Show i speaking 0 of sports ts champs pass in review as 1939 draws to close ai by ROBERT mcshane COMEDY tragedy and pathos sometimes sometime e s a combination of all three are written to in the nations sports records for or the past 12 months As the old year wanes ah the e spur sports ts fan glances back over performances 0 of individuals and teams for outstanding achievements some of those performances are great some are funny and a few are pathetic in heavyweight boxing its a simple thing to name the greatest performer who else can compare with louis the brown bomber he has punched his way through all opposition to become one of the tha fight ingest kings in the history of boxing many ring followers fo consider him the greatest heavyweight of au all joe louis time one mans outstanding football P performer erf 0 la is another ma mans n dud but nile kannick Uni university verol ty of iowa halfback gets the call to in most books kinnick was awarded the 1939 memorial trophy given each year by the shenew new york Tork downtown athletic club to the nations outstanding college football player the selection was made from the he votes rotes of sports writers and sports broadcasters throughout the united states tom harmon of michl michigan gan was second paul christman of missouri third and george cafego cafege 0 of tennessee fourth dr eddie anderson andersen of iowa kin nicks ni acks coach did a topnotch job preseason pre season dope gave iowa a second division rating remember how the Haw keyes defeated notre dame and minnesota A tle tie with northwestern kept them from sharing the big ten conference title with ohio state horse of the year the horse of the year was challe don lie ile failed in the kentucky derby but went on to win all ther other a stakes lie he proved his greatness grea ness when he be outran autran kayak at pimlico bob feller of cleveland joe dl DI maggio and charlie keller of the yanks and ted williams of the boston red sox were outstanding choices for baseball player 0 of f the year dimaggio und and feller eller finished in front dimaggio DiMagg lo is classed assed ca with the all time greats and feller only 20 years year s old managed to win A 24 WK t games tor for cleve cieve charlie keller land keller and williams two 1939 rookies are the main challengers tor for next years laurels byron nelsons belsons Nel sons two way victory in the national open and the western open rates as one of the years best performances as was dick powerful stroking to win the st paul open either byron nelson or ralph aalph guldahl are expected to win the united states open in 1940 guldahl Is back in excellent physical shape last year his bis health was none too good As for teams the yankees left little ittle or nothing to be desired they had little to fear from american league teams and woo won the series in four straight though the question is open to debate many baseball enthusiasts hall ball them as the greatest team of all time tony galeotos Ga lentos flattening of joe louis for a short count might well come under the head of com comedy e dy roly poly tony was considered nothing more than a clown he amazed the fisticuff world by re really ally jolting the champ and then further disrupted affairs by whipping decisively lou nova most promising of the immediate heavyweight hopefuls Diani diamond ond tragedy 0 under the head bead of pare tragedy comes ernie Lom lombardos Lombard bardis ls amazing antics buting the world series ernie erme cincinnati reds beds backstop conducted a phenomenal one man sit down strike while the yanks scored the three winning runs rons in the last game of the series it was by far far the he most unusual performance la in the annals of 1939 sports history top performances for or women must include alice marbles rise to her position as queen of the tennis courts she met end and disposed of good opposition to reach her present status then too theres the record made by betty jameson of texas who replaced patty berg as national amateur golf champion elizabeth hicks deserves an orchid for her play in winning the wom lens ans western derby sports in general have been more prosperous fous than they were a year ago increase of interest in all events hasteen has been marked which Is a good sign for 1940 and tor for america the greatest sports nation in the world sport shorts A A TURK played center for duke 1 1 soccer team 1 seven field goals w were re kicked in a 9 game between columbus colbus and the chicago cardinals in 1825 1025 I 1 which is a pro football record al A simmons has rejected several otters to manage class AA league clubs he wants to be a bis big league coach carl hubbell playing 9 its 80 regularly over a fort worth texas golf course football critics say penns freshman team am this year was the best in the schools history dr eddie anderson andersen coach at iowa carl hubbell hobbell had bad one of the finest scholastic cho lastic records in notre dames dame history he averaged 88 98 per cent tor for four our years andy yari papa rolled his forty sixth score while bowling in los angeles recently walter matuszczak cornell quart quarterback is the youngest of 10 brothers I 1 billy mccarney veteran boxing handler says billy conn could acquire a punch it if he were willing to sacrifice some speed he cites benny leonard as a parallel case Chi cagos maroons marcons may be consistent losers on the gridiron but they are big ten champions in ter tennis ails fencing and water polo tommy hitchcock still a 10 goal player has been prominent in sports for 26 years baseball bat manufacturers are seeking a lighter wood than the achand ash and hickory now used questioned concerning the probable finish in the american league next season ed barrow yankee general manager quoted connie macks statement that wo no matter what the indians do they always wind up third happy minors M INOR leagues of baseball are ava viewing 1940 with optimism born of record breaking 1939 figures according to william 0 bram brain ham president of the national association soc fallen baseballs centennial year produced paid admissions in the he minor leagues this total does not include attendance at the many playoffs play offs i the popularity of which suffered this year nor does it include inter league championship series the increase of paid admissions over the previous season was chalked up with the help of 0 four new leagues perhaps the most gratifying feature was the prosperous season enjoyed by class D teams new attendance marks were set in many cities with seattle at the top of the list BOWLING made easy sa by NED DAY national match game came champion this is the sixth ol of a bezis ol of bowling lessons by ned day ol 01 milwaukee wis nati national 0 nal match same game champion and recognized as an outstanding bowling authority ARIOUS deliveries justas just as V VARIOUS a baseball pitcher can resort to curves changes of pace screw balls and fast ones so too does a bowler have an assortment of stuff there are four distinct pitches in bowling named in order of their importance they are the hook book the curve the straight and the backup the hook ball Is thrown out of the side of the hand band with a counterclockwise twist to impart spin to the ball the thumb comes out first and the fingers finger then apply the spin to the ball the hook book ball Is placed on the alley about eight to twelve boards from the right hand band gutter it travels in a straight line toward the no 3 pin just before it reaches the he pin it hooks books sharply into the he 13 1 3 pocket the hook ball Is used by practically all of the worlds outstanding bowlers because of its high strike percentage the curve ball Is used by bowlers who throw a slow ball and it Is very effective on highly polished alleys alley the straight ball Is the easiest to master and for that reason it Is sometimes recommended for beginners until they perfect their a approach and delivery the backup ball is used only bys by a few bowlers as its strike percent age is very low and for that reason it is not recommended for further instruction in the develop development meni of bowling pitches write ned day 43 E ohio st SL chicago HI released Bele by western newspaper union |