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VOLUME 44. NUMBER 88
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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK, PINEHURST, N. C.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1940
Massed Soviet Forces
Hammering At Viipuri
Red Army Dead Placed at 6,000 for Two
Days, But Pincer Action
Move Continues.
Captured Coastal Base Being
Utilized, 11 Miles From City;
Attacks Pushed From Five
Points.
NO MENTION OF REPULSE
HELSINKI, Feb. 24.—W—A
strategically spread red army,
its dead littering the snow at
the rate of 6,000 in two days,
was reported tonight by the
Finnish high command to be
striking massively at the island
environs of Viipuri from a cap
tured coastal base only 11 miles
away.
From Kaislahti, on the war
wrecked Gulf of Finland rail
way just below Finland’s second
city, and from Koivisto, 171
miles farther south, once ‘the
western anchor of Finland's
Mannerheim line, the Soviet of
fensive stretched out over the
gulf ice to hammer at Finnish
defenders on the remaining is
lands in Viipuri bay.
Eastward other divisions press
ed on against the Finnish land
defenses between the gulf and
Lake Muola, striving to complete
pincer action on Viipuri. This
city, once a modern town of 74,
000 now is a virtual combat
area, its buildings wrecked by
shells, and civilians moved away.
The Finns said these gulf and
land attacks directed dt Viipuri
from five points, resulted in
heavy Russian losses; that six
tanks and six batteries were
destroyed. But the Finns did not
this time say the attacks were
repulsed.
WHAT TO DO AND SEE
Today
Polo at No. 2 field this after
noon at 3:00, Pinehurst vs .Fort
Bragg'. All welcome.
Buffet supper at Holly Inn
tonight.
Putting tournament at Pine
Needles this afternoon.
AT THE THEATRES
- Pinehurst -
Tonight and tomorrow night
at 8:30, matinee tomorrow at
3:00, “Northwest Passage.”
■ Southern Pine£ -
Tomorrow and Tuesday at 8:15
^rith matinee Tuesday at 3:00,
Broadway Melody of 19 4 0,”
with Fred Astaire, Eleanor Pow
eB, and an all-star cast.
BERG, strafaci win
ORLANDO, Feb. 24. — </P)
7~Batty Berg scored a thrill
in? one up 36 hole victory
today over Clara Callendar,
"hose gallant uphill battle
"as n°t quite good enough in
0*e final of the annual Mid
Florida women's.
MIAMI, Fla.—Frank. Strafa
c* shot 7 under par golf for
31 holes to win the 16th an
nual Dixie amateur tourna
*ent’ 6 and 5 from Earl
Lhristiansen of Miami.
Philadelphia Mayor
ROBERT LAMBERTON
the attorney and former Univer
sity of Pennsylvania football
player who returned to Philadel
phia after playing golf here for
a number of days. He was a
guest' at The Holly Inn.
SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
CALLED TO SPECIAL >
SESSION FOR TODAY
STOCKHOLM, F.eb. 24.—(ff)—.
The Swedish government today
summoned an extraordinary spe
cial session of parliament for
Sunday to revise foreign ex
change regulations and halt the
flow of Sweden’s gold reserve
to foreign banks.
Whether the parliament also
will discuss the critical foreign
political situation growing out
of the bombing of the frontier
town of Pajala last Wednesday
was problematical.
However, Russia’s denial that
Russian planes carried out the
raid—as alleged by Sweden—
was believed to have been one
of the matters which cause i
Foreign Minister Gunther "-o d?
fer his trip to Copenhagen,
where Scandinavian foreign min
isters are meeting.
HOGAN LEADING
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.—
Ben Hogan took the lead in the
$10,000 open with a 36 hole
total of 68-70-138. He finished
just before the rain caught the
remainder of the field.
Leading scores:
At 139: McSpaden, 69-70.
At 142: L. Mangrum, 70-72;
Snead, 71-71; Fargo, 73-69.
At 143: Harper, 67-76; Wil
liamson, 71-72; Penna, 73-70.
At 144: Dodson, 72-72; Run
yan, 70-74; Ghezzi, 71-73; Sara
zen, 71-73.
At 145: Nettlebladt, 76-69;
Ransom, 72-73; Guldahl, 70-75;
Tumesa, 72-73; Metz, 74-71.
Caddy Master Jack Williams at his desk assigning caddies
to handle the golf bags of players at The Pinehurst Country
Club. On Friday and yesterday more than four hundred and
fifty colored boys and men were needed.
Photo by Humphries of Hemmer Studio —
Outlook Engraving
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY CADDIES
POLO GAME WILL DRAW THE CROWD TODAY
At the time the Outlook went to press this morning, it ap
peared that the weatherman had finally decided to smile again
on a Sunday' polo game. The Carolina moon was \shining in
all its glory, and stars were blinking overhead in a blue night
sky. If the observation runs true, a big crowd will journey to
the No. 2 polo field this afternoon to see the exciting match
between the Pinehurst and Fort Bragg teams.
Plenty of action i§ promised, for the U. S. Army men are
out for revenge after getting a 7-4 setback in last Thursday’s
engagement with Pinehurst.
The game starts at 3:00 o’clock, and everyone is invited.
Tickets can be procured at the gate.
Pinehurst
Floyd Carlisle Jr.
R. S. Green
Merrill Fink
Earl Shaw
THE LINEUPS
Position
1
2
3
4
Fort Bragg
Lieut. A. Graham
Capt. I. Cooper
Capt. D. Erskine
Lieut. T. Bilboe
Referees: Col. George P. Hawes and W. V. Slocock.
keeper, William Baker. Announcer: Elliott Barta.
Six Periods, 71 minutes each.
Time: 3 P. M.
Time
BIG CROWD ENJOYS
BOXING, DESPITE
FINAL BOUT FIASCO
The cauliflower industry start
ed to. sprout in Pinehurst last
night at the Amusement Center
but one of the blossoms came
up “spoiled.” This was the wind
up in which the boys were as
inactive as the Western front.
That Pinehurst and the Sand
hills will support a good boxing
card each week was demonstrat
ed by a near capacity crowd,
which enjoyed the show during
the preliminaries in which the
contestants satisfied with their
serious intentions, or what at
times was their comical per
formances.
There was not much fighting |
packed into the night. When Red
Houghton, York, Penna.,,and El
lis McKenzie, Pinehurst laundry,
fought three rounds, they really
tossed leather. McKenzie was
given the three round decision.
At the finish, Red came strong.
This bout could be repeated.
The wind-up was very sad.
Ham Braboy, Hartsville, S. C:
and Ralph Terrell, Rome, Geor
gia, colored heavies, glared at
each other for two rounds, and
in the third the “Ham” landed
. an invisible punch on Ralph, and
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HAHLON HAINES AND
DR. PARSHALL TORN
PINEOYS FOR AIDES
Mahlon Haines, guest at The
Carolina, York, Pa., millionaire
sportsman and owner of Thef
Shoe Wizard stable, whose har
ness horses are training at the
Pinehurst race track, turned pin
boy at the bowling alleys of the
Pinehurst Amusement Center last
night.
Doc. H. M. Parshall, leading
harness horse trainer and driver
of the world, joined Mr. Haines
at the pin boy task, so that the
sport might go on even if the
colored boys who usually do this
work had gone.
Both Mr. Haines and Doc Par
shall were kept busy ducking
flying pins as horse trainers put
added zest in their work as they
bowled.
It all happened right after the
boxing matches, when a number
of the fight patrons and regular
customers decided to bowl. But
lo, the Negro pinboys could not
be found anywhere. At first it
was believed that they had run
off with the negro fighters to
whack up the fight pot on some
wine and song. It was all a
mystery to manager Ray John
son, who hadn't the slightest ex
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Horton Smith To Lead
Sportscope Cast Here
RKO-Pathe News Will Film Annual
Golf Short Over Pinehurst Course
During April.
. Flies to Washington
u niuu nu . .„.hu»miih
LEWIS JOHNSON
Assistant Secretary of war, who
returned to Washington yester
day in one of the largest type
army planes, with a capacity' of
18 passengers. Mr. Johnson was
a guest at The Carolina Hotel.
CUSHMAN AND HYATT
WIN FOURSOME EVENT
OF TIN WHISTLES
Dr. Herbert E. Cushman and
Walter D. Hyatt won the medal
play foursome, each pair play
ing selected drives and alternate
strokes, of the Tin Whistle Club
yesterday When they played the
number three course in a net
score of 65. A penalty of three
strokes gave them 68, which was
two better than any other pair
could accomplish.
Dr. Cushman paid a tribute
to his partner, Mr. Hyatt, who
was in excellent form and whose
j driving was an important factor
in the victory.
At the 5th, Mr. Hyatt drove!
close to the green and after Dr.
Cushman’s approach, holed a
good putt for a three. Mr. Hyatt
drove well at the 6th and 7th,
a par four resulting at seven
when Mr. Cushman made the
green with the team’s second
stroke. They played eight in
regulation par five, Mr. Hyatt’s
third being the feature of this
hole.
At the tenth, the pair elected
to take Dr. Cushman’s drive and
Mr. Hyatt placed the second
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WEATHER
Cloudy occasional light rain,
slightly'colder in west and cen
tral portions Siinday. Clearing
and colder Sunday night. Mon
day fair and cooler.
Noted Linksman Will Play, a
Round, Passing Through Four
somes Who Are in Difficulties,
and To Whom He Will Give
Advice.
PLAN COMEDY SCENES
The annual golf short of 1940
to be made by R. K. O.-Pathe
News as a regular release in
the series of Sportscopes will be
made in Pinehurst in April. Ar
rangements are bding completed
between R. K. 0. officials and
The Pinehurst Press Bureau.
The first R. K. 0, golfing
Sportscope was filmed in Pine- jpj
hurst in 1938 and was displayed ||j
in more than 4,000 theaters. A j||
staff of four from the New York ||
studio of R. K. O.-Pathe News Ijl
spent about two weeks here ||
making the first picture. It was 4j
called, “Pinehurst.” • ||
“Pinehurst” was exhibited in
the_ lga.(fiiig-..mfiti.oii..,picturfir. thea-„
ter in Denver, during the week,
of the national open of 1938,
held in that city. It was shown
first in the Music Hall in New
York.
Last year the R. ,K. O. golf
short was taken in, Del Monte,
California. :
Joe Walsh, sports editor for
R. K. O. has a novel idea for
thev 1940 picture. He plans to
sign Horton Smith to play ihe
lead. Horton will be seen play
ing a round of golf on a Pine
hurst course. As he moves
around he will pass through
fourball matches in which mem
bers are in trouble.
Sitting on a tee bench, Hor
ton will observe a golfer hit a
terrific slice. There will be ban
ter between Horton and the
members of the foursome, which
will finish with Horton giving
the slicer advice.
Horton will find players in
bunkers and help them on their
bunker play. He will find play
ers three putting as he raipbles.
around the course, and give them.'
putting lessons.
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Mr. Walsh also hopes to in
troduce a number of comedy
scenes.
‘iii
Pinehurst will be asked to
furnish members of the cast.
Walsh agrees to bring expert
camera men to take the pic
tures, which will show far more
Pinehurst golf course background
than the first R. K. O. film.
Last year R. K. 0. made a
Sportscope “Bowstring,” an arch
ery picture, which was exhibited
in more than 3,000 theaters.
FOUR EQUALS TWO
! . i. ■■ . .
Four golfers scored two
deuces in the Tin Whistle
foursome yesterday at the 16th
hole on number three. George
D. Murphy drove to within
two feet of the green and
Fred Norman holed out. Wal
ter E. Batterson drove ten
feet short of the green and
John Weeks chipped in for
a two.
t