Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 12 | Augie Galan Wins Praise as Most Valuable Major

Augie Angie Galan Calan Wins Praise As Most Valuable Major By FRANCIS J. J POWERS Special to The Telegram CHICAGO Dec 26 A 26 A few personal opinions on the sports parade parade parade pa pa- rade of 1935 1935 That Augie Galan of the Chicago Cubs was the most valuable player in the majors to his team A su substitute infielder of little rating rating rating rat rat- ing in 1934 he became a sensational outfielder almost over night He led the National league in In runs scored and stolen bases made hits of which 64 were for extra bases and played in every game of oC the campaign The flying Frenchman Frenchman French French- man was the spirit of the Cubs from April to October That John Jacob Berwanger of the University of Chicago was easily easily easily ily the outstanding football player of the season He made every all- all America selection and was awarded two to trophies as the most valuable player playe r. r Outstanding Star His football career was unusual in that for three years he played with a losing team yet was outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing in every game That the Lawson Little who won the British and United States State amateur amateur amateur ama ama- I golf championships this year would have beaten Bobby Jones at match play when the Georgian was wasat wasat wasat at his peak Or at least that Little would have been the toughest opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op Jones ever met That the Notre Ohio Dame-Ohio State football game was the toughest physically and emotionally emotionally emotion emotion- ally of the tho season Neither team rallied after that fierce encounter until the tho final game of their cam cam- And that Bill Shakespeare who starred In all of Notre Dames Dame's games was greatly underrated by critics of the tho sport That Minnesota was the No 1 football team and would have taken both Princeton and Southern Metho Methodist Meth Meth- o odist any time in November That the best individual performance perform perform- ance was by Jesse Owens of Ohio State when he broke the tho worlds world's record for the broad jump yard dash ash and low hurdles and tied the yard mark marlc in the Western Vestern conference conference conference con con- ference meet Bridges Sparkles SparkleR That Tomm Tommy Bridges' Bridges pitching in inthe inthe the tho last inning of the tho final game of the worlds world's series when the score was tied and there was a runner on third with none out was easily the years year's best piece of ot hurling That Johnny Revolta was the best professional golfer goiter of the season with victories In the P. P G. G A. A and western to attest his skill although Sam Parl Parks s holds the national cham cham- That Walter alter JIa is the most molt colorful figure in any branch of sport now that Ruth and D Dempse Dempsey Demp- Demp mp- mp se sey are in retirement Still sun put Dempsey in one corner and Hagen Ha- Ha gen in the other and Its It's Jack who would be mobbed That Joe Joo New York Giant Moores Moore's catch off oft Lou Gehrig in inthe inthe inthe the star all-star game at Cleveland was the fanciest bit of fielding witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- by these eyes That Jimm Jimmy ODea the Chicago Cubs' Cubs little Irish catcher is going to become one on-e of the stars in hi his position That Joe Louis could have taken Jack Dempsey or Gene Tunney on their best days but you OU cant can't prove it That Santa Claus still is the all all- time champion even though you would rather pick out your our own ties etc ete