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The Phoenix index., 1942-02-21
Eagles Trip
Howard

DURHAM, N. C.-(SNS)-- Inc
North Carolina College Eagles won
their sixth c. I. A, A. Conference
victory here last Monday night' py
o 4a to % score over the Howard
University Bisons. j Brown Oh Clie
Eagles scored first with Tree
throw but Capt. Hill OF the Visltors
retailiated with layup TO give
Howard a one point lead at z 10 l.
J. Brown made layup and plvot
shot for a points to put the Eagles
back in the lead 5 to /. From TINS
point on the outcome of the game
was in no doubt as John and lrpy
Brown racked UP numerous lay
,lps and pivotS to steadily IN
ly increase the Eagles lead TO I'll
S at half time. The second hall
was playd mosJly by Eagles SUBS
and the Browns who continued to
dominate the play with their eX-
cellent shooting and defensive
tactics. Capt. Hill of the visitors
scored IL points but his efforts
couldn't match those of John and
Irby Brown who scored II and IL
points respectively for the Eagles
and the game ended 48 to % IN
favor of the Eagles who are tled
with Union for top position in the
G, 7. A. A.
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By LEO FISCHER

Three former champions out OF
ttree-that's the lineup for the
l942 worlds championship bas-
ketball tournament, scheduled
from March 7 to IL at the Inter
national Annpfitlleater, Halsted
and Forty-second streets.
The clean sweep of previous
titleholders was completed today
with the acceptance OF the sensa-
tional New York Renaissance as
the third entry in The Herald
Americans fourth annual classic
The Detroit Eagles, defending
champion, and the Harlem Globe
Trotters, winner of the title in
1910. already had been admitted
into the top flight of basketball
competition.
Cage fans who saw the eXhibi-
ton given by the Rens in Che CO.
feature at the All-Star basketball
game last November don't need
any additional information about
the manner in which this great
Negro team can manipulate the
SpheriOd.
THEY'LL NEED SKILL
They can do almost anything,
except make il talk-but they're
going to need all the skill and
science they possess if they want
to be the first team in the his
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RED S0X BALL
PLAYERS FETED
WITH BANQUET

MEMPHIS, Tenn,-SNS)-
The management Of the Mem
nhis Red Sox Baseball club enter
tained members of the club Iues-
day night of last week at the neau-
fifll1 Bassie's Chicken Shack.
Baseball players present were
Nat Rogers, Marvin Carter, "Jelile
Tavlor, Larry Brown, Verdei
Mathis, Porter Moss, and "Bubner
HYDE. The guest list also included
sam Thomas, trs driver; Warren
(Boots) johnson, James Semler'
owrer of the New York Black
Yankees, who was in the city as
guest of Thomas H. Hayes, Jr.,
Joe Cotton, and Sam Brown,
MIR. Nicholson, Mrs. Carmeari
Barr, Mrs. Sadie Wade, operator OF
Travellers Hotel; Misses Fairy
Wright, Foster Wilson, Sara
woods, Eddie Mae Johnson, and
Mrs. Bubher Hyde were among
the ladies at the banquet.
Mr.. Semler spoke highly OF the
Red Sox team and its manage
mcnt. DR.. w. S. Martin and DR..
B. B. Martin, his Brother, gave en-
couraging words to the players and
called upon them to do their best
this year in giving the Memphis
fans thrilling entertainment. Mr.
HAYES, owner of the Birmingham
Black Barons, and local business
man, recalled the natural rivalry
between the Red Sox club and the
Barons, and stated that the two
clubs are always a good drawing
card in Memphis and Birmingham.
Mr. Sam Brown, sports writer
identified with the Red Sox club.
served as toast master.
The menu consisted If fried
chicken, french fried potatoes,
fruit salad, and drinks.
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Former STAG Crossbar Artist
Now Jumping For Uncle Sam

CAMP LEE, Va.-(S N S)-The
Army has Pvt. Lloyd Thompson
jumping these days but it's nothing
new. to him. In 1898 he. won the
national title by leaping six feet,
seven and one-fourth inches at
Madison Square Garden IN New
York.
Arriving at Camp Lee On Jarlu-
ary 10, Thompson has been receiv-
ing training i'll the administrator
and supply school in Company "C'
of the 9Th Coiored Regiment in the
Olarter1naster Replacement Train
ing Center. He was inducted into
the Army on December 3 at Fort
Shelby. Miss
The former high jump king at
tended Xavier University in New
Orleans, La. Since graduation III
1899 Thompson had been directing
physical education at Washington
Parish School in Franklinton, La.
"I like the Army fine" Thomp-
son remarked recently, "and I'd
like it still better if the track mer
now in the service were allowed
to compete in the major meets
later this year for charity"
According to reports OF late,
pvt. Thompson may get his wish.
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a marvellous year." Both Campbell
and Downs disclosed that enough
bids for games already have come
in 10 complete a fine coast-to-
coast schedule.
Signing Of Bunny as team pilot
not only assures the Ethiopian
Clowns Of a master diamond STRAIT
egist but man whose flair for
showmansl1ip fits in superbly with
the pattern that has made the Mi
amians the outstanding drawing
card and most talked-about club in
independent baseball circles. Not
only are they the top team from
a playing standpoint, but no ag-
gregation has been able to match
their copyrighted antics OF come
dy and pantomime.
Downs record is well-known to
all followers Of race baseball
Starting in 1918, he was outsta1d-
ing at all positions, but especially
in the infield, with the Nashville
Standard Giants, Louisville White
Sox, Indianapolis ABC's and At
lantic Bacharaclls, before joining
up with the great Hilldale club of
Darby, Pa, on July 4, 1917. For z
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BEATING THE Gun
By Al Moses [ANP]

the Melvin Sheppard Memorial 900
yard invitation in 1924 failing to
break the record of John Borican,
formerly held by Herbert when he
represented N. Y. university at the
same track meet.
BORICAN, by the way, proved
that a Negro can and one day will
reign supreme at the one mile dis
tance by placing third the Leslie
MacMitchell (NY), in a thrilling
contest; Only five years off the
second mans pace, the Asbury Park
seeker of a PHI. d. from Columbia
university was clocked in the great
time of minutes 1874. A season or
SO back, Borican could not have
beaten 4:23? -. Herschal (Rip)
Day, the Ned Irish of the basket
ball season, is also one of the lead
ing track coaches in the metropoli-
tan area. We used to think rip
the runaway locomotive during his
undergraduate days as an athlete
at Lincoln University --ADIOS.
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Three NEGRO 0UiNTETS Are LINING UP FOR
WORLDS CHAMPION BASKETBALL TOURNEY
Rens> Globe Trotters> Eagles
First Entries In SIS 900 Meet

cries of the two spectacular A!l-
Star presentations.
40 FILE APPLICATIONS
The rest Of the roster includes
such well-knoWn names as "Wee
Willieo Smith ESQ called because
he's six and one-half feet talD,
Clarence ("Puggy'D Bell. ZacE
Clayton, Sonny Woods, Charles
isles and William ('sPop") Gates.
With the three champions al
ready in the bracket, the re-
mainder of the field. will probably
be closed before the. end Of the
week. On hand are some forty
applications from teams who de-
sire to participate in the out
standing cage tournament of the
year, and selection will be made
on a. basis Of record and per-
sonnel,
In the meantime, tickets are
beginning to move briskly as the
contestants begin to be named.
Pagteboards for all sessions are on
sale at Bonds Clothes, 65 West
Madison Street; Stockyards Inn,
Halsted and Forty second streets,
and the tournament office, Room
807. 1926 West Madison street. Mail
orders should be sent to the last
address.
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NEW YORK - BOOKER BECK
WITH, who loomed during 1941-42
as the finest ITS FOUNDER since
the days of Kid Norfolk, will do
all of his future fighting in the
United States army.
JOSE BENITO DE ASSIS, called
to Brazilian Jesse Owens" looked
like a World-beater in the fourth
heat of the go yard sprint invita-
tion dash at the classic Millrose
Athletic Club games last Saturday
night, Madison Square garden: He
finished a bangup second to Barney
Norwood Ewell of Penn State in
the second semi-final heat; but
unfortunately for the personable
dark youth from South America,
there always is final heat, racing
like a scared whippet, Ewell, Ameri-
cas- finest daSher since Tlan, Pea
cock, Ben Johnson and Owens,
breasted the tape a winner in an
"all Negro" finish, squalling the
worlds record Q938) of 81 seconds
Jimmy Herbert, romped off with
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Morris Brown Pulls Frank
MerriweII Finish To Exc
Stout Alabama Five 1887

bouncer from his own follow-up
shot to lay a neat overhead flipper
in the tub.
That was the ball game: Morris
Brown 38, Alabama 81.
FINAL GOAL VOID
Like flash out of a cannon.
Marion Eugene (ReO Grimes
slipped loose on a. Hornet niscue
Immediately after the Purple
deuce gave Alabama the ball out
of bounds. Grimes sank a. goal
which Wolverine fans, then salts
fled Iced" the game, but the ver-
dict was already scaled because
the final horn sounded just ticks
before the last deuce was register
ed and thus nullified it.
CAPTAINS STAND OUT
Captain Griggs was definitely
the "hot" man for the Hornets,
bagging u points before fouling
our in the last two minutes. Bank
head and johnson were big help
with their six each.
Captain Bryan whacked 10
points to steal honors for the VOL
verines. Alternate Captain Will
Liam (Too CooD Carter clicked off
eight and Tipton seven to prove
important factors, while James
(Bud Carter, Billy White, Hap
good, and Robert Rife, elevated
from the Baby Wolverine ranks,
looked impressive--as did Herman
(Pop) Odems afloor. C. Gay. an
other new face, dotted the Purple
lineup.
FIRST DIvISIONER
The victory made eight out Of
10 for the first-division wolverines
Who have lost to no second division
opponent and have first division
win over Clark sandwlched in their
list of victims which number Bene-
dict twice, Morehouse twice, Fisk
and Alabama twice Losses were
two to Florida and Knoxville, one
apiece TO Clark, Tuskegee, and s.
y! state, Enormously, it had been
stated that Morris Brown had a
o-6 record through last Sunday. It
should have been a TT figure).
Morris Brown now has an 81 rec
ora with fine chance to improve
over last years final 9-7 figure in
loop activity.
ALABAMA GIRLS WIN
me Alabama State girls found
MOTIFS Browns co-eds spirited op-
ponents but what it takes in the
Slutch and Won decisively 34-14,
put not before Evelyn Alexander
stole high point honors TO-. Morris
nto"n with six. Miss Dyles with
nliie and Miss Jackson with eight
points spanked the Hornet lassies
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tory Of the tournament to win
second title.
The Rens lost a one-pointer last
year in the worlds championship
meet to the Detroit Eagles. The
year previous they were eliminated
by similar slim margin at the
hands Of the Harlem Globe Trot-
ters. IN each instance, the win
ming team went on to win the
crown,
The Rens will bring here most
of the old familiar faces, plus
some new ones who fit pretty
well into the picture.
"ROOKIES" WELL KNOWN
Among the ''rookies IF you can
call man who had performed in
about 1875 games with his team
are Sonny Boswell, Hillary
Brown and ''Duke" Cumberland,
remembered for their perform
ances while members Of the Globe
Irotters.
Tt was Boswell who sent al
most $4,000 fans into mysteries at
the first College All-Star classic
when his basket from mid-floor
tied the Collegians at the final
gun. He also was top scorer in
the game with display Of keen
eyed shooting that still stands out
among the many brilliant mern-
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West Point In
}l-l9 Win Over
Granville

WEST POINT, Ga.--(SNS)-West
Point High defeated tie fast pass
ing and shooting Granville boy
team by score of 1929 The past
week. The proud and naughty team
of Granville was sure that since
it had handed Newman two defeats
this year that it could defeat West
Point under Coach w. D. (KniXy)
Long, the brother of Ralph Joe
Long, former McDonough maker Of
state champions now at Newman.
The game was nip and tuck
affair all the way through with
West Point losing the lead but
twice, once by a tie and once by a
two point margin.
Many new players received their
first chance to play under the Blue
and White of West Point-John
Harris, Buddy Winston, and
others
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BTWH Bulldogs Shade
Ala. State High 1924

point lead at the end Of the first
half, the score standing, 1873, Tie
Bulldogs pulled away in the se,;-
ond half and established a conf
Portable lead Late in the secor d
half the 'Eana state young HOY
nets staged rally and e1tende q
the Bulldogs Tor the remainder If
the game,
King and Harris OF Alabama
State were the high point men,
caging ten points each. Runner
up honors went to Captain Hubert
and Calvin Jones, who chalked up
eight points eech. Wimberly and
Simpson were also outstanding ftr
Washington High.
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F1ue Negroes On Chicago
Golden Gloue Squad

full puncher, scored a three round
technical knockout over EmeriCh
Mitchell, another colored CYO team
mate. The other all-Negro final
saw Crump decision over James Ar
mold
The only unpopular verdict was
rendered III favor of Harry Stephens
white CYO Iniddleweight. over
johnny johnson OF the Savoy A. G,
Johnson seemed to have a clear
margin OF victory and the decision
brought long poos from the crowd
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Ry A. l.. KIDD

TUSKEGEE, Ala.-The Florida
Rattlers defeated the Tuskegee IN
stitute Tigers 57-52 in a thrill
packed Golden Ball" game at Lo-
gan Gymnasium last Thursday
night. February II, marking the
first conference defeat for Tuske-
gee this season. TuSkegee led at
half time, 1929.
The Men in Orange matched
speed with speed and basket with
basket as the game went into the
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CHICAGO, -(ANP) Five Of
the eight boxers who will represent
the city of Chicago in the annual
tournament OF champions at Chica-
90 stadium February 23~25 are Me-
groes. They were selected in the
CITY finals at Coliseum Thursday
night ana will uphold the honor of
Chicago against amateur champions
from % states in the big fist-fight
sponsored by the Chicago Tribune,
The tive colored winners are Har-
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ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-tSNS)-
Alabama States highly under
rated Hornets, coached by C. John
son Dunn and Nelson H. Archer,
came to town to play the Purple
Wolverines Monday night and left
Sunset Casino with everybody on
hand singing their praise even
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old Dade, ll8 pounds; Ebert Adams,
1875 pounds; Thomas James, l47
Charles Crlunp, 175, and Hubert
Hood heavyweight. Eleven OF the
Is final lists were Negroes. Dade,
1l2 pound champion for the past
two years and member OF the
CYO won his third crown although
his first III higher weight class.
Adams had TO defeat a teammate
from Savoy Athletic club TO become
featherweight hing. Hood, power
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BY JOEL W. SMITH

ATLANIA, Na N94VoJ-
Coach Leslie C. Bakers WASH
ington High School cagers displaJ-
ed rare form in turning back the
strong Alabama State High School
aggregation, coached by Dave AL
britton, former worlds champion
high Jumper, by a score Of 1924,
Friday afternoon at the Sunset
Casino.
Coach Albritton brought a we'll
coached team to the Gate City, bit
the Blue and White Bulldogs, led
by Capt. Jerome Hubert, wee
hitting on all cylinders.
Washington High held a five
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Florida upsets Tuskegee 57-52,
BAGS Alabama 49-34 On Road

second half with the lead chang
ing hands many times. Thomas
Hornburger with 13, Wilson, Smith
with II, and Leo Brinkley with II
were the big guns for Tuskegee,
while Henry Edmonds with is,
Leonard Hall with 13, Robert
Mike with 13 and Edward Britt
with 8 were the leading scorers for
Flcrida.
These two teams meet again in
Tallahassee Monday, February IS
in what may be the deciding game
for the STAG pre- tourney cham
pionship this season. The Rat
tiers have won 10 and lost . IL
conference play this season. Tlls.
kegee has won IL. lost !.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(sNS) -
Florida defeated a determined Ala
bana State quint here tonight in
a hard fought game by the score
of 1884.
Yancy Griggs with IL points and
Johnson with 8 led the scoring for
Alabama while Britt with 10 and
Hall with IS led the scoring for
FLORIDA. This marked the 10th VIC
rory in z conference starts for the
Man In Ora MA
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Half time Score, n. c. State Il,
Howard 5.
Free Throws missed, Collins 2
Hard, I. Brown, Hill 2, Mitchell 2,
ROundtree 8, Burroughs, Middle
ton Hedgepeth.
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TEAMWORK PAYS OFF

Captain Bryan stole the ball,
dribbled madly to the Purple front
court, quick passed by Billy Whyte
who fired, with Floyd (Red) Tip
ton taking the rebound but miss
ing the follow-up. Tipton was
fighting, though, and regained the
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HAPGOOD CONNECTS

On a double foul, Hapgood de-
livered with a one-pointer but
Alabama missed and it was Morris
Brown to the fore 36-35, but the
Hornets moved in front in a flash
on a swingshot by Bankhead for a
37-36 lead.
Less than 80 seconds were left
and Wolverine people were Writh-
ing in pain when Alabama re-
trieved the ball from a Purple
player, quick-passed downcourt,
and set up dead Grip" which
must have caused Coach Dunn
heartache as two different Hor-
nets failed on both the primary
shot and follOW=up.
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after they had dropped a heart
throbbing ball game to Morris
Brown by the razor1edged mar
gin of 1887.
Morris Brown trailed early in the
contest 60 but was in. front 1914
at intermission. Alabama came
back with a rush in the second half
and cut Morris Browns lead to
1928 and 1925 on both Of which
occasions time outs were taken and
substitutes rushed into the fray by
Billy Nicks and his able assistant
Joe Wiles.
NIP AND TUCK
Things moved along swiftly and
dramatically but never more than
three points separated the clubs
the rest Of the way down the home
stretch and when, with only seven
minutes to go, Morris Brown led
by only The scant margin of 22-2l,
Wolverine fans became obviously
impatient and sulky.
These same fans had experience
ed just the beginning of their mis-
cry, because, with but three min
utes to play, Alabama moved out
in front 1881. The tension was
terrific.
NEW HERO
Here, William Whyte, Billy
Ntcks' newly discovered Frank Mer-
riWell, Ilotched free toss and Sec
onds later, Russell (Happy) Hap
good Bryan whacked one to knot
the count at 33-all and sent the
house into a state of pandemcn-
ittm. The turnout was cu to shredi
by the continual deluge that swept
the Gate City all day. But one
would never have detected 1t from
the din and hysteria which prevail
ed in the closing minutes.
Alabama was in Atlanta strictly
on business and it became more
and more evident as doubled and
redoubled pressure was put On the
hometown outfit with the blue
chips QOWIl.
ALABAMA TOUGH
Quickly, the Hornets took a new
lead over the Purple at 1888 on
Captain Yancy Griggs' deuce, and
it looked very much like the ball
game with but a minute and 25
seconds remaining.
But Morris Brown was out there
battling and, at this dramatic stage
of the contest, Captain Jessie (Jack
Pot) Bryan moved down the CEN
ter of the foul lane like whirling
deryish to sink a snowbirdie drip
ping with honey to deadlock the
ball game anew at 35-all Exactly
one blood-clrdling minute re-
manned.
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McPhail and the Dodgers

MacPhail was talking about the
Dodgers of 1912.
"When the season opened" he
said, II thought we could win. We
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Hmm 80 IS

For extra flavor in dark fruit
cakes use cider or spiced fruit
juices for the liquid.
For a fiavorful top coating for
meat loaves, spread with a thin
layer of chill sauce the last 20
minutes of the cooking period.
Often a crust forms on rising
dough. To avoid that, spread a
little fat over the dough and cover
it with cloth.
Grass stains usually come out
when saturated with lard or other
fat, then washed several hours
later in warm soapy water.
Squash are very tender and so
easily injured by frost that care
must be taken to cover them in
the field against injury. They
should be allowed to harden in the
field and then should be removed
from the vines without breaking
the stems.
When buttering sandwiches dip
knife in hot water frequently and
it will be much easier to spread
the butter.
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she was not afraid to sit in the
cross-current of air from the porch.
''She talked for five minutes about
the sample of paint they have tried
on the garage and said she was sure
it was not what she had chosen.
Then she made Elinor put on
sweater, asked me where we could
move If we couldn't get oil for the
furnace this winter, asked me twice
whether l had put an air-stamp on
letter ! had mailed, asked me
for the third time whether the Bak-
ers were coming to dinner on Thurs
day, said she wished she could call
it off before it was too late as she
hated to tackle dinner for six with
no assurance of having a cook in
the kitchen.
AFTER that / left for the office
feeling as if were being bitten to
death by ducks. The moment l got
there May was on the telephone;
Elinor had gone off to school with
out her rubbers, and May thought
rain was blowing up. Also, had I
seen her opera glasses? Not that
she needed them, but she'd sudden
ly thought of them and couldn't find
them anywhere.
"This may sound funny to you,"
the letter ends, ''but it's not so funny
to your faithful reader,
"Jim Davis"
And there's a postscript: .tBut
don't fool yourself; love my WIFE"
Amusing and Pathetic.
I've reprinted this letter in full.
because it seems to me amusing
and pathetic and maddening all at
once. Not many women make SO
thorough job of worrying that
they worry about EVERYTHING
Most of US have some avenues of
peaceful and contented thought to
which we can escape. Evidently
May Davis hasn't.
Winston Churchill, who, it will be
conceded, has something over which
to worry, is quoted as saying that
he has developed a priorities sys-
tenn for worrying.
He takes them one at time, and
breaks each one in turn. It's the
old story Of the father who asked
his strong young sons to break sep
arate sticks, which they did with
contemptuous ease. But when he
bound those sticks into a tight,
heavy bundle it was a different
story. His point was that brothers
united cannot be broken.
Well, the great nations of the
world are as brothers united today,
and while they hold together they
cannot be broken. The slow great
tide that is forty nations standing
shoulder to shoulder is gathering
head, and will presently food deep
over the centers of petty hate and
spite.
And for her lesser worries May
Davis may well feel shame. This
is no time to borrow trouble from
the butchers bills of 1914 or to
honeycomb our still protected days
! and ways with dangers.
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|6oi1!!li31u

HERE was a certain cluttered
= up road leading somewhere be-
tween Avocourt and Montfaucon in
France, late in September, 1918. The
night was dark and the rain was
even wetter than usual. There was
an artillery captain, getting his bat
terry through this muddle and mire,
and he wasn't very gentle about get
ting the right of way.
"These guns 60 through" he
barked, and you could see he wasn't
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BROTHERS UNITED
Like brothers united the su

Like brothers united the sum
total of our worries and fears
stands invincible, but taken sep
arately and faced squarely these
same fears crumble from sheer
weakness and uninsportance. In
this year of universal strife the
petty fears Of a ,0oman like the
MAY Davis" of this letter are
something to be a little ashamed
OF. If each of us ,Uere to sue
cumb so easily to unnecessary
soorry sUe Vould soon be fair
game for epen the weakest adj
uersary. United in courage and
unselfshness ,Ue are invincibLe.
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particular abouthow
they got through.
Through the tumble
and the tangle and
the rain and mud
and darkness this
battery moved on
its way.
The artillery cap
tain was a fellow by
the name Of Larry
MacPhail. He was
q rough and ready
officer looking for
acfiNn. and he has