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THOs. J. OWEN & SON. auctioneers. 435
Southern Building sale of valu-
s5is s0Ty THs BTck dxe Nnb i bsnf
By virtue of certain a4H b deed
instrument No. 4SS01, recorded October
80. 1916, among the land records of the
District of Columbia, and at the request OF
the party secured thereby. the undersigned
trustees will sell at public auction, IN
front of the premises. on THURSDAY, the
twentieth day of March. AID. 1947. at ::
o'clock pm. the following described land
and premises, situated in the District OF
Columbia, and designated as and being
part of Lot 20 in Donaugh ana Nagels
subdivision of lots in square 909, as per
plat recorded in the Office of the surveyor
for the District of Columbia in Llber Il
at folio 80; except triangular piece IN
the southwesterly corner of said lot. dedl-
Gated for alley purposes as recorded IN
said surveyors office in Liber 3S at folio
Terms Ter as" SOLD subject to a prior building
association deed Of trust for. approximately
81, 96i9 IS. further particulars, Of which
will be announced at time OF sale; the pur-
chase price above said trust to be paid IN
cash deposit of $4,000 required.
chaser's cost. Terms to be complied with
within thirty days, otherwise deposit 1or,
feited and the properly may be advertised
and resold at the discretion OF the trustees.
LOUIS YUDELEVIT. MAURICE GREEN
BAUM, Trustees mn ,1O,l3,1I,l
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WATERFRONT PRoPERTY-REkT
sEAsHoRe PROPERTY.

ExCLUsIVE-VENTN N. J., dwelling;
ocean front riparian rights; consisting
dining room, library, kitchen, powder
room: End floor, bedrooms with 2 baths;
3rd floor 4 bedrooms with 2 baths; base.
ot-water heat; will sell furnished or un.
furnished. LEWIS FELCONE, 217 East
Hanover St, Trenton, N. j. Telephone
C-l1.39
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PROPOSALS.

SEALLD PROPOSALS will be. received at
the Procurement Section, National Bureau
OF Standards, until 2 pm. March II, 1947,
and then publicly opened, for furnishing
a Tube Characteristic Test Set. as described
in specifications which may be ootaned
from the Procurement Section, National
Bureau of Standards. ~
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER & SON, auetioneers
virtue Of a chattel deed Of trust filed
January go. 1916 among the Fs cords Of Of
the recorder Of deeds OF IT the District +b oa
r ISIute Of the party secured thereby. the
UNDERSIGNED trustees will seld by ays PUBIC
on Tuesday. March %, 1947, at 10
O'clock am, 1911 Buick Super 4-door
sedan, serial No. 341s4569 IN motor to r No;
as No. 541S4569). Terms, cash. WALTON
L. SANDERSON, KENNETH Q. HuLSE'
trustees, Hamilton National Bank.
mil @, 13l7.19,2l,25
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AUTO PAINTING.

AUTO PAINTING-Complete job, $35 up;
work guaranteed GILBERT, 4102 Pa.
AUTO PAiNTING-Complete job, $50; So
SON CHEVROLET, 1922 l4th st. NV, no.
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GAS STATIONS WANTED.

HAVE CLIENT who is interested in buy
ing or leasing stations or sites for same
In Washington or nearby Maryland. Write
or phone CRANE & HELAN, Realtors, 81.
1000. 1009-1011 Bonifant st., Silver
Spring Md,
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GARAGES FOR RENT.

TWO-CAR GARAGE, 1888 Tiiden st. NV.
Call bet. 8 am and l pm. go
BRICK GARAGE, centrally located, NV.
washington, immediate possession; ST
monthly Call 81. 1853.
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opening leaQ: Two OF spades.
A neat bit of card reading on the
part of East in today,s hand pre-
vented him from yielding to the
temptation to take the easy road In
defending against South's game con-
tract in no-trump.
The bidding could hardly be de-
scribed as model but the final con-
tract was reasonable enough. Tho
two of spades was led and the queen
forced the ace. South then cashed
the ace and king of diamonds and
followed with the deuce of clubs on
which West played the seven, which
did not escape Easts notice. 1t was
reasonable to assume that declare,
had the jack of clubs, which marke
the seven as a singleton, since thef
would be no sense to Vests playir
the higher of two worthless clut
in this situation.
At this point it becomes clear tho
Vests distribution is 4-4-4-l. tn
reasoning is very neat. The openirA
of the two Of spades marks him
with exactly four of that suit. The
fall of the club seven marks him
with only one. His eight red cards
are divided evenly. There are two
clues to this. First, the manner in
which declarer played the gee and
king of diamonds to clear Che suit
suggests that declarer had only two.
Secondly, If West had q five card
red suit he would probably have
opened it. So it becomes clear that
declarer has only two hearts.
The natural inclination for East
would be to return spade but a
moments consideration will reveal
that declarer must have the suit
stopped again, because if West had
either the K 10 2 or K 10 8 2 he
would probably have made the open
ing lead of an honor instead OF the
deuce On this line Of reasoning
East returned the 10 Of hearts and
declarer was helpless to fulfill con-
tract. Declarer went up with the
king In an effort to preserve the
queen as possible winner. The
trick was taken by the ace and the
four of hearts came back. Declarer
had to go up with the queen. He
would not afford to let East IN to
come through the spade. His hope
now rested with the club suit. When
that failed to break he was held to
eight tricks.
copyright. 1e47, by Charles H. Gorsn)
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GARAGES WANTED

GARAGE WANTED, vicinity Dupont Cir
Gle or Conn. and Wyoming NV. Phone
Will RENT IMMEDIATELY left private
garage. Southeast vicinity. Call RE. 22Sl.
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T axe My Word for 1t
By Frank Colby
Readers Want to Know.

Columbus: Our continuity writer,
in a piece of copy advertising sale
of bedding, says, "' = . to refurbish
your bedding supply" I contend
refurbish is used incorrectly.-B. G.
Answer: You are correct. Re
furnish means, ito freshen up or
brighten; to renovate; to make
new" The word is from furnish,
ito scour; to clean; to renovate."
Therefore, refurbish does not mean
"to replenish," which, I think. is
the verb he had in mind.
Dallas: Please settle a dispute.
Is person who runs a restaurant
a "restauranter"? T.
Answer: Sorry, there is no such
word. The proper term Is "res-
taurateur" (no "n~, pronounced
in English: observation-disclosures.
st. Paul: Is it proper to rhyme
hearth" with "earth"?-Mrs. S. M.
Answer: The pronunciation
"hurth" was customary long time
ago; but now it is considered dia-
lectal. Give the word the "ah"
sound, thus: hahrth.
Hollywood: That volcano on Lu-
zon-how is the name pronounced?
w. McC.
Answer: 1.-THE name of the vol
cano is Mayor. Accent the second
syllable, which rhymes with bone,
tone" Say: mah-YONE.
San Diego: Please discuss the
word graduate" as both noun and
verb.-M. L. B.
Answer: In standard American
the prevailing pronunciation for
the verb is: GRAD joo-ait, the third
syllable rhyming with "bait, gait"
The noun is: GRAD-joo-it. The
noun is also pronounced GRAD-joo-
ait, but it does not prevail.
Just out, 1947 PRONUNCIATION TEsT.
Test your pronouncing I. O.. and that OF
your family and friends Are you the one
Hn
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GARAGES FOR SALE.

steel-aluminum garages
and mill bldgs; also wood beach cottages
for early delivery. DUPONT IRON WORKS,
MA. 1866, 1856 18th st: NV. -23
1.-TWO DOUBLE GARAGES capacity Tor
4 cars, or suitable for storage. Located
rear of 3114 Mt. Pleasant st. NV. PRICE,
to sell. Please call HARRY I. FRIEDaaA ~
Rrnker. RE RR 10
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sale Of 1916 REQ truck. BY
virtue of chattel deed OF trust reg
Vehicles, Richmond, virginia Title No;
66942 Vrgna and at the the eaq unde Of
signed trustees will sell by public auction
at i 730 Rhode Island avenue ne e;c,o on
Tuesday, March %. l947. at ~ o'fioGGk
truck, motor No. 10SA-13953. Serial No;
19cHs,22424; Terms nsn4 Cash. w All 81
Trustees, Hamilton National Bank.
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AUTO TRUCKS WANTED.

ALASKA COAL COMMUNICATING. t.
lnire pick up trucks to deliver coal II
bags, Good pay. Call Ma. 5SSS. 10
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TAXIS FOR HIRE.

NEW I947 CABS for rent to reliable. steady
drivers Ask for Mr. ROSEN between 8
and $50 pm. 1917 L st. NV.
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Find 81 OF more common EngllSH
words in
SSIMISTIC
meaning, gloomy, despairing, eyni-
CAL" Average mark is 20 words.
Time limit, Is minutes.
Rules OF the CAME. Words must be
of four or more letters. Q. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
3. Only one form Of a word is used 4.
Proper names are not used. A list will be
published tomorrow.
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THos: J. OWEN & SON, auctioTneeTs, e,
able 3-story row brick DWELLING; ,.h being 4g
street Northwest. BY virtue of certain
deed Of trust duly recorded in Iiber No;
S175. folio 500, ct seq. of the land records
Of the District Of Columbia, and at the
Tequest Of the party secured seen ID, thereby l1S
Is AUCTION. in front Of the premises ss rs on
AID. 1877, at $40 O'Clock pm, the follow
ing described land and premises, situate
in the District of Columbia. and DESIGNATED
as and being. lot "a in Holden and Ford's
corded in the Office Of the Surveyor for the
District Of Columbia, in Liber HDC at
folio r. Terms: Sold subject to a prior
deed Of trust for s14.6o6:16 with interest,"
1947, further particulars of which will be
announced at time Of sale; the purchase
deposit of $4,000 required. Convey
Terms to be complied with within thirty
days. otherwise deposit. forfeited and the
the discretion of the trustees. HERMAN
MILLER. GEORGE BASILIKO. Trustees.
mh7. 1013,17 10
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FARMS WANTED.

WOULD LIKE to buy or rent small farm
IN Md. or 4-room mouse in country, not
over % miles from D G.; not over $500
Phone Tower 513O after 5 pm
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FUTURE.

ADAM A. WESCHLER g. SON, Auctioneers
sale of Ford h-ton truck. two
dual arc electric welding units and INSECT
a chattei deed of trust. filed October 10.
1915, among the records Of the RECORDER
lien No. 1880, and at the request Of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees will sell by public auction at
1880 Rhode Island avenue ne, on
tuesday. March rs. 1917, at 10 o'clock
an, 1880 Model 4, Ford lls o91, truck rue
tioned in trust as No. AA378912O, also
two dual arc electric welding units, one
trailer mounted, Model 5000 and mis-
nection with operating of Welding shop.
Terms: Cash. WALTON L. SANDERSON,
KENNETH o. HULSE, Trustees, Hamiton
National Bank. mh.1O. ID, l7.l9.21,12
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SuMMER HOMES.
REAL ESTATE IoANS.

rent summer cottage fo
eason. Call Elk. 6101, Ext. 2210, week
Avs 9-b 30 20h
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Just out, 1e47 PRONUNCIATION TEsT::
Test your pronouncing I. O.. and that OF
your family and friends Are you the one
in a thousand who can make a. perfect
score? For a free copy. send stamped,
self a ddressed envelope to Frank Colby: IN
care Of The Star. Ask for 1947 PRO
NOUNCIATION TEST
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CHEVROLET 1910 1h-ton panel; excel
lent throughout; $745.
Chevrolet 1912 stake, lift; body; motor mote
tires: a good buy at Ss95. Stafford
CHANDLER MOTOR CO., INC, 500 st.
ne, AT 1900. I'll
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AUCTION SALES (cont.).
MOD DOW

ADAM A. WEsCHLER q son, auctioneers
Attractive sale of high-grade household
furniture, Singer electric sewing machine,
grand piano. Hohner accordion. radios,
Meyer collector estate Lorena J. Coulter:
War Activity Organization and others. By
auction at Weschler's, 905 E St. NV, Fri
day, commencing $50 am, high-grad
Sheraton mahogany dining group, mahog-
any breakfront, handsome kneehole desk
with fooled leather top, new odd sofas,
lounge chairs tables. chairs. etc.: also used
groups of dining, dinette, living and bed
rooms, desks, platform rockers, floor and
table lamps, studio and sofa beds, chests
of drawers, dressers, mirrors, utility and
kitchen cabinets, beds, box and coil springs,
inner-spring and felt mattresses. ETC., also
Spode Jewel tea service other china,
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THE BEST COME FROM JET
1916 Hudson 4-dr., r. and h. 81 ,995
1916 Ford sup. de luxe Tudor, r, b. 1850
1912 Chev., NJ. de luxe 4-dr., r., h. 1925
1871 Cadillac "61" sedanette, r.. h. ,995
] 941 Dodge cpe. dd. dr., r. and n. l,O95
$40 Dodge cow. cpe., r. and h l,145
1910 Chrysler "S'' 4-dr. hd. dr., r. ,045
1898 Plymouth cpe. " 565
/ oar Chew M de l. 4-dr., r. and h. Ais
1897 Studebaker cpe., h. -------- 335
1885 Plymouth 2-dr. ------ 285
1881 Plymouth 4-dr. - 215
If you are looking for a clean used car,
priced right, come to JET MOTOR SALES,
2719 Nichols ave. Sc, Ii. 0336. cash,
trade or terms. Opposite st. Elizabeth's
Hocpito1
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MERCURY 1941 station wagon excelent
s ST ss5 Hill 1hEoas1 TIBBEs lii vermont
sts: H'I Ie41 Ambassador CO.; radio and
teed: SOB. A Williams & BAKER ssi9
NASH 1915 900 4 sS5 r and o b. seat seat
Nash tss 70 is41 a-door excellent condition;
Ensa nfs s psn' at n aHos sfss
s NASH pN 1913 49, Super 900: radio, heater
I aeathI Old ;o9SS ~, miles; good Bug ~. at
NASH 1916 AmbassadoT ,,t 4do So, sedan Ian
other accessories. $500 mileage: excellent
condition; 1889; Wo. 6 s;;i,s .,,,nnsd
Nts we ashe
cash offer below; Phone 81. OHIO be-
o tTfss s ss 9s2s club sedan; good
driven only: complete with foslights, cad
ee so es s5o6 pr oas bsst oer and
3Ips sla3 hteT az p CUB Coupe uS g. hydra
s s9vsFs r. s sGealtoP i 70 81
sso sda ea9 fqe fsae sRe
oedLlTD;sMoBILE 1887 sedan. + and h.; best
SsT S1saF 500 sss Temple s s so5 trunk
dan: new tires seat covers. heater; in
good running order; $3.50 or best offer
under. s07 Kentland ave, Takoma Park,
OLDs 1888 convertible coupe; new top,
good running cond.; just passed D: c. in
dealers. THOMAS, s1s Allison st. NV.
oLDsMoBILE 1941 Hydramatic SOS Sc
dan; $3.50, below dealers price: good con-
dition; upholstery like new; air-conditlon-
ing type heater: S1.o95. TIE. 9014. al
PACKARD 1915 Super Clipper; like new;
less than 5000 miles mile fully ng. equipped
PACKARD 1887 8; good tires, unusual
value; 1925; private party. AT. 2131.
PACKARD 1887 Super 8 4-door e-w6eel
around eondtion s5s5
18th and Rhode Island ave NV. -21
PACKARD 1888 100 convertible club coupe;
top sn a0 spo RSs
P Fac 1871 "12o" 5-passenser 4-door
sedan; private owner: good tires, radio,
heater; fine eoonndition; $1,000. Call NJ Mr..
P Pt A 1885 isg leo sed; radio and heater
good cond.. good tires; forced to sell; S515,
or best offer below. Gil. 1853 bet. 8 pm.
and pm; ov; 1929 any time. -2l =,
er; ST 400. Phone GE 9146. 20
Packard. 1941 Clipper: excellent con-
sson GOOD afdG res neasfT 5ss %s $685.
PPLL Ply iess 4-door. sedan; radio,
heater, good motor and tires. fine body;
S575. Can sH. 1907 after pm.
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I94I Lincoln Zephyr. 4-dr. sedan;
radio and heater. excellent - e95
1912 Packard Clipper 4-door sedan;
radio and heRter---------- 1,345
1871 Pontiac, ex-taxi 695
1896 Chevrolet at gtve-away
price ------- iSo
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MANY others: Cash, terms or trade.
RE. $3.50. ~
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Word Game

Sidney HertAnark.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PLYMOUTH 1871 TAXI; radio and heater:
new motor mos: good mech. cond.; good
tires; full price, S625; can finance. Gil
PLYMOUTHs go 1942, extaxis: repainted:
terms: no trade: good condition. Apply
at garage only, rear 1873 v st. NV, an,
to e pm AID. $685. WILLARD. To
Evening star., 1947-06-15

"a ses; spraying |
cabling, bracing,
and prevention of |
age, as well as thd
moving and transr
The National Cd
stan consists of !
geons. When thej
some rare malad|
affecting their les
they turn to Plant |
Horace v. Weste
Va, who diagnoses
gests q remedy.
At the moment,
cerned about the (
Dutch elm diseas
slowly making its
the District from d
land. Since there
elms here than any
Of tree, and every 4
an invitation to til
elm bark beetle, th|
Is removing dead
limbs and spraying
DDT.
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Doctors for AiIing Par||
BY STANLEY BAlTZ

TREE SURGERY h an oc-
l. cupation calling for the
deftness Of . conventional
surgeon and the agility Of q
squirrel.
Since much ofsthe tree doc
tors work Is done around the
cupola Of some verdant "sky-
scraper." he must be able to
Chamber about like q clipper
seaman aloft in 4 gale. It is
no job for the height-queasy.
And when he operates on some
ailing sprig. he must WELD al
most as precise a shipper Is q
surgeon removing, say, q pair
of tonsils.
Indeed. there is much SIM
ilarity between the physiology
OF humans and Of trees. All
the poxes and pestilences that
beset man have their counter
part In plant life. And, like
human beings, trees succumb
more readily II they are un-
dernourished.
Nourishing underprivileged
trees is one Of the ground
based operations OF the tree
surgeon. With a specially
pointed crowbar, he makes
holes in the ground all about
the tree. These holes are from
IL to is inches deep. He makes
from 800 to 400 such holes
around one tree. The holes 70
down to the trees feeder roots.
Into each hole. he pours q
combination chemical fertil-
izer and shredded COW ma
nure.
From the ground, he some
times uses a tiny saw on the
end Of q pole to remove dead
linn bs. interfering branches
and superduous growth. He
Evening star., 1947-06-15

uses the pruner, a small but
powerful clipper on the end of
a pole, to cut on twigs and
small branches and shape up
q trees general outline.
Cavity work Is where you
find it-sometimes aloft in a
tree crotch, sometimes In the
trunk. Filling a tree cavity
approximates a dental opera
ton. The tree doctor cuts
away the decay and disinfects
the wound. Then he covers
the wound with a special
paint. When that has dried.
he lines the cavity with
thin taxpayer. Finally, he fills
the cavity with cement which
Is sectioned OF into squares so
that 1t will give when the tree
sways in the wind. If the
cement were In one piece. it
would crack.
The work in the upper
reaches Is what makes this a
hazardous occupation. How
ever. George s. Outlaw, Wen
ma, Va. who works for the Ma
tional Capital Parks and has
been a tree surgeon for 10
years, says he has had only
one really bad tumble. Years
ago. he fell about IS feet when
q rope parted. His back still
aches from that fall, he says.
One of the first things a
student tree doctor learns is
climbing. Since spurs would
in1ue the trees, he learns to
climb without them. However.
he becomes a master rome
wielder. The way Mr.. Outlaw
can get a rope over any limb
Of his choosing Is a thing to
behold. These ropes are for
chmbing. for making q perch
and for hosting tools.
1Iee surgeons STUDYING To-
lay are well grounded in the
ny AZ well as in practice. They
must learn about fertilization
mo fertilizers. how to detect
'lens OF starvation; how to
ecosnlse and diagnose dis
Evening star., 1947-10-29
By Frank Leohy
|otre Dame University Cooe

Nofre Dame University Coach
Some one said that football
coaches are not pessimistic by
nature, that they get that way by
hard, conscientious practice.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

upsets than a canoe scene in a
De Mile movie.
A coach, already worried by a
quarterback who forgets to re-
member signals and a tackle
who forgets to tackle, is ap-
preached for an opinion on a
coming game. What does the
coach think about when ques-
toned? Well tell you.
His troubled mind starts spin
ming back down memory lane
and becomes haunted by the
ghosts of all the celebrated up
sets in pigskin history.
He shudders back in memory to
1918 when Notre Dame faced a
top-heavily favored Army. The
Cadets were going to chase. the
Irish out of the park, according
to pregame reports now re-
corded as grid history.
But passing combination,
Dorais to Rockne, left the future
generals bewildered and de-
feated-35-13.
There's a ow-talking, gray
haired fellow out in Blooming
ton, Ind, who could tell you
about another stunning upset
that took place In 1921. His
name is Bo Mcmillan. He now
coaches Indiana and in 1921 he
was the swivel-hipped quarter
back who led little Centre Col
lege to a 60 victory over Har-
Evening star., 1947-10-29
tennessee Tilt viewe'
As Key 10 Strength
OF Tar Heel Eleven
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 29.-Down
Carolina way they're saying these
days that Saturdays fracas between
North Carolina and the Tennessee
Volunteers, though not a Southern
Conference scrap, will provide a
tipoff on just how much Of a threat
North Carolina will be for this year S
circuit championship.
Signs are that Charley Justice, Walt
Pupa and company have come a
long way since travelling all the way
to Dallas to absorb rough $40
shellacking at the hands Of mighty
Texas and then returning home to
receive an unexpected setback, 1877,
from Wake Forest.
North Carolina now has licked
powerful William and Mary and de-
ceptive Florida in succession, and
the Chapel Hill faithful are con-
vinced the lads of Coach Carl Snav-
ely are ready to put on a squirt
which will carry them tor nigh
to-the league bunting for 1947.
II the Tar Heels can pin a de-
cisive whipping on Tennessee, the
danger sign will be hoisted for
Dukes Blue Devils, who now lead
the conference with an unbeaten
record. After Tennessee, North
Carolina rips into North Carolina
State, Maryland, and the Dukes in
that order. In the event the Tar
Heels triumph in all three contests,
the worst they can do is tie for the
championship. Duke walloped Ten
nessee, 1877, earlier in the season.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

Today a Year Ago-Phalanx
won $4,000 added Remsen Han
dicap as Jamaica race track
closed for season.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
by Law Of Averages

ward for one of the biggest upsets
in football history.
Even the bobby soxers can re-
call what happened to Boston
College in 1912. Rated one of the
greatest teams in the country, the
Eagles went into the Holy Cross
game needing only a haircut and
q condescending nod to the
stands for victory. Holy Cross
won something like 55-12, as I
recall it. Anyway it was one Of
the greatest upsets of all time.
This season has been filled with
upsets. Northwestern over U. c.
L. A., Purdue over Ohio State,
Idaho over Stanford, Southern
Methodist over Rice, Vanderbilt
over Northwestern. Alabama and
Mississippi in row, and Ken
lucky over Georgia, to name a
few spills in the prediction de-
partment.
Coaches, like elephants and
congressional investigators, have
stubborn memories. That's why
they may appear studiously pessi-
mistic when in reality they are
merely travelling back down a
memory lane haunted by upsets.
What causes gridHon upsets?
The list is long, but We'll name a
few reasons: Over confidence, cli-
matte conditions. staleness (that
unpredictable malady), breaks in
the game, psychological factors,
scouting, Understanding oppo-
nents and too much publicity.
But the primary and most dra-