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EIGITi THE DAILY COURIER, PA. WEDNESDAY. NUVJIJMJtSKK. 5U, 1'jSS. Football SPORTORIALS By JOHN H.

WHORIC, Sports Editor WIIAT'S GOING ON IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS The fact fiber is not a mem- Saturday, December 3 ber of the W. P. I. A. saved Johnstown from being automatically eliminated in the race for the Class AA football toga when tho two neighbors battled to a 6-6 deadlock during a snowstorm.

Duke Wciglc. pilot of the Flood City, formerly tutored the Miners but they had r.o mercy in their hearts for their erstwhile skipper, cutting loose with an aerial attack in the fourth juartfr to knot the score. Despite the deadlock and in spite of McKeesport's 37-0 victory over Jeannettc in Thursday's snowstorm, we still like the Jawns chances of taking the AA diadem when the two meet in Pitt Stadium Don Renninger, who formerly starred for Uniontown High elevens, has been named co-captain of the 1939 Findlay grid outfit at Findlay, Ohio, with Cyrul Reardon, a guard Frccmont, Ohio Another Uniontown graduate, Al Everhart, ccn of the county- seat cage mentor, is assisting Coach Frank Wolfe in directing Waynesburg's basketeers i winter. Everhart is one of the greatest court Stars in Yellow Jacket history. His pop has quite a reputation as a basketball tutor in scholastic circles Just because it the coaches picked the recent all-county football team that doesn't make it any more "official" than the one you might BITS HERE AND THERE Jock Sutherland will be the guest speaker Thurcday night, December 8, when the Brownsville Rotary Club entertains the School football Brownsville High team.

Damon want to pick ace Donora footballer and baskctdcr, became 20 years of age on November 28 which makes him ineligible for the court outfit this year We saw Dick in action last year in the W. P. I. A. eliminations in Pitt Stadium and he had plenty on the basket- Five lettermen returned this year to try for a position on the Dunbar Township High quintet coached by Bruce M.

Shearer. They are: John Herchko, guard; Ted Pavlosky, forward, Bill Husband, guard; Frank Kontra, forward, and Joe Hcrtznel, center Some football officials association (not the Mon Valley) have adopted a fixed schedule of rates for its arbiters instead of expecting the official to make his tariff fit the school's ability to pay. The W. P. I.

A. L. is going to have a pow wow sopn with the various groups to try to iron out the differences that have been a big "drain on some schools Bill Dolde may have the greenest team to begin with in Section 9 but we'll bet a doughnut, hole ct all, that the Cokcrs won't be in the cellar when the curtain comes down the end of next February. The section's Critchfield, the Postoffiec's duckpin ace, was in plenty trouble the other night, going 10 frames before he got a mark. Of course, the Printers poured the oil on the Clerks.

Yet Damon penned this corner; "The Printers were very lucky last night." Now, is that We understand quite a few persons have been checking the dictionary to find out the meaning of the words "host" and Wonder if they have a dictionary in Washington for use of congressmen. A Uniontown sports- editor is very much interested in the gas business. Seems as though he salted some green backs in a well and the gas has started to flow. He's the first fourth estator we've heard of who carries foldin' money. A movement is afoot to legislate out the play in which Manhattan got an extra point against West Virginia.

It is the recovery of a blocked kick and run over the goal line. It is hoped to rule the ball dead when the kick is blocked. Penn State tied Pcnn on a similar play earlier the year. It has been estimated that football runs up a bill of $100,000,000 a year in the cost of tickets transportation, entertainment, hote! accomodations, etc. A new ice rink at Huntingdon, -W.

offeree Sonja Heinle $3,000 for a persona she voted nay. of preventing tho appearance but As slaughter of small college squads by others which have four or five teams to throw into action, it has boon suggested that baseball's rule of no permitting the return of a player HORNED FROG LINEMEN By Jack Sords 5o ee-RCEdr of AU. opfttsi-flcw P-A-S CCrrtlCKT. KtNC rtATUMJ SWOICATt going to be hot The grid fan shouldn't have any difficulty finding the right game for him Saturday. The three classes of the W.

P. I. A. L. will be decided, AA at Pitt Stadium, A at Grcensburg and at Clairton.

Take your pick. We'll be at Oflctt Field wishing, however, we'd gone to the stadium West Virginia's state-wide north and south football stars clash December 3 at Charleston in the year's biggest scholastic tiff We've receiscd a query from a Florida college that is looking for football talent, particular, ly linemen. Evidently it believes that since they ask plenty of sugar at the stadium gates the boys who make the thing possible should at least get a free education out of it Donora concluded an up-and- down season with a 12-6 win over Monongahcla in one of the year's toughest scraps. The Dragons got one touchdown after a kick was blocked Babe Bowers of East Bethlehem isn't so hot about booking the Cokers for the year's opener. "After the pounding my boys took last September, we were lucky we even had a ball club," Babe told us Hollidaysburg High, where D.

H. Loree became principal after the "reformers" decided he wasn't fast enough here, had a football club that won nine straights without a setback whoihas been removed from th gamW be adopted. Too, it is se forth, fans are attracted by big names yet these stars play only a few minutes then they are yanked, the wolves getting gypped. Harry Keck, the Sun Tele sports editor, suggests Curley Stebbins ns Pill's best bet for ail-American role. We kinda agree with the Pittsburgh fourth estater.

There will be no age handicap when John Henry Lewis tries to dethrone Joe Louis next January Pittsburgh's John Henry is just 12 days younger than the Brown Bomber. Johnny Pingle, Michigan State flash had a hand in the scoring of all seion touchdowns the Spartans mndc against Mirquelte the last three years. team in the National Pro Football ague, with the exception of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is expected to show a profit for this year. is asking only 100 grand for Freddie Hutchinson, the 19-year-old righthander who won 25 Barnes for the Raniers last bummer, his first year in organized baseball. Bob Feller is going to try to nick Cleveland for $20,000 next year.

St. Louis Cardinals want Gus Mancuso from the Giants to bolster their catching department. The Giants want Joe Medwick or Johnny Mizc and will dig up ns much as $250,000 to make the deal but Sam Brcadon of the Reds continues to say no. The movicman presented an all- Amcrican football team to his screen, public but O'Ncil Kennedy of the Uniontown News Standard went him one better with his movie presentation: Carole Lombard, center; Ginger Rogers and Alice Faye, guards; Hedy LaMarr and Dorothy Lamour, tackles; Andrea Leeds and Sigrid Curie, ends; Kay Sutton, quarterback and captain; Rosemary and Priscilla Lane, halfbacks, and Lola Lane, fullback. That eleven would stop a tide not only mere man Those Pitt fans probably are wondering if they haven't been having this season Hurst High grads don't mind a bit the nice things the critics have been saying about Joe Seni, high-scoring fullback of St.

Vincent College, who has been given Tionorable American mention polls In several all- A high school coach says Bill Kern will be offered the Pitt coaching job when Jock Sutherland leaves. The Pitt 'situation has become thus: Sutherland vs. Bowman. Acme Bowlers Win Pair From Ascos The Acme bowlers captured two out of three from the Asco outfit in a duckpin match at the Graham alleys, missing out on a clean sweep by three pins in the second tilt. The scores: ACME 143 80 Pujia Dickey Maczko Stefl Martin Reed Totals 100 Soisson Emigh N.

Rae Hershbcrgcr E. Reed Welsh Totals night mares about that "dream" football team. One wag remarked that the Panthers were not unlike a bunch of jitterbugs, to wit: "Always moving but going no place." Now is that nice? It's going to be an expensive thing to "flunk" at Colorado University beginning January 1. President George Norlin has announced students who fail will have to pay $3 per credit hour in addition to regular tuition. "The extra charge represents the cost to the state of the course.

It isn't fair to ask the taxpayers to stand the added cost of repeated courses because of failure," the president said Long Island University will return to football next fall after an absence of seven years Sportsmen shouldn't forget the birds when there's snow on the ground Unbeaten Western 447 508 485 Bank Fixtures Net $700. UNIONTOWN, Nov. approval was given the sale of furniture, fixtures and equipment of the Uniontown National Bank Trust Company to Masler Safe Company of Hamilton, Ohio, for a sum of not Vss than $700 cash. Reserve University football team isn't interested in post-season "bowl" games, Athletic Director Davis said after "feelers" had been received in Cleveland Although Clark Griffith won't admit it, the early winter word is that the Washington president will haul a cargo of baseball trading material to the American League meeting. Cecil Travis, Al Simmons, Zeke Bonura, Sammy West, the entire pitching staff excepting Joseph Victor Law-; ranee Krakauskas, Catcher Rick Ferrell and probably everybody else will go on the block if Griff can do business The major league club owners may crack down on their players going in for hunting since Monty Stratum's mishap that cost him his leg and a brilliant career as a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, NOTRE DAME i BOASTS SIX FAST BACKS No Telling Which One Will Go to Town Against Trojan Club.

by STEVE SN'IDER United Press Staff Coi reipondent. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. uwder for Coach Howard Jones of Southern California: Which Notre Dame back will you have to watch Saturday--Sheridan. Saccau, Stevenson, Thesing, Zontini or Hof- cr? Rolling westward on the Irish football special arc these tix backs, who have taken their turn at inspiring Notre Dame's eight precious victories as regularly us if Kimer Layden picked the star of the day himself.

Stevenson again.sl Illinois, Sheridan against Army, Snggau against Navy, Zontmi against Mlnnejota, Hofcr against Northwestern and Thesing at Georgia Tech--one man in each game--turned the tide and kept Notre Dame undefeated in its greatest season since the national championship days of 1930. Not even Layden knows whose urn is next. "I wish I did," he grinned over his ast Midwest breakfast for a couple of weeks. "This will be our toughest game of a prctiy hard schedule. I hope they all break looic!" Layden fears the strain of an undefeated season, plus a week's layoff and hard trip across the country may tell against the Irish.

"These boys of mine arc easy to talk to, and I've warned them what we're up against," he said. "They may be toasted as conquering heroes all over California, but they've been warned that all that -tops after the kickolT. Southern California has speed, line power and reserves enough to match ours and we all know it," Layden likes a team he can talk to. It's the plan of Notre Dame coaches never to key a team for an important game, for Irish coaches learned long ago there arc loo many important ones along the road. The boys must key themselves and already they have been "up" for Illinois, Army and Minnesota.

Now they're gunning for Southern California. Although he is only a sophomore one of those rare ones on any Notre Dame -team--Bog Saggau likely will be the most dangerous runner this week. He is the greatest backflelc prospect at Notre Dame in a dozen years. Brought along slowly by Layden. Saggau has been under little pressure any time this season.

While the more experienced left halfbacks -Harry Stevenson nnd Ben Sheridan-carried the load, Layden picked his spots for Sagsau and the sophomore star ran hard against Army, Navy and Minnesota. The Irish soon discovered almost all they had to do to spring him loose for a gain was to hand him the Macks, Tigers Reportedly In Six-Man Trade Killed In Texas. GREENSBURG, Nov. Rcylands of near Pleasant Unity was notified of the death of his son. Clayton, of the United States Army in an accident at Houston, Tex.

Particulars were not immediately available ball. "We knew last spring we had a good offensive team," Layden admitted, "and it has been in almos every game. The low was agains- Northwestern, when we had our worst letdown. "I think the'line decided it had' the game won and wouldn't charge Jt was a tough one to win at 9 to and we almost lost it when one of the backs got careless on pass defense in the last quarter." Cold Storage Plants. HARRISBURG, Nov.

30. Thi Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reports 1,300 community cold- storage plants in 33 states when thrifty families may preserve out-of- season meats and vegetables. Football Plans for Junior Cage League Will Be Formed At Meeting Tomorrow By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Nov. sure sign that the football season Is on last U'gs comes from Philadelphia--a red hot rumor that the Athletics and Tigers will participate In a slx-plajcr deal before you get the final scores of the January 2 bowl games.

The Philadelphia report has it that the A's will send Third Baseman Bill Wcrber, Outfielder Wally Moses and First Baseman Dick Siebcrt to Detroit In exchange for Slugger Rudy York, Outfielder diet Laabs or Roy CuIIenbine, mid Rookie Inficlder Benny McCoy. Connie Mack, who attended the Army-Navy football game wrapped In several pooh-poohs the rade rumor, saying, "don't you think 'd know something about it if there vns a deal up?" This particular Tiger-A's deal may the flgament of a Phllly scribe's magination but there is definite assurance from Detroit that You'lg Spike Briggs, General Manager Jock teller and Manager Del Baker are to bring lot of new faces into 3riggs Stadium next season. Walter O. Briggs, millionaire owner of the Tigers, wants a winner and he has told his son to make the nc- ceisary moves to break the Yankees stranglehold on the American League title. The left side of the Tigers' infield needs bolstering, another outfielder is in demand and the Detroit pitching start requires patching up.

The Tigers already have opened negotiations for Cecil Travis, Washington's hard-hitting shortstop. There is more than an even chance that the Tigers will use Rudy York is the big bait in any major deals they undertake. Because of Hank ireenberg's presence, York has been the orphan of the club. Since he must give way to Grccnberg at first base, York has tried to catch, play third base and the outfield with the Tigers without any great success in any of those positions. York's natural position is first base but he'll never play that position as long as he's with the Tigers.

In time he may develop into a fair catcher but the Tigers haven't enough all- around strength to carry him through the development stage and build a championship contender the same Four clubs could use York at first base--Washington, Philadelphia, St. Louis nnd Chicago. Don't be surprised if York winds up with some of these clubs if the Tigers decide to dispose of him. Inasmuch as the Tigers have one of the brainiest young catchers in the majors in Birdie Tebbetts, it woulc seem a wise move to trade York il a good deal can be made for him which shouldn't be too hard to do Tebbetts, although a weak hitter, is a great hustler and handler of pitchers. He was behind the bat during one of the most successful streaks the Tigers enjoyed last season.

If the Tigers land Travis from Washington and Werber from the A's, they have one of baseball's classiest infields completed by Gehringer at second and Greenbcrg at first. But they need another hard-hitting outfielder to team up with Pete Fox and Dixie Walker and a 20-game winner on pitching ST. VINCENT FIVE HAS 17 CAGE! TIFFS Davis-Elkins to Be at Latrobe December 15 In Year's First. ST. FRANCIS IS ONLY NEW CLUB Special to The Courier.

LATROBE, Nov. 17 game schedule has been drawn up for the St. Vincent College Bearcat 1938 basketball season, it was announced today by the college athletic board. Only one new team, St. Francis, will be played by the Bearcats this winter.

Opening against Davis-Elkins College, at Latrobe, on December 15, the Bearcats wilt wind up their with Youngstown College, at Youngstown, Ohio, on March 4. One open date, February 3, remains to be filled on the schedule. Eight of the 17 games will be played at home. The Bearcats were severely hit by graduation this June, and Coach 3cnc Edwards will be forced to mould an entirely new squad this Only a bare nucleus of a team is left Edwards for his 1938 team. The schedule: December 15, Davis Elkins, Latrobe.

January 0, Grove City, away. January 7, Indiana, Latrobe. January 10, St. Francis, away. January Bethany, Latrobe.

January 18, Juniata, Latrobe. January 21, St. Francis, Latrobe. January 28, Juniata, away. February 1, Washington Jefferson, away.

February 3, Pending, away. February 3, Davis-Elkins, away. February 11, Youngstown, Latrobe, February 15, Wnyncsburg, Latrobe. February 16, Bethany, away. February 21, Indiana, away.

February 25, Grove City, Latrobe March 2, Wayr.esburg, away. March 4, Youngstown, away. Nats Freshman Sets Pace For Pinch Hitters NEW YORK, Nov. rookies usually collect all the headlines in the spring and then when the leat is on during the regular season, fade quicker than a snowball in a bon-flre but Taft Wright, freshman outfielder of the Washington Senators, proved to be the exception. Roly-Poly Wright, known to his teammates as the "Cinderella kid," led the American League during 1938 in its most difficult department --pinch-hitting--with 11 hits in 35 times at bat for an average of .314.

Wright, who finished last season one point behind the league batting champion, came up to the Senators' training camp from Chattanooga with all the handicaps a rookie could carry. He was short' and stocky, looked unathletic and batted left- handed. At that time, the Senators were overloaded with southpaw hitters and Wright seemed to be just another hanger-on who at the most optimistic rating appeared headed for nothing more than a utility berth. But the break came. The Senators were scheduled to play a series of one-day exhibition games in the South.

The local fields were seas of mud and Manager Bucky Harris Iraid to use his regulars, nominated imong other rookies, Wright. Wright clicked from the moment he carried his bat to the plate. He lammed out a homer, double and a ingle that day, repeated the feat In he next game and cracked out anther homer, with a single, the fol- owing day. By that time, Harris believed he had something and when opening day came around, Wright was in right field, listed as a regu- ar. When last season's averages were figured, Wright had a batting mark of .348 for 100 games, one less than champion Jimmy Foxx.

Wright went to the plate as a pinch-hitter 35 times. Included in the 11 hits he produced were four doubles and a riplc which drove in six runs. His efforts in the clutch were directly responsible for Washington winning two games and tying two others that were won in extra innings. Only two other players, Roy Cul- lonbinc of Detroit and Charley Ruffing of the New York Yankees, won two games for their club as pinch- hitters. Eleven home runs were made by pinch hitters, Frank Hayes of the Athletics hitting two.

However, there were 14 pinch homers in 1937 when the composite batting average of pinch hitters was .248 as against .215 for 1938. In '37, there were four more runs, 19 more hits, three more doubles and 23 more runs driven in. Boston led in team pinch hitting figures with an average .265. Detroit was second and Washington third. The Yankees were last with a mark of .132 but their pinch hitters were called upon only 56 times.

Seven hit safely and three walked. Young Men's Loop to Embrace Youths Up to 19 Years of Age. PLAY BEGINS ON DECEMBER 3 Pitchers Will Get Breaks Next Season NEW YORK, Nov. leagu umpires will have more authority next season. They will have the right to deny batters the privilege asking for a new ball at the first indication of scud or bruise.

Many experts contend that frequent changes of balls was partly responsible for sore arms. Trainer; claim hurlers had to throw ever; ball under their own power. A nev ball wont' do tricks. Final plans of the, Connellsville Recreation Center Junior Basketball League will be formulated at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening at the WPA Center in South Arch street. Previously, it had been decided to the circuit into two divisions.

Last year the loop was listed as a junior circuit, allowing boys to play until they became 18 years age. Now it has been voted to classify the circuit as a young men's organization, enabling youths to compete until they are 19. All games are to be played in the aftcr- oon. There is to be another organization which will be open for boys until they are 17 years of age. These contests will be staged Saturday mornings at'State Armory.

Walter Miskinis, director of the league, expressed tho hope of starting play Saturday, December 3. Decision rests the managers at Thursday's meeting. All teams interested in joining either circuit should be represented. Those clubs that have signified willingness to enroll include Para- mounts, Dawson, Willow Inn and St. Rita while entries arc expected from Dunbar and Lcisenring.

In the junior loop West Side Panthers, I. C. School and two teams from the Y. M. C.

A. are anticipated. Charles Royce, boys work secretary at the believes he can get two good quintets from there. Wild Game Defender Dies. NEW YORK, Nov.

Williams Huntington, 87, author and pioneer in the fight for adoption of game conservation and breeding laws, died at his Oceanside (Long Island) home. Dizzy Dean M.odesi As Ever, Admits He's Best in Business CHICAGO, Nov. appearing in a vaudeville act at a local theatre, modestly placed himself and "my brother Paul" on his own all-star baseball team today. Diz, after assuring his audience there no longer was any need to worry about his pitching arm, was asked to name an all-star teanvot players he has seen since he broke into the major leagues. For the first eight positions he named: First base--Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees; second--Charley Gehringer, Detroit, or Frankie Frisch, former manager of the St.

Louis Cards; shortstop--Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh; Hack, Chicago Cubs; left field--Joe Medwick, Cardinals; centerfield--Joe Dl Maggio, Yankees; rightfield--Mel 'Ott, New York Giants; center--Manager Gabby Hartnett, Cubs. Asked about pitchers, Diz replied: "Well, I'll have to name myself first. And if I'm first, my. brother Paul must be second." DOE HEADS MOUNTED $10.00 Hides Tanned, $2.50 Deer Heads Received at Miller's Tavern, Normalvillc, Pa. C.

I. SMITH Confluence, Pa. staff before they can start passes at the Yank's laurels. Schoolboy Howe, back from the Texas League after laboring a yea under the hot southwestern sun with promising results, may be the man the Tigers' need to put new life in their pitching staff. A comeback by Rowe would make Detroit a team of possibilities in the 1939 pennant race.

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