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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 1l.-tR-We're
a little discouraged about u T
friend Ray Dumont. the big hooil-
ran is turning sissy on us; actually
beginning to til ink the oaseoal'
rules are pretty good as they are.
He isn't even suggesting minor
change this year, such as having
the outfielders patrol their gardens
in airplanes or giving the batter
the choice Of going up to hit the
ball or just announcing he was con-
ceding himself a two base hit
and taking his place at second,
thus eliminating the time the
pitcher wastes trying to throw
two-base-hit ball.
Ordinarily Dumont comes up
with some such idea every year.
and uses his national semi pro
baseball congress at Wichita as a
guinea pig. Last year he tried sort
Of an ambidextrous base running
scheme. with the batter allowed to
head in any direction he pleased.
The result was astonishing. with
the players getting mixed up all
this like, They should have had a
conductor at each base to punch
tickets to see that the runners were
going in the right direction.
Anyway, Dumont says that after
many experiments he's convinced
the public doesn't. want any new
tangled ideas in the rules. The re-
mark was prompted by a publ
eized scheme to speed up the sanne
BY making it seven innings. witt
four outs for each team inning.
1--WE tried out a plan to speee
up the game back in 1885," Du
mont explains. This speed W
plan had previously been advocat
ed by a Florida college professor
Batters advanced to first base OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Ry LACK HAND

NEW YORK, Jan. H. up -
Straws in the wind today indicat-
ed baseball man would be chos-
en- to succeed the late Commits
sioner Kenesaw Mountain Lands
possibly at the February joint
meeting of the major leagues in
New York.
An Associated Press poll Of club
owners and general managers,
who must make the decision, re-
vealed a decided trend toward
man versed in the rules and prob
lens of the game rather than a
acknowledgement figure not iden'
titled with the sport.
With the exception of President
Ed Barrow of the New York
Yankees, who said he would sup
port any one of four men, none
of the moguls offered candidates
Barrow said he would vote for
President Ford Frick of the ma.
tional league, president Will Har.
ridge of the American league,
General Manager Warren Giles Of
Cincinnati or Louis McAvoy, di.
rector of broadcasting in the
American loop. He insisted on a
man from within the game.
F1ick, who has gained surpris.
ing unsolicited support from the
rival circuit, leads the list of pos
sibilities.
Although the original impression
was that neither league would vote
for man from the other, that
barrier appears to be crumbing
if not already eliminated.
Harridge has said he definitely
is not interested and Giles, when
oueried about his preference, re-
piled in part: II do not think a
mans identification with baseball
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
YANKS TRAINING
CHINESE FORCES

CHUNGKING, Jan. H. tP -
American training cadres are be-
ing attached in large numbers to
various echelons of the Chinese
army to give the Chinese the bene-
fit of American experience in mod
ern warfare, Maj. Gen. Albert G..
Wedemeyer disclosed today.
The commander of U. S. forces
in China said the plan included
formation of air ground support
teams, on which Maj. Gen. Claire
L. Chennault, U. S. 14th Air Force
commander, had representatives.
He also disclosed that two War
Department radar experts, Pr. Ed
ward L. Bowles and Louis N. Ri
denour, recently visited China and
that Maj. Gen. George E. Strate-
meyer, U. S. Eastern Air Com
mand chief, now was visiting in
Chungking.
Wedemeyer asserted without
elaboration that the japanese had
made several "unsound strategic
moves in China, and still were
worried about Russia
He predicted early recapture OF
Wanting on the Burma border.
He warned that the American
Philippines operations did not pre-
clude fresh japanese offensive
westward in China.
IF they think they have time
they might try to take Running
and perhaps .Chungking," he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
National League imp
Returns To Chicago
After Pacific Tour

CHICAGO, Jan. II. - M) = John
tBeans) Reardon, national league
umpire. arrived in Chicago today
after six-Week entertainment tour
of the southwest Pacific where ne
talked baseball with American SOL
diers.
The morale Of our soldiers IN
the southwest Pacific" Reardon
said, lis Of the best. but they
want equipment to get this 1oo
done in a hurry.
Reardon seid he, would give a
series OF war plant talks in the
Chic 70 area il an effort to speed
production.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
COACHES PLAN
FIVE CHANGES
IN GRID CODE
Proposals To Prohibit Out
OF Bounds Kickoff
Head List
nv HAROLD HARRISON

COT ,UMBUS, O., Jan. IL. -Hl-
Tho rules committee on the Ma
tional College Football Coaches
Association voted today to rec
ommend five major changes IN the
collegiate gridiron code.
Of prime importance were pro
posals to prohibit the out OF bounds
kickoff and to permit forward
passing anywhere behind the line
of scrimmage.
The coaches suggestions will be
presented by the rules committee
Of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association when it meets several
weeks hence.
Eastern colleges operated during
the past season under the propos.
ed forward passing and KICKOFF
rules The Western Conference had
an agreement among its coaches
| not to kick off out of bounds.
Under the proposed rule kick
off going out of bounds would be
kicked off again with the kicking
team being penalized five yards. :.
Under present rules forward
passes may not be thrown closer
than five yards behind the line OF
scrimmage.
The other changes which the
coaches voted at an all-day session
to recommend were:
/. To make q use of a one-lnch
tee, to be provided by the officials,
mandatory for kickoffs.
2. That where the forearm is
used in blocking, the hand must
be held against the body, and
striking in the face with the elbow
should be prohibited.
| 8. To lessen the severity of the
penalty for an attempted lateral
pass which is thrown forward. I'm
der the suggested rule there would
be a five-yard penalty and a down
from the point where the attempt
ed lateral was thrown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Election OF Baseball
CzarAnticipated Soon

either qualities or disqualifies him
for the position of commissioner,
but l doubt the wisdam of select
ing someone with baseball identi-
fications if some equally qualified
man without such Identification is
available.''
Comments by other executives
Included:
Sam Breadon, President of the
ST Louis Cardinals, Everything
being equal, I prefer man with
baseball experience.
Bob Quinn, president of the Bos-
ton Braves - "A commissioner of
baseball, whether selected from
outside or inside of baseball,
should have at least a general I'M
Outstanding of what the game is
all about because the broad gen
eral powers of the commissioner
are such that no man can func-
ton properly otherwise.
Clark Griffith, president of the
Washington Senators-"I prefer a
man with vast baseball expert
ence."
Philip K. Wrigley, president OF
the Chicago Cubs-"I do not be.
lieve selection should be influenc.
ed by previous occupation if he is
the right man personally
A 10-man committee appointed
to draw up new major league
agreement, which outlines the
powers, term and salary Of the
office Of commissioner, held a
sketchy three hour session in Chi.
cago last week and will finish a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
The Sports. rail

intentional walks without any balls
being thrown and players took no
warm up practice between inn
ings. The fans poo poohed the
idea. They asked: why speed up
the game, anyway
I'm convinced after all these
years that the fans want the game
dressed up more but they're dead
set against streamline changes in
the playing rules
Dumont's first brainstorm about
changing the rules was in 1880,
when he decided golf had better
scoring rules than baseball. He
sponsored an exhibition game with
the scoring patterned after golf.
That is, the team with the most
runs per inning was credited with
that frame. The teams alternated
each inning in batting first and
last. The final score, Dumont re-
calls. was something like two up
and one to go.
He'll continue to dress up the
game to get 1t out OF the hoop'
skirt era, however. Such innova.
tions as the illuminated scoreboard,
pneumatic home plate buster and
|jack-in-the box microphone to air
arguments will be retained, with
additions Of anything that filters
into, his mind.
incidentally, we are expecting to
get Dumont's preview Of 1945 semi
pro baseball any day now, and for
optimism we guarantee it will
break all records. The prospect Of
Major League As going into war
plants would mean better semi-prc
teams for those plants, which mean
|hetter crowds, which mean better
money, etc. The Byrnes' statement
didn't just have silver lining for
Dumont. 1t practically turned any
clouds inside out for him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
SAN JUAN HAS
HOT BOWL GAME

SAN JUAN, P. R., Jan. H.
(UP)-American soldiers stationed
in Dutch Guina had their bowl
game New Years Day, too-the
Chigger Bowl classic.
Minus roses, oranges and sugar,
the game was played against a
tropical backdrop of palm trees,
hot, chigger-in infested sand and a
torrid Guianese sun, according to
reports which reached antilles de-
partment headquarters here. to-
day.
The game had its innovations,
too. There were eight men to the
team and the playing field was
limited--by the denee tropical I'M
drgrowth-to 80 yards.
1.-THE stateside $40 seats were
hand-hewn logs with canopy of
banana leaves to keep the tenn
perature below 100 degrees, the
public relations office reported.
There was no band to parade
between the halves but the chat
tering Of macaWs and parrots was
much more appropriate"
The Airway Rams" captained
by Sgt. Robert E. Richie Of Dor
chester, Mass, were pi e d
against the Air Base "Bonecrush-
ers," led by Sgt. Jerry barrow,
Marquette university alumnus.
The only score of t h game
came in the second quarter when
Corp. Homer ]. Creason, Jr., of
Glendale, Cal, intercepted a
Rams pass on his own 1O-yard
line and gafloped 70 yards for a
touchdown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Sheet Metal Quintet
Defeats Cats, 1913
Cockerham, N. c. Stat.
Star, Leads MetaIists
With 10
By WEDDELL HARRISs

In a fast-moving hardwood An,
counter in the high school svn
last night, the New Hanover cao.
men bowed to the Sheet sxjal
Workers quint, 1928.
The locals got off to n,
start with a first quarter lead NJ
1873, and held an 1914 hat-tin,
advantage.
However, a rejuvenated Sheet
Metal five took to the floor al
lowing intermission, and headed
by Neil Crockerham, former N E
State star, and Johnny Wilbourns
held the Cats to scant two Dom,
during the third period while rack
ing up II tallies for a 27-2O lead
which was increased to 3 s5.g
count favoring the visitors when
the final whistle blew.
Crockerman took high scorn,
honors for the metalists with n
points, while Wilbourne and pay
ton chalked up 9 each for III.
yarders.
Lineup:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Bo;nbridge Grid Star,
Of State High School
Fame, Ex-Commodore

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Jan. IL.
R-"Choo-Choo" Charlie JUS
tice, the Asheville, N. c., back
who jumped from high school
team to a berth on the second
national service All-America
eleven in two years, became
an ex-Bainbridge commodore
today.
Justice, whose 13 touch
downs this fall paced the crack
cambridge eleven to its Sec
ond indicated season and to
II victories in two years with
out a defeat, was detached to-
day. No word was fOrthcom-
ing as to his destination.
An 18-year-old school boy,
Justice stole the limelight in
1913 from such stars as Bill
De Correvont, Don Durdan and
Bill Dutton, scoring a total of
46 points and winning place
on the mid-Atlantic all-service
eleven.
In 1914, Justice was used as
2 spot runner and ran wild
through cambridge opponents
for a total of "a points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
DEWEY APPOINTS
CINDERELLA MAN
TO BOXING BODY
Governor Says Eagan Will
Be Reelected Com
mittee Chairman
BY JACK CUDDY
v1nited Press Staff Correspondent

(OnltcQ 1IcSo Os"AA wa
NEW YORK, Jan. IL UP)-
Gov. Thomas Dewey today ap-
pointed Eddie Eagan-Cinderella
man, of amateur boxing-to mem
bership on the New York State
Athletic Commission, with the I'M
Outstanding that he will be elect
ed chairman of that important pu-
gilistic body next week.
The governor recognized the
moral value of wartime sports by
making personal announcement
of Eagans appointment at a con-
ference of sports writers in the
Hotel Roosevelt. Dewey e r
stressed this moral value while
chatting with reporters.
Eagan, the former olympic and
A. E. F. boxing champion who
became a New York attorney and
husband Of nillionairess Margaret
Colgate, will succeed John j. Phe-
Ian, who was chairman for IL
years and whose last term explr-
ed necemper 81.
Eagan, who was born in Den
yer, Colorado, 46 years ago-one
of five sons in a poor family
doubtless is not interested now in
the $500 annual salary which the
chairman receives. T h recently
retired Lieutenant Colonel OF the
Army Air Force probably plans
to use the post as a political
springboard, as did Jim Farley
who was chairman before Phelan
The commission comprises a
chairman and two other members
but owing to the resignation o.
D. Walker Wear and the expira
ton of Phelan's term, only one
member remained on the boare
before today's appointment - DR.
C. B. Powell, New York Negro
publisher and real estate m n
Dewey said Phelan would be ask
ed to remain a commission mem
Der until third man can be ap
POINTED
The commission, which controls
professional boxing and wrestling
does not supervise t h amateur
divisions of those sports, which are
handled by the Amateur Athletic
Union. Eagan said he thought the
AAU was doing a good job with
the Simon-pure maulers and mat
men. He will investigate possibili
ties Of cooperating closely with
the National Boxing Association
hoping to eliminate dual champi
ons in certain divisions.
Eagan, a six-footer with grazing
brown hair, is the most famous
performer in amateur ring history
most of his Embarrassing wa:
done during his college days al
Denver university, Yale. Harvard
and Oxford, England, and while
in the Army during the first world
war. His achievements included
the western middleweight amateur
championship at Denver, the A. E.
F. middleweight championship a,
Paris; the national amateur hea.
vyweight championship at Boston
in 1920; the olympic light heavy
title at Antwerp, Belgium in 20;
and the British amateur heavy.
weight crown later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Rocky Mount Resident
Heads Farm Committee

RALEIGH, Jan. H. Up Rep.
Thomas J. Pearsall of Rocky Mount
has been named president of the
Agricultural Foundation, Inc, re-
Gently chartered corporation to-
supplement State funds IN occurring
better teaching and research per-
sonnet for the State College school
of agriculture, it was announced
today.
Other officers are C. w. Tilson
of Durham, first vice president;
Claude T. Hall of Roxboro, second
vice president; and J. G. Vann of
Raleigh, secretary treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Amateur Boxer, 20, Dies
After Knockout In Fight

:*:MINNEAPoL1s, Jan. 11.-7tR =
Nifiiam' Krutzig, 20-year-old anna
teur boxer who was knocked out
III a bout here last night, died in
ST.. Mary's hospital today without
regsining consciousness.
Krutzig was knocked out in the
first round OF bout with Bob Lee
at the. Ascension Club. His head
struck the padded canvas as he
fell. A'post mortem mas been or
dered ito determine the cause Of
death. =.
4 Krutzig had been examined by a
State Boxing Commission doctor be-
fore the bout. and pronounced fit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
Chicago Jockey Rides
J, Wisea,;:y,ou Te Victory

\, MEXICO Cit Y, j an. II. = (R -
j ack Filter of Chicago rode G. z.
Caryanaza,s -Wiseasy on TO win the
featured Preniid. Morelia today be-
fore, 13, 5o2 fans at the Hipodrono
De Las Americas 4; d. 3, r. 4
Filter rode a winner lin the
fourth, race, and: had. second and
a third. Fsrnando Fernandez OF
Cuba, leading jockey this season,
won. the first, third and eighth
,rasessands finished second in the
fourth and. sixth races. Z -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
BEAN CROP DAMAGE

LAKELAND, Fla, Jan. 11.-(R-
Peter Lins, of the American Fruit
Co., of South Miami, estimated
that damage to bean crops in the
Lake Okeechobee region from to-
days cold probably would total
95 per cent of all planted"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
PROFESSOR NAMED

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. IL
(UP)-Hugh e. McKinstry, an as
sistant in the. Office of Economic
Warfare in Washington since 1941,
was appointed today as professor
of geology at Harvard University
effective July i. Prior to enter
ing Government service, he was
on the faculty, Of the University of
Wisconsin and Massachusetts In
stitute Of Technology. i,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12

a booklet containing the opinions Of Ia
nasus doctors en- this interesting subject
Will 81 sent FREE. while they last, to
any reader writing to the Educational
Division, SIS Fifth Ave-, New York,
N. H., Dept. A-s5l.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-12
SHEET METAL
Cadet Mckinley Cheshire
Starts Flight Trainin,

EAGLE PASS ARMY AIR BASE
Texas, Jan. 11.-Aviation Cad.
Mckinley Cheshire, Jr., son d
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley Cheshir.
of East Wilmington, began his
basic training this week in this
base on the Texas bank Of tn.
Rio Grande.
After completing this pha. Of
his preparation he will enter an
advanced flying school for final
training leading to a Flying o.
ficer's commission.
The writings of Linnaeus On u.
sex system in plant life shockA
the religious world OF the 18th esa
tury and were banned for years ID
several European countries.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
.LST, zoo Vets
Off for Detroit

The navy's staunch LST-512,
carrying 200 war veterans, and a
thrilling war exhibit, weighed an
chor at Chicago today bound for
Detroit on the last leg of an event.
full 6,500-mile journey from Nor
mandy.
Due here Monday, the boat will
make a stop at Port Huron prob
ably Sunday TO pick up reporters
of Detroit newspapers. The Today
exhibit, expected to attract many
thousands of Detroiters, will open
Tuesday at noon at the foot of
Woodward.
Among the veterans aboard are
heroes from all theaters of war
and include men from the navy,
coast guard and marine corps.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
Glimpse Of Of Liberty Brings Returning Eyes

Cpl. William Rich, u Of ROYAL
Oak; Pfc. Robert Sponclcr. p
of Leverlng; Cpl. Carl Cummins.
33, of Flint; Pfc. Patrick Sat
terlli, 80, Jackson.
Never saw SO many overseas
stripes.
To Camp Shanks, for day and
then home.
They have a fine steak dinner
which leaves them beamIng.
So don't let US hear any more
complaints from civilians about
those vanishing steaks.
At Shanks the Italians fry 210
at one time-l4 steak griddles,
ID 10 each. II was like looking
into a jewelTy store window to
see those 30 T-boneS Sputtering
over the coke fire.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
Policemen Nearby,
Bandit RObs Store

With more than a dozen police
men less than 80 feet away, a
lone bandit this afternoon robbed
the Pett millinery store - 22l ! GFa-
tiot, Of S25.
The bandit. a Negro used a
knife 10 threaten Lena Zenke. 58,
of 1880 Helen, a clerk in the store.
The entrance 10 Hunt street police
station is about 80 feet from the
store.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
Bit CREW CHIEF

VI Sgt Robert Schroeder, 25,
of 1914 Fourteenth, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Schroeder.
was a BIZ crew chief who helped
get those BITS ready for the big
PloeSti raids.
And the sixth is Sgt. Walter
Wierzbick. 81, Of 7547 Stockton,
whose nearest relative is his sis
ter Mrs. Sophie Kolly, of that
address. GrInning, he insisted /
take a pack Of GI cigarets.
I'm just so glad TO see some
body from Detroit, and TO
know YOU remember us fellows
from the Italian boot. Sc we
have Italian prisoners doing
kP at Camp Shanks where
were going? Well, well"
Hes a BIZ crew chief and feels
his 1Z6 points are not going to
influence ms future life TO any
great extent.
We scrambled down four decks
10 find : sgt. Albert Worries, 33,
of ass W Willis; M/Sgt. Owen
Temple, IS. of 4S3S Hurlbut; Pfc.
Arthur Borowski, IS, of 1853
Berkshire Pvt. Jack Carithers,
25, of 2l2S Hurlbut; Sgt. Fred
Chandler, 25. Of 5771 French I'd;
Sgt Leslie Cummings, %, of 1926
Turner; Pfc. John Beller, 81. of
ST. Navahoe. S/Sgt Cord on
Grant. SO. of 1875 Broadstreet /;
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
TOTAL 800 POINTS

What about these six boys Of
the 18th AR Force from Italy
and Africa and Sicily and
France
Together they have a combined
service of l5'2 years OF overseas
fighting, points total about 800.
All wear the deep blue ribbon Of
Presidential citation. some Of
them with Oak Leaf Clusters.
Lowe. who went 10 Eastern
High and worked as a time study
man an L S Rubber. talked about
the little official welcome
I'VE didn't figure YOU remem-
bered us fellows from Italy. Did
we get Kick out Of that: or
that WAC band. Imagine them
getting up AT four In the morn
ing 10 play for our homecoming.
II was swell. And when all the
whistles in the harbor blew a
welcome ! got a funny lump in
my throat"
SHUTTLE BOMBER
Lowe. whose mother is Mrs
Annie Lowe. was ground crew
chief for a fighter group which
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09

know of old, who were so sure
they were going TO win. ] never
found German who would
admit anything about us except
that our equipment was good"
Sgt. Basil Harris. 26, of Mar
lette, who used TO work for Chew
rolet. is anxious 10 get 10 a tele-
phone 10 talk TO his wife, Ida
Mae, who Is up north with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Harris.
He was a crew chief for fighter
planes. fought in England, Africa,
and on up through Ploesti for
which he won his citation. A s
foot, 2 inch blond giant, he is
Soft-Spoken and he knows Corsica
as well as Italy and France.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
Medley Convicted

WASHINGTON juno 8 (INS)
"A district court jury has found
Joseph d. Medley, A, escaped
Michigan convict. guilty of first
degree murder in the robbery
Staying last March 6 of red haired
Mrs. Nancy Boyer, "A. The YER
dict carries a mandatory death
penalty.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
2 SHIPS LAND TROOPS

BOSTON. June 8 CUP)-TUo
army troopships, the MaripoSa
and the Argentine docked here
today bearing 5.230 veterans of
European action. inc la din Q
wounded, liberated prisoners of
war and soldiers on rotation fur
lough..
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
Spanish Oil Deal On

MADRID, June 8 QNSJ-Per-
mitS for the construction of oil
tanks with storage capacity Of
$4,000 tons Of fuel al Las Palmas
have been issued to the American
Vacuum OIL Co.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09

docked at StepletOn state
Island, today, bringing 4,425
soldiers home from Europe. The
group included I3 liberated prison
ers and 1918 wounded men.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
BY VERA BROWN

NEW YORK PORT OF DE-
BARKATION. June 8-The great
gray troopship slides up the bay
toward that sight for which 1902
American boys have dreamed so
lonE-the Statue OF Liberty.
They had been waving and
shouting, packed on the top deck,
10 masts. yelling their
Of the WAC band aboard
the welcome yacht which piled
beside them.
Suddenly as the "old girl"
comes into view silence de-
Sccnds on the men in khaki.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
TRIBUTE TO OLD GIRL

Some unashamedly have tears
IN their eyes. Others brush their
hands across their face 10 pre-
tend n IS just the bright sun.
One and all they pay that sym
boI Of liberty tribute-Silencc.
But soon the USS Gen. Richard
son pulls into Pier 81 Reporters
and photographers pour aboard
We run yelling.
Where are the Detroit boys?
Where's Chicago-Or Ipdian-
apolis or Philadelphia 2"
find SIX of our boys standing
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-09
4.425 MORE RETURN

NEW YORK. June 8 (UP)-
Three more troop transports