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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Bloc OF Clubowners Re-
ported Shifting Support
From Ford Frick
BY JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Feb. n -R-
James Farley moved out front in
the baseball commissioner race to-
day as a bloc of clubowners was
reported shifting support from
President Ford Frick OF the Ma
tional League to the former Post
master General
Although Farley never has said
he is a candidate for the job it
was believed he would be recep-
tive.
Owners were sticking to mo
comment reply and a four-man
committee, named to flush out
candidates, had postponed its first
formal meetin. However, this
group was supposed to make
preliminary report in 80 days
which would make Monday. March
5, the deadline.
If the owners originally sold"
on an inside man for the job have
shifted to Farley as reported,
they probably will insist on setting
up a promotional department with
in the office to be headed by a
baseball man.
Prick was reliably reported to
have commended nine votes at the
February 3 meetings but opposi-
ton was. strong enough to block
him. Despite his visits to Wash
ington with President Will Har-
ridge of the American league, re-
sulting in solution Of the travel
problem, several clubs still OBJ
ject to a candidate from within
the game.
While the executives invited
speculation by continuing to cloak
their movements in secrecy, de-
bate on the manpower legislation
in Washington served to compli-
cate further the diamond situation.
Until there is final action on the
service legislation, the actual fate
OF the game remains in doubt. With
spring training scheduled to start
within 10 days and player con-
tracts slow in returning, the own
ers can do little but mark time.
The majors have taken no Of
fetal notice of the minor league
committees Chicago actions ask.
ing for vote in naming the new
commissioner but it was indicat.
ed there may be some support for
their plan. - GO. - e.-.... .. t-
They may have something
there said Larry MacPhail, TAX
ing over as president and general
manager of the New York Yankees
for the first full day. Il don't know
why a commissioner should be
named only by the two major
leagues. After all, he represents
all baseball. Why couldn't the mi
norS and majors get together and
talk this thing over?
Prick had no comment to make
on the minors plans.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Angel
Faces O'Brien
In Arena Here

The feature wrestling event in
The ITALIAN Hall arena Friday
night will find Philip Olafson, the
Swedish Angel, against Texas
Jack" O'Brien, from Dallas, in a
match which is slated to provide
plenty of action for Wilmington
graphing fans.
The Angel won a decision from
Wampler last week, and previous
ly defeated "Blimp" Levey, and
is favored over the Texas tornado
in Promoter Causeys Friday light
show.
Angelo Galento, who stirred the
fans, referee, police, and general
outlook on the future of the hall
in last weeks show, was finally
granted a return bout with Mask
ed Marvel, I'd, who he thinks is
just a show boy. Galento says
he was "gyped'' out of last week S
decision.
Earl Wanpler, the husky corn
husker from Iowa, is scheduled to
meet a newcomer to the Will
mington mat, Jack Carer, 235
pound grappler from Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Try making cocoa with corn syr-
up to save sugar.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
NOTRE DAME SEEKS
NEW GRID MENTOR

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 27-(P)
Learning that Football Coach Ed
McKeever signed with Cornell Uni
versity today, Vice-President John
Cavanaugh of the University of
Notre Dame announced that the
board of athletics would consider
a temporary successor at an early
meeting.
Frank Leahy will return to a
ten-year contract as football coach
and athletic director when he is
discharged from the Navy.
Three experienced men already
are on the football staff-Hugh
Devore, Adam Walsh and Glen
Grove.
Devore. captain of the 1888 Irish
team, spent several years as end
coach at Fordham University and
two years as head coach at Previ-
dence Or. ~ University, coming
here in 1912 when Providence aban-
doned the sport for the duration.
Walsh, 1924 Notre Dame cap
tain. is on leave from Bowdoin
College, Brunswick. Maine, where
he was head coach and Athletic
Director until Bowdoin dropped
athletics for the duration.
Grove is on leave from Xavier
University, Cincinnati, where he
also was head coach and athletic
director until the war cut into
college sports.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
CUFF NOTES
BY JACK STILLMAN

The Japs are not only noted for
stealing military secrets from the
U. S. and other countries before
they sneaked in against Pearl Har-
Dor with a back-hand stroke. Adam
Smith, physical director of the
YMCA recalls how a little, yellow
camerman photographed his every
stroke when he won the 1500-me-
ter free style in the 1923 Olympic
games in Paris.
ut was not only unethical, .
Smitty related, "but it was down.
right embarrassing. Everything I
came up for air, there was the lit
tie, yellow man with the dog-gone
camera grinding away. And the
humiliating thing is that in 1882,
the Japs came back to beat the U.
S. in the 1500-meter race in our
own back yard-right in Los An
geles.'
smitty, who came to the Will
mington YMCA last November,
holds the distinction of being the
first man to hit the water in the
1928 Olyrpics. and winning the
1500-meter free style. He qualified
for the 40O-meter race, and swan
the 1500-neter contest against a
Jap, Canadian, an Englishmn,
and Hungarian. 1.-The Jap came
in fifth he noted.
1t is interesting to note that ia
pan won the bid for the 1910 games
when they were designated host in
1886. Host countries to the Olym-
pics are decided upon four years
prior to each contest. Japan lost
the bid when she went to war
against China. Later Finland got
the bid for the Olympics, but lost it
when she went to war against Rus
sio
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Farley Gains Momentum
For Commissioners Job
NAVY
WIN CAGE TILTS

The Shipyard Basketball League
completed another stanza Monday
night with two of the most thrilling
games OF the season-the Ware
house Department went down I'm.
der the punctuating scoring of the
Electricians 1924, and the Navy
hardWooders fought an undaunted
team of Welders to 1884 edge.
Waggoner, guard on the Ware
house outfit, chalked up IA points
for high scoring honors in the
first game, while Mccall, Electric
forward, was high man for the los.
ing aggregation with l3 points,
followed by Cockerham with IL.
Norton, hot Navy forward. took
high scoring honors for the eve
ming with a total of 10 points
Wiles. Welder forward, captured
high honors for his team with nine
markers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
WCUNC TO STAGE
ANNUAL GYM MEET

GREENSBORO, Feb. q - Fast
.,t snorts event and gayest enter
t,inment of the year at Woman S
College. University of North Ca
wilma comes Friday night with
The 18th annual Gym Meet, which
will, take the form of a sportscast
from Station WCUNC Of the Physi-
raj Fitness Network. Each OF the
u major events will be a take-iff
nj some well known radio program.
The program is scheduled to get
under way at 7:30 p. M, and IN
rludes participation of II students
in gvmnastic stunts and apparatus
performances, comic student-fac-
ulty relay, demonstrations of folk
dancing, marching and gymnastics
by physical education majors, all
star league basketball games, and
a student-faculty volleybal] game.
Representing the four leagues at
the college, the girls Will compete
for league, residence hall and in
dividual honors.
Competing in the Barley League
will be Louise HardWick, Of Will
mington.
Other leagues are the Alexan-
der League, Elliott League, and
Phillips League.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
The Sports Trail
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN

of these boys quit playing golf but
they still have an interest in it.
Walter Hagen, of course, would be
a top man for such a tour. as well
as Gene Saragen, Tommy Armour
and a fellow like Sam Byrd who
can talk both golf and baseball !"
Corcoran says the visits to
camps and hospitals, arranged
through Chairman Leo DiegePs p
G. A. rehabilitation committee and
the tournament bureau, again
prove that while entertainers are
doing d great deal for morale
sports figures provide veterans
with something different with their
gold clinics.
incidentally, in a long driving
contest held at Tucson air base,
Craig Wood took top honors from
Sam Snead, Bob Hamilton. John
ny Revolta, Sam Byrd and Lester
Kennedy with a 365-yard poke. Cor
coran explains the driving range
was a macadam airplane runway.
which accounts for the added dis
lance. Later, with conditions nor
NAL, Snead won a similar event at
the Pensacola Naval Air Training
Center with 269-yard effort.
The P. G. A.. through its % To-
cal sections, is endeavoring to
make golf facilities available at
military hospitals, and already Is
pitch-and-putt courses have been
installed. The Philadelphia P. G..
A. raised money to build the first
nine-hole course at Valley Forge
Hospital, and since then the New
York Metropolitan, Illinois, South
ern California, Northern Califor-
MIA, Texas, New Jersey, New Eng
land, Michigan, Pacific Northwest
and Mid-Atlantic sections have
been active in building courses.
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,r WORK Feb. 27-R-The
.oH Nhg golf pros have been turn
toulii ne some marvellous scores
ING a. ~ .be winter bond trail, and
along have been getting due publlcl-
they !or nc hen feats, which seem all
~ y w more remarkable considering ltl
the n a1,1 must be playing with golf
ME me m made of yarn or chicken
t aa' BY now, the Dali sl1ua'ion
BENZ 45aweyer. their best Job has gone
h l',h1jcjzed, and knowledge OF it
a aattrovs any illusion they are wal
desno' in indolent ease with the
lo"lNs If war very faint to their
scno The II boys are doing job.
ear rred Corcoran, the voice OF the
fleI writes from Florida to give
pro- line on the unpublished &C
US H;t;os as well as to voice his idea
Nv, tyi't Golf tour to entertain the
llas .s oTfrseas would go over big.
'fo " an enclosing a few notes on
H., results of our visits to the
. 'ne clubs. camps and hospitals
''aiie making the tour he write,
W ",Ta have visited every location
' "" 30 miles of our tournaments,
solding driving contests and pitch
! ;ma events. Sam Snead, Craig
VIZ 1reod jag McSpaden, Byron Mel
s mo'N Sam Byrd, Ed Dudley, Den
~ .U-' bute. Toney Penna, Ohm Du-
H., md Leo Diegel all have done
ira ar anu lob l
& still think golf tour would
,s excellent entertainment for the
FOODS ps overseas. On my visit to
. ..eOf camps and hospitals in Eng
, u. Africa and north Italy we
. .o a terrific amount of interest
~ solf | mentioned. I think, some
t III ago that there are yearly
. .i 100000 caddies in the Unit
~ States at the 5000 clubs. Most
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
TODAY AT THE YMCA

:OO-Industria shift workers
gym and volleyball class.
12:15-Business mems gym and
volleyball class.
2:3O-Grammer school basketball
practice.
4:0O-Junior boys gym class.
Cadet boys swim class.
5:O0-Junior boys swim class.
5:3O-Senior gym and volleyball
class.
7:0O-Older boys basketball
Kenney Educators VS.. City
Optical.
Saffo's VS.. Pepsi Cola.
7:30-Senior conditioning class.
8 :3O-Advance apparatus class.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Ed McKeeuer Is Named
Cornell Head Mentor

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 27-tRE
Cornell University considered ap
plications from Al eager volunteers
and today signed Ed McKeever.
whose 1914 Notre Dame team won
eight of ten games, as head foot
ball coach.
Texas born and Texas trained
Edward Clark Timothy McKeever
will report at Ithaca April l, and
expects to start spring training
fifteen days later.
Salary and contract terms were
not made public by Robert Kane,
and contract terms were
not made public by Robert Kane,
Cornell Athletic director, who Is
sued the announcement after a IL
nal conference here with McKeev'
err.
The Norte Dame coach succeeds
Carl Snavely, who resigned after
the 1914 football season to return
to the University of North Caro-
lima.
There was no announcement con
corning identity of new coach S
assistants. Max Reed and j. Rus
sell Murphy, assistant coaches,
followed Snavely to North Caro-
lima. Five assistant football
coaches remain on the Cornell
staff.
McKeever is expected to add an
assistant or two of his own choice
to the staff.
After directing the Notre Dame
team in three 1943 games, when
Head Coach Frak Leahy was i'll,
McKeever took over the number
one job at South Bend last season
after Leahy entered the Navy. He
was the first non-graduate head
man at Notre Dame.
McKeever apparently elected to
leave an insecure berth at Notre
Dame in favor of regular va
caney at Cornell. Last August No
tire Dame officials announced that
Leahy, who now is in the South
Pacific but then was in the United
States, had signed long term
contract to begin with his release
from service.
McKeever, born August 25, 1910,
in San Antonio, Tex, received his
first football instruction from Jack
Meagher, now coach at Iowa Pre-
flight school. Meagher then was al
Austin, Tex. after a freshman year
St. Edwards, prep school in
at Notre Dame, the new Cornell
Coach moved to Texas Tech, where
he played under Pete CaWthon.
He was backfield coach at Tech
until he joined Leahy at Boston
College in 1899. He moved to Notre
Dame along with Leahy in 1941.
He is married and the father OF
young twin daughters.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Minors Finish
Rule Changes
OnAgreen1en1

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-lR-Minor
league strategists, having warned
the majors they wanted a voice
in the selection of baseball's new
commissioner, today completed
work on a new major-mNor
league agreement in comparative
silence.
The 10-member minor leaAle
committee, assigned to revise the
present agreement between the
minors and majors, wound up the
second day of scheduled three
day session with a recommends
ton that the National Association
of professional leagues start a
Lands Memorial Award presenta-
ton to outstanding players each
season..
Concentrating the late K. M.
Lands. whose commissioner post
remains untitled, the awards will
be made annually by the A minors
leagues, only II of which are cur
rently active.
The committee also deferred
action on the selection of minor
league promotional director, an
office recommended by the Ma
tional Association at its Buffalo
meeting. Chairman Tom Rich
ardson, president of the Eastern
League. said the proposal was
tabled for a year because minor
league activities are frozen at
present.
Richardson said the committee
which yesterday threatened to
abandon the major-minor league
agreement if the minors were de-
MED part in selecting Lands
successor had not yet noted any
reaction to their clamor for broa>
ened powers.
That's all right, if the majors
don't want to comment" declar-
ed Richardson, I'VE just let them
know how we're feeling and they
can think it over
He said the intent of the protest
was to pave the way for abroga-
ton of the major-minor league
pact IF the new commissioner.
whoever he may be, tries to get
too tough with us
"We'll see how he treats us the
first year or two-at least, until
it's time for the agreement to
be renewed in January of 1916,
Richardson said. Then we may
declare complete independence"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Tilden Calls Tennis Ban
In Camps 'Insufferable'

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 27.-(P)
William T. (Big Bid Tilden,
tennis professional, today termed
the United States Lawn Tennis
Association ban On amateur VS..
professional matches at Army
camps and hospitals "insuffer-
able"
His attack was preeipitated by
u SLTA President Holcombe
Wards refusal to permit Pancno
Segura, amateur champion, to
play Tilden at Atlantic City.
That's the match these wound
ed soldiers wanted to see,' Tilden
said. But Ward absolutely re-
fuses. If I were a professional
in the Armed Forces, 1t would
have been okay, but no civilian
professional can play a civilian
amateur.
I'VE had to play a match at the
Atlantic City hospital, so what
happened? Ward compromised
and allowed Segura to play Vim.
ME Richards because Winnie is
captain in the New York
Guard"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
New England Warned
OF Possible Floods

BOSTON, Feb. n -WH- Heavy
March rains or a quick thaw will
bring floods in the Merrimack and
Connecticut Valleys, Brig. Gen.
James A.. O'Connor. division En-
gineer for New England, warned
tonight as municipal and state or
CARNATIONS took preliminary steps
to guard against damage.
The large blanket of snow over
northern New England constitutes
hazard which would be increas-
ed by unfavorable weather condi-
tons, o'Connor said in a state
ment.
Under normal conditions, how
ever, the areas $33, 100000 worth
of flood protective measures should
be adequate to carry the run-off
without serious damage, he said.
In case Of emergency, district En-
gineer representatives will be sta
toned at critical points throughout
the six-state region.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
By BILL McILWAIN

Tally1ng six points in the final
Is seconds Of the game, the New
Hanover High cage team snatch.
ed a 4o-32 verdict from the Fay-
etteville Bulldogs in local gym
nasium. last night. The contest,
which was the seasons finale, en-
abled the Wilmington quint to
capture the fourth spot in the
Eastern Conference standings and
sent the Soldier City five into
fifth place. -.- .,..t
With the visitors holding the
big end of a 1929 score and six
minutes to play remaining, fresh
man Cat star Louis Collie sank
back-hand under the basket Grip
shot to knot the count at 31-all.
The scrappy Fayetteville outfit
forged back into the lead several
seconds later as johnson made
good a free throw, bringing the
count to 1921.
Wildcat co-Captain Jim Groom
sent the locals back into a 1882
advantage with follow-up shot.
With three minutes remaining the
Wildcats temporarily elected to
freeze the ball. After two min
utes and ten seconds of def pass.
ing without venturing a shot al
the basket, the Cats were award
ed charity SHOT as Salley foulec
Groom. The Wildcat floor ace
whipped in the free throw, run
ming the score to 1882, Whining
ton.
A desperate last ditch effort by
Fayetteville, featured by al
abundance Of rough and tumble
ball hawkins was cl1rbed as the
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Defeat Fayetteville
: 40 To 81 In Final Is Seconds
Locals Take Fourth
Spot In Conference

Cats garnered their final three
baskets in rapid succession. WITH
the clock showing scant twenty
five seconds remaining in the
game, six-foot seven-inch Johnny
McKoy basketed a tip-in to 1ush
the Cats into a 1882 lead. Co
Captain Billy Mason swished in
two Grip shots to end the tits
point gathering and give the Han
overians their 1922 conquest
Billy Mason, who cooped indi-
vidual scoring laurels with Is
points, opened the games tally
ing with a Grip shot. The Wild
cats moved on to Ill margin
at the nde of the first heat. De-
spite the seemingly close score
at the nde of this period, the
game proved to be rather dull
affair until the second half. The
half time score stood at 1913, the
Wildcats favor.
Although Bill Mason's IS mark
ers stood out above the efforts
of the other Wilmington scorers,
the entire club displayed some
adroit ball handling and keen
shooting. Little Toddie Fennel
bucketed eight points and was
especially good on fast breaking
Grip shots. Louis Collie, next in
line in the Wilmington scoring
with six tallies, served ample no.
tice of personal hardwood star
dom in the future with his clever
maneuvering under tine basket.
johnson, Fayetteville center.
paced the loosers' attack with ten
points.
The victory brought the Wild
| cats record for the season to five
| wing md cn,rex cath nnlre
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The U. S. International Athletic
Union has decided that there will
be no more worldwide Olyrnpics
until peace has been established.
However, plan for a Junior
Olympic contest has been discuss.
ed in the U. S., but nothing has
been heard Of this since Jim
Byrnes put the ''bee'' on the trav-
ell situation.
Smitty relates that one Of the
big figures in the 1923 games was
Johnny Weismuller. Most Of the
swimmers thought the nine vege-
tables and three varieties Of meat
they got on the menu at dinner
each night on board the United
States Line vessel would suffice,
but Johnny usually went back for
seconds.
The steamship didn't have a pool
and it was necessary for the mem-
bers of the U. S. team to workout
in a canvas tank about 10 by Il
feet, with a rope fastened about
their waist. Johnny was the only
one of us who was in really good
FORM" S1nitty recalls. "He was
the only member of the team who
was capable Of keeping the rope
taut during the five minutes we
were compelled to swim each
morning and evening.
Captain of the U. S. team by
way of seniority was Duke Kahan-
nuke, Hawaiian, now sheriff at
Honolulu, who was seeing his
fourth Olympic contest. He was
one Of the worlds fastest SWIM
mers, and one OF the first to use
the overland claw stroke and
straight leg kick. Smitty said his
big feet aided his smooth stroke.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
STANDINGS
Police Official Favors
Pay For College Teams

NEW YORK, Feb. 27-W.H-A
deputy chief police inspector sug-
seSled today that college basket
VAL gambling could be curbed by
paying the players, and plain
eiolheSmen stationed at Madison
square Garden testified that
saholns conditions had been ex-
asserated.
conrad Rothenbast, who is in
command of the third detective
. .s, which covers the Garden,
s ssla at the open hearing into the
:; a'Sket0all gambling situation that
n ~ was his feeling the college
p'a ay should be paid for playing.
iney perform the same duties
e. ~ professional players and yet
,"ey are not paid" he said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
North Carolina Props
For Ration Ball Clubs

DURHAM, Feb. 81 -(P)- North
Carolina will have it's ration base
ball league for the third straight
season this summer.
Athletic officials of Duke, Caro-
lima Preflight, N. c. State and
North Carolina. mapped out a
schedule here today at huddle
in the Duke University gymnasium.
A four game schedule was agreed
upon as in the past, each team
LAYING the other four times on
two at home and two away
proposition.
The schedule will be announced
later after the four clubs fill in
open dates with montague mem
bers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Three Auburn Gridders
Join The Armed Forces

AUBURN. Ala, Feb. 27-(P-
Three more Auburn football play
ers, all halfbacks and two of them
on the 1914 starting eleven, have
joined the armed forces.
Billy Ball, the 147-pound speed
ster from Winston-Salem, N. c.,
is in the Army Air Corps, and
his schoolmate at the North Caro-
line city, Louis Baldwin has Joined
the Navy.
Herb Hawkins of Georginia, Ala,
who did most of the punting last
year, is in the Army Air Corps.
Hawkins and Ball were regulars
last fall.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-28
Lejeune Marines Win
Over Navy Five, 1886

CAMP LEJEUNE, Feb. 27-(P)
Joe Brehmer sank a field goal
in the last five minutes of play
to give Camp Lejeune's cagers a
SO 10 SO victory over the Jack
sonville Naval Air Station tonight.
The triumph climaxed a long
uphill fight by the Marines, who
trailed early in the game SIT, by
pulled up to within two points az
the half, 1919.
jacksonville was leading 1888
with two minutes to play. Mad
dox sank q free throw and follow
ed with a field goal to tie the
game and set the stage for Breh-
mer's payoff shot.