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I in Sports Pan .... Hot Stove Gossip Latest hot stove gossip in Tobacco State league circles find that one league resident, Brodie Smith of Smithfield, has sold his controlling interest in the club there. No announcement has been made as who did the purchasing. Rumors also exist that Mickey Balia, last year’s starter at Smithfeild as playing manager, will return to lead the Leafs next season. Balia continued as a player after Alex Daniels, regular receiver, re p’aced him as skipper. Mickey performed better after resigning and finished the season hitting better than 300, also playing an inspired brand of ball afield. Pollock To Be Host Prexy L. M. Pollock of Wilmington’s Pirates will be host to club Prexy’s and their officials Nov. 17 when the loop heads will discuss next season’s by laws. Warsaw May Enter Sports enthusiasts at Warsaw have indicated they would like to secure a franchise for next season’s play. The loop voted on letting two clubs in, thus making it an S club circuit. It is desired by club officials that Fayetteville leave the Coastal Plain and enter the To bacco State with Roanoke Rapids or some other site taking the Cubs place in the C. P. The Chicago Cubs hold an option on the Cubs for another year and their say so will have more to do with the switch, even if it did mature. It has been said that the Cubs wish to make Fayetteville Class C or B since their attendance as a tail ender soared good enough for it last summer. Lumberton Mentioned Lumberton, with a ten thousand population, is an ideal location for an entry. Word there is that the city fathers have been thinking seriously of erecting lights next season, whether it be semi-pro or pro ball. Other desirable locations indicated they are also interested in securing a franchise. Wilbourne Works At Dunn Johnnie Wilbourne, star hurler for Wilmington Pirates last season, is now residing in Dunn and has a position with a leading department store there. Sham rock Denning, slugging Dunn-Erwin outfielder is also residing in Dunn and clerking in a store. Both will play semi-pro basketball this winter for the Dunn Erwin Red Birds. Umpires At Home Umpire Pat Fragile, selected as Ump in Chief for next year, is in his home town of Beekley, W. Va., operating a billiard hall and snack bar. Other um pire winter jobs find Baxter Moose coaching at Salem burg with Edward Military Inst. Arthur Scalli is coaching high school athletics in Ga. Bob Mann has gone to Panama to play the diamond sport there. J. W. Gili is at home in Zebulon conducting business in terest. Jake Smith is High School coach at Dunn. Andersons Trounce Moose Touch Football Club, 45-0 Msffitt Village Edges St. Mary’s In Preliminary Game, 6 To 0 The unbeaten Andersons Sports Shop football team continued to rule the Touch League with a iron hand, taking the Moose apart, 45 0, yesterday at Robert Strange park. Scoring touchdowns in the maul ing were Gene Brown, Shorty Stev ens, Rudy Smith, Jimmy West, and E. A. Thomas. West also converted the three good extra points. Fans watch,ing the contest were impressed by the skillful handling of the six-man formation by Smith, Andersons quarterback, and the sound blocking. Lineups were as follows: Ander sons Sports Shop—Jimmy West, left end: Pat Harrington, right end; Gene Brown, center; Shortly Stev ons. fullback; Shortly, left half back; and Rudy Smith, quarter back. For the Moose: Jackie Wilson, left end; Charles Watkins, right end; J. W. Brown, center; Tommy Eason, quarterback; Barnhill, left halfback; and Tex Knisler, full back. In a preliminary contest at 3 o’clock Maffitt ViUnge’s grammar school tackle team won a decisive 6-0 victory over St. Mary’s. Marion Capps provided the de ciding margin by scampering around left end for 42 yards and a touchdown. Capps’ line plunge for the extra point was no good. Outstanding for the losers were Edward Boado and Bobby Wil liams. These two youngsters spear headed' a St. Mary's attack, which was slowed up three times inside the Maffitt Village 20 yard line. Bert Hawley, recreation director, announced following the double header that Spofford Mills will play Enterprise in today’s touch contest at 4 o’clock. XOW AVAILABLE For Immediate Delivery LAUSON - OUTBOARD MOTORS 2 Vi Horsepower Single Cylinder Air Cooled Present OPA Price $119.70 MARTIN OUTBOARD MOTORS 7.2 HORSE POWER Delivery — Approximately 30 Days Present OPA Price $179.70 1 pN 105 South Front Street Dial 2*1830 _ __ Cape Fear Country Club Postpones Tournament; ‘Cats May Be Minus Two Regulars Friday Night Deacon End BERNIE CAPPS Bernie Capps, of Chadbourn, is one of the leading ends on the Wake Forest football team which meets Duke at Durham Saturday. Capps, a senior, has been an out standing performer on both offense and defense for Wake Forest this season. BO ANNOUNCES SC JLE CHANGE Tournament Postponed Be cause Work On Greens In Progress Kirk Boehm, club professional at the Cape Fear Country Club, announced yesterday that the an nual Cape Fear Country Club Fall Golf Tournament has been post poned one week. The tournament was originally scheduled to start this morning. The tourney was set back one week because the greens on the course are being worked on and the work is not yet completed. The four flight tournament is expected to bring together many of Wilmington’s foremost amateur golfers. The new playing dates will be announced following a meeting of the greens committee this week. Boehm said yesterday. The entry list is expected to reach 80 local golfers. Following a ten-day qualifying period, the en trants will be paired for the first round of tournament competition. The Finals will be held during early December. Firemen Stage Banquet Meet; Another Planned For Tonight Forty members of the Wil mington Fire Department day shift gathered at the Wrights ville Marina last night for a delicious oyster roast. The party was sponsored by the Fire Department Athletic Fund, of which all firemen are members. Last night’s party was the first of two. Tht second, for members of the night shift will be tonight at the same time and place. The guests of the Athletic department were: Chief J. Ludie Croom, Councilmen James E. L. W’ade, W. E. Yopp, Robert LeGwin and Garland Currin. City Manager J. R. Benson, Representative R. M. Kermon, Senator Alton A. Len non and Gilbert Morton. Roy Cook, Jack Cowie and Gil Smith. Clyde Jordon, president of the Athletic department, was unable to attend last night’s meeting, but will be on hand tonight. The committee in charge of arrangements for the banquets were: H. C. Knowles, Bill Glis son, Charlie Herring, Richard Wolfe, Charles M. Kivenbark and Elmore Seece. CAROLINA HOLDS SPIRITED DRILLS Coach Snavely Emphasizes Punt And Pass Protec tion ; Justice Ready CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 6.— (/F) — Taking advantage of bracing weather, which followed an un commonly November hot spell, Carolina’s Tar Heels Engaged in a long, spirited workout Wednesday afternoon for the game with the high scoring William and Mary Indians at Richmond Saturday. Considerable time was spent on punt and pass protection. Three varsity teams and the Jayvees then alternated in two separate semi scrimmages. There was concentra tion on punt and kickoff returns, with Johnny Clements and Jim Camp, wingbacks, and Billy Britt and Billy Myers, tailbacks, among those making long deliveries. Charlie Justice was in heavy armor for the first time this week and his long gallops and high spirits indicate that he will be ready for the Braves. Center Joe Swicegood was out of the infirmary with x-ray pitchers showing that his leg was only badly bruised with no fracture. He will be unable to play this week but should be ready for Wake Forest. BLUE DEVILS SET FOR DEACON TILT Duke Works Carefully On Passing Attack; Players In Peak Shape DURHAM, Nov. 6.— (VP) —Duke continued preparations Wednesday for their Southern Conference bat tle with Wake Forest on Saturday with another workout including de fense against Demon Deacon plays and a long session on offense. The Blue Devils worked hard on passing, a phase of their attack that has been lagging in recent games. Several long completions were made against the Junior Var sity defenders, and the aerial game appeared somewhat improved. For once, all members of the squad who have played this season took part in the drill, and barring injuries later in the week Duke should be at top strength for Sat urday’s important game. John Montgomery, freshman quarterback from Miami, worked out in full with the varsity men, apparently recovered from a side injury which kept him out of all but a few minutes of the Georgia Tech game. ' TO PLAN HOSPITAL ASHEVILLE, Nov. 6. — (VP) — Discussion of a planned Western North Carolina Memorial hospital is on the agenda of the meeting here tomorrow of the 18th district, American Legion. CYCLE SAFETY HELP PREVENT BICYCLE AC CIDENTS — The National Safety Council reports that over seventy five percent of bicycle accidents are caused by cyclists ignoring traffic rules—When riding your bicycle always give the proper signal when making a turn or stop ping DUTCH HARRISON LEADS AT HALF Mike Turnesa Fires Second In North - South Open Golf Tournament PINEHURST, Nov. 6.— (Jf>) — Dutch Harrison of Little Rock, Ark., stroked his way into the lead at the halfway mark of the 45th annual North and South open golf tournament Wednesday w'itli a four-under par 68 for a total of 140 and a one-stroke margin over the veteran Mike Turnesa of White Plains, N. Y. Tunesa fired a 70 over the coun try club’s 6,879-yard number two layout Wednesday to take second place by a stroke over Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa., the pre-meet favorite and the year’s leading money-winner. Hogan had 71 yes terday and duplicated that score Wednesday. CAROLINA CIRCUIT DIRECTORS TO MEET DRAPER, Nov. 6 — (IP) — Club directors of the Carolina base ball league will meet in Greensboro on Nov. 16-17 at the O. Henry Ho tel, it was announced here Wednes day by Dr. T. S. Wilson, president of the Class C circuit. Several important business mat ters will be discussed at the ses sion, final meeting of the club heads before they gather at the Minor League convention the first week in December at Los Angeles, Calif. The Greensboro club, pennant winner the past summer, will be host at a dinner Saturday night, Nov. 16, while the regular fall bus iness meeting of the directors will begin at 10 o’clock Sunday morning Nov. 17. Where There's Smoke— >% ^Hypp ARMY’S SKIPPER LACKS RESERVES Blaik Points Out 1943 Ca det Loss As Indication Of Irish Power WEST POINT, N. Y., Nov. 6—(S'; — As Army’s football team went through another strenuous practice session Wednesday for Saturday’s struggle with Notre Dame, Coach Earl Blaik replayed the 1943 Army Notre Dame tussle as a sort of strategic counter-attack to the Irish discussions of the humiliation they suffered in the past two years. Blaik, as usual, insisted that Notre Dame has not only plenty of personnel but a tremendous in centive to win the game. Army hasn’t either, in his -analysis of the situation, but the red-thatched Army coach is doing his best to discount the last two tussles and bring up what happened the last time a really good Notre Dame team faced Army. The Irish won, 26-0. then and Blaik insists that this year’s Notre Dame team is far superior to the 1943 outfit. Notre Dame, in fact hasn't been extended all year and has concentrated ever since last spring on one thing—-beating Army. By contrast, the thin Cadet squad has been forced to go all out at least twice this season, against Oklahoma and Michigan, and the coaches have had to go all out fo: virtually every game. Even when Army figured to win handily there were immediate problems that kept the coaching staff from looking far ahead to the Nov. 9 contest. Actual preparations for Notre Dame didn’t begin until last week, Blaik said Wednesday and then it was more from the coaching stand point than real work by the play ers. TABERNACLETEAM TO DRILL MONDAY Robert Shipp Will Coach Club; Miller and Heath Out For Varsity The Tabernacle Baptist basket ball team will take to the hardwood Monday afternoon in the YMCA to begin practice for their 1946-47 basketball season, Robert Shipp, Tabernacle coach, announced yes terday. The Baptists, who ran away with the championship title last year, will have a hard task defending their crown this season as the Church league presents 10 of the strongest quints to ever enter the league. Coach Shipps is losing two Of his main cogs in Robert Miiler, cap tain of the 45-46 champs, and Levy Heath, star guard, who are going out for the Wildcat varsity. Both of the boys compiled the astound ing total of 70 points between them last year when Tabernacle smoth ered Hewes Building of Maffitt Vlilage, 117-10. Shipp said first string positions are wide open for contestants, who wish to play and attend the Taber nacle Baptist church regularly. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service DUCK DECOYS AT vour 114 MARKET DIAL 6022 LUJACK INJURED: IRISH HORRIFIED Notre Dame Quarterback Sprains Ankle In Final Scrimmage SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 6 — (IP) — A shocked horror spread over Notre Dame’s do-or-die football squad late Wednesday when John ny Lujack, the sparkplug quarter back and the man most necessary to the Irish hopes for revenge against the Army Saturday, suffer ed a sprained right ankle. It was uncertain just what ef fect this heart-breaker might have on the possible chances of the boy from Pennsylvania coal-fields be ing able to do a full-sized job in Saturday’s national championship clash. Not even the Notre Dame school physician, Dr. Joseph Canton, was willing to guess. xou saw the realization hit the Irish Wednesday as the sturdy 21 year-old, 180-pound Lujack lay there on the cleat-cut turf for a moment after colliding with right end Frank Kosikowski, a 205-pound er from Milwaukee. He had been working on defense against one of Army's plays in the Irish’s last full dress rehearsal be for leaving for New York Thurs day. There was a look almost of horror on some of the players’ faces as he got up and limped over to the dressing rooms for the minis trations of trainer Hughie Burns. Earlier, Leahy had told about the special Irish defenses he had designed to slow down Army’s “you-know-who, ” and then contem plated sadly the news that Sim mons was hurt and would be left behind when the Irish squad leaves at 4 p. m. Thursday. NEW W1NGBACK PLAYS IN STATE BACKFIELD RALEIGH, Nov. 6—W—Although N. C. State’s Wolfpack has several fairly capable wingbacks, Oscar Bozeman, a lad from Eaton Rouge, La., who weighs 170 pounds, is due to get the starting nod against Vanderbilt at Nashville, Tenn., Sat urday. The diamond cutting industry in Palestine was founded in 1938. Gibson And Kuhn Nurse Bad Injuries From Wilson Tilt The New Hanover High school Wildcats, who fought gamely Friday night but^suffered a heart-breaking 12-7 defeat, came out of the encounter minus the services of two first string players — Jim Gibson and Bill Kuhn. Both lads, injured slightly before Friday, were busted up badly in the Wilson struggle, and neither may be in good enough shape to start in the Durham contest this week. Gibson is suffering from a bad knee, which is re ceiving treatments from a local doctor. Kuhn’s ankle has swollen up to such enormous size that the 200 pound tackle is resting in bed. Finley McMillan, who has been alternating at left end with Bobby Stewart, came up with a bad cold yesterday. Aside from these three the Wildcat lineup is in fair shape, but definitely will not be at top strength for the all important Durham game. Plans announced by the NHHS athletic department state that the varsity is scheduled to leave Wilmington at 9 o'clock Friday morning so as to give the boys a good rest before the contest. Meanwhile the squad was heartened by the news of a last chance to get into the championship play-offs. Many of them believe Rocky Mount may upset Wilson, and Fayette ville will defeat Raleigh. Many local fans have been making plans to attend the Durham game and stay over Saturday for the Duke-Wake Forest football battle. Barr Baldwin Of UCLA Named Lineman Of Week By Writers Sensational Flankman Scor ed Three Touchdowns; Blocked Kick NEW YORK, Nov. 6— (IP)—For the second time this season Burr Baldwin, of UCLA, hailed as an “out-of-this-world” end, has won the lineman of the week award in the Associated Press weekly poll. Baldwin put on a topflight per formance as the UCLAns routed St. Mary’s 46-20 last week. He scored three touchdowns, two on pass plays that covered 49 and 23 yards. The other six-pointer came when he scooped up a blocked kick. He was equally superb on defense. Other “workhorses” of the for ward line drew high praise. Wel don Humble, Rice guard, played such a terrific game against Texas Tech that Del Morgan, Tech coach rared “I was glad to see Jesse Neely take Humble out. 1 was afraid he was going to hurt some of my guards backs.” Joe Tereshinski. Georgia end; Bryand Meeks, South Carolina center.; Knox Ramsey, William and Mary guard; Frank Wydo, Cornell tackle; Ed Mead, Prince ton end; John Canady Indiana cen ter, and David Schmit, Kansas end, were among the others singled out for particular pats-on-the-back. Meeks, proclaimed as a “solid nomination for all-America,” by Southern Conference admirers, threw one openfield block that left three Citadel men flat. Two had to be helped off the field. Linemen nominated this week: Ends—David Schmidt, Kansas, Ted Cook, Alabama. Joe Teres hinski, Georgia. Wendell Williams, Rice. Ray Poole, MissisrJppi. Burr Baldwin, UCLA. Joe Distasio, Cor nell. Ed Mead, Princeton. Tackles—Frank Wydo, Cornell. Ralph Sazio, William and Mary. Russ Deal, Indiana. Charlie Compt ton, Alabama. Pete Kotlavich, Southern Methodist. Weldon Ed wards, Texas Christian. Hubert Shurtz, Lousiana State. Bob Hen dren, Southern California. Harold Kilman, Texas Christian. Guards—Knox Ramsey, Wil liam and Mary. Herbert St. John. Georgia. Weldon Humble, Rice Jim Sid Wright, Southern Method ist. Centers— Bryant Meeks, South WAKE FOREST GETS R( OF FAVORITE Coach Peahead Walker Still Plenty Worried Oven Duke Plays ^ WAKE FOREST, Nov. 6— Despite reports that Wake Forest will be favored in its game with Duke Saturday, Coach Peahead Walker is taking no chances and ran his Deacons through another long workout Wednesday that last ed until dark. In the long workout, the Deacons covered nearly every phase of the game. They worked on their block ing, their tackling, on their running offense, their passing, and their kicking. They also studied Blue Devil plays as they worked on their de fenses against rushing and passing. The Deacons brushed up on place-kicking for extra points in 17 attempts this season. Finally, Walker gave his players some new plays for use against the Blue Devils if the going gets rough Saturday. There was good news from the Wake Forest injured list as it was announced that Clay Croom, full back, and Dewey Hobbs, tackle, would be back in shape by Satur day. It was still doubtful whether Red Cochran, star tailback who has been out most of the season with injuries, would be able to play. _ Carolina. John Cannady, Indiana. Paul Duke, Georgia Tech. Billy Thomas, Arkansas. John Rapacz, Oklahoma. Don Paul, U. C. L. A. BOWLING SHOES NOW IN STOCK! — AT THE — ANCHOR HARDWARE CO. Corner Front and Dock Sts. BICYCLES TRICYCLES WAGONS PICKARDS 209 Market St. Dial 2-8224 Atlantic Company—Breweries in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Norfolh, Orlando
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