The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
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Ton events in the world sports the have beer
listed several times by sports writer's each having
slightly opinions but agreeing the majority OF spec
taces glanng back years panorama OF games
and all sports has become as fixed as the New
Years Day tilts and New Years resolutions
Most of the scrbes agree Jersey Joe Walcos
prisng showing against the top OF the list
ing Columbias great 21-2o victory Army also gets
lot of deserved probes of fight circles and
pro clubs and the suspension Of Leo Durocher grao
much of the gravy
We believe as mentioned before that Harry
the Phes MENTION because with the
oueder hitting 1863 and leading the circuit would be easy te
believe National League
bunting.
Here in Wilmington everyone has his idea Of what
topped sports picture for 19 And of has
idea of why it's his idea, which could go on and on
There the New Hanover Wildcats great victory over
Greensboro High brought North Carolina state
championship Wilmington will probably be
hard to top that tilt by nearly heard
thousand but the real story connected
Cat victory two days early.
That when long lines began to form outside the high
school for the contest That
when Wilmington showed that it would support high
sports practically collegiate fashion and that
larger gymnasium must for the city, When the new
gym here tha be another story but maybe it'll be our
children who'll read it,
the change in Wilmington Pirate managers .
Nate Andrews Jim Station in three days took
days. you recall get the facts the public
concise reports denied repubshed coored
little and then re-reported.
signing of Lefty Lou Cheshire after long
with the Boston Red Sox chain Cheshire
target the officials for long time and everyone
the street knew about it, but the held back the story
strange can't recall just why but
there number of which would probably
just well the true Anyhow when Cheshire linked
Buc contract things looked for Wilmington pennant
and indeed without great lefthande the Pirates would
probably have been hard pressed to have ended in the first
division.
There the formation the Wilmington Tennis club and
the ensuing victory of the Eastern Carolina Tennis aoca
hV tho
title and might have that if they'd tried The of the
tennis club proved hough what good proof
can't figure Wilmington ball concerning
sports when it be-
One of the major events in Wilmington past year
the late squirt toward bringing $4,000
Association year Proposed through the
in late spring. midsummer found banding together
seeking and do the job money
Autumn campaign launched and in three the
cash pledged The hopes the PGA make
dates available Of had that threeweek campaign
undertaken during the the PGA in receipt of
"mngtons bid for tourney earlier dates would have prob
ably been found easier But that's the DAM
The sale the Pirates big this city
its Glass club seriously The beginning then
the decision not complete both rated head
lines here probably because the Wilmington would hail
the appearance of another field
Bubba Sykes, ex-New Hanover High baclield men,
oer joining the coorul ranks of the Georgia
showing of the varsity it came to tossing
an accurate under fire. punng the coffin corner
was good news in Wilmington. Therel of this for
the next three years. Sykes threatens one of
Techs greatest backs.
Doc Venters Bill being named to the Shrine Bowl
tea and jim Gibson and Jimmy winning laurels in the
opnlst Bowl clash Wilmington to be proud Kuhn,s
selection on practically every AConference team plus his
nng the most improved player award of his mates was worthy
top press play in any city.
Ihe SENCBA fall fishing rodeo start its headaches
s asprn-takng and its close worthy news events all
them And there many many more that we can't re-
call and you can
~ oil proves there Wlmingtons sports circles s
'eng made every day Some folks who make it. don't know =
eh ney DO some know back for strange reasons
.ss oeeh great year 1t could worse and it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR [ " W '7 "e''er'