The Washington times., 1932-04-21
GIBBONS SHOWS
HIMSELF TRUE
H|LLTOPPER.
Mr.. John A. Duggan,
Connellsville, Pa.
Dear Johnny:

Connellsville, Pa.
Dear Johnny:
What a Georgetowner you
turned out to be! And, I'll never
forgive Ed and Ray Danahey,
Fats" Given, Fritz Sitterding,
Ferd McGettigan, John Kephart,
Fritz O'Leary, "Ooch" Moriarty,
Giant" Kenny, Gig" Rafferty,,
HOWE" Smith, "Wobbie" O'Con-
nor, Dyke" Cahill, Cy Cummings
and the rest of the gang.
Here we have one of George
towns Three Musketeers" back
to Alma Mater (thanks to
Frazier "Tex" EdwardS) and you
all fail to put in an appearance.
And, Johnny. do you know the
IlrSt named Floyd mentioned?
No? Well, the very first name
ne mentioned was Duke" Pallen.
Gibbons True GeOrgetOwner
And, say, Johnny, while we
would have been delighted to
nave had the other two
Observation-Disclosures and Allan
Ryan-Floyd certainly upheld the
honor and glory of the three, I
tell you: He was GREAT!
Was he the headline hunter?
positively not. He was just one
OF us; just one of the legion that
holds that "Hoya, Hoya, Saxa!"
means more than the present
student body realizes.
Johnny, Gibbons belongs with
the Dahlgrens, the Gastons, the
RyanS, the Healys, the Copleys,
the CAROLS. Boy, he was real!
He went into gardens of memory
that all of us old timers planted
20 to 80 years ago and he
plucked blossoms whose sweet
ness only we know. And, did he
forget to mention his dear old
Daddy? No, sir! Just as proud
of the old fellow as he was Is
years ago when he entered
Georgetown.
Bob Eller Gets Letter
Well, Old Timer, it was a
Georgetown dinner. They gave
the boys of today a great send
off, foot5allers, basketballerS,
track men. And, they gave Bob
Eller his letter, earned way back
in 1912, 1913 and 1914. Was our
hurdler proud? Not very. All
he did was invite the whole 600
Of us out to his house to witness
him framing the certificate. And
Johnny, do you know that Bob
can expand his chest right to this
day to the full IL inches?
Senator Copeland acted as if
he really were one of us. He is
very real, and he told one on DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler that was
a pip. I'll hold it until I see
you. The rector spoke, too, and
won a place in the hearts of
those of us who never heard him
before. Father McDonough re-
ceiVed an ovation which made
me think he was Father Emmett.
Father Dineen drew an ovation
also. DR.. "Jock" Sutherland,
head coach at your Pitt, was one
Of the honored guests, and he
told "darb" about a professional
game of football in Cleveland.
Johnny Evers (of Tinker to
Evers to Chance fame), whose
son is captain of the baseball
team at the Hilltop, spoke a few
words after the youngster had
received his letter. 1t was a
memory stirring episode and good
old doc" White presented the
awards.
Mills Goes Over Big
Tommy Mills went over big,
just as all of us old timers al
ways want him to go over. Hugh
Fegan was at the head table;
wasn't I happy to see him there?
Henry Quinn hit in a pinch for
Representative Bill Connery as
POSTMASTER, and went like a
Bordeau in football.
In conclusion: If Floyd comes
to Connellsville or Pittsburgh re-
member that he is a first-line
Georgetowner. Pass the word
along to the rest of the crowd.
And, ask him to tell the one.
well, you know.
AS ever,
HARRY COSTELLO.