The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-08
MANY PLAYERS
USE PRO SPORT
ASCOLLECEA AID
Osmanski, O'Brien Fort.
mann and Wiethe All
Look to Future

Of revenue to defray the cost of
education. A survey Of the Ma
tional Football league reveals that
81 players who participated in last
years championship campaign
have returned to school, Carl l.
Storck, president Of the league,
announced today.
Every league team has some play
ers who are using their football
earnings to complete study for de-
grees, or for postgraduate courses,
the survey shows. Brooklyn heads
the list with nine. Eight Chicago
Bears have gone back to the cam
pus. The New York Giants have
seven representatives and the
Pittsburgh Steelers have six on the
second semester rolls Of leading uni
versities.
Six year requirements In physical
education, law and medicine are
one Of the reasons for the back to
college trend. Also, frequent IT,
ability Of athletes, who are obliged
to work their way through school
to finish four-year courses during
their eligibility period, makes II
necessary for them to return tc
classes. At this particular stage
Of their development, these young
men are most proficient as foot
ball players. Consequently, the
pro game offers them the most prac-
teal means of obtaining the neces-
sary finances to continue.
Look to Future
Among the top-flight players who
have returned to college are Bill
Osmanski, the Bears, all-league
fullback; Davey O'Brien, Philadel-
phia's passing wizard, and Danny
Fortmann of the Bears and John
Wiethe Of the Detroit Lions, all
league grads. Osmanski Is study
ing dentistry at Northwestern U.
OBrien is taking a postgraduate
course In geology at Texas Chris
tian, Fortmann will graduate from
Rush Medical school in June and
Withe hopes to obtain a law de-
gree at Xavier college, Cincinnati
at the same time. .'t'e
John Siegal; Billy Patterson, Ed
gar Manske, Aldo Forte, Ray Bray
and Gary F'amigletti OF the Bears
are also back In school. Siegal Is
studying dentistry at Northwestern;
Patterson is completing work for 9
law degree at Baylor; Manske. Il
taking postgraduate law at North
western; Forte is doing post-gradu-
ate work at Montana u; Bray II
studying for q masters degree al
Michigan and Famigletti is taking
postgraduate work at Boston U.
Ed Danowski of the New Yorl
Giants and a former Fordham star
Is working for a master degree o.
New York U, Ward Cuff, DALE
Burnett, Wil1ie Wallis, Eddie Milne
Frank Cope, Ed Widseth and o.
Parry are the other Giants, who
have Joined the back to college bri-
gade.
Charles Newton and Clem Woltman
Of the Eagles have returned to the
campus. Sam Francis, former Ali
American at Nebraska, head the
studious Dodgers. Bob Haak, Her
man Hodges, Harold Hill, Carl Kap-
lanoff, Roland Young, Bill Leckon-
by, Lou Marks and Paul Humphrey
are the other members Of Dan Top
pings squad, who have returned TO
school,.
Improving
Byron Gentry, Lou Midler, Don
Campbell, George Platukis, Ed
Sherry and Ted Doyle are the Pitts
burgh players, who are improving
their educations. Odly enough. the
worlds champion Green Bay Pack
ers have only two players-Charlie
Brock and Bud Svendsen, both
centers-who have returned to
classes.
Steve Slivinski, Jim Meade, Jim
Karcher and Boyd Morgan of the
Washington Redskins are back IN
school. Cleveland Is also repre-
sented in the back to the campus
movement by four players - Corby
Davis, former all-American fullbacS
at Indiana, Barney McGarry. Pau,
McDonough and Marty Slovak.
Los Angeles, March 3.-Boyd
Morgan, the washington Redskins
brilliant halfback, rookie, has signed
q contract with the Fox Twentieth
Century Studio to play a part In
the picture, ,"The Return Of the
Cisco KID. Previously, Morgan
appeared in "Seahawk" and Sail
oro's Lady,. In addition to his
movie work, Morgan is taking a
night course at his alma mater
Southern California for adj
vanced degree during the off,
Pittsburgh, March 8.-The Ma
tional Football league, it de-
velops, has come up with another
Joe Carr. He Is the new secretary
of the Pittsburgh Steelers club
However, the Steelers' Joe Carr is
not related to the late Joe F. Carr
of Columbus, O.. founder and form
er president Of the league.
O'Brlen TCU Aide
Dallas, Texas, March 8.-Davey
O'Brien, former Texas Christian
All-American quarterback and now
a star member Of the Philadelphia
Eagles National Football league clun,
has been appointed assistant foot
ball coach and freshman baseball
coach at his alma mater. O'Brien
who Is here taking a postgraduate
geology course. win coach the guar.
terbacks and passers during spring
training.
Lafayette. Ind, March 0.-Frank
Zeiencik. star guard on the Chi.
cago Cardinals National Football
league team. has enrolled IN Pur'
due university and Is studying for q
masters degree In physical edlca-
ton. Zelenclk. o former ogelthoTpe
star. will return 70 the Cardinals
IN the Pail.
WESLEYAN WINS