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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.
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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.
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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.
But that doesn’t mean football
still can’t use a flock of big fel
lows who know how to move around
—Mel Hein, Bulldog Turner, Musso,
Wilkins, Stydahar, Henry. Blozis,
or Hubbard.
Big, fast men always will be the
answer to a coach’s prayer. And
that is true of more sports than foot
ball. Speed and size are essential to
modern basketball. But here speed
is necessary, it’s usually the smaller
man who fills the bill.
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