The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-05
play. What more could you ask?


was styled in his high school days
nj LaSallc Institute. was pic
iure Of perfection in every depart
ment. For four years he led the
squad in scoring and was a bull
wark on the defense. Later. he
with the Cumberland
Cascys and Just by way of show
ing that his work with LaSallc
was no flukc he also proceeded to
pace the knights in the several
years service he gave them. At
one stage Of his career May was
asked by Olson's Swede's. stopping
of here TO play the Caseys. 10
wear the colors OF their brigade.
Vic" was not keen about play
ing road" bail but he took part
in three games with the Swedes
and rang the bell for "a field
goals - an average of eight to
the game.
They Didn't Like II
Down Baltimore way the foot
ball and basketball teams Of that
city don't like the idea OF being
beaten by Cumberland rivals.
They never did and never will.
AT the close Of the 1888 gridiron
season a move was on foot 20
match Baltimores champs against
Allegany High but the big
town" boys turned thumbs down"
on such a proposal because they
didn't want to risk their record.
Yet. they claimed the state cham
The most recent example of
sentiments came just
after LaSalle Institutes basket
ball battlers had flogged Calvert
Hall into submission by the score
of rs to II. Last year when the
Calverts conquered the Blue and
Gold the Baltimore journals
"played-up" the triumph. Did
they give LaSalle the same rec
recently? Not on your
life. We scanned. surveyed and
the Baltimore papers but
nary a word anent LaSalle's VIC
tory!
This matter OF Baltimore claim
ing superiority over Allegany
County in football and basketball
has long been a bone Of conten-
ton. Ask any resident follower
Of the two sports and they wont
hesitate to tell you that Allegany
County produces the best brand
Of ball. Down in Baltimore they
look with disdain upon this con-
reption. So there the matter
rests.
Cabs and Cuisines
Buck" Griffith. former local
boxer. is now barbering in a Balti-
more street shop - Jimmy Stalk
IN. the strapping LaSalle gradu-
ate, is not seeing much action on
The ribbed-court at Villanova
College - Looks like he's finding
he going tough 49, Homer Brooks.
ne OF Allcgany High vintage. con-
inucs TO dazzle the draperies
rom the foul line as a member
IF West Virginia University's
ItIint Chick" lines. popular
'oung Celanese employc. is the
most active OF this sections cage
49, He has chaperoncd the
whistle in Winchester. Charles
Town. w. Va. Petersburg and
,undry other towns and hamlets
n addition TO handling" games
lere.
Jimmy Collins. the Pacific Coast |
4caeue catcher who was sold to
he Chicago Cubs not so long ago. !
.aught for the defunct Cumber-
and Colts OF the Middle Atlantic 1
4cague when Merrill May was
Ilso a member of the Gcldings -
low the Clarksburg Oilers ever
rounced the Philly Sphas by so
decisive score has this writer
- The Sphas not only
cad the American League but
hey also mopped-up OH a recent
INVASION Of the Middle West -
santa Clara University and South
rn Cal have two OF the finest
basketball brigadcs in the United
;tatcs-Both have been pulvcriz-
ng their opponents and nothinf
hort of a miracle will stop them,
seems Jovial Johnny Neum.
blot Of the Newark Bears in the
ummer and a soccer reporter for
/ Baltimore newspaper in the
winter. called the fouls in the
". NJ. /. loop many years ago -
They have come and gone since |
lie shook the dust of Allegany !
.ounty from his heels but Neun
till stays at the head of the class |
when 1t comes to officiating -
dayhap that's covering a lot of |
erTitory but Nouns still our
'hoice He seemed TO sense the
ouls almost instinctively.
Dur biggest thrill Of the year just
passed was watching Joe Tabor.
II the Boston Red Sox. smash out
our home-runs on July 4 at Shibe !