davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
BY BILL DISMER. Jr.

The day Turk Edwards quits
football Bill Wilkin will become the
greatest tackle in the National
League"
That's what Ed Justice, the Red
skins injured veteran halfback, was
saying last Sunday as he watched his
teammates battle the Philadelphia
Eagles in the Griffith Stadium mud
from strange Ito HIM seat in the
press box.
"You know, Edwards has been a
model to Wilkin ever since he Joined
our club a year ago." Justice ex-
planned, "but he gives him a ter
rible inferiority complex. To Bill,
Turk is the exemplification of every
thing a tackle should be and he Just
can't make himself believe that he'll
ever be as good.
and yet I've seen enough of Wee
Willie. as we started in to call him,
to convince myself that the only
thing that prevents him from being
great today is spark of inspiration
that would give his play continue
GUS fire which it alone lacks. Once
he's realized that he's as good as we
know he is, he'll be acclaimed by
every critic in the league"
Has Changed Greatly.
It's no secret that Wilkins a far
different personality this year than
the big, crude rookie who landed in
Washington in the fall of '38 with no
more clothes than the ones ne was
wearing. Then, much like the coun-
try boy given a wad of dough to
spend in the big city, Wilkin went
everywhere and spent everything.
More than that sometimes, for he
was continually in debt despite a
salary that ranged upward from SIPS
a week.
Wilkins work last year. sporadi-
cally brilliant and mediocre. was
marked by one feat that long will be
remembered by those who saw it.
That was in the game at Detroit,
where he crashed through the Lions
line. picked up 205-pound Ace GU
towsky and actually threw him into
Vernon Huffman's punt. That, if
you please, was blocking-with the
assistance of the enemy!
Justice. whose assignment on de-
Tense calls for him to back up the
line and therefore is in a position
to see much that goes unnoticed in
the stands. says his work is easiest
when Wilkins in the lineup.
Makes Breaking Up Easy.
There's little to do when a play
is directed Bills way" Justice said.
He really stops EN- cold. don't
think I've ever had to do more than
fall on top of PROSTATE runner any
time Wilkins gotten hold Of him.
And, believe me. no interference
pushes him out of the way"
Willie hasn't always oeen a model
OF behavior since becoming associat-
ed with the Redskins, for there have
been moments when no one knew
where he was. But, as we said, the
wee 26o-pounder apparently has
reformed. Still big, friendly cuss
who greets you in a shy, difldent
manner, the big fellow. who first was
seen by Coach Ray Flaherty in
Pacific Coast boxing match. is main
tanning that attitude wherever he
goes.
Out in Spokane they tell a story
that best illustrates the kids apt
itude that made you love him in
spite of his faults. Last winter
Coach Ray Flaherty asked his CO.
partner in a Spokane sporting goods
store to give Wilkin a trial. But
the big fellow continued to have
escapades and after a few weeks
Flaherty became exasperated. Fire
Wilkin the first time you see him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Negro Teams List
Blues Bowl Tilt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Nov. T.
Music (hot Variety has taken its
place along with flowers, food,
fruit, clothing material and SUM-
shine as inspiration for post
seasonal football bowls"
Plans were announced for a
"blues bowl" game December 9
between two Negro high school
teams. one from Memphis and the
other probably from New Orleans
or Nashville, Tenn.
Among added attractions will
be chorus of 300 going to town
on such favorites as "St. Louis
Blues" and other tunes comosed
by Beale streets favorite son,
w. C. Handy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Tigers Toll Like Devil
To Stop Dartmouth

PRINCETON, N. J.-Concise state
ments by Coach Tad Wieman of
Princeton, which seems to sum up
the feelings of every, one who has
to play Dartmouth after what the
Indians did to Yale last Saturday:
I'VE have no special plans for
Dartmouth except to work like the
devil"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Don't Blame Game, Pleads Dad
Of 7iqer Tackle Who Lost Lea

here October %. Doctors found
arteries in the leg so damaged am
putation was necessary.
THE play was absolutely clean
and the mathematical chances
against an injury so serious must
have been many millions to one,"
Herring, ST., said.
He said hundreds of messages of
sympathy had been received from all
parts of the country, from a wide
and deep cross section Of the Ameri-
can people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
By the Associated Press.

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 7.-Don-
aid G. Herring, ST., father of Don
Herring, Princeton University foot
ball tackle whose left leg was am
putated above the knee, has asserted
in a statement he hoped mo foolish
outcry against football would be
raised over an injury almost I'M
precedented in the 70-year history Of
the game"
Young Herring's leg was injured
during the Princeton Brown game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Junior to Lead Budqers

MADISON, Wis, Nov. Z R.-The
first Junior ever named to captain
at Wisconsin is Al Lorenz, husky
right end. He's been chosen to lead
the Badgers against Illinois Sat-
urday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-Pete Lello. 1875. Gary,
Ind. stopped Bobby Mcintyre. 1874,
Detroit 1O.
=. NEW ORLEANS.-Jimmy Perrin, 1877,
New Orleans, outpointed Eddie Lander,
127, Chicago 12).
NEW YORK. - Victor Dellicurti,
1904. New York. outpointed Cal Cagni,
1855, Cresskill. N. ]. 90.
BALTIMORE-Lew Feldman. 100,
New York. outpointed Pete Galiano,
1891. Baltimore 0O.
NEWARI ~ Vincent Reed. 1879.
Newark. o, inted William Henry
Cheatum. 40. Newark (S)
Hazelton, Pa.-Tony Cisco, 1852,
NorriStown, Pa, outpointed Jackie
Munley 1875. Old Forge, Pa. 1O).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Georqiu Coleman Aouin III

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Z P.-
Georgia Coleman, diving star who
has been in i'll health for months,
was back in a hospital today in
serious condition from liver all
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07

Five years ago-Prescott S.
Bush, New York, nominated for
president of the U. S. G. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Bookmokers Cont Resist
BETTING on Side.

Breathes there man with soul so
dead that he would rather have a
machine make sucker out of him
than do the job himself? That is
the one-and only-noble aspect of
the bookmaking industry. You make
your bet with your eyes open. You
choose your own odds.
Since this is an obituary notice,
We will skip the many flaws in the
bookmakerS character. He was a
heel and a no-good while he had it,
but, nevertheless, he was human.
The bookmaker knew better than
anybody else in the world how
futile it was to bet on horses-yet
60 per cent of all bookmakers went
broke doing just that thing They
couldn't resist the gamble. The ma
chine, on the other hand. resists 1t
strongly. 1t is all take and no put
with John w. Mutuel.
Being a human being like your
self Cno offense), the bookle could
be trimmed. Most of the good ones
have gone through a hundred bank
rolls-of their own-in their time.
Riley Grammar was a plunging
bellhop from Louisville who cleaned
up early and we'll on the horses
and took to making books. He was
highly successful bookmaker at
intervals, but, even when he joined
up on the right side of the betting
market, behind a safe wall Of per-
centage, he was a horse-player I'M
der his skin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
From the
Press Box
Only Loss Of Business
Makes Bookie Good Guy
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (N.A.N.A).-
There is no limit to the number
Of things you can get sentimental
about. Almost by definition the
bookmaker is sharpshooter, a
cadger, a parasite and a rogue. Yet,
when the march of the machine
age threatens to sweep him out of
his last stronghold-New York State
you find yourself heaving a maud
lin sigh at the passing of this I'M
couth and pitilesS rascal.
If the pari-mutuels are voted into
Office in New York as in most other
States. thus wrecking the bookmak-
ing business, bookies still will exist.
Some of the more respectable lay
brothers may win permission to
hawk among the clubhouse mil
lionaires and the fashioned
horsemen, who prefer to ignore the
mutuels.
There still will be handbooks, too
where the unlicensed gambler will
take your bets by telephone. But
these fellows will pay mutuel odds.
In other words, the ancient principle
of determination will perish
from the earth. as far as horse bet
ting IS concerned. You pick your
horse and the matter is out of your
hands When the race is over the
mutuel count will tell you what
you were doing. Ninety times out
of a hundred it will tell you that
Won are a sucker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Risked Books Profit
On 12-to-l Shot.

Out at the old Sheepshead Bay
track, many years ago, Grammar had
made a good, solid book on the
Suburban, the big race of the meet
ing. BY cautious laying off, he
stood to break about even on the
favorite, Salvador, and to win With
any other horse-and the field was
strong. Grammar had seen the
horses. Five minutes before post
time, he wandered off to another
book and made bet.
Having a f1ier on this one?" in
quired his cashier, when Grammar
returned.
"Yep. I'm playing that 12-to-1
shot" said the plunging bellhop.
How much did you bet?" said the
cashier idly.
"All my percentage on this race"
said Grammar.
The cashier was too stunned to
speak.
"It's a -lookin' hoss," said
Grammar alphabetically. i've got a
kind of bunch on him."
The bunch was no good. the Ia
vorite won, and all Grannan's pros
poets of winning for the day were
wiped out. The bellhop's move in
putting his shirt on a long shot,
when his book was safe and sound,
is pure sacrilege to the profession
except that nearly every member OF
the profession has done the same
thing in his time.
Wogerer Kept in Dark
By Puri-Mutuels.
In the course of his short and
electric career, Grammar was up
and down a hundred times. Years
after the Sheepshead Bay meeting,
Jack Doyle, once a bookmaker him
self. encountered Grammar outside
the track at Saratoga. He was too
broke to pay his way in.
DOYLE staked him to 81, the price
of a ticket and an "ice-breaker"
bet. Grammar ran it up to $4,000
that day. He was broke again a
week later. He died in poverty not
long afterward.
Many of the great bookmakers
have been plungers themselves
Grammar, Pittsburgh Phil Smith. Sol
Lichtenstein. Davy Johnson. Billy
Cowan. Kid Weller, Joe Ullman,
Make Blumenthal.
In their sane moments, these gen.
tlemen showed the betting public
no mercy, and so they deserve no
sympathy. Sympathy, in fact, is the
last thing I would urge in behalf
of a bookmaker. But, when you've
been around those machines a while
butting your head against wall OF
pure stone, wagering in the dark
cropping. laundering, never hearing
kind word, I'll bet deuce you'll
be ready to seek out Dirty Louie
the lowest crumb in the old line
and shake him by the hand.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Electric Production
Drops Slightly
Against Expectations
Output Remuins l4.4
Per Cent Ahead of
Comparable 1893 Week

NEW YORK. Oct. II R.-Elec-
trio power output in the United
States during the week ended Octo-
ber 7 totaled 2,465 ,23O,O kilowatt
hours, drop of OF of / per cent
from 2,469, ,689 900 in the preceding
week, but IA per cent ahead of
2,l54, ,449 900 in the comparable 1898
week, the Edison Electric Institute
reported today.
The decline was against seasonal
expectations, hence the Associated
Press index of power production,
based on 1929-30 as 100, declined to
1854 from 1888 in the preceding
week. A year ago the index, which
is adjusted for seasonal and long
term trend, stood at lib.
Range for recent years follows:
1929. 1898. 1897. 1896. 1884 as.
High l25s 1das 125.3 las 1853
Percentage gains from year ago,
according to major geographic areas,
were reported as follows by the in
stitute: New England, 2O8; Middle
Atlantic, 14.7; Central industrial,
17.3; West Central, 81; Southern
States. Ill; Rocky Mountain, PAL;
Pacific Coast, 6.5.
The institute attributed the wide
gap in New England figures to 1898
hurricane conditions.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Jersey City Livestock

JERSEY CITY, N j., Oct. II CP Omitted
States Department of Agriculture Cattle
salable, nSo; total, $50 No steers on
sale. Cows fairly active. uneven, steady
on lower grades early. CLOSING with some
weakness: medium grades mostly 25 higher
6.5O-7 90: cutter and common. .5t-5 ! 5:
Gamers. 375-4.25; few 3.0O-3.50 Few
bulls steady; good sausage offerings, 6.15-
200: odd head, 1.25: cutter, 500.
Vealers- and calves salable, 1870; total
1:120. Yea lers scarce, steady: good and
choice nearbys. 10.5o-12. so few 1900:
common and medium. s.0O-a50; culls,
9-7.5o. No weishty calves on sale.
ket: "a on New York: to- total eis g8o T Butche, Se
hogs mostly 10 lower. good and choice
1s6 pounds. 40
Sheep and lambs. salable, 100: total
1850. Lambs slow, steady, quality con-
sidered: few decks good 70-14-pound New
York State and West Virginias $50;
part deck medium 59-pound State. $50:
sorting liberal; bucks; 100 below load
price; common throwouts, 6.50-7 90. Sheer
1904. 90: common, 2.50-3.25
Evening star., 1939-10-11
American tobacco Gets
Loan Of $24,000,000
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-American
Tobacco Co. has borrowed $4,000
900 from five New York banks, it was
learned today.
The loan, secured by promissory
notes maturing serially June /. 1910.
to July l, 1945, involves per cent
interest.
The proceeds were used to pay off
SIG, ,250, 900 of current bank loans and
the balance for general corporate
purposes. the company reported to
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission.
OF the total, slO,OOO,OO0 was OBJ
tained from Guaranty Trust Co..
$4,000, 900 each from Chase National
Bank and the National City Bank,
and 100000 each from Central
Hanover Bank & Trust Co. and
Bankers Trust Co.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Chain Stores in District
Pay Sc, 100000 Rent

The Institute of Distribution, Inc,
New York, national association serv-
ing chain stores. reported today that
about 1900 chain stores in the Dis
trict of Columbia are paying $6,10O,-
600 annually in rentals to owners Of
business properties in the District.
Though chain stores rent nearly
all their stores in the District from
local landlords, the report says. these
chains own business properties in the
Capital valued at s21 300 900.
The s6.10O,O0O figure includes the
rental value of properties in the Dis
trict which are owned by chain
stores of various types, the report
states.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Steel Industry Feels
Advance Is Placed
On Solid Basis
Even Armistice Would
Bring No Drastic Cut
In Operations
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Considera-
ton Of the steel industry's position
in event of an armistice abroad
has led to the belief no drastic de.
cline in operations will occur, Iron
Age said today in its weekly sur
vey.
There would undoubtedly be can
cellations or suspensions of some
tonnage now on the books" the
magazine said. but had there been
no war, operations this fall would
probably have risen to at least 10
to IS per cent. Moreover, there
has been no strictly war business,
though some of the current busi-
ness has been inspired by fear Of
shortages or higher prices caused by
war"
Meanwhile a general price an
nouncement is expected this week
or next, the review stated. It added:
Without waiting for formal an
nouncement of future steel prices
by the leading producer, some in
dependent mills have advanced wire
nails So ton and reinforcing bars,
both new billet steel and rail steel,
IS a ton. The new prices apply
for such new business as can be
taken for delivery over the re-
mainder of the year.
Opinion in the trade is that ad-
vances will be moderate, possibly
not more than So or SO ton. While
some steel people believe that in
creases of SIS to $40 a ton would
more clearly represent the higher
costs that may be faced in the first
quarter, the vague possibility of q
truce in the European war has
brought a more moderate view"
The Iron Age scrap composite
price f1attened out little at $2208,
off AZ cents a ton.
Iron Age estimated that steel
operations this week have advanced
to 80 per cent of the industry's
capacity and reported that some
entire districts are operating at 100
per cent or close to that figure"
Evening star., 1939-10-11
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Oct. II (P,.-Eees, 1890;
steady Mixed colors: Fancy to extra
fancy. 24Aa-2aia standards. "a: firsts. 10:
seconds. 1918; mediums. 1914; dirties, No.
/, 1917: average checks, 1884: refrieerator.
fancy heavyweishts 1Ss4-23a: standards,
1874: firsts. l7A; seconds. 16l4-s4; me-
diums 16A: dirties. 15L-a4
Whites-Resale of premium marks, 36Ks-
80: nearby and Midwestern. premium
marks, 33la-36; exchange specials, 80:
exchange standards. 261a-27: resale Of
nearby heavier mediums, a4-eshs: nearby
pullets. 16h-17: peewees. 14E-15: re-
ards, 24-25: f1rsts. o2-23.
nearby and Midwestern exchange specials,
291e: exchange standards 25lo: nearby,
mediums. q: rul!ets. is.
DUCK eggs. nearby 2h.
Butter. 734s2 about steady: creamery.
higher than extra. 29A-30: extra t92
score). 2ss4-oa: frsts lss-eD. 24la-27la:
seconds tR4-S7. 22Ia-24
Cheese. 325 619; quiet; prices UNCHANGED
Rye. spot, Arm. No. American. TO b.
New York Tin carlotsl. 74ls; No. 2 West
ern. elf. New York. 73ls.
Barley firm; No. domestic. elf. New
York, 81.
Beans steady: marrow old. 4.75-5.75;
new, 5:00-5 .25; pea. $40: red kidney. $50;
white kidney: old, 5. Is: new. 100,
Hops steady: Pacific Coast, 1939s. seed
less, $3.50; choice. 43-47: 1885. choice,
1924; 1875 tchoice, I7-1a.
Other articles steady and unchensed.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Master Named
To Reorgonize
| Seobourd
IL the Associated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 11-Federal
District Judge Luther B, Way an
nounced the courts approval of the
expenditure by the Seaboard Airline
Railway of s25O0,Oo0 for new freight
cars and disclosed the appointment
of Tazewell Taylor, Norfolk attor-
ney, as special master to expedite re-
organization of the road would be
made within the near future.
Judge Way explained that he
deemed the appointment of a spe-
cial master necessary in as much
as he would not be available at all
times to hear matters that the line
presented. A special master, he said,
would be available readily and would
also act to save litigation and ap-
peals that might arise during the
reorganization. Seaboard has been
in receivership for nine years.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Oct. II op.-Butter. 67O374;
frmer: creamery. 80 score, 26A; 80. %:
IS, "a 80, centralized carlots 26a4;
other prices UNCHANGED. EGGS, 1896: Arm:
fresh graded. extras frsts: cars and local,
%: refrigerator extras 171a: standards,
17A; nrsts, 1871; other prices unchanged.
Poultry, live, one car "a trucks:
steady; small colored ducks, 10: small
white, II; geese. 14la; other. prices un-
changed
ture)--Potatoes, 81; on track, 446: total
United States shipments, 593: best quality
stock all sections steady. demand moderate.
poor quality. weak demand slow: many
offerings ordinary quality and condition;
supplies heavy: sacked. per hundred
weight Idaho Russet Burbanks, U s. No.
I. few sales best, 1000; Nebraska Bliss
Triumphs, 30 per cent U. s. No. /. lao;
Colorado Red McClures. burlap sacks, few
sal sales best; 1850; showing decay .55-
North Dakota Red River Valley section.
Gobblers.. 30 per cent 2 s; No: {: showing
Whites, " fair i' Quality, 100; Kstahdins' 0I D.
8. No. /, 1.35.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Smelling Plant Closed
As 800 Walk Out
BY the Associated Press.


PERTH AMBOY, N. j., Oct. Ii
Operations at the Perth Amboy
plant of the American Smelling e.
Refining Co. were halted today fol-
lowing walkout of approximately
300 employees engaged in the process
ing of copper. lead and zinc.
Officials of the Perth Amboy
Smelter and Refinery Workers
Union, C. 1. o. affiliate certified
as sole bargaining agency in a Ma
tional Labor. Relations Board elec-
ton last July. said the walkout
was in protest against the discharge
Of union shop steward.
The walkout occurred yesterday
at the end of the day.
American Smelling g. Refining
operates 80 plants in Pennsylvania,
Michigan. Colorado. Utah, Mary
land, Nebraska, California, Illinois,
Texas, Montana, Washington, Ari-
zona and in Mexico.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
September Gold Imports
Total S326,0SS,S89

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department said
today that $326,088 889 worth of
gold was imported into the United
States in September, the first month
of the European War. Weekly sta
tistics available since then, however,
indicate sharp reduction recently
The September figures compared
with $3.50 933, ,867 in August and
$500, GOT ,282 in September last year.
September mports>included $162.-
450,744 from England and $120,850,-
372 from Canada.
Silver imports, totaling s4.639,3
or about the same in the previous
month, included $1,059, 9,284 from
Canada and 50 1876 1923 from Mexico
Export totals were $15,110 for gold
and 1922, ,16O for silver.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. l1.-United
States Government loans advanced
briskly on the bond market today
while some Scandinavian issues
were depressed sharply on the news
from Europe.
With Soviet Russia's forces men
acing the independence of Finland,
the bonds of Norway and Denmark
dropped as the market studied pos
sibilities these countries might come
within the aspirations of Stain and
Hitler.
Norway IS at one time were down
more than 3 and the As off AZ.
Denmark IS broke nearly g. Fin
land IS rallied a little, but Helsing-
fors IS were down about g
In the Federal list, gains in late
dealings ranged to 20/32ds of a
point.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
|Hirsch Named
Cocoa Exchange
President
'y the Associated Press.

by lHe ASSOCldleu FIeSS.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1. I. Henry
Hirsch, commodity importer and
president of Adolph Hirsch & Co..
was installed today as president of
the New York Cocoa Exchange
Mr.. Hirsch entered business in
Bahia. Brazil, in 1903 and has spent
IS years in that great cocoa pro-
ducing country. He is a governor
of the New York Commodity Ex-
change
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Florida East Coast
Seeks R. F. 6. Loan
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Receivers of the Florida East
Coast Railway asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday
for authority to issue and sell to
the Reconstruction Finance Corp
$1.240,000 of per acent equipment
trust certificates.
The railway proposes to use the
money in purchasing two modern,
lightweight streamlined coach trains
costing about S1.370,000. Each
train will consist of Diesel loco
motive and seven cars.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Oct II 0P Omitted States De-
partment of Agriculture) Boston wool
houses received very few inquiries for wool
today An occasional buyer was in the
market only to secure small quantities
of wool for special purposes, or to piece
out stocks on hand. Most Of these pur-
chases were made at prices slightly be-
low prices paid on sizable quantities one
to two weeks ago. Quotations were mostly
steady to firm on sizable offerings.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Dividend Is Omitted

NEW YORK, Oct. II (P.-Direc-
tors of Raymond Concrete Pile Co.
today omitted the dividend on COM
mon stock due at this time. Com
pany previously paid Is cents quar-
terly on the common. Main plant is
at youngstown, Ohio.