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Evening star., 1941-12-18
Oregon States
.lntersectionaI
Record $3.50
Dukes Bowl Game Foe
Has Been Pet Victim
Of Nebraska Team
BY FRED HAMPSON,


CORVALLIS, Greg, Dec. 1S-Ore-
gon State, which entrains tomor-
row for North Carolina to play
Duke on New Year Day in the trans
planted Rose Bowl Game. has be-
hind it tradition for being only
$3.50 in intersectional football
The Durham duel with Duke will
be the Goth intersectional engage
ment since o. S. C. went in for
football Of the previous 19-none
has been in the Rose Bowl-the
Beavers won 10, lost 8 and tied /.
Two victories we're against oppo-
nents hardly of major football
status. the Hawaiian All-Stars and
the University of Hawaii. beaten
during an island voyage in 1889.
Nebraska Upsets o. S. c.
The Beaver record would be lot
better If Coach Lon Sttiner had
sidestepped a trio of games with
the University of Nebraska. his alma
mater. in 1893. 1885. 1896. The
Huskers whipped o. S. c.. 22-0.
1920 and 32-14 Long before Stiner
ever thought Of coaching at Ore
| gon State, Nebraska took couple
of falls out Of the Beavers, IT., in
1917, and l4-0 in 1924
Disregarding Nebraska, the West
ern Rose Bowlers look pretty good
internationally. Certainly the
school has a record for upsetting
Eastern favorites o. S. c. sky
rocketed Pacific Coast grid stock in
1888 by winning stunning deci-
sion, 9-6. over a powerful Fordham
team that was being nominated for
national honors. That game came
after o. S. c. had held the long-un-
beaten Southern California Tro-
JAMS TO a scoreless tie. using only
II men. The team was hailed as the
giant-killer of the year, but a week
after the Fordham game 1t stopped
off at Lincoln to play Nebraska.
That ended the glory.
Some Fine Wins Scored.
Unbeaten Dukes January l rival
began PLAYING internationally in
1915. The oregon Aggies Cthe name
was changed to Oregon State In the
late 192os) of that vintage knocked
over the Michigan Aggies. 200. a.
Lansing. Later in the same yea
Syracuse came to Portland and wor
$50.
Among Oregon States best inter
sectional showings: 300 victory owe
Marquette in 1926. 25-l3 win owe
New York U. In 1928 and IA
win over Detroit U. in 1929.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Butts, Georgia Coach,
To Be Speaker al
Touchdown Fete

Wally Butts, head coach Of the
University of Georgia football team
which lost only to Alabama this
year and wound up in the Orange
Bowl, will be the principal speaker
at the Touchdown Clubs annual
banquet on January 7.
Virginia's Frank Murray and Har-
wards Dick Harlow already had been
invited to attend. Sportscaster
Arch Mcdonald will be master OF
ceremonies.
Presentation of the Walter Camp
and Knute Rockne Memorial
Trophies to Bill Dudley of Virginia
and Endicott Peabody OF Harvard
as the No. l college player OF the
wear and the outstanding lineman
of 1941 will be cofeatures OF the
occasion.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Cleveland " EIevens
To Be Honored at
Banquet Tonight

A movie of one Of the Redskins
games during the past season and
a talk by Assistant Coach Turk Ed
wards will be the high lights OF the
football banquet of Cleveland Park
Y. M. c. A. Extension Center to-
night.
Marking conclusion of successful
season for the center's three grid
teams, the banquet will have as its
guests the los, 120 and 1875 pound
teams of the Cleveland Park "Y."
Of the three, the 12o-pounders had
the best record, winning four and
tying one. Their outstanding feat
was the defeat of the Cleveland
Clippers, who had been undefeated
for two years.
Movies of "'Y" teams in action and
musical entertainment will round
out the program.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Grid Talent Scouts So Active Gurgontuo Is Under Guard
Boske; thompson Red Hue Seeks Sore Arm Cure

McDermott and Flying Cadet
Jim Reilly, swimmers. They tell
this one on Pvt. Sylvio Coucci of
the 112th Field Artillery, ex-
jockey. He was riding a broad
heamed horse pulling a field
piece during the Carolina maneu-
vers when he was recognized by
DR.. j. G.. Catlett, Florida State
Racing Commission vet. "Pri-
vate, that horse is somewhat diff
ferent from the kind you rode
few years ago." Catlett said.
Coucci didn't crack a smile as he
saluted. Yes, SIR" he replied,
shall I lead him to the saliva
boX?"
Pop pops off-"Now that the
football season is over and the
coaches have really begun scout
ing, the circus folks have put a
24-hour guard on Gargantua's
cage. They don't think he could
pass the entrance exams, but
there's no use in taking chances"
Hugh Fullerton, senior.
Sportspourri-New York's Pub
lie Schools Athletic League has
formulated air raid rules for the
Evening star., 1941-12-18
.Langsfon Maps Plans
For Morris Brown,
Bowl Game Foe

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 18.-
Vulcan Bowl officials today forecast
a crowd of about $4,000 for the New
Year Day battle between Morris
Brown and Langston University.
Out at Langston, Okla, Coach Zip
Gayles has had the Lions hard at
work since the first of the week.
Gayles secuted the Morris Brown
N. c. College Peach Blossom game
December 6 and has mapped de-
fensive strategy calculated to check
the mighty John Chg Train) Moody
and his mates.
Morris Brown, Atlanta's Southern
Intercollegiate Conference cham
pions, has held a strong claim to
the Negro national title for the past
two seasons.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Colleges 70 Discuss
Athletic Reforms
For Emergency
Bushnell Urges Sports
Authorities to Avoid
Cancellation Hysteriu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Reforming
of college athletic programs to make
them of real and effective service to
the country will be considered here
January 8 when representatives OF
some 80 New England and Middle
Atlantic States universities gather.
81 am not advocating athletics as
usual" said Asa Bushnell, executive
director of Eastern intercollegiate
Athletics, in calling the meeting. Il
am advocating athletics as the
emergency requires"
He urged sports authorities to
avoid the hysteria which may
prompt cancellation of games and
meets "just for the sake of doing
something Of a seemingly patriotic
nature"
He advised awaiting developments
before deciding what events should
be dropped or added.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

upon the public" his manager
explained.
Today's guest star-Lynn G.
Doyle, Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin: Connie Mack has racked
up Al spring exhibition games for
his AS, starting in Anaheim,
Calf. They can't scare that man
away from the West Coast-in
fact, if there was any scare in
him the Yanks would have
shooed him out of the American
League long ago"
Service Dept.-Current issue OF
the Amateur Athlete, A. A. U.
publication, adds these names to
the list of A. A. U. and intercol-
legiate champions in service:
Pvts. Frank Darrah. Dick Cans
len, Jim Kehoe. Otto Kotraba,
Andy Neidnig and Johnny Quig-
ley; Corpl. Chuck Fenske, Its.
John Lyman, George Varof1 and
John woodruff; Flying Cadets
Harry March and Frank Slater
and Boatswain's Mate Don Vos-
berg of the track and field forces
and Chief Boatswain's Mate Tom
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Indiana Will Attempt
To Follow Purdue
And Trip UcIans

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Indiana to-
night will attempt to duplicate the
victory efforts Of its Hoosier rival,
Purdue, which last night turned
back the touring University Of CAL
ifornia at Los Angeles basket ball
team.
Chicago battles De Paul, q city
rival.
Last night Purdue, paced by For
rest Sprowl, who got IL points. led
U. C. L. A. all. the way in scoring a
38-to-27 triumph and running its
undefeated string to three in a row.
Also in action was the young Illinois
team. which rallied in the closing
minutes against Butler and won, 81
to so.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
naeLof Rail

Basket Ball.
Central at George Washington
High, Alexandria, 500.
Maryland Freshmen VS.. Fort
Hill, Cumberland, Nd.
Baltimore C. C. at Wilson, $3.50.
Stanley at Washington Lee,
800.
Wrestling.
Weekly program Of five
matches, Turner's Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Rider College VS.. Columbus u,
Tech gym, $50.
Maryland VS.. West Virginia,
Cumberland, Md.
Maryland Frosh VS.. Fort Hill
High. Cumberland, Md.
Eastern at Bethesda Chevy
Chase, $3.50.
Western at GonZaga, $50.
Tech at Montgomery Blair,
800.
Triples at Washington Lee,
800.
Hockey.
Johnstown Blue Birds VS..
Washington Eagles, Riverside
Stadium, $50.
Boxing.
Golden Gloves Tournament,
Uline Arena, $50.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Lockhaven Teachers VS.. Co.
lumbus u, Tech gym, $3.50.
Georgetown at Temple, Phila-
delphia.
Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Allan
tic City Sea Gulls, Atlantic City,
N. J.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

basket ball season. If q warm
ing sounds in the first half it's
mo contest; in the second half
it's a legal game. What, no
siren checks? The McGuf1ey
High School football team OF
Oxford, Ohio, gave Coach w. c.
"Weeb" Ewbank a s25 Defense
bond at the recent annual ban
quet. The boys thought up the
idea and bought it with their own
money. Pitcher Junior Thompson
of the Cincy Reds still is try
ing to find the cure for his sore
arm, on which doctors have been
working for two months. They're
not all wolves: Boston Holy
Cross alumni took time out the
other day to hold luncheon for
Joe Sheeketski, retiring coach.
Lawrence Jap" Haskell, Okla
homa U. athletic director, denies
that he will change his nick
name for the duration. It came
from a buggy horse named
Jasper" which Haskell used to
borrow from his brother Pat back
IN his counting days
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Tulane Shortens Season, Drills
To Take Strain Off Gridmen

training schedule of 80 days, with
practice limited to an hour and
half a day, and adoption of an eight
game schedule by 1943 which would
begin the first week in October and
end on Thanksgiving Day.
Tulane will play nine games next
fall, with the last on Thanksgiving
Day.
Southern California, Georgia and
Mississippi State are added.
Alabama, Mississippi, New York
University and Boston College are
off the list.
The schedule:
September %. U. s: c. at Los Angeles.
October g. Auburn; 10, Rice; Ia, georgia
at Athens; "a, North Carolina; 3l' Van
derbilt. :,
November 7, Mississippi State: u; game
here. opponent to be announced; InSnkS
giving Day, Louisiana State IN BATON
Rouge.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
~ HUGH FULLERTON, IT,,
wide world Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-No mat
tsr how serious the situation
looks, you always can count on
SPORTS to provide a laugh or two.
For instance: With nothing going
on hereabouts except bowl game
preparations, the football season
still Is alive at Kodiak, Alaska,
and In Newfoundland - where
Minnesota's grid pictures have
been sent. Detroit hockey fans
still are talking about a couple
of amateur players who penalized
themselves the other day. After
a slight set-to they skated to the
cooler without waiting for the
referees signal and it wasn't until
he found them there that the Of
cial decided to call the penalties.
Phil Zwick, the featherweight
fighter, drew some gasps when ne
refused to sign to fight Chalky
Wright at Milwaukee New Year
Day because of criticism. Phil
does not want to force himself
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Grid Pros to Act
On AII-Stur Tilt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-The ques-
ton of when, where or whether
a National Football League all
star game will be played this
winter may be answered today
by Commissioner Elmer Layden
and other representatives study
ing the problem.
Several conferences this week
failed to bring a decision. The
game, a California fixture sched-
uled for January 4 at Los An
geles, has come under the Army's
recent ban on major sports
events on the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
BY the Associated Press.

by ING hSbUSIdlc0 Aeoo'
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.-Tulane
University, which set an al-tlme
Southern attendance record this
season by playing before more than
a quarter million fans at six nome
games, is shortening its playing sea-
son and practice sessions to take
the strain off the football players
IT believe that, insofar as the
player is concerned, much OF the
sport and enjoyment Of the game
is being lost" said President RUFUS
c. Harris, recently elected head OF
the Southeastern Conference. In a
large sense football has become a
drudgery to the students VINO
play it,
He has recommended a spring
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Grid Aide at Kansas
Gets New Contract

BY the Associated Press.
LAWRENCE, Kans., Dec. 18.-
Kansas has extended for 18 months
Assistant Football Coach Vic Hurd's
contract which would have expired
next July l.
The new ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
his salary unofficially reported at
s6 900 a year-will expire at the
same time as that Of Head Coach
Gwin Henry.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Baseball Tighten on Salaries With War Mencng Pro Spo Mack Feels
Win, Lose or Draw
Look Out, Joe, for Buddy Means Business
By JOHN LARDNER.
TN the temporary absence Of Francis Stan)

Look Out, Joe, for Buddy Means Business
LAKEWOOD 18 NANA)-A terrible miscarriage Of
Justice will the night January according to
Buddy emerged from
tonsls and talking for himself
For Brother Max did the talking for both Baers
talking 6517 other
people, power of attorney.
ouak Johnston he equivalent
Congressmen equivalent Of Con-
louder voice than
Morgan Young Buddy submerged in this mighty
flow Of decibels
trained together and Max would receive
wit following preface
You want to know what he thinks about MS
fight? you. He thinks"
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Dodgers to Ignore War
In Return to Havana

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Barring
unforeseen developments on the war
front which might abruptly change
the outlook, the Brooklyn Dodgers
will spend three weeks of their
training next spring in Cuba.
Officials OF the club said they
would have no trouble getting pass
ports to Havana and sco1ed at any
possibility Of bombings, declaring
there are no military objectives on
the island.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Champ Wilson Plans
Extended Campaign
On West Coast

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.-Pltts-
burgh Jackie Wilson, who holds the
N. 3. A. featherweight champion
ship, will remain on the West Coast
to fight.
Manager Harry Burnkrant said ne
has several offers for his boxer IN
California.
Wilson will take short rest before
returning to action.
He retained his title in a 12-round
contest here Tuesday with the for
mer champion, Richard Lemos, Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Patriotism, Not Blues,
Fill Air as Booker
Washington Wins
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 1S.-Mili-
tary marches replaced the mournful
sobs of cornets at Beale streets
annual Blues Bowl game last night.
w. C. Handy, aging Daddy Of
the Blues" returned to his home
town from New York to lead 5000
Negro football fans in singing a
patriotic song he composed for his
race, I'VE Are Americans, Too"
Booker T. Washington of Men,
phis won, 25-6, over the Huskies
AZ Brownsville, Tenn.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Little Holds Athletes
More Fit Than in II

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 18-
Present-day athletes should make a
better showing in the military serv-
ices than the boys of 1917-18 be-
cause they are better prepared, says
Coach Lou Little of Columbia.
"The good old days of football are
the present days." he told the Tulane
annual football banquet last night.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Brothers Center Foes
In Bio Basket Clash

BY the Associated Press.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Dec. 18.-
Brother will Jump center with
brother tomorrow night when the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
basket ball team meets Purdue.
Bill Menke, former Indiana star.
is pivotman for Great Lakes and his
brother AL, a sophomore, for Purdue.
They are from Huntingburg, Ind.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Soose FL to Beut Reeves

CLEVELAND, Dec. 18 (P).-Billy
Soose, the Farrell, Pa. puncher who
vacated his middleweight title to
enter the light heavyweight ranks,
is a 81 favorite over Cleveland's
Jimmy Reeves for their 10-round
bout here tonight.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
From Sports to ChupIuin

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10 CP.-
Rev. Father James P. Martin, direc-
tor of athletics at st. Joseph's Col
leee. will resign late this month to
become a chaplain in the United
States Army.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
CosteIIos Leeds Auburn

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 18 (P).
Guard Vic Costellos of Birming-
ham has been named captain Of the
1912 Auburn football team.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Krouser losses Tobu

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18 (R.-
Karol Krauser, 210, Poland, threw
Chief Bamba Tabu, 1877, Florida,
here last night.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Alumni Win

Immaculate Conceptions Alumni
defeated the Chevy Chase A. c.,
1926, last night at Wilson High
gym. Jack CHASER paced the win
ners With 10 points.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
YOUNGER Boer Now Does Talking for Family

the family for Max Is
Training fight
heavyweight championship next month"; young Jake
time nigh to Is that
he has to finish a
Louis He the
he vctmzed
realize
early of that fight he brought
field deposited Louis the
aw o equilibrium.
the champ found his balance and
rounds later Baer became illegally
himself that he
depravty his
opponent Arthur
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Contracts to Go Out Late.

Mack is sure that professional
sports have a major place In the
Nations war efforts as a public
recreation and diversion, but:
1T may be that many fans VIII
be so busy or so preoccupied with
war problems that attendance Will
decline. We can't afford not to blink
at that possibility"
As far as the AS contracts are
concerned, they will be held up until
shortly before the February dead
line. Mack said.
II feel that by waiting we're likely
to learn more about what to expect
before we send out the papers he
added.
Personally, I have great faith in
baseball and am certain it will sur
vive in good shape"
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Loss to Champ Shocked, Appalled, Buddy

I was whaling away relates young Jake bae
when the bell rang Of Louis for the noe
when Joe hit me on tne Chill
I don't know ne carried club or not
noticed if he did, interrupted COUSIN o
Hoffman, Baer -.
still dow and II uls-
commanded me In fact it, fell down Then re-
turned In nv corner and Louis be disqualified "ha was
surprise" ,
ITO say nothing interrupted Mr. Hoffman TO discover
Nix said Buddy beginning to detect strange ana u
Let
tell it, discover that Donovan was man o m
honor principle shocked and appalled, Wheh ne gave
Louis on injustice and next monn
have revenge I kno beat Louis, because-
We left talking busiy You can't Diane Inc yous
man He is lust beginning sound OF his own voice
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Owners on Spot;
Cannot Afford
Big Contracts
Bonus Clauses Bosed'
On Club Receipts
Appear Likely
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18.-Major
league baseball players had best be
prepared to Sign up and shut up"
when next seasons contracts arrive,
Connie Mack predicted today. E.
For with the war creating an un-
certain future for professional
sports, the venerable manager Of
the Athletics feels that club owners
will refuse to gamble with player
contracts calling for astronomical
salaries.
But the wise old gentleman whose
sense of fair play long ago earned
the Nations accoladeS expressed the
opinion that bonus clauses could be
written in to provide for additional
player compensation if club receipts
hold up.
Time of Sacrifice.
None of us knows what the sea-
son holds in store" he went on. and
there'll have to be a limit to our
financial commitments.
Bonus contracts might be one
way of solving the problem. Nat
urally, the player wants to do as
well for himself as he can and he
shouldn't be made to suffer If it
turns out to be a good baseball year.
"On the other hand, it doesn't
seem right that the club owner
should have to take all the risk.
After all, the player has been pretty
we'll taken care of, year in and year
out. whereas there've been plenty OF
clubs in distress, even in prosperous
baseball years.
TT seems to me that if there ever
was a year when we ought to be
careful. this is it. This is a time
of corrifirp ANYWAY"
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-04-04
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-08-02
Monday Noon Zero Hour
On Aluminium Donations
Highway Trucks Ia
Garry Offerings to
Raleigh; Contribu.
tons Increase as End
of Week Nears, but
Bin Is Not Full.

Next Monday noon is the zero ho,r
for accepting aluminium contrlhufInrg
in the drive for this highly desirable,
metal for the national defense u
was announced today by +. II. Dxa.
county chairman. He was advised a..
State authorities TO extend the cam
paign To that time.
State highway trucks viii h.,
available for transporting all alum
nun contributions here 10 a centr.l
storage at Raleigh, in keeping .i
State highway authorities until SIM.
ment is made III large Guantine,
there to a smelling center. Advice.
today 10 Mr.. Dixon SAID tina, dom
tons made after the trucks take tr,
aluminium away viii not be received
but viii be returned immedjatplv
to donors.
Considerable last-minute contribu-
tons were taken today to the bin on
North Garnet street in front OF rhn
police and fire stations, but even a,
that the pen was by no means even
half full. The pen viii remain until
highway trucks take contribution,
aV.>y after the Monday noon dead
line, and those who wish to ride by
late today or Sunday or Monday
morning and toss in their Contrlhu-
tons may do so, and Mi. Dixon and
others active in the program OF c,..
Letting the material urged tn. e..
liens make whatever contributors
they could toward filling the bn m
the short time that remain.
No reports Wcr, available e.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-04
Reports TO Be Good

When School Principal f. w.
Pogue writes to the children's
parents this June he'll say some
thing like this:
They're good children and
doing we'll in school. placed
all of them in the grades which
cOrrespOnded to their ages. That
seemed to work out pretty well.
"In penmanship, geography,
reading and dictiOn, they were
ahead of their class. Some of
them had little difficulty with
arithmetic, but after few
weeks they were abreast of
things and going along beauti-
fully.
Zone and all they seem TO like
their Canadian playmates. They
enter into the school life with
ease. contribute much to the at
mosphere of their own grades"
Pogue, himself a father. wrote
lat Christmas time TO the par
entS of each one of his charges
from across the seas. The let
tiers he received back were
touching, grateful.
AS TO the children, let blonde
little Betty Heeley, 10, explain
just how she feels about being
SO far from home:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-04
Two Plan TO Fly

On the other hand Master
Michael Hughes has not doubt
about what he will do when he
grows up. Ten now. he wants to
be an aviator. He and young
Richard Oddie. also 10. spend
hours each day moving little
wooden airplanes about a minia--
ture airfield. moving them h1|
and out of toy hangar.
Eleven-year-old Mary Phillips
from Buckinghamshire h a s
found a lot of happiness here in
her friendship with Beverly
Pogue. daughter of the school
principal. Mary came to live at
the house next door 10 the
Pogues here.
Everybody adores the kinder
garten kids. Godfrey Shackle-
ton. Vivian Eastman and Jamie
Rothwell. They all like their
new homes. and the families
whose doors have been opened
10 them say they too have
found a deep pleasure ard a new
life in the children from across
the seas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-04
BY VERA BROWN

MAY is here.
tA To England it brings rosy
hawthorne hedges and bombing
planes. To some of England's
children who are spending their
first May away from their
homeland it is bringing Ameri-
can baseball.
The youngsters who last Sum-
mer were sent away from war
torn Britain are now nearing the
end of their first school year in
Canada.
Their English accents are fad
ing, though their stubby English
shoes still remain. To Is of
them who attend the Hugh
Beaten School on Tecumseh
road, June will bring passing
certificates.