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Vol. 19 New York, N. Y., March 24, 1939 No. 22 ROSE HILL RELAY SHATTERS WORLD MARK All Five One-Ads By JIM FITZGERALD A world s record was shattered Wednesday, March 15th, by a relay from Rose Hill! Heffernan, Guess Battering Father Time, the fastest of them all, from his lofty pedestal Fordham's crack one-mile Kept For Final quarte welded their name into track's Hall of Fame on the overrated Dartmouth College oval in Da- Debate Today at vis e leid House at Hanover, as they blasted the University of Pennsylvania's supposedly untouchable Contest worlds mark from the books and substituted a clocking close to two seconds better. In the same at- tack they defeated their Bronx rivals, N.Y.U., by some two yards. Philadelphia Precedent Shattered As Coming back for revenge from an unexpected and bitterly close two-mile relay defeat by a Violet Council to Play Host to Judges Decide Not to Cut quartet, the Ram foursome composed of Ralph St. Pierre, George Leary, Frank Slater and Wesley New York Teachers and Number of Plays Wallace smashed the universal criterion the hard way, with the latter three men doubling up. Only atter Wallace, running perhaps what constituted the fastest and certainly the most spectacular quar- West Virginia When the curtain goes up on the an ter-mile on an indoor track this season, crashed his way past N.Y.U.'s Jim Herbert, who pulled wide nual One Act Play Contest in Collins on the narrow three lane track in a desperate attempt to avoid defeat, was the six-year existing world's A Fordham team of Joseph Heffernan Auditorium on next Friday night, the mark of 3:17 changed to a Maroon hue in 3:15.2. and George Guess, both Juniors, will audience will be journey to Philadelphia today (o debate treated to five pres- It was a dramatic moment as the teams lined up in the colossal field house for what proved to be with St. Joseph's entations instead ^h climali x of a season of record relay * College of that of the usual four. racing. When the gun cracked and th' city. The two This was decided men shot around the first turn and Int. Council represen- at a private audi- Foreign Political the chute the crowd tensed in expei Election of 40 tatives will up- tion held in the tation of the rarest thing in foot-racing hold the affirma- auditorium last a world's record. For it was obviou tive on the ques- Conference To Be at the completion of the first leg, a bri "Maroon" Editor tion of the advis- Sunday afternoon. 1 John T. Dugan's llant effort that ended with the Violet ability of an "Anagnl Outrage," Held in April McPoland a scant stride ahead of S This Morning American-British Richard L. Breen's Pierre, that this was to be the fastes alliance. "Dreamslayers," mile ever run by a team indoori Next Monday afternoon, for the William L. Doty's Committee of Students f Leary, incensed at his leg on the twi HefFernan, Emerich, Carey mile team which had been slowed dow first time In the "Record Run," Mi- Welcome Visiting chael J. O'Leary's by Wltte from N.Y.U., almost brok Chosen As Finalists Under history of the "An Incident at Dugan Celebrities the mile race up as early as secon Merit System Council of De- Carney Market Square" and George Q. Gallico leg by his sensational kick on the bate, a girl's team straightaway, a kick that enabled liln Balloting for the post of Editor-in- of debaters, representatives of New "Guns Make Noise" will all be shown Doctor Gabor de Bessenyey, Ph.D, In an evening which will shatter Ford- to band a slight lead to Slater. The ga; Chief of the 1940 Maroon will be held York State Teachers' College, will ap- ham precedent. Formerly the plays have Chairman of the Foreign Political Con hint Maroon captain, coming back fron this morning by the members of the pear on the Fordham Campus. Bear- been strictly limited to four in number. ference sponsored by the Gradual a remarkable anchor leg of 1:51.6 o. Junior Class. The names of three can- Ing the Council's standards will be This year, however, the judges deciding School, revealed today that a commit the two-mile team, held this lead, run didates will appear on the ballot; Gerard Carney and George Langley of Joseph Heffernan of section A, John Junior. on the HiBt elimination of scripts were tee of sixty students selected fron ning a hammer-and-tongs third quar ter with Giddings. Wallace was contcn Emerich of section C and Justin Carey In the past week the Fordham de- unable to reduce them to a number low- various activities of the College an er than fire. It was decided that the to stride behind the Violet anchor ma of section D. baters participated in two intercollegi- plays should be made ready for produc- Graduate School will act as hosts t until the Ram ace uncorked his power Each candidate was required to sub- ate, non-decision contests. Last Satur- tion on March 19th when a further elim- celebrities visiting the conference. ful finish in the stretch. But Fordham'! mit a petition signed by twenty-live day, William Hogan, '39, and Donald ination of one play would be made, Doctor de Bessenyey emphasized tha record-breaking effort was not the re members of the Junior Class to theMenagh, '40, upheld the affirmative on suit of a kick by Wallace, all four me the pump-priming problem against leaving four to be shown In the finals. this was the students' affair, and such i Student Council. Eliminations were Judge! Unanimous ran really top-notch races. The ind then conducted on the Merit System. Loyola College. The next day found committee .would serve as a valuabl. After the live plays had been pre- (Continued on page 5) with the names of the three highest Gerald McCool. '40, and Harrison sented last Sunday the judges returned contact between the visitors and th candidates being submitted to the dean. Downs, '39, at Upsala lo defend the (Continued on page 7) student body. Also a chance will b. Joseph Heffernan, in addition to be-negative of the isolation question. iven to representative students t. ing Secretary of the Junior Class is Glenn Miller's Band also a prominent debater and an active STUDENT LOUNGE ROOM NEW PREP SCHOLARSHIPS make many personal contacts. member of the Mimes and Mummers. ANNOUNCED BY RECTOR Impartiality will be the chief note o John Emerich was a finalist in theNEW LIBRARY ADDITION the conference, as the speakers invited Jersey Club Choice Freshman One-Acts, Prefect of the The Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S. J., Pres- •epresent diametrically opposed opln Sophomore iSodality ami is now active Uist week a new addition to Dunne Library was announced when half of ident of Fordham University, has an- ons. For example, Professor Charles John A. Howe, '40, Chairman of thein the Council of Debute. Justin Carey nounced a new scholarship plan for the Jersey Club dance committee, is a member of the Officer's Club, an the Drowsing Room was converted into Fordham Preparatory School which will ?enwick, one of the American delegate vealed yesterday that the orchestra officer of the French Club and a mem-a Student Lounge. feature three regular four-year scholar- to the Lima Congress, a noted Antl- selected to play on April 13 was thai ber of the Band and RAM staff. Mr. Roehenbeck, college librarian, ships to be competed for on April 1. The ranco man, will speak the firstday ,of Glenn Miller. Listed on the ballots which will be stated that tills new novelty on the novelty of the arrangement Is that, be- while Ambassador do Cardenas, til' Miller's selection comes as some' distributed in the classrooms will ap- college campus was a natural outcome sides the three winners, all taking the Generalissimo's representative In thewhat of a surprise, in that his contrac pear the number of credits that each if the growth of the University. The examination who receive an average of United States will be the guest of honoi was not able to be obtained. Re- of the three candidates have obtained Lounge Uoom will prove to be an at- 90% will receive scholarships of $100on the second day. In contrast to sev- cent developments at the Meadow to date. Results of the election will be raction to the college students, for a year and those attaining 85% or over eral well-known anti-Nazis, the Germar brook country club have made It pos hey will have an opportunity to meet point of view will be upheld by Doctor posted this afternoon on the bulletin in the saitte test will receive scholar- sible for the popular leader to remain board. n comfortable and informal surround- ships of |5O a year. (Continued on page 8) on tor (lie Fordham dunce. Miller fea- tures two vocalists who will pet'forn on April 13, Marlon Hutton and Hay Kberly. Student Council to Complete Getting bin start in the musli'al re< Dick Gasparre To Furnish as an arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Ray Noble anil the ['ami I,mini outfit Senior Week Ballot Today under (Jleu Gruy, Miller rupidly e:iitu Music For Westchester to the fore 111 this sphere. As a coin poser of popular dance tunes, In Murphy, Mulligan, Warren, Gallico, Davis, Brassel, iii'hleved quito a reputation in tin Popular Society Band Leader Announced As Choice; Chair- To Argue for Places in March 29 Voting 'Hiirk Hay" section uf Boston anil II man Also Invites Kate Smith was In tills annie. hot-bed of dlserliu IIIIHIU on merit linlula. council uflli'luls mttiiiM iliuu'c fans that be lli'sl attnlneil William ,1, (lli'iinou, 'mi, ciialrmau ut VIHIIIIIK tlie Huvoy l'liiza yi'iirs ago, With puuei'B fullliiK about the cliiini- iudli'iitiHl Wcilncsihiy. immilhenre an n bnlon wleliier. lie ihlliee eiinnnlllee for ||u> U'eHt ilnueeil to (luspiiiTe'x niusle and found bors like miow anil contingencies The KllzCnilton Hotel In Boston •hesii'i' ('lull, iiiiiioiiiiccd ycMfcnliiy that Al Iho sainti meeting Hubert KIIIK, It KII ilellubtful Hint IHI raved to liln ip ut every turn, the Student ins featured IIIH nnvel, uiiMlyleil III c k (luxpiirr "Hi, was uppoluti'd to hiiiid n conimlttf friends iibuut Dick's tuusieiil genius. t'ounell adjourned rhythms, which Itnve nlmi lieen nlretl Ilie fuvorlte imit' to liivt'Htltiiitt' tbn i>iihlii'atlon of u Dlik iilso eunipoHi's, his big song hit VVeilneHility with- iver lln- .Vutfniiii! 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POUNDING ON THE BOARDS Fordham ring down the curtain on its indoor season with loud resoundiAg thump. For when Wes Wallace bounced off th< wall surrounding the Dartmouth oval and snaked home ahead o Jim Herbert, ie world standard for a mile relay was chipped ani chiseled to a 315:2 Maroon effort, Thus the fVting climax to a fine Ram year on the pineboard. T\ say other than that it was a highly successful season would be trea son. In fact it was one of the best seasons Fordham ever had in track The one wlio deserves more than a handful of the praise being tossed around is the liald-headed major-domo of the spiked »h» brigade——Boli Giegengack. Of course, the Rams didn't scorn 1S< points with ca •d tricks. There was some good material here when Giegengack dropped anchor. But that same material had been floal ing around thi gym for the past few years with no tangible results. This season the Maroon waved in nineteen meets and wound u with a team trophy in the Inlercollegiates, team title in the Junto Mets and knocked off with a new world's mark for the mile relay AH of which isn't oats. What the Pordham team needed was someone who could manip- ulate the material at hand in order to get the most possible points. Something liks squeezing a grapefruit from all points on the com- pass at the sa ne time. The final tallies show that the bald-headed one knows hi way around the splinter saucer. Outside o: Wallace and Slater in their individual specialties, Giegengack h d only the relays to work on for those precious points. He worked and on February 4 in the Millrose Games he unveiled what he thou ;ht was Fordham's best combine for the mile baton passing stint, It. Pierre, Leary, Wallace and Slater picked them up and slapped t zm down on the various tracks. Five times this quar Coffeymen To Open Season HANDBALL TOURNEY tet ran this ye ir at the mile distance. Three times they led the pack home and in t eir last effort set up a new world's mark for the res With Navy at Annapolis Play Begins in Annual of the lead to im at. Tournament From our terch on the back fence it looks as though the lad who Coach Jack Coffey's eighteenth Ford- put this team the map was not Wallace or Slater. But one barrel- iam baseball team may catch a tartar Riflemen Defeat The draw was completed for (lie chested Irishman, George Leary. n their 1939 season opener when the annual handball tournament and phy Rams meet a strong Navy Nine next will get under way some time during He could i ml would fight his way to the head of the throng and Wednesday at Annapolis. The Gobs N.Y. Edison Co., and the week. Elimination style will be the once you're in front with the tail light showing the way home if boast a strong as well as veteran ag- method employed and every effort will gregation bolstered by a greater nunv be made to hasten play. Th.e first round much easier. Giegengack believes that Leary put into the outfit the ier of likely looking reserves than Rutgers Teams of the tourney must be completed by spark it lackeil the past few seasons. ave graced a Navy diamond in recent Friday afternoon, March 24. ears. Joe McChiskey put his chips on Leary this year and George Perhaps the biggest feature of the Coach Max Bishop's single major Place Fourth in Trophy competition, at least from the players' obliged by tuiing in with a fourth place in the individual scoring iroblem seems to be to replace Bill Match at St. John's U. point of view will he the meeting of the But it's diffici t to pile up an eye-catching point total by running [ngram, last year's captain and left Freshmen Win college champions with the champions ugged the wood on eleven occasions over the mile lelder as well as the Blue and Gold's of the downtown school. This idea was relays. Leary lading stickman. Ualph Anderson is incorporated to stimulate competition. route and it w s here he scored his points. promising catching prospect and the The Rifle Team downed two oppo- nents and came in fourth In an invita- Rev. Thomas Moore, S.J., who is run- But he didmore than chalk up markers for the Maroon. He put Vavy mentor looks to him to (it well In ning the tournament, has received :i amie Adair's old backstop position. tion trophy match over the week-end, the punch, sosorely lacking, in where it was most needed. What we topping the N. Y. Edison team which large number of entries and close com- he only other vacancy on the Varsity. petition Is expected. There are no fa- would like to enow is who was saving him last season and for what beat them earlier in the year and Good Hurlert scoring over the Jlutgers five. The vorites since the entrants are all pretty event. Like the Maroon the Navy possesses Rams trailed Ilrooklyn Polytech Eve- good ball players, but Joe Oranski anil But take nollicr gander at the score-sheet. Thirteen men with tried and strongly manned pitching ning, City College and N. Y. V. in the Jack Laughran are expected to prove lepartment with returning letter-men difficult men to put out of the running. Wallace on Ip garnered the 159 Fordham total. And all of these St. John's Intercollegiate Invitation erry Bruckel and James Madison Trophy match at St. John's. haring the bulk of the mound duties came u§ the suit of pint; hoiird pounding. For as usual Fordham The Freshman Rifle Team handed single ninrker in uny field event. The reason is simple. iiid capable relief hurlers In Howie didn't notch ii ichoenbaum and Tom Turner. Xaxier High School a beating earlier There were t men entered in these events or if they did have men last week to the tune of 895 to 879. The Spring Practice With Pat Petrino, the Rams' hard Frosh'a next opponent will be Bronx- signed up tin didn't bother to show up. ilttlng first sucker slated to be on the ville H. S. on March 31. keg for u very sad situation. lidelines as a result of bis recent For Crowleymen Which in iperatlon indications are strong that The Edison team met defeat on the It looks at though Fordhum, after many years in the cellar, has loffey may start an infield nunrtet of Ham's home court on the 16th by a score of 915-893. The Rutgers men suf- Coach Experiments With flnully climhe I OIII IIIHI made itself known in the track world. Hut it lophomures. Jack McGiirk will nrob- fered their loss in Collins Hall on the lias to do mo lliun <•<>!> relay* lo MIIIV up near the top. However, it bly get the noil over I!(ih Hussmiller ISth at. 1325 to 1314. Scorns in the St. Poniatowski at End and 0 bundle Petrino'H post lit iirst until II|>|M'UI-N IIM th ugh tlml"* all llie Irack reeord up here will amount lo. John's match ran: Ilrooklyn Poly-DOS' Kuzman at Guard at returns to active duly. Al (Jroli C.C.N.Y.-900; N.Y.U.-878; Korrtliam-877. Plus of conn a few individual lirxl* here and there. ivlll be ul accimd while Jarklii lli'iirn fordhum meets Ilrooklyn Poly Kvonlng As spring foothull practice continue" lirnbiiiily niisi! out Sal Kcopjiu, vet- To get an where in track, a school has to have men entered in at homo on Muicli 2*. »! llui college gymnasium midst I lie ran utility man, for tlw shortstop poai- llox scores for the Rutgers match hubbub of thn coming buselmll season field events. o, not only entered, but competitors who will try to ion. Johnny Muipliy will coinplcti' the score a coupl of points at their specialty. For we have had athletes lilcld iiiinrli'l at third liuso. and current basketball workouts, thi' An uli vi'teriin ('(inililniitliiii tit ./dim KOItlillAM I'ninc K 1 Hlnn.l Tula Fordhum plgttkln IOICIN urn hcglnniiiK entered at sono meets but as we've said they never got around to '.'nriifnlii UK till 711 to IDIIIKI Into real »lnii»>. lliun In h'fl, ('ujituln .Mike lli'iini Ir Miliniiklii IIS 71 !!f!r showing up a the back door. Until Fordham gets to developing tnl- Sullivan I'll 711 2f' Cniwh'y anil IIIH stuff fuci' 11 jilfaBiinl iMitt-r anil lloni Pi'lui'l|i(> palrnllin^ I'VltlT ¥ K7 S3 outlook with ri'Kui'il to Imi'klli'lil i'l;l ent in field ev : nts, the Maroon will always be present but not at the ii! lil-.hl mildfti will iiiuki'-ii|i thi' Mn Mlll'l'll.'ll Ii7 III 71 •iK Icrliil for fnlurii Kail haltli'H. l.i'flnvi'i 1 top of the hc(p. Hill Dllllll'lll. 132.1 fliilli IIIHI year Illi'luil" Ilin I'liplnln '»»••' MUM1 tliim Illli'ly Mi'iilor ('ufli'y will llf'I'llKHH I'rntii' Klltrl Htimil Tut ill lhl Four wee ,s ago the Rams .scored fifteen points in the Iiitcrcol- 1 'll'tni'llni; lilt Kll 7H 21111 iliiiii'li'iliai'k, Mill KI.VHIrlil, l> l' OHitlltl III Hl'tlll Ciltll'l' HOWI' 01 117 711 Arthur »7 1 leglates, The innwy DVIT tlir full illHtjiuir wo early •IIHWI'IIH inn Nil 711 "li' cl|n>, iillllinllii! fill 1 lint-U. l.i'li KMIIIII.IIII. wrnpped up and cnrtcd home the first te.'im trophy M||1V 1 ^ulli'r II!) Hit 77 Sf'i HK'lvi'l-lil|i|n.|| Ii it I r Im c li, mill ' ' they hod cv«> 1 HIM H<*II:4OII Mini will H|i[f( tin npi'ii I'll MM 2IU captured In ihlH meet. Perhaps with a decent, array nr, 1 1 I SPORTSHOTS Maroon Shaded in Two Mile; VARSITY LETTERS Balance of Team Revenge with World Mark Twenty-Five Major Letters Produced Record Awarded Says Wallace (Continued from page 1) the country on tracks of clay and vldual times, while perhaps not ac- board, but never until Wednesday curate are at least approximate and Twenty-five varsity letters and seven extremely significant; the clockings night had it even been approached. Recounts Experiences at It is unfortunate that there were no freshman numerals in track, rifle and follow: St. Pierre 49.5, Leary 49.1, fencing have been awarded to mem- Darthmouth; Praises Leary Slater 49.0 and Wallace 47.6. official dockers stationed at the 1600 meter mark—some ten yards short of bers of Fordham's winter sport teams, And St. Pierre Two-Mile Relay Shaded a mile—for despite what most of our it was announced yesterday by John While the New York Yankees lan- Scarcely fifty minutes before the Ram learned Metropolitan sports writers F. Coffey, graduate manager of ath- By WE3 WALLACE guish under the warm rays of the aim two-mile quartet manned by Leary, printed Wallace was In the lead at this letics. Statistics released by the Ath- The curtain on the current track sea- at Saint Petersburg and Bill Terry's Wallace, Walter, Cary and Slater had point. letic Association reveal that Maroon son was run down on the K. of C. meet tanned troupe performs at Baton lost the race to N.Y.U. In a heartbreak- It we may be allowed to point out a varsity and freshman athletic units but the actors demanded an encore and Ing finish which was so close that the Rouge, Jack Coftey with his perennial slight discrepancy to our more expe- compiled forty-one victories and thir- rang an extra curtain call that brought Judges had trouble picking the winner. rienced brethern, from wliere they ty-one defeats in dual competition dur- a glorious season to an unforgettable scarlet windbreaker, is starting yet Poor pace setting on the first two legs were seated it was impossible to see ing the last three months for a per- close. More than bringing a season to another season at Rose Hill with n handicapped the Maroon team. The the finish line of 1600 meters, for it was centage of .569. a close, It forcfbly made people and group of frozen aspirants for the base- time of 7:44 represents the fastest two- stood, assaulted by every college in certain newspaper reporters cognizant ball team. Some day perhaps one of VARSITY LETTER-WINNERS of the fact that Fordham really has a the ambitious young athletes now un- TRACK record relay. It had to be a world record der the scrutiny of Coach Coffey, may however, to bring this fact forcibly to Francis Slater, Captain everyone's attention, for despite six be soaking up vitamin D in one of the Lawrence Mullarkey, Manager big league training camps which relay wins over New York University Hugh Bennett, Walter Cary, Michael which included two Boston and one stretch from Florida to Cataltna Island. Dolan, Joseph Fay, Albert Glen, armory record, track experts still In- Tony DaPhilllpa and Babe Young George Leary, Justin O'Neill, Ralph sisted—for some unknown reason— once waded through the spring mud of St. Pierre, Wesley Wallace. that N. Y. V, was the better team. Rote Hill and both ere now on the RIFLE threehold of big league careen. The For a while the dopesters were able Jump from collegiate circlet to the Albert Dunn, Captain to chuckle. Fordham had lost the two- Majort it quite a tpan, in fact It'e well Harold Feltsr, Manager mile relay, besides an expected record, nigh impotiible without a few years Oscar Holti, Joseph laeovo, William and one hour later were expected to of teatonlng In the Minors. Frank McGookln, Arthur Mulligan, Alfred run a mile with a team that was not Frlach waa one of the few men to make Perrone, Raymond Raffaell, John L. considered able to run more than one the leap but then, any one will admit Sullivan. good race a night. The Maroon itself wasn't exactly a bed of cheer, but that Frank wat an exceptional ball FENCING player. Collegiate football ttart don't rather than discouraging it made the Charles Robinson, Captain find much difficulty In gaining employ- team a bit more anxious to go out and Charles Ankner, Manager ment with tome profettional outfit. win the second one. Alexander Boana, Thomas Brady, But the brand of bateball played In The race as history is now well Bernard Buge. college! doetn't compare with that known, but certain facts now intrude played by the Yankees or even the FRESHMAN NUMERALS themselves, namely that a relay team Brooklyn Dodgjera. TRACK Is still composed of four men and that Peter Callery, Robert Dorlsnd, Rob- the Dartmouth track is just another Fordham'i Bambino WALLACE BREAKS TAPE AND WORLD'S RECORD ert Fallon, Francia Hafey, Claude large track with long straightaways DePhlUips and Young are both good P/eculewiei, Arthur Schmldlefn, and heavily banked turns. Al] year, re- porters have written the relay com- examples of what happens to better mile race of the year. This was the rec- In a tunnel. While on the subject of Edward Shine. than average college diamond stars ord that Fordham had really pointed bination of four men as the Slater, Wal- irritations in Gotham's dally sports lace combination. Far from being true, with aspirations. Babe was an extra- at and when Giddings of N.Y.U. shaded sheets, we might like to correct a ordinary hitter. Whenever he strode Slater at the tape it waa a fighting-mad Ralph St. Pierre and George Leary few mistaken Impressions which pos- have failed to receive credit that they to the plate visiting coaches waved the although tired Ram one-mile team that sibly have been made. In the first place Foilsmen Score outfielders out almost to the hothouse came back to show the experts that richly deserve. Only twice this year Wallace and Slater are two of the has Ralph failed to bring the stick in in Botanical Gardens. Babe would usu- they were wrong In maintaining that cleanest runners in the business, as In Dartmouth Gym ally oblige with a gargantuan drive Fordham trackmen could not repeat. less than first and only once has Leary any of their competitors will tell you. failed to be out in front. that would knock out a picket in the As a matter of fact, despite an allega- Iron fence that surrounds the campus. Ram Coach Uses Strategy tion made by a certain hiigh-salaried Roosevelt High Conquen A relay team, to be successful, has (All doubters consult author.) Around It was a bit of last minute doctoring football expert, one of Captain Frank's Freshman Team at Ford- to have balance. Reporters are prone the bag Young wasn't exactly a gazelle by Coach Bob Oiegengack that had a few faults on the track Is that he is to emphasize the doings of the out- but he did manage to stop most of the great deal to do with Fordham's vic- usually too much of a gentleman to de- ham; Border* Stars standing and neglect the lesser known grounders hit in that direction and hold tory. The strategy consisted in switch- fend himself at the right moment. In who pave the way for the stars to fill on to the tosses of the inflehl. The work ing Wallace to anchor and running passing, "Gentleman Jim" Herbert The varsity fencing team, under the the headlines. A brief survey of the of the Yonkers youth soon reached, the Slater third in view of the long straight- hardly lived up to his newspaper at- direction of their captain, Charlie well known stars of past years will ears of big league ivory hunters and aways made to order for the former's tributes in the homestretch of the mile Robinson, placed eighth in the Inter- never show one that ran a record relay Babe was eventually signed up by the tremendous finishing kick. relay race Wednesday night, almost collegiate Championship matches held by himself or show a record relay that Giants. As we view all the circumstances forcing Wallace with Fordliam's world at Dartmouth last week-end. They had one man do all the running. A good team hns four good men and despite In ihort order a spot wat found for the Ram's record becomes all the more record into a wall instead of a book. gave a creditable performance, con- all the Irregular and always erroneous Young with the Richmond Coltt in the noteworthy. A significant fact Is that sidering the fact that this is the first the original mark was set on a six Two World Marks for Ram times of individuals that are over pop- Piedmont League. Babe banged away Thus the Fordham indoor track sea- year a fencing team has competed at ularized in the news papers, Its only for a aeaton and finished well over the lap oval set up in the huge Kingsbridge Rose Hill. .300 mark. The next atop wai Naahvllle Armory—even faster than the over- son ended in a blaze of glory. Begun the final time of four men that count In the Southern Ateoclation but Babe rated Dartmouth scaffolding. Von El- with Wallace's world record at 600 In Its initial engagement of the sea- and not the individual times. watn't ready for the thlft. Hie hitting ling, N.Y.U.'s veteran coach, was heard meters in the first meet of the year, son, the freshman aggregation lost to The trip was one of mingled delight fell off and' he wat promptly ihuttled to remark that the old I.C.4A, saucer It was climaxed just as fittingly in the the Roosevelt High School trio In the and gloom. The gloom was only of a back to Richmond. Here Babe con- was substantially faster. For six years last meet with the establishment of a Ram gym. Although outscored, the momentary nature such as occasions tinued hie battering way winding up this mark, set by Penn's "Wonder" new universal criterion by the mile Rams showed plenty of promise which any defeat, but their joy was of a par- the year with a .343 average tnd a berth team with Olympic 400 meter cham- relay. Coach Giegengack and his men augurs well for their success In the ticular kind that is experienced once on the Leagues all-ttar team. Thie pion Bill Can- running third leg, has are to be congratulated. future. Doc Borden and Mario Yon In a lifetime only by a chosen few. It Spring the Fordham alumnus it bat- show by their steadiness and courage took a while for the full import of the tling Sam Leslie for the first base job under fire that they should develop record to be realized by the team, but with Jereey City, which le next door to Into two of the ablest foilsmen ever a surging crowd of autograph seekers to represent the Maroon. finally brought Its importance to the the Majors. Should the Babe come Maroon Infield Handicapped through against Double A pitching, he A return match has been arranged fore and then it was every man to his will be pushing Zeke Bonura for his for the frosh against their neighbor awn inner satisfaction. Its doubted if position next Spring. Let's hope he hood rival and another meet has been even u hundred per cent on a final exam By Lack of Experience tentatively scheduled against the St. when fifty is expected, a rosebowl bid does. John's cubs. For the varsity Al Flosna or a win over Pitt could equal the satis- Tony's Life has been outstanding so far, garnering faction of that particular moment. DePhillips wasn't a standout player By GABE CUCOLO count. Sal covers a wide terrain, and "How does the Infield shape up, has a strong throwing arm. Jack Hearn several valuable points In all meets, For two seniors It meant a thrilling In Fordham HH was Babe Young. In Jack?" This was probably the most vital Is making a determined bid for the followed closely by Robinson and end In Indoor track at Fordham; for a fiict Tony hud to bo content with a sec- question put to the popular baseball shortstop post mid at present writing Anckner. Junior and a Sophomore it meant ond string berth behind Andy Piiliui. mentor by your correspondent. Refus- .-seems to have the inside track. Al Groh, There Is a possibility that a few added Incentive until their tiwn event- 1'iuil Kricholl, the Yankee scout who lug to commit, himself until he lias seen another of Vlnny Clancy's prospects, more meets will he, scheduled toy the ual graduation and for all, the end of Is a frequent visitor hero in thn SprliiK- the hoys work outdoors, Jack evasively bus been working out at second base. varsity, but at present they will con- the beat track season that Fordham saw In DePhillips however, a potential- replied that It will probably be an In- (Iroh Is a good hitler and may win a flue themselves to practice HC.I.HIOH.H in has ever enjoyed. ly llrst class backstop. Thn swarthy oxporlnccd qnnrlel and only lime will starting berth on Ills hltt ing prowess. the gym. Aa this issue goes tu press, More than that It's hoped that It Is en Ichor hail a rifle, ami, a good lieuil tell U the Inlleld will lie up to par. The There in also a possibility that Seoppa thi'i'els a strong probability that llosna the fon'riiiiner of great tennis at Ford- mill Unit, rare quality In a riillcKlnn, buttery HIIIIIIMIHI In Hie brightest In may open at third, with droll ami I learn will he elected ciiiitain of next yeilr's ham, well balanced and uble to some pulse, lie hit fairly well lull iilwnyn to years anil, with a veteran outllelil to teaming tip as the second l>ase eomblnn team, thus shattering t tradition of day win an I.('.A. team title. dead left Held. Upon Kriiiluiillon Tony ciniipleniciil Urn liuilcrs anil receivers, Hon. Jack lleiirn, younner brother of always t'lectlilK n seni r tu the cup lienmie a member ,,f the nisi Yankee 1 iln> hlg «|iicsl!oii murk seems to he the Mike. Is a (lemon on the hum pa HIM and lalney. However, KrudtiuHun will rob farm syHtein wmietinieH Uimwi) an !H mi even lielfcr hunter tlmn Captain Inner works. the Maroon of a capabl fencer In this tlli' chain e.iiiiK Mike. Should Jackie win the shortstop year's eaptiiln, ('hurley Itolilnnon Class League In his first year with the New York- Petrlno Not to Open job he will prohahly hat In I lie sei'ond Penn League Tony h»d only one dli- Al present I'lll I 'ft 1-llK I has tll'ell l'i' ilnl, rlKhl behind the llert Mike. These tlnctlon. A group of aportiwrltera •« ,'U|ieratiiii: limn III" recent iipcriilliiii two should wi'enk havoc on opposing RAM RUNNERS TO TAKE Closes Today lilli-liers mid nilcliers. Jiuli lie (tiielnno leoled an all homely team and DePhll- mill IUVHI'III IMIIII-IIIIUIIH nre Mini .lulinny PART IN TEANECK MEET ll|>» won K place hands down. In tlif Mi'lliirk. up I'lmii I be Krenliinen, will IM illiotller ealnlldati' Tor Herollll hllHe. allliolluh lie In Weak with I hi' illicit With iliu nil In- riiIII|IUH tiilklnu liiini" off iF»»n howtvtr thu old Maroon tin ,, -,\ i he Hint luiHsi'i'li III'.IIIIIKI Navy In I'nm'h Hn!> (Itf'MenMlll'U tlllH ell- hull, ttolf mid leiiuU, Vlnny ('limey licr- tli-tnl from basketball, hit beat known Ilio I'lll'llllu miner nexl Weilnenilliy. Me HISIH in iiitcmpiliiK In i'iiiupli FR. JOYCE SPEAKS FIVE PLAYS KEPT IN MORAN, '36, RECEIVES McGURN DISCUSSES POPE FROM CHINA FINALS OF ONE-ACTS PROMOTION ON "TIMES" German Club Holds W. Barrett McGurn, '35, former edi- Letter from Father John H. Joyce, (Continued from page 1) Thomas J. Moran, '36, who, during tor of The RAM while in Rome covered •32.M.M. his Senior year in Fordham College, Annual Banquet a unanimous decision In favor of keep- the coronation of Pope Pius XHfor the Sancton, Canton, China ing all five for the final contest. Mr. J. waB a member of the News Board of Dear Father Deane: Harvey Haberstroh, S.J., dramatic di- The RAM, has recently been appointed Last Thursday night, at the annual Herald Tribune. His article appears in a member of the Society staff of "The Yesterday the mall boat blew into rector of Loyola High School, Mr. Dan- banquet consisting of typical German this week's Issue of America. Sanclan, and you must understand New York Times," according to an an- iel Dwyer, S.J., of Boston and Fr. Glen fare Interspersed with group songs, McGurn has been on the staff of the "blew" in the literal sense. With no Walsh, S.J., of Fordham acted aB Judges nouncement received here yesterday. Tribune since his graduation from more than a bandkerchiel for a sail and after they had announced their de- Mr. Moran has been employed by the Father Walsh, S.J., and Mr. Kaelln, the Fordham. and a strong north wind behind It, the cision, they declared that all the plays "Times" since his graduation from moderator, addressed the members. mail boat hit every third wave between were so excellent that it was impossible Fordham. While in college he also Following the precedent that the served as correspondent for that paper. the mainland and here. Sancian Is to eliminate any of them with justice. dean speak, Father Walsh outlined about fourteen miles from the main- Dugan's "Anagni Outrage" is a drama- plans for facilitating the study of lan- land and the only means of transport tization of the struggle between Pope the totalitarian ideologies of the day. guages. "The teacher or medical stu- Is by sail-boat. Sometimes the trip Spectacular from the start, it calls for JAIN-SAX Boniface VIII and tlio emissaries of dent," said Father, "who does not CLOTHING CO., INC. takes four hours and sometiines twen Phillip IV, King of France. It deals with one of the most intricate lighting set- have a knowledge of two modern lan- ty-four. The only time I made the trip ups that the Mimes have used in recent guages is h a n d I c a p p e d." Next he the attempt to depose the Pope made by BUY DIRECT AT OUR FACTORY it took BIX hours. However, yesterday the king. The cast includes Dugan, Wil- years. Among the large cast is Richard sketched the growth of the study of (he mail-boat bad some mail, which Is liam GIdney, '41, J. Kenneth Campbell, h. Brcen, '40, Chester Glassen, '39, Al- German, the difficulties encountered, unusual these days. We just haven't '41, and James Sutler, '39. fred Hanuon, '41, George Guess, '40, and the final success culminating in been receiving any mall down here and Hermes Secondari, '39, Frank McCrann, Suits—$20.00 Doty's "Record Run" makes up the the establishment of the German Club. I am quite BUi'e the "Bronx Home '40, Victor do Rlso, '40, James Cooney, His conclusion stressed, "a variety of Topcoats—from $17.75 News" will tell you why. In the mail comedy portion of the program and Is '40, Richard Coffey, '41, Donald Slattery, the story of the attempt of the good ship modern languages as essential to a Sport Jackets—$12.75 was a Hong Kong paper with thii '40, Frank Wilde, '40, Thomas Reynolds, broad college cultural education." news: "Fordham 6; Purdue 6!" That 1B "Queen Anna" to set a record for At- '40, Joseph Heffernan, '40, Thomas Barr, 2 Piece Sport Suits—$17.75 the only score I know to date and I lantic crossings. A difficult set is being '41, Bernard Sweeney, '40, John Howe, President Conneely introduced Mr. Made to Order—$27.50 hope the others are .better. At least It constructed for tills play in which the '40, and Thomas McCarthy, '40. Kaolin who gave a brief history of the stage will be divided into two halves, club. reminded me that I owe you a letter. O'Leary's "Incident at Market Square" GENUINE SAVINGS OF IIP TO 115 one representing an office and the other tells of the Easter Week rebellion in The pastor, Father Cairns, a Holy the ship's bridge. The cast is made up Dublin. The cast includes O'Leary, Don- is a alory of a spy in an air squadron AltuaUons Fm Cross man—which I am not holding of Doty, Vincent P. Brennan, '41, Frank ald Wilson, '39, Thomas McCarthy, '40, during the last war. The cast is made against him—left here for Hong Kong Ford, '41, Thomas Benham, '41, Harry 117 Broadway—Al 121b St George McGovern, '40, James Cooney, up of George Langley, '40, James Lyons, ST. I—1921 2nd Float in September for a vacation and a re- Leider, '41, and Neil Forster, '41. treat. He has not been able to return '40, and Victor de Riso, '40. '39, Martin Sullivan, '39, John Keavey, Opon Dally TUI 7 P. M. due to an argument some people are "Dreainslayers" is a play dealing with George Galileo's "Guns Make Noise" '39, and George Galileo, '39. having out here. No boats are going from Hong Kong to Canton or Kong Moon, and it is quite a swim from Sanclan to Hong Kong. Therefore I am guarding the shrine of St. Francis Xavler all alone, and trying to make the people understand my use of their tongue. It is very quiet here aa we lire off the main current of events—some- thing like Staten Island with no ferries running. For social life the Mayor and Police Chief of Sancian and the Mayor of Hachlen dropped in for tea some days ago. Imagine the Mayor and Po- lice Chief of New York and the Mayor of Jersey City dropping into the rec- tory for tea. For athletics we have a soccer game almost every evening on WHO SAYS THE the mission grounds and these boys can be plenty rough. My shins look as CIRCUS IS DEAD? though the American flag is tattooed on them. For the spiritual life we are now Killed by union warfare? De- having a novena to St. Francis. We pression? Not yet! Cat* and have two novenas here every year, one Kinkan bring! you the story now and one in March. For breakfast, •nd two pages of circus photo- dinner and supper we have chicken, graph* in natural color. pig and fish. In fact, I have eaten so many eggs that I am beginning to feel ft NfW MYSTfRY MKL Colonel like an incubator, but one can get used Primroie investigates a case of to almost anything and as I still have automatic murder in False to my health, I have no food worries. Any Man, by Leslie Ford. Sec- ond of iiz installments. On China's Fourth of July which is the tenth of October 1 was invited to UHU-TtWN MMER. John M. Qale has never failed to pay a a village to take part in a celebration. check with real money, never After walking three hours, part of the once foreclosed a mortgage 1 time in a tropical rain storm and then Jesse Rainsford Sprogue tells *=^Sisr ' t\ In the sun's lays, I arrived there in a you about him. s rather muddy condition. At the village =^=;^ ; gate all the school boys were lined up USD: Short stories by T. S. and a band started to play as I walked Stribling, Donald Hough, and into the town. Did I ever feel like some- Margaret Weymouth Jackson thing being met by a band. That's the ... Oaret Oarrett reports what first time it happened to me and I happened when, labor locked guess its a long time between bands. horns with West Coast farmers However, I might mention that all the (see Whott, Law and Order?) band instruments belong to the mis- ... serials, editorials, fun and sion and that I had loaned them to that cartoons. by village. The village elders asked me to WALTW O. COMONOf make a speech but as I couldn't for the life of me say "The Declaration of In- dependence" in Chinese 1 was forced to decline. A good time was had, how- ever, as there were two speeches, a school grill and much firecrackers, a soccer game— with my soccer bnll — and a conceit with the mission's in- struments. if there are any extra pruyors around Fordhum send them along for Hanclan us wo need plenty out hnre. I'll remiim- '•er all nt Fordham during this novena unil In return I will oxpuct. u few prayers for tin. work horn. Don't for- Bi't that Ht. Prunrls was a Jumill and wo Jesuits must stick togiithor. He- Kurds to all on the- campiix ami drop a Hun oul horti oucu In a while. HIiKwroly yours, John II. Joyce. P«r4h«m Sq. Illllard Ac«4«my N, V, Cur. rnrdhin Nil. * Wrl,.l.r Am. I'hon. ttlr.lli.M 4.HIAA 12 KUNSWICK TAILIS 10c Ptr H**r With Thlt Stub. NOT IIIIOII Mint MAiu ii mi VATS. tubuHbt to the PAGE 8 FORDHAM RAM, MARCH 24, 1939 GOOD COUNSEL GIRL PAMPHLET ON FREQUENT Sylvester T. Cohane, director of pub. Sergeant Boylan BUSINESS FORUM DANCE COMMUNION REVIEWED licity for the athletic department of TALKS ON MARRIAGE Fordhani recently became the father HELD IN KEATING HALL of a baby girl. Delivers Lecture To In a speech that was something en- "Frequent Holy Communion: Why?" tirely new for the Classical Club, Miss The Business Forum Dance, held by Rev. John A. O'Brien, Ph.D., L-L.D., Chemical Club Mary Gonzales of Good Counsel College on St. Patrick's Day, was one of Chaplain of the Catholic Students at held forth last Tuesday on the subject the most successful on the campus the University of Illinois. Father this year. A capacity attendance O'Brien has written this pamphlet ex- Chemists'Club Hears N. of "Marriage—Ancient and Modern." filled the "Green Room," while pressly tor tho purpose ot college stu- Police Officer's Story < She concerned herself chiefly to the many were refused admission. It dents. Holy Communion is "God's Su- origin of all the various parts of the was announced that the profits will preme gift to man"; it is a hidden Narcotics be distributed among the students source of strength and an antidote for marriage ceremony of today. IMMtttWtt TUT The origin of the "best man" was one and a financial report will be given sin. The author has cited numerous Due to the efforts of Dr. William to the Student Council at the next examples of famous people who have Conway, the moderator, Sergeant Boj of the first things she treated and she traced it back to the times when "mar- meeting. been dally communicants and he quotes PRIWEI Ian of the Narcotic Squad was aecurei Mai McParlane's music was the fully their reasons. This pamphlet is to address the meeting of the Chem riage by capture" was in vogue. When suns sssss the prospective husband wanted to get high spot of the evening, accord- appended with the Decree of the Sacred Ists' Club last Tuesday. Congregation of the Council on Re- married, she explained, he merely went ing to those who attended tho Alway-wae ckrn ••« Sergeant Boylan illustrated fro to the home of his bride, seized her and dance. ceiving Daily The Most Holy Encba- free iw»m too •• seized pipes, bricks, oil lamps and r< carried her off. The best man, who acted rlst, of December 20, 1905. matter ••» ofu« fined opium the method used by a as the strong-man squad, was taken of her father. In addition to these cus- amok* it CheJ. diets to "kick the gong around." He d along to overcome any opposition with toms, she traced the origin of many ••>•>"• scribed the ways used by the police which the groom might meet. others such as the throwing of rice at locating "hop joints" and some of th The honeymoon was also a product weddings, the old shoes trailing the i-alitj «•» «!«• difficulties they experienced in break bridal carriage, the flower girls, the Ing them. A small vial of opium wai of this marriage by capture, she de- ROSENHAINS clared. It was always necessary to get bridesmaids, the wedding cake and the given to the students to smell In ordei bridal veil. Foriham M. at Ciwtoa AT*. that they might know the character as far away from the bride's home as istlc odor of the drug which onci possible In order to escape the wrath Lundwon smelled is never forgotten. Manet The officer continued to a dlscussioi Ala Cote of the other drugs used by addlcti King's Restaurant morphine, heroin and cocaine. H 373 E. Fortfham Hud, New York City COCKTAIL LOUNGE: showed the students the way addle STUDENT LUNCH 25c TID-B1TS, 3 TO 8 P. M. Inject the drug under the skin by mean: SPECIAL DINNER SSc of a brass safety pin, an eyedroppe S COURSES NEVEE CLOSED and a spoon. ChiniM and American Food CLASS RINGS Speolal Service to Student! J6J E.FOMMMM MXMMVALENTIhlE Ml, The last subject touched on by Sei geant Boylan was marijuana. He nai rated the story of the weed from 1 planting, to the finished "reefer." SIX STEPS TO At the close of his talk Boylan Him MORE SMOKING trated the effects of drugs on the bod; and mind by pictures and case hU PLEASURE torles of addicts. POLITICAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN APRIL (Continued from page 1) (miw retail Htatmht William Tannenburg, counselor ai , B.C.) tache' of the German Embassy in Wash ington. Two former ambassadors, tin AOfINO—Chederfield'i miU Honorable Odgen H. Hammond am ... or any one of the ripe tobaccoi, like fine wines, we Erwln O. Laughlin will be among tin •fed for two or more ycara in hufe wooden cnki. Here they gradu- presiding officers. 1,044,492 tobacco dealers ally acquire that true Cheiterfwld The first session of the congress miUiuu and toftr nut which live April 22, will concern itself with "The millions of imokeri mtrttl—pm. Trade Policies in the Lima Confer- in the United States about ence;" The second. April 23, will dis- cuss the "Effect of Franco's Victor) on Latin America" and the questlo Chesterfield's can't-be-copied of whether German Trade In Soutl America Constitutes a Menace to De- Combination mocracy; The final session, April 2 will be on Catholicism as a Source ol STMMtMO—"Almo.1 human" Inter-American Relations. The Belie ii what they lay about Ihe inter- diction of Bishop Stephen Donahue eilinf •lemming machines, whose close the congress. Cnlers pick up the tobacco, leaf Dr. de Bessenyey staled "Last year by leaf and take out Ihe slero, due to a misunderstanding, students h leaving only the mild, tender, lieved they were not Invited to the con- good-tasting part of Ihe leal to go ference. We wish to definitely state that into Ihe making of ChesteiCclds. all students of Fordham are urged t attend." He also advised that students wish Ing to be present should make Individ ual reservations for tho sessions the. desire to attend at his office in Keat- ing Hall. 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