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Evening star., 1940-02-16

M-G-M, where the second and most
important Of the two Edison fea-
lures, Edison, the Man." was to get
under way with Spencer Tracy in
the star role. Members Of the cast
paced stifiy about the stage. Di-
rector Clarence Brown rubbed his
hands together and tried to look
briskly nonchalant. It was pitiful
effort.
Brown had completed rehearsals
between Tracy, Lynne Overman and
Henry Travers, all experienced
actors, who work in the first scene.
The practice sessions had gone along
calmly enough. There were some
brand-new lines to be learned and
that may have helped chase away
those f1rst-scene blues-for the
moment, at least. Brown and one
OF his writer's had spent the day
before rewriting and revamping
that opening sequence. The director
had concluded the start-of didn' t
smack too much of sincerity, be-
cause, as originally written, it had
Overman Gan old telegrapher friend
OF the inventory picking up and
leaving as soon as Tracy (Edison)
arrives in New York after q year or
so Of separation.
So, the scene had been overhauled
to show Overman feeling sorry about
leaving, but having to do so because
Travers, playing his uncle, insists
he can't stay on unless he agrees to
help with the janitor work in the
building.
It was a basement setting, with
old jars Of wet batteries everywhere
about to furnish electric current for
q gold indicator 0orerunner Of the
stock ticker), which functions up
stairs. Since this section of the
story takes place in 1859. the light
ing was by gas jets. Edison himself
did not discover the electric light
until 10 years later.
Rehearsals finished, Brown Joined
Cameraman Hal Rosson in arrang-
ing the light setup. The three
actors, free for a few more seconds,
paced separate routes. Tracy's lips
were moving silently and his hands
clenched and unclenched. Ordi-
narily, the academy champion likes
to sit down and rest or lie in his
dressing room between scenes. But
this was no ordinary day.
The dour features of Overman
were emphasized by the nervous
strain that racked him. He num-
bled aloud. Travers twisted his
watch chain as he walked the 'last
mile" It broke and the links scat
tered over the floor. Travers
kicked viciously at the remains.
Finally the scene was ready. They
couldn't do anything now but shoot
away at it. Places were taken on
chalked floor marks. Action" said
Mr.. Brown in a small voice that
almost broke.
Edison Tracy walked the length
Of the basement room with Janitor
Travers. This Is my first time in
New York" Tracy said. Travers
said, Your friend ~ right back
here" Then Tracy met Telegrapher
Overman and they greeted each 9TH
er with shouts and back k-slapping
Brown called "cut." His voice was
much stronger, almost vibrant.
Immediately 1t was like another
world. Routine calm settled over
the stage. First punch" in the fight
had been struck. first put-out in the
opening game Of the World Series
had been made, tl1esice broken and
the dive made into cold water. An
other new picture had started-and
no matter how tough are the subse-
quent scenes they'll be duck soup
by comparison to that first simple
shot.
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Evening star., 1940-02-16
Rather Act Than Eat

John Garfield gave up his lunch
hour three days running so Margot
Stevenson could have the first audi
ton Of its kinda screen test for q
role in Broadway stage play.
Garfield and Miss Stevenson did
an excerpt from the Forthcoming
play, Young Man With q Horn u
during lunch hours because Garfield
is playing in Saturdays Children
and Miss Stevenson is busy in
Three Cheers for the Irish"
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Sabu Next to Star
In jungle Bow

His work In Alexander Korda's
colorful British production Thief Of
Bagdad" completed, Sabu, the In
dian elephant boy, whose screen
roles have been as spectacular as
his rise to film stardom has been
rapid, will be starred in Rudyard
Kipling's Jungle Boy"
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Into the First Scene
Is Hard on the Nerves
Tension Is High, for Instance, When
Spencer Tracy and Others Start
Edison, the Man
HOLLYWOOD.

Taking that first dive into cold water thing Starting
picture isn't another thngs
stage watching troupe players before the
Aim you'll atmosphere superchagd something
to stage fright
All the tension Of the hang
Evening star., 1940-02-16
Girls and Boys Shoes
at SpecioI Low Prices

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Evening star., 1940-12-11
Puerto Rican Regatta
Off, Due 10 Defense
Preparations

National defense preparations on
the island, coupled with the re-
cent death of two of Puerto Rico's
prominent yachtsmen in a plane
crash, have caused cancellation of
the usual midwinter regatta of
comet class sloops in San Juan, an
official of the Comet Glass Yacht
Racing Association revealed here
yesterday.
The regatta, which has attracted
numerous entries from the United
States, was scheduled to be held
early in September. It would have
been the third annual affair of its
kind.
Sailing facilities in San Juan Bay
have become increasingly difficult,
with large numbers of naval YES
sells basing there and a large num-
ber of Puerto Rican yachtsmen en-
tering the armed services, it was
pointed out.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
feinting ond Timing
Foctors in System

Feinting and timing are tremen-
dously important. The quarterback,
a specialist, handles the ball with
a change of pace. The other backs
feint. The linemen execute their
man-for-man assignments, and be-
cause the play starts so quickly, from
such close formation, and because
the ball carrier has his running
momentum before he gets the ball,
the enemy knows the hole is there.
Naturally, the short formation
play is not so good around the ends
but anywhere between the ends
It is lacerating. To open the enemy
up, Halas and ShaughneSSy throw
out fankers. who. if they do not
lure the defenders with them,
promptly catch passes.
The stronger your runners are the
better those driving line plays will
eo-and critics have wondered
whether a mere college team could
execute them successfully. Stanford
is beginning to answer that ques-
ton.
OF course, T football has been
stopped before At one time it prac-
tically vanished from the earth, and
Biff Jones may wipe it out of the
Rose Bowl. But that will take some
doing, when the man at the wheel
Of the model T is a thinker and a
drillmaster second to none in foot
ball.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
IntersectionoI Gloss
Packs Dixie Bowls

Texas A. and M, still trifle bitter
over her lone Texas defeat, may have
too much power for Fordham. There
is no doubling the fact that Texas
A. and M has one of the best lines
and one of the finest backfields in
football today-on a par with any
body-and an even bet against Min
nesota or any one else.
So all three Southern bowls were
lucky enough to pick up intersec-
tional games loaded with class.
There will be just as much class in
the meeting of Stanford and Ne
braska, but there will be deep drop
in the way of intersectional argu-
ment. Here again you will have two
fine backflelds thrown together. but
there will be neither North-South
nor an East-West argument.
The East and the South may not
be any too hot on their United States
geography. but most of their football
followers rate this as a far Western
show. At least I haven't been able
to start any arguments on the sub
ject by mail, wire or conversation,
whereas the other three bowl games
are chuck full of you wait and see"
Evening star., 1940-12-11

After testing the 1904 basket
ball machine against Washington
and Lee at Lexington on Saturday,
Coach Bill Reinhart will bring his
Colonial cagers back to Washington
next week for a four-game program,
heaviest weekly schedule faced by
local collegiate outfit this season.
Two added starters are on the list,
Davidson coming for game Mon
day night and Duke Saturday, both
at Tech. The other games are Ok
lahoma Aggies Wednesday at River
side and Clemson Friday at Tech.
The touring Aggies offer the high
light of the weeks competition and
it will take every point the Colonials
can beg, borrow or steal to beat
them, but right now Coach Reinhart
is looking no further than Satur-
days encounter with the Generals.
Generals Tough at Home.
Last year George Washington had
little trouble downing visiting
Washington and Lee outfit, but the
Generals notably are tough on their
own floor They won II and lost
only games last year, taking the
Virginia Big Six championship.
This years team, under Coach Har-
old Cunningham. former Ohio State
star, may be better if Howard Dob
bins, captain and center, who is
nursing football knee, is able to
play. A special brace has been con-
structed for the 6-foot-5-inch tosser.
The Colonials have been coming
along slowly, but appear more ad-
vanced than they did at this time
last season. One of the surprises,
and pleasant one, to Coach Bill
Reinhart is the noted improvement
of Charles Jones, a 6-foot-3 junior
He was on the team as a substitute
last year, but was somewhat awk-
ward and slow. This year has seen
big change. He's heavier and
smoother and stands good chance
of making the starting five. He
may beat out Eddy Remendola, a
senior, who also was a substitute
last year.
Hoyas and Eagles Clash.
Georgetown and American U. will
take the college cage spotlight to-
morrow with game which, al
though Georgetown's home contest,
will be played on the A. U. floor.
1t will be the seasons third en-
| counter for the Hoyas, but the first
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Pag|iaro Shows Fans
Here Why He's King
OF Table Tennis
Tokes Two Matches, One
Of Them From Schiff,
Former Champion

Convincing proof of why he is the
country's leading table tennis player
was given several hundred local pad
die enthusiasts last night by Lou
Pagliaro, the national champion, at
Heurich gym.
Against Sol Schiff. the former
champ who is expected to give him
the most trouble in the 1941 nation
ais, Pagliaro took two outsof three
games. 21-12, 19-21. 21-19. De-
spite Schif1's screaming drives. Pag-
gy remained cooler in long volleys,
to outlast his leading contender.
Pagliaro also defeated Bernie
Grimes, the New England champion,
21-19, 21-18, while Schi1 whipped
Doug Garland OF. North Carolina
22-2o, ALA. Pagliaro and Grimes
then teamed to whip Garland and
Schiff, 2l-19. 21-18.
In a mixed preliminary between
local players. Bobby Bensinger JUS
titled the reputation of the stronger
sex by defeating Carolyn Wilson, IA
year-old District women's champion
22-20, 21-16.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Wives Of Yachfsmen
To Beautify Home
OF Capital Club
Voted Coin for Purpose;
Wilcox Named Coptoin
Of Snipe Sailors

Yachtsmen's wives banded together
last night and laid down the law
Capital Yacht Club will be beautified
even II 1t breaks the treasury.
A group Of six wives, meeting at
the same time as the clubs monthly
gathering, asked the Board of Di-
rectors for 5000 and got 1t, to i'm
prove the interior Of the yacht club
in keeping with the new marina now
In commission outside the club.
It was the first time within the
memory Of the oldest member that
women had meet under the same
roof as male members holding their
regular meeting.
Improvements will include dra-
peries, venetian blinds, fresh paint
on furniture and walls, gay pillows
and other trimmings showing the
feminine touch. Omcials Of the club
explained the plan met with their
approval now that construction work
and the resultant dirt and SCOT had
come to an end on the new docks.
Those who had q hand in last
nights history making session were
Mrs. Daniel H. Fowler, Mrs. r. Clyde
Cruit, Mrs. H. H. Jacobs, Mrs
Charles Trammell, jr.; Mrs. Malcolm
Lamborne, jr., and Mrs. Arthur
Carnduff.
While the women were making
plans for the clubs new deal in in
terror decorating, club members ap-
proved the appointment of j. b.
Sellers as chairman Of a Nominating
Committee to submit q slate Of
officers at the January meeting.
The group voted to hold its tradi-
tional New Years open house on
January ! from to 6 pm.
Snipe class sailors Of the local feet
earlier held their annual elections
and selected George Wilcox as heet
captain and william Bender @ deet
secretary.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
G. w. Five to Be Well Tested
Before Close of Next Week;
Other CoIIegions Active

for the EAgle& They have had
three weeks Of intensive practice
and are anxious to got started. Their
hope for victory rests largely on
Capt. Hugo Schulze, leading scorer
for the past three years, and Carl
Byham, rugged pivot man, especially
adept at making difficult shots.
Cassell still is undecided about
his starting five, but 1t certainly
will include those two. The other
three will be selected In today's
final practice from among Gus Fitz-
zell, a tall rookie, and veterans
Bruce Etchison, Bart Reese and
Archie Norford. Behind these play
ers Cassell will have several good
reserves, something he lacked last
year.
Last year Georgetown defeated
American U. twice, and both times
the Hoyas were behind ct the half
1t was last-period stamia and SUBJ
stitutions which the Eagles were
unable to match that won for
Georgetown.
Jim Hollis and Gil White, both
experienced members of last years
team, head the A. U. reserve list,
and another promising tosser is Bill
Blaine.
Terps Have Home Quint.
Maryland also opens its season
in big league style, strong South
ern Conference foe, Richmond u,
visiting College Park Saturday. Two
other games are on the card before
Christmas. both in Baltimore
against Johns Hopkins and Glenn
son on December II and 10, respec-
lively.
The tentative starting Terrapin
lineup, as picked by Coach Burt
Shipley, Is a real "all-State" team
all players being products Of Old
Line high schools. Gene Ochsen.
reiter and Art woodward, the only
letter-men, who will be forwards, are
products of Richard Montgomery
High at Rockville: Irving Gordy
center. is from Cambridge. and Bob
Fetters and Jim Wharton. guards
came up from Baltimore Poly and
Forest Park, respectively.
Joe Baumann from Rainier, Leih
Mcdonald from Sparks and Dick
McHale Of Washington's Central
High are the leading reserves.
Cards Have Problems.
Catholic University, readying for
its opener on Sunday against an
alumni quint, is examining several
sophomores with the hopes of find
ing good varsity material.
Few veterans have returned and
Coach Fod Cotton hopes to find q
starter from among Jimmy Mulvi-
hill, Brendon Stynes and Bob Keli-
her, all outstanding members of last
years freshman outfit.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Draft Gives Redskins Needed
Talent, but Bears Get Cream;
Six Hoyo Gridmen Sought

gotiate with seven backs. a guard
and center.
Apparently, then, it has been
realized that guys like Charlie
Malone, Wayne Millner and Jim
Barber can't go on forever, and that
the sooner young talent is brought
up to replace them, the better i.
will be- There's little doubt that
their advantage in age made Bob
Masterson and Bob McChesney the
Redskins best ends during the 1910
season, while Bill Wilkin and Bo
Russell seem to be counted upon
mostly for the future.
After Evashevski, their first choice,
tackles and ends constituted the
Redskins next four picks in the
draft Happily. the tackles are of
pro proportions, Alabamas Fred
Davis weighing 246 and Oregon's
Jimmy Stuart, 225. The first ends
chosen were Tennessee's Ed Offers
and Southern California's S Al Kruger.
Other ends picked further down
the list were Bill Grimmett of Tulsa;
Joe Aguirre, a fleld-goal kicking
flankman from ST. Mary's Of Cali
fornia who once played at Catholic
University: Joe Osmanski, like his
brother Bill, from Holy Cross, and
Ed Hiestand of Vanderbilt. Addi-
/ tional Redskin tackle draftees are
Roy Conn of Arizona. Tommy Riggs
/ of Illinois and Fullilove Of George
! town.
Matuza Goes to Bears.
The Hoyas, incidentally, had five
other of their Orange Bowl-bound
SQUAD chosen by other league teams.
All-District center AL Matuza got the
biggest break when he was selected
by the Bears. but Jules Koshlap
went to the Brooklyn Dodgers, all
America Augie Lilo to the Detroit
Lions, Joe McFadden to the Phila-
delphia, Eagles and Jim Castiglia to
| the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Redskins only obvious disap-
pointment was their failure to get
Tony Canadeo of Flaherty's alma
mater, Gonzaga University Of Spo-
kane. The Skins had kept their
eyes on Canadeo for the past three
years and he had been informed
everything was set. but the Packers
got to him before the Redskins could.
Washington uncovered one sur
prise, however, when it turned over
to League President Carl Storck the
signed contract of Tackle Jim
Bryant, another erstwhile Gonzaga
star who weighs 256 pounds. Bryant
would have been brought East with
the Skins last year Che graduated
last June, but he had a job, had
Just been married and couldn't take
the chance of risking his financial
surety at the time.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Tennessee Much Better
Thon 1899 Team

This 1910 Tennessee team un-
doubtedly is well above the 1889 out
fit that began slipping after the
Alabama game through injuries and
hit low tide for the same reason
against Southern California. It will
take the best football team in the
country to beat Tennessee on this
next stand. with its fine line. its fast
backs and its able coaching.
Boston College may be that good.
Five of the Eagles were picked on
various all-America roundups. a
terrific average. Here is game that
should be packed with action. grant,
ing the aggressive stoutness of each
defense.
The same is true of the George
town. Mississippi State meeting at
Miami near the fragrant odor of
orange blossoms. In addition to a
big line, Georgetown at least has
five fast, capable backs. Jack
Hagerty's squad certainly deserved
a bowl selection as one Of the best
teams of the year. with one Of the
greatest three-year records. And yet
against johnson, Elrod and others,
Georgetown will need her best foot
ball to win.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
BY BILL DIsMER, Jr.

And now for the signing of what
are tabled the best college football
seniors OF 1910 by the 10 teams
which picked them in the National
League draft here yesterday.
II every club could persuade every
one Of the 20 men it selected to
play pro football everything would
be fine and dandy. For, theoretically,
each coach or owner selected only
what was deemed needed and
should be set for a big year.
But that's what always had puZ-
zled followers of the play-for-pay
game. In four cases out of five
no effort to contact draft possibili-
ties ever is made by the clubs in
terested before the draft and, for
the most part, 1t seldom is definitely
known whether a drafted player will
accept a contract. If he doesn't
then the club that has picked him
has wasted its turn in the draft on
the ground it drew his name.
Believes He'll Get Harmon.
Tommy Harmon, for instance, has
stated consistently that he will not
play professional football. yet the
World Champion Bears utilized the
deal they had made with the Phila-
delphia Eagles to make him their
No. pick. However, according to
Owner-Coach George Hales, Har-
mon is pretty good bet to be in
the Bear lineup next fall. Red
Grange, Halas' old assistant, has
told the owner of the new cham
pions that Harmon can be persuaded
to change his mind.
Opinion is almost unanimous that
the Bears, the club that least needs
new players. got the cream of the
crop in the draft. They not only got
Harmon in the deal with Philadel-
phia which materialized when they
sent Guard Dick Bassi and End Les
Mcdonald to the Eagles last year
for rookie who never reported, but
also claimed Norman Standlee, STAN
ford's triple -threater. on Pitts
burgh's first crack at the draft
Then. when their own turn came
around. the Bears got Don Scott OF
Ohio State, another big boy who
can do well all three things expected
of an all-around back.
With all the holdovers they will
have from this years championship
squad (only three of the Bears are
more than 81 years old) some wag
remarked that the hardest game the
Halas crew will have next year Is
when its first team meets its sec.
ond. 1t is possible, of course, that
some of this new talent will be dis.
tributed around the league wher
room can't be found for it on the
Bear pay roll. After all, they
can't keep more than 80 players
And those who fail to make the
Bears probably would do all right
with any other club.
Get Lone Name" Player.
AS for the Redskins. they came
up with only one big name" star
Forest Evashevski, Harmons blocker
at Michigan, but apparently they
got just what they went after. Five
tackles, including Earl Fullilove o.
Georgetown, and six ends COM
prised the major prizes to fall int
Coach Ray Flaherty's lap. although
he also has the right today to ne
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Letters Are Awarded
At Wilson Hiqh

Seventeen football players at
Woodrow Wilson High School have
been awarded letters. They are:
Charles Hardison, Joe Tanney,
Thomas Riley, ]. Stout. Fred Lesser,
Jack Powers, Clifford Hack, James
Crane, John Mudd, Charles Voigt,
Harold Hickson, Richard George,
George Moffett, Charles Saline, Will
liam Hollenbeck, John Kesheshian,
William Simpich and Orr Louden,
manager.
Evening star., 1940-12-11
Varsity Aces Drafted by Pros

Purdue. back: Paul Hiemenz. Northwest
ern. center: Mike Enich. Iowa. tackle: Ed
g. Mscys fseEls bseb iebn De- LINEN
and M; tackle: Bob saEsau. Notre Dame.
PACK: Helge Pukems, Minnesota. guard;
baush, Ohio State. back; Joe Bailey. Ken
lucky. center. and Bruno Malinowski, Holy
Cross. back.
NEW YORK GIANTS.
George Franck. Minnesota back: Frank
Resan, Pennsylvania. back; Len Eshmont,
center: Don vosberg, Marquette. end: Leon
ard Younce, Oregon State, guard; Ben
sohn: Southern California: guard: wal
Ser Mstuzezak Cornell back Bob Peoples
st. Marys, back: Cashmere Borvarney, De-
troit guard: Arnold Moore, Mississippi
State. end: John Black, Arizona, back;
Bayor acEie 9ave Hlierdee
ton; back: Chuck Peters, Penn State, back:
DUNCAN. Arizona, tackle, and Ted Fisher,
Carnegie, end.
BROOKLYN DODGERS.
Deap McAdams. washington, back: Leo
esasef EdGe naik ns Ras s sad Penn
son. Texas. center: Henry Toczwlowski.
State. back: Bernard weiner Kansas State
tackle: Harvey johnson, Mississippi State,
back: George Kinard, Mississippi Euard;
Hugh Cheatham, Auburn, back: Mike Ju-
rich, Denver. tackle: Warren Alison. Ne
back: Lonnie Mccurry, Texas Tech. guard:
.. A. Parker. Hardin-Simmons. end: Joe
Unzerer. Fordham. tackle: Jules Koshlap
GEORGETOWN, back; Ken Whitlow, Rice.
center.
CHICAGO BEARS.
Tommy Harmon. Michigan, back Nor.
man Standless. Stanford. back; Don Scott
Ohio State; ouartsrback; Hugh Gallarneau
College, back; Tom OBoyle Tulane, guard
John Fedoravich. Davis-Elkins. tackle
Fred Hartman. Rice. tackle; Dave Rankin
Purdue, end: Al Matuza.- Georgetown Uni.
guard: James Lalanne. North Carolina
back James Hardin. Kentucky. end: Robert
| Morrow, Illinois wesleyan back; Jim John.
son. Santa Clara, back: John Martin. Okla
homa. back; Jack Mulkey. Fresno State
william Glenn. East Illinois teachers. back
| and Ollie Hahenstein. Northwestern. back
WASHINGTON REDSKINS.
Forest Evashevski. Michigan: back: Fret
61S s:fs efs1s safsas @
Al Kruger. Southern California, end
Henry Wilder Iowa State. back: Bill Grim.
NETT. Tulsa. end: Ed Hickerson. Alabama
an Eaasa Jse Southern Asg1re cso4ns ST M bsef a 1s
Conn. Arizona tackle; Edward Tornell. Sar
Jose State. fullback; Morris buckingham
San Jose State. center; Ken Dow. Oregor
State, back: Stanley McRae. Michigan
EIsTi I Fu!IiloSs; aeoTseteVn University
tackle; Ed Hiestand. Vanderbilt. end
Thomas Riggs. Illinois. tackle. and Elmel
Gentry, Tulsa. back.