— - -— , , 1 ■ I B== ' — V =—= : - County League Basketball Gets Under Way In Two Playing Divisions WINNERS OF LAST YEAR APPARENTLY HAVE GOOD TEAMS Waco And Lattimore Game Expected To Be Fast H wf k-end of fast playing In county basketball circles saw most #f last year “big teams" still retaining their gTeatness with wins ir the county basketball league. g^ti-Ware. the new team in the fjjruit did not play its scheduled c me and it was not learned wheth er the tram will get going this They have no gym at Beth* Wart lattimore. Fallston. Waco. Moores boro and Belwood boys all took r;nf, although several of their sta tor team' ’ook a licking. Tuesday Night Two tames on Tuesday night have h-rn announced: Belwood’s teams mil go to Banoak In Catawba coun tv for a contest, and a headliner far ’his county will be an Inter rone contest between Lattimore and wto a? Waco. Bath teams are ex rected to rate among the best in their circuit and the encounter will hot count as a league game, but the rivalry Is unusually keen. PfFn>IONT DIVIDES PAIR IN OPENING CONTEST PIEDMONT, Dec. 14.—Two rough er played games marked the open ing of the official basketball sea son for the Fallston and Piedmont high schools here last Friday night. The locals won the girls game 11 to 6 while the boys lost to Fallston 27 to 16 Despite the warning of coaches to play slowly enough to play smoothly, the Inexperienced lads iv.i lassies shoved ahead with the sneed of a last season game—and made It toe rough for a good game. There were no particular stars al though there was stellar guarding on both school’s teams. Split Games POLKVTLLE, “Dec. 14.—Polkvllle »nrt Waco split the first encounter of the new basketball season in a toAle header here Friday night. :.-f local girls winning handily 18 to 8 and the boys being nosed out in the lass few minutes, 15 to 12. Both games were a little rough, nth several fouls being called. Players of neither team has had enough practice to play their smoothest ball. • In the girls game Whlsnant of Polkvllle led the scoring with 15 swims. Covington and Mauney aid 'd with excellent passing. DePriest, Philbeck and M. Powell held their opponents to one field goal each. Waco sadly missed the services of the a il-county Gretchen Beam, and ethor veterans of last year. Grtgg and Greene led the attack lor Polkvllle while Murray and Moss "cod out for Waco. Whlsnant and DePriest were good on defense and passing for the losers Mooresboro Win* MOORESBORO, Dec. 14.—Moores toro's boys and girls basketball teams today loomed as two of the strongest in the county after ad ministering a double header defeat to No. 3. The boys overpowered No. 3 lads ■5 to 2, with the visitors getting "nly * single field goal. The girls »amt was much closer as No. 3 led jmtl within two minutes of the end of the game. However, one of the wst players fouled out and Moores “°ro forged ahead to win 34 to 27. The locate will play Bolling Springs here Thursday night in ateart of the regularly scheduled rnttlay game. Splits With Grover J attimore, Dec. 14.—Latttmore ys -howed their usual strength made a fair bide Friday night t° tn toe finals as has been cus tomary in past years. The boys de 'at*d Grover 27 to 16, although ‘Over’*, fast girls team submerged "A Laftimore girdls 20 to 9. Lattimore’s fast all-star team, imposed of former high school and C '0?e stars who live in the com ^intty "went to town” Thursday by defei*ting the Bolling ™bs college cagers 66 to 32. Casar, Dec. 14.—Two good Ca • '°atns lost a double header to -_od here Friday night, the „ 5 t>'in8 edged out by one point, 0 « 12 and the boys losing 17 to 5. Uwndale Man File* Suit To Get $78.00 £«*■» Beam of Lawndale has ^th the clerk of superior ,,Jrt siting for judgment of $78 vamst Totn Hunt, tenant, wito is ■ ^eci to have neglected his crop * • farm duties to that extent. Charles Ford, negro, also of Lawn - 15 ™der a $800 bond after a *;r‘! before federal commisslan * “oha p Mull. He was charged * Eolation of federal liquor laws '1 be tried at the next term w federal court. TEXAS CHRISTIAN TRAMPLES SANTA CLARA 9 TO 0 ... In one of tn» most ironical football games of tha year, Texas Christian smashed to a 9 to 0 victory over hitherto undefeated Santa Clara In San Francisco after the latter had been chosen to play Louisiana Stats University In the New Orleans Sugar Bowl game New Ye a’s Day. “Slinging Sam” Baugh (arrow), Texas Christian quarterback, Is shown tossing the ball (circle) high In the air for ons of the psrfeot passes that helped to beat the Californians. (Associated Press Phots) FORTY TRY OUT FOR POSITION ON BASKETBALL TEAM Goodson Drills Both Boys, Girls, Names Are Given Forty Interested and promising youngsters, representing all grades and classes of the Shelby high school have reported for practice in the tin can and are being drilled daily the art of goal-ehoottng, fouls, guarding and in the cabe of their health after spirited athletic play. Coach Bill Goodson, former *Da vidson college football. basketball and baseball star is directing the activities of both boys and girls. He also teaches 6dence in reguiai per iods daily. Members of the boys squad who are trying out we: Gordon Weathers, eapt., Grady Mauney, Gene Ervin, Edwin Martin, Kenneth Parris, Roy Lee Parker, W. 8. Kilpatrick, Charles William Connor, Harry Robinson, Wilbur Leonhardt, Edward Smith, Loyd Bost, Grady Dover, Ray McSwain. Buck Archer, Kenneth Heafner, Ed Ervin. Bill Jones; Managers, Gary Heafner and Joe Buff. Leading players among the win some girls are: Ruth Mull, capt., Ella Mae Blan ton, Hazel Hartgrove, Mildred Gard ner. Mary Francis Williams, Agnes Leonhardt, Dora McSwain, Mildred Whitener, Martha Toms, Lucy Mae Blantoa Ann Smart. Dorothy Aus tell, Betty Ervin, Mabel Leslie Dog gett, Elva Ann Thompson, Sara Gra ham, Doris Cline, Martha Williams, Phyliss McWhirter, Evelyn Carter, manager, Betty Coble. war 1 n t o weeK-JLna oporis Given In Brief CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—(JFb~Coch ran wins world three-cushion bil lards championship. Nassau—Willie MacParlane shoots 68-64 on second and third rounds' of Nassau open golf to lead with 200 for 54 holes. New York—Green Bay routs Bos ton Redskins 21-6 in playoff game fror National Profeslonal football league title. Bradenton, Fla.—Lloyd Gulllck son. with 67, wins open division of Dizzy Dean golf tourney. San Francisco—Sammy Baugh's passing and kicking gives Texas Christian 9-0 football victory over Santa Clara. Dallas—Texas Christians invited to meet Marquette in Cotton Bowl game January 1. i San Mateo, Cal.—Mrs. C. B. How- , ard’s Seablscult outruns Wildman and Giant Killer to win $10,000 add- ' ed World’s Fair handicap at Bay Meadows. New Orleans—Mrs. B. Franzheim’s ( Silas noses out Reelon in Jefferson Park handicap. Cincinnati—Pat Dengis wins na tional A. A. U. senior 30 kilometer run. Direct Descendant Of Great Slayer MONROE. Dec. 14.—Added to the stories of Edward and Mrs. Simp son is that of the Union county roan who began his Christmas imbiging early. "Mrs. Simpson." he said, “is a di- j rect descendant of the Simpson who took the jawbone of an ass and slew i twelve thousand Philadelphians” SPORTS m ROUNDUP & NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—(!P)—Here’s i tip: If the Braddock-Schmellng winner fight* Joe Louis next Sep tember, Mike Jacobs will be the promoter . . . Contracts name both Hax and Jimmy free agents after the June fight . . , But Mike didn't jail off tlie Atlantic City thing for nothing .... Chances are he trad sd and has Schmellng under con tract right now for a September light ... It was a strange spectacle in the negotiations last week to find Schmeling, controlled by Jacobs, lining up with the Garden while Braddock, under contract with the Garden, walking hand In hand with the 30th Century. Dick Harlow of Harvard rated all-America coach honors In the New York World-Telegram’s poll .... Bo the Notre Dame coaching system is slipping eh? • . . • Well, five teams which will appear In "bowl" games New Year’s day use it . . . The Bobby Dcak who won first prize in the amateur division of the Dizzy Dean golf tournament at Bradenton last Saturday is the son of the old Cardinal pitch er, now a golf pro at Bradenton .... Bob Feller waited a bit too long to begin squawking for a 120,000 contract, didnt’ he? Sports Editor Alan Gould is off on a lecture tour, making one-night stops at Norfolk tonight and Char lotte,, N. C., tomorrow .... Tom Gallery, Los Angeles promoter, Is a dead ringer for James J. Brad dock . . . One. reason the Southwest conference turns out so many good passers is that the boyu down thaw throw basketballs al most from birth . . . Sammy Baugh of Texas Christian didn’t make all America but in our a l._ a. __a _■ football .... If yon don’t be lieve he can throw that foot ball, just ask Santa Clara . . . Roy Rlegela, who ran the wronr way in the 1989 Rote Bowl game. Is in town and he’ll tell yon all about It If yon ask him. Latest dope is Louis and Simms will do 150,000 tonight . .. Burleigh Q rimes is one of the old school, so he's trying to bolster his Dodgers right down the middle—catching, pitching, second base and center1 field. Green Bay Packers Take Pro Laurels NEW YORK. Dec. 14.——Mrs. Rover P. McClure, 41, died In a hospital early today of self inflicted bullet wounds after, Cor oner DeVeaux said, she shot and killed her estranged husband, a motorman, in his street car. VWII/1IM f UlkUA IWWU voui. as murder and suicide. Passersby, noticing a stalled, ap parently deserted trolley on a sub urban track yesterday, found Mc Clure, 51, shot to death. A few minutes later, the coroner said, Mrs. McClure stumbled into a neighbor’s house, cried, “Get a doc tor; I’ve shot myself,” and col lapsed. With three bullet wounds in her abdomen, she was taken to a hos pital, where die died shortly after midnight. McClure a few weeks ago applied to domestic relations court for an order to prevent his wife from riding on his street car. Police said there apparently were no other passengers on the street car at the time of the killing. GEORGIA TECH STAR ILL; MAT AFTECT GRID TILT ATLANTA, Dec. 14.—(VP)—Geor gia Tech’s hopes of stopping Cali fornia's Bears in a football collision here December 26 received a blow today in news that Captain Mit Fltzsimons is in a hospital with a dangerous leg infection. The husky senior guard was tak en to a hospital yesterday when he developed fever from an infection which started in a slight scratch received in practice last week. Haa New Preapect HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Dec. 14— UPh-Elongated Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals said today that he had a new hurling prospect for the Redblrds but that the youngster probably would need a tew years of training. The "prospect” is a 10 pound son Mrs. Warneke and the baby are 1 doing nicely. » i Other Arrests In Axe Murder Case WILSON. Dec. 14.—(/PV-Deputy Sheriff C. A. Brown of Bailey said today he had arrested Edgar Honey cutt and Tab Bunn. Nash county men. In connection with the axe slaying of tan. Marla Blssette, 60 year- old Bailey woman. He said Jesse Blssette, 38. son of the slain woman, still Is being de tained, but that no charge had been lodged against him. Blssette was arrested Wednesday night later his mother's body was found In her home, the head crush ed by a single blow. A bloody axe lay nearby. Deputy Brown did not disclose why Honeycutt and Bunn were held, but earlier officers said they were looking for two men with whom Blssette had taken an auto I mobile ride on the night of the slaying. ! Ernest Gardner To Plan Inauguration Representative Ernest Gardner of Cleveland county Is head of the committee from the house and Sen ator Hall Johnson of Buncombe county heads the committee from the senate to plan the Inauguration of Clyde R. Hoef as governor on I January 7th. Mr. Gardner will be 1 chairman of a five-member house committe and Mr. Johnson a i three-member senate committee, other members of which will be ap pointed by Lieut. Gov. W. P. Hor ton and Speaker R. Gregg Cherry. The other members of the com mittee to have charge of Inaugura tion plans will be selected upon the recommendation of Governor elect Hoey. Gardner and Johnson will be ad vised of their appointment this week, while the other members tc work with them will be elected when the general assembly convenes on Jra.niin.rv fith I MRS. GOSSETT’S BROTHER DIES IN SPARTANBURG T. L. Cooper, 72 years of age and a brother of Mrs. E. Gossett of Shelby, died in the Drayton Mill Village, Spartanburg, Saturday af ternoon, after a long illness. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o’clock. Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife and the fol lowing children: Will Cooper of Anderson, Roy Cooper of Drayton, i Mrs. W. M. Lawson of Anderson, j Mrs. C. V. Rudd of Oklahoma City, | Okla., Mrs. Elsie Moore of Dray | ton, Mrs. A. J. Cunningham of Ly : man; two sisters. Mrs L. E. O. j Lynch of Spartanburg, and Mrs. E. j Gossett of Shelby, N. C.; also one J brother, J. L. Cooper of GafTney. Shelby Creamery Worker* In Meeting Thirty employees and route men of the Shelby Creamery enjoyed a get together and banquet at the Cleve land Hotel PYlday night. The pro gram was In charge of Hubert Wil son, acting manager and J. D. Ltneberger. Plans were made for ! enlarging the business next year ' and as entertainment Mr. Line berger put on a show of local mov ing pictures. Special guests were J. S. Dor ton, | meat and milk inspector, County 1 Farm agent John Wilkins and hit | assistant John Reltzel. Beaver returned to the Royal Neb., section after an absence oi half a century. Reason for the re turn was not known. 1 The United States geological sur vey estimates that New Mexico con , tains undeveloped coal lands with ! 192.000.000.000 tons. SHELBY DIVIDES DOUBLE HEADER WITH CHERRIES Timekeeper's Whittle Decides In Favor Of Visitors Whether the refer**’* whistle or the time keeper’s whistle ends s ball gam* was decided In favor of the timekeeper here Friday night as CherryvlHe was favored with an extra point and took the game 15-14. Shelby’s boys beat the Cherry eager* 14 to T. Playing closely and furiously un til the last seconds of the game Shel by and CherryvlHe girls battled for a winning point. The time keeper blew his whistle, but neither the players nor the referee heard It. A player caged a field goal which would have put Shelby ahead, but the rule book said no. Beam, a forward, and Friday a guard for the Cherryville girls ex* celled and the entire Shelby team looked good and played as a unit In the boys game Harrelson for the losers and Ervin for Shelby were possibly the beet. All the players made many casts for the basket, but were Inaccurate. Shelby will meet Polkvtlle here Tuesday night at 7:15 and Lincoln ton here Thuiaday night Southeastern Cage Teams Go To Work ATLANTA. Deo. H.—