Evening star., 1943-07-18
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Bu Will P. Kennedy.

Congress has It's fair measure OF
former great athletes, and almost IN
variably they are the same men who
have had meritorious military service
Representative James w. Wadsworth
of New York former Senator, whose
great-great-great-gra grandfather was one
of the founders of Hartford, Conn, in
1886, and whose ancestor, Capt Joseph
Wadsworth hid the Connecticut charter
in the hollow of Charter Oak, when Sir
Edmund Andrus, royal Governor in the
reign of James H. undertook to seize 1t
in 1887, was nominated by Walter Camp
in 1898 for first base on his "All-Amer-
lea Nine His father was soldier and
served in Congress 20 years, half that
time as chairman of the Committee on
Agriculture.
Representative Hamilton Fish of New
York, whose father was Governor of New
York, served in both branches of Con-
gress had important commissions from
President Lincoln and was President
Grants Secretary Of State, was Harvard
football captain and selected by Walter
Camp as an all-time all-America.
Senator Robert r. Reynolds of North
Carolina was captain of the track team
at the State university and played on the
varsity football team.
Representative Usher Burdick of North
from followers of Roger Williams, played
right end on two championship teams
of the University of Minnesota.
Representative John L. Mcmillan of
South Carolina was elected on the all
Southern football team in 1922 and a
member of the all time all ll-South Car
olina team
Representative Harry Sauthoff of Wis
consin was former athletic coach:
Representative La Verne r. Dilweg Of
Wisconsin, whose wife was Eleanor Cole
man OF swimming fame, was one of the
founders of the Bluejay baseball team
of Green Bay, Wis, played end on the
Marquette football team and was a
member of the all-America team in
kee Badgers professional team, in 1927
joined the Packer team and played
through 1884, was a member of the 1929,
1880 and 1881 championship teams, was
ali-America end on professional selec-
ton for three years. Since leaving pro-
fessional football in 1884, continued with
the game as an official, and is now one of
the Big Ten officials.
Representative Samuel A. Weiss Of
Pennsylvania is member of the Eastern
intercollegiate Football Officials Asso-
citation and referees high school and COL
lege football games. He was also q ref
cree in the National Professional Foot
ball League during 1912, and is men,
ber of the athletic council of Duquesne
University.
Representative Gerald w. Lands Of
Indiana was for 16 years athletic direc-
tor of the Linton, Ind, High School.
Representative Cecil w. RunD Bishop
of Illinois, besides having been a tailor,
coal miner, telephone lineman and Bible
class teacher, played professional football
and baseball and was manager.
Representative Joseph j. OBrien Of
New York after the World War was an
amateur and professional football player
and wrestler.
Representative Frank L. Sundstrom
OF New Jersey was an all-America
tackle in 1928 on Walter Camps team and
coached football at Indiana University
in 1924.
Representative DAN A. Reed of New
York was one of the greatest football
players Cornell ever had and was rated
probably the best driving tackle of his
years.