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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
10
EW YORK December 5 AP personal nominations honor an ex country boy ending a decade of reporting sport highlights. The piece lists famed figures from baseball football boxing and journalism, praising Knute Rockne Lefty Gomez and Babe Ruth among others, with nostalgic reflections on sports and public figures.
Morris Harvey College basketball coach Pop Werner has the Eagles practicing in Owens-Illinois gym for the December 12 opener with Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone North Carolina. Nine forwards nine guards and five centers compete for starting berths with Dee and Dell Pauley Art Johnson Rob Starret and George Sellers among the leading contenders.
NEW YORK December 5 Carnegie Tech won the 1938 August V Lambert memorial trophy awarded to the outstanding eastern football team. A writers committee gave Carnegie Tech four votes to one for Holy Cross with Pittsburgh a close third. Notre Dame beat Tech in the eight game schedule.
City Industrial basketball league will meet tonight at 7 30 at Owens-Clinois gym to make plans for the current season. Managers or representatives of the various teams are requested to attend. Eddie Tryban will have charge of the meeting.
NEX MORK Dec 5 AB Though on scattered few coaches still are beefing about the extra point after touchdown tipley through force of habit it begins to look very much like the present football rules are here to stay. A vast majority of the nation's coaches canvassed by the Associated Press have come in with a flat leave the rules alone. It seems safe to predict there will not be a single important change this year. Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian calls it football's worst rule and would decide ties by yards gained. Lou Little of Columbia voices the consensus: there is more satisfaction with the rules than ever before. Bo McMillin suggests coaches run out and call signals for each play. Pat Hanley at Boston University would protect the passer by making roughing him a misdemeanor until he advances three yards. West coast desires open play and passes from any point behind the line of scrimmage.
New Orleans La Dec 5 17 Joe Cascarella relief hurler of the Cincinnati Reds was sold today to the Buffalo club of the International League He was the first of the 1938 Reds to go on the block The sale was announced by Reds General Manager Warren C Giles at the annual meeting of minor league executives.
Officials and members of the Church Y M C A basket league will meet tonight to lay out plans for the 1938 schedule. Eddie Lampton physical education instructor of the Y M C A will lead the meeting.
Notre Dame top the 1933 rating by Dr. Frank Dickinson with 27.72 points. Duke trails second at 27.10 and Tennessee is third at 26.68. Southern California is labeled an up and down team and ranked fourth despite a 13 0 win over Notre Dame. Notre Dame will receive the Rockne trophy presented by the Four Horsemen.
Arm strong defends welterweight title with a third round technical knockout of Al Manfredo before 12 500 fans at Cleveland arena. It is Arm strong's second title defense in two weeks as Sally Krieger also wins by stoppage over Carmen Barth in middleweight action. Lon Amber defeats Frankie Wallace by seventh round technical knockout after Wallace cannot answer the bell.
CHICAGO December 5 Bernie Bierman co coach of the eastern allstate announced Ralph Heikkinen Michigan All American guard Don Siegel Michigan tackle and James McDonald Wisconsin center had joined the East squad which will meet the western all stars in San Francisco January 2 The complete squad of 22 will report at Dyche Stadium Northwestern December 18 to begin practice under coaches Bierman and Kerr.
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University of Pittsburgh freshmen athletes were told they must pay tuition and room and board, with the school offering extra earnings to cover the bills. Business Manager Weber outlined a strictly amateur policy rejecting full four year scholarships, while arranging after class work to help players meet costs.
New York dispatch reports Battleship, winner of the Grand National at Ain tree last March for Mrs Marlon du Pont Scotts, named horse of the year by Horseland Horseman. The Christmas Virginia ceremony will present the golden bit. Other contenders include Flares and Seabiscuit in a year with five notable turf achievements.
The Legion's weekly wrestling card at the Armory features Ray Schwarz defeating Mephisto with a reverse pump handle arm stretch after Mephisto won the opener. Mildred Burke takes two straight falls over Betty Nichola in the semi final. Roland Kirchmeyer wins opener from Jack Zaknas in two and a half minutes.
Representatives of several teams met last night to organize a City basketball league to play at the WCHL auditorium. Babe Corey was named president, Frank Polk vice president, and Dick Hudson secretary. A second meeting is set for Wednesday night at 7 30.
Clarence Anderson of Kane Pennsylvania world champion porker billiard and trick shot artist amazed a large crowd at Monarch Billiard Room with 30 fancy shots in the winter exhibition series. Traveling under the National Billiard Association he sank 15 balls from 17 with one stroke and launched 50 rapid fire feats, sparking humor with the Dizzy Dean shot and the William Tell hurdle shot plus a football touchdown feat by threading the 15th ball through two lines of seven players into a pocket.
New Orleans hosts the Major League return to business as minor league and major league circles hold meetings. Cincinnati Reds sell Joe Cascarella to Buffalo while Pinkey Whitney may become Oklahoma City manager. Rumors link Giants to Mize or Medwick and Major Trammell Scott is reelected Southern Association president.
Chicago dispatch reports Bill Lee won recognition for a near flawless season boosting the Cubs to the pennant. He disclosed signing a 1939 contract worth more than 29000 dollars, a figure surpassing other Cubs pitchers whose salaries were not fully revealed. Dizzy Dean was noted as earning about 20000 dollars.
Kanawha college cagers under Coach Eddie Baker focus on fundamentals and shooting accuracy as they prepare to meet New River State next Monday night in Montgomery. The squad features Eddie Chapman, former high school scoring star, and four ex-South Charleston players in a bid for a standout season. Athletic director J Alfred Poe is arranging an ambitious schedule this week.
New York report: Pete Scalzo West Side slugger defeats Joey Archibald in a non title featherweight bout at St Nicholas Arena. Scalzo weighs 127 1 4 pounds to Archibald's 124 1 2 after a series of smashing right jabs in two rounds.
The United States Golf Association announced the 1930 amateur championship will be held September 11 to 14 at North Shore Country Club Glenview Ill. The women’s title will run August 21 to 26 at Wet Burn club course Noroton Conn. The report also mentions Buckhannon and players Bill Green and Harry Adams as notable figures in prep and college teams.
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