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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
~ WHITNEY MARTIN

~ ~ YORK, Jan. l7.-DN-.
ct. Joe Smith,
Somewhere
:, S. Army,
=, >" Toe. / haven't written in
Dee .;rne because l didn't know
long WI rop were, but you don't need
Wof tael hurt about that, Joe. None
to leet .ack here know where we're
o. 10 j+ber speaking from a sports
a. slr All we know is that
s' a,re not at ease.
We t dont know where I left off when
' r last, Joe, but I'll try 10
W., mi' IN on the recent sports news,
cav" cav although it's little con-
t any W" What we need, I guess, is
lu'i ;n97erpreter in Washington to tell
all i.t,o hose communicates say
Us v %l' probably have heard how
oa Nv Going to re-sift the 4-effers
'n't that only the clinkers remain.
50 'l +ben in essential industry. The
S al'e people are wondering
u 'Lnt that leaves them with. besides
"--T beadache. Personally, I don t
A'- Tobody has said they can't play
hoseball In fact, President Roose-
velt said yesterday he favors con-
t tt Of the game if it doesn't
;ntertere with the war effort, but
j - thew take away the 4-F's it's like
esving: Sure, you can play mar
bIes' and then taking away the
'- ANYWAY, everybody's sitting tight
md some of them probably wish
Mav could get that way, too. and
toroet the whole business. l have
bunch baseball will stagger
through some way. Maybe because
svervbodys sitting tight. Get it,
1oeo Tight. and stagger? All right
ir9in't funny.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
The Sports Trail

The ball people are going to elect
$ new commissioner pretty quick
NOW. and another Of my reliable
lunches tells me it will be Ford C.
Frick, II he gets the job my bunch
No. ; says that Warren Giles of the
Reds would be national lea que
president Looks like I'm getting all
hunched over, doesn't it Joe? You d
have thought so if you saw me
coming to work this morning. Bow.
what day!
Eddie Eagan has been named
head of the New York State Athiet-
ic Commission, so when he throws
the book at some wayward fighter
or manager it probably will be a
latin book. The guy is educated.
The schools he's attended read like
the entries in an international re-
gatta.
| suppose you saw some Of those
touring baseballers over there.
Most of them are back now. guess
they did okay, which makes it
unanimous You guys are doing
okay. too.
The national football league peo-
ole had meeting the other day,
but didn't do much and adjourned
so suddenly the guys going in trip
ped over the ones coming out.
There wasn't much they could do.
I guess. The proposed new leagues
have ben pretty quiet since the
At edict. It's tough enough to start
new league with players.
Well, Joe, I've about run down
for now. Hope this finds you safe.
I see you guys have been doing a
great job with your reducing exer-
cises getting rid of that bulge.
You've got it whitfield down to a
wart now. Keep punching, Joe. We
are all proud Of you.
Your pal-Whitney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Four Columbus Leaders
Named Men OF The Year

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 17-(UP)-
Four Columbus sports leaders -
Carroll Widdoes, Les Horvath, Bill
ly Southworth and Lew Byrer, were
honored tonight as men OF the
year" at Columbus first "all
sports" dinner.
Approximately 400 Ohio and ma
tional athletic officials, sports writ
ers and radio commentators at
tended the meeting, which was
similar to banouets held at New
York, Detroit, Cleveland and otn-
er U S. cities
Carroll Widdoes, who led Ohio
State to its first undefeated foot
ball season in "a years and a
Big Ten championship in his fi-st
coaching year, was toasted as the
coach of the year.
Les Horvath, sparkplug of tine
Ohio State team, won national
recognition, including au-America
and Heisman trophy selections.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Coach Buff Donelli
To Enter Service Soon

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17.-P)-
Aldo Buff Donelli prepared to-
day to trade his new three-year
contract as coach Of the Cleveland
Rams pro football team for an in
definite one with Uncle Sam.
The former Duqesne university
grid coach who will be 38 in July,
passed his pre-induction physical
this morning and says he expects
to leave for the Navy either to-
morrow or Friday night.
Married and the father of two
children, Donelli commented, Il
hate to go, but I'm no different
than anyone else
Donelli said he had no idea OF
his successor on the Rams be.
cause II haven't been able to dis,
cuss anything with Chill Walsh
(the ownerl as yet"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
TILEST0N BEATS
eaters, 35-5
BY WEDDELL HARRIS

In a fast-moving Grammer
School loop, the Tileston Red Ter
rors coached by Carl Mason romp-
ed on the Washington Catlet Ali
gators 35-5 in a hard-fought con-
test yesterday in the high school
gym. The Terrors latest win mark
ed their second successive victory
in the conference, have downed an
outclassed Hemenway quint last
week, &C.,
The Wrightsboro Rangers were
forced to forfeit their scheduled
tilt with Hemenway lads due
to transportation difficulties. The
Rangers also were unable to clash
with the Chestnut Street Bears
in slated engagement last week,
handing the Chestnutters their lone
victory.
The Tilestonians were led in
their overwhelming triumph by
high-scoring George Morriss, who
accounted for IA of their points
against Coach Louis Hanson's Ali
gators.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
TERR0RS DEFEAT
SEYMOUR JOHNSON

RALEIGH, Jan. 17.-P)-State'
Red Terrors gained revenge for
an early season defeat when they
conquered Seymour johnson Field
of Goldsboro, 48-35, here tonight.
The Thunderbolts defeated State
1928 in an earlier game, but to-
night Coach Leroy jays outfit took
the lead mid way in the first halt
and then coasted to victory.
Stan Kohler, Charlie Richkus
and Joe Davis paced the State at
tack. The Terrors were ahead at
the intermission 27-l5.
The soldier lineup went the
route.
State goes to Williamsburg, Va,
Friday for a conference game
with William and Mary
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
CAR QUESTION
GAINS MOMENTUM
Chances For Equal OF 1914
Team Slight, Many
Overseas

CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 17.-(UP)
professional baseball's x
commissioner must be man
whose integrity cannot be quest
toned and who will have the COM
plete confidence of the public and
the press, General Manager War
rem C. Giles of the Cincinnati Reds
said today.
Giles listed what he believed to
be the necessary qualifica tions OF
the next commissioner at the re-
quest of Phil Wrigley, president
Of the Chicago Cubs, who is polling
major league baseball leaders on
the question.
ITO my way of thinking" Giles
wrote, 1T is more important for
us to have the right man, even il
it means delay in selecting him,
than to select one Immediately
and thereby sacrificing the ad
vantage of considering more de-
sirable men at a later date
Wrigley said the successor to
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
also must be a man with no pres
ent professional baseball affiliatior
and preferably one with some
legal training.
The stipulation that the commits
sioner must nave no baseball con-
nection automatically would re-
move Giles from consideration for
the post. He had been mentioned
as candidate by several persons,
including Ed Barrow, president OF
the New York Yankees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
HAECC PREPARES
TO VISIT U. S.
ON WINTER TRIP
Word Received After
Dodds Says He Is Un-
able To Compete
BY HAROLD CLAASSEN

NEW YORK, Jan. IT. (R -
Word was received from Stock
holm today that Gunder Haegg.
Swedish track star, had completed
plans for his winter trip to the
United States just a few hours af-
ter Gil Dodds, expected to be his
major American rival, said he
would be unable to compete dur
ing the coming season.
Charles Jannson, secretary of
t h Swedish Amateur Athletic
group, told the Associated Press
in Stockholm that all the plans
had been completed for the jour-
ney of Haegg and hurdler Hakon
Lidman to reach the U. S. by Feb
ruary 2.
Right now we are investigating
the possibility of sending the boys
sooner so that they can get more
practice for the AAU champion
ships of February a." he contin-
ued.
Neither Haegg nor Lidman has
competed on an indoor board track
although the former presently is
reported training in the Malmoe
tennis hall.
Dodds. who lowered the indoor
mile time at 4:06.4 at Chicago last
spring, announced his retirment in
a letter to Dan Ferris, secretary
treasurer of the AAU, in which he
said that he expected to leave Bos-
ton Sunday for Los Angeles to take
up ministerial duties with a Cos
pei group.
The native Nebraskan completes
his studies at the Gordon Theolo-
gical school this week. He may
compete in a two-mile race at the
Boston Y Saturday.
With Dodds out of the indoor
track picture this winter, much of
Haegg's competition is expected to
be furnished by Jim Rafferty, OF
New York, who has done All;
and Rudy Simms, inelibible New
York university athlete who is the
national 1880 meter king.
School studies are expected to
keep Don Durham. former Dart
mouth ace now taking medical
course, and Michigan's Hume
brothers out of the limeight. Bill
Hulse, holder of the American out
door mark at 406, is Naval en-
sign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Work-Or-Fight Law Could
Strip Majors OF Most
Players
BY ERNEST BARCELLA
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-(UP)-
Baseball men, encouraged by Pres.
ident Roosevelt's conditional go
ahead signal, nonetheless crossed
their fingers tonight as Congress
pondered the Presidents urgent
new recommendation for a work.
or fight law which conceivably
could strip the major leagues OF
virtually all their players and Grip
pie the minor leagues.
The pending work-or-fight bill, de.
signed to force every non-military
man between 18 and As to get into
or stay on war job, hangs over
baseball like a sword of damocles.
1t could cut deeply into basebalrs
chances of wartime survlval-de-
pending upon what congress does.
What action is taken by Congress
and how local draft boards i'm
terpret any legislative mandate
constituted the one big worry re-
naming for baseball authorities.
They took a wait-and-see attitude,
preferring not to discuss the prob
lem until Congress resolves it enc
way or the other but clinging con-
fidently to the hope that baseball
will be able to carry on.
Their confidence skyrocketed
Tuesday when Mr.. Roosevelt said
he was all for baseball if it could
possibly 60 along without hurting
war production or using perfectly
healthy young men at this time.
Many of them interpreted this as
I another presidential green light
n for the game.
: But they could find small comfort
in the Presidents urgent recon-
=. mendation to Congress today, par
ticularly in such lines as these:
: %. .tWork-or-fighD legislation
$ will be effective in using the 4,000,-
900 men now classified in At in
= whatever capacity is best for the
+ war effort.
''Ihe urgent need Of this legis-
= lation has. not lessened but has
:, increased. :.
8 "While this bill is not a COM
plete national service law 1t will
. 20 far to securethe effective en-
:. ployment in the war effort of all
= registrants under the Selective Ser
) vice law between the ages of 10
v and 49,
Rep. Samuel Weiss, D-Pa.) the
:. sports worlds unofficial spokesman
in Congress, declined to predict
= whether Congress would enact the
work-or-fight law. But he said that
:, if it is passed Il think it will fold
:, UP the minor leagues and drain
9 many players from the major
leagues"
:. OF approximately 500 men now
on major league rosters, only five
). are under IS and thus not affected
" either by the present draft law
i or the proposed Work-or-fight law.
There are 232 classified in AT, 81
+ discharged vets and 80 average,
but none over As years old.
If Congress enacts the pending
bill, some took the view that draft
boards may take their cue from
Mr.. Roosevelt's press conference
statement Tuesday and act accord
ingly in handling the cases Of pro-
fessional ball players.
At any rate, baseball men stood
: on their record of cooperation in
the war effort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Yankee President Seeks
% New Player Contracts

NEW YORK. Jan. II. P) -
President Ed Barrow Of the New
York Yankees dropped 80 player
contracts into the mail today al
most full month before the re-
quired date.
Although baseball regulations do
not necessitate rendering of con-
tracts on or before February Is,
the Yankee boss wasted little time
in starting on salary negotiations.
The club did not announce the
list OF players but the 80 under
reserve include Is pitchers, seven
infielders, five outfielders and five
catchers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18

the Pied Pipers of Hamline. Last
season he passed up an opportunity
to play with the team Wnen Presi-
dent Branch Hickey of the Dodgers
advised him against participa-
ting in the sport.
The good Branch probably
changed his mind though, when he
looked at Schultz's official batting
average for 1914 1t was .255 an
included II homers, five of which
came the first month of the cam
paign.
HOWE, who is At because he is
cne-half inch too tall for the SER
vice - he's 6-foot-6 IL - hopes
his basketball will help his diamond
work although he's playing more
for 1.-The kick 1 get out of it."
TIL e 22-year-!old 200 : FOUNDER
would have had his diploma in
business administration right now
but for the fact that he put in a
full season with the Dodgers last
year, losing many valuable
months of study. He intends to
finish his schooling after the next
baseball season.
Schultz will remain at Hamline
until the Dodgers report to Pear
Mountain, N. Y, for spring train
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Baseball Men Await
Action By Congress
Williams, Hutchinson
Tie In PEA Encounter:
Creighton Scores 81

DUNEDIN, Fla, Jan. Ito
Eddie Williams of Chicago,
defending champion, and Jock
Hutchinson, former American
British open titleholder, we're
tied with ISIS today at the halt
way mark of the 36.hole medal
play senior professional golfers
association championship
The two leaders turned in
cards that were three strokes
over par u for the course. One
stroke behind the pacemakers
were James Cockburn of st.
Louis and Charles Lorms of
Garden City, N. Y, each with
76's.
Next were William LIVE Of
Charlotte, N. c., and Charles
Mayo OF Garden City, L. l., with
a pair of 7S's.
Other scores included:
M. c. Creighton of Durham,
N. c., 39-42-81; William Creigh-
ton, Wilmington, N. c., 42.42-
81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
RANDOLPH FIELD
STARSSCATTERED

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. II
R- The mighty Randolph Field
team that gave the southwest its
greatest football has been scattered
some of he players now are
across the seas-but the boys LETT
plenty to be remembered by.
A check-up today revealed that
the Ramblers, who swept through
eleven games undefeated and I'M
tied and were ranked by many as
the top team of the nation, played
before 178,500 fans and contributed
$50, 900 to Army charities.
Among players who have already
departed for overseas assignment
are Guard Jack Freeman Full
back Clint White and End Harold
Newman. Tackle Walter Merrill
is definitely out Of 1915 plans. He
underwent major operation last
week that closed his football ca.
reer.
Coach Frank Tritico has new
primary duty assignment-one thai
won't blend we'll with coaching du
ties.
Others have passed on or will
soon and it is doubtful if there.
ever again the possibility Of assem-
bling at Randolph Field an aggre
cation equal to the 1914 outfit tina
rolled up AL points to 10 ane
gained better than two miles rush
ing and passing.
The squad was organized with
the idea of contributing to Arm,
relief. All receipts went for tina
purpose. In the meantime, the
Ramblers showed the creates
team ever to tread the gridiron in
Texas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Brooklyn Sports Editor
Dies Of Heart Attack

NEW YORK, Jan. II. -UP)-
William j. Granger, 6S. Brooklyn
Citizen sports editor SO years ans
once one of that borough's fore.
most bowlers, died today at Kew
Gardens general hospital as result
of heart attack suffered Decem-
Der Is.
Granger left the Brooklyn Eagles
in 1902 to become bowling editor
of the Citizen and was named
sports editor in 1907. He was one
OF the founders of the Baseball
Writers Association Of America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
BY FRANK Eek
AP Newsfeatures Sports Writer


NEW YORK - The borough Of
Brooklyn used to be known as the
"City of Churches but now it's
more easily recognized when refer
red to as the "City Of dem Buns. :"
Just when things were beginning
to quiet down, out of the west pops
HOWE Schultz, the Brooklyn Dodg-
err first baseman who is currently
starring at center for the Hamline
university basketball team of st.
Paul MINI.
Schultz, a professional baseball
player in summer and an anna
teur basketballer in winter, the lat
ter due to relaxed wartime rules
in Minnesota, became an overnight
sensation when he played against
the City College of New York quin-
tet. There was talk about the pos
sible loss Of amateur standing for
all those engaged in the contest.
: But the situation, like many 9TH
ers, was smoothed over and the
Brooklyn Chamber OF Commerce
probably will permit Schultz to be-
come full-fledged member Of the
"Once a Dodger always a Dodger
vlub."
This is Howie's fourth and final
season in a basketball uniform for
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
STANDARDS
.SAFF0 QUINTET
LICKS KENNEY'S

A furious quintet from Saffo S
restaurant walloped the Kenney
Educators 1920 last night in the
first game on the YMCA hard
wood, followed by a City Optical
win over Pepsi Cola 50-42.
Captain W. A. Brown was high
scorer for Saffo's. tagging 10 points
while Moore was high scorer for
the Educators with eight
Leading the scoring for City
Optical was Harry Mathis with is,
trailed by Pat Kelley. Of the Pepsi
Cola bottlers, with II.
The lineups:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
VAROFF SAFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.-(P>-
Capt. George Varoff, so. former
pole vault champion reported miss
ing in action, has returned safely
to his air base in China, his par
ents said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Wrestling Postponed

Due to transportation diff
culties, wrestlers scheduled to
appear here tonight were I'M
able to arrive. A complete new
card will be announced for
next week. 1t was learned here
last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Thunderbolts Win

BLUETHENTHAL A M Y
AIR BASE, Jan. 1.-THE Blue
thenthal Thunderbolts defeated
fast neutrality-suspicious.
quintet 1921 here tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-18
Totals
MISSING IN ACTION

CHAMPAIGN, H., Jan. IT,
UP)-Lt. Col. Thomas j. Riggs
of Huntington, W. Va, captain OF
the University Of Illinois football
team in 1910, has been missing in
action since December according
to word received here today by
his wife, Mrs. Maxine Nickel
Riggs. Riggs was in the U. 5.
Army Engineers.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-20
GuayuIe Project
Gets Support

Continued From Page i
field, California, are operating now
and war production board officials
want those facilities increased.
The supply of natural rubber
continues to be the most critical
raw material problem of the war,
said J. F. Clark, director of the war
production board rubber bureau. He
urged continuance and expansion of
the guayule program.
If the congress voted to expand
production. the Bakersfield mill
probably would be enlarged. said c.
NJ. Granger. assistant chief of the
forest service.
Committee members were urged
to continue the guayule project by
the house subcommittee to study
natural rubber production. Repre-
sentatives w r. Poage. Cd, Texas;
John Phillips, r., California; An
ton johnson. CRD, Illinois; Victor
(Wickersham, CD, Oklahoma, and
John z. Anderson, CRD, California,
agreed it would be unfortunate to
plow up any guayule until it can be
harvested"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-20
Ldwmaker Would
Put Teeth in
Curfew' RuIinu
lContinned Frc,,, nnnn

continued Frcm Page Il
u. S. A. and she should live up to
the directive the same as any other
town.
AS far as I am concerned. Haver-
NIL is going to ride the same boat
rs New York" Glynn said.
Byrnes' admission that he was
powerless to enforce the curfew
relieved New York night spot own
ers of any nervousness over taking
advantage of Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia's hour of tolerance" which
extended the closing hour until 100
a. m. More patrons took advantage
OF the extra hour on the second
night. Night club managers who
had changed their floor shows to
meet the midnight closing, said their
schedules were back TO normal" A
few of the larger New York hotels
still abided by Byrnes' order.
Meanwhile, l.ayors of other cities
said they would abide by the mid
night closing request" despite the
action taken by New York and
Haverhill.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-20
Former EI Cenfran
Taken by Death

Imperial Valley residents learned
Thursday that Alfred w Neiman,
81. former El Centran. died suddenly
in Los Angeles Friday from cere-
bral hemorrhage
He was stricken at p. m Thurs
day and died at TOO a. m. Friday.
The funeral was scheduled at the
Pierce Brothers mortuary in Los
Angeles at ? p. m. Tuesday.
When Neiman lived in El Centro
he was employed at the Sears Roe
buck store as electrical repairman.
He had been working in a war
plant in Los Angeles since leaving
the valley approximately two years
ago.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Lillian Holiday; a tWo-year
old son, Alfred, Jr.; his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl F. Neiman: a sister,
Irene Neiman; and a brother. Earl
F.. Jr
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-20
KENTUCKY CLAN HAS
% COUSINS SERVING

COVINGTCN, Ky, March 10.
CUP)-The war news is filled with
stories of unusual reunions of rela-
tives Of World War II.
But in the case Of the Fisk-CroSS-
Forehan families of Morning View,
Ky. it would be indeed strange If
first cousins of the clan did not
get together somewhere on the
battlefield. For the family can
count % first cousins now in the
armed forces and they believe
that it establishes somewhat of a
record.
AnG so it was not surprising at
all to learn that 1st Lit. B. M. Fisk
met Pfc. Thomas NJ. Cross, one of
81 of his first cousins, somewhere
in Germany recently. All % are
from Kenton county, Kentucky.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-20
Yankees Close in
On Trapped Nazis

Continued From Page i
early Tuesday. There they were only
20 miles from a juncture with Sew
enth army troops advancing north
ward through the preached Sieg-
fried line forts near Pirmasens.
A second major German COM
munications center at Neunkirchen,
81 miles southwest of KaiSerslaut-
ern, was only two miles from Pat
tons vanguarCs Tuesday morning.
The Third enemy keystone At MainZ,
on the Rhine 45 miles northeast of
KaiSerslautern, also was imperiled
by a tank column that drove to
within seven miles of the city on
the southwest.
On the U. S. First army's Remag-
en- bridgehead front east of the
Rhine, German dispatches said the
Americans started a new offensive
along the northern perimeter. The
drive was aimed at break-through
into the open country leading north
ward to the Ruhr basin.
Field dispatches said the bridge
head now measured 1872 miles wide
along the river bank and extenCed
inland as much as eight miles.
At least 10 towns in the bridge
head area were captured overnight,
including Eudenbach, 2i2 miles east
of the Rhine-R -Ruhr- Berlin super
highway. The First army seized big
fighter-plane strip near Eudenbach
ana extended its hold on the mill
tary highway to more than 7i2
miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-20
MCCLURE TAKES HONORS
AT TOASTMASTERS' MEET

Foster Mcclure was voted best
speaker of the evening and Bob
Butler most improved in speaking
at the cactus gayel toastmasters
club meeting at the California Hotel
Monday night.
Leon Miller was toastmaster OF
the evening.
Speakers were Mcclure "Fear" ,
Bob Butler, Front Porches" Viggo
Hansen, Offices; Red Mitchell,
Why the Imperial Valley Rodeo'
Alva Smaller, The Birth of Texas
Lee Black was general critic and
the speakers were criticized by
jerry Upholt Jack MattoX, Vladi-
mir Aronocici, Everett Shaw, Ernest
Frame. Carl Schooss, president, pre-
sided