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TOP 3 PITCHERS
IN SENIOR LOOP
Pollet, Lanier, Cooper Estab-
lish Lowest ERA Marks
Adams Sets Record.
By Glen Parkins
United Press Correspondent..
New York. Dee. 28 (U.R)
There were three very good
reasons why the St. Louis Car
dinals won the National league
pennant in a walkaway.
The reasons Pitchers Howie
Pollet, Max Lanier and Mort
Cooper.
Official figures released today
placed those three, one, two and
three respectively in the earned
run table for pitchers who com
peted in 10 or more complete
games. This is the first time In
the 32 years that earned runs
have been a part of National
league statistics that three pitch
ers from one club have held the
first three positions.
Pollet led the circuit with a
mark of 1.75, the lowest since
Carl HubbeU's 1.66 in 1933.
Lanier had a 1.90 and Cooper,
2.30.
- Other pitching features of the
1943 season saw Ace Adams, .the
New York Giants' workhorse,
set new record by pitching in
70 games. This displaced his
mark of 61, set the previous
year.
Truett (Rip) Sewell of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, pitched In
the most complete games,. 25,
Vhrlstmas was coming. As
a Standard of California tanker
berthed alongside a Navy trans
port in a Southwest Pacific har
bor, our tankermen had every
right to be thinking about tur
key and trimmings. Yumt
But aboard the transport,
the Navy had 100 Marines.
Just off Guadalcanal I For ages
they'd been on iron radons of
two sorts Jap bullets and
canned grub. Brother, could
they do with a drumstick I
' So our boys broke out all
their Christmas turkeys ... and
their New Year turkeys, too
. . . and every plum pudding,
apple, nut and what-have-you
in store for the whole holiday
season. Those Marines ste every
smidgen.
. So our lads put to sea feel
ing like Santa Claus real
Christmas giver-outers.
Somo tlmo later came a Jap
sub. W-H-A-MI Suddenly
they're in awfully small boats
in an awfully big ocean. Next
event looks like Christmas din
ner for the sharks.
But huzzah! here comes
the Navy ! Rr-rr-rrr and a
Navy plane is dropping food,
blankets special knives and
forks, even. Dot-dash, dot-dash
, . . and a Navy ship picks up
our tankerless tankermen. Cast
your bread and turkey upon the
waters, and they sometime!
come back as life savers!
We've waited a year to tell
you this story at Christmas
something everybody shares. Its .
moral: Whether in overalls,
uniform or white collar, we're
together in this war. Their
Christmas and yours helps
us all realize how much Ameri
cans really are all for one and
one for all.
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and tied with Elmer Riddle of
1-inclnnaU and Cooper for the
most victories, 21.
Wyart Leads
Whit Wyatt of the Brooklvn
Dodgers, led in won and lost
percentages- with 14 victories
and five defeats for .737 the
highest mark compiled by a
pitcher working in 10 or more
complete games. - He also had
the longest winning streak of
the season, 10 games, starting
Aug. 1 1 and completing the sea
son with his skein intact.
King Carl Hubbell of the
Giants became the second south
paw in league history to record
250 or more victories. Hub re
quired IS years to turn the trick
and Eppa Rixey, former Phila
delphia and Cincinnati portsld
er, needed 21. '
Paul Derringer of Chicago,
Joined the select group of 200
game winners by notching 10
victories last season.
- Johnny Vander Meer, the Cin
cinnati speedball hurler of dou
ble no-hit fame, started the most
games, 36, issued most bases on
balls, 162, and . for the third
straight year struck out the most
batters, 174.
Nate Andrews of the Boston
Braves, lost moot games. 20, and
tied with Van Lingle Mungo of
New York, for hittirig most but
ters, 6. Alva Javery, Andrews'
teammate, pitched most innings,
303, faced most batters, 1,286,
allowed most hits, 288,' most
runs, 130, and most earned runs,
108.
. Pasadena, Cel., Dec. 28 U.B
The University of Washington
Huskies, out to snap two Rose
Bowl records, due in today for
their New Year s Day game here
with the Southern California
Trojans.
The Huskies never have won
a Rose Bowl assignment and the
Trojans never have lost in six
tries.
Coach Ralph (Pest) Welch said
heavy sessions would be in order
each day until the game Satur
day. The team took a light work
out yesterday after arriving by
train from Seattle.
Los Angelus, Dec. 28 (U.R)
Twice beaten Southern Califor
nia, the underdog in the Rose
Bowl game against Washington
university, Is going to try to
capitalize on a "secret defense
weapon to offset the northern
era' physical advantage, Coach
Jeff Cravath laid today.
Beyond disclosing that the tac
tic would be designed to combat
the "T " formation which Wash
ington uses, Cravath would re
veal no more.
DUCKS CANCEL TILTS
BECAUSE ERB DEATH
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 28. (U.R)
The University of Oregon bas
ketball team today cancelled
two non-Conference games this
week- with' the Albina Hellshlps
of Portland out of irespect to
the late president of the uni
versity, Dr. Donald . Erb, who
died Saturday.
The Oregon Duck squad will
resume play on Jan. 7 against
the University of Washington
Huskies in Seattle.
Football Briefs
Houston,. Tex., Dec. 28. (U.R)
Arkansas A & M college and
Southwest Louisiana - Institute,
the opponents in the New Year's
day Oil Bowl game are geared
to throw everything Into a reck
less razzle dazzle of passing and
running plays, reports from the
respective campuses indicated
today. . .
New Orleans, Dec. 28. (U.R)
Coach Bill Alexander of Geor
gia Tech's Yellow Jackets re
duced workouts to light drilling
and running tactics today to
minimize the possibility of in
juries before the New Year's
day Sugar Bowl game with Tul
sa. All of the 36 players on
the squad were on hand except
Tackle Bill Chambers, expected
to arrive later today by plane
from Los Angeles.
- Bay St. Louis, Miss., Dec. 28
(U.R) Coach Henry Frnka,
attempting to polish the Tulsa
offensive after a holiday layoff,
put the entire squad through a
series of stiff workouts today
and indicated that he would
continue the process until late
in the week In preparations for
Saturday's Sugar Bowl game
with Georgia Tech at New Or
leans.
Miami, Fla Dec. 28. U.R
Ctach Bernie Moore said today
his Louisiana State football
team definitely didn't belong in
the Orange Bowl competition
against Texas A & M after the
sluggish manner in wnicn it
went through Its two-hour prac
tice session Monday.
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Apostolus Rehabilitation
Due To.Navy Conditioning
By Jack Cuddy
(United Press Staff Correspondent) - 1 -' " '
New York, Dec. 28. (U.R) The navy has done a grand job
in rehabilitating Boatswain's Mate
Year" and erstwhile mystery man
Before Apostoli joined the
navy in 1941, the boxing fra
ternity was worried about him.
Something had happened to the
former middleweight champion.
A great fighting machine had
mysteriously gone to pieces.
The apparent "blow-up" of
Frisco Fred was the most per
plexing puzzle to confront Cauli
flower Canyon in recent years.
Some experts thought he bad
been affected by too many head
blows; others attributed his let
down to managerial troubles,
and a few of the more romantic-
minded were positive he had
lost the duke ' in a secret love
affair. . - -
Apostoli, the former San
Francisco bellhop who - had
taken the elevator up in the
world, was at his peak early in
1939 recognized as ' middle
weight champion by the New
York commission when he had
his two memorable over-the-weight
brawls with Billy Conn
at Madison Square Garden.
Apostoli lost a 10-round decision
to Conn on Jan. 7, and a 15
round verdict to Pittsburgh
Billy on Feb. 10. Both were
close, excellent fights, spiced by
rough tactics and vicious swear
ing by both principals.
Many fans thought Apostoli
won the' second encounter, but
decision was unanimous against
him. Although the middle
weight king spotted Conn six
pounds, he gave Billy the fight
of his life that night and
nearly knocked him out in the
closing rounds the same Conn
who, two years later, almost
wrested the heavyweigni crown
from Joe Louis.
Early in '39, Apostoli had
everything. He was beautifully
proportioned; he was a knock
out puncher; he was a superb
boxer; he had the durability
and stamina nf a mustang.
But after the second Conn
fight. Fred never seemed the
same in the ring or out, and
his career was spotty until he
Joined the navy. On Oct. 2,
1939, Apostoli lost the mwaie
weight diadem on a knockout
to Ceferlno Garcia, the Filipino
bolo puncher, who couldn t have
carried Apostoli's shoes In Feb
ruary of the same year, in
1940, he was knocked out by
Melio Bettina and lost to Tony
Zale. What had happened to
him? ' At 267 He was too
young to be burned out. The
experts sought an answer, but
couldn't find It.
After Fred joined the navy
and was stationed at the Nor
folk. Va training base, hearten
ing reports began coming up to
Jacobs' Beach. Apostoli again
changed. He was himself again
just like the chap who had
come east and captivated New
York in '37. He had a new
manager. ' He registered five
knockouts, was held to a draw
by Ken Overlin, and took a de
cision over Saverio Turiello.
Then he asked for active sea
duty. He asked for action, and
he got it In the southwest Paci
fic as a gun captain. His
bravery under fire, his boxing,
and his good fellowship made
him one of the most popular
enlisted men In the navy.
Yesterday he was named
Boxer of the Year" by the Ring
magazine. Indeed, the navy has
taken the bellhop up again.
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A duel for offensive honors be
tween two freshmen was pre
dieted today by rival Coaches
Andy Kerr and Babe Holling
berry for the annual Shrine
East-West football game.
Kerr, who said ills East squad
lacked a ' powerful breakaway
runner, intends to build his of
fensive around the passing of
19-year-old Bob (Hunchy) Hocrn-
schmeyer, -Indiana star, while
Hollingberry and Buck Shaw of
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the - West -squad were using
Freshman Bob Wedemeyer of
Honolulu and St. Mary's college,
in their key offensive plays.-
OUT CALLURA TO
KEEP MITT TITLE
New Orleans, Dec. 28 9J.T0
Phll Terranova of New York re
tained his world, featherweight
title today because he is the only
boxer who ever has been able
to stop Jackie Callura of Hamil
ton. Ont., short of the scheduled
distance for a bout.
Terranova won a technical
knockout in the sixth round of
their fight in the Coliseum last
night to bear out the support of
the 7.000 fans who had made him
a 1 to 2 odds on favorite. It was
the third time he had stopped
Callura, nnd he accomplished the
job by jabbing him relentlessly
with hard body and head
punches. '
Callura was felled four times
for counts in the sixth round be
fore Referee Eddie Coulon
stopped the bout, just as the
lighter s second was winding up
to toss in the towel.
Callura's best rounds were the
second and fifth, which were
scored even while Terranova
took all of the others. Whenever
the Canadian went on the of
fensive, Terranova utilize-. a
sidestepping technique to good
advantage and was able to fend
off the most destructive punches.
He appeared as fresh at the fin
ish as at the start. .
The blow which set Callura
down for 'the last time was a
crushing right to his chin which
dropped him flat on his back.
Though he started to rise on the
count, Referee Coulon called it
off.
Terranova weighed . 123V4,
Callura, 126.
SEEDED GIRL TAKES
FIRST NET VICTORY
' Chestnut Hill, Mass., Dec. 28
(U.R) Seventeen-year-old
Shirley Fry of Akron, O., indi
cated today after her first round
love set victory that the spon
sors of the National Girls' In
door Meet made no mistake
when .they put her in the top
seeded position to win the 1943
title.
Miss Fry, whose consistent
play last summer earned her
15th place ranking among the
nation's women tennis players,
yesterday defeated Annette Do
mine of Paterson, N. J., 6-0, 6-0.
In matches at the Medford al
leys last night, Medford Mill
works defeated Domestic Laun
dry, 2 to 1 (Eads 579, Porter 205);
Signal Oil defeated M and M, 3
to 0 (Proctor 601, Stark 235), and
Office Boys defeated Murray's
Mair-Rite, 2 to 1 (Klatt 551
Klatt 202). . - ,
MANGRUM INDUCTED
Los Angeles, Dec. 28. (U.R)
Lloyd Mangrum was in the
army today but the 29-year-old
veteran of America's Ryder cup
golf team said he will compete
In the Los Angeles $12,500 golf
open Jan. 7-10.
Inducted yesterday, Mangrum
said he hoped to get Into the
air forces to help out a tail
gunner stepson. He was given
a 21-day furlough.
SWEATER WARNING
Boston (U.R) Warning to wo
men workers (as posted in a
local war plant): If the sweater
Is too big for you, look out for
the machines. If you're too big
for the sweater, look out for the
men.
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spoon into boiling chicken or meat
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steadily for 20 minutes without lifting
lid. Serves 6.
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and aid British Eighth Army transport men repair railroad. Here
they lift heavy rail Into place. Railway was smashed by Allied'
bombers -before Allies took town. .
Engineer, Artist Building
Huge Model Train Exhibit
By Merle Kingman
United Press Start Correspondent.
Chicago (U.R) Elmer Tolstead believes the nursery rhyme,
fell short when it said that little boys are made of- frogs and
snails and puppy dogs' tails. '
He thinks they are also made of toy . trams.
With only his opinion to guide
him he has planned the largest
model train exhibit ever built.
with 17 electric locomotives
pulling coaches over a labyrinth
of tracks 3,000 feet long extend
ing through three rooms of the
Chicago Historical Society build
ing. The exhibit is partially
constructed and Is scheduled to
be opened to the public soon.
Tolstead, 61-year-old retired
consultant engineer, said that
one train will be able to run
15 minutes without duplicating
its route.
"I am building this up for the
pleasure of small boys and
few that have grown up, or per
haps have not grown up, Includ
ing me," he said. "Its been on
my mind for 45 years."
At. Its present construction
stage, the exhibit is a mass of
tracks strewn haphazardly about
between a miniature roundhouse,
a- jackknlfe bridge, a 45-foot
truss bridge and a railroad car
ferryboat.
The ferry will transport cars
over a "lake" six Inches deep
which covers most of the 35 by-
70-foot main room. It will trail
two wires along the lake's metal
bottom. These will gather elec
tric power from a central con
trol platform from which it will
be operated. : The ferry, copy of
one formerly operating at Port
Costa, Cel., will be steered by
varying the speed of either side
paddie.
The truss bridge is modeled
after one across the Missouri
river 14 miles north of Omaha.
Neb. - The jackknlfe bridge, with
a four-foot span, is opened and
closed by electricity and 50
pound weight concealed in one
end.
Each locomotive and the
bridges and Industrial operations
performing like a many ringed
circus will be controlled Indi
vidually from a central control
platform. While one locomotive
Is bumping freight cars into a
siding others will race along
1 280 feet of main line.
A car dumper, modeled after
several In Norfolk, Va., and Con
neaut, O., and already complet
ed, overturns coal barges and
empties their loads through a
chute Into coal barges In the
lake.
. These operations and an au
thentic signaling system arovide
a model railroad that can dupli
cate, any actual railroad opera
tion, Tolstead said.
He has employed several men
at part time on its construction.
His one full-time employee Is
Theodore Saunders, 35, former
professional artist, who switched
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to model train building because,
he said, he is . just a fellow who
haunts the toy departments at
Christmas." - - .
Saunders, who has exhibited
his paintings at New York, San
Francisco, Philadelphia, and the
Chicago Art Institute,, is design
ing and building the landscapes.
In his bag of tricks are:
A field of cut wheat simulated
by a doormat,- cornstalks -made
from broom straws, a lawn of
velvet, plowed ground made from
coffee grounds, a six-inches-deep
lake made opaque and deep ap
pearing by a dash of milk of
magnesia, - and ..a., locomotive
snowplow which digs chalk and
flour snow,. - - ' -
The sound effects include a
phonograph equipped, with re
cordings of a train gathering
speed, sustaining speed and stop
ping. The phonograph, con
trolled from the central plat
form, synchronizes sounds with
operations. Loud-speakers - are
hidden in the landscape and only
the speaker nearest a passing
train operates, so that the sound
appears to come from the train.
With- an affectionate . touch,
Tolstead demonstrated an elec
tric mechanism' looking much
like a - pipe-organ, which he
purchased from the New York
World's Fair. He pulled a lever
and out came the lonesome wall
of the engine whistle. He pulled
another and somewhere a coal
barge moaned in the. night.., -
"You know," he said, "my son,
Elmer (Elmer, Jr., 23,. mathe
matics instructor at Brown, uni
versity. Providence, R, I.), used
to be interested in trains, .toq.
When he was a small boy he
wanted to be a railroad engi
neer, so I got him a toy train.
"I took a great liking to .that
train." . ' '
He gave a toot on the sound
effects machine boat Whistle.
"I guess that's why- he took
up mathematics.
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TEST DISHWASHER , .
Des Moines, la (U.R) A me
chanical dishwasher that will
sell for the price of a vacuum
cleaner is already .in .-the., test
ing stage for the post-war
housekeeper, according to the
December issue of "Better
Homes St Gardens" magazine.
Two revolving brushes will
wash and wipe the dishes. It
will even polish pots, pans and
silverware to any housewife's
taste.
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.'London, ' Dec. 28 U.R) Air
Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W.
Tedder,. commander of Allied air
forces In the. Mediterranean, to
day was named deputy-supreme
commander ot the western Invasion-armies
under Gen. Dwight
D. Elsenhower,
An official announcement said
Tedder's appointment, which
emphasized the importance ot
the Tple assigned to alrpower in
the, coming . invasion, - resulted
from the recent conferences be
tween Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and President Roose
velt in the middle east.
Gen. Sir Bernard C. T Paget,
now'cbmmander-ln-chief ot Brit
ish home forces, has been named
chief of Allied forces In the mid
dle east under the supreme com
mand or Uen. Sir Henry Malt
land . Wilson, the announcement
added.. ,
Washington. Dee. 28 (U.R)
The War Food Administration an
nouncer today that there will be
no marketing quotas on the 1944
corn , crop. The announcement
was intended to encourage farm
ers to plant more corn next year,
Despite- the - near-record sup-
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New York, Dec. 28 (U.R)
President Ford Frick ot the
National league said today he
had evidence from. Manager
Frankle Frisch of the Pitts
burge Pirates that baseball
had - gone beyond its ' last
frontier.
Frisch, now on a tour of
U. S. military bases in the
Aleutian islands and Alaska
with a party ot major league
players, reported a conversa
tion to Frick that he had with
and Eskimo in . the: remote
Pribiloff islands.
"You fellows know' any
thing about baseball?" Frisch
said he asked in his best "bro
ken Eskimo dialect.". . '
- "Sure," the Eskimo replied
in perfect English. "I'm the
catcher on our team."- - '
ply ot 3,469,951,000 bushels of
corn on hand the demand f or -livestock
feed is so large that
marketing quotas will -not be,
needed to handle a surplus, WF A
otii nais said. v
WFA also announced that it
will release 8,500.000 pounds ot
government-owned canned apples
tor civilian use, principally by
hotels, restaurants and bakeries.
All the apples to be released
are packed in No. 10 cans not
generally distributed through re
tail stores. . i,. .. . i
CRIB3ACE FAN AT 100
Arlington, Mass. (U.R) On
of the best cribbage players in.
these - parts is .Miss , Jeanetta
Gilbert, who recently observed
her 100th birthday.
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