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Evening star., 1941-12-10
'Mikado' Performances
AT National Cancelled

Three performances Of The
Mikado." scheduled at the National
Theater next week, have been can
celed.
Baltimore audiences who heard
the opera Monday night did not
respond" particularly to the opening
line. I'VE are gentlemen from
Japan"
The Shubert Gilbert and Sullivan
Opera Co. has announced a COM
pletely revised schedule for its run
to begin here next Monday night.
The week will open with Pirates Of
Penzance," instead of The Mikado."
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Tests for Annapolis
Scheduled January Is

The Commissioners announced
today examinations for four va
cancies to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis will be held January 13
to 16 at the Wilson Teachers Col
lege. The physical examination will
be giHen on the first day.
At the same time the city heads
announced reappointment of John
E. Laskey, attorney, to a three-year
term on the Minimum Wage Board
as a representative of employers.
The new term begins January /.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

other coast city. 1t was better to
be safe than sorry.
So police reserves were called.
Fire engines were kept in readiness
for a sudden dash. Doctors and
nurses waited for hurry-up calls.
Schools were notified In some
cases they were dismissed by order
Evening star., 1941-12-10

what might be fruitless inquiries.
At 2:30 he issued his first order
of the day:
Fellow citizens:
"As co-ordinator for civilian de-
fense, I wish to inform you that
up to this moment reports received
about a threatened air raid on the
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Briton to Speak Here

1t. D. Jermain, R. N, D. S c, is
scheduled to address the members
Of the Potomac River Power Squad
ron at a meeting at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Wardman Park Hotel
His subject is to be small craft,
particularly yachts and motor tor
pedo boats used by the Royal Navy
in wartime.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Musical Jumboree Tonight

The Patent Office Society will
hold its 4th annual musical JAM
boree at the Commerce Department
auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight. In
addition to musical features the
program will include a radio skit,
Patent Applied For" staged by
Patent Office employees.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
YuIe Committee to Meet

The committee in charge Of ar
rangements for the Christmas tree
lighting program on the White
House grounds is scheduled to meet
at 1890 pm. Friday at the TAFT
House. 1t is expected to be decided
whether the ceremonies will be car
ried out on schedule.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Toll In Previous Months.

In December, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 5 and
10 pm. Ten of the l3 traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this five
hour period.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Bond Averages
q, tie Associated Press.

6y Tie ASS'NldAtu ItSs'
NEW YORK, July 22.-Rail loans
retained a firm hold on bond market
leadership today, and various mem
bers of the group pushed up to new
highs for the year.
Buying interest in the carriers was
ouickened by further run of bulllsh
statistics, including car loadings and
revenue reports for June. Other
corporate divisions were mixed.
Profit selling, prompted by yester-
days sharp upturn and additional
gains at today's opening, slowed the
advancing pace of some Of the rails,
but near the final hour many were
around the tops and ahead fractions
to a point or more.
Well on the improved side were
Southern Pacific 334s, Nickel Plate
sl7s, Missouri Pacific #" SIS, North
eern Pacific 4s. Erie SIS of rs, Allie
ghany SIS of so. Lehigh Coal &
Navigation AIS and Great North
ern &c" 4s of as.
Some utilities at times tended to
sag. notably Commercial Mackay
Income, American & Foreign Power
os and Commonwealth Edison con-
vertible 312s of SO.
In the over-the- counter market
Q. S. Governments were traded in
light volume around the previous
closing levels There was little &C
tions in the stock exchange. Japan
e1z rallied sharply, and Italy Is
recorded a fractional gain.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Government Spends Billion
In 10 Days Of New Year
By the Associated Press.

Hs the associated Press.
The Government spent $1,000 ooo :
900 in the first 10 days of 1the new
fiscal year which began this month
The Treasury disclosed that spend;
ing in the 10 days aggregated ST.
ol8.6O9,659 or nearly double the
1851 ,344,52l in the similar period
last year when the defense program
was just starting. Defense ar.
counted for s5S2 .301 .735 of the cost
in the 10 days. compared with s1n5-
3e6.369 in the similar period last
year.
This l9-day defense total was
nearly equal to the aggregate of the
first three months of the last fiscal
year.
So far this month. defense ex-
penoltures have been running slight
ly over s3O0OO.OO0 a day. If this
average holds, the total for inv
will exceed 100000. In july.
last year. the total was sl77.325,479
for defense. The record month. so
far, for defense was 1886 sos, 1872 in
May.
Federal revenues, increasing by a
smaller proportion, were s267, ,365.31f
in the l9 days. The deficit, there
fore, was S751.244,348.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Jones & laugh|in
Holders Approve
Stock Revision
Merger Of Two Big
Subsidiaries Also -
Provided in Plan
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, July 22.-Stock-
holders of the Jones & Laughlin
Steel Corp. today approved plan
to revise it's capital structure and
merge its two principal subsidiaries
into the parent corporation. The
vote was announced as 975, ,480 for
and 42625 against.
The plan provides for merger of
the Vesta and Shannopin Coal
Cos. into j 81 l.. and the wiping
out of s26,66l ,472 in dividend ar
rearages by stock exchanges.
Bernard j. Refs of New York
claimed at the stockholders meet
ing the merger would permit di-
rectors to vote themselves or any
others 100000 shares of stock and
that each preferred shareholder
would be deprived of 35 per cent of
his stock earnings.
Lower Net Hinted.
H. E. Lewis, president and chair
man of the corporation, said its
earnings in the second quarter this
year may be s250000 less than the
first quarter.
One stockholder said j. 81 l.. had
made a great deal of money" in
the last two years and should pay
as much as possible of the accrued
dividends on preferred stock.
Corporation officers replied that
preferred stockholders were paid an
aggregate of S25 a share from 1880
to 1910, while holders of common
stock received nothing. In the same
period, the corporation lost $500, 900
they said
Under the revision plan new COM
mon stock mo par value would be
exchanged share for share for pres
ent common stock. The present Z
per cent preferred stock would be
exchanged for one-half share of new
5 per cent cumulative preferred
series A $500 par; one-half share
of new 5 per cent cumulative pre-
ferred, series p, convertible $500
par. and one and one-quarter
shares of new common stock (no par
value).
Fought in Court.
Two preferred stockholders, Mrs.
Bertha H. Hubbard and Norman
johnson of New York, had sought
unSuccessfully in Federal Court to
prevent the vote on the plan, which
their counsel calico "a device to
eliminate dividends on preferred
stock at a great sacrifice to holders
of preferred stock A.court hearing
on the corporation S motion to dis
miss the complaint was postponed
today to August 5.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
WHgIey Profit
Drops Behind
1910 Levels
81 the Aseociated Press.


CHICAGO, July D. - William
Wrigley, jr., & Co. and subsidiaries
today reported for the quarter ended
June 80 a consolidated net profit of
s2067, ,563, equal to sl05 per share of
capital stock outstanding, compared
with So ,342,8 ,848. or s11o per share, for
the same quarter of 1910.
For the six months ended June 80
net profit was s4,438.982, or 50 .26 per
share, compared with s4800.653, or
S2.44 a share for the first half of
1e41.
The statement said that the nor
NAL Federal income tax has been
computed at current effective rates
plus per cent addition. AS pro-
vided in the proposed new law, and
that a reserve Of s775 900 has been
provided for estimated excess profits
tax.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Large Gains Reported
In Tax Collections

The Internal Revenue Bureau
says income, excess profits and un-
just enrichment twindfalD tax COL
lections in June totaled S847 ,815.534,
or 1881 ,658,750 more than in the
similar month last year.
Alcohol and liquor tax collections
were s80.976,167, up $9,522236 from
year ago; and other excises were
$165 ,021 SIS, up s28,13l, ,496. These
gains represented partly higher tax
rates and partly better business.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
New York Cotton
BY ths Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 22.-Cotton
futures today attained the highest
level since February /, 1890, for the
third consecutive session on maxi
mum advance of IS cents bale.
Indication that price-control leg
islation now pending would not
include agricultural products, talk of
higher loan rate through possible
upward revision of the parity basis
and further crop complaints from
the South inspired active trade, Wall
Street and spot house buying.
Heavy profit taking and local SELL
tng were encountered on each bulge.
Late prices were 1913 higher, Oc-
tober, 1874; December, 1859, and
July, 1899.
A persistent trade demand in the
last half hour lifted prices to gains
of as much as s1.15 bale before
they settled back few points.
Futures clnSpd Ia IN 16 higher
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Automotive Exports
Highest Since 1888

BY the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department says
that May automotive exports, which
totaled 55.007, ,743, were the highest
for any month since January, 1888
Truck shipments, particularly, were
higher than in April.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Miscellaneous Markets.

Miscellaneous Markets.
Additional New York markets, as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
STRAITS TIN-Futures closed 20 TO 20
higher. Sales, $500 pounds. July,
53.25b: october, 52.50b. No sales in
COFFEE Spot steady; Santos, No. 4:
offerings included Santos Bourban IS and
5s, at 1l.s5-12:25. Santos No. D.
futures closed IA to 90 higher Sales,
1ii25o Rsss; July J. .5Sn septsmbe.rr i
futures i,STa' f unchansed to TO- hisher I no Sales
$500 bags. July. 7.49n September
165n: December. 1.7an.
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed un-
changed to 15s higher. ales, No, ! stand
ard, 23 contracts. September, 22.30b; De-
cember. 22.15. Smoked, ribbed, spot
% son
RAW HIDEs-Futures closed to 2
lower; sales 100000 pounds. September,
IA 90; December, 14.5S; spot, No. West
ern, light native cows, IS.
RAW SILK-Futures closed to Z cents
higher: sales, 1,5OO bales. July, 3 lib;
September, 81ofsb; December, 3.11b.
COCOA-Futures closed 1912 higher;
sales, I.e5s tons. July. "a; September
Evening star., 1941-07-22
New Orleans Prices,

NEW ORLEANS July % tF-Reports
that Price Administrator Henderson would
avoid price ceilings on commodities as
long as possible, coupled with mill price
fxine and initiation talk induced heavy
huvlnE in cotton futures here today. Dis
tsnt positions crossed the 11-cent mark
for the first time in over years.
Closing prices we're steady. Is to 90
Evening star., 1941-07-22

InTTOnSft0 OH CTO0Fh SIPaUN- hTFd.IId
Prime summer yellow and prime crude un-
quoted July II .70h; September Job
october, II Ash: December. 11.96b: jan
usrv, II Ssh. March, II SOB.
bid. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Wool Futures

NEW YORK, July - pP.--Wool top fu-
lures advanced today under a more active
demand stimulated by announcement OF
Government awards on over 2O,OOO,0OO
yards of wooden goods for defense forces.
The July contract Jagged on l1ouids ton
Grease wool futures steadled on trans
ferring operations
Grease wool futures closed UNCHANGED
to 9 of cent higher.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Futures closed ID to Is higher.
Cottonxeed oil.

Elea achsble cottonseed oil futures closed
September II 50; October, II Ssh. De-
eember, II 6O-61; January, II So; March
IL Ssh
h-Std
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. July c2-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of 35
commodities today advanced to so, new
1o41 high.
Previous day, sp43; week ago S9.12;
month ago, 1888; year ago, 69.66.
Ia41. 1e40. 1899. 1885
High - $3.50 1928 1922 es14
Low 11.O3 $3.50 631s 41.44
up26 average equals 1907
Evening star., 1941-07-22

In BANKRUPTCY or recelvershIp, or being
reore anized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annusl declaration
Unless otherwise noted, special or extra
dividends are not Included a Also extra or
extras. Cash or stock Paid last year
I PAYABLE in stock CDeclared or paid so
far this year hPayanle in Canadian funds
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
TINS year wv With warrants. XIV With
out warrants war Warrants Unit of
trading less than 100 shares: sales are
given in full.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
New York Sugar

NEW YORK. July 30 0Pl.--world suEar
futures advanced to new seasonal highs
today at gains of 3 to points.
Cuban and speculative buying reflected
expectations of broader overseas dena nd
for Cuban world quota sugars. December
solo at -: May. / .35
Domestic contracts frmed on trade COW
ering arising from steady conditions in
the raw market and GAINED TO points
September. - 50; March. . 80.
Only a few offerings of raws appeared
al 3 80 and 3.55 cents.
Refined was unchsnsed at sos cent?
Entlres No a Glazed To hirher
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Government Bonds
Over the Counter

NEW YORK, July - ,Pl-2 m over
the counter United States Government
Evening star., 1941-07-22
New York Bunk Stocks

NEW YORK. July 90 ,P,-Natfonsl As
ISOLATION OF Securities Dealers Inc:
tClosing quotations.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
London Tin Prices

LONDON JulA % Pin steady:
spot f25e bid. fsSs IS asked: future. s262
Evening star., 1941-07-22
IS closed unchansed
u. 5. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. July % Lp4-Prices quoted
IN dollars and thirty-seconds.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

BY prirats wire direct to The Star.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
BeeCh-N Packing.

Beech-Nut Packing Co. showed
net profit for the first six months Of
1941 Of sl561 400, equal TO 1857 a
common share, compared with a
f1rst-half 1910 surplus available for
common stock Of sl.46l 0l6, of 1884
a common share.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
tBy Privat. Wire Direct to The star.J

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. Close
Acme Wire (.s0g) HOS % % %
Aero Sup OBJ. .30g s
AfDSUnrtb Az |
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Continental Roll.

Continental Roll & Steel Foun-
dry Co. reported net profit of $780,
486 for the six months ended June
30, compared with s266,156. esti-
mated equal to SIS cents a common
share, for the like period Of 1910.
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Y. G.. lie Tourneau. InC.

r. G. lie TourneaU, Inc. makers Of
earth-moving equipment, reported
net profit for the first six months Of
194l Of s1,6l3,746, equal to 1855 a
share, compared with s1.152O43. or
s2.56 a share for the corresponding
period Of 1910
Evening star., 1941-07-22
Parker Rust Proof.

Parker RuSt-Proof Co. reported
June quarter net profit of s295 .591.
equal to SO cents a share on COM
mon stock. against s23O,845. or 54
cents a common share in the June
quarter last year. First six months
net profit was S57o447. or Si35 a
common share. compared with s5O2.-
l62, or Sl17 a share in the first
half Of 1910.
Evening star., 1941-07-22

CLOSING prices
olnts net higher.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Bogarf Heads Group
Of D. {. Golfers in
Richmond Event

Ralph Bogart. District amateur
champion and winner of the Chevy
Chase tournament, will head
group of local simon pures who
will go to Richmond next week to
play IN the invitation tournament
ment Of the Hermitage Country
Club for the Valentine Trophy.
With the District champ. who is
the outstanding local amateur of
the year. will 60 NJ Parker Nolan,
Maryland amateur champ, and at
least a score more Washington
linkSmen.
From the conversation among the
tournament golfers around town
many will 60 to Richmond next
week and will pass up the Country
Club of Maryland tourney, sched-
uled at the same time
Conflicts of tournament dates are
not necessary. but in this case they
clash. Both will start May 90, with
match-play rounds to run through
May 81, although the Country Club
of Maryland event, with one more
match round than that at Rich
mond, will not end until Sunday,
June /.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTeSS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May o.
Whack potential players on the
knuckles, advises Athletic Commits
sioner Mike Conner of the South
eastern Conference. and therell be
no need to use big stick on foot
ball-minded colleges.
Appointed boss of the Big
Twelve" Athletic Federation nine
months ago, after controversy over
alleged football professionalism
and freshman -snatching," Conner
thinks you can keep peace without
a police court.
Prevention saves us a lot OF
headaches" explains the former
Governor of Mississippi. Instead
of cracking down on the schools
after somebody has violated the
recruiting or subsidy rules, go after
the boys.
For instance, we'll say two or
three schools are interested in some
outstanding athlete. I write that
boy a letter, reminding him that If
he accepts illegal inducements-that
is, more than bare tuition, board
and-room, and a job paying $40
month-Ill declare him ineligible
for competition anywhere in the
conference. Then I attach copy
of the rules, underlining those he
ought to become familiar with.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Victory Over La Sale
Primes Cardinals
For A. A. j. Meet
Lose Only High Hurdles;
Wall Beats Own Mark;
WeschIer Ties One

Catholic UniverSity'S trackmen
today were ready for the annual
District A. A. u games Saturday at
College Park after scoring an 84l2-
to-371a victory over an impotent La
Sale squad yesterday at Brookland.
The Cardinals won everything
but the visitors return tickets to
Philly and the 120-yard high hurdles.
in which La Sales Earl SWoyer
triumphed in the good time of Is
seconds fiat Lone double victor of
the day was Johnny Corbett, who
took the mile and 2mile runs
as we'll.
Leo Wall. bespectacled C. u.
urdle-hopper, broke his own meet
record in the low hurdles, going over
the barriers in 259 seconds. while
Johnny Weschler tied the meet mark
in the 220 with 231.
second TI Weschicr &C. o.; thirds Kigsen-
botham LA Salie). Time, lO.I seconds
30 yards-Won bv, Weschler &c. y >;
genbotham la Salle). Time, 23l seconds.
44o yards--Won by, Malaney &C. ";
$50 yards-Won by Doyle &C. u: sec
ond McGlynn LA Salle); third. Penny
la Salle). Time, 2:0l 3.
Mile-Won by Corbett &c. "; second,
DOYLE &C, Uo' third. Farley LA saile)'
Two mies-won by corbett &C. u;
second Perkins La Sallel; third. Farley
Ha "a, ss sslle.; rdI Time wnD l0;osI. ~ svovsr u.
salIe) second Hutton oC,,d &C. UDi third
second. Swoyer, Is Salle): third, Baltru-
konis La Sallel. Time, 25.9 seconds.
aNew meet record; old mark. 26.4 held by
Broad iump-won BY stauner &C. ~:
second, Wheatley ia Salle): third, Rice
! &c. ". Distance, 20 feet 4 inches.
Javelin-Won by Makofski &C. u; sec
ond Malaney &c, "; third; Weschler &C,
u. Distance, l62 feet 10 inches.
High jump-Won in tie between NAL
seed la SaIel and Wall &c. W: third
! tie between Swoyer LA Sallel and Dom
! nally &C. u. Heights, ) feet 8 inches
Discus-Won by Conlon &C. "; seconds.
/ Makofski &C u: third. Rudolph LA
| SalleD Distance. lis feet inches.
Shotput-Won by Conlen &C. u: sec
| ond Bradley LA Sallel; third, Montero
! La saIleJ. Distance, 40 feet inches.
Pole vault-Won by Malseed La Salle).
| Only contestant. Height, 10 feet.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
O4 Athletes to Compete District H. Track Championships Saturday
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

After twice coming from be-
hind, the Mats finally were de-
feated at st. Louis when Johnny
Tobin hit a homer in the last
inning with one en- to give the
Browns a 4-2 victory That
clinched the series for the
Browns. 81.
Russell Smith of Portland,
Ore, former Oregon State and
Pacific Northwest champion,
won the 14th annual competition
for the Taft Cup in the Chevy
Chase Clubs annual spring golf
tourney. He defeated Frank
Thompson of Toronto, 3 and 2, in
the finals.
Woodtrap, a long shot. won the
$4,000 Kentucky Handicap at
Churchill Downs and clipped one
fifth second off the track record
of 2:032s set by Old Rosebud in
winning the 1914 Kentucky
Derby.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.

Cleveland VS.. Washington,
Griffith Stadium, 3:15.
George Washington at George
town, 2:30.
Mount ST. Joseph's at Mary
land Freshmen, College Park, 4.
Gonzaga VS.. Montgomery Blair,
East EllipSe, g.
Track.
Interhigh championships, Gen.
tral Stadium, 3.
Tennis.
Washington prep school tour
ment at Georgetown Prep, $3.50.
Gonzaga at Friends, $50.
Dewitt at Georgetown Prep,
$50.
Weekly program of five
matches. Turner's Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at Philadelphia
might.
Maryland at Temple, Philadel-
phia.
Central at Western dnter-
high, $50.
Tech at Coolidge, $50
George Washington High at
Washington-Lee. Ballston, $50.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at
Georgetown Prep, Garrett Park,
$3.50.
Montgomery Blair to Landon,
$50.
Track.
Interhigh championships, Gen.
tral Stadium. 3.
Boxing.
Joe Louis VS.. Buddy Baer,
world heavyweight champion
ship, Griffith Stadium, first pre-
liminary, $50.
High school individual cham
pionships, qualifying round at
KenWood, noon.
Tennis.
Washington prep school tour
nament, at Georgetown Prep,
$3.50.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Maryland at Lafayette, Easton.
Maryland Freshmen at Navy
Plebes, Annapolis.
Tennis.
Maryland at Navy, Annapolis.
Central at Navy Plebes, An
napolis.
Washington prep school tour
nament, at Georgetown Prep, 2.
Golf.
High school individual cham
pionships, first and second round,
at Manor. 9 am. and 11:30 am.
Maryland at Western Mary
land, Westminster.
Horses.
Landon School junior show,
Bethesda, 10
Track.
District A. A. U. champion
ships. College Park, /.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Best Wilson Season
Ends With Victory
Over Coolidge
Seven Triumphs Scored
In Dozen TussIes by
Tigers; Bricuso Stors

Woodrow Wilson's most successful
baseball season is ended with a rec
ord of seven wins and only five set
backs The Tigers wound up their
schedule yesterday by blasting Cool
idge. 1876.
Among the items on Wilson'S rec
ord this year are victories over
Eastern, leader in the high school
baseball race, and Central, last
years champion and still threat
this year.
Nino Briscuso, the Tigers star
pitcher, finished the season in
blaze of glory He started the game
and after Wilson had a nine-run
lead he shifted to the outfeld and
finished at first, his favorite posi-
ton. He hit a double and scored
two of his teams runs. Larry Farm
ham also helped Wilson with a
homer through the center-field
fence to score Ed Polhamus ahead
of him.
Tempers f1ared for a while in the
seventh inning and resulted in
Charles Hardison of Coolidge being
.thumbed from the game.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
General pleasure was expressed ir

General pleasure was expressed IN
all quarters today at the appoint
ment of Hardy Pearce. popular Cen
trail High track and football coach,
to the temporary position as head
of the Department of Health and
Physical Education in the public
schools to succeed Birch E. Bayh,
who is taking a years leave of abb
sence for civilian physical education
work in the Army Air Corps.
Pearce, since 1884 a member of
the public schools staff, is we'll quail
fled for the post. He knows the
system inside and out and will use
his experience and qualifications to
keep physical education and ath-
leticS on their current high level.
He holds three degrees. one from
Hardin Simmons College in Texas
ard two from George Washington
University. The post carries an an
nual salary of S3,700
Pearce has been one of the most
successful coaches in District public
high schools. After year at
Eastern, he went to Central in 1885,
His football teams won three titles