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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-01-13
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TAVALY SZENTERMELES

Pennsylvania, Maryland es
West Virginia harom megye-
ieben az 1937-ik ev soran
mintegy negyven percenttel
volt nagyobb a szentermeles,
mint az elozo evben.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-01-13

- Hiszen ez mem Willis Dick! Willard
Rickie neve es a F6n0k 0ccse Vigyaz-
zatok nindnyajan! Ra akar szedni ben
neteket! A F0n0k testvere!
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Fv the Associated Press.

tHc AbsOCldted fTeS6.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15-Minne-
sofas mighty men OF the gridiron,
their powerhouse dynamited today by
q scrappy Michigan wrecking crew,
unveiled a puzzling passing attack to
come from behind with six minutes
to play and win, 7 to 6.
Some $4,000 homecoming fans saw
the Big Ten champions retain the
historic little brown jug in a game
in which Coach Fritz Crisler's Huskies
gained the edge in everything but the
final score.
In the last quarter, with Michigan
holding a 6 to edge after q great
90-yard march up the field, Coach
Bernie Bierman's squad called on the
injured Harold Van Every, triple
threat halfback, to search for Success
through the air.
Van Every shot a perfect strike from
his own 4S-yard line to Bill johnson,
substitute right end, who caught the
ball on the Michigan 18 and plunged
to the IA. Two plunges took the ball
to the 10. Then Van Every stepped
back and pitched another strike to
Halfback Wilbur Moore. He grabbed it
on the Michigan 3 and hit the goal at
the extreme corner of the field.
Quarterback George Faust place.
kicked the extra point, something that
Dan smick, Michigan end, had failed
to do in the first few minutes Of the
last quarter.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
RAMSANDPURDUE
END BATTLE 6 TO 6
Boi|ermakers Make Three
GoaI.Line Stands After
Foes Pile Yardage.
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct l5.-Fordham's
Rams took Purdue's Boilermakers for
a ride for life at the Polo Grounds
today but all they got was q SIS tie
that amounted to q stunning upset
viewed by $1,000 frantic, sweltering
spectators.
Fordham, victimized by three gal
liant goal line stands in the first bali
during which the Ram backs, led by
Sophomore Leonard Eshmont of At
las. Pa, piled up 251 yards from rush.
ing, scored on a 49-yard sprint by
Eshmont in the third period only to
have Purdue come back to tie the
score.
Hero of the Boilermakers return
drive was Lou Brock, who capped a
great day Of running and kicking with
q 17-yard touchdown rush early in
the final period.
Both teams, badly rushed by lines
that reared to superb heights in the
crisis, missed chances for victories
with placement kicks that were carbon
copies.
Pete Holovak's try for Fordham
was wide and high and SO was the
desperate try made by Brock
Evening star., 1938-10-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY lne hSSOCldteQ freSs,
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. l5.-The
Army's stout-hearted Cadets rallied
three times today after being moved
down by terrific aerial blasting to gain
their seventh consecutive victory over
Harvard team, 20 to IT. before
IS 900 football fans. largest the sta
dium has housed this season.
With five minutes remaining,
Charles (Huey) Long prevented a
third Harvard touchdown by inter-
cepting a pass on his 1-yard line and
running it back to his 90 There he
launched an aerial that Woody Wilson
caught in midfield and carried it to
within IL inches of Harvard's last line,
where he was overhauled by Torbie
Macdonald. Long then crashed inside
his left tackle and Army banners were
raised on high for the first time in
the 55 minutes Of heart-stirring action.
Cadets Twice Tie Score.
Twice before the Cadets, who were
outplayed by wide margin during
the first half, pulled into deadlocks,
but Harvard appeared to have them
beaten. after the injured Clarence
(Chief) Boston broke l4to-14 tie
by place-kicking a 2o-yard field goal,
just minute before Long and Wilson
combined to dash Crimson hopes with
devastating suddenness.
The two other Army touchdoWns
were turned in by Quarterback Art
Frontczak on 81 and 80 yard runs, the
second coming on the kickoff after
Harvard had pulled ahead, for the sec
ond time, in the third quarter.
Harvard, with Fullback Ben Smith
ploughing in magnificent fashion. and
its tricky passing attack clicking to
perfection. reeled off six first downs
before it finally scored, on an 8-yard
pass that Don Daughters received
from Frank Foley in the Cadets end
zone, giving Harvard a 10 lead at the
half.
The slippery Frontczak scored on
the sixth play of the second half, after
he had returned the KICKOFF to
Army's 80. Harvard set up its second
touchdown when Macdonald rolled
punt to Army's 3-yard line and Wilson
returned it to his IS. Bobby James, in
for Foley at the time, wiped out IS
yards by contracting Capt. Bobby
Green through the air and then aimed
a perfect pass at Macdonald In the
Army end zone.
Cadet Sub Prevents Score.
Harvard opened the fourth period by
marching IS yards to Armys S, where
Bill Kelleher, a Cadet backfeld re-
placement, prevented score by throw
ing Sub Fullback Joe Gardella for a
l0-yard loss, a Harvard accident that
brought Boston into action for his
Evening star., 1938-10-16
BY the Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct Is
Sparked by Gil Humphrey, who labored
for two years in the shadow of Clint
Frank, Yale's twioe-beaten football
team today put on a second-half rally
that panicked the $4,000 customers in
the Yale Bowl and gave the Ellis a
81 decision over heavily favored Navy.
All Of the drama and all of Yale S
scoring was packed into that second
half A second period forward pass
from Lem Cooke to Ulmont White
head that covered Al yards and En-
NETT Woods successful conversion
gave the Midshipmen a TO lead
Humphrey. who had been consider
ably less than sensational for 80 min
utes, came back in the last half to
figure in 20 of Yale's 80 plays, set up
the touchdown with passes and line
bucks, pitch short one to Fullback
Bill Snavely for the touchdown, and
then boot the winning field goal from
Nays 17-yard line after the Midship-
men had stiffened and halted another
Eli drive.
Humphrey Gets Busy.
Yale definitely was determined to
score when it came out for the second
half, and it lost no time A punt was
downed on the sailors 4. Whitehead
punted out from the end zone and
Humphrey brought it up 10 yards to
the 80 Here the Cleveland senior
r'ared back and tossed a first-down
pass to Miller on the %. When his
next heave, to Dyess, fell out of the
latters hands in the end zone, it
looked as if Yale was through. But
not Humphrey.
Tearing around Nays right end,
he missed first down by inches. Wilson
made it over guard to the 8. Humph-
rey picked up yard, Wilson more
Humphrey made and, as the period
ended, it was fourth and to go for
q touchdown. On the first play of
the fourth quarter. Humphrey rif1ed
q short pass to Snavely over the
center, and Yale was l point away
from a tie.
Navy Kick Fails.
When his placement for the extra
point went wide. again it looked to be
Yale's finish, but the Bulldog had
another drive left, came 46 yards. 80
on two Humphrey passes, in eight
plays for first down on the Navy
IA and, when the Middle defense
frightened, sent Humphrey back for
the game winning kick
In the final minutes Cookies passes
brought Navy down to Yale's 9, and
Wood tried field goal from the IS,
but fell short of the mark. Thereby
Evening star., 1938-10-16
DUKE DRIVE TRIPS
GEORGIA TECH, SO
Score Follows 0'Mara's 60.
Yard Return of Kick k-0ff
Opening Last Half.
BY .he Associated Press.

DURHAM, N. c., Oct. l5.-Duke's
powerhouse struck quickly at the first
of the second half and defeated
Georgia Tech, 60. here today in an
interconference game witnessed by a
crowd of $4,000.
The touchdown. 7-yard right
tackle slice by Wesley McAfee, ended
an advance covering IS yards which
was started by Bob OMara's spectacu-
lar 60-yard return of the kickoff
opening the last half.
All the scoring power then was
packed in the next five plays. McAfee
in two tries got four yards at tackle,
then tried pass which failed On the
fourth down he shot the ball like
bullet to Jim Marion for IA yards to
Georgia Techs 7-yard stripe. McAfee
then ran far to his right, cut back
through wide hole and crossed the
goal line virtually untouched.
Specialist Picks Point.
Coach Wallace Wade rushed
Anthony Ruffa, a tackle and point
kicking specialist. into the game to
try for the extra point from place.
ment, but the ball sailed wide.
Georgia Tech extensively never
carried the ball beyond the Duke 22-
varH limo
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Scoring Sprains
Grid Aces Ankle

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. Is R.-
Wilbur Moore, Minnesota halfback,
suffered 4 serious sprain of his left
ankle when he made the winning
touchdown against Michigan today.
Coach Bernie Bierman, after
studying X-rays and hearing doc
tors reports, announced Moore
had not fractured his ankle, but the
injury was serious. There was no
indication how long he might Be
out Of servtea.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
4y the Associated Press.


'"A SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 15-Bomb-
ing the bewildered secondary with
magnificent poise and skill. Wilmeth
,6idat-Singh, 1.-THE back from New York,
threw three touchdown passes in the
last nine minutes of play to turn de-
feat into victory as Syracuse knocked
Cornell out Of the ranks of the un-
beaten with 19-to-17 triumph today.
A crowd Of $4,000, drawn by the
clash Of Central New York's two ma jor
unbeaten elevens, went absolutely
crazy in the tinal period in which, Just
to make it difficult, Ken Brown, Cor
hell back, took the kickoff after the
frst Orange score and dashed % yards
to put Cornell into the lead, II too.
It wasn't enough. Sidat-Singh re-
turned the KICKOFF to the Orange 40
and . moment later passed to Phil
Allen to put the ball on the Cornell ls.
Then the Orange lost the ball-and
apparently the ball game-on . FUN
bic.
Mccullough kicked magnificently to
Babe Ruth and the Orange hit the
road from its own 81. Sidat- Singh
took the bah from Ruth, dashed back
and passed over his shoulder to Ruth.
The ball was on the Cornell rs.
On the next play the pair worked
again. Ruth caught the pass on the
6-yard line. galloped over and Syra-
cuse was only flve points behind, IT,
IL, for the kick was of.
sThen came the break. Cornell was
moving smoothly in its own territory
when Vim Eichler lateraled as he was
being tackled. Allen grabbed the ball
out Of the air. syracuse lined up on
the Cornell 33 ana again 1t was Sidat-
Singh back He took the ball, eluded
Evening star., 1938-10-16
STUBBORN INDIANA
HOLDS HUSKERS, 90
Nebraska II Blocked Six Times
in Goalward Drives-Kick ,
Tries Go Awry. =

By II Associated Press. +.
LINCOLN. Nebr., Oct. 15.-Oppor.
tunity knocked repeatedly for Ne
oraskas Cornhuskers, but Indiana 8
Hoosiers knocked too, and their inter-
conference football game here today
ended in a scoreless deadlock before 4
crowd OF $1,000.
The Huskers were in scoring posi-
ton six times, but the Hoosiers didn't
take time to count. They used most OF
their efforts in blocking Nebraska's at
tempts. which seemed to lose force
when the goal line was close 1T hand.
Sophomore Halfback Herman Roh.
rig made four gallant attempts to
score for the Huskers by way Of field
goals. but each effort was wide or
Evening star., 1938-10-16
BAYLOR VICTOR, 14.0
Centenary Throttled by Patterson
and Alert Bear Line,

WACO. Tex, Oct. IS (P.-Two fine
backs dueled here today but Baylor's
Bullet Bill" Patterson had the most
help and showed Vicente Bynum and
his Centenary gentlemen into a 14-to-
0 defeat.
The Bears scored early in the first
quarter and again in the second Pc
riod, while the Baylor line rose to
throttle every Centenary thrust-sev-
eral of which were close.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
COLGATE CHECKS
LUCKMAN TO WIN
With Passing Star Foi|ed,
Columbia Takes First
Beating, II to 0.
By the Associated Press,

~ thiS AesCNiatcu 6IeSS,
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Coleate,s
Red Raiders threw up an air-tight
defense against Sid Luckman's passes
when 1t was necessary today and in 80
doing handed the Columbia Lions
their first setback of the season, IL
to 0. before $4,000 fans at Baker
Field.
Not only was Luckman throttled in
the pinches, but one of his aerials was
intercepted and run back by Howard
Herman so yards for Colgate's second
touchdown in the final period.
Out of the l6 passes attempted by the
al-America candidate, only five were
completed for total of 4S yards.
The Colgate defenders gave the pub
licized Lion ace, Luckman, about his
worst afternoon of the past three
seasons.
Colgate Shows Tough Trio.
Colgate, on the other hand, brought
out three ball luggers, Joe Hoague,
Harold Lube and Howard Herman,
who took turns tearing chinks out of
the Columbia line. They ripped down
the field 50 yards to Columbia's 10
yard line the first time they got hold
OF the ball, and in the second period
they made successive drives cf 40
and 81 yards. Hoague plunsing across
from the 1-yard line to climax the
second
David's two attempts to dropkick
hA A~A~ S-k
Evening star., 1938-10-16
BRILLIANT PASSES
NET TTW0MARKERS
Maryland Trails by 8 to O
When HEAVIER Gets Going
u in Third Quarter.
picture on Page B-S.)
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct 15-A second
half aerial attack led by Quarterback
Charley Weidinger carried University
Of Maryland's thrice-defeated Terra
pins to 4 hard-earned victory today
over Western Maryland in the 28th
renewal Of their gridiron rivalry. The
score was 1913.
Weioinger exploded the ball game,
listless for two periods, in the middle
Of the third with three perfect passes
good for IS yards and touchdown,
with Sophomore Joe Murphy climbing
through the line for the first Maryland
score.
Previously, two-point safety
achieved by Western Maryland in the
first period, and touchdown early in
the third had loomed large and almost
Unbeatable to the crowd of 5000.
After Murphys tally the story was
different. Maryland commanded the
field thenceforth, turned in 36-yard
scoring drive at the start Of the fourth
and held possession Of the ball for
most Of the remainder of the game
Frank Skotnicki. most consistent
ground gamer of the day., combined
with Weidinger to push the win
ming score over, sweeping around the
Western Maryland for IA yards on
zone play and taking the ball over from
the four.
Terrors Tear Terp Line.
Western Maryland in the FIRST period
ripped Marylands line wide open and
showed the Terps back to their eight.
Maryland held. but the first play re-
suited in a fumbled pass from center
and Murphy dropped on the ball be-
hind the goal to give Western Mary
land two points.
The Terrapins, on their feet at last
IN the second. held desperately in
punting duel which left neither goal
endangered.
At the start of the third the Ter
rors broke through the Maryland de-
fense and Lester Knepp, Joe Drugash
and McPike sparked for an 85-yard
touchdown march. 1t was this score
which provided inspiration for the
Maryland comeback
Knepp scarcely had brushed the
soal-line dirt from his uniform when
n 27-yard kickoff return by Mary
lands Joe Devlin had launched the
Terrapins toward Knepp's own goal.
Weidinger \ Machine Gun.
Weidinger heaved once to Murphy
for 10 yards, once to Widener for ~,
and again to Mueller. who was downed
on the Western Maryland's 2-yard
mark. Weidinger and Murphy showed
across in two plays.
On the alert In the fourth, Mary
lands pass defense stopped the Terror
aerial offensive cold, robbing Western
Maryland Of its last hopes.
An idea Of Maryland's comeback
was shown In the statistics, which
gave the Terrors six flrst downs to
Maryland's two 1T the end of the
frst half, and turned the tables in the
next two periods to give final tally
Of IA first downs for the Terps to IL
for the Terrors.
Maryland completed out Of IS
passes for 70 yards, and Western Mary
land made out Of IL good for 56
yards.
Through the line, the teams were
nearly on par. Maryland picking up
155 yards to Western Maryland's 141.
Maryland, which has been riddled
; by injuries in recent games, had an
other today. George Gineger, sopho-
more guard, was found to have a
broken jaw after being taken to the
hospital
Evening star., 1938-10-16
GOLDBERG SPARKS
!. PANTHER VICTORY
Wisconsin Helpless Before
Drive That Sweeps Pitt
to 26-6 Triumph.
By the Associated Press.


MADISON, Wis, Oct. l5.-Nothing
Wisconsin could do was good enough
today to stop the victory march OF
Pittsburgh, which defeated the Badgers
26 to and extended It's wins to four
this season.
Playing on dry, firm field before
. crowd held only to 26,200 by threat
Of rain, Pitt ran, passed and inter-
cepted its way to touchdowns In the
last three quarters, picking up seven
points in the second. six in the third
and Is in the fourth.
Wisconsin's six points were scored
in the last 10 seconds of the game
by second string reserves against
Pitts third team One OF q barrage
OF passes, with Halfback John Ten
nant throwing to Gordon Gile, an end,
put the Badgers in the scoring column.
Fullback Karl Schuelke missed the kick
for extra point.
Goldberg Starts Drive.
Marshall Goldberg, fast stepping
fullback, started the Pitt drive for
points midway In the second quarter
after Coach John Sutherland had
held his veterans on the bench. Half
back Richard Cassiano spanked the
march with . 22-yard run to the
1-yard stripe. from where Goldberg
easily stepped over.
In the second half, Cassiano, Gold
berg and Harold Stebbins. right half,
made big gains in the two touchdown
drives.
Pittsburgh's reserves came In for
their share Of glory on Halfback Emil
Naric's pass to Robert Thurbon. who
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Cophers' Late Passing Rally
Gets 70 Win Ouer Michig gan,
ahead IN AU but Final Score

Using a plain old-fashioned delayed
buck, with Harmon and KRONER feed
ing Purucker the ball. Michigan in the
third quarter slashed straight up the
field. ripping Minnesota heretofore
impenetrable defense into bits.
1t went into the fourth quarter with
the ball on the Minnesota Fl and
fourth down. Here Harmon crossed
up the Gophers and shot q short pass
to Smick on the Minnesota Z. Three
plunges got 6 yards and then Kroner
shot over his own right tackle to
Evening star., 1938-10-16
S00NERS STOP KANSAS.

LAWRENCE. Kans., Oct. is R.-
weight. speed and power, wrapped in
the colors OF Oklahoma, smotherAd a
Wiling out wanting Kansas football
team. 10 to 0, today in the season,a
first Big Six game for both
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Sdat-Singk 'Demon' Singer
As Syracuse Trips Cornell

the great Brud Holland and drove the
pass fast and true to Allen on the
S. He juggled it, gripped it and went
over with the winning touchdown
with three minutes to play. This time
Jim Bruett kicked the point and Syra-
cuse went out ahead for the first
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Scoring: Western Maryland-Murphy
Nd. Safety: touchdown. Knepp. Mary
4And-Touchdouns. Skotnicki, Murphy (sub
for HEWITT. Points after touchdown
widener. 2 (place-kcks).
Substitutes: Maryland-Backs. Murphy,
.pevlin. Widener. J. Mueller: guards.
Dearmey. Gienger: tackles. Krouse, Brown.
Blake: ends, Mueller; Black Western
G:Fsl.nd1sseks, ,isssi Bulls, Elder guards.
Htrum. Referee. Z. Cuddy. Virginia.
pmpire-Ad Housemann. Princeton. Lines
JUDGE. 8. Proctor Richmond
Statistics,
Evening star., 1938-10-16
TEXAS TECH IS VICTOR.

MISSOULA, Mont, Oct. IS R.-
Texas Techs Red Raiders, defeated
BY Montana last year, extracted TO-
to-ls vengeance he7e today.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Humphreys Field Coal Climax
Of Xale's Second-Half Surge
That Ouercomes Macy, 9 to Z

Yale maintained, for the fourth time,
its hold over Navy, and the Midship-
men dropped out of the undefeated
class which they had attained with
three minor game victories.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
NehrAAka
TERP JAYVEES BEATEN
Potomac State Scores in All But
Closing Quarter.
4y the AS8nciatAd Prsss

KEYsER, w. Va, Oct. 15.-ScorinR
touchdowns in all but the final period,
Potomac stsH overpowered Maryland's
Junior Varsity here today, 10 to o.
Potomac ran up An advantage of II
hrst downs to 8, all Of Maryland's
coming in the second half when they
attempted most Of their 10 passes-of
which were completed.
HALEY at right halfback figured
prominently in Potomac's scoring
while Miller stood out for MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
Army, Trailing Three Times,
Nails Harvard Near Finish
With Amaa;ng g Marker, 2O-l7
"A. P. Wirephoto.

successful field goal. Twice thereafter
Gardella ruined Armys desperate ef-
forts by intercepting passes and he
carried the last one to Armys Is,
where Foley attempted the fatal for
ward that gave Long and Wilson their
chance to turn the tide.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
DAVIS.ElkINS AHEAD
Mount St. Mary's willis, 10 to O.
Before Beefy Hurricane.

By the Associated Press.
EMMITsBURd. Nd. Oct. 15.-A
fiehting Mount st. Mary's football
team went down to defeat 10 to 0 here
today before . heavy Davis -Elkins
squad.
The Scarlet Hurricanes. after being
held scoreless in the opening quarter,
showed over 4 score In each OF the
other thrAe neriods
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Navy scoring: Touchdown-Whitehead
Point from try after touchdown-Wood
placement. Yale scoring: Touchdown
snavely; field goal Humphrey tplacement). y.
substitutions-Navy. Ghesauiere. Cor
bett. Durette. Boughman. Jarvis, Van
wood. Lenz. Mcdaniel Malcolm, Hansen
Mayo. Blake, Blount: Yale, Hrinkley. Hox-
ton, Taylor. Plant, Seabury. Dern. Carac-
Whteman. Referee-Mr. ]. Z. Keegan
tPittsneldl. umpire-Mr. c. G. Eckles
wv. g. j.. Linesman-Mr L. A. Young
PENN. Field judge-Mr. A. W. Palmer
COLBY.
Evening star., 1938-10-16
OBERLIN WINS VIA AIR.

OBERLIN. Ohio, Oct. is. lPHOber-
lin struck through the air today for
two Of its three touchdowns to defeat
Hamilton Of Clinton, N. Y, 1876.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

e: f'F:- ss;1en.. Ser n@: corns'. Heil.nd m2i
1T Bruett -------------- Mcheevsr
L.G.----Handler ------------ Roth
c. -Swarr " VArnrAnSt
Re- Congdon --------- Hemingway
4 - Heater -----------------. West
G.B.----Ho1man ----------- Baker Baker
LH.----G Glickman ------- MAtuslcsAk
r H. Sidat-Singh ------- McCullough
F.B. johnson ---------- Eichler
Score by periods:
Syracuse Observation-Disclosures 9 9 1S-lg
Cornell ---------- 3 7-17
Syracuse scoring-Ruth (2) tsuh for
Glckmanl Allen Sub for Herr. Cornell
scorins-Field goal, Eichler (plaee kick);
touchdowns. McCulloush. Brown Huh for
Eichlerl; points after touchdown, eyra-
eyse--Bruett place kicD. cornell-Rose
Co (place kick).
Cornell. syr.
Yards gained rushing (net)--- 1913 11e
forwsrS pssses pssses eeremeted eomaeteS ! =
Yards eair1ed by forward passes ZOE IA
Yards lost. Attempted forward
Forward passes intercepted BY : o
Yards rained, runback Of int.
Punt m...; ;svsr.se from scrim- =. ~
ossss. ;1sssff ,.ra;; s.ss. returned sfs 1ss
Ysrds lost by penalties Is 36
Aneiuoes punts and kick-offs.
Evening star., 1938-10-16

Harvard ----------- 3-17
Army scoring: ontczak
t2), Lons Points after touchdown-Lone
80 pdace kick. Harvard scoring: Touch
downs-Dauehters Macdonald. Field goal
after touchdowns - Boston t2D tplace
kicks. Army substitutions-Ends. Nc
David, Samuel. Bailey: Dobson; tackles.
Miller; centers. Maxwell Greene: backs,
keleher. Weidner. Martin, Mullin. Du-
Ends. Jameson; tackles DOWNING Hallett:
guards. Boston. Coleman center. Fearon:
back, Foley. Curtis, Burnett. James. Gar
della.
The Washington times., 1938-08-01
FELLED BY GAS
Widow, IS, Shoots 1t
Out With Police

A 65-year-old widow was re-
ported resting comfortably in
Gallinger Hospital today follow.
ing a shooting bout yesterday
with two Eleventh Precinct police.
men as her targets.
According to police, Mrs. Emma
Charlotte Baird first fired several
shots at her family as the quartet
was gathered in the living room
Of the elderly woman's daughters
home in the 1900 block of Grant
st. N. E.
Police were called and when ca.
jolery failed Privates C. w. Pagan
and R. L. Rison hurled tear gas
into the basement quarters. After
firing a few more random shots,
the woman appeared on the front
porch, where she collapsed from
the effects of the gas.