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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

Moore. 2b.
Back row: Coach Ken Neville,
Jack Waldo, inf; Tom Dunn, 1b;
Bob Deibel, Bernie Vogel, p; score
keeper Joyce Metzmaier, Captain
Harry Brown, 3b; Bill Wonn, p;
John Magaw, If; Julius Vargo, p;
Dave Engle, c; and the Rev. Omer
Schroeder, athletic director.
The school has produced some
OF the eitY's finest athletes in its
long sports history and this years
group of athletes is no exception.
Among those pictured above is
Harry Brown. No. 13, who captain
ed this years team and won the
Agonis award Harry averaged
$50, won four letters as grid-quar-
ter; three letters as a basketball
guard. three in baseball on the hot
corner and one letter in track
where he starred in the 220-yard
and l00-yard dashes, the $50 relay,
the broad jump and the low hur-
dies.
Brown was senior class presi-
dent and participated in the class
play.
Carl Moeller, who did not play
baseball. won the DR. Fillinger
award with 904 average and won
letters in football, basketball and
track. This 6'4" 210-pounder was
the leading scorer in basketball the
past two seasons. He co-captained
the cage team.
John Magaw, who will-sideline
observers agree, some day grace
the lineup of some major league
baseball outfit, has broken up a
good many ball games with his
hefty swatting and all-round play,
John Greisenbrock, who co-cap-
tanned the football team and was
star on the track team, finished
the year with an 89qc average and
along with Nancy Plank, head
cheerleader and a four-year honor
student, received the Babe Ruth
Sportsmanship award.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06
CPORTS
~ LIANT ~
On
DIOCESAN
ATHLETES

The Catholic Grade school Track
and Field Meet came back to life
Memorial Day after being in the
grave for some IL years and show
ed no signs of decay. Congratula-
tions are in order for Aquinas
Track Coach Warren Orendorff and
his whole staff for a fine job of
handling the meet. Warren was as
sisted by Bob McQuaid of the
Terrier school, Mike Poliseno of
Springfield Central, Bob Towle of
New Lex st. AIS and Ken Neville
of Columbus st. Mary High. The
events went off in perfect order as
fhe boys from l9 grade schools ran
The cinder track for The first time.
None of the standing records
was broken but new ones were set.
Joe Lang of Our Lady of Victory
established a record for the 440 yd.
dash of / min. .03.4 secs. while the
st. Ladislaus relay team ran the 440
yd. relay in 55.4 secs. only one
hurdle was toppled during all of
the heats which was very good for
inexperienced boys Bill
WhaIen, the ST. James flash, cUf
fwo seconds off of his SO yd. time
in the afternoon but Just couldn't
quite get TO the record Z.
only one dead heat occurred in
the morning prelims when Mo Nor
iraity of st. Johns and Bill Breech
of Sacred Heart finished together
in the 220 dash Sacred Hearts
relay te2m of John Hartigan, Bob
Breech, Tom Goble and John Rine-
hart had the chance to bring the
meet title to their school but could
not quite outrun the st. Agatha
fouIlnBme of Lee Miller, Dick Big
ham, Chuck LeBel and Buddy De-
Mary. Father KUIp and the Mission
Unit scored few points with their
welcome refreshment stand
CIem Weireek-he awarded the tro-
ply for the high scorer - was
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

VATICAN CITY-Radio, NC
Archbishop Paolo Bertoli, newly
appointed Apostolic Delegate to
Turkey, has left Rome today to
assume his post.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

The runners from st. Agatha
school ehaiked up three firsfs,
second, and one third TO count
Sc points and win the Catholic
Elementary school track and
field meet at AqUinas field Me-
mortal Day in a revival of that
event after l2-year Iayoff.
The champions and rUnner-up
Sacred Heart team is pictured
above. Front row are the ST. Ae.
atha champions, left TO right:
Lee Miller, Dick vIasich, Tom
Wymer, Dick Bishsm, Chuck Le-
bel, Buddy Demary, and Coach
c. r. LebeI.
Second row: Phil cIeary,
coach, John Hsrfigan, John Rine-
hart, Bob Breech, Tom GobIe, the
Rev. Richard Dodd, Bill Whalen
tSt. James, individual high scor-
erl and Warren orendorff,
AqUinss track coach who man.
aged the meet.
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Results OF Elementary School Track, Field Meet

9h"; Jack BiRham (st. Agatha) s15'-
5h".
High jump-Jack Bigham (St. Agstha)
f-9"; Jack Mangun Holy Namel 4-9".
Shot put-Jim Goble (Sacred Heart 3b-
g.: Dick Stonerock tSt. Ladislausl 33'-6".
100-Yard low hurdle-Jim Miller (St
Agathal 151; Joe Lang tVictory} ISL.
t00-Yard dash-BiU Whalen (St. James,
115: George Stoll (St. Ladislausl 11.6.
Yard dash Joe Lang (Victory)
63.4: Bob Breech Sacred Heart).
50-Yard dash-Bil Whalen (St. James,
GO Joe Laufenswiler tRosaryl.
220-Yard dash-Jack Bigham est. Ag-
atha 2s.1: James George Holy Name).
440-Yard relay--St. Ladislaus 55.4i St
Agatha Sacred Heart.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06
Three Tits CGrded In
Junior CYO SoftbaH

Our Lady of Peace parish has
entered a team in the Junior CYO
league and will replace St. Cath
crimes team in the sixteam loop
which plays Sundays at Goodale
diamonds.
The schedule for June pits
st. Aloysius' team against st.
Augustine's on diamond No. 2; Our
LADY of Peace team VS. Our Lady
of Victory team on No. 4 and ST.
Mary Magdalene VS. st. Leo's on
diamond No. 6,
Ed Trenor is senior counsellor
for the loop.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06
Hauch And Grey Battle
For Honors I'm Pin Loop

Joe Hauch rolled 229 (212) and
Earl Grey 613 1856 for top honors
in the st. X. summer league at
Swan alleys last Wednesday night.
Alice Mauer rolled 243 COZ and
601 (463) for the ladies. Dnbs gath
cred 734 and 2170 for team laurels.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

season with a good record to close
his 18th year in the working with
young men. Jack is a quiet indi-
vidual and is not much for the
sensational but his personal in
fluence on the hundreds of lads
who have come under his training
at st. Charles is mirrored in their
respect and love for him. Jack likes
to win bat his real philosophy is in
the ideal to instill in his players
the manliness of winning and los
ing The respect from his players
and the willingness on the part of
the BIG TIME city schools to play
his teams prove his worth.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

among the old familiar faces around
the grounds, plus Pete Albanese,
Tony Zier and Holy Name Coach
Bob Zaek A real help at the
meet was the Ward Baking Com
pany sound truck which enabled
all to hear the announcements.
Hats off to Immaculate Concep-
ton. the new city elementary
baseball champs. They proved
themselves a real team by knock
ing off st. Mary Magdalene's in the
playoffs and then finishing ahead
of st. Lads The baseball final,
the other part of the doublehead-
er with the Track Meet was a real
treat. The seven inning affair was
well handled by &c pitcher Butch
De Matteis although st. Lads
George Stoll almost upset him with
his two round trip slams. He came
up a third time with two men on
and was promptly walked st.
Lads Al Bucilla had a little trou-
BILE in settling down to his usual
style of good pitching. Paul Burke,
Red Hollicker and John Sheeran,
varsity baseballers at st. Charles,
did a fine job of umpiring the
championship contest. Most
patient man of the whole day, Cam
eraman Spike Druggan.
William H. Bill McGrath returned
to the scene of his former duties
to address the grade school coaches
at their last meeting at the K of c.
Bill was the first grade school di-
rector. The meeting was well at
tended and discussion ranged
around the possibilities of changes
in some of the rules. No decisions
were made.
This is the season for awards
for outstanding students, and play
ers. This column goes on record for
voting an award to st. Charles
Coach Jack Ryan for outstanding
service to his school and to the
sports scene in the city of Colum-
bus and the Diocese. Jacks base
ball team finished another fine
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

Bremen, Fairfield county champs
and runnerup; Columbus Academy,
Rosary, Holy Family, and New Lex
ington st, Aloysius.
Brown, Magaw, Kavansugh and
Moore were Central Catholic league
all-sfar choices.
The Central District champions
pictured above are, front row, left
to right: Jim Kavanaugh, c; Wally
Miller; Ron Quillan, 1b; Bill Da-
Wis. of; Bill Nilsheimer, rf, and Jim
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06

st. Agatha school with 80 points,
annexed the annual Catholic ele-
mentary school track and field
meet at Aquinas high school field
on Memorial Day
Standings
Place Team Points
I-St. Agatha .......................... 80
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06
Carl Schneider Elected
Prexy OF &c Pin League

Carl Schneider will head the
Knights of Columbus Council 1898
Bowling league for the 1928
season, it was announced following
the recent banquet for league
members and guests.
Clarence Houck was elected vice.
president, William Rains, secretary
and Robert Finneran, Jr treasurer.
The loop rolls Friday nights at
Old Trail bowling alley.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-06
Summaries

Individual High - Bill Whalen,
18 (St James,.
Summaries
Broad iump-Bill WhaIen (St James)
+ 16-7Ia": Tom Goble (Sacred Heart l5'-
Evening star., 1952-11-16
Text of Catholic Bishops Statement on Religion as Vital National Asset

choose among the truths God
has made known either through
reason or revelation. His obli-
cation is to accept the whole of
Gods truth.
Man himself is not merely a
creature of the natural order.
At the moment of creation he
was elevated by God to the sup
ernatural state and destined to
an everlasting and supernatural
life. To the fall of man from
this high estate are traceable
all the woes which have marked
human history. To save man
from the eternal consequences
Of his fall, to pay the penalty of
his sins and to restore him to
his supernatural state and des-
tiny, the Son of God became
man, suffered and died on the
cross for the salvation of all
mankind. In the accomplish
ment of the work of redemp-
tion, Christ has given us the
fullness of Gods revelation. To
attain to his destiny, therefore,
man needs not merely the truths
which reason can discover; he
needs also the truths which
Christ has revealed; he needs
the church which Christ has
established.
All the religious truths, nat
ural and supernatural. are parts
of one integral whole. Ulti-
mately in mans mind they
must stand or fall together.
Subtract one part and you dis
tort the rest; deny one part and
in the end you deny the whole.
Nor, in the light of divine rev.
elation. can the principles of
natural ethics be separated
from the principles of Christian
morality. Only the life of Chris
tian faith can guarantee to man
in his present state the moral
life; and the Christian life is
lived in it's entirety only through
the one true church of Christ.
In our present-day world it
has become clear that denial of
supernatural truth tends finally
to the denial of all religious
truth. Il will show you the
truth and the truth will make
Evening star., 1952-11-16

District area police have been
alerted to look for the 16-year-old
daughter of a New Jersey news
paper publisher reported missing
from her home since last Sunday.
The girl, Harriet Hammers.
daughter of Irving c. Hammers Of
Stockton. N. j., is reported to be
accompanied by Richard J. Stry-
ker, 10, of Pennington. N. j.
The two were last seen Monday
in Fallington, Pa. They stopped
at justice of the peace to in
quire about a marriage license.
police said.
Mr.. Hammers has offered a
$1,000 reward for information
leading to his daughters where
aboutS.
Police said the youths are be-
lieved to be riding in a 1949 dark
green Ford.
Evening star., 1952-11-16

Such were the prevailing con-
victions Of the founders of this
country Such too were the
traditions which have in large
measure determined the course
of its development. No one has
better expressed American ira
ditions or has contributed more
to then development than Abra-
ham Lincoln. Eight times dur
ing the term of his Presidency
he issued proclamations of
thanksgiving and of days of
prayer and fasting which
strongly emphasize this Nations
: need of religion. The procla-
nation of March 80. 1863, seems
even more pertinent today than
it was at the time it was issued.
I'VE have been the recipients Of
the choicest bounties of Heaven:
we have been preserved. these
many years. in peace and pros
rerity but we have forgotten
God We have forgotten the
gracious hand which preserved
us in peace. and multiplied and
enriched and strengthened us;
and we have vainly imagined, in
the deceitfulness of our hearts,
tina; all these blessings were
produced by some superior wis
dom and virtue of our own. In
toxicated with unbroken sue
cess. we have become too self
sufficient to feel the necessity of
redeeming and preserving grace,
too proud to pray to the God
that made u.s."
Evening star., 1952-11-16
u. 5. Trees Grow in Tokyos1,OOO Reward Offered
lin Reverse Cherry Fefe For Missinu JERSEY Girl

Trees from here are growing
in Tokyo now, in a reverse sort of
Cherry Blossom Festival.
Japan asked all the nations that
signed the Japanese Peace Treaty
to send seedlings native to their
countries. The Districts Trees
and Parking Division collected 100
seedlings and sent them by plane
two weeks ago.
The trees have been planted in
Tokyo's new Forest Of Peace.
Trees from this area were con-
tributed by the National Arbore-
tum; Maryland's Forests and
Parks Department. Harmon, Md;
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland;
Rock Creek Nurseries. Rockville;
j. II. Small g. Sons, Washington,
and A. Guide Sons, Rockville.
Evening star., 1952-11-16
Role of Christian Faith
In Nations Religion

One Of the constant dangers
to the religious spirit in a coun-
try such as ours, Is the tendency
to regard religion itself simply
as the fruit Of pious sentiment;
or to hold. as the doctrinal
basis Of religion, what we may
call the common factor in the
religious opinions held by vari-
Gus groups; or to be content with
the great religious truths of the
natural order which can be
known by unaided human rea-
son. 1t is true that the founders
Of this country, in their public
utterances, gave as the religious
foundation Of their work only
the truths of the natural order
belief in God as the omnipo-
tent Creator; belief in man as
Gods free creature endowed
with inalienable rights; belief
in the eternal truth and uni
versatility of the moral law. But
1t is also true that these con-
victionS were part of their Chris
tian tradition. Historically these
truths had been received and
elaborated by intellects illu-
mined by faith and guided by
revelation. 1t would be wrong
to imagine that these truths are
sufficient for the religious life
of the individual, or that they
can of themselves guarantee the
firm foundation of society. After
all, the truths which can be
known by reason are but a part
of religious truth. It is through
supernatural faith alone that
man comes to the knowledge Of
religious truth in its fullness.
Man is not free to pick and
Evening star., 1952-11-16
irreligious Social Decay
Is Nations Real Dancer

The real danger to our coun-
try comes not from any di-
vision likely to result from re-
ligious education or profession.
1t comes rather from the threat
ening disintegration of our So
cial life, due to the weakening
OF religion as a constructive
force. With the decline Of re-
ligious belief, the increase Of
divorce and family disintegration
has become a national scandal.
With the breakup of the family.
juvenile delinquency, has shown
an alarming increase. Con-
sequent upon the weakening of
religion there has been a lower
ing of moral standards which
has resulted in public corrup-
tion-and this in turn threatens
all respect for law and public
authority. The imminent threat
to our country comes not from
religious divisiveness but from
irreligiouS social decay. The
truly religious man is certain to
be one who treasures all those
ideals which religion helped to
build into this Nation. To the
man who is lacking in religious
belief, nothing in the end is
likely to be sacred, nothing
worth preserving. In that direc-
tion lies the real danger to our
country,
Evening star., 1952-11-16
Religion Is Necessary
To Human Society

Religion, necessary to indi-
vidual man. is necessary also to
human society. From the very
beginning the family, the pri-
mary unit of society. has been
intimately dependent on re-
ligion, and from it has drawn
its unity, its stability and its
holiness. Apart from its divine
origin and sanction. parental
authority, upon which the
family is founded, becomes but
an arbitrary application OF
forces to be superseded by any
stronger power. Where religion
has grown weak the family has
shown corresponding tendency
to disintegrate. When religion
remains strong, it stands as a
protective armor, safeguarding
both individual and family.
Unique as a compelling ideal is
the Holy Family of Nazareth
with the striking lessons OF love
and obedience it teaches. More
than the knowledge of all the
abstract principles of ethics and
sociology, the example OF this
prefect fulfillment of Gods plan
has through the Christian ira
dition strengthened and pro-
tected the primary unit OF
society.
Nor is the civic community
less dependent on religion. Men
are indeed forced by the condi-
tions of human nature to unite
and cooperate in the fulfillment
Of their common needs. But
union and cooperation can
continue to exist among free
men only when justice and
charity, universal in their bind
Ing force because imposed by
Evening star., 1952-11-16

God Himself, are embodied in
law. While civic authority may
have its immediate source in
the consent of the governed,
that authority must be rec
ognized as coming ultimately
from Him upon Whom all men
depend. Unless religion with it's
binding force in justice and
charity supplies the founda-
ton of law and authority, there
remains only human convention
or brute force as the unifying
element in society. In the last
analysis there is no society of
free-men without the creative
and sustaining force of religion.
Civic society received its most
effective support from Him Who
taught us to render to Caesar
the things that are Caesars and
to God the things that are
Gods.
Nor is religion less important.
to the complex modern state
than to the more primitive
social structure. In the measure
the state has excluded religion.
it has shown a tendency to be-
come an instrument of tyranny.
The irreligious state sets itself
up in the place Of God. substi-
tuting its own arbitrary dictates
for the DEGREES of eternal Wis
dom. It demands an absolute
loyalty such as can be claimed
only by truth itself. and it has
no effective deterrent from vio-
lating its solemn treaties and
from waging unjust and ag-
gressive wars. Since religion is
what contemporary tyrannies
are attempting first to shackle
and then to destroy, one can
rightly conclude that it is the
one thing most necessary for
the preservation Of free nations.
Religion then is of the utmost
Importance to society in all it's
aspects and in all it's stages of
development. It is like the rays
of the sun, bringing the light
of Gods wisdom and grace into
mans whole social life. 1t lights
up and purifles the city of man
and turns it into the City of
God. Without these sustaining
influences. the city of man is
gradually overrun by a Mayan-
like jungle of human passions,
in whose rank undergrowth of
greed and cruelty and every
other vice man lives his life in
terror-and in the end perishes.
Evening star., 1952-11-16
Dr.. Broome to Speak

DR.. Edwin w. Broome, Mont
gomery County superintendent Of
schools, will speak on "The Chal-
lenge Of Uncertainty" at a dinner
sponsored by the Montgomery
County branch of the Association
for Childhood Education. The
dinner will be held at the Ken
wood Country Club at $50 pm.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1952-11-16
Health TuIks Delayed

The health lecture series spon.
sored by the District tuberculosis
Association and the Jewish Com.
munity Center, scheduled for to.
morrow. has been indefinitely
postponed. 1t was announced yes.
lterday.
Evening star., 1952-11-16

The tert OF the Catholic biSh-
ops statement at the close OF
their annual meeting here fol-
loDS:
AS bishops of the Catholic
Church, we are intensely con-
cerned that the teachings of
Jesus Christ, Our Lord and God,
will bless and sanctffy our coun-
try. AS American citizens, our
concern extends to those bless
1ngS which only true religion can
bring to our beloved land. Our
national spiritual assets must
be greater than the national ma
terial assets which are so evident
everywhere. These material as
sets have brought a standard of
living and a degree of comfort
never before attained by so many
people in any nation. With
them has come a position of
pre-eminence in the world
hitherto unachieved by peaceful
means. In the wake of such un-
precedented prosperity a deep
sense of security, a national
optimism might have been ex-
pected. In its stead the temper of
the country would seem to be
one of restless foreboding and
deep insecurity.
It cannot be denied that this
gloomy and depressing at
mosphere is largely a reflection
of so much suffering and hope
leSsness in other parts of the
world. Yet it must be affirmed
with equal insistence that there
Is a lowering of vitality in our
social institutions, a deplorable
pessimism that signals the pres
ence of a cause as dangerous as
it is profound. The history Of
nations teaches us that ulti-
mately it is spiritual losses
rather than material reverses
that lead to moral bankruptcy
and national ruin. Across the
centuries, strewn with the
weckage of once Aourishing
realms, the words of the Lord
of Nations echo a warning in
our ears: Seek first the King
dom of God and His justice and
all these things shall BE given
you besides" The corollary is in
escapable: If you seek not the
Kingdom of God, all these things
will be taken from you
Religion makes man a citizen
of the Kingdom of God; for it
is through religion that man
gives his allegiance to his Maker.
Viewed in it's entirety, religion
is the system of beliefs and
practices by which man comes
to the knowledge of the one true
God, by which he gives to God
the worship which is His due,
by which he renders thanks for
all he is and has, acknowledges
and expiateS his own guilt, and
begs the grace that makes it
possible for him to attain his
true destiny. AS an act. re-
ligion is the communion of man
with God, the source of all life.
It is this that explains the
essential Importance of religion
to man both as an individual
and as a member of society,
citizen of a nation. Religion,
then, is not only the individuals
most precious possession, it is
also a nations most vital asset.