Evening star., 1934-01-08
LIONS G[0R|0USLY
WELCOMED HOME
New York Wildly AccIaims
Columbia Team, Returned
From Rose Bowl Win.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n IEW YORK, January g.
IN The most glorious ath-
/ Y letic sortie in the history
of Columbia-possibly of
New York City itself-was just a
memory today, and the boys who
made it possible, 80 members Of
the Lion foot ball squad that
beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl
New Year day, were back in
school worrying about midyear
examinations.
But before they returned to their
books and classes today they had added
to their overcrowded memories the final
picture of a university delirious at their
triumph against great odds. and the
eulogies of President Nicholas Murray
Butler, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and
the dean of the college, Herbert Hawkes..
who'll be addressing them again, tndi-
vidually, If they fail to settle down in
time to pass those examinations.
To the receptions and celebrations
Los Angeles, Hollywood, Denver and
Chicago gave the foot ball team that
beat Stanford, to o, in the crowning
upset of the athletic year. New York
yesterday added one of the most STIR
ring its history Of spectacular recep-
tions.
TN setting Of slanting rain that was
particularly appropriate in view Of
similar conditions that existed in
the Rose Bowl New Year day, the
conquerors Of the giant Cardinals were
wreSted from crowd Of 5000 that met
their train last night by some 220 po-
licemen, then whirled up Broadway.
with motor cycle police screaming their
escort.
Automobiles parked in lanes along
Broadway added their footing horns to
the bedlam all the way up to Morning
side Heights, where twice as many stu
dents as the college gymnasium would
hold struggled with police again to get
close to the greatest athletic heroes in
Columbia's history.
President Butler told them how
proud he was, and how proud the uni
VerSlty was, and remarked that here he
was parading again. he who as a fresh
man at Columbia had marched up
Fifth avenue in the parade for a long
forgotten Columbia crew coming back
victorious from the Henley regatta in
England.
Mayor La Guardia, who was a shock
TO most OF the boys who were sent on
their way westward December 16 by
Mayor John OBrien, told them he had
much In common with this Columbia
team
Neither of us started out q favorite."
| referring n
that went into Office while the boys
were away, January l. seeking the
bacon" that OBrien pleaded they must
bring back when he personally bade
them good-by.
THE cheers for Head Coach Lou
Little and Capt Cliff Montgom-
cry. both Of whom thanked the
students, congratulated each other. and
said how happy they were, mingled
with Kisses for the Columbia Spectator,
the school paper that condemned the
trip westward.
The Spectator said "the Lion ha
joined the circus" which caused on
alumni speaker to remark that the cir
Gus slogan Of P. T. Barnum was there's
one born every minute" which today
could be construed as referring to those
who had derided Columbia and its Rose
| Bowl chances Of victory.
Both Coach Little and Fon Board
man. chairman of the student board
asked the undergraduates to give the
team chance to hit the mid-year ex-
aminations as it hit Stanford"
! Al Barabas, the sophomore back who
ran 18 yards for the winning touch
down, was brought blushing from the
ranks of the players to humble some
| thing uninteIlieib1e and retire in con-
fusion. Then the student body rushed
the PLAYERS out into the rain for a stut-
| terine bonfire on South Field
Lou Little retired to start worrying
| about Yale. the first team on the 1884
Columbia schedule, the university set
tied back toward normalcy and the
arposy of the Lions. with its tangible
golden fleece the Rissman Trophy for
Rose Bowl victory locked in the trophy
room. officially became history.