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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31

gade Boys club have offered to
sponsor the statewide event. Rep
resentatives from here will attend
the meeting in Greensboro seeking
to place Wilmington's bid for this
tournament. A new softball com.
missioner has been appointed and
he tells me he will do his best
to organize as many leagues as
possible for next season. Great
plans are in the making for soft
ball fans, the new commissioner
says.
But, while all the plans are being
discussed around the hot stoves
the question of where the proposed
teams will play comes into the
picture. Robert Strange Park, To-
Gated at 10th and Ann Streets, 10
the only lighted park in the city.
The stands at this field are in bad
condition. It's dangerous for fans
to take seats in the grandstand.
The playing field is in bad need
of repair and the lights are terri.
bly, out of focus. At Legion Stadium
the seats on the huge concrete
stadium have rotted away. We
wonder if the city-county officials
will get around to making the
proper repairs before the 1916 sea.
son opens. Why not correct these
conditions now, before spring 80
everything will be in readiness
when the umpires don their masks
and yell play BALI.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
Hlini Hard1uooders Down
Fauored DePaul, 56 To 81
Veteran Returns
To Sun Bowl Tilt

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 3O-(R
I'm the sundry football bowls
across the nation, there's like
ly no other college gridman
with comeback record to
match that of the Sun Bowls
George Peppin.
1t spans seven years and a
world war, and brings Peppin,
a sbruising 215-pound tackle,
back for a second bowl appear
ance with New Mexico Tuesday
against Denver University.
Now a comparative gray
beard at rs, Peppin was one of
the New Mexico lobos who
bowed to Utah, $50, in the jan
larry 1, 1889, Sun Bowl.
Since then he's seen fo' r
years and eight months army
service, winning an Anzio bat
lefield commission with the
45th Division and coming home
with the Purple Heart. He lives
at Dawson, N. M.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31

to say, land if I can't win with
him it's because the nag can't run.
I'll make my own luck"
Little Bobby J. Martin, one of the
top apprentices, reads his horo'
scope every morning in neWspa-
per. If the stars warn of danger
he won't ride.
It's also bad luck to talk of spills.
Suck talk invites them. Hedley
Woodhouse recounts that he ano
Grant Zufelt discussed another
riders fall and in the very next
race both fell. Billy Nichols, j.
R. Layton and a host of others
share this superstition.
Putting on the right boot first
is a universal habit.
AS for tossing a hat on a bed
Saints be with us.
Owners, trainers, and book
makers have lunches, jinxes and
hoodoos.
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons will
wear a lucky tie or sweater in
definitely when winning. Tom
Healey wouldn't allow himself to
be photographed until near the
end Of his life.
Sam Hildreth picked up super
stitions like a blue serge suit gath
ers lint. The daddy of trainers
couldn't abide a gray horse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
Big Crimson Tide Holds Secret Practice
Racing People Are Superstitious, And Few
Bettors Figure Jockeys H itch-H Hiking Jinx
By NED BROWN
NEA Staff Correspondent

HALLANDALE, Fla, Dec. 30
MEA)-Race tracks are meccas OF
luck-good and bad-yet thou
sands of bettors seldom realize
their chances of cashing in often
depend on whether Old Man Jinx
is hitch-hiking along in the sad
die. For jockeys, like folks in 9TH
er walks of life, have their pet
superstitions which often affect
their riding.
Job Dean Jessop, the youngster
who tops the national list of Win
ming jockeys this year. is a firm
believer in the popular supersti-
ton that having his picture taken
just before a race will cause him
to lose.
"It's the old hoodoo from No. IL
Queer Street." Job said with fervor
as he waved aside a photographer
just before mounting Santa Claus
for the Santa Claus Purse at Gulf
stream on Christmas Day. "But on
a horse with this name today, how
can I lose?" The answer was, he
didn't.
Another pet aversion of Jobs IS
that if he is touched by broom
bad luck will ensue.
When Jessop brought his total to
287 by winning the last race at
Gulfstream, Dec. ~, friends stu
diously avoided any reference to
the fact that the ill-fated Earl Dew
won the championship with that
same figure in 1910, before falling
to his death at Aqua Caliente.
SHY FROM ODDS BOARD
Ted Atkinson never looks at the
odds board before a race in which
he has a mount"
'Last time l looked" testifies
the leading rider of last year, Il
discovered I was on 95-to-1 shot,
naturally figured he didn't have a
chance. To my utter confusion l
booted him home in front. I'll nev-
er look at an odds board again
when I'm riding"
Today, contrary to popular opin-
ion, most jockeys steel themselves
against stealing a look at the odds
board.
This is about the only supersti-
ton based on sound reasoning.
II Earle Sande saw a black cat,
or it rubbed against him, he knew
he couldn't lose. If, however, the
feline crossed his path, the Handy
Guy would chase it a mile to re-
cross and get around in front Of
it.
Laverne Fator was the exception
proving the rule. The ldahoan was
a fatalist.
"Just gimme the horse" he used
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
new BERN BEAGLE
TRIALS PLANNED

KINSTON, Dec. 3O.-LR)-Mem-
bers of the coastal plain Beagle
Club will meet Friday night at
Kinston for steak supper and
final discussion Of plans for field
trials Janu2ey 1916 at the New
Bern county club, President Ralph
King has announced.
Headquarters for the trials, the
first American kennel club licensed
trials conducted by the coastal
plain club, will be established in
the lobby Of the Castor hotel at
New Bern, King said.
There will be four stakes, and
runs for 13-inch dogs will begin
at 8 a. m. Sunday, January 49,.
Thirteen-inch females will run on
Monday, and 15-inch dogs on Tues
day and Wednesday, beginning at
8 a. m. each day, officials have
announced. All classes will be
completed, however, regardless Of
time limit.
Each brace OF dogs will be
handled by two persons and will
be followed by two judges and
the field marshal after the rabbit
has been Jumped by the gallery.
King said. Each race will perform
20 minutes, according to the
schedule.
Approximately $50 entries for
the trial are expected, the dogs
to come from all parts of the
United States and some from Cam
ada. Accompanying the dogs will
be number of well-known profes.
sional handlers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
BY EDWARD X. SACHS
STAR SPORTS EDITOR

Play of the New Hanover High
school football team in gaining a
tie for third place in Eastern Con-
ference standings contrasted with
the dismal failure of the city to
gain berth in an organized base
ball league proved to be the stories
Of lasting interest to Wilmington
sports fans during 1915.
After Wretched 1914 sea son,
the Ca S were the most improved
squad in North Carolina this year
winning five games losing four and
tying one. During 1914 they lost
all but one game.
Much Of the credit for the return
Of winning football teams was
given to the New Hanover coach
ing staff of Leon Brogden and Tom
Davis. Brodgen, former mentor at
Wilson, installed the ''T' forma-
ton at the local school and after
the inevitable mistakes of any team
Tylng the formation for the first
time, the Cats settled down to
Eallop strong Winston-Salem
Grey High school squad at Ameri-
can Legion stadium in a Thanks
giving Day game. Davis, former
Al'American star at Duke worked
With Cat backs, grooming them
!or their ''T' assignments.
Alter the season further honors
were brought to the Wilmington
sAool when it became the only
leam in the Eastern Conference
,oAaVe two players selected for the
Aofth-South Carolina Shrine game
IN Charlotte.
Inc two, John Hobbs, tackle and
men Rogers, back, turned in spark.
aang performances in the game.
A0ooS Was called by several news
ppapermen covering the game the
outstanding lineman on the field
sal!e Rogers made the longest gain
Of the day.
"llmlngton's failure to locate in
IN IN organized league ranks as the
SuSgeSt sports disappointments Of
We year. Negotiations we're handl'
0yJ J. E. L. Wade, and at several
% .lAes looked very promising. How
s!eF' .' at meeting of the league
.Eeetofs VI in Columbus, Ohio, the
..yS bid for a franchise was re
fused.
AS AS the Christmas-New Years
sOlloays ended, plans were being
4'doe to interest the Tri-State lea
'us IN locating here.
r., me New Hanover Fishing clut
s was looking forward to a big veal
SulAs 1916 with the statement by
,.s. ,Ssofse Canady, club secretary
si ,ss' week that the club was plan
ing 10 resume full operations dur
Jug the year.
4le club has the largest mem
;sslsAlp ;' ~ of any group of its typ
H. the world.
81 -Ae Wilmington Pirates complet
w successful season defeating
,EeFai ,s: strong service teams il
,oI S'uoA to civilian rivals. The higl
''10ol baseball team finished witt
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
BAPTISTS IN TIE
FOR LEAGUE LEAD

Cagers. of the Tabernacle Bap-
lists and First Presbyterians re-
mained in a deadlock for the lead
in the YMCA church basketball
league with five victories and no
defeats apiece following weekend
wins.
Adam Smith, physical director
Of the "Y'', announced last night
that the two teams will meet for
the title Wednesday night at 8:15.
Smith also said that a new "Y"
cage league, the Junior Sunday
school basketball loop, will begin
play Saturday at noon.
In games this weekend in the
Church league, the Tabernacle
Baptists defeated the Trinity Meth
odists, Al to IL; First Presbyter-
ians beat the Carolina Beach Meth
odists, 81 to IS; and the Temple
Baptists edged the Sunset Park
Methodists, 80 to 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
SIDELINES
BY Edward X. Sachs
Star Sports Editor

Monday Morning ports HASH
marley Justice, one Of the most
..anah,e backs functioning in the
.o}ntrv the past few years will
e ouToll at High Point college after
the s,, Christmas holidays, we are
;;nformed inf by Willard Hinkle, 1875
nn,lnd -r tackle for the Pointers dur
no the past season. Justice
lrS l6i1e at cambridge naval station
outshone such professional ball
csrriers as Dante Magani of the
PANS and the Bears and Bill de
rorrevant of the Redskins. The
Uoung man could have had his
lick Of any college in the country
spnd several professional offers but
ot' ohose to follow his high school
.nsch from Asheville to High Point
Young Hinkle by the way stood
.,,+ for the undefeated Pointers al
.bmoh he never played high school
tnotball. He is the son of the
msnager of the Wilmington office
~ the United States Employment
service office, Harold Hinkle.
Did YOU know that Jock Suth-
erland, the man named to
coach the professional Pitts
burgh Steelers is a qualified
dentist? After looking at the
record we would guess his job
with the Steelers will be to
FILL few holes in their lines
and PULx them out of the sec
ond division. .and former G
man has been hired to clean up
the GeeGees. 1t got so THAT
when you asked what was the
dope at race track you were
IN before the Jockey Board
before YOU could explain that
all YOU wanted to know was the
odds on that little filly from
Texas.
BIue Devil basketball hopes will
he boosted next week when John
(Bubber) Seward, All-Southern
nuke star on the 1912 team returns
IN school. He was a German
nrisoner of war for several months
after once being given UP for dead
W. A. Brown, flea-sized New
Hanover High guard might take
tone from Jack Goldsmith of Long
Island univ ersity. With all tine
talk about the giants taking over
the cage sport. five foot seven
inch Goldsmith Was the high scor-
er IN the recent LIU-Bowling Green
tracas. he scored q points on
1s pasket3. The New York for
ward just stood out in the center
and pinged them in. while six
foot eleven-inch Bowling Green
Center Don Often stood by. An
other cage giant, George Mikan of
De Paul also was humbled Satur-
day evening when the University OF
Illinois upset the Big Blue team
from Chicago. SO the little guys
must still have chance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31

The New York Giants have re-
signed Merle Hapts, Ole Miss
football star for the coming
season. Don't look now but
there is another bowl game on
the way. "a bunch of St.
Paul high school boys will meet
on field under two feet of
snow to play for the champion
ship. the grand prize of the
game will be a golden snow
shoe, a date with p snow queen
and an empty pill box donated
by passing druggist. The
current copy of Pic magazine
carries one Of the best football
pictures we have seen in re-
cent months. snapped dur
ing the Army-Duke game the
shot shows just how strong that
Cadet line was. mot one
Duke man has advanced past
the line of scrimmage as Davis
starts an end sweep. =.
Rod Sparrow, former Star News
editor, is now with the Associated
Press in Jackson, Miss. Holy
Cross seems to be having more
than its share of bad luck in pre-
pairing for the bowl game in Mi
ami. First the team lost its
star tackle Roger Deroches
through the pneun mia route, the
teams football shoes were late in
arriving and the substitute foot
gear made the New Englanders'
feet blister. AN end had to go
to the hospital with the flu and
former North Carolina Pre-Flight
star Stan Koslowski, will not be
able to play full game if at all
because of a bad cold. Guess
you could say that the boys from
New England have had quite a
Cross to bear. =.
N. w. Shepard, basketball
coach of Davidson college has
turned author. In the 1945-
46 edition of Basketball Illus
trated, Shepard reviews the
past year cage activities in the
Southern conference. And
In answer to telephone call
the Southern conference in
cludes teams from South Caro-
lima, Richmond, Duke, North
Carolina, Citadel, N. C. State,
william & Mary, Clemson, v.
M, l., Maryland, Davidson,
Wake Forest and Furman. .
the best record in the confer
ence during the past year was
marked up by N. C. State with
five of its nine teams winning
conference championships.
Adam Smith announces the
formation of a new basketball
league at the Y. M. C. A. -.
It will play on Saturday Moons
and will be composed of junior
Sunday School teams. -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
No Trapping Rule
For Pender County

w. P. Floyd of Wilmington, dis
trict game warden reminded hunt
ers last night that no trapping will
be allowed in Pender county this
season.
The conservation department in
July ruled that trapping would be
allowed in Pender county from Jan.
l to Jan. IS but, Mr.. Floyd said.
this order has been changed be-
cause of objections received by
Pender county sportsnen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
MOST POPULAR

LONDON, Dec. 80. -WD-Jock-
ey Gordon Richards, winner of
more than 5000 races during his
career, some of which included
stake events for rich purses, topped
boxer Bruce Woodcock and Shook
er player Joe Davis in poll to
determine Great Britain's top
tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31
pOWELL-OCHOA DRAW

HAVANA, Dee. 3o-lR-sampsor
Powell, 1872, of Detroit, tousn1
1o,ro,,nd draw with Mario Ochoa
1so of Havana, before 4,50o at the
ey Shorts palace last night. 1nere
wore no knockdoWns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31

The dimension of the state seal
of Wyoming. was reduced by the
State Legislature in February,
1921. The seal now is one and one
half inches in diameter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31

Soybean oil meal contains Al to
46 per cent protein, and is used to
offset protein deficiencies Of cereal
grains fed to milking cows.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-31


Hall in Philadelphia last night.
Tennessee, beaten for the first by
Long Island on Christmas, bounced
back by trimming Temple, 1885.
Conference activity begins in
earnest this week with league
games scheduled in all the major
circuits. Only few scattered con-
ference games have been played to
date.
NEW YORK, Dec. 80. - WD -
North Cardinals Tarheels, boost
ed by two spectacular victories,
muscled into top contention for
National College basketball honors
tonight, displa cling DEFAULTS Blue
Demons who went into obscurity
after hu1niliating defeat at the
hands of lightly regarded illinois.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Deny Jim Grow
In World Relief
Agency In France

wASHINGTON-The War De-
partment this week emphatically
denied reports that Supreme Head
quarters. Allied Expeditionary
Forces had issued orders barring
Negro personnel from positions OF
authority in the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Admins
tration in Europe.
"SHAEF has issued no instruc-
tons written OF verbal that UNRRA
Negro personnel may not be used In
positions of authority or In any
other positions at displaced persons
camps" the War Department state.
ment declared.
II had been reported last week
that UNRRA had issued such or
ders to set up Jim Crow teams
working with displaced persons in
France.
Meanwhile, UNRRA announced
this week the appointment Of John
Francis Price. former registrar of
Shaw university at Raleigh, ". C.
to an administrative position with
the displaced persons program in
Germany.
Price is now taking q special
training course on the campus Of
the University OF Maryland. He is
graduate Of Howard university
and was born in Williamson. N. c
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Negro Troops Lauded By
Stimson And Eisenhower

WASHINGTON. d. c. CNNPA)
Gen. Ike" Eisenhower. in
farewell press conference with
war correspondents in Paris, and
Secretary Of War Stimson in a
news conference here, both threw
bouquets az the work Of Negro
troops in the war. Gen. Eisen-
hover was answering q question,
while Secretary Stimson volun-
teered his information during his
weekly review Of war develop
menS.
Said Eisenhower. in answer 10
a request 10 comment on the con-
tribution Of Negro soldiers to the
European theatre operations. said:
TO start with. I would like 10
say this: That I do not differen-
tate among soldiers I do not
say white soldiers % Negre SOL
diers. and I do net say Ameri-
can or British soldiers. Ts my
Mind. have had . task In this
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Detroit Race
Dynamite Is
Nations Worst

CHICAGO Detroit contains
more potential race disturbance
dynamite" than any other city
I'm the country.
This statement was made
Monday by Alexander A. Live
riglt, director Of the American
Council on Race Relations. He
was speaking TO the attendants
at the opening session Of the In
stitute on Race Relations at the
University Of Chicago.
BY contrast. he said. Chicago's
race relation problem Is far
more stable. He described race
relations for the nation rs a
whole. aS being In "tenuous bal
ance" and capable Of being dis
turbed for good or bad in the
postwar period.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
NAACPObtuins
ReleaseEorMan
In Cafe Arrest

( A motion by NAACP Defense
Attorney Edward NJ Turner to
dismiss charges against John Crif-
nm, concurred in by Assistant
Prosecutor c. LeBron Simmons,
on the grounds that the officer
made an improper arrest, freed
Griffin OF charges Friday. June Is,
In a hearing before Judge Grost.
Griffin was accused by waitress
IS OF the Cozy Spot cafe. located
at 2558 Ferry Park. of disturbing
the peace. According 10 Griffin's
testimony on June 8. he was seek
ing service and was denied food
because Of his race. The mattresses
who testified all admitted that
Griffin did not receive his order.
but blamed their refusal on his
disturbance OF the peace. The case
was continued one week to allow
the proprietor TO testify.
Under cross-examination the
proprietor. Mr.. jeffrey. admitted
on June Is. that the entire incl
dent grew out Of the refusal OF
the mattresses to serve the de-
PENDANT. The motion 10 dismiss
was made when il was ascer-
tanned that the arresting officer
did not see tho misdemcanor COM
mitted in his presence.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
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cAPT. THOMAS.
FEAT ON RADIO

The story Of how Capt ChsYles
L. Thomas. commanding officer Of
Company c. 6l4th Tank Destroyer
Battalion, l03rd Infantry Division,
7th Army. won the Distinguished
Service'Cross will be told in music
and drama by Canada Lee and
Juano Hernadez over WWJ-the
Detroit News - at las pm. Sat-
urday.
The broadcast Is part Of q re-
corded series called Treasury
Salute" put cut by the Treasury
department In Washington to
radio stations all ever the country
on behalf Of the Seventh War
Loan.
CANADA LEE is narrator for this
stirring tribute TO the heroism OF a
gallant soldier. Against a back
ground of music. he tells how Capt
Thomas ordered his scout car TO
the head of his tank destroyer col
umn and headed straight for the
Siegfried Line to play decoy for the
German defenders and 10 disirac;
them while the main body Of in
fantry crept around the enemy post
1850 RAnI0 pare
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
WXYZ Acts On
NAACP Protest

George w. Trendle. president Of
radio station WXYZ, informed the
NAACP that Rev. J. Rank Norris.
pastor OF Central Baptist church,
had been informed by the station
that his contract would be cam
celed IL there was any re-occur-
renee OF the matter mentioned
in your letter"
Trendle was referring 10 the
NAACP complaint submitted by
Gloster b. Current. executive sec
rotary, against the Central Baptist
church. On Sunday. June 10.
minister OF the church used the
word "nigger" in his sermon
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Col. Ben Davis To Head
The447thB Bomber Group

Bombardment Group in a ceremony
at Goldman Field. KY. Thursday,
according to reliable sources.
COL. DAVIS will replace Col.
Robert Selway, white. who has
been the subject OF charges OF ra-
cial discrimination since he took
charge OF the 447th at Selfridge
Field in l943 The charges con-
tinued after the 447th was trans
ferred TO Goldman Field. and later
TO Freeman Field. Ind. where l0l
officers were put under arrest be-
cause Of their persistent efforts TO
break the discrimination in the Of
ficers' club.
The Army Inspector Generals
Office made an investigation Of
the difficulties. and q report has
been studied by the War De-
partment.
Col Davis was recently flown
back from Italy at the request OF
~Css col nAVTg paSa
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

The clear-;oned soprano voice Of
Mrs. Mary Walls Selby surpassed
all others al the state finals OF the
Michigan Chronicle Search-for-
Talent contest Sunday evening at
Bethel church. and won for her a
trip 10 Chicago 10 participate in
the national meet there.
The new voice queen for Mich
igan is housewife. who has
turned down repeated offers OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Two Suspects Held
On Robbery Count

Police are holding this week
James Brown, 80. OF 1884 Fl Cam
field. and John Jackson. 30. OF 1875
E. Alexandrine, on charges OF as
sault and robbery OF Charles
Gardner. ~. Of 3808 Russell.
Gardner. who runs a coal bust
ness at the Russell street address.
told police that two men came 10
his coal yard last Friday evening
and asked to buy some coal. When
he turned to get the coal. Gard
ner said. he was attacked from
the rear by the men. hit on the
head and robbed of SOS.
The men. who escaped through
the alley, were identified by wit
neSSeS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Hope For Policy
Change As Head
yNx
OfHLA Resigs,s
By HARRY MeALPN

WASHINGTON. D. c. (NNPAl,
--Abner Ferguson. head Of the
Federal Housing Administration,
which gives government guaran-
tees to loans on property made by
private finance organizations to
individuals, has resigned. His res
-ignstieH- was announced by the
White House this week.
Ferguson's agency has been in
the forefront of the fight to main
tain restrictive racial covenants.
The FILA was the subject of
long and detailed MEMORANDUM
written last October to President
Roosevelt by the NAACP. to which
no answer has yet been received.
A follow-up was written TO Roose-