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TFho Thought for Himself °a Bjr w boyce morgan b (TirliPrQ SYNOPSIS High School la deHartley "Samson" Curtis is lighted when hired as football coach because he as a made a college has great record However Curtis soon refullback veals that he is a "slave driver" who demands absolute unquestioning obedience to all his orders no matter what they are Larry North quarterback has been brought up to think for himself ' and he resents the coach's attitude Finally Coach Curtis benches him because he suggests a change In a new" forward pass play and Ed Jasper second string quarter starts the game against Mount Cairn Coach Curtis illegally signals plays from the bench Hartley Is leading 12-- 7 when Jasper is hurt in the final qnartefr Larry goes In and a few minutes later the coach signals him to tise the disputed forward pass pass is intercepted and Slay The Cairn scores again Larry then ignores the coach's signals and Story All With Hallowe'en coming of many you will be gathering autumn leaves to decorate your house for a Hallowe'en party So Are you fans all ready for Hallowe'en ? The Riddle Man isn't He's invited to a masquerade party and he hasn't yet got a costume to wear Maybe hell just paint a question mark on his forehead and go as a riddle! 1 How do we know Adam made ' sugar f—Louise Skirling 2 If you were standing beside a donkey what fruit would it be? — Donald L Green 3 What suit is it that never wears out?— Carolyn Cordray 4 If a woman had ten children and eight apples how could she give each child the same amount? —Barbara P Stoddard his orders by passing to 5 What eats and eats and never disobeys Bill Winters halfback on the play that 'is supposed tt go to one of the gets full ?DeUa Let McCann ends The pass leads to a touchdown for Hartley and they win the But as Larry trots off game" 4 the field he is sure he is In for more trouble with Coach Curtis NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY we give you a crossword puzzle inside a leaf : 't 4- AN AUTUMN LEAF v - 19-1- Subs May Grab Regular Jobs by Learning to Kick " By M K Whitehead s Along with passing kicking is an essential of football but in manv dis tricts it does not receive the attention it should - -- i s sss i '''zap jrymg-zo m m tM m j I m m n w III w vi — — bmuvmi 7M In the old days many a substitute developed into a regular because in his free time he learned to be an exceUent punter or drop-kickrs The need of good fa sorely felt in the game today and opens up many opportunities to otherwise unskiUful backs Anyone who has the necessary patience should be able to develop the correct timing for er drop-kicke- stepladdeir drop or In punting the important consideration after the actual ability has been achieved is the placement and use of the punt Kicking for "coffin corner" with accuracy saves wear and tear on the line and prevents long runs by fast shifty safety men Kicking from behind the goal line becomes' an art place-kicki- Jac- By iMargaretta Harmon When your friends receive an invitation like the one illustrated here they may be a bit puzzled but they're cer- tain to foe If they are interested clever they will simply hold it before a mirror and read it as easily as an Or they "might ordinary invitation hold it sol it faces a bright light and - r — turn to pin the tail on the donkey's picture by backing up to theSv all and reaching over his shoulder while watching his movements in a mirror he holds in his hand Forfeits might be charged against the boy and girl who pin the tail closest to the donkey's eye If time permits vary a suitcase race by requiring each guest to put on his suitcase full of old clothes backward Those who " take the longest time or look the funniest should pay the forfeits And try having everybody' sing some of the old favorite songs backward They may be played in the usual wayi but the words of each line can be sung in reverse order Paying Off Forfeits The forfeits should be paid off just before the refreshments Be sure The everybody pays at least one few listed here will 'suggest many others: ing each guest in read it through the paper However they figure out its meaning you may be sure 4 very curious and excited crowd of friends will ring your bell promptly at the appointed hour with hats coats neckties and even dresses on backward The invitations are - quite as easy for you to write as they are to read —if you know how' Simply lay a piece of hard carbon paper (typewriter carbon is best because it isn't smeary) face upward on a table or desk Lay your notepaper face downward on the carbon and over this lay aj sheet of tissue paper Write Forfeits with a hard sharp pencil on the tisWalk up the stairs backward sue then (remove the tissue and you Thread a needle while looking only have your invitation in "reverse English" on the notepaper ready for in a mirror Recite "Mary Had a Little Lamb" the mail Other Preparations backward beginning with "school" Run a certain distance upside down ie on hands and feet facing upward Count backward from 100 by two's Le 98 96 94 etc - ng Write one's name legibly holding paper and pencil behind one's back Climb up a backward Eat something such as ice cream or salad using only the back of fork or spoon Sing the words of "Yankee Doodle" backward Read one page of a book from its reflection in a mirror v By this time your guests may begin to think you are backward about serving the refreshments Just to proW they are right let them eat from napkins in their laps seated in chairs backed up against the table Serve the dessert first perhaps ice cream or gelatin with cake Then serve cracker sandwiches with jelly or cheese fining and lemonade or cocoa When you finally bid your guests goodbye at the back door with a hearty "HeUo !" everyone is sure to agree it's lots of fun to be backward You can increase your value to your about coming to a party! t team by learning to kick well step-ladd- er — Blowing Toy Balloon Over Table Produces Game The other preparations are quite as simple Meet your guests at the front Mirth-Provokindoor and send them around to come g in me cacs entrance ce sure uicy walk in backward then have each then tying the other end of the rubBy Ray J Marran guest sit at a table and "register" by This is a good game to play indoors ber to the middle finger of your right writing his name in your autograph book without looking at his hand It is an adaptation of ping pong but hand From then on you will have a watching only his reflection in a the points are scored by blowing a lively contest "fighting a balloon" hand-mirrtoy balloon over a center line on a You slap the balloon away from you "ice" large table A jolly the rubber band stretches and puUs (if any The teams two players on each the balloon back toward you The has survived this hilarious introduction) jis "On the Spot" a back- side stand at the ends of the table idea is to keep the balloon going back ward vefsion of the old favorite "Marching to Jerusalem" Arrange three or four small rugs on the floor in such positions that the players when marching in' a large circle in £o2r£h oy£aZZoozz time to music must walk over them When the radio is suddenly turned off or the piano stops playing those j CENTER caught standing on a rug must drop LINE out The last boy and girl "on the spot" learn after the game is over that they must pay a forfeit at the end of the party A Good Game Wax Next scat the guests in a circle with their backs to the center for a and blow the balloon back and forth and forth as if it were a real punchbackward version of the popular over the center line until the balloon ing bag You use both hands may each letters" Hand faUs to the floor When this happens game jumbled for hitting and count the game over— player a pencil and a folded copy five points are scored against the side and won by the baUoon —if it dodges mi the following list of twenty failing to keep the baUoon in the air your guard and smacks you scrambled names (without the an Lots of fun may be had with this through in the face! But even if it does it swers) Explain that the syllables game and plenty of hard blowing by won't hurt you and the exercise wiU of each name have been arranged in the two teams will be required to teach you how to use your hands when reverse order then the whole word keep the balloon from falling on their sparring with chum your For example the side of the line spelled backward syllables of the word "backward" A Punching Bag would be turned around into "ward RIDDLE ANSWERS Another good stunt with a baUoon back" then this would be spelled is to use it as a hand punching bag 1 Because he raised Cain 2 A "kcabdraw" suit 4 By The bag is made by tying a short pear 3 Your birthday 6 A meat making apple sauce length of rubber band to a toy baUoon grinder Famous Americans '(1) hsawgninot — (Washington) — (2V gnollefwol (Longfellow) ADVENTURES — "(3) dnilhgreb (Lindbergh) — ' ii (4) - etmiuches (Tecumseb) l 4i — (Buffalo Bill) (5) fubafoIUib — (6) oorestlev (Roosevelt) (7) raceneig (Carnegie) — (8) merenos (Emerson) ' — (9) fejrefnos (Jefferson) (10) opacnohsat — (Pocahontas) f or ice-brea- JPlayeirs Izeep Walloon in C oiteir and center line A TT only when practiced enough in actual scrimmage so that the kicker retains the presence of mind to place the ball out of bounds away from the safety man In mid-fiea high kick which gives the ends time to cover the safety man is more desirable than the low ld projectile Ends Have Tough Job Speaking of the ends it is the belief of many that this is the most difficult position on the team to play well Many times during a game an end is confronted with three or four blockers leading a shifty ball carrieri and it is his duty to turn the play in toward the center of the field His best method is to dump the interference by throwing himself at their knees but at other times he must play them off one by one in an effort to force the runner back or to the sidelines With successful manipulation of the interferers he can often make the tackle himself At other times usually on the weak side of a play he must crash in directly behind the offensive line of scrimmage in an effort to catch the play from behind still protecting against a reverse play On the strong side plays a crashing end offense destroys" the Added to this the end is called upon to block on the offensive with linemen or wingbacks and to be clever enough to break himself into the open to receive passes He also for covering punts getting down the field fast but not too fast to be stfll on balance and keeping wide enough to prevent ihe safety man from getting to the outside Next week: The Quarterback's Job "off-tack- le i'i'l It 1 "T inn mj iuhi III INSTALLMENT the locker room a few minutes Larry was removing his togs when Coach Curtis approached him The other players who understood at least a little of what had taken place that afternoon paused in their jubilant chatter over the victory and watched to see what was going to happen There may have been a trace of defiance in Larry's attitude as he faced the coach He felt that his disobedi ence of orders had been more than justified by 'the results He had followed the coach's directions and the game had been lost he had followed his own judgment and the game had been saved" In the face of those facts he did not feel like "taking" anything from the coach Coach Curtis halted his huge bulk in front of Larry towering over him by many inches For a second he re garded the boy steadily "Nice work North he said then "You pulled that game out of the fire in good shape" Larryi barely stifled a gasp of sur ihe locker room was comprise pletely silent for a moment then burst into noisy confusion once more as Coach Curtis turned on Jiis heel- Larry did not see the hard gleam in his eye as he moved away "WeHl" Larry murmured to himself I was expecting a bawling out and instead I get a pat on the back! Looks like that puts me one up on the INlater The Definitions: The watchman was waving his lantern frantically During the following week it looked as though Larry was right He was back at quarterback on the first team Moreover every night in practice Coach Curtis modified the new forward pass play so that Larry could shoot the ball to any eligible man who was dear This of course was a tacit admission that Larry had been right about that play aU along and the development was not lost oh the other members of the team Very Uttle was said but on several occasions significant grins came Larry's Way from various players They knew their coach was a severe master and it rather pleased them to know that one of their number at least had defied him and "got away with it" 5 1 3 "We're going to eat dinner here and go to a show but well get you back in plenty of time" Johnny promised Larry hesitated for S 7 HORIZONTAL ' Place (Abbr) Bind Not on ' A wise bird - 9 Nothing 10 Before the Christian era a moment (Abbr) 12 Body of troops in a fort 5 15 Noise of cow ' 16 The fall of the year 17 Thursday (Abbr) j Since it was Saturday night he felt sure the coach would have no objection as long as he was in bed by eleven o'clock And in the jubi- lant mood that the afternoon's VERTICAL I events had inspired the prospect of 1 Mathematical quantity going to a show in the company of 2 Thin flat part of a plant sister Johnny's ap3 Also pealed to him strongly 4 Small branch of a tree said "ITl he "Okay Johnny" 6 Plural of focus tell Bill Winters I'm not going back 7 Upon with him and meet you as soon as 8 South American animal I get dressed" 10 Thin meat soup The dinner at a restaurant in Jef11 Hotel ferson was a merry meal and Larry 13 To defeat and put to flight himself But enjoyed thoroughly 14 Result of addition show which the girls wished to the THE following Saturday see did not start until 8:30 and traveled to the nearby city was not over until almost 11 —2— Larry of Jefferson to play Central High several Below are different kinds of shock as he looked at his a School there Central was reputed to got trees with the letters aU mixed up watch walking out of the theatre have one of the strongest teams in the And he See if you can straighten them out rmore of a shock when state and Hartley hardly hoped for outside got 1 ROPPAL he discovered that it had a victory 2 CREAD turned suddenly colder and that a But Larry riding the crest of his drizzly rain mixed with sleet was 3 AAAICC recent triumph had one of those days falling 4 LAMP that vcome occasionally to every ath- s "BoyI" he exclaimed as they hur5 MACYSEOR lete when it seems impossible to do ried to get their car from a parking coach" "I'm certainly breaking trainwrong He ran the team with lot He related the whole incident to' aanything dash and confidence that were conIn" the sentence below two trees rules ing tonight It wiU take us two his father that night Concluding he an individual and hours to gave are drive in hidden Look sharp and youll home tagious this weather said "So I gufess the coach realizes was little WeU it can't be helped" I : that see them performance that he! was wrong and I was right short of brilliant He tried to keep his mind off the The incorrect map led the colo He practicaUy admitted it in front of In the second quarter he broke late hour as Johnny piloted the car nei of his way many miles-othe fellows after the game" loose near midfield and dashed for a slowly back to Hartley But the ' Mr Northt noted the jubilation in touchdown kicking the goal for the sleet worse making it hard —4— Larry's voice and shook his head extra point Later he made two other to seegrew the windshield and through doubtfully runs and' it was only covering the highway with a slip"Dont crow too soon son" he sparkling Central's superior weight and pery coat It was past one o'clock through "And whatever you do her cautioned supply of reserves that the when Johnny started the car down don't go getting a sweUed head Coach homegreat team was able to squeeze out a the long hfll that led to the busiCurtis hasn't changed any He's probtie- 3 Even so Hartley conness district of Hartley ably stin as strong for iron discipline sidered it a moral victory and all the Halfway down the hilT Larry sitas ever and the fact that you showed members of the team were in high ting in the back seat suddenly leaned him up isn't going to make him feel forward spirits after the game There was a grade crossBut any moire kindly toward you Jefferson was only an hour's ride ing at the foot of the hill and he was in a spot He knew he'd been from remembered that a Hartley and most of the play- Larry had violating the rules by coaching Ed ers had come in private cars Larry fast express just went through sometime Jasper on bi choice of plays from the had ridden over with two other play- after - midnight bench I suppose he doesn't think ers in Bill Winters' automobile but "Take it easy Johnny I" he said that's a serious violation because it's whUe he was dressing Johnny Ash-to- n "There may be a train sharply done pretty often Nevertheless he who lived almost next door to flue around now" wasn't in any position to jump on Larry came into the dressing room "There is " Johnny's voice was you and he knew it" and invited him to go back in his car strained "The watchman's out— ee "Sure! he knew it!" Larry cried With his sister Evelyn and another that lantern waving? And I'm going "And he won't jump on me any more girl he had driven over to see the to have a tough time stopping 1" either"' game The two girls uttered little gasps Larry felt perspiration break out on the palms of his hands Johnny gripFUN DEFINED ping the wheel tightly slowly appUed the brakes The car slithered wildly is anything that gives people around and he had to cut the wheels and the thing that gives the most sharply to straighten it: ouf The crossing was only SO yards pleasure to the greatest number of peoaway now The watchman was wavple is the most fun That's pretty obvious isn't it? Just simple arithmetic ing his lantern frantically the warnBut examine that definition again Can ing beU was clanging and suddenly be causes some peoif fun it they heard the piercing shriek of a anything really locomotive's whistle ple pain or trouble rather than pleasure? -5- You may think yon enjoy doing something "Hold tight 1" cried Johnny between clenched teeth and feel that doing it provides you with a Beheod a word for saturate with "IH have to lot of fun But if you're the right kind of skid her into the curb I" water and get a kind of tree bov or eirl if vou're a erood snort You'll no Behead a kind of tree and get a To Be Continued Next Week lonjrer feel happy if you learn that what seemed fun to vou had country road good-looki- - ng N ON T ball-carryi- ng ut J3-1- - FUN y viif actually injured somebody else That's a good thought to remember around Hallowe'en that traditional night of tricks and pranks Have your fun and have all of it that you possibly can But always remember thatj if the things you do cause others to suffer annoyance or unhappiness or loss it isn't really fun at all Don't be thoughtless 'enough to injure other people or damage their property in the mistaken idea that yon are having a lot of fun ' —The Editor ' — KAY'S CORNER — This time Vm going to give you a few suggestions for a Hallowe'en partyj because I'm sure some of you will be giving one No party would be complete without one apple game and here's one that them all Have your guests choose partners by matching black cats cut apart in irregular-shapeOn a line strung across the room tie enough apples to give each Have the partners face couple one ench other the apple between them The trick is to see which couple can eat their apple first As each bite is taken (without touching the apple with the hands)! the contestant must step back and eat it The contortions and faces as bob around are ludicrous A small prize can be given the winners Another clever stunt is to put about a dozen articles into thin white paper sacks choosing things that have distinctive outlines Tie them to a wire hoop fastened around a lamp or light fixture and let the guests make a written list of what the bags contain YouH have to from the shadows will turn but the other lights which give an added Hallowe'en- "spooki-ces- i mi li By NICK NICHOLS immmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm American Cities - - fine Remove the middle letter from what farmers do to crops and get what they do early in the morning "out-laugh- s" I -6- Remove the middle letter from something farmers raise and get what they do when the crops are By Katherine Houison ' (1) ribgnimmah (Birmingham) (J) tnomepilre (Montpelier) (3) casarnemot (Sacramento) (4) limuaweek (Milwaukee) (5) lihpaledihpa (Philadelphia) (6) latalsahees (Tallahassee) (7) nicnicanit (Cincinnati) (8) hdwiat (Wichita) (9) nimenpaosil (Minneapolis) (10) liwgnimnot (Wilmington) At a given signal let the players unfold their lists and fill in their answers in the space after each jumbled name As each finishes his list he steps inside the circle of chairs After the last list is completed the players learn that the boy and girl who completed theirs first must pay forfeits later No end of fun can be had by requir : Vj OF PEfER PEN THE rSr-ir-- s A MERE DETAIL Louis XVI: "They hanged her in China" Napoleon: "Shanghai" Louis XVI: "No not very" PUZZLE ANSWERS 1 Crossword Puzzle Solution the-apple- s li j pwM moo 'WTW — s" —— — Betty and Hans are climbing- up the ladder on Jupiter They como to a detour Hans climbs into the planet according to directions with It's a good thing Betty as thatfollowing ladder doesn't look any too strong - ladder! Well they will have to be-floor and work up rn at thetheyground are doing the best they can about It and are fixing up the place Look at that broom go and watch the dust fly — — — — Here la a scientist or mvh it u "While Is winging his way the professor He tells Mercury his towards Mercury Mars let's sree if we can Instruments are not working right find the Princess Remember she for some reason Look— was headed for the VENUS they record that Mars has left his Yes there she sitsplanet In a lovely orbit dream-like must forth fly Mercury and bring jparden gazing into the news of what Is happening lily pond Has she forgotten us all? (Copyright IS 3 9 Associated Editors) wr m Our little friends in the wooden shoe madeit and with five minutes to spare ! Peter Pen revives with the sudden Jolt and gets up to investigate this strange land to which he so suddenly finds himself transplanted ' Serve refreshments in the kitchen with individual pumpkin pies doughnuts and coffee or hot cider spiced The guests can pop corn for a finish- -' ing touch while you make hot OPFjJ To f Poplar cedar acacia palm and syeamore 8 Kaple end elm' 4 HemtocaE bay plane d fc& 5 6 Gr (a)In Ita(i)sa S-o- ak F-l&- ne |