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Evening star., 1937-11-05
LAMP POST NOT MARRIED
But Cross-Country Runner Who
Hits It Needs Stitches.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 5 tP.-Johnny
Thompson's cross-country coach at
Polytechnic High told him to keep his
head down when running upgrade.
Johnny did and hit a lamp post.
Physicians closed the wound with three
stitches.
Evening star., 1937-11-05

rumors of unrest at the Hilltop Some
charges suggested the Georgetowns
were pouting and Hagerty. who is a
youngster as majrr college coaches
90. was. in tough spot.
But Jack seemed to pull out of the
hole pretty well. He whipped his team
Evening star., 1937-11-05

WnlLe Will play III place OF cairo.
You got to talking with Bergman
on the subject today and he was
very definite about Cairo's benching.
.. Dutch Is particularly well =
qualified to recognize the symp-y
toms of half hearted work on
the field. F.~,,. -,
Last fall you know, Mr.. Bergman
and Catholic U. gleefully were ponder
ing the potentislities of the Cardinals.
The squad was loaded with experienced
seniors of considerable ability and the
team was expected to march to many
triumphs. But you know what hap
pened. The seniors decided to show
their Orange Bowl clippings to the
opposition instead of blocking for the
ball carriers and Mr.. Bergman wound
up behind the eight-ball.
I'm not fatly saying that
any of our boys are loafing,"
Dutch was saying today.
"All know Is that Cairo isn't the
tackle he was last spring.
Maybe he has weakness which
rival scouts are noting. Anyway, La
Sale scored by running through him,
so did st. Louis, and Andy Farkas
of Detroit had field day banging of
that tackle. Of course, Cairo isn't
expected to stop all the plays. There
are others, too"
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Small Squads Are Hit.

Small Squads Are Hit.
TT REQUIRES no great imagination
: to place a finger on the most prob
able source Of trouble. Catholic Uni
versity has = squad Of slightly more
than 20 players, for instance. and IN
normal group of this size there are
bound to be only few tackles, or
ends, and Of these there Is bound to
be standeut or two.
From week to week the play.
ers themselves realize they auto
matically form the team that
plays every Saturday; The coach
has little to say. Il
Unconsciously. then, a regular lets
down here and there. There is no
promising understudy on the bench
ready to take his place If hts work
falls below standard. The average coll
lege player has played three years Of
high school or prep school football and
thinks he knows how to loaf without
the signs being obvious.
That usually is where he is wrong
(. he can't loaf without smart
coach seeing it. And he can't loaf
without penalizing his team.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Scoreless Game List Full.
ARLINGTON IS HOST.

Arlington Firemen will meet the
Virginia A. c. gridders Sunday after
noon at 2:30 on the Arlington field.
Evening star., 1937-11-05

into surprisingly good shape to tie
Penn. neew later the Quakers whip
ped Navy. and the Georgetowns put
up q good game with Manhattan.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
WORN TERPSFACE
BIG TEST AT V.M.|.
Given No Better Than Even
Chance as They Leave
for Lexington.

a II ARYLAND'S football squad
M was 10 leave College Park
V late this afternoon for Lex
a ingtor for the homecoming
game tomorrow with the powerful v.
M. I. team.
At best. the Terps, worn by five
major tilts in row. are given no
better than an even chance.
However, the squad rested more
than it worked during the week and
appeared to be fit physically and men,
tally for the tough test.
Does Little Work.
IN ALL the Maryland outfit toiled
less than three hours in prepping
for the Cadets. The players were on
the field about an hour and half
Wednesday and just little more
than an hour yesterday. They logged
around to timber up before taking the
bus today for Staunton, where they
will spend the night.
The game with the Keydets to-
morrow starts at II am. and Is the
first half Of big day in Lexington,
for Virginia and Washington and
Lee clash in the afternoon.
Cadets Are Prepared.
7 EXTINCTION, Va, November (R.
The " M. I. Keydets went
through an offensive dummy scrim-
mage yesterday after a punting ses-
sion in which Andy Trzeciak and
Paul Shu got off long boots in prepa-
ration for their kicking match with
Maryland's Jim Meade tomorrow.
A defensive dummy scrimmage, es-
pecially against Maryland passes, was
featured by Trzeciak's fine work a.
defensive fullback.
'The rate he has been going in
practice and recent games. there is
no fullback have seen this season
who can touch him." said Coach
Pooley Hubert. ~
Evening star., 1937-11-05
SCORE[ESS DRAWS
CRAM GRID RECORD
More Than go 90 Scraps
Blight Title Hopes in
Major Loops.
By DILLON GRAHAM,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

4 R1THMET1C says nothing plus
~ nothing equal nothing, but
n some football coaches are con-
a vinced they add up to a big
headache.
The scoreless tie seemingly has
caused more damage than usual to
the records of aspiring gridiron teams
this season. More than three score
90 duels have blighted champion
ship hopes in every major confer
ence.
One Tie Played to Form.
A BOUT the only scoreless game that
Was more or less expected vas
PittsbTghs scrimmage with Tordham.
The deadlock was their third in a row
and the only blemHh on the record
Of either team this season.
Pop Warner at Temple is about
ready to look for 90 verdict In every
ether game. He has had three in six
starts this fall-against Holy Cross,
Mississippi and Boston College.
Bob Zuppke at Illinois ran into two
straight scoreless tussles with De Paul
and Notre Dame. while five other
major teams have two such results
dotting their states. They are:
Sc0reless Game List Full.
WASHINGTON STATE against
w Gonzass and Southern Califor-
mia, Auburn against Tulane and Viii
lanova. st. Mary's against the College
of the Pacific and Gonzaga. Centenary
against Louisiana Normal and Mis-
sissippi State and Gonzaga against
Washington State and st. Marys. Viii
lanova has perfect record except
for the Auburn contest.
Duke. Southern Conference pace
setter, is unbeaten but has a scoreless
game with Tennessee charged against
it. Nebraska. which sprang the early
seasons biggest surprise by defeating
Minnesota, was tied by Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Haserty Faced Similar Problem.

WORD had beer spread that he waE
~ not satisfied with Center Wayne
Ambrose's work, either, and: that he
would bench Whitley II Catholic had
another center anywhere close to him
in ability. &
I'm not sure about Ambrose" ex-
planned Bergman. There is . posi-.
bility that We may have been Ak
pecting too much from him. Altar
all. we've been. pretty well stocked
with centers at Catholic q. for the
last few years s fellows Ike
Yanchulis and White. etc. Maybe W
expected Ambrose to do as well and
he simply cannot measure up to that
kind of standard.
Sometimes" he concluded,
Whitley looks great and then
sometimes he looks bad." ss
In the wake OF the shellsckins stvsn
Georgetown ~ Holy Oroas ,ean4
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Duhsen Sittinx PRETTY.

USn0OH O1sshA8 1EesSys
PEST situated Of all the local coaches
appears to Be Mr.. Frank Dohson
Of the Narylands. Last September
tn aitns wsrs raektns kAEy1anA 70
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

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CHRISTMAS
IN THE HOME

DHRISTMAS festivities are like
ly to be much more fun when
~ the whole family helps. says
the New York state college Of home
economics
The older children are always
eager to trim the Christmas tree.
collect Christmas greens. and make
wreaths. Often they have good ideas
on how to arrange these holiday
decorations. Because these tasks
are unusual they have a special APP
peal, but with the right encourage
ment from father or mother even
the more routine work may seem a
part of the general family-sharing
at Christmas.
Big brother and sister can be q
help il they show their small brother
or sister how to help in odd earpen-
tering jobs that come with Christ
mas. If mother is busy. older broth
ers or sisters can help the young
sters to dress or get ready for bed.
What can the small members Of
the family do? Little Johnny or tiny
Mary can cut out gingerbread men
and other fancy shaped cookies.
which mother will lift onto the bak-
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Spirit of Christmas
By Katherins Edelman

CURRENDER yourself to the
Spirit Of Christmas! Let its
~ Joy thrill you-let its peace
steal softly across your heaftl Open
your ears to the magic Of its mes
sage-open your eyes to the mira
cles it accomplished
Read again Dickens Christmas
Carol. the best known and most in
spring of all the Christmas stories.
And don't feel ashamed, il at the
end, as Tiny Tim whispers. 'God
bless US. every one," you find your
own eyes wet with tears.
Open the Book Of Books, and let
Luke tell you about that first Christ
mas--of the long journey to Bethle-
hem, Of the birth in the humble
manger, Of the shepherds keeping
watch over their fiocks. Listen to
the heavenly music that was heard
upon the hills, to the thrilling
words of the angel, Behold, I
bring you good tidings of great Joy,
which shall be tc all people. For
unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Savior, which is
Christ the Lord" Bow your head
and give thanks for the Prince of
Peace who came, saying with the
angels, GLORY to God in the high
est. and on earth peace, good viii
toward men,"
Let Matthew tell you Of the COM
ing of the Wise Men from the East,
with their gifts Of gold. franklin.
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The
MiStIetOe Hunt
By FRANCES GRINsTEAD
"By-o Baby Bunting.
Daddy's gone admitting"

When the mothers Of young onil-
dren in the east Oklahoma country
side sing this nursery song to their
little ones they may out of loyalty
to Mother Goose add the next two
lines:
.For TO find rabbit skin,
To wrap the Baby Bunting in-''
But that isn't exactly what daddy
does down there. When it comes
the time Oh year that the baby
needs warmer covering. daddy
takes his gun and gees out to shoot
down mistletoe! This he sells for
the Christmas trade and buys Baby
Bunting a different kind Of raj
ment. For mistletoe, with its we'll
known holiday meaning. grows in
abundance there and is always
found high among the bare winter
branches of the native elm. Little
boys climb for it. Of course, but
the quickest way to gather it for
commercial use is to shoot it down.
open season. for mistletoe
hunting begins about the last Of
November and the demand in
creases steadily until Christmas.
Truck loads of the green sprigs
with their wax-white berries are
driven to the cities of the north for
the holiday trade. As the mistle-
toe is not always uniformly ripe at
the time it is wanted, much
hunting" is required t. find sprigs
whose berries are at a stage to
suit the demands of the buyers. At
such times the roadsides may be
strewn with discarded mistletoe,
for the condition of the berries can
not be seen until the sprig has
been shot down. But such waste is
not lamented. for mistletoe is a
parasite that reappears in album
dance each year. however ruthless
ly 1t may be treated.
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sss@se$K reIae 6$Ss.er
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Christmas in theAir
By Martha B. Thomas

MD MR.. SADDLER had the
most unique and delightful
~ ideas. Unquestionably he
was the happiest man in town,
though he hadn't much money, and
lived in quite a modest way, in
quite the smallest house. People
loved to drop in for a chat. Old
men came for smoke By his fire.
side. Women brought their chill
dren to spend the afternoon when
they were busy. Mr.. Saddler vel
coined everyone as if he were a
king in a palace.
One snowy day when every foot
step creaked underfoot, and the
whole world looked buried under
white wool, several PEOPLE on
their way here and there dropped
IN to see Mr.. Saddler. A bright
FIRE cracked on the hearth. A green
wreath hung above the mantel-
piece. There was a distinct smell
of a rich pudding having been re-
Gently cooked.
This place has more Christ
mas about it." declared one guest,
''than any place I've seen. How
do you do it? After all, there's only
one green wreath"
well, ! hardly know how to
tell you,." said the host. II guess
it's just that l feel Christmassy
and maybe it sort of fills the
room like steam from = pudding.
/ know" he smiled at them, you
think me peculiar at times. but it's
what goes on in your heart that
makes the outside you live in.
pleasant. And here's another thing.
Laugh If you like. / shan't mind. !
like to think that all the happy
chimes Of church bells at Christ
mas keep travelling around the
world until it's time to ring them
again. Why not? And the fine
songs and anthems and all the joy
GUS laughter of children. We speak
of planets being so many light
years away from the earth !.
and sound taking thus and thus a
time to reach certain place. Well
them" he smiled at them," l guess
just sort Of hear those things.
Maybe / have a good receiving-set
in my head. And perhaps sort
Of" he waved a hand around.
broadcast my happiness here in
this room"
The guests nodded. maybe you
do" they said. Anyhow we feel
chock full of Christmas
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Hull A Manly Christmas husband,
indeedl Dunn ii ALL Why did Julia
get me into this jam? She will
have to un-iarn me-" he snorted to
himself.
The next mornings mail brought
Manly an invitation to a party at
Willis Graham's for the Graham
daughtersl
"Of course. you'll 60. A secretl
No. not a secret any longer be-
cause the secret has been long
enough, she leased. Il whispered
to Patricia. at the party, that you
we're my brother and to introduce
you to others of the younger
groups. and to Mr.. Graham. She,
however, promised secrecy to all
but Mr.. Graham. Since abe did
not introduce you to others. not
even to her father, I believe she
enjoyed the brother husband affair
and planned d party to reveal the
secret to her father and guests.
No. her interest in you began be-
fore / told her you were not my
husband. She was raving about
my husbands eyes. and hair, and
form, and clothes and
After the party at Patricia's, the
Christmas holiday failed to be
boresome. For with Patricia's pep,
and promises. Manly looked for
ward to the days after college, Of
becoming a Manly husband. in
truth.
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MYSTERY GIRL AIDS RESCUE

Miami, Fla.-Miss Betty Car
stairs, former British speed boat
racer, who retired to the island of
Whale Clay in October, 1884, as a
means of escaping from civiliza-
ton and British taxes, emerged
from her seclusion to aid a yacht
in distress. A Coast Guard flier
who landed at Whale Cay, re-
ported that the young woman
CARRIED in mems clothing, and a
man named Albury had guided
him to the yacht which had nine
persons aboard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

TUE marker place on Christmas
Things and things for sale -.
TiHsel bubbles, gilded toys
Along he Christmas rail-
JOstliHg croi0ds Of shoppers;
Trees OF fragrant pine
And Douglas fir and silper spruce:
4 HeUer ending line
OF eager noisy Uendors
Crying our their tUares:
~Whocrer Guys on Christmas Ere
The Christmas blessing shares"
Southern smilax, holly sgFeaihs,
SpFigs 81 alfslletoe -.
EreFytohefa the falling 6akes
Oh starry Chrisfpsas aa0ip;
Throngs Of hurried shoppers,
Chiidren's eyes agkOD,
RemmiScent Of Light
That shone-toHg ago.
Hendors in the marker piacs
Bid you come and buy
There lgas once a Gift that came,
Priceless. from The shy!
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patents. He's sort Of a god in
these parts. He has no son-but
some daughters. Maybe, when I'm
through college old Graham might
remember Manly boy, for an
engineer or in his office"
Maniy's parents had gone South
for the winter and Julia had urged
her brother to spend the holidays
with them because she and Horace
would be bit lonely since recently
settling in the thriving factory Inu-
nicipality of Palas City.
In evening clothes Manly was
nearest satisfied with himself as
being well groomed," than in any
other attire. Somehow, the black
dinner coat. light vest, brilliant
studs in the spotless shirt front,
Illuminated the sparkle of his
brown eyes and enhanced the man.
liness Of his form. Upon arriving
at the ancestral estkte of Judge
Thornpson's, Manly was bewildered
when the Judge, with unusual cere-
inony. introduced them as .'Efr.
and Mrs. Horace Linn. new resi-
dents Of Palas Cityl"
''Shl They think you are my hus.
band. Don't make them any wis
err. Horace and are strangers,
you know. here" Julia motioned.
Not knowing whether Julia had
planned to pass her brother off as
her husband. or whether it was
surprise to Julia, as well as to
himself, Manly
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cense, and myrrh. which they pre-
sented to the Christ Child.
Then. with the Spirit Of Christ
mas in your heart. so forth and
help make Christmas a brighter
and a happier day for othersl
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AAAAAAD(AAS Al q 1AI
played thus
handy faithful"
beside Julia. But
it seemed that
every pIa c e
Manly stood or
sat, Patricia one
Of the Graham
daughters. W a S
near, kindly gra-
cious, but aloof.
When he asked
her to dance she
quickly assented,
as though she
feared he might
never ask for an
other dance.
"She thinks +
am M d frie q.
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A Lesson For the Boss

''You want more money! Why.
my boy, I worked three years. for
S11.00 a month right in this estsb-
lishment. Now I'm the owner"
We'll, you see what happened
to your boss. No man who treats
his help that way can hold onto
his job"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

Jud Tunkins says politeness COM
pels you to wish a man Merry
Christmas even in cases where you
may not honestly believe he de-
serves il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

II don't care much about the
party. But so much in the papers
about the Willis Graham's family
who win be at the Judges. Ora
ham is the big shot who made mil
lions from his washing machine
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

ing sheet. Father viii also De
,l.sased 10 know how well his small
soa or daughter can and his tools.
cut the string used to wind the
Christmas wreath when both Of IA.
TIERS hands are busy. o. to help
with other preparations
one thing father and mother
should remember is TO watch for.
signs of fatigue or nervous strain in
the younger children. They should
not ask the children to Dc too many
or too difficult tasks.
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A y g e
Manly7n
Christmas
Husband
BY
Gertrude H. Walton

II A BoRESoME hoiidayl If
"A only I had invited Fred to
L \ come here with me-"
Manly jerked his hat from a rack
when Julia. his sister. rushed into
the hall:
Manly. please come with me to-
night to the dinner party at Judge
Thompson's. Horace has just tele-
phoned he can not get here untii
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

tJo Al bEs AOdAo
blocked W 1T h
snow and cars
because Of the
blizzard yester-
day. Our first
big spread in
this burg. We're
so new and this
is our first oppor-
tunity to meet
many prominent
citizens Of Palas
City. J u d & e
Thompson's din
ners are annual
affairs and he
gives special in
vitations to new
corners Of the
CITY"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

It is illegal to ride or drive
a goat in race over the streets
of Wilmington, Del.
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Christmas Eve in the
Market Place

b. louie Abasy in Christian Advocate
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
YOUR |. 0.

This is a music quiz, Sigmund
Spaeth in his latest book,
Stories Behind the Worlds Best
Music" CWhittlesey House), /,
gives a very interesting account
of famous American songs, how
they came to be written and by
whom. The songs, Of course,
are familiar to all, but I wonder
if the names of the men and
women behind them were as
familiar as they should be.
Check up on yourself. If you
are interested in music you
should score 80 or 100. If not.
10 will be a good score. All
ought to be able to score so.
!. Battle Hymn of the Re
public -
2. Oh, SuSannah -
8. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp -
4. Garry Me Back to Old
Virginny -
S. Home, Sweet Home go.
6. Mighty Lax a Rose -
7. Marching Through Geor-
gia -
8. Dixie -
8. The Star-Spangled Ban
'ner -
10. The Old Oaken Bucket -
ANSWERS ON Page 12)
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
kennedy GETS
LONDON POST
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
sion. He considered the spade
work on that to be now largely
accomplished, with the rest up
to Congress.
Robert W. Bingham, Louis
vile publisher, whom Kennedy
will succeed, is now in Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
for treatment for a ma'arial
condition.
At the White House officials
declined to comment. The State
Department also had nothing to
say. If Kennedy'S name is to be
submitted to Downing Street for
approval, the departments reti.
cence was natural.
Every potential envoy must be
submitted to the scrutiny of the
nation to which he is tentatively
assigned, Should he prove per.
soma non grata to the other coun.
try for any reason, diplomatic
usage requires that no mention be
made of the proposal.
It was not believed Great Brit
ain would have any qualms about
accepting the Suave, hard-hitting
Kennedy, however.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09

oOyS SCI N1CC OlN1SlOlls
Major Brown sent out an order
to all precincts advising them of
the establishment of the new divi.
sion. He stated "the ultimate OBJ
ject in approaching the juvenile
problem is to keep as many chill.
dren as possible out Of court and
it is urged that members of the
force exercise all remedial influ.
ence they can bring to bear before
the case is referred to court"
The order advised officers on
beats to be vigilant In observing
children of school age seen on the
street or lettering at theaters dur.
ing school hours, to take their
names and addresses and report
such incidents both to the Of
tenders parents and the service
division.
Policemen also were instructed
to pay attention to congregation
Of corner gangs" of young boys
and girls.
Coincident with Major Browns
order came an announcement from
the Community Centers' boys
clubs. This stated the club winter
program now was in full swing
and afforded parents with answer
to the problem of what to do with
boys during winter months after
homework has been completed
Five of these centers are operated
throughout the city, the largest at
Langley Junior High School, which
has an average attendance three
nights a week of 110 boys.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
man SET FREE
BY COURT, SHOT

SAN JOSE, Cal, Dec. 9 (INS).
Emerging a free man from the
courtroom in which he had been
on trial for his life, Bernardo Soliz,
80, was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded by Frank Deldago,
brother Of the man he was &C
cused of numbering.
Deldago was quickly overpow
cred by three deputies and placed
in Jail. Nellie Deldago, common
law wife Of his dead brother, who
was standing beside him when he
opened fire, also was held.
Soliz was rushed to San Jose
Hospital where physicians planned
to perform an emergency opera
ton to remove two bullets from
his chest and one in the abdomen.
A jury Of eight men and four
women acquitted SoIiz after he
had pleaded self-defense in con-
nection with the Staying of Del
/, dago.