The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1937, Page 8

| Success of Defendiag Many 1936 Champions |Battle Lines Are Drawn for Six Post-Season Foo Rival Strategists | Keep Title s; U. Teams Make Enviable Record Growth of Six-Man Football Cited as Outstand- ing Development; Semi-Pro Baseball Labeled ‘Most Disappointing’ (By the Associated Press) One last backward glance before turning the page to another year in chronicling North Dakota’s athletic history. Standout feature of the 1937 sports year—the unusually large number of individual and team champions that repeated. Most notable performance—North Dakota university win- ning three major and two minor North Central conference cham- / pionships. Best individual champion—Cully Eckstrom, Sioux boxer, who captured the national intercollegiate featherweight crown. Outstanding development—the growth of six-man football. Biggest disappointment—Semi-pro baseball. Chief discussion topics—Jamestown’s Northern League franchise and the Class A high school basketball tournament setup. Leading f last spring with the university five winning their fourth cohsecutive conference basketball title and Minot repeating in the Class A prep classic, it was definitely a year for repeaters. The Jamestown college track team annexed its second straight all-state championship and added another North Dakota college conferene crown while the Sioux were able to return the North Central track title to Grand Forks despite the ab- sence of Fritz Pollard, Olympic a point-winner in 1936. Fargo’s high school Midgets won their second consecutive state track championship, winning both the Grand Forks and Bismarck meets. Nadine Wins Again During the summer, Nadine O'Leary of Bismarck picked off her sixth state ‘women’s golf championship, crushing Agnes (Pat) Murphy of Jamestown, 8 and 7, and the Grand Forks juniors - ‘won vi te American Legion base- ball laurels but bowed to Omaha in the regional finals. Jack West's Sioux again topped the North Central football heap, their seventh title in 10 years, and Wahpe- ton Science school added the 1937 state college football championship to the 1936 crown, Other champions who repeated in- clude: Bismarck Phantoms, who won the state Class A independent basket- ball title for the third straight year and Dr. A. J. Welker of Max, who re- tained the state chess honors. Only a shade less outstanding than Eckstrom’s performance in the squared circle was William Kos- telecky’s attainments on the links. of the Northwestern univer- ity golf team, Kostelecky returned to North Dakota golfing wars during the summer to win the state title, whip- marck, was runner-up in the Minne- sota amateur pomenanent and Mau- Jamestown and Wahpeton in Class ‘A and Hillsboro and Mohall in Class B had best claims to the mythical school football championships. Grafton downed Underwood for the Class B prep cage championship; championship of the first state towl- tournament of the 1937 season Muus of Grand Froks singles and with Alex doubles. .| cobs and his architect, Lionel Levy, yg] Tupin’ Lou Gehrig, first baseman for Winner of Golf Year Hollywood, Fia., Dec. 31—(7)—Harry Chicopee, Mass., with $14,- winner of American golf in 1937. Henry Picard of Hersey, Pa. was * second, with $10,866.58 and Sam Snead, the-young belter from White Sulphur ‘W. Va., 2 close third at $10,- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1937 _ Frank E. Thomas (left), veteran Alabama football coach, will be striving to maintain a perfect Rose Bowl record when he sends his team against Leonard ‘Stub’ Allison’s California Bears in the Pasa- dena classic Saturday. Allison is shown at the right. The Tourna- ment of Roses game still tops the annual New Year's day football program, even though several other “foot-bowl” games now try to challenge it. Asserts Guldahl Open Champion Lists Picard Second Among Country's Leading Golfers Ralph Guldahl, national open cham- pion, listed today his nominations as the country’s 10 leading golfers in this order Harry Cooper, Henry Pickard, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Denny Shute, Horton Smith, Jimmy Thomson, Jim- my Hines, John Revolta, Ed Dudley. Guldah! called Cooper “absolutely the finest player from tee to green in the world.” Guldahl’s comment on his other se- lections: Pickard—‘No. 2 because of his con- sistency.” Snead—‘T think he will be recog- nized in time as probably one of the Sroater’ golfers the world has ever Cooper Is Best, Nelson—‘“His iron shots are deadly.” Shute—“One of the most consistent match players in the country.” Smith—“Perhaps the greatest re- covery artist.” —“He has definitely ar- rived.” woe Hines—“One of the most consistent shotmakers,” Revolta—“For winning the Balti- more open.” of Dudley — “One f " stylists.” he hate: Dodson Beats Smith For Tourney Honors Hollywood, Fia., Dec. 31.—(P}— Leonard Dodson, cocky little golf. pro from Springfield, Mo., traveled west- ward Friday with $750 in his pocket— first prize money in the Hollywood Beach hotel open. -_ Dodson defeated his friend, Horton mith, of Chicago, in a play-off Thursday. He shot a 71 to Smith's 74. Superior Teachers Beat UND, 33 to 30 Superior, Wis., Dec. 31—(7)—In a fast and heated game, Superior State een versity Thurs- SS Bas ss a half, “a 17-14 lead at the Given to Tennis Star Wins Trophy by Huge Margin; Don Lash, Kate Rowls Follow New York, Dec. 31.—()—No one was very much surprised Friday over the selection of J. Donald Budge es the Sullivan award winner for 1937. ‘The landslide victory for the carrot topped tennis ace with the racquet- ful of titles was as generally expected in sports circles as Santa Claus’ an- nual visit on Dec. 25. The prized trophy tops off a year during which he rose to the top of the world’s ten- nis Heap, brought back the Davis cup to America and was named in the As- sociated Press annual poll as the No. 1 athlete of the year. ‘The 600 sports leaders who balloted in the trophy election conducted by the A. A. U. results of which were an- nounced Thursday, picked Budge by the one-sided margin of 1,398 points to 704 for second place Don Lash, In- diana’s durable distance runner, a5 the athlete “who by his performance, example and influence as an amateur and a man, has done the most durng the year to influence the cause of sportmanship.” If there was any surprise in the vot- ing, it was in the selection of little Katherine Rawls, Florida's all round swimmer and diver, for third place, with 425 points, over such other con- tenders as Archie San Romani, Kan- sas runner, with 293; Adolph Kiefer, swimmer, 164; Ralph Flanagan, swim- mer 161; Bill Sefton, Southern Cali- fornia pole vaulter with 156; polo- playing Stewart Iglehart 122; Hank Luisetti, Stanford's basketball ace with 100 and Columbia’s track speed- ster, Ben Johnson, with 89. Budge is the first tennis player to win the award—officially the James E, Sullivan memorial trophy—which first went to Bobby Jones for his golfing grand slam in 1930, and was taken by Glenn Morris, Colorado’s Olympic decathlon champon, last year. JOBLESS INSURANCE TO BEGIN Washington, Dec. 31.—(?)—The s0- clal security program will enter a new phase Saturday when unemployment insurance benefits become operative in 21 states and the District of Co- lumbia, Win Over Rice Would Give Colorado Much-Wanted Place on Gridiron Map New York, Dec. 31.—(7)}—Mike Ja- reach Miami via plane Friday to see —Says Eddie Brietz. football teams in the South, ... Mich- igan State has one of the best foot- ball teams in the land and should win from Auburn if the climate don’t what can be done about a February get ‘em. fight in the Orange Bowl. What's all this about the buxom Helen Hicks yearning to be an amachoor again? .». (See Prof. Talbot's opus on these pages)... . Lou Gehig sure is a well- known guy down around Jefferson City, Tenn.... When a auto knocked Lou for a foul a few days ago, the Jefferson City correspondent of the Knoxville Journal, wired: “Lar- the New York Giants,” etc... . Ouch! ++. (But how the Giants wish it were so!) ‘This is the last shot we'll get at you before Saturday's games, so here goes: We still believe Alabama will take California by a close score... . (Don't forget how Greasy Neale’s Washington and Jefferson team held the last Cali- fornia wonder team to a scorless tie in . West Virginia still figures t better than Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl... . If Colorado beats a splendid Rice team it will have earned its place in the football sun, something the Rocky Mountain Con- ference has been striving to do for years... . You can write your own ticket on Santa Clara and Louisiana State in the Sugar Bowl... . We'd take Santa Clara if it wasn’t that we've always believed the rest of the Jimmy Braddock’s mother died Thursday. . . . Send Jim a wire at Woodcliffe, N. J... . Eastern teams ate going to have to revamp their style to catch up wth the West in basketball... . Five out of five at the Garden here should give you an idear, 8 us guys Say at the Yacht club. ... Joe Louis has caught the idea* and opened a restaurant in Detroit. Joe's movie (two stars only) was chris: tened “The Spirit of You Bill Robinson, wife of the famous Negro tap dancer. . . . Joe DiMaggio is flying in from the coast to see Freddy Steele and Freddy Apostoli som at the Garden a week from to- night. Extra special bulletin to the Ala- bama football team: You boys are going to find Messrs. Bob Herwig and John Meek of California plenty tough. . To get in shape for you they’v. n running smack into each other in practice, gradually increasing the distance with each collision. . They got so rough, Coach Stub Alli: gon finally bad to mks fen a out al League, is holding open house for the scribes Friday, so if) you'll let us wish one and all s happy New Year we'll be off to seme pronto. country has underrated the calibre of WY ‘We've attended ‘em before. ” by Mrs. D. . Ford Frick, president of the| Sb. 1937 Sullivan Award Don Budge | a= A | AL Sphere Is Too | Deadly, Says Allen St, Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 31—(P}— Out-Spoken Johnny Allen of the Cieveland Indians says there is too much “dynamite” in the American league baseball, both from standpoint of pitcher and spectator. “A fellow just about takes his life in his hands every time he steps on the mound,” the rangy right hander who won 15 straight games before losing his final start last season declared. Texaco Trundlers Set Up New Mark Break Own Former Three-Game Record in Win Over Coca Cola; Nash Finch Wins Winning two out of three games from the loop-leading Coca Cola club, Texaco’s trundlers swept to a new three-game high team score for the season’s play in the Commercial bowling league Thursday night. ‘The Texaco quintet, which gave up handicap of 36 points per game to Coca Cola, lost the first game but scored 869 points in doing it, tallied @ total of 2,673. The new record re- placed the old mark of 2,603 also set by the Texaco team. Joe Zahn of the losers, with scores of 205, 207 and 202 for a three-game total of 614 paced individual scorers for the evening. In the only other game, Nash-Finch defeated Blackstone club twice while losing once. The scores: COMMERCIAL LEAGUE ‘Blackstone Club Maaseth + 119-134-145— 398 . 181-139-169— 489 » 142-146-128— 416 93-143-178— 414 153-163-152— 468 68— 204 156-193-840 2389 Nash-Finch » 167-173-168— 508 « 165-134-108— 407 + 193-169-137— 499 156-163-180— 499 127-163-156— 446 » 808-802-749 2359 Won 2; lost 1. Coca Cola Brown on 158-164-157— 479 205-207-202— 614 36- 36- 36— 108 BRONK WINS IN DENVER 195-186-149— 530 149-151-148— 448 142-128-134— 404 166-201-177— 544 224-202-183— 609 cesbseeseess 060-881-927 2677 WEATHER FORECAST BOOSTS ALABAMA'S ROSE BOWL HOPES Injured Stars Return to Line- ups; Bears Indifferent to Field Condition , (By the Associated Press) ments. evitable “who's going to win.” DATA ON BOWL GAMES IS LISTED (By the Associated Press) The timetable, probable weather and crowd prospects for Saturday's football bowl games from coast to coast: (time is Central Standard): Event and Weather Time Crowd Sugar Bowl; fair, 45,000 18,000 35,000 59,000 13,000 90,000 Radio station KFYR in Bismarck will join the network of the Na- tional Broadcasting company to carry an account of the Sugar Bowl game between Santa Clara and Louisiana State at 1 p. m. and the Rose Bowl game between Ala- bama and California at 3:45 p. m., Manager Frank E. Fitzsimonds ‘The roundup from the camps: Rose Bowl—Alabama, hoping for a dry field, was encouraged by a weather forecast. In Pasadena the boys say the only way the Tide can stay in the ball game is to strike early and often through the air. California's Golden Bears are indifferent to the weather. They can, and have, played in any- thing, although a wet field gives their mastodonic line an edge. Fisher Hurt Sugar Bowl—One of the stars on the doubtful list is Santa Clara’s Everett Fisher, a fullback. Coach Buck Shaw said Thursday that his ace bucker might not be able to play because of an injured leg and then drilled his team on defense against the run- ning and passing of Louisiana State's ) Young Bussey. The Tigers contended themselves with a signal drill and a look at Santa Clara formations. Cotton Bowl—Rice reported all clear of injuries as the team arrived in Dallas, scene of the game with Colo- rado. Coach Jimmy Kitts said his team was “in the best condition of the season” and beamed as his Owls worked out lightly. Bunny Oakes, Colorado mentor, denied rumors his Buffaloes are riddled by injuries anid said he would not announce his start- son, stellar end, worried Michigan State's coach, Charlie Bachman. Nel- son is the receiver for halfback John- | ny Pingel’s aerials. Meanwhile Au- burn arrived in Miami, full of con- fidence. The same lineup which opened the last game of the regular season against Florida will start for the Plainsmen. Tight Battle Looms Sun Bowl—The tightest of the bat- tles looms here where it’s 4 to 5 in the betting and take your pick. West Virginia has flashed a sparkling aerial attack but so has Texas Tech. Both sides drilled on aerials Thursday. East West—The rival squads tapered off by running offensive formations, which should be a tipoff on the kind of game this will be. The West threw passes while the Easterners worked on blocking and line plays. Ed Franco, Fordham’s all America tackle, and Elmore Hackney, Duke halfback, moved into the starting lineup for the East. Gridiron Fatality Only 18 Deaths Dut to Football Injuries in 1937, Coaches z Are Told New Orleans, La., Dec, 31.—(#) — America’s football coaches were told Friday that the fatality toll this year was the lowest since ofifical records were started in 1931. Along with the report which listed only 18 deaths due to gridiron in- juries, Floyd R. Eastwood, associate professor of education at Purdue university, offered a recom- mendation for closer supervision of play as an aid to a further decrease. Dr. Eastwood's annual summation of Denver, Dec, 31—(#)—In his first | 000 exposures in 1931 to no fatalities Gus Sonnenberg, tackle, out of the ring in Denver, Bronko Nagur- veral in 1937, Twelve squads of college football players go through their last training session of the season Friday, the final; preliminary before Saturday’s bumper crop of post-season gridiron engage- Most of the work is done. Several injured stars, like Alabama’s LeRoy Monsky, are back in the lineups. The battle lines are drawn, with aerial maneuvers getting a heavy play. Only the weather and the crowds remain question marks along with the in- Toll Lowest Yet! Champions Called Standout of Sport Year tball Games HELEN HICKS TO APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT AS AMATE STRIKE! To Make Move Before Time of Grace Expires in June, Form- er Champion Says New York, Dec. 31—(#)—The coun- try’s women golfers can start look- ing around for a sand trap to hide in, for mighty Helen Hicks has de- cided to return to the amateur fold and go after all the titles in sight. The Hewlett, L. I. star, who turned professional in the summer of 1934 after having won the national wom- en’s crown in 1931 and finished sec- ond in 1933, has notified Pres. John G. Jackson of the U.S.G.A, that she will apply for reinstatement as an amateur before her period of grace expires. “I can apply any time before June I began playing for money,” she ex- plained to the Associated Press. “But I probably will do it before then.” The fact that she will have to re- main “on parole” for three years be- tween the time of her application and the restoration of her amateur status doesn’t bother Helen a bit. Strictly on form, the way they were hitting the ball, Miss Hicks rated the country’s three best’ women golfers for the past year: (1). Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill, N. C., Medalist and winner of the 1937 championship; (2) Mrs. Glenna Col- lett Vare of Philadelphia, who won her first national title in 1922; (3) Katherine Hemphill of Columbia, 8. C. Asked how about Patty Berg, who reached the finals of the national, Helen said she couldn't rank her any better than fourth, maybe fifth. “Patty is a great little golfer,” she explained, “but she’s still young and inclined to be nervous. Pardon my saying so, but all that publicity two years ago nearly ruined her. I mean, it put her on the spot and made peo- ple expect too much of her, But she'll get over that and be champion yet. She is better out of a sand trap than any woman in the game.” Grand Forks Victor In Lake Tournament Devils Lake, N, D., Dec. 31—()— Playing in the four-team high school basketball tourney final Thursday night, Grand Forks Central defeated Devils Lake, 24-23. A field goal by Lanky Henry Botzian in the last ten seconds of play proved the margin of victory. The Walsh County Aggies of Park River upset Mandan, 24-12, to win consolation honors. yaluable tree in the world, originally in the Malay Ahchipelago. It has been cultivated for at least 3000 years. The coconut and its kernel are its chief products. of 1939, which will be five years since | The coconut palm, second ost, .| Desperately rushing Chicago Bear linemen mean nothing to Sammy Baugh, above, as the Washington Redskin ace stands back and pitches with deadly accuracy, one of the three touch- down passes coming in the third quarter which helped Washing- ton defeat the Bears 28-21 for the world’s pro grid champion- ship in Chicago. States Take Cut In Racing Profits Pari-Mutuels, Gate Receipts Pay Commonwealths Best Rake-off in Years New York, Dec. 31—()—Found— somebody who beat the horses in 1937, It wasn’t the man on the street, the ‘bookmaker, the tipster or horseman, Tbut 17 of the country’s common- wealths, each of which reached into the pari-mutuels or gate receipts for the greatest total “take” in many years. A survey by the Associated Press of the states in which the sport is conducted showed state treasuries re- Starting Lineup UR) For Hockey Game Sunday Selected Bismarck Ice Team to Meet Jamestown Sextet in Re- turn Match Here Bismarck hockey fans will get their first chance of the year to see “the {fastest game in the world” played here Sunday when the Bismarck cluy takes on Jamestown’s sextet in a re= turn game at the William Moore | school rink. The Jamestown club defeated Bis- marck in the first game between the ke wean at Jamestown last Sunday Announcing the tentative starting lineup for Sunday's contest Playing- Manager Mike Jundt, said Jim Hy- land and Lynn Byrne, both college students home for the holidays, would be at the wings, Joe Myers and Vin- cent Gilbreath at the defense posi- tions and Paul Raduns at center, with Ray Miller taking over the goalee’s duties, Slated for action as “‘shock troops” are Jack Smith and Roland Swick, wing men; Lucius Wedge and Jundt, defense men; and John Hanson. Jim Kennelly, veteran defense man, will be unable to play Sunday because of an injury suffered in Wednesday night's practice session, Jundt said. The game will start at 2:30 p. m. ceived $8,850,336.15 as compared to $7,- 537,170.88 in 1936. The figures do not include Missouri or Louisiana, where the state has no control over the sport and receives no income. In Texas, where the sport was outlawed this year, they include the state’s share from Sept. 1, 1936, to July 1, 1937. Topped by California, the pari mu- tuel handle also showed a decided in- crease, jumping from $237,316,784 in 1936 to $284,017,986. Here the figures do not include New York, in which there is oral wagering and the state receives a percentage of the gate re- ceipts, or Louisiana. California headed the list in both money wagered and the state’s share for the second straight year. The ‘West Coast state, receiving four per cent of the mutuel handle and track license fees from four major tracks, received $1,919,051 while the fans . | wagered $47,976,296. Reverse Award for Injuries to Youth St. Paul, Dec. 31—(?)—The state supreme court Friday reversed an Ot- ter Tail county district jury award otf $9,991 to William W. Keep, farmer near Herman, against the Otter Tail Power company for. injuries suffered by his son Wayne when he contacted a high voltage electric wire. | | 316 East Main Manufacturers and Distributors of Orange Crush No Color Added Dartmouth night to score s victory. More than | to players between 16 and 18 years of 2,500 persons saw the match. age, the report said. ‘The famous 100% pure drink. Mandan, N. Dak. ° Wholesale Liquors ? and Beer Service to Your Door MANDAN BEVERAGE CO. Phone 337 Henry Congress Cigars: La Palina, Excellente (the 5c La Palina), also La Azora and El Producto EAR’S EVE BALL World War Memorial Bidg. Friday Night Celebrate the advent of the year 1938 with hilarity and jovialty amid the scene of merriment which always pre- vails at the U.C.T. New Year’s Ball. Many entertainment features are planned for you. Fun for young, old. THE WHITE JACKETS