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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
ACME DELCO CLOSES
CAMPAIGN TOMORROW

ACME-DELCO. March 18-Acme-
Delco High school closes its 1947
basketball campaign Thursday
night at 8 o'clock, when it meets
a team composed of college play
ers home for their spring vaca-
ton.
Playing for the college boys will
be Billy Burns and Billiard of N.
C. State, Hilburn of Duke, and
Albert Wehrhahn and Bullock of
the Wilmington College Center.
Starting for Acme-Delco High
will be four boys who end their
high school careers Thursday.
They are Peterson, Crawford, Al
len and Clayton. Bordeaux is the
only eager on the first team not
a senior.
Leading the Acme-Delco aggre-
cation will be 6 it. 1 in. Clayton,
who has racked up 210 points in
II games this season for a bril-
liant 1911 point average. Burns
is expected to be a big offensive
cog for the college cagers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
BY ROY COOK
Star SDOrtS Editor


The board of directors of the
class ID Tobacco State League
will gather in Legion Hall at
Red Springs Sunday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock. for what may
be the final meeting of the
group before the 1947 season
opens, it was learned here yes
terday afternoon.
Luby Pollock, president OF
the Wilmington Pirates, SAID
he received a telegram from
A. T. Moore, president of the
league, advising him of the
Sunday afternoon parley.
81 don't know just what bust
ness will be taken up at the
meeting, but, l suppose there
r many little things to be
ironed out" Pollock said.
The Buc proxy said Nate
Andrews, former major league
hurler and manager of the 19l7
edition of the Pirates, has re-
turned to his home in Rowland
after comforting with local Of
ficiaIs. 1t is understood that
Andrews will return here FRI
day or Saturday of this week
to begin plans for the spring
drills.
According to Pollock, the
practice session will get under
way at Legion Stadium March
81. THE pitchers and catchers
may start about the 49,. the
cigar chewing mogul said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
IN THE SPORTS Pan
BY Roy Cook

The athletic department at
Cherry Point has added another
crown to their collection. The
oolf team won the 5th Naval
instruct championship at the
>orfoIk Commissioned Officers
course. The winning team was
presented a plaque and the fol-
lowing members of the Cherry
Point team received cups,
Captain Bob Rose, Lieut.. Bill
BIRD. Pvt. Joe O'Ca]laghan
and PVT. Bryon Wagner.
Five Grimes sisters, daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Crimes, Norfolk Southern Rail-
way employee of Charlotte,
have been one of the main fac
TORS in the fabulous success of
the Oakhurst High School
girls basketball team %. This
is the lead paragraph of a
sports story appearing recent
" in the Charlotte Observer
-. These Young ladies often
visit in Wilmington. according
to information received from
Mrs. w. B. Pate, 1903 Grace
street. In fact Their grand
father at II time made his
home in Wilmington while he
was an engineer for the At
jantic Coast Line railroad. he
resided at lis Red Cross street.
The girls, Jacquelyn, jesse
phine, Ann, Alice and Irene
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
DEVIL BASEBALL
SLATE ANNOUNCED
Duke Will Meet Navy, Ohio
University, Michigan
State During Season

DURHAM, March 19-(P)-Coach
John W., (Jack) Coombs announc-
ed today that the Duke Univer-
sity baseball team will open a 80
game schedule al Davidson col
lege Monday, and then swing
through South Carolina to meet
Wofford, South Carolina and
Clemson.
Intersectional games will pit the
Blue Devils against Navy. Ohio
University, Michigan State, Cor
rell. the University of Michigan.
and Villanova.
The schedule, at Durham unless
noted:
March 24-Davidson at Davidson:
25-Wofford at Spartanburg: 26 and
27-South Carolina at Columbia: Is
and 29-Clemson at Clemson; 81
VIllanova.
April michigan State: 2-Quan-
tico Marines: 3 and 4-Ohio Uni
versity: 5-North Carolina at Chap
ell Hill: Virginia: 8-University Ct
Michigan: 9-Cornell: 12-Wake For
est: 16-North Carolina: 10 North
Carolina State at Raleigh: %
Wake Forest at Wake Forest; "a
N. c. State: 26-Navy.
May l and 2-South Carolina: g.
North Carolina at Chapel Hill: g.
Davidson: IN. c. State at Ra-
leigh: 10-Wake Forest; I'm. C.
State: awake Forest at Wake
Forest: 17-North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19

nave been playing stellar bas-
ketball for the Oakhurst team
for several years. Jacoue,yn
and Josephine, the twins, were
named to the county All-Star
team In 1916, and r making
quite a name for themselves
as guards in the 1947 cam
palsn. Ann, a forward, is in
her third year at the school
and Alice, a guard, is in her
second year The fifth sister.
irene, has played for three
seasons and is an alternate
forward.
SHORTS - Gil Smith, sports
editor of the NEWS, will ap-
pear with Tom Cause on THE
sports Mirror" over radio sta
ton WMFD Friday at $3.50
o CLOCK 80. Adam Smith re-
ports the YMCA basketball
tournament, now being play
ed at the YMCA has been very
successful go. The Brigade
BOYS club will sponsor a free
throw contest this month at the
club -. Nate Andrews has re-
turned to his home after meet
Ing with Pirate officials
A large crowd is expected to
attend the Junior Horse Show
at Magnolia stables Sunday
afternoon -. The state cham
plon Wildcats were h0nored by
the Rotary club yesterday
afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Red Terrors Collide
With Cats At 9:45
Utah Faces West Virginia In Opener At 8
O'clock; Powerful Blue Grass State Quin-
tet Heavily Favored Over Raleigh Team

NEW YORK, March 19- (AP) -Kentucky's narrow
squeak over underdog Long Island U. Monday night has
popped up the other three fves left in the National Invi-
rational Basketball tournament and none of the coaches were
conceding a thing to the mighty Wildcats today.
But Adolph Rupp, coach of the heavily favored Ken
%tuckians, believes the narrow 66-62 triumph over L. |. U.
is going to prove beneficial to his club too.
The top-seeded Wildcats, who take on the smooth,
young North Carolina State Red Terrors in the semi-finals
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
HEAFNER ENTERS
CAROLINA MEET
One-Time Charlotte Sales
man Scored Triumph
In jacksonville

GREENSBORO, March 10-R-
Big Clayton Heather, the one-time
Charlotte candy salesman who
scored his finest golfing triumph
yesterday at Jacksonville, headed
toward Carolina today, hoping to
make it tWo-in-a-roW in the great
er Greensboro open starting Fri
day.
After almost a decade Of open
golf competition. the big guy
copied the $40, 900 Jacksonville.
Fla, open and grabbed $1,000 first
prize money.
Heather is the second North
Carolinian to win one Of the open
tournaments in several years.
Along with Clayton on the tour
this year are Johnny Palmer of
Badin, winner of the $40. 900 Nash
vile event last September, Skip
Alexander from Durham and
Johnny Bulla. who comes from
Greensboro but lives now in Ari-
Zcna.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
RAMBLIN' AROUND
WITH JIGGS POWERS

of the mainstays on the mound
staff, while Rome Anderson and
Tommy Ward played nicely in the
outer gardens.
AS the present school year open
ed, not only the Williams boys but
the girls as we'll, decided to enter
into the interscholastic field of
basketball. First, their practice
sessions We're limited only to their
own outdoor courts which, as w.
eryone knows, is more of a handi-
cap than an aid, having no gym
in which to hold them. Then Ia
Dor City High School came along
as a good Samaritan and loaned
them their gym in the border town
for practice purposes.
The plucky youths from Will
liams Township played all of the
leading schools in the county in
their dozen game schedule, all on
the opponents court. When the
end of the season came, the boys
and girls teams had each won
exactly NO games. However, not
a single one of the more fortunate
and better equipped teams of the
county had anything but praise for
the hard fighting underdogs from
Williams High. Not once during
the schedule did a referee have an
argument with a player that rep
resented this little institution,
though the decision be for or
against them.
They played the game for what
it was worth and at the end of a
contest, lose though they did
sometimes the margin was large,
sometimes small-these underdogs
always went away satisfied that
they had given their opponent a
battle to the best of their ability.
This ability was limited because
of not having a gym and other
facilities. Although they never
came out on top in a single con-
test, the Williams aggregations
won the hearts and well-wishes
of fans the county over because
of the spirit and confidence with
which they played. After all, the
main detectives in the sports pro-
gram is to develop good clean
minds and strong healthy bodies;
and to use these properties to keep
sportsmanship the uppermost point
in view.
This program was carried out
100 percent by Williams High
School. So the Rambler is hoping,
along with thousands of others,
that the voters of u fair county
will come through in favor OF all
the school improvements, and
along with them a gym for these
most deserving lads and lassies
from the little country institute
in the southwestern part Of Co
llumbus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Tobacco State League
Officials Meet Sunday
Board of Directors Plan Farley At Red
Springs; Pirates to Open Spring Drills
March 81 At Legion Stadium

Speaking about pitchers,
Pollock and Andrews are still
seeking a reliable mound staff.
With the exception of all-im-
pOrtant hurting corp, the local
officials seem to be quite salts
fled with their list of candi-
dates for the other position.
At the present time, and as
far as could be learned, An
drews is the only dependable
moundsman signed.
The Corsair prexy said that
Hargrove Davis, hard hitting
outfielder last year, has not
signed his contract, but added
that he expects Davis to report
at spring training. He revealed
that the only signed contracts
in the Pirate files are those
of the five players Andrews
discovered at the BarstOw,
Fla. camp and Roy Lamb, To-
cal utility player. Ben Benton.
semi-pro player with Leland
last year has also linked his
agreement, Pollock said.
Meanwhile, the new home
of the Pirates. located near
the n. C. Shipyards at Maj
fit Village, continues to go up.
W0rkmen on the job + max
ing good progress since the
weather has cleared. The Buc
officials are planning to start
the season at Legion Field and
transfer to their new park as
soon as possible after construc-
ton is complete.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Two Kentucky Cagers
Selected By Coaches
For All-Star Berths

NEW YORK, March IS -
up - Alex Groza and Ralph
Beard, both of the University
of Kentucky, won places on
the first team on the National
Association of basketball
announced today by True
magazine.
The mentors organization
and a selected panel of news
men picked the squad for the
magazine.
Andy Phillips of Illinois,
Gerald Tucker of Oklahoma
and Sid Tanenbaum Of New
York University completed the
first five.
Bob Cook of Wisconsin,
Jack Tingle of Kentucky,
Tany Lavelli of Yale, John
Dillon of North Carolina and
Dick Mcguire of st. Johns
(BrOoklyn) comprise the Sec
Ond team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19

WHITEVILLE, Mar. 10 - This
week the Rambler drops down in
to the southwestern section of Co
lumbus county to do a little chin
ming about tiny Williams High
School.
On the 25th day of March, the
voters will go to the polls to de-
eide whether or not a million
dollars worth of bonds will be is
sued, through which all education
al institutions Of u section will
benefit greatly. In a local paper
was an itemized statement by John
M. Hough, Columbus County's Sup
erintendent of Education, listing
Just what each of the county's II
schools would receive from the
bonds, provided the citizens see fit
to give the county fathers power
for the sale.
The line in Mr.. Hough's state
ment that stood out in the Ram
bler's mind, as a sports enthu-
siast. is the n that read, Wi
liams Township 6 classrooms,
gymnasium"
Williams School, a gymnasium.
This is a subject to which we have
given a great deal of thought dur
ing the current basketball season.
If there is an institute where the
students are more deserving of a
gym than the ones composing the
student body of this little school
(Which is destined to become one
of the largest within the limits of
lColumbus), we have yet to see
proof of it. From the time of its
establishment some II years ago,
Williams young would-be athletes
struggled along on the talents
which God gave them having to
be content with intramural sports
as their only extra-curricular &C
tivities.
A couple of years, ago the boys
of the school organized their first
baseball team, and had fair luck in
that they managed to win several
games. Last year their diamond
aggregation had a good season
when they managed to defeat every
team on their calendar at least
once, with the exception of the
county champs from Hallsboro.
who were unbeaten in the circuit.
The day that all Williams boost
ers like to remember was the one
on which they licked Whiteville's
Wolfpack. 1871. as their ace left
handler, Cole Jacobs, let the in
lvaders from the county seat down
with a lone single. Another of
Williams greatest sports achieve
ments came last summer when
they became he only high school
in Columbus to furnish three mem
bers of Coach Earl Brinkley's
Whiteville Legion nine. Jacobs,
the diminutive southpaw, was one
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
u. C.. State Battles Kentucky Tonight
ROCKIES SHINE
In CAT DRILLS
Johnson, Brewer, Duval,
Waters, And Wilson May
Break Into Lineup

Rudy Johnson. Homer Brewer,
Tracy Duval, Norman Waters, and
doc" Wilson, five promising new
corners to the New Hanover High
School baseball camp, are today
the talk of observers looking over
the 1947 Wildcat squad.
johnson, a 800 plus hitter while
with a South Carolina high school
team. is expected to give Marion
"Tinkey" Rogers and Levy Heath
a run for their money for the first
string catching berth. Brewer,
who socked the ball at a torrid
average for the American Legion
team during the past summer, is
breathing on Billy Hardison's neck
for the third base position. Tracy
Duval, all-star shortstop of the
City Junior Baseball league in 1916
may take a utility job behind j.
C. Price at shortstop and Paul Hor-
ton at second. Waters is work
ing for a regular job at first base,
competing with big Duncan Flu
treble, letterman of last year. And
doc" Wilson looks for the first
string center field job of the Wild
cats that was held by Louis Sykes
and Teddy Fennell in 1916. If
Doe hits as he has in the past,
then both Sykes and Fennell may
be forced to take a back seat.
Coach Leon Brogden decided not
to let his 26-man squad hit yes
terday, but will probably give the
go" sign today if the weather is
favorable. MINIS followers are
anxious to see Herman Wick. 1916
cleanup man, and Rudy Johnson
clout the ball. If Johnson meas
ures up to expectations he may
possibly be the boy to give Will
mington a one-two batting punch
along with Wick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
CHANGES REPORTED
IN CIVIC BOWLING
LEAGUE SCHEDULES

w. E. Keen. secretary Of the
Civic bowling league said last
night the schedule has been re-
vised for teh weeks of March 20
and April 10.
The new schedule for these two
dates is as follows:
March 20-Senior Fraternity VS.
Lions: Exchange VS. Civilians; Ro-
tary VS. Kiwanis; Jaycees draw a
bye.
April 1O-Lions VS. Civilians; Ro-
tary vs. Exchange: Senior Frater-
nifty VS. Jaycees; Kiwanis drew a
bye.
The secretary said the change
in the schedule was made at the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19

tomorrow night at 9:45 pm. (EST)
after Utah faces West Virginia in
the 8 p. m. (EST) opener, We're
rated from IA to 25 point choices
Monday over L. I. L. and at least
even money to take the champion
ship.
After a spectacular dem
onstration of their ability in the
first half against l.. I. U. in which
they piled up an 11-point margin,
the Wildcats let overconfidence
get the better of them in the
second half after they had in
creased their lead to 10 points.
The LIU Biackbirds then put
All inspired drive with three little
operatives Ed Gard, Jackie
Goldsmith and Nat Miller - and
Lanky Dick Holub burning up the
court at such a hot pace that the
locals tied the score at 81 = all
with IS seconds left. Big Wan
Wah Jones. a mighty influence in
the Kentucky triumph, then turn
ed the tide with a side shot basket
that won the game.
The LIU comeback sobered the
Wildcats completely. Rupp COM
menting that Il think it did the
boys a lot of good
Everett Case. N. c. State coach
whose team has been dubbed the
"Hoosier Hotshots'' because o
t h e many Indiana boys on the
squad. and his PLAYERS were
pleased onlookers at the Monday
affair.
Case. a calm gent who has
brought up a fine. w~ell-drilled
team. doesn't think his boys will
get another case of the filters
such as they suffered in their
first half against st. johns
Saturday night.
The Red Terrors have tn e
height to match the Wildcats and
can employ the same kind of a
pressing defense with which L. I.
U. annoyed Kentucky in tn e
second half.
West Virginia, $3.50 conquerors
Of Bradley in the first round
match Saturday, will be a heavy
choice over unseeded Utah which
.%soueezed out a last minute 45-44
victory over third : seeded Du-
quesne last night.
The second = seeded Mountain
GERS looked "horrible' in their
victory according to their owr
coach. Lee Patton, which
furnishes an idea of the potential
power of the club. The Mountain
GERS are tall and fast and have a
couple of standout operators in
Leland Byrd, E d Beach and
Freddy Schaus.
Utah. a small team compared
to West Virginia, has tremendous
drive and spirit that may offset
its opponents height. Little Wat
Misaka who vas put in Mondays
starting lineup as d sentimental
gesture by Coach Vadal Peterson
and then proceeded to win t e
game with his last minute free
throw as we'll as with his spirit
ed play throughout tn e contest.
definitely h a S e d himself
another starting role f tomor-
rows contest.
Whether Arnie Ferrin will be
able to go the whole distance for
Utah still was doubtful. The UTE
was sparkplug was out of the Du-
quesne game for 10 minutes and
at first it was feared that he had
suffered an appendicitis attack.
He went back into the game after
a doctor looked him over aid to-
days examination showed he had
suffered an injured muscle. He
was given diathermy treatment
and had his side tapped.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
NEW PRO NAMED
AT GREENSBORO

GREENSBORO, March 1872
Homer Wheeler. manager of the
Sedgefield country club, said to-
day that Bill Souter, 80, OF South
ern Pines, is the new golf pro on
a year-round basis.
Souter, born in Scotland where
his father was a golf pro, has
been summertime pro at Lake
Chautauqua, jamestown. N. Y.
and winter pro at the Mid-Pines
country club in Southern Pines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Basketball Playoffs
Scheduled For April l

NEW YORK, March IS - (PH-
The Basketball Association OF
America playoffs will start April
l with the best of seven set be.
tween the first place teams in the
two divisions slated to open In
Washington.
Washington's Capitols already
have clinched the Eastern champ
ionship but st. Louis still has q
chance to overhaul Chicago in the
West. Chicago has a AZ game
edge over the runner-up club from
Missouri at present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
YANKEES

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
l0-Up George McQuinn. who
may be the answer to the New
York Yankees first base problem,
got four hits today as the Yanks
handed the worlds champion ST.
Louis Cardinals their first exhi-
billion defeat in six starts. u to 2.
McQuinn hit two doubles and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
BROWNS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. March IL
-W.H-The st. Louis Browns made
only six hits off three Pirate
pitchers today but took advantage
Of starter Al Tate's wildness to
score five runs in the third and
win easily, s to 3.
One of the Brownie blows was
a homer by Walt Judnich in the
sixth off Ken Gables.
The BUGS registered IS hits but
could bunch them only in the
third and ninth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
DODGERS

BALBOA. c. T.. March l8-U.R
President Branch Hickey of the
Brooklyn Dodgers said today that
if Negro Jackie Robinson is pro-
noted from the Montreal farm
team i, definitely will be before
the start of the regular playing
uason-''or not at ALL
There is no certainty tina; such
a promotion will be made said
Hickey in discussing the chances
Of the young infielder who has
been sensational in recent appear
ances with Montreal here.
If Robinson is not brought up
by midnight prior to the day the
Montreal club opens its season.
he won't be brought up at all, .
Hickey said. We r in no great
hurry 10 make such decisions on
any players. After all there is al
most d month of the training sea
son remaining.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
N COACH

NASHVILLE. Tenn. March 1S-
U.6-Vernon (Ted) Hornback. who
has been assistant basketball coach
at Western Kentucky State Teach
ers college since 1889, today was
named head basketball coach at
Vanderbilt University.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Demons "a; Spofford Cadets
Is. 9
Five Spades 35; MINIS Tigers
30.
Leland rs; MINIS Black
Knights "A.
MINIS Eight Balls FL; YMCA
Indians IS.
MINIS All-Stars ga; Bolivia
"a.
Morning Club 40; Naval Re-
serves 3S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
BROOKLYN

CRISTOBAL, C. T., March 18-
W.R-Outfielder Pete Reiser, the
man who has to be in top shape
if the Brooklyn Dodgers are to
be a pennant contender, suffered
a recurrence of his shoulder in
jury when he swung at a pitch in
batting practice today.
After the swing, Reiser COM
planned of pains in his right
shoulder and arm.
Trainer Doc Wendler said the
extent of the new injury could
not be determined until there has
been a thorough examination.
1t appeared likely, however,
that Reiser would be set back
considerably in his training.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
BOSTON

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla,
March l0-W.H-Pitcher Emerson
Dick Roser, who was in Rome,
n, Y, for two weeks because OF
tte death of his father-in-laW, re-
io;ned the Boston Braves today.
s. Johnson, victim of a heavy
co]d for almost two weeks, pitched
batting practice and said he would
soon be able to take his regular
turn,
The squad went through routine
workouts in preparation for It's
next exhibition game against
Brooklyn on Saturday.
REDS
TAMPA. Fla, March 10-U.n)-
The Cincinnati Reds took advan-
taae of Washington's fielding
lapses today 10 score an 8 to 4
victory in an exhibition game eli
NAKED by Grady Hatton's three
run triple in the ninth inning.
The Reds, who made six errors
Yesterday in losing 10 the ST. Louis
Cardinals, were steady today
while the Senators did the bob
bling.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
THREE TILTS SET
TONIGHT AT YMCA
First Game Scheduled AT
1880 O'clock In YMCA
Tournament

Six fast games we're played in
the third annual YMCA City-Coun-
ties basketball tournament yester-
day and last night.
Three games have been sched-
uled for tonight, it was announced
by Adam Smith, physical director.
TODAY'S GAMES
1880 p. m. 80 pound class
-YMCA CObras VS. Bearcats.
$3.50 p. M. - Unlimited class
MINIS All Stars vs. College
Morning Club.
$3.50 p. m. - Unlimited class
college Aces VS. Elizabeth
town Wasps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Training Camp Briefs

two singles to lead New Yorl.'s a.
MT attack against John Grodzicki,
Wayne McLeland and Al Papai.
The American Leaguers scored
nine runs on as many hits of
Groczlckl and McLeland in the
fifth inning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
TIGERS

LAKELAND, Fla, March 1S-
U.H-Although out hit six to four,
the Detroit Tigers edged the Bos-
ton Red Sox today, FL, for their
fourth grapefruit victory in eight
starts.
Rookie Al Widmar and Bill
Zuber held Detroit to four hits
with George Kell collecting two
doubles for half the total. Freddie
Hutchinson and Virgil Trucks
gave six 20 an all-rookie Boston
team.