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Evening star., 1940-12-15
Card Basketers Prep
In Tilt With Fast
Alumni Today
Three Of Lost Seasons
Team to Face Varsity
On BrookIund Floor

Catholic University's basket ball
squad will prepare for the season
opener against Duke on Friday by
playing a strong alumni five at 3
o'clock this afternoon at the c. U.
gymnasium.
This very easily might be the
hardest game on the Cardinal
schedule. with more than IS alumni
ready for the battle. Among them
will be three members of last years
outfit, Carmen Pirro, Johnny White
and Vic Miller. Others will be Bernie
Lieb, Gene Augusterfer and Abe
Rosenfield.
The Cardinal varsity will be led
by Gene DAILY, high scoring forward
who was elected captain to succeed
Johnny White. Others on the start
ing quint will be Jack Reidy, Jim
Mulvihill, Howard Schropp and
Mike Cherello,
Evening star., 1940-12-15
6. ". Topples ". 81,
After Slight Sag
In Last Half
Generals Get Within 4
Points, Then CoIonioIs
Brace, Win, 40-34
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEXIN GTON, Va, Dec. IA
George Washington's tireless Colo
nials celebrated their admittance to-
day into the Southern Conference
with 4O-34 win over Washington
and Lees defending State basket
ball champions here tonight
The well-conditioned Washing
tonians had the ball game under
their thumbs throughout the first
half, but ran into definite difficulty
in the second. half and were well
outscored by the Generals, who
fought valiantly behind the mastery
of Bobby Gary, their senior guard,
and Dick Pinck, senior forward.
Gary's rebounding and Pinck's be-
lated success in finding the range
brought the Generals to within
points of their foe at 24-28 after
the Colonials had gone into a 24-13
lead at half time.
w. and L. Gets Back in Game.
After Eddie Amendola had gone
under the basket for two speedy
layup shots, Joe Conner added a
pair of free throws and the Colo
malls were away with 6-point lead.
Leo Signaigo, sophomore forward
for the Generals, "overheaded"
brace of long ones and the Generals
were back in the game.
But the Colonial fast break had
the punch of a cracking whip as
the first half wore on and the Gen.
erals failed to check their steady
drive until Capt. Howard entered
the game despite knee injury.
The second half was a different
story as Gary led drives up the floor.
The sparky Texas guard made two
long shots that excited the Colonials
into their first squirt of the half.
Zunic Starts G. w. Rally.
Matt Zunic started the Colonials
rolling again with basket from the
foul circle and Charley Jones re-
bounded twice for goals. Amendola
added another and Zunic rushed in
for two more layups and the Gen.
era1c Uoro 0,1tSiSt opco6
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Royals Out 10 Crush
Basket Deserters
In Heurich Tilt

One of the Heurich Leagues out
standing court rivalries will be re-
newed today in the preliminary to
the Brewer-Akron game at River
side Stadium when the undefeated
Regal Clothiers and Delaware &
Hudson fives clash, starting at 4
o'clock.
Both teams, undefeated, are tied
In the loop race behind Adam Hat,
which has one more win. The Regal
boys will be in a particularly revenge
full frame of mind, since four OF their
laast years players Joined this sea-
son with Delaware & Hudson. Ger
aid Burns, Russ Viana. Bill Folliard
and Walker are the quartet which
with Bob Custer and Hal Lumpkin,
Eastern and Western High stars last
year, comprise the outfit, which is
one of the leading contenders for
the league title
Delaware e. Hudson also has a
formidable combination in George
Knepley, Milt Gendason, Cliff
Keyser, Knocky Thomas and Ben
Zola.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Five John Marshall
High Gridders Gain
An-Virginia Team
WI, Mainly Busy About
Capital, Not Considered
In Stote Selections
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Dec.
14.-John Marshall High Schools
State champions, who went through
the 1910 football season undefeated,
united and unscored on, placed a
record quota of five on the all-State
team selected today for the Virginia
High School Literary and Athletic
League.
Norfolk's Maury High won two
positions and the remaining four
berths were distributed among Pc
tersburg, Newport News, Salem and
Thomas Jefferson of Richmond.
Designated for the first backfield
with Bill Klein of John Marshall
and Bob Barritt of Maury were Ben
Cleary, the Newport News veteran,
and Edward Saxby, leading scorer
for John Marshalrs spotless ma
chine.
Arlington's Westinghouse High,
the 10Th member of the leagues
class A division, confined its major
activities to the Washington area
and was not included in the all
State summary
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Eagle Basketers Bow
To Terrors, 39.40,
Despite Rally
Western Maryland Five
Trails by Point Only
Once During Froy
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

A spirited second-half rally by
American University's basket bail
team proved futile last night as the
Eagles, after assuming their only
lead of the game after IS minutes Of
play, succumbed to a counter-rally
by Western Maryland in the last
five minutes and lost, 39-40, at the
A. U. gym.
1t was the second loss in as many
starts for American which, like the
Terrors, entered the game beaten in
their only previous game by George
town.
For little more than a half A. U.
could do nothing right, passing
wildly, into the opposition's hands
and missing easy shots like a bunch
of high school freshmen instead Of
the experienced college quintet that
1t was. The visitors got off to SO
lead at the outset, heightened that
advantage to 10-point margin mid
way the half and left the floor with
2l-14 edge at half-time.
Terrors Tough Foes.
Even when the hosts came out at
the second half with the old college
try apparent, they got nowhere at
first, the Marylanders matching
them basket for basket until the
score stood at 1922. Then the
Eagles started to click, thanks
largely to the sudden hot hands"
of Dutch Schulze and Carl Byham,
held comparatively harmless to that
time
Byham sank a set shot on the
haf-run and Schulze stole the ball
In mixup under the basket and
| accounted for another two points.
Irving Biasi, who nosed out Schulze
for scoring honors by one point,
interrupted things at this stage with
short set shot, but Schulze Gagged
| two snoWbirds as Gibson was toss
ing in a long one for the Terrors
and there was only three points diff
ference.
Biasi, however, got loose for an un.
guarded shot which made it $3.50,
but Byham brought A. U. within a
point Of tie with a set shot and
a snowbird in quick succession. A
/ L
zell followed up a miss by Schulze
and A. U. was ahead, 36-35.
Eagles Lead Short-Lived.
But the home teams superiority
was short-lived. For after Center
Suffern missed a foul which would
have tied the score, Biasi potted one
with one hand and Suffern followed
with another two-pointer. Schulze
and Biasi matched goals, and Friz-
zell pivoted in front of the basket
for another two points. Reese had a
chance to send A. U. out front in
the last minute, but muffed an easy
shot in front of the basket and West
ern Maryland regained possession
and froze the ball until the end
Each team lost a starting player
via the foul route, Lodge being
forced out of Western Maryland's
lineup early in the second half and
Byham committing his fourth per-
sonal in the third last minute Of
! the game
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Little Hoyas Routed
By yStampeding 6. u.
Frosh Basketers
MoIoney Leads Charge
In 1881 Victory Over
Garrett Purkers

Georgetown's fre S h m n cagers
showed little regard for their name
sakes-Georgetown Prep-and ran
wild in scoring a 1881 victory over
the Little Hoyas at the Hilltop gym
nasium yesterday.
An early So margin taken by the
freshmen was increased to 1873 at
the quarter and by half-time they
had run up a 41-11 lead. Benny
Reiges, Jim Phelan and Dan Gaba-
nelli hit the cords for total Of IA
points in the first half to pace the
frosh.
Jim Maloney, who saw service
only in the second half, was the vic
tors top scorer. tallying seven points.
OF his II other teammates who saw
action, each scored at least one field
goal.
Bob Barrett and Jimmy Shovel
shared point-getting honors for the
Garrett Parkers with 10 apiece, COM
bining to record eight baskets in the
second half
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Ochsenreiter Gets 20 Points
For Green 7erp Quint But
Richmond Wins, 48 to SO

A green, underdog University of
Maryland basket ball team threw
a surprise into few hundred fol-
lowers last night at Ritchie Coliseum
before bowling to the University of
Richmond, 48 to SO, in the Terps'
court opener.
Displaying versatile attack
which featured Forward Gene
Ochsenreiter, the Terrapins gave
almost as good as they got for the
better part of half the game but, in
the end, their own ineXperience cost
them the decision. In the stretch
drive their loose ball handling and
general lack of floor play enabled
the Spiders to pull away and handily
win their second straight victory of
the campaign.
Ochsenreiter was the best player
on the floor. With 10 field goals
from a variety of angles and dis
tances, the blond senior scored 20
of Maryland's SO points and proved
a constant fly in the Spiders oint-
ment, but his individual brilliance
was surpassed by the superior team
work of the invaders.
Twice in the first half Maryland
came from behind to take the lead.
After five minutes of play, Ochsen-
reiter sunk a 2-pointer which put
the Terps in front, 1919, and, after
Richmond had pulled ahead again,
Art Woodward scored again from
the field to make it 17-16 in favor
of Maryland.
Bob Erickson of Richmond, al
most as spectacular as Ochsenreiter,
promptly put the Spiders in the van
again with 2 of the Is points he
scored and thereafter his team never
was headed. The half ended with
Richmond leading, 1928, and after
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Cardinals Moutenot
Picks Dodgers for
Pro Grid Start
Back Who Rejects Bids
By Skins, Others Roted
Promising Material

Sounded by the Redskins and ap-
preached by both the Giants and
Steelers, Charley Moutenot, Catholic
University back, will turn down all
three to play pro football with Jock
Sutherlands Brooklyn Dodgers in
1941, it was learned last night.
Long an admirer of the learned
Scot, Moutenot was introduced to
him by a former Washington sports
writer during the recent National
League draft meeting 1t was at
that time that Sutherland offered
him a contract.
Rated Good Pro Prospect.
Because he lives in EdgeWood,
N. j., Moutenot is especially in
terested in playing near his home,
but he greatly prefers joining the
Brooklyn team rather than New
York. His name was not on the
draft list last Tuesday. Moutenot,
incidentally, went to All Hallows
Prep in New York City, the same
school that produced Tommy Whe-
Ian, perhaps the greatest back in
c. . history. He was born in Paris,
France.
Apprised of the probability of his
joining the Dodgers, his college
coach. Dutch Bergman, had this to
say about his 182-pound star last
night:
Charley is an exceedingly good
pro prospect He is very fast. has
the additional faculty of shiftiness
and is a good defensive back. In
addition, he is a pretty good kicker,
although his outstanding forte is
running.
His Heart in Game.
But the best recommendation
can give Moutenot is his heart.
Charley leaves nothing undone in
an effort to make good and because
he has his ambition set on playing
pro football I honestly believe he's
got chance to stick"
Bergman also intinated that his
more reputed product, Pete Sachon,
also was eager to play in the Ma
tional League next year, but with
the Giants. Sachon is smaller than
Moutenot, but he can do a lot of
things and is Commute player.
According to Dutch, the Green Bay
Packers, as well as the Giants, are
interested in him.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Wilson Quint Spurts
Late 10 Win From
Rando|ph-Macon
Final Quarter Scoring
Gains 1888 Verdict;
Boppoelini Leads
Es the Associated Press.


ASHLAND, Va, Dec. 14-Ran-
dolph-M -Macons Yellow Jackets al
lowed a APPOINT halftime advantage
to slip away from them tonight
and dropped a 3e-33 decision to the
Wilson Teachers College of Wash
ington.
1t was the first setback of the sea-
son for Coach Frank Summers
courtmen, the Ashlanders opening
their season Wednesday night with
a victory over the Medical College
of Virginia.
Randolph Macon jumped into an
early lead and was ahead by 17-l6
at the end of the first quarter.
Halftime found the Jackets in front
by 2l-17 and the Ashland court
men held a 31-3O advantage at the
end of the third period.
The Wilson team, with Bappaglini
leading the attack, staged late
squirt in the final period to win.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Women, Londos' Return
Feature Russ|e Card

Jimmy Londos, rassledom's gor-
geous Greek, returns after a year S
absence for headline spot on
Thursdays grapple card at Tur-
ner's Arena. He will meet Paul
Boesch, Pacific Coast rassler who
has won 13 of II matches here.
Sharing the spotlight with the
former champion is Mildred Burke,
recognized In Washington the wom-
ems champ, meeting Carole Starr,
Southern title holder, in the semi
final.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

Ochsenreiter started the second part
of it with a field goal the Spiders
took command.
OF the 13 points scored by Mary
land in the second half, Ochsen-
reiter scored 8, but he was unable
to match Richmond's scoring COM
bination which included Football
Star Arthur Jones.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Zuppke Institutes
Muscle Factory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, H., Dec. IA
Coach Bob Zuppke Of the Uni
versity of Illinois has started a
muscle" factory.
George Stafford of the schools
physical education staff is con-
Quoting a pka-designed course
in calisthenics to build stronger
muscles and Is gridders are in
the class.
Zuppke thinks the exercises
will enable his players, who
didn't win a major game last
fall, to improve their blocking
and tackling next fall.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Oregon Tossers to Pay
Visit to Capital

Oregon's basketers, who will play
Baltimore u at the Coliseum in the
Monumental City next Thursday
night, will be in Washington for 9
sightseeing tour the next day. They
will arrive at the Union tation Fri.
day at 11:25 am. and leave for Chi
cago at 5:45.
Maryland will take part in the
double-header In Baltimore, play
ing Clemson in a curtain raiser at
8:15.
Oregon beat Baltimore last year
IS to 40, in a thriller.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Hayes Aces 18th Hole
At Bunnockburn Club

James A. Hayes, one of Bannock-
burn Golf and Country Clubs old
time members, made an ace on the
eleventh hole at the Bannockburn
course yesterday.
The hole is 165 yards long and
Hayes played the shot with No. 6
iron.
With him in the foursome were
M. B. Shaw, Frank Anderson and
George King.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Varied Sports

Swimming.
St. Thomas, SO: Stout, 80
Bowling Green, 4s: Kent State. 27.
Yale, So: Franklin and Marshall 13.
Mercersburg. 4s; Allentown High, Is.
Harvard. 35Ha; Harvard Alumni. 3ola.
Squash.
Princeton. Z; Pennsylvania, 0.
Wrestling.
Columbia. 90; Lafayette, IL.
Mercersburg, %; Patton Trade. II.
Franklin Marshall. .: c. c. N. Y, 10.
Harvard. 33: Tufts, B..
Harvard Frosh. 2S: TUFTS Frosh. 10.
Football.
Xavier New Orleans. l3: Plainview, 0.
Denver. 10; Hawaii. 10.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Wisconsin Shades Irish

MADISON, Wis, Dec. IA P.-
Wisconsin turned back a fighting
Notre Dame quintet here tonight,
A to 43. in a rough, furiously fought
contest before 10000 customers.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

Totals Is 436 Totals 20 4S
Score at half-Richmond, 1923
Referee-Mr. Mention. Umpire-Mr
Enright.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Maryland Gets -Four Players
On ALL State Grid Team
py the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE Dec 14-Although the University of Maryland
only this four Tpn players named the
football selected the Baltimore
Maryland College placed three mythical all
Hopkins University, each.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

Totals II $40 Totals 13 s "a
Free throws missed-Zunic. Gilham,
Pinck ~, Signaigo t2). Hudson, Gary.
Dobbns
Evening star., 1940-12-15


Named to the Suns second team
Doughy left end Bill Maryland left
guard
Washington College guard
oConnor Mt ST. Mas left tackle Frank sun Western Maryland
left end Joe Boyle Mt st. Marys quarterback Meae Dva
land left halfback Elmer shy Maryland right haack; Mack Mcr
Western Maryland. fulback
Evening star., 1940-12-15

Totals 27 45s Totals 10 731
Referees-Mr. Castiglia and Mr.. Lilo.
Score at half-Frosh, 41-11.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

Totals IA IL 80 Totals Is
Referees - Messrs. Boyd and ST
"a. b..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-29
UN-AMERICAN TROUBLE-MAKERS

One by one the un-American groups and
organizations which have made it their
business to stir upracial prejudices and re-
igious intolerance are being smoked out
and shown up in their true colors.
The latest of these subversive groups,
whose concealed purpose has just been
brought to light, is the "Silver Shirts" The
leader of the Silver Shirts, William Dudley
Policy, confessed at hearing before the
Dies committee in Washington that it was
really an anti-Jewish organization, con-
cealing it's real purpose under the cloak of
patriotism.
So far as has been disclosed, the Silver
Shirts have not done anything except to
illuminate in print and by word of mouth;
but that MIR. Policy should be able to mus
ter group of followers calling themselves
Americans, who had so little understand
ing of the fundamental basis of American
ism, is a sorry commentary upon the intel
igence and understanding of a consider
able sector of the American people,
This is just another example OF the way
in which ideas brought from foreign coun-
tries can take root among the minds of
people with distorted conception of pa
triotisrn.
There would be occasion for serious con-
Germ about the stability of the Bill of
Rights and the future of the Nation if there
were evidence of any spontaneous public
sentiment behind such efforts to deprive
minorities of their civil liberties. There is
no such evidence. And so long as the Gov
ernment's strong arm stands ready to
punish any actual intimidation or suppress
sion of any class or1race, however small
minority it may be, America will continue
to be the land of the free.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-29
PLENTY OF ROOM

North Carolina still imports eight mil
lion pounds of butter, thirteen million
pounds of cheese and thirty million pounds
of condensed and evaporated milk annual
ly, according to John A. Arey, head of the
State College dairy extension service.
1t is clear from these figures that the
dairy market of the state has plenty of
room for expansion. Not only do the fig
ures on actual consumption prove the need
of more COWS, more dairy farming but the
uncompiled figures apropos the millions of
pounds of dairy products which should be
used by North Carolinians and aren't also
argue in the same vein.
It is a deplorable fact that many Tar
Heels living on farms do not even keep
cow. It is likewise true that many people
living in towns and cities do not use
enough milk This is not due in all cases
to question of economics, but in many
instances to failure to appreciate the
value of milk as part of the daily Diet
The Winston-Salem Journal.
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N uts
AND
kernels
By
TROY /.
JONES

England said they were not
robbing our mail, that they were
just reading it-and forgetting to
put the money back.
Tom Dewey lunches are dain-
ty fruit salad whipped up by his
secretary - mostly prunes the
way he acts and talks.
8
A frog is defined in St. Paul
as fur-bearing animal. Fine as
frog hair" and a well spun out
theory of the law.
Hitler says, providence is on
his side" Since when has the de-
vil's name been changed to Pro-
violence?
Wind for wind, West Jefferson
has Chicago skinned about u
block.
I remember distinctly the time,
place, manner and the person
who used the word "complacen-
Cyl. The farther down the audi
ence the word went the worse it
scattered.
The proper pitch of some sing
er's voice would be gotten at. the
window.
I heard quartet singing ION
the Road to Mandalay". But they
were on a detour.
Sparta is not quite as nestled
up among the mountains as West
Jefferson. She does not try to
hatch up as much-Bull Head
Mountain is in the neighborhood.
Sc
The papers call it tug of war
among the Democratic candi-
dates, and merely opposition in
the Republican ranks.
Next Week I may write on
chiselerS, chiseling and the CHS
eled, since this is political year!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-29
PROGRESS is MADE

Dr. William Moore, Chief Veterinarian
of the State Department of Agriculture,
stresses the fact that North Carolina can
never have a prosperous livestock indus
try until Bangs disease is brought under
control in all counties.
sRecent statistics reveal that 24,706 herds
containing total of 69,818 cattle have
been tested since the Bangs control pro-
gram was inaugurated six years ago.
Of the states 100 counties, only 81 have
not adopted the control program. In re-
porting the progress being made, DR..
Moore said that all cattle in Is counties
have been tested once and that testing is
now being carried on in II counties, while
Is other counties have made requests for
testing work. Ashe is one of the II coun-
ties where tests are now being made.
If the work continues and the 81 counties
enact the program it has been estimated
that within years North Carolina should
be free of this disease.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-29
.OOn-
ISHAM THOMPSON

Isham Thompson, Ashe county's last sur
viving Confederate veteran died on Mon
day Had he lived until March Is he would
have been SO years old which in itself is an
attainment seldom reached by many. But
what is more noteworthy than his age was
Mr. Thompson's youthful and progressive
viewpoint At the close of the war he was
only Is, and it was with the undaunted
courage of youth that he returned to his
native county of Ashe to march forward
rather than to lament over what might
have been.
Throughout his long and useful life he
was not only successful in business, but also
in service to his community and county.
He retained vivid picture of the Civil
War days and could accurately relate many
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-02-29
hatred

ter Mcclure, Willie Mcclure,
Dale Miller, Paul Miller, Glen c.
Mash, Worth Mash, Willie Nit
chell, Jess Miller, Baxter Neaves,
Lester Neaves, Roger Neaves, Ed
Osborne, Walter Osborne.
C. B. Price, Olin Price, Thomas
Pennington, Fred Pugh, o. J.
Pennington, Alta Perkins, Clara
Perkins, Joe Pennington, Roe
Paisley, Frank Porter, Lester
Paisley, Monroe Rutherford, An
drew Royal, A. G. Roberts, R. l..
Richardson, Sam Rose, Bert Ro-
ten, Roby Roark, Areeley Royal,
Troy Rotten, S. S. Shoemaker.
Walter Shepherd, Ronda Sapp,
Abe Stanley, George F. Sawyer,
Walter Shepherd, Harvey Sullins,
j. L. Stump, Charles Stanley,
Earl Sexton, Jim Sullivan, Bar
ney Stuart, Reeves Stuart, Del
mer Stuart, Joe Spicer.
Victor FISHERMAN, Gene Tuck
er, Coler FISHERMAN, Gordon Tur-
ner, Garfield Taylor, Lester
Thompson, Miss Francis Tucker,
Claude Wallace, Oren Weaver,
Ben Weaver, Ed Wyatt, George
Woods, J. A. Weaver.
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events of that bloody conflict, even in his
later years. AS he advanced in years. he of
ten pointed out that he never wished to
become an old fogy in ideas.
Happily he was one of the few people
who reach the age of ninety and could still
look down life's road to youth with sympa-
thy and understanding. Truly he was a re-
markable person who never grew old in
the broad sense of the word In his death
Ashe county has not only lost it's last sol
der in gray, but citizen of many COM
mendable traits and accomplishments.