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SLANTS
By J. S. MEKKITI
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Hitting and Missing
Your guess is as good as ours, but anyway, we aie going
to try pick a few football winners. This is being written hii
day so you can tell today how good or bad we were.
We think that Carolina will take Wake Forest, but be
lieve that Wake will cause trouble.
We believe that Duke will win from V. M. I. and not be
bothered too much.
Navy will probably win from William and Mary.
Virginia should trounce Lehigh by a fair score.
Tennessee can probably go as high as she wants to ovei
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Clemson over Wofford; Tulane over Boston and then we
say Pitt over Ohio State.
Picking winners should not be as much trouble now as it
will be later as a majority of the teams start with weak
foes.
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Golf Tournament
Many golfers will be on the course today unless rain pre
vents. The golf tournament is on ana the boys are fighting
for holes. It will be lots of fun to watch this tournament as
you will see all kinds of golf. You will see some of the best
in this section and some of the worst. If you don’t bellieve
the latter part of the statement just follow some of the boys
in the fourth and fifth flight. • • ■
Anyway you take it the crowd will be out for a good
time and tournaments lilke this help.
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Saturday Is Vacation Day
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Many football fans left here Saturday heading for foot
ball games over the state. We suppose that the Carolina
Wake Forest game attracted more than any other although
Duke and V.M.I. drew quite a few.
There will be games each Saturday now for the next
eight or nine weeks and Person county people will spend
their part of money for football tickets. Many people here
really like this game called football and they dont mind
taking off a little time to see a game
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Max Baer Wins Again
On Thursday night of last week Maxie Baer won over
Pat Comeskey in the first round of a fifteen round scheduled
fight.
-Vaxie did not have to do much fighting, but what he
did was just right and the bout was over in less than a
round.
All of this may prove that Mr. Baer is not yet through
as a fighter or it may prove that Mr. Comeskey was not quite
ready for the Thursday affair.
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Make your pictures pointed. In this shot, the sign helps tell the story.
Such details often “make” a picture.
ITTHEN you see an opportunity for
• * a picture, shoot it —but don’t
always stop there. Think a bit, and
Bee if there isn’t away to improve
the shot and make it more pointed.
Every good picture has a point—
It tells you something when you
look at it. The more definite you
can make the idea or “story,” the
better the picture. And often little
added details, things that don’t oc
cur to you at first glance, yield a
much-improved shot.
For example, consider the boys
and their wagon-works, as shown
above. Chances are, Dad supplied
the tools and the idea, and shot a
first picture in the backyard. Then,
very likely, the “men working”
aign down the street suggested a
better background —one that would
make the picture more effective—
so the scene was changed for a
second shot. Incidentally, this shot
might have been even better If it
Included the whole sign.
That’s the way a lot of good pic
tures are made. The first picture
doesn’t have to be the final one. If
an idea is good, It’s worth repeat
ing later —in a different location, or
with different subjects. Oftentimes,
in examining a print, you can see
points where the picture might be
improved—and in a great many
cases, it’s easy enough to get a
second shot.
To make yc.'v pictures more
pointed, here are some tips. First,
show the action clearly, so anybody
can tell what is going on. The
camera position has a lot to do
with this, and sometimes a shift of
a foot or so to one side will make
a world of difference. Holding the
camera higher or lower makes a
difference, too.
Second, eliminate things tfyat
don’t contribute to the picture idea.
If there are objects that have no
part in telling the story, move
them aside, or choose a viewpoint
that leaves them out of the picture.
Third, keep the interest within
the picture. Let the subjects look
at what they're doing. Few pictures
demand that the subject look at the
camera, or even appear aware of it.
Try these hints, when you’re
shooting pictures—and when the
first shot isn’t perfect, get a second
one. It’s a poor Idea that Isn’t worth
two or more pictures.
John van Guilder
SPORTS OF THE TIMES
Roxboro Cheers Its Big-Leaguer
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Old Enos Still
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Going Strong, Too !
Often it is said that when a man
is doing something before home
folks, right then is when he does;
his worse, but that’s not the way
with Enos, for it was when hist
former teammates were watch
ing him play that he did about
as good as any one could. The
odd part is he is still going strong.
Recently he has been collecting
above the average hits in each
tilt the Cardinals play.
Enos is an easy-going type of
player and that’s the type that
is needed to stick in the big lea
gues.
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Baer Startles
Fight Experts
Jersey City, N. J. Bids were
in order yesterday for a rebuild
ing job on heavyweight title as
pirations of Patrick Edward Co
miskey as the fight world specu
lated anew on the merit of the
game’s most unpredictable fig
ure—Max Baer.
The 31-year-old Max, transfer
ring to explosive fists the energy
often reserved for clowning,
knocked out the youthful Pat
terson (N. J.) fighter, who was
rated the most likely challenger
for Joe Louis’ crown, in 2 min
utes and 39 seconds of the first
round of their scheduled 15-round
bout at Roosevelt Stadium Thurs
day night.
When Referee Jack Dempsey
stopped the fight Comiskey was
draped over the top strands of
the ropes like a limp rag. He had
been down for an eight count a
few seconds earlier.
A wicked short right caugnt
green Pat solidly on the button to
mark the beginning of the end.
Comiskey had started out danc
ing lightly and stabbing the grim
Max with darting lefts.
Disappointed, but not discour
aged, Comiskey asked rather
weakly for a return match.
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To Be Celebrated
Bv Roxboro High
The Roxboro High Homecoming
game will be October 4 at 2 30
o’clock on the Roxboro Athletic
field. Roxboro on this date will
play Henderson, and the game
is expected to be an excciting one
since both schools appear to have
strong teams.
A prominent feature of the
game will foe the performance of
the Roxboro High school band,
which will make its first appear-j
ance on the football field.
Up'tO'Che'Minute Sport News Solicited
Tim Ca-Vel baseball team, of Collins & Aikman Corpo
ration Roxboro upholestery mills, turned up full force in
Philaddelphia week before last to watch their former team
mate, Enos Slaughter, now of the St. Louis Cards, help wal
lop the Phillies. Howard and Carlton Slaughter following in
the footsteps of their famous brother, now play for Collins
Enos put on a good show for the hometown boys, slam
ming out five hits including a spectacular home run over the
right field wall with the bases loaded. He is shown here with
two of his Cardinal teammates, Jimmy Brown and Johnny
Mize, surrounding by the Ca-Vel team.
Ramblers Defeat Oxford
Friday By 7-0 Score
In the season’s opener on Fri
day afternoon, the Roxboro Ramb
lers journeyed to Oxford and
defeated the Yellow Jackets by
a score of 7 to 0.
Roxboro’s winning marker
came in the second quarter when
Red Day, Rambler’s quarterback,
faded back and heaved a long one
to Gus Holeman, who completed
it for a 35-yard gain and a touch
down.
For the extra point Milo Dix
on, on a line play, went over.
In commenting on the game
Coach George Wirtz said he
could see several rough spots that
would have te be ironed out be
fore next Friday’s encounter, but
taking everything into considera
tion, the boys played good ball.
Officials for the game were:
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Wheels twice daily during )^^d||^fe,_
the Person County Fair as HuJ&Afe
the feature free attraction
on the mammoth midway
musement park in the world
to the Person County Fair
. .An interesting array of
onal riding devices will * -
grace the “mile long midway”. Some of these are the French Casino
and Scandals and the Chinese Expose on the Dope or Narcotic
racket. The ever popular Circus Side show has a complete assort
ment o# Freaks from all parts of the world. There are a host of
other attractions and the latets in riding devices.
referee, Royster (Carolina); um
pire, Johnson (Wisconsin); and
head linesman, Overton (Oxford
High).
Girls’ Softball
Team Organized
At High School
With a turnout of 52 girls, Rox
boro High school has organized a
girls’ softball team. Three teams
were selected by faculty adviser,
Mrs. M. C. Trowbridge. Captains
selected by each team ar as fol
lows: Nancy Jackson, Mary Po
well and Alline Humphries.
All the girls participating are
very interested in this form of
athletics.
When interviewed Mrs. Trow
bridge complimented thp girls
on their vigor and high spirit
She says, “they are good mater
ial.”
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