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I EVENING TIMES, CUMBERLAND; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 TT A THL Fires Flare Up Anew I his FIFTEEN 18.1 TWO-FOR BILL HERETO TOP rhel Allegany Meets Keyser am Fort Hill Plays Bedford In Doubleheader On iaturday JOE SEPHUS CULLINCS LASALLE ENGAGES DEAF ELEVEN AWAY therl Many Schools to Close Season, Including Ridgeley, Piedmont, Romney and Catamounts The weekly dispatch from Major Amos newspaper's newest pigskin propnet, has nojt, yet arrived, but we know he's certain to gloat over the fact that he picked Dr. Eddie Anderson's Iowa Hawkeyes to stop Elmer Laydcn's Notre Dame crew. Any intrepid readers following Hoople's hunches last week would have lost on nine of his 26 selections, but at the proper odds these losses would have been wiped out If they backed his calling of Iowa. The Major, naturally, didn't come up with the exact picked Iowa by the fact tha he had the winner made him om of the few "experts" to take this upset in stride, Colgate, rated an outsider, al I most made The Major look ever SEVEN UNBEATEN ELEVENS TO RISK PERFECT SLATES RAMS MUST BUY OWN COACH SO HE CAN PLAY SUNDAY North Carolina and Oklahoma To Face Tpuf Going This Week New. Nov.

16 list of unbeaten football teams Is down to nine and, from now until the end of the season the cards will be stacked against them. Seven of 'em roll into action this have 'days off- against tough foes and a few probably will topple. Pour have perfect defeats nor five are'un- beaten but tied. The boys with the Hold Contract For Playing of Earl "Dutch" Clark lily white records are (not even scored on), Duques'ne better by holding highly-favored Texas Aggies ana Cornell. Those I Cornell to a 13-7 score.

Hoople hadj ith ties on their charts are'North (Colgate lagged to lake thai and Tulane (they'tied'each District looiball fires, destined Princeton, Fordham, Har- other). Southern California, U.C be drawn in a blaze of glory Thanks- 1 vard, Pitt, Georgia Tech, PurJue, -iving a week from today, will Washington and Oregon State were Hare up tomorrow and Saturday winners to cause The Major with the schedule showing a twinjgiief, but in every case the games hill at Port Hill stadium and closing were as close as Hoople hinted. engagements for several of the sec-! Hoople's hits Included Columbia Uon's schools. over Navy, Missouri over New York The first genuine twin-bill Tulane over Alabama, -Minne- uresented in this city will be staged Saturday afternoon. At 1:30, Allegany sota over Michigan, Illinois over Wisconsin, Oklahoma over Kansas M.

High's Campers will tanglejState, Texas A. and M. over S. with an underdog Keyser High Tor- Manhattan over West Virglnla nado eleven and Immediately following, the Port Hill Sentinels will clash with unbeaten Bedford iPa.) Bisons. The West Siders, In fine fettle following their 20-0 victory over the! Georgetown over Maryland, West Liberty over Potomac State, Fort Hill over LaSalle and Allegany over Martiusburg.

Keyser's Wan-en "Brud" Mont- L.A., and Oklahoma. Southern California and Duquesn are idle this week but the res have games ranging from what loo like Saturday mornin and become giants by sundown a the way up the line to the kin that give coaches nightmares. Duke May Blast Dreams GIANTS ARRANGE FOR SEVEN NIGHT GAMES System Costing $100,000 Planned For Club, Stoneham Announces Cleveland, Nov. 18. Earl Dutch) Clark Is -divided into two parts.

As' coach bosses the ileveland Rams; as an inactive player he belongs to the Detroit New. York, Nov. 16. WV-The New York Giants breathlessly announced night baseball in the Polo Grounds Just about every baseball writer in town had been announcing it for for weeks. "We're going to have the finest! BUTLER HOLDING KEY TO VICTORY HOPES OF VOLS Little Back to Try to Fill Shoes in Battle With Vanderbilt By OSCAR THOMPSON Knoxville, Nov.

16 lighting: plant in the game for 1940," Opportunity will come a-knocfcing President Horace Stoneham said. a footsteps of little Johnny "We'll play our first game at home Saturday when Vanderbilt's HERE NOWLBeautiful New Holiday Patterns Colors! Under ruling today by Carl Strock, president of the Nattona Professional Football League, the Rams must buy or barter before Clark.tan lose his dual personality in the Rams' lineup i ere Sunday against the Lions. Detroit Lions hold the contract for the playing rights of Dutch" Clark," Storcb said tonight at liis 'home in Dayton. He was transferred to Cleveland as a coach by mutual agreement of the. Lions and the Cleveland organization, as well as ''Dutch" Clark.

Must Buy Release "The league does not demand the contract of a coach unless he is a player. "Clark was placed on the league's cither the last week in May or aer a i cus" moves Into town to first in June, and will have seven wnat i cfU do about checking games under the lights during the 1940 season. We'll invite each of the other clubs in the league to play one night game at the Polr Grounds." Thus one of the last major league strongholds against nlfcht ball passed Tennessee's second successive, unbeaten and untied football season 5 a choice bowl assignment. The 160-pound mercury-heeled sophomore halfback, who left some 40,000 souls spellbound and an out of the picture. Just about a year AlBbama tcnm shell-shocked with ago this time the Gianus vowed they I a dazz )ing 56-yard touchdown gallop, would never play under the lights, either at home or abroad.

Every will get his chance to prove that historic journty was no flash-in- other team in both leagues saw some the-pan nightime action during last But Cr a nome town product, although several teams refused to moved mto the driver's seat of the install li.ghts on their home fields. naUon No machine when The reason for the about-facej George (Bad News cafego, spear- could not be learned. Giants' nead the Vol attack, was struck Martinsturg Bulldogs last week somery made headlines of New first place in the Cumberland Valley York City and New Jersey papers last week-end by booting the field Athletic League will be topheavy goal that enabled Admiral Farrag favorites to wallop Keyser, which Academy to defeat LaSallfl has won only two of six games so far this year. The Tornado dropped ius last three contests to Fort Hill 33-0, Ridgeley U2-0 and Piedmont 20-7. Keyser will close its campaign Thanksgiving Jay by playing La-! Military Academy 3-0 in the.

east's annual "Little Army-Navy" football battle The game was played at the Newark stadium before a crowd of 16,000 persons including Former Governor Harold Hoffman of New Salle in a morning game here. Bedford 3isons Strong Bedford won its first four games without having its goal line crossed, defeating Claysburg 19-0, Somerset Jersey and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tun. Montgomery, starring a' ney end for the Admiral Farraguts this season by way of preparing an appointment to Annapolis after putting in a year at Virginia Poly, kicjc- 12-0, Dale 22-0 and Huntingdon 6-0, th(? goa! frQm the 34 yard Une in but then the the quarter Bill Keeg an.

Of them all, North Carolina and Oklahoma have the toughest going. North Carolina is.up in the clouds again dreaming about a shot at bowl game. And a crowd of largest In southern march into Durham, N. to see if Duke can blast those dreams. The betting Is even but If you're looking for an upset, string with Wallace Wade and his Blue Devils to turn the trick again.

Out in Columbia, mighty Oklahoma tackles Missouri in a game that will settle the Big Six race. Missouri, with Paul Christman and the Orf twins starring, has come along fast these past few weeks and might dump Oklahoma Tennessee figures to march alon? unbeaten against Vanderbllt but with George Cafego on the sidelines anything can happen. Tulane risks its perfect record against Columbia and the Lions are the kind of a team that can spring an (inactive player list when he assumed cials hemmed and hawed somewhat when the question was put to them. The rumor is Bill Terry was the chief arguer against the lights, but that when club officials realized the Jhe coaching duties of the Rams. fnm overrode fo PVlo nta The only way he can play Sunday to buy his release, or have the Cleveland club" buy the release for ilm before game time." Storek's ruling was made after receipt of a letter from Thomas E.

Lipscomb, Ram president, asking Storck to "use the broad powers granted to you in our constitution and by-laws" and declare Clark a free agent. 'Henderson Annoyed 1 At Detroit, Coach E. C. (Gus) Henderson of the Lions seemed annoyed about the whole affair. "I -am the only person with the William.

Constructioii will start soon after down with a knee injury in the brush with The Citadel last week. Faces Sizeable Task Butler's task is a sizeable one, Cafego has been one of the I south's standout backs for three years; but those who have seen the January 1, Stoneham explained, and shiftj liule cllow truck an ovcr the entire plant will be ready April age of 75 yards lry in There will be eight towers. ex-( lngs from cr mim are prone tending 150 feet above the playing 1 field and 10 feet abovp the roof of the stands. The installation will cost WRINKLE-PROOF BOTANY TIES A Brand Xeiv, Brilliant Assortment of Crisp Tics! held to, a draw. Fort Hill, without the services Id.

of Captain Grovcr "Ox" Aronholt, n-ho suffered a broken ankle in the LaSalle game last Friday, will be no more than nn even bet to stop the Pennsylvanians. Billy Dean, quarterback, will likely captain the Sentinels In their remaining tussles with Bedford and Allegany. All three local outfits will be in ac- iff tiou Saturday afternoon. Coach Harold Langton's North Endcrs, with only two more chances to win. this season, believe they can do the trick this weekend when they meet up with Coach Reidelberger's West Vir- Sinia Deaf School eleven at Romney.

LaSalle surprised by holding Port Hill to a 20-C score last day night when the Blue and Gold dropped its seventh straight battle of the season but in spots, the North Enders displayed a flashy attack sponsor of the Keegan Gasser softball team, champions of the South End League the past campaign, will take his gang to the Turkey Day battle at Fort HiU stadium en- massc, the group having purchased 30 tickets on the Sentinels' side of the field. make a trade," "So far Clark has Lions who. can He'nderson said, not approached me in any way with any kind of proposition. If he wants to play and wishes to send us a player in exchange for his player's contract, I am certain something can' be worked out." to believe tie Is equal to It. The tailback of Tennessee's team 1 the field general, punter, passer more than $100.000 and operation doos tnc share of tnc the 200.000,000-candlepower system That's al! Uiey're asking of Johnny In the 36th renewal ol this Dixie gridiron classic.

The Commodores are bringing along an unimpressive record. They have emerged victorious only twice will cost about $300 per game. GALENTO ALSO DENIES OPERATION REPORTS member Stanford at the Rose Bowl? clark meanwhile, urged that the adopt a five-year free-agent rule similar to' baseball's 10-year clause. "I think when a player has given five years of service." Clark declared, "he deserves his release if he wants it." I in eight starts, but they have scored Orange, Nov .16 opponent somctning no Galento finally has spoken in leam nfts been ab i do agalnst effort to clear the air of rumors about his Injured eye. Confronted as he drove" up to his home yesterday, the pudgy heavyweight boxer denied various reports Tennessee this year.

Expects Close Game "I look for our closest, game of the $1.00 I i 't veor," -said Major Bob he underwent an eye operation iTe tmor "Allegany High's defense against Santa Clara. Dangerous U.C.L.A., still tn the race for that western bid, takes on a Santa Clara team that came up with a rush from nowhere to become-one of the tough outfits on the Pacific coast. This is not a Pacific Coas'. Conference game'but U.C.L.A.'s re-j GEORGE UHLE SIGNED cord wouldn't look EO good with a rnAPH RY untllFSK Hofool Kocforf Jt 1f I AS HJACM Hi tJKUllNS George League of the Into said a hemorrhage that occurred in hu right eye after the Lou Nova fight cleared up and no operation Vander Allegany backs' of rcceivers took place an attack on the and may prove too strong for the I after all, can't Silents, who will be closing their it was easily campaign after one victory and four sidelines on three different oo defeats. Conference Season Ends i ions, that weren't getting an even break This Is not offered as a defense for Martinsburg, who lost the contest to a powerful eleven as they (Continued on Page 16) W.

Va.) Jour- has the fol- ast Saturday's football game: of pass rtinsburg here questionable will testify, ottLJLvv. wini. ti ucitav ptiiavtu 1 it still liopes to stay In the race for the Pasadena classic. Cornell, skinning by with close victories over Colgate and Columbia after dumping Ohio State, tackles a Dartmouth team that "was removed from the perfect-record class last week by Princeton. Maybe this will fficials, whose be the game ln wn ich Cornell gets break a con- r0 Hi again.

disinterested! And lastly down in the southwest, nterference bvj Texas Aggies play Rice. They should potential pass hands but that confer. is not en ce Is tougher to pick year in and officials, who, year ou than any in the country. sypryfhlnjT hilt. 1 -ilblc from the) TURK SOCCER STAR lifcTent burg receivers ven break Duriittlri, NOV.

16. HfiydBr- asan, a Turk, is starring as center for the Duke University Chicago, Nov. 16. (yp) Uhle, former America pitching star, was signed as a coach by the Chicag Uhle succeeds Roy Jot was released last week him to become manag Tulsa club of the Texas Uhle, a 'righthander, major league baseball land in 1919. He went In 1929 and remained He divided the 1933 seas the New York Gianis an and was with the Yant ledo in 1934.

He served Cleveland lii 1535 held the same job with the International Leag was necessary. jbilt has a better team than its ord indicates, and it Is customary every year for them to play their Colorful new neckwear! Botany's most beautiful masterpieces! The patterns arc foulard effects, stripes, plaids and figures, artfully designed to bring out the best in your fall clothes. And always remember: BOTANY ties don't wrinkle! Tie them, twist them, as hard as you like, they'll always leap right back into shape! Drop in at any time your new array! tavern by saying he wished to no chances of hurting his eye a roughhouse" at the bar. AS CROWES FLY the reason I some .25.000 thrill-seeking persons I flock into Shields-Watkins Field Utt. to see the top-ranked tcam of the nation clash with 'oft-defeated one.

Many perhaps' 'Columbus, Nov. an upset, but if Butler de- Crowe, last of seven brothers to per-levers the goods ns See them in Our SCHWARZENBACH'S "A Good Store in A Good Town" form for Notre Dame. Is playing safe bet the Vols will chalk. sional football team. Columbus Sullies proles-jup their twenty-first victory in rcw.

Tomorrow, the 1039 Potomac Valley Conference season will end with Piedmont and Ridgeley meeting at Ridgeley in the final game for both, schools. Rilgelcy, left without a regular coach when "Pete" Gather apparently walked out without a formal resignation, has won seven straight contests and hopes to complete an unbeaten and untied campaign. Piedmont turned back Keyser 20-7 last after losing four -straight skirmishes. Romney and Berkeley Springs will ring down the curtain by meeting at Romney tomorrow. Coach Bob Kyle's crew and the Indians Si soccer team.

1, an in 1938 and 1939. FELLER HELD EDGE OVER ALL RIVALS! Cleveland, Nov. 16 Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians' youthful pitcher who led the American League with 24 victories, was the only hurler in the loop to hold an edge over each of the seven opposing teams. Feller took six straight from De- lasses. In other tilts tomorrow, i field's Jackets who will close Thanksgiving Day against, an Alumni eleven, will be hosts to Greenbank and Martlnsburg will invade Charles Town.

Coach Fred "Tack" Clark's Jackets have won three Barnes, lost a like number and tied one. Saturday, New York and Washington and two out of three from Philadelphia. the Potomac State Catamounts will complete their card by meeting the powerful Grenvllle Pioneers at Glcnville. The Cats bowed 14-0 to West tiberty last Saturday for their fourth setback The boys coached by Dana Lough have won two battles while tyin? another. NATURAL LEADER Iowa City.

Nov. Kinnick, tri-thrcat ace of Iowa's amazing football Iron Men, comes by his! leader-ship qualities naturally. Hisj father played quarterback for Iowa; State and his maternal grandfather, George W. Clarks, was governor of Iowa for two terms ending In 1916. Oil MARYLAND'S TRACK CARNIVAL ON FEB.

10 Baltimore. Nov. 16. 19401 University or Maryland-Fifth ment Games, mid-winter truck and Md carnival here, will be held Feb. 10, the organization committee announced today.

The event, which annually draws some 600 ranking scholastic and intercollegiate athletes from the cast and midwest, will again feature the Governor's mile run, won last winter by John Mtinskl of Missouri. Geary Epplcy, University of Maryland athletics director and chairman of the 1940 games, said Munskl would return to defend his crown. GARBO Goes Gay in NINOTGHKA (don't pronounce it -SEE It!) for GOOD GIRLS and BOYS Visit Our Toyland Today BICYCLES 1 The ideal gift for the boy or girl PAYMENTS AS LOW AS 50c WEEKLY Will deliver a new biryd for Xmis. Sold on Termt FIGHTS LAST NIGHT i tag The Aitottatcst i Sernntoh. BOOM.

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