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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

counted an eagle 8 on the 28th to
finish with a SO for Y.
Locke's six foot for an eagle 3
on the 18th boosted his lead to
eight strokes-the greatest margin
of the match.
Oliver shaved the advantage with
a 10 footer for a deuce on the 20,
but Locke again gained an eight
stroke edge by curling in a IS foot
putt for a birdie on the 31st. That
was the last hole he gained.
The South African squared the
32nd with pars, Oliver missing
his second putt of the day under
one foot. The Wilmington, Del,
pro then gained on the 500-yard
33rd by reaching the green in two
shots and holing out with a birdie
4.
They pared the next two, and
Oliver sliced the lead to the final
SIX strokes on the last green by
ramming in a Is footer for a. birdie
3.
Although Locke's playoff victory
was lopsided and pressured Oliver
into making his terrific recovery
with an incoming 80 to avert a
rout, it still was far off the record
trouncing Bobby Jones handed Al
Espinosa in their double-round
playoff for the 1929 National Open
crown. Jones hooked 1859 to beat
Espinosa by % strokes on the
occasion.
Locke has g fine chance TO beat
out Hogan as leading money win
ner before leaving for home later
this season. He plans to face Little
Ben in the 1900 Canadian Open
July 1919; the $40, 900 Columbus
Invitational July 24-27; the $40, OoC
St. Paul Open July 31-August 3,
and possibly the $12, 500 Western
Open at Salt Lake City Aug 20.
Sept. l.
ccke also plans to report back
these shores in time for the
winter tour and continue the tourn:
ament grind through 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
WASTE THROW
BEAT NATIONALS
Bv WILLARD ROBERTSON

CHICAGO, July 8 - up Just
one pitch - and an intended
waste" throw at that - beat the
National Leaguers, 2 = 1, in the
annual All-Star classic today,
manager Eddie Dyer and coach
Ben Chapman Of the senior cir
cult agreed.
It was the pitch thrown by john
ny Sain of the Boston Braves in
the seventh inning which Stan
Spence of the Washington Senators
clouted for a clean single to right
field and drove in Bobby Doerr OF
Boston with the winning run.
Spence came to bat in the sew
enth for Frank Shea, Yankee pitch
er, with Doerr On third, two out
and the score tied.
Said Dyer:
II went out to the mound and
told Sain to throw Spence curves
anything but a high East ball,
which Spence usually hits. Sain
threw two curve balls for two
strikes, and then he tried to waste
one with a high, fast pitch. Spence
hit it for a single.
"Sain felt bad enough about il
as it was, so I didn't say anything
to him about it afterward."
II pitched right where Eddie
told me not to pitch" Sain ad-
| nlitted to Dyer and fellow players
after the game.
spence hit a bad ball." Chap
man echoed. Maybe he's used to
hitting bad balls. 1t doesn't hap.
pen like that very often"
The National League losers filed
into the dressing room quietly at
er the game, and were greeted by
a ''thank you, gang" from Dyer.
"1t was a good ball game" Dyer
declared.
Johnny Mize, singing Giants
first baseman who had a home
run, a single and a walk in four
trips, was in a better humor than
the rest of the National Leaguers
II got more nits today than in
six other Al-Star games put to-
gether," grinned Mize, who had
only one safety in his other six
contests. He said he hit a slider,
a fast pitch with a small break,
for his homer deep into the right
field bleachers In the fourth inn
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
MIA TELLS PATERSON
TO FIGHT OR VACATE

PATERSON, N. j., July 8-P)-
The National Boxing association
stepped into the off-gain, on again
Gyweight championship bout stu
alton with a suggestion that champ.
Ion Jackie Patterson fight July 16
n Glasgow or vacate the title.
The scheduled championship
battle between the Glasgow fly
weight and Dado Mario of Honolulu
has twice been postponed to the
Increasing irritation on the part OF
Marino's manager, Sam Ichinose.
Abe J. Greene, MIA president,
eabled Charles F. Donmall of
London, General Secretary of the
British Boxing board, today sug-
gesting that Marino take on Rinty
Monaghan of England for the world
title if Paterson fails to go through
with next Wednesdays date in
Glasgow.
And If Patterson does show up
July is and fails to make the
weight Of 112 pounds, Greene add
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

The phlegmatlc, 29-year-old
Locke, playing as if he had nothing
more at stake than carfare, pocket
ed $4,000 to go with his S., 1000
guarantee" to appear in the
tournament from promoter George
S. May.
These earnings vaulted him to
second place behind Ben Hogan,
who did not compete in the Tam
jamboree-on the pros financial
list. The PGA announced Locke's
winnings at SIS, 1876.
Locke has collected this swag in
b competitive rounds, while Ho-
cams leading ST., O99 was banked
on So tournament rounds.
divers second-place prize Of
1888 kept him in sixth place
among the money winners with a
total of $40, III.
Locke entered today's fina.
round with a three-stroke edge aft
Or firing a GO over the par 1886
" layout yesterday while Oliver
shot a II.
On today's first nine, the two
stars played like a couple of guy.
named Joe. Oliver dropping five
strokes 10 par on the first foul
holes, wound up with a h%orrendou.
45; while the machine-like Locke
took a rusty SO with a Z on tn,
f7th green after three putting.
Starting the last nine with tw,
brides, Oliver finished with 1
brilliant 81 for IS, while Locke
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

DURHAM, July S-UD-
Judge william C. Braham, ",
who ruled for Is years as the
first car of baseball's minor
leagues, died late today in a
Durham hospital after several
months of declining health.
Death came at $3.50 p. m.
(EST) to the dignified base
ball-l0ving attorney who had
turned over the helm Of Nation
al Association Of Professional
Baseball leagues to George
Trautman only last January.
Braham had been taken to
Watts Hospital yesterday after
suffering a severe attack. His
wife and daughter we're at his
side when he died.
Cause of his death was not
announced by the hospital.
Braham, a native of Hopkins
vile, KY, had been closely as
ISOLATED with baseball since the
age of 10. He played sandlOt
ball and later moved to Dur
ham around the turn of the
century as secretary to a to-
bacco official.
Several years later he be-
came secretary of the Durham
baseball club and began his
long career of active assocl-
alton with the, management
end of the game.
He later served as president
of three leagues Simultaneous
ly-the Virginia, South Atlantic
and Piedmont.
When the minors formed
their own association In 1882
and was given sweeping powers
Braham was chosen president
similar to those of then high
commissioner Kc1esaw M.
Lands.
He was reelected every wear
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
LEGION OPPOSES
robson TODAY

Tracy Formy Duval, right-hand-
ed pitching star of the Whining
ton American Legion baseball
team, is expected to get the nod
from Coach Tom Davis tonight at
7:45 o'clock, when the local ball
club plays Robson County's Jun
iors at Red Springs.
Formy Duval, who shows unusu-
al GOODNESS and poise on the
mound for a boy who had never
pitched against any opposition ex-
cept City Junior league teams be-
fore making the Wilmington az
gregation, was the "likely choice"
Coach Davis said yesterday. Both
Charlie Smith and Jim Gibson
the other two starters, saw action
in Mondays dcubleheader with
Laurinburg.
The rest of the Wilmington line
up will be the same that began
Monday. Bob Lewis, Mike Austin,
Eugene Smith, and Jimmy Stoud-
enmire, all still shaky in the in
field but improving with every
game, are lined for first base,
second base, shortstop, and third
base, respectively. The outfield
trio will be Johnny Crowley in left
field, jolting Jere HiIburn in cen
ter, and Claude King in right. Bill
iy Smith is set behind the plate.
For Robson the probable bat
ting lineup and the players re-
~spective positions will be: Jack
son, center field; Floyd, left field;
Bridgeman, first base; Ford, right
field; Tatum, shortstop; Bounds,
third base: Brake, second base;
Johnson, catcher; and Welsh,
pitcher.
Following tonight's game the
Wilmington Juniors meet the Red
Springs outfit m a return tussle
at Legion stadium on Thursday at
1880 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

ell seven new Registrations.
Oddly enough, all seven new en-
tries bore a Charleston postmark
Four of the latest arrivals were
entered in the National One De
sign class, and include Heating
Simmons "Miss Conduct, Bruce
Prentiss' "Mee Too, Tom Ben
nett's command Performance
w." and Louis Dawson, IT'S "Sur'
prise.
The other three entries includ-
ed Billy Leonardd's swift class
D "Airborne", Tony Ferris class
B finland Lake Scow", : d E. M.
Seabrook's class C "Fairwind.
In additi~ to these, Lyell re-
eeived definite notice that five
Comets would journey down from
Morehead City for the three days
of racing.
A brief summary of class en-.
tries finds: six class "B" scoWs
six class &c" boats, 4 class 3D.
craft, two "E" class boats, 1e
Comets, two Moths, six Snipes,
one Hampton, four Nationals, anl
five Lightnings. These bring the
total registration to fifty-two. A
least seventy vessels are expected
to be found competing for the GOV.
eted cups when the first days rae
ing has gotten underway, how
ever.
Starting time for each of the
three days of racing has been Sc
for 3 o'clock, and the Yacht club
pier has been designated as the
starting post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

along With every other Tobacco
State league encounter.
Sanford's Spinners, who are
coasting along merrily to probably
their second straight championship
behind the smuggling Of Hank Mes
selrode, Phil Shoffner, and Jim
Wilson, meet the fourth place
Warsaw Red Sox,. while the sec
ond place Lumberton Cubs play
host to Dunn-Erwin's Twins. The
other loop tussle will be reeled off
between Red Springs and Clinton
at Clinton.
Wilmington's ball club, which
has been riddled all year by in
juries, now looks back at the ever
growing list. Johnny Muskovitch,
the promising center fielder, is
still laid up. Fred Muscemeci, the
club sparkplug at shortstop, is the
man who kept the fire burning I'M
der the Buccaneers. Hargrove
"Hoggy" Davis tried to keep the
locals in the win column during
his brief return from the injured
list, but was out Of action after
Saturdays ball game because Of
a twisted ankle.
Ed Hardisky does not look like
himself at second yet, and shifting
Bobby LaBlanc around all over
the infield isn't helping the
smooth-fielding hot corner man
one bit.
The two highest batters on the
Pirate club, Johnny Edens and
Roy Lamb, are pitching little bet
ter than 500 ball while batting
$3.50. Most observers would like
to sec them play regularly and
some new hurler purchased by the
Pirates, who, undoubtedly are
having larger crowds than any
other team.
Wilmington sports fans, the
most loyal anywhere, will again
pack in Legion stadium again
night to see the team representing
the largest city in the Tobacco
State league break a losing streak
that has seen the Pirates lose
seven out of their last eight
starts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
CREENBURC LEADS
DENVER TOURNEY

DENVER, July s. -{P)- Top
seeded Seymour Greenburg Of Los
Angeles led other favorites through
first round matches in the Colorado
Open Tennis tournament today, de-
|feating Glen Hines of Denver, 81,
l8-1.
Greenburg put on an outstand-
ing exhibition of baseline play, sell
dom taking advantage of forcing
shots by rushing the net. The driv-
ing game of the two-time U. S. clay
courts champion constantly put
Hines off balance.
Herbie Flam, National Junior
champion from Beverly Hills,
Calf, seeded No. 2, smothered
Bob Mc1nnes Of Denver, 60, 81.
Foufth-seeded Viv Seixas of Phila-
delphia, defeated Ron Mcintosh OF
Denver, 81, GO, and Nick Garter
of San Francisco, seeded fifth,
downed U. c. L. AS Frank VIII
kinson, rs, 6-2.
Among the unseeded players,
DICK MouledouS OF New Orleans,
La, the 1945 National Boys cham
pion, looked among the best with
a 81, 81 victory over Dave vii.
helm of Denver. Tightest match oil
the day saw Allie Ritzenberg Of
Washington, D. c., forced to three
sets by Bob Forbes of Los Angeles
before winning 6-8, SO, 60.
In the Women's singles, Eleanor
Cushingham Of Palm Springs,
Calf, seeded No. l whipped Mrs.
Kim Randolph of Denver, 81, 60,
and third-seeded Phyllis Lockwood
of Boulder, Colo, defeated Mar
cha Toll Of Denver by the same
score.
In one Of the few doubles matches
slated, Clayton Benham of Homo
lulu and Flam won by default.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
Americans Take 10th Win Over Nationals, 2 10 |
Bramham, Minor League Boss
For IS Years, Dies In Durham

until 1916 when he asked 10
be retired because of his health.
Trautman, formerly general
manager of the Detroit Tigers.
was elected to succeed him and
the associations officials were
moved in January, 1947. from
Durham to Columbus, o. Bra
ham remained as a pensioned
adviser.
Braham saw the minors 20
ND and downtown a low Of
only 10 leagues during tn.
leanest war years to a record
breaking peak of 81 this year.
His last official act as minor
league boss was a b~listeriug
blast at gambling in the Glass
ID Evangeline League in Louisi.
ana.
He suspended five players
from organized baseball for
conduct detrimental to base
ball" duling the Evangeline's
1916 playoffs. His investigs-
ton showed evidence of wide
spread gambling among certain
players in the Bayou-cOuntry
circuit.
Funeral arrangements were
incomplete.
Although never actually 4
judge, Braham had been =
licensed attorney for many
years and was given the title
unofficially by friends. He was
a past chairman of the North
Carolina Republican executive
committee and once declined a
Republican appointment as u.
S. district judge for Eastern
North Carolina.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Ninon M. Braham, and
one son, w. p. Braham, assist
ant treasurer of the Cincinnati
Reds of the National League.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
TILDEN ILL

LOS ANGELES, July @WD-
Tennis star William T. Tilden to-
day asked for his release from a
county road camp where he has
spent nearly six months for a
morals offense.
The 53-year-old tennis player,
once the worlds leading amateur
and later top pro, said he was IN
need Of medical care because hard
labor at the road camp was under
mining his health.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
The doctrine of the divine RIGHT

The doctrine of the divine rights
Of kings was promulgated in Eng
land in the 18th century. It held
that kings were divinely appoint
ed; that they were the earthly rep
resentatives Of the Diety, entitled
to absolute obedience from their
subjects. The principle was def
nitely refuted by the Bill of Rights
adopted in 1889, which clearly set
forth the right Of the people to
depose a sovereign and to alter
the succession.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
CR0NIN TAKES
SERIES REVENGE
By CHARLES

CHICAGO, July = - w - Jov-
ial Joe Cronin, Boston's Al year
old leader of the triumphant
American League All-Stars, was
smilingly happy tonight for the
first time since his Boston Red
sox dropped "a heart-breakins
World Series to the St. Louis Card
inals eight months ago.
Cronin was proud Of his players
in vanquishing the National Leag'
uers, 2 to l, for the American Lea
CUES tenth triumph in the IA game
series. Happy, t 90, because it
was his second All-Star victory.
He won the first in 1884.
Cronin was in the middle of his
triumphant pack of players as
they clatered into the dressing
room.
With a piercing scream, he yell
ed, mice going, boys. That goes
for everybody"
His voice broke high above
the humming chatter Of the happy
PLAYERS. Then Cronin made the
round of each and every one o.
the lockers and warmly shook
hands with each player and gave
a friendly pat On the back.
With a tooth brush protruding
from his lips, Cronin began a re
view of the game without even pull
ing off MS shoes or his sweat
shirt.
TT was just a case of percent
age base ball paying off," he ex-
planned. The National Leaguers,'
he said, made their last des-
perate stand" in the eighth inn
ing when he decided to switch to
southpaw Joe Page, with left
handed batters Mize and Slaugh-
te- coming up.
"Mize and Slaughter are powder
dynamite," Cronin said. "They
represented the last threat. After
Masterson got Cavaretta for the
second out, l figured a switch
to Page was the thing to do.
eff he got them out, l wasn't too
concerned about the tail-end of
their batting order in the ninth.
Mize singled but Joe got Slaughter
on a grounder to Boudreau.'
Cronin singled out three field
mo nlave which added in the
downfall of the National League-s.
Rating them in this order, Cron-
in said: "Boudreau's play to ge.
Slaughter in the eighth was a
sem. Doerr was playing deep and
1 doubt if he could have handled
it. Lou, however, had plenty of
room to cut in front of him and
made a perfect play and throw for
the out.
"Doerr came up with a swell
play in the ninth, handling Stanky's
roller for the force of Reese. Also,
considering the sun and high wind,
Heinrich made a beautiful catch OF
Rowe's long fly to end the game.
Heinrich told me he followed the
sun line all the way and was
lucky to get his hands on the ball.
Cronin and boyish looking Ted
Williams, the Americans leading
hitter with a double and a single,
praised the pitching performance
of Cincinnati's Eweu Blackwell,
who faced only ten men, famed
four, and allowed only one hit in
the first three innings he work
ed.
Blackwell is as good as any
pitcher we have in our league"
Cronin exclaimed. His delivery is
fast and deceptive and I think he
will make a great name for him.
self in baseball. That's the high
est praise l can give him."
Williams, one of tie American
Leagues top sluggers, said Black
wells motion and delivery were
puzzling to him. Williams was call
ed on strikes in the first inning.
The only time he faced the Gin
cinnati ace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
AMATEUR AGAIN

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, July
7-P-The Royal and ancient goh
club Of St. Andrews, ruling house
of golf in Great Britain, announced
today that a professional golfer
could be reinstated as an amateur
after a three-year period of grade
in the unpaid ranks.
Releasing revised amateur rules,
The R. and A.. said that a player
desiring to return to the amateur
fold must have been a professional
less than five years. He can change
from the paid to the unpaid rank!
only once.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

a sweeping motion and tried to
pick Doerr off second base. The
ball hit Doerr and caromed off
into short right center, permitting
the Red Sox second sacker to reach
third. It was scored as an error
for Sain, the eventual loser.
Buddy Rosar Of Philadelphia,
who caught the entire nine in
nings. became a strikeout victim
but Spence came through with the
telling blow as a pinch hitter for
Shea. 1t might have been close
at the plate if Doerr had to come
all the way from second but he
scored easily from third.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

Error-Sain. Runs batted in-Mize,
Spence. Two base hits-Williams, Cor
don. Home run-Mize. Stolen base -
Doerr. Double play-Reese, Stanky, and
Mize. Earned runs-Americans l, Ma
tionals l. Left on bases-Americans 6,
Nationals 8. Bases on balls-off Shea 2
Slaughter, Mize); off SPAIN l (Dt-
Maggio); off Masterson l (MarshalD; OFF
Page l (Reese). Strikeouts-by Blackwell
4 Kell, Williams, Boudreau, Gordon)
by Newhouser 2 Cooper, H. Walker)
by Brecheen 2 (McQuinn, KelD; by
Shea 2 Marshall, Kurowski); by Sain
(Rosar); by Masterson 2 Reese, Cava-
retta); by SPAIN l (Henrich).
Pitching summary:
Blackwell, no u l hit, in 3 in
nings; Brecheen, i run, 5 hits, in 3;
Sain, l run, 2 hits, in /; SPAIN, no
runs, no hits, in 2; Newhouser, no runs,
l hit, in 8; Shea, l un, 3 hits, in 3;
Masterson, no runs no hits, in l %;
Page. no runs, l hit in l rs.
Wild pitcn-Blackwell. Passed ball -
Cooper. Winning pitcher-Shea. Losing
pitcher - Sain. Umpires - Conlan (NL)
plate-sb; Boyer (AL) 1b-2b; Henline
(NL) 2b-1b; Passarella (AL) 3b-plate.
Time Of game-2:19. Attendance-41,-
1873.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
Victor Despite
Mixes Circuit Smash
Wild Pick-Off Throw By Loser John Saln
Responsible For Winning Marker;
Appling Scores Other
By LACK HAND

WRIGLEY FIELD, Chicago, July @AP)-Ihe 194I
Al-Star game never will be retold to doting granocnlldren
as the ultimate in baseball thrills but it Will be remember
ed as another chapter in the American Leagues victory
saga over the National by a slim FL margin before 4l'1zo
customers.
Dumping four National throwers for a total OF elgnt
hits, the Americans partly repaid Manager Joe Cron1n Tor
his world series misfortunes by opening up a Iva eoge IN
the series dating back to Comiskey Park in 1893.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
SOFTBALL TONIGHT

Delayed by rains yesterday
afternoon and last night, Sec
ond-half schedules In local
softball will get underway to-
night at 700 o'clock at Robert
Strange park when the Class
A Municipal loop starts their
second half slate,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
BUGS Rained, Play Here;
Other Loop Tits Washed

Fred Townsend, his perfect string of victories broken
last week at five, is expected to take his regular turn on
the mound tonight at 7:45 o'clock when the Wilmington
Last nights Buc contest with Lumberton was rained out
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
Locke Pockets Oyhanter.
Mow Second Money Winner
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

CHICAGO, July 8-(AP)-Bobby Locke, the South
African golf perfectionist, won the $1,000 Tam Oshanter
first prize today by shooting l40-four strokes under par
and six under Ed (Porky) divers 146 in their 36-hoiLe pro
plavoff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
REGATTA Entries Reach so;
Additional Score Expected
By HARRISS

Entries for the South Atlantic Regatta, which is
scheduled for Wrghtsvlle Beach Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday of this week, reached the SO mark yesterday
when the mailman handed invitations chairman Jimmy Ly-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
MlS3M18
q STANDINGS

Yesterdays Results
AL games rained out.
T0day's Games
Warsaw at Sanford.
Red Springs at Clinton.
Smithfield at WILMINGTON.
Dunn-Erwin at Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

ed. Marino should be proclaimed
champion.
Ichinose had commended that
Paterson had been getting post
ponements because he can't make
the weight limit. Paterson has
come up twice with boils.
Today, Paterson's manager Of.
fered a S 5000 side bet to Marine
as proof he would be fighting on
July 16.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

To keep the surplus low, Brazil
destroys millions of bags ot4cottee
annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

Great Britain and the United
States are the only two countries
that have a mile OF the same
length.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

Yesterdays Results
No games scheduled.
Today's Games
No games scheduled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09

singled for Blackwell in 3rd.
zz-Grounded out for Sain in 7th.
zzz-Flied out for SPAIN in 9th.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-22
Veteran GROUP
Deny Communism,

Chicago = The United Nekro
and Allied Veterans of America
is not a Communist or Commun-
ist-frant organization, Kenneth c
Kennedy, national commander,
declared last Monday in a state
ment authorized by the National
Council of that organization.
Mr.. Kennedy said "such an ac-
cusation is a clever means of
creating ill-iwll and confusion to
word US by those who do not
want Negrfo veteranse organizat-
ion and who would destroy the
upnity created during the war be-
tween Negro and white service
men adding:
"UNAVA has no fear of be-
ing unworthy of the fortnight
support of our honorary command
or, Poe Leouis, DR.. William H
Hernagin of the Fraternal Coun-
ell of Negro Churches, and Grand
Exalted Ruler J. Finley Wilson