Smoke Rings
Haves And Have-Nots
By SAM RAGAN
There is considerable opposition to the policy of the
University of North Carolina that allows alumni to have
the first crack at football tickets, and in attempting a
reply to a letter we received a few days ago we are re
minded that the policy cuts both ways. ,,
A fellow who signed himself as merely A Subscriber
enclosed a form letter from Vernon Crouch of the Univer
sity football ticket office, the letter stating:
The Policy ’
"Our University athletic council
has established the following regu
lations: Tickets to our home foot
ball games go on sale to alumni
of the University on July 1. Non
.alumni may place ticket orders
on and after August 15. We are not
able to accept orders to games or
to make any reservations except
as set forth in these regulations.”
The letter we received stated as
follows: "What is your opinion in
regards to the above Dolicy. Don’t
you think it freezes the public
out—and leaves the way open for
the students and alumni to pur
chase all of the good seats at the
general admission price and scalp
'them to the state of North Caro
i<: lina taxpayers, the people who help
Ito-make the University the Greater
-University of North Carolina.’’
- In the first place, we admit that
the policy in some ways "freezes”
the non-alumni group out, but on
: the other hand, there is hardly an
alumni that would not be deeply
hurt if he didn't get this special
privilege. Looking at it from his
viewpoint and also from a non
objective angle, the alumni is en
titled to first choice on the football
tickets.
But our correspondent has his
points—he is a taxpayer, helps sup
port the University, and from his
standpoint he has as much right
to buy tickets at the same time
as the alumni. Personally, we don’t
see where it would matter either
way, if the University would place
its football tickets open to alumni
and all on the same date.
However, we would like to point
out to the person that there are
special sections in Kenan stadium
reserved for students entirely; that
there are no general admission
tickets sold to anyone at present
and as far as I could see from the
folder sent out from the school,
the biggest reduction in price that
an alumni gets on any single game
is one. cent.
As for the scalping of tickets,
that’s a big business these days—
and I know very little about big
Here and There
Alex Mustaikus, the big right
handed pitcher who trained in Wil
mington with the Scranton Red Sox
last year, made his big league de
but with the Boston Red Sox Sun
day, but was shelled from the box
by Washington in the seventh inn
ing of the second game of their
doubleheader. . . . The American
league is the heavy favorite to win
over the Nationals in the All, Stars
game again today, despite the fact
that the National leaguers beat the
junior loop team in the Finnish
relief game last spring. . . We are
not predicting the outcome, but
look for the game to be much
closer than expected. . . The lights
will be turned on at Robert Strange
park for the first softball games
Thursday night. . . The Cape Fear
Baseball association hopes to make
use of the diamond for a few
games too this summer. . . . Pick
ing so many Yankees on the
American league All-Star team
seems to be more from the force
of habit than anything else. 4
.
Challedon Makes First
Start Of Year Today
BOSTON, July 8. — UP) — Mighty
Challedon, W. L. Brann’s 1939 cham
pion of *he turf, will make his first
start of the ye^r tomorrow when he
matches speed with the Le Mar stock
farm’s Many Stings in a two-horse,
mile and a sixteenth race for a $1,500
purse at Suffolk Downs.
This overnight event was arranged
by racing Secretary Charles J. Mc
Lennan to give Challedon’s handlers
an opportunity to condition their
great thoroughbred for the $50,000
Added Massachusetts handicap on
July 17. Many Stings also has been
nominated for that richest event of
the New England racing program.
Because Challedon’s race with
Many Stings merely is a conditioner,
the Suffolk Downs management will
not permit any pari-mutuel wagering
bn their speed duel. It has been
inserted into tomorrow’s eight-race
card ag an added attraction.
GAME DOPE |
ST. LOUIS, July 8-Facts
and figures on tomorrow’s
eighth annual all-star major
league baseball game:
Time 1:30 p. m. (Central
standard time). If rain, game
will be played 9 a. m., Wed
nesday.
Place; Sportsmans park.
Host club: St. Louis Cardi
nals of National league.
Expected attendance: 33,000
(capacity)
Previous all-star records:
American league won five, Na
tional league two.
Managers: Joe Cronin of
Boston Red Sox for American
league: William McKechnie of
Cincinnati, for National.
Broadcasts: NBC (both net
works), Columbia and Mutual
chains.
Betting odds: American
leauge 1 to 2) against; National
league 8 to 5 against. 4
YANKS DOMINATE
STARTING LINEUP
Five Yankees In American
League All-Stars Starting
Group For Game Today
ST. LOUIS, July 8.—OP)—Probable
batting orders in tomorrow’s eighth
annual major league All-Star base
ball game with batting averages for
all players except pitchers whose
won-lost record is given :
American league
Cecil Travis, Washington, third
base, .346.
Ted Williams, Boston, left field,
.345.
Charles Keller, New York, right
field, .293.
Joe DiMaggio, New York, center
field, .313.
Jimmy Foxx. Boston, first base,
.303.
Bill Dickey, New York, catcher,
.221.
Luke Appling, Chicago, shortstop,
.355.
Joe Gordon, New York, second
base, .245.
Red Ruffing, New York, pitcher,
pitcher, righthander, 7 and 6.
A1 Milnar, Cleveland, pitcher, left
hander, li and 3.
Buck Newsom, Detroit, pitcher,
righthander, 12 and 1.
National League
Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh, short
stop, .278.
Billy Herman. Chicago, second
base, .317.
Mel Ott, New York, right field,
.277.
Johnny Mize, St. Louis, first base,
.282.
Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati, catch
er, .301.
Joe Medwick, Brooklyn, left field,
.293.
Harry Lavagetto, Brooklyn, third
base, .264.
Terry Moore, St. Louis, center
field, .275.
Paul Derringer, Cincinnati, right
hander, 10 and 7; or Bucky Walters.
Cincinnati, righthander, 11 and 4.
Umpires
Steve Basil and George Pipgras of
the American league, and John Rear
don and William Stewart of the Na
Managers
American League — Joe Cronin of
Boston Red Sox.
National League — William Mc
Kechnie of Cincinnati Reds.
American League Reserves
Infielders: George McQuinn, St.
Louis, first base, .282; Ray Mack,
Cleveland, second base, .318; Lou
Boudreau, Cleveland, shortstop, .294;
Ken Keltner, Cleveland, third base
man, .229.
Outfielders: Lou Finney, Red Sox,
.359; Hank Greenberg, Detroit, .344;
Robert Johnson, Philadelphia, .304;
Roger Cramer, Boston, .309; catch
ers: Rollie Hemsley, Cleveland, .259;
Frank Hayes, Philadelphia, .381.
Pitchers: Robert Feller, Cleveland,
righthander, 13 and 5; Tommy
Bridges, Detroit, righthander, 6 and
4; Emil Leonard, Washington, right
hander, 9 and 8; Monte Pearson.
New York, righthander, 6 and 6.
National League Reserves
Infielders: Frank McCormick, Cin
cinnati, first base, .299; Pete Cos
carart, Erooklyn, second base, .248;
Leo Durocher, Brooklyn, shortstop,
.253; Eddie Miller, Boston, shortstop,
.296; Merrill May, Philadelphia, third
base, .332.
Outfielders: Joe Moore, New York.
.303; Bill Nicholson, Chicago, .318;
Max West, Boston, .285.
Catchers: Babe Phelps, Brooklyn,
.305; Harry Danning, New York,
.343.
Pitchers: Larry French, Chicago,
lefthander, 9 and 6; Carl Hubbell,
New York, lefthander. 5 and 4;
Whitlow Wyatt, Brooklyn, righthand
er, 7 and 7; Hugh Mulcahy, Phila
delphia, righthander, 7 and 10; Kir
by Higbe| Philadelphia, righthander,
MAJORS’ ALLSTARS PLAY TODAY
* AAA A A .
AMERICAN LINEUP
HAS nVE YANKEES
Ruffing To Start On Mound
Against Either Derringer
Or Walters For Nationals
BY JUDSON BAILEY
ST. LOUIS July 8—(JP>—It will be
the New York Yankees represent
ing the American league again to
morrow against the pick of the
National league talent in the eighth
annual All-Star spectacle.
Fans congregating here tonight
for the big mid-summer baseball
show were jarred off balance by
Manager Joe Cronin’s selection of
Pitcher Red Ruffing and four oth
ers of the fourth-place Yankees to
start the game at 1:30 P.M. (cen
tral standard time) in Sportsman’s
Neither the Detroit Tigers nor
the Cleveland Indians, first and
second place clubs in the junior
circuit, were accorded a single
starting assignment by Cronin, al
though he said the expected 33,
000 fans would see Lefty A1 Mil
nar of the Indians and Buck New
som of the Tigers in three-inning
mound appearances.
Deacon Bill McKechnie, manag
er of the National league forces,
countered with stars from six of
the eight teams in his league,
headed by a battery from his own
Cincinnati Reds.
McKechnie still refused tonight
to say whether big Paul Derringer
or slender Bucky Waters would
be his opening pitcher but named
Ernie Lombardi to catch.
The decision of Cronin to use a
righthanded pitcher was responsi
ble for McKechnie including three
lefthanded batters In his lineup—
Arky Vaughan of the Pittsburgh
Pirates at shortstop, Johnny Mize
of the St. Louis Cardinals at first
base and the Veteran Mel Ott of
the New York Giants in right.
Use of Mize, the National league
batting champion, ahead of h i s
own Frank McCormick was the
most difficult choice for McKechnie
to make. McCormick, a righthand
er, has been batting about 20 points
better than Mize and had never
missed an inning of All-Star com
petition since breaking into the
majors.
The selections of Chicago’s Bill
Herman at second, Brooklyn’s Har
ry Lavagetto at third, and Joe
Medwick of Brooklyn and Gerry
Moore of St. Louis in the outfield
were fairly obvious, although he
might have gained additional left
handed hitting strength in his out
field by naming Joe Moore of the
Giants.
Besides refusing steadfastly t o
announce a definite starting pitch
er, McKechnie also said he did
not know which hurlers he would
choose to finish out the game and
would be ggoverned by the "tide of
battle.”
Cronin’s choices were nothing
short of radical, although he em
phasized his lineup was “subject
to change.”
For his leadoff batter and third
baseman the scrappy pilot of the
Red Sox named Cecil Travis of
the Washington Senators, who was
not even chosen on the original
squad of 25 American league stars.
Travis got into the game when
Red Rolfe of the Yanks withdrew
because of injuries. However, the
Senator is slugging a potent .346,
Ken Keltner of the Indians, the
other possible choice, is batting
.229.
But if this effort to get batting
power looked entirely reasonable,
the naming of New York’s Joe
Gordon, batting .245 is a bit sur
prising when second baseman Ray
Mack of Cleveland is hitting .318.
Likewise Bill Dickey, who
will catch Ruffing, is batting .221
compared to .331 for Frank Hayes
of Philadelphia and .295 for Rollie
Hemsley of Cleveland.
Cronin, in selecting his outfield,
also ignored the best batter on his
squad, his own Low Finney who is
hitting .359, and passed over the
powerful Hank Greenberg of De
troit, a fixture in recent All-Star
lineups.
The only conclusion xnax couia
be drawn from the starting select
ions was that both managers in
tended to substitute freely and
McKechnie stated frankly that he
intended to use every player on
his squad if possible.
The American league was estab
lished as a heavy favorite to win.
James Carroll, St. Louis commis
sioner, quoted 1 to 2 against the
Junior leaguers and 8 to 5 against
the Nationals. Considerable Ameri
can league money was in evidence,
but little backing was found -for
the Nationals in spite of their suc
cess in beating the Americans 2 to
1 in an exhibition All-Star tussle
at Tampa, Fla., last spring.
In the regular mid-summer ser
ies the Americans have won five
out of seven. 3
TIGERS WIN
SAGINAW, Mich , July S—<-T>—
The Detroit Tigers clubbed and
clowned their way to an 11 to 7
victory over the Saginaw Athletics
of the Michigan State league in an
exhibition game today.
The Tigers pounded three Athletic
hurlers for 20 hits, including homers
by Pete Fox, Red Kress, Billy Sul
livan, Barney McCosky and Frank
Croucher, .
What’s Wrong With Higbe?
Doc Prothro Wants To Know
BY TED MEIER ,
PHILADELPHIA, July H—UP) I
—What’s the matter with Walter
Kirby Higbe?
The fireball righthander of the
Phillies, who on several occasions
has been hailed as the National
league’s Bob Feller, won only two
of his nine starts since May 30.
One was a eight-hit performance
against the Reds; the other a six
hit job against the Giants last
Saturday.
It isn’t only that Higbe has been
losing but the way he has lost
that worries Manager Doc Prothro
and President Gerry Nugent.
The good doctor predicts Higbe
will “come around” but it is evi
dent he is concerned over the way
the former Cub rookie blew up in
games ..gainst the Bees, Pirates
and Cardinals.
On July 3 the Phils and Bees
were tied 2-2 going into the ninth.
The Bees with two out, filled the
bases. Then Buddy Hassett singl
ed, starting a six run rally and
the Phils had lost another.
Much the same thing happened
when Pittsburgh scored six runs
in the seventh on June 25 to win
9 to 7. The Cardinals banged over
five runs in the eighth on June 16
to win 9-3.
In all three games the Phils were
in the midst of the battle until
Higbe exploded following a real or
fancied grievance. In the game
against the Pirates he thought he
had struck out an enemy batter.
Instead the umpire called his pit?h
a ball.
“I got so mad,” Higbe said
afterwards, “I didn’t know what
I was doing.”
Against the Cards the Phils trail
ed 3-4 as they came to bat in the
seventh. They filled the bases with
one out. The next two men fan
ned. As he walked to the mound
Higbe appeared “disgusted.” The
Cards tagged him for five runs.
Higbe tells you, ‘I’ll start win
ning again. I’m just in a slump.
You know I’ve got to bear down
on every pitch. The boys don’t get
many runs for me.’
It’s true the Phils don’t score
many runs for Higbe or for that
matter any other twirler.
In considering Higbe’s case it is
interesting to note the comment of
the great Walter Johnson. He said:
“I figure I lost many games be
cause an umpire’s decision went
against me but I also figure I won
a lot of games when the decision
favored me.”___3
Commercial, Independent
Loops Announce Schedule
- X,---I
Managers and sponsors or sort
ball teams in the Commercial and
Independent leagues met at the
Y.M.C.A., last night and adopted a
schedule of play for the second
half and also completed arrange
ments for night softball at Robert
Strange park, commencing Thurs
day night.
First night games will be be
tween Spofford and the Brigade of
the Commercial loop and Tayjor
Colquitt and Ethyl-Dow of the In
dependent league.
Lights at the park will be turn
ed on at 7:30 o’clock and the first
game will start at 8 o’clock, end
ing at 9 p. m. The second game
of the night will start at 9:15 and
be ended at 10:15 p. m.
The Commercial league teams
will play first one week and the
Independent league teams first the
next week. There will be a game
each night in each league.
The Commercial league schedule
is as follows:
July 9—Spofford vs. Sunshine;
July 10—Bakers vs. 'Company A;
July 11— Spofford vs. Brigade;
July 12—Company A vs. Sunshine.
July 15—Brigade vs. Company
A; July 16—Bakers vs. Spofford;
July 17—Bakers vs. Sunshine; July
18—Brigade vs. Sunshine; July 19
—Company A vs. Spofford.
July 22— Bakers vs. Brigade;
July 23— Spofford vs. Sunshine;
July 24—Bakers vs. Company A;
July 25— Brigade vs. Spofford;
July 26—Sunshine vs. Company A.
July 29—Company A vs. Brig
ade; July 30—Spofford vs. Bakers;
July 31— Sunshine vs. Bakers;
August 1—Sunshine vs. Bakers;
August 2—Spofford vs. Company A.
August 5—Brigade vs. Bakers;
August 6—Sunshine vs. Spofford;
August 7—Company A vs. Bakers;
August 8— Spofford vs. Brigade;
August 9—Company A vs. Sun
shine.
August 12—Brigade vs. Company
A; August 13—Bakers vs. Spofford;
August 14—Bakers vs. Sunshine;
August 15—Brigade vs. Sunshine;
August 16—Company A vs. Spof
ford.
August 19—Bakers vs. Brigade;
August 20—Spofford vs. Sunshine;
August 21—Bakers vs. Company A;
August 22—Brigade vs. Spofford;
August 23—Company A vs. Sun
shine.
I he independent league schedule
is as follows:
July 9—Chemists vs. Bagmen;
July 10—Builders vs. Eyemen.
July 11—Creosoters vs. Chemists.
July 12—Bagmen vs. Builders.
July 15—Creosoters vs. Bagmen.
July 16— Builders vs. Chemists.
July 17 — Eyemen vs. Bagmen.
July 18— Buliders vs. Creosoters.
July 19 — Eyemen vs. Chemists.
July 22 — Bagmen vs. Builders.
July 23—Creosoters vs. Chemists.
July 24 — Builder's vs. Eyemen.
July 25 — Chemists vs. Bagmen.
July 26 — Eyemen vs. Creosoters.
July 29 — Eyemen vs. Chemists.
July 30 — Builders vs. Creosoters.
July 31 — Eyemen vs. Bagmen.
August 1—Builders vs. Chemists.
August 2—Creosoters vs. Bagmen
August 5—Eyemen vs. Creosoters.
August 6— Chemists vs. Bagmen.
August 7—Builders vs. Eyemen.
August 8—Creosoters vs. Chemists.
August 9— Bagmen vs. Builders,
August 12—Creosoters vs. Bagmen.
August 13—Builders vs. Chemists.
August 14—Eyemen vs. Bagmen.
August 15—Builders vs. Creosoters.
August 16—Eyemen vs. Chemists.
August 19—Bagmen vs. Builders.
August 20—Creosoters vs. Chemists
August 21—Builders vs. Eyemen.
August 22—Chemists vs. Bagmen.
August 23—Eyemen vs. Chemists.
WELLINGTON, N. Z. Iffi—Seek
ing profitable development of oil
which has, been known for 70 years
to exist in New Zealand, modern
prospecting has been under way
since 1938 at an
52,000,000
ALL-STAR NOTES |
BY HAROLD CLAASEN
ST. LOUIS, July 8—(£>>—Paul
Derringer, the big righthander for
the Cincinnati Reds who is a pro
bable starting pitcher for the Na
tional leaguers in tomorrow’s all
star game, spent today playing
golf.
In direct contrast was the acti
vity of Ernie Lombardi, Reds’
catcher. The only player ever to
gain the limelight by taking d
snooze in the World Series, Lom
bardi spent the day in the shade
of a potted palm in a hotel lobby.
Tomorrow’s appearance will be
the first for Joe (Ducky)Medwick
in a Brooklyn uniform before the
St. Louis fans. Manager Bill Mc
Kechnie of the National league all
stars tucked him into his old left
field slot in the starting lineup.
Rapid Robert Feller, the Cleve
land ace, changed his plans and
did not make an airplane dash to
his Iowa home en route from Oh»
to the game site. His parents de
cided to come here and made the
Iowa trip unnecessary.
A majority of the players are
becoming air-minded. Rollie Hems
ley, Feller’s pet catcher at f/ive
land, and his daughter arrived via
the airlanes today and rumors
were current several of the Yankee
entrants would fly in tomorrow.
Time really does fly in baseball—
Tommy Bridges is the only hurler
among the 14 listed to have won
a previous all-star game. And Lon
Warneke, the Cardinal work horse
who has starred in three previous
shows, is tomorrow’s batting prac
tice flinger.
Rumor: Gabby Hartnett has be
come convinced that the present
Cub infield won’t do and only Billy
Herman, at second base, is sure
of a job come next spring. . .
In reward for their good playing
this season, all the St. Louis
Browns came back from Detroit ,
today at the invitation of President
Don Barnes and at the expense of
the club. The team will play in
New York Thursday.
Detectives raided a hotel on the
Illinois side of the Mississippi river
and arrested two scalpers who
were getting $3.85 for $1.42 tickets.
They pleaded guilty and were fined
$25. 4
• STANDINGS
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
American League
(No games scheduled).
National League
(No games scheduled).
the standings
American League
• . . Won Lost Pet
Detroit - 44 27 .620
Cleveland - 45 09 .gov
Boston __ 41 31 5^1
New York- 37 34 ;52j
Chicago- 32 37 .464
ntK-.I'SU,iSv7- 33 44 -42!>
Philadelphia_ 29 43 40S
Washington - 30 46 .395
National League
n. . .. Won Lost Pet
Cincinnati - 46 23 -887
Brooklyn- 45 23 .66:
New York- 40 28 .ggc
-- 38 37 .50
Pittsburgh - 39 49,.
St. Lou s- 27 40 .'40
Boston- 25 3ft oni
Philadelphia__ 24 45 .34?
0. TODAY’S GAMES
All-Star game at St. Louis at 1:30 p.
m. (Central Stnadard Time).
Instead of transferring the plant
to another jar when it arrives, paint
the original pot a gay shade to cor
respond with the colors of the room
In which it will be kept.
★ ★ *r XXX ^ ^ ^
Illinois Fight Body Drops Fixed Bout Case
Or -4----_
DECISION ENDS
LENGTHY PROBE
Commission Rules That Harry
Thomas’ Charges Were
Not Substantiated
CHICAGO, July 8—(B-The Illin
ois State Athietic Commission clos
ed its books today on the Harry
Thomas “fixed fight” case with
a decision that charges by t h e
former heavyweight boxer "were
not substantiated.”
The decision ended a long in
vestigation by the commission, be
gun after Thomas charged, in a
story published in the Chicago Tri
bune Oct. 30, 1939, that he had
met Max Schmeling and Tony
Galento in matches, the outcome
of which had been pre-arranged.
The Schmeling-Thomas bout, held
Dec. 13, 1937, at New York, was
won by Schmeling on an eighth
round technical knockout. Galento
won his bout, held Nov. 14, 1938
at Philadelphia, on a technical
knockout in the third round.
The commission said it had in
vited Thomas to appear before it
personally or give a written state
ment denying or substantiating the
charges, but he refused. The com
mission’s decision added that
“Thomas has remained absolutely
silent.”
ine commission also pointed out
that Thomas, who formerly lived
in Eagle Bend, Minn., and is now
employed in New York, declined
to testify before the New York
State Boxing Commission because
any statements he made might be
incriminating.
Arch Ward, sports editor of the
Tribune and author of the article
in which Thomas made his charges
was one of the few persons who
accepted invitations to appear per
sonally before the commission. He
testified Thomas told him the fight
with Schmeling was prearranged
in a Chicago hotel and that Thomas
had told him he agreed to lose
to Schmeling because of the op
portunity of gaining more money
than he had ever hoped to earn
in the ring.
-- UUUCi LV.U t u a t
Arthur Donovan, referee of the
Schmeling-Thomas fight, said h e
had halted the bout because Thom
as was in no physical condition
to continue. Mike Jacobs of New
York, who promoted the match,
wrote the commission that “there
were no irregularities” and that
rhomas had put up a game Tght.
Thomas O’Keefe, who refereed
the Galento-Thomas match, brand
ed the charges “ridiculous” while
Herman Taylor, Philadelphia, pro
moter of the Galento-Thomas
match, informed the commission
that while the fight was unsatis
factory because Thomas was not
a fit opponent, he nevertheless be
leived Thomas made an honest ef
fort.
Nate Lewis, Thomas’ manager,
denied the charges in several ap
pearances before the commission,
while Galento and the late Joe
Jacobs, who managed both Galento
and Schmeling, both communicat
ed denials of the charges. 3
Lamilli Will Rejoin
Dodgers On Wednesday
BOSTON, July 8. — GT) — X-ray of
he neck injury suffered yesterday by
Dolph Camilli, the Brooklyn Dodg
■rs’ first baseman, were described as
'negative” tonight by Dr. Edward J.
D’Brien, who said the player prob
ibly would be permitted to rejoin his
dub on Wednesday.
He said the ball player was ‘'fairly
:omfortable” at St. Elizabeth’s hos
pital.
Camilli suffered his injuries in a
paseline collision with Buddy Has
lett, the Boston Bess’ first baseman.
Buck Newsom Is Sore;
May Not Attend Game
ST. LOUIS, July 8—UP)—Buck
Newsom, winner of 12 consec
utive games for the Detroit
Tigers, exploded today when
he heard he hadn’t been nam
ed to start for the American
league in tomorrow’s all-star
game.
“With my record I don’t
have to be a relief pitcher for
anybody”, he shouted. “I’ve
been named to four AU-S tar
games and spent every one in
. in the bull-pen. But they can
let some otner guy work the
whole nine innings for all I
care. Bobo won’t be there”.
The threat of the voluble
righthander to absent himself
from the proceedings was
laughed off by persons who
have heard him spiel before. 3
PIRATES TO PLAY
LAUR1NBURG NINE
Monk Harrington To Be Start
ing Hurler Against White
Sox Wednesday Night
Back on the victory trail with
three consecutive triumphs in the
past week, the Wilmington Pirates
will meet the Laurinburg White
Sox at Legion field tomorrow night
at 8 o’clock.
Monk Harrington, who won his
first starting role against White
ville a few days ago, has been
elected to start Wednesday night’s
game.
The White Sox hurlers will be
chosen from a staff composed of
Lee, Thompson and Stone. The re
mainder of the visitors lineup will
be:
Hudson, shortstop; Lee, third
base; Strickland, left field; Galis,
catcher; Penny, right field; Bal
lentine, centerfield; Snipes, second
base; Evans, first base.
Manager Bert Kite, of the Buc
caneers, announced that his start
ing lineup will probably be: Moore,
first base; S. McKeithan, second
base; Smidt, shortstop; Stefano,
third base; McKenzie or Davis,
catcher; Carter, Trogden, Hines or
Davis, outfield.
Norwood Skipper and Jack Shoaf
will be the reserve moundsman for
the locals.
The Bucs will play the Dillon,
S. C. team here Friday night. 3
Spartanburg Forfeits
Sally League Franchise
SAVANNAH, Ga„ July 8. — <A>) —
The franchise of the Spartanburg
club, forfeited to the South Atlantic
league at a meeting here today, was
placed in the hands of Cecil "Dusty”
Rhodes, playing manager, as tempo
rary business manager.
Dr. E. M. Wilder, president of the
league, saying that the league di
rectors would like to have Rhodes,
who acquired control of the club a
few weeks ago, repossess the fran
chise if he is able to adequately fi
nance the club by July 20. The
league will operate the club, with
Rhodes as business manager and
Mrs. Cecil Rhodes as secretary of the
club.
Rhodes gave up the franchise at
the meeting because he was unable
to continue to operate it aue to lack
of funds, Dr. Wilier said.
2-LEGGED MULE PAYS
DRESDEN, GTenn. Wl—M a y b e
ie’11 rent the animal to a circus
later. But right now, Guy Smith
is collecting lots of dimes show
ing off his two-legged mule. The
apparently healthy animal has no
sign of a foreleg. After someone
aelps it to its feet, it can walk
alone. 3
PARKER TO OPEN
TITLE DEFENSE
Archie Henderson, Second
Seeded, Is Termed Chief
Threat In Lake Meet
SPRING LAKE, N. J„ July 8 -
W—Frankie Parker, the nation's se
cond-ranking amateur tennis piav.
er, will finally display a real fore
hand—you can take Coach Mercer
Beasley’s word for it—when he op.
ens tomorrow defense of his title
in the Spring Lake Bathing and
Tennis club invitation tournament.
Furthermore, added Beasley, al
though Parker, who is top-seeded,
hasn’t won the number of tourna
ments he had at this time last
year, “he’s a better player than
ever”.
The veteran Princeton university
mentor who found Frankie on the
public courts at Milwaukee and
made him a Davis cup star, ex
plained in this way:
“You’ll remember that when
Parker played here last year, he
had a slight hitch in his serve
and his forehand was unsteady,
too. But he really hits the bali
now. He can put the ball in play
just as hard and fast as any play,
er around, and you won’t find his
opponents trying to play him strict,
ly on his forehand game any more.
There really isn’t a weak point in
his game”.
Major obstacles to Parker’s
hopes for a sixth consecutive title
here are expected to be the other
seeded players: Archie Henderson,
Chapel Hill, N. C., second; Gard
ner Mulloy, Miami, Fla., runner
up last year, third; Ted Schroeder,
Los Angeles, Cal., fourth: Jack
Kramer, Belvedere Gardens. Cal.,
fifth, and Owen Anderson. Holly
wood. Calif., sixth.
The foreign seeded players are
Ladislav Hecht of New York, form
er Czechoslovakian Davis cub play
er, and G. Lyttleton Rogers of
Ireland.
Another competitor is the veter
an Wilmer Allison, National cham
pion in 1934. 3
Tar Heels Win Over
Sunset Nine, 11 To 9
Holding off a ninth-inning rally
by Sunset, the Tar Heels marked
up an 11 to 9 victory in the Coastal
league yesterday afternoon a n d
took over the lead in the loop.
Sunset outhit the Tar Heels 13
to 12. The losers opened the scor
ing with two in the first, but the
Tar Heels tied it up with a brace
of runs in the third. After Sunset
went ahead again with one run in
the fourth, the Tar Heels scored
three in the fifth and six in the
seventh, with Frank Kelly driving
in three runs with a triple.
The Sunset nine rallied for five
runs in the ninth but their spurt
was halted before they reached
pay dirt.
Watson and Dyches and Rogers
made up the Sunset battery, while
Collie and Crowley was the win
ning combination. The victory gave
the Tar Heels three wins against
one loss. Castle Street is second
in the league with two wins and
one loss. *
HIS FOOT TESTIFIES |
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (fP»—Though
unable to talk, walk or move his
rands because of a paralytic
stroke, Dr. Melvin W. Tinkham r
Tort Wayne was on the witness
stand nearly a whole day in ho
livorce trial here. He said “yeS
>y lifting his left knee and "no
uy wiggling his left foot. 3
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