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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26
TAR HEELS RATED
TOURNEY LEADERS
George Washington U.
Seen AS Dark Horoses Of
Southern Loop
By RANDOLPH s. HANCOCK

RALEIGH, Feb. 25-WP)-While
Southern Conference basketball
fans have their eyes trained on
Duke University Blue Devils
and Cardinals White Phantoms
as the top teams in the meet here
beginning Thursday, most coaches
are rating George Washington uni.
versity as the dark horse in the
tournament.
The White Phantoms and Blue
Devils, seeded the top teams re-
spectively, have some strong op'
position in the other six contenders
for the crown.
Although Coach Ben Carnevale's
quint has one of the finest records
in the country, and one of the best
chances for national tournament
bid, he said today his only worry
now was deafening his conference
crown.
Carnevale said that one reason
he was worrying over the forth
coming championship tournament
was that Lady Luck" turned on
the Phantoms and handed them
about their toughest draw last
week.
Cardinals first round opponent
will be Maryland, which held the
Phantoms' to a two-point margin,
and which in turn dealt the Blue
Devils their only league upset
besides Carolina.
Carnevale said the second rea-
son the Phantoms we're on the spot
was the fact that John (The Hook
Dillon, leading conference scorer,
and Horace (Bones) Mckinney,
all-Southern in 1912, are in doubt
full shape for tournament play. The
two men have been sick since last
week.
IF Bones and The Hook are
in too poor shape for play" Carne-
vale said, Taylor Thorne and
Don Anderson will take over, sup
ported by Box Paxton, Jim White
and Jim Jordan"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26
BIG JEFF HEATH
SIGNS CONTRACT
WITH SENATORS

ORLANDO. Fla, Feb. 25-WD-
Big Jeff Heath, former Cleveland
Indians slugger, said Monday after
signing with the Washington Sena.
tors that he. was very glad to h
away from the Cleveland club.
Il also am very glad to be wiz
Washington" he said. Het~.
signed yesterday at undiscloscd
terms but it was understood he
would receive more than $1,000
he received last year.
Heath said the indians had
promised him a $1,000 bonus last
year if he "helped the team" He
batted 300 for the year and hit
Is homers.
Il figured this helped the team
but then they refused to pay me
the bonus" he said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26
Mexican. Clubs Backed
By American Capital
Mexico City, Vera Cruz
Mines Said To Have
$40,0O0,OOO
BY THEODORE A. EDIGER

MEXICO CITY, Feb. Is -(P)-
There's 40 million American dol
lars behind the Mexico City anc
Vera Cruz clubs of the Mexican
baseball league, Gerardo Pasquel
one of the owners, said to lure U
S. Major league players south Of
the border.
The loop dived into the U. S
market for players year ago anc
acquired such as Tommy Delas
Cruz of Cincinnati, Chile Gomez
of the Philadelphia Phils and Wash.
ington Senators, and Chico Her
nandz of the Chicago Cubs.
One of this year additions, Out
fielder Danny Gardella of the New
York Giants, already is here work
ing out for the campaign which
opens it's three-game week
schedule on March IA.
Mexico City and Vera Cruz, who
play their home games in the CAPT
tai city, are largely owned by the
five Pasquel brothers whose for
tune was built up in various enter
prises.
"All the clubs made sizeable
profits last year and this year we
will have bigger and better ones, .
Gerardo said.
eff it takes money to get the
players" he added, I'VE have the
money to pay them. If anyone bets
that we haven't, let him put uE
or shut up.
"And if American cIupowne1s
think they have lost some players,
they will be in for a bigger sur.
prise in March. We have got many
U. S. players and we are going tc
get more"
Although Pasquel refused to say
what salaries were being offered
he indicated that reports of a
$4,000 on a four-year contract to
Fred Martin, St. Louis Cardinal
Rookie, and of $4,000 to Gardella
for five years appeared to be
slightly high.
Gardella said his pay was more
than the $4,000 he received last
year with the New York Giants.
Luis Dino, fleet Brooklyn Dodger
outfielder who recently agreed to
terms with one of the Pasque]
brothers, repeatedly was offered
$4,000.
Players here, Pasquel added,
would have the benefit of the low
Mexican income tax rate which
charges only 10 per cent on a wage
of $4,000 a month.
The league was a six-club affair
a year ago with teams at Mexico
City, Vera Cruz, Monterrey, Tampi-
co, Nuevo Laredo and Puebla.
Two new ones, San Luis Potosi
and Torreon, have been added dur.
ing the winter.
Pasquel said that all the teams
were building new parks and that
he expected most of them to be
ready for the 1947 campaign. Work
already has started on Mexico
City plant that will seat $4,000.
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LEAGUE TO PLAY
l20-CAME CARD:
PLAY0FF IS SET
Directors Iron Out Early
Problems In Meeting
At Dunn
BY EDWARD SACHS
Star Sports Editor

| DUNN, Feb. Is. - James z. l.
Wade was elected president Of the
Tobacco State league tonight at the
circuits organization meeting here,
1t. A. Thomas Moore, Fayette-
vile. a member of the State High.
way Patrol, was elected vice
president, and Morris Wade, Of
Dunn, was elected recording secre-
tary and treasurer.
The meeting was attended by
about IS Interested persons includ-
ing representatives of the 6 league
teams, Angler, Clinton, Dunn, San
ford Smitnfield, and Wilmington.
ALI posted the necessary 1890 de-
post at the meeting tonight, or
had deposited it at previous meet
ing at Clinton.
The election Of the Wilmington
man came after he had attempt
ed to withdraw on the plea of mot
having enough time to devote to
the league"
The actual voting was done by
one representative of each club.
They included:
w. H. Hamilton, president of the
Angler club; L. C. Kerr, president
of the Clinton club; J. E.. jackson,
president of the Dunn club; Harold
D. Isennour, president of the San
ford clab: E. c. Banks, director
of the Smithfield club; and Burt
Kite, business manager of the VIII
mington club.
Before the election, a question
was raised from the floor, of
Wade's utilization with the local
club. L. N. Pollack, president of
the Wilmington club, replied, "Mr.
Wade mas no connection with our
baseball team"
The league voted to play a SEIZED.
ule of 120 games ending the sea-
son on approximately Labor Day.
The regular season will follow
by Shaughnessy play-off series,
although the team finishing first
in the pennant race will be con.
sidered league champion.
1t was also voted to employ the
Howe News service, of Chicago,
as league statisticians, and to al.
low the president expenses for
stenographic help.
Earl WestbrooK, mayor of Dunn,
welcomed the delegates to the
meeting.
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LAKELAND, Fla, Feb. 25-W.E-
Manager Steve O'Neil of the world
champion Detroit Tigers said to-
day 81 year old Pinky Higgins will
rejoin the club Wednesday and will
have to battle four other candidates
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SEVEN S0FTBALL
CLUBS READY TO
ENTER LEAGUES
Bert Hawley Named Secre.
tary Treasurer OF Tenta-
tive City-Wide Set-Up

Softban fans met at the End
and Orange Street U.S,O. club last
night to formulate plans for the
season. Eighteen persons were
present to place bids for teams
expecting to enter leagues this
season.
Brit HaWley, athletic director OF
the city recreation department
was chosen secretary and treas
urer OF the tentative set-up
Teams who have definitely made
bids for positions in the various
leagues are: Whites Ice Cream
Co., represented by Jimmy Mintz;
City Optical Co.. represented by
Frank Mccall; Fire Department,
Lloyd Wolfe, Bill Glission and Gene
Casteen; Police department sent
Norwood Wolfe to represent them.
Harris Billiard spoke for Sunshine
Laundry and A. L. Snow appeared
for the Loyal Order of Moose.
Ed Holloman appeard for the At
lantic Coast Line.
Date Extended
It was decided at this initial
meeting to extend the date for
entry into the leagues until April
9Th. Sponsors or team managers
interested in entering clubs are
asked to contact the secretary
treasurer at the recreation offices
in the U.S.O. club for complete
details. Other items taken up at
last nights confab included entry
fees, player limits, selection OF
balls, umpires and other details.
Roy j. Cook, city softLall COM
missioner presided over the meet.
ing and expressed his wish that
other teams interested in entering
softball this season get in touch
with Bert Hawley as soon as pos
sible.
Second Meeting
1t is hoped to have another meet
ing in the next few weeks to com
plete all the plans for operating
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The ease with which the 29e the state is shown
tbe Cats relied up In their final with Wnston-SaIe
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Wade Named Head Of Tobacco State Loop
ANNUAL "Y" TOURNEY
TO GET UNDERWAY ON
FRIDAY AT 4:OOP. Nj.

Inc Second Annual Y. M. c. A..
Amateur Basketball Champion
snip tournament will begin Fri
day, March l, p. m. at the Will
mington "Y".
Teams, recruited from amateur
basketeers under 10, will be divided
into five weight classes-90, los,
l20, 135, and $50 pounds. An unlim-
tied weight division will include
teams from the Senior High school
varsity, Industrial school, and col
leges.
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the leagues this season.

the leagues this season.
Jesse Reynolds, director of the
recreation department. told the
team representatives that he would
aid them in securing the necessary
playing fields. Robert Strange
park is the only lighted softball
field available at the present time
Hilton Park field can be repaired
and used for twilight games, he
said.
Among those attending last
nights meeting were, Frank Burns,
former chief umpire of the city
leagues and now acting as cocoon
missioner with Cook.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26
MANGRUM BEsTs HOGAN

PENSACOLA, Fla. Feb. 25-P)
Smooth stroking Ray Mangrum,
of Los Angeles, shot 68-four I'M
der par-to win the Pensacola
Open Golf tournament Monday in
an 18-hole playoff with Ben Hogan
of Hershey, Pa.
Hogan had II.
Mangrum got the jump on Hogan
on the second hole with a par, as
Hogan went one over and was
never headed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26

Tho 1929 SQUAD scored 521 points to its opponents 2s1
M boo five to beat the locals in 16 games was Charlotte
nsIdson Freshmen downed the Wildcats, "a to 49,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26
Richland Tourney Set
For September II To Is

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 25-P)
The Third annual $4,000 Rich
land invitational golf tournament
was set Monday for Sept. 12-15.
The board of directors of the
Richland club chose the dates in
a weekend meeting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-26

o the present crop Wildcats better look Thursday nigh
~ ether team may little big around the belt sewers
@ nbed their with towel for years. but at or
@ thew were the best high school basketball
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or his old Job at third base.

for his old job at third base.
Higgins was the regular Detroit
third baseman until called into
service last summer.
Newest candidate for the position
was Outfielder Anse Moore, an
other returning serviceman, who
played the outfield with Dick Wake
field and Hoot Evers on the Beau
mont club that won a Texas League
pennant for O'Neill in 1912.
Moore. recently discharged from
the Army, played third base for a
service team in the Third Army.
He bats left-handed and throws
right.
Other third base candidates who
will battle with Higgins are Billy
Hitchcock, Jimmy Outlaw and
Bobby M'aier
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Training Camp Briefs

/ OFT revealed that Bob Carpenter,
strapping right handed pitcher who
won II games in 1871, had been dis
charged from the Army and would
rejoin the team Saturday. Ace
Adams, the Iron Man" from Iron
City, Ca, said he would be in to-
morrow to take over his old duties
as top relief pitcher. Adams has
been delayed by illness. His ar
rival will bring the total of pitchers
in camp to 81.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb.
25-W.D-For the second straight
workout war hero stole the show
today in the Philadelphia Athletics
training camp when Rookie William
Wiert Coanally turned in a fine
pitching performance.
Manager Connie Mack singled out
the youngster for praise. He has a
fine curve and a whistling fast
ball.
The right handler, who joined the
AS late last season, winning a
game from the White Sox, was with
naval detachment off the coast
of Two lima. A bullet passed
through his neck, cut off part of
his tongue, knocked cut two teeth
and went out the side of his cheek.
Catchers Robert Stevenson and
Jim Castiglia, who hit .389 in 16
games before going into military
service in 1912, also were impress
sive.
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 25-Wp)-
Johnny Wander Nicer, Cincinnati S
double no-hit pitcher, today re-
ceived a painful injury to his left
knee when struck by line drive
hit by Rookie Infielder Bobby
Adams.
The accident occurred while
Wander Nicer was taking his turn
on the mound in the years first
batting practice. After receiving
treatment on the field, the south
paw pitcher went back for exer-
cises and running drill in an eff
fort to prevent stiffness which
would impede his training program.
Wander Nicer recently was dis
charged from the Navy.
Vandy was one Of II pitchers
Manager Bill McKecknie employed
in the batting drill. All but South
paw Ken Polivka, a three year
Navy veteran, were former Clnc1rl-
natl starters.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
u. ). Cafeterias' Head
Favors Exclusion
From Ceiling Prices

Arther E. Demaray, chairman of
the board OF Government Services,
Inc, today declared the corpora
ton which operates "a cafeterias
in Government buildings here
should be excluded from price CELL
ings in the same manner as Army
post exchanges.
He said this view was shared by
the Public Buildings Administra-
ton, but a spokesman for the latter
agency said PBA had taken no off,
clal stand. An OPA order in 1912
exempted all post exchanges from
price regulations.
The corporation announced more
than week ago that it planned to
raise food prices an average of 10
per cent after claiming approval
from PBA. The new price Sched-
ules were delayed, however, after
OPA said the cafeteria operators
would be subject to treble damage
suits for overcharges.
Ask to Reduce Service.
Commissioner w. E. Reynolds OF
PBA now has proposal of Govern
ment Services to halt the service
Of all but cold meals as a result of
operating losses growing out of wage
increases to cafeteria workers.
Here again, the cafeterias may
come up against OPA regulations
which say that lower priced items
can not be dropped from a manu-
and only higher priced items re-
tanned.
Mr.. Demaray, who also Is associate
director of the National Park Serv-
ice. hopes the deadlock between
PBA and OPA will be broken soon.
He says the corporation is "in the
middle" and losing money every day.
Nonprofiit Organization.
1t IS pointed out that Government
Services is nonprofit distributing
organization and Is so considered by
the Bureau OF Internal Revenue
the corporation pays no income tax,
but turns over to the Treasury one
half of its profits each year lin lieu
of rent
In addition. 1t is claimed that the
cafeterias are noncompetitive and
serve meals at prices below other
restaurants. Accordingly, it is felt
that the cafeterias should be treated
as post exchange
An official of the OPA said the res
taurant regulation provides certain
exemptions but that "wheher this
peculiar operation is exempt rests
with the legal department"
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Stanton Park Opposes
More Liquor Licenses

The Stanton Park Citizens AS
sociation last night opposed a plan
that the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board increase the legal number of
class A liquor licenses, claiming
there are enough liquor stores
serving Washington"
William Bartle presented the res
olution after discussion by Harry
N. Stull.
Walter F. Linscott, president. was
authorized to meet with the cor
poration counsel's Office to seek
some way of compelling occupants
OF homes to clear sidewalks of snow.
Miss Gertrude Young presented the
motion.
The Executive Committees of
Stanton Park and the Northeast
Citizens Associations will meet on
the suggestion of John NJ. Weber
and Mr.. Stull to discuss the possible
merger of the associations.
MIR. Bartle, former president, who
recently returned from Army duty
in the Pacific area, spoke on his
experiences.
Members were urged to attend
the mass meeting on the proposed
East Capitol street development in
the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Sixth and A streets NE, at 8
o'clock tonight.
The meeting was held in the
Peabody School, Fifth and C streets
NE
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Indonesians Seize
Spy Suspects, Looters
BY the Associated Press


BATAVIA, Java, jan 8.-Whole-
sale arrests of looters and suspected
fifth columnists were announced by
the unrecognized Indonesian gov
ernment today as the British con-
tinued to fight minor engagements
with Nationalist forces in East Cen
trail Java.
At Kletek, near Soerabaja. two
British soldiers were wounded. In
other engagements Nationalists
armed with mortars dueled with
British artillery.
Rajputani rifle units evacuated
Oengaran, where a truck exploded
a mine, wounding three Indians,
while areas adjoining the Semarang
alrfleld, which has been under at
tack by Nationalist artillery, were
cleared by British troops.
An Indonesian spokesman said the
arrests; the first wholesale roundup
by Indonesian authorities, were
made in Soerskarta, legal, Pema-
lang and Brebes.
More than 40 persons seized for
looting were identified by the spokes-
man as extremist" leaders of self
styled "revolutionaries" who had re-
fused to cooperate with the Central
government.
Several hundred prisoners taken
In spy roundup, an army spokes-
man asserted, were 1ndonesians Sc
cretly hired by the Dutch to pave
the way for occupation of the legal
sector. A Dutch spokesman said the
charge of hiring spies was ridiculous
Evening star., 1946-01-08
.FBl Charges Mock Wedding
OF 7 Men 10 GET Allotment
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. "a Negro
corporal was arrested yesterday for
marrying another Negro masque-
lading as woman to obtain Gov
ernment dependency allotments.
The corporal, Reuben Anderson,
"a, was charged with defrauding the
Government of $1,000 by agents of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
E. E. Conroy, agent in charge of
the New York FBI Office, said An
derson enlisted in the Army in 1912
and went through marriage cere-
mony in June, 1914. with Lucy
Hicks in Oxnard, Calf.
Anderson knew that Lucy was a
man at the time of the so-called
marriage" Mr.. Conroy said, adding
that Anderson had been a partner
of Lucy in operation of a dis
orderly house.
Mr.. Conroy said the two men
planned to use Army allotments of
$50 monthly to establish a bar and
grill after the war. A police raid on
the Hicks house last October re-
vealed the plan. he said, and Lucy"
now is in California Jail, serving a
term for perjury in connection with
the marriage application.
Anderson was scheduled to be ar
raigned before a United States COM
missioner in BROOKLYN.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Pea Mechanic Arrested
In Row With Photoqrapher
BY the Associated Press.

1 Is.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Jan. g.
Police Chief Floyd Eddins said last
night an employe of Pennsylvania
Central Airlines had been arrested
in connection with the alleged inter-
ference with a news photographer
at the scene Of an airliner crash
here Sunday.
He listed the man under arrest as
Nollie Robinson and said he was a
mechanic for Pea. Robinson was
charged with disorderly conduct
placed under $25 bond, and booked
for trial in police court Friday, the
chief added.
Chief Eddins. in ordering Robin
sons arrest, asserted three officers
at the scene of the crash had erred
in declining to take such action "at
the time"
He said: Evidence shows
that the airline employe . took
hold of the photographers camera,
broke the bulb and otherwise dam
aged the instrument. He) should
have been arrested at the time.
THE police officers at the scene
were negligent in that they should
have made the arrest"
The plane which crashed was a
Pea craft. Two persons were killed
and six injured in the accident.
Evening star., 1946-01-08
Examinations Slated
April ; for Course
As Ship S Officers

Examinations for appointment as
cadet-midshipmen in the United
States Merchant Marine Cadet
Corps will be held April 3 in con-
veniently located Civil Service CEN
ters throughout the United States,
the War Shipping Administration
announced today. The age bracket
is 161a to 81 years.
A four-year course-ashore and
af1oat-is given cadet t-midshipmen
to prepare them for successful
careers as ships officers. The first
year is spent at one of the Merchant
Marine cadet schools at Pass Chris
tian, Miss, or San Mateo, Calf,
followed by year aboard a mer-
chant vessel or training ship visiting
ports of the worlo, and two years
at the United States Merchant
Marine Academy at Kings Point.
Long Island.
Graduates of the academy are
awarded diploma, a license as
deck or engineer officer in the
Merchant Marine and commission
with rank Of ensign in the United
States Maritime Service and the
Naval Reserve.
A high school educa ton is re-
quired. Applicants in high school,
who do not possess the required
scholastic units on date of applica-
ton. will be permitted to take the
examinations if they submit a state
ment signed by the pricipsl of the
school certifying that they are
scheduled to graduate next May or
June
Cadet midshipmen receive concur
rent appointments as midshipmen in
the United States Naval Reserve and
receive S65 a month. Quarters and
subsistence are furnished.
Candidates may secure a formal
application by writing to the super
wiser. United States Merchant Ma
rine Cadet Corps, Training Organ
ization. War Shipping Administra-
ton. Washington 25, D. c. Applica-
tions must be postmarked not later
than midnight. March l. to be con-
sidered for the examination in
April.