Evening star., 1943-01-03
Sinkwich, 10 Receive
Main Award, Starts
For Capital Today
Noted Athletes, Coaches,
Service and Federal
Leaders to Attend

The Capitals annual sports splash
into the major celery and steak cir
cult will materialize Tuesday night
at the Willard Hotel when $50 per-
sons will claim every available seat
at the Touchdown Club dinner.
Possibly the most distinguished
group In the history Of the feast
will be present. Slated to appear
are outstanding athletes and
coaches; Army, Navy and Marine
leaders, Representatives, Senator's
cabinet member and other nota-
bles.
Basking in the sports spotlight
will be Frankie Sinkwich, Georgias
all-America back who recently was
named the years outstanding ath-
lcte in an Associated Press poll.
SnkWlch, who scored the games
only touchdown as Georgia defeated
U. G. L. A. in the Rose Bowl, is
slated to depart from Pasadena,
Calf, today enroute here to receive
the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy
annually voted the outstanding COL
lege player Of the year.
Others Receive Awards.
Bob Dove, Notre Dame end who
participated in the East West game
at San Francisco on Friday also
will be present to accept the Knute
Rockne Memorial Trophy awarded
the outstanding college lineman.
Bruce Smith, Great Lakes Naval
Training Station back who was ad-
judged the outstanding service
player of the year. may be granted
leave to accept special award.
Schoolboy and collegiate football
players of this vicinity also will re-
ceive awards. Phil Funk, Woodrow
Wilson back, has been named the
outstanding player of the public
high schools, while Gonzaga's Ron
ME Waldron, also a back, has been
cited as the leading prep and pri-
vate school player. Both will re-
ceive SIS War bonds.
Bob Duffey Georgetown Univer-
sity end; Al Romasco George WASH
ington end, and Tommy Mont,
Maryland quarterback, will be
awarded $25 War bonds in recogni-
ton of being voted the most valu-
able members of their teams. Mont
also will receive a trophy stamping
him the outstanding collegiate
player Of the District area.
Redskins to Get Scroll.
A scroll will be presented the
Washington Redskins, who upset
the Chicago Bears for the National
Football League championship. In
the absence of Coach Ray Flaherty,
now naval lieutenant, Assistant
Coach Turk Edwards will accept the
award.
Jimmy Councilman, coach of the
Chicago Cardinals and a noted
speaker, will be master of cere-
monies and among other speakers
will be Grantland Rice and Tom
Meany, noted sports writer's.
Among others who will be present |
are Comdr. Tom Hamilton, Admiral !
Emory S. Land, Gen. Thomas Hol- /.
comb, Rear Admiral Benjamin
Morrell. Gen. A. D. Surles. Admiral |
Ernest j. King, Admiral Russell r. |
Wsesche. President H C. Byrd and |.
Athletic Director Clark Shaughnessy I
of the University of Maryland |
President Cloyd Heck Marvin, Ath-
letic Director John Busick and |
Football Coach Johnny Baker of
George Washington University. Sec
retary Of Commerce Jesse H. Jones
and Rev John Gehoe, Georgetown's
faculty moderator of athletics.
Also Representative Sam Ray
burn, Speaker of the House; Senator
Alben Barkley, majority leader of
the Senate; Senator Thomas Con-
nany of Texas. John Russell Young,
District Commissioner. and Glenn L.
Martin, president of Martin Bombers
Corp.