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Lombardi's World Series Snooze at Plate Accounted Sports Oddity of Year
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Snead's Blowup
Voted Second
1939 Freak
Bump of Wooderson
In Race Also Gets
A. P. Poll Notice
By SID FEDER,
Aisoclated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16 —That weird
little snooze Ernie Lombardi took
on home plate in the last game
of the World Series was the oddity
of oddities in sport for 1939, sports
editors of the Nation decided today.
A year ago another World Series
incident—the collision of Billy Jur
ges and Stan Hack in the Cubs’ out
field in fielding a dinky little ground
ball—was well up among the freak
occurrences of the year, but was
beaten out in the stretch by “Wrong
Down John” Getchell's famous slip
of the tongue in the Carnegie-Tech
Notre Dame football game.
This year, however, the sports
editors weren't fooling. Voting in
the Associated Press’ ninth annual
poll on the “oddest or most freakish
incident” of ’39. they awarded the
palm to Big Ernie in a shoo-in. The
Cincinnati Reds’ “Schnozzola” was
top choice of 37 of the 67 sports
editors balloting on the question.
Far back in second place was
Swingin’ Sam Snead's all-time rec
ord golf blow-up—the 8 he took on
the last hole to blow the National
Open championship.
Wooderson's Bump Recalled.
The only other incident to receive
more than one mention was the
bump Sidney Wooderson received in
the Princeton mile in the little
English runner's unsuccessful one
race invasion of American cinder
paths.
The sports editors accompanied
their ballots for Lombardi with sev
eral picturesque descriptions of Big
Ernie's dive into the dust at the
plate while Yankee base runners
came steaming home. You recall,
two men were on base, and Joe Di
Maggio was at bat in the 10th in^
ning of the deciding game.
Di Mag lined a single to right and
one runner scored. Ival Goodman.
Reds' right fielder, let the ball get
away, retrieved it and wdnged it to
the infield, for relay home. Just as
Ernie got his hands on it Charley
Keller, the second base-runner,
came charging in. There was a
slight contact between the two, and
the next thing you knew the ball
was rolling a few feet away, and
big Ernie was stretched out on the
ground in what the sports editors
described variously as “the Lom
bardi coma.’’ “the sleeping beauty
act" and “the dying swan.”
Di Mag. by this time, had reached
third, and the Yankee coach there
yelled. "Go ahead if you want to
try it; just watch the ball—you're
on your own." Joe tried and made
it, sliding in over the outstretched
arm of Lombardi, who by this time
was back in the ball game.
“Yes." wrote one sports editor,
“and Joe not only stole home, but
he also could have made awav with
Ernie's shoes, if the crowd wasn’t
around. Ernie sure was catching
up on his sleep.”
Various other ballots were ac
rnmnanioH ckau __
"Lombardi's sit-down strike" and
“Ernie's nightmare.”
Football, as usual, came up with a
flock of freaks in the balloting. One
unidentified game was reported in
which the ball split on a place-kick
for extra point. The point was
awarded when one half went over
the cross-bar. And there was the
usual one—this time in the Louisiana
College-Mississippi College game
in which a substitute jumped off the
bench to tackle an opposing ball
carrier.
Odd Michigan Grid Plays.
One sports editor liked Jack Doyle's
knockout of himself in London; an
other wanted to know, “who hit the
homer with the bases loaded when
Iowa's footballers beat Purdue 4-0?”
Then there was the bed lamp that
up and attacked Dizzy Dean, slash
ing his arm; a double knockout in
an amateur boxing bout at Ana
mosa, Iowa, and the P. G. A. strike
which threatened the Professional
Golfers’ National Tournament; the
shot of Bud Ward's which hit a
woman probably causing him to lose
the national open by one stroke;
Johnny Revolta 6-putting a hole in
a winter golf tournament, and the
Michigan football game, in which
Quarterback John Evashevsky, mis
takenly thinking Tom Harmon had
failed to go over for a touchdown
on a 3-yard buck, called the same
play again, and Harmon repeated
for the extra point.
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Win, Lose or Draw
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
(In the temporary absence ol Francis E. Stan.)
Passing of Pro Basket Ball
That dull thud you heard was pro basket ball collapsing down by
Chris Heurieh's Brewery. It happened right in the Brewery, as a matter
of fact, and the gent who let the air out of the bubble was Chris himself.
If he couldn't have a winner, he said, he didn’t want anything. It
was a high-sounding statement and Chris undoubtedly feels that way
about it, but he should know you can't buy winners in spm-ts. Ask Bob
Yawkey, he tried it. Others have followed the same idea in m.her branches
of sports and failed. Winners, it seems, are born—not bought.
If Heurich wanted some sound, substantial advice on the pro basket
ball situation he should have consulted George Marshall, an old and
reformed hand at the business. George still carries the scars in the
back of his head suffered in numerous falls from the bench when his
Palace passers were cavorting at the Arcadia. Those were the days.
George's most serious accident occurred the night “Horse" Haggerty,
one of his hirelings, innocently passed the ball to Nat Holman of the
Chicagos, who promptly plunked it into the bucket for the points that
defeated Washington. Haggerty had a slight mental lapse at the moment.
He and Holman had been teammates on the original Celtics and probably
for the sake of aul lang syne "Horse" tossed the ball to Nat, when all
Washington receivers were covered. He forgot the score was tied at the
time.
Memory of Miscue Lingers On
Marshal! never quite recovered from the shock. One of the bowling
alleys now standing on the site of the old basket ball floor has a slight
depression which marks the spot where George's noggin bounced on the
floor. In an effort to forget Marshall went into speedway promotion and
various and sundry ventures of similar nature, finally ending up with
the Redskins. But the memory lingers on.
The present-day pro game is vastly different from the older and
vanished vintage. In that golden era the higher paid stars drew down
salaries in the four-figure brackets—some five—but today the pay is
paltry, little more than pocket change. In those lush days, too, the
circuit was comprised of big towns, Cleveland. Chicago. New York and
the like, strictly of major league caliber. Today it is creeping back to the
hamlets and whistle stops from whence it came and faring none too well.
Is professional basketball finished? Offhand, we'd say yes. Ice hockey,
faster, flashier and more exciting, has captured the public's imagination
in the more important cities and it is the big toWn fans who must pay
the freight. College and scholastic basket ball will continue to flourish,
but the play-for-pay games will be of a distinct semi-pro character. The
players can't support themselves from their meager earnings and must
have at least part-time employment to help foot the bills and when a
situation of that nature arises, any sport loses its pro nature. It's semi
pro—or a step above amateur ranks.
Heurich Could Make Hobby Profitable
Heurich. a court fan from way back when, did his best to procure a
winner for Washington. He had a deep and understanding interest in
the game and the matter of money didn't enter into the problem. He
bought up contracts all over the league to bolster his team, but couldn't
buy a winner. Chris had to admit defeat and it probably is better he
gave up the pro game. He hasn't quit basket ball entirely, for his Heurich
Amateur Leagues and annual tournaments will continue. His gym will
continue to be open to District teams and he'll be around to watch them
play. But he has relinquished his role of owner permanently.
Some day Chris may come back to pro sports in an entirely different
field and then, as now, do his best to put a winner on the field. The
sports scene is pretty well crowded, what with all available hockey, foot
ball and baseball franchises taken, but Chris should be able to crash the
picture some way. He's never been serious about sports on a large scale
for wide business interests keep him tethered closely to his desk, but we
have an idea if he ever wanted to make his hobby a profitable business
he could do it. Maybe he’ll try7 it sometime.
Impossible Interviews
Reporter to Clark Griffith—How about an idea for a good feature
story, Mr. Griffith?
Griffith—Son, I wish you wouldn't bother me with baseball at this
time of the year, and besides I've got a chance to win this pot. Why
can't you fellers find something else to write about? Why don'tcha write
about anything but baseball—this ain't no weather to be writing about
baseball.
Goldie Ahearn—We make monvah last wik. and we make monyah
dis wik. too. Dah show? Phooev. It's so terrible ah shouldn't menshun
it to dah publick.
George Marshall—I have nothing to say.
It makes you feel like an old timer with a touch of lumbago in the
head when you think of how the town has mushrooned in a sports way
in the last few years. It hasn't been so long ago since the Mohawks and
Apaches were the big pro interest in football. George Washington and
Catholic University definitely were not members of the so-called “big
four.” wrestling was being committed on a stage in conjuction with
burlesque, and boxing was flourishing in the hinterlands.
Almost overnight we have big league pro football, ice hockey after
a fashion, indoor ice skating, four good college football teams, a small
arena devoted exclusively to fights and wrestling, and we're just beginning
to sprout feathers. The next step is an armory where major indoor
track games, collegiate basket ball double headers, and important fights
can be staged.
A stadium? Yes, we want a stadium, but we need a field house,
or armory, much more than a stadium that would catch the Army-Navy
game once in four years and be idle eight months in 12. By building
up indoor sports the city will go far toward creating a healthy year
around interest which doesn't exist now simply because of a lack of
facilities.
Wilson Five Debuts
Tonight Against
Beaten Blues
A veteran Wilson Teachers Col
lege court squad will make its debut
tonight on the home floor with Gal
laudet College supplying the oppo
sition.
Wilson, boasting a squad number
ing all of last year's starting players
and a raft of promising newcomers,
is a strong favorite over the Blue,
which dropped a 58-28 decision to
Johns Hopkins in its inaugural last
right at Baltimore.
Wilson will play 17 games, most of
them on foreign courts. Games with
Johns Hopkins and Maryland Fresh
men feature the card which is
listed below:
December 16. Gallaudet.
January 6. Johns Hopkins, there: 16.
Bridgewater, there: 10. Blue Ridge, there;
26. Alumni; 27. Shepherd T. C.
February 2. Towson T. C.. there: 7. Mary
land Frpshmen: 0. Gallaudet. there: 10.
Shepherd T. C. there: 14. Shenandoah
College, there: 17. Newark T. C.. there;
20. Bridgewater College: 24. Towson T. C.:
21. Maryland Freshmen.
March 1. Newark: 2. Shenandoah.
Gallaudet's lack of height proved
its undoing against Hopkins’ young
giants last night. The Blue Jays
piled up a 37-11 advantage in the
first half and never were threatened
thereafter. Tennenbaum and Ter
penning were the victors’ big guns
while the Blues’ scores were evenly
divided.
GRIM DETERMINATION—Shown floored in his opponent’*
corner at Turner’s Arena last night is Jack Cranford, but that
expression on his pan meant something. He got up to take the
; decision from Carl Ercoli.
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REAL RING ACTION—One of the liveliest of the District
A. A. U.’s boxing finals was that between Willie Tapp (left), who
retained his 118-pound senior championship in a bloody battle
with Bernie Hardy. —Star Staff Photos.
Tiny Thornhill Fired
As Coach Alter 18
Years at Stanford
Veteran Mentor Defends
Record; De Groot Among
Successors Mentioned
B> the Associated Press.
PALO ALTO. Calif.. Dec. 16—C.
E. ‘'Tiny'’ Thornhill's football coach
ing head fell under the ax at Stan
ford University last night a few
hours after he had predicted his own
figurative decapitation.
His "firing." as he termed it. end
ed 18 years of football tutoring at
Stanford, the last seven as head
coach and producer of three Rose
Bowl teams.
Officially the university's Board of
Athletic Control, by a vote of 7 to 2,
recommended to Dr. Ray Lyman
Wilbur, Stanford's president, that
Thornhill's contract be not renewed
when it expires next April 1.
Saw Ax Descending.
''I am fully aware I am about to
be fired." Thornhill declared in an
nouncing before the board met that
he would not resign. He said he
did not consider his record "a fail
ure" despite Stanford's disastrous
1939 season.
Except for a tie with the Uni
versity of California at Los Angeles
and a victory over Dartmouth in
the season's finale, the Indians lost
all their games.
But Thornhill said: "I feel that my
record of 18 years at Stanford has
been above reproach.
"Three successive Rose Bowl teams
were produced during my first three
years as head coach. The fourth
year our team finished fourth in the
conference. The fifth year we tied
for second place. The last two years.
I consider, were the only bad ones
we had.”
i Went to Stanford in 1922.
Thornhill, former University of
Pittsburgh player, came to Stanford
as assistant coach in 1922. He suc
ceeded Glenn Scobev "Pop" Warner
as head coach in 1933, when the lat
ter went to coach at Temple Uni
versity.
Warner now is associated with
Dud De Groot in coaching at nearby
San Jose State College. De Groot is
among those who have been men
tioned as a possible successor to
Thornhill.
The Stanford Board of Athletic
Control made no announcement
about selection of a new coach.
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Perlo Star, Riders Win
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md„ Dec. 16.—
Hymie Perlo, transformed football
player, was receiving thumps on
the back today for his great work
in leading Roosevelt High School
basketeers to a 31-to-28 victory over
Baltimore City College here yester
day. Perlo scored 19 points for the
Washington team.
Dempsey Stops Willard Fight Film by Royalties Demand
Schacht Now Is Boxing Show Clown; Erwin Bobs Up With Magro, New Ring Find
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16—Book
ings of the Dempsey-Willard fight
films are being held up because
Dempsey is demanding a royalties
cut. Clemson will use part of its
Cotton Bowl pickings to furnish
Its new field house. Plans for an
A1 Hostak-Ceferino Garcia mid
dleweight title bout here are
higher in the air than a kite. Nat
Druxman, the Seattle impresario,
won't okay a Hast fight in New
York unless Mike Jacobs lets Billy
Conn fight for Druxman on the
coast.
A1 Schacht, the baseball clown,
has hired a manager and is mak
ing appearances at fight shows—
for a fee. Sonja Henie. on her
farewell tour as head of an ice
troupe, opens at the Garden Jan
uary 15.
Our No. 1 comeback. He wasn't
mentioned in the polls, but the
No. 1 sports comet^ck of 1939 in
this book is Young Bussey, the
Louisiana State football player.
Fired from the squad last year as
a bad actor, he came back this
fall to play first-string quarter
back. And at the football banquet
the other night, he was elected
the team's permanent captain.
Nice going, kid.
The Los Angeles Times makes a
motion that space be reserved in
the “outstanding coaches” sec
tion for Babe Horrell of U. C.
L. A. We second it.
Nomination for the year's bus
iest heav> : Buddy Knox of Day
ton, who goes to the post for the
20th time of the 1939 season in
Newark Monday night. Weldon
Barnes, Oklahoma A. and M.'s
clever press agent, scored a hit in
metropolitan newspaper offices.
John Maricci, Minnesota’s star
end, is being deluged with offers
to play—not pro football, but pro
hockey. The story Maxie Rosen
bloom spread around Broadway
1
that he would fight Joe Louis on
the coast is strictly the malarkey.
Today’s guest star. Paul Day,
Middletown (Ohio) Journal:
“The other afternoon, a Cincin
nati radio announcer, tired of
playing one record after another,
suddenly broke in with this—‘We
interrupt this musical program
to bring you a special bulletin
from our news room. Ernie Lom
bardi just got up from home
plate and went home for the win
ter.’ ”
Ruth Thompson, who won our
football picking contest, was in
vited to guest star in the Seattle
Times’ big contest. Coach Char
ley Bachman of Michigan State
and his family are motoring Rose
Bowlward. Gene Buck, president
of the American Society of Com
posers, Authors and Publishers,
persuaded Andy Farkas twice to
reconsider retiring from pro foot
ball: George Presto Marshall,
owner of the Redskins, should
send him an annual pass. How
ard Cann. New York U.'s fine
cage coach, again is a proud
popper Jimmy Erwin, who pilot
ed Petey Sarron to the feather
weight title, soon will unveil his
latest find, Sammy Magro, be
fore an Eastern gallery.
No Santa Claus.
Life for Shortstop Myers, they
say,
Is not a bowl of cherries—
He only got a raise in pay
Of fifteen hundred berries.
(Myers says he will quit base
ball unless the Reds raise the
ante. That makes him the Hot
Stove League's No. 2 holdout—
• right behind Ken Keltner, who
held out his hand for unem
plcrment insurance.)
With this episode, the con
ductor of this merry-go-round
leaves on a well-earned (Editor’s
note: Nuts) vacation. And if we
can raise the dough, to a bowl
game we will go. Git along, little
dogle.
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Police Boys No. 5 Share Boxing
Laurels With Guardsmen as
Maimone Outsluas Dunn
Chubby Charley Maimone, a quiet,
raven-haired youngster with a fight
ing heart as big as the seat of his
britches, is Southeast Washingtons
hero todav, and no one more richly
deserves the honors heaped on his
modest shoulders.
Maimone's gallant uphtll battle
against Roy Dunn in the finals of
; the 11th annual District A. A. U.
| boxing championships enabled Po
l lice Boys' Club No. 5 to slip into a
1 tie with the National. Guard team
for the senior championship. It was
the second time Matt Twomey's
troopers tied for the crown. They
ran a dead heat with Port Mver last
! year. But for Charley’s efforts, the
! Guards would have won the title
; outright last night. •
Maimone Comes Back.
Maimone pulled his weary frame
off the carpet in the second round of
the bout to carry the fight to Dunn,
one of the Guard’s ^est ringmen,
and his furious assault brought the
crowd to its feet and kept it there
until the final bell. Charley went
down for a 9 count. Charley went
tagged him with a roundhouse right,
but he almost put Roy away after
getting off the floor.
And while No. 5 and the Guards
were waging their futile fight for
I the senior trophy. St. Mary's Boys'
i Club of Alexandria, coached by
Naaman Massey, clinched a clear
cut claim to the novice team title
with two championships and as
many second places. One of their
stars. Joe Pavone. dropped a close
decision to Reds Vernon of No. 5.
who won the cup awarded the out
standing youngster.
Tapp Gets Trophy.
Willie Tapp, who slugged game
Bernie Hardy into submission to re
tain his 118-pound crown, was
awarded the Dr. A. J Bonnette
Trophy as the outstanding senior
of the tournament.
The summaries:
Novice Bout*.
126-pound class—Red Vernon (Police
Club) outpointed Joe Pavone (St. Mary's),
three rounds.
1 .‘55-pound class—Carl Steele (St.
Mary's) outpointed Kenny Swann (Police
Club) three rounds.
14 7-pound class—Bernie Cook (St.
Mary's) outpointed Bob Lester (National
Guard', three rounds.
160-pound class—Jack Cranford (Police
Club* outpointed Carl Ercoli (Georgetown),
in three rounds.
Heavyweight class—Jacob Lawrence (un
attached) outpointed Harry Paris (St.
Mary's), three rounds.
Open Bout*.
118-pound class—Willie Tapp (Police
Club* outpointed Bernie Hardy (unat
tached) in three rounds
147-pound class—Bill Weaver (National
Guard) knocked our Bill Williams (un
attached) in two minutes of first round.
160-poond class—Charlev Maimone 'Po
lice Club* outpointed Roy Dunn 'National
Guard' in three rounds.
115-pound class—Jim Bradv (unattach
ed* outpointed Bill Nolan (National Guard*.
! in three rounds.
G. W. to Watch Pinck
In W. and L. Court
Game Tonight
Ace Forward Was Thorn
In Side of Colonial
Quint Last Winter
Still smarting from the sting of
a 38-33 setback administered by
Culver-Stockton in its opening game
Wednesday night, George Washing
ton University’s dribblers hope to
show a complete form reversal to
night at Tech High gym. where they
meet Washington and Lee at 8:30
o’clock.
Culver caught the Coloriials oft
guard with a fast-breaking attack,
but Bill Reinhart's boys are pre
pared for any emergency tonight.
Whereas the Midwesterners were
little known and lightly regarded,
the downtowm school remembers the
Generals from their exciting battle
last season, and W. and L. has the
same team back intact.
Colonials Fear Pinck.
Particular attention will be given
Dick Pinck, Washington and Lee’s
ace all-around athlete from Pater
son, N. J„ who holds the Southern
Conference scoring record with 34
points in a single game. He gave
the boys fits last season, and a spe
cial detail will be sent out to keep
him at a safe distance from the G.
W. basket tonight,
Bobby Gary, forward; Howard
Dobbins, center, both juniors, and
two senior guards, Capt. Leo Rein
artz and Rennie Thompson, com
plete the Old Dominion team’s line
up. All are tall, fast men who han
dle the ball with expert ease. They’re
gunning for revenge, for G. W.
nosed them out in a nip-and-tuck
engagement at Lexington last win
ter.
The Generals have a new pilot
at the helm this season in Harold
(Cookie) Cunningham, former Ohio
State and Big Ten Conference star.
Cunningham, who also has had con
siderable pro football experience,
succeeded Cy Young, who is devot
ing his entire attention to his po
sition of alumni secretary.
Stands Pat on Lineup.
George Washington’s starting line
up will be the same that opened
against Culver-Stockton with George
Garber and Matt Zunic at forwards;
Joe Comer, center; Lud Urick and
Reds Auerbach, guards.
The varsity game will be preceded
by a preliminary at 7 o'clock be
tween the Colonial yearlings and
Washington-Lee High School.
A
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Gate Record Tilted
Again by National
Football League
1,312,611 See Grid Pros
Play; Home Game Mark
Is Set by Skins
Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16—For the
second year total attendance at Na
tional Professional Football League
games smashed all previous records,
League President Carl L. Storck an
nounced today.
More than a million and a half
spectators turned out for 55 regular
league games, the championship
playoff and nine pre-season all-star
contests in which league teams en
gaged. ,
Increase of 12.3 Per Cent.
The total of 1,312.611 was an in
crease of 12.3 per cent over last
year’s 1,168.225. In addition, home
game records were set at Detroit,
Washington, Brooklyn. Cleveland,
Green Bay and Milwaukee, where
the champion Green Bay Packers
played several games.
New York's biggest crowd. 62,543
for the final game against the
Washington Redskins, which de
cided the Eastern title, was sur
passed in league history only by
the 65,000 who saw the Giants
Chicago Bears game in 1925, when
Red Grange made his pro debut.
The 32,279 at the Giants-Green Bay
championship playoff at Milwaukee
last week made up the largest sport
crowd ever gathered in that city.
Giants Draw Most.
New York's Giants also drew
58.693 for their regular season game
with the Bears, contributing to a
total of 233,440 for six home games.
Totals and largest crowds for the
other clubs were:
Total Largest
Games, attendance. crowd.
Detroit _6 185.061 48.492
Washington _ 6 164.509 36.183
Brooklyn 7 137.191 34.032
Chicago Bears.. 5 135.684 40.537
Philadelphia 5 110.334 33.258
Cleveland _ 6 107.378 30.691
Green Bay ___ 6 87.738 24.308
Chicago Cards - 4 60.311 18.965
Pittsburgh _ 5 58.686 19.708
Medicos vs. J. C. C.
Army Medical Center will meet the
Jewish Community Center unlimited
five on the latter’s court tonight at
9:15. Dancing will be permitted be
tween halves and at the finish of
the game.
P. W. A. Five Ahead
P. W. A. took an I. D. R. A. Basket
Ball League game last night when
it whipped Miscellaneous Service,
32-22. Walker scored 12 of the win
ners' points.
Six Redskins Favored
For Squad to Play
Champ Packers
Both Teams Will Report
Next Week to Train for
Coast Tilt January 7
Special Dispatch to Thp Star.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 16—The
Green Bay Packers. 1939 champion?
of thp National Football League
will make their only post-seasor
appearance here Sunday. January
7, by engaging the All-Star team
i selected by a Nation-wide fan poll
from the rosters of the other nine
league teams.
The game is the second annual
classic, involving the champions
and the league's all-stars. Last
year, the New York Giants came
up with a spectacular last-period
rally to achieve a brilliant 13-to-lC
triumph.
Under a league rule, adopted twc
years ago, flhe champion team i?
permitted to play only one post
season game and the other leagut
teams are not permitted to play a?
a unit after they have completec
their regular schedule.
Hall Gets High Vote.
The Packers, headed by Coach Cur
ly Lambeau and hi.s assistant, "Red'
Smith, have been ordered to report
here next Saturday to resume train
ing. The All-Stars will report th<
same day.
Don Hutson, the Packers' pass
catching wizard, led the fan poll ir
which six Redskins are favored
However. Hutson will play with th<
champions and not with the All
Stars, as will be the case of foui
other Green Bay players: Clarl
Hinkle, fullback: Cecil Isbell, half
back; Russ Letlow, guard, anc
Ernie Smith, tackle, who rankec
high in the balloting.
Parker Hall, the Cleveland Rams
, sensation freshman star from Mis
; sissippi, polled a tremendous vote
| setting the stage for a renewal o:
his aerial feud with the Packers
brilliant passing artists, Arnie Her
ber and Isbell.
Great Array Available.
Sid Luckman, Bill Osmanski anc
Joe Maniaci of the Chicago Bears
Andy Farkas. Frank Filchock anc
Ernie Pinckert of the Washingtor
Redskins; Ace Parker and “Pug'
Manders of the Brooklyn Dodgers
Ward Cuff, Ed Danowski and Nellc
Falaschi of the Giants; John Draki
of the Rams, Fred Vanzo of the
I Detroit Lions, and Davey O'Brier
of the Philadelphia Eagles are othei
, backs, who figured prominently ir
the balloting.
Perry Schwartz of the Dodgers
Joe Carter and Bill Hewitt of the
Eagles, Wayne Millner of the Red
skins. Jim Benton of the Rams
Jim Poole of the Giants and Did
Plasman of the Bears, were th'<
poll's top-flight ends.
Turk Edwards, Jim Karcher, Red
skins; Bruiser Kinard, Dodgers
Frank Cope, Orville Tuttle and Me
Hein. Giants; Jack Johnson, Johr
Wiethe, Alex 'Wojiechowicz and Raj
George, Lions; Joe Stydahar, George
Musso and Danny Fortman, Bears
Tony Blazine and Ki Aldrich, Chi
cago Cards; Bree Cuppoletti. Eagles
and Byron Gentry, Pittsburgh
Pirates, are other linesmen, whe
figure prominently in the poll.
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New York, Chicago Tied
In Paddle Matches
By the Associated Pres*.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.—New
York and Chicago were tied today
for leadership in the annual na
tional intercity table tennis cham
pionships.
Each had won three matches and
lost none. Philadelphia was third
with two wins and one defeat, St
Louis with one win, one defeat and
Boston next with one win and two
losses. Indianapolis and Detroit
have yet to win in three matches
The matches continue today and
tonight.
Montgomery Blair Wins
Montgomery Blair basket ball
team was safely over its first hurdle
today as a result of a 50-to-30 win
over Fairfax High yesterday. Kelley
and Norris shared winning honors
each making 14 points.
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Dudas Deflates
'White Hope'
Comiskey
Pat Just a Promising
Kid After Defeat
By Trial Horse
By GAYLE TALBOT,
AfifoclAlcd Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—These are
hard times for the Nation's "white
hopes.”
First, Lou Nova got himself
knocked out by Tony Galento. And
last night the fabulous Patrick Ed
ward Comiskey of Paterson, N. J ,
was plastered by Steve Dudas. a
never-was, before an incredulous
crowd in Madison Square Garden.
Pat is the golden-haired boy who,
] up to last evening, had knocked out
22 of 24 opponents and was being
heralded the “champion of 1941.”
His manager practically had accept
ed an elimination bout with Ix>u
Nova for next March.
Now, and probably for his own
eventual good. Comiskey has been
revealed for wrhat he actually is—a
promising 19-year-old heavyweight
with a fine right hand and lots to
I learn.
Dudas Surprisingly Good.
Dudas, who rates only as a tough
I trial horse, gave a surprisingly good
1 performance in winning his decision.
The crowd fully expected him to
prove another easy victim for the
wonder boy. but instead of living up
to the script, he fought as if a title
was at stake. He even got up and
came back battling after Comiskey's
short right sat him down for a nine
count in the fourth. That was the
only knockdown.
Comiskey bled freely from the
nose and mouth after the second
round Pat didn’t know what to do
about hitting Dudas. The veteran,
for the most part, eluded Comiskey's
explosive right, and Pat simply
didn't have a left. Pat’s handlers
later said both his fists were dam
aged early in the scrap.
The night's program, billed as a
sort of jamboree of “future cham
pions.'1 was somewhat more success
l ful otherwise. Lew Jenkins, a
lightweight from Sweetwater, Tex.,
looked like a hot morsel in knocking
out Billy Marquart of Canada in
the third round, and A1 Davis of
Brooklyn took another important
stride toward the welter crown by
paralyzing Tippy Larkin of Garfield,
N. J., with a left to the belly in the
fifth.
Jenkins Captures Crowd.
Jenkins, particularly, captured the
crowd. Though weighing only 129’4
to Marquart s 134\. the kid from
the Plains country unleashed a two
fisted attack against which Mar
quart was helpless. Marquart, sev
eral months ago, knocked out Billy
Beauhuld.
Davis, who knocked out Tony Can
zoneri in his last previous Garden
appearance, proved too strong for
1 Larkin. For four rounds the New
Jersey boy, outweighed 146’4 pounds
to 138’4. kept Davis at bay anu
made a thrilling fight of it. But in
the fifth he suddenly tired. A right
to the jaw staggered him, and. as
he started to fall. Davis sent a ter
rific blow to his middle. Larkin had
to be carried to his comer.
Marlboro-Sports Tilt
To Decide Soccer
Title Challenger
The chance to play the Heurich
Brewers for the first half cham
pionship of the District Soccer
League will go to the winner of to
morrow's game between two red
: hot rivals. Washington Sports Club
: and Marlboro. Action will start at
i the Gonzaga Field at 2:30 o'clock.
All three teams have lost only one
game with Heurich's eight victories
1, topping the Sports Club by one and
Marlboro by two. The last time
Marlboro and Washington got to
gether the game was halted by the
] referee when the combatants got too
rough to handle. State officials
'; have been assigned to handle to
morrow's fray.
Tire only other game will find the
Southern Maryland Democrats
meeting La Plata at Shady Oak at
12:30.
D. & H. Courtmen Rout
United Typists
Delaware <fc Hudson, Petworth
and Marvin's all won games by
comfortable margins in the Heurich
Cup Basket Ball League last night
with the D. & H. tossers running up
the biggest score.
With Burns, Via/na and Folliard
scoring 31 points, the D. & H. five
took United Typewriters to camp to
the tune of 46-26. Petworth and
Marvin's each won by 9-point
margins, Regal bowing to the for
mer, 30-39, and United Clay to the
typists, 28-37.
Basket Ball
SCHOLASTIC.
Wilson. 28: Gonzaga. 25.
Anacostla. 32: 8t. John's, 21.
Central, lfi; York, 14
Western 32: Washington-Lee. 21.
Roosevelt 31: Baltimore City College.
Bethesda-Chevv Chase. 32: Tech. 27.
Montgomery-Blair. 50: Fairfax. 30.
George Washington Frosh. 41: Quan>
tico Marines. 20,
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