Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
BERT" HOOVER HOST
TO OLD FRIENDS AT
FOOT BALL "HUDDLE'


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ago and will readily lend his voice to
the college yells.
In arranging for the party tonight
Mr.. Hoover has seen to it that there will
be real atmosphere and that no OF
portunity will be lost to make the affair
democratic and enjoyable one
In the first place, there will be no
women present Mrs. Hoover will
meet the gang" when it arrives, but
she will not be at the reunion dinner
or the "gab-fest" to follow.
Mrs. Hoover, by the way, was a fresh
man at the Leland Stanford University
when her husband was a senior and
knows all the former players who will
be present either personally or from
their foot ball prominence.
A section of the Marine Band will be
on hand to furnish the music during
the dinner and afterward The state
dining room, where the dinner party
will be held, will be appropriately dec
Grated for the occasion.
No White House Protocol.
The cardinal colors of Stanford will
predominant In the decorations and the
place cards and other incidentals of the
feast will be suggestive of the "a cham
pionship foot ball team. 1t is under
stood foot ball will swing from the
ceiling by ribbons of the Stanford col
ors and that the ice cream will be
served in a foot ball-shaped mold.
At the huddle there will be no such
thing as White House protocol or prece-
dence. Each member of the old team
will be on an equal footing, although
1t is expected Paul M. Downing, who
was captain and tackle and an out
standing star of the team will occupy
a seat on the Presidents right.
At the conclusion of the dinner the
President and his old pals will adjourn
to the library on the second floor and
there with formality cast aside will sit
about, talking, singing and smoking.
1t Is only natural to expect that the
principal subject of conversation will
be Of the days 81 years ago when these
men were making foot ball history for
Stanford.
Added to Teams Fame.
While the President himself was not
a university athlete and was never an
aspirant to foot ball fame, he was ex-
ceptionally successful as the business
manager and during his term in this
capacity the Stanford eleven was not
only successful in the matter of VIC
tories, but also in financial way. 1t
was the Presidents eye to business that
resulted in a poSt-season game being
played in Los Angeles with the Uni
versity Of Chicago, which not only
added to the fame of Stanford, but
served to further bulge the treasury Of
the athletic association.
The gathering tonight will be really
an interesting one, not only because
Of the remarkable foot ball ability
shown by the members of the team in
"a, but because Of their record and
accomplishments in after life.
Each Of the members of that team
has achieved some distinction and to-
day is living in certain prominence. It
Is also noteworthy that of the entire
"a team, only one, Stuart Cotton, who
played left end, has died All the
others, with the exception Of DR.. AL
fred Spalding who is Ill at his home
in San Francisco, will be on hand for
tonight's reunion.
Secured Mooney Conviction.
One of them, Charles Fickert, at
present an attorney for the California
State Board of Health, was the San
Francisco district attorney who secured
the conviction of Tom Mooney, now
serving life term for dynamiting a
Preparedness day parade. He is now
en- route to Washington in an airplane
Guy Cochran, who was one of the
tackles, Is an eminent surgeon in Los
Angeles. Paul Downing, the captain,
Is vice president and general manager
Of the Pacific Gas g. Electric Co. VIII
Hazard, giant Of that years team who
played center and who became an all
American choice, is practicing law in
Bull, Idaho.
William HARRISON, the quarterback,
lives in San Francisco, and is now vice
president Of the Bank of Italy. w. w.
circuit, Of Los Angeles, who was sub
stitute guard, Is now geological engi-
neer Of the Union Oil Co., and one of
the more prominent oil men in Cali
fornia. Martin Herbert Kennedy, an
other star of the team, the fullback,
is at present living in London, where
he Is serving in a legal capacity for
the Commerce Department. For many
years he was a well known attorney
at Denver, Colo.
Successful Rancher.
Joel Y. Field, Dallas, Tex, is now a
successful rancher: During his days
at Stanford, he played guard .Julji,s
B. Frankenheimer, San Francisco one
OF the halfbacks, is heart specialist
and for number of years was a med
ical instructor at Stanford and the
University of California Jackson r
Reynolds. the other halfback, is presi-
dent of the First National Bank. wall
street, New York, and for three wears
was a member Of the law faculty at
Stanford, and shortly after graduation
was assistant foot ball coach at Stan
ford. Later he was law professor at Co
lumbia University and for IL years was
chief counsel for the Central Railroad
Of New Jersey.
Will Irwin, magazine writer and
author of biography on the President.
and a really personal friend of Mr.,
Hoover, while not actually on the varsity
team of "a because of a broken leg
received while playing center on the
freshman team, also will be on hand
for the night of fun. Herbert S. Hicks
of Rockford, Ill, who was one of the
Presidents closest chumS during his
college days, also will be present. He
Is a lawyer and for II years was a
member Of the Illinois Legislature, and
for the last years State Senator.
The President at $3.50 this afternoon
will meet his old friends at the White
House for the purpose Of taking them
to the rear grounds for a group photo
graph. This will be in advance, how
ever, Of the real affair which has been
set for tonight.
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