| Show Speaking of o Sports Sports Writers Select Nations Nation's No Noo 1 l Athletes By ROBERT McSHANE ONCE NCE more the nations nation's sports authorities have gone into their annual huddle and again they have announced their yearly list of ot the country's most outstanding figures ligure In the world of ot sports Admitted Admittedly I It U I Is no 00 easy task to designate any anyone one man as aa the No 1 athlete of the year rear The divergence of opinion was waa manifested when United Press sports aporta writers writer picked Henry Armstrong as aa their greatest great grea eat est and Associated Press Prell representatives named Don Dodge Budge Rightfully recognized as lIS a man who may mal be the greatest fighter pound for tor pound that ever lived Armstrong Is the only one who ever held three boxing championships at atthe atthe atthe the same time time featherweight featherweight lightweight lightweight light light- weight and welterweight I t N s M The AP AI nominee Don Budge Dudge negotiated negotiated negotiated an unprecedented unprecedented dented tennis sweep In winning the Australian Australian Aus Aus- F French r e n c h British and American Amerl Ameri can titles in one year before electing to cast his lot with the professionals Forty five of the 67 sports critics who Participated in the Don nudge eighth annual AP AI p poll ll selected Patty Berg Derl of Minneapolis Minne apolis apoll as the overwhelming choice for No 1 woman athlete of 1938 Miss Berg Deri who climaxed a brilliant golf goU campaign by winning the na na- national championship drew four tour times as many ninny first place nominations nominations nomina as 81 her closest competitor The Edward J J. J Nelll Nelli memorial medal med al ai perpetuating the r memory of the grand boxing writer and war correspondent correspond ent ant who was killed In Spain a year a r ago went to Jack DempIe Demp Demp- c Ie scy sey as the man who has done most for forthe forthe the fight game in 1 s 1938 1038 The New York Boxing Writers Writer as as- Jack Dempsey medal donors donors do do- 1 nors voted Henr Henry Armstrong honorable honorable honorable hon I mention for the coveted a award ward Yanks Are Best Team In a victory as 81 decisive as 81 their American league and World Series triumphs the New York Yankees were named by AP AI writers as the outstanding sports team for 1938 Joe McCarthys McCarthy's Bombers who created created cre ere a new time all record by whipping whIpping whipping whip whIp- ping the Chicago Cubs four games to none for their third successive world baseball championship were placed at the top of ot the heap by 61 out of If 67 87 writers And last but not least Charles lust Charles B B. B Howards Howard's was wal awarded the Uie turfs turf's highest honor when adjudged ad judged the Uie outstanding race horse horle of the year In a nationwide poll poU of turf tart and sport writers conducted by bythe b bythe the Ibe Turf and Sport Digest Direst Sea- Sea biscuit won WOD six Its races In 11 Il starts finished second tour lour times Ume and was third once during daring his 1938 campaign Ills lily earnings earning were boosting his bis time all winnings to placing him second to 10 Sun Beau Deau world moneymaking money champ Sun SunDean's Deans Beaus earnings totaled It is la entirely natural that not everyone ev ev- everyone will agree with the choice made by the critics There are arc bound to ta be close decisions but keep In mind the fact that sports ports authorities authorities au from aU all sections of the country had a voice in naming the winners Football in France lj fOOTBALL i has taken many a rap during the wane of the past season season sea sea- son IOn and the latest backhanded handed boost takes on an Intern international a aspect as as- peat The American game rame made Its lis debut debut debut de de- de- de but before sports loving Frenchmen recently and the verdict was that the Uie best about the game rame Is la the huddle A troupe of American football footballers era co coached ched b by Jim Crowley of Fordham played their first exhibition game ame In Paris where thousands cheered the former collegians Several other exhibition games eames were scheduled for the U. U S. S athletes The game was described as a combination of Rugby soccer wrestling and bullfighting and and ver very much like a collision between J an automobile and a bus bua The experts however were Intrigued In In- e no end by the huddle though perhaps the they were a little mistaken as to its true purpose It la Is b by far the most Interesting part of the he game one oae sports writer writ writ- er said laid It II Is apparent they gather to cheer In the of true spirit sportsmanship sports manship before each pia play Another observer reported that They kneel down and seem to try to 0 frighten each other with grim t aces ces Then they rush headlong at each elch other arms flying Fantastic things thinas take place Legs and arms get mixed so that the field looks like a battleground after the 4 ft r f t One Paris paper stated that football foot fY t ball was as such a bruising game thain that tha in the United States It U has been banned by President Roosevelt Roosevell Golf's Money l Wizard WITH one major tournament left to to play Sammy samm Snead links wizard from White Sulphur Springs W. W Va VI has emerged as the great Ireat est eat mone money winner in all pro golf goU history accounting for prize money during the past year Sneads Snead's fairway income was announced an an- by Fred Corcoran tournament ment bureau manager for the Professional Pro Golfers association who r wK t e w. w r J I h hI t I I r SAM SAI SNEAD worked In eight hour shUts shifts to arrive at a t the total Johnny Revolts Revolla ran ran a poor second second sec see ond annexing In cash prizes larry Harry Cooper of Chicopee Mass l leading mane money player of 1937 with landed In third bird place with only Others high In this years year's money brackets announced by Corcoran Paul Runyan White Plains N. N Y Henry Picard Hershey Pa Ky Lagoon La Toon Northmoor Ill III Ralph Guldahl Madison N. N J. J Jimmy limes Lakeville L L. I. I Victor Ghezzi Deal N. N J J. Jimmy Thompson Shawnee Pa Dick Metz Chicago and Horton Smith Oak Park Ill Uncrowned Champ FRED RED APOSTOLI far and away the best middleweight in the fight light business wonders what he has to todo todo todo do to be recognized as world champion cham cham- pion plan The San Francisco bellhop has knocked mocked out Marcel Thu the frenchman who was generally recognized rec- rec as champ he be knocked out Steele when Steele wa was recognized as American champion he knocked out Sol N N. N D. D A. A champion and finished the list b by stopping Young Corbett Ii III And now hed he'd like to know how he can get clear claim to the title If f it can be done by polishing oil oft Krieger again hes he's more than willIng willing will will- Ing to do Just that at any time This year old lad who came out of a San Francisco orphanage to win fame and fortune is a quiet unassuming unassuming un un- assuming young man almost shy with strangers III Ills His bashful manner manner manner man man- ner belles his boxing Instinct Once Oace Freddie crawls through the ropes bea hes a changed man lie ne shames baffles nervously about smacking his bis fists fist together torether lie Is eager to start atari throwing punches With the battle batUe under way the change I is complete His ilia eyes blaze and a vicious snarl gives evidence of the same killer instinct that spurred Dempsey lIe He shows no mercy to opponents and his cruelty amazes ring fans Five minutes after the bout he Is again a bashful young man man man-cham cham champion pion without a crown lIe He doesn't need a title to pack arenas wherever he ha fights Fans know that he goes In the ring with one purpose- purpose to win the battle as quickly as s possible C o Newspaper Union |
