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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-29
IM'SPADEN TAKES
THIRD IN TILT
Former Yankee Outfielder
Comes Up With Rush
AT Last

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. 7e.-
(UP)-Sammy Byrd. the former
Major League baseball star Of De-
troit, won the 18th Texas Open
golf championship today over
Breckenridge Park, coming from
behind on the last 10 holes to post
a 268 and nose out Byron by one
stroke.
Nelson, the leader at the three
quarter mark this afternoon.
wound up with 269, one stroke
ahead of Harold Jug McSpaden
who had 27O.
Byrd's steady stroking kept him
we'll up among the leaders through
the three days of play, but he didn't
get ahead of the pack until time
to march up and collect the cash.
His victory was worth $1,000 in
the $4,000 war bond event.
His r. hole accumulation of 1858
strokes was is under par for the
regulation II Breckenridge layout
and established a new record for
the Texas Open-three strokes I'm.
der the I'll mark set in 1899 by E. ].
Dutch Harrison.
Nelson, of Toledo, O., collected
$500 for second place and McSpad-
en-, OF Danford, Me-, took $3.50 in
war bonds.
Claude Harmon of Crosse Point,
Mich, took fourth place and $3.50
with 275, passing Ray Gafford OF
Fort Worth and Sam Schneider OF
Corpus Christi, Tex. Schneider was
fifth with 278, and Gafford tied with
Leland Gibson of Randolf Field,
Tex, and Leonard OFT of Denver
at 279 for sixth and a cut of 1926. 60
prize money.
Nelson, pre-tourney favorite and
leader through the second and
third 1S holes of play, was three
strokes ahead of Byrd as they near
ed the clubhouse-With eight holes
to play. But his sub-par golf the
rest of the way couldn't match the
closing rush of the former New
York Yankee outfielder.
While Nelson faltered on the
final three holes, Byrd closed out
with brides on the 18th, 18th, 18th,
10Th and 18th, after bogeying the
10th.
Nelson, meanwhile, birdied u
and IL, and pared the next two
before going into his decline, He
was in a woods on the 10th and
wound up with a DOGGY. Byrd par
red the hole and they evened up.
Nelson Scrambled to get pars on the
next two; erratic tee shots putting
him back in the woods, while Byra
got in with birdie and a par.
Byrds windup was 134-69-66-
1853; Nelson, 133-68-6s-26e; Mac
Spaden, 9-66-27O.
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The Sports rail

flee? "ii Oh
Does it mean that nigo+ h,.o
pail finally will rear its profita
PIE mead at Yankee Stadium. at.
Ter the club stoutly has refused
to install lights all these vearss
Night baseball is MacPhail net
Does it mean that, after The
war, the club will desert good o1d
St. Petersburg as a training camn
site and move to Cuba, or Rer-
muda, or the Canal Zone or some
other supposedly romantic adj.
dress?
Does it mean the BROOKLYN TIC
ers football team will become ne
New York Tigers, or Yankees9
Probably does, considering Ton.
pings connection.
Does it mean that Joe MacCar.
thy will stay on indefinitely ,as
manager, or eventually be SUD-
planted by a Leo Durocher or
reasonable facsimile thereof whom
MacPhail can fire and re-hire and
exchange colorful language with
periodically?
Does it mean that MacPhail
will transform the Yankees into
bis idea of a colorful ball club.
or that the Yankees will trans
form MacPhail into a sedate, un-
explosive executive?
Time alone will answer most
eff these questions, but it will take
a long time if the attitude of the
new owners oward confirming
the sale is any omen. From the
way they lodged the issue it might
have been black market transac-
ton instead of legitimate bust
ess deal. But, after all, it was
their business, and if they want
ed to keep it quiet that's also their
business.
Maybe they figure the Bombers'
bats will do all the talking neces-
sary, if and when.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-29
GRECO-RUFFM TILT
FEATURES RING CARD

NEW YORK, Jan. 28-UP)-A
third bout between Johnny Greco
Montreal welterweight, and Bobby
Ruffin of Astoria, N. Y, at Madi
son Square Garden Friday nigh
features this weeks national box
ing schedule. Greco won disput
ed decision in their first bout, No
vember II. Their second on De.
cember Is resulted in draw.
The rest of the schedule in.
cludes:
Monday-New York (St. Nick 81
Archie Moore VS.. Bob Jacobs;
Baltimore-Joe Carter VS.. Cocoa
Kid; Providence, R. I.-Louis Long
VS.. Jimmy Nelson; Holyoke, Mass.
Danny Bartfield VS.. Joe AMIGO;
Philadelphia - Gene Burton VS..
Santa Bucca; Washington-Dixie
Oliver VS.. Colin Clancy; Newark,
N. J.-Frankie Leta VS.. Rocky Pro-
gano; San Francisco-Jack Chase
VS.. Kenny Watkins; New Orleans
Pat Saia VS.. Howard Steen; Ocean
Park, Calif.-Eli Galindo VS.. FL
wood Romero; Detroit-Leon Spen-
Ger VS.. Ruby Garcia; Chicago
Bob Garner VS.. Hubert Wood.
Tuesday-New York broadway
Jimmy Doyle VS.. Johnny Jones;
White Plains, N. Y.-Vic Pignataro
VS.. Carl Olson; Jersey City-Jimmy
Mulligan VS.. Bob Wade; Hartford,
Conn.-Baby Simms VS.. Jimmy
nest; New Bedford, Mass.-Oscar
St. Pierre VS.. Marty Pembat; Ban
gor, Me.-Ralph Walton VS.. Al
Freda.
Observation-Disclosures, Tex.-Juan
Zurita VS.. Mike Belloise (non-title):
Elizabeth, N. J.-Osca- Goode VS..
Nap Mitchell.
Thursday-Fall River, Mass
Sammy Mammone VS.. Jackie Pet
ers; Philadelphia-Dorsey Lay VS..
Dave Freeman; Pittsburgh - Al
Gomez VS.. Billy Bates; New Bruins
wick, N. J.-Coolidge Miller vs..
Butch Lynch.
Friday - Worcester, Mass.-Pat
Foley VS.. Rocky Progano; Phila-
delphia-Bob Jacobs VS.. Vince
Pimpinelli; Chicago-Johnny Elan
nagan VS.. Joe Maxim.
Saturday - New York Ridge-
wood)-Tony Janiro VS.. Lew Max
well.
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KEEN RIVALRIES
FEATURE CACERS
BY TED MEIER

NEW YORK. Jan. %. - (F) -
Competition is fierce this winter
among the various college basket
hall conferences and virtually all
are in tight races with the cur
rent leaders liable to stumble daily.
Typical of the free-for-all scram-
BE was Iowa's 43-42 defeat by H.
Iaois the past week. 1t was their
first loss of the season after 10
STRAIGHT victories and threw the
Biz Ten Conference race into a
tour-way push between the Hawk
eyes, Ohio State, Illinois and Wis
coasin. Each has lost only one
league game. Underdog Wiscon-
sin upset the 12-point favorite,
Northwestern. 44-43. last night.
South Carolina, Duke and Rich
mond all are unbeaten in the South
ern Conference with the Game
cocks temporarily on top by virtue
Of having played more games.
They whipped the Citadel. 59-51,
yesterday while Duke nearly upset
unbeaten Navy before losing a
non-league game, 5443.
Tennessee. 40. PAGES the South
eastern circuit with Kentucky and
Alabama close behind. Kentucky,
previously beaten only by Tennes-
see, lost 1888 to Notre Dame in
an extra period thriller last night
in non-conference fray.
In the Southwest Conference.
Rice beat Arkansas twice to hang
on to first place by one game over
Texas Christian. Rice is unbeaten
III six league games While TCU
has 81 and Southern Methods
a4-lmark.
Colorado and Utah are engaged
N nlp-tuck battle in the Big
Seven sector. Both are unbeaten.
Oklahoma tops the Big Six with
r. but expects to be tied by Kan
saS when the Jayhawks tangle
"Ih Kansas State Tuesday.
oregon Jumped to the top in the
northern division or the Pacific
coast Conference as the roof fell
III on Washington. The Seattle five
started the week in first place
win 40 record, but lost four
straight 10 Oregon State and Ore
son to drop behind Oregon, 70,
ana oregon State. 4-3.
southern California also suffered
rs llrSt defeat in the southern half
o. the coast conference, but de-
s spIe 4l-36 setback by UCLA only
iell mic tie with the UCLANs.
pennsylvania took undisputed
TrosseSslon Of first place in the
LaS'ern intercollegiate League
:. beating Dartmouth, but can be
Vt ned by Cornell this week.
49,. III me country at large, Army
e--Q Navy continued unbeaten, 60
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Harridge, the American League
president, who also has expressed
no opposition to Tricks unnaunc-
ed candidacy for baseball commits
sioner.
Frick is understood to have the
support of all but one National
League club and of three to five
American League owners for the
job.
The meeting will open with the
circuits in separate session, when
they will be asked to ratify a new
major league agreement drawn
up recently by a 10-man commit.
tee. Little opposition is seen except
for routine changes after which
the clubs will meet in joint SEES
sion.
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Oriental Park Increases
Purses, Races To Resume

HAVANA, Jan. 28.-UP)-Horse
racing was resumed at Oriental
Park today following a four-day
strike by horsesnen, after track
officials agreed to raise the daily
purse distribution.
The park mana cement agreed to
raise purses to $4,000 weekly, a
30 per cent increase. An eight
race card was scheduled for today.
Earlier in the week, officials
closed the track after negotiations
with the horsemen failed. Track
operators said it was impossible
to increase the purses at that
time.
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BASEBALL FACES
CRITICAL WEEK
BY LEO H. PETERSEN

NEW YORK, Jan. Z6.-(UP)-
Baseball stood at the cross roads
tonight with perhaps the most fate
full week in its long and turbulent
history just ahead.
The major league executive,
with varied ideas of how to tackle
the many problems now besetting
the sport, meet here Friday and
Saturday and the news emanating
from the meeting well may shape
the future of both major and minor
circuits.
OF paramount Importance, of
course, is whether baseball can
muster enough manpower to open
its parks for regular schedules in
April. Settlement of that, however,
leads to another burning issue
which affects the individual play
ers themselves. Will they be will
ing to participate as ATS or 9TH
erwise d r t-deferred athletes
when high administration officials
have placed a stigma on their
patriotism?
Col. Larry MacPhail, the new
boss of the New York Yankees,
raised that point none to subtly in
his first press conference last
weekend, when he said that ''the
Government is going to have to
remove the stigma it has placed
unjustly on AT athletes, before we
know just how extensively we can
operate"
What probably will be the de-
Gliding factor on 1915 operations
will be the report of National
League President Ford Prick and
the head of the Washington Sena-
tors, Clark Griffith, on their man.
power conferences with Washing
ton officials last week.
Griffith told the United . Press
that on the basis of what he had
heard in the meetings, Baseball
would be able to operate, but Prick
said he would leave the matter
up to a decision by the club own
ers.
Normally. no problem could
transcend in Importance the NAM
ing of a new high commissioner,
but selection of a man for that
post actually has been relegated
to secondary position by the man.
power issue.
Frick, the old neWspaperman
and baseball's broadcaster, gained
additional stature as likely candi-
date to succeed the late Judge
Kenesaw M. Lands because of his
decision to carry basebalPs case
to Washington.
/ Frick, who has been campaign
ing quietly for the post, acted ir
the exact reverse of long stand
H ing Lands policy, which was new
H er to intervene in politics or tt
ask favors.
II Lands was opposed bitterly to {
Wa shington lobby such as racing
and other sports have developed
but Frick feels apparently that thu
sport needs a spokesman, though
not necessarily a national coordi
nator. is supporters approved hi
action in discussing baseball
problems with Selective Service
Director. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her
shew and other high Government
officials.
However, Leslie O'Connor, veter
an secretary to Lands and chair
man of the three man advisor,
board named for interim steward
ship over baseball, said Prick wa
presumptuous in taking the NOV
without consulting him. There wa
no criticism, however, from Wi
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Jock Sutherland Held
Likely Steeler Mentor

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 28.- LP -
Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steel
ers pro football team said today
he and co-oWner Bert Bell have
"only one possible coach in mind
to- succeed Walt Kiesling who re-
signed Friday.
Rooney admitted negotiations had
been opened and said, eff he is not
available we'll start shopping else
where among the country's lead
ing coaches"
Although Rooney refused to name
the sought-after coach, local sports
circles said he was 1t. Cmdr. Jock
Sutherland, former coach at the
University of Pittsburgh and coach
of the Professional Brooklyn Dodg-
ers.
II think our man will make up
his mind within a month, though,
SC we ought to know something
soon," Rooney said.
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Speed Skating Crown
Won By War Veteran

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Jan. %
-(UP)-A Patterson, N. j., vet
eran of World War II, Herman
Van Putten, 35, won the New York
State speed skating championship
here before an estimated CROWD
of 5000 persons today, a week at
ter clinching the Middle Atlantic
title at Newburgh, N. Y.
Van Putten finished first in the
senior mems 40, 4S0ysrd and
one-mile events to garner 80 points,
so point lead over his nearest
rival, Frank Briggs, New York.
The Patterson star also won a
special three-mile race, with Gil
bert SWordsma, New York, second,
and Roy Erickson, Brooklyn
third.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-29
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN

,,ou YORK, Jan. 28.-lR-NoN
prookIyn as personified by
l'' wv, MacPhail, has moved to the
p,orx the question arises as te
isst now much Of the gaud Idly,
'' Dodger atmosphere will
w.. into staid old Yankee Sta
' ',,, u.ita him. That is, will the
9lrlr Bombers become the Bronx
Buns. ,o,t, from tho y.nkee
liiF of drab yet efficient pro-
'ls y'ro came with the official an
ceu racoment of the sale of the
h ps'5 II was made at one of the
c"D nkier bistros, a setting which
s@ .npbaiI would deem only fitting
Ma' announcement of news of such
ito y. ~i magnitude. That would
Lot he the Yankees way of doing
things S,oaos+ed ~,
Other queSIloHs SuSSeeteo W
~ sale of the Bombers and all
lIis little bomb factories to Mac
g Ds.il Dan Topping and Del Webb
include; h; 4;.,,
a;eate it is a pretty safe bet that
NJ, NO Major Leagues will operate
. u. rear? MacPhail, as aa Army
r r,ll stationed in Washington,
S has been pretty close to the powers
+r be. and it is difficult to i'm
,gine him buying a club that
..iobt be idle, as the upkeep of an
n1e park is no small item. In 9TH
w., ~ words. ne wouldn't buy a dead
sorse for race, unless it was a
bargain he just couldn't pass up.
Does it mean Ed Barrow's Sc
is+e downtown office will be trans
trmed into a replica of a Holly
wood set, with luxurious divans,
,nkIe-deep rugs, tropical fish laz-
Inc in softly-lighted glass tanks
md other lavish trappings such
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Don Meade Rides Winner
In Mexico City Feature

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 28.->F1-
Don Meade. prominent United
States jockey just arrived from
Hialeah Park, rode Naguib Daba'
CUES Endy to a sensational two
length victory over the favored
Seeing Eye in the Hipodrome de
las Americas feature today.
The George Ellis trained vet
eran son of Islam overlook Seeing
Eye on the stretch turn after trail
ing the field throughout most 0.
the mile and one-sixteenth $4,000
added Jaisco handicap. The time
was 1:44 As.
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and so, respectively, with the
West Point Cadets making its q
straight over a three-year span.
Rensselaer, Poly, 80, also stayed
unbeaten in the East, but Albright
dropped from the Elite ranks by
losing to once-beaten Muhlenberg
1894.
Depaul, Temple, Great Lakes,
Rhode Island State and St. John :
likewise stayed near the top with
victories throughout the week.
cambridge Naval beat Valley
Forge Hospital and Norfolk Naval
Training to feature service games,
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BARROW EXPECTED
TO QUIT YANKEES
By JOE REICHLER

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.- Up 1t
looks like the end OF the baseball
trail for 76-year-old Ed Barrow,
who, with 82-year-old Connie Mack
and 77-year-old Clark Griffith, has
directed the destinies Of the Amer
lean League for the past AZ years.
Indications are that the ex-presi-
dent of baseballs most powerful
organization, the New York Yam
KEGS, whose identity with the game
dates back to 1894, will not be with
the club when the season opens.
Although named chairman of the
board of directors by Col. Larry
MacPhail who took over the presi-
dency and general managership of
the club last Friday, the beetle
proved veteran probably will re-
tire as soon as all the business
negotiations are completed and
MacPhail is able to take over full
control. MacPhail is expected to
receive his Army discharge Feb
ruary 10.
Probably most indicative of Bar
rows near-future fade-out from the
Yankee picture is that MacPhail,
together with Capt Dan Topping
and Del Webb, succeeded in pur-
chasing his (Barrow's) 10 per cent
share of the clubs stock. If Bar
row intended remaining, it is felt
he never would have relinuuished
his financial interest in the Yam
KEGS.
MacPhall insists he needs Bar
row. "Mr. Barrow is a smarter
man than I ever hope to be and
his advice will be invaluable as
chairman of the board of direc-
tors. I will need his guidance in
the American League and want him
to stay as long as he likes
But once the affable red head
takes over, it is unlikely he will
seek another's advice. All things
considered, it is inconceivable that
Barrow and MacPhail can work
In harmony in the same organiza-
ton. They claim to be close to-
gether in thought and principle but
the fact remains they are as far
apart as the two poles.
Baseball men have not forgotten
BarroWs comment on MacPhaiHs
first effort to purchase the Yankees
about year ago: "MacPhail will
enter our organization only over
my dead body"
Barrow represents all that is
conservative in baseball; MacPhail
just the opposite. Barrow likes to
stay in the background, nininiE-
ing his achievements with a keep
me out of this attitude; MacPhail
will go to extremes to crash the
headlines with a you can quote
me on this" air.
Barrow is builder with 81 years
experience in the business end of
the game, ranging from small
minor league official to Double
A league presidency with two
bitches as big league manager
in between. He joined the Yankees
in 1920 as business manager and
secretary and stepped into Jacob
Ruppert's shoes as president upon
the latter's death in 1899. He is a
strong advocate of the farm sys-
tenn for developing players.
MacPhail is a plunger, depend
ing mainly on finished products
and never went in big for the farm
system. His opinion differs from
Barrows on night ball, too. Bar
row never would allow electric
light baseball to spread into the
Yankee Stadium while MacPhail is
the father of arc-light ball in the
Majors, staging the first big league
night game in Cincinnati in 1888.
W
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ST. PAUL'S FIVE
KEEPS L00P LEAD
IN TOUGH BATTLE
Trinity Threatens To Spoil
Episcopal Cage
Record

Maintaining undisputed posses
sion of first place in the YMCA
church league, St. Paul's Epis-
copal basketball team Saturday
night defeated Trinity, AZ to "a.
The Trinity quintet threatened
to spoil the undefeated record of
their opponents in the first quarter
oy taking five to four lead. How
ever, the surge was short lived.
and at nalf time, St. Paul's stood
out in front 10 to 10. With guard
W. A. Brown showing the way, the
league leaders steadily added to
their lead, and at the end of the
third quarter were ahead 80 to IA.
Brown led the scoring with IA
points, followed by MS team mate,
Smith, VINO tailed II points. Nit
chell was high man for Trinity
with 10 points.
Grace Methodist had tough 60
ing in its encounter with St. An
drew's, and had to fight all the
way to hand a, IS to d defeat to
the Covenant five.
81. Andrew S threatened several
times during the game, but the
fast breaks and accurate shooting
of Morton, who was high scorer
for the night with 16 points, prov
ed too much for the Covenant
team.
Leland Baptist turned in an ex-
pected win over Maffitt Baptist, 80
to II, to keep in third place. Clark
and Potter of Leland showed their
team mates the way by making
10 points apiece.
Next Saturday, undefeated St.
Pauls will meet Leland at z p. M,
and at 8 p. m. Trinity and St.
Andrews will clash. The final
contest of the night at 9 p. m. will
put Maffitt Against Grace.
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Serapio Wins Marti Cap
AS Oriental Park Reopens

HAVANA, Jan. 2S.-lR-The fav-
ored flve-year-old colt, Sepapio,
won the Jase MART Birthday Hand
leap at Oriental Park before 4,500
today as racing resumed at the
Cuban track.
Serapio, ridden by Antonio
Alonzo, wore down the early lead
ers in the stretch to gain head
decision over Cabecilla in the six
furlong event Asteon was third.
Seraplo was timed in Ill rs and
paid S640.
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Clevelander Takes Lead
In Bowling Tournament

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-R)-Stan-
ley Stefancio of Cleveland, Ohio,
tonight took over the lead in the
$43, 200 Petersen bowling classic
with an eight game performance
of 1.541. The 80 year old tool setter
put together games of 174, IT'S,
1873, 1856, 1875, ITS, 233 and the high
game Of the tourney to date, a
255.
Stefanic's firing dropped another
Ohioan, Don Fairchild of Dayton,
the days early leader, to second
place, two pins behind the leader
with 1889. Einar Wick of Min
neapolis was in third place with
1858 total.
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A little first aid box of sewing
essentials kept handy m y save
many a long mending job later on
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A slip that is worn at the top
can still be used as a petticoat by
cutting off the top.
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EASE BACkAChE
USE HEATl

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relief, for days, right at the sore spot, apply
one big Johnson RED CROSS PLASTER
or the heavier, warmer Johnson's Back
Plaster. The mild, active medication
gently heats the back, stirs up blood circu-
lation, fights congestion, eases pain. ..
Warm cloth covering retains body heat, pro-
tects back against chilling, provides contin-
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way to 'heat treat simple backache and
other muscular pains-TODAY. I'm case
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Officials: OFT Lilies and Phil
Fogleman.
Timekeeper: John Acey and
Moore.
Scorekeeper: Kiver Grissom.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-10-29

dental and medical technicians, she
said. These jobs have a base pay
ranging from $1,704 to $1,000 per
year, minimum written term of
contract.
Although United States resident
citizens are required to purchase at
their own expense uniforms, cloth
ing and accessories, army hospital
facilities and other conveniences
are available. Quarters will be
furnished and $85 per year will be
deducted for these. Messing facili-
ties will be made available. Meals in
army messes generally cost 25 cents
for government civilian employees.