1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

98 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for NOVEMBER, 1964of the Fourth Order of Sacred Treasure uponDr. Cobb was indeed a high tribute to the regardin which he was held by the Japanese,for this order is one of the highest awardsgranted a "foreigner" for services to Japan.Upon leaving Japan on April 18, 1964, Dr.Cobb was granted retirement status by theBoard of Missions of the Methodist Church.After spending the summer and early fallmonths visiting relatives and friends and makingnumerous appearances before churchgroups. Dr. and Mrs. Cobb have taken upresidence at 853 Oak Street in Alameda, California.They have two children, Mrs. J. L.Foley of Alameda, and John B. Cobb, Jr.,who following his graduate work at theUniversity of Chicago leading to the Ph.D. degreeis now professor of Systematic Theologyat the Southern California School of Theologyin Claremont.First Trautman Award Wonby Keith Weber(Continued from page 96)first ten minutes of the Tigers' 1961 openinggame with Washington State, he injured aknee. Surgery and a long period of recuperationkept him out of football for the rest ofthat season.In the summer of 1962, he injured his otherknee while sliding in a baseball game. Hereported for football that fall and played asNo. 2 quarterback, although obviously handicappedby the baseball injury. In the Nebraskagame that season, the knee buckled and Weberhad to undergo surgery again.Award Pleases Mrs. TrautwanThe letter which follows was written toExecutive Secretary Robert J. Miller by Mrs.George M. Trautman, widow of the latebeloved Phi and baseball executive.Please forgive me for being so late in writingyou about the wonderful tribute Phi Delta Thetais paying my late husband, George McNealTrautman. Our daughter has been very ill forseveral weeks and is confined to the hospital. Mytime is not my own and my days are very fulland together with the anxiety, it has been difficultto write letters.Bud, Peggy and I all appreciate this tributeand nothing in the world would please Georgemore than to know that his fraternity had sohonored him. I can quote him as so often saying"when so many leave college, they close the doorson the fraternities which did so much for themwhile in college." As you know that was nottrue of George Trautman. His fraternity wasvery dear to him and I cannot remember a yearwhen he was not called to speak to prospectivemembers and he never failed to answer that call.He did much for his fraternity as long as helived and took much pride in being a Phi Delt.George was so pleased with the tribute the fraternitypaid to Lou Gehrig and was most happyto be a part of that gesture. I do know howhappy this would make him. I feel that hisefforts in behalf of Phi Delta Theta have beenwell remembered.Please thank the members for me. Bless youall.Fully recovered by the opening of the 1963baseball season, Weber became the Tigers' toppitcher, with a 5-0 record and an earned runaverage of one-half run per nine-inning game.He then decided to forego football, in ordernot to jeopardize a possible career in baseball.NFL Honors Meredith, Plum on Successive SundaysJeers turned to cheers for two outstanding Phi quarterbacks in the National FootballLeague on successive Sundays as each was named NFL Player of the Week. In Dallas fanshad booed Don Meredith (SMU '60) even though he had played most of the season withserious and painful injuries. Then, on October 31, he led the Cowboys to a great 31-13upset of the St. Louis Cardinals to win player honors. He clicked on 12 of 16 passes. A weeklater Milt Plum (Penn State '57), who had also received rough treatment—from Detroit Lionsfans earlier in the season—threw three touchdown passes and gained 34*7 yards through theair to lead the Lions to a 37-17 win over the Los Angeles Rams. His performance broughthim the Player of the Week tribute.