
and making reasonable agree.
ments with the affected club, -
Rowland said. That rule dates
back to day when ball parks
didn't have any fences and club
owner operated on shoestring.
Minor leagues now have big in
vestments to protect"
President Billy Evans of the
Southern Association, asserted his
league had no radical recommen
dations to make.
The committee members were
singularly optimistic over 194s
prospects. Richardson predicted
all 10 minor leagues which operat-
ed last season would be able to
continue this year with the per-
sonnet outlook as good if not bet
ter than last year.
Frank Lawrence, owner of the
Portsmouth club in the Piedmont
League, predicted thu minors
might match the majors in quail
ty of play. "At any rate,'' he said.
minor league crowds will accept
the performance of kids and old.
STEERS bette than major league
fans, who'll have to watch h e
same thing"
Evans said the play of teen-aged
baseballers last season surprised
skeptical managers and this sea-
son would find more Of them han.
ding regular jobs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
BASKETBALL TRIAL
IS CALLED BIASED

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-WD-Ac-
cusing Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz
of seeking publicity in connection
with the case, Harvey Stemmer
and Henry Rosen today asked
through their council that their
basketball gambling conspiracy
trial be shifted from Kings county
(Brooklyn) to supreme court.
Supreme Court Justice Algeron
I. Nova, took the motion under
Amusement.
Attorneys for Stemmer and Ro-
sen argued that because of Lei
boWitz' bias their clients would
be unable to secure a fair trial in
county court The district at
torney's office opposed the motion
and argued that the court had
nothing to decide inasmuch as Lei
boWitz already had disqualified
himself from the case. and assign
ed, the trial to a different county
judge.
Stemmer and Rosen were in
dicted on a charge of conspiracy
to cheat and defraud in connec-
ton with the bribing of five Brook
Ign College basketball players to
throw game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Wildcats, Jayvees Meet
Fayetteville Team Here
In Seasons Last Game
PEPSI'S, SAFF0'S
LEAD 'Y' CIRCUIT

The Pepsi Cola Bottlers defeat
ed the Kenney Educators 25-19 on
the YMCA court last night as they
kept pace for league honors with
the fighting Saffo quint, who whip
ped up a 24-16 victory over the
City Optical five in the second
game of the evening.
Clarence Russ, Educator for
ward, led the scoring in the first
game with II points, followed by
Pat Kelley and Jack Dennis, of
tine Bottlers with nine and eight
points, respectively.
The score at the half found the
Bottlers leading 1875.
Saffo's restaurant basketeers
reached the end of the first half
on the lower end of a 1915 score,
but jumped back into the game
to smother the Opticals with the
rapid-fire scoring of "Wennie"
Brown and Jack Parker, who tai
lied nine and eight respectively.
They held the Saffo team to a
mere six points during the second
half of the game.
Harvey Mathis led the scoring
for the Opticals with eight, fol-
lowed by Bobby Crowley with
four.
The line-upS:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27

Two upsets and forecasted
trouncing took place Saturday
night in YMCA Church League
play on the "Y'' court, as Matfitt
Village surprised Trinity II to Is,
Grace toppled Leland % to 10 and
St. Pauls defeated St. Andrew S
SO to %.
Trailing at the END of the first
quarter to 4, Grace retaliated in
the second stanza, and at half
time tied the score at 12-all. AL
though Leland had an easier time
in getting in range of the basket
their aim was not as accul ate
as Grace's. Both teams fought hard
from the beginning of the second
half, and in the third quarter the
score was again tied at 10 all
Charlie Smith was the main cog
in the Grace attack, scoring half
of their total number of points.
He accounted for all the six points
for the Grace aggregation in the
fourth quarter In the final minutes
of play, the Methodists effectively
''froze' the ball, and shut out he
Baptists hopes for a comeback.
The ether upset of the night was
pulled in the first game, as the
Maffitt Village five registered their
second surprise win in as many
starts. Defeating ST. Andrew, IS
to "a last week, they remained
in high spirits, and proved too
much for the Methodist quintet
which suffered its third consecutive
defeat. Forward Jack Parker led
the way for the Maffitt quint with
six points, while Edwards was high
man for Trinity with an equal
count.
Marking up their third straight
win in the second half, to continue
on the undefeated route. St, Pauls
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
LEADING GOLFERS
HEAD FOR ROUNDS
AT MIAMI TODAY
Byron Nelson Leads Top
Money Makers In Last
Winter Campaign

MIAMI Fla, Feb. 26. - W.P -
The nations professional golf stars
headed for the 1866 Miami open
today with Byron Nelson leading
Sammy Snead by 1882 as the .op
money winner of the l944-45 win.
ter campaign. Some SAT, 493 in
prize money still is at stake in
the six tournaments remaining on
the schedule.
With the S1,333.33 which he won
by capturing the Pensacola open
yesterday, Snead brought his '.'944-
As winter golf earnings to S12,516. Sc.
Nelson's second place money OF
1898. 33 brought his seasons total
to Sl4,068.66, far short from the
all-time money winning record OF
$4,000 he set last year.
In the matter of championships,
Snead tops Nelson by one, having
won five against the Toledo, O.,
sharpshooters four. Snead, how
ever, was forced to withdraw from
two tournaments because of the
back trouble which had led 70 a
Navy discharge.
Third in the 1944-45 winter money
makers is Harold (Jug) McSpaden,
runner up to Nelson last year. Nc
Spaden's total is S3.535.66. Sam
Byrd, the former outfielder, is in
fourth place with S5,575.50 follow
ed ~ Sgt. Jim Terrier with S4,565.
Rounding out the top 10 are Sgt.
E. j. Dutch) Harrison, S4,203;
Claude Harmon. s3,45S; KY Lafoon,
So, 1866; Mike Turnesa, $4,000 and
Johnny Revolta, $2,835.
Others who have won 1000 or
more are:
Denny shute, s2,575; Willie Cog
gin, $2,477.5o; Craig Wood, s2.046;
Henry Picard, $2,4o4; Ray Man
grum, s2,199; Sam Schneider, ST.
704; Charles Congdon, 1884, Ted
Longworth, sl,556; Bruce Coltart,
81, sos. so; Leonard Dodson 1852;
Bob Hamilton, $1,477; Fred Wood
81, 416 and Johnny Bulla, S1,C5c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
LOCAL V0LLEYMEN
WIN SECOND PLACE

Volleybal players from the To-
cal YMCA, led by Charles Steph-
enson, captured second place in
the Invitational Volleyball tourna-
ment at Raleigh last Saturday,
with the Greensboro 'Y' team,
rated tops among North Carolina
volleyball circles, winning first
honors.
Wilmington won five out of sew
en- games, losing two out of three
games to the Greensbor utfit. The
local team defeated Raleigh by
scores of 1873 and 1873, and beat
High Point 1874 and 1872. Green's
boro won over Wilmington 15-9
and 1916. Wilmington took the Sec
ond game of the three-game series
from Greensboro 1912.
Raleigh, host to the tournament.
placed third with two victories
and four defeats. while High Point
placed fourth with six defeats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
The Sports Trail
Bv WHITNEY MARTIN

| interest. Gee, I'm glad to hear
that. You know, they played me
some at fullback last year, bu1
I'm not fullback. I'm too light,
for one thing. I'm a halfback. A
fullback, you say. Hmm"
The train rolled on, the boy
remarked he was getting hungry
He dug down into a box OF pro.
visions that looked like it might
supply the Fifth Army. He offer.
ed Shaugnessy his choice, then be.
gan to pass apples and oranges
and sandwiches around to every.
one in the car.
Shaughnessy told him how Felix
Blanchard, Sr., as young man
built along the baby tank lines OF
his son, had played under him at
Tulane for two years, using the
name of Bealleau, which he had
picked out of the air somewhere.
Felix, Sr's, folks objected to his
playing football, so a ruse was nee
essary for his participation.
The boy listened with interest,
but it was apparent his thoughts
we're more of the immediate fu-
ture.
Hes fullback, you say
Hmm he unused.
And that was the first meeting,
if only by Proxy, Of two football
players on the same team who last
fall were selected as all-America
backs.
The kid riding the day coach
across the country, cheerfully
sharing his provisions with his
travelling companions, was Glenn
Davis, who even the year before
had been a prime candidate Tor
aIl.America honors because OF his
great running, even though, as he
said: I'm not a fullback."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
LEJEUNE HOPES
TO WIN TITLE
BY SGT. CHARLES KopP
Marine Corps Corresnondort

CAMP LEJEUNE. Feb. %
Camp Lejeune Marine bssketa.r.
are hotter than a two-b.t pine AND.
will have 10 continue that vay =
they expect TO surmount their =,
position this week. Vg'
Within six days. three ot ,,.
southeast's finest squads Mi -.
tempt to break the Leieune record
OF never having lost a game an
its home court vi
The high-scoring Leatberneo,,
vlctors in II OF 20 contests. antsr.
tam Jacksonville Navy TUESDAY,
night, Bluethenthal Field Oh Wed.
nesday night, and Cherry Point
Ar Station on Sunday afternoon
Jacksonville and Cherry POINT
are challenging the Lejeune cIb
Tor South Atlantic honors Each
has been beaten only three times
Jacksonville has Is wins.
Cherry Point and Lejeune sIso
are vying for Marine Corps 81.
premacy. They split two previou,
engagements before record audi.
ences.
Bluthenthal will be seeking re-.
venge for a 56-45 loss TO Lejeune
at Wilmington last Wednesday The
thunderbolts are considered the
most under-rated team the Marine,
have met, and are not feared Least
on this weeks menu.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
By JERRY LISKA

CHICAGO, Feb. 3d. lR "A H.
member minor league committee
today recommended that for the
best interests of baseball" the Ma
tional A soc t i o n of Minor
Leagues should play part IN the
selection of a new commissioner
to succeed the late K. M. Lands.
The committee which opened a
three-day session to rivise the ex-
listing major-minor league agree
ment also went on record as ia
voring certain legislation for the
protection of the minor leagues
that would enable the National As
ISOLATION to either reaffirm or can
eel the agreement governing the
relationship between the major
and minor leagues"
Action of the committee was an
nounced by Chairman Tom Rich
ardsos, president of the Eastern
League, who earlier had declared
there would be no public airing of
the committees recommended
tons. He did not amplify his state
ment referring to legislation aim
ed at protecting the minor
leagues.
The resolution urging a minor
league role in selection of Lands
successor also proposed that the
National Association should "pay
a part of the expense of the com
missioner's Office
The salary of the still unnamed
commissioner was set at $4,000
annually by the major leagues re-
Gently. Richardson did not indicate
that share the minors desire to
contribute.
The suggestion that the minors
resort to protective legislation was
made, Richardson's statement as.
serted, because lit seems the sic.
cessor of the Late Commissioner
IS to be selected by the major
Leagues without consulting the Ma
tlonal Association.
Hence the threat of cancelinp
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Bob Hamilton Passes
Pre-Induction Tests

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.-R-
Golfer Bob Hamilton passed his
pre-lnduction physical here today
at the induction center.
Induction service officials here
said they would report to Hamil-
tons local board at Evansville,
Ind, that he was acceptable for
military service.
Hamilton came to New Orleans
after the Pensacola open tourna-
ment to take the pre-induction
test. He received his notice while
in New Orleans about two weeks
ago.
Hamilton likely will get in some
more golf, since officials said his
induction notice might be as far
off as 80 days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27

NEW YORK, Feb. 26-(F)-Clarh
Shaughnessy wasn't looking Tor
ward with much enthusiasm to the
long trip back from the West Coast
early last fall. :,
Not because he was going back
to Pittsburgh and knew he would
not find much in the way OF foot
ball material when he got there.
He lust didn't like long, lonesome
train trips, that's all, so he decided
to do what he could to kill the
monotony.
He started at one end OF the
train and walked leisurely through
the aisles of the various coaches,
looking for familiar face. He saw
none, but there was one bright,
alert, well-set-up looking kid seated
in day coach who somehow seem
ed to stand out. Closer inspection
disclosed that across the chest OF
his sweater were the words: "West
Point" Shaughenessy dropped into
the seat beside the kid and started
a conversation.
Say, you're Clark Shaughnessy
aren't you" the boy asked abrupt
ly. Shaughnessy admitted it was a
bullseye.
81 went to the same high school
frankie Albert attended" the boy
volunteered. Albert was one OF
Shaughnessy's stars at Stanford.
81 imagine you're football play
err" Shaughnessy said. when you
get back at West Point you're 60
ing to find boy named Blanch-
ard. Felix Blanchard. He's great
player. Ever hear the name?"
The kid from West Point admit
ed he hadn't. :.
you'll see a lot of each other,
Shaughnessy continued. Hes a
fullback, and a big, strong, fast
lad. His dad played for me at Tu-
lane"
"A fullback," the boy said with
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
WINTER PARK Wins
OVER TEMPLE FIVE

Winter Park hardwooders Win.
ped the Temple Baptist quint 80.
Is, in the first game Of double
header on the YMCA court last
night as the second half of the
Church League got under way.
In the second game the fast
breaking First Presbyterian az.
gregation took their fourth con-
secutive victory over the Taber.
nacle aggregation 50-40.
E. Hoffman was nigh scorer for
the Winter Park lads with 10
points, followed by D, Futrele
with eight L. Harrell was high
man for the Winter Park five
with four markers.
High scorer for the First Pres
byterians was Jimmy Crews with
II points, followed by his team.
mate, John Crowley, with 16
Lee, Hobbs and Miller ran a
three-Way tie for high score on
the Tabernacle team with "A
points each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Major League Group
Postpones Meeting

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26-P)-A meet
ing of major league baseballs four
man advisory committee to select
a new baseball commissioner will
not be held tomorrow, President
Sam Breadon of st. Louis Cardi-
nails said today. No new date has
been set.
Breadon gave no reason for the
postponement. Other committee
members are president Philip K.
Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs, Pres
ident Alva Bradley of the Cleve-
land Indians and President Don
Barnes of the st. Louis Browns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Wildkittens Also Slated To
Battle Visiting Junior
Varsity
BY WEDDELL HARRISS

The hignly-improved Whining.
ton Wildcat basketeers polished of
an uninterrupted week OF stiff prac-
tice drills yesterday afternoon in
preparation for their final confer.
ence encounter tonight when hey
meet the Fayetteville Bulldogs in
the high school gym at O clock.
The locals have captured four
loop wins out OF their last SIX en-
gagements, and a victory over the
Fayetteville laos would make them
a possible candidate for the third
place peg on the circuit ladder.
The Bulldogs edged the Cats
1885 in previous clash on The
Fayetteville court. The Whining
tonians led the Dogs throughput
the first three and a half periods,
but were overtaken in the fleeing
minutes and the score stood i,not-
ted at 35-all at the end of the reg
ular game, the Dogs going ahead
in the overtime period to down
the home.toWners with a pair of
free throws garnered by Captain
Lebed.
The visitors Lebed and John
son have accounted for most of
the Fayetteville tallies this season,
both having surpassed the century
mark in points scored.
The Hanoverians' latest victory
came Tuesday night when they
upset the highly rated Raleigh
Caps $3.50 on the hometown hard
wood and as they faced an open
date last weekend, Coach Rupert
Bryan reported his charges to be
in fine shape for tonights season
finale.
The Fayetteville clash will find
three members of the Wilmington
starters shooting goals for the asst
time in their high school careers.
Co-Captains Billy Mason and Jim
Groom, along with Teddy Fennell.
will blow out in tonights fracas.
Mason and Groom are veterans of
last years squad, while FeAnell
made his debut this season. Cap
able reserves who will also lid
EAU Revoir" to High school hard
wood action include Carl Mason,
who has also seen quite bit of
action in a starting role, Bobby
Brindell and Ploogie Waters.
The New Hanover. Junior-varsi-
ty cagers who have met but one
defeat while bringing home four
teen victories, will lock horns with
the Jayvees in an ARRAY slated to
precede the varsity contest. The
juvenile hoopsters, having down.
ed the visitors in previous en-
counter, are slated to go into &C
ton at 7:15 o'clock.
Probable varsity lineup:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Men Who
GET Up Nights
Often Lose Their PEP

II you have to get up or more times 8
night, your rest is broken and it's no wonder
II you feel old and rundown before your
time. So il you Get Up Nights or suffer from
Bladder weakness, Painful Passages, Back
Pains, or Swollen Ankles, due to non-organc
and non-systemic Kidney and Bladder Trol-
bles, you should try cystex "a physicians
prescription. Usually, the very first dose Of
cystex goes right to work helping the Rld'
neys flush out excess acids and wastes when
may have caused your trouble. So taka
cystex exactly as directed and watch vat 10y 10,
youthful feeling and joy in living. Oyster
must surprise and delight you, and satisfy
completely or you simply return the empty
package and your money back is guaranteed.
Don't suffer another night without TYNE
cystex-on!y 35eTear this out. take 70 yos'
druggist: be sure to get guaranteed eyste1
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
TODAY AT THE YMCA

10:O0-Shift workers volleyball
class.
2:3O-Senior Sunday school bas-
ketball league practice.
6:oO-Senior volleyball league.
500 - Fender Furniture VS..
Woolworth store.
Eo0-Tide Water Power Co. VS..
Mass. Mutual Life.
800 - " Senior Basketball
league.
Navy Crash Boat VS.. sY'
Seniors
9:oo-Y' Dormitary VS.. Kress
Store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Roller Skating Party
Set For Hwy Group

A roller skating party for all
members of Hi-Y clubs will be
given at 4 p. m. today at the USO
club at Second and Orange
streets, it was announced last
might by R. H. Caudill, boys work
secretary of the YMCA.
1t is expected that most of the
155 members of the clubs will
participate. A short business
meeting also will be held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27
Pacific Star Retires
To Manage Turkey Farm

ONTARIO, Cal, Feb. 26. -UP)-
William Babe Herman, veteran
outfielder who spent II years in
the Majors with the Chicago Cubs
and Brooklyn Dodgers, has retired
from baseball, Manager Buck au-
sett of tae Hollywood Stars of the
Pacific Coast League said today.
Herman, a coach and pinch-hitier
for the Stars last season, will -aise
turkeys on his Sunland, Cal, farm.
He had a .325 batting average for
his 11-year major league career.
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27

II was robbed" shouted Angelo
Galento, cousin of "Two-Ton"- Tony
Galento, of Brooklyn, when the de-
clslon was handed Masked Marvel,
I'd, in the ITALIAN Hall arena last
Friday night. Il can lick that mas
queraded ham any time. And so
ne gets his chance for return en-
gagement with the masked man
next Friday night at the consent
OF Promoter Bert Causey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27

Place sprinkled and rolled-up
clothes for ironing on a warm ra-
diator for short time before iron
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-27

Officials: Lilies and Gore.
Scorer: Russ.
Timer: Smurfit.
Evening star., 1945-08-13

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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-04
BIRTHS

Boys were born the past week at
the Wyandotte General Hospital to
the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tols, 1857 9th,
Ecorse, December a, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baurilo Lopez, 1859
7th, Ecorse, December 20, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grams, l244
Oak, Wyandotte, December IS, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Yates, s72
Goddard, Lincoln Park, December
IS, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hileman, 81
Union, Ecorse, December n, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Samu, - z.
Glenwood, Ecorse, December n,
1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jennings, s25
Lincoln, wyandotte. December %.
1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Armstrong,
1876 w. Jefferson, Riverview, De-
cember %. 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Sanders, 2o5e
Euclid, Lincoln Park, December ~,
1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Campbell,
6621 Pelham, Allen Park, December
%, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Candida,
444 Forest. Wyandotte, December %,
1914.
Girls were born to the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Tuxbury,
20315 Empire, Wyandotte, Deem
Der "a, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Machnik,
2301 9Th, Wyandotte, December IS,
1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Schultz, 24lo
Applewood, Lincoln Park, December
81, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Murray, 1905
Progress, Lincoln Park, December
%, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. zygmont Kruszew-
ski, 1853 Chandler, Lincoln Park,
December %, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Lujan, 1867 9th,
Ecorse, December 80, 1914.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-04
Eutertains at New
Years DANCING Party

Irene Seleskt entertained New
Years evening with a dancing party
at her home, $50 Eureka. The recrea-
ton room was decorated with
streamers and everyone wore color
ed hats. Guests were Its. Robert
Humphrey. Bill Summers, Petty Of
ficer Bert williams, Cadet James
McGrath. Corp. Stanley Bujak. Sgt.
Marvin Becker, Opal Brehm, Evelyn
Pierce. Virginia Seleski, Dolores
Knoll, Mary Marks and the hostess,
Irene Seleski.
Chaperons for the evening were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brehnl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pierce and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Seleski.
A buffet lunch was served at mid
night.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-04
Trenton
News
WILL ENTERTAIN
ON TWELFTH NIGHT"

For the first time in several years,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Simmons, OF
Riverside Drive, Trenton, dispensed
with their annual New Years Eve
Open House party at which time
friends from Detroit and all down.
river gathered at the Simmons home
for a most enjoyable evening OF
friendliness and music.
The Simmons however viii hold
the party on Twelfth Night" The
cause for the change in the party
was due to Mrs. Simmons being at
Battle Greek, where she and Miss
Thelma Newell, violinist Of Trenton
spent several hours in presenting
musical selections to service men
in the Percy Jones Hospital.