| Show speaking of sports huge sports dish planned for N Y fair by HERB ROGERS ot of the most extensive sports ONE programs ever under undertaken taken has been announced as a feature ot of the new york worlds fair the program outlined by christy walsh director of sports will include both indoor and outdoor events and independent competitions held elsewhere with the he co opera tion or sponsorship of the fair the latter events include the allstar all star major league baseball game which is to be played next year in yankee stadium a and nd the international police pistol tournament A school for sports with the coun arys leaders in baseball football track and field and boxi boxing ng as instructors tors also is scheduled manager joe mccarthy pledged the operation cooperation co of the new york yankees in connection with the school of sport to be conducted h from april 30 to october 31 next year there will be 10 classes in baseball which comes first in the curriculum the list of instructors tors in addition 4 L to manager mccarthy I 1 will include bin bill terry y babe joe mccarthy ruth lou gehrig johnny vander meer burleigh grimes gabby hartnett dizzy dean hank greenberg jimmy y foxx joe di maggio bob feller and mel ott football will be represented with six ix classes during next september and october the instructors will include jim crowley mal stevens pop warner lou little chick mee ban benny friedman larry kelly alexander lechow I 1 cz and marshall goldberg classes in track v in track there will be si six c classes in may and june with lazon lawson robertson dean cromwell pete waters dink templeton and glenn cunningham among others as instructors tors for six boxing classes in june july and august jack dempsey gene tunney joe louis james J braddock tony galento benny leonard and jack mickey walker are dempsey among the teachers boys and girls who complete the school courses will receive certificates issued by the fairs academy ol of sport bearing the graduates name and that of the celebrity conducting the class the latter will include an award to the male or female amateur or professional voted to have contributed most to the welfare of american sport during 1938 individual certificates to figures in various sports fields who havela have cc accomplished something of special merit awards of the all america board of baseball and the all america board of football pro football that the college boys no longer have an exclusive franchise on football interest has been proved by the increased attendance at professional games despite the handicap of poor weather c conditions ons early in the season attendance at national football league contests is running 10 per cent ahead of the record set last year the pro teams appear to gain public attention and approval year by year and many make at least enough money to keep going and show some profit professional football has no serious problems outside those that confront any other business enterprise that involves the element of showmanship it has governed itself remarkably mar kably well especially in the matter of avoiding interference with the college game by taking players before graduation and in general has kept its house in excellent order as 23 far as the general public bubli c knows those sore ar arms heres here s a new theory for the cause of this seasons epidemic of sore arms among major league pitchers tom daly veteran red sox coach blames it onto short under sleeves and all along we thought it wa was s the lively ball daly should know beca because se he has caught such pitchers a as s walter johnson red faber grover alexander eddie cicotte lefty tyler and others all this stuff about the lively ball causing these arm ailments this season is the bunk said dal daly Y they ii like ke to pitch with short der sleeves or no sleeves at all what un they are doing is inviting inviting 9 trouble in wearing those flimsy undershirts doing the equivalent of sticking their arms in front of an electric fan kid pitchers now are wearing f fancy ancy polo shirts at night deplored the veteran it its S ilk like e pt putting out the welcome 10 S sign agn for old man pneumonia new grid offense grandstand coaches agree U grandstand that the 1938 season has brought something new to football oot ball daring attack a it ack is again ruling the game so far the season has developed a brilliant offense not seen tor for many a year r As a result scores have been climbing there are fewer scoreless ties and dull ga games mes whether youve been taking your football from the 50 yard line or over the radio youve been treated to more thrilling dashes for touchdowns in the current crop of major games the coaches themselves are at a loss to account for this new spirit in the game jim C r 0 w I 1 e y says s a nl teams that are arent supposed to be so hot on offense are running wild every ones got a passer and at least one fair runner I 1 thought my team at fordham had a good attack its just average averi fkr i I 1 guess crowley did not jim crowley exaggerate when he said that every team has a good passer among the boys who are throwing the ball with exceptional talent are bill patterson of baylor dave obrien of texas christian harold van every of minnesota everett kischer of iowa state lanny hollins of vanderbilt george of north carolina bill paulman of stanford wilmeth sing of syracuse sid luckman of columbia and gill humphrey of yale increased backfield versatility has accompanied the rise ot of good passing the hurlers mentioned above can run as well as pass teams no longer rely upon the specialty back the development of the air raid has brought new problems to the defense strategists the five man line has not figured importantly in their calculations the 6 3 2 and the 7 1 2 1 defensive alignments being more adaptable are getting greater use there is a trend toward less blocking the line by the offensive team lateral passes seem to be in in the discard but the loss of this spectacular play should not trouble the fans who at mid season have already seen the best brand ot of football in a decade here and there GOLFERS in bendigo australia are on the verge of jitters because of the large number of balls carried off by crows during matches no changes in size or weight ibave have been made in the cricket ball since the first one was manufactured years ago ab jenkins holder of most of the automobile records for racing against time plans to install a new motor and then go after capt george mark on bonneville salt flats flat s every west point football player hurt hur t in a game is carried from the field on a stretcher regardless of the nature of his injury the percentage with which jimmy foxx won on the 1938 american league batting championship is the lowest I 1 since 1908 when ty cobb batted willie and johnny fischer are among the few topflight golfers who still use wooden shafted clubs fielding yost says that fumbles recovered by the opposition ion cost the fumbling team an average of 30 yards unless the yankees make some changes this winter their 1939 infield will average 30 years of age even with youthful joe gordon at second base 0 western newspaper union |
