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VOLUME XXXlll CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949 NO. 19 LIBRARY JUKE BOX OK'd

SHERIFF'S POSSE SUMMONED TO OUST PROF AND FAMILY FROM HOME: MERMAID TAVERN SEEKS RETURN TO FORMER QUARTERS ON CHARGE GAMBLING IS ALLOWED ON PREMISES.

Music Makes Cows Tebau Returns In Thue To Break Up / 1 1 Produce,, Why Not RIP s STOCK SOARS AS Gaining Orgy; Council Investigates Students? CHESS HITS SPOTLIGHT Ry "Sccoutl Stor·y" Luug By XU News Spy Early last week the Mermaid Tavern, a distinctive na­ Sixty fiery minutes of mag­ tional chapter of Playwrights, Poets, and Prose Writers, Inc., nificent oratory ended in victory exclusively formed and copywrighted at Xavier University, for the bloc trying to install a petitioned Student Council to exert its fabulous power in juke box in the library at the securing for the Tavern its unabridged rights to return to its Mar. 23 meeting of the Student former residence on the corner of Herald Ave. and Ledge­ Council. The debate to the death reached wood Dr. a peak of intensity when Council­ In its 11etition the Tavern charged that its fo1·mer "Hall man Arbrushnot roared impas­ of Fame" was being desecrated by a ludicrous form of sionedly "Good heavens, gentle­ gambling goi.ng on within the old residence. Since the war men, if you deny us this inalien­ Prof. Robert Cissel, instructor of intricate calculists in big able right, we'll desert you. We'll business maneuvers, his wife and five children have been leave you flat as a a uhh. This juke box was the first step in a living in the house. plan to make something of this Dctnce Co1u·ses Although powerful, Student school. Every up-to-date school Council was reluctant to act upon needs a juke box in its library. By P1·of. lnse1·ni the Tavern's unique and unpre­ cedented suit during the past If music can make cows produce, Vvord was received from the week, it agreed to consider the it can make students produce." registrar's office this week in petition over the weekend when The vote in favor of the juke box reference to additional classes one of the justices in Council was· eight to one, several working for the summer session in the learned that gambling "on a high men abstaining. language department. scale" was going on in the Cissel No! No! No! Mr. Frank Iriserni, after a re­ Rip.Riordon, ace news reporter and holder of the DFC (Down­ fresher course at Aurthur Mur­ home. The brunt of the negative ar­ right Frightening Chessman) was snappe

A.my DESPJTE COUNCIL RlJLE The Day Rev;ew on the Partridge Named p~~:'.;.,,,ful oand;dates ;0 the • Xavier campus Tuesday, April 6• election, to be held April 28 and ANONYMOUS GROUP To SPONSOR DANCE' will be the occasion for the be- CJ1a1·r1na11 Of Polls 29, will represent their classes on ASSES SOCIAL COMMITTEE stowing of two decorations on CLASS BYP - .. Charles "Chick" Martin, young the 1949-50 Student Council, Members of the senior class launched a campaign this Cincinnati war veteran, it was In Class Election joining other candidates for the · announced this week by Col. Sid- offices of Soc. i a 1 Committee week to insure the staging of the Senior Ball in May, despite Student Council president Bob Chairman and Athletic Board the Student Coun(!il Social Committee's refusal to sponsor ney F. Dunn, PMST. Conway set in motion the ma- Chairman, who will be' elected · Martin will receive the Silver the annual affair on grounds that its funds had dropped be- Star and an Oak Leaf Cluster chinery for election of class of- on the same dates. low the $300 minimum required by the Council Constitution on the Silver Star won by him ficers during the week after East- Details for the election cam­ if any student activity is to be as a machine gunner in the 36th er at the Monday meeting of the paign were announced Tuesday promoted. Infantry Division fignting in Council. To an election board by the five-man Board of Elec­ Alumni Plans At a seniol: class meeting held France. Lieut. Gen. W a 1 t er which, under the constitution, tions appointed by Council Presi­ Monday, the graduates-to-be were Krueger, retired, wartime com- will make all arrangements as to dent Bob Conway. Headed 'by Campus To11r, informed by Dick Kelly, class mander of the Sixth Army in dates and polling places, Conway senior Milt ··Partridge, the Board president, that an unidentified the Pacific campaign, will con- appointed s.enior councilmen Milt includes Al Waddell, Jim Keefe, Suppe1· Sunday group had volunteered all funds fer the medals. Partridge and Dick Kelly, junior Paul Thiemann and another sen­ necessary to subsidize the Ball Gen. Krueger, who will be in Paul Thiemann, sophomore Jim ior yet to be named. on May 13, the date previously Keefe and freshman Al Waddell. PRESIDENT TO TALK Cincinnati as a guest of the local Fourteen Officers selected by the Social Committee. unit of the Military Order of The Council agreed . that the IN UNION ON FUTURE Candidates will vie for a total An inspection tour of the cam­ $825 Backing World Wars, will be the high- practice of nominating a man of fourteen offices, including pus to be concluded with a buffet While requesting that their ranking officer present. at the merely by backing him with ten those of president, vice president, supper in the Union House for of­ identity remain undisclosed, the Xavier Army Day observance. written seconds, neglecting to secretary and treasurer qf the ficers of the Alumni Association independent group told Kelly The medals he will bestow nominate him at the class meet­ senior, junior and sophomore will be held Sunday, :April 3, ac­ that it would finance the dance were won by Martin. for , gal- ing, should cease with this elec­ classes, plus the Social Committee cording to Jack S. Mulvihill, '34, on an $825 budget in which all lantry in action when, on two oc- tion. In the past students .have and Athletic Board post, which alumni president. details would comply with ar- casions hardly a month apart in been nominated for office without are ·open to seniors only. the invasion of France in 1944, their names being mentioned at Approximately 75 officers of ------­ Nominations have been de­ the association including the University officials stamped he was instrumental in repuls- pre-election class gatherings. The clare~ open, and the deadline for Board of Governors and the class an OK on the Senior Ball late ing heavy enemy attacks. Martin councilmen decided that this pro­ secretaries have been invited to also holds the Bronze Star, plus ceedure was in direct violation of submission of nomination peti­ last night. The Ball will have tion has been set for 9:30 a.m. be the first to participate in a backing by the University in the. Purple Heart with two Oak the Constitution. series of tours for alumni to view Leaf Clusters as the result of In making plans for the election Saturday, April 9. All nomina­ lieu of Student council's in­ tions must be presented at meet­ recent improvements and changes ability to finance the· dance. three combat wounds. Conway urged the presidents of on the campus. Martin selected Xavier as the the undergraduate classes to hold ings of the various classes which site for the award from among class meetings as soon as possible. will be held prior to the April 9 Mulvihill has asked Walter F. ,rangements decided upon by a deadline. Verkamp, '11, a member of the senior committee. four the Army offered,' stating, He reminded the junior officers President's Lay Advisory Board, Difficulti;s arising as to wheth­ "lf I would havi: had the oppor- that juniors had to be chosen for Petitions and signatures may to be Chairman of the Day. He er the Ball would· be conducted tunity, I would have attended the posts of Social Committee be obtained either before or after will be assisted by Irvin F. Beu- under the name and standing Xavier." Before entering the .Chairman and Athletic Board the formal nominations meeting, mer, '40. regulations of Xavier University Army he attended Western Hills Chairman in addition to the usual providing they are returned to Representatives of the Public were expected to be resolved at High School in Cincinnati. four representatives. Rev. Frank T. Dietz, S.J., in his Relations staff and Student Com~- a meeting late Wednesday. Hinkle Hall office. before the cil will help direct the tours cov- Agree To Regulations deadline. Each nomination pe­ ering the entire campus on both . tition blank must contain ten K e 11 y indicated Wednesday SPEAK OF THE. WEEK signatures from· other members sides of the Parkway. morning that the sponsors would I Preliminary to the tour, a mov- This opinionnaire is presented for the purpose of determining of the candidate's class seconding agree to the use of University ie on the Queen City will be regulations governing dances de­ the feeling of students in various questions of interest to Evening the individuai nomination. No shown in South Hall. According College students. Students not interviewed directly are invited to signature may appear on two pe­ spite their promotion of the event to reports, Xavier receives an independent of the Social Com- submit their views on any question by Zette1·s which may be placed titions. ample share of the footage in the mittee, which ordinarily regulates ·in the News mailbox in the Evening College office. Subject .To Approval movie, produced by the Chamber all student social activities. • • • • • The oficial nomination petition of Commerce, WHAT CINCINNATI PAPER DO YOU READ? The senior meeting on Monday blanks must be obtained from The tour will end with a de- brought forth' two alternative Fr. Dietz in his office. tailed inspection of the ROTC pz:oposals as to how the tra(ii­ All nominations will be sub­ ArmorY,. tional Ball could be arranged ject to approviil by Dean Paul L. At the buffet supper in the without Social Committee back­ O'Connor, S.J., who will deter­ Union Building, the Very Rev. ing. The independent promotion Celestin J. Steiner, S.J., president, mine whether each candidate has will speak briefly on the devel- plan was adopted in preference. maintained the 2.0 quality point to a system under which indi­ (C average) scholastic require­ opment plan for the· campus. At vidual ' members of the class ment. Pending that approval, an this time copies of the booklet, would pledge $l in advance sup­ official list of candidates will be X Steps Into the Future, will be port, with these funds eventually distributed. posted on all bulletin boards and to make up the total budget for published in the News during the · the ball. week of April 11. To Be Formal Bert Downing, Alice· Leurcb, sec­ Paul Fritsch, fourth Special elections will be held READ Several other details for the special s t u d en t: ond year student: year student: "The May 9, Board Chairman Partridge dance were also decided upon by "Read 'eril all. I like "Since my choice Cincinnati P o s t is anounced at which the three THIS the approximately 80 seniors who the Enquirer's would be between my paper. Pop reads successful senior·· candidates at attended the Monday session.- section; Jimmy Min­ one of the two af­ it, Mom reads it and the previous balloting will be By a close vote, the upperclass- er's write ups in the ternoon papers, th~ I read -it. Being a presented as candidates for the FIRST men ruled that the Ball would Post are very good, Times Star gets my Kentuckian I appre­ office of Student ' Council Presi­ You may not believe it, require strictly formal attire. anji in the Times vote. Their i t ems ciate the Kentucky dent and Vice President. The but pages four and five of Faced with a choice of the Hotel Star I like Charles have real news value section of the Post, senior ~andidate receiving the this issue are the absolute Gibson Roof Garden or the Neth- O'Neil's dramatic cri­ and are presented plus the sports and plurality of votes at the earlier truth. The editor·s recom­ erland Plaza's Pavilion Caprice ticisms. But of all briefly and ma man­ comic sections. I was balloting automatically becomes mend that you read them as the scene of the dance, the the papers the one I ner which doesn't sort of brought up president of his class and is in­ before throwing this paper seniors expressed opinions on like the best is the insult the average with the Cincinnati eligible for the Council , presi­ away. those two halls. X av i er University intelligence. I must Post-it's a h ab it dency. Additional details on the Ball News-Joe Meyer's confess a s p e c i a I with me. I enjoy Candidates for all offices are APRIL will be annuonced in the News column 'This 'n' That' fondness_ for their other papers also but advised to study the Student pending further arrangements by is the one to read. comic and sports sec­ it's hard to break Council Constitution thoroughly FOOL_ the senior committee which Kelly He has the lowdown tion, especially Nix­ away after so !Ong a before submitting petitions, Part­ will appoint this week. on the Musketeers." on Denton." time." ridge said. XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949 PAGE FIVE ROTC STAFF EVE. COLLEGE PEEK YESTERYEAR Thursday, Mar. 31-C ho r a I GETS NEW PROF Club, First Floor Lounge, A. Backrvard Glance Xavier's Military Department Men-7:30 p.m., Girls-8:20 At Tlie Xavier Scene is soon to add a new name to its p.m. roster of professors. Capt. Robert , Friars Club, 6:00 March 1929 W. Rack, Field Artillery Reserve, p.m. The Clef Club made its first has been assigned here as an as­ Friday, Apl'il 1-Retreat, Fourth public appearance ·of the season sistant to the Professor of Mili­ Floor Downtown C o 11 e g e, at the frish Fellowship dinner at tary Science and Tactics. ALUMNAE Gallivantin' 8:15 p.m.-9:45 p.m. the Hotel Alms. A Xavier graduate in the class of '42, Capt. Rack was discharged By Jrdie Geeks Saturday, Apr. 2-R et re at, St. Xavier College finished sec­ ond in the Ohio A. A. U. track from the Army in 1946 after PLAN PARTY Fourth Floor Downtown Col­ serving as a liasion pilot. The lege, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m., 7:30 and field meet held in the "X" HERE AND THE R E:-Ask fieldhouse. newly designat~d instructor is a FOR KIDS Norma Wessendorf about the p.m.·9 p.m. graduate of the University of The Alumnae Association are good time she \lad with he1· flat­ Sunday, Apr. 3-Retreat, March 19a9 Cincinnati's law school. . footed friends in Milford . . . The taking their first step in the in­ Fourth Floor Downtown Col­ The Dads Club appointed a The Order of Military Merit is Tuesday night Bowling Teams terest of Catholic action by spon­ lege, 8:45. a.m.-12 p.m. committee to confer with the preparing materials for window soring an egg hunt and party for have been challenged by the CYO Horseback Riding, Greenhills Student Council concerning the displays on Army Day. Two prom­ the children of Blessed Martin . . . Some of the gang were out Stables, Greenhills, Ohio need of a Student Lounge on the inent downtown concerns are the at Pat Fisher's last Saturday for (Colored) Mission, Wayne and Vetarcus Club meeting, St. Avondale Campus. scene of the Order's activities; a party. Among them, Lou Grome the Fifth Third Bank building and Chester -Streets, Lockland, Ohio. Louis Church, Catholic Lend­ There was no Frosh-Soph Hop and Del Cappel, Larry Barker and ing Library, 3 p.m. for the spring of '39. The com­ the CG&E building. This affair. is to be held April Gerry Meyer, Harold Grome, Russ 10, Palm Sunday afternoon from Xavier University Forum, petition given by other such so­ Hanrahan, Walt Behler, and Jim cial affairs was given as the rea­ 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. All the Alum­ Weiler, Lucille Reising, Jeannette Taft Auditorium, 8:30 p.M. nae members are acting as the son for not holding this otherwise my Dugan. Some of these same Monday, Apr. 4-Swimming, traditional dance. committee. Plans include movies, people were seen at the Ice Fol­ Friars Club, G p.m. an old fashioned egg hunt, fol­ lies Sunday night . . . March 1947 !Owed with refreshments for all. Tuesday, Apr. 5-Bowling, Ev­ Attention all the students in Mr. Thor Johnson was guest The members are invited to anston Campus Alleys, 8:30 on the fourth program of the the Wednesday Night Accounting p.m. bring their friends and are re­ Class. Please let all students/\Vho "Xavier Presents" series. quested to donate a dozen colored are not in your class know how Wednesday, Apr. 6-Bowling, Don Schenking was the winner eggs or the sum of $1.00 to help "lover boy" is getting along with Evanston Campus Alleys, 7 :30 of the annual Washington Orator­ toward the prizes. Mrs. Hildreth the battle of Bunker Hill. That's p.m. ical Contest. His wining oration Morrell and Miss Adamay Davis a pun, son . . . Leo Klug, of this First Year Club-No meeting was "The United States and are co-chairmen of this affair. World Peace." same class is now engaged to ------Miss Eleanor Gill is in charge of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miss Mary Ann Enderle (Mr. pu~licity and Miss Ruth Grace Selze1"s niece). · is in charge of the movies. THEY TELL ME:-The eleva­ tor distracts the Monday night Psychology class, including Dr. Mahley & Car.eW .-Retr~at Plans Harkins ... The Applied]Jusiness -fu Psychology class has been per­ Store Hours: 10 o'Clock to 5:30 P.M. sonally invited to Steve Fisher's Final; To Be opening of his new play . . . Every Day of the Week gpring Flora Behler and Mary Ann Gaf­ In Auditorium fney are enjoying the current Vacations bridge course ... Betty Mckstroth Final plans have been compl~t­ has been having vacation troubles You add hours at both ends of ed for the third annual retreat already~no reservations. vacation when you go by train. scheduled for April 1, 2, and 3, Relax in a comfortable coach according to Harold Grome;­ seat, or sleep the miles away in chairman. All Types Auto Repair your berth while you speed The dean of the Downtown Col­ Cut-rate -For XU Students homeward. Returning, leave lege, the Rev. V. B. Nieporte, S.J., "Results, Not Excuses" later ... with confidence that will serve as ret1·eat master. An you won't miss a class. inovation at this retreat is the DAN'S GARAGE fact that all exercises will be 2513 Burnet Ave. Plaza 3640 Come back after vacation on a "College Special" ... then held in the 4th floor auditorium QUICK EFFICIENT SERVICE return home at the end of the of the· Downtown College. college year. Enjoy stopover Bob. Borchers and Harry Maly privileges permitted by 10-day .. will act as servers during all ex­ XAVIER's FAVORITE transit limit in both directions, ercises in the auditorium which BARBER if you wish. has been converted into a chapel °JULIUS LOHR for the 3 day affair. All officers 3757 ·Montgomery Road of the Boosters Club are acting 3 Blocks East of Campus as committeemen. •eaarSJF-1r¥1@r¥1r=r#Jr#Jr¥1r#Jr=ir#ir¥1,. ;I . I Too Important ·To Forget - The tremendous value of milk as a natural_ energy restoring food makes it an essential in every student's diet.

See your home town ticket J... ff. FIELMAN DAIRY CO. NEW FOR ALL YOUR FACIAL agent about" College Speciale." TISSUE NEEDS ••• They give you the advantage AV. 6480 of available reduced round-trip 2519 Vine Street fares . . . with a return time limit long enough to cover the SAN· I· PU L* whole spring term. Your railroad ticket agent at home will have these special ••oo tickets for teachers and stu­ Please - may I make dents. He'll be glad to help yoa with your travel plans. This rolled-tlsaue dispenser uses any a Suggestion! toilet tissue for 10 l facial tissue needs ... devised for your vanity, your bath­ For a Time and The Purple Cow is the place to meet room, kitchen, nursery, sickroom. No M~ney-Saving Trip When Xavier men want to -treat waste . . . one roll of tissue lasts much longer. It's a six-sided box of polystyrene Each other or their girl friend fair plastic in red, blue, green, pink, shell 60 by tra_i'9 To food fit for a millionaire. amber, or ivo~y tone. Try one-you'll - IT'S CONVENIENT­ find- it amazingly convenient, decidedly COMFOITAILl-SAPI good looking. · THE PURPLE COW Tolletrle• : Street Floor A• E11 CA I Fountain Square Hotel _ Cincinnati, O~io ------·-Reg-isw-rad____ RllLIOADS PAGE SIX XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, ..APRIL 1, 1949 Blue Baseball Team Largest XAVIER SPORTS ~n History; Po.wer ~n Numbers Eighty-Five Stars Fight For Nine Positons BULLETIN Feinherg's Back And Xavier's Got Bhn TRACKSTERS By Jim Rtu/eld From the office of the high command in the Fieldhouse, comes a late report regarding baseball and the trouble that READY FOR it has caused due to the great number of men that have re­ ported out for the team. Coach Wulk after hiring and firing five incompetent_ DERBY bookkeepers, decided to retain the entire group of eighty-five candidates that had come out for CHAMPS IN the team. This is beyond a doubt the ball, and then threw it· all the _ one of the largest squads of any way . back to home plate without POOR SHAPE kind ever to be had at Xavier. a bounce. Trainer Baldwin rushed Wulk believes that with this up to the car to talk the girl int9 ILLINI MIGHT number he will have enough sub­ transferring, but she said .that she PROVE STIFF stitutes for the season in ·case any didn't have time to listen for she men stub their toes in rushing to had to get over to school for OPPONENT The Rev. Celestin J. Steiner, former the nearest beer h~ll after a game. practice or Sid wouldn't like her. By ]llck Scliroeder president of Xavier University, has been ap- Kicker Kooked Coach Wulk also announced With the opening of the track season only pointed by the University Athletic Board to' Just the other day a few injur­ that . there would be ·a few ad­ a few weeks off, Xavier's cindermen are the position of head football coach. ies were received during batting ditions to the schedule after he had received replies from OLC, driving themselves to the limit and will be Fr. Steiner was an AU-Western tackle at practice, but none that involved the University of Detroit in 1920 and 1921. In a baseball player, so the eighty Mount St. Joe, and the Theta Phi in fine fettle for the first meet against Illi­ addition to his coaching duties the former five are still intact. One of the sorority at UC. A game with the nois. From all indications, the Big-Nine President will also perform the duties of footballers, who turned out early Chess Club is still tentative· be­ champs may furnish some stiff opposition for athletic director. to loosen up his toe for attempt­ cause Rip Riordan can't decide 'l'he Big Blue, who last year ing extra points, became so en­ whether to play under girl's or walked away with the mythical tranced in hi~ work and "Coney boy's rules. National Track and Field Champ- SPRING GRID DRILLS Island Babe" that he didn't see Coach Smiling Ed Kluska has ionship. ' the line drive heading his way. relinquished the use of 'the ball diamond and is now using the Practice Great The ball struck him on his ENDED BY PRO RAIDS acronyx*, and achromia* set in team to plow the courts. Many of last year's stars al- T N OUR STA-RS almost immediately. The basso Athletic Director Al Stephan, ready have equaled their 1948 WE TY-F Ray Stackhouse and Jim Marek. buffo was so affected that he in looking over the spring ac­ records in practice, and Coacli SIGN PRO CONTRACT The Cleveland Browns, peren­ broke into the Gregorian Chant tivities, was heard to say that Ray Tilt~n looks for more of the By Jim Keefe nial leaders of the All-Am'eri­ and proceeded to complete twenty Sam Fienberg would handle the same in real competition. John The spring drills for Xavier's can conference have announced straight attempts. Manager Mc­ tickets for the intra-squad game Spinnenweber covered a hun­ football team suffered a multi­ the signing of guards Tom Bal- Ken.na, quick on the needle, ad­ late in April. dred-yards iri 9.05 the other day, tude of severe shocks this week (Continued on Page 7) ministered first aid to the ailing * in-grown toe nail but, from the spectators' view­ when the two professional foot­ singer so that he was able to fin­ * lack in color point, seemed merely to be ball leagues announced their an­ ish his gruelling workout.· trotting. nual draft of college grid talent. Great Athlete In the mile run, Long John Tough Schedule Ahead In the greatest attack ever Luegers astounded everyone by Later on, . one of the pl~yers HALFBAGK launched on one campus, 24 key 1 crossing the finish line just four­ Now X Coach connected with a pitch and llfted members of the football team minutes and five-seconds after he a high pop fly out to the Park­ TRANSFERS were drafted into the play-for­ started. John, who finished third way. A UC coed, passing by in pay ranks. her convertible, noticed the ball __...,... ______in the 1948. Olympic Games, is shooting for that four-minute in flight, stopped the car, caught mile, and if he continues to make time the way he has been doing in practice, there is no doubt that he will do it. 15 Foot Hess Big Joe Vohrmor, the team's ace shot-putter, has been working mainly on his form these past weeks, but he promises to break some records himself before the season is very old. In practice so far his farthest "put" has been 63-feet, six-inches. Coach Tilton is counting on him for at least 67- feet in· the first meet, and a little farther when the weather im-

Buddy Acus Bill's brother, Joe Hess, looks Latest addition to the Muske­ to be tops in the discus throw teer football squad is Miami once again. After a slow start, transfer student George (Buddy) he has come along rapidly, and Acus. He enrolled at both 'the although he has not yet mastered evening and day divisions of the form completely, he has been Xavier, thus allowing · him to heaving the discus almost 140- complete a year's work in one feet in each attempt. He should semester, which will enable him be in top shape for the Illinois to be eligible for varsity play meet. next . season. Regarding the track itself, Acus, a sophomore flash for about all that can be said is it is the Redskins last year, runs the in the best possible condition, al­ hundred in full gear at 9.6 sec­ though, in one or two spots, the onds, two-tenths over the world drainage leaves much to be de­ record. / sired. Otherwise, though, the Coach Steiner plans to use the tracksters will be running on one speedy sensation at· halfback in of the finest cinderpaths in tlie place of the aging Walter Hirth Eager Eagles nation this season. \ whose varicose veins are troubl­ The Philadelphia Eagles of ing him. The coach, in telling the National League, not con­ of bis newest acqusition, said, MEYER APOLOGY tent with having the finest "With ,Acus at halfback . we Dear Editor: I am sorry I could­ tackle in the league in Al Wist­ should be six points better than n't fill this space. ert, have grabbed Xavier's two our f i r s t opponent - Notre Love, Joe starting huskies, · Captain-elect Dame."

,, ; .- :~ ·' XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949 PAGE SEVEN OUTMANNED WILDCATS Feldhaus Out, POOR YEAR Greens1nen Go Seen1a11, May Well, Praised 33 POINT UNDERDOGS SALVAGED By Stranahan BUT. COACH WILL LET UP AT HALF Ancl Mayne In ---- BY -BLUE Although it is early in the BY PUTTING IN BLUE GARBED FANS Dr. Eric Hugo van der Schultz season, Xavier's linksmen are By Jude Rib Bismark Wilhelm von Seemann, 1lLL AillERICAN VOTES hitting their stride. Each after- We're high above courtside tonight, ladies and gentle­ a professor of Germanic languages RECOUP LOST PRESTIGE noon since the ·weather has be- men, waiting for the annual Kentucky vs. Xavier clash at the. at Xavier University for many Although bad luck prevented come favorable, the greensmen Cincinnati Gardens to get underway. Fifteen thousand fans years, recently resigned his lin­ Xavier's football and basketball have collected at Avon Fields have jammed into the arena and Coach Ray Baldwin has his ·guistic faculty position to accept teams from going any higher golf course for drills. I Blue squad taped, iodined and lectured to, and they're now the Stephan's Chair of Athletics, than third and fourth respectiv- Jim Pater, this year's captain, trotting to their positions, greeted by a thunderous, ovation. ~hich was formerly held by ely in the national ratings, the reports that Ray Baldwin, who The line ups, tonight, contain ------'-/------William Feldhaus, better known countries sports writers did has been coaching the team,' to lovers of senile activity as many all time greats. Lew Hirt, vootballei·s Fall place four men from each sport missed his first practice the other a 1925 transfer from De Pauw and {' Wee Willie Fieldhouse. on the All American teams, and day when a tire on his new now team captain after some 25 B ,- W ll The duties accepted by See­ gave one man from another Chevrolet went flatter than the years of faithful ball hawking e ore a ets mann, which are normally han- sport honorable mention. back of a Ubangi Indian's head.' for the Muskets, is the pivot man. Of Pro Grid Teams The four named from the foot- It took Ray, who was caught Al Stephan and Ed Kluska are ball squad are Tito Carinci, only without a jack, two hours to slated to go at the guard slots, (Continued from Page 6) freshman selected; Bob Con- have the trouble taken care of.; while Bill '.Feldhaus and Ned laban and Tom Duff, halfbacks way, a gad-about when not on T~e reason Ray n;issed the Wulk are starting frontline men. Jim Liber and Bill Davis, all the field; Pete Lerario, who was sess10n ~as that the golfers have Kentucky is throwing in a starters last year and ace place­ great in his 45 seconds of play; Ibeen. g~mg around so fast t?at bunch of "has beens", reinstated kicker Gerry Keefe. Keefe is and Gerry Keefe, the boy with the. starte7 at ~he course claims. for 'this titanic game although slated to replace the aging Lou the educated toe, who hasn't he is gettmg dizzy from the ef­ graduated last year after a medi­ Groza, who slipP,ed to his poor­ missed a right-footed conversion fects. \ ocre season: that saw them lose est season in 1948. Graza missed attempt in three years of var- Mal McMullen, who also stars 2 games and win only 33. In one attempted extra point and sity play. in basketball, shot a nine-under- par 63 the other day, while his other words, Beard, Groza, Jones, one try for field goal in' 67 at­ On the basketball squad, the and Barker, after a year away tempts for his poorest percent­ mate George Evans carded a 65. writers were unanimous in their Both are holdovers from last from the game, are coupling ~ith age in his three years· of pro selection of Lou Walther and year's squad. · f Jim Line to try and stop Bald­ play. Heron Frey, both of whom had Frank Stranahan, who is a lot win's rip-snorting offense that has The Buffalo Bills in the AAC a one-thousand shot percentage of golfer, attended one of the been averaging 88.8 points a outbid the Browns for the serv- mark. The other two Muskets ices of John Saban, freshman practices this past week, and re­ game. who placed on the first team All­ portedly had this to say about Can the Wildcat five stop the linebacker, -thus preventing the American were Bill Steenken, Cleveland team from having two the team: "Baldmen"? Most sportswriters who is remembered as the man "This is one of the finest col­ Sabans directly in back of the and experts think not, and bet­ who made the most difficult lections of young golfers that I forward wall. John's brother, ting men can get up to 33 points shot against Hanover - a back have had the pleasure to see in Lou, is captain and all-league Doc Eric and Birds and the age-ridden UK five, plus flip, half gainor foul try - and the years I have been traveling. defensive linebacker o f the Malcolm McMullen, who scored 2-1 odds. dled by The Chair, merely require They should go places this year, Browns. 60 poiiits against Goose Tatum him to direct intramural activity, and they will definitely have It does seem impossible that The Bills also grabbed three and his Globetrotters. supervise rnaintainence of the to be reckoned with in future the Rupp ancients will be able other' hi~hly touted freshmen in The honorable mention went 2 fieldhouse and athletic grounds, years when they enter the pro to do what none of 8 previous Bernie Roeckers, ace punter; to Rip Riordan, pseudo-chess foes could do. Jack Hahn, flashy back; and fire the building's stoker, dust ranks." player:· Little more need be said of Stopping Hirt seems to be the Tit o Carenci, star . defensive the rafters and weed the track. Bob Alston, fifth wheel on the biggest job of the Cats, as able center. In his spare time he will conduct a team that is spoken so favor­ Blue squad, has b~en chosen by Lew, who registered 943 points abl of by one of the nation's seven lectures daily in Gutterger­ the University of Cincinnati as last season, has found that "con­ Where's Charlie? ace greensmen. man. the nation's cager most likely to tinuity" agair:i a_nd has been can­ Halfbacks C ha r lie Squeri, In accepting his new position, succeed in wrestling. ning points at a 32 point per Walt Hirth and Pete Larario, all If your hair isn't becoming to Seemann's first act was to ap­ All nine of the Xaverites, game clip. If they do shackle the returnees from last year's team point fire-brand English profes­ along with other top athletes you, you should be coming to us great keyhole performer, they have announced their accept­ sor Louie Mayne as his assistant. from around the country, will must still cope with slim, willowy­ ance of terms with the Washing­ Osborne's Barber Shop Mayne will occupy the Condon be feted at an elaborate banquet voiced Bill Feldhaus. He can ton Redskins in the NFL. . 1'126 Brewster Ave. Chair of Athletics. at a famed club in Newport's really get off his feet and con­ John Martinkovicl giant end, (Just west of Montgomery Rd.) Program Outlined famed basin. trols both boards along with has recently returned his signed being a tap-in specialist. contract to the Los Angeles Rams In revealing his spring sports Ned Wulk, the other forward of the NFL, making an even two program, Seemann said t h at r"iiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil is a returning All-Ohio ace. He dozen men deserting the prac­ Mayne would take charge of the is consistent as sunshine in Flor­ tice field on Victory Parkway. indoor athletics, whirh include ida and is the one X gives the Rumors have been circulating handball, c;_heckers, ping pong and ball to,-when the opponents get around the campus that the weight lifting. In . the latter de­ within 20 points. coaching staff will collect the r~­ partment Louie will be aided by Stephan and Kluska are the maining players on the deplet­ Charles May, a chem lab in­ floormen, and "Hustlin' Ed" is ed squad and quarter them in structor, who holds the national far and away the best set shot the varsity · dressing room until press-lift championship and ap­ artist in mid western hoop cir­ the opening game next fall. The peared in the recent - Olympics, cles. His 73 footer against Notre coaches will alternate armed losing to a Russian girl, Anna Dame. last week drew only mild sentry assignments over these Crevochenkowilokov. applause since Queen City fans players on a 24 hour a day ba­ Seemann will have charge of have come to expect that from sis in case any ·more pro scouts the other activities on the sched­ should put in their appearance. "Mr. Set Shot". ule, which inelucle lawn bowling, Two hundred pounii Stephan is During the practice sessions, croquet, and summer a great competitor and an ex­ Pi~kerton detectives will be on ice hockey, wliich, as in previous ceptional · push s h o t operator duty while the coaches are work­ years, will be played on roller ing with the boys. along with being the defensive skates. excellent of the Avondale crew. On any lesser ball clubs, like the RARE OPPORTUNITY! The Drug Store elosest to Minneapolis Lakers or Chicago STUDY ••• TRAVEL Kavier, Unlvenity Stags, he would be the press The Abe Baumring men's golden boy, but here at IN SPAIN Xavier he is forced to take fleet- Castilian GrouP­ Pliarmacy Andalusian Group EVANSTON ing bows since only once in .his Basque-Catalan Group ·career has he been over 400 65 Days ••• $975.00 points in a full schedule's play. Departures June 29 to July 2 The game is on, but, as we SPONSORED BY feared, the broadcast will })ave UNIVERSITY of MADRID Raincoats to be suspended as those Muske­ For Descriptive Folder Write: teers are simply too speedy, and Spanish Student Tours go at a clip that human ~eyes can fiOO Firth Ave., N. Y. 18, N. Y. Umbrellas barely see and human voice could never describe. So, until the fans, as usual, are asked to don blue Rubbers and white toggery and run out RECORDS the final 20 minutes playing time, we. must sign Qff and only hope r-·sHEET MUSIC Galoshes that from now 'til second half • for men, women begins, you'll stick with the net­ GREETING CARDS work for an occassional flash on and children. the up-to-the-minute score. • • Clip this ad, lt ls worth $1 on any.pur­ Now since this is an April First SONG SHOP chase of $5 or more. Edition, the above are intended "WHERE STYLES BEGIN" as April Fool 'caricatures and 34-36 E. Fifth St. Northeast comer of Seventh and Cen· therefore are fitting on.ly on the 1 tral Avenue fourth month'• leaciotf day.

--'=~------~--· ------·- ··------PAGE EIGHT XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949 ·MUSIC MAKES RATS, have on the cost of living: Even BAND STANDS faculty members, you know, must It's WAY BACK This Week-Ne_> Dough ACROSS THE LAND COUNCIL RUN WILD live.· A ten per cent raise iri; the cost of their entertainment would ·pueq aqi aas Ol (Continued from Page l) be adding fuel to the flames of aa.1qi "!pueq aql aas Ol 'ot.\l !pueq Fooled You! Didn't We? .1a101f IY Afl high-spiralling inflation." aqi aas oi 'auo ·sasod.md aa.1qi in demonstrating the advantages .IOJ a.tattl a.taM Ot{J\\ S.lOUJaAoJJ of placating the present crew of ~larriaae Authority Says, u.1a1sa.M. aql 10 1puno:> e a.lOJaq rodents. ~ paMoqs .t.:aqi a.1aqt.\ "qaN 'nqewo Other matters received con- 'Spare The Strap ~d Take UJ .1nol SlJ papua pueq aq.r. siderable attention but could not The Rap,' In Interview ·ado.I ll{lJ!l e SSO.t:>e [{eM 01.1a:>UO;) MeS.tnM. al{l JJUJ ness of the hour. Th most import- One Hundredths per cent of all -.t.:erd .t.:q awn awes aql ie saieis ant, and the one that will affect marriages in the-~United States pa11un atn JO spueq puu .t.:aueg 2!? the largest number of student is fail because of the husbands are mnu.1eg pJpino .IaJAeX tuO.IJ s.t.:oq the question of raising the price too good to their wives." This is aq.r. ·pueq .. x,, aqi .t.:q uaAJJJ Moqs yictor Dial'. Masque Society director, called me the other day for faculty bowling from .ten to a statement of the rioted mar- aqi .talJe .hue aAeq l,UPJP .t.:aqi to give me a piece of news so hot that Lou Bunning hasn't even 11 cents. Mr. Rumstaphle brought riage counselor C. Glenn Fraser. 'saieis aqi UJ pueq .t.:ns.zat. 1un he~rd abo'tt it. The Masque Soci~ty is about to break into big-time out an excellent point in this re- In -recent years the. ~'old man" -m one big leap. The story is pretty complicated, but it seems that isaiea.1JJ aqi seM oqt.\ oi se lqnop .hue peq sueJU.lOJHl?;) aqi 11 ·ye;:> gard: We must consider this ques- has put away the razor ~trap and the producer of one of the Broadway shows which played here re­ tion_ very seriously, gentlemen; cut wife beatings to the mini­ 'euapesed UJ wn1peis pawwe~ e cently, dropped into the Cox to see how the show was doing. (They consider the affect our action will mum. This trend is inexcusable_ do that frequently to see how the show holds up on the road). a.ro1aq pa.t.:eyd pue saieis pai1un This producer had heard about ·Dial from a mutual friend on aqi oi pau.znia.1. uaqi punq aq.r. 'MaJ e uonuam Ol o:>Jdwe.r. the ~est Coa~t and wanted to see what kind of work he was doing pue zn.r;) e.taA sn sanp q;ms For here m the Middle West. He wandered in unexpectedly at one of the "Bernadette" rehearsals, and was so enthusiastic that he offered to UJ 000'001 .tapun lOU JO spMO.I:> GOOD TASTE pa11adnis .tal{lO a.ro1aq· saAyas sign Dial and the whole cast to do the show ON BROADWAY during GOOD HEALTH the last two weeks of June and the first two weeks of July. (E aJJed wo.rJ panunuo;)) Our Mr. Dial, with his customary savoir faire, thanked the pro­ ducer cordially, and proceeded to ask him why the show couldn't play an unlimited run. Taken in by our director's confidence the Collect Tax Stamps producer-who must remain anonymous until contracts are si~ned All students are urged to col­ -increased his offer to eight weeks. lect sales ta:ii: stamps and leave .. You've probably heard rumors that Xavier is planning a tele~ them at the switchboard In vision show. Well the television show is coming off all right but it's Hinkle Hall for the benefit of g~ing to be a little diffe:e.nt than the authorities had originally de­ the University. cided. It seems that telev1s10n people have their own ideas about how To members of the fourth es-; An lndepeadeat Slue lHI things should be done and aren't very receptive to suggestions pro- tate, This is known as filler. ferred by amateurs. -~~....::_~~~--==-~~_:.::...:..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A few weeks ago, officials of two of the Cincinnati television stations contacted me and' asked if I had ideas for a possible series of Xavier shows. We . talked things over and kept our eyes and ears open and came up with a few good acts. The shows will go on the two local stations' simul­ taneously for a few weeks tryout, and if they're successful will go out over the coaxial cable as soon as the cable is hooked in. "I like Chesterfield's As is customary with Xavier shows, Father Steiner will ap­ pear on the first program to de­ MILDER, better taste. liver a brief opening address in dialect. Following this will be an It's MY cigarette." old Negro spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" sung by Dermot Grice, who will be accompanied at the organ by Robert Ort. Ort will appear on a later program playing a suite of Funeral March_. es, arranged by himself. The next feature on the open­ ing program will be a brief tragic-comic s k e t c h entitled "Change in Schedule" starring Father O'Connor (off~stage), Janeen Cochran, ·and Richard Boxwell. A group of three songs will follow: "Rocked In the Cradle of the Deep" sung by Kevin Gallagher. Next will come a series of jokes by Ed Kluska, and a minstrel sketch with Father Sweeney as interlocutor and Pro­ fessor Joe Link and Ned Wulk as end men. The program will close with Don Steltenkamp singing (in football uniform) "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere." The date of the first broaacast lh lOP MEil of l\MEll\Cl'S SPOlllS will be announced later. e smoke Cl\ESll\\f\l':! -!!llll llll llll 111111111111111111111111111111111:- - - - 5- NEW -: - - §- ENGLAND § :- HAT :- - - §- MANUFACTURING §- - - -5 COMPANY· -§ -= =- 5-= 118 East Sixth Street 5- -5 Cincinnati, Ohio -5 5= CONRAD FOCHT, Sr., := 5 P,-oprie&or § ii-Ii II II IHI II Ill II II III III III II Ill I II II III Ill ii-

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