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MEDFOTID MAIL. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1939.
Sport
Graphs
Billy Huleo say:
Associated Press
Begins Poll For
Sports Roundup
Trojan Guard Placed on United Press All-American Team
SITU IS ONLY
PACIFIC COAST
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A ballot for the Associated
Press" annual poll on the year's
outstanding sports achievements
hit the desk of this writer to
day, and In the hope that all
three of our readers would be
Interested in the questions and
answers, such as they are. the
questionnaire Is hereby passed
n for local consumption.
(1) Three outstanding indi
vidual performers among men
ny sport, amateur or profes
sional, listed in order of prefer
ence. Who but Joseph DiMog-
gio, the slugging outfielder of
the New York Yankees, should
be awarded the honor of being
the number one sports perform
er of 1039? Joe was named the
American league's most valu
able player and is already con
idered one of the great out
fielders of all time. Our sec-
end choice Is Nile Kinnlck, Unl
versity of Iowa's pass-slinging
halfback. Third is Bucky Wal
ters, ace pitcher for the Cincin
nati Reds and the National
league's most valuable player,
(2) Three outstanding Indi
vidual performers among worn
en. Any gal who can knock
over the long green like Sonja
Henle gets our ballot for first
place, with Patty Berg second
and Alice Marble, the good
looking tenniser, third.
(3) Three outstanding
teams or crewi, any sport,
amateur or professional.
First, the New York Yankees,
world baseball champs for
four straight years and mur
derers of the Reds in the
last "serious"; second. Ten
nessee's mighty football Vols;
third, that great basketball
learn of the University of
Oregon, which won the na
tional title last spring.
(4) Leading comebacks in
individual e o m p e tltion. We
don't like this query any too
well, as there weren't many
comebacks during the past year.
However, we'll rate Lou Am
bers' win over Henry Arm
strong In first place, Ambrose
Schlndleri comeback at South
ern California after missing a
full season, in second place, and
the Washington Huskies foot
ball team, which has won four
atraight games after losing Its
first four, in third.
(5) Three most surprising re
sults, any sport, team or Indi
vidual. A guy could have a
field day with this one, what
with the scores of grid upsets
this fall. In first place we would
put Michigan's upset by Illinois,
which hadn't won a game until
then, while Michigan was un
defeated and untied. The Ore-gon-U.S.C.
tie should rate sec
ond, and Lou Nova's .surprise
defeat at the hands of Tony
Galento, whom he figured to
chop to pieces, in third position.
(6) Oddest or most freakish
happening In competition. Step
up and take a bow, Catcher
Ernie Lombardl of the Cincin
nati Reds. When Ernie wilted
at home plate In the final world
series game and Yankees tram
pled on him in relays, an all
year high was reached in weird
sports performances.
(7) Biggest disappoint
ment of year, team or indi
vidual. There were several
large ones, but our vote goes
to, or igalmi, Johnny Van
dermeer, who hurled two no
hit, no-run games In 1938 and
was an utter and dismal fail,
ure last j.aion. True, John
ny was suffering from an
rm ailment, but that doesn't
lessen the sting of his dis
appointing work, although he
didn't work much.
(Bl Princlpnl trends noted In
general or in connection with
any particular sport. The avow
ed intention of every major
league baseball team, but the
New York Yankees, to put In
lights for night bail. Just as
the nocturnal pastime saved the
minor leagues from folding t,p
three years ago, the after-dark
pastime Is expected to yank
several big league clubs out of
the red.
Iowa's Nile Kinnick Polls
Most Votes; Midwest Gets
Four Posts, South Three.
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middle ages. Cows were driv
en to each domicile and delivery
was made on the spot.
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By Harry Ferguson
United Press Sports Editor
New York, Nov. 30. (U.R1-
The midwest and the south, two
of the strongest football sec
tions in the country, dominated
the 2939 All-America team an
nounced by the United Press
today.
The team was chosen on tne
votes of selected coaches across
the country, sports editors of
United Press newspapers and
snorts writers of the United
Press, who were in press doxcs
in all parts of the nation each
Saturday during the season.
When those votes were com
piled the geographical distribu
tion was: midwest, four players;
south, three; east, two; south
west, one; far west, one.
No Unanimous Choice
The perfect football player
the one who would have been
placed on everybody's All-America
would have compiled 929
votes in this year's balloting.
No one, of course, got that many
votes or even approached it.
But the voting did show sports
writers and coaches in all sec
tions recognized 1039 produced
an outstanding player Nile
Kinnick, the cool, resourceful
back who passed, kicked and
ran for Iowa. Kinnick got 577
out of a possible 929 votes to
lead the parade. Second came
Ken Kavanaugh, Louisiana State
end, with 438 and third was
Harry Smith, Southern Califor
nia guard, with 420.
Here is the team with a brief
description of each player:
End Kavanaugh, Louisiana
State. Kavanaugh was the great
est pass receiver of the season
and played his best game against
Holy Cross when he caught
three touchdown passes and in
tercepted a lateral to score an
other touchdown. 438 votes.
Tackle Harry Stella, Army.
Weighing 210 pounds and stand
ing five feet, 11 inches, he was
a great football player on a
team that didn't sparkle as a
whole. 195 votes.
Guard Harry Smith. South
ern California A brilliant of
fensive player who pulls out of
the line to run interference and
tries to block out two men on
every play. 420 votes.
Center John Hamnn, North
western. Six feet, two inches tall
and weighs 205. Generally con
sidered the best defensive cen
ter to come out of the Big Ten
In years. 213 votes.
Vol Guard Light
Guard Bob Suffridge. Ten
nessee. Suffridge is the lightest
man in the All-America line,
weighing 188, but he is a vicious
charger and a remnrknble down
field blocker. 353 votes.
Tackle Nick Dralios, Cor
nell. Comes out of the line to
run interference and is fast
enough to stay ahead of the
dazzling runners In the Cornell
backfield. 316 votes.
End Esco Snrkkinen. Ohio
State. Six feet tall, weighs 192
and runs 100 yards In 10 sec
onds. Tackling and general de
fensive play are his strong
points but In eight games he
caught seven passes, three of
them for touchdowns. 306 jtes.
Quarterback George Cafego
of Tennessee. Cafego Is the field
general of a Tennessee team
that so far this season is un
beaten, untied and unscored on.
He weighs only 170 but gener
ates plenty of power on off
tackle smashes and runs back
punts brilliantly, he Is a fine,
acenrnte punter, specializing In
coffin corner kicks, 385 votes.
Halfback Nile Kinnick
Iowa. Rated in the voting as the
outstanding player of the sea
son. He is a sure, deadly passer
and an expert in the almost for
gotten art of dropkicklng.
Weighing only 173, he still gets
up lots of steam when he runs
and has averaged 3.64 yards
carrying the ball this season
He completed 28 passes in sev
en games and 11 of those passes
went for touchdowns. He drop-
kicked 11 points after touch
down. 577 votes to lead all other
players.
Halfback Tom Harmon, Mi
chigan. Compared by some to
Red Grange as a broken field
runner, he also, plays a bril
liant game on defense. 338 votes.
Fullback John Kimbrough,
Texas A. and M. A line buster
of the old school, one of the
hardest running backs ever to
appear In the southwest. He was
good for two or three yards al
most every time he carried the
ball this season. Dominated the
voting for fullback all the way
and ended with 392 votes.
HIGH SCORE MADE
SAN JOSE MEETS
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San Jose, Cal., Nov. 30. (IP)
San Jose State college, highest
scoring football team in the na
tion the last three years, will
be the slight favorite tonight
In an lntersectional clash with
Drake university.
It's the last encounter on a
13-game schedule for the un
beaten and untied San Jose
outfit and the first time the
Spartans will have played the
Missouri Valley conference team
of Des Moines, Iowa.
S TO PLAY
10 TILTS IN 1940
Los Angeles, Nov. 30. W)
Ten football games, including
three non-conference engage
ments, are on the University of
California at Los Angeles 1940
schedule ending with the tra
ditional game with the Univer
sity of Southern California No
vember 30. t
Gradunte Manager Bill Ack
erman said Southern Methodist
university would open the sea
son here with a night game Sep
tember 27. Santa Clara is book
ed tentatively for the following
week, and Texas A. and M.
will play here October 12.
CLAYTON, BOZELL
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Promoter Mack Lillard an
nounced today that Paul Bozell,
undefeated grappling villain,
and King Kong Clayton, classy
Negro nintninn, would collide
In next Monday night's main
event in the Mcdford armory.
Bobby Chick returns to south
ern Oregon after two years' ab
sence to meet Sgt. Bob Ken
aston in the middle event, while
Herb Parks of Vancouver, B. C,
langlcs with Popeye Pat O'Brien
in the opener. O'Brien hasn't
been here in three years.
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
Cincinnati Johnny Stevens.
141. Cincinnati, outpointed
Mickey Durso. 142. Detroit (10).
Wilkes Bnrre, Pa. Billy
Soose. 186. Farrell, Pa., stopped
Joe Lynch, 162, Plalnficld, N.
J. (4).
Harrlshurg. Pa Gus Dora-
zlo, Philadelphia, outpointed
Nick Young, Philadelphia (8). I
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With a grand total of 392x
400 in last nieht's four-nnsitinn
handicap shooting at the indoor '
rifle range Mrs. Ivan Waddell
led by two points over Lew
Conger. A team consisting of
Mrs. Waddell, Lew Conger, Ed
Lull, C. C. Gall and S. M. Tut
tle, turned in a team score of
1819x2000 in the first stage of
a postal match with the Coos
Bay Rifle club. Ivan Waddell
and Shelby Tuttle fired the
second stage of an offhand
match against the Lander, Wyo.,
club, scoring 353x400, for an
average 88.
A match scheduled for next
Sunday on the Medford range
between the local club and the
Yreka rifle club has been can
celled, due to the flu epidemic
In the latter city. The range
In the Merrick building will be
open at 2 p. m., however, for
pistol and rifle practice. At
last Sunday'i meeting of the
pistol shooters it was decided
to hold regular weekly pistol
shoots every Friday evening.
The range will be open at 7:30
p. m. and all interested are
invited.
Complete handicap scores for
last night were:
Mrs. Ivan Waddell
Lew Conger
Ivan Waddell
Shelby Tuttle
Ed Lull
C. C. Gall
Mrs. C. C. Gall
... 392
300
. 386
385
- 384
. 384
- 383
Roscoe Edwards . 381
S. M. Tuttle 377
Bob Tuttle 376
Hilbert Young 374
Harry Rinabarger 374
Mrs. S. M. Tuttle 373
Clyde Richmond 369
Herman Farra 349
Jimmy Bolton 345
Psychiatrist Dies.
Portland, Nov. 30. UP) Dr.
Robert P. Smith, 71, psychiat
rist, died here yesterday. He
had served with the United
States army, U. S. public health
service and the Veterans bureau.
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