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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
Wildcat Cagers Hold
First Heavy Drills
BY GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

With football season at an end,
basketball becomes the leading
sport of the New Hanover High
School Wildcats as 20 boys report
ed for the first heavy practice
yesterday evening in the New Han
over High School gymnasium.
Coaches Leon Brodgen and his
assistant, Tom Davis, believe that
the orange and black court squad
stands a good chance of putting
a formidable team on the floor,
since they have three stringers
to build their five around plus
three lettermen and a group OF
talented Jayvee lads.
Back from last seasons second
place cage crew are Johnny Nc
Koy, To-day Fennell, Louis Collie,
Jack Marcus, 'Hacksaw' futile,
and Tinkey Rogers. Don Hyatt also
saw action on the Cats 1914 club,
and expects to see more this year.
Graduating from the Junior Var.
sity team are w. A. Brown, Char
lie Smith, Billy Hardison, Leroy
Towles, Jimmy Moore, and Lin
wood Grissom.
McKoy is a 6 #. in. skyscrap-
er, who does not usually flip the
ball in the basket, but just puts
it through the net. McKoy took
over Carl Mason's first string jot
last year, and played a big part
in the Locals torrid finish against
their top competitors.
To-day Fennell, the Junior bas
keteer, is the most improved play.
er on the team, and is the long
shot artist. Fennell is only #
10 in. tall. He played Junior Var
sity ball his Freshman year, ane
was mainstay of the Y. M. C
A. and Hemenway quintet in hi
elementary days.
Only sophomore, but still ,
terrific eager is Louis Collie. who's,
brother Al burned up the cour
three years ago. Louis outstand
ing quality is his splendid fakinl
ability. Handling the forward posi-
ton on the club, he made tn
first team as a freshman, whic]
is rare achievement.
Taking over a first string bert
for the first time is Billy Lee
6 #. senior, who starred for tn,
'Y' during the fall. Lee will hav,
to fill the big shoes of Billy Ma
son, high scorer on the squad i
IA, who is now in the armed serv
ices.
The new ace to pair with Fen
nell at guard is a mighty mid
get, who literally tore the Jay
wee opponents apart last year. Hi
name is w. A. Winnie Brown,
5 #. 3 in. Junior, who is dynamit
with basketball in his hands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
The Sports Trail
By WHITNEY MARTIN
By WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-(P)-The
Old Professor had a bundle OF
blank diplomas under his arm, a
blank look on his face and was
blankety-blank angry as he ad-
dressed the final session of his
Monday morning class of football
coaches.
Old Professor had sack Of
peanuts right here on the desk,
and it's gone. I'm so mad I'm fiji
to bust.
Fritz Crisler, Michigan - Sc
was Ohio State, Professor. Ready
to explode, 1 mean. The Buckeyes
played magnificently and coulc
have exploded for touchdown
at any moment. They could fine
place on Army's great team fol
hunk of man like that Ollie
Cline.
Carroll Widdoes, Ohio State -
With a three-point lead We hac
to be alert for anything because
one break would beat us. I guess
we were too cautious but minor
injuries to key men through the
game kept us off stride. We're
lucky no one was hurt seriously
Old Professor-We won't bother
to send flowers, then.
Jess Nicely, Rice-I couldn't il
Ii wanted to, Professor. l wish
had a lot of howery remarks but
I haven't. TCU just outplayed us
Our club was weakened by the loss
of Bob Nemir, who left week
ago for Navy duty, as he was
running our offense and defense
Leo 'Dutch" Meyer, Texas
Christian - The kids are very
happy. Elwood Turner was out
standing and Doug Brightwel1
played great game at center.
Old Professionalism of inter
est, take it. Heb, Heb. Mr.. Grove,
what does it mean when you say
that's all there is, there isn't any.
more?
Glenn Grove, Iowa - Just what
happened to our boys Saturday.
They had nothing left, that's all.
When you play six or eight big
ten games right in a row, the Ne
braska game comes as sort of
anti-clinax. I thought it might
happen, but didn't think we'd look
that bad.
Potsy Clark, Nebraska - It's
better that we won it. Iowa's beat
ing Minnesota week ago filled
them with pep and enthusiasm.
We needed this one more than
Glen Grove did. It was a great
game. Neither team has anything
to apologize for. They won their
big game and when they beat
Minnesota, we won ours Satur.
day.
Old Professor - suppose you'c
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27

say won and won makes two
happy, Ell? Mr.. Dodd, if you saw
man with coonskin cap, buck
skin jacket and flintlock rifle
what would you say he was?
Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech -
A scout, Professor, and Clemson
must have had some of them
watching our games. They seemed
to know our plays as well as we
did. We simply were outplayed
in every department. Clemson
played nearly perfect, with Mar.
vim Butler averaging 46 yards.
Old Professor-Mr. Shaw, what's
this I hear about a new play you
invented?
Buck Shaw, California -
rugged up that special scoring
play one night last week when ]
had an attack of biliousness
Wasn't it beaut? Our line play
ed we'll, and we passed better
with a wet ball than in all Other
games with dry one.
Bert La Brucherie, UCLA -
California crossed us up with tha.
backward punt scoring play. That.
one for the books. We had no de
tense for it. I think I'll use i
against Southern California this
week. Our right half, Ken solic
of Seattle, played a solid game
Old Professor - Mr.. Devore
please comb your hair. It's stick
ing straight up.
Hugh Devore, Notre Dame -
And no wonder, Professor. Tulane
had me terribly frightened for &C
minutes of play. The Greenies are
as tough as any team we've met.
We managed to get couple OF
breaks.
Monk Simons, Tulane - The
Irish have a great ball club and
were simply too much for us.
They have a terrific line. was
proud of our boys. They were at
their peak.
Bernie Moore, Louisiana State
Il secuted the game, Professor,
and if had been Hugh Devore
during the first half would have
paced up and down the sideline
the way he did, and if 1 had been
Monk Simons during the second
half I would have eaten most Of
the grass along the sideline, just
as Monk did.
Old Professor - And if you were
me right now you'd hand out these
diplomas, just as I'm going to do.
Gentlemen, I congratulate you or
successfully completing your
course. You will notice there is
no writing on the sheepskins
That's because I made them Out
in blank verse. Heb, Heb. I'll see
you next fall, gentlemen. A pleas.
| ant winter to you all.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
TIGERS WARNED

CLEMSON, S. c., Nov. 26-P)-
Leaving their pads in the dressing
room, the Clemson Tigers took a
holiday from the rough stuff today
continuing to sharpen their Of
Tense for the game with Wake For
est here Saturday.
The first two teams ran plays
against each other while the rest
of the squad learned Wake Forest
plays to be run against the varsity
tomorrow and Wednesday.
"You have just played two swell
ball games" Coach Frank Howard
told his gridders this afternoon
But, if your heads start swelling
just one tiny bit, I can tell yol
right now-Wake Forest is tough
enough to knock you all over the
field Saturday."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
|CITY'S CHANCES
FOR LEAGUE CLUB
HINGES ON VISIT
c. M. Harrington Names
Committee OF Clubmen
To Assist Officials

In an interview with the Whining
ton Star last night, H. P. Dawson
Of the Piedmont leagues commit
tee to inspect the city's baseball
facilities for sponsoring a Pied
mont league club during the. com
| ing season said that he and Har'
old Roettger will inspect Ameri'
can Legion stadium today. Both
Dawson and Roettger arrived IN
the city last night.
Appointed by the league at a
meeting a week ago, the two will
make public their report on the
city's desirability as a league mem
Der, at the annual meeting OF
baseball's minor leagues at Co
lumbus, Ohio on Dec. 8. While their
report won't be the final decision,
it is known that the findings OF
the two man committee will have
a great influence on the board Of
directors.
In discussing the Piedmont lea
que and its operations during the
war-years, Dawson said that the
league had functioned Every well, u
as a six-club circuit. All Of the
league members Their had work
ing agreement with a major lea
que team such as the St. Louis
Cardinals or the Chicago Cubs OF
were owned outright by one Of
the 16 major league members.
If the league is to again be.
come an eight-club outfit, travel
distances between the Virginia
members and the two proposed
Carolina clubs would be greatly
increased. This factor is believed
to be one of the strongest argu'
ments used by league members to
an expansion of league operations
On the other hand, both Char.
lotte and Wilmington have impress
sive records of backing sports at
fractions in the past. Pro-expan
sionists have pointed out.
Addison Hewlett, chairman o,
the board Of county commission.
ers, said yesterday, the commits.
sioners who have jurisdiction over
American Legion stadium. most
probable base Of Wilmington Pied.
mont operations, have taken steps
to improve the drainage system
by series of pipes which will
empty into Greenfield Lake.
Also on the list of improvements
scheduled for the stadium are new
seats to replace existing benches
in the grandstand.
Other action on the Piedmont
front yesterday included the ap
pointment of a committee by c
M. Harrington, president of the
Chamber of Commerce to cooper
ate with the visiting baseball rep
resentatives if they need any in
formation about the city.
On the committee are Jane.
E. L. Wade, chairman; Gardner
Greer, Rotary club; H. r. Emory
KiWanis club; M. E. Billiard, Lion!
club; J. A. Allegood, Exchang,
club; M. v. Barnhill, Jr., Exchang,
club; Rupert Bryan, Jaycees, ane
Harrington representing Chambe,
OF Commerce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
SIDELINES
By Edward X. Sachs
Star Sports Editor

At Philadelphia's Memorial
stadium this Saturday, two of the
nations leading football teams,
will lock horns in the Big" game
of American football, the Army.
Navy battle.
Close to 100000 fans will crowd
the large bowl in the City OF
Brotherly Love to see the young
men from West Point and Anna.
polls commit meyhem on each
other.
From this distant point, Army
seems to be at least 10 points bet
ter than their Crabtown foes.
Since defeating the University Of
North Carolina, 46 to 0, in Sep.
TENDER, 1914, they have played Is
games without defeat and in none
of these games had the Cadets
seemed in danger of losing.
Their 1914 record includes wins
over Brown, SO to O; Pittsburgh,
SO to 7; Coast Guard Academy
rs to 0; Villanova, SO to 0; Notre
Dame, SO to o: Pennsylvania, 81
to 7; and Navy % to 7. This year
the Cadets have beaten the A. A.
F. of Louisville, 80 to 0; Wake
Forrest, 81 to o; Michigan, % to
7; Melhlle P. T., SIS to 10; Duke,
48 to 10; Villanova, 81 to 0; Notre
Dame, - to O: and Pennsylvania,
81 to 0.
While all the outstanding stars
playing in the game won't be wear.
ing Cadet uniforms-Navy's Dick
Duden is leading contender for
All-American honors at end as is
Rich Scott, Navy center, the out.
standing gridders on either team
this season have been Army's one.
two punch of Doc Blanchard, the
South Carolina fullback who hit.
as hard as an atom-crusher and
Glen Davis, the California speed
boy.
However if two fail to come
through in their accustomed style
Davis and Blanchard between
them have scored more touch
downs than all the Navy back!
combined and in one game Davi
registered 230 yards, more thai
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
Colorful St. Mary's
Ready For Sugar Bowl

SAN FRANC1sO, Nov. 26.-lP)
st. Mary's 'teen-aged football
players, comprising one Of the
most colorful gridiron aggrega-
tons seen on the coast in many
years, Wrapped with delight on the
Moraga campus today as they
learned they had been selected to
meet Oklahoma A. & NJ. in the
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans on
New Years Day.
In San Francisco, Coach jim
mie Phelsn, attending the weekly
football writer's meeting, describ-
ed the reaction Of his youthful
bunch of players to the news.
'They were pretty downcast
when they lost to U. c. L. A. Is
to Z two weeks ago, and thought
they had missed an opportunity
to play in one of the post season
games" Phelan said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
YMCA Basketball League
Holds Meeting Tonight

The YMCA Sunday School Basket
ball league will hold meeting to-
night at 7:30, Adam Smith, phys
ical director of the Y.1CA announc-
ed last night.
Smith asks that all churchs In.
tending to sponsor teams in the
league this season to be represents
ed.
Present plans call for the first
games in the Junior division to
be played at noon Saturday. Senior
league games will be played on
Thursday, starting at p. m. while
Intermediate games will be played
on Saturday starting at 7 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
BOWL LINEUPS

NEW YORK, Nov. rs. -UH-
The New Years day Bowl line
up at q glance:
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calf.
Alabama VS.. Pacific Coast
champion, either Southern Cali
fornia or Washington State.
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans,
La.-Oklahoma A. & M. VS.. st.
Mary's of California.
Orange Bowl, Miami. Fla
Holy Cross VS.. opponent yet to
be named, possibly Miami Uni
versity, Virginia or Louisiana
state.
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex
Southwest conference cham
pion, probably Texas, VS..
Tulsa, Virginia or Louisiana
State.
Sun Bowl, Ell Paso, Tex
New Mexico VS.. opponent yet
to be named.
Oil Bowl, Houston, Tex
Neither principal yet named.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27

any Navy back except Clyde
Scott, has gained in the entire
season-there are several Cadets
who will take their place in the
steamroller touchdown machine
that is Army.
First, the Army line is probably
the strongest college seven man
unit gathered together since
Fordham's forward wall of ten
years ago. Among the Huskies
are an All-American tackle, De-
witt Coulter, the team captain,
John Green at guard, tough John
Nemetz, the other tackle, Art
Gerometta, former University of
Illinois starting guard, and a
flock of good hard charging ends
headed by Barney Poole and Hank
Foldberg.
Backfield stars in addition to
Davis and Blanchard have been
Shorty McWilliams, good enough
to be named to several All-Ameri-
cans last season as a freshman
at Mississippi State, and the
quarterback, smooth-passing Ar
mold Tucker of Miami, Fla.
Across the field, Navy has sew
eral stars. However, Commander
Oscar E. Hegberg has not been
able to construct a cohesive at
tack. In the Notre Dame game,
last minute tackle by Tony
Minisi was all that saved the Mid
dies from defeat. (Arny 48 Notre
Dame 0; Navy 6 Notre Dame g..
Minisi again saved the day for the
Middies against his old alma md
ter, Penn, by catching a last min
ute desperation pass. (Army 81
Penn o; Navy IA Penn g.
Bob Kelly, former Notre Dame
star, Clyde Scott, Bruce Smith,
Bob Hoernschemeyer, ex-Hoosier
passer, Bob jenkins, former
Bama linebucker or Bill Barron
might be able to score for Navy
once. But it looks as if once won't
be enough to defeat an Army
team which in two years has scor-
ed 855 points to A for its oppon-
entS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
SUGAR BOWL CAME
PROMISES ACTION
By BRYAN PUTNAM
United Press Sports Writer

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26-W.D-
Sugar Bowl officials promised to-
day that some $4,000 fans will see
go minutes of colorful thrills and
offensive football on New Years
Day when undefeated Oklahoma
A. and M. clashes with once-beat-
en- St. Mary's.
Oklahoma A. and M, champion
of the Missouri Valley conference,
will be led by A1l-American half
back Bob Fenimore, the nation
leading ground gamer.
St. Mary's, conquered only by
UCLA, will have its ace in Her
man Wedemeyer-a running, pass
ing, punting, blocking back who
has been ranked by Notre Dame
Coach Frank Leahey as the equal
of Marchy Schwartz, one of the
fighting Irish's brightest stars.
Sugar Bowl officials, always
mindful of a game that will please
the fans, indicated that the wide.
open football played by both teams
was a large factor in the final
selection.
Here are the records that will
be brought to the Sugar Bowl for
the sports classic:
Oklahoma A. and M.-Arkansas
1914; Denver 31-7; SMU 26-12;
Utah 24-o; TCU 1912; Tulsa 1876;
Texas Tech 1855; and Oklahoma
40.
St. Mary's - California 2o-13;
Stockton MAS $50; Nevada 800;
College of Pacific 61-0; McClel
land Field $50; Southern Calisor.
MIA 300; Fresno State 1925; and
the UCLA defeat.
Jim Lockabaugh, Aggie coach,
piloted his team to a $40 victory
over TCU in the Cotton Bowl last
January. St. Mary's is coached
by Jim Phelan, who tutored at Pur-
due, Missouri and Washington be-
fore taking his present job.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
Newcomers Grounding
GoHdom;s'Old Guard
BY WILLIAM TUCKER
United Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 26. -Wn)-
Nobody has said anything lately
about Byron Nelson, the greatest
golfer of all time and as the lions
Of the links headed tonight for the
Florida winter swing 1t looked like
prize money for many a pro and
fun and fame for the amateurs.
No sport has leveled off during
the young postwar period any more
than tournament golf. The way tho
boys have been gyrating up and
down the order of finish the last
few months would give you the i'm
preston that an elimination series
is under way to produce another
Sir Galahad of golf like Bobby
Jones.
We would be the last to take
any credit away from Nelson, who
plans to rest for couple of months,
no doubt swayed in that decision
by the bullying sockful Of cash he
swept up during the first half Of
the year.
But Byron's par-shattering per.
formances, which had looked like
demonstrating stuff in competi'
ton with his wartime contemp
cries, came into truer focus not
long after Ben Hogan snapped his
lieutenant tunic for multi and his
trusty midiron.
In fact, Hogan trimmed Nelson
in the Portland Open with per
Torrance that will go down with
the hottest in the games history
The Portland Course, a 6,7O0-yarc
layout especially toughened for the
tournament. was negotiated by Mel
son in 275 strokes for the 70 hole:
-13 under par. But the diminutive
Hogan, excelling his best pre-wa1
stride, tore around the turf in {
GREATNESS 261 strikes-27 under pal
and an unheard of 65-1-2-stroke
average for each 10 holes.
Hogan has stayed right up there
among the top pro finishers eve1
since but down the stretch of the
1915 season he, as well as the other
career golfers, have had to take
a. back seat to the eager young
amateurs who came along in the
wake of VI day.
Freddie Haas of New Orleans, a
pre-war veteran of travelling in fast
fairway company, broke the pros
chain of victories when he captur-
ed the Memphis open. Then came
Cary Middlecoff of Memphis and
Frank Stranahan of Toledo to take
the Pinehurst and Durham meets
with a one-two punch that knock
ed the money boys back on their
heels for fair.
Both Middlecoff and Stranahan
have the youth, ability and zeal
that marks them as prominent fig.
ures in COLTS next golden area
whether they stay simon-pure or
decide to board the gravy train.
Middlecoff, still holding an army
lieutenant's commission as a den
fist, is "a and Stranahan just 23-
the ideal age bracket for golfers on
the verge of the big time.
So as they move on Florida fol
the Orlando open, starting Thurs
day, and a December date at Mi
ami the competition is fast ane
furious and the list of gallery fav
orites is swelling. Fore!, men, and
keep your heads down,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
ALL.BIG TEN TEAM

CHICAGO, Nov. 26-W.D-Un-
defeated Indiana, conference
champion, and Ohio State, last
years winner, dominate the
United Press 1915 All-Big Ten
football team, placing three
men each on the first team In
comparison to two for Purdue
and Northwestern and one for
Michigan.
The first team:
LE-Max Morris, North
western, Soph. -- 1875
LT-Russell Thomas, Ohio
State, Jr. ------------ SZ2
LG-James Lecture, North
western, FIR. ----- 215
C-Harold Watts, Michi-
gan, Jr. -- 1877
RG-Warren Amling, Ohio
State, Jr. ---- 1877
RT-Tom Hughes, Purdue,
OF. ZZO
RE-Ted Kluszewski, In
diana, Soph. --- 205
QB-Pete Pihos, Indiana,
Jr. ------------ 2o5
Hb-George Taliaferro, In
diana, FIR. 1855
HB-Edward Cody, Purdue,
ST.: 2o5
FB-Ollie Cline, Ohio State.
soph. -------------- 1874
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27

BUY U. S. VICTORY BONDS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
BOWL FOR DEACONS?

Ell PASO, Tex. Nov. 26-P)-
Denver University or Wake For
est will play New Mexico univer
sity in the Sun Bowl on New Years
day, I. w. BUS" Gillet, chair
man of the Sun Bowl football com
mittee, said today. The final selec
ton will be announced tonight OF
tomorrow, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-27
Piedmont Committee Inspects Legion Stadium Toda
Middle Coach Thinks
Army Can Be Beaten
ANNAPOT1C NJ,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Ma,
1t isn't Impossible IVY ~. "a
beat Army" wi Us y
Those words c.ne f.
the lips of Comdr. 0scsr IN n t,2s
berg today as Nays head : aa'
began final preparations s'4 a., s''&
big game of the year viii, j'' 'a'
in Philadelphia saturd, n-~' A'2r
And all over the Nayy
there were plain indics+i,ysa n'l
the Midshipmen feel the e.n. Id
about their annual clash ZANE ,,l.e v
mighty eleven from We,. WA N
On the front of Banc,o,.. F :,
the Middies dormitorv. b' '.' ,a
signs; Beat Army" ''''. q. As'
Be Done" NCa
Up in his office in +bo ,.,
department, Hagberg. f,, as'-'
severe head cold, dro3 r,.'
thought here and there T fY'a
cumulated into an attitude ', ,,..' IL
one of the toughest ass,s, ~s't
a Navy team has ever tsc ,.;''
We're preparing for Ar rr,'
Like any other game" 5o
and the implication va, az r., u
taxable that the Middies s Will
awed by Army's 6l.O and a a,S
umphs over Penn and Notro NJ.
respectively. D','
Against those two toar,, y
settled for l4-7 victory ~. S,l
Sc tie. 'al
Saying in effect that Army,.
clded advantage over Nayy "
Penn and Notre Dame result, 81 W.
not be as significant as t5s, '- Z.
ed: 'Af'ai
I'VE had our worst dsv NJ q
year against Penn. We f,~s.
all over the lot. If Army will m.,
that many mistakes aoain, ,',
we'll beat the Cadets y
"As to Notre Dame tbo :.
thought they saw a chance IA
us. They played like tesn
a dream. I couldn't copceiy,
them playing the same kind
game against Army the very y.
Saturday.
And that thing about wRs4.
Notre Dame scored what VA
have been the winning toucss,-
against us late in the game
the Irish with mental banso1.
Il know how that preys On !
minds of the kids. They fret ,b.
it for days and the next game vi
around before you can get tn,
mentally ready"
OF another common foe Mir.
gan, Hagberg commented tb,t
wolverines came to BaltmnI
with an idea they might bes.
but I doubt if they had any III
notion against the Army in MI
York"
Army beat Michigan by I'll
The Middies improved on MI
margin by five points, &c.,
Hagberg has resented cri-iciri
OF his teams attack early in
season, and no touched on
point with: Z
Nobody has held us scored
this year, although Notre Dad
came awfully close to doing
"And this will be the first
since 1926, when Army and "
tied 21-21 in another natl
championship game, that Y
has come up to the Army &
with an undefeated record
He believes the Middies ar
"game-Wise as they come
that chose kids have done
things this season time and d
that simply were not in the boz
in gaining recognit@
probably the seasons outsta@
OppOrtuniStS.