Smoke Rings
Another Season
By SAM RAGAN
One week from today the great American pastime
will be taken out from under its winter wraps and the
thud of the ball in the mitt will be the signal starting
the 1940 baseball season.
This year it will be the same old story, yet somehow
new. On every club in the two major leagues there will
be some youngster trying his heart out to break into the
big time. And on every club there will be some old timer,
who has given his best to the game, who will be playing
his last year of baseball. _
Second Century
The 1940 baseball race will be just
like the seasons of yesteryear. The
game is old, this year its starts on
its second century, but somehow
each year brings a new story.
Baseball has an appeal separate
and apart from all other sports.
Right now it is at its yenith and
headed for more popularity.
Openers
You may be able to write your
tickets now on the outcome of the
opening games in the • two b.g
leagues. For providing old man
weather doesn t step in and take a
hand, the lineups for April 16 will
be;
American league — New York at
Philadelphia; Boston at Washin .
ton; Cleveland at Chicago; St. Louis
at Detroit.
National league—Pittsburgh at St.
Louis; Chicago at Cincinnati; Brook
lyn at Boston; Philadelphia at New
York.
According to the dope books these
should be easy. But dope books
sometimes have the habit of betray
ing a pretty good hunch.
Here And There
Attendance at the High school
baseball games here has not bee i
up to par. so the other day when a
$9.30 house turned up fans went up
to congratulate Bob Black, director
of athletics, on the feat . . . "What
do you mean, good?" Bob snorted,
“why man, we’ve just broke three
bats’’ . . . We note with pleasure
that Dizzy Dean is really trying for
a comeback ... In pitching Ms first
five innings yesterday he he.'d the
St. Louis Browns to two i.its and no
runs ... A look at the Dccgers
roster indicates that Larry MacPhail
believes "Life begins at 30.” . .
Some time ago MacPhail offered to
give any sports writer 25 bucks if he
could name the Dodgers starting
lineup for the opening game . . .
Trouble seems to forever be rearing
its ugly head in the camp of the
National Boxing association . . .
The latest squabble is over the
featherweight championship bout
and the Maryland withdrawal.
Five Derby Eligibles
To Race In Handicap
NEW YORK, April 8—(A>)—Five
eligibles for the Kentucky Derby,
four of them stake winners as two
year-olds in 1933, were listed today
in weights announced for the six
furlong Paumonok Handicap, April
15, tradition opening-day feature
at Jamaica Race track.
Hillsdale Stables’ Andy K and
Arnold Hanger’s Roman Flag, two
of the leading juveniles of last year,
were assigned 114 pounds each for
this derby test, which is also open
f to older horses. Johnstown won the
Paumonok last year and went on to
j victory in the Derby and Belmont.
Other Derby candidates listed
were Mrs. Parker Coming’s straight
Lead, 108 pounds; Marshall Field's
| Barnet, 107, and Mrs. H. C. Phipps'
! Merry Knight, 105. All but Barnet
, were stake winners and won more
j than $20,000 each in 1933.
j Mrs. Bosley Advances
Another Racing Notch
NEW YORK, April 8—UP)—Mrs.
j John Bosley, the Maryland society
matron, who has been keeping the
wolf off the welcome mat for half a
dozen years by developing horses,
hit the “big time" among turf train
ers today.
She was engaged to handle the
f horses of Mrs. E. Graham Lewis, the
i Elizabeth Arden of the cosmetic
world, taking the place from which
Lou Feustel resigns to return to
Samuel D. Riddle’s Man O’War
j stable.
VETERAN MA' AN
SETS NEW R ORD
Eareckson Kecently Compet
ed In His 25th National
AAU Championship
BALTIMORE, April 8.— —A
cheerful ''small businessman with
a flair for painting today polished
a silver cup marking a record un
touched in the history of wrestling.
He is John (Johnny) K. Eareck
son, Baltimore wrestler who achiev
ed an ambition in Ames, Iowa, by
competing in his twenty-fifth Na
tional Amateur wrestling cham
pionship.
Officials of the National A. A. U.
wrestling meet presented him with
a cup Sunday, as much in tribute
to his record as to the personality
of a man who "just likes to wres
tle.”
It runs In his family. Three
brothers—one of them the Rev. Mil
ton Eareckson—have the wrestling
bug, too.
Eareckson, now 41, made the
Baltimore Y. M. C. A. wrestling
team in 1920, when he went in se
riously for the sport, and began his
march to championships. He failed
to take the title in the 1940 A. A. U.
meet, but the Baltimore Yr. M. C. A.
team placed second.
He has wrestled now in 16 Na
tional A. A. U. meets, winning the
title twice, once in the National
Olympic trials, coming in third,
and eight times in the National Y.
M. C- A. meets, copping the cham
pionship four times. He won the
crown 17 times in the Southern
Atlantic A. A. U. meets.
Eareckson, a stocky businessman,
is a Y. M. C. A. leader, an amateur
painter who gives creditable land
scapes to his friends, an entertainer
who ribs the professional “grunt
and groaners’’ by mimicking their
yowls and facial contortions, a
swimmer, tumbler, and gymnast.
Mira-Mar Bowling Alleys
To Be Reopened Tonight
After a complete renovation, the
Mira-Mar Bowling alleys, at
Wrightsville Beach, will be officially
reopened tonight for the summer
season, Floyd Cox, president of the
Mira-Mar corporation, said yester
day.
The alleys have been completely
worked over and the interior of the
building has been remodeled by an
interior decorator. Various sporis,
music and refreshments will be cen
tered in the new Mira-Mar building.
Special weekly prizes will be
awarded and the resort establish
ment will have many new enter
tainments to offer its customers this
season, Cox stated.
Brooklyn Pounds Out
10-6 Win Over Yanks
OWENSBORO, Ky., April 8.—W—
The Brooklyn Dodgers gave the
world champion New York Yankees
their annual lesson in humility to
day by plastering a 10-6 defeat on
the Yanks in the first game of their
spring exhibition series which will
wind up in Brooklyn next Sunday.
The Dodgers fell upon Spud
Chandler for seven runs in the sec
ond inning then collected three more
in the seventh on homers by Babe
Phelps and Pee Wee ReeHe off Steve
Sundra. Joe DiMaggio was the only
Yankee hitter who could do much
against Hugh Casey, accounting for
four runs with a homer and single.
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’CATS PLAY E. M.
X i L 1 ' A - X X
EDWARDS SLATED
FOR MOUND DUTY
Wet Grounds Halt Practice;
Locals To Play Rocky
Mount Here Friday
Boasting seven victories against
one loss for play this season, the
New Hanover High school baseball
team will renew its diamond war
fare this afternoon at Salemburg,
meeting the Edwards Military In
stitute nine at 3:30 o'clock.
The game is a return engagement,
the 'Cats have beaten the Cadets in
a game here.
Bobby Edwards, who hurled the
locals to a 5-4 victory over Clinton
last week, will probably be the choice
for the starting pitcher against the
Cadets today. The remainder of the
lineup will be about the same as in
last Friday’s game.
Wet grounds called a halt to prac
tice yesterday afternoon, but even
without their drills the locals will
rule the favorites over E. M. I.
The ’Cats will play their third
Eastern Class A conference tilt here
Friday afternoon when they engage
the Rocky Mount Blackbirds in a re
turn game. The locals won over
Rocky Mount in a game there two
weeks ago.
The two games are the only two
on the New Hanover card this week.
Buried Money Stolen
From Hallsboro Negro
WHITEVILLE, April 8.—UP)—Gus
Evans, Hallsboro negro, today re
ported to Sheriff H. D. Stanley van
dals entered his smokehouse during
the night and dug up $200 he had
buried there.
Evans told officers the money was
the lifetime savings of his wife and
himself. The money had been placed
in a jar, he said, and buried under
the floor of the outhouse.
ILLINOIS, NEBRASKA
WILL BALLOT TODAY
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ernor; I will continue to serve as
governor.”
Although the circumstances of the
Illinois democratic quarrel appear to
narrow it to a state issue, Garner
organization men will be on the alert
to pick up whatever votes may fall
their way as an incident of the fight.
To Elect 50 Delegates
Democrats and republicans in Illi
nois will elect 50 delegates tomor
row and choose eight more later at
state conventions.
In Nebraska, Secretary of State
Swanson predicted that about 275,
000 votes would be cast in selecting
14 delegates for each party at the
national convention.
At Minneapolis, Paul V. McNutt,
federal security administrator and
a candidate for the democratic nomi
nation if Mr. Roosevelt doesn’t
want it, told reporters he saw no
danger of a party split if the Presi
dent tried for a third term election.
He had nothing to say, however, to
questions about the candidacies of
Vice President Garner and Post
master General James A. Farley—
neither of whom attached any “if”
to their announcements.
Farley picked up his first pledged
rotes for the national convention
over the week-end. A territorial con
vention of democrats in Puerto Rico
Sunday pledged its six delegates to
rote for Farley or his choice.
This left the score for the 146
delegates chosen up tonight as fol
lows:
Pledged to Roosevelt 46; Garner
2; Farley 6. Unpledged 92.
COURT REFUSES TO
REVIEW NLRB ORDER
AGAINST REPUBLIC
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a review of the board’s order
tiiat they be disestablished on
tiie ground that they were
“company dominated.”
The high tribunal passed its
second consecutive “decision
day” without handing down an
opinion. After reading the orders
on cases for which reviews were
sought, the court recessed for
two weeks. It thus deferred at
least until'April 22 a decision in
the justice department’s anti
trust action against 12 major
oil companies and others alleged
to have conspired to raise the
price of gasoline in 12 middle
western states.
The court accepted for review
a case in which Harry Bridges,
west coast CIO leader, was con
victed for contempt of court in
sending a telegram to Secretary
of Labor Perkins. Bridges, who
criticised the Los Angeles su
perior court in the telegram, was
given an alternative of $125 fine
or five days in jail. The Cali
fornia state supreme court up
held the conviction.
In passing on the board order
in the Republic case, the circuit
court of appeals had excepted
from the terms of the order 40
strikers convicted of serious of
fenses.
The appeals court cited for
"special mention” a provision in
the NLRB order that Republic
deduct from back pay the
amounts strikers had received
from public relief agencies, and
return this amount to the gov
ernmental units. The court held
that that provision was within
the discretionary power of the
board and was “not unreason
able.”
Dizzy Dean Hurls Two-Hit Ball In 1940Debut I
ONE-TIME STAR
SHOWS GOOD FORM
Cubs Romp Over St. Louis
Browns, 15-2 In Exhibition
Tilt At Fort Smith
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FORT SMITH, Ark., April 8—
Dizzy Dean, making his 1940 mound
debut just 60 miles from the Arkan
sas town where he was born, hit the
comeback trail today in sparkling
fashion.
The eccentric Chicago right-hand
er, whose pitching career has been
on the wane, went five innings
.against the St. Louis Browns, lim
iting them to two hits and no runs.
While Dizzy was pitching shutout
ball his teammates built up a 10-0
lead and went on to give the Cubs
a 15 to 2 victory.
Dean walked tw-o men in the first
inning but neither advanced further
than second base.
The Browns went out in order in
the fourth. Dean issued a walk to
Joe Grace to start the fifth, then
retired the next three batters on two
infield pop-ups and an outfield fly.
A1 Todd counted for four runs in
the fifth with a circuit smash with
the bases full.
Women’s Golf Tourney To
Open At Biltmore Today
ASHEVILLE, April 8.—UP)—A
star-studded field of the south and
east’s finest women golfers will tee
off at Biltmore Forest Country club
tomorrow morning in the first lap
cf the second annual Land of the
Sky spring invitational golf tour
nament.
The tournament will be a 72-hole
medal play affair, with contestants
divided into flights on the basis of
their scores in tomorrow’s first
18-hole round and competing within
these flights for daily and 72-hole
awards. An 18-hole handicap event
will follow the close of the tourna
ment proper on Saturday.
STATE CAMPAIGN
BEGUN BY COOPER
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ers of the state free from petty poli
tics through a tenure bill which
would make their positions secure.
Another subject of discussion was
the federal aid for education bill,
passage of which by congress has
been urged by Cooper as a means
of giving the state more and better
schools, a better pay schedule for
teachers, rural libraries and general
ly a broader education program.
Other items discussed were rais
ing the age of compulsory school
attendance from 14 to 16 years,
which Cooper said he favored, and
the setting up of one state-wide
school board to supplant the five
state bodies which now govern the
operation of schools and which have
overlapping powers and duties.
At the conclusion of the confe
rence Cooper left for a trip through
the easternmost section of t h e
state, planning to speak at Bur
gaw, Wallace, Rosehill, Warsaw,
Kenansvllle, Pink Hill, and Kins
ton.
Cooper began his tour standing on
the rear platform cf his red, white
and blue truck, broad brimmed hat
in hand, waving at the crowds at
tracted to the streets by the play
ing of marching airs over the loud
speaking system.
Mayor Cooper was accompanied
on his tour by W. H. Henderson,
Jr,, prominent New Hanover coun
ty young democrat. Rod Sparrow,
newsman, and Ralph Hollbrook,
operator of the truck and the sound
equipment.
OLD RIVER ROAD
WORK ADVOCATED
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major highways. The remainder of
the total ia to be spent on secondary
roads.
For some time the Brunswick
county chamber of commerce has
been seeking some type of perman
ent paving for the old River road
and the residents of the county hop >
to secure the Improvements under
the new program.
The 'Wilmington chamber of com
merce cited the increased travel over
the road to Orton plantation and
other points of interest on the road
as need for additional improvements.
The letter asked that the matter
be given immediate and sympathetic
consideration.
in an effort to clear up an Inflamed
eye which forced him to the bench
during the club’s spring exhibition
games.
’’Specialists don’t seem’ to know
what’s wrong with me,” said Hayes.
"I’m worried more about the eye
than about baseball. I can hardly
see and it’s getting no better.”
Hayes reported to the club in
splendid condition this spring, ap.
parently completely recovered from
an old knee injury.
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Shikat, Ryan To Meet
On Mat Here Tonight
Twice World’s Champ Chief
Attraction On Card; Hader
Will Grapple Marrs
Two of the most outstanding
wrestlers of the ring today will bat
tle it out in the finals of tonight’s
mat program at Legion stadium.
Dick Shikat, two times recognized
as the world’s heavyweight wrest
ling champion and termed by mat
experts as "one of the three greatest
wrestlers of all times,” will meet
Rosy (Red) Ryan, 232-pound Phila
delphia lad, who has come to be re
cognized as one of the leading
youngsters in the business.
Ryan played center on the Hcly
Cross football team a few years back
and is still regarded as one of the
greatest pivot men of the school. He
brings the gridiron technique into
the ring, specializing in flying
tackles and the drop kick. Exhibit
ing a flair for the spectacular style
of grappling, Ryan is invariably
popular where ever he wrestles.
Shikat’s greatest triumphs since
he came to America in 1929 from
Germany were when he defeated Jim
Londos for the championship and
later Dano O’Mahoney.
The Columbus, Ohio, matman
weighs 228 pounds, while Ryan tips
the beams at 232.
The semi-finals match will pit
Jack Hader, a rough and toughster
from Indianapolis, against Johnny
Marrs in a return engagement. Last
week the two grapplers wrestled to
a draw but fans were dissatisfied
with the decision and asked for a re
turn bout.
Hader's speciality is the cobra
clutch, which he learned from a
Hindu, Nanjo Singh, a few years
back. Fans usually think Hader is
choking his opponent, but in reality
he isn’t. He presses against his
rival’s jugular vein, cutting off cir
culation of blood to the brain and
soon everything goes black to his
opponent and he sinks to the can
vas. Marrs, however, will rule the
favorite in this match.
The doors to the exhibit building
at the stadium, will open at 7:30
o’clock and the opening match will
start at 8 o’clock.
PERMISSION GIVEN
FOR COASTAL FAIR
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can Legion always censored the
shows and those found immoral
were immediately reprimanded.
It was finally decided that Sheriff
C. David Jones shall act as judge
and will declare whether or not a
show is fit to be witnessed by the
public.
Peschau said the fairs association
is deeply in debt, and only through
holding these annual fairs can their
creditors be satisfied.
"When all the debts are paid,” he
said, “I’m getting out.”
Other business conducted by the
board included taking under advise
ment the request by Frederick Wil
letts that the county give $1,000 for
use toward staging a Water Carni
val at Wrightsville Beach this sum
mer.
The reports of the New Hanover
county Bureau of Identification and
of the county auditor were read and
approved.
A letter was received from C. C.
Crittenden, of the state historical
commission, thanking the board for
its courtesy during the recent visit
of the parks committee.
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England’s smallest inn is in a
village near Dorchester. Several
centuries old, it consists of a sin
gle room 15 feet by 11 feet.
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, April 8. — (IP) —
Weather bureau records of tempera
ture and rainfall for the 24 hours end
ing 8 p. m., in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
Station High Low Free.
Alpena, rain _ 42 3o 0.10
Asheville, cloudy - 60 47 0.68
Atlanta, cloudy - 60 60 0.10
Atlantic City, rain — 49 44 0.14
Birmingham, cloudy . 64 ol 0.00
Boston, rain _ 46 39 0.04
Buffalo, rain - 56 43 0.26
Burlington, rain - 45 30 0.08
Chicago, cloudy - 45 42 0.04
Cincinnati, rain - 58 52 0.40
Cleveland, cloudy — 61 47 O.o3
Dallas, cloudy- 65 45 0.00
Denver, cloudy _ 63 29 0.06
Detroit, cloudy _ 58 39 0.69
Duluth, cloudy_ 45 33 0.09
El I’aso, cloudy -- 76 51 0.00
Galveston, cloudy- 75 55 0.00
Havre, cloudy -—. 47 32 0.00
Jacksonville, cloudy _ 78 62 2.96
Kansas City, cloudy _ 51 39 0.06
Key West, cloudy — 83 75 0.41
Little Rock, cloudy - 58 46 0.00
Los Angeles, cloudy _ 70 53 0.06
Louisville, rain - 55 47 0.21
Memphis, cloudy _ 53 46 0.00
Meridian, cloudy - 69 46 0.00
Miami, cloudy- 80 77 0.57
Minn.-St. Paul, cloudy 47 34 0.07
Mobile, cloudy _— 72 56 0.61
New Orleans, cloudy - 72 60 0.00
New York, rain_ 50 44 1.48
Norfolk, cloudy_ 69 56 0.05
Pittsburgh, cloudy — 59 46 0.86
Portland, Ore., rain .57 45 0.13
Portland, Me., cloudy 42 35 0.11
Richmond, cloudy — 70 52 0.54
St. Louis, cloudy — 46 42 0.01
San Antonio, cloudy - 79 51 0.09
Sail Francisco, cloudy 62 56 0.13
Savannah, cloudy- 80 63 0.86
Tampa, cloudy- 77 64 1.94
Vicksburg, cloudy — 67 50 0.00
Washington, rain — 5S 52 -.11
Wildjlugton, cloudy - 71 60 0.S9
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Training Camp
Briefs
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 8.—(JP)
Rudy York swatted his fifth homer
in four days today as the Detroit
Tigers routed the Knoxville Smokies
of the Southern association 13 to
5. The clubs play here again tomor
row.
York’s four base wallop came
with the sacks empty in the sec
ond. Frank Secory and Frank Hig
gins also homered for the Tigers.
Louie (Buck) Newsom worked the
first six innings for Detroit and al
lowed all of the Smokies’ runs and
eight of their nine hits. Harold New
houser, young lefthander, finished.
PHILS TRIUMPH
MACON, Ga., April 8.—VP)—A six
run uprising in the eighth inning
gave the Phillies an uphill 12 to 9
victory over Macon of the Sally
league today.
Macon led, 8-6, going into the
eighth but the Phils combined four
hits with three bases on balls and
two errors to score their six tallies.
After the game Acting Manager
Hans Lobert sent the Phils through
a one-hour batting and fielding drill.
YOUNG RETURNING
ANDERSON, S. C„ April 8.—(P)—
Rained out of their exhibition game
against Cleveland here today, the
New York Giants heard that Nor
man (Babe) Young would rejoin the
club at Tarboro, N. C., Wednesday
and add a little more to Manager
Bill Terry’s perplexity about the
first base situation.
Young, counted upon to be the
regular first sacker. this year, has
missed eleven games because of
marital difficulties which required
his presence at Richmond, Va.
Meanwhile Johnny McCarthy has
been hitting hard and Zeke Bonura
has done well on the few occasions
he was called upon.
PLAYERS RELEASED
HUTCHINSON, Kas., April 8.—
(Pj—The Chicago White Sox, rained
out for the third straight day, re
leased Outfielder Hal Cromer to
Oklahoma City and Pitcher Harry
Boyles to Fort Worth, both Texas
league clubs, today.
HOGSETT GETS GATE
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 8.—(P)—
The Athletics today released the
veteran southpaw pitcher, Elon Hog
sett, to Minneapolis of the Ameri
can association.
No official announcement has been
made, but Manager Connie Mack
is expected to option Dario Dodigiani,
third baseman, and Fred Chapman,
shortstop, to Toronto of the Inter
national league, within a few days.
Rookie Pitcher Pete Michell is ex
pected to be optioned to Wilmington
of the Interstate league.
CARDS WIN
SHREVEPORT, La., April 8.—W)
The St. Louis Cardinals thumped
Shreveport of the Texas league, 9
to 5, in an exhibition game here to
day.
Terry Moore led the assault with
a home run with two runners on
base.
Bill McGee held the Spots to two
hits for five innings but Bob Bow
man was reached for 10 hits in the
four innings he worked.
Shreveport rallied with three runs
in the ninth and had the bases load
ed when the side was retired.
MINUS WANERS
WICHITA, Kans., April 8.—(/P)—
F"or the first time in 14 years the
Pittsburgh Pirates seem likely today
to take the field in the opening
game of the National league season
next week without one of the Waner
brothers in the starting lineup.
Manager Frankie Frisch of the
Pirates, recuperating from an in
fected throat here while his team
took another off day at Hutchinson,
Kans., because of bad weather, dis
closed his plans for the first game
against St. Louis did not include
the Waners as starters.
Instead he said he would use Debs
Garms in Paul Waner’s accustomed
spot in right field if the Cardinals
use a right hand pitcher and Mau
rice Van Robays in right if a south
paw is used. Johnny Rizzo will play
left and Bob Elliott center.
Paul Waner is the only active
player with three major league bat
ting crowns to his credit, having
won the National league titles in
1927, 1934 and 1936.
NATS BEAT BEES
GREENVILLE, S, C., April S—UP)
— The Washington Nationals beat
the Boston Bees today in a free-hit
ting, loosely played game that ended
with a 14 to 12 score.
The Nats went scoreless for the
first three innings while Boston
piled up eight runs, then bestirred
themselves in the fourth with a four
run raljy featured by Rookie Jimmy
Pofahl’s triple with two on base.
The next inning brought them six
more, with the big action centered
on Gerry Walker’s double with the
bases loaded and Jimmy Blood
worth’s home run with two aboard.
The Bees never recovered from the
Nats’ lead at this point.
EYES BOTHER HAYES
CHICAGO, April 8— tff’) —Jackie
Hayes, Chicago White Sox regular
second baseman, is a sad and puz
zled man these days.
Hayes is taking fever treatments
Ruppert Memorial Plaque
To Be Erected On Field
NEW YORK, April 8.—UP>—The
world champion Yankees will pay
tribute to their late owner, Colonel
Jacob Ruppert, when they start the
1940 home season with the Wash
ington Senators at Yankee stadb f1
April 19.
A memorial plaque will be un
veiled on the center field O'eacher
fence to perpetuate the memory of
Colonel Ruppert who owned the
club 24 years until his death last
year.
Will Harridge, president of the
American league, will come from
Chicago to take part in the cere
monies. The plaque will bear an
inscription which begins with the
words:
“Gentleman, sportsman and Amer
ican.”
This will be the second plaque at
Yankee stadium. The first is near
the center field flag pole honoring
little Miller Huggins who won six
American league pennants and three
world’s championships as Yankee
manager. Huggins died in 1^29.
ENGLISHGOLFERS
WILL NOT PLAY
Officials Notify U. S. That
Britain Will Not Send Team
To Walker Cup Tilts
NEW YORK, April 8— la’)—Eng
land's golfing officials notified the
United States Golf association today
that because of “the present emer
gency" Great Britain would not
send a team to oppose the Ameri
cans for the Walker cup matches
this year.
"With profound regret,” the ca
ble from Henry Gullen, secretary of
St. Andrews’ Royal and Ancient
club, said, “Have to inform you
that owing to present emergency
the Royal and Ancient club cannot
send team to compete for Walker
cup this year.”
This year’ international matches
between the amateur teams had
tentatively been scheduled for the
Town and Country club, St. Paul,
August 30 and 31.
The Walker cup was last com
peted for in June, 1938, at St. An
drews. The British team defeated
the Americans on that occasion 7
matches to 4.
BOWLING
CIVIC “A” LEAGUE
Rotary 12 3 Total
Hanson _ 173 133 159 465
Harriss _ 191 139 226 556
Love - 158 163 173 494
Davis _ 143 162 182 488
Smith - 171 152 169 492
Totals _836 749 909 2494
Exchange 12 3 Total
Snow - 177 148 168 493
Simpson - 138 161 153 452
McGowan _ 123 168 143 434
Pigtord -138 _ _ 138
Wenberg _ 150 159 192 501
Brinddl ..._ 159 169 328
Totals -726 795 825 2346
Army Air Corps experts claim
that planes will travel 750 miles an
hour, as fast as sound. Experts are
not worried about plane construc
tion, but about what will happen
to the aerodynamic characteristics
of the air when it is churned up at
that speed. j
MARYLAND FIGHT
BODY QUITS NBA
Commission Is Going Ahead
With Plans For Archibald
Jeffra Bout On May 20
BALTIMORE, April S—(JP)—Th»
Maryland State Athletic commission
resigned today from the National
Boxing association as the result or
a dispute over the world’s feather
weight championship.
At the same time the Maryland
body announced it would proceed
with plans to give full title recogni.
tion to the bout scheduled here May
20 between Champion Joey Archi
bald of New York and Harry Jeffra
of Baltimore.
Stanley Scherr, chairman, said the
Maryland Commission took the ac
tion today after learning that the
N. Q. A. was polling other member
states concerning possible action to
be taken against Maryland for spon
soring the bout.
Jeffra and Archibald met at Wash
ington last fall and in a split deci
sion, the champion retained his title,
although many- thought the Balti
more boy had won easily.
Bruneau Says Perrin
Ready To Fight Scalzo
NEW ORLEANS, April 8.—®_
The National Boxing association
was accused today of trying to “pro
tect” Petey Scalzo and Emile Bru
neau, co-manager of Jimmy Perrin,
said his fighter was ready and anx
ious to meet Scalzo or anybo-oy else
for the vacant featherweight title.
An N- B. A. announcement from
Washington accused Perrin and oth
er contestants of ducking a match
with Scalzo, who was declared the
leading contender when the associa
tion recently stripped Joey Archi
bald of his crown for failure to de
fend it.
Bruneau, half of the team han
dling Perrin's destiny, said the New
Orleans fighter’s record entitled
him to first ranking over Scalzo and
pointed out scalzo had refused to
meet Perrin in New Orleans.
“Harvey Miller of the N. B. A.,’’
said Bruneau, "is trying to protect
Scalzo. Perrin is ready to meet
him and signed to meet hint here.”
PLAY POSTPONED
PINEHURST, April 8.—UP)—The
first round of the annual North and
South tennis tournament was post- ;
poned today until tomorrow because ,
of wet courts. The entry list in- |
eludes 76 players in the men's divis- |:
ion and 12 in the women’s singles. ]
Play will be in men's singles and H
doubles and in women’s singles.
The women of Mongolia take
pride in their permanent mud hats.
Archery, Tennis, Badminton
You can now enjoy these
popular spring sports at
reasonable prices.
PICKARDS
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_ New Light on Safety_
SFL* Driving-safety is an important consideration
are bewT f\CoaT^'s Plorida Road Test, where stock car.
are being driven more than 1000 miles daily, at an average speed of 50
m.p.h. Here a new-type flare brightly illuminates a possible road hazard,
as the cars flash past on their gasoline fact-hunt. (Advt.)
Announce RE-OPENING
tonight
. EMIBA-MAR
BOWLING ALLEYS
Completely Renovated
SPORTS _ MUSIC — COLD DRINKS
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH STATION 7
OPEN EVERY NIGHT
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