The Washington times., 1932-12-30

where sports notables seem tt
in these days and times when
And not only the big wigs of
sport, but the high and mighty
of Washington political life, seem
to be converging on Florida. Be-
sides the President of the United
States, who is somewhere out on
the broad, blue Atlantic in search
of piscatorial prizes, no less than
three United States Senators are
holidaying hereabouts.
Senator Thomas Walsh, whose
booming voice you heard conduct
ing the Democratic national con-
vention for a solid week in Chi.
cago last summer, boards the
Orange Blossom at Norlina, N. c.,
with porter dragging the biggest
golf bag you ever saw in your life.
Every club known to golf or
bridge seems to be in that bag.
Greeted by Senator Hale
In the wash room the next
morning he is greeted by Senator
Hale. who had entrained from
Washington. but Senator Hale's
sack of divot diggers isn't any
thing like so pretentiouS as that
of the Montana mogul. Senator
Hale leaves the train at Winter
uoXyon 1oo I,iV1o Caro4or Walsh -
few uninterrupted hours to finish
the big ,vloume he is reading,
entitled, wellington" the sports
man. statesman and supreme sol
6ier who defeated Napoleon at
Waterloo, by Phillip Guedalla.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis
is the other member of the
upper house here for golf and
other paStimes.
It may be a componplace thing
to extensive travellers, but it
seems almost miraculous to be
able to leave Washington Of a
mid-afternoon and enjoy a swim
at Miami Beach before supper
the next evening, but a lot of
people are doing it, even in these
tough times because of the
Orange Blossom, the prettiest
name for the prettiest train the
mind of man could conceive.
You wonder where Mr.. c. E.
Bell, superintendent of the dining
car service, recruits those massive
negro walters who bring you
spoon bread corn sticks and
orange marmalade whether you
order them or not. You know
by these tokens you are getting
into the Southland where sports
are not seasonable, but as Mr..
Gerry Sweinheart, of the Florida
Year-Round clubs will tell you, a
12-months proposition.
Sports Stars Gather
And Mr.. Sweinheart has the
facts to prove it, particularly
right now. He's gathering the
country's leading professionals
over at the Miami Biltmore for
the biggest golf tournament of
the winter and Mike Brady and
Gene Sarazen are already on the
job.
Too, Georgia Coleman, one of
the greatest Of mermaidS is here
for exhibitions in the crystal-clear
Venetian pool. Miss Coleman
leaves early in January for an
exhibition at the Shoreham in
Washington.
Then the Florida year-round
clubs, with my friend Sweinheart
as the official greeter, has in tow
the Manhattan College football
team already on the scene and
taking daily workouts for the
football game next Monday with
Tommy McCann's Miami Uni
versity, a feature of the Palm
Festival, big New Year attrac-
tion which is fixture here.
City Greets Gridders
When Chick Meehan's Manhat-
tan gridders arrived by boat last
Tuesday, half of Miami was down
at the dock to meet them and for
the nonce the town went sort
of goofy, so to speak. There is
talk that some skullduggery has
gone on with reference to this
football game next Monday.
There is even talk that McCann
has stolen a march on Meehan.
as the Irish are likely to do from
time to time. 1t seems that the
famous coach of the Illinois team,
Bob Zuppke. has been in town
about two weeks helping McCann
iron some of the wrinkles out of
the Miami eleven, and if Meehan
has caught anY inkling Of this, he