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Evening star., 1937-12-15
REDSKINS GET TRIO.
0NP|CKEDELEvEN
Edwards, Baugh, Battles
on First Outfit-Stydahar
Leads in Voting.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The
N standout player of the 1887
VI National Pro Football League
4 season wasn't Slingin' Sammy
Baugh of the Washington Redskins
as the headlines and his game winning
tosses might have led the fans to
believe, but Joe Stydahar, veteran
tackle of the Chicago Bears.
That was the way the coaches OF
the 10 league clubs figured, at least
when it came to casting their ballots
for the all-league team. With votes
counted on basis of five points for
flrst-team selection and three for Sec
ond-team, Stydahar received 43 points
out of a possible so.
Turk i, Edwards, the Washington
bone -crusher, won the other tackle
post with 40 points and Earl (Dutch)
Clark of the Detroit Lions was chosen
quarterback with the same point
total, to share runner-up honors.
Raugh Tops in Passing.
RAUGH, who broke the league rec
- ord by completing 81 passes dur
ing the regular season, who pitched
the Redskins to victory over the Bears
in last Sundays play-of1 game ano
who gained l,l27 yards through the
air to lead the league in that depart
ment, just did manage to make the
team. He polled 81 points for half
back berth to tie with Ernie CaddelI
of Detroit but nine points for quar-
terback gave Baugh the spot.
Cliff Battles, Baugh's teammate who
led the league in ground gaining with
an 874-yard total, and Clark Hinkle
OF the Green Bay Packers, holdover
from last years all-star team, COM
plete the backfield. The only other
freshman" to be chosen was Gay
nell Tinsley, Chicago Cardinals end
The real veterans are Clark, the old
est player at 81, and Mel Helm, New
York Giants center, who established
a record by being chosen for the all
league team the fifth consecutive
year.
The first and second teams, with
points on a So basis:
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YANKS AGAIN HELD
NATIONS TOP TEAM
Run Far in Front of Pitts
Eleven, Davis Cup Squad
in Poll by A. P.

Mote: This is the third OF
series analysing the Associated
Press annual sports poll. 1t couers
replies to the query on the years
outstanding teams
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ANOTHER COACH QUITS

Walker Out at Ole Miss, Leaving
Three S. E. Vacancies.
UNIVERSITY. Miss, Dec. Is [P-
Retirement of Ed Walker as football
coach at Mississippi, just announced,
has increased to three the number of
Southeastern Conference schools look
ing for new grid mentors.
A few weeks ago 1t. Col Ralph
Sasse resigned at Mississippi State.
Georgia is looking for a successor to
Coach Harry Mehre, who also resigned.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Game Designed to Please.

Ndmc DcSigneu TO PleaSe.
THE uninitiated, and even those
who should know better, sit in
the baseball parks at these pro games
rub their eyes in ever-increasing won
der and ecstasy at the flood of COM
pleted passes and the free running and
the constant mutations in the scor-
ing. Here, they cry, is the art of foot
ball sublimated. Here is something
beyond any collegiate possibility in
the expression of football.
1t does not occur to them that
strong college elevens. facing defenses
similarly weak, would run just as wild
incidentally, Sammy Baugh, great as
he was in college, never looked as he
now looks.
The pro attitude is precisely similar
to that of the American League in
retaining the rabbit ball, the ball
which leaves bat with the approxi-
mate speed of a golf ball. The public
wants home runs and extra base hits
and the American League proves its
contention by citing the million in
crease in patronage in 1887. So with
the patrons of pro football. A plague
on defense.
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figures. Days before the big
game in Chicago they solicited
the opinions Of sportswriters on
the pafe

The most conservative of the news
paper men predicted a crowd of 10000.
The concensus compiled, Washington's
world champions attempted to figure
their individual cuts Reasonably
enough, they counted upon $500 apiece
if they won -. approximately $400
If they lost.
To win and be handed $237 for
being cut and battered on an icy
field is no fun. Most of them get
more than 5000 for playing regular
league game against the Philadelphia
Eagles. I mean, it isn't a proper
reward.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Pros Not so Superior.

HE current gambit of certain COM
mentators on football, who for
various reasons are becoming more
and more committed to extolling the
mercenary game, is metaphorically to
draw long breath in calling attention
to what would happen to the better
university teams had they the mis-
fortune to meet any one of these pro-
fessional combinations. Since a meet
ing of the sort never can be held, such
talk may safely be indulged.
But it might be interesting to con-
slider what has happened when groups
OF college players have been assem-
bled, and after two weeks of practice
have been tossed in against the pro-
1esslonal league champions or pro
teams of outstanding quality, in re-
cent years.
The point to bear in mind is that
the colleglans, representing IL differ
ent institutions and IL different coach
ing methods, are called upon after a
fortnight's practice to meet pro teams
which have been units for years. On
form the collegianS should have been
wiped off the gridiron Yet. what has
happened? Here is what has hap
pened: 1884, Chicago Bears, O: Col
1egians, O; 1885. Chicago Bears, 5:
Collegians, 0; 1886, Detroit Lions. 7;
Collegians, 7; 1887, Collegians. 7:
Green Bay Packers, 0.
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And Why Not "Shekels Bowl?

THERE is some agitation in Wash.
ington to bring the world cham
pion Redskins back for q post-seasor
game. Well, why not?
Pasadena has its Rose Bowl. New
Orleans has the Sugar Bowl. Miami
has the Orange Bowl Even the ham.
burger joint down the street has a fin.
ger bowl-if you demand it.
Why shouldn't Washington
have the first professional
bowl" game? The CAPITAL .
could call it the "Shekels Bowl"
or the BONANZA Bowl"
The idea, of course, would be to play
the Redskins on one side on New
Year Day. After all, they are thu
world football champions. On thu
other side, instead of corraling a gang
Of all-star local collegians, who woulo
be set-ups, why not guarantee each
member Of the National Leagues all
(See POPPING OFF, Page D-2)
Evening star., 1937-12-15
TOSSERS SEEK ACTION.

Roosevelt Boys Club basketers want
action with unlimited teams having
gyms. Call Columbia 1908.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Look to Offense Only.

IN THE East, in 1896, New York
Giants, II; Collegians, 2, in a game
IN which the college players merely.
Tor various reasons, went through the
motions; in 1887, New York Giants.
IA; Collegians, 7. The Collegians lost
nip-and-tuck game against the
Philadelphia team by small margin
and defeated the Boston pro eleven.
Certainly there is no evidence here of
professionals having advanced the art
OF football beyond the reach of the
game as played in our leading uni
versities.
intercollegiate football stresses q
sound defense before anything beyond
an elemental attack is taught: pro
football concentrates almost exclu-
sively on offense. A strong university
outfit would show the fallacy of the
professional attitude
The public may have some miscon-
ception concerning the status of pro
football because of the 30, 40 and so
thousand crowds at games played bv
the Chicago Bears and the New York
Giants.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
One Vote for Gophers.

MINNESOTAS footballers, 1886
runners-up, received one vote TO,
first place in this years poll.
Here's the tabulation of first places
and points:
New York Yankees, world baseball
champions, 42-138.
Pittsburgh, College football, 2-62.
United States Davis Cup team,
2-31.
Washington Varsity Crew, college
champions, 1-22,
Newark Bears, baseball winners of
little world SERIES" 1-9.
Washington Redskins, pro football
champions, II.
Old Westbury, National open polo
champions, O-5.
Three points each: Alabama. col.
lege football; Stanford, college bas.
ket ball; California. college football
and Minnesota, college football.
Two points each: Denver Sideways
National A. A. U. basket ball cham.
pions; professional crew of Ranger
Americas Cup defender; Fordham
college football; College Football All.
Stars.
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Davis Gun Team Third

A THOUGH Americas recapture OF
the Davis Cup in tennis was pref
ty much of one-man show. featur-
ing Don Bulge, the years No. l in
dlvidual athlete, the United States
team collected enough support to beat
out Washington's all-conquering var
sity crew for third place in the poll
81 points to %.
The husky oarsmen from Seattle
rated fourth for the second straight
year. They swept the Poughkeepsie
Regatta in record-smashing fashion to
compile the most amazing two-year
streak in collegiate rowing history.
A total of 81 teams or crews, in
nine separate sports, gained mention
including the collegiate football all
stars, who beat the Green Bay Packers
at Chicago, and the Scandinavian
sailors who did masterful job aboard
Ranger in Harold S. Vanderbilt's sue
cessful defense of the Americas Cup.
Evening star., 1937-12-15

oo eleIllellldl IN Lne DrOfeS-
sional branch of the game as
to be ridiculous.
1t is so bad that qualified observers
OF these contests among mercenaries,
including college coaches and former
college players who had their gridiron
experience under the leading coaches
OF the country, are convinced that
elevens developed under sound prin-
ciples of defense, such as Fordham,
Pittsburgh, Dartmouth and Minnesota
would make show of the free-scoring
proclivities of these pro outfits.
Indeed, impression gains that the
pros, in exemplifying little knowledge
OF checkmating forward passing and
off-tackle rushing, do not want to know
anything about.a thoroughly grounded
and comprehensive defense. The pub
lie wants touchdowns. And there you
have the answer.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
FREE ESCOR|NGHELD
PA|DGR|DDERS' AIM
Sound College Teams Able
to Check Mercenaries,
Perry Contends.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

by LAWRENCE PERRY.
n YEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The sci.
nj ence Of defense in football il
" SO elemental in the profes.
SlOnal branch of the pome os
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4, - Japan ese forces trying to drive the Chinese south of their Soochow Creek positions, today bombard- ed the Jess Field Park area near British army outposts, while air planes took to the air to drop a number of small bombs on the righ. flank of the Chinese lines, extending westward from Shang- t-
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
Small Attendance At Volunteer
 Meeting

The first regular monthly meet ing of the Nome Volunteer Fire Department convened last even ing at 8 pm. and proceeded to regular order of business. A mum Der of citizens were present in reply to- the invitation broadcast during the past three days, to the public, to attend.
 Reports of committees were heard, including the Benefit Dan ce committee, which declared it was working out plans for en- tertainment and the staging of a big affair, the night before Thanks giving Day. Admission tickets had been printed and were dis tributed to all members who are to proceed with the work of see ing that everyone in town gets a chance to purchase at least one.
 The report of the committee on an all-night telephone service was submitted and discussion took place concerning it.
 It was learned that for the monthly payment of $10O, an ex- tra telephone operator would be put on the by Alaska Tel. and Tel. Go. to serve during the night between midnight and eight O. clock in the morning. The value of such service would be great, it was said, as when fires break out at night, the operator could call the volunteers as well as the department, and everyone who had a telephone would be able to give an alarm at any time of the night.
 The committee was asked to
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
Reich Backed Italy Refusal to
 Attend Farley
Semi Official Source Claims The Questions Go Beyond Scope
 Of 3-POWer Plan
By The Associated PreSs)

'by The ASSOClaLe0 fTeSSJ
 BERLIN, Nov The German Government naturally supports wholeheartedly the negative It. allan reply to the Anglo-French invitation to tripartite confer ence.
 The Foreign Offices mioffi- cial voice, the Dpilomatische Kor respondenZ, said:
 All of these questions obvious ly extend beyond the scope of the three-power conference proposed by London and Paris.
 If. therefore, the two western powers, re'really influenced on- ly by those considerations, they would do well to bring the mat ter where it can be considered fully by all the powers interested in the pacification of Spain. Every other effort would only carry the stamp of forced decision or of certain secondary considerations"
 German semi official comment
 Continued on Page Two)
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04

continue working on this subject and possibly take it up with the City Council.
 The Volunteers passed a motion that the payment for their last call and drill be donated toward making the meeting room in the fire station more comfortable by the purchase of several house. hold articles.
 Before adjourning President Lewis thanked those who had at tended, hoping that they would always be interested in the pro- motion of the welfare of the De
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04

partment.
 Several msnbers afterWard commented on the fact that out of nearly thirty business people ard merchants, only two or three had attended the meeting, in re- spoaSe to d public invitation. The general attitude of the members appeared to be that Nome'S mer chants for some reason, didn't care to recognize the newly form ed department otherwise they would probably have been glad to attend However, the Nome
 (Continued on Page Four)
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
A New Volcanic Island Is Found
 Aleutian Chain

SEATTLE, Nov. 4 (P) - Discovery of another live vol canO on the Aleutian Islands is believed to have been made by the Office of Indian Affairs vessel Boxer, which wireless ed witnessing an eruption yesterday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04

MADRID, Nov. 1, -- An official announcement today placed the toll of yesterdays air bombing of Lerida, at two hundred and fifty dead and more than seven hun dred injured.
 Another Attack Made
 A similar attack was made to. day on BarbaStro, another Catal. anian city. which reported eighty killed.
 The two attacks were ranked by a Madrid newspaper as am. ong the worst attacks on govern ment territory since the beginning of the civil war
 Three persons were killed in Madrid today by one shell, and a dozen injured during pro- longed insurgent shellIng of the city.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04

SEATTLE. Nov. 1, - The U. s. Weather Bureau here said this morning it had received radio gram from the Office of Indian Affairs ship Boxer, describing a violent volcanic eruption on Yunaska Island, in the Aleutian chain, west of Unalaska Island.
 Passed Nearby
 The Boxer passed fifteen miles to the northwest of Yunaska Is land the message said,
 The eruption covered the en- tire island with flames. The dis turbance was most violent in the center of the island diminishing at the East and West ends.
 Yunaska Island si believed to be unpopulated, as it has no sour ce of fresh water
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
Passed Nearby

Establishment of army air ser |vica between Seattle and Alaska by the Postoffice Department mot
 later than the spring of 1888" was asked recently in resolu- tion adopted by the Seattle Cham Der of Commerce.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
China Rumored
 May Withdraw
 From Shanghai
RUMOR PERSISTS
 MAY BACK OUT
CHINESE ARTILLERY WIPED OUT BRIDGES AS FAST
 AS THEY BUILT ..

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4, iP-- Reports are persistent here that the Chinese are contein- plating withdrawing from the entire Shanghai peninsula. However, no confirmation has been received.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
25O Known Dead Many Injured
 In Wed.'s Raid
WAS WORST ATTACK
 OF CIVIL WARFARE ANOTHER AERIAL ATTACK IS MADE ON CATALANIAN
 CITY-S0 DEAD

MADRID, Nov. I, (H') A checkup on those killed and injured in yesterdays air raid revealed that 250 were killed and more than 700 i'm jured.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, The Bureau of Air Commerce today announced it would submit to the Bureau of the Budget, re quest for a six million dollar con gressional appropriation for nav igational aids to aviation in AL aska and the Hawaiian Islands.
 Reports Progress
 Director Fred D. Fagg Jr,, re- ported progress on the plan for aeronautical development in Al aska, and said he hoped simi- lar program would be outlined for Hawaii.
 Funds Be Divided
 He declared that the six mill ion dollars sought from congress, would be divided, three million dollars for airway aids in both Territories, and the remaining three million be devoted to air orts, also in both Alaska and Flaw ali.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
WILL, SEEK FUNDS
 IMPROVE AIRWAYS THRUOUT ALASKA
DEF TIE PROGRAM
 Is SAID PROGRESS PROPC' s TO DIVIDE THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR
 FU ND FOR AIRWAyS

WASHIN' i, (P) - Off cated an attempt would be made to ask congress for stuff cient funds to carry forward a comprehensive program of aids to aerial navigation in Alaska.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-11-04
Japs Suffered Setback

The Japan csc drive suffered a setback, Chinese spokesman de-
 clared, when Chinese artillery destroyed two or three bridges which the Japanese engineers threw over SoochoW Creek. Sev- ere fighting took place on the south bank beyond Rubicon will age, as persistent reports were rumored that the Chinese were on the verge of withdrawing from the entire Shanghai Peninsula
Evening star., 1937-02-18

nual fatalities are due to accidents
at night in rural sections, it was re-
ported. Most Of these accidents are
due to motorists driving faster than
their lights warrant, 1t was said by
Labert St. Clair, director of the con-
ference.
There are no automobile head
lights today which warrant speeds Of
more than so miles per hour, st. Clair
said. when motorist passes that
speed at night he is outdriving his
lights and courting accident"
In some sections, the subcommittee
reported, liquor is a factor in the
accident toll. The group reported,
however, that at is only fair to state
that there is no evidence pointing to
Evening star., 1937-02-18
Rhode Island avenue and Evarts

Rhode Island avenue and Evarts
street, be limited to the east side.
Members of the association were OF
q unanimous opinion that prohibition
of parking on the west side of Tenth
street would enable the children to
cross safely despite the fact that
there is no light or officer to regulate
the unusually heavy traffic in that
area.
Mrs. J. G. Kingsbury, chairman Of
the School Committee, was instructed
to notify the proper public authorities
of the need for the construction OF
an additional unit to the Crosby S.
Noyes School, as provided for in the
original plans. It was pointed out
that although the school is taxed
beyond its capacity at present, addi-
Evening star., 1937-02-18
PARKING BAN ASKED
To PROMOTE SAFETY
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Act to
Protect Children on Way
to School.

Demanding more adequate protec-
ton for children on their way to
school, the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens
Association at it's monthly meeting
last night directed a letter to the
director of traffic asking that parking
on Tenth street northeast, between
Evening star., 1937-02-18

tional students will be sent to use
its facilities as soon as the Franklin
street underpass is completed.
To form a plan of reorganization
for the association, under the direc-
ton of the president, John p Cahill,
q committee consisting of C. T. Sher-
man, j. E. Biddle, Mrs. William H.
Luers and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Kings
bury was appointed.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
Repeal Supply-Demand Law.

1t may sound like fiction, but 1t
actually happened a few years ago in
Mexico, as it does in every country
when a revolution pushes to the top
men who have little or no understand
ing Of statecraft. At q convention,
after one of those numerous Mexican
revolutions, certain law was being
argued, and one speaker claimed it
interfered with the law Of supply and
demand. Then we will repeal the
law of supply and demandl" hotly
shouted new young legislator.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
Had Great Foresight.

Harriet Martineau, 1802-1s76, was
an English writer of great power and
noble purposes. "The World" she
concluded in one of her last books,
"as it is. is growing somewhat dim be-
fore my eyes. but the world as it is to
be, looks brighter every day"
Evening star., 1937-02-18
'0UTDRIvlNG' LIGHTS
CAUSE OF CRASHES
No Car Head Lamps Warrant
Speeds Over so M. P. H.,
Safety Expert SAYS.

High speed and inadequate lighting
are responsible for major part of
the Nations tremendous highway
death toll, according to a report to
the National Accident Prevention
Conference from its Subcommittee on
Causes and Remedies.
A large ajority of the $4,000 an
Evening star., 1937-02-18
Pidgin. English Expressive

Chinese pidgin-E English can be most
expressive and sometimes shocking to
our ear, as is this description of
bishop: mo. / piecee joss-pidgin-
man.; literally, Gods chief man of
business.
Evening star., 1937-02-18

drunken driving being materially on
the increase"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-21
Junior Musicians
Club Election

Election of officers was conduct
ed recently by the Ell Centre branch
of the Junior Musicians club of
America. composed of pupils of the
National Institute of Music and
Arts. under the direction of Mrs.
Carmen Gibson.
Officers are: Jean Johnson. violin
concert master: Dorothy Mathis,
assistant violin concert master;
Virginia Mathis, guitar concert
master; Conrad Dickson, assistant
guitar concert master; Doreen
Meagher, secretary; Maxine Muir
ply, program chairman; Willis Ear
hardt, publicity; Wanda Smith, re-
freshments chairman; Wanda Dix
on, Morton Pritchard, violin octette
leaders; James Moore and Carmelo
Fiore, guitar octette leaders. Meet
ings are held on Wednesdays.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-21

If each of the remaining three
music festivals to be conducted in
various parts of the county is as
successful as the first one given
Friday in Holtville, county resi-
dents are certain to hear some
splendid examples of what can be
done in training large groups of
children to sing together and also
to enjoy their singing.
Miss Marjorie McFarlane, county
music director for the rural schools,
is in charge and has emphasized
the fact that the pupils are not
selected group of only the best
singers but include all those chill
dren who like to sing.
Nine Schools
Friday students from Alamo,
Eastside, Palmetto, Highline, Melo-
land, Alamitos, Verde, Jasper, Sun
set Springs, 500 of them, participant
ed in a delightful program of music
and dances he'll On the athletic
field of the Holtville high school.
Particularly effective were the large
choruses of youngsters who sang
together remarkably well, especially
considering the fact that they were
trained in their respective schools
and had not rehearsed together to
any degree.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-03-21
First Music Festival by Rural
Schools Meets with Success

Holtville union high schools band
contributed excellent numbers, play
ing for the professional of the stu
dents. Two large choruses, one
composed of third and fourth grade
students and one of fifth to eighth
grade pupils, were presented in a
number of ensemble groups, the
all-school chorus, grades 3-8 giving
a group of songs by Stephen Foster.
Special Numbers
Melolani school had a special
number by the toy orchestra; Alamo
contributed an Irish folk dance;
Verde school, a rhythm band; Melo-
land an Indian dance. Colorful
costumes in these numbers added
to their effect.
Mrs. Ruth Irving acted as accom-
PIANIST and those teachers who as
sisted Miss McFarlane in the train
ing of the choruses were: Pearl
England, Alamo; Mary Naylor, East
side; Pauline linn, Palmetto; Mar
garet Ritter, Highline; Isabel Mil
lar, Meloland; Gladys Claypool, Mig
nonette Richmond, Alamitos; Cath
crime Detweiler Verde; Ruth Irving
Marsha Genet, Jasper; Pauline Al
len. c. j. Lewis. Sunset Springs.
Mrs. Edith Fluter trained the Melo-
and toy orchestra.