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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-21
STANDING
Jack Dempsey May Enter
Professional Football

CHICAGO, Feb. 20. - CUP) -
Cmdr. Jack Dempsey of the Coast
Guard, former worlds heavyweight
champion, revealed today that he
may become connected with the
Chicago team of the All-America
football conference after the war.
Dempsey, grounded here while
en- route to an embarkation point
for a South Pacific tour, said he
had talked with John L. Keeshin,
owner of the Chicago entry, sever
al times.
Il don't know what will become
of it, but l don't see any reason
why I can't get into pro football
competition, he said.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
Head Football Coach Ed McKeev-
er of Notre Dame had come here
for another conference with Kee-
shin after turning down previous
offer to coach the Chicago club.
Several Big Ten coaches also turn
ed down offers from Keeshin.
The All-America plans to begin
operations after the war.
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NEW YORK, Feb. TO- Up -
Well, there at one corner sat Tom
my Gibbons and at the other was
Jack Dempsey, and 1t was hard
to realize that % years ago come
July 4, these two sedate gentle
men also were in opposite corners,
waiting for the bell which would
give them legal right to try to
belt each others brains out.
Instead of the rough arena pitch
ed in the bleak countryside at
Shelby, Mont, the setting this
time was a long table at Demp-
sey's restaurant, where Gibbons
had stopped with his little party,
en- route home after attending the
commissioning of the cruiser St.
Paul at Boston, to meet his old
pal.
You have to look at both of
them pretty closely to detect signs
of long ring careers. Dempsey is
still straight and agile and very
natty in his Coast Guard com
mander's uniform. Biggons, sher-
if Of St. Paul County, Mimi, is
the picture of a responsible bust
ness man and community leader.
Comfortably plump, eyes bright
and clear behind spectacles, and
very affable, the man who stayed
Is rounds with the then champion
now seems to take as much pride
in the fact he, as leader in the
Boy Scout organization, took a
troop on hike and returned with
a nice sum for the troop fund
from the 40 cents each boy took
for expenses.
He does like to talk fighting,
though, although he doesn't e
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-21
The Sports Trail
Bv WHITNEY MARTIN

many bouts any more and has
never seen Joe Louis, except in
pictures.
He's a good fighter he COM
ments, "but I think Dempsey
would have beaten him. Dempsey
could beat any man he could hit,
and Louis can be hit. The men
who could give Dempsey the most
trouble were the clever boxers
Tunney, and Greb, and myself.
Il took the Dempsey fight be-
cause figured he might be rusty
after couple of years of idleness,
and I'd have a chance. I can still
see the big lug in front of me in
Shelby, wonderig what this guy,
me, was going to do next. 1 really
got him in condition for his Firpo
fight"
Dempsey was called away from
the table, and Gibbons continued:
Hes great guy. Has helped
me several times on benefit
shows. If I had my choice of fight
ing Gene Tunney or Dempsey
again, I'r rather meet Tunney, al
though he beat me, too
Gibbons interest in the Boy
Scouts is not unusual. He has nine
children of his own and three STEP
children. He wears a tiny lapel
button with two stars, denoting
two boys in the service. He
wouldn't object if boy of his
took up fighting as career.
.But he'd have to be inclined
that waw" he said.
If one of the Gibbons offspring
could emerge from similar ca
reer as profitably and as sound
in mind and body as his dad, it
would be a pretty satisfactory bus
ipaSc
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TODAY AT THE YMCA

10 :00-Industrial Shift Workers
Gym and Volley Ball
class.
12:15-Businessmen's Gym and
Volley Ball class.
2:30-Grammar School Basket
ball practice.
4;00-Junior Boys Gym class.
4:00-Cadet Boys Swim period
5:oo-Junior Boys Swim period.
5:30-Senior Gym and Volley
Ball class.
7:M-Older Boys Basketball
league. (Kenney Educa-
tors VS.. Saffo's Restaurant
City Optical VS.. Pepsi
Cola.)
7:so-senior Conditioning class.
s'5o-Advance Apparatus class.
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Prick DISCUSSES
SPORTS PROBLEMS
BY ERNEST BARCELLA
United Press Staff Correspondent


President Ford Frick of the Ma
tional League said tonight after
q conference with War MobilizH
James F. Byrnes that nothing
developed today to change my
opinion that baseball can operate
in 1916"
Prick was joined by President
Will Harridge of the American
League in an hour-long conference
with Byrnes regarding the wartime
future of baseball.
1--WE told Justice Byrnes our
story Frick told the United Press.
''He received us very kindly. We
answered some questions he want
ed to know
He declined to reveal the specific
nature of the talk or issue a state
ment.
Asked, however, whether any,
thing happened during the day that
might compel the major leagues
to drop plans for carrying on this
season, Prick replied:
Were making every plan to
carry on in 1915. We have every
intention of doing so. Nothing de-
veloped today to change my opin.
ion that baseball can operate in
1916"
He refused to say whether this
meant that Byrnes had given base
ball a green light, or to elaborate
further on his remarks.
But his apparent optimism was
construed as sign that Byrnes
had placed no further obstacle in
the way of baseball. His remarks
were reviewed as at least the most
encouraging news for baseball
since President Roosevelts recent
conditional go-ahead for the game.
Mr.. Roosevelt had told a press
conference he was all for baseball,
provided it did not interfere with
the war effort or use perfectly
healthy young men.
Earlier in the day Frick had
said on behalf of Harridge and
himself that we're here mostly
for information SO We'll know
where we stand and what we car
do
1t was presumed that manpowe,
was the major topic of discussion
with Byrnes. The major leagues
had hoped to fill their rosters large.
" from ATS and over-or-under
age men. But recent Byrnes or.
ders designed to siphon all avail
able men into war industries had
dimmed that prospect. Another de
terrent was the pending work-or
else bill. The Senate Military At
fairs committee sidetracked that
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-21
Police Commissioner
To Figure AS Hearing
On Gambling Resumes

NEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-UP)-
Assistant District Attorney Charles
N. Cohen announced today that
Police Commissioner Lewis j..
Valentine of New York City and
other police officials will be called
as witnesses when the open hearing
into the basketball gambling situa-
ton is resumed Friday.
Cohen did not identify the other
police officials, but it was believed
they will include those men whose
area of jurisdiction takes in Madi-
son Square Garden.
The hearing, which began yester-
day with the testimony of three
Brooklyn College officials, was re-
cessed until Friday. It grew out
of the bribing of five Brooklyn
College players to throw game.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-21
Cleveland Gar Fauors
Outsider As New Head

CLEVELAND, O., Feb 2O.-(UPl
President Alva Bradley Of the
Cleveland Indians said today the
four-man committee named to sur.
vey candidates for the baseball
commissionership, will hold its first
meeting soon, and that it was his
opinion the successor to the late
K. M. Lands must" be person
outside" the game.
'If someone in baseball were
named" Bradley, who is mem.
Der of the committee, said, "the
public and the players would think
it was an inside job. They would
get the idea that the commissioner
was serving the owners interests
only
Baseball, he added, belonged TO
the public and players "and they
should be considered first Of all
when it comes to naming one man
for the job"
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New Hanover Defeats
Raleigh Quint $3.50
In Fourth LOOP Win
SWEDISH RUNNERS
REPORTED AT SEA

NEW YORK, Feb. 20-P)-Gun-
der Haegg and Haakon Lidman,
Sweden's track stars, are at sea-
and so is the A. A. U.
Wartime secrecy swallowed the
two athletes who left their homes
February 2 by air for London.
They were visible to Londoners
for five days until February Z.
Dan Ferris, secretary of the A.
A. u. and manager of the Nation
al Indoor Championships in Madi-
son Square Garden Saturday night
has made tentat tive entries for
each, Haegg in the mile and three
mile and Lidman in the hurdles.
The Swedish legation in London
said today that there was no reas-
on for anxiety. The diplomats
pointed out that they represented
a neutral nation and weren't pro-
vided with any specific informa-
ton on Allied shipping.
In New York, Swedish Govern
ment officials and track followers
think that both Haegg and Lidman
made contact somewhere with the
Gripsholm, exchange ship, which
is due at Jersey City tomorrow.
The athletes would not be allowed
aboard as passengers but there
would be nothing to stop them
from signing on the Swedish liner,
granted safe conduct by all ma
tons, as members of the crew.
Ferris, who has made almost
daily sojourns to the New York
docks in hopes of encountering the
pair, says the indoor champion
ships will be a success even if the
Swedes fail to arrive. He has re-
ceived 256 signed entry blanks, a
record number.
Before leaving Stockholm both
Haegg and Lidman reported they
were in top shape and pictures of
the two running and jogging nj
London parks have reached this
country.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-21
Carroll Widdoes Named
Ohio State Head Mentor

COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 2o.-W.D-
Carroll c. Widdoes, who led the
Buckeyes to the Big Ten cham
pionship and an undefeated sea-
son last year as acting coach, to-
day was named head football coach
at Ohio State.
He succeeds 1t. Paul Brown, who
was on leave of absence until two
weeks ago when he resignsd to
become head coach Of the Cleve-
land team of the All-American pro-
fessional football league which
plans to operate after the war.
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bill today pending consideration
of far less drastic substitute.
Frick took note Of the Senate
action. He said that as an individ-
ual he always favored a national
service bill because such law
would be good thing to balance
various war requirements.
Another topic presumably discus
sed with Byrnes was the outlook
for night baseball in view of recent
restrictions clamped on the use of
electricity.
Harridge and Frick made it plain
that they were mot looking for
favors. They simply are seeking
information to guide them on the
future of baseball.
Asked if they felt that baseball
contributed to the war effort, they
said they would have locked up
the ball parks long ago if they
thought otherwise.
Neither would comment on the
outlook for baseball manpower.
We have to operate under the
same laws as everyone else," Frick
said.
Both said they expected to con-
fer with at least one other Gov.
eminent official tomorrow, but de-
clined to disclose who it would be.
1t was speculated, however, that
they would meet with j. Monroe
johnson, director of the Office OF
Transportation.
johnson has discredited recent
wldely-circulated report imputing
to ODT a suggestion that the ma
Jor leagues be revised into east and
west leagues to conserve on trans
] portation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-21
JAYVEES CAPTURE
THIRTEENTH WIN

The undefeated Wilmington Jun
ior Varsity romped to their thir-
teenth consecutive triumph last
night, serving the Dixon High
School varsity 26-12 defeat in the
local gym.
The visitors took lead in the first
minute of play with a Grip shot by
Caldwell. From here, Coach Wal
lace Vests JayVees spurted ahead
to take the advantage, never re-
linquishing the lead.
w. A. (Weenie) Brown, Leroy
Towles, and Charlie Smith racked
up Is points in the first period,
holding the Dixon lads to a scant
two.
Using his diminutive reserves,
the 'four-foot wonders, Vests
charges went on to hand the lin
vaders" final 1912 defeat.
High-scorer was Towles, with
10 points, followed by teammates
Brown and Smith, with seven and
six points, respectively.
West announced that the Wild
kittens will meet the Clarkton
varsity in the local gym Friday
night in a douDle-header which will
also feature the New Hanover girls
sextette against the Clarkton fem
mes.
Wilmington: forwards, Towles 10,
Harrison, Hicks 2; center, Smith
s; guards, Brown 7, Crowley,
Moore I, Kelly 2.
Dixon: Caldwell 5, Faw, centers,
Papkin q; Kirkham 2; guards, Dur
rob 2, Summer, Sewell 1.
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Cats Take Lead In Second
Quarter To Avenge
Previous Loss
BY WEDDELL HARRISS

In the most thrilling game to be
played on the hometown hard
wood this season, the rejuvenated
New Hanover High School Wildcats
cagers handed the highly-favored
Caps from Needham Broughton
High School in Raleigh a $3.50 de-
feat in a spirited fracas which,
found the lead constantly changing
hands in the last half. This was
Wilmington fourth conference vic
tory.
The visitors took the lead in the
first few seconds on free-throW
by Raleigh guard Sam Cothran.
Three minutes later, Laddie Ter
rell added point with another free
throw, followed by a field-goal by
Billy Hawkins to bring the count
up to 40 Raleigh advantage. Will
nlington's skyscraping Johnny Nc
Koy tailed with a push shot, with
the visitors coming back to garner
three more markers on three char
ity shots by Cothran and Dodge
Geoghegan to end the first quarter
scoring at 10, Raleigh's favor.
The locals retaliated in the fol-
lowing period, chalking up IA points,
allowing the visitors but five. New
Hanover To-day Fennell started
the ball rolling by sinking a long
set shot followed by a free-throw
by lanky Carl Mason. Raleigh ac-
quired three TALES on foul-shot
by Hawkins and Grip by Skinny
Jordan.
Wilmington replied with Co-cap-
tain Billy Mason racking up
quick three points on a push shot
and a .free-throW, folloWedoy two
field-goals by Co-captain Jim
Groom to overhaul the visitors
lead, 1910.
Geoghegan came back to sink
a pair of charity shot for Raleigh,
followed by tip-in by Wilmington's
McKoy and a push shot by Fenne1l
to bring the halftirne count to 1912,
the locals riding high.
Cothran drew first blood for the
capitals in the third stanza with
Grip, followed by set-shot by the
Wildcats Louis Collie. Both
CUNTS sank shots right and left
during the next four minutes to
bring the standing 24-23 midway
the period with Wilmington still on
top. The visitors Cothran put the
Capitol City lads in the lead with
beautiful set shot from mid-ce urt.
Billy Mason came back for the
locals to make good an push shot
from down the court to regain
the lead for the Hanoverians, 25-
"a. Nevertheless, the Broughton
five once more went topside with
Hawkins sinking a Grip. Forty sec.
onds before the third quarter
whistle the determined visitors
snatched the lead when Collie
swished push shot from the
sidelines to end the third quarter
scoring spree.
The Wilmingtonians cut the ice
in the fourth setto with Fennell
and Billy Mason racking up three
points on g foul-shot and an under
the-basket tallie. The visitors re,
taliated with two long set-shots by
Cochran to knot the count at 3O-an,
concluding the Raleigh scoring.
Billy Mason, Fennell, and McKoy
accounted for the remainder OF
the local markers to bring the
final standing to $500, thereby
avenging the 1929 defeat served
them by the Gaps on the Raleigh
hardwood several weeks ago.
Cochran took high-scoring hon
ors for the encounter, chalking
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AIR BASE MEETS
MARINES TONIGHT
AT LOCAL FIELD
Tbunderbolts Out To Cap
ture 18th Victory q
This Season

The Thunderbolts from Blue
+bentha1 Field will be out to cap
tire their 18th victory tonight
when they engage the Camp Le-
ie,,ne Marines at the local base
at 8:15 o'clock.
Out of IS starts this season, the
Thunderbolts have lost only three
games: the first to Cherry Point
1925. the second to the Charleston
ARMY Air Base quint 25-43, which
was return engagement, and the
third to Camp Lejeune Naval Hos
pital 40-3e also a return match.
The Marines hope to unleash all
their vaunted power in an effort
to strengthen the position they
share with Cherry Points Flying
Leathernecks as the highest-gear-
ed basketball squad south OF Nor
folk, Va, and east OF the Appa-
lachians.
An exciting contest looms, with
Bluethenthal boasting record
that compares favorably with that
of the Leathernecks. The local FIJI
ers have won IA tits and lost
three, while the Lejeune schedule
shows IS wins and three losses.
The largest Thunderbolt win
came over the Myrtle Beach out
fit last Friday, which resulted in
a score of 75-49, while their worst
defeat was dealt by the Charles
ton Army Air Base.
With week Of rest and good
practice since their twin victories
over Bogue Field, Coach T. Wes-
ley Bennett trusts his Marine
charges fully to live up to the
preseason optimism they aroused.
Thanks to several requirements
for men lost by transit, the team
has been gaining momentum late
ly. Big Leonard Berg of Southern
California has ousted Paul Donat
at center, while veterans Dave
Holborn, Jr., (Yonkers, N. Y,
professionally and W. M. (MeD
Munson (Muhlenburg College, are
throwing off their bench fatigue.
Also back in the lineup, follow
ing brief illness, is Captain R.
M. Port, former cage captain at
the University of Pittsburg.
The Leathernecks strengthened
their position recently by defeat
ing the mighty North Carolina
Preflight aggregation 40-37, after
splitting with the Cherry Point Air
Station.
Preflight had been running
amuck, numbering among its vic
TINS Jacksonville Navy and Geor-
gia Preflight School, reputedly the
class of Florida and Georgia. One
of its few losses has been to Cher
ry Point, which will find a couple
Of forceful new faces in the Lee
jeune lineup when they collide in
two more contests.
If Lejeunes additions provide
enough margin to capture its Sc
ries with Cherry Point and Blue
thenthal and an upset doesn't
creep in - the New River boom
lockers, by seasons end, should
rate close to Norfolk Air Station,
Norfolk Training Station, n d
cambridge Navy among south
eastern leaders.
The starting lineup tonight for
the Thunderbolts will find Lollar
and White at the forward posi-
tons, Wander Weyden at center,
VanderWeyden is formerly a
Lawrence College (Wisc) star
while White halls from Fordham,
Loller from Purdue; Makow is a
former Syracuse High N.Y.) star,
while Cetnar is a professional who
has played up around New York.
1t. seph Tomanchek pro-
nounces his charges to be in good
shape for tonight's fray.
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Deacons Defeat Catawba
With Second Half Drive

SALISBURY, Feb. 20. - Up -
Wake Forest won its second game
of the season tonight by upsetting
Catawba, al to 38, with a second
half drive.
Truett Hall, Wake Forest for
ward, came through with four field
goals in the heat of the second
half battle to put the Deacons
ahead. The winners STAYED off sew
eral CataWba threats in the closing
minutes of the game.
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Tag-7eQn1 Match Planned
For Fans Friday Night

Ilere Will De IlO SllO1 tdSS VI Alioo'
ION the hoof), minus ration points
in the ITALIAN Hall arena Friday
night. when Promoter Bert Causey
stages the heaviest tag-team match
yet to appear on the Wilmington
mat.
The genial promoter has lined up
the cream of the crop in mat heav-
les, and will pit the grotesque
Swedish Angel and Earl Wamp-
Ter, from Des Moines, Iowa,
against "Blimp" Levey, $40 pound
grappler from Birmingham, Ala,
and his partner, Texas Jack"
O'Brien.
This will amount to almost l,700
pounds-all battling within the
limited area of the ITALIAN Hall
mat at once. This called for extra
supports to be constructed beneath
the platform.
The "Blimp," aided by Texas
Jack" will be out to avenge his
loss last Friday, when the "Angel'
scored knockout after terrific
battle.
The main event will be refereed
by Dave COIN of Holly Ridge. The
winner will take two out of three
falls within a 75-minute time limit.
In the opening match Angelo Gal
ento, who claims to be cousin OF
Tony Galento, will meet Marvin
Jones. of Oklahoma City. Time
limit in this fight has been set at
go minutes.
Tickets for Fridays show are
now on sale, and Promoter Causey
advises fans to make early pur.
chases.
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up total Of 10 points, followed by
Wilmington's Billy Mason and Fen.
nell with 10 and nine respectively,
The line-ups:
Wilmington: forwards, B. Mason
10, Collie 4; centers, McKoy g. C.
Mason l.; guards, Groom 6, Fennell
9.
Raleigh: forwards, Terrell l,
Geoghegan 8; center, Hawkins 9;
guards, Cotheran ID, Baise, Jordan
a.
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HOUSE ACCLAIMS
CHURCHILL, EDEN
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Al Sayed 81 Kuwatly, president of
the Syrian republic. Eden, who
had rejoined Churchill from Ath-
ems February 16, partook in the
conversations with the Emperor of
Ethiopia and in all the meetings
February IT,"
The conference with Ibn Saud
were at the luxury resort of Au-
berge du Lac at Fayoum Oasis,
SO miles southwest of Cairo.
Churchill, wearing a colonels uni
form, was met there by Ibn Saud
dressed in ceremonial silk robes
colored brick red and gold, with
red and gold head-dress.
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Leave 1t To A Yank

hartford, England, Feb.
20.-U.R)-A Raj corporal said
in court today that he went
home on leave, intending to
surprise his wife.
He peeked before entering his
house, and saw an American
sergeant going from one room
to another" The court granted
his separation petition.
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DRY POND QUlNT
BEATS WRECKERS
TO WIN TOURNEY
Fifth And Castle Lads
Take Championship
With Seven Wins

The Dry Pond basketball team
won the Municipal championship
last night as they defeated the
Bobby James Wreckers on the Lake
Forest hardwood 1914.
The Dry Ponders held the Wreck
ers scoreless in the first quarter
racking up eight points OF their
own The Wreckers' first goal came
in the second period as result
of a set shot by Bobby James.
At the end of the half the Fifth
and Castle street lads held a mar
gin of 1914. ~,
In the third quarter the Dry
Ponders threw everything by the
referees whistle into the basket,
rolling up a 1873 lead.
In the last period Vic sJames
and Ed Morris racked up five
points between them as compared
with II made by the Dry Ponders.
Jimmie Lane and Bobby Manner,
who have been outstanding all sea-
son, captured high scoring honors
for the winning quintet with II
points each, followed by Emil
Myers with IL.
High scoring honors for the
Wreckers were divided between
Ed Morris, Vic James and Pete
Willis, who scored four points each.
The ine-ups:
Wreckers: forwards, R. Moore 4,
D. Williams 2, E. Myers II; CEN
tiers, Lane IL, Wilkins 2; guards,
Bobby Manol IL and Willis 6.
Dry Pond: forwards, Victory
Moore, Ed Morris 4; center, Vic
James 4; guards, Bobby James 2,
and Pete Willis 4.
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COULD BE AT THAT
Farmer Figures He Owns
Street Car After Riding

OMAHA, Feb. 20.-(P)-A young
farmer who, according to testi-
mony by a girl street car opera
tor, apparently thought those
street car tokens you put in The
box apply on the purchase OF
street car, received a jail SEN
tence and fine in municipal court
today.
Mary Ann Lesley, 10, told the
court that Darrell Backus, u, Oak
land, Nebr., boarded the car she
was operating, seized the controls
and told her you're fred own
this street car company and I'm
taking over"
'He said he had been putting
money in that box every day and
he figured he just about owned
the street car" Miss Lesley testl-
fled.
Backus was sentenced to Is days
in Jail and fined $25 and costs.