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Evening star., 1948-11-29

working" members of the Navy
football team, produced this star
ting result:
Without a single dissenting vote
Notre Dame was called the No.
team met this year by Navy.
Michigan. likewise, was unani-
nous choice-but as the No. 2 team.
The wolverines received 20 identical
votes.
All 20 midshipmen voted Califor-
mia the third best, 18 rated Army
No. 4, 10 called Missouri No. and
there was a single fourth-place vote
for Pennsylvania.
And why are Nays grid war
riors such authorities? Navy simply
is the only team in the Nation that
has played all of the Associated
Press five-ranking teams, with the
exception of North Carolina.
Michigan on Top Three Weeks.
The APPS annual poll, generally
accepted as authentic in that it
sounds out sports departments Of
all member papers, has found
Michigan at the top for the last
three weeks. followed by Notre
Dame, Army, North Carolina and
California. Tomorrow the APPS
final poll results will be published.
The vote of the Navy squad was
taken yesterday morning. following
the Tars' dramatic 2l-2l tie with
Army. All of the Annapolis coaches
SHE'D away from the poll. which was
taken with Capt. Howard Caldwell,
Navy star of the 21-2l tie in 1925,
as an unattached and unbiased wit
ness. The players were invited to
mark a ballot with this semiface-
tious prelude:
ITO Members of the Navy Foot
ball Squad: Each year the Asso-
ciated Press polls member papers
for a final ranking of the college
teams. Sports writer's aren't very
bright. and. besides, many who vote
haven't seen any or all OF the con-
tenders in, action.
Eminently Qualified to Judge.
"It's -" &" (contendedD that
only one body of men in the coun-
try can rank the top team with any
authority and that is the Navy
team, which has played them all.
Will you, by placing a number q or
3, for instance, opposite Michigan.
Notre Dame, etc. help = = conduct
a REAL poll?"
The APPS poll figures the stand
ing on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-l point
basis, and last week Michigan was
voted 1.726 points l05 first choices
! to 1923 (38 first choices, for Notre
Dame. In third place was Army
with a total of 1898 points and five
first choice votes, followed by North
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Skins, WoIIoped by Bears, Told
To Improve or Face 1949 Ak

instead of getting the ball they got
5-yard penalty instead. Sid Luck
man then tossed a 15-yard pass to
Jim Keane in the end zone.
There was no complaint about an
80-yard touchdown drive by the
Bears, eliminated by Luckman's 90
yard toss to Ken Kavanaugh. 1t
began after the Skins had driven
deeply into Chicago territory and
Baugh's fourth-down pass aimed at
Bagarus struck the crossbar.
Skins Heavily Penalized.
The Skins had only themselves to
blame for the next Chicago I'd,
giving up 80 yards on successive
roughing penalties - and they did
lay it on Bobby Layne rather heav-
lily. The payoff was 7-yard jaunt
by Don Kindt, who shook off Clyde
Ehrhardst to go all the way.
AS pleasantly different as the sec
ond half was, it was like the cele-
brated medical operation. 1t was
successful but the patient, alas, had
succumbed.
| EXTRA POINTS Don't think
Paul Mckee has the mumps. That
swollen jaw was patted by Bulldog
Turner's fist but the 245-pound Bear
center forgot to wear his mask and
Mckee sent him sprawling with a
right uppercut. So the referee put
Mckee out of the game "for unnec-
essary roughness" Bagarus and
Eddie Saenz will be in the Redskins
starting lineup against the Rams
Sunday If in good physical shape.
Saenz's ankle is giving him trouble,
though. 1t was twisted yesterday.
Sammy Baugh thinks the Eagles are
a much tougher team than the
Bears. But Chicago sportswriters
are divided when its comes to pick
ing the Western Division winner.
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Toft Breaks Longdon S
l3-Yeur WINNING Run

An era is over for the Langdon
Lions 140-pound football team. Un-
defeated for three years, the Lions
bowed, TO, yesterday to Taft A. c.
Jerry Spindler made the touch
down on a 10-yard sprint in the
third period and Benny Colandreo
kicked the extra point.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
By Lewis r. Atchison

An ominouS warning was sounded
for the Redskins today, following
their 48-13 rout by the Bears yester-
day at Chicago. Either play go min
utes of good football or get ready
to pack was the word from the front
Office where 1949 plans already are
beginning to buzz.
How Importantly any player fig
ures in next years plans may be
decided Sunday when the Rams
come here to close the home cam
paign. Some changes are certain to
be made, although Coach Turk
Edwards is sure the turnover will
not be as great as this season. But
Edwards is looking for Commute
men, not merely a team that can
play two periods of decent football.
Ironically, couple Of castoffs,
Jimmy Youel and Steve Bagarus
and Fullback Jim Castiglia, who has
been on the bench these last sew
eral games, shared Redskin offensive
honors with Sammy Baugh yester-
day. But the Tribe was out of con-
tention after the first four minutes
Of play when a series of miShaps
gave the Bears 200 lead.
Bagarus Still Ball Hawk
Bagarus seems to have lost his
speed but Buggsy still has a good
pair of hands for catching passes
and the old. deceptive hip action.
He caught 7-yard pitch from
Baugh for a touchdown. ending a
68-yard march. in the second period.
Before the game ended he caught
six for 81 yards.
Youel completed three Of his II
throws for 36 yards, missing by
inches one tremendous heave to
Dan Sandifer labelled touchdown.
He also took the Tribe rs yards for
it's second touchdown-after Jim
PEBBLES had picked up Pat Mullins
tumble on Chicago's 26 yard line
personally plunging over from the l..
Castiglia, tired and disgruntled
from sitting on the bench, reeled
off Al of the 81 yards gained by the
Skins on the ground, to pace the
ball carriers. His work should
guarantee him fulltime job against
the Rams Sunday.
Edwards probably would have sold
the entire squad for a Confederate
promissory note yesterday after that
disastrous beginning. The game
began on nightmarish note when
Howie Hartley fumbled on his own
14-yard line and Pat Preston recov-
cred for the Bears
The Skins should have had an
inkling of the brand Of luck they
were playing against when Pat Null
Inns fumbled. only to have Preston
recover again for 14-yard gain on
the 1-yard line. George McAfee
had no trouble smashing over for
for the score.
Comedy of Errors.
Scarcely two minutes later Bob
Nussbaumer fumbled after rounding
left end for a short again. This
time the ball bounced straight into
Dippy Evans hands and he scam
pered 10 yards unmolested for q
touchdown.
1t was amazingly good for the
Bears, who expected a rough after
noon. But less than a minute later
Hartley fumbled again. The ball
bounced again into Evens' hands and
again he ran for a touchdown, 16
yards unmolested.
Even legitimate 32-yard scoring
march by the Bears was trif1e
tainted. Mike Holovak of the Bears
fumbled and Sandifer recovered for
the Skins on Washington's Is. But
this time a Redskin was offside and
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Former Yunk to Honor
His SundIot Winners

George McQuinn, former New
York Yankee first baseman. will
present the trophy to his McQuinr
Yankees, champs in Intercity Junior
Baseball League, tonight at Nc
Quinn's Sporting Goods Store in
Arlington at 7:30.
McQuinn also will present gold
baseballs to members of his team
and silver baseballs to members OF
the runnerup Caithness Aces. Tom
my Darr, leading batter, and Jack
Fogerty, leading pitcher, both OF
McQuinn, and Jim Faulkner, most
valuable player, of Victory Post, No
4, will be given individual trophies
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Slip by Army Leaves
"a Grid Teams With
Perfect Records
BY the Associoted Press

Army's failure to beat Navy leaves
only IA unbeaten and united foot
ball teams in the Nation.
All but two of them-Notre Dame
and Clemson-have finished their
seasons. Notre Dame winds up
Saturday against Southern Califor-
mia while Clemson plays The Citadel.
California and Michigan were the
only other major elevens to come
through the year unblemished
Army was one of two powers to suf-
fer only tie. The other was North
Carolina.
Here are the unbeaten- united
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Louis, Conn Slate Drills
For Exhibition Bout
By the Assoeicfed Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis and ring-rusty
Billy Conn will begin Chicago train
ing this week for their six-round
exhibition at the Amphitheater De-
cember 10.
Louis was scheduled to arrive to-
morrow, but will not start drilling
at Eddie Nichols gym on the far
South Side until Thursday. Conn,
the comback-trying Pittsburgh
Irishman, arrives wednesday and
will begin working out at ringside
gym in the heart of the Loop.
Evening star., 1948-11-29


ITS hard to put your finger on it." Sauer
admitted Maybe more experienced coaches are
able to analyze it. AL know is that could
sense a change in atmosphere during the two
week period between our last game with Column
bia and the Army game.
I'VE were horrible against Columbia. We had
no power, no drive. But as We started prepara-
tions for Army this change began to be telt we
split the squad and made two teams, one composed
of our veterans who either are graduating or VINO
have used up their eligibility and the other OF
Youngsters who'll be playing next year. Bob
Horne. who ouarterbacked the youngsters, was
about their only veteran.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
How Navy Fored
With Ranking Foes

Here's how Navy Jared against
the teams ranked by the 70
leading members of the Annapo-
lis squad:
Notre Dame, IS; Navy, 0. !
Michigan, Al; Navy, 7.
California, 81; Navy, 7.
Army, 81; Navy, 81.
Missouri, IS; Navy, IA.
Penn, 20: Navy, IA.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Place Michigan Second,
California Third in Poll
By Francis Stonn

expeshose who the cleated shoes
way-America college of 19S Nors
Michigan -surprse!-Califolnia Is No. g. fmyr
nosng University Missouri the
opinion the Naval Academy
yesterday OF 10
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Wilmington, Richmond Till
For Chance al AFL Title
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s-The Will
mington Clippers and Richmond
Rebels will clash in Richmond to-
night to determine which is to meet
the Paterson Panthers for the Amer
ican Football League championship
The Panthers, leaders of the reg
ular season play, moved into the
final last night on a 30-7 victory
over the Jersey City Giants. The
Panthers will play the winner OF
the Clipper game at Paterson
next Sunday for the title.
Paterson was handed a sudden jolt
in the game last night when Jersey
City's Elmore Harris sprinted S.
yards for touchdown in the middle
of the opening period. But the
Panthers roared back with two
touchdowns in the second period and
one each in the third and fourth
Augie Lilo kicked a 27-yard field
goal in the second for good measure
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Suoor Rudio Holds to Puce

Sugar Radio continues to domin-
ate play in washington Suburban
Soccer League. Louis Gum booted
both goals to give the Radiomen a
81 victory over Marlboro yesterday
at Marlboro. Pershing Mondorff
kicked in MarlboroS score.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Pros Drop Ex-Terp Coger

OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. 20 (P.-
Waivers on Bill Brown, star basket
ball player at University of Mary
land last season, have been asked
by Oshkosh All-Stars of the Ma
tional Basket Ball League. Ed Mills,
former Wisconsin, player, also is on
the waiver LIST
Evening star., 1948-11-29
$ Sports Navy Players Rate Irish No. Army 4h in Marion
WIN, Lose, or Draw
To the Coach the Atmosphere Changed
By FRANCIS STAkN

exactly happens outcassed football team to
wreak havoc with mighty power such as
Navy last Saturday? The question was put to
George after the classic srug-
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
INSPECTION PARTY OF STANDARD OIL HERE

An inspection tour of Com pany properties throughout Alas ka is being made by several of ficials of the Standard Oil Com pany of California, according to w. C. Erwin, Company Branch Manager here The party is made up of P. l.. Fahrney. Vice Pres ident, H. H. Flynn. Manager of the Distribution Department. s. E. Stretton, District Manager and L. M. Hagen, the Company's Man ager for Alaska.
 Standard has for many years kept pace with. The Territry's devel. opment by installation of new facilities and one of the purposes of this trip is the inspection of both the new and old plants as well as making plans for future development.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
Infant Son of MT. & Mrs. A. Moves Passes

Frantic calls for Dr. Sellers came too late to save the life of the 2 year-old infant son of Al Moves who smothered to death in his sleep at the home of friends while his mother was in the hospital during con- finement and the father was at work
 Called to the home of MT. and Mrs. Semasin the doctor pronoun- ced the infant had passed away some two hours previously and no aid could be given.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

Today Tuesday June 8 might have been" different.
 Two girls started out for a joyous day of hiking; tonight one sits alone thinking. tho thru no fault of hers. how it might have been
 What pleasure to listen to the piano as nimble fingers brought forth the lovely tones: today the piano is silent, but "it might not have been
 Mother and father, sisters, brot- hers: she planned to go home soOn-that is one of the occasions which might have been
 And perhaps the boy friend who waits vainlv in San Pedro for the loved one whom he will not see again and thinks of how 'it might have been.
 Three boys not yet having reached 2l will look back thru the long years ahead and will think how it might have been. '
 If We had had the binoculars with us think what might have been.
 Thank God for the unsteadiness that caused me to miss those five hots-think what might have been.
 The inexperienced hunter. a callow youth. fluttering with ex- citement and compare him with "What might have been.
 He who rushes into action must repent if he is wrong and all his life he will think of What might have been.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
City Again Faces Suit as
 Council Scraps Contract

Director who stated that in his opinion the Contractors copy was the more firm of the two until the city re-affrmed their copy.
 Because, substantially. the stoves were not e-embursable, Councilman Painter made his mo- ton and was immediately se- condei by Kennedy. Councilmen Dahl. Kennedy. Miller, Painter, and Sellers voted yes with Setrovich absent
 At this time MT. Howard left and returned few minutes later with Attorney Bumgartner who was City Attorney at the time the Veterans Housing Contract was written. He stated that he believed Towards contract was authentic and that he had made q study of it: that much con- fusion was evident at the time; that Tex BrinkWOrth made | mis- take in bid dates He said that Harding had identified the con- tract and that he had acknoW ledged il in his and Howard S presence. That the question of stoves did not come up speci- fically.
 Howard stated that the stove situation did not come up until February of the next year when Engineer Brinkworth asked asked that Mrs Howard act for MT. Ho- ward and wire to Seattle for the stoves. This she did. supposing that it was part of MT. Howards s contract but MT. Howard, who was informed immediately can cel"d the order. as it was not part of his contract
 Ed. Note: Readers will note that MT Painters motion was made seconded and passed before the above statements were made by MT Bumgartner and MT. Ho- ward
 Painter stated here:-"I don't think it is up 10 the council 10 determine which one of the con tracts we should go by"
 There was little more discussion on the project and il was thought necessary that MT. Harding should ba present so a special session for Wednesday at PM. was set by Mayor Lanier
 City bills in the amount of S2&01.88 were read and ok'd by the council.
 There were no bids on the |. $. o. for changes to council chamber and City offices.
 There was one bid by Jas. Cameron for S94 ,340.O0 10 add 5 rooms, using the ManIey Plans to the school, This will come before the voters before the year is out at which time they will be asked to bond the school district to build the five rooms necessary to the increase in school population.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

Glenn Wilder of the r. H. A. Elective director of the Alaska Housing Authority, together With the Mayor, Engineer Estes. City Attrney Hutton and Contractor Fred Howard and several others went over the Veterans Project here Monday in an attempt to untangle the mess left by the former councils
 It was found necessary by MT. Wilder to advise-he is here in that capacity only-the present council to choose, select, or re- affirm one of the two copies of the contracts.
 One of the Contracts is the copy held by Mir. Howard which makes NO mention of furnishing oil or other heating or cooking ranges and which contains but 10 pages
 The contract held by the city is different tvping on the same size of paper and contains l3 pages and on one of the pages. II or 12 il shows Contractor Howard as being signed up to produce or furnish the stoves.
 The copy held by the Veterans Bureau in San Francisco is pur- ported to contain the same clause. A telegram Substantiating this is said to be in evidence. altho il was not in evidence due to the intricate" filing system used by the city officials up to April 10th. An applebox.
 Ii was proposed that certified copies of both Towards $ and the City's contracts be sent to the San Francisco office for compari- son.
 It was stated that both the Citys and Governments copies could have been changed after Howard Was in possession of his and that several parties had been hired to do the typing but the fact was brought out that Hard ing, Mayor at that time. did not initial the pages nor did he make reference 10 the within or the number of pages in the contract as he signed, thus leaving the document open to change by other persons even after Howard had received his copy.
 Much more discussion brought but little to light and stating his belief that the city council should. stand on the contract held by the city. Councilman Painter made the motion that the city contract be re-affirmed
 Al this point Atty. Hutton made the statement that even if they were certain, it would be well to choose Howard in view of the consequences. Ed. Note: Evi dontly he was cognizant of the fact that it was far from unlike ly that MT. Howard would sue for money deducted for the stoves and freight. a matter of some S7OO0.0O)
 In this he was seconded by the
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
Roberta Sr,1ith Killed; Miss Bryant Shot
 at on Narration Mt. by Group of Hunters

Roberta Smith age about 30 was shot Tuesday June 9th squarly thru the forehead by q 3006 in the hands of Joseph Oliverson who supposed. against the skyline, that Miss Smith was a bear; he fired twice again put missed.
 Sitting near her at the time was Miss Valeda Bryant age 2l. and Don Kotcher placed 5 shots very close to her at about 600 yards but luckily missed ner.
 A third soldier. William liar nlicar was in the rear with the binoculars which were not used to ascertain what the target really was.
 They did see Miss Bryant wave her arms and could see then it was not bear they were shooting at.
 From below, Mrs. Luther Jones could see something was very wrong and called the police later going to the police station 10 talk to the officers.
 One of the three soldiers re- turned to the top of the hill for some reason leaving the ot- her two 10 bring in the dead girl. Officers seeing this did rot think there was very much wrong but never the less May or Lanier dispatched a stretcher 10 the aid of those coming Gown the slope.
 The accident happened within he sight of many residents who watched with interest. the slope of Mt Marathon, where the shooting took place, thinking that a bear had been killed un- til binoculars showed the real situation.
 The two girls who are both employed at the Jesse Lee Home had planned to spend their day off, hiking to the top of Mt Marathon and had almost reached the top.
 Miss Smith had planned tc return to her home in Sar Pedro, California soon and had been in Alaska sometime hay ing put in 2 years at Fort Rich ardson U s. o. as matron. { position similar to the one held in the Jesse Lee Home
 Active in church circles she was Organist at the Methodist Church here and had a hosr Of freinds who were always pleased with her ability at the piano.
 
 The three young men who gre in the service were de 1ained by their officers anc "ill probably appear before an army board of inquiry ir Anchorage at an early date.
 They had borrowed the rifles from a friend to go up or Nit, Marathon to kill what they thought were a couple of bear
 An inquest may not be held A'ntil Deputy US. Marshall LIetcalf returns as he is away on business
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
NEIGHBORS MAKE GOOD

CIRCLEVILLE, o. UP Wal ter Southward had to leave his farm for the hospital He worried about his crops. When he return ed he found neighbors had picked his 65 acres of corn and planted 65 acres in wheat.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
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OLD TIME 4TH COMING UP

Fourth of July is almost here and preparations are being made 10 give Seward people all they have had before in the way of celebration and more too.
 A program is in the making and will be given out as soon as publication is ordered and this depends on the committee which is composed of Veterans of World Wars I and II. in other words. members of both the V.F.W. Post No. 3638 andThe American Le- zion Post No. 5 and of course both Auxiliaries.
 Its the old-foshioned 4th with races of all kinds and for Fourth of July eve which is Saturday evening July 3 l948 ibg dance at the U.S.O. with door prize and fine music.
 The baby cntest in which the Judges will choose who will be little Miss or Mister Seward for the day where all entries must be in June the 18th in order to compete for the cash prize.
 The Marathon Race with tickets soon on sale at many stores and by the committee at a "dollar-a- throw" with pool of $500 to be devided between the fastest run- ners.
 A Bean Pot in which the win- ner for two-bits can win 50% of inc total pot. Step up. gents. end buy tr the more you buy the more you win"
 Fireworks put on by persons in that business and plenty of them.-fireworks. we mean.
 We are very happy to congrot- ulate the two groups who have agreed to work together: we'er all darn good Americans and lets stay thut way.
 Ralph Ohman is here from Juneau for 10 days assisting clerk Ward Williams in taking over the Forest Service office here.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
NOTICE

For The complete story on the baby contest see page 3.
 PatrOniZe those who advertise
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
ROBERTA Might Have Been" Alive

x "Of all the words of Sword or The saddeSt are-'It might have been.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

Ralph Ohman is here from Juneau for 10 days assisting clerk Ward Williams in taking over the Forest Service office here.
 family is staying at the Kenai Lake Station took over from Virigil Heath last month.