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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
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BIRDS TONIGHT
By WEDDELL HARRISS

The Wildcat cagemen taperee
off week of stiff practice in prep
aration for their return engage
ment with the Rocky Mount Black
birds in the high school gym this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Thu
visitors downed the fighting Han
overians on the Rocky Mount cour
last week 1920, serving the locals
their fifth conference setback.
The tobacco-toWners have estab
lished an impressive record this
season, having dropped but one
tilt, in which they were edged Out
by the loop-leading Durham Bull
dogs (who face the Cats here Tues
day. in an overtime period. AL
though the Birds were victorious
over the home-toWners last week.
the locals held them to their lowes1
score G. the season, and are eX'
pected to have the odds a little
more in their favor today, as they
play on their own court.
Although the Wildcats have fail
ed to bring home a conference vic
tory this season, they have held
a third period lead in three OF
their five losses, only to lose in
the last playing minutes.
Wilmington Coach Rupert Bryan
has put his determined charges
through series of lengthy drills
this week, stressing defensive
tactics and brushing up on set shots
and underlined basket losses.
Bryan praised the work of lanky,
six-foot. seven, reserved center,
Johnny McKoy, the youngest mem
Der of the well-known basketball
family of McKoy. Only recently,
he became eligible for the first
string. McKoy showed up we'll in
the locals 1922 triumph over the
Navy Ferry Command Wednesday
night. chalking up a total of eight
tallies.
The Rocky Mount hopes for a
second victory over the locals will
be in the hands of veterans whist
ling Charlie" Thorne and Joe Ais
brook, high scoring Blackbirds who
have done plenty of accurate
basket work this season, while the
Wilmington quintet will be under
the leadership of Co-Captains Billy
Mason and Jim Groom, aided by
the floor play and ball-handing of
Louis Collie and Teddy Fennell,
and the blackboard play of Carl
Mason.
Probably line-ups:
Wilmington, forwards, Mason,
B., Collie, center. Mason, c.,
guards, Groom, Fennell.
Rocky Mount, forwards: Lands,
Dawson center, Fountain; guards,
AlIsbrook. Thorne.
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Talleyrand, French diplomat of
the Napoleonic era, was for a time
a flour salesman in Philadelphia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
GRECO, RUFFIN
SET FOR THIRD
TILT SATURDAY

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-UP)-
A gate of more than 100000 ap-
peared virtually assured for to-
morrow nights third tilt be-
tween medical discharges john
ny Greco and Bobby Ruffin at
Madison Square Gardens, bring
ing the total take for their three
international bouts to nearly
$250.000.
Cree %, explosive Montreal
welterweight who was released
by the Canadian Army, was a
rs favorite to register his sec
ond victory over brilliant Bobby
OF Astoria, N. Y, a discharge
of the U. S. Army. The distance
again is 10 rounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
Schedule At Richmond
Threatened By Mumps

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1.-'RE
Mumps threatened the rest OF the
basketball schedules of the Univer-
sitv of Ricshmond today.
Three members of the teams
have distended jaws and two 9TH
ers have been exposed. Games
with V. M. I. and Hampden-Syd-
ney tomorrow and Saturday have
been cancelled and VIZ tralnees
and civilians are restricted to the
campus.
A 15-day quarantine would con-
eel conference games with Mary
land, North Carolina and William
and Mary as well as with Virginia,
a non-conference quint.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
Selection Of Baseball Car
Expected AS Major Leagues
Begin Annual Meeting Today
Re-Consideration OF RI,
Leagues Agreement .
Faces Group
BY JACK HAM

NEW YORK, Feb. l.-p-p...
balls most fateful meetings ~ =,
years open tomorrow with Se,so.;' -
OF a commissioner the No. nrn
blem. p"
Not since 1881 when the m,i,,.
established the office and insta iI,s
the late Kenesaw Mountain 7 arS3.
as the first car, have spcb WI
portant subjects been listed for .a
ton. " ~
Before new CHIEF eyecusr.
can be selected, a rewritten nv.
jor league agreement establish,
the office. powers, term and salsrSS
of a commissioner must be ador.
ed. F'
Final draft by 10-man commit
tee empowered TO draw up the ma,
code will be made tomorrow AND
handed over to the American and
National leagues in separate NJ
ternoon sessions. If the leagues an.
prove, joint action will be taken
Saturday afternoon and candidate,
will be discussed.
Although the Brooklyn basketball
scandal effects a different Sport +
is believed in some circles thar
baseball should take the lead IN
Strengthening the public faith in
all sports by immediate action on
the commissioner problem.
Club owners gathering here 10.
day appeared to favor the action
now" plan but there was consd.
cradle doubt if any one candidate
had enough support to assure cleo,
ton. Ford Prick, national league
president, is out front in discus.
sions but shy Of the voting strength
and it is possible a deadlock
might result in dark horse can.
didate exploding into the job Of
Saturdays joint session.
Will Harridge and Leslie NJ. O..
Conner, who with Prick make up
the advisory council now ruling
the game, have removed them,
selves from consideration as had
Ed Barrow, the 76-year-old pres.
dent of the New York Yankees
Warren Giles, general manager Of
the Cincinnati Reds, and George
M. Weiss, vice president Of the
Yankees, were other baseball men
as possibilities.
Every high-ranking Army and
Navy officer and heads Of virtually
all the Governments Washington
bureaus, have been mentioned as
candidates together with various
assorted judges, politicians, sports
writer's and puslic figures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
Brooklyn Team
F aces Oh rges
|Bv Classmates

BROOKLYN, Feb. L. Up a
tall, graceful kid with big ears and
newly begun mustache, TO-DAY
satin judgment on himself and four
of his fellow students.
He was 19-year-old Bob Leder,
captain of the Brooklyn College
basketball team and one of five
who admitted accepting $1,000
bride to throw game against
Akron at Boston last night.
Today was a between-se mesters
holiday at Brooklyn College but
the gym building was crowded
with students, waiting for the deci-
sion Of the faculty-studen athletic
committee on what should be done
with the five players.
The committees membership
was six teachers and two students
one Of them Leder himself, ap-
pointed to the post some time ago
because OF his good campus re-
cord.
Leder listened silently to the dis
cussion and to the sounds OF a
basketball game going on in a
nearby gym.
Just before the committee was
to take its vote, Leder stood up
and handed in his resignation.
II couldn't vote against the
boys" he said.
The committee adjourned the
four-hour session with a unanimous
vote to bar the five athletes from
any further intercollegiate athletic
activity at Brooklyn College. They
sent full report to the dean Of
men, who will confer with the col
lege president to determine wheth-
er the boys will be allowed to stay
in school.
In the hall ways, students still
were talking.
Gosh, this hit me like a ton OF
bricks" one said. Just three
weeks ago, Bob told me some jerk
offered him $500 to throw the TCU
game, and he turned it down."
A dozen goods with the letters
''B. c." on their white sweaters
announced they would circulate
petitions asking that the five boys
be allowed to stay in school.
A faculty member added: What
these boys did was just an extern
sion of common practices in bas-
ketball throughout the country. We
resent the attitude that basketball
is SO and 9-10 per cent pure-and
the only stinkers in the game 60
to Brooklyn College.
Students and newsmen surround
ed Leder when he emerged from
the committee meeting. He joined
two of the other players who
admitted taking the bride: dark
haired Stan Simon, 17-years-old,
and Larry Pearlstein, 20.
And we thought we were 60
ing to be heroes he said. I'VE
didn't have to tell the cops thing.
We were SO ashamed. We wanted
to break up the ring. So we told
them all we knew"
Then Leder put his arms over
the shoulders of his two teammates
and, forgetting the committees
decision temporarily, pronounced
an automatic sentence:
Come on, fellows he said,
Let's 60 practice"
The three boys, with Jerry
Greene, ia, and Buddy Barnett, %.
were named co-conspirators in an
Indictment handed down yesterday
by the Kings County grand jury
which charged AIRY Stemmer, "a,
and Henry Rosen, 20, with con-
spiracy to defraud persons betting
on the basketball game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
Ter Heel Boxers Ready
For Cavaliers Saturday

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. l. -(P)-
The University of North Carolina S
Tar Heel boxers will meet the Uni
versity of Virginia Cavaliers in
" o7len Gymnasium here Saturday
nieht alta 8 o'clock.
The feature bout on the program
is expected to be between Captain
Walker Kraus. North Carolina
1e5-rounder, and Dom jenkins, the
Cav aliers' undefeated middle.
weight
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
Cherry Point Marines
Cancel Duke Swim Meet

DURHAM, Feb. l. (P) - The
scheduled swimming meet between
Duke University and the Cherry
Point Marines, set for the local
gym tomorrow, has been cancelled
BY the Marine team, it was an
nounced today by the Duke athletic
office.
The Marines could not get to-
gether enough men to represent the
base, it was said.
Coach Jack Persons announced
today that Duke would send full
swimming team to the National A.
A. U. junior championship meet
at Chapel Hill Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-02
Gridders Hit Hardwood
At HIGH Point Saturday

and Dave Marney, substitute back,
are two other Deacon footballers
with the Wake Forest basketball
team.
Wake Forest will be seeking its
first conference victory in the High
Point game, while Duke will be
out after its fifth straight loop tri-
umph in as many starts. Wake
Forest outscored Duke in the Sec
ond half, 24-21, in their first meet
ing but was unable to make up
for poor first half which saw
Duke ahead, 39-11.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Bowdoin Grad Assumes Post At Democrat

Appointment of J. Maxim Ryder, formerly of Springfield, Mass, as general manager of the Waterbury Democrat was announced today. MT. Ryder has already begun his new duties.
 Well known in New England news paper circles, MT. Ryder was one of the founders and the first president of the New England Daily News paper Advertising Executives Asso- citation. He was formerly associated with the Boston Evening Transcript and was for many years advertis- ing director of the New Bedford. Mass. Standard Times. Since 1889 he has been associated with the Springfield Newspapers in an execu- tive capacity.
 He is a graduate of Bowdoin Col lege in the class of 1921 and is pres ident of the Western Massachusetts Bowdoin Alumni Association. MT. and Mrs. Ryder are making their home temporarily at Hotel Elton. One son, Phillips Hamilton Ryder. is with the 94th Infantry di. vision at present stationed ir Czecho- -S1ovakia. Their second son Campbell Craig Ryder, is member of the Marine Corps Reserve, but at present is a student at Bowdoin Col lege.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
onchuk Now Chinese Base

Chungking, July 9-CUP)-Chi- nese troops today recaptured the former American Air Base of Tan chuk, clearing all of Kwanksi Prov ince except the northeast corner, where they battled in the outskirst of Kweilin.
 In their great surge, through Kwangsi, the Chinese forces had recaptured three of the former l4th air force bases-Liuchow, Manning, and Tanchuk-and the fourth, Kwei- lin, was difectly threatened.
 Chinese armies slicing into the Steadily-narrowing Japanese corri- dor across China had recovered 400 miles of territory from Channan- kwan, on the Kwangsi-Indo- China border, to Loyung, 20 miles north east of Liuchow. Todiy's communi- que reported the recapture of Chan nankwan as well as Tanchuk.
 Along the West river, in south east Kwangsi, the Chinese now held all the cities on ca east to west line except Wuchow, on the border of southeast Kwangsi
 The Chinese were closing in on Kweilin from two directions. The main force advanced north along the railroad from Liuchow. Another column swung wide to outflank the city from the west. After by-passine Paishou, 35 miles west of Kweilin the second force drove right through to the city's outskirts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Rubber Plant Election Set [In Nouqotuck

A CIO-AFL, election will be held July 26 at the U. S. Rubber Com- pany in Naugatuck in accordance with an agreement made by man. agement and union representatives following a two-hour hearing to- day before National Labor Rela- tionS Board trial examiner from Washington, D. c.
 The government intervention was sought by the AFL following claim by the CIO that its contract with the concern was bar against hold ing of an election by the AFL.
 Karl Dieffenbach, examiner, pre- sided at the session held at the county courthouse building in the superior court room today. The ses- sion, which was attended by Robert Lowell, as representative of the concern. and by union oficials, closed early this afternoon.
 The consent election will involve all employees of the Naugatuck plant, with the exception of the super yiSOry staff,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Crash Kills Combat Vets

Guam, July 9.-(UP)-Ten Army officers and men died aboard the B-29 "Dauntless Dottie" on June 3 when the plane, leader of the first Superfort strike on Tokyo, crashed into the sea near Kwajalein while enroute back to the United States.
 Only three of the 13 B-29 pas sengers and crew survived. All were veterans of 30 or more combat missions over Japan.
 The "Dottie" carried double burden of tragedy into the Pacific with her. One of the dead was Pfc. Lowell B. Spivey, Windsor, N. C., who was being flown out to "non-ha1ardous" duty in Hawaii at his mothers request. Spivey's two other brothers had been killed in action and his mother appealed to the War Department to remove him from combat.
 The Dottie's regular commander, It. Andrew G. Mayse. was not aboard at the time of the crash.
 The Superfortress was named for the wife of its original commander, It. Col. Robert K. Morgan, Ashe- vile, N. o.. who piloted the Dottie over Tokyo last Nov. "A on the first of it's A missions against the Japanese empire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Marine Tries To Dig
 Foxhole m Sidelvalk

Washington. July 9.-(UP)-Army medical authorities investigated to- day the case of Wallace Reid, 22- year-old discharged Marine, who was turned away from Walter Reed Army hospital here after suffering battle fatigue relapse during a July 4th fireworks display.
 Among thousands gathered to watch the Independence day cele- bration, Reid fell to the street when the explosions began. Reminded of Guadalcanal, he tried to dig fox hdle in the sidewalk with ihs bare hands.
 Sobbing uncontrollahly and near inconsistencies. he was taken to the Army hospital in private automo- bile where the medical cflcex cr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
'Gossips' Hit By Stevens

Bridgeport, Conn, July 9.-(UP) Whether her honor was at stake when Mrs. Imogene Stevens, A. killed a sailor will be one of the questions at the Texas bombshell'S $ manslaughter trial in September.
 Her husband, Maj. George R. Stevens. III, who flew to her side from his paratrooper post in Eu- rope, injected the possibility of such . defense in statement that .s:s wife would be vindicated be- cause "she did what any woman would have done" when she killed Seaman % Albert Kovacs, 19.
 Stevens statement brought a quick reply from James Kovacs, 25, who was with his brother when Mrs. Stevens pumped three slugs from a 9 calibre automatic into the sub- marine veteran two weeks ago.
 Kovacs said Stevens was 100 per cent wrong If he wants to give the impression that Mrs. Stevens shot my brother to protect herself or her honor.
 Evidently he hasn't been given the full facts in the case nor has he oeen given the true story about his
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
All Berlin
 Run By Reds
BY JACK FLEISCHER

Berlin, July 9-CUP)- A central Allied military government probab- ly will be established in Berlin this week. which is expected to solve most difficulties over feeding and governing the German capital. 1t was learned today.
 The difficulties have been acute since American and British forces took over occupation zones in Ber- lin due to the lack of coordination and correlation of the American, British and Russian occupying groups.
 While it was thought possible that the Big Three Conference will take up some of the Berlin ques-. tions, it was believed that many of them may be worked out betorel President Truman, Prime Minister C.t.-rchill and Marshal Stalin meet.
 No credence was placed here in suggestions the British might with~ draw from the occupation of Ser lin due to the difficulties.
 The American and British mili- tary governors here even seemed to- disagree on what the main problem really was.
 Brigadier w, R. N. Hinde, British governor. said it was question of the Russians supplying food and. fuel for Germans in the American and British zones.
 Col. Frank Howley, of Philadel- phia, the American governor said that was not t.e crux of the matter at all-that it was a matter of adopting an overall plan for rum ming Berlin. He seemed to favor q
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

duty gave him pre-emptory ex- animation and sent the car to a civilian hospital.
 Reid, recovering from the attack of battle psychoneurosis, was re- leased the next day after spending the. night at the civilian institu- tion.
 Maj. Gen. Shelley U. Marietta, commanding officer of Walter Reed, ordered an investigation as to the reasons why Reid was turned away withou. treatment.
 T regret the Marine was turned away" he said. The medical of- ficer of the day, Capt. John A. Nes- sit, showed lack of good politit judgment in a matter of great pub- iic concern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Johnson Urges Jap Convincer

Washington, July 9-(UP)-S Sen. Edwin c. Johnson, D., Colo, pro- posed today that the 132 Japanese diplomats captured in Germany be given a good look at Amer ican military might before being sent home to convince them it is futuile for Japan to continue the war
 A government expert who is con- cerned with such matters agreed that Johnson's idea might be a good one. But he pointed out that the Japanese government has stead lastly refused to negotiate for any further exchange of interned na- tionals.
 He said. however, that the 132 Japanese diplomatic officers seized in Germany and headed for intern ment at Bedford Springs, Pa, were prize catch" and might influ- ence Tokyo to enter into an ex- change for some of the Americans in Japanese hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
|4-Power Pact
 Beinq Formed
By GWEN MORGAN

Washington, July 9-(UP)-The United States hopes to conclude a formal, four-power pact commit ting this country, Russia. Britain and France to a uniform, long term program for control of Ger many, it was learned today.
 President Truman, 1t was said, will present the single policy pro- posal to Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Josef Stalin at the forthcoming Big Three meet ing near Berlin.
 Its acceptance would present a new challenge to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the great soldier -diplo- mat who united the Allies so effect lively in war. AS U. s. member of the Allied Control commission for Germany, Eisenhower would have the ticklish job of fitting the Amer ican plan in with the ideas of his Russian, British and French coun- terparts.
 The United States is prepared with two plans for German occu- pation-a short-term, emergency" program for one to five years to be followed by a long-term plan to run, in the words of one official, flor many decades, or as long as it takes to develop peace-loving people"
 The first, known as directive 107, is already reported functioning in the American zone of occupation.
 Described as good and tough" the short-term plan makes use of this country's own wartime exper- fence in controlling industry. It outlines controls similar to those used by the War Production Board and the once of Defense Trans portation to make German economy function at the level the council prescribes.
 The long term plan, soon to be completed, was said to continue the short or emergency program far into the future when a civilian control council replaces the mili- tary. It would allow relaxation of controls as the Germans show evil dence of being ready to pursue the ways of peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
N. Y. Strike
 In 9th Day

New York, July 9.-CUP)-Strik- ing newspaper truck drivers ex- banded their picket lines at New York's major newspaper plants to- day in defiance of repeated War Labor Board demands that hey end the walkout which has tied up dis tribution of newspapers with more than 8,000,000 total circulation.
 As the strikers began the ninth day of their walkout, the VILE planned to meet in Washington to discuss what steps it could take to enforce it's return to work or ders.
 The strikers. all members of the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers union, independent. voted unani- mously yesterday to continue the strike until 8 new contract was signed.
 Joseph Simon, union president said he and other officers urged the 1,700 strikers to obey the WLB or ders, but the men voted the con- tinuance on a floor motion.
 The VILE has already threatened the drivers with loss of the closed shop and retroactive wage increases and other union benefits. New placards appeared in the ex- banded picket lines. They carried the words "No Contract. No Work.
 The vote yesterday came only (Cohtinued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09
Writer Executed

New York, July 9-(UP)-The Associated Press said last night that Joseph Morton, AP war corre- spondent in the Mediterranean, apparently was executed by the Germans on Jan. "A, 1945, after being captured in Slovakia.
 An AP dispatch from Rome said Morton was captured while accom- panying 8 military mission of IT Americans and British who went to assist Slovak patriots in revolt last fall. The entire group was captured at Banska Bystrica, 125 miles north of Budapest; and all apparently were killed, the dispatch said.
 Lynn Heinzerling, another Asso- ciated Press reporter, went to the area several weeks ago to determine Morton's rate. He returned to Rome yesterday and said he was satisfied from questioning of Ger man officials and guards that Nor ton was executed at the Nazi con- centration camp at Mau Hausen small Austrial town on the Dan- ube, 10 miles southeast of Linz, the AP said.
 Heinzerling said he was told Nor tons body was cremated.