Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19

- other, the Carnegie Founda-
ton is collecting information
4 concerning the run of related
blood in athletics. The Car
negIe folk seek to know how many
brothers have been excellent in ath-
letic pursuits, and how many sons Of
athletes have carried on the prestige
Of their sireS.
So far as casual observation goes.
it would seem that there Is no assur-
ance of the inheritance of outstanding
ability on the field of sport. and nei-
Their is there any warrant for the
theory that because one young man
is a great athlete his brother should
also be endowed with marked ability.
On the other hand, there have been
a few instances of transmitted ath-
letic ability, and numerous cases of
brothers who have stood out in sports
may be cited. When the Carnegie in
vestigators have all findings in hand
something interesting of definite
nature may be adduced. In any
event they will be N possession OF a
mass of interesting, If not construc-
tive facts.
While this work is going on, It is
perhaps not out Of order to consider
the matter in this column. In the
past foot ball season the name of jeff
Rosengarten. the fine Princeton
tackle, was prominent at least in the
Big Three. Rosengarten's father
played foot ball for Princeton in the
Cos. 1t may not be said that the son
outshone the father. or vice versa.
Both were workmanlike players.
The previous year Frank Lea
played a great game at end for
Princeton. His father was Biffy
UAngdon) Lea. one of the great
tackles of all time. Had the younger
Lea remained in college his fame
would have been equally great.
Sons Failed to Shine.
On the Yale team there played &C.
casionally this season a youth named
Hickok. His father was the great
Yale guard. Orville Hickok. So far
the son has not measured up to him.
In the Pennsylvania backfeld was
Kreuz, fine back, and his brother,
not so good as the Quaker star,
played last season on the Wisconsin
team.
AS to father and son, 1t is interest
ing to note that none of the Poes of
the present generation have won
laurels such as the Poes of the sos
and COS earned at Princeton; nor have
any of the Riggs children matched
their sires.
Frank Butterworth, the great Yale
fullback of the early COS, had a son
graduated at Yale last year. who
never became a regular. Walter
was never the star his father was.
Foster Sanford's son Is a crack pitcher
at Pennsylvania. but does not shine
at all in foot hall
Many Brother Stars.
There are many more instances of
brothers attaining stardom in sports
than of sons. On the other hand,
plenty of sons have shone in athletics
whose fathers were not athletes at
all.
OF brothers who have excelled in
sports long list might be compiled
including the De Saulles brothers at
Yale, Tim and Mike Callahan at Yale
and Princeton respectively, the Storck
brothers, the Devines in Iowa, the
Geer boys at Princeton, the five Poe
and three Riggs brothers at Prince
ton, the Hinkeys and Chadwicks and
Philbins and Blisses at Yale. and
so on.
In boxing, the best known brother
angle is found in st. Paul, where Tom
and Mike Gibbons were both out
standing. Then there were the two
Shade boys of California, the belmont
brothers and the Downeys.
In base ball, Irish and Bob Meusel,
Doc and Jimmy Johnson, the Dele
hantys. the Coveleskies and the
Barnes boys are the brother stars who
come to mind. In wrestling are found
only Weadek and Stanislaus Zbyszko,
both of whom were champions of the
world. In tennis brothers, the Kin
says. Wrights, Larneds and Dohertys
may be mentioned.