Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1936, Page 16

A—16 Cardinals Set Pace in Slugging : Outfielders Net Frisco East’s Gridders Whe Will Play West’s Stars at Frisce MEDWICK LEADER | INHEAVY BARRAGE Hits for 376 Bases, Drives Over 136 Runs—Pirates Lead in “Titles.” BY SID FEDER. BY the Associatea Press. EW YORK, December 23.—You couldn’t have squeezed an eye=- lash between Mel Ott and Ducky Medwick last base ball season so far as slugging and timely hitting honors went in the National League. ‘The official averages in those mis- cellaneous departments, released to- day, showed the New York Giants’ “Little Melvin” and the St. Louis Cardinals’ Ducky Wucky wound up in a blanket finish to share whatever glory was handed around. As a team, however, the Gas House Gang from St. Louis, paced by Med- wick's big bat, swept the boards, out= classing even the heavy-hitting Pitts- burgh Pirates and the surprisingly slugging Phillies. Ott took the individual slugging championship, finishing with a .588 average for the season by hitting for 814 total bases in 534 trips to the plate. Medwick, however, topped every one in sight by belting the ball for a total of 367 bases and by driv- ing 138 runs across the plate. Ott Second in Bases. Cards’ outfielder wound up : fourth in the slugging section, with & percentage of .577. He irailed Ott, Dolph Camilli of the Phillies and Johnny Mize, the Cards’ prize rookie, but was not far behind any of them. Ott, on the other hand, was a poor second in total bases, with his aggre- gate 314 and a surprisingly close run- | fer-up in runs batted in with 138, | The various other divisions, comin, under the league’s “miscellaneous” heading, saw the Pirates doing most | of the “‘champion” producing. Lloyd ‘Waner struck out the fewest times, | ¢halking up a near-record minimum | of five whiffs in 106 games. His team- mate, Bill Brubaker, was the “strike- out king,” fanning 96 times in 145 games. Another Buc, Arky Vaughan, led the league for the third straight | ¥year in getting bases on balls. He worked pitchers for 118 passes. Ival Goodman of the Cincinnati Reds had the hardest time getting away from “bean ball.” He was hit nine times while at bat. The Giants’ Jojo Moore and the Phils’ Lou Chiozza hit into the fewest double plays— three each. Boston's Hal Lee was the goat in that department, stealing the title away from Ernie Lombardi, Reds’ :tcher. by driving into 23 twin kill- gs. Ott popped up with a new league record. By driving in 135 runs he passed the 100 mark for eight years during his career. Previously he and Pittsburgh’s Pie Traynor had been tied with & record total of seven sea- sons each. Hit in the Reverse. ABE HERMAN of the Reds and the Pirates’ Brubaker contributed an- other kind of record. Each hit into three double plays in one game to tie the loop mark for that “feat.” Her- man did it aginst Philadelphia in June and Brubaker against Cincinnati in Beptember. The Cards’ slugging championship percentage was .410, 9 points better than the second-place Phillies com- piled. The Gas House Gang hit for & total of 2,270 bases and drove 733 runs across the plate, leading the Pirates in both of these divisions. Pittsburgh batsmen walked the | most times, 517; the Phillies fanned most, 586, and the Bees, for the sec- ond straight year, boosted the league record for hitting into double plays, doing it 146 times. Another odd-as- it-may-seem accomplishment was that by the daffy Brooklyn Dodgers in turning up with the lowest total of hitting into double plays, 114. The champlon “at home” club was the pennant-winning Giants. They took 52 games in their own Polo Grounds and dropped only 26. On the road, the Cards were tops, with 44 victories and 34 setbacks in tourning the various parks in the loop. ‘The Cubs, with their crack pitching staff enjoying, for at least part of the season, the success of 1935, registered 18 shutout wins, while the nearest rivals in that respect, the Giants, took ® dosen., New A. L. Movie to “Pack ’Em In” CHICAGO‘ Dec2mber 23 () .—Tt looks as though attendance records are going by the board when the American League starts Director Lew Fonseca on the road in February with the league's new movie, “Heads Up Base Ball.” The film will be shown at most of the leading schools in the South and Fonseca says he has so many inquiries for showings from Midwest schools that he won't be able to fill them all until well after May. The league’s first mo- tion picture to stimulate interest in the game—“Take Me Out to the Ball Game"—was termed ex- tremely successful. . College Quints Southeastern, 26; Columbia Col- lege of acy, 17. San Jose State, 34; San Diego State, 32. Oklahoma Baptist, 32; Cameron Aggies, 30. Purdue, 35; Xavier, 23. Nebraska, 32; Ohio State, 23. Long Island, 41; Marshall Col- lege, 33. Indiana State, 36; (La), 29. Depauw, 35; Evansville, 29. Baylor, 37; Daniel Baker, 15. ) North Dakota, 39; Superior Teachers, 36. Hawailan All-Stars, 49; Colorado College, 47. Idaho, Southern Branch, 27T; Wyoming, 23. Southern California, 39. Western State Teachers, 31; Toledo, 27. Washington (Mo.), 43; 8t Louis, 38. Lawrence Tech, 20; Rose Poly, 27. Michigan, 34; Washington, 32. Stanford, 51; ‘Warrensburg Teachers, 31. Missouri, 37; Colorado, 32, Utah, 56; Denver, 42. California, 54; Oregon, 44. 100 SEEKING BOAING BODY 0 lllinois Governor Gives No Hint of Man Who Will Get $4,400 Position. Centenary 67, Rice, By the Associated Press. HICAGO, December 33.— Ten ing, indirectly, one job in 1llinois — membership on the thousand applicants are seek- Illinois State Athletic Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the death | of Packey McFarland. Gov. Henry Horner estimated today the number himself. He gave no hint when the appointment will be made, or who the lucky applicant will be. The position pays $4,400 a year. Probably the best known of the can- didates, in boxing circles at least, is the “old bald eagle of Boul, Mich.,” Nate Lewis, sometimes also called the “night mayor of the Rialto.” Really an “Old-timer.” EWIS has been connected with box- ing for 40 years as manager, pro- moter and matchmaker. He was the first matchmaker engaged by the late Paddy Harmon when he built the Chi- cago Stadium at a cost of $5,000,000 eight years ago. Lewis served Harmon and Iater the new owners of the stadium until six months ago, when his contract was not renewed. Shrewd in the boxing industry, Lewis said he believes he would be able to help the smaller clubs as well as provide impetus to the bigger undertakings if he were on the com- mission. Lewis makes no secret of the fact that he is after the job. Among the boxers who climbed to fame under Lewis’ managerial guid- ance were Kid Herman, 30 years ago a ranking lightweight; Charley White, the famous left-hook artist; Pal Moore and Joe Burman, bantamweights, and George “K. O.” Brown, one of the toughest of the middleweights. Whalen, Meaney “Favored.” ‘HE line of applicants also includes Carl Stockholm, the old six-day bike rider, and Davey Miller, the referee. Those who are supposed to be in the know say that Roger | Whalen, sponsored by State’s Attorney Tom Courtney” or Gene Meany, spon- sored by Patrick Nash, Democratic political leader, are highly favored. Meany was a former secretary of the commission. Nick Kearns, “Big Ten"” basket ball and foot ball official, also is an applicant. The members of the commission are George Getz, millionaire coal oper- ator and sportsman, a Republican | holdover, and Chairman Joe Triner, & young business man. CUE STAR TO APPEAR Rudolph, Three Times Champ, to Perform at Arcadia. . A pocket billiard exhibition by Irwin Rudolph, who three times has held the world championship, will be given at the Arcadia parlors tonight, starting at 7:30 o’clock. Rudolph has challenged any local billiardist to a 100-point game. After the contest the former titleholder will give an exhibition of fancy shots. He also will give a brief instructive lec- ture for beginners. FAVORED IN CUE PLAY Undefeated after three weeks' play, Gene Flynn and Dave Statland will be the favorites in the Royal Acad- emy's amateur three-cushion billiard tournament when it is resumed next Monday night. Flynn took s 35-32 decision from Charley Goodacre last night in 58 innings of hard play, each contestant having a run of three. The second match of the evening found Everett Crouch defeating Frank Masiv, 35-24, in 72 innings. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1936. COURT PLAY GIVES | TUTORS HEADAGHE Garden Twin Bills Gather Money, but Injure Rep of Some Coaches. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 23.—The basket ball “double-header” idea, which has caught on tremendously in the East during the last couple of years, has been a fine thing financially for the teams that participate, but it’s caus- ing a lot of headaches for the Eastern coaches. Until Promoter Ned Irish thought of the idea of leasing Madison Square Garden and booking strong local teams against good outside opposition, inter- sectional games were a rarity so far as Eastern quintets were concerned. Oc- casionally one would take a brief jaunt into the Midwest, where the field houses could hold paying crowds, but they seldom took their lickings seri- ously. Now, with Midwestern, Southern and even teams from the Pacific Coast in- vading the Garden amd the Hippo- drome to play before large crowds, the local coaches and players are finding it hard to maintain their prestige. Long Island Worried. AST WEEK Coach Neil Cohalan of Manhattan was wondering how to stop Indiana and he found he couldn’t. Now Clair Bee, who tutors Long Island University's unbeaten five, is trying to figure out whether the Blackbirds can maintain their three- year victory streak against Illinois Wesleyan Saturday. The Illinois team, which has won something over 25 straight itself, ar- rived Monday after a brilliant per- formance against St. Thomas at Scranton, Pa. Trailing, 31-12, at half time, they rallied to win, 48-42. Coach | Harry Bell has arranged scrimmages | with several New York colleges dur- ing the week's practice and while he | belittles his team's chances, the coach appears to be doing it with his tongue in his cheek. Hoyas Play N. Y. U. F Long Island gets past that one safely, it's only four days before more trouble looms up in the shape of a Stanford team, determined not to take the licking California did in New York last year. Stanford's squad started East a week ago and will play Temple at Philadelphia Monday, be- fore meeting L. L U. at the Garden | Wednesday. In the other halves of the twin bills City College of New York meets Mar- | shall of West Virginia Saturday and New York University tackles George- town the following Wednesday. Stan- ford also is slated to play Canisius at Buffalo before returning West. Later in the season the coaches' headaches will come from Nebraska, scheduled to play Temple anc Canisius next week; Utah State, Notre Dame, | De Paul of Chicago, North Carolina, | Tennessee and Washington and Lee. NAILS HUMbR CUBAN | SPORTS FETE IS OFF i Only Tennis Tourney Canceled, Says Director—L. S. U. Quint ‘Will Not Appear. By the Associated Press. AVANA, December 23 (#).—Carl| Henriquez, director of Cuba's forthcoming national “sports week,” has denied a report that the program | has been called off, but explained that some of the events have been| canceled. He said the proposed tennis tourna- ment has been erased from the pro- gram because suitable American rack- et wielders were not available. The cancellation of the tennis matches, he said, may have given rise to the report from Mexico that the entire program had been canceled. He announced also that Louisiana State University’s basket ball squad would not be on hand, as originally planned, because he had been unable to get steamer accommodations for the Southern school's court squad. A foot ball game between -Villanova and Auburn is scheduled as one of the high lights of the program, along with an exhibition by Jesse Owens, and a heavyweight boxing match. BASKET LE;DERS SCORE Loans and Currency Trims 0’Don- nell’s in Southeast Loop. Loans and Currency basketers, leaders of the Southeast Community Center League, recovered from their first defeat of the season on Monday to defeat O'Donnell's Restaurant, 27- 19, last night at Hine Junior High. Haji, Delinsky and Watson each scored two fleld goals for the winners, At the same time, Congress Heights was being upset by the Shamrock Cleaners, 38-31. The losers were among the contenders of the Center’s National League, while the victory only raised .the Cleaners to the .500 mark. Squad, which is being coached by Andy Kerr of Colgate and Dick Hanley, assembles for practice. Front row: Clarence Parker, Duke: Don Geyer, Steve Toth and Steve Reid, Northwestern; Nat Pierce, Fordham; Carl Ray and John Handrahan, Dartmouth; Ed Jankowski, Wisconsin, Merle Wendt, Ohio State; Ken Nelson, Illinois. Back row: Coach Hanley, Frank Murray, Penn; John Drake, Purdue; Bucky Bryan, Tulane; Svendsen, Minnesota; Fred Pitter, Princeton; Nester Hension, Carnegie Tech; Ken Relyea, Colgate; Ken Sandbach, Princeton; Ed Widseth, Minnesota, Bill Burlish, Penn; Larry Kelley, Yale; Coach Kerr. CONNEISHEARTY | "POPPING ON T4TH BRTHDAY Thinks Some of His Best| Years Are Ahead—Hopes for Tenth Flag. BY the Associated Press. HILADELPHIA, December 23.— Connie Mack passed his 74th birthday today with the ex- pectation that before many more have come and gone he would have won his tenth American League *| base ball pennant. Before he quits, he said—and he didn't think he'd quit for some time to come—"I believe I'll be able to de- liver at least another pennant winner to Philadelphia.” The lean, spare frame of the Phila- delphia Athletics leader radiated en- ergy as he made the prediction: “Darn it, I think I have some of my best years left.” Hurts Him to Sell Players. Y!.'l'. he added, he hoped he'd be “the first to know it” when peo- ple become convinced that he's not able to manage the team “success- fully” any longer. “If I could have but one wish,” the tall, elderly, blue-eyed man asserted, “it would be a wish that never again would I have to sell another ball player. “You know it hurt me more than anything to have people think that I was something like a robber in selling players for big sums, like I did Cramer, Foxx, McNair and Marcum to the Red Sox. But it was a business deal. I didn’t want to sell them. Never wanted to sell any player, but I had to have money to go on with the game.” Seeks Pitching Staff. 'ONNIE MACK, who was born Cornelius McGillicuddy, son of Irish perents who came to this coun- try in their ‘teens, took his birthday “in its stride” at his Germantown home with his family and Connie, jr. who has active interest in the Athletics, too. With five world series in his trophy chest, Connie’s mind harked back to his one real ambition. “It would be a fitting note in the eve- ning of my life to come back with another winner,” he said. “I aid it once when I was along in years and I can do it again.” ‘The Athletics finished in last place last season, but their manager is not dismayed. “My job now is to round out s pitching staff. When I get that, the rest of the job will be easy,” he said. LONE QUINT IS PRESSED K. of C. Beats W. P. A, 26-19. N. P. 8. and Aggies Also Win. Only one of three victors in the Roosevelt Community Center Basket Ball League was pressed to win last night, the Knights of Columbus win- ning the closest game, 26-19, from P. W. A. Rosenbaum and Caspar scored 19 points between them for K. of C. Peerless utterly routed National Park Service by a 33-9 count, while the Aggies had little difficulty in de- feating the Alber-McNeil five, 29-16. SLEUTHS SCORE EASILY. OME stray phooeys and sniffs still are detected in connection with the recent release of the National Boxing Association's ring ratings, and your correspondent, & sort of a connoisseur on such means of indelicate expression, hastened to get a reading of the District Boxing Commission’s squawk seismograph. It was from local headquarters that the N. B. A. chose to file its rating list this year and it is from this same sniffers and phooey-ers. “Naturally,” observed Secretary Heinie Miller, whose large thumb was in the ranking pie, “some rude per- sonages would squawk. Usually the ratings are filed out of New York, a city which does not recognize the N. B. A, and the shift of ring im- portance to the Nation's Capital natu- rally causes no elation among man- agers, fixers and stooges who are wont to haunt the hotel corridors while the ratings committee is in session. “If you were as good a connois- seur as you say, it would be easy to detect the chief sources of the phooeys as fight ‘managers.” Heinie's pride in the rating list, needless to add. is well shared by all concerned officially. The old town, they figure, finally is on the Rand- McNally, and it is to the credit of the District that some furore was registered when the release was made. ‘Where Are the Aleutians? “()F COURSE, some newspaper men have squawked in their ecol- umns,” coyly added Secretary Miller. | “I shall attempt to dissect these squawks and prove that we know who | we are rating. From New York, {'rin- | stance, criticism flares in print because ‘Tony Canzoneri is not rated among the lightweights. “Omne columnist squawked and in the same paper there was an item to the effect that Tony is retired now and has gone into the bar business mear Dempsey and Mickey Walker. (Oh, we see! He barred himself.) “Considerable criticism is based on the fact that all the rated flyweights are foreigners. The N. B. A. points out that but for its Ratings Committee the average American fight follower and most of the fight writers would not know whether the flyweights are from America, Timbuctoo or the Aleutians. (This 18 a point.) “One critic,” continued Miller, “ridi- cules the selection of Bob Olin as No. 1 light-heavyweight challenger, point- ing out that Olin now is a heavy- weight. Lewis, the champion, barely can make the weight himself, so Clin, who came in at 183 against Everett here, certainly figures to be able to do 175 for a title match. “Michigan critics want to know why Wesley Ramey is rated below an unknown like - Laurie Stevens? “The answer is that Stevens knocked Ramey out, even though the news did not percolate through to Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.” (This must have been a woodshed chilling.) Don’t Believe What They Write. 'Amr!nflfle'huhlnquh‘ why Al McCoy, who three months 8go was rated as No. 1 light- Bureau of Investigation’s crack five | heavy soundly trounced the Delaware & Hudson courtment yesterday, 48-32. All but two of the Sleuths’ 10 play- ers broke into the scoring column, Robinson, the center, leading with 14 points. Bernie Jones sank four goals from the floor and two from the foul line. Johnston Charges Louis With Drawing Color Line Claims Joe Spurned Fights With Lewis and Trammell—“Jamaica Kid” a Blind Beggar. BY SCOTTY RESTON. EW YORK, December 23 P).—Jimmy Johnston, & tranquil citizen who wouldn't start a civil war unless he thought it would stir up s little publicity for his fighters, is accusing Joe Louis of drawing 4he color line. ... He says Joe wouldn’t fight another Negro . .. Jimmy claims he offered Joe fights with John Henry Lewis and Jack Tramme], but Joe said no ... Jimmy would like to make some- thing out of it—even at Christmas time . . . Lounging in Dempsey’s, = gwapping lies today, Johnston came. up with one of hisgoodones . . . A ) scribe was condemning the fight racket for being overrun with ex- convicts . . . In particular, the writer deplored the case of one man once convicted of murder , . . “Murder?” grinned Jimmy, “s mere youthful indiscretion.” Maybe you've never heard of the Jamaica Kid . . . In the old days he was the happiest man in the fight racket, & gigantic, jolly, laughing Negro . . . He never got very far and finally got to renting himself out as & punching bag at the fight camps . . . Now he stands outside the New York fight clubs his sight completely gone . . . Even A \ the laugh is a little hollow now . . . A sign—the most pathetic sign on Broadway—hangs around his neck: “Please help me. I am it reads . ebbing for years, and now he can distinguish little more than light Hague of Jersey City wants the Al- bany team in Jersey City . . . Why not one of those New Jersey “no- ” bouts between the two to by . . . But it's doubtful if Crosley will try to question the judge’s dictator ship. 1?: picking their all - Americs foot ball teams the boys really fortress that a fiery challenge is issued | to any and all critics, particularly the | OFF Ytan.. Heinie Goes to Bat. printer’s ink. (Getting poisonal, now, huh?) “Trammell Does Not Lose.” “’I‘HE rating of Jack Trammell of heavyweight is easily explained. Al- though the 6-foot-4-inch Negro has not fought in the larger fistic marts of the East, it has been because the oppo- sition there wanted no parts of him following Trammell’s convincing win over Leroy Haynes. Trammell does not lose fights. “Sonny Walker, a newcomer in the top-flight heavyweights, made the grade as far as the N. B. A. is con- cerned when he twice defeated Tommy Loughran. The N. B. A. Committee noted that certain New York rankings did not carry Walker but did carry Loughran and Impellitiere. “This indicates that purely provincial ranking are made in the big city, probably on the theory that if it didn’t happen on Broadway, it didn't happen at all. (Walker is from Phoenix, Ariz.) “One local critic,” wound up Heinie, getting close to home and holding his nose, “wants to know why Nick Cam~ aretta is rated in the first 10 feathers when Joe Rivers, who defeated Cama- retta, is not. Camaretta has been rated in the select group ever since he boxed s draw with Sarron. And besides, Camaretta is a featherweight and Rivers is a lightweight, I hope that answers all questions.” Heinie put away his Plit gun, which the boxing commission presented him to use on newspaper men and fight | managers, and asked for the final | score. He was satisfied to learn that probably won for the N. B. A. a glori- ous, unanimous victory. The boys must be given credit at least for dig- ging up the names of enough fighters to rate. ACCEPT BRITISH DEFI U. 8. Net Leaders Set August 20-21 for Wightman Oup Play. NEW YORK, December 23 (#).— ‘The United States Lawn Tennis Asso- Great Britain's challenge for the for the annual international play at the West S8ide Tennis Club in Forest Hills. ‘The cup has been in competition since 1923. The United States has been victorious in the competition, be- tween teams of woman players, since 1930. . Sports Mirror By the Associated Press. Today s year ago—Pat Abbott, public links amateur golfer and movie extra, won Southern Cali- fornia open golf with 281. ‘Three years ago—Connie Mack, 71, announced he had no intention of retiring from base ball after 54 years in sports. Pive years ago—Chick Meehan signed as head of physical educa- tion department and foot ball coach of Manhattan. Youngstown, Ohio, as No. 3| | not all returns were in but that he | 1W11‘H 10 years of campaigning be- ciation has announced acceptance of | 'Wlshuun Cup, and tentativeiy set next August 20 and 21 as the dates | Charles Hamrick, Ohio; Bud ‘—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. HUSKIES ARE SAD, T 1 CHEERED 55 Cruver, Former’s Fullback, Is Injured, While Larue of Panthers Recovers. By the Associated Press. ASADENA, Calif, ”December 23—The injury jinx entered the Rose Bowl scene today, threatening to keep Washing- tion’s hard-hitting sophomore full- | back, Al Cruver, out of the New Year day game with Pittsburgh. | ‘The first casualty since the two grid | squads started hard training this week | dampened enthusiasm at the training camp of the huskies in Santa Bar- bara. Inland, at San Bernardino, the Pitt Panthers were cheered by the re- turn to duty of Bobby Larue, half- back, recovered from a leg injury. Cruver was hurt in blocking prac- tice. Thought at first to be nothing more than a bruised back, the injury was shown by an X-ray today to be a broken rib, Team Physician Don Palmer said, adding it made Cruver's appearance doubtful in the classic at Pasadena. | Coach Jimmy Phelan scheduled siull | practice for his huskies after drilling them in defense against forward passes. Although Pitt has been l: power team this season, Phelan appar- ently is taking no chances on the Panthers uncorking a surprise aerial attack. | Extraordinary secrecy shrouded the | Pittsburgh drills. Mentor Jock Suther- land ordered & canvass strung on top | of the fence surrounding the San Ber- J nardino playing fleld. Larue was| named as a sure starter unless he is | hurt again. TEMES WILL OFFER TEST FOR GEVINSON Matched for 8-Round Go Monday Night—Local Boy Looks to Bout With Miller. hind him and a record of par- ticipating in more than 200 fights without ever having been knocked out, Joe Temes will offer Lou Gevinson, local featherweight prospect, the first stiff test of his brief professional ring career Monday night, when they mix in the feature eight-round bout at ‘Turner’s Arena. Pointing for a match with Freddy Miller, former world featherweight champion, or Petey Sarron, present title holder, this Summer at Griffith Stadium, Gevinson still must gain the confidence of Washington's fistic | colony following his last appearance here, and Temes presents his first opportunity to do so. Many fans believe Benny Wittler, whom Lou met in his last fight, dropped to the canvas without being smacked solidly. Gevinson fractured | Al Schaeffer’s jaw in two places his pro debut. MICHIGAN MAT VICTOR. NEW YORK, December 23 (#).— Michigan's well-balanced wrestling team repeated its triumph of last sea- son by downing the New York Ath- Ve ast ium , ITEN YEARS BRINGS in\| Donald 8. Barnes, §230,000 10 CLUB Marty, Most Recent Sale, Held Certain to Make Good With Cubs. AN FRANCISCO, December 23.— Sale of Joe Marty to the Chicago Cubs by San Prancisco calls to mind the fact that over the past 10 years the Seals have peddled almost & quarter of a million dollars’ worth of outfielders to major league teams. ‘The Seals sold one complete outfield for some $150,000, Earl Averill going to Cleveland, Roy Johnson to Detroit and Smead Jolley to the White Sox. Paul Waner was sent up to the Pittse burgh Pirates for a good sum and, of course, Joe Di Maggio was the highest~ priced rookie of the 1936 season. The Cubs dug deep to purchase Marty, s0 by and large the Seals have no come plaint with their outfield harvest. Base ball men hereabouts, and there are plenty of them, believe Marty will quickly develop into an outstanding star for the Cubs. The youngster is & powerful batter, and while not as consistent as Joe Di Maggio, will be a valuable distance hitter. Marty is a fast, aggressive outfielder with a good arm and should furnish Charlie Grimm with the punch his Cubs need. Vince Di Maggio Uncertain. ‘was a bit of poetic justice in Vince Di Maggio's advance from San Diego to the Boston Bees. Vince's trip to the big show was somewhat retarded by his little brother Joe. The elder Di Maggio was playing with San Francisco a couple of seasons before Joe decided base ball was a better business than fishing, and it was at his insistence that the Yankee star was given his chance with the Seals. Joe immediately made good with San Prancisco, while Vince lost his job and was sold to Hollywood, now the 8San Diego Club. Vince is rated a splendid fielder, but there is some doubt as to his ability to hit big league pitching. However, the fellow is en- titled to his chance just to even up things with brother Joe. There never is an off season for base ball around the San Francisco Bay sector. It has the largest colony of base ball men in the country, and even through the Winter games are played regularly in recreation park and other fields. Around San Fran- cisco and Oakland you run scross such stars as Dick Bartell of the Giants, Babe Pinelli, the National League umpire; Tony Lazzeri, Prankie Crosetti, Joe Di Maggio and Vernon Gomez of the Yankees, Lefty O'Doul and Bill Kamm, now managing Coast League teams, just to mention a very | few. i Coast a Fine Incubator. NEARLY all of those fellows as well as two dozen others, who starred at some time or another in the majors, had their start in Golden Gate Park, where they were known as park bums. The bums once sup- plied a complete infield for the Cin- cinnati Reds, the only time in the history of the majors that four towns- men played on the same infield. That was in 1921, when Pat Moran was managing the Reds and went through most of the season with Lew Fonseca on first, Sammy Bohne on second, Jimmy Caveney at short and Babe Pinelli on third. A few of the other park bums who starred in the majors were Dutch Reuther, Oscar Vitt, Harry Heilmann, O'Doul, Kamm, Crosetti, Lazzeri, Mark Koenig and Joe Cronin. In Lazzeri's 10 seasons as second baseman for the Yankees, he nearly always has had a park bum playing beside him at short= stop. First there was Koenig, then Lyn Larry and, for the past two years, Frankie Crosetti. No one ecity or re- gion ever has produced more great base ball players than San Francisco and the bay area. FINISH BROWNS’ SALE New Owners Pay Final Part of Purchase Price. ST. LOUIS, December 23 (#).—The new owners of the St. Louis Browns have completed their purchase of the base ball club by paying $225,000 te representatives of the estate of the late Phil de Catesby Ball. This amount represented the bal- ance of the $325.000 paid for the club and its Texas League farm, San An- tonio. The new owners, represented by president of the club, and General Manager William O. De Witt, also signed a 10-year lease to operate at Sportsman’s Park which is still owned by the Ball estate. ‘The Cardinals also play at the pack. letic grapplers, 23 to 11, last night. Grid Game Mostly “a Racket” Little, Rutgers’ Athletic Director, Tells Jersey School There Are Few Exceptions. By the Associated Press. LIFTON, N. J., December 23.—American foot ball “is a racket,” George E. Little, director of athletics at” Rutgers University, said last night at a testimonial dinner to Harry J. Colester, Clifton High School coach. He was glad to see, however, Lit- tle declared, that “we have some red-blooded educators who keep foot ball from becoming & racket in their colleges.” “Intercollegiate competition, Wwhere you ‘work your way through college,’ intercollegiate coaching AUTO RADIO SERVICE L.S.JULLIEN. I 1443 P SLAW. NO.80%6 and roughneck officiating, have be- come & part of the game” Little said, adding “we haven’t had much luck in winning games at Rutgers this year, but the boys have learned sportsmanship., Every one on the team is & bona-fide student, earn- ing 16 credits & year.” He paid tribute to Yale and Har- UNITED MOTORS SERVICE MOTOR ANALYSIS CUTS OPERATING COSTS NATIONAL SERVICE 'RBLISHED 1919 ALL DAY CHRISTMAS The Low Night Rates For Out-Of-Town Telephone Calils Will Be In Effect. SAY “MERRY CHRISTMAS" To Distant Friends .