Putnam patriot., 1930-12-11
SPORTS
Putnam Figures
 In World of Sport
"Jaeln cronin. Brilliant Student and Athlete, a Popular Figure ana General Favorite With All Who Know Him

In an effort to acquaiat the Put nan, nublic more thoroughly with few of the outstanding figures m our own snort world We will review, each week in a general way the accom- nlishments of one of "Our Boys.
 Our first selection can be none othar than John Jack" Cronln. bril- liant scholar and athlete. who through his major accomplishments and cherry democracy. has become an unusually popular figure ana favorite with all who know him.
 Jack" as most of us know him' ,vas horn in a town similar Co our own. Hingham. Mass. His secondary trajning was obtained in three schools. Bingham High. Boston Col Ieoa Hioh and Dean Academy.
 AS a member of the baseball and fnothau squads at these institutions, Jack was rated in Boston paiiy as. "One of those unusual All-Scnolastle stars who did everything well From clicking triples into deep left hela to running off touehdowns on on-tackla
 ue entered Nit. St Mary's College in 1929 and taking advantage of the absence 0f a freshman athlete rum received the rating as All Marylana ! Fullbaek for the year This was reallv quite feat as he was forced 10 eclipse the efforts ef the star backs at the University of Maryland and at the Naval Academy.
 To Boston College
 The followino season found him T transfer to Boston College from where he graduated in '27 as an hon. or student with an A. B. degree, to ton some of the most brilliant laureis ever voted an "All-American' Foot hall Player. As even a fair review os his many colerful performances in college football would be too lengthy we will merely state that Cronln was considered the greatest college punt CT in '26 and i27. His ball carrying was also rated on a par with that of the immortal Ernie Meyers, Stan ford's marvellous line wrecker. now nerformine SO brilliantly in the pro game.
 After graduating Jack was chosen to head the athletic department at LaSalle Academy in Providence, coaching football. baseball and hook ey. The 1929 season found his foot ball club finishing the season as k r Con terenee champs. His hockey club fell in line annexing the state lanrels for the f929-30 season with fl dazzling style of play highly praised by all eollefa scouts. Ills bio triumph came with his 30 base. hall nine which won undisputed claim to the \. F. scholastic title by defeating the champs from each of the six states.
 Tn the meanwhile Jack has kept his own marvellous body in per.eet condition by playing pro-football with the Providence Steam Rollers, ex-professional champions of the world. He was the mainstay Of that wonderful Gus Sonneburg contained eleven in 1928 when they won the world title and finished the season as the leagues highest SCOT CT.
 At Home in Putnam
 Mir. and Mrs Cronin reside on Quinebaug avenue, with three of the erearast children in the district. When not hguring out ne" iooe- ball problem with the boys at the Chilaren's Home as victims Jack IS teaching his youngest, a rugged little football star in the making, how to play the great pastime. He also finds time to act as the program com mitteeman in the local boy scout or eanization. His work with this group deserves the highest praise as he de- votes considerable period every week in outlining the instructions for the various troops He also is attached to the Div Hq. Co.. as a very capable non-commissioned of-I hcer. During the past eneampments at Mantle he was chosen to lead the battalion each morning in massed calisthenies. Again, his special phys ical education course at Harvard in summer of 1928 stood to good ad vantage
 An in all. the cheerful but never theless forcesul Jack, is quite a figure in our community and is fine example of model citizen. Few hoys will lose out if they copy his fine clean record in each of his