The Washington times., 1937-11-30
Typical of the Game

The condition find today with reference the Rose
Bowl invitation that might have gone Pittsburgh yp
cal of American college football my friends and the only
shameful thing about is that the colleges themselves not
honest enough to admit it,
1t looks like wiful little group Pittsburgh is forcing
the hands of college, and others the light and
decide and decide is longer possible to live life of ath
letc sn-and out in the clear with it.
In substantiaon Of the Pittsburgh attitude today
recite an incident:
fellow newspaperman from Pittsburgh was riding from
Durham Washington with the Panthers Sunday morning
and took occasion inquire among the players their attitude
about going to the Rose Bowl
Few of them wanted CO. for many them had been
the Coast previous sortes and for other
didn't seem enthusiastic.
Up and Spoke His Piece
But swarthy youngser who had been recruited from
the coal mines, up and said
IF CO. they've got pay for my mother is sick and
has got to have operations and got get back the
mines"
You see he wasn't sudying-but just working temporarily
at Pittsburgh.
heard that frshand yesterday from the reporter and
therefore not quite knocked of chair odays
developments assured today by this reporter that
the actual caucaus of the Pitt team occurred this train
twixt Durham and Washington
This mercenary phase of football is just at any
coege- at the large majory because college foot
ball has come to be of keeping with the Joneses
you going to play schedule you've got have as
good team those your schedule and therefore
lean far backward in recruiting team does your neigh
Dor.
Proselyng is the and common as any other
racket in America.
If This Be Treqson-!
frankie Baxter Washington baseball clubhouse boy equally
loyal the Redskins as he to the Grfmen He nroved If hv
specific act last week.
Not only responsible for the good housekeeping the
team dressing he dyup that the visitors before
his daily work is completed.
One day last week after the Green Packers had pracced
dressed and repaired to their hotel frankie putting their
locker room IN order when he noticed backboards
hanging from the walls.
On each football play drawn chalk and labeled as
certain hedsn formation For each Coach Curley Lambeau
had described Packer defense
Baxter having head his shoulders and strong devotion
for the Redskins copied every play together with the
defense therefor and somehow left them around the Red
SKINS dressing where they would catch the proper
II this be treason, make the best of it!
Sports SHhOuettes
Capt Carl Hnke Vanderbilts crack center will show nm
on the PLAINS OF West Point next year. just did Bill Guckev
son. this. ~ O'A'
Down IN North Carolina they take their football serousv
At Durham Saturday, visitor dared to saw dsnaraono
word about the Tarhee and native outs and shoots him
through the thigh. ~
The, players down the field hearing the pistol shot
thought quarter ended start to shift to the other
end of the field. O'4O-
The huge letters the jerseys of the Redskins and Packers
were the best pieces of howmanhp pro football has produced
mere this season. unless be the splendid at the
ampHters by who be related to Glenn Mccarthy
Bowie today closes its best financial year in history and I'm
sorry not TO be able to say its best racing Pmco topped
all fall Maryland meetings for all around class and excellent
running ~ '