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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
OIL FOR THE OILERS

The Clarksburg. w. Va, Oilers.
who'll clip the Cumberland Col
legianS on the ribbed.court here
tonight. have struck oil. figurative-
~ speaking. The Oilers play their
biggest game Of the year tomor-
row night in Philadelphia against
the Troy. N. Y. pros and this "oil
for the oilers" is culled from the
columns Of the Philadelphia Rec
ord as OF Tuesday:
The Troy -Clarksburg game will
present to the fans one OF the
greatest aggregations of athletes
playing on any one team. Inclid-
cd in the lineup OF the West Cir
ginia team arc many noted foot
ball and baseball athletes. The
club has won is OF 20 games.
Some of their S;andout players
are Squint Phares. of West Vir-
einia University. we'll known here
for his exploits against Temple.
Leonard Darnuim. Il West Virginia
product and fullback OF the New
York Giants football team. Club
Watson. of Marshall College.
Huntingdon. w. Va. was high
scorer Of the nation at the COM
pletion OF the 1878 college
season and another top-notcher
member Of the Oilers array.
The team also has Joe stydahar
another West Virginia ace and
All American pro tackle of the
Chicago Bears the past two sea-
sons. Babe Barna is another per-
former on the invaders roster.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

But short memories or not. they
won't have anything to kick over
the traces about on the night OF
Friday. March IS. Because OH that
night. Ken Overlin. the worlds
outstanding contender for Cefer-
inc Garcia's middle-weight robes
waltzes through the ropes at the
Armory for a l0-round sock sortie
with another topnotcher. Just by
way Of trying to seek restitution
for his preceding card Maus has
made his next dish even more
tasty and more palatable by sign
ing up Ira Hughes, four-time
master OF Charley Brant. for the
eight round semi-final
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
CIarksburg Oilers in
"SaiIer" Here Toniie

The Clarksburg. w. Va. Oilers.
more for the want Of something TO
do than anything else. will stop
of here tonight just long enough
10 administer a Knockout drop
TO the arrogant Cumberland COL
legians, considered the best indie
pendent basketball team in this
city. The "Sailer" slated for IS.
Peter e. Paul court, starts at $3.50
O'Clock and the score will be just
as close as the Oilers want II to
be.
The "Gushers" are enroute 10
Philadelphia. Pa, where they
skid into the Troy, N. Y. Celtics
tomorrow night as part OF a Con-
vention Hall triple header cage
program which also features the
Philadelphia Sphas. New York
Jewels. Washington Brewers and
Baltimore Clippers. Consequently.
the Mountaineers can't afford to
extend themselves tonight since
they'll need all the cunning Of
their repertoire to win over the
Troy team which is a member Of
a fast professional circuit.
Appearing with the Oilers are
Babe Barna. Squint Phares. Leon
ard Barnun. Club Watson and
Joe Stydahar.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
KELLY GRAMS
BY Pop-Eye

Well. 1t looks like the Kelly
management is UP to their old
tricks OF agitating the men. The
company says II is going to fur
Tough in the tube room. but at
the same time they have men
floating around the plant with
the company claiming they are
temporary men without seniority!
The Pit
In the pit they are going to
furlough some more. This is one
place where the company could
use more men instead of Through
ing.
From observation the men in
the pit are right up to their COL
lars all the time 1t is a job
where the six-hour day would be
a real blessing to the men.
The Tire Room
They say there is going to be a
furlough in the tire room and II
so the men there should raise
h.. because the Company last
GEAR put in new machines there
and doubled production with only
onc-third of the men working be-
fore. This means the Company is
getting production with about
one-third OF the men who should
be working!
/ hear they are also considering,
separating the tire room and to
my way OF thinking this means
the Company intends to do away
with their old help 1t seems that
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
PotPourri

ontinuec rom Page One
electrical contractor 10 leave a
meeting without lights and the
Bill Of Rights was Uttered over
the house tops and lawns from
an airplane.
Personally. | may be suspicious.
but 1t looks more and more to me
as though that Americanism
Week of the Cumberland Ex-
change Club was Just a phony and
a sham TO break the Cclanesc
workers union. What a hopeless
attempt they made,
Not Guilty
VoX Pop cmphatically asserts 10
correspondents who have written
blaming him for writing the
Bruce Radcliffe" articles in a
local advertising sheet that he is
not guilty and wouldn't even think
OF working fur such ali outfit. IN
fact my natural ego is somewhat
Debated that any OF my readers
or friends could possibly ascribe
such writings to me.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Might Game
Celanese Eleven
Shows Bows How
To Play Soccer

How to play soccer" isn't a
book. Neither is 1t an calculation.
It merely is indicative Of the
strength OF the local Celanese
team which got back into the Soc
GER scramble last Sunday at Will
Transport. Md. by taking a 4-3
verdict from its Washington
County foes to increase its lead
in the Western Maryland soccer
league.
A two-month layof apparently
didn't deteriorate the strength Of
the Silkmen who flashed superb
form in all departments of the
game to win from an aggregation
that had been a thorn-in- the-side
to the other entries since the
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

Ono year ago an everyday
bartender and today an aSpirant
for the heavyweight champion
ship OF the world! Horatio Alger,
in his palmy days. never wrote
anything that could surpass that!
But that exactly is the status OF
young Lee Savold who steps into
the ring at Madison Square Gar
den tonight. determined TO blot
out classy Bob Pastor and fight
his way on to a fling at Joe Louis
headgear.
Few. If any fighters. have taken
Gotham with the swift suddeneSs
OF the Des MoineS. Ia. boy. who
began boxing several years ago
About gave IT up because he felt
lie would not be success in the
ring.
Last year. however. his man
ager. Pinky George. cornered him
behind the bar and put bug
in his car. Result: Savold re-
turned to the wars. Knocked out
Maurice Strickland. followed-up
with another kayo over Jim Rob-
inson. The latter victory enabled
him to get a bout with Pastor.
Inere sou have *: pch Pastor.
starting out on another come
back and young Lee Savold. ready
to keep on going. Tonight tells
the story.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Exclusive
TO
VOICE
of
LABOR
Big Timer Will
Top Next Card
At the ArmOry

Glass always tells. they say. and
class 1t will be when streamlined
Ken Overlin climbs into the ropes
OF the State Armory on Friday
night. March 10. for a ten round
fling-fest with EMO Iannozi in
the feature bout OF the evening.
For Mr.. Overlin. conqueror of
Freddie Apostoli and recognized
as the No. contender for Cefer-
mo Garcia's middleweight belt.
ranks among the elite OF fistiana's
greats"
Several weeks ago Messrs. Maus
and Yankelevitz staged their
fourth boxing carnival Of the
l939-40 season and the fans went
away sulking and slurring simlt
because they happened to run into
a bad" card. But their sulkS and
slurs we're unjustified because
Maus and Yankelevitz had previ-
ously staged three fine shows and
II just so happened that their last
venture did an about face.
But the local promoters didn't
cherish the idea OF being fla
GRAVITY criticized. So they got
their think tanks together. right
pronto. and decided to make Mr..
Fan eat" his words. They signed
up Ken Overlin for a l0-round
feature tiff with EMO Iannozi and
If that bout doesn't meet with the
approval OF the sporting element.
in general and the boxing world,
in particular. then there's some
thing wrong mighty wrong. in
Denmark.
Beat Apostolic
Most cverybody's heard and
read of Overlin. He stopped
Freddie Apostoli dead in his tracks
in 1887 and in the following year
he annihilated Nat Bolden. Jimmy
Clark and Milton Shivers. Last
year was his banner year. He
appeared on the Conn Bettina
card at Pittsburgh and mastered
AL Wardlow clever Ohio Negro. in
one of the supplementary shin
digs. Seventeen times he went
into the wars during 1889 and
only once he loSt-a close one to
Teddy Yaroz.
AS If one ten-strike were not
enough conniverS Maus and Yam
kelevitz have billed a semi-iinal
de luxe in signing those lusty lar
ripping -heavies. Ira Hughes
and Try Sarlin. Hughes. you will
remember. clipped Charlie Brant
in the last show at the Armory
while Sarlin. also out of the Pitts
burgh district. is one OF the few
boxers TO have downed Hughes.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
LaSalle Out To
Get PlayoH in
City Gage Race

"Playoff camel That's the bat
tle-cry resounding through the
corridors Of LaSalle Institute
these days and it signifies just
what it implies for II LaSalle can
triumph over Allegany High one
week from tonight the city's scho-
lastic race will have ended in a
two.way stalemate, thus necessi-
tating a playoff.
LaSalle's goal is possible but not
probable. However strong the
Blue and Gold has been this sea-
son it's record. obviously enough
doesn't shape-up with that of the
Bowersmen who already have
slowed away W.MI. League
diadem. More than that. Allie
gany asphyxiated the Catholic
quintet right in its tLaSalle'sl
own den several weeks ago and
with the return encounter tabled
for Campobello. the odds only in
crease for the W.M.1. kings.
Means Another Title
Thus. while LaSalle's cagers
have an apparition in mind. the
Alleganyites. too. have vision
Of their own. They visualize an
other penant swinging from the
ramparts OF Campobello for vic
tory next Friday night would give
them possession OF another title
the city honors.
Coach Bowers has cautioned his
squad against over-confidencc. In
a recent gabfeSt with his charges
he pointed out to them that their
recent showing against Piedmont
High left plenty of room for I'M
provement and that another such
exhibition against aSalle might
result in disaster for the Blue and
White. Bowers has been in the
game a long time. He knows too
we'll that every team. no matter
how strong ii is. has It's of nights
and right now the Campobello
mentor is doing anything but pre-
dieting a one-sided win. as some
OF the street sages are doing.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
SCORED OVER APOSToLI

SCONED OVEN AfOS IOLi
Who Is this hombre Overlin?
A ludicrOus question. II there
ever was one. He's the chap
whom Freddie Apostolic couldn't
defeat. Hes the chap who won
II Of Is tiffs last year. He's the
chap who was introduced from
the ringside the night of the
Louis Godoy battle. He's the
chap who has a little cham
pionship go" with Ceferino
Garcia coming up later on. In
short. he's just about one Of
the best boxers in the world TO.
day and IL a fighter OF his cali
brc can't induce a large turn
out Of fans here then II will be
time. and high time. for Tommy
Maus and Lew Yankelevitz 10
fold-up like a shopworn accord
ion.
Years ago the late Harry Greb
and Fay Keiser used TO pack EN-
in TO the caves with a series OF
bouts in this section. Years ago,
too. Jack Britton. then welter-
weight champion of the world,
filled every available vantage joint
at the old South End ball park
in his private little glovefest with
Jack Perry. They we're top
notchers in their day. Today,
Overlin's a topnotcher in his right.
And Maus. in spite Of the moroSe
meanings Of the fans two weeks
ago. should have a capacity crowd
for his fine stroke OF work in
corraling Overlin.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
HERE AND THERE ALONG
TIE R!ALT1 OF SPORT
BY JACK GALLEN

They say all good things later afoul the
wrath Of the natives and when dynamic Tommy Maus and his
rusy cono Lew Yankeevz put another Of their stie
hourshes the State Armoy several weeks back 6ghdoms
tickle FANS caprcious ever, let verbal that all
but shook the Armoy from its foundations 1--WE robbed
they snorted cts snde that's what is they continued,
forgetting that the previous shows had fairly zzed with action
But fight fans like that They have short memories
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
REJECTS ALLEN, PYTLAK

Mr.. C. NJ. Mack. the man
that comes around land he's
been coming around so long the
boys in the American League
look upon him In .he nature OF
a relic). had a chance TO HE
unto himself a couple Of down.
right good ball players ths 9TH
er day. But he turned them
down. The ball players were
irate Johnny Allen and puny
Frank Pytlak, both pets Of the
Cleveland Indians. The fly in
the ointment was this:
Frankie Hayes. STRIPPING Of a
catcher. is an AS holdout. The
Injuns wanted him and wanted
him badly, because he's not only
a good receiver but because he al
so knows how TO peel that we'll
known onion, tomato, apple or
what have you. Therefore, the
Tribe offered 77-year-old Cornell
ius the duet Of Allen and Pytlak.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Same Grid Teams Are
Picked to Rule Again

History. It's said. seldom repeats
in the world of sport but unless
all signs and indications fail. the
same teams that ruled the foot
ball armament in 1899 will occupy
the throne again this year And
some salient facts to substant.ate
that statement are:
Prospects at Southern Cal.
Notre Dame. Texas A. g. M. and
Cornell are rosy. Each team loses
a little material but there's so
much timber coming up" from
the yearling camps that the few
losses will more than be offset.
To add insult to injury. another
great aggregation is scheduled to
pop out of the Southwest which
for the past two years has turned
out the best teams in the nation
in Texas Christian in 1888 and
Texas Aggies in 1899. Next fall
the Aggies will again be great but
so will Southern Methodist. Texas
and T. c. U.
But enough OF football. The
Ides of March are upon us!
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
beginning of the season.
ScoIlick in Fray

Highlights OF last Sundays tiff
other than the great playing OF
the Cumberland forces and the
fine work OF goalie Small was an
exchange Of fisticuffs between
Dunbar Scollick. OF Celanese and
Pete Long OF the hostiles.
The two came together early in
the second half after a violent
mix-up and came UP. fists flying.
but before much damage could be
inflicted the two would-be COM
batants were separated. They re-
NAMED in the wars. however.
only after being warned by
referee Kaplan. The lineups:
Pc. rai.a... fAl Wills.m....a faN
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

they have no Use for an old man
who has given plenty of service.
Workers School
Come along to the Allegany
County Workers School next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and
learn something that will be use
full to workers.
And. remember. next Tuesday
is Primary Day and every good
union member in Cumberland
should go out and vote. And vote
right. too!
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29


But Connie even refused to con-
slider such a barter and dismissed
1t with these words:
Hayes is our regular catcher.
I'll not pay him the $4,000 he's
holding out for and If he doesn't
like IL he can retire from base
ball as far as am concerned"
Fe. fe. for shame. Connie! Mr..
Hayes is the best player you
have 'outSide OF Bob Johnson
and losing him would be like los
ing your ball park. / saw young
Hayes perform in seven games at
Shibe Park last July and while
my knowledge Of baseball is linn
tied. I know that he can catch
and hit with the best of them.
Only the other day umpire Bill
MCGOWAN. and he's no idiot.
named him as the No. 2 catcher
in baseball today. second only TO.
you guessed 1t. William Dickcy.
CABS AND CUISINES
Joe Louis has a brother in law
who's making the he1vies around
Minneapolis watch their step -
Joe's kin is Olinder Trotter and
while, they say. he doesn't hit so
hard he's got a good left and
knows just how and when to use
it Mel OFT. the good looking
Giant fence flailer who received
his baptism Of fire in the majors
when he was a kid in knee pants.
will set brand new National
League homerun record every time
he sends one out in "no-man's
land this year - How'S Zat? -
Because he already holds the
league record OF 369 - When the
Boston Red Sox pcdaled off Joe
vosmik recently to the Dodgers
they probably knew what they
were doing because. in Dominic
Dimaggio. they have. on paper at
least. a potential star Not only
was he voted the most valuable
player in the Coast last year but
he also AGED" that circuit in hits
f239). was second in triples l8)
second in Swiped sacks t39 and
king in runs scored 1850 In
three seasons with San Francisco
dashing Dom dominated with
averages Of .306. .307 and .36l -
To make 1t unanimous. the boys
rate him every bit as good. de-
fcnSively as his brothers Arturo
Godoy. the hot tamala from Chile.
will soon start a tour OF the thea.
trical circuits with his wife as
co-partner.
The bloke who wrote that
song. ITS so easy TO remember
but so hard to forget" couldn't
by any chance. have been think
ing about the fistic faithful of
this city - They can talk about
their baseball wolves" in Pitts
burgh and they can get into all
kinds OF discourSes anent the
poor sports in Washington
but. so help me. II ! ever heard
so many unjust calculations
hurled at local boxing mogulS
during the last show at the
Armory. =.
It's true very true. that the card
failed to produce the works
that were promised but It was no
fault Of sartorially Spick Tommy
Mams or his competent aide ode
camp. Lew Yankelevitz Ger
tainly, on paper the arranged pro-
gram doomed large - So why all
the dire moaning and expressions
OF disgust?
Evening star., 1940-02-10
, Renovizing
Repairing
undermining Homes

'pdlIIHS NeIIoNlLlnS NlouSTHlLllS I1OH
There Is No "Guessing"
by The Eberly Plan
A good surgeon makes careful
diagnosis before he operates. And that
is precisely what The Eberly Plan
Supervisors do when you call us into
consultation for renovizing or
undermining your home. We study the
most practical and economical way to
accomplish the desired results.
There is no need to keep on living
with old fashioned kitchens; doing
without modern comforts and
conveniences, such as recreation rooms,
into which obsolete cellars can be
converted; etc.
And under The Eberly Plan ALL
the work is done by our trained
craftsmen only ONE modest
overhead; and only ONE responsibility
-OURS. And, as satisfied customer
recently wrote us-"With your
Financing Plan the payments were so
small we never missed the money"
Evening star., 1940-02-10
Unity for Defense
OF Democracy Urged
To Avoid Catastrophe
Father Persons, Dean Of
6. U. Graduate School,
Broudcusts Talk

Americans were called upon last
night by Father Wilfrid Parsons,
dean OF Georgetown University's
graduate school, to unite lmmedi-
ately lin defense of that which is
at least common to us all"-the
American democratic system.
Speaking under auspices of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs and the Washington Round
Table Of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews, Father Par
sons told a radio audience over Sta
tion WMAL that unless all Coop
crate to make the democratic idea
work there will be nothing in the
future except catastrophe conflict
which will destroy everything we
cherish and hold dear"
Welfare Chief Concern.
THE function of any system of
government is to look after the
temporal welfare of all it's citizens.
and democracy is not exempt from
this law" he said.
Lie opcdhcI pTeulCteQ t0dC our
form of democracy will be doomed"
If it proves in practice unable in
the long run to feed its own peo-
pie" Democracy, he declared, "ex-
lists primarily for the common good,
and If it abandons the common good
its usefulness will be ended"
Two Requirements.
Father Parsons said that two
things remain for us to do if we
will make democracy a success. We
must bring our people back to a
recognition of the principles that
stem from ancient tradition of the
natural law and of the true divine
source of human authority and of
human rights.
And we must actually take hold
OF our democracy, thus revived ac-
cording to those ancient principles,
give it new meaning, which is its
older meaning, and thus present it
once again with the power to fulfil
the functions for which it was
adopted"
Evening star., 1940-02-10

will come through the barn door.
80 When you grease wagon, do
you smear the top? No, you grease
it where the squeak is ."
The Senator declared it was UP to
the people to draft President Roose-
velt for third term. Those who
are doing their best to destroy the
leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt
today are afraid to allow his name
to go before the people Of this Ma.
ton for third term because they
know what the answer would be.
1T is because the moneyed in
terests of this country are afraid
of that very result that they are
diligently working to prevent the
Democratic party from giving con-
sideration to the nomination of Mr..
Roosevelt for third term"
Pokes at G. o. P. Candidates.
Commenting on the Republican
candidates for nomination, Mr.. Lee
declared, Little Tom Dewey has q
prosecution record and mus
tache" and Robert Taft "a good
name and a good waistline, both of
which he inherited from his father"
Wesley Mcdonald, president Of
the club, presided. The club is one
of the oldest and largest political
organizations Of its type in WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1940-02-10
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Too much criticism has been
heaped upon the woodpeckers. 1t is
like judging your neighbors without
having first found out the truth
about them as to why they do things
as they do. AS we find woodpeckers
in all wooded parts of the world
with the exception of the island of
Madagascar and in the whole Aus
tralian region. it is high time we
knew the whole truth and nothing
but the truth about these neighbors
of ours.
We have As species and subspecies
of this family in this country ex-
elusive of outlying possessions. AS a
family, woodpeckers are more given
Evening star., 1940-02-10
Parking Plan
Continued From First Page.)

obtaining the right to remodel or
make extensive repairs.
Spokesmen for the Real Estate
Board, Building Owners and Man.
ayers Association and other groups
said they are in sympathy with Off
cials in the endeavor to get cars
from the streets, but all declared
the plan was the wrong approach to
the problem.
Proposal Called Illogical.
Rufus S. Lusk, speaking for the
building owners, said the parking
situation is a police problem rather
than zoning problem. The whole
proposal, he said, is illogical. He
stated that it is not a question of
providing garage space. but rather
of compelling owners to keep their
cars off the streets If this is done,
garages will be provided. he said.
Ringgold Hart, representing the
Real Estate Board, said he believed
adoption by the commission of such
a drastic rule would be an unreason-
able exercise of its powers and would
not be upheld in court. Prof. Gil
bert L. Hall of George Washington
University declared adoption of the
proposed regulation would virtually
kill the university's projected build
ing program. For its proposed audi
torium alone. he said, two addi-
tional acres of land, costing $780,
600. would be needed to provide
parking facilities.
The proposal would affect