The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-31
FAME COMES TO
GRID|R0N ME N
Many Have Risen to Exalted Pc.
Sitions In After Life

New York, Jan. 3l.-That college
football with its rigorous training nee
cssity for self control and ability to
surmount repeated setbacks on the
part OF its players, is particularly fit
! ting for a successful political career
later in life would appear to be indi
Gated by the number of famous play
ers who have achieved positions Of
prominence in both state and nation
! There is seldom an election ii import
ance in which some football player is
not elevated to public life by the vot
crs of one or another political party.
These former knights of the gridirou
are selected or appointed to all man
ncr of political positions and almost
without exception discharge the duties
of their offices in an extremely salts
factory manner.
The recent election of Blair Lee as
United States senator from Maryland
recalls to mind the long list of former
players who have won public recogni-
ton of similar nature Lee who was a
famous forward" at Princeton i'm the
late seventies, playing the position of
next to-end" now known as tackle,
followed the footsteps of many other
Princeton, Harvard and Yale players.
Some Of the Notables.
Robert Bacon, late ambassador To
France. was an old Harvard captain
and half-back; James :. Harlan of the
United states Interstate Commerce
Commission is an ola Princeton for
ward. Lee MUClung. late treasurer of
the United States, a former captain
and half-back at Yale; William H.
Lewis, recently Assistant Attorney
General of the United States, an old
Harvard center; =. II. Tompson, the
present First Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Of the United States. and William
w. Roper. the present surveyor of the
Port of Philadelphia, both Princeton
ends. eN-Congressman Lucius y. Lit
taucr, inesman for the Crimson;
Clifford y. pinchot, late Chief Forester,
once a varsity man at Yale, and his
successor, the present incumbent at
Washington, Chief Forester Harmon >.
Graves, former BACK for the Blue.
The late Governor William f.. Russell
Of Massachusetts was halt-back AT
Harvard Governor George II. Carter !
of Hawaii, once q guard at Yale; Eve
rctt j. Lake, the great Harvard half |
back, Lieutenant Governor of Connec-
ticUt. and the famous w. II. Corbin, !
known as Pa" the
Comm, ios IF v'uNng
Connecticut, once center for Yale |
John c. Bull the great Pennsylvania !
half back, is Attorney General of the |
state of PENNSYLVANIA.
Others Who Make Good.
In the Connecticut senate recently |
sat Frank :. Butterworth, Yalc's ia
NOUS ful-back of twenty years ago |
Down in Delaware is Justice Marvel |
uf the supreme Court and once Sec
rotary of state, an old Princeton cap
tain and forward and in the Office of
the Attorney General of Maryland sits
celebrated Edgar Allan Poe of Prince
ton. In the Office of the Chief Justice
# New Jersey IS William :. Gum
moro. another old Princeton captain
i'm Pennsylvania 5 Goth judicial District
Is another Princeton player. Judge ].
NJ. Woods. George W. Woodruff, an
nx-Judgc of the United States Circuit
Court, was once a celebrated guard at
Yale, and still more famous as coach
at Pennsy lvania, inventor Of the quar-
Ter. back kick. guards-baclt and host
If other football maneuvers. 4 recent
reform Mayor of Harrisburg was
Vance Mccormick, the old Val, quar-
ter. back. \ late assistant Police Com
missioner in New York was Bert Han
son, the old Yale guard, and there is
Rig Bill" Edwards. an old Princeton
raptain. late New York Street Cleaning
Commissioner. now i'm charge of sim
lar department at Newark. y. j.
,harles ID. DAILY. Me Armys successful
coach last fall has recently left the
office of Fire Commissioner of Bos-
ION 10 rcpoin the Army and the list
might be continued indefinitely.