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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

they never were ahead until Char.
ley McNulty scored the last of his
four touchdowns.
Elsewhere in the east, there
were such feats as Columbia's 7-6
defeat of Wisconsin, the Lions first
blocking Fred Cages ex~tra-point
kick and then one of his punts to
win; Syracuse holding unbeaten
Penn State to a 1918 tie; Brown
beating an Army team that was
expected to be keyed-up, 1879;
Temple, with Andy Tomasic hav-
ing a hand or foot in almost every
offensive move, routing Villanova,
$50, and battered Harvard play
ing Penn to a 1910 standoff:
Art Jones' TO- and 14-yard touch
down passes and two conversions
provided the South with its main
upset as he led Richmond to a
14-13 conquest of North Carolina,
which had its aces, Jim Lalanne
and Paul SEVERN, on the side
lines. Florida contributed another
if milder shock by scoring two
touchdowns, a field goal, a safety
and an extra point to down Geor-
gia, 1879 4
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SEN. KEY PITTMAN
Sc, DIES IN RENO
Continued From Page One)

whose services have been valu-
able over the long period of his
successful career. His tenure as a
public servant has brought credit
not only to Nevada but to the coun-
try as a whole. Senator Pittman's
achievements will be indelibly en-
graved in the history of the state
he S, faithfully served"
The senator's wife, Mimosa
Gates Pittman, was at his bedside
when death came. His brother,
Dali Pittman, Ely, New, 'newspa-
per publisher, arrived here today.
The body with a guard of honor
from the Nevada national guard,
will lie in state Thursd: in the
state building where Episcopalian
funeral services will be conducted.
The hour of the services has not
been set. The body will be placed
in a vault here pending Ms. Pitt
mans decision for final DISPOSE
ton.
Gov. Carville said h. would is
sue a proclamation Tuesday desig-
mating Thursday a day of mourn
ing and ordering all state offices
closed during the afternoon.
Key Pittman, who never ran for
any office except that of United
States senator, sought that office
first in 1906, the year Nevada de-
eide dto try the direct primary as
an experiment. Prior to that time
Nevada senators had been appoint
ed by the state legislature.
Pittman, at that time an at
torney in Tonopah, made a gentle
mans agreement with his oppon-
ent, George Nixon, republican in
cumbent, that the man who re-
ceived the majority of the popu-
lar vote, should have the senate
seat.
NIXON polled 9,729 votes, Pitt
man 1924.
But the democrats elected a ma
jority to the state legislature and
that body appointed Pittman to the
senate. The Toponpah lawyer, how
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
iDUKE-CAROLINA TILT TOPS CARR
Gophers, Stanford, Aggies Are Top Eleven,
Maytop Stables Horses
Win In National Show

NEW YORK, Nov. 1o.-R-Two
old chestnut geldings. from the
Maytop stables of Morton W. Smith
Of Southport, Conn, finished one
two tonight in the ''touch a n d
out" competition of the National
Horse show, one of the standout
jumping events of the annual week
long affair at Madison S quar e
Garden.
Intrepid, one of the larger. horses
in the show, cleared seven jumps
before missing in the first half of
the competition this afternoon, and
went over three more before
touching one tonight for a total
of ten jumps cleared, This gave
him the blue ribbon in the event
opening the night session of the
fourth day Of the show.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
WILDCATS DOOMED
TO LOOP CELLAR
Loss To Wilson On Passes
Puts Locals Down To Stay;
Meet Goldsboro Friday

Passes told the story Friday nlSh
in the Wilson-New Hanover Hlgl
school football game and the Wilson
Coons were on the long side of the
results with an s to 0 victory which
placed the Wildcats on the bottom
of the Eastern Conference to stay
for the rest of the eason for it was
the final game of the local confer
ence schedule.
All steamed up over a sluggins
penalty marked up against them II
the third period, the Coons came
back on the first play to score on g
pass and lateral which netted g.
yards and the only touchdown of the
night. A catch of Brooks intended
pass to Switzer over the local goa.
by Neil Kelley, Wildcat fullback, ad
ded another two points to the visi
tors score.
The Wildcats outplayed the 'Coons
on the ground and almost matched
their yardage through the air, get
ting a better average on total num-
Der thrown, but lacking yardage
gained. On the ground the Cats
rolled up 10 first downs to 8 fol-
Wilson; garnered 126 yards rushing
while losing 35 for a net of 81 yards.
The 'Coons got 104 yards stepping
through the line while being thrown
for losses of "a yards to secure a
net of 70 yards.
The visitors let loose with their air
machine to pile up IS yards, with
a pass interception which added 81
yards to the total.
Fred Day, Wildcat guard, was the
outstanding defensive man on the
field and his deadly tackles were re-
sponsible for most of the yardage
lost by the 'Coons. Clifford McIver's
fine defensive play in the center of
the line stopped the visitors touch
down drive in the third period after
Fred Day had pulled down Kelly
who caught Brooks pass for Al
yards. Fred Merritt, Leon Todd,
Dewey Hobbs and Billy Slaughter
were stonewalls in the Wildcats for
ward wall and teamed to toss the
Coon backs for losses.
Harold Horton, Elverton Stands
and Neil Kelley led the offensive
ground attack of the Wildcats with
Jennings Edwards passing resulting
in the locals air average.
On Friday night of this week the
Wildcats will play their final night
game of the season on the local field
with the Goldsboro 'Quakes as their
opponents. The Wayne county elev-
en- was defeated by Wilson in an
early season game by the margin of
a field goal, 8 to 0.
The Goldsboro lads are not in the
conference this year and a few weeks
ago had to be content with a tie with
New Bern, a team which the locals
defeated 10 to 0 a week ago.
The Isaac Bear six-man football
team will play an exhibition game
with the Hemenway six during the
intermission Friday night when the
largest crowd of the season Is eX-
pected to be on hand for the final
night game of the season. The Wild
cats will go to Fayetteville on Thurs
day, November 81, and return to Lee
gion field Thanksgiving Day for an
afternoon game against Oxford Or
%phanage.
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/ Plays were run off quicker and
there were more of them.
Despite a muddy field, Os said,
approximately $50 plays e e,
made. On a dry field, he said, 200
plays might be reeled off.
''Then, too" said Os, you can
appreciate that a quarterback can
not come up from a hard tackle
or block with his head absolute
lly clear. The twelfth man in back
of the offense gets to see the defen-
sive situation as a unit and how it
develops. Consequently he can plan
his offense we'll in advance, as a
degnite series"
Nose agreed, adding that the foot
ball rules committee may not adopt
the idea right now, but eventually
substitutes may be permitted to
talk in the huddle on their first
play, as they now do in basket
ball.
In Saturdays 12-man game Deon-
ges said plays in the first quarter
were run off from 10 to 10 seconds
apart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
State To Start Drills
For Game With Citadel

RALEIGH, Nov. 10-R-N. c.
State will begin practice tomorrow
for the game with The Citadel in
Charleston, S. c., Saturday, fac
ing the possibility that four men
will be unable to play
The four r Earl Stewart, Dick
East and Pat Fehley, backs, and
Frank Owens, end.
Owens and East had injuries
which kept them out of the clash
with Wake Forest yesterday,
which the Wolfpack lost 20 to IA.
Fehley played a short time, though
bearing hurts suffered in earlier
contests, and Stewards recurrence
OF an old shoulder injury caused
MIN to leave the game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
PASSES FEATIIRg
SOUTHEAST CANly
Top Ranks In Conference r.,
changed, With Vols. Ole Nj,
And Maroons Still In

ATLANTA, Nov. 1o.-8-An O.,
loemic of touchdown passing a.,
superb punting left the sor+1o,n
ern conferences top ranks :.
changed today as Alabama. X,
lucky and Florida advanced n.,,
er the leading trio Tepnos,,,
Mississippi and Mississippi S,,.,
Ten of the IS touchdowns in w.
eight games involving Soutbs.s,.s
ern elevens were produced in q,
air. The Mississippi State Nsroc ~'
rang up all their t~oucbdor.,,
overhead in b Louise,
State, 22-7, covering 12O wards ,.. /.
three flips that kept the Msroa -.
as potential title threats ils, A..
hind the Tennessee Vols and n,
Mississippi Rebels.
Great punting STAYED off .evar,
threats and set up other Tomb,
downs in a weekend prolucn,
only one minor upset, Alabam3
kickers averaged 43 yards. incIg,
ing a boot by Jimmy Nelson f.,
the Crimson tide recovered fine,
yards from goaidom. From tho,
Alabama plunged over quickly am.
went on to beat Tulane, 1876, al.
er a GREENE punt backfired and
rolled back within 26 wards of ,s
goal, setting up the other Tide tai.
ly.
Nelson punted out of bouniy
within Tulane's 10-yard line c6,.
stantly. The Green Wave kicker
averaged Al yards themselves.
Florida upset Georgia. 1913. !,
a battle of passes which totale,
1872 yards and manufactured tire.
CT the games four touchdown;
The Georgia sophomore, Upset,
victors over Auburn a week at,
could net only 10 yards from
rushing against Florida's improved
team. but the GeorgianS harraSet
the Gators with 286 yards in the
air. These included Jim Todds q
and 45-yard touchdown passes ID
two other Georgia sophomore
Fonoren Mitchell, also a s0pa,
more, tagged a 4l-yard payo4
aerial to complete Floridas feat.
Of scoring by every method KNOW
to football.
Florida tailed on a blocked pu-
as did Auburn's Plainsmen in u
whipping strong Clemson, a.
and the Gators also counted On Z
field goal, a safety and an eSya
point. Auburn's alertneSs and pow
Ell, combined with punting thS
averaged nearly 43 yards, gayi
Clemson its second defeat-50L
at the h a n d S of SoutheaS'er
elevens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
MORE THAN $4,000
TO WITNESS GAME
Blue Devils Remain In Tie
With Clemson For South
ern Conference Lead

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 10-(R-
Duke ~university's Blue Devils viii
lay their Southern conference foot
ball title hopes on the line Sat
urday in the renewal of the color,
full series with North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
A crowd of more than $4,000,
the largest ever to witness a game
in Kenan stadium, will be on hand
for the clash which has been a
sellout for two months.
Duke, ~undefeated in the loop and
conquered only by Tennessee in
outside campaigning, will have
the favored role over the crippled
Tar Heel squad which has broken
even in eight contests.
The Blue Devils rolled over
strong Virginia Military Institute
and Wake Forest clubs by 23-O
margins and trounced Davidson
46-13 yesterday. Duke also was
impressive in swapping Georgia
Tech and winning over Colgate.
North Cardinals title hopes were
blasted early in the season when
Wake Forest came through with
an upset triumph but the Tar
Heels looked good in defeating
Texas Christian and losing to TIL
lane 14-13 as the result of a block
ed punt in the final two minutes
of play. Fordham beat the Tar
Heels a week ago and yesterday an
inspired Richmond club handed
Carolina its second loop setback
by 14-13. This marked the first
time a Tar Teel eleven had drop
ped two family contests in a sea-
son since 1882.
Duke needs decisions over North
Carolina Saturday and over N. c.
State on the following weekend
to clinch a share of the loops title
honors. Clemson's Tigers also
have won three conference games
but must whip Furman on Nov.
% for a claim on the crown.
Richmond advanced to third
ranking in the conference as the
result of the win over the Tar
Heels and Virginia Techs 1921
victory over Furman.
Three other intra-loop scraps
are on Saturdays card, Maryland
and V. M. l. meeting at Lynch
burg, South Carolina and Furman
clashing at Greenville and N. c..
State and The Citadel playing at
Charleston.
Wake Forests Woodworking
Deacons, playing one of the loops
hardest schedules, travel to Tex
Tech; Washington and Lee
meets SeWanee Of the Southeast
ern circuit at Chattanooga; David
son entertains Hampden = Sydney
and Virginia Tech goes to Centre.
Richmond and William and Mary
have open dates, resting for their
battle at Richmond on Nov. 81 for
the Virginia state championship.
Southern conference standino.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

it's the pixies.
Maybe Jones
For unless it's the little guys
with the pink boards that's re-
snonsible, we don't know who is
tn blame for such results as Rich
mond beating North Carolina If
IL. Unless it's Arthur Jones.
Then who would have Thought
that Florida-mice boys that they
are)- would have beaten Georgia,
or V.P.I. beat Furman that bad
and California beat Southern Call
fornia (it must have been a Tro-
ian charleyhorse)-and that's just
getting started.
1t was a tough Saturday, all
right. The dope bucket got an
other bouncing and the bookles
another beating. And so did we.
How We Fared
We tried our hand at forecast
ing the results of the As top games
of the day, and rising from the
shambles we came out with: 50
right, 10 wrong, two ties and a
percentage of 10. This being ex-
actly four points below our sea-
sons average up to now.
Next Saturday there are some
more tough games on the sche-
dule. There are exciting games to
be played all over the nation. But
the game will be played at Chap
ell Hill-North Carolina VS.. Duke.
Odds and Ends
The Tar Heels are very much
the underdegs in their game with
Duke Saturday. . They have
lost four games this season and
the Devils have lost only n ...
The rivalry between these W o.
teams started back in 1888 and in
total games played between the
schools, Carolina has the edge. .
However, in recent years Duke
has had the upper hand most of
the way. Charlie Hubbard,
of Sanford, a track star at Caro-
lima in 1886, waG ordained as a
Methodist minister at the Confer
ence here Saturday. -. New Han
over high school has two players
who are top-ranking candidates
for the All-State football team. . =.
Fred Day, guard, and Bobby Ed
wards, end, are the line standouts
for the Wildcats. Day is one
of the best defensive men in the
state and Edwards is good on both
offense and defense. The To-
Gals will play G%oldsboro, Fayette-
vile and the Oxford Orphanage
from here on out. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Brooklyn Hands Redskins
First Setback Of Season

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O-R-The
Washington Redskins suffered their
first loss of the National league
professional campaign today, 16 to
IA, to the Brooklyn Dodgers be-
fore 1000 bowling fans at Ebbets
field. After scoring seven straight
victories the Washington eleven
was beaten because its speedy
back, Dick Todd, vas tackled be-
hind the goal line for a safety in
the second quarter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Junior Horse Show To
Be Held Here Sunday

A Junior Horse Show, sponsored
by the Junior riders Of Whining
ton, will be held at the Sutton sta
bles on the Princess street road
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Approximately 80 persons will
ride in the show, which has been
divided into IL classes.
Out-of-town judges will be Sc
lected to judge the show.
Post entries will be accepted and
anyone interested in entering the
show may do so by contracting
Vera Diehl, telephone ALP.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
NAZI PLANES BOMB
LONDON FURIOUSLY
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guns, the Germans succeeded in
dropping "stisks" of as many as
six and nine bombs at one time.
Fires ringed the sky during the
early part of the raid but were
smothered quickly.
The firemen worked in a hail
of bombs, for the flames provided
an ideal target for the bombers
An indication of the effectiveness
of the a~nti-aircraft guns was seen
in an announcement by the air
ministry's news service that thew
have destroyed 400 German bomb.
ers and fighters since the war be-.
gan. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Deacons Leave Tuesday
For Texas Tech Game

RALEIGH, Nov. TO- Up The
Wake Forest Deacons, who came
through unscathed in their 20 to IA
victory V e N. c. State yesterday,
will leave Tuesday night for Lub.
book, Tex, where they meet Texas
Tech Saturday.
Coach D. C. (Peahead) Walker
said he planned practice stops for
the 30 squad members in Memphis,
Tenn, Wednesday night and Dallas
Thursday afternoon. A drill also will
be held in Lubbock Friday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
RAMS BEAT GIANTS

NEW YORK. Nov. 1O.-.P-
Spadaccini intercepted two forr
passes, once to run 60 yards ia
touchdown and again in the i63
period to set up another, as
Cleveland Rams whipped the y
York Giants, 10 to 0, today in a ,
tional Professional Football lea-
game before 1854 fans at the T
grounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
GRID SCORES

COLLEGE
Duquesne Z; st. Mary's 6.
LaSalle 10; Providence Z.
st. Vincent's O; Scranton O.
PROFESSIONAL
Cleveland 10; New York O.
Brooklyn 16; Washington IA.
Detroit II; Chicago Bears IA.
Green Bay %; Chicago Car.
dinals Z.
Pittsburgh Z; Philadelphia 3.
Milwaukee 80; n. Y. Yankees
Z.
Newark 22; Paterson 8.
Jersey City 16; Wilmington 10.
Long Island 20; Providence !.
Portsmouth 10; Roanoke O..
Norfolk I; Richmond 6.
Columbus 10; Buffalo I.
Los Angeles 16; Hollywood IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
LIONS BEAT A

DETROIT, Nov. 10.-0P-A touch.
down pass from Charles Cotton,
fflce to Lloyd Cardwell in the final
minute of play enabled the Detroit
Lions to come from behind for a II
TO IA victory over the Chicago Bears
IN a National Professional Football
league game today before 21,735
bowling fans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
ZIVIC VS.. DAVIS

: NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-R-Frit-
zie Civic, Of Pittsburgh, the man
who became popular overnight by
defeating Henry Armstrong f o r
the welterweight crown, goes in
the feature attraction on this
weeks national boxing program.
Zivic takes on hard hitting AL
Davis of New York in a 10-round
non-title bout at Madison Square
Garden Friday night. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

SMOKE RINGS
Scores Screwy Too
By SAM Raglan

Once a week we print a few of the choice screwy s ORE
y tho nstion's gridron. They have been pretty good yarns
t III e"1 BUT 1t hereafter we believe we'll print only the scores of
The guy who first said a football bo ounce f aw1u ,nasI ro4 thy
pigskin world has been askew. There's been upsets ana 4;
i Rs' GETTING to the place where a poor football forecaster IS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
TRIUMPH

CHICAGO, Nov. 10. - Up - The
Green Bay Packers, fighting grimly
10 retain their National Professional
rootball championship, swamped the
chicago Cardinals, % to 7, before
ll'364 chilled spectators today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
PRO-AMATEUR MEET

PINEHURST, Nov. 1O-R- A.
pro-amaeur tournament here to-
morrow will start off Pineh,,rstss
Mid-South golf tournaments.
The initial tournament will be
followed Tuesday and Wednesday,
by best ball matches in which
amateur : amateur and pro : pro
teams will compete.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

ever, asked the legislature to re-
scind its action and appoint Nix
on. The legislature acceded to his
request.
Nixon died after serving four
years. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
ROLL CALL OPENS
HERE TOMORROW
Continued From Page One)

tinues through Saturday, Novem-
Der e.
Out of every dollar membership
subscribed, so cents remains with
the local chapter and out of every
membership subscribed over one
dollar only so cents goes to nation
al Red Cross headquarters.
Red Cross officials here said that
there are more demands today
than at any time on the local chap
ter and as the continuing devel,
opments of the national defense
program moves along the R e d
Cross will be the sole authorized
agency to perform many of the
essential duties for the men and
their families connected with the
military service. 2
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. In
President Roosevelt a S k e d the
American people tonight to give
generous support to the Red Cross
which he said had an essential
place in the nations great pro-
gram of national defense"
Red Cross chapters will begin
tomorrow their annual member
ship Roll Call, to be continued
through the remainder Of tn i S
month.
Our people have learned that
through the years." Mr.. Roosevelt
said in a statement, ito turn to
the Red Cross for practical aid
in any emergency and that high
trust always has been fulfilled.
Behind this great voluntary relief
organization is a record of public
service, both in time of war and
peace, which makes it an INSOFAR
able part of our national life"
He went on to sa ythat the rapid
expansion of defense forces neces-
STATED a corresponding increase
in Red Cross services while the
organizations health, educational
and disaster emergency services,
should be continued. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
CUMMINGS WINS

PINEHURST, Nov. 10. - Up -
Homer S. Cummings, former United
States attorney general, won his own
golf tournament here today for the
second consecutive year. T~hirty-nine
players, mostly from Washingtno,
participated in the 10th annual tour
ney.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-17
Louisiana Surveyors
Tackle Tough Problem

General land Office surveyors Of
Louisiana have undertaken task
forced upon them by "a natural
phenomenon" more than a century
and a half ago.
Long before the Red River valley
became populated with planters, the
sluggish river was blocked by trees
falling into the water and gradually
stacked up in RATS.
The waters Of the river backed
into bayous and into natural land
formations, forming lakes. The
problem Of the authorities today is
who owns the lakes?
Detailed accounts Of the beginning
of the log jam are lacking in gen.
eral land Office records, but one re-
port estimates that the raft in the
Red river grew at the rate of one
mile year during the 35-year Pc
Rod between 1893 and 1928.
Other reports of an exploration in
1906 tell of one obstruction in the
river forming an almost impene-
trable mass, which extends from the
bottom to two or three feet above
the surface of the water, a thick
ness of 80 to 40 feet" and stretch
ing up the river for nearly 300 yards.
Removal of the obstruction was
begun in 1873.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-05-17

eve must get acquainted tomor-
row." she said, laying a small jew
eled hand on his arm. "But no!
You and Gay will be leaving for
Dunedin fairly early. Christmas
dinner, there, is always at two" She
glanced up at her husband, smiling
through narrowed eyes.
"If we're to see any of the first
act at all" her husband said a
trif1e hastily.
eyes, darling" She turned again
to John. perhaps we'll see you
later. If not, goodnight. Suki will
take care of you. You are very
welcome here. We want you to feel
at home"
He would like to feel at home.
But how could he, how could any
body feel at home in this room? 1t
was as artificial as the silvered
wreaths which hung in the windows,
as the Christmas tree, silvered too,
rejecting it's fantastic dazzle Of blue
lights and twisted glass icicles in a
wall formed by mirrors, cut into
sections by strips of chromium.
"Well, what do you make Of it?"
He turned guiltily, conscious Of
some possible rudeness, then re-
Taxed. Gay was walking toward
him, so lovely in the dress Of deep
blue velvet she'd worn at dinner
that his breath caught in his throat.
She came up to where he stood and
slipped her hand through his arm.
''What were you thinking?" she
asked, smiling up at him with
amusement in her eyes. "You
looked startled when I spoke to
you"
81 was afraid someone had caught
me being critical Of the decora-
TONS" He turned again to the panel
above the fire. ''What is it," he
asked. FLOWERS? Fruit?"
cts color note" Her smile
deepened.
'Then it doesn't mean anything?"
''Not to me. Don't puzzle your
head over it, my sweet. If you do,
you'll 60 quietly mad" She led him
to the davenport which stood facing
the fire. He sank down beside her
into soft leather upholstery. "Moth-
er had all this done to occupy her
mind when she found she hadn't a
wedding to arrange. Besides Ced-
ric needed the money"
"Cedric?"
"The earnest young man who had