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Evening star., 1938-11-09
Michigan Ahead
| OF Promise in
| Grid Climb
CrisIer in One Year
Has Wolverines Back
On Trail to Title
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-Michiean's
football fortunes once again are
rocketing toward the heights-pow.
cred by remarkable team spirit, BALL
carrying backs with whirlwind speed
and blockers who like to knock 'em
into the nickel seats
In 1888 Michigan won its last Big
Ten football title. In the following
four seasons the Wolverines won only
five conference tilts while losing IT,
H. o. FritZ) Crisler came from
Princeton to take up where Harry
Klpke left off, and there was a gen.
eral feeling that Fritz would REQUIRE
at least two years to get anywhere
With the reconstruction of the Woly-
crime game
Yet this week finds Michigan head
ing toward the most important game
of the abbreviated Big Ten schedule
its game with Northwestern. Vic
tory over Northwestern would make
Michigan a strong favorite for at
least slice of the Big Ten title. and
victory for the Wolverines over Ohio
State week from Saturday might
find them sole holders of the crown.
Lose Only to Gophers.
The Wolverines have lost only to
Minnesota this season-and that de-
feat came on rs margin after
Michigan had outplayed the Gophers.
Michigan State, Chicago. Yale, Illi-
nois and Pennsylvania have fallen
before the Crisler aggregation.
Michigan has tremendous speed,
and probably will have it for some
seasons to come. Tom Harmon, Paul
KRONER and Norm Purucker, most
publicized of the backs, are better
than 80 second men"-and KRONER
and Harmon have two more seasons
to play.
Add this speed to the blocking
ability Of Harmon, Forest Evashevski
and Ed Phillips and the answer is a
NOV em down" rushing attack
which has supplanted the old punt,
pass and prayer" system. The 200.
pound Evashevski, a product of De-
troit sandlot football would rather
cut EN- down than eat and his ap-
petite is not inconsiderable. And
were Harmon not a great ball carrier
he would be regular on his block
ing ability alone.
Crisler Fires Players.
| Crisler, business like worker, has
fired his players with amazing spirit.
His men work for him as hard in
practice as in game. And there's
new feeling not only on the campus
but around the town of Ann Arbor,
which is really "hepped up" over
Michigan's gridiron chances for the
first time in years. It's downright
dangerous merely to suggest to an
Ann Arborite that there's another
player in the country like Harmon.
Well-there isn't much doubt he's
quite boy. Bob Zuppke, in his 26th
season at Illinois. says he's the best
back he's seen this season.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Marshall Weoried by Report Of Interest in Dodgers
Stodom Ponk Syracuse

It's a boy down at the Fred
Ankenmans' in Houston :. Papa
is the Columbus infielder Via
L. H. Gregory, the Portland
Oregonian sports ed, comes word
that Grover Lansdell, Southern
California's classy back, would
have been dying for dear old
Oregon State" if it wasn't for a
snowstorm He turned up at
State in SO, all set to enroll, but
it began to snow like the very
dickens the day he hit the
campus So he hoped the
next train out for a warmer
climate.
Smitty, the Knoxville Journals
copy boy, accuses this depart
ment Of, blacklisting Tennessee's
George Cafego and Capt. Bowden
Wyatt It's not 50, Toots {.
Wyatt, incidentally, has played a
lot Of end for the undefeated
Vols this year, booted nine-for-
nine in extra point tries and
caught every pass thrown ut him.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Leemans 10 HurI Here
For Victory Softies

Tuffy Leemans, once the main
spring of George Washington's foot
ball team and now with the New
York Giants, has been signed as a
member of Victory Post indoor base
ball team, and will take part in
Community Center League games
as soon as released from his foot
ball duties.
Victory Post, defending champion
currently is leading the league with
three straight victories. Leemans
signing was revealed when the COM
plete club roster was filed with
league headquarters and he was
listed as a pitcher.
While not playing last night, Vic.
tory Post moved into undisputec
possession of first place when the
All-Stars, previously tied with it
were set down by Plaza Beverage
Al. In last nights other game
the Unknowns whitewashed Marine
Barracks, 60.
Evening star., 1938-11-09

woolly week end Syracuse enjoyed
after the Orange knocked oil
Colgate for the first time since
"a concerned the three long
time rooters who were stopped
by the law as they tried to walk
out of the stadium carrying a
piece of the planking they'd
been sitting on "Whad'ya
mean ripping up the seats?"
asked Mr.. Policeman 'Lissen,
buddy" they told him, we've
sat on this piece of board for 13
years to see Syracuse win, and
now nobody is going to stop us
from taking it home for a souv-
enir" P. S.-They got the
board incidentally, Dick
Bangor collected $50 from an
alumnus for the 56-yard run
back of punt which set up the
winning touchdown seems
the fellow thought twas worth
q dollar yard Joe the Flash
Gordon. Mr.. Big" Of the Yankee
infield, has fitted In as nicely as
you please with his studies again
at the U. Of Oregon.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Mr.. Dobson Defends the Modern Game

words of Mr. Welch created mild conservation Immediately
commanded stand Honestly it's true he
the Indians
waiting
time the still lying the We liked
nothing better find white backhed
field didn't
scung Mr. Frank Dobson Maryland
fastening his defense
respect began played
that
We who football like Mr. Clark
light foolish oldstyle showed Furnishing
the flying wedge and those kinds of plays the
strategy the old compared what
three and
passing
with oobaand
modern balls the reference to strategy"
Evening star., 1938-11-09
New wManagersS Show
Baseball s Trend
Toward Thrift
Big Names Are Ignored
As Owners Consider
Payroll Savings
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Possibly
overlooked in the midst of the foot
ball excitement is the revolution 60
ing on in baseball managerial cir
cles. Club owners have decided all
at once that they do not need big
name" pilots with the attendant big
figure salaries.
Gaze upon the appointments made
recently:
Ray Blades. St. Louis Cardinals:
Fred Haney. st. Louis Browns; Del
Baker, Detroit; Doc Prothro. Phil
adelphia Nationals; Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers. There's not a
glamor boy in the bunch, and only
Durocher is or ever was a real star
in the big leagues.
Headliners tossed into the dis
card included frankie Frisch, Mick
ey Cochrane Gabby Street, Burleigh
Grimes, Jimmy Wilson. Charley
Grimm and Babe Ruth. The Babe
actually applied for the job with
the Browns.
New Trend Startling.
Fortunately all of the last-named
group, with the possible exception
of Grimes, are so we'll fixed from
their many years at top pay that
they have nothing much to worry
about. All of the new managers
on the other hand, will begin pull
ing down really good money for the
first time. It is safe to estimate
that the various shifts in manage
ment will save the club owners q
total of at least s25,000 in salaries
1t is difficult to account for the
new trend. Only a few years age
almost every one of the Is major
league clubs was guided by a star
playing manager. Connie Mack OF
the Athletics and Joe Mccarthy OF
the Yankees stood out as the promi-
nent exceptions who did their mas
er-minding from the bench.
Then that changed. The playing
pilots. like Bill Terry. Jimmy Dykes
Bucky Harris, Frankie F'risch and
Mickey Cochrane, suddenly grew
older or were hurt, until during
the past season, Manager Joe Gro
min of the Boston Red Sox alone
played right through the campaign
Follow in Yanks' Steps.
Now these men, former big league
greats. and with years of mana
gerial experience, are being replaced
by ex-coacfes or former mino,
league pilots whose names scracely
will register with the average fan
When Cleveland needed a new
manager a year ago it dipped into
the minor leagues for Oscar Witt.
One possible explanation is, OF
course, that Joe Mccarthy, who
never was a big league player, has
done an outstanding job both with
the Chicago Cubs and the Yankees
Evening star., 1938-11-09

After the meeting little kept
punching the informal
Dobson something the progress
well" getting
that it's practically impossible teach
allotted coaches"
isn't Pittsburgh
worked
o'clock in the afternoon until dark"
speaking the
limited
Maryland
S They and can't
mathematics that problem?
couldn't be expected to learn great DEAL could they?
football
stepped compates
the defense become unpredctabe
Universities Indiana Texas No States have material
Indiana
and Bo McNen coach who CANDLES usually
rolls big scores"
"Unpedicable right said who hasn't picked
anything all luck ability strength
and psychology finish undeeaed."
Coect" back Mr. Dbson the moved toward the
Tell what he grnned pointing Manager Athletics
Virginia
Maryland is likely
game only the field If
West Virginia Georgetown team likely to be and
pchologicaly take it all Maryland It's
and football"
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Gordon Yonk Star, Developed,
Steered by Colonial Coach
From Bosox to Champs

of $4,000 and except for the advice
of Reinhart the youngster would
have signed with Boston. The
Yankees only financial inducement
was to put Gordon through school,
but Scout Bill Essex landed Joe
through the common-sense reason
ing of Reinhart.
Why it was only horse sense that
Joe should go to the Yankees ex-
plains Reinhart. He figured to
last at least 10 years in the majors
and over that stretch he'll reap that
original $4,000 offer time and again
The Yankees are tops and they'll
pay more when you deliver. The
World Series alone netted Joe $4,000
and he'll make real money from
here in" +.
Bill and Joe still are firm friends.
When Gordon is in town he drops
in at Reinhart's for dinner. They
are buying tract of land in Oregon,
where Joe will hunt and fish in the
winter and Reinhart will relax IN
the summer And it all started
when Reinhart detected that flick
ering spark of talent in sand
lotter.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Don't let
anybody kid you about the report
(not carried here) that George
Marshall, the pro football boss, is
thinking of buying the Brooklyn
baseball Dodgers The big
washing and ironing man from
Washington wires that he's not
only not interested, but thinks it's
about time folks stopped getting
cheap publicity at the expense of
the dizziness boys And now
there's the whisper that Mime
sofa Bernie Bierman is getting
offers from couple Of Coast COL
leges Sounds screwy to this
corner.
The hosses are pouring into
Santa Anita, which means winter
is on the way You'd never
know it from the heat wave
around here Keep you eyes on
Dick Opp, 200-pound ball lugger
on the Navy plebe team -. Comes
from Boston and some Of the
coaches say he'd be varsity right
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Cross-Country Runner
FeIIed by Live Wire

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 8 R.-
Steven A. Szumachowski of Sche-
nectady, N. Y cross-country run
ner at Notre Dame University, was
recovering today from burns and
shock suffered Monday as he ran
into a dangling electric wire blown
down in q storm.
Becoming unconscious, Sauna
chowski fell on the wire. Joseph
Rice of Missoula, Mont, was shocked
while attempting to rescue his team
mate but was able to call to a dor
mitory rector. who threw q master
switch and cut the current.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
By BURTON HAWKINS.

by now Rll lingering QOuDC OF the
class of Joe Gordon as a major
Lacquer has been dispelled. Yet but
for the sane reasoning and guidance
of Bill Reinhart, George Washing
ton University football and basket
ball coach, the American League
rookie sensation currently would be
the property of the Boston Red Sox
instead of filling Tony Laz7eri's S
shoes with the world champion New
York Yankees.
1t was Reinhart who discovered
Gordon in that incubator of dia-
mond talent. American Legion
Junior baseball competition. 1t was
Reinhart who recognized his po-
tential greatness and famed it to
reality through gradual develop
ment, and it was Reinhart who
steered him through haze of major
league offers to the Yankees.
Some seasons ago Gordon was
performing in an American Legion
sectional play-off on the Pacific
Coast. During that series his major
league career was born. for Rein
hart, then coaching at the Uni
versity of Oregon, was umpiring
those games. The manner in which
Gordon repeatedly squelched rallies
with superb fielding fired Reinhart's
imagination.
Advanced in Game at Oregon.
Gordon was not spectacular, mere-
ly steady, but Reinhart detected a
spark of genius in his smooth, ef-
fortress maneuvering. and it was
something of a surprise to Joe when
he was voted the most valuable
player in the tournament. Rein
hart had persuaded other umpires
that the kids fielding overshadowed
more respectable batting. averages.
Sold on Gordon, Reinhart enticed
him to Oregon and there the foun-
dation was laid for his step to the
Yankees. In his freshman year
Gordon played football, but by that
time his coach had become so en-
thusiastic about his baseball pros
poets that Joe deserted the gridiron
and devoted his time to absorbing
the niceties of the diamond.
There was nothing half-hearted
in his bid to become a major Lacquer
Gordon labored on parallel bars
boxed and tumbled to develop
muscles upon which baseball places
a premium. In fiction fashion, he
bought a small rubber ball, placed
it alternately in each hand and
by constant gripping, strengthened
his wrists. Behind the scenes was
Reinhart, flawlessly directing the
progress of his protege.
During the summer Reinhart COL
lectel a group Of young players and
toured the Pacific Coast. On those
trips Gordon did everything but
pitch, for Reinhart operates on the
theory that to become a great play
er one must understand the prob
lens of every member of the team
Best Break With Yankees.
Soon major league scouts were
batting the hook for Gordon. The
Red Sox tempted him with an offel
Evening star., 1938-11-09
japanese Accent BIurs
Hopes' Signal CoIIina
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
UNIVERSITY, Miss, Nov. 9.-Be-
fore next season, Coach Harry
Mehre of Mississippi has to settle
a big problem of how he can use
Merle Hapes. third member of the
football-playing California clan to
come to Ole Miss.
He's doubtful about making him
signal caller. his original plan. for
he has habit of mixing Japanese
with English while he's talking and
Mehre thinks that might confuse
the signals. Then he's been run
ming so well for the freshmen, he
might fit in at left half.
Evening star., 1938-11-09

this minute If he wasn't a fresh.
man.
Backfire department: Plenty Of
the West Virginia fans were
carrying a peeve because the
Mountaineers' coaches let Bill
Dutton, all-State high school end
last year at Weston, w. Va. slip
out of their fingers Seems the
kid enrolled at West> Virginia,
came out for football, but the
coaches turned thumbs down
So he quit and went to Pitt, where
he's doing a neat job of halfback-
ing Jock Sutherland's freshmen
-. And when the Panther plebeS
walloped the Mountaineer young
sters, young Mr.. Dutton only
came through with two long
touchdown gallops.
There's talk of a return middle
weight title" go between Solly
Krieger and AL Hostak in Seattle
next summer i. But Solly is back
here now ~. And SOS the heavy
pickin's.
Best story out Of the Wild and
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Sports Program
For LocoI Fans
TODAY.
EAAAkan

1ODA1.
Football.
Anacostia VS.. Roosevelt public
high series game), Roosevelt Sta
dium, 3:15.
TOMORROW.
Football.
Wilson VS.. Central public high
series game), Central Stadium,
3:15.
Rassling.
Bronko Nagurski VS.. Joe Savol-
di, Turner's Arena, first match
$50.
FRIDAY.
Football.
Catholic University VS.. Miami,
Griffith Stadium, 2::30.
George Washington Freshmen
VS.. West Virginia Freshmen,
Cumberland, Md.
Bulls VS.. Blue Ridge College
Freshmen, New Windsor.
Hopewell VS.. George Washing
ton High, Alexandria. 8.
SATURDAY.
Football.
Kansas VS.. George Washington,
Griffith Stadium, 2:30.
Haverford VS.. American, Amer
lean Field. 2:30.
Georgetown VS.. West Virginia,
Morgantown. w. Va.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Capitals College Gridders Steamed Up for Week End Battles
Win, Lose or Draw
Football Writers Learn About the Old, New Game;
Grid Strategy, Soy the Coaches, Is Exaggerated
By FRANCIS E. STAN

e.
football assembled
Ma vites
He whtehad with strong and his
Cotton Clark those
famed old Columbia A
Mr.. Clark remnsce his the
football
while college huddlng
Clark incidentally acting chief Of the Weather Another
kick that ball field OF
q
lot things with it. know thing Navy had who
the Mddies would rolled
could drop-kick of
distance"
whipped and extracted
old Columbia A. He sitting front
blade with hair down to his shoulders we didn't have helmets
the old explained thing
of 1t for d-headed men,"
Gus Wech the Indian coach of American University nodded
game
o
Evening star., 1938-11-09
Army's Indoor Gridiron
Great TRAINING Asset
By the Associated Press

BY tHe AS5oclACeo PTesS.
WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. g.
Army's football squad has found it
is possible to play indoors, so now
they ought to get in more prepara-
tion than ever for their big games.
The Cadets had their first workout
In the new field house yesterday.
It's big enough for a regulation
gridiron, including end zones; has a
clay floor, well padded with redwood
bark, and is a lot more comfortable
than the outdoor practice field when
IT'S raining or showing.
Evening star., 1938-11-09
YuIe's Mr.. HeffIefinqer Is Given Ride


overrated all
the the signals the header That's
about al there to it,"
As for action continued Mr. Doon end today farther
length
him, anything.
whack coauthor Yaes legendary Fudge Hehnger II
in his article said Mr. Marshall who the Redskins that
Heefng of being Topped his back I'd
like Pnckert other blocking
downfed block him.
Hefaehnger inspired Hagerty Georgetown
that article" Right
off the bat Hefefnger neman should lower his head
should high He thinks Lneman shouldn't crouch
lowering of the bring
And that, Hagerty?" somebody the
other side of the table
Well laughed action picture
Hefefnger running said Hefdehnger
there he front with
eyes glued the ground"
The president of the Football Writers Association jumped
said Before Mr. Clark leaves there questions?"
Yes exclaimed Mr. Marshall promptly chief of the Weather
Bureau Mr. Clark what's the prediction for November 2 We play
that" grnned Clark
work could tell Clark Griffith
and other what and draw it,
Evening star., 1938-06-14

Miss Esther Hughes Wed
To Mr.. James Lee.
MISS ESTHER FLAME HUGHES,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Hughes Of Washington. was
(see WEDDINGS, Page BAD
Evening star., 1938-06-14
By the Way
Beth Blaine

MOST important
the small of Mr. and
attractive house on TWentyfouh Named
Samuel Ferguson Beach r
good humor and happiness
devil still
just to light old
the same OCCASION the little guests
The Rev Mr. Middleburg, at
Sans wedding
Betsy and Graon hand oae
his sisters, pale organdy
the of
Immediately christening ceremony place
which Kemp attended
tea and other refreshing
Among guests Foxcroft fame in
becoming gayand white
latter
Thomas Elizabeth
all OF Mddburg Baltimore
she sister of the beautiful wallace Ianahan
frock with print red
Baltimore;
consisting OF black with beige boero
hats with dripping fringe Mr.
white
Crosby
palebue
and Mrs Iaurston Hardin
white polka dot with white William
Mr. and Mrs Lester Mrs
Mrs Jesse Adkins MI Mrs Berkeley Simmons Pendeon
the
Sans mother grandmother
made of
Kempe the proud mother OF pale chiffon white polka
Evening star., 1938-06-14

Continued on Fourth Page }
Evening star., 1938-06-14
Notes From the Social Calendar Of Washington
Cuban Ambassador Host
Several Hundred Hear Concert
By Cuban Naval Band.

Capt. Armando Romeu Marrero ar
ranged fascinating program, includ-
ing classics Of European countries as
well as those from his native Cuba.
An impromptu innovation in the pro-
gram was the appearance of the con-
ductor's 12-year son Mario, who
played piano solo and received quite
an ovation. Sonora Zanaida Mar
rero and Ernesto Romeu sang the in
terpolated solos in the fantaY THE
Fourth Of September" written around
the Revolutionary history Of that date
and arranged for the band and soloists
by the conductor. Later Sonora de
Marrero and Senior Raul Fernandez
Criado sang popular Cuban songs, to
the delight Of the large number Of
guests.
The program was followed by a
buffet supper. the long table set in the
garden having in the center a large
silver bowl filled with red and white
snapdragons. Also "set up" in the gar
den was a bar, where refreshing and
cooling liquids were served to add to
the enjoyment Of the delicious supper.
This evening the director general Of
the Pan-American Union, DR.. Leo s.
Rowe, and the assistant director gen.
eral. Senor Pedro de Alba, will be hosts
in the Aztec Garden of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union Building, when the pro-
gram will be given by the Cuban Navy
Band. The program this evening will
be broadcast, not only in this country
but in their homeland.
Evening star., 1938-06-14
Patrons Announced
For Party to Aid
China Relief.
MR.. JOHN M. BAER, chairma

MR.. JOHN M. BAER, chairman Of
the local committee of the
United Council for Civilian Relief In
China. announces the patrons and
patronesses for the Bowl of Rice Party
to be held at the Raleigh Hotel on the
evening Of June IT, The party will be
in two divisions. one in the main ball
room and a supper dance in the Pail
Mall room. Amateur and professional
acts donated for the affair will furnish
entertainment.
Similar parties are being held in
more than 1000 cities throughout the
country under the auspices of the
United Council for Civilian Relief in
China. Of which Col. Theodore Roose-
velt is national chairman.
A partial list Of patrons and patron
esses includes: Mr.. and Mrs. William
S. Culbertson, Mrs Frederick A. Brit
ten. Miss Ida Hoyt Chamberlain, Mrs.
William K. Cooper and Miss Cooper
Miss Isabelle S. harrington, DR.. and
Mrs. Frederick Benton. Miss Nellie
Tayloe Ross. Mrs Walter R. Tucker
man, Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman, Mrs.
c. Judkins. Miss Mary Addison Ingle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hess, Senator and
Mrs. William H. King, Mrs. William L
Darby, Mr. Eugene Casey, Mrs. War
rem Lee Pierson, DR.. w. w. Willoughby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens. Mrs.
Harry B. Cation, Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt. Miss Sibyl Baker, Miss
Mary Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Weir, Mr.. I. w. Ornburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Morrison. Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Clifford. Nine Richardo Alfaro, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin H. Ellis. Mrs. Ma
son Gulick, Miss Laura Harlan, DR..
and Mrs. Harold G. Moulton, Mrs.
A. L. r. Jongworth. DR.. and Mrs. S.
M. Dodek, Miss Kitty Baart, Mrs Ann
Archbold, Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Harry P Huse, 1t Col. and Mrs. j. R.
Horton. Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, DR.. and
Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leverett S. Lyon. Mr.. and Mrs
Swagar Sherley. Miss Louise L. Newell,
Mrs. Samuel Herrick. Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. O'Connor. Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Brockett, Representative Bruce Bar
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Tracy and
Mrs. Charles Harman Pardoe.