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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-12
By BUS HAM

WASHINGTON, April 11-(P)-A
state department official sale
Thursday that the government
wishes baseball would show some
indication of a desire to clean up
differences with the Mexican
league.
Controversies over American
players entering into agreements
with Mexican league officials are
injuring relations with zone of our
closest and best allies" this Off
cial, who cannot be identified, said.
Newspaper accounts of instances
involving Mickey Owen, Brooklyn
catcher, and Vern Stephens, st.
Louis Browns saortstop, have been
closely followed at the state de-
partment.
Stephens played briefly in the
Mexican league but returned to the
Browns. Owen repeatedly signed a
Mexican contract, later decided
not to join that circuit.
Baseball is making it tough on
u.s." this state department official
said. eve try to build up good will
and this sort of thing tears it
down.
Gall Of the responsibility isn't on
one side, but we wish baseball
would show some indication of a
desire to clean I'D this thing.
The Mexican government GER
tainly will be angry over such
statements as those attributed to
Stephens that big-shots down there
60 around with six-shooters on
their hips. Stephens only real
complaint, from what appeared in
the papers, was that he didn't feel
at home there.
eve carry on other sports activi-
ties with Mexico in amateur,
school and college fields with no
difficulties but this baseball squab-
BILE may make it embarrassing to
continue those associations.
Meanwhile, Clark Griffith, own
er of the ashingtoa Senators,
said that he ''would love to see
baseball firmly established in
Mexico, land it could be done,
easily"
The first step would be the for
nation Of a good, sound organiza-
tion.' He suggested that lots Of
overflow free-agent' American
players would be available to the
Mexican league, if properly organ
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Edward Sachs
Morning Watch
Motion Pictures

We were sitting In the movies Yesterday E+oninc n
Judy Garlano ana TWO other fes singing sometime abont
how pig s WHY Is ana they getting older and it is
getting cooef ana they aren't getting anv loving This
is all very depressing because if oirI 1;l 1d
and these otner TWO cuties aren't getting anv lo;n
chance have the rest of us got? s ""S io"iis "ha'
Sports peig our line we started to count the various
and couldn't help thinking that thev oil o d;ea
There was johnnie Mack Brown a darn oood f+ham
player at Alabama Johnnie Weismu]er the California fish
and Sammy Baugh, the Washington Redskin to
and three more unlnspred actors have vet to seeness
tits the Three Stooges. " :" ''e -''''e'"
"Uh'' You betcha,' and "They went thatawav. ,"
seems TO De the extent of the rios hstoronc art while
in the action scene they all as feke as the nctres
the boxes OF Smith Brothers cough drops
often thought Hollywood is missing great hot Nv
signing booo Newsome the pitcher was EMPLOYED
the free bobby Bobo missed his IN nese states OF
the theater for the spiked Shoe e - " peo ~
in action is than Gypsy Rose Lee His sad sbak
ing the Nesom mead when umpire misses strike
box not too nfreauen happening past few
that leer OF triumph when batter are
marks OF a true Anespan-or do mean ITALIAN?
Tlden another have been dipped in grease
ntor tar and feathers His long bitter
and have neman usually most hardened of
shrink beneath his glare Then great one J.
the professional hck paayed good right arm
and lot Of CUTS into good thing.
Babe Ruth Kovacs Leo purocher Dazzy Vance, and
@ By e d"n %s about n % heb behind
friends They get fixed up before the last
Sports wearing satisfied grin these days
that his son is frstsng balpayer Davidson Manor,
Davidson basketball team Tom Vernon has been appointed
Of the Sampson county Blues Of the Tobacco State
shorop for the Tar Heels won't action for
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Walter Johnson Ill
Because OF Overwork

WASHINGTON. April 11-F)-
Walter Johnson, the big Train
whose fast ball was the terror Of
big-league baseball for q years,
19O7-l927, is in a hospital today
with sore arn-his left.
The rangy, rubber-armed right
handler developed a tingling sen-
sation and numbness in his off
side arm and entered the hospital
for observation. An attending ply
sician said he has been working too
hard, is exhausted and has a little
rise in blood pressure.
On his way to an all-time record
in strikeouts, 3,497, and in games
won, Ala, Johnson had an ailing
arm only once-in 1920, after he
pitched his only no-hit game, beat
ing Boston, 10. johnson, SO, now
operates a farm near Germantown,
Nd.
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TAR HEELS BEAT
VIRGINIA BY RUN
Cavaliers Last-Minute Raj.
ly Falls Short OF Caro-
lima Margin

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Apri,
il - R) - North Carolina barely
STAYED off Virginia's last-i.anine
rally to whip the Cavaliers, 6-5, ir
a sparkling baseball game here
Thursday.
The Tar Heels piled up two.
run advantage in the first inning
when Warren's triple bounced of
Berian's out-stretched glove in
deep centerfield. They counted two
more in the fourth on successive
singles by Whitehart and Thomp-
son and added lone runs in the
seventh and ninth to retain their
slim margin.
Thompson personally accounted
for two Carolina tallies. coming
home on Coles single in the sixth
and scoring again in the seventh
on double by Fleetwood.
The Cavaliers scored first when
Carr crossed the plate in the third
and added two more in the fourth
when the Tar Heels defense easeo
momentarily. In the ninth-inning
surge, Soper and Noe came home
with a pair Of runs.
North Carolina 200 200 1O1-6 IL
Virginia ,..... DOL 200 O02-5 10 2
Whitehart and Frazier; Wade
and Carr
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BY EDWARD SACHS
Star Sports Editor

CAROLlNA SPOkIS SCENE i.
Early Wednesday evening, the as
ISOLATED Press released a story
from Chapel Hill saying that Ben
Carnevale, basketball coach at the
University of North Carolina, was
reported ready to accept the head
basketball position at Navy :.
Soon after, the story was KILLED"
and later Ben denied it An
hour later the story was released
from Annapolis saying that an an
nouncement would be made later
in the week naming the new Middle
cage coach Ben has said that
he preferred to stay in Chapel Hill
and has stressed that he would
stay ''for much less salary than
that being offered elsewhere" :.
While the University should be
proud that it is the type of school
that can generate such loyalty,
isn't it time for the people Of North
Carolina to wake up to the fact
that it is loyalty that keeps per-
sons such as Ben Carnevale at
Chapel Hill It is rather old
story that the teaching staff at
UNC receives on the average from
10 to Is per cent less salary from
the University than it could re-
ceive from any other school Of
equal size and reputation We
wouldn't blame Ben Carnevale if
he took any coachine offer that
came along If It would give
him more in the bank each payday,
WHY shouldn't he take it? . He
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LEXINGTON RACE
TAKEN BY SIRIUS
Defeats Kentucky Derby
Eligible To Win Phoe-
nix Handicap

LEXINGTON, KY, April 11.-UD
Sirius edged out Bull Play In the
stretch Thursday to win length
victory in the eighty-fourth running
of the S., 000-added Phoenix handi-
cap, feature race of Keeneland's
opening day card.
Letmenow finished third behind
Bull Play and was trailed a poor
fourth and fifth by the highly re-
garded Calumet Entry of Good
Blood and In Earnest, respectively.
In Earnest was the only eligible
for the Kentucky Derby In the six-
furlong race for three-year-olds
and upward. Pellicle and High
Shine, both Derby eligibles, were
scratched.
Sirius broke out front but fell
behind Bull Play at the quarter
mile post. Sirius and Letmenow
locked in a neck-and-neck duel for
second, with Letmenow showing an
edge briefly, until the thorough
breds turned into the stretch.
Bull Play enjoyed a two-length
lead at one time, but Sirius start
ed moving up quarter-mile from
the finish and won going away
from the field.
The winning time was iii IS,
good for the sloppy condition Of
the Keeneland oval. A heavy rain
soaked the track for three hours
before starting time and fell In a
drizzle throughout the day.
Sirius, five-year-old son of Dia-
volo-Starry Heavens and owned by
Mrs. V. E. Smith, paid his hackers
$6.4O to win and 81 to place. Bull
Play paid $500 to place. There
was no show betting.
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N. G. State Linksmen
Begin Play April 10

RALEIGH, April 11-P)-N. c.
State colleges new golf team will
open a tough, seven-match sche-
dule on April 10 when it meets
Duke at Raleigh, J. L. Claim,
business manager of athletics at
State college, announced today.
The team is being coached by
Rowland Armocast, a former pro
who is studying advanced courses
in architecture at the college.
The schedule: April 19-Duke at
Raleigh; 26-Clemson at Raleigh;
3o-Carolina at Chapel Hill; May
3-Duke at Durham; 8-Wake
Forest at Raleigh; 14-Carolina
at Raleigh; and 17-Wake Forest
at Raleigh.
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Hughson Shows Form
AS Boston Teams Tie

HARTFORD, Conn, April IL
WH-The Boston Braves and Red
Sox battled to a to 3 tie today
in a game called after eight and
a half innings to permit the teams
to catch a train.
Cecil (Tex) Hughson of the Red
Sox turned in five inning stint
that was well-nigh flawless, pitch
ing to only II batters and giving up
just two hits. He didn't walk man
and one of the hits was scratchy,
John Sain, who has won a job as a
Brave regular, went all the way
and although ne allowed only three
hits, seven walks got him into
trouble. He struck out six.
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has proved what he can do with the
right kind of talent Some OF
the finest minds of the country are
teaching at Chapel Hill but it isn't
right that talent and ability are re-
Warded by a salary scale that is
Inadequate and in some cases in.
sulting Of interest to football
fans is the news that E. R. Dutch)
Slaughter, All-American guard at
Michigan in 1912 has signed as a
scout for the University Virginia
football team next season :. Add
Wilmington athletes on Carolina
teams, Jerry Robinson of the Da-
wilson college tennis squad .
Ernie Edwards, Charlie Farlow,
and George Corcoran, Greer Horo
golf pros agree that by next sum-
mer rubber goe balls will be plentl-
full in that city However, con-
versations we have had with sport
ing goods dealers and statesmen
here place the coming of the pre-
war standard type ball as sum-
mer away Nick johnson and
Eddie Salley, Fayetteville High
school athletes are reported to have
accepted athletic scholarships to
Georgia Tech after toying with Of
fers from Wake Forest Roy
Whitaker, pitcher from Brevard
and Asheville is pitching candi-
date for the Asheville Tri-State
team A total of 80 teams
will be playing professional base
ball in North Carolina this season,
the largest number to play with
in the borders of any state in the
union New York is second with
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Wildcats, Bulldogs Tangle At Durham
WILMINGTON BUGS
ADD FIVE PLAYERS
Pirates Sign i. Two First
Basemen, Two Infield-
ers, Pitcher

Five new Pirates walked the
plank yesterday, signing contracts
with the Wilmington entry in the
Tobacco State league.
The new BUGS include:
Sheriff. Strickland, an infielder.
Commenting on Strickland, Bust
ness Manager Bert Kite said, 'He
weighs ITS pounds and stands 5.11.
He has just been released from the
navy after % months in service.
He is a native of North Carolina
and should help us quite a bit as
he has a great arm and is still
young (23) enough to have lot OF
spirit"
Holland McKeithern, Whining
ton pitcher. Kite again, Holland
will be used as a pitcher by the
Pirates but he is one of the best
utility men in this section of the
country. After he broke his leg
several years back he worked out
as a catcher and did good job. "
McKeithern is a graduate of New
Hanover High school and pitched
for the University of North Caro-
lima nine for three years. He
weighs 210 and stands two inches
over six feet.
w. S. McKeithern, infielder. A
brother of Holland, McKeitherr
needs no introduction to local fans
who have seen him play for the
Pirates during their semi-pro days
w. S. is highlander batter and
will probably be tried out at short
stop, second and third.
Elwood Clark, first baseman
CLARK is a very promising player
He comes here after four years Of
college ball and semi-pno play in
California, Kite said. HE is also
a pitcher"
Roy Lamb, first baseman and
pitcher. Another Pirate standby
Lamb is noted as power hitter
After trying out with Birmingham
this year he was released to Green
vile. AS a free-agent, Lamb re-
ported here instead.
Bill jenkins, pitcher. Slight Of
build, Jenkins pitched for Kite 1r
semi-pro days. Now at Greenvllle'
| he will be on hand for the opening
of club drills, Monday at Ameri-
can Legion stadium.
The portable home-run fence is
now under construction at the fiele
and should be ready for use later
in the week, Kite said. He added
that repairs of the stands are I'm
derway as are the construction Of
bleachers along the first and thiro
base lines while the stadium press
box has already been repaired.
Workouts, under the direction Of
Manager Stan Katkaviek will begin
at 2 and will run throughout the
afternoon, club officials have an
nounced.
Still on the Tobacco State front
was the announcement yesterday
by J. E. L. Wade, president Of the
circuit that he has mailed con-
tracts to six umpires including two
local men.
The officials sent pacts by Wade
to include E. K. Taylor and R. J.
Eagle, of Wilmington; John Sher-
rill, of Maiden. N. c.; w. ]. God
frey, of Jersey City, N. j.; Pat
Fragile, Beckley.~ w. Va, and j. S.
Austin, of Willard, N. c.
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North Carolina Athletic Roundup

Is minor league franchises and
three major league clubs In
1914, there wasn't North Caro-
lima team playing professional
baseball A rundown shows
Asheville, Charlotte and Shelby
in the Tri-State, Mt. Airy in the
Blue Ridge, Angier-Fuquay, Gin
ton, Dunn Erwin, Sanford, Smith
field and Wilmington in the Tobac-
CO State, Durham, Burlington,
Greensboro, Leaksville, Raleigh,
and Winston-Salem in the Carolina,
Fayetteville, Goldsboro, New Bern,
Greensville, Kinston, Rocky Mount,
Tarboro and Wilson in the Coastal
Plains and Concord, Hickory,
Lands, Lexington, Mooresville,
Salisbury, St,atesville and Thomas
vile in the North Carolina loop -. {.
Now that Snag Allen has been Of
ticially welcomed into the Will
mington Pirate fold, although he
has been included in all plans of
the local club since it was organiz-
ed, we can tell you that when the
Tobacco State league held its meet
ing here recently, the various club
officials were invited to assemble
at L. M. Pollock's service station,
where Allen works during the off
season, before going out to an
oyster roast at Masonboro Sound
Pollock left his guests for a
minute to 60 into the station and
when he came out he found two
of the managers making overtures
to Allen for the coming season !. :.
That's carrying Southern hospital
ity too far" Pollock commented as
he led Allen away from the crowd.
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Davidson's Golfers
Overcome Gamecocks

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 11.-(P
University of South Carolina golf
= Davidson's linksmen stroked
their way to a 1873 win over the
ers on the Columbia country club
course here Thursday.
It was Davidson's second win of
the season over South Carolina.
Don Bryant of the Wildcats paced
the field with a II and Dave Smith
of South Carolina shot an 81 to take
second place.
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Atlantic Christian
Tops Louisburg Nine

WILSON, April 11-(P)-Atlantic
Christian defeated Louisburg col.
lege 20 to here Thursday. ACC
scored from one to four runs ir
each of the first eight innings
while Louisburg was scoreless I'm
til the ninth when they fashioned
two runs from three singles and
walk off John Thorne.
ACC dubbed three Louisburg
hurlers for Is hits with Vince
Colunbo, Howard Chaplin and Troy
Goodwin each garnering three.
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U.S.. Diplomats Watch
Pasquel Baseball Row

lied, to 'help develop their youth
in baseball"
He mentioned such players as
Outfielder Bruce Campbell and
Pitcher Pete Appleton, Washington
veterans recently m de free
agents.
Organized baseball is willing,
Griffith said, ''to discuss this sit
uation but the request must come
from them mexican League off.
cials)." .,.. s....
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|Nelson-Burton Match
May Be Held In U. S,

NEW YORK, April 11-P)-Fred
Corcoran, PGA tourney manager,
said Elmer Ward, sponsor of the
Goodal round-robin golf meet,
Thursday. cabled British Open
Champion Richard Burton, invit-
ing him to compete in the 1916
meet and oppose Bryon Nelson in
a special match.
Burton recently was quoted as
saying he doubted Nelson, top
money winner among U. S. pros
last year, would be able to score
in the mid-sixties on British links
and offered TO back his opinion
with $500 of my own money"
American golf addicts immedi-
ately raised approximately $15O,OOO
to back Nelson but plans to match
the pair fel through when Nelson
currently vacationing in Virginia,
cancelled his trip to South Africa
and England.
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MISS SUCCS TAKES
LADIES GOLF LEAD
Gusts Eileen Stub From
First With Round
: OF Il : :.

| AUGUSTA, Ca, April 11-UD-
tHard-driving Louise Suggs, o.
Lithia Springs, Ca, wrested tbs
lead from Eileen Stub, OF Augusta
today in the Women's Titleholders
Golf tournament.
Playing on a soggy course in a
driving rain, Miss Suggs cardee
a two-over-par II for a 54-hole to,
tai of 234, while Miss Stub, who
had held the lead until today
took a four-over-pa 70 for a total
of 235. he final 18-hole round vii
be played tomorrow.
Peggy Kirk, of Findlay, Ohio,
recorded an 80 to move into third
place with a 245 total, while De-
tending Champion Dorothy Kirby
of Atlanta, recorded an "a for a to-
tai of 248.
The cards:
Louise Suggs, 157-77-234.
Eileen Stub, 156-79-235.
Peggy Kirk, 165-S0-245.
Dorothy Kirby, 164-84-248.
Marge Becker, Englewood, N. j.,
169-82-251.
Helen Sigel, Philadelphia, 1877
84-251.
Sally Sessions, Muskegon, Mich,
173-8O-253.
Laddie Irwin, Montclair, N. j.,
l173-81-254.
Margaret Gunther, Palm Beach
173-86-259.
Mrs. Herman Berg, Minneapolis
175-85-259.
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BR0GDEN'S TEAM
LEADING LEAGUE
MINIS Trackmen Meet Ra.
leigh, Durham In Meet
At Tobacco City
By GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer

| uUuuCcu 1dtC A6Se AASAV tbA0g
the Durham Wilmington base
ball game scheduled for this
afternoon may not be played be-
cause of heavy rains in Dur
ham yesterday afternoon. He
said that he would leave early
this morning to find out If the
contest is still scheduled. The
track meet involving Whining
ton, Raleigh and Durham will
60 on as scheduled.
Still tied with the Rocky Mount
Blackbirds for the Eastern A Con
ference baseball leadership with
three triumphs in three starts, the
New Hanover High school Wildcats
will attempt to add Durham High
to their list Of defeated opponents
at Durham today.
Coach Leon Brogden is expected
to take large squad of players
on his second road trip, leaving at
900 o'clock in the morning for the
contest, slated to start at $3.50 p.
m.
The New Hanover track team
meets Raleigh and Durham in a
meet proceeding the baseball
game. The track meet is scheduled
to start at 2:30.
The Cats will face team thai
has won one loop game and also
lost one. Durham outhit Goldsboro
to take a d to IL victory, but were
outclassed by Rocky Mouct. IL to
4 last Tuesday.
This Bulldog record does not
come close in comparison to the
locals. Brogden's charges upset
the loops preseason favorites,
Wilson, to 4, after the Cyclones
had blasted Goldsboro, 20 to O..
Then Raleigh fell before MINIS by
narrow margin Of 5 to 2, and
Goldsboro was brushed aside, 10
to 6. But even in victory, the Cats
exhibition looked very poor and
errors on the "Quakes" part help
ed the winners considerably.
Herman Wick, who pitched two
complete games against Wilson
and Raleigh and relieved Kenneth
Rogers in Goldsporo, was warming
up in practice yesterday probably
to hurl again today. Brogden has
plenty of bullpen pitchers though
in the persons of Kenneth Rogers,
W. A. Brown, Billy Harrison, and
David Cheshire.
'Tinkey' Rogers appears TO be
the starting catcher with Levy
Heath, his likely reserve.
Ken Rogers, Luke Collie, Teddy
Fennen, and J. c. Price looks Like
starting infield, but Paul Horton
and Billy Harrison may hold down
an infield job if the others do not
perform satisfactorily.
Dunk Futrel1e, 'Bubba' Sykes,
and Donald Edwards are set in
the outfield.
The starting pitcher for the Bull
dogs will probably be Dwight Car
den and the catcher, Earl King.
Bruce Holt, the first baseman and
Durham's leading slugger, is sure
at first, while Darwin Christie at
second, Roger Craig at third, and
Jack Stallings at shortstop, fill
out the remainder of the inf1eld.
In the outfield, Billy Stokes will
be in left, Harvey Brinkley in
center, and Pete Hall in right.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
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BUGS WHITEWASHED

WICHITA, Kans., April 11-U.H-
The Chicago White Sox received
four-hit pitching Thursday from Ed
Lopat and Rookie Ralph Hammer
to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4
TO 0 in the last of q contests with
the National league team.
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A kettle drum is the only instru-
ment of it's kind that can be turned
to the key of the selection being
PLAYED.
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Sensational Charley CHUCK" Taylor,
sho has plenty Of what the fans go
i~, encounters a formidable test
when he crosses gloves with Man
hattan's Tony Marteliano (above) IN
a velterweight ten-rounder at New
lori tonight.
Taylor, a fun-of-fght Irishman
nom Pittsburgh, caused a real stir in
nst'e circles by the manner In which
he trcunced Freddie Archer recently.
he exhibited instructive boxing abil
ny ard u wide repertory of punches,
PHYS speed, accuracy and power.
Marteliano, a tough, two-fsted
cocker, believes in throwing punches
n nom opening gong to final bell. In
MS last start he turned in a major
upset by vanquishing the classy
canadian welter, Phil Palmer.
Enjoy the excitement, blow-by-
olow, on Gillette's Cavalcade of Sports
over American Broadcasting Co. and
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To safeguard your life, fall in
love. That's the advice of Sir
Arthur Thompson, famous British
biologist.