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EDITED BY AND FOR THE STUDENTS OF JOHN CARRO:CL UNIVERSITY VOL. XXI1I CLEVELAND, OFDO, NOV EMBER 13, 1942 NO. 5 Committee Sets Program For Debaters Meel Gorman Heads Commil:t:ee International Stud.ents' Day ~~b~~:~:~i!f.:~~~: For ThanksgiVing Dance In America the l.amp of learning still burns brightly. In foreign Speech Cl ub will be in full swing Crowning the social activities for the first semester will be the lands the light has been blown out by the cold breath of the Axis Nov. 20 and 21 when represent Senior Thanksgiving Dance to be held at the Allerton Hotel Fri monster. No more fitting proof of this cam be offered than the atives will travel to Toledo tv day evening November 27th. Music for the dance will b by 'Gene story of the Charles University massacre. parti~ipate in the debating tour Beecher and his popular ~rc hestra. The story begins during the dark, ------ nament to be held at Toledo Uni This dance will honor the football players wh~ are seniors and evil days of November 1939; when the versity on those dates. Teams 'llso t!~e seniors who are graduating in soldiers of the Third Reich overran from all over the state will debate the LTS January. Due to the war-time restric Czechoslovakia, br!nging chaos and question, "Should we have post war Inaugurates tions, this affair will undoubtedly be death to a peace loving people. No organization on a world-wide basis." the last off-campus dance of the se vember 17th 1939, was the day set for Ted Saker and Ed. McCormick will re- mester . Because of thls fact the com the funeral of Jan Opletal. Jan had present Carroll on the affirmative side. enes Of Plays mittee is urging all to cooperate and been machine-gunned by a German and Toni Burlage and Jack Corrigan make the dance an overwhelming suc soldier, and his fellow students at the will take the negative. The Little Theatre Society is making plans to hold a formal meeting once a cess thereby expressing our gratitude Charles University, Prague, turned out A week later, teams from Boston to the seniors and to the senior foot month at which some sort of a pro en masse to witness ·the last rites of Uniyen ity will debate in Cleveland. ball player.s their beloved comrade. As the body of The place of the debate and the Carroll ·ram will be presented, such as a one The committee, headed by Bob Gor their friend was lowered into the grave •earns have not been selected as yeb. act play or a speech by some noted man, includes Bob Cleary, senior class the students broke under the strain of On Dec. 5, the Northeastem Ohio De critic. president, Bernie Brysh, Neal Carroll, the emotion which they felt, and they !Jating Toumament will be h eld at Some time near the end of the Jack Corrigan, Tom Daly, Joe Demp protested against the inhuman treat Westem Reserve University. Carroll month a one act play entitled "THE sey, Ed Hyland, Ray Hodous, Clayton will enter teams in both the varsity GHOST OF GREEN MANSION" will be men which one of their own kind had Matowitz, Bob Obringer and Bruce received. Der Fuhrer doesn.'t like pro and novice divisions. presented. The cast will be: Jack Was mer, Tom O'Brien, Frank Sexton, Bill Thompson. The committee set the price tests. The iron heel of the Nazi came In addition to this, the Speech club for bids at $2.20. down. The cold, staccato bark of a 1 is continuing its weekly variety pro Comte, Jack Baugh, and Bob Bearen. Complete details will be published 'machine gun stilled the voices of 160 ·,.am meetings. The Freshman Club is The play will be under the direction of in the next issue of the "Carroll News." young people who had dared to oppose now well under way. The upperclass Robert Persche. The staging will be tyranny. men meet on Tuesday at 12:10 in room handled by Leo Frantz. 228, and the frosh on Thu,rsday at Plans are underway for a major pro- Notice Seniors Nov. 17th has now become a symbol. duction to be preser; late in Decem- Edward J . McCormick, Jr. 12:10 in room 202. Negatives for Senior Pictures A symbol that the freedom lovin.g stu ber or the first part dents of the world cannot be stilled. and- these were closed down MUST be returned by Mondayd The society also November 16, or the selection Nov. 17tli has now become Internation months later, leav;ng Jewish people a standing stage will al Students' Day. On this day, pro without a chance to educate their Union Sends "Nf!ws"- grams ~ll be held throughqut the children. .!ews were perserul)P.d relent l"l;-, ,..,...... ,JI.M>in · which. young people 'wiil :rna lc:o::oly, cor the crime of being Jewish. To J(Jtf Servicf'~Men iors, Sophomores, their determination to fight to Hitler issued a decree that all Gentiles Fr-eshmen In. conjunction with Alpha Sigma Nu Prints of the Class Pictures . Here in .Cleveland, all of were to wear swastikas on their arms. the Carroll Union has unde ken tc any freshmen are in the Publicity Oflice fl,,d r.olleges will stage a com Then he sent out the order that all send the CARROLL NEWS to forme· interested in dramatics to join the So bined program in Cleveland College Au- men found on the street without an can be seen there during office students now in the ar;med forces whc ciety. hours. ditorium at 8 P . M., Tuesday, Nov. 17. armband were to be sent to a concen a re stationed within the territory o The affair. ao; now nlanned, will fea tration camp. Miss Arvay often found the United States. A committee, wit· ture a talk by a well known speaker, it necessary to hide her father in the Mitchell Saker, as chairman, and Torr music, and interviews with foreign re basement of their house, while Gesta Dunnigan, and John Whelan as assist J-lere Are Opinions Of Younger fugees who are now attending college po agents searched the premises. ants, is in charge to forward every issu' in Cleveland. Besides Miss Arvay, there will be in of the CARROLL NEWS from this datr Carroll Men Concerning Draft Edward J. McCormick, chairman of terviews with people from Czechoslo- on, to alumni of the last four years. the students committee, has promised vakia, Yugoslavia, China, Puerto Rico, The list of forwarding addresses use'' . ~eca u se the new 18-19 Draft Law will affect the remaining some interesting guests. McCormick has Ecuador and others. A citizens com- will b e the same as that obtained from ne1e-to -fore dralft free student body, t his reporter questioned a already talked with Miss Eva Arvay, a mittee and a student committee are the response to the solicitous letters few of th'Ose affect.ed and herein sets down the results. Jewish refugee fro Vienna, who is now planning the affair. The members of sent out by those in charge of the .. It was found, w1th one or two exceptions, that the majority of attending Cleveland College. Miss Ar these committees are as follows: Honor Roll. In all fairness to t he men .. hose approached prefered to make the sacrifice themselves rath~r vay came to the United States four Citizens' Committee in uniform we ask the student body for than the married men, who claim fa mily ties. It was also noted, that, this years ago, unable to speak a word of Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Donnelly, S. J., cooperation in obtaining ;.~ complete Carroll List:s 177 time without exception, the 18-19 year English. She ·left Vienna two months President of John Carroll. list. To date there are 255 returns to after Hitler's invasion. Miss Arvay told the 400 letters ma iled. old would prefer a service of his own Frank J. Lausche - Mayor of Cleve As Service Officers McCormick that when Hitler came, he choice, raher than be inducted into land. The purpose of this move is to ac brought many changes in the educa quaint our alumni with what is The n ames of one major, nine cap the Regular Army. The reasons for this Dr. Winfred G. Leutner-President tional set-up. J ews were immediately going on at Carroll, to stimulate an tains, and almost one hundred other varied. Some wished a better opportu of W estern Reserve University. separated from Gentiles. Separate active interest on their part, and to commissioned officers were included nity to continue a Medical career in schools were founded for young J ews, (Continued on page 3 ) establish correspondence with them. In among the latest returns in the drive the Army or Navy Medical Corps, this manner we hope to add new spice to obtain the names of all former Car where they believed that valuable ex to life at Carroll hv receiving news roll students who are now serving in perience was to be glaened. Others the armed services. To date, 177 offi ')m former students enga~;ed in rev merely expressed preference for land eille till taps routine. cers have been reported. A large num or sea fighting to a term in the ground Dec. 13 Is Date For ber of the others are students in pilot forces. Here, then, are the views as This is the second step taken by or officer t raining schools. At least one the studeqts expressed them, I John Carroll to show the student former student is a member of the Julius Sukys, 18, had intended a body's honor to these men serving our British Royal Air Force. career in accounting, but would prefer Glee Club Concert country. The first being the erection of the Honor Roll plaque. In expressing These names and the names of all to enlist in the Navy were his draft other Carroll students in the services, ing eminent. Said Julius, ''I would pre Severence Hall will aga1n be the site ~f .the annual Glee club the thoughts of all those in school, the will be included on the Honor Roll of that I be drafted belore the mar concert, it was announced this week by Rev. Arthur Linz, s. J., chairman of the committee explained, ~ moderator. The concert has been moved from the usual date in "This is the least we can do to show Service Men, which will hang near the ried men with responsibilities." Bob May to conf'O:rm with t he change in the Graduation date. It was our admiration and support for Carroll main entrance to the Administration Eirons, 19, expressed very much the feared, that due to wncertain conditions, the concert would have men in the service." building. The Honor Roll has already ' "le ideas, he added this however. ''I arrived, and will be dedicated as soon believe that quite an adjustment will to be moved from the traditional Se- The eve of Pearl Harbor, Sunday;" as a suitable date can be arranged. have to be made for those lads who verence Hall site. However, Glee Club Club, proud of their rating as quarter December 6, is the date set for the The publicity office, which, under the have not yet developed fully in body concerts held at Severence in the past finalists in Fred Waring's National Glee dedication of the Service Plaque. Fitting have always been such noteworthy suc direction of Rev. Peter L. Decker, S. J., or mind. Once this adjustment is made Club Concert, are planning a concert ceremonies will mark the completion cesses that all concerned were reluct is carrying on the drive, has already America will tap a pool of valuable to rival all of their past achievments. of one year of war, and the distortion ant to see any change made. Taking sent letters to the families of recent manpower." The date is December 13, just about wrought on economic, family, and this into consideration, school authori enough time to dust off the Tux, and regimented life. Carroll graduates, asking the name and Frank Tercek, 18, who intended a ties have given their permission to use call up the best girl. The program and rank of their sons in the services. As business career, and whoce preference Severence this year. But, in order that further details will be announced in soon as possible, they hope to contact in service would be the Marines, con this year's concert may be a financial the next issue of The Carroll News. For Vtctory ... the families of the students for a num tends t hat, "not all college education ber of years b ack. If you know of any should be thwarted, for an educated as well as social uccess it will .be nec Prior to the concert, the Glee Club Buy essary to have every student's sup former student whose name should be man in a post war period, will yield will appear at conv<>t!ations at Notre U. S. DE FENSE port. In the past, the concert h as al included on the Honor Roll, you are a tremendous influence." ways vied with the prom as the social Dame and Ursuline Colleges, and Beau B< >N I >S invited to write the school, giving h is Bob Schneeberger, 18, following an highlight of the season. mont, Sacred Heart, and Hathaway name, rank, and the years he attended accounting course, has taken steps to This year the members of the Glee Brown schools. STAMPS Carroll. (Continued on page 3) Page Two November 13, 1942 THE CARROLL NEWS . T h e c a r r o I I N e w s GOSSJP-JNK K 4HPVS H.OMMENTS No doubt you've all noticed that I C C Wiener :R::oas::.t=------PUBUSHED bi-weekly from October 1 to June 1, except during Christmas there's a shortage of gum, among and Ea.«ter vacations, by the students of John Carroll University from By Jack Elliott their editorial and business offices at University Heights, Ohio; telephone: other things, but there's one among The I. C. C. held a wiener roast and r outside to guard the food that was left YEllowstone 3800. Subscription rates $1 per year. Represented for national us who is so well fortified with the dance last Sunday night, and now that over, I couldn't quite make out what advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc., college publishers rep soft slabs that he passes it out free ·he run on bicarbonate of soda has beautiful music was being played; but subsided, the story can be told. The [ did keep hearing something about a resentative, 420 Madison Ave., New York City. of charge. Dan Lynch is the man to affair was held at Ursuline College, "Queenie." see .... we figure that his hometown, EDITORIAL STAFF which can be located by following any At about this time, some senior who Painesville, hasn't heard of th.is short customer out of the Ce-fair. was writing his thesis on Primitive EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ...... DAN H. VANCE, '44 age as yet (they still have the pony The affair got off to a rather late Origins Of The Dance decided to get 8 express out there.) 17011 Hillsboro Rd. IVanhoe 1569 start, so late, in fact, that it was soon picture of the whole th.ing to illus SpOrts Editor ...... Joseph P. Tulley, '44 Among the returnees to school late very dark. For this reason, the com- trate his paper. There was a little con News Editor ...... Edward Cunneen, '45 ly we noticed Elmer Dillard spouting mittee in charge wasn't too surprised fusion for a while, when the Ursuline Feature Editor ...... Edward O'Connor, '44; all about his life at Great Lakes Train when they discovered four complete girls tried to elbow the Notre Dame Feature Writers ...... Richard J . Huelsman, '43, ing Station .... and Tom Tobin was strangers had smuggled in and were girls out of the picture and vice versa, Donald Billings, '44, John Elliott, '44, Gil Sheekley '45 here last week-end with news of the circulating among the crowd, collecting but I guess it was just because they all News RepOrters ...... George Elliott, '45; Univ. of Penn. He transferred to that the 35c toll charged for the affair. wanted to stand next to one of the lnstitution from Canol! .... Receiving Tom Mazanec,'43; Albert Vanderbosch, '45; Norman Fuerst, However, the presence of these strange handsome Carroll fellows. a letter from palsy Sgt. Jack Cooper, '46; Charles Miller, '45; Ed Pausic, '46; Ed Wissman, '43. people was explained when it was A little later in the evening, the old stationed at Mobile, Ala., we find that found that they were four War Chest luke box broke down and all the en ports RepOrters ...... James Mayer, '45; Neil Egan, '45; it really is a small world. He ran into Campaigners who hadn't heard that gineers (definition of engineer-some· Pete Joyce, '45; Sam Gagliardo, '46; Charles Mayer, '46. Ursuline's Mary Ellen O'Neil down the quota had been reached. one who reads Popular Mechanics Ma- there. You can rest assured that Jack- BUSINESS STAFF The crisis of the evening occurred gazine) gathered around to fix it. Gon will make use of this chance meet when the 150 wiener buns ordered for People were getting worried for a-min Business Manager Pat Columbro, '43 lng. the occassion arrived unsliced. This ute, until I explained the non-syn 1871 East 121st Street, CEdar 5291 bad to happen after the committee had chronous, oscillating cir cuit Circulation Manager ...... J ames Tolle, '46 SCENE -AROUND: Mike Neelon blind- gri~ wa~' t ing the occupants of Screwball Hall decided to make it a polite social event generating a reactance m the plate CIT with that horrible blue sport coat of by banning knives and other weapons cuit of 50 kilohms, or in other words his .... A certain senior (we can't men in the crowd. Luckily though, a Notre can anyone here play the piano? Believe Only Official Reports ... tion his name-it was in the last issue, Dame girl with very long fingernails What some people laughingly call but he used to work in the bookstore) saved the day by stepping forward and dancing was fmallv resumed, and the "The secretary of war and the secretary of the navy desire to volfing Kay Lavelle after her Wednes performing very notably. --arty went merrily on. However, 1 make their position clear with respect to this matter of conti day eve class. Pierse Meighan had bet After everyone had eaten, the crowd can't vouch for what happened during ter look into this .:.. Jack Shadek dat meandered over toward the spacious the rest of the evening, since I spent nuance of college education. They are convinced that able-bodied ing Janet Haley since Ray Smith is at ballroom, from which place th sound the last half hour in the parking lot, young men and women must and will be controlled in their deci Niagara U . .. .. Boh Gorman celebrating of beautiful music soon drifted out over trying to siphon enough gas to get me sions solely by what avpears to each to be his duty in helping to his 21st birthday with a blowout at the campus, Because I was stationed back to the West Side. win this war. They are further satisfied that the colleges mu t Howard J ohnson's he had Janet Schulte and will be similarly' guided in their action. Colleges have .a de .... Chuck Miller taking a taxi from finit e educational function to perform in war a n well as in peace, Chin's in the company of Betty Sever h and hea for Shaker Lakes singing en Peace SCI~N C E altho ugh they M~n who accept t h e opportunity of en- w "I Get to eck this Chicken" .... The Breaks Out . t in the navy reserve and conscientious ly de- iCC affair last Sunday drew quite a N O:P ~ rowd. W~ad the plfasure of viewing I• · n. "'" ~"~... s in'1'fi/~o1feg e.~ who ,are ue•~e<:><:>a-1 'hat super oU u;• .,J. ~hak-.i.n. action l! ·Nastrad ~mus Turk Edit By Richard J. Hut~~ID these men, may feel assured that they are doing e jobs their 'He gives 'e that football hero line as M ~ W 'vr ld The lli"onsted-Luwry .,~ ,•n=.~ ·Ac -=..- he's on the 150 lb. team .... another . aps ost- ar wor of Ac1'd s and B ases country wants them do and are performing their full duty in to fast worker at this festival wtts bowl- By Raymond J. Hodous the war effort." An a r my and navy joint release to the p r ess de er Bill Comte, who uses the wide open' By Jerry Turk ' (This article represents a coJ1.rl£ tnS:fl1: ~ fines the official attitude toward colleges. technique. He jumps up and down of a talk delivered by President Hodous So, Canoll men, let's spike all rumors and study! rubbing his hands in fiendish glee to r U LL WELL do we know that to the Scientific Academy at its meet- attract his woman .... Other stags were p redicting post-war e·vents ing of Nov. 3, 1942.) Ed Heil, frosh Bernie Hennessy, Joe now while the war is only half- The traditional theory explaining the Romano and Bob Anzenberger, who begun is as logical as the moron ction of acids and bases is the one Lets Buy Those ·seals • • • was cut out with Marie Schnieder by who s hot his mother and father :hich many of us will remember from John Malloy. Sophs Bob Gruhler and so he could attend the Orphan's our freshman chemistry as the Arrhe War and tuberculosis are far more powerful allies t han are de .Jack Scanlon (who was passing out Picnic. nius theory. This theory stated that, pression and tuberculosis. For the United States, :aJS a whole, at "Just Married" cigars) ,were also stag- Nevertheless, if we stake out some m general, an acid could be defined as the e nd of 1918 the tuberculosis death rate had increased 7.9 p er ging .... These fellows directed their obvious facts, perhaps the perplexed any substance which, in water solu 100,000 popu·lation over the 1916 rate. During the six worst de attention to Eileen Palmer, Mickey college man of today may be better tions, would furnish hydrogen ions. In pr s ion years, 1930-35, the rate steadily decline d. Siess, Pat Dunnigan, and Graces Tris- able to plot a long-range plan for the like manner, any substance which fur The increase of tuberculosis during war-time may be attributed sell and Lloyd. future. nished hydroxyl ions could be consider to the great stress ;md strain of life, long hours of work, lack of Just what do Carroll men have to ed a base or alkali. Neutralization was WE WONDER: If Bill Fayen is going rest and relaxation,poor nutrition and overcrowded living condi look forward to when this bird, the simply a combination of hydrogen and tions. to continue taking out his sister .... dove of peace, replaces the B-19 in hydroxyl ions. These definitions have If Mary Dublin will still steady with To meet the challenge of an increase of tuberculosis, voluntary patrolling the world? been kept because they are clear and "George" from Case in view of a new f h h tuber c ulosis associations are attempting to expand their programs. interest at Carroll .... What's in .that In our capacity as a military report- serve to explain many o t e p eno- Throughout the state these associations are cooperating with in er for the Cleveland News, this de- mena of chemistry, as well as to per dustry in h ealth education programs and the examination of em bottle that is always projecing from partment feels that we have investi- mit quantitative formulation of the rei plo~·ees for tuberculosis. At the same time, they are intensifying Lou Turi's hip-pocket .... And we won- ative strengths of many water-soluble der if Bill Cahill will succeed in teach- gated the stories of enough military ac'Ids and bases m' terms of the their r egular programs. working with official health departments nen to begt the following assertions SO· and sc ~
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Page Four THE CARROLL NEWS November 13, 1942 My Asst. Says Pylons Spring Surprise-Hold by Jos. P. Tulley Conleymen to Scoreless Tie Well, well, here it is Friday again, and t.ue <.-ARROLL NEWS should be . ~lted in four ~uchdown attempts when they had the ball deep out. Is it'? Tne other day I saw two m e en~my ten1tory, John Carrol's Blue Streaks had to be con upperclassmen nuugmg each other te n~ed With a scorel~ss deadl>ock in their game with the Pylons of around w1tn axes, so I expect to see Wnght-Patterson Field last Tuesday night at Shaw St d' Th the gymnasiUm tloor bathed in blood game :'Vas :played. for a pitiful turnout of hardy fans, ~h~ub;ave~ the m1d-wmter weather that clutched the distri t d · th any oay now. Intra-murder basketball past week. c urmg e is just around the corner. I tnink trus ruckus going on over in "the hold kon .. The Pylons marched to three straight try" is JUSt spring training for ou1· :1rst downs following the kickoff. Per brand of maynem, and manslaugnter. Greeks, Ump .. ys . :ins completed a screen pass to Fio- Or a pre-game scrimmage at tne most. ,_... 1 0tAN OF' . F L d . ,., etti for 16 yards, and a first down on RigLlt now my assistant and I are try OHIO'S lt('l E: COACH F:S 1 T1~ - or ea 1n ·:~ the Pylon 49. Dave Reese, the visit ing to legislate against the use of "Mo .13 lrs' bone-crushing fullback cracked the lotov cocktails" in these friendly little center .of the line on the next play, gatnerings. Getting some strong oppo- 1-M Bowling Race roke mto the open and was headed rtJon h·om the \>vest Side mob, tnoug.1. or paydirt when hauled doWn from ... * * TOWfAING b' s• Last F'rid.ay afternoon at the ehind by Jud Whelan, freshman guard So this is treason; but here's a few GENE ENJOYS 9edar-Center alleys, the surpris m the Carroll 22. After another first views that my assistant dreamed up t T£STING HIS mg Greeks blasted out three down brought the ball to the Carroll concerning the game with the Pylo:1s &.INEMFN - wins over the first place Umpty Ll, the first-string line came in, and last Tuesday. A hand, but not a very fERSONAL;;h'f Five team to pull into a1 tie for took the ball over then three plays big one, to "Bronco" Reese who, when the top position in the Intramural ost eight yards, and Stocksdale's at he wasn't punching Carroil players in Bowling face. Paced by the high three ~ mpt at a field goal was no good. choppers, was the visitor's entire of game series of Capt. Bob Gorman and A few plays later a stray aerial was fense. He claims he was just practicing Tom Mazanec and by the individual ntercepted by Ciolli, and the Streak his commando tactics. Personally, I high game of the day-a 203, firer! by .ttack opened up. Three long runs still think there were two people in ·ave Carroll two first downs, and that one uniform. How about it? Llere 'lllan Respon~z·ble Dan Vance, which, incidentally, won n ~ 's l . Y,l· ~ ~ bhn 0. chic lcon dinner, Greeks took Jim .~ rought the ball to the Pylon 49 yard A big dash of razzberries to the !UJOn Tafelski's Umpty Five over the cda!s. me. Here 16 yards were lost hen Pa~ i sori,ng organiza tion for rcfusin.g to l~d ;unbo couldn't find a r eceiver and was mlt t¥ 'S'haw School Bana ·rr."" he For Stu,-dy. St.,·ea' ~ ropped when fading back. Joe Meere ~A f t er all, they were doing i ~ fo•· Line.slJ::i~nl .., ~.Jkdlll¥!. pl.,..._ht.U; it I nothing; and on a night that was so Annually t he John Carroll line is a tough, aggressive, well - Carroll got a ~eak here as Perkins . cold, as my uncle once said, that his taught, fight ing unit. This year is no exception. And as has been 'umbled Meere's kick on the 10 yard coffee fr,ne so fast the ice was hot. the case for the last seven years, t he credit for the development of line, a nd Jack Scaccuto recovered. The Three cheers for the handful of har- ~ hose forward walls can be given to Gene Oberst, genial line Pylon's line withstood the challenge ...... dy Carroll supporters who braved the ·oa·ch at Carroll since 1936. ·w wever, and the Streaks lost the ball weather that "shouldn't happen to Hit Gene's career has been illustrious on downs, as the first quarter ended. leJ·," just cheer on their team. :md varied. Born on July 23, 1901 in assistant safety director here a while After an exchange of kicks, the * * • the Blue Grass State (Owensboro, Ken ago, was .tossing the javelin around. .3treaks started another thrust toward We're probably a little prejudiced, :ucky to be exact) he soon gave prom He asked me to toss it back. Well, I Following the two top teams are the the visitors' paydirt. Interference on a but my assistant and I think that a ·ses of being a pretty big boy. So when kept throwing it further than he could. Keglers and the Hotshots, who are only ;>ass play gave Carroll a first down on good deal of credit should go to the !;he hefty six footer went to the local And from then on I was on the team." separated by one game and within the 41. Meere and Palumbo brought men making this current venture in 1igh school, he just naturally grabbed For the ex-tackle, 1924 was a banner .-each of first place. In the last two the ball down to the Pylon 3 yard line. lightweight football a success. Not only ;he tackle spot and for three years he year. During the track season, Gene ;lots are the Mergers and the Jockeys. Moose Kennedy caught a pass from to the Coaches Len Reichelt and Stan Palumbo and ran it down to the 29. vas a fixture. During his high school participated in 9 track meets and broke ~ ut keep your eye on the Mergers as Cofall, and manager Jim Tafelski, all iays, hls team won the state champion J records. The Kansas Relay mark, the ·red Virag is leading them on a steady Joe Meere, who gained consistently of whom are doing a grand job, but :hip consistently. ("And in Kentucky Pennsylvania record and that of the :limb upward. The Jockeys were hit all evening, carried t he pigskin down also to the players who are putting ·they grow some pretty tough football Western Conference were among the by absence of players and dropped to the fifteen yard line and another their time and energy into the game ·)oys." ) records shattered by t he powerful right .>orne contests on forfeit but are in first down. He was aided by some for the love of it. But Gene's proudest achievement arm of the huge "Kaintuckian." But tact again and should be in top form beautiful blocking on the part of Jack No reward is theirs but the support ·vas along the scholastic line. Since he when Gene broke the N. D. mark, he today. Scaccuto. Meere picked up eight yards of the student body, and the lmowledge '1ad the best grades of his graduating wasn't kidding. For his record in the Individual high games are a 224 held 9.nd Palumbo's plunge into the middle that through them, perhaps, light ·lass, Gene delivered thevaledictorian javelin throw still stands as the school ·)y Ted Virag, a 214 game rolled by of the line was short. It was fourth weight football, long a need at Carroll, :t.ddress for the class of 1918. mark-the oldest record in the books. )ick Zeino, Vance's 203, a nd a 198 down and a matter of inches on the will be continued. Then in the fall of 1919 the ex Gene graduated in 1924 with 8 ~ arne to Tom Kennedy's credit. Three Pylon five-yard line. Again the visitor's * * ')wensboro star began his illustrious Bachelor of Commercial Science. Since ·arne highs are held by Virag and Zie- line was equal to the occasion, and Perhaps its a little late to be thlnl{- ·areer at Notre Dame University. In he had studied law for two years, it 10 with 552 and 545 respectively, and ·ising up as one man, thrust the charg ing of such things, but how about a 1920, the year of the immortal George ?aul Fetick and Jack Shadek each have 'ng Streaks back on tbeir heels. full-blown left-handed cheer for the ';ipp when the Fighting Irish went un 520 series. The Blue and Gold were back again, Cleveland chapter of Sports Writers of iefeated, Gene wasn't a regular al This afternoon's battles will be thrill a moment later, clamoring for passage Ameddica. (But perhaps they don't a though he saw plenty of action. But the ers as- theleague swings into it's 8th to the promised land. Taking the ball mount to a chapter; let's make it a next year, he stayed out of football. veek of competition. on the Pylon 26, where Perkin's kick paragraph.) It's for their intelligent In 1922 and 1923 the Kentuckian Team standings at the presen t are had gone out of bounds, the Streaks and fair treatment of that little epi very ably took care of one of the tackle f the famous quartet of Miller, Crow- Greeks 21 14 7 .667 carried the ball on a faked reverse to and ' ' ent dewn on the field to verify 1ey, Stuhldreher and Layden- the Four Umpty Five 21 14 7 .667 the fifteen yard line. the charge of "greased Streaks" or to 'iorsemen. (Incidentally, Gene still Keglers 21 12 9 .571 After a line play did not gain any· get both sides of the argument. Not ·!aims that Stuhldreher has one of the qotshots 21 11 10 .524 ' h ing, Palumbo uncorked a pass to only was it unfair, but it was slipshod 'teenest football minds in the country.) 1\1ergers 21 8 13 .381 '(ennedy over the goal line, but the reporting. All together, boys! Ph- t-t-t. l{nute Rockne's elevens in those two .Jockeys 21 6 15 .286 -oass was incomplete when a Pylon de • * * vears suffered only two defeats, both Fender knocked it out of his hands. ook him five years to graduate from Off in the dim future, my assistant
November------13, 1942 ------·------THE CARROLL NEWS Page five Lightweights Bowl Over 1 C~ r roll News t:o Holi 0 . . . P1ng-pong Tourney Who's Who at Carroll pposrtzon Wzn 3 Games _·Beginning next week, the annual pmg-pong tournament sponsored by the The fine scholastic average obtained oratorical finalist and won the fresh East Tech, Reserves, St. Ignatius Seoonds, and Thomas Edison Sports Department of The Carroll News will be held in the recreation room. here at Carroll by Mitchell F. Shaker man debate cup with partner Joe have t~us far been defeated by the 150 lbs. team coached by Len is really a record to be proud of; Mitch Wolff. ny Reichelt, former varsity tackle and Stan Cofall freshman The funds needed to run the tourna ment have been appropriated by the has accumulated a 2.6 average to date In his sophomore year he continued back. Working ~utt o~.t~e short 'Punt formation the iightweights and has hopes of graduating Magna .is fine speech record by copping sec have proven their ab1hhes by scoring 38 points to their opponents Carroll Union, and equipment will be purchased. The tournament will be run Cum Laude. But this enviable record ond place in the upperclass contest. 15- is nothing new to Mitch. He graduated Mitch also served on the sophomore After weeks of heavy drilling the on an elimination basis; that is, one from St. Stephan's grade school with dance committee in his seoond year. 150 pounders met East Tech at J. C. U. defeat eliminates a contestant from fur second highest honors and left Niles As a junior and senior he added and promptly pushed the big Yellow ther competition. The games will be Oberst: ••• McKinJey High with a near perfect more to his activity list and still re and Brown into the defeat column for played each day at noon, and the "A" average and took the honors as tained his fine record in the others. the first time this year. Showing plenty Continued from page four length of the tournament will naturally 4th in his class. He entered the Oratorical finals in his of _powerful and fleet footed backs Car It was in Buffalo that Gene began to depend upon the number of men par roll marched time again into enemy combine outside business connection ticipating. Mitch was born in his present home- junior year and also took a lead role territory only to lose numerous chances with coaching, but he found that There are now two tables in the re town of Niles, Ohio on January 3, 1922, in the LTS play for the third year in successibn. Mitch also continued as a to score. neither worked very well at that time. creation room, so it is eJ<:-pected that mainstay of Carroll's weekly radio Finally, late in the game the East By this time the great crash had the contest will be run off in a shorter broadcast. But his crowning achieve 'line weakened and Carroll managed to been felt by one and all, and as Gene time than formerly, and this will help ment during his junior year was his punch over a touchdown. The extra >ays, "I was hit pretty hard." keep interest up until the final games. marvelous work as editor of tho point which later developed to be the Back to· Philadelphia went Gene in ·The pairings will be maJe by numbers Carillon. Under Mitch's guideance the winning margin, was good on a flat 1932, to manage the field office of an so everyone will have an equal chance, yearbook reached a peak of perfection pass in the end zone. In the closing :nsurance company and he couldn't and no one should desist from par far superior to any of the previous an minutes, a Tech pass caught the sec teep out of the coaching game, so he ticipation in this student activity be nuals. As a senior Mr. Shaker is vi~ ondary of the White and Gold unpre went back to Roman Catholic High. He cause of 1ack of ability. president of the Carroll Union and co pared and the East end who stood in stayed there till 1936 when he came . • C 11 H' d . hi Anyone mterested should either turn chairman of the Bernet Hall Council. the end zone hugged the toss for six ' 0 ahrro b. IS succes~ urmg s stay their names in at the soda fountain I He also holds the position as secretary points, and East's only score. The kick 1ere as een an env1ous one · ' Wh'J h . Phil d I h·. G or give them to Joe Tulley. Notices as of Alpha Sigma Nu, and president of was blocked and Carroll had its first 1 e e was m a e p Ul ene t h · · · j 'd b't f l't' 1 k A I o t e men assJstmg m the conducting the LTS. victory. 1 a 1 o po 1 1ca .war . n ardent. o f t h e tournament will· be posted on The following week an improved and Jarty man, he campaigned for the m- th b 11 t' b d d h · On top of all this Mitch has captain , b t . . e u e m oar , an a c art of tne ed two intramural baseball and foot confident lightweight team took the urn_ en mayor givmg speech~s and schedule and results will be ke t · ·ettmg out the vote. And dunng all h . P m ball teams to the championship, a fact field against the St. Ignatius Seconds . t e recreatiOn room while the tourn!1- h bf which he is justly proud. Not stop and with Neil Egan leading the attack t ese times he was definitely interested I t · · . . . Imen 1s m progress. ing here in the way of athletics, Mitch with three touchdown runs Carroll m busmess, JUSt missed putting over a ------is on the squad of the 150 lb. team, spanked the visitors 18-7, at the J. C. couple of neat business deals by the 9 . Mitch Shaker merest fractions. "Who knows," he _to 15 hved. Knute Rockne's son, a holding a halfback slot. In case any U. field. Using tri?kY plays that open grins, "I might have been a millionaire j cnpple, was there and every night for and started on his career as an illust- of you freshman don't know Mitch ht>'S ed the Wildcat defense the Carroll a y G uld rious speaker with his first outcry. by now, if things had gone right that 1 ear . ene wo massage the boy's the guy that sells you the football backs streaked time after time around 1 time in Buffalo.. eg until the youngster's lameness was At McKinley High he was a member tickets, for he's been ticket manager • e ends and through the tackles for Since 1932 the Big Man has been a hardly noticeable. of the Speech club for four years and for the past three years. long gains. Only after Ignatius had G • won various awards in the National devotee of the paint and brush. So ene s success as a coach may be Mitch is majoring in Sociology and scored late in the game and seemed trac d tl t · Forensic League at both state and successful have been his efforts in the e par Y o an mherent love of minoring in Business Administration determined to tally again did the White f tb JJ Th national conventions. He was also a oil painting field that he has held sev- 00 a · e most thankless job on the and History with hopes of someday be and have any trouble. Then the fie'd 1·s th t f th bl k four year member of the Dramatic era! exhibitions, including the one held ' a 0 e oc er, but 'I loved coming a lawyer. With his gift of gab ~u;;...m<:~ the challenge '-- the time ran to block t h club and had lead roles in the J'unior last year at Carroll. At the moment a.n ' 0 open up t ose holes for and the 150 pounders marched orr the backs B t I · and senior plays. Besides these ac- how can he fail? But before he thinks Oberst painting of the inlrnortal Knute · u was so darn slow get- neld a two time winner. ti g d d "'- tivities he was associate editor of the of law school h e'll have to serve his Rockne is being considered by the local own un er punts, ~hat I used to • _ .....,..._ ___ times a short pass into the line call If school yearbook. nation, as qe is enlisted in the Navl N. D. committee for presentation to myse a second safety man." found Egan out in the clear, and each Gen h th' b Mitch entered Carroll in September, V -7 program. the university. e as no mg ut praise for this •ime he swivel hipped his way to a yea ' r F 1939, At the frosh elections he was score. Speaking of the Rock brings happy r s memen. rom end to end they "Where Fair Friends Meet" are the best line, both on defense and made a lieutenant. During his fresh memories to Gene, for, until the Rock's Again as in the East game a pass offense, that he has had at Carroll. man year he joined the Oratorical and into the end zone gave the opponents death, he was responsible for all of · Little Theatre Societies, He was frosh G That is extremely high praise consider- a score. A well-directed place kick gave ene's coaching positions. "The Rock c looked after his boys. And the boys ing the fine quality of the great line Ignatius the extra p~int, but the game of 1938 with Rancourt, Morgan, Mar- Form Concert: Band was iced and this was far from sig cus, Konya, Sulzer, Willard and De- TAVERN nificant. Ignatius scored again later, Wan, The University Band is organizing for the concert season, it was announc Welcomes You Again on a long pass, but the Wildcat's line \ Especially did the line coach want ed by Mr. J. T. Hearns, director. Re was off side and the tally was ruled to p~aise the work of Paul Ciolli, soph hearsals are held every Wednesday Quality Sandwiches no good. center. "I've never seen a better center from four to six. Anyone interested in The closing minutes were devoted to at Carroll. He hasn't made an error joining is invited to attend these meet 12405 Cedar Rd. FA. 9661 both teams see-sawing up and down in passing all season. And if things had · b mgs, the f.ield with little or no success for een different and Paul could stay either squad. around. I believe that in a couple of ~- A disorganized lightweight eleven years he would have developed into the took the field against Thomas Edison best center Carroll ever had." and before three minutes of the first In the matter of football during and period had elapsed Carroll trailed 2-0. after the war, the former N.D. star A fast charging Edison line blocked has very definite ideas. "After the a Carroll punt deep in the end zone last war there was a terrific boom in .. and the ball was covered by a host of football throughout the nation. The Yellow Jackets for two points. Unable same will probably hold true, this time tO' solve a seven man line Carroll also." Of course with the government couldn't start a .promising offense, nor a ll set to draft the 18 and 19 year olds did Edison threaten again and the half Gene can't see much hope for collegiate ended with the Edison boys lead in!'! 2-0 football during the duration, except During this period neither team show ' wanted to make good, not only for I for service teams. If the government ed any exciting offense and neither had themselves, but also for Rock," He takes over and allows a selected few impressed the small crowd that had always was willing to correspond with to stav in collerres there might be a assembled to watch Edison battle for his fellows. . . ~~s ibility of some sort of football. another try for victory. Gene feels that Rock was always "But after looking at the schedule the Comin~ to life in the second half more favorably disposed toward him Navy boys have h ere, I can't see much ..- the White and Gold flashed its style because of what he did for the Rock's hope there." and soon tallied on a sweeoing end run son. The gigantic tackle paid his way That there is a need fo~ the contin with Joe Coleman lu ggin~ the ball thrpugh school by worldng as prefect Continued on page six .some 35 yards to the score. Ghilain, of the Junior Hall where fellows from the quarterback ducked into the nat BONDS and causrht a pass for the extra point, lined up for the point after touchdown ALLIANCE and Jinallv Carroll bel'!an to move with the game officially ended, but the 150 .AND more confidence late in the fourth pe pounders had a chance to add another PRINTING riod. mark to their total. However, a pass Pete Kmieck speared an Edison pass was dropped in the end zone, but the COMPANY STAMPS and streaked down the middle for a boys cared little for they had chalked touchown. but Carroll was penalized up number three 13-2, Advertillers & Publisher• tor dhming and the score remained The season will come to a close in 7-2. However, the local's offense was the near future, after the team plays MlchigllD 85'71 mavin ~~: and in five nlavs from the St. Ignatius. Latin Reserves, Cleveland point of the penalty Carroll hit pay Olympics, Cleveland Heights and pos 6964 BROADWAY dirt for six more points. 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The picture i.s complicated however Honor Roll .. • Science Notes ...... j by the fact that for an acid to dis Pylons ••• Obarst: ••• Continued !rom page five sociate we must provide a proton ac previous issue Continued from page two Continued from page four uation of some sort of competitive Continued from ceptor (or hydrogen ion acceptor or Navy Nevertheless because of the failure ing crew and brought the ball to Car· Pilosi, L. base equivalent terms) for the ion athletics is evident to all. Gene stressed of the Arrhenius theory to explain roll's 25. The defense stiffened a this the recent successes of athletes in the Petri, M. Army formed and therefore the complete many other phenomena, J. M. Lowry point, and when a Pylon kick was in battlefields all over the world. Piraino, A. F. Navy Air picture of a dissociating acid woud be: of England and J. N. Brolllited of Den .dvertently downed on the 3, Carroll But one can notice that in Gene A-1 plus B-2 are in equilibrium with Pleasnick, W. A. Army mark independently proposed a novel took over on the 20 A-2 (positive ion) plus B-1 where football has a great salesman. Not only Polachek, S. Army and singular set of definitions dealing The fourth quarter provided breaks A-1 and A-2 (ion ) are acids because is he a success as a coach, but also as Poland, R. R. Army Air with acids and bases to overcome these for both sides, but neither team could they liberate H-ions or are formed from a professor.Anyone who has had Gene limitations. For instance, the Arrhe capitalize on the other's miscuc:s. About Poland, W. L. Navy Air them, and B-1 and B-2 are called bases for a Political Science course, will tell nius theory demanded the presence of midway in the final stanza, Perkins Posipanka, E. Army because they capture protons or are you of the refreshing humor and in· water [or acid-base reactions, whereas kick went out on the Carroll 10 yard cidents which he brings up from his Postolka, L. T. ? formed from acids by the loss of pro we know for a fact that hydrochloric line. l;mitless repertoire. Powers, J. K. Navy Air tons. acid and ammonia dissolved in benzene Joe Meere's quick kick rolled down So at this time, when football and Though the above definitions do not Prochaska, C. J. Army Med. will combine to form ammonium chlor to the Pylon 40, and taking a crazy Its personnel has been severely criti mention the solvent its influence can Prochaska, J. C. ? ide. The Bronsted-Lowry theory also bouhce, the ball hit one of the players cized by many, we present evidence in frequently comes to our rescue in ex by no means be neglected. On the con Przybysz, L. P. Army Air and Carroll recovered. ·ts favor. A man who has earned the plaining catalytic phenomena. trary thev real dissociation of an acid ? On the first play, Suky's pass was respect of everyone not only in his Putrick, J. S. According to the Lowry - Bronsted always proceeds in cooperation with the intercepted by Stocksdale on the Py selected field but also in every other Rannigan, C. H. Army Air theory an acid is any substance which solvent and the degree of dissociation 'on 32. Their attack made no head \ctiity he has entered, John Carroll's Raynak, T. V. Coast Guard can split off a hydrogen ion. This is is dependent upon the readiness with .}vay, and the visitors were forced genial Gene Oberst. usually worded as "any substance which the cooperation is afforded. In Reed, M.A. Navy to kick. Here it was Carroll's turn to which has a measurable tendency to other words the hydrogen i Our Representative at Carroll -ROOM 151 BERNET HALL- ~ ""'-----