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BILL CORUM Says Fame Fades Fast 01dtimerClaimed i Greatest Quarter i Trottine Raee Then (By International Newi Service) NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Jack Doyle had been at the Pennsylvania station buying a ticket for Florida and had stopped off to say goodby. More to make conversation than anything else, I said: "You happen to remember a fellow named Phil King?" "Football player?" he said. "Right," I said.

"Princeton." "Sure," he said, "Somewhere around the early nineties. Big fellow. Played quarterback. Always reminded me a little of Ted Coy. He was about as good as anybody I ever saw in a broken field.

Used to spend a lot of time in my place, After he graduated, playing three-fcushions. He was good at it, too. Memory is he came from Washington, also that he was a Jewish boy." Three-Line Note "You must be right," I said, "because I saw a three-line note in the paper the other day about his dying after an operation' in Washington." "And nobody paid any attention to it, eh?" said Jack. "Just goes to show how quickly fame passes. I can remember when the death of Phil King would have been page one news.

Like the death of Eck-ersall in the Middlewest. He was almost as famous in his day and, if reputation means anything, he must have been about as good as they come. He was a really great star back there in the '90's. Check up and see if I'm wrong." So I phoned Bill Edwards and aid: "How would you rate Phil King among the football players you have known?" "He died the other night," he said. "I know," I explained, "that's why I'm asking you." "Well," he replied, "in my opinion he was the greatest quarterback that ever played football.

I hope I'm not prejudiced because he went to Princeton. We've had some other great quarterbacks at Princeton, so I don't know why I should be prejudiced. To my mind, Phil Kinr was outstanding. Laying for Phil "It must have been in the Yale game of '93 that Yale was laying for Phil. They figured their best cjjance to win was to take care of im early and keep on taking care of him late.

"Every time Phil would get the ball the Yale players would yell to one another, 'Here he and a minute later they'd still be yelling, only now their cry would be, 'There he "His family owned the King Palace Clothing in Washington, but I don't believe Phil had been active in the business in recent years. To be honest, I'd sort of lost track of him. But Bill, if you're thinking about mentioning his death in your column, you can gay that one of the wonderful football players of all time has crossed the last goal line, and nobody will dispute you. Certainly, nobody who played against him. "In the days of the Corbins, the Greenways, the Foster Sanfords, the Butterworths, Snake Ameses, Trenchards and McClungs, he was a standout, and that was tough competition." I Honored By Camp All of which, no doubt, was true.

The book says he was Ail-American in '91, '92, and '93. Since he was from Princeton and Mr. Camp, who was doing the All-American picking in those days, was from Yale, it must have been that Phil King could lug that lemon. Having inadvertently led Jack back into the gay nineties, we had put him on his home grounds. He has no equal in telling those tales that might begin, "Once upon a Times square For the northeast, or southeast, or, (Hi least, one of those corners of the square was his base, and all that was lively and gay and interesting in the New York of that day sifted through his place, and was grist to his mill.

In those days trotting, or harness horses were the rage. The names of famous harness horses wcue as well known as the names of Man O' War, War Admiral, Gallant Fox, et al, are today. Better known probably, for every hamlet had its trotting track, and there weren't so many other sports and diversions. Among the famous trotters of the day was the horse The Abbot, which belonged to John Scannell, fire commissioner of New York icity, and one of the triumvirate that took over Tammany nau art-er the passing of Croker. The other two were, I believe, Murphy and iLewis Nixon, though it has no earing on this story.

Household Word Anvhnw. the name of The Abbot ma familiar in' every household nd hia fame was not lessened by he fact that he was the property if Scannell. Tim Old Glorv sale in the old JUadison Square Garden was a ScnnrHnir and social event second none, and when word came that (Continued on Page Sixteen) PMMTE EMJOY OWM 14 For her outstanding achievements in sports, Sonja Henie, former Olympic figure-skating champion and now a full-fledged movie star, is knighted in Washington by the Norwegian government through Minister Wilhelm Morgenstierne. Morgenstierne is pictured pinning the decoration, cross of the Knighthood of the Order of St. Olav, on Miss Henie in the photo.

PORT TUESDAY, JANUARY FRONT OFFICE STIRRED BY PLAYER BARBS By PAUL MICKELSON (Associated Press Sports Writer) PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17. Those merry Pittsburgh Pirates of spring baseball fame have forced Football Coach Jock Sutherland and his anti-Rose Bowl team right off the front pages of the local newspapers. The Pirates have kept the p.IH-a zenry agog by some right smart long-distance harpooning that prom ises to result in as much good for the ball club as a National league pennant. And it may even bring just that.

Club President Bill Benswanger, who confesses there are quite a few baseball men who know more about the game than he does, opened the bar-r a by a n-nouncing what HE TRAYNOR PIRATES the Pirates needed was new faces, that the Pirate management was ready to swap "star for star" with any club. In Florida, Paul Waner read this Cuddy Picks To Beat Jim By JACK CUDDY (United Press Correspondent) NEW YORK, Jan. 17. I'm picking Tommy Farr, the clouting crooner from Wales, to beat Jersey Jim Braddock in their 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden Friday night. In betting circles Farr was quoted the 13-5 favorite today.

Those odds seem to be about right, and they bolster my courage in making this first crawl of the year onto the treacherous limb. Friday night's brawl will be very important for both Tommy and Jim, as well as for the heavyweight division. If Braddock loses, he will hang up his gloves. If Farr bows, he will go back to the British Isles and we probably will not hear much of him again. You see this It the big come A.

A. HT. Accused of Sport 'Theft' (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 17. The Amateur Athletic union was accused today of "stealing amateur cycling away from the National Cycling association" and promptly retorted It had assumed jurisdiction over the sport at the specific request of the Amateur Bicycle league.

"The National Cycling association," said a statement Issued over 6MUTM: 18, 1938 PAGE 15 pronouncement. "What he means," retorted the "Big Poison" man, "is that he wants cheaper faces." Naturally, a pop-off like that didn't look so good for Bill Benswanger but Bill took it in sweet William fashion by saying: "Paul is wrong, but he's a great ball player. I guess a great ball player should be able to pop off." BRANDED 'CHEAP' Then came Forrest (Woody) Jensen, the outfielder, and it was different. Woody was quoted in Wichita as saying the Pirate management was "cheap" and that Manager Pie Tray nor causes whatever trouble there is the club. Benswanger, Traynor and quite a few Pirate fans blew up over that.

Jensen insisted he was misquoted but the reporter likewise insisted (Continued on Page Sixteen) Tommy Farr Braddock back fight for both of them. Each was beaten by Champion Joe Louis on their last trips through the ropes. And on the basis of their respective showings 'against the Brown Bomber, it seems that Farr is the better man, Tonypandy Tommy not only lasted the full 15 rounds with Louis on the night of Aug. 30, but he gave Jolting Joe such a stiff battle that some of the observers thought Tommy had won. Braddock, however, was knocked out in the eighth round by Louis on June 22, after suffering a severe beating.

That was the night in Chicago when Jim lost his title to the Bomber. Jim was belted out In the eighth round, but Tommy took all of the Bomber's blows and was still going strong at the final bell, the signature of Patrick A. Mul-vey, chairman of the board of control of the N.C.A., "contends the movement of the Amateur Athletic union to take over control of amateur cycling in the United States Is an 'outlaw movement' and any bicycle rider competing under their jurisdiction will be suspended from cycling all over the world. national Cycling Joe DiMaggio isn't exactly putting on a "crab" act, as you might imagine from the above picture, but it is a fact that the New York Yankee outfielder has not signed his 1938 contract. He expects to have a con ference with Col.

Jake Ruppert of PREDICT BUDGE IT DOWNFALL Bitsy Grant Expects to Defeat Riggs; Says Australian Trip Will Hurt Tennis Champ (By Associated Press) TAMPA, Jan. 17. Bryan (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta says he isn't sure he'll defeat Bobby Riggs of Chicago in the Dixie tennis tournament, but thinks he'll be in better shape down the stretch next summer. Grant, here to defend tomorrow the title he has won the past two years in the Dixie, says he will play only in the tournaments necessary to keep him in touch with the boys and in good shape. TOO MANY TOURNEYS "In the past," Bitsy said, "I have played in too many tournaments, and was worn out before time for the nationals and Davis cup compe tition.

This year, not having to worry about whether I'll get an ap pointment to the team tryouts and not worrying about have a chance I'll be able to play better tennis and may make a better showing. Grant said he believed it might be the year for Donald Budge, who dominates the courts of the world, to be upset. REMEMBER VINES? "It's that trip to Australia," Bitsy said. "If you remember, Ellsworth Vines, when he was champion, made a trip down under and when he came back he wasn't able to hit the ball and was dethroned. Why, even I beat him without as much diffi culty as I have had with many of the others.

"I don't say that I'll be the top player," Bitsy said, "but I wouldn't be surprised to see Bobby Riggs win the championship. Budge will have a hard time getting through the quarter-finals or semi-finals at For est Hills, and may get beaten by one of the younger players who are coming up now. Skippers Complete Week-End of Racing WILMINGTON, Jan. 17. Small boat skippers, after a week-end of racing, halted the Sunkist regatta today until next Saturday.

Class leaders included: Inter-club dinghy Willis Hunt, Los Angeles. National dinghy William Douglas, Santa Monica. Skimmer Robert Perry, Long Beach. Skimmerette George Dynes, Long Beach. Flapjack Dr.

William Rambo, Los Angeles. Class A dinghy Myron Lehman, Newport Beach. Leeboard class David Forsythe, Santa Monica. Nagurski Gains In Treatment For Leg Injury (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 17.

The condition of Bronko Nagurski, star fullback of the Chicago Bears who entered a hospital Saturday with a leg infection, was pronounced improved today by his physician. Nagurski, claimant of the world's heavyweight wrestling title, was injured in a recent match. tion which has controlled amateur and professional cycling for 37 years has no idea of relinquishing the control to the A.A.U. and accuses the A.A.U. of trying to steal amateur cycling away from the N.C.A.

is the first time in the history of the A.A.U. that It has ever attempted to take over a spcrt from another body without being asked to do so." Busy Day For Sports' Cameraman the Yanks today. JOE DIMAGGIO HOLDS SALARY CONFAB (By United Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Joe DiMaggio, sensational young outfielder of the New York Yankees, arrived here today and said he expected to confer with Owner Jacob Ruppert before he returns to his San Francisco home, Feb.

1. "I am going to wait until the Goldie Holt To Manage Ponca City (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 Goldie Holt, third baseman for the Los Angeles Pacific Coast league baseball club, was named playing manager for the Ponca City, Okla. western association team today. Ponca City is a Los Angeles farm.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. The San Francisco Seals baseball club announced receipt today of th signed contract of Ray Me-deghini, recruit pitcher from whom much is expected this d. -3 la ii Makes Survey Coast Athletics (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17.

In employing a former G-man, Edwin Atherton, to make a survey of financial support given athletics, the Pacific Coast conference expects to eventually adopt a definite policy concerning eligibility of such athletics. Atherton, private investigator employed by the conference as its field representative in the sweeping inquiry, said tonight he expected it would require at least a year to complete his job. "The conference appointed a faculty committee to gather the material, and I was assigned the job of digging up the information," Atherton said. "As I understand it, the purpose is not to acquire evidence against athletes or any particular institution. I am going into all the member insti NETTERSBACK EXPENSE MOVE (By Associated Press) MIAMI BEACH, Jan.

17. Amateur tennis players indicated today there would be no backlash on the new regulation to curb excessive payments under the heading of traveling expenses. Bobby Riggs, rising young Chi-cagoan who yesterday added the Nautilus hotel tournament title to his collection, had only praise for the United States Lawn Tennis association's action. "I feel that a player should live up to every rule of the game," said Riggs, No, 2 national star. "If the association decides it is best to pass a rule regarding expenses, then I am sure it will work out to the best interest of everybody." Wilmer Hines, of Hollywood, said the association's only interest is that of the players and he thinks highly of its efforts and regulations.

Waterman Renamed Fight Matchmaker (Bv United Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17. Joe Waterman today was reappointed to the matchmaker position at Olympic auditorium, succeeding Suey Welch, who succeeded him. Welch will manage three stadiums for Harry Popkins, West Coast theater owner, who controls boxing in the San Francisco area as well as in Los Angele proper. EOLIOUT CLAN (GETS MEDWICK Yankees offer me a contract before I have anything to say about salary," DiMaggio, who was named the "player of the year" by the New York baseball writers yesterday, said.

Joe denied reports that he already had signed a contract and that the subject was being used for publicity purposes. "That is positively not true," he said, "but I want to settle it as soon as possible." FETED BY ITALIANS DiMaggio stopped off for lunch in Philadelphia where he was feted by about 60 automobile loads of Italian baseball fans. He plans to see the Braddock-Farr fight here Friday night, and return to Philadelphia for a sports dinner Jan. 25. He will come back here to receive his "player of the year" plaque at the baseball writers banquet Jan.

30. tutions and study conditions and learn the sources of Income of the athletes." Atherton said the Investigation probably would be "more comprehensive" than any ever attempted in its field, and he hoped for more success than any other undertaken, "because we have been promised the full cooperation of the various colleges and universities." Atherton said when the Inquiry was completed the conference would be free to go ahead and draw up its own rules respecting subsidizing of football players. "It's a long job ahead," he added. "My job is only to investigate, and that's what I am going to do. I hope to make it a thoroughly efficient job without cutting any corners." PLAN COMPTON TRACK AFFAIR (By United Press) COMPTON, Jan.

17. The third annual Cdmpton invitational track and field meet will be held May 20 with most of the west's cinder stars in attendance. Herschel Smith, who is directing the event, said tonight. Outstanding invitational meet in the Southland each year, the Compton gathering for the past two years has attracted heavy entry lists. The meet is run over metric distances and includes all standard Olympic events from the 100 meters to the 5,000 meter runs.

63 Candidates Sign For Cat Varsity Crew (By Associated Press) BERKELEY, Jan. -17. Sixty-three candidates signed up for varsity crew at University of California today about 60 less than last year. Forty-seven enrolled for freshman crew. Seven lettermen are returning plus the veteran coxswain, Harry Kueny.

College Basketball Minnesota 41, Illinois 29. Purdue 37, Northwestern 26. Iowa 36, Indiana 32. Wisconsin 39, Michigan, 30. Oklahoma 48, Iowa State 26.

Sewanae 32, Vanderbilt 28. Pittsburgh 50, Carnegie Tech 33. a -J Joe Medwick, Cardinal outfielder whacks one down the fairway at St. Petersburg, where his ball club begins training In February Medwick, though, has not signed his 1938 contract, announcing yes terday he was dissatisfied with terms offered by the Cards. GOLDEN BEARS SET CAGE PACE California Holds Lead in Coast Conference as Result of Wins Over Bruins (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

17. By virtue of wins over the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of California topped the southern division of the Pacific Coast basketball conference today. Stanford, 1937 Coast champion, was pushed into third place by splitting a pair with the University of Southern California. California nosed out U.C.L.A. 39 to 37 in their first game and 32 to 27 in the second.

Stanford had an easy time with the Trojans Friday night, winning 64 to 54, but a free throw decided Saturday's game 49 to 48 in favor of U.S.C. CARDS VS. BEARS Stanford will have an opportu nity to better its percentage this week-end when it will tangle with California Friday night at Berkeley. U.C.L.A. will oppose U.S.C.

at Los Angeles the same night. Southern division standings: P. L. Pet. California 2 0 1.000 U.S.C 2 1 .667 Stanford 1 1 .500 U.C.L.A 0 3 .500 Well-Known Sports Leader Is Claimed (By Associated Press) SUISAN, Jan.

17. E. W. Larson, 48, Suisan City councilman for the past four years and a leader in the activities of the Associ ated Sportsmen of California and the Suisan-Fairfield Rod and Gun club, died here yesterday of pneumonia. He had been found unconscious in his home Sunday morning.

Crew Coach at California Pays Fine in Court (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. Carroll M. "Ky" Ebright, crew coach at University of California, paid a $15 fine in Federal district court here today for failure to have a horn on the training launch, the Oski II. Ebright pleaded guilty to the charge but declared his yelling through a megaphone was even better than a horn or siren.

Oliver Hardy Buys Three Horses at Auction Sale (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17. Oliver Hardy, film comedian, bought Marv, Miss Chase and Rare Ben, three race horses at Santa Anita, for a total of $3,100 In. a mammoth auction today that saw 43 thoroughbreds change hands. Highest price horse to go under the hammer was the six-year-old mare, Watersplash, bought for $6,600 by Tony Pelleteri ojj New SALARY BOOST NOT SUFFICIENT FORCARDSTAR League's 'Most Valuable' Man Dissatisfied Despite Club's Increase in Pay Check (By Assnriated Press) ST.

PETERSBURG, Jan. 17. Outfielder Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals said today he had reluctantly joined the early season crop of baseball hold outs despite his club voluntary offer of a raise in pay. Medwick was voted the "most valuable player" award for the National league last season but ha said he based his claim for mora money on his record as the league's champion batter.

REFUSES TO SIGN Joe received his contract from the Cardinals Saturday. He said today he had returned it unsigned. It carried a boost in salary but Joe thought the raise was not enough. He declined to say how much he received last year or how much increase had been offered. "While I greatly appreciate the honor accorded to me as the 'most valuable player' in the league," ha said, "I want it understood that my salary demands are based upon my actions on the field and I feel that I am entitled to a substantial increase over last year." At St.

Louis, General Manager Branch Rickey of the Cardinals said Medwick never had been hard to sign during his major league career. Medwick explained he didn't like "this holdout business" but insisted he would return the second contract if the figures did not meet his demands. Supreme Court to Decide Turf Cases SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. The supreme court accepted jurisdiction today in a Los Angeles case involving long-range betting on horse races.

The action was presented to the court in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by William Walker of Los Angeles, who contended he had been held In jail illegally and deprived of his rights for the alleged offense of accepting a $2 bet on a horse race and transmitting it by telephone to the Santa Anita race track. The supreme court issued a writ to bring the case before it in Los Angeles, March 1, and set Walker's bail at $100. 1 Competitive Days Over For Owens (By Associated Press) SHOSHONE, Idaho, Jan. 17. Jesse Owens, colored sprinter and triple winner at the 1936 Olympic games expects to be reinstated, but Owens said in an interview: "I haven't been In training for a year and lots of other lads in this country are powerful fast.

It is doubtful if I'll ever run In competition again." GOLF PHENOM MAKES DEBUT (By Associated Press) CORAL GABLES, Jan. 17. Melvin "Chick" Harbert, who startled the golfing world last July with his scoring feats in the Michigan open, will make his Florida debut in the sixth annual Miami Biltmore amateur tournament beginning to morrow. Harbert shot consecutive rounds of 63, 64, 67 and 74 for a 72-hole card of 268 in winning the Michigan open at Jackson. He is visiting at Sarasota and advised tournament officials he would be on hand te play Wednesday.

Harbert is due to find stiff competition from Charles Mayo New York, who won the mid-winter amateur tournament here last week and B. Ryerson, Cooperstown, N. who won a tournament at Palm Beach at the same time. Orleans from M. C.

Walker after spirited bidding. Next high price was for Sweep-' staff, purchased by J. 8. Riley from H. C.

Hatch, Toronto sports man, who disposed of his entire stable because of the recent death of his trainer, H. S. Bringloe. Other horses that went for high figures were Ariel Cross, Kande. har and King Kong, the latter two French Imports..