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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
STATE TRAMPLES
CHATHAM, 100-35

RALEIGH, Dec. 8-R- Joe
Harand, third-string guard
from Tenafly, N. j., dropped a
long basket from the side court
in the last five seconds of the
game to give States Wolfpack
a devastating, 1O0-35, triumph
over Chathams' Blanketeers
tonight before a capacity crowd
of 4, 1000 screaming fans.
Reaching the century mark
was a new high for a State
team under Coach Everett N.
Case and it is believed to have
been the highest total ever ac-
counted for by the Wolfpack. In
registering their sixth straight
victory, The State cagers
raised their average per game
to over 80 points. The previous
high score for a Case-coached
team at State was the 1854 vic
tory over the Clemson Tigers
last year.
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real certainty of a decision until
after review"
The New York Commission
never has reversed a decision.
although there have been a few
Instances in which errors in an
nouncements or in marking of
officials card were later cor
rected. Apparently there is some
question as to whether the Com
mission has the right to alter a
decision once it is made. Before
the hearing, Eagan was closeted
for some time with Assistant
District Attorney John P. Pow
ers, who said they had discussed
the Commissions jurisdiction on
that point.
Walcott's protest. was based
upon the scoring of Judge Frank
Forbes, who scored eight rounds
for Louis, six for Walcott and
one even but scored a higher
point total for Walcott. The other
judge, Marty Monroe, also voted
for Louis while refree Ruby
Goldstein favored Walcott.
Under New York Commission
rules, a bout is decided bv the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
CAELS AND E U BS
BATTLE TO DRAW

The St. Mary's Gaels and the
Pembroke Cubs, top teams in the
City Cadet tackle football league,
battled to a Z to 7 deadlock last
night at Robert Strange park be-
fore a large crowd.
The Gaels started off fast but
the fighting Cubs stopped them
without any damage being done.
In the third quarter the Cubs
started marching. Pender Dur
ham tossed a pass to Tommy
Shannon who dashed go yards be-
fore he was stopped on the II
yard line by Don Taylor. On the
next play Henry Core ripped
around left end to score. Durham
crossed for the extra point.
A few minutes before the third
quarter ended the Cubs started
another march with Core running
70 yards to place the oval on the
Gaels 8 yard line. On the next
play Core fumbled and St. Mary's
recovered.
With only 80 seconds remaining
in the game Emil Boado crashed
over to score. Jerry Patrick tos-
sed 4 pass to James Reaves in the
end zone to tie the score and the
game ended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
LESNEVlCH NAMED
FOR NEIL TROPHY

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 -tR-The
New York Boxing Writers AS
sociation today awarded to light
heavyweight champion Gus Les
nevich the Edward j. Neil me-
mortal plaque for having contri-
buted the most to boxing dur
ing 1947.
BY unanimous vote, 32-year-
old Gus won the fight games
most coveted annual trophy.
In addition to honoring the
175-pound king, the writer's also
awarded James A. Farley a
special annual plaque for long
and meritorious service to box
ing. Farley was chairman of the
New York Boxing Commission
before he became Democratic
National Chairman and later
Postmaster General. While
head of the boxing commission,
he introduced the "no-foul'
rule.
Lesnevich was voted the Neil
plaque because of his four
straight victories this year. He
defended his 175-pound crown
bv knocking out Billy Fox.
Against heavyweight opposition
he knocked out Melio .Bettina
in SO seconds; then outpointed
Tami Mauriello, and in a return
bout knocked Mauriello out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

Bowl-bound Wolverines accumu-
lated 1899.
The poll was extended week
beyond its usual deadline this
year in order to include Satur-
days important struggle be-
tween the Irish a nd the Troj
who were third in the rankings
a week ago.
Southern California skidded
from third to eighth place, en-
abling Southern Methodist, Penn
State, Texas and Alabama to
move up a notch In that order.
Seven of the remaining ten
first-place votes were awarded
to North Carolina while the other
three were divided among Penn
State, Alabama and Oklahoma.
While the Ia Heel supporters
failed in their effort to boost the
improved North Caroline club to
the top, they did succeed in NOV
ing it up a step to ninth place
and dropping Georgia Tech to
tenth.
A year ago, the top ten in
cluded Notre Dame, Army,
Georgia, UCLA, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Tennessee, Louisiana State,
Norch Carolina and Rice, in that
order.
The Irish, who drew 100 first
place votes to 48 for Army and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
Walker, Gregg, lombard
In Dodger-Pirate T rades

mittee meetings at the Waldorf
Astoria.
There are strong reports that
pitcher Early Wynn of Washing
ton either already has been sold
to the New York Yankees or will
be soon. The Yanks are said to
be willing to part with pitchers
Karl Drews, and Dick Starr,
catcher Sherm Lollar and rook-
lie outfielder Hank Bauer who
spent the 1947 season with Kan
|sas City of the American AS
sociation. 1t seems that Yankee
attention shifted to Wynn when
owned Clark Griffith was reluc-
tant to part with Walt Master
son.
Detroit and Cleveland are still
carrying on negotiations that
started last July. Catcher Jim
Hogan of the Tribe is the fellow
manager Steve O'Neill of the
Tigers wants. He has made an
offer of pitcher Dizzy Trout, out
fielder Pat Mullins and catcher
Hal Wagner but general mana
ger Bill Veeck of the Indians is
holding out. He wants both Frank
and Virgil Trucks for Hogan and
is willing to toss in first baseman
Elbie Fletcher, recently acquired
from Pittsburgh.
Both Cleveland and Detroit
are interested in the St. Louis
Browns Sam Zoldak but general
manager Bill Dewitt of the sale
minded Brownies hasn't decided
to let 60 of the curveballing
Lefty. Third baseman Bob Dill
linger of the Browns is also in
much demand.
Cincinnati still hopes to come
with centerfielder but has no
immediate prospects. The Reds
are offering pitcher Johnny
Wander Nicer, catcher Ray Mu-
eller and Bert Haas, who plays
first base, third base and the
outfielder, if they can get the
man they want. Other clubs ask
for one Of the Reds young pitch
ers but Bud Lively, Ed Erautt,
Kent Peterson, Howie Fox and,
of course, Ewell Blackwell are
not for sale.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
WHITEVILLE TEAMS
PLAY TWO TONIGHT
BY JIGGS POWERS
Star SpOrts CORRESPONDENT

WHITEVILLE, Dec. 8-White-
vile High Schools basketball
teams will open their 1947-'48
schedule Tuesday when they ira
vel to Elizabethtown to meet the
Yellow Jackets of the Bladen
school. The opening game, be-
tween the Wolflets, of Whiteville
and the Lady Jackets, will start
promptly at 7:30, with the boys
battle to follow.
Whiteville's Wolflets, who have
been COLUMBUS champions for
the past two seasons, will be
slightly favored, since they have
practically the same squad back
that captured last years county
crown from Acme-Delco in the
tourney finals, in a 1913 thriller.
Expected to start at the for
ward spots for the charges of
Miss Sarah Paxton, former
Queens College luminary, are
Toccoa "Cozy" Powell, Mary
Kate Sibbett, and Miriam Mooney
all back from the 1916 AT
nh ornoS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
HEARING PLANNED.
ON SUNDAY ISSUE

A public hearing on the con
troversia1 question of permitting
Sunday sports events in Legion
Stadium will be conducted in the
near future by the New Hanover
county board of commissioners,
according to indications develop
ed. at the weekly board meeting
yesterday.
The board has before it a re-
quest for prmission to hold mo-
torcycle races in the stadium on
two Sundays next summer, but
for two weeks the matter has
rmained dormant after being
referred to the Legion stadium
committee.
A protest against holding any
type of sport events in the sta
dunn on Sunday was lodged to-
day with commissioners by a
delegation of officers of St. An
drews-Covenant church.
Chairman Addison Hewlett,
without comment On the ques-
ton, informed the delegation
that the matter had been refer
red to the stadium committee.
Commissioner George Trask,
however, spoke up to say:
II stand as I did before. I told
them (the race promoters) at
the time I was opposed to this
and I still am"
His was the only public COM
ment by a commissioner.
Commissioner Harry Gardner,
a member of the stadium COM
mittee along with Commission
ers James Hall and Louis Cole
man, move the church protest
be taken under consideration.
This was agreed upon after the
church group had obtained a
promise they would be notified
along with the general public
when a public hearing is held
on the matter at a later date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
STATE-PlEDM0NT
DECISION LOOMS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. - A
Civil Aeronautics Board official
told the Star-News Bureau to-
day that he hoped" the CAB
"soon" would make a final de-
cision in State and Piedmont
Airlines' flight over air rates
across North Carolina, one of
which would connect Cincin-
natl and Louisville with Will
Piedmont, a Winston-Salem,
N. c., firm won the routes in a
decision several months ago, but
State, a Charlotte company, OBJ
tanned new hearing recently.
State claimed the board had
exceeded it's legal authority in
awarding the routes to Piedmont,
which, said the Charlotte firm,
had not applied for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
VILLISTON PREPS
FOR TITLE GAME

Extensive drills have been slat-
ed Ior the Williston Tigers,
Eastern conference Negro high
school football champions, for
tbjs week, coach Robinson said
last night.
The Tigers are slated to meet
the Dunbar Negro high school
Of Lexington at the American
Legion Stadium Friday night at
3 o'clock in the State champion
ship game,
The locals have confidence
that they will win the title, but
week of strenuous workouts.
Coach Robinson is taking no
chances as he has outlined a
Seven of the Tigers will be play
ing their last game Friday night.
A special section of the stadl-
um has been reserved for white
par'onS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
State Boxing Commissioners Divided
On Reinstatement Of Rocky Graziano

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Up
- Rocky Graziano won a narrow
squeak, split decision today in a
poll of State Boxing Commission
ers who were asked whether the
worlds middleweight champion
should be allowed to fight again.
The National Boxing Associa-
ton said the results show that
40 per cent are for Graziano,
while 1913 per cent are against
him.
The rest either didn't vote or
said they hadn't made up their
minds.
Graziano - whose life outside
the ring has been even more tur-
bulent than it has inside it -
was barred from boxing in u
linois.
The State Boxing Commission
there made the move after it said
it had discovered that Graziano
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greater number of rounds won.
In case the rounds are even, the
points awarded in each round
are totalled to decide the win
ner, but an official also has the
discretion of awarding the de-
cision to a boxer who wins few
er rounds if he inflicts greater
damage, shows definite superb
ority and finished in better ply
ical condition.
Walcott, who came to New
York for the hearing before re-
turning to Camden for a civic
welcome and parade, mumbled
"you couldn't print what I
think" after hearing the decision
and Webster refused to make
any statement.
Walcott and Webster were ac-
companied here by Felix Boo
chicchio, who holds an exclusive
promotional contract on Walcott's
ervices. Bpechicchio said
that Jersey Joe probably will
make an exhibition tour "to let
the people see what he looks
like" and m light fight in March
in Florida, California or Phila-
delphia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
LONG CREEK CAGERS
DEFEAT FRANKLIN 5

The Long Creek boys basket
ball team won their third straight
game here Friday night when
they defeated the Franklin High
school cagers, 18 to 5.
Herring set the pace for the
Creekers with Z points. Robin
son scored three for the losers.
In the first game the girls
teams from Long Creek and
Franklin fought to a deadlock
with the score being knotted at
11-all. The smaller Creek girls
were behind 8 to 8 at the half
and tied UP the tilt in the final
quarter.
Betty Faye Miller lead the
scoring for the Creekers with 9
point. Brice tailed 8 for Frank
lin
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
Football All-Stars,
Coach Jim Tatum IGNORED

GREENSBORO, Dec. 8.-R-
The states a. outstanding foot
ball Stars OF 1947 collegiate
and scholastic were honored
here tonight and Jim Tatum of
Maryland received award as
coach of the year within the
Southern Conference as the
Greensboro Daily News and the
Greensboro Touchdown Club
staged their 10th annual ALL
State banquet.
Tatum also was guest speaker
for the occasion held at the
Plantation Club with some 500
fans present.
The athletes honored included
the % men named on the col
legiate All-State team by Tn e
Daily News and the % named
on the high school All State.
Tatum was selected in a poll
of 1874 sports writer's and radio
commentators from throughout
the Southern Conference area.
He received a 21-jewel gold wrist
watch and a plaque while play
ers received gold footballs and
certificates presented by Smith
Barrier, Sports Editor of T h e
Daily News, President of tn e
Touchdown Club and toast-mas-
ter for the night.
Guests included all the Bi 6
Five coaches, Carl Snavely OF
Carolina, Wallace Wade of Duke,
Beattie Feathers Of State, D. c.
Walker of Wake Forest and Bill
ly Story, (retiring coach at Da-
wilson, and his successor, Char
ley Jamerson.
North State coaches present
were Gordon Kirkland Of Ca
tawba, Clarence James of High
Point and Doc Newton Of Gull
ford.
A number of sports writer's
and sports commentators a so
were present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
HALLSBORO CAGERS
DROP TWO CONTESTS

HALLSBORO, Dec. 8. - A
Clarkton All-Star team downed
a fighting Hallsboro five here to-
night, "a to IS. In a preliminary
battle, Whiteville All-Star girls
defeated Hallsboro high schools
weaker sex, 30 to II.
Little" Little was high scorer.
for Clarkton with 10 points, but
Bill Baysdons floor play sparked
the attack.
Jimmy Thompson played well
for Hallsboro, scoring eight
points. Mildred Gore scored 20
points for the Whiteville girls
but was aided greatly by the
floor play Of Freddie Turner,
Doris Lee Jones captured eight
points for Hallsboro.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COM
bination will play White Oak
team here Wednesday night at
7:30 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
Louis Ruled Champ; Will Agree
TO Return Bout If Price Right

NEW YORK, Dec. 3-(P)-Joe
+rs sand today ne was willing
10'', meet Jersey Joe Walcott
.osia u II June of next summer
s5a" few hours after the New
;3' Athletic Commission had
acd thumbs down on the
5u-, n,,den Dattler's arguments for
9r.e'yersal of last Friday nights
''-j Inojs. making his announce
Nv through Sol Strauss of the
a.t,-' oo., century Sporting Club, sug-
-y't ~ta6 that New York's Yankee
ssso5ii,n would be logical site
on5 added that the only hitch
'"~ @rd he the arranging Of salts
factory ferms- -,
Tbere we're not defined but it
baIieyed he referred to terms
',iar - TO those of lie second
I3 pav Conn fight when Louis
1ron D 20 per cent of the receipts
~ +be Pittsburgh challenger 20
pei cent, .,,o c..4o A4,-
,.fr Commission today, Chair
sao D Eddie Eagan and Commits
''!' .or Gillian B. Powell devoted
saort s p minutes to hearing the
a1oirns Of Walcott and his man.
saor Joe Webster, then issued a
.a+onent disclaiming any de-
,;ra .to interfere with the dis
crotion and judgment of c M
netent officials. "
The extraordinary hearing
Fagan pointed out, was granted
anly because Walcott and Web
~ .+ar are residents of another
.tote and might not be familiar
With New York rules.
Ordinarily" he said, The
oo,nission does not entertain
snneaIs protesting decisions.
T5e Tbe commission must depend
mon the three ring officials and
+ is obvious that if the Com
mission undertook to re-
view decisions. there could be no
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec. 8. - Up -
Outtielder Dixie Walker and
pitchers Vic lombard and Hal
Gregg were traded to Pittsburgh
by the Brooklyn Dodgers today
in return for shortstop Billy Cox,
pitcher Elwin (Preacher) r o e
and infielder Gene Mauch as the
winter Major league meetings
opened with a furry of activity.
This sixman swap in which no
cash was involved, according to
President Branch Hickey of the
Dodgers, was believed to be the
forerunner of another transact
on by which Cox, one of the top
,hortstops in the National league
will go to the Chicago Cubs.
Brooklyn is very much inter
asted in Johnny Schmitz, the
Cubs left-handed hurler, who is
as "untradable" but
there is a possibility that one of
Chicago's first basemen, either
the veteran Phil Cavarretta or
Eddie Watkins might be had.
The Cubs, slipping badly a t
on "stand pat" at
titude, are in desperate need of
a shortstop. Now the Dodgers
have two, Cox and Pee Wee
Reese. Rickey's plans appear to
call for playing Jackie Robinson
at second base and finding
somebody else for first.
Further business dealings be-
tween the Pirates and Dodgers
are under consideration. 10 h n
Galbreath, treasurer of tn e
Pittsburgh club, met with Rick
ey this afternoon. The Brooklyn
club is interested in outfielder-
first baseman Johnny Hopp as
irst base insurance. Hopp re-
Gently was acquired by Pitts
burgh from Boston in the deal
that sent outfielder Jim Russell
to the Braves.
American leaguers, who start
ed the winter trading action with
a series of St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox sales, are not
,oing to stay out of the head
ines during the three-day meet
ngs that officially open tomorrow
after a series of informal COM
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

The result of the poll, Greene
said, doesn't NJ an the NBA will
take any action. For the associa-
ton has no authority to force
any state to use - or not use -
Graziano on its fight cards.
But Greene said he thought
that the opinions of State Com
missioners, and of fight fans,
would help each State Commits
sion make a ruling should Grazi-
ano decide he wants to fight
there.
In general, Greene said, this
seems to be the lineup:
Against Graziano - that a man
with such a record as his ought
not to be allowed in the ring.
For Graziano - that he's poor
kid who never has ha6 . chance
that his induction came less than
two months after he was gradual
ed from reform SchOOl; that ne
went AWOL before he was indoc-
trinated - before, even, he got
his uniform; that all this hap.
pened five years ago, and that
the champion has fully paid his
debt to society.
Among the fans and assorted
lesser fight fry, every group vot-
ed pro-Graziano.
Strangely, the greatest agree
ment came from group of fans
who normally can bubble over
the correct time while looking al
a railroad mans watch. The ma.
tion's sports columnist- came out
solidly for Graziano, SO per cent
to two.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

was dishonorably discharged
from the Army.
The dishonorable discharge,
said the Illinois group, came af-
ter Graziano had served a sent
ence at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
for being absent without leave.
When the Illinois Boxing Com
mission announced its decision,
other NBA members said they
would do the same thing.
New York was an exception. It
does not belong to the NBA. And,
anyway, it already had barred
Graziano for failure to report
an alleged bribery attempt.
While Graziano was busy sha-
dow boxing all these problems,
Abe ]. Greene, and Col. Harvey
L. Miller, Executive Secretary,
decided the NBA should sample
the opinion of its members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
BILLY TOMZ' CATCH
OF II LIB. BL A e K
DRUM HOLDS RECORD

The largest black drum
caught in this area, accord
ing to official New Hanover
Fishing Club records, was
the II pound fish landed by
Billy Tomz in the fall OF
1941.
Yesterday is was reported
that Mrs. r. w. Skidmore Of
Raleigh has broken the club
record with a 65 "a pound
black drum.
AS far as could be learn
ed last night, Mrs. SkidmOre
holds the record for women
and TONES record catch OF
II pounds still stands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
ACME-DELCO PLAYS
EVERGREEN TONIGHT

The Acme Delco high school
cagers, boys and girls teams,
will play the Evergreen h j g h
school tonight at AcmeDelco in
a twin basketball program.
The girls will take to the hard
woods at 7:30 o'clock and the
boys will play Immediately fol
lowing the first tilt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
CAROLINA DEFEATS
ELON CAGERS, 74-22

CHAPEL HILL, Dec. 8-R-
With forward Coy Carson, who
served as a reserve last
year, leading the way by rack
ing up 16 points, North Carolina
defeated Elon "a to % in a bas-
ketball game here tonight.
Carson, who serves as relief
for Carolina's crack forward,
Bob Paxton, scored the highest
total he has ever made in a
college game. He dropped in Il
points in one five-minute period
during the second half.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

Others receiving one or more points
21-Tie among Kentucky, Missouri and
Wesleyan. 6 each; 24-Tie among Min
nesota, Wake Forest, Utah and Cataw-
ba, 4 each; 28-Tie among Illinois, North
western, South Carolina and Miami
(Ohiol, 8 each; 32-Tie among U. c. L.
A, Texas Christian and Muhlenberg. 2
each; 35-Tie among Georgia, Rutgers,
Michigan State. Florida, Toledo and
Westchester pa teachers. ! each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

Most of the worlds export
rice is grown by Siam, Burma,
and French Indo-China.
Only really blue -blooded living
creatures are snails, oysters and
Holsters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

nine ties last year, landed in
first place in the first 1947 poll,
lost it to Michigan for week
or two, and then came back to
hold narrow margin until their
performance of last Saturday
sent them we'll in front.
The final standings (based on 1888
7-6-5-E3-2-1 system of scoring with
season won-lost-tied records in paren-
fbeSeS(
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09

Half time scor Wilmington l3, Louis
burg Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
Girls Weave
Big Business

SANTA FE, N. MAZDA
pasttime which started years
ago in Australia as wartime
necessity and then grew into
hobby is now thriving CONNER
Cial activity for two former Army
nurses.
They weave handsome tweeds
of Australian wool, linens and
yards of material for interior
decorators.
The women, Miss Dorothy
Best, d Pennsylvania, and Miss
Muriel Guggloz, both employed
in medicai positions in this an
cient capital, say their weaving
is strictly an after-hour vocation.
AS Army nurses, assigned to
oCcupational therapy, the two
women began weaving in the best
Australian traditions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
lERON pOCKE RY

now after two years he found it
difficult to speak of his lost friend.
He spoke of you and your lum-
Der business so much"
$50 you're the boy Glen men,
toned :"
CLOCUM stared out the window
y unseein8iy at the busy turbu-
lent mixture of sound and move
mont that was the Seattle water
front. When he faced Doug again
some of the colcr mad left his
face.
Tell me something about your
self, Andrews
There isr't much to tell, sir.
During my high scnooi summers
[ worked in various lumber
camps, then l had a year and four
months OF forestry at the Uni
versity befcte Pearl Harbor SET
things Oft. I'm twenty-four and
single"
What br>nch of the Army
were yol' ll?"
"Comn1ur ;cations and radar al
first, later Military Intellig ence.'
Slocun studied him WITHOUT
speaking. His stuoby fingers beat
ing a nervous tattoo on the win
dow ledge cut across the bel
ligerent below of a locomotive
inching its way along Railroad
| Avenue below.
"Look here, Andrews, why
| don't you finish up at the Uni
versity?"
Doug shook his head. my las
years in the Intelligence il
Japan was mostly desk work. =.
want to get away from that sor
of thing fol awhile"
II can understand that -. the
trouble is, I'm not in the lumber
/ business any more"
! A wave of disappointment
! swept over Doug. "But
Il know you did. But / sole