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The Washington times., 1937-12-01
ms POLL FAVORS EAST STARS

, Oddly, Frank, one of the most
publicized backs of the year, had
to fight for his place in the first
team backfield, not a few favoring
a switch of positions whereby
Chapman, of California, was to be
moved up from halfback to quar-
terback. But though Frank failed
as a runner in his two big games
with Dartmouth and Harvard, his
defensive genius, his blocking,
passing and quarterbacking was
such that, in the final count, he
remained that ideal of the grid
iron, a coaches ball player"
Kinard got his tackle position
only after a rugged rally all the
way from Shirey and Matisi. Joe
Routt almost beat Dougherty out
Of his place at guard, with Monsky
polling a strong vote, also. The
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

llatter'S teammate, Joe KilgroW,
finally won the fullback position.
but not without a rouSing contest
from Davis, Rohm (actually a
halfback) and Christianson, Min
neSota.
MANY GOOD ENDS
AS for the two first-team ends,
they were crowded from the start
by Souchak, Jordan, Sweeney,
Bershak; Benton, Arkansas; Dad
dio, Pitt; Miller, Dartmouth, and
a half dozen others.
Perhaps the oldest feature Of
the voting was that Babartsky. the
Fordham tackle, ran consistently
ahead of the more celebrated Ed
Franco from the same team, the
contention being that Babartsky
was the more consistent. FRANCOIS
trouble, it seemed, was that his
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
new MAT FACES
E"CAREERS''

The League of Nations" wres-
tling card tomorrow night at
Turner's Arena offers local fans a
chance to see some new faces"
who have had exciting and color
full careers, and have been towers
of strength in athletics.
Len Macaluso, the Sicilian-born
grappler, who meets Steve
"Crusher" Casey, the County
Kerry Irishman, captained the
great Colgate team of 1880 made
All-American that year as full
back, and was "tops" in football
scoring with lat points. He pre-
ferred wrestling as a career in
stead of professional football,
though he thinks pro football is
great"
His opponent, Casey, six feet
two, 235 pounds, halls from fam
lily of giants, six brothers-all
Wrestlers or boxers. The CaseyS
are expert oarsmen, and all the
brothers have won honors in the
Diamond skull races at Hanley,
England-world'S famous regatta.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

flair for the spectacular some
times carried him afield and left
his position open for reverse plays.
Lipscomb, of Duke, by the way,
came in for considerable favor,
probably as a result of his excel.
lent effort against Pitt in the final
game of the year.
Many of the observers liked
Cato, L. S. U. tackle, for the third
team. Struck and Foley, the Har-
ward backs, received a scattered
mention. So did Mac Leod and
Hutchinson, the Dartmouth backs.
Likewise Luckman, Of Columbia,
and Gray Of Oregon State. not to
forget Beinor, the Notre Dame
tackle.
These were only a few in the
long line of nominees. To name
all Of them would be to start an.
other street directory.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
COURT CLINIC
DRAWS COACHES

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Nov. 80.
Advance registrations indicate that
hundreds of high school basket
ball players and coaches will come
here this Saturday for Penn
States first annual court clinic.
The assemblage is expected to be
the largest preseason turnout of
high school athletes ever gathered
together in central Pennsylvania.
Coach Johnny Lawther, Nittany
Lion basketball mentor, who is su-
pervising the clinic, will have
many of his former Westminster
court stars to assist him. Law
ther, before coming to Penn State
last year, coached the Titans for
II seasons and lost an average Of
only three games per season.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Sun Quintet Plays
Treasury Tonight

Sun Radio, formerly Rinaldi's,
winners last season, will snap into
action tonight at the Heurich
gym, Twenty-sixth and D, in the
second round of the Heurich Cup
Basketball League.
The champions meet Treasury
Department at $50.
At 7:30 Heurich Senate Beer
opposes Naval Hospital, and at
$3.50 National Clay Products bat
ties LubSeal.
Lubseal, formerly WPA; .Bu-
reau of Investigation, and Marine
<2Serves triumphed in Monday
nights opening games.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Frank, of Yale,
Gets Two Trophies

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Two ad.
ditional honors today were heaped
upon Clint Frank, Yale captain
and backfield star. He was
awarded the John w. Heisman
Memorial Trophy and the Robert
W. Maxwell Memorial Club vote
as the outstanding football player
of 1887.
The Heisman award, compiled
from a vote by more than 600
sports editors, radio announcers
AMI football writers in all parts Of
the country, was made at the
downtown athletic club which an
nually offers the trophy. Frank
received 524 points; Byron (Whiz-
zer) White of Colorado, 264; Mar
shall Goldberg, Pitt, 211.
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been made on Thanksgiving
evening, after the Crimson Tide
had rolled through its united
and unbeaten season. A season
that neither Fordham, nor Pitt,
could match.
If the decision had been an
nounced then-and certainly
the record was complete after
that Thanksgiving game on the
unbeaten and united score-an
unhappy situation would have
been avoided.
And we can't, for the life of
us, see why it wasn't made.
Surely an institution that has
stressed scholastic standards so
pointedly as has California since
it became the Rose Bowl host
wouldn't be interested in any
thing so commercial and sordid
as some extra publicity.
NO NEW FRIENDS
Which is all it has got from
the unpleasant situation it has
permitted to exist. Some extra
publicity, but scarcely any new
friends.
The unhappy state of affairs
which was allowed to develop so
unnecessarily also kept some
nice kids and fair football
players at Fordham on the anx-
ious seat. For no reason that
anybody can see.
And that was the only other
thing that Crowley had to say.
I'm not going UP to school
tomorrow" said Jim. IT hate to
face those kids and I want to
give 'em "a hours to get over
their disappointment. Ever
since I've been at Fordham,
we've sort of encouraged 'em to
get steamed up about a chance
to go to the Rose Bowl. Because
of that I feel a little as if I'd
cheated them. Not that there
was ever any definite promise,
obviously.
I'VE just didn't step in and
say, as we should have done,
forget that Rose Bowl talk. I've
apologized to the kids Friday,
I'll tell them So"
HAD EARNEST DESIRE
All of which is true. Fordham
had a real and earnest desire to
go once to the Rose Bowl. It
never denied it. Never tried to
camouflage it with a false and
phony attitude.
With all the chance in the
world, it didn't rush in with any
acceptance of other bowl invita-
tions, or dramatic announce
ment that it wasn't interested.
At no time did it turn up it's
nose at the Rose Bowl, and in
that it stands practically alone
among the major institutions of
learning in the East.
To the end Fordham main
tanned a dignity that we can't
help but believe has made it
new friends and admirers.
And, as Crowley said: TT had
a pretty good team, too."
So it seems tthat from Rose
Hill to the Rose Bowl-and this
may be one of the last times that
now-familiar phrase is ever used
the word is:
Good luck and a good game,
gentlemen"
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Cont. from First Sports Page)

Cont. from First Sports Page)
Michigan State, and stopper,
Villanova; fullback, Rohm, Louisi.
ana State.
SIX DOMINATE
Six of the first team selections,
namely, Markov, Stockton, Mojcie-
chowicz, Goldberg, Frank and
White, dominated the selections
throughout and won their places
clearly. 1t remained for Byron
"Whizzer" White, the Colorado
comet, to stand alone, however, as
the one man who was accorded his
honor by a unanimous vote. Gold
berg, the Jewish hill-billy, was
only two ballots behind in this re-
spect, with "Wojie." of Fordham;
Markov and Stockton not far be-
hand.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

cause of Ala
b a m a an d
Pitt having
played there
eight times in
II years. But
somehow this
struck me as
the reply Of a
champion.
u A1C d416 WC4
one would ex-
pect from a
fellow W h o
rode with the
fabled four
horSenaen of
NOtre Dame
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

Six varsity letter-men will be
among the candidates vieing for
berths on the Presidents. They
are Dickie Burrell, Eddie Now
land, Dinky Scott, Archie Thorn
asson, Puck Harvey and Stan
Heflin.
Among the new candidates for
berths is Clarence Flick, a six foot
four.inch center. He played with
Lee-Jackson High quint last year
and transferred to the Presidents
school last September.
Twenty-Five games will be on
the Presidents schedule. Athletic
Director Given stated five con-
tests would be played before
Christmas.
Athletic officials of schools in
the central District of the Virginia
Literary and Athletic League will
meet at the John Marshall High
in Richmond on Friday night to
arrange for the basketball games
between the six member schools.
Representatives from George
Washington High, of Alexandria ;
Washington and Lee, of BallSton,
Va; Petersburg, HopeweIl and
Richmond High School will at
tend.
The principal speaker at the
session will be Glenn F. Thistle
thwaite, athletic director of Rich
mond U.
The Virginia Junior will clash
with Northeast Trojans, 135-pound
D. C. champions, here Sunday at
l o'clock. This is one of the
banner games for Travers' young
sters this season.
In the other contest the Vir-
ginia "big team" will mix with
the Hose Company No. Of
Harper's Ferry, w. Va. This con-
test starts at 2:30 o'clock.
Both games will be played in
the new Municipal Stadium.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Southeastern Conference
Dominates Bowl Tits
Three Teams
In Four
Bowls
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Southeastern Conference certainly
outsmarted the city slickers this
time.
Here we have Alabama in the
Rose Bowl and Louisiana State
University in the Sugar Bowl!
Who would have thunk it?-
as the Brooklyn grid expert" re-
marked to the New. York wise guy
who knows all the answers.
More than likely a third South
eastern Conference team will op-
pose Michigan State in the
Orange Bowl.
Since Colorado will meet the
winner of the T. c. U.-Rice game
in the Cotton Bowl, it's three out
Of four for the country boys" of
the Southeastern, and that's
that!
Where are the city slickers now?
Out in the cold, I would say, and
without the well-known Benny, too.
They are shivering in New York
today, and teeth are chattering as
well as gnashing.
POINTED TO 'BAMA
AS long age as last Friday morn
ing the country boys" of the
Southeastern knew that every in
dication and quite a bit of evi-
dence pointed to Alabama for the
Rose Bowl and L. S. U. for the
Sugar Bowl. The South, both press
and public, knew of Pitts discon-
tent, and of California's aversion
to Fordham. Whom else but Ala
bama for the Rose Bowl? Whom
else but L. S. U. for the Sugar
Bowl? The country boys" got to-
gether. Net result: Alabama,
$50 900; L. S. u, $4,000.
The choice of L. S. U. for Sugar
Bowl amazed no one in the South.
Indeed, both press and public of
the South had very definite no
tions early last Saturday morning
that Sugar Bowl officials could not
take any other team but L. S. U.
for the Sugar Bowl, for the very
clear reason that L. S. U. is runner
up in the Southeastern, and, fur
ther, for the very clear reason
that Alabama was Gin" when it
came to the matter of the Rose
Bowl team to play the Golden
Bears.
NO. 2 TEAM
Alabama was the No. 2 team for
the Rose Bowl on California's list,
and even New York's Well.meant
SophiStries were dissipated long
before they reached the coast.
When Pitts players asked for 5000
each, instead of $500 apiece, as
upper-class workmen had hoped,
it was all Alabama. When it be.
came all Alabama for the Rose
Bowl, it became all L. S. U. for the
Sugar Bowl, naturally,
Alabama'S choice is happy one
Jfor Alabama. California, as all
are aware, announced the Golden
Bears would see!:; out a team rep
reSenting an institution more or
less on the same scholastic basis
as California. The city Slickars
who felt that Alabama'S scholastic
standing was not up to snuff are
now in the position of being un-
equal to the task of disagreeing
with the University of California
in matters academic.
TOOK THEIR MEDICINE
Last year, when L. S. U. was
publicized out of the Rose Bowl
by the prejudiced city slickers,
L. S. U. and the South took their
medicine without Squawk. The
country boys" proved they could
take it.
Now, of course, the shoe is on
the other foot. The cyit slickers
feel they have been cheated. Will
they squawk? Wow! Read to-
days New York newspapers!
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

Casey has a standing offer of
$1,000 to any mailman who can
stay with him one hour.
Ed Don George, former worlds
champion, who lost the title, only
to regain it from Henry De Gtsne,
meets Jack Singer, the California
bad man, in the other double
Wind-up match,
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
MarOOns Gain Tie
For Second in Loop

MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 1.-The
Montreal Maroons were tied for
second place in the international
division of the National Hockey
League today as a result Of their
1.tU-0 victory over Chicago last
night.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

IL the days of Knute Rockne,
a gentleman anc sportsman too
big for bigotry.
Alabama and California
should put on a great game"
continued Crowley, seriously
now. "They strike me as being
closely matched and certainly
their respective records prove
that they are among the best in
the country"
Gould Pitt beat 'em?" we
asked.
'WeH, you know how it is with
Pitt" replied Jimmy, chuckling
again. "They might"
"And Fordham?" we pressed.
eve had a pretty good team,
too," Crowley said.
A DEFINITE SLAP
And there it was-Fordham'S
reaction to what some will be
sure to conStrue as a definite
slap from the Pacific Coast Con-
ference and the Rose Bowl pro-
nnoterS.
It may not be that at all.
We trust it isn't. We'd desper-
ately hate to think that sports
manShip in the United States
had reached a point where the
question of what church a kid
attended, or the color of his
skin, or the name Of his par
ents might make a difference in
whether or not he was an &C.
ceptable athlete.
In some foreign countries the
great "sportsmen" who set the
pattern of what constitutes
craftsmanship and high ideals
may turn their backs and run
like rabbits to keep from having
to congratulate the wrong vic
tors, but surely nothing of that
sort can happen in this America
Of ours.
SURELY NOT THAT
Surely, surely not.
No, it can't possibly have been
that. Alabama had the best rec
ord of any major team in the
United States, and that OBJ
viously is what the Rose Bowl
bid was based on. Therefore, the
right team was chosen. The
only possible team.
It's Just unfortunate that the
announcement was delayed so
long. It could so easily have
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
| BILL CORUM'S|
! COLUMN )
CrOlULey LGuds 'Bama Record Good
Rose BOWL Pick Right Team Chosen
Great Game Seen Rams Eligible, HOWeUe
THE ROSE BOWL SELECTION AND
A BIT ABOUT RAMS

NEW YORK, Dec I've called Jimmy Crowley, the Ford
ham football COACH the phone few minutes ago. Crow
ey telephone exchange is Sacramento proving that he had
California connection all the time. Only short time BEFORE
Crowley had heard that Alabama had received the invitation
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Ridlto Will House
Popular RING Shows

long time show place among Washingtons theater the
luxurious Rato Theater week from Friday night December
10, opens its doors to venture.
The Washington times., 1937-12-01

70 play IN the Rose BOWL,
"Jim," I said, "this is Bill
Corum."
WELL" he said, chuckling, II
knew we'd make it."
Perhaps I'm just as wrong as
when I said that Fordham rated
the Rose Bowl invitation, be-
The Washington times., 1937-12-01
CIV. Presidents Open
Basketball Practice
With Six Letternen

ALEXANDRIA, Va Dec. 1-George Washington High
Presidents basketees will their first practice for the
1898 drive the woodway Monday afternoon
announced TODAY by Athletic Director Maurice Given
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
Other Business
PWA Helps In Projects
Totaling $4,000
By Paul Nav

WASHINGTON, .. C., April s.
Lincoln county projects with a total
cost of $232,2O0 have been made possible
by WPA grants during the past three
years, according to figures compiled by
the Public Works Administration.
This figure is the total of the official
estimated costs of all projects in Lin
coin county for aid in construction OF
which WPA funds have been made
available.
The list is complete through Feb
ruary 10 of this year, since which date
very few PWA grants have been ap-
proved. 1t is considered an almost
complete summary of Lincoln countys
share of the whole PWA program, in
view of recent indications by Public
Works Administration officials that
PWA is to be continued only on lin
tied basis and as a virtual adjunct to
the Works Progress Administration in
providing employment for relief
workers.
Here are the total cost estimates Civ
en- for Lincoln county projects, with
figures on the amount of PWA aid
given:
Libby, city hail. $4,000 grant So
81O-loan $10,190); Eureka, watermains,
$4,000, (grant s8,4OO-loan $2l, 6O0) ;
Libby, courthouse, jail, $4,000, (grant
81 400; Eureka, high school, Sill 200,
(grant s5O,400).
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
Eight Would Be
Postmaster ID Libby
BY Paul May

WASHINGTON, D. C., April g.
Eight candidates are in the field for
the Libby postmastership, it was an
nounced by the Civil Service Commits
sion today.
They are Carrie Hoyt La Munyan
Nels c. Christianson, Donald C. Har-
greaves, Forrest L. De Rosia Malcolm
X. Kedzie, Charles r. Young, Miss
Mary Annabelle Mahoney and Walter
L. WOLF.
This is the complete list of candidates,
Civil Service Commission officials said
as the closing date for application was
March 30.
Since this examination was called
after the date of the Presidents ex-
ecutive order placing all first, second
and third class postmasterships under
civil service, the appointment will go
to the candidate who makes the highest
rating in the examination.
Formerly, the three high candidates
were certified as eligibles and a politi-
cal recommendation was sought as the
basis for choice from the list of three.
Under the executive order, only the
high ranking candidate will be certified
as eligible
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
QUICK ACTION SAVES BOY
FROM BURNING TO DEATH

Quick thinking and equally quick
action by Marion Racicot, high school
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. E. /. Racicot.
probably saved Jimmie Brown, 5-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Brown,
from burning to death on Saturday.
Jimmie's clothes caught fire when
he was playing in a bonfire. Marion's
attention to his plight was called by
the cries of Jimmie's playmates, where
upon she threw a dress over the boy
and also smothered the flames with his
coat. She then stripped him of his
clothes and carried him home, where
she administered first aid. Jimmie was
taken to the Libby hospital and was
found to be suffering from second de-
gree burns, from knee to ankle.
Tht near-tragedy was caused by
Jimmie and other children roasting DO
tatoes in neighbours bonfire. A spark
fell into his loosely laced boot, ignitinp
first his stocking and then the leg Of
his overalls.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
LibbysRod and Gun
Club has IT'S Members

Another interesting meeting of the
Libby Rod and Gun club was held Fri
day night IN the community room at the
court house. Fifty members were pres
ent when President r. N. Whitefield
called the meeting to order The drive
for members is meeting with success
and the club now has 275 enrolled on
its membership roster
President Whitefield read a reprint
from the March, 1887, issue of the
Hunting and Fishing magazine entitled
1T can't happen here The article was
on anti-gun legislation introduced in
congress at each session.
Paul Cowan told Of the effect of such
legislation with regard To sportsmen
and told of the difficulty sportsmen
were up against in states where strict
registration of firearms was enforced
stating that it was almost impossible
Tor a law abiding citizen to purchase
and own firearms and advised the local
sportsmen- to take this matter up with
their own senators ard representatives
in congress.
On suggestion that cottontail rabbits
be introduced into this territory, it was
shown that lack of food and cover
would make it impossible for them tc
survive here.
| Paul Cowan offered several sug-
gestlons for keeping up the interest O
the members in the club and suggested
that when the suckers are running ir
the lakes that the club organize team.
for spearing these fish.
M ID. Rowland, +. e. Baker Pau
Cowan and E. w. Oylear were appoint,
ed to act on the legislative committee.
Paul Church and w. H. Kemp wer,
appointed on committee for the pur.
pose OF cooperating with the Lion
club IN having another holiday tn,
first day of fishing season.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
LIBBY FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

The regular annual meeting of the
Libby volunteer fire department was
held last Thursday night, at which time
new officers were elected. A. MI. Hoff-
man was reelected chief. E. MI. Boyes
resigned as assistant chief and George
Woods was elected first assistant chief
and Ray Pival second assistant chief.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows.
Captain Of hose, Walter Kemp; lieu
tenants of hose, Ed Kemp, Richard
Rayome; captain Of chemicals, Loren
Gompf; heutenants Of chemicals. Mac
Petrusha, Jim Phillips, E. Pearson, cap
tain of hook and ladders, ]. w. Farris;
captain of lung motor, M ID. Rowland;
police, j. D. Harmon, A. l.. Thompson,
VIM. Kemp, r. 0. Tone; executive COM
mittee, W. H. Kemp, VIM. Blew, A. L.
Thompson; secretary treasurer, H. w,
Miller.
Relief Association Meets
Immediately following the meeting of
the fire department, the firemen's re-
lief association met and elected of
ficers. K j. Driear was chosen presi-
dent, ]. w. Farris treasurer and w. III.
Miller secretary. Chief Hoffman is an
ex officio officer of this organization.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
ENGINEERS FOR B.P.R.
ARRIVE IN LIBBY TUESDAY

r. A. Gowan, resident engineer for
the bureau of public roads, arrived
in Libby Tuesday afternoon. He had
been preceded few hours by other
members Of his crew, which includes
Jerry Dodge, Adrian Lewis, Kelly
Young and Mr. Gordon. Mr.. Gowan
has secured a house and Mrs. Gowan
will be here with him, and Mr.. Gordon
is accompanied to Libby by Mrs
Gordon.
Gowan states that work will be start
ed on the projects between Libby and
Troy about the first of the week. He
further stated that the Pleasant Valley
project south of Libby will probably
get under way the latter part of next
June. Plans are all completed and ev-
erything is ready for operations just as
soon as the contract is let, he said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-04-08
LIBBY STUDENT WINS
In ANNUAL FLAG CONTEST

Miss Billie Beryl Blackwell of the
Libby schools was winner of the Lin
coin County annual American Legion
flag contest, in the Jt.--Sr High de-
partment; also winner of district con-
test at Kalispell against representatives
from Poison and Roman. She will 60 to
the state contest on April %. Stf was
coached by Mrs. Irene Stevens of
the Libby faculty, who accompanied
Miss Blackwell to Kalispell. 1t will be
remembered that first place in the state
contest was won by June Hunter of
Libby last year
The annual flag contest is fostered
and fianced by the American Legion
as part of its laudabIe work in patriot
ism. The affair locally was actively
sponsored by Mrs. R. N. Whitefield and
Mrs .. O. Mount.