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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
SENATE DOWNS PLAN
TO DRAFT WAR FUNDS
Continued from Page One)

men, denominating themselves the
congress of mothers of the United
States" hanged a dummy, bear
ing the label Claude Benedict Ar
mold Pepper" on a ire, and cut
it down when capitol police inter
vened. Senator Pepper D-Fla) has
been n of the more insistent ad-
vocates of all possible assistance
to Great Britain.
Profit Angle
The Lee proposal evoked numer-
JUS charges that business and in
dustry has been delaying the de-
tense program because profits
were not satisfactorily high. Chair
man Walsh (D-Mass), for one, as
serted that businessmen were de.
laying the acceptance of govern
ment orders for wafplanes because
they were receiving a profit as
high as 10 per cent on foreign or
ders. Meanwhile, he said, they
were en%deavoring to have the pres
ent Z per cent limit on U. S. con-
tract profits eliminated.
Lee made the same accusation,
saying he could not imagine a
more unpatriotic attitude than has
been taken by the leaders of IN
dustry in this country" He read
testimony by ranking army and
navy officers to support his con-
tention that defense contracts were
being delayed in part because of
industrial objections to profit re-
%strictions and the present. tax laws.
"They have put their patriotism
on a cash, dollars and cents, ba-
sis" he said, yet they are ex-
pecting congress to draft man
power to protect their wealth." 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
WICKARD ATTACKS
WENDELL WILLKIE
Says Candidate Just Wall
Street Boy Trying To Make
Good On The Farm

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-R-
Claude r. Wickard. President
Roosevelt's nominee to the post Of
Secretary of Agriculture, charac'
terized Wendell L. Willkie today as
"just a Wall Street boy trying te
aid for them-$82.5 SO.
make good on the farm"
Wickard, who was appointed
Monday to succeed Henry A. Wal
lace in the cabinet, was introduced
to reporters by Wallace at the lat
ter's press conference.
Wickrd observed that his farm
in Corroll county, Indiana, was
only about 40 miles from illkie's
home town of Elwood but that he
had never heard much about Will.
kie as a farmer until recently
He added, in reply to a question,
that he understood all of Wilkes
farms e r participating in the
AAA program.
Wallace, the democratic C e
presidential nominee, indicated
that he might campaign in Maine,
one of the two states which went
republican in 10 SO.
Il always have believed in
larger and better election victor
ies," he said. "We have many good
friends in Maine. Many farmers
there are cooperating in the pro-
gram"
Wallace plans to leave by train
next Tuesday for his home in Des
Moines where he will deliver his
acceptance speech Aug. 20. He said
he would remain Gin the corn belt
until Sept. Is. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
Britain Receives LARGE
Supply OF Arms From u. S

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-RH
Great Britain received $25, 145, OPS
worth of arms exports from the
United States in July, nearly half
as much as for the previous six
months, the monthly report from
the state department showed to-
day.
Arms export licenses to all coun-
tries during the month reached an
all-time high of S161, 781, 527 while
actual exports totaIed S31, 056, 1T,
of which less than 81, 1000, 900 went
to countries other than Great Brit
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22

defense experts inspect defense
projects and use the time he would
devote to inspections in making
democracy work by discussing is
sues" of the campaign.
Presidential aides, however,
worked steadily on arrangements
for several more defense inspec-
ton trips to undesignated points. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
WASHINGTON. A,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49,.
|fhe senate military aff.,r -
tee approved TO-DAY . p, commit,
1 rags the a sale Of national guard a1( + h
the War department needed by
age ag w which the bill Would nag., acre
De sold was the Luverne Permit permit 10
bama' 4.s6 acres; and Dn ,dng e Ala,
North Carolina, IT. 0'''n Range
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
HOW N. C. T

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.- up -
On the roll cal! vote by which the
senate upheld a parliamentary OBJ
lection which blocked an effort by
Senator Lee O-Okla) to attach a
d~Gaft-capital amendment to the
Burke-Wadsworth CONSUMPTION bill,
Senator Reynolds was recorded as
voting for the point of order. Sena-
tor Bailey was not recorded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-22
F. D. R. SELECTING
DEFENSE COUNCIL
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sessions from Newfoundland to the
Caribbean are other problems FAC
ing the chief executive on his re-
turn to Washington.
There was no reaction from Mr..
Roosevelt to Wendell L. Wilkes
suggestion that the President let
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

UtE1CIaIS: CUuWtiI NHU"dIuT
referee, Dixon (WIley) umpire
Easterly (Wilberforce) field judge.
Brown (Colgate) headlinesman.
Southern scored early in the
first period following several punt
exchanges. Scott took a punt on
Xavier's 46 and returned to the
visitors %. Pelican Hill lost seven
wards on a try at right tackle.
Scott picked up nine at left
tackle. "Senrab" Barns, sensational
freshman halfback slashed at
Xavier's left tackle for twenty
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
By MELANCHOLY" JONES

ORLANDO, Fla. (SNS)-Seven
thousand bowling, football-mad
fans shed wraps under a soothing
December sun here Saturday aft
ernoon as Florida A. & M. College
of Tallahassee and Wilberforce
University of Xenia, Ohio, battled
to a bruising, snatch down and
drag-out O 0 tie in the eighth
annual Orange Blossom Classic at
Tinker Field.
There was color and pageantry
in the air and a light-hearted
holiday crowd was gay, exuberant,
and expectant as the opening
Kickoff SCARED high above the
heads of Wilberforce'S Green
Wave athletes, finally being taken
by the Green Waves brilliant
open field runner, Jimmy Price,
and stepped back to its own 10.
From that point on in the open
ing half, Wilberforce ripped the
Florida line for continued but far
from substantial gains. Late il
the second quarter, the Green
Wave penetrated the Famcee ter
ritory, and getting no deeper than
the "a at fourth down with six to
go, dispatched its big 266-pound
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Terrific Defenses Feature 90 Tie
AT Orlando; 1000 See 9Th Classic

duel when the ground attacks of
both elevens were stalemated and
bewildering pass plays were foiled
with kindergarten simplicity that
Smacked of expert scouting on
the part of both teams.
However, Macon Williams
brought several thrills to the
teeming Rattler fans when, on
three different occasions, he slid
deftly past the Force primary
ranks and shook loose tackIer aft
Ell tackler in the secondary, only
to be overhauled just when he
seemed headed for the promised
land.
One time groans of agony rent
the Florida stands as the big 205-
pound tailback, absolutely in the
clear, had his path blocked by two
of his own mates. When finally he
was able TO slip past them, back
toward the center of the field, he
was overtaken bv crowd of des-
perate Green Wave tacklers.
The individual bids for glory by
Williamson runs of II, 25, and
33 yards, respectively-matc
the first nalf gallops by Price and
Hart, who between them, had
dashes of 25 and % yards, with
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Southern Registers
Fl Points I'm Last
Period TO Take XavieI

seven yards to reach the nine yard
stripe. On the next play, Scott
circled left end on a reverse to
score standing up for the games
first marker. Mitchell converted the
extra point with a placement.
The second and third quarters
were scoreless with the stubborn
defenses and a muddy undertoot-
ng holding both teams in check.
AS the teams changed goals en-
tering the fourth stanza, Southern
initiated a sixty yard touchdown
march that eliminated with
Barnes going off left tackle for
fifteen yards to spike pay dirt for
he second marker of the contest
Mitchell converted.
Xavier received, and a passing
tack from Mills to Williamson
reached the Southern ten yard
line. On another passing attempt,
Mills was rushed and his toss was
short and squarely into the arms
of Mitchell who folded the oval
under his arm and raced elghty-
two yards for Southern's third
touchdown. Again MitchelPs u1-
erring toe annexed the extra point.
In the final two minutes OF the
game. Mills attempted to punt on
fourth down from his own ten
yard line, but the pass from CEN
ter was high and the ball rolled
across the goal line. He recovered
mad ran it out to the nine YARD
stripe where Southern took posses
sion. On the first play, Barnes fax
ed a thrust at right tackle, leap
ed high into the air and shot a
nine yard touchdown pass into the
arms of Billes who was across the
goal line. Red Wilson converted the
extra point with a placekick. Hill
Barnes, Billes, Scott, Gordon
Jones, Mitchell, Piper, Moody, r.
Smith, Rucker, and Norris were
Southern's best players. Pryor
Mills. Gravely, Summers, A. Nit
chell, Williamson, Williams Carter
Downs, and Edmondson playeo
well for Xavier.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Originator OF
The Dickinson
System Quits

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(SNS)-
Professor Dickinson, originator OF
the Dickinson Rating System, has
given up. :,
The famous mathematics expert
whose deductions have been widely
used to rate football teams during
the past two decades, announced
last week that he will henceforth
retire from the rating field.
His system, once considered be-
yond successful refutation, has been
shot full of holes by other systems
based on far more minute figures.
1910 has been hard year on all
of the systems and Williamson,
generally assepted as best today,
was as much as Is per cent less
authentic than a year ago.
Thus Professor Dickinson retiresi
from the field with the promise not
to answer subsequent snarls in the
matter of relative standings. Those
who desire may continue to Use hia
formular but with no advice, verpaI
or written, from him.
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All-American tackle and place
kick artist, William Schnebly, to
try a field goal. Essayed from q
difficult As degree angle the kick
fell short and was also far too
wide for success.
That represented the most Sc
rious scoring threat Of the opening
half, which ended 90, with Will
berforce enjoying a definite ad-
vantage in rushing, punting yard
age, and all-round alertness.
Throughout the first two quar-
ters, Price and James (Jack) Hart,
the other dangerous 'Forcean brok-
en- field stylist, had kept the fans
largely partisan FloridianS-in ap-
prehenSlon as they continually
swept through the Famcee pri-
mary ranks and barely missed
shaking themselves free in the
Rattler secondary
Time and again, Leo Harrison,
Glen Dowdell, Edward Oglesby, and
Oswald Glymph were called upon
to haul down the threatening pair
from the rear or force them out
of bounds before they could cut
back in the clear and glory.
In the third period, the game
resorted to concerted punting
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another 81 by Price.
In the fourth and final quarter
Florida was in danger as the end
neared. Driving to successive first
downs from ller own 35 to the
Florida 38, Wilberforce, with ten
minutes to play and fourth down
and four to go, called upon the
usually effective Mr. Schnebly to
chalk up a three decker that ap-
peared all that was necessary to
clinch the ball game.
But Eddie Sheffield, William
Horton, Dowdell, and Roy Cant
Slfted through the Force line like
water from leaking pipe and
rushed the human tank off his feet.
The kick was long and high, but
wide and the Famceeans took over
on their own 20 after the touch
back.
1t was here that Florida put on
her most thrilling touchdown bid
of the game, but she had to re-
sort to the air to turn the trick,
nobody but Williams having had
any kind Of success trying to ad-
vance through the congealing
ranks of Forces mighty flank
pair, Shelton Bell and Troy Ross
or past her mighty tackles, Corn
we'll and Schnebly. Captain Lo-
renzo Carter and his namesake,
Preston Carter, were immovable
in the inner works.
Glymph started the mess with a
short heave over the line of scrin-
mage on a crazy-quilt spread
formation, razzle- dazzle being con-
cocted after the reception by a
Famcee back, with the ball moving
rs yards, all told, after a final
lateral that caught Force unwary.
Another 25 yard pass caromed off
a Force receiver and was taken
by Williams, who got down to the
Force 38 before he could be head
ed
Schnebly saved the day for the
Buckeyes and ended Florida's out
standing threat with a timely in
Perception and 22-yard runback to
the Florida 40 before being forced
cut of bounds. The game ended
seconds later.
So brutal and slashing was de-
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fensive play throughout that neith-
er team got inside the enemy's 30
yard line. Meanwhile, Wilberforce
put up one of the greatest pass
defenseS the writer has seen all
year, intercepting all but four of
Famcee's eight heaves.
A great show was put on by
Famcee at the half. Miss Florida"
and her attendants, amid martial
strains by the college band and
marching corps of drum majors
and majorettes, were presented be-
fore the crowd amid tremendous
acclaim as they rode compelling
beautiful float enshrouded in
the familiar green and gold Of
Famcee.
Later, collegians clad in gaudy
school colors. appeared in a SER
pentine march about the field,
bearing a giant lifeless rattleSnake.
symbolic of the Florida ''Rattlers"
Finally, a regally adorned coed
representing the Statue of Liberty
appeared on an attractive, richly
decorated float as the band appro-
priately raised compelling strains
of God, Bless America. Both
schools alma matters were played
and the entire pageant cast re-
treated amid a magnificent ova'
ton.
That is the stuff Of which the
Orange Blossom Classic is made
bigger and better with years.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
DULLEST BROADCAST

. The Chicago Bears, milk-faccd
greats of professional football
threw pounds after pound OF their
land and air deception at a hap
less Washington Redskin team but
even in IA to 0 triumph the ra-
dio version was listless. luSter-
less fadeout for an otherwise inl-
presive season.
DID YOU SEE?
Any publicity on Negro profes-
sional football teams during the
latter part of the season? We heard
a great deal about them in early
october. Can it be understood that
football holds no paying outlood for
soot-hued after college days?
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
MBC's Power, Passes, puanting Tops Ky. State
WrathfuI Wolverines TrampIe
kentucky's Hopes BY 28-6

half time. go yards. Moody be-
gan it with a terrific blast at right
tackle for % yards where three de-
Tenders finally earthed him at the
Kentucky 49, Moody added more
then, on a naked reverse, Joe Jen-
kins got scot free and raced 80 yards
to the Kentucky Is, out of bounds
at half time
SECOND HALF
The third period was featured
by an early uprising on the part of
Hoy Thurman, who passed or ham,
mered his way 80 yards only to
have a forward pass intercepted
by Durham on the MBC IL.
Late in this PERIOD after the ball
had see-sawed between the 30 yd.
markers, the Purple forwards block
ed a Kentucky punt and recovered
it on the Kentucky 20. Joe Mitchell
faded back and passed 8 yards to
jenkins who galloped more to the
kentucky State g. Love took jenkins
down after gain of yard then
Joe Mitchell, fading back again,
whacked an yard pass to Cap
tain Gerald Brown for a touch
down.
Kentucky State was offside en-
the first conversion attempt Moody
tried to blast for it on the next
play and fumbled the ball into the
end zone where Norris Brown re-
covered, Referee Lennon allowing
the tally to count on the play. The
final score was home as Morris
Brown led Kentucky State, % to
6.
FINAL KENTUCKY BID
Late in the last period, after both
teams were halted by fierce tackling,
Trawick recovered Joe jenkins
tumble on the MBC 38. Thurman
blasted away for yards to the
MBC 30 and Bentley added for a
first down at the MBC 26. Thur
man added l at guard and Walker
wheeled off tackle 6. Thurman
sledged again for yards and first
down at the MBC Is.
Thurman, paced by terrific block
ing. failed the Purple defenders
for 9 big yards to the MBC 6 and
made it first down on the Purple
2 yard line with a 2 yard effort.
The Purple line rallied heroically
here and battened the State sails.
Thurman got but Walker was
tossed for a loss of yard. Thur
man fumbled ad lost IA yards on
the next play to rest at the MBC
16. Thurman passed 4 yards to Cor
ley who was nailed 2 yards later at
the MBC 10, the latter taking over.
One play and the game ended.
THE YARD STICK
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
By Ric ROBERTS

Although battling 90 tie Saturday. both Florida viii
ground first
Classic which Florida been
featuring Kentucky State
~ Prairie View and WilberfOrce
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

The Big Purple, hot as hades
since November 1st, were hotter
than ever at Ponce de Leon park
Within 9 minutes after the kick
off, before 5000 stunned witnesses
could find their seats, Morris
Brown had scored three touch
downs, kicked three extra points to
lead, 81 to O.
Sparked by dynamic 205 pound
John Moody. who today proved
himself the greatest STAG back
since Ben Stevenson, and canny
Joe Jenkins, the violet clad victors
were a devastating sight-burning
with a thirst for victory little short
of madness.
All-American John Moody took
the opening kickoff on his own
yards, came up lane of blocking
Wolverines, emerged free at the 80
and continued to the Kentucky %
to complete a 73 yard masterpiece
right off the bat.
Here Moody faded back and
snapped II yard forward pass to
Franklin who was taken at the Ken
lucky State Z with a first down
Moody then hammered for to the
5, then snapped another pass te
Franklin who was nailed at the 3
Moody then blasted down the mid
die for a touchdown and added a
perfect placement. M. B. led TO,
MORE LIGHTNING
The Kean team tried its hand
but was quickly stalled by the
pounding Purple and had a punt
partially blocked as the ball trav'
eled only 20 yards from the Ken
lucky State % to her AZ. jenkins
was nailed on an end run and Moo
dy's pass failed to connect.
Joe Jenkins then started a sweep
cut back to the middle of the
premises and film -flammed his way
AZ yards to a touchdown. Moody's
placement was perfect and Morris
Brown led, IA to o..
Moody kicked-off to Kentucky
IL and Hoy Thurman, tough Kean
belwether back, came back 10 yards
to his own 81. He added 4 yards to
the 35 and, on the next play, faded
hack to pass. The MBC forwards
swarmed him, patted the ball into
the air where Eatman plucked 1t
from the ozone and raced 25 yards
to a touchdown. Moody erected a
perfect placement through a well
ter of Kentucky arms and bodies
to go out front, 81 to 0.
In the latter part of the second
quarter, after the Purple had been
finally cooled, Moody lifted a 66-yd.
punt h a sailed over the
Kentucky goal line. From their own
20 where the ball was put in play,
Kentucky State doubled up her
fists and started moving.
Thurman took at tackle, added
more at the same spot and an off
side moved the victors back to the
Kentucky State 35. Thurman fad
ed back and twirled a beauty to
Love for 81 yards and Love fought
for more to wind up on the MBC
20.
Hoy Thurman blasted the MBC
right side for II humping yards to
the MBC 8 and bentley hammered
for 5 more as the Kentucky line
subjected the Purple forwards to a
dish of precise and brutal blocking.
The ball was at the Morris Brown
d.
Walker rammed for l as Griffin
tackled Thurman whaled for two
wards to rest at the MBC l then
riveted the MBC left side for a
touchdown. The extra point was
foiled by the charging Purple line
men, thudding into an upstretched
hand.
In the waning moments of the
half Morris Brown moved from her
own %. where Joe jenkins had
fair catch, to the Kentucky Is at
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Lockhart Says Force
Is Tough; Nc Pherson
Thinks MBC Is Murder
ATLANTA. Ga.-(SN SNS)-

Morris Browns special agent to orlando, Mr. A. j. Oo0
Lock1a the athletic Geneassmo MBC back in Allan
Sunday afternoon from very interesting Orange Blossom
Classic Orlando.
1berforce has inst about the finest club I've all
he began hey We got terrific tacng and great baked az
rav-esDecalv Brown Price and Castnleman.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

Pat Mcpherson, who secuted the
Peach Blossom Classic for Wilber-
force and who coaches the big
Green Wave line, was viSibly terri
fled by the severe humping the
Wolverines we're diShing to the
Keanmen in the first half.
Boy" said ne, Il have seen too
much. 1 never have seen a Kean
team pushed around SO effectively
not with five seniors in there,
too.
''T'hat John Moody is the toughest
back I've seen all season,-tougher
than anybody we've got or, for
that matter, anybody else.
MORRIS BROWN RESTS
Graves trim SavantS. at their
physical and mental pitch since
November 4, must get back up
there for the "Steel Bowl date at
Birmingham on January /.
Coach Graves declared a week of
respite from football activity and is
all set to forget it all. He's going
to the woods with his gun and dogs
in quest for quail and relaxation.
Coach Graves calls a holt with
remorse in his heart and announc-
ed in mournful tones that there's
work aplenty to be done-to the
amaZement of nobody.
FORCE Tricks HOME
are aboard a rattler en- route back
to Xeria and snowbound country
1t may be necessary for the Lewis
team to move into Alabama az
early as December Is in order to
get enough hours Of practice. Ohio
will be Snowbound from here to the
spring thaws-just enough to dis
rupt practice sessions.
Both teams realize the titanic
task ahead and both know that
victory will mean an urdisputeC
claim to the title.
In the city of Birmingham, plans
and particulars for the steel Bowl
are unfolding rapidly. Both teams
will be on hand as early as the 29tt
ana Wiioerforce may work at Ala
Or Tuskegee week before battle
time.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Morris Brown
Tops National
.List---J0nes
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Arriving late Sunday night from
Orlando, Florida where he was one
of the officials in the Orange Bios
som classic last Saturday, Sports
Editor Lucius Jones said as a re-
suit of weekend games, the
Dickinson Rating System gives the
following national standings:
Morris Brown .............. .25.63
FLORIDA .'-....... H5.5l
Morgan NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .E4.10
WiEberfOrce .., ....... .24.67
Jones pointed out that XAVIER is
not a second Division team, as was
stated in Sundays World. To
prove his contention, Sports Editor
Jones quoted Dickinson, section c.
article 2, paragraph 2:
"a team that has won over all its
second division opponents and has
won at least two first division
victories shall be placed i'm the first
division, regardless of percentage.
Jones explained that Xavier de-
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Moody Proves
He's Greatest
STAG Back:
BY RIG ROBERTS
associate SNS Sports Editor

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Fielding possibly the finest sepia
football team seen on a given day
in America this year, Morris
Browns wrathful wolverines" Gel
ebrated the third annual Peach
Blossom Classic" in Atlanta Sat-
urday by destroying Kentucky State
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

BATON ROUGE, La. -(SNS)-
Avenging last years 1876 defeat at
the hands of XavierS Gold Rush
eleven from New Orleans, A. w.
Munnford,s Southern University
Jaguars closed with devastating
last period surge heretoday to score
81 points and overwhelm TED
Wright's Catholics 28-0 in their
second annual post season charity
football game sponsored by the
Club of this city.
More than 1000 spectators saw
the co-champions of the South
western Athletic Conference out
class their neighboring rivals in
all departments of the game.
Southern amaSsed sixteen downs to
XaVier's six, and chalked up 242
yards rushing to the Catholics 70.
Xavier completed eight passes out
of twenty-four attempts netting
113 yards ly the aerial route.
Southern attempted only two
passes, the last one resulting In
a touchdown.
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