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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-12
A. +. l. Welcomes
Dubinsky Home; Is
Happy To Be Back
peace In Labor Movement
Is Most Essential" Stdtes
uGWU Head
BY N. B. of O. P. Delegates to the
A. F. of l.. Convention

ny N. ID. Ol ~. +. UelegateS 10 the
A. F. of L. Convention
New Orleans, La.--Cordial greet
ings and a hearty "Welcome Home
were extended to the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union by
the Goth annual convention Of the
American Federation of Labor.
The convention unanimously adopt
ed a Resolutions Committee report
which said:
Their return to the family of the
American Federation of Labor will
have a far-reaching influence upon
other organizations not now affili-
ated with us and should hasten the
day and make easier those negotia-
tions which we feverently hope will
soon be resumed having for their
purpose the unifying of the American
trade union movement.
"We welcome the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union and
extend to them without reserve the
hand of friendship, fellowship and
fraternity"
In discussing this report, President
Green told the convention:
"This international union possesses
a broad, progressive outlook on life.
1t is constantly expanding it's activi-
ties. 1t has made a record of which
we can all be proud.
"We hope that others who have
left US have now become sufficiently
disillusioned to See the light. We
hope they will be courageous enough,
as was the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union, to take the
step, to take the road onward and
come home to the American Feder-
alton of Labor during the coming
year."
Responding to this warm welcome,
! David Dubinsky, President Of the L.
L. G. w. u, said:
1--WE deeply appreciate the spirit
of the fine remarks made by you,
Mr.. President, on the matter Of our
return to the American Federation of
Labor. We are sincerely grateful
for the fine trade union hospitality
extended to us by all the constructive
forces in our movement.
81 want to say to you, Mr.. Presi-
dent and delegates, just as you have
expressed your happiness and your
gratitude at our return and your re-
gret at our having been out of the
Continued on Pare Two)
Evening star., 1940-12-24

What about that all-EaStern back
field in the East-West embroglo at
= San Francisco? Harmon, Reagan,
Allerdice, Evashevski. Muha and a
few more of what is technically
-konWn as the same ilk.
can't recall a backf1eld that ever
carried more all-around class, not
even barring the amazing set of
young men who draw their pay from
the Chicago Bears-Osmanski, Nc
Afee, Luckman, Noting and others.
Allerdice is one of the greatest
Of college pasSers. 1 saw him COM
plete % for 353 yards against
Pennsylvania team that had Prince
ton outclasSed in other ways. That
happens to be quite a parcel of
passing.
Harmon's running, Evashevski's
blocking, Reagan's kicking and the
Allerdice arm make one of the
greatest combinations along often
sive lines that football ever has
known.
On good day Reagan is one of
the best kickerS I ever saw, barring
not even the top flight of pro
punters. His only off day came
against Michigan when he was
far below his own par. He was
terrific against Princeton and
Cornell.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Boys Elves 10 Clash
lin Three Tourney
Contests Today

Boys Club of Washington basket
ball teams were to continue their
Christmas week tournament today
with three games carded beginning
at / o'clock in the Eastern Branch
gym.
Two 90-pound class tilts with the
Eastern Gnats facing Merrick Boys
Club at /, and Alexandria Boys
Club and Eastern Quins clashing at
2. were on today's program. At $50
Alexandria Boys Club and Eastern
Cardinal 105-pounders tangle.
The tournament started last night
as Georgetown Boys Club 105-
pound team was extended for two
overtime periods before eking out
1920 victory over the Grady Boys
five, in the feature game of the
evening.
In other games Crandall Cubs
downed the Eastern Branch Dux,
36-11, in the 9o-pound class; Beth
esda- Chevy Chase defeated Basins
Grill, 1925, and Paul Recreation
Center nosed out A. and V. Trojans
1926. The last two games were
in the 135-pound class.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Brewers Still Hope
To Get PeIkingion,
Crack Center

The prolonged negotiations di-
rected toward landing 6-foot 7
inch John Pelkington as a center
for Washingtons basket ball Brew
ers still were snarled today, with
the Baltimore Clippers and the
Akron Goodyears placing bids for
his services.
The Clippers, still seeking a vic
tory in the American Professional
Basket Ball League after six starts,
were expected to make a strong
bid. although Chris Heurich of the
Brewers says he offered Pelking-
ton an attractive proposition and
feels he has an even chance of
getting him.
Should Pelkington affiliate with
the Brewers he will be available
Saturday night when Washington
faces the Sphas at Philadelphia
and on Sunday night when the club
clashes with the Jewels at New
York. The Brewers next home game
is January l, with the Jewels in
vading Riverside.
The SphaS and Jewels now are
locked in first-place tie with five
victories and two defeats each, while
the Brewers trail by half a game
with four wins against two losses.
Brooklyn is fourth with two tri-
umphs in seven starts.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Skins Sign Hickerson;
Eyashevski TO Marry
Senator S Daughter

A steady string of announcements
concerning the draft situation has
been touched off by the Redskin
office, with Ed Hickerson, 227-pound
Alabama guard, leading the parade
to print by shipping a signed con-
tract to General Manager Jack
Espey.
No on the Redskins draft list,
Hlckerson is reported to be excep-
tlonally fast, a good punter and
llne-backer. He has played at full
back and end in addition to guard.
is q and halls from Ventura, Calf
Forest Evashevski and Fred Davis.
Washington's No. and selections,
respectively, still are unsigned. Both
will play in the New Year Day East
West game at San Francisco.
Evashevski's engagement to marry
Ruth Brown, daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Prentiss M. Brown of
Michigan, was announced yesterday.
The wedding will take place in the
spring.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Three Kansas State
Sophs 10 Start in
Game With 6. W.

Kansas State, next foe of George
Washington crack basket ball team
Saturday night at Riverside Stadium,
will employ three rapidly improving
sophomores as starters against the
Colonials and the tip is out that
they'll call for plenty of checking.
Center Tom Guy, a 6-foot 3-inch
specimen, has scored 81 points in
the Wildcats first four games, while
other sophs who have impressed
Coach Jack Gardner enough to gain
regular berths. are Dan Howe, 6-foot
1inch forward and George Menden-
hall, 6-foot Pinch guard.
Junior Jack Hotacek, only 5-feet
10 inches, is tied with Guy for team
scoring honors, while the other
starter is Norris Holstrom, a set
shot specialist. Holstrom stretches
6 feet inches toward heaven.
Short on reserve strength, the
Wildcats nevertheless have captured
three of their four games, whipping
Washburn twice and Doane Col
lege before losing by three points
to Kentucky. Kansas State will
meet Villanova Friday night and
will play Seton Hall and Illinois
before returning home.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
FThe
SPoRTLIGHT
Best Lot of Star Backs
To Thrill Bowl Fans
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. "a (NANA).
The bowl plantations this impend-
ing New Year Day will turn loose a
record crop of star backs. The four
fields will be lush with backfield
harvests.
Texas A. and M. has Kimbrough
and Thomason-Fordham has Esh-
mont and Filipowicz-Stanford has
Albert, Standlee, Gallerneau and
Observation-Disclosures has Hopp,
Rohrig and Luther-Tennessee has
FoXX, Butler and Warren-Boston
College has O'Rourke and two or
three more-Mississippi State has
johnson and Georgetown
has Castiglia, Koshlap, Doolan and
McFadden.
All told there will be over 20
fine backs moving around in the
four key cities, all able to move in
hurry. Unless defensive power is
we'll above normal, this backfield
strength should indicate unusual
yardage by land and air.
I'm not sure the Fordham line can
hold up against the heavy hammer
ing that will be thrown against it
by Kimbrough and Thomason, but
I can promise the Texas A. and M
defense will pick up few bales of
trouble trying to block the way
against Fshmont, Filipowicz and
T2I,,t,,o,,rtooly
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Timing and Stanford
It" 0ffense Gettinq
Huskers' Attention
BY the Associated Press.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 24-Coach
Lawrence (Bif) Jones scheduled
two workouts today for his Nebraska
gridders. seeking to improve the
teams timing and to perfect de-
fense against the "T' formation
featured by the Stanford Indians.
Jones said the Cornhuskers were
progressing satisfactorily in their
preparations for the Rose Bowl con-
test New Year Day.
He let it be known, however, that
there were flaws in the timing and
that he still wasn't sure the Husker
defense could cope with the Cardi-
mails.
Rain started falling after yester-
days drill and continued all evening.
Husker hackers said they were sat-
isfied to be on the short end of the
wagering for the game Coaches said
privately that Nebraska was in much
the same position as Columbia, rated
the underdog prior to upsetting
Stanford in the Rose Bowl in 1884.
The Cornhuskers will attend a
Christmas party IN their honor at
their resort hotel tonight.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
127 Prizes and 50
Trophies Staked in
City-Wide Event
Bottle Among Survivors
Of 5000 Men, Women
To Stort Thursday
BY ROD THOMAS.

Kris Kringle draped generously
the Christmas tree of the Washing
ton bowler. No less than 127 prizes
will be distributed when the 18th
annual Evening Star Yuletide tour
nament is concluded January g.
Sans entry fee, some $4,000 men and
women competed in the qualification
test. A fourth of these will begin
Thursday a battle for more than
81, 900 in cash awards and 50-odd
trophies. In the roll-off the quail
fer will pay only the usual price of
games, five for men and three for
women.
1t will be a scramble. with kindly
Kris little shocked. The star and
duffer were put on close to even
footing by handicaps. Many an
expert was erased in the prelimi-
nary, including the mems champion,
the famed Hokie Smith who won
last year with an all-time tourna-
ment record of 760 rolled from
scratch. Mourning with Hokie, as
the grab bag is opened Thursday,
will be Lorraine GULL, winner of
more prizes in The Star tournament
than any other; Lucy Rose, reigning
queen of the country, duckpin
shooters, cracking records with
abandon but stumbling in the Yule
tournament prelim; Perce Wolfe,
winner two years ago and several
other poWlers with national ranking.
Astor Is on His Mettle.
Among those who made the grade
to the bonanza. predicting he would,
was Astor Clarke, five straight years
the No. ranking duckpinner of the
country who failed so many times
in The Star tournament the prelimi-
nary became a challenge. This
time he vaulted the handicap hump
with a scratch set of Ala and SOL
emnly accepted four franked sticks,
minimum for men.
Here's the handicap scale for the
rOlI-Off.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Hoyo Squad of "a in Fine Trim
Heads for Orange Bowl Game
After YuIe Party Tomorrow

Georgetown University's football
team is all set for its departure to-
morrow afternoon at $50 for what it
hopes will be victorious march
against Mississippi State in Miami's
Orange Bowl on New Year Day.
Every one of the squad of "a
players is in top shape mentally
and physically barring a few minor
bruises received in tough scrim-
mage sessions, and unless there is
some freak last-minute injury they
will enter the game in the same
condition. Rough contact work is
ended, with nothing scheduled be-
tween now and the game except
signal drills and light workouts
against Mississippi State forma-
tions.
Odds on the game which opened
at II to 10 favoring the Maroon
two weeks ago now are dropping to
6 to 5, and by game time wagering
likely will be even. States one tie
in 10 games this year compared to
Georgetown's one defeat by Boston
College to give the Southern team
a slight edge, but any eleven as
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Arlington Pinmen Halt
Luroy Owls Big Push

Luray tVa0 Owls, who have been
cutting quite a swath in nearby
duckpin circles in special matches,
were stopped by Arlington Recrea-
ton in two out of three events,
including the five-man team affair.
Arlington took the headline match,
1.705-1 ,639, with Jim Luckett drop
ping 356 sticks for the winners. Close
behind was Corbin of the Owls who
had 354. Arlington also took the
doubles with Al Wright and Cletus
Pannell scoring 735 to the 688 reg
istered by K. Campbell and l.. Dun
can. Pannell, however, lost the sim
giles match to Campbell, 360-370.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

big and powerful as Georgetown's
can't properly be an underdog.
In addition to the "a players max
ing the trip-Mike Kopcik awaiting
an operation for football knee" is
the only abSentee-several Hilltop
officials will go along. The coaching
staff of Jack Hagerty, George Muir
tagh and Mush Dubofsky, of course,
will go, as will Trainer Harry Crow
ley Also with the Hoyas will be
Gabe Murphy, graduate manager of
athletics, and Father John Kehoe,
athletic director of the school, who
is recuperating from an operation
and will spend short time in Flor
ida after the game.
The team is scheduled to have a
Christmas party tomorrow noon at
Georgetown and will leave Union
Station for Florida at $50. They
will arrive in Miami late Thursday
and will stay at the Flamingo Hotel
at Miami Beach. Light training ses-
sions will be held daily until Decem-
Der 81 at Flamingo Park, adjacent
to the hotel, the same spot where
the Philadelphia Phillies did their
baseball training chores last spring
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Pre-Christmds Basket Honors
Shared by Indiana, Iowa

competition, but severe tests are
ahead for both before the title race
begins January 6.
All the major teams in the Mid
west are idle tonight on Christmas
Eve, several resuming play tomor-
row night.
The touring Yale five next meets
Bradley at Peoria Wednesday, and
then plays Loyola at Chicago Friday
The next conference team in action
Is Illinois which goes to New York
for a game with Manhattan Thurs
day, following up against Temple
at Philadelphia Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
2uaes Evening Star Yd Bowling Tourney Shoot for Many Prizes
Leohy Shifts Praise for Self
To Gridders and Aides for
Boston Colleges Success

living, clean thinking and clean
playing men,"
Second. II have the best staff Of
assistants in the. country"
He also has one of the youngest
staffs. Ed McKeever, backfield coach,
is 30. Joe McCardle, who handles
the linesmen, is %. John Druze, end
coach, is "a, and Tom Powers, who
takes care of the freshmen, is 81 and
just out of Boston College himself.
Leahy, when he took over at
Boston College two years ago,
credited his predecessor Gil Dobie
with leaving him a well-drilled
squad which already knew plenty
of football That tribute, of a type
rather rare in football, won much
popularity for the new coach.
If some one insists that Leahy's
teachings must have had a mite to
do with bringing his club undefeated
and united through a 10-game
schedule, the soft-spoken former
Notre Dame tackle recalls that he
learned his lessons from Rockne.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Redskins Trail Giants
Slightly in Year Of
Big Attendance
New York Average Only
5000 More Per Come;
Loop Total ! 1,345,0

One OF three member cities Of the
National Professional Football
League to set new attendance rec
ords for 1910, Washington played
to the second largest crowds during
the recent season and its average
attendance was second best.
Only New York, with 247,646 pay
iEg customers for seven games at
the Polo Grounds, outdrew Wash
ington, but its average crowd was
less than 5000 more, despite the
Polo Grounds seating capacity ad-
vantage over Griffith Stadium.
Records show that 1876, ,142 poured
through the Griffith Stadium turn
stiles-eXcluding the 36034 who saw
the playoff-for an average attend
ance of 32,528. The Giants average
crowd was 35,278.
Pittsburgh, despite its compara-
lively poor season, and Brooklyn
were the other cities to report
greater pro football attendance than
ever before.
The years highest single-game
tio"o was GllC Ot,5ot LlldC Saw lIle
second Giant-Dodger game at the
Polo Grounds on December /. The
second largest was that which
turned out to see the second Bear
Packer game at Chicago, where As
434-the greatest crowd ever to at
tend a pro game in the Windy
City-filled every seat at Wrigley
Field. More than 5000 were turned
away.
On the whole, the leagues COM
bined 1,345,061 attendance repre-
sented 2.5 per cent gain over the
1889 season, with only two clubs-the
Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia
EagleS-shoWing decreased attend
ance figures. At that the Lions
averaged 2l,573 for Detroit Uni
versity's little stadium, with a capac-
ity Of around 25,0O0.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Fine Greeting, Then Beating Planned for Roms
Dallas Be Gracious Host but Is Betting 81 Ags Will Win

Meaning Fordham folks are
mighty nice people. but if they
think they're going to come down
here to beat our Texas Aggies,
tken 50 of their cash will get IS
of Texas money.
Those were the odds with the
Cotton Bowl battle little more
than a week away.
A bet on the Aggies requires SO
for every SIS of Fordham coin.
=" Preparations are going for
ward to give the New York Wis
itors a boisterous greeting. A
downtown street will be roped
off and a program held smack
dab in the center of the business
district.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Central Alumni Called

A call for Central High alumni
basketers has been made by Forrest
Burgess in an effort to arrange
game with the 1910 Central five
for Thursday night. Burgess is
anxious to contact Sam and Phil
Fox, Don Fones. Cliff Keyser, Ollie
Upton, Len De Lisio, Carroll Shore
and Buddy Nau. Call Burgess at
Taylor 1894.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

league and are favored to win the
loop crown again this year.
The Hatters, however, are the
dark horses of the league, in their
first season in the league, although
Coach Johnny Poston led them to
titles in the A. A. U. tournament.
Regardless of the Importance of
tomorrow's game, any one of three
other clubs-United Typewriters,
Jewish Community Center and Del
aware and Hudson-could wind up
with first-half honors after the
heavy nine-game schedule during
the holidays.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

Mayor Woodall Rogers will be
at the station when the Fordham
train pulls in at $50 am. Fri
day. The Junior Chamber of
Commerce is arranging a big re-
ception committee, including foot
ball lettermen from Southwest
Conference schools and a bevy of
girls.
The team will ride up Main
street on the biggest fire truck
in the department. Lint cotton
will be distributed in all build
ings along the route for con-
fetti."
The Aggies arrive at / pm.
Monday.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

Ey the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Dec. 24.-Dallas plans
a riotous welcome for the
Fordham football squad, which
arrives Friday for a Cotton Bowl
date with the Texas Aggies.
Therell be band music, parade
and big program of speeches,
back slapping and stuff, down.
town.
But. confidentially, the Tex
ans, While feeling very friendly,
look on the whole thing: much as
the farmer fattening a turkey for
Thanksgiving.
He treats it swell, but the bird
gets 1t in the neck at the height
Of its enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Wrestling Is Declared
OFF for This Week

Washington's light Christmas
week sports schedule further was
tlairined today with the announce
ment by Promoter Joe Turner that
the regular Thursday rassling match
= would be cancelled.
Work of getting the new basket
bali court in shape for game Sun
day caused the action.
The headline scheduled between
Milo Steinborn and Chris Zaharias
probably will be held over until
next week.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Fights Lost Night

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Abe Simon, 256 2. New
York outpointed Al Delaney, 1s3s4,
Oshawa. Canada 10l.
CHICAGO Mate Boiden, 151. Chi
cago, and George Burnett, 159, De-
troit. drew 10).
PROVIDENCE. R. Everett Right
mire, 12734. Sioux City, Iowa, out
pointed Larry Bolyin, 1854, ProVi-
dence 10). -,
YOKE. Mass-Fred Cabral, 4R,
Cambridge Mass, outpointed Nor
man Hurdman. 146, Toronto tS).
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Undefeoted Hotters, Royals
In Heurich Loops Top Game

The only two undefeated teams
in the Heurich Amateur Basket
Ball League-Adam Hats and Regal
Clothiers-face tomorrow as part
of the Christmas triple-header at
Heurich gym starting at o'clock.
Jacobsen Florist and Hot Shoppes
cagers clash at and United Type
writer's and Delaware and Hudson
tangle at 4.
Royals, paced by high-scoring Bob
Custer, former Eastern High star,
is composed of players who have
been on top in the standings in
four Of the seven years of the
Evening star., 1940-12-24
BY the Associated Press.


BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Dec. "a
There is one dissenting voice in the
chorus of praise for Frank Leahy,
who in two seasons as head coach
of Boston Colleges Eagles has
brought them into national prom
inence and to a Sugar Bowl match
That negative. vote, as you have
guessed, comes from a pleasant, 80
year-old Irishman named Frank
Leahy. He seems determined to put
the blame for his teams success upon
somebody else.
First, he praises his players, who
are training here for their January
l meeting with Tennessee. And it
is typical of a Knute Rockne disciple
that he stresses their moral
qualities.
I'm all my association with foot
ball, as a player and as a coach III
four colleges" he declared, Il never
have seen so much character, never
dealt with such a group of clean
Evening star., 1940-12-24
BETHE SDA.

BETHESDA.
Bs:smSSsr e. e" Bm D and and s3o s3o Bm Bm
LAFAYETTE.
December ~, : pm.
Women.
December 81. = pm,
CONVENTION HALL.
Paeem5eP 6ecsn5sqr y; IS, 7;3o PPM Pm.
December 30. pm.
Women.
December 90 7:30 m.
PENN RECREATION.
Men.
December 30, 80 pm.
Women.
December 30. 1:30 pm
TAKOMA.
Men.
December cber 81, 7::5o pm.
Women.
December IS. 7:30 pm.
ROssLYN.
Men.
Becembsr Beeembsr =. Pm Dm snd snd 8 P.m. pm.
Women.
December 81. : pm.
BOULEVARD.
Men.
December 80, $50 pm.
Women.
December 30 $50 pm.
PETWORTH.
Men.
December 26. S.30 pm.
Women.
December 26, T;3o pm.
NORTHEAST TEMPLE.
Men.
December 81, 7:30 pm.
COLLEGE PARK.
December 90, 400 pm.
December 30. 1:30 pm.
January ., 7:30 p.m.
RENDEZVOUS.
Men.
January ,, 7:30 pm.
Women.
January 3, $50 pm.
LUCKY STRIKE.
Men.
December 26, 9:15 pm
December 81, 9:15 pm.
Women.
:. December 81 7:15 pm.
MOUNT RAINIER.
Men.
December 26, 7;3O pm.
December 27, 7;3o pm.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
College Quints

By the Associated Press.
Illinois. Al; Notre Dame, 80 lover
time).
Indiana. a.: California, 80.
Iowa, 40: Michigan State, "a.
Crelghton, 81; Minnesota. 80,
Temple, 80; Oklahoma. %.
Brown, so: Rutgers. As (overtime).
Rice, 81 Lasalle. As
Pittsburgh. Al: Butler. 40.
yale, A; Washington (St. Louis), Al.
Bradley Tech. 50; william and Mary.
Texas Mines, 5s: New Mexico Mines.
Baker IS; Springfleld CMo.) Teach
ers, "a
Upper Iowa, 40; Drury, 80.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Many Prizes at Stake.

To the high scorer of each sex
in the rolloff, including handicap,
will go 500 in cash and gold
medal Second place will be worth
$50; third, $50; fourth, S20 and
fifth, SIS. From there on for a long
way will be checks for from $40 to 81
In this unique tournament, how
ever, will he numerous first prizes
At each plant-all the public bowl
ing establishments in the Metropoli-
tan Washington Area are included
the top scorer of each sex, including
handicap. will receive a trophy.
Dates for rolloffs so far announced
follow.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Indiana and
Iowa have won the pre- Christmas
basket ball honors among Western
Conference teams for whatever they
are worth, each having moved down
five opponents.
The Hoosiers, who haven't lost a
non-conference engagement in three
years, conquered California last
night, AZ to 80, while Iowa was de-
feating Michigan State, 40 to "a.
They are the only undefeated teams
in the league after three weeks of