Evening star., 1963-01-12
SEGH AT LARGE
Postal Increase
No Bar to Bluffs
By MORRIS SIEGEL

THE INCREASED POSTAL RATES haven't put a crimp
in the pockes-or the style-of not-so-farfung
respondents Their continued patronage meets with the
wholehearted approval of Postmaster Day, who needs
the extra revenue and also with this bureau, which
needs their efforts
Our eadoff hitter is George Leo Benedict Carroll
"two LIS, peaseD who originally was imported to Wash
ington from Philadelphia in 1947 to chronicle the begin
ming Of the Jim Tatum regime at Maryland.
Carroll long ago left Maryland to become g-time
operator in the lamb industry His contribution in
spired by recent welcome home column about Knocky
Thomas who arrived in washington several weeks ago
to make sure he'd be on time for tonghts Touchdown
Club blowout
HERE'S GEORGE or at least the best of George, writ
ing from Narberth Pa
"Il forget the night the late and great COACH
James Moore Tatum made his whrwind speech at the
annual Touchdown banquet. sitting behind the das
handing the awards to the POSTMASTER.
"Knocky believing. Tell him to sit down, you
work for him He's talking too long turned to Knock
and tried to explain: Mr.. Thomas nobody, but nobody
tells Coach Tatum to sit down when he is making speech
And III never forget Tom Whean George Marshalls
favorite official in the old All America Conference Re-
member Toms saloon in Brookland Catholic Univer
sty, the Hawaiian Room? One night at the I'd club he
told he and his partner Ben Zoa had spent $25O0O
doing the place and insisted out and look it
even If it was 2 o'clock in the morning.
1T around Christmas time, Washington up
to its neck in snow, but went The Hawaiian Rooms
changes weren't IN tne eaSJ MANIFEST 10 OF anyone
else 1t still hadn't been painted in 20 years and S25OOO
redecorang job consisted Of sign the bar which
read Seasons Greetings, Compliments of seagram's"
CARROLL TWO LIS, PLEAsE) wasn't the only author
inspired by the reference Thomas Judge James Pugh
of Montgomery County sets the record straight in the
following note:
"Your article about our mutual friend, Knocky
Thomas said at Maryland Knocky beat out Eddie Pugh
for the regular halfback job
MY brother Ed played football at Maryland for four
years 1924 He captaned the "a football team and the
25 track team. He A-Maryland in both sports The
1925 Maryland year book Reveie says Of him. Captain
Ed Pugh for four years regular the varsity and the
unanimous choice for captain his senior year Eds hard
play and able leadership have won him lasting place
in Maryands Hall Of Fame
MY brother Charlie deceased a contemporary Of
Knocky Thomas. It he who outstanding foot
ball and track star at Mckinley Tech He did not play
regular at Maryland however and he not Ed is the one
you must have meant.
ED is now living in California a retired brgadier
general Of the United States Marine Corps just want to
keep the record straight"
NEARER HOME BUT STILL in the nickel mailing
zone, Andrew Frey Of Nineteenth street NV weighs in
with boost for a TV announcer.
"In your column, Old Pros Cut Up Few Touches
you could not have put better name in the story than
Paul Christman. In his quiet unassuming, gentemany
he explains Just what taking place In foot
ball game
He will say for example, They are double-teaming
Jones pass plays Jones faxed his defender out OF
position by first cutting 10 the inside, then TO the out
side 10 set up that pass
THE TV cameras don't show this because they don't
pick up the whole field maybe the quarterback has
faxed the cameaman out Of position maybe the camera
man has spotted good looking dame In the stands II
ChrStman didn't explain things the way he does many
like me would be In the dark what Is going He's
the best commentator I'VE ever heard"
Agreed Andy but don't play golf with Christman. He
is neither quiet, unassuming geHtlemany. Also he
doesn't explain He Just collects