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Evening star., 1940-10-16
The
SPoRTLIGHT
Mustangs Great Kick
MAY Be q Record
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent of The Star

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-There al
ways is a thrill in peering at new
record. If Preston Johnston, the
6-foot, l90-pound fullback from
S. M. U. didn't fire off a record kick
in Pittsburgh Saturday, I'd like to
get some accurate rebuttal.
With only a few minutes to 60
and the ball on his 6-yard line,
Johnston stood 5 yards back of his
own goal. The breeze was blowing
against him. No record should be
allowed where a favoring wind IS
used. Johnston's kick was per-
feet spiral. lower than normal, Yet
it first struck the turf on Pitts
burgh's 35-yard line, 70 yards on a
carry, with such terrific impetus that
it shot forward to Pitts 2-yard line
where it was covered.
So here was a kick that travelled
103 yards-againSt the wind-a kick
that sailed and rolled SO yards be-
yond the line of scrimmage.
1t might be noted also that the
ball landed on green turf-not any
baked out, grassless field. 1t was
enough to make two mules faint. I
saw big Hogan of Pitt boot one 90
YARDS against Notre Dame on this
same field, and I saw Colwell of Yale
kick one out of bounds s. yards
away. but neither kick was against
the wind.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Comparative Scores Give
State Edge on Carolina

sons peak for the homecoming en-
gagement with Carolina.
Against their only common foe so
far, State beat Davidson by IA
points more than the Tar Heels did.
The Wolfpack also annexed con-
ference scalp in the seasons opener
against William and Mary. Glenn
son beat the Pack 26-7, which wasn't
so bad when compared to the 800
licking Wake Forest took from the
Tiger. And it was Wake Forests
Deacons who tripped Carolina by
two touchdowns several weeks ago
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Most Of Touchdowns
Made by Pros With
Sammy on Bench
FiIchock, Todd Are Big
Factors in Offense
Pressing Record
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Are the Redskins, as alleged, q
one-man, one-punch football team?
Is Sammy Baugh, great as he is,
their lone offensive threat? Statis-
tics and a review of the manner in
which they have scored in four
league games thus far indicate the
answer definitely is mo" to both
questions.
Briefly, Baugh has not even been
in the lineup when the Redskins
have scored more than half of their
16 touchdowns to date. He has
thrown five touchdown passes, three
of them last Sunday, It's true-three
more than frankie Filchock-and
his aerial artistry has set up two
more.
But, as against the seven that
may be credited directly and in
directly to him, the Skins have
scored nine with footballs greatest
passer sitting on the bench. And
exactly half of the pace-setters'
touchdowns have resulted not from
aerials, but from old-fashioned
power plunges and more modern re-
verses to run-backs of intercepted
passes and punts. In short, the Red
skins are rushing toward new all
time National League scoring record
by every conceivable means.
Strong without Baugh.
Like the 1910 automobile, the
Redskins will get places quicker
with Baugh-than grandpa used to
go in the one-horse shay without an
accelerator to step upon. That's
really what Baugh is--a gas pedal to
step on to go the greatest distance
in the least possible time. But, just
as the horse and buggy got us there
in the Gay Nineties, so 1t appears
the Redskins would reach their goal
even without Sammy.
Glance quickly over the games
with the Dodgers. Giants and Steel
ers for confirmation of this. In
the opener against Brooklyn. Baugh
passed to Ed Justice for the first
touchdown, but the Tribes other
two six pointers were made on a
plunge by Filchock and pass from
the same player to Dick Todd.
Against the Giants. Baugh again
opened the scoring with pass to
Jimmy Johnston, but the winners
second and third touchdowns were
from Ei1rhHck
to Wilbur Moore and on a 79-yard
punt return by Todd.
Up in Pittsburgh, Baugh directly
was involved in only three of the
Redskins six touchdowns, and one
of these was scored on neat re-
verse by Johnston after the lat
ter's running had carried the ball
to the Steelers' 2-yard line,
Sammy Not indispensable.
But for the rest of the afternoon
it was a pass by Filchock, an in
Perception by John.ton and a re-
verse worked by tAe rockies, Bob
Seymour and Roy Zimmerman, that
helped roll up the score.
incidentally. while admitting that
Baugh undoubtedly is at his peak
how about giving some of those
guards and tackles credit for af-
fording him the best protection
he ever has known? With all due
allowance for the greater flnesse
which enables him to sidestep, dodge
and fake onrushing opponents, it
is unquestionable that there hasn't
been half the men to trouble Baugh
as in past years, simply because
they haven't been able to get to
him consistently.
Sure. Baughs the Redskins spark
plug; he would be to any team.
But as for thinking he's indispens-
able phooey, as long as those
other 80 Redskins tend to their jobs.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Boyd to Meet Moore, CoIored
Heavyweight, at Riverside

Bill Boyd, whose chief claim to
fame rests in the backing of Jack
Dempsey, and Buddy Moore, prom
Using young colored heavyweight.
will collide in a 10-round feature
bout at Riverside Stadium on Oc-
tober %. it has been announced
by Matchmaker Ray Alvis.
Moore, who recently registered a
one-round knockout over Maynard
Daniels on the Henry Armstrong
Phil Furr card at Griffith Stadium,
also scored a technical knockout
over Washington's Jimmy De Chard
as an amateur.
Boyd has kayoed such ancient
Evening star., 1940-10-16

specimens as Billy Nichy and Buck
Everett in local engagements, but
never approached the lofty perch
toward which Dempsey had aimed
him.
The District Boxing Commission
awarded the October % date to
Alvis and Promoter s. G. Leofiier,
revealing the Riverside operators
had filed their application ahead
OF Promoter Joe Turner. who was
planning an all-star card for the
same night.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TOMORROW.
r--kA~n


Tech VS., Central (series), Grif-
fifth Stadium, 8.
Mount Vernon High VS.. Berry,
vile High, Berryville, Va.
FRIDAY.
Football.
Virginia Tech VS.. Georgetown,
Griffith Stadium, 8.
Catholic University VS.. Miami,
Miami, Fla, $50.
Anacostia VS.. Western (serles),
Western Stadium, $50.
Gonzaga VS.. Eastern, Eastern
Stadium, $3.50.
st. Johns VS.. Roosevelt, Roose-
welt Stadium, $50.
Georgetown Prep at st. Adams,
$3.50.
Landon VS.. st. Paul's, Balti-
more.
Bulls VS.. Mount st. Mary's
Freshmen, Emmitsburg, Md.
Culpeper High VS.. Fairfax High,
$3.50.
SATURDAY.
Football.
George Washington VS.. Ken
lucky, Lexington, KY.
Maryland VS.. Florida, Gaines
vile, Fla.
American University VS.. Johns
Hopkins, Baltimore.
Howard VS.. Virginia State,
Petersburg, Va.
Hill School VS.. Episcopal, Alex
andria.
Masonic Home of Virginia VS..
Washington-Lee High, Airing
ton.
Dewitt VS.. Western Maryland
Freshmen, Westminster, Md.
George Washington High v!
Maury, Norfolk.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
High School Boys
Get Hoyu Bargain

A limited supply Of tickets
priced at Is cents each were
placed on sale at Griffith Stadium
this morning admitting District
public high and preparatory
school students under l8 years of
age to Friday nights George
town-V. P. l. game at Griffith
Stadium.
A gratifying general advance
sale otherwise is in progress at
Griffith Stadium. the George
town University Athletic Associa-
ton and at Spalding's.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 16.-North
Carolina States football squad, the
strongest in some years at Raleigh,
is being groomed in the closest sec
recy by Coach Doc Newton for what
Wolfpack supporters hope will be a
triumph over favored North Caro-
lima.
The Wolfpack was idle Saturday
while the Tar Heels were upsetting
Texas Christian, and every effort is
being made behind barred gates to
work the State squad up to its sea.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Conn's Crown in Safe

NEW YORK, Oct. l6 R.-Pro-
moter Charley Murray of Buffalo
has signed Lightweight Champion
Billy Conn to meet Clarence Jones,
Buffalo's Negro light-heavy, in Is
round over-the- weight bout in Buff
falo's new Memorial Stadium, No
vember 18
Evening star., 1940-10-16
luureIs Want Action

Laurel CMd) 155-pound football
team is booking a game for Sunday
on the Laurel field. Call Anderson
at National 1888 before S pm. or
Laurel 1874 between and Z.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Thorpe Had on OF Doy
Aooinst W. and J.

Come to think of 1t, though, Mr..
Thorpe himself had one off day that
season. The dogged Washington
and Jefferson team. coached by Bob
Folwell, held the Indians to q score
less tie.
The rest of the year Pop Warmers
vanishing Americans spent their
time vanishing over the enemy goal
line. They piled up 80 points on
Brown, "a on Lehigh. As on Pitts
burgh, 80 on Springfield, 38 on Syra-
cuse, 27 on Army, "a on Georgetown
and 26 on Pennsylvania. which lat
ter team beat them because it had
Leroy Mercer and 81 points that day.
Thorpe scored roughly IS per cent
of his teams total for the year. The
best tricks in Pop Warmers hat
blended with the speed and strength
of the Sac and Fox.
1t strikes me. after seeing Harmon
play, that the Michigan ace belongs
in a bracket with Thorpe, rather
than Grange. He always is being
compared with Grange these days,
but the Illinois iceman, though
good passer. chiefly was great as
runner-and the best,
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Johnston Presents Himself
With NotoI Doy Gift

Il told you before the game
Matty Bell. the S. M. U. coach said
later, that if Johnston caught one
right he might kick it out of the
State. I thought for minute the
ball was going into Ohio. The kid
is a fine competitor. This also was
his birthday, so suppose he was
giving himself present. I never
saw anything like it before.
doubt that any one else ever did"
What about the scramble along
the cotton wood trail?" I asked Bell
About the same as usual, only
little tougher. Texas A. and M.
has the call in personnel-in man.
power. But I don't believe any team
in Texas can go through unbeaten
A. and NJ has two great backs in
Kimbrough and Thomason-and
don't overlook Thomason. Also a
big, fast line.
Texas has human coyote in
Grain. I'll tell you about Grain,
every time he starts your heart
jumps into your mouth-if you are
the other coach. He not only is fast
and elusive, but exceptionally strong.
"Our team will be better than it
was against Pitt, but don't forget
this Pittsburgh team is quite a ball
club, with one Of the best back
fields I've seen anywhere. You
don't see many letter backs on one
team than Jones, Kracum, Thurbon
Sekela. Any team that can run up
80 first downs against Ohio State
and S. NJ. U. must have plenty.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
l50-Pound EIevens Defied

Square Deal Liquor 150-pound
football team is after out-of town
engagements. Call Manager Brink
Ter at Lincoln 9734.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Harmon Rolling Hottest
Dice in Football

1t seldom works twice. though,
Mr.. Harmon will play return en-
gagement with Illinois this Satur-
day, and, frankly, on what he has
shown this year. I don't think MI
Zuppke will be able to stop him
again. I saw him last week at Har-
ward and am able to state definitely.
in reply to yrs. of 11th inst. that
Mr.. Harmon still is rolling the hot
test set of dice in recent football
history.
Here is his scoring record up TO
Evening star., 1940-10-16

His average is % points a game
to date. and that. maintained over
the full season of eight games, is
very close to the fastest rate in the
big league football records.
Sooner or later, of course, Mr..
Harmon will have an off day and,
the moment he does, his chance for
the record will be ruined. You have
to roll it up every game to approach
the major league mark set by Jim
Thorpe, the Sac and Fox, with the
Carlisle Indians of 1912. Mr..
Thorpe's record that year was 1913
points. He scored Is touchdowns.
Evening star., 1940-10-16
Clemson Win From Deocons
Shows Games Uncertainty

i've seen Southern California,
U. c. L. A. and Washington play on
the Coast Bell continued. South
ern Cal will be better, but not the
team it was a year ago You can't
replace men like SCHNEIDER. Lands
dell, Smith, Holman and Doyle Nave
IN one season. Washington now is
rated the Rose Bowl choice out
their way, but already we've seen
what can happen in football, with
the season just getting under way.
Therell be few teams playing hard
schedules that will remain unbeaten
this fall. This goes for every section
How can you figure them? I
thought T. C. U. was a sure thing
to beat North Carolina after that
Wake Forest defeat. And now Glenn
son comes along and runs all over
Wake Forest. I know T. c. U. Is
good, better than last fall.'
With October moving along, the
list of stronger teams looms sharply.
Cornell sets the Eastern pace, fol-
lowed by Fordham. Boston College,
Penn. and Navy. with Georgetown
and Duquesne still rolling. Ten
nessee and Mississippi head the
Southern parade. although Clemson
can't be overlooked after that Wake
Forest mopup. Scouts now rate
Tennessee much stronger than Bob
Neyland's team was against South
ern California.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12

sense, that strict observance Of the zone wouio
afford Germany sanctuary for its shipping III
a hundred ports in the Americas and SO de-
feat the blockade. And the parties to the Pan
American neutrality zone could not 1lno .
answer to this reasoning.
But the purpose of the zone is not TO Dc
It was created primarily to prevent
any overt act by either party to the war
which might transgress the neutrality Oh a
power and SO draw any OF the ma
lions into a conflict in which it has nothing
to gain by joining. It is too much to expect
any of the nations at war to respect the zone
fully. If they are careful not to commit any
act which might force a neutral nation to
take up arms, the zone will have accomplished
all that can be hoped for it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12

and lsewhere will feel like expressing resent
ment of it.
The senator's motives are easily understood.
Down in southern Florida there has been ex.
posed by Edgar Hoover's Omen an amazing
mess of big.scale prostitution and gambling.
Some big names in FIorida's political and bust.
ness circles are covertly accused of protecting
this wretched type of vice and hugely profit.
ing from it. The invasion Of Florida's sover.
eign rights by federal Omen, we suspect, is
arousing the tinhat senator's animus. He didn't
dare strike directly at Hoover, so he hits at
by way of Rogge in Louisiana.
The senator seems to forget that there are
some laws on the federal books, placed there
by ADLER and better-intentioned lawmakers than
himself. These laws stipulate that certain things
are crimes against the United States. It is the
duty Of the federal government to enforce these
laws. Violations Of them are punishable in the
federal courts. Would Senator Pepper have the
federal government. sit down on the enforce
ment of it's own laws?
It is remembered that Louisiana's represen.
tatives in the upper house, Senators Ellender
and Overflow, likewise rallied against "interfer-
ence with the privileges Of a sovereign state. "
But both were soundly repudiated by the voters
on February 20. Both lost their own parishes
and districts.
When Senator Pepper says, II think it is the
privilege of a sovereign state to have bad gov
eminent if the people of the state want it to
be bad" he rattles off the baldest challenge to
good government ever heard. It so happens
that it is the business Of the people of other
states whether the overlords of Miamis pro
tected prostitution and gambling are paying
their just income taxes. as all people whose
earnings are untainted are forced to do, and
whether Miami's vicious dives are filled with
unfortunate young women transported from
other states.
However, it is up to Senator Peppers con.
StituentS to deal with the tVpe of nitWit dep,a,
goguery he exudes. It will be resented but 9th.
erwise unnoticed in other states. He may be
hot stuff but like Senator Little Bull' Ell.
lender he looks like a one-termer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
WASHINGTON

By PRESTON O v

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE traditional
March Is solace offered to Americans who
grouse over income taxes should be more con-
soling than ever this year.
Our so-caled English cousins, who always
have carried a much heavier income tax load.
are now hit even harder. The British govern.
ment has boosted the standard tax rate from
IS to 37.5 per cent and has reduced exemptions.
It's the little fellow in this country who gets
off easy-or doesn't pay any income tax at all
compared with the British.
An English married couple with a wage in
come OF $4,000 a year pays a tax Of $246. An
American couple, with an earned income of
$2,SO0-$S00 more than the English couple
pays 80 cents.
Exemptions
The small wage Garner in England is socked
in two ways: Only a very low income is ex-
empt and the beginning tax rate is high, 10. rs
per cent compared with four per cent here.
Britain's 37.4 per cent takes effect on taxable
income above $40 while our four per cent is
standard in all income brackets.
British personal exemptions are $500 income
to a single person., $3.50 to a married couple
and 5000 for each dependent child; u. S. ex.
emptions are $1,000 for a single person, So, 500
for a married couple and $500 for each de.
pendent.
Here's a striking example of how a middle
class American family profits by these exemp
tions while it's British counterpart hands over
a big chunk:
J. English Smith, with a wife and three chill
dren and earning s., 900 in a year, pays a tax
Of $646. Henry American Brown, with the same
sized family and identical earnings, doesn't pay
any federal income tax.
1t works this way for the Browns: The
$1,000 head.of-family exemption, plus S 1900 fol
the three children, plus an earned income cred
it of $400-10 per cent Of 81, 000-provides tota
deductions Of $4,100.
Even with the state income tax to pay, the
Browns are sitting pretty compared with the
j. English Smiths. If they live in New York
state, which has a comparatively high income
levy, their tax would be only Sc. And that's as
Stunning they have no special allowable deduc
lions.
The disparity between the two countries j.
not so great in the very high income bracket.
although the big boys in Britain get stiffel
ment income Of 100000 a year must give som.
1868, 900 of it to his government. A singl,
American with an equivalent income from in
vestment pays $52S, 24O.
Good Old Days
When our federal income tax system wa.
inaugurated in 1913 the income tax was ALREADY
"old stuff" to Britons. Way back in 1892. join
Bull imposed a tax upon salaries. 1t yieldet
scant revenue and died out but was revived 6
century later.
The 1913 United States levy was much light
err than today's tax. The standard rate wa!
one per cent, the maximum surtax rate wa.
six per cent and personal exemptions were
81, 900 to the unmarried and 81, 900 to the mar
ried.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
QUOTATIONS

The world will never forget the mass muir.
ders. executions and tortures of Poles under
Nazi rule.-Gen. Wladislas Sikorski, premier
of Poland's exile government.
The whole thing Census feud) is an obvious
ly political move and nothing else. Everybody
accredited to contn ess knows that the move
for the opposition is political.-President Roose-
welt.
He'll is going to start popping before long
in California unless solutions of the relief and
migratory labor problems are found. Carey
McWilliams, California commissioner of immi.
grafton and housing.
We spread the poison of federal patronage
in the states and then propose TO take away
the rights Of individuals in the ~tates.-Senator
Ellison D. smith (Dem, S. CO.
The rights of the people are like a fleeing
Arthur H James OF Pennsylvania.
They who have suffered most from secret
and dictatorial proceedings have almost ALWAYS
been the poor, the ignorant, the numerically
weak. the friendless and the powerless.-U. s
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.
There is no reason why a collector of in.
ternal revenue should be forbidden to mako :.
speech or walk into a political Headquarters
rights which any citizen should ~have.-Senator
.John r. Miller (Dem. Ark), DISCUSSING nro.
posed amendments to Hatch act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
TOGETHER

THERE is in Wilmington the clash of two
L eras. The people are divided into two
camps. In the one are traditionalists, in the
other, progressives.
The former resent any effort for develop
ment, claiming that it would root out their
most cherished possessions, the landmarks
and the sentiment which link the city with
it's past.
The latter declare that only by breaking
with the past and stepping out with progress
can the city have a secure future.
Neither is willing to yield an inch, with
result that Wilmington is stymied and must
inevitably go backward unless something is
done about it. For it cannot stand still. 1t
must move forward or backward.
This deadlock is a serious and costly thing,
and entirely unnecessary. The need is for the
traditionalists to realize that Wilmington can
have progress and its too, and
for the progressives to learn that development
must not imperil any cherished tradition or
sentiment.
A further need, and a greater one, is for
the two camps to destroy the stockade be-
tween them and unite as one unit with a
mutual objective-the preservation of the best
of old Wilmington and the acquisition of at
tributes which can make a new Wilmington.
Not one monument of past glory need 60
not one home, building, garden, nor the at
mosphere of other eras-in the securing of
new industries, new port terminals, new IA
%cilities for recreation, entertainment and cul-
ture; in bringing in new citizens-workers
and capitalists-to enrich the whole COM
munity.
In this viewpoint, the finding of a common
ground for advancement, will Wilmington
find the solution Of its biggest problem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
NEUTRAL ZONE VIOLATION

Great Britain gives concrete proof of it's
antagonism to the Pan-American neutrality
zone by intercepting a German steamer near
Puerto Rico. The vessel, which was fired and
abandoned by her crew in Mona channel be.
tween Puerto Rico and the Dominican Repub.
lie, was laden with ore and lumber, and had
set out to run the British blockade.
The British will claim, and we must be.
lieve with justice, that her navy, which is
engaged in cutting off supplies from the
Reich, is entitled to attack enemy shipping
wherever found. Any restrictions placed upon
1t, except to enter neutral ports with guns
uncovered, would circumvent the blockade
and prove an aid to the enemy. They will de.
clare. and not without support in common
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
CENSUS A TACK

Because of Senator ToBEY's attack on some
census questions, which he claims invade the
privacy of individuals, and a consequent de-
lay in delivery of census forms, the training
school for enumerators in this area, which
was to have started on Monday, will be post
poned until a later date.
Except that it will impose a heavier task
upon the staff, which must speed its work in
order to complete the enumeration within the
prescribed time, the delay need not affect the
thoroughness of the survey.
But the dispute over questions can place a
serious handicap upon the census. The mere
Implication that all questions are not proper.
ly a part Of the inquiry is capable of arous-
ing antagonism. If the people are not aware
OF the purpose of the complaint-which seems
to be to discredit the administration under
which the census is taken-they can impede
the enumeration in many ways.
Any predisposition to answer questions
falsely will adversely affect the authenticity
of the census and so lessen its value. The
census is a mine OF Information upon which
business and industry are in the habit of
drawing. If it is not to be depended upon, il
will miss its true purpose.
TIL people, therefore, are to be ENCOURAGED
to discount the attack upon it and faithfully
and truthfully answer every question nut to
them, in the knowledge that what they say
will be carefully guarded as anything revealed
in the confessional.