The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-27

accustomed to bitter hospital
scenes, couldn't restrain the
mist in their own eyes when
OF Tham's golden smile reg
istered a neW-found sight as
the last bandage was removed.
It should be recorded here
that the ring and it's partisans
did not forget Langford dur
ing the years of his adverse
ties. Even in so remote a spot
as Portener's, a winter ago,
Sam was applauded as he was
introduced from the ring in
quest of aims. Most of the
medical treatment Than" has
received has been donated at
the instance of those who
couldn't forget the intrepid
ring warrior. And his patience
and tolerance and gameness
the while has contributed some
thing to science in proving
that this most difficult type of
operation can be successful es-
pecially when the patient has
the stuff that Sam Langford
is made Of.
Doesn't Forget
There will be one very proud
young man as a guest of the
Catholic University Alumni
Athletic banquet next Wednes-
day, the son of a pitcher who
shone at Brookland back in
19O9-13 and who later was good
enough to get a berth with the
Philadelphia Nationals only to
join the colors during the
World War and give his life
for the cause.
Perhaps some of you more
seasoned college baseball fans
recall when "Chief" Sherman
R. Green pitched for the Cardi-
nails those two decades and
more ago. I know ICY" Mac.
donald does, for he was discuss
ing it with me a few days ago.
ICY" remembers when Green
defeated Georgetown twice in
1910.
Well, the son of "Chief"
Green, who was born after his
father departed to bear arms,
will receive at the banquet the
C. U. posthumous award which
is being made also in honor Of
the twelve other World War
heroes who gave their all for
America after having given their
best for C. U. in one branch or
another of sports. The lad
bears the same first and middle
names as his father, and he
lives at 1887 Rhode Island Ave.
a ball player in his own right.
Other undergraduates of Cath
Ole University whose memories
will be given note on the forth
coming occasion are: Edward
Killion, Joseph I. Fenton, Joseph
E. English, Edward C. Nc
Carthy, Peter McCready. Lewis
Maus, Francis Wolohan, Francis
j. Meaney, John V. Moore, Rob.
ert G.. Mulchay. E. G. Taschalis
and James S. Timothy. It was
for Edward Killion that the
athletic field at C. U. was origi-
nally named.
Caught on the Wing
The Baltimore Orioles counted
% home runs during the first
nine games of their schedule,
which ought to be some sort of
a record doesn't speak very
well for the opposing pitchers,
for the fences haven't been
moved in Walter Johnson's
Indians are living up to all Of
the predictions made for them
over the winter Van Lingle
Mungo is having an early sea.
son string of strike-outS, having
famed nine PhillieS Wednesday,
six in his first start of the sea-
son against them and in a game
which he lost to the Braves he
turned back five the same way
Max Baer is presuming a
little in saying he will abdicate
the crown in favor of his
brother after three more fights
the various boxing COM
missions will have something to
say about who gets his vacated
crown and what they must
do to earn it race fans have
their tongues in their cheeks
over the Wise Dukes recent
racing performances with
good Florida form he came to
Maryland. started as a favorite
and lost in two cheap races
then in the rich Aberdeen two
year-old stakes, defeats the
cream of the crop at Havre de
Grace at odds of 3 to /.