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Evening star., 1940-01-08
Colleges Are Keeping
Pro Grid Loop Out
OF Los Angeles
Won't Permit Paid Clan
To Use Big Municipal
Stadium for Comes
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

If unconvinced before, Redskin
Chieftain George Marshall should
be today, that Los Angeles is not
yet ripe, as he claims, for a Ma
tional Football League franchise.
Although 5000 miles away at the
Marshalls' winter home at Malibu
Beach, Calf, we can see George
fuming today over the fact that
yesterdays big PRO bowl" game
between the champion Green Bay
Packers and an all-star league
team was postponed until next Sum-
day because Of threatening weather
and = sloppy gridiron.
Marshall is Of the opinion that
only an earthquake should postpone
any football game, and then only
II the grtdiron should be among the
surface victims.
Colleges Fear Pro Game.
But there's another and bigger
reason why L. A., a potential pro
football hotbed. would be a finan-
cial drag on the National League
under present conditions-a reason
revealed by the fact that the pro
bowl game, whenever played, will
have its patronage greatly re-
stricted.
Because this game, the ne plus
ultra Of all football with griddom's
greatest players and comparable to
baseball's al-star game, will be
available to less than one-fourth
who weekly see Southern Caifor-
MIA or U. c. L. A. play in the same
city. Why? Because of U. S. C.'s
and q. c. L. AS fear of the pros.
The stadium where the Trojans
and Uclans play their home games
Is owned by Los Angeles, but be-
cause both schools have threatened
to build their own stadium if pro-
fessional football ever is allowed in
the 90,000-capacity municipal bowl,
the play-for-pay sport is denied its
use. City authorities just won't
buck their two big colleges for pro
football.
No Spot for Paid Clan.
Consequently, the Los Angeles
Bulldogs Of the American Football
League and professional classics like
the pro bowl game are forced to use
little Gilmore Stadium, a typical
minor league park with a capacity
of 18,200. That's where the Red
skins played the Bulldogs in their
exhibition last September and
that's where the Packers and ALL
Stars will play their classic" next
week, barring rain.
So, until Los Angeles officials de-
eide to buck Southern Cal and U. c.
L. A., or call their bluff, it's going to
take lot Of talking to convince Ma
tional League owners that they can
make any money taking their teams
to Los Angeles for regular games.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Boxing Dodrum Because of Unfair Publicity NJ A. President Charges
From the
Press Box
Finnish Fight to Finish
Boes, Says GoIento
BY JOHN LARDNER,

Special correspondent OF Inc Stdr.
NEW YORK. Jan. (N.A.NA).
in the interest Of Finnish relief
dt ought to be Russian relief, for
the Firms still have the same
pitcher in there, while the Russians
have gone to the bull pen twice.
two mortal cauliflower enemies will
be given permission in march to
gouge each others eyes out.
These sworn foes are Anthony
Galento, the self-sustaining beer
keg from Orange, N. j., and Max
Baer, the fairest flower Of Liver.
more, Calf.
For more than year. Mr.. Galento
has been hollering, Get me that
Baer. He talks too much!" Mr..
Baer, whose savagery outside the
ring has made him widely feared
by people who have to catch train
and don't want to listen, resents Mr..
Galento as claim jumper, a copy
right-breaker, and an uncouth
peasant.
Its people like Galento," says
Max, who give this country q bad
name"
Evening star., 1940-01-08

would be about the same in his game
as 10-goal man in polo.
Ten-goal players are rare. They
are the perfect players. There have
been only a dozen or SO in American
polo history. Maybe you'll UNDER
stand just how tremendous Hitch
cock was, and is, II you consider that
he has won 10-goal rating in ID OF
the last 81 years.
Tommy revolutionized polo,
changing the offense from passing
to power. He brought the punch OF
a Dempsey or Ruth into the chuk-
ker game. It was a dozen years ago
that the Americans, playing a fine
Argentine quartet, found themselves
taking a sound shellacking. So
Hitchcock benched several aces OF
the passing game, substituted crew
of hard hitters, and said:
ITO hell with defense; slug that
apple"
They hit long. hard and often,
discarding the old short pass style,
and q new manner of polo was born.
It's q faster. rougher. more thrill
ing game now and the kingpin Of all
its aces still is Tommy Hitchcock.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Doncy Chevy Chase
Table Net Winner.

Norman Dancy, one Of Washing
tons most rapidly rising table tennis
players, had another achievement
to his credit today championship
Of one Of the Chevy Chase Ice
Palaces weekly tournaments.
A distinct underdog to Bill Pierce,
who had won the first series, Dancy
came from behind to whip Pierce
yesterday, 1-21, 21-13, 21-lo, and
eatn the second seEies atle.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Firms Will Heor Fiqht,
GoIento Insists.

1--WE watched Baer four five
times" says Mr.. Galento. "and every
time I leave the joint, I ask for
my money back. He can't fight! He
oughta be stitching doilies. Have
beer on the house while I try to
tell you what Baer will look like
after get through mussing him
up"
Mr.. Baer's feeling about Galento
is that Tony, aside from being a
fellow you would not want to be
seen with at a rat fight, has stolen
his stuff.
Hes robbed me-" says Max, In
part. Hes infringed my copy
right. For years I've been calling
people buns. Now Galento comes
along and calls everybody q bum
and claims he invented It. Is
nothing sacred?'
Baer and Galento should run up q
pretty good score for the Films, and
my only regret is that the Films
themselves can't see the fight. But
Mr.. Galento reassures me on this
point.
'They won't hafta see 1t. they'll
hear it," says Anthony. '"The first
time I hit Baer, they'll hear him in
China"
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Coast Conference Chief
PLAYED at Central

Edwin N. Atherton, recently ap-
pointed commissioner of athletics
Of the Pacific Coast Conference, Is =
former Central High School football
player who performed with and
against such former scholastic stars
as Hap Hardell, Dutch Acorn, Gene
Ochsenreiter and Jake Roberts.
Atherton played center on Gen.
trails 1913 and 1914 elevens, under
the late John Thomas, and starred
In the 1918 Central-Tech game, in
which prohibitively favored Tech
team eked out . 80 victory on
Roberta lAte 1leh goal.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Totals 20 4 A
Referee-Mr. Curley White.
Bows Club Swimmers
Face Touch Slate

Southeast Branch Of the Boys
Club Of Washington will open q
stid swimming schedule Friday
when 1t opposes Central High
School.
Included on the schedule are
Charlotte Hall, Northeast Branch,
Wilson High School, Tall Timbers
Boys Camp and Alexandria Boys
Club.
Later the team will defend its
title in the city-wide meet and
compete In the Junior A. A. q. and
Boys Club Of America meets.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Florida Coast Circuit
43d to Join Minors
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. c., Jan. 8.-Minor
league No. 43 has been added to the
ranks Of baseball, minor league
headquarters here announced, with
the qualification of the Florida East
Coast League.
The loop will operate as class D
circuit. Louis K. .MacReynolds Of
Miami is president. The clubs in
the league are Hollywood. Miami,
Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, West
Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, all in
Florida.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
The
SPORTLIGHT
CurdinuIs Prove Grit
In Flock Of Troubles
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.


LOS ANGELES. Jan. 8 NANA).
The advance dope on the National
League pennant race last spring
was that the Reds would win. Few
gave the Cardinals much Of q
chance. Frank Frisch did, I know.
Frank had managed the Cardinals
through some hard campaigns-had
won the pennant and the world
championship with them in 1894
and had seemed set for the next
fve years. Then, under run of
wretched luck, they cracked, as the
Dean brothers, Bill Delaney, Stu
Martin and others fell by the way
side.
The 1888 season was the windup
for Frisch in st. Louis. He could
have gone on there but he wouldn't
mot under the conditions out
lined to him. But he knew what
the Cardinals had when he left
them and he knew with just a little
more help. they could make a race
of it in 1899. He didn't actually
think they would win. He shared
the notion that the Reds would
finish on top. But, more than any
one else I met trekking over the
baseball trails last spring, Frank
gave the Cardinals chance.
They had an even better chance
than he thought. With break in
luck-and not too much of a break,
ut that-they might have won.
Evening star., 1940-01-08

Today a year ago-Ellsworth
Vines defeated Don Bulge, 26,
@6, 60, e3. 6-3, to square
pro tennis series at two victories
each.
Evening star., 1940-01-08

Three years ago-Connie Mack,
back from Oriental tour, denied
Babe Ruth was to be connected
with Athletes u 1883.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
CordinoI Showing at Finish
Proves Extent Of III Luck.

The old jinx that had pursued
the Cardinals since 1934+that had
beaten them out of pennants In
1885 and 1936-had caught up with
them again.
How hard the blows of fate were
that rained upon them-how effec-
tive they were and how big a part
they played in keeping them from
meeting the Yankees in the World
Series-was illustrated during the
closing weeks Of the season, when
they came rushing as the Reds fall
tered-and went right down to a
final series with the Reds before
they were beaten of.
Say that the Reds were a game
ball club in those closing weeks.
That's true-and. Bill McKechnie's
men deserved to win. But in cast
ing up the final account of the years
play. don't fail to note that the Car
dinals, q gallant ball club, too, SUI
fered badly from the breaks Of the
game.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Collision Of Mize and Brown
Is Worst Blow of All.

There were others, purely physi-
cal In the early days OF the race
Blades called on Lon Warneke fire.
quently-he felt he had to, In order
to win or save games when most of
his other pitchers weren't ready.
This wore Warneke down and he
slumped-and then, just as he was
coming out Of his slump, he came
down with influenza and was lost to
the club for weeks.
Pepper Martin made great come
back as the season got under way.
He was hitting again-and throw
ing and fielding and running-and
above all he was firing the Cardinals
all over again with his great COM
petitive spirit, his headlong, reckless,
hell-for-leather type Of play. And
then he was hurt.
The worst break came, though
when Johnny Mize and Jimmy
Brown collided under pop fly one
day in Brooklyn. They crashed with
terrific force. Mize, bigger and
heavier than Brown, came out of
the tangle with an injured shoulder
that, although he went right on
playing, hampered him in his swing
ing and reaching for widely
thrown ball at first base.
Brown was hurt much worse. He
was out of the game for long
STRICKLAND as he was the fellow
who held the Cardinal outf1eld to-
gether, it just about fell apart when
he was forced out.
And to top that off, Bill MCGEE,
one of the Cardinals more reliable
pitchers, became ill.,
Evening star., 1940-01-08

INVADING BASKET ACE-Athough only sophomore and
eooter at that Bill Chinuge credited with possessing
speed drive than the Bradley Tech
who oppose George Washngons Colona tonight at
High School gym Noinay forward Bill also capable
playing guard and with his stiffness cleverness in ball
handling accuracy passing and eusiveness he is decided
the tourists from the small school In Illinois
Evening star., 1940-01-08

Total 13 Is Al Totals 10 4 "a
rrst,period score-Heurich; 21.6 Sec
eree-Mr. einnott. Umpire-Mr. curley
White
Evening star., 1940-01-08

(FolloDing a recent series in
The Star on boring In Washing
ton, 1t. Col. HarDey l.. Miller,
president of the National Boring
Association, secretary of the Dis
trict Boring Commission, coach
OF the University OF Maryland
ring team and the most success
tul promoter. and matchmaker In
local history, tUas moved to ,Drtte
this piece as an adjunct to the
Serfes.)
Evening star., 1940-01-08
GoIento Is Given Boer
With 6 Coses Of Beer.

Mr. Baer neglects to mention what
the bad name is, but he probably
means 'the United States Of
America" which is what people
have been calling this country ever
since Galento opened his saloon.
Galento was yelling, Get me
Baer" the other day when word
reached, along with six cases Of
lager, that Herbert Hoover had
decided to give him Baer on
March %.
Mr.. Galento was nonplussed.
who is promoting this fight?"
he asked his manager, Joseph
(Yussel the Muscle) Jacobs.
Hoover" said Mr.. Jacobs.
HI" said Mr.. Galento, II
thought he was still Vice President.
But it doesn't make any difference
who makes the match, just so get
my crack at Baer. I will lay him
open like a rotten eggplant"
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Max Threotens to Punch
Hole in Tony's Head.

Apprised of this speech, Mr.. Baer
sneezed delicately into his magenta
handkerchief with the lemon border
and replied that he was ready.
There was a time" said Mr..
Baer, when I would not have soiled
my hands on Galento. regard him
as boor, clod, an oaf, a hind,
A pumpkin and goniff. But my
services are completely at the dis
posal of Finnish relief. and I must
admit that it will give me real
pleasure to punch a hole through
Galento's head. You may tell them
Max Baer will be there"
Joe Louis still is the best fighter
in the world, and the best to watch.
but I can't think of any single
match that promises finer enter
tainment than Baer- -Galento. These
two highly unscientif1c punchers-
one with the right, the other with
the left-should put on a show
worth seeing. between pauses for
breath.
Mr.. Galento's feeling about Baer
is that he talks too much, looks
too pretty, dresses too pretty and
obtains money under false pretenses
in the prize ring.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Medwick Cose Shows Blades
Con Stond on Own Feet.

Replacing Frisch as manager of
the Cardinals, Ray Blades made his
major league bow as a pilot. In a
sense, the major leagues provided a
familiar setting for him. since over
q span Of years he was a first-rate
outflelder with the Cardinals. But
during his six years in the minors
three in Columbus and three more
In Observation-Disclosures had been
wrought in the big show. The Car
dinals he knew had gone. There
were strange faces on the other
teams, too-strange hitters and
strange pitchers to combat.
He first had to prove himself with
his own ball players-prove to them
that he was standing on his own feet
and not merely fronting for Branch
Hickey. There were some who were
doubtful of him and resentful of his
authority.
One of these was Joe Medwick.
Ray and Joe Strengthened out their
difficulties after a while-a $25 fine
for Medwick's failure to retrieve a
ball hit into his territory and his
benching in the ninth inning of a
game when Blades wanted to have
his fullest defensive strength in the
lineup helped to curb Medwick.
But for time Medwick sulked-
and that didn't do the Cardinals any
good. That was one of the breaks
against them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
A Little Confidence Will Be Good
Insurance Against Divorce Statistics

enough to be really happy and glad
to see him.
There is just something about
dead-set earnestness that takes the
fun out Of any undertaking.
There's Still Another Catch
So instead of thinking constantly
of what she can do to improve her
marriage, how she can avoid all
the marriage pitfalls she hears about
and worrying for fear her husband
is comparing her with every pretty
girl he meets-she'Il be far happier
and more interesting if she lets
herself feel secure and safe. If she
is satisfied with the bargain there
is every chance he is too.
And there's another catch in the
determined to-make-a.marriage-per-
feet attitude. Even if a wife does
retain a husband, if she has worried
so about losing him that she has
never really felt secure, and has
worked SO hard at making her mar
riage successful it has been
much fun-isn't she losing the best
of marriage, yer though she man
ages to hang onto her husband?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
Movie Revues
CALL A MESSENGER" is
FEATURED AT THE ROYAL

Blazing their way r the
screen in a double-barreled barrage
of thrills and comedy, a pair IF Dead
End Kids and the Little Tough
Guys" came to the Royal Theatre
yesterday in the new Universal
film Call A Messenger.
For the two Dead End Kids, Billy
Halop and Huntz Hall, the picture
a definite stepping stone to
higher screen prestige. Running
them a close second, however, are
the lusty Little Tough Guys"
The story concerns itself with
the exeriences of a band Of alley
kids who are forced to take jobs
as messenger boys with a great
telegraph company to save n of
their number from going to reform
school on a burglary charge. How
they fall for the charms of the
pretty office manager, Anne Nagel,
and literally break their necks try
ing to show the girl what great
workers they are, gives the drama
a whimsical appeal. When the boys
risk their lives to capture a band
of gangsters led by Larry Crabbe.
the lads prove their regeneration
and confirm the confidence &C
corded them by Robert Armstrong.
who gave the youngsters a chance
to go straight.
The program also includes another
thrilling chapter of Dick Tracy's
G-Men," an Edgar Kennedy comedy
and the latest News events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
Parties Planned
Next Week At
Country Club
Luncheon And Tea Are Sched-
uled For The Member
ship And Guests

The Cape Fear Country club will
entertain next week at two parties
for the membership and invited
guests at the clubhouse in Country
Club Pines.
The weekly bridge luncheon will
be held on Tuesday morning at 11:30
o'clock with luncheon being served
at 100 O'Clock. Two prizes will be
awarded to tn ehighest scorers of the
games. Tables may be secured by
calling the clubhouse, 1924, before !
o'clock on Monday.
Friday afternoon, the informal
bridge tea will be given at $3.50
o'clock with light refreshments be-
ing served at $50 o'clock. Reserva-
tons may be made by calling the
clubhouse before 6 o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
MEETING OF TRUCK
GROWERS URGED
Committees Vote To Request
Schaub To Call Meet AS
Soon AS Possible

Members of the truck and mar.
keting committees of the New Han
over County Farmers club met in
the office of r. w. Galphin, county
agent, yesterday afternoon and
voted to write Dean l.. O. Schaub,
of the State College Extension serv-
ice, requesting him to call a meet
ing Of state truck growers as "soon
as possible"
The meeting, which would be held
at some central Eastern North Caro-
lima point, would be for the purpose
Of pushing a state truck program
through the current session Of con.
gress.
The committee suggested in its
letter to Dean Schaub that the meet
ing be held at New Bern. Repre-
fsentatives from each truck growing
section in the state would be invited
to attend the session.
Hill, who has been acting for some
time as district co.ordinator for this
state, represented North Carolina al
the meeting which included repre-
sentatives from Maryland, Virginia
West Virginia, and the District o.
Columbia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
Misses Campbell
And Carrabrant
Fete Bride-Elect
Miss Reba Myers Lyell, Popu-
lar Bride Elect Of This
Month C~omplimented

Miss Reba Myers Lyell, bride-elect
of January 25, was honored at a
lovely bridge luncheon on Wednes-
day when Miss Nancy Campbell and
Miss Betty Garrabrant were host
esses at the Haskell Rhett place on
Wrightsville Sound.
Guests were invited for II o'clock
and bridge was played at three ia
bles during the morning. Mrs. Ed
win J. Farrelly was awarded an at
tractive prize for high score and
Miss Jane LeGrand was presented
the low score prize. The hostesses
presented the honoree with crystal
in her pattern. Following the bridge
game a delicious luncheon was serv
ed.
Guests included Miss Reba Myers
Lyell, honoree, Miss Susan Cooper,
Mrs. Edwin ]. Farrelly, Miss Hilda
Cameron, Miss Jane LeGrand, Miss
Betsy Myers, Miss Mary Parsley
Williams, Miss Eugie Waters, Mrs.
William G. Robertson, Jr., Miss
Louise Washburn, Miss Carol Slo-
cum and Miss Lura Myers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
FLORA MACDONALD
WOMAN'S CLUB HAS
MONTHLY MEETING

RED SPRINGS, Jan. 19.-The
January meeting of the Flora Mac
donald college woman's club was
held on Tuesday evening, with
Misses Hazel Morrison, Princie Ma
phet, and Frances Conner as host
esses, at the home of Miss Morrison.
The president, DR.. Gaynelle Spivey,
presided.
The program consisted of two pa
pers, on Nazism by Mrs. Jane Col
son Glenn, and Totalitarianism, by
Mrs. Robert Chapman. These were
followed by a general discussion OF
the two subjects. Mrs. R. D. Nc
MILAN, ST., district president, was
a special guest of the club.
During the social hour which fol
lowed the program, the hostesses
served a sweet course with hot punch
to about rs members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
MEETING CONDUCTED
BY LELAND PIT. A.

LELAND, Jan .19.-Using as a
theme for the program can Appre.
citation Of Art" Miss Emma Loosen,
Of Wilmington, presented an illus
trated lecture OF. some of her paint
ings of North Carolina beauty
sports at a meeting of the Leland
Parent-Teacher association Monday
night.
Plans were discussed for the OBJ
servance Of Founders Day next
month and in interesting program
is being planned.
Various committees gave favor
able reports on work during the
present school year. The PIT. A.
has made it possible for a number
of children to have hot lunches,
stage furniture has been purchased,
new books added to the library and
shrubbery has been planted on the
school grounds, the reports stated.
Miss Testor, Of Acme, rendered a
solo. The meeting was called to
order with the singing of "Old
North State" after which Mr.. With
row conducted the devotional.
Mrs. j. B. Sudbury, of Whining
ton, will have charge of the next
study course, which meets January
%, at $3.50 p. M, in the school. All
members were urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
Reba Lyell,
Bride-Elect OF
Month, Honored
Miss Lura Myers Entertains
At Lovely Bridge Party
And Linen Shower

Honoring Miss Reba Myers Lyell,
whose wedding to William Edward
Todd will take place on Thursday
evening, January 25, Miss Lura
Myers entertained recently at a
bridge party at her home on
North 18th street. Guests were
presented attractive favors by the
hostess. Bridge was in play at
four tables during the evening fol-
lowed by a delicious salad course.
High scorer Of the bridge game was
Mrs. Edwin J. Farrelly and low
scorer was Miss Nancy Lynch. The
honAree was showered with many
loveN pieces Of linen.
Guests included Miss Nancy
Campbell, Miss Betty Garrabrant,
Miss Susan Cooper, Mrs. Edwin ].
Farrelly, Miss Betsy Myers, Mrs.
William G. Robertson, Jr., Miss
Mary Parsley Williams, Miss Louise
Washburn, Miss Nancy Lynch, Miss
Carol Slocum, Miss Emily Halves,
Miss Margaret Bellamy and Miss
Clarice Bailey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-20
Court Rules Canadian
Parliament Has Right
To Abolish Crown Pleas

OTTAWA, Jan. 19.-P-The su.
preme court of Canada, in a decis-
ion Of far-reaching Importance, rul-
ed today that the Canadian par1ia-
ment has authority to abolish APP
peals to the crown from the judg-
ment Of Canadian courts.
Exercises of this authority by par
Lament would establish the supreme
court as the court of last resort in
all civil and constitutional matters
arising in Canada, and would sever
the Dominion's last lesal bond of
submission to the mother country.
The decision, generally regarded
as one of the most important in re-
cent years, was concurred in by four
of the six high court judges.