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The Morning Watch WITH Edward Sachs ---:-; A good slap in the wrist this morning to yours truly for a bit of misinformation we handed to sports page readers yesterday. Buddy Best defeated Early Hamilton at Thalian Hall Friday evening, not the other way around as we carried in our story. The matter was brought to our attention by Skeets James who with Harry Fates promoted the fight. Skeets said that he thought when he read our story that it was “a newspaper decision. Newspaper decision heck, just the wrong dope. Our apologies to Buddy Best and Wilmington boxing fans. That busy little beaver, the North Carolina Wildlife Fed eration, is in again—this time with a publicity release stating that its first annual meeting will be held in Greensboro on Jan. 23 and 24. Seth Gordon, head of the state game program in Pennsylvania and Fred A. Westermen, head of the fisheries program in Michigan will be featured speakers. Harry Frnka moves to Tulane from Tulsa in the latest switch of football coaches. The guy with the name that looks Hike a mis print ranks with the best in the country. Before he came to Tulsa it was just another cow college. Now it’s a cow college with a football team—which in some circles won’t be considered an improvement. The guy developed a great passer in Glen Dobbs, a good running back in Perry Moss and two better than average ends in White and Goodnight—can’t you hear his wife saying “Goodnight, Goodnight” At Tulane, Frnka will have his troubles. The Green Wave has glowed down to a Purple Puddle in the last years and Hke a Ger man mother he wiU have to produce. But from his record it seems that Mr. Frnka is the guy who can do it. Rudy York, th£ boy from Cartersville, Ga., who became a major league slugger of note probably wasn’t too surprised at his trade from the Tigers to the Red Sox. He indicated when he was in Wilmington on his hunting trip that he anticipated getting his mail at a different station next year. Five years ago if someone had told us that a weak-hitting base ball club like the Chicago White Sox would release their two best hitters at the end of the season we would have called for a siliva test. Yet the Pale Hose have done just that, selling .305 hitter Johnny Dickshot to Hollywood and giving the antique, Tony Cuccinello, his outright release after he had led the junior circuit in hitting up to the.last day. » 1 The answer is of course, that both men were, to put it in a gentle way, well past their prime. In fact Cuccinello is reported to have tried to join the American Legion's 40 & 8 because that would be his age in a few years. Understatement of the week: "Billy Conn thinks he Is too heavy at 193 pounds for the Joe Louis bout.” It would appear that William has lost the battle of the bulge. Durham 48 to 23 over Rocky Mount. Looks like another hard winter.,_ Temple Baptists Win YMCA Basketball Game Low was high as the Temple Baptists defeated the Trinity Methodists, 24 to 16, yesterday aft ernoon in the Y. M. C. A. Playing in a game of the Junior Sunday School league, F. Low dropped seven baskets for a 14 points total. R. Lewis paced the Trinity five with seven points. In the second game the Leland Methodists defeated the First Bap tists, 33 to 12 with Gaady emerg ing as high scorer with 10 points. Box scores: Leland Methodists FG FT TP Hayes, f _3 0 6 Brew, f .0 0 0 Gaady, c --5 5 10 * Sue, g .3 17 Long, g _0 0 0 11 l 23 First Baptists 66 FG FT TP Heburn, f _113 Heath, f _10 2 Caudill, c .113 Bond, g __ 1 0 2 Stock, g ___10 2 5 2 12 • • • Temple Baptists FG FT TP F. Low, f _7 0 14 Padrick, f---— 10 2 Begore, c -2 0 4 Phelps, g--10 2 Bullard, g -1 , 0 2 12 0 24 Trinity Methodists FG FT TP Walters, f -1 0 2 Eaton, f -1 1 3 I ; ' Ij Bennett, c _10 5 Lewis, g -3 15 Schulken, g _-10 5 7 2 If Adam Smith, physical directoi of the Y. M. C. A., announced Iasi night that play in the “Y” Junioi basketball league will begin Janu ary 12. Six teams are entered. They in elude. City Optical Co., Sonny Hansley Jim Glisson, Bob Clark, andj Ror Phelps. Sports Center: Herb Long, Dar Brew, Bill Knott, Ken Tucker. Tom’s Drugs: Franklin Thomas Jim Shulkem, Jack Eaton, Pets Dannenbaum. ^Causey Service: John Wright John Walker, Laurence Penning ton, Graham Farmer. Sears-Roebuck: Don Bennett Dave Padrick, Homer Bessent and Henry Capps. B. F. Goodrich: Gene Cook, Wil Hayes, Howard Troutman, anc Herb Clardy. Members of the *Y’ Boys’ di vision are eligible for the league Smith said. Interested boys be tween the ages of 12 to 15, an asked' to inquire for details at thi Y building. GIANTS SIGN TWO NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—(U.R)—1Th New York Football Giants toda; announced receipt of 1946 con tracts from backs Merl Hapes, ; regular before entering the Arm; Air corps in 1942, and Harr; Franck, former Northwestern sta and brother of George Franck, o the Giants. HOBBS’ AMBITION WAKE FOREST, Jan. 5— (Spe cial to the Star-News)—Ambitio ctf Dewey Hobbs, first string line men on the Wake Forest-Gato Bowl football squad this year, i to be a Baptist minister. Cards Sell Walker Cooper, Jimmie Brown $175,000 PAID FOR CATCHER BY NEW YORK CLUB Brown, Native Tar Heel, Goes To Pittsburgh For $30,000 (Compiled from AP and UP Press Dispatches) St. Louis’ Cardinals yesterday sold Walker Cooper, catcher now in service, to the New York Giants and Jimmie Brown, in fielder to the Pittsburgh Pirates for an amount believed to be about $30,000. The Cooper deal Sent baseball writers to the record books where they found that only twice before has as much as $175,000 in cash been involved in a player deal. In 1938, the Cards sent pitcher Dizzy Dean to the Chicago C%bs for $185,000 in cash and three ad ditional players. After the' 1834 campaign, Washington Senators’ president Clark Griffith sent his son-in-law Joe Cronin to the Bos ton Red Sox for Lynn Lsry and a sum in cash variously reported anywhere from $150,000 to $250, 000. Horace Stonham, president of the New York Gaints in comment ing on the deal told the Associat ed Press “Its certainly the biggest deal we’ve ever made.” As a matter of fact, it was learned the Giants virtually forc ed $25,000 additional — bringing the figure to $175,00 — on the Cardinals to complete the deal. The Cards had asked $150,000 cash and three Giant players valued at $25,000 for their Colum bus (Ohio) and Rochester (N. Y.) farms for the catcher who has batted .298 in five-and-a-fraction seasons in the big time. The deal, rumored in the mak ing ever since the winter base ball meetings in Columbus and Chicago last month, ran i,\to a snag because of the values plac ed on several Giant players, and Stoneham finally settled it by put ting up the extra $25,000 in cash instead of ivory. Two other clubs—One of them the Boston Braves—also were in terested in getting Walker, but it was reported their efforts were stymied over the Cards’ insistence that the deal be made without stipulation on when the lanky six foot-three receiver might be dis charged from the Navy. Although no other players were involved in the Cooper deal, iHe Giants tried to negotiate for one or more of the Cardinals wealth of returning pitching talent, par ticularly a Southpaw. “But Sam (Cardinals* Presi dent Sam Breaden) wouldn’t give up any of his top-flight pitchers,” Stoneham explained. ’’However, we’ll see him during the February meetings here and will keep on trying.” With Harry Danning retired, Ernie Lombardi nearing his 38th birthday and young Clyde Kluttz regarded as still a year away, the acquistion of Cooper gives the Giants a receiver not only badly needed, but topped by no one in the National League. As part of one of baseball’s most famous brother-batteries, the fast, good-hitting, fine-throwing Walk er and right-hander Mort were the chief factors in bringing the Cardi nals three straight pennants from 1942 through ‘44. and two world championships in ‘42 and ‘44. Acquisition of Brown was belat ed present for the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Frankie Frisch, the United Press commented. Frisch was has wanted the St. ■ Louis star since he took over the , reigns of the Pittsburgh National • league club in 1939. As Cardinal ! manager] Frisch was Brown’s ; mentor during his rookie seaso#; of 1937 and 1938. “I’d like to have a team made up of nine Jimmy Browns,” Fris ch said several years ago. Frisch’s plans for Brown were ' uncertain. It was reported that 1 Bob Elliot may be moved back to the outfield to make room for 1 Brown at third base. 7 A 33-year old right hand throw [ er, Brown broke into profession ■ al baseball with the Greensboro, club of the Piedmont league in 1933. Playing more than 100 games a season he twice batted over .300 for the Cardinals. In 1942 he played in the Cardinal-Yankee world series and was on the Na ’ t:onal league all-star team,. He is a Native of Jamesville, N. C. 3 __ DERRINGER RELEASED BY CUBS ... .... . i>u——a" 'ir~TT^*M ‘‘ Paul Derringer, for 19 years a professional baseball pitcher, looks over some of his souvenirs with his wife in their Chicago apartment after he was given his unconditional release by the Chicago Cubs. In his right hand Derringer holds the National League all star award. Tar Heel Mermen Whip Georgia Tech, 60 To 15 CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 5—(tP) — | North Carolina’s conference swim ming champions, gunning for na tional laurels this year, opened the season today by outclassing Georgia Tech’s southeastern lead ers, 60 to 15. It was the Tar Heels’ 17th consecutive dual meet vic tory and the 42nd win in their last 45 starts. Dick Twining, son of Lt. Gen. Nathan F. Twining, who com manded the 20th Air Force SuperT forts over Japan and a national AAU champ himself, set a new pool record at 100 yards. Bo Jenkins, Carolinas AAU back stroke titleholder, surpassed his previous best by two seconds; and co-Captain Snooky Proctor, national junior AAU mile runner up, turned in another good per formance at 440. The results: 300-yard medley relay—Carolina (Jenkins, Abramhamson and Mor row) 3 minutes, 9 seconds. 220-yard free style—Zimmer man (C), Rolfe (G), Topp (G), 2 minutes, 20.5. 50-yard free style—Ward (C), Little (C), Matthews (G), 24 sec conds. Diving—Dane (Di, zzv.z points, Haigler (C), Frank (G). 100-yard free style—Twining (C), Ficklen (C), Thomas (G), 52.4 seconds (new pool record. 150-yard' back stroke—Jenkins (C), Flowers (G), Packard (G), 1 minute, 46.2. 220-yard breast stroke—Shumats (C), Davies (C), Brock (G), 2 minutes, 46.2. 440-yard free style—Proctor (C), Rolfe (G), Morrow (C), 5 minutes 17.2. 400-yard free style relay—Caro lina (Little, Frazier, Wilson, Ward) 3 minutes, 55.1. Columbus Baseballers Will Train At Biloxi COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 4—OJ.R) —The Columbus Red Birds have selected Biloxi, Miss., as the site of their first southern training camp since the war imposed travel restrictions, President A. L. Ban ister announced today. Training begins March 4. The Red Birds will share the site with their brother club in the St. Louis Cardinal chain, the Rochester Redwings of the Inter national league. Also at BUoxi will be the Birmingham Barons of the Southern league, and ad ditional spring training competi tion probably will be furnished by the team from nearby Keesler Field. Tlie membership of the Acade mie Francaise is limited to 40. ORD HAWKS BEAT BY LEJEl E, 66-51 By TIM SAUNDERS CAMP LEJEUNE, Jan. 5. — (Special to the Star-News)—Camp Lejeune’s powerful marine five racked up their 10th win of the sea. son Friday evening at the expense of the thrice-beaten Greensboro Ord Hawks by the topheavy score of 66 to 51. Trailing mlcrway in the first half by the score of 25-15, the Leather necks, paced by Frank Carswell, Rice, and John Kelly of Notre Dame, suddenly came to life and exhibited a belated first half rally which draw them within two points of the army quint as the half ended wth the visitors leading 27 to 25. The second half was a rout with the winners scoring at ease while holding the Hawks to 24 points. Carswell gained scoring honors for the Lejeune club with 23, while Kelly was” right behind with 21. Spencer, Hawk guard, was best for the losers with 17. Camp Lejeune: Fg Ft Tp Kelly, i . 10 1 21 King, f . 6 1 13 Russell, f . 0 0 0 Lieske, c . 0 0 0 Croswell, c .......... 3 0 6 Carswell, g . 10 3 23 Smith, g... 0 „1 1 Zeitler, g • • • • m • • • _• • • 1 0 2 Carvin, g . 0 0 0 Totals .. 30 6 66 Ord Hawks: Fg Ft Tp Shannon, f . 5 1 11 Demitros, f . 10 2 MacDow, f. 0 0 0 Berris, f. 2 0 4 Hall, f . 0 0 0 Taylor, c . 2 0 4 McCullough, c .. 0 0 0 Poja, g . 4 5 13 Spencer, g . 8 1 17 Williams, g . 0 0 0 Panek, g . 0 0 0 Totals . 22 7 51 Basketball Scores (By the Associated Press) Maryland 47, North Carolina State 33. Duke 55, Davidson 27. Camp Lejeune 72, Camp Ord 59. McCrary Eagles 52, Catawba 28. Norfolk Sailors 52, Wake Forest 30. North Carolina 65, Fort Bragg 33. Dartmouth 46, Pennsylvania 45. West Virginia 88, St. Vincents 30. Boston U. 59, Clark 36. Navy 71, Bucknell 30. NEW PRO LEAGUE LISTS GRIDDERS UNDER CONTRACT Impressive Rosters Seemed Assured For All-Ameri can Conference By WALTER BYERS United Press Sports Writer CH-CAGO, Jan. o. (U.PJ The AH America football conference, sev erely criticizing the National Foot ball League’s college draft system, announced today its eight clubs al ready had signed approximately 300 players and probably would not need to draft any players foi their first season next fall. “The eight franchise owners of the All-American, planning to launch pro football s second major league next season alongside of the N. F. L., met behind closed doors today. Tney worked on player con tracts and considered a new draft system, proposed by their coaches as “one which will not aggravate college athletic directors.” The coaches, under chairman Ray Flaherty of Dan Topping’s New York team, recommended to owners that a secret draft, limited to college seniors who have ex pressed their desire to play profes sionally, be set up contrast to the National League’s . all-inclusive draft of 300 players annually. Mai Stevens, formerly of Yale and New York university and now head coach of William Cox’s All American Brooklyn club, called the N. F. L.’s selection system “silly and in direct conllict with the wish es of college coaches.” Stevens pointed out mat me coaches of the'All-America confer ence, with the exception of Fla herty, who formerly bossed the Washington Redskins, all are col lege men who “should know what universities and colleges want in relationship to professional foot ball.” Mrs. Eleanor Gehrig, widow of the former Yankee first baseman and League secretary, said ap proximately 300 players had been signed by the league, which aver ages out to about 35 men per club. The coaches named 139 signed play ers today. Following is the All-America set up, club by club, with a few of the big-name stars who have been sign ed: Brooklyn—Top players: end Jack Russel, Baylor; tackle Martin Ru by, Texas A. & M.; backs Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa; Bill Daley, Minne sota-Michigan; Dominic Principe, Fordham; Lake Leicht, Oregon State; Bob Paffrath, Minnesota. New York —•. Players to be an nounced later. Buffalo— Top players: Tackle Darrel Palmer, T. C. U., backs Paul Govemalli, Columbia; Steve Juzwick, Notre Dame, and Harfy Hopp, Nebraska. Cleveland—Top players: guard Vince Banonis, Detroit and Chi cago Cardinal of N. F. L.; tackle Jim Daniell, Ohio State and Chi cago Bears; backs Otto Graham, Northwestern; Bob Steuber, Mis souri and Chicago Bears; Edgar (Special Delivery) Jones, Pitts burgh* TTrMip Prnlrnrv Opnrffia Tech; Gene Fekete, Ohio State. Chicago — Top players: Tackle Harvey McCollum, Tulane; guard Norm Verry, U. S. C.; end Ralph Heywood, U. S. C.; backs; Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana; Elroy Hirsch, Wisconsin; Chuck Jacoby, Indiana; Don Kruger, Northwestern. Los Angeles—Top players; tackle Lee Artoe, Chicago; back Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame. San Francisco—Top players: end Bob Titchenal, Washington Red skins; backs: Frankie Albert, Stanford; Len Eshmont, Fordham and New York Giants. Miami—Top players: end Hamp ton Pool, Stanford and Chicago Bears playing coach); .center John Tavener, Indiana; Bill Godwin, Georgia, and John Steeber, Ala bama. LON TO OFFICIATE LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5.—(JP)— Lon Warneke, former Chicago Cubs pitcher, has signed to um pire in the Pacific Coast League this year. President Clarence Row land said today. Warneke gave his unconditional release by the Cubs last fall after a successful 14-year national league career, expressed the desire to “get back into the Majors” as an umpire. Pro Gridders May Drop Free Substitution Rule --- X By JIMMY JORDAN CHICAGO, Jan. 5.—(fP)—The Na tional Football league, proponent of the free substitution rule that has been gaining favor the past two years with collegiate code makers, will discuss the possibility of tossng that legislation out the window at its annual meeting open ing Wednesday in New York. Chief foe of the rule that allows substitutions, even of entire teams, at any time without ’ penalty, will be George S. Halas, owner-coach of the Chicago Bears whoi recently was discharged as a commander after four years in the Navy. Halas’ suggestion will be but one of ten changes in the NFL code to be considered at the meeting. The free substitution rule came into the game as a wartime meas ure, due in part to somewhat lower ed quality of material, especially among the reserves. Because of the rule, most coaches had both offensive and defensive teams, and would substitute eight, ten, or even 11 players almost every time the ball changed hands. College coached and officials, watching the efficiency with which the Pros could operate under the system, have been advocating the same rule as a part of the inter collegiate code. Halas, ior years a member of the rules committee, but who had not seen the rule in operation until his return from the service just before the season ended, urged the NFL to “give the game back to the fans.” “The present free substitution rule will do more to kill fan in terest in the game than anything I know,” he said today. “It has taken the personality out of foot ball. The first game I saw this fall players were going in and out in such a steady stream I couldn’t identify them. I'm still trying to find out who did what.” His suggestion is re-instatement of tire prewar rule allowing free substitution of but two playeTS, whose identity must be announced before the game. Other rules changes to be con sidered include: Eliminating the penalty for running into the kicker and penalizing only for roughing; if running mio the kicker is retain ed, elminate the outomatic first down which goes with the penalty; use of an artificial tee for the kickoff; elimination of that part of the rule which makes a blocker have his hands clasped against his body; allow the defense to advance with a fumbled lateral pass; per mit the defense to run kicks which cross the goal line instead of mak ing them automatic touchbacks; reduction of the panalty for an illegal faiA catch signal; make a touchback of all kicks killed inside the receiving team’s 10-yard line; make a .touchback of any kick that goes out of bounds inside the 20 yard line, and change the penalty for a forward pass touching an illegal receiver. The Roman emperor Maximinus couldn’t find a ring big enough to fit, so he wore his wife’s brace lets on his thumbs. BY NELSON LEADS' j CALIFORNIA OP® >| LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 —jyp Byron Nelson, golfdom’s Mr gb ' during the 1945 season was'bai 1 on the gold-dust beam today as h compliled a 35-34—69 to add to his 71 yesterday and take the lead on ) the basis of early returns in the i second round of the Los Angeles > open golf tournament. Finding the long and rolling fair ways to his liking today, NeiS0Ij | hit the green with his second shot ;; on all 18 holes and took 34 putts in compiling the 60. Meanwhile, the first-day leader Slammin’ Sammy Snead had his ! trouble on the out nine, taking a four-over-par 39. He had a $ for the 18 yesterday. Of the early finishers today closest to Nelson was Jim Ferrier, former Australian open champion, who added a 72 today to the 69 he had yesterday for a 141, Other returns included: Harold (Jug) McSpaden, Sanford, Me., with a 73-70—143; Harry Todd, Ft Worth, 73-71—144. Vic Ghezzi, Deal, N. J., 70-74— 144; Lawson Little, San Francisco, 73-73—146; E. J. (Dutch) Harrison, Little Rock, Ark., 71-75—146; Ells worth Vines, Denver, Colo., 74-43— 147. Babe Didrickson Zaharias, the only woman contestant in the tournament, came through with j ■another 81 today to give her a 162 for the two day’s total and the score probably will result in her elimination. Only the 90 best scores (and ties) will complete tomorrow. Among the other name. stars considerably off in their score today were Willie Goggin, Whited plains, N. Y„ with .1 83-82—165; Ralph Guldahl, Chicago, 111. ,77-75—152 j Jimmie Hines, Chicago, 77-75—152; George Fazio, Los Angeles, 72-78—150; and Denny s Shute, Akron, O., 78-75—153. VM1 Meets Nine Foes On Gridiron Next Year —--. 9 LEXINGTON, Va., Jan. B.-fiPH 1 A nine-game football schedule, in- | eluding six southern conference op ponents, for Virginia Military In stitute’s 1945 eleven was announced today by Lt. Col. Blandy B. Clark, son, V. M. I. athletic director. Newcomers to the schedule are Georgia Tech, replacing Vander bilt; Furman university, replacing Maryland, and Davidson college, replacing Emory and Henry. Hold ers include Catawba, Richmond Virginia, N. ,C. State and Virginia Tech. Old Town CANOES NOW IN STOCK PICKARD’S 209 Market St. Dial 2-3224 Housing Note: Phils Plan Moving From Basement To Better Address MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 5.— —Ihe trouble with the Phillies, says Manager Ben Chapman, is that “they’ve been losing so long it doesn’t seem to matter whether they win or not.” And that’s one of the first prob lems “Bearcat Ben” aims to tackle when the National League problem child report for spring practice next month in Miami Beach, Fla. “I just don’t like a losing ball club,” the former New York Yan kee outiield star declared today, “and if they play for me they’ll hustle all the way.” If new mater al can turn the trick. Chamnanj h«->nes to oull the Philadelphia team out of the cellar next season for the first time since 1943. The roster so far contains only" one player who was with the faltering Phil at the start of the season. That’s Outfielder Vince DiMaggio. The Montgomery bowling alley proprietor, who became manager of the Phillies in mid-season last year, refused to gamble on an out right prediction, but he vowed to better the 1945 record of 46 wins and 108 defeats. “If we get another catcher, a third baseman, two good winning pitchers and one more outfilder,” he said, “we won’t finish on the bottom. Fifth man to pilot the club in four years, Chapman will be run ning strictly counter to past Philly performances if he pulls the team out of the cellar. Seven times in the past 10 years ihe Quaker City boys wound up trailing the rest of the lehgue, and the other three times they were only one place from the bottom. In 63 years of National League competition, the club has been in last place 19 times and won the pennant only once. It’s in the outfield that Chapman hopes to pack the punch for the rejuvenated version of the Phillies. He said he planned to use DiMag gio in center, Lou Novikoff in left field and Ron Northey in right. The pitching staff is the big question. Chapman observed he had “some good looking newcom ers and we have some boys who were among the best several years ago.” “But,” he cautioned, “just how good they will stack up remains to be seen. We can tell just how good they are when we start prac tice,” about Feb. 23. Oddly enough, of the 25 hurlers on the string now, nearly half are left-handed, when Ben says will be a natural in a league “leaded” with portside hitters. I 1 FIRST FOR FIT Made over special square toe lasts, and built with just a slight rocker bottom, Florsheim French Toes are perfect fitters for every type of normal foot. Most Styles $10.95 Exclusively Yours At— \
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