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GIL DOBBS WINS AAU METRIC MILE Warmerdam Breaks Pole Vault Record In National Track Contests nE\V YORK, June 20.— (/P) — '.. ,elius Warmerdam, a cloud h-uising vaulter from California, b‘Gn Dodds, a scripture-quoting an, from Boston, all but ran in' v with the National A. A. U. a .. tra=k and field meet today SCw rmerdam established one of , j-v's two records by hiking the ‘‘l vault bar to 15 feet, 2 1-2 in p -riding one and three-eighths ChrhVto the mark he set in 1940. repeated his indoor triumph D°p, Leslie MacMitchell, Nw vork university graduate, in the , ,00 meters, or metric mile. The other record was set by v; rcis Berst of the New York A. ‘‘who hurled the 56-pound weight - feet 3 I'4 inches to wipe out the afoot,’ 9 7-8 inch mark Pat Mc Donald of the same club set back " tVairnerdam had no difficulty at ,, jn clearing the record height a , ,vhen he plastered on another even inches he failed to make it In the three allotted tries. He jerked virtually all the 12. fl0o spectators out of their seats the third and last attempt at I, feet 9 inches by skimming over L stick but brushing it off with hi5 elbow on the way down. The gate receipts plus the reve re derived from a 150-page pro am will mean a contribution of jnore than $75,000 to the Army Emergency relief. James Phelan Is Hired As St. Mary's Mentor MORAGA, Calif., June 20.—UP)— St"Mary’s college said today it had fired James Phelan, former foot ball coach at the University of Washington, as its head coach for (be duration of the war. Phelan will replace Norman Stra der. who has received a Navy com mission and now is in training at Annapolis for service as an in structor in the Navy’s pre-flight training program. College spokes men declined to elaborate on terms of the school’s agreement with Phelan. -V Transylvania Community Hospital Is Dedicated BREVARD. June 20.— UP) —The new S90.000 Transylvania Commun ity hospital was dedicated here this afternoon. The dedicatory address was made by Gov. J. M. Broughton, who called attention to the great progress of North Caro lina in recent years. The governor said that he doubt ed that any state had made suen advancement and that North Caro lina had made an amazing prog ress in the building of hospitals. Harry H. Straus, president of the Ecusta Paper corporation and chairman of the local hospital board, introduced the governor. LEADING THE WAY * - By Jack Sords I Pete ReiseR, I ^rooku yd oufFiguoa / AGAirt LeAPi^& "fMg WAy FbR aJAUcWAl. ueAsoe CAT-feKS * I' /S°, \ / -fMlS IS \ (e«s teAede- ) \ PitcHi/sl<=r / v ' O (4e lSO 73e AjAtio/JAL f LeAfeue. iM AiTTi t\<3 LAST VfiAR, Mis FiRST FUt-U 5 SeASoM iM TAB MAJORS Davis AA s Schedule Busy Diamond Week w_ Soldiers Take On Shipyard Progressives At Stadium Monday Night By SGT. JOHN J. BURNS This is the beginning of an im portant week for the Fighting AA’s of Camp Davis, a week that will see the soldier ball club meet the Shipyard Progressives at Legion stadium, Wallace community team at Davis, and the touted Naval Training station nine at Norfolk, in that order. The strong right arm of Bob Vaughn, undefeated Davis hurler, is going to get a workout and may decide whether the soldiers are to have a better percentage of vic tories at the end of the week than they have at this writing. Vaughn, winner of five straight, is slated to oppose the Shipyard and Nor folk nines. This is what is known as an ASSIGNMENT. Originally scheduled for this af ternoon, the Davis-Shipyard con test will be played Monday at 6 p. m. It’ll probably go seven in nings instead of nine. The AA’s will throw everything they’ve got against the Progressives in an at tempt to avenge an early season defeat. Camp standpoint of both ability and sportsmanship. Lieut. Henry Johnson, Davis coach, announced Saturday that ar rangements had been completed for the game with the training station team at Norfolk. The “Army Navy” game will played Thursday afternoon, the soldiers leaving Holly Ridge by bus Thursday morning and returning to camp Friday evening. Although the Davis team will enter the game hoping for victory, there’s no use waxing too optimis tic when the opposition has on call such talent as Bob Feller, Freddie Hutchison, Sam Chapman, Vinnie Smith, Jim Carlin, Mel Previsch and Ace Parker, not to mention a boatload of former West Coast stars, Just how many of these men will play against Camp Davis isn't known here, but Norfolk will have strength to spare. Lieutenant Johnson looks at the I.. because for years more people have purchased Chevrolets Hj than any other make of car. H T.. because for years more people have purchased used cart from Chevrolet dealers than from any other dealer organization. H because Chevrolet dealers specialize in giving skilled, de- B pendable service on all makes of cars and trucks. H For "Service Thai Satisfies-Service Thai Saves" 1 Check and Rotate Tires 2 Get Regular Lubri cation 3 Service Engine Carburetor—Rattery 4 Test Rrakes 5 Check Steering and Wheel Alignment P Check Clutch, Trans ® mission. Real Axle H Check Cooling ' System 8 Protect and Preserve Finish Raney Chevrolet Co. ^ 406 PRINCESS STREET DIAL 9621 VALDINA TAKES DWYER STAKES Shut Out Beaten By Texas Horse In Fastest Mile At Aqueduct BY SID FEDER NEW YORK, June 20.—W—’The three year old racing situation be came as scrambled as a platter of boarding house eggs again today when Shut Out was soundly beaten in the Dwyer stakes by the Texas flier, Valdina Orphan, in one of the fastest mile and a quarter races ever run. Victor over Alsab in the Ken tucky Derby and Belmont stakes, and generally conceded to have a strangle hold on the championship of three year olds, Mrs. Payne Whitney’s chocolate colt came from last place today to run second—but he couldn’t do a thing to catch Emerson Woodward’s high speed galloper over Aqueduct’s lightning fast layout. For, with a crowd of 23,833 look ing on in amazement afte rbacking the son of Equipoise down to 13-to 20 in the betting, “the Orphan” led from end to end under Jockey Carroll Bierman’s blistering ride to hit the wire in 2:01 2-5 in the 54th running of this ancient grind. And in disproving the theory that he couldn’t run that far, even with an outboard motor, the pride of the Valdina farms stables posted a mark that has been bettered only rarely in racing history. The 1:59 4-5 St. Andrews II chalk ed up at Brighton, England, three years ago, stands as the tops for the nine furlongs. Then there’s the always-disputed 2 minutes flat for Whisk Broom II at Belmont in 1913; the 2:00 4-5 by Sarazen in 1924 and the 2:01 1-5 for Seabiscuit in the 1940 Santa Anita handicap. But otherwise, “The Orphan’s” score is just about as good as they come—in fact, is the same time as that with which Whirlaway set the Kentucky Derby record a year ago. -V Mrs. Hobart Bosworth Jumps Into Politics LOS ANGELES, June 20.—(yPl— Mrs. Hobart Bosworth, wife of the movie actor and sidewalk hospi tality hostess to service men, jumped into politics today. . . In one of the hottest congressional races in California. She filed for both the democrat ic and republican nominations from the 20th district. All she has to do is defeat Rep. Carl Hinshaw of Glendale, republican incumbent, and Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Dono van, democrat, who resigned this week as state adjutant general and head of the California Selective Service to enter th-i race. Both men also filed on both tickets. 2 RAF STAGES RAIDS ON CHANNEL PORTS (Continued from Pare One) weeks, British sources said, noth ing that use of the word “strong” usually indicates a force of 250 to 300 planes. Nine planes were missing from these operations and raids over the Netherlands. By daylight hundreds of RAF fighters swarmed over the Bou logne and Calais areas today in the first large assault since June 8. Coastal watchers said operations appeared to be equal to the heav iest of daylight forays in which 1, 000 or more British planes partici pated. Numerous daylight raids in the past dozen days have been on a relatively small scale. NINE PLANES DOWNED BERLIN—(from German broad casts)—June 20.—(J’i—Nine British fighters were shot down in fierce aerial combats over the French and Belgian coasts today, the Ger man radio reported tonight. (.An air ministry communique is sued in London said six British planes failed to return to their bases. Four German fighters were destroyed, it added.) Even before reaching the coas tal area, German pilots engaged the enemy in dogfights and shot down eight Spitfires in 15 min utes, the radio asserted. A ninth was brought down off the northern French coast, it was said. 4 -V ANNOUNCES BOSTON, June 20.— <£>) —Joseph Lee, 41, junior member of the Bos ton school committee, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nom ination for U. S. senator tonight— the first in the race. training station game this way: “It will probably be the toughest game on the 1942 schedule, if Nor folk’s victories over such teams as the Jersey City Giants are a criterion. On the other hand, though, our men are going to pick up valuable experience. The trip to Norfolk will be a sort of reward for the Camp Davis team’s hard work this season.” Sandwiched between the Ship yard and Norfolk games will be the engagement with Wallace, to be played Wednesday afternoon on the camp diamond. Camp Davis holds one win over the Wallace outfit, but the return clash isn’t regarded by the AA's as a breath er. Wallace recently dropped a heart-breaker to Goldsboro and Goldsboro will be remembered as the outfit that made such a good showing against the Shipyard Pro gressives. Eichelberger or Martin will get the pitching assignment against Wallace, Lieutenant Johnson in dicated. BRITISH SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN DESERT WARFARE Only slightly wounded in the Libyan desert warfare, these British Empire soldiers were able to line up at a desert hospital inspection tent to report for treatment. A New Zealand unit operates the hospital. Weston Haynes, Associated Press photographer in Africa, made this picture. He was formerly stationed in the AP bureau at Miami, Fla. NO MORE FISTIC GLORY FOR WELTER BAKER (Continued on Page Nine) er.’ That Sammy’s been following me around ever since.” His 300-odd battles have left few marks on the onetime farm boy who went from his first Army trick into the ring, to throw such fear into the titleholders of the second half of the third decade that, be fore he got his shot at the title, Father Time’s scythe was swing ing at his heels. A lid droops over nis right eye, but it and its mate are still bright brown, their sight unimparied. One ear is cauliflowered, but he hears parade-ground commands as well as his fellows. Let him drop into his fighting stance, and there is the old, flashy Sammy Baker be fore your eyes. Bubbling over with reminiscence about his ring days and his three great fights with the “Nebraska Wildcat,” Ace Hudkins, Sgt. Baker can be just as bubbly over the looks of the two Army fighters he nas developed. One is Freddy Welsh, of Patch ogue, L. I., who is said to be a kin of the oldtime lightweight champion of the same name Young Welsh, who fights both as a bantam and as a feather, has yet to lose a bout in 35 starts— “He’s so good,” says his discover er-trainermanager, “that I can’t get any of the boys into the ring with him any more.” “I knew his dad,” Sgt. Baker explains, “and when young Fred dy joined the Army, he told me, 'Take him and make a fighter out of him, Sammy.’ Well, I did. He’s a southpaw, a counter-puncher, just like I was. And fast. Give me two years in the States with him, and he’ll lick anybody in the world.” Baker’s other protege is Charles E. Cullers, of Bayard, W. Va., a welterweight, who in two years of Army fighting. has lost only one bout—“On a fluke decision,” his trainer insists, “and then he turned around and licked the boy that beat him.” The sergeant’s last important fight was a non-title engagement with Young Corbett III, at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, June 15, 1932. He took a decision; Shortly after that, he rejoined the Army, in which he had pre viously served five years. He saw service in the Pacific, in Panama, and at Fort McClellan, Ala., be fore being ordered to Trinidad. “He’s a good soldier,” his offi cers agree. “Wish we had more like him.” And the man who ranked with Joe Dundee, Billy Petrolle and oth. er greats of the welterweight di vision’s great period is content, these days, to wear a sergeant’s chevrons. “I like the’life,” he said. “I like the tropics. None of your cold weather for me. “I was never one to drink, and dissipate, and run around. I man aged to save a little money. I’ve got a farm, and a home at Floral Park, L. I., and a son, Edward John, in high school there. “I ain’t rich. But I’ve done all right.” 2 Arming Of Freighters To Be Completed Soon WASHINGTON, June 20.— UP — The arming of America’s mer chant ships “will be completed within a few months.” the Mari time commission said today. Reporting “rapid progress,” the commission said the vessels were being equipped with the mot mod ern types of weapons to fight off both submarine and air attacks. The commission added that while details regarding the protec tion against strafing by aircraft could not be made public, “it can be said that officers and seamen are protected to the greatest de gree possible against machine ffimmnff bv enemy Dianes.” 4 Hurricanes Register Win Over Nazi Planes MOSCOW, June 20.—(J>)—An out standing victory for British Hur ricanes manned 1 - ssian pilots was reported < > from the northwest front. Soviet dispatches said seven Hurricanes fought twelve junkers and 15 Messerschmitts, shooting down ten and damaging t h r ee others with the loss of only one plane. 4 -V John L. Lewis Rapped BY CIO In New York SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 20.—(/P) —Pledging “unquestionable sup port” to CIO President Philip Mur ray, the New York State CIO con vention today accused John L. Lewis of using his position a? United Mine Workers president "to hamper the nation’s victory ei fort.” A resolution declared, “officials of the UMW have put forward no plans whatever for increasing pro duction for victory over the Axis," and added, “within the labor move ment, Lewis and his agents have pursued a steady course of disrup tion and disunity through the pup pet state of district 50 of the UMW.” -V ACCEPTS POST RALEIGH, June 20.— {JP) —Dr Walter Eugene Wilkins, for the past three years director of the Divis ion of School Health service foe the State Board of health, has ac cepted the post of nutritionsultant with the Office of Defense Health and Welfare service in Washing ton. PLANS COMPLETE FOR RING SHOW Ex-Golden Glovers Featured In Shipyard Boxing Bouts Monday Night Promoter Bert Causey aflnounc ed last night that plans are com plete for the first boxing matches to be staged by the Shipyard Ath letic association at Thalian hall Monday night. Eight bouts—four of them be tween negro fighters—will be pre sented. Two former Wilmington Golden Glovers, Fred Barnhill and Mus Lockamy, will be featured. Barnhill will fight Bill Wilson, shipyard worker from Hickory, while Lockamy will take on Ben Daniels of Wilmington. -V New Draftee Is Quite A Fellow Says Loop —The Name Is Blood CHICAGO, June 20—iff)—The National Football league be lieves in keeping the Army well informed so in a memorandum directed to Fort Sheridan’s commanding officer today, it said: “That tall, wiry fellow with a pinch of silver at the tem ples who entered Fort Sheridan as a private last week under the name of John McNally is one of the outstanding football players of all time. “He holds the record for ac tive service in the National Football league — 15 seasons with Milwaukee, Green Bay and Pittsburgh—and finished up as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach. “Don’t worry about him not having what it takes. He is writing a book on sociology. If that isn’t enough, he played against the Chicago Bears 31 times. “He tried to enlist in every thing but the Wrens, even went to Canada to try for the air force. They all told him he couldn’t see. Then along came the draft. “His other name is Johnny Blood. The boys thought you ought to know, what with the football season coming along.” New Electric Service Must Conform With War Production Board Restrictions + + + + All Extensions or Expansions of Electric Service Requiring Copper, Aluminum or Other Critical Materials Subject To Rigid Regulations I FOR EXAMPLE: We cannot make electric line extensions of more than 250 feet without the approval in advance of the WPB. The policy of the government is NOT to grant these approvals except: For service to military and naval establishments and war production plants. For service required for public health and safety. For service to specifically authorized war housing projects (provided the use of critical materials is kept to a minimum.) For street lighting extensions which bear a direct relationship to public health and safety in connection with military establishments or war production plants. If you are planning to move or install additional electrical equipment or effect any change in your electrical service, it will be to our mutual advantage to discuss same before your plans have been completed. Subject to change at any time are the limited extensions which we are now permitted to make. We may not be able because of the restric tions imposed to continue in the future the services we are now render ing. It will pay you to get full information from our office and take nothing for granted. Naturally, it is our desire and intention to co-operate to the fullest extent with our customers insofar as the War Production Board permits. But the supply of critical materials allotted to us are a wartime trust. Hence, we must utilize them in whatever way best achieves the War Production Board’s objective and the nation’s fight for victory. T ide W ater Power Co.
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