« PERSON liihiw. 3 SLANTS . By J. S. MERRITT o—o—o—o Two More Holes We heard Thursday that two more holes will be ready at the Country Club golf course by today. If that is true the golfers will have a real course to play on. Nine good greens with good fairways give the people of this country plenty of room for golf. It really seems that more .people are playing golf here each week. The game is attracting the ladies as well as the men and all appear to be having a big time. The golf course is a real asset to this city and county. o—o—o—o Henderson Is Good Editor Stephen Wallis Merrihew in his latest issue of American Lawn Tennis, popular national magazine, calls Archie Henderson, Jr., graduate at the University of North Carolina and one of the best of the Tar Heels’ long list of stars, the spring sensation of 1940. Editor Merrihew singles out the four tournaments Hen derson won in as many weeks this spring, with the loss of only two sets in the first, and an upset victory over Bobby Riggs, No. 1 ranking amateur in the country, as the top achievement so far this year. Commenting on Henderson’s play Merrihaw said: “Here is a young man who has the markings of a great player. A lovely backhand, the ball traveling with the speed of wind; an overhand almost as good, as I discovered a little later when he played doubles; and a serve that was better than it look ed.” Henderson plans to play the circuit this summer. He will make his first appearance of the three-months season at Charlotte June 10 and will go from there to Chicago for the Clay court championships the following week. He is some what indefinite as to his plans from June 24 to July 8 but is certain to return to action July 8 at Spring Lake, N. J. Hen derson will also play in the Maryland State (grass), Sea bright and Southampton tournaments as well as several others. o—o —0 —o Sport Shorts . > •or- Davey O’Brien, T. C. U. 1938 All-America quarterback and his school-days sweetheart, Frances Buster, were mar ried last week .... Johnny Paycheck says that he is through with the ring . . . . A1 Schacht says that Dizzy Dean is through as a pitcher. Schacht had trouble similar to the ailment that Dizzy now has and Schacht could not get over his ... . Joe Beggs, Cincinnati pitcher, speaks six languages, we doubt if that helps him pitch .... A brother battery may be functioning for the Cards in another year. Mort Cooper pitches for St. Louis now. At the No. 1 Card farm, Columbus, is Walker Cooper, catcher. The younger of the Cooper boys was with Asheville in 1939 and was the Piedmont’s best backstop. Best Wishes and Congratulations to FRED LONG and Those Who Are Connected With His Organization On Their Twentieth Anniversary We Hope That You May Have Many More Successful Years. Electric Appliance Co. PHONE 3881 SPORTS OJJLHE TIMES Up-to-the-Minute Sport News Solicited PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. YOUNGER SIGNED TO ST. LOUIS CONTRACT Tommy Tucker, 17 Years Old, Is Hero Os Jasper, Ind., Residents Jasper, Ind., June 6.—Little Tommy Tucker may be slinging for his supper in major league baseball—at 17. The tall right-handed pitcher, who finished high school just the other day, signed a contract to day with the St. Louis League club. The Browns told him to report to the Mayfield' (Ky.) Kitty League Club tomorrow for a try out. That set the whole town talk ing up Jasper as a rival of Van Meter, lowa, for producing boy wonder pitchers. Because Van Meter—popula tion, 400—has turned out only one famous young moundsman—Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians. Two Youngsters This southern Indiana wood working center—population, 4.000 —thinks it has two youngesters who some day will be just as famous. There’s Tucker, of course—just at the age Feller was when he joined the Indians in 1936. And there’s his high school teammate, a Iboy of 16 with the quaint name of Roman Pfeffer. Together these two hurled Jas per’s Wildcats to mythical State high school championships this year and last and the local junior American League team to State tournament finals in 1938. On the high school team, Tom my won seven games in a row, six of them shutouts and one a no-hitter, in 1939 and eight of nine in 1940. Nine Victories In junior baseball, he had nine victories and one defeat in 5933 and six victories and one defeat last year. The St. Louis Cardinals, De troit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Nationals and even Feller’s Indians made him , offers. But Charlie Gilliland, Browns’ scout, got his name on the dotted line. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Young Pfeffer still has a year to go in high school, but the big leagues have been flirting with him, too. So far he’s unattached. Canadian Girls’ Team Was Just Little Too Strong Edmonton, Alta., June 7 The Edmonton Grads, one of the great est women’s basketball clubs of all time, have disbanded because they were too good. The Grads began their rise to fame 25 years ago, and for the past 18 years they had held the senior women’s world title. The club disbanded after its silver anniversary banquet Wed nesday night because of lack of competition and the resulting financial problem. Bringing teams worthy of com petition with the Grads to this northernmost city of Canada pro ved a heavy financial burden, and the monotony of'such a con sistent winner undermined at tendance. J. Percy Page, school principal, coached the team to the hoop heights after he got the job by losing the flip of a coin with the only other male member of the high school faculty in 1914. The Grads won 528 games, lost 22, scored a total of 19,971 points, against their opponents’ 8,924, in cluding contests at Olympic games in Paris in 1924, Amsterdam in 1928, Los Angeles in 1932, and Berlin in 1936. It’s Moving Day for Mercury pis.:. Jess Steel god of speed is coming down from his airy rr'i Jr»gU above I' c front entrance to th» Ford Exposition. He’ll have an eveii more imposing position now that the new all-glass entrance f-ca-Ie for the 13-10 New York World’s Foil- is completed. Here is Mercury being moved to Lis la-id place on a platform in front of the 74-foot glass tower. At night the three-ton figure of shining metal will stand out in bold relief against the powerfully illuminated facade, a beacon for Fair visitors-. v Behind each of the 130 glass panels in the new entrance will glow six 4S-inch fluorescent tubes creating a solid wall of brilliant light that will be seen for blocks. Besides F.ie entrance changes, a BLADES OUSTED AS CARDINAL BOSS BY CLUB'S HEAD - St. Louis, June 7.—Ray Blades, hailed as one of the greatest tac ticians of baseball last year, was fired outright today as manager of the faltering St. Louis Card inals. He was replaced by Billy Southward, successful manager of the Rochester Club of the In ternational League, in a sudden shakeup aimed at getting the Redtoirds’ back into the National League race. Picked by the experts as al most a “cinch” pennant winner this season, the club has been a Palace Theatre Mondlay-Tuesday, June 10-11 EDWARD ARNOLD WARREN WILLIAM ,:; v / ; UO CARRILLO ; > * V ' mm ' . No Morning Shows; Afternoons Dally 3:15-3:45; Admfasion IMSe; Evenings daily 7:35 ■ 9:15; half-million dollar theater ' added to the Ford pavilion. It liar the latest in revolving Etagr- r~ Both South worth and Blades! are graduates of the Cardinals’ vast chain store system and it will be Bill’s second fling at pil oting the Cards. He had his first chance in 1929 but was dropped back to Rochester in the middle of the season “to get some more managing experience”— and has been going strong ever since. He won the pennant three years straight (1929-30-31) at Roches ter; lifted Columbus from fifth to second place in 1932; scouted for the Cards in 1933-34; came back the next year to win the Piedmont league pennant at Asheville, N. C.; managed Mem phis from midway in the ’35 seas on through 1938, and then suc ceeded Blades at Rochester; when the latter was promoted to the Cardinals. Southworth, 46, was a star out fielder on the World Champion Cardinal team of 1926. Blades al so was an outfielder on the same team, after having reached the peak of his playing career a year earlier when he batted .342. Unorthodox System Hot criticism was directed at him last year because of his un orthodox system of handling pitchers. He believed in changing hurlers at the first sign of danger and there was not a single defeat in which a pitcher pitched from start to finish. Despite all criticism, Blades’ system worked and the Redbirds’ landed in second place after giv ing the champion Cincinnati Reds the score of a lifetime. Taking the break in his fortun es in stride, Ray simply com mented it was a bitter disapoint ment but that he realized there was “nothing else the club could do.” Breadon said there was no Palace Theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, June 10th thru Wednesday, June 12 Motion Pictures Are Tout Best Entertainment Monday - Tuesday, June 10-11 Alice Faye - Don Ameche - Henry Fonda - Edward Arnold - Warren William - Leo Car-J riilo, in Darryl F. Zanuck’s production cf “Lillian Russell” The Life and Loves of the Wo man whose beauty had the world and its most famous men at her feet yet whoj longed to love one .man .soj madly nothing else in the world could matter! The first and greatest of America’s gla mour girls the most vivid personality of a fabulous era! Paragraphic: “Television Re view” Hearst Metro tone News • “News while it is still news” No Morning Shows; Afternoons daily 3:15-3:45; Admission 10-25 c; Evenings daily 7:30-9:15; Admission 10-30 c Wednesday, June 12 1 Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy with James Finlayson - Ben Turpin . Dick Cramer, in “Saps At Sea” Rock with laughter and roll in the aisles as Stan and Babe put out to sea in a tidal wave of hilarious mishaps with merimaids stowaways and harbor police! They’ll scuttle your Blues to the Botton of the Sea! Color Rhapsodies: “Blackboard Review” Magic Carpet “Flying Stewardess” Morning Skmr 18:38; after noon 3:15-3:48; Admirnkm 18- 25c; evening 7:30.9:15. Ad. mission 18-SBe. SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1940 other place for Blades in the Cardinal organization at the pres ent time. i o Actors Escape Big Rock Slide In Fire Valley Husky, handsome Victor Ma ture, starred in the Hal Roach prehistoric picture, “One Million B. C.” now on view at the Dolly Madison theatre, stepped on a loose rock and precipitated a small avalanche that threatened serious inury to himself and studio workmen. The film was being made in isolated Fire Val ley, five miles from Logandale, Nevada, with Hal Roach direct ing. Mature, who has the role of Tumak, ran along a narrow ledge of rock scrambled down the face of a cliff, then leaped off to do battle with a wild beast, as call ed for in the script. As he took off into space, his foot dislodged a rock. That started a rock-slide which rumbled after him. Workmen standing under the cushioned platform built to break Mature’s fall scrambled to safety. Mature haastily rolled off the platform and hung by his hands, just in time to escape the ava lanche. The platform was bad ly damaged by the rampaging bonlders. ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS. Dolly Madison THEATRE ADVANCE PROGRAM From Monday, June 10th thru Wednesday, June 12 Motion Pictures Are Youi Best Entertainment Monday - Tuesday, June 10-11 Victor Mature - Carole Landis - Lon Chaney, Jr., in “One Million B. C.” (First Run) So amazing you won’t believe your eyes! Greatest thrills on earth Wonders never be fore beheld by man. The am azing spectacle of the world at the dawn of time. See! what love was like . .a .million years ago! See! actual living animals of a Bygone age .re created. If you are a drinking man we don’t advise you to see it—However, to those who have red hot blood coursing through their veins and to those who love thrills, adven ture and romance. You then must see “One Million B. C”! Walt Disney Cartoon: “The Duck Steps Out” Fox Movietone News - “News of the Nation” Special Morning Show Monday 18:38; Afternoons dally 3:15-3:45; Evenings daily 7:30-9:15; Admission 10-25 c Wednesday, June 12 Frankie Darro with Marjorie Reynolds - Mantan Moreland -} Milburn Stone, in “Chasing Trouble” (First Run) I “Cupid” is wearing long pants now He spells his last name D-a-r-r-o! There’s never a dull minute with Frankie when he finds a boy friend for a lonesome girl and picks a guy who has a “date” with the police! Broadway Brevity: “Alex h Wonderland” Ne Morning Show, after noon 3:15-3:45; Ortmlml— 18- Mej evening 7:30 - 9:15. Ad adHfaa Ukttn. nu-.u;.-