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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Says Bear
Shift Quite
Within Law
Referee Conlon L
Outspoken IN
Declaring Shift OK

BERKELEY. CsL-Protests OF
Coach Jimmy Phelsn Of Unfver-
sity Of Washington against the
use by University Of California
Of it, rocker shift" brought the
response @cry-baby STUFF from
Coach Leonard Cstub) Allison to-
day.
What are we mixed up IN. q
football league or a crying-towel
society ," asked Allison. Our
players have set themselves that
way for years. Every team in the
conference or out Of it knows We
use It regularly.
The main squawk seems to
be that II draws the opposing
team offside. Let's look at the
record. We never have been
penalized for using the rocker
shift and Washington drew
but one offside penalty
against us last Saturday.
AS long ~ the so-called shift
is part Of the regular offense and
il made one fun second before
the ball Is snapped, it's entirely
legal"
The rocker" IL slight up
and-down movement Of Bear lines
men just before their charge.
Louis (Dutch) Conlon, who
refereed the game, pointed out
that he and the three other Off
Gals who worked the contest came
to an understanding with Coaches
Phelan and Allison before the
game to call all infractions OF the
conference agreement outlswing
any line movement not followed
by a one-seeond pause.
Again. during the first time
out, they conferred among
themselves and agreed no
movement resembling
rocker shift was being used
by the Bear line, Conlon said.
The natural tendency Of tina
California linesmen to adjust
themselves after lining up was
legal" he declared. They moved
on one particular number called
by the quarterback. but the ball
was not snapped until at least
three or four numbers later. II
took at least q full second for the
signal caller to bark three more
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Bosses Set Precedent .

The Cleveland bosses have set a precedent
They accepted the words and wishes Of the rebehous
players gave Witt chance TO defend himself and ulti
mately fired him :.
couldn't with Witt they'll find
difficult harmony with whoever he
BE- fellow
There |. thing witt guy
baseball
Out the Coast he gained reputation the
smarest ball minds the Coast circuit has
proved Cleveland that
he couldn't he cry
They might lost enough ls40 because half
hearted effort when their
planning players their childish
The whoever be- faces
only extend him their sympathy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Fair Bowlers
Show Ability

Women bowlers In the Industrial
league had big night in play
on the Broadway alleys Monday.
The 3sth Street Boosters. COM
posed Of Olive Nolde, Frances
Day, Betty Snyder, Erma Mussel-
man and Mary Hewitt. gave the
strong Broadway Sport Center
team its first licking of the sea-
son. The Sport Center gang had
previously lost only two points in
seven weeks Of play, but the
ladies won three In their match
last night.
Turf Smoke shop women
turned In some good totals to
win four points from Totem
Stores and take over second
place In Industrial league
standings. Members Of this
team are Mae Knight. Mildred
Reynolds, Edith Smith. Isabel
brebner and Ruthie Nelson.
High total Of the Industrials
was registered by Fat Person. who
rolled ST. for Broadway Sport
Center. Fred Hill rolled SGT for
Gas Company and Bus Anderson
Tailed 54s for Tacoma Towel
Supply.
Broadway Alleys won four from
Tacoma Towel Supply, Ray Print
ers won three from Wheeler os-
good, and Gas Company split
even with Bert's Mems Wear. Bin
Eliener's 22s was the high single
OF the matches.
Erna Musselman's 4ss was
the best three-gam score of
tne women bowlers. Mary
Hewitt rolled ga for the hest
feminine single game. Other
good scores were Mrs. Heu-
tits 495 and Isabel Brebpers
4so.
Knights of Columbus pinme,
turned In two new Individual
records In their matches on the
FIR. Arnold Fox, lead.
ing off for Center Street servio.
rolled 1ss, $50 and 2o2. to finish
with sos. a new high three game
total Ed Callahan. on the Frank
FOX Tires team, turned in 2s5
N ms second game for a new
nign single game for the year.
hallon Motors, previouslv IN
beaten, lost three points TO PAT
1 Mixes, with Walt schroeeer
.runohng 542 for the winners
arm Maid Ice Cream won three
from Fuel OH Service and center
street Service split even with
Frank Fox Tires.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Buckaroos Head
For Great F alls

PORTLAND - The Portlan Id
Buckaroos ice hockey team was
enroute 10 Great Falls, Mont, to-
day for two preseason exhibition
games with the Spokane Clippers,
renamed Bombers.
Eleven members made the trip.
Dave Holliston. amateur right for
ward from Treherne. Manitoba,
Canada. was dropped from the
team and returned home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
u Lincoln
Players to
Wall Game
Lumsden Returns
To His Place on
South Side Eleven

Lincoln gridders vii take to me
road this weekend when they
travel 10 walla walls 10 do battle
with Armand Jeffs Blue Devils.
As far a. determining q possi-
bic winner. the seasons records
show little comparative means. In
preseason ckonings. both
eleYens were picked a. possible
contenders for the cross-state
league crown.
But fate or what have you,
stepped In 20 abesh the en-
perts and deal the Abe and
VAIL squads sefbaeks In
games that were expected TO
he set-ups.
The Sad Satans opened their
slate with a u to o thrashing at
the hands Of North Central OF
Spokane. followed by a loss TO
victory-hungry Stadium Tiger,
20 to 0.
Lincoln, after having a dismal
start by losing TO Stadium and
Everett, perked up In it's next
three games to register wins over
Bellarmine and Centralis and a
tie with Bremerton's Wildcats.
DROPPED BACK
They dropped back into their
mental lethargy last Friday 10
make two costly errors and allow
Yakima to spill them by a II 10
0 count
While the foregoing Illus
trates why both coaches,
schwarz of Lincoln, and Jeff
of Walls Walla, have had dour
looks O. late, not all was on
the dark side. The Blue Devils
f0rsook their melancholy
mood last weekend BY raising
the devil with Dayton High,
winning IL TO o.
And Eddie schwarz charges
while being on the short end Of
he score were on the long end as
ar a. the statistics were concern
ID In the Yakima fray.
Another bright spot on the Axe
nan horizon was the return to
action Of Don Lumsden. Lums-
lens return strengthens the Lynx
quarterback post and also i'm
proves the passing offensive.
Yesterday the Raiisplitters drill
I'd on tackling and blocking with
special emphasis placed on the
after. A light scrimmage was
ilso held with more of the same
Medicine on tap for today.
Coach schwarz will take n
players to Walla Walla, leaving
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
.cLemore Tells What
Detroit TIGERS Need

Hutchinson. for VIII m the
Tigers gave $4,000 and f1ve
players, ever will be q ball of
fire.
The only way the Tigers could
repeat would be for the Yankees
and the Indians to refuse to
improve themselves over the
winter. That is, TO stay just
as inept az they were this year.
The Yanks are cinch 10 refuse
to be considerate, and the In
dams. given a new manager to
fight with, probably will be
tougher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Tony 0livera
Beats Lindsay

SAN FRANCISCO-Tony Oil
veris, hard-hitting San Francisco
scrapper. won an uphill. ten
round decision over Ken Lindsay,
Vancouver, in a feature bout at
the coliseum bowl last night. Both
fighters weighed 11e.
Lindsay, fighting from a low.
shifting crouch. held an edge for
four rounds with furry Of quick.
hard jabs that kept Oliveria on
the defense. When he solved
Lindssy's style. oliveria gradually
gained the upper hand and built
up a winning margin in the final
rounds.
Lindsay suffered cut nose.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
By HENRY MLEMoRE

DETROIT-with the opening
OF the next baseball season only
a little more than five months
away I'm sorry to be so late
with this analysis OF Detroit's
chances OF successfully defend
ing it's American league cham
pionship in 1e41.
It's a simple analysis. too.
because boiled down to It's
essential oils II is nothing more
than this: the Tigers have just
about as much chance OF re-
peating az Hitler has of winning
the Nobel Peace prize.
All they lack In the way of
equipment Is three-fourfhs of an
infield, one-third OF m outfield.
and q pitching staff strong
enough to give Bobo Newsom
time enough off TO get q shave.
shine and haircut once a month.
No team ever won an Ameri-
can league championship with
az bad second base combina-
ton as the Tigers did this year.
All Bartell could do toward the
close of the season was 70
boiler. and Gehringer was too
tired and too full OF aches to do
even that.
Nevertheless. the Tigers COM
bination of 1871 figures to be
even worse, what with Croucher
replacing Bartell and Meyer
taking over Gehringer's old
stand.
Croucher has talent enough TO
be n whale Of a shortstop but he
IN scared to death Of . major
league uniform. Throw him
against minor leaguers In spring
exhibitions and he is sensa-
tional. But he gets buck fever
when working against major
leaguers.
AS for Meyer. he il a victim
Of the football he played In col
lege. He is muscle bound about
the shoulders and chest and
can't throw. The Detroit club
has engaged an osteopath to
work on Meyer each day until
he reports for spring training
in the hope OF loosening him up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Wit Wolks Indiun Plank

Oscar WITT expected, has walked the plank Of the i'll
fated Cleveland Indians baseball schooner
or 0s is just of Is that have their and
the 18th 18th and will continue to meet untimey
end unless there change in the attitude of the
bosses
Witt fired because dozen of the club members went
cybabying the big chiefs about the in which Witt
handled them.
among things that abused them and such
detrimental skins mind heart and temperamens
spread office floor while the mannery
little cried their bleeding hearts
The Cleveland bosses instead Of getting roughe with the
babies did not the fire TO fight their battle with WITT
II accepted gave
his walking
action during the Of the fight
little
playhngs the their
teacher would be punished
the that Wits contract will not
be renewed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30

with ELLIOTT METcAIF

ITP at Kapowsn high school there's tcp RsHned
- Ernie Cope big. genial 2o0-pounder with twinkle
In his eve and knowledge of football In his nexxin
This year Copes football knowledge Il paying off, but the
payo started three four when
Ernie Cope began his draft
nothing Kspo~stn for Tep Sarge Cope
football
Cope didn't realize what rockies
Pierce County them
solid undressing pound Don DAndrea and
redheaded 1spound Boyes
shorty heavier
than veadded physically take footballs os and
thumps
Byce eocy sprits itching fight
combat But how these two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Turf Officials Act

Too bad that crook dug his nefarios claus into the
California racing game
Yet the California state turf bosses shoW good inten-
fions bringing the to light and promising prOsec-
ton hen they dpprehend the individual crook behind the
deal that caused young jockeys TO pull up in
As long sports big bosses make public crooked
vaccinations and after those responsible Just that much
stronger 1ciH the public mind react IN their favor
Baseball had ITS bad year 1919 but the naoguls
made the achos filthy public property and punished
the offenders The game today stands high /. Hiding
such scandal is fatal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30

Midget Grid
Stars Tied
In Scoring

TWO Stadium and one BeIlsr-
mine PLAYER are tied for individual
scoring honors IN the city midget
race.
Pete Peterson. fullback and Bart
Wood. halfback are the Stadium
scorers while vanishing VIC
Aartinesu IL the Bellsrmine rep
resentative.
They have each crossed the goal
line twice for a total Of Il points.
Bob Angelina and Wally Ander-
son. Stadium ends. Don Hicks,
Stadium haifback and Moore.
Bellarmine end. have scored a
single touchdown. Bob Foster,
Bengal guard. has made two points
after touchdown 10 lead IN this
division.
Stadium and Bellarmine are
tied for first place Neither
team has been scored upon,
Stadium holding Lincoln
scoreless twice and Bellar-
mine holding them once. The
Tigers and the Lions have met
once, playing to n scoreless tie.
The Bengals have rolled up a
total Of - points IN three games,
Bellarmine a total Of is in two
games and Lincoln has yet 10
score q touchdown. Sixty-two
points have been scored against
the Abes IN three games.
The midget standings;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Iniramural Hoop
Play Nears End

Intramural basketball at Stadi-
UNI Is rounding into the home
stretch. Thirty OF the as scheduled
games have been played.
The Filches are leading the 10
team league with s victories and
no defeats. They are captsined by
Dick Fincham. The members of
the team are Bob Fincham, Chuck
Fame. Clarence Hunter. waichi
Hawai-. Harry Anderson, Tom
Schaffer, and Bob Corbin.
The standings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Tacoma Ski
Club Meets

Tacoma Ski club viii hold Its
first meeting Of the 1s40-41 sea-
son Wednesday night at 8 o'clock
In the Rose and Gold room Of
Hotel Winthrop. according to an
announcement by President Bob
Ysndenburg.
Officers will be elected and
plans for the approaching ski sea-
son discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
He'll Feel Right
AT Home Against
These Opponents

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Bill
Milliken, Michigan State sopho-
more quarterback who spends his
summer vacations mountain
climbing, will feel right at home
agsinst two of the Spartans' foes
this year-the Marquette Hill
toppers and the West Virginia
Mountaineers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Ah-ho-o-o-ol A Word War =.

Nothing like good old session Of back talk beceen tacO
rival coaches
Puts little pep in the situation
Meaning that bGrrage Of 1cords being exchanged be-
tUesn mentors Jim Phelan Of Washington and Stub Allison
OF California university
But the rockingham shift nil continue TO be used by
Allison has in the past unless official suddenly
decides against this bone OF contention between the rival
coaches :.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30

Today DAndea and Boyce the hands In Top Sarge
Copes pigskin rodeo grid circus that handed f1e
Trojans their first defeat since early in 1895 football
phanasy that has brought kapowsin It's FIRST football
championship.
But takes than two good boys to win football games
them thirtythres this year from an
school where 20 cent live
school transported in buses But Top
Sarge them
young" motto This three Of the backs
up DAndrss sophomores Dick Buck Bob
Marshall and only the starting eleven
DAndres there's Don Glenn guard
a Andonson
Pierce County grdders the draft that Top
going TO kapowsn well
defended the football front for time to come salute to
Top Sarge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
CRUSADE MEETING

The Crusade Basketball league
viii hold a meeting Wednesday
night at 8 O'Clock at the Knights
of Columbus hall, 9Th avenue and
Steele st.
John P. zeienak, jr, president.
asks all managers to attend as
well as those persons interested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
The War and Sports

SAN FRANCISCO between Greece and Italy
caught Coach Red Strader of ST. Marys college right
the today Gus Marefos father Fuback Andy
fos voted the outstanding player in the ST. Mary
game quoted having his foot demanded
that Andy play with Tony Compagno halfback
Andy is Greek and Tony is Italian.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Contact Lenses
For Center S Eyes
Helm Wolverines

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-New coii-
tact lenses, worn over the eyenall
by Bob Ingalls,. Michigan center,
NAV mean a big difference in the
Wolverines defense. Last season
he had difficulty spotting passes
thrown his way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
Spokane Hockey
Club "Bombers I"

SPOKANE, Wash. - spokane's
Pacific Coast Hockey league team
will be known as the "Bombers"
this year, Manager Denny Edge
announced today.
A majority OF fans chose the
name after Edge decided TO dis
card the name Clippers"
The Bombers will go into action
against the Portland Buckaroos
here next Sunday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
MAKE BIG IMPRESSION

DALLAs-There are three 200
pound backs on the Southern
Methodist freshman football team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30

II you're not using II. sell II with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main S151.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30
HAS Full SUPPORT

ORONO. Maine = Ed Barrows'
husky fullback whose father is
governor Of the state. is the star
of Names football team.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
House Votes Census
Funds After WraI,gle
Over Questions
s%
Short Says Hill Folk
/, Will Tell Enumerotors
To Mind Own Business

Americas No. ] "quiz contest
the 1910 ceFlsus-which carries jail
sentences for the wrong answers,
was something for the Senate to
think about today.
The House did I'D part to insure
success yesterday ~ voting $500, 900
for the project utter q wrangle
which covered Z ylriety Of subjects,
including the reaction Of Ozark
Mountain dwelkrs.to such questions
as the number ofspeople using the
family bathroom.
The f-million-dollar item ap-
peared in the first deficiency bill,
and the debate found the Repub-
licans assailing the decennial nose
count, which also will embrace hous-
ing statistics, as an "indelicate" and
illegal" inquisition, and the Demo-
Gratis, In defense, going back into
history to show that the questions
to be put now are in line with those
Of earlier years.
Representative Short, Republican,
Of Missouri said his Ozark Mountain
constituency would tell the census
takers that ut was none Of their
damned business!"
Woodrum Offers Data.
Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat, of Virginia offered data that
showed q better spirit Of co-opera-
ton by citizens who were canvassed
in a special 1907 census in the ad-
ministration of Theodore Roosevelt.
For instance, family No. g."
which was exhibit A." had beef
hash for breakfast and warmed-over
beef hash for supper. The daugh-
ter of the family had five dresses
valued at 1910 and four articles of
more intimate apparel that cost %
cents. The connection, II any, and
the interest in beef hash, etc., were
not explained by the Virginian.
On a somewhat higher plane Rep
resentative Miller, Republican, of
Connecticut objected to the ques-
ton which requires citizens to tell
their income.
Representative Taber, Republican,
Of New York, said that unless Con-
gress stops these inquisitorial prac-
tices the country Is in a bad way"
Seven other Republicans said that
no matter what Congress does, the
country is in a bad way.
Excuse for Attack"
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
Of Mississippi said the Republicans
were just using the census to make
an attack on the Roosevelt admin
istration-
The Democrats applauded these
sentiments vigorously.
When voting time came, the Re-
publicans lost, 142 to 124, q motion to
strike out the appropriation"
They had more luck for a moment
in writing into the bill q provision to
bar penalties for recalcitrant citi-
zens, but on a roll call were beaten
here also, 1876 to 139.
So, unless the measure Is softened
up later, it will cost 500 andfor 60
days for failure to answer questions,
and $500, or perhaps year, or both,
for false responses.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
A. F. L. Willing to Talk
Peace, Meony Says

Declaring experience has taught
us that unity is essential to tho
labor movement" George Meeny,
secretary-treasurer Of the American
Federation of Labor, said last night
that therefore we have always been
and are now ready and willing to sit
down and confer with those groups
which are separated from us in an
effort to reach reasonable, just and
honorable settlement of our differ.
ences."
Mr.. Meeny spoke over an N. B. q.
network. Earlier in the week Will
liam Green, president of the A. F. L.,
had expressed willingness to nego.
tiate a settlement with the c. I. O.
The speaker also said the Fedora
ton "has traditionally maintained
a non-partisan political policy" and
intended to follow that course this
year, supporting all candidates
friendly to labor and opposing those
who are not.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
Mercy Flyer Finds D. C..
Colder Than Alaska

Joe Crosson, the mercy flyer who
sped across the Arctic tundra at 20
degrees below zero to take medicine
to q stricken town, finds Washing
ton cold more penetrating than
much lower temperatures in Alaska.
While Mr.. Crosson waits to be
called before the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, he's nursing q cold that
he doesn't blame entirely on WASH
ington, but, between coughs, he
freely admits the dampness here
isn't doing it any good.
As Alaska manager of Pacific
Alaska Anyways, the flyer is in
Washington to testify at G. A. A.
hearings on q projected air route
from Seattle, WASH, to Juneau,
Alaska, which would give the North
Country direct contact by air with
the United States.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
Conviction for Lye
Assault Upheld

Conviction Of Carrie E. Tatum for
assault with q dangerous weapon
lyon Dorothy M. Ragland was
upheld yesterday by the United
States Court of Appeals.
Acting on an appeal from District
Court, the appellate tribunal said
'the question is whether the indict-
ment supports the conviction. We
think it does"
Upholding the contention of Gov
ernment counsel that lye could be
considered q weapon In the case,
the Court Of Appeals said: I'm this
very case 1t caused total temporary
blindness and severe burns"