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THE DAILY ARGUS-LEADER, SIOUX FALLS, S. D. Warriors Win Opener 2746---SFC To Be Minus Two Stars Monday c.fir. December 2, 1939. They Argue 'It's All Pretty Complicated LARSON AND HOUKUNABLE TO PLAY NOW More Heat From Landis Threatened DeCorrevont's Start Difficult, But He'll Come Big Ten Coaches Expect Publicized Wildcat to Star Next Year DidVandy Coach Say That? Vols Not Best Choke 'Better for South if Tulane Goes to Rose Ray Morrison Quoted By EDDIE BHIETZ Homer Cooke, Jr.

Seattle, Dec. 2. (PV-Because a former sports editor saw a need for some means like, the baseball average system of putting the yardstick ESTHERVILLE FALLS BEHIND 9-0 AT START ashingtra High Uses Many players in Beginning Basketball Schedule By J. D. A.

This i one problem Coach Howard wood never suspected in his optimistic forecast for the Washington Jffih school Warriors. Elmer Is short on wind; he's slow the trigger and I he shows a Shaky hand in the clutches. Of course, the Warriors won any-v Elmer's "typical opening game nrformance" didn't extend throughout the squad and Estherville, win school's clever cagers were hiaten 27 to 16. with reserves doing much of the playing and the squad wnerally showing better than might be expected from "a team without a ar" in its first test. But Wood will have to do something about Elmer.

Machine-Age Victim. Otherwise known as Prof. Hanson and assistant coach in basketball, Elmer has been counted on as one of wood's dependables at the timers' nd scorers' bzench. It looks now that he is another victim of this machine age and is entirely dependent on the electrical energy of the timing and signal device which last night wasn't operating. How far he has deteriorated from the days when he was an untiring middle distance star was learned in his faint huffing and puffing- at the little horn hew as forced to use for lubstitutions.

The offiffcials and players politely ignored such wheez-inv and coughing. on individual and team performances on tne gridiron, tne American Football Statistical Bureau came into being. Homer F. Cooke, now an employe in the King County (Seattle) auditors office, is the man who ft cooked up the idea of, standardizing statistical forms and methods. He secretary i of he bureau.

whose statistics already are widely used to show what teams and individuals do from weekend to weekend. 1 In 1937 Cooke, with the aid of Auditor Earl Millikln, himself ft former football coach and official canvassed major schools for sta tistics which they could compile. They got a response from about 70 schools and performances on some 100 players. Total Jumps 85 Last year the total jumped' to 85 schools, and airmail reports speeded up the statistics. This year 112 schools are in line, with only one or two major schools missing from the list, and the bureau, still operating on a shoestring, has become the official statistician for the American College Publicity Association.

"Complete standardization hasn't Vitt Dooms Yanks to Third in 1949 Drops Tear for Scientific Baseball Plenty About Vol Strength Easy Touchdown Marches Are Baffling Lapses Against Passes Seen By GAYLE TALBOT Cincinnati. Dec, 3. JP) The Tennessee Volunteers will have to remain the mystery team of football until they demonstrate what they can do against a really good op ponent. They are almost certain to have that opportunity on New Year's day in tne Rose bowl at pasadena. After the Volunteers beat Ken tucky, 19 to 0, on Thursday at Lex ington, the main street of that col lege town rang with difference of opinion about the muscular young men from KnoxvUle.

There was a hot argument in practically every square yard of the hotel lobbies, the bars and the crowded sidewalks. "It is," one Tennessee celebrant said solemnly, "the greatest foot ball team in nistory. you saw there today a team the likes of which you probably never will see pfuil" replied a weaving non believer. "They've been playing nothing but pop-overs. Those Kentucky Doys were scared to death.

Look at those 18 passes Kentucky southern cai or some team will make suckers out of them in the Rose bowl." Talbot Doesn't Know Pressed now and then for an opinion, this correspondent said he simply didn't know. This not only was diplomatic in the extreme, but it was the truth. Does anybody know about Tennessee? Are the Volunteers the long-waited "super" football team, or has somebody been spiking the punch? All tnis observers Knows is wnai he sees. And those first two touchdown drives asainst Kentucky were about the most impressive and puzzling event in a fairly long loot-ball memory. Kentucky supposedly had a good defensive line.

It was heavy enough, and the Wildcats were steamed up to out-do Custer, Yet Tennessee took the ball twice in the first quarter and calmly marched 41 and 44 yards to score straight through the Kentucky line, The Tennessee backs didn't look particularly fast or shifty. Their plays started almost lazily. They would fake the ball around, and then one of them would go slicing through the guards or off the tac kles lor a nrst down. Eventually they would slide on across the goal line. They made it look so ridiculously easy that the spectators felt afterward that Kentucky must have had the world worst line.

Well, it's either that or Tennessee has the most perfectly timed, most deceptive attack anybody ever saw. Coach Bob Neyland, like Hitler, might possibly have come up with a "secret" weapon. Guards Clear Way The only clue this spy got came from watching the Tennessee guards now and then. Molinskl and Sul- ridge, during the two touchdown marches, appeared to be knocking down three or four men apiece. After they had completed their destruction, the Tennessee ball carriers would go sliding tnrougn.

So much for a clear, concise des cription of the Tennessee offense. There is, then, the question of their allergy to forward passes. Kentucky completed 18 out of 30 attempted. Tennessee simply couldn't cope with the aerials until Kentucky threatened to score. Then they knocked down passes like a bear swatting bees.

Maybe the Volunteers have one of these "elastic" defenses against passes. Kentucky never did com plete ft pass inside their 25-yard line. Armstrong, Ambers Bout Definitely Off Promoter Cancels Plans Com mission Adopts Rule Against Double Champion New York. Dec. 2.

(JPt The New York state boxing commission yesterday wrote into its books a rule forbidding a boxer from holding more than one title at the same time. The rule was established after Promoter Mlk Jacobs had cancelled the twice postponed welterweight championship bout between Champion Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers, the lightweight king. Armstrong, who at one time held the feather, light and welterweight crowns, was advised to take a week's rest following an examination that showed him to have the symptoms of one Just getting over an illness, Henry had to call off his bout with Ambers, last set for December 1, because of ft bad cold. Efforts of the two managers to get together failed. Al Weil, manager of Ambers, wanted to put the fight on in January while Eddie Mead.

Armstrong's pilot, held out for February. Jacobs then decided to cancel it. He announced that Armstrong would defend his title Jsnuary 24 in Madison Square Garden, probably against Pedro Montanez, and that Ambers would put his crown on the block in either February or March against an opponent to be named. The commission also advised Mead that Armstrong could not go through his proposed December 11 bout with Jimmy Garrison in Cleveland. "Boston and Cleveland both should be harder to handle next summer." he says.

"That fellow Feller alone makes Cleveland something to watch. He should be close to 30 wins next summer, which Is quite ft help to any outfit. Feller would certainly make ft World Series look different If we had to face one like him, although you couldn't ask for much better pitching than Paul Derringer gave out. He came close to winning two games, which would have made a big difference with our pitching staff in pretty bad shape at the finish." "How will the Yankee pitching staff be this next season?" I asked. "Just about the same." BUI said.

"Our younger pitchers may not get sway quite as fast as they did last but that year's experience ought to mske them better for the long hauL Ruffing will be as good as ever. Chsrley Is one of the esslest-worklng pitchers I've ever seen. He can't kep on forever, but there are some good young ones moving up." iBig Guard Bftato Bone in Hand Southern Normal to Be Played Before the Sioux Falls college Braves play a game they have an all-conference guard and ft second all-conference team forward knock ed out of the lineup by injuries. No Thanksgiving turkey ever gave Coach Francis Olsen ft worse dream than that. What haunts him most is the realization that the unusual run of SFC athletic injuries started in football and the fear that this bad lurk may continue.

It is encouraging that George Houke, tall Junior forward, who required an operation to restore the free operation of an elbow injured in football, may begin practice next week. But he Isn't expected to play until after the first of the year and his slow start may affect the Braves' conference chances, Squad Given Rest Grant Larson, all-conference guard of season before last, has been the second casualty. He developed a sore hand this week and an x-ray examination revealed that he had fractured a small bone during practice. He may be out of action for two weeks. Because.

Freddie Meier. Larson running mate at guard has ft lame back, and the coach and some of his players have been fighting colds, Olsen dropped regular- practice the latter part of the week. That hardly an encouraging ap proach to the opening game of tha season, to be played against Southern normal of Springfield at the SFO gym Monday evening, but Olsen expects to show a fairly good lineup and may be able to win without the two disabled regulars. Farnham May Start If Ralph Jones, second all-con ference team guard last season. stays at forward, where he has been practicing since Houk was sidelined, George Farnham, the 6 foot, 31 inch.

210-pounder, may step into the lineup at guard. This would maintain the size advantage of the Braves, led by 8:64 inch Bob Good-barn. This advantage may not be great against the Pointers, however, for Southern has many tall boys this season. Another six-foot plus player, John Begley. or the smaller Hugh Watson, are rivals for the next chance at forward should Jones be moved back at Merle Peterson of Hurley and "Dutch" Helgeson of Canlstota.

a pair of medium-sized lads, have been the most promising of the freshmen thus far. The Braves will also play Thursday of next week, meeting Wayne, State Teachers, who follow uo with a game against Augustana the next night. McAfee of Duke Rated Best Back in N. Y. Sun Pick Turner of Considered 'One of Great All- Time Centers New York, Dec.

2. A The New York Sun announced its Ail-American football team selections today and named George McAfee of Duke the year's most versatile back. Clyde (Bulldog) Turner of Hardin. Simmons university was rated "one of the great all-time centers." No college placed two men on the first team, although Southern California and Texas A. and M.

each had one first-team representative and one on the second team. The Sun's first and alternate all America teams: First Team LF Sarkkinen, Ohio Slate, LT Boyd, Texas A. te M. LO Smith, Southern California, J- Turner, Hardin-Slmmons, RaSuff ridge, Tennessee, RT Duggan, Oklahoma. RE Wenzel, Tulane.

QB Matuszcak, Cornell, LH McAfee, Duke. RH Klnnick, Iowa. FB Harmon, Michigan. Alternate Team I.E Kerr, Notre Dame. LT Coon.

North Carolina State, -i LO Schults, Oregon Schiechl, Santa Clara. RG Turner, Holy Cross. RT Reeder, Illinois. RE Ison, Georgia Tech. QB Chris tman, Missouri.

Washington, U. C. L. A. RH Hoffman, Southern Califor nia.

FB Klmbrough, Texas A. tt M. Colman Winner 15-10 Over School for Deaf Coach Howard Eaklns' Colman high school quint turned back the challenge of the School for the Deaf Pheasants last night on the Colman floor, IS to 10. Led by Lee. Whaley and Krin-gen.

who collected 12 points between them, the home team led from the starting whistle. Ahead, 104 at the half. Colman then saw its lead dwindle to 12-10 with four minutes to go in the last quarter. A goal and ft free toss then put the game away. Barrett.

Heater and Catron shone for the losers. Ree Heights Held to One Goal Last Half, But Wins Miller, 8. Dec. 2. In th season's court opener here Friday night Ree Height took the Miller Rustlers for a 22-to-tS drubbing, The visitors led 18 to at the half.

Keith Erb of Miller and Pat Goth of the visitors were high scorers with seven points to their credit. In the lsst half Miller held Ree Heights to one field goal. Don't Forget the TRAP SHOOT HARLEIN CLUB SUNDAY, DEC. I Turkeys, Geeae. Pucka.

Chlrkeni Starts a. tn. May Add Fire to Big League Meetings-Minors' Sessions Open Monday Rex Stucker. owner of the Sioux Falls Canaries of the Western league, left yesterday afternoon for Cincinnati and the annual baseball meetings, accompanied by Mrs. Stucker.

Stucker hopes to arrange for a new manager of his team to' replace Ralph Brandon, veteran catcher, who announced his tirement last summer. Roy Carter of Norfolk, league president, Will also represent the Western at the national convention, Chicago, Dec. 2. Baseball's bigwigs the club owners likely will "hike the ante" next week on the portion of excitement they contribute annually to baseball's winter meetings. Usually most of the news from the December pow-wows of owners.

managers, scouts, concerns player deals, but late next week the 1939 session of major league magnates at Cincinnati may take the headline play away from the David Harums. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, rumor says, may really lay the law down to a number of club officials for failure to toe the mark in respect to baseball contract rules. He certainly pulled no punches when he fined Detroit, Brooklyn and two other clubs a total of $2500 the other day for infractions and some say the outspoken diamond commissioner is going to do some verbal blasting at the American and National league joint session December 9. Griffith Fights Monopolies Clark Griffith, Washington's old fox, is scheduled to bring up his anti-monopoly plan and if the owners want to do anything about bringing those New York Yanks down to a respectable level of efficiency 'they'll have their chance. Griffith doesn't want the Yanks broken up, but he is after some kind of rule which would limit farm systems and prevent the cornering of player talent.

Night baseball also will occupy some place on the program. Under the rules each club cannot play more than seven after-dark games a season and the success of the venture at three cities in each major circuit may result in an effort being made to relax the regulations and get in a few more shots at the owl customer money. The majors will not go into action until the minor leagues have their Monday-through-Wednesday session. Later Dates In Assn. Columbus, Dec.

2. P) The American Association directors yesterday approved a 154-game schedule for 1940, opening April 18 and closing Sept. 15, both dates being five days later than the corresponding ones this year. The loop's all- star game was set for July 17, and indications were that the Shaugh-nessy playoff would be retained for at least anotner year. Fate of the little world series, be' tween the Association and Inter national league champions, hinges on the outcome of a joint meeting of the leagues at Cincinnati next week, during the major-minor confab.

The International's tentative schedule calls for a Sept. 8 closing, which would force that league to "stand by" for a week while the association wound up its chores. Frankfort Center Scores 71 Points in Four Court Contests By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It has been slashing, rough and tumble basketball so far this season for most of the smaller high schools, handicapped by lack of reserves and playing with new material. The score books show that, and the coaches are talking about it in the chats with Secretary R. M.

Wal-seth of the South Dakota high school athletic association. That personal foul column is showing totals that alarm some coaches and have most of them keeping their fingers crossed, hoping that youthful exuberance will be curbed as the boys develop more polish. One example of this situation comes from Coach Don Cooper at Farmer. His boys defeated Howard, 26 to 10, but the losers made only one field goal There were 26 fouls called. Lake Preston Star High Lop-sided scores are reported by schools with sharp-shooting forwards.

Lake Preston took Bryant, 51-17. while R. Smith was hanging up the season's scoring record with 23 points for Lake Preston. In a 53-11 victory for Hecla in its season opener with Claremont, Meyers scored 22 points, Coach T. A.

Buchholz reports. Frankfort defeated Ashton, 41 to 24. And again the one-sided scoring was marked by some kind of ft record for an Individual player. Center Hassinger made 21 points in the game and ran his tout for four games to 71. Coach A.

R. Mitchell at Stlckney saw a whirlwind renter, C. Ewlng, toss 19 points for Delmont when it defeated Stlckney 27 to 24. M. Renville of Peever scored nine field goals in a 49 to 12 victory over Claire City.

ft Ira nd burg pregremlng Strandburg has had a gymnasium only two years, but they did a good job of holding down a more expert enced Corona team, which was forced Into ft third overtime period to win, 18-16. "Equivalent of notice by the Tigers that they will not be easily kept down despite the fact that this la only the second year thev have had gymnasium," fiupt A. B. Holm writes proudly. The people at Brandt are feeling prettr rood -about the team W.

C. Chrlstenson is coaching. His boys defeated Toronto 22-18 in their tea son's opened. "It was the first time Brandt has defeated Toronto in the history ot the game," Christy writes. Agar has started the season auspiciously with four straight wins, the lest one ft 30-23 Victory over Har fold.

By CHARLES DUNKLEX Chicago. Dec. 2. How's about William John De Correvont, North-western's budding backfield star, in 1937 the nation's most publicized prep school football player? The kid is all right. Lynn Waldorf, head coach of the Wildcats, and other coaches in the Western conference, predicts that De Correvont will become an outstanding star next year when he completely develops a great natural In his first year of collegiate competition, this 19-year-old tousled haired youngster did not make a single defensive mistake and gave a remarkable, consistently good performance in passing and kicking.

He bids fair to develop into one of the greatest punters the Big Ten has seen in years. He is an adept quick kicker, getting away many punts this season that sailed far over the heads of safety men. Kicks Average 43 Yards He averaged 43 yards per kick, a record which would have been greater but for the lact that many of his punts were accurately directed out o( bounds to the "coffin corners." He completed 20 out of 48 passes for 215 yards and on the ground gained 279 yards on 83 attempts for a rushing average of 3.2. He had his biggest day against Minnesota, when he gained 96 yards in 13 attempts for ft seven yard average. As ft runner he displayed remarkable intelligence in picking holes and feinting tacklers out of position.

Against Iowa he broke away for a long gain near the sidelines with one of the finest bursts of speed seen at Dyche stadium in years. This is what Coach Waldorf thinks about himr De Correvont is a fine all-round back whose defensive ability is on a par with his passing running- and kicking. He has few eauals on pass defense, e's an excellent kicker and his work in this respect against Illinois and Wisconsin had a lot to do with our winning those games wnne nis 85-yard kick against Iowft was one on the best ot the year." Stuhldreher Praises Him Harrv Stuhldreher. Wisconsin's head coach, believes that De Correvont is destined to gallop for Northwestern as he did in his high school days for Austin of Chicago. "A Brest race horse runs any where, anytime," Stuhldreher said, "and like a good horse De Correvont will learn to run from any spot.

He had a little difficulty this year adjusting mmseir to a new alignment. He is a fine cut-back runner and he'll be one of the best before he's through at Northwest' em." -The-wily Robert C. Zuppke of II' linola predicts a great future for De Correvont and that he'll be a great star as soon as he gets acclimated. "He can place his kicks beautifully," Zup said. "He has speed and courage but he simply was up against it in his new environment.

There were publicity ghosts hanging on his shirt tail every time he carried the ball. As soon as there Is a standout player on any team opposing players let him have it and I guess De Correvont was no exception." "De Correvont," mused Bernle Bierman of Minnesota, "I'll tell you about him. He ran 61 yards to beat us in the last couple of minutes and I never saw anyone run so fast in a football suit in my whole life." Huron High Will Lose 13 From 19 Lettermen College Will Graduate Backfield Stars but Optimistic of 1940 Success Huron, Dec. 2. The 1939 football season is over and there's no hurry about bringing on the 1940 campaign, as far as Coach George Deklotz of Huron high school is concerned.

With 13 of the 19 players earning letters this fall slated for gradua tion next May. the Huin mentor prefers not to think too much about what will happen to his Tigers when the gridiron season rolls around again. Senior lettermen include: Harold Huddleston, end; Bob Malone, Charles Hoffman, Art Wagner and Jack Welch, tackles; Bob Fisher, Lorraine Ketelsen and Jerry Geyer-man. guards; Billy 8ft ton and Jim Bailor, centers; Bob Shockley, quarterback; Bob Vonderharr, halfback, and Kay Upchurch, fullback. Three Regulars Left Monogram winners who have another year or more of competition ahead of them are: Don Mc-Nutt, end; Max Oviatt, tackle; Lloyd Hagemo.

guard; Elmer Evans, fullback; Kenneth Dilley and Marvin Peek, halfbacks. McNutt and ans were regulars throughout season, ana Peek moved Into a starting berth when Jake Shearer was ruled out on account of ineligi bility. The 1940 Huron college football team will be led by Bill Cameron steady, hardworking fullback who was one of Coach Jerry Parker's "Iron men" during the past season. Cameron, a Junior from Plerpont, was named captain of the Scalper team at the annual club banquet this week. 17 Collegians Get Utters Seventeen players, more than the average number reporting for practice during the season, were awarded letters.

Included in this group were eight seniors: Co-captain Lyle Schuelke. Groton, and Floyd Thompson, Lake Andes Kenneth Knapp and Grant Pasek, Huron, Zelton Hauck, De Smet; Wlllntd Schwandt. Winner: Bill Wuest. Win-fred and Ferd Pullman, Yale. Other monogram winners were: Wayne Qulggle, Groton, and Cameron, Juniors; Everett Bates, Stan Blacksmith and Dennis Bruner.

Huron: Paul and Don Lobitz, Hazel; and Lester Ketzbark. Plerpont. sophomores; snd Walter Schramm, Winner, freshman. Despite the heavy loss of letter-men, the 1940 Scalper team should be at least as strong as this year's surprising eleven which- finished third In the conference after a bad start. Coach Parker's biggest problem will be to find some new ball-toters to replace Schuelke, a 11 -conference halfback this year, and Pasek, and Hauck.

AMERICAN ASSN. HOCKEY St. Paul Omaha 0. New York. Dec.

2. Colorado U. is the latest to be mentioned for the Sun bowl. Ray Morrison, Van-derbilt coach, who saw Southern California crush Notre Dame, is quoted in Los Angeles papers: "It might be a lot better for the south if Tulane goes to the Rose bowl." Sonja Henie and her troupe are headed for Houston to open a four-month tour, December 8. "Rabbit'! Maranville's friends are booming him for that vacancy on the Pirate coaching staff.

The other high schools (and ft lot of the colleges) can go way back and sit down. The Massillon (O.) high gridders played to 132,000 addicts in ten games this season. WHAT. NO SPINNERS? If you don't believe Shakespeare was the first football writer and Henry VI the first grandstand quarterback, listen to Dr. Leroy Arnold of Hamllne St.

Paul, quote from we oara: down' Henry VI "An excellent pass" Tempest "Well placed" Henry VI "A touch, a touch, I do confess it" Hamlet. "More rushes" Henry VI Til catch it ere it comes to the ground" Macbeth "Let him not pass, but kill him rather" Othello. "We must have bloody noses and a cracked crown" Henry VI But to the goal" Winter's Tale. The Minnesota-Wisconsin films show Official Mike Layden borrowed a two-bit coin from Coach Harry Stuhldreher for the pre-game toss and forgot to give it back, TODAY'S GUEST STAR Jerry Mitchell, N. Post: "Indications are the old boys will be the life of the party in Cincinnati not only will Judge Landis be raising hell with operators of chain store systems, but Clark Griffith and Connie Mack, two other kids, will be right in there helping him." Elmer Browning, Citadel halfback, has completed three forward passes this year.

All went to the same man and all went for touchdowns. Lincoln (Neb.) high has won three straight grid championships and wants to know if that isn't a record? One report says "Doc" Sutherland is going to U. of Washington. Another says he'll coach the Brooklyn football Dodgers. WELL, WELL.

Heard during the airing of the Notre Dame-Southern California game: "The horn was blown because the official blew the horn." mmmm mmmmm FOOTBALL Texas Tech 13, Loyola of South 0. Boston U. 12, Tampa 0. Miami (Fla.) 27, North Carolina State 7. St.

Mary's (Tex.) 13, Mississippi Teachers 3. Santa Barbara State 0, Whittier 10. BASKETBALL College North Dakota U. 48, Moorhead Teachers 28. North Dakota U.

44, Wahpeton 55 (Thursday). UCLA 24, San Diego State 46. Spearflsh 36, Dickinson, N. normal 25. Iowa State 67.

Simpson 40. St. Ambrose 30, Cornell college 28. High School Sioux Falls 27, Estherville, 16. Madison 16, Eastern high (Madison) 23.

Mankato, 42, Blue Earth, 22. School for Deaf 10. Colman 15. Miller 15. Ree Heights 22.

Luverne, 22, Slayton, 13- Delmont 24, Parkston 12. Slsseton 22, Peever 15: Sisseton 24, Brown Valley 20 (doubleheader). Eastern High Beats Madison Rival 23-16 Madison, S. Dec. 2.

An Inexperienced Bulldog basketball team last night lost to Eastern high school. 23-16, in the annual intra-city tilt. Eastern used its experience and its height advantage to offset a speedier but less steady Bulldog team that had only three lettermen in the starting lineup. The score was knotted at halftlme, 7-7. LUVERNE GETS HOT TO DEFEAT SLAYTON Luverne.

Dec. 2. An inspired Luverne basketball team de feated Biayton nign acnooi on Hit Luverne floor Friday night by a 22-ii amn tn win it first conference victory of the season. It was the second Victory in inree Biarm. vmwi Barrett was the sparkplug on the local quintet, scoring five field goal and two free throws.

Gordon Helling, hl running mate at forward, fnill fl-M rnaU. JohnSOn WSS high man lor Slayton with seven counters. The Luverne second team also were victorious in defeating the Slavton second stringer 3MO-9. The next encounter for the Cardinals is Lakeflcld next Friday night. Delmont Shows Strength in Opener at New Court Delmont.

8. Dec. high school opened It new auditorium with a 24-to-12 victory over Parkston. the team redeeming itself fiavliia'a JUnttll MUrt. Ounnare and Weatherholt scored eight and seven poinw, respevuriy, while Smith was ouuunding in the tight defense.

Delmont plays Lester-vuie Tuesday. KIGIITMIRE DEFEATED New Vork, Dec. Rlghtmire, 129. of Sioux City. 1ft, loot ft aix-round decision to Albert Wright.

127 Negro, of Los Angeles, In preliminary on ft fight card here last night. Cleveland Manager Seems to Forget That New York Plays Rather Smart Game With Hopped-Up Ball By JOHN LARDNER New York. Dec. 2. Describing the New York Yankees as a potential third-place club in 1940 Cleveland first, Boston second ol' Oscar Vitt goes on to drop a tear for scientific baseball, which, he says, is deader than Old Man Mose in the American league.

"Somebody should take the jack-rabbit out of the ball," says Oscar, the Cleveland maestro. "I know it's been mentioned before, but people have got so used to the hopped-up ball by now that they don't even remember what the old game was like." The outfielders, say Mr. Vitt, might as well be playing jacks in the girls' section of the playground as baseball. They lob the ball in to third base from left field in stead of lining it to second to nip the two-base hitter. They nlav deep center field and let the Texas leaguers fall where they will.

They back against the wall in right to slap down the jazzed-up ball which is always threatening to vanish from the park. Other Things Vitt Deplores The base-runners are satisfied to grow moss on first base, instead of purloining second. The infield seldom plays for the plate, and the classic maneuver of fielding bunts to third base on the double sacrifice is moribund. Mr. Vitt deplores all this.

Of course, his own team is no exception to what he describes as the general rule In the American league. There is no more stolid herd of sluggers in the business than the Indians, Oscar mourns for the dsys of accurate, daring defense, free running of the bases, and sharp; scientinc hitting, and since he la unable to provide these features with his own club, the answer seems to lie in the ball. Well, course, the New York Yankees have disproved Mr. Vitt's thesis to some extent. Using the same ball, they do play a fast, gam bling defensive game, they do run the bases for all they're worth, and they do play for the plate when the nlav is feasible.

Naturally, they don't go In for place-hitting. That's one branch -The been achieved yet, but things are getting progressively better," Cooke insists. For printing costs only, Cooke provides members of the A. C. P.

A. with press box forms for keeping statistics. After brief practice with them it is possible to have all game statistics complete within 15 minutes after the final gun. A "thinking" machine used In census tabulations grinds out the bureau's mass of figures. In some cases the figures are allowed to simmer on the machine until the end of the season, when they are totaled.

For the bureau's weekly reports, the cumulative totals are computed. Cooke admits it's "all pretty com' plicated. The machine, he says, also is similar to those used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in classifying fingerprints. Only Cooke classifies "flgureprints" of teams and players. of the game which the Jackrabblt ball has effectively killed, in both major leagues alike.

Joe DiMaggio choked his bat a trifle this year to get better hitting results numerically, and he succeeded because fewer of his wallops were easy flies, but he wasn't placing the ball. He was still pulling-. Paul Waner was the last great place-hitter. There's been only one place-hitter to 50 ball play' ers in the last few years. Cobb and Jackson Recalled Mr.

Vitt worked with Tyrus R. Cobb. Even the scattered action pictures of Cobb will show you that he choked his bat a good several inches up the handle. He did that almost constantly. Oscar calls Cobb and Joe Jackson the two best na tural hitters he ever saw.

Jackson choked his bat only a couple of inches, and hit ft longer ball than Cobb, In his best years, he hit the ball safely nearly as often as The Peach, but that because his eyes were sharper and his coordination ft trifle better. -It was a treat to watch "Shoeless' Joseph hit. Your correspondent saw him In only two years, the years of his tragedy, 1919-20, but even then the confidence of his address and the easy rhythm of his swing were something to see. Mr. Vitt is correct In calling place-hitting a lost art.

If a hitter today can pull the ball, he will reach those fences, and if he merely gets the best piece of the ball he can find, catch-aa-catch-can. he is apt to drill it through the infield somewhere, it travels so fast. But when Oscar blames other modern baseball shortcomings on the ball, he is missing the lesson that the Yankees taught in the World Series last fall, and that is a lesson too valuable to miss, especially for a gentleman in Mr. Vitt position. The Yanks were fast, tight, and nimble, and they threw to the right base.

They effectively demoralized Cincinnati with a base-running attack, and they throttled the Red hitters with their inner and outer defense. They have been winning in the American league for much the same reasons. Cleveland, Boston, Detroit can match, them at bat. The difference is not all in pitching. A lot of it lies in Yankee mastery of those very "lost arts" which Mr.

Vitt Is mourning. The jackrabblt ball is here to stay. If the Indians are going to beat out the Yankees next year, as Oscar guesses they may, they will have to learn to handle the jack-rabbit in more ways than just with a club. have many years to go. "You can figure on Joe Gordon and Jot IX Magglo for at least ten years more if they dont ret hurt.

There's no telling how far Keller win go. in ere a a great natural hitter, with the best pair of hands and forearms I've seen in a long time, He a fine all-around ftth lete who should be up among the three top hitters next season. When you have ft pair of swingers such as DiMaggio and Keller in one out field, you have olentr. "Rolfe and Crosettl will be Just as good for quite spell on beyond, and so will Babe Dahlgren. "This Joe Oordon la a fellow who gives mc ft lot of thrills through season.

I've seen him make play sfter play I knew were almost im possible, flome of them you hardly believe after you tee It. As you know, Joe practiced being an acrobat for two or three years. There are many times when he looks like two acrobats killing off those sure base hits that whistle over second or spin out toward right field." Better Rare Bill looks for a better and closer rare next season. He figures Spor tlight When he nervously clutched the tun to end the first quarter the report sounded like an old light bulb plunking into the ash can. Some suspected that Elmer forgot to take the gun out of his pocket.

It banged all right during the intermission, but at the end of the half there was Just a faint click from the shaking weapon. He grabbed the horn and the reed gasped and die. You can imagine his frenzied state of mind, and understand why he almost blew the buttons off of one of the officials when he finally located the trouble with the pistol. The Warriors refused to be disturbed by such sideline consternation and impressed the rather small crowd as capable of causing trouble for anv opponents. First Five Looks Good Wood's first guess on the starting lineup.

Leon Corning and Don Johnson, veteran forwards; Gordon Rensberger center, and Len Huck and Don Allan, guards, looked the best this week. They handled the ball deftly and seemed well acquainted with their defensive jobs. It's just a medium-sized lineup, however, and may lack "hot-shot" goal-ihooters. Substitutes went Into the lineup before the end of the first quarter, which found the score at 9-0, and more were used in the second period. A new set played the third period, with the 15-to-4 half-time lead reduced only three points, 19 to 11.

The Parting five returned for the ourth quarter and seemed over-anxious so, after a brief Estherville rally was checked, Wood resumed the whole' tale substituting. The score: EttheMill I1 Slant FH (S7 Ft PI Ft EiTMxi. i 3 0 i commit, ail K'll. 3 0 2D. Johnaon, 3 1 Kenntdv.

0 0 0 Barer. 10 1 Sanders, 3 1 ORud. 0 10 Woods, 0 0 OBergtr, 0 0 1 Palm'r. 0 1 0 lonM, 10 0 Ynnni. ft 0 0 OT.

Richards, 0 0 0 Thompson. I SRensbrrger, 1 1 Touman. a 0 3 0 Harvev. 0 0 3 Hiwd. 0 0 0 Huck, ft 10 0 Zeimer.

I 0 0 tallan. 0 0 1 U. Richards, (001 Totala 6 4 6 Woolheater, I 0 0 1 Store at 111 fcthervilla 4. Sioux VantrPol. I I Fails 15 B.

Johnaon, I 0 FWtrfM: Dftinll ot I Drikt. and Olam. S.I F. coUtire. I Total 11 1 11 FEW GRID GAMES LEFT AFTER TODAY Army-Navy and Important League Games Are on Boston U.

and Miami Winners Washington, Dec. 1 (JFh-The white House announced today that President and Mrs. Roosevelt would not attend the Army-Navy football game at Philadelphia today "on account of the weather. A low fog hung over Washington this morning and rain threatened. New York.

Dec. 2. A short but lively last act to the college lootball season, which has had a continuous run of more than two months, will take place today. The fev games left, such as Ten-nessee-Aiiburn and Southern Call-Iwnia-UCLA December 9 and the wudy Now Years day "bowl" flmes. win be more like an epilogue.

As a stttctacle, there is nothing fSTJ. Army-Navy meeting before TOW) spectators at Philadelphia. bv tradition, it is the season's jwnc event, but there is some about the quality of the foot- mil vi fin- i three or four major con-wnre game are on tap and one pw tost for Duquesne, one of "VT" and untied teams. hopln tney wlu UpoJn "oowl" tppear-ind up their regular cam-jn against the University of Deft." SouUieMteni conference. Tiuane-Louiaiana State and jwja Tech-Georgia games should nae whether unbeaten Tennessee BI Oeomift Tech their circuit.

California, apparently lor the Pacific cAt m. Rose bowl. ft ntif 'onference games. The rl th" Oklahoma Rlf; th Southwest "KrST: Methodist ur VChrlM1n- the tradltionallv.torrid m-Ne lnd Ford-university games. 7 tnaiL.

8tnford in the mJor Interactional encounter. beats Mtsrn. Wm, Dec. a li ini )m Npw Cleans. ntrh nrausion, By Grantlanl Rice BImm4 ky Mirth Americas Alliance, lac Red River, Dec.

2. What is the big thrill of sport? A 50-yard touchdown run? A World Series homer? A full iron dead to the pin? A long, completed forward into the end tone? A head-and-head finish to the wire? I'll take mine in the first sudden whirr and drum-beat of wings as the first covey of the year gets up. The startling effect is something the merely casual hunter rarely gets used to. The dogs are frozen into black and white marble you know the covey is only a few feet away. Yet you rarely see ft bird.

The camouflage is perfect. You creep closer and closer. Then the explosion takes place and the air seems packed with quail and hurtling feathers. You feel ft quick shock. The big temptation is always to blaze away at the thickest part of the covey In the air, which means an almost sure miss.

You can't understand why, but. under this system, results are lamentsbly sour. Bill Dickey- three favorite dogg are named Tillle. Bally and Sadie, and they know they have been on a day's hunt when they follow the long legs of the two Dickeys by thicket and swamp. They know their atuff.

They have also discovered there la quite a difference in the results that develop from Dirk ey's gun and that of your touring correspondent. Five Stralghl The Yankee catcher and the Arkansas quail hunter can see any reason why the Yankees shouldn't pick vp their fifth straight pennant pi their fifth consecutive World Series swag. "This is still young ball club." Bill U1U you. sitting on log along the Red river trail. "It may be that the batterv of Ruffing and the Red Box rook leg, with more ex-Dickev Isn't quite as young as itiperlence.

will be even better and used to be, but most of the bunch I that Boston will get better pitching..