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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 , 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. C. U. Star Is Honored prestige they now hold. Oklahoma, for that matter, any kind of an athlete. He was too tall for good in The Star's 11th The entrant receives half the differ- the helm of S. C. forces. pate Evening which rose this week from fifth to a football end or a’basket grid diver, but he might have been a swimmer. Or to annual Yuletide tourna- ence between his or her average and in Whether the present twice-beaten Title Mississippi handicap By Clubs New York, fourth place, takes on Washington ball forward. He was a long-range hitter, too, and any way you looked ment: scratch, with a limit of 75 sticks for j Warhorse of Troy, which dropped I State: Tennessee meets Mississippi If Beaten men and 60 for women. at Johnny it was hard to associate illness with him. decisions to Alabama and Wash- Saturday Handicaps are based on last year's Philadelphia i and Texas Tech plays Centenary. if the entrant had one. The Execeutive Committee of the But it caught up with him. He was sick during the winter and in is as as the one that averages, ! Newcomers to the first 10 in the ington good fey the Associated Press. If not, on this seasons’ figures, pro- Washington City Duckpin Associa- Er the Associated Press. spring training camp he complained of “a weak sort of a feeling.” From kicked over Pitt. 47 to 14, in 1930, ! final listing are Southern California ATLANTA, Nov. 29.—The curtain vided the bowler has rolled 30 or tion and leaders of the Women's — the start of the championship season he wasn't the same, consistent ball or Tulane, 21 to 12. in 1932, remains NEW YORK. Nov. 29 Davey and Holy Cross, which won their falls on the Southeastern Confer- more league games. Look up your Bowling Association will meet to- that had known since when he came from Detroit to be seen. An idea can be gathered O'Brien, the might mite who ran. places by decisive victories over player Washington 19^4, ence football campaign this week status now. if to use this morrow at 6:30 p.m. at Convention next Saturday when S. C. winds up you plan passed, kicked and quarterbacked U. C. L. A. and Boston College, in trade. Then, with his batting average barely above .200, he was sent to close a season of numerous sur- and Hall to discuss for last its regular season schedule against year's average, guard against plans beating Texas Christian's Horned Frogs to respectively. away. The overheating in the hot sun and the rapid cooling out in damp prises that saw Tennessee's Volun- to the deadline for entries year s record entry of 3.226. Notre Dame. coming an undefeated, untied season, won Only three of the final "first 10” on his teers ascend to the With no fee: with a dugouts took their toll lungs. The have come a championship with not enough strings rolled to entry bowler on as were in same a Trojans long * recognition two fronts today the group year ago. throne. for a getting more than the usual way since Alabama set them down. qualify handicap. the Nation's outstanding football Pitt was first in last season's final 19 Tennessee, undefeated and untied The deadline will fall Christmas money s worth out of rolling five and on His Side to 7, last September. They still player. poll. Minnesota was fifth and Notre Gelbert Had Luck Pluck in nine games and unofficially in- and the roll-off for the bulk games and lists for have a long way to go before they Day lengthy prize The Downtown Athletic Club of Dame was tied for ninth. Other Stone dropped out of sight and mind about as quickly as any star of attain stalled as champion through six of the $500 in cash and both men and women $50 the acclaim of yesteryear. prizes topped by New York selected him as winner of 1937 leaders were, in order, Cali- modern times. The Senators carried on without him, into the conference victories, finished its reg- medals will be cash awards and gold medals: with dropped -•- championship gold the Heisman Memorial Trophy, fornia. Fordham. Alabama. Villa- ular campaign in the city of Mem- held the week of Decem- mediocre and star bowlers on an second division, and in few of the autopsies that were publicly performed during while the Maxwell Club of Phila- nova. Louisiana State and Santa phis on Saturday, with Mississippi's ber 26. equal footing, the leaders was the loss of Stone mentioned. Yet this is the fellow who batted .330 bowling delphia. composed of football Clara. T C. U. was No. 16 on that Rebels the foe in a game that may figure they have a sure-fite article in 1937 for and in 1936 he for .341. In 1935 and 1934 he Duke Students They Missed the Party. coaches, officials and sports writers list and Duke 20th. Washington, the Volunteers one Stage give of their to sell and most of 'em are Every year a number of bowlers eager ! batted .315 and if he wasn't Griffith's best ball over this in that area, chose him for the --•..— player period toughest tests. to get at the business. have attempted to obtain handicaps i Robert W. Maxwell he was pretty close to it. Vols Appear Stronger. Trophy. at the 11th hour, only to discover Have Choice of Drives. Stone's chief of was in ail ball and no Wild Celebration The Mississippi gridders, The Heisman Trophy, awarded on G. W. Eleven Third crime, course, being player brought couldn't in | High back into the after they get enough league Appealing greatly to many bowl- the Bhowman. John created little fuss, no furore and yet, in a quiet, spotlight many balloting by country's sports Long games. ers is the mediocre campaigns, have won nine unique feature of The writers, is given in memory of John In workmanlike manner, he did plenty of damage to the enemy. Star Virginia League of ten games in their first year under tournament which permits an W. Heisman, famous football coach. has another ball who knows the tortures that Over Bowl Bid Washington player the guidance of Harry Mehre, who entrant to select his or her favorite George Washington High School now knows. A few Gelbert was the best short- Bs the Associated Press. Goldberg Second Choice. has been given third Stratton years ago Charley took charge after resigning at drives. The event is being rolled on of Alexandria went N. all in the class A confer- etop in the and a star. He hunting DURHAM, C„ Nov. 29—The Georgia. The single setback came Northwest All-Stars alleys in the metropolitan area, Marshall Goldberg. Pitt's great place Virginia thermometer showed it was with 25 ence. according to a final check of and shot a load of buckshot in a leg, which hung by grisly threads. The nearly at the hands of Vanderbilt, the per cent at each plant fullback, was second choice in the | 14 involved freezing, but the fragrance of roses ! Commodores on a last- for the final five rating of the schools Burgeons wanted to amputate. Gelbert preferred to gamble. He won and winning j qualifying games. balloting, followed by Sid Luckman, mingled with football enthusiasm in minute touchdown The qualifier will It won three games, tied two and his leg but doctors said he never would play ball again. Gelbert pass. Drills for pay nothing to Columbia: Vic Bottari. California, kept this town Hurry roll the last set. lost but one for the most successful in the minor tobacco-manufacturing Tennessee, which clinched the That's ‘‘on the and Bob McLeod. Dartmouth. preferred to gamble again. He started all over again leagues season in its three today. championship on a percentage basis house." which means that a quali- years. and now he is back in the in the draft last October by O'Brien and a delegation of Tex- The majors, grabbed Until late into the night, Duke with its Thanksgiving Day 46-to-0 fier will receive 10 games of post-season game proposed Bowl' bowling ans headed by Amon G. Carter of between and Griffith. students, led by the 60-piece Blue rout of Kentucky on a snow-covered 'Charity for the usual cost of five. George Washington i Fort Worth will fly here for a dinner St. John's. Catholic Stratton wasn't quite as fortunate as Gelbert. While he never again Devil Band, paraded from the Uni- field, will be favored over Mississippi. The entrant is at liberty to fire Washington’s next Tuesday night at which the school will not be a at least has two and a chance. versity campus through the down- The Volunteers nave two excel- the qualifying set at anv time I prep champions, may be star, Charley legs fighting up to will be town and the was, “On Hot for Berths trophy presented. I played. Principal Henry T. Mon- hasn't two any and, when you look back on it, he streets, cry lent lines that have performed Fights December 26. Entry blanks Monty legs longer may The Maxwell in memory W. the John- to Pasadena” or "California, here I in front of an be obtained at Trophy, I cure of G. challenged never even had a chance. nobly outstanding all plants. flghtng On Team That Meets of Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell, noted nies to a for but the come!” collection of backs, including George game Friday, First Girl to man and forfher all- The Rose Bowl fever hit town Cafego, Babe Wood, Bob Foxx and Police Qualify. newspaper j Vermont avenue school already had about Boys Sunday America player, will be awarded at [ sent its uniforms north for cleaning Fight Game Had Many Tragic Endings 8:30 last night when word Len Coffman. Mississippi has one Mary Bryant today was distin- came that Duke would the formidable line with guished as the first a dinner in Philadelphia on Janu- storing and they cannot be re- No has more stories with more touches than represent several capable girl bowler to ^and game tragic boxing. The Northwest All-Stars, a 100- 10. 1 turned in time for the game. East in the Pasadena classic on substitutes and two great backs in qualify for the roll-offs in the tour- ary Stanley Ketchell, who may have been the greatest fighter of them all pound football team preparing for January 2. Parker Hall and Kimble Bradley. nament. behind Joe Gans. was of the world, 24 years old, and at his peak Sunday's “Charity Bowl” game at champion It will be the first "bowl” game As the city-wide rounds the Other Games on Program. Griffith Stadium against the No. 4 qualifying when he was shot in the back and killed by a deserter from Navy. for the Iron Dukes, who finished for Washington's Mississippi has won three confer- Police Boys’ Club, is holding its first biggest yearly pin In more recent years there was the case of Young Stribling. While he the season untied, unbeaten and un- party got under last ence games against its lone defeat. outdoor workout today at the way night. Mrs. wasn't a at the time was near the and still young scored upon. Bryant took champion Stribling top A victory over Tennessee would leave Pheobe Hearst School field. advantage of the oc- and to and It was Wade first went to the Rose Bowl casion at the Strike ready enjoy the fruits of fine living big money-making. the Rebels several points below the Ever since the snow of last week Lucky by shoot- as a guard on the Brown University ing an even score of while he was a key figure in a heavyweight elimination tournament that Volunteers in percentage, but ahead the team has been forced to practice 600, including team in 1916. Later, as coach, he of Alabama's Crimson Tide and the a handicap of 40 pins. he was down on his motor cycle and killed. indoors at the Devitt Gym on BUY NO carried three Alabama teams to Tulane Green Wave. “I just had a hunch I was Somewhere in a C. C. C. is a little, mats. Coaches of the out- going in the United States, working camp, Pasadena. Wade's teams have wrestling to have never Two other games are on the some good scores,’’ said the wizened man who title and the Arfierican pro- fit, composed of members of sandlot held the world bantamweight been beaten on the coast. roller of gram this week to end proceedings and school teams in Northwest 96-average the chamoion flyweight championship at the same time and got nothing out of them. Wacs team in the ANTI-FREEZE . for all save Georgia Tech and, of are What’s In a Name Washington, Larry Conant and % Johny Buff was at this peak when he lost his money in an ill-starred ven- after she in Bill course, the post-season “bowl” Tom Clayton. League, had rolled 138. ture and was forced to re-enlist in the NAvy while enjoying the rank, if Quints in which one or two confer- 114, 108 for her league games and games, Keen for Berths. Pour teams go into action Fight added 98 and 102 for her not the cash and glory, of a two-time champion. tonight ence teams may perform. Florida five qual- ... until read these at Tech Gym in the About 22 players are on the squad, Ad Wolgast went insane shortly after losing his championship and Community winds up the year in an intersec- ifying strings. you facts Center Indoor Baseball Loop. All tional tussle with at Gains- and a spirited fight is going on in While her 600 total isn’t to while he still was a great fighter. And there was no death more tragic Temple likely Stars and Procurement meet at 7 ville and Georgia goes to Miami several instances for starting posts. stand up as top score at the Lucky than Gans. when he passed away, shortly after he was beaten, weighing and John of Alice Deal School about Du Pont "Zerone”* p.m. the Unknowns clash with to play Miami University Cooper Strike, Mrs. Bryant is assured a 85 and with both Friday- only pounds lungs completely gone. Treasury at 8 o'clock. night. is out for fullback, as is Buddy place among the many girls who will Cromelin of St. Albans. Wally Stout shoot it out at the Bill Wood estab- of Alice Deal so far seems to have lishment with hundreds of other SCIENTIFIC TESTS prove tint “Zerone” would keep the inside track for quarterback, but feminine shooters the throughout water from freezing solid even at 215“ below zero. Cotton to Tackle Snead on U. S. Cotton Smith of Devitt also is a city and suburbs when the finals Golf Links so You’ll never encounter such you Eager strong candidate for that position. start December 26. temperatures, Other members of the squad are • can be sure “Zerone,” used as directed, will protea Duke Game Goldberg's Greatest—New Offer by Wrigley Intrigues Lazzeri Allen Sondheimer. Phil Bradley and your car in the coldest weather you do experience. Joe Deveriux of Devitt; Fred Vin- BATTERY The materials from which “Zerone” is made are By SID FEDER, west coaches: Six of the 11 men took a 50 per cent pay cut and play Intersectional games away— cent, Richard Diemer, Julian Owens, TROUBLE? Press so effective need little “Zerone” Associated Sports Writer. who started for Texas Christian will rely on a split of the gate Bill Conley and Ed Alkman of y°ur®|db*tlei7 you comparatively like ... just other areas do Sounds TRADEI IlHIlE INI n That’s NEW YORK. Nov. 29.—The P. against Southern Methodist receipts to keep the wolf from Cleveland A. C.; Bob Fergus, Comp- on a new guar- to achieve proteaion. economy. Properly that like a good idea at that. anteed Power” of “Zerone” are little indeed O. A. tips you Henry Cotton graduate in June Including the door the rest of the season ... ton Jones. Delos Smith, Walter “Spinning used, replacements is almost sure to come over from Davey

to ... a England in the spring tangle Ki-Yi Aldrich ... Chuck Crowell, Hardings And right after the Pa., last night to speak at ban- Bob Lyddane, John Cooper, Paul GLOBE Tests that the mixture of “Zerone” and water with Sammy Snead And the the coast heavy, is in town for his young lady arrived, Jack’s Hurri- quet for the local high school's Lee and George Conant of Alice prove off heat better than water alone. That Belmont Club, near Boston, al- go with Philadelphia Jim Robin- canes went out and walloped fourth undefeated team in seven Deal, and Ned Sachs of St. Albans. passes engine ready has a bid in for the match son on the Parr-Nova card De- Bucknell 19-0. years (And, incidentally, to Police Boys’ Record Sparkles. improves engine performance. ... Incidentally. Swingin’ Sammy cember 16. is about to look over a couple of the boys for The No. 4 Police Club ready 100-pound “Zerone” in a clean cooling system prevents forma- will take more than 30 G's out of Mike Jacobs is offering Babe change his mind about leaving Columbia). team, which opposes the All-Stars, tion of rust and corrosionv-avoids power losses, golf this vear Which ain’t Ruth $15,000 to manage Mike's the Cubs Now that Phil Ace Parker may play pro bas- has made an enviable record this save fuel and oil. Those are the faas, so ask hay, Toots. jai alai bizness in the Hippodrom Wrigley has offered him a new ket ball when the grid season's season, winning nine consecutive helps radiator with “Zerone” Boys coming back from Dur- for six months And the Babe job in the club’s minor league over. Incidentally, Ace, who col- games and scoring 160 points, against your dealer to protea your Made one a Du “Zerone” ham say Moishe Goldberg played is thinking it over, even though set-up Julius Heil, Wiscon- lected pah-lenty on Duke over 6 for opponents. It is coached by by of the larceat eempanlea today. It’s only $1.00 gallon. Pont, In the busineaa; asakinc aaere replace- a his greatest game against Duke. it isn’t major league job. sin’s Governor-elect, is one of the Pitt, says the Green Bay Packers Lt. Francis Hart and Dick Hall. ment batteries than any otb-r manu- Division, Wilmington, Delaware. those use facturer. Fer ROAD SERVICE PHONE .. Dizzie Dean has been putting Here’s wishing Spokane hottest trotting hoss fans around. will knock the Giants’ ears off Clark Griffith has donated the around $200 on the bankroll for Clippers of the Coast Hockey Some of the#East’s better foot- if they meet again in the pro of the stadium Sunday and all t on his a of luck When ball officials sec- will to the PMn.-Wash. Tire Co. every one of those stops League pile wonder why this grid league play-offs Giants proceeds go Community •»» o.s. hi. oe. speaking tour. Art Rudd failed to sell the outfit tion doesn’t send along two did it to the Packers last time Chest. Tickets are 50 cents for 2014 14th NO. 8429 took over 25 cents ST.^N.W. £ Consolation corner for South-^ | the players themaelv^, whistle-tooters when ittf teams out. & adults and for^hildren. «