The Washington times., 1937-10-02

its home town. SO that go the river and play
its games in Brooklyn.
Texas Agges of the best teams in the Southwest
Possibly THE BEST team in the Southwest.
It that when the Federal Government was paying
farmers to raise livestock it forgot to reward them for
not raising football players Hence this outfit from Texas
that rope and throw pretty much anything that roams
grldlron.
Whether they can leave their brand Mr. Meehans JAS
pers as they did in rp-snortin football game their
home range last year, is another question
Meehan devouty hopes not He's been building three
years for this and said in the beginning didn't
that he's builder by trade?
Welcome to Our City, John:
It will be like old times Meehan-coached football
this side of the bridges again. 1t wasn't many
back that the Manhattan mentor the Ziegfeld and
Beasco of the grdron in town. And what shows
he used to give us!
Grdron uniforms bright and gay they all but took
breath away almost West Point march into the line OF
scrmmage little the goal line to welcome each
N Y u touchdown the biggest band any New York uni
vety ever boosted pigeons released from the playing
field ocks between the halves carry the to
body possibly N Y u old grads ships at That
wash Y u, when Chick had all dressed up with some
place to GO
But it wasn't all show and showmanshp Those were good
football teams in the bright Violet sweaters Remember the
that boosted Ken Strong and Cowboy" Hill?
doubt better football in New York since
the though the young of Forham may wish to dis
pute that with mewith gestures Or punch the
nose it. however IN what passes for right mind
if you don't look too close and in spite Of feeling bit Of
traitor -Four Lou Les little Lions that roared in the rain
New Years Day the Rose Bowl at Pasadena always
will be personal idea Of New York Cys grandest
Strong, Stronger, Strongest:
There has been only Ken Strong playing football here
abou since the writer sneaked into the Columbia School of
Journalism to while away the Winter of 1919 however Only
one and he the best, the very BEST
1t may surprise you to learn that powerful argument can
be made from facts and figures that Ken Strong
the greatest aaround gdiron performer this country
All that's been done with that leather egg Kenneth
could do, and he kept right doing it long time
Meehan came down from Syracuse to New York City
meath it, he thought he stepping into the big time with
vengeance He had been used to Syracuse Unversv's
handsome Archbold Stadium and million dollar gymnasium
At NJ Y u he thought he would something like the
Yankee Stadium and threemllion-doar gym Instead he
found here barren Ohio Field with around it.
and gymnasium in which the way get hot running water
was to run for it with pail
Plus One Halfbock:
His first look his hopeful violent Violet football candi
dates gathered for spring practice dsusion
ing He had signed threeyear contract believe
thousand That night when he back Syracuse
10 get Mrs Meehan and to the Getty" he said hers
M to do about this grab the thirty thousand
and run like hell for the hills"
But that he piled into his battered roadster and
set out to tour the East gathering Voles wherever
shyly raised its head by the wayside
Il used to tell those high school and academy principals
that what wanted student leaders, he said "Then
go out behind the gym and coach that he'd better
presidents.
Il always figured boy like that could build MY char
acter while was teaching him to lug that egg"
Still dare Chick Meehan has built character
football coach from Aonzo Stage the newy-ap-
pointed Lawrence Morgan Kelley inclusive and nicer little
fellow showed up in under hat designed
by Ringing Brothers.