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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-23
CHECKER CHAMP
PERFORMS HERE

'Willie" Ryan, Americas check
err champion, showed the Whining
ton players a few new tricks dur
ing his performance at the In
dustrial USO club Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The highlight exhibition per
formance was the bling playing
of ten boards simultaneously.
While not actually having his eyes
covered, Ryan sat with his face
to to wall and player for nearly
three hours, during which TIME
it was necessary for him to keep
in mind the exact location OF
each checker on each of his op-
ponents, as well his his own.
Final tabulation of the blind
match was:
o. L. Ipock, Bill Eubanks, win;
Avis Hardy, draw; Douglas Mon
roe, lost; James Peurifoy, lost;
Cpl. Arthur Cohen lost; Empie
Latimer, lost; ]. B. Lodor, lost;
Robert Hewlett, draw; and W..
T. Swink, lost.
The final tabulation for the
blind match gave Ryan six wins,
three draws and one defeat.
In the matches Tuesday night,
Ryan played 81 boards stimuli
taneously from which he had "a
victories and three draws. Those
who tied with Ryan were Eu-
banks, Lodor and R. c. Grant.
Much interest vas created in
the game as a result Of Ryan S
visit, and plans are under way
to form a checker club, which
will sponsor a countrywide tour
nament.
Heading the Wilmington enthus-
lasts who made the exhibition
matches possible, were R. c. Har-
ris and Bill Eubanks.
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Cuff Notes
By JACK STILLMAN

scored from the eo-foot lin. -.
nlne tries and was short almost
loot from the 70-foot line once
and dropped the ball into the has,
ket twice, only to have il ho,,nco
out again. i'ee
Hetzel has trick shots from tho
various sitting positions. some No.
sltlons which are neither s;t+;n q
nor standing, some which NAV he
either one, and some which he
himself, can't even identity. Alto.
gether, there are about 80 differ.
ent shots which he is capable to
make at one time or another
Since 1884, when he decided tn
hit the road with his stunt shoot.
ing, he has given exhibitions in N
states, and is at present in the
middle OF another nationwide tour
Today the sharp-shooting baske.
teer will present a show at the
Clinton High school at pm. and
has been booked for the gyrnna.
SUM at the Brentwood hotel in
Philadelphia, for Saturday night.
The trick shot artist is some.
what hampered now, he reveals,
because he lost his own personal
ball few weeks ago. ''It literally
went to pieces" he says, $50 now
I have to use whatever is avail.
able.
With all his basket-shooting abili.
ty, Hetzel admits that he never
made a letter in high school. In
fact, as a basketball player, he
admits that he isn't much good,
so he sticks to his exhibition play.
ing, and no doubt could offer
plenty of surprises in a basketball
game.
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The Sports Trail
BY WHITNEY MARTIN

NEW YORK, March % -(P-
Branch Hickey has offred Man.
ager Leo Durocher $1,000 if he will
play in the first Is Brooklyn bod
ger games this year, possibly fig
uring he is safe as there is doubt
that Leo can hold out for IS games.
Or that the club can hold out, fo-
that matter. In fact, that's the only
kind of holdout that worries him
this year.
Anyway, Durocher promptly &C.
copied tn challenge. After all,
he has nothing to lose, aside from
a few extra pounds, and the dogs
don't bark so much around second
base. That's, where he's figuring
on playing, and for shortstop to
move over to second base is the
same as a mailman to switch to
dishwashing. He might be on his
feet just as much but wouldn't COW
err as much territory.
A thousand bucks for Is games
sounds like a lot of money, and
it isn't exactly peon wages. Let's
break down the $1,000 Leo will get
ak down the $1,000 Leo will get
if the Is days don't get him. 1t
won't be necessary to break down
Leo. Twenty years in the game
have taken care of that pretty well.
Roughly it figures as $66.66 a
game, and estimating a game at
two hours, that means 1888 an
hour. For an eight hour day that
would b $266.64, and for a five
day week it would be $l,333.2 20.
Gosh, tn guy is getting rich.
Naturally, that is an unfair way
of figuring, as the time a ball play
er actually is playing in a game
is less than half of the time he
really works at his trade, figur.
ing spring training, daily workout
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HFTZEL Der appearance
and doesn't go about humping his
t s on the floors and walls of
ne gym.
~ Yesterday morning Hetzel gave
. demonstration of some trick
'hots for the students Of New Han
.ror High school. He admits that
" doesn't make all the shots all
sha time, but he boasts a 70 per
o , average on what he calls
. "bounce bank" shot. This one
o-iginates on a hard floor bounce,
b.nking off the blackboard and
,r+o the basket. He made this shot
4, mt of 20 attempts yesterday.
- He also has a drop-kick shot
,,hich he invented. In fact, he
invented most of the shots, be-
o ~. no sane basketball player
uou1d attempt some Of the extra
ordinarv shots. In the second
rlace they don't have time to
r r about the fancy" way to
make a goal.
Yesterday he made the drop
tirk good after Is attempts. He
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LEADING GOLFERS
MAKE GREENSBORO
FOR NEXT TOURNEY
McSpaden Backers Look
To The "Jug" To Win
Championship

GREENSBORO, March 22.-WH
|-Golfdom's top notch pros and
amateurs were here tonight await
ing tomorrow's opening of the
$500 greater Greensboro open
golf tournament which will be
played over the starmount course
which is rated as one Of the most
difficult on the winner circuit.
The three-day 72-hole event will
see a continuance of the rivalry
between Sammy Snead, of Hot
Springs, W. Va, and Byron Nelson,
Of Toledo, o. Both have arrived
from Charlotte where they battled
through two playoff rounds with
Nelson finally taking top honors.
The Greensboro tournament has
been off the winter circuit for two
years and was won last in 1912 by
Sammy Byrd with a 279. Nelson
and Byrd were tied on the 18th
Of the final round that year, but
on the 18th the Ohioan struck a
spectator and ended with a six
on a par three hole.
Adding an extra note Of interest
to the tournament is the fact that
champion never has repeated in
the Greensboro open. Because Of
this '.jinx' which theoretically
would eliminate Byrd, Nelson, and
Snead, Harold McSpaden support
ers are looking for the jug" to
come through with the champion
ship.
The first round of 10 holes will
be played tomorrow, starting
around noon, and similar sche.
du1e will be followed Saturday.
Morning and afternoon rounds are
scheduled for Sunday for total OF
SO holes.
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WORLD CHAMPIONS
UNABLE TO DRAIN
TRAINING GROUNDS
Card. Face Prospect OF
Playing Without Bat
y ting Practice
By BEN PHLEGAR

CAIRO, ILL.,, March 22-tP)-The
World Champion st. Louis Cardi-
nails were squarely up against
the decision today Of moving their
spring training camp or facing
the prospect Of having to 20 into
the seasons schedule without bat.
ting and fielding practice.
longtime residents here say
club officials are fighting n los
ing battle in attempts by pumps
and bitches to dry out Cotter
Field sufficiently for use as a
training park.
The outfield was under about
four feet Of water when the club
arrived Sunday. Most Of this has
been drained by the bitches and
pumps, but seepage continues.
The Cards are ready for a dia.
mond. Coaches Mike Gonzales
and Buzzy Wares agree that four
days Of conditioning exercises
have advanced the squad Of sew.
enteen to the batting practice
stage.
If the field Is not ready by this
weekend, barring rain, the club
will have no choice but to move
to St. Louis or forego the bat
ting and fielding practice.
The park is on saturated sand
fill. Mayor Egbert Smith says II
the water level now surrounding
the park can be reduced the in
field should drain and dry. Work.
ers dredged additional bitches to-
day around two sides Of the park.
1t was first believed the field
would dry when the outfield lake
was removed. but more water
stood on the infield today than be-
fore the drainage was started.
well just have to wait and
see if this new system Of bitches
will do the trick said Club Sec
rotary Leo Ward. II believe 1t
will and we will make no effort
to move the club until every sus-
gestion to make Cotter Field u.s.
able has been exhausted"
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HAECC PREPARES
FOR FOURTH TRY

CLEVELAND, March 22-R-
Gunder Haegg, the Swedish swift
lie, will aim at a 4:12 mile and
the first victory of his 1945 Amer.
lean tour in his fourth board
track appearance tomorrow night
at the Knights of Columbus
games.
Although still far from peak
condition, a 4:12 figure would en-
able Haegg to clip 10 seconds Oft
the 4:31 he posted in Madison
Square Garden three weeks ago
only so hours after reaching the
United States. He was clicked
at 4:14.5 in finishing IL feet be-
hind Jimmy Rafferty, at Chicago
last week.
Sig Steinwan, Haegg's trainer
on the tour, predicted his charge
would make 4:12 provided the
other runners in the events CO.
operate-that is don't stall around
jockeying for positions early in
the race.
IT think he has done excep-
tionally we'll thus far, consider
ing he doesn't like to run indoors
and that he has competed in only
three races on indoor tracks,"
Steinwau added.
Gunder worked out in one of
the local parks yesterday despite
snow and wind and then warmed
up for Is minutes on an indoor
oval. He took another jaunt out
doors today.
Jimmy Rafferty, Of the New
York Athletic Club, who outdis-
tanced Haegg in his other three
starts, won't oppose him tomor-
row. Rafferty, declared ne could
not obtain time off from his job
to appear here.
Gunder's opposition will be pro-
vided by Tommy Quinn of the
New York Athletic Club, Rudy
Simms of New York, Forrest Efaw
of cambridge (Md) Naval Hos
pital and James Cavanaugh Of
Rhode Island State.
None have been able to better
Ala this season so it's probable
that Haegg will win his first in
door mile if he can hit 4:12.
Haakon Lidman, Haegg's coun-
try:nan-hurdler and interpreter
who injured his knee on a hurdle
in his first appearance at New
York three weeks ago, said the
injury has responded to treat
ment and that he expected to
make a good showing tomorrow
night,
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TIGER PITCHING
IS BIG FACTOR

EVANSVILLE. Ind, March %.
-P)- Detroit pitching, sounder
today than last season when ii
was the best in the American
league, is the Tigers big item in
plans to corral the pennant that
eluded them on the last day Of
the 1914 baseball campaign.
Hal Newhouser and Paul Dizzy
Trout, the Tigers left-right mound
"kick" that toiled a total Of ga
innings and contributed Sc victories
last year, are the backbone Of a
pitching staff strengthened by
service discharge of big AL Ben
ton, ace relief chucker of the 1910
season, and a pair of standout re-
cruits from the minors.
Les Mueller, Army discharge
who COPIED 10 games for Beau
mont in has last full year before
his induction, and Walter Wilson
29-year-old winner of 10 games last
season with Buffalo, are the top
newcomers. Both are husky right
handlers.
Lefthander Frank (Stubby) Ov-
er1nire, G1-1D and Ruff Gentry
d2-1N again are figured to take
their regular starting turns.
Manager Steve O'Neills choice
Of other pitchers will be made
from among Forrest Orrell and
Bob Gillespie, each an eight-game
winner with Buffalo; Lefthander
Bill Pierce and fastlballer Art
Houtteman, up from Detroit Sand
lots. and Zeb Eaton, who shuttled
between the Tigers and Buffalo in
1914.
O'Neill couldn't be happier with
his catching staff, which again
counts the veterans Paul Richards
and Bob Swift as turn-about re-
ceivers.
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Training Camp Briefs

calisthenics, pepper games a d
throwing drills in tie gym. Cron-
in said he wished players who
had hestitated leaving war jobs
would hurry to camp in view OF
the new War Manpower edict.
LAKEWOOD, N. j. March 2.
-WH-Tha New York Giants today
booked two exhibition games with
the Curtis Bay, Md, Coast Guard
team for Tuesday and Wednesday
and the squad will leave here to.
morrow for a five-day service
camp tour. The Giants meet the
cambridge Naval team Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. Several ex-
major leaguers are on the Balm.
bridge squad.
CAIRO, Ill, March o. (P) -
The st. Louis Cardinals, still un.
able to use their spring training
ballpark, went through a lengthy
throwing and batting workout to.
day.
A city park crew continued
work on draining the park and il
was expected to be ready tonor.
row when Manager Billy South.
worth arrives.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 22-W.H-
Henry Camilli, second string
backstop last season, today in
formed President William E. Ben
swanger of the Pittsburgh Pirates
that he will join the squad irnmed-
| lately.
Camilli' S unexpected addition to
the squad gives the Pirates four
catchers, Capt Al Lopez, Coach
Gather Spud Davis, Bill Salkeld
and Camilli, ending the team S
worries in that department.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March
o. U.H Second Baseman Woody
Williams reported to the C..ncin-
natl Reds training camp today,
signed his contract and joined the
squad. The squad practiced out.
doors at Indiana University for the
first time this year.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March q.
- WD Manager Steve O'Nein OF
the Detroit Tigers announced to-
day that Pinkey Higgins, veteran
third baseman, has passed his Ar
my induction examination and
will not be available this season.
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The Sports Trail
Dur0cher Does Not Worry
About Offer OF Rickey;S

prior to the games, and all.
In fact, aside from the pitchers,
who work only about every four
days or so anyway, the players do
more work preparing for game
than they do playing it. Those in
field workouts and the shagging of
flies give thin lot more exer-
else than they get in the game.
A second baseman, for instance,
might be considered to be doing a
good days work if he accepted
eight chances during game and
took his ticks four times at the
plate, with incidental running OF
bases if he was lucky.
He handles the ball much more
than that between pitches, and be-
tween outs as the infielders try to
burn each others gloves off to
show how much pepper they have.
If Durocher could dispense with
the infield practice he probably
could last out the Is days nicely,
with a day or two to spare, as he
could play sort OF standing guard
out Their at second, and if the balls
were hit few efet to the right Or
left of him, to heck with them.
He also has another out, as Rick
ey is PERMITTING him to put in a
pinch hitter for himself at his own
discretion. He could make himself
leadoff man and decide he needed
a pinch hitter before he came to
bat the first time. That way he'd
only have to play. half an inning at
home, and not at all on the road.
He'd put himself in the lineup and
scratch himself for a pinch hitter
before the game started.
However, we think tn holler guy
will give it everything he's got as
long as he can, and, slowed up as
he is, will be an asset out there.
He'll keep everybody else on their
toes if he can't play on his own.
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Browns Defeat Toledo
6-5 In Exhibition Game

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, March
2.-{P)- The st. Louis Browns
beat their Toledo farm club Of
the American Association, 8 to 5,
today in the second exhibition
game Of the season.
The Minor Leaguers collected
II hits off two Browne rookie hurl-
ers in the seve1-inning affair while
the American League champions
made only seven Oft three Toledo
pitchers.
Pete Gray. Browns one-armed
centerfielder raped out three Of
the Browns hits, all singles, and
drove in three runs.
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Prick Sends Message
To Dodger President

BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, March
22.-P)-Branch Hickey, president
of the Dodgers, disclosed today
that he received the following
statement from Ford Frick, Presi-
dent if the National League:
''The Director of War Mobiliza-
ton Games F. Byrnes) contem-
plates no action or ruling that
will embarrass or interfere in any
way with baseball operations dur
ing the coming season. The only
possible interference would be
pending legislation and we have
no reason to believe that any pres
emily contemplated bill would in
terfere at all. On the other hand,
it might even be helpful"
1.-THE message from Frick," said
Hickey, twill remove all doubt
fro mthe mind of the public wheth-
er baseball will survive this year"
Frick himself was unavailable
for comment.
-V---
Han, was the name If Noah's
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Pender Furniture Wins
Over Tide Water Team

The Fender Furniture Co., vol
leyball team won three games
from the Tide Water Power Co.,
outfit last night on the YMCA
court.
In the second contest, the MSe-
sachusetts Life Insurance team
won two games from the Woolworth
aggregation, while the WoolWorth
team boosted one victory.
Tuesday night the finals will be
played. The Fender and Tide Water
teams play three games, while the
Massachusetts outfit and Wool
worth team plays four.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., March
o. WP) Rain forced the New
York Yankees to work out in
doors today for the second
straight day. Pitcher Hank Bor-
owy went through his first drill
and Manager Joe Mccarthy was
hoping that the new War Man.
power edict concerning baseball
players would release First Base
man Nick Etten from his war
plant job for the 1915 season.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, March
22.-WH-Righthander Marine Pier
ETH, who won 26 games with Port
land of the Pacific Coast League
Last year, impressed Manager Os-
sic Eluege of the Washington Sen
ators with h S sharp-breaking
curve and fast ball today. Rain
chased the team indoors and
Bluege sent the squad through
running and fly-snaggipg drills.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March
o. UH Two more players were
added 10 the Boston Braves cas-
ualty list today, as rain and cold
weather drove the club indoors.
Nate Andrews came up with a
sore arm after throwing curves
Yesterday and Mike Ulisney re.
ported a painful boil on his neck.
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y,
March 22.-W.H-President Branch
Hickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers
said today that national League
batting champion, Fred Dixie
Walker was a stubborn holdout
and doubted whether he would be
in the lineup on opening day.
Hickey said he believed that
First Easeman HOWE Schultz
would become available for the
season because Of his previous re-
lection in the military draft for
excessive height. Schultz, six-foot,
seven-inches tall, is awaiting re-
view of his most recent military
physical examination from Wash
ington.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. Y, March
22.-UR)-The Boston Red Sox took
advantage of the Army's offer
and shifted from Pleasantville to
workout in Convention Hall here
today. Rain and cold Cancelled an
outdoor drill SO Manager Joe
Cronin sent the squad through
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Finals Set For YMCA
Invitational Tourney

The finals of the YMCA Invita-
tiOnal basketball tournament will
be played Friday night on the
Y court, with the 'Y' Jr. Leaders
engaging the Leland Lightweights
al 7 pm. the Comets will meet
the ~ Hawks at 8 pm, and the
W Seniors will meet the 'Y' Stars
at 9 o clock.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL

The nondenominational Sum
day school of Lake Forest will
he held at 9:45 a.. m. Sunday
in the Community building. 1t
was announced by M. d. Cline,
superintendant. The. public Is
invited.
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BOROwY JOINS YANKs

ATLANTIC CITY, March q
P)-Hank Borowy, highest rank.
ing pitcher for the New York Yam
KEGS last year, joined his team
mates today, but the entire squad
was forced indoors for the second
straight day because Of rain. .
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PETE IS CAPTAIN

ALEXANDRIA, La, March y.
Pj-Cpl. Harold Patrick c'Pete')
Reiser former Brooklyn Dodger
centerfielder, will serve as field
captain Of the Camp Livingston
baseball team this season. Reiser
will start the season at second
base and expects to handle the
keystone sack most of the season.
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As late as 1921, the War De
partment ruled that ''the use OF
airplane for the transportation of
sick and wounded soldiers, when
other safer means of transporta-
ton is available, could not be JUS
tified'
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METHODIST MEETING

METHODIST MEETING
The next New Hanover sub
district meeting of the Method
list Youth Fellowship will be
held at 8 p. m. Monday At the
Sunset Park Methodist church.
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Canadian ocean shipping dates
to the days Of early European
fishermen who frequented the
shores of Newfoundland and the
Maritime Provinces.
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PLAYING CARDS WANTED

PLAYING CARDS WANTED
The Wilmington chapter OF
the American Red Cross yes
terday asked for the donation
Of playing cards for service
men. Cards should be brought
tn room 125 of the Custom
House, it was said. The Red
Cross also asked for the d0na-
ton of a pair of crutches So
inches high for use by a six
year-old boy. These should be
brought to the same address.
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Dave Levein, junior heavyweight
champion from Brooklyn. N. Y,
and Texas Jack" O'Brien, princi-
pals in tonight's main event at
ITALIAN Hall, have arrived and
are ready for the scrap, Promoter
Bert Causey announced last night.
Abe Tourist and Jack Garter,
who will arrive this morning, will
tangle in the seminal bout, lint
ed to go minutes. The maint event
has been limited to 80 minutes.
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FIRE AT CHURCH

FIRE AT CHURCH
Fire attacked Wrightsville
peach's Little Church on the
Roardwalk" at 4 p. m. yester-
dav and did an estimated $40
worth of damage to the roof
before il was extinguished by
the Beach Fire Department.
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WlHred deZe1,
who h a il s from
st. Cloud, Mimi,
has one Of the
most unusual pro-
LESSONS in the
world of sports,
and a f t e r ten
years Of success
full exhibitions on
how to shoot a
basketball tn e
hard way, he is
still capable of
having a cold, So
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PATIENT AT HOSPITAL
The Rev. James M. Franks,
of Wrightsville Sound, IS a pa
t;ent in James Walker Memo
rial hospital.
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Briefs
REGISTRAR NAMED

In a meeting of the Carolina
Beach Board of Aldernah
Tuesday, Mrs. Ellis McDon-
aid Strickland was appolntea
registrar for the coming cleo
ton of four aldermen ana =
mayor.
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Ham was the name of Noah's
second 1on.
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calisthenics, pepper games n d
throwing drills in tie gym. Cron-
in said he wished players Who
had hestitated leaving war jobs
would hurry to camp in view Of
the new War ManpoWer edict.