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The Watch Wildcats Beat Raleigh Caps, 40 To 25 Morning The Season is Official! Make WITH HANOVER SPREE ,Wanna BOB FELLER PLANS «Best-in-Show Hews Item-- Sumpin* of It? Edward Sachs IN fcfttihi-a*aniiiiiyr'"""' > ■a JEFF HEATH, LAST PERIOD OPERATING LEAGUE perennial Babe In The Woods HOLDOUT WHEN NEEDED FOR WIN IN WESTERN TOWNS last time we saw Beattie WITH CLEVELAND The Feathers, he \*as going that-a- Field in It ,-av at Wrigley Chicago. was during Beattie’s term for Halas U.—better known HOW"MOVES Losers Lead At The End Of as halfback as the Chicago Bears— Class A Circuit Would In back from HIS CELEBRATED l and the young Tennessee was one of the best in the First "I WOHT SIGH" •AH' I'LL Quarter Before elude j pay circuit. Denver, Omaha, Routine to srr right Local Offense Clicks Other Cities nave mentioned Lincoln; As we Deiore Beattie rang up a record in WASHINSToL HERE TILL that withstood the onslaughts of such smooth By GENE WARREN 1334 runners as Tuffy I GET Feb. 19—MV-Bob Cliff Battles, George McAfee and MAT'S Star Writer CHICAGO. Leemans, Bill Shepherd to men- Sports 12 COMM' Feller, Cleveland fireball pitch- tion just a few, for years. In 1934, he gained li004 | RALEIGH, Feb. 19—New Han- yards for an er who jumped from an Iowa journey of 8.5 yards-per-try. When over High’s Wildcats, put on a average yop figure what it rMBf farm into the American league a team to have a back A to means to who can go ibr almost a last period spurt here tonight first at the age of 17 back in 1936, everytime, you can get an estimate of defeat the 40 to down his value to the Raleigh Caps, tonight announced he is back- 25. t Bssrs ing organization of a Class A The game was much closer than team in Denver, Colo., for there were several snide the score would indicate. True, remarks that with Bronk 1947. running Interference, Aunt Martha At the end of the first quarter Nagurski ciould have done Feller, just returned from well, but we have always chosen to the Cats were trailing the Caps as overOook these com- Clearwater, Fla., where he con- As most of them have come from 11 to 9. At halftime the Brogden- ments. Green Bay, Wash- ducted a baseball school, said and New York, we have coached Wilmington five had pull- ington always considered them tinged he hopes the old Western with ed into a 16-16 tie and at the end prejudice. league, that once included Den- of the third stanza were leading C i n Hobbyhorne t o r s o n 11- ver and Pueblo, Colo., could the of the Caps, who they defeated in an months-old Since days his professional rambling^ Beattie has be- American-bred bull- be reorganized and added: a fun f. coach. A earlier meeting by the adding ma- dog, looks part come edged lot of people have informed us that winning first ‘‘It would be impossible to Tennessee is in chine score of 63-23, 25 to 23. Prize at Westminster Kennel the graduate over his head at State trying to com- go ahead with the new league such Collie sunk a set shot to start Club show at Madison pete with canny gentlemen as Wallace “Rase Bowl or Bust” Square this year, but we are hopeful off the last period spree. After Garden. He is Handler Jake Wade and Carl “Justice Reigns Supreme” Smavely. But after property of Mrs. to get it going next year.” Terhune proudly Beattie bounce the Caps blew three chances at Hobert S. Horne of New Bruns- exhibits wire terrier Hether-I watching such gentlemen as Ken Strong, Don Hut- “I’m not planning to quit free throws, Charlie Smith was N.J Model chosen- son, and Dutch Clark around, we are sure that babe in the wick, for Cleveland,” he ington Rhythm, woods shot pitching he can take care of good on a hook followed by a best dog of more than 3000 or not. himself in any angke or side-street of said in a telephone interview set shot by Toddy who paraded in Westminster Ken- football. Fennell, from his home at Waukegan, had returned to the game after a Club show at Madison Squara — 111. ‘‘I am just backing the bad fall in the early part of the Garden- • Tonight we’ll see Beattie in another The organization of a club. There light, guest speaker. second half. DIMAGGIO S occasion will be the dinner meeting at the American Legion home are other men with me in the of the N. C. State grads of New Hanover county. Billy Lee was good on a rebound organization, and we have a and Pnlli** snnlr a nucVt cVw-\f TirV,i1« ! LONG H E RUN setup complete except for a We’ll be listening but ten-to-one we’H be thinking of the the Caps fell farther behind, 37 suitable ball park. HEWES FIVE PLAYS time we saw to 23. W. A. Brown the last Beattie. It was ten above xero, the Packers kept streak (Compiled From The Wires of “That may be built this year, the Bears when he made a were playing at Chicago, there was a stiff wind going long and AP and UP) either by the city or other in- blowing from Lake and the Tennessee Collie a free throw. terested so that Den- Y CAGERS TONIGHT Michigan Rambler was Joe Yank persons, The DiMaggio, slugger, -- running hard and far. Caps dropped their only field ver can have a good ball team *j ^ showed that he can still hit a long _ TF MS MOM'CLAW GRIFFITH. goal of the last period just before in 1947.” Varsity cagers of the YMCA will fa/OU-BUDGE) one yesterday when he connected SPORTS SHORTS Durham will again hold its invitational TH/S CAM LAST WELL WTO the final whistle when reserve have a chance for revenge tonight SEPTSM8EZ? for a 410-foot homerun in Yankee basketball tournament for high school quints after the regular Bowles made a long one-hander. DENVER, Feb. 19—(fP)—Bob Fel when they meet the Hewes Build- In other spring practice Also standing season Wonder if the Cubans, nine in number, who were shift- action on the high ler, Cleveland Indian pitcher, tolc ing quintet tonight at the “Y” in front out in the New Yorkers’ drills in ed to Charlotte from Chattanooga last week will jump to that school last night, Durham the Denver Post today that hi a game scheduled to begin at 8:30. turned back Panama was Bill Majaski, Mexican league? ... It could be For the “biggest city in the Wounded GIAttempting High Fayetteville 46 young planned to operate a Denver base In an earlier meeting between 40. The rookie third sacker who state” Charlotte is certainly having a lot of trouble getting set in to Cats will be host to slugged ball club in a proposed Class / the two squads, the Hewee Build- two homers, a knocked ... at and baseball To all those fans who called the Star, eve- Fayetteville Friday night the single league including five other west ing won by two Saturday in points, were told NHHS floor. four runs Luis Olmo, ning and that the score of the Carohna-Duke game was Major League Comeback ern cities but that “I have nt In other news from the YMCA, 44 instead of 54 to Billy Lee Louis Collie for Brooklyn outfielder announced to 52 to 44, here is how it happened Just as I edged place play.” Adam Smith, physical director of honors 11 from his home in San Puerto the whistle blew, Dick Whiting of Duke fouled Jim White By JACK HAND scoring sinking points Juan, In a phone conversation from hi: ; the organization announced that sunk both of his free throws but the time the to Collie’s 10. Pacemaker for the Rico that he was leaving for Mexi- for the basketball tourna- White by crowd was ST. Feb. 19. Clearwater, Fla., training camp trophies PETERSBURG, Fla., was March 4 cleared from the floor, the incorrect score was filed on the wire. Caps Sam Cothran who made co, and will play with the Feller said he had been inform ment the “Y” for — — planned by GOTHAM AWAITS (A5) Johnny Grodzicki, an ex- four baskets and a free throw Vera Cruz ■ Dick Culler, Boston Brave shortstop and High Point for club ... A returned ed by one of two owners of Mer March first to the eighth will be sporting paratrooper with a steel brace on store owner, was one of the officials and from all re- nine points veteran from Holland, Michigan, chants’ Park, old Western leagui : on in the windows of the goods did, his is a display right leg, making gallant Box score: last a very good job ... If North Carolina can win the con- PH CAGERS night was signed by the St. home, that the site had been sole 1 Men’s Quality shop next to the ports, NTOM comeback fight with the St. Louis ference tournament in it is a cinch for an invitation to New Hanover FG FT TP Louis ... He is for industrial theater. Raleigh Cardinals. George Zuverink, purposes. Bailey f _ 5 1 11 one of the New York cage tournaments Duke might not be BY CHIP ROYAL Lee, He will report to Houston of In Denver, Fred Anfenger, oni Smith also released the standings Five years ago Grodzicki was f__ 10 2 as welcome after the rout at the hands of Temple Harvard AP Newsfeatures Editor Smith, the Card’s chain after a series of owner, said several offers had beei of the Senior Volley Ball league Sports “the in the minor has, ef all things, a pretty good basketball team The rated best pitcher Collie, f.