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1939-11-07 [P A-16] Washington-Lee High Even Choice to Finish Grid Season With Perfect Slate -- * ► » From the Baker Johnny Does Flaherty Sings Blues Justice Sees Wilkin as Best Press Box Ace Job as Coach With Irwin, Justice Tackle in National League Only Loss of Business Of When Edwards Makes Bookie Good Guy Virginians And Turner Out Quits Game By BILL DISMER, Jr. Flaherty told his partner when We« By JOHN LARDNER, He and Brother-in-Law Broken Ankle Takes Don "The day Turk Edwards Willie didn’t show up one Special Correspondent ol The Star. quits morning. “I’m with him ... Pearce Have Almost football Bill Wilkin will become the through for good." NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (N.A.N.A.).— For Year, Others Can't That afternoon, upon returning greatest tackle in the National There is no limit to the number Identical Records Face from lunch, Flaherty was amazed to Dodgers Sunday League.” see Wilkin and his of things you can get sentimental partner strolling BURTON HAWKINS. That's what Ed the out the door, arm in arm. The By RAY Justice, Red- about. Almost by definition the By FLAHERTY, dismissed closer to see If skins’ veteran partner Willie with a “See bookmaker is a They'll step there’s Coteh. injured halfback, was sharpshooter, a Washington Redskins. you in the morning, Bill,” and when cadger, a and a a slight foaming at the mouth and, If saying last Sunday as he watched his parasite rogue. Yet. yesterday was the usual blue Flaherty asked him for an explana- when the march of the machine if as an ex- teammates not, merely rate you Monday, today Is black Tuesday— battle the Philadelphia tion, replied: “Aw, Ray, he’s really age threatens to sweep him out of cellent example of dementia praecox for the Eagles in the Griffith Stadium mud sorry and swears he'll be good. Bo his last Redskins and me. Frankly, stronghold—New York State I gave him a raise—and told him if, when invading Arlington County, our situation from a strange (to him) seat in the —you find yourself heaving a maud- never appeared dark- to take the afternoon off.” venture a there's a box. lin sigh at the passing of this un- you suggestion er, for a combination of scouting press Flaherty nearly swooned then, but couth and rascal. more potent scholastic football team "You pitiless the Brooklyn Dodgers in their know, Edwards has been a he s glad today that Willie's still with If the in this sector than that owned pari-mutuels are voted into by model to Wilkin ever since he the Redskins. He sorta thinks Justica 17-13 victory over Pittsburgh last Joined office in New York as in most other Washington-Lee High. is right, you see. our club a year ago,” Justice ex- States, thus wrecking the bookmak- Bring your own machine gun if night and the report of our team can't maintain a discreet silence "but he him a ter- ing business, bookies still will exist. you physician has given me cause for plained, gives Some of the more respectable lay or agree when some fuzzy-cheeked the deepest gloom. rible inferiority complex. To Bill, Coaches to Decide D. C. brothers win to youngster or doddering Civil War You may permission probably know, by now, that Turk is the exemplification of every- veteran allows as how hawk among the clubhouse mil- Johnny we’ve lost Don Irwin for the sea- Recreation Protests thing a tackle should be and he lionaires and the Baker's the most capable coach in that just old-fashioned son, Jay Turner is out for Richard S. assistant this area. Baker and his Little can't make himself believe that he'll Tennyson, di- horsemen, who to the three weeks and that we can’t ex- prefer ignore ever be as rector of the District of Columbia Generals are torrid topics in that good. mutuels. pect Ed Justice back before a week Recreation vicinity. “And yet I’ve seen enough of Wee Department Basket Ball There still will be handbooks, too from Sunday at the earliest. Add has is in the advanced Willie, as we started in to call him, League, announced that Fod where the unlicensed will Baker, anyway, the name of Max gambler Krause, who to convince that the Cotton of Catholic University, Bill take bets stages* of producing his second un- myself only your by telephone. But played his last football of 1939 on Reinhart of and defeated team there in three years. thing that prevents him from being George Washington these fellows will pay mutuel odds. October 1. and you have four vet- Elmer of have His current club has crushed seven great today is a spark of inspiration Ripley Georgetown In other words, the ancient principle eran blocking backs stricken from been named to the straight opponents, including West- that would give his play a continu- league’s protest of self-determination will perish our club at a crucial time in the board. ern and Central, favorites in the ous fire which it alone lacks. Once from the earth, as far as horse bet- championship race. And block- The coaches local good he's realized that he's as as we will act on protests Is public high school title scrap, ers good ting concerned. You pick your don’t grow on trees. involving of the nd appears an even money bet to know he is, he'll be acclaimed by interpretations horse and the matter is out of your Irwin’s ankle was "eta in its unblemished record In definitely every critic in the league.” rules, provided they are filed with hands. When the race is over the shown to be broken while the :hree GIVING AND TAKING—Rufftuff Abe Simon (left) dished It out and was on the yesterday, referee the night of the game mutuel remaining engagements. Marty Gallagher Turner Has Changed Greatly. count will tell you what has torn ligaments and a and then put in writing to Recrea- Baker Success From Start. receiving end last night at Turner’s Arena, where the invading mastodon won a unanimous tom It’s no secret that Wilkin's a far you were doing. Ninety times out cartilage in his left knee, which tion headquarters within 24 hours. The former decision. has different personality this year than of a hundred it will tell you that George Washington eight-round —Star Staff Photo. been placed in a cast. Unlimited teams that — played at are a sucker. University backfield ace snatched his the big, crude rookie who landed in you Spirida Returns to Backfield. Central, Eastern, Hines, Langley irst undefeated season in 1937 with Washington in the fall of '38 with no As a result, I’m planning to con- and Macfarland last seasosn are re- Bookmakers Can t Resist i team which captured five decisions more clothes than the ones ^ie was vert Johnny Spirida, who’s been quested to be present at a meet- on Side. ind gained four ties, deadlocking Teams List wearing. Then, much like the coun- Betting of Negro Links Author of 1897 playing a hangup game at end for ing at the Force Building, 1740 3onzaga and Fredericksburg, 13-13; Hopes Gallagher try boy given a wad of dough to Breathes there a man with soul so us, mio a mocking back to go with Massachusetts avenue at 8 o'clock 5t. John's, 6-6. and Bullis Prep, 0-0, 'Blues Bowl' Tilt spend in the big city, Wilkin went dead that he would rather have a Emy Pinckert, Red Morgan and tonight. )ut established an enviable reputa- everywhere and spent everything. machine make a sucker out of him Comeback By the Associated Press. Jimmy Johnston. Spirida, re- tion as early as his first season there Ruined Looked With Scorn you More than that sometimes, for he than do the job himself? That is MEMPHIS, Term., Nov. 7.— member, came to us as a back two n 1935. was conunuany in neot. aespne a the one—and only—noble aspect of Music (hot variety) has taken its years ago and the position won’t Six Heurich Basketers mat year Washington-Lee won salary that ranged upward from $125 the bookmaking industry. You make with be entirely new to but seven and place along flowers, food, him, Morgan a week. games lost three, but look By Rough Simon On Professionals and in your bet with your eyes open. You fruit, clothing material and sun- Johnston both are rookies, Figure First Drill how they lost ’em. Luray High Wilkin’s work last year, sporadi- choose your own odds. shine as that inspiration for post- meaning Pinckert is the only With such familiar faces as walloped the Little Generals, 18-14, cally brilliant and mediocre, was Ralph Since this is an obituary notice, Fails to seasonal football “bowls.” experienced blocking back on the after Baker yanked his first team Marty Capture Principles of Play Laid marked by one feat that long will be Bennie, Whitey Wilson, Otts Zahn, we will skip the many flaws in the Plans were announced for a team. Heaven help us if Ben when it had rolled up two touch- anything remembered by those who saw it. Goldfadden and Kit Carson bookmaker's character. He was a Single Round, Gets Bad “blues bowl” game December 9 Down Would happens to one of them! in downs in the first period. Before by Whigham That was in the game at Detroit, already uniform, the remainder heel and a no-good while he had it, I between two Negro high school Then today I found that Wayne of the which jhe could get his starting team back Prelims Good Hold where he crashed through the Lions’ squad will represent but, nevertheless, he was human.
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