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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01

really went wild over an athletic
contest, has interest here been so
obvious as it is today. In addition
to the 5000 or more football fans
who will leave Union Station, Sun
day morning at 1850 o'clock. for
New York and the big game, II
private cars carrying 800 carrier
boys, guests of the Times-Herald,
will move out Of this city game
Ward-bound.
REDSKINS IN FINAL DRILL
In this mornings workout, the
Redskins looked fine. They had
the dash and the verve which al
ways marks a top team as the day
of a big game nears. Coach Ray
Flaherty limited the practice SeS-
sion to an hour and half of sig
nal drill, forward passing, going
down under puntS and various de.
Continued on Page AZ, Col. ~
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Four Eastern Grid Stars
Land on ms AII-AmericA

Tech; tackles, Shirley. Nebraska,
and Matisi, Pittsburgh; guards,
Monsky, Alabama, and Routt,
Texas Aggies: center, Hinkle, Van
derbilt; quarterback, H kney,
Duke: halfbacks, Chapman, Cali
fornia, and Osmanski, Holy Cross;
fullback, Davis, Indiana.
Third Team-Ends, Sweeney,
Notre Dame, and Bershak, North
Carolina; tackles, Ryba, Alabama,
and BabartSky, Fordham; guards,
Zitrides, Dartmouth, and lived.
dell, Minnesota; center, Herwig,
California; quarterback, NJ k,
California: haltbacks, Ptngle,
CONTINUED on Page 4S, Col. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
Woodward Wins
Seasons Final

Woodward Prep School closed
its football campaign with a 49,
TOT win over the st. Johns Jay
wees on the West Potomac Park
gridiron yesterday afternoon.
Woodward scored twice in the
second period to go into a com.
handing lead. st. Johns Tailed
in the third period. From then on
both elevens battled on even
terms, with no further scoring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01

cause earlier Sugar Bowl officials
at New Orleans announced that
Santa Clara and Louisiana State
would again serve their New Year
football dish.
1t was believed Alabama had
spurned that invitation, holding
out for the more lucrative Rose
Bowl bid.
Fordham's Rams, who tied I'M
defeated Pitt, was considered the
East's No. 2 team, apparently did
not even receive a "feeler" bid to
the Rose Bowl.
AS against Alabama's undefeated
record in Rose Bowl contests, the
Golden Bears have scored one vic
tory at Pasadena, but suffered de-
feat and one tie.
In 1921 CALIFORNIA; wonder
team" srnothered Ohio State %
to 0. The following year the Bears
were held to a scoreless tie by
Washington and jefferson. In
1929, Georgia Tech nosed out the
Bears, 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
$4,000 CHIEF
COAL OF GOLFERS

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Dec. /.
Americas gold-seeking golf pro.
fessionals, Shotmakers who chase
the cash, assemble here December
1913 to compete in the $4,000
Miami Biltmore Open, curtain.
raiser and richest tournament on
the winter golfing circuit.
The eighth annual $4,000 Open
field this year will include five
former winners, as well as all of
the headline performers in the pro
ranks in the nation, many of
whom are already in the Florida
sector tuning UP.
GULDAHL DEFENDS
Ralph Guldafl, National Open
champion, who started on a come
back grind in 1885 that landed
him at the top of the golfing heap
this past summer, will be defend
ing champion when the large field
of more than 300 niblick artists
tee away in the classic. Guldahl
carried off the winners $4,000
check last year when he negotiated
the difficult Miami Biltmore Coun-
try. Club course in 283 for 70 holes
to lead his nearest rival, Horton
Smith, Chicago. by two strokes.
SMITH HOLDS RECORD
Smith, who won the 1885 Miami
Biltmore Open, holds the tourna.
mert. record, the former Joplin
Ghost" having registered a par.
smashing 2S1, three under perfect
figures.
In addition to Guldahl, other
Miami Biltmore Open winners who
will return this year are Smith,
Denny Shute, p. G. A. champion
winner in 1892; Willie Macfar.
lane, 1888 victor. and DIN Dutra,
who topped the field in 1884.
No winner has repeated his tri-
umph in this tournament, which
will be the winter circuit opener
this season for Is Open tourna-
nnents having an aggregate purse
Of $4,000.
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Guard-StOcktOn, California.
Center WOjciechOWicz, Ford
ham.
Guard-DOugherty, Santa Clara.
Tackle-MarkOv, Washington.
End-King, Minnesota.
fback-Frank, Yale.
Halfbacks-White, Colorado, and
Goldberg, Pittsburgh.
Fullback-KilgrOw, Alabama.
Crowding the honor list 81
closely that in some cases thu
choice was not determined unit
the last few ballots we're candi
dates named in these lists:
Second Team-Ends, Souchak
Pittsburgh, and Jordan, Georges
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In 1870 Alabama whipped Gne
powerful University of Washing
ton team led by George Wilson,
20 to 10, and returned the follow
ing year to Pasadena to tie Stan
ford TT. In 1881, led by the yer.
Satile Dixie Howell, the Tide
crushed Washington State "a to 0.
In 1885 'Bama tackled a 20 to 10
defeat on Stanford.
Thus it will be the fifth appear
ance of Alabama in the Bowl
since the classic started back in
1915 and never a loss.
Although the players and Coach
Stub Allison were generous in
their praise of Alabama, it was
no secret on the California campus
that the Golden Bears first choice
the players choice-was Pitts
burgh whose indicated Panthers
turned thumbs down on a "feeler"
bid.
But it did not receive an "of-
ficiaP' invitation as it is not the
custom of the Far Vests football
champion to risk refusal of an Of
fetal invitation.
Thus, Graduate Manager Ken
meth Priestley, of California, was
confident late yesterday when he
picked up a telephone for a long
distance call to H. G. Crisp, Ala
bama athletic director, at Tusca-
looSa.
Priestley was more certain be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
5 Teams Tie for
6-Day Bike Lead

NEW YORK, Dec. Following
a wild night of riding in which the
lead changed repeatedly, no less
than five teams were tied for the
lead in the Six-day bike race at
Madison Square Garden today.
They were the Kilian.Vopel, Ignat-
dot, O'Brien-Allen and Walthour.
Crossley outfits and the Peden
boys.
Gustave Kilian was the hero 4of
the evening. Despite severe pain
from stomach ulcers. he kept his
team in the first flight.
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Team Records High
OrScOring, 1914

High point scoring Of the basket
ball season to date goes to the
Briarly Military Academy which
defeated BladenSburg High School
at Bladensburg yesterday by the
amazing score of 1914. L. Lodge
and Chicester, forwards for the
Cadets. scored SO and IS points,
respectively.
Bladensburg was held to a single
field goal and two foul shots.
Briarly held a SILL advantage at
half.time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01

University OF washington IN the piece ue re-
sistance of the hour.
On the night of the game the astute Scot
wished to be away from it all and find his re-
taxation where he might.
But the then athletic director, 'Don" Harri-
son, had arranged joint celebration with U.
of Washington contingent at the Biltmore Bowl,
"a salon where the gay and giddy gather, and
DIR. Sutherland had no choice in the matter of
attending or staying away.
He made the best of matters in spite of the
fact he had never previously particularly cul-
tivated Harrison; until late in the proceedings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
JAsPERs ENTRAIN

NEW YORK, Dec. Following
Q brief workout this afternoon, a
squad of 20 Manhattan football
players was to entrain for Tulsa,
Okla, where the Jaspers will meet
the University Of Tulsa In an inter-
sectional game Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
BY DAVIS J. WALSH
International News Service sports Wri
(EnuvrfRhf 1917

AnteFnAtlOnA news service sports WFltoe
Copyright, 1880
NEW YORK, Dec. l G.NSJ .
Following a national survey and
poll Of opinion by spokesman from
every major section, the Interna-
tional News Service today is pre-
senting its annual sll-America
football team, with the two sea-
boards, East and Far West, taking
seven of the eleven positions. The
vote resulted in the following Sc
lectionS for the first team:
End-WysOcA, VilIaI1Ova.
Tackle-Kinard, Mississippi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
Crimson Tide Makes
Fifth Trip TO BOwl
In EleOen- Year SbAx

BERKELEY Cal, Dec IA poll of the players the
defeated University of California football team disclosed today
they had unanimously Endorsed selection Of undefeated and
tied University of Alabama the Golden Bears opponent
the Rose Bowl classic at Pasadena New Year Day.
And it would be hard to find tougher .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
LOSE Is 0RIDDERs

Amherst's Little Three cham.
pionship football team will be
riddled by graduation. Sixteen Of
the squad are through. The start
ing line, from end to end, and
two of the backs, were among the
1R
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
STAGE GOLF TOURNEY

Mt. Pleasant Club, Baltimore,
Md, will be the site of the bi-
monthly meeting of the Mid-Atlan-
tic Association Of Greenskeepers,
listed for Monday, December 6.
Should the weather be fair, a
tournament will be staged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
Kirk Miller
TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
Says

The Pittsburgh football impasse has been just
II months blooming into a major college athletic
cauliflower. -
It all started the Pacific Coast Immediately after New
Year Day Rose Bowl game when Jock Sutherland had his
shall say Pirates instead of Panthe yonder playing the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-01
Locals Take Final
Prep Before Lea0ing
For ". Y. Title Game
By HARRY COSTELLO

Well, they're off for New York today!
those determined Redskins Washingtons Red
skins since that remarkable IA victory scored Sunday
the Green Bays mighty Packers.
They left today, p m and bound for the West
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STRONG SCHEDULE

Cornell won't play a single
breather football game In 1888 OF
1899.
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COACHING STAFF.
SET FOR SCHOOL
Benefit GAME
accept with pleasure. Glad

accept with pleasure. Glad
to help out in any way"
This remark greeted the invita-
ton extended football coaches
Artie Boyd, of the championship
Eastern High School eleven; Orrel
Mitchell, of the crack Gonzaga
High School team; and John
Baker, coach of the sturdy Wash
ington and'Lee High School team.
"And," said Baker, 81 don't
know how tough the team that
is coming here will be but I'm
sure we'll give them a battle.
Don't overlook the Episcopal
High team, they have some real
players" $50
Thus it is that the coaching
staff of the Washington High
School AIl.Stars is selected with
Boyd, Baker and Mitchell taking
charge and planning a campaign
of practice for the game set for
Sunday afternoon, December 10
with the Monroe A. and M. School,
Of Monroe, Ga, coached by Red
Barron for the School Lunch
Fund.
MRS. BOYLE INDORSES
IT am delighted that the
Schoolhoys are coming to the,
assistant of the Emergency Re
lief Committee" said Mrs. John
Boyle today. ''It will certainly
put the funds where they are
most needed and will solve the
problem nicely"
Coaches Baker, Mitchell and
Boyd will be brought together
shortly. Invitations will be ex-
tended to members of the Wash
ington Times All-High selections,
the Washington Herald All.High
picked by the six coaches, and to
members Of Gonzaga, st. Johns,
Episcopal, Anacostia, Georgetown
Prep, washington and Lee,s st.
Adams and George Washington
teams. ,...4e
USE ALL PLAYERS
Today the Board of Education
received a letter signed by Mrs.
John Boyle, of the Emergency Re
lief Committee; Carter T. Barron,
of the Variety Club, which ir1sti-
tuted and sponsored the bringing
Of the Monroe team here; and by
william C. Shelton, associate
publisher of the Washington
Herald and Times.
The letter asked the coopera.
ton and consideration of the
board in the game planned for
December 10. Since members Of
IA different schools have been in.
vited to participate it is not
strictly Warrington High School
contest.
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words sprang up between them that ultimately created
surmountable barrier betwixt. ~E%
Evening star., 1937-01-12

Many are my friends and my ofiicial
contact with them has frequently i'm
pressed me with their patriotic service
and ability, and this is especially true
of those who have long been
connected with government. To
their capacity is due the fact that
the vast unco-ordinated Washington
government has operated as well as
1t has.
It Is for Congress to make possible
simplifcation which will broaden
the opportunity Of these experienced
executives to increase the efficiency
Of their vitality important work.
There is no legitimate fault to be
found with increasing the sound
service Of our Government in response
to reasonable demands Of modern
Evening star., 1937-01-12

times by those things necessary for
our protection and progress. It Is
right that government should progress
in q measure commensurate with the
progress Of our civilization and the
growing complexity Of our social and
economic life, but by the same token
the Government should constantly
strive for the same economy and en-
cheney exacted Of citizens by the
advances in other phases Of progress.
That applies not only to the Federal
Government but to the multitude Of
State, city, township and county
and district governments as we'll.
How else can we survive the demands
Of the Federal Government and hum
dreds Of thousands Of local and dis
trict governments?
Evening star., 1937-01-12

Government funds; others are in
liquidation.
There have been at least agencies
concerned with insuring deposits and
loans.
There have been at least "a agen-
| cies concerned with acquisition OF
land.
There have been at least is
agencies concerned with wild life
conservation.
There have been at least 10 agen-
cies concerned with Government
construction.
There have been at least 9 agencies
concerned with credit and finance.
There have been at least a dozen
agencies concerned with home and
community planning.
There have been at least 10
agencies concerned with materials of
construction.
Instances Of Overlapping.
There are innumerable other in
stances Of glaringly obvious overlap
ping functions and useless agencies
The duplication is apparent not only
in Washington but in every nook and
corner of the country Make the test
In your own community. Check your
telephone directories. A Government
compiled directory in Washington
shows 143 separate Federal agency
numbers here, and that Is exclusive Of
hundreds of branch and extension
numbers.
Agency offices at the seat Of the
Government are sprawled from Alex
andria, Va, to Baltimore, Md. The
Social Security Board recently adver-
tised for Office space in the District
Of Columbia and did not get single
bid. 1t took one unit to Baltimore.
An example Of the situation here
is Resettlement Administration, with
13 Washington addresses.
There are As personnel officers
listed here for the Government.
Available Federal records show lO4
information and publications Offices
here.
One hundred and twenty-six agency
libraries are listed in the District of
Columbia.
There are 81 traffic managers here
whose duties are to arrange for per-
sonnel transportation, freight in some
instances, and some times to make
purchases.
1t Is estimated that there are hun
dreds Of ex-newspaper men employed
by the Federal Government in the
press sections which have become such
prolific adjuncts to the numerous
agencies.
In 1880 the Federal and District
governments paid in Washington alone
for l7,142 telephones. In 1885 the
number increased to 32,882.
114,792 Workers in Capital.
In Washington alone the Federal
Government now has 114,792 listed
civil executive employees, as announced
by the Civil Service Commission, not
including those on judicial, executive,
military and relief pay rolls. This is
comparable to the number employed
on ArmiStice day. November IL. 1918,
when We were fighting a war for our
existence as an Independent Nation.
We now have twice as many employees
IN Washington alone as we had in
the prosperous days of 1927.
Uncle Sam pays an annual rent bill
OF $25,000,000. If he paid taxes on
his own property, the Washington COL
lector alone would demand $4,000, 900
per year.
More new jobs have been created
since 1888 than during the first cen
tury of the Nations existence, and
even now we are still adding at the
rate of nearly 100 new employees for
each day in every month.
In 1916 our total cost of Govern
ment, including interest on the public
debt, was 81 900 100000. Now the in
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Kann's-Men's Stors-sscond yleos.
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QUIT WAR AREA,
AMERICANS TOLD

G.N.S.). The United States to-
day made it clear it planned COM
plete evacuation of American citi.
zens from China's war zone.
President Roosevelt, aboard his
yacht off Long Island, told news
correspondents that Americans
who refused to heed this warning
will remain at their own risk and
on their own responsibility.
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. COM
mander-in-chief Of the ASiatic
fleet, was ordered to aid the exodus
Of Americans from Shanghai i'm.
mediately by using some 40 war
ships under his command in China
waters.
The State Department took &C.
casion to clarity the Presidents
warning and to state emphatically
that his statement does not mean
withdrawal of the fleet from the
Far East. State Department Of
ficials declared the United States
has no intention of backing
down" in China, or of sacrificing
one iota of it's rights of nationals
and their interests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-06
Two Navy Filters
Die in Md. Crash

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6 Q.N.S).
Lost in fog and rain. two naval
reserve officers were killed last
night when their U. S. Navy plane
crashed into hillside near
Friendsville, Md.
The dead men are Lieut.. Comdr.
Henry C. Clayton of Roslyn, N. Y.
and Lieut.. Herbert r. Schaeffer,
Forest Hills, N. Y. Their bodies
were hurled clear of the plane
which burst into flames on strik-
ing the ground.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-06

Legislation mobilizing the ma
tons entire human, economic,
and financial resources under gov
eminent control will be passed
within a day or two, political lead
ers promised.
A war atmosphere permeated
the Diet after both the Navy and
war ministers pledged that Japan
would never stop fighting until
China was brought to her knees.
"The army is fully determined
to go ahead and obtain its OBJ
ject-the punishment Of those
outrageous Chinese troopS-and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-06
Sailor Blood Donor
Thanked by Envoy

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6 G.N.SO.-A
letter of appreciation was received
today by Private H. Thomson Of
Mountain View, California, the
American sailor who gave his blood
for the TRANSMISSION needed to save
the life of British Ambassador Sir
Hughe Knatchbull- Hugessen. The
envoy, gravely wounded by Japa-
nese machine-gun bullet, wrote:
"The TRANSMISSION was most
successful and contributed mate
rally to speed my recovery. Your
prompt and generous action was
in keeping with the fine tradi-
tons of the United States Navy"
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BY H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
International News Service staff
Correspondent
Copyright 19SO

By H. X. kN1CkEkbOChE
International News Service Staff
Correspondent
Copyright 1880
HONGKONG, Sept. 6 QN.SO.
All Asia shook today under blows
delivered by Japan'S air fleet,
army and navy upon the vast
body of China, and Europe re-
verberated TO the shellfire on the
other side of the world.
It seems destined not only to
crush China to her knees but to
drive white nations from the Chi
nese market and then from the
whole Far East.
The Japanese today began a
furious assault in an attempt at
a knockout blow to destroy Chi
nese resistance as speedily as pos
Sible and prevent this war from
becoming a long-drawnout affair,
which the japanese economic re-
sources would be unable to bear.
From Alexandria to Hongkong
I found British and American
communities profoundly agitated
and native populations in the
Near and Far East chatteringly
excited over the possibilities Of
japanese conquest Of China up
setting the balance Of world
power by driving the white race
into a position Of inferiority, for
the first time, over great por-
ton of the globe.
Everywhere the impression is
growing that the Japanese have
chosen shrewdly this moment
while the British navy is anchored
in home waters in apprehension
of Germany and Italy, while the
United States is unwilling to risk
a war for her commerce and in.
vestmentS in China.
The fury Of the attack today In
dicateS Japan intends to use her
advantage to the fullest.
At least 100000 Of a total Of
100000 Japanese troops in China
were hurled today against foul
fronts in the Shanghai, Tientsin
, Peiping and Hongkong areas.
While 100000 japanese regulars
assaulted Shanghai. $4,000 drove
forward on Tientsin and anothel
$4,000 north Of Peiping. and wa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-06
JAP ANESE RAID
PE|PING AREA
By JOHN GOETTE

PE1P1NG, Sept. 6 d.N.s0-War
returned to Peiping today as the
city rocked under the reverbera.
tions Of heavy Japanese air bomb
ing attacks on Chinese positions
in the hills only a few miles to
the west.
In a surprise movement which
hurled back the Japanese lines, a
Chinese column suddenly appeared
on that front and launched a
thanking attack on the Japanese
Airplanes hurriedly took off from
field around Tientsin. and flew
over Peiping, to the terror Of the
populace, on their way to harry
the Chinese army.
Neutral observers today esti'
mated there are 100000 japanese
troops in Hopei province alone.
They face 100000 Chinese on
the Liangshang front, Is miles
south Of Peiping, and the Mac.
hang front, south Of TientSin.
according to the Japanese army
spokesman.
At both spots, on important
railroads running south, engage
ments continue daily. Casualties
are unknown, but are running
high, and Japanese wounded are
continually pouring into Peiping