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Draft ? Lack of Funds Puts Squeeze
On Nation's Minor League Ball Clubs
By Prank Eck
New York.? (AP)? There will
be less organized baseball this year
than in any campaign since world
war II. Baseball is feeling the
pinch.
The reason appears to be a com-,
bination of such things as minor
league money losses, draft calls of
young prospects and the expansion
of radio and television over the
palt few years.
In 1946, the first postwar year,
43 minor league teams operated.
The figure climbed until it reached
59 leagues in 1949 and 1950. But
last year the slackening off began.
Fifty-two leagues were scheduled
for action but 50 opened and 49 fin
ished a full season.
40 May Function
It now appears that no more than
40 leagues will function in 1952.
The Class A Central league, Class
C Canadian-American league and
Class D Georgia-Florida. Far West
and Ohio-Indiana leagues quit re
cently. The Central embraced
three states ? Michigan, Ohio and
West Virginia ? with four of its
teams in Michigan.
Some major officials say "quali
ty instead of quantity," but it is
felt that pswald (Ossie) Bluege is
closer to the right answer than any
body. Says the director of the
Washington Senators' minor league
clubs:
"Losses, losses, losses, all the
way down. A number of clubs are
begging the majors to take over
outright ownership."
The world champion New York
Yankees, once with a 22-team sys
tem, are down to a streamlined
10. Lee McPhail, Yankee farm
system chief, says 119 Yankee
farmhands are in the service.
The Cincinnati Reds appear hard
hit. They had a working agree
ment with Buffalo but the Detroit
Tigers purchased Buffalo as an
AAA replacement for its Toledo
team. The Reds also lost a Class A
club (Charleston, W. Va.,) when
the Central league folded.
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost an
AAA team (Indianapolis) but that
was expected when Frank McKin
ney, Democratic national chairman,
Branch Rickey
who owns Indianapolis. sold his
Pittsburgh stock.
The Chicago Cubs, who have 105
players in the service, including
four from the parent club, lost a
Class AA club in Nashville. The
Southern association team now has
a working agreement with the
Giants.
The Giants lost $70,000 in Otta
wa last year and have sold that
International league team to the
Philadelphia Athletics. Ottawa
drew, only 132,000 fans last sea
son. The Giants believe 200,000
are needed to break even.
The Pacific Coast league gained
added independence when two of
its teams severed major league
ties. The Chicago White Sox no
longer have a working agreement
with Sacramento, while the Cleve
land Indians are out at San Diego.
However, the Indians now are tied
up with Indianapolis.
The Boston Red Sox have re
placed Scranton in the Class A
Eastern league with Albany, N. Y.,
in the same circuit. Scranton has
been added to the St. Louis
Browns' chain.
Denver Made Money
The Boston Braves lost a Class
A team when Denver in the West
ern league decided to go it alone.
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Denver, incidentally, is one of the
few money makers in the minors
due to fan interest. There happens
to be no television in Denver.
General Manager Branch Rickey
of the Pirates, Uje man who built
the farm system with the St. Louis
Cardinals and expanded the Brook
lyn Dodgers, is far from discour
aged.
"The past year has been an en
couraging one for Pittsburgh," says
Rickey. "We still have a long way
to go and Pittsburgh deserves a
winner. Calls to the military serv
ice may tend to slow our plans but
perseverance and the will to win
car not be denied forever. I believe
we are headed in the right direc
tion. Our accent is on youth and
youth has a way of asserting itself."
The Dodgers, though they have
whittled their system from 19
teams to 17, still have the largest
chain. They have two clubs each
in A, double A and triple A ball.
Their big problem will be supply
ing^ enough good AAA players for'
j teams at Montreal and St. Paul and
I AA athletes for their Fort Worth
and Mobile clubs.
Top-Notch Bowler Gives Tips
By Joe Wilman
(Recently elected to Boiling's
Hall of Fame)
A common mistake among all
types of bowlers is the tendency
to substitute force and speed for
timing and coordination In deliv
ering the ball. These bowlers mis
takingly believe they can score
better by increasing the speed of
their ball than by an accurate, well
timed delivery.
In seeking proper timing, the
bowler should experiment with his
delivery. Naturally, a person using
a 3 step delivery and a person using
a 5-step delivery will not have the
same type backswing delivery and
follow through.
The Push-Away
In the 5-step delivery the ball
should be pushed directly away
from the front of the body as the
first step is taken with the left
foot. This is an almost impercep
tible motion, as this first step is a
very short one.
As the right foot comes forward
for the second step the ball be
gins its descent and starts into the
backswing. As you take the third
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step, the ball passes the body on
the backswing at a point about
even with the knee. As the fourth
step is taken the ball reaches the
peak of the backswing. At this
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point the ball should bo no higher
than the bowler's shoulder. Any
tendency to bring the ball back
higher than the shoulder in the
backswing generally has a disas
trous effect upon the accuracy and
effectiveness of the delivery.
The fifth step is all-important.
The left foot and the right hand
should move forward almost in uni
son. As the left foot begips its
slide in this final step the ball has
been brought forward by the right
arm, passing the body land then is
sent out over the foul line with a
lifting motion.
Over Foul Line
Be careful here to avoid drop
ping the ball or setting the ball
down on the approach. ? Be sure
the ball is sent out and over the
foul line before it touches the al
ley.
As in other sports, the follow
through is very important. The
right arm should continue upward
as the ball is released, and the
bowler should retain his balance.
The right hand should finish its
follow-through about face high and
directly in front of the body.
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the hall seems to pause. This is where It has to change direction. Aid this is the place where many
bowlers get out of time.
Editor of Golf
World Writes
Robert F. Banks, member of the
Morehead City Golf club, recently
received a letter from Bob Harlow,
editor of the Golf World, Pinehurst,
expressing pleasure at efforts to
build a golf course in this area.
Parts of Editor Harlow's letter
follows:
. . I am delighted to hear that
there is a movement to build a
golf course in the Morehead City
area. A golf course will certainly
be t distinct addition to the recrea
tional facilities of the community.
No game is gaining greater popu
larity in this country than golf.
"If tka proper sort of land it ac
quired, the cost of construction
need not be too great and with
good management a gplf clubhand
course should be seif-supportidg
Smyrna Champions Lom
In AU-Cirls Tournament
In the first round of the New
Bern All-Girls tournament Car
teret's champions from Smyrna
were defeated' by Jones Central
42-33.
Annie Gaskill scored high for
the losers with 17 points and the
leader on the defensive was Terry
Lynch. High for the winners were
Lois Jarman and Polly Trott with
I either as a private ventpre or as a
municipal undertaking . . .
"If you need help in selecting a
i site or constructing a course, ad
vis* me further and I will be happy
to be of service."
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11 points each. The defensive lead
er was Lottie Chadwick.
Quarter scores:
Smyna 2 11 21 33
Jones Central 16 26 31 42
Five American League baseball
clubs use Florida as their spring
training headquarters. Two prefer
California. One goes to Arizonia.
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President of Golf Club Reviews
Purpose , Objectives of Organization
(This is the third in a series of
golf articles written by Dr. John
Morris, Morehead City, president
of the Morehead C ity Country
club).
Primary purpose of organization:
1. To acquire sufficient land at
a suitable location for a noil
' course.
2. To construct a good 9-hole
course while at the same time
laying the necessary ground
work for an ultimate 18-holc
championship course.
3. The lonR range plans w ill in
elude a Country Club build
ing and other recreational
features such as tennis, yacht
facilities, swimming pool, etc.
Organization and Financing
The organization will consist of
members, board of directors, offi
cers. A charter hes been drawn up
and is being readied for incorpora
tion certificate, calling for financ
ing through sale of preferred stock
ot $100.00 par value, such stock to
be ownership stock in the real
estate and other properties owned
by the club. This stock will entitle
the owner to equity in all proper
ties of the club and in the event
of liquidation of assets each stock
holder will receive his proportion
ate share. The stock will be non
transferable and will be callable at
par value by the board of directors
at such time and in such amounts
as they deem advisable and will
remain the property of the club.
The board of directors will be
elected by the stockholders at a
called meeting in the near future.
A group of temporary officers are
now acting in lieu of a board of
directors.
Immediate Goal
To acquire 60 members in More
head City and Carteret county.
Kach member will be asked to buy
as many shares of stock as he feels
he can afford.
To acquire a total of 200 mem
bers the majority of whom will be
summer residents and cottage own
ers in Morehead City .and Atlantic
Beach.
The outside solicitation for mem
bership will begin as soon as we
have acquired the 60 local mem
bers or whenever the local mem
bership drive is concluded.
Advantages of Joining Now
1. To get in on the planning
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value of your help and sug
gestions.
2. To voice your criticisms at a
time when they will Ik* really
worth something to you and
to the club.
3. To help "pull the wagon" for
your community in a project
which will directly or indi
rectly benefit everyone who
makes his living in Carteret
eountv.
4. By joining now you will save
an appreciable initiation fee
' which will certainly be re
quired at a later date.
The Proposed Site
The I). B. Webb tract of land at
Crab Point ? approximately 225
acres on the Newport river with
1 mile waterfront and parallelling
the now road to be hard-surfaced
from Crab Point to the intersection
of U. S. Kt. 24 and U. S. Rt. 70
| near the race track. An option to
( buy this property at a fair mar
I ket price has been obtained and
i the first object of our activities is
I to raise sufficient funds to accom
plish this at once. You aro invited
to visit this location at once and j
view the property.
The Club House
We want a clubhouse and will |
eventually have one. However, a j
clubhouse without a goli course is
a tremendous liability and would
be too much ol a financial strain
at the outset. Once the golf course
is established tin- clubhouse will !
be the next addition. Those who i
want the clubhouse can get it more i
quickly by aiding in the financing j
of the organization now.
Touchdown ('lustration
Durham, N. H. (AP) ? When
Dale Hall. University of New
Hampshire basketball coach, was
a star halfback on Army's football
team he once scored on three con
secutive plays against Pennsyl
vania but each time the toueh
I down was nullified. The Cadets
j were offside on each play and
were penalized five yards at a clip.
On the fourth play. Hall tossed a
touchdown pass to Doc Blanchard ,
I to end the frustration.
Wake Forest Freshman
Wins Basketball Acclaim
By Reese Hart i
Wake Forest, N. C. ? Folks here
in Baptist Hollow will tell ybu
Dickie llemric, sensational fresh
man center, is the greatest thing
to happen to Wake Forest in bas
ketball.
Hemrie. a giant-sized youth of
18 with the build of a football
taekle. is causing statisticians to
rewrite Wake Forest's scoring
records.
Coach Murray Grepson terms him
"the greatest offensive player in
my 1}) years'of coaching here. He
is undoubtedly one of the outstand
ing centers in the nation." 1
By early February, llemric had
scored 444 points and had made
IK per cent (U' his field goal shots.
This is more points than any fresh
man has scored in the state's his
tory. including Duke's great Dick
Groat and North Carolina State's
former ace, Sammy Kanzino.
llemric is 6-6, weighs 220 and
lias tremendous reach. He is a i
great rcbounder and has lots of i
stamina as shown by the fact he j
has played 12 games this season
ivithout substitution.
llemric is from Jonesville, N. C.,
ivhcre he scored 937 points in his
final year in high school. His j
home town folks have driven miles
!o see him plav.
Popular with his teammates, too. j
llemric has scored more points in
line season than any other Wake
Forest player.
llemric was outscored by Groat
in their first meeting, 35-33, but
the Wake Forest flash got 32 to
Groat's 31 in their second meeting.
Duke won both games, 79 74 and
!M)69.
During the third annual Dixie
Classic, llemric set records by I
pulling down 31 rebounds in one
game and 81 for the tournament. J
He has tallied less than 10 points 1
only twice this season ? against |
West Virginia and 1 lanes Hosiery
Of Winston Salem. N. C. His aver- ,
age is well over 20 points per game.
llemric was a tackle in high
school and may try for a place on
the Wake Forest team next fall.
He passed up football last season.
Morehead's Ben Wade
Pitches Against Braves |
At Miami, Fla., Sunday More
head City's Ben Wade pitched for
the Brooklyn Dodgers as they were
downed 0 2 by the Boston Braves.
Sid Gordon's three-run homer off
Johnny Schmitz in the seventh in
ning made it easy sailing for the
Braves as they defeated the
Dodgers for the second straight
time in the major league exhibi
tion play.
Pitchers to watch in the spring
games as possible successors to
Don Neweombe are Ben Wade,
Clem Labine, Joe Black, John
Riilherford, and Bob Alexander.
Braves 2(H) (Mil 300 6 11 0
Dodgers 001 010 000 2 8 1
Nichols, Wilson (5), Jester (9),
and St. Claire Pod res. Wade (4).
Schmitz (7), and Campanella, Wal
ker (7).
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Pacer, Trotter
Hit Big Time
Columbus, Ohio. Harness rac
ing's leading money-winner. Prox
imity, still holds the greenback
crown, but the retired queen of the
turf is in danger of being over
hauled by a pair of stars in .the
prime of their careers.
Good Time, the pacer, and Pron
to Don, the trotter, have an excel
lent chance to dethrone the mare
from Victor, N. V., who was re
tired at the beginning of the 1951
campaign. Proximity won $252,
929.67.
Good Time is the leading money
winning pacer with $208,4?^ to his
credit, lie was named after the
race track over which his owner
stages The Hambletonian stake at
.Goshen, N. V.
j Pronto Don, Harness Horse of
[the Year and the top money win
ner lor 1951, has won a total of
$170.797.
Both Good Time and Pronto Don
must keep up their rate of victories
I this year to overcome Proximity.
I But, barring unlorseen accidents,
they should surely topple the mark
i by next year.
I Among the 20 leaders, trotters
and pacers, eight are still active.
Five are pacers. Three are trot
ters. Two of them Star's Pride
and Tar Heel are four years old
or younger.
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