Evening star., 1935-05-02
Gnen Confident nvadng Look Good Remain
C.. u. Fete illustrates
Growing Spirit of
Card Alumni.
BY ROD THOMAS

noD AuONAho s@..ss
Y vOW far the Catholic University
IL of America has come along
the sports trail under the
leadership of Arthur J. Berg
man, with the firm backing Of Bishop
James H. Ryan, president of the
institution, was the thought that
fingered today following the Cardinals
second annual athletic banquet last
night at the Maydower.
At Brookland reunions of the day
when John j. DAILY. Father of C. U.
Sports" was pioneering in athletics,
a quarter century ago. the Cardinals
reserved a table for. two" as that
worthy put it last night as toast
master.
But many a table was re-
served for this 1885 C. U. party
and all were filled. occupied by
the most enthusiastic gathering
of Cardinal alumni and friends
ever assembled.
Athletic spirit was at low ebb when
Bergman came to Brookhnd. In
remarkably short time he developed a
strong foot ball team, one calculated
to make the alumni cheer, and for
the last four or five years he has kept
that most stirring of all college games
on a high plane at c. U. But only
lately, it has seemed to us, has the
alumni become thoroughly awakened
to the schools athletic progress. The
big turnout last night and the spirit
of it, we thought, was a tribute. bl a
sense to Bergman and his staff.
IDR. HANS LUTHER, German Am
- bassador to the United States,
very personable old gentleman
with a human slant, to put him in
sports atmosphere, was the principal
speaker and for 20 minutej or so
spoke nary a boring word, which may
be a record for athletic banquets
hereabout.
About the Olympics to be held next
year at Berlin. DR.. Luther described
the preliminary preparations and
commented: 1T is not. however, the
technical preparation for the coming
Olympic event upon which I wish to
dwell but rather the great idealism
and spirit of friendship behind such
international games. Again and again
they have proved their inestimable
value in mutual respect and good will.
Therefore, what I wish to
express by referring to the very
cordial invitation which the
German youth has extended to
the youth OF the world Is a mes
sage Of true sportsmanship and
of sincere longing for friendship
{ and understanding" -
With a German Ambassador pres
ent, ones thoughts wandered when
military tribute was paid the Car
dinals who gave their lives in the
war with Germany. PoSthumous
awards were made to them-Walter
C. Clementz, Edward James Crotty,
John F. English, Joseph F. Fenton,
Sherman r. Greene, Edward L.
Killion, Edwin ]. Mccarthy, Peter
McGeady, Louis Maus, Francis j.
Meaney, Robert G. Mulcahy, Edward
G. Fachalis, James S. Timothy and
Francis Wolohan.
The award for Sherman r. Greene
was accepted bv his son, Sherman R.,
jr., a student of Central High School.
Chief" Greene, G. U. sport i'm
mortal-he made the big leagues as
pitcher-left for France before his
son was born.
To Francis Red Fleming. q
lanky youth from Brookline,
Mass, went the feature award.
the Harris Cup, as the "best
scholar, athlete and gentleman
of senior class" !.
He played end on the foot ball team
and was undefeated as light-heavy-
weight boxer.
Tom Oliver of Pensacola, Fla, drew
the medal awarded the most valuable
member of the foot ball team. Angelo
Restaino received the McGann Cup
as the outstanding Cardinal boxer and
John Hickey was presented the Ryan
Trophy as the last runner to win the
Ryan 1000" that featured the c. o.
track meets, now abandoned.
Special awards to Cardinal athletes
of way back went to Ed Lynch,
Johnny Glascott, F. Joseph Donahue,
Paul Croarkin, Frank Boyle, Al Moore,
Edward Gleason, Bill Cummins, John
McGann, Jim Garvin and Andrew
Balm.
Snappy, thoroughly entertaining
talks were made by Dick Harlow, foot
ball coach at Harvard; Jim Crowley,
Fordham coacn, and Hunk Anderson,
North Carolina State. Other famous
grid leaders present were Harry
Stuhldreher, Villanova; Tom Hamil-
ton, Navy, and Curley Byrd, Mary