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The Washington times., 1937-12-30

Yanks wanted him $4,000 worth,
so he forsook campus paths for
base paths, paid off the mortgage
on the old homestead, and packed
his bags.
With rare intuitiveness, Charley
insisted he have his trial in AA
ball. The Yanks agreed, classify
ing the youngster as a promising
college ballplayer, worth a $4,000
gamble. After all. a year on the
bench at Newark, and he could be
shipped to the BIS or C's for sea-
soning.
STAYED IN FIELD
Then, one day down South, the
Newarks sent him to the outfield
in an exhibition game-and they
never got him out Of there, right
down through spring training, the
regular season, and the victorious
Iplayoffs in the little world SERIES"
With the last crack of the bat,
Charley was back at Maryland to
do that senior year and grab his
Sheepskin. His barrel-like body,
amazingly long arms swinging a
good three inches below his knees,
is daily fodder for campus adula-
ton.
And when those Yanks need an
outfielder, phone call across the
river to Newark for Charley Keller
will turn the trick.
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X X F ootnotes X X

was through with bowling-Mr.
Isemann will never retire-bowl-
ing is in his blood-George has
done more for the promotion of
the tiny pin game than any
other individual Bob Will
son, Washington's foremost fish
in authority and arden baseball
fan, believes that Goose Goslin
would be a valuable asset to the
Griffmen.
AL McAlwee says that Charley
Keller, former Maryland u.
luminary, can replace any
Yankee outfielder with the ex-
ception of the great Joe DiMag'
gio Vic Gauzza. Washing
toms sandlot czar, counts the
days until the baseball season
rolls around.
SID KATZNELL.
The Washington times., 1937-12-30
COACHES URGE
TWO PROPOSALS.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 80
G.N.SO The convention of the
American Football Coaches Asso-
citation today turned to the ques-
tion of movies of games and talks
by famous mentors on offense, de-
fense and how to meet shifting
formations, following yesterdays
discussion of proposed rule
changes.
Two changes in the rules we're
proposed by the rules committee
of the association and will be con-
sidered at Sundays meeting at
Biloxi, Miss, of the national foot
ball rules committee of the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Associ-
alton.
The coaches committee recon-
mended that the ball be moved in
from the side line Is yards instead
of the present 10 when play goes
out of bounds or when the ball
is declared dead within Is yards
of the side markers.
The other recommendation was
to rule as an incompleted pass
any forward pass which mad
yertently touches an ineligible
man on or behind the line OF
scrimmage.
The committee also will pass on
to consideration a request that
the national rules body interpret
just what is meant by Intentionally
grounding a forward pass.
The coaches also made sugges-
tions for speeding up football
games, and discussed means of
making them easier for officials
to handle, in their four-hour ses-
sion.
Among speakers on today's pro-
gram are D. o. McLaughry of
Brown, Bernie Moore of Louisiana
State, Lowell Dawson of Tulane.
E. E. Mylin of Lafayette, Bill Kern
of Carnegie Tech, Carl Snavely Of
Cornell and A. E. Neale of Yale.
The National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association, meeting here IN
conjunction with the coaches, will
adjourn today after a morning
session open to the public and an
afternoon business session re-
stricted to official delegates.
Principal speakers will be Presi-
dent John L. Griffith, John J.
Tigert of Florida, Frank Aydelotte
of Swarthmore. w. Branch Hickey
of the st. Louis Cardinals and
Ralph w. Aigler Of Michigan.
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

will take more than the loss of
L,azzeri to make those Yanks
an easy mark for any managers
ball team; and, believe me, I
yield to none in admiration for
Mr.. PooSh En- UP.
A great ball player until his
dogs got tired, smart ball
player always, a canny old me-
, chanic out there around second
base, Tony Lazzeri rates nothing
but cheers from our corner.
And should rate nothing but the
same from our town.
STRONGER WITHOUT
In spite of which, and prob
ably greatly to Jimmy Dykes
sorrow, the yankees will be
stronger team without him. For
the past two years. Lazzeri has
been playing on his record and
the superior strength OF the
Yankees. If the American
League race had come down to
q close shave, nobody knows
better than the astute Tony
that he would have had to make
way for younger, more agile
second baSeman.
Knowing this full well, I
popped in on Cousin Egbert Bar
row yesterday afternoon to wish
him the time of year, and to try
to get him to say as much.
No luck. For all the converse
stion I could get out Of him on
this subject, you'd have thought
Barrow was Charlie Mccarthy
and that Elmer Bergen was on
vacation.
~ It chances that Cousin Ed
also was an admirer of Laz-
zeri's and, having no worries
about the Yankees, he can af-
ford to smile at bear stories.
MCCARTHY HAS BRAINS
But Barrow knows, and if
every fan doesn't he can learn
1t here, that the brains of the
New York Yankees on the field
is a fellow named Joe Mccarthy.
And that no player on his team
ever has, or ever will, tell Joe
what to do.
Mac also has a natural and
sincere admiration for Lazzeri
and his baseball ability and
brains. But he can be pardoned
for doubling that it was Tony
who was advising him how to
win pennants in Louisville, of
the American Association, and
Chicago, of the National
League. Because Tony wasn't
there.
In II years as a manager, Nc.
Carthy has never been out of the
9irtS division. Probably that's
just a run Of luck. Still, it's a
longer run than Jim Barton has
had in Tobacco Road" and in
baseball, as in the theater, they
pay Off at the box office.
Since Barrow flatly refused to
discuss the unfortunate situation
Of the YankS' brains having gone
with the wind to the Windy City
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SSH for 81
HigheSt MUtUeL Price
In Three Years

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Dec. 80
Q.N.S0.-Escohigh, a three-year-
old filly owned by the Woolford
Farm, won the sixth race at Tropi-
cal Park here yesterday, paying
$571 for So, the highest straight
mutuel payoff at an American
race track in approximately three
years.
It was the first race Escohigh
had participated in since the
Riverside Park meeting last June
in Missouri.
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

we fell to talking of other base
ball matters. Imagine OUR sur
prise to learn that Cousin Ed
has no illusions about the SUI.
periority of the American League
over the National.
Whatever superiority there Is
at the moment" he says, is the
Yankees superiority over the
field, and we aren't going to be
lucky enough to have that go on
indefinitely. -
Il have a natural pride in our
teams and our organization, but
1 haven't forgotten that it was
only a few years back that we
were hoping to beat the Giants
in a world series-just once.
MEDWICK Is GOOD
1T goes that way in baseball,
fat years and lean, and in a
couple of years the other fel-
lows may be having the luck
and getting the DiMaggioS.
They got a fellow named Med
wick with less fuss and less
money than we spent on Joe,
didn't they? Well, I hear the
boys around the office say
that he's a pretty good ball
player, too"
True talk. How many world
series do you have to 60 back
to find the time when the st.
Louis Cardinals were the sensa-
ton of baseball, with everybody
prophesying that they would go
on for years?
They didn't. And it's no six,
two and even in any mans book
that the Yankees will. They do
stand out on paper and past
performance at the moment.
They should come through in
1888 and may again spread
eagle the American League field.
Even if they do, and nobody
can be sure of it until they do,
they're apt to run into some
trouble in the world series just
on the law of averages. Which
would knock the talk of a su-
perior league into a cooked hat
in just as long as it took to
play five or six ball games.
Something always happens to
bail teams, fighters, and horses
that can't be beaten. You
know what?
They get beat. .-,
If I had to bet now, I'd bet
the Yanks would repeat in the
American League. So would
you probably. So would most
everybody But. then. every
body backed Man o. War at
odds-on one day at Saratoga,
ard down came Upset. And
everybody laughed when Tun-
hey stood up to fight Dempsey
the first time.
ALL PICK YANKS
The most important factor in
the Yankee set-up today is not
the trading of Lazzeri. It
wouldn't be in the trading of
Gehrig or Rolfe or DiMaggio or
SeIkirk, or any individual. Or
even in a change of managers.
The gravest danger to the
champions is in pennant fatigue;
that boredom that comes to ball
players who find no more worlds
to conquer.
Players who have read in the
papers too often and at too
great length about how good
they are. Possibly Cousin Ed,
who's been around the game
quite a spell, man and boy, was
thinking about that when he
pointed out that a few good
breaks might swing some Ma
tional League outfit back to the
top of the heap.
You see, Cousin Ed has seen
'em come and seen 'em go
Giants, AS, Cubs, Murderer's
Row, Cards and AS. And they
all come and go that way. They
must. That's what makes it a
great game.
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

His name is Charley Keller and
few beyond the initiate ever heard
Of him until the International
League averages for tn past sea.
son we're released few days ago
Said figures revealed that with
the champion Newark Bears in
his first year in organized baseball
Charley led all the leagues hit.
ters C353. scored most runs, made
the most hits and most total
bases, and tied for the top rung in
three-base hits.
He's the property Of the Yankees
and is hailed as their 1888 sensa.
ton but he won't be. The world
champs are going to let Charley
ripen one more season with the
crack Bears. Besides, they have
DiMaggio, Selkirk, Hoag, Powell
and 1--enrich.
FORECLOSE HOMESTEAD
A year ago Charley was complet,
ing his junior year at Maryland,
and bankers up in Middletown,
Md, where Charley lives with his
father and mother, we're complet-
ing plans 70 foreclose on the
Keller farm. Charley wanted that
senior year and his degree at
Maryland very badly, but he
couldn't let the folks at home
down.
So he listened to offers. The
Red Sox, the Tigers, the Senators
and the Yanks wanted him. The
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

Dykes a n d
his w hit e
5 OK pu S h
them around
the ball park
n e x t spring.
B ut do n t
h old your
br e a t h, fel-
lows.
T he truth
Is that my
pal Jim is
tryin g to
whistle h is
way past the
b a S e b a l |
NannptarV IT.
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

Empires Of the Moon" A serie,
OF Feature-Fact Fiction Stories IN
the First Of Which the Brilliant
Novelist H. BedfOrd.JOnes DramatixeG
from Old Records the Episode OF
Aaron Burr and the Maid of Half.
way Hill. Read It in The American
Weekly, with Sundays WaHhinRtOn
HeFald.TfmeA
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

about the brains of the Yankees
having been sold to the Chicago
Cubs in the person of Mr..
Tony Poosh EN- UP.
Tut, tut, tut, what a pity, the
Yankees without brains! can
scarcely wait to see the dashing
The Washington times., 1937-12-30
|. BILL CORUM'S
COLUMN
Dykes Is Wrong For the Brains
Wien He GiUeS Joe Mccarthy Has
LGzzeri Credit In OWn Noodle
MCCARTHY HAS NEVER BEEN OUT
OF FIRST DIVISION IN II YEARS

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 CNS.).-My pal James Joseph
Dykes, the dashng gent in the derby from Upper Darby
thinks Joe Mccarthy is little guy who sits in Tony Laz
zeri Judges from having read his statement
The Washington times., 1937-12-30
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS

BY International News Service
AT NEW YORK-Gunnar Barlund,
200, Finland. decisioned Alberto Lowell
1S6, Argentina uO). Emil Calcagni:
153. Creskill, N. j., scored technical
The Washington times., 1937-12-30
KeNer'S Baseball Debut
Reads Like tDray-ma,;'
after College Degree
By LEON w. sHLoss

-, nnadonaI Sports Writer
The hero of fine dray brought cheers and
Kisses from 1900 heaer audience engrossed trbua-
tions of Our Ne basebals Joe Di Maggie senior
student here at the University of Maryland
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

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Comfortable Income as Long As You
Live For Merely Telling What You
PrefeR To Read? $1,000 q Year For
Ltfel Contest starts Sunday, JAM
nary 3 In The American Weekly.
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

MI. and Mrs. Will Watson and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Tay-
Ior and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe C. Taylor and children and
Miss Mae Taylor visited Mr.. j.
L. Taylor and family recently,
Mr.. John Taylor has returned
after a month Of pleasure in
Florida.
The public library will be open
on Friday afternoon from two
until four.
Mr.. Carson eagle was in West
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Campbell
and daughter, Ruth Ray, visited
Mr.. Campbells parents on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Rhyme
and daughter Mary Rosamond
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Rhyme of
Durant Sunday.
Little Mr.. Thomas Cade and
Billie Tate were guest of Mrs.
r. L. Jackson on Thursday.
Mr.. w. H. Jackson was in
Memphis on Saturday.
Mrs. w. It. Hand Entertained
at bridge on Wednesday.
Miss Mae Taylor from Drew,
visited in West on the weekend.
Mr. J. W. Thornton, Grady
Ark, is visiting his brother Mr..
q u Thornton now.
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WEST NEWS

Mrs. b. E. Scott, K~osciusko,
was in West on Wednesday.
Mr.. L. j. Taylor visited his
brother in Clarksdale a part OF
last week.
Mrs. Harvey Campbell and
daughter, Bette, were in Lexing'
ton on Friday.
Mr.. T. j. Davis is at home
now after working in Tchula
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jackson
have moved to Kosciusko. They
will open a new store and service
station next Saturday.
Mr.. John James. Miami, Fla.
visited in the G.. +. Phillips home
over the weekend.
MI. John James Miss Hazel
Phillips and Miss Alice Phillips
went to the show in Durant Fri
day night.
Miss Mcintyre was IN West or
Wednesday in interest of the
public library.
DR.. and Mrs. Brock, Mrs. lar
kin Brock, Mrs. M. w. Holmes
and son John Watson and Miss
Ester Watson were in Jackson
Wednesday.
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of shining copper will link
YOU 10 your home.
With these long distance
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carry your voice, many a
problem that would other
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quickly and easily settled.
Before you leave, make
sure Of your reservations by
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USED PIANOS

Special discount to churches.
We have a line of good used
pianos that formerly cost $3.50
$1,000 that we are selling for
$500 90 up. Standard makes. Every
one guaranteed first-class con-
dition. Good practice pianos. Cat
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or easy terms. Free delivery.
visit us or a card will bring COM
pIete details.
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Kosciusko, Miss.
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P|CkENS NOTES

Both the Adult Circle and the
Ester Case Circle Of the Method
ist, w. M. s. met in the lovely
home of Mrs. Edward Atkinson
Tuesday afternoon for a social.
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When You are FAR AWAY
e. Ao@..e Ay Telephone

t~elephoning ahead.
After you arrive, let
the long distance
operator keep you
in touch with your
home and Office.
Simnle advice this.
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but it will add a world OF
pleasure to your trip.
You will be pleased also
by the low cost of long dis
lance telephone service, The
long distance operator will
be glad to give you informa-
ton about the call you want
to make.
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Muller, Mis-. ~. -
Miss Josie Burton served dellcl-
Gus sherbet and angle food cake.
The Baptist w. M. U. met at
the church Monday afternoon for
n program on Personal Service
led bv Mrs. w. L. Arnold.
The Presbyterian Auxiliary
met at the church Monday after
noon for an officers training
school led by Mrs. Muckle OF
Canton.
The meeting was called to order
by the president. Mrs. j. B. Fara-
bee. sang II love to tell the
Story" was sung with Mrs. E. G.
Buford accompanist. Devotional
was conducted by Mrs. Mamie
Jones. After which Mrs. Muckle
assisted by Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Craw
ford, Mrs. Damelle and Miss Ben
thai. officers of Canton Auxiliary
taught an inspiring lesson on the
duties Of each Auxiliary officer.
After the meeting was dismissed
with prayer by Mrs. Crawford,
the members Of the local Auxili-
airy served delicious ice cream
and cake.
Misses Ruth Maxwell and
Josephine McKie attended sever
al pre-nuptial affairs in jackson
last week given in honor of Miss
Nignome Caldwell bride-elect OF
Hoover Maxwell.
We are sorry to know that Mr..
John Tye is on the sick list.
Mr.. Ed Ellison Of Lexington
was a business visitor Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Taylor Dent of Jackson
was a business visitor last week.
Mrs. Floyd Patton and son Joe
Don have returned from a pleas
ant visit to Heranado, Memphis
and Desarc, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Owen Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hudson
of Oak Grove, La, last week.
Mrs. Ben Linn is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Joe Daniels of
Houston, Texas.
Mrs. Medora Counts and dau-
ghter Grace of Jackson, and Mr..
Walter Rogers of Shelby were
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Land
rum, Friday.
Mrs. M. w. McHugh and son
John Robert have returned to
their home in Morgan City, Iaa.,
after a pleasant visit to relatives
here and at Benton.
Mr.. NJ. G. Cottingham of Jack
son visited friends here Sunday.
Miss Hattie Beth Presley OF
Vaughn spent last week with her
sister Mrs. A. A. Whitehead.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Thomas and
@ Joe visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Campbell of Benton, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farabee Yarbor-
sugh and sons of Oklahoma r
visiting his parents DIR. and Mrs.
w. f.. Yarbrough.
Mrs. Emma Murtagh is visiting
relatives in Hattiesburg.
Mrs. w. G. McMullen has re-
turned home from a pleasant va
cation spent in Texas.
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The subject of the afternoon
discussions was "Christian Mis-
sions and Rural Life
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Your high to
v~acationland may
wind into the
mountains, or slope
down to the beach,
but wherever you
may go. voioeways
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Mr.. Ed Ellison Of Lexington
was a business visitor Wednes-
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

Mr.. Taylor Dent of Jackson
was a business visitor last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

Mrs. Floyd Patton and son Joe
Don have returned from a pleas
ant visit to Heranado, Memphis
and Desarc, Ark.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Owen Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hudson
of Oak Grove, La, last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

We are sorry to know that Mr..
John Tye is on the sick list.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

Mrs. Ben Linn is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Joe Daniels of
Houston, Texas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

Misses Ruth Maxwell and
Josephine McKie attended sever
al pre-nuptial affairs in jackson
last week given in honor of Miss
Nignome Caldwell bride-elect OF
Hoover Maxwell.
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Devotional was led by Miss
Murill Gregory. Others taking
part on the program were, Mrs.
Annie Guyton, Mrs. Nell David
son. Mrs. John Hoover, Mrs.
Jim Wilburn and Mrs. c. V. Max
we'll. The meeting was closed with
PRAYER after which the hostess
assisted by her daughter Mrs.
Muller, Mrs. G. II. Ingram and
Miss Josie Burton served dellcl-
ous sherbet and angle food cake.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-08-19

The Presbyterian Auxlliar
met at the church Monday afte
noon for an officers trainin
school led by Mrs. Muckle
Canton.
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UTILITY SADDLE HORSES

To be eligible to compete for prizes
in this class all animals must appear in
parade at 10 o'clock sharp on court
square with lady riders for parade to
show grounds.
At time of judging other riders may
be substituted.
list. prize 500
End. prize 400
Bird. prize 800
TOTAL 1900
Special prize amounting to $12.5O|
will be given by W. w. Thurmond for
the best mule colt from either of his
jacks foalded this year. Same prize for
best horse or filly colt from his s%tallion|
foalded 1887.
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The Baptist w. M. U. met at
the church Monday afternoon for
A program on Personal Service
led bv Mrs. w. l.. Arnold.