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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
MINORS PLEDGE
J.: TO AID. YOUTHS

COLUMBUS, O., April /. -Pe
George M. Trautman, president OF
The National Association Of Pro-
tessional baseball leagues, said to-
day the minors had pledged them
selves to a program to aid in the
eurbing of juvenile delinquency.
In a letter to the club and So
league presidents, Trautman urged
the establishment of knot hole
gangs, supervisors and promotion
Of sandlot baseball, and furnishing
the youngsters of the various COM
naunities with whatever aid base
ball can render in this deserving
program.
The prexy of the minors cited a
program in Dallas, Tex, where
police cruisers carry "auxiliary
equipment of basebans and bats.
Il the police see a crowd OF boys
APPARENTLY in want Of something to
do, they single out n OF the
youths, give him a bat and a couple
Of baseballs, take his name and tell
him they'll pick UP the equipment
later. -
In every instance, Troutman said,
the equipment - a bit the worse
for wear and tear - has been re-
turned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
TAR HEELS RALLY
TO DEFEAT cats
Villanova Nine Blows Up
In Seventh Inning 10
Lose, I 10 5

CHAPEL HILL, April l P,-
villanova's Wildcats blew SKY
high in the seventh inning mere
today enabling the Tar Heels TO
cross the plate six times and come
from far behind to win 7 to 8, Tor
Their second straight triumph O
the young season.
Bill Smith had gone six innings
working a careful game and MS
club was leading, 5 = l, when ne
suddenly succumbed to a streak
Of wildness. He issued four con
xecutive passes and when Blu
Doherty muffed John Gregory's
roller, it added up to three runs.
Stan Chojnacki came to his res
xcue and dished out another free
ticket to load the bases again,
with Larry Aigeldinger's error
II Harry Beason's grounder the
wedge for two more Tar Heel
TINS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
CYCLONES KNOT
SCORE in ninth
Herman Vick Allows Seven
Hits AS Mates Collect
Like Amount
SHAW HOMERS
Rocky Mount Blackbirds
Blank Raleigh In Con
ference Tilt
BY GENE
Star Sports Writer

WILSON, April IA sharp single
over second base by TORY Fennell
drove in the winning run in the
tenth inning that enabled New Han
over High schools Wildcats to
defeat the Wilson Cyclones, 4 to g.,
here this afternoon and spring
into the lead of the Eastern Class
IA Conference baseball race.
Fennell's blow decided the ball
game, but it was, by no means,
the outstanding clout of the con-
test. The big blast came in the
ninth inning, when with Sullivan
on first base, Ferbee Shaw of
Wilson pounded out a 345 foot
drive that cleared the l~eft-center
field fence of Municipal Stadium
and carried across the two runs
for Wilson which notched the en-
counter at Sail. With the score
standing this way, MINIS scored
the decisive marker in the tenth,
while holding the Wilsonites score
less to take the contest.
Wilmington scored first in the
second frame as F'ennen walked,
was sacrificed to second by Collie,
and came acrC>S the platter follow
ing Marion Rogers 1876 fJot double
off the left field wall. A free pass
to Billy Harrison and j. c. Prices
fielder's choice, that forced Hardi-
son out at second, put men on first
and third. Price then stole second.
Heath walked, and Pitcher Wilker-
son passed Rudy johnson to walk
in a run. Wick grounded out to third
base.
The other Wilmington run came
in the fourth stanza. Hardison flew
out to second. Price singled and
went around to third when the
Wilson left fielder let the ball go
through him. Heath was hit by the
pitcher. johnson grounded OH to
first base, but the out brought in
Price.
With the score standing 8 to 0
the Cyclones began their offensive
move in the seventh inning. Bill
Beamon singled, Shaw grounded
out to second, Dickey Davis singh
ed to center and Beamon scored
when Fennell fumbled the ball.
The outstanding batter of the
game was, of course, Shaw, who
hit the roundtripper. Ranking a
close second was Marion ,,Tinkey'
Rogers of Wilmington, who play
ed a brilliant defensive game in
right field and started the Will
mington attact rolling with his
long double.
Pitching records favored Her
man Wick of Wilmington, The Hus-
ky highlander gave up seven
hits, struck out nine, and walked
three. Wilkerson OF Wilson was
touched for seven singles also,
wiffed two, and issued four free
tickets.
In the only other Eastern Con
ference game, the Rocky Mount
B%lackpirds shut out the Raleigh
Gaps, 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
DEMON DEAC0NS
DOWN OHIO, 81
Bo Bell And jim Holder
Limit Onions To Only
Two Hits

WAKE FOREST, April 1-PE
Wake Forest got two-hit pitching
from two freshmen-Bo Bell OF
Rocky Mount and Jim Holder OF
Winston-Salem and opened It's
baseball season with an 80 vic
tory over Ohio University in a
seven-inning game here today.
Bell worked the first four in
nings for the Demon Deacons OF
coach Murray Greason, and was
touched for the two visitors hits
one, a first = inning double by
Brooks, which coupled with two
errors, accounted for Ohlo's
markers.
Wake Forest splurged for a
.Ifour-run uprising in the third on
a pair of walks, a single by John
(Red) Cochran, and a three-run
homer over the 340-foot left-field
barrier by Gene Hooks.
Cochran, Deacon grid star, led
his mates at bat with a sixth
inning homer and a brace OF
singles for four.
Brooks, with a double and a
single for three, was the only
Ohioan to make more than ION
hit
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
MICHIGAN STATE
TRIMS DUKE, AZ
Spartans Push Across
Brace OF Markers In
Twelfth Inning

DURHAM, April l. up Mich
gan States Spartans pushed
across two runs in the top half of
the twelfth inning today to hand
Dukes Blue Devils their first
home defeat of the season, az.
Frank Badgon, a pinch hitter,
drilled a clean single to right field
with one away in the 18th to drive
in two runs and break up a bril-
liant pitching duel between Spar
tan Don Harris and Dukes rookie
southpaw, DicR xtrauch.
Both pitchers~H>nt the distance
for their respective teams, and
it wasn't until the third extra in
ming that Strauch, VINO pitched
his heart out in his first college
start, became the victim of some
smart play on the part of Michi-
gan State.
The two winning runs were
placed or the bases as the result
of a pair of perfectly placed bunts
that went as infield hits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02

with Nelson-has been here two
weeks getting in some long prac-
tlce sessions. Demaret, the 1910
king of the fairways and the
masters winner that year, appar-
emily is back at the peak of his
game. He and Hogan have won
the lions share of the honors in
recent months.
Hogan led the money winners
last year with something over
$42, 600 and Demaret is pacing the
pack at present.
Demaret's four = stroke margin
here in 1910 Can eight under par
280) is the biggest in the coveted
championship meet. but Ralph
Guldahl holds the meet record
with 279, set in 1889. Herman
Keiser won the $40, 600 event last
year with 282, despite three-put-
ting the final green and Hogan
was next with 283.
Hogan also messed up the final
hole, a tricky 425-yard test. after
laying his second shot IL feet
from the hole. He missed what
would have been the winning putt,
linen NaiAsed 4 ~ nou, 1esS Haan
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
Dot And Ernie Lind Ia
Perform AT Wilmington
Skeet Range

Wilmington residents will have
an opportunity to see an exhibition
of expert craftsmanship this after
noon at the Wilmington skeet
range, located at the Wilmington
Airpark on the Wrightsville beach
highway, when Dot and Ernie
Lind, famous sharpshooters will
perform.
The exhibition is scheduled to
get underway at 4 o'clock and
is under the auspices of the New
Hanover Chapter of the North
Carolina Wildlife Federation.
Spectacular shooting with rifles,
shotguns, pistols and revolvers
and safety practices in handling of
firearms will be stressed by the
Linds throughout their exhibition.
The famous marksmen will an
swer and discuss any questions or
problems with members of their
audience following the exhibition.
Dot Lind, a pretty 120-pound-
err. shooting at aerial targets with
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
BY Roy Cook

xx* *x**x
Sunday afternoon we saw Fred Perry, in our book one of the
greatest Of all tennis players, play an exhibition match n a local
private court: A fair sized audience was o. N hand faaSan to e. o frSd
not help but think of the tennis facilities in Wilmington:
ton to to have a - a w well Il known now player as Perry come here to play
on a private court. But, where else could ne Play: nonu,
TO play on. Jesse Reynolds of the city recreation ~. department a. 81
win I agree ,ss, with US Is Q ont n this H.. He Hell has s,s worked 9sEs hard to make the best
We had several telephone calls in regards to ,d rer r s. s1 <;
a i : spot Where the match sea!d h b. been = played. .ges,. .ot,v,t,e,
and facilities.
The answer, we repeat, NO facilities, and very little in
terest on the part of local sports minded people.
local conditions to the very skies. We talk our heads nse off, eri ts9i7s
back in our rockers and wait for some one to do the job.
And that is a SUR way to keep in the same rut.
Strange o any other field for about four hours of hard work NOV
ing clay, packing it down and marking oil a place OF inc
You probably shudder at the idea. ~
Do you remember, say about IL or IA years ago. "nen ooe
Strange park was half grown up in weeds?
Have O ever drove by in your car on Sunday morning and
Levels sAe1 Takes1 wheelibarrows and other farming tools rakng
and leveling the baseball field so they could play err ~ H.
We have seen this more than once, in fact W e oiten ou'
to drag the field with our car: (. sstii ,, rems%her a sht $ shs se sfansl
,I.yers working like mad in the late afternoon filling up n
pond at second base. ..u "rat,ers,, gave n the
,acr al ". department. Jesse Reynolds has done wonders with
what he has to work with. He fully realizes the nee need TO tor more
recreaional facilities here. But have you " e "'' " ~ "
ten dollar item for ninetyeisht cents: ..na that something be
: The public and the city leaders ID dem 9hina Of sh . bet mr' way for o.
. young boy or girl to spend his OF her time a al some 'p'
Vseu u31n,netou needs lots of things to keep in step with the rest
Of the world. soo. ~+odium more soft
hal, and baseball fields and outdoor skating Kinks, baske aana
courts and tennis courts. The children nes +h ~ ~ W recreation
NJ ~ mischief and the older people need them 10 oio""0
and exercise. NO rot all heated up about
-. ~ Wilmington needs and write about 1t, then some Kind
reader calls to tell us we are e. nuts t., ,ha pera tha nre e It and ID future sr
agree that something should be done a"ou' "0 p''
..s;aons of sports in Wilmington:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02

DURHAM, April l. up -Clar-
ence (Ace) Parker, of Ports
mouth, Va, Duke University grid
iron immortal and one of profess
sional footballs greatest stars
since 1887, will join the Duke foot
ball coaching staff on September
l, it was announced here today by
head coach Wanace Wade.
Thus, the "Ace Of them ALL"
who last fall at the age Of 80 was
one of the biggest stars OF pro
ball for the New York Yankees,
will put away his cheated shoes
and return to his alma mater to
coach.
Parker's collegiate gridiron rec
ord was amazing. After starring
en- the Duke freshman outfit in
1888, he graduated to the varsity
and for three years was one OF the
greatest in the land, rounding out
his college career with the season
of 1886 when he was named to
every major All-America halfback
selection.
A great baseball player as well,
Parker signed with the Philadel-
Iphia Athletics and remained with
them during the baseball seasons
of 1887 and 1888. He played in
some games for the Brooklyn
professional football team in 1887
and the following year, he was
the biggest star in the loop and
was a unanimous choice for all
profe ssional honors.
In 1910, he was named the most
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
Bobby Locke lated
To Play Exhibition
Matches In State

LEXINGTON, April 1.-CR-
Dugan Aycock, pro at the Lex
ington country club, said today
that Bobby Locke, the South
African golf star who beat Sam
Snead u of Is times there recent
ly. has tentatively agreed to a
series of matches with three Tar
Heel stars in North Carolina this
month.
Locke has just arrived in the
states for the opening Thursday
of the Augusta, Ga. Masters. Ay-
cock met him overseas during the
war.
Plans are for Locke to play
against Skip Alexander of Lexing-
ton, Johnny Palmer OF Badin and
Clayton Heather Of Charlotte.
Tentative matches are already
booked at Southern Pines, Will
mington, Morganton and Lexing-
ton, Aycock said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
Wildcats Defeat Wilson, 4-3
SOPHOMORE STARS
TRAMPLE CHEATS
New Hanover All-Stars Re
NAMED Indicated
For Al Season

The fast New Hanover High
School Sophomore All-Stars tramp
led the New Hanover High School
Cleats 60-35 last night in the
YMCA to keep an undefeated slate
for the AT basketball season.
The All-Stars are composed OF
lads from the championship city
league and former members OF
Coach Wallace Vests New Han
over High School junior varsity
quintet.
The sophomore quintet managed
to split their scoring honors among
themselves equally as the each OF
the five tailed - points.
Robert "Prunella" Stewart and
Irwin Piggy" Gore racked up a
divided 16 markers for scoring
honors of the underdog squad.
Donald ray Russ formed with
h i teammate "Chickenhead"
Sloan to keep the goals set up and
cover the rebound section.
The Cleats found the bracket
from all ranges in the initial quar-
ter and with the defensive play
of Sonny Ferlong managed to stay
by the lads with a ALA margin.
The second quarter was opened
by the Sophs and they we're never
threatened for the remainder Of
the encounter as they covered a
40-21 halftime score, 1873 third
quarter lead land a 60-35 lopside
victory in the final portion of the
game.
The players and their respective
scores were: Sophomores: Homer
Ellis, -; Harry Mathis, II; Cole
Sturn, 70; Linwood Taylor, II; and
Bill Sturn, ~. Cleats: Piggy
Gore, 8; Ray Russ, 6; Prunella
Stewart, s; Chickenhead Sloan, 7;
and Sonny Ferlong, 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
byron Nelson Returns To. Masters Meet;
Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret Are Favored

AUGUSTA, Ga. April l. up
Byron Nelson, who won the Mas
ters Golf tournament here twice
ir' past years, comes out of re-
tirement Thursday for the 18th
annual event to find two other OK
Texans established as the favor
ties - Ben Hogan and Jimmie
Demaret.
Nelson, winning over 500, 900 in
the 1944-1945 span, stepped aside
early last fall after a comblna-
ton Of ailments, particularly a
bad back, ruined his effective
ness. He won 10 tournaments in
1915, and started last year with
victories at Los Angeles and San
Francisco. but then began to slip.
He rallied to win the New Or.
leans open and showed intermit.
tent brilliance after that, but
never regained his old form. He
won at Houston in May, and at
Columbus, o., in early July, and
bis last event-The Chicago Vic.
tory Invitational - two weeks
later.
Hogan. twice the runner-up here
ira9t 1aax and h Z aa4al paaxot
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
MONK LOOKS 'EM OVER
Ace Foul Ball Retriever
Saws Pirates Look Good

identity them to us. '.Al I know
is their numbers, I will learn
their names shortly
We had the same trouble too,
but we can report that No. Is
looked good or the second base.
No. 10 stood out at shortstop
and No. II did right well at
first.
Today Nate has promised to
list the names of the players
with their uniform numbers
so we can tell who is who.
We looked On for about an
hour and had to agree with
Monk. The Pirates do look bet
ter this year.
Larry DiOrio arrived in camp
early Tuesday morning and re-
ported he was in fine shape.
This lad has a very fast ball
and may be tried out as a
pitcher. With a little training,
we think he will develop into
a moundsman.
Andrews will take his Lads
back out to Legion Stadium this
morning at ten o'clock. Yester-
day a fair sized audience was
on hand to watch the session.
The following exhibition
schedule has been released
for the Pirates.
April 6, New Bern, there.
April 7, New Bern, here.
April 8, New Bern, there.
April 10, New Bern, here.
April II, New Bern, nc site
yet.
April IS, Albany, here.
April II, House of David,
here.
April 10, Kinston, here.
April 20, Kinston, there.
April "a, Warsaw, here.
April Is, Warsaw, there.
April rs, Warsaw, here.
April u, Warsaw, there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
Expert Sharpshooters Slated
Give Exhibition Here Today

single and double barrel shotguns,
shows how, with patience and
practice, a woman can easily
handle the heaviest shotguns.
Ernie Lind matches any Western
film performer with his exciting
demonstrations of the "Quick
draw with one and two revolvers.
Targets as tiny as aspirin tablets
and moth balls disappear before
bullets from Dot Lind's Model 81
target rifle, which she also uses
to split a playing card from edge
to edge. Four flying aerial targets
become merely puffs of dark
smoke in the sky in the wink Of
an eye when Ernie points his shot
gun and fires on them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
Ace Parker Returns To Duke
As Member Of Coaching Staff

VALUABLE player in professional
football and in 1871 he was again
al-professional but the wal then
interrupted his rec and he
served in the Navy from 1942-45,
coming out in the rank Of lleuten-
ant.
Parker, veteran of hundreds OF
football games without a major
Injury, was handicapped in his
baseball career by injuries. Twice
he received broken legs in base
ball while the worst injury he
ever received in the grid game
was a back hurt sustained last
season.
Parker said here today that he
would continue his baseball ca
reer. He has signed to play with
his hometown Portsmouth Cubs
and will report to them immedi-
ately.
The addition Of Parker rounds
out the Duke staff for the coming
season, Coach Wade, who has
been grid mentor at the institu-
ton since 1881, said. Others on
the staff will be Eddie Cameron,
who came to the institution in
1926; Ellis Hagler and Merschel
Caldwell, who preceded Wade
here by one year in 1880; Bob
Cox, former Duke fullback who
|joined the staff in 1912; GARNER
Falcone, who became a member
in 1913, and Jack Hennemier, an
other former Blue Devil star, who
came to the institution in 1945.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
Cherry Point Boxers
Arrive In Boston For
National AAU Tourney

BOSTON, April - up 49, A
team of Marines from Cherry
Point, N, c., who made a big hit
in last years tournament, arriv-
ed in town today for the National
AAU boxing championships to be
fought at Boston Garden April
7, 8 and g.
Due tomorrow are the scrappy
men from the Country's Pacific
outpost Hawaii. These popular
boxers were nearly adopted by
ring fans last year as they copied
three titles, the 112, lib and the
147.
The Marines will be without
Hal Anspach who won the 1861
pound title last year and Joe
Discepoli who was the 1916 win
ner in the 1875 division.
The Cherry Pointers, however,
have five boys who showed class
in Golden Glove fights. Bantam
weight Charlie Toney not only
took the Raleigh and Greensboro
crown but was aGiudged the COM
petitions "Best all around fight.
err"
Other Marine Golden Glove
stars were FeatherWeight NivA
Novak, Lightweight Dick Cox,
Delterweight Elmer Lakatoss anG
!. 49, - e---
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
BY ROY COOK
Star Sports Editor

sI say they look a whole lot
better today than they did on
the second day Of training last
year, Monk Harrington, ace
foul ball retriever and general
handy MAJ of the Wilmington
Pirates for many years, said
yesterday in the Buc dressing
rooms.
Monk, who has probably the
only third base Pitch in base
ball said he "Chunked 'em over
a little while this morning."
and seemed to be satisfied that
the Pirates, 1947 edition, are
greatly improved over last
years early edition.
Big Nate Andrews, busy with
his infielders late yesterday
afternoon had very little COM
ment other than "They looked
good today and will improve
from day to day." Still the big
est headache to Nate is his
mound staff, or perhaps the
lack of a mound corp. To date
not a single experienced hurl-
err mas arrived in camp. A
young tall lad dropped into
camp Monday afternoon and
breezed a few across. THAT
lad has great possibilities and
/ think I can make a hurler
out Of him." Nate said.
whats his name?" we ask
ed.
"I'n be dog-goned if / know"
Nate replied, ''but he sure looks
good"
Eight outfielders and II in
fielders were sent through the
PAGES yesterday afternoon with
the skipper spending most of
his time working with the in
fielders. He had tvs players at
each position, but could not
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02
First Presbyterian Quintet
Downs Temple Cagers; 51-27
Championship Tilt OF
YMCA Sunday School
Loop Slated Thursday
By ROBERT MILLER

A rejunivated First Presbyterian
quintet took to the YMCA hard
wood last night to hand the Temple
Baptist cagers a 51-27 defeat and
win the second of the three game
series for championship of the
YMCA Sunday School Basketball
League.
The First Presbys', champions
of the first half of the church
league, fell to the hands of the
Baptists, second half champions,
in the first of the three game
series Friday night.
The one game win for each
church five will call for another
game for championship of the
church league which will be play
ed Thursday night at 9 o'clock on
the YMCA court.
Leroy Towles, former New Han
over High School varsity basket
ball member, racked up 81 points
TO rthe Presbys' and was followed
by Buster Brown and E. A.
Thomas with seven points.
Linwood Grissom, former MINIS
varsity reserve, and Bill Bowen
sank 81 tallies for the Baptist to
lead the defeated quintet in scor,
ing honors.
Leroy Towles, started the points
flying for the Presbyterians and
|Linwood Grissom of the opposing
squad tailed two markers for the
Baptist to even the score. Jack
Parker, Presby guard, found the
basket for a Grip and Bill Bowen
hustled two capers for a score OF
a. Jack Parker found the range
on a set and teammate Leroy
Towles pushed a basket to take a
ga lead and were never threaten
ed for the remainder of the game.
Mole West sunk two capes and Bill
Bowen sank the final two points
for the Baptist to trail with q
1916 lead at the initial quarter.
The First cagers and Temple
DdLLleQ out d CVcLl IluAAAOCA VI '~
lies in the second portion of the
engagement and ended the half
time intermission with a 23-l;
lead in the First Presbyterians
favor.
The Baptist began to succomt
in the third quarter as the fas,
breaking Presby five controlled q
majority of the rebound section
and made good most Of thel1
shots, to tally II capers to the de-
creasing four tallies covered by
the Baptist.
The Presbyterians took over the
final quarter and racked up 1t
points to the Temples four lone
points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-02

three feet. Demaret tied for fourth
with 289 and Nelson tied for sew
enth with 900.
Sharing a sort of "darkhorse"
role with Nelson, is Bobby Locke,
the South African champion who
is due to reach New York by
plane tomorrow with Sammy
Snead, currently the British Open
champion. Locke bested Snead in
a series of recent matches in
South Africa.
The lateness of their arrival
will barely give Locke a chance
to acquaint himself with the $500
yard National layout, described
as one of the most beautiful and
rugged courses in the country.
Entered among the 9O-odd play
ers invited are all four Of last
years top titleholders - Hogan,
the PGA champion; Lloyd Man
grum, the U. S. Open victor in a
double playoff; Ted Bishop, the
amateur king and Smiley Quick,
the public links champion.
As usual, play will be medal
INi5eLA Aalas -Aailx ending lkssAax.