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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-03
Minister To
SpeakAtCIub
Tea Sunday

Father ]. l.. Wright of St. Au-
gustine church will be among the
speakers at the annual silver tea
which will be sponsored by the
American Beauty Social and Art
club Sunday, February at the
Lucy Thurman Y.WCA. at 4 pm.
Other participants will include
the Ford Dixie Eight, Charles Jack
son, organist for St. James Baptist
church; Mrs. J. ]. Theus and her
singers; Miss Elizabeth Window of
the Youth NA.A.C.P.; the talented
Ephraim sisters and others.
The tea will be held in the club
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-03

it to a lighter place in the garden
Take it in when frost threatens.
The soil for the African violet
should be kept damp all the way
through Water from the bottom,
by setting it in a shallow saucer OF
water. Mix equal parts of loan,
leaf-mold and sand for a new soil
after shaking out as much of the old
soil as possible The atmosphere
should be moderately warm, not
hot, and quite moist but not too
damp.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-03
Girls Friendly
In Gay Dance

A gay young crowd gathered last
week at the gym OF Birdhurst Com
munity Center to dance and make
merry at the Girls Friendly So
ciety's third annual SNOWFALL dance
held last Friday evening.
Seen among the jewellers were
Mary Howard, Bobby Morris, Jean
Spurlock, Dora and Eula Lowman,
Pauline Fletcher, Delphine Parham.
Freeman Bayliss, Christine Jones,
Garfield Williamson, George Scott,
Julia Blackburn, Parilee Miner.
Floyd Willis. John Fears, Albert
Harris, Anna B. jenkins, Ollie
Brown, Beatrice Robinson, Essie
Hines, Edith Battle, Francis Morris,
Donald Draw, and several members
Of the Y.PF. OF Inkster, Mich.
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ST. john S
Church Scene
Of Musicale

AS fine a musical program as has
been heard in Detroit this season
was presented to a capacity audi
ence last Friday evening at St.
Johns Presbyterian church under
the auspices OF the church choir.
Artists appearing on the program
were Erma Morris, pianist; Yolande
Maddox and nellie Dobson Plante,
sopranos; Lucille Walker, contralto;
Joseph Cole, baritone and Walter
Covington, tenor.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-03
The SCROLLER.
H MFR AMCK NEW S
Bv ANN SMITH

filled a mayors duties in every
possible way. On his appointment to
office Mayor Kanar added eight
colored employees to the II en-
cloyed by the previous mayor. In
tits way he gave the colored citi-
zens more representation than any
elected mayor the city has ever
bad before. Two of the eight en-
ployees were placed in the city en-
gineer's office in positions for which
colored citizens Of Hamtramck have
fought hard a very long time Mayor
Kanar has been as fair to all the
citizens Of Hamtramck as any man
in his position could possibly be.
The club was dismissed until the
opening campaign meeting Sunday
ct Veterans Hall Refreshments
were served by city employees after
the meeting and all present had
most enjoyable time.
WOHELA, HEALTH,
HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY
Hamtramck's largest and young
est women's organization is the
Wohela club. This social, civic, and
charitable organization was founded
under the guidance of Mrs. Mary
Richardson ard Mrs. Iris Page But
Ter. Organized less than four months
ago. with a membership Of less
than 20, more than so of Ham
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-03
Reelected

Mrs. Peopla Brown was elected
president of the recently reorgani-
zed L. and l. Political club. Mrs.
Brown is also a member Of the
Florence Ames Of the Elks, the L.
and is next meeting will be held
at the home Of the president, 50l5
Brush street. apartment two.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-03
READERS NOTICE

Club, Church and Society News
Must Reach Our Office No Later
Than S pm. on Monday of Each
Week to Insure Publication in the
Current Issue. No Such News Re-
ceived on Tuesday Will Be Pub
lished. This Ruling Applies to
Pictures Also.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

Bill Reinhart apparently has done
It again-fashioned himself another
smooth-clicking, fast t-breaking, high
scoring basket ball team at George
Washington, with team work once
more the predominant characteristic.
The Colonials made their 1940-4l
local bow last night against David
son at Tech gym. and had Reinhart
seen fit to keep his regulars in the
game more than half of the al
lotted time, G. W. might have
equaled the IA points it ran up
against the same opponent last year.
AS it was the first of five second
stringers found his way into the
lineup midway the first half and
the entire second team played al
most the last u minutes of the
game. The score was 5535.
Reinhart, of course, wasn't simply
being charitable toward his new
Southern Conference colleague His
team was being saved for the tough
Oklahoma A and NJ game tomor-
row night at Riverside Stadium.
OF the reserves, Roy Mcneil a
Junior who never could make the
team at Roosevelt High School,
turned out to be G.. WIS third lead
ing scorer of the night and the way
that little Joey Gallagher seems to
fit into the collegians' brand of play
is eye-opening.
Gallagher was just as sensational
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Ferre|I, Krakky
Apt 70 Go for
0utfie|der
st. Louis III Hitter
Is Potential Star,
Harris Believes
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Washington's prospects of obtain
Ing Outfielder Chet Laabs. sturdy
little performer who long has in
trigued Manager Bucky Harris. are
rosy. Negotiations between the ST.
Louis Browns and Mats have been
resumed, with st. Louis demanding
Pitcher Joe Krakauskas and Catch.
er Rick Ferrell in exchange.
Despite his lowly .271 batting
average, the powerful Laabs has
been the object. of Harris affec.
tlons for some time Bucky 1eels
the 26-year-old outfelder, whose
l73 pounds is draped over a chunky
5-foot 8-inch frame, needs only to
play steadily to develop into some.
what of sensation.
The Browns, who own six out
flelders. countered with several
propositions, all of which excluded
Laabs, in telephone conversations
with President Clark Griffith of the
Mats. Griffith, however, DISPLAYED
interest only in Laabs and now is
pondering the deal which would
send the bow-legged Krakky and
the semi-bald Ferrell to the Browns,
Lewis Would Return to Third.
Groundwork for the trade was
fashioned at the recent winter meet
Ing and since has been enhanced
by several telephone confabs. A
waiver deal involving Laabs and
krakauskas collapsed last summer
when St. Louis cooled after first
expressing interest when approached
by the Mats.
Getting Laabs would enable Har.
rls to shift Buddy Lewis from the
outfeld back to his old post at third
base, which would mean transfer
ing Cecil Travis from third base to
shortstop. The outfeld would con.
slst OF Laabs in left field, Doc
Cramer in center field and George
Case IN right.
The absence of Ferrell would
throw the catching burden On
scrappy Al Evans and Jake Early.
a gamble Griffith apparently is will
ing to take in view of Ferrell's "a
NNA % SA ACAi cIlJOS Gu Ills DSSl sea-
son with the Browns in 1882, Incl
dentally, hitting 315.
Grl1, too, would be flirting with
odds in the matter of Evans or Early
being able to handle the futtery
knuckler of Pitcher Dutch Leonard.
That, though, might not represent
too much of an obstacle, since An
gelo Giuliani frequently caught
Leonard when with the Mats and
Evans rates higher than Giuliani
as a receiver in Griff's eyes.
Browns Catching Sour.
The Browns insistence that Fer.
rell be included in the deal is predi-
Gated on St Louis failure to locate
an acceptable catcher last season.
Tested and found wanting were
George Susce, Joe Grace, Bob Swift
and Sam Harshany. Ferrell who
hit -273 last season, was charged
with II passed balls, due chiefly to
catching Leonard.
While the trade might present a
catching problem to the Mats, more
pressing Washington problem per-
haps would be solved by moving
Lewis back to third base and Travis
to shortstop. Rookie Jimmy Pofahl
failed to impress at shorstop last
season as Is regarded as a GER
tainty to be replaced.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
BY FRITZ HOWELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec 17-Ohio
State Universitys athletic board
hung coaching staff wanted"
sign today in front of the huge gray
football stadium where 30l 900 fans
watched the Bucks play five games
this year.
Resigations of Head Coach Francis
A. Schmidt and his five assistants
were accepted last night. clearing
out the entire department which
has been under fire because of the
most disastrous season in IS years,
four victories and four losses.
Two Stay for Other Sports.
Along with Schmidt, who had just
finished his seventh year at the
Buckeye helm, went Ernest r. God
frey. line coach since 1929; Sidney
Gilman. end coach, Fritz Mackey,
freshman coach: Eddie Blickle,
backfield coach. and Conner Jones,
center Coach. Mackey will be re-
tanned as baseball coach while
Blickle stays on as assistant basket
ball mentor.
Of the assistants. all we're former
Ohio State stars except Blickle. who
is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan.
During his seven years here,
Schmidt's team won 80 games. lost
16 and tied one He won the West
ern Conference title in 1899, finished
in tie for the crown on another
occasion, was fourth four times and
sixth once
The Buckeye wolves started
bowling as the Bucks wound up the
1910 campaign by dropping a 40-to-
decision to Michigan, the worst de-
feat in IS years for an Ohio squad.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Canisius Seen Victim
Of Hoyas After Win
Over Loyo|a, 1885
6. U. Tossers Show Grit
In Chicago by Greet
Second-HoIf Rally
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Georgetown's S
basket ball team stood good chance
of returning to Washington Thurs
day with a record Of four victories
in five games, following last nights
uphill 1885 win here over Loyola.
The Hoyas left today for Buffalo
where they meet Canisius tomorrow
night.
There can be no question of game
ness in Georgetown's team after
beating Loyola, for Elmer Ripley's
charges had to overcome an early
1911 lead of Loyola and the second
half was nip and tuck all the way.
Thrice, in the waning moments,
the score was tied at 32 80 and 35-all
before Jimmy Herman followed a
sideline set shot with free toss for
the winning points.
Earlier it had been Francis OGrady
who kept Georgetown in the game.
O'Grady was the only Hoya who
could keep pace with Loyola at the
start of the second half, sinking five
field goals-almost in succession.
O'Gradys fifth gave G. U. the lead
for the first time since early in the
game at 31-30, with Ken Engles
twice deadlocking the score for the
visitors after the hosts had recap
tured the advantage.
Georgetown was Loyola's first con-
uuerOr in four starts.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Rog Cromer Admittedly Isn't the Answer

pretending that Cramer might be the
the mold as Cecil travis
already we'll known to Washington He is strictly
occasional doubles he mas
for getting base.
problem still the guy who drive across
Yankees D Maggie
and the Yankees than Washington
although higher than that of the
Greenberg and York. which explains why the
than the Mats and scored 223 runs
Williams thereby the Bosons drove
210 more
painfully willing to put Greenberg York or
roll The old boy is sitting under his
scratching his head
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Bonuro, EstoIIeIIo, Walker Disappointed Grff

zke something of slugger
first baseman and Griffith knew
willing
those
he than Griffith
park He for
young Bobby
rookie in left field of months experiment
was
Gerry Walker the last him. Washington
disappointed Walker played bad less
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Ohio State Seeking Grid Staff
As designations of Schmidt
And Aides Are Accepted

1nterspersed with the usual squavks
following a Michigan defeat were
charges of dissension in the coach
ing ranks, friction between the
coaches and players, and hints that
the greatest possible results were
not gained from the playing mate
rial at hand
Schmidt's resignation was handed
to Athletic Director L. w. ST. John
yesterday. following the coachs re-
turn from the West Coast where he
secuted the Notre Dame Southern
California contest. The other res
ignations had been in St. John S
hands since Thursday.
St. John said that mo reason for
the designations was offered by the
coaching staff"
Not Worried About Job.
Schmidt, former Texas Christian
mentor. said he had no plans for
the future. He declared, however
that he thought he'd have an easier
time lining up good job than Ohio
would IN signing an outstanding
football tutor.
st. John said Schmidt's successor
probably would be named in time
to take over spring practice. and
that Schmidt would be permitted to
leave at any time he desired. al
though the designations are not eff
fectlve until June 80, l94l.
Schmidt set the Western Confer
ence agog when he came here in
1884 with his 'razzle- dazzle" offense
rolling up huge scores over most OF
the Buckeye foes The big scores
earned for him the name of Shut
the Gates of Mercy" Schmidt-but
the tables were turned this year
when the Bucks failed to pan out as
preseason dope had indicated.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
By TIE Associated Press.

B. tLe Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. IL
Francis A. Schmidt, who came to
Ohio State University as football
coach seven years ago with a wise
crack on his lips. left that job last
night with another wise-crack.
When he took the berth here.
newspapermen asked him if he could
beat Michigan one of the prime
requisites of holding the job.
Why. guess I can" Schmidt re-
piled. Those Michigans put their
pants on one leg at a time like any
one else. don't they?"
Last night, after his resignation
news photographers asked him to
pose for a going away" picture. He
declined with:
Jaw, you fellows have plenty of
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Stone, Sineton, Simmons Didn't Fill Bill

But the old bald Goose
newly married
than Grlh expected for in the winter
season 1886 that the old gentleman
change for Johnny
fatefu
stone was good hitter Johnny
ne wasn't the prolific
around decided that
Aaoama the muscle
FREQ had muscles
shoulders that lacked
Griffith tried he
with the Detroit
hers all Simmons
ne would until
This didn't work. either Simmons
Washington
their fast balls fellow.
Again Griffith faced he
another
First Baseman
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Myer Still Is Debating
Over Playing in 1910

Buddy Myer, Mats part-time Sec
ond baseman, is IN town and still is
undecided, as he announced many
weeks ago, whether he will play
baseball next season. Buddy now
is vice president Of his brotherin-
laws construction firm and may
desert baseball to devote his full
time to that job.
Myer revealed in September he
may continue to play providing the
Detroit Tigers obtain him in a
waiver deal. The Tigers sought to
obtain him last season, but the
deal was blocked by Cleveland.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Yu|e Cheer Forgotten
As Hoyas Look Only
To Orange Bowl

Despite the approaching Christ
mas holidays, there will be no letup
in the rigorous training diet of
Georgetown's Orange Bowl football
team, Coach Jack Hagerty declared
today.
The veto on all sorts of seasonal
cheer was largely the result of the
players themselves who voted to con-
tinue driving until after their big
game with Mississippi State on New
Year Day at Miami.
Hagerty revealed today that Frank
Dornfeld, a triple-threat halfback,
probably would replace Lou Ghecas
at right half In the starting lineup
at Miami.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
New G. w. Court Team Carries
FIoshy Reserves, Its Rout of
Davidson in Opener Reveals

last night as he ever was at st.
Johns. Matt Zunic, junior, di-
vided his few moments in the game
between leading G. WIS attack with
II points and feeding the ball to his
teammates. Bobby Gillian and
Eddie Amendola also sparkled.
The visitors high scorer was Capt.
Jim Hogg, with Is points, but Bob
Mcleod, a Washington boy, sank
their most spectacular baskets.
G.. WIS frosh made it unanimous
by opening their season with a 1918
conquest of Central High.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Skins 1941 Hosts
To Packers, Rams

If signs on the door of the
Redskins Office on Ninth street
are correct. the Green Bay Pack
ers and Cleveland Rams will come
to Washington in 1941 and the
Skins will 60 to Chicago to meet
horrorS!-the Bears.
Although the fact that these
three Western clubs would round
out the Redskins schedule in Al
has been known for some time, it
was indefinite which of the inter-
sectional games would be played
here.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Boxer, Adonis, Ace Scholar Run Husker Eleven
All Eager Show Quorterbockne Talents Against Stanford

Nebraska Golden Gloves tourney
at Omaha last winter.
In his spare time Petsch is an
auctioneer-so if by chance he
couldn't Outright an opponent, he
probably could outtalk him.
And here's a tip for the Cali
fornia movie scouts.
Don't overlook George Knight,
the No. 2 quarterback. Knight,
nicknamed Bus. truly is a hand
some chap-also quite a football
player. He's one of the best
blockers on the squad.
As a high school star here In
Lincoln, Knight set scoring rec
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Steinborn and Newman
To GroppIe Thursday

Milo Steinborn and Eddie Newman
will meet in one of the supporting
rassling matches on Thursdays
double-header championship affair
at Turner's Arena.
In the two headline bouts. Jim
Londos defends his share of the
world title against Paul Boesch while
Mildren Burke, women's champion,
goes against Carole Starr of New
Orleans.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

ords playing with a team that
won 80 straight games. When he
turned out for a post on the
Husker team, Coach Lawrence M.
Jones made a blocking signal
caller of him and in three years
Knight has scored but / point.
Fate, however, decreed that this
point should beat Pittsburgh,
IA to 13, in 1899.
And if Petsch or knight can't
find some scoring plays, Jones
can hustle in Theos Thompson,
son Of University Dean T. j..
Thompson and . Phi Beta Kappa
key winner.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Mats Prospects Of Landing Laab Rosy Dce With Browns Resumed
Win, Lose or Draw
Still the Old Fox's Biggest Problems
By FRANCIS E. STAN

still far from ended 1t chiefly the lack of defensive
pitching
Nationals finished
punch.
official
eloquent this
Grlfhths could
shambles of the league basesang
them
The Mats in
hit total
across fewer than other finally,
left
And what is Griffith doing about it? Well the old
Sixteen he
that long ball He
when he sensed another
by trade and again..
Evening star., 1940-12-17
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIaIeu PreSS.
LINCOLN, Nebr., Dec. IT,
How'll you have your quarter
back?
Nebraska's football squad, which
meets Stanford in the New Year
Day Rose Bowl game, can give
you a boxer, a softspoken Adonis
or Phi Beta Kappa
Roy Petsch, a rough-and-ready
lad from Nebraska's cattle land,
is the boxer. And the boys know
It isn't policy to argue with Roy
In the huddles, for he was good
enough to 60 to the finals Of the
Evening star., 1940-12-17
W. S. R. in TubIe Net Meet

Washington sales representatives
will hold table tennis tournament
at the Chevy Chase Ice Palace to-
morrow night 1t 3 o'clock. A trophy
VII b presented b the winner.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Schmidt Asks Rest in Peace
Be Placed Under His Photo

pictures OF me in your files. Just dig
one of them out and use it. And say,
beneath it will you print rest in
peace'?"
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Totals "A : 55 Totals----l5 ) b
Referees-Messrs, Boyd and O. Mitchell
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Hoffman Is Most Muscular
Redskin and Ace Blocker
Redskin Rookie No. 4.

Here's a fellow you'll see as an
extra in the movies Manhattan
Heartbeat" or Touchdown He's
likeable modern version of Atlas and
there's no doubt that he takes, the
cake as the most muscular Redskin-
If not pro footballer-of EN- all. Man
and child, he's built!
Il never worry anybody I play
against" says ripping Robert, but
if they ever start trying to take ad-
vantage of me, they'd better watch
out He appears as if he could
and would-do something about it.
There never has been any question
of his making good. He's blocking
back a la Pinckert, according to
Owner George Marshall.
If his family hadn't moved West
when Bob was in his early teens, he
might have played in Washington
before this, as he was born at Star
City, w. Va, not so far from the
State university.
Naturally got thrill out Of play
ing with two Rose Bowl teams, but
got mighty burned up at his alma
mater when they banned his girl
as drum majorette. Organized a
petition in an effort to get U. S. C.'s
prexy to rescind his order, but twas
Evening star., 1940-09-13
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

With last nights release Of Vet
eran Halfback Jay Turner and
Rookie Guard Chuck Slagle having
pruned the Redskins to their league
quota of 33 players, let's examine
the chief differences in personnel
between the 1899 squad and the one
Coach Ray Flaherty will send into
WaShington'S first football game of
the season at Griffith Stadium Sun
day.
Altogether, eight rockies have
made good, but because the player
limit had been increased by three,
only five veterans who played last
year will be missing when the OPEN
ing whistle is blown two days hence.
And Of those five, two-Andy Farkas
and Don Irwin-still are Redskins,
the first recuperating from a knee
operation in Milwaukee and the
latter serving as backfield coach and
scout.
Hoffman Edges Out Turner.
AS for the three other cases:
Jimmy German. No. 3 field gen.
eral last year, lost his job to Roy
Zimmerman. a kicking, passing all
American from San Jose State.
Johnny Spirida. a punting end.
has been replaced by Sandy San
ford. rugged, promising. place
kicking fiankman from Alabama.
Turner, a George Washington
University product, who made good
with Washingtons second Redskin
team in 1888, lost out only because
Of the coming of Bob Hoffman,
powerful rookie from Southern Cali
fCrnia whom Owner George Mar
Shall tabs the best blocking back,
outside of Erny Pinckert, the pro
league ever has had. Hoffmans
presence neceSsitated the dropping
of either Turner or Boyd Red)
Morgan, who came up from Hoff-
mans alma mater last year. Be-
cause he is younger. both in age
and in professional experience, Nor
gan was retained.
In announcing the release of
Turner and Slagle, a recruit from
North Carolina, Flaherty admitted
1t was largely matter of guess
work and there wasn't great deal
of variance between the two re-
leased and those retained. Waivers
on both were asked of other Ma
tional League clubs. but 1t is doubt
full if Turner would play for any
team but the Redskins. Slagle may
go to Wilmington of the American
Association.
Present Eight Newcomers.
Thus, including Zimmerman, Hoff-
man and Sanford, the Redskins will
present eight new faces when the
curtain-raiser with Jock Suther-
lands Brooklyn Dodgers gets under
way Sunday-four linemen and four
backs. AS he figured to do almost
from the start, Flaherty retained
two new centers, Steve Andrako of
Ohio State and Bob Titchenal of
San Jose State. Retention of both
means that Veteran Vic Carroll will
Evening star., 1940-09-13
Spectators Join
In Terp Drills

Scouting Maryland's football
team should be no problem for
pigskin fifth columnists anxious
to get a line on the Terps. It's so
wide open the coaches seriously
are considering locking the gates
for their own protection.
Yesterday Jack Faber almost
was run down by bicyclist TAX
ing a short cut over the field
between two teams running
through signals. Another time
spectators were scovered
riding a blocking sled being
showed around by perspiring line
men.
IF it gets much worse" they
observed. we'll either have to
put traffic light on the field or
change places with the specta-
tors. They're getting more prac-
tice than the squad"
Evening star., 1940-09-13
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