The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-06

Inc narrative. as mdttel
mote basis in reality that Bro
possess but that did not pre-
vent a journalist acquaintance
of mine from flashing it in my
face.
Il see where Chris eagle bought
a share in the Brooklyn Pro football
team" she said, "claSs-angle that!"
The lady had been particularly
snotty all evening and she was
neither drunk nor good-looking. L
think I said something silly to the
effect that historical materialism was
good enough for my father and my
father was good enough for my
mother and mother knows best. The
lady didn't rate more than that. But
several recent developments do.
On this desk is a letter sent out
by the Columbia Alumni Association
of Hudson County, N. ]. After a
rah-rah introduction citing the
achievements of local boys in Column
bia athletics, the letter states, 1.-THE
greatest problem facing the admin
istration at the university this year
will be Radical Demonstrations The
groundwork has been laid for what
seems to many of us closely connected
with the university as the greatest
show ever put on by these certain
few who are trying to put the student
body in condition of complete
There is, however, a sane way OF
getting the mind of the worth
while majority of the students along
proper channels, and that is ABE
QUATE INTERMURAL SPORTS
CONTESTS.
1.-THE majority of the (freshman)
class are boys who have been bred
in good homes and who know the
real meaning of loyalty, honesty and
tradition. Can we sit by and see
these fine young minds warped by
the cagey and clever reasonings OF
sensational and publicity greedy
few? No. A thousand times No! :.
"This money is badly needed and
can be well used. High class super
visorS with personalities like our pres
ent coaches to carry on this work,
will do more to gain the confidence
and respect of the students for them
selves and the university than per-
haps any other means that might
be employed"
There you have an official state
ment of the function of college foot
ball-"a sane way of getting the
mind of the worth while majority OF
students along the proper channels"
"a sane way of getting the minds of
| the students off unemployment, in
flation and Soviet Russia into the
channels of racoon coats and grand
stand master minding.
"Fusioneers"
THERE is nothing yelled about that
letter, but on the front page of
Yesterdays New York Times there is
an even holder expression of class
alignments in the world of sports:
Park Avenue will join with the
prize ring tonight to form a combat
organization to conduct canvasses and
guard the polls for the Fusion ticket,
it was announced yesterday at Flu
sion headquarters.
Under the title of customers a
group composed of professional box
ers, former college athletes and young
men listed in the Social Register
will meet tonight at headquarters to
complete an organization in which
| it is hoped to enlist more than 1000
members"
Aside from the grammatical error,
there is no mistake about this state
! ment. Fiorello LaGuardia's interests
will be represented at the polls by
Gardini, the w~egtler; 'Petrone, the
featherweight; Johnnie Dundee, no
less, as we'll as Erness J. Collins, Ia
crosse captain at W--iams, 1929;
Elmer @. Oliphant, Army football
star and coach; Rutherford Stuy-
vesant and Cornelius OBI IN, whose
strength lies in their names.
Football Under M rtial Law
! UNDOUBTEDLY this is insufficient
/ U to convince either Brown or the
lady journalist.
But here's bit of an item from
the albuquerque Journal concerning
the martial law situation in Gallup
New Mexico, where the coal miners
are out under the leadership OF the
National Miners Union.
Three companies of National Guart
are stationed in the area to "protec1
company property" "Sidearms, rifle
and automatic rifles comprised the
weapons. Steel helmets dangled from
the full packs of the engineers Al
they led the march to the station
with Capt. Roy johnson and Lieuts
Jack Mcfarland and Ray Stuart a
their head. Recruited largely from
the university, where Johnson ant
Mcfarland are athletic coaches. tn
company included almost all Of tn
university football team"
The Worm Turns
THE next two days mail will surel.
l contain half dozen letters de
: Tending football as fipe game an
| good exercise. Granted. There
5 little wrong with football as such
It's the functions which 1t is mad
, to perform that bring forth thes
: comments.
: Football has its "class angles" hk
l most everything else, although W
' don't always get the dirty end o
r the stick. When Major Holton o
i the Reserve Officers Training Corp
came before the Varsity Club OF Cit
3 College with plan to organize then
S as strong-a arm squad against radi
1 Gals, the athletes as body turne
4 down his proposal. And when tn