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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FEBRUARY 26, 1943 Washington, D. C. ARMY VS. NAVY The Selective Service system isn’t advertising it, but there has been some fierce rowing behind the scenes over the induction standards of the army and navy. Though the army has liberalized its physical and mental require ments to increase the number of draft eligibles and likewise keep the induction of married men at a mini mum, the navy still clings to the higher standards in effect while it was taking only enlisted men. Virtually all physical require ments are higher for the navy, but the biggest difference is in the men tality tests for the two services. Navy induction doctors won’t pass a man unless he has a fair I.Q., whereas army doctors are required to approve lower standards. Result is that thousands of induc tees who express a preference for the navy are turned down and find them selves in an army uniform instead. The fact that the army has to take these navy “castoffs” is bitter medi cine to war department highups; and Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selec tive service director, made a strong protest about it behind closed doors recently to the War Manpower com mission’s management-labor policy committee. The standards for both services should be uniform, Hershey de clared, adding that if the navy’s standards were brought down to con form with those of the army, it would help offset the need of induct ing married men, especially those With children. The navy has been turning down a large number of single men for physical or mental reasons, Hershey pointed out. “How has the difference in stand ards affected the army?” the draft director was asked. “It’s affected us plenty,” explod ed Hershey. “The navy selects whom it wants and the army gets all the lower element.” The committee agreed with Her shey, promised to recommend to WMC Boss Paul McNutt that he en deavor to have th* navy’s standards lowered. » » • FRANK NAVY TALK Vice Admiral Fred Horne, assist ant chief of naval operations, has * been holding some quiet blackboard talks with the house and senate naval affairs committees, and these talks have been a real step toward congressional-executive co-operation. Horne, by his frankness and willing ness to admit navy mistakes, made a better impression than any other navy man appearing before con gress. Home was high in his praise of our naval officers and men, but frankly admitted that the navy was caught off guard in the Savo Island battle of August 9, just after the marines landed at Guadalcanal. He said there was no excuse for this defeat; that a board of inquiry was now investigating; and there probably would be heavy penalties for the guilty. Home said that apparently the captains of the cruisers sunk had not ordered their men to battle sta tions. He also revealed that an Aus tralian admiral that night was in command of the “screening force” of cruisers and destroyers sup posed to be protecting the main task force. Home admitted that the Austra lian officer and Admiral Kelly Turn er, chief of the Allied task force, knew a Jap scouting fleet was in the vicinity, but didn’t figure it would risk an attack. The commanders calculated that the earliest possible time the Japs could reach Savo is land was after daybreak next morn ing. Therefore, the Australian admiral left his flagship, the Canberra, and spent the night on Admiral Turner’s flagship 25 miles from the scene of battle. No orders were given mean while to Australian and American officers under Turner and the Aus tralian, and they were caught com pletely off base when the Japs struck at about 1:50 a. m. Japs Cornered in Aleutians. On the more optimistic side. Ad miral Home reported the United States had sunk a great many Jap cruisers, and that despite the defeat at Savo island we had been definitely superior in operational strategy. In the Aleutians the Japs are so completely bottled up, Horne re ported, that we probably could wipe them out at any time. Our sub marine patrol has been especially effective in these waters, with the re sult that the Japs are desperately hard up for food, aviation gasoline and other supplies. Horne also made no attempt to minimize the seriousness of the sub marine menace. • • • CAPITAL CHAFF C. Interesting question: Why is it that army air crashes during train ing and operations right here in the U. S. A. are military secrets? Could it be that some persons are trying to protect themselves from public in dignation? fl. One of the roads running through the woods around Ft. Benning, Ga., is labelled “Burma Road,” another “Chungking Approach.” But most popular among soldiers is “the Road to Singapore,” because at the end they hope to find Dorothy Lamour. Soviet Marines in Russian Advance, Too FDR Envoy in India These spectacular action pictures were taken in the same sector of the far northern Russian front. Automatic riflemen of the Baltic fleet charge the Nazi enemy from what appears to be a captured blockhouse (top, right). Lying in the grass at the left (top picture), is the body of a wounded man. Below: Marines advance headlong in face of German fire. One man, at left, is crumpling in death as other marines surge in to take his place. Yanks Pay Visit to Jerusalem U. S. army Liberator bomber fighters, having seen action again?! the enemy in the Middle East, were allowed time off for a visit to Jerusalem. Here they are bidding good-by to a keeper at Solomon’s stables. Shoe Rationing Steps Up Shoe Sales Shoe shops throughout the country are doing a gold-rush business, particularly in women’s shoes, incident to rationing. Continuing until June 15 a pair of shoes may be purchased upon presentation of Stamp No. 17 of War Ration Book No. 1. Photo shows a shoe store in New York doing a rushing business with Stamp No. 17. William Phillips, personal repre sentative of President Roosevelt, is shown at the left talking with mem bers of the American and Indian press, following his arrival at New Delhi, India. The trip was made by plane. In the center, with glasses, is Durga Das, of the Statesman. Half- hidden behind the turbaned man is Herbert Matthews, an American newspaper man. At the right, wear ing a turban, is A. S. Iyengar of the Lahore Tribune. For Labor Draft Bills to draft labor for waf indus try, covering both men and women, were introduced into the house and senate, respectively, by Rep. James Wadsworth of New York (left), and Sen. Warren R. Austin of Vermont (right). The draft would be handled on the selective service principle. They are shown looking over the measure before it was presented. Army Moms Popular Some 500 women from Atlantic City and its environs have volun teered to act in the capacity of “army moms” at the post. They help the enlisted personnel by short ening sleeves, lengthening trousers, repairing rips, sewing on chevrons, and performing other services which the boys appreciate. The soldiers chip in and buy wings for their adopted moms. Here we see Mrs. Helen Neppell sewing on a button for a soldier. Axis Collaborationist Begins Busy Day Ready for Stork*. A homey scene with the Lavals at Chateau Chatsldon, near Vichy, as Pierre Laval is about to leave for his office. Standing on each side of him are his daughter, Jose De Chambrun, and his son-in-law, Rene De Chambrun. Short of doctors, the Ridgefield, N. J., police force is receiving train ing in obstetrics—just in case. Here an officer shows the real “bedside manner” as he uses eye dropper to nut argyrol into baby’s eyes. A RE football players today larger or smaller than old-time line ups? A firm of experts, that deals in such vital statistics for a matter of record, sends in this query. We have no accurate figures at hand, but we doubt that modern football carries any more weight than the old-time parade once offered. One reason is that every year the game demands greater speed and quickness, which GrantlandRice isn’t fouhd any too often among the behemoths and mastodons. You might think the modem game had the bulge in weight when you recall such men as Cal Hubbard, Musso, Joe Stydahar, A1 Blozis, Wee Willie Wilkin, Turk Edwards and others from the pro ranks. But these were the pick of a lot that was both massive and active, two elements needed in any profes sional line. These can be listed as the gam boling mammoths, picked from the entire football map. But when it comes to average college weights, there were more than enough big men from 30 or 40 years ago—many of them too big for the modem passing game. Looking Back Looking back a few decades, I can’t recall any heavier squad than Hurry-up Yost once had beneath Michigan’s banner of Maize and Blue. They were on hand nearly 40 years ago. In this list, at various times, I re call the following fairly husky speci mens—from 1901 to 1906— Germany Schulz—Center—6 feet 4 inches—240 pounds. Curtis—Tackle—250 pounds. Octy Graham—guard—230 pounds. Rheinschild—tackle—215 pounds. Neil Snow at end weighed 200 and Willie Heston was around 190. Schulz, who backed up the line and tackled at either end and all over the field, was the most active big man I ever saw. His closest rival was Cal Hubbard. The old days, also, were full of giants—Glass of Yale, Edwards of Princeton, Fats Henry of W. and J., Gordon Brown of Yale, Babe White of Syracuse, Heffelfinger of Yale— in addition to Michigan’s crushing man power. And no one has ever accused Min nesota of playing lightweights, year after year. Rockne’s Favorites Knute Rockne’s two favorite No tre Dame teams included no giants. These were the Four Horsemen outfit and the 1930 squad. I’ve always thought his Four Horsemen and his Seven Mules were closest to his football soul, for the reason they happened to be one of the lightest big-time teams foot ball ever knew. The average weight of the Four Horsemen in the backfield was around 160 pounds. Elmer Layden at fullback was 162. Harry Stuhldreher was 155. Crowley and Miller around 160. Adam Walsh, one of the best of cen ters, was in the general neighbor hood of 180—maybe less. Elmer Layden Rip Miller, Na vy’s brilliant line coach, was a 180-pound tackle. Pounds and Speed The 1930 Notre Dame team was probably a stronger outfit. It packed many extra pounds—and still had speed. Joe Savoldi was its biggest back, but after losing Savoldi around mid season Rock still had Marchy Schwartz, Marty Brill and a few others left—enough to crush a fine Southern California outfit. On that team Rock had a midget guard by the name of Metzger, who ranged somewhere from 157 to 165 pounds. Rbckne rarely had men in action above 200. He wanted speed, quick ness, agility. My guess is there would be no great weight change in football over a long period of years. But this is still a guess. Boston college had one of the heaviest teams in the country through 1942, with a massive line, but it couldn’t handle the greater speed of Holy Cross and Alabama. Weight in football, is still unim portant compared with speed and quickness. 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