The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
All-Star Game
 Officials Lauded By NY. Writer

Just how important an assignment to officiate in the New York Herald Tribune fresh air fund football game featuring the Eastern College All- Stars and New York professional Giants is rated, may be judged from the following story y Jesse Abra- hanson of the HeraldTribune. One of the four officials is Dr. Bernard A. O'Hara of Waterbury, a graduate of Pennsylvania, veteran high school football official and man who has worked with the best grid arbiters in the country for the past three years in various professional games, most in New York. Dr. O'Hara will oficiate as field judge.
 Interesting
 MT. Abrahamson's story follows:
 Tom Thorp, referee; Colonel Har- Ian F. Mumma, umpire; Albert B. Maginncs, linesman, and Dr. Ber- hard A. O'Hara, field judge, are the four veteran officials named yester- day to handle the third annual annual Tribune fresh air fund fot- ball game between the Eastern Col legc All-Stars and the New York Giants, which will be played at the Polo ground on the cool (advt.) night of September '.
 This is an assignment that hun dreds of officials would give their gold-plated whistles to get. But the choosing of the officials from among so many able men was an assign ment that neither Stanley Wood- ward, athletic director of the All- Stars, nor John V. Mara, president of the Giants, care to tackle. They have too many friends among the officials. Both were happy to turn the selection over to Asa s. Bush nell and Joe F. Carr, who name all the officials in their respective realms.
 Bushnell, commissioner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Association and executive director of the Gen. tral office, appointed Maginnes and Colonel Mumma. Carr, president Of the National Professional Football league, nominated Thorp and Dr.. O'Hara..
 Thorp Refereed Former Contests
 Of the foursome, only round Tom Thorp has officiated in previous All-Star game. He refereed both the 1886 and 1897 contests. The former Columbia line star in the days of Morley and Weekes has had experi- ence in every phase of football playing, officiating, coaching and scouting. He has been on the busi- ness end of whistle for more than a quarter of a century. A game directed by Tom Thorp is always well handled.
 Thorp is former newspaperman who now functions as a racing steward. Another ex-newspaperman is Al Maginnes, who earned his football letters at 1ehigh and was a golf and tennis writer for "The Boston Traveller" from 1920 to 1924 before he entered the practice of law in New York. He i; associated with Larl,in, Rathbore and Perry.
 Under cross examination. Magin- nes also admits he was the hard- first baseman of "The Her. ald Traveller" nine on which o;lr MT. Woodward was the pitcher. In fact, 1t wat at Woodwa-d's sugges- tion that Maginnes became foot ball official, starting with the Bel mont Brighton schoolboy game in 1922.
 Pressed Into Service
 His first college game was the Cornell Dartmouth match in 1923, when both were undefeated. Magin- nes, who went to that game as g spectator, was pressed into service when one of the officials failed to appear and Dr. Eddie O'Brien, the referee, insisted on full staff of four officials. Maginnes has been op- erating on the big-time ever since.
 Dr. O'Hara. a graduate of Penn sylvania, is a dentist in Waterbury, Conn. Colonel Mumma is regular army officer.