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HOT STOVE LEAGUE
Guard Scores T wo Touchdowns
Upsetting Mighty Minnesota

and who seemed to be under the
impression that football consisted
Of knocking a guy down every
time he got up.
Minnesota kicked off and the
Him ball player was knocked
back almost to Kentucky. A few
plays and Illinois accomplished a
net gain of minus six yards. The
boys holding my bets started to
polish their fangs.
We kicked and a young man
named Bill Daley of the ALI
American Daleys ran it back for a
touchdown. The first period end
ed, Minnesota 7, Illinois O.
In the second period Minnesota
pushed over another touchdown
but we gained a moral victory
when the kick went wild. The half
ended 10 to 0.
At half time we heard the young
lady to our right discuss several
Of the more high priced establish
ments in Champaign as good
places to go after the dance. The
wolf-pack was posed to collect
their bets or better still, take
$33. II of obsolete textbooks out
OF my hide.
The third period saw Illinois
improving and at one point Min
nesota found itself back on it's
own 18-yard line. The Gopher
center passed over the tailback's
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head and after a big pileup we
were informed by the Public
Address system that Illinois had
scored when guard Alex Agase,
a Syrian lad had fallen on the
ball over the goal line.
It was the biggest thing in Hi
nois since Abe Lincoln decided to
60 into politics. The band played,
the president of the university
seemed on the verge Of making a
speech and there was movement
among the student body to elect
Agase ambassador to Syria
Minnesota held on to it's six point
lead and time after time, Daley
would get off long spiral punts
that would nip the Illinois six,
seven or eight yard line. AS the
quarter ended the men from the
north were still ahead.
In the last period two boys who
were later killed in service, ALL
American Tony Butkovich and
Dick Good, combined with tail
back Don Griffin to move the bali
down to the Minnesota 10 from
where Griffin carried over for a
touchdown but the kick after
point failed.
AS time for the end of the game
drew close there were several
more thrills, Minnesota tumble
was recovered on the Gopher's 10
but that big line held Illini from
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W0LFPACK COACH
RESIGNS POST

RALEIGH, Jan. 8+R)-The re-
signation of end coach star J. Wood
from the football coaching staff
at N. c. State college was announc-
ed today by DR.. H. A. Fisher, head
of the college athletic council
Wood, who helped mould the 1914
Wolfpack football machines, has
accepted a position with his alma
mater, Milligan college at johnson
City, Tenn, as head Of the depart
ment Of English and assistant dean
of the college. He plans to leave
here within three or four days for
his new job.
Wood won an-conference honors
while playing on the Milligan foot
ball teams Of 1888 and 1884. He
aided Besttie Feathers in 1912 in
coaching the Appalachian State
teachers college football team, and
came to Raleigh in 1914 to help
Feathers tutor the Wolfpack.
DR.. Fisher said that State col
lege considered Wood a valuable
man and expressed regret at the
resignation. A successor will be
appointed later.
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Nine DEATHS MAR
FOOTBALL SEASON

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8. - Up - Nine
football fatalities occurred in the
1945 season, but not one of them in
college football.
It was the third time in four
years that the college season went
through without a death caused
directly or indirectly by the game.
Six Of the nine deaths-three ir
sandlot and three in high school
were direct results of football. The
other three-two in sandlot and one
in high school-were indirect.
The greatest number of football
fatalities in one season occurred
in 1881, when the survey was start.
ed.
Doctor Eastwood urged rule.
making committees to consider
ways of minimizing cerebral
hemorrhage, which has caused AL
per cent of all deaths in football.
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Goldsboro Easy Prey For Cats, 54-Iz
FIVE GRID RULES
MAY BE CHANGED
BY COACHES TODAY
Amos Stage Gets Ris;;n,
Ovation AT Mentors .
Convention

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 8 -(P- H..
minor football changes were salao.
ed today by the advise. comro;.
tee on rules of the American ~oos
ball Coaches Association FROM o'.'
record list of more than Ion ,rs
gestions.
No recommendations for main,
rule revisions were made.
The selected changes will be ~,
sidered for adoption b the N n
A. A. football rules committee !.
a four-day session starting Thur, 81
day.
Lou Little, Columbia UNIVERSE,
head football coach, said the ron.
concentrations were:
l. More liberal use of the hand,
or forearms on offense.
2. Penalize a team for an illess
forward pass at the spot from which
pass was thrown.
3. Penalize a team Is yards n,
a foul on kicked ball, INSTEAD
of loss of the ball.
4. One additional charged tina.
out period each half.
5. Permit a backfield PLAYER :,
line up Immediately behind thu
center instead of one yard back
Eighty-three-year-old Amos Alon.
20 Stage of the College of the pacj
fic, calling himself an "active an
tique", held the spotlight at ,
luncheon for coaches although he
was not there for main
speech. He got a rising ovatio,
from more than 500 coaches an,
members of the St. Louis Adyer
Using club.
With a remarkable memory tha
more than justified his self-descrir
ton active" he did some spark
ling reminiscing on games playe
before many in his audience wer
born.
Today's session was Of the 'kicl
off, variety, and served mainl
to get everybody squared off an
warmed up for more serious bus
ness on tap for the next two day
Kenneth l.. 'Tug" Wilson, 81
Ten conference commissioner ar
secretary of the N. c. A. A., sal
that serious business was a cha
lenge to provide an athletic pr
gram big enough for participate
by every student.
1--WE had a great sports boo
after the first world war and "
shall have an even greater or
this time" he said. MANY mi
takes were made in the age of ST
dia building in the EOS. We ca
not afford to make those san
mistakes"
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Senators Sign Lewis
For Third Base Spot

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. - Up -
The Washington Senators today
took tip from the world cham.
pion Detroit Tigers and signed
outfielder Buddy Lewis as an in.
fielder for next season.
The Tigers recently decided to
switch their home run hitter, Hank
Greenberg, from the outfield back
to first base, where he originally
starred.
Lewis will move from right field
to third base, where he played be-
fore shifting to the outfield in l94o
He injected new life into The Sena'
tors last season in their desperate
attempt to beat Detroit out OF the
American league pennant. After his
discharge from the air forces, ne
batted 1887 in 6 games.
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gaining, a Minnesota man was ir
in the clear at the Illinois 30 b,,t
dropped pass.
Then it happened. Griffin 90,
off a long, lazy punt. Dalev took
it on his own Is and started bach
UP the field when he ran into Mr.
Agase, the guard who had scored
the first touchdown.
Agase reached out like a sleen
walker and grabbed the ball from
Daley as the big back ran pas
MN. He stood for a while like q
man with a three weeks old baby
Agase didn't know whether tc
throw it, kiss it or drop it. So he
ran. Like an elephant on a holi.
DAY, he numbered down the field
with what seemed to be the entire
state of Minnesota after him.
At last he made the goal line
and collapsed-but not before the
official had thrown his arms IN
denoting the score. The game end.
ed soon after.
III never forget that scoreboard
reading Illinois 20, Minnesota IL,
l don't think the boys holding the
bets and old textbooks ever will
either. :
This is another in a series
of Hot Stove league stories.
Next, yarn for fishermen.)
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Veterans Get The Gate
As Baseball Rec0nuerts

wound up with a season mark OF
8-5. The Buccos also cut loose Jack
Saltzgaver, ex-Yankee infielder.
Tommy Bridges was retired as
an active player with Detroit and
Babe Herman, lured out of retire
ment by a flash Of Branch Hickey
Brooklyn bankroll, gave it up and
signed with Pittsburgh as scout.
Lon Warneke of the Cubs quit
again, this time for keeps, and
signed as an umpire in the Pa
cific Coast league, The St. Louis
Cards cut off Debs CAIRNS, the
1910 batting leader.
To take their places baseball
had bumper crop Of new talent
released from service including
several players who have develop
ed from minor leaguers into big
time performers while playing on
camp teams.
Hartung has been billed as a
combination Bobby Feller-Babe
Ruth and Hatten is getting Al
priority in Dodgers pitching plans.
Szcepkowski is rated a great slug
ging outfielder and Souchock, a
hard-hitting first baseman, is Civ
en- a chance at the Yankee job.
And they are just four Of ap-
proximately 500 new names on the
incomplete rosters.
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INDIANS ANNOUNCE
ACE0PP0NENTS

NEWBERRY, S. c., Jan. 8.-tB
"A Is game basketball schedule
for the remainder Of the season
was announced today by the New
berry College Indians.
The Indians were defeated last
Saturday by the South Carolina
.Gamecocks in their only intercolle-
giate encounter of the season
among games already played.
Games remaining on the Indians
schedule:
Jan. 10, Royal Cords at Wins
boro; Jan. II, Naval Air Station
here; Jan. IA, Erskin at Due West;
Jan. Is, South Carolina here; Jan.
II, Royal Cords here; Jan. 20,
Presbyterian here.
Feb. 2, Furman here; Feb. 4,
College of Charleston at Charles
ton; Feb. 6, Erskine here; Feb. 8,
Furman at Greenville; Feb. u,
Fort jackson here; Feb. IS, Pres.
byterian at Clinton, Feb. Is, Wof-
ford at Spartanburg; Feb. 10, Wof-
ford here; Feb. %, Fort Bragg
there.
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The
Morning Watch
Edward Sachs
Edward Sachs

informed this morning. it's
AN lett not Hue writing hundred times of
difference and because Mr.
would probably prefer we'll spell Hewlett
that is.
Todays brought little phamplet from the Brooklyn
outfit which sometimes plays baseoal Wnen nothing
like gin runy game learned that Branch
ckey the will the time OF DAY Tor freef
Brooklyn Branstorms to win the pennant
In 1896
keymen seemed to be the rea
optimistic citation in the Brooklyn camp such ell
or along with such youngsters as feewee
Olmo Eddie Stankey Stan Rojek, Mike sanock
Welaj Tom give the Buns one OF tne inner
inner circles In the Big Leagues.
alen who be most of work today also
brought booklet outdoor published by the sports
Service Of New York One item under the heading
Bears Bad Actors North Caronans Agree caught our eye
and reprinting. Here it is:
those hang the SOUTH far from
critters the Sportsmens Service Bureau citing
of North Caronans who recently lost any
the nature OF
these aninals-especially females Of the species
II. Smith Of Wilmington q she-bear his
raised his uncoopratve ami
charged slapped the out Of his hand Only
that he to hostered pistol and shoot
Infatuated animal saved him from disaster
MANoTHER with two cubs sroed right into the town Of
Roper and into H. Gayords front yard Wade Hardlson
foosy decided to take Of the cubs alive AS
caught bear charged him furously Decd
plan Harrison promptly dropped the squa
cub and beat it to safety"
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CUPBOARD RACES
MAY BE- RESUMED

Cupboard motor races may again
be a part Of the Wilmington sport
ing scene this summer. the Star
learned last night.
Hugh Bell, a leader in the sum-
mer sport in Wilmington said that
the first meeting Of the Carolina
Cupboard Racing association may
be held soon and at that time plans
for racing season may be made.
He said that a different location
for the races may be found be-
cause of difficulties that may have
arisen since the last races before
the war but that local boating fans
have indicated that they are anxi-
GUS for the resumption of the sport.
Former races were held of
Wrightsville.
Several new members will prob
ably join the organization, Bel
said. It has not functional during
the war because Of shortages OF
gasoline md motors.
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new HANOVER FIVE.
FINDS VISITORS
NO COMPETITION
w. A. Brown PAGES Locals
In Victory With Floor
Play

Goldsboro's Earthquakes weren't
even mild tremor last night as
tn. fastbreaking New Hanover
High school Wildcats defeated the
Wayne county boys, 54-12 at the
local floor.
The Goldsboro quint never hao
a chance with a haphazard Of
tense and no defense. Time aft
er time, the fastbreak employed
by Coach Leon Brogden would fine
two Cat forwards on one Colds.
boro guard.
To make it harder on Colds.
boro, the Cats had a good night
from the floor and Lee, Collie,
Fennen, and newcomers futile and
Hyatt potted shots with ease.
Picking out the scoring leader
from the Cat lineup would be
rather hard for several of the
boys racked up eight or nine points.
The outstanding player of the
evening was a young man, w. A.
Brown, who didn't score until late
in the game and then was content
ed with a two point total.
Brown stood out against the 1eth-
argic visitors like an Orange hat
in st. Patricks' Day parade. The
fleet, tiny floor guard was all over
the gym, feeding the Cat forwards,
logging Goldsboro dribblers and
on several occasions snagging re-
bounds from much taller Earth.
quake players.
The score of the gam tells the
whole story, the cats led at the
end Of the first period, IL to 2
at the end Of the half, "a to S, al
the end Of the third period, AZ K
ls.
To add to the confusion, the score
could have been doubled II Brog
den had l-.pt his first string II
action longer than the half they
played-first and third quarters.
Newcomers Tuttle and Hyatt
looked impressive, however wher
Johnnie McKoy returns the Cats
will ha, stronger rebounding al
on several occasions short Colds
boro players came up with re-
bounds-through no fault Of their
own. It was usually an act Of self.
defense. If they hadn't caught the
rebound they would have been hit
in the face.
poy. ecoraas
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AAU TOURNEY

WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. g.
up - The Carolinas A. A. U.
Basketball tournament will be
held at the Hanes Hosiery gym
nasium here Feb. Is through
Feb. %, it was announced after
a committee meeting here to-
night.
The tournament will be the
first held since 1912 and Off
Gals are expecting a record en-
try for both senior men and wo-
men and junior men and women
divisions.
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Ry JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-F-Base-
ball is undergoing its most extern.
sive talent shakeup in years with
obscure names like Clint Hartung
OF the New York Giants, Joe Hat
ten Of Brooklyn, Steve Souchock OF
the Yankees and Ted SzcepkoWski
of Cleveland coming along to try
to make the fans forget such old
favorites as Paul Derringer, Bob
johnson Tony Cuccinello and jim
my Foxx.
The wedding out process OF
major league rosters has resulted
in an unprecedented epidemic OF
unc Conditional releases and retire
ments since the World Series.
Chicago's pennant-winning Cubs
found Derringer very helpful last
summer when the 38-year-old right
handler won his first four starts,
enjoyed another four-game victory
string in July and wound up with
a 1911 record.
Indian Bob johnson, a major
leaguerr since 1888, almost won
the batting championship of the
American League for Boston in 1914
but doesn't fit into the Red Sox
plan with Ted Williams and Dom
Dimaggio coming back from the
war. 1t was the same story for
DoH Camili whose Boston come
back was unspectacular.
Cuccinello's case is even more
interesting because old "Cooch"
actually led the league most of last
season, losing the hitting crown to
New York's George Stirnweiss on
the final day. He told friends he
might try to play one more year,
but his unconditional release came
through from the Chicago White
Sox the other day.
Foxx, whose sun had set some
time ago, hung on as a pinch hit
ter and even as an occasional
pitcher with the Phillies but decid-
ed to retire with catcher Gus Man
cuso after the 1915 campaign.
Walten Doom Boom Beck was
rewarded for one of his best years
by pink slip from Pittsburgh.
The veteran chucker won six
straight for the Pirates after draw
ling his release from Cincinnati and
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South American Meter
Beaten In Dixie Pla,

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 8-R-
Jack Ormsbee, stationed at Drew
field, broke the seeded ranks OF
the Dixie tennis tournament here
today with an upset win over
Enrique Buse, second seeded for.
eign entrant and singles champion
of Peru. The score was So, 4-6
6-3.
Otherwise the seeded stars
paced by top ranking Billy Talbert
of Cincinnati, marched through
the second round without working
up more than a mild sweat.
Talbert disposed of John Park.
hill, veteran Tampa star, 60, g.
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FILCHOCK TRADED
TO new YORK CLUB

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-(P)-The
All American backfield understudy,
flinging Frank Filchock, was trad
ed by the Washington Redskins to
the New York Giants today and
finally gets his chance to be a var
sity quarterback on a pro foot
ball club after eight years of wait
ing.
Girding for the 1916 campaign
and building up for the expected
gate-drawing competition with the
new All-America conference club
here-the National League Giants
obtained the one-time Indiana ace
in exchange for Tackle Paul Stem,
once OF Villanova, and another
player to be selected later, possibly
Tommy Mont, a back.
Confirming an Associated Press
story of Dec. rs, the Giants an
nounced the deal which not only
gives them a grade-A passer for
the first time since the mid-30's,
but also makes Filchock the No. /
thrower and signal-caller on team
after he had served in the shadows
Of Whizzer White at Pittsburgh
and Sammy Baugh at Washington
since breaking into the pro game
in 1888.
The 29-year-old Filchock signed
a three-year contract with the
Giants, contract that was said to
call for between $11 200 and $4,000
season, compared to the &c. he
was paid at Washington. 1t also
was rumored the Giants tossed in
a So, 500 bonus.
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Bear Gunner Howls About
American Player Raids

CHICAGO, Jan. 8. - Up - Own
nr-Coach Halas Of the Chicago
Bears tonight criticized what he
described as "piratical" player
raids by the Al-America confer
ence on the National Football
league, but said the National cir
.uit would not retaliate.
The Bears have been hardest hit
~ the talent shopping Of the new
league, losing fullback Norm
standlee, Halfback Bob Steuber.
End Hampton Pool and Tackles
lin Daniel and Lee Artoe.
On the eve of National Leagues
:nnual draft meeting in New York.
alas asserted in press confer
&c that the All-America has done
IL the warning so far" but limited
BADLY that there was no need for
throat bidding for players.
az ley (the Al-America confer
y have raided our clubs, I"
IS said in a prepared state
ut. 'They have issued threats.
of the overt acts have been
leir's. The National football
aa~ue and the Chicago Bears are
not engaged in any war. We are
not planning any war;"
Halas estimated that the ALL
America, which plans to start op-
erations next fall on a coast-to-
coast basis, had raided the Nation
al league of between 30 and 40 play
ers. This does not include some 200
players on Dan Topping's erstwhile
Brooklyn entry in the National
League which recently bolted to the
All-America and whom Topping ra-
toned among the new league S
owners.
However, there were $50 men
playing in our league last fall, ="
Halas continued, land the 10 mem
Der clubs have total of 1000 play
ers on the reserve list. Sure, well
lose more players -. but l think
we'll survive"
Papa" Bear Halas also estimat-
ed that approximately 5000 college
football players were graduated
every season and that the National
league hired only about 200 from
each crop. Thus, he explained, a
supply Of not more than 500 would
be needed each year by two major
professional leagues.
Halas said the national league
would continue its present draft
system in which approximately 5oo
names of collegiate players are
published and submitted to club
owners. The A1l-America last week
end proposed a secret selection
of players who want to play PROBES
sionally.
The National League opens it,
annual winter meeting in New York
Thursday and besides the player
draft, also will consider a l94t
schedule and the contract Of Com
missioner Elmer Layden which ex
~ires in March. -
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Bob Teller Signs Pact
With Cleveland Tribe

CLEVELAND, Jan. 8-WH-Bob
Feller, Cleveland Indian fireball
pitcher, has signed his 1946 con-
tract with the Cleveland Indians,
vice president Peckinpaugh an
nounced today.
Teller, the highest paid pitcher
in baseball history, said he was
happier over this contract than
any other I have ever signed"
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WILL OPEN BIDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-tR-The
United States Maritime commits
sion will open sealed bids on IL
surplus miscellaneous commercial
and work boats in. its Washington
offices Jan. 10. Boats located at
-harleston, S. c., are among those
-volved.
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SEARS DISCHARGED

NEW YORK, Jan. 8. - Up -
Catcher Ken Sears, who last caught
for. the New York Yankees in 1913,
has been discharged from the Navy
and will report at spring training
camp in Florida, the Yanks said
today. Sears, son of former UNI
pire Ziggy Sears, is the sixth catch
er the Yanks now have on their
roster.
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Y MEETING

A meeting at which . senior
basketball league sponsored by
the YMCA will be held at the
Y today at 8:15, Adam Smith,
physical director announced last
night. It is planned to have at
least six teams In the league,
Smith said.
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OKAYS PIPELINE

HA1FA, Palestine. Jan. 8-(R-
1t. Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham,
Palestine High Commissioner. to-
day granted concession to the
American-owned trans-Arabian
Pipeline company for a 1,00O-mile
OIL pipeline across Palestine from
Saudi Arabia.
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Ohio has SO electric furnaces
capable of making 1,728,860 tons
of steel a wear.
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Car Victim Gains

The condition of George Heg-
gle was reported yesterday
somewhat improved although
his name remains on the dan
ger list.
He is at City Hospital suffer
ing from broken ribs and injur-
les to the spine as a result of
being hit by two automobiles on
fremont st near Kendall st last
Saturday afternoon while on
his way to work.
Drivers of the two cars are
known. One car is said to have
sped away from the scene but
bystanders were able to iot
down the license numbers.
Reggie and wife live at 207
w. Newton st. They have a
daughter who is a student in a
Virginia college.
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Buy Victory Bonds

Pope Jackson, chairman, irene
0 iianyoun Robinson. president.