The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1942 Page: 3 of 4
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SUPPORT
THE
INTRAMURALS
RATTLER SPORTS
SUPPORT
THE
INTRAMURALS
October 9, 1942
THE RATTLER
Page Three
On The
SIDELINES
With Harry Nixon
_______________________________________________•|_i__;
Some Ignore Intramurals
Because of the absence of an intercollegiate sports pro-
gram at St. Mary’s this year because of the world conflict,
there is a strong tendency on the part of some individuals
to ignore completely the intramural side of athletics.
P. T. Dept. Fosters Program
Since there will be no grid or cage Rattler aggregations to rally
behind this season, these pessimists seem to think that the sports
situation here on the hill will stay at a standstill. These persons fail
to see the enjoyment, recreative possibilities, and keen sense of com-
petition that can be derived from a well-rounded intramural athletic
program. The St. Mary’s Physical Training Department will foster
just such a program this year in place of intercollegiate activity.
Rattler Pledges Support
It is the pledge of The Rattler Sports Department to do
everything in its power to help promote this very worthwhile
end of student life by co-operating wholeheartedly with the
physical training department in its endeavor, and, if neces-
sary, to promote its own tournaments and events so that
there will not be a dull sporting moment during the school
year.
Get In On The Fun!
The rest will be up to you! Enter into every event possible. Get in
on the fun and get out of it a better physical fitness. Let’s all pull
together to make this a unique sporting year at St. Mary’s. After the
National victory we may again have our intercollegiate program, bigger
and better; but until then—bring on the intramurals!
NORTH TEXAS COACH
Touch Football First
Big Event On Fall
Intramural Sports Card
Famed Rattler Bus Will
Transport War Workers
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The "Blue Goose” has rolled ma-
jestically down the hill that leads
up St. Mary’s for the last time,
perhaps. Yes, the "Blue Goose”
has joined in the trend of events
by helping Uncle Sam to win the
war.
To the uninitiated, such as fresh-
men, who might not perceive who,
or what the "Blue Goose” was,
let them hereby be informed that
the "Blue Goose’ ’was the big 5 3-
passenger bus that hauled St. Ma-
ry’s football and basketball teams
some 30,000 odd miles over the
country in three years of sports
activity.
But now, with other things be-
ing thought of here on the hill
besides intercollegiates, the four-
wheeled monster will probably be
put into service in a job that will
be of more good—that of trans-
porting war workers to and from
their vital jobs in some as yet un-
specified part of the country. At
present it is parked at the Arm-
strong-White Motor Co., 1001
Roosevelt Ave., awaiting remodel-
ing.
The gas-eating giant has had a
spectacular history since it was
purchased in 193 8 from a west
coast transportation company with
the aid of sports-minded San An-
tonio fans. The bus then had
already traveled hundreds of
thousands of miles.
It made its first trip for St.
Mary’s in December, 193 8, when
it took the Rattlers to Houston,
where they walloped St. Edward’s
27-7 as a parting gift to Coach
Frank Bridges.
In September, 1939, the bus
chugged its way to San Francisco,
where the Rattlers, led by Curt
Sandig, upset the highly favored
San Francisco University Dons
7-6, and then steamed back home
in time to start the fall semester
after a 3,800-mile jaunt.
"The Blue Goose,” as it was
then affectionately called by the
footballers, made its longest trip
in 1940, when it carried the Rat-
tlers, then under Mose Simms, to
play North Dakota University, St.
Anselm’s in New Hampshire, and
Long Island University in New
York City on a 5,5 00-mile, four-
week trek. On basketball hops,
it also served as a sleeper for the
cagers.
The upkeep cost of the mam-
moth Pickwdch-engined titan would
make even a college student gasp.
It is figured that in the 30,000
miles she traveled, she ate up
something like 7,500 gallons of
gasoline at only four miles to the
gallon. At an average of 15 -cents
a gallon, the gas bill alone ran up
to a mere $1,12 5 for the three
years that she was used. This does
not include the oil, tires (about
$125 apiece), repairs, and the in-
surance that the University car-
ried on the bus and the 40-odd
football players, which ran the
sum into the thousands.
Well, the "Blue Goose” will
probably never pass the "St. Ma-
ry’s of Texas” sign again. But,
while she rolled, she ran up a lot
of mileage and a lot of history for
St. Mary’s which every Rattler
fan will long remember.
Lloyd Russell
Now Head Coach
At Denton
Since St. Mary’s abandoned in-
tercollegiate athletic activity after
last season for the duration of the
war, the two football coaches who
tutored the 1941 Rattlers to a suc-
cessful gridiron year were left
without jobs.
Head Coach Lloyd Russell, af-
ter completing work on his Mas-
ter’s Degree at the University of
Texas and playing semi-pro base-
| ball with the Waco Dons, National
Remember this fellow? Yes, he is Lloyd Russell, the coach of last Semi-pro Tourney runners-up dur-
ing the summer, finally located a
position as chief mentor of the
North Texas State Teachers Col-
lege team of Denton. His inex-
perienced Eagles have, not had
much success thus far, dropping a
14-to-0 decision to Howard Payne
and holding Southern Methodist to
a 26-to-7 verdict. Russell has ex-
pressed a desire to return to St.
Mary’s after the war.
Assistant Coach Alvah Boggs,
after being appointed head coach
at Trinity University, was shunted
to the sidelines when that school
also dropped its intercollegiate
athletic program. He is now work-
ing as a brakeman on the Mis-
souri Pacific Railroad.
year’s Rattler footballers, who is now serving as head coach of the
North Texas State Eagles of Denton.
Intensive Conditioning
Exercises Being Given
Physical Training Boys
■^Toughening Up/X
Helps Prepare Men
For Army Service
As two-thirds of the boys at-
tending St. Mary’s have already
found out, the physical training
course offered this year is far
from being a walkover.
In previous years, students have
wind and strengthening the heart.
After a well-rounded card of
tough calisthenics, rope climbing,
| tumbling, pu jitsu, rope skipping,
short and long distance running,
light and heavy bag punching,
weight lifting, boxing and certain
forms of wrestling, swimming,
athletic stunts and first aid has
been completed during the fall
and winter, the average student
will find himself more healthy and
in better physical condition.
signed up for the course, showed ,x^Vs cal improvement will be
up occasionally, played the sport !10"e^ tl*e tak.ng of body
Twentieth Century Authors by
Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard
Haycraft is a book of more than
18 50 Biographies and 1700 Por-
traits of world literary figuress
who have published in English
since the turn of the century.
More than four years have been
devoted to the preparation of this
volume which is a complete revi-
sion, combination and expansion
of two earlier standard reference
works: Living Authors (1931)
and Authors Today and Yester-
day (1933). The St. Mary’s Uni-
versity Library will have this book
as soon as it comes off the press.
It is scheduled for delivery some
time in October.
measurments every six weeks. A
of their choice, and then received j balanced slate of a number of
their grade—but this year the pro-j spc-rts and games will be inter-
cedure will be decidelv more dif- mingled v/ith the "conditioner”
ficult. ’ jcourse.
Due to the war and its demands j Bro. Thcmas C. Henderscn, di-
on the youth of our country, the rector of physical train'ng, has
physical training departments has j announced that the gym will be
stepped up its program in order ; open daily from 8 a.m. to 5:3 0
to turn out men who will be phys- p.m., and from 6:15 to 9:15 at
ically fit ro aid the nation’s war night. Earl Rabke will serve as j tors,
effort. P. T. assistant and manager cf J Upon the completion of the
The initial step cn the "tough- the gym. At prerent, Bruce Mon-| aquatic course, 2 5 Senior Life
ening up” program that is new tague, expert rope twirler from Saving diplomas were presented to
being undertaken by the P. T. Bmdera, is teaching rope spin- the aspirants successfully passing
boys is that of building up the ning. the test.
Red Cross Tirst Aid
Course Soon To Be
Offered Students
A Red Cross First Aid Course
will scon be offered to St. Mary’s’
students, particularly dormitory
occupants. The class will meet
two nights a week .
During the last two weeks in
August, a course in Red Cross
Life Saving was offered to adults
w.th Bro. Eugene Gittinger, Earl
Rabke and joe Mifsud as certified
Red Cross Water Safety instruc-
3LUE GD3SE" HELPS UNCLE SAM
Dormitory Boys Hold
Table Tennis Tourney
And Checker Meet
The lid was removed from the
intramural program at St. Mary’s
two weeks ago when the dormitory
boys began action in elimination
tournaments to determine the table
tennis champions of each floor.
Following the table tennis play,
a floor by floor checker tourney
will take place between the dorm
residents.
The initial big event on the in-
tramural card that is planned by
the Athletic Department for both
the dorm boys and the day stu-
dents will be touch football.
Play in the day students league,
which will begin shortly, will be
between the four different classes
—a captain of each to be chosen
by Bro. Tom Henderson, while
the dorm league, which is already
under way, will consist of three
teams—one from each floor. Cap-
tains of teams, who will choose
the ten men that will compose
their aggregation, are: Garrett of
the Fourth Floor, "Butch” Beau-
lieu of the Third Floor, and Joe
Gastring of the Second Floor.
Every game will consist of two
halves of 15 minutes each.
In a practice touch grid fray
last week, a team of Dormites
were reported to have defeated
the Naval Aviation Candidates
by two touchdowns.
Later in the fall after touch
football play has been completed
the next group sports to be high-
lighted will be basketball and vol-
ley ball.
Few Changes
(Continued from page 1)
Business Administration, to Cen-
tral High School, San Antonio.
Bro. Fred J. Junker, Professor
of Education, to be principal of
McBride High School, St. Louis,
Mo.
Rev. Cyril Kuehne, Professor of
Government and Chaplain of St.
Fi ancis Chapel at Medina Lake,
Chaplain of Marynook Novitiate
in Galesville, Wisconsin.
Bro. Herbert F. Leies, Professor
of Sociology and formerly in
charge of the Catholic U. S. O.
Center in San Antonio, to be vice
principal at St. Michael’s School,
Chicago, 111.
Bio. Frank Flannigan formerly
in charge of the community de-
partment to South Side Catholic,
St. Louis, Mo.
Changes in the administration
of the school not elsewhere listed
are:
Rev. Alfred H. Rabe, former
President and head of religion de-
partment will devote almost his
complete time to the Law School.
, Rev- Walter J. Buehler, Chap-
lain and head of the religion de-
partment.
Bro. Lawrence Gonner, modera-
tor of the Ka filer, the student
publication.
Bro. Gerald Schnepp, head of
the publicity department.
The major menaces on the high-
way are drunken driving, uncon-
trolled thumbing, and indiscrim-
inate spooning. To put it briefly:
hie, hike, and hug.
Take a good look at St. Mary’s famed bus, “The Blue Goose,” students, because you may never see it
again. If you do see it you will probably not know L ^cttu.e it will de remodeled and put into service
hauling war workers.
'Haven’t I shaved you before,
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'No. I got that scar in France.”
—Close Shave
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St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.). The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1942, newspaper, October 9, 1942; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth841977/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library.