The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 29, 1938, Page 5

Duke Accepis O Southern Calt LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 29— | Duke University, of Durham, N. C., | was invited to play Southern Cali- fornia in the Rose Bowl Classic on | January 2. Duke immediately tance, The sudden announcement broke recent records in deciding a bowl candidate. JOUBLE SLATE IS SCHEDULED INHIGH GYM Rough Night Is Looked for V\'illl Igflfik('l]”l“ 'l(';l”ls Pattling for.Positions wired accep- Firemen. ning’s. Krause’s Concreters and the Fire- men have not yet played a game in this season’s play, drawing byes in last Tuesday's opening night these two teams will be fighting for a berth in the “games wor column. The Miners and the Five have already had their first bath in the 1938-39 tournament, | Miners taking a- thriller from the Haida, and Henning’s dropping one to the Elks. i Bud Foster will toot the whistle —and it doesn't sound like a bad guess when one says hell have to blow it plenty tonight. | - FIRST MERCURY UNLOADED HERE THIS FORENOON *“In-Between” Ford Motor Product to Be Put in Serv- | ice by Capitol Cabs Half-sister to the Lincoln Zephyr, Ford Motor Company’s latest auto motive creation, the Mercury. land- >d in Juneau this morning from the Alaska Line steamer Yukon. Released for the first time for the 1939 season, only this month {he Mercury is designed to round ut the range of Ford passenger imotor cars, bridging the gap be- tween the deluxe V-8 and the Lin- coln Zephyr. The Mercury is longer | and wider than the deluxe Ford and | everything about it is bigger. In| addition, it possesses a degree of | Sleekness and appearance of power | not to be found in the Ford. The Mercury that this morning set wheel in Juneau is an olive- | green sedan model, completely ' decked out in the newest mode for, motor cars from radiator grille to tail light and ample trunk rack. It is one of the very first of the Mercury to reach the Pacific Coast, | and was ordered through the Juneau Motor Company for the Canitol Cab Company, to whom it will soon be turned for service. Henning's OH, YES. HE'LL BE ALL OK NOW._ JUST SEE THAT HE GETS PLENTY OF THAT PRESCRIPTION THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TH DOC SAYS IT WUZN'T TH' MUSH- ROOMS WOT I PICKED AT ALL THAT kDOISONED YUH S IF THA'S AFACT, YER FERGIVEN TUESDAY, NOV. 29, 193 8. By CLIFF STERRETT MIX SURE ,IT'SA FACT, TH' DOC SEZ IT WUZ TH' : TOADSTOOLS I GOT ‘<— WITH 'EM ED IN ffer to Meet fornia in Big Rose Bowl Classic January 2 Bowl classic will br finest teams in ¥ respective sections in the Nati 1t will be Duke’s first trip to the Rcse Bowl but the fourth time The Rose together the Ccach Wallace Wade who ha brought Alabima four time Duke has an unbeaten, unticd and unscored upon record this sea- Southern California Ames. scn while two NOTRE DAME GIVEN FIRST PLACE RANK Associated Press Nation- wide Poll of Sports Writers Announced los NEW YCRK, Nov The final ated Press nationwide poll of sports writers rank football teams fcllows, with points received in the voting of 90 i re Dame 823, Texas Christian Duke 733, Tennessee 607, Okla- Carnegie Tech 345, Pitts- outhern Ca As 782, homa 36 burg! Holy Ccernell E 41 Tech 39, Michigan 37, Alabam: Tulane 17, Northwestern 15, Dart- mouth 14, Nebrasl Vanderbilt 5, Ni Georgetown 3 3, S ford 2, Purdue Methodist 1. Notre Dame 5 Texas Christian Tennessee 4 CARNEGIE TECH BETS BID, PLAY alifornia 194 177 nnesota 1, Fordl Texas Clemson 2, 3. Southern first place votes Duke 15 and - IN SUGAR BOWL - PITTSBURGH, Pa. Nov. 29. — Carnegie Tech, beaten during the past football season by Notre Dame, has accepted a bid to play in the| Sugar Bowl game at Newy Orleans. It is believed that Texas Christian | will probably be Carnegie Tech's op- LOU AMBERS VICTOR OVER | TOMMY CROSS | PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.— Lou| Ambers last night won a ten-round | decision from Tommy Cross, Phila-| delphia negro, and former chaia- | pion, 1 Ambers won his decision handily. - Old Dobbin is making a come- back in Kentucky which had 7000 more horses on farms at the start| of 1938 than in 1937. | S — THE ELECTION IS OVER, so far as Ernie Lombardi is concerned. Nation’s sport-writers voted him the National League’s most valuable player. And if these boys could only vote! Army | Huskies Upset Bowl B Befere 18,000 fans, the University of Washington's Husl versity of Scuthern Califernia grid machine at Sea th on the heels of the Troj; 7 e 6. It was 's win over the Universi Scuthern Califernia’s star back, starts on a 72-yard punt rciurn for the Tr Kies. BRUNSWICK AND NEWS NOTES SIGNAL CORPS OF SKAGWAY WIN IN TOTALS -c.co Alaska = (Special spondence) — Mr. and Mis Henley Murray were surprised by a group of friends in the evening High kegler at the Brunswick last | of November 8 in honor of their night was rolled by Brunswick man|aleventh wedding anniversary. The 87, his team Win-) gyests met at Mr. and Mrs. Victor from the Stu mer’s and then surprised the bies and by over 200 pins in Sunie S tRetr own Hme 5 The eveninz started with cootie signal Corps boys dropped two of | three games, but won by three slim pins in and was full of fun the entire tim with novel games. Winners for this zame were Mrs. Fay Bloem and Hen- ley Murray, high; Mrs. Jim Shai- total. Tenight'’s games are Dairy Boys vs. Triangle and Truckers vs. George Brothers. Scores of last fer and Jack Taylor, low. The ad- was won by Mrs. Wil- vertisement game night’s games fol- rold Pribbernow and Wally w: for high; Mrs. Henley Murray N Don’s Demons and Victor Selmer, low. Winners Jensen 167 118 165— 45 phical game were Mr Lindstrom 180 199 177 and Royce Criel, high Sturrock 150 158 170— 478 Walley Wilson and Jack T e ——— — lor, low. Totals 497 475 512—1484 A lovely luncheon was served U. 8. Signal Corps with each man drawing a girl's Crocken 166 162 186— 514 name who was to be his luncheon Turner 183 150 169— 502 partner. A beautiful floer lamp was Johnson 164 151 156— 471 presented te the surprised couple ———— and the evening ended with a!l Totals 463 511—1487 wishing Mr. and Mrs. Murray much happiness in the future Stubbies Those in the party were Mr. and Rayela 180 190 173— 543 Mrs. Harold (Pribbernow, Mr. and D. Lozzie 124 153 168— 445 Mrs. Victor Selmer, Mr. and Mr P. Morgan 159 121 161 441 Jess Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Herb —_— Riewe, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Blom, Mr 1d Mrs. Jim Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Totals 463 464 502—1429 Wally Wilsen, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton E. Galao 185 174 175— 534 Polley, Mr. Jack Taylor, Mr. Royce M. Rhodes 164 189 158— 511 Criel, Miss Pat Murray, Mr. and |R Galao 198 205 184— 587 Mrs. Pat Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Al- e len Christianson and the guests of Tolals 547 568 517--1 honor, Mr. and Mrs. Henley Mur- . ray. BANFIELD BACK’ - Bill Burfield, nee Virginia and her two children, Lor- and Bill Jr., left on the Ala three months’ visit with r in Washington. Mr. Burfield Norman Banfield returned on the Yukon this morning after sev- eral weeks' touring of the States and Mexico with Curtis Shattuck. Shattuck will be along sometime before Christmas. for tives will meet his wife in Seattle within few we . :m "“fl The first basketball tilt with a new court was wilnessed on No- ¥ vember 12 with Whitehorse. The B school girls’ team, the men's ‘team and several rooters arrived on t train in the afternoon and a doub! header was played that night. The first game w ‘Whitehorse school girls and € y school girls with Skagway winning, 22 to 15. When the half ended it looked like Skag- way was going to lose her first game cn the new floor, but they started to get warmed up the last half and 50 kept the honors on the American side, The visiting me; . way school boys game with hor team and Skag- played the second s going to the Can- of e several years her by the Whitehor too much for the Ska This score was 28 to Sunday afternoon another double- header was played between the girls and Whitehorse men and | Skagway Elks. All high scores were kept by Skagway in these games, the girls winning with a score of! s upset the mighty «f Califcrnia, ound Trojan Eleven for the Whitehorse visitors who re- | turned to their homes on Monday’s train. Mr. and Mrs, Clayton moved into their new home ‘mber 13. Polley | on No- - LOU KARN IN ST. S A. E. Ko missioner of Education, is in St Louis this week attending a con- ference of state directors of voca- tional education, according to word to his office here. He expects to join Mrs. K es and children later in Minnesota and the family ex- pects o return to Juncau by Christmas. - D Try an Empire ac. OUT OF THESE COME CR!DIRON HEROES of the future, and if you don’t think this was a tough game, note the determination of tackler, and grimness of Bob Baum, who made five yards. Oakmont school won from Brookline, 20-6, at Philadelphia. RIENDEA WITH 576 LAST NIGHT AT ELKS Rieudeau, Teal ten pin artist, bat- ted over 576 pins last night at the Elk ing his team the strong push to a three in a row victory ove The Albatrc trio knot d t Owls from their perches t m and the Falcons tc ! Tonight games are Cla League matches with United Food vs. Triangle Inn, Blue Ribbons vs Cennors Motors, and Home Gr cery vs. White Spots. Last nights score sheets show a follow Teal Duncan 150 188 rdeau 188 211 Foster 144 131 138— 413 Totals 482 530 5151527 Hawks Blanton 165 193 186— 514 AMNYTHING GOES in the camp of Pittsburgh’s “wonder™ ' " Brown 165 165 *495 football team—even a Pitt Panther inside a rug that has a head Rl Lynch 25 158 146 like a panther. That drink A. F. Pierce is taking was strictly on the house after Pitt took Fordham 24-13. champiouship-beund Uni ot ST R SRS 2 U.S.C.'s first defeat of the season, A Above: Grenville Lansdell (78), Owik Sh P . jan's lone touchdown against Halm 173 147 143 COP COPS Horse ow k'rize Hutching 177 175 167 Ll 5 —— | Hermann 120 125 112 28 to 12, the Elks with a score of | ¥ s 21 Totals 479 447 4221343 Albatross 188 142 The Haines American Legior 190.b388 30 Arpnistics dance In the 'Sk Eliason 201 130 way Fagies Hall on November 12, the hail being filled to capacity with one| mqoeoe 550 455 ¢f ‘the largest crowds attending e fhat has been to an Armistice dance Falcons for years. Iversen 156 139 Thie is the first timg HaMes|q messersohmt 144 160 Has ever given a dance in Skag Stuncan 148 194 bt yone cerlainly apprecia gl e 's efforts and the work| moiaje 48 502 5221472 entailed serving he 5 lunch. Hats were also passed out at! gy, 180 144 i the door, which added to the merri- | pronooe 155 155 465 ment. Wile 152 159 170— 481 | Sunday night an impromptu| Total 446 458 480—1381 dance was held at the Elks Hall | *—Average score. Did not bowl. . NEW EXEC. FOR HAI | R. C. sarratt, new Lieutenant ‘(mmnmudm' and Executive Officer Haida arrived nes, Territorial Com- | Juneau this morning on the Yukon for the cutter to Lt ferred take up his Comdr. S. P. to Washir att is a t Northland cutter four French West enegal, part of t Guinea, French and Dahomey. children will - U HIGH OFFICER DA ARRIVES in duties, replating Mehlman, trans- igton, D. C. ransfer from the His wife and join him later. Patrolman George Fulner, of Troop C, New York City police, is pictured above with his mount after winning first prize in the New York police officers’ class at the Madison Square Garden horse show. T.he horses counted 76 per cent, the appearance of the officer and cqulpme_’n‘t_u ner cent. Africa includes he Sudan, French Congo, Ivory Coast