The Wildcats Face All-Star Cagers Tonight Morning Watch FORMER COLLEGE COACH FINDS BARE PANTRY WITH Local Fan Asks NCHSAA Edward Sachs PLAYERS MAKE UP For Ain Open Meeting Abe’s Birthday GRAYSTONE FIVE Mr. C. E. McIntosh, Secretary on N. C. High School Athletic Assn. Raleigh, N. C. We didn’t expect to work last night, Abe Lincoln’s YMCA Varsity Meets Iven- Dear birthday, you know, but the sporting scene was unusual- Mr. McIntosh: hoe Quintet In Pre- I with much interest the “muddled” situation active so we’ll have to consider several things this have been following ly on the New Whistling that popular ditty liminary Contest involving one Johnny McKoy, who is the star center morning. “Marching Hanover school basketball team. Through Georgia,’’ let us look over the following: High By GENE WARREN I originally came from the greatest basketball state in the union, Star Sports Writer first a gentlemen answering to the name of Raymond D. Indiana, and until the latter part of August 1945, lived in Atlanta with a of a The powerful Graystone All-Stars Christman comes through honey suggestion, to wit.” quite a few years, where I have always been an ardent follower of school bowl game between New Hanover High trek to Wilmington today to try . high school’s baseball, basketball and other sports; having played both myself. football team and a leading eleven front one of the five surround- their luck at routing the New Han- From all the news I could gather on this case through •“g states to be played each Hangover day in American Legion over High school Wildcats, who reading stadium.” are trouncing everything in their the local papers, it seems to me that somewhere, certain persons got _ path in the Eastern A conference. mad at the way this high school team ran “rough-shod” over theirs don’t know if has We anything been done to back up Mr. Coach Leon Brodgen said last in basketball, and through some minor technicality, they saw a chance suggestion but in of Christman's place a bandwagon, this night that the All-Star-Cat game to throw “mud” in the face of not the school team, but a will on Mr. only high corner jump Christman’s letter, which ran on the would start at 8:00 following a of the Star, young member of that team, who is trying to get an education, enter editorial page Monday morning, and say at last pre-game tussle at 6:30 between has suggested a sport’s seems loves and learn to be a real American. someone promotion that tailored the Y. M. C. A. Varsity and Ivan- into activities of sports he of for ^ the needs Wilmington. hoe. What has been “handed” to him now, will linger in his memory instead of Graystone, a quint composed many years and we should be helping our boys trying to unlike so We hope that, many things, this idea does not die a of American mostly of Marines that live ashore put a “dishonorable discharge” from the playing sports ■ The possibilities of such a game are unlimited. Picture stillbirth. in the Morehead City area, boast team like Boys High of Atlanta or Miami or even a strong as is in this case. , one of the best clubs in eastern team from Virginia, Pennsylvania, or New York in the stadium In the first should the secretary of this association give North a place, why a New Hanover eleven and know that the at- Carolina, having perfect against good you Coach Leon Brogden of Wilmington, permission to play McKoy, if : would make the a fixture. season. John Mercer, coach of the tendance game to "crawl „eam, has at his command players he did not have the authority? Is he trying now away” from such as from some that is too for him the “buck” or Next, the Carolines Association of the AATJ wants a vote colleges Kingsly Prep, thing big by passing of West Uni- on the leading male and female athletic stars of the two states University Virginia, was he trying to pull a “fast one?” for the annual Louis E. Teague Memorial awards. When first versity of Pittsburgh, Westminster I feel, and know that thousands of other real, red-blooded Ameri- contacted by the AAU last month we nominated Jim Jordan, College, and the University of In- to the entire Ameri- can sports, that a meeting should be called, open North Carolina basketball player, and Estelle Lawson Page, diana plus several high school can (who wish to attend) and the members of tiie press, re- i other sports writers nominated Carroll Bowen, Catawba stars. All in all, the squad aver- public Marion Clemson football and basket- of the or constitution of this association. three-sport man; Butler, ages about six foot in height, which gardless by-laws coach at Erskine c ollege in Due West, S. C., knows just how Old Moth- ORD Harry Bolick new football ball Grady Hatton, Greensboro all-around ath- a factor the roo m for football finds the player; will prove big against Yours very truly, er Hubbard felt as he looks into the storage equipment—and cupboard lete and semi-pro baseball player de-luxe; George Clark, athletics in of all football small locals. In their last game, Don Hassler pretty bare When the school discontinued 1941, it disposed equipment football player; UNC’s swimming stars, Billy Kelly of sh oulder a a blanket and a few balls. Duke’s the All-Stars came out on top 56 a few odds and ends such as a couple pads, jersey, Bobbv Temple, amateur boxer from Florence, S. C. 2650-A Adams Street, except and to 31, and are anxious to stop the Wilmington._ Women nominated include Greensboro swimmer, Evelyn Bar- athletic ace basketball rampaging Wildcats. bee, softball star Bertha Dunn; girl Brodgen s plans lor tomgnx s xnt and swimming, Francis Kenney and Mrs. Page. DAVIDSON DIRECTOR were interrupted somewhat when failed to re- For is votes lanky Johnny McKoy INVOLVED Coan sense m tne panoting given tnree SHEPHARD League bpot Each participating Big • Eager to because of frac- each division and “after the careful consideration’’ requested port practice in him IN TRAFFIC MISHAP AAU Presdent L. J. Fisher of High Point and Award Chairmen tured finger, which hampers by half Wade of Charlotte, we pick Jordan, Bowen and Clark in the in his shooting, and the other Jake — IS. — division and Page, Kenney and Dunn of the gal’s. of the ‘Mutt and Jeff” combination, DAVIDSON, Feb. (IP) YEARLING PLAYER Nine Hanover Gridders JOCKEYS BANNED men's Di- W. A. Brown, stayed out with a Davidson College Athletic and Furman Bisher, sports writer of the Charlotte News, upon cold. Both Brown and McKoy are rector Norman W. Shepard with several FOR his return from service, has come through good exceptional cagers, both being very Mrs. Shepard were recuperat- SENATOR’S CHOICE For Backfield FROM TURF carries a Bisher epic on the Aiming yarns. Today s Star sports page popular with Wilmington fans, es- ing at their home here today the Washington Senator’s nride of Mineral Springs, Gil Coan, the Brown. Even from recently received man seems to pecially tiny Injuries train- rookie. Bish is an eager young who In The New Hanover spring BETTING COUP outfield both were out of action yes- In an automobile accident OUTFIELD POST editor s though FOR BLUE DEVILS BEAT kick out of his work. In these days of sports ing sessions hit their stride yester- eet a big there is a chance that Cornelius. It was the only one available, terday, they nearby lettermen and who have taken the job because Im- day as varsity junior WRECK may take part in tonight. Shepard’s condition was RAMBLING Bisher seems to be a pleasant exception. varsity stars continued to turn out Seven Ruled Out For Life If the duo is not prepared for the college officials said Outstanding Performer Of proving, every day anxious for the condition- 73 TO 31 battle, their places on the first hut Mrs. Shepard was QUINT, Of When Commissioner Jay Jenkins, the pride of Cleveland county today, Association ing practice that Coaches Leon As A Result and team will probably be filled by from Internal Injuries Southern for the Class B Bisher cornered Jay suffering — — was in Charlotte meeting, Brodgen, Tom Davis, and Jap DURHAM, Feb. 13 (A3) on baseball background Don Hyatt and Charlie Smith. seriousness of her con- Pimlico ‘Fix’ Proceeded to pump him Wilmington’s and the Gets Major Tryout Davis having maped out for then Bouncing back from its worst of a Collie puppy. However, Jay, schooled in Smith has seen plenty of action has not been determined. with the intensity dition until March. defeat of the Duke’s Blue stalled and gave one of the in the ’Cats’ last two affrays, and year, JOHN LANGDON the College of Shelby politics parried, FURMAN BISHER in By that By the are Devils defeated Georgia Tech exhibitions of a man talking but not saying anything may be called the ‘six’ man on the The majority of gridders United Press Sports Writer nicest NEA Correspondent a basketball game time. also Special out for backfield high-scoring (U.R) — we have seen in a long first string. ‘Hacksaw’ Tuttle, going positions, BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.— Feb. 12. — There here tonight, 73-51. a reserve, may alternate with HANOVERJAYVEES CHARLOTTE, especially the fast ends such as Seven steeplechase jockeys and a nice Coans and little Coans, The Yellow Jackets led in the Bish didn’t a but in payment for the really if McKoy is not on hand. were big Jim Neal Patrick, Herman were barred from get story Hyatt Gibson, Duke trainer today News treated us when we were Coans and old Coans, single early going but spurted way he and Ray Howe of the The remainder of tha initial line- young Vick, Doc Venters, and Fritz tracks for life for fix- It doesn t make bad E Coans in the near the end of the half and Maryland in Charlotte we are his Coan saga. of Luke IN WINNING SP Coans and married These are 30 printing up is composed regulars pigskinners a at Pimlico last Nov. Stelljes. went to intermission with a 28- ing race at that. and ace set- line at the station. Young reserve reading, Collie, Toddy Fennell, greeting fighting with last season’s and betting on the horse that was in from 25 advantage. shot Billy Lee, who Ben Carnevall Coach Wallace West’s high-fly- Gilbert Coan coming ball carriers for the ‘T’ formation far from least, is the news that John Seward and Ed Koffen- couldn’t lose. Last but to use a cliche, Durham. con- Texas, where he spent the off-sea- has been named of UNC scouted at Junior Varsity cagers slots vacated by two lads on the The commission Jimmie Metts, one of Wilmington’s best golfers ing with his wife’s family. He -vas berger sparked Duke to its vic- Maryland racing The Y. M. C. A. team in the a hot pace yesterday son first team and three on the second. of the Carolina tinued at home at Min. the former 18 ruling automatically bans all parti, manager Skyways.___ attraction is ltd by their fourth headed for the family tory, getting preliminary evening, capturing Thus far it has been impossible in the coup from eral a village hard by points and the latter 16. cipants betting Leonard McKoy, probably the best in two weeks from Springs, tell was the straight victory to who getting upper any other track in the United States basketball ever to don 26. Charlotte. a bet that Her- player St. James, 70 to hand, but it’s good because of an agreement among who has mother hadn’t seen him in Or Keds NHHS’s togs. Leonard, one-sided triumph followed His man Vick take over David Lonnie Frey The of the may commissions of the various stales worked out continuously at High 24 over a and the remainder the team's 25 to edge year, Bannerman’s right halfback job, ACME-DELCO LX ES to each other’s — recognize suspen- and the ‘Y’ in the past Mon- father, brothers, sister school Dixon High of Camp Davis on family and Jim Gibson or Neal Patrick, sions. is to display rare steller and sister-in-law — were Just as To Second weeks, expected in which Homer Ellis, the left half duties of All-State The other involved In the fixed Returning R. L. day to see whether headlines form in the first fracas. honors anxious Kenneth guard took high scoring into Rogers. TABOR CITY! IS 'race Jockey Agent James F. Church and tall Walter Deal are had turned this laughing boy The Wires of with 11 points. Other s in the backfield scramble a one (Compiled From ‘Y’ five man who takes himself seri- Byrne—drew year suspension. also set to pace the along it was a In yesterday’s game just are Brian Dick Hanson, TABOR CITY, Feb. 12.—(Special In a the com- AP and UP) Williams, another Han- They could have spent their Mullinix, hearing yesterday, PARK NINE with Harry a total the ously. WINTER a of how high Lin wood and to Star) —The and Girls mission two question on other matters. Grissom, Johnny The Boys heard testimony that Lonnie Frey, cne of the outstand- over alumnus. third worry High would run up as the o£ Tabor City swept a double-head- unidentified bets known about Ivanhoe, Jayvees like a fellow who Daughtery. gamblers placed baseman in the Nation- Little is a Gil Coan acts lads ing second of team started the game holding The two lone first bacTcs er basketball game from the for the riders indicating a cleanup READY FOR SEASON but that the team is composed The never saw a sports page. string al league before joining the army 19 to 12 lead at the quarter. and lassies of Acme-Delco today. of at least 88,000 on the discharged servicemen, who three He has never seen Clark returning for another fling at the winner, a con- first was sent in by West, Ward, with 17 point, and Wright, Mamie's Lad. two years ago today signed rolled over basketball quint owner of the Washington rough-and-tumble sport are Louis Park baseball team seasons ago with the Griffith, makers for The Winter and the score climbed or with 10, were high point How much the made for the 1946 season, the Cin- rivals all over the state and won manager Ossie Bluege ‘Bubba’ Sykes and Jimmy Piner. gamblers tract will take to the diamond in the out in front at half- club; the.Girls and Boys, respectively, in succession be- Junior Varsity Griffith stadium. A3 a matter of the best broken field runner could not be determined, bui Reds yesterday Frank three tournaments con- Sykes, cinnati reported latter part of May, Manager 32 to 16. The slaughter of Tabor City. For Acme-Delco, cash was on fore the five was broke up by the time, fact, he’s never been in Wash- and ace passer of the 1945 club, enough dumped Reds also Jim Hines informed the Star yester- third at 56 Bigford of the girls and Allen and The signed called into the serv- tinued in the period When he goes to bat come expects to star in ’46 at his full- Mamie’s Lad to drive down tha players being had ington. were all tied who be- as the 1946 baseball season and when the smoke look Clayton of the boys on him 10 to Prendergast, rookie GI day ice. to 18, it will be his first back position, but may be shifted price from 1 in the in the 13 man mid-April, with scores of four each. Little began to take definite shape cleared at the finish, to points line to 8 to 5 at post time. fore the war played with at a big league game. quarterback. Piner, who ^ook morning The team will be the left the floor on mem- Tabor 25 Acme-Delco 18 Lad Wilmington. squad of Jayvees In case you’re short over the quarterback job last sea- City, Mamie’s paid $5.20 in the Rock Pitcher Johnny Rigney, i main rivals of the Masonborc SCORES with a 70 to 26 win. the kid outfielder Wright, f_Ganey, mutuels. haf BASKETBALL ory, Coan is son after three boys had failed at t service since 1942 five Ward, f _ W. Williams, in military Ramblers, who Frank Manor plans Mike Austin West s who was named The seven ruled off were 'White paced from Chattanooga the job, is still considered the top R. f_Wehrhahan, 1 jockeys signed with the Chicago Tech 51. the freshman Strickland, of to build into a notable semi-prc Duke 73, Georgia in scoring as husky the outstanding minor league prospect for the signal calling post Bigford, 1 William Owen Chicago, leading Sox Toledc while the Putnam, g__ Highly-touted diamond club. Hiwassee 35, Tennessee Wesleyan ran a 16 point total, Ray- of 1945, His .372 led he can not t rider for the last three with up player even though boast a Cox, g _„_ Blake, steeplechase Babe Martin will play was He set a rookie, 25. mond ‘Football’ Smith tops Southern Association. arm. Turberville, g_March, 1 years who was up on Mamie’s a catchei The Parkers expect to use the good passing the St. Louis Browns as 43, Catawba 38. losers with 12 markers. for 28, showed the Soles, g_Heath, g Bethesda, is Winter Park field, which has beer Appalachian for the record triples, In the line, Jap Davis, the coach Lad; Douglas Banks, not as an outfielder because he Long runs and Hilburn, g Ohio Weslyan 60, Wooster 30. The Jayvees travel to way in doubles, home of that has Md.; Howard Cruz, The Plains, the worked over in the past season, often department, Buddy M. Williams, g too slow for garden-work, of Miami Florida where they hope to stolen bases. It isn’t very Vern Hialeah, Fla.; as their home University 53, Creek today Bridges sure of one end and the 10 Va.; Haines, training site and five a Tabor City, 22 Acme-Delco, Browns announced yesterday 47. their win streak to that a power hitter leads league O’Neill, Aiken, S. C.; Fran, Southern _ 1 hn diamond. Manager Hines is mak- stretch other flankmen, who do not stay in Soles, f Allen, Sidney In the Brownie fold by signing School in stolen bases. i Aiken and Scott High the backfield. Billy Quarrels is a Spivey, f _.Quisenberry, cis Passmore, Frank Mancusc ing preparations for a full sum- FT OT had only to exer- contract catcher FG _ 1 Va. is Durham 39, Rocky Mount 27. Washington for as Wright c Peterson, Riles of Richmond, tc mer season schedule with sur- 'jAYVEES with good prospect end the lanky Danny Gaidella reported Point 35, Reynolds f .4 1 ® cise its working agreement Ward, g.— Clayton, c towns and teams withir High High J. Hilburn, while gridder has grabbed every pass the Giants camp at Miam rounding 8 ® Chattanooga to obtain Coan Fipps, g _ Crawford, g Australian Constitution is training High 31. Parker, f .* his way in but the The the fell ail coming practice, _ g not allowed t( city. 8 other league clubs Long, sub. Bordeaux, on Constituion yesterday but was Davidson 37, Citadel 30. f ..8 big other six odd largely modeled the The roster of Winter Park if Austin, Joe of the lads may push him Stevens, sub. --- _ Marks, g because he is not undei 1 8 * over owner Engel the United States. work-out William & 65, Hampden f ... of no means at Mary Hickman, offers of from into the background. Referees: Truitt and Roberts. contract He is reported slatec by complete presen' 8 * Lookouts with Sydney 38. Warren, f .8 The tackles are the weak Brew as many of the New Hanover Higl 8 ® $50,000 to $100,000. spots to be sold to the Milwaukee c .- 3 School stars and a few formei Penny, Bert Niehoff of Chat- in the forward wall, for Davis has ers the American Association 8 * Manager of The kangaroo, when standing Taylor, c .3 many only ‘Butch* Swart and re ball players from the Wilmingtor 8 tanooga was one among Bobby Haas Outfield Buster Maynard reached a C. c ..1 Pirates and other Piedmon ; erect, occasionally Hilburn, \ who rated Coan the greatest pros- in the first rank. There are no ex- ported to the Giants at Miami while 8 be height of eight feet. Gregg, league baseball. perienced reserves Jer Leaguers are expected to sign _ g...3 pect in minor except those Warren Sandel who played at 0 Christ- Ellis, g ..? and eager as a kid at from the Jayvees such as Dillon. acted as the fore spring practice. 0 1 Eig sey City in 1941 develop . 5 197 pound As now, Nor with added practice may West, g mas, the 22-year-old, Ervin Gore retains his guard spot Gothem batting practice things shape up 8 1 1 Or- sluggers’ wil into a smooth working group. Bradshaw, g .— Coan to the Senators on the first team with Lloyd of Commerce wood Skipper, former Pirate, reports Honey- pitcher Chamber where the Feb. 24. cutt as do most of the for th< The meadow crew, lando, Fla., camp the probable replacement are the same the world ovei hurling 34 2 7( way of boys ; looks very well He has been told, by for Graham the Park club with Robert McKensif batting power lays, ‘Trap’ Barefoot, who ... In Canal Zone EG FT TP is his Balboa, ■ with a fine trio in Luke Collie, a ST. JAMES that right field is a senior this sure to handle the bur sports pages, year. Don C. of that the rair catching 8 he can t Long C. reported who f .. is demonstrated finds The infield looks like a goo< l splendid hitter, and Edwards, Holland, until it Hyatt tough rivals in Tinkey’ which fell was the firs den. \5 8 from presi- yesterday at firs ; possesses a great arm from with Symmes, c .. handle it. This comes Rogers and Mathis for to in 21 fixture with Harry Smith 8 boarder of Harry cent- fall during the dry season been able to nab Griffith, present er as the Paul Horton at the keystone which he has Taylor, g.\ dent whole pivot crew turns years Yanks went aheae base, 0 L as Buddy Lewis, The [ base runners at the plate, in Smith, g . such outfielders from last season's Frank Hines at the hotcorner, an< many George eleven. Jim with ■ their drills anyway are the two School Jeff Heath, Stan Spence, no ‘Dunk’ Futrell handling the short the past, High Thorpe, relation to the great Pitchers Chandler, Jake 8 8 f --- Spud lads in the outfield where they Cantwell, f .- -Diiuvs auAu football player, also is stop duties. This is an inexperi 0 2C Coan was work- looking at Wade. Flyd Eevans, Herb Karpfel t into star players. 13 Two years ago the pivot spot with enced bunch of base guarders, bu may develop manufacturing envious eyes. Emerson Roser, and Marvii ing for a paper B r e v a r d. Breuer were host to hitting prac corporation at Junior Col- lice Shortstop Ton had gone to Brevard Sturgeon Creek Yields Dodger GREENSBORO ACE not to ac- Brown received notice to report t( ; lege in 1941, decided contract for 35-Pound bis draft board for Induction cept a Washington Rock Bass Zinn Beck. Pipper Radclift former White So: 1942 offered by I could makeit Frank Stone and B. A. outfielder left last night for hi "I didn't think Widen- He put in two house, New Hanover Post in Detroit outfiele On then,” he explains. county fisher- the Tiger Sidelines Ferrell and wnen men Rick collaborated to at the paper piant. yesterday hook Boston Braves woke up to tb years in class brother batteries in big all-time high in his specialty Becke came around again a 35 pound Rock bass at fact last that their first strini ! WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—W— scout Sturgeon night ace hurlers, 1944 he was ready. Creek. Stone oul elusive knuckle-ball league history; four of Washington’s the spring of hooked the almost catcher, Phil masi, is holding When an naif ofthe cam- three-foot catcher 2— Setting a new American winner, He spent the first catch in its fin and whips past the Washington Roger Wolff, 20-game of the Appa- R1C" League record last season for total Haefner with Kingsport Widenhouse helped pull it in after next season, it will not be “Dutch” Leonard, Mickey paign with the season a 10-minute UIQ AVM/II off his mask and number of games caught, 1,769; relying on the lachian. Finishing struggle. Widenhouse Ferrell who jerks and John Niggeling, .338. 3— His skill in handling the the Lookouts, he batted is a resident of Lake Forest, while CANOES retrieves it. ... knuckleball. hitting described Ball especially Stone lives at 412 South 15th man who is credited knuckleball, by per- the Senators playing, street. i NOW IN STOCK At 39, the In balls, Coan has not knuckleball plexed batters as “the craziest passed comes natural. with developing more the league with tne ever conceived.” topped to work on himself. ... In Australia failure to vote than anyone else in pitch of all th ^FJhesP bals, PICKARD’S pitchers one-third “I had trouble fly without reason i to end his Ferrell and knuckleballers were imately had 21 judging good spunishable 209 Market Dial 2-3224 business, has decided Ferrell about cleared St. as- that got away but Mr. Niehoff just by a fine up to $7. career for a coa-'hlng almost inseparable in recent years on playing himself. that up. He had me working ■ —the team that had a knuck- -nzrrr.-wrgj.n n with the senators. good poses a it——n—■— slgnment from Ferrell's retirement it every day." ,. a North Carolinian, ler wanted Rick to do the receiv- Ferrell, what wiUhaPPento Coan is a picture of relaxation HEATERS GAS LANTERNS aside after 20 ing. question of cut. ELECTRIC Goldsboro, steps kr.uckleballing at the plate, takes a whisplash AT YOUR for major Not even the knows how Washington’s in years behind the plat* pitcher ‘‘I have a lot of power my dis- in the 1946 campaign. and minor league clubs with this unpredictable delivery Is go- wrist,” he asserts. "Every time $0.95 5-feet-ll the tinguished service marks chiefly ing to break and Ferrell, Mr. Niehoff told me to hold ENTERPRISE SPORT SHOP and 162 had the hitting fell on three counts: weighing pounds, bat farther back my 105 8. Front Dial 2-1830 he and Wes of hand and foot to on with a short 1—Ten years ago, quickneis eye, down off. I do better I Red then with the Boston follow it. pno1ntsSo7Utoucldin* swing" . 114 Ferrell, V MARKET of the few first- Last uuinn Tam-att reached an knuckleballs ^ Sox. formed one