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- amateur golf championship,

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1938

McLarnin all threatening i i ~ backs, it begins to look like 1 | bout will be Willard vs. Dem; |

(7ORD: has’ gone out to the New York Yankee farm

-" system to bring in a new first baseman by 1941. i Jimmy Foxx Wins Award As Player of the Year

« « « With Lou Gehrig moving toward his 36th birthday in June, the Ruppert clan has decided to do something about being ready in the event the big fellow hits the toboggan in’ 1939 or 1940. | ‘Gehrig feels he’s good for at least another four years of major league first sacking but the directors of the Yankee chain’ are taking no chances and hope not to be

class. : Last season Gehrig it only .295—good enough, but not for Lou. . .. The veteran socked 29 home runs... . Fine and dandy, but not for Gehrig. ... He had 301 total bases—great for any other hitter, but not quite in the Gehrig style. f : #® 8 8 [2d #8 =n IT is .conceivable that when the time really comes to hand the Yankee first base job over to somebody else that man will come to the New York club in a trade. - Meanwhile greater emphasis is to be placed on the development of four players—Eddie Levy, who is to play first for Newark; Johnny Sturm, coming to Kansas City to replace Harry Davis, who is on the market; Fred Collins, a converted left-handed pitcher who will play the initial bag for Binghamton, and Tommy Henrich, right fielder of the Yankees. | Collins is the last to enter the lists but may prove the most formidable. . . . He is a big left-handed hitter, with plenty of speed, and is a graduate of Providence College. He lives at New Milford, Conn. Url Iw | 2 8 = ENRICH'S availability for, first base depends on the showings of Charley Keller, Walter Judnich and Joe Gallagher as outfielders. Sa, All three are slated to appear in the Yankee camp at St. Petersburg in March.

If they come along as Joe McCarthy expects the Yankees will be able to afford shifting Tommy from right field.

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IR =LaCEMENIS on a great ball club do not always develop out of - a prearranged scheme. . , |, For example, Gehrig himself came out of nowhere. In Columbia University he was pitcher and outfielder. When Lou joined the Yankees, Manager Miller Huggins was in despair, just es the Tigers are at their wits’ end about Rudy York. “This Gehrig can’t pitch well enough, and he can’t run fast enough to be an outfielder, but he is going to be a hitter,” Huggins said. In’ a quandary, Huggins sent Lou to Hartford to learn the firstbase business. . . . Even after Gehrig had replaced Wallie Pipp in 1925, Huggins came very near trading him to the Bréwns for Urban Shocker.

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(GEonce SISLER, whom many critics regard as even the superior

of Gehrig, started as a pitcher at the University of Michigan and became a first sacker on account of his hitting. When the Tigers landed Hank Greenberg he was so awkward both at the bag and at the plate that they despaired of his becoming a regular. . . . But he came overnight. Bill Terry is another great first sacker who started as a pitcher and who offers mental support to Fred Collins. . .- Terry ¢ame to John McGraw a lefthanded hurler, with a penchant for bases on balls. . . . Mac sent him to Toledo to become an infielder.

: ® ® Jee Williams — NJEW YORK, Dec. 81.—Carrying with him the oily blessing of the high priests of amateur tennis, Mr. Donald Budge, whose old man used to drive a laundry wagon through the streets of Oakland, makes his debut as a professional Tuesday night at the Garden. : Opposing. him will be Ellsworth Vines, another prod-

uct of California’s sandlots, and, like his vis a vis, a re-

formed amateur and former champion. This match will be the first of a long series which will carry the two

- players from one of the country to the other.

In the end it is expected to net Mr. Budge a cash return in excess of $75,000. There was a time when young men who ignored the schoolrooms and routine labor chores were contemptuously called tennis bums. From one Janu-

ary to another they did little else but smack an inoffensive tennis ball around.

The lure of the professional game with its rich mone-

tary rewards has softened if not entirely destroyed this

indictment. Mr. Budge is only 25 years old but he will make more money in the next 12 months than any other man in sports with the possible exception of Joe Louis, and even in this instance his expenses il immeasurably smaller. le will make more than twice as much money as Lou Gehri who is the ‘highest salaried player in the big leagues: he will on five or six times as much as the most successful golfer among the Di%jesionalg and he yi at east double the earnings of the leading . this makes Mr. Budge a bum what does it make th cash and carry gents in sports? ig Other

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i Bi is'a basic difference of course, Only two or three players can make big money in pro tennis at the same time. Always the newcomer makes the most because pro tennis depends on new faces for its existence. Automatically the newcomer becomes the box office draw whether he’s the better playep or not. Five years ago it was Vines, two years ago it was Fred Perry, the sartorially perfect Britisher, and before them it was Vincent Richards ) A Vines.and Perry are i with the ‘enterprise, but the percentage of Ss ao Juenuines reduced, j \ ® 2 2 2 8

fF necessity, a small closely knit proposition, pro tennis offers ¥

definite road to financial security to the amateu i ; enough to dominate his sphere, F Who ts skilled Still a youngster, Vines has all the money he'll ever need. Indeed this may be his last tour. He speaks dreamily of one day winning the lip, where the only reward is a silver cup and where the player pays his own way—in painful contrast to the amafous Lis payer Nig is practically a kept man from the time he qualifies for the more important tournaments. Perry, too away a muscular bank roll. v y Has sockm

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proportionately. They don’t have much to worry about, either. The stars come to them ready made, both as to ability and public appeal. The machinery of the gmaiens Sport has Slready thoroughly established them as national gures, e promoters have to do is phim | get their contracts and lay Only a minimum of ballyhoo is needed. There is alwa public interest in what chance the recently reformed oy 2a have against the reigning professional. It makes no difference that the two stars may have been knocking each other off as amateurs with confusing regularity just a year or two before, This is a new test in a new setting.

Basketball Scores

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS < Central, Evansville, 32; Shortridge, 26. Morton, Richmond, 30; Tech, 1s; Connersville, 55; Washington, 35. gonial Catholic, Ft. Wayne, 33; Cathe-

Ottawa University (Ottawa, South Dakota University. 30.

nois State Normal, . anta Clara, 45; Hamline, Jamestown head (Minn.)

(N. Teachers, 31 7!

: We STATE COLLEGES Michigan, 40; Butler, 31. * Indiana. 45:

n California. estern Reserve. ATE HIGH SCHOOLS

18.

33. Bradley Tech, 58; Yale, 30

Warrenburg (M Ti s 3 ES, oy. Sar uh EE 4, oOkizhom’, CILy tournaricns Biali™*" . 3%; re : Rochester, 30: Akron, 2 versity, o; University, 34; Denver Uni-

23, th Bend, 24: Washington,

ys . Central, Sou i 4 South | nd, 20. Brits 1 University of California, 45; Ohio State, Leesburg, 34; Bristol, 31. ; a St Bs ne. Kalamazoo, 39; South Cornell College IM3, Vernon, Towa), 27;

Morningside Colleg Washington (St.

. Au Bend Catholic 1 linois Teachers

_Shoa's, 23: Petersburg. 18, Swayzee, 30; Alumni, 28. . Hammond Tournament Hammond, 37; Vincennes, 24. Frankfort, 42; South Side, Ft. Wayne, 40. Hammond, 31; Frankfort, 25 (final). incennes. 39; South Side, Ft. Wayne,

Washington Tournament ‘ Washington, 27; Jasper, 26.

College (Shelbyville, Ill), 28 Southern Illinois Teachers, 44; State Teachers (Cleveland, Miss.), 36

PROFESSIONAL Akron Goodyears, 43; Hammond, 33, ———i ent et rer

|both on the injured list, were a

Kas.), 37%; Southwestern (Winfield, Kas.), 14; “mi-

1 33. N. D.) College, 39; MoorIsland University, 33; Southern

e / Louis), 54; Eastern ISoutheast Missouri Teachers, 43; Sparks : Delta

“Huntingburg, 32: Bedford, 20. ; a mtingburg, 223 Washington, 12 (fiJasper, 38; Bedford, 30 (consolation), y Boone County Taurnatient : Advance, 30: own, 24, . Zionsville, 41: Pinnell, 32. ‘Jamestown, 33: Perry Central, 14. Dover, 25: Thorntown. 14. J OTHER COLLEGES St. John’s, 39; Colorado, 37. ® ell, 54; Baldwin Wallace, 36. 48; Wooster (0.), 24.

Home Star First

‘Roy Mikkelsen, former Olympic star, will make the. first’ official jump in the International Ski Championships at the 1939 California World’s Fair, San Francisco, for a

makes the first leap.

member of the home club always

| Both clubg went

TROJANS ARE AT PEAK OF GRID

Red Sox Slugger Is Ninth

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (U. P.).— Jimmy Foxx, slugging first baseman of the Boston Red Sox, today was voted the “player of the year” plaque, awarded annually by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association. Foxx is the ninth player and the fourth first baseman to be honored. Past recipients were Bill Terry, Lou Gehrig, Herb Pennock, Carl Hubbell, Dizzy Dean, Hank Greenberg, Tony Lazzeri and Joe Di-

Maggio.

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to Receive Baseball Honor

From Baseball Writers. :

The presentation will be made at the 16th annual Writers’ banquet on Feb. 5. ey Foxx staged an all-around comeback last season at bat and in the field. and it ‘was one of his best

years. : He slipped in upset his form and for a time big league observers thought the former Philadelphia = Athletics’ = star was through as a top flight ball player. Jimmy is 31 years old.

1937 when illness

“It'll Be Open Season All

By LEO DAUGHERTY

When both teams play an identical style of basketball a sloppy game oftentimes results. ; That’s exactly whal happened at Butler Fieldhouse last night when the Bulldogs, still somewhat bewildered after their bitter experience with Indiana, met the Michigan Wolverines and weakened in the stretch to lose, 40° to 31. Johnny Townsend, Tech-pro-duced All-America and essistant coach to Benny Oosterbaan, squirmed nervously and silently on the bench all evening. He was remarking that “the fastbreak game is easier to watch but harder tu play than the tossup after basket game, but it’s easier for me to play any style game than it is to just watch—especially this one.” Johnny had good reason for his utterance, because the Wolverines, minus their captain, Leo Beebe, and Danny Smick, regular starter,

beaten team until Butler went to pieces. But the Wolverines, even without two of their stellar performers, both of whom &re more than six feet tall, had just what it took to win and that was courage. Pink Impresses Mel Taube Mel Taube, assistant Purdue coach who came down to spy on the Wolverines, a future Purdue opponent, was informed that only three-fifths of the regular Michigan quintet would play. “I didn't know that,” he said. “I might as well not have come down.” But after the game Mel thought differently. “Theyre pretty good at that,” he commented. “They're a team that won't give up and one that can last. And I didn’t know and I don’t think anyone else around the Conference knows how hot thai Pink is.” He referred to Charley Pink, Michigan's 5 foot 8 inch forward. One of Michigan’s most effective

was maneuvered to Charley who

he overhanded the ball into the hoop with his left paw. Coach Tony Hinkle moaned that “We threw it away, that’s all.” Butler was not up to its usual snuff. It was fast-breaking, but not so fast. Michigan was fastbreaking, too, but not’ so fest either. Butler passed more on its. break, but Michigan dribbled more, not passing until the ball was near rea-

plays was that in which the. pall |

was in close range and five times|

Michigan Outlasts Butler Cagers And Snatches Victory in Stretch

the middle on their breaks. The only difference in the method of attacks was that Butler sent two men in toward the basket and kept three out while Michigan sent three in and kept two back.

Loss of Steiner Cripples Bulidogs

Neither team’s passing was worth putting into the book. Neither was the ball handling. They broke up each other’s plays with consistency and, as a result, shooting was scarce as shooting goes in. this game. Michigan made only 51 attempts, but hit 19 times for the exceptional average of 372. Butler tried 62 times from the floor and rang the bell 14 times for a .225 average. Butler was dealt a severe blow

State Champs Strike Snag

By Uaiited Press 2 The old year faded today on bril-

liantly - lit hardwood courts, the swish of leather against nets and

‘| the screams of basketball-allergic

Hoosiers. © And although their champion has fallen, state fans gossip expectantly over a.new one. . The champion South Siders of Ft. Wayne, who marched into the Hammond Bix Six tournament with a perfect six-game record behind them, not only fell but were: driven through the flbor, first by Frankfort, 42 to 40, then Vincennes, 30 to 217. ies : Hammond won the tourney by pulling away from Frankfort in the last few minutes, 31 to 25. . South Side’s disaster means nothing on the records, and it undoubtedly will ‘take some of the pressure from the state titleholders. Incidentally—and it may be more than an omen—the Archers fook their first trimming last year in a holiday tournament. met ~, Tussle a Close One Although Hammond’s | Wildcats were deprived of a chance they wanted most—a meeting with South Side to settle the score in the 1938 state finals in which they came out second-best—they showed their oldtime power by crashing through Hammond Tech, Vincennes and

24, in a semifinal, then met South Side in the consolation. . : The Hot Dog-Hammond tussle was in doubt until: the final gun

sonable shooting distance. straight. do

with Splinter Johnson: and : Lewis Cook pulling 0.20,

Frankfort. Vincennes fell, 37 to

when Jerry Steiner went out in the first half with a bruised right hip. He jumped up to follow George Perry’s missed shot, crashed to the floor and took a hard bump. The Bulldogs, without him, began to lose their fire after they had led all the way until the final minutes when they seemingly went to pieces and Michigan grasped the advantage of the situation. Lyle Neat flashed last night as the meteor of the Butler attack. He field goaled five times and a couple of times sent the ball on long flights to do so. An oddity of the game was that the score at the half was 15 to 14 in favor of Butler while at the same stage of their game last year Butler led 16 to 15. : .

Big Ten Rule Costs Townsend

Many were asking - Townsend about the Big Ten rule which benched coaches from pro basketball and how much it cost him, He had been playing with Flint and Hammond. He said those jobs would have netted him enly about $1200 this season. But he added

that if he had accepted the- offer from the New York Celtics he could

have sugared himself with about |D

$5000. :

turn down the offer, coach at Michigan, keep on studying law there

“But I thought it was wiser to iH

Indiana En S T rip Tonight

Hoosiers at Michigan State _ After Downing Reserve.

| STATE GAMES TONIGHT - Indiana at Michigan [State Wyoming at Wabash Notre Dame at Northwestern

Times Special | CLEVELAND, Dec. 31.—The Indiana University basketball team left for East Lansing, ch., early

game with Michigan State tonight.

Reserve led at the 14 to 13. Indiana’s reserve

strength was

from the foul stripe. . Menke, at center, fossed in five field baskets. Blair, Red Cat guard, chalked up 13 points. ‘Summary:

Indiana (45)

FG FT TP] | ¥T TP Johnsonf.. 0 0 O[Diven(f..... 1 1 3 rof ....4 1 9lAndersonf..1: 0 2 W.Menke,g : 0 10/Scottec. ... 1 0 2 Andres.g .. 3 11|Belichickg. 8 0 0 Huffman.g. 1 1 3iBlair.g/ ... 6 1 13 haffer.,g.. 4 2 10/Krause.c .. 3 2 8 Dorsey,f... 1 0 2{Andrewsf.. 1 3 § Totals ..19 T 45 13 17 33

and when I finish practice in Indianapolis,” he said. Game summary:

Butler (31) Michigan (40) -FG FT . FG

PF ' PF Steiner, f .. 3 0 1|Sofiak, £f ... 4 0 1 Braden, .0 0 1|Pink, f ..... 5 00 Dietz, f .... 1.1 O/Rae, C ...... 3.1.1 Vanderm’r, £ 0 0 0/ Thomas, g .. 4-1 2 Perry, ¢ «+... 2 1 2 Sueur. g ...1 0 0 Geyer, g ... 2 0 2|Br y 8 +03 .0 2 Neat, 8 .-¢.. 5 1 1] Poland, g .. 0 0 O Richards’'n,g1 0 2 Totals ....14 3 9| Totals ....19 2 6

Score at Half—Butler, 15; Michigan, 14. Referee—Frank Lane (Cincinnati); Umpire—Nate Kauffman (Shelbyville). - il

25 when four minutes remained. At one time-the Wildcats led, 29 to 17. Johnny Ingram led. the winners’ well-balanced attack with 11 points. - Cook won the South Side game by tossing a fielder in the final five seconds. Frankfort was behind at the half, 23 to 18. :

Happy Hunters Victorious

walked away with -a roundup of four Southern quartets at Wash-

ington by smashing the host team,|§ 22 to-12, after limiting it to a sin-{3

gle point in. the first half. .

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{company which sponsors the team.

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Menke led the Hunters with three re 3

Totals. ...

Hyatt Direct Star Quintet of Victory

LINDSBORG, Kas., Dec. 31 (U. P.).—Charles (ctuck) Hyatt, considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time, became manager of Okla., Phillips Club

play after the National A. A. U. tournament at Denver last spring,

his time to a position with the oil

Hyatt was an All University of Pittsb

today to wind up its road trip in a EB

The Hoosiers swept to victory, 45 W

Year, Kid’

4 City High Teams Fall

Even Blue Is Upset; Tech Drops 7th Straight.

Indianapolis ‘high school coaches and basketball squads were in a resolution-making frame of mind today after last «night’s reversals. All four of the quintets which played—sShortridge, Cathedral, Tech and Washington—were defeated. Cathedral will have the first chance to start the New Year with a victory by meeting the Gaels of St. Mary's of Anderson tomorrow afternoon at the Cathedral gym. Coach Joe Harmon’s Irish were defeated last night at Ft. Wayne by Central Catholic, 33-28. Coach Kenneth Peterman’s Shortridge Blue Devils were upset by the Bears of Evansville Central, 32-26. Washington’s Continentals went to Connersville and ended on the short end of a 55-35 score. And Tech lost its seventh straight game

' | to the Red Devils of Morton, Rich-

mond, 30-18.

Shortridge Stopped By Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Dec. 31.—Shortond game this season here last night to the Bears of Evansville Central, 32-26. ; The Bears were expected to slow the Shortridge attack with their tight defense—and they did—but they also displayed fine scoring punch. Mark Wakefield's quintet battled tall Fred Grampe, the Blue's main scoring threat, and held him to only two field goals. John Allerdice and Ralph Hesler captured Shortridge scoring honors with nine and six points, respectively. Gropp and Whipple tallied 11 and 10 points to lead the winners. The summary:

Shortridss (26) Evansville (32 'G FT PP FG FT PF Hesler, £..... 3-01 Ealloway £..1 1 4 Stiver. f..... 0 2 4 Gropp. a 11 rampe. ¢ .. 2 0 1/Barton.c ... 0 0 0 Hardy. g .... 0:1 2|P. Fisscier, g. 0 0 0 Allerdice, g.. 4 1 4|Schoening, g. 0 0 0 est, ..e. 0.1 0|Gaisser.¢ ... 0 1 2 Raber, f .... 1 0 O|Whipple, g .. 4 2 2 Cage, g .....0 0 OlLowe, B ..... 310 Levinson, g.. 0 1 9 . Totals ....10 6 12; Totals ..... 13 6 9

Stanczak’s Surge

Beats Cathedral

FT. WAYNE, Ind. Dec. 31 (U. P.). —Brilliant tossing by big Ed Stanc-

feated Cathedral of Indianapolis here last night. Stanczak accounted for five points in the last 45 seconds of play to break a 28-all tie and allow Central to win, 33 to 28. iy The lead in the closely fought contest changed six times, and at six other times the score was tied. Heiny won high-scoring honors for Central with 12 points. Potter netted nine of Cathedral's 28. Summary: Central (33) Cathedral (28)

; : FG FT PF FG FT PF Bitlerf ... 4 0 i[Mattingly.!. BE BN Heiney f... 5 2 1/Mintonf... 0 0 0} Stanczak,c. 3 2 1|Fitzgeride.. 1 0 1 Maxwellg.. 0 0 4[Potterg.... 4 1 2 Dorman,g..1 o 3(Caskey.g... 2 0 3|3 Weblef.... 0 0 1 Quill, renee 0 2 0 Dehner,g.. 1 1 0/Geimanec...0 0 1 Moxley.g .. 1 0 2 g Barnhorst,g 0 2 1}§ Totals...14 5 11| Totals....11 6 11

Personal Fouls

Cripple Continentals Times Special : CONNERSVILLE, Dec. 31.—Connersville’s Spartans unleashed a (Continued on Page 7)

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They Work Out - Rose Bowl.

‘By HENRY United Press Staff SPO PASADENA, Cal, Dec. Duke football camp tod: blge as the jerseys the wear in the Rose Bowl or for ifs battle with South fornia. aa i Bad in practice on Thur worse, yesterday, the Blu moved into the Rose Bowl: first and only workout in stadium. They were down the knowledge that their cocs and line star, Dan Hill, migh last more than a few against the Trojans, Hill’s injury, suffered in out last Tuesday, and wh believed to be nothing more ous than a “crick” in the : ; developed into something more. severe. Coach Wallace Wade admitted last night that while Hill probably would start, there was no telling how soon he would go out,

Sub Lacks Experience

The loss of Hill early in the game would be a hard blow to the Blue Devils. Of the seven “iron Dukes” he is the shield and the inspiration. Bon The Dukes have a substitute center in 'G mn but he has played fewer thar 15 minutes this year and lacks the seasoning to step into the heat of a Rose Bowl fire. Sadtaa While the football gods were frowning on Duke, they were e smile . ing on Southern California. Blessed win enough man power to lose a ozen men, without appreciably weakening their offense and oy an fense, the Trojans haven't a scratch on the squad. -.. ge The Trojans were scheduled to work out in the Bowl today shortly after the Dukes, on a turf lightnin fast. The Bowl carpet never been in better condition than it right now, and unless the weather man is wrong, the game on Mondas will be played in Chamber of merce weather,

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Texans Back Talk With Coin

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31 (U.

P).

—The bookies who have been taking

seven bucks and generously. promis. ing to hand over 12 if Texas Christian University hogties Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl either will have to change the odds. today or retire in shame after the oil and cow money gets into circulation. . The Horned Frogs, little Davey O’Brien and all, came into town onthe tail of a celebration that co pared favorably with the armistice, Numerous others with drawls, b hats and highheeled boots got pr special trains later without any noticeable display of sidearms and announced with certainty; what was going to happen to Carnegie Tech on Monday. ca 3 Lest their stories lack substance, they were willing to talk business any amount with hopefuls who hot cash in their pockets. Thus, although the: bookies not admit it, it was conce certainty that the odds wou somewhat differently, before the Texans cares of business and set off to see what this city looks like by night,

Orange Bowl Fever Rises: a MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 31 (U. P).— Football fever gripped Miami today and everything becam 0 ary to Monday's range battle between Tennessee an homa. Js Oklahomans, who cam ready bankrolls and an' faith in the Big Six champic all the Tennessee mones for the odds were two to their boys. 3 The excitement over a game was a new experience to Miami, but the holiday spirit dic

Both squads were in for si outs today. For Tennessee; it wa be the last. Oklahoma will again tomorrow.

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