Coral Gables Riviera

Friday, May 30, 1941, page 7 (of 8)

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Draft Riddles Grid Squads

With the approach of the summer vacation, college football coaches are facing a flock of worries between now and Sept. 1 when their 1941 squads get together-and Florida mentors are no exceptions. This year, the usual hurdle of getting gridders through their June examinations is further complicated by the anticipated losses through the draft. Miami, dropped from the state championship in 1938 to third place in 1939, had hopes for a comeback this fall with a strong frosh squad to bolster a varsity which was losing only eight men, among whom only three were regulars. However, it looks as though the 'luck of the draw' so far as the draft is concerned is going to hit the Hurricanes badly. Of six draft notices already received by Hurricane players, five have been holding down first string jobs in spring workouts. If they are lost, Miami's chances are not bright this fall-and the Hurricanes are picking on Alabama, V.M.I., South Carolina, Florida and Texas Tech, among others. Rollins college, which won the Florida small college crown last fall, is facing terrific losses. Practically the entire first string graduates and several returnees between are facing the draft call. From 22 frosh, Rollins must build its 1941 eleven-and the Rollins system of beautiful deception takes more than one season to learn. Tampa, with a new coach, is another doubtful mark. The Spartans have been hampered in the past by lack of speed. The frosh have been fast-and of late they have been heavier than most of their rivals-but they have lacked the foot out in the open. Developing a new system is not likely to help this fall of course and Tampa's only hope is for their other two rivals to be considerably weaker than in the past-a condition which may very well come to pass from the present outlook-but that should make the competition all the hotter and more interesting.

New Kiwanian Direct Relative Of Admiral Dewey

Not only is Capt. Carl M. Dewey newest member of the Coral Gables Kiwanis Club, a direct descendent of Admiral George Dewey, but he can trace his ancestry in the United States back to 1760 when four brothers came here from England. Because of his relationship to the famed naval hero, it was only natural that he should enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1914 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Training School at Pensacola. Then he was sent to San Diego for a year, then on to Guam, M.I. The year 1927 found him with the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force in the Phillipines, Shanghai, Peking, Teintsin and Hsinho, China. He joined the Pan American Airways in 1929 and soon was sent to San Juan, Puerto Rico, flying between that city and Para, Brazil. His next flight was from Boston to Halifax for P.A.A. but increased traffic soon caused his transfer back to Miami to fly Central and South American runs. This experience brought a promotion as airport manager for P.A.A., Atlantic Division. Later he was transferred to be relief base manager at Lisbon, Portugal, Southampton, England and Foynes, Ireland. Last year he returned to the U.S.A. as instrument flight instructor at Laguardia Field, New York until he was transferred back to Miami on August 26 to be director of the American Airways Navigation section at the University of Miami. His job is to supervise the training of 1,850 U.S. army air corps cadets in celestial and dead reckoning navigation and meteorology.

In Our Mail

Mr. James B. Moore, Editor Coral Gables Riviera Coral Gables, Florida Dear Mr. Moore: At the recent State Conference of the Florida Daughters of the American Revolution at Daytona Beach, the Coral Gables chapter was awarded first place among all Florida chapters for the amount of publicity it had secured during the previous year. I am quite sure we would not have received this award had it not been for the generous space you gave to our activities and the cooperation and helpfulness shown us by Miss Helen Reynolds and others of your staff. With the assistance of Miss Reynolds, who helped us in so many ways, we were able, through your paper, to tell the this vicinity of the actual work of the D.A.R. For myself, personally, and for my chapter, I am most grateful. Very sincerely yours, Millie Evans (Mrs. Ray L. Evans), Publicity chairman, Coral Gables D.A.R.

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