davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Creighton's KnoIIo GridVs Best
Ground Gamer; Lain of Rice
Completes Most Passes

age per effort-9l4 yards-but Ken
Washington running mate at U. C.
L. A. Jackie Robinson, has the best
average among all ball carriers who
have gained more than $50 yards.
Robinson has netted almost II wards
for each of the 21 times he has car
ried the pigskin.
Ernie Lain of Rice leads in for
ward pass compilations, hitting his
receivers so times in l22 attempts for
$50 yards. Rusty Cowart, Texas
Christian, has completed 40 of SO for
6l2 yards, while the siX-game record
of Arkansas Kay Eakin is AZ COM
pletions in 81 tries.
OklahOman Tops Passers.
Paul Christman of Missouri has
completed Al of IS, while Beryl Clark
of Oklahoma has the highest COM
pletion percentage in the Nation.
643 figure on the basis of AZ thrown
and q bull's-eyes.
Earl Clark, Texas Christian half
back, and Ken Kavanaugh, Louisi-
ana State end, pace the pass snatch
ers with II catches apiece. George
Radnan, North Carolina. caught 16
and Bill Jennings, Oklahoma, and
Don Looney, T. c. u, Is each.
For the third consecutive week
Harry Dunkle. North Carolina,
ranks as the country's best punter,
with an exceptional 46-yard average
for 26 kicks.
His nearest rivals are Dick Nc
GoWen, Auburn; Nyhan of Tulane
and Nelson Catlett, V. NJ l., each of
whom has booted more than 25
times and maintained better than a
Award average
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Armistice Day Finds
Southern Gridders
Injury-Ridd|ed
Chances Of Six Squads >
Are Hard Hit for Big
Contests This Week
By the Associated Press.

bs the hSSUCldleQ ITeSS.
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 9.-An
epidemic of late-season injuries
harassed Southern Conference foot
ball mentors today as they at
tempted to shape up their squads
for the Armistice Day week end
games.
With five regulars already on the
casualty list, William and Mary re-
ceived severe blow yesterday when
Ben Simpson. one of the States best
blocking backs, received a broken
leg in scrimmage.
Virginia Techs hopes of topping
their upset victory over Furman
with success against Richmond S
undefeated Spiders were darkened
by reports that Star Backs George
Warriner and Sonny Ellison and
Guard Preston Graves may be out
Saturday.
Gus Hempley end and punting
star, was added to South Carolina S
big casualty list On Wake Forest S
injured roll were such key men as
Tony Gallovich, halfback; Jim
Ringgold, blocking back, and Louis
Trunzo, last years all-conference
Guard.
A half dozen Blue Devils still
were trying to shake off the effects
of the gruelling Georgia Tech game
at Duke, while V. M. 1. reported the
probable loss of a starting end
Luther Sexton.
Stuart Hoskins. backfield star
turned up with nose injury from
a Richmond practice.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
The
SpoRTLIGHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
FumbIing Playing Huge
Port in Grid TiIts

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (NA.N.AD.-
Maybe it only seems that way, but
from the games I have seen and the
games I have heard about, 1 judge
there has been more fumbling in
football this year than ever before.
A dozen big games at least have
been swung on fumbles.
Last Saturday, for instance,
Michigan fumbled five times--three
times early in the game-to give
Illinois its first break At New
Haven a tumble on the opening
kickoff put Yale at a disadvantage
and undoubtedly contributed to Dart
mouths first touchdown. In the
Army-Notre Dame game there was
conspicuous fumbling by forward
pass receivers. The week before Pitt
almost surely would have beaten
Fordham but for fumbles-one by
CaSsiano on the goal line popped
into Dennery's hands and set the
Fordham end off on a touchdown
run.
That's just few. Read the &C
counts Of the games around the
country every week and you'll find
that even the good players like Cas-
siano-for two years one of the
standout backs in footballs fastest
company - are having difficulty
holding the ball, and Lou Little al
ready has cited as footballs newest
play the intercepted tumble in mid
air,
Evening star., 1939-11-09
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

Georgetown defeated Navy,
6 to o.: Gallaudet beat Western
Maryland. q to 6; Maryland
State trounced ST. Johns, q to 0,
and C. U. whipped Boiling Field
Aviators, 81 to 10.
In other big games. Princeton
and Harvard tied, 10 to 10; Notre
Dame beat Army, II to g. and
Chicago beat Michigan. 13 to 0.
Other scores: Yale IA, Brown 0:
Washington and Lee 3, Georgia
Tech 0, Pitt Z, Washington and
Jefferson 6, V. M. l. %, Carnegie
Tech 0, Illinois 10, Minnesota 6,
Iowa IA. Northwestern 7.
George E. Truett won the
Washington Golf and Country
Club championship by defeating
Charles H. Doing, jr., and /, in
the final.
Royce Roofs, owned by w. T.
Wilkinson and ridden by Eddie
Ambrose. upset Cudgel, Mad
Halter, Exterminator and others,
to win the $4,000 Bowie Handi-
cap at Pimlico.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Old Enemies Battle
AS Calvin Opposes
De Correvont
BY the Associated Press.


EVANSTON, Ill, Nov. 9.-Bill De
Correvont and Johnny Calvin.
enemies two years ago before the
greatest football crowd in Chicago's
history, will be on the opposite sides
of the scrimmage line again next
Saturday at Northwestern Dyche
Stadium.
Northwestern and Purdue VII
come to grips, with De Correvont
the sophomore ace of the Wildcat
offense and Calvin the first-year
star passer and punter for Purdue
In 1887, with De Correvont the
Austin High School sensation and
Calvin the big gun in the Leo High
attack, they played in city cham
pionship game which jammed more
than 100000 persons into Soldier
Field.
Austin and De Correvont won that
game, and De Correvonts team will
enter Saturdays skirmish slight
favorite. The young Northwestern
halfback, after being held in check
during early season games, started
to roll last Saturday against Min
nesota, when he averaged more
than seven yards on 13 rushes, one
of which produced a 61-yard game
winning touchdown.
Calvin, whose prep career was
overshadowed only by De Correvont's
brilliant performances, has COM
pleted of % passes for Purdue this
season, one completion scoring
against Minnesota and another
against Michigan State. His kicking
has been brilliant.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associate Press.
SEATTLE. Nov. 9.-The American
Football Statistical Bureau. which
weekly complies individual and team
performances of the Nations 112
leading colleges. this week NOM
mates Johnny Knolla of Creighton
as the Nations leading ground
gamer.
The bureau has been putting the
yardstick on football performances
for the last three years and now is
official statistician for the American
College Publicity Association.
After the bureau poured load of
figures into the nav of a compli-
Gated computing machine, knolla
emerged as the Nations No. l Often
slve threat on the basis of the fol-
lowing statistics:
In six games he gained 887 yards
via Is rushing efforts and So pass
attempts.
Lalanne Drops to Third Spot.
Kenny Washington, the U. C. L. A.
Negro flash. ranks second with 843
yards in six games. Last week S
leader, Jim Sweet" Lalanne of North
Carolina, is third with 800 yards.
followed by IoWa's Nile Kinnick, 1863
yards; Ernie Lain of Rice, 1852 yards;
Tom Harmon, Michigan, 742 yards,
and Banks McFadden. Clemson. 700.
Washington has gained more yards
net by rushing than any other-56O
in SO tries. Harmon, who was high
last week, and Knolla are deadlocked
with 549 yards each. followed by
Jack Grain of Texas. whose five
game total Is 448 yards. Of the top
quartet, Grains is the highest aver
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Illinois 10 Face Touch
Grid Going in 1910
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,. Nov. O.
Illinois. having knocked Michigans S
hopes for national gridiron honors
into the discard, apparently is ready
to meet all comers."
The Student Senate Committee on
Athletics officially has approved the
1910 football schedule, made some
three years ago and now rated one
OF the most difficult in the schools
history.
The Illini will open against
Bradley October S and play these
teams on successive Saturdays:
Southern California here; Michigan
away; Notre Dame here; Wisconsin
away; northwestern away; Ohio
State here, and Iowa away.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Tight Game Promised
As Landon Eleven
Faces St. A|bans

All that seems definite about the
Landon-St. Adams football game at
St. Adams tomorrow, at 3:15 pm.
is that it will be tough, low scoring
battle
Both teams have compiled favor
able records this season, the Saints
winning three and losing two. one
of the latter by one point, and Lam
don winning one, tieing three and
losing one.
Of showings against Georgetown
Prep, Landon rates a slight edge.
1t tied the Preps, 6 to g. while st.
Adams lost to them, 1918. On the
other hand, st. Adams shows up bet
ter on comparative scores against
the Boys Latin School of Baltimore
st. Adams beat the Marylanders,
6 to 0, and Landon lost to them,
OF, for its first defeat.
Both teams have been troubled
with injuries. but are expected to
be close to full strength for this
game. Landon reached its scoring
peak month ago when it trounced
St. James, Al to 0, and st. Albans
was at its best against the Church
Farm School two weeks ago, win
ming, % to O.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Two Ti|ts With Hoyas
Spice American j.
Basket Ball List

Home and home games with
Georgetown feature American Uni
versity's 1939-40 basket ball schedule
announced today. The Eagles will
open their season on December 12
against Bucknell and conclude ac-
tivities on March 9 against an
alumni qulnt.
Georgetown will visit the A. U.
gym for the first of their meetings
on December IA, A. U. playing the
Hoyas at Tech gym on February Is
Athletic Director Staff Cassell,
who again will coach the courtmen,
announced that he would be assisted
by Emerson (Sparky) Bartlett, A. U.
captain last year.
The dates:
December II. Bucknell; IA GEORGETOWN;
16 Randolph Macon
February 3. Randolph Macon away; 8,
Delaware 4; Western Maryland away IS
GEORGETOWN; 90 Johns Hopkins away: %
Juniata away: "a. Bucknell, away: 2s.
Western Maryland. away
March ! Drexel away: .. SWarthmore
away: < Ellzabethtoun g. alumni
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Navy Is Rebuilding
Eleven for Three
Final Battles
Some Changes Forced
BY Injuries, Others
Are Promotions
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 9.-Though
we'll past midseason, Maj. Swede
Larson and his aides at the Navy
are engaged in rebuilding a foot
ball team almost from the ground
up, despite there will be only two
games-against Columbia and
Princeton-in which to test the new
array before the Army will be met
in the climax contest.
In the team to which special at
tention has been given this week,
and which will probably START
against Columbia Saturday, only
Capt. Al Bergner in the line and
Monty Whitehead and Pat Gray,
backs, remain of what was con-
sidered the first eleven two weeks
ago
OF the veterans who for the pres
ent are out, the center trio of Tom
McGrath, Harold HarWood ana Al
Feldmeler owe their absence to in
Jurles, but their places have been
taken by youngsters. while the other
newcomers are there because the
coaches believe they will strengthen
the team
This is the lineup which is being
used this week:
Left end, Dick Foster; left tackle,
AL Bergner; left guard. Joe SliWka;
center, Ed Svendsen: right guard,
Dave Wolfe; right tackle, Bill
Chewing; right end, Bill Montgom-
cry; quarterback. Monty Whitehead;
left half, Sammy Boothe; right half,
Pat Gray; fullback, Tom Blount.
The newcomers range from the
graduating to the sophomore class.
Dave Wolfe was regular guard last
year, but played his first game this
season against Pennsylvania last
week, in which most of the others
had their first varsity match ex-
perience.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Shelley Furmon's Great Back,
Scoring Figure in All Games

Ripper" ripped the Cadet line for
big chunks of yardage and COM
pleted 8 of 18 passes, one for
touchdown.
In six games this season Shelley
has either scored a touchdown or
thrown a forward pass to a team
mate who scored. He has added at
least one point from placement in
every game.
Besides his ball-carrying and de-
fensive ability, he is a deadly blocker
and capable punter.
He has received offers from pro-
fessional teams and has aspirations
to Join major baseball club.
Coach Mcleod says he might keep
Ripper as an assistant coach after
his graduation next June.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE. S. c., Nov. 9-They
call him "60-Minute Ripper this
185-pound fullback with a fighting
urge that filings him about football
field with such poise and ability that
other greats" of the Southern Con-
ference are slipping over to make
room for him.
Rotten Shelley is his name and he
came to Furman from Union, S. c.,
where he played end.
This year, as captain of the Hurri-
cane, Shetley's stocky form has been
seen in the middle of about every
important play in which his mates
figured. It was in the game with
Army that he first attracted atten-
ton. Although Furman lost, 7-l6,
Evening star., 1939-11-09
BIount May Be Answer
To Novy's Problem
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 9-Navy's
big 1889 problem-fnding backs who
can combine passing and bucking
ability-may be solved even at this
late date by the elevation of Tommy
Blount, l60-pound find from the
''B' squad to the varsity.
He bloomed in the Penn game,
when his passes brought the Tars
only touchdown. and now he will
start against Columbia.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Errors Coused by Heovy
Stroin on Players.

The answer? Well. this is only a
guess. But I wouldn't be surprised
II the increased tempo of the sport
isn't responsible
BY that l mean that the way the
modern schedules at most schools
are framed. player is under a
pretty high tension from the begin
ming of the season to the end. No
sooner is one formidable foe dis
posed of than another looms ahead.
The players are leaping from one
mental crag to another-clinging
there for Saturday-and then
leaping on.
This must generate an anxiety
that, while always prevalent in foot
ball to some degree, runs higher in
this era, The player reaching for
a ball tries to tuck it under his arm
and run with it before he really has
a grip on it-in which respect he is
like the jittery shortstop who tries
to throw man out at first base be-
fore he has fully picked up the ball.
Another indication of this anxiety
Is seen IN frequent offside penalties
slapped on a team. It's simply that
the players are so eager to get
moving they can't wait for the ball
to be passed.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
st. Johns Depends Return Mended Stars to Give Gonzaqa Hot Contest
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Wrestling.
Golden Terror VS.. John Katan
and Able Coleman, feature
matches, Turner's Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Football.
Maryland Frosh VS.. George
town Frosh, Griffith Stadium,
2::30.
Eastern VS.. Western, Western
Stadium public high title series),
3:15.
Central VS.. Wilson, Central
Stadium public high title
series), 3:15.
Roosevelt VS.. Anacostia, East
ern Stadium public high title
series), 3:15.
St. Adams VS.. Landon School,
st. Adams field, 3:15.
Dewitt School VS.. Fork Union
Military Academy, Fork Union,
Va.
Miner Teachers VS.. North
Carolina State Teachers, Fay
etteville, N. C.
SATURDAY.
Football.
Georgetown VS.. Maryland,
Griffith Stadium, 200.
American University VS.. Blue
Ridge College, Massachusetts
and Nebraska avenue NV, 2:30.
Catholic University VS.. St.
Anselm S, Boston, Mass.
Westinghouse High VS.. CAL
vert Hall, Ballston, Va, 2:30.
Howard University VS.. Hamp-
ton, Howard University Stadium,
2::30.
George Washington High VS..
E. C. Glass High, Lynchburg, Va.
Pistol Shooting.
Nat tional Capital Military
match, Camp Simms, Congress
Heights, TO-.
Hunt Races.
Middleburg, Va, 1:30.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Hometowner Leeds Pitt
In Game With Tech
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 9-Cap-
taincy of the Pitt Panthers for the
25th annual skirmish with Car
negie Techs Skiboes. their across
the-street rivals. goes to End john
ny Dickinson, home town boy uho
has starred throughout the season.
Besides handling his offensive as
signments nicely Dickinson has
blocked three punts, twice for touch
downs. and recovered a tumble that
led to the first touchdown against
Duke.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Turkey Shoot Sunday

H. 1. Edmonds Post of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars will sponsor
turkey shoot Sunday at 1920
o'clock at Camp Simms, in Congress
Heights, with .12-gauge shotguns to
be used.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Sport Results

Hockey.
Pittsburgh, 5: Philadelphia, 4.
Minneapolis. 4; Omaha, /.
Baltimore, 5; New York All
Stars, 2.
Soccer.
Penn State, 8; Army. 2.
Baltimore City, 2; Navy Plebes, o.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
SPORTS Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY tlle ASSOCldteu fIeSS.
Today a year ago-Led by Maj.
Eduardo Yanez, Chilean riders
completed three-day sweep of
jumping competition to win in
ternational low-score challenge
trophy at horse show.
Three years ago-Fred Perry,
British tennis ace, turned pro,
signing contract with Frank
Hunter and S. Howard VoShell.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Horriers Postpone Race

Cross-country teams representing
Georgetown and Maryland freshmen
will match strides a second time
next Tuesday after yesterdays
scheduled jaunt was postponed. The
starting time will be 4::30 over the
Hilltop course.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Christmon Greatest Posser,
New York U. Scouts Soy.

New York, take it from Buffer
Collins and Stew Scott, the N. Y. u
scouts, is about to see a great passer
IN Chrlstman of Missouri. who
comes to the Yankee Stadium on
Saturday. They have been watching
the Missouri team-Collins nsreci-
ally-and they agree that they never
nave seen a passer who made a
deeper impression on them.
OF course, in the matter of pass
Ing. N. Y. U. isn't exactly helpless.
In Ed Boell the Violet has a passer
whom, l would say, is as good as
Ed Smith, who got all the raves
when he was passing at the same
school few years back
Boell. like Smith, is a New York
boy and played a lot of touch foot
ball in the streets when he was
growing up. The way this game is
played on the asphalt it largely is a
passing game, which explains why
so many New York kids. growing
up and going to college and play
Ing football. are skilled passers. Nal
Stevens said not long ago that he
has seen more good passers at N. Y.
q. in any one season since he has
been there than he saw in all the
years he was at Yale as player or
coach.
They may not be able to do
some of the other things so we'll"
he added, but they can throw that
football"
l recall that when Smith, at his
passing peak, was asked how he
achieved such rare skill he said:
Throwing football over push
carts in the streets"
Boell. an accomplished performer
IN other Departments of the game,
ranks with the best passers in this
sector. A duel between him and
Christman should enliven game
that has all the other possibilities
OF being rattling combat, since it
catches both teams riding high.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
0-Pounders Issue Def

Cast Cubs, e0-pound football
team, wants games. Call Decatur
4496-J between 3:15 and $3.50.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Princeton Dartmouth Come
Should Prove Thriller.

Another game on next Saturdays
card that should be something to
see is that between Dartmouth and
Princeton. Dartmouth f1attened
Yale by the utterly unpredictable
score of 33 to and Princeton bare
ly scraped through to beat Harvard,
and in each case there was room for
Uonderment on the exact rating of
the victors.
Dartmouth showed a better at
tack than it had in any previous
game, but this might have been
facilitated by the defensive weak
ness Of Yale. apparently worn down
py its encounter with Michigan the
week before.
And while I don't want to take
ANYTHING away from Harvard for
making the count in Palmer Sta
ulum closer than anybody figured
1t would be, think that Princeton
must have been shaken by the tragic
tate OF Don Herring.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
McGi|I Commodity Index
Advances FractionaIIy

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
f AUBURNDALE, Mass. Feb. 25.-
The index of all commodities COM
piled by the McGill Commodity
Service, Inc, worked fractionally
higher during the week ending
February "a.
The latest index of 69.1 compares
with $50 a week earlier. 685 on the
first of the year, and 722 year
earlier.
Although the industrial group re-
manned unchanged. and the agri-
cultural index declined slightly
sharp strength in the livestock
index was mainly responsible for
the advance in the composite index.
OF the IA group classiications
comprising this index. four were
higher. three lower, and seven un-
changed from week-earlier figures.
The industrial group remained
unchanged for the week. as declines
in hides and leather and coarse tex
tiles were offset by strength in nom
ferrous metals, paint materials and
vegetable oils.
The agricultural index dropped
off fractionaliy, as weakness in bar
ley. cotton, eggs. potatoes and flax
seed offset strength in wheat, corn,
oats and rye.
The index for livestock showed
the greatest increase during the
week Substantial advances were
noted in cattle and hogs which off,
set minor declines in sheep and
lambs.
Non-ferrous metals advanced, as
higher prices were posted for quick
silver and tin.
Although the index for fine tex
tiles remained unchanged, a sharp
advance in silk and minor strength
in drills Offset weakness noted in
spot cotton. Coarse textiles declined
on slightly lower burlap prices and
hemp.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Wheat Crop Estimate
Raised in Argentina
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Department of Agriculture
received prediction yesterday that
the Argentine wheat crop for 1899
would total approximately 320,000,00
bushels.
This estimate, made by the Ar
gentine government, represented an
increase of about 100000 bushels
over a previous estimate issued last
December. Such a crop would be
second only to the all-time record
of 349,000,000 bushels produced in
1929. Last years crop. which was
damaged by unfavorable weather,
amounted to only 185 100000 bushels.
The department estimated Argen-
tina would have 229 9,00O, 900 bushels
available for export this year.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Wheat Subsidy Costs Hit
Is Gents a busheI
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday that sales of wheat
and flour for export totaled 86.900,-
600 bushels from July /, 1898, to
February 20.
Approximately 62,6O0,0OO bushels
we're sold under the Government S
export subsidy program designed to
place 100.000.000 bushels of surplus
grain in world markets by July /.
Under this program the Govern
ment buys grain and sells it to ex-
porters at prices enabling them to
meet foreign competition. Govern
ment losses on the grain sold to
date averaged about Is cents a
bushel, the department said.
Wheat actually exported was es-
timated at 100000.
The department said 80 per cent
Of the total sales represented grain
and II per cent flour.
Sales included approximately
$4,000 bushels Of wheat and wheat
products to the American Red Cross
and other American relief agencies
for export to Spain and China.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Huge Refunding Weighed
By PENNSYLVANIA Power
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25-Rumors
were current in Wall Street bond
circles today that the Pennsylvania
Power & Light Co. is considering
plans for refunding its $121 ,000, 900
first mortgage AZ per cent bond
issue in the near future.
Such deal, if it finally went
through, would, investment bankers
said, result in substantial savings for
the company because it was believed
a more favorable interest rate could
be obtained in view of the abnormal
ly easy conditions in the capital
market. The issue natures in 1881.
A refunding program Of this size
for Pennsylvania Power e. Light
would represent the largest operation
of its kind undertaken by any Of the
affliates of Electric Bond & Share.
Those who would discuss it empha-
sized the proposals were no further
advanced than the talking stage.