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Evening star., 1940-02-12
Pitt Nine Foces Terps
Early in Season

~ the Associated PTess.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. l2.-In the
second year since the revival Of
baseball at Pitt, the Panther nine
starts Oh with . trip into the South
next April.
The schedule: April !, Duke: :,
Wake Forest: :, Virginia University;
9, Maryland; .27, Indiana State
Teachers (home). May ) and 1,
West Virginia (homel; II. Penn
State (home); Is, Navy: Is, Army.
June !, West Virginia; 8, Penn State.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Poovo Might Be Tempted
To Toks Track WhirI

This put an idea into the pro-
moters' heads and they are now try
ing to fish Joie Ray and one or two
more Of Paavo's former playmates
out Of retirement for special race
It ought to be something to see.
Before the war Nurmi was run
ming haberdashery shop in Hell
sinki. Six years ago his marriage
broke up when he decided that the
feet of his son Matti were too small
for a potential runners and tried
to stretch them.
"This sporting madness!" ex-
claimed his wife, taking her baby
and clearing out of the house.
This sporting madness still con-
sumes Nurrni, for whom several viii
lagos, bays and lakes in Finland are
named. Still an idol at home, he
will not permit MAXI to depart from
his own lofty standard of athletic
performance. If there is any run
ming left In the young man after .
month of patrol duty on the Ka-
relian front, Nurmi's stern coaching
will bring 1t out.
If Maxi falls short of expectations
Nurrni will peel off his sweatshirt
and run those races himself.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Sports Mirror
a, the Assce,ats< prsss

By the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Eastern In
tercollegiate Basket Ball Con-
ference oflcials announced CIR
cult would disband at close Of
1889 season.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Casinos Are Pressing
For. Lead in Roller
Hockey League

washington roller hockey team
was only = half game removed from
the leadership of the Eastern Asso-
citation today following a 12-1 rout
Of a hastily formed Great Leopard
team of Chester, Pa, at the Capital
Casino yesterday.
With only two days notice, the
Leopards were able to round up only
seven players, but they promise
much sitter opposition in . return
game on March II. Individual
honors were shared by Sugrue, who
led the scoring with five goals, and
by Goalie Graham, who thwarted all
but one of the Leopards' 81 scoring
attempts.
The Casino team meets the league
leading Newburgh team at New
burgh, N. Y, next Sunday in their
last road game of the year.
Pos, Casino II. G. Chester;
F.D.- Tranxiin ranaxlI -------,0: Toian6 .1.1
center--T Tomaiin ----------,- shseky
r. Lsofner ------------W Toland
x1,.rn.tss!s a's'e5 Casino H. c-x.ndss. dsn'sR 9.
Graham. sugrue. Law. Chester-3mith.
Casino h. c.------------- -l2
First period-ooals. 1:30, Ritter
Franklin); 1880 sugTus lGrshamg.
tarsSam,: 4:io. Law ioraham): z:4o.
sugrue IGraham):. 7:O2. Tomalin neof-
ner); 7:44, Leofner (Tomalin9; 12:0s.
Law.
Third psriod-ooals, 2:O1. Leofner:
500, Leohner (ToWalinl; 1909 Sheeky
"a. Toland); 1924, eusrus (Graham),
enaltiss-shesky a minutes. trippins(.
Goal saves--D. Graham, 10; lcnevitt.
on,c,als: Hsfsres-J. Garner. Lines
mani. Phillips. Timekeepsf-f. Han.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Fsnsks's Hot Poes FoiIs
To Shake Maxi

Conscientious in Finland's cause,
Maxi trains wherever he can find
elbow room. He Is willing to run
the mile event, that being America s
"glamor distance" but he doesn't t
feel he will do himself justice at
anything less than 2 miles.
His word-of-mouth faith in Glenn
Cunningham as the perfect miller"
was slightly shaken his frst day in
this country when he saw Chuck
Fenske jump to long lead and beat
Cunningham's sprint to the tape.
The running Of that particular mile
impressed him, but not too much.
"It's fast pace" he said.
'Too fast for you?" somebody
asked him.
"Oh, no." said Maxi calmly.
The fact is, Maxi thinks of boards
and cinders as pure velvet after his
years OF plugging over the sharp,
tough roads Of Finland.
Nurmi. though ~, seems to be just
as full Of running as Maxi. The
other day he made it known (tele-
pathically) that he thinks he still
could run 9:l0 2-mile, with . few
days practice under his belt.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
oay d Terrier Favored Rule Yankee Dogdo in Westminster Show
From the
Press Box
Maxi Is Great TuIker
If You Know Finnish
BY JOHN LARDNER,
lpecial Correspondent of The Star.


NEW YORK, Feb. IL (N.A.N.A).-
Paavo Nurmi and Taisto Maxi,
spike-footed ambassadors from Fin
land, have been in this country long
enough now to give us scouts some
inkling of what they are like.
The silent Nurmi Is expanding like
. flower. Just the other day, for
instance, he gave your correspond
ent a long exclusive interview.
"It's pretty cold all over the world,
isn't it?" said your correspondent
searchingly.
"Yes," said Nurmi, without re-
serve.
Nurmi also will speak at Los An
geles, San Francisco, Denver, Bos-
ton and other key points. His out
put in this country should total well
over dozen words before he Is
through.
MAXI, who has the pinkest cheeks
to be found outside musical COM
edy dressing room and a face like
the map of County Donegal, talks
most of the time. All the English
he knows so far is "yes," mo"
hello" and the names of some of
the towns where he will run, but he
keeps up a steady stream Of Finn
ish. The difnculty is to find a good
interpreter--I mean an interpreter
who is not more interested in speak
ing his own mind than Maki'S.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Nothing to Night Life
With Nurmi Around

Gunnar Barlund, the Swedish
Finnish prizefighter. is no good for
my money. For instance, You say
to Maxi, How you done much run
ming on boards?" Mr.. Barlund then
will put the question to Maxi. and
Maxi will reply in what seems like
5000 words. After listening care
fully, Mr.. Barlund will say In Eng
1ish:
Don't believe all those lies about
Russia breaking the Mannerheim
Line. Pretty soon comes the thaw,
and we will 60 to town."
Through other and less SINGLE
minded mediums, Maxi has hinted
that he would not mind giving New
York's night life a short whirl The
lights and the music get him. How
ever, he won't let anything inter-
fere with his running program. and
besides, he wouldn't go out without
Nurmi, and one look at Nurmi in the
midst of a gay evening would re-
mind you sharply Of the folly of it
all.
learn by telepathy, however, that
Nurmi, though sombre, was never
quite the ry-fish-and-b black bread
guy that the pubHcists made him
out to be. When in training, he
throve on beef, rolls. ice cream, ETC.,
and roughly one pail OF coffee per
meal. Maki's diet in training is
about the same. The centerpiece
usually is steak or lamb chops,
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Ryan Gym Renovated
Give Hoya Quint
Practice Room
Funds Still Too Slim
To Warrant Starting
New Field House

Because it is realized at George
town University that the start Of the
construction of the proposed new
gymnasium is indefinite, Ryan gym
has been renovated completely to
fulfill indoor athletic needs of the
school.
Although a drive currently is be-
ing made to raise funds for the new
gym, university officials declare there
is not yet sufficient amount to
justify entering into a contract for
the job.
Ryan gym, however, has been put
into the best condition for basket
ball it ever has known. The prin-
cipal improvement has been the re-
moval of the old board running
track and balcony, which precluded
long shots at the basket.
Stairsways which were hazardous
to athletes and spectators alike also
have been removed with a conse-
quent improvement in lighting. The
gym is used constantly for varsity
and freshman basket ball practice
and also for intrapural competition
In the court game.
All changes were planned and car
ried out by the Rev. James A. Mar
tin, s j.. faculty moderator Of intra-
mural athletics.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
6. ". High Conquers
Jefferson, 34-25,
Under Wraps
Cliff Leads Presidents
To VengefuI Victory
Over Richmond Five

Pulling out of a slump which cost
it the opening game of the Virginia
State Glass A Conference, George
Washington High School trounced
Thomas Jefferson High of Rich
mond, "a to Is, last night at the
Alexandria school.
A loss to John Marshall of Rich
mond the evening prior apparently
popped the Little Presidents for last
nights fray.
Amo Cliff, lanky center of the
Little Presidents, opened the scor-
ing Immediately after the tipoff. He
streaked down the floor from under
the Thomas Jefferson basket
and sank a well-conceived shot.
Throughout the game Cliff sparked
his team, outplaying and outsmart-
ing his foes in every way.
The Richmond school led only
once, George Washington taking
the upper hand at the outset despite
a weakness on long shots.
At halftime George Washington
was on top, Is to 10, and at the be-
ginning of the fourth quarter held
a 13-point lead. With such a mar
gin Coach AL Doran inserted his
second stringers, who played the re-
mainder of the game.
Outstanding for the Alexandria
quint were Jack Payne, Capt. Ed
Snyder and Ed Williams, who
sparked the attack with Cliff. The
invaders uncovered stars in Capt.
Joe Scott and Swede Hanson.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Brad|ey's Keen Shots
Defeat Tech High
AT Episcopal

Led by the accurate shooting
''Duke" Bradley, Episcopal High
nosed out Tech basketers on the AL
exandrians' home floor yesterday, 81
to "a. A free toss by Bradley and a
goal by Burnett, netted in the clos
ing minutes, accounted for the vic
tory margin.
Rallying after the half, Tech tied
the score at the end of the third
period, 1929, only to drop behind as
Bradley went on a scoring spree. He
accounted for Is points.
Frequent fouling by Tech gave its
opponents an opportunity to sink II
free throws, three more than the
Washington team.
Buddy Webb and Shrimp" Brew
er were the outstanding performers
for Tech. Hamill of Episcopal, with
pnif,ts vas sncny,d on1v tn pra d1ov
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Navy Spurts in Last
Five Minutes for
Win From Penn
Breok 1888 Deadlock
To Triumph by 45-37;
Come Tied at Half
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Break-
ing a 1888 tie in the last five min
utes of play, Navy's basket ball quin-
tet spurted to beat the University
of Pennsylvania, As to 81, before
5000 at the Palestra tonight.
Tied at the half, 17-17, Navy took
a 1926 edge in the second half on
goals by Hanley and Cutting before
Penn put on a rally of its own to go
ahead, 1881, on Pearce's three
points, a side court shot by Gerry
Seeders and Tony Caputo's two free
throws.
Barton's toss from the charity line
put the Middies ahead, then Cutting,
Ackley and Falconer came through
with field goals in quick succession
to assure victory.
Seeders, with five field goals and
two fouls, was best for Penn before
he was banished on personal fouls.
Barton got 13 points for the Middies
on six field gaolS and foul,
Evening star., 1940-01-14
NaW's Green Boxers
Rally, Tie Crack.
Cornell Team
Miller, Hebron Nab Lost
Two Bouts, Overcoming
Urbonowitz, Schultz
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 13.-
Nays green boxing team came
through with decisions in the clos
ing matches tonight to gain 4-to-4
tie with Cornell University's crack
squad of leather pushers.
Going into the seventh bout trail
ing, to 2, the Middies gained a
notch when Jesse Miller rallied in
the third round of the 175-pound
match and finished strong to edge
Matty Urbanowitz.
Midshipman Johnnie Hebron gave
the academy a tie few minutes
later by decisioning Tom Schultz
in the heavyweight class.
In the contest of captains, Bill
Fine, Cornell, put Middle Jess Wor-
ley away in the second round with
a right and left to the jaw. They.
are 135-pomders.
Results of other bouts:
Observation-Disclosures. Navy. defeated
Brow Brown: technical knockout. in 1853 OF
127 pound-Guckson Cornell defeated
Weed. technical knockout, As seconds Of
third round.
45-pound-Brown. Navy. defeated Ras-
kin. three rounds
.155-pound-Clarke. Cornell. defeated
Marion, three rounds.
165-pound-Peace Cornell defeated
Peterson (bout stopped in third round
after Peterson suffered cut over eye).
Navy'S Small-bore rifle team-un-
defeated for two years-opened its
season by taking a 1,383-to-1, 1878 VIC
tory over the Virginia Military
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Way for Invasion
Of Maxi Cleared
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The
Amateur Athletic Union has
given its approval for Tasito
Maxi, famous Finnish runner, to
compete in several meets in this
country, Secretary Dan Ferris
said today.
However, we have not heard
anything from the Finnish fed
Grafton as to when he will leave
Finland" said Ferris. "The plan
is for him to fly to Lisbon, where
he will catch one Of the trans
Atlantic planes. Well know be-
fore he leaves as we will have to
send him expense money"
Dispatches from Helsinki said
Paavo Nurmi, whom Maxi sue
ceeded as the worlds greatest
distance runner, would accom-
pany his countryman as manager
and interpreter.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Two Swim Marks Go
As massanutten
Whips Wilson
100-Yord Breust Stroke,
100 ReIoy Times Cut as
Vireinions Win, Abb
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
WOODSTOCK, Va, Jan. 13.-
Shattering two national inter-
scholastic prep records, Massanutten
Academy's swimming team easily
defeated mermen of Woodrow Will
son High School of Washington here
today, 1923.
Edward Sidwa of Newark, N. j.,
swan the lOo-yard breast stroke in
1:04.8, bettering the time of Albert
Jacobsen, former Massanutten
swimmer who was clocked at LOS
in 1887.
The Massanutten 160-yard free
style relay team of Brooke, Tilley.
Boyer and Hobert snapped the
record established by Blair Academy
in 1887. covering the distance in
l:148.
Summaries:
sanuttenj; second. Lewis (Woodrov VIII
SOM: son.; tnird' Chadwick 'w00dTo" wilson,.
ilne-U.-1.O.
10O-yard breast stroke-Won by Sidwa
tMassanutten); second, Mead Woodrow
Wilson,: third. Seitz (Woodrow Wilson,
Time-10 04.S.
22O-yard free style-Won by Tilley
lMassanuttenl; second: Burch CWoodrow
Wilson,; third. Klein tMassanutten).
Time-2:37.5
100-yard back stroke-Won by Clark
lMassanutten); second, SAWYER Woodrow
WILSON, third: Pslaardeau twoodrov viii
1OO-yard free style-Won by Prev
(Massanutten): second. Chadwick Wood
row wilson,; third. Harding (Woodrow
Wilson,. Time :O2.
Fancy diving-Won by Trumbun lMas-
sanutten). S4.16 points; second, Williams
Freyberser Woodrow wilson,. 57.71
points.
1SO-yard medley relay-Won by Massa-
nutten Anderson, Hardman and Soles)
Time :53.5.
16O-Sard free style relay-Won bv Mas
sanutten Brooke. Ttlley, Boyer, HoberD.
TIme-1.14S
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Ifshin's S Record Score
For Wilson Routs
Blue Ridge Five
Teachers Star Makes Il
For D. c. Season High as
Team Wins, 50-33

With Freshman Hal Ifshin set
ting new individual season scoring
mark for local cagemen, Wilson
Teachers won their second game in
three starts last night when they
romped over Blue Ridge, 50-33, in
the Harvard street gym.
All Ifshin did was to score 81
points, 10 of them on nine field
goals. His nights work gave the
New York product an average of
nearly 18 points per game, for the
swarthy Wilson freshman had tall
lied 16 points in each Of his teams
first two contests.
Ifshin Goes on Rampage.
Ifshin's first goal of the night
wiped out Blue Ridges early lead
at 6-5 and the home team never was
overcome thereafter. With Ifshin
scoring 10 of his points in the first
half, the Teachers boasted a 28-18
lead at intermission and their ad-
vantage wasn't reduced below nire
points in the last two quarters.
Drilled against a zone defense set
up by Wilson's junior varsity during
the week, the Teachers found little
trouble in piercing Blue Ridges
zone. When they weren't potting
them from near midf1oor, they were
running through the visitors like
water through a sieve.
W;lSon nefensa Sfnuf
The invaders presented 6-foot-
4 center in Don Fielding, but al
though the big fellow scored 10
points, he wasn't much aid to his
teammates in retrieving missed
goals of the blackboard.
Throughout the game the hustling
Green and White players were
veritable ballhawks and on defense
rarely let Blue Ridge players get
set for their shots.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Gonzaga Bowls Over
Central, Roosevelt
Swamps Dewitt
Blues Bow, 1888, Preps
Take 52-32 WoIIopine
From Generous Foe
BY ROBERT HENRY.

Gonzaga defeated Central, IS to
Is, and Roosevelt swept to a 81
to-32 victory over Dewitt in a basket
ball double-header at Tech High
School gym last night.
Gonzaga, strong choice, suffered
few scary moments during the
middle of the game and had to
regain an early lead to bag the
bacon. The play of Bob Mulvihill,
Lane ODonnell and Bud Rowzee
stood the Purple in good stead
shortly after Central had come from
far behind to take a slight lead
soon after the third quarter opened.
Gonzaga led, 16 to IA, as the
second half started but Benny
Steiner and Charles Kligman sank
baskets to snatch the lead for Gen.
tral. However, O'Donnell and Row.
zee retaliated with goals to put
Gonzaga back on top and the Purple
moved slowly away from then on,
holding Central to a mere four
points in the final quarter while
tallying twice that many.
OOnZaga starts Fast.
Gonzaga appeared ready to run
away with the game before it was
three minutes old, as Mulvihil and
OHonnen tossed Gonzaga into q
11-to-4 lead. Central bounded back
to outplay its opponent in the next
frame and was behind by only two
points at recess. Steiner and Leon
Fisher mainly were responsible for
cutting down Gonzaga's margin.
Ted Themaides also was CONSPICUOUS
In the Blues better-than-expected
showing.
The Roosevelt victory was ex-
pected but not by such an easy
margin. To give his substitutes ex-
perlence and keep the score down,
Coach Herman Littman sent in a
flock OF reserves to start the last
quarter when the score was As to IS
IN his teams favor. Then Dewitt
broke loose with a flock OF goals
to give its followers a chance to
cheer.
Perlo Again Bulwark.
Hymie Perlo, who led Roosevelt
to snappy triumph Friday against
Martinsburg (W. Va) High, was
the high man for the winner. He
was all over the court and made
a number of sensational shots. He
totaled 16 points and also PLAYED
a snappy defensive game. Ernie
Travis and George West helped out
considerably, getting IT points be-
tween them.
Dewitt reached its low in the two
middle quarters in which it was
able to score only eight points.
Punchy Kemp played a steady game
throughout while his teammate.
highly touted Archie Panago, was
stopped cold until the last few
minutes when he hit his stride.
Incidentally, he. was ruled out on
fouls in midgame, but Coach Litt-
man OF Roosevelt waived the ruling
and the former Central boy re-en-
tered competition.
The victory was Roosevelt's sixth
In seven games.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
1erp Frosh Register
Easy Victory0ver
Forest Park

Maryland's freshman basketers
romped to 49-to-19 victory over
Forest Park High School of Balti-
more yesterday at College Park.
The young Terps ran up a quick
90 lead and set a fast pace to the
finish, although the losers pulled
the count to 1921 before intermis-
sion.
The Frosh got better and the
Baltimoreans fell of badly to count
only four points in the last half.
Bobby Johnson, brother of Eddie,
got is points to be top scorer, with
Dick Floyd, a teammate, next with
IA. Robbins got II for the losers.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Touchdowners Hosts
To Footballs Great
tuesday Night
Governments NotobIes
Also to Greet Kinnick,
Kimbroueh, Kovonoueh

Sports fans will rub elbows with
Senators, all-America football play
ers, prominent coaches and revered
old-timers Tuesday night at the
Touchdown Clubs fourth annual
banquet at the Willard Hotel.
Basking in the spotlight will be
Nile Kinnick, University Of Iowa
star; Ken Kavanaugh, Louisiana
States great end, and Johnny KIM
brough, Texas A. and Ms brilliant
back. They will be Joined by Dom
aid Herring, jr., prospective all
America tackle at Princeton who
lost leg through football injury.
National Figures to Attend.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, Senators Carter Glass, Guy
M. Gillette, Clyde L. Herring, Tom
Connally and John H. Overton head
the list of congressional celebrities
who will attend. The House will
be represented by Representatives
Jennings Randolph, Sam Rayburn,
Vincent F. Harrington, Mathew j.
Merritt and Joseph w. Martin, jr.
Among the outstanding coaches
will be DR.. Eddie Anderson. Iowas
miracle man, and Emory (Swede)
Larson Of the United States Naval
Academy.
Kinnick is to receive the Touch
down Clubs Walter Camp Memorial
Trophy annually presented to the
best college back in the Nation. To
Kavanaugh will 90 the Knute
Rockne Memorial Trophy as the
best lineman in the country. Kim
brough is to receive a special award.
in recognition of his play for Texas
A. and M. 1t will be presented by a
fellow Texan, Jesse Jones, Federal
loan administrator.
Awards Go to d. C. Stars.
Figure trophies will be presented
the outstanding players of the five
local college elevens adjudged most
valuable to their respective teams
This list includes Ralph Albarano,
Maryland: Joe McFadden, George
town; Pete Sachon. Catholic u;
Murphy Booth, George Washington,
and George Brown, American U.
To the player selected as the best
in the District last year will go the
Arch Mcdonald Trophy.
An abundance of entertainment
has been arranged by a committee
headed by Len Walsh, and Brian
Bell, head of the Associated Press,
Washington Bureau, will deliver one
Of the key speeches Of the evening
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Arlington Boys to PIoy
Second Court Series

The second set in the three basket
ball leagues of the Arlington County
Federation of Boys Clubs will be
played in the two gyms at Wash
ington-Lee High School in Ballston
tomorrow night.
The midgets play at o'clock with
Lyon Village meeting Cherrydale
and Bon Air tangling with Bancroft.
The junior division finds Cherry.
dale and Bancroft playing and st.
Charles takes on Bon Air. In the
senior division, Mclean plays De
Molay and Bon Air battles Bar
croft.
Last week, Ballston's mideets.
junior and seniors swept games
with Cherrydale as st. Charles beat
Lyon Park teams in junior and
senior games.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Maryland
Continued from Page B-7.)

and Mary, but the Spiders were no
match for the Terps.
In the opening moments De Witt
sunk a field goal and then, after
Dick Humbert made good on a foul
shot, the Old Liners scored 10 con-
secutive points. Not until Rich
mond's football star, Art Jones,
entered the game at the 10-minute
mark did the visitors get any place.
Jones, one of the best backs in
the South, rang up six of Rich
mond's eight points and all of their
field goals in the first half, which
ended with Maryland ahead by a
1913 count.
Jones Benched by Fouls.
Some of his grid tactics, however;
were used by the Spiders new
point-getter and early in the second
half Jones was removed for per-
sonal fouls. But even as his pres
ence in the first half was signal
for Richmond points so was his
absence. AS the hostilities were re-
sumed Bill Rea, substitute Terp
guard, sunk a 2-pointer to make it
25-8, but for the next 10 minutes
Richmond took command.
Humbert, Moe Pitt and Stew Hos
kins went on scoring spree which
cut the count to 1925 and then to
27-19. Briefly, it appeared as if
Richmond might get back into the
game, but Maryland rallied and
finished strongly.
BY its victory Maryland preserved
its perfect record in Southern Con-
ference play. In two earlier games
the Terrapins defeated Clemson and
Duke.
Merle DuvaIl and De Witt, regu-
lar forwards, led the Old Liners
attack with II pointS between them
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Little Generals Bow
To Marshall High
In 1871 Clash

Washington-Les High basketers
absorbed their second shellacking in
two days of Northern Virginia Con-
ference competition yesterday as
John Marshall High of Richmond
dealt the Little Generals a 1921
trimming at Ballston, Va.
The formidable Richmond outfit
grasped a 1910 half-time lead and
substituted freely in the second
half Crossman, with IA points,
paced John Marshall's well-balanced
attack, with Friedman, Schieff and
CAN'T each collecting Z points.
McNab, with points, led WASH
ington-Lee scoring, with Harvest
and Anderson each contributing S
points.
The loss gave the Little Generals