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Evening star., 1940-12-26
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Semi-
final five-star special for this
season (may be some dope on the
bowl games later is California to
beat Georgia Tech Saturday. And
before some of our pals in At
lanta start writing asbestos let
ters, we'll explain those Bears
were getting better and better
every game and Tech wasn't. We
won't try to pick the winner of
the Blue-G fuss, but wish we
could be there. They may put on
bigger programs and fancier
parades some other places, but
at Montgomery they're running
a fox hunt as an added attrac-
ton and in our neck of the woods
that's considered tops in real fun.
Family ties-Out at Kansas
State Teachers College at Pitts
burgh Charley Morgan is head
football coach and his sons, Bill
and Jack. are first and second
string quarterbacks. John Lance.
jr., and Ray Lance play guards on
the basket ball team coached by
John Lance, sr.,. and Blair and
Pat Chapman make up a pretty
fair doubles team for their dad,
Evening star., 1940-12-26
.Seixas Heads Junior
Netmen in Indoor
Title Tournament
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 26.-Thirty-
two of the country's most promising
young racketers opened play today
in the 26th annual national indoor
Junior tennis tournament.
Victor Seixas, 16-year-old Phila-
delphia star, was top-seeded in the
Junior division, while the field of 10
in the boys group was headed by
Jack Geller, New Rochelle, N. Y.
The tournament. an annual event
for decade in New York armory,
was moved here because the national
defense program made the original
site unavailable.
All but four of the Juniors we're
from the East Jim Evert, seeded
No. 3, came from Chicago; Dick
Hart, No. S, Miami, Fla, and Harry
Witczak and Fred Koveleski, from
Hamtranck High School, Mich.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Records Reveal
Husker Backs
Are Strong
Crack Big Six Team
Impresses Experts
In Phoenix Drills
BY ROBERT MYERS,

= PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 26.-
Stanford's mighty Indians rolled
into the Rose Bowl front today and
found a rapidly mounting wave of
enthusiasm for-not themselves
but Nebraska!
Loyal Stanford hackers remained
firm in the belief that the magic
of Clark Shaughnessy's big Red
team from the Farm would continue
through New Year Day, but there
has been a marked revision of
estimates about the Nebraska team
by many impartial observers in the
past few days.
Eyewitness accounts of the per-
formances of the Huskers in their
practice drills at Phoenix have been
most favorable. Judges like Steve
Owen, coach of the New York
Giants professional team, viewed
the Nebraska drills while en- route
to Los Angeles, substantiated the
rising suspicion that the hefty lads
from the rolling prairies mean
business, and have the ability to
attend to business.
Nebraska Backs Praised.
Ray Richards was another
interested observer on the coming
game. He was one of the greatest
linemen Nebraska ever produced,
and as line coach for the University
of California at Los Angeles, had
good-and painful-opportunities to
watch the Stanfords at work this
year.
This ball game" admitted
Richards, has me stumped,"
Having taken a place with many
another expert, he continued:
They tell me that Vike Francis,
Nebraska's fullback, is fine
straight -ahead runner Hopp and
Luther, the two halfbacks. may
make a lot of yards hitting the
tackles and guards. You don't hear
so much of Luther, but it seems
he winds up the game with the most
yardage to his credit. Hopp is a
fine open-field runner, and so is
Herman Rohrig. I believe you'll find
that not only does Nebraska have
great line but better set of backs
than some people think"
AS a side note, Steve Owen found
nothing to complain about the Ne
braska backs, either.
Stanford Dynamite-P Packed.
But this Stanford team" Rich
ards resumed, seems to have
way of getting to- another team
sooner or later They keep batter
ing away, and suddenly they've won
the ball game. You don't know
how hard they hit until they ex-
plode, and then it's too late"
Stanford probably will remain the
local favorite to win, but it is be-
coming very difficult to locate any
one who will step out and offer
any points for a friendly wager.
Some of the Stanford rooters have
discovered what the Midwest has
known for many years-that Ne
braska produces tough football
teams.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
California Eleven Is Picked to Defeat Georgia Tech
Three Po Brothers Shine Do Cooehes

who doubles himself as chemistry
prof and tennis coach. Our in
formant hastens to add that its
all on the up and up, as Bill
Morgan is a first-string basket
baller and brother Jack and John
Lance, jr., are track men.
Still just youngster-It wasn't
the sage of Shibe Park who
claimed the first hundred years
are the hardest. From the way
Connie Mack looked and talked
when he celebrated his 18th BIRTH
day the other day, he'll still be
trying to win pennants with the
Athletics when he has a good
start on the second hundred. So
We'll add our timid tribute:
Oh, Connie Mack is seventy -eight.
And some folks think that's pretty
late
To start right from the bottom.
But Connie still thinks baseball's
fun;
He'll keep the AS all on the run
Till baseball ENDS next autumn.
Today's guest star-Lynn c.
Doyle, Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin: Sam Snead won that
5000 shooting match in Cuba,
and he's not the first tourist who
Evening star., 1940-12-26
No Hoeerty Outfit Is Uninteresting

MISSISSIPPI State unbeaen
will Georgetown That 1918
thus its ugly head haunt
studded OF BoSon elaborate
men made Georgetowns plays
public
I'm showing
I'VE
then I've added few plays but there making football
ofense in few weeks and expecting it to work"
studied
the Orange Bowl This fellow
in eight half
especially
path but he failed
sissppi States Mr. McKeen will this
Georgetowns is strange team 1t hard Washing
tonans
Syracuse, those cities they
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Win, Lose !: !:':.:: 0! or Draw
By FRANCIS {. STAN -\
Football Team En- Route to a Bowl
By FRANCIS {. STAN
Star staff Correspondent.

26-Jack Hagerty that he
knows how walking along strange street during blackout
Were football against know to moth
ing about he complained mo scouting reports pictures
nothing Mr. Hagery is head coach of the Orange Bowl
bound Georgetown football cultured collection "a bhemohs
finished the regular we'll the the
Nation For long time Georgetown been but
Bowl
thought Mississippi State AS matter of fact they had reached
point where thinking play Clara Los
Clara possible
and beseeching their California friends send
"Au Mr. Hagerty Coach
State variation of the Tennessee system because the COACH Allyn
McKeen end for Maj Bob Neyand Tennessee
tell all
BREATH he They play single wing with balanced line
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Army Assumes
b|aik System
In Entirety
Civilian Grid Coach
Brings Full Stoff
From Dartmouth
BY the Associated Press.

WEST POINT, N. Y, Dec. 26-
For the first time since the early
days Of football at West Point,
Army's team will be directed by
civilian coaches next fall.
The defense program has brought
about the change.
Earl (ReO Blaik, former Army
player and coach, who is quite
familiar with the Army system and
regulations, will return from Dart
mouth, where he has been head
coach since 1884, and bring his
entire staff of assistants.
The staff includes Harry o. Fats)
Ellinger, Army guard in the early
1920s, and Frank Moore, trained by
Capt. "Biff" Jones, former Army
head coach, SO there won't be a
complete break with the Army ira
dition of graduate coaching. Others
coming from Dartmouth are Andy
Gustafson, backfield coach, and
Averell Daniel, assistatn line coach,
both University of Pittsburgh grad
yates. Trainer Rolling Bevans also
will make the change.
In announcing the break in the
policy of having officer coached
teams, Brig. Gen. Robert L. Eichel-
berger, military academy superin-
tendent said yesterday, "The un-
certainty of being able to secure
the desired Army officer football
coaches during the existing national
emergency was one factor consid-
cred in making the change"
The coaching shift was indicated
recently when Capt. Bill Wood. who
coached the unsuccessful 1910 team,
was assigned to active duty. At
that time, Blaik appeared the only
Army trained coach available. Jones
and Maj. Bob Neyland, comfortably
situated at Nebraska and Tennes-
see, respectively, showed no interest
in the job.
Blaik, who secured his release
from his Dartmouth contract to &C
cept the Army post, explained that
in these times to return to West
Point not only is a challenge, but
duty and privilege" There was
no indication of what steps Dart
mouth authorities would take to re-
place him.
Blaik was graduated from the
Evening star., 1940-12-26

Military Academy in 1920, served
two years in the Army, then resigned
to go into business. He returned to
West Point in 1927 and served as
backf1eld coach during the head
coaching regimes of Jones, Mai.
Ralph Sasse and 1t. Garrison Dav-
idson. He left after the 1888 season
to become Dartmouth's head coach.
Ellinger, who was not commissioned
after his graduation from West
Point because of physical disability.
turned to football coaching and
came back in 1923, serving as line
coach through 1888.
Gustafson also Is member of
Blaiks original Dartmouth staff.
Daniel joined it in 1898. Moore.
who will coach the ends. PLAYED
under Jones at Louisiana State and
later coached under him at Okla
homa University. He Joined the
Blaik staff last season.
Evening star., 1940-12-26

ing football at West Point next
fall. But the first thing after he
takes charge, you can look for
a move to have some of those
stiff Army rules relaxed a little.
Can you imagine the howl that
would come from any coach that
took a job at a civilian college
and found the authorities
wouldn't accept any boys more
than 6-feet-3 tall and weighing
more than 208?
And speaking of coaches,
Elmer Layden Of Notre Dame
says:> "We had one regular re-
turning for 1910, so they picked
us for the national champion
ship. Well have four regulars
back in 1941, so we're cinch.
Maybe our opponents will Just
concede the schedule to u.s."
Evening star., 1940-12-26
MehIe foresees
4-Minute Mile
In Two Years
Planned Race Should
Achieve Record, Says
1900 Mark Maker
BY MORTIMER KREEGER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 26.-Walter
Mehle, an earnest young man who
set an American 1,500-meter record
the last time he ran race, believes
that in 1941 or 1912 ne will achieve
that shining goal of the middle dis
tances-a 4-minute mile.
The only reason it hasn't been
done already, he declared today, Is
that no other runner has thought
it possible, and therefore hasn't
really tried it. The fastest mile ever
recorded was minutes 4 seconds
by Glenn Cunningham.
Counts on Making Mark.
1--WE been studying this thing for
several years" said the blond former
Wisconsin athlete who will run the
mile in the Sugar Bowl meet here
Sunday.
81 think I can do it this coming
season, or next.
II don't mean I'm necessarily the
chosen one, as there are others who
could do it, but I'm definitely count
ing on it,"
The serious-faced Mehle, now an
N. Y. A official in Madison. Wis,
explained that runner must plan
a race just as general plans a
campaign. Every least item of each
training period is worked out to the
last detail, including the exact time
of every practice turn on the track
leading up to the final effort in the
meet.
Nips Cunningham for Record.
The first big-time race Mehle ever
saw, just after he had finished high
school in 1884, was the 1,500-meter
event in the National A. A. U. meet
in Milwaukee in which Bill Bonthron
of Princeton nipped Cunningham at
the tape to set an American record.
In the A. A. U. meet in Fresno,
Calf, last summer. Mehle himself
nipped the same Cunningham at
the tape to set another American
record of 3:479, tenth of second
slower than Jack Lovelock's world
record.
EASTERN AMATEUR HOCKEY LEAGUE.
= Baltimore, = Atlantic City, .
Z p1rya- Wall
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Stanford Reaches Rose Bowl Front Find Nebraska Gaining Favor RAPIDLY
Grid Toll Injuries
Reagan, Krocum
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2s.-
X-rays were ordered today to de-
termine whether the East squad
Of college all-stars would lose two
players for the Shrine East-West
game New Year Day as a result of
a vigorous scrimmage with the
Oakland Giants professional
eleven.
Francis Xavier Reagan, half
back from Pennsylvania, twisted
his knee the first time he carried
the ball in yesterdays scrimmage
and was ordered out of action
pending examination. A short
while later George Kracum, full
back from Pittsburgh, suffered an
arm injury.
East Coaches Andy Kerr and
Bernie Bierman expressed belief,
however, that both stars would
be able to play.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
MoIIouf''s Passes Tell

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 26 (P).
Lean Ray Mallouf, Southern
Methodist sniper, yesterday turned
on a shower of touchdown passes to
give the Southwest All-Stars a
crushing 34-6 triumph over St.
Mary's of Texas in a British war
relief game.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Gopher Fans to Have
Section for G. W. Tilt

Members of the Minnesota State
Society, which numbers 1,4OO, will
have a section of Riverside Stadium
reserved for the Gophers' court
game with George Washington
next Monday.
Minnesota rooters not members of
the society are invited to sit in the
special section and reservations
may be made at Republic 1850.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Empire and Boy States
Furnish BOXING Team
n the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 26.-The Eastern
team in the national "all-America"
amateur boxing championships at
the Boston Garden on January II
will include four Massachusetts, and
four New York City fighters.
The teams:
112-pound class-Diosenes Leon, New
York City.
l1s-pound class-Orlandi Fanti, Lynn,
Mass.
York City.
i35-pound class-William Moore, New
York City.
i47-pound class-Dave Andrews, Lowell
Mass.
16o-pound clsss-Larry Pacino. Boston
175-pound class-Tommy Sullivan, Bos-
\ = Heayyweisht cisss-Earl Iovman. New
3crk City.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Hoyus at Boston Were Greet

In the Hoas home it has remained
is the which
beaten and by the margin of single
have played crack
ability
whipped with ridiculous
voted the Hoyas
developments the from
baed
1t
Boston College
football historians
hasn't stopped writing the
Georgetown didn't 1887
A he at George
Washington plagued
process Washngonians
he
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Moroons Take 80
Men to Miami
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STATE COLLEGE, Miss, Dec.
26.-Coach Allyn McKeen yester-
day put his Mississippi State
Maroons through a 5o-minute
workout before the squad of 80
boarded special train for Miami,
Fla.
The team is scheduled to arrive
in Miami early this afternoon to
resume training for the Orange
Bowl encounter with Georgetown.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
Stugg Gets High Honors

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (P.-Amos
Alonzo Stagg, known to millions as
the grand old man of football" has
been announced as the winner of
the Touchdown Club award for 1910
in recognition of his outstanding
permanent contributions to football.
Evening star., 1940-12-26
AII-Americu Grid Team
Selected by Players

A. total of 1854 varsity players
from 90 major colleges have picked
their own all-America team. basing
their selections on the ability Of
the men they faced
The final summary as i, appears
in Liberty magazine pre- sents the
following:
Evening star., 1940-12-26
WeIch Koyoes Forqione

PORTLAND, Me-. Dec. 26-Coley
WEIGH, 1901, Portland, knocked out
Roxy Forgione, 100, Philadelphia, in
the fifth round last night.
Evening star., 1940-12-26

A fraction more than SO per cent
of the players who saw action
against Tom Harmon voted him to
be their outstanding opponent.
Only football lettermen were eligi-
BILE to vote.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
ISAAC BEAR P.-T.A.
CONDUCTS MEETING

Isaac Bear Parent Teachers asso-
citation held it's regular meeting on
Tuesday afternoon, December 10. at
8 o'clock. The meeting a called
to order by Mrs. C. A. Thomas
president, and then turned over to
Mrs. w. r. Noe. program chairman.
Mrs. Noe introduced the Rev. Nor
timer Glover, who gave a most in
~teresting talk on the origin of the
celebration of Christmas and of the
various customs of Christmas. The
Glee club sang several Christmas
carols.
The minutes of the November
meeting were read and approved and
the treasurer made her report.
Mrs. w. A. Brown, welfare chair
man, reported that IS baskets were
distributed at Thanksgiving to needy
families; that various articles OF
clothing had been given to needy
children, and Ill cans of food given
to the Associated Charities.
Mrs. Meares Harriss made an in
teresting report on the district meet
ing at Penderlea.
Mrs. Provost's Second grade won
the room count.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
Junior Sorosis
Gives Lovely
Christmas Tea
Annual Event Is Given Satur-
day Afternoon At sorosis
Clubhouse Here

The North Carolina Junior soros's
entertained Saturday afternoon from
( until 6 O'Clock at a Christmas Tea
at the sorosis clubhouse on North
Third street.
The clubrooms were decorated
with holly, smilax and lighted Christ
mas trees. Punch was served from
q beautifully arranged table, on
which burned tall tapers, giving the
room an atmosphere of holiday
cheer. Christmas carols were softly
nlayed throughout the tea hour.
Miss Gerda Quelch greeted the
guests at the door and presented
them to the receiving line which
was composed of Miss Hazel Kin
ney, president of Junior Sorosls;
Mrs. Carl Powers, sponsor of Junior
Sorosis; Mrs. W. a. Fonvielle, spon-
sor emeritas: Mrs. John D. ROBIN
son, of Wallace, president Of North
Carolina Federation of Womens
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
LEWIS
FETED AT BANQUET
AT O MACDONALD

RED SPRINGS, Dec. 16.-The
annual banquet held by the stu
dent council of Flora Macdonald
college in honor of its newest mem
Der, Miss Margaret Lewis, recent
ly elected president of the fresh
man class, was held at the home
of Miss Polly Brown on Friday
evening.
Despite the fact that the date
was Friday the thirteenth; covers
were laid for thirteen guests; and
thirteen candles were used on the
festive Christmas table, the eve
ming was successful from every
standpoint.
Following the four course din
ner, the council members grouped
around the open fire and sang
Christmas songs, after which they
returned to the council room in
the college and held the installa-
ton ceremonies for the new pres
ident, with Miss Mary Blue, pres
ident of the student body, presid-
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
CHRISTMAS R
THURSDAY
AT SOROSIS CLUB

The North Carolina Sorosis will
hold it's annual open house on
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
when the annual Christmas party
will be given. All members and
their friends are asked to attend
this event, which will be a most
interesting affair as an attractive
musical program for the Christmas
season will be given during the
afternoon. The program will be
under the direction of Mrs. j. D
Edwards, chairman of the music
department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17

clubs. Mrs. Stedman Carr, also OF
Wallace, corresponding secretary OF
N. C. Federation of Women's clubs,
Mrs. George Clendenin, president of
Sorosis and Mrs. ]. E. Faison, OF
Faison, district vice-president.
About one hundred guests called
during the afternoon.
The following were in charge OF
the affair, Mrs. Joe Clendenln, So
cial chairman; music, Miss Emma
Gade Hutaff and Miss Rachel Car
roll: table decorations, Misses Vivian
HERS and Sara Bradshaw; club dec
orations, Mrs. Waddell Corbett and
Miss Elizabeth Hancock; serving
committee, Miss Octavia Smith, Miss
Elizabeth Farmer and Miss Eugenla
Switzerland; flowers, Mrs. William
Taylor; refreshments, Mrs. A. b.
Love, Jr., and Miss Gerda Quelch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17

was in charge of Sally Margaret
Johnston.
The program presented by the
Juvenile club was as follows: Peas
ants Frolic" by Annette Mcfarland,
Chimes at Christmas" by Mildred
Thomas, Singing Bells" by Verge
Allen, 1.-The Katydid and the Crick-
et," by Maude Noe, Dance of the
Wooden Shoes" by Jean Pope, "The
Curious Story by Emma kingoff,
and welcome SPRING by Celeste
LeGwin.
The program given by the Junior
club is as follows: 1.-THE Little Lord
Jesus" sung by Emerson Head ac-
companied by Mrs. Lila Williams
Head, Clouds in the Moonlight"
Dorothea Jones, and "Valcick" by
Sally Margaret Johnston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
WILL BE GIVEN
TODAY AT CLUB

The Cape Fear Country club will
entertain this morning at the club
house at the weekly bridge lunch
con for the members and their
guests. This party will begin at
1l:3O o'clock with luncheon being
served about 1:30 o'clock. The two
high scorers of the morning will be
awarded attractive gifts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
WEDDING PLANNED
CHRISTMAS A

ELIZABETHTOWN, Dec. 49,
Mrs. w. Ansell Fisher of Eliza.
BEETHOVEN, announces the engage.
ment of her daughter, Kate Lucin'
da, to James Robert Poole, Jr.,
of Lumberton, the wedding to take
place on Christmas day, in the
Elizabethtown Baptist church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
RAPS HILLMAN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-P-
Sidney Hillman, labor's representa-.
tive on the national defense COM
mission, was accused by Representa-
tive Hoffman tR-Mich.) today of con-
sidering it more important that the
demand of labor be met than it is
that we have national Defense"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
DIAL 1911

terday to attend the funeral Of The,
nephew, j. j. Anderson, Jr.
Mrs. Oliver Hutaff and Mrs. G "
Dillon will leave today for , so,s.,
days stay in Richmond, Va.
Miss Lila Fountain, studcn,
East Carolina Teachers coIleoo "
Greenvllle' has arrived to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr. sni
Mrs. w. G. Fountain.
Today the term seven sessp ,
used figuratively, and denotes all ,E'
seas and oceans of the world
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
W~RIGHTSBORO P.-T.A.
WILL HOLD MEETING
lat SCHOOL TONIGHT

The Wrightsboro PIT. A. will
hold its regular meeting this eve
ming at the school at 1880 o'clock
at which time a Christmas pro-
gram will be given. All members
are invited to attend. The program
will be under the direction of Mrs.
C. K. Swinson, Miss Anna Clara
Baker and Miss johanna Duls.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17

MARRIAGE IS
ANNOUNCED

William A. Sue, of Wilmington,
and Miss May Flory, of Cold Water,
Mich, were united in marriage on
November %, in Greenville, S. c.
The ceremony was performed by r.
E. Griffin, pastor of the Seventh
Day Adventist church of Columbia,
South Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sue are making
their home in Silver Brook cottage,
Hendersonville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
PERSONALS

Mrs. W. H. Hudson and children,
of Richmond, Va, Mrs. Harold
Quayle and son, of Suffolk, Va, and
DR.. and Mrs. G.. F. Blake, and chill
dren, of Chadbourn, were here yes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
CLUBS HOLD
JOINT MEET HERE

The Junior Music club and the
Juvenile Music club held a joint
meeting on Saturday morning at 10
o'clock in the Great Hall Of st.
James. parish house. The meeting
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17
WILL BE
GIVEN TONIGHT AT
WINTER PARK SCHOOL

The Winter Park school will pre-
sent an operetta, "The Kidnapping
of Santa Claus at the school
this evening at 8 o'clock The pro-
gram will be given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Jean Morton Joyce.
A small admission will be charged
and the public is cordially invited to
attend. All funds raised will be used
in purchasing cafeteria equipment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Calvary Baptist church
will hold the monthly meeting
this evening at the church.
At this time the Lottie Moon
Christmas offering will be taken
for foreign missions. All men,
bers are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-17

During the first nine months of
1910, 2,001,2 78 new passenger cars
were registered in 43 states and the
District of Columbia as compared to
1, 549, 1888 registered in the same
states during the same period of
1899.