Show CUBS FURNISH MAJOR SURPRISE Sensational Flag Drive i y Ranked Above Irish Grid t Upsets in Writers' Writers Poll Pol By ALAN GOULD Associated Press Sports Writer NEW V YORK Dec 20 To 20 To the experts peering intently from the sidelines the thc sports campaign of 1935 1035 seems to have involved a rapid succession of surprising results topped off by the dizziest rolIe college e football season season in history I The biggest surprise o of all all based I Iea CU c th the returns tabulated Friday inthe in 1 fth the fifth fUth h annual Associated Press poll was the senI sen- sen I atonal s stretch t r etch drive o of the Chicago Chi Chi- Cubs to base base- clIO cago till ball pennant vie vie- tory CloselY pressing this major shock c the form play play- 11 x to tri er was the twin L jf I reversal In 7 i form t which Not Notre r e d x football s 's Da Dames Dame's e p team figured on 1 o pJ Satur Satur- I. I c days ys N u j Of the two stun j results Noire No- No o sing James Braddock last ri ire e Dames Dame's over Ohio State was wasted 7 perIod iod triumph than the 1 rated ted more surprising 1 downfall ll of the Irish the following i week eek k at the hands bands of Northwestern on FJames Janes J. J Braddocks Braddock's victory 1 ints over Max Bacr Baer for tho world heavyweight poInts boxing championship of topped tapped the individual surprises the To year many observers however this startling than the Iwas ta no more triumph o of Wilmer Allison OVeX over l Ired red Ferry Perr British ace In straight lei the United States tennis sets el in championships or or- orthe the victory of Sam Parks Jr a to 50 shot Inthe in inthe golf tournament the American n open it ont The defeats of Jesse JenEl Owens Ohio States State's smashing record track trick athlete athIe by Enlace Eulace Peacock In the National A. A A. A U. U champIonships ciLam- ciLam also aho were ranked among the main surprises yx i Point totals in tho the poll poU based on ond d iu 1 3 tally o of preferences listed by sports editors and writers the tho Cubs' Cubs victory at the lead of the th list with 92 points E Experts Ex- Ex rated the closing drive of ot the I Chicagoans featured by a n. game 21 I winning tinning streak as M the best in the majors sinco the Boston Braves I wept to the top In Jn 1914 b Braddocks Braddock's victory over Baer took place from front Notre Dames Dame's Hi football triumph over Ohio State byI by a single point The totals were iii I U 1382 I Football Lea Leads While football contributed 14 H eplI I lodes or developments to the list of the poll ioU covered a a. wide range of ups upsets ts Azucar's victory 4 41 In the rich Santa Anita handicap apparently was the biggest surprise t to te horse race followers The second straight collapse of the New York Giants was consid consid- tr eyed Ired d a a. bigger surprise than the de defeat defeat defeat de- de feat o of tho the world orld champion Card Cardinals Car Car- d at the finish of ot the National l league gue baseball race Babe Ruths Ruth's a major surprise be bec because because be be- c cause use of its circumstances circumstance was mentioned by only one observer Unknown Winston's second knockout by Jack on the tame lame night belongs belong among the most surprising events commented commented com corn one sports editor surprising tur sur because I thought ho hoI hol would stay tay down the first time l I The tabulation o of points on the I most surprising results Pl Chicago 1 Cubs' Cubs drive to National National Na Na- league pennant 92 82 James Hames I James J. J Braddocks Braddock's victory over Max Baer for heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight title 83 Notre f-Notre Notre Dames Dame's football victory over Ohio State 82 Wilmer 4 Allison's Amaon's tennis vici victory vic vic- i tory over Fred Perry in U. U S S. S r singles Ingles 58 liS I I Northwestern football victory vicI victory vic vic- I tory over Notre Dame 66 56 ft y of ot Sam Parks Jr in U. U S. S open golf 31 7 t Eulace Peacocks Peacock's defeat of at Jesse Owens In Jn U. U S. S track meet 20 8 Max 8 Max Baers Baer's knockout by JoeLouis Joe JoeLouis Louis 12 9 Dukes Duke's Dukes Duke's 0 25 football victory over North Carolina 10 10 Second 10 Second collapse of New v York i Giants in National league race 7 71 Other Surprises Other team surprises Toronto Maple Leafs Leafs' defeat in three straight matches by Montreal Maroons for Stanley cup in pro hockey collapse of at Athletics in American league ue baseball race and following In fool- fool ball Mississippi State over Army Boston college over Michigan State two defeats and a tie for Alabama four major defeats for Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania Bucknell's victories over Penn State and Temple Columbia over Dartmouth Carne Carnegie le over Purdue Pardue Purdue Pur Par due failure o of Cornell to win a single game Wisconsin over Purdue Purdue Purdue Pur Pur- due Wyoming over Colorado Villanova Villa Villa- nova over Temple Other Individual surprises Tony Canzoneri's victory over Lou tAu Ambers Ambers Am Am- bers beta for lightweight title Gene Sar- Sar azen's golf finish at Augusta Azucar's Azucar's Azucar's Azu- Azu cars car's victory in Santa Anita handicap handi handl handicap cap over famous field of horses Top Rows Row's defeats defeat of at Discovery in horse racing Mary ary Hoerger's victory at age of ot Jl fl 1 In Jn title swimming Babe Ruths Ruth's retirement |