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and is now executive director Of
the Central Office for Eastern In
tercollegiate Athletics, and from
now on will be referred to as
high commissioner"
This newest fandangle Of the
Eastern college set is the hub of
55 colleges, IL associations and
seven sports, loosely woven into q
federation Of sorts.
MOULDS GROUPS
Each will keep its entity, but
it will be the job Of Bushnell to
act as an administrative officer
for each circuit and attempt to
mould together groups that have
divergent aims and interests.
This should be one grand job of
hard work, as there is nothing in
the way of past organizations Of a
similar nature to serve as a guide.
He can consider the Western Con.
ference, the Southern Conference,
the Southeastern Conference, the
Southwest Conference and the Pa.
cific Coast Conference to annex
ideas from, but, for the most part,
must start from scratch.
STARTS BALL ROLLING
The central office was estab.
lished about two months ago, but
it was only yesterday that Bush.
nell officially embarked on his new
office and started the ball rolling.
He is established at the Hotel
Roosevelt, in New York, and for
the next few days is in for a furi-
GUS time organizing his permanent
setup and staging series of meet
ings with the varied collegiate as
sociations.
Tomorrow the Eastern Intercol.
legiate Baseball League, the East
ern intercollegiate Basketball
League, the Eastern intercollegiate
Swimming League, the Intercollegi-
ate Ice Hockey Association and
the Heptagonal Games Association
will schedule arrangements for the
1938-39 season, under the super
vision of Bushnell in his new
Roosevelt Hotel setup.
ANNUAL MEETING ON TAP
Friday the annual meeting of
the Eastern intercollegiate Associ-
alton, supplemented by informal
get-togethers of those interested
in boxing, soccer, fencing, base
ball, lacrosse, track, croSS-country,
tennis, basketball, hockey, swim
ming, wrestling and golf will take
place in these newly decorated Of
fices of Bushnell in the Hotel
Roosevelt.
On Saturday is listed the all-day
meeting of the executive commit
tee of the American Olympic Com
mittee. AS the majority of college
athletic directors attend this con-
clave, it is one of the major dates
on the Central Office schedule.
And even Sunday of this week,
Asa Buchnell will be at some meet
ing or other, for on that day. a
special meeting of the I. c. "A is
scheduled.
DROP SOME OFFICIALS
An important issue of the East.
ern intercollegiate Association
meeting is the approval and rating
tabulation of football officials for
the 1888 season. Ten per cent Of
the lowest ranking officials, will
be automatically dropped from the
list and new ones added.
This was the job of Walter Oke-
son for several years, but who re-
tired, effective this year, with
Bushnell assuming the job. This
is not much of task, but merely
a mechanical step of placing the
top-ranking officials in the top
ranking games.
Okeson, however, has not com.
pletely divorced himself from the
national collegiate football picture.
He still will retain his post Of in
terpreting the rules of the game.
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piece.
LOUD COMPLAINTS
Whereupon. Duffy promptly
lodged the following loud and
vehement complaints with Ed
wards;
/. That he wasn't a forgotten
sprinter, long or otherwise.
2. That at eighty-odd he could
outstep a lot of guys he saw
around these days, who called
themselves runners.
8. That he was postmaster
of a lot of Jiu JitSu holds.
4. That he could toss that
guy Corum out a window any
time the mood happened to
strike him.
We'll" magnanimously agreed
"Big Bill" I'll take you around
to see him some time and let
you try it,"
Last night they came. Maybe
It's just as we'll that l was late.
BIG BILL WATTS
Big Bill" waited. We ordered
our New Year lemonades and
settled down to talk about foot
ball at Princeton. You can al
ways talk about football at
Princeton. Even in the years
when they have trouble playing
1t.
Big Bill" of course. went
there. I also went-betting on
Princeton the two years that
Larry Kelley was catching those
passes in Palmer Stadium.
Which doesn't matter. The
things that matter in one mans
short span are like the echo of
the bell on Nassau Hall, that
will ring in Big Bill Edwards
heart as long as he lives.
THAT young Tom Mountain"
he said, will make a great cap
tain for us next year. His dad
was in school while I was there"
EVERY CAPTAIN GREAT
Every new captain of the
Tigers will be a great captain
with Bill And if they do not
prove to be in performance
Well. they will have been great
captains in retrospect.
Big Bill" was the leader of
the Tiger pack in '99. They
were the first Tiger team in the
ancient series ever to score a
second successive victory over
the Bulldog.
Not that the boys in blue
didn't give 'em a tough march
for their marbles on that au-
tumn afternoon in go. They
did. They almost always do.
B1ffy Lea was the Tiger coach.
All fall he had been working in
a tricky end run that was to
fool the stalWart. but occasion
ally not too brilliant Ellis. 1t
worked early in the game, and
Princeton had a touchdown.
WHEELER KICKS POINT
What was to prove to be the
deciding factor in the game"
said Bill. was Bert Wheeler'S
perfect punt out to Hutchinson
after the touchdown. Hutch
heeled it directly in front of
the goal and Bert then boosted
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h is summer
camp on the
Candle Lakes.
l wro t e 4
piece about
his souvenirs,
listing among
them a pair
O f t r a c X
& h 0 e S o t
some lon 9
I or 6 o t t e n
sprinter.
It developed
t h at t h e
W e ! e M +.
Duffy's track
shoes. a n 4
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was William J. Duffy. young
fellow of IS who'd come along
to prove that he could toss me
out a window, if he felt in the
mood.
But see tnat this is going
to need a little explaining. Once
while visiting Bill Edwards at
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the falSetto, in fact, U. S. C.
thinks the boy has been so
highly publicized that the school
that gets him will come in for
more than its share of abuse as
a proSelyter and worse, not too
desirable prospect with the Tro-
JAMS because they're being
"snooted" by California and
Stanford as it is. Besides. they
had one unfortunate experience
a few years back.
GUEST AT ROSE BOWL
This came about through the
appearance on the campus of a
great star from the Southwest
who didn't stay long enough to
even get a number on his rear,
with the result that all the school
got out of the deal was the i'm
piled onus. And all the player
got was a note from the deans
office, enclosing regrets with the
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Fight Results

BY international News Service
AT NEW YORK-Jimmy Lancaster,
1871, Wilmington, Del, decisioned Young
Chappie. 1873, Albany. n. Y. 6); Andre
Jesserun, $50, New York, outpointed
frankie Cinque, 141, New York (9.
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SEASON RECORDS
High team set-square Deal, 1879;
Quality Shop, 1900.
High team game-Square Deal, 656;
Shaffer Flower Shop, 654
High individual game-Guethler, 1856;
Hsuser, $50.
High individual set-Hauser, 427i
King, 410.
High individual average Hauser.
iIa-s' iIa-s w. haHilie' 4l'A' 0uefnieE'
High individual 8 -res-H. Browni
1876; Honey, 131.
High individual strikes-Guethler. 81;
Doyle, 26.
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ASA Bushnell, 'CSAr'
Of Eastern Sports,
Begins NeW Duties
By CHICK KENNY

The Judge Lands of Eastern college sports off
flee yesterday.
Asa Bushnell bespecacled graduate manager athletics
Princeton University who graduated from the Nassau in
stuton in 1921 has given his athletic desk Princeton
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PLAZA CUNT SCORES

The basketball quintet of Plaza
Wine and Liquor Stores defeated
Morris Boys Club last night by .
score of 40 to "a.
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it straight over the croSS-bar to
give us an additional point"
In those days that was 6
points. not 7. Yale came right
back with a touchdown of her
own. and when the fellow who
was going to try for the extra
point came trotting out in the
excitement. Captain Edwards
put en- a terrific beef to the ref.
That mans not in the game!"
he beloved. who is he? Throw
the mugg out"
Why, Bill" protested the Of
ficial. that's Gordon Brown,
who's been playing against you
all afternoon. He just went over
to the sideline to get cap be-
fore he kicked You amt been
looking where you were going
apparently"
BREATHES EASIER
Was our hero's face Yale blue?
You can we'll imagine. He
breathed easier. however, when
Brown missed the extra point.
Not so easy, when Al Sharpe, of
Yale, came through with a As
yard field goal and the Blue led,
10 to 5. A field goal was 5
points.
Then. before he knew it, the
timekeeper was saying to Bill:
"One minute to play, Captain
Edwards" ."
Half the minute slipped by.
There was one last, desperate
chance Turning to Arthur Poe
next to the last of the six foot
ball PoeS of Princeton, Bill said:
You've got to kick field goal,
Arthur"
Arthur never had tried one,
but the PoeS didn't know the
word, no. He dropped back to
kick.
STABLE MAN
Now, Big Bill" then and now,
was a man with a sizable ca
boose. AS he locked his arms
around the legs of his center and
tackle. he began to suffer from
the obseSSion that Poe'S kick was
going to hit him in spot where
it would be highly undignified
for a Princeton captain to be
hit in such circumstances. Not
to mention, N this case, entirely
disastrous.
Il kept trying to make myself
smaller and smaller back there" "
he says, and you can never i'm
agine my feeling of relief when
I looked up and saw the ball
sailing between the blessed goal
posts. We had won. IL to 10,
and I turned a complete somer-
sault and collapsed on the spot"
There was always a Poe at
Princeton, it seems. And there
also was a Poe at Loos on Sep
tember morning in a dawn at
tack, when Johnny Poe of Prince
ton, went up the hill with the
Black Watch and did not come
down again.
There's a breathless hush in
the close tonight
Tn to make and the match to
win
A humping pitch and a binding
light,
An hour to play and the last
man in"
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PRINCETON ALWAYS RED-HOT
GRID TOPIC

NEW YORK. Jan, ! I.NS)-Mr. William H. Edwards
Princeton dropped in the Chatham to see me last
evening with of his boy friends Unfortunately was
late for the appointment and the boy friend who had
l;tt1n snnninn out GONE before there. He
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BILL CORUM'S
COLUMN

Bill Edpards Drops in COrum out OF WindOW,
With Young FelIou of IS Long-fOrgOtten Sprinter'
Who Wants to Toss Is William J. Duffy
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WHEELER KICKS POINT

What was to prove to be the
deciding factor in the game"
said Bill. was Bert Wheeler's
perfect punt out to Hutchinson
after the touchdown. Hutch
heeled it directly in front of
the goal and Bert then boosted
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LOUD COMPLAINTS

that he chanced to re a d the
piece.
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

leveldeck. Once there he soon saw
what the movement had been.
Fifty great casks Of acid had
been lashed in a corner Of the
hold, laShed and set on wooden
runners. The runners had slipped
and the entire mass was moving
slightly as the AndaluSia rolled.
In an instant more, he saw, the
strain would cause the lashings to
slip or perhaps break, and the
casks would roll about with every
movement Of the ship, breaking
finally and spreading their con-
tents over the combuStible cargo
in the bottom level. Surely that
would be destroyed-and more
than possibly a fire would start
which might quickly become un-
controllable under the circum-
stances.
"The windpipe," Joe cried aloud,
and then he knew that he hadn't
time to reach the top level where
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
CARGO WATCH
Daily Short Story
BY SHANE O'NEILL~

, knows what the cenJer must have
been like. Let's see. what did we
lose" His eyes quested about the
boat deck, and saw that the rail
ings had been carried away. and
that all life boats were stove in
The radio shack was shat
tered wreck, from which Sparks
head could be seen peering wiSt
fully. Still the captain grinned his
! wintery grin. Yep, we were
damned lucky. mister" he re
peated.
AYE, sir" The mate answered
by the way, captain. where's that
cadet-that BronweI'"
IT sent him below - cargo
watch" the captain answered. u
guess he went to his bunk-muSt
be there now. He was scared stiff.
But the mate had noticed some
thing in Joe's face that led him to
doubt the masters analysis. It'll
go below and look sir" he said.
The mate was gone for about q
quarter hour. For few minutes
he spoke earnestly to the captain.
They are taking him to the sick
bay now, sir" he finished. No
bones broken. He was still con-
scious when come across him" !"
Late that evening a pale Cadet
Brownell stood shakily in the pres
ence of his captain.
What you did today, Brownell," |"
the captain said gruffily, lis what
is expected of every seaman. It
is a tradition of the sea for every
man to stick to his post, regardless
of every condition" McInneS rose
from his desk, and walked over to
the youth. He put his hand on
Brownells shoulder, and a differ
ent, warmer tone came into his
voice.
You've lived up to that tradi-
ton like a man, son." he said.
You're a shipmate to be proud
of. Now get below, and get some
more rest"
The door of the battered radio
shack opened, as he passed by,
and Sparks called, Hello Kid
where were you during the
storm"
Twenty-four hours before, Joe
would have resented that question
bitterly, have hated Sparks for
asking it, with his sly, inSinuating
voice. Now it made no difference.
"Me?" Joe answered casually,
Mech, I was just on cargo
watch"
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inspiration Called Key to Success
veg
Old Skipper on Radio at 113O Sunday

ing or dancing and another would
rather fool around with a tool
chest and a bunch Of nails.
That's not hard to answer for
this would be a tiresome old
world If everybody agreed with
everyone else. It would be like a
Yes" mems convention. Inspira-
ton is the thing that molds our
futures. Personal likes and dis
likes will follow their own natural
bent in seeking q career without
coaching from the side lines.
INSPIRATION. lis to pattern
our virtues after q worthy IDOL
and then use all of our power to
make the place in which we live
BETTER for our having ben
there.
If we were all inspired to be
great singers or actors, where
would we get the lawyers to draw
up the contract. E. or the theaters
in which to play. or the audi
ence to pay the bill?
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Go aft" said Mr.. Rodgers, the
third officer, and read the log"
He didn't even glance at Cadet
Brownell, who said, AYE, aye. sir"
The dial, which somewhat re-
sembled the face Of an old-faSh'
ioned speedometer, was attached to
a line, which in turn stretched sew
eral hundred feet aft into the seas
which raced behind the old Anda-
lusia as she ploughed through the
Gulf of Mexico.
At the end of the line was q
metal contrivance, cigar-shaped,
and covered with spiraling fins.
Known as the fish, this object
revolved as the ship pulled it along,
causing the line to revolve as well,
and, through the mechanism,
showed the number Of knots
Travelled since the previous read
ing.
AS young Brownell carefully
noted the reading, his name was
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w e IL, W h o
would W A N T
to . and be.
sides, the sow's
ear is W ort h
much more to
the SOW"
The expires
sion was meant
to imply that
you ca n n o t
FORCE q per.
son to be some
thing they ARE
NOT or to learn
q profe S sion
against their
i'll, M ny
The Washington times., 1938-08-18

If a youngster is really inspired
by the feats Of his or her idol,
they will pattern themselves along
the same lines, no matter what
occupation it may be. Children
cannot be DRIVEN into a profes-
sion. but the star of INSPIRA-
TON will often lead the way.
The inspiration to hold double
header ball game on Sunday
causes the "Old Skipper" to shift
his broadcast time on WJSV
again and we will be on the air
at 1880, instead Of 100 o'clock. :.
make q note Of the time. thanks.
THE OLD SKIPPER.
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S. Public Works
In 20 States 0. K. d

G.NS) PWA today announced
approval of IS Public Works prof.
ects in 20 States with total conAl
struction cost of $8,350,379 and
PWA grants Of So, ISL, ,666.
Largest project was 81 ,523 ,104
paving project for Birmingham,
Ala, for which PWA granted $685.
2O7
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Company r of Marines
Wins Tunney Trophy

heavyweight champion, donated
for the reserve company supreme
in athletic achievement and
craftsmanship"
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CURIOSITY VS.. CAUTION


you'll be seeing your first real
storm at sea, Kid" he said, land
from the looks of this report it
must be a lulu" He read aloud
from the carbon copy he held in
his other hand. Hurricane fol-
lowing a northeasterly path from
Vera Cruz toward Florida Keys:
120-mile velocity reported. All
vessels head for nearest safe an
chorage."
Joe shook his head. "Outside
Of the fact that 1t must be a
tough storm, I DON'T" he said.
The other laughed shortly.
"You willard 1t won't take long.
We're two days steaming from
any such port, and we're directly
in the path of the blow. We
ought to run into it in about five
or six hours"
Joe hurried forward to the
bridge. and gave the message to
Mr.. Rodgers, who read it by the
light of the pinnacle. Then he
cursed quietly but thoroughly.
Sparks had been right. The
hurricane was a lulu. He was
wrong, however, in his time COM
putation. Captain McInnes had
barely made the bridge when the
glass began to fall rapidly.
1t wasn't then that Joe Brom-
well knew what fear was for the
first time in his life. It was half
an hour later. He was out on the
bridge, and it was really light by
then, light with a sort Of luni-
nous grayness. The air itself was
heavy.
Then Joe felt the fear Of the
unknown-that primitive unrea-
soning terror. The captain glanced
at him sharply.
She's going to hit soon, son, -
he said brusquely, but not unkind-
ly, land we can't have any trouble
here on the bridge" He hesitated
a moment, as he saw the shamed
protest in the youths eyes. "It's
all right. No man ever saw one
of these coming at him who didn't
feel what you're feeling right now.
But we are ready for tive know
what to expect. Get below into
No. 2 hold, and report through the
annunciator wind tube If the cargo
starts to shift"
AS Joe began to climb down
the forward companionway, the
first screaming outriderS Of the
hurricane struck the Andalusia
Fighting the wind he made his
way to the deck and to the trap
beside the main hatch cover lead
ing to the cargo hold. Once there
he looked about for last time al
the now completely blackened sky
looked out forward over the bow
and saw a foam-capped mountain
of water reared over the ship.
His flaShlight showed Joe the
masterswitch for the lights in the
hold, and he snapped it on. It was
eerie there, with one naked look
ing bulb for each level merely ac-
centuating the shadows intrudine
upon the lighted area.
STORM DEVILS
He finally reached the bottom
level, and started back, barrel!
able to maintain his grip on th'
rope rungs. Even there, shut il
the bowels Of the ship. he coulC
hear the Screech Of the storm
devils. He was about to pass thu
next level when he thought he saw
movement in one Of the din
corners.
II have to check it," he NUT
tered to himself, and braced him
self for a swing Of his ladder tina
would permit him to lump to tn
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CAMP RITCHIE, Md. Aug. 18.
Company F, of the Districts Fifth
Battalion, Marine Corps, was the
proud possessor today of the
trophy Gene Tunney. retired
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times the "Old Skipper" has been
asked at the WJSV additions just
WHY one youngster in q family
will take such an interest in sing
The Washington times., 1938-08-18
BY DON HLX

Heigh-Ho, ShipmateS! Someone
once said that You can't make a
silk purse out Of q sow'S ear"
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men of the sea were apprehensive.

it was. There was nothing to do,
he thought, and then noticed a
great iron bar lying on the deck
at his feet.
If he could wedge the bar be-
tween the bulkhead and the shift
ing rails on one side, it would hold
the entire mass tight against the
bulkhead on the other side. Grab.
bing it, he waited the next shift
of the rails and their burden and
slipped it between, along the deck.
CAUGHT IN TRAP
AS he did so he realized that
the pressure on it lessened with
the pitch of the vessel, that he
would have to hold it in place. AS
the thought came to him, the sin
gle bulb lighting the level flick
cred and went out-and his only
light was the faint glow cast into
the well by lights on the upper
and lower levels.
Joe wondered whether he would
ever see daylight again, whether
he would be drowned there in the
hold like a rat in a trap. It be
gan to seem like an evil, ruthless
dream, a dream from which he
could not awaken.
It was three in the afternoon
pardon, six bells-when Captain.
McInnes sighed with deep relief.
The wind was still high, the water
still lowered above the blunt nose
of the Andalusia-but it was over,
the worst of it.
I'VE were lucky, mister" he re-
marked to the chief mate.
Damned lucky. We just went
through the edge of her. God
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called, and he turned to see blaze
of light as the door Of the radio
shack opened.
Hey, kid" Sparks was only a
year or two the elder, but he liked
to call the cadet, Kid C'mere a
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Paul Y. Bum
Funeral Held

Last rites for Paul v. Bum, 81,
retired vice president of the Rem
ington Cash Register Co., lion,
N. Y, were held today at the
Joseph Gawler funeral chapel,
TOO block Pennsylvania Ave. N.
w., with the Rev. DR.. Albert j.
Mccartney, pastor of the Church
Of the Covenant, officiating. In
terment was private.
Mr.. Bum died Thursday in
Newark, N. j. He was stricken on
an airplane carrying him to his
home from Florida where he had
gone for his health.
At the time of his death, he was
president of the New York Ma
sonic Club. He had been working
for about six years on a biography
of Theodore Roosevelt, during
whose presidential administration
he served as chief clerk of the
Civil Service Commission. He re-
tired two years ago as vice presi-
dent of the Remington Company.
A sister, Miss Myrtle Bum, and
q brother, Alexander Bum, both
Of Washington; a son, Milo B.
Bum, East Orange, N. j.; daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eustace Adams, Miami
Beach, Fla, and a sister-in-law,
Temple Bailey, author, Of this city,
survive,
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MEYNELL RITE
TO Be MONDAY

Funeral services for Joseph
Meynell, so, Department Of JUS
tice employee and for more than
five years an usher at the Wash
ington Cathedral, will be held
Monday at 1880 p. m. in Bethle-
hem Chapel of the Cathedral with
the Very Rev. Noble c. Powell,
D. D., dean of the Cathedral. Of.
floating. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Meynell died suddenly at
hi, home, 200 block Ascot Pl.
N. E.. on Wednesday after short
illness.
For more than 20 years he was
a member of the accounts division
of the Justice Department. He
was a member of the Ushers'
Guild and at one time was asso.
ciated with the Trinity Diocesan
Church, where he was superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school.
His widow, Mrs. Kate B. Mey-
nell, and three daughters, Mrs.
Hilda B. Herbert. Mrs. Kathleen
II. Fekete and Miss Mary Meynell,
all Of Washington, survive.