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The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
THE DREAM TEAM

Light after the burial Of college
football which happened in a gen
eral way Thanksgiving w We
shall now proceed with the eulogy
that concerns certain individuals
of note that have carved their way
t. fame on the covers of gridiron
p'gskin. Everyone an artist in his
cwn right and a specialist in his
division rose to great heights,
whilo fighting on teams in most
parts that had players of the op-
posite race. To overcome racial
obstacles, these boys had to be
great to steal the show away from
their caucasian brothers in most
instances.
While in an early morning
snooze and turning over to take our
beauty nap, it would be no harm
at all to have the following dream
ain the great Soldiers Field at
Chicago, we find ourselves lifting
n choice pews along the 30 yard
line munching peanuts and eating
hot dogs with 10000 other cosmo-
politan groups who go to make up
such a capacity sized gathering,
to see our game of games. The
bands of Wilberforce, Ky. State,
Florida AM, Prairie View, Corn
ell, Minnesota and other colleges
have blasted the musical notes of
Hail, hail, the Gangs all here and
all the other alumni athletic class
les. Cheer leaders have done their
number and strutted their stuff be-
fore the multitudes; pet mascots
of the different lis has been un-
leashed having an inning of ZOO
logy, we pause to hear the famil-
lar, Ladies and gentlemen have
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
OX-GAINE

Cn the heels of the Armstrong
fie S comes served to you hot off
TIE fistic griddle; Tiger Jack Fox
and AL Gamer. Jack was defeated
by the foxy Gamer before, but
folks let BECOMES be %bygones. The
Tiger S training as never before
plus that dynamite punch inciden-
tally informs you that Brother
Gainer will be in for a busy even
ine. | will take a ticket on the tt
ger this time, tho AL will go ring
war as the betting choice. That
JOIN Henry bout does not make
him look good to me.
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| REF GRID STAR, BARRED BY
DIXIE TEAM, THREATENS
TO ATTEND NEGRO
COLLEGE

Youngstown, Dec. 8 (By Simeon
s. Booker for ANP-"Pd think
again now" blasted Tom Pinckney
hancaed CLANCY High backfield ace
home again after watching Union
nail Hampton, 90, at Hampton on
Turkey Daw while his WI varsity
whipped Portsmouth, Va, 60.
Maybe | might go to a color
ed school instead of a white one
continued the impressed school boy.
up North. the folks have the
idea that Negro football is far
below par as compared to white
football. That's stuff" related the
scholastic kingpin,' Negro football
teams deserve a lot more praise
and publicity than they get"
I'm the Union-Hampton classic,
| saw nice blocking and a wonder
full display of offensive and defen-
sive power. | wouldn't have ex-
pected to see a better game any
where under those conditions" Al
though quite lavish in his praise
of colored schools, Pinckney, who
wasn't allowed to appear in Cha
ney's lineup against Portsmouth,
had a notion to reject the prospac-
tive grid scholarships that have
been offered him by large univer-
stiles and attend a Negro school.
In the Portsmouth white paper,
an article appeared to the effect
that Portsmouth school officials
were very, very sorry to bar the
Negro from the game and express
sed the opinion that the future
might not hold such setbacks to
Negro players. Coach McPhee re-
fused to book the southern team
in Youngstown next year when the
Portsmouth heads turned thumps
down on Pinckney's participation
in both the gridiron and basket
hall court has made him the most
popular lad in thA school. During
his sophomore year, the brown star
earned tow letters playing on tae
first team in both sports.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
VIRGINIA STATE. Is; MORGAN
BEARS. o

Petersburg. Va, Virginia State
playing n of the greatest games
in football classic, downed the
mighty Ed. Hurt coached Morgan
Bears before a capacity crowd at
Rogers field Thanksgiving. In their
quest for the championship, the
Bears had nothing to offer. While
running into n trap after another
and making costly fumbles at
critical moments; all other glory
must go to Vt. State. The stellar
backs Hurst and Briscoe played
their usually good game but to-
day rose to their heights as the
oo%onskins down. After piling up
what looked like a safe lead, the
boys from Virgin" took it easy
and took care Of all attempted pas
Ses and gains in a defensive way
that looked like they would mean
goal scores. Lots of penalties went
against the Bears for roughing and
holding. 1870 was the final score
with Coach Ed asking for a return
match.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
HOLLAND STARS AGAINST
PENN. STATE

Philadelphia, Pa Twas a treat
to e Brud Holland in his last
stand game with Cornell against
Penn. State. From the start, the
Liberty Bell boys played an at
tacting game but Brother Brud
stopped the advance by dropping
Miller the R. II, for a II yard loss.
Cornell's attact started in the 2nd
half but the great Holland could
not find running room to establish
points for his gains. After Penn.
punted. Holland started with a
dashof IA yards around the end,
but the Penn. boys stopped them
again. 1t was a treat for 10000
to witness on a rainy and cold
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
ARMSTRONG GETS OFFER
FROM PARIS, FRANCE

New York, Dec. s (CNA)-The
amazing ring explets of Henry
Armstrong have so intrigued
French sportsmen that Promoter
Jeff Dickson, the Tex Richard of
France. has cabled an offer of
$4,000 for a battle in which Arm
strong would defend his weller
weight title against Pedo Montanez
on Feb. 10.
Armstrong is signed to defend
his lightweight crown against ba-
bay Arizmend in Los Angeles Jan.
l. His manager said he had taken
the French offer under advise
ment."
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ARMSTRONG WINS BY A
TECHNICAL X. o. IN BIRD

Armstrong who recently turned
back Ceferino Garcia, made short
work Monday night of Al Man
lredo Of San Francisco, scoring a
technical knockout over his fellow
Californian in the third round CT
their scheduled Is round go.
Refree Tony Labranch stopped
the bout at 1:45 of the round when
Manfredo was helpless, his arms
dangling at his sides.
A crowd Of 2,724 saw the
championship bout, which head
lined an all star card on the Cleye-
land News annual Christmas char
ity boxing show.
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SPORTS.

your score cards ready to write
lown the following lineup for to
day game. Brad Holland, L. f.,
Cornell Rock Nicely L. T., Florida;
Che Smith. l.. g., Boston; Sam
Cade, Prairie View; Horace Bell,
R. G. Mimi; Gene Toner, K. 7.
Ky. State; Woody Strobe, r. f.,
UCLA; Kenny Washington, L. c.
l.. A. back half Sidat Singh, Quar-
ter back, Syracuse; Fred Pollard,
North Dakota, back; Bernie Jeffer-
son full back Northwestern.
w take a breath to see what
tho He'll of excitement happens to
be about and to find the oppos-
ing team warming up consisting
of: Sid Luckman, Jack Wright,
Bob Taylor, Gerry sidel, Wyatt of
Tenn, Jimmy Hayes, Mike Hochel
and the rest of a hand picked All
Star lot of white collegians. They
have had their half hour Of practice
kicking, punting, diving thru lines
around end plays on signals and
oil the rest of the business in the
football coaches portfolio. Our boys
take the field amid deafening
cheers and musical numbers from
the trumpet section. Sidat Singh
and Kenny tossing those long dis
lance passes. The mighty Brud and
Horace Bell downing a couple of
teammates. Chef Smith the kick
ing fool and the others going thru
their regular PAGES. The whistle
blows: the field is cleared and lines
remarked in important sections
en- simultaneously both teams
trot OF. in their respective posi-
tons The GAME is ON.
Most Of the first half was play
Cd in the dreams team territory.
Each team played cautious and
conservative football during the
FRS half. punting a on the 2nd
end Bird down. The half ended with
the score 90.
After the middle Of the last
quarter Bob Taylor Of the Latin
team with his back to the goal
kicked out Of bounds on the 35
yards line. Holland the old master
carried the ball around the end to
the Latin 20; Kenny took the bali
after taking a spinner, shot a pass
to Bernie jefferson around his own
left end. Bernie then sailed to the
goal posts for a touchdown. Bell
kicked the point. Score; Dreams
Team Z, Latins, 0.
Latins kicked to the Dreams,
who fumbled on the 30. The Latins
recovered and pushed down to the
Dreams 2 yard line. The Dreams
line held, the ball went over on
downs. The Dreams stalled for
time repeatedly were penalized to
6 inches of their goal. After throw
inG a couple of incomplete passes
the Dreams runner was downed
for a safety by Phil Swaidon the
UNY tackle. for the Latins only
score. Score Dreams Team 7. the
Latina 2. Oh how that Singh was
Singing that Pig skin. Gee whiz,
THROW THAT DA@ BLANK DE
BLANC alarm clock out the "74
BlanK-DoOR; Some GAME.
Signed,
l.. o. Hudson.
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day on the 18th renewal of this
elasais traditionary rivalry. Brud
was cheered to the echo when he
completed the last quarter and
walke1 off the rain soaked field.
With the assistance Of policemen,
ne was able TO escape the auto
graph hounds. The final score was
. German Pact 90.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
SPORTS
CIRCUIT
By LOUIS o. HUDSON
TALLEsT HEAVYWEIGHT

AEtAHAIa liza ' If1AAl
The tallest heavyweight in the
rins today happens to be an anna
tel named Tom Dewey. Six feet
xix inc es and tipping the beam at
21s pounds. This Is year old color
er lad will bear watching as he is
q heady two listed fighter who
packs a dynamo pucnh in his right
duke. Unattached to any blub he
belted the daylights out of the
white runnef-up in the semi-finals
to qualify handsomely for the Dia-
mond Belt Finals to be held at the
Hipprodome, Dec. 5th.
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The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10

A crowd of 100000 a record to
witness a game on the Pacific
coast; saw the U. of Southern
California humble Knute Rockne's
memcriam of Notre Dame.
New York City, N. Y.-Mike
Jacobs, major Domino of the Goth
Century Club and Eddie Meade Of
averoidupois and rounton proper
tons, came to a parting of ways
after he would not sign to meet
Lou Amhers ex-lightweight boss in
a battle for the lightweight crown.
Eddie says Armstrong will defend
the welterweight crown or nothing
against him.
There are a few reasons for this
rift, first Lou in winning the 145
lb. crown should he happen to (less
likely would find the division too
tough, also he knows hat he could
net and eve conceded chunks of
weight as Little Henry does and
be a winner consistently in this div
ision. So Lou and his manager
feel in winning there would be
nothing to gain.
The little California Clouters
managerial board OF s~tratedgy,
claim, due to the unsettled condi-
ton of the N. Y. Boxing Cornish
that if Lou should and would win
the lightweight crown; he would
lay claim to both titles and let the
matter rest in the hands of the
BIG THREE and who could tell
what the ruling of the General,
Honorable and the Colonel might
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to stay"

to stay"
Next week, Kid Concrete battles
Double Jointed Joe.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-10
SPORT NEWS

Tallahassee, Florida-Bill Bells
Flerida AIM Rattlers can boast of
one of the best all time records in
college football. Never defeated
ard not scored upon in two years
On seasonal sport would be worthy
CT the Spingarn Medal even tho
it would be dummy practice and
not acthal combat. The bon fir
es on Lee Campus Hill and the
Minis brothers celebration in
French Town. And parades on
Georgia Virginia and Brevard SITS.
neal the Governors mansion were
some of the aftermath highlights.
#&#&&
Arkansas State and InngstQp
put up the bloodiest of all football
battles. Before a cheering crowd
of 5000 in both sectors scores of
defensive and sparkling plays were
made that had the gathering APP
plauding all afternoon. Threaten
ing to near goal lines on the OPP
positions territory, resulted in the
keenest kind of a football duel of
intense rivalry. After all vas said
and done, the tally sheet read; Ark.
State-0, Langston %.
*&#*&
Hamburg, Germany-Steve Du-
das who laid low to Max Schmel-
ing. repeated the same feat last
Saturday night for the benefit of
Herr Adolph before 2 crowd of
1880 cheering Nazis. Supremacy
of the Ayarian was agais demon
strated on German (local) soil.
This waltz lasted Is boring rounds.
#&###
The strong Virginia State Col
lege knew they had been in a game
when they nosed out the tough
Morris Brown team Sc. Briscoe
played his stellar game for the
winners. The state executed their
number to perfection in the first
period and coasted home to glory
by air tight defensive play in the
latter part of the game. Excite
ment reigned supreme in this con-
test for looked like the Georg-
iane would pull one ont of the old
pickle vat at any moment, but the
boys from old Virginia were right
tho to intercept all serious look
in passes.
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600
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
KALORAMA CITIZENS

A resolution favoring pedestrian
control was adopted at the meet
ing Of the Kalorama Citizens Asso-
citation. The resolution urged
more adequate protection for
pedestrians at congested street
intersections to be provided by
special traffic lights.
Mrs. Edna L. johnson was re,
elected president. Other officers
named are: H. Hobart McCubbin
first vice president; DR.. Loren B
T. johnson, second vice president
Fletcher P. Tilton, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley
recording secretary, and Miss
Marian L. White, treasurer. Mrs
Wiley and M. J. Sanger were
named delegates to the Federation
Of Citizens Associations. The fol.
lowing committee chairmen were
appointed py Mrs. Johnston: Law
and legislation, J. L. Proctor; edu-
cation, Mr.. McCubbin; public well
fare, Mrs. John B. Morrey; taxa
ton, Edward B. Kohner; public
health, DR.. Johnson; police and
fire, Mrs. Wiley; zoning, Comdr.
Charles Cairns; special traffic
committee, Thomas J. Lane, jr.,
and Miss Eta L. Taggart.
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st. Elizabeths will make it a night
December 2, 9. at the Raleigh
with Jarboes NighthawkS Strum
ming, and 500 pitch fans compel
ing for prizes Personnel at Vets
Administration have been told to
be mum about the loan shark
probe because of-guesS who?. ..
Harry Hopkins, mentioned before,
tickled an audience late yesterday
when he cracked about Connect,
cut director who allegedly wired
after the N'England hurricane,
that shovels were needed, Hopkins
saying he wired back: Have no
more ShovelS; tell the men to lean
on one another!"
The Official Register shows the
post of chief accountant, Ac-
counts and Deposits, is still car
ried as vacant. but this is said
to be in case Budget Director Bell
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

with civil service certification due,
a veteran recently was denied Ger,
tification because the doctor lads
said he had high blood pressure
Che appealed the case to Vets Ad-
ministration and won, but some
body else had been certified to his
job meanwhile and he now rests
on an eligible register" "-foodless)
:. Heard in the bus station: IF
they fired all of us who get tight,
Jack, nobody'd have a job after
next pay day!" Ed Batchelder,
Treasury's deposits chief. has an
$500 raise over his 1887 figger.
Barney Welsh, the net ace, viii
try for the Bar in December,
though he has year yet to go in
law school (Which reminds that
an AFGE ex-bigwig astounded his
profs by passing it with similar
haSte) Christmas decora-
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Watch This Box

The most unusual factor
the most interesting item
received by 6 p. m. Thurs
day will earn reserved seats
to the wrestling bouts slated
for Turner's Arena on that
day.
LITTLE THEATER: Gen
erals without Buttons" a
French film based on a Con
court prize novel, is now
showing here If Sarah
Welch of PWA drops by she
can have a ticket.
HIGH ICE CREAM: Mabel
S. Smith. d. c. Government,
has a slip waiting at this
desk for a quart of ice cream
at any High StOre-One of
which operates at 3O4 Main
ST., Rockville, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
SPEAKING OF FEDERAL WORKERS

teen per cent of all applicants to
Health Security Administration,
through September, we're Federal
ties seeking to finance illness
Vets Administration for some time
has forbidden receiving incoming
calls on public phones, saying
there's no reason why one person
should scuttle around looking for
somebody he doesn't know, but
some say gambling messages
caused the verboten ukase .
Public Health folk gave Tom Man
ley a typewriter when he retired
recently (hoping he'd write some
memoirs) and many showed tears.
**
Several raises have been flashed
within Interstate's Motor Carrier
Bureau of late, but there are still
several Grade men with Grade 6
folk under them, and at least one
Grade man receiving Grade S
pay! Small War item: A vet
eran, recently in the CoateSville,
Pa, Vets Facility and probably
still there, has no legs, no arms,
can't see, and can't hear! AT
REA: Guards, the other day, had
to "bum'S rush" lad WHO'D been
fired for improper conduct, was
fired, and became fresh" when
he called to receive his time"
Association Of Federal Mechanics
meets tonight, 8, Commerce Audi
torium.
All jitterbugs, rug scrapers and
card fans should know Ages
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
HILLCREST CITIZENS

The Hillcrest Citizens Associa.
ton elected j. w. Martin. presi.
dent; C. L. Scott, first vice preSi.
dent; Sampson H. Bass, second
vice president; H. w. Rickert
secretary and ]. J. MacGregor
treasurer. Bass and MacGregor
were named delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associa.
tions.
George Absher, heads a com
mittee to arrange for the annual
Christmas tree, to be located at
Alabama and Branch Avenues
Southeast. New members elected
were: Leroy Mack, Walter Ether
idge and A. S. Lord.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
TERSELY TELLING IT

Treasury's Accounts and De
posts is herewith advised we
know of the plan to shadow us
and (of course that forewarned
is forearmed! overdue sign
offs" zone day off per week. that
piled up during summer doldrumS
are now being given guards in all
groups Ages mos t
Seventy-sixth Congress aim will
be elimination of the average
clause" preventing raises of de.
serving pipple, and Mr.. Wood
runs group will be the first con-
tacted Yesterday Harry Hop
kins told his folk during Com.
munity Chest speech that he'd
seen a sign in Maryland reading
Don't shoot until it moves; it
might be a WPA worker!'
X
Believe it or else. but Federal
Writers Project contains a real
Middle European count, and its
Ninth Street Club" that visits the
hot spots frequently without both
ering with leave slips is a jocular
converse topic Boys Town"
the place which inspired movie,
actually has a post office {.
Marion Young. the Social Secur-
ity nursegirl, has been boy-babied
Joe Greenberg, the Treasury
Bookkeeping and Warrants popu-
lar chieftie, rose from $500 to
$500 during the '37-'38 period ..
Eddie Cantor should know that all
five children of Bureau of Motor
Carriers william j. Kellaher (Who
jusc had another) are boys!
ArmiStice Week saw weddings
of four Public Health populars-
Ernest Washburn to Loretta Merkle
"a colleague), Kenneth Ford to
Lillian MacGillard "a ditto), and
Ruth Decker to a laddie whose
name we didn't learn Ages
General Accounting Lodge gathers
Thursday in Interiors North
8 twilight, to discuss fur
ther the June "a EOS -. Wars
Lawrence Wells has been daugh-
tered . Jenny Federal pipes: "A
new use for discarded wedding
rings would be to sell them to
Japan for scrap metal"
X 4
InaSmuch as there are only 35I
0r 40 autogiro pilots in the coun-
try, Agriculture will probably have
4 tough time finding a qualified
.ad for that bug-scouting job an
nounced yesterday by Civil Serv-
ice . Much talk within AAA has.
revolved around the possibility of'
folk blanketed by the June "a
E. O.'S moving into the agency and
grabbing jobs of those there now
out it's hooey. The AFGE rumor
Jim Yaden is stronger
than ever, but E. Claude Babcock
will not-under any consideration
return (too busy getting folks
their jobs back.
Note to Vet Organizations: After
a year with Railroad Re
tirement as a machine operator,
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

tions are already to be found on
Seventh Street Note to the
Phews: imitation is still sincere
flattery Vets Employment
Service recently asked an eX-
service man if he'd registered for
a job as yet-only to find he'd
been registered since 1884! .
The average Woman's 500word
vocabulary is small stock, -
croaked Johnny Federal today,
but think of the turnover"
x X
Personnel Curtailment is now
the fear (after election) on at
least five WPA projects Six
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Sueets for Three

One.pOund boxes of deli
cious ORIGINAL VELATI
chocolates or caramels are
presented to RUTH M. SNY-
DER, Civil Service Commits
sion; ERNEST TANCHER,
AAA; L. J. SLIM" NEIL
LEUR, PWA. Candy will be
presented at either store,
Ninth and G SITS. N. W., or
6O9 Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
WEST END CITIZENS

West End Citizens Association
voiced opposition to the proposal
for pedestrian control regulations,
holding that vehicular traffic
should be more strictly regulated
at intersections to safeguard pc,
deStrianS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
By ]. EARLE MOSER

as bear threw himself against it,
shaking the whole house. He
found it useless, however, and
went off. Wife followed him up
the mountain. found him breath
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
PINEY BRANCH GROUP

All officers were reelected by
the Plney Branch Citizens Asso-
citation. They are Capt. G. L.
Shorey, president; F. C. Merritt,
vice president, and w. E. Hoff-
helms secretary-treasurer. Shorey
and Homer j. Brown were named
delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Resolutions were passed demand
ing additional lights for side
streets within the association S
territory.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

warner Brothers Film
Schedule Today: EARLE
Bob Burns and Fay BainteI
in Arkansas Traveller" MET
ROPOLITAN - BRO her
Rat" with Wayne Morris and
Priscilla Lane. AMBASSA-
DOR-Bob Burns and Fay
Banter in Arkansas Trav-
eIer." UPTOWN-Jean Ar
thur, James Stewart, Lionel
Barrymore and Edward Ar
mold in you Can't Take 1t
With You" TIVOLI-DOrO-
thy LamOur and George Raft
in Spawn of the North"
CALVERT-DOrothy LamOur
and George Raft in Spawn
of the North" PENN-Jean
Arthur, James Stewart, Lilo
mel Barrymore and Edward
Arnold in you Can't Take
1t With You"
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

ing hard. shot him through the
heart. Weighed TOO pounds. Skin
was Spoilt wen I got home but
wife and babes we're safe"