Page A4 The Weekly View December 18, 2015

Words from Sports Voice Woods opinions, observations and sports history... C.J. Woods, III By Steve Nicewanger Weekly View Columnist College Football 2015 Player and Coach Awards he end of every awards now, the Heisman Tro- was presented the Jon Mackey the Paul Hornung Award as col- St Paul University in Minneso- college football phy is still the “Oscar” of col- Award as college football’s top lege football’s most versatile ta, won the Disney Spirit Award T season means that lege football. The 2015 winner tight end. Stanford University player. Alabama’s Ryan Kelly as the most inspirational player My Animals there are a plethora is Alabama runningback Der- offensive guard Joshua Gar- won the Remington Trophy as of the year. Oklahoma Center of awards given to players and rick Henry. Henry swept most net won the Outland Trophy the nation’s outstanding college Ty Darlington won the Outland “Dad, you need to get a coaches who are judged to be of the other top honors as well, presented to the nation’s top football center. Desmond King Trophy as the top scholar-ath- cat,” Lisa said. I laughed at outstanding by the media. The including The Maxwell Tro- interior lineman. Penn State Se- of Iowa University won the Jim lete in college football. my daughter: “When I spend most famous of these awards is phy as the nation’s outstanding nior defensive end Carl Nassib Thorpe Award as the top defen- Awards are fun and sometimes a month at your house, who the Heisman trophy, annually player, Walter Camp Award, won both the Lombardi Award sive back in college football. winners go on to bigger things. is supposed to take care of presented to the nation’s out- and the Doak Walker Award as and the Ted Hendricks award UCLA’s Ka’imi Fairbairn won Colts tight end Dwayne Allen the cat?” standing college football player the nation’s outstanding col- for his outstanding defensive the Lou Groza Award as col- was the Mackey Award winner I think Lisa said that be- by the Downtown Athletic Club lege runningback. Connor Cook play. Nissib was also the Lott lege football’s best placekicker. in 2011. Peyton Manning won cause of her concern for of Manhattan. The club created of Michigan State received the IMPACT Trophy winner as a Utah’s Tom Hackett was the the Outland Trophy in 1997, me. I live alone, and she the award to honor John Heis- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm defender for both his outstand- Ray Guy Award winner for the as well as the Davy O’Brien worries that I may also be man, an early great of college Award as the nation’s outstand- ing performance and character. second year in a row as the na- Award. Peyton and Andrew lonely. She supposes that a football as a player and coach. ing college passer, but Deshaun Temple University linebacker tion’s best college punter. Luck are both former Johnny cat would comfort me. But Heisman served as president Watson won the Davy O’Brien Tyler Matakevich won both the Clemson University Head Unitas Golden Arm winners. I am able to leave my apart- and general manager of the Award as college football’s Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Coach Dabo Swinney won the They both won the Maxwell ment at any time, and stay club for many years and passed outstanding quarterback. Cory Nagurski Defensive Player of Home Depot Coach of the Year Trophy. A player’s outstanding away for unlimited periods away in 1936. The first winner Coleman of Baylor won the the Year Award. Notre Dame’s Award for guiding the Tigers college football performance of time because I have no was University of Chicago Of- Fred Biletnikoff Award as col- Jaylon Smith won the Dick to an undefeated season and a does not guarantee success animal dependents. (No fensive Back Jay Berwanger in lege football best wide receiver. Butkus Award as the nation’s number one ranking in all the in professional football, but plant dependents, either.) 1935. Although there are many Hunter Henry of Arkansas outstanding linebacker. Smith major polls. it doesn’t mean the player’s When my friends in South- is from Fort Wayne. Stanford There are several service and award is bogus or unwarranted. ern Indiana would go on va- University sophomore running- character awards. Hank Goff, a Any player who is so honored cation, I was the one called J&T Automotive Services back Christian McCaffrey won defensive tackle at Concordia- should be proud. on to stay with the animals, 100K PARTS & LABOR 7115 E. 46th St. • 545-1355 “Max,” the dog, and the cat, NATIONWIDE WARRANTY [email protected] “Penny.” And the house. I SHOCKS Colts and Texans This Sunday used to joke that should my BRAKES Used Tires The Colts and Texans do battle hearts of all Colts fans. The Colts still have a cheesecloth of- friends return from vacation ENGINES $ 00 this Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadi- Colts played soooooo badly fensive line and the defense has to find the house burned to TRANSMISSIONS 25 um. 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I had a friend visit, and when “The 100 Years Ago this Week Cat Below” saw us outside, at From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, December 19, 1915: Our Lady of Lourdes it came to claim me. My Catholic Church, 5317 E. Washington St, will be dedicated today by Bishop Joseph friend — a cat fancier — Y ung Chartrand, with unusually impressive ceremonies. The Rev. James J. Wade, pastor of picked up the cat as easily as Holy Cross Church, will be the celebrant at a solemn high mass with beautiful music if scooping up a stuffed ani- provided by the church choir, under the direction of Thomas Murphy, and organist Miss mal dropped by child. How Josephine Cody. The two-story building, of Roman Tuscan architecture, is a combination can you “scoop up” living Heat! church and school erected at a cost $40,000 (2014: $922,426.71). The social hall in Rose Mary Clarke razor wire? This reasonable ers who are bearing gifts for the the basement will be the scene of a dinner, served by the women of the parish, following the dedication. The Rev. Joseph Poelhuis, pastor of the church, leads a congregation fear of mine makes for inter- Weekly View Christ child and are made ac- numbering more than 200 families. Patrick W. Egan chaired the general committee of esting theater when I let the cording to rigid rules that date cat in, and want it to leave. It columnist arrangements for the dedication. from the late 1700’s. Some of — Information courtesy of Steve Barnett, Director of the Irvington Historical Society. lets me pet it, and seems to them are Gypsies with darker like that . . . wait: the cat is skins. If you would like a collection of these “100 Years Ago this Week” the Bona Thompson Memorial male, so I will identify it as Center, 5350 E. University (Irvington) has the last 3 years in 3 booklets - $10 per set. They are Notre-Dame de Paris I cannot bear to pack them open Wed. 1-3pm, Sat. & Sun.1-4pm. All proceeds benefit the Irvington Historical Society. “he,” from now on. He lets away, so they sit on me gently guide him toward aris has many wonder- Granny’s sewing table. I the door, and doesn’t seem to ful neighborhoods such have a shepherd, sheep, understand that if he refused as Monparnasse on the a tramp with a bundle from which we could see the ca- to leave, so be it: Here’s the PLeft Bank and Mon- on a stick, a baker car- thedral. The ritzy Tour d’Argent tuna. martre and the Champs Elysée rying a loaf of bread, an Restaurant is across the river So, I do have a cat. He does on the Right Bank. We like the old man in a windblown and pays for its nighttime illu- WORLD not live with me, which is Left Bank across the Seine and a cape, a woman along mination. all right with both of us. We short walk from Notre-Dame de with her donkey that is And the rising of the sun WAR 1 : 100 Years Ago have an unspoken agree- Paris. Notre-Dame was built on And the running of the deer loaded with firewood, From The Indianapolis News, Monday, ment: if I let him in, I have to a little island, the Ile de la Cité. self wishing that I were a young The playing of the merry organ and several others. My fa- December 20, 1915: The low ebb of let him do whatever he wants Construction started around hopdoodle. vorite is an old woman who is Sweet singing in the choir. to do. But, I have a dog, too. 1160 and took nearly two hun- Notre-Dame is lovely at any — “The Holly and the Ivy” is the militia spirit and absenteeism are knitting a tiny sock. Mary, Jo- the cardinal defects with the Indiana He lives with my landpeople dred years to complete. The re- time of the year. We’ve been in an English folk song. seph and baby Jesus are housed militia according to the inspection re- (landlord and landlady equal sult was one of the most glori- Paris more than once during No- On our last evening with Phyl- in a Provencal-style stable and a port issued by the chief of the militia “landpeople”). When I am ous piece of architecture in the vember. The weather being sim- lis, we braved the cold and sleet dovecote that Vicki made for me division of the War Department which lacking in the brutishly loyal world. ilar to that of Indiana, we bundle and attended a concert of Ben- out of Insty Clay. gave the Indiana National Guard love of a slobbery canine, I Bill and I never tire of drink- up in heavy coats and warm hats jamin Britain’s “Lessons and The three Wise Men are there, poor ratings. Absenteeism has gone make arrangements to visit ing in the beauty of the great to stroll through the streets. We Carols” at Notre-Dame. What but I’m lacking a camel. I a long way toward breaking down the “Doug,” under the pretense were in Paris in late November a lovely start for the Christmas cathedral, and we find ourselves bought two hens and a rooster at Indiana National Guard. Of the 2,677 of paying my rent. Doug gravitating to its neighborhood. and early December with our season! Afterwards we dined at the shop. The young clerk said, enlisted men in the Guard, 769 were (though not slobbery) is, to One of my fondest memories is dear friend, Phyllis Otto. Phyl- a cozy restaurant nearby where “Madame, ne-désirez-vous pas absent when the inspection was held. paraphrase Tommy Chong, when we lunched on salmon and lis and I took a bateau mouche mirrors softly gleamed with un autre coq? ” (Don’t you want The state ranks 45 among the 48 “mostly Labrador,” and is delicious wine on a boat docked and saw a different view of the light. another rooster?”) “Non, Ma- states and the District of Columbia in mostly black, with a graying down on the Seine below it. One cathedral. Foolishly we insisted As always, before I left Notre- demoiselle.” “Pourquoi pas?” the percentage of men of militia age muzzle and a love of scratch- time we went to its huge plaza on sitting outside and froze our Dame I lit a candle in memory (Why not?) She giggled when doing service in the National Guard. es, scritches and rubs. I often on the night of the Summer Sol- butts! of my devout little mother. I like I replied. “Parceque, Mademoi- Indiana is the only northern state overstay the stated purpose stice. We were probably the old- During our rambles near Notre- to think that the essence from selle, on l’a mangé!” (Because where the militia spirit is at as low an est people there. Oh my good- Dame I found a shop that had of my visit to get filled up on they ate him!) its tiny flame rose and mingled ebb. Nineteen of the thirty-four rated that dog-love. ness! The place was packed with Santons to add to my collec- The Parisians were starting to with that of the centuries where infantry companies and the medical So, I’m good: I’m healthy young people jumping and leap- tion. The Santons — little saints get ready for Christmas, and it will remain forever. wclarke@ department were rated “poor.” and happy and I have my ing to the beat of African drums. — are crafted in Provence. The greenery was beginning to ap- comcast.net animals, my dog and cat. My mother would have called charming three-inch-tall terra P.S. I have become weary of This is a series of excerpts compiled by Steve pear in the area. After dinner, Barnett commemorating the 100th anniver- them “hopdoodles.” I found my- [email protected] cotta figures represent villag- we always had coffee in a café political correctness. I wish you sary of World War I and Hoosier reaction to it. a very merry Christmas!