The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 14, 1940, Page 5

Huskies Defeat Oregon U. of Waslfirfiion Takes| Good Stride Toward Coast Championship PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14—The University of Washington took an important stride last Saturday af- ternoon toward the Pacific Coast Conference championship when the Huskies defeated Oregon 10 to 0 before a crowd of 30,000. Oregon fought stubbornly and parried most of the scoring bids but Washington got the drive un- derway at the end of the first half. Bill Gleason flipped a 40-yard pass to Vaughn for the only touch- down of the game. Mizen converted.| Later he place kicked a field goal! from the 17-yard line in the third period. 50.CALIFORNIA | "Football Scores .\ Py The following are scores of im- portant games played last Salmdn afternoon: | Michigan 26; Harvard 0. | Boston College 33; Temple 20. Nebraska 13; Indiana 7. | Notre Dame 26; Georgia Tech 20. Southern California 13; Illinois 7 Ohio State 3; Northwestern 6. Mississippi 28; Georgia 14 Michigan State 2¢; Purdue 7. Columbia 20; Dartmouth 6. Colgate 20; Brown 3. Navy 12; Princeton 6, | Fordham 20; Tulane 7. Southern Methodist 7; Pittsburgh 7, tie Syracuse 47, New York Univer- sity 13, Cornell 45; Army 0. Pennsylvania 50; Yale 7 North Carolina 21; Texas Christ- ian 14. Holy Cross 18; Carnegie Tech 0. Missouri 24; Kansas State 13. Wisconsin 12; Towa 30, West Virginia 13; Penn State 17. Auburn 7; Mississippi State 7, | tie. Wake Forest 0; Clemson 39, | Tennessee 53; Chattanooga 0. ‘ Oklahoma 16; Texas 19. ‘ NAVY pUTS ON STEAM FOR WIN Beats Favored Princefon Saturday by Score of 12106 PRINCETON, N. J,, Oct. 14—The under rated Navy came from be- hind in the second bhalf of the game last Saturday afternoon to beat the favored Princeton before 40,000 spectators by a score of 12 to 6. The midshipmen stamped them- selves as a team to be watched. The Navy boys ripped down the field for 70 and 80 yards for touchdowns. - PITTSBURGH IN TIE GAME WITH | Carnegie Tech, Kentucky 7; Vanderbilt 7, tie University of Washington 10;‘ . BEATS ILLINOIS, | .. ' 7 Gonzaga 25; Idaho 0. | PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 14, — Washington State 9; California gutplayed at every turn in Sac-’ ] SATURDAY GAME| | urday’s play, Southern Methodist' | flashed the famed aerial wizardry |in the fourth period to get Stanford 7; Santa Clara 6. Texas A & M 7; UCLA 0. ® CHAMPAIGN, 111, Oct. 14—Last Saturday afternoon Southern Cali-| fornia defeated Illinois 13 to 7 before a crowd of 30,000. Southern California made the| winning touchdown in the third period after a poor Illinois punt gave them possession of the ball, de‘-p in Illinois territory. ORDER YOURS EARLY AND GET Phone 374 GET OUT, ORDER LONDON, Oct. 14—British sub- jects in Rumania have been warned that it is dangerous to remain n enemy-occupied territory. THE BEST SELECTION from the DAILY ALASKA ST WHILE I’'M_IN HIS BUILDING- HUH- MIGHT YOU |tage of several scoring opportuni- ties. deadlock with Pittsburgh. 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EMPIRE THE DAILY ALA“KA EMPIRE MONDAY OCTOBER 14, 1940 HARVARD HELD SCORELESS AS MICHIGAN WINS Tom Harmofioves fo Be Point Getter in Sat- urday’s Game CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 14—The fast and mighty Tom Harmon, operat- ing behind perfect interference, conducted Michigan to a 26 to 0 win Saturday afternoon over Har- vard Harmon ran 14, 8 and 10 yards for three touchdowns, made two tries for points, tossed and scored a pass to substitute Paul Kromer in the final quartcl CARNEGIE TECH NEARLY VICTOR OVER IRISHMEN, SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 14. — tricky but out-| manned, fell before Notre Dame Saturday afternoon 26 to 20, al- though in the last period two| touchdowns were scored. Fifty| thousand rans witnessed the game. WASH. STATE IN WIN, 9-6 S(ORE BERKELEY, Cal, Oct. 14, fourth quarter 36-yard place Kick | gave Washington State a victory‘ last Saturday afternoon over Cali-| fornia by a score of 9 to 6. B | LOS ANGELES, C’ll Oct, | Texas A & M ran into stubborn Selection! like such a long way Christmas cards last Army Held Scoreless By Cornell Worst I.i(kimadets Have| Had in 51 Years of Football History WEST POINT, Oct. 14.—The tre- football hifllory - Ohio State EVANSTON, Oct. | western defeated Ohio State, wfending Western Conference cham- | | pions, before a crowd of 42,000 spectators last Saturday afternocn | by a score of 6 to 3. The win wus| a big upsel UCLA loses Is Walloped 14. — North- | opposition last Saturday arv.emoon‘ | but came through to defeat UCLA | before 60,000 sweltering fans, 7 to |0. 0 CLOSE MOVIES PARIS, Oct. 14—If patrons don' | stop applauding scenes of air raid |damage in Germany, the Nazi au- thorities threatened to close all movis theatres everywhere, The| | films are British news reels. D DOUFI AS | NEWS DOUGLAS TAXES ARE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS IN with the end of the regular d count date near, October 15th, | Douglas taxpayers are expected to |make a last minute rush tomor- |row. Of the $5,000 to $6,000 col- ltalm about $3,000, according to City | Clerk’ Charles Tuckett. | e e FIREMEN'S DANCE SCORES REAL HIT reported attendance at the annual fall dance given Saturday night by the . Douglas Volunteer Fire De- partment, and all present seeming- ly had an eycellent time. An extra touch of interest was manifested in KINY's participation by broadcasting music for a time from the floor and also remarks from notables attending. R NEW PUPILS Three new pupils were entered n the grades of Douglas public schools last week, increasing the steadily growing attendance. Vir- ginia Jensen from out the Douglas highway and Beverly Erickson are the new first graders and Sylvia Naifanov is in kindergarten. — e MOVE TO DOUGLAS Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Starr have established their residence here hav- ing removed from Juneau. They are the parents of Wm. Sparks who is building a home here. - COUNCIL MEETL Tonight the regular bi-monthly meeting of Douglas City Council City Hall, | DOUGLAS-Coliseum TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY "NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT" mendous Cornell could not be stopped in scoring last Saturday afternoon and scored in every period to win from the Army hy 45 to 0. The defeat was the Army’s worst| licking in 51 years in the Cadet’s Takes Rap dc. BEAVERS HOLD ROBERTSON T0 SHORT GAIN Bob Robertson, Southern California halfback, slithered through Oregon State's line for a two-yard gain | on this second quarter play in the Los Angeles Coliseum before he was stopped by the Beaver secondary. Among the Beaver players shown are Bain (96) and Markuan (85). The game, a Pacific Coast Conference football affair, ended in a 0 to 0 deadlock. 14. % | 1ectable, receipts this morning to-| | Aproximately 200 couples is the|a is scheduled to take place in the| » | must be on file with the Commis- | erating official or sa- oiticial. po'a'o Fal sicn’'s Washington office not later |They must also possess a Bureau r than the dates specified. The salar- |of Mines first-aid o -resc ies given are subject to a retirement | certificate Applicants must | deduction of 3!2 percent have passed their thirty-fifth AI GHSIavuS' | Border patrolman, $2000 a year, birthday. Closing date December J |Border Patrol, Department of Jus- T have been Junior pharmacist, $2,000 a year. least one | Applicants must have completed a coursc in pharmacy in a tice. Applicants must {regularly engaged for at pem in outdcor activities and must |4-vear Crown King meet rigid physical requirements. ‘xocognued college, school of medi- They will be rated initially on a |cine, or college of pharmacy. They T general written test, but will also|must not have passed their thirty- The first annuai pctato fair of pe given oral and physical exam- |fifth birthday. Closing date is De= the potato growers of Gustavus was jnations. Applicants must have cember 7. | held on Saturday evening, October|reached their twenty-first but must, Full information as to the re- 5, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. not have passed their thirty-fifth quirements.for these examinations, A. F. Parker and Fred Matson was birthday. The age limit will not be and application forms, may be ob=- especially pronounced this year’s waived in any case. Closing date tained at 311 Federal Building. “Potato King.” for receipt of applications is No- e | The rules of the contest were vember 23. 1940. [that the grower of the largest 12| safety instructor, $1,800 a year, ENTERS SCHOOL potatoes, by weight, should bepro- and assistant safety instructor, $1,-| | nounced the winner. 620 a year, Bureau of Mines, De- Claiborne William Buckner, son | The following are the contestants partment cof the Interior. Appli- | cf Brigadier General S. B. Buckner and of the new Army Corps ka, has registered at San Military Academy, in San California. cants must have completed certain in char high ceh study unless they pass in Al | Fred Matson, 12 white potatoes a general written test, and must Rafael | weighing 14 pounds, 12 ounces. Rave had experience as a mme - op- Rafael, A. M. Chase, 12 early rose, USROS s O 35 TR |puundb 10 ounces. Rushlng Arms for Draft Army in the order of their potatoes, awards: i4 J. M. Chase, 12 whites, 11 pounds, |11 ounces. A. F. Parker, *11 ounces. The largest single potatos played were as follows: A. M. Chase, 1 pound, 13 ounces. Fred Matson, 1 pound, 10 ounces. A. F. Parker, 1 pound, 9 ounces, J. M. Chase, 1 pound, 4 ounces. At the above weights is would take only about 75 or 80 potatoes to weigh 100 pounds. First Prize The committee had a very clever idea for a first prize. The members selected two deformed potatoes and by much conniving, they fashioned statute and named it the “Tato King.” | The “King” lcoked very impres- sive when garbed with a loin cloth, with full tiowing cape of red vel- vet and a crown of gold. | Mrs. Art Chase caused much laughter when she displayed a muitiple potato weighing 1 pound 13 ounces. | The prize potatoes, smooth and flat were from seed which was developed at Gustavus by the lnte‘ Harry R. Hall Delicious Dinner | Mrs, Parker served a delicious! dinner to the contestants and their families and after doing justice to the spread, spent the remainder of the evening in a general dis-/ cussion, “How We Might Grow Bet- | ter Potatoes.” 1 Others at the affair, besides the, 12 whites, 10 pounds, dis- potato growers, were Mrs. Fred! Matson, the Hoonah Territoriall Mass production of arms for America’s army, soon to be svellsd by school teacher, and the Misses conscription, is beirg rushed throughout the country Here is a scene at Jeanette Parker and Charlotte the Coit plant in Hartford, Conn., where .30 and .50 calibre machine ~ns arc being turned out. Long lines of the guns, many for use in air- eraft. are being checked befors going to the finishing room. 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