The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-13
ny WIN MALONEY

Much to the delight of the sports writers on hand, the University of Connecticut Football Dinner ct the Hotel Bond in Hartford last night started late and finished early. Every once in Q while sports scribes attend a banquet which drags on and never ends but such wasn't the case last night.
 This affair which attended with radio station WWCO's ace sports caster, Al (ButterbalD vestro, start ed around 7:l5 P. M. and ended around o:30. On our arrival ct this dinner which was scheduled to start at 6:30 sharp, we were greeted by Frank Litsky, former Crosby High Grad, who is now doing sports for the United Press in Hartford. Lit- sky introduced us to J. Orlean Christian, head football coach ct the University; the Alumnae re- ferred to the coach as "Christy" 50 we followed suit.
 Bill Schofield, former Crosby Hish coach and ex-secretary of the Uni- versity Alumnae Association caught up with Red Parton. Crosby class of '37. who immediately assigned us to . table and also started rem- iniscing about the good old days ct the old Ivy when he used to play football with Fritz Barzlau- skas, present Yale standout per- former.
 It was indeed a pleasure to eat Southern Fried Chicken with Bill Lee, the Hartford Courant's cru- sading sports editor, Harold Og-
 den, sports writer for the Hart
 ford Times, Andy Palau, former
 standout football player at Brts- tol High and Fordham Un1ver-
 sity and now head football coach
 at windham High School and Frank Litsky of the UP) You would really be surprised at the effect that my sitting with these dignitaries had on me. The chicken really tasted much betetr:
 as matter of fact the whole meal tasted better.
 | strmised that the fact that we were eating Southern Fried Chick. en was what started MT. Lee and Mfr. ogden discussing with much vigor the good and bad points oi Charley Trippi, Harry Gilmer and the Georgia football team. Of course I could have been wrong because 1t just might be that these gen. tlemen are southern boys and were just naturally, interested in Oeor- gia and the south. But enough of this discourse, let's get on to the speakers.
 Perhaps the student who impress ed me the most with his versatility as e speaker was Albie Jorgenson, son of A. N. Jorgenson, president of the University. Young Jorgenson'' as I shall refer to this lad, amply filled the bill as co-toastmaster as he had the entire gathering on the edge of their seats with his humor- ous remarks. Red Parton when in- troduced decried the lack of pubi- city for University activities in the States papers but concluded that the press would extend the recogni- ton due when the newsprint short age ends. He asked for a closer rela- ton between the press and the Uni- versity for the public benefit. Hugh Greer, former Ellsworth High coach and now end football coach at the University of Connecticut praised the stah and praised the boys for their cooperation.
 Doctor Jorgenson, after getting
 a rousing introduction from his
 son. who referred to him as the
 clown on my left", praised the
 coaching stan, the alumnae and the athletes but asked for more whole-hearted support from the
 student body. He said that some
 of the spirit necessary for a win-
 ming team was missing. Dr. Jor- genson also stated that plans were underway to move a surplus gov-
 ernment hangar to the University
 campus as temporary setup to ac