P'A'OE TWO
MEPFQT.D MATL TRIBUNE, IfEDFORI). OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMEER 22, 1932.
OFTENEST OF
Babe Handed 130 Bases on
Balls in 132 games, Sta
tistics Show Foxx Sec
ond in Receipt of Passes
Br P.XVh MICKELSON
(Associated Press Sport Writer)
CHICAGO, Deo. 3.. (AP) Jlmmle
Foxx excelled Babe Ruth and the rest
of the Amerleen league In the pro
duction of homers end rune betted
In leet eeaeon, but the aging Bs,m
blno again was the moet walked mm
in the circuit.
In 133 games, 33 leae then Foxx
participated In, Ruth wee handed 130
bases on ball by pltchere who Hg
ured one bag wee better than four.
While thla crop, felled to come close
t the record one of 170, collected by
the Bebe In 163 games In the 1333
campaign, It wee enough to give the
Dew York Yankees a new high mark
for one club with a team total of
766 for the.sesaon. In 1031 the Yanka
collected 748 paaeee In 159 gamea.
Foxx Second.
Foxx wu second to Ruth In paeeee
received, the flnel, official averogea
disclosed today with lie. but he top
ped hla closest rivals. Lou Gehrig of
New York and Al Blmmone of Phlla
delphle, by 18 scores In rune batted
In. Foxx drove In 109 rune while
Gehrig and Blmmone were credited
with 161 each. Ruth ranked fourth
with 1S7. Fourteen players batted in
100 or more rune, while only five
Ruth. Foxx, Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane
and Max Bishop received 100 or
more baaea on balls. Ten playera got
four paaeee In one game, with Earl
Averlll of Cleveland and Oesle Bluege
of Washington drawing five In one
afternoon.
The eaalest man to strike out In the
league laat aeaaon was Bruce Camp
bell, who waa aent to St. Louie by
the White Sox. Campbell fanned 104
times, or eight times more than bis
closest rival, Foxx, who churned the
air with hla home run bat lust 30
times. Campbell and Averlll also were
the aasleet targets for wl'd pitches,
getting hit six times each.
Bewell Fans Seldom.
' Joe Bewell, New York veteran, ran
hie great record for strikeouts to the
minimum of 110 for 13 yeara of bat
ting In the American league, etrlk
Ing out but three times In 124 games.
Sam Rice of Washington struck out
only six times in 106 games Bennle
Tate. Boston catcher, struck out six
Mmee In 85 games; Billy Sullivan,
Chlcgao, nine times In 03, and Carey
Selnh, Chicago rookie, nine In 110.
The championship Yankees led in
rune batted In for a team with 055
and In gamea won end loat at homo
and away with the Athletics trailing
next In all three department. Cleve
land hung up the odd record of win
ning more games away than at home
by the margin of one victory.
SPORTS REVIEW
This seems to be the year of the
big eligibility wind. Everywhere.
Coast conference. Northwest confer
ence, and high school, someone un
earths some overt act on the part of
a rival player, usually after his team
. has won several gamea. A kick ta
registered and the Imposing array of
vletorlee tumble over.
.
' The latest eligibility squabble la
aver Dave Nlsbet, Washington's all-
American end, who played a year
with Junior college and two at
Seattle. Thla waa hie third year
with Washington and the Huaklea
went through a tough echedule, down
to the'U. 0. L. A. game, their final
far the eeaeon. before N la bet waa
protested. However, Weening ton
probably will not forfeit any gamee,
e
Ae far as rules go, Washington
ahould forfeit Just as much ae Wil
lamette waa forced to do because
their star tackto. Bill Jock itch, play
ed for Purdue. But lt'a all up to
the conference officials and some are
more broad-minded than others.
There was nothing lfsdalslca) about
the) way Jonathan Butler railroaded
Smoky Joe LIUard out o' the Oregon
football camp for playing baseball
under an assumed name.
Much water has flowed under
bridge uwt Butler's total record to
date conslsta of one scalp LUlard a.
Oregon has a right to feel persecuted
when the Coast eonfernnce's snooper
nicked on their ace back field man
and banned him on a flimsy excuse.
But Cear Butler la no longer the
Omnipotent Com on the coast, and
ne one to sorry.
e ..'
Tt seems t us that Llllard's offense
wi no worse than Nlabet'e, but It
looks as though they were going, to
overlook the Huaky star's slips, even
though It wee known early In the
aeaaon he wee Ineligible.
. If the Coast conference la going to
be tough with one school, It should
at least be conalstent and deal ac
cordingly with all. No one like the
Idea of forfeiting gamea. but there
r such things ae eligibility rule
In coast football, all school, big or
little, ahould be made to toe the
mark.
e e
. The Dalle and Hood River, both
eeufDt In the eligibility web. look
ruefully around and wander if per
haps they were not discriminated
Heine.
Young Jockey Wins
i Hall of Fame Niche
N7IW ORLEANS. Dec 33. ITt A
.7-year-olc youngster from Kansas.
Johnny Gilbert, hae assured hlmae'f
of a place In the Jockeye' hall tA
fame by riding hie 301st winner ol
th year. By scoring a trlpk, yester
day at Jefferson Park to pane the 300
mark. Johnny became the ISth Amer
ican Jockey since ISM and the third
since 130 to reach that height.
WORLD'S GREATEST GIRL ATHLETE
MILDRED DIDRICKSON GOES "PRO"
ALL SPORTS WRITING
AND FILM WORK
WILL TAKE IE
BEAUMONT, . Tex., Dec. S3.-HP)
Mildred Babe Dldrlkson has turned
pro.
' This 18-year-old Texas girl, almost
universally regarded by sports fol
lowers as the world's greatest all
around feminine athlete, announced
last night ahe had forssken the ama
teur atatua which the Amateur Ath
letlo Union already rj&d taken from
her for alleged commercialism of her
fame.
1 Mtse Dldrlkson publicly claimed she
bad not authorized the use Of her
testimonial and picture In connec
tion with a motor-car advertisement,
tlon with a motor-car advertisement,
pended her, and asked reinstatement.
Her departure from smateur ranks
was not entirely unexpected, for
Tuesday she resigned ber Job with
a Dallas Insurance company. Her
employer eald at the time he ex
pected her to announce ahe had turn
ed professional.
This slender, firm-muscled girl,
who seemingly does everything ath
letlo with eese, eald she bad accepted
a film proposition, would do sport
writing and was considering other
offers. She said she bad ambitious
to swim around Manhattan Island
and then try her luck at the English
channel and the Helespont.
"I reallre that I am too light In
weight to withstand the gruelling
endurance test of a long distance
swim." ahe explained. "That means
I'll have to put on some extra pound
agequite a lot of It I weigh only
180 now."
Since her victories In the Olympics
last summer she. has had numerous
offere by which ahe might Save com
mercialized her athletic ability, but
she turned them down with the res
ervation that she might later become
a profeaalonal..
In a statement outlining her pros
pective program. Mist Dldrlkson le
olared the action of the A. A. 17. In
suspending her virtually made her
decision for her.1
Miss Dldrlkson, here for the holi
days at the home of her parents, de
nied a report ahe wee oonalderlng
matrimony, at least foi the present.
SALEM, Deo. 33. (AP) Robin Ked
of Roedaport failed In hts attempt to
wrest the world welterweight wrestl
ing belt from Henry Jones of Provo,
Utah, here last night. The match
ended In a draw with both wrestlers
having gained one fall and both 'out'
on the floor outside the ropes.
The double "knockout" came when
Reed caught Jones with ft flying head
aolaaors and threw him out of the
ring to the floor, but Reeds foot
caught between tht two top ropes.
When Referee Vern Harrington ex
tricated the leg. Reed fell to the
floor, also unconscious, beside Jones.
Jones took the first fall and Reed
the second, both with body presses.
DOUBLE KNOCKOUT
IN MAT STRUGGLE
nhe MODERN GIFT
for
THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY
Will Get Fat and Swim
& V , i It t if - ' r
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Among athletic aspirations of Mildred ("Call me Babe") Dldrlkson are
the channel swim and a paddle around Manhattan Island. She admits
such feuls will require putting on more weight than her present 130
pounds. The girl athlete la shoirn above at left on the sidelines during
a basketball game.
BRIDGE WIZARD DISCLOSES
HEW VALUATION METHOD
NEW YORK, Peo. 33. (AP) Ely
Oulbertaon disclosed today bis new
method of "plastic valuation" In con
tract bridge which he says will enable
thousands of ordinary players to grad
uate Into the expert class.
A mental picture of a composite
hand of partners Is the highlight of
the Culbertson system of 1933.
To make the picture a player counts
winners or losers In hie hand, which
ever Is simpler. For an opening bid
with an ordinary hand, It Is easier
to count winners. On the basis ot
the requirements for an opening bid,
partner counts the losses in hl9 hand.
Athletics Acquire
Portland Pitcher
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 33. (AP)
The Philadelphia Athletics announced
today they had acquired the services
of William Dietrich, right hand pitch
er of the Portland club of the Pa
cific Coast league. In the deal the
A's turned over to Portland Pitcher
Joseph Bowman and lntlelder Albert
Relss. Bowman waa with Portland
the latter part of last season on
option.
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Phone Ma We'll naul away youi
fust 01 ty santtar) Servioa.
It la socially correct to use Christ
mas "Seals. Buy lots of them.
MODERN MOTHERS
The Greatest Joy will accompany an electrical
gift. Every day it will bring kindly thoughts of
grateful appreciation from the recipient. There
is an electrical gift for every pirrse. You local
dealer has provided complote displays for your
convenience in making a selection. You make
no mistake if you give something electrical.
you fAincn 1
I in rioomi.
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The rest of the auction give further
Inferences for revision of winners and
losers o that a player can visualize
what would be the strongest combina
tion of 13 cards out of 30.
Culbertson describes this as the
"method used by all master players.
He retains the mathematical methods
of honor count and playing trick
count as a fundamental basis for bids
and the composite picture.
A forcing takeout Is recommended
on a three-card suit to the act, If
need be, when a hand contains 3
honor tricks. Hitherto a suit had to
hA atrioHv hltirinhl (a hn iimH for
I such a purpose.
Staters Defeat 1
Multnomah 48-29
PORTLAim Ore.. Deo. 33. (P)
In their first Invasion of Portland
this season, Oregon State's basketball
quintet defeated Multnomah club, 48
to 30, here last night. Lanky Ed
Lewis, leading the Orangemen, bang
ed in seven field goals. The score
at the half waa 37 to 19 for the
Staters.
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wishes to announce that Mrs. Ode!!
Osborne West, former owner cf the
Bob Inn Beauty Shop, la replacing
Miss 'Marie Blander who wU leave
December 33.
CHRISTMAS
OFFER
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OF 'BIG NAG' iS
REALIZED LATER
MIIfTTWOLLS, Dee. ntjp The
1 told rou so-a" are plenty thick
around here. What they mean la
that they knew all the time that
Bronko Nagurskl waa one of the foot
ball great.
. Minnesota fane didnt realise bene
much they missed "The "lg Nag"
until they began to lead about hie
feata ee a member oi the national
championship Chicago Beare.
This reminder, and memories nf
Hagurakl'a prodlgloua performances
e an all-America player with the
Unlveraltv of Minnesota hae opened
fresh source of sport chatter dur
ing the lean winter season.
They recall how Nagurskl. as a
timid lad, awkwardly went through
the tint pace of collegiate football
after matriculating at Minnesota, (n
m rresu from the iron mines of
northern Minnesota.
The "Big Nag" came to the sur
face with a carload of iron ore once
too often and waa whisked away to
perform for the Oophere undar C. VI.
"Doc" Spears, then bead coach.
One of the most powerful men In
Minnesota gridiron history, the 310-
pound "Bronk" could play any. posi
tion at various times performing at
guard, tackle, end and finally full
back.
Yea. and he waa tough. He played
a full game with a broken thumb,
because he waa "afraid Spears wou'.d
Jerk me." He finished one season
with his back strapped In a steel and
leather brace to protect aome frac
tured rlhs and an Injured eplne.
Sideline observers recall the first
time Speara tried him at fullback.
Takes out of the line, he made eight
yarde through center and looked
apologetically at the doctor. ,
One of these day Gopher support
era may head an eipedltlon to the
mine region not for bed of Iron
ore but for a counterpart of the
on and only ,"Nag."
A
TUCSON, AH., Dec. 3J-UP A!
return game in Portland In 1834 be
tween Louisiana State and University
of Oregon Is assured. Coach Prink
Calllson of Oregon said here yester
day as th team paused on the re
turn trip to Eugene. Oregon'e full
schedule prevents a contact In 1933.
Elated over their 13 to 0 victory
over the southern team, the Ore
gonlans war eager to get home. Bill
Bowerman, quarterback, was Improv
ing rapidly from a fractured shoulder
received In the Tiger-Oregon game.
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PLYMOUTH SIX
SrOTLIGHT
ON SPORTS
By Arthur Schoent
After seeing Southern Oregon
Normal's basketball team admin
later 4S-U thumping to Billy '
Belnhart's Oregon quintet, we an
of the opinion that Coach Billy'
protege ere biting off good
sized hunk when they tackle the
United Athletic club at the San
Francisco auditorium Friday '
night. The popular Oregon coach
la out storming barns these Xmas
holldaya and by the time his
youngsters finish playing the
Frisco five, Santa Clara, which
defeated California laat winter,
and St. Mary's, they will bear the
marks of battle.
s e
If you don't believe us, look over
the roster of the United Athletic club
One San Francisco sports writer call
ed It the "greatest collection of baa
keteera ever gathered under one ban
ner In San Francisco." They have
won 16 atralght games so far this
year.
First we have Joe Klntana, Cali
fornia's all-coast forward a year ago:
Joel Coffleld, all-conference guard
with California; Jack Oaddy, men
tioned a an all-Amerlcan end with
Unlverelty of San Franclaco thla fall:
Ed Cardinal, bulky alvrpsbootlng
Wllamette univsrelty oe- r; Ken
neth Parke, Idaho's stx-foot tlx-lnch
center: Pie Drayno, hlfjh poltt man
forward from the Rocky Mountain
conference.
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Don't go: that Isn't all. Bill Ho:
stein Washington State's ail-onfer-ence
forward, la good enough oniy io
make a sub, a Is Mr. Klntana, when
they have men like Benny Lohr, Uni
versity of Cincinnati forward, and
Marshall Craig in the starting lineup.
Craig waa picked as all-Amertoan
forward while playing for the na
tional championship Kansaa City
Athletic club, and waa a center at
University of Missouri before thet.
Jake McDougal, all-northwest for
ward with Whitman, weara th colors
of th bay team.
It seems a shame to put the Uni
versity of Oregon'e squsd against a
'galaxy of hoop giants and "big
names" like that, but Bltl Relnhart
wanta to give hla men experience,
and they'll sure get It when they play
the Frisco boys Thursday night. That
San Francisco team must come a
near being an all-Coast team as you
can get.
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FEAT OP YANKS
IN SPORTS POLL
NEW YORK. Dec. 33. (AP) By
an overwhelming margin, th na
tion' expert have decided that the
New York Yankee' feat of winning
th American league championship
and the world eerie waa the greatest
teem achievement of the year.
Exactly 100 out of the 303 votes
cast In the second annual Associated
Press poll of sports writers and edi
tors went to the Yankees. The col
lege football teams of Colgate and
Southern California, the pro outfit of
t.n oreen Bay packers, the United
States Olymplo track and field squad,
and California all-conquering crew,
finished badly distanced also-rans to
the Yankees.
Here's bow th leader finished In
the balloting: .
1. New York Yankees, baseball
100.
3. Colgate, football 33.
3. Southern California 38.
4. U. S. Olymplo track and field
team 33.
5. Green Bay pro football tarn 10.
o.
15.
7.
11.
8.
8.
10.
University of California crew
U. S. Olymplo team (all sports)
Pittsburgh, football 8.
Michigan, football 7.
Notre Dame, football 7,
11
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team 7.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 33. CP)
While the University ol Southern
California In general waa enjoying
Christmas vacation, Coaoh Howard
Jones acd his football squad aaw no
possibility of a letup In practice for
the game with Pittsburgh at Pasa
dena, January 3.
In fact. Jonea ha been Increasing
th Intensity of the workout a th
Rose tournament contest draw near
er, but he Indicated he might let th
team off Saturday without a drill.
Heavy duty la expectea the remain
lag two days ot thla week and th
early part of next week, but after
that practice will oe confined to a
matter of polishing up on th finer
points of the offense and defense.
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