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Evening star., 1939-11-29
BY HERB BARKER,


NEW YORK. Nov. 29-Taking
one last pot-shot at the fading foot
ball season:
Thursdays Games.
Kentucky Tennessee: Some say
the unbeaten Volunteers are due for
a big surprise. If so, this guesser
will be surprised at the same time
Tennessee.
Texas Texas A. and M: All the
rules of the fiction writing frater-
nifty would call for Texas to win
this one, with Jack Grain running
madly in all directions. The chances
are that Grain will do plenty of run
ming, but this hide-bound conserva-
tive will string along with unde-
feated Texas A. and M.
U. C. L. A-Washington State ::
No reason to believe that Kenny
Washington and U. C. L. A. can't
get past this one.
Vanderbilt Alabama: Hard to fig
ure since Alabama's offense has
been nothing to write home about.
Vanderbilt played great ball against
Tennessee. The hat is the only So
luton. Alabama
Auburn Has Mental Hazard.
Auburn Florida: Auburn seems to
have a decisive edge, if the Plains
men can keep their minds of the
Tennessee game December g.
North Carolina Virginia: Seems
safe for North Carolina.
Wake Forest-Davidson: Wake
Forest has too many guns.
Tulsa Arkansas: Arkansas finally
seems to have found the winning
combination and rates the nod
Arizona Montana: Taking Ari-
zona.
Rutgers-Brown: Rutgers unbeat-
en- record may go by the boards in
this one, but we'll take the risk.
Rutgers.
Denver Colorado: Colorado.
Army-Navy: These two seldom
have come up to their annual duel
with worse records. Neither has won
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Rover Victory Prize Eagle Achievement

distance but when he is out
blocking those mile-a-minue puks
stick his teeth he looks the part OF pre-
His shin guards are
shoulders
his body he several suits OF long, old
fashioned woolen underwear
night their best They
had beaten Hockey the and in the
Coach Mackenzie played
this He ordered defensive hockey ana he
of burden of course fell on Lee
bombarded in the last 40 minutes we
credited
of bulethke shots
hns stomach schnozze Invariably he
rubber mohered the puck for face
off, In did all right
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Bomo High Duo Completes so Of 81 Posses for Scores
Likely Gteom Pork Ag cooeh Rates Bouquet

linemen and three backs-han-
died a lateral against Brigham
Young. Note to Carlton Mer-
win, Woodmont, Conn.,: The A. P.
does not put out an all-America
freshman team.
Tall, tall story-A flying fish
flew straight into the fish box
of the boat owned by Capt. Clar-
ence Roberts, Florida sportsman,
during an angling expedition in
the Gulf of Mexico the other
day.
Poets corner (from the Willis
ton IN. Oak. HERALD
Oh, oh, oh!
A sad short-ender
Is feeling low
From that South Bender.
Bob Hooey of the Columbus
(Ohio) State-Journal visited
Chicago and discovered that
Charles Wilberforce Dunkley, the
A. P.'s demon Chicago sports ed
itor, is the night mayor of the
Loop. You mean nightmare.
Butch.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

the native sons brag in whis-
pers."
Nile Kinnick isn't the only iron
man in the football business.
Norman Leafe, North Dakota U.
end, missed only six plays in sew
en- games this year. He was re-
warded by being elected co-cap-
tain. The Waner boys and Paul
Derringer will be guest-starred
when Sarasota, Fla. opens its
new air station December Is.
Bob Pastor begins training TO-
day for his December Is bout
with Buddy Scott at Dallas. Col
orado U. gave the customers a
dose of the real razzle- dazzle the
other day when six guys-three
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Cadets Formed
First Team in
Two Weeks
Pressed Cheer Leader
Into Bottle; Tors
Invented Unies
By JOHN S. GROVER,

Associated PRESS SpOTtS WTltef.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 29.-When
Army and Navy get together in
Philadelphia Saturday, they may
add another chapter to long his
tory of cock-eyed football! in grid
classic 49 years old today.
Navy challenged West Point in
1890 and Cadet Dennis Niche,
father of Army football, whipped
together team in two weeks. Navy
won the first game on November
20 of that year-after an Army
cheer-leader named McClung had
gone into the game because the
Cadets ran out of subs.
Smart Navy men invented foot
ball uniforms and headgear. They
noticed wet canvas was mighty hard
to hang onto furling sails. So they
made laced jerseys of canvas, which
was plenty slippery when sweat-wet.
MILDLY Is Headgear Pioneer.
Midshipman j. M. Reeves-later
admiral-Wore the first headgear-
moleskin cap with a padded flap
TO DrOUeCC a TORN ear.
Navy wore red and white stock
ing caps in the first game, Army
Orange and Black The referee wore
derby hat and frock coat.
Army finished one game with 10
men when its last substitute got a
broken jaw against hobnailed boot
legal in those days.
Army records after one of the
early mass-mayhem affairs con-
tanned this comment: "If this game
only would get a foothold in the
Army, promotions would not be so
slow. Football is quicker than old
age and seems to be more fatal"
Three hundred curious spectators
saw the first game, but by 1893
there were 10000 in the stands and
the contest already was the No.
fall sports event.
Army hired Yale grid graduate
as the first service coach in 1891, and
simon-pure Navy didn't think it was
cricket. But they hired Yale man
right back at Army in 1892.
Cleveland Barred Rough Game.
President Grover Cleveland barred
the games as too rough in 1894, and
the ban held for five years.
Eligibility was nobodys business,
then. The 1899 Navy team had Hal
ligan, left guard, and Belknap, right
guard. Halligan had graduated III
1893 and Belknap was plebe fresh-
mani.
Upton of Army pulled Larry
Kelley's famous k-em-and-
stunt before Kelley was born. Upton
twice booted a loose ball toward
Navy's goal to score in 1904. They
changed the rules right after that.
The 1905 game was called on &C
count of darkness in 6-6 tie. Navy
first used the forward pass in d
service game to win in 1906, long
before Notre Dame'S Dorais-ROckne
combination licked Army with the
same weapon.
Field Goals Win for Navy.
From 1907 to 1916, Navy never
scored a touchdown, but won five
games on the field goals of three
to-nothing-Jack'' Dalton and Babe
Brown. Navy has scored 7 of her
IA victories on field goals.
Army has won % games, and 3
were ties, including 2121 thriller
at Chicago in 1926. Navy, national
champion then, came from behind
to knot the count. On Saturday at
Philadelphia, the two teams tangle
again. They won't be sending cheer
leaders in as subs, but something's
bound to happen.
It's a hard one to call, on their
1899 records, but you never know.
One of them may win.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29-Puzzle:
Why and how are the boys leav-
ing Nebraska off their list OF
first ten" football teams? And
while tossing around those bou-
quets for the best coaching jobs
of the year, don't overlook DR..
Homer Norton of the Texas
Aggies. The Armstrong -Ambers
postponement caused no surprise
on Broadway-the main stem will
be surprised if the bout ever
goes on.
A group of rich trotting horse
men may take over Gulfstream
Park, near Miami, and run a
winter harness race meeting
under the arcs. Coach Carl
Snavely says he is amazed at
Cornell's showing this year. Merits.
Bumper crop. Just before the
Dodger baseball school closed at
Pueblo, Colo, farmer drove up
with wagon load of baseball
playing sons. Two Of tbs laos
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Jones ofG. ". Hopes
To Add Fifth Job in
Versatile Play
Tackle, Center, Guard
And FuIIbuck Would
Face W. Va. at End
By LEWIS F.. ATCHISON.

Sunny Jones, George Washington
University's 208-pound socks-knit-
ting tackle, may realize the ambi-
ton of lifetime Saturday when the
Colonials engage West Virginia at
Morgantown. 1t all depends on the
condition of the Colonials' three
ends, two of whom have ailing legs,
and if the already meager supply is
depleted further Mrs. Jones boy will
get his long-awaited chance to do
his stuff at the flank.
Bill Reinhart, head coach of the
downtown eleven, thinks Sunny will
be all right at end against the
Mountaineers and even goes so far
as prophesy successful professional
career for the happy-go-lucky lad
at that position if he cares to cash
in on his grid talent after gradua-
ton. Sunny hasn't played end be-
fore this week, but has done just
about everything else and acquitted
himself with honors.
Plays Three Positions.
A regular tackle this year, he has
played center, guard and fullback
and in the two days he's worked at
the wing he has shown distinct abil-
ity to handle the position. Whether
he will be used or not depends on
the condition of Frank August and
Johnny Picco, who together with
Bob Nowaskey comprise Reinhart's
supply of ends Sunny wishes them
speedy recovery but if something
should happen to give him chance
at end against West Virginia it will
be all right with him.
Jones possesses all the necessary
qualifications of good end. Blessed
with a pair of shovel-like hands he
drags down passes la Joe DiMag-
gio. He is deadly tackler and has
enough speed to rate with the half
backs. Jones is a Commute man
when the need arises and may start
at tackle this week and shift to end
instead of coming out of the lineup
(See ATCHISON, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Another Crazy Chapter Promised Scre~y History Grid
Win, Lose or Draw
The Latest GiIded land Armored) Hero
By FRANCIS E. STAN.

gded heroes the towns galleries still Redskins
Riverside Stadium these nights grnnn little towead
padded cell With his diversified stick and
Goae Gordon doing all right thank for
S developing pretty fair country hockey
Washington the last
night had the
they ST. The they beaten
105 Last night they began to roll The turned stunning
2-to-1 dripping with glory emerged Mr. Lee.
long Mackenzie who coaches Eagles,
saying hockey players ITS brutal
aoneth hockey passnt enough
their bloody off And the
toughest spot all Is goale
tough jobs ports added Mackenzie who
golfer blocking backs
baseball human
punching goae takes the worst
beating the something can't
skate
as the from
of
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Cardinals HurI ChoIienqe

Unscored on in 13 consecutive
games this season the Cardinal
A. c. challenges any 135-pound team
in the city for game. The Anacostla
Lions are particularly sought as an
opponent. Call Manager Jack Hott-
man at Atlantic $780,
Evening star., 1939-11-29
SPORTS Mirror

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Davey
O'Brien, Texas Christian Uni
versity quarterback, voted John
W. Heisman Trophy as most
valuable player Of the year.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Becomes Basket Pro

NEW YORK P-Irv Torgoff,
Long Island University basketball
star, has joined the Detroit Eagles.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

$5.75 on the counter. He then
asked for his property.
I'm afraid you're too late"
said the dealer-and he made
a pretense of looking through
piles Of clothing.
mo" he said. II sold your
coat yesterday. I told you two
weeks, didn't II"
He had said Is days and this
was the fifteenth day. But the
coat was gone, doubtless sold for
more than twice what had been
loaned upon it, The young man
could do nothing about it. Here
was cold weather coming fast and
he had no overcoat - and not
enough money to buy another
one.
However, the ST on the suit
came in mighty handy. And the
next week, ONE WEEK after he
had borrowed" that money on
his suit. he got a temporary job
Determined not to lose this sec.
ond article of clothing he drew
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Loan Agents Face Bon

Recognizing the burden
borne by borrowers, the Dis
trict Commissioners recon-
mended to the Budget Bureau
today a bill to outlaw fees
charged by unlicensed prOcur-
erS of small loans.
Corporation Counsel ElwOOd
H. Seal said the measure would
subject such agents to fine or
imprisonment or both if they
failed to obtain a District Ii.
cenSe emitting them to do bust
ness. He explained:
"A, who wants to borrow,
goes to B, who is known by
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
M0ney/emderS' Victim!
LACK OF PAwhBRoKERs' LAW HURTS IN WINTER
OUercOQtS Sold for
Fraction of VdlueI

As q result of conditions
unedrthed during the inves-
tigdtiom which preceded
publication of this series,
The Washington T imes
and Washington Herald
haze discontinued publica-
tiom of advertising from
all personal Loan Compd-
MES" operating IN nearby
Maryland and VirginiG.-
Pu b lis her, Washington
Times and Herald.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

edly serious problems now besetting bankers
will gradually be worked out reasonably salts
factorily.
Recent travels and communications reveal
that this state of mind prevails not only among
New Yorks largest bankers, but in Chicago and
In other parts Of the country.
The most common complaint is that Admins
tration spokesmen have northumberland con-
temptibly- sought to hold up bankers in an
unfavorable light. to picture them as mercilesS
mercenaries determined to keep their money
vaults locked as enemies of economic and en-
ployment recovery
This is. of course, malicious Misrepresentation
Money Their Stock in Trade
BANKERS are business men, Unless they can
- run their institution at profit, they are
through.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
This Bill, Introduced in 1896 by Representative Mary
Norton, Banned Deductions From Loans

sort of hide your misery. But you
can't do that when circumstances.
whether through your own fault
or that of somebody else, brings
a parting between you and your
overcoat or your other suit or your
other dress. It means definite loss
Of your grip on respectability
whether temporarily or forever.
For years, ever since the Dis
trict small loan law was passed
and signed by President Taft in
1913-and President Taft signed
the law but at the same time
branded it as unSatiSfactory-ef-
forts have been made to change it.
Died in Committee
In 1886 Representative Mary T.
Norton, chairman of the House
District Committee at that time.
introduced bill which would clar-
ify the law. But her bill died in
committee, as have many others.
And so District residents in need
are forced to borrow from boot
leg" pawnbrokers and pay ex.
tortionate rates of interest, or go
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

into Maryland and Virginia where
they may borrow legally and pay
AZ per cent interest per year.
Harmful LaW
Pawnbrokers are barred by
law in the District. The reason
for this was to protect" the
people from paying high rates of
interest. But the law, instead of
helping. has worked incalculable
harm.
For they get around the law,
and police have been powerless
to halt the business where per.
sons in need borrow" on cloth
ing and other articles-and if
they are quickly salable the per
son who pledges them never gets
them back, and further, has no
redress.
So the exploiters get around the
law, and the lack of profit to them
selves by reason of it, by paying
for a secondhand dealers license
which costs $50 a year. With this
they go into business and charge
what they like. There are scores
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

'$8 in advance on his pay and
hurried down to the secondhand
dealer. And this man told him It
would cost him $40 to retrieve the
suit.
He went back to his place OF
business and tried to draw more
money but was unable to do so.
In the meantime he used the
money drawn for other desperate
purposes and when his job of work
was done he did not have enough
to get his suit back.
He now walks the streets, home
less and hungry, hunting any kind
of work but doing so at a decided
disadvantage-for he has no over
coat and his last suit is getting
shabbier and shabbier every day.
And with decent clothing gone he
is beginning to lose self-respect.
The police declare there is
nothing they can do about this
lamentable condition. In order
to keep on the good side of the
law these operators are careful
to report any deal or effort at q
deal which, might entail stolen
goods. In this fashion they are
Of great service to the police and
the latter are inclined to overlook
the hijacklng methods which they
know are used on unfortunates.
Indeed the police are in guam
Diary. When worst comes to worst
the dealer always says he bought
the article and that the customer
was aware of it. He does admit
that in making the sale he tells
the seller that he will do his best"
to keep 1t for fifteen days. But
we have seen how that works out
# a better profit is in sight-and
immediate cash.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

wOrd-Of-mOuth or by actual ad-
vertising as a prOcurer of loans.
B tells A he cannot lend money
but probably can obtain it from
c. On condition B acts as
guarantOr or indOrser of the
note, C lends the money to A,
and b, in turn, charges A a fee
for his part of the tranSac-
ton"
Seal said "there Is no queS-
ton" in his mind that the pro-
curer and lender Gin most in
stances are in cahOOtS."
He said enactment Of the
legislation would put an end to
such practices.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
By EUalw Walsh Mclean

ings. If the law allows them and they are en-.
couraged, they could be misused to a degree that
frightens one to think about them.
TNHEN take capital punishment. There is an.
u other great question that has never been
settled Many of our greatest men today are
strongly against it, and yet, on the other hand.
these deliberate killers cannot be allowed to go
unpunished for their wanton murders. have al
ways felt so far as capital punishment goes.
perhaps it puts real fear into the minds of
great many people. But there you are again: the
countries that haven't capital punishment have
a much lower degree of crime than the ones that
have
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
No Excuse for Cruelty

VIvIsECT1ON is another much-discussed ques-
ton. There are many people who are bitterly
opposed to it, and they certainly are right in
great many of the arguments they put forth
against it. Yet, on the other hand, think how
much it has helped the progress of medicine and
research
There is one thing about this vivisection. I
have yet to hear nowadays of any animal being
allowed to suffer, as they are chlorofoEmed be-
fore the experiment takes place. If there are re-
search workers in the world today that are not
being humane. there is nothing too bad for them.
No, the real truth of the matter is there are
two sides to almost every question. We all have
to struggle on from day to day, trying to be as
true to ourselves as possible but at the same
time we want to be very certain we are right
and how anyone CAN be absolutely certain of this
is beyond me!
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
World of Finance ByB. G. FORBES

Do you know any business man who is not
only ready but eager to conduct attractive tran
Sactions to make money?
upon the renting out of their deposits. Their
stock-in-trade, their commodity, is money. Idle
money earns nothing. Money has to be put to
work before it can reap wages.
But banker can no more force his commodity
on an unresponsive market than can any manu-
facturer. It takes two to make bargain. Also
each proposed bargain must appeal to both parties
as possessing rational prospect of benefit.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

'of these sort of stores operating
in the city.
The customer is told he is "bor-
rowing" but he isn't doing any.
thing of the kind. He will either
pay through the nose for the re-
turn of the article or when he
comes to get it he will find it has
been sold to somebody else. There
is absolutely no redress. OF
course, they loan" on everything,
such as household articles, radios,
instruments, rings, watches, what
ever you have-but the clothing
end of the racket is the most
brutal.
A young man living in a cheap
hotel and literally existing from
week to week on a moderate sal
ary lost his job last fall. If you
will remember we had very mild
season at that time and after he
had been out of work a week the
youth needed money on which to
eat.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Pawned OvercOat

So he took his winter overcoat
and secured a loan" of SIS on
it. He was also told he could
not discharge the debt for IS days
and that at that time it would
cost him around rs cents" for in
terest.
He was given no paper or surety
of any kind, the proprietor of the
secondhand clothing store ex-
planning to him that under the
law he could not operate as a
paWnbroker. But he assured him
everything would be all right.
Well. it happened that the young
man didn't find work inside Of
the next Is days but the weather
got decidedly cooler.
So he figured out that the best
thing he could do would be to
borrow enough on his best suit
Of clothes to retrieve his overcoat.
In the meantime he had made a
credit arrangement with the owner
of a restaurant where he had
eaten when he had a job. So the
food question was not exactly
paramount.
First of all he went to another
secondhand dealer and secured a
loan" of ST on his very present
able suit Of clothes. With this
cash in hand he went to the mar
who had his overcoat and laid
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

We were discussing the pro-
and-con of what should be done
and what should not be done.
She looked at me suddenly
and asked me right straight
out: Now, supposing you
were one Of the important
men with great responsibility
and many people dependent on
you. You felt sincerely in your
heart that you could not ac-
cept presentday conditions.
Yet, you knew that if you ex-
nrAsSed vonr views and fought
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Comes Up Many Times

THIS same eternal question comes up time and
L time again. What should persons do, how far
should they go, and how certain should they be
that THEY are right?
Take the poor father the other day who killed
his idiot son. AS far as science goes up to date,
there was no hope for this poor soul and the
father felt he was sending his son to happier
and safer land.
But there is the other side of these mercy kill
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
ARTICLE FOUR
BY w. A. s. DOUGLAS

The lack of a pawnbrokers' law
in the District of Columbia which
would permit the householder to
make an operative profit causes a
pitiful condition hereabouts, par
ticularly in wintertime. I'have al
ways thought there is more sor-
row, meanness, and general trag-
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

First, leading bankers are
worried over the abnormal
amount of money they have
felt obliged to invest in United
States Government bonds, and
the prospect that the un-
precedented outpouring Of
Government obligations will
continue.
Second, with few exceptions
influential bankers have de-
veloped faith that the ma
tional outlook warrants con-
fidence; also that the admit
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

menC is, the worst, yet to come.
For Mr., Hopkins, by no
means as adroit before the
Commerce Committee as his
New Deal admirers of the press
have made out. rather NAL
adroitly succeeded in hooking
President Roosevelt up with
the relief mess, a thing a really
clever person would have side
stepped.
Certain Senators perceived
the opening, and this involve
Hnent of the President will form
The Washington times., 1939-01-19

determinedly for them, you would be very apt to
hurt the people you most wanted to serve"
My answer was this: If knew was going
TO make lot of people suffer just because I
thought thing was right, would rather suffer
myself and protect and guard the ones that had
faith in me, although this would be the hardest
course"
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
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