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BY
EDWIN J. HAMLIN
The Associated Press, the world’s greatest news gather
ing agency, has passed the word along that exclusive broad
casting rights for the 1939 World’s Series have been award
ed to the Mutual Broadcasting company, which probably
means that stations in this part of the nation will not be al
io .ved broadcasting privileges for the World’s greatest sport
ing event to be. .reeled off early in October. As far as we
know, all of the stations in this immediate section have con
nections with either the National or Columbia systems and
not with the Mutual, all of which makes it very unfortunate
for us who have to see our World’s Series through the eyes
of the radio announcer.
Kenesaw M. Landis, baseball’s high commissioner, an
nounced the Gillette Safety Razor Blade company had signed
to sponsor the broadcasts. The company will pay SIOO,OOO for
the privilege. The money will go into the World’s Series pool,
to oe divided as are the other receipts. Never before have the
big leagues granted exclusive radio rights to one broadcast
ing system and there may be repercussions from several
sides ere the series in concluded.
Out in Kansas City, a link in the Yankee chain, the Blues
are schooling a pair of youngsters who are not for sale at any
price. At least, George Weiss, head man of the Yankee farm
system, has said he would not part with them for less than
the Cubs got Dizzy Dean for a few years ago. And you can be
sure that no club will go that high on two youngsters who
are still untried in the big show. The gents under discussion
are Gerald Priddy, second baseman, and Phil Rizzuto, short
stop, neither of whom is old enough to vote. It seems that
almost every outfit east of Kansas has approached the Yanks
wnh a hatfull of cash and as a keystone combination, they
may break all minor league purchase records. Unless the
boys are separated, if s hard to see how the Yanks can use
them. Youthful Joe Gordon should be around a long time yet
and Frankie Crosetti, although a veteran, is not exactly
ready to retire to his hot dog business or what have you.
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And turning to football, this column’s belief —and proba
bly that of most fans who read this—is that Duke’s football
success this fall depends to a great extent upon Gorgeous
George of the McAfee brothers. All of us know that tragic
story of the elder McAfee early last season, when an insigni
ficant wart became infected, almost causing him to lose his
foot. He appeared briefly in a few of the games near the end
of the season but was never available for sustained play. This
fall should see him reach the peak of his career and at a time
when Wade probably has greatest need for him too, consider
ing the departure of Eric the Red, Battering Bob O’Mara,
Bobby Spangler of last year’s starting backfield.
Among other things, Eddie Dooley’s Football Annual has
this to say about the Ironton, Ohio speedster: “Last spring
throughout the gruelling grind in the shadow of the Gothic
spires reared by philanthropic tobacco millions, the eerie
speedster was greater than ever before. His mates couldn’t
check him in scrimmage, and when Duke played a practice
game with powerful Clemson, he scored or set up four touch
downs. He put on an exhibition of football that was almost
unbelievable. Sixty yards to goal on a simple spinner, a 40-
yard punt return, eight off-tackle jaunts of from 15 to 25
yards, immaculate punting, precision passing. Unless the
warts get him again, only a broken leg can keep George Mc-
Alee, 180-pound, 9.7 sprinter, from national acclaim.”
A little of this and that . . . Gates Kimball, who figures
to play a lot of tackle at Carolina this fall, was all-fleet tackle
aboard the battleship, Idaho, a couple of year sago. Many
thanks to Moses Crutchfield for the interesting brochure on
the Elon football team for this fall. It’ll come in handy during
the next few months. Enos Slaughter’s batting average in
this week’s Sporting News was only .297 but this column
would have sworn it was nearer .305 just from watching the
box scores. The previous week gave it as .299. ln Paul Se-
Chuck Kline and Jim Mallory, the Tar Heels believe they
have the three best ends in the conference and they are not
far wrong either.
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It gives, but borrows non.”
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Alice Uarble, center, called the world’* greatest woman tennis play
er, receives one of her latest trophies from Edward W. Moon Jr.,
chairman of the Westchester tennis committee at Bye, If. I. Bliss
Marble defeated Hr*. Sarah Palfrey Fahyim, right, of BroeUjne, Mass.,
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EON TO BEGIN
GRID DRILLS
NEXT FRIDAY
Elon College A squad of
approximately 25 lettermen and
reserves and 25 new hopefuls is
expected to turn out for Elon Col
lege’s first fotball practice Fri
day morning, September 1.
Out of this batch of material
Coach Horace Hendrickson hopes
to mold an eleven that will be a
North State conference title con-
I tender and one which will finish
with a favorable record against
such outside opponents as Wake
: Forest, Catholic University and
LaSalle, all rising powers in the
football world.
Coach Hendrickson will have
the largest squad of experienced
men reporting that he has had
since becoming head mentor at
Elon three years ago following
the resignation of D. C. (Peahead)
Walker.
A letterman will be available
for every position with some
left over at spots. Also a reserve
of some experience will be fight
ing for a first team berth at each
position. However, many of these
lack experience in important
games and are still green.
Ends will be the best fortified
positions on the team. Captain
Arthur Lea heads a strong group
of returning flankmen. Welling
ton Saecker, regular of last year
will be back as will John Henry
Pearce and Jack Gardner who
won letters. Joe Hopkins and
Douglas Pamplin are reserves
salted to return.
Lettermen tackles back are
Garland Causey, Charlie Donato
and Emo Showfety. Bill McGee
and Ed Shaw, both of whom
weigh over 200, are expected to
give Donato and Showfety a run
for a first string berth. Garland
Causey, a regular of last year, is
expected to hold down his old
post. Causey, Showfety and Do
nato all tip the scales at over 200,
giving Hendrickson more weight
than any other sport on the team.
James Fritts, Curry Bryan and
Bill Palantonio are experienced
guards returning. A1 Progar and
Millard Piberg have had some
experience, but are regarded as
too light for first string duty.
There is a possibility that Fritts
end Bryan may not return, leav
ing this spot as perhaps the weak,
est one on the team.
Jack Wilkinson, who served as
understudy to Captain Archie
Israel last year, winning his let
ter, will be back. However, next
to Captain Lea, Wilkinson will be
the lightest man in the lineup,
scaling only 170 pounds. Lea
weighs 168. Hub Laws, 190 pounds
sophomore, may see plenty of ac
tion this falL
In the backfield, Hendrickson
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Although defeated, Mrs. Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan coupled form and
efficiency to give a good account
ing of herself in her match with
Alice Marble.
apparently has four backs ready
to go in Charlie Pitttman at quar
ter, Lee Fones and Jack Boone at
halfbacks and Joe Golombek at
full back.'All are speedy with
Fones, Boone and Pittman being
triple threat men. However, all
three are on the light side, av
eraging about 172. Golombek will
furnish the power with his 200
pounls of weight.
Most promising of the reserve
backs are Bemie Daher and Roy
Sprinkle, both triple threaters.
Others are Steve Castura, Ed
Sauer and Bill Routh.
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Merion, Pa., — A couple of kids
from California, Jack Kramer
and Welby Van Horn, gained
favor this week for the coveted
doubles assignment on the U. S.
Davis Cup team.
New stars on the international
tennis horizon, the 18-year-olds
took the courts at Merion Cricket
Club yesterday confident they
will help America defend the
Cup there in the challenge round
Labor Day week end.
Whoever gets the doubles call
probably will have a tremendous
job to do, for their opponents are
almost sure to be Adrian Quist
and John Bromwich, Australia’s
magnificent pair. But the pros
pect doesn’t faze the Coast young
sters. All they want is a chance.
“We hope to prove to Mr. Pate
(Walter Pate, team captain) that
on merit alone we stand as the
most logical choice,” the kids
chorused.
As for Quist-Bromwich, Kra
mer-Van Horn said;
“You can’t beat them at tactics.
You’ve got to drive them off the
courts.”
Bruce Barnes, American coach,
looked pleased at the youngsters’
performance but was careful not
to anticipate Pate’s decisions. The
team captain said he would not
announce his four selections “un
til Sunday at the earliest.”
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WPA JOBS LAGGING
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Washington, D. C. Tele
graphic warnings were sent to 67
public bureaus that they must
speed up lagging work on WPA
projects involving $90,000,000 in
grants from the Works Progress
Administration and a total of
$202,000,000 in construction costs.
It was pointed out that grants
would be forfeited on work not
finished within schedules fixed.
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Dorothy Poynton Hill, glamor
ous swimming heroine of the O
lympics, has become a proficient
golfer. Here she practices for a
Los Angeles invitational meet.
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Brown Leads Western Auto
In Softball Victory Friday
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Coach Ray Wolf, Carolina grid
iron coach, this week has some
75 pupils enrolled in the annual
Carolina coaching school in pro
gress at Chapel Hill. Coach Wolf
is doing the lecturing on football
for the school.
ROXBORO DOWNS
MEBANE OUTFIT
Roxboro defeated Mebane on
their own ground Friday after
noon 14 to 6.
Tom Jackson pitched a good
ball game for part of the game
and Robert Pugh finished the
game without allowing Mebane
to score. The following were the
hitting stars for the locals. Rob
erson, Knight, Pugh, Bowen and
Phillips. Knight hit a long dou
ble when the bases were loaded.
For Mebane J. D. Carver hit a
home run and a double and K.
Kirby scored three hits.
The lineup;
Roxboro Ab R H
Phillips, ss 5 3 2
Knight, 3b 3 1 2
Bowen, cf 3 1 2
Carver, 2b 5 1 1
Pugh, cf-p 5 0 2
Day, c 1 5 2 1
J. Carver, lb 5 1 0
Roberson, rf-3b 5 2 2
Monday, If 5 1 1
Jackson, p 3 2 1
Totals 44 14 13
Mebane Ab R H
B. York 5 0 1
V. York 4 0 0
Thomas 4 0 0
J. D. Carver, p 4 2 2
Regans 4 11
C. York 4 1 2
M. York 4 0 0
K. Kirby 4 1 3
R. Thomas 4 1 0
Totals 37 6 9
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WAR GAMES ENDING
Washington, D. C.—Europe’s
war scares lent added zest to
the fortnight’s training of 57,000
U. S. troops centered at Manas
sa’s, Va., and Plattsburg, N. Y.,
in which the First Army Corps
met a theoretical attack on the
Atlantic Seaboard with the Capi
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Roxboro, N. C.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27,1939
Gordon Brown; pitcher for
Western Auto, won his own ball
game Friday by smashing a sin
gle over second base scoring Earl
Bradsher who had walked and
advanced on a sacrifice bunt by
Brooks.
This was the third straight vic
tory for Western Auto this week
and puts them within striking
distance of the top of the twilight
league.
Tar Heel Chev. Ab R H
J. Roberson, cf 3 0 0
J. Pulliam, rs 3 1 0
B. Riley, c -3 0 0
G. Redman, 2b 3 0 2
G. Roberson, sf 3 1 i
A. Yarboro, p 3 2 1
C. Gentry, ss 3 2 2
J. Rears, If 3 0 1
L. Suitt, lb 3 0 2
Long, 3b 3 0 0
Totals 30 6 9
Western Auto Ab R H
Green, sf 2 2 2
Ashley, 2b 3 1 0
Millican, 3b 2 0 0
White, lb 3 0 2
Short, c 3 1 2
Yarboro, ss 3 0 1
Bradsher, If 2 1 0
Brooks, cf 2 11
Brown, p 3 1 2
Fiwler, rs 2 0 0
Totals 25 7 10
Score by innings: R H E
Tar Heel 120
Western Auto .. m 041—7 10 3
tal as an objective. Officials ex
pressed themselves as highly
impressed with the war games, - "'
which cost $3,000,000 or about
S4O per man for food, transpor
tation, land rent and incidentals.
REFLECTIONS
By R. M. SPENCER
WHAT MAKES ROXBORO AND
PERSON COUNTY TICK?
What makes Roxboro and Per
son County tick? Why do our
people live here rather than else
where? What do our people do to
drive away ennui? What makes
their lives interesting and makes
them anticipate each day?
v v It is that
B friendly “Hel
lo” over the
telephone, over
the buck fence,
ion the street,
in stores and in
friendly groups
that build pride
and mteem for y
our |tbm and M
* county. It is M
that little word that says, “How
are you, I’m glad to see you ”
“Hello” has a universal meaning.
It has speed! It goes quickly to
the hearts of mankind.
“What makes it tick? It-is the
“Hellos” and “Friendly Greet
ings.” Without them we would
become bored with our own com.
pany. It is the "Hellos” every?
where, morning, noon and night,
that mean the bonds of friend
ship are being tied securely, their
roots are going deeper and their
affection for their home commu
nity is becoming stronger.
tick because we can and do say ' ’
“Hello,” and like an echo, it comas v
back—in smiles of friendship.
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