The Washington times., 1934-02-06
SPORTS
By KIRK MILLER
Rip Miller Plays
Good Sport At Navy
Saves q Situation

When the Navy makes an Of
ficial statement about its coach
ing situation it is difficult
enough to decode the meanings
hidden therein, but when Navy
makes no statement at all,
such a position as it is taking at
the moment with regards to the
shifting of rip" Miller from
head football coach to line
coach, then the Navy and the
public and the whole bloomin'
world can only form its own
conclusion.
Nobody has been fooled about
the coaching situation at An
napoliS by the statement of last
December announcing the order
ing thereto of a flock of former
players including Lieut.. Tom
Hamilton, a Navy star of '26
who was given the newly created
post of assistant football direc-
tor. From that moment on the
handwriting has been on the
wall for Rip Miller and he knew
it as we'll as anybody.
rip" Is Composed
To my way of thinking, Rip"
Miller has behaved splendidly
through all of this pickering.
He has kept a cool, steady head.
He has shown some rare sports
manship too, because through it
all he has had a contract for
1884 in his pocket as head coach
and a less eXcitable man would
have created a scene. AS mat
terS stand Navy is fortunate to
have Miller who knows more
about the available playing
material for next year than any
man connected with Navy foot
ball.
Had rip" walked out on the
Navy situation, the havoc when
the apparent head coach Tom
Hamilton took hold would have
been deplorable. With Rip
swallowing his pride and re-
naming in the picture, Navy
should go right along where it
left off after the last Army
game. A delicate situation has
been bridged at Annapolis and
it looks to me like RIP" Miller
is the hero of the hour, not the
martyr.
Boys Will Be Boys
It's almost out on the edge of
the city, the Northeast Boys
Club, at Seventeenth and Krea-
mer Streets, but they pack more
fun into that little old brick
gymnasium afternoons and eve
nings, when they play basket
ball, wrestle and fight, than
you'll find in any building OF
it's size and location in the whole
confines of Washington.
I spent a pleasant two hours
there last night watching the
scraps between the boxers OF
the club and those of the Mer-
rick and Washington Boys Cluo
and was a little amazed at the
packed house on such a night,
mostly neighborhood folks; yet
a goodly throng from the city
in general. You've got to love
boxing to go away across the
city to see it, as many did; and,
as for the kids, they've got to
love it to participate on night
when the weather was excellent
for coasting.
Service to Boys
A. Boyd Hines, director, and
Bill Reed, trainer, are doing a
great service to the boys of that
section in the 45x75-foot build
ing formerly used as the Noel
House. When the shell of a
building isn't used for basket
ball ring is set up in the mid
die for wrestling and boxing.
The organization has nifty lit
tie band, which obliges around
town on various occasions. Foot
ball and baseball are sponsored
in season, and a strong neigh
borhood pride has been built up
around the athletic teams.
Radio Joe Kaufman mastered
the ceremonies last evening, and
I noticed in the throng Harry
Hites, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Rol-
Inns, j. Bernard Wycoff and