The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 12

iw it PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER- The Foremost' Newspaper of The Two Carolincs- SUNDAY MARCH 3 1940 SECTION ONE rrr North Carolina Leads Dixie In Big League Players baker's dozen of 33 carolinians in majo rs Johnny Allen Has Colorful Career Old North 33 Products Tops Tar Heel Land Ranks Fourth In United California First Illinois Second Pennsylvania Third South Produces One Fourth Of 568 Total Detroit Wrecked His Efforts to Score 16 Straight In 1937-Tar Heel Career This Season Is Question Mark Because Of Trouble With Arm A LL the baseball record books by the use of cold figure? A bring out the fact that Johnny Allen native of nearby Lenoir ranks with the best pitchers in the big show TIB HEELS HI IB BY WILTON GARRISON 7IRST in Dixie and fourth in the United States in produc-1 ing major league baseball players That is the proud boast that can be made this year by North Carolina the Old North State where kids start in the game young and go far Early March this year finds a grand total of 568 active players in the training camps of the 16 major league teams from California to Florida The question is: where do they come from? all over the country from everywhere" replies the average John Fan In a general sense that is correct Specifically how'-ever there are quite a few surprises as to the origin of the athletes in the big show Yet there is more the to verify the fact The highlights or of his career reveal some really interesting data They serve to illustrate what goes to make up the career of an illustration figure Let's take a little peep Johnny was plenty good the veiy first year he was under the major league tent His won and lost per centage for the Yankees in 1932 was 810 good enough to lead the hutlers of the junior circuit in that respect The following year June 4 to be exact he came through with a genuine masterful performance by holding the Athletics to one hit and beating Connie Maik's boys by a 6-0 score Outfielder Coleman got the line bingle To prove he was right that day the North Carolina gentle man retired twenty-five batters in a row after the first inning LISTED BY BIRTH Baseball statisticians all agree that the only accurate way to compile a listing of players by states is to fig- MAJOR league baseball players furnished by each state as well as foreign countries and territories are shown in this table: Nat Ampr Total ure by birthplace and not by residence Scores of players ho were born elsewhere California ss Illinois 27 Pennv frania I Notth Carolina is I Now Tnrk IS Missouri to now winter mlrrxaa California and Ohio 10 Florida The records show that 18 of these are now living in California and 14 in Florida1 but in our rec-crcdited them to birth CHAPEL HILL March 2-University of North Carolina team batted 810 in dual contests th-s winter a check-up today revealed for the highest all-soprts record in the South and one of the high- est in te count! The Tar Heels put 10 teams in the field the figures showed and pngaged in 80 dual meets of which they w-on 64 tied 1 and lost 15 One of the high? spots of the regular season was Carolina's domination of competition w-ith is arch-rivals from Duke The Tar Heels beat thp Blue Devil carsities in basketball boxing wrestling and swimming and their only loss was the first of thire two-game basketball series The Carolina freshmen went the varsities one better and made a clean swep with the Blue Imps w-innig tw-ice in basketball and swimming and once in boxing and wrpsthng The Tar winter spoils outfits have also ropped their share of Big Five and Conferences titles and ranked well up among the favorites for the Conference tourneys in basketball and swimming this weekend Among the championships already settled Carolina retained its Southern Conference indoor track title and finished third in the Conference boxing tournament The varsity boxers wrestlers and swimmets and the freshmen has-ketballers grapplers and swimmers also walked off with the Big Five titles to give Carolina six out of eight State championships for the winter season just closed The individual standouts on Carolina's teams were headed bv George Glamackl anky basketball center who scored 396 points in 23 games and topped the whole Conference and Bob Farris and Red Sanders who were crowned Souliy-ern boxing champions in the 1Y5 and 165-pound classes The Tar Hels dual meet record for the season follows so 21 2ft ti I ft ti ft 10 ft A ft 4 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft 4 I 4 4 4 1 4 I I 1 1 I'l Oklahoma Alabama 7 Oforjla 10 New JcMfy 5 Tennsse fl Indiana 7 Iowa 4 5 ft ft Carolina 4 7 ft I I 1 ft ft ft ft ft ft 1 ft ft A I I ft WAS IN FORM On July 16 1935 his last year with the Yanks Johnny pitched a bcatuiful two-hit affair against the White Sox and won his game 2-0 Only 29 men faced him during the contest In addition to winning 20 games for the Cleveland-Indians In 1936 he turned in another swell affair against his old team-mates The Yankees were held to three hits in ten innings on September 2nd a tough job to do for any pitcher Incidentally he won his game by a 4-3 tally it being his 18th win of that season It was in 1937 that he set a new wmn and lost percentage to shoot at 938) but his final game lot that season will be just as long remembered After winning fiften in a row Johnny tried for his sixteenth against Detroit on October 3id He would have tied the league record for consecutive victories if a victory was forthcoming but the hand of Fate ruled otherwise He allowed the Tigers only five hits and held them to one run in nine innings plenty good enough to win the ordinary game Jake Wade his mound opponent allowed the Indians but one bingle so Alien had to be content with a 1-0 loss Whether the opeiatmn on Johnny's arm was a complete success will be told dunng the 1940 season Being 34 years of age he dare not Unger for too long a stretch The wish of every red-blooded fan in the country is that he regains his former stuff and poise that he will perform for Ossie Vitt and the Indian club as of yore That will be sufficient in itself GARRISON ords we have the states of their All players do not move to California and Florida however Titcher Charlie Barrett of the Reds was born in California now lives in Cincinnati Manager Joe Cronin of the Red Sox WdS boin in California now' lives in Washington Lyn Laryprfn of the Cardinals pulled one for the Chamber of Commerce war between the two states by being born in California and movinR to Florida Lefty Gomez of the Yankees w-as born in California and moved to Massachusetts Of the 33 players listed as North Carolinians 31 of them weie born in the Tar Heel state Mace Brown of the Pirates long a resident of onncctirut Greensboro is considered a citizen I ouiMana Maryland Mississippi Irginia Kentucky kantn Sfuiih Arkansas isronsin Michigan Minnesota anada Rhode Island Horlda Colorado Washington Wt Virginia I tah Maine 11 ha North Dakota New Hampshire Nebraska Delaware ENOS SLAUGHTER Cardinals Bt RGESS WHITEHEAD Giants JOHNNY ALLEN Indians CLUE Mill ON Giants District of Columbia I cf the state although he was bornNl)rir 0 in Iowa so is Lynn Myers of the vrnnuda ft Cardinals boin in Pennsylvania buti'Iri'o 1 resident of Asheville for sev ei al I i rrmonl ft CATS (south Dakota ft However if you wish to check off(Mii Myers and Brown you still have 33 native North Carolinians in the majors Because Luke Appling of the White Sox and Tommy Seats of Detroit wcie born at High Point and Farmington respectively In the records we have credited Appling to Georgia and Scats to California where they now live So any way you figure it Nnh Carolina has 33 players in the big show North Carolinians SOUTHEASTERN CH SE Camden Club I At Pinehurst Field Today LEAGUE TITLE in the Major Leagues NATIONAL LEAGUE RACING HEADS SUSPEND FOUR MIAMI Fla March The Florida Racing commission investigating charges of an attempted at fashionable Hialeah Paik today suspended two jockeys a trainer and an owner The commission after a long executive session issued orders suspending Jockey Paul Ryan indefinitely Jockey John Harrell for six months and Trainer Douglas Stcl-sing indefinitely The license of Owner A Silver-man was revoked Six other individuals whose connection with racing was noi mentioned were barred indefinitely from tracks in Florida They were named as Harrv Weiner Moe Cameron Artie Fertell Joe Carlin Leo Trice and Nick LoscaLo GOLF OFFICERS ARE ANNOUNCED RED SPRINGS March At a meeting of the Red Springs Golf club the following officers were elected for the romtng year- President William McLean of Red Springs secretary and treasurer George Spell of Red Springs The new board of directors comprises Francis Coxe of Maxlon: Clyde Upchurch of Rarford and Dr Bender Brooks and Morrison Peterson all of Red Springs There was an excellent attendance of members who number about 75 and plans were discussed for the formal opening in the near future of the recently erected club house 10 BARIUM SPRINGS March 2 Baiium Springs' basketball teams sewed up two championships of the South Piedmont ronfercnce here last night hen they defeated Thomasvillcs teams in the final games of the season The Barium girls won 34 to 10 and the local bovs copped 54 to 14 This is the second year in succession that the Barium Springs girls have been champions of the South Piedmont ronfercnce They weie undefeated in 1939 and lost only one game to Children's Home in 1940 for a record of 13 wins pINEHURST March 2 thnll-1 ing polo game is on the Sunday sports calendar here with a strong Camden team coming up for the contest which will draw hundreds to the No 2 field tomorrow afternoon The will gather from all parts of the Sandhills and many-other paits of the State The game 'starts at 3 clock and the public is invited The match will cap all others of the season in polo inteiesi nH I and a single loss The Barium bovs thrills since Pinehurst met a 7-6-defeat at Camden earlier in the year and a Camden-Pinehurst match scheduled for two weeks ago was won 12 and lost a couple of games this season Both of Bariums percentages will lead the conference The widely heralded fcSouth-eastern Match Game between the ace bowlers fiom Blicks Bowling Center of Atlanta and the fa--t-stcpping Chailotte Bowling Center five will come off on consecutive Saturdays of Maich 23 and March 30 The fust five games will be played in Atlanta with the final block of five to be reeled off on the local Bowling Center alleys The pioeeeds ftom the gVe in Atlanta will he used to help in the Undeipnv ileged Child' work in Atlanta while ticket sales receipts in Charlotte will be used to help debasing expenses of the local quint to the National Duck Pin Congiess to New- Haven next month A sweepstakes pne of approximately one thousand dollars will also be split dunng the event one third to the highest team pintail in Atlanta one third for the same in Charlotte and the other third to the highest total ten game pintail Both cities have definitely agreed upon all tiles and regulations regaids to the event the fust of its kind to he staged in the smith Onlv how lets who leside and bowl in the respeeitve territories will be considered eligible The final lists have not been sent to each city and each has leserved the right toj use substitute howlers of that section in ease the planned team is I unable to compete as a whole 1 CARDS II WE MOST The St Ioum Cardinals have the most North Carolinians on their roster six The Pirates have four ard the Senators four with the rest being scattered The Cards also have two South Carolinians giving them eight players from the Carolinas the most boasted by any one major club Eight states California Illinois Pennsylvania North Carolina New Missouri Texas and Ohio furnish more than half of the men now engaged in daily wmkouts in the American and National league ramps These eight states produce 298of the total 568 Scctionally the South produces 143 players or approximately one-fourth of the total Whet eas six Southern states produce 143 men I ten Mid-Western states produce 156 The East turns out 119 the I Southwest 54 and the Far West 79 The rest are scatteied CALIIORMX IS TOTS Sixty five players or about eleven per cent of the entire major league playing personnel are natives from that stale Illinois had ishes 48 Pennsylvania 40 North Carolina 33 New Yoik 30 and Missotui 30 How the other states rank is shown in the accompanying table California has gained steadilv each year In 1939 thcie were 45 natipes from that stale Illinois had 44 Texas 42 Pennsylvania 34 New York 33 North Carolina 32 Ohio 23 and Missouri 19 Although 18 major leagueis now live in Florida only four of them are natives However the Sunshine State is gaining last year A1 Lopez of the Boston Bees was the legardless of the outcome of any games played tonight Jessup and Brown led Barium's scoring in the girls' contest last evening with eight apiece Harvey made five of Thomasville's points for top honors for the visitois In the game Lewis made 19 of Barium's points and Roach accounted for 16 Thomasvilles 14 points were distributed among six plav ei called off by a temperamental 1940 eatherman Sunday's Camden: Kirbv Tupper 1 Charlie Little 2 Carl Lighifoot 3 Joe Bales back Pinehurst Green 1: Floyd Carlisle Jr 2 Merrill Fink 3 Farl Shaw back Henry Gibson Barnard Jr alternate SCRANTON HAS 11 CONTESTS BENNETTSVILLE March 2 Five home exhibition games have been arranged here by the Scranton baseball team Another game will be scheduled within the next few days The pitchers and catchers will leport here on March 25 for spring training and the rest of the club will arrive on April 1 Th home Rmes Aie a follovt" Apnl A'banv April 12 Valdes April 17 Williamsport April 17 Williamsport April 19 Valdes Th pix out-of-town camps are: ApiH Goldsboro April 10 Williamsport PAT TOBIAS HAS LOW 76 COLUMBIA March Hansbury Summerville pro and Harold Hall Columbia amateur fumed in a low best ball card of 68 today and won the weekly Pee Dee golf association proamateur golf tournament at Ridge ood riuh Pat Tobias of Columbia was ih low amateur with a 76 Hansbury W'as the low pro with a 71 Two pros and three amateurs were tied for second place They were Melvin Hemphill and Dave Tait pros and Billy Sylvan Tat Tobias and Jim Shattuck lours 1 IQ AMERICAN LEAGUE Woody Rich Red Sox Morganlon Johnny Peaeoek Red Sox Fremont Paul Campbell Red Sox IF Charlotte Johnny Allen Indians Lenoir St Winslow Stroupe Indians Gastonia Royd Terry Tigers IP Snow Canvp Chubby Dean Athletirx Mount Airy- Lee Ross Athletics Norwood Nate Andrews Browns Pembroke Jake Wade Rrouns Morehead Hv Jake Early Senators Kings Mountain Ivans Senators Kenlv Ruk Ferrell Senators Durham Buddy Lewis Senators OF' Gastonia Morganton larboro Charlotte Petersburg Fla Gastonia Snow Camp Mount Airy Norn ood Row land Morehead City Kings Mountain Kenly Guilford Gastonia AN KIES 25 YEARS OLD NFW YORK lust jears ago this month the late Colonels Jake! INHFRTIS srFFD Ruppert and Til Huston bought the NEW YORK Doi land Ford-i Yanks and began the rebuilding joblham back star inherits speed from Apnl is unannounced opponent Lu y- nvHp the rlub into the his father LfRov Borland who Uurmburg Hamlet or some other nrar-whictl has mane me cum 1fn hv town April IS Columbia might greatest and most surressful ma-wnn the national 300-jard title fDe Arrl So Williamsport April 21 rhme in baseball history South Carolinians in the Major Leagues NATIONAL LEAGUE OFFICIAL STATE LEAGUE 1940 SCHEDULE Kesidem Pageland nlumbia Taeolet Mills Atlanta Tos IF Birthplar Tageland Columbia Paeolet Mills Kirhburg Player Cluh Van Mungo Dodgers Kirby llighe Thillies F'rnest White Cards Martin Marion Cards At Concord A Cooler mre FOLLOW AMERICAN LEAGUE Conlermee 7-ftft Inn 7-ft4 lulr Ar n-ft ANOTHER I umherton llartsv ille Kannapolis olumbia Taft Wright White Sox Burk Newsom Tigers Fred Chapman Athletics Joe liavnes Senators OF' Ianeaster Hartsville IF Liberty Washington Ga ln ft-M lulv I ftft Concord Miv lft-31 1 17 iuiv Auf 5-71 April ftft Miv jft-27 lime 1ft lulr 4 1 ft Auf 1-17 Kannapolis only native Floridian in the big Four states South Dakota Nevada Idaho and New Mexico are without any representatives Last vear there were nine states without a single player in the Delaware Vermont North Dakota New Mexico Montana Wyoming Mar ft-ftft limf llllv A lft-70 andift Icxinc Ion jlhe "club of all nations" rare vv it i three Cubans one Canadian and one Venezuelan The complete list of North Cam-lma and South Catolina plavers in the majors i given elsewhere on this page The recoids and Mati-tics were rompleri from the complete 1940 rosters of the 16 major league clubs released this week bv lho service buieaus of lho National and American leagues All the 60S plains jtho laigost nunibci on taken to spi ng (taming camps will not Istlik it I' turn But at the jmomii' time thov a i listed as niapu leagueis and aie a tori as snip Last vrai the niaiois 1 b- (allied 502 plains to (ninp and ino air fording and housing 66 ino1 a'h- lotos J040 than oy rid 1 19 9 1 B1 I'llR lltu slFN T' Fa i i P5 ri r' i 1 1U i u'rr'i' I1 (i Xpril Mar Jana I Jul 17 i ft nf ft- 0 Mar l-l Inna 7 1 I Julv ft-M Mar ft- 1 Inna H--7 ini' r-? Moorrx tile OUTSIDE UNITED STATFS Canaria boasts five players this Outfielder Geoige Selkirk of the Yankees Pitiher Paul Caivnt (if Cleveland Pitcher Joe Kiakaus-kas of Washington Outfieldei Goody Rosen of Biooklyn and Outfielder Jeff Heath of Cleveland Cuba has Pitcher Rene Monteagudo Pitcher Gil Torres Outfielder Roberto Ortiz alt of Washington Nrrwav has a delegate Catehei Aindt Jorgeu of the Venezuela contribute Puher Iex Cana-que! to Wa-h-u U' Mexin has a 'fielder Molo Ai-fi( O'rurC'n Top g'nn alivhurv 1FW RIGGS Another Tar llerl in (he mi inrv he hails from Slehane amt will battle RM! Weeber for the Ihod hasp job nn the rhampmnvhtp inrmnati Reds club this season 1 is'.