FORDHAM COLLEGE, NEW YORK, JANUARY 12,1950 No. 11 Woods, Falconer Receive Nite Bite Opens Council Clears Coffee, milk and sandwiches will now be served every weekday eve- $500 Patterson Grants ning in Keating Hall until 10 p.m., it has been announced by the man- agement. Alternate The "Snack Bar" will be located Alternate NSA delegate Harry in the Mural Room (the sophomore Brauner, '51, was cleared of the im- dining hall). peachment charges against him on The opening of a campus lunch '50MaroonGoes Dec. 15, as the prosecution failed to room at night was requested in a obtain from the Student Council the petition started by Richard Leahy, two-thirds vote necessary for con- '51, and signed by a number of To All Studentsviction. boarders and day-hops. After the results of the secret bal- In a revolutionary change of pol- loting were announced, Bob Feterg, icy, it has been announced that the head of Fordham's delegation to the 1950 edition of the Maroon will be NSA and initiator of the impeach- Lecture Today distributed free of charge to all un- ment proceedings against Braunfer, dergraduates of ti»e college. declared: "On behalf of the delega- In announcing this decision, Edi- tion, I would like to welcome Harry ByFr. Walsh tor George Woods explained that it back into the NSA. We are very hap- was reached in an effort to broaden py concerning this outcome, for his Rev. Gerald G. Walsh, S.J., former the scope of this year's Maroon so sake." editor of Thought and renowned that it will reflect the progress not Dante scholar, will deliver an illus- only of the senior class, but of the Brauner responded by expressing trated lecture on "Florence" this aft- junior, sophomore, and freshman his appreciation for the Council's ernoon at 3 o'clock in the Chemistry classes as well. fairness in handling the case. "Re- Amphitheater. Instead of individual subscription, gardless of whether I'd won or lost," This talk is the first of a series to as was done in the past, the 1950he said, "I knew I was getting a be given on various shrines which edition will be financed by funds square shake." will be visited during Fordham's drawn from student tuitions, Woods Brauner also thanked Peters for Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome this explained. This will be augmented the way he had summer. All are invited to attend by revenues derived from the sale presented the Shown above receiving their awards from Rev. Thurston N. Davis, S.J., these lectures. of advertising space. prosecution. Dean of Fordham College, are senior George Woods and junior Arthur The Fordham pilgrimage will last Woods went on to explain that Impeachment Falconer, winnen of thia year's Patterson Memorial Scholarship for Jour- forty-eight days, and will include students from each of the four years proceedings nalism. tours of France and Italy. The climax will be expected to shoulder their against Brauner share of the responsibility in seeing were opened on This year's Joseph Medill Patter-' that the publication is a financial Oct. 31, when Pe- son Scholarships for outstanding success. A 10% commission on all ters first moved journalistic achievement have been Cash Prizes Offered proceeds is open to students who for his dismissal. awarded to George Woods, '50, and cooperate in the drive to sell adver- The alternate del- tising. egate was charged Arthur Falconer, '51. The grants, For Stories, Posters with malfeasance amounting to $500 each, are awarded Contracts for prospective buyers andnonfeasancein annually to two students in the An interracial justice short story may be obtained at the Maroon of- office for his fail- Journalism Division of the Univer- and poster contest has been an- fice in the basement of the Adminis- sity. ure to attend sev- nounced by the Interracial Justice eral NSA regional meetings and to Established in memory of the late answer important correspondence. founder of the New York Daily Commission of the NFCCS, which is News, the scholarships are now inlocated at Manhattanville College of Protestantism A challenging of the Council's their second year of existence, hav- the Sacred Heart. The students of all right to remove an alternate dele- ing been won last year by Joseph colleges affiliated with the NFCCS gate of an extramural activity pre- Is Subject of vented formal action on the dismis- Valerio, '49, and Frank G. M. Cor-are eligible to submit entries. bin, '50. sal motion at this meeting, and a Woods, who spent his childhood in The purpose of this contest is to History Talk committee was appointed to study Lake Placid, N. Y., and graduated stimulate interest among students in Rev.- Florence Cohalan, son of the the constitutionality of such action. from high school there, is now a res- the promotion of understanding be- noted judge and a professor of his- At the meeting on Nov. 17, the ident of the Bronx. committee reported that the Coun- tween races. tory at Cathedral College, will de- cil did have jurisdiction in Brauner's An Army veteran with two years' The first prize in the short story liver a lecture on "The Protestant service in India to his credit, Woods contest will be an award of one hun- case. Council president Lou Mauro is married and the father of two dred dollars. The second prize will Revolution and its Effects" to the accepted this ruling, and the Coun- children. At present, he is the editor be fifty dollars. In the poster contest Fordham History Club this after- cil adopted Peters' motion for im- of the 1950 Maroon and also acts as noon. The talk will take place in the peachment. A committee composed the first prize will be fifty dollars, the FR. GERALD WALSH of Joseph Ciampa, Arthur Oates and campus correspondent for the Newsecond prize twenty-five. Bishops' Lounge at three o'clock. York Times. Edward Karst was then appointed to The entries must deal with some will be an audience with the Pope in Father Cohalan has been giving a investigate and report on the facts Falconer is a native New Yorker aspect of interracial justice. The con- Rome. in the case. whose home is now in Manchester, test closes February 11, 1950. The Sailing date from New York is series of lectures on the Protestant New Hampshire. He is a graduate of rules of tho contest and additional June 21. Total price for the trip is revolution for the Newman Institute. Evidence for both sides was pre- St. Joseph's High School, Manches- information can be secured from $973, all fees included. Arrange- He is known for his ability to blend sented on Dec. 5. Brauner defended ter, and spent a year at St. Anselm's James Ward, '51, Fordham delegate ments are backed by the Cook Tour himself by explaining that lack of anecdotal humor with the substance time and a summer job had inter- College in that city before interrupt- to the NFCCS. Agency, and all details will toehan -of his talks and provide perceptive ing his education for 19 months of The judges will be outstanding dled by an expert guide. fered with an efficient execution of Army service. representatives of various fields of Further information concerning the and interesting lectures. his duties in the past, but added that art and literature. The winners will pilgrimage may be obtained from lie received his masters' degree he would be able to fulfill the de- While overseas, Falconer served as mands of his position in the future. editor of two regimental publica- be announced during "Interracial the Rev. Eugene Culhane, S.J., direc- from Georgetown University and Week," March 5-11. tor of accommodations. The investigating committee also tions. After his discharge, he came did post graduate work at Harvard. reported their findings at this meet- to Fordham as a freshman and is now He has written articles for various associate editor of the Fordham ing. The committee stated that the Monthly and a reporter for The Catholic publications. prosecution's charges were valid This is the fifth in a series of talks and substantial, and recommended HAM. Scully Joins Red Barber that the impeachment proceedings Woods and Falconer were selected on "Revolutions" being sponsored be carried through to a conclusion. for the awards by a faculty commit- by the History Club. The French At the final meeting on Dec. 15, tee composed of the Rev. Alfred Bar- In the Old Catbird Seat Revolution, The Civil War, Chris- there was no further discussion of rett, S.J., Chairman of the Journal- By JOHN FARLEY During his two years on WFUV, tian Revolution and Anthropological the evidence. Before the balloting, ism Division; David Marshall, Pat- however, the Council president had terson Professor of Journalism, and Last week was just the beginning Vin broadcasted all the Ram foot- Revolution have been discussed thus of another year to a lot of people, ball, baseball and basketball games. to make another constitutional rul- Edward A. Walsh, Instructor in far with Dr. Paul Levack, Mr. Sam- ing. Acting on the recommendation Journalism. but for Vin Scully, a June '49 grad- He always has been interested in uel Telfair, Dr. Robert Pollock and of the constitutional committee, he Annual prizes of two hundred and uate of Fordham College, it was a sports, especially baseball and be-the Rev. J. Franklin Ewing, S.J., red lettered week indeed, for the fore he began his radio work, he declared that in the case of impeach- fifty and one hundred dollars each, leading the discussions in those ment a two-thirds vote of all mem- donated by the Federal Court Press news was released that he had been was a letter man on. the Fordham topics. bers present, and not of the entire Association of New York, will be named to the Brooklyn Dodgers' nine for two seasons. Council membership, was the re- awarded at a later date. Rules for the broadcasting and telecasting staff to A few months before graduation, The next lecture will take place quirement for conviction. selection of the winners of these begin work this week. Scully began to realize that the on February 2, when Miss Gretta In other business on Dec. 15, the prizes will be announced later in the This means that Scully will be transition [from Campus radio to Pershing Rifles were ruled ineligible year, said Fr. Barrett. working with Walter "Red" Barber commercial radio was going to be Palmer, featured columnist of The Catholic News, the New York arch- for membership on the Student and Connie Desmond broadcasting a difficult one. He immediately be- Council. The constitutional commit- all the Brooklyn baseball games gan preparing audition discs and let- diocesan weekly, will come to Ford- tee headed by Frank Haslach pointed Fordham Host to NFCCS both at home and away, during the ters of introduction to the many sta- ham to discuss "Revolution in Indo- out that the Pershings were a Uni- For Liturgical Day, Feb. 4 coming season. tions in the eastern states. The young China and Java." versity and not strictly a College Vin, a 23 year old native New red head was resolved to aim high function, and that their admission The annual Liturgical Day of Yorker, majored in radio here and and not to accept just any job that Plans for a local historical project would be a violation of Article II of the New York-New Jersey Re- was very active on the University was offered to hm. are under way in the History Club. the Council's by-laws on member- gion of the NFCCS will toe held station, WFUV- • Replies began to come in, and byAware of the absolute void that ship. this year on the Fordham cam- May he had several rather good of- Pus, it has been announced by FM, as a staff an- exists as far as genuine historical A motion by Al Madigan was i'ernand Bedard, '51, chairman of nouncer and fers. He chose one from the 50,000 publications about Fordham are con- adopted providing that Council elec- the regional Liturgical Commis- sportscaster from watt CBS outlet in Washington, cerned, some members of the club tions scheduled for this month be D. C, WTOP, and served there as postponed until February, to avoid sion. the time the sta- are preparing to do some ground t i o n commenced staff announcer from June until conflicting with the semester exami- Saturday, February 4, is the September. work in uncovering material for a nations. aate set for the program. Repre- operation in the summer of 1947. Actually Vin began announcing history of Fordham. William Steinbrecher, day - hop sentatives from twenty-threo Since they realize the limitations catholic colleges are expected to The inexperience on WTOP a few days before he representative, was authorized to Participate. that may have graduated, and had to get a leave of time and the vast, amount of ma- contact the Dean of Studies on the been evident in of absence to be present for gradua- terial that has to be uncovered, the question of establishing a day-stu- Liturgical Day will begin with tion. While in Washington, he gained immediate aim is to provide source dent council for the College. Mass in the University Chapel at his first few foot- ball broadcasts of valuable experience working on all material for some future historian to A motion by John Geary was •> a.m. A combined choir corn- write the history of Fordham. Vin Scully that year" soon types of shows—sports, news, music, adopted calling for the employment Posed of students from several and audience participation. Several Anyone interested in this long- of a court stenographer by the Coun- ralleges of the New York area gave way to the smooth, easy-go- range project is urged to contact Mr, cil to record the full proceedings of will sing at the Mass. ing style that has marked his suc-times he filled in for Arch McDon (Continued on page 8) Robert V. Remini, moderator of the any future impeachments, cess to date. club or one of the members. January 12, RAM 195 0 Page Two Ram Iteiegates Will Go Mimes Prepare Across the Table To Mich. For NSA Parley New Gheon Play By TOM MURPHY A trip to Michigan awaits the Na-< On two successive weekends, Feb- tional Student Association dele- ruary 14-19 and 24-26, the Mimes gates who will be elected by the Fordham Plays Host and Mummers are offering as the student body later this year and the first play of the new year an excit- number of Fordham representatives To Sociologists Here ing drama by Henri Gheon, entitled I dislike editorializing in a sports column, but there was an incident making the journey may depend on The Catholic Sociological Society "The Comedian." ast week when Rutgers played basketball here that could use a little the success of the current purchase eld its eleventh annual convention It will be recalled that "Christmas urine The booing and hooting that went on every time a Rutgers player card drive, William J. Burke, '50, it the City Hall Division of Ford- >n the Village Square," a play suc- ittempted a foul shot certainly left a foul taste in my mouth. It is very NSA delegate, has announced. am from December 27 to 29. ;essfuily presented in the Keating asy to boo from Ihe anonymity of the stands, but it does little to enhance Burke recently represented the At the general session, the Rev. Little Theatre just before the Christ- he name of Fordham in colJpgiate athletic circles. Metropolitan New York Region of Laurence J. McGinley, S.J., Rector mas holidays, was written by this the NSA at a five-day meeting of of Fordham University, welcomed same author. Bill Carlson, who leads the Rams in scoring with 94 points, is doing a the Association's Executive Com- ;he members of the convention with ;ood job when you consider that he has only been playing basketball for mittee, held at the University of The new play has for its locale ;hese words: ,"As a Catholic uni- the Rome that the emperor Diocle- 'hree years. Bill did not go out for the team at Mt. St. Michael's until his Wisconsin from Dec. 27 thru 31. versity, Fordham is indeed honored 'enior year. Last season as a freshman, he showed a great deal of promise The committee, composed of tian ruled. The action of the play is nd privileged to welcome you, centered on a highly emotional in- 3ill has much to learn, but he is a hard worker and will improve game twenty-seven students from every ;athered here in an effort to ad- oy game. It might help a bit if the fans were a little more patient with region of the country, named the rance this scholarly knowledge of cident in the life of an actor of the University of Michigan as the loca- iociety which the Church so sorely period, Gensius. "The Comedian" a. t tion for its 1950 Congress, and fixed leeds. May your discussions be was first written in 1927 and this is August 23 as the opening date. More blessed with God's help, Who made its first New York production. The Clair Bee is the clown of the weekly basketball writers' luncheons. than one thousand students, educa- man social, after His Own Image." play, one of intense emotional con- He can well afford to clown around while his L.I.U. team continues to win. tors, and college administrators will Rev. Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, S.J., flict, is highlighted by an unusual At last week's luncheon, each cuach was asked to comment on the new participate in the Congress. ead of the Department of Political denouement. wo minute rule adopted by the Metropolitan colleges. When Clair's turn Edward Charbonneau, '52, is cast A large part of the committee 'hilosophy at Fordham was elected :ame, he said: meeting concerned the arrangement o the Executive Council. as Gensius. Sharing stellar honors "How the devil should I know about the improvement in the two of the agenda for the Congress. It with Mr. Charbonneau are Lila de ninute rule ... we never get a chance to play a team from New York." Discussions and^the reading of re- Leva as Poppaea, mistress to the The fact that L.I.U. is more or less black-balled in metropolitan bas- was decided that the Congress should jorts marked the three day conven- consider any and all propositions emporor and the role of Diocletian cetball is a source of embarrassment to some schools around here, but tion. Brother Herbert Leies, S.M., of is capably handled by John Easely. hen' L.I.U. is partially to blame for the situation. proposed by the member delegates. San Antonio, Texas, reported on the Burke supported a minority group The major supporting roles are unsatisfactory condition of the mi- played by Marie Brownell, as the which advocated the formation of a gratory worker in Texas. Figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau recently resolutions committee to sift the va- isclose the fact that Dick Doheny broke an all-time college record when rious questions and place the more Bertha Magrauer of Xavier Uni- le completed 23 passes in the game with Rutgers last season. Doheny's important ones before the delegates. versity in New Orleans, La., de- :3 completions broke the old mark of 22 set by Stan Heath of Nevada in This would have aided the many scribed the activities of parish 948. It is amazing that passers like Sammy Baugh, Dave O'Brien, Angelo representatives attending their first riests in France. 3ertelli, Johnny Lujack, or Sid Luckman never completed as many as congress, and would have increased "Urban-Rural Population Rela- 12 passes in a game while in college, but it gives further emphasis to how efficiency, Burke pointed out. But ionships in the United States" was Eootball has changed in the past ten years with more and more stress the proponents of pure democracy ;he topic of a paper by Clement S. ieing laid upon passing. In 1941, Fordham led the East in passing with a prevailed. Mihanovich of St. Louis U., the jtal of 45 completions. This season, Dick completed 83 passes himself. newly elected president of the so- • • • Three Ram Delegates ciety. The annual conventions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Fordham will be represented by ind the Football Coaches Association being held at the Commodore this three delegates at the congress. The three alternate delegates may also Council Meets CCNY week are certain to bring about a series of fireworks. The much-discussed attend if the purchase card drive is Sanity Code will be in for a beating with seven member colleges of favorable, Burke added, since such the N.C.A.A., principal among them being Virginia, refusing to abide by success would solve the financial OnWORForumToday ;he Code and facing possible expulsion from the Association. problems involved. Although alter- "Is Big Business Useful?" will be nate representatives have no vote on the topic of debate on this morning's Due to the water shortage all the scheduled swimming meets at Ford- the plenary floor, they could take Martha Dean's program at 10:15 ham have been cancelled until further notice. This news added several part in other activities of the As- aver WOR. C.C.N.Y. is to be Ford- furrows to Coach John Lyttle's much furrowed brow. The necessity of sociation. lam's opponent. The Council has adding 7,000 gallons of water a day to the pool caused the cancellation. This would accomplish one of the iarticipated in three other debates The pool has a capacity of 100,000 gallons. main objectives of the Student his week. group—the exchange of ideas, Burke The other debates during this remarked. In this way, many ideas leavy pre-e'xam week schedule were Our Apologies at New Rochelle on Monday, with Macy's Is Sought In the issue of December 16, never offered to other delegates may EDWARD CHARBONNEAU be contributed by an enlarged Ford- Georgian Court here on Tuesday, The RAM erroneously reported ham representation. and at Mt. St. Vincent's last night. ingenue, Albina, and Dick Walsh as For PCS List that Mr. Albert F. Kaelin was The Executive Committee also dis- The topic for these debates was the Felix. • director of the singers from the cussed the entire NSA program in "Nationalization of Our Non-agri- German Club who serenaded the culture Industries." Both female performers will be re- Bill Hanley, chairman of the NSA general and received the reports of membered for their superb work in campus with carols during the Debate manager J. T. Bollin has purchase card committee on the week preceding Christmas vaca- the various officers. The president's Moliere's "The Doctor in Spite of campus, announces that the NSA is report declared the organization was rranged a debate for the Commu- Himself." In that play Miss de Leva tion. now recognized as the representa- ity Center in Port Chester, N. Y., was the shrewish wife and Lucinde attempting to add the larger chain It was Mr. Kurt B. Gohla, as- tive of the students of America, and :or the night of January 27. was played by Miss Brownell. Those stores to the list of those stores al- sistant moderator of the club in has been consulted by various Fed- The Rev. Vincent P. McCorry, S.J., charge of the freshman division, starts this week a leave of absence who recall last season's lenten play ready granting discounts to holders eral agencies on the students' behalf "Voice in Rama" will remember of NSA purchase cards. who directed the singers. Mr. in the recent months. as moderator of the Council. Acting Dick Walsh as the young cripple Kaelin is the moderator of the in his place will be the Rev. Lau- Among the stores being contacted organization. Civilian G.I. Bill •ence Atherton, S.J. Father MoCorry boy. are Macy's, Gimbel's, Howard A civilian version of the "G.I. expects to return in September to Once more "The Comedian" will Clothes, Davega Sport and Radio, Our sincere apologies to both Bill" also has been advanced by the his position as moderator. receive the master's touch in direc- and the London and Florsheim shoe Mr. Gohla and Mr. Kaelin. Association, and the committee tion and stage designing. Both the stores. heard that the bill will be intro- director, Mr. Kloten and the stage Hanley explained that the pur- duced in the, near future in Con- Senior Drive designer, Mr. Riva, are well known chase card system does not seem to Frosh Debaters gress. to Fordham audiences. have caught on at Fordham but at- The sale of purchase cards is con- Opens Tuesday tributes this not to the system itself Name Officers 'tinuing thru class representatives. but rather to a lack of interest on No figures on the extent oi sales are Senior President Pete Menk an- Annual Frosh Dance the part of the class representatives In a recent election held by the yet available but eventual success nounces that the Senior Raffle will who are in charge of the distribution members of the Freshman Forum, get underway next Tuesday. Grand of the cards. He emphasized that the seems probable, Burke stated. Cards prize for the ScheduledforFeb.l 7 John D'Ambrozio was elected presi- may also be purchased at Harry success of the plan will depend large- dent; Edward Gallagher, recording Olmstead's booth in the Keating holder of the win- The annual informal dance for ly on efforts of the representatives Hall Cafeteria. ning chance will the freshman class has been sched- to drum up interest in their respec- secretary; Michael Sullivan, corre- be a $475.00 West- uled for Friday night, February 17, tive classes. sponding secretary; and William inghouse Console in the gymnasium. Frosh president Kearny, treasurer. The Freshman television set, G. Emmett Smith is chairman of the Ownership of a purchase card en- A.M. and F.M. ra- dance committee, which is already titles the bearer to discounts ranging Forum also has a new moderator, dio, and phono- to 20% at stores throughout the city. the Rev. John J. Jennings, S.J., who making preparations for the social The discount may be applied to sport- graph. The set is highlight of freshman year. has succeeded the Rev. Francis Fin- FORDHAM distributed ing goods, clothing; jewelry, records, Chairman Smith announced th.. radio and television—almost any- gerhut, S.J. through Modell's, following appointments for the BARBERSHOP which is located thing the average student can think Although the Forum has not yet chairmanships of the various com- of. 427 East 188th St. right off the cam- mittees: band — William Kearney debated with teams from other col- As an additional advantage for the leges, it has held several intramural (Corner of 188th & Park Ave.) pus at 382 E. Ford- decorations — Claibourne Sanders; ham Road. Fete Menk entertainment — Edward Metzner; student, seventy cents of the dollar debates. The most recent was on the The seller of refreshments—John Stapleton; pub- cost remains in the college and is national topic, "Resolved that there Special Rate the winning chance will receive a licity—Paul Healy; and tickets- ultimately used for his own benefit. should be nationalization of basic $60.00 Zenith portable radio. The Joseph McGranaghan. Chairman Hanley requests that the non-agricultural industries." The af- senior who sells the most chance Volunteers are needed to help ou class representatives notify him as firmative team of John D'Ambrozio for Students books will receive free tickets to al in all phases of the operation. Thos soon as possible of the sales which and Anthony Andreachi defeated Senior Week activities. interested should contact chairmai they have made to date. John Wagner and William Kearny. Joe Ciampa, senior class treasurer, Smith of one of the committee chair is in charge of the distribution of men. chance books through class repre Further particulars on the them £••••••••••••••••«START NOW!•••••••••••••••••} sentatives. of the decorations, band and enter- _ HOWABD — The sale of chance books will con- tainment features, price of tickets NEW COMPLETE COURSE tinue until February 15. All the pro- and other details will be announce ceeds of the raffle will go into the in the next issue of The RAM, an In preparation for coming examinations class treasury to help defray the ex- through the class representatives c for REGULAR and SUBSTITUTE license as penses connected with Senior Week. freshman year. JOHNSON'S TEACHER IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THEATRE COMMON BRANCHES-LICENSE NO. 1 Ice Cream Shop Fordham Rd. ft J«rome Ave. i i contlnu. to dot. of n.irt' '. .lwer' ^l*aVi Oral-lntervl.w T.llf; eoun. will FOrdham 4-9169 LIDO TYPING SERVICE • ' . wi!ipl!it'm'lw.>IC "udy-|n"ll">d' Includlnn current, toncko not.i 'w.l|.orsEditor Frank G. M. Corbin Viewpoint Managing Editor Sports Bueinest Manager Ian Thampaan Ted St. Antoln. William Ireoa'le Jome. Hlnchliffe fcv Cklef ffcelearaaaer FMm i I«aM JOE MCLAUGHLIN JoMph Manglapan. Thotnat Egan Gearpa Caak EQ cssa ClrcolaMaa Manaaet 1«•* MMarial Writer Oaaraa Camlallan Albert flor.ll. QUESTION How Do You Employ Yourself Dur- H. Malt: Fronci, t Lynn-,-- ., Philirp Jerome,, Joiepr h Mortimer- , J. lull., George KtrrrtS., John lynch_..._.!, ThomaTtiomoi Haney, John TurnerTui , Rober- • t• Sheridan- -r , Arthu. . r Falconer- , Thomas Cipolla, Robert Mayer, ing Long Breaks Between Classes?" Alton O'Nell, William Sharer, Richard Whalen, Domlnick Fuico, Claibourne Sanders, John SIciger, Joseph R. Curley, Junior. "Since Jacfrb Freeman, Donald Egan, Jamas Uoyie, Jamec Clune, Jerome Cresdon, Kichard Klemfuss, FarUy, Frank Grmack, Albert McNamara, Richard Gordon. my schedule is not too heavy this term, I am able to make use of some Spwti Staff: Robert Daley, Ned Curran, Thamai McNelli, Bob Kelly, Jim O'Connor, Daniel O'Hern. of the lounges found on the campus Art —d bum Staff: William Wallace, Ted Conaro, Phil Smith, Dick Carroll, art, Frank Jackroan, Some of the fellows and myself just Jamai Mlddlemlsi, John Otaviano, camera. sit around and have a bull-session " |*MM Mali John Conroy, Soverlo Taaeeca. Daniel Kenlon, Senior. "Are you Infcana* SlaWi Solvatore Cernlgllaro, Philip Goodrich, Paul Spada, '.eon Uwandowskl. kidding? The last free hour I had Orwlarlail StaKi Joieph Soladlno, Alfred Coruw, Jouph Lo Pratto, Walter Muuachlo, Anthony was when I was a freshman. With all the work I have this year, I even waalcly, axcapt In vocation and examination period", from Saptember to May by the have to spend my lunch hour in the •Manto of fordham Colleg«, Fordham Univartlty, New York. Moderator, Rev. Alfred J. Bar- Library, doing research for my term ratt, IJ., Chairman, Journaliim Dlvlllsn, Dapt. of Communication Arts. Subscription, $2. En- paper. The next free hour I get, I'll W*. « wcand clou matter Octobar 1, 1926, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. write and let you know how I spend it." ••>••> 447 John Murphy, Freshman. "At present, I spend most of my time ex- ploring the campus. There are cer- tainly a lot of places to go around Nailtape Letter No. 1 here. I even have a hard time find- (With apologia to C. S. Lewi* ) ing my way to my classes." Robert Mitchell, Sophomore. Dear Comrade, 'Playing bridge. Right now, we So what? don't have too many players, but as The holidays are over, you're back at the books, and. the exams soon as the fellows get down to a are coming up next week—but so what? routine, we'll have more games." William Davis, Junior. "I do what Did you ever look up from the breakfast table with the question, ever I feel like. Football, pool, study "What am I killing myself like this for?" flashing in your mind, if I have to or just sit around and making you feel as if someone had just belted you across the ear relax." Joseph Uamanico, Senior. "I go with an old railroad tie? If so, then listen, brother! over to my room and sleep." What difference does it make?—We're talking in terms of the Bill O'Connor, Sophomore. "I'm cosmos now—What difference does it make what mark you get in kept pretty busy with extra-curricu- that exam next week? So you get a neat 45%—the sun will still lar activities." Paul Winston, Sophomore. "Trying rise, won't it?-The earth won't swallow you up, will it? The Year of Return to get a table in the cafeteria, so I Then be sensible! Take your time! Go out with the boys! See a This is the Holy Year: the year of the return to Christ. These can eat my lunch. I wish those card movie! Enjoy yourself! players and loaferi would be a little words summarize the Christmas message of His Holiness Pope more considerate." Let the brains do all the studying! They'll probably end up as Pius XII as he inaugurated the 1950 Holy Year on last Christmas cashiers in the Automat anyway ... Eve. You've either got it or you haven't—no amount of studying is Just twenty-five years ago his predecessor, Pius XI, proclaimed going to change that. Employers aren't interested in marks; they're a Hoi" Year and man'" of those who then heard the message of We Hear that only interested in whether or not you've got what it takes! And return have since gone on to their eternal reward. We wonder how By JOSEPH MANGIAPANE let me tell you something—You've got it, kid! Deep down inside, many of them heard and heeded the call; how many turned a deaf you've got more .on the ball than half these pale faced bookworms ear. The message was the same then as it is now. -r-you know it! It was quite * holiday season with The return of the souls who have strayed from the flock, in formals, parties and what have you So why worry? search of the empty pleasures of this temporal world; who have to fill up those idle moments that Duty? Oh come now! You're first duty is to yourself. allowed themselves to be blinded by the clouds of material gain are usually tpent in studying (or The Church? Catholic leaders of tomorrow? You've always done should I say reading now that study- that shut out the light of God's graces, that is the message. It calls ing is passe). The Met Club of Notre your bit... and, besides, in the business world of today you prob- for a complete profession of pur faith in God; of our willingness to Dame U. held their formal at the ably couldn't tell a Fordham alumnus from a City College alumnus do His work in: the face of obstacles which seek to destroy His Waldorf-Astoria; Marymount had without asking him what school he went to. Let's be practical! Church. , their affair at the school's Great Hall; and our own Connecticut Club, What you w?.nt to do is Ret out of scboo!—get. a job—get married It also calls for the dispelling of atheistic notions of the Stnt,t>',< wanting to gst :-.w?.y from it all, —be on your own! You want to have a good time. You want to social obligations as well as the integration of God into our daily held its blowout somewhere in the sink your teeth into life—live! Forget about this "whole man" non- lives, so that everything we say or do, every moment of the day is vicinity of Bridgeport. Orchids to "The Tatler" and "The sense—forget about logic, Descartes, St. Thomas^ ethics, psycholo- for His greater glory. Cormont," of the College of New gy, and all that sort of stuff! Ideas are all right as long as they make History will testify to the fact that empires which down Rochelle and Marymount College in money and as long as you don't have to knock yourself out with through the ages have attempted to destroy the Church, have Tarrytown respectively, for their quizzes and outside reading—and exams! excellent Christmas editions. . . • themselves been destroyed while, the Church lives on. Those were The co-eds at DePaul University So take it easy! Get your 45% and be done with it! It'll make a the .empires which sought to destroy the institution of that very are to be congratulated for their new man out of you! Power which held them in existence. The Church may suffer novel "powder puff" edition all dressed in pink. The column by Nel- I give you my word on that. physically, if it be God's will—but, in the end those who seek to lie on "WhRtV Wrong With DePaul With" devilish solicitation, destroy her will be cast into the oblivion which their predecessors Men," was highly amusing and in- Pandemonium, 1950 Nailtape merited for themselves as a result of their failure to hear the structive to say the least. Perhaps a similar article on "What's Wrong B.T. call from Rome. - , A. F. With Fordham Men" can be sub- mitted by one of our sister colleges. Just send it in to The RAM and we 11 afeJWtefl-nrfe^W^-ti^ft^nr-Mtrfc^^ print it in a future edition. Might prove interesting. ... Our exchange with "The Scho- RAMBLINGS By Frank Corbin lastic," the weekly newsmagazine of Notre Dame University, has proven highly beneficial. After carefully ex- amining the several editions that Just to show you how low some of The RAM's staff can get, Managing work, in medal form, is on display and for sale at the Medallic Art Com- have been forwarded, we must ad- Editor Ben Thompson was seen the other day picking through some old pany in East 45th Street. As usual, they are wonderful examples of the mit that we are slightly envious of copies of Fortune magazine that had been thrown into the trash recep- art of sculpture. ... their excellent publication. Rather tacles behind Chemistry Hall. Oh well, I guess outside reading is where than a weekly newspaper, theirs is you find it. UNDERGROUND CURRENT. . . . Junior Bob Mackin, of Our Lady of a weekly newsmagazine on the or- Mercy's gridders, was among the players honored at the annual award der of "Time" or "Newsweek ana MAN OF THE WEEK. Keeping our sights close to home this issue, dinner of the Bronx Catholic Football League the other night at Myer's is in our opinion as good if not our gaze fell upon Tom Egan, our bespectacled Picasso, who heads the Parkway Restaurant Speaking of football, Ram center Jim Murphy better than any other collegiate best collegiate art staff east of the Rockies.- is now engaged, in case you're interested The Ionian, organ of Iona newsmagazine we've seen. _.-- His particular claim to the honors we are bestowing on him comes at College (a small institution in Westchester Couuty), seems to be devotine PHYSICS DEPARTMENT PLEASfc this time because of the fine craftsmanship he exhibited in the picture more and more space to Fordham each issue. If they aren't trying to tan story on the front pass of the Christmas issue. Illustrating St. Luke's the flames of the.r feud with my fellow columnist on this page Joe NOTE . .. beautiful story of the Nativity, Tom did a job that we are still receiving Mang.apane, they arc editorializing about why they have been dropped cyclotroThe construction is beingn planned by tne congratulatory letters about. Due to an oversight, we failed to give him from the court schedules of the major metropolitan Catholic schools Physics Depantnent of Hofstra Col- a credit line at the time of their appearance. Maybe the real reason they've been dropped is the fact that they're Just lege. This atom-smasher will DO Graduating from Fordham Prep in January, 1940, Tom spent eighteen not worth the space they take up on a big school's schedule. ... used for producing radioactive iso- months in the Army where he served as feature editor of a service news- topes that are useful in chemical paper in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. At several times during his SHORT SHOTS Former RAM staffer Tim Cohane now sports and biological research. Mtch, he reached the exalted level of sergeant. editor _ol Look magazine, wrote quite a piece concerning the charts of We have received a copy of' A junior at the moment, Tom is a resident of the Bronx with social dirty lootball against Army's grid squad in the most recent issue Sorrv newspaper from Sophia Universnj interests among the student body of a certain Catholic girls' college in to say we can't agree with some of our esteemed alumnus' conclusTon- and frankly it has UB completely Westchestcr. The young lady he is most frequently seen with supplies a Christmas cards came to the office from our sister publicat on on the baffled. If it weren't for the return ciue iu the mysterious "M.K." that appears In gome of Ills drawings. Those campus Ramsees; and last year's managing ed, Pat McGowan We-t afldress on the wrapper, Id even drawings, that is, that slip past the editor's ever-watchful eye. brook Pegler got out of writing a column the other dayTy priniinl in wonder where it came from. In a"' he e lved f om Fr y ito a £' f^ lL " i . ' Lynch. TLt column perntion I consulted the E most ddneys were seriously affected from if he knew anything about the B-29. eeing, had finally come. h0 ice ball and a half canteen cup of he brutal treatment, causing him to The liberated men moved out of who ever inflicted rater. By this time disease None of the Americans had heard of " Americans-the Bataan Death emain in the hospital for a year' this new ship and Madden thought heir barracks and into the quarters upon •ampant among the men. Dysentery* and five days, six months of that brmerly occupied by the Japs. Par- March The ROTC men know him nalaria and beri-beri were taking a the guard meant the B-17. time "flat on his back." After he re- "No, no," the guard repeated, es were formed, which went into the ZI the rest of the student body .errible toll each day. covered, he was sent back to the own to get food, because the fleeing have probably seen him around the "B-2B, Devil Ship. It has destroyed Those marchers still alive were main camp and given odd jobs. Tokyo and other cities." The Ameri- 'apanese had left absolutely noth- campus. He has changed quite a ilaced aboard metal box-cars, 100 ng. Where these foragers managed bit from the man he was, say in Transfer to Japan cans had heard these planes but men to a car, that would have been In the latter part of June, 1944, never saw them, because most of the o scrape up so much food, no one January of 1944. irdinarilly crowded with 50. The there were rumors that a large raids were at night. nows, but they came back loaded Tech/Sgt. James Madden, USAF, ides of ihe cars were so hot the number of men were going to be Things really started to get bad in own with foodstuffs of all descrip- a member of the military faculty men got severe burns when they sent to Japan. This rumor was real- camp. The Japs couldn't get any- tions. here at Fordham, was one of the ouched them. Arriving finally at 'zed when Madden and 1100 other thing. The furnaces were closed Late in the afternoon of the 4th, a more than 3000 men captured by •?amp O'Donnell, an unfinished Fili- men were put aboard a ship at down for days at a time due to lack B-29 flew over the camp and dropped the Japanese in the Philippines in >ino training camp, the men slept Manila. The prisoners were jammed of fuel. The guards, who had been iackages, which contained every- April, 1942. . nder the uncompleted buildings. into the hold of the ship making more or less friendly towards the hing from "soup to nuts." Liberated Sergeant Madden arrived on Ba- There was only one water spigot conditions so bad that they had to prisoners, started to get mean. men do some strange things and taan on Dec. 24, 1941. Although he or each 5000 men. Americans'were sleep in shifts. The ship pulled out The Americans didn't mind this hese former prisoners proved no was an Air Corps man, he was at- lying at the rate of from 350 to 750 of Manila on July 4 at such a leis- treatment too much, though, because exception. They poured soup all over tached to the 71st Infantry, as was men a day, while Filipino deaths urely pace, the Americans nick- they had a hunch that something wu hemselves and their comrades, everyone else on the island. The big- mounted to more than 3,000 a day. named it the "Moti-Moti Maru" up. Their convictions were confirmed walked around with five lit ciga- gest battle occurred in February of 'he bodies started to pile up after (meaning "slow-slow ship" in Jap- around August of '45, when the Japs rettes in each hand, squashed choco- •42, when the Americans managed, while, because the Japs would not anese). started to say: "Senso Wardi," mean- late in each others' faces and per- with only a relatively small force as ermit any burials. The already ing "end of the war." On September formed other hysterical acts of jubi- lOrrible health situation became un- The Moti-Moti Maru was so slow "ation. compared to that poured in by the it took three months to reach the 1, the Japs took the men off their Japs, to hold the enemy off. But all believably worse. jobs. The Americans didn't know the "That night," Sgt. Madden said, "a Japanese mainland. The food ration all, burly American sergeant showed the Americans could hope for were On May 30, the prisoners were was cut to one rice ball and less reason for this since they had no continued delaying actions. They transferred to the main camp of idea that the war had been over al- up at the front gate. He was wearing than a half canteen cup of water a the uniform of a paratrooper. From didn't realize the strength of the Cabantuan. Here they were told by day. Vermin and the lack of sleeping most two weeks by this time. The enemy attack and they believed that the Japanese commander that they Japs gave for a reason that it was a behind him stepped a little man, who facilities made the trip a nightmare. turned out to be a colonel. Later we if they could hold" out for three or were not considered as prisoners of The men were let up on deck once holiday in honor of the Emperor's war but as captives of the Imperial birthday. The men weren't fooled by found out the officer was only 23 four months, reinforcements and a day—at the discretion of the Jap- years old. He told us that we were supplies might be able to get Japanese Government. As such, the anese. On Sept. 2, 1944, the ship this, however, because after three Japanese were not required to give years, they knew every Japanese going to be shipped back -to the through. After a while, however, landed at Mojii, in Southern Hon- States." they began to see that capture was them any food or water. Eventually shu. holiday including the Emperor's however, their status was changed birthday. Headed for Home inevitable. The biggest worry on the The Americans were taken from and as POW's, they received a daily Thii holiday continued for over i The liberated prisoners headed minds of the men was the treatment ration. This was the by now familiar the ship and put on a very narrow they would receive at the hands of gauge railroad, which took them to week and tha men began to get rest for home on Sept. 7, 1945. After rice ball and half canteen cup of less. They knew by now that some stopovers at rehabilitation centers their captors. They had heard stories water. At Cabantuan, Sgt. Madden about Japanese cruelty, especially thing was up, because the Japs never along the way, getting clothes and was so weak from repeated attacks acted that way before. Finally ~ the back pay due them, they arrived during the Chinese-Jap War. of malaria he could hardly move. Jap Breakthrough committee of American officers a in the United States on Oct. 25. The Japanese had given the Ameri- non-coms went to the Japanese com It was the first time since April 2, On April 6, all hell broke loose. can medical personnel permission to The Japs broke through the Ameri- mander and demanded an explana 1940, that Sgt. Madden had been set up a hospital and it was there tion. The Jap very Indignantly sen' home. During that time he had lost can lines and pushed them clear that it was discovered that Mnddej across the island of Bataan. Scatter- them back to their quarters and th< all contact with his relatives except had contracted cerebral malaria. H< men were sure that they were goini for one, censor-mutilated letter, ed units held on Marvellls Field, but had gone out of his mind and was were finally subdued. The only en- to lose their heads. They actually while he was in prison camps. unconscious for two or three days. had no grounds to think that things Through friends, however, he man- couragement these men had, as they By this time, he weighed only 98 looked across the bay was the sight were the way they suspected. Later, aged to locate them, for a wonder- pounds. He was put on light duty in the senior American officer wa; ful reunion. of the Stars and Stripes still flying the mess hall and by sneaking ou over Corregidor. summoned by the Japs and told tha How does the world seem to a food which the Japs threw away, hi they were being detained until thi managed to regain some of his man who has been lost from civili- The Americans' first taste of Jap- occupation troops arrived to taki zation for so long? Listen to what anese treatment took place at Mar- them over. veliis, where they had been v*i>- Sgt. Madden has to say today as he tured. Their captors made them »i on a regular duty status. Day of Liberation relaxes from his duties in the Ford- When the Americans heard this ham ROTC offices: down with their legs and arms fold- Atrocities ai Manila ed tightly. The Americans were so news, there was no holding them "I felt like Rip Van Winkle when cramped they were practically sit' In January of 1943, one hundred The whole camp literally went wild, he awoke from his twenty year ting on one another. Looting wa and seventy men, including Sgt. It was not until Sept. 4, however, sleep. It was just as if I had stood rampant. The Jap soldiers took ev Madden, were put on a train and that the real celebrating began. Thi still and the world had moved erything from their prisoners; eye- sent to Manila. Upon their arrival, men awoke that morning and foum ahead. I knew nothing of B-29's, glasses, pictures, wallets, rings and the prisoners became aware that to their joyful surprise that the Jap jets, the atom bomb or any of the anything else of value. This went they were in for a "rough time." had moved out. They were now free other developments. It wu like on for three days, while the men They were placed under the juris- men. The day they had so Ion, finding yourself in a 'Buck Rogers' were forced'to remain in .the burn, diction of such men as the "Wolf," awaited, and often despaired of eve: age." "Duck-Legs" and "The Spider," Jap SGT. MADDEN ing tropical sun. non-coms and officers known for On April 9, the infamous "De»tr, their atrocities and sadistic treat- Tokyo, a trip which took two and a March" began. The Americans wen ment of prisoners. half days. Horo they ware trans- told that they would have to marc: The men were put to work build- ferred to an even narrower gauge This is one of the winning advertisements in Rogers a distance of about 100 kilometers tc Feet's Inter-School-and-CMege Advertising Contest, ing a new runway on Nichols Field. train and transported to the town Submitted by the town of San Fernando. The: They were billeted in the Pasai of Funat Su, some fifty miles west marched from six in the evening un Schoolhouse, which meant a hike of of Tokyo. When they arrived they E. LTITLEJOHN til two in the afternoon for five hor six miles, to and from the field. found British soldiers, who had been Fordham University rible days and nights. They wen Since the runway was cut through captured in Singapore in 1942, al- allowed to rest for four hours ou' a large hill, numerous cave-ins ready interned there. Here they of every twenty-four. caused several fatalities among the were issued six blankets and new During the entire march, the Japi Americans. Those who survived clothes, which were formerly Brit- gave out no food or water. At thi lived on a diet of thin oat-meal for ish uniforms. rest periods, the exhausted prisoner: breakfast with rice and soup for the "We really looked like soldiers were forced into rice paddies locate* rest of the time. They rose at 5:30 ..^ain," remarked Sgt. Madden. And, along the road and made to si a.m. each day, worked from six to most important of all, they were down, it waa not long before som six and were in bed at 7 p.m. given more food than they could eat. of the men went out of their mindi The first contact With the outside It was the first time the men had from the lack of nourishment am world since their capture was made had any meat since 1942. from the tropic heat. As they passec late in January, 1943. The Japs per- The Japanese guards at this camp streams and puddles along the way mitted the distribution of a few Red were not as bad as others they had Uie Japs shot or bayoneted tlios' Cross boxes to the prisoners. There met at the previous prison enclos- who made a break. The bodie: were not enough to go around, so ures. Most of them were veterans would be kicked off the road an- the contents of butter, jelly and of early Pacific engagements and left to rot. plum-pudding were split up among knew what the score was. On the fourth day the tragic the captives. After this a few con- "If you didn't cause them any ™in passed a burned out sugar-can, tacts were made with the Filipino trouble and kept your nose clean, new. AH at once, the starving half civilians who passed food in through they left you alone," was the way crazed men made a dash for th the guards, who could be bribed, Sgt. Madden described his new cap- If you're looking for Style, new. Burned w not, it was lyod an This practice was stopped after one tors. "We were put to work at a worth the chance of being shot. Th. of the Jap officers caught a guard blast furnace, smelting ore which Quality, Distinction, Good «P guards opened fire and scores o. bringing in the food. was sent down from a mountain be- Taste — Americans were killed. Sgt. Madden Shortly thereafter Sgt. Madden hind the camp. There were regular You'll find them all in >n describing the, scene, says: "I ex was again seriously affected by ill- twelve-hour shifts, and you got Meted to be hit by a bullet at an' ness. He was plagued by a skin dis- night work about every ten days." Roger Peat Clothes for the nd b luckily l wa5n>t l ease which ate away the flesh. First American Raid Younger Man. f'DiP°e.ce.of 'f th^ e cane. It was- sou Sr ^an, Around April, he was put on a grass- Sensibly priced, too. tasted like the dregs at the bottor cutting detail, under the non-com Sgt. Madden went on: "One day °« a wne barrel. My lips, like ev known as "Duck-Legs." Due to a the sirens started to sound-off. The else>s Japs were running around like hi- il ' became blistere misinterpretation of an order, the chickens with their heads chopped irom the acid in the cane and th Jap beat Madden with the handle off and all Ihe prisoners were Rogers Peet rates fops at Previous lack of water." of a pick-axe so badly he nearly brought back to the compound. It many of the country's lead- Disease Dampant bled to death while unconcious. He was carried back to the prisoner was the first raid we had had by the ing colleges. The decimated group reached Sa compound and later transferred to Americans. This was around Octo- ""on April 18, where the mei the Bilibed Prison Hospital. His ber. After January of 1945, however, nrst bit of food and wate: there were raids every day. We got so used to them, that the routine wasn't even interrupted anymore." Pretty soon the prisoners began hearing rumors from the Koreans. kL UNIVERSITY Jj NASSAU CLEANERS, INC. The first of these was that President ^-* SxiOP *"^ Roosevelt had died. Next there was NBWYORKi TAILORING •:- DYEING one that Italy and Germany had given up. The Japs boasted that they HFTH AVBNUB at 4Ut ST. All WORK DONE ON PREMISES would still win the war by them- THIRTBBNTH ST. at B'WAY selves. Finally, it was found out that WARMN STRBBT at B'WAV FOrdham 7-7752 3 HOUR SERVICE Tojo had quit. One night, while on guard duty which the prisoners were given in- Wa specialize In, 2473 WRBSTER AVSNUE alde their own compound, with tha Opposite 189th SI. MOTHPROOFING Japs guarding around them, Sgt, WATER REPRLLINO BRONX 58, N. Y. Madden got into a conversation with a Jap. The soldier began asking him The RAM January! 2, 1955 Pag* Six Rams Top Terriers 56-51 O/ER To End Losing Streak With a 56-51 victory over St SOME MO YE by Wallace Francis last Friday in Brooklyn Fordham's basketball Rams ended a three game losing streak. The By BOB DALY game, which saw the Rams never gain more than an 8 point lead Head basketball coach Bo Adams, never one to live in the past, would proved to be a real nip and tuck much rather talk about this year's team than those on which he starred affair. The Terriers made up (or some years back. Bo has high hopes for his youthful proteges and not their lack of ability with a scrappy without just cause for the Rams have improved tremendously since their attack that brought many an anx- season's opener last month. ious moment to the Rose Hillers But the fact remains that the present team, which meets Villanova Saturday night, has already lost five games this season, whereas Bo played Big Bill Carlson, giving credence only five losing games in his entire four years at Rose Hill. to the many superlatives heaped The team on which he played was easily the best ever to represent upon hm in pre-season dope, showed Fordham. Consisting of Doc Dougherty, Nick Landers, Pop Sweetman, flashes of brilliance in leading the Dan Riordan and Bo, it won the mythical Eastern championship three Ram scorers with 16 points, and times, in '27, '28, and '29, and in those days "eastern" and "national" were generally out-maneuvering his synonymous. In the latter two years Bo himself was a unanimous All- smaller adversaries. Mike Woods East selection, equivalent today to winning an All-America berth two chipped in -with 10 points, to estab- years running. lish Fordham's superiority. FIVE AGAINST FOUR Of course, of all the games, Bo remembers the victories best but he Coach Bo Adams, throughout most will never be able to forget the only defeat which the team suffered as a of the tilt, employed the combina- freshman team. Naturally it was a one-point setback and naturally it tion of Carlson, Christ, the Rooney happened in overtime. Anything else would not have been in keeping twins, Jack and Gerry, and Mike with his team's flair for the dramatic. Keane, which might well lead the But that isn't the whole of the story. Nor is that why it is so well way in future games on the strength remembered. of the performance against St. Fran- The opponent was Rutgers, the. site was Rutgers and the officiating, it NOUI **L cis. The swiftly paced offense of this seems was far from laudable. Before the third quarter had begun the men He, quintet coupled with Carlson's Rams, via the personal foul route, were down to their last five men—only Moves two of whom were regulars. One of these was the Bo who never fouled height advantage provided the mar- much anyway and the other was Doc Dougherty who later was to captain SACK TO gin of success that the Rams evi- the varsity two straight years. denced. The score kept mounting but it always seemed to be tied. As the end p/p A reKKtf/c In the first half the lead changed of the game approached the Rams were beginning to come on and it hands sporadically, and neither team looked for a time as if they might win. Then the inevitable happened. The rcu/£*et> eue/t ////*. gained leeway. With St. Francis referee blew his whistle and the Fordham "five" was down to "four." ahead at intermission 26-24, the start of the second half saw Fordham Wlien (.he game enued the score was 33-33. Overtime. Outnumbered. come back with a vengeance to run Bo can laugh when he thinks of it today, but he admits that it was up the count to 36-31 in their favor. pretty tragic at the time. "We kept looking around trying to find a Ford- Ram Track Team in Three Meets; After this the Rams were never ham student in the stands," Bo says. "Anybody, just so long as we could headed. With Carlson hitting con- put a uniform on him and get him out on the floor." But there was no one. sistently from underneath and the Rutgers ran up a lead of five points but some fancy shooting by Finish Second in 18th K of 0 Rooneys pecking away from outside Dougherty and the Bo kept the Maroon in the game. It took a foul shot The opening of the indoor track .aining points were scored by the the Maroon gradually drew ahead. in the last seconds to finally give Rutgers a 38-37 victory. season at Fordham has launched the 'reshmen team which is one of the Fordham saw their bight point ad- Maroon runners on what appears to iost promising squads seen on Rose vantage whittled down, however, THE PING PONG CHAMP ill in many a year. be a bright new season. Heartening with four minutes of play remain- In his prime, Adams had all the natural equipment of a great player. Ed McArdle again was returned ing. Three layups brought St. Fran- Though small, he was lightning fast and had great reflexes. A ten second results in early season meets have e victor when he won the first cis close, but the Rams prevailed hundred man, he was just as quick with his hands and had all the grace sustained coach Artie O'Connor's lection of the 600 yard run in the long enough to insure the victory. and coordination of a ballet dancer. His best shot was a high powered set preseason predictions about his me of 1:17:3. In the second see- The win brought the Adamsmen of the line drive variety which threatened at times to tear the rim from team. on, Herbie Day and Louis Lopez a .500 average thus far with five if Fordham scored by placing second the backboard. A sure layup man, he could shoot with either hand under In the three meets held thus far, wins and five losses. the basket but never bothered much with one-handers from further out. .nd third. The Rams picked up their the Rams have shown definite signs :nal points when Ahem placed third "In my day," he says, "if you threw a shot with one hand you were liable the 300 yard dash. to sit out the rest of the season." that they are on the way up. Last Saturday night in the eigh- In the Junior Met A.A.U. Cham- Doheny Sets As a youth Bo played every game imaginable and it is to this variety teenth annual Columbus Council, pionships held before Christmas, the of interests that he attributes his phenomenal success on the basketball Knights of Columbus meet at Brook- Varsity Mile Relay team placed sec- Passing Mark court. Football, baseball, track, soccer, volley ball, Bo played them all. lyn's 106th Regiment Armory, the md to Manhattan. This team is He even was good at ping-pong. Fordham team placed second to omposed of Bill Smythe, Ed Holmes, In the final assembly of football Manhattan in the point score. Three Carroll Morley and John Albert. The statistics for the entire country, Dick The later game was one he took up long after he had finished college. Doheny, Ram quarterback, Because the game appealed to him, he began to play around with it. Some first places and a fourth accounted 'reshmen Medley Relay team also for the 16 points which enabled the mished second in this meet trailing credited with a of his friends thought he was pretty good and at their request he entered Rams to finish ahead of such powers It. John's across the tape. Dan Mc-new national a National tournament. He didn't win but he did reach the quarter finals, as Yale and Seton Hall. The 1000 )onald, running in the 600, finished collegiate, passing which wasn't bad for an old duffer of twenty-six. "I'm still good at it," yard Handicap race was won by Dan burth as did John Prendergast in record. Doheny's Bo says with a grin, "I'll challenge anybody." McDonald of Fordham in the time he 1000 yards. twenty-three pass completions of 2:18. The other Ram winners were This Saturday Night, the Rams A LESSON IN DEFENSE in the two 600 Yard Handicaps. Herb against Rutgers The game which Bo ranks as the most exciting encounter of his college /ill run in the Senior Met A.A.U. surpassed the pre- Day and Ed McArdle were the dou- '•hampionships. As usual, Fordham days was played at Colgate during Bo's junior year, 1928. Aside from the ble winners in the times of 1:12:3 ill depend mainly on its relay one game thrills involved, the game was noteworthy on two accounts. To start with, and 1:12:9 respectively. A fourth in ;eams, when it sends 1 Mile, 2 Mile high of twenty- it marked the first and only time that the best college team of the decade the mile relay gave Fordham its two set by Stan 16th point. nd Medley Relay teams into the had "goon" trouble. Secondly, it furnished Adams with a unique solu- meet. Incidentally, the Medley team Heath of Nevada Dick Doheny University in 1948. tion to the most perplexing problem of basketball today. How to prevent Wednesday night, January 4th ill be composed of Freshmen only. In setting this record Doheny has an over-altitudinous opponent from ruining your seasonl It's easy, Bo found the Rams in the first meet of bettered passing feats of previous will tell you, simply break his leg. 1950 at the Metropolitan A.A.U. college greats, such as Sammy Baugh As usual, the Rams entered the game with a winning streak envied open meet at the 102nd Engineers Armory. Here they were not so suc-Nimrods Victorious and Davey O'Brien of Texas Chris- by every team in the nation. As unusual, the Red Raiders entered the cessful although they did manage to tian, Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame, game with a six-foot-eight inch center named Bollerman. The result was tie with Yale for third place behind In Edison Go. Match and Sid Luckman of Columbia. very nearly disastrous to the Rams. But in the end the disaster involved Manhattan and Seton Hall. only Bollerman. The Fordham Rifle Team defeated The Maroon Medley Relay team ;he Brooklyn Edison Club, Friday The big boy very quickly had eight points and his team had an even sprinted to victory to account for Ram Grid Schedule more overwhelming lead of about twelve points over the frustrated Ford- night, by a score of 2632 to 2611. one of Fordham's two firsts. The re- Although the Ram's firing was be- hams. Then the Rams got the break of the game. So did Bollerman. It low par, they proved to be too much Has 4 Home Tilts; happened in a scuffle under the enemy basket. The five foot eight inch "or Edison. The scoring for Fordham Bo, who felt like a Singer midget beside the Colgate monster, was prowl- ivas as follows. Jack Kanzler 275, Three New Teams ing around underneath trying to find a way to help his embattled team- Sam Metcalfe 271, Tom Evers 271, The Ram football team will mates. Somebody shot and missed. Bollerman leaped for the tap. Nick Jack Simermeyer 264, Joe Tita 263, a nine game schedule in 1950with Landers of Fordham leaped for the ball. Caught in between and unable Bob Silva 262, John Cuneo 261, Jack four games at the Polo Grounds, Corbley 259, Dom De Filippis 255, released three to move was poor Bo. Bollerman came down, landed in the middle of Bo's The schedule was of back and crashed in a heap on the floor. He didn't get up. and Myle* Mierswa 251. Jack Kanz- weeks ago by graduate manager "er shot a 93 from a standing posi- athletics Jack Coffey. So Bollerman was trundled off on a stretcher and the Rams began to tion, the highest this year. climb back into the ball game, Bitjby-bit they whittled away at the huge The games with Yale, the U. of During the week of Dec. 10 to 17,San Francisco and Temple will oe Raider lead. Never did they manage to tie the score and as the final the Rams engaged in seven Postal the first meetings between Fordham minute ticked away they were still two points shy of victory. st mtg win Matches, winning flve and dropping and these schoolsl . ThThe RamRmss win Frantically the Bo dribbled downcourt looking for an opening. There two. In these Postal Meets, the 10 play four games on the road heioit were less than ten seconds to go when he spotted Landers free under- leading Fordham scores were sent to opening at the Polo Grounds against neath. A lightning pass, a quick shot and the gun sounded just as the ball other schools, who in return sent the U. of San Francisco on Octouer rolled through the hoop for the two points that meant victory. their scores back to be compared 28. The game with Boston Co iw= and judged. will be played under the lights a* The ten leading Fordham scorers Boston. were Jack Kanzler 377, Sam Met- THE SCHEDULE: Fordham Basketball Scoring for 10 Games calfe 375, Myles Mierswa 370, Bob 0 ra Silva 368, Dick Giery 366, Joe Tita Sept. 23 Lafayette Eos' "' ' Fordham basketball s c o r i n g Keane 25 3G5, Dom De Filippis 364, Tom Evers Oct. 7 Yale .... New Haven, Conn, through the St. Francis game: J. Rooney 24 364, Joe Cuneo 363 and Chuck Des- Oct. 13 Boston College.Boston, Mass. Points G. Rooney , ',. 22 veinine 303. Oct. 21 West Virginia Carlson 94 Hamlll 19 The Nimrods defeated Connecticut g w. Christ 78 Abele 13 1B56 to 1812, Washington 1856 to Morgantown Breslin 77 Magee 8 1847, but lost to Clarksen Tech 1865 Oct. 28 U. of San Frandsco G DIGilio 73 Baisley 8 to and' Pen~ 3 Moye 71 Ciampa ...... 6 IOBJ 5?.' nsylvania 1865 to Nov. 11 Georgetown. .Polo Ground Shlels • 69 Doherty 4 Father Walsh presenting the M;ulo 1856. Virginia forfeited its meet with Nov. 18 Temple.. .Philadelphia, r* Trophy to Dick Dohcuy during hall the Rams. The top ten scores set Woods 45 O'Brien 4 back Montana State 3675 to 3620 Nov. 25 New York U.. .Polo Ground time at N.Y.A.C. basketball game, and Dayton Univ. 3675 to 3628 Dec. 2 Syracuse Polo Grounds 12, 1M0 Th • RAM Poga Savwi Rooney, Breslin, Shine lank Team Suspends Home Pool Operations \s Rams Lose to Rutgers The Fordham swimming team uspend operations indefinitely be- no indication as to when the order although the outcome of the meet In a rough and tumble affair, remi- gained a commanding lead. The addi- ause of the New York City water will be lifted, the chances are that rested on the final event, the 400- niscent of the Fordham-Army foot- tion of Breslin and Jerry Moye hortage, it was announced by Coach r we will be unable to continue our yard relay, which was won by the ball game last fall, Fordham's bat- helped but little and, with four min- ohn Lyttle this week. This an- season." Kelly Green. Winners for Fordham utes remaining in the first half, tling basketeers went down to defeat ouncement came following an order It was first hoped that the Rose were Bob Daley in the breaststroke, Adams inserted his second platoon, iy the New York City Water Com- Earl Potts in the dive, Don Kiesel at the hands of Rutgers Wednesday Hill tank squad might continue to consisting of Shiels, Jack and Gerry aissioner to close all swimming meet its out-of-town opponents in in the 50-yard free style, and Kevin night in the Rose Hill gym by a score Rooney, Mike Woods and Mike ools in an effort to increase the Daley in the 220-yard freestyle. Keane. The zone defense and the their home pools, but Coach Lyttle f 4 full-court press employed by the onservation of water. expressed grave doubt about this Lehigh swamped the Rose Hill men ° Wiliia ra "Bucky" Hatchett, versa- arrangement. tile Negro star, who crushed the Ma- sensational Sophs upset the Rutgers "As far as I'm concerned, the 58-17 with Bob Daley and Earl Potts oon's hopes for a football Bowl bid offense and the Rams left the floor at eason is just about over," Coach The Ram swimmers were defeated continuing their mastery of the with his sensational play in the Ram- halftime trailing 44-36, the closest •yttle remarked. "We have no place by Manhattan and Lehigh in pre- breaststroke and the dive, respec- Scarlet tilt last November, once again the score had been since the early o practice and no place to hold our Christmas vacation meets. The Jas-tively, to give the Rams their only pers downed the Lyttlemen 44-31, two wins. was a thorn in the side of the Rams. moments of the game. e meets. Since there has been He scored 23 points, sixteen in the The first platoon started the sec-
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Ram Captain Allle Shiels (IS) and Edward Kruger (13) of Rutgers struggle for possession of the ball as Scarlet star Bucky Hatchett (3) anc Jack Rooney (5) look on. Mike Keane (7) of Fordham does his own aerial dance, HANGOVER first half, and was superb on back- ond half and Rutgers ran up an 18 when you smoke PHILIP MORRIS! board and defensive play. High man point advantage. At the flfteen-min' for Fordham was Tommy Breslin, ute mark, the second platoon re who scored 14. turned and, sparked by the Roone; The battle, in which a total of 64 twins and Keane, they pulled t personal fouls was called by referees within two points, with thirty sec seconds you can 9IS2S. Hagan Anderson and Vince Farrell, onds remaining. But Father Time was a contrast in style. Don White, Hatchett and the notorious two-min Rutgers coach, used his starting five ute rule combined to send the Ram of Hatchett, Don Parsons, Hal Co-to a 78-74 defeat. PH1UP IAORR15 rizzi, Ed Kruger and Paul Lynner In a preliminary contest, the Ford almost exclusively, while Ram men- ham freshmen edged out the Rutger tor Frank "Bo" Adams relied, quite yearlings by a 47-45 count. Ram cen successfully, on his pet two-platoon ter Vic Petach was high man witr. system. The first platoon, composed nine points. of the starting five of Fred Christ, Because of an automobile acciden Pat Magee, Bill Carlson, Capt. Allie the officials were unable to arrivi Shiels and Joe DiGilio, was way off but Jack Sullivan and Ed Kozdebi in shooting and passing and Rutgers proved to be able substitutes. Boarder League Begins Play, With a Round Robin Tourney The Boarder Basketball League League C has also seen little a( got under way just before Christmas tion with but one game on the re( with a flurry of baskets and promise ords. In that game the Silk So of a very interesting campaign. Un- edged out the King O'Neil Kin like the elimination tournaments of Sizers, 37-34. Their league is mad ... light OP w recent years this season the league up of four teams, The Silk Sox, Th ,Ant brand will operate under a round-robin The Santilli team, The King O'Ne: system, whereby every team will Kings and the King Sizers. get the opportunity to play a regu- The Nuggets appear to be th lar schedule of games. team to beat in their league witl The League itself is divided into most of last year's championshi" three separate divisions. These are team back to aid the clever Heale; called Leagues, A, B, and C. Each twins. However, the Apaches led b team in every league will play all the Freshman speedboy Jackie Hyat the other teams in its league with have looked very impressive. Th the individual winners playing off Bullets are the team to beat i: Jor the championship of the entire League B, but the defense-minde league. St. Robert's team, with the Puert Rican flash, Jose Ibanez, leading th . League A, the Dealy Hall League way, looms as a contender. In th c1:; Everybody talks about PLEASURE, but is made up of six teams, The barracks league, the King O'Nei Apaches, The Nuggets, The Smok- n only ONE cigarette has really done something about it he Brew Kings are expected to show the wa Tf,' cf ers, The Zan Za Nan PHILIP MORRIS! A» btars and the Colts. The results . .That-cigarette is dlBISS^ n this league so far, find three Squash Team To Be Formed ' Remember: less irritation means more pleasure.. Jm&U