A—14 WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1938. Budge, Pressed by Armstrong, Again Is Voted Nation’s Outstanding Athlete THE HOT-AIR LEAGUE -By JIM BERRYMAN Rackefer Polls ose or f I THOUGHT yoiM /heavensTT^opT^ WERE All- divie OUT OP MV WAV' you \ / DH DE AC! I'M fo QLAdN } SHE PlpM'T HEAR ME HALFBACK'. AMD I 20RN 0N A'SHOPPER'S-' YOU'RE HERE AT LAST ' MAKE that crack TOE1. IVE GOT EIGHT Winter | \ I VOU CAM'T GET / 122 Points and Meeting Critics Say Terry Bested Old Fox; SENATORS LEFT TO 6ET ) MR.PiLLyFRIPPLE! I TRIED ) ABOUT TH' THROUGH A X/AAS MINUTES OU6HTA { FOR Too However, to Tell About Bonura Deal To QUIET HER.. AH' SHE / PITCH IN' STAFF SHOPPING CROWD \ NINE PRESENTS Early, MV HUS&AND'S Told me it was time t \ WEAR. BLOODy APROHS WITHOUT GETTING / THAT'S WHAT \ Bv FRANCIS E. STAN, LEARNED ABOUT TH’HIT AN’ ) ’CAUSE A BLACK EVE AND ) -^AMIUV \Jf 104 Star Staff Ringman Correspondent. run play --An she smacked / MOST BUTCHERS /S' losing AIOW ME WITH OWE OF OUR OWA) ( / GERTRUDE^, NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Some of the more imaginative bystanders K, WEAR! YouRHAiy' SWEET, DON'T > HOLLY WREATHS AH' SAID (MY already are going around the Winter baseball meeting haunts and touting " °AJOW RUM AWAy ! S;-^ to) lose your temper'. Pitcher Vander Meer Manager Bill Terry of the Giants as the year's ranking David Harum. The /MADAME. MADAME1. > ■ REMEMBER TH'TIME , latest deal by Terry was supposed to have earned him the nod over Mr. Old Poor i beg of you' this THAT POLICEAAAM Third; Diamond Fox Griffith. It seems the Terrible f / Terry gave poor old Grandpappy Griff IS A DEPARTMENT I MADE A AlASTV / a of Leads in Nominees pair confirmed bush leaguers, a cigar, a bundle of cash and walked off STORE1 WE ARE REMARK ABOUT l with Zeke who will / Bonura, bring the National League pennant back to /DEFIMITELY NOT WES FERRELL AND J New York. That, at least, is what are This a they saying. EESPOMSIBLE FoR I YOU KICKED HIS/ (Note: is first of series During the minor league in New Orleans Mr. made a OUT analyzing results of the eighth meeting Terry WHAT MR GRIFFITH L UPPERS ! J trade with the Cubs. He sent annual Associated Press sports Chicago them Shortstop Dick Bartell, Poes with the Catcher Gus poll. It deals with replies of the Mancuso and Outfielder Hank Leiber. In exchange he re- (3EMTLEMEM WHO y Nation's sports editors to the ceived Shortstop Bill Jurges, Catcher Ken O'Dea and Outfielder Frank PLAV BASEBALL / [ question: Who was the year's Demaree. Off this deal Bill was credited with a close victory over the V FOR. him outstanding performer, among Cubs because O'Dea is much than Mancuso and Demaree younger at least — men, in any sport, amateur or has a J been regular. Outside of the fact that Mancuso can't hit, O'Dea professional?) can’t throw out base runners, Leiber has been a perennial failure and Bartell is about washed up, the more conservative observers have nothing By HERBERT W. BARKER, WOT I Associated Press Sports Writer. to say. ^^HA'S SAID^C Fit's vounojittera7 NEW YORK. Dec. 12.—For the There seems to be no way of sizing up a baseball deal with assur- any second year in succession. Don ance of correctness. It takes at n SWAPPERS LIKE your \ Budge least a full season to prove anything. is d THAT MADE GRIFF mL ranked as the Nation's No. 1 Terry needed a major league first baseman for the Giants. He wanted and athlete. landed (SET RID OFA FINE K1 Bonura. Now it isn’t definitely known wether he has a big leaguer ; The lanky, red-haired Californian, on the or i Boy LIKE bag not, but at least the Giants are a more powerful offensive ZEKEjJK who negotiated an unprecedented team for the deal. tennis in , sweep winning the Aus- British Washington received one Tom Baker, who says he is a pitcher, and tralian, French, and Amer- a James A. ican titles in one year before elect- Carlin, who is rumored to be an infielder. Baker won 8 games ing to cast his lot with the profes- and lost 22 for Jersey City of the International League last year. Carlin sionals, was named as the No. 1 played first, second and third bases, and also the outfield for the shortstop athlete for 1938 by 26 of the 63 sports Richmond Colts of the Piedmont League. Washington also received some Experts who participated in the As- cash. How much isn’t known, but whether Griffith won or lost on the deal sociated Press’ eighth annual poll. will on whether probably depend it was $10,000 or more. Armstrong IX Points Behind. In sharp contrast, however, to his Griff Says He's Going to Buy a Player /^HOLY SMOKE1 AN"^ run-away triumph in last year's bat- WAS'IF tle of ballots, Budge was hard- Off their records Baker and Carlin do ( ALL I SAID SAY not figure to help the Senators \\ /\'T> THAT^, pressed this time by Henry Arm- next CECIL TRAVIS IS AlO 4J year. Baker, who is 23 years old, seems to be one of those imposing 'gal’s allsetfer \ strong, great Negro fighter, who set BETTER IN A PARKED A figures for whom a great future always is predicted. Terry was talking CHRISTMAS! WITH \ up a new all-time boxing record by about him "He's 6 2 CAR THAN HE IS WITH the today. feet inches,” Will was saying, “and he’ll be as fl A BEAUTIFUL SOCK holding featherweight, light- fast as ON and anybody the Washingtons have got. That goes for Parkyarcarcuss, MEN BASE. HE M -- AN' < weight welterweight champion- | ^ ON TH'NOSE at or whatever his name is.” Mr. did ships the same time. Terry not explain at length how Baker I CAN TEAR. UP MY a well-filled failed to do Armstrong, drawing 19 first-place anything at Brooklyn and with the Giants, after he was traded i Telephone ajumber' STOCKING-toW-SUn! votes, wound up only 18 points be- for Freddie Fitzsimmons in 1937. A V hind the tennis ace in the final Carlin may be dismissed for the time It is a difficult being. long, jump tabulation, based on three points from the Piedmont to the Even in a class D majors. circuit the kid hasn’t for first choice, two points for sec- found his position. He started as a first baseman and w’as shifted to third. ond and one for third. Budge's total Then he was tried at short, second base and, finally, the outfield. was 122 points: Armstrong's 104. Griffith and Terry refused to announce the cash that passed hands. It was strictly a two-man race. "It was a Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati pretty good amount, though,” said Griff. “It was enough for me Reds’ southpa*. who pitched two to buy myself another ball player from some club in our league.” successive no-hit. no-run games, A good guess might be $10,000. This isn't exhorbitant, considering polled only 37 points to finish in that Terry was supposed to have for paid $40,000 last year Bill Cissell, third place. Football provided the who couldn’t move off a dime and was released. As for buying “a ball fourth-place winner in Little Davey from our player league” Griffith must be talking of a waiver-price athlete. O'Brien. Texas Christian's quarter- One who comes to mind is Julius Solters, with whom Cleveland is expected back. Marshall Goldberg of Pitts- to a burg was the other part. With little fresh cash with which to draw upon it may develop only footballer that Griffith will mentioned in the poll. claim Solters for the $7,500 waiver price and see if he Baseball Leads in Nominees. can t get more out of Julius than did the Red Sox, Browns and Indians. Baseball led all other sports In the number of nominees. The ‘'na- New York Italians Will Like Big Zeke ONE OF GRTFFS "FRIDAY FANS THROWS tional pastime’’ was represented in the It isn't poll not only by Vander Meer. unreasonable to suspect that Terry made a good move in A COUPLE OF FAST ONES WHEN SHE but also by Hank of the getting Bonura. The big fellow is fair at catching thrown balls, but he is I-1 Greenberg TUNES IN ON A TRIO OF FAIR SHOPPERS Detroit Tigers: Jimmie Foxx of the unpardonable on grounders. He can't run the bases and every time he is Boston Red Sox; Fred Hutchinson, at the with a runner on WHO FAVOR DUMPING CECIL TRAVIS plate first base he is fair prey for a double play. Seattle pitching sensation; Bill Lee. He will wear down Terry’s pitchers, making them cover first base on every AND ZEKE EON UR A OM THE MARKET. Cubs' right-hander, and Joe Gor- roller more than three feet from the bag, but, for all of his faults, Zeke is don. New7 York Yankees' second baseman. a good hitter and he drives across runs. Last year he failed to hit .300 for Golf ranked second with Ralph Guldahl, U. the Nats, but before that, with Chicago, he batted .345, .330, .295 and .302 S. open w7inner for the second year in. a row; Sam and over that four-year stretch he drove across a total of 440 runs. With Snead, the leading Washington in 1938 he batted across 113 runs. mone$--w7inner, and Charley Yates, Briitsh amateur The Giants Bonura to Griffith strung along with Leiber for years, to make a men, Bucs hoping Terry Search Ranks Alertness Gets Pro Grid Title champion, as representatives. clean-up hitter out of him. Now Leiber is gone and they have Bonura. The tabulated results: The Italian is a big better hitter. 77 in _ Firsts. Playing games the Polo Grounds, Now T, J Points. Huddles With Don Budge, tennis with the short left and field Tigers, For to For ->h r7" Talent Henry right stands, Zeke should hit between 30 and Seal Giants, Excelled in All Armstrong, boxing 1!) h>4 Johnny Vander Meer. baseball x :;r 40 home runs. The Polo Grounds is a paradise for long-range, right- Davey O'Brien, football 2 "S Glenn handed hitters. Hank Greenberg probably would belt 70 homers in that In Market for Travis Cunningham, track ;t id But Packers Ralph Guldahl golf 1 i.l r It By A INTIS t. Deal Sam Snead _ park. STAN, 69-year-old owner of the Hutchinson Scoring by golf _ 1 1314 Senators Joe Star Staff Correspondent. By r KAN LIS E. STAN, But the Giants had a record Louis, boxing u the Associated Press. popularity peak. takes, defeated Washington (twice), swimming: Joe Gordon, baseball. practice. have to him. That for One-half point—Charley Yates, golf. swap goes NEW YORK. Dec. 12.—A Bonura is a better hitter than he showed With no hang- The Giants, seemingly always out- Philadelphia. Brooklyn, Chicago's Washingtonians. He is a waste of time Griffith dis- any ball player I've got. I’d like etreak over of the minor league meeting rushed, outpassed and out-first Cardinals, Cleveland and Green hitter, alway’s, but better than he was last season. He is a patched First Baseman John to have and big, Henry Tebbetts, thoueh, he's be in addition to Bonura to the may dispelled today if the Pitts- downed, defeated the Green Bay Bay (twice), tying overgrown boy, anxious to please. In New York a huge, rabid Italian New York Giants in the fellow I'll ask for.’’ colony burgh Pirates and the Seattle club Packers before 48.120 cash customers the Dodgers. awaits him. The Italians have Joe Di exchange for Pitcher Tom Baker. While Griffith won't commit him- Clean Slate of Losses already Maggio, but Guiseppi is a of the Pacific Coast reach at the Polo Grounds Green Bay, installed as favorite Infielder James Carlin Joe League yesterday in cool, distant sort of fellow. Bonura is more and self further, it is the impression folksy. He will make mistakes an agreement on Freddy Hutchin- one of the real meler-drammers of as the teams took the field, won and and Cash, who can be used anywhere. that if Detroit asks for Travis the laugh this human quality will attract the mob to' him. And with son, the prime pitching prospect of the sport, 23 to 17. They became, the game on statistics. The Pack- Today, still raring to go, Griffith was Club will insist that Seen St. John's the fans behind him there is no Washington the minors. Rumcrs have it the in the ers made 14 first downs to 10. by telling what Zeke may He process, the second straight They accomplish. to go into a huddle with Owner Travis and Ferrell be taken in ex- even Pirates Eastern gained 164 to 115. might become the home run king of 1939 and make the have met the S5C.000 ticket team to win the title and yards by rushing Terry new Walter O. Briggs of Detroit and find change for Tebbetts, a highly prom- David Harum, But it is too placed on him and now are trying displaced the Washington Redskins. They gained 214 yards on passes early to judge. out how badly the Tigers want ising youngster; Pitcher Elden to dig up certain players demanded The battle, finished under flood to 94. Basket Mentor Shortstop Cecil Travis. Auker. and either Roy Cullenbine or by Seattle to complete the deal. lights and threat of a fistic free-for- By the Associated Press. Pete Fox, outfielders. Leemans Carries for Score. Griffith bounced from Terry to With attracted a of representatives of many all, gate $68,331.80 and ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 12.—Coach Val- Skins' 'Farm' Briggs in stride, his old Griff Also Tackles Vitt. The Giants, though, scored the Terp Gridders, Harriers Champions retaining minor league clubs fringing the Wal- sent the graybeards searching their entine (Dutch) Lentz of St. formulae points in a thriller that matched John's by saying, “I'm not anxious It isn't the dorf-Astoria for mental files for notes on the first likely Tigers will go for lobby looking any last College, who is batting 1.000 in the On Minor Title Trail to talk business. I was in- year’s finale between the Red- Only this kind of a deal. Cullenbine is a meaty leavings, the major league Green Bay-New' York game. Ten Get Awards skins and Bears. The prophecy league, took a quick gander Tonight The Redskins still are vited and and the same Chicago 1937 in the rookie flv-chaser who is well re- magnates managers were in and years ago teams played in at the ball and game ended in a 28-21 score. In crystal predicted a Figures prominent in the local This time there is reason Fox out of countless huddles the same before running for the championship—only to believe garded. has been the best right- throughout park less than 90 no-victory basket ball season for the will at yesterday's game the crowd was on sports picture gather Beaver that Griffith did not ask for con- fielder in the league since 1934. the day. All professed to have mat- paying fans. it’s the Hazleton Redskins, Eastern its feet and the field Johnnies. Dam Club to fete ters of The Giants some surrounding Country tonight sideration. It is known that De- Auker might be obtained, for while great import stewing. took of the sting Lentz won his cham- League champions, and the national right down to the final gun. predicting the University of Maryland's football troit has its eye on Travis and Manager Del Baker likes the under- uongers Auction Hassett. out of the Redskins’ season in their Early in the first period the pionship during the football season squad and six cross-country runners. minor league professional football the hand he is no The Brooklyn were victory. A week before had brought up subject of a trade. pitcher favorite of Dodgers loudly they Giants when he prophesied the Johnnies The occasion is the annual winter First crushed the displayed the alertness championship. Bill Rogell, who has been doing the Owner Briggs, to hear the talk. It auctioning Baseman Buddy defending champions, win a which has marked their play all j wouldn't game, wouldn't score banquet. farm since no be that Detroit will offer Hassett, with Philadelphia one of 36-0, although out- 1 Washington's team, coached Tigers’ shortstopping 1931, may Auker, Washington Jim and would be lucky even to make a Gold for them. year. Lee Howell, a towering awards three years’ foot- and managed by Eddie Kahn, who longer is able to patrol Southern Association, better team, but the Giants won St. they completely had failed to the Giants John's didn't win a game. It Nick Rudkoff. the men to be the anxious between his date with drawled: in copyrighted fashion and no gain, gave only first game of an elimination to shift him and obtain Terry and the ball didn’t score. In its first three “I’m to Ward Cuff to kick and games lost by graduation next June. series involving minor league title Travis. today's confab with Briggs. In the just a new hand here. Let claims could keep them from col- it made the former Marquette star booted a three first downs. James Kehoe, Tom Fields. Bob winners. (Sunshine) Nats Catcher Tebbetts. interim he tracked down the other fellows do the talking.’’ lecting the major portion of the Leroy Camp- Eye Manager field goal for a 3-0 lead. “We'll probably better our football The other baseball men Condon, Roy Skipton. Herrnie Evans bell's pass to Johnny Spirida in the If Detroit lands Travis the Oscar Vitt of the Indians and were tak- $34,302.80 which was the players' he Another blocked kick in the same j record,” said. “I don't see how and Joe Peaslee, together with Man- first the a chances are sounded him out. If mo- ing him at his word, but not about pool. quarter gave Redskins the deal will be among anything period trebled the New York lead. j we can go through a basket ball ager W. I. Miller, will be awarded lead which never lost. the mentous comes of the Griffith-Vitt specific trades. Some of the talk they Spirida biggest of the winter trading The other end, Jim blocked I season without scoring.” centered on They Are a Funny Team. Poole, cross-country letters, while 23 foot- also booted a field goal in the session for Griffith does not intend meeting it will be surprising for the the administrative a kick by Hinkle and Howell re- His team lost its opener to Hamp- ball players will be honored. third quarter. to part lightly with Travis. The problems which will come before the The Giants are a football team (See BONURA, Page A-IS.) covered on the Packers’ 28. A pass i den-Sydney. National and American Leagues in worthy of taking apart for research from Ed Danowski to Tuffy Lee- -•-- — the separate meetings during the purposes. They didn’t lead the Na- mans gained 5 yards and on two next two days and-the joint meeting tional Pro League in ex- anything rushing plays Leemans reached the 135-Pound Grid Crown Thursday. cept in defense. At the start of the Yankees Haven't Given in for Hutchinson 5-yard line. Trying again, Tuffy Up Quest Would Raise Player Limit. season they were not regarded as went over for a touchdown, and al- Still Lacks Owner There was widespread belief that threats for the Eastern title by im- though Johnny Gildea missed the First in Charges of Owen—Hassett in the player limit would be raised from partial observers. The Redskins place the National City Being 'Lucky' Inspired Giants, Says Tough Spot extra point, it was 9-0. 135-Pound Football 23 to its level were the fa'vorites and the League still is pre-depression of 25 Pitts- The SID Packers put themselves back undecided today a By FEDER. won his Giants the pro cham- coach; Guard Joe Anderson is a of New Britain and also opinion that the American burgh Pirates, who eventually fin- following game casting High's in the game with a sensational Associated Press Sports Writer. over the play. yesterday designed to pick the Packers in of .. ished were next in pionship nephew Track Coach Fritz games He's been doing it four League would adopt the ball now last, popular Paul loop NEW Dec. 12—The Engebretsen intercepted a Lee- champion. Georgetown A. C. YORK, that thriller yesterday was all Oakes; Little Monk Simons, jr., years now, and the folk up that used by the National League. ranking. and mans pass in midfield at the start Taranto and Yankees haven’t on the talk that his were so is a son of The of the Wasman elevens bat- given up boys the boxing coach, and ■way say he's as good as any of proposal Croesus-like of the Freddie Hutchinson second period and Ed Jan- tled to a scoreless tie at yet—even ‘'lucky" “After we beat the Gene Harmon is a brother Baseball men Yankees to salaries Ballston. Capt. ’em are pour- spread player kowski the Pirates are Packers plunged to New York’s 39. the though supposed two weeks ago and of Tom, the sophomore halfback. ing into this village on every train over an 8-month period instead of During regularly scheduled Giants From here Arnold Herber faded back series also to have the deal cinched for the Washington last week." says Down at for the big league meetings. six in order to insure prompt report- StiJI Open they played a scoreless Mississippi College and threw a to Carl Coast kid .. One of the 52-yard pass tie. A champs’ Steve, “everybody hollered we they shifted Capt. Joe Hitt from The incoming mail contains a ing at training camps was frowned meeting tonight will decide bosses tells this it were the Mulleneaux, an end, for a touch- whether there is to department luckiest club ever back to end this year—so all he vote fdr Joe Giacone, Bogalusa upon by many representatives, and To Hurler Deal be another play- isn’t near no one » (See off. anywhere settled—and So gave my kids credit did was score 80 points Inci- (La.) halfback, who covered only the desire of the Cleveland Indians By the Associated Press. FOOTBALL, Page A-15.) that if the Yanks want for as smart as really being they really dentally, Joe’s also paptain of the 426 yards ip six touchdown gal- and Philadelphia Athletics for night NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Man- r- no other club can Freddie, out- are—and they fooled everybody, basket ball and track teams, in- lops—from 44 to 94 yards each. baseball fell under the doubtful ager Bill Terry of the Giants ap- ’em. bid including Green Bay.” fields for the baseballers is Therell be both mutuel and column. isn’t any more and parently planning ■ You definitely can write off the Now that the Giants have Zeke president of the student body ,.. handbook betting at Havana’s trades during this week’s major rumor that has Adam Walsh Bonura for first base, what's Quite a boy. Oriental Park for the racing meet league baseball confab. But he’d .•witching from Bowdoin to coach going to happen to The reason Paul month—which No. 4 Police listen to one a Brooklyn's Derringer next should satisfy Boys Reign any offering good, LetH Cross Were there Hassett? The AEAHRLOipre*4 Holy any Buddy Thrush won’t be a holdout next spring is everybody. pitcher. WZlSHX cheer, at Xmai. thi» backfires on officials over that has shown that he’s that Over 135-Pound definitely the Reds boosted his 1939 The boys coming back nomi- Loop Commenting on the acquisition year. Whether your gift row in the Arkansas-Rice game— big league stuff, so the Dodgers contract figures so high—and nate Farmer Seale of the Selma The 135-pound eleven representing of Zeke Bonura, Terry said, “I J u • box ol HAS A HELLO is it all Won- to trade him at or other uxor hero or forgiven? ought where he’ll tossed him a bonus check for last (Ala.) Times Journal as the No. 4 club today is undisputed think I’ve done enough trading •AXES Sc each, der if folk realize that have a 10c up, he will enjoy every puff generally shot at first basing year to boot—that he rushed right youngest sports editor at the New champion of the Police Boys Club for a while. Maybe a pitcher last in the eight years old Phog Instead of trying to make an up there and got on the dotted Orleans baseball meeting Football League with eight straight would be interesting. Second Allen's Kansas basket ball teams outfielder out of him .. The kid line Tommy Farr’s fight ca- He's 21. victories to its credit. base? Why, Burgess Whitehead won six tied for J have big titles, deserves the chance. reer will be just about washed How abouf those Logan (Iowa) It defeated No. 11 yesterday, 6-0, is ready to go. We’re set. Any and finished second a seventh They're certainly keeping up in the U. S. A. if he finishes High footballers—they won only to cop the title. The lone touch- talk about putting Ken O’Dea on the other time Who said things in the family on that Tu- on the short end against Lou 31 and tied one in their last 32 down was made in the last minute the block is all wrong. He stays these young fellers are such hot lane basket ball outfit F’rin- Nova Friday. starts since 1935 College of the game by Royal Steadman, with us.” HAJJAHRLO stuff? stance. Forward Paul Pare is a The chain* to catch coaches look over Lee Fitch, who a and ran 44 As for Zeke, "the is big ought might intercepted pau Big boy go- wVrV» ill# Steven Owen says what raally brother of the Wave’s tennis Harry Ginaburgh'a football broad- the sparkplug of the outfit. yards to aeon. ing to help us. He packs a punch.”