Show Navy Ex-Navy Grid Hero Prefers Sinking Japs By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Editor NEW LONDON Conn Jan l 6 5 Take Take it from a a. fellow who has done both it is more fun torpedoing torpedoing torpedoing torpe torpe- doing a a. Jap ship than it is kicking kicking kick- kick ing ng a a. winning field goal against Army or any other football team The authority for the statement statement statement state state- ment is Lieutenant Slade Blade Cutter Navys Navy's all all- America all merica tackle of 1934 who recently returned from the Pacific to take a special course courset at t the submarine base bas here When it the story of f the expedition in Japanese Waters waters wa- wa ers in which Lieutenant Cutt Cutter r participated will be another glorious glorius glori- glori ous us chapter tn naval history Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu- Lieu tenant Cutter and the men with hm him saw plenty of action It was Midshipman Cutters Cutter's 20 yard field goal in a driving rain rainstorm storm term at Franklin field in 34 that beat eat Army for Navy for the first time ime in 13 years Buzz Borries now flying in the Pa Pacific was the he star back of that Annapolis squad quad Navy Boxing Champion Cutter was was' the heavyweight boxing champion of the academy was undefeated won most of his matches by knockouts He was su such h a spectacular pros pros- r s- s that Jimmy Bronson who s seconded cond d Gene Gen Tunney Y formed a syndicate that offered Cutter 2500 25 00 to leave the service for the purpose purpose of boxing professionally Im glad I didn't do it espe- espe dally daily now says Lieutenant Cut Cut- ter er Sinking Jap ships with a arub sub rub is much more exciting than sinking Inking big fellows with boxing gloves Its It's more constructive too oo Physically Lieutenant Cutter Isone is isone isone one of ot the biggest men in the navy He stands 6 feet 2 weighs 55 pounds He helped coach the Navy line for or two years taught boxing to the he plebes in his spare time Like Football Team Lieutenant Cutter seconds Commander Commander Com Com- ComI I mander Tom Hamilton in the recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- of football as training training train train- ing ng for flying and sub work Commander Commander Com Corn mander Hamilton was head coach at Crab town when Cutter played A submarine crew is like a football team he points out If one man bobbles the ball or his job ob there is Is' no score And 1 if one sailor muffs his particular assignment assignment assignment assign assign- ment the torpedo misses the tar tar- get Lieutenant Cutter was one of the few who were not surprised when Navy beat Army this year Following my time at Annapolis Annapolis Annap Annap- olis oils I played with the team of the Jie U. U S. S S. S Idaho he explains It was a good team and we had hada a 8 fine tine coach His name was Johnny Johnny Johnny John John- ny Whelchel When he was named head coach at the academy I knew he would turn out a winning winning win win- ning te team m. m Things in the navy are looking up up all all around |