The Washington times., 1929-10-30
MUS 7 LIVE
Up TOH|S
FAME
By Davis J. Walsh

Unless everybody around
here is being very reliably
misquoted. another poor but
honest schoolboy has decided
20 settle down before it is too
late and henceforth intends to
be a gsllOping ghost in a really
serious way.
They call the young man "Albie'
Booth and a year ago the only way
ne could get into the Yale bowl was
- NAV freshman football. which he
Aad az well that they decided TO let
hira in again this year in order 10
see what he could do about the
varsity. At that time he was just
arashar name in the college dl-
Fe-tory
To-day YOU can't get your own
Aezsh notice in the papers until
~. subject of Able has been laid
hs-s 10 the world in full detail.
Thsv have compared him to Hin
ksv. 20 Thorpe. 10 Mahan and, in
sart. 10 everybody except Santa
Claus. 4 month ago down in
Georgia he was one nobody among
Southern Bulldog. but he went
e-.xy against Brown and the Army
ard now the photographers and
rsws scavengers have barely left
am enough time to shave in the
naorning.
He II. I'm fact, the first au-
ss~msir ssIloping ghost we have
The sOin&h decided
Co escape the nOt0riety of the
faing BY retiring to public life
ssmr years ago.
This ruse succeeded admirably.
Grzn<e had been a most romantic
n<yrys IS a Young man working his
way through college. As a profes-
4s-mal football player. working his
waw through box offices. romance
s-<4@d and reality began. They had
s-en professional football players
h~fmwe-
Everybody. Of course. applauded
shs xeSsure or. At least, didn't dis.
zppr0ve of II overtly. In fact. they
axfrs Understood his desire to
esufsalEzs fame. But. as usual, with
wm.t@rmtandinx came the death OF
pa1uancy-
acnt know why this In being
wrftrsn IN connection with Albert
J. Booth IT.. known as little Albie.
sxcsps that the Booth of today
@~~uss ts have something In com.
msu with the Grange who was
o sophomore hack at old Illini six
v-ars a=o. Neither had expected
sn@ nosoFiety that came to them;
u w.z. zs q matter Of fact, thrust
wpon them
The principal difference is
thaa the romance that was
Gwnmxp ended I'm 1895, while
Bss9t's IL just beginning and,
eww an anyone knows, II may
I've through the years with that
@f Gay. ef Shevlin. Of Heffle.
fknser and Of Charley De Saulies.
rhsy lef- their football on the
ea-apuz ard. in the nlellowing of
rsnne. = tvck on a gl4mor that has
bser l4sting and permanent. Booth.
to-. can remain the shining knight
whs played only for college and for
homoT. He need only resist the
userfectly natural desire to capitalize
fNM2@. ana the fuunE tuihS dOout
thas f- that the desire might come
efsen ard the chance never again.
Msb ssBetionalism has made him
whas h~ -. lt may un-make him
10 at>r than saturday afternoon
wh~m Ta@ meets Dartmouth.
F.S>rybo<fy wtII expect Booth to go
sraxs mgMin- He has been touted
rzrs th~ binkey-Thorpe- Mahan role
80 ms-hfnx less than a combina-
ts-s - an three will do.
wMas - ax&ing too much Of any
zza pmrst-gl@rfy laS-round scpho-
w-r~ $50 n@xer ssw an $1,000
es-@S f~,ma the other side OF the
s-@-4@ry Aercs un.fl last week.
z . ally. - course. TO brins
Nz=kmwm nansa tnfo n at all. He
w&s q Hs9-peund end in the days
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s=aa-3srwzca azd rhs boxing Of
mmmsr&nw1r tacklaa were q problem
esr 2ssss1z4erA
Ws9 ~ dS4 4. Was Q secret
eMma Massey CARRIED TO his grave.
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