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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MED FORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1934. 1 934 Proved Year of Spectacular Upsets in Realm of Major Sports VICTORY OF YALE Drive of Cardinals to Pen nant and World Series Triumph Rated As Second Most Important Shocker B ALA.V OOl'LD Associated Press Sport Editor NEW YORK. Deo. 31. (API Judg ing xrom the reaction of the coun try's porting experts. 1934 la the year ol the big earthquake In ath latlo result. There may be sharp difference of opinion as to Just what conetltutee an "upset" In sports, but there ap- pears no doubt, on the baala of the Associated Press fourth annual poll, that the expert experienced more and bigger shocks this year thsn ever before. Prom Pasadena on New Year's day. when Columbia's Llona upset Stanford, until the Polo Grounds In December, when the football Qtants bowled over the Chicago Bears, It was one big surprise alter another In every major branch ox athletic com petition. Olant Debacle a Shock BUiest of all "upsets." apparently was the football triumph of Yale's "Iron Msn" over previously unbeaten and heavily favored Princeton, but the experts had a difficult time choosing between this stunning achievement and the collapse of the New York Olenta In baseball or the consequent rush of the St. Louis Car dinals to the year's major lesgue heights. Arriving at a decision on "points." based upon the luting of first, sec ond and third chloce of surprise packages, Yale's victory tops the list with 126 points, one more than the combined National league and world league series conquests of the Cardi nals, already proclaimed the year's outstanding team. The downiau or the Olanta ranks third, with M points Football's biggest upset, the over throw of the Bears by the Olants for ths national profeaslonal title, was closely pressed by Columbla'a Rose Bowl victory. Michigan's gridiron col daps ws vlsw a niu5 startling than the decline of Southern California's fortunes. Nsvada's defeet of St. Mary's was a major gridiron shock to the tar west. Baer Provides Upset The biggest upset of the flstle year, of course, was Max Beer's spectacular knockout of Prlmo camera for the world heavyweight championship. Bracketing team and Individual up sets In the same list, here's the tabu lation of the poll, tncluUlug points (1 for first, 3 for second and 1 for third): Upset or Single Performance Polnta Yale's football victory over Prince ton "8 Drive of Cardinals to pennant and world series triumph 5 Oollaps of New York Olants In National league race .- Defeat of Chicago Bears by N. Y. Olants (pro football) 8 Columbia's Rose Bowl victory over Stanford - M Michigan's football collapse at Bouthsrn California's football ds- ollne Nevada's football defeat of St. Mary a 3 Bast's polo victory over Weet li Pennsnt victory for Detroit Tigers m Comeback of Rainbow In Americas oup yacht race .. . 15 Indiana's football victory over Purdue 11 Downfall of Washington Senators in American league Navy football victory over Army 7 Other team surpruee: V. S. Davis eup comeback sgalnst Australia; Wis consin's football victory over Illinois; Texas Chrlstlsns football win over Rice; Brooklyn's late-season defeat ol Olants In baseball. Other Individual surprises: Olln Dutraa comeback to win U. S. open golf; Lefty O roves pitching fallurt. Wllmer Allison's advsnce to finals of V. 3. tsnnis; Bill ttoutliron's ileleels of Olsnn Cunningham alter latter record mile, victory of Detroit s Bobby Jones over Francis Oulmet to U. fl. amaleur golf; cooiooeck of Jimmy I McLarun to regain world welter box- j Ing title from Baruey Ross; sal of i Joe Cronln to the Heu Sox; decline of j Chuck Klein from basebaU batting j heights, and scnooiooy Nuwee itring of 19 straight pitching victories. Lawson Little Steals Golf Show From Pros in Hectic '34 Season B.V JAMES B. HKSTON (Associated Pre Sport Writer.) NOW YORK yn William Lwa Little, a 300-pound sophomore at Stanford university, who look a If h should b playing left tackle against Alabama in tn Rose Bowl game, la th outstanding amateur golfer of 134. Llttl started th year by scrapping hi gam and making It over under th watchful y of Tommy Armour. Changed from a slugger to a swinger, he won the British and U. S. ama teur title, led th u. 8. Walker Cup team to victory over the British, anil was low amateur In the National Open. Kven Olln Dutra's victory In th National Open. Henry Cotton's with ering blast In the British Open, Vir ginia Van Wis e third triumph In the Women National and Paul Runyan ' successful drive In th P. O. A. had to look up to the performance of thl strapping youngster from Sax Francisco. llttl . I'nbral.ihle. When Little arrived in England toi the Walker Cup matches, he ws play ing better golf than Oeorge Dunlap. the '33 National amateur champion, or Johnny Good man, who had won th 1933 17. S. Open. Nevertheless. British eye were on the two rattier than on Little, until trie team moved on to Prestwlck tor the British ama teur. Her both Ooodman and Dun lap, tell by th wayeld and not un'-'.l the round of eight did England have cause to notice th cVur determin ation and effortless swing of William Lawson Llttl. From th quarter-final through tc th final, he played perfect golf, but in th finals he ws miraculous. He scored a OS In the morning round of the final, breaklne the Prestwlck course record. On the receiving end of his miracle was Jarre Wallao, a Scotch carpenter, who wasnt known outside hi own shop. He finally went down, 14 and 13. In Our Amateur, Too! Llttl continued h.a successful march at the historic country Club at Brookllne, Mass., there h wjn th U. S. Amateur. In th first all match play amateur championship In 31 years, th real contenders killed one another off In th early rounds, so that Llttl coasted through witn comparative ease snd won by de feating on Dave Ooldman of Dallas, S and 7. England, horn of high score and Yanke champions, produced low scores and an English champion lu th British Open this year. He was Henry Cotton, and he hit on of the greatest scoring pree In th lorg history of the championship to tale the title, tn his first round he scored a 67. and followed It up the next da; with a at. By this time he was so far out that he could afford to slu?ip In th last two rounds. He did, w th a 73 and a 79, but won handily, total ing 383 to win by five stroke from Sid Brew of South A-'rlc. Where weiw th Yankees? "We wer In trie heather I" explained Denny Shut, who was trying to defend hi title. Fays to He 1IL A ftlck man won th "Merlon Mer-ry-Oo-Round." which was th name given to the United State Open by th boy who complained about Merlons treacherous green aud snow whits, sanded trap. He as Olln Dutra. forgotten In the early rounds while Bobby Crulckahank was out In front, only to com from be hind on th last dsy and finish with a 73 to total 393 and beat Oene Sara en by a stroke. Crulckahank lost the touch down the stretch, and fin lahed next In a tie with Whiffy Cox and Harry Cooper at 'We. In one of th wildcat final matches in the history of United State cham pionships, Paul Runysn, th lltte pro from White Plains. N. Y.. detest ed Craig Wood. Deal, N. J. on up :n 38 hole. In th Women National. Virginia Van Wl successfully defended her title, her. victory over sn unknown. Miss Dorothy Trautig of San Fran cisco, giving her the tit I tor the third tlin. Mr. A. M. Holm won th BrltUU Women, deleetlrtg youthful Ptm Barton; Scotty Campbell of Seat:' successfully defended hi Canadian saisteur crown; Toniu'.y Armour re gained the Canadian OiK-n. Zell Eaton took the Weeteru Amateur, and Ch: lie Yates csptured th Intercollegiate crown. Vry r, v. v L . r i neland and the Inlted State exchanged Britain's two major rolf champloniihlps In 1D34, the Open and the nuiteur. William Lawson Little brought the British Amateur title hack to the Inlted states, but Henry Cotton (action) won the British Open. Virginia Van Wle (center) re tained her U. S. Women's National, while Olln Dutra (top) took the U. S. Open. Little, who also won the U. S. Amateur crown and was low ama teur In our Open tournament, Is at the bottom of the picture. "DAFFY'S" BRIDE WAITS THREE HOURS AT ALTAR EIDERS COS! WASHINOTON Tc. 11 (AP nebormt.114 on hl cUcl.von ibt With in ton snd Jartwrson coU utMltiUM no mor atblatM t po t)ntla. annual orerheaU o( d00 each. President Ralph C. Hurchlwa ha torn (tnurM to itiov what th one miRtity grid aquaoa coat hia insU tution. DurUig tha dayt whan tha praal danta mrt tha baat tnar aa in football. Dr. Hutch Itwn m11 vaatoro day. tha eyllej gava It p.ayara fr board ft-nd roum. tuiuon and booka. On tha baala of education roiu, ach man wma wortn Muo a J9r. ha said. Tbara wera uaually so of tha achoos 1 300 itudantw on tha aquad and that mada Uia total aO.oog. Waab.-Jafl. reached 1U htitht In .Oil whan It Dlayod Cfciifoema to a ourciea Ua in tn roa bowl, for mora than a decada aftr It waa ratad with tha beat, howavar. Tueaday Dr. Hutchison mada tba formal announcrment that w. A J la ntnpping out ol b.( tuna ouoipa-Utiun OF RUSSEIiL VILLS, Ark.. Dac. 31 . (APi Uttla Brother "Darfy" Dean, tha calm and collected bridegroom who kupt his bride waiting three hours, la honeymooning today toward a meeting with big brother "Dlzasy." "A reiU Chriatmaa surprise, that's me," chortled "Daily." Nervoua bridegroom? Not a bit of It. Oue of tha Dean brothers, pitch In! oair extraordinarv. luat sot mar ried and took It In stride. ! Sometlma yesterday tha question was settled with Misa Dorothy San dusky, local beauty prize winner and daughter of J. S. Sandusky, Rus sellville. Ark., lumberman. The wtHidfng was arranged for & o'clock. The bride waa ready. But ah hadn't taken Into consideration.; that she w a mar ry 1 n g one oc the Dean brothers. Paul suddenly discovered ha needed a wedding suit a ring a license a shave a haircut, Ptrst he drove to Fort Smith, 80 ml lea awuy. Dashing from atora to store, he got everything but the license. He drove up to the court house at Oaaik Just as the clerk was closing the office. He trot the license. Meanwhile the wedding hour and three more hours passed. Waa the bride nervous? "He ll be here." ahe said. Then the bridegroom drova up to tha 3anduky residence. Hurriedly the wedding party was gathered and the ceremony begun. Just as the minister about reached tht "wilt thou" section, brother Daffy' leaned casualty oer the bride and p kin ted. a resounding kiss cn her cheek. Leaving niter tha ceremony for a honeymoon trip to OuHport, Miss., where they will meet big brother "Dimv" and hid wile, they arrived i tn Ltt tin ttixK threa hours later. Suddenly Paul realized ha hadn't had any supper. So they stopped over 1 for a wedduig meal. As calm as Iter husband, tha bride ate h.-r dinner while he explained '. Jtist hijw thin all came aoout. j "Aw, I'd been seeing her around ever since she was a skinny little girl going barefoot." Eventually he confessed that it was somewhat of a "whirlwind" courtship over tha last two months that settled the matter. REAL BASEBALL CLUB EM PORTLAND. Dec. 31 --Wf.a th declaration that Portland miut aw a bSsWbsH club thsS csis gc' from tha start and be able to hd tu own In competition, the new maa ager of tha Beavera, John (Buddy) Ryan, iraa here today see that t'.'i Is done. Pans who for years had criticizel th old management, :-.ave respond-! loyally to th new deal In baseball here, u directed by S J. Scheftsr. new owner of the ball club, and Ryan, his manager. "It Is up to ui to make a ahowtng at once," Ryan said as h reachtd Portland with Mrs. Ryan and thc:r baggage. "I like youngsters and have been lucky with them," he said, "but it takes time, however, to bring young fellows along " He said h was mu ng "plenty" of deas, "If necessary to gt? Portland a winning ball club " Ryan declared, "I'll tracV everybody, but I don t really expect to do that. There a.e about a half doeen of the present Portland players who make a pretty good nucleus around which to build club." The Portland club will train at Ventura, Cal, Camp will op-'a March 1. E FOR COO TRIP UNIVERSITY. Ala.. Dec. 31. JP A train conductor today oecame quar terback for Alabama' Crimson Ttdo as the squad "fell tn" for the loi:g trek to tha pacific coajt and the Near Year's day Rose Bowl game. A light signal drill 'his morning, and then Coach Prank Thomas, hh sslstnt3 and 36 members of tne tam start for Pasadena, where they are due Christmas eve. In the meantime, the Tide wi:l work out at San Antonio and Mil exercise at Tucson, Ariz. Coach Thomas, dtsssattsfled with an offensive, scrimmage against the freshmen yesterday, sent tn the sec ond team to face the regulars In a game which ended 6-6. Pasadena M.OOO open tournament to day over ths difficult Brooks: da Park course. Their goal waa a fine 60 posted yes terday by Emory Zimmerman of Port land. Ore., to lead the first diHaioa players. The blond north westerner was one of only four who could par yesterday as 60 qualified for tbtt second round tomorrow, with unaa rngly high cards of T3 and better. Second, to Zimmerman were Dick Met a, from Chicago; Ray Ma rig mm of Los Angeles, and Harold McSpaden of Kansas City, Kana. They toured ths ccur&a .a 70. a d-rcke u&2r i-- SONS WILL PLAY ASHLAND, Oec. 31. (Spt.) One of the strongest Independent teams la Oregon will be seen-' tn action here Saturday night when the Irish Cash Stores club of Eugene tangles with Howard Hobson's Southern Oregon Norman SONS In the final game for the Hobsonltea before the two-game series with the University of Oregon Christmas eve and Christmas night. Boasting a great array of former University of Oregon talent, the Irish will undoubtedly prove one of the toughest hurdles the SONS will face all year. Two former captains of Billy Rlnehart's Webfoota lead the Invaders. Jean Eberhart, tall center, and Windsor Calkins, flashy guard, head the very experienced crew which also Includes Jim Watts, Oregon; Bill Purdy from Long Beach Junior col lege, and Max Rubensteln, the long shot artist. Most of the above mentioned were members of the state championship De Neffe team of last year and will probably prove to be a vcery large handful of basketball players. The game will start at 9:15 to en able business men to see the battle. F WASHINGTON. Dee. 11. (AP) The Association of American Railroad an nounced todaj that loadings of reve nue freight for the week ending De cesiSer 15 w-re STJ.9W rsre, an Increase of 28.934 aboTe tha preceding wee and 30 316 a&ore the corres ponding weet in 1933 and 4.1a aoov 1933. Coal loaded amounted to 147,808 cars, an Increase of 39,819 aboe ths preceding week. 20,458 above 1933 and 3104 abore 1933. Grain and grain producta totaled 30.333. an Increase o 1713 above tha" preceding week. 317 above 1933 and 4743 abor 1933. In the western dis tricts loadings of grain and grain products were 19.340 cars, a decrease of 843 belew the 1933 week. Blcvcles new and old get the best at Medford Cvcle, 23 N. Fir. Boston says: Don't forget Oriental Gardens, Sat urday mht. Css Mall Tribune want ad. OldM I 111-1 . S V LIE, -r- I fi'-" -T1T OLD MR. BOSTON "as smooth as old brandy" IE! lUSt. IL OISTIUKI. lOSTO. iss. FREE: Send or Bartender's Quidc dbsoiucety free. MAN LEADS L PASADENA, Cal.. Dec. 11. (JP) Topheavy with names of golfs prom inent people, the second half of wx field of more than 200 entrants sn out on the qualifying round of NAsSSUA, Bahamas, Dec. 31. (AP) Uttla Bobby Crulckshank counted consistency the rarest of golfing vir tues today as he pocketed first prtee money in the 3.00O British colonial open tournament. Ha won with a 73 hole score of 267. The Richmond, Vs., professional put together four cards that did not vary more than two strokes and made them return 300, Not until the last green did Crulck shank shake off the bid of young Tony Butler of Harlingen. Texas, who started the last nine holea five up on the eventful winner, only to "blow" hla chances. Butler, finished a stroke behind Crulckahank. and Leo Mallory of j Norton, Conn., another youngster, shot a 2dtf for third place. Butler won toO; Mallory won $260. PORTLAND, CALGARY IN TIE HOCKEY GAME PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 21. ( AP) The Portland Buckuroos and-caiary Consols played a fiery overtime 4 to 4 tie hockey gnme here last night. Jimmy Evans' third-period goal six minutes butore the finish placed the Bucks on even terms with the visit ors. Neither side could put one over in the overtime period. OGSM mm STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal , Dec. Jl, (AP Spurred by the dally Improvement shown by Bobby Oray- son, all-American fuUba.a, lnca his return to practice thta week. Stan- j fnrri'a lftven betzan to show renewed i ! ftpmt and flashes of mid-season form ' tmiay. lha squad was stated to pound i throuKh another lengthy practice j t aaaaion this aiternoon tn preparation i I for the New Year a rose bowl gaoie ! with Alabama s enmauo tide. TROJAN QUINT FAVORED TO DEFEAT HUSKIES SBArrtS, Dec. 31. i AP Favor j Hi Cwtnuwi of their successful pre- J f season te:Us with othar strong Call- , j foruia rtvta, the L'mvaraity of Soutti- ; - rn Caiiloruia Trojans meet taa 1 WashinKton Huskiea. their conquerors . 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