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Trading Tempo Of Major Leagues Quickens With Half Dozen Peals Arkansas College Play "Delta tonight HoVnetsWay Alumni omorrow Ni 4 fFUTDAI DfllA ItnlKML Vbfcf (AGE CAMPAIGN 0 DERATING a baseball league in the minors is one tough war situation, in our opinion, just about closes down the possibility of Cotton States league operation, unless ilncle Sam scores a hurry-up win over Japan. A meeting of league directors here next month will probably reach a rle- iision not to attempt to operate this coming season. Even before the war emergency the operation of the league was considered possible only by the most optimistic-. Several clubs in 'the Ha'rty circuit have ball players on their lists, reserving them for another campaign. T.

M. Goldberg of Abbeville, fias several and Greenville a number of players. At any rate, the circuit meeting in January will decide. that proposed movement of the St. Louis Browns' franchise to Los Angeles, appears on the surface to be a foolish plan.

Los Angeles is a big city but totally out of ifelhil of the major Icnfriie clubs, and the California city is in the Const league with good hascball. The Browns have floundered ujiuui iii finsnf.B. way as as the field for several years. Maybe if sortie energetic group in Browntown would buy the franchise and give SI. Louis I Iflod club in the American league, the fans would come Silt to see the team and keep it in the Missouri city.

Just thought--but it certainly isn't half as bad us that one of moving to Los Angeles. George Terry and Jack Brantner have tried lots of combinations for their Hornets cage team. They haven't decided on one game tomorrow night will shed some lighc oh the feest team thai Terry and Brantner can throw against kernels foes. As usual the Hornets and their sister team, the Honeybees, are playing the bast in the Delta region and Big Eight conference'this season. Dave Coble, iiio skippered Greenville's Bucks last Bcaiwn, attended the meeting of the minor leagues in Jack- sonvllle, Flu.

Genial Dave, who has been wintering here, Is still on the Bucks' ro'stfcr. Dave said he had opportunities to land with other cliujs hut had not succeeded in oh- turning bis release from the Bucks. Manager Dave has his set on getting higher either as a catcher with' a Class A slub or as a manager in at least a league. Uncle Gtgi Brantion of Jackson, who hasn't signed a manager yet, might secure Coble from Greenville. That's just an idea, but Coble would fit in mighty veil over at Jackson.

Coach Lloyd McDerraott invites ightv hnrd. For several years efforts have been made tn oust Thomsen, but (he mentoi holds on. The ouslliiR efforts became so active tills year after Ar- was so convincingly RIZZO SOLD BY PHILADELPHIA TO BROOKLYN DODGERS Bidding Of New York Yankees for Cimiiii Is Big Talk At Chicago I'ADGKTT SOLD CHICAGO, Dec. 10. (AIM --Don I'ailKctl, big outfielder- catcher of the St.

Louis Cardinals, was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for cash estimated at $30,000. I'adcctt. who In 28 years old, has been a misfit for the Cardinals for five yearn, although lie rt'as rerornlzed us one or the fltitntandltir hitters In the National league. In his year In the bllt time he batted .314 and In IflM his average soared to .390 for 92 games. However, last season he was nfted irregularly and his bittlnc dropped to .247.

lie IK a left-handed batter, and the Dodgers earlier today relnrereed their outfield by buying the rlrht- lunded hitting John Rlizo from the Phillies. Ill JudMn Ilaliey CHICAGO, Dec. 10. (AP)--The Iradins tempo of the major league meetings quickened today with a half deals closed nnd several others, including the possible sale of Dolph Camilli to the Yankees, in the negotiating stage. Overnight the Phillies announc- yj oftlc nf Olltflplflpr John llxzo to Bronltlyn and Infielder immclt Mueller to Montreal, a form; and 'the New York i a bought Third Baseman lill Werber from Cincinnati nnd loltl OutrlelderB Joe Moore and Morrie Arnoivlch to Indianapolis.

your correspondent to attend the Rroncos' annual football bimqiiet'Friday night at 7 o'clock. Vte appreciate Coach McDcrmolt invite Our one suggestion is that 'Johl teveck be called on to ex- tUtor Ole Miss loss to Mississippi Slate. We loom that Jolil, Russell 'of Stoncville ami Bogen, a trio ot Ole Miss supporters, were a good going over-by State boosters. Wonder how many Alabama will be attracted to Dallas. for the Boll Weevil Bowl (pardon us --Cotton Bowl) on Neir Year's Day.

The selection of over Mississippi for that Dallas came is one Traded This business followed snch kansas was so thumped by Mississippi that Thom- ser was offered a settlement of hi? contract to resign. Jock Young pi the Helena World has long sought to have Thomsen dismissed at Arkansas and fur some unknown reason the sports editor of the Arkansas Traveler has taken great delight in referring to Young as the East Arkansas "Wolf. Seems like there are hundred of wolves, as the Traveler sports editor refers to Young, who want Thomsen removed. Maybe it would be a good lime now for the Arkansas mentor deals of thf meetings' first clay as the Chicago White Sox trading Outfielder Mike Kreevich and Pitcher Jack Halk-tt lo the Philadelphia Athletics for. Outfielder Wally MoSes and the Boston Braves i Outfielder Tommy Holmes from Newark for ish.

The big talk, however, was the bidding nf the world champion New York Yankees for Camilli, veteran first baseman ot the pennant winning Dodgers and the National league's most valuable player last season when he led in both home runs and runs batted in. MucPhnil Asks 575.000 The best guess was that Larry MacPhail, Dodger president was asking about $75,000 for his prize, even though nil other National league clubs waived on him al $7,600. President Ed Borrow of the Yanks was thought to have offered about $50,000. Representatives of two yeeferday and lasl night and the dickering was to continue today. If it should go through the Dodgers hoped to buy Johnny Mizc from the St.

Louis Cardinals. Also on the (ire were the possible sale of Outfielder Rip Had- cliff by Detroit to the Boston Braves' and the White Sox offer of Second Baseman Billy Knickerbocker and other inducements THE DELTA DEMOCRAT-TIMES PACE FOUR WEDNESDAY. DECEMBERS, 1941 State lor llial uanas game- mo now ior me thai sours bowl selcclloils this to mc nnothcr coach so in year more than ever before. We im) nnn( me material. Avkansas don't See why the TMe considered was Howl material.

Even the choosing of Alabama was a shock. It shocked everyone concerned with football. We have no argument with the Tlfir. lint a 14-0 loss to the Maroons ot Mississippi State, snulllied by the bowl pickers, is still on the records. Either Fred Thomsen, head foot- b'tll coach at University of A a sas, is a mighty inel'licieut mentor or politics has hit the has lots of Rood a mnlrnal and a belter tram should be developed.

From Mississippi, we believe thill Thomsrn should rcsiRn and uivi- someone else chance. TENNESSEE VOLS I TO BATTLE LSU NKW ORLEANS, per. 10. A --Tennessee's WASHING and GREASING Special 150 WASH. POLISH and WAX Bry $495 Wilson T1RK COMPANY (KIT M'mlitiiKloii Plimw 216 hav iT mine New Vi-ar i it will be Si'Ulll- conference li- cT in aHion Hie I i i i i Hlaekbinis.

(Mi Square Garden 1 AP ALL-AMERICA CONING FRIDAY Sixteenth For Picking Of All-Star Team NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (AP) -Tile 17th annual AP-A11 American "ootbali selections, successor to All-Americans picked by the late Walter Omp from 1B9!) to 192-t, will be announced in the Delta Democrat-Times next Friday evening, December 12. Following the death of Camp, selections has been carried on AP news wires, the first AP- All American was chosen in 1925 --on the basis of country-wide expert opinion--by Alan Gould, then general editor 'and now executive assistant in charge of personnel. Gould and his were the first to recognize talent in the Rocky mountain area when, in 1828, they put Dutch Clarlc of Colorado collCEe On the AP-A11 America. Clark later became dne of professional football's greatest stars.

Gould continued to pick tlic AP- All Americas through 1937, when he was Succeeded by Herb Barker, present general sports editor. The Intricate task of selecting this year's AP-A11 America started last October. Through the season, Barker received weekly game-by- gamc reports from AP football writers across the country and kept the data in a card-index file. These reports were comprehensive caliber of the players' opposition, their versatility, skill, power, speed, durability and spirit --and they were based on the AP writers' personal observations, plus Information volunteered- by coaches, scouts, players and sports writers on the 1,400 AP member newspapers. A few days ago.

Barker received over-all appraisals of several huh- standout players. After carefully considering each, he went lo work on the selection of the AP-A11 America first team and the AP- All America squad, which includes first, second and third teams. Players who were not quite up to standard, or who were forced out of the completion by Injuries, ore given honorable mention awards. The Associated Press feature service ifi the exclusive distributor of the AP-A11 America, and Dillion Graham, feature service sports editor, wrote the story which will appear in evening papers. The material fills a page and includes a six-column picture layout of the first tcj.m.

Besides Graham, the se AP sports editors were among those who assisted in the selection of this year's AP Tech Recovers Blocked Punt SPORTS SHORTS NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (AP) -Fordham's sugar-bowltag football team Is without an injury for its January 1 appointment with the University of Missouri but may be forced to piay without Jim Lansing, stellar end. Lansing joined the naval reserves sometime ago but did not expect to be called up until spring. Because of the war, however, it is likely that he may be inducted this month. GOSHEN, N.

Dec. 10 (AP) --Franklin Safford of Keene, N. was the leading trotting and pacing driver in 1941 with 117 vic lories, the United States Trotting association announced today. Safford, who drove exclusively in New England, topped Houston Stone of Duquoin, 111., by eight victories. Dr.

H. H. Parshall of Urbana, Ohio, who finished out ol the top spot for only the third time since 1926, was second lo Tom Berry among the grand circuit drivers. Berry won 41 heats and Parshall 36. Preston West (center), Georgia Tech tackle, foes up in the air to grab and hold the ball on the Georgia 35-yard Mile after Elmer pyke, Tech tackle, had blocked a Georgia punt In the first period of the game in Atlanta.

Gene Elleiison (left), Georgia tackle, Is also trying to lay hands on the ball. But Tech lost the temporary advantage on an intercepted pass four plays later. Georgia won 16 0. Feller's Fast One To Be With Navy In Jap League the Tiger for Outfielder Bruce Charles uunkiey, Campbell and Pitcher Dizzy 1'rout. The Washington Senators also seek Campbell.

The Werber sale was closed five minutes. Although the 33- year-old in fielder, who helped Cincinnati win two pennants, batted only .239 last season, the Reds were believed to llavu received $20.000, approximately $5,000 less than they Ihe Athletics tor him in HIM. Phillies were understood to have $10.0110 for mzzo. When ho broke in i Pittsburgh in 19311 Ihe rlRhlhandcd slugger looked like a promising star, but has measured up and last son batted only .217. CONDUCTORS WORK BKKI.IN'S TROLLEY CAKS BERLIN (UP) Six hundred H'ii'ls will serve as street i-nr conductors in Berlin for the next six months.

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m. to p. m. PNvKto waiting roome for wtme Hlih.ay 2 ti New LeluK R'l i beyond city r.reenvllle, Mill. ee.

They went through a three weeks' a i i period of ticket- punching and moncy-collcclinR before Ihcy wt'i-f turned loose the llt-rlin public. In snappy uniforms, tlic work an daily a split iiil" lour hours' im.niiiiK and four in Hie I i Tlx-y are off duty on and Sundays live whalevvr they please. They live loRi'ther in quarters equipped by the street car company. NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS All water consumed throtiRh meters is due and payable on or before (lie 5th, and is con- Bidered delinquent on the tenth, and will be cut oCf for non-piiyment December If water is turned on by customer after being cut off fot non-paymenl, will te subject to GREENVII.tE WATER PEPAR.TMJ3NT, The staunch towboat, Gilder Gaye, engaKcd in towing bargee of jjasojinc from tlic lower bends to the Goyer Oil cmpany terminal here, arrived lust night nnd wns tied up at municipal terminal today. Union Barge Line towboat, Sam Craig, arrived here yesterday and last i and took aboard coal at the West Kentucky Coal company's fleet.

Steamer Robert San ford, of thn dun-taw Transportation company, Clarendon. Arkansas, has depart' ed for a of sawlotfs for tin i a Mill. 4 Alert' Warning Sounded Today On Long Island I A N. 10 CHICAGO. Dec.

10. A --Young Bob Filler, one of base.ball's greatest pitchers, became a chief mate in the United Slates naval reserve today. He was sworn in by Lt. Com. Gene Tnnney and the brief cerelnony was broad- east by radio.

"There are many things more important than baseball these days." the 23-year-old pitcher said. "First we'll have to win the war to keep baseball." He will uay a farewell visit to his parents at Van Meter, Iowa, and then go to Norfolk, for six weeks training before taking an assignment as a physical director tinder Tuney. By Dave Hoff CHICAGO, Dec. 10. (AP) -Bobby Feller's hish fast one may be served up to the boys in the Japanese league next summer instead of to opponents of Die Cleveland Indians, whom the 23-year-old Iowa farm bny has pitched the last six yeaiT.

Bob, who faced early induction into the nation's armed forces under the service net, doc idee, yesterday to enter the navy. "Nobody knows what's going to happen. Maybe I'll sec you fel- NEW YORK, Dec. II) (AP) -Illnesses of Ray (Sugar) Robinson, Harlem welterweight, have brought an end to the partnership of the New York and Pennsylvania Boxing commissions. Last summer the New York Moguls asked that the quaker fathers deny Robinson the right to fight in Pennsylvania until he fulfilled New York obligations after recuperating from a sickness.

The Penn'group didn't. Yesterday, with the situation reversed, the New Yorkers refused to bar Robinson in their state. After hearing Gen. John J. Phelan's decision, Pennsylvania Commissioner Leon'Rains said his group would break its alliance with New York.

TO BE OPENED Greenville And Honeybees To Play For First Time Thursday Night Basketball contests tonight at Cleveland and Hornets Nest here marlr opening of the cage season for the pre- Christmas period. Delta State Teachers college rwinas into action this evening with Arkansas college Batesville, George Terry's home town, in Whilfield gymHaziuin. The 1941-42 edition 6f Greenville Hornets will make their -debut against the faculty teanv-io- morrow night in a game that was originally scheduled lor Friday night, but moved up a night because of Friday night play. The Honeybees will play a girls team of former students from the Greenville High Coach Polly Mitchell Hackett's cagers are ready for the contest. The Hornets' starting combina- -tion hasn't been decided upon.

The team may be selected from Bill Cadenhead, Harry Qstrom and Walter Stokes, forwards; Robert McCain, Lar.sen and Husbands, center; Lancaster, McCain, Clegg at guards. The veteran trio Billy Megget, Clarence Campbell and H. C. Swinney score the game. officiate and U.

S. NEWSMEN IN KEICHSENTHOME FROM CONFERENCE Any Reprisals Be Done In Noblest Form'" BF-RLIN, Dec. 10 (AP)--United States newspaper correspondents were dismissed from the daily press conference today and instructed to go to their homes--not their offices--on grounds that Axis newspapermen had been arrested in the United States in violation of international practice. Instead of going to the conference table, the spokesman stood at the entrance and announced: ''Contrary to international practice, German correspondents have been in the United States. "I must now ask American correspondents to leave i room nnd proceed to their homes." the Americans left the silently shook their NEW 10 (AP -Bruce Smith, Minnesota left halfback, would like to play a bit of pro football but believes Uncle Sam will exercise prior lien on his services, he said last night in speaking at the annual Herman dinner which Xvas awarded the trophy as tha notion's out- standng football player of CHICAGO, Dec.

10 (AP)--The newsst feud in baseball is between Larry MacPhail, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Manager Jim Wilson of the Chicago Cubs. MacPhail opened a trade talk by saying, "I'd like to make a deal with you for that 12-game pitcher." He referred to Claude Passeau, who won a dozen games in 1941 but had copped 20 the year before. When MacPhail kept hammering on the "12-game" tag, Wilson became furious and walked out of the meeting declaring he would not try to make any more deals with MacPhail. Then, as room, he hands. Another official assured the A i a correspondents that happen.

May DC i you HM- A i a cui IU.SJJIMIUCII^ UU.L lows again and maybe I won't." whatever might be done to them he told sports writers at the ma- reprisal would be done "in the jor league convention. Talks With Tunney Feller spent the day with Lieut. Commander Gene Tunney of the navy and appeared at the baseball a i to tell his friends he would become a chief petty officer in the navy by tonisht. He passed his physical examination al the Great Lakes naval tram- ing statiop. Feller thought he mifiht receive preliminary training -U Great Lakes, north of Chieano.

and said be i go to his Van Meter. homo lor Christmas. Then lie expects lo leave for the Norfolk, naval base receive his assignment. noblest form." No police car. for instance, would call for them in case theli deemed desirable, he Sports Mirror By The Associated Press TODAY A YEAR AGO: Bill Klcm retired from active duty, named supervisor of National league umpires.

Judge Landis' term extended to 1946. THREE YEARS AGO: Navy selected Capt. Emery Ellsworth Larson as head football coach. succeeding Lieut. Harry J.

Haid- wick. FIVE YEARS AGO: Major league strife averted by K. M. La ruling Dob Feller, pitching sensation from Iowa, wns pronerty of Cleveland Indians. 4 me smut.

The game Thursday night will be one of three to be played be- fore the Christinas holidays. Merigold Cagers Begin Practice (Dpmocrnt-Tlinps NPWB -Service) MERIGOLD, Dec. the direction, of Cpachec H. C. Newsome and Annie Lea Coleman the Merigold high school basketball teams have begun preparation for the season.

Thirteen boys are reporting for the boys' team. They are Hoyt Daves, Bud Daves, Charlie Lee, Van Hallman, John Rogers Robertson, John Kealhofer, Virgil Harrington, Roscoe Hooper, Dick Bobby Hallman, Travis Bailey, Harry P. Brooks, nnd Ceroy Bailey. Candidates for the team arc Winnie Beatrice McCarty, Waurine Turner, Mary Smith, Sarah Jane Smith, Vernell Prewitt, Alice Prewitt, Ardis Cochran, Nita Junkln, Delia Frank McGovern, Dorothy Mullins. and Nettle Springer.

Kiwanis Hears School Band At Meeting A program of music by the Greenville public school band was presented to the weekly lunchenn- meeting of the Kiwanis cllib today. Thirty-three musicians, half the total band, took part in the program presented before Kiwan- ians. The band, under direction, of Professor Harold Yeager, presented seven including Strauss' Pizzicato Polka, Grainger's Country Gardens, Tschai- kowsky's Theme from the Sixth Symphony, Romberg's Stovit Hearted Men, Gershwin's Man I-oye, Coward's Zigeuner and Younah's Tea for Two. L. E.

Bonner, when informed that the army air base was in need of a piano, advised he would lend a piano to the men for use all of the time the soldiers ure located here. said i "to help most sei'vi only to try. 1 i I'm tfning to i (AP) An "alert" a i wns work. I'm signed and to soundotl throughout i wherever they send mr." ty on the caslom i of Lonj; I There wnv a uul al m. today, a a i when Follor.

i ol ir mid and i wardens Annies, lor the Indians last sen- were An "all clear" -SOn opined: nmdert a. m. "Well. 1 don't i Lou Bou- Sonio townsl.ips mistook i ro nu i have to worry about for an air vaid and winnini; the ponnant next soason." blacked c.ul completely. Sirens screamed a second aterl o'clock.

Civilian defense officials snid they did not know whether ilu were tests, or otherwise. Kirrl arm Milehel field ledge ul tlu: a ir headqvinrtrrs disclaimed know- Tlie Quartormastor corps of the Fourth Corps Area, i hcad- in Atlitnta, purchased paper boss and H3.D12 pound-- nf paper to wrap lunches lor troops during tlic war said. (President Roosevelt, charging the existence of a -German and I a i a threat of a "predatory incursion upon the territory of the United has assumed ex- Iraordimvy powers over the nationals of those countries as well of (Among Germans taken into custody, the German embassy in Washington asserted, five were newspapermen in Now York and al! but one were representatives of DNB. the official German news agency.) newspapermen "nn exist tor you and us," a foreign i speaker told the r.s correspondents after the a of the Americans. Ur said he regretted the step, but a it was a logical quenco of the i Slates' handling of German journalists.

BATON ROUGE WELDERS BURN AFL CARDS By Thp Associated Tress BATON ROUGE Welding workers here last ninht burned American Federation of Ljibor i cards in a protest what described as "the mul- racket of the AFL." MONDAYS Thru I A A. M. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS SUNDSTRAND ADDING MACHINES SERVICE In Keeping Wltli This nigh Quality Ben C. Penn Son Years Service Tft The Delta" Delta Trans. Co.

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