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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-22
Phillies May Surprise League
BY JACK HAND

MIAMI DEAOI1, r Ia, MaTcn Il.
-(P)eBen Chapman is starting his
first full year as manager of the
Philadelphia Phillies with an
Everything to gain, nothing to
lose" philosophy, aiming primari-
ly at an early escape from the
National league cellar.
'"We either get out of the, base
ment or I 60 back. bossing the pin
boys at my bowling alleys in Biz
mingham", Chapman drawled be-
tween drags on corncob pipe
Pm not aiming to go back to
Alabama before October" 49,,
Ironically enough, the last Phil
manager who avoided a last place
finish, Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons.
now is back in his home town man
aging a bowling alley. Chapman
didn't mention the coincidence.
"You know I figure I'm a lot
better off than Eddie Dyer" the
37-year-old skipper explained.
Everybody expects Eddie to win
the pennant with those st. LOWS
Cardinals. II they don't win he'll
catch it. AS for me, heck, l can
surprise 'em by just crawling
into seventh place. If we even get
up in the fight we would be the
surprise Of the year. .-.,~ "
Chapman isn't definitely set on
his ball club yet. He has the max
ings Of good defensive infield,
fair punch in the outfield, weak
catching and a potentially strong
pitching staff. The punch has been
lacking.
eff some Of these guys don't
start hitting pretty soon, I'm going
to be out there playing third base.
or maybe. the outfield again, -
warned Chapman whose lifetime
Major league average is over the
300 mark for IA years. t
Chapman's infield probably will
have Frank Mccormick at first,
Danny Murtaugh at second, eth
er Skeeter NeWsome or Ray Ham
rick at short and Jim Tabor at
third. None of them were with the
team last year. Merrill May is a
third base candidate and Roy
Hughes, late in reporting, probably
will be a utility man. Rookie John
ny ONeil has been seeing plenty
of action at shortstop. q
Ron Northey in right field and
Vince DiMaggio in center are out
field fixtures. Johnny Wyrostek,
acquired from the Cards, and Lou
Mad Russian) Novikoff are bat
Ting with Rookie Bill Sinton for
the other post. Novikoff recently
has been showing signs of his long.
awaited hitting power.
Andy Seminick, a youngster who
caught 80 games last year, is first
string catcher, backed up by Bill
Peterman and Hal Spindel.
The starting pitcher list is little
indefinite but there are at least
six to be tabled regulars. Al Juri-
SIGH, acquired from St. Louis with
Wyrostek, Tom Hughes, Ken Raj
fensberger, Schoolboy Rowe, Oscar
Judd and Charley Schanz will take
turn. Hugh Mulcahy is rounding
into shape but it may be some time
before he is ready to start. ;
While Chapman had been run
ming through the list of players,
his five-year-old son, Billy, wan
dered into the clubhouse. Some
body asked him if he wanted to be
ball player.
mo SIR, was the answer. 81
want to be a manager like my
daddy. All he has to do is sit
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-22
PATROLMEN RETURN

RALEIGH, March 21.-P)-The
State Highway Patrol has present
strength of 1877 men, compared
with a pre-war force of 213 officers.
according to Major H. J. Hatcher,
commander. Hatcher said 81
patrolmen have returned to duty
after service with the armed
forces,
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MEET AGAIN

YOKOHAMA, March z1-(P-
Premier Shidehara today met 1t
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger for
the first time since the 1922
armament conference in Washing.
ton. Eichelberger was major on
duty with the Chinese delegation,
Shidehara a member of the Japa-
nese delegation. Today the prime
minister discussed the Japanese
food situation with the Eighth army
commander.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-22
CAROLINAS OPEN
WILL BE HELD AT
.MID-PlNES COURSE
Page, Sessions Face Male
Pros AT Pinehurst
Sunday Afternoon

SOUTHERN PINES, March 81
P)-The Carolinas Open golf
tournament will be held this year
on the course of the Mid-Pines club
OF Southern Pines, May 1855.
Orville White of Winston-Salem
IS scheduled to be on hand to de-
fend the title.
The event is sponsored by the
Carolinas section of the Profession
al Golfers association.
A field of between rs and $50
golfers is expected by George Cor
coran Of Greensboro, district PEA
president, and Purvis Ferree of
Winston-Salem, secretary.
Corcoran announced that entries
would be accepted from service
men stationed in the Carolinas,
even if they are not residents Of
the two states.
Frank Cosgrovs, operator Of the
Mid-Pines, has announced he will
post $500 added money to entrance
fees for the pros.
Among the entries expected, in
addition to White, are Clayton
Heather Of Charlotte, Johnny Pal
ner of Badin, both former cham
pions, AL Smith of Winston-Sale1n.
Dugan Aycock Of Greensboro, and
Ferree.
PINEHURST, March 21-R-
Pinehurst will stage a golfing
battle Of the sexes here Sunday
afternoon when a pair of the coun-
try's best women golfers will meas
ure their drives, pitches and puts
against those Of two veteran pros.
The distaff team will be made up
of Este1le Lawson Page Of Chapel
Hill, former national champion.
and Sally Sessions of North Muske-
gon, Mich, ore Of the new crop of
coming stars.
Their opponents will be Harold
Galloway, Pinehurst professional,
and Roy Grinnell, pro at the
Southern Pines country club.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-22
Tabernacle Baptists
Giuen Basketball Flag
BY Jack Sords

athletics but also affords instruc-
ton in hobbies and crafts. Part
of the program is self-supporting,
he added.
Guests Of the club were Sam
Fowler, Tabor City, Billy Wells,
Townsville, Ga; George Simons,
Jr., and Harry Wellot.
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Leland High eager.
Win At Southport

SOUTHPORT, March 21.-Leland
took an easy double-header here
tonight in Brunswick county tourna-
ment play, the Leland Lads win
ming SO to II over the Waccamaw
Boys and the Leland Lassies de-
feating the Girls squad of the
same school, "a to a..
This leaves the Leland Boys and
the Southport Males and the
Bolivia and Southport Girls in the
action Of the tourney tonight.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-22
GRANTS 4es LICENSES

NEW YORK, March 21-(R -
The board of stewards for the
Jockey club of New York already
has granted 423 owner licenses,
1854 trainer permits and five jockey
licenses for the opening of the
Metropolitan turf season April 8,
it was announced today.
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WILL RUN AGAIN

GREENSBORO, March 21.-(Pl-
Shelley B. Caveness, veteran mem
Der of the House, has announced
his candidacy for reelection to the
general assembly from Guilford
county.
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Annoying rattles and squeaks in
automobiles body or chassis are
often quickly eliminated by tight
enino a screw or bolt.
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Senior League Plans
Softball Contests AT
Strange Park Tonight

All games in the Senior Class
A softball league were rained
out last night. Unless grounds
are in too a bad condition Spot
ford Mills will take on Senior
Fraternity tonight at I o'clock,
and Sunshine Laundry will
tangle with Whites Ice Cream
at $3.50 o'clock.
Both Of the twin bills en-
counters are expected to be
close affair since SpOfford and
Senior Fraternity are on about
the same level as far as won
lost record are concerned
Sunshine Laundry is favored
over fourth place Atlantic Coast
Line, but the way the Railroad
ers have been going anything is
likely to happen.
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SAM SNEAD FIRES
10 UNDER PAR IN
PRACTICE ROUNDS

DALLAS. Tex. Sept. 24.-(P-
Defending champion Sam m y
Slead OF Hot Springs. Va. fired a
lO-under-par 81 in a practice round
over the Brook Hollow layout Tues
DAY to serve notice he is out to
keep his title in the Dallas Open
Iavitational Golf tournament
Many of the big names of golf
arrived and were tuning up on the
course over which the $40. 600
tournament scramble will be play
ed Thursday through Sunday.
National PEA Champion Lloyd
Mangrum vas on the grounds but
had not registered.
Among those who had paid the
entry fee were Johnny Bulla,
Jimmy Thomson. Henry Ransom,
Jim Terrier. Ellsworth Vines, Dick
Metz. Frank Stranahan. Clayton
Heafner. Earl Stewart, Jr., Harold
McSpaden. Vic Ghezzi. Jimmy
Hines, Snead, the British Open
champion. and Ed Furgol.
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Dusak's Tenth Inning Home Run Gives Cardinals
2 To 1 Victory Over Reds; Brooklyn Rained Out
Junior Football League Gets Underway Here
Cat Injured List Shrinks;
Patrick And Wick Recover

A favorable note was added to
the Wildcats chances of taking
their third straight victory from a
non-conferenee opponent yesterday,
when Coach Leon Brogden an
nounced that both Herman Wick
and Neal Patrick are expected to
be ready for Saturdays game with
North Charleston.
Wick has been suffering from a
d%islocated shoulder injury, which
prevented him from passing much
against Laurinburg last Saturday
night. Patrick hurt his knee in
scrimmages before the Laurinburg
encounter.
Rain forced the Wildcats indoors
yesterday, and marked the fourth
time in the last five practice days
that weather conditions have pre-
vented drills. Coach Brogden and
the Davis brothers went carefully
over new running plays during the
layoff
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six FAST TEAMS
COMPOSE CIRCUIT
Touch Loop For Boys Less
Than II Organized By
Recreation Branch

For the first time a.. six-man
touch football league for boys under
II years of age has been organized
by the recreation department and
will begin play this afternoon at
Robert Strange park with the sports
Center Bulldogs MEETINGS the loyal
order of Moose at 4 o'clock.
Four teams, all sponsored by
local sporting firms, are in the
loop along with two ether clubs,
and will play two days a week on
Mondays and Wednesday until the
close of the season.
The six squads in the league are
Hines Sports Sports Center, Enter
prial Sports, Spofford Mills, An
derson Sports, and the Loyal Or
der of Moose.
In todays encounter the Sports
Center, a outfit with outstanding
players like Jimmy Stoudenmlre,
Tommy burlington, Carl Warren,
billy Smith, Robert Brown, Must
ard Mathis, Eddis Johnson, Melton
sellers, and E. G.. Britt on It's
roster, will be favored over the
Loyal Order of Moose.
The schedule, as released by Bert
|Hawley, athletic director.
Wednesday,, Oct. 2-Hlnes VS.
lSpofford; Mon, Oct. Z. Enterprise
VS.. Moose; Wed, Oct. 9, Andersons
VS.. Sports Center; Mon, Oct: H.
Hines VS. Moose; Wed, Oct. TO-
Enterprise VS. Andersons; Mon,
Oct. q, Sports Center VS. Spofford;
Wed. Oct. %, Sports Center VS..
Hines; Mon, Oct. %, Andersons VS.
Moose. and Wed, Oct. 80, Spofford
VS. Enterprise.
Mon, Nov. 4, Hines VS. Ander-
sons; Wed, Nov. g., Moose VS. Spot
ford, and Mon, Nov. IL, Enterprise
VS. Sports Center.
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ninth revived them and Dusak's
clout in the tenth exploded the fans
onto the field in a wild victory cele-
bration.
With Vandermere in top notch
form, turning back the Red Birds
with. two hits in the first eight
frames and retiring IS men IN
succession from the fourth to the
ninth, most of the crowd was
ready to concede a defeat that
would have dropped the Cards
into exact tie with the Dodgers
who were rained out this after
noon.
Pinchhitter Nippy Jones, batting
for George (Red) Munger, pro-
vided a spark of hope when he
worked Vandermeer for a walk on
a 80 pitch and manager Eddie
Dyer promptly inserted Joffre
Cross, a s~peedster, to run for
Jones. Red Schoendienst's carfi-
flee bunt moved. cross to second
but Terry Moore popped high to
second baseman Benny Zientara
and there was only n out to go. >
Musial who had gone hitless in
his last seven official at bats,
slammed a ringing single to right
field, scoring Cross and the game
was all tied up.
Instead of chalking up his 10th
victory on the strength of a fourth
inning combination of Claude
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
CREENBERC SWATS|
THREE HOME RUNS
Grabs American Lead As
Tigers Sweep Twin Bill
From Browns

DETROIT, Sept. "a. (P -
Stretching their longest winning
streak OF the year to 10 straight
games, the Detroit Tigers slapped
the st. Louis Browns 4 to 3 and
10 to l to sweep a twin bill Tues
day as Hank Greenbe clouted
three homers to grab the league
lead with Al.
The double victory clinched the
American Leagues runner-up berth
for the Tigers, 1915 champions.
Greenberg's 39th homer, which
put him one-up on Ted Williams
in their torrid race for the slug
ging championship, broke up the
first game after was out in the
Detroit ninth and brought Freddie
Hutchinson his 18th win.
Two more drives into the upper
deck in left field off Ellis Kinder
in the nightcap put Hank over the
40-mark in home runs for the fourth
time in his 11-year big league
career.
Roy Cullenbine and Dizzy Trout
also homered in the nightcap as
Trout scattered five rits for his
18th pitching triumph.
In addition to going three ahead
Of Ted Williams in the homer
derby Greenberg drove across
five Detroit runs in the two games
to stretch his total to 120, just
one behind Williams in the runs
batted-in department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25

The team still has not lined up its
bus for the Charleston trip, but all
othe- time schedules are complete.
The squad leaves town Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock, and will
probably arrive at Charleston late
that afternoon.
Conference games for the East
ern AA Conference finds Wilson
playing Raleigh at Wilson, ano
Rocky Mount taking on Goldsborc
at Rocky Mount.
The. Junior Chamber of Com
merce announced yesterday that
buses will be available for fans
wanting to make the tip to North
Charleston. The buses will leave
from the Woodrow Wilson Hut Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Jesse
Sellars, president of the Jay Gees
said last night.
. Reservations a be made by
calling the Chamber offices, phone
o-3360.
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DURHAM, Sept. "a -(P-Duke S
Blue Devils went through a Snort
light drill here this Tuesday IN
preparation for Saturdays open
err with N. c. State at Raleigh.
The Wadesmen continued 10
work on pass defense and for a
brief time ran against the Junior
Varsity squad in an effort to
polish their defense. The workout
was climaxed by a session on
placekicking.
Trainer Robert Chambers an
nounced after the workout that
there we're nine members OF the
squad who were definitely out OF
Saturdays opener. They are: o..
P, Bethune and Jack Esllck,
ouarterbacks; Herb Hips, Bette
Herlong and Robert Owens, hall
backs; Ed Austin and Danny Hay
den, ends; Carl Parkinson, center;
and Jim O'Leary, guard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
Nine Man Commission

RALEIGH, Sept. "a - up :
Thomas J. White of Kinston, chair
man of the legislative committee
of the North Carolina Wild Life
Federation, said Tuesday that a
bill would be introduced at the
1947 General Assembly to place the
control of hunting and fishing
under a nine man commission.
Hunting and game fishing In the
State is now regulated by the
State Board of Conservation and
Development through the division
of Game and Inland Fisheries.
The proposed commission, White
said, would be composed of men
interested in and having knowl-
edge of game and fish manage
ment" who would represent nine
geographic divisions of the State.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
SENCBA re PLAN
AT FISHING EVENT

Directors of the South East
ern North Carolina Beach Asso-
citation went on record laN
night as endorsing the proposed
cutting of an inlet from the
ocean to the sound approx
mately three miles above Caro-
lima beach. Meeting at Caro-
lima Beach, the directors heard
a report on the current fishing
rodeo then called a special
meeting for Monday night when
plans for the 1947 rodeO will
be formulated. Members of
the Carolina Beach council,
the resorts chamber of COM
merce, and junior chamber Of
commerce were guests of the
association and presented their
hearty endorsement of the In
LET.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
PLAYERS.
KLEIN AND FELDMAN,
DENY "UMP" RUMORS

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 24-(P)-
Lou Klein, former shortstop for
the st. Louis Cardinals, denied
Tuesday -umors that he, Harry
Feldman, ex-New York Giants
pitcher, and Max Lanier, one
time twirle- for the Cards, had
abandoned the Vera Cruz Blues
of the Mexican league.
The three failed to show up yes
terday for an extra Vera Cruz
Tampico game. Col. Octavio Rueda
Magro. secretary of the league. is
sued a statement last night that
the three had abandoned thei1
Vera Cruz team in the port Of
Tampico," and added ut is moi
known up to this moment what
motives guided them"
Klein denied there had been any
trouble between himself and Chile
Gomez who succeeded Mickey
Owen. ex-Dodger, as manager Of
the Blues. Klein said he had a re-
current attack of appendicitis and
expected to be in shape Thursday
for the last four-game series by
the Blues against Puebla Para
keets.
Feldman told reporters he had a
sore shoulder and laid off from
Yesterdays game and that Lanier
had a pain in his left pitching arm.
He said they asked Gomez for per
mission to return to Mexico City
a day early to rest up for the final
series and it was granted. Klein
also said permission was given.
Lanier could not be located TO-
comment on the rumors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
In Sports Pan..
@%rs. c. $ y. ~.
BY Roy Cook

Two questions are on the
minds of major league base
,.u fans Who will win the
,ationai League pennant? $50.
md will the Boston Red Sox
,eat the National loop team?
We will not 60 into any
,etails of how, when, where
md who will win tn World
series. mol will we even ven-
ure as far as to select a win
,er in the National league
race The st. Louis Card
mails have a good ball club
and so have The Brooklyn
dodgers So with only \
couple of more games to go,
IFS still anybody's pennant in
the National League -.
Taking a quick look at the
Encyclopedia Americana, we
ran across the following base
ball chatter -.
What game played or a dia-
nond was invented by Alb
uer Doubleday in 1889? Not the
game of baseball, chum. It's
one, two, three strikes you're
out at the old ballgame. Col
onel Doubleday played the
game. but it's English Round
ers out of a children's game
Of baseball, 1744, on the author
iyt of the Encyclopedia Amer
icana. And it's a square.
Other baseball f~irsts, con-
tinues the Encyclopedia Amer
icana, include:
Alexander Cartwright, a
teammate of Doubleday's, set
the 80 foot distance between
bases. framed the first code
Of rules in 1S45 and the same
year organized the first club,
the Knickerbockers of New
York.
The first contest was held in
Hoboken. June 10, 1886, be-
tween the Knickerbockers and
an aggregation called the New
York Nine. Losing by the lop-
sided score of 23-1, the Knick-
erbockers didn't play again
for five years.
First association: the Ma
tional Association of Baseball
Players, in 1859, twenty-five
clubs. all strictly amateur. Ad-
mission. so cents. was first
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
St. Louis Increases Lead
F Game OuerB Brooks
Buns Forced To Remain Idle; Philadelphia
Scheduled For Wednesday And Thurs
day; Vandermeer Hurls For Cincinnati

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24-P)-Erv Dusak's ninth home
run into the left field bleachers in the tenth inning gave
the st. Louis Cardinals a FL victory over Cincinnati Tues
day night that stretched their National League lead over
idle Brooklyn to one full game.
The leftfielder whose anemic .234 batting average had
earned him a seat on the Card bench in the last two games,
pole-axed one of Johnny V~andermeer's pitches to send the
1882 customers home, still cheering a first place ball club.
St. Louis flag hopes were dropping as their favorites
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
Dorothy Kirby Captures
Medalist Honors In 46th
Women's Tournament

TULSA, Okla, Sept. 24-UR-
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta, Ga, won
medal honors Tuesday in the 46th
Annual Women's National ANA
teur Golf tournament, firing a two
over-par 152 for So holes over the
tough, tricky Southern Hills Coun-
try Club layout.
Louise Suggs, also of Atlanta.
and Babe Didrickson Zahacias, OF
Denver, were close behind, with
cards of 154 and 1856, respectively,
for the two-day qualifying grind.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
WAKE FOREST

WAKE FOREST, Sept. "a -(P)-
The practice grind at Wake For
est was tapered off Tuesday as
Coach D. c. Walker made ready
for his squad to leave tomorrow
morning for Boston where it will
open its 1916 campaign against
Boston College Friday night.
The squad will work at Catholic
University in Washington tomor-
row afternoon and hold it's final
workout in Boston Thursday night.
A squad of A men is scheduled
to make the trip and every man
except two is expected to be in
shape for play against Boston Col
lege. Bud Wedel. Varsity guard,
and John Hobbs, second string
freshman tackle, are still on the
injured list and probably won't
see action Friday night.
In Tuesdays practice, the Dea-
cons worked on passing. punt re-
turns and defense against Boston
Colleges Information.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25

Corbitt's single, a sacrifice and
Ed Lukon's scoring single, Vandy
thus was forced into overtime and
destined to bow in his 18th loss.
After getting past Enos Slaught-
err OH a loft to Zientara, VanderA
meer suddenly hit a wild stretk
and had run the count on Dusak
to 81 when Erv connected with
the payroll wallop, a long drive
that was labeled home run from
the time it left his bat.
Ted Wilks, who pitched only the
tenth inning, picked up his eighth
straight relief victory without de'
feat on the strength Of Dusak'S
smash after Munger had retired
for a pinchhiter still trailing By
q rIIr
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
BY Roy Cook

charged that year at a game
between New York and Brook
lyn clubs at Fashion Race
Course, Long Island.
In 1860, the Excelsiors of
Brooklyn made the first base
ball tour.
In 1860, the Red Stockings of
Cincinnati became the first
regularly organized profession
al team, paying their players
from $500 to S1,400 for the sea-
son.
The first professional league,
with 10 cities, was organized
in 1871, under the name of the
National Association of Pro-
fessional Baseball Players. 1t
lasted until 1875. The following
year the National League of
Professional Baseball Players
was organized, including the
New York Mutuals, the Phila-
delphia Athletics, Boston, Gin
cinnati, Chicago, St. Louis,
Hartford and Louisville.
Formed in 1900, Ban John
sons American League reach
ed major league status the
following year, raiding Nation
al League territory and clubs.
Peace came, says the Ency-
clopedia Americana, in 1903
with the establishment of a
National Commission to gov
ern the two leagues.
And oh, yes, in 1908, the first
World Series.
The New Hanover High
School Wildcats are scheduled
to play the North Charleston
squad in the South Carolina
city on Saturday night ...
There has been some confu-
sion about the playing date,
latest information is that the
contest will be played Satur-
dav night.
The "Wildkitten's," local
high school "B" team will play
at Legion Stadium Friday
night Tabor City will fur
nish the opposition The
"B" gridders held the White
vile club to a 0 to 0 tie last
week These lads have a
good team and a large crowd
is expected to be on hand Fri
day night at Legion Stadium.
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WNOGT AT GREENSBORO

. GREENSBORO, Sept. 24.-UD-
The 1947 Women's National Open
Golf Tournament worth SO, 900 will
be held here June 1923, it was
announced Tuesday by H e
s~eignious, secretary of the Wom-
ems Professional Golfers Associa-
ton.
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DAVIDSON

DAVIDSON, Sept. "a (P -
Davidson was at full strength Tues
day without any serious injuries
from the Erskine game or yester-
days hard scrimmage and Coach
Bill Story took advantage of the
fact to run off another Commute
drill.
The linemen and backs separat-
ed during the opening of practice
with backfield Coach Charley
Jamerson drilling his charges on
defense, passes and T formation