Show A Hoodlum Poor Ol 47 Wins Letter Bud Way WayBy By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sp Sports Writer NEW YORK Dec 29 UP Old UP-Old Old Man 1947 is getting set setto setto setto to take a powder and as he be joins the alumni of the ages a lot lotof lotof lotof of people are plenty sorry he won won his is letter This creaking over the e hill hlll was nobody to get the Sullivan award for sportsmanship and exemplary exemplary exemplary ex ex- ex- ex conduct He was a brawler brawl brawl- er of the old school tougher than the Gas House HoUie Gang and twice as wacky as Babe Herman ever thought of being With him it was no holds barred harred Making his debut he grew up in the courtrooms as they sentenced the pr pro football bribers He was wasa a real juvenile delinquent as Leo I Durocher was thrown out of or baseball baseball base base- ball baIl for a year Rocky Graziano admitted receiving a bribe offer and subsequently was kicked out of at the ring and Ray Robinson drew drewa a suspension for not reporting a bribe offer f And young 1947 became a real real hoodlum as time went wenton on There was his poor sportsmanship as the United States ignored the rules Inthe in inthe inthe the Davis cup matches and again in helping Its own in the women's nationals as darkness and the officials of of- saved Louise Brough from Nancy Bolton Also on the docket against him went the jurIsdIctional mess in which the A AAU A AU U battled battle the A AHA H A for Olympic hocke hockey rights and the investigation of the Billy Jake Fox-Jake Lamotta bout Personal Thrills But in the way of personal thrills the old guy had them Like the winter nights in MadIson MadIson Madison Madi MadI- son Square Garden carden as Galloping Gil Dodds make a smashing comeback And watching with wonder as they crowned boxer Warlord of Maza- Maza lame laine best In show at the Westminster Westminster Westminster West West- minster Kennel club show when you were certain the title should have gone to King Hot Dog with mustard Watching Gus Lesnevich turn puncher as he belted out Billy Fox to retain the light heavyweight crown Then heading south to mingle with the ball players sitting sitting sit sit- ting Ung in the warm Florida sunshine with Connie Mack Hal a and d the like Ilke and hearing Allie Reynolds prophesy This Is my year Suffering a sun-cracked sun nose ose as Ben Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum Mangrum Mangrum Man- Man grum won the Miami four ball golf tournament Freezing through a Florida night in Iii the Orange bowl as Jersey Joe Walcott made his bid for fame by defeating Elm Elmer r Violent Ray Beating your gums and your arches as Happy Chandler held his hearIngs hearings hear hear- ings in Sarasota and St. St Petersburg Wondering at Jackie Robinsons Robinson's debut laughing at Burt Shotton's confusion trying to find the thc Polo Grounds to take over the Dodgers and the lump in your throat as you saw an emaciated Bambino cry like a bab baby on Babe Ruth day Bobbys Bobby's nil Bit Splash Enjoying Bobby Lockes Locke's big splash in winning the Goodall round robin at Boston awed more by the Poughkeepsie scenery than Navys Navy's win In the regatta and nostalgically nostalgically nostalgically nos nos- sorrowful as ns Bobby Riggs whipped Don Budge Shrieking with the rest at Stymies Stymie's stretch run in the International International international Inter Inter- national gold cup grinning at the love antics of Babe DIdrickson and hubby George Zaharins as she ahe turned pro and enjoying rousing tennis as Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder defended the Davis cup Pulling for the washed up Frankie Parker as he won the first two sets from Kramer big Jake rallied to win the nationals discussing g with John Cobb how it Ile feels 1 to go 39 mU 9 miles s per r hour hourin hourin in an automobile And the series serles The pitching of Joe Page and Hugh Casey C Cookie Ie Lavagetto breaking u up Bill Sevens Bevens' no-hitter no with two away in the ninth and Al Giofriddo's catch of Joe sure homer Amazed and electrified as Columbia's Columbia's Co Co- Co- Co lumbia's battered Lions rose up anc and blasted Army's long victory streak and feeling a deep pride in the spectacle which is the Navy Army-Navy game Saddened by the death of Man ran Mano rano o o 0 War remembering how regal he looked in his Kentucky stall as old Will Harbut gone now too told tolt you that this was the most cst horse and belonging to bedlam as Walcott beat Joe Louis in your book and lost a split spilt decision Yes the old guy going over the hill bill was rough and ready but he had his points |