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DAILY PRESS, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1941. FIVE Newport News Unconditionally Voted Into Virginia League PLANS VISIT TO CITY WITHIN WEEK 'Agree to Raise Loop's Status From to LEXINGTON, Feb. 2-(P) The Virginia baseball league, at an action-packed, three hour meeting today voted to raise its status from class to class unconditionally added Newport News as a member and discussed plans to take in petersburg to round out a six-club: loop for the 1941 season. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who have been interested in acquiring the Salem-Roanoke territory, now held by Salem in the Virginia league, were unrepresented at the meeting, although Larry MacPhail, Dodger business manager, was expected to have an observer present. Representatives of the four original league members Salem, Lynchburg, Staunton and Harrisonburgrefused at Waynesboro last Sunday to consider selling the Salem-Roanoke territory to the Dodgers, who wanted to clear the way for locating a Piedmont league club at Roanoke.

The question of selling the territory did not come up today, although some reference to it was made. Newport News was admitted to membership after the other four clubs rescinded conditions attached to its admission last week. These conditions, providing for financial assistance to Staunton and Harrisonburg by the other clubs, were amended somewhat, and approved again after Newport News' unqualilied admission. Ira Thomas, baseball scout and representative of the Philadelphia Athletics, who will operate the Newport News club, vigorously advocated raising the loop's status from to C. He said this change was the main obstacle in negotiations with Petersburg and expressed belief that city, would enter the league if the classification was approved.

Thomas to Come Here Thomas said he would go to Newport News within a week to perfect establishment of a corporation to operate the club there and to complete plans for improving the ball 1 Hanger, manager of the Pennington Gap club in the Lonesome Pine league last year, arrived before the meeting adjourned and said he would investigate the possibilities of establishing a club at Petersburg Tuesday or Wednesday and would notify the league his decision promptly. He was accompanied by D. R. Allen of Newton, N. C.

Thomas said he had considered the Petersburg situation thoroughly, and advised Hanger it might be better to play at the Colonial Heights ball field rather than in Petersburg itself. In raising the league classification, the salary maximum for each club was fixed at $1,300 a month and 15 man clubs. Composed of chree rookies, three one-year men, six of less than three years' experlence and three of unlimited experience. A 120-game schedule will be drawn, opening probably May 2. A "mutual aid" provision, which drew opposition from Thomas last week, was revised to provide that when Staunton and Harrisonburg play away from home, home team will give them 25 per cent of the gross receipts from general admission above $200.

Staunton and Harrisonburg would do the same for other clubs when those two are at home. When the four "big clubs" play each other, the visiting team will get 25 per cent of the gross from general admission above $250. Each of the six clubs can play one game season with each of the others without the 25 per cent payment applying. Ray Ryan was re-elected league president, Mayor. L.

E. Litchford C. K. Brown of Staunton added was re-elected vice president, and as a vice president. TO VISIT AUXILIARY Mrs.

Cecilia Bryan of Staunton, president of the Women's auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, today will pay an official visit to Wilkins-Edwards post auxiliary, Jockey Dies EARL DEW SAN DIEGO, Feb, 2. -(P)-Earl Dew, 1940 American jockey champion, died enroute to hospital here today after suffering injuries in three-horse accident at the Agua Caliente, racetrack, The slim, 18-year-old Sac City, youth incurred a skull fracture when thrown by Bosca, fiveyear old mare, as she tripped rounding the stretch turn in the sixth race at the border track. Taken to the track hospital, Dew showed symptoms of a brain concussion but responded so well to treatment that attending physiclans confined him there for observation, Two hours later he suffered relapse from what was termed "secondary hemorrhage" and it was decided to rush him to a hospital in San Diego. He, died before arriving here, Evelyn Brose Wins U.S. Duckpin Meet RICHMOND, Feb.

Brose of Baltimore won the United States duckpin classic for women here last night in a surprise finish which saw Ida Simmons, of Norfolk, the nation's No. 1 star, wind up in eighth place. The steady Baltimore entry shot 1,245 for 10 games to take away the $200 first prize money. Mabelle Hering of Washington won second honors and $100 with a score of 1,227 and Katherine Vick of Norfolk, the nation's No. 2 feminine bowler, finished third with 1,221 pins.

The other first 10 finishers were Lucy Rose, Rosslyn, Helen Randlett, Richmond, Dot Lawson, Richmond, Ethel Brewer, Baltimore, Ida Simmons, Norfolk, Phyllis Wills, Richmond, 1,195, and Georgia Thomas, Richmond, 1,186. TO SHOW OPPOSITION NEW YORK, Feb. 2-(P)- -The Keep America Out of War congress announced today that it would hold "mobilization" in Washington Feb. 21 "to show to President Roosevelt and the members of congress that the people of the United States are opposed to the lease-lend bill." SUSPENDS PAYMENT WASHINGTON, Feb. (P)- -The Netherlands legation announced today that its government had suspended payment of interest on and redemption of its outstanding debt.

BISHOP BREWSTER DIES PORTLAND, Feb. 2- (P)- The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Brewster, for 24 years Protestant Episcopal bishop of Maine, died today. He was 80 years old.

You're in the Army Now Here Ficklen 107 F.A. MALL BTRY. A MERC2-3 FICKLEN "I don't trust any army cook to bake my Abner's apple pie!" KILBOURNE SETS SCORING PACE IN STATE PLAY W-M Has Two Big Six Games This Week RICHMOND, Feb. Bob Kilbourne, Emory and Henry's flashy forward, was well out in front of the State basketball: scoring race today with 219 points but he has fewer games remaining to be played and may lose out on the home stretch this month. Eight additional contests are listed on the Wasps' schedule.

Bill Harman of Virginia, last year's scoring leader, has rolled up 186 points and has nine more contests. Glenn Knox of William and Mary, pacesetter during the early part of this season, trails with 177 points and nine games to go. Dick Pinck, veteran Washington and Lee marksman, has tallied 130 points in 11 games and has ten more yet to play. Other players in the State have little chance of overtaking Kilbourne, a junior transfer to E. from Hiwassee college.

His home is in Big Stone Gap, Va. Meanwhile, Virginia maintained its lead in the State team championship race with five "Big Six" triumphs against a surprising loss to V.M.I. Washington and Lee has won three in four, losing to Virginia. Four "Big Six" tilts are listed for this week, Richmond palying at William and Mary on Monday; Virginia Tech playing at Richmond on Friday and at William and Mary on Saturday, and V.M.I. playing return game with Virginia at Charlottesville, also on Saturday.

A total of 23 contests are listed for State cage teams, with at least two games each night during the week, climaxed by six on Saturday. Furman invades the Old Dominion to meet et Washington and Lee, Richmond and William and Mary and N. C. State plays at V.P.I. and V.M.I.

Kilbourne will have three opportunities to boost his scoring total, the Wasps playing Hiwassee Monday night, Tusculum on Wednesday and Tennessee Eastman on Sat- urday. Records of State Teams PF PA Virginia 10 594 428 Richmond 392 369 Roanoke 372 321 W. M. 613 589 Bridgewater 326 345 E. H.

611 665 W. L. 462 400 Hampden-Sydney 305 284 V.M.I. 232 232 Va, Tech 458 490 Randolph-Macon. 428 477 Lynchburg 236 385 School For Police To Open This Week Capt.

James M. Peach, Capt. Howard E. Bondurant and Lieut. G.

Penn Williams will serve as instructors at a police school scheduled to be opened this week by the local police department. The school is to be conducted especially for new members of the department. One of the lesser quintets with their coach, E. G. Hampton and Newport resentative quints from John Firth, and Eddie Cecil Evans and Henry POQUOSON HIGH CAGERS-1941 STYLE on the Peninsula, but still doing good work is Poquoson high school, pictured above Cox.

The Islanders play a of minor teams mainly the junior varsities of News high schools, George junior high, Morrison high, and various other schedule. this section. The team, left to right in the front row, Durwood Watkins, Allen Insley, Smith and in the back row in the same order, Coach Cox, Bill Carmines, Ned Rowe, Bradshaw. (Daily Press staff photo.) salaries paid and Buck Newsom of the Detroit Tigers, Bradley declared he paid Feller $30,000 last year. "Why, I gave Newsom $30,000 in barked Walter Briggs of the Tigers.

"Well, I gave Feller a pass on the Nickel Plate railroad," Bradley retorted, "and I'll match you billion for billion next year." "All right, what will you take, heads or tails?" asked Briggs. Another skit showed Catcher Mickey Owen reporting to Manager Leo Durocher of the Dodgers, with whom he had a fight last summer while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. Durocher was punching a bag when Owen appeared and asked: "Who are we training for, St. Louis or Joe Louis?" "This is going to be a fighting ball club," Durocher replied.

"MacPhail has hired Gene Tunney to supervise our spring training." Speakers included Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Jimmy Walker, Colonel-Stoopnagle, Jimmy Conzelman, John Kieran, Quentin Reynolds and Bill Corum. Ken Bartholomew Skating Champion SCHENECTADY, N. Feb. 2- -Husky Ken Bartholomew of Minneapolis sped through the gathering dusk today to win the fivemile race and become the 1941 North American speed skating champion.

Winner last week of the national title at LaCrosse, Bartholomew thrilled 20,000 fans in the finale of a three-day meet, the outcome of which remained undecided until the last event. Bartholomew totaled 100 points while Charles Leighton of Minneapolis, who finished second in the five-mile, won the runner-up position at 85. Tied for third in the standings with 60 points were Leo Freisinger, Chicago, the defending champion, and Ted Ellenwood, 21- year-old Amsterdam, N. stock clerk. Rodman Wanamaker Trophy To Wolcott (By Bill Bond) NEW YORK, Feb.

committee of seven sports writers, this one included, voted the Rodman Wanamaker trophy to Hurdler Fred Wolcott of Rice institute today as the outstanding performer in last night's Millrose A. A. track meet at Madison Square garden. Without wishing to detract anything from Wolcott's feat of winning his 60-yard heat and semifinal then taking the final in world record time of 7.2 seconds, this corner must admit the choice was a difficult one. In a meet that was surprisingly disappointing from start to finish, there really wasn't any one athlete who stood out.

It couldn't be Walter Mehl, the mile winner in 4:13.6, because the first half of the mile was a ridiculous waltz which seemed cut on the pattern of the 4:46.8 nightmare Glenn Cunningham won in 1936. Though Greg Rice ran to his 11th straight indoor victory in the twomile, the time of 9:03.2 wasn't good enough to make that anything exceptional. Harold Davis, the 20-year-old California collegian, got off to brilliant start in his first indoor Or Not By OLIVER WINS WESTERN OPEN Cards Final Rounds of 67-69 PHOENIX, Golf's come kid striped shirts won the pionship of his career today -the Rotund Ed (Porky) an exhibition of when the pressure was on, fired final rounds of 67 69 over the par 71 Phoenix Country club course for a 72-hole total of 275 strokes, three under the aggregates of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson who deadlocked for second place. Oliver, three after the first stretch drive under morning round. a 30 on the home him two shots field passed the Then he went 35, one under 10th and 12th margin, then coasted straight pars and 18th, where he after his tee shot Oliver's first two 72-and that 72 slip to a bad 40 rally beautifully ing 32 on the "In" His play under cal of the performances him three the Phoenix 54-hole Crosby and the St.

Feb. (P) with the candy biggest chamyoung fairways Western open. Oliver, with dauntless courage ED OLIVER ED shots off the pace 36 holes, got his way on Out in 37, he fired nine that still left behind Nelson as the 54-hole mark. to work. Out in par, he birdied the holes for a sizable in to a 34 on a bogie six at the elected to play safe caught the rough.

rounds were 67- Saturday saw him going out and then for a par-shatternine. pressure was typiwhich gave tournaments last year, event, the Bing Paul open. O'ROURKE TO COACH BOSTON, Feb. O'Rourke, star left halfback unbeaten Boston college eleven, nounced today that he planned sign a three-year contract to football at the Cardinal Hayes morial high school in New SEE WHIRLAWAY DERBY THREAT Now Showing Improved Disposition MIAMI, Feb. 4P) -Whirlaway, the horse that gave his jockeys fits last year, is showing an improved disposition which Trainer Ben Jones thinks may help him win the Kentucky Derby.

"He ran all over the track," Jones said of Warren Wright's twoyear-old champion which won 275 last year. "The jockeys found him hard to manage. They couldn't make him run inside the field he always wanted to run around the other horses. He Lad so much speed and staying power that often he could win anyway, even though he gave everybody else three or four lengths by running wide. "But this year it'll be different.

He's grown up and gotten over all that childish stuff. He'll run anywhere his rider wants him to, and that'll save lots of ground on derby day." Early every morning Whirlaway goes out on the Hialeah track, where he is training for his 1941 debut in the Flamingo stakes Feb. 22, and breezes through a workout. Jones is with the thoroughbred throughout these workouts and keeps his eye on him every minute he is out of the barn. Each day the training pace is stepped up.

Pinky Brown, the only person allowed to ride Whirlaway, gallops him a little faster and a little farther every morning. Then after Groom Fred Kelly has rubbed him down, the big chestnut is through for the day. He is not left entirely to himself, however, as at least one person remains within hearing distance both day and night. Jones, who saddled Lawrin when he won the 1938 derby, says frankly Whirlaway is "'a much better pros- Baseball Scribes Turn Actors For N. Y.

Dinner-Show (By JUDSON BAILEY) NEW YORK. Feb. best-known figures were targets for the sharp shooting of scribes turned actors tonight as the New York Baseball Writers dressed up their annual dinner-show in a military motif. More than 1,000 guests--magnates, players, writers and fans gathered from all over the country for the affair. They saw awards made to President Bob Quinn of the Boston Bees for meritorious to the game over a long years service, and to Pitcher Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians as the player of the year.

There was food, music and speeches, and 8 letter from President Roosevelt which stressed baseball's present importance "in the building up of morale, whether in the armed forces or in the civilian population." But the fun all centered around skits lampooning the baseball bigwigs and the incidents that stood out in last year's campaign: The rebellion of the Cleveland players, Brooklyn fan's attack on Umpire George Magerkurth, efforts to sell the Yankees, the fighting of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jimmy Wilson stealing a base in the world series, and the army draft and its threat to ball players. The show was presented against the background of an army tent, with Tom Meany, sports columnist for the newspaper PM, in the role of top sergeant and master of ceremonies. Hal Trosky, Jeff Heath and Mel Harder came to President Alva Bradley of the Indians in one scene complain they weren't, being treated properly in The meeting was broken up by the arrival of Sergt. Oscar Vitt with a bull whip. During a debate over the size of FRED WOLCOTT competition by winning the 60-yard dash.

He was booked to run in the 300 also, but illness took him out of the final after he'd won his heat. Indiana's Roy Cochran and Campbell Kane, winners of the 600 SOUL'S Riley ALL COLLEGE OXFORD, ENGLAND, FOUNDED THE ONLY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT NEVER HAD A STUDENT BODY! AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS ONLY Frankie Kovacs Defeats Riggs For Miami Title CORAL GABLES, Feb. (P) Frankie Kovacs of Oakland, overcame a two-set deficit to win his fourth successive winter tennis tournament today by defeating Bobby Riggs of Chicago, 4-6, 1-6, 8-6, 8-6, 6-1, in the University of Miami invitation finals. The lanky winter sensation put himself in a hole by clowning in the opening sets. then settled down to serious tennis to avert Riggs, former national champion, played superb tennis at the outset and at one stage in the third set was only two points short of victory.

Believe It WHAT IS A FOOL? Answer Tomorrow Capitol LADY BLY TIE MARVIN ONE Denver OF Colo. ACTED Washington THE PART OF A MECHANICAL DOLL SO REALISTICALLY TATA WOMAN TRIED TO BOY HER THE COLLEGE WITHOUT All Souls' College at Oxford was and two Professors, but is completely prayers for the souls of those who TOMORROW: A DOG WAS BLONDIE By Chic Young DAGWOOD BUMSTEAD HERE, DEAR, 4 YOU BREAK IM TURNING ONE MORE DISH, REALLY IN MY I WON'T LET UNIFORM YOU WASH THEM, ANYMORE! CRASH R.3 CAD CHIC catures Syndicate, World rights reserved YOUNG -Charlie pect at this stage of the of the Part of this feeling, of an- be due to the affection to he has acquired for coach since the colt has grown Me- that skittishness he had York. year-old." ELEPHANT ROCK North Sea off Hartlepool, England Recently Destroyed CARTOON: STUDENTS founded in 1437 by the Archbishop of Canterbury. unencumbered by a student body. It fell in the war for the Crown of France MADE A KING.

game." course, may Jones admits Whirlaway out of "all as two- Ripley A It consists of 50 Fellows was originally founded to offer hence its name. 1437 and 880, respectively, might have rated since they also ran on the Hoosiers' winning distance medley relay team. But their individual races weren't fast enough. As it turned out, Wolcott was ranked first by five of the seven voters for 29 points. Rice, on one first place and four seconds, got 19; Cochran, with one first place, got Davis got 6 and Sophomore Les MacMitchell of New York U.

was given one point for at least helping to make the finish of the mile exciting by challenging Mehl in the back stretch. Wolcott, MacMitchell and Davis really were the only bright spots. The Rice hurdler's victory and record made up for his failure to do anything in his first garden showing two years ago. MacMitchell can be justly proud of having finished in front of Chuck Fenske, Millrose winner and best man indoors a year ago, and John Munski. The publicized duels between Davis and Barney Ewell of Penn State failed to materialize when Ewell was shut out in the 60-yard semifinals and Davis scratched from the 300.

MR.AND MRS. ELWOOD THOMPSON Heights, Md. HAVE 7 SONS ALL LIVINGFOR EACH DAY THE WEEK born Sunday Wendell Monday Warren Tuesday Elwood Wednesday Corben Thursday Glenn Friday Benjamin 9 Saturday 1941. King EXPLANATION OF.