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The Washington times., 1937-11-23
And Here Are Your Answers

And Here Are Your AnsuUers
The these twenty propositions follow:
l. Southern Methodist. oil. Hnkey CYale0
q Five yards. IL. Center.
Berwanger.
4. Tulane. IA. Five yards.
Berwanger (Chicago) Is. Referee.
8. Golfers 16 No.
7. Cowhde. II. Fifteen yards.
g. Rutgers. 10. All American Board.
10. Zupke OlinoiS) 20 Duke" Slater of 1921.
In order make the football equitable all members
the Touchdown Club proportion to their experience
with the game the following percentages established
order to receive passing marks
Just to Make 1t Fair for All!
For football coaches, 80 to 100 per cent.
For football players so to 80 per cent.
For downtown coaches secondguesser sometimes called
Monday morning quarterbacks, 70 to so per cent.
For disgrunted alumni go to 10 per cent
For the average citizen so to 60 per cent
So you know in which group you belong and incidentally
enough of you the remaining 80 questions with answers
drop prepaid postcard and we'll try to get around it
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Try These OUer On Yourself!

U s. c.. Michigan, YaleG" .''
Answering all so of the questions within the given tme
Possum JIM got average of SS per cent the highest grade
compounded. ,.-...
Space prohibits listing all Of the so questions but thought
might have little 10 just among ourselves today by
popping few of hem appendng the the
bottom-NOW DON'T PEEK!
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
BettOrS Favor Army
In Service Clash
By FRANK "BUCK0 o'NETLL

Prnceton smashing victory Navy in Palmer Stadium
has caused almost reversal of opinion concerning
the Army football game which will be played at Pha
depha Saturday afternoon Prior to that battle the Mid
shpmen favores But sentiment particularly the sen
ment of the betting fraternity has changed Army the
CHI
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pounds! The four halfbacks aver
age only 1876 pounds! zowie!
The Packers have four ends.
They average mere 1914 pounds
as against 215 pounds on the aver
age for three centerS, 223 pounds
on the average for five guards,
and 229 pounds on the average for
five tackles!
Twenty of Green Bays players
each is feet tall or better! The
tallest is Lou Gordon, formerly Of
Illinois, the only Chicagoan on the
Packer team. He is feet Az
inches in height and scales 230
pounds. He's a tackle. Two play
ers reach the 6 feet 4-inch mark.
They are Champ Siebold and
George Sve ndsen. Siebold, a
tackle, is a storekeeper. SvendSen,
a center, is a gas station operator.
Three Packers reach the 6 feet
3 inch mark. They are Averell
Daniel, former Pitt star, a 210-
pound tackle; Lyle Sturgeon, $50
pound tackle, former North Da-
kota State player, and, Darrell
Lester, 220-pound center, former
mate of Sammy Baugh at T. c. U.
Paul Miller, Packer halfback, 5
feet 1917 inches tall and weighing
180 pounds, is a printer and jour.
nalist when he's not playing foot
ball for the Green Bay team.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

by getting the highest ratlng IN a tOOLDdII III
telligence test conducted by the Touchdown
Club-that famous organization of requiem
singers who gather around Freddy Buchholz's
board each Monday for lunch.
Fifty questions pertinent to football were
propounded week ago yesterday, in written
form, the 40 or so members being given 10
minutes to underscore their answers to the
questions which were written in such form
that they also embraced several answers, in
cluding the correct one-thus:
Try These OOer On Yourself!
"The largest stadium owned by uni
versity is located at: U. of Penn, Stanford,
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6. Grantland Rice selects an
nually an AE-America team for:
Liberty, Cosmopolitan, Literary
Digest, Golfers, Saturday Evening
Post.
7. A football is made from:
Horsehide, pigskin, cowhide, sheep
skin, composition.
Z. BUZZ" Berries, jr., played on
one of the following teams in 1884:
Army, Pennsylvania, Brown, Navy,
Princeton.
8. The first football game in
the United States was played be-
tween: Princeton-Rutgers, Har-
ward. Yale, Penn-P Princeton, Lehigh-
Brown, Cornell Columbia.
10. A play known as the flying
trapeze" was developed by: Yost,
Michigan; Bierman, Minnesota; i;
Schmidt, Ohio State; Zupke, Illi-
nois; Morrison, Vanderbilt.
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Kirk Miller
TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
Says

They don't call the athletic director and head football
coach at George Washington University "Possum jim
Pixlee just to form phrase.
As Clark Griffith the original "Od Fox of baseball be-
of his innate cunning Pxlee the Possum of foot
ball locally and he proved this point quite concusvey recently
The Washington times., 1937-11-23
Grid Pride
May Decide
Pro Race
Redskins Need 2
Victories to Cop
League Title
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Can they do it?
That's the question before the
house today as we study the
position Of our Washington Red.
skins in this National Football
League race.
Well, last year the Redskins
were in a position much worse
than the one they're in this sea-
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coach for: Stanford, Texas A. &
NJ, Oklahoma u, Tulane, South
ern Methodist.
2. The penalty for holding by a
player of the defensive team is:
5 yards, 10 yards, Is yards, half
distance to goal.
8. One of the following did not
make the Grantland Rice All.
America in 1884: Lund, Grayson,
Berwanger, Howell, Bevan.
4. Before going to Minnesota
Bernie Bierman last coached at:
L. s. u, Arkansas, Tulane, MisslS.
sippi State, Texas.
5. One of the following players
made every 1885 All-America selec.
ton: Moscrip (Stanford, Ber'
wanger (Chicago), Lester CTexas
Christian), Widseth minnesota, =,
Wilson (Southern Methodist).
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

Four Consecutive Years AN-An,eric0
One of the following made Walter Camps AAmerica four
consecutive years:
The Washington times., 1937-11-23

Lyle Sturgeon. tackle, who halls
from Fargo, n. D., is the behemoth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29

The modern aero engine Is one of the most perfect and reliable machines ever made by man in view of the great number of revo- lutions at full power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
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Justice Pierce Butler.
 No one except supreme court jus- tices and the court clerk know whether this petition will be ruled upon Monday when Black partic- ipates in his first session. Black has the alternative of disqualifying him. self and leaving the decision to an eight.man bench.
 From Massachusetts came the threat of Q challenge to Black on the grounds that he "haS neither dghied no affirmed accusations that he is, or was, a member of the Ku klux Klan."
 Lieut.. Gov. Francis E. Kelly said he would ask the state executive council to pass @ resolution, Ee~ Questing impeachment of Black.
 Impeachment Is the only way in which Black could be removed from the supreme court should he decide to take his seat and ignore the charges against him. Most const-i tutional authorities consider im- peachment as extremely unlikely. Should 1t be undertaken, however, the house of representatives would have to vote. By Q two.thirdS ma jority, to impeach him. He then would be tried by the senate, which would have to muster e two-thirds majority to remove him from the bench. Constitutional authorities say that membership in the klRn is not grounds for impeachment.
 While still . member of the sen- ate, Black supported President Roosevelts supreme court reorgan- ization bill-G measure that went down to defeat after rebelliouS Dem- ocrats joined with Republicans to vote against 1t.
 Three Day Debate His appointment to the supreme court was confirmed by the senate after Q three-day debate. The question of Blacks alleged afnlia- ton with the klan was raised dur ing that debate by Senator Royal s. Copeland, D., New York, but con- firmation followed by an overwhelm- ing vote.
 Two days after confirmation Black secretly took the oath of supreme court justice and the fol- lowing day sailed for Europe with Mrs. Black for Q vacation. In his absence, dispatches were published by Q Pittsburgh newspaper purport- ing to show that he had joined the klan in Alabama and held 6 life membership. Attempts to question Black about the charges, while he was in London Invariably brought the reply: No comment"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
Judge Dickenson To
 Delay Decision
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final draft of the amendment was drawn, fewer than the requisite l6 per cent of registered voters as Stipulated by Section 66 Of the City Charter.
 This point was brought out by the merit system counsel when they called to the stand Albert O. Faller, registrar of voters, who tes. tified that the registered voters list totaled 42,615.
 On Merits Of Case
 A motion for c "non-suit by the city, which would have the effect of duashing the writ of mandamtis, was denied by the court. Judge Dickens0n remarked that he would make his decision on the merits of the case" and not on the answer of the respondents to the mandamuS proceedings. This was taken to mean that the court would rule on the matters which developed at the long hearing held yesterday in city court. where the court was held pe- cause of the heatless condition of the county courthouse.
 Workers Called
 Various of the merit system peti- tioTa workers were called to testify as to procedure in obtaining sigma. tures after the court had questioned whether the signatures were "rear' Among these were William F. Burke chairman, Chase Kimball, Miss Ce-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
W1H Ans1ver Charge
 On KLans Later
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Baltimore or getting of on a coast guard cutter before newspaper men have Q chance to ask him whether he Is Q life member of the klan.
 The words were: At Norfolk"
 They were in response to Q Ques. ton asking whether Black planned to get of here and continue on to Washington-where the supreme court convenes for its autumn term on Monday--by train or automobile, or stay on the boat and land ct Baltimore.
 Sixty persons-reporters, photog- raphers, newsreel men and represen" tatives of broadcasting companies waited to board Q coast guard cute ter at dawn, and go out into the harbor to meet Black and record any statement he chooses to make in reply to charges that he was and s c klansman.
 Two Vital Questions
 They wanted to ask him two Ques- tions:
 1. Are you 6 life member of the Ku Klux Klan2"
 ?. DO you intend to resign from the supreme court?"
 Black comes home at Q time when President Roosevelt who appointed him to the court, is ir1 the Far West. Shortly after publication of allegations that Black was Q klans- man, MT. Roosevelt said that com ments would be reserved until Black returned to the United States. Mir Roosevelt's statement said that Black had not had Q chance to read the full text of the dispatches al- leging that he had received Q life mempership in the klan.
 'When the cry of "Oye5, Oyez," is healu In tne supreme courts big marble building on Monday, Black and the other justices will sit down before Q docket that includes Q pee tition challenging his right to his seat.
 Faces Levitt Petition
 It was filed by Albert Levitt, for- mer special assistant attorney gen. eral, who does not challenge Black OAk tAlS SEVuAAO0 OA AAo AASSSA AASAA- bership in the klar1, but for consti- tutional reasons. The Constitution provides that no member of congress can accept g position If bill in- creasing the "emoluments" of that post was passed during his incurn- bency in the house or senate.
 While Black still was Q senator from Alabama last spring, congress passed a bill providing that supreme court justices who had reached the age of 70 and who had spent 10 years on the high bench could re- tire on full salary-420, ,000 Q year.
 Levitts petition contends that this bill increased the "emolumentS" of supreme court justices and that. therefore, Black is ineligible. His petition asks permission to file a formal complaint against Black on these grounds.
 Two Jews, Catholic
 It was pointed out ia view of the klan charges against Black, that two Jews and Q Catholic will pass on Levitt's petition. The Jews are Ju \:es Benjamin CardoSo and Louis D. Brandeis; the Catholic is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
His Own Story


 Old Orchard Beach, Me, Sept. 20. -(UP).-I got some pictures-but they don't show just how l felt.
 As was taking of, the safety rope--a windowcord-broke when a gust of wind grabbed ct the bal- looms.
 I was carried upward, and sud- denly realized that there was noth- ing to hold me down. Those 27 bal- looms had enough power to carry me miles into the air.
 Immediately, I thought of the scissors they had given me W-xree the balloons and let me down in case of emergency. grabbed the ropes and pulled myself toward the dirty gray spheres 12 feet above me,
 Ready To Cut Balloons
 As I was ready to cut the first balloon loose, a squall struck. l spun around and hurtled downward and felt my muscles strain at the parachuate harness jerked about my chest.
 Somehow, l Stin clutcheo my camera. But sharp stabs of pain shot through my hands and I could hold 1t no longer.
 I shot upward. The l2 pounds of the camera had been my only bal- last.
 Clouds cut of all visibility. I couldn't tell whether l was going up or down. was plenty scared, I've done a good deal of flying, but 1t was pretty lonesome up there. I guess I was up over 2OOO feet more than once.
 The idea of the trip was to get a regular news picture story of just how 1t feels to be up in a strato- sphere balloon. Even pictures couldn't tell how it feels-if you don't expect it. It seemed ages be- fore I came out of that fog. Ther
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
MRS. BLACK IS
 SOME WORRIED
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ing to other passengers and usually played ping pong or shuffleboard. She dressed conservatively-most of the time in black-but several woe men passengers spoke admiringly of a green sports suit with a leather belt which she wore occasionally. At dinner the Blacks sat at the cap- tain's table. Mrs. Black wore 6 plain, black evening dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
JAPANESE IN NEW
 PUSH AT SHANGHAI
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Attack. the United States Cruiser Augusta, lying in the Whangpoo river. was brought again into acute danger when big floating mine iIl- tended for the Japanese Cruiser IdSnmo, exploded within a few hun- dred yards of 1t.
 A check-up showed that the big mine had not damaged the Augus- ta or the 1dzuno. AS the bonn bardment increased in fury, big squadrons of Japanese planes took off, seeking the Chinese artillery emplacements at first, then bombing the north station sector on the in- ternational side of the river. Flames began to spurt up from the Pootung area as fires were started.
 Daring Chinese GunnerS
 Daring Chinese machine gunners made their way to the Pootung wa terfront and began sweeping the decks of the Japanese warShips with their fire. Nine Japanese warships in range opened up with shrapnel shells against them.
 Two Out Of 300
 Wong Kong, Sept. 29-(UP)-Eu- ropear passengers arriving today on the British steamship Kaying said the ship picked up, two Chinese floating on & bamboo raft, who as- serted they were additional sur- vivors of more than 300 men, wo- men and children of a fishing fleet siielled by Japanese submarine.
 The passengers said that soon after the Chinese were picked up the ship was stopped by Q Japanese destroyer. It was permitted to pro- ceed.
 Then, the passengers said, they saw the destroyer fire on two Chi- nese fishing junks.
 The survivors, the ship reported, agreed with 10 survivors landed here Monday that submarine shelled Q Chinese fishing fleet until 1t had sunk ii of the 12 ships in 1t. The Chinese said they had been float ing on their raft for seven days.
 Shipping circles here were pug xled by @ denial published by the Japanese admiralty of the sinking of the fleet.
 Chinese Suicide Squad
 Shanghai, Sept. 29-(Up)-Five men, comprising a Chinese Suicide squad," died today in trying to mine the Japanese Cruiser Idzumo lying in the Whangpoo river off the in- ternational settlement.
 Shanghai was awakened early to- day by a terrific blast from the river.
 Foreign navy authorities, after an Investigation said that five Chinese volunteers spent the whole night trying to place the mine so that 1t would blow up the cruiser.
 They had taken 1t 8 long distance down the river and were only 300 yards from the Idzumo, 1t was said, when a nervous switchmaster ashore set 1t off prematurely. It was connected by wires to the shore station.
 The volunteers were blown to death, 1t was said. Sailors in war; ships in the river, including the United States Cruiser Augusta lying near the Idzumo, were shaken from their hunks by the blast, navy men said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
PRIEST RESCUES
 NEWSREEL MAN
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tomobiles and followed his course.
 Wind Blew Him Back

tomobiles and followed his course. Wind Blew Him Back
 The unwilling airman pulled him. self into the guy ropes, hoping to clip enough of them with scissors he carried to lower him gradually to earth, but 8 guest of wind spun him back to his former position.
 The raw, cold air caused cramps in his hands and he dropped his camera, causing him to shoot even higher.
 1t was at this point that Father Mullen, enroute home from Portland by automobile, reached the scene.
 Borrowing a rife from another cameraman, he gave chase by auto mobile. At times the balloons dis- appeared in the fog, but near Saco, heavy rain forced them down to TOO feet
 Fired Several Shots
 Jumping from the car, Father Mullen fired several shots" But before he could tell whether they had taken effect, another gust of wind whipped the balloons and their unwilling passenger into low lying clouds.
 Father Mullen resumed the chase. heading toward Kennebunk and then veering toward Alfred Three miles outside Biddeford, watchers saw the balloons begin to descend gradually. Mingalone lax1d- ed in c treetop. Father Mullen took him back to Old Orchard and "thawed him out" in front of Q log fire.
 "The really difficult part wasn't merely firing shots to puncture the gas bags to permit the man to glide to earth," said Father Mullen. whose fayorite diversions are target prac- tice and skeet-shooting. Tt was to make sure that one of the shots fired didn't strike the photOgraphel and Kill him."
 T was plenty scared" Mingalone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29

cile Rochon, '. H. Davis and At- torney Frederick O. Smedley, chief of counsel for the merit system.
 But Attorney Smedley, although called by Attorney William W. oa- ger over objection of the city colrl- sel, did not testify. He was rec called from the stand by Attorney Qager when the court remarked that should Attorney snedley take the role of witness in the case he could not, thereafter appear as counsel.
 emedley Saved Himself
 Attorney 0ager had asked that MT. smedley be called as the only person who could testify regarding the draft of the amendment. The court allowed this procedure, re- marking that 1t was irregular, but that this is an unusual case"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
HARTFORD FEARS
 FOOD SHORTAGE
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cars to replenish stocks. :.
 But, in . day or SO, 1t was feared wholesalers stocks would be too low to supply the demand. More than 30 carloads of perishable foods were tied up ct the railroad freight yards and no trucks were available to carry loads to wholesalers head quarters.
 Many loads, 1t was said, have been shipped out of Hartford to other cities.
 All wholesale fruit and meat de- liveries were halted in the city and wholesalers were prepared to ask police protection for their trucks if peace negotiations break down.
 Will Get Protection
 Mayor Spellacy said they would get protection.
 "If it's police protection they want" he said, then the city of Hartford will give 1t to them. The first thing to do IS to feed Hartford. If the city isn't fed well then we'll have to go into the food business
 By that he meant he would operate city trucks with policemen and flremen to get food supplies through to stores and hospitals.
 Deliveries Iof department stores and other non-food establishments continued cratic.
 Few Concerns Operate
 Few concerns were operating at full efilciency and many venturec to send out only truck or two with must" deliveries.
 The local perishable food strike came Monday as an adjunct to the major Eastern Connecticut walk out affecting large interstate and intrastate trucking concerns.
 Truck firm owners were willing to arbitrate the strike on all issues except that of the closed shop. Strikers, however, insisted on the close shop in all contracts.
 In asking bench warrants for the arrest of Murphy and three others, Alcorn told Superior Court Judge Arthur r. Els:
 "The situation has reached the stage where 1t (violence) is organ ized and I am satisfied 1t IS organ ized to perpetrate violence.
 we have evidence in our possess sion that these strikers were organ ized into squads and were assigned to various sections of the city and our information satisfies me that in various parts of the city where they were assigned violence took place"
 Police Escort Trucks
 Police today began escorting food trucks through the city carrying perishable food deliveries. By noon, more than 10 requests for protec- ton had come in to the police de- partment from food, drugs and fruit produce wholesalers. The assistance readily was provided from the ranks of 200 special deputies. Police head quarters announced 1t had received orders from Mayor Thomas J. Spell lacy to furnish protection to any firm desiring to make deliveries of perishable foods.
 At the same time, police said seven more deputies were sworn in to aid in patroling all main thor oughfares from one end of the city to the other. Housewives and hotel keepers, fearing a general food short- age, began storing supplies as Mayor Spellacy met constantly with food wholesalers and union leaders in effort to relieve a serious food crisis. No break in the strike lineup was foreseen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29

said. T got some pictures-but they don't show how felt"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
WHAT WIZARD SAYS

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 20.-(UP)- Hiram W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, said today the klarl planned Q ''non-violent cam paign to mop up" sit-dowIl strikes.
 The campaign, he said, is to be formulated at secret conventions in about 30 states between now and June.
 "We are going to organize ideas instead of violence to combat strike violence" Evans said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
lzed I was over Biddeford.
 Heard Two Shots

EeWANC0 Wh0 OVeT 1loueAOEus
 Heard Two Shots
 I heard two shots. They told me later. that gas was escaping from bullet holes in some of the balloons when I finally landed.
 Anyway the wind died and the balloons began to drop. started loosening the chest strap to be ready to get free if came near the ground. I was so weak by that time that had slipped of only the breast strap and the strap around my right leg when I found myself in Q treetop.
 I clutched ct twigs and just had strength enough to hold myself down as 6 puff of wind seemed to tear me of into space again.
 I shouted for help, and someone grabbed me.
 It all seems like Q dream.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29

Travelling 10000 miles to see his ninety-six year old mother at Kir- eddy, Scotland, William Mc0regor of Durban. South Africa, found her unconscious and sat with her until she died.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29
Full Weather Report

Boston, Sept. 2s-(UP)-weather forecast:
 Rhode Island and Massachusetts-- Generally fair tonight and Thurs day. Slightly warmer Thursday. night and Thursday. Slightly war; mer ThursdaY.