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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18

every lick makes a gap in the
crowd that lets in an acre of
sunshine. Whew, boys! If the
Choetaw divilS in them ar
woods thar would give us
brush, just as I feel now, I'd
call them gentlemen. i must
fight something, or I'll catch
the dry rOt-burnt brandy won't
save me-"
The fact that the "Choctaw
devils in them ar woods" were
peaceable Indians didn't de-
ter Mike Fink in the least. To
demonstrate his skill with the
rifle, for which he was famous
and of which he was Unfortunately
proud, he shot the scalplock from
the head of a Cherokee named
Proud Joe. To avenge this insult
Proud Joe and a party of his
friends followed the fiatboat on
which Fink was working down
the river, attacked it one night
ain III IilS hSlll "lllSl 1SSO1tS0
one of the boatmen and two In
dians, one of them Proud Joe
himself, were killed.
Mere Admirable Qualities.
Such is the picture of the more
ruthless and brutal side of these
frontiersmen who could whip
their weight in Wildcats" More
admirable are some of their 9TH
er qualities as revealed in the
tales which Mr.. Daugherty has
collected in his book.
For instance, the backwoods-
mans resourcefulness is illus
trated by the amusing anecdote
from John M. Peck's Life of
Daniel Boone" published in
1847) which tells how that ia
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18

And so, when "Old Hick-
DRY" and his frontier rifle
men had won that amazing
victory over "Old Packen-
ham" General Pakenham)
and his red coats, the fame
of these backwoodsmen was
spread across the land. Then
Samuel Woodwork Eyes, the
same Samuel Woodwork who
wrote "The Old Oaken Buck
et"!) sat himself down and
celebrated their feat in a
song which he called "The
Hunters of Kentucky" First
sung in a New Orleans the
alter in 1922, it was published
in a crude little book of songs
and ballads four years later.
1t was also printed in Boston
as a broadside and it became
a veritable "hymn of faith"
of every frontiersman on ev-
cry American frontier.
It was whined out by cowboy
singers (the real, not radio, klnd)
around campfres or on night
herd duty. 1t was roared out by
lumberiacks in their bunkhouses
or by goldseekers in mining
camp saloons. And today 1t is
still sung in many a mountain
cabin in the Appalachians.
Perhaps not every frontiers
man boosted that he was half a
horse and half an alligator" Per
haps he stated, a little more
modestly, that he was the kind
of fighter who could whip his
weight in wildcats" So when
James Daugherty decided to
bring together a collection of old
time tales which would make
some image or pattern that might
suggest the sprawling fecundity,
the vast human drama of the
old frontier" he chose for the
title of his book the highly-ap-
propriate Their Weight in Wild
cats"
81 have tried to call up the
robust images, the wild process
SIGNALS, the swift, fierce action
and encounters - and all this
feebly with tiny brush, a scrap
of paper, a pot of ink, and a
large enthusiasm, he says in ex-
PLANTATION of the illustrations
which he drew for the book.
(Some of these illustrations are
reproduced with this article by
courtesy of the Houghton Miffiin
company, publishers.)
"The immense lore behind
these few tales and sketches is,
it seems to me, a vast Iliad and
Odyssey in the raw" says Mr..
Daugherty further. From it
writer's and painters and sculp-
tors will be taking themes and
building up glorious songs and
dramas and colossal carved and
painted friezes and facades and
professionals as long as the ge-
NAL, tough, cantankerous spirit of
America endures."
Because Mike Fink, the 'King
of the Keel-Boatmen," so perfect
ly typifed this tough, cantan-
kerous spirit of the men who
could "whip their weight in wild
cats" il is appropriate that his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18
Gaining knowledge

How do you know so much about
everything?-Was asked by a very
wise and intelligent man; and the
answer was, "By never being afraid
or ashamed to ask questions as to
anything of which l am ignorant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18
They Could Lick Their Weight in Wildcats
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

T HOWEVER may have been the faults of the
American fronersmen modesty of the shrinking violet
- variety not one of them.
Muscular reckless, daring bumpous, boasu-he glored
in his prowess and he told the world about it!
Typical of his seeseem the characterization which
the reen, who marched with Andrew Jackson to New Or
in 1914 repe the attempt of British to
that city, applied to themselves Every according
to his tell was half horse and half alligator
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18
Treated Terra Gotta

The so-called Egyptian porcelain
employed in fashioning statuettes
which were famous for their exqui-
site beauty is in reality terra Gotta,
covered with a glass-like glaze and
burned to extreme hardness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18

nous pioneer outwitted the band
of Indians who tried to capture
him one day in the cabin where
he was curing tobacco. Boone
pretended that he was glad to
see them, offered to give them
some of his tobacco and then
when they were completely off
guard crushed the dry leaves in
his hands and hurled the singing
dust into their faces. Then he
sped for the safety of his cabin.
The story of "The Captivity of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18
Rear6 SIGN of Grief

In old Roman times, long beard
was sign of grief, worn by men in
mourning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18

Constancy Completes Virtue
Constancy is the complement of
all other human virtues.-Mazzini.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-18

Dealer: South. North South
yulnerable.)
One-No Trump by South,
ECllbs by his partner then 2-Flo
IFumps, S-Cluhs. and Tally 3-No
Ifumps set the stage -: ..'ast to
lead the spade 4. East gathered
al glance that the outcome de-
pended upon the killing of that
c1u0 suit, He t. tfore took the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-18
LOVES LABOR LOST

KILLING an entry in the dunn.
my is usually for the purpose OF
killing the dummy's long suit ant
thereby preventing its being sci
up If the declarer then gets busy
in the effort to build up that suit,
tie defender should not lose sight
Of his original purpose. 1t is up
to him to play his own cards in
such a way that tie suit will not
become established. Unless he
does this, tie entire point to his
knocking out of the entry is
uullifed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-18
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Barclay
"The Authority Authorities"
"The Authority on Authorities"

first trick and then knocked out
the dummy's diamond A. The de-
clarer, in an extremity and desper-
ate, saw that nothing was to be
done unless he could lure a mis-
take from the foe. He called for
the club @ and, glory be, East
covered with the K. The worst
dub the world ever saw could now
make the contract without the bat
of an eyelash.
Had East stuck to his knitting,
he would have refused to cover
that club Q. By holding off, he
could have made absolutely GER
tain to prevent the setting up Of
the suit and would have rendered
game for the declarer impossible.
Evening star., 1937-11-25

toller looks much like q collie, al
though the breeders tell us that there
is not q drop of collie blood in them.
Tollers in Action.
THE toller dog acts as bait, decoy
and retriever, 4 sort OF three-in-
one animal. Some time ago the ma
tives Of Nova Scotia noticed how ducks
were attracted by the seemingly aim
less wanderings and actions of foxes
along the beach. Ducks would come
down to see what Brother Fox was do
ing that was 80 interesting, and, pres
to, Mr.. Duck would be caught and
gobbled up.
So they developed the toller,
crossing several strains to get
the proper action and form.
The hunter sits in his blind and
tosses q pebble out to his dog. The
dog, not noticing the hunter at all,
plays up and down the beach with this
for 10 minutes or 30, as though he
had no other care in the world. The
curious ducks come down to see what
all the excitement is and-bang, they
get load Of shot where it does the
most harm. Our dog retrieves them
and then takes up his unconcerned
playing along the beach.
And that Is the toll.r. newest Of the
duck dogs. They are new still, and
it will be several years before we get
any around here, but In the meanwhile
their development will bear watching.
Ducks Are on Flats.
A ND now for the ducks. A few are
on the Potomac. down along the
Evening star., 1937-11-25

Maryland shoreline mostly and below
Indian Head, but the big flights have
been giving the Eastern Shore a break.
1t still is early. however, and the main
flocks are up North. It will take more
freezing weather than they have had
to start them down, and this may come
within the week.
Talbot Denmead, head Of the
black bass division of the Bu-
reau Of Fisheries, took = trip up
by the Susquehanna Flats last
week and says that that place
literally Is full Of ducks.
These flats always have been good
duck territory, but the trouble is that
they mostly cater to redheads and
canvasbacks, both of which are illegal
under the tough Federal duck laws.
The same applies to most spots along
the Eastern Shore, especially when
canvasbacks are concerned, and old
time hunters around here will recall
the days when the Eastern Shore was
considered the best canvasback locality
in the whole United States.
Commissioner Bell Gets Another.
PRANK BELL, Commissioner of
Fisheries, now Is q colonel on the
stan of the Governor of Oklahoma.
He already has that honor from Ken
lucky. His latest commission was
presented to him at hshermen's din
ner last week at the University Club
by former Representative Jim McClin-
TIC Of Oklahoma on behalf Of the
Governor.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
D. C. SCHOOLS SEEK
TABLE net HONORS
G. W., Maryland, Wilson Teach.
ers and Columbus Send Teams
to National Tourney.

-FOUR local George WASH
ington. Maryland. Wilson Teach
ers and Columbus-will send teams to
the first annual national intercol-
legiate table tennis championships
which will be held in Philadelphia
Friday and Saturday.
With almost every major college in
the country entering team. the COM
petition will be patterned after Davis
Cup procedure, with four singles and
doubles composing each match. The
teams will be divided into groups of
from four to six, with winners of these
round-robins meeting for the cham
pionhhip.
George Washington's team will con-
sist of Harry ceppos, Bernard Blankin,
Louis Gorin and Leonard Summers;
Columbus will send F. w. Appler, Har-
land Crowell and Arvin Lynn, Wilson
will send Eli Schuman and Ed Gee
and Maryland will be represented by
Robert Gottloeb and Bernard Apple
baum.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
Official ''Fumble RecOuerer''
Star of Land0ns Who Prime
5 Weeks to Play Z Minutes

tackle, was heard to ask the coach,
What do we do when we get the ball,
Pop wants to know? Such significant
inquiries are frequent and are to be en-
couraged, but in the particular case it
was obvious that the player was not
inquiring for his own information but
rather for that of his parent.
3. Lack Of interest displayed in fall
ure to line up properly for kick-offs-
This unfortunate. attitude makes it
necessary for officials to spend valuable
time placing players in proper posi-
tionS.
In spite of these shortcomings, how
ever. the Landoners present an inter-
esting game from the spectators
point of view. Although neither of
their plays call for a pass and they
have no punt formation, these def
ciencies are compensated for by the
speed with which they execute their
line maneuvers. They do not waste
time calling signals and their two
line plays are very simple, thus making
it very easy for the technical enthus-
last to follow the game without suffer-
ing undue mental fatigue.
Those huskies who compose the
Landon dreadnaught are Allen Rush
ton, 74-pound back; Dick Huffman,
another backfield flash; John Hicks
and Jim Nolan, ends; Henry Spruks.
other tackle; Ted Noyes and David
Marsh. guards, all from 7 to 9 years
old and weighing not over 10 pounds,
and Lemoyne Ellicott, 64-pound FUN
BILE recoverer" For the benefit of the
layman, the latter is a Landon inno-
vation. The F. RS sole duty is to
trail the back who takes the ball from
center and see that the tumble on each
play doesn't pass possession to the
other side.
Next years opponent is not known
and will not be revealed. Scouting
was suspected prior to the recent
clQssic
Evening star., 1937-11-25

eral regulations still in force are 60
ing to keep many nimrods at home
who otherwise would be in the field.
Something new in the duck hunting
line is the toller dog being developed
up In Nova Scotia. Two months ago
this department was up there and had
the chance Of seeing them in action,
and 1t may be that before long this
type Of dog will replace batting (now
Illegal but still going on) and decoys.
Right NOW there are not more
than Is er 20 of these dogs in
the whole province, and they
have not been shown outside
Nova Scotia.
As their numbers increase, how
ever, 1t Is expected that they will be
introduced into the United States,
from which requests for them already
have come. Strangely enough, the
Evening star., 1937-11-25
Guardsmn Rivaled.


FOR the first time in five years,
though, the National Guard fails
to hold outright the senior team
trophy. Three champions produced
by the Terminal Y. M. C. A. gave that
organization q co-claim with the
Guard. The Merrick Boys Club won
the novice team trophy.
The biggest upset Of the night came
when Bobby Matthias, 147-pound en-
trant from the Guard rallied to earn
. close decision over Ell Brookman OF
Chestnut Farms A. c. Don Stetson,
Guard heavyweight. however, proved
no match for Jimmy Brady of George
town University.
There were three technical knock
outs among the IA scraps. Carroll
Wright Of the Terminal Y, Bobby
Schwartz Of the A. B. & w. Terminal,
and Mike Bagdassian of the WASH
ington Boys Club were awarded k.o
decisions in the second round.
Results Of all fights, winners being
champions Of their classes:
Novice Class Finals.
1I2-Pound Class.
Tony de Toto METROPOLITAN Police Boys
Club, won unanimous decision over Bernie
Hardy tMerrick Boys Club.
118-Pound Class.
Al Gray Terminal Y. NJ; G.; A. won
Mike Youns's A. c..
126-Pound Class.
Jack Wadsworth washington Boys
HaRedorn tMerrick Boys Club.
135-Pound Glass.
Hike Baadassian tWashinston Boys
club won technical knockout over julius
stommell tMike Youns's A., c.. minute
3 seconds OF second round.
I41-Pound Class.
Lewis stea metropolitan Boys Club
won won unanimous decision over Fred Nee
1sO-Pound Glass.
Charles Cox lMerrick Boys Clubl won
(Merrick Boys Club.
Open Glass Finals.
112-Pound Class.
Willie Papp metropolitan Police Boys
Club won unanimous decision over Bernie
Perry mercury A. c..
II8-Pound Class.
Gilbert Mayo "a. B. & W. Terminap won
National Guard.
126-Pound Glass.
Buster Miller washington Boys Club>
won majority decision over Kim Kustenas
Washington Boys Club.
135-Pound Class.
Carroll White fTerminal "Y'') won tech
nical knockout over Whitley France Ter
minal 'Y.D. l minute so seconds Of sec
ond round.
14s-Peund Class
Bobby Matthias National Guard won
unanimous decision over Fl Brookman
Chestnut Farms A. CO..
160-Pound Class.
John White Terminal "Y') won unani-
nous decision over Creighton Allen NORTH
east Boys Club.
1s5-Pound Class
Bobby Schwartz "A. B. & w TerminaD
won technical knockout over Bob Grimm
National Guard. l minute 80 seconds
second round.
HeavyweiEht Glass.
Jim Brady (GeorRetown University won
unanimous decision over Don Stetson ma
tional Guard.
Evening star., 1937-11-25

tanned the West Point Cadets and
played the same position, and two
others who formerly captained and
played backfield for the Southern
Methodists. There was little wonder
that he was football smart.
In Joe Routt, A. and M. had one Of
the greatest guards I ever saw. He
made several all-America selections
last year, and he has continued his
fine, steady play In every game in
the face Of the handicap Of weak
nesses alongside of him and the bur-
den of covering three men in . i've
man line defense used regularly BY
tn Aggies. Capt. Charley Moore was
the spark in the Rice front wall, q
hard-smashing, scrapping type player
who could handle his end on the de-
fense and pull out and block bril-
liantly on offense.
toopyrisht. 1887, by ths North American
Newspaper Alliance, lne.)
Evening star., 1937-11-25
RAP OWN CONFERENCE

Undergraduate dailies of both the
University of North and South Caro-
lima urged withdrawal from the South
ern Conference this week if that body
does not revise its present rules on
subsidization. Both papers suggested
movements to put their schools on
open subsidization plans.
The Gamecock, student weekly at
South Carolina, advises following the
leadership Of the Southeastern Confer
ence which announced that it gives
financial aid to leading athletes. The
Daily Tar Heel, North Carolinas
newspaper, said that unless rules are
changed the school, to be honest,
should withdraw from the Southern
Conference.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
AHSouhern Team Dra,u From Wealth of Football Talent
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Football.

Catholic University vs.. South
Carolina, Brookland Stadium, 10 :3o,
Maryland vs.. WashinRton-Lee.
Baltimore Stadium. 1890.
Hampden-Sydney vs. American
University, Massachusetts and Ne
braska avenues, 1890.
George Warrington W. West VII.
ginia, Morgantown. ". Va.
George Washington HiSh ~,
Washington-Les High, Alexandra,
Va, 1890.
Gonzasa ". Thomas Js69,on
High. Elizabeth, N. J.
Georgetown Prep ". Iona Pm,
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Howard ". Lincoln, Phfladelphia,
Pa.
Gross Country 1an.
Fourth Annual National CAPITAL.
10000 meters, Rock Creek Field
House, Sixteenth and Underwood
streets, 1890.
Wrestling.
George Koverly vs.. Ray Steel,
feature match, Turner'S Arena.
$50.
Evening star., 1937-11-25

be expected to make it close. Pitts
burgh rates much higher than Duke,
yet the Blue Devils will be in there
fighting at Durham. N. c.
Army. however, gets the call over
Navy in the annual service conflict
at Philadelphia, and Fordham looks q
certain winner over New York Uni
versity at New York. Nor does it ap-
pear likely that Columbia will be
able to cope successfully with Stan
ford in the other big New York set-to.
Over in Baltimore Johns Hopkins
and st. Johns will clash, with Hop
kins favored but the Johnnies given
q look-in.
In the list below the figures after
each team indicate its Williamson
Scientific System rating. In the Pre-
dict" column l means win for the
No. l (home) team. 4 win for the
No team, r means possibly tie game
or close outcome. and r means
prediction contrary to the ratings
EFriday afternoon game; y-Fri-
day night game Several games are
indicated for next Sunday and one
for next Monday night.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
BY EARL FARR, Jf.
YEVER has there existed a foot

n YEVER has there existed foot
I\ ball machine 50 perfect that
IN even the most benevolent
critic could not pick a flaw.
That includes Pitt. Minnesota, ETC.,
and the "Hindenburgs" of Landon
Prep.
Now that their season has ended,
the Hindenburgs stand in retrospect,
rejecting upon the glaring faults
which cropped up prior to and during
their seven minutes of action in 1887
and which must be rectified before
another season dawns
According to Bill Russell, erstwhile
Burg mentor, certain drastic and
fundamental changes in Hindenburg
grid tactics are expedient and Russell
feels that his is an authoritative yiew-
point, having acted as the 'Burgs'
guiding spirit through five weeks Of
grueling practice and seven minutes
Of bruising action.
Taken in order Of their importance,
things which absolutely must be
cleared up, says Russell, before 1898
are:
l. The dressing dilemma (both be-
fore practice sessions and the game)-
For example, the 1887 encounter which,
incidentally, they lost. 1870, to the
Golden Wave" Of Dewitt, was origi-
nally scheduled to go q full 10
minutes, but useless locker room quib-
bling over such irrelevant TOPICS as
whose shoes were the newest, whether
shoulder pads should go in or outside
the jersey or whose daddy could beat
whose in a fist fight, plus repeated
requests for bandages which were not
needed, made it necessary to cut the
game to seven minutes. Planned half
hour practice sessions seldom exceeded
20 minutes, due to the same difficulty.
2. Naivete, harmful to the morale
Of the team-Prior to the recent en-
counter, Charlie Eliot. star 62-pound
Evening star., 1937-11-25
Loses His Nervousness.

CROWLEY has good reason to re-
member that previous visit. He
was in the hospital for a couple Of
weeks afterward. nursing q turbulent
stomach back to health. He was a
nervous young man in those glamorous
days and high-strung. despite his
drowsy nickname, and his insides
finally came unstuck in the Rose Bowl
excitement.
He's over that now, apparently.
Those who have perched beside him
on the bench while his powerful Rams
were engaged in q tight game say
he's q calm customer. inclined to
leaven his sharpest orders and his
criticism with a quiet humor.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
CROWLEY milne
FOR HIGH HONORS
Bowl Invitation Would Be
Greatest Distinction for
Young Coach.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. Nov. 25.-A Rose
M Bowl invitation for Fordham
" would provide Jimmy Crowley
A with about the greatest per-
sonal triumph ever accorded a young
football coach.
Sleepy Jim" was in the Rose Bowl
once before. in 1925, when he and his
fellow -Four Horsemen" of Notre
Dame ran a Stanford team ragged,
~ to IA.
In the event California looks with
favor upon Fordham's claims, Jim
would become the second bowl player
in history to come back with his own
gang. Wallace Wade. who played for
Brown in the 1915 Rose Bowl game
and subsequently took three Alabama
teams there, was the other.
Evening star., 1937-11-25

Five years ACCOUNTED States
polo team, composed Of Winston
Guest. Elmer Boeseke, Mike Phipps
and Billy Post, won cup Of Ameri-
cas- with 1910 victory in third and
deciding game Of series against
Argentina.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
KOverly Mat Rufiian.

K OVERLY, who holds the dubious
distinction Of being tipped in
seven seconds in match with Ed Don
George, became so unruly here last
season that Promoter Joe Turner was
forced to ban him for six months.
Laverne Baxter then stepped in and
showed Turner just how his furniture
should be smashed
The snarling Koverly twice clashed
with Baxter here last year and the
boys rearranged the arena interior
rather rapidly. George won the first
and lost the second, but kayoed the
referee.
Steele, who disposed OF the pudsy
Cliff Olsen here last week, rapidly is
becoming fixture in the local cauli-
flower scheme. He has captured four
successive victories and is extremely
popular with mat maddies here.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
By GEORGE E. HUBER,

- ATURDAY is the day duck hunt
- ers get chance to see just how
good this season is going to be,
- and incidentally to see Just how
good they are. Shooting in the South
ern zone opens then and ends the day
after Christmas. Undoubtedly there
are more ducks around than for four
or five years past, but the strict Fed