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Evening star., 1939-09-27
Forget Those Backs, Watch
The Linemen!- !-OId Plea
Here Is Urged Anew

at keeping ball carriers on their toes.
It seems that nobody knew exactly
when Grigsby would snap the ball,
and consequently had to be ready for
any emergency.
He'd move into his position" Ha-
gerty recalled, "and if he caught an
opposing lineman offside, pass the
ball, and whoever got it had to run
like the devil. If we made more
than the penalty, it was refused, and
If less, We always got our yards.
1t was neat trick and q big help.
Grigsby could be counted on for at
least S yards, and usually 10 or IS,
every game"
Georgetown had a great squad,
too, in Sam Cordovano, who man
aged to be one thought ahead of
the rival quarterback. Samuel spent
most of his Saturday afternoons Wis
iting in the opposing backfield and
did everything but deliver the ora
ton between halves. But Frank
Dobson of Maryland calls Mike Sur
gent and Bill Wolfe, Terp stars in
1896 and '37, the greatest pair of
guards he has laid eye on in more
than a quarter of a century Of
coaching.
Mind you, I've seen better guards
individually, but not a better pair
than those two. They had every
thing coach could desire-speed,
power. aggressiveness and extraor-
binary diagnostic ability. They
used to cover passes like backfield
men, and Mike intercepted two the
day we lost to Georgetown, 7-6.
Georgetown didn't complete single
pass that whole game. I doubt If
III ever see another pair of guards
like those two boys"
Dutch Bergman recalls an incident
that occurred in a Catholic u
Providence game several years ago,
when Jim Lyons and Phil Gross,
guard and tackle, respectively, were
in the Cardinals line.
Dutch Bergman Tells One.
1--WE were short of help that year."
Bergman grinned. so when Jim got
a cut over the eye it left us in bad
fix for guard-only had three on
(See ATCHISON, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1939-09-27
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.

you're going to see lot OF good
football this year in this precinct,
mister; Iickity-split backs who can
lug the leather, heave and kick it,
and big linemen who know how to
charge, block and tackle, who glory
in a good, old-fashioned dog fight
IN the front-line trenches. And this
is a friendly tip to keep the binoc-
ulars glued on those seven mules,
the boys who take their kicks in
the teeth with grin and keep
ploughing ahead.
We've had outstanding line play
in this bailiwick before. Good for
wards have been synonymous with
Georgetown teams of the last few
years, thanks to the untiring efforts
of Messrs. "Mush" Dubofsky and
George Murtagh. ''Fod" Cotton has
been turning them out unsurrepti-
tiously at Catholic U. year in and
year out and Maryland and George
Washington have had their share.
This year the lines shape up un-
usually well at the colleges and all
signs point to some brilliant efforts
in this department..
Remember Harry Connaughton?
A few years ago Georgetown
owned a young blimp by the name
of Harry Connaughton, a mere
STRIPPING of 300-odd pounds, who
could stop tank and was one of
the few linemen who received his
due. They named Connaughton on
the all-America simply because they
couldn't get around him-literally
or fguratively. Harry stood out
like tree in the Sahara. Navy
used four tackles in vain attempt
to dislodge him in 1926 when the
Tars won a wildly disputed 10-7 VIC
tory, but the middies bounced off
his huge bulk like BIB shots rafting
off deck armor.
And with Connaughton came
Claude Grigsby, who presented his
credentials to Coach Lou Little as a
back and promptly was converted
into a center Jack Hagerty thinks
Grigsby was the greatest center he's
ever seen and more successful than
any of Lou Little's scorching TRADES
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Nelson Is Outstanding Golfer of Year. Statistics Show
Yonkee Bat Boy Be Promoted Front Office ox

during the fourth round of the
Pastor-Louis fight one of the
broadcasters shouted, :" Louis
landed a hard right, but Pastor
is standing with both feet well in
the air!"
Statistics compiled by the Ma
tional Golf Foundation show By
ron Nelson is the years outstand-,
ing golfer. Bull Fighter Sidney
franklin, now appearing at the
Worlds Fair, had difIiculty con-
vlncing an audience he is q
Brooklyn native until he said
something about hard berled"
eggs.
Henry Armstrong and Lou Am.
bers have turned down offers to
meet the winner Of the October
Evening star., 1939-09-27

6 fight in Chicago between
Sammy Angott and Davey Day.
Typesetters' terror. Rafftery
plays tackle and Rafferty, plays
quarterback on the Manchester
College team at st. Paul.
Bill Terry goes to Winter Haven,
Fla, right after the World Series
to inspect the new Giant train
ing camp layout. Architects al
ready are drawing up blueprints
in anticipation Of mptuels on New
York tracks in 1910.
Tim Sullivan, Yankee bat boy,
will be promoted to the front
Office next year, which means
he'll miss his World Series cuts.
The Mrs. has told Tony Canzo-
neri this positively must be his
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Dodgers Getting Edge
On Giants for Year,
Enthuse FIatbush
Even Breok Gives 1910
Margin; Browns Losses
Run to 100 Comes
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


This may come as a surprise, but
there were six other games played in
the major leagues yesterday-in ad-
dition to the Cincinnati-St. Louis
feud for the National League title.
But none of the others had bear
ing on the championship, which is
why the Cincinnati cyclorama was
given so much prominence, If you
don't know.
For the Reds moved so close they
almost could touch the pennant by
dividing the opening doubleheader
of their crucial four-game series
yesterday. Billy Myers home run
made him the hero of the first game s
81 Red victory. Then Mort Cooper
hurled the Cardinals to a convinc-
Ing 60 decision in the second.
Flag Fight at Glance.
This Is how the pennant race looks
now:
Games Games
Cincinnati, Won. Won LeSt. St Behind. to Play.
St. Louis - 90 So sh 8.
There was cheering in Flatbush as
well as in Cincy last night, for the
Brooklyn Dodgers wound up their
inter-city rivalry with the New York
Giants to hold a 1910 margin in
the years series.
F. The Giants won yesterdays first
game, 9-5, due largely to Carl Hub
bells fine hurting and his home
run after spotting the Dodgers five
runs.
The Dodgers came back in the
afterpiece to win, 3-2
Kirby Higbe tanned the Boston
Bees by allowing them only 10 hits,
thus ending Philadelphia's six-game
losing streak. Homers by Marty and
Letchas helped him win, 5-3.
Browns Drop Two More.
In the American League, the
Philadelphia Athletics clubbed four
Washington pitchers for l6 hits to
win, 15-4.
The Detroit Tigers helped the St.
Louis Browns reach an all-time low,
handing the st. Louis Club its 1O8th
and 109th defeats. The Tigers won
the opener, Sd, and took the Tin
ming nightcap, rs, despite Joe GAL
lagher's homer in the first game and
two in the second.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Griffs End Campaign
Tomorrow in Twin
Bill With bosox
Harris Hopes DINNER
As Rocks Founder
In Loss to As

Washington's big league baseball
season is coming to a close tomor-
row, If anybody's interested, and the
occasion will be a double header
with the Boston Red Sox. 1t may
be the last time. for instance, that
you'll see some of the lads in local
habiliment. Buddy Myer, say, and
maybe Cecil Travis. Anyway, it's the
curtain coming down.
In the meantime, with the Ath-
letics on hand today for the finale
of a two-game series, Manager
Bucky Harris is doing a deal of
thinking. Bucky had dim hopes for
the crop of rockies pitchers when
they first came up late this sum-
mer and today he had a perfect
right to entertain even DINNER
hopes,
Evening star., 1939-09-27
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Arthur.
Fletcher, Yankee coach, has made
approximately $4,000 out of his
10 trips to the World Series. Any
player who can be classed as
starter with the Philadelphia
Eagles is paid $25 more a game
than the others. The Conn
Bettina scrap was the twenty
eighth title contest for Hype Igoe,
veteran boxing critic. If frankie
Frisch goes to Pittsburgh, there is
talk Pie Traynor may be given a
fat front Office job. Saturdays
Fordham-Waynesburg game will
be televised.
Quite q fellow. Stan Payne Of
Ponca City, Okla, swears that
Evening star., 1939-09-27

last year in the ring. Unless
present plans flop, thereT be a
pro basket ball team in Rich
mond, Va, this winter. Joe
Louis seconds Dave Clark against
Buddy Knox at Dayton October 2.
Today's guest star. Victor o.
Jones, Boston Evening Globe:
IF you're going to Cincy early
in October, the only way you'll be
able to get room in any hotel is
to have the Cards win the pen
l1ant."
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Benedicts vs.. Bachelors

Married and single men of the
Park View Christian Church were
to clash in a softball game today at
5 o'clock at Park View Playground.
Lloyd Black was to hurl for the
married team, while L. F. Harris
was slated to toss for the single
outfit.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Nat Rocks Well Pounded.

Because the Athletics, of all peo-
pie, gave Bucky's prize slab hopefuls
a going-over yesterday in winning a
15-to-4 decision. They slammed
Early Wynn, Bucky Jacobs, Lou
Truman and Bill Holland for 16 as
sorted hits and affirmed an earlier
(See GRIFFS, Page CD
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Major League Statistics

Cincinnati, 80: st. Louis. Is.
New York. 90: Brooklyn. 5-3.
Philadelphia, 5; Boston. 3.
chicago at Pittsburgh. cold.
STANDINGS.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Big World Series Debate Whether Cincinnati Prevent New York Sweep
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS (. STAN.


maker Jack Doyle quoted chdng that thought
which inincive the
"y should the Reds the Cardinals
against the Yankees?" asks Mr. why should
tired? All pleasant surroundings
Mr. Doyle characters
much what he although
for half of the century is Mr. Dos
the odds Yankees Something
pile of Cincinnati gaer
self embarrassing upset
What we going to trump though
Is the history of the World
winner outstanding
and that happened before
OF ticket
Cubs the National League games
the Cub which league
Evening star., 1939-09-27
But the Sox Had Men Like Atrock and White

Those Cubs Of 1906
sox the Hess overwhelming avore
punch
But the form players took beating
ders of % than
nan threw fellows Nick Atrock
Cubs and they of the field champions
That the only club which had
gin in pennan lost the Jumping present
the Yankees
nant in handy style They by plenty
the Giants the The Giants
the 1887.
and the Giants moved into the crucial bloody
they The Yank
star pitchers well rested
by remarkable finish Gabby Hartnett against
Pirates to clnch the flag during
that Chicago
that took the field against the Yanks
a
Evening star., 1939-09-27

(See ATCHISON, Page C-3D
Evening star., 1939-09-27
The Time, in 1903, When Detroit and Chicooo Met

sometimes ball club which has inning
OF 154
into the World Series
this in another
pennant
The records pennant races in the history
the major leagues 1908
League
national League crown by Pittsburgh
Pirates The National Leagues that series
games The Cubs simply better to on
Another great American
beating out the St Louis Browns margin Walter
johnson tells Anyway it was strictly
stuff the finally they moved into
the World Series against the Giants pinned
The Yankees good but they ready team
like the Giants, who had fashion.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
The Mats Won Against q Tired Team

Some years beoe-back fact-Cark Grh
was managing the New York Handers hung
maj series with the Boston Red Gf
Chesoo heaved wild pitch giving American
championship. ~ o
This happened in the mass of ouibbinp
jealous ogoted individuals
natural but the Giants refused
What the Red Sox would have strictly
conjectural '
Wahngtons single world championship against
team which had the pennant by
back the time called b
the Dodgers finally lost the the Giants The
deciding the ~
Now the Yankees y prepare fourth STRAIGHT World
series ana the Reds and Cardinals continue the National
the ODDS are against the National would
De e Hos or the Cards had by 10 after
nave the power and the pitching
poonng the stress and the and the
knockdoWn, dragout flag chase
Even straight finances
is to get into the world reward of
man the
sun coec In Short you win collect YOU get
e4po lnats enough to make ball club
q pennant and antcjmax "
Evening star., 1939-04-08

These paints are heavy bodied, as
they say in the trade, and will fill
any minor imperfections In the sur
face such as cracks, checks and
joints. They may be put on with
either brush or a spray gun and
because of their chemical compo-
sition are extremely durable. After
the plastic paint has been put on
you can decorate 1t just as you
would ordinary plaster with colors
to suit your decoration.
Leaping quickly from decoration
to summer comfort we want to tell
you about a new attic fan which
runs at a nice slow gait, is quiet
and has ample capacity.
This fan, if sized properly for your
particular house, should do a lot
toward making your summer bear
able because it will draw large
volume of cooling air through your
house at the flick of a switch. 1t
also exhausts the terrifically hot air
which otherwise would lay like a
hot blanket all over the attic.
Contained in a rugged steel hous-
ing the fan is easily installed and
requires a minimum of labor to put
it into operation The housing is
lined with a sound absorbing acous-
tic material, and the large four
bladed fan is shaped in such a way
as to be extremely quiet even when
hauling large quantities of atmos-
phere from the inside of your home
in the dead Of night.
A low horsepower motor Is used
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Nv LAWRENCE CROLU1S

During the past year or so all sorts
of plyWoods, plaster boards and in
sulating boards have been put on
the market. This so-called dry wall
construction has become more and
more popular as it makes it rela-
lively simple matter for a game
room to be whipped into shape down
in the cellar or the final finishing
Off Of the attic. 1t also makes it
quite easy for new partition to
be put up for the cutting up OF an
awkward room.
The material itself is so simple to
put in place that many active home
modernizers do the work themselves
and, of course. many other jobs are
put in the hands of local carpenters
or builders. After it has been pat
up. however, the business of finish
ing it comes to the fore, and a diff
cult problem it is sometimes.
In case YOU find yourself with
lot of bare plywood, let us say. with
no ideas as to how to finish it, let
us make few suggestions we picked
up from smart decorator. IN the
first place, since it is plywood you
will notice that it has a handsome
grain, which should be brought up
and used to advantage. Here is
where you are apt to run into
trouble. however, since the grain will
look pretty sorry unless you take
care to fill the pores of the wood
first. This will eliminate that
"backwoods-sha effect unless, of
course, that is the effect you want.
In fact, plywood can now be ob-
tanned from your lumber dealer
which will be completely sealed
when it comes to you and you don't
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Home Financing
In March Established
NewF. H. A. Record
Small House Mortgages
Selected for Appraisal
Reached $l2l,689,49

Home financing activities during
March established a new monthly
high in F. H. A. records, Admins
traitor Mcdonald announced today.
Small home mortgages selected for
appraisal during the month totaled
s121, ,6s9,493. approximately 66 per
cent of which represents homes to
be constructed. The previous high,
$l04000,000 was recorded in August
last year
The average amount of these
mortgages is approximately $4,000.
and the maximum interest rate is 5
per cent, plus an insurance premium
not exceeding one-half of per cent.
The March mortgages selected for
appraisal compared with $86,2l3,-
375 for February. an increase Of ~
per cent, and sos. .l6l ,202 for March
last year. an increase of % per cent.
Mortgages accepted for insurance
commitments during March to-
tailed S63 .485 800, compared to SAL
223,700 for February. an increase of
54 per cent, and S39902,5 500 for
March last year, an increase of So
pN cent.
Premium paying mortgages re-
corded in March totaled S50,162.
100. compared with S44383 400 for
February, an increase of 13 per cent.
and S22 .277,65O for March of last
year, an increase of 120 per cent.
This brings the grand total of small
home premium paying mortgages
up to $l,450 374241. In addition, the
F. H. A. mas insured mortgages to-
falling s84,83l,200 on large-scale
rental projects.
Property improvement loans re-
ported in March totaled $l6l05,
618, an increase of S4.556000. or A
per cent. over the previous month.
The number of new homes started
under F. H. A. inspection during
March also set new monthly rec
ord. exceeding the number at the
peak of the building season last
year and averaging more than $500
a week during the month.
Mortgages selected for appraisal
have been an exceedingly accurate
barometer of residential activity
over the last four years. said Adj
nlinistrator Stewart Mcdonald. The
record-breaking figures for March
would appear to bear out predic-
tions of various authorities of 25
to 40 per cent upturn in residential
construction this year over 1898.
! 1T is gratifying to note that the
large proportion of homes now being
financed under the F. H. A. plan are
being bought by families of mod
crate incomes whose payments aver
age less than $50 month. includ-
ing retirement of principal, inter-
est and mortgage insurance pre-
mium-the most liberal terms for
home buyers and builders in our his
tory"
Evening star., 1939-04-08

it all with gasoline or some cleaning
fluid if you ever want to paint over
it. If you think that possibility
might arise you can paint over the
sealed surface with a fiat or glossy
interior varnish, but this finish is
apt to look a little hard and shiny
for average usage.
There are new paints available
now, we are told, which also make
it possible for ordinary sealed ply
wood walls to be made to look like
fine white plaster has been applied.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Refinishinq Willow Chairs

When refinishing willow chairs
for outside use first scrub them
thoroughly to remove. as far as
possible, all soil and discoloration.
Leave until thoroughly dried. then
if the surface of the willow is in
clined toward roughness-apply a
coat of liquid filler followed by one
or two coats of fine quality spar
varnish. If the surface is smooth
and in good condition the coat of
filler may be omitted, and two or
three coats of spar varnish will be
all the finish necessary.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

to drive the fan via a V-belt and
you will find that it needs oiling
only about once year. Four sizes
Of this comforting equipment are
available ranging from 18 inches
to SO inches, SO that your house, be
1t large or small, has suitable attic
fan eagerly waiting to be installed
before the hot weather comes crash
ing in.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
How to Paint Wicker

When painting wicker or reed
furniture take care that the paint
does not collect thickly in the
crevices. In many cases spraying
paint on wicker furniture is more
satisfactory than brushing it on.
Thin the paint with turpentine, us
ing one part turpentine to three
parts of paint. Go over each piece
two or tnlee times.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
s ? : !;

have to worry about it at all. If
you don't get that kind, get some
sealer of the synthetic resin variety
and the rest comes easy.
With nicely sealed plyWood sur
face to work on you should now
sand it all very carefully, then apply
two coats of paste wax with rag
and rub it well. The final result
will be we'll worth your effort. Bear
in mind though. that waXed sur
face Will necessitate your removing
Evening star., 1939-04-08
LIS Properties Taken Over

RICHMOND, Va, April F.-
The Home Owners Loan Corp. has
acquired 1,725 pieces of property in
Virginia as of March l, G. Stanley
Harding, State H. o. L. c. manager,
said today. OF the LIPS total, CAT
properties have been sold.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-01
COX SLABS WHITE MAN
WHEN ASKED TO
MEET A. NEGRO

Washington, March % (CNA)-
Rep. E. E. Cox, Tory democrat
OF Georgia found himself in a de-
cided minority among his Southern
colleagues when he took a sock
at a white member of the Workers
Alliance who attempted to intro
duce the Congressman to one Of
his Negro constituents this week.
Delegates to an All-Southern
conference of the Alliance called
to press for passage of the Presi-
dents request for a $3.50, 000, 900
grant to 'WPA, said that they got
a friendly reception from most of
their Congressman. Approximately
100 delegates from IL states at
tended the conference.
Hits Delegate
Cox, who introduced the bill
passed by the House this week to
investigate the WPA, was the
only distinctly hostile Congress-
man.
Tex Oxmum, a white leader of
the Alliance, approached Cox and
asked him to meet two of the de-
legates to the conference. Cox
wanted to know who those dele
gates were, and Oxmum told him
that one was a Negro from his
Congressional district.
At this point, Cox hauled off and
took a sock at Oxmum. The Geor-
gia Tory later described it as a
"slap."
Melvin Inabinett is the Negro
worker whom Cox refused to meet.
The other delegate who was along
with him was GLEN 7. Allen, white.
Oxmum was showing the two
Southerners around the Capitol.
David LASER, president of the
Workers Alliance, described Cox's
action as an 'unprovoked assault
He said htat domestic problems,
just as foreign problems should be
solved by discussion and not by
force and violence
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-01
CONN. COP. BARS BILL OF
RIGHTS

Hartford, Conn, March 80 (CN
A)-The historic Bill of Rights
guaranteeing the civil liberties of
the American people isn't popular
with Connecticut Republicans.
This was revealed this week
when the overwhelming Republi-
can majority in the House of the
General Assembly lined up almost
to a man to defeat a Democratic
move for immediate action TO bring
Connecticut Unto line with the rest
of the United States" by ratify-
ing the Constitutions Bill of
Rights, which first went before the
States $50 years ago.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-01
CULINARY UNION RAPS
JIM CROW At FRISCO FAIR

San Francisco, March 30 (CNA1
Membership of Local 80 of the
Culinary Workers International
this week instructed it officers to
fill vacancies at the Worlds Fair
with Negro members of the local.
Action of the membership fol-
lowed a protracted struggle by the
Negro people of the San Francis
co Bay Communities to obtain en-
pployment on Treasure Island. Ex-
position officials repeatedly told
delegation that the unions were
responsible for the job bias
The membership voted unani~
mously to spike the arguments of
the Fair officials and ordered union
officials to find jobs on Treasure
Island for the Negro members of
the union.
A resolution adopted by the
meeting condemned discrimination
at the Fair and declared that "the
Culinary international has taken
a bold and firm position time and
again against discrimination which
if permitted to exist will UNDER
mine the whole trade union move
ment in San Francisco.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-01

Youthful Managing Editor of the
Houston lnformer, Houston, Tex,
who is a graduate of Southern u.
Baton Rouge, Ia, and a member
of Alpha Phi Alpha. Mr.. Davis is
only "a, and is perhaps the young
est managing editor of an impor-
tant newspaper in Negro %journa-
lism, the Informer recently cele-
brating its 18th anniversary. Mr..
Davis did his first newspaper work
in New Orleans, and edited a pa
per in school for three years. He
edited an extra-edition which sold
1900 copies when a murder was
solved. Mr.. Davis is also a member
of the Managing Committee of the
company which publishes the In
former. Calvin Service. J