Trojans.' Choice GETTING the GLAD HAND! —By JIM BERRYMAN
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Sports News Features and Classified I. .. -.1 WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1938. G—1 Rose Bowl Foes Ranked Third, m Final National Poll ■ ---- -A ■ A 4 ... ....Eighth ... — —---A Trojans.' Choice GETTING THE GLAD HAND! —By JIM BERRYMAN. Duke Team Back ose or Blow to Vols, Of Notre Dame, Stratton Accident Among Tragedies of Sports; rWELL! OLD! Sox Pitcher, Who Lost Leg, Was Great Prospect Texas Band PAL! YOU SURE 1 T. C. U. in List By FRANCIS E. STAN. HAVE A KNACK I The fates didn't give Monty Stratton, the White Sox pitcher, much FOR POPPING \ of a tumble during his short major league baseball career. In a Blue Devils First Tennessee Is Rated hunting accident that belongs among the all-time fearsome tragedies' IN AT THE I of a went off in the holster and the bullet severed an Oklahoma sports, pistol North Carolina RIGHT TIME Fourth, artery in the gangling Texan's right knee. The leg was amputated Team Stands Fifth yesterday in a Dallas hospital. Honored The average ball fan hasn't had much of an opportunity to know HUGH S. Stratton, but smart baseball men will tell you Monty would have been By ROBERT MVERS, By FULLERTON. JR., Aisocltted Press Sports Writer. Associated Press Sports Writer. one of the greatest pitchers in the game. He's still a young man. He LOS ANGELES. Nov. 29—It'S NEW won't be 26 years old until next May. But as far back as two years YORK. Nov. 29.—Between Duke, the rock of the Southern their final game of the sea- ago Manager Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox was telling newspapermen, regular Conference, and Southern Califor- son next Saturday and their in all seriousness, about this big kid from Celeste. ap- nia, survivor of a bitter grid cam- pearance in thp Rose Bowl January “When this boy gets a decent break in luck he'll be the best pitcher paign along the Pacific, in the Rose 2, Southern California's Trojans, one of the in the business.'’ Dykes said. "As far as I’m concerned he's Bowl battle January 2. champions of the Pacific Coast Con- best right now.” Concluding in six hours negotia- ference, have a chance to test the that a or A fellow gets to thinking about these words. A decent break in tions usually take week accuracy of sports writers in ranking more. Southern California last luck. Dykes said. Well, Monty Stratton's never had a decent break. night football teams. invited the Blue Devils of Durham, Two years ago, when he was a raw boy from the bushes, he was ready The Trojans play Notre Dame N. C.. to play its Trojan warriors for he was for the and meet Duke stardom. But then taken sick and knocked out year in Pasadena's annual Saturday in the post-season Rose Bowl. and his record showed only five wins as against seven defeats. game, and Duke lost no time ac- In the final cepting. Associated Press foot- ball of the There is joy in the hills of North ranking poll year, AO Even All-Star Distinction Was Denied li flat' 4 sports writers and editors chose Monty Carolina today, for never before in Notre Dame as Stratton again was ready to move to the front ranks in 1937, but the 23-year-old history of the Far \ ANNtlAU the Nation's No. 1 team with Duke in he hurt his arm and was out of the game for a month. Still, he won West Classic has one of its teams third place. Tex- I as Christian, which 15 games and lost only 5, and all the nice things that Dykes and other played in the rose-bordered bowl in WUCKPMj hoped for a ! Rose Bowl bid, came in between managers said about him seemed to be coming true. Monty, who stands the Arroyo Secco. But as there is them. 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 205 pounds, apparently had everything. He just celebrating in North Carolina, so is there gloom yOuRM^W The margins separating the first was fast and he was coming along with a good curve ball. in the Blue Bnonet State of Texas three weren't, large. Notre Dame “Best of all.” Dykes always said, “he's getting control and he can and a wail for every rebel yell was awarded top ranking bv 43 throw three ways—overhand, sidearm and underhand.” echoing over the rolling country- voters, T. C. U. drew 23 first-place It was in 1937 that Monty was picked on the American League All- side of Tennessee, for Texas and ballots and Duke 15. Tennessee col- Star team, but even this distinction was denied him. Two days before Tennessee had unbeaten, untied lected the other four and fourth in Texas ♦he All-Star game he fell while fielding a bunt and hurt his ankle. So Rose Bowl candidates, too. place. Christian and the of Ten- he was scratched, and Joe McCarthy, who was managing the American University nessee. “Irish'’ Lead for Third Week. League team, chose Johnny Murphy of the Yankees to replace him. T. C. IT.. Vol Backers Irked. Scoring 10 points for a first-place This was to have taken his at year Monty again supposed place Sentiment was high here in favor vote, nine for second, etc, Notre the top, but he fell sick in March and wasn't of much use to the White of little Davey O'Brien and his Dame earned the lead for the third Sox from then on. The White Sox finished in sixth place. They lost T. C. U. Horned Prog mates: Ten- straight week with 823 points to 782 Luke Appling for half of the season with a broken leg. Joey Kuhel got nessee had a growing delegation of for the Horned Frogs and 733 for and Duke. hurt in the opening weeks and was out for a long time. Jackie Hayes, hopeful backers, disappointment was keen within the two factions The first 10 (first-place votes in Marvin Owen, Bozie Berger and a few outfielders and pitchers came up when Duke's Iron Dukes came up brackets, points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3- with injuries. Now, to top it off, Stratton lies today in a Dallas hospital, with a rush over the week end and 2-1 basis): his cut off at the knee. right leg won the invitation. Points. Points. Here was a dream exploded. Five years ago Stratton was a long, Duke's supporters in Southern N'e D'me 148] 823 Car'egie Tech 345 •tringbeany kid who was playing semi-pro ball in the Red River League California were legion, however, Tex. C'n 1231 732 Pittsburgh 251 of Texas. He got $2 for pitching a ball game, and then White Sox and no one could criticize its 1938 Duke (151 733 S'n Califor'ia 194 team or its record of nine Tennessee 607 acouts saw him. guided the boy into organized baseball, and two years straight [ 4] Holy Cross 189 victories with never a touchdown, Oklahoma 363 Minnesota 177 later he was major league timber. never a point surrendered. Second 10: Cornell. 52: California, Southern California drew a tough 51: Fordham. 41: Texas Tech. 39: Johnny Stone Is Washington's 'Forgotten Man' assignment in Duke, the team that Villanova, 38: Michigan. 37; Ala- tossed bac kthe challenges of Pitt. The sports parade waits long for no man, and Stratton can look bama, 23: Tulanp. 17; Northwestern, Colgate, Syracuse and other strong 14. more has an out- 15: Dartmouth, forward to nothing than rapid oblivion. Washington and in addi- elevens of that caliber, Other votes: Nebraska and Missis- fielder who can testify to that ... a fellow who was right at his peak tion a team coached by a man, sippi, 6: Vanderbilt, 5: North Caro- when ill fortune him on the shoulder. The other day Uncle tapped Wallace Wade, who brought three Vol-Ole Miss Battle Newcomers to Star's Maple Two Grid Trophies lina. Georgetown. Clemson and a from Saranac N. Y. Alabama teams to Pasadena and Clark Griffith got letter from him. postmarked Lake, Army. 3: Stanford and Purdue. 2; “• * • left with two victories and one tie I am feeling much better and have put on a little weight” ! Iowa State and Southern Metho- for a record. went the missle. “The doctors here have given me a lot of tests since near-perfect Climaxes Hectic Reminded of Voted to O’Brien dist, 1. Trojans Lack Greatness. Party Rules; a recent operation and they say I'm coming along nicely. Please have to Be Risked. Against this is the Trojan rec- Standing Frankie Baxter save old uniform for me. I think I'll be wearing it my ord of never having been defeated Mary Bryant Shoots 600 Besides Notre Dame and Southern next Southeast As Nation’s Best two February.” or tied in four Rose Bowl games, Play California, others of the first 10 By ROD THOMAS. Bowlers without league averages The signature at the bottom was “Johnny Stone" long, strong- three of which saw Howard H. and one of the second group play Here's a tip to newcomers to will shoot from scratch, which is looking Johnny Stone, who always looked the part of a ball player or, Janes, who spent a year coaching this week and may lose some of the league bowling who would partici- 125 for men and 112 for women. a Duke in 1924 before coming here, at Tennessee Will Concede T.