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Page Twelve THK REGISTER. GUARD. EUGENE, OREGOI Getchell's Mistake Rated as b. 1 Sports Oddity of 1938 NEW YORK, Dec. 21. W) It is Inte in the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 22. Uarnegie Teen s lootDaii team is playing iNotre name ana in the fourth period, the score is 0-0. It is Carnegie's ball, near mid-field, and as the Skobos move into their huddle Quarterback Paul Friedlander turns to Referee John uctchell, asks: "What down is it?" "Third down," says Getchell. Friedlander calls for a running play, it falls short of first down and, as the players came out of the pileup and Carnegie prepares to line up for a fourth-down punt, Getchell awards the ball to Notre Dame on downs on Car negie's 46-yard line, the Irish score the game's only touchdown llirpn nl:ivc lntor nnrl lh Tnrtnne absorb their lone defeat of the year. That quick mental reverse by Getchell from third to fourth down was tabbed the season's principal sports oddity by 38 of the 70 contributing sports editors in the eighth annual Associated Press poll. While few of the critics attempted to rate the "freak incidents" in the usual 1- 2-3 order, and a ranking there fore was impossible, there was a far greater vote for Getchell's momentary lapse than for any other incident. Second nlace among the 1938 A,lHr lunnt irt tttA luin ciir'PPC- sive no-hit, no-run games pitched bv jonnny vanaer iweer oi me ui...riBU neas. vtoi iar uhck iirAra fVia 9-9. fnnthnll 4n hulurppn Virginia Tech and Virginia Mili tary, the collision of Stan Hack and Billy Jurges of the Cubs while chasine an easv infield roller (it cost the Cubs two runs in the second World Series game), J. Smith Ferebee's awesome ser ies of golf marathons, and Monty Stratton's hunting accident that ended so disastrously with the amDUtation of the Chicaeo White RnY nitrhpir'a locf Out of a mass of contributions that included the nomination of "almost any ruling by the New York State athletic commission," there were other such freakish happenings as: Thu 9fi-9fl tin Hotwnnn thft fnt ball teams of Boston College and Temple. Coach Lou Little of Col umbia called that the only game he'd ever heard of in which a team "failed to win because they scored." B. C, leading by one point with only a few minutes to go, broke out into a long gaining touchdown nlav nnr? foil ed to kick the point. But that also gave the ball to Temple on the ensuing kickoii, and the Owls moved right along to a score and then added the evtra nnlnt gain the deadlock. Southern California Washington 7-6 rthe final late in their game, electing to kick ratner - than trv fn i, down when It was fourth down and only a foot to go. Detroit beatine Santa Clara 1 me extra DOint. 7-K thn nriHit., arisine from that fa,.t tv,nt rw.-ntt ioacn ous Dorais had suggested before the game that it be played without the try for point. Ray Ainsley's feat of using up 19 strokes on one hole in the U. S. Open golf championship at Cherry Hills. Gabby Hartnett ik.ii , M.juuij.r aa swift and elusive as a ten.t irucK, stealine hnm fnr h ning run against the Phillies. Springfield News Items , Whizzer White Gained Most, Figures Show NEW YORK, Dec. 21J.R Byron (Whizzer) White, Rhodes scholar from Colorado university, unn thn .lVTntinnnl lpafnip'e inro for ground gaining honors during ms .iirsi ana last season as a pro fessional football player with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Figures released by the league today show that the former all America back gained 567 yards In 152 attempts through or around me Jine during the 1938 season. He was the only first-year man to gain an individual title in any department of play, and he achieved this distinction with the eastern division's last-place club. Ed Danowski of the Giants emerged winner of the forward passing competition. Danowski established a league record for passing efficiency by completing 70 tosses out of 129 for a per centage of 54.2. His gain through me air was H4 yards. Sammy Baugh of the Wash ington Redskins, who led in pass ing In 1937, finished second this season with 63 completions. dian ocean, contacted them again early today. They were communi cating witli some station in French, however, he said, and he could not understand them. Hi first pnntnrt was on a frp- ntlpn'V of 7.0.15 anH thp mpssaep was in uie international coae. Radio Contact Made With "Lost" Party (CONTINUED FROM PAGE t) expedition, Hohn de Boers, indi cated by letter he intended doing mat if he could not restore peace amonc? them. De Boers, the leader, obtained a government concession for fishing on me island and the nearby island Of Amsterdam. He snpnt thnncanrlc of dollars converting the New- lounctiana trawler into a refriger ator ship capable of carrying 600 tons of frozen lobsters. He had planned to reach St. Paul in August ior six months of lob ster lishing. Then, with the re frigerators filled with whole lob sters and the hold with canned lob sters, he intended to send the trawler back to Reunion to sell the catch and bring back food, coal and other supplies for the colonists, which meanwhile would be in stalled In the stone huts abandoned by previous colonists. The Islands of St. Paul and Am sterdam are said to be the richest fishing grounds in the world. So many lobsters go there to spawn that they literally cover the rocks and can be scooped up in unlimited quantities. The five families had planned to spend three years on the island and then return to France with profits sufficient to enable them to retire for life. HEARS THEM AGAIN BREMERTON, Wash., Dec. 21. (4i E. R. Gibson, naval chief pharmacist's mate and amateur radio "ham" who overheard the first SOS from the ill-fated French expedition on the tiny trawler L'lslc Bourbon in the In- Gabby Hartnett Names Giants. Pirates. Cubs As Clubs To Beat In '39 rnirAnn rw 91 ion r.iik Hartnett, filled with the benevolent holiriav sniriL assnrpH sitnnnrtprs of his Chicago Cubs today the team was stronger now man 11 was as a i.SB pennant winner. Thp invfnl Cllh mannirpr 1c hanV in town nftpr rfnincf a hit nf tvnrlino- ... -- O . . UV....Q at the mainr lpapnp tnpptino in Now York and visiting relatives in New cngiana. Hartnett said he was still after nlavers to strengthen thp Pnhs hut didn't name thp men hp wants. Taking a long-range glance at ine ij race, uaboy named the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pir ates and Cincinnati as "the teams to beat." Stanford Defeats Idaho Hoopmen, 33-28 SAN FRANCTSfD tw. 91 nlo Stanford's basketball team squeezed out a tight 33-28 vic tory over University of Idaho's visiting Vandals last night. Approximately 1400 saw the Vandals fail in thpir third t temot to Win nvPt a ennthapn l vision conference school. Stanford led throughout, snarked bv GnarH Pnhd rj.. nett, who scored 12 points. Steve ueiKo, Idaho forward, netted 11. The Vandals lost previously to U. S. f anrl th T1nU.;.. - - U,CISHJF Ul California Bears. Oregon State Downs Pacific Packards CORVALLIS, Dec. 21. P) The Oregon State college Beavers gained their second basketball vic tory of the Dre-ennfprpno spQe last night by trimming the Pacific x-acnaras oi Portland, 41 to 28. The BeaVPrS. nlnvinr, ...itU - well-balanced combination, led 21 to 16, at half-time but nnllpri a,o lapiaiy at tne end of the rest per iod. Roy Pflueard led thn nnm ai-uieis wnn iu points, other high scorers for the nnrthum rfi.,ici- member were Elmer Kolberg with nine .ma iviai Harris with enght Springfield P. O. Claims "Busiest Christmas In History SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 21 (SDe cial) "This is the busiest Christ mas by far we've ever had through the rjostofficp ' stnto Harry Stewart. SDrinfffi master Wednesday, as he gath ered up a heaping basket of mail to make ready for sending. "People are doing earlier mail ing, too," he added, savine that Christmas mail h as hppn rvmiinn in for the past two weeks, and is still going strong. Three extra clerks have been employed by the postoffice, with one extra carrier and one special carrier. Like postmasters thrm country this time of year, Mr Stewart has been the r,.ini.. of many Santa Claus letters, in which little children pour out their heart's desire. The Drize letter n it Stewart says, came from someone apparently an adult, and written in a woman's handwriting. The letter gave a list of all the thin everyone wanted, and stated at the end, "Mama wants a job or a new daddy"! ident, Phil Bartholomew; fourth . ;J a I. T3--4Unln vice president, r rann. oai uiuiu mew; secretary, Don Brown; treas urer. Charley Myers; and chaplain r i unit fclllCjr. An announcement was made that the next aistnci orotnernoca meeting will be in Lebanon, the aate to De announcea laier. A potluck dinner preceded last night's business. FROM CALIFORNIA SPRINGFIELD. Dec. 21. (Spe cial) Maurine Lombard is ex pected to arrive in this city soon to spend the holidays with her nnW lVTrc Flla InmharH Miss Lombard is teaching school near San Francisco, Cal. LEAVES FOR TEXAS SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 21. (Spe cial) Jean Vaughn left Wednes- riav fnr T.nnpvipw. Tpvas. whpip he will stay for an indefinite per iod with his mother. JUVENILES MEET SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 21. (Spe cial) Members of the Springfield Brotherhood Elects Year's Officers SPRINGFIELD. Dec. 21 rs. cial) Officers for the coming year were elected Tucsrlav nioht by the Springfield Methodist church Brotherhood at a mti held in the church. Those elected wpro Prac.- J. P. Vaughn: first vice nrpsidont' F. B. Hamlin: secnnrl dent, J. D. Palm; third vice presi- Drain Hoopmen Trip Reedsport, 32-17 REEDSPORT. Dec. 21 rs nit. cial) Drain handily trounced ReedsDort 32 tn 17 in hint. school basketball game here this weeK. Gorsline of Drain led srnrlnu with 14 Doints. Thp girls defeated the Drain girls in voueyoau, 33 to 22. Dr. C. A. Scott Named President Of Lane County Dental Group Dr. C. A. Scntt .TimMI.. -!.. was elected president of the Lane County Dental society at its meet ing at the Hotel Osburn on Tues day evening. Dr. A. J. Atwater was elected vice president; Dr. R. F. Burnett. spnrptarvtrpqo..-nM and Dr. M. D. Reitman editor. Ths retiring president. Dr. John P. MacKinnon, will servp with thm on the executive committee. Guest speaker of the evening was Dr. E. E. Starr, professor cl Oral PatholnffV at Nnrth t3;.-- college, Portland. Dr. Starr rre- sented an illustrated talk on prog ress of decay in teeth. Dr. FlOVd H. Tie Camn rflrot.. of Oral Health with the Oregon iaie coara of Health, was also present, eivinir a tall cently developed dental school program. Famed Lexicographer uies Ut Pneumonia NEW YORK. Dpi-. 91 tm. ur. iranlc M ViTotpll,, ja ly known lexicoeranher. riipri to day of pneumonia. Officials Of Funk anrl W... nails said Dr. Vizetellv rfiorf about midnieht in thp Pifth nue hospital where he had been confined since December 2 suf fering from pleurisy and pneu monia. He had hppn Dccnrict with Funk and Wagnalls for 46 years as eaitor of the reference department. REAL SPORTSMAN MADISON, Wis. Julius Heil, governor-elect of Wisconsin, backs the world championship men's and women's tenpin bowl ing teams. - , tujuyiti Cum SiaXL . PHONE 2700 Gift Watches You can afford . Outstanding Values in Beautiful Watches at $9.95 "Co-ed" model In natural gold color with black silk cord. A reliable time keeper. at $12.95 "Debutante" model engrav ed round case in natural gold with metal band to match. A delightful gift. NEAR ELEVATORS Juvenile circle No. 162 are asked to be at the I. O. O. F. hall Thurs day at 5:45 p. m. for a business meeting. The meeting will be fol lowed by a potluck dinner, after which there will be a Christmas party with a tree and exchange of gifts. DOW IN PORTLAND SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 21. (Sc-e-cial) Dr. W. N. Dow is in Port land where he will spend a few days. He has been in that city since Monday. VISITS IN SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 21 (Spe cial) Mrs. Elsie Ballard of Van couver, Washington, is in Spring field, visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harold Poole, for the inrisimas Holidays. CIRCLE MEETS SPRINGFIELD. Dec. 21 fSn- cial) Mrs. Charles rVimoil hostess at a meeting of ladies aid circle No. three Monday after noon, assisted by Mrs. John Car son rA Mm tt w Ther, T. . rh";.. "w8h.m. wi.womids iree and exchange of gifts. Carols were EihV. n M: Ida. Halverson. .Tv7r ." i"em including the following guests: Mrs. Milton Shumwav of m... """un - -- -- vzaiaens, Mrs Jim Laxton, Mrs. H. E. Gerber burg Joe Drury t co- One-Eyed Boxers Banned In California I.OS A TCniTT Trc The California State Athletic com mission today voted to withhold li censes from boxers who are blind Art Lasky, Billy Barnes, Pabl0 Dano. Perfecto Lopez, George Sa - lighters " foment local Thp TflnllnK i.r , . ...VWVM wao ujierea Dv In- spector Willie Ritchie. He expla n ed that the youths were Kg ton orpnt a ini. . . ,. TOIV1"fa --- . lu gamDiing with the rpmnlnir, " - ..f, jrC, TELEPHONE don't forget icarf Sets for the sports-lovers on your list! jay colors ior casual coats . . . little wooly caps and hoods for snowtun. SECOND FLOOR to MILWAUKEE T.n t... lor, Marquette line coach, ha linemen break in a pair of his new iooiDau Khnpn hpfnrp wears them. he GIVE VAN DUYN CANDY The perfect gift because it pleases everyone. Seymour's t-ale is the exclusive agent in Eugene for this quality candy, famous for its freshness. BEFORE YOU BUY BOX CANDY of You owe It to yourself to ee this wonderful dlnlv n i uuyn onx candy at Seymours Cafe. Literally hundreds to pa. hile Vin Uuyn box candy has no equal In Euirene It is not necessarily a high priced candy. We have box", , low as 7 .0 and as much more as you wish to pay, snd all boxc Sree.,,nrHr"r" ? Cm H also nave nx" of eandlrd fruit. Aplets. rum and butter toffee, and clever Christmas candy novelties. .:, u imer M'e wrap box candy for mailing free. CNOW-BLANKETED mountains, a ro mantic figure silhou etted against the blue winter sky; a girl who is driven on by a force stronger than hatred or love, and a man. who surrendered a lifetime ambition to satisfy a woman's selfish whim Adelaide Hum phries, who wrote the gripping, dramatic serial, "Trial Flight," combines all these to produce another fic tion sensation, a story os swift - moving as the skis which in spired it. The first install ment will appear in this newspaper soon. Watch for K 4 , ' vo By Siuslaw Gun c& FLORPwrTTr r,' weSiuslawiriPn-i "uoat its DecemhrC. weex. nwtun t led secreterynTHI treasurer MpmKn.i. : eOdaanVrew be admitted during $2.50, which ShU'J iwa. The Januarv QUa h be held on the S at Dean BrotherV T' SIXTH SHVTOVT I BOSTON, Dec 21fJ? Boston Bruins won JS?- consecuUve same w w,e; Rookie Goalie F?iWh! i ea r.is sixth shutout In "rk Ameriran. Jeague hockey i. Si. f. WAPHBURjNEJ PHONE 2700 A Gift not many will think of . . . Her Very Own! Her, First Silk Stockings Isn't there a girl on your list who will this Christmas be ready for her first pair of silk hose? . . . Can you think of any gift that will thrill her more than to open a box of 3 or 6 pairs of sheer, lovely stockings? To her, young womanhood is approach ing and in many ways silk hose is the symbol of that change to encase her legs in silken loveliness is a milestone of advancement in her life. . . . Wouldn't you like to give her that thrill? We suggest for Her First Silk Hose r v Danita 3 Thread Stockings Danita hose are beautiful hose full fashioned clear ringless and entrancingly sheer. Reinforced heels garter run stop higiiugi ctiiico eugut, li ue seams. They are sold in many stores at $1.00 a pair but this young lady will be thrilled to learn that as the months go by she can replenish her hosiery needs with Danita Hose at Washburne's for only 79c a pair 3 Pairs for $2.25. 3 Pairs $2.25 Also 4 Thread Berkshire Silk Hose at the Same Price Gift Boxes -10 -25c COLORS: Dahlia, French Toast, Charmbeige and Mist beige. A gift she'll treasure! The Treasure Chest with 3 Pairs of Fine Sheer NoMend Silk Hose Designed to fit all 5 types of Feminine Figures - in comfort and smartness $3.30 Take your choice 2 and 3 Thread for special occa sions 4 Thread for business and shopping 7 Thread for long service. . . . One of America's outstanding silk X 5 stockings offering you unusual value and hosiery sat- FLOOR isfaction. NoMend Giveables Are $3.60 lor 3 Pairs For Sip 3 Pairs jvS FIRST FLOOR A Handicraft GIFT Walco Bead Sets - Looms Bead Craft Weaving Looms $2-00 The finest quality beads and a specially constructed hand loom that makes it a de lightful pastime to fashion things of beads. 20,000 seed beads assorted colors; waxes thread, bee's wax, bead needles and complete instructions. Wooden Bead Sets $1.00-52.00 Includes weoden beads, needles waxed and elastic thread and complete instructions. Children's Bead Sets S1-00 This set includes materials and instructions for making wooden marionettes. De lightful instructive. SECOND FLOOR Be.gjniiing,WfijdnfisdaYi-Dec. 28 in Rejistsr-Gusrd
