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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
FORT BRAGG WINS

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
BY FRANK B.

RALEIGH, Nov. 24.-tR- Some
purely personal nominations and
u%nfading memories If the 1910 Big
Five football season, which in just
six days will be history:
Most improved player-hand-
some Dick Watts, N. C. State back
who was all thumbs last season,
but who became the No. l ma
gician of the Wolfpack's tricky at
tack.
Most disappointing player John
Polanski, Wake Forest back who
is still a pretty fair country foot
ball player, but who failed to live
up to his billing as an All-America
prospect-or to that nickname of
Joltin' John. Better luck next year,
John.
Most promising sophomore
Take your choice between wv O
Wake Forest kids, Pat Preston,
tackle, or j. V. Pruitt, back.
(Pruitt is a junior in his studies,
but ranks as a football soph.)
Biggest workhorse-Take a bow,
True-Toe Tony Ruffa. The D u k e
tackle is a power in the line, and
his placekicks seldom miss.
Unsung hero-Bob Cathey, State
back.
Biggest hero-It's a tie between
Sweet Jim Lalanne and Joe Aus
tin, both of Carolina. Jim threw
it and Joe caught it, and Carolina
upset the favored Dukes.
Biggest villain-If you're a Duke
fan, it's a tie between the two
gentlemen just mentioned.
The play of the year-That bust
ness which started in States end
zone in the State-C Carolina game.
State was on its vineyard line:
the score was 1877 in Cardinals
favor. Dick Watts, in punt forma-
ton, looked carefully to make sure
ne wasn't too near the back line
OF the end zone. Even a grand.
stand quarterback serving his an
premiership knew that States only
prayer was to punt. The ball was
snapped. It didn't go to Watts
Dick suddenly started running
wide to the left. Pat Fehley, State
fullback, had the ball. He whirled
and ran back deeper into the end
zone; then passed to Watts, out
in the flat. Watts ran to the 35,
where he was tackled, but that
didn't end the play. Watts lateraled
back to Fehley. Dick East threw
a beautiful block, and Fehley was
away. But then came.
The best grab of the year-Sweet
Jim Lalanne came from nowhere
and pulled Fehley down from be-
hlnd on Cardinals ID. If it hadn't
been for Lalanne, State almost GER
talnly would have tied, and might
haev won the game.
Next best grab-Paul SEVERN
gets the orchids for nabbing Steve
Lach in the Carolina-Duke game.
He pulled Lach down on Cardinals
II, after a 56-yard run which start
ed from a reverse. That probably
was the difference between defeat
and victory for the Tar Heels.
Upset No. 1-Richmond's 14-13
defeat of Carolina. That, in our
opinion, was more upsetting than
Wake Forests one-sided victory
over Carolina; Cardinals victory
over Duke; Wake Forests being
swamped by Clemson; and Dukes
one-sided win over Georgia Tech.
The hard luck kid That P a t
Fehley, who was bothered most of
the season with injuries, and who
came within a cats whisker of
defeating Carolina with 1.-The play
of the, y>~-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
PACKERS WIN

DETROIT. Nov. "a. - ~
Green Bay Packers today EoIIeI
their biggest score since enie
the National professional Foo
league in 1919 in swamping
Detroit Lions so to 7. The tflu
kept alive Green Bays hopes
overtaking the Chicago Bears
the fight for the western dy-
title now held by the Packers
was the worst defeat in the
tory of the Detroit club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
WINS BOWLING TITLE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-F-
wayne Hokie) Smith, Washing
Ton, rolled a Is game total of g.
VIZ to win the Dixie Sweepstakes
sowing tournament last night.
Tony Santini, Washington, who
o the title last year finished
IN 18th place with a total of L.
946.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
BEARS BEAT RAMS

thicAGo, Nov. 24.-R-Rolline
out thelr finest offense of the sea-
son. the Chicago Bears overwheln.
Gu ehe Cleveland Rams today, AZ
u TO- In a National Professional
Football league game before 20.
,717 spectators
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25

A Special Niche
In comparing the way they have
PLAYED against other teams this fall
It seems that some special niche
should belong to the Cats and the
Cadets.
To begin with-Washington and
Lee beat Richmond, who beat Caro-
lima, who beat Duke. The SeWanee
Tigers beat Washington and Lee
and Citadel beat Sewanee. So if you
want to take that circuitous route to
reach a conclusion it would seem
that Citadel is better than Duke or
Carolina.
The same applies to Davidson
which romped over Sewanee q to Il.
But taking the Tigers as a means
of getting at the strength of the two
teams, it would seem that they are
eactly even. The Wildcats beat the
Tigers by six points, Citadel zeal the
Tigers by six points-13 to land
there you have it.
However, this business of compar-
ing scores is not necessary to snow
that Davidson and Citadel will put
up a close scrap when they face each
other on the football field. Anybody
who has ever seen EN- play knows
it and Saturday will bring to light
another contest that will have every
thing in the line of pigskinnery.
Weekend Results
The past weekend furnished only
a few upsets on the gridiron, the
principal ones being PENIS triumph
over Cornell and the Florida Gators
keeping up the good work they start
ed a few weeks ago by beating
Georgia Tech.
In our weekly forecasts we tried
on the 40 top games of the week end
came out with the following results:
81 right, Z wrong for a percentage
of 1926.
Singularly enough in the weekend
results there wasn't a tie. Which
reminds us that there have been
fewer football ties this fall than IN
many years.
Odds And Ends
The 1910 football season comes to
the end of the trail in North Caro-
lima Saturday N. c. State and
North Carolina have already closed
their seasons -. Wake Forest meets
South Carolina in Charlotte Thurs
day and Duke and Pitt tangle at
Durham Saturday . The Citadel
will open it's basketball season
against the Gamecocks on January
4 in Columbia . The Bulldogs will
play is games this winter 80. Wiley
Sholar, of Greensboro, who is presi-
dent Of the Southern Football as
ISOLATION, plans to go down to South
port a short while before the David
son-Citadel game here, which he will
referee . The State college Wolf
pack set a record for scoring in 3
their games this year 49,. The 1917
State team scored in every game
except the last 90. Glad to note that
Paul SEVERN, Carolina end, was
named on the NEA All-America
team for this year. . Jim Lalanne
was named on the third All-America
-. Tony Ruffa, of Duke, made the
second string.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
DRILLS FOR TILT
HERE OPEN TODAY
Davidson Expected To Be In
Top Shape; Sellout Crowd
Foreseen For Contest

The football teams Of Davidson
and The Citadel will return to the
practice field today in preparation
for their Southern conference bat
tie in Legion stadium here Satur-
day afternoon.
Word received from the Wild
cats camp last night were that all
members of the squad are in good
shape and the game will find the
team almost at full strength.
In recent encounters the Wild
cats have shown a lot of power.
Nevertheless, Coach Gene McEver
told the players last week not to
take the Light Brigade too lightly
and that they would run into a lot
of trouble.
Davidson players have been idle
for the past three days and were
not booked for a game this past
weekend.
Citadel came out of their 1877
triumph over the Sewanee Tigers
with only minor injuries and Coach
Bo Rowland will start tomorrow 10
pointing all his drills to the David
son game in Wilmington.
Defense against Davidson's
highly regarded passing attack
will be stressed and the Cadets
will give their own offensive ma
chine a good going over in the five
days allotted to training for the
game.
Both teams will be seeking their
initial loop victory Saturday.
So far this season the two teams
have played on more or less a par.
Davidson conquered Sewanee with
a garrison finish 27-21. In the game
with Sewanee Saturday Marty
Gold, sophomore from Palm
Beach, Fla, was he spearhead of
a passing and running attack that
had the Tigers fooled. Hank Sos
ter and Joe Bolduc were other i'm
portant cogs in the offensive
thrusts.
NASoAA"AiAAS, p1o1AS w WS1COllle d
sellout crowd of 5000 or more
here Saturday are under way. H.
H. Jeter, chairman of the football
committee, said last night that the
ticket office at 125 Princess street
will be kept open during the day
and until 10 o'clock at night so
that grid fans may purchase their
tickets now.
A colorful program that will find
the Davidson college band along
with the New Hanover, Columbus
county and Washington, N. c.
bands taking part.
The Davidson band and men,
bers of the student body are sched-
uled to arrive in Wilmington Fri
day afternoon and night, with the
weekend of festivities to begin
with a band concert that night on
the steps of the postofhce. The
program at Legion stadium will
begin at 1:30 o'clock, with the
kickoff scheduled at 2:3O p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
CITADEL MAPS A

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. "a
Citadel Light Brigade, vic.
torious over the Sewanee Tigers here
Saturday, is pointing for an invasion
OF Wilmington, N. c., next Satur.
day for an engagement with the
Davidson Wildcats.
The Bulldogs emerged unsecured
from their scrap and Coach 30 Row.
land is mapping plans for the David
sol game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-25
Grid Scores

Santa Clara 26: Loyola 0.
st. Francis ID; St. Vinvent O.
st. Ambrose 0; Loras O..
Canisius 6; Scranton 2.
PROFESSIONAL
New York FL; Washington !.
Brooklyn IA; Chicago Car
dinals 8.
Green Bay so; Detroit 7
Chicago Bears Al; Cleveland
rs.
pittsburgh Philadelphia,
postponed.
Buffalo 1; Cincinnati 0 For
feit.)
Jersey City II; Newark 0.
Hollywood IA; Oakland 3.
Los Angeles Al; Phoenix 26.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

If there is. A man always wants
to better himself"
Asked If he believed he could
check dissension on the club. the
former Cleveland catcher replied:
Certainly. I wouldn't take the
Job if I didn't think So
Cochrane, Peck Dark Horses.
Mickey Cochrane, who piloted
Detroit to the world title in 1885,
and Roger Peckinpaugh, Cleveland
manager from 1928 to 1888, were
rated dark horses. Cochrane now is
in business in Detroit and Peckin-
paugh, who lives here, is connected
with the league in a promotional
capacity.
Bradley's insistence that Witt was
on the list occasioned some surprise
in that the 1910 manager, in post
season interview at his California
home, blamed lack of 'front.' Office
support for some of the teams
troubles.
The so-called revolt flared into
the open in mid-season as IL players,
including Bob Feller, went to
Bradley and declared they couldn't
play winning ball for Witt. Then
they waived their demand that he
be fired and signed harmony
statement. Later. players met and
decided to ignore Witt and flash their
own signals.
Witt came here three years ago
after managing the Newark Bears
of the International League. The
CleYeland club finished third twice
and second this year.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Ex-Beur MoIesworth ApoIoqizes for Showing


Manaci
mendng
didn't
the ball in the league Bob
uniform Wait until Halas
gets gang together and he will show something
Having the hiding
and Moesworth pleading without portfolio
pay-of watching
a Of
and down the field like Wilkie.
The Redskins probably will the because Turk Edwards has
Miner This lead
until
Redskin line into little a sustained march
probably touchdown
Dick Todd will
another touchdown
In MAfee Swsher Osman
ski & between breahs Jack Manders this
fe
to S anybody elses.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Redskin Scouts Found Hiding Under Seats

nobody had
the half After taking
period Luckman began Mclean started to
the
field goa-one shy of the altme
alone the Bears scored %
Redskins can't match this up to now
On the
had pulled them the and identified the it learned
the Redskins neither nor
" o say
Justice,
when again"
Listen" Missed Mr. retired I'm strictly scout"
that he Keith
mail for
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Lomunnu of N Y u Aids Hoyos With Days Prize Boner
Still the oobo on From co coo

didn't do right by our Nell in ac-
quiring it's splendid team. If you
ask me, the Big Three can't take
it. First Yale yelps about Penn.
Then Harvard hollers at Cornell.
I am Just waiting for Princeton
to plead Rutgers was too tough"
In the spotlight - Saturdays
hero-dime a dozen. Take your
pick.
Saturdays zero-Joe Lamanna,
N. Y. U. safety who batted a
Georgetown punt out of bounds
on his own 1-yard line when the
ball was just about to roll into
the end zone for a touchback.
Result: Georgetown touchdown.
Michigan Melody.
think that I shall never see
A team with so much harmony.
Better backs there may have been,
You Just prove tit and when.
GENE REILLY.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

showed us plenty class; they kick
and run and block and pass. But
If they want to get ahead they've
got to have a tougher sked. The
Notre Damers had a cinch with
all the big shots on the bench),
and Florida now will agree
they've get 'em down at Ten
nessee. Moravian set the scoring
mark by counting touchdowns
until dark. The final count was
66 to nothing for the poor Hart
wicks. There were a flock Of
scoreless ties, and though no Gus
toner denies that every game
with thrills was fraught, what
did they prove?-exactly naught.
When all is done and all Is said
these teams might well have
stood in bed.
Today's guest star-Jack Miley,
New York Post: Laugh OF the
week was the holier-than-thou
howl from Harvard that Cornell
Evening star., 1940-10-28
The Grizzlies Practically Are Puny This Year

This assumption though brings right back to the Bears They
probably will Western kngpn At the moment they acting like
including that 37to2l
in the National League
collide Grifhs
tayad preview of the decisive paof game
Cranorappy real estate
lightly. The time George
broke the scales the needle
the
25 That
Ha began substituting One OF his
23Opound
Torrance the 2S5 from
Louisiana State
Some people including few highly observers outed the Bears
assembled OwnerCoach Halas
potentially We tried hard learn why but discovered
baCkfed that practically All Sid Lckman do is pass
call signals Noting being colossal George
plenty another Dick Todd
Evening star., 1940-10-28
By EDDIE BRIETZ.

NEW YORK, Oct. 28-Ragtime
news review: Clark ShaughneSSy
still is the toast of football fans
from coast to coast. And If they
were to call the roll they'd NOM
mate him for the Bowl. The way
Tom Harmon treated Penn you'd
think that Reagan wasn't in. And
Minnesota Bugs should thank the
touchdown team of Smith and
Franck. The Texas Ags are roll
ing on (appears they've got the
coon and gone), although Jess
Neely, minus dice, keeps shooting
naturals down at Rice. AS FORE
cast, DR.. Miller's Yalers couldn't
match our doughty sailors. Ohio
state bowed to Cornell and did 1t
very, very well,
West Point Next.
While FDR is in this section,
Perhaps he'll make a brief In
en~~Ai-0
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Sochon Still Stondout Punter,
Weak Kicks Against Bobcats
Beinq Due to Poor Passes

stinct. Tim didn't recognize Berg
man, didn't know where he was,
what he was doing or what all the
noise was about.
He had been going through the
motions and getting away with it
because of his familiarity with the
numbers and assignments and it
was a new play that called atten-
ton to his condition. This number
was designed especially for Wes-
leyan and not indelibly etched in
the center's memory. 1t simply
wasn't in the books for him to get
away with that one and he snapped
the ball before the linemen were in
position. Bergman knew something
was drastically wrong when he saw
the mistake and Murnane was
pulled
Irish Center Forgot Score.
Such cases are not rare. "Fod"
Cotton. Catholics line coach, recalls
the Notre DameIGeorgia Tech
game of 1922 when Bob Reagan,
Irish center, played a bang-up game
in the first half and was instru-
mental in getting touchdown. Be-
tween halves he looked at Cotton
through bleary eyes and asked when
in HI Notre Dame was going to
score. Regan, "Fod" recalled, tao
killed. Red Barron head-on early in
the game. Barron was no bag of
feathers.
Last year Benny Bulvin, George
town halfback played fine game
against Maryland and threw q
touchdown pass without knowing it.
Benny was hit hard and knocked
senseless on the first play after en-
tering the game and carried on by
instinct.
Five years ago fluffy" Leamans
stumbled into Louisiana States
dressing room after the Tigers vic
tory over George Washington. The
Colonials' great halfback didn't
know the difference and it devel-
oped he played most of the final
period completely out of his right
mind.
And then there's the old gag about
the coach who had II unconscious
men on the field at one time and
knew it. He was goofy, too.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Revision of National Rankings Held Imminent Football Front
VIM Lose or Draw
A Boy Scouts Report on the Bears
By FRANCIS (. STAN.

This nqsve observer has just escaped from the Polo Grounds in
folio
develop that scouting the of time The
Grizzlies Washington play Redskins
Redskins practically
Football
Indians still
Somebody might kdnap Sambo Baugh the meantime
Tuclent although this
habit catching kdnappers
these days msng hjackng of Mr. Baugh unlikely
Redskins will their to the
knpns the world
Chcmp.Cns.lp
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Cleveland Directors
Meeting Today TO
Settle Witt Case
Harris at Top Of List
If New Manager Is
To Be Selected
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 28.-Any time
things get dull around Cleveland,
just start talking about the rebellious
Indians and their favorite target
Oscar Witt. Apparently everyone
has an opinion about that.
Tongues wagged as directors of
the American League club we're
called together today to do some
thing about a 194l manager.
Alva Bradley. club president,
would admit only two things:
That he had talked with Bucky
Harris, Washington pilot, and Luke
Sewell, Cleveland coach, about the
job and that directors definitely
would make decision on Witt today
'T can't say we will name a new
manager at this meeting" Bradley
declared. I'VE will go into all the
possibilities after the Witt situation
is cleared up"
3-Year Contract Supposed Issue.
The 44-year-old Harris, II years
big league manager, was atop the
mythical list. Asked at his WASH
ington home whether he would take
the job if it were offered him, he
parried:
"Well. that's one of those things
where you're looking into a crystal
ball"
Harris acceptance or rejection,
however, supposedly hinges on the
Board of Directors reaction to his
demand for three-year contract.
Cleveland's original offer to Harris
was a one-year contract, proffered
by President Bradley, but Bucky
countered with request for three
year term.
Sewell. reached at his home in
Akron, Ohio, said:
LAS far as I know there is no job
open. Sure I would be interested
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Little College Teams
Pack Group Of 38
Unbeaten, United
Misfortunes Lost Week
Eliminated l6 From
Select Company
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Football
followers found a lot of upsets in
last Saturdays games, but 38 college
teams, mostly small ones, still are
asking where they took place.
These 38 still are undefeated and
united after having played from
three to six games apiece. All but
four of them added to their victory
records during the past week and
only l6 who were members of this
select group a week ago were elm
mated.
The big fellows who dropped from
the list over the week end were
Mississippi, which held the top spot
a week ago, Texas, Pennsylvania,
Rutgers, Fordham and Columbia.
Three others lost out by being held
to ties-Fresno State of California,
Peru CNebrD Teachers and Colby
of Maine.
The undefeated and united teams
include:
Evening star., 1940-10-28
The Bruins Are Susceptible to Passes

distraction at what little Eddie Miller did
with blanket
nobody Mr. Miller OF outpassng fellows like Baugh
Hall II Eddles
He completed
miserable and these hesves good for
23 Giants 1856 yards which gained by all means ncudg
hing.p passing, penalties seight of hand
thing is that while they don't look
something about their
formation which they of the trcke
football although entirely original The Bears
good aerial the circuit excluding the Washngons when
back
this fellow,
he behaved like the best
80
the of the best
But November II and,
probably December
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Football Sunday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Detroit. 10: Villanova. O.
Long Island, IA: st. Mary's CTexas), z.
st. Vincent, 25; Canisius, 90.
La Sale. 90: Mount st. Mary's, 0.
Xavier, 20; John Carroll, O.
Creighton, o: San Francisco, tie.
st. Francis tPaD, 81; De Sales, 8.
LATE SATURDAY SCORES.
Louisiana State, z; Vanderbilt 0.
Mississippi State. 26: North Carolina
State, 10
Catawba, 40: Guilford. 0.
St Thomas 80: st. Mary's (Minno. o.
Spearfish SO: Huron. 0.
Augustana Ull), 20; North Central. z.
Arizona State (Tempe), 0; Texas Mines
O, tie.
Texas A. and I, ,3S; Daniel Baker, g;
Arizona, "a; Oklahoma A. and M. o.
Nevada, 40; Eastern New Mexico Col
Loyola (calif). 90: Collese of the Pa
ri6 A.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

OF our Army's grid defenses.
Lafayette, nineteen; Army, o,
Certainly should 60 to show
Someone ought to mend his
fences.
Ragtime review (continued)-
1t was a day of wild upsets and
tough on those who made form
bets. Those Syracusers hadn't
ought to skin Columbia, three to
naught. But easily the days
worst slam was handed to the
Fordham Ram. The Auburn crew
made Georgia Tech seem like the
well-known rambling wreck. And,
we trust, it's not amiss to ask
what happened to Ole Miss. 1t
wasn't in the books for Brown to
shove big Holy Cross around. And
if it was no great upset, Wisconsin
was surprised, you bet. for, like a
friend, I'm asking you, did you
think they would trim Purdue?
Rounding 'em up-Georgetown
Evening star., 1940-10-28
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Maybe you were one of the 1000
or so fans who saw Catholic Univer-
sity belt West Virginia Wesleyan
and maybe like 1899 others you
were curious to see if Pete Sachon
really ranks with the Nations best
kickers. Maybe that was the reason
you laid your money on the line and
maybe you weren't surprised and dis
appointed when he got of those first
two cripples, eh?
Well, Pistol Pete made the folks
forget kicking when he started un-
loading those aerial bombs in the
enemy end zone for touchdoWns.
One of them, a superb 60-yard effort,
shot through the air like a clothes
line and matched anything wit
messed around here this season on
pro or college gridiron. Everything
considered, the boy did nothing to
knock down the all-America build
up he's getting.
Poor Passes Were Handicaps.
Nor was Sachon entirely respon-
sible for those two dismal efforts
which launched the afternoons
kicking exhibition. He took two bad
passes from center and out of posi-
ton and off balance was late getting
the ball away. Even so, he ended
up with the highly respectable aver
age of 442, which is considered
passing figure in any league.
Moe Schulman was at center,
subbing for Tim Murnane, on those
first kicks, and Moe definitely isn't
his old self this season. Murnane
had gotten the hook for throwing
away a pass that cost the Cardinals
IS yards and it was only then that
Coach Dutch" Bergman surpris-
ingly discovered the boy was out
cold on his feet and playing by in