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Evening star., 1939-12-08
Purdue Quint Shows
Il Will Be in Fight
For Top Honors:
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. Opening
game returns from eight Big Ten
basketball precincts were accounted
for today and the most recent
from Purdue-was enough to con-
vince 1939-40 championship candi-
dates they could expect their usual
Boilermaker opposition.
Purdue rang up 81 field goals last
night in spanking Western Ullo
State Teachers, Al to "a.
Ohio State also began play last
night, but restricted its lineup to
sophomores and lost to Otterbein,
% to "a. This was agreed upon
when the game was scheduled.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
CordH of Rice Amazing Grid
Ace With Skidding Eleven

Lain, the Owls deadeye passer, to
give the Southwest its most spectac-
ular touchdown pair. The Owls
won the conference title.
The next two seasons Rice Topped
Lain was injured The offense was
impotent. Enemy linesmen seeped
through the forward wall almost at
will.
But Cordill always was himself
churning downf1eld without ade-
quate interference, kicking Rice out
Of danger, even taking turn at
passing.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Sport Commissioner,
Boxing Ban Wanted
In Southeast Loop
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 8.-The
Southeastern Conference opened its
annual meeting here today with a
proposal for eliminating boxing and
amid general sentiment for estab-
fishing a conference athletic COM
missioner.
1t was believed Sewanee, formerly
power in Southern sports, but re-
Gently unable to hold its own against
larger schools, might offer its long
predicted resignation.
A proposal expected to evoke dis
cussion was one permitting senior
athletes to play in au-star football
games without endangering their
standings in other sports.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Today, Topnotch Racer.
Killed in Accident

LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (P.-Today,
7-year-old nominee for the Santa
Anita Handicap, was killed yesterday
in training accident. Today, win
ner of the Wood Memorial in 1885
and a disappointing contender for
the Kentucky Derby the same year,
reared, fell over backward and
broke his neck.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Kern at West Virginia
But Job Still Open
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Dec. 8.
-Rumors that Coach Bill Kern of
Carnegie Tech would become boss
of the West Virginia University
Mountaineers were revived when he
visited the campus yesterday.
Athletic Director Roy Hawley said
football was discussed only in q
minor way, and "the position here
is still wide open, with nothing
definite being decided as yet"
Resignation of Dr. Marshall Glenn
left the school without a coach.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Varied Sports
COLLEGE BASKET BALL,

Princeton, 40: Lehigh, 90.
Dartmouth. 81; Vermont 35.
Iowa State Teachers. 40 Coe. 27.
Purdue. AZ Western Illinois Teachers.
"a.
Franklin. 49, Oakland City. 90
Gustavus Adolphus, "a; Mankato Teach
ST. Mary's Cwinono). 80: Lacrosse
Teachers, 81.
Concordia, 81; Billings Poly. 20.
Hlsdale 81; Highland Park Junior, %.
Alma. Al. Adrian. "a
Albion. SO: Michigan Normal, 81.
Otterbein. %; Ohio State B. "a.
Hays State Teachers, A; Sterling COL
iege. 25.
PRO BASKET BALL.
WASHINGTON. 81: Wilkes-Barre, 20.
Sheboygan Redskins. Al; Akron Fire
stones, 40.
FOOTBALL.
San Diego Marines. IA; college Of Pa
cif1c, 0.
HOCKEY.
Montreal 4; Toronto. 1.
Chicago 2; New York Americans. /.
River Vale Golfers, 3: Baltimore
nrioles.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
The selections:
Newark Gets Luckmon
From Chicago Beers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 8 P.-New-
ark Bears of the American Profess
sional Football Association have &C
quired the services of Sid Luckman,
star quarterback of the National
League Chicago Bears
The Bears meet the Wilmington
(DeD Clippers Sunday in a playof
for the associations Southern Divi-
sion title.
The winner meets the Paterson
Panthers, Northern division cham
pion, for the association crown.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Some Successful Pros
Overlooked in COLLEGE.

This condition prevailed until the
dawn of what I have nicknamed
the Dutch Clark-Cliff Battles-C Clark
Hinkle era. Ignored in college, Clark
and Battles and Hinkle took up pro-
fessional football and promptly
proved themselves to be great play
ers. This made the Au-America
pickers look pretty silly and paved
the way for the modern system of
Jumbo All-America teams.
Under the jumbo system, every
body votes. A good specimen of the
Jumbo All-America team is the
one published this week in the
magazine Newsweek, which was
compiled by no fewer than 1850
authorities-roughly the population
of the town of Mebane, N. C. The
only thing left is for the population
of Mebane, N. c., to pick it's own
team-after which NeWsweek's 1850
authorities can settle down in Me-
bane themselves and try to lead
clean lives in the future.
= Because of the overwhelming mum
Der of voters, the Newsweek jumbo
team gives you a pretty good idea
OF what the boys around the coun-
try believe to constitute an ALL
America in this year of grace.
The team is a follows:
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Navy Entertoins Kinnick

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 8 (R-
Nile Clarke Kinnick, winner of the
Heisman Trophy as the seasons
outstanding football player, reviewed
the 18th Midshipman Company yes
terday, on a visit to the United
States Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
River Vale Stops Orioles

RIVER VALE, N. j., Dec. 8 P.-A
determined bid by the Baltimore
Orioles of the Eastern Amateur
Hockey League for the groups lead
ership came to naught last night, as
they bowed before the River Vale
golfers, to 2.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Kocsis to Be Golf Pro

PONTIAC. Mich, Dec. 8 (P.-Be-
cause he can't concentrate on a
business career when golf is his
"first love-" Charley Kocsis of De-
troit today decided to make golf his
business and turn professional. He
has left for Miami to play in the
winter circuit.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
F. B. !. Plays Petworth
In Basket HeudIiner

Garvin's Grill meets Bantam
Press at O'Clock and Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation opposes the
Petworth A. c. tonight at O'Clock
in a Heurich Amateur Basket Ball
League doubleheader at Heurich
gym.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Boxing.
District A. A. U. tournament.
Semifinal round, Turner's Arena.
First bout, $50.
Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Jersey
Skeeters, Riverside Stadium, $50.
Basket Ball.
Heurich Brewers VS.. Orioles, at
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Vol Gets Blocking Trophy

CLINTON, S. c., Dec. 8 R.-Sam
Bartholomew, co-captain Of the un-
defeated Tennessee football team,
has been voted the best blocking
back In the Southeastern Confer
ence. He gets the Jacobs Trophy
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Now See What Comes
Of Jumbo" Pickina.

Ends-Kavanaugh, L. S. u, and
Sarkkinen, Ohio State.>
Tackles - Stella, Army, and
Drahos, Cornell.
Guards-Smith, q. S. c., and
Suffridge, Tennessee.
Center-Haman, Northwestern.
Backs Cafego, Tennessee;
Kimbrough, Texas A. and M;
Harmon, Michigan, and Kinnick,
Iowa.
If all that sounds familiar to you,
you heard right. 1t is the arch
typical All-America team and I
cling firmly to my belief that most
of the voters saw almost none of
the players they mention. Your
correspondent failed to see Cafego,
Kimbrough, Harmon and Kinnick.
He did see his own All-America half =
backs, Challedon and Kayak II. and
still insists that these stout opera
tives could run the pants off Kin
nick, Harmon, Kimbrough and
Cafego.
1t will not surprise me if Under
slung of Catfish Normal turns out
to have been the best back of this
year when all the boys have had
q chance to play a couple of years
of pro football. Yet none of the
All-America pickers ever heard of
Underslung of Catfish Normal.
wish to go on record at this time
as predicting that Underslung of
Catfish Normal will turn out to be
. great back. That will protect me
on all sides.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Stoy at Top in Polo

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (R.-Winston
Guest and Mike Phipps of New York
remained as the only 10-goal players
in the rankings of the Indoor Polo
Association of America.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Manhattan Retuins Kopf

NEW YORK, Dec. @.-Herb
Kopf has signed new contract for
five more years as athletic director
and head football coach at Manhat-
tan College.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
Casey Throws Marsh

HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 8 R.-
Steve (Crusher) Casey, 230, ireland,
defeated Tiger Joe Marsh, 223,
Kansas City, in straight falls here
| last night.
Evening star., 1939-12-08
From the
Press Box
6,891 AIl-Stur Teams
Now Laid End to End
BY JOHN LARDNER,

opcCl01 NOII6NpOuUcuC Oh 4ue 6tuT.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 IN. A. N. A.
Having already published our own
All-America football team, a nicely
balanced outfit composed of one
woman, two horses and eight gents
which is the ratio you will find
around any polite dinner table in the
suburbs, we now will turn our atten-
ton to what the other boys are do
ing in this line.
The boys have been busy. A street.
to-street poll reveals that there now
are 6,891 all-America teams in cir
culation, save February, which alone
has but eight and a score till leap
year gives it one day more.
Sigmund, the lad whom we en-
ploy to sweep the earwigs off our
typewriter, has just completed his
own Au-America team, and the Ear
wig-Sweepers Union, Local 234, has
declared it official. Madame Eugene,
the ace beauty parlor operator and
masseuse in our block, will have her
team ready by Sunday. 1t is awaited
with gaping jaws by bon ton rub
bers from coast to coast. beginning
at either coast you prefer.
Booth Is Not Selected
BY Any Grid Expert.
Naturally, the full count of 6,891
teams includes All-Western teams,
All-Eastern teams, All-Southern
teams, All-English- Speaking teams
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
teams The only thing these teams
have in common is that none of
them mentions Albie Booth. The
boys know that Albie is through.
Time was, around 1900, when Wal
ter Camps Au-America was the one
and only official team. 1t had a
single drawback; namely, that Mr.
Camp believed the country west OF
the Mississippi to be inhabited ex-
clusively by Utes, Piutes and Co.
manches. In 1909 he discovered Min
nesota lying slightly to starboard of
the Father of Waters and the rest
: Is history.
After Camp came the deluge. So
many All-America teams were
picked that the boys began to en-
barass each other. One guy "A''
knew full well that "B" knew that
A had not seen all the players he
selected. Scratching his chest
sheepishly, A proceeded to beat
this rap by laying in board of
experts. The upkeep of these ex-
perts was terrific since they con-
sumed two beefsteaks and a quarter
of peck of potatoes daily per
capita, and became a nuisance
around the house, but A knew at
least that he was protected from
the skepticism of B and c, who
now were stocking their own cellars
with experts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
Draft Horse Race One
Of Events Saturday
University Place Club Invites 81
Other Organizations to Take Part
in Narrows Bridge Celebration

x Street Business Mems club
will have an entry. Mounty." with
a woman jockey Mrs Marion Nc
Phail. She gained experience as
rider while living in the Walla
Walla wheat belt. The Narrows
View addition community will enter
a mystery" horse and rider.
Other entries are expected before
the program gets under way Sat
urdsy.
Gay Decorations
A program Of entertainment. 10
be followed by a dance, will high
light the public celebration in the
evening at the University Place
school house. Ella borate decora-
tions will greet visitors at the
school
Jack Spence of Falkland will
act as master Of ceremonies during
the evening Musical selections
will include vocal solos by Anna
Mikkelson of Tacoma; whstling
solos by Mrs. G. F. Freinheit of
Tacoma: singing and instrumental
nuHDtFt DN bcTniCt ana boToAnI
Hoenig OF Lincoln high school:
numbers by the University Place
school orchestra. under direction
of d. p. Mason of Tacoma: selec-
tions by the University Place
school glee club, directed by Miss
Esther Tow OF the faculty.
Walsh to Speak
Frank Walsh, industrial engi-
neer of Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce will be principal speaker.
Riders of draft horses in the after
noon race will deliver one-minute
addresses. Motion pictures of con-
struction OF the Golden Gate
bridge will be shown.
One OF the feature. of the eve
ming will be stunt, arranged by
Lester Magoon, and presented by
r. w. Bradford, r. NJ. Hartzell,
c. L. Stout, George McGinnis, COM
mittee members in charge of ar
rangements, and A. r. Cook.
Dancing will climax the days
festivities.
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SNORT

The rest of the story was that
the contact established by Q cour-
teous salesman who respected his
ton which resulted in substan-
tial business and lasting friend
ship.
Reading between the lines of the
commercial reviews and trade Jour
conclusion that one reason for the
United States failure to obtain
more South American trade is that
we still send there too many sales
men of the first type. In our
American arrogance we assume
that the faraway customer is
fathead and try to tell him what
we think he wants. On the other
hand, the German salesman repre-
SCENTS the second type. He assumes
that the customer in foreign land
knows what he wants and his job
is to help him get 1t.
Another conclusion that will be
reached by even the casual student
of the South American situation
is that the Nazi doctrine already
has a pretty firm foothold there
But II didn't get there as direct
German propaganda. 1t is there
for the reason that German bust
mss firms and their statesmen use
more sense than we do in dealing
with the South American trade.
The key to South American
trade disclosed at the Tacoma
meeting 20 years ago may be
little rusty. but with some polish
ing 1t might be made to open a
few doors in the republics OF the
southern continent that have not
been padlocked by Germany.
don't know where the key is, I'M
less Sam Perkins has it slowed
away with other keepsakes of
notable events. but l do remember
the circumstance and what an i'm
preston II made.
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Plans were rapidly nearing COM
pletion Thursday for the celebra-
ton TO be staged Saturday by the
University Place Improvement club
in observance OF beginning Of con-
struction OF the Narrows bridge.
Invitations have been extended
to 81 Tacoma civic clubs 10 par
ticipate and many plan TO have
members among celebrants.
One of the features OF the day
will be a draft horse race. which
will get under way at 2:30 .. m.
The race will start at the north
end Of Jackson Alexander road
Skyline blvd.) and continue south
to the finish line at the bridge site,
short distance from 9Th ave.
Good View Provided
The course covers graveled
road with wide shoulders and pro-
vides an unobstructed view for
spectators TO stand at the finish
line and watch the race from start
to finish. Capt. II. c. Snider of the
flblt phAtol VIII De III CHdrte Vi
handling OF traffic.
Numerous entries for the race
have been turned in. The South
Tacoma Business club will be rep
resented by Glenn NJ Belts OF the
Lakeview Riding stables, who will
ride Tip" pillow horse from
Okanogan county.
Another entry Is that of the
Sixth Avenue Business Mems club
"a pillow horse. Dick" with Jack
Slater as jockey. In his youth
Slater spent some time as range
rider In the Black Hills of South
Dakota, but he hasn't done much
riding since. He believes he can
pilot his steed to victory.
From Mcneil Island
William the Conqueror" will be
entered by the University Place
Improvement club. with Charles
Elliott. Jason Lee student. aboard.
The horse is owned by j. d. Elliott,
president of the club. and comes
from Mcneil island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27

North Carolina. cling to the trsdi-
ton Of their forefathers and cele-
brate the twelfth night" after the
birth of Christ as Christmas.
So, on each Jan. 5 Santa Claus
comes to the children OF Rodanthe,
carols are sung. a Christmas pro
gram" Is held in the village school
and there Is big community tree.
In the past few decades Rodan-
the has become accustomed to Dec.
IS as Christmas, too. so the chill
dren of the village get a double
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
Sets Up Reserve
On OUn Property

WEwOkA. OKLA game pre-
serve in his own back yard Is the
elimination Of ar idea James x
Mulkev. Wewoka real estate man,
has had for years. The preserve
is located at the Hagen lake south
OF Wewoka and occupies about
one and one-haf acres. MulkeY
has collected numerous species OF
fish and frogs, wild geese, quail
and pheasants.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
Committeeman MEET

Meetings of Democratic precinct
committeeman from the 26th ana
27th legislative districts. from
which party heads plan TO form
a countrywide organization OF i've
Democrats were announced
Thursday. Those from the Zoth
will meet at SOS So. X st. at 1'5O
Thursday; the 27th district group
at the courthouse Friday at 7'5O.
c. Melvin Mckinney will conduct
the sessions in forum style.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
TACOMA AND PORTLAND
BANKERS WILL DEBATE

The debate team OF the Tacoma
chapter Of the American Institute
Of Banking will meet the debate
team of the Portland chapter on
Saturday evening in the club room
at the Bank of California. The
subject will be. Resolved. That the
United States Should Establish an
Alliance With Great Britain"
Members OF the Tacoma team
are S. o. (sparksl Washburn and
RAYMOND West.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
TUO ChriStmdses
On H1tterds Isle

RODANTHE, n. C.-Christmas
comes twice a year to this tiny.
isolated village on the sand-swept
island of Hatteras. breasting the
stormy Atlantic ocean and its
graveyard Of ships"
The 800 residents of Rodanthe,
one of four vollaees of Hatterss,
and the easternmost settlement in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
HAPPY RELIEF
FROM PAINFUL
BACKACHE

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ss relieved when treated IN the right WAY.
The kidneys are Natures chief way OF taking
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Frequent or scsnty passages 9th smartinI
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
WON'T TELL HER SON

LONDON -- Mrs. Louisa Larret.
100. Of Chartham, takes a wee
drap o. whisky" three times a day
for her health. but she does not
let on" to her son. James. James
Is 81 and she does not want him
led astray.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
Mr.. Hull Has Maxi Blues
Fresh Salesman Creates
Tough Problem for U. S.
Germans Beat v. S. TO
South America
Tacoma KY Might Chase
The Gloom Away

he Gloom Away
| WHILE Cordell Hull, secretary
" OF state, confers gloomily with
President Roosevelt over the fact
that Nazi Germany has bottled up
a lot of South American trade that
ought to come TO the United States,
the key to the situation is buried
in the records of a meeting OF the
Pacific Foreign Trade Council held
in Tacoma about 30 years ago.
The meeting was held in the Cham
Der of Commerce and Commercial
club rooms on the top floor Of the
Tacoma building. The key" was
disclosed In the entertainment pro-
gram following dinner at which
S. A. Perkins presided.
During the two-day conference
there had been many earnest ad-
dresses by some of the country's
eminent business leaders on why
we should have more South Amer
lean trade. Round table groups
dissected the addresses and COM
mittees embodied them in resolu-
tons. Many ideas were suggested
for Turing the South American
trade but the highlight of the
meeting was the bit of drama put
on at the dinner meeting by repre-
sentatives of firm which had
built substantial trade in Argen-
tine and Brazil. In the first cpl
sode young salesman. a typical
American drummer" cocksurc
and aggressive, breezed into the
office of South American bust
ness man and obviously gentle
man OF culture. The salesman was
delighted to find that his prospect
was in need of the goods handled
by his firms and with a just-leave-
it-all-to-me familiarity proceeded
to dictate the order as he thought
IL should be, Because he was in
need OF the goods the South Amer
lean gave him the order with spe
cific directions as to packing and
shipping,
Getting any order at all in that
territory was q feather in The sales
mans cap and he wanted to cele-
brate. Obviously TO the displeasure
OF his customer he suggested that
they take the rest of the day off.
have drink and go in search of
/ the towns hot spots, an invitation
that was. of course, courteously
refused
The next episode took place in
the same office several months
later with an entirely different
type of salesman. He appeared TO
be a little past middle age and was
obviously as much OF a gentleman
as his prospect. He courteously
stated his business and asked the
prospect 10 make an appointment
at his own convenience. He was
unable to do so for several DAYS
but when they finally came to-
gether TO talk business the sales
man found that he had TO over
come resistance built up by the
unfavoraole personality OF his pre-
decessor and the fact that packing
and shipping directions had been
completely ignored. II looked like
a tough proposition but the cour-
tesy and logic Of the salesman fin
ally won and the order was placed.
The next scene took place in the
same office six months later when
the same salesman called again.
His customer greeted him like an
OLD friend, expressed his great sat
isf ction with the goods and the
manner in which they had been
sia pped, and insisted that the sales
man be a guest al his home while
hf was in the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27

celebration and perhaps twice az
many presents.