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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Baseball Men Appear
Optimistic On Future
BY BUS HAM
WSHINGION Feb. 10.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Up -
Baseball people were manifestly
optimistic today that the wars
trend in the next few weeks will
help straighten out their problems.
This came to light when the of
fees of Jimmy Byrnes, war man.
poWr and war production report
ed that no requests Tor conferences
have been received from baseball
representative.
A week ago, Ford Frick, nation
al league president, and Will Har-
ridge, American League head,
were appointed to come to Wash
ington and discuss basebalPs head
aches with Government officials.
Persons close to baseball said
lit is a cinch that nothing will
be done until Byrnes gets back
from overseas because h War
Mobilization Director is considered
the key man in the whole situa-
ton.
There remained little doubt that
baseball feels a lot better today
than at any other time in the pas
two months over its prospects OF
going ahead in April on a rea-
sonably satisfactory basis.
These DEVELOPMENTS the mast
week have been in its favor:
Delay in the Senate of the
House passed work-or-jail bill,
which would seriously limit base
balls available manpower (there
is some question as to whether the
bill will ever pass in 'compulso-
ry' form);
Support in the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, handling this
legislation. to allow the game to
use about 400 men rejected for
the armed forces upon re-exami-
nation;
Implication by the War Depart
ment that it will mot counsel
against the sports continuance,
or its manpower needs;
Substantial evidence that the
public and servicemen want t h c
sport kept alive, coupled with
friendly reaction to soundings In
official circles.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
ATC ADMITS ERROR
IN BLAZE ACCIDENT
Continued from Page One)

Presque Isle, Maine and flew on
to New York. A few days later,
the dogs caught a BIS TO La
! Guardia Field, and a Marine Corps
pilot brought them on down to the
capital. He phoned the White
House which sent a station wagon
out for them.
On Jan. 5 Mrs. Boettiger asked
the priorities officer to get Blaze
to Hollywood. He left on Jan. 9
aboard regularly scheduled car
60 plane.
"At Memphis, Tenn, approx
mately 300 pounds of cargo and
the three passengers were Off
loaded to take on b priority car
CO." George told the subcommit-
tee.
"A backlog of B priority freight
existed at Memphis and this would
have displaced the three passen.
gers even if the dog had not been
on board, but the dog did unques-
tionably displace an equivalent
amount in weight of b priority
freight"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
SPORTS Writer Explains
Baseball's Magic Touch

II was tough to tear away from
the tight-gripping hands OF that
/ bow in the corner bunk. AS we
moved on OFT whispered, Il wish
1 could get used to having that
damned lump in my throat. -
In another hospital tent soldiers
were being treated for combat
fatigue. The slight noise of our
entrance startled them. They
plainly were jittery as they sal
on their hunks just staring at the
floor.
We didn't stay in that tent more
than IS minutes but the results
were amazing. In no time groups
were around each of the ball play
ers. And when we left we could
hear them still chattering about
the Dodgers and the Phillies, the
Giants, the Reds, the Senators and
the Browns. Yes, baseball is a
magic thing.
Usually attendance at our base.
ball shows ran from to 200 to 1000
but we gave one performance
for a group of only As men and
we won't forget that show. 1t was
presented in a straw-floored barn
on German soil. Five men from
each of nine companies guarding d
stretch of river were pulled from
their foxholes and marched back
for the show.
The soldiers, some standing
some squatting in the straw, heard
our regular routines. The boys
asked questions and as they march
ed off back to their riverbank fox
holes we could hear them talking
baseball.
Isn't that something, said
frankie Frisch. Mel, what will
you say to ball player next year
if he ever squawks because he
gets a room with only one win
dow
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Basketball Scores

Duke 81, Temple 46.
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
81, Auburn %.
Citadel So, Clemson 20.
Georgia Navy Preflight 46, North
Carolina Navy Preflight AZ.
Catawba At, High Point 81.
Brooklyn College So, st. Fran.
tis Al.
NeWberry "a, Furman 80.
Camp Peary, 60; William ano
Mary At.
Hampden-Sydney AZ, V. M. I. Is
Handolph-Macon 40, Medical Col
lege of Virginia 80.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Charles Baer Named
Head Football Mentor
OF Illinois Gridder,

DETROIT. Feb. 10, - up =
Charles E Baer, 39-year.old Uni.
versity of Illinois assistant foot.
ball coach for the last three years,
today was named head coach Of the
University OF Detroit football team
under three-year contract
Baer, who formerly coached high
school teams at Gary, Ind, went
to Illinois in 1912 as head scout
and assistant coach under Ray Ell.
OF. He played guard for Illinois
for three season, 1868, and Biz
Ten championship.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
SPRING TRAINING

BOSTON, Feb. 10. -(P- The
Boston Braves have completed ar.
rangements to hold their spring
training at Georgetown University
in Washington, it was announced
today by Secretary John Quinn. He
said a squad of "a players would
report to Manager Bob Coleman on
March H.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Pitcher Tom Sunkel Sold
To St. Paul By Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, Feb. 10. - (P -
Outright sale of Pitcher Tom SUM-
KEEL to st. Paul of the American
Association was announced today
by the Brooklyn Dodgers. The 32-
year-old southpaW won one and
lost three for the National league
club in 1914 and also compiled an
III victory mark for the Montreal
farm club in the International
League.
Sunkel had big league trials with
the St. Louis Cardinals and New
York Giants.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Local YMCA Gym Receives
New Athletic Equipment

Adam W. Smith, physical direc-
tor at the YMCA, disclosed last
night that new 65-pound training
bag, as well as fast training ba 2
had arrived and is now installed in
the gymnasium at the ~. Also in
cluded in the shipment of new
equipment are new basketball nets,
punching bag, iron boots for the
weight lifting class. and two sets
of 16-ounce boxing gloves.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
u. S. Tightens Trap
On Japanese Troops
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airy and five miles southeast of
the rivers mouth at Manila Bay
Ready To Strike
Near San Pedro Makato, Gen.
Mudge's men were in position to
strike three miles westward to
reach Manila Bay just below Mani
la and hopelessly trap the enemy
still holding parts of the city south
of the Pasig. The drive carried
almost to the edge of Nelson air.
field and within. three miles of 18th
Airborne division troops waging a
hard fight with the Japanese in
the Nicols Field area.
The crossing was made yester-
day Saturday by highly mechan-
lied units of the First Cavalry, and
once over the river the river they
turned westward toward Manila
Bay.
Dispatches said the Japanese in
Manila were fighting fierce1y, hold
ing out to the death in each strong
point. Shippers frequently turned up
in area previously brought under
American control. The Americans
hopping up the city were spear
headed by tanks and other armor-
ed vehicles.
1t was said the Japanese could
not hope to hold out much longer.
but the destruction they are wreak-
ing on the city is increasing steadi-
ly. By the time the last Japanese
is slain great areas of Manila
will be almost ashes.
Inside Manila, Maj. Gen. Robert
S. Beightlers 9th Division sys-
tematically swept the city south
of the river in the Pandacan dis
trict on the East and the Ermita
district on the west. In the Pan
dacan district those forces stood
about two miles northwest of the
First Cavalry's new bridgehead.
Outflank Old City
The drive through the Ermita
section virtually outflanked the an
cient walled city of 1ntramuros to
the north, for it put the Americans
within 800 yards of Dewey boule-
ward along Manila Bay. That left
the Japanese holding a two square
mile area around Intramuros fac
ing imminent entrapment against
Manila Bay and the lower bank
Of the Pasigs mouth.
The drive to Ermita carried the
men of the 37th about mile south
of the Pasig and within mile
and a half of Manila's southern
boundary.
Macarthur disclosed that patrols
were striking eastward through
the Marikina valley which lies four
miles east of Manila.
The spirit and morale of the
civilian population remain at the
highest" Macarthur said in COM
menting on conditions inside Mani
la. There is ample food and relief
agencies are active and efficient. %
Sixty miles north of Manila,
around the upper Pampanga river
with Patrick's 9Th division advanc-
ed four miles southeast into the
town of Laur, % miles from the
East coast of Luzon. That drive
was threatening to aplit the entire
island in two.
Along the Villa Verde trail, at
the northern end of the American
lines, elemtnts of the 32nd divi.
sion continued advancing toward
the Cagayan valley which sweeps
up tc the northern Luzon coast.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Tennessee Champion
Is Classified IA

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. TO-
UP)-Buster Stephens, Tennes-
sees All-Southeastern Conference
tailback, today was classified Ia
in draft and ordered to report at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, Thursday for
a physical examination.
Stephens had been classified 4-F
due to a perforated ear drum.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10-R)-OWn'
CT Arthur Mcbride says Paul
Brown got "the best deal ever
given football coach" when ne
signed with the Cleveland All
America conference club and that
must be really good. When the
Oklahoma U. basketball team
played Oklahoma Aggies recently,
Bruce Drake, O. U. coach, fitted
Red Dinkins with stills under his
sweat pants and put ~ IL foot
eager" on display. But at the tip
off Harold Hines, SIS IL, opposed
seven-foot Bob kirkland.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Goldsboro Summer Wins
18th Consecutive Event

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 10.-tR,
-Peggy Pate of the Goldsboro,
N. c., Swimming Association won
her 18th consecutive event last
night by taking the 50-yard breast.
stroke race in 35.5. She was swim
ming for Penn Hall college Of
Chambersburg, Pa, in a dual
meet with Trenton High. Penn Hal
won. ALB.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
THE PLAIN TRUTH

Of all the stories about scrlbes
who almost got that beat on the
sale of the Yankees, the best con-
Germ couple OF scribes who wan
dered into a downtown restaurant
about two days before the story
broke. There having l'lncn were
Larry MacPhail, Ed Barrow, Tom
Gallery of the football Tigers and
a representative of the bank that
handled the deal. Recognizing
MacPhail they asked: What are
you doing here?". why, l m
buying the Yankees, Of course, - re.
piled Larry. Everybody laughed
uproariously and the scribes de-
parted. P. S.: 1t wasn't that
eatery that's known for its output
Of sport scoops.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11

Editors note: j. Roy Stock
ton of the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch sports staff writes his
last story of a series describing
a recent USO tour of the west
ern front with four major
league baseball players, Mel
OFT, frankie Frisch, Dutch
Leonard and Bucky Walters.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-11
Sports Roundup
MEMORY TEST

Writing about the old-time ball
players who have been overlooked
in the listing for baseballs hail Ct
fame, F. M. Brown of Longview,
Wash. asks how about Theo Bre-
itenstein and Heinie PETIT the
'Pretzel Battery"-Tacks Parrot,
Biddy McPhee, Arlie Latham, Dus-
ty Miller and Hugs Halliday. :.
They all played in Cincinnati in the
early COS and Brown maintains,
81 never saw any players that
were better considering the time
they were in the field" Wonder
how many others remember them.
CLEANING THE CUFF
TIL Clemson college basketball
ers sank % out of q foul shots
against Presbyterian the other
night and Drumbeater Joe Sher-
man wants to konw if any team
can beat that average on Is or
more shots. Jimmy Johnston ar
CUES that people stand around thea
ter Hobbies between acts just as
they do at the garden, and they
could bet on what time the curtain
goes down" Fred M a y,
peacetime sports editor of the San
Antonio, Tex, News and shepherd
for Joe Louis on the champs tours,
has been promoted to major. :.
When the Norfolk Naval air sta.
ton played basketball at the Balm
bridge Naval training center the
other night, nearly 5000 sailors
were turned away after 1890 got
in to set new attendance record.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16

Myrtle Vassar, Myrtle Wiley, Mary
Jane Cyrus, Leah Marshall, Harriet
Brown, Peggy and Billie Rita
Rhodes, Junald Brown, Gloria Gil
breath, Jane Moss, Jean Terrell
Mary Lewis, Harriet Thompson,
Louise Howard, Sue Harris, Eleanor
Harris, Gloria Jackson, Janet Moore
and Josephine Vassar; Mines.
Louise Hughes, Ernestine Danforth,
Kathryn Harper, Alice Harness,
Lois Boudreaux; Messrs. and Mines.
Harry Mayes, Ed. Salters, Billy
Marshall and Robert Wichcliff,
Musician &c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16

of Negro womanhood was there,
as was the cream of all womanhood.
All but four of the sixteen wom-
en- named by the Council to its 1914
roll of honor were gathered under
one roof. 1t was truly historical.
At the head of the list was Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt, named Woman
of the Year-gracious and cosmo-
politan as ever.
In the receiving line with her were
Anna Arnold Hedgeman, executive
secretary of the National Council
for a Permanent FEPC; Lillian
Smith, editor of South Today and
author of "Strange Fruit; Mary
S. Ingraham, president of the Ma
tional Board, Young Women's
Christian Association of the United
States; Mabel X. Staupers, execu-
tive secretary of the National Asso-
citation of Colored Graduate Nurses;
Alice T. Mclean, founder-presi-
dent of the American Women's Vol
untary Services; Daisy Lampkin,
field secretary of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People; Katherine Shryver,
executive secretary of the National
Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax;
Lovonia H. Brown, founder and lieu
tenant general of the Women's
Army for National Defense; Dor
othy J. Bellanca, international vice
president of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America;
Thomasina w. Johnson, legislative
representative, National Non-Parti-
san Council on Public Affairs of the
AKA Sorority, and Jeanette Welch
Brown, executive secretary of the
National Council of Negro Women.
Missing were Dorothy Thompson,
columnist; Lena Horne, singer and
actress; Bettye Murphy Phillips,
first Negro woman war correspon-
dent, and Pauline Coggs, executive
secretary of the Washington Urban
League. They all had submitted
justifable excuses for their absence.
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas,
newly elected Democratic Congress
woman from California, was among
the guests, as were two Chinese
women from the Chinese embassy.
Numerous women, many of whom
might easily have rated place on
the honor roll, were in attendance
as guests.
1t was a woman's affair-and
never did a group of women look so
beautiful. They all were dressed in
their finest-but how can a mere
man describe them? I got in only
because 1 am a reporter lucky
meD.
Minks, sables, squirrels and Per-
sian lambs were in abundance, re-
vealing beneath them the latest Gre
atoms of the modistes' art and
topped by the eccentricities of the
milliners. (The hats were pretty,
thought.
You'll probably get to see some
of it. All-American News was there
taking pictures, though principally
of the honored guests. They missed
a bet by not shooting" the entire
gathering.
Mrs. Bethune was her usual gra-
cious self! And she was justly
proud of the sculptured bust of her
self on exhibition for the first time.
1t was done by the up-and-coming
sculptress, Selma Burke-who is
working also on one of President
Roosevelt.
You have to see such an affair
to really appreciate it'll.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16
Reception for
Honor Rollers
Swunky Affuir

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
1T was a swanky affair-that re-
ception given for the National
Council of Negro Women's honor
roll designees at the Council head
quarters here Saturday. The flower
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16

Mrs. Doris Mills and daughter
are in the city from New York for
a three months visit with Mrs.
Mills mother, Mrs. Georgia McRut-
lege, $500 Fourth Ave. S.
Mrs. Ruth Norris, 2314 Fifth Ave.
S., entertained her sister, Mrs.
Helen Bowen, at a farewell party,
Sunday, Feb. II. Mrs. Bowen was
presented a plate glass mirror as a
going-away gift by the A. B. c.
Club, of which she has been a men,
Der for the past ten years. Mrs.
Courtney Wilkerson, 2425 Fourth
Ave., also entertained Mrs. Helen
Bowen at a going-away party at
her home, Wednesday evening, Feb.
7. Mrs. Bowen received many gifts.
Mrs. Bowen plans to leave Sunday
morning, Feb. 10, to join her hus-
band Wilmoth, who is managing a
coop. store at the Atlgeld Gardens
in Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Van Wrinkle,
515 Bryant Ave. N, were hosts to
the Friendly 16 Club, Friday, Feb.
9. Pokeno was played after the
business meeting.
Mrs. Amanda Melton, of Atha-
baska, Ontario, is visiting her son,
Jeff Melton, of 2O3 W. 31st Ave. S.
Mrs. Lillian GOOdhue Penn, 852
Bryant Ave. N, is in Montgomery,
Ala, because of the illness of her
mother.
Mrs. Clarence Hughes, 1858
Fourth Ave. S., is i'll at her home.
Mrs. Maude Mcintosh, 122 Hy-
land Ave. N, has entered Fairview
hospital for physical check up.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Johnson, SIG E.
seth St., had as their dinner guests,
Thursday, Feb. s, Mrs. Charles
Beasley and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Penn.
Buffet Dinner: Messrs. and Mines.
Forest Mckinney, 1923 Fremont Ave.
N, and James Slemmons, 2201 Fifth
Ave. S., Minneapolis, and Ellis Man
ming, as W. Maryland, st. Paul,
were hosts at a family reunion, Sun
day, Feb. II, at the Slemmons'
home. Dinner was served buffet
style. Mrs. Florence Williams, of
Chicago, sister of Mrs. Mckinney,
and Mrs. Slemmons was the guest
of honor. Other members of the
family present were Mrs. Lucia
Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Strawder,
Mrs. Earl Commley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Mcclure, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Slemmons, Mrs. Anna Mckinney,
Mr.. Thomas Schrout, Mr.. Robert
Williams, Miss Irene Hobson, Mr..
Charles Williams and family, and
Kenneth Mckinney. Others present
were Miss Janet Stone and Richard
Rice.
The Yadrutas Club met Saturday,
Feb. 10, at the home of Mrs. Anna
Mae Bannarn, 1912 Clinton Ave. S.
Mr.. Nelson KintchlOw, 2316 Fifth
Ave. s., who has been in Fairview
hospital, returned to his home, We'd
nesday morning, Feb. IA, much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Lorraine Ellis Chivers, 4041
Clinton Ave-, sang at the Service
Mems Center located at 9Th and
Hennepin, last Friday, Feb. 2.
Baby Shower: A baby shower
was given in honor of Mrs. A.
Hayes, 1916 Elliot Ave-, Thursday
Feb. 8, by Mrs. L. Seaton and Mrs.
W. M. Hall. Others attending were
Mines. P. Moore, S. Shannon, M.
Boone, Payne Calhoun, E. D. Mar
shall, M. Watson, L. F. Braxton,
Beulah Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Walker, Messrs. VIM. Hall, L. C.
McCulleus, B. Simpson and Louis
Seaton, Minneapolis; Mrs. L. Nc
Connely, Chicago, and Mrs. ]. Hal
Low of Jackson Miss
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16
Olive Allen,
Dorsey Willis
Murried Feb. II

Olive E. Allen, 507 Bryant Ave.
No., and Dorsey W. Willis, 1924
Minnehaha Ave-, were married Sun
day, Feb. II, at 7 p. m, at the
home of the groom. Rev. H. W.
Bolts, ST., performed the ceremony.
Herman Brown was best man and
Miss Ruth Davis maid of honor.
Others present were Mrs. Pete
Batsil, sister of the bride, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Davis, Orlando Wilson
of Minneapolis, and Miss Quanita
Williford of Cleveland, Ohio.
The couple is at home at the
Bryant Ave. address.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16
Social and Persona
M MINNEAPOLIS q

The Twin City Maids and MatrOns met at Ine nOIe 20
Mrs O. B. Williams 4445 First Ave. ST. Saturday Feb ~
After the six o'clock dinner bridge was played MRS VIM
Modem won the first guest prize Mrs Harry Brown sec
ond and Mrs Emerson Harrison the third prize Inc
el, nrizes were won hy Mines. j w Crump, first, T. w.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-02-16

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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-20
By James r.
Young

ton were over 10000 fighters
from the regular Philippines
Army, the constabulary, the
famous Scouts, and units serv-
ing under American commands.
On Bataan these forces were
reduced to 36,853 American and
Filipino electives who fought
against 10000 Japanese for al
most four months before sur
render.
OF these, $1,000 were Fill
pinos.
Had those men not made that
gallant stand ON Bataan, the
West Coast from Seattle to San
Diego might have been invaded,
and the victories that are ours
today might not have been won.
AS the excitement of the
rescue subsidies, Bataan clubs
will resume knocking at the
doors of House and war depart
ment committees for approval
Of Senate Bill 1874, already
passed unanimously by the SEN
ate military affairs committee
to increase the grade of lower
ranks of thousands of men re-
naming prisoners Of war Of
Japan who were serving in the
Philippines, Wake or Guam on
Dec. s. 1941.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-20

THE Intelligentsia: The pro-
l. grams of The Overtons" by
Vincent Lawrence include this
odd dedication. Under Act
.Aree bedroom. A few min
ptes later) is this: with the
regards of the author 10 Bar
" ara King e.. She is Mrs.
'wrence'
" j: Tebbel, associate ed of f.
p. Dutton, has a piece of ghost
writers in This Months initial
issue. He's an authority on the
subject. having ghosted three
beSt-sellers in the last l8
months.
Harper's new editor, Maeve
Brennan. is the daughter of the
Irish minister.
CiSSy Patterson's detectives
are hanging out in Washington
saloons Ofrequented by print
ersl hoping to overhear some
lead about the culprit who in
serted that devastating line of
type in classified advert
which still has Washington in
stitches.
Fortune is plotting a feature
on vitamins for March. They
say it'll be a dilly.
Mary Harboard Is feature
editor Of Esquire (te mag for
men)-while / Calm is the
ditto for American Woman.
Onetime music critic II.
Taubman (of the N. Y. Tines
is sizzling in Italy as an army