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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Mrs. Samuel Crippen to
Speak on Book Week

At the Monday evening meet
ing OF the Women OF the Moose.
Mrs. Samuel Crippen, chairman of
the local chapters library COM
mittee. will speak on the origin
and significance of National Book
Week. The celebration was started
by Henry Ward Beecher who felt
the need Of emphasis OF the i'm
portance Of books.
Women OF the Moose over the
country have placed thousands of
books in the library and Moose
heart and locally have contributed
to state. county and city book
shelves.
The meeting over which Mrs.
Alvin Stenstrom. senior regent,
will preside will be followed by a
program and refreshments.
Sunrise auxiliary of Machinisrs
locals will meet Tuesday for a
1890 luncheon in Emerson hall,
lloel, Broadway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

William c. Paul, Burton Brown,
Lewis Slyfer. and Miss Nave
Olds
Reservations may be made for
the bridge benefit At Red Cross
headquarters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Popular Bride-EleCt Inspires
Busy Round of Entertaining

Mrs Howard Mccormick VIII Entertain az Farewell
Party on Monday Evening; Many Bridal Showers Given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Lutefisk Dinner TO Be Sunday

Lutefisk Dinner 70 Be Sunday
A iutefisk dinner will be served
Monday evening at $50 in m.
Amerlean Legion building. by the
women Of Rhodes unit. Mrs. H.
. 7. Berg Is chairman. Meat balls
VIII also De served for those who
prefer this to the fish.
assisting Mrs. Berg with the
oihner arrangements will be Mes
DANES Earl Wright. Charles
fancey. Harold Thornburg. DEN
tor Thomson. H W. Causin,
Esther Hansen and Walter Bro
back.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

Mckinley Park Christian church
Circle 2 win meet at the home OF
Mrs. Harold Nutley, esth and East
Mckinley. on Wednesday at 2
O'Clock. Devotions will be led by
Mrs.. Frank Kennedy and Mrs.
Robert Marshall viii ssast the
hosts8-
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Packers Are Favored
lin: Clash. With Pro
fGrid AA:-5tars
$4,000 Expected to See,
Game at Los Angeles;
Profits to Charity

Ry tha Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6.-The
greatest array of professional foot
ball players in the country-the
champion Green Bay Packers and
the National League All-Stars-tan-
gle tomorrow in the annual PRO
Bowl? grid battle.
The mighty Packers from Wis
consin are favored.
Promoters prayed for clear wealth.
er and predicted no less than $4,000
spectators would turn out in Gill
more Stadium for the clash.
Profits above. expenses go to char
ity
Three of the Green Bays. Hank
Bruder Milt Gantenbein and
| Arnold Herber, have been on the
team for nine years, and men such
as Paul Engebretsen. Clark Hinkle,
Ernie Smith and Joe Laws have
worn, the Packer uniform four years
or more
The All-Stars mapped out two
team unit system, with giant Mel
Helm captain of one outfit and XII
Aldrich. former Texas Christian
| University hero. leader of the other.
Probable starting line-llpS.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Ey the Associated Prsss.

gy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6-Starting the
1910 indoor track campaign just as
he opened the 1899 season, Don
Lash fought his way to one-tenth
second victory over Tommy Deckard
in the invitation 2-mile race that
was one of the features OF the
Columbus Council K. OF C. games
tonight in the 18th Regiment Arm
ory, Brooklyn.
Lash. In the lead for II of the
l6 laps and never worse than fourth,
drove into the tape inches ahead
Of his fellow 1ndianan in the fast
fiat floor time of 9 minutes SO Sec
onds.
In third place. some 6 yards
back, was Leslie MacMitchell, l. C.
"A cross-country champion who
was running this distance for the
first time. He finished ahead Of
Archie San Romani, Sugar Bowl
winner a week ago. and the veteran
Joe McCluskey.
Glenn Cunningham, winner of 800
meters q year ago, came back at
$50 yards to roar up from fourth
place in the last half lap and de!
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Notwithstanding
I'd in Pin Event:
Dispatch 10 The Star.

SPECIAL DispAtcH 10 Ane Sthr.
WATERBURY, Conn. Jan. 6.
With a large portion of the
record field of 68 yet to complete
the final set. Astor Clarke Of
Washington stood second among
cary finishers in the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress
Sweepstakes. behind Earl Camp
bell of Baltimore. Campbells Is
game score was 2,066; Clarke's,
2.036. The tournament was con-
tinuing far into Sunday morning.
Julian Easterday Of Baltimore
stood third with 2.025; Ben Kos
ky. Bridgeport. fourth. 2025: Jack
White of New Haven, fifth, with
2.Ol7, and George Brown, Bridge
port, sixth with 2.0l5.
Bill Krauss. Hokie Smith, Joe
Harrison and Howard Parsons of
Washington all stood excellent
chances of finishing well up in
the money. First prize is worth
$1,000.
In the opening block Tony
Carpenter Of Woonsocket. r. l.,
shot TAT for an all-time tourna-
ment record. In the last. Bridge
ports Brown rolled a game of 1877
to "come from nowhere
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Cunningham Ust BeotsKehoe,
Ink. of c. Half Mile; Lash,
Herbert, Peacock Score

feat James Kehoe. Southern Con-
ference chs1apioa from the Univer-
I;sity Of Mafykpd.~in 1861.
The Kansas veteran came along
on the inside down the backstretch
then moved to the outside rounding
the turn to collar Curtis Giddings
of the Grand Street Boys Associa-
ton and had to call on all of his
famous kick to hold off Kehoe in
the final few yards.
Sanford Goldberg, the flying fire
man, took third ahead of Giddings.
with Olympic Champion Long John
Woodruff, bumped coming out of the
next-to-last turn, in fifth place.
Jim Herbert, N. Y. U. Negro flash,
surprised after a years lapse by
taking the 50O-yard special. He
won by five yards from John Quig-
ley, Manhattan College freshman.
with Quigley in turn holding a 2
yard advantage over last years VIM
ner and record-breaker at 500
meters, Wallace of Fordham.
The time of 586 seconds was only
a second slower than the record.
Morty Alnwick of Georgetown
finished fourth.
Eulace Peacock, N. c. A. A. cham
pion when he was at Temple and
now running for the Shore A. c.,
Elberon, N. j., on the Great Ameri-
can sprint series with two first
places and a second. Peacock cap
tured the 60-yard dash. in which
National Indoor Champion Herbert
Thompson pulled a tendon, and took
the 100 hand-down, while in the
80 he was second to Thompson.
The 1.OOO-yard handicap was di-
vided into two sections. w. Hewlett
Of st. Johns, New York, running
with a handicap of 80 yards, won
the first section in minutes 14.4
seconds. Andrew Neidnig Of Man
haitian, handicapped 10 yards, tri-
umphed in the second section in
2 minutes 14.1 seconds.
Mason Chronister of Maryland
ran remarkably well to finish sixth
In the first section of the 1,000-yard
run. He declined a 10-yard handi-
cap to run from scratch and had
to pass nearly 80 runners to earn
his position.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Diz Wants One More Chance but Not With Pay Cut 900
Admitting

listed and it almost takes an act
of Congress to get inside his
home. Days ago he returned his
unsigned contract. The word
seeped out of Chicago, not from
Dean.
$50 you see," Diz concluded,
"I'm trying hard. My heart is in
this game. Remember that 1888
World Series when frankie Cro-
setti ruined my game that day
with his home. run in the eighth
inning on a ,3-and-2 ball? I
didn't have anything that day
just my nerveand my heart.
when Crosetti starter cir
cling the bases trotted along
behind him. I hollered to him:
frankie, you. ruined my best
game, but you never would have
hit that homer off me three years
ago. I would have breezed
three straight past you.
! frankie looked back over his
Ihoulder and said-I know 1t.
Diz.'
Evening star., 1940-01-07

1.-THE last two years have been
hard for me. I haven't had my
stuff-and know it. Really. I'd
sooner quit baseball than sit on
the bench and have my heart
broken"
The new Dean, 4 hulking
country boy who loves to throw
baseballs, kept on talking. He
was dead serious. ... .'.-
"I've talked 4 lot in my day.
but quote me right on this, will
you? My arms bad and this Is
my last chance in baseball. If
don't make 1t this time I'm
through forever. I've got q farm
near Dallas and that's where I'll
90 il I don't make it with Gabby
and the boys this season.
"Why if I didn't think there
was q chance for me, would
have sent that contract back II
it had carried . $4,000 raise in
stead Of 4 cut. Baseball has been
good to me. I've given It my best.
Now ] want this last chance"
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Heafner Pacing
Open |; Golf at
:, - r.
Los Angeles
k,Hf
Scores .139 for First
Half, With Harrison,
Hogan Stroke Back
BY ROBERT MYERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.-Clay-
ton Heather of North Caroline
moved into the lead at the half
way point of the annual 5000 Los
Angeles Open today as par and
heavy fairWays threw back the at
tack of the Nations leading profess
sional and amateur golfers.
The. husky blond from Charlotte
toured the rain-soaked Los Angeles
Country Club course in 68, two un-
der par, and turned in a card for
the second round of the tourna-
ment that read 7l-68-139.
Heafner,- who tied the course rec
ord of 81 last week, was one Of four
players able to break par on this
stern layout today.
Two Only Stroke Behind.
Crowding Heafner with laos were
E. j. DutclD Harrison Of Littls
Rock, Ark. and TeXas-born Ben
Hogan of White Plains, N. Y. Hogan
had a SO this afternoon and Har.
rison a 72 to- go with his flrst-
round SO.
Hero of yesterdays initial bat
tie. Amateur Wilford Wehrle Of
Chicago, had a bad first nine, but
came back with a "a and took "a
| for a l41 total.
Influenza forced Byron Nelson,
National Open champion and pre-
| tournament favorite, out of the
play. while i'll luck on the green's
pushed National Amateur King
Marvin (Bud) Ward of Spokane,
defending champion Jimmy DEM
aret of Houston and ex-National
Open Titleholder Ralph Guldahl
back in the list.
Ward needed 78 blows to get
around for 152. Guldahl 76 for $50
and Demaret 73 for lat.
Vines Takes Tumble.
Olin Dutra. whose par 10 looked
good yesterday. had "a for IA,
wfAe Tennis Star Ellsworth Vines
of San Gabriel. Calf, playing as an
amateur to surprise himself with
II yesterday, added 10 more shots
to that score today.
;. Scores of 156 or better qualified
for tomorrow's 18-hole third round.
Ninety three qualified
Only players to better par today
were Heafner. Hogan. Bruce Coltart
| of Haddor Field, NJ j., and Gordon
Brunton of Riverside, Calf.
Leading SCORERS:
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Knife Thought Aid
To Miss Coleman
~. the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.-Geor- \
gia Coleman, former Olympics
diving champion. underwent an
operation today for . liver ALL
ment.
Her surgeon reported afterward
that her condition was favorable.
Her condition will be critical
for four or five days, but II there
IL no relapse she will have better
than q $3.50 chance for recov-
ery," he said.
He explained the operation in
volved plastic surgery to "detour"
blood vessels around IN obbtrue.
tton Ia tho liver.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Mats Sign Bluege
For 18th Season

Ossie Bluege signed his nine
teenth consecutive baseball con-
tract with the Mats yesterday,
but
He signed rs q coach.
The agile veteran, who is
rated by many baseball people
as the greatest defensive third
baseman in the history Of the
game. signed first with the
Washington club in 1922, when
he was purchased upon recon-
mendation by Scout Joe Engel
from Peoria of the Three-Eye
League. He never has played
for any other major league club.
Explaining Bluege's shift from
the active list, President Clark
Griffith said, IF we get In a
spot we always can move Ossie
and put him out on the field.
In the meantime he can coach"
Evening star., 1940-01-07
BY FELIX r. MCKNIGHT.
Associated Press AportS Writer.

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 6.-Ole Diz
Dean, . changed man, gestured
with his $l85, 900 lame arm to-
day and quietly said he would
decay in the hnery Of his Dallas
mansion before accepting $4,000
to pitch for the Chicago Cubs.
Milder and fully aware that
he is walking into the evening
Of one of baseball's grandest
careers, Dean stressed he had no
quarrel with Phil Wrigley and
the Cubs, but "just figured that
. 50 per cent cut is q little too
much"
Gee, that's no cut. It's = major
operation" grinned DIG. There's
no finer man In baseball than
Mr.. Wrigley. I don't think he
intended to cut my salary 4l0,-
600. I expected = cut, knew de-
served it after struggling around
with a bad arm last year, but
honestly believe I'm worth
$4,000 to the club.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Mats Missed Boot on Kroukouskus Trode

There foundation for this but
different circumstances Mats
Yankees souhpaw We hunch that Bill
ne the of the Reds Mr. Gnth
Old in the habit psing Leagues
but he thinks that McKechnie close
in managers
We have hunch that Grihh lieutenant, Bucky
Harris little they didn't listen
Joe Kakaukas Some time the Yanks Joseph
the Lithuanian would have brought price
player talent.
the winter meeting that block
but nobody nbbed and Joo still Nat and Of rn has
Ken Chase.
Chase Gssom and Kraauska would have been south
all Of them confirmed subject
three wouldn't
aren't exactly what would call stable the box Gssom
the Yankees might fallen while
Mats q
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Gehrig Still Yonk
In Sentiment
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The
New York Yankees gave another
bow today to Lou Gehrig, the
great first baseman who was
forced to retire last season be-
cause of a form of infantile par
alysis.
President Edward C. Barrow
OF the world champions an
nounced that Gehrig would not
be given an unconditional re-
lease. but instead his name would
be placed on. the voluntarily re-
tired list.
Furthermore, Barrow said
Gehrig's uniform number-a big
four-never will be allotted to
any other Yankee player and
that his locker over by the vim
dow in a corner of the club
house will not be used by any
other player. Gehrig's name
will remain on the door and 1t
always will be available for his
personal use.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Next Wednesday Diz goes to a
dentist to have an impacted
wisdom tooth extracted.
It's his last chance.
He believes, as do several
dentists, that the tooth might be
bothering the. nerve in his
shoulder that wrecked one Of the
finest pitching arms baseball has
ever known.
Should the extraction return
that big right arm to normal,
Dean said he believed he still
had 10 years Of baseball left.
Snow fluttered outside and
Dean worked his pitching arm
high over hts head.
Zone year, ago, in this kind Of
weather, I couldn't even do this.
couldn't hold anything heavy
in my hand. My arm feels great
now, but of course I don't know
whether I can pitch. I'll know in
the spring"
Dean didn't eek this holdout
publicity. His telephone is un-
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Hiqh School Grid RuIemokers
Alter Penalty Regulations
On Illegal Shift, Fouls

when the foul occurred in ad-
vance Of where the ball Is dead,
in which case the penalty will be
enforced from that spot.
The two rules changes yesterday
were designed to clarity forward
pass regulations In the prep game.
The committee made it legal for
two eligible receivers Of the o6en-
sive team to touch an aerial before
q defensive player had touched 1t.
The other change ruled that any
penalty on q forward pass into the
end zone always Is invoked from
the spot Of the previous down on
the first three downs.
Other proposals on which action
was deferred included:
Remove all limitations on the
number Of times q player can re-
enter 4 game, allow any number Of
forward passes on . single down 20
long as all are thrown from behind
the line of scrimmage and whistle
the ball dead Immediately for any
foul that happens while the ball Is
being snapped, provided the infrac-
ton comes under the referees juris-
diction.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
~ the Associated Press.

~ s6o ASeoclAteo FYooS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The National
lnterscholastic Football Rules Com
niittee wrote two more changes into
the 1910 book today.
their action, added to yesterday &
alterations, represented = total Of
four changes in the high school
game during the committees two
day meeting. ~
Several other proposals were re-
jected to permit further study and
experimentation.
TodayS changes:
I. The referee will be instruct-
Cd to whistle the ball dead as
soon as he observes an illegal
shift. Thus there can be no
declination of 4 penalty for this
foul. The change Is designed to
eliminate waste action.
z. The penalty for any foul
which occurs on . rushing play
will be invoked either from the
SPOT Of the foul or where the ball
Is dead. the offended team hav-
ing the option of choosing the
spot. The only exception will be
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Albany Ordered to Pay
1894 to Whitehead
BS the Associated Press.

by the Associated PfeSS
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Kenesaw M.
Lands. commissioner of baseball,
denied today q claim Of 1894 made
by the st. Louis Cards against
Player Lewis Whitehead and
directed Albany to pay Whitehead .
sum which had been Withheld from
his 1899 salary.
st. Louis claimed the money had
been loaned Whitehead in 1881 and
1882. Whitehead contended the
money was given him for signing
with st. Louis.
The commissioner pointed out
that st. Louis did not mention the
subject" in Whitehead's subsequent
four years service with st. Louis
teams.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Wake Forest Diomond
Coach, III, Resigns
~.........,.+.A =. h,>..

~ the Associated Press.
WAKE FOREST, N. C., Jan. g.
John c. Caddell, head baseball
coach at Wake Forest College since
1923, resigned today. because Of poor
health.
DR.. Thurman D. Kitchin, presi-
dent Of the college, accepted the
resignation with regrets" and said
that = member of the present ath-
letic stan would be named to coach
the team.
There was some speculation that
D. G. (peahead) Walker, football
coach, would take over caddeu1
duties.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Pitt, St. Louis to Ploy
Missouri Next Fall

COLUMBIA, Mo-. Jan. 6.-PittS-,
burgh and st. Louis have replaced
Ohio State and Washington on the
1910 Missouri football schedule.
New York University. beaten by
Missouri last fall at Yankee Stadium,
viii! return the visit here Novern-
ber 2,
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Wins for Harvard ,
Unknown There
~ the Associated Press

~ y6o ASe0ClAte0 EIcsS.
SEATTLE, Jan. 6.-The men
who coached Crimson crews to
three straight victories over Yale
ana to the Grand Challenge Cup
1t Henley, England, apparently
aren't very well known on the
Harvard campus.
Charles Noble Of Seattle sent
q Christmas card to Tom Bolles.
varsity coach at Harvard, and
Harvey Love. frosh coach.
The letter returned this week,
unopened.
Stamped on the envelope were
the words:
Unknown At Harvard Univer-
sity." Iky alumni director"
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Grant Reaches Final;
Plays RIGGS Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 6.-Bryan M
(Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta today
upset Don McNeill, Americas third
ranking player from Oklahoma City,
to reach the final Of the 18th an
nual Dixie tennis tournament. The
scores were O16, 60, Ga. 81.
Grant will meet Bobby Riggs Of
Chicago, Americas No. netter, who
defeated Gardnar Mulloy Of Miami,
e3, Is, 4-6,. 60, Ga, in to-
morroW's title match.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Nicely to Visit Rice

CLEMSON, S. c., Jan. 6 (P.-
Coach Jess Nicely of Clemson, whose
1899 edition of the Tigers beat
Boston College in the Cotton Bowl,
left here today for Houston. Tex,
to confer with Rice Institute Off
cials regarding an offer to become
football mentor there.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
indiana Stops Illinois

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 8 LP.
Indiana nosed out Illinois, SO to
36. before 5000 spectators tonight
in the opening Western Confer
ence basket ball game for both
teams. Each had won seven straight
non-conference contests.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Vols and Trojons Each
To Receive 100000

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6-Southern
California and Tennessee each
earned an estimated $l30,00O as their
share of the Rose Bowl football
game receipts at Pasadena New Year
Day.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Yet the Athletics Brought Book EIon Hoesett

Mr. Gths explanation sounds entirely logical And yet there
couple puzzing angles Not real downright
Grihth puzzlng
the word widely that Beggs had ball?
couldn't the Browns the Athletics
chance the guy? And when Phes
pitchers
4 nibble? aaz.k4.<
We carrying 1svs
thk fellow looked good and times
sohpaw pitchers
badly that Avef Detroit
Harry Enstat Is Mr. Eenstat that Grissom?
Indeed there the
World Hoset
minor league draft Eon called washed All
waived him hande slipped
But $500 him. Hogset
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Washington Basee Take Measure Of Georgetown
WIN Lose or Draw
The Fox Asks Where's the Mystery?
Dy FRANCIS {. STAN.

The only funny the latest baseball trade Clark 0th
q pitcher
clubs didn't want and the Reds pitcher equally unwaned He
talking about Gissom exchange
grade-X deali certainly collected Al publicity.
Grinhth explaining yesterday that
taking attitude the Yankees pulled
Of the American club didn't
thing legitimate
club wanted 1t done"
publicity which Besgor0issom trade received
sensibiities gentleman
leagues whereby
League champion prohibited making trades
established major until The
pick
bring club obtain them
asked.
everybody taking attitude" complained 0rinh
didn't want him. Who is Grsom anyway"
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Didn't Figure He Wos Worth 81 500

few Mr. Grh would asked question like
this few Lee Grom accounted the most promising
National binding
addition pitching
for the National League champions he only while losing
I and the before he foul ball. too
Mystery DEAL" shifted Gfnth That's thing to call
mystery deal Where's the mystery? 0rissom going the
nobody wanted Phes didn't
Browns didn't him Fifteen clubs could claimed rm
ahead Of the Yanks didn't him. Grissoms that
about bad Sides
left-handes
All that happened he continued s that nobody rm
worth
Of pitcher He fast III him that much but when he
having a good year he didn't do = whole lot
"As far Beggs concerned he amt
Amt fast enough the American
that cuveban but nobody wanted Bgg
Browns and Pes could have grabbed him. like could
grabbed Grso. Yanks had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
All Is Well

For years a small college in In
diana creaked along with increasing
difficulty, it's financial gears fairly
crying for oil. Lack of it had re-
suited in considerable knocking,
especially noticeable on the part of
unpaid professors. Advertisements
had failed to produce any angels in
the form of wealthy men willing to
lubricate the machinery in exchange
for an honorary degree, and it looked
as if the only thing to do was to
Junk the school and sell the pieces
for what they would bring on the
educational market.
Then, as in Grimm fairy tale, an
angel appeared after all. He was
disguised as geologist, but an angel
Just the same. He told the authori-
ties to drill, which they did, tapping
a we'll expected to produce two thou
sand barrels of oil daily. 1t is now
only a question of time until the
life-giving oil percolates throughout
the college, removing rust here and
limbering up activities there until
the campus resounds with the soft
murmur of professors once more in
the money and the deep contented
hum of students enjoying a new
concrete stadium and q winning
football team.