| Show Speaking of o Sports Sport Champs Pass in Review as 1939 Draws to Close I By ROBERT RODERT McSHANE COMEDY tragedy and pathos pathos- sometimes a combination of all three three are are written In the nations nation's sports records for the past 12 months As the old year wanes the sports fan glances back over performances of individuals and teams for outstanding achieve achievements ments Some of those performances are great some are funny and a afew afew few tew are pathetic In heavyweight boxing Its It's a simpie simple sim pIe thing to name the greatest per performer former Who else f can compare with Champion Joe Louis the Brown Drown Bomb Domb Bomber er He has punched his way through allt all r t opposition to become be come one of the kings In the history of boxing Many ring followers consider t him the greatest heavyweight of all Joe Louis time One mans man's outstanding football performer Is another mans man's dud dad But Dut Nile Kinnick University of Iowa halfback gels gets the call caUIn In most books Kinnick was awarded the 1939 nets nets- snail man Memorial trophy given each year by the New York Downtown Athletic club to tet the nations nation's outstanding outstanding out out- standing college toot football ball player The selection was made from the votes otes of sports writers and sports sport broadcasters throughout the United States Slates Tom Harmon of ot Michigan was second Paul Christman of ot Missour Mis Missouri sour third and George Cafego catero of Tennessee fourth Dr Eddie Anderson of Iowa Kinnick Kinnick's Kin Kin- nicks nick's coach did a topnotch job Preseason season dope gave Iowa a sec lec second ond and division rating Remember how the defeated Notre Dame and Minnesota A tie with Northwestern North western kept them from sharing the Big Ten conference title tItie with Ohio State Horse of the Y Year car carThe The horse of the year was Challe- Challe don on He De failed tailed In the Kentucky Derby Derby Der Der- by but went on to win all aU other stakes takes He De proved his greatness when he be outran Kayak a at Pimlico Bob Feller of Cleveland Joe DIMaggio DI Dl- Maggio and Charlie Keller of the Yanks and Ted Williams of the Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Red Sox were outstanding choices for baseball player of f the year DiMaggio Di Di- t 1 Maggio and Feller t finished in front 4 DiMaggio is classed with the time all-time l greats and Feller t only 20 years old i r managed to win 24 Li L games Barnes for Cleve Clove Charlie Keller land tand Keller and Williams two 1939 rookies are the main challengers for next years year's laurels Byron Nelsons Nelson's way two-way victory in inthe Inthe inthe the National Open and the Western Open pen rates as one of the years year's best performances as as was Dick Metz's l powerful stroking to win the St St. Paul Open Either Byron Nelson Nelson Nel son or Ralph Guldahl are expected to 10 win the United States Slates Open in 1940 Guldahl Is back In excellent physical shape Last year his health was none too good As for teams the Yankees left leU little tittle or nothing to be desired They I had little to fear from American league lague teams and won the series In I tour Jour straight Though the question is open to debate many baseball enthusiasts hall them as the greatest great creat est esl team of ot all aU time lime Tony Galento's flattening of JoeLouis JoeLouis Joe JoeLouis Louis for a short count might wellcome wellcome well wellcome come under the head of comedy Roly-poly Roly Tony Tny was considered nothing more than a clown lie He amazed the fisticuff world by really jolting jaIling the champ and then further disrupted affairs by whipping dec decisively deci- deci lively Lou Nova most promising of the immediate heavyweight hope fuls Diamond Tragedy Under the head of pure tragedy comes omes Ernie Lombardi's amazing antics during the World series Ernie Er Er- nie Cincinnati Reds' Reds backs backstop lop con can ducted dueled a phenomenal one-man one sit alt down strike bile the Yanks scored the three winning runs In the last game of the series It U was by far the most unusual performance In 10 the annals of ot 1939 sports history Top performances for women must include Alice Marbles Marble's rise to her position as queen of the ten tea nit Ills courts She met and disposed of good opposition to reach her present pres ent status Then too theres there's the record made by Betty Detty Jameson of Texas who replaced Patty Berg as National Amateur golf champion champon Elizabeth licks Hicks deserves an orchid for her play In winning the Women's Worn Wom- ens en's Western derby Sports in general have been more prosperous than they were a year ago Increase of interest in all events has been marked Which Is Isa Isa isa a good sign for 1940 and for AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica lea the greatest sports nation inthe inthe in inthe the world Sport Shorts A TURK TunK played center for Duke university's soccer team Seven field goals were kicked Ina in ina ina a game between Columbus and the Chicago Cardinals In 1925 which Is a pro football record AI Al Simmons has rejected several offers of ot fers fen to manage Class AA league clubs lie He wants to be a big league coach Carl Hubbell playing right t ha breaks 80 BO regularly over a 3 Fort Worth Texas golf course Football critics say Penns Penn's freshman team this year was wasS S S the best in the schools school's history Dr Eddie Anderson Ander k son coach at Iowa Carl had one of the finest nest scholastic records In Notre Dames Dame's history lie He averaged averaged aver aged 98 per cent for four tour years Andy rolled his forty forty- sixth score while bowling in Los Angeles recently Walter Matuszczak Mat Mat- Cornell quarterback is the youngest of 10 brothers Billy Dilly McCarney veteran boxing handler says Billy Dilly Conn could acquire a punch If he be were willing to sacrifice fice Oce some speed lie He cites Benny Denny Leonard as a parallel case Chicago's Maroons may be consistent consistent tent losers on the gridiron but they are Big Dig Ten champions in tennis fencing and water polo Tommy Hitchcock still a goal 10 player has been prominent in sports for 26 28 years Baseball bat manufacturers I are ore seeking a lighter wood than the ash and hickory now used I Questioned concerning the probable finish In the American league next season Ed Barrow Darrow Yankee general manager quoted Connie Macks Mack's statement that No matter what the Indians do they always alway wind up third Happy Minors I MINOR AINOR leagues league of baseball are viewing 1940 with optimism born of record record breaking breaking 1939 figures According to William G. G Dram Brame ham president of the National association as as- baseballs baseball's centennial year produced paid admissions In 10 the minor leagues leapes This total does doe not include attendance at the many many playoff the popularity pop of which suffered antlered this year nor does doe It 1 Include league Inter championship series serle The Increase of paid admissions ad missions over the previous season was chalked up with the help of four new leagues Perhaps the most gratifying feature was the prosperous prosper ous season enjoyed by Class D teams New attendance marks were set setIn setIn setin In many cities with Seattle at the top of the list |
