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Show THE RICH COUNTY C2AFE2. RANDOLPH. UTAH Court Puzzler Speaking of Sports DASKETB ALLS rules manlpu lators soon may be faced with another task that of devising some method to make goal tending illegal. As the rules now stand any unusually tall player can station himself beneath the basket and with no more than a slight jump bat opponents shots away from the danger zone. This was thoroughly demonstrated during the past season by Mike Nocenter of the vak, Loyola university team in Chicago. The altitudinous Mike stationed himself under the basket and when the opposition shot from outside he would merely raise his long right arm, jump about two and' a half feet off . the floor, and flip the ball away. Novaks contribution wasnt only to the defensive side. His tremendous height enabled him to tally something better than 10 points a game to Loyolas total. Officials and fans are generally agreed that too great a premium is placed on height. It gives a player an almost unsurmountable advantage, demoralizing members of the opposing team. On the other hand they argue that it isnt fair to penalize a player because he happens to reach nearer the clouds than his Hutch Remains u Level - Headed Despite Praise By ROBERT McSHANE FREDERICK CHARLES INSON, Detroits $50,000 pitcher, has one outstanding virtue which will do much to save him from his friends and Hutch is a solid, unimaginative player. Much more so than the average youth his age, which is 19. Imperturbable and unemotional, the youngster has been the subject of more publicity pieces than any pitcher of his age in the history of the game. So far this spotlight hasnt dazzled him in the least. Most of the stuff written about the Seattle youth has been in superlative praise. One author gave him the pitching magic of Christy Mathewson in his right arm. Another article was titled The Nothing Ball No One Can Hit. Hutchinson still has to prove himself in big league competition. Un- well-wishe- - rs. fellow- r -athletes. j r' There isnt quite as much danger in the situation as is seen on the surface. A majority of abnormally tall athletes are physically handicapped in that they are often slow, awkward and a trifle freakish. This is not true of Novak. Nat Holman, the old Celtic hero and for 20 years coach of City College basketball, calls Novak a fine athlete and the best college player he has ever seen. The argument is one that can stay fresh for years. And it is doubtful if the rules committee will take drastic action on the question in the very near future. . Plus One fILLIE .TURNESA, national golf champion, recently was singled out for the Metropolitan Golf associations top honors when he was ranked at plus one in the honor role of leading mashie wielders. Wee Willie, the only amateur member of the famous Turnesa golf; FRED HUTCHINSON questionably his admirers had very worthy motives in heaping praise on his head. But they also succeeded in putting the boy on the spot. To live up to his publicity would require the skill of a genius. If he fails it will be largely the fault of his friends who have built him up into a pitching juggernaut, He will need all his composure and steadiness. American league wits are practicing for Hutchinson. d and highly publicized A player, he offers a fair target for their riding. And they wont be gentle when they start ribbing him about his nothing ball and his magical right arm. i ing family, received the highest ranking ever accorded a New York indicating player, that in the eyes of officialdom is a stroke Willie better than par every time he tees off. The Metropolitan Golf Associations ratings are sports slipperiest pole. It's even harder to stay there. A ranking golfer has to produce in tournaments to keep his. place. Best in Minors? In addition to the plus rating of ; Termed the greatest pitcher in the Turnesa, there are three players . minor leagues last year, Hutchinrated at scratch, despite the slip of sons claim to that distinction or Ray Billows, who was dropped one rather his friends claim to that hon- stroke. At scratch are Frank Straf-ac- i, or for him can be disputed. Paul who defeated Turnesa in the Trout, Sandcut, Ind.,,idol, won 22 metropolitan amateur championship games and lost 6 in the Texas final at Ridgwood, N. J.; Dick Chapleague. Hutchinson won 25 and lost man, amateur darkhorse, and John 7 in the Pacific Coast league. Trouts Burke, handicapped by M. G. A. ' victories were gathered in three and for the first time. months of play while HutchBurke captured the intercollegiate insons were compiled in six months championship in Louisville, Ky. of competition. AH in all, Trouts That feat shouldnt be underestimatrecord for the year was the more ed, however, as Turnesa failed to formidable. turn the same trick in three years Nevertheless, Hutchinson is a of effort. Bracketed in the two stroke handigreat ball player. He was beaten school as a once pitcher, high only cap are E. H. Driggs, Tommy Goodtwice as an American Legion pitch- win, John Parker, Mark Stuart, er, twice while hurling for Yakima Jess Sweetser and Charles White-heaand seven times last year. That is . a great record. His immediate future would be in No. 1 less doubt if the superlative praise GALENTO, the animated would come to a sudden end. Few 'T'QNY 4 vat from Newark, has rebeer to a as harmful young things , are National his tained Boxing associae athlete as extravagant, No. 1 heavythe as tion ranking secacclaim. His personal cheering title challenger, tion would do well to soft pedal its weight Association records show that Joe applause until the season is under Triner, Illinois committeeman, votway. ed to leave vacant the No. 1 post which the N. B. A. first awarded the ; ; New Jersey heavyweight last year, Two-To- n Tonys high ranking posiIndian institute has HASKELL carries little glory with it. Hes tion of the with time big ; as top man an announcement that hereafter the merely been designated sea of unimpressive particularly school will meet only prep teams of Committee lection challengers. on the gridiron. Haskell, in former members did not take themselves , years, played Notre Dame, teams too seriously when they designated of the Big Six and the Big Ten . . . to lead the list. They made Prof. Herbert Olivecrona, Swedish Tony that Tony cannot be conclear it brain specialist, says boxing is no sidered a very grave threat to more dangerous, than any other Louis. Joe Champion sport, but that a fighter should reboxings sorry state tire from the ring for at least a ofHeavyweight is evidenced by the first affairs year after being knocked out . . . 10 ranking fighters. In addition to Three Florida golf courses, aban- Galento the committee ranked, ifi doned during the depression, have order, Bob Pastor Lou Nova, Max - been reconditioned and reopened Baer, Red Burman, Maurice Strick. . . Stagehaftd, winner of the Santa land, Nathan Mann, Roscoe Toles, Anita handicap and derby, was the Johnny Paycheck and Tony Musto. leading money winner of 1938. Prior Not long ago the antics of these to that Joseph E. Widener sold him contenders would have been laughfor only $8,000 . ; . 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