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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
SURVEY REVEALS.
PLAYER INCREASE
OVER LAST YEAR
Giants and Athletics Boast
28 Men On Training
Camp Rosters

NEW YORK, March 17.-tRHAn
Associated Press survey reveals
that more players are cavorting at
big league camps today than at a
coinciding date year ago, des-
pite war drain on manpower.
Players were as few as the early
robins when the first contingents
reported to camps week ago but
as the days passed and the warm
weather prevailed, additional ar
rivals checked in.
A wear ago, after a week OF train
ing. the American League cham.
pion ST. Louis Browns, the New
York Yankees and Giants, and the
Brooklyn Dodgers were unable to
put starting team on the field to
play an intra-camp game and had
to borrow players from their re-
spective farm clubs.
With the regular campaign ex-
actly one month off and the first
exhibition game one week away,
the Giants and Athletics each
boast % men in camp, and all
signed. Washington has %, Pitts
burgh "a, Cleveland and Brooklyn
20, the Yankees and White Sox 10,
the Phillies, Cubs and Browns Is,
the Tigers Is, and the Red Sox
IL. The Braves, Reds and World
Champion Cardinals won't open
camp until Monday.
Club owners and managers have
been pleasantly surprised with the
steady influx of players who were
expected to hesitate before leaving
their winter jobs to eeturn to base
ball. Ken Keltner, Jim Bagby, Don
Savage, Hershel Martin, Dizzy
Trout, Buddy Kerr, Joe Medwick
and others decided to take a
chance with their draft boards and
return to the business they know
best" Others are still debating
whether to play or not.
The holdout, another managerial
worry, also appears to be less of
a headache than originally expect
ed. Although no club has its en-
tire personnel on the dotted line,
some have only two or three re-
calcitrants. Desire for more money
is the reason for most, others pre-
ferring to remain on their farms or
war jobs.
Dixie Walker OF the Dodgers,
Buster Adams and Scharley Schanz
of the Phillies, Billy urges and
Cliff Melton of the Giants, Frank
Crosetti of the Yankees, Phil Ca2
varretta of the Cubs, Jack Kramer
of the Browns and Rick Terrell of
the Senators are among those ask
ing more money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
Champion Tires Under
Broiling Sun, But Makes
Four Under Par Sc
BY FRITZ LITTLEJOHN

CHARLOTTE, March 17-h-
Front-running Sammy snead tired
perceptib.y under a broiling sun
today but managed four-under
par 60 to lead at the halfway
mark of the $4,000 Charlotte open
golf tournament with a total ! OF
1873.
Slamming Sans drives were
shorter than in his opening IS
round and he drove into the woods
on two Of the last four holes as
his ailing back wearied but he had
four brides and an eagle, his fifth
in three days, against only to- bo-
geys, to lead the field by three
shots.
The eagle came on the 490-yard
second hole where he got home N
two and canned an 18-foot putt.
Harold tJug) McSpaden Of San
ford, Me, chung to second place
by adding a 70 to his first round
66 for 1856, despite hitting out OF
bounds on No. IL.
Bryon Nelson, the big money
winner from Toledo, Ohio, and
duration open Champion Craig
Wood, both matched Snead's 60 to
stay within striking distance five
and six strokes off the pace.
Nelson's 60 achieved despite a
ball out of bounds on the home hole
where McSpaden also lost a pre-
cious stroke, gave him 36-hole
total OF 1873.
Woods gave him 139, where ne
was deadlocked with Sammy Byrd
the one-time Yankee outfielder.
Byrd, third with ST yesterday,
needed A e today.
Gene Kunes OF Hollywood, Fla,
added a u to- his opening 60 for
140, but Joe Zarhardt of Norris
town, Pa, among the leaders yes
terday with a SO, needed IS to-
day.
Snead, aiming for his fourth
straight open tournament victory,
had not single DOGGY until hill
455, the terrible ninth. There he hit
boldly for the green but the ball
fell into the yawning trap that
practically surrounds the putting
surface. He exploded out to within
six feet but missed his putt, as
the hole continued to torture the
leaders.
McSpaden also needed four
there and there were more bogeys
than pars among the leaders and
still no brides on the 215-yard par
three where the green is so high
it can not be seen from the tee.
Snead was not in trouble again
until No. Is and there his drive
into the woods hit a tree and
bounced out into the fairway., On
16 he wandered ilto the woods
again, but made a five recovery to
the edge of tine green only to miss
his chip and take a five on the
easiest par four on the course.
The field of 100 was trimmed to
the low 60 and ties, scores Of 159
or better qualifying for the third
round tomorrow. The final: round
is set Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
BOWLING GREEN
LEADS TOURNEY
By ORLO ROBERTSON

NEW YORK, Marcn -l1.-(F)-
With elongated Don Often dropping
in q points, Bowling Green's Fail
cons of Ohio made a 17-point first
half lead stand up tonight as they
defeated Rensselaer, Polytechnic
institute 60 to As in the opening
game of the National Invitation
basketball tournament at Madison
Square Garden.
Often, using his six feet, II IL
inches to an advantage on the de-
tense as well as offense, sent the
Ohioans away in front with nine
straight points and the crowd of
more than $4,000 looked for the
upstaters to take a severe drub-
bling as they went without a field
goal for the first eight minutes.
The previously undefeated engi-
neers finally found the range, how
ever, and kept within striking
distance until near the end of
the first period when the mid
westeners spurted to widen their
advantage to 1918. R.P.I. came
back to make battle of it, driving
within six points, Abs, at the
eight-minute mark of the final
half.
At that point, the engineers lost
Hank O'Keefe, who with Tony Or
lando furnished their chief scoring
threats and the Falcons pulled
away again to qualify for the semi
finals.
Often, who scored II Of his
points in the first half, set a new
Garden scoring record for the
season but received able support
from his mates, particularly wiry
Wyndol Gray. The Engineers had
no answer to Otten's height and in
their efforts to stop him commit
ted 81 fouls.
Orlando, who learned his basket
ball only a half-block from the
Garden, paced the losers with IS
points while O'Keefe dropped in
nine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
By BUS HAM

WASHINGTON, March NM
Clark Griffith was only kidding
when he whispered to Vice Presi-
dent Harry S. Truman that he
would like to sign him up to do
4 little pitching this season.
But that recent bit of by-play
when Griffith delivered an annual
baseball pass to the Vice Presi-
dent illustrates the Washington
Senators pitching predicament.
IF We have nine pitchers, I'll be
tickled to DEATH" the club owner
admitted today.
Otherwise the Senators, first to
60 into training, also ma be the
first club to have their personnel
pretty well set.
Stan Spence, the teams top
sIugger last season at .313, is
not counted on in the outfield. He
is IA, has been examined and
accepted for the armed forces.
Spence has not yet been ordered
to report for induction and club
officials nave dQVioCQ IT'LL W Lin
out from his local draft board how
much time he may have for base
ball before he is called.
The only other la is Pitcher
Mickey Haefner. He has not been
given an Army physical examina-
ton, but if he is indicted his loss
would be a harder blow to the
club than that of Spence.
Scraping up ali odds and ends
and counting on their fingers, the
Senators have only nine throwers
of hoped-for value.
Normally, the Senators carry
10 hurlers, and would have about
twice that number trying out at
this stage of spring training.
The other pitchers are Dutch
Leonard, John Niggeling, Roger
Wolff and Alex Carrasquel veter-
ans; Marine Pieretti, a 1913 coast
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
Former State College
Mentor Gets Virginia
Football Assignment

OTTE S VILE, Va,
March 17-(P)-Alfred w. CAD
Thomas, star guard at Tennessee
in 1899 and last year assistant
football coach at North Carolina
State College, was named line
coach at the University of Vir-
GINA today. He will succeed Ralph
Heikkinen, former Michigan all
star guard, who received his de-
gree of law here last June and has
begun practicing in New York
City.
Coach Thomas is native of
Milwaukee. His father was a mem
Der of the medical faculty of Mar
quette when Virginia's head coach,
Frank Murray. was coaching foot
ball at that institution. Prior to
going to N. C. State, Thomas coach
ed at Maryville and Hiwassee Col
leges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
DUKE CINDERMEN
OPEN CINDERMEN

DURHAM, March 17-LR-Duke
University's defending Southern
Conference track champions have
launched drills in preparation for
the coming outdoor season with
prospects "only fair" Coach Bob
Chambers has only three letter
men back from last year.
The outlook is only fair re-
marked the Blue Devil mentor at
ter looking over his skeleton
squad. The full team will not be
out until spring football practice.
Most of the candidates are new
comers."
The three lettermen expected to
lead the Duke cindermen are w.
A. Nordin, hurdler; Frank Irwin,
weight star; and Jim Larue quar-
termiler who set up Dukes WIN
ming touchdown in the Sugar Bowl
game New Years Day.
The status of Gordon Carver,
dash man, remains in doubt. He
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
LEVIN TO FEATURE
WRESTLING SLATE

Dave Levin, popularity titled
Worlds Champion Heavyweight"
and "Junicr Heavyweight of mat
dom, will highlight the ITALIAN
Hall mat card Friday night, Pro-
moter Bert Causey announced last
night.
Levin, claimant to the crown by
virtue of victories over Babe Shar-
key last year, will meet Texas"
Jack O'Brien in the feature bout
of the evening. Although outclass-
ed by virtue of Levin's string OF
victories on the New York mat,
O'Brien promises to give the
champ a barrel of trouble.
O'Brien was disqualified in his
match with the Masked Marvel
Friday night for kicking, gouging
and other assorted forms Of may
hem, so Causey figures that Jack s
odds on winning against Levin are
nearly even.
The champion has been hailed
as the wonder of wrestling be-
cause of his amazing climb to
fame. Within a few years, he rose
from obscurity to the top in pro
wrestling. Handsome, and with a
physique like Atlas, Levin is ex-
pected to prove extremely popu-
lar with ITALIAN fans.
The supporting bout for the card
has not been arranged but Causey
promises something that will at
ford the fans a treat. Tickets will
60 on sale Monday morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
Sam Snedd Holds Lead
OF Charlotte Tournev
Followed By McSpaden
Managers Have Doubts
OF Bright, Sunny South

been too thick for drill if tbe o,,
didn't have such excellent irS wv
facilities. -'N'0'
The weather during the. past WA,
has been warmer in some NJ ~
spring training towns than in ri ~
ida and California and there 5s W.
been no rain at any camp. '
At College Park, Md. TODAY ..
Washington Senators worked s ~'
in So degree weather as did W. ".
Boston Braves at nearby Geor w
town university in Washington \
was almost as warm for the PM
delphia Phillies at Wilmington n,
and the Philadelphia Athletic, :.
Frederick, Md.
1t wasn't quite as warm for Il.
Yankees at Atlantic CITY and ~ f.,
Giants at Lakewood, N. j. wbsrs
the temperature was in the M,
but there were no complaints =.
Dodgers, getting clear weather :,
ter the foggy start. mad IS degr..
weather.
Only few points in Florida had
temperature in the sos wheres,
in the California training belt n
pre-war days, the weather was IN
the lower SOS,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT

United PRESS Staff correspondent
NEW YORK, March 17-WH-1t
could be sour grapes" but
every major league manager had
reason tonight to say: What has
Florida or California got that we
don't have right where we are?"
And before that brings down an
answering barrage from the cham
bers of commerce in the some
times sunny south and west, the
manager may have to admit that
the current ''heat wave'' in the
north is only temporary By next
week the usual spring SHOWS,
rain, ana cold weather may be
back with them.
The northern spring training,
born of wartime necessity, is moth
ing better than stop-gap measure.
but this year for the first time since
it began, the weather has been
perfect.
To date, only one club and it
would be the Brooklyn Dodgers, has
missed a single outdoor workout
because of the weather.
And the fog over Bear Noun
tain, N. Y, yesterday wouldn't have
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18

tice and limbering up drills were
included in the workout. Pitcher
Zebelon Eaton, a Highlander,
checked in as the 18th member O;
the Tigers camp force, leaving
five hurlers on the absentee list.
Tuesday is the arrival deadline for
infielders and outfielders.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, Mar.
IT, up Third Baseman Mark
Christman worked out with the St.
Louis Browns today and will take
it easy in the outfield in Sundays
scheduled exhibition game with
the Toledo Mudhens.
Outfielder Milt Byrnes will be
at first base, Manager Luke Sew
ell said, as a try at replace
ment should George McQuinn fail
to report.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March II.
Up - Arnold Mickey Owen,
Brooklyn Dodger catcher, sold his
farm machinery and stock for $l3,-
400 at auction here yesterday and
said he expected to be called for
military service in April.
Owen says he plans to sell his
farm but that he will return to
Missouri-and farming-after the
war.
WASHINGTON, March 17-P-
The Boston Braves, last major
league team to begin spring train
ing, will open camp at George
town University here Monday.
They originally were scheduled to
start March IL. Some early ar
rivals are expected Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
Training Camp Briefs

CHICAGO, March H. up -
Stan Hack. veteran Chicago Cubs
infielder, signed his 1915 contract
today and leaves tonight for
French Lick, Ind, Cubs training
camp. Hack had been unreported
until he appeared at the Cubs Of
flee today and Vice President Jim
Gallagher announced an hour lat
err he would be in uniform tomor-
row.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-(P-
Buddy Lewis was back with the
Washington Senators today, but
only as visitor.
The crack pre-war third sacker,
now a captain in the Army Troop
Carrier Command, dropped in for
old times sake at the Senators
training camp at College Park,
Md.
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Mar.
17-Rl-Augie Galan will be the
Brooklyn Dodger first baseman if
towering HOWE Schultz is accept
ed for military service, Manager
Leo Durocher said today.
Schultz, At previously because
of his height, was recently switch
ed to IA. Neither he, nor Galan is
in camp at present. Galan would
be replaced in center field by Luis
Olmo, Puerto Rican speedster.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March II.
(P-The Detroit Tigers delayed
for three hours the start of to-
davis workout while their dia-
mond dried out following heavy
rain. Pepper games, fungo prac-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
Riggin Enters Finals
At Sebring Tournament

SEBRING, Fla, March 17-U.H-
Fred L. Riggin, SO, of Port Huron,
Mich, and w. A. Ryan, 62, of De-
troit entered the finals of the 18th
annual senior golf tournament here
today, with twin victories of one
up over their semi-finals oppo-
nents.
Riggin defeated Phil LIE Grand
OF St. Petersburg and Ryan down
ed M. w. Pickslay of Henderson
Harbor, N. Y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
BAD NEWS FOR NAZIs

LONDON, March 17.-P)-The
German people will be told tomor-
row that con both the eastern and
western fronts the war is about to
enter its decisive phase" An ar
ticle saying this, written for Sum
day papers, was broadcast tonight
in part outside Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
Manager Kids Truman,
But He Needs Pitchers
sxA

league winner last year; Larry
Burger, New York semi-pro, and
two Cubans, Louis Aloma and San
tiago Ullrich, the latter with a
5-6 record at Chattanooga in 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18

would make a fourth letterman but
it doubtful if he will be out.
Although the schedule isn't com.
plete, the Duke Devils will omen
their season against Carolina Pre-.
flight the first week in April
With spring football drills under.
way at present and the trackmer
preparing for the coming season,
two other Duke teams will soon
launch practice. The basebaIe,
report TO Coach Jack Coombs on
Monday, March 10, while tennis
candidates begin drills Under
Coach Bob Cox on April 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18
WILL BOOST DELIVERIES

ZURICH, March 17-W.H-The In
ternational Red Cross has made ar
rangements to increase deliveries
of food, clothing and medical sup
plies to Allied war prisoners in
Germany, according to reports from
the German-Swiss frontier today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-18

To remove the odor of fish from
dishes, wash them in strong hot
solution Of salt in water, without
soap.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-10
The New Excuse

thus saved, there would be the dan
ger of an infiltration of Axis spies
among the refugees.
Even granted that this were so,
upon what could the spies spy?
The old excuses have worn thin.
But the doors are still closed. The
promise remains unkept.
A ND now, ironically but tragically,
"A the fabric of nerO excuse has
been placed in Britain's hands by the
assassination of Lord Moyne and his
chauffeur in Cairo.
The entire Jewish world instantly
repudiated this crime attributed to a
small, outlawed group of Palestinian
terrorists.
But Prime Minister Churchill has
Unexpectedly implied in the House
of Commons that his support of the
Zionist cause might be withdrawn
because of acts of terrorism for
which, in no small measure, the acts
OF the British government are them
selves to blame.
Thus the excuse is already half
formed and officially blessed.
It must not be allowed to flower
into fixed British policy.
Britain does not own Palestine.
Nor is Palestine primarily Jewish
problem. Palestine is a worldwide,
humanitarian problem, deserving of
the good offices of all good peoples.
The United States, historically
the friend and supporter of the Zion
ist cause-a stand which was reaf
firmed in the platforms of both our
great political parties only this year
should speak up in behalf of Pales-
tine with the voice that is the might
est among nations.
Let us see that the deplorable
Cairo incident is not twisted and
magnified into THE NEW Elk
CUSE.
Let us see to it that there is an
end to ALL excuses.
Let us demand that there be final
Justice for Palestine and reward for
the hopes of tortured people after
81 years of circumvention and delay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-10
Torture bv ViviSectiOniStS Protested

Best Friend" and being a lover
of dumb animals. il made my
blood boil and enrages me every
time / think about IL.
1t is gratifying 10 read the
letters pouring in from all parts
of the country. protesting the,
cruelty of the vivisection OF ol(
dumb animals and l am sure YOU
have the support of an aroused
American public solidly behind
you.
/ deeply appreciate your arti-
Gle on the subject and sincerely
hope laws will be passed pro-
hibiting this vile thing that is
being fostered in America under
the guise of scientific medical
research. a high-sounding title
for such an impossible thing.
If in any way l can be of the
smallest help. / will gladly do
SO. Also let the American pub
lie know just what il can do 10
stop this inhuman practice.
Wishing you much success in
SO worthy crusade against
such needless cruelty,
Sincerely.
CLARE RANKIN DAILY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-10

10 work against this fiendish
practice.
/ believe that we will soon
have a more modern view OF cur
ing diseases and studying them.
Doctors will have TO realize that
most disease is caused by faulty
methods of living results OF
ignorance and poverty. They
will stress education in sane llV-
Ing TO avoid disease.
Present-day doctors - or at
least large proportion of
them-regard their profession
as business. They deal with
effects, instead of causes. As
they make a living patching
worn out bodies, and bodies in
jured by unwiSe living. they have
opposed education in physical
culture-and have been most
vehement in fighting against
free medical care for the masses
or the introduction of natural
methods, lie. Sister kennyS
method of treating infantlle
paralysis.
Let us hope for a saner out
look on the problem of disease.
and know that il will never be
solved by torturing animals.
Very truly yours,
EDITH STEWART SMITH.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-10

rs THIS to be the nerD excuse?
That question concerns thought
full persons all over the world as they
contemplate the tragedy of the Jews
and their homeland, Palestine-the
"land of broken promise. j."
The record of Britain in dealing
with Palestine, which is not her
colony or property, but simply a
inundated trust under the League of
Nations, has been shabby one of
shattered promises and the invention
of new excuses as each successive old
one is dissolved through exposure.
1t is 27 years since the British
government, through the Balfour
declaration, pledged itself to facili-
tate the establishment of national
home for the Jewish people in Pales
tine.
The pledge has never been full
filled.
1t has been side-stepped and,
indeed, all but disavowed by the
Infamous white paper of 1889 which
has virtually closed Palestine to
further Jewish immigration.
THE world is familiar with the
Il procession of pretexts by which
Britain has excused herself from the
execution of her sacred trust.
Britain has contended that the
Arab world would not stand for the
development of the promised home
land.
Yet, in Palestine, Jews and Arabs
have demonstrated their ability to
live together in a democratic com
munity with mutual advantage.
Britain has said that the Moslems
of India would be aroused
Yet it is more probable that not
one in 1000 of the Indian Moslems
knows the position of Palestine on
the map.
Britain has made an excuse of the
war, even as the people of Palestine
have loyalty supported the Allied
cause with their blood and wealth.
Britain has said that if Palestine
were opened, and the lives of thou
sands of doomed persons in Europe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-10
MRS. MADELEINE CARR.

Kew Gardens, l.. l., y. V,
Dec. o, 1914.
MIR. L. c. NOISE,
CARE NAL-AMERICAN.
DEAR MIR. l.. c. NOISE:
IN REFERENCE TO your ar
Il ticle titled Torture the Re-
ward of Mans Best Friend" l
want 10 thank you most sim
cerelY for the expose of this
fiendiSh practice by the vicious
pseudo scientists, parading be-
hind a medical mask.
These days one hears so
much talk about postwar plans.
and the making of a better
world. Well, the place 10 start
is right here by having a ma
tional anti-viv1Section bill
passed TO abolish vivisection in
its entirety.
The best kind of a reward TO
the gallant four-footed soldiers
of k-9 is 10 make the anti
viviSection bill national law.
This is little enough TO ask in
their name.
In closing I again wish TO
thank you and Mr.. w. r.
Hearst for your great kindness
given TO our noble cause.
Very sincerely,
DDEruI
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-10
RS. EDWARD c. BERTRAM.
Union CITY. y. v.

Mr. LIONEL {. NOISE.
DEAR SIR:
WILL YOU please advice mo az
w how ] can help with this
anti-vivisection campaign.
Do we have 10 send funds or
get out petitions? | am a men,
Der Of the SPCA because | love
animals and want To help them.
am asking what all the other
readers want TO know-how can
we help 10 fight these "barbarous
madmen
Scientific my eye Those
rotten beasts must have hearts
of stone | never knew such
awful things existed in America.
Please inform US through the
y Y Journal-AmeriCan how 10
60 about saving these helpless
creatures.
/ admire your splendid article
and YOU certainly are a mighty
swell person to help these poor
animals, but YOU surely can't
handle this campaign alone. So
that's why we are all with YOU.
Just say how We can help!
l.