r IN SPORTS PAN - Coo^'° By Roy Cook _I ----- - Mondav night Buddv Lewis and his barnstorming Aii-s*r Comets in the Columbus county seat. It will be tne iirst night sports attraction in the history of Columbus county. g The Memorial stadium at \\hiteville has recently been completed and outfitted with lishta. The atadtum is a credit to the fast growing community of \\ hiteville. The Maior League All-Stars tried desperately to play here in Wilmington, but no playing field was available. Frank Maner, general manager of the Masonboro Ramblers 'requested the use of the American Legion Stadium for a game here on October 10. The county commissioners, sole holders of the gate strings of the huge concrete stadium said “No. It would cost too much money to change the field back for baseball.” they said in their refusal. This is probably true. Removable bleacher seats ha™ been erected in the outfield and the screen pulled high into the air and the pitchers mound removed for football. This refusal by the commissioners only leads to the fight we have been waging about another sports arena m filming ton* „ . , i i • There is only one place in the entire county that is suitable for baseball at night. You guessed it. The American Legion Stadium. The owners of the Wilmington Pirate baseball club saw the need for another stadium here last summer and started construction on the private project. Shortage ot materials held up the work for a while, but. the owners say they will complete their park by next spring. There is no place to stage any indoor sports program •and only the Legion Stadium for outdoor sports m New -Hanover county. Its a shame for a county as large as New Hanover to be without suitable athletic facilities. But what can we do about it? Boxing. Wrestling, Basketball, Handball, Tennis. Base ball, Softball, Football, fans of Wilmington dont’ seem to bother about the lack of facilities, however they are loud in their criticism of the way the sports programs skip this city. It has been rumored that soon the New Hanover High school will build a large stadium to take care of its athletic program. . The Pirate baseball club will have their own park. And the American Legion Stadium will be left to rot »s time goes by. But what of the indoor sports/ The Veterans of Foreign Wars are planning to stage the Golden Gloves Tournament here in 1948 and more than -likely they will have to go back to the Cape Fear Armory, just a good sized dance floor, to hold the matches. Boxing promoters still wonder if Wilmington has made any ar rangements for an indoor stadium. Hundreds of Wilmington basketball fans were turn ed away from the high school gym last year when the Wildcats played the Greensboro Whirlies for the state title. The fans grumbled about no facilities as nearly 1,800 fans jammed the gym to the rafters. But, what action was iaken? .... Two days later the whole thing was forgotten. Wilmington plans to build a large City Auditorium .someday. The plans alone cost more than a large indoor ■sports arena would have cost. But perhaps thats economy. Still Wilmington has the poorest sports facilities of any 1 'ty its size In the nation. And no one seems to give a hoot. Vildcats Get Down To Serious Drills rogden Sends Squad Through Long Hard Scrimmage Session The New Hanover Wildcats got Town to serious practice yester day afternoon at the 13th and Ann Streets drill field. Only one thought at the moment ran through the youthful heads of the players as the buckled down to hard scrimmages and aerial drills — Beat Raleigh. Coach Leon Brogden as usual had little comment on his club. “We have a couple of boys that need a little special attention” be said, ‘"But I think they will be in excellent shape for the Raleigh game Friday night.” He remarked. Psrohed right on Uie top of tbe Clew AA Eastern conference along with Fayetteville and * “Cushman” Sk Dt*l MMi Raleigh, the Wildcats will be seeking to knock the Caps from the list of unbeaten teams in conference play. Coach Brogden sent th ebays through some hard scrimmages during the early afternoon with the second and third teams work ing against the varsity eleven. Jim Gibson, Jimmy Piher, Johnny Crowley and Homer Brewer looked good in line plunges and end runs. But coach Brogden and Tom Davis spent a lot of time with the lads in perfecting a better “T” forma tion. Bunny Hines and Jap Davis stood by the sidelines and after each play they would go out and instruct the linesmen and point out errors committed by the various players. Both coaches seemed to be pleased with the results. During the late afternoon the air was filled with footballs as the coaches switched from line plays to the air attack. Johnny Crowley got off' some long heaves to end Lloyd Honeycutt and speedy Jimmy Piner. Yesterday was the first after non the Cats have settled down to hard work this week. Most of Monday was spent in pointing out mistakes discovered in the Fri day night tilt with Rocky Mount, and Tuesday the squad was forced to stay indoors on account of rain. This afternoon they will be sent through another levies of scrimmages and passing ylayi BACK IN WILMINGTON ! HIGH ART CLOTHES WLLBllR ANDERSON, MGR. Corner Front and Princess Streets Berg er’s Dept. Store M IUITI Id Tih 100 JW. 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Trial runs are slated to get un derway about one o’clock and the first race will begin at 2:30 o’clock. According to members of the local club, Saturday’s race will be the first . anctioned motorcycle race to be held in this county. NHHS SWIMMERS HOLD WORKOUTS Members of the New Hanover high school swimming team be gan their regular swim sessions in the YMCA pool yesterday af ternoon in preparation for their meets with various cities in North Carolina. The team is coached by Adam Smith, YMCA physical director and former representative of the United States in the Olympics. Members of the squad will hold practice meets Monday, Wednes day, and Friday at 6 p. m. until 7 o’clock in the “Y” pool. “We need 20 or 30 more boys to participate on the squad,” said Smith, although he said that 12 boys will compose a squad. The squad will travel to various cities in the state with the basket ball tear . Methods of transporta tion have been completed for cities where the NHHS basket ball teams do not play. Coach Smith said the team has been invited to the Duke-Caro lina Scholastics and if the squad time limit is good enough, that the team will participate in the event. Also, said the head mentor, “If the team will stick with me and are in good shape, we will go to the National High School Cham pionship.” The NHSC are usual ly held in New York, Chicago, or California. Other teams that the Wildcats may compete against are Golds boro, Raleigh, High Point. Kan napolis. Durham, Winston-Salem, and Asheville. BUSES CHARTERED BY JAYCEES FOR RALEIGH CONTEST The Junior Chamber of Commerce has chartered special buses from the Caro lina Light and Power com pany to transport Wilming ton football fans from the railroad station to Riddick stadium, it was announced last night. Jaycee officials said ar rangements were completed last night with the Raleigh power company officials. The transportation fee from the railroad to the stadium and return will be twenty-five cents. Williston Tigers Drill For Game With Raleigh Mere The Williston Tigers, under the coaching of Frank Robinson, got in some long hard drills yester day afternoon In preparation for their clash with the “Little Blues” of Washington high school of Ra leigh, here Friday night. The Tigers are slated to play the Raleigh eleven at the Ameri can Legion Stadium at 8 o’clock. The Raleigh aggregation has played two games this season, winning both by close scores. The Tigers dropped a hard fought 7 to 6 battle to Charleston in their first game of the year. The Tigers will appear for the first time in their new uniforms of Maroon and Gold Friday rriffht. Interest Mounts In Golf Tourney Local Enthusiasts Report Progress In Drive To Raise Funds To Sponsor National Pro Golf Tournament Here In 1948 Over 33 pledges have been signed and returned to a group of Wilmington golf enthusiasts, who are seeking to arrange fear a National Professional Golf tourna ment for this city in 1948. Interested persons gather ed at the Cape Fear club last night for the second time to map plans for a drive to raise $10,500 to sponsor the tournament here. Allan Marshall, temporary chairman of the group, said he was well pleased with the results of the first week’s canvass. . Those attending last night also expressed satisfaction with the progress of the drive. It was pointed out at the meeting that the Cape Fear country club course is ideal for the holding of a PGA meet. The PGA will send a representative to look over the course at least six months before the tournament is to be held. The course is now in excellent condition and since it was laid out by Donald Ross, there is no doubt that it will pass the PGA inspection, Louis Orrell said he was informed by Kirk Bohem, Cape Fear club pro. It was also learned that a permanent greens keeper has been employed and will report sometime next month. Orrell said a great deal of work is now being done to improve the course and all present agreed that at the present time the course is in much better condition than others in the state where PGA tourneys are h^Jd each year. Local golfing enthusiasts are offered the opportunity to purchase shares in the undertaking for $100 each with the understanding that if a tournament cannot be arranged for 1948 the money will be refunded. Elsewhere on this page is a pledge blank explaining the plan. Persons attending the meeting last night were given a list of names to call on in regards to the pledges. Next Thursday at 8 o’clock all persons in this section interested in golf are urged to meet at the Cape Fear club when reports from the canvassing commit tee will be heard and plans advanced for the organiza tion of a permanent group to sponsor the undertaking. CAROLINA VS. WAKE FOREST Brilliant Array Of Backs To Run In Tilt Saturday WAKE FOREST, Oct. 8. — Some of the best backs in Dixie and the nation as well will match blocks, runs, passes, punts, and tackles at Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon when North Carolina and Wake Forest collide in the Southern Conference’s No. 1 game of the week. The kick-off is set fcr 2:30 o'clock in Kenan Stadium apd a near capacity crowd of 40, 000 is expected for the 43rd meet ing of these old rivals. Heading the all-star cast is Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice, the Asheville express and one of the nation's outstanding backs. - The Tar Heel tailback ace has turn ed in many sparkling perform ances and is the sparkplug of Carolina's defending Southern Conference champs. Wake Forest's top backfield man is not a triple-threat star but he has few peers as a de fensive ace and blocking back. He is Nick Ognovich, two-time winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the Southern Confer ence's best blocker and the favo rite to cop it for the third time this fall. Ognovich was also nam ed on the All-America blocking team selected by Wirt Gammon, sports editor of the Chattanooga News, last year. In addition to being a great defensive perform er, Ognovich is one of the leading Deacon pass receivers and he is also tops for his team as an ex tra point kicker. The No. 2 Carolina back is Walt Pupa, who ranks with the best fullbacks in the country. It was Pupa, who pitched three touchdown passes in only three attempts to lead the Tar Heels to a thrilling 26 to 14 victory over the Deacons at Chapel Hill last fall. Pupa is also a terrific line plunger and is an excellent de fensive man. Tailback Tom Fetzer of Reids ville is another of Waxe Forest’s top-ranking backs. Fetzer is set ting the pace in the strong aerial attack with 13 completions in 22 efforts for a total gain of 262 yards. He threw the touchdown pass that beat Georgetown in the season's opener, 6 to 0, and he al so tossed a touchdown pass in the exciting 16 to 14 win over Clem son last Saturday. Fetzer is also Wake Forest's best kicker and one of its best defensive aces. Other leading runners for the Tar Heels are Jim Camp, Jack Fitch, Fred Sherman, Bob Ken nedy. Bill Britt, Bill Maceyko, and Hosea Rodgers. Wake Forest’s best running backs include Bill Gregus, James (Bud) Lail, Harry Dowda, Carl Haggard, Shannon Phillips. Anthony Di Tomo, George Pryor, and Jeffrey Brog don. All the signs point to a bril liant show on the ground and in the air when these teams square off Saturday afternoon. HANDBALL TOURNEY SCHEDULED AT YIHCA A single and double handball ladder tournament for YMCA members will get underway October 26 and November 15 re spectively on the “Y” handball court, it was announced yester day by Harry D sher, chairman of the handball committee. The ladder tournament will continue throughout the winter. Classifications for the tourna ment will be A, B, and C., ac cording to the experience of the players. The ladder will be ar ranged in A, B, and C order. Dosher said that the ladder now consists of 11 members and urged that Wilmingtonians in terested in handball to contact him or Adam Smith at the YM CA. There is no shell on a shark’s egg. The covering is leathery and as elastic as India rubber. Spofford To Play Opticians Tonight If It Doesn’t Rain For the third consecutive night the championship series of the Senior Class A soft ball league was postponed last night, Bert Hawley, city athletic director announced, that the grounds were too wet. The fifth game will be played tonight, weather per mitting, under the lights at 7:30 o’clock with the Spofford Mills club clashing with the City Opticians. Both teams have won two and lost two in the seven game series. CADILLAC ... OLDSMOBILE SALES PGA GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR WILMINGTON IN 1948 PLEDGE pw* 4m fottowing form and maU to the Wilmington OkAf 9u«mUmmm>1 Oommittec, oare Star-lfews. __1947 I hereby agree to purchase_share(s) of stock at $100.00 per share, in a Corporation or other legally organized organiza tion, to be organized for the purpose of promoting and conduct ing a Professional Golf Association of America Golf Tourna ment to be held in Wilmington, N. C. during the fall of 1948. It is understood and agreed that I will not be required or obligated to purchase the above stock unless at least 125 per sons, firms or eorporations agree to purchase at least one share of such stock each, on or before the first day of December, 1947. • *?_ fcirther understood and agreed that I will not be re quired to pay hr *ueh stock until a Stock Certificate is ready for delivery to me. This the-day of_1947. Signed _ 1 Members of Pledae Committee — Louis Orrell, Allan j Mae shall, Jib Arthur and Jack Newman. j AND SERVICE COASTAL MOTORS INC. 1020 Market St. Dial 5301 (jqo3 sfctvea YMCA TO FORM SS CAGE LOOP The initial 1947 Board of Gov ernors meeting of the YMCA-Sun day School Basketball League will be held Monday night at 8 o’clock in the YMCA clubroom, it was announced last night by Adam Smith, YMCA physical di rector and advisor of the league. Smith said that all church rep resentatives are asked to be pres ent if their church is planning on entering the basketball league. Also, he added, any interested party may attend the meeting. The church league will be di vided into three divisions — Ju nior, Intermediate, and Senior for various ages. Age limits for the various groups are juniors, 12 to 15; in termediate, 14 to 18; and senior, 17 to 100. The board of governors will draw up the ’47 basketball rules for the league and decide if they want to charge admission to the games and sell season tickets. 51 DEER KILLED IN HOLMAN FOREST JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 8—Ap proximately 400 hunters killed 51 deer in Holman forest Mon day, the opening day of the 1947 season according to supervisor James M. Stingley, who today completed a check of the game killed. Although the forest, 84,000 acre preserve of North Caro lina State College, was open to hunting the first two days. There were few if any at all, sportsman in the forest Tuesday because of a heavy rainfall, Stingley said. The forest will be open Friday and Saturday of this week for two more hunting days. Stingley reported that the best hunts opening day were in the fork of White Oak river. Horse pen Ridge near Trenton and Wolf Creek near Kellum, Guide Clen Bynum with a party of ap proximately 65 hunters killed six deer in the White Oak Fork area, and Tom Koonce and a party in Trenton section of 12 hunters killed, dressed and di vided three bucks by 9:30 a. m. and then went fishing. All deer slain were said by Stingley and guides to have been fat and in good condition. Forest game protector F. D. Shaw and Onslow' county game protector Lonnie Koonce arrested 14 persons in the forest on charges of hunting without spec ial forest permits. Stingley said the small num ber of deer killed by the large number of hunters is possibly attributed to their being cautious this season in view' of the new' state statute providing that antlers must be in full view be fore hunters shoot. YMCA Varsity Cagers Plan Meeting Tonight Interested members of the YM CA 1947 Varsity basketball team will meet Wednesday night at 8 o’clock in the YMCA clubroom, it was announced yesterday by Adam Smith, advisor and athletic director. SKATES JUNIORS & REGULARS AT TOUR 8KU0 114 Market Street Dial 602* Notre Dame, Wolverines, Texas Selected Top Three Associated Press Poll Places Georgia Tech Army, Illinois, Penn, California, Georgia, Vanderbilt On First Ten NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—(/P)—Notre Dame, Michigan Hnd Texas are the Big Three in college football at this ear;v stage of the 1947 campaign in the opinion of more than i hundred sports writers who voted today in the first A-4> ciated Press poll of the season to select the top ten teams Although both Michigan and Texas sport more im (.^ sive records than Notre Dame, the experts placed Loach Frank Leahy’s Fighting Irish at the top of the list on the strength of their 40-6 triumph over Pittsburgh in then on'v performance to date. Notre Dame also held the No. 1 position in the final poll of 1946, breaking Army’s two-year grip on that distinction, and the writ ers demonstrated their faith in Leahy’s ability to build another national champion by reserving the top spot for his South Bend club. Fifty-two of the 103 writers participating in the first of the season’s weekly polls gave Notre Dame their first-place votes and 24 others ranked it second. The Irish were listed on every ballot except one and were no lower than sixth on any of them. The Irish, who meet Purdue this week, compiled a total of 933 points on the basis of ten points for a first-place vote, nine for second, and so on. Michigan, which crushed Stan ford, 49-13, after swamping Michigan State in its opener, was awarded the No. 2 spot. The Wolverines, who finished sixth in the final poll last year, were pick ed first on 29 ballots and second on 46 others to amass a total of 857 points. Texas, the No. 1 team in the first poll a year ago but 15th at the end of the season, landed the third position by humbling North Carolina, 34-0, for its third straight one-sided triumph. The Longhorns drew 15 first place votes and 790 points. Georgia Tech, unbeaten and unscored on in two starts, was named No. 4, barely nosing out Army, which boasts a similar record, 542 points to 533. The Cadets, runners-up in the final 1946 poll, drew only one first-place vote despite the exten sion of its unbeaten string to 30 games. Georgia Tech, which fin ished in 11th place last year, was placed first on three ballots. Sixth place went to Illinois, which tangles with Army here Saturday. Fifth in the final stand ings last year, the Big Nine and Rose Bowl champs collected no first or second-place votes but got enough support in the lower brackets to come up with 454 points. Pennsylvania, the Ivy League favjrite, started off the year in seventh place without a first place vote, although the Quakers have had only one outing against a weak opponent. California landed tin r. 'th spot, while Georgia, which *fm. ished third last year, was , and Vanderbilt tenth. G. , recovered from its opening feat by North Carolina to 'i.pset Louisiana State and bee., > r- , Southeastern Conference favorite once more. I he only real surprises ai:mr.» the first ten are California and Vanderbilt. Neither received , single vote in last year's final poll and both were overlooked in pre-season predictions, but Cali fornia got off to a good start with victories over Navy and St. Mary’s and Vanderbilt turned back both Northwestern and Ala bama. California received one first place vote, as did Penn Stair, th* 1.2th team, the Minnesota, which was 17th. Forty-two teams figur ed in the initial balloting. Standings ol‘ the first ten if,’.; i’;,c| votes in parenthesis: Points basic; & 9- 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 system'; team poiyli 1— Notre Dame <52 p. 2— Michigan (29) . PIT 3— Texas 115> .. .... . po 4— Georgia Tech (3» 41 5— Army (1) 3 6— Illinois __ 454 7— Pennsylvania ... 285 8— California (1) 9— Georgia _ _ s 10— Vanderbilt _... 2 12—Penn State (1), 102: 13 —lit - ,3; The second ten: 11—Columbia, oj; 14—Yale. 86: 13—Oklahoma. 77 liu Rice, 52: 17—Minnesota il>. 4: Mississippi, 36: 19—North Carolina 75; 20—Southern California, 26 Others receiving one or more pi tj; North Carolina State, 23: Northwe.’em, 22: Arkansas. 17: Southern McthndK Louisiana State and Wake Fores; 14 each: Harvard, 12: UCLA and Purdut, 11 each; Alabama. 9; Indiana. 8. San Francisco. 7: Oregon and Holy cm 5 each; Ohio State, Washington 3. «, Wisconsin and Virginia. 4 each; Oregon' State, 3; Tulsa and Cincinnati, 2 earh; Utah. 1 2 Burner Hot Plate* *;{. 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