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Evening star., 1938-12-01
Boxing Skill, Punch
Mark Lou 5 Brief
Career as Pro
Similarity to Tunney
Seen in CoIIeee-Bred
Boys Manner, Style
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. Amy one
looking for good long shot, say
about 20 to /, might do worse than
to wager that the world heavy
weight boxing champion year from
today is not Joe Louis, but is Lou
Nova, a blond 23-year-old from
Alameda, Calf.
Admittedly 1t is dizzy bet to
make, but look at the odds. They
are at least as good as anything in
the Kentucky Derby winter book,
and maybe better. There's no guar
antee that Derby entry will even
start.
Nova is the official white hope
right now. In fact, he is the only
hope of any shade or color. If he
doesn't dethrone Joe Louis, then
it is a safe prediction that the big
Negro will retire undefeated within
couple of years. Joe has plenty
of money, he has avenged his loss
to Max Schmeling, and, like Gene
Tunney before him, he has fought
himself out Of opponents.
Nova Doesn't Mind Rush"
The Twentieth Century Club is
banking on Nova to make Joe
change his attitude, and to resusci-
tate the heavyweight division. Nova
is the youngster who stopped Gum
mar Barlund here last October. He
fights Tommy Farr two weeks from
tomorrow at the Garden. and if
he gets past the tough Welshman
he will be thrown against Louis in
one of the local ball parks next
September.
Some of the wise heads think they
are rushing Lou too fast-pitting
him against such an able and ex-
perienced veteran as Farr. Nova
has had only Is professional scraps
since he played football and boxed
for the California Aggies. He has
won l3 of them by knockouts and
lost only one decision, to Make
Roserbloom.
But Promoter Mike Jacobs evi-
IDENTIFY figures there is need for
haste If he is to continue to cash in
on Joe Louis tremendous drawing
power And Nova and his manager.
Ray Carlin, want that champion
ship.
Boxes Well. Packs Punch.
Nova makes an exceptionally fine
white hope now. whatever happens
to him in the coming year. Pic
torially, he is beauty. inclined to
height and handsome distribution
of his 100 pounds A college man,
ne talks we'll and modestly.
What's more important. he boxes
smoothly. has good straight left
and powerful right that he likes
to deliver under the heart That
sounds like Tunney. and there is q
similarity. Before he stopped Bar
lund he beat such men as Bob
Nestell. Lee Ramage and Phil Bru-
baker on the Coast and fought
draw with Bob Pastor.
If that seems nothing to get ex-
cited about. it should be remembered
that Nova didn't have professional
fight until 1896. In 1885 he was
busy winning the National A. A. U.
tournament and the international
amateur title in Paris.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Annapolis High Rivals
Kankakee in Pairinq
Service Captains
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-Annapolis
High School wants it known that
Kankakee, ILL.,, is just another place
where Army and Navy athletic team
captains come from.
Check of the records showed that
Kankakee High has no patent on
having two classmates and close
friends win elections as rival Army
and Navy team captains.
Annapolis High also claims the
same distinction.
Nat James, 1889 Navy lacrosse
captain, and Jim Keller. who won
the same leaders post at West Point,
were classmates and companions at
Annapolis High.
In addition. they are one up on
Allen Bergner. midshipman. and
Harry Stella, cadet, the Kankakee
graduates named to captain the 1889
service football teams. Stella and
Bergner must play at Philadelphia,
but James and Keller will lead their
lacrosse squads into the champion
ship game at the Naval Academy,
right in their own back yards be-
fore the home folks.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
BY RAY FLAHERTY,

Coach. Champion WAshinGton Redskins.
GARDEN CITY, Long Island,
Dec. 1.-Two things viii de-
termine the Redskins starting
lineup at the Polo Grounds on
Sunday-the Giants starting
team and the condition Of the
field. Not until know both will
say definitely which men will
start.
If it's a bad day and the going
promises to be heavy. I'll start
the strongest running team. If
it's q clear and dry day, the
lighter and swifter combination
will take the field. Even then,
the exact composition Of the team
will not be determined until
see who's on the field for the
Giants before the opening kick.
of.
I realize the outcome Of such .
crucial game Is Sundays between
two such evenly matched teams
As the Redskins and Giants is
well-nigh unpredictable, but one
thing I'm sure Of, that is that
either team will have to score
more than one touchdown to
win, unless, Of course, the game
is played In the rain q on q heavy
field. I look fo1 . free-scoring
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Gotham Thinks Little
Of Redskins Chance
To Whip Giants y
Offers Odds Of 8 to 5;
Home Team Working
Up Heavy Hate
BY BILL DISMER, Jr,
Star stan CORRESPONDENT,

GARDEN CITY, Long Island,
Dec. BLEAK weather and bleak
reports Of their chances to beat the
Giants on Sunday confronted the
Washington Redskins today as they
sloshed through mud and four-day-
old snow In practice on a prep
school field four blocks away from
their suburban hotel.
From local newspapers, bystand-
ers and, in fact, every one with
whom they came into contact the
Redskins learned that apparently
there were logical reasons why they
currently were 8-5 underdogs against
the Giants.
Primarily New Yorkers are play
ing the percentages when they
claim their pro football team can't
fail in its effort to wrest the East
ern title from Washington by
beating the defending champions
three days hence.
mot in the Cards"
1T just isn't in the books" one
betting man said today, for the
same thing to happen three years
in a row. Last year the Giants
needed only to tie the Redskins to
win the sectional crown, yet were
annihilated, 1914. In 1886 the final
game between the Redskins and the
Giants also decided the Eastern
championship, and the Redskins
won. 14-0. Now all the Giants have
to do this Sunday is to tie. The
worm is overdue to turn, and I
don't see how the Giants can miss"
The 1914 massacre the Indians
pinned on the Giants last year,
moreover. is proving a boomerang
psychologically, and psychology any
coach will tell you plays big part
in the preparation for any game.
1t seems that Steve Owens, coach
of the Giants, had that 1914 score
painted in foot-high numerals. He
then placed it in the Giant dress
ing room, where it struck the play
ers squarely In the eye as they
came in The sign has been there
for more than week now, or ever
since the Giants resumed practice
after whipping Green Bay week
ago last Sunday.
The effect is said to be working
just as Owens planned. Day by
day the Giants are growing hotter
and hotter until by Sunday they'll
want to tear to pieces the same
Redskins who Inundated them 50
just 50 week ago. Revenge for hui
initiation is one<of the most i'm
pelling emotions which can mott
vate any football team.
Flaherty's Reaction Watched.
Just what Coech Ray Flaherty
will do or say to counteract the
effect Of this advantage Of the
Giants remains to be seen. The
most encouraging thing, from
Washington viewpoint, is that the
red-headed mentor always has come
up with something at the vital mo-
ment. whether Il has been an appeal
to pride or something else. Further
is the fact that Flaherty never has
failed to be involved in a play-off
game either as player or coach.
That in itself may be lucky omen
for Washington.
Then. too. the belief that they
belong to a team which is destined
to succeed by doing things the hard
way may carry the Redskins into
the play-off. There's something in
believing that what's been done
can be done again. and if the Red
skins choose to make the percent
ages work overtime, we'll and good.
AS matter of fact the Redskins
are all in favor of making history
of 1896 and 1887 repeat itself, per-
centages or no percentages.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Plans Not Yet Made
For 80 Grid Staff,
Navy Asserts
Denies Coach Hordwick
Has Been Transferred
To Duty at Sea
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 1.-Omcial
secrecy veiled today whatever plans
Naval Academy authorities may have
for bolstering the midshipmen's sag
ging football fortunes next year.
To a variety of rumors that coach
ing changes impended, acadamy
officials replied no decision" had
been made on the football staf1 for
1889 and that reports to the contrary
were absolutely unfounded."
Sea Duty Order Denied.
Substance OF the rumors was that
1t. H. J. tHank) Hardwick, head
coach. would be assigned to sea duty
next year and that his going prob
ably would involve a change from
the graduate-coach system inaugu-
rated in 1894.
Hardwick could not be reached for
comment last night. but the ONCE OF
Rear Admiral Wilson Brown, acade-
my superintendent. formally denied
he had been transferred to sea and
ShAO llO QUILL VI luCl Aldu CNCl COI1lC
up for discussion"
Capt. e. w. Mckee, director of
athletics, said:
ANY statements concerning
changes in the coaching stan are
absolutely unfounded, as the Navy
Athletic Association has come to no
decision"
Comdr Ward P. Davis. graduate
manager OF athletics, concurred in
this statement.
Civilian Coach Urged.
Reports of impending changes
began to fly after Navy. in its second
year under Hardwick, lost again to
Army and defeated only one major
opponent, Columbia. Hardwick was
assigned here for three years.
Some academy grads have held
that Navy should have q civilian
coach instead OF a graduate and have
mentioned such men as Harry Stuhl-
derher, Wisconsin coach, and Keith
Molesworth, Nays present back.
field coach.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Now, Mr.. Aheorn,
Will You HeID?

1t may be that local sports
writer's will have Matchmaker
Goldie Ahern lead the move for
a repair job to the press bench
at Turner's Arena.
Last week at the rassling
matches Chief Chewaki ripped a
plank from the bench and used
it to chastise Jules Strongbow.
1t hasn't been fixed yet. Goldie
joined the scribes last night to
watch the Golden Gloves tour
ney, was seated at the broken
spot and had trouble getting his
big frame comfortable. How
about it, Goldie?
Evening star., 1938-12-01
0kIahoman Would Trade
Grid Coach for Bulls
N the Associated Press.

D the ASsociated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec Joe
c. Scott, president Of the Oklahoma
state Board Of Agriculture, believes
football is overemphasized.
II believe more good would be
done the State as a whole II the
money used in hiring football
coaches were used to improve the
States livestock" he unused yester-
day as he pondered the boards Sc
lection Of a new grid mentor for
Oklahoma A. and M. College.
Why" he concluded, you ought
to be able to buy a dozen dandy bulls
for what one coaching staff costs"
Evening star., 1938-12-01
FIoherty Uncertain Of Starting Lineup <~%
Field Condition and Giants Front to Determine His Combination

I don't think that the Giants
will make the same mistake they
did last year of playing their
five-man line against us for the
full 60 minutes. On the contrary,
I expect to see them vary between
a five-r1sn and six-man line
throughout the afternoon. That
means that our players will have
to keep on their toes every minute
in order to vary their individual
assignments to meet the type Of
defense thrown up against them.
Evening star., 1938-12-01

battle un0s' anything like normal
playing conditions and I think
that the team which gets the
breaks will win.
AS for the theory that the
team which scores first will have
a big advantage, I don't think
that will apply to Sundays game.
Each team Is much too game and
too much depends on this contest
to think that either would get
discouraged simply because the
enemy had scored first.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-Tony Music, 2O3,
Chicago, knocked out Sandy Nc
Donald, 1879, Dallas, Tex. (6).
MIAMI, Fla.-Chino Alvarez,
1875, Tampa. outpointed Johnny
Dean, 1873, Philadelphia (10).
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex
Kenny Lasalle. 147. Houston,
outpointed Harry Jacobson, 145,
Tulsa 1O.
OAKLAND, Calf Little Dado,
Ill, Philippines, outpointed Small
Montana. 100, Philippines uO
California recognition as fly
weight world champion).
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Three Games Slated
In Heurich loop

Another triple-header is sched-
uled for tomorrow night In the
Heurich Amateur Basket Ball
League. p. w. A. plays Trans-Lux
Hour Glass at 7:30: Dapper Dams
meet Regal Clothiers at $3.50 and F.
B. I. concludes with Hot Shoppe at
$50.
In gaines last night Delaware &
Hudson beat p. w. A., 46-32; Cham
berS won from Hour Glass, $3.50,
and Little Tavern mastered Hot
Shoppe, 53-41.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Sewonee to Open Grid
PIuy With W. and L.

SEWANEr.. Tenn. Dec. l R.-
sewanee will open iN 1889 football
schedule on September 80 when 1t
mixes with Washington and Lee at
Lexington.
The remainder of the schedule
follows:
Octobnnn Tennessee At Knoxville: FL,
T. P. l.; 20. Southwestern At Memphis.
November 4, Chattanooga' at Chatta-
nooea II. Vanderbilt at Nashville; 49,
Citadel at Charleston: rs, Tulsre at New
Orleans
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Wont Pro Test for O'Brien
Before Forsokjno Bouqh


That fanaticism still will be burn
ing when Collector Marshall calls
for the Giants laundry this week
end, even though one of his best
strong-arm agents is missing from
the squad. Cliff Battles collected
almost half of the shirts single
handed last year Now Battles is
coach at Columbia. The burden OF
the collection work falls upon the
shoulders OF Singing Sammy Baugh.
You hear from the Southwest that
Davey "Slingshot' O'Brien is all
the passer that Baugh is, but the
pros around the National League
shake their heads. Without having
seen O'Brien at work, they doubt 1t.
"A year OF pro ball" says Potsy
Clark Of Brooklyn, has taught
Sammy tricks that O'Brien never
will know till he plays pro football
himself. You can't match a college
passer with a pro passer. If the boy
is a good natural thrower, he'll learn
fast. as Baugh did last year and
Cecil Isbell this year. But he mas to
come to school to learn
Injury deviled Baugh early this
season, but now they say Samuel
has found the target again and IS
pitching better than ever before. His
passes clinched the Pittsburgh game
last week, giving Washington its
chance at the play-ofI. Samuel
seems to be hot.
If he Is. so much the better. The
Giants believe they can match and
TOP him with their own veteran
right handed hurler, Eddie Danow-
ski, once Of Fordham. Big Ed is
giving Sam a breathless race for
league passing honors. The two are
neck and neck as they come charg-
Ing into the stretch.
Baugh has completed So out OF 116
for . total of S22 yards. Danowski
has rung the bell 68 times In ia
throws for yardage amounting to
Sl9. They virtually are neck-and-
neck, and Danowski has a chance to
equal Baugh's record, established
last year, Of 81 competitions in q
season.
Naturally there is more to the
laundry squad than just Samuel
Baueh. The Washington line Is big,
strong, fast and experienced, and
Andy Farkas. rookie back from De-
troit, is doing a fair impersonation
Of the great Battles.
New York Is a slight favorite be-
cause she can field two good teams,
both fresh and ready. But that does
not daunt Mr.. George Preston Mar
shall, the wet wash collector. He
expects to collect twice as many
shirts as usual, which means twice as
much business.
(copyrisht. 1888, BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1ne.)
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Hole in Floor Aids
RussIer to Win
y the Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. L.
Danny McShain invented a new
hold-the mat smother-to de-
fend successfully his claim to
the light-heavyweight wrestling
championship here.
Repeated slams broke a board
in the ring floor. McShain quick
ly crammed Red" Berry's head
into the crevice and Topped atop
him.
Behold-the mat smother. It's
potent.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Wisconsin Hohors Pair

MADISON, Wis, Dec. / R.-
HOWE Weiss, fullback, and Vince
Gavre, quarterback, have been
named honorary co-captains of the
Wisconsin 1888 football team.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Giants Will Seek Revenge
As Well os Their Shirts

The Giants will look for revenge,
as we'll as their laundry, this COM
ing Sabbath. Once more they meet
the Redskins with the Eastern pro
football title at stake, the winner
to face Green Bay or Detroit In the
play-of1 for the ultimate champion
ship.
Mr.. Marshall, the wet wash king.
IS very anxious to keep the Giants
business for himself.
IF they don't give me their
ahirts voluntarily" says the earnest
young washboard- -belaborer, Il win
lust have to take them. The Giants
don't know what is good for them.
am acting in their best interests.
They want to send the laundry to
Detroit or Green Bay this time.
Well, 1 hate to knock a competitor,
but they won't get the same kind OF
service.
1--WE seen the sort of work they
do out there-cuffs torn, buttons
missing, collar shrunk. I don't care
what Mara says. III be doing him
q favor when I send my own boys
70 collect the Giants shirts, and. II
we have to do it over the Giants
dead bodies, we'll, maybe that can
oe arranged. Marshall service stops
at nothing"
SO saying. the scholarly cleanser
began to leaf through his collection
of early American laundry slips, the
envy OF connoisseurs all over the
world. He pasted 3-cornered l7S6
specimen in his book, threw away
duplicate, and licked his chops lov-
.ngly over an early Rembrandt un-
dershirt. The fanatical zeal Of the
collector cleaned in his eye.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Make 1910 Grid Dote

Cornell and Army will meet in
football in 1940
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Nora No,v Rated Lone Threat Louis Heavyweight Supremacy
From the d.
Press Box
Marshall Plans Second
Laundering for Giants
Nv JOHN LARDNER,

SPECIAL IOrrebpOHQSHt CA 4uV SsAAs
NEW YORK, Dec. Last year
the New York football Giants lost
their shirts to Mr.. George Preston
Marshall, the wet wash king. OF
Washington. who promised to have
them back in a week, with not too
much starch in the collars.
Well. you know how it Is with
these laundry fellows. The shirts
still are missing. and the Giants
have decided that the only way to
recover their washing is to sand
bag Mr.. Marshall when he visits
New York next Sunday, hijack his
truck and take the stuff away. They
will hold Mr.. Marshall personally
responsible for every missing but
ton.
And next year adds Mr.. Tim
othy Mara, owner of the Giants,
we will send our laundry some
where else. Once this Marshall
gets hold of your shirt, you can kiss
1t goodbye"
This is not so much a knock at
Mr.. Marshall's laundry, which gives
good service, as a slam at his foot
ball team, the Washington Red
skins, which collected those shirts
from the Giants in person. to the
tune of seven touchdowns, and went
on from there to win the profess
sional championship of the world.
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Social and Personal
Cd MINNEAPOLIS O
MOdernette Club

MOdernette Club
The Modernettes held their reg
ular semi-monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Erlene Donaldson of
Minneapolis. The evening was
spent packing and delivering
Thanksgiving baskets. Those who
made contributions for the baskets
other than club members were:
Mrs. C. w. Glenn, Mrs. Griffin,
Mrs. E. v. Brooks, Mrs. VIM. Co
dette, Mrs. E. Lacy, Mrs. r. Wal
lace, Mrs. H. Anderson, Mr.. Curtis
Raymond, Mrs. D. Jackson, Mrs.
Artie Boyd and Mrs. P. Jackson.
Plans for a Christmas party on
Tuesday, December 20, at the
Sterling Club were completed. The
next meeting will be held Tues
day, December 6, at the home
of Mrs. Helen Galloway of 739
Rondo street.
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Criterion Art Club Exhibit

The Criterion Art Club is ex-
tending an invitation to their
friends to attend their Annual Art
Exhibit on Monday, December IL,
at 8 p. M, at the home of Mrs.
w. A. Young of BAL st. Anthony
Ave. The exhibit will last for two
hours. The club held its semi
monthly meeting on Monday, No
vember %, at the home of Mrs.
Fred Schuck of 844 Fuller Ave.
The next regular meeting will be
Monday, December 5, at the home
of Mrs. Alice Melker Taylor of
455 st. Anthony Ave. q
Guests at G.. FergusOns
Messrs. C. and w. Perry of St.
Paul and their sister, Mrs. Grace
Renfro of Minneapolis, were
Thanksgiving dinner guests of their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Ferguson of 419 Sherburne Ave.
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WELCOME HALL NEWS

The Welcome Hall football team
celebrated the closing Of their
football season with a banquet
given by the center with the as
sistance Of the Welcome Hall Aux
iliary. Mr.. Holman and Mr.. ~Moy-
nough Of John Marshall High
School, Reverend Boyd Patrick and
Jimmie Lee of Halle Q. Brown,
]. w. Lee of the American Legion,
and Peter mcfarland of the I'm
ion Gospel Mission were the guest
speakers.
Those members of the football
team attending the banquet were:
Herbert Russell, Merle Collins, Lit
Teton Gardner, John Thomas, Will
liam Robinson, Perry MCGEE, Frank
Shine, Eddie Withers, Chester Har-
ris, Simeoun Scroggins, Captain
Robert Anderson and Coach Leslie
Warren.
Mrs. G. Hoffman, member of
Manchester Church, gave an inter
esting talk on India at the Young
Peoples meeting Sunday, Novem-
Der q. She was accompanied by
Mrs. H. Wallace. All young people
are urged TO attend these meetings
on Sundays from 8 to 4 at Wei
come Hall.
The Welcome Hall Girl Reserves
gave their ceremonial Tuesday, No
vember %, at Welcome Hall. Miss
Katherine Plad Of the Y. w. C. A.
gave an interesting talk on the
purpose of the Girl Reserves. A
reading was given by Edith Mas
she. Many interesting games were
played. Mrs. Leona Montague is
the advisor.
Bliss Latimer, Reporter.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Miss Barbara Hampton enter
tanned 10 guests at her birthday
party on November %. The eve
ming was spent in playing games.
A program was also rendered.
Refreshments were served. Mrs.
Della Douglas chaperoned the
party.
The Sterling Club WOmen's
Auxiliary will entertain members
and friends with a pref Christmas
Dance at the club house Wednes-
day night, December Z, 9 p. m, un-
til. $40 cash prize. Mrs. Curtis
Raymond and Mrs. Ralph Ward,
cO-chairmen.-AdV.
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B. s. C. P. Auxiliary!

The st. Paul Auxiliary to the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers held its regular meeting on
Monday, November 81, at Welcome
Hall. The Penny-A-Day- Rally was
extended another month. Election
of officers was held with the fol-
lowing results: Mrs. Carrie B.
McWatt, reelected president; Mrs.
Dorothy Compton, first yice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Mandrilla Cooper, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. Carrie l..
Lindsay, secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
Annie Salenia Foster, reelected
recording secretary. Officers ap-
pointed by the president included
Mrs. Brightie Meade, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Lelah Jackson,
chairman of membership commit
tee; Mrs. Evalyn Ball, porteress;
Mrs. Eva Carr Taylor, chairman of
the entertainment committee; Mrs.
G.. Ferguson, sentinel; Mrs. Matte
Avery, chairman Of the sick COM
mittee; Mrs. Ethel Phillips, chap
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Dramatic Twelve!
The Dramatic Twelve will hold
its next regular meeting today
friday at the home Of Mrs. Lii
Ian Hickman Of S12 st. Anthony
Avenue.
Dinner Guests!
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Gwynne, Jr.,
of 300 N. Chatsworth Street had
as their Thanksgiving dinner
guests Mr.. Mallileu Voolfolk, Mrs.
Valerie Turner, Mrs. Loretta Will
liams, and Mrs. Beatrice Boyd.
After dinner the guests and the
hostess spent the evening in sew
eral nitery spots in Minneapolis.
Vitality Club!
The Vitality Club held its regular
meeting, Tuesday, November 20,
at the home of Mrs. Janice Logan
of $50 Thomas Street.